A PowerPoint about Kingambit

[@maciewaciej]

Black Sludge Bisharp, unfathomably based

[@ElectricWindGirlFriend]

My favorite blunder moment

[@The_Ice_Type_Specialist]

Don’t worry it’s Tera poison

[@dashingclasher]

@@The_Ice_Type_Specialistskill swap protean/color change:

[@Luragon9876]

""Based" ? Based on what ?" - Shadow The Edgehog

[@dashingclasher]

@@Luragon9876 based on specs rampardos

[@DrCoeloCephalo]

> _"Pokemon is totally an intelligent game of chess."_ > Kingambit turning almost every exchange into a rock-paper-scissors or coin flip situation

[@AggRhon]

ironic considering kingambit's line is partially based on chess pieces

[@DarkAuraLord]

become a based ADV enjoyer, you won't regret it

[@lixyo4320]

To be fair Kingambit has a dex entry saying that it’s actually a poor strategist & just wins via brute force

[@wezen89]

The irony

[@abderianagelast7868]

I mean, the only other place I've seen video game gameplay compared to chess recently is in Dead by Daylight, and any survivor can explain the meme better, but it basically also made a game situation very unlike chess lol

[@gamezharks]

I love playing the suckerpunch minigame to determine if I instantly lose the game or not.

[@nathan7031]

Now let’s talk about how Gholdengo is bribing the OU council to keep it in OU

[@ecstaticwooper368]

you mean Old Money?

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Kingambit’s biggest blunder wasn’t its poor balancing, broken ability, hard hitting moveset, not learning the move final gambit, or optimized stat spread. It’s the fact there’s only one G forcing you to pronounce it as kin-gambit or king-ambit

[@kamuiyami]

Honestly the Kin-Gambit makes sense. Think about it: you're sacrificing your team (kin) for a high-risk strategy that has the potential to be favorable (gambit)

[@kubomagico8853]

Not learning final gambit is truly his worst sin

[@Nako3]

Wow, I dont want to know about your real problems lol

[@Deltabolster]

King-gsmbit. Just like regi-ice

[@Gnarfledarf]

This is a certified Regi-ce moment.

[@Firescizor]

I think the funniest Kingambit adaptation ever created is Tera Grass Grass Knot to destroy both Great Tusk and Dondozo in one because the incredibly balanced Supreme Overlord boosts both sides of the attacking spectrum AKA you can afford to use some half decent special attacks with this demon 💀

[@Snockhit]

hated reading this

[@Venty179]

Ahh, a fellow LordEmvee fan in the chat I see lmao

[@heatedgeswordsucks]

actually overlord boosts the power of its moves, not attacking stat as the description claimed but still the same idea

[@Firescizor]

@@heatedgeswordsucks true

[@yeahyeahwowman8099]

I started running Mold Breaker Tera Electric Haxorus simply to destroy stall. Started noticing with Dragon Dance, Iron Head, Tera Blast, Earthquake, can one shot Corviknight and Dondozo with Tera Blast Electric, Earthquake kills Clodsire and Skeledirge, Iron Head was to nuke any fairies, if I predicted a Tera fairy.

[@TheRealMyan]

Kingambit after all 1016 Pokemon have all fainted:”Kingambit Has Gained Strength from the Fallen!”

[@EmperorKim]

The billion lions are so dead

[@zaxaphone4829]

I have no clue how sneasler got banned before kingambit, truly something I never thought I would see.

[@leviistired3621]

Because sneasler can actually ohko gambit, and we just can't have that apparently

[@idktbh5895]

Ok but realistically did anyone think a chess based pokemon line was going to stop at bishop

[@Lh0000]

To be fair, bishop is objectively a better piece then the king… the king exists to lose you the game not the opponent

[@twilightsilver6230]

​@Lh0000 generally, bishops are considered better than knights at 3.25 material, however, many consider the king to be worth more than those two at 3.5 material due to its power in endgames

[@Lh0000]

@@twilightsilver6230 yes a king is more VALUABLE, but it’s still worse. It moves one space and MIGHT be able to take a piece directly next to it. In the same way that gold is more valuable then steel but nobody in there right mind would build a sword out of gold and expect the thing to survive a fight.

