Top Ten Overhated Pokemon Anime Human Characters

The Top Ten
1 Serena Serena has proven to be a kind and polite girl but she can also be openly rebellious towards her mother, Grace. In Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, she refused to wake up when Grace ordered her to, and gave a sassy response to her mother's call to watch the news. This tumultuous relationship was best demonstrated when Grace made her practice Rhyhorn riding, an activity Serena had hated doing. However, their relationship is also very loving as shown in later episodes. Although shown to have a strong will, Serena can be sensitive and insecure at times as seen in Battling with Elegance and a Big Smile!. When she was frustrated with her Pokémon, she lashes out when at her limit and leaves ...read more.

"Don't hate on my favourite pokegirl because of some toxic fans she has. It's dumb." - Serena hater Liinde.

Yes it's dumb, but not dumb when you people do the same to Serena.

I don't see how Serena having a strong crush on Ash makes her a bad character. It's okay if we fangirl over Ash but it's bad when Serena does it.
Also, Serena getting this dumb over-hate from the pokemon fans just because she kissed Ash and is part of a popular Ash shipping that is most people's OTP.
Again, hating a character for a shipping. Sigh.

What's so bad about this character?! Her haters are going over the top! I mean look at all those lists about her is she really that bad?! I actually love her puny fanbase because I despise her enormous hatebase so much. All those mean lists about her are unnecessary. So anyone who receives that much hate (plus being number one on every negative list possible) she's... the most overhated thing in existence.

I don't hate Serena as much as other people do, but she IS annoying. And she is the furthest thing from overhated. Or, if you want, only on this website. But try to say you dislike her on any other website, or even not dislike her but you prefer another PokeGirl, and you will have a group of fans sending you death treats. If anything, Serena is not overhated, she is overloved.

People just hate her cause she is girly, and I don't see a difference in other companions that wanted to do contests, she actually does contribute to the story, like if ash is in a pickle, or if Bonnie, or her pokemon are in trouble. She literally jumped up and did a front flip to catch Eevee in her hands, what's not to like really?

2 Ash Ketchum Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi in Japan, is a fictional main character in the Pokémon franchise owned by Nintendo. Ash is training to be a Pokemon Master, with his buddy Pikachu. Ash tries to stop the evil Team Rocket from stealing his Pikachu.

Ash can't do anything without constantly being attacked. Even if he's doing great, his haters have to find reasons to bash him. Like him defeating Hala even though defeating a gym leader type of a character on his first try rarely happens and it shows that he still has a lot of his competence. (Technically he never lost to anyone in the SM anime because Pikachu never fainted. Only weakened enough where he was close to fainting.)

Look I'm not big on trying to like Ash either, but you have to admit a lot of hate towards him can be unwarranted at times.

I like Ash. Sure he's stupid sometimes but that's every main character from this type of anime, and that doesn't bother me... He loses because the plot asks for it, so he can go to other regions.

Thank God he's finally number 1! After all, I kind of like him again due to him having trained hard in the XY series and actually standing a chance in the Pokemon League rather than just flat out losing again.

Ash suck, he's so dumb and annoying, He's not even a strong pokemon trainer, I gonna hate Ash forever after!

3 Iris Iris is from the Pokemon bwhite version & Pokemon black 2 & white. She ether was the gym leader in Opelucid city in white version. She first appeared to aid Bianca, Burgh, and the playable character when Bianca's Munna was stolen, & acted as a bodyguard. In Black 2 & White 2, she was the champion. Iris ...read more.

Iris is actually the most overhated character in the show and she doesn't deserve it. People constantly complain about how she keeps calling Ash a kid. Come on people, it's a FLAW. You hate her for callin Ash a kid, but loves Misty for yelling at him? It just doesn't add up. I'd rather be called a kid than to be yelled so much. Seriously, where's your logic. In my opinion NONE of the main characters in Pokemon deserves that much hate. While I have favorites (Jessie, James, Ash and May) they're all great characters and a varied bunch for everyone to love, whichever is your favorite is supposed to make you happy as a fan. So why show so much hate and ruin everything for other fans? It's ok to not like something, but you don't have to be an ass about it. But while she's not in my top 5 (she'd be 9th though) Iris is the most overhated Pokemon character ever and the one I feel like defending most because she deserves better. You call Iris annoying, over and over. But it's YOU who are the ...more

