"CHEATER EXPOSED!" TOXIC NOOB CRIES SALTY TEARS ON POKEMON SHOWDOWN!

[@temp6t]

you have no idea how close i was to actually losing the second game LOL that would’ve been hilarious

[@gamingelementalist6725]

But would you have posted it? 🤔

[@TrueKingOfGods]

@@gamingelementalist6725 well hes posted himself losin a few times but that was a long time ago so maybe not🤣

[@zualbr3329]

Ikr, if it wasnt a 3 sleep turn he would win

[@gamingelementalist6725]

@@TrueKingOfGods I think it depends on what the reaction from the opponent would've been. Maybe just the first half though?

[@wurgel1]

@@zualbr3329 nah. 2 turn sleep would have been enough. Lugia outspeed Smeargle, who tanked the hit. So no sleep turn lost here. 1: for swich 2: Sub Wake up, break sub -> belly to berry Now dynamax, outspeed due berry. Thunder Punch hit for 75% at 75 BP, Dynamax nearly doubles that to 130, easiely 1-shotting Lugia. Just a 1-turn sleep could have given him the win

[@lucasm.3864]

“Your team has to be a joke.” Little does he know, he’s the punchline.

[@someinternetguyiguess5068]

more like the punching bag lol

[@alastorcorvus]

Oof, this defines 6tempt videos perfectly.

[@TheCrustleGuy]

DAYYYYYYYYMMMMMMMM

[@pulse3290]

underrated

[@尺卂几オいフ]

This comment is so underrated LMFAOAOAOA

[@NiftyGam3r]

“Impressive” “It’s not over until it’s over” “You’re not gonna get better using cheap strategies” Dude was talking like an anime character

[@specimenx4139]

deadass talks just like a team rocket grunt

[@senpaikagurot9380]

@@specimenx4139 HAHAHAHAHA 💀💀

[@Kirboss]

actual oblivion npc

[@songgbirdd]

@Guillermetal CAN YOU SEND ME THAT???

[@a3u132]

mans is in his Hop era

[@commiecomrade2644]

It would be hilarious if when they said your team was OP you told them "really? Because I have never won with it before, everyone else countered it immediately."

[@bobwasowsky270]

now this is some absolutely devastating mockery right there, wanna see it in a video sometime soon

[@Galeas_]

I will be eagerly waiting for this line to be used.

[@osets2117]

Really twist that knife lol

[@gengarzilla1685]

Last I checked, murder is frowned upon in most societies.

[@gismosfinalform2031]

@@gengarzilla1685 Allow it

[@averylaible6312]

"Last time you'll see me on this dreaded game" I see this as an absolute win!

[@SpicyRess808]

Yes 🙌

[@LucianDevine]

An even bigger win than both of the first 2 combined!

[@littlemisseevee2309]

I dont, I wanna encounter them

[@pulse3290]

@Jimmy Gibbs Jr. YES, same

[@franko1597]

That account is unregistered.

[@Cosmicninja747]

I like how philosophical these people get when they think you are cheating.

[@zix1257]

baby narcissists having their ego shattered makes them start to spiral

[@johnszymanski247]

Pokémon isn’t owned by Nintendo!

[@Trollamollex]

or when they complain when the RNG is *slightly* tipped in the favor of the enemy

[@_gplin_2740]

@@johnszymanski247 ?

[@luciddreamworks]

How tf do they get philosophical??

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

"It's Zoroark." Gotta love the chill, matter-of-factly way you let him slowly figure out by himself how much of a doofus he was, after the whole morality schpiel. Not that it lasted...

[@joshgarver8725]

It's happened in a few of his videos it's hilarious

[@solsotice6775]

The lack of Zoroark awareness shows this idiot didn't check the thing that counter Zoroark immediately which is team preview

[@Trebord_]

"As expected from a site not owned by Nintendo" he says, not realizing how many people cheat, hack, and utterly break Nintendo games on a daily basis

[@Ghost-xu3xs]

Yea and assuming he doesn't consider as cheating playing online with 6 shinies with perfect IVs that by accident always have Korean or Chinese names lol

[@linkparadox5318]

*Coughing* brilliant diamond and shining pearl

[@jesuspernia8031]

Nintendo deserves it for being garbage

[@agentm4063]

@@linkparadox5318 i don’t hack those, i more or less exploit its bad code to my advantage, and i mean that it makes things so much easier, because at least you wont get banned by bad code

[@massimilianodelrosso5495]

Fun thing is, Is WAY easier to cheat in a Pokémon ORIGINAL game, than in Showdown

[@colelaine752]

It always amuses me how these people call you “kid”, as if being outsmarted by a child makes it less upsetting to them.

[@tiarnanhart4717]

Tbf, sometimes I call people kid because they're acting like a child.

[@dracko158]

Next thing you know, they call you a spoiled brat, For some reason.

[@stohess]

nah if you think of it like this: they think that temp is a hacker kid, not a skilled kid, so it’s not as embarrasing

[@littlemoth4956]

@@tiarnanhart4717 Don’t do that. It’s very obnoxious.

[@Pundae]

@@tiarnanhart4717 Was he though? Only child I saw was the opponent lol

[@ae7262]

I love how they said "i know your strats so you kinda lose" when you had only used half of your team in the first battle

[@KSternGaming]

Gotta love how quick his cope switched from “you’re cheating” to “you’re using broken Pokémon” and then back again whenever it was convenient lol

[@spacewizardpip1111]

He was trying to cope, when in reality he was just malding

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@spacewizardpip1111 Don't pay mind to it too much. He's just a kid. It's obviously new to him. He hasn't played Gen 5... Yet. I'd rather not let him play the Gen 5 because THAT generation is kinda brutal.

