@@nintendork9207 I learned later in life they judge you based on not just the pokemon, but their remaining HP when you catch them. So even a pinsir can lose if you lowered its HP a lot before catching. I used to have the same issue.
@@meltedelevator mega pokemons can t hold any item İf you want to make heracross mega you need to hold heraccrosinite but you can hold focus sash But if you don t mega it then it can hold it
I feel bad for gen 1 pinsir. It was so close to perfection. All it needed was one good bug attacking move If it got that it would be the only actual threat to psychic pokemon This one little change would make the gen 1 meta a whole lot different
Or if bug resisted psychic it would also help it. Strangely enough, even on newer gens Pinsir still didnt learn almost no bug moves (starting with gen 4 he gets a few but still not enough). He is almost like a bug fighter.
Honestly, I've always thought those sprites were among Pinsir's weaker ones. The way it seems to be leaning slightly backwards looks a bit awkward to me.
@@e-duh3529 Well they're both UUBL so it can't be "much worse". Even so Heraross is still more reliable considering mega-heracorss takes 50% from stealth rocks..
@@jayanths1221 mega hera kinda sucks, it's not fast enough and that hurts it a lot. Pinsir has STAB priority which after SD becomes deadly, and is also just quite fast. Basically, Pinsir is gonna come up once and it is sure that it'll mess up the opponent's team or even destroy it completely.
ehhhh..... maybe. our good friends the sneaky pebbles make it a bit hard to run that. with good support, anything is possible, but as soon as the removals are gone and the rocks are still up, you arent u turning very much.
@@pikminman13 agreed. Mega beedrill matches the role of a fast, strong u-turner better anyways (well without instant speed boost not as much) Pinsir= more bulk and more reliable coverage (aerilate return, close combat and ea hit most of the metagame), while beedrill... has adaptability and a slightly less severe weakness to our wonderful pebbles. So U-turning around on slower low hp mons is a good way to keep momentum / revenge kill or get a good dent into a wall (unless the name is skarm/zapdos w. rocky helmet) and make it set-up fodder for another mon.
Mega Pinsir should definitely be UUBL in my mind, it’s got pretty low usage rate and isn’t that great of a sweeper imo. One SD plus Quick Attack doesn’t take out a lot of OU staples such as Zapdos, Ferrothorn and Toxapex. Toxapex and Ferrothorn are obviously hit by other common attacks, but it’s a guessing game with either Earthquake and Close Combat. If you have one but not the other, then you’re screwed.
@@hecatomb1864 No it didn't. The Battle Subway was gen 5 and Celesteela was an Ultra Beast so it's gen 7. It can easily deal with it now but it wasn't available to OP when he had to deal with it.
For some people is just so easy to come and say "use this" or "use that" knowing that the mons are random and you can only choose 3 for dozen or hundred of battles.
I'm so mad that Pinsir doesn't know Megahorn! Just looking at it's 2 huge horns always makes me think it has Megahorn. But NO!! It had to rely on Hidden Power and later X-Scissor. That's just too damn sad for the stag beetle.
Sigh man, too bad it doesn't have it's Mega anymore. A Bug/Flying Type with Stealth Rock is hilarious. So hilarious it gives me the urge to cackle demonically while hurtling myself through the air.
Mega Salamence should've gotten something like Shear Force instead of Aerialate, Because let's be honest Salamence didn't need to have a better ability to take Pinsir's spot.
Your intro has grown on me! I'd love to see your analyses of specific competitive strategies, cores, moves, abilities, etc. in addition to your usual content. Loyal and happy subscriber here - thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos. It really shows.
Real talk, Pinsir should have been a Bug/Ground type. It would have just fit on many levels and given us a unique, fully evolved Bug/Ground type. Working as a counterpart to Scyther in gen I and giving it some more flavor as a counterpart to Heracross. Instead it always came off as a poor-man's Heracross, with some decent Fighting type coverage, but without the STAB to really give it some oomph. At this point, with the mega evolution going in the opposite direction it probably wouldn't work, oh well. I can dream of Mold Breaker STAB EQ with that great attack stat. Aerilate + Quick Attack is neat though and I do like that. It just sucks that Salamence basically outclassed it, later in the same generation that had introduced the mega.
