How GOOD was Xerneas ACTUALLY? - History of Xerneas in Competitive Pokemon

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  • @blechli
    @blechli 11 місяців тому +734

    It's ironic how Xerneas represents life but has a signature boosting move that allows it to effortlessly defeat its opponents, while Yveltal represents death but has a signature recovery attack that increases its longevity

    • @nerddwarf
      @nerddwarf 11 місяців тому +199

      At the end of its lifespan, Yveltal will supposedly steal the life force from every living thing and transform into a caccoon to sleep/hibernate for 1000 years. (Oblivion Wing takes the health from others)
      At the end of Xerneas's life, it will transform into a tree, and start radiating energy that causes life to grow for 1000 years. (The power from Geomancy is charged/created by Xerneas directly.)

    • @oofmasta9395
      @oofmasta9395 6 місяців тому +8

      Xerneas imbues itself with life energy, making it stronger. Yveltal drains life energy from its opponent, causing it to die.

    • @itsbeyxnd
      @itsbeyxnd 2 місяці тому +1

      Crazy cuz moonblast might as well also be a signature move

  • @RocketPropelledMexican
    @RocketPropelledMexican 11 місяців тому +303

    Average day in the life of Xerneas:
    Wake up
    Smoke a herb while acid tripping
    Proceed to destroy everything

    • @xotaku8581
      @xotaku8581 12 днів тому

      Yeah smoking the power herb

  • @RealShades7
    @RealShades7 11 місяців тому +1225

    Xernias single handedly raised power herb stocks in the market to 9000

  • @JanusHoW
    @JanusHoW 11 місяців тому +354

    Funny thought - Xerneas always being able to overcome its checks...it's the embodiment of "life finds a way".

    • @ForestX77
      @ForestX77 11 місяців тому +16

      Wrong quote. It’s “life uuuuuhhhhhhhhh find a way”.

  • @HMZeroTwo
    @HMZeroTwo 11 місяців тому +577

    Crazy how the embodiment of life itself can cause such destruction

    • @GeneralGuylovespinatas
      @GeneralGuylovespinatas 11 місяців тому +55

      Goes to show why all extremes are negative

    • @MrGksarathy
      @MrGksarathy 11 місяців тому +45

      Life is just badass.

    • @Lagi42800
      @Lagi42800 11 місяців тому +25

      To create someone must often first destroy - David, a handsome android

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 11 місяців тому +43

      The embodiment of life: bulldozing god of destruction
      The embodiment of death: sustaining defensive tank
      I like to think that the ancient Kalosians just mixed up Xerneas' and Yveltal's lore and AZ nuking the region wiped out everyone who knew the original truth enough to correct it.

    • @Albortomagico
      @Albortomagico 11 місяців тому +2

      I'm a healer, but

  • @JCBro-yg8vd
    @JCBro-yg8vd 11 місяців тому +467

    Imagine being so broken that players wanted you banned *BEFORE* Mega Rayquaza showed up.

    • @kasaibouF29
      @kasaibouF29 11 місяців тому +6

      I think Xerneas was meant to counter Mega Rayquaza.

    • @TheBestFormOfHumor
      @TheBestFormOfHumor 11 місяців тому +36

      ​@@kasaibouF29 but it came out before mega ray

    • @ZephyrUltimate_
      @ZephyrUltimate_ 11 місяців тому +78

      Xerneas was meant to check the Dragon-Type Legendaries. Mega Rayquaza was them fighting back.

    • @enderdestroyer-mr7nh
      @enderdestroyer-mr7nh 11 місяців тому +22

      ⁠@@kasaibouF29xerneas sucked at countering mega ray. Mega ray 2hOk xerneas with dragon ascent unboosted so xerneas can’t switch in and +1 life orb dragon ascent ohko max def xerneas with stealth rock chip

    • @wonderfulrose477
      @wonderfulrose477 11 місяців тому +2

      @@enderdestroyer-mr7nhcan’t xerneas threaten the OHKO with Geomancy moon blast tho?

