DPP Machamp suspect test: post-ladder thoughts

[@BKCplaysPokemon]

I laddered on the name "el espiritu" to reach voting requirements porque El espíritu de la colmena es la mejor película de todos los tiempos. My lady's review of Die Hard: "What's that American expression? They don't make them like that anymore?"

[@darmandez]

Based taste

[@Charliezard7]

bravo BKC

[@kadabraguy9846]

"an emotional tidal wave of such insanity that it would make Jimmy Cool himself slightly raise his voice" that aged incredibly well

[@jimothycool]

AHHH!!!

[@tsui1024]

o7

[@woopergoat2198]

Sup jim ur the goat

[@mistergrool3941]

You dont understand chud, 90% snow cloak accuracy and 50% confusion is luck based and unbalanced but 60% flinch chance is perfectly balanced

[@arthurvilchez5589]

And if you get paralyzed (witch is very likely with body slam rachi) it goes to 70%, while normal flinch moves have 30% chance to flinch you have a 30% chance to move against a rachi

[@azeria1]

Honestly I've lost 3 60% chances in a row before so maybe it is perfectly balanced

[@stuckinabucket6873]

Jimothy did MUCH more then slightly raise his voice. To make jimothy genuinley angry is a feat most thought impossible which just highlights how awful this suspect test was.

[@CODsauceify]

Luigi Mangione paid his bail money I see!

[@chess_fella]

Jimothy Cool wouldn’t raise his voice.

[@BKCplaysPokemon]

I have it on outstanding authority he was witnessed participating gleefully in a ferocious screaming match with Stanley Kubrick

[@cynthia-op8rx]

he does raise his voice when he gets really tilted and it feels so out of character that it's genuinely unsettling

[@androsp9105]

@@cynthia-op8rx flamethrower aerodactyl, never forget

[@woopergoat2198]

Jimothy will eat his hat after your outrageous comment

[@jamiegetty7011]

@@cynthia-op8rxany game with lead Ninjask is like this

[@r.j.tammaro8383]

I saw die hard at a relatively empty bar the other day and whenever Al had a witty line one of the regulars would say “tell em Carl!” Ideal cinematic experience I think

[@melanie735]

ParaFlinch being defended so strongly by some people has to be some form of Stockholm Syndrome. It's stupid as hell and even more uncompetitive than Dynamic Punch. It is not only the 60% chance, you have to take paralysis chance into account too, the chances are way too low for the receiver. The "just run steel resists" arguments in favor of Jirachu i've seen are flawed, Jirachi can just switch out and it's teammates can paralyze and soften your mons while it's in the back. The steel resists argument treats the game as if it was a straight up 1v1 like both mons in the field had Arena Trap or something. It's just mental gymnastics.

[@Merew22]

I honestly think it's one of those "it's always been this way" type of vibes. At some point you just accept that this is the way it is, especially with older games.

[@Zerox_Z21]

@@Merew22 Why are even we talking about banning Machamp then? It's always been there too.

[@butteredsalmonella]

I swear to God I once saw a clip in one of BKC’s vids where Jirachi paraflinched a Heatran to death. “Just run Steel resists” does not work, lol.

[@melanie735]

@butteredsalmonella yeah i've seen that before too, it's beyond stupid to use the steel resists arguments against Jirachi.

[@palyername]

1. the comment about jimothy cool raising his voice is extremely funny after watching his video posted today about machamp where he raised his voice demanding a ban 2. bkc videos filmed in public are like social anxiety exposure therapy

[@thepunisher6674]

This was recording in black and white that means it’s good

[@sensei9767]

You joke about jim losing his cool, but he's currently having a breakdown trying to get reqs

[@ellachino4799]

as an adv player who refuses to play dpp because of flinch spam, it is hilarious watching dpp players subject themselves to jirachi over and over

[@zoeygeorge2403]

I also will never understand the DPP players who constantly submit themselves to the RNG whims of a 600 BST Steel/Psychic type. Now to switch my Swampert into this Metagross.

[@king_slimy8859]

@zoeygeorge2403 If only iron head could miss

[@Last_Respecter]

DPP is a nearly ADV. close to being great but hampered by a stubborn council that want to keep a pure luck based steel gerbil around because it “balances the game” Stay in ADV. I grew up on dpp and now switched recently to just adv. as soon as I start enjoying dpp jirachi reminds me why I stopped playing.

