I don't know what's funnier: the fact that you were a man of your word and brought a level 1 Lechonk for winning game 1, or the fact that the level 1 Lechonk unironically won you the game by denying the one and only turn sustain ape needed to reverse sweep you.
Also gotta give him respect for that Rhythm Thief music as the comments about Lechonk were rolling in. That Phantom took the L out of its name and replaced it with a W.
I came here wondering what maddening tactic was going to make for a LVl1 Lechonk legendary sweep....but this is somehow better. A lvl1, nothing special, run of the mill Lechonk being a key switch in piece to help further the strategy.
@@Black_RoseGaming Honestly, that makes sense. Smogon players have literally no ability whatsoever to win an uphill battle to the point of nonstop bitching to ban anything that causes them to ever struggle slightly. Pretty sure that not a single one of these OU council mods could survive 1 single hour in the console handheld's 6v6s where tiering doesn't exist, always being put up against mons that they reaction-ban on the spot (they would weep at the sight of so many Flutter Manes, Palafins, and Zacians rather than adapt). These people are so comically inadequate that they actually considered banning Terastallization (the literal only gimmick so far that doesn't increase stats in any way) because they can't handle not knowing a possible Tera type to the point of posting Tera types. Which is hilariously ironic because there's almost no variance in Tera type assignment when it comes to meta play anyways so anyone who spends an hour or so just seeing what everyone is copy-pasting would/could know exactly what everyone else is running without that notice (literally every non-dragonite dragon type runs Tera Steel for example, and Dragonite always runs Tera Normal). Hell, Temp6t has a reputation as a match fixer...and these Smogon council clowns can't beat who they see as a match fixer even when he imposes a self-inflicted, massive handicap. If that's not the most Smogon thing Smogonites could blunder into, i don't know what is.
Amazing. A level 1 Lechonk, which by all rights should have been a millstone weighing you down, ended up saving the day. It's like losing your arm, then having it suddenly come out of nowhere to punch your opponent in the face at a critical moment.
Honestly, I think the fact that temp brought stall in the generation that possibly gutted stall the hardest since Gen 5 AND then stuck a Lechonk on the same team says everything you need to know about their victory
@@SaskiaTaunted Smogon's only banned a very small handful of things, the tier system is simply meant to sort Pokemon based on how good they are to ensure both players' teams are relatively balanced - even Ubers is its own tier that's actively played. It's so that if you _want_ to run a team of Sableye, Gogoat, Flareon, Ariados, Dedenne and Dachsbun (All ZU tier Pokemon considered not-viable in any main format), you're not forced to have to go up against a team of Gholdengo, Kingambit, Dragapult, Great Tusk, Iron Valiant and Ogrepon-Wellspring. Right now, the only thing in AG tier (the only _actual_ ban list) is Calyrex-Shadow. Some tactics are banned, but mostly things like boosting evasion, putting more than one Pokemon to sleep, running OHKO moves and forcing an infinite battle. Some of the lower tiers have additional rules and clauses.
This is the pokemon showdown content I've been waiting for. What an epic tale. Thanks to everyone who made this possible, and thanks to temp6t, ausma, and the editor especially
This is what Pokemon battles are supposed to be. All it takes is understanding common strategies and working around them to create a genuinely harmonious team.
This was a funny sweep to watch. I especially loved the SpongeBob stall montage, the Corviknight meme, and the part where you explain what's happening with Annihilape before switching to Lechonk so Annihilape can't get HP from Drain Punch.
He didn't die for glory, or for honor, or for the cause. He died doing what he loved. Welcome back, and what a return it is! The memes, walls of texts from people who may or may not know what's about to happen to them, the shenanigans, and of course, the stellar music choices. Great to have you back. I've always found Smogon a mixed bag. I find the tips and "builds" somewhat useful, but I equally find the "presence" it creates a bit of a stick up it's own ass. It's created a thought process of "if it isn't by smogon rules/logic, it's bad", and I get that everywhere. Similarly, a lot of times, I find smogon builds ONLY useful against smogon counters, when I'm just looking for a good build. So I end up just taking inspiration from them, not taking them as gospel, which I'd like to think is the healthy way to look at it.
Not to mention that most of smogen's tourneys are still almost always singles when even at least half or more of official tourneys have been doubles for at least the past two or three generations and there's even talk by officials to retire singles.
@@PrismaAce It's been a while since I've seriously followed the competitive scene, but there used to be singles format. But that should underline my point even more with Smogon still insisting on having singles as their default format.