[@twilightsilver6230]

@@Lh0000 fair

[@DRNLbook]

I hope we get a regional form that has both a Rook and Queen.

[@grunkleg.2934]

Kingambit reminds me a lot of Mega Mawile. Deals insane damage, very solid defensively thanks to Steel and/or Fairy-typing and good natural bulk, abuses the hell out of Sucker Punch to make up for low Speed, can run surprise coverage options to make switching in a gamble. I think they should've capped Supreme Overlord to be a 30% boost. It's not like any trainers in-game ever take advantage of the 50% boost anyways

[@davidrigdonrigdon4848]

Yeah and kingambit gets like a +80 boost to the stats that matter, so it's almost a mega in and of itself

[@aalacer398]

I mean. It is capped to be 30% in the tiers supported by the game, so they didn't care.

[@maizjsj]

Mawile mentioned, my day is blessed

[@sinteleon]

Meanwhile Geeta: **

[@sinteleon]

@@aalacer398 technically not, because revive blessing.

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

So there was a fake Gen 6 pokemon roster leak back in the day with one of the entries being "Ferrovine", an evolution to Ferrothorn that was seen by many as so completely ridiculous from a power level standpoint that the leaker lost all credibility (and was eventually proven fake, of course). Kingambit is like essentially the Ferrovine concept, but real.

[@portwise23]

The crazy thing is how Kingambit is sort of the glue that holds gen 9 ou together at this point. It checks so many things that would otherwise be absurdly broken like Gholdengo, that without Kingambit, the Uber tier would simply just overcrowd even more than it already has.

[@BartlebyLe]

The Agency approves the black sludge bisharp

[@Thumbus]

kingambit stole my lunch money :(

[@ElectricWindGirlFriend]

That sucks, but your name has made my day. God bless you soldier

[@kyallon1213]

So I just asked myself “yo what if you ran stone edge or ice spinner on tusk to catch tera fly swords dance” and the fact that neither of those moves come close to KOing a tera-fly gambit is a crime

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

it’s still good coverage for other tusk, dragonite, and lando also why would it kill? the base power is meh and it isn’t stab

[@Mufasa9090]

And you still get destroyed if it goes Tera fairy

[@kyallon1213]

@@fulltimeslackerii8229ice spinner sure but stone edge also does nothing

[@No-Name-06]

Oh Arceus what has Gamefreak done, they added psychological warfare, and Mr. Steal yo girl in one pokemon

[@drxavier1870]

The worst part of Supreme Overlord is if they nerf it to only trigger once like Intrepid Sword, Libero and other Abilities. It will just encourage Lategame Gambit shenanigans more

[@grrgrrgrr0202]

That sounds like a very bad way to nerf it anyway. And honestly, much like Gorilla Tactics, I believe the ability is fine on its own. It would've been a very nice buff for Honchkrow.

[@toastprobably9774]

Getting reverse-swept by a pointy chair after losing a coin flip is the best feeling ever. I love gen 9. It's so fun and balanced.

[@Subjectively]

Counter-point: it looks cool

[@ElectricWindGirlFriend]

def agree

[@TransparentlyDuplicitous]

Kingambit is still really usable in Regulation E VGC even though Urshifu remains a top threat. That really says it all. Defiant will be even more nuts once Incineroar comes back. Parting Shot on Defiant/Competitive is a +3, and even Intimidate's a +1. Also, can we just talk about how insane Gen 9 stat min-maxing is? Reducing Bisharp's speed that it never cared about (and actually buffs it to be good in Trick Room) and buffing every stat other than SpA that it also never cared about is obvious min-maxing powercreep. And, of course, we have the other standard recent powercreep nonsense in a signature ability (granted, not great in VGC but clearly broken in Singles) and a signature move. Balance has never been great, but this generation is clearly doing something very wrong even by Gamefreak standards.