Mega Salamence is one of those mega killers, Every other Dragon or Flying type mega except Garchomp and maybe Altaria just couldn't match the shear ridiculousness of Salamence.
Pinsir has always been my third favorite Pokemon. One of the coolest. Edit: also imagine if it had U-turn and Extremespeed instead of Quick attack as its only priority
I remember when Mega Pinsir was first revealed and there were a few who said it would never see play because it's Bug/Flying. Lol it's awesome to see they were wrong and it was very powerful.
@@alexbluecyndaquil he means none of their weaknesses are the same. Scizor is weak to Fire, Mega Pinsir - Rock, and Heracross - Flying. He just worded it very oddly.
Mega pinsir was so fun to use when I still played Pokémon showdown. I’d get a swords dance off whenever possible, quick attack before mega evolving for another +1 boost having moxie, and usually I’d completely sweep
Ok i gotta share this cuz its fucking bizarre. I had a dream today where you were talking about pinsir and how pinsir fared competitively. I wake up thinking:wow he hasn't done a video on pinsir. I open UA-cam...and you did a video on pinsir. God dammit Kellen,stop invading my dreams!
Sebarsh Thumbadoo For me it’s just because Pinsir is already a forgettable Pokémon, and it’s Mega really isn’t that special to make me remember it. Same with Steelix. I always have to remind myself that he has a Mega.
Coincidentally good time to feature Pinsir, considering there's a certain remodel of Gen 6 Bird Spam that also was posted today (on Smogon's RMT forum) for the current Gen 7 meta.
I always thought it’d be interesting if Pinsir, Heracross & Scyther all shared a pre evolution, sort of like how Tyrogue could evolve into either Htimonchan, Hitmonlee or Hitmontop?
@@TheNadroj10 Even if he learn the two most powerful bug moves that existed: twinnedle and pin missile with 125 attack stab would help killing psychics since they have low defense.
@@solidzack It was the fourth episode a samurai kid challenged Ash to a battle. Ash sent out Metapod, the kid sent out a Pinsir. He gave Ash the mental image of Metapod losing by it GETTING CUT IN HALF by Pinsir (suprised 4Kids even kept this scene in): twitter.com/chikoritacheez/status/1252424384314085376?lang=en In the end when Pinsir grabbed Metapod it used Harden and it actually broke off some of the spikes on its pincers.
My mono bug team used "speed boost, swordsdance, Ninjask with focus sash" to baton pass into Either MPinsir or Heracross for a power sweep. Usually worked out great.
Like Torterra I'd expect Pinsir to do pretty poorly pre gen 6, but it's nice to know it did something in the lower tiers, I also didn't know it got access to Stealth Rock. Interesting
I am actually surprised Pinsir did better than I thought. I thought it was pretty irrelevant until Gen 6. Still, I quite like Pinsir -- even before its mega evolution.
Honestly, it is pretty underrated. I remember using it in a hgss run, it got the job done. I love it even more now. I still prefer Heracross, but it is a great bug.
Pinsir was one of the major roadblocks to my Battle Tower team in Gen 3. (Then again I was trying to win with my favorites, was going with Medicham/Zangoose/Regice. Also got absolutely bodied by Zard and bulky poison types)
Pinsir absolutely destroys Mega Heracross in a one on one, absolutely out-speeds him, and is just way more useful in almost every possible situation in OU or even UU. The only thing Heracross has over him is probably just his sheer strength and probably rock coverage. Regardless they don't really have the same game plan, Hera is more of a wall breaker while Pinsir is a sweeper/cleanup, but there's other pokemon that do Heracross's job better and without taking a mega slot. Honestly, as a life long Pinsir fan it feels so good to say that all.
I'd buff base Pinsir, and by extension Mega Pinsir, with a stat increase. +10 Speed and +10 HP, since it's attack stat is already great. Making it Bug/Ground in its base form would also be a cool change, since it removes a SR weakness, is a very synergistic typing, and can potentially mindgame opponents with its mega stone. It's also fairly thematic with its Pokedex description.
