A History of Ice-Types in Competitive Pokémon

[@jackclifton5434]

Fun Fact: This video is 2 minutes longer than Minions: The Rise of Gru

[@Zo3yX]

That is a fun fact lol

[@fuukosanjyo]

Thx King!

[@rubeng9092]

Learned something new

[@nelsondaily]

Thank you

[@TheSkypeConverser]

Thanks!

[@boop53]

“I [Quark] Drive” - Iron Gosling

[@larseunic]

Funniest thing I've ever read.

[@sephikong8323]

I really want this video to be a one time thing just to mirror FSG's retrospective on the Ice type still being a one of all of these years later

[@Doink-ql9rp]

He's done like 6 type retrospectives at this point lol

[@Lmjacks]

as funny as that would be, it is unfortunately already too late for that. the other type recaps he mentioned at the start were put out some time ago, and are excellent videos at that

[@sephikong8323]

@@Doink-ql9rp I had an inkling that he did put other videos like this but wasn't sure if it was the case and I didn't want to check hoping it could still be the case. The joke simply couldn't be it seems....

[@keksauce]

Should've had blunder as a feature just for the bit

[@boop53]

@@Lmjacksomg madeline celeste pfp

[@jknowd7854]

If BKC released a pod about niche competitive old gen Pokémon and named it Bathroom Break I would definitely listen to every episode

[@clarkkent1616]

so basically what he does now except bkc will now stand for Bathroombreak Kevin’s Channel

[@Azzie-z3b]

Missed opportunity not calling it the Metapod

[@Azzie-z3b]

Jajaja tyty u made my day@@fl4k_40

[@honjon666]

"What killed the dinosaurs? The Ice Age!" - Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze (Batman & Robin 1997)

[@et34t34fdf]

Lets kick some ice!

[@trobairitz_4185]

Cloyster SHOULD be dropping bars in the middle of the game it'd be fire

[@EvilApple567]

Idk what you mean, Cloyster already drops plenty of bars every game. HP bars anyway. It can't do it as well anymore though since after its label contract finally expired it can't afford its gems. I heard though it got some nice compensation being the inspiration for Cardi B's "WAP" so its doing alright for itself.

[@abscinding]

Gamefreak was really cooking in the lab since they started making things like Freeze Dry, Alolan Nitetails, G Darm, Chien Pao, Baxcalibur, heavy duty boots, changing hail to snow and making chilly reception.

[@nohrianscum9791]

Doing everything except giving the type more than one resistance.

[@larseunic]

Would be funny if they gave it a big resist.

[@larseunic]

*bug

[@luismiguelrodrigueznarvaez6448]

Cool to see that you're interested in delving into Nicholas Ray's filmography. I highly recommend his debut film "They live by night" (1948). It's one of those B film miracles from the classic Hollywood era. It's true that the "French new wavers" held him in high regard. Jean-Luc Godard himself stated that "cinema is Nicholas Ray" in a write-up he did for his film "Bitter Victory"

[@BKCplaysPokemon]

I have read that godard quote! they live by night is high on the list. I'm also gonna blast through on dangerous ground, bigger than life, johnny guitar and the lusty men (what a title). at the same time, I'll be checking out 5 things from that other nouvelle vague-approved miscreant, samuel fuller (I've seen the steel helmet and loved it)

[@thepunisher6674]

I always thought the ice type was pretty cool

[@Nisi1]

very chill type

[@MightyMobileMatt]

I mean sometimes they leave you frozen in fear.

[@th3vampan3z3l0rd]

Boo! (Because you made the joke first)

[@GIR177]

Leave.

[@keiharris332]

What cooler than being cool? Ice Cold!

