How GOOD was Crawdaunt ACTUALLY? - History of Crawdaunt in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 3-7)

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  • Опубліковано 6 лип 2024
  • Crawdaunt is today’s Pokemon for our competitive history series! Join False Swipe Gaming in this brief overview of Crawdaunt in competitive Pokemon!
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    0:00 - Intro
    0:51 - ADV/Gen 3
    2:50 - DPP/Gen 4
    4:48 - BW/Gen 5
    6:30 - XY/Gen 6
    10:55 - Gen 6 VGC
    11:20 - SM/Gen 7
    12:33 - Outro
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  • @beydey2647
    @beydey2647 4 роки тому +2241

    Crawdaunt, the moment it got Adaptability: "I'm about to do what's called a pro-crayfish move"

    • @the0ranges00
      @the0ranges00 4 роки тому +85

      don'tcha mean pro-craymer move?

    • @francisbacon5897
      @francisbacon5897 4 роки тому +89

      *turns on crab rave*

    • @coldore6734
      @coldore6734 3 роки тому +4

      @@francisbacon5897 it's not a crab tho

    • @coldore6734
      @coldore6734 3 роки тому +17

      Once crawdaunt got aqua jet and crabhammer:im about to jump 2 tiers

    • @droidixbacon
      @droidixbacon 3 роки тому +20

      @@coldore6734 *turns up crab rave*

  • @Quix0tic707
    @Quix0tic707 3 роки тому +657

    Fun fact about Crawdaunt - the reason it can learn Dragon Dance is because lobster is sometimes called Dragon Shrimp in Japan

  • @mikelipka7927
    @mikelipka7927 4 роки тому +3015

    “Well these claws ain’t for just attracting mates” 🦀

    • @goldenhydreigon4727
      @goldenhydreigon4727 4 роки тому +198

      Bring it on old man, BRING IT ON!

    • @NewZen41
      @NewZen41 4 роки тому +124

      @@goldenhydreigon4727 Woah now, people. Let's be smart and bring it offffff....

    • @goldenhydreigon4727
      @goldenhydreigon4727 4 роки тому +131

      @@NewZen41
      Oh-ho so now the talking cheese is gonna preach to us?!

    • @cv6531
      @cv6531 4 роки тому +80

      BIG. MEATY. CLAWS.

    • @connermcclarren5234
      @connermcclarren5234 4 роки тому +68

      Is Mayonnaise an instrument?

  • @MightyGilgamesh
    @MightyGilgamesh 4 роки тому +1040

    Spongeboy me bob! We need to get into OU and win the prize money for the Bikini Bottom Regional Tournament!

    • @maxirhyme
      @maxirhyme 4 роки тому +11

      Dude I love you, I laughed my ass off :D

    • @fatfuck2384
      @fatfuck2384 4 роки тому +157

      WAIT! DOOOOON'T TELL ME! YOU WANT ME TO RUN DOWN TO OU, FIND NO NICHE, THEN RUN BACK TO RU ONLY FOR YOU TO SAY "ARGH SPONGEBOB, YOU WASTIN ME TEAMSLOT!" AND THEN I SAY "BUT MR. CRAWDAUNT, I'M ONLY DOING WHAT YOU *SAID*! BUT THEN YOU SAY "WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS ☝️, OR THIS 👉, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIIIIIS 👈👈👉☝️👆👇✌🤞🖖🤘🤙🖐✋✋👌👍👎✊🤛🤜🤚👋👊"

    • @aprinnyonbreak1290
      @aprinnyonbreak1290 4 роки тому +18

      Shaggy. Prepare Pokehex. I will inject the most powerful team in all parallel dimensions. Mr. Krabs will learn to respect the name Gohan Blanco.
      Mr. Krabs. You can't possibly win against Armor Digivolved Blue Eyes White Dragon's Gigantamax form. It has mastered Ameterasu, and wields Soul Edge.
      Esto es el fin.

    • @meghanaingleshwar
      @meghanaingleshwar 4 роки тому +4

      Waha hahahahahaha

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 4 роки тому +8

      Screw you, I was enjoying that drink before I read this.

  • @isaacwoodman4289
    @isaacwoodman4289 4 роки тому +711

    Crawdaunt in Gen 6: "Oh yeah, it's all coming together"

    • @BlueWolfZero
      @BlueWolfZero 4 роки тому +26

      Crawdaunt in Gen 8 UU: YEET! Hydreigon is gone! Time to do the Crab Rave Dance!
      Ban Hammer: You are 3STRONK5UU! Go to UUBL!

    • @GoldRichness
      @GoldRichness 3 роки тому +19

      Blue Wolf Zero
      Dracovish: Banned
      Crawdaunt: Guess who's back

    • @cools-mc-fools
      @cools-mc-fools 3 роки тому +2

      @Clerk nice pfp

  • @classarank7youtubeherokeyb63
    @classarank7youtubeherokeyb63 4 роки тому +2093

    "Welcome to the salty spitoon, how tough are ya?"
    "How tough am I? I jumped several tiers UP in gen VI!"
    "Yeah, so?"
    "And I'm a dark type who didn't get a mega."
    "Go right in."

