When it comes to the anime, Ash’s Pokémon tend to be either really good or really bad, with only a few really middling battlers that tend to get forgotten over time. Ash’s best Pokémon are easily identifiable, as his Pikachu, Charizard, Infernape, and Battle Bond Greninja aren’t just some of his best Pokémon, they’re also fan favorites from the mainline games as well.
Ash’s worst Pokémon, on the other hand, are a little harder to nail down, since they aren’t always the ones that fans would expect. Goodra, for example, started off with a very strong win rate but was somewhat let down by the few battles it did have, so any loss against it counted for much more than, say, Ash’s Pikachu. Regardless, we can more or less discern who his weakest links are by looking into the numbers.
10 Oshaswott (48%)
Oshawott is one of the better starter options in Unova, but Ash’s did little in the way of making an impact during his time in the region. Oshawott stands out most for its personality, like many of Ash’s worse battlers, which makes it a more memorable Pokémon than many of his others from the Black & White era. Unfortunately, Oshawott barely won more than half of the battles it was in, with the majority of those winning battles being early on in the journey.
9 Noivern (50%)
As the final member of Ash’s team, Noivern had a great deal of personality and a great relationship with Hawlucha, who taught the baby Noibat how to fly. While Noivern gained a huge power boost when it evolved, allowing it to go toe to toe against the legendary Zapdos, it wasn’t used in battle all that much. Unfortunately, despite the raw power it holds, it couldn’t keep up with many Pokémon it had to battle in the Kalos League and ended up losing as often as it won.
8 Palpitoad (50%)
Paliptoad is easily one of the more forgettable Pokémon on Ash’s teams and is the source of one of Ash’s dumbest moves in the history of his journeys. It’s no surprise that the boy who decided to only bring Palpitoad to a three on three match wouldn’t do so well, and that’s exactly what happened with this frog.
Palpitoad had the chance to be a truly great addition to Ash’s team, but his incessant need to keep his Pokémon at lower evolution levels and the puzzling decision-making he exhibited during the Unova League really let Palpitoad down.
7 Boldore (50%)
Like Palpitoad, Boldore is a Pokémon with great potential that was let down by its trainer. It’s easy to forget that Boldore even exists as one of Ash’s Pokémon since he normally gravitates towards fast, heavy-hitting attackers rather than the defensive walls of slow Rock-type Pokémon. Despite evolving from a Roggenrola fairly quickly and showing some great promise in battle, it would continue to lose time and time again later in the series.
6 Tauros (50%)
For those who only ever watched the 4Kids dub of Pokémon, Ash caught an entire herd of Tauros while in the Kanto Safari Zone, though this episode never aired outside of Japan. Tauros would return multiple times over the series, either being used for Pokémon League battles or filler arcs, including the Orange Islands and Battle Frontier. As powerful as Tauros is, its win rate leaves a little to be desired, which may be why he hasn’t used one in a while.
5 Lapras (50%)
Lapras’ win rate can simply come down to how short a time it was with Ash, as well as the fact it was still relatively young when Ash caught it. Used primarily as a form of transport between the Orange Islands, Lapras occasionally took part in some of the challenges, but very rarely in open battles. It would be used in battle against Drake for the Orange Island championship, though it would end up drawing with a particularly powerful Gengar in the process. Since Lapras has returned to its herd, it is very unlikely it will have a chance to redeem itself in the future.
4 Muk (50%)
This gloppy Pokémon was a surprise catch for pretty much every member of the audience at the time since it was so outside of Ash’s wheelhouse and came completely out of left field during the episode it was obtained. Muk would prove instrumental in defeating several Pokémon during both the Kanto and Johto League, particularly a very nasty Bellsprout, but that would be the extent of its victories.
Like Tauros, Muk’s win rate took a steep dive that it never recovered from and Ash hasn’t thought to use it again since the Johto League, though it made a brief appearance during the Sun & Moon anime.
3 Pidgeot (53%)
As the second Pokémon Ash ever caught, it would have been safe to say that his Pidgeotto was one of his better battlers, since it was used fairly often in battle. The reality, however, is that Pigeotto lost far more battles than it ever one, with its main victory resulting in it evolving shortly afterward, then being released by Ash with the promise to return for it someday. Compared to every other early route Flying-type Pokémon Ash has had, Pidgeotto, and by extension Pidgeot, is easily the worst he has ever had, even compared to Unfeasant.
2 Gliscor (67%)
Gliscor was a fun-loving Pokémon with a great personality that kept it fresh in people’s minds despite the sheer volume of other great Pokémon characters during the Diamond & Pearl anime. While it would go on to get a major boost in power once it evolved, then once again after it trained and learned Giga Impact, it wasn’t enough to rectify how many times this scorpion-bat lost in battle. It did a decent job against Paul, but it wasn’t enough to elevate it to the status of one of Ash’s best Pokémon.
1 Aipom (100%)
It was established fairly early on that Aipom was more of a performer than a battler, which shows in the fact that it never won a battle while it was with Ash. Although it accompanied him to the Sinnoh region, it would soon after be traded to Dawn for her Buizel, as the water weasel much preferred battling to contests. Aipom would have a significantly better time with Dawn, going on to evolve into Ambipom before being left to play Pokémon ping-pong, but while it was with Ash, it was easily his worst battling Pokémon.
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