There were 5 specific attacks that I was trying to get the "Whimsicott" slot to survive. Whimsicott could only survive 3, whereas Cottonee could only just survive all 5. I've long forgotten what they were. I will gladly take the title of weirdest Pokemon used to win a tournament :)
Took the liberty to go through your team report video to see the attacks it was meant to survive, for those interested: Cottonee was 252 HP, 100 Defense, 156 Special Defense EVs, Bold Nature with 2 Speed IVs. 252 Atk Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 100+ Def Eviolite Cottonee: (78.9-95.2%) 252 Atk Parental Bond Mega Kangaskhan Double-Edge vs. 252 HP / 100+ Def Eviolite Cottonee: (80.9-96.5%) +2 252 SpA Fairy Aura Xerneas Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 156 SpD Eviolite Cottonee: (83.6-98.6%) 252 SpA Aerilate Mega Salamence Hyper Voice vs. 252 HP / 156 SpD Eviolite Cottonee: (85.7-102%) And a calc that was mentioned but wasn't put in the video but I think I managed to figure out?: 252 SpA Kyogre-Primal Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 156 SpD Eviolite Cottonee: (80.2 - 95.2%)
@@jakevelten yeh eevee was dominating gen 7 ubers meta for a while n early gen 8 meta I remember seeing it and was wondering how they let that slip through the cracks, while BUTTERFREE AND SANDSLASH got massive nerfs n ledian ariados donphan and the plusle minun were TERRIBLE
I am surprised he didn't talk about cherrim,that thing literally won a junior world championship because of its ability having great synergy with Groudon
Im guessing it wasn’t weak enough as a final evolution and has too “special” of an ability to make the cut for the video when compared to the other 3, because unfortunately Im pretty sure there are a few more really interesting picks that were excluded for the sake of time.
Probably because Cherrim is an actually good Pokemon. Like not crazy strong or anything but like Smeargle and Shedinja has a really good ability that gives it a slot in specific teams.
Wait cottonee is kinda hype though, I could definitely see a situation when it comes back in the dlc where it might be more prefarable than whimsicott.
The issue with Cottonee is that it doesn't have Tailwind as of gen 8. If it gets it back it'll be worth looking into, but boosting teams have already had some counters worked around due to Dondozo, meaning you don't have as much support power through stuff like safeguard swagger like you used to.
@@rainbowturtle Considering how Tailwind is a TM in Gen 9 and the fact cottonee itself could learn tailwind itself in a previous generation, it makes sense for Cottonee to relearn Tailwind once re-introduced back in Gen 9, unless they pull a BDSP and prevent Pokémon from learning Toxic like Heatran
@Browser Junior that's an assumption that we can't really make, especially since the leaks (at least ones I have seen) haven't had anything on DLC mons so we don't know their new/returning moves. We do know stuff that can be transfered through home when it opens 5/29 though, and cottonee/whims are not on that list (although they are in the dlc)
@@rainbowturtle Fair but I mean Tailwind was a move tutor move for Cottonee specifically in Gen 5 so it’s very likely it is legal and can be learned through tm. Whimsicott learned it naturally at 28/1 and Cottonee only learned it when it was a tutor move. Considering it now is a TM it’s likely they won’t change it
It would be a funny idea to pair frosmoth, ting lu and slowking. Mostly because I can imagine the bulk frosmoth would have to quiver dance after a chilly reception+ stab blizzard. Ting lu would be a nice pairing because frosmoth resists ground so blizzard + earthquake spam might go crazy. Also ice scales + ting lus ruin ability making it a special tank.
@@BLOODKINGbro Wrong, actually. Magikarp doesn't fit into this category, since there isn't a single niche where you'd use it when better options are available.
@LitPinata What? Did you not read the title mate. Literally "How these weak pokemon beat everyone" and you think Magikarp that is the weakest Pokémon of the series and the game. With the in-game move set where Magikarp only has one move - Splash - that has literally no effect on its opponents. Yet it can be set up to sweep a team. Does not fit the criteria? How are you rationalizing to the contrary?
@@BLOODKINGbro …If you paid more attention to the video, you'd know that these Pokémon are being used because they can do something nothing else could. *Nobody in their right mind would use Magikarp over Barraskewda, in any situation.* Also, Magikarp gets Tackle, Flail, and Hydro Pump too. Though, those don't help its case, since others do those jobs better.