[@ianmoone4127]

@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx Thinking about Gen 5, one of my favorite Pokémon was Bisharp. Not only was his design pretty cool, but when my Bisharp had: X-Scissor Night Slash Aerial Ace Iron Head He was able to take out the Elite Four (in Pokémon Black/White) by himself - especially if he is at a very high level, since the Elite Four had Pokémon types of Dark, Ghost, Psychic and Fighting. My Empoleon in D/P/Pt/BD/SP can easily wreck the Elite Four with moves like: Surf Ice Beam Drill Peck Steel Wing

[@Quroe_]

The scrublord's prayer: My controls weren't working And if they were, you were playing dishonorably And if you weren't, you are playing without skill And if you were, it's not fun to play that way And if it is, you only care about winning

[@easysnakeoven9052]

Zoroark is my second favorite Pokémon and lemme tell y’all he ain’t broken smh

[@cmwhite2421]

"You beat me because I was caught off guard That's not exactly fair" Ah yes, because telling your opponent your strategy beforehand would be fair.

[@ravendethshadow]

Obviously they trained in the shounen anime school of fighting.

[@raymondkertezc364]

agreed. you would think people wouldn't consider element of surprise unfair in any game made after 1772 (as most videogames are)

[@gooselessvagabond2199]

I freaken had a bruh moment when I read that lol

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@Mr Useless *"You activated my Cheater Trap Card!"*

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@Mr Useless *NOW!* *I activate my new Spell Card Pot of Greed!* ............. ..................................................... I honestly didn't think I could get this far.

[@tfisanegg6712]

6:47 I love how they think 2 protects in a row is theoretically and scientifically impossible.

[@JungleCrook]

right pokemon stadium 2 Muk used to always do it, so annoying haha

[@bidoof5583]

Well the chances of protect working 2 times is fairly low as the chance of it working is lowered by 2/3, and with my experience with Pokémon that's a no go.

[@JungleCrook]

@@bidoof5583 dang i never knew that, they must have built in the game for it to never fail the 2nd try caus it always worked

[@bidoof5583]

@@JungleCrook unless in the newer games the chances are different then i wouldnt know as I haven't played the new ones but in my experience it's low chance for 2 in row

[@JungleCrook]

@@bidoof5583 im talking about the Muk you have to face in Pokemon Stadium 2 for n64, and that they prolly altered the game so it always works twice in a row if what you're saying is true about the 2/3 thing

[@Setsuzoku]

Apparently to these people, the only way to not ""cheat"" is to run exclusively damaging moves and never switch/predict a switch. 🙄

[@matthewarnold4557]

Understanding game mechanics is cheating lil

[@DaiomunSevra]

Or have a team full of legendaries in their eyes lol. x3

[@BlueEyes274]

I wonder if the meta these days in the remakes is now just brain-dead attackers. Kind of sad if that's true given this guy thinking competitive would be the same.

[@matthewarnold4557]

@@BlueEyes274 I don't think so. Game freak didn't release any new mechanics that would suggest that.

[@kirinashia567]

@@BlueEyes274 I mean, given that the other player said "I thought I'd try this after shining pearl" it might be a complete newbie who has no idea what anything is, and I mean... clearing a main pokemon game really doesn't require any thought if you just cram levels. And, if you're a complete newbie, you also wouldn't have any idea that showdown is geared toward "competitive" at all.

[@TRquiet]

“Those kinds of Pokémon are only used to win and make the other player confused” Son, what exactly did you show up for today?

[@nathanex5122]

reminds me of people who play competitive off meta and complain about people using meta irony at its finest

[@chaotixninja5]

@@nathanex5122 "You're not better than me! If you're using meta, you're not better, you're not smarter, you're not a better player! You're a fucking moron!" - LTG

[@elementmanexe8389]

@@chaotixninja5 being completely honest this is still me, though I learn to get better

[@ultimaterecoil1136]

@@nathanex5122 ok but in practice people who play off meta and do well are usually better because their strats are often more prediction reliant so you have to be good at predicting

[@coltondraws6566]

@@ultimaterecoil1136 Not really the meta currently is just Zacian and behemoth blade (And kartana smart strike)

[@shaurmiath6719]

I love how his entire argument was essentially that it makes it less fun for him when you win. Like... I guess so, man. Sad that this kid can't enjoy a game when he doesn't auto-win.

[@alexreid7386]

There is something quite relaxing about cruising through the game steamrolling all the NPCs and not having to actually think, when that's what you're in the mood for. The keyword here, though, being 'NPCs'. In Professor Oak's famous words "There's a time and place for everything...but not now!" 😂 Idk how these clowns would rather call anything that outsmarts/surprises them "cheating" instead of just, like...learning that it's a strat that exists and researching its counters. At least the literal 10-year-old had SOME level of excuse for being an immature derp.

[@EnemyToad]

“You activated your cheats because YOUR ego couldn’t take losing!” l’m dead

[@Mossymushroomfrog18]

Bruh moment activated random bullshit because their ego couldn’t take losing

[@ultimategamer2669]

THE IRONY! IT HUUUUURTS!

[@MrPeanut624]

He's projecting enough for an entire movie theater.

[@ramonmolina9136]

That’s something that Seto Kaiba will say no cap

[@carlellis3220]

Max Irony so good

[@zentazym1]

“Zoroark is not fun and OP,” he said, having just learned that Zoroark even exists lol

[@caigashanterus1442]

While standing behind a team comprised entirely of legendary pokemon.

[@raevis9]

Zoroark: "this is where the fun begins!"

[@Vohlfied]

To be fair, first time I encountered Focus Sash Mimikyu I almost broke my DS.

