GameFreak: “We can’t give this Pokémon that move. It would be too broken.” Also GameFreak: *creates Flutter Mane*
@gladoseon4117
18 күн бұрын
They even buffed Incineroar
@Tantrum2u
18 күн бұрын
Gen 8: An electric type with the most speed and good special attack and an ability that boosts its STAB would be broken if it got coverage Gen 9: 252+ SpA Choice Specs Hadron Engine Miraidon Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Clodsire: 345-406 (74.3 - 87.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
@classarank7youtubeherokeyb63
18 күн бұрын
"Can you imagine regigigas without its ability? It would be as strong as a legendary pokemon!" - Gamefreak, probably
@futureDreamer4
18 күн бұрын
Facts
@nullpoint3346
18 күн бұрын
@@classarank7youtubeherokeyb63 Regigigas _is_ a legendary, it even looks like Arceus for feck's sake.
@njivwathomassilavwe2056
18 күн бұрын
Every special attacking Pokemon relying on Focus Miss for coverage
@fokspoks
18 күн бұрын
MonkeDori
@guilhermedalcin1136
18 күн бұрын
Every rock type relying on stone edge/rock slide, honestly.
@Inserteggpunshere
18 күн бұрын
Typhlosion
@SsjRedneck
18 күн бұрын
@@guilhermedalcin1136 the fact we have 0 good 100% accurate rock moves is insane to me after all this time
@adriantupas4730
18 күн бұрын
@@SsjRedneckOgerpon?
@DatMageDoe
18 күн бұрын
Bonus mention to Kyurem-Black, an Ubers by stats mon whose lack of access to a good physical Ice move made it so weak that it dropped to OU, and was perfectly fine there. And the very moment it got a physical Ice move worth actually using, it immediately shot back to Ubers.
@Superluigi881
18 күн бұрын
@@DatMageDoe Kyurem not getting ice punch is absolute blasphemy.
@SoulBro12
18 күн бұрын
The same could be said with regular Kyurem. The fact that it can run so many sets from both attacking spectrums plus roost, sub, protect and ddance made it ban worthy
@fulltimeslackerii8229
18 күн бұрын
I think it was the combo of DD + usable stab that made it broken iirc
@Entelarmer
18 күн бұрын
It wasn't just missing psychical ice move. It was missing on physical side in general.
Aerodactyl: "Give me some strong moves I can use, you've ignored me for generations and left me with a shallow move pool!" Flareon (with the rest of the eevees in the shadows): "First time?"
@cyphate
17 күн бұрын
Dont forget, in gen 9 you can use tera normal guts flareon with facade, trailblaze and flare blitz. So a with a little effort you can turn one of the eeveelutions into swellow!
@jamesrobson8308
10 күн бұрын
@@cyphateoooh
@keepitsimple8568
8 күн бұрын
I swear, the new yet not and possibly never will be used Sizzly Slide (who names these Moves?) should've been given to Flareon (except possibly with a new name).
@jamesrobson8308
8 күн бұрын
@@keepitsimple8568 god thosse moves would be fun to added in the main games but I feel like they'd be too broken or some of em
@CasualVideoGamer
8 күн бұрын
While not necessarily broken, when Flareon got Flare Blitz, it definitely got better. I ran choice scarf Flareon for a while with the focus being on Flare Blitz. It does pretty well in the lower tiers. Or at least, it did. Haven't played competitive since gen 7.
@glacierwolf2155
18 күн бұрын
Blacephalon not being able to learn Hidden Power Fighting due to having 3 perfect IVs is literally the definition of "Suffering from success."
@Thinkaton10
18 күн бұрын
When was 3 perfect iv considered successful. Get some better examples atleast.
@justanoreo2.0
18 күн бұрын
@@Thinkaton10 because in 99.9% of the time perfect ivs are better? First time here?
@youtubename853
18 күн бұрын
@@justanoreo2.0100% of the time they need at least 5 perfect IVs tho, that's what he meant
@justanoreo2.0
18 күн бұрын
@@youtubename853 i know that anything but speed and attack iv are always max but I was saying cause normally it would at least cut the grind down a bit :/
@youtubename853
18 күн бұрын
@@justanoreo2.0 frfr, dude's just being obnoxious
@Benbre08
18 күн бұрын
Focus blast is kinda like the avatar, when the world needed it to land, it missed
@Reinoiro
18 күн бұрын
And then it only landed 100 turns later
@Benbre08
18 күн бұрын
@@Reinoiro When you need the focus blast to land, it wont land, if your opponent uses the move, he'll land it 20 times in a row
@nintendosaber1184
18 күн бұрын
I love how trainer npcs will sometimes use Focus Blast to finish off a low hp target. As if the cpu wants to flex.
@Benbre08
18 күн бұрын
@@nintendosaber1184 They're flexing the power of rng
@axearmor214
18 күн бұрын
@Benbre08 Unless you have Gravity support.
@666blaziken
18 күн бұрын
Ampharos not getting tail glow is a crime. It doesn't help that story wise it lights up the lighthouse in olivine city.
@opposumness3107
12 күн бұрын
Wow, you're absolutely right. How have I missed this all my life?!
@Bird-wz7nx
12 күн бұрын
I remember being so confused when Tail Glow was first introduced. I had literally assumed it was made for Ampharos, because it was a part of the main game series's plot
@afriendlycampfire260
18 күн бұрын
Im so pissed off that the one time focus blast can be ACTUALLY useful They dont give it to pidgeot
@UnchainedPandoran
18 күн бұрын
There’s always choice specs Machamp…
@GameFreakSucks
18 күн бұрын
And not to mention Pidgeot lacks good special normal moves like hyper voice or boomburst
@unhappyninetales
18 күн бұрын
@@UnchainedPandoran cursed
@dozokhu7392
18 күн бұрын
Thinking back it yeah, Focus Blast on it would have been sick! If it comes back to the games I really hope they correct that. Means almost nothing for base pidgeot viability but everything for the mega.
@Bruce_P-Z
18 күн бұрын
@@UnchainedPandoranno. bad. shut you
@EdmacZ
18 күн бұрын
Electivire: "Why am I still here? Just to suffer?"