I'm glad that Wolfey shared different stories apart from the famous Pachirisu. Just shows how cool competitive Pokémon can really be. Also Jamie Boyt is one of the most creative team builders ever
Yeah it is a big difference. Cottonee at level 100 can have a max defense stat of 240, which goes to 360 with an eviolite. Iron Hands with base 108 defense stat caps out at 346.
@@TrevorSquiresespecially since all sorts of things can affect the stats at the end, so it's just simpler to depict base stats as most people tend to do
@@homerman76 Still it would have been cool if he used the equivalent base stats. Which assuming the Cottonee has EVs as: 248HP, 124Def and 136 SDef; It is scimilar to 106 base stat on both defenses.
9:21 Just a little correction: the effect of Eviolite isn't the same as multiplying their base Defense and Special Defense by 1.5, because Eviolite also multiplies the flat EV boost to those stats. Cottonee's max Defense is 360 with Eviolite, whereas a Pokemon with 90 base Defense would have a max Defense of 306 without Eviolite.
I think a better way of viewing this is that sometimes the best pokemon isn't what you expect, not that you dont need to use the best pokemon to win. These examples were all the best choices for exactly what they needed to be
While Eevee I remember fondly, hearing Haunter and Cottonee too was certainly interesting in how they got used. Power helps, but isn't everything, and it's always cool to see technically weaker Pokémon be used and vital for the team win.
Lol I remember how much Jamie jokingly threatened at bringing Cottonee at the time, and then did it and won. Such a hilariously amazing moment. Gen 6 really was a gen full of super memorable VGC instances
I think I like the idea of weak Pokemon be in the right place at the right time better than Karen's quote. While latter is as inspiring as it is blindly optimistic, the former shows that weaker Pokemon can have potential when needing to fill in a niche only they can provide.
Strangely enough, even strong Pokémon with downsides can fit this as well. Take Weavile in Gen 8 Ubers. It might have had 100 less base points than most Ubers and was utterly frail, but Dark/Ice STAB at its height meant no popular Pokémon withstood both its STABs and there was no held item gimmick save Zamazenta-Crowned and it outspeeds most legendaries.
The one thing I’ve learned from your videos is that competitive Pokémon is not about having the strongest ‘mon. It’s about having a team that does the things you want when you want them. I like to remind myself of that sometimes. I don’t have to be the best at everything for everyone. I just have to find the people that need something I can provide and give it to them. This concludes our life lessons with Pokémon segment.
Boyt also had a pretty epic run with Cosmog in a MSS at one of the European Regionals. He even used it in a top cut set to trick the opponent into thinking it had Trick Room (it doesn't learn that) and having them target it while Boyt's other mon set up.
Yeah, it works off actual stats, not base stats. You need to consider EVs and IVs, nature, and even just the five extra points every stat starts with at level 1. Cottonee's defenses were much higher than what was shown in the video
Cherrim is fairly decent in VGC actually. Not amazing of course but not enough of an off-pick to be in the vid. Also it's fully evolved so maybe that had something to do with jt
on the thing about gastly and haunter keeping levitate: if i had to take a guess, the reason that it has it is pretty much the same reason that rotom has it, its a useful ability and their sprites arent grounded, but because gengar is grounded gamefreak realized that levitate didnt make sense anymore
The Ghastly and Haunter having levitate actually makes a ton of sense, since they float but Gengar stands. Also the moment I saw haunter I knew he would have eviolite lol
We really glossed over that Tony Nguyen had a Vanilluxe. Its stats are underwhelming and it's coverage is pretty terrible too. What was its role on the team?
