Building the Perfect Electric Type Gym Leader

[@shepskydad]

How many Ash Pikachu did you find in the video?

[@Starstruck930]

1

[@nohandle-s7v]

A lot

[@nathanieljones8043]

0

[@lucifersjob252]

15

[@ClarkM-v7m]

27

[@zeldaandTwink]

the reason for electric types being nuerodivergint is because of the Japanese phrase denpa (電波) which means "electromagnetic-wave". however it has been used since the 90's to refer to people who are quirky, airheads, or neruo-spicy

[@shepskydad]

I KNEW IT WAS WORTH PUTTING IN THE VIDEO

[@Stolanis]

Airheads or those who march to the beat of their own drum are probably better translated as マイペース or 'my pace', which is a Pokemon ability known in English as 'Own Tempo'. I understand Slowpoke has this, which fits it perfectly.

[@thecobaltblade9-oq2yt]

Incredible tidbit from Zelda and twink

[@vibrantdonkey8589]

Isn’t that for the mentally ill? The term came from the murderer who claimed electro magnetic radio waves made him do it.

[@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan]

Neuro-Spicy LMAO

[@sandile377]

Pikachu gonna hunt you if you don't get this right Shep

[@J.Blazer]

Pikachu sits fat and appeased atop his throne of glory

[@pixelrakurai]

Partner Pikachu with a Light Ball would end the world. Also i think cosplay Pikachu could be a solid variation due to coverage IF needed. Just imagine some rodent in a dress summoning Icicles above your head...

[@falsebeliever8079]

Also, it would have access to partner specific moves! 😱

[@dustinfocus]

The Pickachu is Partner if you always beat your rival.

[@drachenaura]

Man. I'm super stressed with Uni rn and a guy uploading a theorycraft to a harmless, fun kids game I loved to play as a child is a welcome distraction for the moment. Thank you!

[@shepskydad]

Happy to oblige! Best of luck with Uni!

[@rdnick114]

Hang in there, friend. You got this!! 👍

[@samuelvazquez5824]

We can do it dude💪

[@JetpackLiamG]

"Perfect Electric team" = a bunch of pokemon that aren't weak to ground ig lmao

[@vtubermissingno]

The lack of the literal field that makes electric types stronger is infuriating. If he dosent wanna use pincurshion fine but couldn't he at least give it to electrode?

[@F14thunderhawk]

@@vtubermissingno no, Electric Terrain basically implicitly needs Tapu Koko or Tapu Miraidon to be useful. Its not like how you basically should have Peliper and Politoad on a water team or an ice team is literally inviable without both Aurorus and Alolan Ninetales to set up snow and aurora veil in the same turn. Electrics need to be dancing between pokemon, and giving your opponent a turn to set up is a mistake unless you have Ironhands - Bellydrum or Eelectross Coil on your last slot.

[@MegaStoudemire]

@@vtubermissingno If you need to use a move to setup terrain, you are better off not using the terrain at all. All terrains and weathers coming from moves are completely pointless when you can set them easier with an ability, specially now that terrain ends and you will need to set it up again, losing you another turn. This is even more true when we talk about 1v1 battles (which majority of the gym leaders are) where terrain and weather have less of an impact than in 2v2 battles.

[@arcticwiz2249]

​@@MegaStoudemire Weather setting is a staple for prankster mons wtf are you on

[@MegaStoudemire]

@@arcticwiz2249 Okay, let's take a look at prankster pokemon. I will list the most used moves until we reach a terrain or weather move. I will put the % next to each move, meaning how common a move is. Data is from pikalytics. Klefki: Reflect 95.305%, Light Screen 81.412%, Dazzling Gleam 76.860%, Thunder Wave 68.264%, Magic Room 28.251%, Foul Play 18.673%, Misty Terrain 16.849%. 7th move with less than 20%, meaning rarely used. Whimsicott: Tailwind 98.474%, Moonblast 88.267%, Encore 80.876%, Light Screen 9.546%, Protect 22.122%, Fake Tears 13.814%, Sunny Day 9.730%. Less than 10%, again, not used at all. Tornadus: Tailwind 97.110%, Bleakwind Storm 85.450%, Rain Dance 57.272%, Protect 39.196%. First top 4 of a weather move here, with a bit above 50%. Thundurus: Eerie Impulse 78.852%, Thunder Wave 68.948%, Wildbolt Storm 6.521%, Taunt 38.949%, Rain Dance 33.407%. Close to top 4, with a 30%. Grimmsnarl: Light Screen 88.499%, Reflect 87.971%, Thunder Wave 70.106%, Spirit Break 52.417%, Foul Play 36.580%, Parting Shot 17.030%, Fake Out 8.813%, Taunt 8.729%, Misty Terrain 7.725%. Not even close. Murkrow: Tailwind 99.684%, Foul Play 86.357%, Quash 64.627%, Protect 38.561%, Haze 29.088%, Sunny Day 17.811%. 6th choice wiht a low % As we can see in the data, there's a trend in all this mons. Tailwind setters, disrupting moves and screen setters. Those are the most use cases for the prankster mons. Those are staple. Weather moves are below 20% in most cases, with one exception on Tornadus. Saying it's a staple in prankster mons is straight up false and the data does not back your claim up. In conclusion, you'd rather set up terrain with an ability, that starts inmediatly (which means you can use it by switching) than used a turn setting it up, a turn you could use to set up a screen, tailwind or disrupt your opponent.