Iris is easily the most overhated character in Pokemon- no. The most overhated character in an anime I've seen. Sure she calls Ash a kid, so what, that's way better than beating him up and yelling at him constantly like Misty did. And Ash does act like a dumb child at times, so she isn't wrong either, unlike beating him up who wasn't justified from Misty besides Tsundere crap. Besides calling him a kid, which can also be seen as playful teasing by the end of the Unova series, she's never done anything bad to him. She cheers on him, supports him and doesn't abuse him when he feels sad like Serena did. I've also noticed a lot of hate for the Gen 5 in general, so maybe that is why she is hated while Misty is loved. But that's biased crap! I mean, I think we all have our biased moments, but at least admit that you're biased, there's nothing wrong with being biased as long as you don't claim you're right and everyone else is wrong.

TL:DR: I think Iris is the most overhated ...more

Iris is not hated by the fanbase, but the writers as well. That's sad, because she has so much potential and I wish the writers could develop her further. She won 99 pokemon battles as a kid, as well as fought a drilbur with her bare hands. She has an amazing ability to never give up as well as stand up for what she believes is right. Idc what people say, I think Iris is the most interesting character in the main cast. She's flawed and all, but that's what makes her relatable

The only reason I see people call her the worst character ever is because she calls Ash a little kid over things the fandom have called him out on for years. Other than that I rarely see other reasons and I think some characters have done worse things to Ash... Like Paul. Or Misty.

May and Dawn sometimes fought with Ash and teased him. Yet, they also supported him wholeheartedly, and the fights/teasing did not make them bad people, right? So why's it any different for Iris? When Ash is in danger or fights a Gym Leader or etc you can see she wholeheartedly cares and supports him, why do people pretend these scenes don't exist?

Serena rarely fought with Ash or teased him (she doesn't have enough personality besides agreeing with everything he says) but the time she fought him was way worse than any time Iris ever did, because here Serena was trying to manipulate him and then she physically abused him and didn't even try to cheer him up, she only thought of her own ...more

4 Cilan Cilan is one of the three Gym Leaders of Striaton City's Gym, known officially as the Striaton Gym, in Pokemon Black and White. In the anime, he is classified as an A-class Pokemon Connoisseur and traveled with Ash Ketchum in the Unova region. He first debuted in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!.

Just like Iris, Cilan is extremely overhated. His talking in food vocabulary is... No, really, I don't understand why it's that bad of a thing. It's just like when Brock flirts with any pretty young woman, or when Tracey draws something, or when Clemont shows off an invention, or when Kiawe is brought to tears and says things about the Wela Volcano. Yes, you might not find those funny, I personally didn't find Brock as funny by the time Sinnoh came, and Tracey's drawing isn't funny in itself (but I do like him and I like when he draws too, just saying it isn't really as 'funny' as others) but that doesn't mean the character is bad... I personally think he was a breath of fresh air after 11 seasons with Brock (who, again, I really love, but changing is sometimes necessary) and people seem to hate him for that reason... Because he replaced Brock... That's not a reason at all.

There are good reasons to not like Cilan and there are also those stupid reasons like how he "replaced Brock"

5 Misty

Most useful and efficient girl in the series, she doesn't cry when she gets lost, and whine when Ash isn't around and depends on nobody, people say she is mean to her Pokémon? Uhm, no. She risked her life to save two Pokémon that were not even hers, she fell off a cliff to save Marill and Pikachu, She pretends like she is mean and tough because those are what Tsundere characters do. Some people...

A worthless character who always have bike issues. Nobody wants to hear her complaining. I know I surely don't.

Misty was rude and abusive in the beginning, and I can't easily forgive her for that. But as the series progressed, I find her more likeable. That was a huge development for her.

I have mixed feelings about her.

Why people liked her, anyway? I don't understand it.

6 Bonnie Bonnie is created by game freak & Nintendo. She was in Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, as Clemont's (the electric type gym leader of Lumiose City) younger sister. She gave out quizzes to trainers who came to challenge the gym, who if they get it wrong would have to challenge a trainer. ...read more.

