Why Teammates Are EVERYTHING - The Tyranitar Theorem

[@FalseSwipeGaming]

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[@VaporeonEnjoyer1]

Pokemon and pubic hair razors are certainly unexpected teammates.

[@clashwithdaragh]

Amazing video FSG! On the topic of tyranitar, when will we expect the video "how GREAT was Tyranitar ACTUALLY?"

[@playersnake]

Please do the politoad therom next. How field conditions (weather, terrains, entry hazards, trick room, etc) might be everything

[@megamanzero29]

2:09 was that a face reveal?

[@ExistingKirb]

Thanks a lot! Whenever I see a Manscaped ad I cant help but fanaticize smooth, cleanly shaved balls. Now look what you’ve gone and done!

[@brandontherabboat4850]

It’s pretty ironic that a Pokémon that acts like and named after a tyrant is such a good team player.

[@hawshimagical]

well, tyranitar is its english localised name, not original. hes no tyrant, hes just a friend!

[@thatguyinthecorner4648]

Historically, a tyrant was actually a ruler who took their position through force, not nessecarily a bad one. It wasn't unheard of that they'd be nicer than the usual kings' fair so there'd be less chance of them getting overthrown like their predecessor

[@Lyoko1309]

Enlightedespotar just doesn't roll off the the tongue, unfortunately.

[@iceee420]

Tyranitar isnt on their team, they are on his team.

[@GamingEelektross]

@@hawshimagical Japanese name isnt so different From Bulbapedia: "*Bangiras* may be a combination of 野蛮 yaban (savage) or 蛮 ban (barbarian), 嫌い kirai (hated), and ソーラス -saurus (Greek-derived suffix for dinosaur names)"

[@geometryemperor]

The Tyranitar theorem is even more impactful in VGC. More team support exists there, some Pokémon are even used entirely for how they can affect their teammates, and how their teammates take advantage of them.

[@jasonreed7522]

I think Pokemon Coloseum and XD do a good job of showcasing how doubles makes team composition so much more important. The final boss of Coloseum uses a Slowking and a Slaking, on turn 1 the Slowking uses Skill Swap to remove Truant from slaking making it significantly more dangerous. And the battle sim CD's were all puzzles that existed to teach the player different strategies. In short those games were practically an intro to competitive pokemon without needing other people. I still remember the random trainer on MT Battle that used a rain team that spammed thunder and hydropump. (Absolutely brutal)

[@loganbuternowsky4634]

Very true. Pokemon such as Bronzong are used exclusively as team support with moves such as trick room, ally switch, dual screens, and even the occasional hypnosis

[@Endershock1678]

If there was a VGC Theorem, which do you reckon it would be. The Pachirisu Theorem? The Cherrum Thereom? The Incineroar Theorem?

[@geometryemperor]

@@Endershock1678 I think I would go with Cresselia. She has defined VGC for eternity, and she is also tied for most apperances in a champion's team in Master's division.

[@waitingfortheequinnox]

@@Endershock1678 Why the Format is EVERYTHING - the Pachirisu Theorem

[@danielrosangluaia4385]

Tyranitar will forever be aesthetically one of the coolest pokemon designs ever

[@internetguy7319]

Mid

[@CorrectCrusader]

@@internetguy7319bro don’t talk about yourself like that, not good for the psyche

[@jacklarsen4]

@@CorrectCrusaderthey were referring to their next replier.

[@rajkanishu]

I respectfully disagree

[@mind336]

The TAR.

[@Skeloperch]

I can't believe Tyranitar got done so dirty. Lost its mega, Pursuit, and Excadrill within 2 generations.

[@Skeloperch]

@@fdaa3154 Dragapult's dominance would ensure that it'd still have a place if it had Pursuit. Tyranitar lived through Gen 5, 6, and 7 unscathed.

[@teddyhaines6613]

Deserved it after the ridiculous amount of indulgence it got in Gen 3 and Gen 4 especially.

