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  • Опубліковано 4 вер 2022
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    oozla megacorp store from ratchet 2
    champion battle theme from rby
    one by metallica
    acid trumpet by kevin macleod
    gates of hell from bayonetta
    celadon game corner theme from rby
    ghoul room from ghost master
    lode runner 3d bonus stage
    i dont wanna be me by type o negative
    barbie beauty boutique track 4
    moon world from tetris attack
    you're dead by norma tanega
    triceratops trot from jurassic park snes
    pokemon gsc game corner
    angel attack from bayonetta
    vs metal sonic from sonic generations
    waialae no kiseki bgm 1

КОМЕНТАРІ • 911

  • @wyattnance3756
    @wyattnance3756 7 місяців тому +514

    “Without rock slide you get completely walled by reflect rest Aerodactyl” I fucking hate RBY

  • @thiccrandy975
    @thiccrandy975 Рік тому +1390

    "we dreamed of creating the world's strongest pokemon, and we succeeded" must agree Appletun is amazing

    • @brooksyang5834
      @brooksyang5834 Рік тому +76

      Someone in my draft league just quit because he was 6-0d by Appletun lmao

    • @_V.Va_
      @_V.Va_ Рік тому +16

      @@brooksyang5834Oof; size large.

    • @vt_973
      @vt_973 Рік тому +8

      D I P P L I N

    • @iloveirontreads
      @iloveirontreads Рік тому +4

      Personally I think Iron Treads is Better

    • @ExpandDong420
      @ExpandDong420 Рік тому +5

      ​@@iloveirontreadsGreat Tusk Gang

  • @clashtwo5066
    @clashtwo5066 Рік тому +1040

    “Tauros crits you twice and steals the catalytic converter off your car” bro I died 💀

    • @GynxShinx
      @GynxShinx Рік тому +21

      My Snorlax got double ctit by a Tauros the other day. Rip.

    • @mainzer45
      @mainzer45 Рік тому +16

      So did mew

    • @Green24152
      @Green24152 11 місяців тому +24

      even funnier is that it was the mew truck

    • @redacculous
      @redacculous 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@Green24152I was laughing already, and seeing that made me laugh even harder

  • @odompiano
    @odompiano Рік тому +946

    I forgot Psychic was immune to ghost in gen 1. Good thing there were the mighty bug types to keep them Psy boys in check.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +490

      it's so funny that one bug type learns a bug move that's stronger than absorb and that pokemon is also weak to psychic

    • @silvergalaxia8538
      @silvergalaxia8538 Рік тому +309

      ​@@HumanReverend I'm still baffled that scyther and pinsir both learn 0 stab moves. Gen 1 is a true spectacle of game design.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +418

      hey they let scyther learn wing attack in yellow they were very generous

    • @shadowtitanx3962
      @shadowtitanx3962 Рік тому +70

      Even then, Wing Attack back in Gen 1 is effectively Flying type Tackle.

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Рік тому +29

      @@HumanReverend how good would Mew, Pinsir and Scyther be if they learned Pin Missle?

  • @BigYellowSilly
    @BigYellowSilly Рік тому +2046

    This is such a stupidly good video, really interesting watch since Ubers is my least played RBY tier and the editing throughout was amazing! Keep it up, more quality RBY content is always great to see!

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +506

      Ngl I was really scared you would upload an Ubers videos before me because it seems super in your wheelhouse

    • @BigYellowSilly
      @BigYellowSilly Рік тому +322

      @@HumanReverend Funnily enough I was interested in making a vid on Mewbers at some point which has Mew but not Mewtwo, but it's one of those old Pokemon Perfect tiers I don't think people really play anymore

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +278

      Before I played a bunch of games for this video I had always thought mew can't be THAT much better than the OU gang but after playing with holy moly is it way too good. It's basically guaranteed to at least trade but way more likely to just whoop a whole team unless it gets blown up on by the other mew

    • @theSato
      @theSato Рік тому +39

      While I was watching this in the bath I was hoping youd seen this Big Y!
      And I think you know that whether or not anyone is as actively playing a format, we still wanna hear what you or anyone else has to say and analyze about it. lmao

    • @mr.business2922
      @mr.business2922 Рік тому +67

      @@HumanReverend Mew is 99.7% viable in Mewbers

  • @Weasel_Face333
    @Weasel_Face333 8 місяців тому +196

    I remember when I was a kid when the OG stadium came out and me and my neighbor would play with mewtwos and all kinds of OHKO moves and she said the extra neck was in case somebody used gilloutine on him, some pokeboomer lore for ya 😂

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  8 місяців тому +89

      That's actually so funny lmao

    • @Weasel_Face333
      @Weasel_Face333 8 місяців тому +60

      @@HumanReverendLmao right? Also the animations in RBY and even Stadium imply that it's a LITERAL gilloutine too. Idk if they meant that or the chokehold but I used to have this horrifying thought of mewtwos neck being cut clean in half and his extra neck just kind of keeping his head on by a thread until he uses recover to regenerate it lmao

  • @frederickfugglesworth9877
    @frederickfugglesworth9877 6 місяців тому +155

    I thought 'that thing' was a handle for carrying your Mewtwo like luggage.