She needs to AT LEAST be at Number 2 on this list in my opinion! She’s easily one of the most over hated female characters in Pokémon anime HISTORY! Why do you think there are a whole bunch of people on this site hating on her English voice and talking lies about her? (I’ve actually seen people hate on her Japanese voice too) Come on now! She should at least be at number three, two, or one on this list.

I love her to be honest, but her voice acting kinda annoys me

I find her a bit annoying in my opinion.

Bonnie is such a funny character

7 Miette

Must be is THE WORST poke girl. She flirts with Ash and treats him like SLAVE! She is just insufferable!

8 Brock Brock is a character from Pokemon and is created by game freak & Nintendo. He was the first gym leader in pewter city, and specializes in rock Pokemon . ...read more.

Brock is nowhere near overhated.

Never saw a person who hate him lol

9 Lillie Lillie is a fictional character introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. She serves as one of the player character's allies and traveling companions during the course of the game.

People complain about some Poke Girls being underdeveloped (I agree that Mallow and Iris and possibly Lana needed more, but they're good) and when one gets a good development, she's a 'spotlight hog' who gets 'unecessary screentime'... Yes others made a big deal when she was able to touch Pokemons, because they wholeheartedly supported her overcoming her TRAUMATISM. I personally think Lillie's presence made room for darker elements that is needed in the Pokemon anime such as the events of the Aether arc... Now I agree that Lillie has negative points, example the way she treated her mother (Anime Lusamine is a completely different person from her game self, she isn't manipulative or hate her children in the anime, Game Lillie was completely justified in standing up to Game Lusamine, but in the anime that's another story) but that's just one of her flaws and doesn't make her the worst.

10 Jessie

She's honestly my least favorite of Team Rocket but like the others, I can't help to cut her some slack because she has such a bad life and Team Rocket being together because they only have each other. (Unless you count Bewear, but Bewear probably won't be like Wobbuffet and stay in the show)

She had a bad life, but no one sees her development because all her potential lays in the CD Drama. I say "Bring the CD Drama story into the show! ". People hate her for what she does, but fail to see through it and what she's really about.

The Contenders
11 Alain

I've met people who disliked Alain and had good reasons to do so, but there are also these people who only hate him because he beat Ash at the League... (probably the same people who hate on Lana because she got Eevee, Lillie because she got 'too much screentime' and Iris because she's a little rude to Ash sometimes, because forbid anyone but Ash gets positive treatment).

As much as I dislike Alain, I'll admit he's overhated. Especially after his league battle with Ash.

12 Clemont Clemont originates in Pokemon XY, created by Nintendo & game freak. is a gym leader of the lumoise city. He specialized in electric Pokemon and is known as a genius. ...read more.
13 Dawn Dawn is a character from Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. In the games diamond, pearl, and platinum version she was one of the playable characters you can choose from. She will be an assistant for professor Rowan if you choose her male counterpart, Lucas. ...read more.
14 Paul

"Pual" literally abused his Pokemon.

15 Drew

I never liked him in the beginning but by the end he was one of my favourite pokemon characters in the series. He should train more good pokemons and become a top coordinator like Solidad

I feel bad for Drew. I had that angry syndrome of hating him because I thought hating him will make advanceshipping canon. Now I realise how stupid I was. Ash is never going to end up with anyone. And I agree that Drew wasn't as arrogant as Paul and Gary. He was different. If only people had not shipped him with May then| but anyway I am not into stupid shipping war anymore. I like Drew now. I miss him.

Drew seems liked a lot but if you look closely most of his 'fans' just like him as a love interest for May rather than his own character, and literally don't acknowledge the fact that Drew has more character than just being a love interest for May, they'll never talk about anything about himself, just he and May.

Drew is thoroughly over hated by advanceshippers. They can't just see the nice aspects of him. Always complaining about his attitude towards May. But doesn't care about the real 'meanie' one, Harley. Drew is far better than Harley and less arrogant or rivalish than Paul, Gary and Trip. He's just another character mainly hated for stupid shipping war.