[@theshatteredseas]

I like how Excadrill is famously referred as a component of Ttar's kit instead of being it's own pokemon. They really are a war weapon of a combo.

[@hppern3971]

@@Skeloperch TTar losing Pursuit was criminal, but you're forgetting that Kingambit would've also had Pursuit if it still existed. Maybe not AS reliable a check/counter, but it would certainly dampen the benefits TTar would get from Pursuit.

[@autobotstarscream765]

Should've given it Jaw Lock to replace Pursuit. Drednaw is crap and doesn't even have the Dark-type for STAB, Jaw Lock feels like it was _made_ for Tyranitar.

[@josephko6801]

Man went from making competitive history videos to now explaining theorems like a Pokémon professor 🎉

[@sekaihunter9378]

Man just went from being a Pokémon middle school history teacher to a Pokémon history professor who published multiple well-known theorems. That's what I call an upgrade right there.

[@AnonEcho98]

Now just need to think of an apt tree-related name for our Battling professor.

[@shawnruby7011]

The mimosa pigra is a fake tree that's leaves shrink when it's touched then go back when it's not.

[@theoceanman8687]

Professor Ironwood.

[@devinmes1868]

PhD in Pokémon

[@xXSleepyFluffyx]

This is why having duralodon in LC as a teammate in the upcoming dlc is everything

[@maromania7]

already banned.

[@no___0ne926]

​@@maromania7you're no fun

[@iNotAnHacker]

Who knows maybe the steel dragon with a bst at least 100 higher than most other mons will be balanced. It may get banned from LC Ubers but I don’t know enough about it to say.

[@autobotstarscream765]

​@@no___0ne926LC Ubers is lots of fun!

[@aigis0423]

@@iNotAnHackerlegit would be shocked if it doesn’t create a lc ag

[@bdt2002gaming]

New video idea unlocked 😁 Why Held Items Are Everything: The Latias/Latios Theorem

[@Petsinwinter2]

Still hoping for the Incineroar Theorum on why some Pokémon are better in VGC Doubles than Smogon Singles

[@zm2mad9]

And it's opposite, the skarmory theorem: why some are better in singles than vgc

[@lighuenreadigosjorgensen7976]

Mmm io

[@Your_LocalWizard]

Why format IS EVERYTHING: The Pacharisu Theorum

[@AevitosTrath]

Wait Incineroar is bad in Singles? Worked out for me so far

[@furiouscorgi6614]

​@@AevitosTrath is that in the story or highladder OverUsed?

[@asuuki2048]

To the people saying that Tyranitar isn’t good anymore, this has nothing to do with power creep or a nerf. It mostly, if not all has to do with it having a striking lack of teammates in Scarlet & Violet. I have no bias for the Pokémon, in fact I’ve always found it annoying to fight. But I simply can not stand seeing people just looking at it as this major fall off because it isn’t “good” anymore. Mewtwo was struggling a bit in Sword & Shield for some reasons, but in Scarlet & Violet, it is noticeably better. A big part of all of this has to do with the National Dex cut, thus leading to meta shift. I’m not saying that it’s IMPOSSIBLE for Tyranitar to one day become outclassed or something, but people are having such a close minded viewpoint…….

[@thequaquyval]

It struggles when tusk gambit is around and the metagame being harsh to it

[@danka1167]

Mewtwo is good rn thanks to no calyrex for it to be outclassed by, no yveltal to wall it, and no necrozma to resist it

[@rajkanishu]

wow you managed to make this long of a comment while simultaneously saying absolutely nothing at all lmao

[@PKMN649]

Mewtwo was struggling because every Ubers SHSW team has Yvetal to counter Kalyrex-shadow which was on most teams too. As a psychic type is was kinda in a bad spot because the two best mons were a Ghost type with obscene speed and special attack, and a dark type with good bulk and priority

[@theinternetsightseer2935]

​@@rajkanishuMore than you

[@gaidencastro9706]

Friendship really is the greatest power of all.

