Elemental Monkeys: Pokémon’s Most Hated Starters

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  • @mack3265
    @mack3265 22 дні тому +531

    I’m still bitter that it’s called “Panpour” and not “Pansoak” to go with the -sage and -sear of the others.

    • @Markus2E5I6
      @Markus2E5I6 19 днів тому +69

      Now I want it to be called Pansoak and Simisoak. Sounds so much better and fits the theming

    • @IsopodsEatChannel
      @IsopodsEatChannel 19 днів тому +4

      I feel the same way

    • @boltstrike2787
      @boltstrike2787 13 днів тому +2

      Same, I had that same thought.

    • @johnparison4428
      @johnparison4428 9 днів тому +3

      Love your idea, what about Panstream maybe? Simistream? It also keeps the “elements” starting with -s.

    • @mack3265
      @mack3265 9 днів тому +5

      @@johnparison4428 maybe, but it doesn’t follow the 4-letter theme of “soak” and “sear.”

  • @coolgamerj.y.2759
    @coolgamerj.y.2759 23 дні тому +466

    The elemental monkeys are equivalent to the, “Bro think they’re the Starter Pokémon💀”

    • @CyanPlushCaptain
      @CyanPlushCaptain 23 дні тому +53

      “Bro thinks he’s on the team” ahh pokemon 💀💀💀

    • @theknightwithabadpictotall7639
      @theknightwithabadpictotall7639 22 дні тому +38

      "What is my purpose?"
      "You defeat Chili's Pansear"
      "Oh my god"

    • @rickyronny4019
      @rickyronny4019 7 днів тому

      Couldn’t agree more 😂

    • @RoyalWreckingBall
      @RoyalWreckingBall 3 дні тому

      ​@@theknightwithabadpictotall7639
      The funny part is that Simipour is the best non-starter water type in BW.
      -Tympole Line?
      Outclassed by Scald Simipour until fairly late, and then gets screwed over by not getting Ice Beam.
      -Tirtouga Line
      Probably the most serious contender overall, but it costs you Archen/Archeops, easily one of the single best mons in the game.
      -Ducklett Line
      Outclassed
      -Basculin
      Outclassed
      -Jellicent
      Way too late and usually caught massively underleveled.
      Pansear being told it beats Cilan's Pansage would have worked better.

  • @Alex-lc5dz
    @Alex-lc5dz 23 дні тому +613

    5:01 Game Freak actually has a very good oportunity to make these guys the starters of a "Legends: Unova".
    Would people hate it? Probably.
    Would it be memed? Yes.
    Would i laugh my ass off? ABSOLUTELY.

    • @DrTechnoBabel
      @DrTechnoBabel 23 дні тому +82

      While I do hate that idea overall, it would at least be a good excuse to give them that final evolution they desperately need.

    • @gladigatorrawr1480
      @gladigatorrawr1480 23 дні тому +20

      Makes a lot of sense to give them a 3rd evo. Just like these guys, 2/3rds of middle evolved starters are also ugly

    • @Bird-wz7nx
      @Bird-wz7nx 23 дні тому +27

      After what they did with Dunsparce finally evolving, I support this God Tier troll move.
      The suffering is palpable

    • @Mrdonjuliothewicked
      @Mrdonjuliothewicked 22 дні тому

      Please stop cooking.

    • @sssspider
      @sssspider 19 днів тому +8

      If they got alternate evolutions or third stages that actually look cool and aren’t total garbage stats/moves wise I’m sure people wouldn’t mind.

  • @ivanbluecool
    @ivanbluecool 23 дні тому +568

    When and if pokemon remakes black and white. The monkey trio definitely need a revamp of moves and stats to be extra helpful

    • @gameb9oy
      @gameb9oy 23 дні тому +14

      Maybe make another evolution too

    • @ivanbluecool
      @ivanbluecool 23 дні тому +22

      @@gameb9oy i can see them get a branch Evo but they are stone based so it may be harder.
      Adding a more wild version of each could work and give them a chance to be remembered like primape getting his ghost Evo

    • @mysticpumpkin8520
      @mysticpumpkin8520 23 дні тому

      Or just give them evos on Legends Z-A. France is known for having a monkey zoo that houses 3 species of monkeys and the elemental monkeys do appear in Kalos already.

    • @iloveyourmomalot1one
      @iloveyourmomalot1one 23 дні тому

      I don't think touching the stats is necessary but 100% need a better learnset.

    • @deaderontheinside6871
      @deaderontheinside6871 23 дні тому +14

      Maybe they could be hitmon'ed and be given a baby form and have them all branch off from the same damn monkey. I hate how these lines are unconnected.

