Raikou's Return (ADV)

[@GensoBees]

ADV Raikou - Born too late to be a generation defining wall. Born too early for rash nature Aura Sphere to OHKO your Tyranitar. Born just in time to party in BL with the boys.

[@tecul1]

is raikou even good in dpp?

[@ciarzyx]

@@tecul1 it's aight

[@bakurasensei]

@@tecul1 pretty good until you run into a Dugtrio lol

[@-_soy_-888]

Duggy not banned in gen 4? Why??

[@alistairsmith6961]

@@tecul1 I’m having fun using scarf raikou in gen 4. Outspeeds most of the common scarfers, especially Flygon. Catches a lot of people by surprise

[@windwaker0rules]

Raikou outside of GSC is one of those pokemon that has a small chance to rip your opponent to shreds without trying, or makes you play with 5 mons for no reason.

[@PocketCloyster]

@Rayden Kasen tell the folks at home what a girlfriend is

[@discordmodder8846]

Hey BKC I've been play testing Nidoqueen in OU as of recent and been finding it pretty decent. I wanna read up your thoughts on that pokemon. I've been playing lots of standard mons to a point where I feel comfortable introducing cool ideas for gen 3. Others comment on this too to help out the algorithm :^) Nidoqueen. Leftovers Impish (+Def, -SpAtk) 192 HP / 128 Atk / 176 Def / 12 SpDef - Sludge Bomb - Earthquake - Protect - Thunderbolt / Ice Beam I designed this EV spread with the intent of surviving an Adamant Salamence/Metagross Earthquake while in pristine condition. It also survives Jolly Band Dugtrio with a 95.9% highest roll. The 128 attack EVs are in for always KOing Dugtrio with Earthquake and 1 layer spikes damage. The 12 EVs into Special Defence makes the Zapdos matchup even more easy with HP grass from Modest dealing 29.5% max while sludge bomb deals a good chunk back. Ice beam for Flygon / Salamence and Thunderbolt for not being walled by Skarmory while still hitting Starmie on the switch and Cloyster for over half damage. You can also run Shadow Ball for hitting Gengar. Nidoqueen is also best run with Tyranitar to provide Nidoqueen with more favourable matchups. Nidoqueen also blocks Toxic and Thunder Wave which is why I like it

[@whydoiexist2180]

What team is it on

[@harb1ng3r82]

Raikou is easily the second-best electric to rise to the forefront of OU in the past year.

[@austriangeorge5609]

Ikr right after Lanturn

[@islayprettylies9485]

Jolteon has similar and its own problems but I consider it better than Raikou.

[@LRXC1]

LanTURNT

[@natecarter3537]

Nothing like a nice BKC video after the hell that is a math class zoom meeting

[@beatsblack]

LETS GO thank you so much man!

[@TheBrownestFalcon]

Just from that title I'm curious since I think I remember you recently saying that Raikou wasn't that good anymore in ADV OU. HERE WE GO, MORE DELICIOUS NUTRITIOUS BKC CONTENT.

[@WellToastedBagel]

20:35 thinking about the thought process behind this had me laughing. "What if we gave it maximum power. Just all the way, no holds barred, balls to the wall power.". That and my experience with Tar is gen 4+. So a special attack ohko'ing it in itself was immediately kinda funny to me.

[@Shabangs510]

Me when bkc says raikou is on the rise and snorlax is in the decline: :grumpy tooty:

[@HunnyDoo]

Raikou reSURGEnce i see whacha did there

[@theMOCmaster]

the roar set is very cool with p2! You can rip holes with Zap after you: trap Dug, bait out electric checks, and use your own dug on their special wall. Raikou+Zap=ElectricSpam?

[@Furrball539]

Whats the music playing at 20:00? Pretty sure it isn't in the BGM playlist

[@BKCplaysPokemon]

it must be because that's what I was using. I add stuff to it a lot.

[@mistermr2147]

Can you do Flygon in ADV. Next?

[@MegaDav1234]

Im just jammin' to Miror B's beats, man

[@lacanm1554]

Its nice that this and forretress have rose over the past year

[@TheBrownestFalcon]

RISE OF FORRETRESS VIDEO PLEASE BKC

[@gallowpole9455]

I still don't get why use Raikou over Jolteon on any team if you don't have Calm Mind. Its faster and has volt absorb. Is it the slightly higher power of Raikou or its bulk?

[@bl00dkillz]

Mainly cause it hits harder (modest) as well marginally better bulk for an offensive mon

[@windwaker0rules]

If u dont mind pokemon with 115+ speed, electric immunity, and not having baton pass raikou is just better jolteon

[@saaiq4458]

NICE VIDEO

[@howaboutsomecorn8592]

Like and comments are good for the youtube algorithm

[@jamiep8143]

AYO BKC!! Long time

[@davidguzman771]

Modest lead raikou is fire tho 👀

[@yarc9]

we got life orb nidoking out speed scarf landorus and kill it with ice beam

[@tecul1]

.... are you even watching the video

[@yarc9]

@@tecul1 i did

[@DiseasedMoss]

What does that even do to Mewtwo after Amnesia though? Gets in easy on the Teleport.

[@yarc9]

@@DiseasedMoss Mewtwo is banned not even ou ubbers

[@DiseasedMoss]

@@yarc9 then what about mega slowbro after an amnesia? It tanks nidoking unless it rolls the 1/256

[@yarc9]

Because raikou can’t use hp ice too beat landorus anymore unless you give raikou weather ball he will be broken

[@natecarter3537]

landorous doesnt exist in Adv bro

[@yarc9]

@@natecarter3537 ok sword. & Sheild ou crown tundra

[@natecarter3537]

@@yarc9 is this video about sword and shield OU?

[@yarc9]

@@natecarter3537 no adv

[@PuReExquizite]

Yousef AL-Dulaijan then why are you commenting this lmaoo

[@yourdagan]

20:30 More like who knew you just needed to throw Toxic on it.