@theskullboy8700
18 күн бұрын
Other types: **laughs in good physical stab**
@nintendosaber1184
18 күн бұрын
"GAMEFREAK! GIVE ME IRON FIST AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!"
@ronaldvexdian2182
18 күн бұрын
Hey, to be fair, it’s at least good in single player. Having that much coverage is nice. Shoutout to Zaprong the Elekid that you get in Gale of Darkness. Boy has all the elemental punches and cross chop.
@cristhianmlr
18 күн бұрын
"Every night I can feel my Motor Drive"
@SethJV
18 күн бұрын
Luxray: "At least you're fast..."
@et34t34fdf
18 күн бұрын
I feel like gamefreak trolled us even earlier than that, in gen 2, they gave Lance aerodactyl rock slide, they knew we wanted this, only for us to find out aerodactyl didn't learn it either through level-up or egg-move, so they gave Lance's aerodactyl yet another illegal move, just to piss us all of.
@totallynotabot6003
18 күн бұрын
Lance also has illegal Dragonite
@mylestomsik4720
18 күн бұрын
lance also has that barrier dragonite
@joshuakim5240
15 күн бұрын
Gen2 Lance yet again showing off how powerful shameless cheating is.
@Bird-wz7nx
12 күн бұрын
My headcanon is that he actively adopts abused pokemon who were forced into evolving early/learning the wrong moves/etc. Hence why he goes ape on Team Rocket in gen 2. "Use Hyper Beam" indeed.
@mylestomsik4720
11 күн бұрын
@@Bird-wz7nx still don't know why hyper beam is on like all his pokemon in johto in his champion fight (i know all of them learn it naturally unlike the dragonite with barrier)
@adamthespinygiant
18 күн бұрын
I want to give a dishonorable mention to Klinklang. It’s best 3 stats are 100 Attack, 115 Defense, and 90 Speed. But it’s movepool is nothing but Steel, Electric, and Normal moves. So it has absolutely no access to coverage attacks against the typical weaknesses for pure Steel types. Edit: It also can learn a Psychic and Rock type moves via TM. Unfortunately that Psychic type move in question is Ally Switch which doesn’t help Kilnklang’s cause.
@girlweird833
18 күн бұрын
That's a very good example.
@ilov6888
18 күн бұрын
Due to limited movepool, klinklang always being walled by steelix, steelix walled everything klinklang offer
@adamthespinygiant
18 күн бұрын
@@ilov6888 it’s no wonder it was in the top 5 of MysticUmbreon’s Top 10 Weakest Steel Types
@Dawg347
18 күн бұрын
What they did to Klinklang really grinds my gears.
@riccardocasu5576
18 күн бұрын
Add that the rock move is Power Gem (redunant with electric coverage and useless on a physical attacker) and the only two physical coverage moves that Klinklang ever got was the transfer-only Rock Smash (40 BP is already bad even without a boost) and Assurance (a paltry 60 base power in most cases). Ironically, Revavroom suffered a similar issue of Klinklang (a steel-type Shift Gear abuser with no coverage outside Bulldoze or Overheat from an anemic 54 SpA) but seems that they learned the lesson, since it got both High Horsepower and Temper Flare in the DLC to fix the issue.
@Brown95P
18 күн бұрын
Mega-Pidgeot and Aerodactyl are definitely the saddest in the list. Like come on, No Guard Focus Blast (+ Hurricane)? Rock Head Head Smash + Brave Bird? How do you *_even miss_* such opportunities?
@iBenjamin1000
18 күн бұрын
I keep trying to tell people that there probably isn’t enough time to look over every Pokémon new and old and identify what are the best new moves to give it.
@egbertmilton4003
17 күн бұрын
@@iBenjamin1000 They're the most successful media franchise in the world, they definitely have the time for it. They'd lose minimal profit. They just don't care about balance.
@GeorgeDCowley
15 күн бұрын
@@egbertmilton4003 Especially since they only have 4-500 Pokemon a generation, now.
@dariomerisio24
3 күн бұрын
There is also the option to stop to create new ugly and no sense abomination and fix the previous one. So you can have much time to investe in balance
@SharKing319
18 күн бұрын
I'm very surprised Aerodactyl's section got _no_ mention of its """movepool""" in Gen 1. If you thought Aerodactyl never getting Head Smash and Brave Bird was bad (and it is), imagine it not even getting Rock Slide and having practically nothing to work with, betraying a stat spread that would've been legitimately excellent in Gen 1.
@riccardocasu5576
18 күн бұрын
Aerodactyl with no STAB or at least Earthquake for coverage in RBY was really a shame. Rock/Flying is insane on defensive side in RBY and Aerodactyl also had the same speed (and crit ratio) of Mewtwo.
@Flaming_Rok
18 күн бұрын
@@riccardocasu5576 Thankfully over enough time, it's now doing great in NU, absolutely dumpstering Swords Dance Charizard and being the fastest Pokemon in the tier (Electrode got moved to UU).
@jman2050
18 күн бұрын
@@Flaming_RokAnd ironically a big part of its kit is its big dumb flying STAB. Turns out that taking two turns to activate is an acceptable trade off for a 140 BP nuke in a tier with a power level as low as RBY NU
@banditrests
18 күн бұрын
@@SharKing319 my favorite example is Lance’s aerodactyl in Gen 2 illegally having rock slide because even the devs knew it’s move pool sucked.
@Flaming_Rok
18 күн бұрын
@@jman2050 turns out nothing really likes swapping into STAB sky attack from aero aside from...kabutops, magneton and graveler, and the latter isn't great
@ShakerSilver
18 күн бұрын
I can't believe that the Pikachu-line is hogging electric-type Double-Edge all to themselves while Zebstrika and Electivire starve...
@theskullboy8700
18 күн бұрын
Down with pikawaze
@lynxfresh5214
18 күн бұрын
If Zebstrika and Electivire are starving then Luxray is pretty much skin and bones...
@1stCallipostle
18 күн бұрын
At least they invented Supercell Slam. Not perfect, but way better than wild charge in singles.