  • @MotorcycleCheetah
    @MotorcycleCheetah 14 днів тому +112

    People would probably hate them a lot less, if they all evolved from one Pokemon ala Eevee Style. The actual weird part is that we effectively have the same Pokemon line, 3 times over. They’re like a pseudo starter trio but they’re basically a monkey band.

    • @zjzr08
      @zjzr08 2 дні тому +1

      Yeah, and I think they all have the same stats too, so probably should've been forms instead, IMO.

    • @katakunalutakuchimirikushi2271
      @katakunalutakuchimirikushi2271 10 годин тому

      Maybe not eevee but tyrogue where u have a baby chimp or something and u make it have good one stat to become a slightly better and bigger version each form

    • @MotorcycleCheetah
      @MotorcycleCheetah 10 годин тому +1

      @@katakunalutakuchimirikushi2271 Oh ja, ja that’d probably work to.

  • @JD-iu6rv
    @JD-iu6rv 23 дні тому +127

    For me it’s their evolutions that ruin it for me. They’re not the best designed Pokemon. The pre evolutions are cute and I love the idea of the 3 monkeys representing an element and the see/hear/speak no evil story

    • @rogue1248
      @rogue1248 21 день тому +5

      Nah, yall are just Simi haters.
      Simisage for life, that guy is cool AF.

    • @EmeralBookwise
      @EmeralBookwise 21 день тому +24

      @@rogue1248: Simisage is absolutely cool AF and always has been. The other two... well, I think they are victims of poor presentation. Their original sprites were kinda goofy at best, and most other early renditions of them in the card game shared that awkwardness. However, I've seen fanarts that with better posing and composition make them just as cool as Simisage.

    • @Zillionman2010
      @Zillionman2010 6 днів тому +1

      I've never understood how they're supposed to represent the see/hear/speak no evil theme. Panpour and Simipour I can understand for see no evil as its eyes are closed. And I could even give Pansear for hear no evil with it seemingly covering an ear, but that goes away when it evolves. And that leaves Pansage and Simisage for speak no evil which they not only don't show in any way, Pansage is the only one of the three with his mouth open. If they're supposed to be reversed and sear is speak and sage is hear, then I see nothing representing that for either of them.

  • @queen_sectonia
    @queen_sectonia 23 дні тому +237

    Simisear is literally my fire GOAT. he may not have been the strongest or won many battle, but he was there with me from the start and I never once thought of replacing him even when i got a litwic

    • @queen_sectonia
      @queen_sectonia 23 дні тому +40

      Breaks my heart that these guys are some of the least popular pokemon :1(

    • @Qvmmy
      @Qvmmy 22 дні тому +23

      @@queen_sectonia i see nothing wrong about these monkies. they just funky lil guys

    • @queen_sectonia
      @queen_sectonia 22 дні тому +14

      that's what im saying

    • @cocomunga
      @cocomunga 21 день тому +2

      He looks so derpy though

    • @knownmassiah7791
      @knownmassiah7791 12 днів тому +5

      You sir are correct simisear is criminally underrated and it honestly very good, I'd put him up there with maybe Magmar or houndoom

  • @supersonic9495
    @supersonic9495 23 дні тому +113

    Pansage and Simisage will always be my favorite monkey of the trio.

    • @yaa2813
      @yaa2813 22 дні тому +2

      Same

    • @rogue1248
      @rogue1248 21 день тому +1

      Ditto

    • @roxienatura
      @roxienatura 11 днів тому

      100% agree.

    • @peytonalexander5300
      @peytonalexander5300 6 днів тому +2

      I’m 100% that if they had been released on their own without the other two monkey lines, Pansage and Simisage would be much more popular. It’s the other two that drag them down.

  • @alteredghastlygirl
    @alteredghastlygirl 23 дні тому +170

    I love the elemental monkeys. It's saddening that people don't like them. I love Simisear

    • @rubysu9265
      @rubysu9265 23 дні тому +15

      Same for me!! I actually had a Simisear named Caspian on my childhood team and I still have him in Home! Hopefully they'll be added to a future game so I can bring him bavk properly T^T
      Pansear is one of my favourite Pokémon too in general... I think the Elemental Monkeys are peak Pokémon designs honestly. Like they're clearly recognisable as a "Pokémon" to me, if that makes sence?? xDD
      I just think they're neat!😊

    • @davion4777
      @davion4777 22 дні тому +13

      I mean, we don’t like them because they look absolutely awful. Possibly amongst the worst designs in all of Pokémon

    • @alteredghastlygirl
      @alteredghastlygirl 22 дні тому +21

      @@davion4777 They don't look awful, in my opinion. I've always loved them. The first time I played a Unova game, I knew that I wanted a Simisear. They aren't the best designs, but they definitely aren't the worst. They executed their concepts pretty well, in my opinion, and they look silly.

