Board 8 Ranks Generation IV Pokemon

Another Pokemon ranking project hosted by starfox! This time 62 people submitted their lists for Gen 4, which put all 107 of its Pokemon in order of how much each user likes each Pokemon. These lists were all combined to make an overall ranking for the generation. The goal is to more accurately access Pokemon popularity, since this factors in like, dislike, and apathy.

The rankings were due on February 3, 2015 and starfox began posting them late that evening.

This Wiki's search function is kinda dumb, so I've been searching "Manectric" since he was conveniently mentioned in the Gen 2 writeups. And now I can do it for this page too.

Users Participating In The Gen IV Pokemon Rankings
62 users participated in the rankings, which is slightly more than Gens 2 and 3. Gen 1 only had 41, likely due to these projects still being new.

Anagram Arti Bane BetrayedTangy Bospsy Brayze Brohan CasanovaZelos Cody Comm Cybat darkx do_ob Dragon66116 Drak Ecks Eddv Ermine Flubbin FrostHarpy Gen Goa Inviso JONA junglebob Karo KBM Lefty Logicblade Luster Magmortar Mana MI mnk MSG Natwaf Naye Nick OrangeCrush Paratroopa Paul ProfDEADPOOL Raka red Sanity scarlet Scepter Snake5s Sorozone starfox Steiner Stifled Suor swordz Tazzy TexWolf Wickle Wigs Wizards XIII Xuxon xx521xx

107. Wormadam (Score: 5688)
Average Ranking: 91.74 (St. Dev: 13.64) Fully Evolved Rank: 68/68 Bug Rank: 9/9 Grass Rank: 14/14 Burmy line: 3/3

39 - Raka 41 - Lefty 66 - scarlet 72 - Gen 77 - FrostHarpy 78 - OrangeCrush 79 - Cybat 79 - Arti 80 - red 80 - Eddv 82 - Natwaf 82 - ProfDEADPOOL 83 - starfox 83 - Snake5s 83 - Ecks 83 - XIII 85 - Karo 87 - xx521xx 87 - Tazzy 87 - Dragon66116 87 - Sanity 89 - KBM 90 - Nick 91 - Goa 93 - Ermine 93 - Cody 93 - Anagram 94 - Wigs 95 - JONA 95 - Flubbin 95 - Brohan 95 - Drak 96 - Steiner 96 - Bospsy 96 - Luster 96 - Wizards 97 - CasanovaZelos 97 - Sorozone 97 - Suor 98 - junglebob 99 - Stifled 100 - do_ob 100 - TexWolf 101 - MI 101 - swordz 101 - Inviso 101 - Naye 102 - Magmortar 103 - Wickle 103 - Brayze 103 - Paul 104 - Logicblade 104 - Mana 104 - Paratroopa 104 - darkx 105 - Comm 105 - MSG 106 - mnk 106 - Bane 106 - Xuxon 107 - Scepter 107 - BetrayedTangy

Raka: Feminine

OrangeCrush: ''Ugly honey Pokemon. This whole line could be deleted from the series and I wouldn't even notice.''

Cybat: ''It's pretty cool that it can change types, but unfortunately nothing it can do makes it at all interesting, visually or competitively. Her name is kinda clever though.''

Arti: i mean, gimmicks like this are actually cool, but giving them to trash pokemon kinda defeats the entire purpose

Natwaf: ''While I think the gm,iick is annoying… I do like the interesting typings we get. Too bad Wormadam SUCKS.''

KBM: ''It's a snowcone with a nose. Made out of plants, sand, or... uh... trash.''

Anagram: '' I don’t even know where you can buy flower vases. Home Depot?''

Suor: Out of Plant, Sandy, Trash and Cloak there is only one world that perfectly represents the essence of Wormadam.

junglebob: Burmy with a bigger nose.

Stifled: ''WormaDAMN, girl! You’s a s***ty Pokemon!''

do_ob: ''This green thing was a preview of the garbage pile poke in gen 5. Not half as bad as that thing, but still just a green pile.''

swordz: They knew this thing sucked because they called one Wormadam-Trash

Inviso: Garbage Bug-type, which says a lot.