  • @reccafire583
    @reccafire583 11 місяців тому +252

    I saw someone mention Xerneas as such "It's so broken each new box legendary had to be more broken just to be able to compete with it, it's why the Primals and even Zacian crowned are designed so ridiculously"

    • @daigustoemeral3710
      @daigustoemeral3710 11 місяців тому +51

      I would say kyogre was the prime reason from gen 3 as gen 4 legendarys like the creation trio all resisted its water spout

    • @Zlowpoke
      @Zlowpoke 11 місяців тому +30

      Poor Zamazenta crying in a corner

    • @plagueboi2861
      @plagueboi2861 11 місяців тому +37

      @@Zlowpoke I hate the fact they gave it body press in the gen they nerfed it in 😭

    • @ForestX77
      @ForestX77 11 місяців тому +31

      ⁠@@plagueboi2861While at the same time nerfing regielecti’s ability to 30% but keeping regidraco’s at 50%.
      So gamefreak clearly has no problem nerfing one half of duos, they just hate zamazenta.

    • @spoxx1802
      @spoxx1802 7 місяців тому

      Solgaleo and Necrozma-Dawn Wings are both bad in both singles and doubles while Lunala and NDM are both very healthy and balanced.

  • @Matpit18
    @Matpit18 11 місяців тому +372

    I love how he didn’t even mention that some players resorted to using Shedinja as an answer to Xerneas

    • @saiyanscaris6530
      @saiyanscaris6530 11 місяців тому +122

      cause hazards were everywhere and sand was used to try and counter it already. plus xerneas in gens 6 and 7 could use hidden power fire, gen 8 it could just use toxic

    • @MEMPHISYOUTUBICATION
      @MEMPHISYOUTUBICATION 11 місяців тому

      @@saiyanscaris6530🤓🤓🤓

    • @howisthis8849
      @howisthis8849 11 місяців тому +70

      ​@@MEMPHISYOUTUBICATION😐

    • @VixstraLarge
      @VixstraLarge 11 місяців тому +41

      ​@@MEMPHISYOUTUBICATIONthey gave a proper answer that'd be easy to understand for even the newest of players... that says something lmao

    • @Darkforce213
      @Darkforce213 11 місяців тому

      Shedinja was more of a VGC thing in regards to Xerneas.@@saiyanscaris6530

  • @mr.punisher5100
    @mr.punisher5100 11 місяців тому +1833

    We're lucky Xerneas isn't in gen 9. Tera ground would be absolutely diabolical

    • @Materialist39
      @Materialist39 11 місяців тому +223

      Caught myself making a face irl while reading this

    • @enderdestroyer-mr7nh
      @enderdestroyer-mr7nh 11 місяців тому +286

      Tera electric would be better since it threatens whirlwind Ho-oh and still dealing with ndm. But yeah, xerneas with Tera in a meta with no primal groudon would be a nightmare, even in national dex Ubers it is a nightmare, where every team have Primal groudon and Ho-oh.

    • @tekayo63
      @tekayo63 11 місяців тому +35

      the spdef ho-oh on the table:

    • @RedRockin6
      @RedRockin6 11 місяців тому +13

      @@Materialist39was it: 🤢?

    • @sephikong8323
      @sephikong8323 11 місяців тому +93

      ​@@tekayo63Ho-Oh thinks he's cooking until Xerneas brings out a Tera Electric/Water/Rock from his ass

  • @thel-iteralone4592
    @thel-iteralone4592 11 місяців тому +908

    How BROKEN was Power Herb Geomancy ACTUALLY?
    Yes.

    • @yoptrippin
      @yoptrippin 11 місяців тому +23

      My honest answer fr

    • @nessuno4968
      @nessuno4968 11 місяців тому +4

      Pokemon with Intimidate : hello there

    • @baghatur1177
      @baghatur1177 11 місяців тому +45

      @@nessuno4968?????

    •  11 місяців тому +69

      ​@@nessuno4968Xerneas is a special attacker.

    • @afriendlycampfire260
      @afriendlycampfire260 11 місяців тому +24

      @@nessuno4968you mean haze?

  • @dany_fg
    @dany_fg 11 місяців тому +17

    7:52
    missed opportunity to say "never fear, dazzling gleam is here!"