    • @Leo-nm1ne
      @Leo-nm1ne 4 роки тому +142

      *Cries in Shiftry and Zoroak*

    • @snapclub8751
      @snapclub8751 4 роки тому +30

      Class A, Rank 7; UA-cam Hero: Keyboard Warrior XD

    • @blakepattonusmc7869
      @blakepattonusmc7869 4 роки тому +16

      This is the most underrated comment

    • @ianr.navahuber2195
      @ianr.navahuber2195 4 роки тому +38

      "Don't hurt me sir Crawdant"

    • @blakepattonusmc7869
      @blakepattonusmc7869 4 роки тому +16

      Ian R. Nava Huber *Crawdaunt* “Peace was never an option”

  • @tmwilligar
    @tmwilligar 4 роки тому +89

    Gen 7 Crawdaunt:
    He is not stuck down in UU
    UU IS STUCK DOWN THERE WITH HIM

  • @ZardMasterRay64
    @ZardMasterRay64 4 роки тому +3820

    "No one can jump from RU to OU in one generation."
    Crawdaunt: Observe.

    • @Pr1est0fDoom
      @Pr1est0fDoom 4 роки тому +592

      Without a mega evolution! That's what makes it truly impressive.

    • @spinceiling7442
      @spinceiling7442 4 роки тому +291

      This works really well because crawdaunt looks like a lobster lol

    • @KingcupXI
      @KingcupXI 4 роки тому +92

      Cleafable be like..... Your usage was not even that high

    • @timgroot7885
      @timgroot7885 4 роки тому +340

      Don't forget about pelliper going from PU to OU.
      He has the biggest jump so far

    • @larsweise8315
      @larsweise8315 4 роки тому +51

      Im pretty sure Tangrowth did as well

  • @gengarzilla1685
    @gengarzilla1685 4 роки тому +825

    Scizor, Breloom, Crawdaunt: The trio who taught us the potential of priority moves.

    • @fishyforyou
      @fishyforyou 4 роки тому +10

      Can you still get aqua jet for him through egg moves or no?

    • @ryannetworks5915
      @ryannetworks5915 4 роки тому +54

      Yeah he still has it you can just get it in SwSh super easy

    • @fishyforyou
      @fishyforyou 4 роки тому +3

      @@ryannetworks5915 How, I need help idk what Pokemon to breed with

    • @IvenHor123
      @IvenHor123 4 роки тому +71

      @@fishyforyou Get Beartic to remember Aqua Jet and breed it with Intelleon, then breed Intelleon with Crawdaunt.

    • @MisterSleep1123
      @MisterSleep1123 4 роки тому +4

      @FullTimeSlacker and that's just the stall one.

  • @AtChiaPet
    @AtChiaPet 4 роки тому +886

    I’m very glad to see that Crawdaunt managed to *adapt* himself into the meta

    • @benandrews2720
      @benandrews2720 4 роки тому +16

      Good pun

    • @cloudieo
      @cloudieo 4 роки тому +9

      Badum tss

    • @DCBiscuit
      @DCBiscuit 4 роки тому +3

      Chiaki Nanami approves this comment I'm calling the police

    • @vibra7
      @vibra7 4 роки тому +6

      Adabtability ability

    • @leehiro4840
      @leehiro4840 4 роки тому +6

      I laughed harder several times in my life tbh

  • @cooldude6269
    @cooldude6269 4 роки тому +905

    Update: in Gen 8, Crawdaunt started out in UU, but ended up almost singlehandedly making stall unviable due to its absurd power with a Choice Band and being one of the few Pokémon to keep Knock Off. It was swiftly BANNED TO BORDERLINE, along with Gengar and Obstagoon, because of its nearly unresisted STAB and ability to just kill everything.

    • @lionheartz1337
      @lionheartz1337 4 роки тому +179

      And now people deeply underestimate it in ou as "just" worse than public enemy number one dropadracovish.
      But be weary young trainer. *The forgotten crawdaunt is the most dangerous*

    • @krillissue
      @krillissue 4 роки тому +82

      once the Vish gets banned (and it will, mark my words) people will look to crawdaunt again

    • @SkullBro12
      @SkullBro12 4 роки тому +34

      @@lionheartz1337 I prefer Crawdaunt over Dracovish so that it can hit the vish checks with a powerful knock off like most water absorbers

    • @iamthestrong927
      @iamthestrong927 4 роки тому +66

      Vish is now Uber everyone, time for Crawdaunt

    • @beta511ee4
      @beta511ee4 4 роки тому +33

      Not to mention, it got Close Combat.

  • @Sleeper800
    @Sleeper800 4 роки тому +369

    Crawdaunt just got more and more buffs over the gens.
    Gen 4: Physical/special split and access to Superpower and Dragon Dance.
    Gen 5: Adaptability as a Hidden Ability and Crab Hammer buffed to 90% accuracy.
    Gen 6: Knock Off buffed, access to Aqua Jet, Steel losing its Dark resistance, and Crab Hammer buffed to 100 base power.
    Gen 7: Access to Liquidation.
    Gen 8: Access to Close Combat.