Magmortar: Can we just get to the Bugs in Gen 5 already?

Brayze: nothing quite as feminine as a worm in a bag hanging from a tree, just slap some eyelashes on there and it's boner city

Paratroopa: https://worldoftanks.com/dcont/fb/wows_forum_art/kilroy/kilroywas_here.jpg yeah I'm glad we won WWII now

Bane: Ugh, just ugh.

Scepter: Trash Cloak should be permanent cause this Pokemon is GARBAGE

106. Happiny (Score: 5627)
Average Ranking: 90.76 (St. Dev: 20.62) NFE Rank: 39/39 Normal Rank: 17/17 Babies: 8/8 Part of a Preexisting Line: 29/29

25 - Inviso 34 - do_ob 35 - Karo 46 - MI 49 - xx521xx 53 - Wizards 60 - darkx 64 - Cody 64 - Suor 70 - Paul 71 - Bane 74 - Scepter 81 - junglebob 83 - Lefty 84 - Steiner 84 - MSG 86 - red 86 - Dragon66116 90 - Bospsy 91 - Gen 93 - Mana 93 - Xuxon 95 - Ermine 95 - Luster 95 - swordz 95 - BetrayedTangy 96 - mnk 97 - Eddv 99 - Drak 100 - FrostHarpy 101 - Raka 101 - Snake5s 101 - Ecks 101 - XIII 101 - CasanovaZelos 101 - Wickle 103 - ProfDEADPOOL 103 - Sanity 103 - Naye 103 - Comm 104 - OrangeCrush 104 - starfox 104 - Wigs 104 - JONA 104 - Brohan 104 - Sorozone 105 - Nick 105 - Goa 105 - TexWolf 105 - Logicblade 106 - scarlet 106 - Cybat 106 - Arti 106 - Tazzy 106 - KBM 106 - Anagram 106 - Flubbin 107 - Natwaf 107 - Stifled 107 - Magmortar 107 - Brayze 107 - Paratroopa

Inviso: Useful for stealing lucky eggs.

do_ob: ''I've heard a lot of people hating on Happiny. I like her personally. And she's responsible for that touching episode where she evolved into a Chansey to help Brock care for some sick pokes.''

junglebob: ''I'm shocked I have Happiny so high, but I have to admit it's kinda cute. ''

Ermine: Ugh

swordz: ''It's kind of cute I guess. Thankfully it prevents a Blissey evolution.''

Raka: Try-hard

XIII: ''Really. Did we really need this.''

Sanity: Chansey family still one of the worst.

OrangeCrush: Ugly baby.

Wigs: Happini makes me saddini.

Goa: Another stupid baby Pokemon destined to evolve into one of two most despised competitive Pokemon ever.

Cybat: ''This thing is just so weird looking. And that's not even getting into the fact that it has no reason to exist.''

Arti: more useless baby pokemon.

KBM: ''I thought Mime Jr. was the worst thing. I was wrong. Happiny is the worst thing.''

Anagram: ''I actually don’t like eggs. I just don’t find them to be tasty''

Natwaf: ''… okay, seriously, WHY GAMEFREAK WHY? WHY WOULD YOU GIVE MAKE EVEN MORE BABIES? WE HATE THEM! AND IT'S FOR THE PINK GODDAMN ABOMINATION. IT ALREADY EVOLVES, IT DIDN'T NEED ANOTHER ONE! And the icing on the **** YOU cake is that it needs a rare item to evolve. By holding it and then leveling up. WHY? I know you don't want to have another Happiness requirement, but just slap a level on it or something >_> There is no redeeming value to Happiny; it's not even an EXP punching bag like it's bigger, uglier forms. **** Happiny, **** Chansey, AND **** BLISSEY.''

Stifled: ''Babies give rabies. ''

Magmortar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDLZix8NVjg

Brayze: ''Nobody ever thought this was 'cute'. This design could only be motivated by pure malice.''