[@Vearru]

Honestly I think this team is great for the eccentric theming. And making the pikachu have partner pikachu stats seems super appropriate because I’d imagine this gym leader would’ve had pikachu as their first pokemon and fell in love with everything about them and then searching all through time and space to find the perfect energetic friends for them and their pikachu.

[@YaGurlSunshine]

I've been thinking about it, and from an evolution standpoint, various rodents whose main predators are BIRDS developing electric powers to avoid being eaten KINDA makes the egregious amount of Pika-clones make a bit more sense. We should get more ice and rock-type rodents to balance it out!

[@beefboof6947]

was watching other perfect gym leaders, waiting for the new one, and look what just showed up lol

[@shepskydad]

I have shockingly good timing!

[@FennecFables]

​@@shepskydadey see what ya did there 😂

[@migothy_]

That Pikachu has the same energy as Alpharad's Too Many Types' Wooper in the Elite Four lmfaoooo. Unasuming pre evo that is there to haunt your dreams.

[@ctlraltdestroy]

It was Wynaut, not Wooper. Point stands though.

[@migothy_]

@ctlraltdestroy Yeah I meant Wynaut. My bad.

[@alexbongers5704]

Gotta love the Pikachu volt tackle build up, hilarious!

[@Steve-fy5zr]

Have to defend voltorb and electrode for a sec. They aren’t simple designs out of laziness, they are simple out of functionality. They are mimics. They are a Pokémon version of a classic RPG enemy.

[@elgurkus6885]

ah yes, the mimic, that is (checking my notes) 25 times bigger than the thing it's trying to mimic.

[@mycenaeangal9312]

@@elgurkus6885 It's mimicking an itemball not a pokeball... It's not any bigger.

[@DaDMonDCB]

Perfect mimic back in the day. Wasn't as big a problem before the Switch era, IIRC.

[@casandrahouk2153]

If you're going to use Rotom for an electric gym, I think you're doing it a disservice by not letting it have its pick of forms. I know that feels a little unfair, but several electric leaders have had their gyms in areas with lots of electronics or devices, and Rotom getting to pick its form feels like a fun extra challenge, like the gym where you have to go up against the type your starter was weak to or something. That being said, doubling up on status by using pokemon like Dedenne or Oricorio to inflict confusion on top of paralysis would be a lot of fun. Not going to lie, Plusle has been a GOD in my playthrough of Alpha Sapphire, far and away my most useful mon. Ironically, I didn't know this would be the case when I named him Thor.

[@LeviathanGamer799]

lol Minun was the MVP of my Omega Ruby save file, he absolutely obliterated Steven’s team, which I was having a lot of trouble with

[@jotarokujo3603]

How would this rotom picking its form thing work? Would you randomize it every match?

[@casandrahouk2153]

@@jotarokujo3603 randomizing would be fun, because it would be harder to plan for.

[@Zlixlriffs]

Love that only 2 of the pokemon chosen have the weakness to ground

[@Castersvarog]

It’s a smart way to build an electric gym. Can’t just throw a ground type and get the free win, you actively get punished for it

[@GumyShark]

tumblr mutual zlixlriffs in the wild…

[@ogopogoagogo]

I mean one of them is 4x weak to ground so they at least make it as like if 3 Pokemon were weak to ground.

[@blueredlover1060]

Both Rotom and Eeletross get got by Mold Breaker ignoring their abilities, though. This team would have a bad time against a powerful Fire type mon. 3 are weak to Fire, and the only resistance on the team gets threatened by Fire's ability to set the sun and spam Solar Beam. It also has no Ice coverage, so Gliscor could cause issues.