[@nategwright]

@@Vohlfied Thank God they changed Disguise

[@1tigerdude]

Him: "not over until it's over that's another thing you need to learn kid" Also him at battle start: "Now that I know your strats you kinda lose. Good game already"

[@matrixster6238]

Level 1 mons are the perfect additions to the “Those who don’t know” vs “Those who know” meme.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

Level 1 mons are kind of easy to deal with if you have Taunt and then followed by combo-type attack moves on your team but the Legendaries almost always do not have combo-type moves at all so they (legendary spammers) CANNOT counter this strat no matter what they do.

[@jazzpear8877]

Or literally a multi-hit move to break the sash. Or rocks/spikes They're easy to counter... If you have moves other than 4 attacks of different types of the strongest power that Mon can learn.

[@TrainerGoldAlt]

@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx dialga throws down some rocks Ggs are heard from a distance Note- Most legendaries also have priority and some use phasing moves I would know as I encounter it regularly One thing to note is most fear die to ho-oh 1v1 as burn chance reduces them to nothing and an another fact is ho-oh regenerator will heal it back up

[@TrainerGoldAlt]

Ho-oh kills most fear strats and isnt seriously damaged by them

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@TrainerGoldAlt I think the teams who just uses weird moves on legendaries would probably fall to these Lvl 1's.

[@Skyetendo_]

"You beat me cause I was caught off guard, I know your strategy now." They say, not having even seen the entire party.

[@Luigion7]

*bro momento*

[@lightterror3304]

knowing tempt most likely u will know his exact strat from the first few pokes or if he onnly has one idk xd

[@potassium8759]

@@lightterror3304 even still I get surprised every video. But then again I have no experience with this game at all

[@ruggedlemmings9163]

6:25 "You'll never be good if you keep using smart, effective strategies! You need to be more predictable, like me!"

[@Chikien-me2df]

him: "well now that i know your strats you kinda lose" "gg already" also him: basically throws the next game

[@vyrawllxo300]

Yea I know like he knew about the smeargle bs, so he starts off with one of his slowest Pokémon? Make it make sense lol

[@antusFireNova]

"it's not over until it's over" lol

[@Mindfreak1369]

@@vyrawllxo300 he could have big brained it and put a chesto berry on rhyperior, would have been funny to see smeargle get ohko’d

[@jenniferhamels1176]

@@Mindfreak1369 Big brain… you’re giving them too much credit xD.

[@birdlythebirdkid5208]

@@Mindfreak1369 Didn't they agree to using the exact same teams for the second battle? Salty or not, the dude would've looked even more like a liar if they tried adding a Chesto Berry into the mix.

[@howdoilogin]

"You'll need to learn how to use more than cheap strategies if you want to get better" Bruh, he won. The game doesn't check to see if your strategy met your opponent's approval, it looks at who's sitting with six corpses first.

[@raymondkertezc364]

well said! game balance isn't player's responsibility

[@Xelnaeox]

Bruh he lost to level 1 team while using legendaries. That whole thing he said was a joke 🤣 💀 ☠ who's the one losing rofl

[@sarahbarabe8470]

I agree also this is literally a strategy game like I feel like the salty people are the most predictable or run basic hyper offensive sets and hardly switch like y'all be more creative and maybe you'd win.

[@ingenuity23]

lmao thats such a perfect description my guy

[@brotbrotsen1100]

With better or fair strategies they usually mean "only damage moves" lol

[@lusio1579]

4:55 i love how he called shell smash a cheater move but then proceeded to use the dynamax which is way more broken.

[@dedbot9872]

"You beat me because you outsmarted me, that's not fair!"

[@cursedj238]

that how braindead said lmao

[@Foxyy01]

"Sometimes my stupidity is impressive"

[@NWolfsson]

I love it when people don't seem to realize they're playing a strategy game... Literally one of the first thing you do to get next level is learn a friggin' chart of how every type affects others. And... Somehow... That doesn't click for some people. That it isn't strictly about who punches the hardest.

[@theblackx9429]

Omega brain is not for everyone yk.

[@duckylovesbread4323]

It’s funny cause it’s part of the game

[@theprimordialbean2155]

I like how everyone’s first reaction to the Zoroark trick is to scream cheater, but then they feel like a fool when they realize it was just Zoroark. Not this guy, though. He saw the trick and STILL stuck to the cheater narrative because *ahem* his ego couldn’t handle it.

[@joshh1662]

That’s what happens when you’ve only played one of the worst pokemon games, and think you understand everything against veteran players and you don’t even know what a damn zoroark is.

[@randomgd8732]

@@joshh1662 just curious, which game are you reffering to?

[@joshh1662]

@@randomgd8732 brilliant diamond and shining Pearl. Don’t get me wrong it’s still a good game but when it could be completed in an hour on first day of release and dex completed in less than 3 I wouldn’t go to lengths to call it a great game as far as pokemon games go. It’s still incredible tho but honestly I think I’d get almost the same experience loading up my old platinum version.

[@RampagingFlippy030]

@@joshh1662 your issue for calling it one of the worst pokemon games is it being too short....Pokemon Puzzle League.

[@joshh1662]

@@RampagingFlippy030 did I say it was the worst? I said it’s one of the worst out of 122 games

[@letter7200]

After watching this video a couple times, the irony of the second battle was that he said "I won't even wish you luck" when his Lugia slept the max amount of turns and lost. Talk about true karma there.

[@mhx5071]

"Zoroark is literally the definition of not fun" -guy with lugia, groudon and milotic

[@AlmightStick]

What did Milotic do to you to earn this call out?

[@ingenuity23]

@@AlmightStick its usually quite a bulky wall with toxic protect and recover as one of its stall sets. But I too feel its bulk helps it be a strong offensive mon too it really hasn't done anything wrong!

[@mhx5071]

@@AlmightStick Scald burned 4 of my Pokemon and took out 2 It was mostly due to my extremely unbalanced team but 4 scald burns 1st try is better than my luck ever has been

[@AlmightStick]

@@mhx5071 I understand. My condolences.