  • @bulbasaur153
    @bulbasaur153 9 місяців тому +258

    He was right, Zapdos IS pretty solid in Scarlet and Violet OU.

    • @konotton
      @konotton 7 місяців тому +14

      not anymore :(

    • @llodskfj5228
      @llodskfj5228 7 місяців тому +5

      Free zapdos

    • @mario-nk7be
      @mario-nk7be 7 місяців тому

      @@konotton will rise up, don't worry

    • @loganbodnar1237
      @loganbodnar1237 7 місяців тому +32

      It’s ranked as B-tier, which is still pretty solid

    • @yoshimallow
      @yoshimallow 5 місяців тому +13

      Zapdos will always be PRETTY SOLID

  • @Thaddeus_Crews
    @Thaddeus_Crews Рік тому +599

    Each explosion/self-destruct having a soundbyte even when it's just filler video was magical. This editing was excellent

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +248

      I just think it's so funny that games can either last 200 turns OR you can just both use explosion with half your pokemon and it's over in like 20

    • @Green24152
      @Green24152 11 місяців тому +11

      don't forget hyperbeam

    • @monorail0
      @monorail0 5 місяців тому

      Hi Thad!

  • @hadesKIU
    @hadesKIU Рік тому +376

    "This is a season 6 of an HBO drama Tauros where he has nothing left to lose."
    Underrated line.

  • @miguelyanezlorenzo5037
    @miguelyanezlorenzo5037 Рік тому +446

    What I love the most about your explanation of this meta is how combining the broken state of Gen 1 with Smogon clauses leads to completely bonkers and seemingly counter-productive strategies like getting your Chansey frozen on purpose being actually viable in some situations.

    • @chases6659
      @chases6659 Рік тому +15

      Depends on your team honestly. I ran Blizzbolt Mewtwo it’s a win for me if I either freeze Mewtwo or Light Screen Chansey
      As Slowbro and Exeggutor both get destroy by Blizzbolt after an Amensia boost

    • @ENCHANTMEN_
      @ENCHANTMEN_ Рік тому +38

      Sleep/freeze clause isn't totally unique to Smogon, it's also in Pokemon stadium

    • @wadespencer3623
      @wadespencer3623 Рік тому +65

      @@ENCHANTMEN_ Probably because everybody who isn't as insane as GameFreak could see how broken their status effects were.

    • @nomenclature7662
      @nomenclature7662 Рік тому +2

      Why would you want it frozen

    • @wadespencer3623
      @wadespencer3623 Рік тому +40

      @@nomenclature7662 In Smogon, only one pokemon can be frozen in a battle. So Chansey would be a sacrifice, a less important pokemon taking the freeze so that your Mewtwo can't be frozen.

  • @whilstdumping
    @whilstdumping Рік тому +391

    the phrase "if you got that dog in you" is so unreasonably funny that on my umpteenth viewing i knew it was coming and i still laughed so hard that i went doo doo toilet

    • @Cucumberflant
      @Cucumberflant 9 місяців тому +20

      sometimes i come back to this video just to hear it again

  • @TurtleTheGuardian
    @TurtleTheGuardian Рік тому +389

    You can tell how much someone knows about competitive pokemon battling by how much they laugh at "Jolteon has a super effective move I'm gonna BUST". Consequently, I now know how inadequate my husband's pokemon knowledge is. Thanks for ruining our relationship, Reverend.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +216

      Homewreckerend

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Рік тому +16

      Rhydons Earthquake and Snorlaxs Body Slam and Hyper Beam attacks will do a lot more on average than Twineedle from Beedrill or Pin Missle Jolteon

    • @Empr4evr
      @Empr4evr 9 місяців тому +11

      @@bryanc1772 Rhydon's Body Slam probably does more damage than a Jolteon Pin Missile.

    • @usernametaken017
      @usernametaken017 3 місяці тому +11

      ​@@Empr4evrpin missile exists exclusively as a middle finger to eggy

  • @ahcripes7651
    @ahcripes7651 Рік тому +105

    "rhydon and his nephew" is maybe the funniest line ive heard in a vid in probably years. up there with that old blunder vid where he asked "you think this animal knows what rocks are?" in terms of phrases from pokemon vids that will stick with me until i die

    • @WaluTime
      @WaluTime Рік тому +8

      for me its *Mitchy 2 Spoonsss*

  • @OdaSwifteye
    @OdaSwifteye Рік тому +330

    I like the idea that Slowbro (and Guagsire in their respective games) are only viable because they don't know their limits and just bumble through a match, winning accidentally.