[@AntiTheory]

Ah man, I forgot Killowattrel made the Flying type team. That would have been a cool addition here but I also get why it had to be there as well.

[@lordcraven1397]

This video really made me realise that Ampharos is my favourite electric type.

[@BrawlSnorlax]

Instantly, that's how I think Ash's Pikachu works, with base stats like a Partner Pikachu that has a Light Ball, Evolite, and Zap Plate already.

[@mindwarp42]

Considering that LGPE was a remake of the anime influenced Yellow (albeit early in Ash's run, so the Yellow starter Pikachu is pretty weak)...

[@yukiizura]

6:15 I SCREAMED 19:43 I SCREAMED AGAIN

[@Varatil]

6:15 was so good and raised my appreciation of shepsky by a good bit

[@dreamcorewarlock]

hello other OMORI fan

[@yukiizura]

@@dreamcorewarlock Hello, fellow OMORI fan

[@JareBear1]

I only have two things I want to say to Gamefreak. 1. Why won't you lend Volt Tackle to more Pokémon? Besides the Exeggutor with Barrage, which doesn't exist since Gen 8, Volt Tackle might be the oldest signature move onto a regular Pokémon that isn't given to anyone else. 2. Why won't you give Magnezone Levitate ability, replacing either Sturdy or Analytic? It flies just like Vikavolt or Bronzong, and yet they have Levitate, and it doesn't

[@kubo3546]

Electivire was snubbed. I know it didn't necessarily fit the mold of the team you were trying to build, but it's just too cool to be left out

[@CrimpyPlate]

To be fair, it really goes back to Electric type needing a good physical attack

[@secondaegis9190]

Electrivire is also kinda shit. Comes with the curse of being a physical electric type

[@luisgarcia1337]

​@@secondaegis9190hell, since Pikachu is a viable choice for the team, that's probably a better physical electric type than Evire

[@ChaosKing2132]

​@@secondaegis9190 Electivire isn't that bad. As of gen 9 it gets a good physical electric move in Supercell Slam. 100 base power 95% accuracy move. It also gets other decent moves in the elemental punches, trailblaze, and set-up in bulk up. His ability Motor Drive is mid, but when it's paired with Tera flying he can abuse it and no longer be weak to ground.

[@CrimpyPlate]

@@ChaosKing2132 But Supercell Slam has the drawback of potential crash damage. Unlike plenty of special electric moves which have perfect accuracy and no drawbacks

[@andy4an]

I love this series. Electric is one of the types I haven't done a monotype run for yet

[@boblabon]

I would like to see some Luxray representation. Sure, it's stats are pretty mediocre overall, but it has really good physical attack, and has good coverage with it's access to the various elemental fangs. Give it choice scarf for revenge kill, or ass. vest for additional bulk. Heck, you could go flame orb with the Guts ability and facade, then really go to town.

[@johngennaria]

I definitely feel while Pikachu isn't a strong capable mon as an ace, its possibly the only legitimate option to add even if you factor the Raichu split. The light ball saves it and assuming you dont got a rapid spinner for the webs or a thunderbolt/thunder wave hasn't been hit yet on the last mon, all Pikachu has to do is hit with surf or the boosted volt tackle and the challenger wont ever hear the end of it

[@MrGreen1299]

0:42 is nobody going to talk about how incorrectly they say paradox?

[@JacobKrone-y5p]

Paradoox 🔥🔥🔥

[@kaptainspam1978]

Paradooks

[@Gyattzee]

It’s weird how I said goofy

[@NissanAltima-bx6bp]

Para”duuux”

[@TheAzulmagia]

I was surprised Pikachu got in over Alolan Raichu, but I guess Surge Surfer would be essentially worthless on this team.

[@arthurpprado]

Too bad you didn't mention any of the Electric/Flying types, as they're both immune to Ground-type moves and can handle Grass-Types that could wall other Electric-types

[@ChristopherCMH]

I mean rotom wash has levitate

[@n1ckinch1]

kilowattrel would’ve gone crazy on this team with blunder policy and thunderbolt/thunder, hurricane, heat wave, and electro ball as moves. 2x speed if a move misses on top of the sticky web on top of killowattrels 125 speed

[@JVR10893]

6:15 not me sitting here with my favorite type being electric. Damn Shepsky, you didn’t have to call me out like that.

[@Satyansh-u8c]

First video of 2025! Heres to many more!!