@@MrInternetHermit there is BSS, but theres no official circuit i think you misunderstand, because smogon exists BECAUSE there is no singles circuit, and BSS is genuinely horrible also smogon doubles does exist as well, it is very different from VGC but its fun in its own right
When they say "is that stall" and he skipped a beat as if to say "yes" it was great. Small details like that are the ones that make me remember how you got this big. You're awesome. Thanks for the video. Have a good rest of your day.
hey, you should probably link replays in these video descroptions; i think all parties would benefit from full battle replays it improves legitimacy, accessibility, and contextual reliability (something the whole showdown community has been on your ass for for years) and it allows people who can't stand the memes to just enjoy watching the simplicity of the battle, and fully appreciate the actual content of the video
This is insane. I've been playing Pokémon since I was a kid with the originals and to think how complex competitive can get with the predictions and setting up. I could never get into it
It's easy to forget with all the memes and rage baiting, but Temp6t is legitimately great at this game. The lechonk play makes me wonder what niche intentionally low HP mons could have. Shuckles low HP stat, especially combined with Sturdy, could allow it to be used for similar drain blocking stats while also being able to support, though youd probably still get more value out of an underleveled magic bounce or prankster
When you brought the lechonk I thought “it would be funny if there was no plan or cheese Strat and this was unironically just a dead slot on his team” *Turns out that WAS the plan*
Lechonk was like Bungee Gum in this game. It had the properties of both rubber AND gum. That is to say, it snapped their ass back into their place and stuck himself into our hearts.
i love watching your content, and to see this happen with what was riding on this best of 3 made me very happy. congrats on the win! keep up the amazing content!
I know the plan with Lechonk was to endeavor quick attack sweep the rest of his team after ape died, but the fact that you used it unironically to stop the ape sweep is the biggest play I've ever seen from one of these videos. Good show man, jolly good show
loved the dramatic explanation for lechonk's sacrifise! about the rest of the video, this is just my subjective opinion, but i think sometimes less editing is more. i've always liked the well-placed sound effects and the occasional visual edit for emphasis, but staying zoomed in on the pokemon a lot of the time felt a little crowded, and i tend to actually read the showdown battle text to make sure i don't miss out on an important development. the basic zoomed out view itself is interesting as long as there's game to see!
Please, can we get an F for our fallen soldier Lechonk
F
F for lechonk. You had a good trainer. The best, I would say.
F
F
F
I don't know what's funnier: the fact that you were a man of your word and brought a level 1 Lechonk for winning game 1, or the fact that the level 1 Lechonk unironically won you the game by denying the one and only turn sustain ape needed to reverse sweep you.
ok
Calculated 🤣
i mean the game 2 team is literally the game 1 team, with only roaring moon replaced for lechonk
Also gotta give him respect for that Rhythm Thief music as the comments about Lechonk were rolling in. That Phantom took the L out of its name and replaced it with a W.
@@mtgalo I'm in awe of your beautifully written and well thought out words not unlike that of a Shakespearean poetry
Ironically it was Lechonk's lack of chonk that won the game
Le not chonk
Lackchonk
Lechonkn't
Lesschonk
Lerochonk
That Lechonk swap was the literal definition of "GET DOWN MR. PRESIDENT!"
Lachonk striving to be like the hero pig from enter the gungeon and succeeded
@@sylphroid underrated comment
"F is for friends who do stuff together, U is for you and me, N is for-"
@@pyrieltMRS. PUFF GET DOWN
What’s that from
I came here wondering what maddening tactic was going to make for a LVl1 Lechonk legendary sweep....but this is somehow better. A lvl1, nothing special, run of the mill Lechonk being a key switch in piece to help further the strategy.
pretty sure it was some kind of F.E.A.R. stuff
@@nihildwo4874yea it had endeavor
@@nihildwo4874if it was FEAR, drain punch would have left it at 1 hp. This was just a lil chonk, nothing special.
@@thepizzaman6310 It was FEAR, the entry hazards just ruined its focus sash.
The fact he not only won the 2nd game with Lechonk. But he didnt lose any pokemon besides Lechonk
AND the fucking Lechonk came in clutch!
He is acctually an stupid good player in Singles. Most of the players i see playing smogon dont have half of temp gameplay
@@Black_RoseGamingwell he used to be a mod id assume hes good
@@Black_RoseGaming
Honestly, that makes sense. Smogon players have literally no ability whatsoever to win an uphill battle to the point of nonstop bitching to ban anything that causes them to ever struggle slightly. Pretty sure that not a single one of these OU council mods could survive 1 single hour in the console handheld's 6v6s where tiering doesn't exist, always being put up against mons that they reaction-ban on the spot (they would weep at the sight of so many Flutter Manes, Palafins, and Zacians rather than adapt). These people are so comically inadequate that they actually considered banning Terastallization (the literal only gimmick so far that doesn't increase stats in any way) because they can't handle not knowing a possible Tera type to the point of posting Tera types. Which is hilariously ironic because there's almost no variance in Tera type assignment when it comes to meta play anyways so anyone who spends an hour or so just seeing what everyone is copy-pasting would/could know exactly what everyone else is running without that notice (literally every non-dragonite dragon type runs Tera Steel for example, and Dragonite always runs Tera Normal).
