Beyond the HYPE: VIGOROTH a TOP SAFE SWAP | Great League Teams | Pokemon GO Battle League

[@bookstoreromantic]

Love the "but actually" timestamps on this video. Made me smile when I noticed them. :)

[@livinghumbly3889]

This is the team I’ve been running. Vigoroth is such a great safe switch. Gligar neutralizes a lot of guys a well which gives Lanturn free reign when my game plan works.

[@jorgesandoval2501]

Who do you make your lead?

[@livinghumbly3889]

@@jorgesandoval2501 Gligar most of the time.

[@Paracelsuskey]

I’ve been running the same team comp!

[@teamsilva7563]

Are you using water gun or spark?

[@livinghumbly3889]

@@teamsilva7563 I tried water gun but I like spark more because of the quicker charge move count.

[@AvachatTCG]

It honestly feels like im getting coaching when i watch your videos. Ive learnt so much from them that have helped me climb to new season highs each season! I wish more youtubers were like you and actually go in depth and not just talk about the gameplay. Keep up the great work dude. P.s. i think one thing thats not being talked about with vig safe swap is how much more affordable it is to build a vig compared to a licky

[@doritofan1002]

Whenever I do something like putting big against regi, I just tell myself “well now the opponent will never see it coming that I have a better answer” lol

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

Ha, exactly my thought process

[@yloTV-rl6mz]

Dan, I really don’t understand why you are talking so much about views. You are one of the best, maybe the best KZbinr for PoGo GBL and your community loves you for that. The thing is your growing potential in this “market” is so slim that you shouldn’t feel bad when views are low. Enjoy your videos, we, your community surely do and don’t give so much about the view count.

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

Yeah I know I picked the niche part of a 7 year old dying game

[@ssj2trunks103]

Have you check the none PvP pic tent creators!? The have 1.7M subscribers am they run videos with 3-4 thousand views am likes! This guys well not Dan but the others mentioned in the video live out of this content!

[@paperbag0018]

Is Lanturn and Gligar core better with lickitung or Vigoroth? I have a rank 4 Vig and a rank 51 Licki.

[@doritofan1002]

I’m trying to figure out what is the new basti, s-Vic , medi team. It went 5-0 with basti, s-Vic, and Cresalia

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

Replace bastiodon with carbink

[@doritofan1002]

@@DanOttawaPOGO I actually replaced carbink with basti simply bc nothing covers skarm on this team. I still don’t have a regi answer unless you count Vic

[@ssj2trunks103]

lol yeah am basti is a hidden jewel! But I had been able to go around him on a few battles! Players are starting to use the big guy!

[@erikz.5705]

I have seen several Fletchinders with steel wing, fly, and flame charge. Please add it to your list of pokemon to review.

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

Random.

[@DreadPirateBluetail]

What are your thoughts on Arctibax? Worth building or should I just evolve it? Thanks!

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

I think it's worth building if it has good GL IVs

[@DreadPirateBluetail]

@@DanOttawaPOGO It does. I’m excited to see how relevant it will be in the Fantasy Cup coming up. Thanks!

[@TGregers]

Does Vigoroth get rock slide from normal charged TM?

[@-Shohen]

Replacement for gligar?

[@erocknshockn]

I appreciate your lack of silly intro music/nonsense. I think I speak for the DanClan-don’t change.

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

I ramble and talk too much for an intro

[@erocknshockn]

And subs are trending up. 👍

[@philke30]

Could you do a mantine review, please?

[@SleepingTroubles]

I have a great team that is lanturn, shadow cradily and Charjabug, can handle pretty much anything but struggle against mudboys if i don't align then on cradily. Swampert lead is winnable if I guess the bait but it's not fun and whiscash lead is almost instaloss. I decided putting Vig in charj's place and this got better even though I'm double weak to fighters now, but there has been such a surge on mudboys that for now it's worthy. I miss Charjabug though man, if you don't encounter mudboys the team is so good.

[@robquig88]

I’ve been doing pretty well with lanturn, gligar, and skarmory

[@phalle32]

I've been running Dunsparce as SS, good coverage for lanturn/talonflame.

[@iker_officialmif2979]

I'm using dunsparce lead. Quagsire mid/csafe swap. Noctowl closer/safe swap. Easily beat lanturn toxi talon . Noctowl good to cover grass/ground /fighting/ghost mons

[@lastk1ngs636]

When dose the pvp ivs come into play? Like a 0-14-14 compared to a 7-14-14. Like I have a gligar but not the pvp ivs so do I not use it? Sorry sounds confusing

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

I have a full in depth video looking at when do IVs matter. I would suggest you watch it. The short of it is - it matters when the difference in levels is around 4-5 so for gligar it won't make a ton of difference, maybe a match here and there

[@lastk1ngs636]

Am having a bit of trouble finding it. Would it be in your playlists or just videos I went back about 3 months I might have passed it apologies

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

@@lastk1ngs636 time flies, apparently it's 2 years old. It's called how much do IVs matter for PvP...looks like that is an easy video for me to upgrade this year

[@TGregers]

Im new to this. Are safe swaps interchangable within teams? Or are there clear best options within teams?