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Рік тому +22

      Well Slowbro has the niche of tanking most of Non-Thunderbolt Mewtwo which Starmie can’t pull off as well and doesn’t have access to Amensia
      Mewtwos that run Psychic/Ice Beam will have trouble breaking thru Tobybro without excessive hax

    • @0001aardvark
      @0001aardvark 8 місяців тому +8

      Gulagsire

    • @leaffinite2001
      @leaffinite2001 5 місяців тому +6

      My Guacsire when i pull out a bag of chips jnstead of a revive

  • @leaffinite2001
    @leaffinite2001 Рік тому +100

    Its crazy to me ive watched dozens of videos on gen 1 OU from channels of all sizes and ive heard maybe 2 sentences about Alakazam ever. Insane

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +80

      Yeah it's clearly way above average but like you actually use it and 90% of the time you just switch it into a sleep move bc it doesn't really do anything until Chansey and every other psychic type is dead at which point you're going to be cleaning up with Tauros anyway

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Рік тому +6

      Alakazam is completely outclassed by Mewtwo in Ubers

    • @NA1c158
      @NA1c158 6 місяців тому +1

      He's a glass cannon in a meta that rarely aligns ever for glass cannons. Have to be good at predicting or just get lucky to succeed. Literally no other way. That's why some people just use slow bro for bulk, or use starmie and eggs to have psychic presence with some bulk to take a hir of two.

  • @Reginald_Ritmo
    @Reginald_Ritmo Рік тому +463

    I love the idea of a parallel universe where normal type Mew is this shushed deity, a pokemon so competitively overpowered that you need glitches to catch one.

    • @andrewrobinson8542
      @andrewrobinson8542 Рік тому +65

      Or the most terrifying timeline Normal/Psychic Mew. Can’t even Submission it.

    • @geisttraft7190
      @geisttraft7190 Рік тому +39

      @@andrewrobinson8542 Then you just gotta whip out the Psychic/Ghost Mewtwo counterplay

    • @wolfetteplays8894
      @wolfetteplays8894 Рік тому +2

      @@geisttraft7190 ghost has no moves in Gen 1

    • @geisttraft7190
      @geisttraft7190 Рік тому +44

      @@wolfetteplays8894 Doesn't matter, Ghost is just there for the normal immunity, and you still get STAB psychic

    • @Sweetluckk
      @Sweetluckk Рік тому +4

      @@wolfetteplays8894 confuse ray and night shade are ghost type moves and everyone forgets Lick . Mind you lick is not a viable move

  • @Iinneus
    @Iinneus Рік тому +156

    I love the opening text, namely because I love the thought of looking at people doing VGC matches to prepare for official tournaments and telling them "no i get it, whatever weird meta that is sounds fun"

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +112

      Imagine doing anything the way Nintendo wants you to

    • @Iinneus
      @Iinneus Рік тому +23

      REAL

  • @lesqueegee
    @lesqueegee Рік тому +58

    Actually crazy how zapdos is pretty solid in SV OU

    • @messiyer13
      @messiyer13 11 місяців тому +26

      Generation 22. Giga Evolved Bidoof is falling to UU due to power creep. Zapdos and Landorus-Therian are still OU.

  • @sneepsnoop9547
    @sneepsnoop9547 Рік тому +265

    Please consider making more content like this, this is the kind of video only a specific type of person can fully enjoy but I am 100% one of those people and it slapped my whole bod.

  • @shady8045
    @shady8045 Рік тому +32

    honestly chansey feels like a glitch or something

  • @releasethebogus8581
    @releasethebogus8581 11 місяців тому +35

    Today I learned that RBY Ubers matches inevitably devolve into a PP measuring contest

  • @docteursubtil2165
    @docteursubtil2165 Рік тому +194

    Time stamps :
    0:00 : Intro
    Part 1 : The Mewber 1:41
    1:50 : Mewtwo analysis
    6:03 : Shenanigans sidebar : the special stat limit exceedement
    12:55 : Mew analysis
    Part 2 : OU boys that can hang 19:19
    20:11: Snorlax analysis
    21:34 : Chansey analysis
    23:44 : Tauros analysis
    25:13 : Exeggutor analysis
    26:27 : Zapdos analysis
    27:39 : Shenanigans Sidebar 2 : Paralysis and stat bonuses
    28:28 : Slowbro analysis
    29:27 : Gengar analysis
    30:08 : Jynx analysis
    Part 2.5 : The Dingus lightning round 30:58
    31:17 : Starmie analysis
    31:29 : Rhydon/Grolem analysis
    32:00 : Jolteon analysis
    32:20 : Alakazm analysis
    32:31 : Persian analysis
    33:22 : Aerodactyl analysis
    33:52 : Moltres analysis
    34:13 : Charizard analysis
    34:49 : Hypno analysis
    35:24 : Ditto analysis
    Part 3 : Closing thoughts 36:13
    36:20 ; General thoughts about the tier
    38:00 : General advices (ft Kendrick Lastar)
    39:06 : Advices against Mew
    39:39 : The PP war
    40:27 : Conclusion
    16:38 : "got that dog in you"
    Really cool video. It was a pleasure to hear.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +54

      Dang ur nuts

    • @ostint912
      @ostint912 Рік тому +28

      16:34 got that dog in ‘em

    • @Empr4evr
      @Empr4evr 9 місяців тому +1

      @@HumanReverend Some people got a lot of free time, don't judge how they use that time.

    • @yoshimallow
      @yoshimallow 5 місяців тому +2

      17:46 "You think you're bad until Tauros crits you twice and steals the catalytic converter off your car."