[@_TristanGray]

⁠@@Last_Respecterit just isn’t that close. Get rid of rachi and machamp and whatever other threat that is busted, and you still have insane numbers of viable sets and the physical special split is to blame. You still have focus blast gengar breaking its counters, Draco meteor all over the place, and you simply can’t respond to them all. And it’s still a paraspam hell because of how insanely strong that concept is and easy it is to execute. It ain’t even close to gen 3, and it’s delusional to think it could be similarly great. It might have the potential to be a good metagame, but it’ll never be similar to gen 3.

[@luckpup2766]

it's really, really not that bad

[@PumPK1inG]

Maybe Lavos was right all along

[@iantaakalla8180]

He was correct. He was just a jerk well before the incident so now his statement is a meme.

[@PrintScreenIsHere]

Why don't they just add flinch clause (only one pokemon on your team can be flinched at once)? Are they stupid?

[@catandfishfc]

I have used the same team in over 100 games in tournament and ladder: Sash Machamp Offensive SR Bronzong Leftovers Magnet Rise Protect Magnezone DD Yache Dragonite Scarf Tyranitar Scarf Flygon This team has gotten me an incredible amount of stupid wins, and Machamp is the chief. The opponent is left confused (in both the literal and metaphorical sense), and then you start bulldozing. I am very sad to see my favourite crutch Machamp leave the metagame, but it is pretty deserved for its stupidity. Maybe I will try Sash Machoke. 100 attack, still confuses stuff and if you get lucky, you still don't get hit.

[@birdieboy02]

is bulldoze to give machamp a speed advantage?

[@catandfishfc]

@birdieboy02 it was meant more in the metaphorical sense

[@biginjapan3]

​@@birdieboy02 Bulldoze waa introduced in gen 5

[@Be13Costa]

I love how BKC is really comited to hide his nerd side from his girl.

[@waterwallets]

These thumbnails are DIABOLICAL

[@DiseasedMoss]

Machamp is the David Lynch to Smogon's 90s sitcoms

[@nickwatic]

BKC why is smogon so vehemently against complex bans? Ever since 2012 I've been called a moron by anyone with a staff role for suggesting one

[@flookaraz]

"It takes a special... well I guess *I'm* special ;)"

[@keiharris332]

Jimothy Cool mentioned in an episode of BKC? What a plot twist that even Great Neck would be proud of.

[@tuberialolicon-tanuki6533]

- How does this (paraspam) team of yours handle X matchup? - I have a concept of a plan.

[@brennantmi5063]

I put rock slide on my scarfers not just for coverage but because so long as Gyra has slides left in the tank and a scarf blowing in the wind there is a chance.

[@shnoogums1]

The concept that machamp is broken or uncompetitive is so silly to me. Outside of para spam teams and the lead slot, it basically has no place in the metagame. So para spam is the issue, not machamp. It would be an issue if it had speed like Jirachi, but it doesn’t. So it can’t even get a d punch off a lot of the time and even if it does, you can just switch out to get rid of confusion

[@kylerstrickler1750]

Machamp not truly mentioned until 10 minutes in. New record for brevity

[@jonmiguelsferreira]

“I have to suggest to GIT GUD” went hard

[@kylerstrickler1750]

I literally could never tell anyone why I love this guy or this channel but it’s my absolute favorite part of the internet

[@hockeydavid9749]

Completely unrelated to the video but have you watched Small things like these yet? I thought Cillian Murphy did an fantastic job of portraying the inner turmoil central to the story, and loved the set design and cinematography

[@TheLronGiant]

The thing is, if you have a team who’s best option facing down a Nidoqueen (or ANY mon) is clicking DP, you are so glad you have DP. Bc now the odds you beat that mon are at worst 50% (or 25% if it’s a 3 hit, etc.) and that’s at WORST. It constructs an artificial floor for worst case scenarios.

[@saladorIV]

Well Nidoqueen normally switches around and aims to PP stall Machamp. You wouldn't stay in once you were confused.