[@gigadrill1835]

Kinda true, like who tf designed flutter mane and iron hands? Good typing, broken stats and extremely good moveset. Another one, who decided lunar blessing on cresselia was a good idea😅 those are some whack decisions imo. Powercreep in this gen is too much

[@Mepphy99]

​@@gigadrill1835those Two are most sane and healthy shit for vgc Who the fuck designed Chi Yu

[@betia4915]

Actually the 1.5 boost of supreme overlord is with 4 mons, the first fainted mon is a 1.2 the a 0.1 is added following that, when kingambit is the last mon it has a 1.6 boost, a better choice band, and you can add a boosting item to that, like getting a 2.4 boost with a choice band, greater than gorilla tactics choice band(2.25)

[@ElectricWindGirlFriend]

Oh oops LOL it’s even better than I thought

[@betia4915]

@@ElectricWindGirlFriend i'm sure kingambit usually uses black glasses or life orb though, so it can boost with sword dance

[@FatherOfGray]

If this is true, then the description of the ability both on Smogon and Bulbapedia for the ability is inadequate.

[@paradoxseal8624]

@@FatherOfGrayI’m like 90% sure this isn’t true in the slightest. There’s a hard cap on the amount of boosts supreme overlord gives, that being a 50% bonus or 1.5x. There really isn’t that big of a difference tho. Additionally, the first mon being a 20% bonus makes no sense whatsoever, even if it is a bug in the code.

[@JonahZgo]

this isnt true, supreme overlord caps at 1.5x and each death only increases the boost by 0.1x

[@Grand.B-Man]

See your analysis are so perfect. Never too much hate, never too much glaze, always perfectly summing up the overall idea and mechanics behind these Pokémon and their designs. Good job.

[@wt1664]

My issue is i can play nearly perfectly , only lose 1-2 mons, and straight up lose immediately because Gambit won the 50/50 against the only mon strong enough to one shot it on my team, and everything else has to hit it twice minimum on top of the 50/50s

[@emprahtherocket8175]

"Hesitation is defeat."

[@clothieredward5248]

This presentation has made me question how on earth is Kingambit still in OU despite everything you mentioned in that powerpoint being true. Bisharp was already pretty good on its own, Kingambit has minmaxed stats, Supreme Overlord rewards losing Pokemon???, encountering Kingambit is a guaranteed coinflip, and Tera allows it to eliminate would-be checks. What on earth was GameFreak cooking when they made Kingambit. My gosh.

[@notquitenil]

It's still in OU because it's basically the only thing keeping the meta from collapsing. It counters several other high-tier threats like Goldengo, which lets them stay in OU as well. It basically boils down to gen 9's additions almost all being absurdly overpowered, which would lead to an OU populated mostly by Pokémon from older regions if they actually did the sane thing for balance. They had to bite the bullet and let power creep exist, or they'd have to ban almost the entire roster of Paldean additions.

[@demi-femme4821]

Well if Kingambit goes, then Gholdengo becomes even more obnoxious. Personally, I'd ban Supreme Overlord as an ability and ban Ghold. Now Kingambit is a powerful wallbreaker with a good ability instead of Yveltal's disciple.

[@ecstaticwooper368]

@@notquitenil "keep broken shit to check other broken shit" is a horrible balancing plan and directly discouraged by smogon

[@zacharymarentette5269]

To be honest before Kingambit I considered that Bisharp the Bisharp line had a lot of potential to become a psuedolegendary. It already appears really late in BW, a 3rd evolution from a pawn, to a minor piece to the King/Queen is just a natural progression of the line given its chess theme. All it needed was a reduction in stats from Pawniard and Bisharp and a move to the slow egg group and your basically set to have a male bulky tough wall/support Pokemon and a female strong and powerful sweeper Pokemon that finally break the dragon type trend in the psuedolegendary archetype again.