@jman2050
18 күн бұрын
Eelektross also weeps in a corner
@MaahirMomtaz12
18 күн бұрын
@@1stCallipostle Just predict that no Ground-type switches in
@chaosgallade2331
18 күн бұрын
Aside from Klinklang, who has a shallow movepool to use Shift Gear with, some mention should go to Sceptile. It had some weird special non-Hidden Power coverage moves in Gen III to go with Leaf Blade (Crunch, Dragon Claw, Thunder Punch, though these were enough to put together a usable, albeit not optimal offensive special set if the right Hidden Power type wasn't there in cart), but those moves (and Leaf Blade itself) became physical in the physical/special split. Yes, it kept Hidden Power (and gained Tera Blast in Scarlet/Violet) to patch coverage gaps, but the few non-Hidden Power/Grass moves it got in the exchange were Focus Blast and Dragon Pulse. Its physical movepool is good, but it has to use its lower Attack to make the most out of it.
@_Koyomi_
18 күн бұрын
They really need to buff Sceptile's attack stat and lower its special, but they just won't do that for whatever reason
@AshleyoftheSwiftspear-pb8cs
18 күн бұрын
Would be interesting to see a video on the losers and winners of the physical special split.
@emitheorbit1118
18 күн бұрын
Imo, she should be given more special attacks like Earth Power or Pollen Puff to make use of that special attack stat
@tktyga77
18 күн бұрын
@@AshleyoftheSwiftspear-pb8cs & ways to fix up the losses. Better yet, the whole Sceptile line getting access to Growth would do them some good & help up legit mixed sets, especially in sun settings
@Eldred91
18 күн бұрын
Sceptile really should've been designed to be primarily a physical attacker from the start. Its visual design fits much more as a physical attacker as well.
@pokemnfan1
18 күн бұрын
Shout-out to Klinklang, a pokemon with good stats and a great boosting move for sweeping, but no offensive moves except Gear Grind.
@homerman76
18 күн бұрын
They really like to do electric and steel types dirty in the movepool department
@franslair2199
18 күн бұрын
@@homerman76i kinda like the general concept of electric types being very good offensively, but walled by ground types and not being given the tools to punch through said ground types
@staringcorgi6475
18 күн бұрын
@@homerman76it’s a foolish endeavor to make a physical electric type which is why electric fighting was never made since that pokemon would fail since they’re getting a type that would make them weak to the pokemon that fighting types are supposed to be good against rock or steal types which usually run earthquake. Edit. Forgot about gen 9 existing and can you blame me.
@miikaroos3809
18 күн бұрын
@@staringcorgi6475 There are Electric/Fighting Pokémon in Gen 9, though.
@mylestomsik4720
18 күн бұрын
@@staringcorgi6475 iron hands.
@Cofri176
18 күн бұрын
I think Banette deserves to be mentioned here. Litaraly one fighting move would do wonders for it, or at least its mega
@braedenwinstead1984
18 күн бұрын
Natdex player spotted
@Castersvarog
18 күн бұрын
Shout out to Sceptile, for being one of the only Pokémon who actually got _worse_ during the physical/special split. Imagine going from Leaf blade/Crunch/Thunder Punch and Dragon claw to Leaf storm/Hidden power and Dragon pulse, what a downgrade now it’s another dull Subseed grass type
@lynxfresh5214
18 күн бұрын
I've seen plenty of rom hacks where the only change to Sceptile (no new moves, abilities or forms) is just swapping it's Atk and SpAtk stats lol!
@roshanyuvaraj6771
18 күн бұрын
It says something when a move that was formerly Sceptile's Signature move is used better by a pokemon that isn't even a grass type.
@bdt2002gaming
18 күн бұрын
I’ve never understood this take, since Sceptile’s special movepool post-Gen 3 is larger than one might expect, provided some of that comes from it being a great Hidden Power user. The real problem is that it’s very frail and also lacks a special boosting move. It makes no sense, sure, but Quiver Dance Mega Sceptile would go unbelievably hard 💀
@luciusirving5926
18 күн бұрын
@@bdt2002gamingIt makes no sense giving the Bulbasaur line Growth and not other grass starters.
@bdt2002gaming
18 күн бұрын
@@luciusirving5926 Me when Kanto bias:
@banditrests
18 күн бұрын
The real problem is the massive gaps in move pools across the board, like physical flying types that aren’t birds or any special flying type, all special ghost and dark moves being low power, the ubiquitous no physical electric moves etc. You could fix all of it by redistribution of signature moves that already exist
@byronrush9802
18 күн бұрын
Or having the option of it being able to be switched because of the Pokemon who's using it
@banditrests
18 күн бұрын
@@byronrush9802 I have absolutely no idea what you meant by that, can you please elaborate?
@adamou20501
18 күн бұрын
Shadow ball and dark pulse are usually distributed very well tho, I'd argue physical ghost and dark types have it a lot worse than special ones because poltergeist is distributed to basically nobody and knock is pretty rare
@Bruce_P-Z
18 күн бұрын
@@adamou20501Poltergeist also sucks with how good Knock Off is
@banditrests
18 күн бұрын
@@adamou20501 The problem there is that they have only 80 base power. They could at least increase distribution of Night Daze or infernal parade so every special ghost and dark type doesn’t have to run the same two moves. There are some pretty reasonable physical dark moves, especially knock off, but you’re right that physical ghost types are kind of screwed if they don’t have poltergeist or last respects. Rage fist and spectral thief might be to much but they could at least give out shadow bone since Lucario gets bone rush the bone moves aren’t totally exclusive or spirit shackle.
@darianclark3980
18 күн бұрын
Ahh yes, the Flareon Theorem Sequel, Electivire Boogaloo And Yet, How Good is ____ Type Actually Hasn't Got a Sequel Still??
@bdt2002gaming
18 күн бұрын
Jimothy Cool actually just finished his series on this yesterday lol
@Eldred91
18 күн бұрын
I second the Jimothy Cool recommendation for vids that cover types.
