Once upon a time, there were two types that decided they would reach Heaven. Alakazam used its peerless intellect to design a tower that would pierce God's own realm, while Tauros used its fearsome might to cart the boulders that would build it. Snorlax laid the foundations, Chansey offered refreshments, Slowbro and Exeggutor assembled the pieces hand in hand. It was the very picture of harmony. But Arceus is a jealous god, and would endure no rival. It punished the tower-makers for their hubris, brought Pursuit and Close Combat and Tyranitar and Heracross into the world, and the people of the world would regard Psychic and Normal types as a detriment ever since. But now, an unlikely hero emerges. Girafarig, renowned horse and Normal/Psychic type, has set out to unseat Arceus in the Horse Council and restore the glory of his types once and for all. Can he succeed in his quest, or will he fall to the machinations of Old Money and Iron Mugulis? Is Magcargo, the new horse on block, a crucial ally or a bitter enemy? Subscribe to the Jimothy Cool gaming channel to find out.
Fellow Jimothy Cool Subscribers: Jim once said that when he got to 70 thousand subscribers, he would take it upon himself to eliminate Iron Mugulis, but has yet to follow through or acknowledge this promise. There's something sinister afoot here, folks.
I find it interesting that he was dodging the question in his stream. I think Iron Mugulis has gained control of the channel, folks. We must subscribe to this and Jim’s gaming channel to destroy his influence.
What the hell was that intro? You're talking about merch at a time like this!? When Iron Mugulis is threatening invasion and the Horse Council is in disarray and potential civil war? This is insane.
Jim said that when he got to 70 thousand subscribers, he would take it upon himself to eliminate Iron Mugulis, but has yet to follow through or acknowledge this promise. There's something sinister afoot here, folks.
252+ SpA Mystic Water Horsea Bubble Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magcargo: 289-340 (95 - 111.8%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO The Elite Four really doesnt want you to see this information.
They should give Psychic a resistance to Fairy types. Reasoning could be that psychic powers allow them to not fall for the tricks fairies are known to do in myth.
Also, with Peter Pan logic, we know that fairies die when you don’t believe in them. So it could also be argued that it could be super effective versus fairies.
Jim, the uploads moving back about 30 minutes have prevented me from listening while I get ready for the day. I will be filing a complaint to the horse council about this disappointing occurrence. You're the best Jim
Exeggutor makes a legitimate argument in favor of being the single most nerfed Pokémon in history. Pretty much every change made to Pokémon has made Exeggutor worse in every generation since its inception. Gen 2: Dark and Steel-Types added to the game, Pursuit added to the game, Celebi introduced to the series, Spikes added to the game, Sleep status nerfed, base Special Defense nerfed Gen 3: Tyranitar’s Sand Stream makes Chlorophyll hard to use, Spikes buffed, Sleep was nerfed again Gen 4: U-Turn added to the game, Stealth Rock added to the game (notably, Celebi learns this) Gen 5: Explosion nerfed, certain other Psychic-Types gained Magic Guard, Sleep moves banned from OU post-modern Gen 5 Gen 6: Chlorophyll indirectly nerfed via the Drought nerf, Grass-Types gain immunity to Sleep Powder, Hidden Power base power nerfed, Knock Off base power buffed, no Mega, Fairy-Types give Psychic-Types of a reason to be used (at least it gained a tiny bit of Special Defense back…?) Gen 7: Okay honestly Gen 7 didn’t hurt Exeggutor very much, and it likes Grassy and Psychic Surge’s additions as well as an Alolan form; that being said it dislikes the other two terrains and struggles with Z-Moves somewhat Gen 8: Grassy and Psychic Terrain nerfed, Heavy-Duty Boots improves viability for all of Fire, Ice, Bug, and Flying-Types while simultaneously increasing Knock Off usage Gen 9: Snow replaces Hail as another weather option, Tera makes it so other Pokémon can change into any Type that beats Exeggutor (which is several) or as a Grass-Type if only to block Sleep Powder
I wish he got better coverage and I miss explosion but I doubt that move unerfed would be any balanced in VGC (specifically on other mons). He should at least earthpower to hit steel types and maybe weather ball for chlorophyl sets.
