This FROSLASS + Paldean TAUROS combo is SICK • Pokemon Scarlet/Violet VGC Battles

[@willhargreaveshf]

Aaron has such a healthy attitude towards luck, both good and bad

[@jordanyouknow7511]

Couldn't agree more. I started watching these videos to get an idea of some team-building ideas and stayed for his positive mentality and good commentary!

[@InfinateRadiant]

For sure. If he could only say “Gar-gana-cle” correctly 😂.

[@JankTank]

Honestly, I wish I could bottle up and sell his positive attitude

[@andrewp6738]

He also isn’t like a toxic positivity weirdo, I never feel like I’m being talked down to. Seems like a very good guy :)

[@spike4972]

You have to be like that if you want to play Pokémon long term and not tilt out of RNG. If you aren’t, one too many games lost to para flinch or a freeze that takes forever to thaw etc. and you’re just gonna quit. Just gotta let it roll off you and say “thems the mons” and move on

[@ZephirDoW]

The way you navigated that match where Froslass missed on Tauros was incredible to watch. Shame you couldn't pull off what would have been a heist in the end, but what a game.

[@DrGandW]

I wonder if he would have played differently if he realized that Bronzong COULDN’T Body Press Froslass, since that’s a Ghost type

[@CybertronVGC]

@@DrGandW nah I really don’t think Froslass contributes anything other than Taunt and we got Taunt off in all the right positions

[@gigifabulous]

I cannot tell you how happy I am to see Froslass in a strat

[@aaronsmith5947]

Same lmao

[@themangomessiah8394]

Actually so dope to see this strategy in practice. I've made a similar team using fire tauros with a different ev spread and meowscarada instead of the froslass core and then use double tailwind with murk and hydreigon for my first vgc experience. I love teams like this its so fun

[@glyonco7678]

Pp open

[@glyonco7678]

Pp open

[@smellybuttbread]

actually i think ive seen ur team on showdown

[@tee-p6f]

this strat also works with crabominable! too bad froslass dorsnt get trick room and bruxish lost frost breath, but i think its still something u could try if u get tr up and then switch in froslass

[@jean_con]

You seem to be having more fun playing lately Aaron :3 Thanks for always working so hard, the videos are always amazing

[@archieVGC_Unite]

New games are always fun to figure out and easier to have excited energy for new toys:) hopefully, Aaron enjoys this way of playing as much as I do! Tera definitely feels like the most balanced and exciting gimmick from Pokémon!

[@lachlanh7911]

Thank you for always posting teams in the comments. It saves me a lot of time when trying to figure out how to build certain Pokemon.

[@andresverdes]

This meta seems so much more centered around partnering moves with ally mon’s abilities than in previous years, in my opinion anyway. (This, Lava Plume/Well-Baked Body, etc.) Love how it looks so far!

[@lincolndethomasis6602]

I remember series 5 and 7 in SW/SH being mostly Weakness Policy Coal or Regigigas + Weezing

[@exeledusprince9165]

I had a nice Comfey/Galarian Moltres VGC team in gen 8

[@jamesaditya5254]

@@lincolndethomasis6602 WP is really good with max since you're getting free hp to counteract the self-afflicted damage. Without the additional bulk from maxing it's a rather risky strategy

[@yuxx87]

TR armarogue / baxcalibur combo is another. Cannon your opponent and bax takes a atk boost.

[@marinomele4575]

Watch out, they work because of the surprise factor in a best of one scenario. These starts can hardly be called "meta" as they struggle to work against a truly well made team or in a tournament. The perception of "it's all about combos" is mainly because Aaron is having fun with these teams in the current early-ish meta scenario xD

[@XciccibonziX]

Tauros + Froslass was one of my first Sw/Sh VGC teams and it was the one that I had most fun playing. Dynamax Tauros with AV, +6 atk, increasing defenses with max steelspike/quake was a force to be reckoned with and not many opponents expected it. One really annoying counter were redirection moves. Thanks for bringing up good memories, Aaron :)

[@cenco3644]

Oh wow I love this, Froslass is my absolute favourite pokemon. I think this is the last push I needed to go from just watching your videos to actually trying VGC out myself

[@craxx98]

I'm so excited for your video every day, seeing all these different tactics is super fun.