@StinkyFish2
18 күн бұрын
I just wish Gamefreak gave aerodactyl brave bird or head smash
@Unotuchable
18 күн бұрын
It's ability blocks recoil but it literally only has the one recoil move
@MaahirMomtaz12
18 күн бұрын
@@StinkyFish2 If it was in Gen 9 then maybe. They gave the Nosepass line Head Smash back after not being able to learn it in Gen 4 thus having it removed in Gen 5 onwards
@goGothitaLOL
17 күн бұрын
@@Unotuchableand that one recoil move is fucking Take Down
@joshuakim5240
15 күн бұрын
@@Unotuchable And even worse is that the ONE gimmick where that would actually become somewhat decent (Tera Normal) is in a gen where it isn't in the available dex roster.
@cosminetron
18 күн бұрын
By God, GF please release volt tackle
@youtube-kit9450
18 күн бұрын
Or just buff wild charge to 120 BP. Differentiate Volt Tackle from it by Volt Tackle having less recoil, like how Head Charge is with Double-Edge. Physial Electric types would like the buff to BP, and Pikachu's paperthin HP stat would appreciate the reduced recoil.
@arafzaman760
18 күн бұрын
Or rework supercell slam Make it an electric type close combat clone
@switchnslider1636
18 күн бұрын
@@arafzaman760Nah make Electric type CC it’s own move and buff SS to 140 base power for the gamblers 🥶🥶
@martytu20
18 күн бұрын
@@youtube-kit9450or Volt tackle hits the weaker of the opposing mon’s defense.
@GeorgeDCowley
18 күн бұрын
Electric and Rock-type Swift.
@t-greenrock404
18 күн бұрын
I didn’t even think about how brutal Aero would be Head Smash and Brave Bird, giving it has ROCK HEAD. Stab moves with ridiculous power and an ability that blocks their recoil. That’s huge.
@CreaturGiratina
18 күн бұрын
The fact it took 9 generations to get an OK Electric physical move is a crime
@2LettersSho
18 күн бұрын
Z-Crystals and Dynamax were a great way to keep kicking that can down the hill for a good while there :D
@orshteinbok7762
18 күн бұрын
There are a lot of good signature physical electric type moves, they just need to get distributed to other mons, u telling me iron hands can't learn plasma fists? Or they can just remove wild charge and replace it with volt tackle, at least then they get an electric type flare blitz which is good
@2LettersSho
18 күн бұрын
@@orshteinbok7762 Okay, flavourfully you're right, Hands is the most "Plasma Fists" Pokémon imaginable but my god does that guy have a lot already! Earthquake and Rock Slide for some reason, we're lucky he didn't get Knock Off :D
@sarctechie
18 күн бұрын
Tapu Bulu not having Play Rough is CRIMINAL
@amberhernandez
4 күн бұрын
The physical Tapu have no physical Fairy STAB. The special Tapu have Play Rough (and Moonblast). We truly live in a PokéSociety.
@misterzygarde6431
18 күн бұрын
They really should give Electivire and Luxray the ability, Galvanize
@deshawnanderson2649
18 күн бұрын
World, The time has come to…
@dse763
18 күн бұрын
This is why I put galvanize much higher than Aerilate or Refrigerate : many physical electrics will kill to have this ability to have good STAB at last.
@aberomoa5149
18 күн бұрын
Love how most of these issues are fixed in romhacks and fangames. In some cases, they just make the mon much more comfortable to use/more viable. Not even in a game breaking manner, just straight-up fair upgrades.
@totallynotabot6003
18 күн бұрын
Drayano makes good ones. Renegade Platinum doesn't go overboard like other hacks.
@lukassrensen3208
18 күн бұрын
My favorite fact about aerodactyl is the fact that, despite being among the first pokemon to get rock head back in gen 3 it's only ever been able to learn two recoil moves. Take down, via level up... and double edge. Only learned specifically from FRLG move tutor. meaning that if you've ever wanted to take advantage of aerodactyls coolest ability beyond throwing out sad 85% accurate take downs (which is extra useless btw since aerodactyl, like basically every other pokemon in existence, can learn return which has a higher BP and accuracy) you'd need to transfer one all the way up from gen 3.
@FrostGhidorahEX
18 күн бұрын
I think this could get a sequel discussing mons who's moveset is too varied Sometimes a mon wants moves to cover all its bases However doing so inevitably leaves it stuck with one key move having to be left behind This is Four Move Slot Syndrome
@SuperSensei
18 күн бұрын
I disagree, having a Pokemon like Tyrannitar for example, is amazing having such a big move pool. Having a big move pool means it could be utilized in a ton of different ways with all sorts of team compositions.
@jamesgiles4517
18 күн бұрын
Why being a legendary isn't everything: the regice theorem
@JSmithBlog
18 күн бұрын
More like the Regigigas Theorem
@This_0ne_Person
18 күн бұрын
@@JSmithBlog Just call it the Regi theorem, as all regis bar Eleki have been hovering around the lowest tiers (excluding their debut generations, in which all of them have been UU/UUBL)
@yungmuney5903
18 күн бұрын
Mesprit theorum?
@graylee945
18 күн бұрын
Tera Electric Regieleki was literally broken in early Gen 9 competitive though 😭 @@This_0ne_Person
@Superluigi881
18 күн бұрын
@@jamesgiles4517 Being a slow bulky ice type is suffering.
@DeadlockDrago
18 күн бұрын
The funny thing about giving aerodactyl Head Smash and Brave Bird is that it wouldn't even be much of a boost to the long deleted mega, since it loses the rock head that would keep it healthy.
@goGothitaLOL
17 күн бұрын
Tough Claws-boosted Head Smash on Mega would deal a shits load at the cost of half your HP Which is hilarious, and that’s without mentioning DDance
@rishabhanand4973
13 күн бұрын
Mega Aerodactyl could definitely make good use of dual wingbeat if it was 100 percent accurate. Idk why dual wingbeat doesn't have 100 accuracy. It's not even that strong a move. The only reason Dragonite uses it is because that's literally Dragonite's only flying stab apart from the 2 turn fly
@JaNaeNicole90
18 күн бұрын
I have never once played Pokemon competitively or plan to, yet I find myself watching these videos weekly (for the better part of 3+ years 😅)
@Superluigi881
18 күн бұрын
Luxray. That is all. Good god what an awful movepool. Especially in gen 4.