[@MiaxiAuburn]

this is a pretty chill video to put on in the background

[@Zo3yX]

Ah ah ah I see what you did there

[@vipersnake6507]

If you do continue to do these “History of _____ Type in Competitive” It would be really cool to see the starter types since I think they would be really interesting personally. Or just a video on FWG cores

[@goGothitaLOL]

I always thought Rock and Ice are too heads of the same coin -Solid offensively -God-awful defensively -More slow bulky mons with no reliable recovery, than offensive sweepers and wall-breakers

[@Weavileiscool]

Ice is worse defensively; rock has bad move options offensively

[@soma467]

And Hisuian Avalug, Aurorus and Amraura are the best of both world

[@aerochrome_glow]

Always happy to see long content from you Kev! I need like 8 hours of audio a day to keep me sane at work and I keep running out of podcasts.

[@ilovemalaysia]

Damn you BKC, I can't listen to your videos in my car anymore as it had become a safety hazard due to me falling asleep in the highway

[@fluffycat679]

Who here fell in love with Weavile due to his portrayal in Pokkén Tournament?

[@duelme1234]

The fsg sequel we needed

[@danielsmith5032]

At 59:40 you know your audience well 😂. I use this as a podcast driving around or helping me go to sleep so I couldn’t see the team. Thanks for saying it out loud 😂

[@ricardoludwig4787]

Mamoswine in Gen 7 was actually considered incredibly good for a while with a metronome set since it was very good at breaking past all of its checks, and was one of the big reasons for the metronome mechanical discovery that kinda killed the set Alolan Ninetales actually was at its best in gen 8, since aurora veil teams were by far the best archetype for hyper offense, with or without its partner arctozolt

[@soma467]

Same was for Kyurem ice beam i think ?

[@jameswickham4923]

Man I think ice types were actually the third most nerfed typed in gen 2, as they were nerfed in moves, defensive profile, offensive profile, and the splitting of special all hurting ice types in general

[@whiteboyjules]

i know gen 8 and 9 you are not that familiar with but it would be nice to mention that some of the strongest ice types ever were introduced in those gens, Darm-G was destroying early gen 8 before getting banned and so was chien-pao and iron bundle in gen 9, also baxcalibur is a popular pick in gen 9 ou and the introduction of boots also helped with ice types crippling rocks weakness

[@ONLY_RR7]

You can officially add Baxcalibur to that list of broken ice types now lol

[@SneggeS]

1:12:20 I heard it wrong, I thought BKC said "mixed Obama" and laughed for a good 2 minutes straight when I realized

[@OshawottLuke]

I love your history of types videos so this is such a Friday win

[@CammyMeeleTea]

I cannot wait to direct people to this. Thank you so much.

[@marcoleali111]

*Tutututudadaa tutututudadaaaa* Just waiting BKC comes back from the bathroom

[@The2bGaming]

I wonder if it's just a coincidence that all the types you've done a history of have been cracked offensive typings.

[@funkymachine]

>video about ice types >first sentence is "time to warm up" ????????????

[@chukadoo1871]

weavile was one of the coolest breakers of the last gen. while i hope knock off stays limited, it felt natural for weavile to use it

[@mariodegenzgz]

One of my two favorite types, and I think it's crazy that it's still so useless defensively to this day. Ice should resist like Water and/or Fairy

[@biguzivertt]

i wish ice type was useful for more than just ice beam

[@xtrwombat4876]

I mean obama blizzard is good in NU

[@guiguipop3658]

Icicle shard?

[@Silulaya]

that no edit bathroom break is on some blunder type s tuff fr

[@GoTELuckyCharms]

7:00 fun fact, haze works in gen 1 the same way in the next gens, but it's also a field refresh, almost. It clears light screen, reflect, confusion, sleep, freeze, stat changes, focus energy, all for the opponent. Currently the only viable mon that even learns haze is Vaporeon. The more you know 🌈🌟

[@xy394]

History of Ghost types in Comp Pokemon when?

[@Zo3yX]

Yes I vote this one next or when October rolls around ig

[@tomgorey9294]

​​​@@Zo3yXbasically all spinblockers+adv Gengar and dpp rotom lol

[@discordmodder8846]

Jynx has the best duo typing offensively and defensively in gen 1. So good

[@bclol3007]

i shall save this video later for dinner but will leave a like

[@TiresAreForCars]

Best ice type in history of OU throughout game history who you got? I'd say cloyster.

