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Is it wrong to say I like Hisuian form more? Something about it having the shell fully completes its origins and references. That and it kind of gets cuter with the relaxed eyes.
Biggest violation of all time was not giving OG Goodra a secondary typing. Imagine Dragon/Water or Dragon/Poison on Goodra. Also Goodra being the only defensively oriented pseudo-legendary Pokemon but not getting Recover is just disrespectful.
So Im pretty sure I heard you say "its inspiration its a mythical surfer from french folkrore" and even tho I know its not what you say, now Im in love with the idea of a mythical surfer folklre in France
I wonder if that was purely because Dragalge was introduced the same gen. As there were just the 4 non legendary lines of Dragon in the generation that introduced Fairy to combat dragons maybe they didn't want half of them to counter fairy types.
Dragon-Water would've been perfect imo. It makes sap sipper more useful by negating one of water's only two weaknesses, is just generally a good typing for a bulky mon like Goodra, and fits with Goodra's connection to water in its inspiration and evolution method
Hisuian Goodra seems to be everything Goodra wanted to be. It’s been so much fun in singles OU and was even a Regieleki counter while that was in the tier
@@nicholasdennis8092 I imagine a world where Goodra is the defensive Magearna: Shelter raising Def to +2 and Sp. Def to +1, Shell Armor stopping critical hits, Body Press and a STAB for damage, and then, Rest... It would be so good 😩
In fairness, Goodra's physical attack is only 10 points lower than its special attack, a big deal in competitive play but far from unusable. I would not want my team taking boosted physical attacks off that stat, nor do I enjoy having to guess if a Goodra is running a physical, special, or mixed attacking set with its impressive coverage.
I mean base 100 attack while isn’t ground breaking, isn’t bad and it has many coverage options. Plus it got Dragon Claw now so it doesn’t have to be locked into Outrage. Plus it has many coverage options such as Fire Punch, Rock Slide, Thunder Punch, and what Skeetermania said.
Sap Sipper is great overall. Goodra can come in on either grass types using nuclear leaf storms, solar beams, leaf blades, leech seed, and sleep powder and instantly gain momentum for its team.
The Hissuian variant is already putting in solid work for me as a defensive tank. The thing is super hard to take out and actually provides good team support with Dragon Tail preventing opponent set ups.
Either it being part Water or Dragon would have let it stood out defensively, instead of the decent mono Dragon type. Plus Poison/Dragon STAB is nearly unresisted which it can hit Steels with super effective coverage options.
Deffo, and honestly poison makes more sense to me. At least it's not like a certain youtuber who got annoyed because they were told why bug type makes no sense because gamefreak has been remarkably consistent in sticking to the colloquial broad definition of what is a bug (terrestrial arthropods) Weirdly, the exception to this is the dwebble line ('cause crabs) and arguably shelmet though given accelgor is a bagworm it's classification might be a result of that.
Being part poison type would promote how the new fairy types are weak to poison types and would make Goodra stand out a bit more amongst the other pseudo legendary Pokémon. But suppose Goodra’s Hisuian form does partially make up for how Goodra is the only pure pseudo legendary Pokémon and gave Goodra an edge against fairy types.
Goodra is a personal favorite of mine (it’s my 2nd favorite Pokémon). It has the perfect combo of cool and cute. It’s such a likable Pokémon, idk how someone can dislike it. It’s a fan-favorite that’s not on the same level as something like your typical hyped up mons. I use it a lot on my teams, despite the notion of how underpowered it can be. Yet, it’s always put in work for me (whether life orb hydration or assault vest gooey), so I can’t be disappointed. And now the Goodra-H is out, there’s no stopping my love for this mon
I've been waiting for this day so I can do this. Ah, Goodra. A dragon that's very specially bulky. And according to the anime it's nice and loves to hug. And, and..... It's body oozes GREEN SLIME!?
@@ThatoneLlama id say clodsire is more "mascot friend" shaped than goodra, but goodra is way more "fun friend" shaped. so perhaps both goodra and clodsire are the most friend shaped pokemon
It is strange that it didn't talk about the combination of Goodra and Comfey in VGC during the period of the 8th Generation. That combo was actually good.
Not only is it one of the cutest pseudo legendaries and dragon types, but one of the cutest pokemon period. I don't care if I ruin my clothes, I will shower the gooey boy with hugs and kisses.