@byronrush9802
18 күн бұрын
Yep that's the main reason I stopped using it all together it just sit in my PC every other playthrough
@Superluigi881
18 күн бұрын
@@usuallyangry I don't think a full overhaul is needed. Just a speed stat and movepool that can actually make use of that attack stat.
@josephbulkin9222
18 күн бұрын
@@usuallyangry first stage? Its Attack stat is 120!
@lynxfresh5214
18 күн бұрын
@@Superluigi881 Agreed in a rom hack I played awhile back Luxray look like this: Type: Electric Hp: 80 Atk:120 Def:79 Spatk:85 Spdef:79 Spd:90 BST-533 Abilities: Intimidate, Guts and Galvanize (HA) Notable moves: Iron Head, Play Rough, Pursuit, Wild Charge (buffed to 110 power, on a side note Volt Tackle got buffed to 140 for the Pikachu line) plus STAB (via HA) on Double Edge, Quick Attack and Return. Actual useful and realistic buffs without overhauling the core identity of a Pokèmon imo.
@noahberan6498
18 күн бұрын
Luxray has good moves now, it just needs better speed. I say switch its speed with its Special attack, and buff Wild charge and it'll be good
@2fort
18 күн бұрын
you forgot Klinklang, with a total of three usable phyical moves in Return, Wild Charge and Gear Grind
@togakhan1274
18 күн бұрын
The video with the opposite conceprt of this would be so cool! Imagine recovery moves on Snorlax, Mudsdale, Goodra H, Kommo O etc. We can go even further and think about defensive mons lacking utility moves. See, Eldegoss lacking literally ANYTHING to do vs Grass types except for flimsy Pollen Puffs.
@danielmaynard239
18 күн бұрын
I want to mention how Dusclops lost Earthquake in gen 9, and it sucks that it did
@EggscellentTree
18 күн бұрын
Rip, weird how they removed it.
@goGothitaLOL
17 күн бұрын
Dusknoir still had it tho They also weirdly removed T-Bolt from Darkrai and Volbeat, leaving them with Thunder
@danielmaynard239
17 күн бұрын
@@goGothitaLOL Dusclops is more important to me since it's my favorite Pokémon
@nebeelal-momani3301
17 күн бұрын
The fact seismitoad didn't have ANY physical water moves while having higher physical attacks until like 2 generations later always made me irate when I was younger.
@Ludakolo
18 күн бұрын
The Blacephalon segment is really an illustration of why Hidden Power was always kind of stupid.
@sado2692
18 күн бұрын
Giving more coverage was really just the solution for deleting hidden power
@homerman76
18 күн бұрын
No, it's an example of why Gamefreak needs to do better with coverage distribution
@skeetermania3202
18 күн бұрын
@@homerman76Luckily, there’s now Tera Blast.
@GeorgeDCowley
18 күн бұрын
@@skeetermania3202 Which only one Pokemon per battle can properly utilize. I wouldn't be averse to Hidden Power being determined by Tera Type, though.
@lynxfresh5214
15 күн бұрын
@@GeorgeDCowley And it's just another Generational gimmick so not a true buff, by Gen 10 most mons that relied on Tera will drop like a rock in usage.
@tboltgames
18 күн бұрын
There's a perfect opportunity for Game freak to give Mega Pidgeot Focus Blast in Legends Z-A, assuming it has abilities.
@thescorchingpteranodon7986
18 күн бұрын
Pidgeot should get Focus Blast and Boomburst in Legends ZA.
@EggscellentTree
18 күн бұрын
But boomburst is swellow's and exploud's thing , why make this mon outclass them in what they do?
@RobinOfYlisse
17 күн бұрын
@@EggscellentTree why is it a swellow thing though? always thought that was bizarre. it's clearly made for exploud
@EggscellentTree
17 күн бұрын
@@RobinOfYlisse Gamefreak probably didn't think swellow would be used as special attacker with its 50 special attack and gave boomburst to swellow. But they saw it actually used it more than the physical set, they decided to buff it's base special attack by 50% (from 50->75). As for why it got it ,maybe the bird it's based on is known for its singing , who knows. But yeah, unfortunate swellow kinda outclassed exploud after it got the stat buff.
@TheMightyWobb
18 күн бұрын
Your focus blasts always miss. Your opponents' focus blasts never miss.
@daunderrated3106
18 күн бұрын
So what if you play with your friend who's focus blast would hit tho or it is another paradox
@Rougealienpirate
18 күн бұрын
I’m surprised none of the eeveelotions were mentioned since their biggest problems are usually their very limited move pools
@justjoannak
10 күн бұрын
Absolutely agree with this
@PocketFan25
18 күн бұрын
I would also like to point out that Pidgeot has always also been missing out on normal STAB, which would have allowed it to smack rotom wash for big damages, but despite this they didn't even bother in giving it hyper voice. I get not having Boomburst (Despite fellow birds Swellow and Chatot having it-) but not even HYPER VOICE?! IT'S A DAMN BIRD, THEY'RE KNOWN FOR CHIRPING.
@SplodgeOfChippy
18 күн бұрын
Keldeo's movepool also sucks, at least give it ice beam
@chaosgallade2331
18 күн бұрын
It has Icy Wind, but that’s very weak. It can 2HKO Tangrowth and only 3HKOs Assault Vest variants. Ice Beam would have been fantastic.
@SneakyGliscor21
18 күн бұрын
I think Goodra is another great example of this, it's generally considered the worst pseudo and I feel like it'd be much higher if just got access to recover. And it's easily justifiable, Gastrodon, Magcargo, and Hydrapple can all learn it and yet Goodra cant?
@frostyclaw5098
18 күн бұрын
the Electivire theorem or still the Flareon theorem.
@chadnorris8257
18 күн бұрын
It is a tragedy that the rock/flying type, with rock head, doesn't get head smash and brave bird. Two potent stabs, normally balanced by recoil, used freely by the apex predator of an ancient age.