  • @saltyseacaptain2257
    @saltyseacaptain2257 11 місяців тому +17

    Honestly, geomancy being so op made scarfed sets even better as a result because who the hell sees a Xerneas and doesn't immediately assume geomancy? It almost always gets you a free predict or two

    • @MasterlyRex8789
      @MasterlyRex8789 11 місяців тому +8

      This is true. In Gen 6 AG, Scarf Xerneas was among the best Pokemon to check the infamous Darkrai that put everything to sleep since no sleep clause. It also proactively threatens the most threatening Pokemon Mega Ray. It puts Mega Ray in an uncomfortable situation where running away in fear of scarf Xerneas could lead to a full health Geomancy Xerneas that depending on the team could end the game right there. On the other hand staying in risks losing Mega Ray for free which is also bad.

  • @Eshin7
    @Eshin7 11 місяців тому +278

    Xerneas has such a beautiful design

    • @MrGksarathy
      @MrGksarathy 11 місяців тому +52

      Agreed. No matter how unhealthy it may have made any metagame, it's design makes it all feel better.

    • @WingedMourner
      @WingedMourner 8 місяців тому

      It's a nice design, but I prefer the flying t-bone steak personally.

  • @LuSoloLu
    @LuSoloLu 11 місяців тому +68

    I can't wait for the Yveltal video where they'll talk how it's the most used Pokémon in Gen 8 Ubers solely because of Caly-Shadow

  • @gravint3294
    @gravint3294 11 місяців тому +113

    Glad that my older sibling wiping my entire team with Xerneas wasn't my fault at all back in gen 6

  • @UltimateDragonX99999
    @UltimateDragonX99999 11 місяців тому +281

    Really hope that he will do Yveltal and Zygarde next after Xerneas.

    • @noahtaylor1721
      @noahtaylor1721 11 місяців тому +15

      Those’ll be interesting

    • @UltimateDragonX99999
      @UltimateDragonX99999 11 місяців тому +29

      @@noahtaylor1721 also can't wait to see on how good Zygarde complete form will look like.

    • @DukeSR8
      @DukeSR8 11 місяців тому +3

      Judging by how he STILL hasn't finished the Alola starter trio, don't hold your breath.

    • @Xalvadore505
      @Xalvadore505 11 місяців тому +5

      ​@@DukeSR8Due to how common Incineroar is in VGC and that it just returned in SV, a video made now would quickly become obsolete

    • @vasimbelim1091
      @vasimbelim1091 11 місяців тому +1

      How good was red meat actually?
      It was yummmmmmmy

  • @hosni4064
    @hosni4064 11 місяців тому +44

    As a natural history lover, I love that it's physically based on Eucladoceros!

    • @Lagi42800
      @Lagi42800 11 місяців тому +8

      As fellow scholar of natural history, I agree

    • @skeetermania3202
      @skeetermania3202 11 місяців тому +2

      What is that?

    • @hosni4064
      @hosni4064 11 місяців тому +6

      @@skeetermania3202 it's an extinct genus of deer also known as the "bush-antlered deer"

  • @christianbuffum-robbins8904
    @christianbuffum-robbins8904 11 місяців тому +131

    Who would win?
    A godlike being that creates life wherever it goes?
    OR
    A sentient keychain?

  • @catsinhats31
    @catsinhats31 11 місяців тому +184

    I expected the title to be "how great was xerneas actually" considering its history

    • @halo007Mex
      @halo007Mex 11 місяців тому +21

      Nah, it's a 1 trick Pokémon

    • @catsinhats31
      @catsinhats31 11 місяців тому +4

      @@halo007Mex understandable

    • @juanf.p.6324
      @juanf.p.6324 11 місяців тому +48

      They've given the "great" title to historically average pokémon like Articuno, Feraligatr and Typhlosion, but not Latios and Xerneas. Seems pretty arbitrary to me

    • @notasqurril5862
      @notasqurril5862 11 місяців тому +62

      ​@@juanf.p.6324it's because they were remakes the only none remake videos given the "great" title were landorus and ferrothorn who were over 1 hour videos

    • @Spark25293
      @Spark25293 11 місяців тому +18

      The titles only say "How GREAT was" if it's a remake video. This is FSG's first xerneas vid.

  • @Darkforce213
    @Darkforce213 11 місяців тому +18

    Xerneas' usage actually picked up a lot in Series 10. It was one of the big 4 of Restricted Legendaries in VGC (with Zacian, Kyogre, and ShadowRex). Its usage then dropped back down in Series 12.