[@bg8561]

Yeah, sadly they erased return/frustration :(

[@krullachief669]

Don't forget the power of this gun I found!

[@gregorymirabella1423]

tyranitar losing pursuit was one thing, losing excadrill was another, but having the 2 best pokemon in gen 9 be the first ground/fighting type who is extremally versatile and perfectly counters it alongside one of the best dark types of all time with the better rock type as its secondary type makes gen 9 feel like a calculated effort to kill tyranitar. iron thorns might've been able to save it, but it's missing 50% of what made tyranitar good in the first place. edit: also sun and snow is everywhere, and garg does all of its utility stuff better while being damn near indestructible.

[@SomeAsian]

I really hope the Paradoxes get HAs in the DLC and Thorns gets Electric Surge.

[@gregorymirabella1423]

@@SomeAsian dude i would kill for roaring moon to get levitate and for sandy shocks to get magnet pull. also scream tail should get huge power, which would probably get it banned but my god that would be funny.

[@mr.sandman7339]

It had to be a calculated effort to get rid of Ttar. 7 out of the current 16 Paradox mons are physical and have super effective STAB vs it, 2 of those being Tusk and Valiant which are on every team. Out of the Ruin Quartet, Ttar could deal with Chi-Yu but that's about it; the others hard wall it, KO with fighting coverage, or stall it out. Then there's the plethora of other dark types that have priority, better set up moves, better stat distribution for this meta, etc. I guess if anything, it's impressive that it took so many different kinds of nerfs to bring Ttar down from OU. The typing was its biggest weakness and even then, it's unique at checking specific threats that nothing else can.

[@IschmarVI]

@@mr.sandman73397 out of 16 mons having super effective STAB against ttar isn't anything unusual considering that that thing has like 3000 weaknesses.

[@mr.sandman7339]

​@@IschmarVI That's true it's not unusual, but Ttar's number of weaknesses previously didn't matter as much since its typing could still be useful against certain threats. What is unusual is that Gen 9 introduced a bunch of competitively viable ground, fighting, and dark types that invalidate it and I feel like there was heavy favoritism towards those types that we haven't seen to the same extent in other gens. Which is fine, but it does seem kind of unbalanced from a type diversity standpoint. So now Ttar loses to everything, has nothing to do, and can't even use Tera effectively.

[@JosephHk743]

It’s called a team game for a reason. Any 6v6 battle has to fundamentally think about team synergy.

[@velvetbutterfly]

8yos on Showdown with a team of 6 shiny Zacian:

[@LastLightgg]

I think the Tyranitar theorum is aptly named but the ending made it sound like it was OP rather than versatile. While it can *do* anything, it does have to choose what role it's fitting on the team. And it's not overbearing in that way. It also reminds me, I don't think you guys have covered 4 Move Slot Syndrome, which I think would be a really good video. i'd love to hear you guys break down the different facets of 4MSS

[@robthebrighterfox7885]

The Infernape Theorum?

[@gregorymirabella1423]

that's another reason why it fell off in gen 9. you can run kingambit, great tusk and garganacl all on the same team and they synergize great together, but you can only have 1 tyranitar.

[@andremeza1613]

The ending felt like foreshadowing a Tyranitar remake.

[@kevinoconnor4582]

Tyranitar the movie

[@typhlosion7872]

Another theorem Quagsire is a big component of. On stall teams, setup can mean death at so many times, but in gens 5-8, Quagsire is a key component for stall not to immediately talk at the hands of a sweeper thanks to Unaware

[@marcelosandoval8719]