    • @rogue1248
      @rogue1248 21 день тому +8

      I love Simisage. That thumbs up gives me an idea hes a wing man.

    • @darrenmcfadden7055
      @darrenmcfadden7055 17 днів тому +5

      Simisear is awesome, it was so great using acrobatics right when it was invented + gems were introduced, flame charge right when that move was new too, rock slide, and brick break / whatever, RIGHT when TMs became reusable. a true mvp of the team

  • @MJ-oi6ul
    @MJ-oi6ul 21 день тому +54

    Simisage looks cool
    Simipour looks cute
    Simisear looks silly

  • @Starpotion
    @Starpotion 22 дні тому +22

    I'm indifferent about the Pokemon themselves, but the first gym being a dynamic challenge based on your starter is such a cool concept.

  • @typemasters2871
    @typemasters2871 23 дні тому +35

    I really like the elemental monkeys
    I like how it could potentially provide an explanation as to why starter Pokemon are Grass/Fire/Water, like there could be an unknown region where an elemental monkey is given when someone comes of age, a tradition that is then borrowed and adapted by other regions
    But I do think that the elemental monkeys need more diverse move pools

  • @johnnyjohnson4265
    @johnnyjohnson4265 22 дні тому +16

    Might sound weird but I think they were intended to be pokemon that you use early game but fall off later, akin to butterfree. The other options for grass,fire, and water types are generally more powerful. The elemental monkeys are both early but can be fully evolved by the 3rd gym but compared to pokemon that require more investment arw much weaker

    • @meloelebi1996
      @meloelebi1996 5 днів тому +1

      You also have to hold off on evolving them for quite a while to get full use out of their offensive movesets. Only Simipour avoids this by TM's giving it classic ice/water coverage pretty easily and Scald being its main level up move. Luckily they debuted when Eviolite did.

    • @RoyalWreckingBall
      @RoyalWreckingBall 3 дні тому

      Simipour never actually falls off, and is very easily a contender for best Water-type(only real contender is Oshawott).
      Simisage is either the third best Grass-type behind Lilligant and Ferrothorn. Being a grass-type is bad in BW, but Lilligant just ignores that by Sleep Powder Quiver Dancing everything, and Ferrothorn solves the issue by being a steel-type.
      Simisear though... Tepig beats it, Darumaka is one of the best mons in the game. Fire type offenses also has some overlap with Flying, and Archen is another top tier.

  • @darkerm76
    @darkerm76 23 дні тому +39

    Simisage is the legendary SSJ Broly of Pokémon. I love it.

    • @spray8292
      @spray8292 12 днів тому +1

      I love all the elemental monkeys, especially Simisage. It’s a simple but cute design! I hope they get more love in the future.

  • @Zoroark_Master
    @Zoroark_Master 23 дні тому +24

    Legit picked snivy as my starter in my first black playthrough and used simipoor on my team all the way to the league

  • @GunmetalGator
    @GunmetalGator 23 дні тому +32

    I had the same story in White with Simipour being in my N Final Boss team. Simipour was a nice looking swimmer that wasn’t a fish and I didn’t want the water fossil as there’s too many of them in comparison.

  • @pickyphysicsstudent201
    @pickyphysicsstudent201 6 днів тому +4

    The elemental monkeys look something invented to fill up space. They're the kind of thing you make when your back as against the wall in s whiteboard presentation but shouldn't carry over to the final game.

  • @castform7
    @castform7 23 дні тому +14

    I wouldn't say I hate the elemental monkeys but I don't really hate that many Pokemon in general. I only really tolerate Simisage on top of that. Do I think there are Pokemon worst than Simisear by the time of that popularity event back in like 2016, yeah sure. But I understand why he's there at the bottom.

    • @poopyfartboi
      @poopyfartboi День тому

      Hate is a strong word but the only ones I'd say I hate are the real ugly ones that came out in the last couple generations. I think X & Y had the last creatures somewhat reminiscent of Pokémon, sword & shield and S&V's cute "iconic" early route Pokémon don't even look like Digimon at least, all those fckers look like something else entirely. Man I remember back in the day people were upset with Gen 4 & 5's design 😂 now you can't even tell they're Pokémon until you hear somebody say they are

  • @delphoxhoopa7289
    @delphoxhoopa7289 23 дні тому +34

    I've never understood the hate. The monkeys are cute, and the evolutions have solid designs. I started with Oshawatt, but Simipour is my favorite of the three. And Simisage looks like it has a cool mohawk.

    • @bradthunderpants3283
      @bradthunderpants3283 11 днів тому +6

      I do not think the evolutions have solid designs. Infact I think they were one of the earliest examples of the new design style present in gen 6,7 onward that just look so different than gen 2 pokemon that its off-putting and tonally dissonant to older fans.