Dude, I'd love to see you trying out Cinccino with Skill Link! Back in the day I was really proud of my Cinccino cause I used it as a sort of wildcard pokemon that could take down a decent variety of types, it learns a few 5 hit moves that guarantee 125 power hits. It was part of my "cute" team, I always built a sort of theme for my teams... Here's how I used to run it: Fling Rock Blast Bullet Seed Retaliate (carrying a Hard Rock to make Rock Blast more effective or to have a 100 pwr dark-move should I need it) You never start with it cause you wanna surprise your oponents! After one of your pokemon faints, no one expects this cuddly thing to one-shot you with a 140 power Retaliate + stab.
this video has made me want to go through every single pokemon and look at their move pools and stats to find an underrated, broken pokemon. Then, if it's in scarlet and violet, I'll dominate tourneys with it. If not, wait till the newest pokemon game comes and hope it's in that. (I'm not gonna do them all but definitely gonna do some)
When somebody seriously brings an weak Pokémon into a match, it can make you wonder, "The hell is my opponent doing?" And then when said Pokémon is pivotal to their strategy, you realize they knew all along what they were doing, and proved that skill is more important than big numbers.
Haunter and eevee are not weak If we consider the special Z move. But cottonee was awesome. But Nothing beats Pachirisu 😮 to be the most awesome tournament Pokemon that shocked everyone.
@@samuelromero4696 Gen 2's Dark type E4 member Karen. Fits really well when you consider in universe she probably side eyed a bit for liking dark types (and Vileplumes) so much.
Loving the videos lately and its pretty crazy comparing the editing and audio quality to awhile ago. Felt like just yesterday you were checking occasionally if your face was frozen on the screen.
Just like Karen said in HG/SS; _"Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled Trainers should try to win with the Pokémon they love best."_
"we didn't mega because we wanted to keep levitate n case he wants to go for earthquake" "WE D- *W E D O N ' T H A V E L E V I T A T E A N Y M O R E M A R C U S-"* this made my entire day
Imagine if toby fox decided to copyright claim shared ad revenue of every video that ever used his music he would immediately make minimum 150 million dollars.
I'm so glad Shedinja isn't in SV It would just be straight up broken if it had tera Electic, holding an Air Balloon, and you didn't have a Pokemon with like Sandstorm or Will-O-Wisp
the eviolite boost is actually larger than the one shown at 9:20 - eviolite grants a boost to the raw stat, not the base stat, which converts to an actually larger base bulk than if the base stats were multiplied as an example, azumarill has a base stat of 50 - a max of 218 at level 100 or 112 at level 50. if huge power doubled the base stat, that would make a base stat of 100 - max of 328 at level 100 or 167 at level 50. but since it doubles the raw stat, that's a maximum 436 at level 100 or 224 at level 50, roughly 149 base attack, almost tripling the base stat as for cottonee itself, its base bulk with eviolite would go from base 60 def 50 spdef to base 100 def 86 spdef
9:20 Misleading visual, stat modifiers like boosts and items and some abilities affect the FINAL stats of the Pokemon (after everything from levels, EVs, and IVs, have been taken into account), NOT the base stats of the Mon, which are almost completely different. There is a difference between base 90 defense and base 60 defense +1. Might want to talk to your editor about that.
Has anyone else ever wondered how good or bad an offensive or speed variation of eviolite would be competitive? Haunter is a good example for this as the defensive boost is practically useless.
The Haunter story was cool and all, but it still makes me sad to see just how badly my boy Gengar has fallen from grace to have his little brother replace him.
Yeah I knew Eevee was powerful with it's Z-move but winning with it in a tournament is awesome & gives bragging rights even if no one wants to hear it.
That Cottonee thing is some 400 IQ level brilliancy. Might as well use the pre-evolution so that you get can get the pre-evolution bonus, since Focus Sash needs to go elsewhere anyways.
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"Worsr"
Yo worsr
Worsr 🤯
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“This let Cottonee reliably check Xerneas” is probably the funniest sentence I’ve heard in a while
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Idk how I missed that but after reading your comment I died laughing thinking about how ridiculous that is
@@shortswithshilpi Just conceptually, a God being checked by a ball of cotton is funny.
Who would win?
Legendary deer that can share eternal life
OR
tiny ball of cotton
???
There were 5 specific attacks that I was trying to get the "Whimsicott" slot to survive. Whimsicott could only survive 3, whereas Cottonee could only just survive all 5. I've long forgotten what they were.
I will gladly take the title of weirdest Pokemon used to win a tournament :)
absolute legend
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Took the liberty to go through your team report video to see the attacks it was meant to survive, for those interested:
Cottonee was 252 HP, 100 Defense, 156 Special Defense EVs, Bold Nature with 2 Speed IVs.