    • @stetsonherrick8090
      @stetsonherrick8090 4 роки тому +46

      So Crabhammer DID get an accuracy boost. I swore False Swipe was using some false advertising on those hits since there's no buffed Accuracy and I remember it's Accuracy as 85.
      For all the videos I watch here, it ALWAYS looks like false advertising that so many strong but Accuracy challenged moves never seem to miss outside Protect/Detect/etc.

    • @mattybutler1985
      @mattybutler1985 3 роки тому +27

      Oh god, Close Combat? So many Pokemon got that via TRs that are now scary because of it, like Haxorus

    • @lordpyron3934
      @lordpyron3934 3 роки тому +9

      It's getting more buffs than an anime protagonist!

    • @Drakorre
      @Drakorre 3 роки тому +34

      Gen 9: gets a primal

    • @eddiefernandez5052
      @eddiefernandez5052 3 роки тому +22

      Gen 11: kills Arceus.

  • @Aquac4m
    @Aquac4m 4 роки тому +340

    Can we talk about how my boy Quagsire shot all the way from PU to UU just because of that Unaware ability

    • @hectorborrero4672
      @hectorborrero4672 4 роки тому +48

      Ubers even

    • @MrZahsome
      @MrZahsome 4 роки тому +142

      Its Quagsire. Its literally in every tier lmao

    • @sebastianjost
      @sebastianjost 4 роки тому +36

      @@juannaym8488 I am still really disappointed that Quagsire doesn't learn Stealth rocks :'(
      It would be so much better then swapert as a water-ground stealth rock setter

    • @petelee2477
      @petelee2477 4 роки тому +84

      Quagsire doesn't have a tier. It just goes everywhere

    • @fatfuck2384
      @fatfuck2384 4 роки тому +6

      FSG has actually done a video on Quagsire

  • @dmaster5556
    @dmaster5556 4 роки тому +399

    I was so pissed when Ash's Corphish never evolved. I wanted him to have a Crawdaunt so badly.

    • @M3rtyville
      @M3rtyville 4 роки тому +15

      now he never will I think. The new Pokemon anime is a full rebut even giving Pikachu a backstory.

    • @WolwerLeague
      @WolwerLeague 4 роки тому +4

      @@M3rtyville Full reboot? So he only has a Pikachu and has never traveled to other regions before?

    • @r.r815
      @r.r815 4 роки тому +37

      @@WolwerLeague i think in the new anime they're trying to actually tell a story and have ash's character progress, for once, I say this because they're focusing down to just two characters as the focus rather than a group that gets half baked character development

    • @WolwerLeague
      @WolwerLeague 4 роки тому +3

      @@r.r815 Have Ash progress . . . But he resets every region.

    • @r.r815
      @r.r815 4 роки тому +2

      @@WolwerLeague maybe this time he'll keep it

  • @maxgoldstein8778
    @maxgoldstein8778 4 роки тому +99

    This is one of the first videos where I had genuinely no idea that a Pokémon had become so relevant to the meta game later in its life

  • @chaosbreaker657
    @chaosbreaker657 4 роки тому +355

    Everyone: You can't just be in OU by sheer power alone!
    Crawdaunt: Hi

  • @zebstrikemdown466
    @zebstrikemdown466 4 роки тому +1087

    Would really like to see the first hour long episode with Landorus, especially as it’s banned from SwSh so it won’t become outdated

  • @sleepdeprived5492
    @sleepdeprived5492 4 роки тому +288

    Well that really surprised me. I expected this to be another one of those "just kept getting worse and worse every gen" mons. Now I wanna use one in a playthrough 🤔

    • @RandalfElVikingo
      @RandalfElVikingo 4 роки тому +13

      Nah, he is really good but hard to use.

    • @RandalfElVikingo
      @RandalfElVikingo 4 роки тому +7

      @No Bazingas It's fun to have it on your team, it was in my main squad back in HG/SS and in one rain team from B2W2. He hits hard ;)

    • @praetorianguard261
      @praetorianguard261 4 роки тому +1

      Sorry, but youre better off just using the water-starter every appearance

    • @Dz73zxxx
      @Dz73zxxx 4 роки тому +5

      @@RandalfElVikingo it could be more easier if gf add +10 on its speed...kinda like water version of t-tar if its dragon dancing...except, frailer

    • @robertharris6092
      @robertharris6092 4 роки тому +7

      Its hidden ability is what made it good. Goodluck getting that for a playthrougg.

  • @drunkerraritydash4885
    @drunkerraritydash4885 4 роки тому +122

    I live in a world where False Swipe has to say "this pokemon was cut from gen 8 so no competitive info there. "

  • @DBZMacky
    @DBZMacky 4 роки тому +537

    After watching dozens of your videos I can pretty much tell how good a Pokémon was just from the tone of your voice at the beginning of the video.

    • @Leo-nm1ne
      @Leo-nm1ne 4 роки тому +3

      That's not how you define a competitive pokemon you fucking dumbass

    • @monkey3101
      @monkey3101 4 роки тому +82

      & Leo chill

    • @cDoogle
      @cDoogle 3 роки тому +62

      @@Leo-nm1ne 🤡

    • @letsrank9349
      @letsrank9349 3 роки тому +66

      @@Leo-nm1ne you are not a clown, you are the entire circus.

