Can Pokemon Do The OPPOSITE Of How Gamefreak Designed?

I take on a challenge in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet where I see if I can use a full team of Pokemon who do the opposite of what they are supposed to. Special attack Gyarados OP?
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[@echobows5778]

"I have no idea why Gyarados gets the moves that it does" Gen 1 was one hell of a drug.

[@johnmartinez7440]

I remember teaching my Raticate the TMs for Blizzard and Water Gun.

[@lewisgregory1996]

Gen 1 Gyarados actually had really good special

[@solidgryphon7406]

I remember teaching my primape overheat

[@Kejmur]

And Hyper Beam was the last generation where Hyper Beam was a 100% completely viable move, as KOing the opponent removed the recharge from Hyper Beam.

[@liampowers8570]

@@Kejmurhyper beam

[@Davey647Returns]

I love doing things like this. Your pokemon really don't have to be that great-but if your opponent has no idea what you're doing and can't predict what you're doing, you can sweep with unexpected strategies.

[@tedsterthehedster5568]

Man thats so true, back when fire red n leafgreen could transfer up to oras, I would use counter/mirror coat swampert n had a guy immediately quit

[@stephenrussell762]

Back when talonflame was everywhere in gen 6 I ran a rindo (or whichever berry it is for flying) berry on a serperior which could then tank a brave bird even after stealth rock damage and then hit it with the hidden power rock to KO it, caught everyone off guard

[@Robin93k]

My favourite unpredictable set was a slow/bulky Swampert with SR/EQ/Hammer arm/Avalanche during a time where every Swampert had Waterfall (and usually Ice Punch for Ice Coverage) The fact that the opponents always tried to play around Waterfall until they've seen all Moves basically made it like I actually had 5 Moves.

[@trubluduhu9055]

It's the prime example of "Never let them know your next move"

[@CarnageO31]

They really need to make an alternate Gyarados that's a special attacker.

[@Exivious4556]

Milotic has the same bst and its stats have the same grouping just under different stats as gyarados. It just lacks the flying typing and intimidate. While not the same, I don't see them making a special attacking gyarados anytime soon. I believe that was their intention with milotic.

[@johnmartinez7440]

We call that Gen 1 Gyarados

[@kaotic300]

maybe they can replace the red gyarados in the lake of rage with a special attacking "bloodmoon form" the next time johto gets remade? 🤔

[@linksora7120]

Milotic is the gyrados special attacking alternative: a serpentine water type with the same exact base stats, evolves from a weak fish Pokémon, both have a way of improving their defence through abilities (gyrados gets intimidate to lower opponent attack and milotic has marvel scale for defence boost under status ailment), milotic and gyrados both also have another ability that boosts their best attack stats (gyrados gets moxie as a hidden ability which boosts attack when it knocks a Pokémon out while milotic gets competitive as a normal ability which boosts special attack if its stats are lowered), the only difference is that milotic is pure water while gyrados is part flying but that’s honestly a buff for milotic since water flying is super weak to electric while milotic can fight electric and grass types better

[@AnimaLepton]

Milotic is among the few Pokemon that really hate the Physical/Special split. 100 Sp Atk is solid, but 125 Sp Def was particularly fantastic back when it was introduced and all Grass + Electric type moves were considered electric. Water types are inherently pretty good, but with only the 2x weakness combined with the high SpDef, it could shrug off its so called weaknesses easily.

[@exeggutivejudge3747]

This is some Pimpnite levels of screwery 😂😂 LOVE IT!!