[@theolgd2719]

That's twice in a row you put one of those videos out just when I'm theorycrafting the appropriate gym for a challenge with friends. You're helping a lot! And for the record I had 4 of these 6 in my team with the other two being unavailable to me, so I think I'm cooking.

[@BishopZ69]

My electric type gym leader team: Pincurchin ----electric surge ----terrain extender ---zing zap ---thunder wave ---surf ---poison jab Raichu --static --sitrus berry --nasty plot --thunder bolt --surf --quick attack Emolga --static --held item(none) --volt switch --charm --energy ball --acrobatics Hisuian electrode --static --pechaya berry --explosion --energy ball --thunderbolt --foul play Bellibot --electromorphosis --pechaya berry --thunderbolt --volt switch --soak --waterpulse Electross --levitate --sitrus berry --electric terrain --dragon claw --thunder punch --giga drain

[@milesdurlam3407]

Neat team composition. I got a potential rock team. Do let me know about any changes I need to make: 1. Glimmora: stealth rock, mortal spin, earth power, energy ball. Focus sash with toxic debris. Meant to be the lead and set up stealth rock and potentially toxic spikes to lay down a bunch of rubble to hinder opposing teams 2. Tyranitar: knock off/crunch, stone edge, earthquake, fire punch. Choice band with sand stream. Meant to set up sand to bolster the team’s special defense while hitting like a truck 3. Hisuian Arcanine: flair blitz, head smash, extreme speed, close combat/morning sun. Rock head with either choice band for close combat or heavy duty boots for morning sun. Meant to hit fast and hard and serve a counter to steel and grass types 4. Garganacl: recover, salt cure, body press, iron defense. Purifying salt with leftovers. Meant to be a wall/mountain for challengers to overcome without bolstering its defenses, healing from damage, and chipping away at their health and dealing super effective damage to water types 5. Cradily: giga drain, toxic, recover, mirror coat/protect. Storm drain with leftovers. Also me ant to wall enemies and whittle them down with toxic and recover hp with giga drain and leftovers. Also provides counters for water, grass, and ground. Plus I wanted to include some fossil Pokémon for representation 6. Aerodactyl: dragon dance, dual wingbeat, stone edge, earthquake. Pressure will h heavy duty boots. As the ace, it’s meant to set up and defeat any remaining enemies that should be weakened by now. It’s flying stab and typing provides counters for ground, grass, and fighting types and also serves to represent fossil Pokémon

[@Doesnt_Matter7727]

I realized the limitations of the electric type that you mentioned at the beginning of the video firsthand when I tried to run through Pokémon Reborn with an electric monotype team. The lack of a solid physical attack move was painful

[@n1ckinch1]

my electric team would be: galvantula - swarm - focus sash -sticky web -bug buzz -thunderbolt -thunder wave kilowattrel - competitive - blunder policy -thunder -hurricane -heat wave -electro ball magnezone - analytic - air balloon -thunderbolt -flash cannon -hidden power ice -thunder wave pikachu-pop star (pkmn GO exclusive) - static - light ball -thunderbolt -dazzling gleam -surf -grass knot dracozolt - hustle - choice scarf -bolt beak -dragon claw -stomping tantrum -aerial ace mega manectric - intimidate - manectricite -thunderbolt -flamethrower -electro ball -hidden power ice

[@elinoris8047]

Alolan raichu on the thumbnail yet not even a mention in the video feels like clickbait. It better show up in the psychic type leader video

[@clodolcmidnights837]

And we now have a full regions worth of perfect gym leaders

[@samuelebertinazzi4468]

By putting Magnezone on the team you are automatically my friend (good ending)

[@stefanzeh4887]

the neurodivergence was so uncalled for but oh so right and accurate 😂

[@dylanboczar999]

I genuinely hope you make a champion team after you finish the gym leaders. The limitation of not using any pokes already taken by the gym leaders should make for an interest pool to pull from!

[@UnchainedPandoran]

Disliked for no DUNDABOLT! 😡😡😡 (Sees 4th team member) BEST VIDEO EVER!!

[@shepskydad]

HOW COULD I FORGET DA DUNDABOLT!?

[@Dfyyigrdexutfv]

A neat idea would be to have a gym leader or 2 be doubles battles. There's a few doubles gyms in the games and it could be interesting if the type works well in doubles

[@nigru6599]

Who else watches these videos only for the pic of shepsky at the end

[@lennycrew3]

5:02 is that an Animal Crossing accurate depiction of what you look like?

[@VioletLunaChan]

Overall pretty great, though I would personally switch out Volttackle on Pikachu for Nasty Plot for absolute destruction. Perhaps even go for Raichu instead, for the higher speed bump. Though Pikachu def has the style-advantage.