[@shawverno.1130]

The glare of monochrome streetlights is paralyzing

[@Be0mqyu]

i love dynamic punch + substitute, what a shame i may no longer cause pain with confusion rng

[@brightpowder_cena]

Come for the post-ladder thoughts, stay for the subtle differences between Czech and Slovak

[@justinmedeiros7600]

Babe wake up, new irl BKC vid just dropped

[@xuanathan]

DPP is a rare situation where I think it's completely justified to just change how moves and mechanics work from the ground up. If we wanted to 1:1 adapt DPP wifi battles then we'd have to include acid rain.

[@Dragostorm21]

We should put iron head,Machamp and waterfall in the acid rain, true

[@xuanathan]

@ The true DPP experience, none of this "Balance" bullcrap

[@alphajoresss]

ok you know exactly what you did with the thumbnail

[@mmsnorby]

I think Machamp shouldn't be banned because I'm an ADV OU player who wants to have a shitty uncompetitive pokemon that's super unfun to play against to wag in the face of DPP OU players who think their tier is better than mine.

[@landonfarmer4476]

I mean even if machismo does get banned you can still just cite jirachi

[@KooroshForootan]

Gen 4 players putting up with Jirachi in this fashion is absolutely insane. I feel like Machamp and Gyara wouldn't be nearly as much of a problem without it. Banning para would be fine but honestly just banning rachi and making machamp with no guard illegal with D-Punch is also an option, but Smogon is so averse to any kind of complex ban it wont see the light of day.

[@Legogreens]

Yeah I'm gonna need to take a break after this. The way old gens are treated and how much I love them- causing me stress from what is supposed to be my stress relief

[@KooroshForootan]

@@Legogreens It’s frustrating because Gen 4 when it was the current gen was so amazing and felt so great to play both on browser and wifi. I understand that metas evolve and change with time but I also can’t help but feel that other mons bannings have allowed the game to reach this weird critical mass of bullshit

[@Legogreens]

@@KooroshForootan that definitely has some level of impact I would say although the spreading of status and maxing odds over many turns especially with the combination of item removal + passive damage has been an overall trend across all generations. I believe para along with other factors may have to be addressed going forward if we intend to play a competitive and healthy game but I just wish when it's addressed a more practical approach is taken in contrast to the current attitude that exists within the higher ups

[@whomgod420]

A true ludo, liminal, a noir showcasing a murder born out of confusion and paralysis. BKC does it again

[@LiquidPr1d3]

been enjoying special jirachi in dpp recently. smacks heatran and can have a lot of nice variety.

[@watsonwrote]

Come for the Pokemon, stay for the movie and culture lore

[@saladorIV]

I love that everyone just wants to ban Machamp because they hate it. Never seen so much agreement in the community before

[@Perseverance007]

I would think Machamp should do well on the ladder, it does have four arms… I’m sorry DPP is considered older now and flinch isn’t as big of an issue in later gens, but I’m surprised Game Freak didn’t add a covert cloak type item sooner to stop flinches or added effects from working, or even a defensive ability similar to Shell Armor. Would’ve given some pokemon niche uses. Edit: I wrote this response about 3/4 of the way into the video and you made a four arms joke at the very end. Whoops. Also I did consider Inner Focus for flinches, but if you look at the pokemon that get it, it’s not pretty. This is before those buffs to Inner Focus too.

[@dariuslynard158]

I'm somewhat of a foul merchant myself. But I'll honor the call if you make it. Playing through contact goes both ways. Just like playing through crits. Great video yet again BKC

[@1020percent]

This is BKCs first phase of his plan to topple Finch. Don’t ask how, we can’t let Finch see it coming

[@Mijzelffan]

The Czech-Slovak thing you mentioned sounds similar to Dutch-Flemish, Flemish is also a lot softer and sounds humorous to Dutch people

[@nahoboss9836]

Curious if your thoughts on ADV baton pass have changed, since, as you mentioned here, the obvious play is the right one and you just hope it works out. Ninjask throwing out sand attacks and speed passing is also uninteractive RNG fishing with game-winning reward. I don't think it's broken or centralizing, but like no guard dynamic punch it often rewards mindless linear play and allows luck to decide games.

[@arthurvilchez5589]

I agree that ninjask shenanigans is ridiculous(and should be banned in my opinion), but it's not as rewarding or as good as a dyna punch on Machamp.

[@luckpup2766]

Most of my gen 4 OU teams don't have Machamp, but if it was banned, it'd drop some of my motivation to play the tier.