I think psychic type needs a buff (an extra resistance and/or an other type to hit super effectively). Also sleep moves are banned in gen 9 which also applies in lower tiers where he is more viable.
It has come to my attention with some of these replies that Exeggutor is extremely overpowered and needs to be banned to Ubers immediately I will not accept the council’s anti-Exeggutor agenda
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I agree, but I feel like Bug is in contention here too. Starting in Gen 6, Bug is tied with Grass for having the worst offensive matchup spread at 3-7, and while U-Turn is a great move in its own right, the actual Bug-Type Pokémon exist alongside Fire and Ice as one of only three Types with a Stealth Rock weakness and vulnerability to Spikes, as Flying is immune to Spikes.
Thing is that many psychic types like Tapu Lele, Deoxys forms and Iron Crown get high based stats and good movepools which still means you often see psychic types in the top tier
@@danyg0000 I guess thats their way of balancing things, psychic types are often really strong, yes. Reminds me a bit of dragon, a better defensive type for sure, but offensively, its mostly the stats that carries the type, only hits one type for SE, itself. Thats actually quite mediocre imo.
Nice video Mr Cool amazing work as always. You don't need to be a psychic to see that our future is much brighter with your informative videos. I am however here asking for your support once again in exposing the hardships that Raichu has suffered. On behalf of the F.E.A please help, thank you.
What do they need to be competitive? What I'm thinking 1. Immunity to every effect cured by Mental Herb (except Infatuation) as well as Intimidate 2. Immune to Confusion from certain moves (Swagger, Flatter, etc) 3. Priority and switching moves deal 1/2 damage to Psychics.
I'm surprised you didn't mention that in gen 3 wobbufet is not allowed to hold leftovers. Mostly because if you and your opponent both have wobbufet on the field, neither of you will ever do enough damage to KO the other, and neither player can switch out because of shadow tag.
1:11:50 it was not only due to the change to Speed mechanics, but also because Mega Metagross destroys all Tapus, while simultaneously benefitting immensely from each of their Terrains: - Electric Terrain boosts the power of its Thunder Punch, which let it easily break previous checks such as Slowbro - Psychic Terrain boosts its Zen Headbutt, and also protects it from otherwise dangerous Sucker Punches - Grassy Terrain weakens EQs directed at it, making it even harder to revenge-kill - Misty Terrain prevents it from being crippled by paralysis or burn
The downsides to being psychic type in gen 1 are that you don't get normal stab and you get paralyzed by body slam. This is actually huge. Normal type is better than psychic in gen 1.
@@nothanksthough normal stab on body slam and hyper beam and boom, nothing runs fighting coverage in OU, only 1 good normal resist in OU, cant be paralyzed by body slam which lets reflect go crazy. I believe Reverend theorized that Mew would be better as a Normal type if we want to talk about ubers.
So mew wouldn’t be better as a Normal type, even if it’s most common set is Body slam hyper beam, it’s main job is to tank mew two and phara it. Without m2 in Ubers mew would be broken as a normal
i'm taking this opportunity to campaign for gen 5 latios to be banned. all of its offensive tools are completely stupid and the only positive value it provides to the metagame is its "unique" defensive qualities, but do you know who's almost as good offensively while being even better defensively? latias. latias existing makes banning latios the easiest ban in the history of smogon, we literally lose nothing while gaining everything. latias would keep keldeo in check and hold latios' sand teams together, but psy spam and dragmag would lose their number 1 hitman who's been harassing us for years, and overall if we take out the most broken threat the metagame would become a lot more stable and balanced, there'd be less pressure on defensive cores and a lot more room to experiment
Blame the goons who thought it a good idea to place a legendary pokemon in the same league as normal pokemon. Latios, Jirachu, Landorus, Zapdos. Legendaries don't belong in competitive battles because they throw everything out of whack.
