news | April 08, 2026

Worst Pokémon Move Names | Bulbagarden

Close Combat...I prefer Infight.

Pound, for reasons that are personal.

Psychic/Confusion=Dubfail/Wat?

Snarl=Dubfail. Bark Out makes more Darksense.

Head Charge=Censorship in Pokémon.

Hyper Beam might as will be LAZAH BEAM!

Aerial Ace=dub trying too hard.

Focus Blast loses to Kiai Bullet in coolness.

Struggle Bug:If you don't know the origin, you will never get the reference.

Pledge is not as intense as Oath moves.

Bubble and BubbleBeam are more intense if you get the reference...

Lava Plume...Attack looks like it's Japanese name...SMOKE BURST!(Which is more original)

Detect? Detect what?(A non-anime explanation, please!)

I would have never taken Tackle's name serious if it wasn't for Gen.V making it a legitimate early-game threat...

Gust? doesn't look like it moves at such speeds...

Shadow Force...???

Luke, use the Force Palm...

Stealth Rock? It's not Stealthy at all...

Spikes...OH, ENGLISH SPEAKERS HAVE NO CLUE WHAT CALTROPS ARE, NOR WILL THEY HAVE AN INKLING TO LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET...

Assist could have a more feline English name...

Water Gun...Not really...more like Water Shot...

Thunder_ is sound. Lightning_ is electricity. Kids should be taught that through games. Remember that, Japan.

Heat Crash has nothing on Heat Stamp, but I guess Heart Stamp was TOO SIMILAR...

Agility has nothing to do with speed, it refers to the ratio of flexibility over reflexesXfitness...

SuperSonicracing, will keep your feet right off the ground...

Embers are SOLID PROJECTILES. Fireballs are too Mario-ish energy(Adventures till Sinnoh and Orange Islands anime got it right)

Ant move with pointless CamelCase spelling.

Part two much later...