Something that went over most people’s heads was how good Pinsir was when paired with sub dd zygarde before the latter’s ban in SM. If you could add a Burn sponge for Rotom’s Will-o-Wisp it was really hard to beat. Back in the day I used to put 2 trash mons, defensive landorus, AV magearna, Sub dd Zyg and Close combat SD pinsir in a team and dominate Balance/Bulky offense. HO was a big problem though.
I'm always hunting for Pinsirs in Pokemon Go because I'm hoping they will add mega evolution to the game. It's design is so rad. Plus I have two shinies :) Thanks for the video!
I would say...........pretty good, their fast, explosive power is something opponent need to prepare for since they could easily make an Overdragon for a quick OTK, but then they cemented their place as a scary deck, even in MR 4, upon receiving Infinity.
I think a good way to buff pinsir is to give it mega horn like heracross and extreme speed to say forget quick attack and return because with extreme speed you could invest more into its bulk making its weaknesses more manageable
You can activate Polymerization to fuse Pinsir and Mr. Mime to create Mr. Sir
And get the Mega Stone to get Mega Mr. Sir
Mathew Ricafrente no that’s Rank Up Magic
Your pfp shows you’re extremely cultured
...If you can find the cards, they're pretty meta!
No, you must use the X-antibody
Everyone gangster until the Pinsir starts Flying.
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@@Banana_Zach lmfao
That's everyone with cockroaches.
Does people like golduck
Banana Zach nope
Bug Catching Contests were actually every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. So, every other day.
With exception to the Sat-Tues. gap, yeah. -sigh- Still pissed that my Pinsir catch ALWAYS lost out to FRIGGIN CATERPIE.
@@nintendork9207 I learned later in life they judge you based on not just the pokemon, but their remaining HP when you catch them. So even a pinsir can lose if you lowered its HP a lot before catching. I used to have the same issue.
TreasureHunterLocke I was today years old when I learned that, thanks!
Sunday and Monday: "Am I a joke to you?"
Not in pokemon crystal its just once a week
Pinsir in gen 6 to heracross: "FINALLY I HAVE SURPASSED YOU"
Gen 8: "I'm going to end this whole man's career"
Is pincer even in sword and shield
@@Noclevernameshere probably
@@Noclevernameshere it is now
Gen 6:
Pinsir: I have reached a new level. Do you hear that heracross? I'm finally stronger than you!
Heracross: Neat!
Pinsir: F*** you!
@@scorpioncox8978 tfs neat
Pinsir: **becomes a Flying type**
Heracross: Wait, that's illegal!
Mega Charizard X: dunno, seems pretty legal to me.
@@MisterSleep1123
Mega Heracross: *Knows Rock Blast*
Mega Pinsir: Guess I'll die
@@yaboi5932 Quick Attack?
Actually Mega Pinsir is way faster
OKHO using Return
@@yatosama4315 Focus sash
@@meltedelevator mega pokemons can t hold any item
İf you want to make heracross mega you need to hold heraccrosinite but you can hold focus sash
But if you don t mega it then it can hold it
PinSIR: The gentleman pokemon
Wait a second I saw you on The Alpha Jay Show
Eyy
@@DJTileTurnip oof
lmao
HeraCROSS:the cruicifier pokemon.(okay ill stop)
Note that the original rival of Pinsir was Scyther.
And now it's the new fancy Bug on the schoolyard: Vikavolt
Awwwww yea
Buzzwol would like to say hi but is nervous
@@nickshane9314 nah buzzwole flexes on these poors
shh, aerilate doesn't exist in buzz's vocab
Although Pinsir is Heracross' counterpart, Scizor is Heracross' true rival
Regular Pinsir is hella fun as a setup sweeper in ZU right now
Did Smogon finally open another tier?
@@MisterSleep1123 yep! Only because Gen 7 Powercreep DEMANDED it
@@NeoGraena thanks gamefreak , very cool!
I feel bad for gen 1 pinsir. It was so close to perfection. All it needed was one good bug attacking move
If it got that it would be the only actual threat to psychic pokemon
This one little change would make the gen 1 meta a whole lot different
Or if bug resisted psychic it would also help it.