mega sandwichtwo y haiosdf I hate that thing because of the awful movie and wasted potential story wise but haiosdf. eh. I liked using sandwichtwo x in ubers hasdfoi
I wonder if Mewtwo still had 154 special defense and a move equivalent to gen 1 amnesia, would it still be good? Maybe not, but it would be nice to see as an homage to gen 1 Mewtwo. Make it happen Game Freak
Idk if this is a controversial opinion or not but i actually think in Gen 10 Steel should lose it's resistance to Psychic and maybe regain it's resistance to either Dark or Ghost.
Uxie was is great example of how hard knock off hurt the psychic type. It was great lower tier pokemon that even manged to hold on for abit after the buff. But by gen 8 when almost everything can learn knock off Uxie was bascially forced to hold colbur berry as its held item so it could actually do something in battle and this limted it so much it went from one of the best RU pokemon that had use in UU and OU in gen 7 to being untiered in gen 8
Psychic IS a good move for Mewtwo in gen1 Ubers, but it’s actually kinda hard to slot in a lot of the time. With the Amnesia set you generally want Ice Beam and Thunderbolt along with Recover…this isn’t the one all be all set but I kinda feel like it’s probably the best
1:14:10, image if Jimmy had a friend who was an expert in gen 6 just like George Harrison from Pawn Stars. And he had a red shirt and a black hat. That would be epic 😂😂😂😂
Shadow Shield is actually a superior version of Multiscale. As many of us know, Mold Breaker-like abilities can ignore the effects of Multiscale, but they cannot pierce Shadow Shield.
Yep, this type definitely had the biggest drop in viability. Most good psychics in Gen2 and beyond are mostly good because of their secondary type, and it just got worse from there lol
I think the best bet is to make poison better. Makes a meh type better, makes psychic more relevant and make fairy a little weaker. Maybe its not that easy but I think it'd be neat
With how weak the type is now, it's a wonder how psychics didn't go extinct. They must be breeding like Rattata. 6:21 It remembers everything according to its Pokedex descriptions, so it makes sense that it's just plain incapable of forgetting things.
I do not believe Hatterene's psychic type hurts it Psychic fairy is manacing offensively, stab stored power or psyshock is awesome on CM kiss sets. Also quad resistance to close combat is very useful
I seriously think one day Alakazam will have its moment in gen 3 OU. Calm mind plus decent elemental coverage, encore, knock off, trick + high speed, decent ability, insane speed and special attack. Obviously Ttar makes it 10x worse in the game but yea surely Alakazam can do something. Psychic type kinds nueters it.
it's so fucked up that we DO get good psychic types these days but the psychic typing is almost never what makes them good and often just makes them worse
A video about toxicity in comp pokemon would be good, everyone acts like it does not exist. It is even worse than Overwatch and that game is notorious for it.
All competitive games have that, fighting and moba games are probably the worst in terms of toxicity. Just remember to always ignore/block trolls and ragebaiting people and don't give too much (or rather any) personal info about yourself. Showdown have many players, in niche games you are kind of forced to play with elitists/toxic people because there is no one else around. I usually just say "hello" and "ggs", even if you have a witty comeback for the troll just don't say anything (they are not logical, just fishing for attention/reaction).
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Once upon a time, there were two types that decided they would reach Heaven. Alakazam used its peerless intellect to design a tower that would pierce God's own realm, while Tauros used its fearsome might to cart the boulders that would build it. Snorlax laid the foundations, Chansey offered refreshments, Slowbro and Exeggutor assembled the pieces hand in hand. It was the very picture of harmony.
But Arceus is a jealous god, and would endure no rival. It punished the tower-makers for their hubris, brought Pursuit and Close Combat and Tyranitar and Heracross into the world, and the people of the world would regard Psychic and Normal types as a detriment ever since.