I’m glad it got a regional variant due to the coveted Steel/Dragon type that’s not a legendary. We have Duraludon but it has bad special bulk and it’s not as versatile in terms of coverage, aside from maybe ID + BP and can set up Stealth Rock.
And now for your regularly scheduled Goodra fact of the decade: Goodra is the only monotype pseudo legendary, despite the fact the in game lore dictates that it could be either poison or water type as well. Kind of a shame.
Hisuian Goodra was already released to Scarlet/Violet before this video was put up. Kind of wish Goodra as a whole (regular and Hisuian) got better looks in the meta before this video came out, but Hisuian Goodra is better than regular Goodra at first glance because Steel/Dragon is a better defensive typing than mono Dragon.
It mainly has never really been able to be played in a format that matters enough yet. It has seen play, but NatDex isn't really a good place to judge when fricking things like Mega Slowbro is in UU. HGoodra seems like a pretty nice buff to our friend shaped snail dragon, but with all the Grounds in the meta right now, I fear for its viability. Getting 2HKO'd even by a more defensive Great Tusk or standard Landorus-I is going to make it less viable. Still it had a good niche in blanking Regieleki, but Iron Treads had it beat since it had the possibility of outspeeding it.
Honestly I like that Game Freak tried something different with Goodra instead of making another Big Scary Powerful Attacker. Edit: If other people don't like Goodra that's fine, I'm not a competitive player so I can't really judge it on a competitive stand point. I honestly just like it when Game Freak tries to experiment.
The problem with Goodra is that its ANOTHER Tank that lacks recovery. If this thing had Regenerator, Slowking would kneel. Gamefreak is way too poor when it comes to designing defensive pokemon.
My favorite Dragon-type ever! I've used on in all my playthroughs since it's introduction (Kalos, Alola, Galar, Hisui, & Paldea). Here's hoping Hisuian Goodra can do well in upcoming VGC Regulation.
I absolutely love the dopey cartoon dragons like Dragonite, Goodra and Drampa. What absolutely cracked designs thank you gamefreak just make them usable
I'm surprised Hydration didn't get a mention; during gen 7, I used to run Hydration Goodra with Rest alongside Pelipper, where it handled Grass and Electric threats while solving its regen issues pretty well.
0:52 And this did not age well because, for context for future viewers, Hisuian Goodra was released BETWEEN this video being recorded and uploaded. Unfortunate timing indeed (but exquisite for the video itself)
Hisiuan Goodra looks like it'll be incredibly good in VGC. It'll be doing what goodra normally would but better, with a better typing, better stat spread, and same good coverage.
so many hisui pokemon getting released i think you should do a hisui vid special, a vid where every pokemon you've already covered that got a hisui form gets a segment
Hopefully the Hisuian version will be better. Dragon/Steel is a very good typing and it has the coverage to deal with a lot of common threats while being very bulky on the specially defensive side and decently bulky in the physical side. The main downside is that if you want recovery you're stuck with Life Dew instead of Recover.
I love Goodra. 150 special defence, respectable HP, ATK and SPA stats at 90, 100 and 110 make it a great special wall that can put out decent damage. Sap Sipper allows it to pair well with Swampert to get free switches on Kartana and Ferrothorn- that was my main usage in Gen 8. And seeing a Specs Moonblast from Tapu Lele deal only 30% is always nice. It’s a shame that Goodra gets outclassed by other special walls that have reliable recovery, and outclassed by other, faster attackers.
I think the moral of the story is that they should have made it part Water or Poison and given it Recover so it's not the blandest, most milquetoast dragon in existence
I was hoping the VGC 2020 Series 6 Goodra Lapras and Comfey core would be discussed. That trio was sooo tanky and at the top of the meta even if it was only for one summer. Yeah Series 6 wasn’t the format for any tournaments, but still a time for Goodra to shine in gen 8 VGC.
Goodra is a Pokemon that just suffers from having a kit that does not work together. It's stats are defensively leaning but he lacks any utility moves for a wall like hazards, knock off, status, recovery etc. His movepool is offensively leaning but it's held back by his average attacking stats and speed and mono Dragon typing not giving it secondary stab. Using Goodra feels like it has an identify crisis. It tries to be an offensive/defensive mon but it struggles to do either let alone both. It's trying to be a very average generalist lacking tools that work well together in a game where you have 6 slots and can easily run specialists.