Extension of the video: If you want more clues about Teamates being everything, just check Tyranitar after Sword and Shield On Scarlet and Violet it's teammates were removed And it's flaws came out in this new metagame, Tera giving him trouble to him and making harder to deal with the cheap damange if you go tera, and the opponent can take sand easier with Tera Steel Great Tusk being a check to most variants of TTar being able to Get 1HKO on any non bulky variant The removal of every important Sand Rush and Sand Force Pokémon And addition of a support mon who did most of the things Tyranitar can do OUTSIDE OF SAND in Garganacle And the rise of opposing weathers Sun due to Past Paradox Pokémon and Snow with Chilly Reception this doesn't mean Tyranitar is no longer good, but it just has a hard time without teammates in this new metagame After all if Sand can't stay in you're better with Garganacle It has similar Bulk and also has a Ghost Resistance thanks to the Ability With less weaknesses in fact since Mono Rock is way better than Rock/Dark Don't worry Tyranitar fans! Once Tyranitar's teamates get back with the DLCs He will remind everyone WHY TEAMMATES ARE EVERYTHING

[@chaoscasserole5990]

so basically the current Gen 9 meta bullied TTar so he's gonna call big bro excadrill to come help him out

[@SPZ-gv2on]

Even with teammates, ttar can't switch in vs basically anything this gen. Steels, grounds, fightings, fairies, and waters make up more than half of the best mons in OU. Sun has amazing abusers and still struggles right now because torkoal sucks. Sure ttar is better than torkoal free, but it would need insane teammates to work.

[@ShinyTillDawn]

its teammates*

[@lucielahttv]

Kellen has truly become not only one of the most consistent channels I watch, but also one of the main reasons I’ve gotten much better at competitive. Keep up the good work, Kellen! These videos are truly amazing, and they just keep getting better!

[@thegamingembassy1543]

Without this channel, I would know less than nothing about competitive. Thank you.

[@basuki_panda16]

The bit at the start with Infernape soloing was really nostalgic since that is how I played Platinum when I was younger. I had a level 40 Infernape by the 3rd gym.

[@josephbulkin9222]

The hell you get such a high level by then, I'll never get

[@Lyris_Alt]

I'd love to see a why accuracy is everything, especially considering how Blizzard lost it's usage past Gen 1 due to it's nerf.

[@IschmarVI]

it isn't everything though. Yes, it is important but there is a reason why a lot of pokemon like use hydro pump over surf/scald or why gen 2 zapdos commonly runs thunder instead of thunderbolt.

[@ZeroThreeJuice]

Accuracy is relatively unimportant in singles, a LOT of pokemon run 70-80 accuracy moves to specifically beat a lot of other pokemon. Hurricane, Focus Blast, Stone Edge etc etc are all staples. In VGC I think accuracy is much more important as the turns are far more impactful. Missing any move can cost you the game.

[@notverybright9825]

Stone miss, Misszard, Draco Miss, Missrough, Fire Miss & Focus Miss are all moves that gives people ptsd.

[@Janders797]

@@ZeroThreeJuicemost of these are actually examples of moves that have no better alternative on a lot of Pokémon. Those that can run Aura Sphere over focus blast run it despite having lower power. There is no alternative high base power widely available special flying type move, so it’s hurricane or nothing for most of them. And Stone Edge, when compared to Rock Slide, outcompetes it in terms of offensive pressure. Pokémon that can use Head Smash instead will use that.

[@skeetermania3202]

@@Janders797Air Slash sort of exists. Hell, the gap in power between it and Hurricane is slightly less than the gap between Aura Sphere and Focus Blast.

[@baitsadasuto]

Since you're doing more general concepts like this, i think an interesting one would be "Why Information Is EVERYTHING", since often in competitive Pokemon your goal is to force your opponent to reveal their item or moveset. You could also talk about choice items risk vs reward and team preview.

[@TheVillainBlackH]

The Zoroark Theorem

[@dabababadoo]

I love how you can throw your favorite bad Pokémon on a good team and make it work 😊

[@doma3554]

It’s not easy to do, but this is my favorite thing to do. :)

[@AlmostMeantToBe]

If the person your playing against is bad enough or you get lucky I guess so.