[@Alkhemia8]

Raichu can't use the Light Orb so it just a worse pokemon in this situation since he wants a nuke button

[@Subjecttochannel]

My only complaint in the video is you didn't give Zone TriAttack. It doesn't actually help all that much, but it's my favorite move in the series and only like 5 things actually get it so I will proselytize it whenever I can

[@JBergmansson]

Good that you're making sure we're reading!

[@mofvu]

It felt nice to see this pop to my notifications after i just endure a 2 hour documentary/playthrough video about Welcome to the game 2. Back to being silly again

[@KeshonBroadus]

This is such a creative concept! Love the ideas you came up with! ⚡️

[@FennecFables]

Man I love this series. Been building up my own ideas for a League for my ever waiting future pokemon tabletop united game and this definitely has been helping me think of some good teams and ideas for fun gyms

[@Wraithlet]

10:20 welcome to the hardware store. the gym puzzle is to find the correct drill bit to unscrew the bolts on the door to the gym leader.

[@Eidenhoek]

drill bit?

[@spellswordmain]

So talking about this Pikachu, I am doing monotype runs of Pokémon Radical Red, and when I got to Ice type, I actually tried to include Belle Pikachu (it's Ice/Elec) with a Light Orb. That hack doesn't have Volt Tackle but does have several other exclusive moves from other games. I think I ran Fake Out/Zippy Zap/Extremespeed/Icicle Crash. Not gonna lie man it fucking sucked. It hits like a truck but it's way too fragile, and not being able to hold an actual item really hampers it

[@Spec_Draws]

You’ve Yee’d your last ha’h partner , don mess with me’ favourites..

[@johncarlosanchez7841]

Tbh this has been the most fun selection you’ve made in this series so far, really awesome video! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@Physicsismelody]

You forgot a massive hole spikes you have no hazard removal so i have made the decision to remove rotom's last move a replace it with defog so that rotom can take on the hazard mon get the kill then you can set up webs after that threat is gone, i also made other changes but they are not as relevant as this massive oversight.

[@Thunder_Mage]

I really appreciate the attention this video brings to non-legendary/etc. Electric types' vindication

[@berentlabrecque4641]

These are so fun! I've been toying around with using some of these as monotype smogon teams :) thanks for this!

[@ellenwatts2955]

Love these videos!! Poison and electric are my favourite types and I’ve actually found these really helpful for learning how to utilise them better 😃

[@runelessruneless9024]

God I love this series. Thank you so much for doing all this!

[@zionbs4579]

huge fan of the series keep it up man

[@jotarokujo3603]

Electric was my favourite to build monotype teams for on Showdown back in gen7. I'm super keen to see how this goes.

[@swiggityswoogity961]

Double battle “battle fanatic” electric gym leader: leads with two Kilowattrel, one with volt absorb, one with wind power. The one with volt absorb must be slightly faster, and use a flying type move like Air Cutter or Tailwind (preferable) that will trigger it, boosting the OTHER Kilowattrel that will then use discharge (so on and so forth). Loved the team in this video and even if it is bonkers

[@theodelacruz2799]

10:34 Not the Mikey jumpscare

[@Sisi_mon1213]

I love that your videos are always the first to come up on my feed

[@RogueK]

The fact that I was like this doesn't apply to Volkner as much until 6:15 showed up and went yeah sounds about right

[@RoninXDarknight]

Not a super big Pokemon fan (grew up w/it but haven't played a mainline game since Moon) but I've been really enjoying this series. I like quirky builds and strategies so the concept of designing a team for each type around what makes that type unique is pure fire for me. Can't wait to see the rest of the teams. Oh, and a suggestion. Once you finish all the types, maybe put together what you would consider the ultimate Champion Team (something that would make Cynthia look like she was going easy on us).

[@JumboGeronimo]

Love these videos glad you shout out the homie Ampharos and Toxtricity. Can't wait for your video on my favorite type Fighting!

[@KimJongPhil]

ohm my god im glad you had elesa on the thumbnail. i just cant resistor! i was mid sentence when i first saw her and it directly alternated my flow. i was saying how id elect Ron if only my volt mattered, but i was paralyzed by her as lightning fast as she walked by. not sure what possessed me to do this, i guess i am currently conducting a shocking chain of puns. POG AMP!

[@shepskydad]

These puns were electrifying. Thank you for your service o7

[@BurningSilverRose]

I can't believe it takes over 7 minutes to get to the point of the video.