252 Atk Talonflame Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 100+ Def Eviolite Cottonee: (78.9-95.2%)
252 Atk Parental Bond Mega Kangaskhan Double-Edge vs. 252 HP / 100+ Def Eviolite Cottonee: (80.9-96.5%)
+2 252 SpA Fairy Aura Xerneas Dazzling Gleam vs. 252 HP / 156 SpD Eviolite Cottonee: (83.6-98.6%)
252 SpA Aerilate Mega Salamence Hyper Voice vs. 252 HP / 156 SpD Eviolite Cottonee: (85.7-102%)
And a calc that was mentioned but wasn't put in the video but I think I managed to figure out?:
252 SpA Kyogre-Primal Ice Beam vs. 252 HP / 156 SpD Eviolite Cottonee: (80.2 - 95.2%)
why are you based
Thank you for bringing some diversity
Darkrai: You took everything from me
Smeargle: I don't even know who you are
Actually smeargle does know who darkrai is as it sketched the move from darkrai
LMFAO
@@jamesgiles4517 🤓
@@sheban777 I get the joke
Not necessary, it could sketch it from another smeargle
Whoever thought giving eevee it's Z-move with it learning baton pass was an idea that wouldn't be used for cheese is a mad man that I fear
Don't know if you can still call it cheese after it Top 8's 2 regionals and wins a 3rd 🤔
It is Z-move
Probably the same person who made Dondozo
@@jakevelten yeh eevee was dominating gen 7 ubers meta for a while n early gen 8 meta
I remember seeing it and was wondering how they let that slip through the cracks, while BUTTERFREE AND SANDSLASH got massive nerfs n ledian ariados donphan and the plusle minun were TERRIBLE
Persuasion 100 in order to convince everyone else it was a good idea
I am surprised he didn't talk about cherrim,that thing literally won a junior world championship because of its ability having great synergy with Groudon
Im guessing it wasn’t weak enough as a final evolution and has too “special” of an ability to make the cut for the video when compared to the other 3, because unfortunately Im pretty sure there are a few more really interesting picks that were excluded for the sake of time.
im pretty sure wolfe's even used cherrim in the recent past and knows how good it is in sun teams
Probably because Cherrim is an actually good Pokemon. Like not crazy strong or anything but like Smeargle and Shedinja has a really good ability that gives it a slot in specific teams.
@@burstvgc yeah he used a cherrim/groudon team
Cherrim is a shitmon in most scenarios but it's basically created for Doubles + Sun, not that weird in that case
Wait cottonee is kinda hype though, I could definitely see a situation when it comes back in the dlc where it might be more prefarable than whimsicott.
The issue with Cottonee is that it doesn't have Tailwind as of gen 8. If it gets it back it'll be worth looking into, but boosting teams have already had some counters worked around due to Dondozo, meaning you don't have as much support power through stuff like safeguard swagger like you used to.
@@rainbowturtle Considering how Tailwind is a TM in Gen 9 and the fact cottonee itself could learn tailwind itself in a previous generation, it makes sense for Cottonee to relearn Tailwind once re-introduced back in Gen 9, unless they pull a BDSP and prevent Pokémon from learning Toxic like Heatran
@Browser Junior that's an assumption that we can't really make, especially since the leaks (at least ones I have seen) haven't had anything on DLC mons so we don't know their new/returning moves. We do know stuff that can be transfered through home when it opens 5/29 though, and cottonee/whims are not on that list (although they are in the dlc)
@@rainbowturtle Fair but I mean Tailwind was a move tutor move for Cottonee specifically in Gen 5 so it’s very likely it is legal and can be learned through tm. Whimsicott learned it naturally at 28/1 and Cottonee only learned it when it was a tutor move. Considering it now is a TM it’s likely they won’t change it
1:51 Funny thing is despite Shedinja having the best ability ever Wonder Guard is only the second best ability for Shedinja right behind sturdy
lol
Yes, it’s REALLY good in Pure Hackmons. Invincible from brute force, and Aromatherapy can remove dangerous statuses.
I swear if I see Frosmoth win worlds, I'll eat my shirt.