[@remi_ctr5248]

If you have a kingambit you can have everything in the back you can still solo the opposing team

[@vanesslifeygo]

Are you talking about Tyranitar being the bad Pokemon? This has been a Pokemon with many different roles in singles and doubles for a quite a long while now. I know you might see that it's not in OU and won't last a second in OU today, but it hasn't been like that historically. Look at its usage rate in Gen 6 OU and Gen 5 OU.

[@arpandas2243]

​@@vanesslifeygogarchomp is much better no need for 7 weakess Pokemon with 4× weak against fighting

[@ToHadesWithYou]

How about making theorems for moves. Like: Why power isn't everything - Hyper Beam Theorem Or why accuracy might be everything - Focus Blast Theorem

[@Sleeper800]

Accuracy definitely isn't everything but it is something - The Aerial Ace Theorem

[@kingzerko]

Love the fact that the channel has steadily increased the amount of quality videos weekly.

[@Veecy]

As far as other really good teammates across the generations, Zapdos with its Ground immunity, switch moves, Defog, and Thunder Wave come to mind, as well as Skarmory's Groundd immunity, hazard stacking, and phasing abilities

[@nolanstone4723]

Chilly reception is not negative priority as stated in the video. Its just mostly used by the Slowkings and they are... very slow.

[@megadudetp]

T-tar was the perfect mon for this theorem, the power of friendship is real

[@futurefruits123]

0:30 The Choice Scarf Adaptability Last Respects Basculegion in question:

[@playersnake]

Please do the politoad therom next. How field conditions (weather, terrains, entry hazards, trick room, etc) might be everything

[@Halfcraft4224]

What about the prankster/Whimmsicott theorem, the value of utility and status moves. It would also be a really interesting video to look at the differences in status moves’ role in singles and doubles too

[@jessehutchings]

My favorite Tyranitar sets were: Stealth Rocks, T-Wave, Fire Blast, Rock Slide & D-Dance, Crunch, Stone Edge, Earthquake/Outrage

[@sagacious03]

On 1 hand, the loss of Pursuit is tragic. On the other hand, it's nice that it might mean Psychic types won't be so held back by a single move. Neat analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

My deceased friend had Tyranitar as his favorite. Bet he would be proud to see, how great of a pokemon it is.

[@samuell8721]

I like how team synergy really impacts Pokémon on both Singles and double, which makes the game having more varieties in team builds and fun move sets

[@snowcold5932]

Maybe the real theorem was the friends we made along the way

[@johnnyp1986]

*Uses Lunar Dance* “Farewell my friend”

[@SimplifiedFinanceSiFi]

I would have named it the Clefable theorem but yes, Tyranitar also fits. Rotom is another OG mate

[@primrosevale1995]

This video made me realize something: Why did Tyranitar get Sand Stream to begin with? Flygon should've had it, gaining Levitate as a hidden ability down the line, because: Flygon's Ruby Entry: Flygon is nicknamed "the elemental spirit of the desert." Because its flapping wings whip up a cloud of sand, this Pokémon is always enveloped in a sandstorm while flying. Flygon's Sapphire Entry: Flygon whips up a sandstorm by flapping its wings. The wings create a series of notes that sound like singing. Because the "singing" is the only thing that can be heard in a sandstorm, this Pokémon is said to be the desert spirit. If anything Tyranitar should've had Intimidate or Rough Skin.

[@gregorymirabella1423]

rough skin is actually shark skin in japanese, and tyranitar isn't a shark. and flygon is excellent in gen 3 because of levitate. i agree it should have sand stream, but it should be the hidden ability, not levitate.

[@skeetermania3202]

@@gregorymirabella1423Druddigon also has Rough Skin, and it’s not based on any kind of shark.

[@ThePablosin1]

It got Sand Stream cause Tyranitar is awesome and deserves the world.

