Screw 'gotta catch em all'—some Pokemon are clearly better than others, and I ain't boutta carry around no lame-ass pocket monster around with me. You know?
The things that make a Pokemon superior aren't always cut and dry, though. Sometimes, it's the design. Sometimes it's the Pokemon's combat usefulness. And sometimes, the Pokemon is just too silly or ridiculous not to love.
Don't worry. We're experts. These are the best 50 Pokemon, ranked from worst (50) to best (1).
50. Cubchoo
49. Marill
48. Milotic
47. Probopass
46. Scizor
45. Slowking
44. Wailord
43. Excadrill
42. Snivy
41. Smoochum
40. Combee
39. Flygon
38. Gogoat
37. Psyduck
36. Gigalith
35. Nidoking
35. Espeon
34. Lugia
33. Drifloon
32. Cubone
31. Duskull
30. Latias
29. Empoleon
28. Gyarados
27. Tyranitar
26. Delphox
25. Charizard
24. Infernape
23. Thundurus
22. Garchomp
21. Magikarp
20. Espurr
19. Metagross
18. Aegislash
17. Porygon-Z
16. Litwick
15. Rotom (all forms)
14. Spiritomb
13. Luvdisc
12. Klefki
11. Ludicolo
10. Vanilluxe
9. Shuckle
8. Greninja
7. Scrafty
6. Hawlucha
5. Reuniclus
4. Chespin
3. Elekid
2. Trubbish
1. Gengar
Notes:
- If your favorite Pokemon is not on this list, it is not among the top 50 Pokemon.
- There are only a few Pokemon from gen one here....hmm.
- You might be interested in reading our Pokemon games ranking list.
UPDATE: Now that Pokémon X & Y have been out for a while, we've revisited our expert list of Pokémon rankings.
Here is the new list—it takes into account all the new Pokémon and it uses highly advanced science.