I’ll hold you on that
@@THE_VOLD Look, I know that it isn't the strongest, but it is my 2nd favorite so I want to see at least 1 team Bring it to worlds
(melts shirt in acid, then mixes an alkali of the same strength to make it water, then freezing it back to a solid (Ice) so that I can eat it.)
Like any true moth would.
It would be a funny idea to pair frosmoth, ting lu and slowking. Mostly because I can imagine the bulk frosmoth would have to quiver dance after a chilly reception+ stab blizzard.
Ting lu would be a nice pairing because frosmoth resists ground so blizzard + earthquake spam might go crazy. Also ice scales + ting lus ruin ability making it a special tank.
"They didn't use these Pokemon because they were weak, they used them despite that"
That's oddly an inspiring quote
Soul crushing as a Magikarp wipes your team.
@@BLOODKINGbro Wrong, actually. Magikarp doesn't fit into this category, since there isn't a single niche where you'd use it when better options are available.
@LitPinata What? Did you not read the title mate. Literally "How these weak pokemon beat everyone" and you think Magikarp that is the weakest Pokémon of the series and the game. With the in-game move set where Magikarp only has one move - Splash - that has literally no effect on its opponents. Yet it can be set up to sweep a team. Does not fit the criteria?
How are you rationalizing to the contrary?
@@BLOODKINGbro …If you paid more attention to the video, you'd know that these Pokémon are being used because they can do something nothing else could.
*Nobody in their right mind would use Magikarp over Barraskewda, in any situation.*
Also, Magikarp gets Tackle, Flail, and Hydro Pump too. Though, those don't help its case, since others do those jobs better.
btw its not despite its In Spite
Not really strange how Haunter and Gastly kept levitate. They actually float, Gengar just waddles over to you in order to steal your soul or whatnot
It is strange that gastly and haunter both levitate and then seemingly devolve with Gengar and return to the ground
gengar floats all the time lol
They should not have removed it, just added cursed body as second ability :(
@@declanclaus6681Maybe it's similar to the ant lion and its weaker adult form,
trading strength for mobility.
I like your pfp and bio
imagine how powerful these pokémon would be if they had the world champ difference
The way I see it, Kyogre is surrounded. What's below the ocean? That's right - more ground.
Wow this Lee is literally dog
Holy hell
@@elsleazo9592 new response just drop
Actual response
Then there's the massive subterranean ocean where all the aliens live below that ground tho
I'm glad that Wolfey shared different stories apart from the famous Pachirisu. Just shows how cool competitive Pokémon can really be.
Also Jamie Boyt is one of the most creative team builders ever
is*! he top cut his last regional with physical howl scream tail holding a power band! Lol
Was?!?!
@@JamieBoytVGC changed it
He did allude to it in that one comment about bad pokemon out in the void, showing pachirisu
9:22 minor nitpick but this portrays Eviolite as buffing the base stats, when it boosts the actual stats. Still, great video!
I was going to say, 5 extra base Defense does not seem like a significant defense boost, but I forgot that Eviolite boosts the whole stat.
Yeah it is a big difference. Cottonee at level 100 can have a max defense stat of 240, which goes to 360 with an eviolite. Iron Hands with base 108 defense stat caps out at 346.
Wolfey knows this for sure, it just wouldn't make sense to depict it visually in the way you're describing. People would just get confused
@@TrevorSquiresespecially since all sorts of things can affect the stats at the end, so it's just simpler to depict base stats as most people tend to do
@@homerman76 Still it would have been cool if he used the equivalent base stats. Which assuming the Cottonee has EVs as: 248HP, 124Def and 136 SDef; It is scimilar to 106 base stat on both defenses.
9:21 Just a little correction: the effect of Eviolite isn't the same as multiplying their base Defense and Special Defense by 1.5, because Eviolite also multiplies the flat EV boost to those stats. Cottonee's max Defense is 360 with Eviolite, whereas a Pokemon with 90 base Defense would have a max Defense of 306 without Eviolite.
I think a better way of viewing this is that sometimes the best pokemon isn't what you expect, not that you dont need to use the best pokemon to win. These examples were all the best choices for exactly what they needed to be
Shedinja, 1 ATK 1 DEF, the easiest enemy, only has one hp. (I love how megalovania started playing when Wolfey mentioned it)
Ah yes the “WORSR” Pokémon.