[@Mr.Coincidence]

It's not that deep. If anything it adds a little fun to it because of his commentary on each type.

[@everythingpizzaandknuckles6268]

11:05 I stopped looking for a second to scratch and itch and heard the "you know" fully expecting the Aaron Zheng clip 😭

[@nephyf.3211]

The Bellibolt section fails to mention two key moves that help it become unkillable against a lot of things: parabolic charge and chilling water. Parabolic charge with electromorphosis gives you crazy sustain and essentially walls most things, since you heal back any damage you took to power yourself up. Chilling water not only counts as water coverage for ground types, but it also lowers attack, which could ensure you can keep stalling any physical attacker. Love the crap out of this frog because of these two moves, it carries like crazy

[@FalconColorGuard]

Before starting the video, I’m so excited for more of this series. Now, to be shocked.

[@cecil_cav1810]

Good idea: Bring back the department stores and make the top level have a CEO who has a team entirely full of the Rotom Appliances.

[@TJsBrawls]

19:41 Uh NO THANK YOU

[@jaxwarp8373]

I love Ampheros. I remember playing Soul Silver and grinding for like 2 hours trying to find a corsola, and my ampheros leveled up and gained 32 sp. Atk in a single level up cause of how long i had been grinding the same area. I'll never forget how wild it was seeing that big of a boost in a single level

[@randocasual2357]

I beg of you kind sir, when you make the Rock type gym leader, please consider Crustle. There are many Sturdy options, but he is one of my favorites.

[@mastermarkus5307]

Electoweb is the signature move of Galvantula in the same way that Aura Sphere is the signature move of Lucario. It might not be exclusive, but it was absolutely MADE FOR THEM.

[@wendellpeterson6755]

I was never a big fan of electric Pokémon even though I always had one on my team, but after I met Elesa in the Unova games this type grew on me.

[@calebchurch9826]

Ive been waiting for so long for a other one of these

[@Blood_Ronin]

Recently found your channel. I like these videos. Can't wait to see fighting.

[@whyareyoulookingatthis236]

I truly did not realize how weird the electric type was before this vid, I'm so used to seeing the mons that carry it (Zapdos, Raging Bolt, Miraidon, Brian Hands, etc.) that I thought it was one of the best offensive types. Also the team is weird af but I can see it being a VERY memorable fight.

[@falsebeliever8079]

My electric team? -Kilowattrel, because seagull! -Magneton who is my bois. -Luxray because I'm basic -Boltund is my good dog -Toxtricity, I love the typing -Pawmot as my ace, because electric/fighting is awesome! I would also have a Joltic on my shoulder. It's my mascot and I have not caught it, it just likes me.

[@BishopZ69]

Moveset 🧐🧐

[@metalpikachu1507]

I feel like a pokemon that would slot in nicely being slept on is Dracozolt and Arctozolt. Two pokemon with unique secondary typings which give them access to either key attacking moves like ice or good resistances and strong attacks. They both also slot in beautifully into a speed control team allowing them to utilize their bolt beak to high potential. Their low to average speed isn't the biggest deal in the world when your opponent is webbed and possibly para'd. Both also have some bulk to then so even if they don't pick up the KO or are hit with priority they don't just instantly die.

[@JetpackLiamG]

15:25 bold of you to assume I have the ability to read

[@leviadams8777]

My favorite pikachu fact is that a jolly pikachu is a perfect counter to a non speed boosting nature xerneas. By using knock off on xerneas as they geomancy, then using volt tackle, you can guarantee a ko on xerneas after stealth rock damage. Before stealth rocks it’s like an 80% chance to ko. If you lead pikachu against xerneas, you can click fake out, then knock off, then volt tackle for the same result.

[@rocketruepeljonny]

this is tooo fun! Love this vid and the team.

[@TheRustBukit]

love these and keep looking forward to them also doggo is cute!!!!

