How GREAT was Sceptile ACTUALLY? - History of Sceptile in Competitive Pokemon

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  • @CollegeBallYouknow
    @CollegeBallYouknow 11 місяців тому +741

    I knew Treecko was something special when I saw his sprite’s battle stance literally T-posing to establish dominance the moment he got out.

    • @MrNylenRules
      @MrNylenRules 11 місяців тому +43

      I remember seeing the commercial for the games with the people in the photo booth who were dressed up to resemble the Pokémon they were with and seeing that little gecko being held up, I immediately went “I want that dude”

    • @newjumpcityjosh9333
      @newjumpcityjosh9333 11 місяців тому +4

      @@MrNylenRules YO SAME!! I already knew

    • @bobmarkerson
      @bobmarkerson 9 місяців тому

      Same, Treecko was my first starter ever back in 2005 Pokemon Emerald

  • @chaosgallade2331
    @chaosgallade2331 11 місяців тому +411

    Sceptile is one of those Pokemon that got screwed over by the physical/special split. In Gen III, it had wonky, but still usable, coverage in Thunder Punch, Hidden Power Fire, Dragon Claw, and to a lesser extent, Crunch. Nowadays, its special movepool is shallower (consisting of Leaf Storm, Giga Drain/Energy Ball, Focus Blast, Dragon Pulse, Hidden Power, and Tera Blast) than its physical one, which it can't really use effectively due to its lower Attack.

    • @benross9174
      @benross9174 11 місяців тому +123

      Design wise it looks more like a physical attacker. Shame its stats were made around gen 3 mechanics

    • @Dingus_Mcbingused
      @Dingus_Mcbingused 11 місяців тому +11

      Give it quiver dance

    • @3xtblade652
      @3xtblade652 11 місяців тому +25

      Your listed moves don’t make it look like it has less coverage lol.
      Gen 3: Grass, electric, dragon, dark, and HP.
      Gen 4 onwards: Grass, dragon, HP and TB. Maybe fighting, though Focus Miss is only there half the time. The only thing it’s really missing is electric, and Thunder Punch is so weak I doubt it’s that useful.
      Besides, if Sceptile wanted to go physical it had SD, which is a viable set for most generations. But even if Sceptile’s Atk and Spatk were switched, I doubt it would be that great because the issue is that it was very frail. Either it sweeps or it does nothing.

    • @chaosgallade2331
      @chaosgallade2331 11 місяців тому +14

      @@3xtblade652 Grass (Leaf Storm/Giga Drain)/Dragon (Dragon Pulse)/Fighting (Focus Blast), not counting Hidden Power or Tera Blast, is still effectively less coverage options overall and that's walled by Mega Altaria, Galarian Weezing, and Fezandipiti, to the point where the right Hidden Power or Tera Blast type is needed to deal with them. Plus, Sceptile rarely uses Dragon Pulse unless it's Mega Evolved.
      On the physical side, Leaf Blade, Earthquake, Low Kick/Drain Punch, and Rock Slide provide a broader scope of coverage. Sceptile also has Acrobatics for Unburden sets.

    • @gio9255
      @gio9255 11 місяців тому +21

      It was possibly one of the most buffed mons by the split. It gained leaf storm, more physical attacking options and even stronger coverage moves. If anything sceptile should gain nasty plot and air slash.

  • @yoannfloquet1645
    @yoannfloquet1645 11 місяців тому +558

    It might not be the most competitively viable but it's definitely the only starter line in which every stage is iconic

    • @stretchpunchbeef8982
      @stretchpunchbeef8982 11 місяців тому +69

      Thanks Mystery Dungeon

    • @luckyghost7777
      @luckyghost7777 11 місяців тому +11

      ​@stretchpunchbeef8982 God I loved that game

    • @StormlordOG
      @StormlordOG 11 місяців тому +4

      Enter: Greninja
      Enter: Infernape

    • @yoannfloquet1645
      @yoannfloquet1645 11 місяців тому +154

      @@StormlordOG look me in the eyes and tell me how Monferno and god damn Frogadier are iconic

    • @luckyghost7777
      @luckyghost7777 11 місяців тому +27

      @yoannfloquet1645 yea I don't think he understood what you were trying to say lol

  • @brandontherabboat4850
    @brandontherabboat4850 11 місяців тому +761

    Sceptile is one of the hardest Pokémon ever made. Ash’s and Sawyer’s were unbelievably cool.