LMAO
(he changed it)
Why still here?
@@PCG06 just to suffer?
@@Lissy_YT481every night and every day
To be fair r is right next to t on a keyboard
I'm gonna worsr you
The fact that he put Megalovania while talking about Shedinja is kinda cool
I wish it synced it up better but I liked After Burner Climax playing when Espeon came up for a bit
I didn’t even notice till I saw this comment. Nice catch!
While Eevee I remember fondly, hearing Haunter and Cottonee too was certainly interesting in how they got used. Power helps, but isn't everything, and it's always cool to see technically weaker Pokémon be used and vital for the team win.
Haunter has proved itself in singles, too.
In gen 9, all 3 members of that line have been stupid good in the tiers where they exist
Here before Wolfey changes the title: "What is the WORSR Pokémon to win a tournament?"
I took a screenshot of it lol
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I've always wondered whats the WORSR pokemon to win a tournament
Same
What about the joke? I’m sorry, but I have no idea😂
@@SussyShaymin it was worsr in the title before he changed it.
@@doggo4078 ic thx!
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE LEVITATE ANYMORE MARCUS
1:22
God tier music choice. Fits shedinja perfectly
Lol I remember how much Jamie jokingly threatened at bringing Cottonee at the time, and then did it and won. Such a hilariously amazing moment.
Gen 6 really was a gen full of super memorable VGC instances
I think I like the idea of weak Pokemon be in the right place at the right time better than Karen's quote. While latter is as inspiring as it is blindly optimistic, the former shows that weaker Pokemon can have potential when needing to fill in a niche only they can provide.
Strangely enough, even strong Pokémon with downsides can fit this as well. Take Weavile in Gen 8 Ubers. It might have had 100 less base points than most Ubers and was utterly frail, but Dark/Ice STAB at its height meant no popular Pokémon withstood both its STABs and there was no held item gimmick save Zamazenta-Crowned and it outspeeds most legendaries.
I feel like Karen's quote can relate that thereby proving any pokemon isn't entirely weak & useless
I once brought a Nosepass to a local back in 2017. I won 2 sets and never returned to competitive since.
If only I knew all this stuff when I was in middle school. Then I definitely could have beat that kid on my bus who only used legendarys
The one thing I’ve learned from your videos is that competitive Pokémon is not about having the strongest ‘mon. It’s about having a team that does the things you want when you want them. I like to remind myself of that sometimes. I don’t have to be the best at everything for everyone. I just have to find the people that need something I can provide and give it to them. This concludes our life lessons with Pokémon segment.
Jamie Boyt became master chef with that Cottonee set damn
:)
Boyt also had a pretty epic run with Cosmog in a MSS at one of the European Regionals. He even used it in a top cut set to trick the opponent into thinking it had Trick Room (it doesn't learn that) and having them target it while Boyt's other mon set up.
Sounds like a complete skill issue on the opponents' side tbh.
“Eevee’s stats are worse than voltorbs” bro what did voltorb do to you for such hate 😂
9:14 That Ace Attorney music during the Cottonee reveal was a PERFECT choice. It's absolutely a Phoenix/Apollo-style play
9:20 that's not how Eviolite works. It's really dependent on the set, but I think even uninvested it's a little more than 90/75.
Yeah, it works off actual stats, not base stats. You need to consider EVs and IVs, nature, and even just the five extra points every stat starts with at level 1. Cottonee's defenses were much higher than what was shown in the video
Did a few calcs. At lv 50, Eviolite Cottonee would have effective base defenses of 100/85 with no investment, and 116/101 assuming max investment.
My favorite is still quagsire, the fact that in multiple generations, he checked the legendary powerhouses with the kind of stats he has is inspiring.
thats because Unaware is extremely powerful and Quagsire has the right typing to tank basically anything besides grass moves.