[@bathestyles6525]

Haydunn shows that teams filled with stacked mons aren’t what make a player good (although it certainly helps) - it’s much more about understanding each team’s capabilities, and having the situational awareness to come up with a strategy to make things work, no matter how bad things are. Good shit, man

[@trubluduhu9055]

And also just the brain power of how to navigate around your Pokemon and setting them in the right places to get value out of them

[@abra_escaped]

Ah, Gyarados. I figured its moveset was messed up by the physical/special split of gen 4, but upon some research all the "element" types and dragon were special moves at the time too. Seems the thing that really did it was its 100 special stat turning into only 60 spatt in gen 2 compared to its 125 physical attack. In gens 2 and 3 that really hurt it because almost all of the good moves it knew were special types. Nowadays it learns a lot more physical moves so the issue is much less noticeable but all those special moves are still available despite being pretty bad options in comparison

[@en20drayt87]

imagine it was ground and flying

[@nathanmcclung3564]

Due remember that during gen one a lot of mons was given coverage for the pure reason of balance. Many types did not have a lot of coverage outside of those moves. That said I do use a tera flying special gyarados on my rain team.

[@FruitsOfTheHearts]

DUDE WHAT?!?@!@? This was the most insane match you ever did!!!!!! You deserve so many likes and subs my guy!!!!!

[@melaniabladeofmiquella]

I love this lmao. This reminds me of how I play 😂 I don't play competitively often, but when I do, I occassionally win with my ice ninetails who knows dig, she's very special 😂

[@mikkelm3345]

I really enjoy the content you produce recently, serious and funny in the commentary, the intro was really good for introducing the battle, and I love that you have been using the music from Pokemon Masters EX!

[@joseangelriverac7490]

I have an intimate Timid Gyarados with rain dance, Hydro Pump, Thunder and Ice Beam and it's call Stormbreaker 😂

[@todayidraw]

My bro doing Pimpnite run

[@naomiseadragon2676]

This was a fun battle to watch! I'd love to see more!

[@SZakiabba]

What's the name of the background music ?

[@solosh0ck376]

Haydunn this is for sure your best video of scarlet and violet era and your content keeps getting better keep it up homie!

[@Haydunn]

Appreciate it!

[@seronimo__7735]

Holy crap, that was the most clutch win I've ever seen in a Pokemon battle.

[@samvestergaard3331]

This was such a fun game and wanna see more like this

[@jeremywashington4889]

Bro is probably confused af lol.

[@adamarteon6192]

That was super fun to watch. Love those rare move sets, Gyarados' coverage with special attacks is insane tho.

[@SuBrJuSt]

That was an awesome battle! I would love to see more battles with that setup!

[@lordmonarch2995]

Special attacking Salamance and Tarous are pretty cool too

[@DominicGuarino]

Dawg this team is NASTY

[@Themetaldad]

Not going to lie i laughed at that fling

[@maybeplease88878]

Yeah, do more of these . I can imagine your opponent during this lol

[@SHADOW-ed4pu]

You should try live but with siri siri pick a number 1 to 4 and click that move you may get something good or something bad depends on the build you can get a poison move to a steel pokemon you can switch and all that just let siri pick your move it be fun little troll

[@ThatDamnRaccoon]

Crazy lol good match

[@cama838]

I used to have a flygon that used sp attack move set. Gen 4 era. Earth power can be learned by trapinch. I did that to mostly confuse classmates. I had 3 flagons and I would switch them up so they would never know what I’m using. But later they figured out if I’m using a sp attacker flygon on a grass type or ice type they’ll know I have flamethrower thus it’s they figured out what I’m using. Or if I switched knowing sp defense is low opponent team they figured it’s sp attack flygon. Yeah flygon is my favorite. I had physical, special, and support. Support is also one of my favorite. I would use Draco meteor(or solar beam), uturn, sunny day(or earthquake), and defog. Sunny day if for my other pokemon not for my solar beam flygon. Though I did try it but flygon is to fragile.

[@torchilicho]

This concept is so much fun! I’m in a draft league right now and i might try this.

[@Yosheezy]

Down to the wire matches in anything is always so fun to watch!

