Board 8 > Bosco Ranks 100 Pokemon II: THE COUNTDOWN

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Y'all nominated 100 Pokemon, and now, I'm gonna rank them! I think this lineup is every bit as good as last year's, so don't be surprised if some really solid Pokemon show up early in the countdown; the competition is fierce.

The rankings will begin shortly! And if you want to see the nomination thread for some reason, here's the link:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/61884879

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mine will be top 1

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and by that, I mean I have a feeling both will be bottom 10 >______>

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I remember nominating Noctowl last time this list happened, I was wrong? o_O.

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Bosco didn't remember all 100 Pokemon, so some might have snuck through.

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Oh he went by memory.

I think I remember my noms now.

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#100: LARVITAR
Originally nominated by: Kirbydamasta
Made its debut in: Pokemon Gold/Silver
Type: Rock/Ground

-Hoo boy, I'm not looking forward to the backlash from this. >____> In my defense, I don't hate Larvitar; his bottom-last placement has more to do with the fact that y'all didn't nominate any truly terrible Pokemon. Tyrogue, Silcoon, Simipour and their ilk weren't nominated, so instead, the #100 spot has to go to a Pokemon that probably wouldn't even be in my bottom twenty.

But still, I have to be honest: Larvitar has bugged me from day one. The fact that it's a pain in the ass to catch probably has something to do with it, but moreover, I just don't like its design at all. I'm not a fan of the "chubby little punk" angle Game Freak was seemingly going for. Its evolutions are freaking awesome, though; Tyranitar is truly a beast, and I'm a bigger Pupitar fan than I probably should be.

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#99: REGISTEEL
Originally nominated by: Wicklebee
Made its debut in: Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
Type: Steel

-It's weird. I actually think Regirock, Regigigas and (particularly) Regice are pretty cool... but I couldn't possibly care less about the last member of the quartet. You know a Pokemon is boring when its only noteworthy trait is... its apparent tendency to do the Nazi salute.



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Regigigas is what?

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Regigigas is a P.I.M.P.

DAT JUMPSUIT

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#98: MISMAGIUS
Originally nominated by: todbot1
Made its debut in: Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Type: Ghost

-I've always found Misdreavus to be really cool in a weird way. Maybe it's because, at the time of its debut, it was vastly different from the other Ghost-types available; or maybe it's because it had an awesome gimmick move, Pain Split. Either way, I've always liked it a lot, and when I used it on my HeartGold team, I was excited to see its new evolution.

When I saw Mismagius for the first time, though… man, the hype deflated in an instant. Its design is just such a colossal step down - while Misdreavus looks like a sneaky yet endearing little will-o'-wisp, Mismagius just looks like a lame witch-ghost thing. It's useful in battle, I guess, but… man! It left a bad first impression on me, and it's failed to grow on me since then. Sorry, Mismagius fans.

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TheCodeisBosco posted...
Regigigas is a P.I.M.P.

DAT JUMPSUIT

...Oh.

Well I guess that at least you agree on Regice being the best Regi.

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#97: MAGMAR
Originally nominated by: SpeedYoshi
Made its debut in: Pokemon Red/Blue
Type: Fire

-Though certainly better than its hilariously bad evolution, Magmar is still one of the weakest members of The OG 151™, without question. It's just such an eyesore - the ass-shaped forehead, the completely incongruent beak, the poor sprites it gets, etc. It rips **** up in-game, though, especially in Gold/Silver; it's waaaaay too good to be obtainable so early in that gen.

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BEST LIST.

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SuorGenoveffa posted...
BEST LIST.

Not sure if sarcasm

Or Suor finally has good taste

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TheCodeisBosco posted...
SuorGenoveffa posted...
BEST LIST.

Not sure if sarcasm

Or Suor finally has good taste

That was such a low blow, I actually appreciated your taste more than most =((((.

Any list with lolmagmar at the bottom is excellent though.

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#96: TAILLOW
Originally nominated by: Dragon66116
Made its debut in: Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
Type: Normal/Flying

-This guy makes Pidove look like stunningly unique by comparison. Seriously, there's nothing particularly objectionable about Taillow, and it's one of the stronger Pokemon available early in RSE... but I still can't shake the feeling that it's an off-brand mix between Pidgey and Spearow. Kind of like how generic cola tastes like a flat mixture of Coke and Pepsi, y'know?

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SuorGenoveffa posted...
TheCodeisBosco posted...
SuorGenoveffa posted...
BEST LIST.

Not sure if sarcasm

Or Suor finally has good taste

That was such a low blow, I actually appreciated your taste more than most =((((.

Any list with lolmagmar at the bottom is excellent though.

Ah, c'mon! You know I wouldn't seriously diss the captain of Team Noctowl! :P

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#95: LATIOS
Originally nominated by: starfox2245
Made its debut in: Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
Type: Dragon/Psychic

-Almost as bland as Taillow. Almost.

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lol, shortest writeup ever. And definitely not the nom I expected to be the lowest... probably means bad things for the others.

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#94: GURDURR
Originally nominated by: Raka_Putra
Made its debut in: Pokemon Black/White
Type: Fighting

-And with that, all five gens are represented! Honestly, I actually liked Gurdurr at first (to Gen's chagrin), but its appeal has waned over time - it really is just a less cool Machoke. Don't get me wrong, though; I still think Timburr and Conkeldurr are boss.

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starfox2245 posted...
lol, shortest writeup ever. And definitely not the nom I expected to be the lowest... probably means bad things for the others.

One of them will be showing up soon, but I can also guarantee you that another one will be pretty high on the list.