Strangely enough, even on newer gens Pinsir still didnt learn almost no bug moves (starting with gen 4 he gets a few but still not enough). He is almost like a bug fighter.
Ye, same with gen 2.
x-scissor/u-turn would absolutely change gen 1 completely
Not really. Gengar still owns it.
@@InterloperBob Yeah but Gengar ain't the only opponent
Pinsir wants SO bad to be a fighting type lol
Pinsir: game freak can I have fighting type
Game freak: no we have fighting type at home
Fighting type at home: *Bug flying*
@@cmdrfrosty3985 no we have secondary type at home*
@@cmdrfrosty3985 but pinsir is happy that he has wings lol
It's better as bug/ground
Pinsir‘s Gen 4 and 5 sprites are amongst the coolest sprites in Pokemon history don’t you think? Pinsir‘s pose is just so epic!
Team Skull Boss Golisopod Rayquaza would like to have a word with you.
Honestly, I've always thought those sprites were among Pinsir's weaker ones. The way it seems to be leaning slightly backwards looks a bit awkward to me.
The gen 4 and 5 sprites are always the best, even better than the 3D ones
@@OfficialPikadex You just had to be that guy....
Yeah, i prefer that more dinamic animation of gen 5 rather than the idle animation in 6. Look at lucario, garchomp or cresselia for example
Is this a Pinsir, or Heracross video?
FSG: Yes.
Because there is no reason to ever use this over Heracross.
@@Mitjitsu Mega-Pinsir
@@Mitjitsu when Heracross and its mega are so much worse than mega Pinsir lmfao-
@@e-duh3529 Well they're both UUBL so it can't be "much worse". Even so Heraross is still more reliable considering mega-heracorss takes 50% from stealth rocks..
@@jayanths1221 mega hera kinda sucks, it's not fast enough and that hurts it a lot. Pinsir has STAB priority which after SD becomes deadly, and is also just quite fast. Basically, Pinsir is gonna come up once and it is sure that it'll mess up the opponent's team or even destroy it completely.
Last time i was this early Poison was still super effective against Bug types
It's not super effective anymore?
@@woofle1554 Not beyond gen 1.
Bug was also super-effective against Poison. They were super-effective against each other, which is odd
@@jcwynn4075 i guess bug was super effective against poison because poison was the "evil" type in gen 1, until dark replaced it in gen 2
@@Yominication that may answer why gengar is poison-ghost type
If it had U-Turn it wouldve been definite OU material since gen 6 *cries in bugtype without U-Turn*
ehhhh..... maybe. our good friends the sneaky pebbles make it a bit hard to run that. with good support, anything is possible, but as soon as the removals are gone and the rocks are still up, you arent u turning very much.
@@pikminman13 agreed. Mega beedrill matches the role of a fast, strong u-turner better anyways (well without instant speed boost not as much) Pinsir= more bulk and more reliable coverage (aerilate return, close combat and ea hit most of the metagame), while beedrill... has adaptability and a slightly less severe weakness to our wonderful pebbles. So U-turning around on slower low hp mons is a good way to keep momentum / revenge kill or get a good dent into a wall (unless the name is skarm/zapdos w. rocky helmet) and make it set-up fodder for another mon.
But we need less u-turn not more. So its nice.
It..it has been OU since Gen 6...
@@cooperm4185 Mega Pinsir has, not normal Pinsir
Pinsir went from being overshadowed by Heracross to being superior (OU) vs (UUBl), the tables have turned.
The one true mascot I see.
Mega Pinsir should definitely be UUBL in my mind, it’s got pretty low usage rate and isn’t that great of a sweeper imo. One SD plus Quick Attack doesn’t take out a lot of OU staples such as Zapdos, Ferrothorn and Toxapex. Toxapex and Ferrothorn are obviously hit by other common attacks, but it’s a guessing game with either Earthquake and Close Combat. If you have one but not the other, then you’re screwed.
RIP Mega Pinsir in OU.
