We Need Ugly Pokemon

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We all have some Pokemon that we absolutely hate. Even just design-wise, before we get into annoying evolutionary gimmicks, rarity, or the irritating battles so many of them, like Whitney's Miltank, are linked to. Just from sight alone, several of them are repulsive. Take Archeops for example. It is absolutely disgusting. It's like a dinosaur crossed with a bird, which makes sense because a popular theory suggests dinos had feathers. But what it ends up looking like is a man wearing a bird costume at a cheap zoo. I completely and utterly hate Archeops, but I'm also oddly glad it exists. I can stand ugly Pokemon, you see, but I can't tolerate boring ones. And without the ugly ones, we'd never have the good ones.

Archeops is one of a few Pokemon that frequently come up when discussing the ugliest 'mons ever. Gumshoos, owing to its unfortunate similarity to Donald Trump, is another, but then that feels like cheating. You'll also see Stunfisk mentioned, and Probopass - again, no complaints there. They ain't got no alibi. But you'll also see Bruxish, the multicoloured fish with massive teeth, and I feel I must object. I mean, yes, it is very ugly, but it's ugly in a cute sort of way and I can't help but enjoy it. Trubbish and Garbodor often get mentioned too, and while they're literally trash, I still love them. They're obviously not as pretty as the glamorous gals Gardevoir and Tsareena, but it takes a village. While I'd very happily live in a village without Archeops, the fact is we need artists swinging for the fences with Archeops if we ever want them to get to Bruxish.

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Some of you will hate Bruxish in the same way I hate Archeops, and I'd rather