[@EggscellentTree]

Spritomb gaming ? Has pressure , is immune to d- punch and not weak to payback

[@Alex-vm6ef]

Last thing I expected you to bring up was black metal this video is a rollercoaster already

[@splitsee2526]

Jimothy lost his Cool. He is now Jimothy. Jimothy the Jimothy. What has Gen 4 done to Jimothy?

[@stevedomique9278]

BKC who is your favourite football (the one with your feet) player?

[@mauricereischke472]

Will bro ever stop mogging?

[@electricVGC]

surely one day jirachi will be banned from dpp

[@electricVGC]

free dug?

[@DGFTardin]

I never played a DPP game but I disagree

[@inazuma-fulgur]

really enjoy how no tiering discussion can go without having to bash the "good players can deal with it"/"you need to be good to use it" argument because some fool thought it was a valid argument

[@leonardobarbosatelles2779]

The sinnoh region police has to do something about the criminal organization ran by Machamp, Jirachi, Gyarados and the Paralysis status

[@algar6616]

Excuse me Kevin, The Stranger is my favorite book. Thank you Kevin.

[@EggscellentTree]

Gen 5 OU doesn't sound as bad anymore , ayy.

[@doodlenaut]

BKC who would a scout list as your nba player comp?

[@ElceePlaysCiv]

damn BKC plays ball against chris paul, that's crazy

[@Dave_Chrome]

The only Pokemon who gets DynamicPunch and No Guard, is the Machamp line. I don't understand why DynamicPunch doesn't go the way of Swagger in Gen 4, which Pokemon has any competitive use of that move? Machamp's other ability is Guts and it does get Close Combat. It would still have a niche of No Guard Stone Edge and slightly more power/speed than Hariyama... or just ban No Guard. You get to keep a mon in the tier to some extent and your main issue, one move + one ability, supplemented by paralysis, is gone :/ I hope if there is action taken, it's handled like this And yeah, Machamp used to be my fav pokemon! My first game was Blue version, I was Machop in Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team, and it was my first trade evo ever when I played Platinum with one of my good friends growing up. It's still in my top 3, probably. Let my boy stay and just trim the fat, there's nothing else at stake

[@inazuma-fulgur]

even in gen 1 where we fully embrace rng and sillyray is a valid move para is kinda hated, and its not called sillyray for no reason

[@samson4712]

where were you on December 4th? 🤔

[@johnmarcellino5034]

Hey BKC! I was wondering if you could please tell me the EV spread that was run on Cacturne before it’s ban from ADV OU? Can’t find it anywhere online and I figured you’d know :)

[@SethKasso]

BKC being a Steve Nash guy tracks

[@refreshinglemonade3426]

"If your method of dealing with stall is hoping you get lucky with machamp, I have to suggest to get good." Yeah this is why I have problems with GSC teams where their plan into stall is blow up starmie with cloy then hope machamp gets the 20% roll on skarm for the ohko while you're getting drill pecked and toxic'd

[@Kenny-Blankenship]

I'm going to take this time to use the most annoying team possible in gen 4 ou while I can: Leading No Guard Machamp + Iron Head Jirachi. EDIT: adding Dragon Dance Gyarados with Waterfall, thanks for the tip, BKC - I'll replace Substitute with Body Slam, and thunder wave with Ice Fang so it's not that obvious that I'm blatantly copying your idea ; )

[@iantaakalla8180]

Waterfall Gyarados is what led to the infamous Lavos moment, so yeah, Machamp/Jirachi/Gyarados would be a very annoying set. Froslass to set up some entry hazard to set a hard limit on how many times you can switch plus taking down some other lead, but specifically out of snow so you can’t take advantage of evasion, and then other effect-heavy Pokémon to make it clear you play the game by making sure the other person can’t.

[@ShinyTillDawn]

Just bring Pokémon with Inner focus or Limber! Counter point: Most of the Pokémon with those abilities are bad against the rest of the metagame!

[@AndrewRKenny]

I REALLY wish that DynamicPunch would just get banned instead but if the baby has to get thrown out with the parafusion... so be it.

[@user-7ko2ki9e]

When will you tell your girl the truth about you?