But now, an unlikely hero emerges. Girafarig, renowned horse and Normal/Psychic type, has set out to unseat Arceus in the Horse Council and restore the glory of his types once and for all. Can he succeed in his quest, or will he fall to the machinations of Old Money and Iron Mugulis? Is Magcargo, the new horse on block, a crucial ally or a bitter enemy? Subscribe to the Jimothy Cool gaming channel to find out.
@@etymonlegomenon931we must learn how Iron Mugulis has impacted the gen 1 meta game
Hollywood wishes they had the writers to come up with quality scenarios like this.
@@etymonlegomenon931 this news is more real then the fake news.
"Exeggutor assembled the pieces hand in hand"
ngl, exeggutor with arms sounds pretty terrifying
reminder that Arceus gifted Girafarig an evolution
Fellow Jimothy Cool Subscribers: Jim once said that when he got to 70 thousand subscribers, he would take it upon himself to eliminate Iron Mugulis, but has yet to follow through or acknowledge this promise. There's something sinister afoot here, folks.
Folks, this is collusion
I find it interesting that he was dodging the question in his stream.
I think Iron Mugulis has gained control of the channel, folks. We must subscribe to this and Jim’s gaming channel to destroy his influence.
There are shady happenings about here, folks.
Something sinister a-hoof, you mean.
I for one, propose to let the hourse council decide his fate
What the hell was that intro? You're talking about merch at a time like this!? When Iron Mugulis is threatening invasion and the Horse Council is in disarray and potential civil war? This is insane.
We nees to fund the anti-mug task force somehow, I think this merch is for a good cause
when the roman satirist Juvenal talked about "bread and circuses" what he was referring to was cool hats and alakazams with good taste
Jim said that when he got to 70 thousand subscribers, he would take it upon himself to eliminate Iron Mugulis, but has yet to follow through or acknowledge this promise. There's something sinister afoot here, folks.
Jim is controlled opposition. Don't fall for the porcelain trap!
252+ SpA Mystic Water Horsea Bubble Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magcargo: 289-340 (95 - 111.8%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO
The Elite Four really doesnt want you to see this information.
They should give Psychic a resistance to Fairy types. Reasoning could be that psychic powers allow them to not fall for the tricks fairies are known to do in myth.
Also, with Peter Pan logic, we know that fairies die when you don’t believe in them. So it could also be argued that it could be super effective versus fairies.
They wanted bug to resist fairy too in the bug video , would be funny if they made all the weak types resistant to fairy.
Agreed and even more, there is no need for any reasoning. Many types already makes no sense so just do it GF.
I actually agree with you. Psychic is a really mediocre type nowadays.
Fairy should have been weak to bug imo
In japanese, psychic is called the esper type, which makes the psychic move having an unoriginal name an english only thing
why are espers weak to ghosts?
@closotezuka probably something about spooky ghosts breaking their concentration
The repeated mentions of the pronunciation of Groudon makes me think that is not, in fact, how the name is pronounced
My favorite psychic types are Slowbro, Claydol, and Metagross. Very cool Pokémon overall.
Tapu Lele my precious baby. Thanks to her i no longer fear Bullet Punch Scizor.
Wait until you get hit by Iron head scizor
@@danyg0000hp fire
@@spiciestbirb wait until Scizor eats that occa berry
@@spiciestbirb or wait until they switch in Heatran on HP fire
@@danyg0000 *The specs focus blast in my pocket (I will just simply crit and not miss)
These Psychic-types have an uncanny eye for fashion
We need a neutral party to determine the correct pronunciation of Groudon. The conflict must end
It's the Don of Ground: "Graodon"
Grue Don sounds weird almost like grouper a type of fish, Growl Don sounds more menacing.
French is grew-don, that's already settled folks
Why the hell would it be Grew-don. He’s the land Pokémon. Ground. Groudon
2:40: Missed opportunity to have Slowking wearing two hats….