Paratroopa: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh

105. Burmy (Score: 5613)
Average Ranking: 90.53 (St. Dev: 17.10) NFE Rank: 38/39 Bug Rank: 8/9 Burmy Line: 2/3

22 - Ermine 24 - Eddv 34 - Lefty 63 - Paratroopa 77 - xx521xx 77 - KBM 78 - Bospsy 80 - ProfDEADPOOL 80 - OrangeCrush 81 - Gen 82 - Cybat 84 - Cody 84 - Raka 85 - red 85 - Snake5s 85 - starfox 85 - Arti 86 - Sanity 86 - Brayze 88 - XIII 89 - Sorozone 90 - Karo 92 - Suor 92 - TexWolf 93 - scarlet 94 - darkx 94 - Drak 94 - Wickle 94 - Tazzy 95 - Xuxon 95 - Wigs 96 - Ecks 96 - JONA 97 - FrostHarpy 98 - Wizards 98 - Mana 98 - CasanovaZelos 98 - Goa 98 - Anagram 99 - do_ob 99 - MI 99 - junglebob 100 - Bane 100 - Steiner 100 - Naye 100 - Brohan 101 - Scepter 101 - Dragon66116 101 - Nick 102 - Paul 102 - swordz 102 - Natwaf 103 - mnk 103 - Logicblade 103 - Flubbin 104 - MSG 104 - Luster 104 - Comm 104 - Stifled 104 - Magmortar 105 - Inviso 106 - BetrayedTangy

Ermine: ''Burmy moved up a lot because of his appearance in the anime. He was pretty damn adorable in the eps he was in so I gotta give him a little love.''

Paratroopa: ''man, okay, I used to sort of hate this thing, but here's the thing. http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/thumb/c/c9/412Burmy-Plant.png/250px-412Burmy-Plant.png really look at its face. I mean really look at its face. f***in' hilarious right? http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120906034215/es.pokemon/images/c/c2/Burmy_arena_%28anime_DP%29.png god are you SEEING this?''

OrangeCrush: ''Ugly honey Pokemon. This whole line could be deleted from the series and I wouldn't even notice.''

Cybat: ''This thing is confusing. It has a branched evolution and it changes colors. So why is it so forgettable?''

Raka: Loser

Arti: rare for absolutely no reason

Brayze: Hoo boy was I waiting for another bagworm pokemon so that once more I can bask in the glory that is bagworms

Suor: I will concede that between Burmy, Cherrim and Wormadam, some things have enough self respect as to hide themselves from the world for its own good.They could teach Rhyperior a thing or two.

Goa: Gets a few bonus points for its weird type mechanic, but at the end of the day, its still strange and useless.

Anagram: Do they still make those hanging potted plants you could buy when I was a little kid?

do_ob: Smaller green pile.

junglebob: I guess the cloaks are a thing, but Burmy has such a lousy design that I just don't care about it.

Bane: ''Another weird, creepy ass Pokemon. This Generation has all the creepers.''

swordz: Swadloon did the covered in leaves thing way better

Natwaf: ''A neat gimmick, but annoying. Not only does it evolve basend on gender, it also evolves depending on the coat it was wearing. Looks horrible too. Dumb bagworm.''

Stifled: ''Hi I’m Burmy. ''

Magmortar: ''Worse than Wurmple, and has something that should make it memorable unlike Wurmple. Burmy sucks.''

Inviso: Garbage Bug-type, which says a lot.