[@BKCplaysPokemon]

the holidays are upon us

[@zcrist22z]

i think we are all conflicted about machamp because hes so iconic and beloved. (ppl are so scared of it getting banned that i see them migrating to pokeMMO (a modded gen5 game with modern movesets and a couple of different clauses, at least they dont have jirachi) asking if its legal just so they can keep playing it xD) Jirachi on the otherhand is a repeated secsoffender and needs to be locked up. Nothing in the game ever makes me want to insult my oponent, not even stall, but jirachi... togekiss is basicly the same concept but at least it has exploitable weaknesses and its not as tanky, ull only ever get harrassed by it for a few turn maybe lose a mon or 2 but jirachi straight up finishes its counters and subsequently ur whole team. Ppl talk about jirachi promoting unskilled plays, i'd argue that u only have a chance against jirachi if ur oponent is unskilled. What happens when a skilled player uses jirachi? it becomes a monster, the tables already tilted and now he will stack the odds so in his favor that u will never get the chance to "not" flinch.

[@SuperSajayin2Gohan]

Rachi without Iron Head is really fun and healthy imo. Wish Protect sets, or Special sets are nontoxic and have clear counterplay.

[@iantaakalla8180]

You can even see the culmination of what Jirachi does with Cloyster because of the King’s Rock Shell Smash Skill Link Set. It’s still frail, but god forbid that 41% flinch chance. It might not be paraflinch Jirachi, but when it was found out in Gen 8 King’s Rock was banned very quickly.

[@lordinfernape4753]

Patching thunderbolt? I mean are we even playing Pokemon at that point? Just modding the game when we dont like something about it? I paralysis isnt really hat issue, cuz as much as it makes Machamp, Gyarados and Jirachi problematic, I think it brings much necessary apeed control to any given metagame in the form of 2 things 1. A way to disable Choice Scarf mons Without paralysis, we would only have knock off and trick room, which have limited distribution, to deal with. And then prediction to an extent. Oh and your own scarf mon I guess 2. A way to punish setup sweepers The only other way to speed control setup sweepers would be to bring a scarfer, which can be heavily punished, or to use trick room, which is limiting. I know that setup sweepers can also take advantage of paralysis to setup, but I think its better for both offense and defense to have TWave than to not have it. I also think theres enough counterplay for paralysis, you can switch in a ground type, use substitute, a lum berry, etc. I think the issue is 60% paralysis body slam. I believe Jirachi should be banned, not only because it enables cheesy stuff with status conditions and Iron Head, but also because it has so many different sets that whenever u try ti counter all yhese cheesy sets u just gwt destroyed by the other sets. There are many times Ive used Jirachi and it almost feels like everything that tries to stop cheesy sets just gets destroyed by Calm Mind sets and viceversa, it's too bulky and powerful for how versatile it is imo, which would be fine if not bc of Cheesy sets just enhancing this I dont think the issue is para, I think the issue is Jriachi and Machamp to a lesser extent

[@federicosimkus7979]

We shouldn't patch thunderbolt thats dumb and solves nothing, i think our best options for reducing rng are 1. remove the full para chance and keep the speed nerf. 2, introduce para clause (you could make it max 2 poke) that way you cant just spam paralysis and have instead to focus on the right targets "Just modding the game when we dont like something about it?" YES.

[@federicosimkus7979]

btw i don't think option 1 is ever happening but ideally is the best one

[@lordinfernape4753]

@@federicosimkus7979 I mean cool mod the game but thats not competitive Pokemon, thats at best a fangame where people compete. We can just mod whatever elements we dont like about the game instead of banning them. A key part of the competitive formats is that they're replicable in original hardware, at least with 99% acciaracy. Yes sleep clause exists but you can sort of teplicate it by not clicking the sleeo move if something is asleep. And sleep barely adds anything positive to the game Freeze is so rare that it is way too unlikely that you will have 2 Pokemon frozen at the same time, so the collateral damage in terms of "are we actually playing Pokémon" is very minimal Eliminating full paralysis changes the game so much that at that point ur not even playing an actual game. Smogon's purpose is to provide rulesets and tiers that for singles (mainly) that allow players to play the official games competitively in a way thats fair and balanced for everyone, where the impact of luck is reduced as much as possible, not basically making whatever you want with the games to the point ur not even playing the actual game. Also sleep and freeze clause have precedents in official games, paralysis clause doesn't. If there was a paralysis mod where Pokemon never fully paralyze, what would be the argument against unbanning Machamp (in case it gets banned) and modding dynamic punch? Why not make overheat 100% accuarate since a lot fo the time games get decided by missing the move and forcing players to use flamethrower would be unreasonable? Paralysis has way more counterplay than sleep and freeze, modding the game is only done in case of big emergencies or when there is absolutely no alternative, you cant mod the game for anything remotely rng dependent