[@nicai7267]

Noob question here: what's the problem with milotic? Is she op or something? Thx

[@-hypertheninja-4280]

"Those kind of Pokémon are only used to win" Zoroark: In the NU tier

[@Hmmm777]

How is Zoroark in the NU tier? I thought it was in the UU tier

[@-hypertheninja-4280]

@@Hmmm777 Read it's Smogon review

[@deljfirefortube]

Didn't even know this now it makes sense that they always get shocked by his ability if I saw random psychic immunity it'd automatically click

[@ryangallagher9723]

well tbf usage isn't a perfect indicator of a pokemon's quality

[@12jswilson]

Most of the strategies aren't even that great. My man's Alakazam walled the cottoned until the end of time after it revealed no endeavor. The only strategies used that are usually banned are sheer cold Articuno and moody smeargle. SD Zoroark doesn't sound that great tbh. Sub salac Kommo'o is a fun set though

[@vsGoliath96]

"You beat me because I was caught off guard. That's not exactly fair." Sun Tzu would have some words for you, my friend.

[@ezain9500]

“im trying to help you not use cheater strats so you can get better” “that’s crazy” *leech seed*

[@wesleyoldham4222]

Madara: *Summons Ten-Tails* Naruto: "Shadow clone Jutsu!" Madara: "So instead of cheating you're using obviously OP jutsu. Those kinds of jutsu are only used to win and make the other ninja confused."

[@randomguy-randomness]

Comment rating:10/10

[@ferociousfeind8538]

It's just a cheap trick to make weak -gems- pokemon stronger

[@guayasplm4496]

It would trigger me if someone that abuse op justsus accuses me of cheating. I still cant believe that some eyes can summon the best defense in the series (susanno) and the best attack in the series (amaterasu). Literally broken.

[@Xelnaeox]

I-

[@MugenEclipse]

@@guayasplm4496 Don't forget being able to kamui limbs off or having a jutsu on par with infinite tsukuyomi(shisui's kotamatsukami)

[@QuokkaWaka]

I like how he tried to lecture you on how to become better at the game when he didn't know what a Zoroark was

[@tehcyde]

I love how right after he started crying about how much zoroark confused him, you swapped in a Smeargle with Moody and then hit Shell Smash, sending your stats all over the place.

[@basicallysubhuman8823]

The irony of him calling you a cheater and saying that your ego couldn’t handle losing is fantastic

[@ampotat9018]

Ironic how he talks about your ego while he's calling you a cheater to not deal with having lost on a children RPG and creature collection game that encourages you to pet them and take care of them so they perform better

[@bsanchez1713]

The problem is not everyone in the room playad a children RPG. While he was busy playing a children RGP with a story team and only attack moves, temp was playing... being evil against noob ?

[@VatisTheBard]

@@bsanchez1713 Yeah smh my head can't believe he used the evil Zorak

[@skycastrum5803]

The children rpg thing is kinda meh. Sure, it’s true. But at the same time, competitive is on the more complex side of things. For instance, if you’re coding an ai to play competitive Pokémon, there are far more possible situations to account for than the entirety of chess in just the first turn.

[@amiamagi]

@@skycastrum5803 These people should just explain how the Ultimate Weapon destroying an entire town is child-friendly.

[@b.u.p1474]

@@bsanchez1713 bru its pokemon the whole company is for toddlers

[@angelas19721]

Gotta love how ALL of these ppl assume that someone’s cheating for a wrong move or psychic immunity… and then a zoroark is just chilling in the team preview being like “Give them a moment…”

[@bladewinsword]

Thing is zoroark is such a fun pokemon to run, legitimately idk why people don't use it more.

[@angelas19721]

@@bladewinsword probably because it’s more difficult to use than another mon, as you have to really play mind games… and mind games can REALLY backfire, great example being sucker punch as a move

[@KBgamer2010]

@@angelas19721 Zoroark works best if its disguised as a type WEAK TO PSYCHIC

[@angelas19721]

@@KBgamer2010 true, but if there’s a zoroark on the enemy team, and someone brings in a psychic weak Pokémon, people who know zoroark trick might try to anticipate it and smack it with a non psychic move, granted though, I will admit, if you are good at mind games, zoroark can most DEFINITELY go nuts in a match, it’s just that it isn’t as easy to use as most other mons due to it relying more on mindgames… plus indirect damage kinda screws it, like stealth rocks or sandstorm depending on its disguise, again, not saying it’s at all bad, it can definitely have its highs, it’s just that it’s comparatively harder to use than most other mons

[@harshmalhari5979]

@@bladewinsword Unfortunately, its just a bit too frail. Which sucks, cause its my favorite Pokémon. It just needs more

[@Audiodump]

"What is that?!" "Its this." "That thing I didn't know of until a second ago is obviously OP and should be banned." Are these people 7 years old? I sure hope so.

[@ladyarmourlapras]

i genuinely think that person is 11, they're the right mix of "new to the game" and "the belief at prepuberty that you are the god's gift to earth"

[@Sapphire-Lily]

@@ladyarmourlapras God, I'm so glad I didn't go through that phase

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@Sapphire-Lily I've gone through that phase of my life too but only more depressing.

[@dragenfire68]

@@ladyarmourlapras mine was "ah shit, I live another day."

[@wispywhat768]

Ah yes the typical "I'm not winning, so he must be hacking" XD

[@pmt1103]

Now all we need is "My DaD oWn'S pOkEmOn, I'lL hAvE yOu BaNnEd"

[@CallMeOcot]

Ah this is my daily life in every game on for honor

[@Kris2005isMine]

You get them in every game. I've had people tell me I'm being unfair in Magic...by playing removal

[@Darthrath666]

@@Kris2005isMine I guess it's because Fortnite isn't as that popular anymore, so all those toxic kids are infesting other games again.