    • @skeetermania3202
      @skeetermania3202 11 місяців тому

      Did the ban on Dynamax have anything to do with that?

    • @Darkforce213
      @Darkforce213 11 місяців тому +1

      @@skeetermania3202 Absolutely. Xerneas isn't a great user of Dynamax, and it doesn't like staring down opposing Dynamax Pokemon.

  • @bmac4
    @bmac4 11 місяців тому +12

    As a Gen 7 ubers player I kinda love this thing. It was part of the holy trinity of the tier with Primal Groudon and Necrozma Dusk-Mane, and had the highest ceiling of the three. That tier was super fun because it was just all offense almost all the time

  • @endofline2000
    @endofline2000 11 місяців тому +11

    Gamefreak was like "lets make a deer pokemon and give it the most broken move of all time"

  • @zerayo406
    @zerayo406 11 місяців тому +12

    The pokemon that has been singlehandedly raising power herb stocks

  • @1peidu
    @1peidu 11 місяців тому +33

    Xerneas is a mon thats special to everybody whos ever loaded up a hyper offense team in Ubers. Its one of those mons that can either break midgame so your ekiller or double dance groudon goes beserk lategame or it can have its teammates break for it to clean up. This mon basically changed the entire dynamic of Ubers, since there was never a setup threat that could break and clean at such efficiency, with or without hazards. Xerneas is the honored one basically.
    (Also this thing killed off CB ho oh so I appreciate it for that because magic sun was and is cancer)

    • @indiradevi8136
      @indiradevi8136 11 місяців тому +1

      Bulky ho oh is more annoying to deal with though. Probe more annoying

    • @1peidu
      @1peidu 11 місяців тому +1

      @@indiradevi8136 clearly you haven't had the pleasure of the magic sun special where darkrai sleeps either Kyogre or ttar and then CB Ho Oh clicks moves vs you and you literally can't kill it

  • @assassinshadow2800
    @assassinshadow2800 11 місяців тому +14

    gen 6 make a trio about life, death and the balance keeper
    for some reason, the "life" could wreck the other two in type match up xD

  • @sleprvrru6y-lin-92
    @sleprvrru6y-lin-92 11 місяців тому +4

    we cannot forget that xerneas has a pretty good physical movepool too..
    and when those physical ones showed up when u were expecting defensive/scarf... yea... lol

  • @Ego-Fiend
    @Ego-Fiend 11 місяців тому +8

    This MF is the only reason why i have dusk mane in all my ubers teams

  • @scayree
    @scayree 11 місяців тому +126

    GEOMANCY GO BRR

    • @Blastopia
      @Blastopia 11 місяців тому +1

      We need an Accelgor video

    • @scayree
      @scayree 11 місяців тому +3

      Weather trio remaster 😮‍💨

  • @williamhowells806
    @williamhowells806 11 місяців тому +3

    i love the opening of the vid about xerneas' base stats cos im just sitting there going yes, NOW DOUBLE IT

  • @Luke0193
    @Luke0193 11 місяців тому +7

    Definitely my favourite legendary design wise. It just looks so awesome

  • @NocturnalPyro
    @NocturnalPyro 11 місяців тому +2

    12:10 I personally really love gen 7 ubers, the power and coolness of the pokemon in that tier was just so good. Gen 8 Nat dex AG is good too.

  • @rubenduenas5881
    @rubenduenas5881 11 місяців тому +32

    Once it gets a Power-Herb Geomancy up, the game's basically over

    • @dayvonlouis5187
      @dayvonlouis5187 11 місяців тому +4

      Whirlwind was the only answer I had for it before ORAS this thing was a freaking nightmare to see

  • @ladyakkyn
    @ladyakkyn 11 місяців тому +31

    It's funny that Xerneas is he embodiment of life considering it kills just about anything it so much as looks at.

    • @jakariashafin1695
      @jakariashafin1695 11 місяців тому +4

      Well to survive one must steal the life of onother ya know for eating

  • @Jamaha5
    @Jamaha5 11 місяців тому +3

    Xerneas is my favourite Fairy type, and that’s competing with Mega-Mawile, Togekiss, Mimikyu, SwordDoggo, and Tapu-Fini.

