Look at the title. I kinda got this from Gamefaqs. So, anyways, what pokemon do you think had "wasted potential"? For example, I think Yanma and Yanmenga had wasted potential. I think Yanmenga should have been a Bug/Dragon. What do you think? This counts for movesets and types. And anything else I forgot.

Girafarig.

I just think they make it for the same name backwards and forwards. @_@

Girafarig's wasted potential is that it was going to be a Pushmi-pullyu.

Farftetch'd is one of the most awesome pokemon out there, but it's far too weak. Kricketune has the same problem for me.

Surskit really should have evolved into another Water-Bug pokemon. It still becomes and interesting pokemon, but the Bug Flying type is far too common.

Dunsparce has very little potential to begin with, but if it evolved into a dragon, that would be awesome.

Id have to agree, what is Dunsparce's potential?

Dunsparce is the most wasted Pokémon.

Dunsprace. It's normal type. It doesn't evolve. It's moveset is terrible. And get this, it is thought to be one of the hardest pokemon to catch in Ruby and Sapphire.

Quilfish.

Come on, it's a PUFFER FISH! But it's crap! If it got an evolution I'd use it, no questions asked.

Phione and Manaphy both look similar and learn similar moves. Why would Nintendo make 2 pokemon that are so similar? We don't need both of them and they could have rid one of them.

*coughyanappuhiyappubayyapucough*

Unown could've been a lot cooler if It could learn more than one move...

i agrre with you there Idno58

I see this in a lot of pokemon, and agree with dunsparce. Also, parasect needs better stats, and moves.

Another is pachirisu, its just another pikachu, with a different design, and worse moves, etc. It should have looked cooler, and been either fire/electric or just fire, it needs the fire typing though, it would have worked so well too...

Plusle and minun are kind of unnecessary like you guys said above, though they need evolutions in my opinion to make them good.

Unown is good with one move, but they need to develop it more, and in my opinion, it should evolve into a single typed pokemon of whatever type its hidden power was, and forget its hidden power, to learn a move of that type. Though I must admit, Unown sweeps are hilarious.

Mewtwo is completely underdeveloped. He has a terrible SpATK and a horrible movepool.
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No really, I think alot more could be done for Sunflora regarding physical attack and defense. It has a great movepool, but rather mediocre stats.

Luvdisc - we had our hopes high for an evolution in Generation V (Mamanbou), then we were all disappointed.

Dunsparce - doesn't really need any explanation.

Farfetch'd - it could really use an evolution, since it would be pretty awesome if that happened.

Delibird - why did Murkow/Gliscor/Misdreavus get an evolution and not Delibird?

There are many, many others that I can list over here, but those are the ones which I can think of right now.

Murkrow came to my mind, till Generation 4.

But anyway.. Dunsparce.

hmm... That's tough to say without saying the ones already said over and over.

Probably Jynx.

Gen 2: Magmar, Electrode, and Jynx got a prevolution.
Gen 4: Magmar and Electrode got an evolution. Jynx got to cry in the corner.

Plusle and Minum have wasted potential by not evolving instead of spamming of helpping hand.

Well since everybody listed pretty much everything that came to mind for me (besides Cherrim, maybe Ditto, and definitely Chatot) I'd have to say the ELectric type as a whole has wasted potential in the regard that there are barely any dual-type electric Pokémon (not counting Gen. V as of yet) that aren't legendary. We've got the Magnemite family and we've got the Chinchou family. Unless you count Rotom, which is sort of a pseudo-legendary, that's it.

Not to offend the OP, but Tropius could be a whole lot better.

Volbeat and Illumise?

Pachiresu (Bad spelling I know) it's adorable sure but can it stand up in the "big leagues" no but maybe if it had a beasty evo with good stats then maybe it would have a chance....

But then it wouldn't be Pachirisu, now would it? But yes, as of now, it's not very good.

my wasted potential list:
volbeat
illumise
jynx
sableye
thats pretty much it
but with the bw pokemon coming out im sure there will be more

Stantler could have been a whole lot better.

Doryuuzu (The Ground/Steel type mole) could have had at least one good Steel type move.

And Mamanbou litterally had big, flashy lights saying "THIS IS A LUVDISC EVOLOUTION!", and yet when the game was released it was revealed that it wasn't an evoloution. There should at least be some connection between the two.

sablrye and spiritomb. I know there pretty good with the no weakness thing but they should have gotten better stats, and an evolution or two.

I'm gonna have to go with Dunsparce. I thought Dunsparce was gonna have the Magikarp effect and evolve into some bad ass Dragon Serpent Pokemon at level 20...

If you want me to be serious, I would say Regigias. Such great stats, but horrible ability.

You guys are being so hard on Dunsparce...what's a tsuchinoko supposed to evolve to anyway? He's awesome the way he is.

Although a Grass type, Jumpluff has never been my favorite. It's good that we have Tropius to cover the Grass/Flying now. And I don't see a point for Unown beside collecting...