    • @blacksheep7741
      @blacksheep7741 11 місяців тому +21

      First of all ash had it first had it way longer everybody wants to copy ash

    • @nwcleear
      @nwcleear 11 місяців тому +34

      nah, Sawyer was cool

    • @jonahbrown5669
      @jonahbrown5669 11 місяців тому

      ​@@blacksheep7741ok?

    • @noinfo1018
      @noinfo1018 11 місяців тому +5

      Sawyers was pretty damn great, might just be nostalgia though

    • @samuelturner6076
      @samuelturner6076 11 місяців тому +1

      254th like

  • @ArotTheKarot
    @ArotTheKarot 11 місяців тому +219

    My favorite grass type since '03. Sceptile is one of the coolest Pokemon ever designed.

  • @marcelosandoval8719
    @marcelosandoval8719 11 місяців тому +308

    Man Sceptile was my first starter
    I keep my OG Sceptile on Alpha Sapphire and brought his son to the next generations
    Is called Sceptile JR

    • @qweschuning
      @qweschuning 11 місяців тому +5

      Same

    • @maromania7
      @maromania7 11 місяців тому +8

      Same! Mine's called Treetail. I was not good at naming things when I was 9 XD

    • @sohambhowal3510
      @sohambhowal3510 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@maromania7it's a great name man, wish I had thought of it

    • @DrTechnoBabel
      @DrTechnoBabel 11 місяців тому +8

      Sceptile wasn't my first starter (Charizard was), but it is my favorite. Because I was big on original OTs when I was a kid though, rather than transferring it up normally I instead bred him once he was transferred and raised his kid, then repeated the process every generation, eventually transitioning to breeding them and sending the kid forward instead so the Sceptiles could stay with their OTs. And in Omega Ruby I lucked out and got a female Sceptile as my starter, so I bred her with the Gen 6 Sceptile and merged the two bloodlines. Even though my original Treeraptor has been lost to time alongside my Ruby and Pearl versions, his legacy lives on in a so far unbroken line of succession with his great-great-great-etc-grandson now part of my Paldea team.

    • @felixgomez2063
      @felixgomez2063 11 місяців тому +8

      Reading Alpha Sapphire instead of Sapphire had me do a doubletake before realizing ORAS came out a decade ago. Still remember paying Emerald with my friends back in elementary school. Man how the time flies

  • @24xv555
    @24xv555 11 місяців тому +208

    As a Sceptile fan, I wont be satisfied until gamefreak give Sceptile half the love it gives to Incineroar.

    • @General_C
      @General_C 11 місяців тому +29

      He got a Mega and Shed Tail. I'd say he's eating decently well.

    • @samuelturner6076
      @samuelturner6076 11 місяців тому +32

      ​@General_C I mean I wouldn't call an ok buff which has been gone for over half a decade, and a move which makes him a decent support but still kept in low tiers eating decently well. Sure he's not starving like some other starters but he's definitely not getting a plate like Incineroar, or Arceus forbid, the Gen 1 trio.

    • @Castersvarog
      @Castersvarog 11 місяців тому +14

      Like at least give it Earth power and more coverage in general like Dark pulse

    • @explodingpancakeofawesomen8594
      @explodingpancakeofawesomen8594 11 місяців тому +6

      They should give it some insane hidden ability that makes contact moves deal special damage instead. It could actually use Leaf Blade like the old days, and it could use its much better physical moveset to greater effect while not completely losing its identity as a special attacking grass starter