  • @pingspoofer832
    @pingspoofer832 23 дні тому +15

    I grew fond towards Simisear because I used it in USUM on a team competitively and it did wonders

    • @xShifty38x
      @xShifty38x 20 днів тому +2

      Same but for simipour!

  • @Pandacat1551
    @Pandacat1551 12 днів тому +4

    Honestly, I didn't really care for them until I got into competitive. I wanted to be different and started using Simisear. And geez it was so refreshing. Gluttony with a healing berry, will-o-wisp, knock off, belch/flamethrower, and recycle. Nobody sees it coming.

  • @ub-06austin40
    @ub-06austin40 23 дні тому +3

    My first (and currently only) Nuzlocke was in Black, and I got a Pansear. It eventually became Simisear and made it all the way to the Elite 4, where I had to sacrifice it against Caitlin. I’m not exactly the biggest fan of the elemental monkeys, but that Simisear has given me more of an appreciation for them.

  • @dancook6114
    @dancook6114 15 днів тому +2

    I have a similar history with the monkeys. I chose tepig on my first playthrough and so got given a pansage. I had it for the whole game and really liked it. Its stats may not be outstanding but its fast and has a surprisingly diverse movepool, allowing it to have something relevant against basically any boss trainer

  • @unknownartist689
    @unknownartist689 19 днів тому +12

    They really don't tell me anything, without seeing them ugly, but really anonymous.

  • @DrTechnoBabel
    @DrTechnoBabel 23 дні тому +1

    I not only used Panpour on my White team, I also got a Pansage in my Y playthrough to use in my team. Since you can catch them pretty early, and I chose Froakie and knew I would be getting Charmander eventually, I caught one to act as the grass-type member of my Grasss-Fire-Water team core. Didn't make it all the way to the Elite four before getting replaced if I recall correctly, but he did stick around for a surprisingly long time.

  • @scragglie
    @scragglie 12 днів тому +1

    dude yes, the guidebooks are AWESOME. my brother and i probly spent over 100 hours of our lives just looking through and rereading the diamond and pearl guidebook as kids. so good.

  • @jacesgamingspace1624
    @jacesgamingspace1624 22 дні тому +2

    Simisage is my all-time favorite grass type Pokemon. I had one on my team from Gen 5-7 because I think it had a very cool design. Unfortunately, it looks like I'm going to have to wait until Gen 5 remakes before being able to use it again.

  • @lukezieroth8044
    @lukezieroth8044 22 дні тому +7

    since their theme is type matchups, one idea I had was to give the simis evolutions, but the evolutions become grass/flying, fire/fighting, and water/rock, making it so they each have a type advantage over the one that previously countered them.

  • @shironeko1843
    @shironeko1843 23 дні тому +1

    In my first run of Pokémon White, half my team was literally early route Pokémon because I loved them. Emboar, Simisage and Stoutland were the strongest in the team. The other 3 slots remaining were changing all the time.

  • @aliaubreyswink6767
    @aliaubreyswink6767 8 днів тому

    Love that there’s finally a video that shows love and appreciation for the elemental monkeys I will forever love them and every other gen 5 Pokémon until my grave

  • @neodica5967
    @neodica5967 23 дні тому +1

    In my first few games, I just kept the first 6 Pokemon I caught so I actually did keep my Panpour. I didn't evolve it for a long time though cuz it's a stone evolution and I was scared it wouldn't learn any new moves. In general, I prefer the base stages over their evolutions (they're very Aipom-shaped), though I like Simisage too.
    As for how we obtain them in BW, I feel like it might've been more creative if they had just been normal encounters so the player actually had to think more about which one would be useful in the Striaton fight. Then again, approaching their availability this way might've run the risk of making the monkeys competition for the actual starters by the end of the game (especially Simisage vs. Serperior). This isn't as much of a problem in XY cuz those starters are all dual type and have stat distributions more extreme than any of the monkeys, but in Unova Emboar is the only starter with a niche that's completely distinct from its corresponding monkey.
    That's why I'm fine with them not getting evolutions, because if they're meant to be secondary starters, it'd be weird if they ended up stronger than the actual starters.

  • @LaprasTrainerLiam1031
    @LaprasTrainerLiam1031 4 дні тому +1

    I've never understood the full hate for them. I find them being a trio of Elemental Monkies, along with them being a slight nod to the 3 Wise Monkies. My personal favorite of course being Simipour, it just looks like they're chilling all the time, and I really enjoy that design choice. Also think Simisage being a reference to tough biker gang members is also pretty interesting to, as seen with the hair. As for Simisage, I don't have too much thoughts about it, but I don't hate it like so many people apparently do.
    I do have to say though, if these three are as "universally hated" like people on this site like to claim, then care to explain why I've found a lot of fan art of this trio, aling with some posts from people talking about why they like them? Plus, stat whlise, they not that bad. I know opinions are opinions, but I just think these guys get WAY to much undeserving hate.
    Thanks for making this Gator, really nice to see a positive video on the guys for once.