I think it would be funny if Wolfey just kept the title with the typo
gotta love how megalovania started playing when shedinja got introduced lmao
sans always lingers
I wish that he had talked about the groudon cherrim team that won
Cherrim is fairly decent in VGC actually. Not amazing of course but not enough of an off-pick to be in the vid. Also it's fully evolved so maybe that had something to do with jt
on the thing about gastly and haunter keeping levitate: if i had to take a guess, the reason that it has it is pretty much the same reason that rotom has it, its a useful ability and their sprites arent grounded, but because gengar is grounded gamefreak realized that levitate didnt make sense anymore
I want more of Wolfe mispronouncing pokemon names
I miss the days on Wenusur, smergal, amongus and all the others
He mispronounced text in the title this time
@@fezthedracky8468 "Dekkidooey"
"A few players belieeveed in eevee"
I see what you did there
The Ghastly and Haunter having levitate actually makes a ton of sense, since they float but Gengar stands. Also the moment I saw haunter I knew he would have eviolite lol
...bro he said it had focus sash, not eviolite.
Bro you did NOT just say Regieleki had a good movepool LOL.
I love how megalovania was the song choice for shedinja. Very nice touch
Thank you for informing us about the WORSR pokemon used in competitive!
Bro didn't just forget Pachurisu💀💀
I can't be the only one expecting Pachirisu to appear
0:46 I love how they are acting like Regileki’s movepool is in any way good
We really glossed over that Tony Nguyen had a Vanilluxe. Its stats are underwhelming and it's coverage is pretty terrible too. What was its role on the team?
Set up hail with snow warning maybe?
Megalovania as the background music for the shedinja segment was a good touch.
It's not about using the strongest, it's about knowing how to use any of them
glad you didn't talk about the elaphant, or in this case, electric squirrel in the room
I like how Wolfe's response to markus's gengar levitate strat, is exactly akin to the fanbase at the time.
I don't think it's strange at all that Haunter and Gastly got to keep Levitate because, y'know, they actually Levitate?
Jamie also ran paras in 2017 because it was slower then snorlax with spore and could OHKO kartana with hp fire 252+ spa
HP Fire Paras was pinnacle VGC17
Dude, I'd love to see you trying out Cinccino with Skill Link! Back in the day I was really proud of my Cinccino cause I used it as a sort of wildcard pokemon that could take down a decent variety of types, it learns a few 5 hit moves that guarantee 125 power hits. It was part of my "cute" team, I always built a sort of theme for my teams...
Here's how I used to run it:
Fling
Rock Blast
Bullet Seed
Retaliate
(carrying a Hard Rock to make Rock Blast more effective or to have a 100 pwr dark-move should I need it)
You never start with it cause you wanna surprise your oponents! After one of your pokemon faints, no one expects this cuddly thing to one-shot you with a 140 power Retaliate + stab.
this video has made me want to go through every single pokemon and look at their move pools and stats to find an underrated, broken pokemon. Then, if it's in scarlet and violet, I'll dominate tourneys with it. If not, wait till the newest pokemon game comes and hope it's in that. (I'm not gonna do them all but definitely gonna do some)
That video ended so abruptly omg
03:09 click here to skip the add
Thanks
When somebody seriously brings an weak Pokémon into a match, it can make you wonder, "The hell is my opponent doing?" And then when said Pokémon is pivotal to their strategy, you realize they knew all along what they were doing, and proved that skill is more important than big numbers.
Haunter and eevee are not weak If we consider the special Z move. But cottonee was awesome. But Nothing beats Pachirisu 😮 to be the most awesome tournament Pokemon that shocked everyone.
That Eevee strat is SO cool, and it got even cooler with the support smeargle pivoting into offense with transform
The fact that all this events happened before incineroar getting intimidate says a lot
Cottonee using Swagger on partners with Safeguard active is literally Cottonee being its partner's biggest hype-man.
This is some next-level brewing. Cottonee makes so much sense in retrospect.
5:40 omg I love the 11th doctor sonic screwdiver on haunter lol
Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites.
edgy, i like it
Bruh such a cool quote, somebody remind me which Gym leader/Elite 4 member said that 😅
Of course it's the fucking Karen quote again
@@samuelromero4696 Gen 2's Dark type E4 member Karen. Fits really well when you consider in universe she probably side eyed a bit for liking dark types (and Vileplumes) so much.
Loving the videos lately and its pretty crazy comparing the editing and audio quality to awhile ago. Felt like just yesterday you were checking occasionally if your face was frozen on the screen.