@nicolasromani3523
18 күн бұрын
Lilligant is one of my favorite Pokémon, so it hurts seeing it's lack of power and coverage hold it back from becoming a Quiver Dancing threat with sleep powder. However, Hisuian Lilligant serves to fix many of the line's problem. Wich makes me glad.
@lucaiozzo8273
18 күн бұрын
I found Iron Thorns really funny. It has one of the best attack's stats of all paradoxes and stab on electric and rock moves, wich are wonderfull ofensive options, but also the two worst types when it comes to physical attacks. You have both the inaccuracy of every decent damage rock type move and the lack of damage of every electric type move with no real benefit
@minglelupeas
18 күн бұрын
My favorite is Drowzee and Hypno not being able to learn dream eater naturally, despite being based off a dream eating yokai, it’s for whatever reason only through TM.
@DrCoeloCephalo
18 күн бұрын
I have often stated Pokemon is in a really weird middle ground where there is not as much customization as there should be like games like Dragon Quest Monsters and Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth with their skill inheritance. It also lacks true specialization on the other end of the spectrum compared to Yo-Kai Watch so alot of monsters struggle to really stand out of be unique. The movepool system is a big culprit of that and this video only helps prove alot of my points cuz if there was just a bit more customization with skillsets, more of these Pokemon would get the options they need to be more consistent.
@AshleyoftheSwiftspear-pb8cs
18 күн бұрын
Once again proving that point that Digimon wins again baby! It’s always Agumon o clock!
@warrockenjoyer2170
18 күн бұрын
@@AshleyoftheSwiftspear-pb8csI understood that reference
@Bothrops_Asper_89
18 күн бұрын
I haven't player more than the first two gbc DQM games, but yeah. There's a huge difference in how Pokemon and DQM use monsters. At least in the latter, you can use whatever monster you want and turn it into a competitive threat. And there's some aspects to certain monsters, like those skull-faced butterflies and the moths being immune to explosion-type attacks, or dragons being powerful but easily countered by sleep-inducing attacks.
@homerman76
18 күн бұрын
@@AshleyoftheSwiftspear-pb8cs Digimon for the win
@1stCallipostle
18 күн бұрын
The issue is, without restrictions being decently heavy handed, every Pokemon is just a model and a stat block. Niches become muddy and indistinct quick
@attilaszanto2275
18 күн бұрын
If Crobat can have Brave Bird, why not Aerodactyl?
@spectrum-5
15 күн бұрын
sometimes i wonder why crobat can learn brave bird despite not even *_being_* a bird at all
@Earthboundmike
18 күн бұрын
Wait, hidden power fairy, doesn't exist? Uh, you know, thinking about it I'd never heard of it being used so, ya, that makes sense? Holy.
@anyaforger844
18 күн бұрын
How do you use "uh, you know, so" in text
@Lakituish
18 күн бұрын
I can't believe you didn't mention Klinklang! It learns shift gear which is literally dragon dance 2.0 and has a base attack stat of 100 and speed stat of 90. You would think that this thing would be a threat but it's physical move pool is so bad that most sets ran return or facade just to fill out the last slot...
@Thomlin12
18 күн бұрын
Aerodactyl *did* get a moveset buff in Gen 8. They gave it Dragon Dance
@friedpinnapple
18 күн бұрын
Flareon my child you were done dirty.
@GeorgeDCowley
18 күн бұрын
It has Flame Charge, now.
@friedpinnapple
18 күн бұрын
@@GeorgeDCowley flareon has 65 speed and 130 attacks. It needed moves to take advantage of that stat. It started with fire fang (65 power) in gen 4 and it took till gen 6 to get flareblitz (120 power + recoil) There was no middle ground until this generation with temper flare (75 power) For Coverage it has bite, trail blaze, dig, body slam or other normal type moves. Iron tail in some previous generations.
@lasercraft32
7 күн бұрын
I'm so glad you mention Lilligant in this video... Its terrible move pool has baffled me since Black & White. Can you really call it "fixing" when Hisuian Lilligant is an entirely different form? The more accurate word would be "replacing." I'm still mad about that... Instead of helping Lilligant by giving it more moves to work with, they instead replace it with a physical attacker who loses all of Lilligant's charm, and spits in the original's face by giving it moves like Ice Spinner, Poison Jab, Acrobatics, a ton of fighting type moves, _and_ a physical attack quiver dance, just to rub it in. It might as well be an entirely different Pokemon, and the original is still just as useless as before. :/
@JuicyDjeusse
18 күн бұрын
11:22 Ahh yes, the gen 2 pokemon "Danpy". Pre-evolution of Phonphan
@HMZeroTwo
18 күн бұрын
I know it was hard for you to not bring up Flareon in this video
@norkbork
18 күн бұрын
not me checking halfway through the pidgeot section if this part was actually about tornadus and i just hallucinated it being about pidgeot
@daverowe1081
18 күн бұрын
Blacephelon's extremely specific circumstances keeping it from having the ONE move that would give it fantastic coverage is a cruel joke
@Zizou_DW
18 күн бұрын
It would’ve probably been too difficult to mess with the coding of Hidden Power to account for a new type, so they just left it as is. But I like the idea that they spared Hydreigon from HP Fairy.
@justjoannak
10 күн бұрын
I agree with this
@Charlotte-33179
18 күн бұрын
I bet lilligant would definitely be a fairy type if it had released in gen 6, that would have fixed the coverage issues. Itd be cool if theyd changed it to one in that gen tbh
@Rudoku1
18 күн бұрын
They made Whimsicott a Fairy type instead, so I think they just wanted it to suck.
@Charlotte-33179
18 күн бұрын
@Rudoku1 I forgot about that as I wrote this, it makes even less sense considering that fact
@justinanderson2631
18 күн бұрын
Alternative video title: Why fighting type coverage matters
@Julius72958
18 күн бұрын
Regieleki in gen 8 where it was UU because it only had electric moves , screens and explosion is a good contender. The moment it got tera blast ice, even if tera was needed for it, it became way too strong and got the fastest quick ban to date ( and keep in mind its ability was NERFED from 50 % to 30 % ). Now imagine if regieleki had even more moves
@-libertyprimev1-902
18 күн бұрын
The moment H-Arcanine was given Rock Head + Head Smash any arguement to not give the same combo to Aerodactyl and ESPECIALLY Rampardos went out the window... These are Fossil Pokemon that have had their very DNA corrupted by the stone their previous remains were sealed in, again ESPECIALLY RAMPARDOS which it's dino inspiration is known for an extreme thick skull and spine structure that absorb insane blows.