Hell, Temp6t has a reputation as a match fixer...and these Smogon council clowns can't beat who they see as a match fixer even when he imposes a self-inflicted, massive handicap. If that's not the most Smogon thing Smogonites could blunder into, i don't know what is.
@@joshuakim5240 ok grandpa let's get you to bed
I gotta love how everyone has having genuine fun during this fight. Good to see showdown not being toxic.
nice
So brave of Ausma to not bring Lechonk, he really gambled on not bringing it and lost
Ausma is so obviously a girl
@@kikiretzorg1467really?
@@Heavenly_Demon_God
How else would she lose?
@@chinsaw2727 true
@@Heavenly_Demon_God
Bro, you weren’t supposed to agree with what I said. 😬
Lechonk: I don't have to win. We both just have to lose!
I got the reference
i saw that movie tonight lmao
Me too lol
@@williamfiore7545 that sentence made no sense
Those bars are on some serious protag shit. Easily within top 5 anime sacrifices
Amazing. A level 1 Lechonk, which by all rights should have been a millstone weighing you down, ended up saving the day. It's like losing your arm, then having it suddenly come out of nowhere to punch your opponent in the face at a critical moment.
It's called pull a zodd
He pulled a fucking Joseph Joestar
This analogy is incredible and you should be proud.
@@WaterDragonGames4Did you plan this too JoJo!!?!?! Damn right
Hisoka
Lechonk saving the day is exactly why he was on the team in the first place. What a legend.
Temp6t’s editing is so good, he’s even able to make stall look funny
It wasn't pure stall. It was very complex too.
@@vencedor1774🤡
it also made my brain dissolve it was so hard to follow at times
the fact that garganacl was about to live that +2 chi yu dark pulse without the tera dark really speaks to length on the gargmenace
this is why he should not be allowed to cook
@@bigpoggers6507 How can one cook, without salt?
my salty spirit pokemon really came in and saved stall.
What did you expect from the literal pile of competitive salt?
Honestly, I think the fact that temp brought stall in the generation that possibly gutted stall the hardest since Gen 5 AND then stuck a Lechonk on the same team says everything you need to know about their victory
And that same lechonk replaced one of his offensive mobs, forcing him to further rely on stall. Amazing
THEIR victory?
its just smogon, breeds so many weak trainers they're so bad because they ban anything that requires a brain to counter
xD
@@SaskiaTaunted
Smogon's only banned a very small handful of things, the tier system is simply meant to sort Pokemon based on how good they are to ensure both players' teams are relatively balanced - even Ubers is its own tier that's actively played. It's so that if you _want_ to run a team of Sableye, Gogoat, Flareon, Ariados, Dedenne and Dachsbun (All ZU tier Pokemon considered not-viable in any main format), you're not forced to have to go up against a team of Gholdengo, Kingambit, Dragapult, Great Tusk, Iron Valiant and Ogrepon-Wellspring. Right now, the only thing in AG tier (the only _actual_ ban list) is Calyrex-Shadow. Some tactics are banned, but mostly things like boosting evasion, putting more than one Pokemon to sleep, running OHKO moves and forcing an infinite battle. Some of the lower tiers have additional rules and clauses.
@@arnaudgautier6929 I love that nowadays people just start randomly screaming about basic grammar
I’d have loved to see the audience reactions to Lechonk actually being clutch
I wanna see ausma's. I imagine confusion, then shock.
If you look up "smogon thread 3713523" without quotes, the replays are posted near the bottom of page 5
@@rhysofsneezingdragon1758I imagine the 5 stages of grief
"The quagsire incident" part almost killed me so much I laughed through it xD
Quagsire is so damn funny 😂
The "Is that a lachonk?" Has the same energy as "Bro is that a dunkin doughnut?"
