Top Ten Saddest Pokemon

The Top Ten
1 Cubone Cubone, known in Japan as Karakara, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.

When female Kangaskhan have a baby, it's a little Cubone. When his mother goes to sleep, her baby Cubone sleeps next to her. But Cubone, moonwalking, accidentally kills his mother from sleeping and eats her meat. When Cubone wakes up, he wakes up with his mother's skull on his head and with his mother's bone in hand. He doesn't know that he killed her and never will.

It wears the skull of its deceased mother.

Remember what happened in Let's Go?

2 Zubat Zubat, known in Japan as Zubat, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.

It must be sad for them because you're always killing them.

3 Shaymin Shaymin, known in Japan as the same name, is a Legendary Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
4 Azurill Azurill, known in Japan as Ruriri, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.

Nobody gives it credit for being cute!

5 Charmander Charmander, known as Hitokage in Japan, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise introduced in the games Pokemon Red and Blue. Available in Pokemon Red, Green, Blue, FireRed, and LeafGreen, this Pokémon is a fire type starter Pokémon. It evolves into Charmeleon at level... read more
6 Mimikyu Mimikyu is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. It is a Ghost and Fairy type whose ability, disguise, allows it to take one hit without taking damage

A lonely Pokémon, it conceals its terrifying appearance beneath an old rag so it can get closer to people and other Pokémon. If its neck is broken or its rag torn during an attack, it works through the night to patch it. It stands in front of a mirror, trying to fix its broken neck as if its life depended on it. It has a hard time getting it right, so it's crying inside.

To hide its scary appearance, Mimikyu hides itself under an old rag that looks like Pikachu so it can be loved. Its story pulls at my heartstrings and, in my opinion, is even sadder than Cubone's story.

7 Tepig Tepig, known in Japan as Pokabu, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
8 Jigglypuff Jigglypuff, known in Japan as Purin, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
9 Darkrai Darkrai, known in Japan as the same name, is a Legendary Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.

Imagine you befriended one, and it is time to sleep. It didn't want to give you nightmares, but it did and accidentally killed you. It's like accidental murder.

It must be sad having to give people bad dreams!

10 Phantump

The species is said to be dead kids. Children who die in the forest become them. It's about as sad as Yanmask.

I would be sad too if I turned into a Pokémon after having such a short life, ending in a forest.

The Contenders
11 Eevee Eevee, known in Japan as Eievui, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise first introduced in the games Pokemon Red and Blue. Considered as the evolution Pokemon, it has the most evolutions out of all Pokemon species. Eevee can evolve to Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon,... read more

Its stats and movepool in competitive play, even in LC, are just sad and lacking.

12 Meowth Meowth, known in Japan as Nyarth, is a Normal-type Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Designed by Ken Sugimori, it was first introduced in the Pokemon Red and Blue, and is also known as the mascot of Team Rocket in the anime. At level 28, it evolves into Persian... read more
13 Jirachi Jirachi, known in Japan as the same name, is a Legendary Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.

How could his life not be psychological torture? He has to be so lonely because he only wakes up for a week every 1,000 years. He can't really form close friendships with humans because he knows how little time he has before he has to sleep for another 1,000 years. That means any human friends he made the last time he woke up will be long dead by the next time he wakes up. His situation, sadly, probably makes it impossible for him to run into any other legendary or mythical Pokemon who are immortal or at least so long-lived they will still be alive the next time he wakes up.

14 Gourgeist Gourgeist is a Pokémon species introduced in the Pokémon franchise's sixth generation. It is a Ghost/Grass-type Pokémon and evolves from Pumpkaboo. Gourgeist's size and form depend on its level when evolved, resulting in different variations. It's known for its eerie appearance and its ability to... read more
15 Mewtwo Mewtwo is a psychic-type Legendary Pokémon from Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon media franchise. Designed by Ken Sugimori, it made its first appearance in the games Pokémon Red and Blue. It was created by Dr. Fuji using gene splicing in an attempt to clone Mew. In the Pokémon games, it's infamously... read more
16 Lugia Lugia, known in Japan as ルギア (Rugia), is a Legendary Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. First introduced in Generation II, it's the mascot of the game Pokémon Silver. It serves as the master of the legendary birds trio, and is part of the tower tuo along with Ho-Oh... read more
17 Spoink Spoink, known in Japan as Baneboo, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.

So if it can't stop bouncing, does that mean it can't sleep?

18 Ho-Oh Ho-Oh, known in Japan as Houou, is a Legendary Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
19 Charizard Charizard, known in Japan as Lizardon, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Charizard first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels. They have later appeared in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated... read more

He is a lonely dragon hunting for a trainer like Ash.

20 Magikarp Magikarp, known in Japan as Koiking, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. It resembles an orange fish with whiskers. It was created by Ken Sugimori, Magikarp first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and subsequent sequels. It is a water type that evolves... read more

Some Magikarp only know Splash, and even if they know another move, they're still pretty weak. I'd vote for him or her if I were you.

21 Gurdurr

It's named after what it's holding, and it gets no credit for itself.

22 Cascoon
23 Vaporeon Vaporeon, known in Japan as Showers, is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise.
24 Sobble
25 Stunfisk
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