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#93: MUDKIP
Originally nominated by: Dragon66116
Made its debut in: Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
Type: Water

-Up until the day "Arrow in the Knee" reared its ugly head, "so i herd u liek mudkips?" was easily my pick for the most obnoxious gaming-related meme out there. Anyone who ever went on Nintendo's old NSider forums can back me up on that - the meme's supporters there spammed it like nobody's business.

Needless to say, my opinion of Mudkip dropped quite a bit as a result. Really though, I didn't think he was that great to begin with - he's a clear pick for "worst Water starter." On the bright side, though, he can be pretty cute at times (though he suffers from "bad sprite syndrome"), and his evolutions absolutely rock.

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I think that'll be it for tonight! Hope y'all are enjoying it so far!

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From: TheCodeisBosco | #016
Maybe it's because, at the time of its debut, it was vastly different from the other Ghost-types available

You mean Gastly/Haunter/Gengar? And it's vastly different because it wasn't weak to Psychic attacks?

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From: TheCodeisBosco | #029
Anyone who ever went on Nintendo's old NSider forums can back me up on that - the meme's supporters there spammed it like nobody's business.

Ugh.

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From: SuorGenoveffa | #022
Any list with lolmagmar at the bottom is excellent though.

how dare you!

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mnkboy907 posted...
From: TheCodeisBosco | #016
Maybe it's because, at the time of its debut, it was vastly different from the other Ghost-types available
You mean Gastly/Haunter/Gengar? And it's vastly different because it wasn't weak to Psychic attacks?

I thought there were more Ghost types back in the Gen II days, for some reason! Guess not. But yeah, Misdreavus is really different from the Gastly family, I think - it's a lot friendlier-looking, and its playstyle is quite a bit different as well.

mnkboy907 posted...
Ew, Latios waaaay too cool for 95. Though not as terrible of an opinion as Glalie at 100 (that was your list, right?).

Yep. :P I don't like Glalie at all. Froslass is legit though.

mnkboy907 posted...
From: TheCodeisBosco | #029
Anyone who ever went on Nintendo's old NSider forums can back me up on that - the meme's supporters there spammed it like nobody's business.
Ugh.

You remember too?!? Haha, nice!

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#92: SMOOCHUM
Originally nominated by: xx521xx
Made its debut in: Pokemon Gold/Silver
Type: Ice/Psychic

-Smoochum's actually a pretty cool gimmick Pokemon in HeartGold's Battle Factory, and she certainly isn't one of the worst Baby Pokemon; she's streets ahead of Happiny and Tyrogue, for instance. But even still, c'mon. She's a Baby Pokemon. Even the best one, Elekid, is merely "good"; and Smoochum is no Elekid.

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mnkboy907 posted...
I didn't realize just how immature/childish those boards were until I started going to other places.

Yeah, 95% of NSider users would have gotten eaten alive here on B8. LMAO

There were some really legit people on there, though. I definitely don't regret posting on there.

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I remember you couldn't even post DS friend codes there, because it was considered personal information. Literally unable to post Nintendo-related information on Nintendo's official forum.

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mnkboy907 posted...
I remember you couldn't even post DS friend codes there, because it was considered personal information. Literally unable to post Nintendo-related information on Nintendo's official forum.

Oh man, the memories. People were freaking PISSED about that... and rightfully so, maybe. That was a hilariously bad rule.

You also had to make over 1,000 posts before you could have a signature, too. How crazy is that?

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And it took 4,000 posts to be able to edit messages. And I think it was nearly 10,000 posts just to be able to delete them. And the worst thing is I never thought there was anything weird about that.

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mnkboy907 posted...
And it took 4,000 posts to be able to edit messages. And I think it was nearly 10,000 posts just to be able to delete them. And the worst thing is I never thought there was anything weird about that.

It didn't strike me as all that odd either! As a kid posting on a message board for the first time, I just shrugged and thought "Well, I guess this must be standard protocol."

That's why I always laugh whenever someone complains about this site being ass-backwards, or too strict... because compared to NSider, this place is as lax as 4chan!

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#91: BIDOOF
Originally nominated by: mcflubbin
Made its debut in: Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Type: Normal

-Like Mudkip, Bidoof suffers from its association with an overused meme... though fortunately, Bidoof's meme is nowhere near as insufferable as "so i herd u liek mudkips" was. In spite of that, the little guy still doesn't have a whole lot going for him, aside from being sort of cute. His evolution is a step down in terms of design, he's not particularly useful (even compared to Rattata, Sentret and other early-game Normal types), and he really should be a Normal/Water type like Bibarel. Considering Pokemon DPP has a lot of cool Pokemon available early on - Kricketot, Shinx, etc. - is there really much reason to use this guy?

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#90: MUNNA
Originally nominated by: cody11533
Made its debut in: Pokemon Black/White
Type: Psychic

-In a nutshell, Munna is... the fourth coolest Psychic-type Pokemon based on a tapir. Out of four.

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#89: SWELLOW
Originally nominated by: mcflubbin
Made its debut in: Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
Type: Normal/Flying

-Design-wise, Swellow is every bit as bland as its pre-evo... but on the bright side, it actually does have a neat niche as a Normal/Flying Guts user. Thanks to Guts, a solid base Attack stat and a phenomenal base Speed stat, Swellow can be a wrecking ball if used correctly; it's certainly more powerful than many of its Normal/Flying peers. Pidgeot, Fearow, Braviary, etc. really don't have anything on this guy.

It really is a shame that it doesn't have a better design. If it did, it would have done immensely better in this ranking.

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From: TheCodeisBosco | #045
is there really much reason to use this guy?

HM slave!

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