    • @WaluTime
      @WaluTime 5 місяців тому +2

      excuse you their name is Mitchy 2 Spoons

  • @joshuatolliver4762
    @joshuatolliver4762 Рік тому +152

    this is somehow the single most entertaining synopsis of a competitive pokemon *thing* I've consumed

    • @kaja3932
      @kaja3932 Рік тому +12

      Agreed, I wish to consume more like this

  • @pac_rby
    @pac_rby Рік тому +48

    Only correction (FANTASTIC video):
    Psywave is not banned on Showdown play due to a mod that results in no desyncs, only banned on cartridge.
    This used to be important because UU Butterfree (an E rank) would run Psywave sometimes. However, sleep was banned from UU like a week ago, so now there's like no viable Psywave users. Still legal tho :)

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +40

      Yeah I actually learned that afterwards when I saw psywave listed as an option on Porygon in some team dump but I didn't want to rerecord and it's still a funny meme that it literally breaks the game on cartridge.
      The stat overflow glitch also doesn't happen on showdown but maybe they'll implement it eventually anyway lol

    • @usernametaken017
      @usernametaken017 3 місяці тому

      about that

  • @littlemisseevee2309
    @littlemisseevee2309 Рік тому +53

    gen 1 ubers just sounds like playground shenanigans where you bring your strongest pokemon and try to prove your dominance with your friends

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Рік тому +6

      Gen 1 Ubers is just a playground for Bulky Psychics and Fat Normals lol

  • @codacheetah
    @codacheetah Рік тому +23

    This is a great video but I'm too distracted by the player who named their Mew "carl" and their Mewtwo "carls jr"

  • @alecjordan4180
    @alecjordan4180 Рік тому +17

    Not featured because we weren't recording audio while playing, me yelling "WHY THE HELL DOES RECOVER HAVE 32 PP"

    • @alecjordan4180
      @alecjordan4180 Рік тому +11

      Wait nvm you did record that!

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +17

      What if I was recording every conversation we've ever had

    • @alecjordan4180
      @alecjordan4180 Рік тому +13

      @@HumanReverend that's a HIPAA violation

  • @Day-eb9po
    @Day-eb9po Рік тому +46

    If Mew is only 97% viable, and Sky Attack is 2% viable, it stands to reason Sky attack destroys 2% of Mew...!
    I'll be right back.

  • @galelululu
    @galelululu Рік тому +219

    honestly a super well edited video. you're so consistently entertaining and you deserve so much more attention

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +74

      Saying pp is consistently entertaining

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Рік тому +3

      @@HumanReverend I like how u curse in the video lol 😂 especially when u we’re going over chansey
      Don’t u fucking forget it lol

  • @Cosplaybuddygiraffes
    @Cosplaybuddygiraffes Рік тому +32

    Barbie Beauty Boutique music in a competitive Pokemon video is a combination that speaks to specifically me and I’m so happy that I could witness it

  • @keebs5780
    @keebs5780 Рік тому +26

    I feel like slowbro just exists in this hole where it’s not fantastic in most gens but every so often decides to show up and annoy the absolute fuck out of everyone who fights it.
    love this video! gen 1 is my favorite mess and I love screwing around with these games. would love to see more stuff in this vein!

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +20

      It's one of the fortunate pokemon that has a very focused stat distribution and gameplan. Also doesn't hurt they ended up giving it the most broken ability in singles as its hidden ability and also teleport which in gen 8 is maybe the best support move of all time

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Рік тому

      In addition to checking Non-Thunderbolt Mewtwo
      It also checks Mew very well as well

    • @Empr4evr
      @Empr4evr 9 місяців тому

      I know I had fun using Slowbro in the Gen 7 games. Slack Off + Scald is too good.

  • @GrandpaMaxGaming
    @GrandpaMaxGaming Рік тому +49

    Great video, love when people use the older sugimori artwork in gen 1 videos. Fits much better

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +51

      Half the point of making this was so I could use a bunch of sugimori artwork. I'd cover every square inch of wall in my house with it if I could

  • @Spuun
    @Spuun Рік тому +97

    I'm a bit late to watching this one, but I can see why its been nominated for an Emmy. The sound design is phenomenal, putting your channels production value a step above the rest. And you put the classic scooby doo cave man quote in it.
    I play rby ou about 25% of the amount I play gsc ou, and I've actually never even tried to set up an rby ubers game, so this video was fascinating! Thank you for affirming my unwillingness to play the tier with all this new info 🙏

  • @bryanc1772
    @bryanc1772 Рік тому +117

    Exeggutor gets credit for being the only Pokémon in Gen 1 to resist Psychic + T-bolt. It tanks those hits well from Mewtwo if needed

    • @Empr4evr
      @Empr4evr 9 місяців тому +2

      I like using Exeggutor to catch Mewtwo in the main cartridge/emulator game for that reason. Wild Mewtwo doesn't come with Amnesia or Blizzard, so Exeggutor can easily just put Mewtwo to sleep and set it up to be caught.

  • @onadaTotihotiH
    @onadaTotihotiH Рік тому +34

    Y'know, I was wondering why SV axed the PP of all of the 50% healing moves, I think I understand why now.

    • @furiouscorgi6614
      @furiouscorgi6614 10 місяців тому +1

      No, it halved Rest too, not that anyone was using Rest in Gen 9

    • @ticklezcat5191
      @ticklezcat5191 5 місяців тому

      @@furiouscorgi6614Dondozo uses Rest, although I don't think it gets other recovery.