[@matildaagwi8192]

Finaly. Been waiting for the next video in this set

[@CinnaSwirls]

Sometimes I think about a rom hack that I will never make myself, probably. But, in it, I decide to turn my Shinx, Coda, into a gym leader, and this is an opportunity to think about it in depth. *This is my first time theory crafting a team, please no bullying.* Now, one thing that would have to remain is his ties to the sea. I think he would lean Electric types, and just kind of nod and agree if anyone calls him an Electric type trainer, because he really doesn't want to talk to people that aren't close friends for too long. He'd dress in Luxray colors, and Luxray would be his lead. He would even have wild black hair, but that's because he doesn't really brush it. It looks fine, so he doesn't care. He would have a Lanturn with Volt Switch in case that ends up being a bad lead. If Lanturn stays, they will set up Substitute, and then trap you with Whirlpool. They will also hit you with Confuse Ray, for even more passive damage. And with Leftovers and a high HP stat, this is the first wall trainers would have to deal with, as well as the emotional wall of Coda describing this set as how he feels whenever he sees the horrible state the world is in and how little he can help all on his own. Between Volt Absorb and Water Absorb, I lean Volt Absorb, due to not really expecting a challenger to use Water Types in an Electric Gym. Next, we have Electross. No weaknesses, but frail. Like Lantrun, they come from the sea, so they were bound to make it here. They'll run Wild Charge, because spoiler alert, they don't run Coil here. They'll also run Hex to take advantage of any Paralysis that might be upon you. Close Combat can go here too, just for being strong. Sure, it lowers their defenses, but it's more of a panic button than anything. For the last move, Liquidation, since Lanturn's Water STAB is more about the trapping effect than the move's power. I'm giving them Assault Vest in hopes they might take hits better. That's why it's all attacking moves. This next Pokémon is more symbolic than anything. Ampharos. You know, like the one in the lighthouse? By the sea? Yeah, you get it. They can run Rain Dance, to make Thunder ignore accuracy checks, meaning you can kiss your evasion strats goodbye. They'll also run Volt Switch in case they need Lanturn to tank boosted Water Type moves. But, with Zap Cannon and Blunder Policy, the goal is to not let that happen. But the base speed of Ampharos is 55, so, I don't know if that will actually help too much. Also. the ability is Static. Even if I were to run a double battle, I wouldn't have anyone to trigger Plus. Pincurchin would have Electric Surge. They would also have Electric Terrain just in case you try and get rid of the Electric Terrain, and you'll see why this is so important. Zing Zap is a good physical stab move, relatively, that also may cause the challenger's Pokémon to flinch (30% Chance). I'll throw in Thunder Wave and Pain Split too. Bad HP stat, but defenses are alright. I could probably use a screen setter other than the next Pokémon, but too late, I already spent like an hour on this at least. You think I knew Zing Zap was a move before I started this project of a comment? Guess again, encyclopedia. I just learned about it. I needed online resources for each and every goober on this team. I wrote an entire paragraph on Bellibolt, but that's not Oceanic. So, Alolan Raichu. I'm getting lazy at this point, so, it has the only ability that it has, Surge Surfer. It's gonna know Psychic and Electro Ball, and it's also going to set up Light Screen and Reflect. It doesn't really have the bulk to consistently set up screens, but hopefully you're still dealing with paralysis, and Electric Terrain would indeed be in effect, ideally. That's why Pincurchin has an ability and a move that do the same thing. This tubular mouse dude needs the speed increase, not only for Electro Ball, but also to set up screens before you damage it. The item? Hmm... This isn't a very good item, but Shell Bell is thematic, and can potentially do a lot of healing, considering Electro Ball. But... I'm thinking I'll choose Wise Glasses instead. So not only is Electric Terrain boosting their speed, but their attacks will do a little more damage. And finally, because Coda is usually a Shinx... Or a white cat with electric abilities but we don't have time to get into that. Anyway, Luxray, the Ace. I'm going to go with an Intimidate set, with Wild Charge, Trail Blaze, Substitute, and Agility. The idea here is to take advantage of either Raichu's screens, Confuse Ray, or Paralysis to keep the Substitute from fading too fast too often. Trail Blaze can raise speed too, while also being a Ground and Water counter. They can hold a Muscle Band. This can probably help them out most if something unfortunate happens to Raichu. And that's my attempt at uh, a highly specific character under a highly specific universe, I guess. I know I probably made a lot of bad decisions, but when have gym leaders every been consistently good? You see, it's okay if this isn't a good team. 5 ocean themed Pokémon and one cat Coda really likes makes for a heck of a challenge getting them all to fit under one type and working together with synergy. Did I do alright, ShepskyDad? Should Pincurchin be setting up entry hazards? Should Shell Bell be used on Luxray for pure vibes alone? Feel free to tell me everything I did wrong, and that's about it.