  • @marcelosandoval8719
    @marcelosandoval8719 11 місяців тому +25

    **Geomancy Flashbacks** 😮

  • @icephoenix174
    @icephoenix174 11 місяців тому +7

    No mention of the wild specs set with three moves? Moonblast, geomancy, and sleep talk. If it got knocked off, it could use geomancy. If it got spored, it could use specs moon blast with a 100% chance. I saw PokeaimMD use it and that was so crazy to see.
    (It might have been scarf but I know Aim really likes big numbers so I think it was specs in his video)

    • @zylen3167
      @zylen3167 10 місяців тому

      Lol average darkrai counter in ohio

  • @alexSN1994times2
    @alexSN1994times2 10 місяців тому +3

    FSG in three years: How EXCELLENT was Xerneas Complete ACTUALLY?

  • @dantelewandoski
    @dantelewandoski 11 місяців тому +11

    Xerneas shows why fairy is undisputed the best typing in Pokémon, it wrecks a tier that houses 90% of dragons and had enough bulk to outduel the rest

    • @Lagi42800
      @Lagi42800 11 місяців тому +8

      I mean defensive as water, plus immunity, offensive as dark type and no pokemon is immune to it ...

    • @dayvonlouis5187
      @dayvonlouis5187 11 місяців тому +2

      @@Lagi42800yeah I’d call it a bit unbalanced

    • @minmin8580
      @minmin8580 11 місяців тому +3

      "it wrecks a tier that houses 90% of dragons"
      Obviously...It's a fairy type that has a lot of going for it, how is that surprising?

  • @peregrinehawk8363
    @peregrinehawk8363 11 місяців тому +4

    As an AG player, many people don't know how lucky they are that they can only fight one per game.

  • @MaximusLight
    @MaximusLight 11 місяців тому +9

    Power Herb Geomancy is probably the closest we will ever come to Gen 1 Mewtwo levels of power. (I'd still give it to Gen 1 Mewtwo but the speed boost and fairy aura certainly make it uncomfortably close)

    • @GravityIsFalling
      @GravityIsFalling 11 місяців тому +1

      I think gen 1 shadow rider would be the most broken a mon can get

  • @moyaiman872
    @moyaiman872 11 місяців тому +14

    After the doublade and aegislash vids i’m suprised we havent gotten a video of honedge dominating little cup

    • @Blastopia
      @Blastopia 11 місяців тому +4

      They should make one on Accelgor

    • @dysr
      @dysr 11 місяців тому +2

      Because Honedge isn’t very good in LC.

    • @indiradevi8136
      @indiradevi8136 11 місяців тому +2

      Honedge is bad in lc. That simple

    • @moyaiman872
      @moyaiman872 11 місяців тому

      Well thats unfortunate, it had toughly a 45% to ohko offensive tank munchlax with close combat and could easily live a munchlax fire punch so i thought it’d have a nice niche against the best pokemon in the tier

    • @dysr
      @dysr 11 місяців тому

      @@moyaiman872 Munchlax was only the best pokemon in gen 4.

  • @Cogexkintrue
    @Cogexkintrue 11 місяців тому +2

    I was literally thinking about what this video would be like yesterday, and now it's here. wild

  • @chayoto
    @chayoto 8 місяців тому +1

    I like the little surprises those winning teams packed. Kudos to Shedinja, Toxicroak and Crobat.

  • @EventHorizonUwU
    @EventHorizonUwU 11 місяців тому

    I did not expect to see my match in here, but thanks a lot for spotlighting it! 💙

  • @EvilApple567
    @EvilApple567 11 місяців тому +1

    I've only known Xern from Geo/Moonblast, I had no idea its movepool was so wild with CC and Ingrain of all things. CC to crush its only real Geo boosted check in Bliss, and giving Ingrain to something with x2 QD (in a world with Power Herb at least) just seems evil lol, truly a classic GameFreak moment up there with giving Mewtwo Amnesia in Gen 1.

  • @bkebradley
    @bkebradley 11 місяців тому +1

    This thing was such a nightmare in randoms, you might as well just forfeit as soon as your opponent reveals it

  • @lizzerd5112
    @lizzerd5112 11 місяців тому +2

    Fun fact: Adaptability also boosts STAB moves by 1.33x, meaning Xerneas effectively has adaptability as its ability.