[@primrosevale1995]

@@gregorymirabella1423 Ok then just give it Intimidate. We've seen other Pokémon have Levitate as hidden abilities but it makes very little canonical sense for Flygon to have it as a main, since it is often shown standing, while its Dex entries literally mention creating sandstorms. Plus it's not like it'd be horrible without Levitate, it'd just take neutral damage.

[@primrosevale1995]

@@ThePablosin1 It'd probably be a better Pokémon with Intimidate ngl. Also it'd be nice if Tyranitar wasn't just summoning weather and slapping people running away from it.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

12:54 WHY this title earns its name

[@TheMatmann]

Always makes me a little worried when my favorite channels start uploading way more often. Don't going burning yourselves out on our account, we don't want to lose these quality videos

[@tysondennis1016]

Flapple is built for Gravity teams in Doubles. Gravity negates Hustle's accuracy drop, while keeping the power boost, and Grav Apple has 120 power in gravity. That means that Flapple with Hustle and Grav Apple in Gravity has an 270 base power move with perfect accuracy and no drawbacks. That lowers the target's Defense by 1.

[@MrAsianadam]

I do really wish you could have explained/added onto this theorem with WHY T-Tar isnt so good in Scarlet/Violet. To show the reason why the LACK of teammates in OU makes TTar not as good as before.

[@nathanstruble2177]

How many theorems could be named The Tyranitar Theorem? "Why Weather is so powerful? The Tyranitar Theorem" *Why teammates are so important. The Tyranitar Theorem." "Why a 4x weakness really isn't that big of a deal. The Tyranitar Theorem."

[@Zyvelteas]

Literally just found your channel and finished the others in this series, PERFECT upload timing!

[@MagicalMedic]

Welcome!

[@michaelfloodine]

I know it's not "competitive" with the moves I used, but I always liked to bring T-tar with sandveil + bright powder G-Chomp to avoid a few hits in the post-game endless areas like battle tree.

[@d.gersby5080]

Next theorem video: Kingambit Theorem It goes through why positioning a team and timing can make or break a match

[@cosmonauthal7651]

Woah haven't checked into this channel in a bit and while I love the How GREAT series I love seeing you also branch out into more different types of videos. Keep it up!

[@mrunderachiever]

I have absolutely LOVED this mini series, thank you heaps, False Swipe!

[@King_Nipper]

Somewhat surprised no statement like "It doesn't matter if a Pokemon can set up weather or a field effect if no one on your team can make use of it. Sand Rush pokemon, swift swim users, electric and grassy seed, all of these make team mates who can instantly set up these abilities and items vital to them being usable."

[@olivergro7105]

Mega-Tyranitar had a great time in Gen 8 AG, when AG was dominated by Yveltal, Mega Ray, and especially Calyrex Shadow there was a Team that paired nasty walls like ingrain Xerneas, coil Zygarde and Mega TTar with Iron defense rest roar and pursuit to reliably check Calyrex shadow and dont die to groudon or mega ray that wanted to check/set up. the combination was basically unkillable without changing your team to a very situational based moveset.

[@zacharyhutter9085]

Hey, I really like the pauses inbetween information. It was by no means unlistenable before, but this is a good way to make it more digestible

[@catwithnoname7041]

Despite Tyranitar being a dark type, he is ultimate chump and always here to help his teammates

[@1Henrink]

Would you guys consider making some videos based on doubles? I love your content, and I would really like you guys to go into the differences of both formats

[@DaCrump]

Poison types absorbing toxic spikes comes to mind as one of those small niche ways to help teammates. Particularly bulky or life orb sweepers.

[@lanceknightmare]

One point about having a particular type disadvantage on your team. Once you hit around a +4 to +6 to either physical defense or special defense with some sort of healing. Your defense is now high enough to basically be considered to no longer have a weakness. Of coarse, this sort of thing is why Blaziken brings both Flamethrower and a physical fire type move to keep this zero weakness set-up from breaking the game. Of coarse a Pokemon could fight Iron Defense with Sword Dance, Which is why a counter play for the Iron Defense user can choose to bring a move which punishes the Sword Dance user.