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I've watched this channel for many years, and this is the first time you've showcased a Pokemon that was different than how I ran it during the generations. My Goodra was hydration, Damp Rock Bold, 252 Hp/Def EV's 4 Sp.Atk EV's knowing Rain Dance, Rest, Thunder, Muddy Water/Focus Blast. Was one of the most fun I've had with a tank. Very Rarely let me down in battles. i still love using it on non rain teams just as a weather disrupter or wall. Couldn't believe you guys said no recovery on this mon. but to be fair, I never once even considered using sap sipper lmao
Did anyone else pronounce the "good" in "how good was" like goo? :P But seriously - I'm shocked that a pseudo-legendary fell into NU, what the heck?! They should've given it recover.
Ngl it feels like this episode should have waited a few weeks so it could include Goodra-H. Ik this was the patron pick but maybe they should have picked it later lol
Goodra is one of my favorite dragons. Based on it's stats, one can tell that GameFreak were trying to make Goodra the next Blissey. It also has a lot of design similarities to Dragonite and Meganium too. Much like Meganium, Goodra got a raw deal when it was introduced. With so many powerful offensive dragons in Gen VI like Mega Zard X, Mega Sceptile, Mega Salamence, and Mega Latios/Latias, it's impact on the meta was negligible. It was a solid tank that could go physical or special but had nothing beyond that. It had no utility nor reliable recovery. It's Hisuian form was introduced recently with a far better stat distribution, incredible defensive typing, and terastalization potential to be a truly great tank. H-Goodra still shares base Goodra's lack of utility and recovery but is in a far better position and is viable overall. If H-Goodra ever got Recover, Hazards, and Defog, it would be a truly excellent Dragon.
You’d think Sliggoo needing to evolve in the rain would make sense for Goodra to be a Dragon/Water type when it evolved. But I guess this is just another nonsensical decision on GF’s part.
Tbh all goodra would need is acid armor and recover, (two moves that already fit into it's theme) and it would probably be the best pseudo-legendary ever
Hisuian Goodra is available in Scarlet and Violet as of 3 ish days ago actually. Probably too late for the editing of the video. Hope there is some ad-lib at the end referencing it
Looking forward to it eventually getting updated accounting for Hisuian Goodra since Scarlet & Violet have formally introduced it via Home support OR you prepped a Goomy and used Home to evolve it in your PLA save file.
@@skeetermania3202 Torkoal has been around since Hoenn, so that's seven generations to cover. While it wasn't the most spectacular Pokemon early on, that changed when GF gave it Drought and become one of the premiere Sunny Day setters for sun teams in both singles and doubles.
Goodras' core weakness (in singles) is the inability to recover damage. Goodra can tank more neutral damage than practically any other pseudo, but since he cant't heal on demand, his role as a tank is simply not as stable in singles. Overall though, easily one of my favorite pseudos, even if it isn't busted.
My favorite pokemon! One of the cutest dragon types. I fell in love with it thanks to pokemon-amie; it remains energetic and bouncy when fully evolved, while other fully evolved pokemon start to get all serious and understated in their movements.
"It's a shame Goodra never dropped to RU (in Gen 6.)" True, but at least it was still a competent Pokemon, as opposed to something like Ambipom in that same generation's RU. lol
man i LOVE og goodra, it makes me so sad that hisuian goodra is just the better version of goodra considering how fucking ugly that thing is compared to the og
Crazy that you uploaded this. I just revisited X and Y after ten years, got a shiny, modest Goodra. It's been a star on my team, but even using it, you can tell that it isn't as great as the pseudos that came before
It might not make it to OU, given that ground types like Great Tusk and Landorus-T will be dominating the tier. Even a defensive variant of Tusk might be able to 2OHKO Goodra.
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Yaaas
How good was Bronzong actually?
I fucking love Galaga!
Is it wrong to say I like Hisuian form more? Something about it having the shell fully completes its origins and references. That and it kind of gets cuter with the relaxed eyes.
Biggest violation of all time was not giving OG Goodra a secondary typing. Imagine Dragon/Water or Dragon/Poison on Goodra. Also Goodra being the only defensively oriented pseudo-legendary Pokemon but not getting Recover is just disrespectful.
Imagine how good it would be with Poison Heal and Recover 😍
it has life dew. its something. also most recovery moves have 8 pp max now
@@saiyanscaris6530And that's nothing some PP ups can't fix.
