Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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There are some Pokémon with amazing origins, and some that are just plain awful, so bad that you wonder how they ever allowed them to follow through on that idea! And yet, those wild selections can sometimes pay off in a way we would never expect and create beloved Pokémon that fill their role surprisingly well, so let's see some Pokémon that against all odds made the most of their questionable beginnings...