[@paradoxseal8624]

@@demi-femme4821if gambit goes then we still have Bisharp to deal with gholdengo. Additionally gholdengo has started running things like Tera fairy and Tera fighting in order to deal with gambit, making the meta even more of a coin flip. I’d say ban tera before doing anything to either of them.

[@creepton8233]

Bisharp was one of my favourites but back then none of my friends seemed to use amd admire it Now it is a whole different story...

[@rezz__emiya5948]

as a bisharp fan for over a decade i see this as an absolute win

[@BilboBellend]

Word

[@Krona-fb4dn]

They really should've made a separate evolution for Pawniard instead of an evolution for a mon that evolves at level 52, like it evolving into a Knight or Rook inspired chess piece instead.

[@King-gv4lg]

I always put focus sash on kinggambit so I could survive any attacks so that on the final 1v1, it doesnt matter if my oponent thinks its a sucker punch, Id always use kowtow cleave and itll delete anyone with a swords dance boost

[@komododragon7619]

Wait till Queengambler shows up in gen 10 Gambit is struggling for relevance in NU

[@grrgrrgrr0202]

I think the main thing that I believe is overtuned the most is Kingambit's bulk. 100/120/85 is quite a lot, especially compared to 65/100/70. Honestly, if they decide to raise the HP to 100, they shouldn't touch the defenses at all or add only like 5 points to them.

[@akarien1395]

kingambit is very necessary, it gives me a reaso to be sad

[@_G.C]

Some day they're going to have a pokemon with a built in ability to do a baton when it dies, so you have a pokemon that can give a guaranteed swords dance or an agility to kingambit

[@GeorgeDCowley]

I guess you could exploit that, though.

[@Iris_Descent]

i used to think kingambit was ass in the early days, can someone make me a kingambit apology form? thanks. also i'm losing it at the chi-yu bit

[@louc.6735]

In fairness, the early days had chi yu, palafin, and annihilape in ou, so while Gambit wasn't Bad, it certainly wasn't the same tier of "offense against god" that the others were.

[@logangoetz4319]

@@louc.6735 i've never fully understood, but like... why is annihilape busted? I genuinely don't fully know why. I know it's got a lot of health and power and has rage fist, but it can't be that busted, right?

[@louc.6735]

@@logangoetz4319 generally good STAB coverage with OP rage fist, Taunt, Bulk Up. It's not the most busted but was good against Gambit

[@AggRhon]

@@logangoetz4319 precisely because of that said *Rage Fist*, it's also got access to taunt so it forces defensive mons to attack and boost the BP of the move

[@logangoetz4319]

@@AggRhon Ah, I see. I never realized how busted it was.

[@Dom_Maretti]

The worst part about all of this is that, even if you ban Kingambit, it still breaks things by existing at all...because Bisharp gained Eviolite. Eviolite Bisharp is absurdly good for so many teams.

[@grrgrrgrr0202]

Eviolite Bisharp is so much worse than Kingambit it's not even funny.

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

No. It is not It doesn’t do nearly as much damage as kingambit and also is still bisharp so its movepool is still bad

[@Regeor]

I got Scarlet quite late after it released, but Kingambit was the only new Pokémon I didn’t know about. So it was awesome when I realised I could evolve my Bisharp into it. But idk about it in Competitive.

[@ultimaabyssal2484]

Basically, an ugly and unnecessary evolution runs the entire tier.

[@Regeor]

@@ultimaabyssal2484 Hey! You don’t have to insult it just cause it’s overused in competitive. It’s a well-designed Pokémon, with a fun name.

[@CringeAnimePFP160]

@@ultimaabyssal2484 Hey, Kingambit is beautiful

[@MaxBurnHeart]

*Clap* *Clap* *Clap* Bravo! Fantastic PowerPoint presentation!