    • @24xv555
      @24xv555 11 місяців тому +1

      @@General_C i want quiver dance & fiery dance

  • @smackjack78
    @smackjack78 11 місяців тому +69

    Sceptile has one of the coolest Megas to me. It becomes more ferocious looking with the added red and giant tree tail and gets that added Dragon typing as a bonus. It sure helps that it had a memorable role in one of the best final battles in the anime

    • @joekewl7539
      @joekewl7539 11 місяців тому +3

      Christmas Tree

    • @erwark
      @erwark 11 місяців тому +1

      Hey Sceptile, we finally gave you Dragon typing to buff you!
      Also, we added Fairy in the same Gen 😢

  • @ShadowDemiVeemon
    @ShadowDemiVeemon 11 місяців тому +36

    i know the funniest thing is when we get to incineroar we have the singles section being the preview showing to the 5 hours of competiive coverage of him

  • @Connor_1989
    @Connor_1989 11 місяців тому +113

    Loved editing this one 🦎🍃

    • @kyallon1213
      @kyallon1213 11 місяців тому +11

      You did a great job!

    • @Asm0d3u5
      @Asm0d3u5 11 місяців тому +6

      You did great!

    • @sleazymeezy
      @sleazymeezy 11 місяців тому +5

      You did!

  • @rogue_114
    @rogue_114 11 місяців тому +24

    there's something always so special about mons who excel in the lower tiers no matter where the power creep ends up

  • @VividSwagBob
    @VividSwagBob 11 місяців тому +84

    THE OG REMAKES are great, it shows how much you have grown as a content creator. Keep up the amazing work ❤

  • @sirunklydunk8861
    @sirunklydunk8861 11 місяців тому +233

    Gen 3 had the perfect starter trio, fight me

    • @davigusmaodeoliveira9746
      @davigusmaodeoliveira9746 11 місяців тому +32

      No, because i agree

    • @Avinash1974
      @Avinash1974 11 місяців тому +7

      In which context, competitive wise or design wise ?

    • @leaggug1
      @leaggug1 11 місяців тому +64

      ​@@Avinash1974 Yes

    • @justasalamander2621
      @justasalamander2621 11 місяців тому +5

      ​@@Avinash1974 unironically maybe both, but I'm sure he meant design wise.

    • @CesarMT1661
      @CesarMT1661 11 місяців тому +17

      ​@@Avinash1974probably design-wise
      Which is true(in my opnion)

  • @blazikenchad8876
    @blazikenchad8876 11 місяців тому +310

    Sceptile was lucky to get a mega evolution. You could say he *shed it's tail* to shine again

  • @doug-goat
    @doug-goat 11 місяців тому +1327

    Mandjtv will be happy

    • @Capt._Cheese_Balls
      @Capt._Cheese_Balls 11 місяців тому +152

      "Mandjtv?" *Lights old-time cigar* "Now that's a name I haven't heard in many years."

    • @RedDragonForce2
      @RedDragonForce2 11 місяців тому +90

      @@Capt._Cheese_Balls but he’s still around. Still very much active! That meme doesn’t work.

    • @leafgreen20cruz
      @leafgreen20cruz 11 місяців тому +31

      Mandjtv, be so happy for the XD gameplay

    • @thisijchipguy4009
      @thisijchipguy4009 11 місяців тому +17

      We should go tell him

    • @Xachpro5475
      @Xachpro5475 11 місяців тому +22

      Fsg should join team sky

  • @moonjelly5
    @moonjelly5 11 місяців тому +23

    My favorite starter of all time. I am glad he is getting his well deserved remake.

  • @bdt2002gaming
    @bdt2002gaming 11 місяців тому +16

    It says a lot about Gen 6 NU’s balance and Sceptile’s metagame influence that it was the *only* Pokémon that finished the generation in NUBL, the first and so far only time a lower tier has finished its current generation lifespan with only one Pokémon being banned. I wasn’t around during Gen 6’s competitive lifespan (I only started looking into competitive in Gen 7), but I have to wonder if it was a true “Brawl Meta Knight situation” similar to what you might expect from something like GSC Snorlax. Either way, Gen 6 NU looks surprisingly fun and balanced nowadays.