[@zippyhess8879]

We can’t forget about incineroar, who is probably the single best doubles support Pokémon in gen 8, having intimate, snarl, parting shot, fake out, high bulk and decent attack. Of course I think cresselia has made a really good impact in gen 9 now with its new move lunar blessing. Jungle healing was similar but cresselia’s bulk is way higher so I think it takes the cake as the best partner in doubles in gen 9 for now

[@Bwear04]

Next video: "Why flashing lights are EVERYTHING, the Porygon Therom" ...Im so wrong for this💀

[@jacobrhyne4701]

There need to be a playlist of these videos titled “Why Everything is EVERYTHING”.

[@tonpalacios2964]

I'd never have cleared black city, the PWT, and the train station in Nimbasa without tyranitar, excadrill, swampert, gliscor, ferrothorn and skarmory. My first weather team and man did it put in work

[@wahbucket501]

I think a video about how Pokémon like Skelidirge and Blissey are better in Ubers than they are in their recommended tier could make for a good theorem. I dunno what if I would call it but I think it’s an interesting topic

[@robthebrighterfox7885]

Why Environment is everything: The Skeledirge Theorum

[@skeetermania3202]

Why Blissey?

[@i_like_chomp6382]

​@@skeetermania3202Eats Draco Meteors

[@danielbarker2522]

We've finally done it. We've reached the theorem on why pokemon are good in pokemon

[@AndrusPr8]

I had a bug type team back in gen 5, the strategy was simple: Ninjask baton pass sweep. But with an extra: a plan B called Shedinja.

[@yasuohatsu3374]

The Hyper Beam Theorem - or why drawbacks are EVERYTHING. Or similar; The Thunder Theorem - or why accuracy is EVERYTHING (and thunder is a good example here due to how it does see use when, for example, rain is prominent).

[@noamarie2072]

I feel like vgc deserve is own theorem like why support it's everything the incineroar theorem

[@zenkozenko4989]

This is kind of stupid, but would you be willing to go in depth on why hazards are so good to set up? I feel like that would be extremely good info for those who are looking to get into competitive (me).

[@keiharris332]

Switch ins remind me of the concept called yomi, which is to read the opponent. Strategy A beats strategy B, and strategy A loses to strategy C. So if you are operating on the first layer, you will be spamming strategy A. On the second layer, you know your opponent will counter your A and C, which is where you apply strategy B. But if your opponent is operating on the third layer, they know that you know you have a counter available so you stick with strategy A to counter their counter.

[@keiharris332]

David sirlin talks about this in his book called playing to win.

[@tysonvienneau1830]

With everything, we have one more thing that can dictate a Pokémon battle, items After all, most of the time in a competitive match your Pokémon are holding something. Whether it's a single use like berries, safe options like focus sashes, or even risky items like life orbs

[@dr.headassmd9699]

Shoutout to Whimsicott’s Tailwind as well as Grimmsnarl’s double screens and thunder wave as iconic enablers in the series

[@YesImJoeKing]

Dragalge, magcargo, drifblim, or rotom and all of his forms! 💪💪💪

[@fastrockproductions9788]

I think team support and providing the support is a big part of what held ttar up for so long, as yes it has great stats, but it's typing is one of the worst and this is why team support matters

[@fastrockproductions9788]

As otherwise it cant really do much on it's own. It's in ru in gen 9 because it lost its partners, but the hew partners it could have had were limited by the fact ttar loses to almost every mon in gen 9 ou and uu right now

[@abelexclusa9856]

I love how T-Tar shaped the meta around it in a healthy way throughout so many gens. I have to wonder, when's T-Tar remake actually?

[@CherrEblue]

The next theorem could be why base power is everything the electivire theorem

[@misteral9045]

Base power really isn't everything.