@Salemwaaa
18 күн бұрын
Focus Blast gets a gun they pull the trigger and miss every shot and that’s how their name was changed to Focus _MISS_
@ameyadeb8897
18 күн бұрын
To be fair, Aerodactyl did get Dual Wingbeat in gen 8
@jordanbutler8530
18 күн бұрын
Eelektross is one that stands out to me. Like many physical electric types, it does not have the best choices of stab moves. If it not a stab or coverage move, it is a reliable recovery move that is missing, particularly on bulky Pokémon
@jordantatata155
18 күн бұрын
The fact liligant cant hit steels AT ALL is just so sad I I love her design
@steezygraytripplesgamer7641
18 күн бұрын
“On paper this thing should bust some heads” is a statement!!!! Great video like always.
@modestMismagius105
18 күн бұрын
lilligant being one of my favorite pokemon is rough, I've tried using it casually and even there you can feel just how limited its movepool is
@sussy3778
18 күн бұрын
This episode can apply to pretty much all Eevelutions.
@bwellstv4927
18 күн бұрын
I will never forget playing gen 4 at launch and everyone trying to make Evire work (myself included). The number of times I earthquaked into a gyarados is too much
@silver_was_found
14 күн бұрын
Mega Pidgeot my beloved. If only it had more coverage... once you've tasted Radical Red Mega Pidgeot there's no going back
@chaosbug7
18 күн бұрын
Aerodactyl: Brother, why don’t you give me recoil moves that would synergize with my ability?! Gamefreak: Lol! Enjoy Wing Attack you prehistoric fossil. In 20 years, maybe we’ll put Dual Wingbeat on the table
@waxosaurusmakes2364
18 күн бұрын
11:56 pterosaurs are not dinosaurs. They are their own unique group of archosaurs that lived during the Mesozoic era. Still should get rock head though, and brave bird considering crobat, a bat, gets the move
@sagacious03
18 күн бұрын
Interesting analysis video! Thanks for uploading! It really seems like often, game design & developer intent for metagames often end up conflicting with what competitive players want, huh?
@-libertyprimev1-902
18 күн бұрын
Admittedly Lilligant does do some work in doubles with Own Tempo + Petal Dance next to Oricorio... Lead with Quiver Dance on Lilligant and Tailwind on Oricorio to outspeed damn near everything, then Petal Dance with Lilligant which will never be confused by it due to Own Tempo neither will Oricorio because it's just calling the move (also not getting locked up) on top of both being in an "outrage" state to ignore redirection moves like Follow Me. That +1 Spatk (stab) 120 BP move twice plus a Rev Dance that can be any type with Tera will take out most opponents in 1 turn even when resisted.
@primrosevale1995
18 күн бұрын
How to fix these Pokémon: Blacephalon: The main problem with Fighting coverage for Blacephalon is the limited amount of special Fighting moves. However, alongside the obvious Focus Blast, one option that would be incredible on it would be Vacuum Wave. Yeah it's weaker than even Fighting-type Hidden Power, but it gives Blacephalon something it current doesn't have: priority. Couple it with a team that can chip down Tyranitar and you have a perfect way to deliver the final hit. Alternatively, you could give other coverage that also covers Tyranitar, like Dazzling Gleam, Earth Power, or Energy Ball. Mega Pidgeot: With this Mega we're gonna do something a bit more. To be honest, it was a stupid idea to make Mega Pidgeot solely a Special attacker. It doesn't learn that many special attacks at all, and even then Special Attack is Pidgeot's lowest stat. So, we're gonna change its stats to make it more of a mixed attacker. Something like this: HP: 83 Attack: 80 -> 110 Defense: 80 Sp. Atk: 135 -> 110 Sp. Def: 80 Speed: 121 Now its Special Attack isn't astronomical but isn't terrible either, and you can viably run a mixed set with it, especially with Work Up. As for new moves, for its STABs we're adding Crush Claw (which now has many more chances to decrease Defense), Slash, Hyper Voice, and making Take Down and Double Edge something it learns naturally (as it's limited to Gen 1 TM or Gen 3 tutor), all to give it better combined STABs since its already fine for Flying STAB. If you need Fighting coverage, there's plenty of candidates that make sense it for it and base Pidgeot (since Focus Blast on its own makes no sense), such as: * Storm Throw and Circle Throw: Take these from Throh and give them to Pidgeot, they may be kinda weak but one is a guaranteed crit and the other, while having decreased priority, switches the opponent out. * Superpower and/or Hammer Arm: It's not Close Combat and they both decrease stats Mega Pidgeot uses, but they're both pretty strong. * Flying Press: A bit of a stretch but acts as STAB and Fighting coverage all in one. * Reversal and Vacuum Wave: Aren't affected by No Guard but the former takes advantage of Brave Bird and Double Edge, while the other helps it agaianst faster opponents in general as well. Aerodactyl: I mean it does get Dual Wingbeat. But beyond Head Smash and Brave Bird, other STABs it should get are Accelerock and Acrobatics, one acting as good priority while the other gives it great item strategies. Lilligant: First off, give this Pokémon Dancer instead of Oblivious. Now it can copy opposing Clangorous Soul, Fiery Dance, Lunar Dance, Petal Dance, and Quiver Dances to fix some of its problems with coverage and give it more power/utility, especially in Doubles. But if you wanna go beyond that, I say give it Poison utility through Acid Spray and Clear Smog, as well as Ground coverage in Earth Power and maybe Scorching Sands. Electivire: Flip its Defense and Special Defense stats, then take 20 points from its speed put it into its HP and Defense. Last time I checked gorillas and yetis are known for their power and strength, not speed. And heck, it already has Motor Drive to deal with that anyway. Something like this: HP: 75 -> 85 Attack: 123 -> 123 Defense: 67 -> 77 Sp. Atk: 95 -> 95 Sp. Def: 85 -> 85 Speed: 95 -> 75 Yes, Supercell Slam is a nice addition, but since most good physical Electric moves are signature moves, I say screw Zeraora or Pawmot and give it either Plasma Fists or Double Shock, after all, those tails do make the latter feel quite fitting. As for special Electric moves, give it Electro Shot as a new rain option and Parabolic Charge for easy HP gain, especially in Doubles. And if you want Fighting and Ice coverage besides Close Combat and Triple Axel, you have plenty of options, including: * Drain Punch: For recovery purposes of course. * Dynamic Punch: Yeah high chance to miss, but it's powerful and confusion is always helpful. * Force Palm: Not terribly powerful but is a way to paralyze Ground-types and deal damage at the same time. * Hammer Arm: Pretty strong, pretty accurate, and you can mitigate the Speed decrease with Trailblaze or Motor Spirit, or leave it to make it a better Trick Room threat. * Reversal: If Electivire is going to risk Supercell Slam misses, it might as well use that to its advantage. * Upper Hand: Useful way to deal with priority that might try to take advantage of its Speed issues. * Mach Punch: Useful priority in itself. * Ice Hammer: An Ice-type Hammer Arm. Same benefits as that move. * Ice Spinner: Useful power and makes it able to affect terrain.