  • @victini7777
    @victini7777 11 місяців тому +61

    can't wait for the Yveltal vid to be as twice as long, edgelord birb is amazing.

    • @o0_VanYsH_0o
      @o0_VanYsH_0o 11 місяців тому +22

      Don't forget the shiny, the bird of Bacon is AMAZING!!!

    • @VeganLatte
      @VeganLatte 11 місяців тому +7

      God of gen 8 ubers

    • @RazorusR3X777
      @RazorusR3X777 11 місяців тому +26

      Yveltal crashed after carrying the entirety of gen 8 ubers on its back.

    • @Loner098
      @Loner098 11 місяців тому

      Didn't Yveltal, like, get outclassed or became too situational for Ubers or something like that?

    • @catsinhats31
      @catsinhats31 11 місяців тому +16

      @@Loner098 absolutely not in fact it was the single most important mon in ubers in gen 8 and basically every team had it to counter mons like calyrex-s

  • @peppermintzoro4907
    @peppermintzoro4907 11 місяців тому +2

    I’ve always found it weird that xerneas and yveltal had the exact same stat layout. I think it would be more fitting for it to have 131 defenses and 95/98 offenses since it’s the life pokemon.

  • @lizardhero
    @lizardhero 11 місяців тому +8

    0:10 Today I learned Xerneas' pupils are Xs lol
    Wonder if Yveltal is the same but with Ys

    • @CamusZekeSirius
      @CamusZekeSirius 11 місяців тому +3

      Nope. Yveltal’s eyes are regular, circular pupils

  • @talonitex6441
    @talonitex6441 11 місяців тому +17

    We seriously need a check for fairy Pokémon something like storm drain for fairy type moves
    Xerneas, zacian and now flutter mane. WHEN WILL IT END

    • @mysticpumpkin8520
      @mysticpumpkin8520 11 місяців тому +10

      Never. Fairies are eternal
      FEAR THE CUTE PIXIES!!!!!

    • @dayvonlouis5187
      @dayvonlouis5187 11 місяців тому

      A matchup change is needed

    • @ForestX77
      @ForestX77 11 місяців тому +3

      Which is funny since fairies weren’t meant to check dragons who were the dominant type before.
      Honestly Wolfie made a video kinda about this. Wasn’t addressing fairies directly but was about buffing types and one was buffing bug type to resist fairy and for fairy to gain a weakness to bug making bug type a check to fairies.
      Definitely would check fairies with how popular u-turn is.

    • @joelwatkins
      @joelwatkins 11 місяців тому

      Give it another gen or 2, and there'll be a new type introduced to combat Fairy

    • @2goodsharks
      @2goodsharks 11 місяців тому +3

      @@ForestX77 I still suspect that Fairy was made to resist Bug just because of U-Turn spam, not because of actual Bug types. I agree bug should hit it super effectively

  • @danielcole5943
    @danielcole5943 11 місяців тому +3

    Great video! I would love to see “how GOOD was primarina actually?” as she’s made a comeback in gen 9

  • @jasonthejazzman8521
    @jasonthejazzman8521 11 місяців тому +4

    As the Milwaukee Bucks always say: "FEAR THE DEER"

  • @oworange
    @oworange 11 місяців тому

    xerneas was the first legendary i caught, and it was so fun to use in my playthrough. I never knew it was such a competitive monster. love you xerneas

  • @Nameandaddresswithheld
    @Nameandaddresswithheld 11 місяців тому +2

    In gen6-7 my niche solution for xerneas was focus sash bisharp. Spam iron head. I gave him sucker punch to get extra KOs and facade in case someone flung a burn or para at me

  • @IseeSandvich
    @IseeSandvich 11 місяців тому +1

    I've been waiting for this. My favourite legendary.

    • @nosequiensoy1193
      @nosequiensoy1193 10 місяців тому +1

      Is a very good pokemon for tournaments?

    • @IseeSandvich
      @IseeSandvich 10 місяців тому

      @nosequiensoy1193 always a good choice in singles. As for vgc, pretty sure its very format dependant. E.g zacian was the preferred restricted fairy type in dynamax formats.