  • @JinxelIsCool
    @JinxelIsCool День тому

    I've always personally loved both the first forms and evolved forms of each of the monkeys, they have such vibrant personalities and really nice designs, to the point where I never got why people hated them, they're among some of my favorite in the entire series!

  • @koifish9388
    @koifish9388 18 днів тому

    I always wanted them to get branching evos when traded with one of the other Elemental Monkeys. Giving us interesting typing combos and giving them new life

  • @drippingmalasada4075
    @drippingmalasada4075 22 дні тому +1

    Ok i unironically love pansage and panpours lines they’re easily one of my top 5 pokemon

  • @stazz0221
    @stazz0221 23 дні тому +17

    I had the same experience when playing Pokemon white. Tepig was my starter so I got pansage and not only did it stay on my team throughout the entire game, but also became one of my favorite gen 5 Pokemon.

  • @JohnZ_GG
    @JohnZ_GG 8 днів тому +1

    I appreciate Pansear for being one of the only chill fire type, its devil-like tail is cute and overall Pansear is an improvement over Chimchar in my opinion☕️

  • @dapperblueberries9779
    @dapperblueberries9779 2 дні тому

    In my copy of Pokémon Y, for most of the game I used a Panpour which helped me quite a bit on my journey. Sadly I had to relinquish it as it couldn’t know surf, but I did help it evolve and gave it a special place in the PC. I am even planning on using it for a BW playthrough, so I bet it’ll be fun to have the funny monkey again

  • @bryanwharton6692
    @bryanwharton6692 23 дні тому +2

    When zarude is more likeable than another Pokémon you know it’s bad

  • @aquilonthepro8319
    @aquilonthepro8319 22 дні тому +2

    1:00 Real ones picked 2 of the same type, because f playing optimally lmao

  • @rileystar9997
    @rileystar9997 21 день тому +1

    Lol, I just ordered the guide book for my replays, be more fun than looking up everything online

  • @ajh22895
    @ajh22895 9 днів тому

    I find them to be peak game design. Especially Pour. Being able to get Scald and evolve at 22 means that it's good, even pushed for that stage of the game. But will need good team support in the late game due to its low defence stats.

  • @kalarse
    @kalarse 23 дні тому

    gotta love the silly elemental monkeys :)

  • @TheYouglup
    @TheYouglup 23 дні тому

    During my play though of X I caught a pansear in the Forrest area and decided to use him because I simply never had one on my team before. He stuck with me the entire game and inspired me to have an even split between unova and khalos mons. In terms of actual game XY are definitely not the best but that team I put together is still my all time favorite.

  • @winter_mint
    @winter_mint 19 днів тому

    i really came around to loving pansear/simisear. carries in the 1st gym and the 3rd gym (against burgh). especially because you can evolve it right when you get the castelia and once it learns a stronger move at 22.

  • @meloelebi1996
    @meloelebi1996 5 днів тому

    I think one of the biggest reasons Simisear was picked last out of the Elemental Monkeys in particular was how utterly outclassed by the Infernape line it is in skills, practicality, AND design.
    It's hard to pick Simisear as your favorite overall for anything other than nostalgia in a gen 5 playthrough next to Infernape, and I'm saying this despite being one of the few with way more nostalgia for Simisear than Infernape.

  • @qtarokujo227
    @qtarokujo227 12 днів тому

    I had a pansage in X and kept it until the fairy gym, I swapped it out because I didn’t know it needed a stone to evolve at the time

  • @KnightsofGaming2016
    @KnightsofGaming2016 23 дні тому +7

    I might be one of the few people who actually kinda liked the Elemental monkeys (I'm not super crazy about them, but I have no hate for them). Receiving the elemental monkey as a gift from that NPC made me love them even more.

  • @szadowski
    @szadowski 23 дні тому

    I remember playing white for the first time and having a Tepig and Pansage. I replaced Pansage with a petilil pretty quickly for some reason but I should really go back and give the trio another shot

  • @xdpartypooper4799
    @xdpartypooper4799 18 днів тому

    Also they are the only pokemon other then starter Pokemon that are able to get starter pokemon abilitys like torrent, blaze and overgrow as their ability/hidden ability

  • @OneColdRepublican
    @OneColdRepublican 19 днів тому +1

    If the Evolutionary Monkeys (which is a dope title) ever return id like to add more types like with Eeveelutions. And to keep the trio theme: Dark, Fighting, and Psychic. Dark and Psychic to reference Umbreon and Espeon introductions.