Finally the king of Pokemon Showdown is here
the king has returned
There's only one King and you're looking at him! ~ Jack Atlas, Duel Links
You mean Lechonk right
@@rpjoca4644 lechonk
LET 👏🏾HIM👏🏾 COOK! 👏🏾
This is the pokemon showdown content I've been waiting for. What an epic tale. Thanks to everyone who made this possible, and thanks to temp6t, ausma, and the editor especially
Seeing lowkey professional pokemon trainers like Temp is def a silver lining to the era. 💪
These two games were so great to watch man. Managing to bait out ape in game 2 was really impressive!
he protecc
he attacc
but most importantly
temp6t is bacc
This is what Pokemon battles are supposed to be. All it takes is understanding common strategies and working around them to create a genuinely harmonious team.
The reactions of Le Chonk being in the team made me laugh a lot!
L E C H O N K
G O D
L E C H O N K
Lechonk has completely turned my day around by simply existing. What a blessing
This was a funny sweep to watch. I especially loved the SpongeBob stall montage, the Corviknight meme, and the part where you explain what's happening with Annihilape before switching to Lechonk so Annihilape can't get HP from Drain Punch.
He didn't die for glory, or for honor, or for the cause. He died doing what he loved.
Welcome back, and what a return it is! The memes, walls of texts from people who may or may not know what's about to happen to them, the shenanigans, and of course, the stellar music choices. Great to have you back.
I've always found Smogon a mixed bag. I find the tips and "builds" somewhat useful, but I equally find the "presence" it creates a bit of a stick up it's own ass. It's created a thought process of "if it isn't by smogon rules/logic, it's bad", and I get that everywhere. Similarly, a lot of times, I find smogon builds ONLY useful against smogon counters, when I'm just looking for a good build. So I end up just taking inspiration from them, not taking them as gospel, which I'd like to think is the healthy way to look at it.
Not to mention that most of smogen's tourneys are still almost always singles when even at least half or more of official tourneys have been doubles for at least the past two or three generations and there's even talk by officials to retire singles.
@@MrInternetHermit what? all official tournaments are doubles, theres no official singles tournaments
@@PrismaAce It's been a while since I've seriously followed the competitive scene, but there used to be singles format.
But that should underline my point even more with Smogon still insisting on having singles as their default format.
@@MrInternetHermit there is BSS, but theres no official circuit
i think you misunderstand, because smogon exists BECAUSE there is no singles circuit, and BSS is genuinely horrible
also smogon doubles does exist as well, it is very different from VGC but its fun in its own right
When they say "is that stall" and he skipped a beat as if to say "yes" it was great. Small details like that are the ones that make me remember how you got this big.
You're awesome. Thanks for the video. Have a good rest of your day.
gen 9 be looking goofy af
This set was a while ago too shits different now
Gholdengo, garganacl, flutter mane.. too many OP strats
@@ssknnth well flutter mane has been banned
@@naps6687 it's not in OU anymore?
@@ssknnth no flutter mane is ubers. so is houndstone and specifically shed tail cyclizar
Temp's edits are very creative. They never disappoint.
Salt is great and all, but tbh I'm just loving how everyone is clearly having a great time.
I can't get over how the TTS pronounces Lechonk, it has a particular feel to it
Lech-honk
Lé-CHonk
2:54 was the perfect edit for those two stall strats. Im dead. 👻
hey, you should probably link replays in these video descroptions; i think all parties would benefit from full battle replays
it improves legitimacy, accessibility, and contextual reliability (something the whole showdown community has been on your ass for for years) and it allows people who can't stand the memes to just enjoy watching the simplicity of the battle, and fully appreciate the actual content of the video
3:24
Nice Corviknight transitions
Lechonk in a temp6t team truly a moment of all time
Can't wait for The Very The Very Best.
Also let's take a moment to Salute our man Lechonk. Gone, but not forgotten
So happy to see a video like this on the channel again! Love to watch these before going to sleep.
This is insane. I've been playing Pokémon since I was a kid with the originals and to think how complex competitive can get with the predictions and setting up. I could never get into it
Lechonk is always a hard carry, anyone who says otherwise is a pigot
The edits went kinda crazy in this one, glad to see some more of your usual shenanigans:)
the editing on your video is so funny i havent actually laughed at showdown content before, really well done video
6:52 RIP lechonk. Your noble sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Man really hit us with the Theme of Phantom R for LeChonk's magnificent return
Thank you, I was wondering what it was.
The legend is back, let's GOOO
Can't believe you opened up with that other video telling the story. Absolute legend.
We'll never forget the sacrifice of the best boy Lechonk, fly high buddy you won it
Impressive that the Level 1 Lechonk actually saved the game.
Kamikaze Lechonk
That garganacl play was just insane honestly
It's easy to forget with all the memes and rage baiting, but Temp6t is legitimately great at this game.