@@usuallyangry no i mean even with pp ups the max they will go up to is 8. one of the nerfs that gen 9 has
It’s 8 after the PP ups, so it *is* something they can’t fix
So Im pretty sure I heard you say "its inspiration its a mythical surfer from french folkrore" and even tho I know its not what you say, now Im in love with the idea of a mythical surfer folklre in France
I love how there was just that one dude named chris
Thinking about another video, I'd love to see one on Bronzong!
Goodra: NU BL in the tier lists, AG in our hearts.
Okay how hard was it to write and deliver such alliteration as this, and did you feel like a member of Team Rocket while doing so?
just give this thing sheer force and slack off, PLEASE
Goodra not being a poison type is the weirdest thing ever. Especially being introduced in the same gen as the fairy type
I wonder if that was purely because Dragalge was introduced the same gen. As there were just the 4 non legendary lines of Dragon in the generation that introduced Fairy to combat dragons maybe they didn't want half of them to counter fairy types.
It doesnt look poisonous tbh, but it sure should have been an water type.
@@jpmedina8328or even bug or fairy alongside dragon
I've always thought it should be Fairy/Dragon. Especially considering it's the psuedolegend of the gen that added Fairy.
Dragon-Water would've been perfect imo. It makes sap sipper more useful by negating one of water's only two weaknesses, is just generally a good typing for a bulky mon like Goodra, and fits with Goodra's connection to water in its inspiration and evolution method
Hisuian Goodra seems to be everything Goodra wanted to be. It’s been so much fun in singles OU and was even a Regieleki counter while that was in the tier
Although seems like the signature move sucks which is really unfortunate because goodra is my favorite hisuian mon
And also loses Hydration to be replaced with Shell Armor, so you can't spam Rest on rain
@@Caspercab the signature move is Acid Armor but with less PP lmao
@@AZV0108 it literally gets two other moves that do the exact same thing with more pp. I don’t know what gamefreak was cooking with Shelter
@@nicholasdennis8092 I imagine a world where Goodra is the defensive Magearna: Shelter raising Def to +2 and Sp. Def to +1, Shell Armor stopping critical hits, Body Press and a STAB for damage, and then, Rest...
It would be so good 😩
The fact that this pokemon gets so sad when lonely makes me heart melt.
Extroverts have their problems too. 😔
"Makes me heart melt" Pirate energy
@@jul1us787 THE KING OF THE PIRATES LEFT THIS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THE WORLD HAD TO OFFER
But once it hugs you, it won’t let you go.
@@jul1us787 I got Mr. Krabs energy
The whole goodra line is perfectly friend shaped and I love them
They are indeed friend shaped 💜
Dragonite best Couple
If Sap Sipper raised the higher attacking stat, it would have been a great ability.
In fairness, Goodra's physical attack is only 10 points lower than its special attack, a big deal in competitive play but far from unusable.
I would not want my team taking boosted physical attacks off that stat, nor do I enjoy having to guess if a Goodra is running a physical, special, or mixed attacking set with its impressive coverage.
I mean base 100 attack while isn’t ground breaking, isn’t bad and it has many coverage options. Plus it got Dragon Claw now so it doesn’t have to be locked into Outrage. Plus it has many coverage options such as Fire Punch, Rock Slide, Thunder Punch, and what Skeetermania said.
It’s a great ability as is tbh. Even if it was just the immunity it’d still be good.
@@IgnitedQuils Also Earthquake and Power Whip.
Sap Sipper is great overall. Goodra can come in on either grass types using nuclear leaf storms, solar beams, leaf blades, leech seed, and sleep powder and instantly gain momentum for its team.
Goodra is definitely a top 3 favorite Pokémon for me
Come to think of it, same actually
Goodra is awesome
Goodra is in my top 10 easily. He’s also definitely among the most underrated.
It's easily my favorite Pokémon. 🐌
For me its one of the best
I would love if one of its abilities became Poison Heal
That would be absolutely HUGE.
Or maybe Multiscale.
Or even Rain Dish.
@@music79075 This thing has no scale
@@heaven64 Do slugs have scales?
A lot of rom hacks have that for goodra, like Inclement Emerald
The Hissuian variant is already putting in solid work for me as a defensive tank. The thing is super hard to take out and actually provides good team support with Dragon Tail preventing opponent set ups.
If it had reliable recovery, it would be sent to Ubers, it can be a crazy good wall with well invested EVs
hisuian goodra was needed, tbh all of the hisui forms are shaking up the SV meta pretty well
@@horodoomwolf Surely you’re overrating it?
