10 Most Hated NPCs In Video Games

9. Mindy - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl Platinum

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At least a bunch of the characters on this list do have the best of intentions. They’re trying to help you, just doing it in a painful way. Not Mindy though. Mindy is the freaking worst.

Not everyone is a big Pokemon fan so you may not have seen Mindy get much of a look in if you’ve seen lists similar to this one before. We’re going to fix that today and by the end of this entry, Pokemon fan or no, there’s a good chance you’ll consider joining the r/FuckMindy subreddit. That’s right, as far as I know the only character on this list to get on the bad side of so many gamers she’s got a 14 thousand member strong subreddit dedicated to hating her.

So what did Mindy do exactly? Well, she’s an NPC in Snowpoint City who offers to trade you a Haunter if you give her a Medicham.

For the uninitiated, Haunter evolves into Gengar by trade so that’s a pretty damn good deal. Except that when you go spend hours trying to catch her the Medicham and trade her for it she says, “Did my Haunter turn into something? Ha! Just kidding!”, and lets you know she has the Pokemon holding on to an Everstone which prevents it from evolving like it should.

I’m not 100% what words I can and can’t say on this channel yet but dick move, Mindy. Dick move.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.