    • @cold-bloodedbeats4139
      @cold-bloodedbeats4139 3 роки тому +26

      @@Leo-nm1ne Dude calm down he was just making an observation

  • @ryaquaza3offical
    @ryaquaza3offical 4 роки тому +769

    Crawdaunt, a giant crawfish like Pokemon with an imposing size, huge claws and Sharpedo like features that make its dark type really show.
    False Swipe Gaming: *OH YEA MR KRABS*

    • @williamhuynh869
      @williamhuynh869 4 роки тому +38

      BIG
      MEATY
      CLAWWWWSSSS!!!!!!!!!

    • @nikc101
      @nikc101 4 роки тому +21

      Are you really feeling it Mr Krabs?

    • @toganium4175
      @toganium4175 4 роки тому +8

      Oh, I'm feeling it ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @microwave8931
      @microwave8931 3 роки тому

      This is cursed and I don't like it

    • @buttpiratesbuttpirate5913
      @buttpiratesbuttpirate5913 3 роки тому +3

      *six six six, Crawdaunt gonna snap you into little bits!*

  • @sayvionwashington1939
    @sayvionwashington1939 4 роки тому +193

    Crawdaunt got Close Combat in SwSh so it doesn't have to rely on Superpower anymore...oh and Durant got First Impression

    • @TheMissingLink2
      @TheMissingLink2 4 роки тому +18

      Sayvion Washington Every bug should have first impression (outside of the ones that got megas).

    • @user-os6gb9bq5v
      @user-os6gb9bq5v 4 роки тому +8

      @@TheMissingLink2 dusk mane can have d dance

    • @Goliath1337
      @Goliath1337 4 роки тому +2

      Surprised he's even in it

    • @mastermindcow6210
      @mastermindcow6210 4 роки тому +28

      Imagine if Crawdaunt got Sucker Punch.
      Instant Uber.

    • @IschmarVI
      @IschmarVI 4 роки тому +12

      First Impression Shuckle

  • @weakestlink20
    @weakestlink20 4 роки тому +632

    Gather around, my children.
    We will now talk about the most improved Pokemon in history.

    • @krosshair450
      @krosshair450 4 роки тому +204

      We talked about Pelipper two months ago.

    • @StoneWhale2055
      @StoneWhale2055 4 роки тому +16

      Incinaroar too

    • @GG-lo4sc
      @GG-lo4sc 4 роки тому +68

      Mawile?

    • @pepeknight
      @pepeknight 4 роки тому +82

      *Laughs in Mega Kangaskhan*

    • @xrn769
      @xrn769 4 роки тому +23

      Pepe Knight *Laughs in Sw Sh*

  • @maskofice9432
    @maskofice9432 4 роки тому +141

    I think this is one of the first times that a Pokemon managed to go up to OU in XY without changing types or getting a mega. I'm so used to Pokemon sliding down that seeing one go up is kinda nice honestly.

    • @fagiolini8425
      @fagiolini8425 4 роки тому +6

      I think bisharp and weavile went up from uu or uubl

    • @chaosbreaker657
      @chaosbreaker657 4 роки тому +13

      Pelipper

    • @donaldmacisaac8479
      @donaldmacisaac8479 4 роки тому

      Blaziken

    • @mihirmalik5222
      @mihirmalik5222 4 роки тому +1

      People can’t read here, he said XY pelliper was Ben 7 and blaziken was 5

    • @mihirmalik5222
      @mihirmalik5222 4 роки тому

      Salandit weavile went down from ou to ubal and his harp went from uu to ou

  • @zoremhualngo5708
    @zoremhualngo5708 4 роки тому +70

    Just 1 thing you missed in Gen 7: Crawdaunt was a staple on OU Trick Room teams that were very strong

    • @SlyScyther
      @SlyScyther 4 роки тому +2

      actually just starting using Trick room with mine

  • @suly5836
    @suly5836 Рік тому +20

    Mr. Craw............. 📞📞📞

  • @chugsfromtriad
    @chugsfromtriad 3 роки тому +32

    Ahhh, a Zero to Hero story without a Mega evolution. You love to see it

  • @Reac2
    @Reac2 4 роки тому +130

    It's Crawdo or Crawdaunt in the world of Competitive Pokemon

  • @childish_sambino
    @childish_sambino 4 роки тому +96

    finally, the true agent gets a feature

  • @nero9506
    @nero9506 3 роки тому +31

    The OG Dracovish.

  • @mastermindcow6210
    @mastermindcow6210 4 роки тому +57

    "You tried to be tough, but your armor's just not hard enough."

    • @Tuckerscreator
      @Tuckerscreator 4 роки тому +8

      Now I want to see a SHINY Crawdaunt.

    • @jackwilson9468
      @jackwilson9468 4 роки тому +12

      "You sent your hydreigon's but it will never be enough, my pincer is too tough!"

