Luvdisc
| Luvdisc | |
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| Pokémon series character | |
| File:Luvdisc.png | |
| First game | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire |
Luvdisc (ラブカス, Rabukasu, Lovecus in original Japanese language versions) is a fictional species found in the Pokémon franchise. It was first introduced in the 2002 Game Boy Advance Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Luvdisc has been received notably poorly due to its simplistic design and low stats.
Design and characteristics
According to the Pokémon canon, Luvdisc live on masses in shallow seas in the tropics. They nest in both coral reefs and the branches of the coral-like Corsola Pokémon. During the spawning season, countless Luvdisc congregate at coral reefs, turning the waters pink. Luvdisc are said to shoot water at other Luvdisc to show a sign of love. It is a long held custom to give a Luvdisc to someone to express feelings of love. The Japanese name is a portmanteau of "Love" and "Discus", after the discus fish.[citation needed] Luvdisc are based on kissing gourami, a species of fish that is often seen "kissing" with one another.[1]
Appearances
Luvdisc first appeared in the Game Boy Advance Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games and have appeared in every game in the series since. The Pokémon is quite common due to its low stats. Two Luvdisc play a major role in the episode "Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!" of the Pokémon anime series.
Reception
Readers for IGN resulted in Luvdisc being ranked as the fourth worst Pokémon of all time. IGN's Jack DeVries wrote that "Luvdisc has sparked so man[y] "Worst Pokemon Ever" lists that we could run a "Top 10 Luvdisc Haters" as its own feature." He listed other flaws of it such as its heart shape, it being a "filler Water Type", and its "absolutely useless[ness]".[2] Kat Bailey for IGN noted it as the worst Pokémon design introduced in Ruby and Sapphire, noting that it has quite a number of flaws such as its uselessness in battle, it being so common, and it being "stunningly boring to look at." She added that "it deserves to remain the butt of every Pokemon joke for the rest of time."[3] The Huffington Post's Taylor Casti included it in his list of "20 weirdest, most random Pokemon that have been created since the beginning of the series." He suggested that the designers ran out of ideas for fish Pokémon and "someone just drew a heart."[4] 1UP.com named Luvdisc the third "Lamest Pokémon" in the franchise, describing it as one of the "filler Pokémon" for the games and adding "...we'll just go on making fun of whoever thought a heart-shaped Pokémon was a good idea".[5] 1UP.com's Michael Vreeland called it "oft-derided".[6]
The Escapist's John Funk speculated that Alomomola was the evolution of Luvdisc and that Luvdisc was "perhaps the single dumbest-looking Pokemon of all time".[7] IGN's Pokémon Chick called the designers "blasphemous" for how low its stats were and wrote that "it looks REALLY stupid".[8] wrote that it was "inordinately fun to rip on because it sucks so bad in every sense of the word".[9] An IGN editor wrote that we should "just forget Luvdisc even exists".[10] In IGN's description of their Pokémon Face-Off, they wrote "who is the best? We don't know, but it sure as hell isn't Luvdisc".[11] Early in its reveal, the Pokémon Alomomola was thought to be the evolution of Luvdisc.[6] GamesRadar's Jake Magee included it in his list of the 20 laziest Pokémon designs. He criticized it for its simplistic design and suggested that the designers should have put fins or gills on it.[12] Kotaku's Patricia Hernandez noted that Luvdisc was the worst Pokémon design people could cite for the quality of Ruby and Sapphire's Pokémon, yet said that it was "kind of funny" and used it to suggest that Ruby and Sapphire had fewer bad designs than Pokémon Red and Blue.[13]
References
- ^ Harris, Rob (2015-02-10). "7 Totally Bizarre Pokemon Based On Real Life Wonders of Nature!". Moviepilot.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Devries, Jack (2011-05-02). "Reader's Choice: The 10 Most Hated Pokemon". IGN.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bailey, Kat (2013-10-09). "The Worst Pokemon of All Time". IGN. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Casti, Taylor (2014-02-22). "These 20 Pokemon Will Make You Think Twice Before Trying To Catch 'Em All". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Bailey, Kat. "Top 5 Lamest Pokémon". 1UP.com. UGO Networks. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ a b Pokemon Black/White Preview for DS from 1UP.com
- ^ The Escapist : News : [Update] Pokemon Black & White Make Your Pokemon Broadway Stars
- ^ Pokemon Ruby Version Pokemon of the Day: Luvdisc (#370) - IGN FAQs
- ^ Pokemon Ruby Version Pokemon of the Day: Clefable (#36) - IGN FAQs
- ^ What We Want: Pokemon Black & White - Nintendo DS Feature at IGN
- ^ Battle & Get! Pokemon Typing Game - DS - IGN
- ^ Magee, Jake (2013-10-02). "20 lazy Pokemon". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ Hernandez, Patricia (2012-12-17). "Pokémon Designs Aren't Getting Worse, They May Be Getting Better". Kotaku. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
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