Me: reads the comments to this comment
*Oh how the turn tables*
The saying is ”how the turntables”
4:22
Imagine that running out of a bush at you (with Detective Pikachu hyper-realistic features)
Mega Pinsir: Cackles demonically in Flowey while blindly hurtling itself through the air.
No thank you Sir.
Worst if it was a mega
2:13 Snorlax be enjoying megahorny
Oh dear
Oh shut up 😂😂
Snorlax gets up to faint lool
Bro 💀
Why would you comment this
My most fond memory of Pinsir is getting my ass kicked by a 1 HP, swords danced monster that made the Battle subway even more hellish
got ended by a scarfed guillotine pinsir in battle tree
@@hecatomb1864 only unaware and Skarmory can be used in the Battle Subway tho as Megas and Ultra Beasts was not in gen 5.
@@hecatomb1864 No it didn't. The Battle Subway was gen 5 and Celesteela was an Ultra Beast so it's gen 7.
It can easily deal with it now but it wasn't available to OP when he had to deal with it.
For some people is just so easy to come and say "use this" or "use that" knowing that the mons are random and you can only choose 3 for dozen or hundred of battles.
hecatomb makes no sense because you were clearly telling him to use a mon not in his gen lmao.
Pinsir always looked badass since GSC thanks for the video cant wait til next weeks
I'm so mad that Pinsir doesn't know Megahorn! Just looking at it's 2 huge horns always makes me think it has Megahorn. But NO!! It had to rely on Hidden Power and later X-Scissor. That's just too damn sad for the stag beetle.
It's Megahorn not Megahorns.
Vice grip should have been a bug move which does critical hit, much like acrobatics. It should have been his signature move
Not horns they are pinsirs. Basicly jaws so whoudnt make much sense. Mayny crunch or Bite whould.
@@draw2death421true
WHAT
SINCE WHEN DID PINSIR LEARN STEALTH ROCK
W H A T
Sigh man, too bad it doesn't have it's Mega anymore. A Bug/Flying Type with Stealth Rock is hilarious.
So hilarious it gives me the urge to cackle demonically while hurtling myself through the air.
@@tylertichoc7330 everybody gangsta till they swap into a pokemon with magic bounce
@@gojirarex5138 Cinderace with court change: OBJECTION
@@Azzie-z3b taunt: im gonna stop you right there
Just wondering, does Pinsir's Mold Breaker prevent Magic bounce from activating?
no one remembers this but in Pokemon Stadium 2 there's a Mini game where Scyther and Pinsir both appearing in some Log Cutter game.
That game was fun
Everyone remembers that. It was one of the only good mini games.
My favourite mini game from that game lol
•Vï •Mo• I don't Think everyone because False Swipe Gaming didn't even put it in the video but its a memorable game for
me
Finally! I’ve been asking forever! Thank you
"It's ya boi D!ckpinch"
Haudunn lol
@@Gamerjuana Haydunn - innovating nicknames since gen 4
Is it just me or did that Snorlax enjoyed the Mega Horn from the Heracross?
2:13
Bruhhhhhhh
Dude....
There are some things which are better left unsaid
R34 artists: *oh yeah, its big brain time*
Kha0s Games oh no
Also this means all the gen 1 and 2 megas are covered 🎉
Yes.
Still think Pinsir's mega looks really weird, but it deserved the boost after getting denied an evolution and living in Heracross's shadow.
it‘s still kinda in his shadow
It was more in Scythers shadow, Scyther is pretty much the reason Pinsir never got an evolution since people liked him more.
Mega Salamence should've gotten something like Shear Force instead of Aerialate,
Because let's be honest Salamence didn't need to have a better ability to take Pinsir's spot.
Your intro has grown on me! I'd love to see your analyses of specific competitive strategies, cores, moves, abilities, etc. in addition to your usual content. Loyal and happy subscriber here - thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos. It really shows.
I always find it funny that the weather wars took place AFTER gen III, where the mascot legendaries were about the forces of nature.
Hot diggity damn! That first Pokemon Blue clip is mine. I love your videos, man. :) It's a privilege to know you've seen some of my stuff.