    • @furiouscorgi6614
      @furiouscorgi6614 5 місяців тому +1

      @@ticklezcat5191 I think Dondozo wished Dondozo wasn't using Rest

  • @cantastyle4824
    @cantastyle4824 Рік тому +46

    the writing and reading out of this script is awesome imo. very informative and also funny without letting jokes take too long and mess up the pace of the information
    like the bit at 17:50 totally couldve been a minute-long rambly skit about tauros doing horrible things to you and your car but instead its funny and its over in like 5 seconds. advanced video essay tech

    • @EmeraldRunner
      @EmeraldRunner Рік тому

      9Lll km lmk ok 88kikkk II k II k i88 jl i i

  • @MTGOrzo
    @MTGOrzo Рік тому +63

    This is actual art. You've peaked, but peaked in the sense that you will create a new mountain to peak again later.

  • @Maryeet
    @Maryeet Рік тому +89

    One of the best videos I've seen in a long time in terms of editing + humorous education. Also your nicknames are god tier, Kendrick Lastar had me dying.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +36

      I really wish anyone else I used a replay of had nicknames, it's like the whole point of pokemon

    • @MichaelSotoCE
      @MichaelSotoCE Рік тому +4

      Does big yellow use similar replays? Some of the nicks seemed familiar
      Slow ride the Slowbro made me laugh Soo much

  • @MidWestWolf1985
    @MidWestWolf1985 Рік тому +11

    Rby ubers is currently a temp ladder on showdown and this guide helped immensely and after a few games of this meta i gotta say, this is orobably one of the most hilarious smogon metas ever. In like my second game i was down to just mewtwo against opposing mewtwo and light screen chansey, froze opposing mewtwo, chansey switched in to flail a bit, mewtwo was switched back in just to die, chansey switched back in, got frozen, and the game auto forfeited for the opponent. Cackled like a madman for a good ten minutes

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Рік тому +1

      Something I learn about playing RBY Ubers is that Fat Normals and Bulky Psychics are the only Pokémon that rule the tier
      Slowbro and Exeggutor are underrated Mewtwo checks

  • @NeightrixPrime
    @NeightrixPrime 6 місяців тому +9

    RBY ubers has a special place in my heart because it's the only IRL Pokemon PvP I ever played. I still remember my friend Game Genie'ed himself a Mew, only to lose to my Starmie because he didnt teach it Soft-Boiled. He couldnt believe Starmie wasn't just some jobbermon.

  • @Wallawallawallawalla
    @Wallawallawallawalla Рік тому +48

    The “2% maybe 2.7%” bit was gold.

  • @wrightofway
    @wrightofway Рік тому +61

    Breaking my usual don't comment rule to say that this was really good. I've liked your stuff for years and I would definitely watch more stuff like this.

  • @DJ-0
    @DJ-0 Рік тому +22

    It's like Gen 8 VGC where the meta revolves around one absurdly powerful legendary

    • @cynthiacrescent
      @cynthiacrescent 4 місяці тому

      I see GameFreak has learnt a lot from nearly 30 years of game design.

  • @goldbug9353
    @goldbug9353 Рік тому +36

    First time caller, long time fan. Your channel is criminally underrated. From Skull Servants to Leftovers, your content makes me smile.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +19

      I don't believe that anyone but me likes the leftovers videos

    • @goldbug9353
      @goldbug9353 Рік тому +17

      @@HumanReverend they're chill. If you need an ego boost, I'll sometimes watch you on my T.V via Chromecast. Your a t.v star baybeee

    • @maxlimit9129
      @maxlimit9129 Рік тому +2

      @@HumanReverend then i dont exist lol theyre hilarious

  • @bjlight1988
    @bjlight1988 Рік тому +45

    I always like finding new poketubers
    You got an out loud cackle and an instant sub at that damn Tauros stealing my catalytic converter. Very fun video!

  • @NolanB.
    @NolanB. Рік тому +79

    This content is so underrated, came across you from BKC, and you hit exactly the middle ground of being both entertaining and informative what i feel other channels slightly miss the mark on.
    Keep this up and im almost certain youll explode in popularity

  • @RokketLiveHere
    @RokketLiveHere 8 місяців тому +9

    26:27. Guy from the future here. I just went and checked. Zapdos' status in SV? Pretty solid

  • @Mimikium778
    @Mimikium778 Рік тому +19

    ive subscribed because of the hilarious editing, the "GOOD META" on mewtwo struggling, and the porygon peeking out when talking about snorlax destroyed me.

  • @jaydenp7067
    @jaydenp7067 Рік тому +13

    really good video I wish more competitive videos had this level of dedication.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +22

      There's a very narrow intersection that exists between "people with an encyclopedic knowledge of a baby dipshit children's strategy game" and also "people who know what some of the stuff in Adobe premiere means"

    • @chases6659
      @chases6659 Рік тому

      @@HumanReverend I’m glad u have some common sense that there are Mewtwo checks there aren’t many but
      Slowbro and Exeggutor deserve more recognition of being decent RBY Mewtwo checks
      Also Snorlax

  • @BackPalSA
    @BackPalSA Рік тому +12

    Brian Posain telling me about rby ubers is something I never knew I needed.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +7

      LMAO

    • @BackPalSA
      @BackPalSA Рік тому +3

      @@HumanReverend Get subscribed to, nerd. Keep up content like this and I'm sure to keep watching.
      The term Dingus wins you so much favor.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +3

      It's so perfect as a way to refer to your pawns

  • @psymar
    @psymar Рік тому +11

    Last time I played RBY ubers -- kind of -- was like 22 years ago, against another kid. He, for the lulz, taught his mewtwo Metronome. It metronomed selfdestruct.