    • @mastermindcow6210
      @mastermindcow6210 4 роки тому +7

      "With 3 moves I'll tear all your walls apart."

    • @mastermindcow6210
      @mastermindcow6210 4 роки тому +6

      "I bet that if my name was Kingler and I had an oversized claw, you'd give me a Gigantamax form."

    • @NovasNewGroove
      @NovasNewGroove 4 роки тому +2

      Gigantamax crabrawler sings the shiny
      Ft. Water/flying type Rillaboom

  • @DtoZ24
    @DtoZ24 4 роки тому +66

    11:10 props to this guy for coming so far with that team!

    • @von4031
      @von4031 4 роки тому +2

      I do give him props it looks interesting

  • @zorohibiki
    @zorohibiki 4 роки тому +69

    -when crawdaunt´s gen 5 analysis finishes and gen 6 starts
    me: stop, stop he is already dead
    -in gen 6 crawdaunt is usable in ou and excellent in uu
    me: wha!?

  • @newsupermariobros2862
    @newsupermariobros2862 4 роки тому +134

    I remember when a Crawdaunt OHKOed my Magenezone with Knock Off
    No Boosts or Crit aswell.Just shows how strong adaptability is

    • @N12015
      @N12015 4 роки тому +18

      Yup, Adamant Banded Crawdaunt has a guaranteed OHKO on uninvested Magnezone either with Crabhammer or with Knock off, and even a guaranteed OHKO after SR when jolly.

    • @stygiandragon3865
      @stygiandragon3865 3 роки тому

      @@N12015 What's SR?

    • @tonberry2670
      @tonberry2670 3 роки тому

      @Stygian Dragon
      Stealth Rock

    • @stygiandragon3865
      @stygiandragon3865 3 роки тому

      @@N12015 Wait, so that's without adamant, and it can still score a OHKO?

  • @sarasaland4709
    @sarasaland4709 4 роки тому +113

    If we got a Mega Crawdaunt with immense physical bulk, I would've called it Armor Abs Krabs.

    • @necrofear9896
      @necrofear9896 4 роки тому +1

      You can just call him by the name from that body builder crayfish/lobster from spongebob. (Forgot his name)

    • @calebhamilton5590
      @calebhamilton5590 4 роки тому +1

      I love you

  • @WardofSquid
    @WardofSquid Рік тому +12

    *Mr. CRAW* ??📞📞📞

  • @renzallen8251
    @renzallen8251 4 роки тому +45

    Crawdaunt is my favorite pokemon. It's great you're finally covering it.

  • @alsaiduq4363
    @alsaiduq4363 4 роки тому +39

    Crawdaunt is trully shows how you should never give up and how gen 5 is a amazing gen when comes to abilitiy :3

    • @sebastianjost
      @sebastianjost 4 роки тому +14

      Hidden abilities really helped older Pokémon to keep up with new threats or get relevant for the first time.
      It was definitely a great addition

    • @V-Jes
      @V-Jes 4 роки тому +5

      That's what happens when you just give everyone a random new ability with no balance check at all...

    • @Dr.Happy11
      @Dr.Happy11 4 роки тому +4

      Meganium got really blessed, thanks gen 5
      Powerful stuff became more op, while weaker mons got even weaker

  • @boop53
    @boop53 9 місяців тому +7

    Mr. Craw is back.. 📞📞

  • @chaosbreaker657
    @chaosbreaker657 4 роки тому +13

    Crawdaunt in Gen 6:
    Started from the bottom, now we're here
    Started from the bottom, now my whole team fuckin' here

  • @huseyintok02
    @huseyintok02 4 роки тому +41

    Once in a day I tried to catch an "Adaptability" Corpish in USUM and wanted to breed it with a male Totodile (which learned Dragon Dance and Aqua Jet) just because I wanted to use it in UU! And then level it to 100!!
    This took me about 10 hours total!!🕙 But at least it can't be replaced because it's terrorising down the wing!!🕶 120 Base Attack, Swords Dance and Adaptability is broken!💥

  • @matthewplays7232
    @matthewplays7232 4 роки тому +37

    "Look at me! I'm Crawdaunt, home owner!"

  • @jebacpis869
    @jebacpis869 4 роки тому +18

    Nobody:
    Crawdaunt: Ya'll mind if I quickly *JUMP TO OU*

  • @Lennoxrenol
    @Lennoxrenol 4 роки тому +13

    I always look forward to Sunday at noon for these videos! Thank you 🤙🏼

  • @Mijzelffan
    @Mijzelffan 4 роки тому +24

    it was actually used on that popular gen 7 ou trick room team as the main heavy hitter together with alolan marowak

  • @ThePlasmicAlchemist
    @ThePlasmicAlchemist 3 роки тому +8

    Man, this video was a relief. You don't know how many times I've seen such an awesome-looking Pokémon, then think "Wow...! This guy is useless!"

  • @restless276
    @restless276 4 роки тому +2

    I’m not one to binge watch UA-cam channels but these videos are so well structured and interesting that I can’t help but do so.Its really interesting to see Pokémon fall or see their sudden rise typically due to new abilities,Mega Evolutions,Gen 4 physical special split or the Gen 5 weather wars,keep up the good work

  • @dru4111
    @dru4111 4 роки тому +12

    I would love to see this thing get the ability “Moxie”, that would be awesome.