[@damneverythinghurtsstartsb3227]

@@pmt1103 Draco is that you?

[@Grexius]

"You're cheating!" "Actually, I'm just using a game mechanic." "Oh. Well that's worse."

[@oliverpincombe2625]

That sums it up nicely

[@danboom101]

I love when people go "how's that fun for me". Like, oh my bad. Pretty sure this is a competitive matchup, I don't really care if my opponent is having fun 🤪

[@megacharizard1356]

stall player?

[@ButterflyBlood]

"those type of pokemon are only used to win!" yeah it's called a good pokemon lol

[@digitalraikan7111]

>Has Groudon on his team

[@gilang26060]

Also him: have groudon on team so he can “win” but getting clapped from right and left

[@nightofgame]

@@gilang26060 by a cottonee too

[@ManyTanks1]

Zoroark isn’t even that good either 😂

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@ManyTanks1 Imagine. Getting your inferior pokemon be complimented by a legendary spammer noob.

[@classyrobot5648]

I was confused af about the failed psychic too lol, then when the close combat hit I couldn't help but smile. Zoroark fooled two people lmao I love this game

[@rl2463]

@@kingdedetree2230 the commenter mean it confused them too not the other opponent.

[@heyoyo10gaming4]

I was thinking "What's the Dark Type version of a Balloon?"

[@sportsfaniguess154]

Yeah, it caught me for a second then I looked at temp’s team. Zoroark is really fun when used correctly.

[@syn7027]

This is why zoroark might be my favorite pokemon

[@punchyboi6915]

Same here

[@badysonkids2664]

“Think with your head” -The guy that literally instantly decided his opponent is cheating once he sees zoroark

[@silverstorm323]

During both battles: "Not over until it's over" Also them at start of 2nd battle: "I know your strats now. GG already"

[@killa-sadie]

hey im really confused of the guy, why do all his Pokemon keep getting burned? ohh is it because he doesn't want the smeargle to be able to spore them?

[@silverstorm323]

@@killa-sadie Most likely is that they were holding a Flame Orb, which automatically burns the holder after one turn. Some do that because they get boosts from their ability if they have a certain status effect of some sort (such as Gliscor holding a Toxic Orb for Poison Heal). Others will do it so they dont get affected by other ones such as sleep, paralysis, or poison

[@killa-sadie]

@@silverstorm323 ah alright thanks

[@silverstorm323]

@@killa-sadie Not a problem :)

[@patricknez7258]

"Your ego couldn't handle losing so you turned on your cheats." -The guy whose ego couldn't handle losing, so he wrongfully accused you of cheating 😂

[@SlimeBoyYT]

😂😂😂

[@alphawolf7417]

I love that he says "Your ego couldn't handle it" while he's clearly trying to preserve his damaged ego.

[@NoxilNobody]

I feel like that Zoroark is basically used only to check if the opponent has basic Pokémon knowledge or not, every time I see it in these videos, people seems to forget what his ability is

[@tobysceptiman7058]

Yea, I saw many videos about it and they forget about it.

[@nathancurnutt8074]

Spotting Zoroark and preparing for ridiculous mind games is a important thing to know

[@sanjeevsinghrajput5593]

Even veterans would sometimes fall for Zoroak's illusions but only an idiot would think it's a cheat even after knowing the opponent has a Zoroak

[@LT1]

Also didn't seem to know sleep clause existed

[@jordananderson2728]

Every fucking time I went up against Zorua in BW I forgot it could do that. Literally the only thing I said when I stripped its illusion was "oh fuck that's right it can do that".

[@AdamAtYourService]

"Zororak is the new definition of not fun" New? He's a decade old by now. Also, hilarious calling anything OP or cheap in the "anything goes" ruleset.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

_"Strong Pokemon, Weak Pokemon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly-skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites."_ *- Elite Four Karen*

[@wilcoxway]

@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx Honestly, any Pokemon in the game can be made "OP" under the right strategy and conditions. The ability to figure out those strategies and learning how to make those conditions happen is what makes people good at the game.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@wilcoxway I won my Pokemon Ruby playthrough because of my Slaking being an absolute unit despite being an HM slave. All of the HMs are a STAB move to the Slaking because of the Normal Typing.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@wilcoxway To each of their own, it's kinda fun if your Pokemon strategy works out to beat your opponent unawares.

[@wilcoxway]

@@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx Hey, not gonna lie, Slaking hits like a truck. I've gotten a lot of flak from Smogon groups for using things like Cradily, Regice, and Cofagrigus in competitive. Despite my success with my sets, people often made fun of my teams. Fun note: The Cradily is particularly nasty

[@Chreeeis]

I love how the people in your videos have both the logic and charisma of a bad guy in a kids tv show, it makes me want to play just so i run into these characters.

[@questrequested9171]

"this site is full of cheaters, makes sense when Nintendo is not running it" sooooooo....... that means those hackers that have 6 dynamax pokemon, shiny shinylocked pokemon and (in earlier games) 6 megas are completely legitimate?

[@tomdizzy44]

Shit nintendo runs is almost always worse lol

[@MsMoonDragoon]

I've been competitively battling in the main games for years and have seen a total of ONE hacker and that was in a youtube video. But hey, hate to burst your agenda wide open.

[@darerun1051]

@@MsMoonDragoon Sure you have.

[@crabulon_the_perfect_one]

@@MsMoonDragoon have you never seen a illegal shiny on the battle spot or whatever?

[@Kiteminu]

*opens wonder trade* *recieves totally legit fully competitive shiny self promoting* *closes wonder trade*

[@dartdevious561]

"Shell Smash is such a cheater move" Is it, or do you only have attacks and protect on your team?

[@Tobunari]

He had Mirror Coat on Milo, but how conventional that really is well... Eh? Still... Seeing him get slaughtered was awesome.