  • @DrGreen-ob6eb
    @DrGreen-ob6eb 22 дні тому

    I do think that the monkeys might have a shot in Legends ZA since they were in the OG Kalos dex (in fact, the other mons not yet in a Switch game, Furfrou and Patrat/Watchog, are also in the OG Kalos dex)

  • @DMapollogies
    @DMapollogies 23 дні тому

    The elemental monkeys are some of my favourite Pokémon, i saw them first in a pokedex book and I've loved them ever since. I hope they get added to the switch in legends ZA

  • @thekoifishcoyote8762
    @thekoifishcoyote8762 День тому

    If you didn't know about the shaky grass thing, then there's no way you knew about their hidden abilities

  • @magnawaves
    @magnawaves 9 днів тому

    I spent 2 hours trying to catch pansage yesterday. I caught a leavany, a lilligant, found 2 of each of the 2 monkeys I didn't need, and about 30 audinos...never again.

  • @tomforge614
    @tomforge614 19 днів тому

    I mean, they were in the Kalos intro forest, too, so Legends ZA is viable to bring them back along with Furfrou and Pateat/Watchog, all being available in Kalos.

  • @tsuzulvr
    @tsuzulvr 21 день тому +1

    I actually started pokemon black last month. I picked oshawott and got pansear. I truly wish the voice in the back of my head telling me to drop it was louder 😭

  • @aliciahuang6329
    @aliciahuang6329 21 день тому

    Fun fact the ability blaze, overgrow and torrent can only be on a starter Pokémon of the respective type except for the elemental monkeys so they are consider honorary starters.

  • @GammaMelon
    @GammaMelon 22 дні тому

    Pansage was the most prominent of the three in marketing, and I remember seeing it a lot when I went to the Black/White tour in 2011. It was an event they had in malls around the U.S. where you could play a demo of the game and watch the Zoroark movie. Because of that I ended up having a Simisage on my team when I played Black, and I always associate it with that tour!

  • @ChuckmanJones
    @ChuckmanJones 5 днів тому

    Man I love these guys

  • @nathanielduggan1684
    @nathanielduggan1684 20 днів тому +2

    Another big problem with these is they show up way too much throughout the game -- every other route there's at least one trainer with if not one all three. The early game of BW suffers a lot from seeing the same revolving cast of early pokemon, in part because they keep getting recycled through Plasma Grunts, N, and your two rivals, so it's easy to feel fatigued as a player

  • @mysticpumpkin8520
    @mysticpumpkin8520 23 дні тому +14

    Personally I love the elemental monekys. They are just silly little guys, but I do know them more from the anime and XY since I started with White 2😅
    Maybe they could get an evolution like Girafarig did on Legends Z-A or gen 10 that separate each other statwise and selll that "second starter" feeling better.
    In france specially, they could get evos based on La Vallée des Singes, known for having 3 species of monkeys (gorillas, chimpanzes and bonobos), kinda like how Grafiaiai is in part based on the Oma forest in Spain

  • @clarkside4493
    @clarkside4493 23 дні тому +2

    Watch these guys get Mega Evolutions in ZA.

  • @PaytonPaw124
    @PaytonPaw124 23 дні тому

    I definitely love semicir because I just I use them on my nuzllock through x and he actually pulled his weight and he managed to give me out some tight spots so I'm going to have to give it to them

  • @Swordsmaster
    @Swordsmaster 22 дні тому

    I almost aleays love using the monkeys. I think the only one I actually haven't used is Simipour, but that's mostly because I barely pick Snivy and when I do, I usually want to use a different water type.

  • @bobyhappy2992
    @bobyhappy2992 День тому

    repeat after me : "there is no elemental monkeys in Unova"

  • @junepearthespork1469
    @junepearthespork1469 16 днів тому

    You also can get them from shaking grass in pinwheel forest

  • @ivanbluecool
    @ivanbluecool 23 дні тому +20

    I'd have given them sub types for current day to make them unique
    Add in fairy fighting and ground to help them have some unique typing to be a good second pokemon to your starter.
    That would also give them more type coverage and better moves.