Pachirisu is on this list surely ❤
It wasn't lmao
theee most common example lol
Too good in respective meta to be in this vid, a redirector in the meta with basically only amooguss is nice
Putting megalovania on the shedinja segment is genius
He didnt notice the typo💀
Love the shoutout to Boyt!! What a creative teambuilder!
:)
Everyone's first thought is to comment on WORSR but I'm sure Wolfy did it on purpose. Right?...
5:39 love this gag, doctor who is my fave lol
Just like Karen said in HG/SS; _"Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled Trainers should try to win with the Pokémon they love best."_
You were not paying attention to the video
11:04
Of course there's a fucking Karen quote in the comments
5:39 Loving the editing here.
WAS HERE WHEN WOLFEY COULDNT SPELL WORST
fyi he spelt it worsr
Same
Same
The safeguard swagger combo is pretty cool, never thought of that lol
Extreme Eevoboost art was incredible
"we didn't mega because we wanted to keep levitate n case he wants to go for earthquake"
"WE D- *W E D O N ' T H A V E L E V I T A T E A N Y M O R E M A R C U S-"*
this made my entire day
9:21 I can’t unsee that Cottonee is in the Gigachad pose 😂 peak content. It really is a giga chad after seeing the calcs of hits it could live.
The fact that Wolfey put on Megalovania at the moment Shedinja appears in the video is sick.
Imagine if toby fox decided to copyright claim shared ad revenue of every video that ever used his music he would immediately make minimum 150 million dollars.
I love how Megalovania began playing when he brought up Shedinja because it's basically the Sans of Pokémon
I'm so glad Shedinja isn't in SV
It would just be straight up broken if it had tera Electic, holding an Air Balloon, and you didn't have a Pokemon with like Sandstorm or Will-O-Wisp
like one said:
"It is not what you use, but how to use it."
Xerneas at Cottonee: You dare? YOU DARE!?
the eviolite boost is actually larger than the one shown at 9:20 - eviolite grants a boost to the raw stat, not the base stat, which converts to an actually larger base bulk than if the base stats were multiplied
as an example, azumarill has a base stat of 50 - a max of 218 at level 100 or 112 at level 50. if huge power doubled the base stat, that would make a base stat of 100 - max of 328 at level 100 or 167 at level 50. but since it doubles the raw stat, that's a maximum 436 at level 100 or 224 at level 50, roughly 149 base attack, almost tripling the base stat
as for cottonee itself, its base bulk with eviolite would go from base 60 def 50 spdef to base 100 def 86 spdef
thanks for explaining. i was scratching my brain why that tiny boost mattered, especially since cotonee had 20 less base HP
9:20 Misleading visual, stat modifiers like boosts and items and some abilities affect the FINAL stats of the Pokemon (after everything from levels, EVs, and IVs, have been taken into account), NOT the base stats of the Mon, which are almost completely different. There is a difference between base 90 defense and base 60 defense +1.
Might want to talk to your editor about that.
I love it when Wolfey started to play Megalovania when he introduced Shedinja.😂
3:36 “this is an unbelievably powerful move…”
"strangely, haunter and ghastly kept levitate" it's strange that the levitating pokemon got to levitate but the one that stands doesn't?
Pachirusu : Where me ?
Thanks I actually like you on that you did some ninja scenes because it seems can’t be killed
Has anyone else ever wondered how good or bad an offensive or speed variation of eviolite would be competitive? Haunter is a good example for this as the defensive boost is practically useless.
The Haunter story was cool and all, but it still makes me sad to see just how badly my boy Gengar has fallen from grace to have his little brother replace him.
I love that when Shedinja is talked about megalovania plays
1 hp and can't be hit sounds familiar
i like the detail at 1:22 where he uses the megalovania theme for shedinja, where it and sans both have 1 hp
Yesir
Yeah I knew Eevee was powerful with it's Z-move but winning with it in a tournament is awesome & gives bragging rights even if no one wants to hear it.
That Cottonee thing is some 400 IQ level brilliancy. Might as well use the pre-evolution so that you get can get the pre-evolution bonus, since Focus Sash needs to go elsewhere anyways.