[@Twigggggy]

I love in you commentary you praise the pokemon on your team, its like the anime when the pokemon faint and the trainers talk to their pokemon while they return to their pokeball

[@SkyGuySunny]

I used this combo for a while! Nice to see someone more experienced use it. I ran wide lens on Froslass specifically because of the game 3 situation but I still manage to miss a ton of will-o-wisps haha

[@itslexactually]

Froslass is still a Ghost type, even without Ghost moves… she’s immune to Body Press. 25:20

[@TheKampfmaschine]

I used Tauros and Froslass in SwSh and now also made a team with Fire Tauros and Meowscarada. I have to say, it felt way more reliable and easy to use in SwSh with dynamax. And max strike coming from Giga Impact gave you immediate speed control in addition to Kantonian Tauros having 110 base speed instead of Paldean's 100. Also haze Murkrow being on every other team makes it very difficult now. Happy to see people actually making it work again

[@ben_mxller]

so good to see the tremendous increase in views per video on this channel since Gen 9 kicked off! Loving it

[@justinbotkin]

I love your videos and commentary. I've started talking aloud through my matches as well as a means to work through plays. It's been super helpful.

[@thequietbisharp]

I love the designs of the new Tauros. I’m so happy they have some viability!!

[@tomwolfe7782]

I work third shift alone at a hotel, and Aaron coincidentally comes through in the middle of the night with the uploads to keep things interesting.

[@joshuavgc4160]

Same!

[@Kouta_VGC]

As a Battle Stadium Singles player, I'm learning a lot from you about Doubles. Thank you so much for entertaining. 👍

[@wooffee2]

I don't play VGC and play Pokemon casually but I remember you from the old tourney days and just wanted to say I found this page again and have been enjoying your style of commentary and dept!

[@sniim]

I actually played against this in ladder the other day, absolutely fascinating strat, wiped the floor with me haha

[@ThursdayXO]

1:30 am Cybertron upload? Don't mind if I do. Aaron, I just want you to know that I haven't played Pokemon in years, but I still watch your videos everyday. Thank you for the steady content man, you're doing a great job.

[@CybertronVGC]

Thanks for watching man, and shoutouts to Abel XO 😁

[@ELPONCHILLOOOO]

Hello Aaron! Just wanted to thank you for all your good work, I've learned a lot of what I know about pokemon from you, having a lot of fun while doing it. I also wanted to make a sugestion: I think it would be awesome if you could make periodical videos doing meta reviews (i.e every few weeks or every time the rule set changes) and breaking down some of the teams most prevalent in each particular meta. I think a lot of people would learn a lot from a format like that, not just about the meta, but also about the reasoning behind team building. Anyway, thank you again for your hard work, saludos desde Mexico.

[@cethxceth4751]

I literally caught a Water breed Tauros before bedtime,I wake up to see your video to this lol man excellent timing it was fate

[@okokokokokok6342]

thank you for all the info your videos are so cool also it would be lovely to see tauros & flamigo team the two turn 2x+6 attack combo

[@georgehughes2521]

Would be interesting to see how well the fire tauros variant would do as a switch-in to flower trick considering Meoscarada’s popularity.

[@SturmtrupplerNr595]

Only Problem being that it doesnt have priority does it? Maybe with tailwind support

[@Brutetank]

Could also tera fire the water tauros :)

[@Nako3]

@@SturmtrupplerNr595 They should make a fire type priority move!

[@SturmtrupplerNr595]

@@Nako3 at least it could User Flame charge

[@danikazeytv]

I used a similar strat with support meowscarada using flower trick to activate Tauros' anger point. Works really well and it never misses!

[@tinyt.w.i.m7291]

Wow. I looked at both mons and knew what kinda set up it was. I like the new snow mechanic over hail. It opens up doors for mons to stand in ice type setup teams without the threat of chip.

[@thefillapouses]

Been spam watching ur videos of late bro. Love them and highly enjoyable! Keep up the content bro! Thank you!