104. Lickilicky (Score: 5493)
Average Ranking: 88.60 (St. Dev: 26.65) Fully Evolved Rank: 67/68 Normal Rank: 16/17 Part of a Preexisting Line: 28/29

1 - Paul 8 - Sanity 18 - junglebob 26 - Brohan 34 - Magmortar 45 - Lefty 48 - scarlet 50 - XIII 64 - Stifled 65 - Wizards 66 - Wigs 71 - Cody 71 - Naye 72 - FrostHarpy 74 - ProfDEADPOOL 85 - Natwaf 90 - Raka 91 - Sorozone 91 - JONA 92 - swordz 93 - OrangeCrush 95 - Comm 97 - Xuxon 97 - Nick 98 - red 98 - Luster 99 - Wickle 100 - Cybat 100 - CasanovaZelos 100 - Inviso 101 - xx521xx 101 - Arti 101 - TexWolf 102 - Paratroopa 102 - Steiner 102 - MSG 103 - Ermine 103 - Ecks 103 - Bane 104 - Suor 104 - Goa 104 - MI 104 - mnk 104 - Flubbin 105 - BetrayedTangy 106 - Eddv 106 - Gen 106 - Snake5s 106 - starfox 106 - Brayze 106 - Karo 106 - Drak 106 - Scepter 107 - KBM 107 - Bospsy 107 - darkx 107 - Tazzy 107 - Mana 107 - Anagram 107 - do_ob 107 - Dragon66116 107 - Logicblade

Sanity: Lickitung is obviously better, but this guy is fat and funny in his own way.

junglebob: Lickitung succesfully evolves to the next stage of goofiness here, Lickilicky always makes me smile

Magmortar: ''It looks a good ten times worse than Lickitung (not a good place to start!), but you know what? That explosion is so strong it’s wrong and it’s great.''

XIII: SO DUMB BUT SO GOOD

Stifled: ''It isn’t a good Pokemon, but how is this one considered close to the worst or even the worst? ''

Natwaf: ''I actually like it more than Lickitung. However, it's an awful pokemon.''

Raka: Defective

swordz: ''GameFreak please stop. We didn't want or need this thing.''

OrangeCrush: ''I don't hate him as much as some people, but he's still awful. Bad coloring and that tongue is dumb at best, and downright creepy if you think about it more.''

Cybat: ''STAB Explosion is pretty cool, but ugh, just look at him. Not to mention his name is so unpleasant.''

Inviso: How do you ruin Lickitung?

Arti: this did not need an evolution, gamefreak pls

Paratroopa: were you TRYING to ruin lickitung as much as utterly possible

Ermine: ''What did Lickitung do to deserve this. Seriously. Ugh.''

Ecks: ''I actually kind of like Lickitung. It's weird, but has a bit of charm to it that I can't really explain. Lickilicky is over designed and unnecessary.''

Bane: ''Stop with the not needed evolutions. Prime example of how bad they can be.''

Suor: If I received an euro for every thing about Lickilicky's existence that is stupid, gross, useless or disturbing I would not be on board 8 talking about Lickilicky, the child of Satan himself.

Goa: ''I actually like or accept most of the new Gen IV evolutions, even if they are rather odd, but this is just too far. I'll leave it to the other write ups to post the tongue jokes.''

Gen: ''I already ruined my Lickitung-Snubbull-dumb-pink-thing-in-last-place streak by ranking Luvdisc above Mawile (she knows what she did) so no regrets that I didn't put this in 107th, although it really deserves it. As if Lickitung wasn't fat and stupid enough, it evolves into a caricature of itself once it learns a certain move capitalizing on its own stupid fatness. Words cannot convey how much I dislike this thing so instead I'll just say that it's one of Great_Paul's favorite pokémon. Enough said!''

Brayze: If this isn't at or near the bottom of the list I'm breaking up with you, board 8

Karo: ''You can almost hear this pokemon screaming: 'oh dear god, why do I exist? please someone kill me now... it hurts, it hurts!'''

Scepter: Combined with Probopass, the tongue Pokemon and the nose Pokemon prove why Gamefreak shouldn't base Pokemon off of faces

KBM: ''I thought Happiny was the worst thing. I was wrong. Lickilicky is the worst thing.''

darkx: And the award for my least-favorite Pokemon in existance goes to...

Anagram: ''Remember before wi-fi was a thing? I do''

do_ob: ''They took my Lickitung, and turned him into this ugly round ball with a cravat and a blob on the tip of his head. I hate you Lickilicky. I hate you.''

