When Pokémon debuted the second generation of Pokémon in 1999, these characters had large shoes to fill as they followed in the footsteps of the incredibly beloved and iconic Pokémon from the first generation. The Pokémon found in the Johto region expanded the world and gave trainers a whole new set of Pokémon to try to catch.
While many of these Pokémon are well thought out characters with memorable designs and powers, some of the Pokémon in generation 2 have confusing looks, powers, types, or evolutions. Because of these inconsistencies or odd design choices, some of the Johto Pokémon make no sense.
10 Wooper
Wooper is an amphibious salamander-like Pokémon that mostly lives in the water, other than the occasional trip on land for food. Given this description, it would be more than reasonable for Wooper to be classified as a Water type. However, Wooper is classified as a dual Water and Ground type because it is an amphibian.
Because Wooper is secondarily a Ground type Pokémon, it has an immunity to Electric attacks. It makes no sense that a primarily Water type Pokémon that spends most of its time in water would be immune to Electric attacks simply because it occasionally walks on land.
9 Unown
One of the only Pokémon that does not make sense by intentional design, Unown is a mysterious letter-like Pokémon. Little is known about this curious little Pokémon. Even its appearance is not consistent as individual Unown can look like any of the letters in the Latin alphabet or even several punctuation marks.
Additionally, their age, origin, gender, and even some of their powers are still unknown. Unown makes absolutely no sense, but it is not supposed to and its mysterious background provides trainers with intrigue.
8 Wobbuffet
Wobbufet is a strange, blob-like Psychic Pokémon that is known for its tendency to avoid attacking first but strike back with counters. Wobbuffet is known as a stubborn Pokémon and showdowns between two Wobbuffet can result in a game of Chicken, with each one daring the other to attack first.
This behavior does not seem befitting of a Psychic type Pokémon. There is also the added issue of confusion revolving around the eyes on its tail. it is unclear how those eyes function and whether or not they are just a distraction. From the strange design to the odd personality, Wobbuffet is a Pokémon that does not make much sense.
7 Girafarig
At first glance, Girafarig may look like a straightforward character design as it looks like a giraffe. However, upon closer inspection, Girafarig's tail changes everything. On top of its tail is a small second head that thinks and acts on its own, independently from the rest of Girafarig.
It is a bizarre trait that does not seem to exist for any logical reason. The second head takes an understandable design and muddies it for no clear reason. Primarily because of this choice, Girafarig is a Pokémon that does not make sense.
6 Pineco
Pineco is a Bug Pokémon that appears like a pine cone. There is very little about Pineco that makes it seem like a bug, appearing and functioning much more like a Grass type Pokémon. Once Pineco evolves into Forretress, it becomes more clear what parts of the character were just the shell, but in its original state, Pineco is definitely more Grass type than Bug.
Either way, Pineco's ability to explode complicates the issue even further. Neither a Grass nor Bug type should be able to explode. Pineco has both a confusing design and an even stranger power set.
5 Dunsparce
Dunsparce is an odd, ill-defined Normal Pokémon. It is part snake and part insect as it has a very serpent-like body but bug-like wings, eyes, and mouth. Despite having these qualities, none of those play into Dunsparce's type or powerset.
It makes no sense that Dunsparce would have elements of flight, snakes, and bugs, but not utilize any of them. Categorizing Dunsparce as Normal and giving it mostly Normal, Ground, and Rock moves is a confusing missed opportunity. A snake bug with wings is definitely anything but Normal.
4 Gligar
Gligar is a dual Ground and Flying bat-like Pokémon that possesses big pinchers and a large stinger. It exhibits many of the qualities typical of a bat but rather than dwelling in a cave, Gligar lives in a nest along the cliffs.
Despite having so few qualities of a Ground Pokémon, Gligar is classified as a dual Ground and Flying type Pokémon and, as such, is immune to Electric attacks. It does not make any sense that this Flying bat-like Pokémon cannot be affected by Electric attacks.
3 Mantine
As a manta ray-like Pokémon that lives in the sea, Mantine also has the ability to glide through the air after building momentum and launching itself out of the water. As such, Mantine is classified as a dual Water and Flying type Pokémon.
While this is an interesting and different powerset combination, it is confusing and not very practical. Its ability to fly is conveniently used by humans for transportation, but it does not appear to really benefit Mantine. it does not make much sense why Mantine needs to be both a Water and a Flying type, rather than just capable of gliding.
2 Porygon2
Porygon2 and the other related Porygon variants are some of the oddest Pokémon that exist. Porygon2 is a man-made Pokémon that is the result of computer programming code. As such, Porygon2 has a number of odd quirks and tendencies as it adapts to living in the real world.
Among Porygon2's bizarre abilities are the capacity to survive in space, speak a language that only it can understand, and the ability to change or camouflage its appearance. Porygon2 is a quirky enigma that does not make any sense.
1 Pupitar
While Tyranitar is one of the coolest looking generation 2 Pokémon, it does not make sense that it somehow evolves from Pupitar. Pupitar is a pupa or cocoon-like Pokémon encased in a shell. The progression from Larvitar to Pupitar is a bit of a stretch, but the leap from Pupitar to Tyranitar is too far to be believable.
It makes no sense that the enormous Tyranitar is contained within that shell. Additionally, it does not make sense that a dinosaur-like Pokémon would enter a cocoon and then emerge as a larger dinosaur-like Pokémon. Perhaps it would make more sense if an insect-like Pokémon evolved from Pupitar, but it does not make sense that Tyranitar evolves from Pupitar.
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