[@tylerschmidt6849]

The joy with which Aaron plays is a joy to watch. 💯

[@klingofgames1560]

QOTD: favorite alternate form is probably Sandslash-A. Just love the design, which it has more use. Also I love how excited you were in game 2 when Hydreigon swapped out. Glad to see when you enjoy making the videos. I love the daily content and learning more about the meta and VGC

[@qhantom_]

nice to see Salamence, you dont see it often, also the whole Taurus strat is interesting! We all love your work and battles so keep em comming:)

[@VodooWitchDoctor]

Love these uploads especially these late nights doing homework. Feels like Im tiring out.... BAM new Cybertron video. Now I got something to push me.

[@Steven_1997]

I like the team videos you are making im new to the pokemon vgc and im learning so much from you

[@mitchellhartigan8927]

Love you putting out so many videos. I literally just watch the new cybertron vid every morning and just repeat the process every day

[@Quiyonce]

Ahhhh, love this concept! Game 2 was so hype, loved seeing Tauros shine

[@simonpariseau4372]

just discovered ur channel and i love it. also, alolan raichu has really grown on me in the recent years

[@cjswitch3955]

Really cool to see a combo like this. Frosslass is such a cool Pokémon. I've been trying out a bright powder snow cloak version with Abomisnow. But I need to redo part of my team to enable them better though

[@mehemynxm6974]

This is so much more engaging to watch than gen 8 imo. The amount of fun people are having, with Pokemon I'm used to never seeing, is just refreshing.

[@Paul_aka_Paul]

My 2 favourite pokemon are actually regional forms. Alolan Marowak is super dope with excellent offensive typing, his club for BEEG hits, and really great multiple signature moves. Galarian Slowbro is just super funny and has a great Schtick with the quickdraw + quickclaw

[@heavyarms55]

It's amazingly humble the way such an experienced player like Aaron is actually still put on guard against someone else. After watching Cybertron since the tail end of gen 7, I think the argument can be made that he too is one of the absolute best players alive. So if he is on guard then this guy must be nuts.

[@zedruumd2119]

I’ve been wanting to do this combo with a Costar Flamigo in the back to copy the +6 attack for some really fun shenanigans!

[@AdamLCosplay]

I've been using tauros on my vgc team since day 1 good to see it getting some love

[@twinhydra494]

I thought of a similar strategy with frost breath and anger point but it was during gen 8 where there were no viable anger point pokemon. Really cool to see it in use

[@markusmcfarlane4738]

I think Krookodile + Meowscarada are another powerful angerpoint combo especially with a Salac Berry on Krook

[@NemesisRider]

I run this exact combo on Showdown quite a lot right now - very fun to use, and often can just straight up nuke your opponent with Earthquake. Tera flying on Meow also makes it easier to preserve Meow’s sash.

[@wangrichard1294]

You the goat, I actually learned so much watching these!

[@fongkaide8545]

So happy to see froslass being used in a sick VGC team!!

[@_Hanako.]

Thank you for your uploads.

[@starchildluke]

Love seeing Tauros getting use so early on

[@Somebody73852]

As an anger point fanatic, thank you Aaron for making this video, personally I've been using fire tauros and meowscarada but I also saw trick room meowscarada and carbominable and that was crazy

[@KirbySaysBweo]

An idea I've been playing around with has been Trick Room + Toxic Orb Crabominable and Merciless Toxapex, if you're interested in building some other weird/niche Anger Point teams. It's been very weird for sure, but 30 base speed Pex and 35 base speed Crab running an aoe moveset has kinda worked better than expected

[@justsomejojo]

My favorite regional form is the Alolan Vulpix line. During Gen7, I was part of two local tournament circles and one of them did regular draft leagues. I was the only one pining for Alola Ninetales and got it. It ended up performing really well, both as support and as a sweeper. My favorite memory is outplaying a rain matchup (I tend to get really scared of rain, especially in singles) into a Ninetales 6-0 with a scarf and then on the rematch again, but with a Nasty Plot set because they overprepared for the scarf set from before - felt really good and kind of made Ninetales the unofficial mascot of my draft team. It's also just a beautiful design, but to be honest, what makes many of my favorites isn't the design, but specific great memories with them. I'm surprised how well this team seems to be working. I have tried self-target strats before (specifically, I wanted to make Medicham, one of my other favorites, an enabler by skill swapping Intimidate and Pure Power) but my experience is that they are easily dismantled. But I guess I might just lack the experience to outplay stuff in VGC yet.