@goGothitaLOL
17 күн бұрын
It always has Hammer Arm as a egg move since day 1 if I’m not mistaken Nobody uses because it lowers Spe
@primrosevale1995
17 күн бұрын
@@goGothitaLOL Use it in Doubles with a Discharge user or include Trailblaze and you pretty much mitigate that.
@alexpannoni2620
18 күн бұрын
And to think, Electivire is "suppose" to be Paul's strongest ace pokemon in the Sinnoh anime.
@trevorromein14
18 күн бұрын
Should probably do a vid on Pokes that have an overabundance of choice, but suffer from 4-slot Move Syndrome, or to put it bluntly, wanting all the moves they CAN learn, but having to make hard choices on what to not take and being gimped because of it
@mcdonnell-douglasdc-1056
18 күн бұрын
Aerodactyl has Rock Head, but has no access to Rock Head or Brave Bird. Mega Pidgeot had No Guard, but can't learn Focus Miss.
@josephbulkin9222
18 күн бұрын
And Lilligant... Get one with Own Tempo, give it Teeter Dance, Leech Seed, Petal Dance, and Quiver Dance, and watch the target die. I'm not convinced you know what you're talking about.
@nkemjikaononuju6423
18 күн бұрын
@@josephbulkin9222 kid named heatran:
@doorbox788
17 күн бұрын
i’ve been complaining about aerodactyl not having brave bird and head smash for years! Glad to see someone agrees
@sarasaland4709
18 күн бұрын
4:31 "Staraptor and Honchkrow's Brave Bird bludgeoned you badly enough to blacklist them to BL" I agree. I got hurt pretty bad and told Smogon ban them.
@JohnHunterPlayerr
18 күн бұрын
Team planning required is the gist of the video
@rixrobin
18 күн бұрын
4:32 Brilliant alliteration right there
@sidneyOT95
18 күн бұрын
It would be so cool to see Aerodactyl being relevant in the metagame again
@musiyevonchilla6769
18 күн бұрын
What about Electrode? Hes one of the fastest Pokemon out there & his 80 Special Attack is also at least usable. Issue is: he is too frail to make use of his supportive Moves such as T- Wave & has no special coverage at all except for Tera Blast
@miracleseedgardens8991
18 күн бұрын
10:29 FSG:aero needs HEAD SMASH! Also FSG: proceeds to show aero getting whomped by every head smash pokemon
@dramaticScar
18 күн бұрын
I’m so tired from work that I read the title as “pokemon that offend people with bad movepool”
@Slenderquil
18 күн бұрын
Shoutout to galarian stunfisk's strongest steel move, metal claw.
@eightteentwo
18 күн бұрын
For Electivire, I'd also give it Volt Tackle. Maybe add Reckless as a secondary ability for some extra oomph. Some moves just should not remain signature moves. Especially for non-legendary/mythical mons Lilligant's much tricker. Maybe Fiery Dance? Actually, Chlorophyll Liligant with Fiery Dance could be a decent lower-tier sun sweeper. If there were any rock or ground moves that made sense with it, that'd be better, but if it wants to run Quiver Dance + Sleep Powder, that doesn't leave room for a third offensive move. Maybe also add a Fairy move since its dex entries remind me of comfey and aromatise. The others all have the obvious solution in the video, but MAN Aerodactyl with Head Smash + Brave Bird sounds scary.
@ScorchyScorch
18 күн бұрын
Next Video "Defensive Pokemon Ruined by their Movepool": answer no recovery
@skeetermania3202
18 күн бұрын
Why is this such a cliche? Why couldn’t this just be listed as a balancing factor (Snorlax being a possible example)?
@travisowens8905
18 күн бұрын
and then we get pokémon like wooper who can learn ice punch. they just need a big update to at least make it sound reasonable
@BlueAizu_
18 күн бұрын
My headcanon is that Wooper forms a big fist-shaped block of ice on its tail and uses that
@primrosevale1995
17 күн бұрын
@@BlueAizu_ It just makes arms out of ice.
@chrisjoseph3883
16 күн бұрын
Aerodactyl not getting brave bird is a travesty…
@Toadiferous
18 күн бұрын
I know it's not inherently an "offensive" Pokemon, but could you imagine Trick Room Wigglytuff if it got Moonblast and Boomburst? Sadly it's stuck with 80 BP Fairy (Dazzling Gleam or Alluring Voice) or 90 BP Hyper Voice. You wouldn't even really need a Trick Room honestly, its HP would be enough bulk to survive at least one neutral hit usually if you just made it a wall breaker.
@mistercrusher5108
18 күн бұрын
Victims of the flareon theorem
@anilkarakaya9343
9 күн бұрын
Crime to not put unfezant here. Its stats are extremely similar to lokix with better attack and the bird has no coverage except night slash.
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