Sacred Sword Hamurott always ends up ohkoing it
I remember some guy stalling me out with Curse and LIFE DEW of all things for recovery :p
Ngl goodra should have either had a secondary water type or poison type
Either it being part Water or Dragon would have let it stood out defensively, instead of the decent mono Dragon type. Plus Poison/Dragon STAB is nearly unresisted which it can hit Steels with super effective coverage options.
Dragon/Poison makes sense seeing how it’s a slug dragon
Deffo, and honestly poison makes more sense to me. At least it's not like a certain youtuber who got annoyed because they were told why bug type makes no sense because gamefreak has been remarkably consistent in sticking to the colloquial broad definition of what is a bug (terrestrial arthropods)
Weirdly, the exception to this is the dwebble line ('cause crabs) and arguably shelmet though given accelgor is a bagworm it's classification might be a result of that.
Being part poison type would promote how the new fairy types are weak to poison types and would make Goodra stand out a bit more amongst the other pseudo legendary Pokémon. But suppose Goodra’s Hisuian form does partially make up for how Goodra is the only pure pseudo legendary Pokémon and gave Goodra an edge against fairy types.
Goodra is a personal favorite of mine (it’s my 2nd favorite Pokémon). It has the perfect combo of cool and cute. It’s such a likable Pokémon, idk how someone can dislike it. It’s a fan-favorite that’s not on the same level as something like your typical hyped up mons. I use it a lot on my teams, despite the notion of how underpowered it can be. Yet, it’s always put in work for me (whether life orb hydration or assault vest gooey), so I can’t be disappointed. And now the Goodra-H is out, there’s no stopping my love for this mon
I've always wondered why Goomy and its evolutions aren't poison-type, given it's an ooze.
It's still very cute, though.
there was already a dragon poison introduced in the same game freak doesn't like repeats anymore
so many electric/fighting types in gen 9
I think the ooze on it isn’t supposed to be poisonous, it’s more like mucus.
@@Hachishaku-Samawater then
@@HazeEmry yeah, that would've made more sense, i'm on the same boat
I've been waiting for this day so I can do this.
Ah, Goodra.
A dragon that's very specially bulky.
And according to the anime it's nice and loves to hug.
And, and..... It's body oozes GREEN SLIME!?
Arguably one of the cutest pseudo legendaries out there!!!
Arguably?! What argument? It's the cutest by far!😍
You mean to tell me Garchomp isn’t cute?
@@cadetjones9205nah you're wrong have you seen hydreigon
@@XParasiteOctoling Tell Cynthia's Garchomp to stop clawing at my face and I could consider
The bar is in hell considering every other pseudo looks beastly
Idk why y'all would make a goodra vid and not wait until you could anaylze it's new form.
The only mono-type pseudo-legend. It was the perfect opportunity to make the first dragon-fairy. water and poison would also work.
One of the weirdest pseudo legendaries glad it finally got a buff with the Hisui form
What I think is dumb is that it gets Absorb, but not Giga Drain.
Man Giga drain would have been great on it
I love goodra. It’s probably the most friend shaped Pokémon I’ve ever seen, and that’s all I need
Also goodra in the anime looks kinda like chika fujiwara from love is war
It’s also very nice that my favorite Pokémon got a How GOOD was it anyways video today, so very nice
The most friend shaped is Clodsire
@@ThatoneLlama id say clodsire is more "mascot friend" shaped than goodra, but goodra is way more "fun friend" shaped. so perhaps both goodra and clodsire are the most friend shaped pokemon
It is strange that it didn't talk about the combination of Goodra and Comfey in VGC during the period of the 8th Generation. That combo was actually good.
I wish Goodra could've been dragon/fairy (or poison), it's a giant cute dragon- but then it probably would've had more spotlight than Xerneas
One of my favorite pseudo legendaries ❤
I have bad news for you bud
Not only is it one of the cutest pseudo legendaries and dragon types, but one of the cutest pokemon period. I don't care if I ruin my clothes, I will shower the gooey boy with hugs and kisses.
I’m glad it got a regional variant due to the coveted Steel/Dragon type that’s not a legendary. We have Duraludon but it has bad special bulk and it’s not as versatile in terms of coverage, aside from maybe ID + BP and can set up Stealth Rock.