Real talk, Pinsir should have been a Bug/Ground type. It would have just fit on many levels and given us a unique, fully evolved Bug/Ground type. Working as a counterpart to Scyther in gen I and giving it some more flavor as a counterpart to Heracross. Instead it always came off as a poor-man's Heracross, with some decent Fighting type coverage, but without the STAB to really give it some oomph.
At this point, with the mega evolution going in the opposite direction it probably wouldn't work, oh well. I can dream of Mold Breaker STAB EQ with that great attack stat. Aerilate + Quick Attack is neat though and I do like that. It just sucks that Salamence basically outclassed it, later in the same generation that had introduced the mega.
Mega Salamence is one of those mega killers,
Every other Dragon or Flying type mega except Garchomp and maybe Altaria just couldn't match the shear ridiculousness of Salamence.
I've been waiting so long for this and I'm glad Pinsir has coverage on FSG.
I actually like Pinsir. I sure hope its fate in competitive battling was different than my boy Electivire.
M Silvestre If you don’t know too much about pinsir’s later gen 6 and 7 history I’ll just say you’ll be pleasantly surprised lol. He’s a monster
@@donovanmc3227 Yay :D
Underrated Sweeper in first three gens and OU sweeper in G6 beyond. Pretty much only a mediocre Pokemon in two gens.
At least it fared better than my poor bb, kricketune. And my peeps, the fireflies.
Pinsir is one of the most badass pokemons I've ever seen!
I used to comment on every video for a video about Pinsir years ago, and I am happy to see that my request was finally fulfilled.
Pinsir has always been my third favorite Pokemon. One of the coolest.
Edit: also imagine if it had U-turn and Extremespeed instead of Quick attack as its only priority
M-Pinsir would be at least A tier in OU if it got E-Speed
Quick Attack isn't its only priority. Pinsir can learn Feint, but nobody really talks about that.
Imagine mega salemance with extreme speed. Imagine Mega glalie with E speed. Imagine Mega Altaria with Extreme speed.
@@ActualTrash8 Mix and mega: am i a joke to you?
@@shudeepta yes
I remember when Mega Pinsir was first revealed and there were a few who said it would never see play because it's Bug/Flying. Lol it's awesome to see they were wrong and it was very powerful.
Fun Fact: The Bug trio, Pinsir, Heracross and Scizor all have a ×4 weakness (if Pinsir is Mega) different to each other.
What do you mean exactly by “each other”?
@@alexbluecyndaquil he means none of their weaknesses are the same. Scizor is weak to Fire, Mega Pinsir - Rock, and Heracross - Flying.
He just worded it very oddly.
@@volcanolord100 better wording there is...
Mega pinsir, Scizor and Heracross are x4 weak to a certain type different to one another.
@@MisterSleep1123 Are the types different, or the Pokemon?
Just pulling your leg. :D
@@weaponizedemoticon1131 m-pinsir: rock
Scizor: fire
Hera: flying
Pinsit after getting it's mega: "you see heracross, you aren't dealing with the average pinsir anymore..."
Mega pinsir was so fun to use when I still played Pokémon showdown. I’d get a swords dance off whenever possible, quick attack before mega evolving for another +1 boost having moxie, and usually I’d completely sweep
Ok i gotta share this cuz its fucking bizarre. I had a dream today where you were talking about pinsir and how pinsir fared competitively. I wake up thinking:wow he hasn't done a video on pinsir. I open UA-cam...and you did a video on pinsir. God dammit Kellen,stop invading my dreams!
Finally! I waited quite a long time for a Pinsir video!
Also how *GOOD* was Sableye *ACTUALLY* ?
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@@user-pp6pr5fg8w ok,i'll do it right away!
@@thesubinion Thank you! Most people don't understand
The moment you realize that Mega Heracross is in UUBL and the Mega Pinsir is OU, wow the tables have been turned Am i right?
The Power Creep.... sometimes is really weird.
@@kazoorion7993 Yeah, but you have to use her Ross in our anyway.
Now their both in UUBL
dudes mega pinsir is now in uubl to
@@ralphmarges2965 :0 its almost as if tier shifts exist
bug catching contest also was on on thursdays and saturdays.
