10 Most Ridiculous Pokémon Ever

10. Voltorb/Electrode

Pokédex - 100/101 (Generation I)

Much as the most wistful fans of the series (sometimes disparagingly referred to as 'genwunners') may claim that only the original 151 Pokémon matter and that any subsequent creations are meaningless, the roster of Pokémon Red and Blue had more than its fair share of clunkers.

Perhaps the laziest of all was Voltorb, which was simply a Poké Ball item complete with added eyes. It's evolution, Electrode, merely inverted its red and white colour scheme and added a mouth. Highly annoying to face in battle given their tendency to use Self Destruct at the slightest provocation, the electric types stand out as perhaps the most uninspired Pokémon from the original games, which is no mean feat given that they also included a clutch of eggs with faces, a rock with hands, and a mime-like humanoid that looks like he should be the subject of an Operation Yewtree investigation rather than part of a game marketed at children.