Jim's 2 minute 30 second intro feels like it's own whole video
Jim, the uploads moving back about 30 minutes have prevented me from listening while I get ready for the day. I will be filing a complaint to the horse council about this disappointing occurrence.
You're the best Jim
Exeggutor makes a legitimate argument in favor of being the single most nerfed Pokémon in history. Pretty much every change made to Pokémon has made Exeggutor worse in every generation since its inception.
Gen 2: Dark and Steel-Types added to the game, Pursuit added to the game, Celebi introduced to the series, Spikes added to the game, Sleep status nerfed, base Special Defense nerfed
Gen 3: Tyranitar’s Sand Stream makes Chlorophyll hard to use, Spikes buffed, Sleep was nerfed again
Gen 4: U-Turn added to the game, Stealth Rock added to the game (notably, Celebi learns this)
Gen 5: Explosion nerfed, certain other Psychic-Types gained Magic Guard, Sleep moves banned from OU post-modern Gen 5
Gen 6: Chlorophyll indirectly nerfed via the Drought nerf, Grass-Types gain immunity to Sleep Powder, Hidden Power base power nerfed, Knock Off base power buffed, no Mega, Fairy-Types give Psychic-Types of a reason to be used (at least it gained a tiny bit of Special Defense back…?)
Gen 7: Okay honestly Gen 7 didn’t hurt Exeggutor very much, and it likes Grassy and Psychic Surge’s additions as well as an Alolan form; that being said it dislikes the other two terrains and struggles with Z-Moves somewhat
Gen 8: Grassy and Psychic Terrain nerfed, Heavy-Duty Boots improves viability for all of Fire, Ice, Bug, and Flying-Types while simultaneously increasing Knock Off usage
Gen 9: Snow replaces Hail as another weather option, Tera makes it so other Pokémon can change into any Type that beats Exeggutor (which is several) or as a Grass-Type if only to block Sleep Powder
I wish he got better coverage and I miss explosion but I doubt that move unerfed would be any balanced in VGC (specifically on other mons). He should at least earthpower to hit steel types and maybe weather ball for chlorophyl sets.
I think psychic type needs a buff (an extra resistance and/or an other type to hit super effectively).
Also sleep moves are banned in gen 9 which also applies in lower tiers where he is more viable.
They gave it Growth finally in Gen 9
Hey, at least Sucker Punch was nerfed by 10 BP in gen 7. Surely that counts for something...right?
It has come to my attention with some of these replies that Exeggutor is extremely overpowered and needs to be banned to Ubers immediately
I will not accept the council’s anti-Exeggutor agenda
Jim is hellbent on giving everyone 3ds nostalgia.
This video finds me in a time of sickness. I am very appreciative of having such nice, informative longform content to distract me from my woes.
Sometimes when my depression is real bad I struggle to do stuff
But I just pop on a Jimothy Vidothy and it makes it easier to shower, cook food, clean, get dressed, go to work
Thanks Jim ☺️
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Most nerfed type ever?
Bad defensive typing, mediocre offensive typing, one of the worst around these days.
I agree, but I feel like Bug is in contention here too. Starting in Gen 6, Bug is tied with Grass for having the worst offensive matchup spread at 3-7, and while U-Turn is a great move in its own right, the actual Bug-Type Pokémon exist alongside Fire and Ice as one of only three Types with a Stealth Rock weakness and vulnerability to Spikes, as Flying is immune to Spikes.
Thing is that many psychic types like Tapu Lele, Deoxys forms and Iron Crown get high based stats and good movepools which still means you often see psychic types in the top tier
@@bdt2002gaming i wouldn't consider bug most nerfed because it was always bad. psychic type had a hard fall-off on the other hand
@@bdt2002gaming Bug resisting Ground is a massive point in its favor, and IMO vaults it just ahead of Psychic
@@danyg0000 I guess thats their way of balancing things, psychic types are often really strong, yes.