[@beanburrito4405]

AGENCY WITH THE BLACK SLUDGE COMBO

[@-Knave]

That's why he's the king

[@longtomax2981]

Kingambit and chien pao:The sucker punch bros

[@vannsylten6765]

Don’t forget to tell them how Lum Berry Tera Grass +5 Supreme Overlord Kingsgambit with Rillaboom Grassy Terrain support utterly wrecks stall.

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

Seeing Rillaboom when playing stall gives me anxiety. It says something that the closest thing to an answer to an answer to it is talonflame

[@FuzHammer]

Kingambit wasn't a buff it was a statement

[@TheRedScizor]

giving Bisharp an evolution is so funny

[@dustinbragg1921]

And it enables eviolite Bisharp because that thing wasn't already enough of a menace before it had a free Cosmic Power on switch in.

[@epicwuexcaliburumbra1736]

Kingambit wasn’t suggercoating it. Tara Dark: Supreme Overlord S.D Kowtow Cleve = One shot one kill.

[@rodbatalha2898]

I laughed out loud when you said “take your wife, take your kids”

[@FleezyFliits]

Game Freak trying to convince me to play games past 5th gen challenge (Impossible)

[@Skyfire-qu7nt]

Imagine a full explosion team and then rabasca reviving for two more explosions and then either kingambit or houndstone.

[@Lakanus]

Bisharp dominated OU in Gen 5 and now we have its evolution dominating Gen 9.

[@Zeo--]

I remember using SD + Sucker Punch in G5 and now that Kingambit is a thing it's even funnier.

[@matigamer329]

Maybe Scream Tail next. I never though we would get a fast AND bulky pokémon.

[@jackwhite2654]

I feel guilty for having Kingambit be my favorite pokemon, but I can't help it.

[@Pishooter]

Imagine what if pursuit came back and Bisharp still had knock off...

[@kanauso3706]

Imagine making a pokemon so broken tha nearly losing the game means you win.

[@asphyxiuh]

Your videos make me want to wake up in the morning

[@blumwashere]

"You may have taken down all my allies but little do you know that's only strengthening me, now behold! My ultimate attack, TERA DARK SUCKER PUNCH! DIE!"

[@doorbox788]

i would adore kinggambit if i didnt think it looked so stupid sitting on its little chair thing

[@BlindSwami_]

Why they thought it was a good idea to take bisharp, which was an already very strong end game type mon and give it an evolution is beyond me

[@mehemynxm6974]

Nothing is more annoying than playing a fun match, then having to play the gambit gamble and waiting to see how it goes.

[@Promethosoguythinglol]

Never underestimate a chess piece with a sword on its forehead

[@LoneDewott]

if only there was a defensive ground flying type without intimidate that could take its hits

[@SPZ-gv2on]

Gliscor did like 50% to it with earthquake and died to a +2 kowtow cleave with a few overlord stacks. If you don't resist dark you lose to gambit.

[@joeywang4638]

and now it's in ubers

[@Mufasa9090]

Lando isn't even a reliable check, if the Gambit can Tera.

[@Scj10]

They could have made a mightyena/ledian/ariados evolution but instead they made this thing.

[@Flora_of_the_Moon]

we need one about psyspam next

[@ilikehydreigon6690]

But guys, i see golurk as a counterpart to bisharp. If bisharp got an evolution, that means golurk might get one down the line. Trust Gamers. (i'm coping)

[@bellknight3310]

Don't forget that Kingambit's existence means that Eviolite Bisharp is on the table now

[@erinaah2812]

KingGambit has gained power from the fallen

[@Pokeysanic]

I like the pun with your name since EWGF is the synonym fot Eletric-Wind-God-Fist from thr Tekken Franchise.

[@armlesskirby]

I clicked this notif immediately

[@Kaard07]

very good video if you manage to keep the same tone and pace you had in the first 20 seconds for the entire video this would be peak comedy

[@robertlupa8273]

0:38 Really puts the "gambit" in Kingambit lmao

[@Lodestone8]

Wait does bisharp get eviolite now?

