8 Video Game Items That Are 100% USELESS

So here's the thing, in the world of Pokemon, despite what the game's marketing might tell you, everything boils down to "of what use are you to me?"

I know that the tone of the game might suggest it's all carefree battling in comfy shorts, but the underlying message that's not so easy to wear is that your roster of pocket monsters is going to come down to what is the most useful for any given situation over pure sentiment. Just look at those poor Poke-pals that end up being turned into HM banks, just called out by their owner to cut trees and push rocks before heading back into the cold isolation of their Pokeball prisons.

Therefore if you're an item that is out and out useless in the Pokemon franchise well not only are you having an absolute mare, but the fanbase sure won't forget about it in a hurry.

Take for example the Moon Ball from Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal which states that it has an increased capture rate for any critter that evolves with a Moon Stone. Now, this is already pretty niche because not many creatures evolve in this form, but the developers then went and dropped an utter clanger by borking the programming and making it so that it actually boosts the capture rate for Pokemon that evolve with a Burn Heal.

Now you'll probably be looking through the logs for which pokemon this relates to but I'll save you your time and tell you no Pokemon evolves this way.

So you've got a fringe useful concept but delivered through the lens of error. So an overpriced regular Pokeball then? I've got a moon for you (note: it's my very pale ass)