Reminds me a bit of dragon, a better defensive type for sure, but offensively, its mostly the stats that carries the type, only hits one type for SE, itself.
Thats actually quite mediocre imo.
Bruh your type deep dives is some of the best poke content in recent days….this along with the solo challenge videos are crushing it for me
37:44 "with the speed and Psychic STAB up your *ARSENAL*" made me do a triple take
I knew this video was coming.. am I a psychic type?
I can feel my IQ increasing with every second I watch this video. Thank you Jimothan Coolant for this informative content.
Psychic was once a god-like type in competitive Pokémon.
In the generation 1 games, there is no downside to being a Psychic type.
The only type psychic is weak to in gen one is bug
The only type Psychic is weak to in Gen 1 is Bug.
And bug type attacks, pretty much don't exist
Bug types themselves are terrible
Nice video Mr Cool amazing work as always. You don't need to be a psychic to see that our future is much brighter with your informative videos. I am however here asking for your support once again in exposing the hardships that Raichu has suffered. On behalf of the F.E.A please help, thank you.
What do they need to be competitive? What I'm thinking
1. Immunity to every effect cured by Mental Herb (except Infatuation) as well as Intimidate
2. Immune to Confusion from certain moves (Swagger, Flatter, etc)
3. Priority and switching moves deal 1/2 damage to Psychics.
Number 3) is probably the most creative buff I've seen in Pokémon in a while.
All three good work
When are we getting a montage of everytime jimothy says “grewdon” in videos
its a thing many Poketubers do to deliberately mispronounce Pokemon names so it drives comments and ups engagement on the video
I'm surprised you didn't mention that in gen 3 wobbufet is not allowed to hold leftovers. Mostly because if you and your opponent both have wobbufet on the field, neither of you will ever do enough damage to KO the other, and neither player can switch out because of shadow tag.
Days since Groodon: 0.
1:11:50 it was not only due to the change to Speed mechanics, but also because Mega Metagross destroys all Tapus, while simultaneously benefitting immensely from each of their Terrains:
- Electric Terrain boosts the power of its Thunder Punch, which let it easily break previous checks such as Slowbro
- Psychic Terrain boosts its Zen Headbutt, and also protects it from otherwise dangerous Sucker Punches
- Grassy Terrain weakens EQs directed at it, making it even harder to revenge-kill
- Misty Terrain prevents it from being crippled by paralysis or burn
I'd like to think that the hat didn't turn Slowbro into a horse because it happened to be born in the Year of the Horse; it's already one.
Another excellent video from Jimothy 'I love variety' Gaming
The downsides to being psychic type in gen 1 are that you don't get normal stab and you get paralyzed by body slam. This is actually huge. Normal type is better than psychic in gen 1.
How is it better
@@nothanksthough normal stab on body slam and hyper beam and boom, nothing runs fighting coverage in OU, only 1 good normal resist in OU, cant be paralyzed by body slam which lets reflect go crazy.
I believe Reverend theorized that Mew would be better as a Normal type if we want to talk about ubers.
So mew wouldn’t be better as a Normal type, even if it’s most common set is Body slam hyper beam, it’s main job is to tank mew two and phara it. Without m2 in Ubers mew would be broken as a normal
He may have meant psychic/normal. That mew definitely would be the best poke in the game.
i'm taking this opportunity to campaign for gen 5 latios to be banned. all of its offensive tools are completely stupid and the only positive value it provides to the metagame is its "unique" defensive qualities, but do you know who's almost as good offensively while being even better defensively? latias. latias existing makes banning latios the easiest ban in the history of smogon, we literally lose nothing while gaining everything. latias would keep keldeo in check and hold latios' sand teams together, but psy spam and dragmag would lose their number 1 hitman who's been harassing us for years, and overall if we take out the most broken threat the metagame would become a lot more stable and balanced, there'd be less pressure on defensive cores and a lot more room to experiment
Then use it if it's so good
@@Blazin_Tundra not exactly how metagames work, and not the point
Blame the goons who thought it a good idea to place a legendary pokemon in the same league as normal pokemon.