[@manicornianfilmis6874]

Yes

[@EndingNote111]

Yup

[@QuestionableLogic_]

Yeah but it's generally not worth it because a majority of the roles a bulky Eviolite Bisharp could fulfill would be something Kingambit absolutely will with less investment and greater reward. Might be alright in lower tiers though.

[@theultimatepielord8697]

Yeah. Eviolite Bisharp's a pretty solid low-tier option, but generally not as good as Kingambit

[@louc.6735]

​​@@QuestionableLogic_it's fine in lower tiers as a bulky eviolite sweeper but you could also just run life orb. It doesn't have recovery and not the best support move pool so imo it benefits more from just beating mons down. It's like how scyther prefers boots or choice items in NU.

[@jaotrx7163]

King ambit desing is so fk cool you can’t just call that unnecasry

[@PeskyTheIdiot]

Now it’s time for the obligatory gholdengo PowerPoint

[@ablazeapple7543]

Been highly anticipating this one.

[@Forgotten_Fog]

Never missing a lesson 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@crackwagon8513]

my friend showed me your zapdos manifesto; so happy r/stunfisk has an actual funny member legit though subbed belled; baller content

[@toshio1334]

It exists so Bisharp can now hold eviolite

[@PrismaAce]

black sludge bisharp, gothamchess i love you

[@sinteleon]

0:54 wouldn't a 5 explosion/self-destruct team be a better analogy? (also fairly sure that exists somewhere)

[@Castersvarog]

It’s insane just how op Kingambit is, like this thing, even though it’s not banned to Ubers it’s like a B+ tier in the tier anyway unlike a lot of the other Mons banned to Uber

[@BlackHanzo]

This the best one yet

[@kleo-da-bat]

counterpoint: kingambit is cool

[@adamcunningham9947]

I agree, Bisharp didn't need an evolution

[@AngryAyrab]

They will 100% remove sucker punch next gen.

[@MaxineTheGoat]

Love the video, I wonder what are the next 3. Hope you're good

[@imp4209]

The ultimate gambit counter is max speed adamant max attack technician choice band breloom to force tera and then scizor in the back to drop gambit

[@thisimagelooksslightlybett1020]

Can YOU survive five turns in the Trick Room? Thought so…

[@cwms0311]

Your honor, league of legends

[@june9914]

I am the premiere bisharp fan and I have been eating well this entire gen

[@Mufasa9090]

How it hasnt even been suspect tested is baffling

[@Superbed2]

Bro it’s a samurai. It’s game freak. Noiceeeee

[@dylantorres-brown3718]

Lemme call the Wambulance for you

[@kylemeyer6438]

we need a queengmbit. make it super fast and offensive but make it weak.

[@Nako3]

Pheromosa

[@bones7868]

counterpoint: kingambit is COOL

[@rayes119]

Tera dark sucker punch looks so cool in cartridge

[@mahrii3093]

hes just goated like that

[@fabiolagarcia1308]

THANK YOU, FUCKING THANK YOU. I hated this thing SO MUCH that I used BISHARP on my SV playthrough team, got it to lvl 90+, and used it to OK Kingambit. I have it saved on my switch and everything.

[@Lumpimp]

and its got a dumptruck, what cant this pokemon do?

[@laravioliiii2832]

I have a kingambit though :(

[@AndrewDevourer]

lethal injection, sorry :(

[@laravioliiii2832]

@@AndrewDevourer ouchie ouch

[@Mystic_DW]

Yes I’m earlier! I love this content, and appreciate you continue it. I always felt Pokémon videos similar to this used too much gameplay, which made it less worthwhile to watch videos. Since this presentation clearly focuses on Kingambit, it is more concise. It only being 2 minutes makes it a bite size video, that is just perfect. Excellent work! 😁😁😁