16 Gary Oak Gary oak appeared in the anime series in seasons 1-5 . He was ash's rival and childhood friend . Though they had a dispute once they fought over a rusty pokeball they wanted for luck, which broke after they fought over it . Gary was the grandson of professor oak . He had cheerleaders & his own car. There where a lot of things he did to irritate ash, such as write things addressing ash, to picking on him . After he lost to ash at the Johto league, he decided to be a Pokemon researcher ... even though he always beat ash afterwords when they battled . So he wasn't ash's rival anymore, and they were a lot friendlier around each other . Gary even gave ash the other half of the pokeball at some point ...read more.
17 Georgia
18 Burgundy Burgundy is a fictional character who appears in the Pokémon Black & White anime series, a C-class Pokémon Connoisseur and rival to Cilan who she vowed revenge after losing to him in a Gym battle and evaluating her Pokémon she became motivated to study and become a high ranking Connoisseur in order ...read more.
19 Mallow

Yeah a lot of people hate her and can't even come up with decent arguments so they just criticize her dressing style when we had similar ones in the past with Serena or Dawn, or even worse with Serena's Fennekin outfit and Misty and yet no one says anything (and rightfully, criticizing characters for their dressing sense is... plain stupid) but whine about Mallow, they seem to just hate her because she replaced Serena which is plain stupid.

Mallows good though why so high on the list?

20 Max

He was a little annoying during his introduction and after Ash beat Norman, other than that he teases May but she does too, it's just a brother-sister relationship and he's not an awful brother like Misty's or Sakura's sisters, Bonnie made her brother uncomfortable a lot of times but that doesn't mean she's hated. The know-it-all aspect toned down with time, him explaining what he knows doesn't mean he's a know-it-all.

Max is such a know it all and think he know everything about Pokemon.

He's such a crybaby blabbermouth know-it-all.

21 May May is a female companion to Ash in the generation 3 anime. She was also the female character in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. May (anime) debuted in the 275th episode, "Get the Show on the Road!" She was going to be a trainer, but wasn't excited about it. After meeting a contest coordinator, she decided to do contests instead of gym battles. She has a younger brother named Max, (who helped confirm Hoenn remakes, you know, the only changes in their names are x and y, so Hoenn confirmed) a father named Norman, the Petalburg gym leader, and a mother named Caroline. Her Pokémon include Blaziken, Beautifly, Skitty, Venusaur, Munchlax, Wartortle, and Glaceon. She has obtained ...read more.

Serena is overhated, May is not hated but not as much as Serena

22 Tobias

Unpopular opinion: Ash losing to legendaries allowed him to go out in a blaze of glory, unlike losing in a 6vs5 to a guy who thought the Unova League was to be held in Johto, or losing because his Charizard didn't want to fight. I definitely understand the problem with Tobias, he was literally just an OP trainer introduced so Ash wouldn't win the League and unlike Alain, he wasn't given a spin-off story that allowed us to know him better and endear him a bit. But this League loss wasn't that bad when you compare it to some others...

23 James
24 Lana

Lana gets hate because "she has a ugly design!" talk about shallow, yes Misty and Serena are very pretty but they're also very irritating. Or because "she isn't a Water Trainer type with just a Primarina and Eevee" (future Vaporeon probably) That's not a reason to hate her, is it? Not being a Water specialist = bad? No wonder they w@nk Misty despite her despicable personality lmao. Lana showed enough interest in aquatic Pokemons to understand why she's called a Water specialist, even if she doesn't have that many Pokemons. "She stole the Eevee from Ash" no, Eevee wanted to come with Popplio/her and Ash wasn't going to force Eevee to come with him if it wanted to be with Lana, that would be extremely out of character for Ash and make him kind of a dou che. Eevee never showed interest in coming with Ash (and I don't recall Ash showing particular interest in the Eevee either), only with Popplio and therefore Lana. Did May and Serena also 'steal' their Eevee from Ash? Despite the Eevees ...more

25 Bianca Bianca is a character from Pokemon by gamefreak & Nintendo. She is one of the rivals & a childhood friend of the protagonist in Pokemon black and Pokemon White. She lives in Nuvema Town, and was held back of being a Pokemon trainer because of her overprotective father wouldn't let her be one. Bianca ...read more.
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