    • @Skullhawk13
      @Skullhawk13 3 роки тому +2

      Adaptability is probably better, But Moxie would be a vast improvement over Shell armor and Hyper-cutter indeed

  • @TimBluesWin1996
    @TimBluesWin1996 3 роки тому +5

    8:52 I always think when that one unpopular kid in school finally become taken seriously with their peers and become popular.

  • @rebabo
    @rebabo 3 роки тому +7

    Dracovish *Gets banned from OU*
    Crawdaunt: *showtime.*

  • @UnfilteredCactus
    @UnfilteredCactus 4 роки тому +1

    Definitely one of my favorite Pokemon to use! Awesome video

  • @beebobber546
    @beebobber546 4 роки тому +62

    How GOOD was Diet Coke actually?? (Gen 1-7)

    • @trueblade3636
      @trueblade3636 4 роки тому +3

      Pretty bad

    • @oscarzxn4067
      @oscarzxn4067 4 роки тому +10

      Unfortunately it was quite bad next to the regular version, which is already completely outclassed by Pepsi, and next to other much better diet version sodas.

    • @M3rtyville
      @M3rtyville 4 роки тому +27

      Unfortunately, at the start of the generation, because of a programming glitch, Diet Coke did the exact opposite of what it suppose to do. As such, many people that consumed it where quickly statused by diabetes. Because of that Diet Coke was outclassed by it's regular counterpart which did the exact same thing, but had more brand recognission despite both having the same brand (did I really say that).
      But in Generation 2, things changed quickly with the sugar content nerf to Diet Coke. But people still chose to drink twice the normal bottle which caused them to negate the effects of Diet Coke. Also it got competition from other brands that did the same thing, but tasted sweeter despite the lack of sugar.
      Generation 3 was much kinder to Diet Coke. It copied the effects of the other brands in tasting sweet with barely any sugar. But there was a reason people couldn't stop consuming coke. Dataminers found out the couse of it is coffein which boosts the addiction value of consumers. As such, there was a 0.1% chance to get fat from drinking Diet Coke.
      Generation 4 was amazing for Diet Coke. It was the soft drink to go completely outclassing regular Coke. Both tasted very similar and Diet Coke didn't cause much negative effects on the consumer, even with the potential addiction ratio of the coffein.
      Generation 5 was the end of the line for Diet Coke because a new challenger came to town. A regional variation in Coke Zero. It had no sugar at all in it, not even natural. It was much healthier and the green coloring caught the eyes of consumers much quicker. It also didn't cause addition after the patch of course. As such, Diet Coke dropped to UC (under consumed), there nostalgia junkies couldn't get enough of it and usually drank an entire six pack.

    • @gavinmagness9009
      @gavinmagness9009 4 роки тому +9

      M3rtyville bravo you absolute mad lad

    • @gtpliquid1290
      @gtpliquid1290 4 роки тому +1

      Awful.

  • @matthewjames514
    @matthewjames514 4 роки тому +34

    You should make an "unfortunately" T shirt.

  • @GerrytheHeeHo
    @GerrytheHeeHo 4 роки тому +5

    I used a Crawdaunt in OU in Gen 7 as part of my main team in OU, along with Mega Camerupt and Cresselia in anti-meta Trick Room team and it was one of my biggest aces and brought me very high up the ladder

  • @megamanzero5when895
    @megamanzero5when895 3 роки тому +2

    Crazy how mixed Choice Band was an actual set back in gen 3.

  • @pacoramon9468
    @pacoramon9468 4 роки тому +2

    I like how all crab pokémon are so different from each other.

  • @mainlander3920
    @mainlander3920 4 роки тому +3

    Finally, my favorite Pokémon!!!!! Thanks.

  • @haidynwendlandt2479
    @haidynwendlandt2479 4 роки тому +4

    Crawdaunt is the Smash Bros. Mario of Pokemon. Low tier for a few generations, then suddenly top tier, and now a high mid tier that still does work.

  • @nvalid6712
    @nvalid6712 4 роки тому +1

    SO glad he got covered, he is one of my favourite UU sweepers ever

  • @openinginawe5518
    @openinginawe5518 4 роки тому +17

    ...can we talk about how Ash could have gotten this?
    Corphish is one of my favorites of Ash in Hoenn and that his team was one of my favorites of all the anime.

    • @kyklous3657
      @kyklous3657 4 роки тому +1

      Same, absolutely adored his entire Hoenn team...except Glalie.