  • @jorgevaldez7619
    @jorgevaldez7619 11 місяців тому +25

    Sceptile my beloved, one day you'll be the king in OU

  • @Smart1529
    @Smart1529 9 місяців тому +5

    This remake is awesome. Non of that "Oh well at least his good in Pokken Tournament DX" a proper analysis this time. Thank you.

  • @dodgesabiniano5835
    @dodgesabiniano5835 11 місяців тому +28

    We makin it out of Hoenn with this one 🗣️🔥💯

  • @milliman4
    @milliman4 11 місяців тому +10

    I'm glad we get these little nuggets of PMD love whenever a Pokemon is introduced

  • @justanother2sday
    @justanother2sday 11 місяців тому +4

    Devyn’s team at 19:05 used Mega Sceptile with Worry Seed and a fast Primal Kyogre so that when Primal Groudon switched in, you could turn off the sun with Worry Seed and Water Spout.

  • @thel-iteralone4592
    @thel-iteralone4592 11 місяців тому +7

    My childhood starter getting a remake analysis makes me happy. It being able to use terrain seeds to outstanding effect like Hawlucha means that it's still great even after losing out on its Mega.

  • @DerRoteRadi
    @DerRoteRadi 11 місяців тому +16

    Always loved Sceptile's design so much

    • @superiorrule34
      @superiorrule34 11 місяців тому +5

      Unfortunately it’s stats suck.

  • @ErintheAutisticOctoling
    @ErintheAutisticOctoling 10 місяців тому +2

    Im glad that sceptile got some justice. As cool as blaziken and swampert are, i just can't imagine myself picking any other hoenn starter that wasn't sceptile

  • @iBenjamin1000
    @iBenjamin1000 11 місяців тому +5

    bro this was so exciting to see, I never expected sceptile to be a "how great was" pokemon on the channel. def looking forward to blaziken and swampert, I think they're going to be even better.

    • @PyroManiac753
      @PyroManiac753 11 місяців тому +3

      Blaziken is the best starter in this entire game in singles. He is gonna have a 2 hour video lol.

  • @CaptainCart00ns
    @CaptainCart00ns 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for that phenomenal intro. You did my boi justice. 💚

  • @SaltyTreecko
    @SaltyTreecko 11 місяців тому +8

    The remake we needed but didn't deserve

  • @Arrowstorm19
    @Arrowstorm19 11 місяців тому +1

    Sceptile the GOAT!!! Thank you for this remake, False Swipe Gaming! It was a lovely summary of Sceptile's success over the years

  • @almostdangerous1412
    @almostdangerous1412 11 місяців тому +7

    Sceptile is my goat, i dont care if hes the least viable of the hoenn starters, im picking it almost every time (I love all of the gen 3 starters, Sceptile is just my favorite) and he is going to be named Jeffery every time after my Sceptile from playing Omega Ruby when it first came out.

  • @genarftheunfuni5227
    @genarftheunfuni5227 11 місяців тому +44

    Let's not forget the niche that Sceptile has in Gen 9 UBERS. It's one of the smallest of niches, but let's not underestimate the great support of Shed Tail.

    • @mrtrollnator123
      @mrtrollnator123 11 місяців тому

      SHED TAIL?????

    • @genarftheunfuni5227
      @genarftheunfuni5227 11 місяців тому +2

      @@mrtrollnator123 Yep, it got that as a remember move

    • @mrtrollnator123
      @mrtrollnator123 11 місяців тому

      @@genarftheunfuni5227 that's crazy ngl

    • @itztaytay2
      @itztaytay2 11 місяців тому +3

      Cyclizar is the go to mon for shed tail passing though (which the main receiver after dlcs is Terapagos since Tera Shell will make any attack into the sub be not very effective and potentially not break as it sets up), it has better speed and Regenerator so gets more chances to pull the strat off

    • @genarftheunfuni5227
      @genarftheunfuni5227 11 місяців тому +23

      @@itztaytay2 That's why I said Sceptile's is between the smallest of niches for Ubers.
      Unlike Cyclizar, it can withstand some Dragon attacks without resorting to a Tera, and has an immunity to Spore moves and Leech Seed, giving it a small bit of entries that Cyclizar can't cover.
      Still, like I said, Ubers Sceptile is a niche, but has a place there.