  • @ryanjensen1945
    @ryanjensen1945 8 місяців тому +5

    26:40 I'd like to announce that, in scarlet and violet, zapdos was in fact "pretty solid."

  • @Philomatt13
    @Philomatt13 9 місяців тому +10

    I'll be honest, I quote so much of this to myself out of context. Seriously funny video, and informative to boot.

  • @topthog
    @topthog 10 місяців тому +11

    I’ve watched this video a thousand times, but I just wanna say I flew from the uk to Australia recently and I listened to this video on loop most of the way since I hate flying, this video was my one and only friend

  • @kellyglennroberts
    @kellyglennroberts Рік тому +53

    This the real shit right here.
    Your editing continues to be the best thing on UA-cam and the only reason I stay on this godforsaken hellhole of a platform.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +20

      Yeah I think I got some gamers disease in my wrist after clickity clacking this one for a month

  • @EvilApple567
    @EvilApple567 Рік тому +22

    Loved it. You have a great reference brain for editing while not overly relying on them (and especially worn out memes) and providing solid analytical insight.
    You have my permission to keep hold of the talking pillow.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +18

      Thanks, I try to make jokes that I don't think any other poketuber would. Sometimes I feel like I use the "we'll be right back" too much in my videos but I really just think it's so funny

  • @patrickma4220
    @patrickma4220 Рік тому +6

    26:36 Hi im from scarlet and violet OU, and uh, can confirm. Zapdos is very solid.

  • @liamthecrusader5056
    @liamthecrusader5056 Рік тому +33

    I usually don’t watch 40 minute long videos but this is genuinely some of the best made content I have seen on this website in a while. Have a great day

  • @stubbwinkley4015
    @stubbwinkley4015 Рік тому +16

    I have never and probably will never do competitive Pokémon battling, but man I love hearing knowledgeable people talk about it

  • @shanester549
    @shanester549 Рік тому +44

    You should make more analysis videos like this! It was super interesting and enjoyable to learn about gen 1 Ubers and I never even really play gen 1 competitively! Looking forward to seeing what other analysis videos you bring to the table in the future :)

    • @chases6659
      @chases6659 Рік тому +5

      I want to see him do an analysis on Stadium Ubers or Tradeback Ubers nobody has done that to this day yet

  • @EnbyLite
    @EnbyLite Рік тому +10

    Still my favorite Emmy-nominated Pokemon thing. I could listen to your metagame analysis forever.

  • @glitchedoom
    @glitchedoom Рік тому +14

    Quality RBY content from someone with impeccable musical taste? That's a sub.
    Edit: AND a Homestarrunner reference? Truly the whole package.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +17

      Dear Mewtwo, how do you sweep with self-destruct on your moveset?

  • @ExpandDong420
    @ExpandDong420 Рік тому +16

    I love the little touches you put into the editing, especially the Porygon at the beginning of the Snorlax section

  • @BridgetGX
    @BridgetGX 5 місяців тому +3

    I love discussions about Smogon meta, and I love these jokes. You have earned my subscription.

  • @ed2452
    @ed2452 Рік тому +10

    "Rhydon & his Nephew" caught me off guard

  • @lamiaprincess6371
    @lamiaprincess6371 7 місяців тому +4

    The only thing I could think of when Moltres and Charizard were on-screen was the future trauma I would experience if someone was baller enough to switch Mewtwo into their Fire Blasts to get it burned.

    • @bungusbajablast2877
      @bungusbajablast2877 5 місяців тому +2

      it's not that risky; mewtwo's special bulk is absurd, and the only physical move they have is hyper beam, which gives you a free switch

  • @PoliTamer
    @PoliTamer Рік тому +10

    This is like a 10/10 video. I really hope this video blows up for your channel.

  • @chasejc5846
    @chasejc5846 Рік тому +22

    It always makes me happy to find pokétubers I didn't know about especially ones who've been around the community as long as your channel has considering I grew up in this community. Your editing is great and your commentary is quite engaging. Keep it up man!

  • @Felixicity
    @Felixicity Рік тому +18

    this was good, the editing kept the pace just right and chunked it up great
    still laughing about frying pan eggecute

  • @mdevilm2
    @mdevilm2 Рік тому +7

    i want you to know that watching this video inspired me to start running ice beam on my gastrodon in gen 9 uu and fishing for random freezes has one me more games than i care to admit.

  • @Hnui03
    @Hnui03 Рік тому +5

    You know this video is a hood classic and an amazing video when the most rewatched part on the timeline is the beginning of the video

  • @HalianTheProtogen
    @HalianTheProtogen Місяць тому +3

    3:10 My headcanon is that that's a second spinal cord and also more blood vessels to the brain, because psychic.
    9:58 I find the prospect of the most powerful psymon in Kanto slapping an armbar on _anything_ hilarious.