[@jeannasus7664]

@@Tobunari he said he played shining pearl, right? 10 bucks he took it only cause Cynthia has it on hers

[@orangeapples]

@@jeannasus7664 That along with scald and flame orb on Milotic makes me think it’s just a copy paste of Cynthia’s Milotic.

[@DanielC01000100]

Shell smash is kinda broken imo

[@Caelus32]

@@DanielC01000100 Kinda balances itself out with a stat drop too

[@kingcreedo6010]

"If I am not winning then clearly you are cheating." -bruh moment

[@Mina_Angel]

You know what I love most about Temp's vids? He doesn't trash talk back, he just lets the opponent stew in their own hatred. If it were me, I'd be clapping back with insults but not Temp. Temp just lets the opponent look and act the fool.

[@specimen057]

Sometimes not trash talking back is worse since they don't get the negative reaction they want and they see they can't get you angry or lose composure they lose their shit.

[@zerochilling0442]

Actually i have seen a couple where h does trash talk back

[@Mina_Angel]

@@zerochilling0442 i stand corrected, thank you.

[@zerochilling0442]

@@Mina_Angel np it's not a lot of trash talk its like "wow your losing to 'so and so pokemon' you must suck" stuff like that

[@jarrodkopf6813]

I heard someone say that when someone is "digging his/her own grave", do not contest the shovel.

[@willg1439]

“I thought I would try this game after Shining Pearl” tells me everything I need to know

[@kevintrang3007]

Is it really that bad or is that because he's a newbie?

[@internetdragon7624]

@@kevintrang3007 a bit of both, really.

[@twaggytheatricks4960]

@@kevintrang3007 Not that bad, buuuut not the best game ever.

[@oliverpincombe2625]

I like how they went from "your a cheater" to "so your using an obviously OP pokemon"

[@kirbo2528]

Saying Cheater exposed or hacker exposed is the funniest thing, like what do get from saying that to the cheater

[@tommasopasquini6384]

The funny thing Is that you literally can't cheat in showdown

[@shivness]

fr, unless they're recording but if not then saying that on chat is so dumb because it's a one on one session.

[@__shoe__]

@@tommasopasquini6384 you can

[@danyg0000]

@@__shoe__ how?

[@Cunny_Lord]

@@danyg0000 You can DDOS their internet supplier, therefore cutting their internet usage. so after 60 second you get a free win

[@chaotixninja5]

Bruh moment: "What, do you think I'm stupid?" Drop a Draco: "Yes. Next question "

[@AceofHearth]

"Your ego couldn't handle it" and then claimed that you cheated, lol. Oh, the irony.

[@pookinaround2873]

"Not over until it's over" Also them: "gg"s at the beginning of match 2

[@SpicyRess808]

Its hilarious to watch 😆

[@TheBinaryHappiness]

>them sigh

[@Butterkix]

@@TheBinaryHappiness ??

[@SpaceBreakdown]

@@TheBinaryHappiness god, you’re so right. the gender of this anonymous person is so obvious now.

[@DuncanHarbison]

Something I've noticed is that these people so often let you set up with a sweeper and then get really really mad about it. But also usually have geomancy xerneas on their team too.

[@math9172]

Well it's the signature move of the pokemon so they HAVE to have it you know?

[@vunguyenphuc7525]

I thought Infernape can learn it too?

[@Xios_Angelis]

@@vunguyenphuc7525 no, that video was done in the "cheatmon" category, where any mon can have any move or ability

[@truedragonash7369]

@@Xios_Angelis a bit late but how he did it was having smeargle with geomancy and infernape with assist. infernape had a ph letting it set up immediately and smeargle only knew geomancy so it was guaranteed.

[@warudo3841]

“Do you think I’m an idiot?” *proceeds to fall for the same trick that he “planned against” twice*

[@enrithomas7194]

They literally switched Alakazam out tho. They knew the Zoroark was disguised as the Smeargle because Cottonee encore'ed Alakazam after using psychic.

[@giloguy101]

"what is that pokemon?" "it's Zorark" "so your not cheating" Here it is folks! His chance of redemption! Will he take it? "so your using an obviously op pokemon" Oooooh swing and a miss folks

[@masterrocketbanana724]

Him: So your using an obviously op pokemon ALSO HIM: Casually pulls up Groudon

[@pmt1103]

@@masterrocketbanana724 As long as he's losing the opponent MUST be using cheats of some kind in some way shape or form. He beat the elite four in the only pokemon game he played. He HAS to be good the game told him he is.

[@williamfalls]

Ah yes... Spoons, Hurt Beetle, a pseudo legendary, 2 legendaries, and Giovanni's wet dream as their team and they're worried about others possibly possessing strong Pokemon. Too bad they don't have strats other than "STAB moves go brr!"

[@someguy5766]

I honestly didn't see that in the party lmao

[@amirulamani1487]

@@someguy5766 understandable, i played random and sometimes i don't even notice i have zoroark in front

[@rafaelitodc2158]

"You admitted it as a joke because you thought i caught you right?" Well, it's not our fault your groudon got killed by "a freaking level 1" cottonee

[@pheo4156]

him: not over until its over also him: *starts the second match with a good game*

[@vergil1us]

Basically he said: "You only won because you didn't want to lose" Yes, child, that's the point of every game

[@PokeWolfe64]

I always wondered how most people, even players who recognize temp and know he uses unconventional and gimmicky tactics, never see this shit coming and try to counter it but this video really made me understand. This kid had literally never seen a Zoroark before in his life and had no idea what it did, I always just assumed that a competitive battle simulator for pokemon meant that everyone on it had a general understanding of all pokemon, moves, abilities etc. But now I finally get the impression that a free and convenient way to build entire teams and battle other people online could attract a ton of kids and folks who have a very casual understanding of the game and can't afford or invest the time to play the actual mainline series. It doesn't justify how angry and rude they can get mid battle but I kinda get it now.