And now for your regularly scheduled Goodra fact of the decade: Goodra is the only monotype pseudo legendary, despite the fact the in game lore dictates that it could be either poison or water type as well. Kind of a shame.
Ive been waiting a long time for this one. Goodra is criminally underated
Hisuian Goodra was already released to Scarlet/Violet before this video was put up. Kind of wish Goodra as a whole (regular and Hisuian) got better looks in the meta before this video came out, but Hisuian Goodra is better than regular Goodra at first glance because Steel/Dragon is a better defensive typing than mono Dragon.
Must’ve recorded this mad earlier I guess
Doubt it's been out long enough to really form an opinion on it. It probably hasn't seen enough usage yet.
It mainly has never really been able to be played in a format that matters enough yet. It has seen play, but NatDex isn't really a good place to judge when fricking things like Mega Slowbro is in UU. HGoodra seems like a pretty nice buff to our friend shaped snail dragon, but with all the Grounds in the meta right now, I fear for its viability. Getting 2HKO'd even by a more defensive Great Tusk or standard Landorus-I is going to make it less viable. Still it had a good niche in blanking Regieleki, but Iron Treads had it beat since it had the possibility of outspeeding it.
I love goodra. It looks so happy and friendly. Its also a good tank
Honestly I like that Game Freak tried something different with Goodra instead of making another Big Scary Powerful Attacker.
Edit: If other people don't like Goodra that's fine, I'm not a competitive player so I can't really judge it on a competitive stand point. I honestly just like it when Game Freak tries to experiment.
@Shoreline Fishing I don’t know why it doesn’t even get Recover. Slugs can self-regenerate, after all.
The problem with Goodra is that its ANOTHER Tank that lacks recovery. If this thing had Regenerator, Slowking would kneel. Gamefreak is way too poor when it comes to designing defensive pokemon.
@@butteredsalmonella Why is that so important as to be overrated, especially since they now have less PP?
@@butteredsalmonella Although poor doesn’t seem fair to say when balancing around a format they themselves don’t run.
@Shoreline Fishing Honestly I think that's what Hisuian Goodra is for. Honestly I just committed game freak for trying out something different.
My favorite Dragon-type ever! I've used on in all my playthroughs since it's introduction (Kalos, Alola, Galar, Hisui, & Paldea). Here's hoping Hisuian Goodra can do well in upcoming VGC Regulation.
Its time for the mascot how good was aegislash actually?
I absolutely love the dopey cartoon dragons like Dragonite, Goodra and Drampa. What absolutely cracked designs thank you gamefreak just make them usable
I'm surprised Hydration didn't get a mention; during gen 7, I used to run Hydration Goodra with Rest alongside Pelipper, where it handled Grass and Electric threats while solving its regen issues pretty well.
I did a very similar thing, and I also used a special attacking Dragonite on my rain team
Goodra may not hit hard compared to other dragons but dont over look it, with rain hydration rest you can healing for days.
think you should've waited a month or two so you can speak about hisui goodra
0:52 And this did not age well because, for context for future viewers, Hisuian Goodra was released BETWEEN this video being recorded and uploaded.
Unfortunate timing indeed (but exquisite for the video itself)
Hisiuan Goodra looks like it'll be incredibly good in VGC. It'll be doing what goodra normally would but better, with a better typing, better stat spread, and same good coverage.
Goodra is very rounded, harmonious, and feminine. It's the opposite of Garchomp which is very tough looking.
While both are defensive and offensive powerhouses, respectively
Fair warning, don’t go around calling Goodra feminine. There’s some…bad history in the Pokemon fandom associated with that.
I don’t see how it’s feiminine
@@PhoenixAce pear shaped and big thighs, friendly face, pinkish color, I'd say those are more associated with femininity
@@shiawase8694 that just sounds obese bruh
My favorite Dragon type! I loved running this Goodra set in Showdown:
Nature: Bold (252+ HP, 252+ Def, 4+ SpD)
Ability: Gooey
Item: Leftovers
Moves: Acid Armor, Infestation, Toxic, Rest
I've been waiting for this video forever. It's my 2nd favorite pseudo legendary behind Dragonite.
so many hisui pokemon getting released i think you should do a hisui vid special, a vid where every pokemon you've already covered that got a hisui form gets a segment
Imagine regenerator goodra in standard play, that thing would be great
Even Recover would be nice. Why it doesn’t learn that is beyond me.