5:39 „It doesn’t affect the foe’s Misdreavus“ I see what you did there!
Sometimes I forget Pinsir even has a Mega
If you frequent Pokemon Showdown or just online play, probably you wouldn’t forget it.
Pinsir is a pretty popular choice today as a Mega Slot
Probably because when people want a Mega bug Pokemon on their team, they usually first consider Scizor
Sebarsh Thumbadoo that and Tapu Koko being EVERYWHERE doesn’t really help it. But despite all of that, I still see Mega Pinsir a lot in Showdown Ou
Sebarsh Thumbadoo my choice is always Beedrill
Sebarsh Thumbadoo For me it’s just because Pinsir is already a forgettable Pokémon, and it’s Mega really isn’t that special to make me remember it. Same with Steelix. I always have to remind myself that he has a Mega.
Mega Pinsir is one of, if not my favorite mega
I'm so glad he's here, I love him so much
Finally, beetle got his wings working and become more of a threat :)
Generation 8: No megas
R.I.P Pinsir
I dropped Pokémon almost a year ago but damn watching your vids make me want to go back and continue to breed the whole pokédex.
I always liked Pinsir's design, easily one of the best.
one interesting thing about mega pinser is it's one of the very few pokemon if not the only one which can feint ghost types
Hey, good job! You didn’t butcher any names! 👏👏👏
You always make me want to train and use the Pokemon you talk about
M-Pinsir is easily my favorite Mega Evolution. So powerful and it looks awesome. I wish regular Pinsir was at least close to that power
Coincidentally good time to feature Pinsir, considering there's a certain remodel of Gen 6 Bird Spam that also was posted today (on Smogon's RMT forum) for the current Gen 7 meta.
I always thought it’d be interesting if Pinsir, Heracross & Scyther all shared a pre evolution, sort of like how Tyrogue could evolve into either Htimonchan, Hitmonlee or Hitmontop?
Man, I would love to see an alternate reality where Pinsir got that GSC evolution. I wonder how much would have changed?
Used some Pinsir in Gen 1. Terrific experience
If X-scissor just existed in Gen 1, Pinsir could of been top OU as a potential psychic Pokémon killer
@@TheNadroj10 Even if he learn the two most powerful bug moves that existed: twinnedle and pin missile with 125 attack stab would help killing psychics since they have low defense.
i love this pokemon. thank you for making a vid on it
We can't talk about Pinsir without mentioning that infamous scene in the anime with that Pinsir and Ash's Metapod.
In the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, there was a nightmare fuel Pinsir that straight up ripped apart wild pikachu with its creepy ass mouth
What happened in the scene?
@@solidzack It was the fourth episode a samurai kid challenged Ash to a battle. Ash sent out Metapod, the kid sent out a Pinsir. He gave Ash the mental image of Metapod losing by it GETTING CUT IN HALF by Pinsir (suprised 4Kids even kept this scene in):
twitter.com/chikoritacheez/status/1252424384314085376?lang=en
In the end when Pinsir grabbed Metapod it used Harden and it actually broke off some of the spikes on its pincers.
My mono bug team used "speed boost, swordsdance, Ninjask with focus sash" to baton pass into Either MPinsir or Heracross for a power sweep. Usually worked out great.
2:55 Granbulll's mouth becomes something straight from Loony Tunes XD
You guys really deserve more subs
Like Torterra I'd expect Pinsir to do pretty poorly pre gen 6, but it's nice to know it did something in the lower tiers, I also didn't know it got access to Stealth Rock. Interesting
I honestly love using mega pinser, it's so satisfying to get a sweep with
I am actually surprised Pinsir did better than I thought. I thought it was pretty irrelevant until Gen 6. Still, I quite like Pinsir -- even before its mega evolution.
Honestly, it is pretty underrated. I remember using it in a hgss run, it got the job done. I love it even more now. I still prefer Heracross, but it is a great bug.
As always great video
How did regular Pinsir do in lower tiers in later generations? Guess we’ll never know.
