10 Worst Middle-Stage Pokémon

10. Herdier

Herdier isn't a bad Pokémon, per sé, but it's just so bland.

I mean, what differentiates this Pokémon from a regular dog? It literally looks like someone at Game Freak drew a stylized portrait of their Yorkshire Terrier and the executives just said, "sure, whatever, put it in the game."

Lillipup is easily the better early-game Normal-type over Patrat, and Stoutland is honestly a great attacker with decent speed and bulk. But the line as a whole suffers greatly from its lack of ingenuity. And Herdier is easily the least creative of the three.

It's so uninventive, I can't even think of anything else to say about it. It's just... a dog. A normal, ordinary dog.