Hisuian Goodra is different.
It's slower, but now its bulk is much better on both sides, allowing it to tank hits better.
My brother in Arceus, couldn't you wait a few months to include Hisuian Goodra performance???
I could care less how good Goodra was competitively, It's still one of my favorite pokemon of all time period!!
Hopefully the Hisuian version will be better. Dragon/Steel is a very good typing and it has the coverage to deal with a lot of common threats while being very bulky on the specially defensive side and decently bulky in the physical side. The main downside is that if you want recovery you're stuck with Life Dew instead of Recover.
Maybe the Patrons should have waited a bit so we could analyze H-Goodra's performance in gen 9
I love Goodra. 150 special defence, respectable HP, ATK and SPA stats at 90, 100 and 110 make it a great special wall that can put out decent damage. Sap Sipper allows it to pair well with Swampert to get free switches on Kartana and Ferrothorn- that was my main usage in Gen 8. And seeing a Specs Moonblast from Tapu Lele deal only 30% is always nice. It’s a shame that Goodra gets outclassed by other special walls that have reliable recovery, and outclassed by other, faster attackers.
I think the moral of the story is that they should have made it part Water or Poison and given it Recover so it's not the blandest, most milquetoast dragon in existence
Honestly pure dragon is fine since it only has 2 weakness & multiple resists it just REALLY needed recovery in it's moveset
If goodra got regenerator specs would’ve been such a fun set but that might’ve been a little too much given its bulk
I just love a Pokémon who’s both adorable and could handily kick your ass.
I was hoping the VGC 2020 Series 6 Goodra Lapras and Comfey core would be discussed. That trio was sooo tanky and at the top of the meta even if it was only for one summer. Yeah Series 6 wasn’t the format for any tournaments, but still a time for Goodra to shine in gen 8 VGC.
Goodra is a Pokemon that just suffers from having a kit that does not work together. It's stats are defensively leaning but he lacks any utility moves for a wall like hazards, knock off, status, recovery etc. His movepool is offensively leaning but it's held back by his average attacking stats and speed and mono Dragon typing not giving it secondary stab.
Using Goodra feels like it has an identify crisis. It tries to be an offensive/defensive mon but it struggles to do either let alone both. It's trying to be a very average generalist lacking tools that work well together in a game where you have 6 slots and can easily run specialists.
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"Hasn't been released in the main line games at the time of this video." Wrong!
I've watched this channel for many years, and this is the first time you've showcased a Pokemon that was different than how I ran it during the generations. My Goodra was hydration, Damp Rock Bold, 252 Hp/Def EV's 4 Sp.Atk EV's knowing Rain Dance, Rest, Thunder, Muddy Water/Focus Blast. Was one of the most fun I've had with a tank. Very Rarely let me down in battles. i still love using it on non rain teams just as a weather disrupter or wall. Couldn't believe you guys said no recovery on this mon. but to be fair, I never once even considered using sap sipper lmao
Ah yes Goodra. The slime feti- I mean dragon pokemon.
Did anyone else pronounce the "good" in "how good was" like goo? :P
But seriously - I'm shocked that a pseudo-legendary fell into NU, what the heck?! They should've given it recover.
Ngl it feels like this episode should have waited a few weeks so it could include Goodra-H. Ik this was the patron pick but maybe they should have picked it later lol
Goodra is one of my favorite dragons. Based on it's stats, one can tell that GameFreak were trying to make Goodra the next Blissey. It also has a lot of design similarities to Dragonite and Meganium too. Much like Meganium, Goodra got a raw deal when it was introduced. With so many powerful offensive dragons in Gen VI like Mega Zard X, Mega Sceptile, Mega Salamence, and Mega Latios/Latias, it's impact on the meta was negligible. It was a solid tank that could go physical or special but had nothing beyond that. It had no utility nor reliable recovery. It's Hisuian form was introduced recently with a far better stat distribution, incredible defensive typing, and terastalization potential to be a truly great tank. H-Goodra still shares base Goodra's lack of utility and recovery but is in a far better position and is viable overall. If H-Goodra ever got Recover, Hazards, and Defog, it would be a truly excellent Dragon.
You’d think Sliggoo needing to evolve in the rain would make sense for Goodra to be a Dragon/Water type when it evolved.
But I guess this is just another nonsensical decision on GF’s part.