Pinsir was one of the major roadblocks to my Battle Tower team in Gen 3. (Then again I was trying to win with my favorites, was going with Medicham/Zangoose/Regice. Also got absolutely bodied by Zard and bulky poison types)
Pinsir to Heracross: *Who laughs last, laughs best*
I would just like to state my approval of your consistent use of 'Serperior' in place of 'superior' for these videos. Kudos, False Swipe Gaming.
It's nice that Pinsir has a Mega Evolution, but now it has to once again, compete with Mega Heracross.
Pinsir absolutely destroys Mega Heracross in a one on one, absolutely out-speeds him, and is just way more useful in almost every possible situation in OU or even UU. The only thing Heracross has over him is probably just his sheer strength and probably rock coverage. Regardless they don't really have the same game plan, Hera is more of a wall breaker while Pinsir is a sweeper/cleanup, but there's other pokemon that do Heracross's job better and without taking a mega slot.
Honestly, as a life long Pinsir fan it feels so good to say that all.
MA DUDE UPLOADED . LETS GOOOO
Granbull would be an interesting analysis, I would like to know how it's change to Fairy-type effected it.
Mega Pinsir is in my top 10 favorite pokemon just because it looks so horrifying
I'd buff base Pinsir, and by extension Mega Pinsir, with a stat increase. +10 Speed and +10 HP, since it's attack stat is already great. Making it Bug/Ground in its base form would also be a cool change, since it removes a SR weakness, is a very synergistic typing, and can potentially mindgame opponents with its mega stone. It's also fairly thematic with its Pokedex description.
Something that went over most people’s heads was how good Pinsir was when paired with sub dd zygarde before the latter’s ban in SM. If you could add a Burn sponge for Rotom’s Will-o-Wisp it was really hard to beat. Back in the day I used to put 2 trash mons, defensive landorus, AV magearna, Sub dd Zyg and Close combat SD pinsir in a team and dominate Balance/Bulky offense. HO was a big problem though.
Oh the random bug that i kill for exp
I'm always hunting for Pinsirs in Pokemon Go because I'm hoping they will add mega evolution to the game. It's design is so rad. Plus I have two shinies :)
Thanks for the video!
FALCON HYPE
Another beautiful video made by FSG
Two words : stealth rocks
Honestly feel like it always lived in the shadow of a better bug type.
How good was furrett actually?
ITS SO CUTE I NEED A VIDEO
I still remember Pinsir for being the only Pokémon shown killing in the anime (It was a thought but it was still shown).
Your Trolliness when was this? I’m curious
Episode 4
I was the weird kid that preferred Pinsir over Heracross any day, my friends would say it sucked.
2:11 that mega horn went up snorlax ass 😂🤧
Ah, Pinsir. For the longest time I couldn't remember if it was from Johto or Kanto. Good times.
Pinsir's mouth in 3D games is the stuff of nightmares.
Do how good was Dusclops ACTUALLY?! (Please)
there’s a tab
HE FINALLY DID IT
How good was Cyber Dragons actually?
How would you even be able to tell in a TCG?
No just no
How good was Yatagarasu actually? Gen 1 dueling mechanics explained.
I would say...........pretty good, their fast, explosive power is something opponent need to prepare for since they could easily make an Overdragon for a quick OTK, but then they cemented their place as a scary deck, even in MR 4, upon receiving Infinity.
I think you’re looking for Dzeef
i actually didn't realise mega pinsir existed
How GOOD was Manectric actually?
Been asking for months!
Terrible until mega
Competitive Pinsir was pretty good, my favorite bug type of all time :)
still waiting for leafeon :')
also 1 year after heracross lol
4:45 "to see higher yeesage"
Stfu and do the community tab
@@purpleheartneptune6267 rude
the community tab wasnt up when I said this, it wasnt meant to be voting, go do something useful
Owned
finally my favourite mega has been covered, yayyy!
Man who put dislike you are now cursed by pinsir
I think that's gonna backfire on Pinsir. Now it's too slow to chase them.
Lol the move curse
I think a good way to buff pinsir is to give it mega horn like heracross and extreme speed to say forget quick attack and return because with extreme speed you could invest more into its bulk making its weaknesses more manageable
and U-Turn on top of that