  • @noodlearms9385
    @noodlearms9385 3 роки тому +3

    Crawdaunt has become one of my favorite pokemon because of competitive gen 8 currently. Choice band Crawdaunt became a OU pokemon before isle of armor and crown tundra because of its ability to force switches easily, while also being great against all of the popular ghost at the time. Its currently in UU now after all the power creep, but life orb Crawdaunt (life orb recoil did annoy it, but not being locked into a move was better for it) works very well in OU. Crawdaunt only really needed its stabs because if its sheer power, but it can be better to run swords dance over crunch in order to sweep crippled teams late game. Spikes support + volt-turn is great for Crawdaunt, and its strong attacks makes it a great wallbreaker. Common u-turn and volt switch pokemon like Dragapult and Zeraora often invite many defensive pokemon that Crawdaunt can crack open, making it hard to play around it once it gets on the field. Overall Crawdaunt is still a great pokemon in gen 8, and I thought it would be nice to talk about its current OU success it recently had because it wasn't talked about in this video. Don't know how its fairing in UU at the moment, but I wouldn't be surprised if it plays identical to OU. Thank you for reading this overly long UA-cam comment, and have a nice day.

  • @magical86
    @magical86 4 роки тому +4

    “And look, I know I say this almost every video but-“ *ad appears* “-MODERNIZE WITH DELL TECHNOLOGY CLOUD”

    • @r0w5tortion84
      @r0w5tortion84 4 роки тому

      That was an awesome cut IMO, I just kept the ad on because it was completely unexpected

  • @stupidhead_2812
    @stupidhead_2812 4 роки тому

    One of my favorite Pokemon on my birthday. Nice. Thanks Kellen!

  • @amanwearingsuspenders7390
    @amanwearingsuspenders7390 4 роки тому +2

    Crawdaunt fittingly owns the crab rave celebration for it's gradual improovement.

  • @DJTileTurnip
    @DJTileTurnip 4 роки тому +16

    Hooray for the first 'How Good Was...' video since Sword and Shield

  • @RedDragonForce2
    @RedDragonForce2 3 роки тому +5

    If I gave Crawdaunt a buff, I’d raise HP, SpDef by 10, and Spd by 5, making it just a bit faster.
    Maybe Swift Swim as an alternate ability.

    • @remington238
      @remington238 Рік тому +1

      They can honestly take quite a bit from its weirdly high special attack to put in its bulk or speed

  • @carlwheezer623
    @carlwheezer623 Рік тому +2

    As someone who plays UU currently (right before SwSh locks) Crawdaunt is still a terrifying wall breaker that isn’t too common in mid ladder but you ABSOLUTELY have to plan a team for in case you run into the AdaptaBand

  • @greenstatic180
    @greenstatic180 4 роки тому +2

    Man, I'll always remember Crawdaunt for my Trick Room teams in Gen 7. Good times, man.

  • @malareon
    @malareon Рік тому +4

    The only damaging dark type move crawdaunt could learn by level up in gen 3 was knock off, kind of funny how things come full circle.

  • @wariggs16
    @wariggs16 4 роки тому +6

    “You’re getting really sweaty again.”

  • @Red-MagicOrchestra
    @Red-MagicOrchestra Рік тому +1

    Imagine if it got into scarlet violet dlc. The sheer carnage

  • @togakhan1274
    @togakhan1274 4 роки тому +2

    You would stare dumbfounded at the damage it does.
    Man brings back memories of a time when Dracovish didn't existing.

  • @Coliflowerz
    @Coliflowerz 4 роки тому +4

    Literally just started playing a Rom hack of Emerald that had corphish as a starter, how fitting

  • @eduardoleocadio2678
    @eduardoleocadio2678 4 роки тому +31

    "BIG. MEATY. CLAWS!"
    It's because of jokes like this that I love you, Kellen

  • @skuoppy
    @skuoppy 3 роки тому +1

    I love corphish so much, so thanks for making this

  • @buttpiratesbuttpirate5913
    @buttpiratesbuttpirate5913 3 роки тому

    Seeing the consistent smacks on that Hydreigon and it failing to Roost off the damage is so satisfying to see

  • @reagantorrey69
    @reagantorrey69 4 роки тому +15

    How GOOD was Camerupt ACTUALLY?

    • @NeoGraena
      @NeoGraena 4 роки тому +1

      Camerupt was not very good
      The Mega was an improvement tho and it's a good Trick Room user

    • @jaschabull2365
      @jaschabull2365 4 роки тому +1

      It wasn't good at all. It was a bad, bad boy who stole pierogies from everyone.

  • @HisShadow
    @HisShadow 4 роки тому +12

    Don't ignore my boy Kingler. He's the main crab.

    • @_V.Va_
      @_V.Va_ 4 роки тому +2

      Especially since [potential spoilers]
      Kingler apparently gets a Gigantamax Form! :^)

    • @robertharris6092
      @robertharris6092 4 роки тому +1

      Crabominable is a dishonor to the term crab.

    • @mastermindcow6210
      @mastermindcow6210 4 роки тому

      @@robertharris6092 it's a Crabomination.

  • @tobysjolit8252
    @tobysjolit8252 4 роки тому

    love ur work mate :)

  • @Epzilon12
    @Epzilon12 4 роки тому +1

    What a powerful Agency mon. Glad to see my boy go from zero to hero

  • @RedRockin2000
    @RedRockin2000 4 роки тому +9

    I like your fsg logo but I kind of miss when the video started with the music

  • @RzfX15
    @RzfX15 4 роки тому +7

    Crawdaunt's progression is like an anime redemption arc for that one side character that was always overlooked in favor of everyone else

  • @SwerveStarEx
    @SwerveStarEx 4 роки тому +2

    I used a Crawdaunt in Emerald. Was pretty great! I am glad to hear that this Crayfish had its day.