    • @nosequiensoy1193
      @nosequiensoy1193 10 місяців тому

      @@IseeSandvich So in vgc is it worth it with the right pokemons and if they introduce it?

  • @gymfamily
    @gymfamily 11 місяців тому +1

    Waiting for Wolfe to comment on how much he loves this Pokémon

  • @rooislangwtf
    @rooislangwtf 11 місяців тому +4

    9:53 Wolfe still has PTSD about Xerneas to this day

  • @elirantuil5003
    @elirantuil5003 11 місяців тому +3

    Did James Baek ever missed top 8 worlds before 2023? What a guy

  • @helixlord0562
    @helixlord0562 11 місяців тому +10

    It’s a common misconception that Yveltal is the evil legendary that brings death and destruction while Xerneas is the pure and good embodiment of life itself. Anyone who has played a format where Xerneas is legal will tell you this is wrong

  • @spookyskeleton1787
    @spookyskeleton1787 11 місяців тому

    I remember playing Ubers with xerneas those coverage moves literally checked every single non that could counter xerneas and it had absolutely outrageous speed with a geomancy up

  • @JohnzaloogIII
    @JohnzaloogIII 11 місяців тому

    “more like Zygarde completely destroyed by moonblast!” Dead 😂

  • @danielmaynard239
    @danielmaynard239 11 місяців тому +10

    It sucks Xerneas isn't in Gen 9, since I was looking forward to transferring mine in from Sword along with Zygarde

    • @Spoopball
      @Spoopball 11 місяців тому +2

      Same, was very thirsty to put geomancy on my smeargle again

    • @GoldRichness
      @GoldRichness 11 місяців тому +2

      For now

  • @bryanmarcia4104
    @bryanmarcia4104 11 місяців тому

    Been waiting for this.

  • @dwreanchinotan
    @dwreanchinotan 11 місяців тому

    Should see if there is fan art of xerneas being addicted to power herb

  • @grrman
    @grrman 11 місяців тому +2

    I have to say that the audio clearly edited in in post sounds so ridiculously off, it's just amusing. Great video though

  • @time_will_tell69
    @time_will_tell69 11 місяців тому +2

    14:49 adjust shows the power of incinror he is in every team

  • @marcoland120
    @marcoland120 11 місяців тому +2

    Not expecting xerneas so early

  • @Money_Mafia01
    @Money_Mafia01 11 місяців тому +1

    Love the vids ❤️

  • @dracish123456789
    @dracish123456789 11 місяців тому +2

    gen 6 xern was one of my favourite pokemon to fight. I ran liepard with toxic knock off, subsitute and encore to beat xern

  • @Remo-_
    @Remo-_ 11 місяців тому +1

    My favorite professor from pokemon competitive university. 🗣

  • @greedo6116
    @greedo6116 11 місяців тому

    babe wake up fsg uploaded a new video!

  • @VanshTwilight
    @VanshTwilight 11 місяців тому +10

    We makin out with Power Herb Geomancy with this one 🗣️🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

  • @acc3209
    @acc3209 11 місяців тому +13

    Imagine getting +2 on spatk, spdef and speed in one turn

  • @paavoautio1974
    @paavoautio1974 11 місяців тому +2

    Mirror herb against Xernaus could be kinda funny in doubles

  • @Matt-Rat
    @Matt-Rat 11 місяців тому

    I used a Xerneas in a online tournament a few years on Pokemon Ultra Moon. I also had Dusk-Mane Necrozma, Landorus-T, Thunderus-T, Tapu Koko and Talonflame. I got 1,082nd place out of 3,000+ trainers.

  • @AmericanBrit9834
    @AmericanBrit9834 11 місяців тому +3

    The first Fairy Legendary. And an insanely over-powered deer.

  • @TheRogueCobra
    @TheRogueCobra 11 місяців тому

    That moment when the Avatar of Life is more devastating than the Avatar of Death.

  • @calumhouston3308
    @calumhouston3308 11 місяців тому +2

    What a majestic pokemon

  • @earlsaverson5387
    @earlsaverson5387 11 місяців тому +3

    Before watching the vid, I'm lowkey here to see if Xerneas did more than just Geomancy.