103. Purugly (Score: 5476)
Average Ranking: 88.32 (St. Dev: 19.43) Fully Evolved Rank: 66/68 Normal Rank: 15/17 Glameow Line: 2/2

17 - Sanity 28 - Snake5s 31 - junglebob 53 - Sorozone 55 - Karo 56 - Gen 63 - Wizards 72 - OrangeCrush 76 - Scepter 78 - FrostHarpy 78 - xx521xx 78 - TexWolf 79 - Drak 80 - Natwaf 80 - Ecks 82 - XIII 83 - Stifled 85 - Comm 85 - Nick 86 - Xuxon 86 - Paratroopa 87 - scarlet 88 - Raka 88 - MI 88 - KBM 90 - Inviso 91 - Magmortar 91 - Arti 91 - Mana 93 - Suor 93 - Brayze 94 - Ermine 94 - Goa 96 - Logicblade 97 - ProfDEADPOOL 97 - mnk 97 - Dragon66116 98 - Bane 98 - do_ob 99 - Cody 99 - swordz 99 - Anagram 100 - MSG 100 - BetrayedTangy 100 - starfox 100 - Bospsy 101 - Wigs 101 - Tazzy 102 - red 102 - Cybat 104 - Wickle 104 - Steiner 105 - Luster 105 - Eddv 106 - Lefty 106 - CasanovaZelos 106 - darkx 107 - Paul 107 - Brohan 107 - Naye 107 - JONA 107 - Flubbin

Sanity: ''This looks like the kind of cat I’d like in animated movies. Looks like a total a******. The best kind of cat.''

junglebob: Purugly haters just don't understand the joy that is obese cats.

OrangeCrush: Ugly cat, but it's still a cat I suppose.

Natwaf: ''I don't think it's too ugly, but I can't remember a single thing about this and it's NFE. Other than it's a cat. So yeah, here's my MEH line''

Ecks: ''It's fat. Why are you so fat? Glameow is all dainty and pretty, but big mama cat has let herself go.''

Stifled: ''It isn’t even the ugliest Pokemon in the game. Good try though!''

Paratroopa: ''haha I didn't notice until doing these writeups that purugly's tail is a corset. that's pretty clever actually. I dunno where you expect me to rank a pokemon that literally has ugly in its name though''

Raka: Voluminous

KBM: ...The hell?

Inviso: It's called PurUGLY for a reason.

Magmortar: ''NO. Especially to Mars’ ****ing LEVEL 16 or whatever one. That was complete malarkey.''

Arti: ''it even has ugly in the name. certainly lives up to its expectations''

Suor: When your name is Purugly and your designers tried hard to make you the worst looking thing ever, not achieving the bottom of a list made up by mostly horrible things kind of defeats the purpose of your existence.

Brayze: worst cat!

Ermine: So ugly.

Goa: ''I'm a cat person, but god is this thing terrifying. I think if you fed your house cat the neighbors annoying brats, it would eventually become Purugly.''

ProfDEADPOOL: ''Ugly fat cat. Boo''

Bane: ''Wait, wait, I gotta say it: ITS LOOKS ARE IN ITS NAME! I bet that one hasn't been told before. But yeah, what the hell. It swallowed Glameow whole and just did I don't know what.''

do_ob: How did something as cute as Glameow produce this thing?

swordz: Somebody put this morbidly obese and ugly cat down.

Anagram: ''I’ve had well over six cats in my life. Only one lasted more than four years''

Bospsy: ''What I'm wondering is, did anyone use Purugly after their Glameow evolved? I sincerely doubt it.''

Wigs: -Let's name a pokemon ugly -oh yeah good idea boss -yeah, -yeah.

Cybat: ''It's gotta be damaging to your self-esteem to have "ugly" right in your name. Too bad this thing is pretty worthless in battle too.''

Brohan: most aptly named poke of all time

Flubbin: ''The worst Pokemon ever. What a horrific waste of space.''