[@brennanburkhardt]

Played Desu on the ranked ladder not too long ago super creative and fun team!

[@joelteageist5781]

I’m loving the daily uploads Aaron! Keep up the great work ❤

[@Moonflower2466]

I'm so happy to finally see Froslass in comp! One of my favorites

[@notlikekyle]

First channel where I actually wait and wonder when the next vid is dropping

[@Unknown_User766]

Of course the day I swap my tauros for the fire one you come out with this to make me reconsider haha Thanks for the amazing vids

[@cellgoondude]

QotD: Alolan Ninetales. Love that line and making it actually have a niche that isn't a worse drought setter is nice.

[@kawi63606ify]

We love when you get aggressive Aaron!!

[@TakoArmando300]

Froslass is my favorite pokemon so I was so happy to see this team

[@danielbarker2522]

This is such a feel good channel

[@dr.narwhalmd4885]

I actually used a team very similar to this (except with cryogonal with freeze dry and haze for dondozo and then the fire tauros), but Im excited to give this team a go!

[@extrememanner3867]

Cool team, love to see an older combo get some new tools! Salamence also looked really great, I wonder why it seems to be getting less play than some of the other psuedo legendaries like Garchomp and Hydreigon

[@davidswart4247]

It's fun seeing which pokemon becomes *something*guy each episode

[@Nako3]

This is a nice strat. Thanks for sharing! :D

[@morgancarpenter1691]

Cool. I’ve been using the same strat with Tauros and Cryogonal as it has levitate so can run EQ on Tauros pretty freely without using a terra type on my support

[@morgancarpenter1691]

Omg so cool 😎 🤙

[@traviswoody3562]

Froslass unironically my favorite pokemon you love to see it

[@MrRabidJello]

Wooo!!! Another amazing video!!!

[@gforcepkmn9339]

That match against Rios was insane lmaooo. Early nomination for Bo1 match of the year 😂

[@carlanthonydelosangeles7411]

What a weird and unique combo. ♥️ In terms of the new Tauros haha

[@ericborczuk135]

Hey this the very first thing I did on showdown when the new gen came out! eyy Also wanted to mention that Safety Goggles on froslass is surprisingly useful to avoid rage powder redirection from Amoonguss/Toedscruel. Annoying that there's no such item to stop Follow Me though. Also, another thing I've been messing with is Anger Point Primeape with Rage Fist/Eviolite! It's pretty good too haha. The +6 attack with priority in Aqua Jet is hard to beat though

[@anchorfalls]

I always love it when new games release even if the games themselves aren't the best, the first season always has the widest variety of unique /and/ viable strats :)

[@anchorfalls]

💀

[@taichiixsan4619]

hi Aaron, for newbies like me, can you also cover the reasons for the specific EV spreads? this will help me be aware of what to spec for when I try to DIY my own teams. sample is why 44 HP on rotom-H?

[@King_sNap]

My favorite regional mon is hands down Alolan Marowak. Love that design!

[@chrisholder8906]

Aaron, I know all the Rotom misses was 2013 worlds PTSD.

[@liamlol5444]

Love your videos. Been watching since 2016ish VGC. Do you think you could incorporate explanations of the more intricate EV spreads into the team breakdowns in the future? I often get lost when i see a mon have just 4 in each defense and more calculated spreads in general.

[@flossdaily9]

great content, my favorite new from is paradox Hariyama. love my gen 3 boy

[@krumdark]

So glad this is being covered. Ppl really don’t know

[@jxnnis_5515]

You make the best Pokémon Videos 🧡

[@michaelpeebs]

Game 4 was awesome. The end turn aswell 😂. In sure he enjoyed the game equally.