  • @JohnZ_GG
    @JohnZ_GG 9 місяців тому +1

    You should make a video about Druddigon, I see it all the time when you talk about RU

  • @facesoffearbrewing1229
    @facesoffearbrewing1229 11 місяців тому +28

    Are you still ignoring the power of Relicanth? We want to know how great his Head Smash - Rock Head combination was!

    • @sephikong8323
      @sephikong8323 11 місяців тому +11

      "We headin' to greatness"
      -Relicanth

    • @metayoshi1712
      @metayoshi1712 11 місяців тому +7

      3 ?
      4 Bricked by Torterra
      5 Power creep + miss rate
      6 Megas can easily tank, then delete.
      7 Z move Deleted it
      8 Bulky Dynamax
      9 Hisuian Arcanine Surpasses

    • @sleazymeezy
      @sleazymeezy 11 місяців тому

      ​@metayoshi1712 my man has zero strats

    • @metayoshi1712
      @metayoshi1712 11 місяців тому +1

      100 HP 65 Sp.Def
      Energy Ball
      Leaf Storm
      Thunderbolt
      Thunder (LoL Rain Teams)
      Earth Power
      Aura Sphere
      Focus Blast
      100 HP 130 DEF
      Leaf Blade
      Wood Hammer
      Earthquake
      Close Combat
      Lucario quad resists Rock.
      Gen 8? Loses to grassy gliding Monke.
      How great was Head Smash actually?
      It missed the target.

    • @Eminster
      @Eminster 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@metayoshi1712bruh you do realize hes joking right? How did you not see that

  • @gregory-puff7673
    @gregory-puff7673 9 місяців тому +1

    My favorite Pokémon hands down

  • @kushgodreturns5873
    @kushgodreturns5873 11 місяців тому +11

    Sceptile should have been a mix attacker.

    • @winter9242
      @winter9242 11 місяців тому +13

      Sceptile can be viable as a pure special attacker if only his special move pool isn't as shallow as a puddle

  • @lulukomadori9651
    @lulukomadori9651 11 місяців тому +8

    MandJTV gonna be happy seeing this

  • @pezaroo1234
    @pezaroo1234 11 місяців тому +1

    honestly its hard not to love all 3 of the Hoenn starters, but Treecko's line will forever have a piece of my heart. All 3 evolutions just look incredible and Grovyle in PMD hit me so hard growing up :')

  • @RebelliousTreecko
    @RebelliousTreecko 11 місяців тому +13

    Nice. Another Sceppy vid.

  • @esteban8471
    @esteban8471 11 місяців тому +6

    Can't wait for MandJTV to watch the remaster.

  • @daniellejackson6543
    @daniellejackson6543 11 місяців тому +3

    Fun fact: sceptile is ubers by technicality in gen 9. With the release of the indigo disk came all the starters returning including sceptile and movesets were updated. This included sceptile naturally learning shed tail a move that was banned from ou and below for allowing easy set up even with orthworm after cyclizar getting banned for the move, speed, and regenerator and after that smogon gave up and banned the move. This means that your sceptile can technically be on par with box arts.

    • @itztaytay2
      @itztaytay2 11 місяців тому

      That doesn't make it ubers by technicality, if it only had 1 ability and that ability was banned then it would be (like Cacturne in gen 3). It just has a move that it can't use in the main tiers. Since sleep moves are all banned now too are you going argue that anything with Hypnosis is technically uber?

  • @shiruotakuno28
    @shiruotakuno28 11 місяців тому

    I'm surprised the gen 9 moveset addition of Shed Tail wasn't mentioned at the end, considering how much Sceptile loved setting up substitutes in generations past.

  • @paradocks184
    @paradocks184 11 місяців тому +5

    Gen 3 starter remakes before Gen 1. What a twist

  • @adept27
    @adept27 11 місяців тому +2

    Great to see! My favourite mon.