The lechonk play makes me wonder what niche intentionally low HP mons could have. Shuckles low HP stat, especially combined with Sturdy, could allow it to be used for similar drain blocking stats while also being able to support, though youd probably still get more value out of an underleveled magic bounce or prankster
Have you seen Temp6t take his Lv.1 Sawk w/Sturdy and Pain Split?
technically Shedninja can do the same thing-
4:19 hi that's me
Cool
Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit was the perfect music for the last battle. Fly high, Lechonk, and Endeavor Arceus to your heart's content!
is it a remix or the original version?
@@gozogo1233 og.
Holy shit, the Temp x Agency crossover everyone has been waiting for is coming soon
Not gonna lie Temp6t vids pulled me out of a dark place and made me replay some of the classics aswell u got the best edits bro !
I unironically love seeing high-level play like this, had me at the edge of my seat.
The way the TTS says 'Lechonk' is legendary
10/10 editing on this video my guy, definitely worth the wait
not really someone who plays pokemon showdown but man, watching you makes my day. thank you for explaining it too!
Can we all stop for a moment and talk about this mans editing skills?! Absolute fire!
I love how your opponent just kinda jokingly trashtalks you at the beginning because it's needed for the thumbnail lmfaoooo
Kek
Quagsire moment
When you brought the lechonk I thought “it would be funny if there was no plan or cheese Strat and this was unironically just a dead slot on his team”
*Turns out that WAS the plan*
Lechonk was like Bungee Gum in this game. It had the properties of both rubber AND gum. That is to say, it snapped their ass back into their place and stuck himself into our hearts.
The Quagsire part had me laughing hard.
Lechonk was unironically the MVP that last match.
A legendary battle that I had been waiting for. Welcome back.
i love watching your content, and to see this happen with what was riding on this best of 3 made me very happy. congrats on the win! keep up the amazing content!
the switch in to lechonk was super big brained!
THE RHYTHM THIEF OST FITS SO WELL WITH THESE SHOWDOWN VIDS OMG
The quagmire incident would’ve easily took 3 episodes in the anime
I love this series concept, this video was so fun to watch.
I am so happy to see a new video from you, king.
7:32 SHOW HIM RESPECT
2:20 the moment when the stall intensifies with the Quagsire, top 10 epic stalls in pokemon
Its good to see you back tempt, nice video as always...
And poor lechonk, but its sacrifice wasnt in vain xd
I know the plan with Lechonk was to endeavor quick attack sweep the rest of his team after ape died, but the fact that you used it unironically to stop the ape sweep is the biggest play I've ever seen from one of these videos. Good show man, jolly good show
4:58 ayo is that two planets approach the roche limit
loved the dramatic explanation for lechonk's sacrifise!
about the rest of the video, this is just my subjective opinion, but i think sometimes less editing is more. i've always liked the well-placed sound effects and the occasional visual edit for emphasis, but staying zoomed in on the pokemon a lot of the time felt a little crowded, and i tend to actually read the showdown battle text to make sure i don't miss out on an important development. the basic zoomed out view itself is interesting as long as there's game to see!
This Is One of the best return i've ever seen. The goat come back.
Hell yes, thank you temp6t so much for finally doing another decent lengthed video!! :D
Loved the games and the editing! I do wish we could of seen the spectator's reaction to the 10000 IQ lechonk switch in though
And lets not forget that these matches were against a member of the OU council.... truly outplayed
I wish we could've seen ausma's reaction.
I'm imagining a moment of disbelief, and then "what?!"
Bro didn’t just take the bacon, he brought it as well
Give this beast of a poke tuber credit for his editing, that was just as fun to watch as the Mario movie. Temp6t you are a legend of legends
The quagsire incident
FEAR Lechonk truly struck fear into someone. beautiful
this video is so fire
ggs man
fire video yet again my boy dont miss
The TOS pronouncing Lechonk like its a french word killed me, Le *chonk*
6:17 nice
that lechonk save was like a quick time event in a story game
Been watching this man for a year. When he pulled Lechonk. Full subscribe
Lechonk Actually pulling massive weight to save the game. What a Legendary mon.
Lmfao the Quagsire Incident. I’m cryinnnn 😂😂😂
Glad to see you back
Have you ever considered using Raticate for fear? In the team preview it woulf look like a regular mon. They would never see it coming.
Can’t be level 1, because it has to evolve by level up
Betting to use Lechonk game one was actually a 9001 IQ move planned to counter the reverse sweep in game two
Glad to see you back! Amaze play. R.I.P CHONKY BOY. without you it would not be possible.
What is the laughing sound effect used at 5:15?
1:24 hood irony 🗿
The chat having your back before battle 2 was like you were an anime protagonist and im all for it lol