Latios, Jirachu, Landorus, Zapdos. Legendaries don't belong in competitive battles because they throw everything out of whack.
@@josephbulkin9222 Yes , we must be freed of the tyranny of regice
This is 100% based and so straightforward
Mr. Rime is my favorite Psychic Type Pokemon.
Hey! Where are both Calyrex's rider forms?
Forgot those Horses.
Dark ghost and fairy nerf are needed so bad
Make Ice and Grass resist both, problem solved
@@sesilu33bug could actually resist all 3 of them, poison should resist ghost as well and be super effective against water, while ice resist water
@Oliver-uz1fs I think ice and eater should mutually resist yes
Gamefreak knew they needed to nerf psychic when their new favorite pokemon, Magcargo, wasn't considered the best typing by the player base.
8:00 man eggy with Razor Leaf would go crazy in Gen 1
I think deoxys attack should have 130 speed tbh so deoxys normal can have something above it hasiodf
mega sandwichtwo y haiosdf I hate that thing because of the awful movie and wasted potential story wise but haiosdf. eh. I liked using sandwichtwo x in ubers hasdfoi
I wonder if Mewtwo still had 154 special defense and a move equivalent to gen 1 amnesia, would it still be good? Maybe not, but it would be nice to see as an homage to gen 1 Mewtwo. Make it happen Game Freak
Best documentary, even movie, of 2024
Jim the reason anti flinch abilities were important during gens 6 and 7 is for countering mega kang’s fake out
Idk if this is a controversial opinion or not but i actually think in Gen 10 Steel should lose it's resistance to Psychic and maybe regain it's resistance to either Dark or Ghost.
Mega Gallade should definitely get Sharpness when he returns in Legends ZA (Hoping we get abilities in this game unlike Legends Arceus)
Uxie was is great example of how hard knock off hurt the psychic type. It was great lower tier pokemon that even manged to hold on for abit after the buff. But by gen 8 when almost everything can learn knock off Uxie was bascially forced to hold colbur berry as its held item so it could actually do something in battle and this limted it so much it went from one of the best RU pokemon that had use in UU and OU in gen 7 to being untiered in gen 8
Cosmic Reflection
Interstellar Refraction
Universal Boomerang
Galactic Deflection
Gen 3 OU Starmie having psychic stab up his arsenal is pretty impactful 37:48
Espathra is a funny bird to play, but not something i like to face. Especially now that it can tera to resist sucker punch
“Up your arsenal.” -Jim
Jynx's Gen 2 sprite looks like it just saw Tyranitar for the first time.
love the hat, Jim!
How cool is Jimothy?
Little surprise this is a feature-film length video when you loop in Ubers
take a shot every time he says the psychic typing is nothing but a downside in the competitive psychic type video
Psychic IS a good move for Mewtwo in gen1 Ubers, but it’s actually kinda hard to slot in a lot of the time. With the Amnesia set you generally want Ice Beam and Thunderbolt along with Recover…this isn’t the one all be all set but I kinda feel like it’s probably the best
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My favorite type
Ah yes, Groodon, the legendary Groond-type Pokemon
The disappointment I felt when I realised Eggsecutor does not learn Spore in PMD Explorers Of Sky
Heard of barrier mewtwo in gen 1? With recover/amnesia/barrier/psychic, you basically cant die, unless you get frozen.
1:14:10, image if Jimmy had a friend who was an expert in gen 6 just like George Harrison from Pawn Stars. And he had a red shirt and a black hat. That would be epic 😂😂😂😂
I hope Drowzee gets a mention for their use in ADV ZU
26:38 "even rayquaza runs crunch sometimes to hit latios" probably not, since dragon claw is stronger. I guess rayquaza run crunch for deoxys?