  • @Moss_Dude
    @Moss_Dude 11 місяців тому +1

    I've recently had some pretty good fun with unburden/swords dance/upper hand in gen 9, I really love that move

  • @AsianWithHat
    @AsianWithHat 11 місяців тому +4

    How good was Swampert ACTUALLY??
    *I WILL NEVER GIVE UP.*

    • @x7251z
      @x7251z 11 місяців тому

      Swampert has had a review done before.

    • @AsianWithHat
      @AsianWithHat 11 місяців тому

      @@x7251z so has Sceptile.

  • @mk45elite13
    @mk45elite13 11 місяців тому +5

    Great to see him remaking a well loved starter

  • @johnnyp1986
    @johnnyp1986 11 місяців тому +1

    Shed Tail Sceptile would probably cause havoc if Shed Tail were allowed 😂

  • @Chucky_Martinez
    @Chucky_Martinez 11 місяців тому +4

    My favorite Starter of all time, Sceptile!

  • @SYKim_94
    @SYKim_94 11 місяців тому +3

    5:00 did that snover just take out a sceptile?? 😂

  • @ela-811
    @ela-811 10 місяців тому

    Ayyyyyy, the remaster. Surprised it's got the elusive GREAT rating by False Swipe considering their last showing.

  • @Blvssfvl
    @Blvssfvl 11 місяців тому +1

    The goat got another video, thank you

  • @WesTheMes84
    @WesTheMes84 11 місяців тому +1

    You’re killing it Sceptile my beloved. Also how good is Polteageist when?

  • @PKM113
    @PKM113 11 місяців тому

    Bro did Sceptile and Zygarde back to back as if you were explicitly trying to please me specifically.

  • @teddy-fg5cw
    @teddy-fg5cw 10 місяців тому +1

    i can't believe there hasn't been a video on cresselia 😭😭

  • @CosmicPlatonix
    @CosmicPlatonix 11 місяців тому

    21:10 "Sceptile was prevented from obtaining the usage necessary to become truly Never Used."
    😂 Ah, Smogon's goofy tier system...

  • @jonathandax
    @jonathandax 11 місяців тому +5

    We need a Gengar remake. "How GREAT was Gengar actually?"

    • @naturalharmoniagropius4486
      @naturalharmoniagropius4486 11 місяців тому +2

      Retirement Era since Gen 7, after it loss the ability to float. Atm, it sits in RU

  • @surelyyoujestin4871
    @surelyyoujestin4871 11 місяців тому +1

    The swampert remake boutta be some heat fr fr 🔥🔥💯

  • @Supermateo97
    @Supermateo97 11 місяців тому +1

    My baby lizard 🥺
    Favorite Pokemon and first level 100 I ever had.
    I wish they would one day switch its attack and special attack stats.

  • @Luke0193
    @Luke0193 11 місяців тому

    Always happy when there is a new false swipe gaming video.

  • @deltalord6969
    @deltalord6969 11 місяців тому +5

    Minor mistake on the time stamps, Gen 9 is abbreviated as SM not SV

    • @Victini0510
      @Victini0510 11 місяців тому

      What

    • @winter9242
      @winter9242 11 місяців тому

      ​@@Victini0510 on the timestamp, you can see gen 9 is named SM (sun & moon) when it should've been SV (scarlet & violet)

  • @UnwantedGhost1-anz25
    @UnwantedGhost1-anz25 11 місяців тому +1

    If it weren't for Greninja's existence, Sceptile would have been my number one most favorite Pokémon.

  • @jona_hehe3768
    @jona_hehe3768 11 місяців тому

    I like how people finally started using physical Sceptile. Mine was because his physical moveset was much better, and it felt disrespectful to not give Sceptile its ex-signituremove Leaf Blade

  • @djmike679
    @djmike679 11 місяців тому +1

    Love this smug looking tree boi.
    Ready to see if hes gotten better since the last video.