  • @15r52
    @15r52 4 роки тому

    Hey falseswipe big fan i was wondering if you ever thought of doing a series where you tackle how good a pkm was in game as opposed to competitive,thanks for all the great free content!!

  • @lokimanezero
    @lokimanezero 4 роки тому +9

    Good video! But, I feel that you didn't mention Crawdaunts OU niche in USUM of being on Trick Room.

    • @tinymangoes
      @tinymangoes 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, I was expecting a whole section for USUM OU trick room since it's just so devastatingly powerful. Kind of sad that there was no mention of trick room in the whole video :(

  • @DSmittie
    @DSmittie 4 роки тому +19

    Well I didn’t expect my suggestion to blow up soooooo yay!

  • @maverick12070
    @maverick12070 4 роки тому +1

    Finally Crawdaunt. One of my Favourite dark types in gen 3

  • @widowpeak6142
    @widowpeak6142 4 роки тому

    I remember capturing a Corphish very late in my Ruby playthrough, so I never got any use for him. But I loved his desings, and I was not aware of how solid it was.

  • @chaosbreaker657
    @chaosbreaker657 4 роки тому +3

    Other Pokemon: *Falls to the depths of the lower tiers*
    Crawdaunt and Pelipper: *Rose up to the heights of the higher tiers*

  • @mikeymladi9279
    @mikeymladi9279 3 роки тому +3

    Crawdaunt in Gen 6: *crab rave intensifies*

  • @paul3v767
    @paul3v767 4 роки тому +1

    0:45 We thank you for our daily pokemon puns

  • @LoinkLoink
    @LoinkLoink 3 роки тому

    I gotta say, if it wasn't for this video, I never would've thought Crawdaunt was worth getting. I didn't realize just how amazing Adaptability made it. And this thing actually destroys in the the Battle Tree too. Thanks dude!

  • @austenwillison8431
    @austenwillison8431 3 роки тому +4

    As of gen 8 I tried to use a set with jolly nature, adaptability, max speed and attack, with choice scarf which can be a nice sweeper but not in ubers as the gen 8 box art legends wall it with either out speeding or taking its hits which makes it unreliable with in Uber but in ou you will have a great time sweeping team with this really strong mon

  • @kingdedetree2230
    @kingdedetree2230 2 роки тому +3

    In my opinion, Crawdaunt is one of the best looking pokemon

    • @Cobalt957
      @Cobalt957 2 роки тому

      I always think that this blue thing is his mouth and that makes me unconfortable everytime eventho i know that it isnt his mouth

    • @rembramlastname3631
      @rembramlastname3631 2 роки тому

      @@Cobalt957
      Good, because i recently thought that.
      These big blue lips (i thought)

  • @jeremybaldwin3226
    @jeremybaldwin3226 4 роки тому +1

    For the next video, I recommend doing Crustle, Metagross, or Lileep. Additonally, do you have any plans in the long term to reupload previous "How good was" content for the newest generation? If so, I would LOVE to see an update on Gengar. They way they did him dirty recently, I get it, gotta let other pokemon shine, but I miss levitate, man.

  • @thijsvanruissen1800
    @thijsvanruissen1800 4 роки тому +1

    Considering that this beast can kill ferrothorn after a dragon dance with knock off is something.

  • @wumbology72
    @wumbology72 4 роки тому +8

    Sad that trick room crawdaunt wasnt mentioned as I personally have seen crawdaunt as mandatory on trick room ou teams. sure its not great in ou outside of tr but with magearna, trick room is certainly one of the better gimmicks.

  • @unownthequestioning8666
    @unownthequestioning8666 4 роки тому +26

    How good is Mr. Krabs actually!?

    • @Acecard-jl2py
      @Acecard-jl2py 4 роки тому +10

      He is capable of fighting off the army of the dead and lift up the entire Krusty Krab. Mr. Krabs is actually a power house.

    • @unownthequestioning8666
      @unownthequestioning8666 4 роки тому +1

      Oblivionyx I would be in Ubers

    • @unownthequestioning8666
      @unownthequestioning8666 4 роки тому +5

      Austin Grider He immediately outshines Plankton which put him in PU. Thus Mr. Krabs would be a viable OU opponent

    • @ryaquaza3offical
      @ryaquaza3offical 4 роки тому +7

      He defiled a grave for money, that’s pretty hardcore

    • @morganwithaneevee246
      @morganwithaneevee246 3 роки тому +2

      Too bad he doesn’t know payday...

  • @ThePokemonKage
    @ThePokemonKage 4 роки тому +2

    How good was Zangoose actually?

  • @DarkVaati13
    @DarkVaati13 4 роки тому +1

    I love it when a pokemon that got low tiers in the older games gets a huge boost to OU or UU in later games. Good to know that sometimes pokemon get better and not worse as the gens go on (RIP Tauros)