  • @devilman4723
    @devilman4723 11 місяців тому +8

    You'll be mildly amused to know that Zapdos is back in SV and is, in fact, pretty solid

  • @_kadoodles_
    @_kadoodles_ 6 місяців тому +4

    Dude it's *absurd* how underrated your channel is when your videos are so high quality! Your creative humor, your editing, the fact that you call mons "goobers" and "little cuties," your covering all the nuances and niches so in-depth that even I, a lowly never-even-registered-for-a-local I-teambuild-by-picking-six-favs-and-throwing-darts-at-their-various-smogon-builds-to-choose-them casual, can understand what's going on and laugh at your clever jokes, USING THAT ONE TRACK FROM THAT BARBIE CD ROM GAME THAT HAD NO RIGHT SLAPPING SO HARD AND I PLAYED THAT GAME SO MUCH AS A KID WITH MY SISTER I MISS HER WE PLAYED POKEMON TOGETHER TOO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
    anyway i am very normal about your Pokemon videos and love rewatching them and u deserve way more views and subs and i always look forward to a new vid from u :)

  • @alexrogers777
    @alexrogers777 10 місяців тому +3

    I've never played or even cared about gen 1 competitive but damn you're funny as hell and the editing in this is great. idk how to describe it but your very stilted narration style with pauses and fuckin.........shit like this, is really entertaining lol

  • @haidynwendlandt2479
    @haidynwendlandt2479 4 місяці тому +4

    Zapdos is, in fact, pretty solid in SV OU

  • @Poo_Brain_Horse
    @Poo_Brain_Horse Рік тому +8

    How do you only have barely 700 subscribers? Your content is consistently very, VERY good.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +13

      im more niche than victreebel in generation 1 ubers

    • @AkaiAzul
      @AkaiAzul Рік тому +1

      1.13k now.

  • @robertussin005
    @robertussin005 4 місяці тому +2

    best bits
    1:12 - board game
    3:34 - that good gen 1 magic
    7:59 - "however, ~due to a programming error~"
    13:29 - viability
    16:34 - "if you got that dawg in you"
    17:49 - tauros crits you twice
    21:30 - chansey is a staple
    23:04 - "am I glad he's frozen in there and that we're out here"
    30:53 - "I'm just a simple countreh spidah farmah"
    30:59 - the dingus lightning round
    32:02 - I'm gonna bust
    32:45 - "I'm holding the talking pillow"
    37:36 - "I'm cheesin' in"

  • @computermariobross
    @computermariobross 7 місяців тому +3

    As someone who is new in Gen I, I find it funny how casually you say stuff like "Paralysis heal keeps the Speed drop" or "crits ignore your own positive stat modifiers", the games being broken weren't a meme at all

  • @apricot8301
    @apricot8301 Рік тому +6

    So this came up in my recommendations again and said to myself: "Oh yeah I should finish that video." Not realizing I had already watched the entire 40 minutes before.
    That's how you know it's a banger. An hour goes by like nothing 👍

  • @bkebradley
    @bkebradley Рік тому +7

    Your editing is absolutely next-level homie

  • @janehrahan5116
    @janehrahan5116 Рік тому +8

    I'm late. Just wanna say. I'm so glad Chansey is good in gen 1 Uber's. I was so worried she might not be good. Thank you for reassuring me.

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Рік тому

      Snorlax Exeggutor and Slowbro as well

  • @Soulraven2735
    @Soulraven2735 Рік тому +2

    14:17 The fact that Psywave desyncs the game when used in multiplayer is my favorite demonstration of "Gen 1 Pokémon is held together with Elmer's Glue, popsicle sticks, love and the fact that you could possibly run RBY using 2 Launch Vehicle Digital Computers (the autopilot of the Saturn V Rocket)"

    • @Zero_Chaos
      @Zero_Chaos Рік тому +1

      Agreed, and looking at things like the math formulas for stuff like catch rates shows me just how smart these ppl had to be to get this all working on a GB cart in the 90s.

    • @ThePe5e
      @ThePe5e Рік тому +4

      To be fair, it is due to a really small mistake. The reason the PvP battles can desync with Pyswave is that one side has the chance to roll zero damage while the other can not. Just because the one line of code has greater than 0 and the other line has greater than or equal to 0. It was basically a typo.

  • @Magic_Ice
    @Magic_Ice Рік тому +11

    The editing in this script is really good especially for how long the video is.

  • @209awesomeman
    @209awesomeman Рік тому +4

    Good video love all the bayonetta music

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому

      I'm so much more excited for Bayonetta 3 than scarlet and violet it's not even close

    • @209awesomeman
      @209awesomeman Рік тому

      @@HumanReverend Me too! I still have to play the second one. Once I beat Bayo1 on UC I'll move onto it though. Great series that I was not expecting to suck me in as much as it did.

  • @crt137
    @crt137 10 місяців тому +4

    Thunderbolt going off to the left is so incredibly cursed

  • @metsislesfan
    @metsislesfan Рік тому +6

    41 minutes of a tier I don't play, talked about by one of my favorite youtube dudes. Sign me the fuck up.