Also hits other Psychics yeah
I wonder how Psychic could be buffed to improve it a little in the modern metagame. Perhaps a new immunity to certain statuses or move types.
Shadow Shield is actually a superior version of Multiscale. As many of us know, Mold Breaker-like abilities can ignore the effects of Multiscale, but they cannot pierce Shadow Shield.
Forgot Espathra.
You’re my favorite UA-camr to listen to on my way to work during the commute
Good video
Jim dear, wolfey just released a vid focusing on gen3 mons!
Psychic type was one a god-like type in competitive pokemon- (Accidental 10 second back) Psychic type was one a god-like type in competitive pokemon.
Yep, this type definitely had the biggest drop in viability. Most good psychics in Gen2 and beyond are mostly good because of their secondary type, and it just got worse from there lol
Psychic is gamefreak's favorite type because every generation (except 9) has a psychic legendary pokemon.
Could you add gameplay footage of the Pokémon you're talking about while going over their movesets?
Battn' Paws
I went to bed listening to Alakazam, and woke up to ultra necrozma
The "i used to rule the world" type.
I think it's weird how dark is immune to psychic. Resist? Sure, but immune? Jim if you were to fix the psychic type what would you do.
I think the best bet is to make poison better.
Makes a meh type better, makes psychic more relevant and make fairy a little weaker. Maybe its not that easy but I think it'd be neat
1:18:01 Is that a Northernlion reference? Is Jimothy cool a fan of the Eggfather?
Jimothy used to be an nl clip channel, we live in a very small world
With how weak the type is now, it's a wonder how psychics didn't go extinct. They must be breeding like Rattata.
6:21 It remembers everything according to its Pokedex descriptions, so it makes sense that it's just plain incapable of forgetting things.
I do not believe Hatterene's psychic type hurts it
Psychic fairy is manacing offensively, stab stored power or psyshock is awesome on CM kiss sets. Also quad resistance to close combat is very useful
Maplestory music so elite
Imagine if Lickitung was a psychic type.
if lele where in gen 9 then iron crown and deoxys speed who'd be scary af
It’s weird why teleport was suddenly removed from sooooo many mons
Has Iron Mugulis taken Horsea's domain now?
I seriously think one day Alakazam will have its moment in gen 3 OU. Calm mind plus decent elemental coverage, encore, knock off, trick + high speed, decent ability, insane speed and special attack. Obviously Ttar makes it 10x worse in the game but yea surely Alakazam can do something. Psychic type kinds nueters it.
Broken in gen 1, mid in every other gen
you missed Espathra, which got banned for speed boost stored power shenanigans
I'm an Alakazam stan since forever, gen 1 bias
Alakazam , jolteon recently rose to ou in gen 2 , a niche that espeon has over jolteon in growth is that it can hit raikou preety hard
Psychic should resist fairy, in my opinion. The type hasn't been Overpowered since gen 1, and even then, normal type was the best type in the game.
it's so fucked up that we DO get good psychic types these days but the psychic typing is almost never what makes them good and often just makes them worse
They should make psychic type inmune and super effective vs fairy type
I think Psychic types should get a Fairy resist.
Weakness policy weak armor stored power armarouge is so fun
Wait, why was Espeon holding a Choice Band in the Weavile Knock Off compilation?
Secret Agency Technology akin to black sludge bisharp
A video about toxicity in comp pokemon would be good, everyone acts like it does not exist.
It is even worse than Overwatch and that game is notorious for it.
All competitive games have that, fighting and moba games are probably the worst in terms of toxicity. Just remember to always ignore/block trolls and ragebaiting people and don't give too much (or rather any) personal info about yourself. Showdown have many players, in niche games you are kind of forced to play with elitists/toxic people because there is no one else around. I usually just say "hello" and "ggs", even if you have a witty comeback for the troll just don't say anything (they are not logical, just fishing for attention/reaction).
Im still in shock at seeing Magcargo defeat Horsea in such a spectacular way. Horrendous performance by Horsea tbh