[@DoctorSpacebar]

6 Rotom? Hey, I'm running that in Elite Redux right now! The Pikaclones are another one of those "gets buffed in every ROM Hack" category. Elite Redux Plusle and Minun annihilate most of the game with *Speed Boost and Competitive/Defiant* as innates (only really faltering against Trick Room), and Odyssey Plusle and Minun are worthy starters. My own old fangame writeup is no different; Plus gets switched to a defensive boost and Plusle gets a supportive set to match, and both abilities get bigger numbers to make them worth running. The two are on a *postgame team,* as the League challenge ends up being postgame due to plot. Our Electric gym leader is an extremely enthusiastic DJ; he got told his Plusle and Minun weren't any good and trained them just to try to prove people wrong. Since he's postgame, he's got fewer restrictions on teambuilding. What I had written down for his highest difficulty team: -Tapu Koko w/Life Orb (U-Turn/Supercell Slam/Wave Crash/Ice Punch) -Minun w/ Air Balloon (Fake Out/Nasty Plot/Rising Voltage/HP Ice) -Plusle w/ Leftovers (Cheering/Follow Me/Rising Voltage/Thunder Wave) -Iron Hands w/ Leftovers (Close Combat/Ice Punch/Supercell Slam/Volt Switch) -Alolan Raichu w/ Electric Seed (Calm Mind/Stored Power/Rising Voltage/Dazzling Gleam) -Toxtricity w/ Toxtricitite (Overdrive/Psychic Noise/Sludge Bomb/Shift Gear) "Cheering" would give the ally +1 Atk/SpA, essentially being a weaker Decorate. The idea is pretty straightforward: switch in Plusle with a U-Turn, give Minun time to Plot up, and go ham. If Minun drops, Plusle can support the rest of the team, and Toxtricity runs Plus before going Mega to potentially get a free boost while Plusle or Minun is still up. (Ampharos was tempting, but repurposing Toxtricity's G-Max form as a Mega is too good a fit for a DJ, and the Dragon leader is still open.)

[@felixander_official]

Fuck yeah! I’ve been waiting for this one since the start of the series!

[@magnuszinner8291]

What i'd wish that we would have a series of videos where the gym video teams fight eachother to see how good they fare atself and against maybe types that resist or that they should be stronger to That would make it fun

[@Zakading]

Man, we really need a custom rom featuring all these gym leaders (and eventual elite 4?) when you got through with it.

[@ToyBonnieVentRabbit]

Don’t worry volt switch, we’re reading

[@zierrat]

It would be really cool if you could add how your Gym would look like for the specific type, where it would be. I really enjoy the videos. My gym would be a ghost type gym :)

[@ЛилияЯмилевна]

Absolutely loved this team! Fluffy monstrousity strikes yet again (I'm not talking about Gargancula)!

[@aceofaces0007]

I think a decent honorable mention would be Pawmot, one of the few physical electric Pokemon that can get decent usage out of Thunder Punch with its Iron Fist ability and the Punching Glove as a held item, giving Thunder Punch a base power of 97.5 instead of just 75. Pair that with Close Combat, Ice Punch (for Ground types, which is also boosted by Iron Fist and Punching Glove) and Revival Blessing (to heal a fainted team member) and you have a pretty good physical option for the team (which is a rarity for the type). Then again, if Pawmot ends up on the Fighting team, then never mind.

[@joecool2810]

I mostly played Emerald and now play an Emerald ROM, and I’ll knew what the last move had to be. I used Volt Tackle to OHKO the Champion’s Wailord and Milotic. It’s kind of stupid how busted it is. Also, for the Psychic team don’t forget about Wobbuffet. It’s a funny Mon to trip up someone who doesn’t know what it is; since it’s from Jhoto and you put it on newer Gen Psychic team the trainers would be absolutely flabbergasted.

[@dvillines26]

it'd be funny to have an Electric Gym where the Gym Leader entirely uses Pika-clones, but it's like the best possible sets those things could have, and their ace is Pawmot. Pawmot and Alolan Raichu would carry their own weight, and Morpeko and Togedemaru would do okay, but then you'd basically just have Pachirisu there to be a nuisance with Nuzzle and Super Fang. Emolga is probably the best option left, as Plusle and Minun are worthless.

[@fruitpunchsamuraidavid]

Naturally we're moving to my favorite type after this one! Ground Type, and hopefully I see my baby Gastrodon on the team

[@C00LB0B77]

Thank you for 7:13, the jumpscare has informed me of my PTSD about marvel rivals comp (can we just agree to team up on the stupid spider thing, like even her teammates ignore her so enemy can bully her all game?)

[@eugeniomic]

I know it's way too early, but i want a final episode of the series where you choose one teracristal Pokémon for each gym leader, one that doesn't match the type, but matches the spirit of the team. Like an honorary x type