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +3

      not just one you don't play, but one you can't play (conveniently)

    • @metsislesfan
      @metsislesfan Рік тому

      @@HumanReverend are the other metagames in gen 1 that underplayed?? Wild

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +2

      There might be a ladder for uu? I was going to make a joke about there being one for Nintendo cup 97 bc I thought there was but there isn't one for that either. There's something weird in rotation rn I think like Japanese OU or something

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +2

      You can challenge people to gen 1 ubers on showdown but you have to actually talk to someone first

    • @metsislesfan
      @metsislesfan Рік тому +2

      @@HumanReverend talking to people sucks. Makes sense though. Thank you reverend sir and keep up the good work 👍

  • @cB-sr9kd
    @cB-sr9kd Рік тому +3

    dang the track he used for this part is really catchy, I should check the song list and see what it is.
    *barbie beauty boutique track 4*

  • @StepBaum
    @StepBaum Рік тому +10

    This was in any way possible rly good, from the actual knowledge to the video editing and presentation and jokes too. Right amound of each too. Good talking tempo too, sometime for my taste a little slow but could be just me. Would love to see more

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +9

      Yeah I think I talk a little too deliberately sometimes but when I have to say like four different pokemon and move names in one sentence it takes 100% of my brain cells to say all the nonsense words in the right order

    • @chases6659
      @chases6659 Рік тому +2

      @@HumanReverend the only thing you make a strong point next time is emphasize how much of good checks Exeggutor and Slowbro are to Mewtwo and Mew.
      I honestly think they don’t get enough credit for being solid checks to one of the most fearsome Pokémon in existance

  • @selgehrman7573
    @selgehrman7573 8 місяців тому +2

    I just keep coming back to watch this video over and over again, it's so fun to listen to

  • @whydoyougottahavthis
    @whydoyougottahavthis Рік тому +3

    Note the only pokemon that stood in front of Mewtwo with any chance of resisting was my main home G Starmie

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Рік тому

      Starmie is outclassed by Amensia Slowbro though surf barely hurts Mewtwo in Gen 1
      Chansey snorlax , Exeggutor and Slowbro can tank quite a few hits from Mewtwo

  • @slappydave4241
    @slappydave4241 5 місяців тому +6

    Are there so many good pokemon that learn explosion or are there so many pokemon that are good because they learn explosion?
    I'd wager that without booms a fair portion of the regular OU squad would suck pretty bad
    I wish new pokemon still had the halved defense mechanic of old boom

  • @MatterMadeMoot
    @MatterMadeMoot 9 місяців тому +3

    Your production value is absolutely fantastic.

  • @TehEeveeGeneral
    @TehEeveeGeneral Рік тому +2

    Two pink bois and their friends just hanging, just vibing, and occasionally blowing themselves up.

  • @sagacious03
    @sagacious03 Рік тому +5

    15:09 I appreciate the comedy, but nonetheless, there is reasoning: The first line of Exeggcute's 1st Pokedex entry (Same in Red & Blue.) is "Often mistaken for eggs.". Stadium 1's entry clarifies it's "like the seeds of a plant.".Meanwhile, Soft-Boiled's original, Japanese name translates to "Egg Lay". The NPC who gives the TM also notes that only Chansey can learn it; Mew was likely an oversight due to being a late addition.
    In short, Exeggcute is not eggs, it's seeds/plant life that resemble eggs, & Soft-Boiled is laying an egg to eat, rather than cooking one. Hence Exeggcute, a bunch of plant seeds not being able to lay an egg in the middle of a battle to eat it.
    15:48 Would it? It wouldn't resist Psychic, & that's a pretty big trade off for extra power on Body Slam & immunity to Paralysis from Body Slam.
    29:11 Lol.
    Anyway, great analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +5

      A capped attack stat mew would hit a lot of important damage thresholds with STAB body slam and mew still gets two shot by +2 thunderbolt/ice beam from Mewtwo most of the time anyway, so I think it would be a net gain overall. Mew is played more like a wallbreaker here anyway.
      Exeggcute being a secret bean is very funny.

    • @sagacious03
      @sagacious03 Рік тому +2

      @@HumanReverend Ah, neat! Thanks for answering! Interesting to know about Mew's role in that meta. (& as much as I hate admitting it, Exeggcute is technically a "bean", I suppose since beans are a type of seed. But also it's more like a hivemind of 6 or so beans moving as one, if you'll pardon my nitpicking, lol. ....Does that make Exeggcute a bean salad?)

    • @HumanReverend
      @HumanReverend  Рік тому +6

      I love how many gen 1 mons are just some dudes hanging out

  • @Spurgte
    @Spurgte 8 місяців тому +4

    That fl studio text to speech whisper is molesting my ears

  • @gallae
    @gallae Рік тому +4

    dude, this video is so good. please make more of these, about any gen/tier, as long as they're this well made I'll watch em.

  • @Thefelstalker
    @Thefelstalker Рік тому +4

    Homie, my friends and I just sat and watched this as a group. You blew our minds and made us laugh way too hard.

  • @Honorablepleb
    @Honorablepleb 10 місяців тому +3

    Ive noticed a lot of quality references in your videos thus far but yello dello on the zapdos gotta be my favourite