[@Lamentationsofapoory]

Shout-out to the fuckin ancient Banded Focus Punch Clefable used to Run in DPPt

[@ugn154]

I like your ideas, I just think your prediction needs a little work. You also overthink what your opponent is going to do too much (an example of this was you thinking he was gonna put a near dead Clefable to sleep instead of knocking it out from that range, even if you had Wish on it, Breloom still outspeeds and will definitely KO), remember, you're going in with a strategy very few people use or even know about, frankly, most people would rather not go with something like this. The pattern most people follow is the regular one of: High Attack means Physical attacker, or limited physical movepool means special attacker, etc If you would have kept that Tbolt secret and not used it on that Rotom, that Dondonzo would've been dead the very next turn, at that point, you could've just used Ice Beam on it and you would've done the same amount of damage without being too revealing about your Gyarados' moveset. Ice Beam on a Gyarados is not as strange as Tbolt. I love what you're doing here cause I've always hated metas and tiers, they've made the game boring and repetitive for me. When I do strategies like these, they make me fall in love with competitive pokemon all over again, so kudos my friend 👍

[@Flamingo97]

I used a special Gyarados in BSS on Showdown for my rain team. Gave it Thunder, HydroPump, Fire Blast for the extra damage

[@HannahMontanaJewFan]

I used to do a special Gyrados that had wide lens and all the big hitter moves, Hydro Pump, Thunder, Hurricane, and I think Fire Blast

[@2Tall_Powerlifting]

Incredible 😂

[@shadowseeker97]

9:08 aaand sneaslers banned. At this rate ou will have 3 pokemon left. With gholdengo being one of those 3 lol.

[@lunarumbreon7699]

Fun battle, hopefully this doesn’t become every battle like P1mpnite did

[@mysterycoin1546]

Clefable works in any function regardless. That's my dawg

[@ir0nbark31]

I once did a playtrough in emerald when i was young/when the game came out and i had no idea wtf i was doing but i remember having a gyarados: fire blast, waterfall, thunderbolt and ice beam and suprisingly he was stronger then any of my team (exept blaziken he was the goat on 1st playtrough)

[@jongaskell4288]

Love the opposite day teams!

[@timothyngo1294]

Pls do a mixed attacker (Phys-Special) team. Can they be good?

[@THEGRAYGRIFFIN]

Thanks for the vid!

[@SnapshotNautilus]

That was a close match! The element of surprise helped you on this one. What a fun team!

[@Ahi_tuna_]

I love teams like this. So fun.

[@supersonic9495]

Haydunn became PIMPNITE for a day.

[@daybreaklongman1236]

I love vileplume for this too use an attk plume under sun for solar blade is just fun

[@Trazzmatazz42]

This is peak Haydunn 🎉

[@theshadowking3198]

Omg craziest haydunn video

[@cantdestroyher7245]

I did a special tauros once as a joke and it did surprisingly well

[@lordmonarch2995]

Element of surprise good in Pokémon? You don’t say? Try telling that to Pokeaimmd when I told him mystic water Swift swim is better than choice band for Floazel! I told him the same thing you are talking about now!

[@nolongeraperson]

Ehhhhhhhh, not sure I agree with you. You lose 30% power just to be able to switch moves. If it's your last mon left then maybe you want to be able to switch to ice spinner but if you're playing your team right you're going to get way more mileage out of that 50% boost from Choice Band allowing you to OHKO, especially if it's needed for priority Aqua Jet.

[@danielpoleo11]

Dude! I watch ALL of your videos when you upload, you’re one of my favorite Poketubers for years now! This battle had me on EDGE! Amazing like always! Thanks for all your hard work and content 🙌🏼

[@Haydunn]

Thanks so much I’m glad you enjoyed!

[@YardiChef]

Bro out here pulling of some ash Ketchum strats.

[@d.n.3652]

I watch pimpnite. I know lol

[@michaelvegini1281]

Modest or Timid Gyarados?

[@NanettePolvinale]

You said lava frog instead of hot frog near 5:27

[@adonisdarkblade]

Was there a reason you clicked Meteor Mash over Play Rough against the Dondozo?

