10 Annoying Enemies That Almost Ruined Great Video Games

8. Zubat - Pokemon Series

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Game Freak

You'd have thought that Pokemon devs Game Freak would've learned from the feedback on Pokemon Red and Blue to take it a little bit easier on perpetually spawning Zubats in every damn cave you went through.

It's not like they are insurmountable in themselves (though their favourite move, Supersonic, has the irritating effect of confusing your Pokemon and leaving it vulnerable to free hits). The main reason they frustrate and infuriate is because they appear at every step you take, incrementally chipping away at your Pokemons' health until you pass out.

Against the world's wishes, Zubats have continued to infest dark places in Pokemon games across the generations, and are now begrudgingly accepted as one of those 'annoying things' we just have to learn to accept as a fact of playing Pokemon.

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