[@matthewarnold4557]

The massive skill gap between beating the game, and being good and competitive gameplay is what throws his kids off.

[@BrothaMan831]

Idk if you guys are saying “kid” as a joke, but I really think he’s like 11 or 12. He was just overly annoying.

[@ghostmexi007]

well this person on this battle really is just a first generation poke trainer someone who hasn't yet to see the bS that the new stuff later games added could do with og teams how temp shows that balance is broken cuz you can have a lvl 1 poke win against a lvl 100 legendaries says alot XD

[@bibbobella]

I haven't played any of the main games since like....the original pearl...yet even I know most of these abilities....And you can literally look up everything on the site itself so that is really not an excuse....

[@Totema1]

This person didn't even know what Mind Reader does.

[@人間-失格]

Dude pulled off everything from Nietzsche to JoJo all because he got his ass handed to him. Imagine not knowing Zoroark. Imagine using Lugia and the lot and claiming the other side is unfair. If being smarter is unfair, literally a good percentage of the world is using 'hax' on this sweet summer child.

[@sadsworth4605]

WHAT WHO IS ZOROARK

[@isaacsmith6482]

But what does Pot of Greed do? Same energy

[@itsturniptime3699]

He did say he just started trying Showdown after playing Shining Pearl

[@gus7807]

I didnt know abt zoroark before this video lol

[@taqresu5865]

@@gus7807 Zoroark is Pokemon that debuted in the Black and White games for the Nintendo DS. Which means Zoroark has been around for almost 12 years.

[@MisterStabby]

I love how your team is a complete glass cannon but the strats and synergy make it an unbeatable wall to the average brainless dweab

[@Jacqli-Rivoli]

The zoroark coming out with the among us music legit nearly made me piss myself laughing lmfaooo

[@andylol9200]

I was doing so much googling trying to figure out how kommo-o was immune to psychic until the "bruh" at 1:50 hit me like a truck and i realized im an absolute dinger

[@gabo9342]

me too xD

[@gem2140]

Zoroark lmao 😂

[@Sapphire-Lily]

I know! I was looking throw all the sound based and bullet/ball moves cus Kommo-o gets Soundproof and Bulletproof I was like "there's no way psychic is a sound based move..." Turns out I'm just dum

[@Idrante_dacqua]

Guys stop making fun of lvl 1 Pokémon it never ends well.

[@riseofevillink]

I thought everyone was aware of the doors Rattata opened, not sure if he was the first but he was definitely the one that got popular. And yet this channel keeps proving otherwise.

[@biggrayalien4791]

Something I've noticed, a lot of people who unironically call every stranger on the internet, "kid," is either a kid themselves, or has the maturity of a sophomore in high school.

[@Kris2005isMine]

I've never seen someone claim Zoroark is OP before. That's new.

[@spacewizardpip1111]

Before I knew how Pokemon worked even with Team Preview I used think that when I was still like kid in 2010 I thought Zoroark was OP. I also had the misfortune of playing against a guy who knew all the ins and outs of breeding, and EV training whereas I just got my Pokemon from the routes they were found

[@tysonvienneau1830]

I've never seen someone who didn't know what a Zoroark is period. Can't wait for when Hisuian Zoroark comes with its 3 immunities and only weakness to dark, that'll rustle some jimmies

[@enrithomas7194]

@@tysonvienneau1830 Let me be the idiot here but I need to know. Does hisuan Zoroark have illusion too?

[@thegrimviolet9497]

@@enrithomas7194 abilities do not exist in legends arcues and you can't transfer pokemon off it yet so no idea

[@tysonvienneau1830]

@@enrithomas7194 Yes, it does. It just never comes up because there aren't any abilities in legends. But people have found that it H.Zoroark has the ability.

[@SnakeMan448]

"Do you think I'm an idiot?" Well, not falling for Zoroark two times in as many matches back to back isn't exactly a high bar, especially not after being flummoxed the first time.

[@TKNinja37]

I honestly thought Temp was gonna have the "biggest brain" move of sending out legit Smeargle to scare Alakazam off like "haha here's zoro", then just Spore immediately. 😆

[@nicozandhuis1865]

The kid's not gonna handle life that well if he can't get through the five stages of grief over a game

[@intellygent-alienking5651]

"You caught me off guard with unpredictability. That's why you won" Very good sir. Very good.

[@ShinyGBZ]

I love this juxtaposition of Smogon thinking Zoroark would be broken in Gen 5, he wasn't due to team preview, and people still fall for him regardless

[@uberlord983]

People as much foresight into their opponent's team as they use actual Foresight.

[@BlueEyes274]

The fact this guy didn't even know that it existed kind of proves that.

[@anthonyconte9543]

@@BlueEyes274 he did say he was trying it after brilliant diamond so he may just be new to pokemon all together and not know anything outside the gen 4 remakes. He's still an idiot though.

[@xxx_jim_the_reaper_xxx]

@@anthonyconte9543 Bro, no bullying pls. He's just a wee kid.

[@marchwhitlock6455]

I think the "cheap" strategies are fun. Trickery adds a lot of entertainment value even if it rarely works at higher tiers of play :)

[@armaleyvaten2782]

Gotta admit I was JUST as confused when that Psychic immunity popped up. It NEVER occurs to me to look over at Temp's team and be like, "Oh, Zoroark..."

[@swiftstrike4044]

Don't know anything about this game. What does zoroark do?

[@exodrake2579]

@@swiftstrike4044 basically Zoroark has the ability to transform into I think the first Pokémon in your party. Unlike ditto tho Zoro only takes the appearance of the Pokémon and not the type and moves. So basically Zoroark changed his skin in a video game.