[@Haydunn]

Choice band

[@FartInhalerSlamPoetry]

I've been using charizard wrong this entire generation, and i absolutely love it. Tera: Water Nature: Modest EV: + Spa +Spd Item: Assault Vest Move pool - Fire Pledge - Weather Ball (Water) - Dragon Breath / Scorching Sands - Air Slash Its no power house, but its fun to set up the rainbow with a physical Blastoise and spread status lol.

[@spacejay89]

This is what Pokemon is all about

[@wafflebroz]

I played competitive mostly in Gen 4 and I had something like 40 Gengars. A choice band one existed, but my favorite was "Muscles" Hasty Nature with max HP and Speed. Focus Sash. Counter, Shadow Ball, Destiney Bond, and Hypnosis

[@annapellerin1941]

Nah this thumbnail is incredible

[@redgadget242]

Hayden thank you for being you

[@dhvsheabdh]

Unpredictability is good until it is obvious that you have flipped the switch. The best thing to do is have mons that are walls be total offensive monsters, like a banded quagsire

[@cae-lum]

Bro, I would love to see more videos like this.

[@wgt7537]

This is really cool and paper-thin close! Gj haydun. I remember you did something like this back in BD/SP, a game that i occassionally play 😁

[@ziraiyawanna1532]

Coz Gyarados is Dragon 😂

[@aidanhogan-thomas1797]

Isnt using 2 choice bands technically not allowed?

[@cartergamegeek]

By Smogon Rules it is as he does battles with people that follow those.

[@nezzus6102]

W video that was a close one😭

[@FineFlu]

Choice banded clefable lolol

[@spacejay89]

Insane clutch bro

[@trainelekid]

Holy sheeeeeet that was awesome.

[@SteveyT55]

Sweeping with DD gyrados does not take much skill. This was actually fun and also nail biting finish.

[@Ojamamon67]

I once took part in a FB tournament in which we chose a region and used only mons native to that region. I brought a Fire Blast Gyarados to deal with the guy who chose Johto and it worked lol

[@darkdevil399]

It was so spoopy that I'm changing my halloween costume to Specs Gyarados.

[@sonic-bb]

Of course they can

[@shadowsa2b]

Pretty bonkers team

[@zachchadwick8601]

Would love to see more teams like this

[@Ryno4188]

Hahahaha 😂That was Awesome!! Let’s go wacky flip flop teams

[@Anthemic]

Lit

[@oathstar18]

Fucking GOAT. Greatest time to be a Haydunn fan

[@samuelphillips6984]

Yess i love doing this

[@steve.m7443]

I can say I've never seen a clef with meteor mash before. Congrats sir, you surprised me

[@PInnHeAd]

I really enjoy your playstyle with pokemon, doing nonstandard stuff for the most of the time.

[@VAB0L0]

This battle was _tight_

[@lordmonarch2995]

In the gen3 anime Misty’s Gyrados can use flamethrower. I’m surprised Gyrados can canonically use it after all these years but thunderbolt? Maybe because a decent number of water types from Kanto can use electric moves? 🤷‍♂️

[@OldSparks]

That was fucking crazy!!!! I was really on the edge of my seat for this one lol

[@yuzmanito]

That was so funny

[@Phrogly]

The days of doing this on Showdown, channeling that full Heatah Fajita power!

[@coolmatrix15]

The idea is gold.

[@Spookiskellington]

I love these videos

[@geckomoriafanboy8037]

There's something hilarious about sneazler just throwing a rock

[@Minimaos1]

Pls give us more! This match was awesome!! Great critical thinking

[@crazydov]

amazing video

[@LimeCKT]

I was the 1K! XD

[@ciscocarrillo2142]

This was epic

[@tercial]

This is genius

[@xcess-sa]

You are a pro ❤

[@BrentBowersWithTics]

Wild battle

[@nefigah]

wow, clutch

[@tnastymma]

Banger

[@Khan69317]

comment

[@puore]

Epic