    • @mysticpumpkin8520
      @mysticpumpkin8520 23 дні тому +2

      Well, its a posibility, but fairy, ground and fighting dont seem to fit them well
      Normal and psychic could fit the bill given their inspiration, and it would make them stand out, since there is like 1 grass/normal, fire/normal and water/normal pokemon around, and fire/psychic, grass/psychic and water/psychic is fairly incommon as well

    • @ivanbluecool
      @ivanbluecool 23 дні тому

      @@mysticpumpkin8520 fighting is literally right there as they are standing already. Ground they are monkey and could easily be seen throwing mud with sand attack and mud slap so one of them could make it a good sub type.
      Dark can work since they hide in trees and psychic sure if they don't want to go back and add fairy to types like they did in later gens.
      Point is they could have been cool second starters if they had some unique sub types. Heck even the unova starters could use the same treatment

    • @mysticpumpkin8520
      @mysticpumpkin8520 23 дні тому +1

      @@ivanbluecool ngl, that sounds like rather flimsly excuses to justify the types. And tbh just an evolution can be enough, since dual typing can bring more harm than good. Just ask Aggron

    • @ivanbluecool
      @ivanbluecool 23 дні тому +2

      @@mysticpumpkin8520 sounds like your excuse there too since aagron mega went back to single type and rock steel and ground usually can use each other's moves
      Also that excuse would basically be flismey too as many pokemon can learn strange moves. Wooper has ice punch and primape a tail move. These monkey could have at least learned the punch moves or fang moves to give them extra coverage.
      Basically the mono types are very pale in comparison to the starters. If they gave them some uniqueness it would have made them more useful overall. They easily get replaced by sizeimtoad and such later on anyways as mono base types can't keep up for the most part

    • @TaLeng2023
      @TaLeng2023 22 дні тому

      What if the secondary type is also one of the starter typing? So if you picked a water starter, you get Pansear and then when it evolves it gets the Grass type, and so on.

  • @Wavecheckfoo
    @Wavecheckfoo 6 днів тому

    I still have my platinum guide book from the 6th grade definitely nostalgic

  • @duyanhpham9227
    @duyanhpham9227 23 дні тому

    Anybody wondering if crispin of the blueberry elite four might be related to thirst triplet gym leaders? They are all chefs too

  • @vindifference
    @vindifference 15 днів тому

    I remember my first playthrough of Black, I was really missing mons from older gens, so I didn't have the heart to catch anything. Instead, I opted to play the game using only handouts. Which worked out cause levelling was hard enough without having a full team of 6 to slow me down. But on top of that, the choice really made me appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of my 4 gift pokemon, Simipour included. Being one of the only 4 mons I owned in that first playthrough, it really made a mark and I just can't hate it even if I don't think it's the best designed of any of the monkeys. Might be the most useful though, only by virtue of typing.

  • @Glory2Snowstar
    @Glory2Snowstar 23 дні тому +2

    They’d be better if they were anything but monkeys. We have SO many monkeys.
    Maybe differing simians at least, lemurs could be cool? Perhaps spiders as a lil’ spider monkey reference?

    • @KnuttyEntertainment
      @KnuttyEntertainment 15 днів тому

      It’s a reference to the three wise monkeys. See/hear/speak no evil.

    • @BossayAdams
      @BossayAdams 6 годин тому

      these god damn monkeys are really pissing me off

  • @Aperez
    @Aperez 23 дні тому

    I think we can expect them to return in Pokemon Legends Z-A since they did reappear in Kalos in XY, but not usable in any of the Pokemon games within the Nintendo Switch, so I hope they’re back in some interesting way.

  • @monochromekirby2919
    @monochromekirby2919 22 дні тому

    I really hope they give them new cross-gen evolutions with dual typing in future games like how Starters do most of the time considering they felt so incomplete with just having two-stages hence why most people myself included just boxed them in favor of much better mons to use maybe aside from Simipour who's one of the few decent non-starter Water type to use along with Seismitoad

  • @Falkner1999
    @Falkner1999 16 днів тому

    Went back and played Black a couple years ago. If ANY of my Pokémon clutched HARDEST in most battles it was my Pansear/Simisear. He was the literal CLUTCH that helped me beat Cilan, Clay, Brycen, and even Drayden. To the point where it even became somewhat of a joke between a couple friends where I'd be like "ALRIGHT RELEASE THE MONKEY."

  • @MagillanicaLouM
    @MagillanicaLouM 20 днів тому +1

    Simisage's pompadour is too cool to hate, best one

  • @deaubrymims2543
    @deaubrymims2543 10 днів тому

    Pokémon Concierge is the only place that I can see these guys now 😂😂😂

    • @rosesske2551
      @rosesske2551 6 днів тому

      They were adorable in concierge. Even with their limited screen time.

  • @scarletrose8766
    @scarletrose8766 15 днів тому

    I dunno if you can count them as starters cause the only reason why they exist is to counter cilan's gym cause they use the super effective typing and i mostly put them under gift pokemons.