Tbh all goodra would need is acid armor and recover, (two moves that already fit into it's theme) and it would probably be the best pseudo-legendary ever
Hisuian Goodra is available in Scarlet and Violet as of 3 ish days ago actually. Probably too late for the editing of the video. Hope there is some ad-lib at the end referencing it
Looking forward to it eventually getting updated accounting for Hisuian Goodra since Scarlet & Violet have formally introduced it via Home support OR you prepped a Goomy and used Home to evolve it in your PLA save file.
Sap sipper goodra with a petal blizzard partner is fun in doubles as it gets rock slide and eq. Been using meowscarada but before then had a venusaur.
I havent even watched and this is already the best video u ever made LOOK AT GOODRA LOOK AT MY DARLING I LOVE HIM
Should've waited longer because of Hisuian pokemon. These forms are actually really good in the competitive scene.
Goodra is the most meh pseudo in strength, but one of the best design wise- let's be honest
How good was terakion pls i from vietnam and i very like your content
I'd be interested in a video on how good was Torkoal actually.
Yeah, I feel like Torkoal is overdue an episode. I imagine the episode would be at least a half hour long approximately.
@@cesarflamenco9484Why?
@@skeetermania3202 Torkoal has been around since Hoenn, so that's seven generations to cover. While it wasn't the most spectacular Pokemon early on, that changed when GF gave it Drought and become one of the premiere Sunny Day setters for sun teams in both singles and doubles.
Absolutely loving these videos. Wish i knew the music at 9:13. Anyways keep killing it FSG. Hope to see heatran or tsareena
ooo what abt his good tiny buddy in the anime… Dedenne!!!
The Patrons should've waited until Hisuian Goodra could've been properly analyzed by FSG.
Kinda nuts that something with a solid movepool, great stats, decent ability, and good typing could be down in RU
Goodras' core weakness (in singles) is the inability to recover damage. Goodra can tank more neutral damage than practically any other pseudo, but since he cant't heal on demand, his role as a tank is simply not as stable in singles.
Overall though, easily one of my favorite pseudos, even if it isn't busted.
Unironically, my best friends fav pokemon when he was a kid was goomy (he thinks goodra is pretty cool too tho)
Is it me or i always wanted it to be Dragon and poison?
Also how good was Zygard actually?
In Inclement Emerald it's water/dragon with Poison Heal and Recover. It is exactly as hideously OP as that sounds.
@@booshywaters3726 would have wished it was actually line this...
We need more tiers
Ag(anything goes)
Ubers
Ou(overused)
Uu(underused)
Su(sometimes used
Iu(incidentally used
Ru(rarely used
Nu(never used)
Pu(???)
My favorite pokemon! One of the cutest dragon types. I fell in love with it thanks to pokemon-amie; it remains energetic and bouncy when fully evolved, while other fully evolved pokemon start to get all serious and understated in their movements.
"It's a shame Goodra never dropped to RU (in Gen 6.)"
True, but at least it was still a competent Pokemon, as opposed to something like Ambipom in that same generation's RU. lol
Must be pretty good, it's got Good in the name
Maybe you could cover Kommo-o as well
man i LOVE og goodra, it makes me so sad that hisuian goodra is just the better version of goodra considering how fucking ugly that thing is compared to the og
Crazy that you uploaded this. I just revisited X and Y after ten years, got a shiny, modest Goodra. It's been a star on my team, but even using it, you can tell that it isn't as great as the pseudos that came before
Shiny AND Modest?! That’s amazing 💜
I ran a physical max spd def assault vest goodra eith sap sipper it was amazing in gen 8
Dusk lycanroc
Goodra really shoulda been, water/poison and dragon, GIGANTIC miss
Hisuian Goodra was the much needed buff for our boi Goodra
Hopefully, Goodra’s Hisuian counterpart will perform much better competitively.
It might not make it to OU, given that ground types like Great Tusk and Landorus-T will be dominating the tier. Even a defensive variant of Tusk might be able to 2OHKO Goodra.
Why timestamps is not in this video
I wish if it had a dragon and poison typing
Nah do what Inclement Emerald did, make it Water/Dragon, give it Poison Heal, and make it now learn Recover, one of the best Pokémon in the game
@@cristianordonez7976 yeah that would be good
now that hisuian goodra us legal, I wish this video waited till after worlds since it might have some fun placements there
Wish the patreons could have waited a bit for the video to add whatever his hisuian counterpart does now in-game.