[@adrianmacklin418]

For a abb team your safe swap is something good against a good amount of the meta (I like a spammer) but more importantly it's used to draw out the counter to your closer. Gives a higher chance of sweeping in the end game.

[@jriggz]

hi dan would like to see you use trev at some point after the buffed pokemon! i've been running it with lanturn/licky atm and think it's still pretty good

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

Yeah I think it should be decent

[@alfiesmullet1311]

You should try shadow kindgra in retro cup.. its a lot of fun.. outrage does big booms

[@jessicamendoza9407]

Hey Dan, if you’re still taking team suggestions, I would love to see you try out either ABA or ABB with azu and tapu fini (I’ve been using regi as my third but feel free to add a different third). I think fini is an underrated closer this season

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

I have an azumarill team coming tomorrow morning already

[@fanofsamayraina259]

In retro cup i am using wishcash lead and skeledirge as safe swap and talonflame with brave bird as a closer This is performing for me

[@eekdicelana]

My old team with Vigoroth works again now

[@ssj2trunks103]

I have notice that this season will be very competitive just becouse the moves update am how many players had access to those mons compared to pass seasons when the most ask question was I don’t that Mon what can I used instead!? lol I don’t know context creators might have a troublesome season this time! Players are starting to catch up tho them! Lol

[@zzpeepeepoopoo88]

My problem is I just started before froakie com day this year. So I really dont have good variety of teams and mons to use

[@ssj2trunks103]

@@zzpeepeepoopoo88 well in that case you do like many of us did… work to build your roster of PvP monsters slowly but surely! It take time am it is very tedious at times but at the end it will be worthwhile

[@applepie8645]

In matches beyond the earliest ranks, this is the first team that I've found to be remotely serviceable. But still havent found something without common, glaring weaknesses. Wins WAY down for this early in a season.

[@rawwatermelon4932]

hey Dan, how do you think arctibax fits in the current meta? I’ve been trying to run it but been running into a lot of DD or Azu leads :(

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

I think it is a good fit but yeah just need to cover fighting and fairies, kind of steels too

[@serendipitymiller5207]

Do you think this team would work with shadow gligar?

[@HelloImATeapot]

I tried it and it works really well

[@justusbowman]

Sometimes I really enjoy the calm calculus you do, sir. Thanks.

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

Only sometimes? Ha

[@justusbowman]

You’re right. I watch you 24/7! ;)

[@erikandlizzielight]

So satisfying when someone safe swaps lickitung and I swap my vig in and destroy that thing and farm up a ton

[@No__Vanity]

You haven’t activated the battle league research!

[@JudsonParker]

The greatest effect it has had for me is against ghosts

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

Yeah, depending on the ghost it's still a losing matchup but not as bad

[@simonlung1110]

I summit a video with Talonflame, talonflame is so strong, still loss to Lanturn but will take it to deep red.

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

Okay, I already covered talonflame so maybe I'll use it for next GL

[@Zord00007]

Current rank ?

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

Like 14 or something

[@Alex-cj3cy]

You wouldn't have gotten to 2 body slams on the camerupt, you died at 8 counters of energy

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

I know, I realize I played that wrong as soon as I played it

[@mauricehenry7585]

Dan is the best hands down...

[@bhaskunju]

Tried building three different teams and each time the safest switch option I can think of and that actually worked was Vigoroth

[@DanOttawaPOGO]

Yeah pretty safe right now

[@angelobellofatto6762]

Milk tank w rollout body slam thunderbolt charges moves faster and thunder bolt gives you water coverage

[@zzpeepeepoopoo88]

​@@angelobellofatto6762 I played someone that did this and tried it myself. Have to say Miltank is severely underrated

[@bhaskunju]

@@angelobellofatto6762 normal types in general seem to be good choices. was considering Miltank as safe swap option as well. What's the coverage if countered by Vig or other fighting types?

[@angelobellofatto6762]

@@bhaskunju i like to lead milk tank with rollout as a fast move it counters alot of flyers body slam does decent damage across the bosrd and thunder bolt catches alot of teams off guard in the current meta alot of water and fire back line is lantern talon flame and i usually swap into lantern if i face a fighter lead i can two shield lantern in a safe swap in that case unless they dont have an answer for lantern in that case who ever plays better will win

[@CzarAlexanderIV]

No shame losing to shadow camerupt. 😅

[@tylerf6583]

Hey