[@yourdagan]

That's what I suggested on Jimothy's video, but was met with complaints about Shell Smash being overpowered---despite that saving it from oblivion, and despite the amount of set variety it can have even while using it.

[@sohan2362]

Well there are only three real candidates for it aren't there: cloyster, kyurem b, and weavile, and all of them have been ou relevant for about as long as one another as well. You could really just pick any of them and i doubt there'd be much to argue.

[@sephikong8323]

​@@sohan2362There's also Mamoswine in the picture as even in the gens it wasn't OU, it still was OU viable (and generally more so than Weavile in the gens were it wasn't OU imo)

[@sohan2362]

@@sephikong8323 ou viable but never dominant or as relevant as the other three were at their peaks. Mamo only really performed exceptionally in just gen 5 whereas the other three have been meta threats for like two/three gens each. So no, only those three. You cannot seriously consider mamo for the title when the other three have all had such massive reputations.

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

@@sohan2362 kyurem white

[@supremechaosbeing2696]

3:35 glalie heard that

[@nickbitle2983]

I got the ice in my veins. So do you kev.

[@Richard-ec8xy]

Love trick scarf froslass in dpp ou its also a very beautiful check to dragon dancers

[@brunomartinboix9197]

great video!

[@Maximus7th]

Gen 8 Aurora Veil Hyper Offense is...actually kinda nuts, and is why Alolan Ninetails is still OU. AV allows you to spam set-up sweepers, mainly Swords Dance Weavile and SD Landorus-T (the former for obvious reasons, the latter being able to double as a Defog and U-Turner to bring Alolan Ninetails back in) and/or make some tanky Pokemon actually unkillable. Speaking of which, SD Weavile is so overlooked but so nuts in like every gen other than 5.

[@GoTELuckyCharms]

Don't forget about Blaziken, Blacephalon, and Kartana! They really loved being able to freely do whatever they wanted behind AV

[@Maximus7th]

@@GoTELuckyCharms I actually dropped Blaziken for Urshifu (which made me sad, Blaziken is my favorite Pokemon), but it does appreciate AV for sure. The others I think I left behind due to party composition stuff, but yeah, AV Hyper Offense is really nice in Gen 8 OU.

[@GoTELuckyCharms]

@@Maximus7th almost as nice as terrain hyper offense, hawlucha ATE back then

[@et34t34fdf]

You should take care with that gen 1 fire blast burn rate, starmie would love to switch into that, few others wouldnt mind either.

[@Nebesus]

My biggest nightmare is that I wake up and snorlax's special stat in gen 1 is his special defense in gen 2

[@et34t34fdf]

Tradeback lax put you to sleep with lovely kiss?

[@Wurry25]

Is Blunder in this video as well?

[@MenwithHill]

You should have gotten blunder to read off half of your mind

[@dav5oly]

Kevin confirmed a sub?

[@radaf4429]

Video starts at 6:35

[@iamnorth9435]

I wwould really love to see a video on bw2lc, perhaps with some of the people known for playing it. With lcpl concluding there's been quite a few fun meta shifts, and I'd love to hear some thorough discussion and dialogue on the intricacies of the tier!

[@tysondennis1016]

You know Ice is an excellent offensive type when THREE fast (or in Bax’s case, a Pokémon with moderate Speed that can reliably buff its Speed), offensive Ices introduced in Gen IX got banned to Ubers.

[@beeorsomething2230]

Total Recall is one of my favorite schwarzenegger movies (asides from Terminator 1 and 2 of course), highly recommend (assuming you haven't seen it though you probably have)

[@Nebesus]

7:33 what the 💀 is that back sprite

[@Zo3yX]

You missed my favorite ice type in adv. You mentioned them in passing but never talked about them

[@yourdagan]

Glalie is still underexplored and underutilized. However, I believe in its viability more than I do Cloyster's.

[@cioplasmmajic8327]

Ice types should be immune to ice attacks. It would give them more defensive use without widening their resistances, and allow ice types to enter "safely".