  • @almightytowerdiveking4636
    @almightytowerdiveking4636 18 днів тому

    The grass evolution looks cool asf

  • @miketgl4543
    @miketgl4543 11 днів тому

    How can anyone not like how amazing Simisage looks.

  • @laiika511
    @laiika511 16 днів тому

    I missed gen 5. To me when I played gen 6 it was like there were 200 new mons and with all that choice I didn’t give them a second look. I was also immediately put off by their designs so I never had an idea that they had lame stats/moves

  • @gagagagay597
    @gagagagay597 4 дні тому

    Honestly these monkeys are my favourite Pokemon ever. I shiny hunted for all of them before bank shutdown.

  • @bogboyz
    @bogboyz 14 днів тому

    i had a pansear in my XY nuzlocke. the moveset was amazing and he got me out of MANY close calls that would have ended my run. particularly the double froufrou battle on route 6. when i lost him to a solrock in glittering cave i was DEVASTATED. his name was infernape. i so wanted him to fully evolve before dying. or even better, making it to the end...

  • @king_of_rats_Monfernep
    @king_of_rats_Monfernep 23 дні тому

    My favourite Pokémon is -Sand Rattikare- Sandslash. I think,what Sandslash undeservedly approach to late,when we have a more interesting poke ground type.

  • @blastfire21
    @blastfire21 4 дні тому

    These three would be perfect for a spotlight in a pokemon snap level. They need a chance to be given a little extra personality

  • @derekrobb2458
    @derekrobb2458 22 дні тому

    Only used pansear until i got a team of 6 i wanted to use instead so i didnt bond with it much but i have to admit simisears art for conquest goes hard. If thats what his ingame sprite looked like in b&w id of used him

  • @thesparrow1116
    @thesparrow1116 8 днів тому

    I like to think these guys *are* the starters for trainers who dont have a good connection with professors that can hand them rare actual starters. food at home kinda starters

  • @tinyshinyfeathers
    @tinyshinyfeathers 23 дні тому

    I remember using Pansage/Simisage through the first time I played Black (never actually finished that run) and found it a bit underwhelming in comparison to the other mons on my team by the time I got through Victory Road. So though I don't hate the monkeys, they really don't align with my taste enough for me to actually want to use them.

  • @mimiquoi7380
    @mimiquoi7380 23 дні тому +1

    Personnally I love the base forms !
    I did some games with only those 3 !

  • @carucath97
    @carucath97 23 дні тому

    They are in the Kalos regional dex so there’s a CHANCE they’ll be in Legends ZA (not guaranteed though as some Pokemon in the Sinnoh dex aren’t in Legends Arceus)

  • @k-fey6642
    @k-fey6642 20 днів тому

    I boxed my monkey immediately when I got it lol

  • @PURPLE_G0J0
    @PURPLE_G0J0 23 дні тому +4

    I always loved them, I don’t understand the hate they get. Pansage was my first and it made it to my final team In white. One of my core memories is grinding in Pinwheel forest because I was underleveled for Burg, to my surprise I find the other two moneys I didn’t have and it was beyond happy because they felt like starters to me

  • @AndrewHager02
    @AndrewHager02 13 днів тому

    Finally, somebody else who likes the “Elemental Monkey Trio”! If they make a new “Legends” game set in a time period within the Unova region, I’m hoping they’ll get a better deal and receive third stage evolutions. What names would you suggest for such evolved forms?

  • @CaptainObliviousV
    @CaptainObliviousV 23 дні тому

    Including the Mankey and Aipom lines, these are the only monkey Pokémon I actually like. I don’t exactly hate the rest of them, but I’ve never been fond of them either, and yes that includes the Grookey & Chimchar lines; Ash’s Infernape being the lone exception since it’s a character with an arc.

  • @lostone9700
    @lostone9700 13 днів тому

    Simisear is well...flaming lol. Never noticed that before. I also didnt even try using. Straight to the box.

  • @crazyeeveelady3636
    @crazyeeveelady3636 22 дні тому

    I remember a time where Black and White was VERY polarizing with the online Pokemon communities but the one thing everyone seemed to agree on was that Simipour was somehow the ugliest thing anyone has ever laid their eyes upon

  • @shartles_mcgee
    @shartles_mcgee 7 днів тому

    I had a Pansage named Kiki. She was awful and terrible at fighting but I had a rotating team slot and felt bad abandoning her 💀

  • @NickH2o
    @NickH2o 20 днів тому

    Always thought simisage had a delinquent look with the hair so every one I’ve had on a team was named The King that man was mvp for several encounters

  • @lescobar195
    @lescobar195 7 днів тому

    I still remember my Simipour from my Black playthrough. I named him Pojo.

  • @ayden8297
    @ayden8297 20 днів тому

    Plot twist they’re the starters for legends ZA