  • @UnwantedGhost1-anz25
    @UnwantedGhost1-anz25 11 місяців тому +1

    If Ash ever returns in the anime way later on in Generation 10 & beyond, I hope his Sceptile has mega evolution to help defend the title as the world's strongest trainer.

  • @BigBossMan538
    @BigBossMan538 11 місяців тому +1

    Treeko was my first Pokémon, and Ruby was my first Pokémon handheld game. So yeah, Sceptile is one of my favorite Pokémon of all time. It would be so cool in Smash Bros.

  • @gio9255
    @gio9255 11 місяців тому +1

    Sceptile is without a doubt the coolest grass starter ever. Really wish that as a compromise for losing its mega, it gained dragon stab. Shed tail would definitely give it a niche in higher tiers if it was allowed. Its ability to shed tail to overgrowth leaf storm range gives it a unique niche. Hope one day it gains nasty plot, calm mind and air slash. It’s modest attacking stats without a boost is what holds it back.

    • @manicyume
      @manicyume 11 місяців тому

      This is VERY niche but it's a boost nonetheless, but using throatspray + grasswhistle in natdex is quite fun

    • @personalemail9329
      @personalemail9329 11 місяців тому

      Nah Rillaboom is way better, way too cool looking compared to this Goofy Lizard.

  • @awesomeraichu59342
    @awesomeraichu59342 11 місяців тому +2

    Although Sceptile is one of my absolute favorite pokemon of all time, I'm still a bit salty by its offensive stats. More specifically, I wish its attack and Special attacking stats were swapped so Sceptile can shred through teams with a stab leaf blade coming off its attack stat of 105 rather than 85

  • @peet-janissen5838
    @peet-janissen5838 10 місяців тому +1

    honestly I would just give Sceptile nasty plot, earth power and air slash and call it a day.

  • @LordRumshi
    @LordRumshi 10 місяців тому

    Sceptile does still possess the best speed stat of the hoenn trio and a diverse move pool does allow players to take on nearly any Pokémon the opposing player may send out. Rock slide to handle flying, fire, bug and ice types, dragon pulse to handle the likes of mega Salamance, and earthquake to eliminate poison types.

  • @RedDragonForce2
    @RedDragonForce2 11 місяців тому +4

    @MandJTV
    Here’s the updated video for your Lizard Boi!

  • @annaangelic2318
    @annaangelic2318 4 місяці тому +1

    The journey of Sceptile down to being mid in ZU

    • @Deinonychus2
      @Deinonychus2 18 днів тому

      Only because they banned Unburden, in the same move that unbanned Thwackey

  • @Alphine172
    @Alphine172 11 місяців тому +3

    At this point they're never going to switch its atk with spatk, fingers crossed we get a regional form grass/dragon with higher attack

  • @bangoouygi6372
    @bangoouygi6372 11 місяців тому +12

    Sceptile was truly shafted by the gen 4 PSS.

  • @thejoaga
    @thejoaga 10 місяців тому

    I glad to see my fav Pokemon being great on competitive

  • @tylerhale1696
    @tylerhale1696 8 місяців тому +1

    I’ve always loved sceptile 💯💯

  • @Aiden-gg8pq
    @Aiden-gg8pq 11 місяців тому +1

    This little dude has been running rampant in nay dex for quite some time

  • @_Funny_Meme_Man_
    @_Funny_Meme_Man_ 11 місяців тому +2

    6:20 Off topic,but wtf is that run animation.😂

  • @johnomgerrossman4020
    @johnomgerrossman4020 11 місяців тому

    As someone who won a tournament a while back with mirror herb sceptile and wide Lens swagger tornadus I appreciate this video

  • @skuddingomcwinters6119
    @skuddingomcwinters6119 11 місяців тому

    Sceptile was dope. My fav starter from gen 3. (I do love them all though) When I first got Leaf Blade I was like “where had this move been for grass types this whole time.”

  • @thomasheaden3376
    @thomasheaden3376 10 місяців тому

    This is one of my All time favorite mons

  • @ashykun99
    @ashykun99 11 місяців тому

    Give Sceptile huge power so his physical sets can make a comeback!!!