[@JohnHunterPlayerr]

I wish jynx was one speed faster than a zapdos… that u turn in let’s go just murders it.

[@qsns_]

daily uploads 😍

[@frogvie3624]

hello big king’s crown, this video on a bad type got me thinking about another pokémon I thought was bad but is actually very interesting; claydol and where does it fit into the adv ou meta game?

[@yeet8036]

New sleep aid just dropped

[@biguzivertt]

ice type aka either totally garbage (articuno) or hilariously broken (galarian darmanitan)

[@TuckerLeRat]

hey kev great music choices in these vids. whats the SM64 soundfont Cinnabar Island playing at 1:08:24? Thanks!

[@BKCplaysPokemon]

no idea boss, it's somewhere in this playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLiWIgG55iqX9J1sMxpPnDlg7ISZwCrLy-&si=QfocQpw7u-CtjRl_

[@Magic_Ice]

And now Bax got banned in gen 9 for being too good defensively because it’s an ice type

[@iantaakalla8180]

No, Bax is banned because Alolan Ninetales is in Paldea.

[@Magic_Ice]

@@iantaakalla8180 oh my god you know there can be multiple reasons for things right? Bax getting scale shot also led to its ban along with loaded dice becoming an item this gen and it being burn immune.

[@stllr_]

carrots are so good. i eat carrots in most meals because they're just so efficient, plus they're so tasty. been too long since i've had ground turkey...

[@smileswithriles]

Please do more videos on types and Pokémon with a feminine aura, thanks

[@brett1908]

Shoutout sweater weather enjoyers.

[@boop53]

here in the uk, its 29 C today! not sweater weather for me yet, sadly :(

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

same in northern france... I wanna become danish someday

[@Slackjaw]

Ice should have poison n grass res.

[@moyai5317]

cloyster can kill lax after the hpbeam bc hpbeam doesnt let you switch out until u recharge and since cloy traps you get stuck

[@BBG07endless]

You couldn’t have cut out the bathroom break?

[@honjon666]

Your first BKC video, eh?

[@BBG07endless]

@@honjon666 lol. First time I’ve seen him do it

[@honjon666]

@@BBG07endless lucky you! We even got a 2 for 1 in this video! What a great first time!

[@marcorossi2854]

I had a very offensive in dpp ou with weavile, wasn't that bad

[@Interiorcrocodilealigator10838]

Noooo why would BKC butcher “Glay lie” glalie was one of the funniest Pokémon to hear in the anime w/ it’s Barney X marge Simpson impression

[@derekgreen7319]

Cloyster is my all time favorite mon. (Tied with heracross!)

[@xtrwombat4876]

What is Obamasnows last name??????

[@AnkanBob]

stop texting kev why snorlax is bad in gen 3 ou

[@willjoyce5013]

Just saying, Lapras Gen 1 has sleep and STAB Ice but Jynx has STAB Psychic on it and Sing isn't great

[@lionheartzcs2]

The annotated history of ice types: basically non-existent till gen 4 brought the goats mamo and weavile

[@ChiTownOriginator]

nICE time to go to sleep to a new BKC video

[@cyrussouth]

12:22

[@et34t34fdf]

I still dont understand why cloyster is an ice type, i mean, the thing its based on lives in warmer waters, oh well.

[@IrlylikeInFlames]

1 minute ago YES

[@leoambard3134]

I wonder what Ana de armas thinks of BKC’s bathroom breaks. Does she get the ick from his small bladder? Or perhaps she is impressed with his hydration. Either way, bkc should seriously consider inviting her to the bathroom next time he goes. That way he can empty both bladders if you know what I mean 🤫

[@TheKyubiisaan]

Is it me or does gen 1 ou look genuinely awful? Just seems like paralysis the Meta

[@honjon666]

I would recommend Gambler Keegan's youtube channel for some awesome gen 1 stuff. He has some great informative videos ala BKC and uses a lot of unorthodox/bad mons in OU successfully

[@yourdagan]

What a timely topic.