Pokémon With The Series' Worst Names

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The Pokémonfranchise now has over 900 Pokémon since the series first launched in 1996, but not every Pokémon has a great name. Starting with Pokémon Red and Blue in 1998, the Gen 1 RPG had a few simple species names such as the Pidgey, Pidgeotto, and Pidgeot evolution line. While the Kanto adventure had plenty of clever Pokémon names such as Charizard, Gengar, and Arcanine, the Nintendo title also had some pretty mediocre names as well.

Just two years later in 1998, the series' first sequel Pokémon Gold and Silver introduced an additional 100 new Pokémon to the franchise. While the Johto region saw a major improvement over species naming, the Generation 2 RPG still found itself with some poorly designed Pokémon in Pokémon Gold and Silver such as the obviously-named Furret. Over twenty-five years after the series' launch, Pokémon has now grown to over eight generations of titles.

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With the Pokémon franchise getting more complex with each region introduced, the series National Pokédex has continued to explode in size even introducing new species such as Pokémon Legends: Arceus' Alpha Pokémon. As of 2022, the franchise now has a total of 905 Pokémon for players to catch. With this incredible amount of species in one series, there's bound to be Pokémon with lackluster names.

First introduced in 2016's Pokémon X and Y, Talonflame makes the list for its overly simplistic name. Game Freak settled on the Pokémon's title because it has talons and is a Fire-type. It's not the worst Pokémon name by any means, and Talonflame is easily one of the coolest Pokémon to come out of the Kalos region. Unfortunately, the scorching birds' naming doesn't match its