  • @TherealMatthias1998
    @TherealMatthias1998 11 місяців тому +6

    Mandjtv’s reaction to the og version of this video helped me find this channel!

  • @danielmaynard239
    @danielmaynard239 11 місяців тому +2

    Me on my way to wait for the Seismitoad video

  • @StratSama
    @StratSama 11 місяців тому +1

    Fun fact: Sceptile got the broken move shed tail in gen 9 too, tho sadly the move is banned from smogon singles

  • @getstackedxd6231
    @getstackedxd6231 11 місяців тому

    Sceptile, my first lvl 100 and pokemon to teach me coverage moves such as dragon claw and brick break. Taught me swords dance and stat change later. Became my favorite pokemon even though I love water type starter. Also this is the best competitive starter trio imo.

  • @MariotheAnimator
    @MariotheAnimator 11 місяців тому +1

    Objectively the best starter of all time, even GameFreak knows since they basically copied its stats for future starts more than 3 times.

    • @personalemail9329
      @personalemail9329 11 місяців тому

      Definitely not objectively. That's just a subjective opinion . It's not as iconic or viable as Greninja, Rillaboom, Cinder, Blazikane, Infernape.

  • @azurneon
    @azurneon 11 місяців тому

    Still to this day one of my favorite Pokémon 💚

  • @thearrivalalex450
    @thearrivalalex450 11 місяців тому

    Sceptile looks like the kind of guy who goes prematurely bald and has the guts to shave the whole thing off and looks good doing it

  • @je19493
    @je19493 11 місяців тому

    No mention of shed tail? I feel like the entire gen 9 section should be taken with a grain of salt considering we will never know how sceptile would be fairing if, instead of a shed tail ban, there was an orthworm and cyclizar ban

  • @x7251z
    @x7251z 11 місяців тому

    False Swipe needs to review Cresselia. It's the only gen 4 legendary that has never had a review done.

  • @BlastFurnace10
    @BlastFurnace10 11 місяців тому +1

    Sceptile has such a cool ability that you can in mix and mega just put his mega stone on inteleon or pelliper and you got a good regeleki counter. Too bad only few people play gen 9 m and m on showdown

  • @aekaralagonisi
    @aekaralagonisi 11 місяців тому

    When I was a kid I remember going after the elite 4 in Emerald again and again and at some point the game glitched and Sceptile had 20+ critical hit Leaf Blades in a row and not in the same battle. To this day I don’t know why tf I got that glitch but as a kid it was insane.

  • @SJrad
    @SJrad 11 місяців тому

    Worth mentioning that if the move wasn’t banned, sceptile has access to the move shed tail for team support. although probably would be outclassed by cyclizar and its regenerator

  • @starplatinum1181
    @starplatinum1181 11 місяців тому +1

    MandJTV is gonna have a field day with this one

  • @betia4915
    @betia4915 11 місяців тому +1

    Oh man ,my favorite pokemon, it's really great to see the difference from the og video where then if a mon wasn't good in ou it was bad.
    Now if had to buff sceptule i had 2 simple ideas:
    1. Switch its atk and spc atk and replace unburden with sharpness.
    2. Give it earth power and solar power.

  • @svejk7544
    @svejk7544 11 місяців тому

    my fav starter & 2nd favorite mon of all time 🤜🏽🤛🏽

  • @mandalorianhunter1
    @mandalorianhunter1 11 місяців тому +1

    Dang is this the time of remakes? I wasn't expecting this so quickly

  • @AutisticStatic
    @AutisticStatic 11 місяців тому

    New sceptile video lets goooooo

  • @eduardoalvarado5629
    @eduardoalvarado5629 11 місяців тому

    We need a Legends Something pokemon game with a Grass/Steel Sceptile having all those blade attacks and swapping its SpAtk with its Atk

  • @YesImJoeKing
    @YesImJoeKing 11 місяців тому +1

    Dragalge, magcargo, drifblim or rotom and all of his forms! 💪💪💪