[@federicosimkus7979]

​@@lordinfernape4753 Yeah i mean i don't personally value staying true to the original that much, I just care about having the most fun, skill expressive competitive format we can have. If that means nudging the original game in a particular direction so be it. Like i said in my og comment, i know its never gonna happen because its a niche opinion and we probably wont get majority on board to agree, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be in our best interest (the health of the format). IMO Full para/para + flinch is a dumb mechanic that creates big swings you can't always play around Also no sleep clause is not replicable, you can have an enemy pokemon about to wake up and you don't know if they'll switch, so you click a sleeping move predicting they'll stay and oop, they didn't, what now? I feel like the moment it stops being 100% replicable that argument stops being valid, smogon is already a "fangame" - i just don't draw that big of a distinction between removing BP + trapping move while keeping BP for pivoting purposes, and removing full para while keeping the usefulness of its speed control (even though yes, you could make the argument paralysis comes as a "full package") - but like i said, i don't care about semantics Also also if you don't wanna mod para that's fine, but saying we can't introduce para clause because it doesn't have a precedent in official games- Do we have to wait for TPC to start caring about singles balance so we can follow their steps? About Machamp, i'd just ban Dynamic Punch and call it a day. The reason this is different from modding para is because its a single move in a single pokemon. It's easy to keep track of 1 systematic change to paralysis across the whole game, than to remember "Oh right, dpunch doesn't confuse in this format..." Let me know your thoughts.

[@lordinfernape4753]

@@federicosimkus7979 About sleep clause, yea youre right, they should probably just make a rule where you cant click a sleep move if you already slept a Pokemon, idk why thjey didnt think of that tbh, ik its alegitimate play to click sleep move in the mentioned situation but hat just

[@dominicanderson5408]

More basketball talk is good

[@dream_weaver6207]

my solution would be modding rocky helmet into the game to punish these contact moves (iron head, waterfall, d-punch)

[@beniamino.anonimo]

You cut an exceptional necromancer in B&W

[@benjulesrun9057]

Haven't you heard? Its not broken if i can still find a way to lose with it

[@nothanksthough]

finch you would be happier playing volleyball

[@halowaffle25]

Why not insititute a complex ban, like how Gen 3 handles baton pass? You should still be able to play Machamp, but you can't run No-Guard and Dynamic Punch on the same set. You should still be able to play Jirachi, but you can't run iron head on a set that has a paralysis-inflicting move. Something like that? If you think movepool limitations are unprecedented, or too restrictive... We've always had movepool limitations for event and egg moves. Why not limit movepool options, if it will result in a healthier and more enjoyable metagame?

[@Hockeystick213]

Policy

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

cuz it's gay

[@danteghazizadeh1656]

We had movepool limitations for egg and event moves? I think that’s only because it’s literally not possible to get a Pokémon in a game with that move setup, and you can’t just break the rules of the game on showdown. Honestly, I barely play showdown, but smogon tries to avoid complex bans as much as possible and imo that’s too specific for it to be worthy of a complex ban.

[@Legogreens]

​@@danteghazizadeh1656 a simpler solution is to outright ban dynamic punch as it's only ever used on one Mon anyways and that way you save the mon. No different than banning double team, baton pass or horn drill. I suggested this and had my post deleted. They want it gone and the archaic policy reasoning is all they have to justify it

[@arthurvilchez5589]

​@@danteghazizadeh1656 how banning a move in a pokemon that causes a lot of problems to the metagame is too complex to be worth?

[@selk8389]

BKC who is your favorite baseball player

[@BKCplaysPokemon]

I haven't followed baseball since I was young but Jose Reyes

[@tsui1024]

Just stall out 8 dynamic punches bro, 8 is less than 24.