[@swiftstrike4044]

@@exodrake2579 oh OK. Thanks. Appreciate it.

[@Ssrepalle]

I’ve learned that if a Pokemon has a psychic immunity it is probably zoroark

[@hokostudios]

3:43 "you beat me because you caught me off guard," says player who trashtalked the Pokémon they didn't recognize instead of figuring out what they did. And then insisting they can't get surprised, after having only fought half the team? A little humility helps. Bit about Showdown being "full of cheaters" because it's not owned by Nintendo is a curious one, though. Guess they haven't played online before.

[@derekalexander7034]

kinda crazy how zoroark has been out since gen 5 and people still don’t know what it does

[@JDLong006]

He commented on the Cottonee before the match and still didn't bother to ask about the Zoroark literally right there. Showdown never ceases to amaze me.

[@thewiseoldfox]

It's not like he didn't "notice" it. He literally didn't know what a zoroark is!

[@lordtea]

@@thewiseoldfox the problem is He is complaining about that cottonee but never finishes him when that Pokemon only has 1%hp Used protect instead of finishing him off

[@JDLong006]

It's cool I fixed it 👍

[@caigashanterus1442]

He commented on the level, not the pokemon itself, so he probably wrote the rest off as "a bunch of non-legendary randos at level 100." and didn't care because he assumed it was just going to be an attack-only slugfest

[@Clodsireenjoyer-bc9cd]

Zoroark is like Ru and “bruh moement” is calling it op.

[@asheryt1227]

is confusing the player opponent a strat?

[@asheryt1227]

apparently shell smash is a "cheater" move and zoroark is a "op" pokemon

[@Talguy21]

Dude, Zoroark is my favorite, I wish it was OP, but turns out that knowing it exists makes it a glass cannon sweeper with mediocre STAB and "no ability"

[@Clodsireenjoyer-bc9cd]

@@Talguy21 it was op in gen 5 before team preview

[@Tobunari]

"It's OP because it beat me!" I like Zoro for his misdirection. Has a ton of wonderful strats to make him effective, but... Kinda wished Zoro was a bit more... Better...

[@ironlisa7s]

I was genuinely shocked when this man found a way to get mad at both cheating and not cheating

[@zoltankiss3737]

It's so embarrassing when you give a moral speech and you find out later that the guy wasn't actually cheating. That's why I cover ABSOLUTELY ALL the bases before accusing someone. Not just whine because of a game mechanic unknown to me and I'm too lazy to check the facts.

[@dysphoria_1.040]

*Gets beat with a game mechanic I didn't know about* Cool, I'm gonna figure that one out

[@DarkEinherjar]

Anyone with a little bit of experience should've realized that the LV1 'mon is usually the most dangerous one in the team... *laughs in Aron

[@ReallyTiny1UP]

ALWAYS gotta have that sweet sweet level one Mon counter

[@SuperAmazingJared]

most dangerous besides the literal two dozen things that beat it, which make it an entirely dead slot on your team, lol they're fun for sure, but outside of fighting actual children with full uber legendary smash-my-head-into-the-keyboard teams aren't gonna lose to it.

[@wurgel1]

@@SuperAmazingJared at least the lvl 1s are good counters for most dynamaxes.

[@wilcoxway]

This is why you should run something with a multi-hitting move on your team. Gotta make sure FEAR isn't an issue.

[@kingcreedo6010]

"You won't take my advice?" -The Guy losing.

[@GalaxyJammed]

The dude literally found every possible excuse just to make him feel better and not admit that he is bad

[@falaclown]

The funny thing is tht there is only one guy

[@Valarenn345]

“Your ego couldn’t handle it” >continues to berate you after losing twice and say you cheated because his ego couldn’t handle it.

[@Justaguy689]

Imagine having an ego so high that you think anyone better than you is cheating

[@crypticTmesis]

The dynamax at the end was unnecessary and I love it.

[@gilang26060]

Gotta put up the finishing touch cause why not lol

[@AstillCodex]

I wasn't sure if it was to flex or so temp could do damage though protect with a max attack

[@crypticTmesis]

@@AstillCodex I aint even think of that. Still a flex tho

[@damneverythinghurtsstartsb3227]

salt in the wound

[@Femaiden]

temp says in the too comment, he was actually worried he might lose right there, which is probably why he went for that overkill, not to flex, but to make sure as much RNG goes in his favor as possible, because that would have sucked to miss or leave them with 1% or something

[@KitsuneXero]

I have honestly never seen the Zoarark move work on non NPC players. I loved every second of that.

[@EsteemedReptile]

That image of a LVL 1 Cottonee being sent out to fight (and beat) a dynamaxed Groudon is just beautiful.

[@PKMetalGames]

Honestly. It took me until the "What is that Pokémon?" to realize you had a Zoroark on your team lol. I wasn't even paying attention no cap. 🤣

[@Majima_Nowhere]

Fr, every time I see a fighting type just "nope" a psychic attack, my first thought is usually "wait, what ability does that again?" Followed by "Oh, Zoro" when it uses nasty plot

[@LabMatt]

I don't pay attention to the team comp so that I'll be surprised as the video progresses

[@austinsmothers9868]

Guarantee Cynthia’s Milotic on BDSP absolutely wrecked this kid’s shit and he thought he would be unbeatable on Showdown with it

[@borkbork4374]

I had the exact same realization ...... Granted Cynthia's milotic did give me a lot of trouble when I was a kid and playing through platinum and bulky water mons were actual threats in gen 4 .

[@jj8898huu]

Instead of admitting he was wrong by calling you a cheater, he doubles down and then blames your strategy. What a doofus

[@Brandtminin]

I love how people share their life history when they accuse you of cheating 💀

[@profblack]

I love that he’s just finished his first Pokémon game and decided to jump on Showdown and then decides to start lecturing people on how to play Pokémon.