    • @Revoltine
      @Revoltine 11 місяців тому +4

      There used to be a rogue set equipped with either Choice Specs, Choice Scarf, Pixie Plate, or Expert Belt that ran Thunderbolt(?) and Focus Blast instead. There's also the Calm Mind surprise set. They felt more like a sad Smogon set import to VGC because only Power Herb Geomancy really made opponents play very differently. XerDon meta was so overcentralizing that it was thought to take VGC 2016 by a landslide until the Wolfe-Markus-Brendan anti-meta lineup bared its fangs and completely shut it down.

    • @toadallynoodle5414
      @toadallynoodle5414 11 місяців тому +3

      The answer: In VGC? No. In Singles? A resounding yes!

  • @FuzzCard
    @FuzzCard 11 місяців тому +3

    Hi FSG! I’ve been a viewer for a long time, I’d like to make a request.
    The name “Malcom Mackellar” is cited often for their VGC achievements, it would mean a lot if in the future you could use their chosen name Krystal Mackellar when they come up, I think that’s how they would like to be remembered. Thanks for all of the great content over the years

    • @skeetermania3202
      @skeetermania3202 11 місяців тому +1

      Did this guy just go through a later name change? If so, when?

  • @shivdmanwii
    @shivdmanwii 11 місяців тому

    I'm more amazed this isnt a "How GREAT was Xerneas" video than anything else tbh

  • @Mepphy99
    @Mepphy99 11 місяців тому

    3 Generations in and It still is a 20 Min video
    what a chad

  • @punkysnarks
    @punkysnarks 11 місяців тому

    "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out." -Xerneas, probably

  • @sketchb.cartooni5840
    @sketchb.cartooni5840 11 місяців тому

    “Why Geomancy is close to Everything- the Xernas Therom”

  • @farissalim7208
    @farissalim7208 11 місяців тому

    Wow xerneas already? I remember when covering any gen 6 mon, let alone something as strong as xerneas was a long way ahead. How time flies.

  • @atenz3830
    @atenz3830 11 місяців тому

    I never thought I would see the day

  • @mikesmith-gk6fy
    @mikesmith-gk6fy 11 місяців тому

    14:49 worth mentioning only one of those first place zerneas teams didnt include incineror KekW

  • @ShadyJaye-pr3uz
    @ShadyJaye-pr3uz 11 місяців тому

    It might be the embodiment of life but damn that thing has always been taking that life from it's opponent since creation lol

  • @sarasaland4709
    @sarasaland4709 11 місяців тому +1

    Imagine this thing if that useless 131 Attack was in Speed…..

  • @blueorange31
    @blueorange31 11 місяців тому

    I had a dumb gimmick. Prankster Pokémon that learned Magic Room. Gave me chance to get rid of it while locked in.

  • @A-an.
    @A-an. 11 місяців тому

    Every time I see Xerneas entering the field, I become instantly panic 😂.

  • @YesImJoeKing
    @YesImJoeKing 11 місяців тому +2

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

  • @punkloser1465
    @punkloser1465 11 місяців тому

    Xerneas made my dad come back with the milk

  • @nixuniverse5240
    @nixuniverse5240 11 місяців тому +1

    My brain read this as Xemnas and was very confused

    • @bru9383
      @bru9383 11 місяців тому

      _The darkness_

  • @LionsEatNoobs
    @LionsEatNoobs 11 місяців тому +1

    Fear the Fairy Deer!

  • @yukotrey9422
    @yukotrey9422 11 місяців тому

    We need a documentary of 2016 VGC. That meta game was just different

  • @NintendoFan---481
    @NintendoFan---481 11 місяців тому +2

    Xerneas is a just like Arceus that Gives life but it is not arceus

  • @RainMarrlen
    @RainMarrlen 11 місяців тому

    I loved it when Xerneas said 'It's Geomancin' time!' and Geomancied all over Ubers
    truly one of the pokemon of all time

  • @madmanminkler1382
    @madmanminkler1382 3 місяці тому

    9:02
    It's hilarious to see these reality-changing, earth-shattering behemoth legendary mons with absolutely absurd lore winning tournaments standing side by side with the tiny, dorky, weak Smeargle.