[@ryanwisser2480]

BKC who is your favorite basketball player

[@BKCplaysPokemon]

I haven't followed the NBA since before Steph Curry, but I was a big Iverson guy. Also Nash + Stoudemire

[@DGFTardin]

I half expected him to answer "myself"

[@Hem-d1g]

Why do you look like that one image of Luigi Mangione in the thumbnail

[@badbcatha]

i was wondering what the thumbnail comments were about, did he change it? lol

[@CODsauceify]

Was looking for this comment lol

[@HFeyn]

BKC is an eva fan confirmed?? I didn't think you could get any more based. You always prove me wrong.

[@madvorakCZ]

Yes, para clause please!

[@RileyMed5]

BKC what nba players skill set would you compare yourself to?

[@RileyMed5]

Right now thinking of you as a Rajon Rondo type

[@BKCplaysPokemon]

Caron Butler maybe? Lots of rebounding and passing

[@InsertFunnyThingHere]

BKC what are your favourite animated movies if any?

[@BKCplaysPokemon]

The Incredibles, Perfect Blue, Akira, Belladonna of Sadness, Angel's Egg, Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2, Patlabor 2, End of Evangelion, DEAD LEAVES, Night is Short Walk On Girl, Whisper of the Heart, Kiki's Delivery Service, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Redline, Night on the Galactic Railroad, Shrek 2, It's Such a Beautiful Day, Hedgehog in the Fog, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, Dimensions of Dialogue, Manly Games, The Hand (1965), The Cybernetic Grandma, Mad God, Kill It and Leave This Town, A Scanner Darkly, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut, The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie, The Tigger Movie, The Emperor's New Groove, Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown, and of course, the first 3 Pokemon movies

[@kkim5000]

pokemon the movie 2000

[@InsertFunnyThingHere]

@@BKCplaysPokemon thanks for the recs

[@chrisdrums1910]

Ghost in the shell ‼️‼️

​@@BKCplaysPokemonCheck out "A Town Called Panic"! Delightfully silly french stop motion.

[@pokegod70419]

i could turn my screen off and still be able to watch a bkc video without missing out on anything ALSO EDIT: ban thunder wave and jirachi. it won't completely solve the problem, but it's way easier than banning a hard ttar counter rather than a 2hko-and-maybe-flinch counter. no guard should also get the ban. cc machamp is still viable without the secondary effect

[@Alex-vm6ef]

You should pull up to China with Jimmy for a vlog 💯

[@brewskimckilgore6796]

bkc ive been thinking a lot abt it and i think you should just turn yourself in and come clean bro. this whole thing w letting luigi mangione take the fall for you has gone a little too far imo

[@JulioOrtegajr.]

My boy over here unable to talk about pokemon in his own home

[@DragapultRules]

This is exactly what I needed to listen to after finishing my Bio Final 30 minutes early while I'm playing blitz chess.

[@jimmy13morrison]

Isn't the issue with machamp dynamic punch? Why ban the mon using the broken move and not the broken move?

[@binku9319]

If you read the stranger are you going to read the myth of Sisyphus next?

[@PastPerspectives11]

One must imagine yo momma gay

[@hockeydavid9749]

Trae young > Steve nash

[@marcuchan]

Talking about Pokemon followed by basketball must be hell for your lady

[@GeneticallyMortified]

I like that anyone that wants to change old gens has to have a completely miserable time on a suspect ladder. People should stop meddling, if you think your big tiering brains can solve a meta go play current gen and tier that.

[@DanTodd_]

You kinda look like that Luigi Mangione fellow

[@Justpassingby204]

Luigi

[@aldrichunfaithful3589]

i agree with you, if i were in charge i'd go way further though i want all rng axed from the game lol. besides the fact that this is how the official games are all the things people say to defend rng are just excuses (even the official thing is an excuse), it fundamentally ruins our game while having no positive effect and we've just learnt to accept that because we love all the positive things about playing pokemon. if the game were 100% consistent it would just be better in every way, and if you disagree with me i'm sorry but you're just lying to yourself, we go into each turn expecting things to go a certain way and when they don't we get really p*ssed off about it. it's not fun or competitive to worry about accuracy, full paralysis, sleep turns, secondary effects and crits, all of those mechanics are just lazy game design that could easily be changed to be more interesting without the rng element

[@Wulgreath]

RE: Jirachi People will hate something used against them, but love to have it work for them. Banning it removes both.