[@joshuajoab9313]

Just curious, would it be possible to EV water type Tauros in such a way where it can survive a flower trick from Meowscarada and hit back with close combat after getting to plus 6 thanks to anger point?

[@Bismarck-S]

I came up with a similar strat recently and looked to see if anyone had done something similar. Mine however includes Crabominable with anger point, and also runs sash Frosslass. I do however run red card usually with costar Flamigo in the back, or telepathy Oranguru with trick room and instruct, to always ensure a safe switch in with its own benefits.

[@lunarmathemagics7881]

Ack! The team that I started building like two days ago! Although I have fire tauros currently cause I haven't had time to trade yet. My next prediction is Flatter Grafaiai and Mirror Herb Espathra! Right right question of the day: Either gmax cinderace or gmax orbeetle

[@user-iy6vw4bs1v]

31:00 it did so much damage because it was super effective due to the ground tera type of taurus.

[@crimdawgx]

I think one adaption the meta needs to make is turning offensive set up types like tauros into dark types instead of water/ground in this case. Since Murkrow shuts down these mons with haze. Using Tera dark to be immune to prankster seems like a good option to deal with this.

[@Ryno2498]

I started this video and was in a game at the same time, first game was this exact team lmao

[@Raziel_HHL]

I would have been PISSED at that game 3, I don't know how you manage to stay calm in all of that

[@ChampionCynthia18]

For question of the day, I really love Meloetta-P. Sad it hasn't had any comp presence. But after seeing Palafin, I hope she can get use in the future.

[@masonsavage4532]

Great video. Cybertron, what is the interaction between Raging Bull and Tera?

[@TheYinonlevy]

you're really good at the game, but maybe im feeling like that cause i now that good in VGC, but maybe could u try like cool surprising teams? keep up the good work tho, appriciated!

[@braedenlewis2643]

I'm confused as to why terra thunderbolt wasn't a better option than overheat? 44:20

[@sargentonicolau2109]

This team's version with Meowscarada Flower Trick and Fire Paldean Tauros is also very good.

[@misterpebbles]

I was literally thinking about this strategy yesterday 😅 as I got a shiny paldean Taurus (the water one) a few days ago with the anger point ability. I wasn't sure if it is viable/good though so will need to watch this.

[@HenriqueErzinger]

I feel like specs rotom heat with trick is a good lead against maushold + murkrow, no? Removing the wide lens is pretty valuable, and you can threaten with thunderbolt next. Of course the best counterplay would be to nuke it with population bomb after tailwind immediately, but depending on the partner that would still be fine, if you can make it a clean trade.

[@aaronyoutube95]

Another Cybertron video to watch? Ah, go on then.

[@skeleton608]

Do you think you will ever do videos where you play online with (not against) Wolfey? It would be interesting to hear you two discuss your thought processes and see where your opinions/instincts might differ. Also, I heard another VGC KZbinr recently point out that VGC players don’t collab nearly as much as Showdown singles players. Made me think it would be cool to see more l VGC players together.

[@MCENY1]

Tried this team and while I have to say it is very fun to use, I think that: 1) it requires a high skill ceiling to dominate it because the froslass-tauros gimmick is too risky 2) i was VERY haxed with Salamence flying type move, like a lot! Lol I failed almost every single time... 90 accuracy moves are frustrating some times 3) it is very hard to use it in this murkrow meta, dragon dance and anger point are very difficult to put to work

[@reedcannon5048]

I finally finished scarlet so I can start watching your content again

[@iDavid-SwitchFightCasual]

There are so many new strategies. Season one is so fun

[@bootscootboogy]

Aaron! Would love to know your reasoning for the EV spread (mostly HP and ATK) on Salamence? No joke I just came up with a set last night that was 180 speed/Adamant nature but I had a choice scarf on mine to outspeed everything non-boosted in the format (your Dragon Dance is the same thing so love that I’m on the same page), but was having a tough time figuring out where to put remaining EVs with things like Gholdengo, Hydreigon, and Garchomp running around

[@pkdj00munchees]

Gotta do my part for the algorithm propulsion