[@theshatteredseas]

Hidden power, bullet punch on scizor, etc

[@greyscaleadaven]

@@misteral9045 I mean you're right, definitely depends. We could look at pokemon like Dracovish with Fishious Rend, Gholdengo in doubles with Make it Rain, any pokemon with Aerialate/Pixelate or any other ability that boosts base power even marginally, etc.. There are counterexamples to this though, like Tinkaton for example which while decent is not as good as its potential BP for Tera Steel Gigaton Hammer gives it at first glance. The balancing of damaging moves centralizes around its base power relative to its accuracy, distribution, and secondary effects. I think it's an interesting subject to cover, even if it's sometimes everything and sometimes nothing.

[@bluebird4614]

​@@theshatteredseasbullet punch is boosted with technician

[@misteral9045]

@@theshatteredseas Yeah I'm with you. The only time BP really matters is for achieving 1 or 2 hit KOs, which is only relevant for sweepers, and more specifically for non-boosting sweepers, and even more specifically for non boosting fragile sweepers who will be banded or scarfed because they can't do anything else. To those pokemon, yes, BP is everything. A rather small portion of competitive play.

[@TristanPlaysPKMN]

Yes, finally a team video

[@axearmor214]

U-Turn, Volt Switch, and Flip Turn will forever be defining. Scarlet and Violet DLC should release another one of these moves.

[@Thekoodie]

Don't forget Volt Switch!

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

Is volt switch not enough

[@misteral9045]

You forgot parting shot, teleport, and baton pass. And on the opposite side there's roar, whirlwind, vital throw, and dragon tail that switch the opponent out.

[@noamarie2072]

I feel like it's going to be a normal type one that most Pokémon will be able to learn maybe it will give slaking the ability to hit with out be punished

[@Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty]

​@@misteral9045*Dragon Tail. Aqua Tail is just a basic attack.

[@samamies88]

I wish vgc either was bigger part of this channel or that there was dedicated vgc channel that does similar videos as this but for doubles format. Some things are widely different in that format like most bans listed in this video (perish song teams need the tag user). Hazards are almost nonexistent other than maybe weathers that do chip damage (like that sandstorm). Kinda weird that the only official format world cup uses is disregarded like this. Great video anyway. I love these deepdives.

[@LucaYasha]

The Chansey theorem, why evolving isn't quite everything

[@skullivan97]

Really love these videos! Hope you guys keep up the good work :)

[@kayoh9364]

I was confused at what the numbers on the video's image were supposed to mean, so for anyone else who was also confused - they're supposed to be kill/assist/death ratios, like in a lot of FPS games. This screen shows Tyranitar with a ton of kills and zero assists, while its teammates have a ton of assists but very few kills, showing how team support is critical for Tyranitar's success.

[@SemiHypercube]

The prequel to the "How GREAT was Tyranitar ACTUALLY" remake

[@motoyeerma3377]

1:12 Godlike Transition

[@golork3267]

Can't wait for the "Why Items are almost everything" vid. But now to enjoy this one.

[@thebigbean8783]

I like that varied content is being made

[@AriehAnkri]

Why accuracy is everything: the iron bundle theorem.

[@soramercury7074]

ah there it is. not only my daily footage of tyranitar, but a whole video about it. nothing less expected from the official tyranitar fan channel.

[@Quaxl]

I love this channel y’all. Just felt like dropping that

[@IrrelevantClueless]

How GREAT was Tyranitar actually Remake should be name The Lord Of The Sandstorms : the trilogy

[@notafan5573]

For your next theorem video, you should talk the importance of switching. I mean, you definitely touched on it a lot here, but like the mechanic of switching itself, really go in on it. I noticed this Gen Gamefreak is REALLY putting an emphasis on switching. I mean there's the big one, Palafin, and also Shed Tail. And they're doubling down on it in the dlc with Dripplin and its new ability, and they just revealed ANOTHER new mon (Poltchageist) who has a new ability that HEALS TEAMMATES when it switches in!

[@henrybulmer5130]

I think a good one could be “Why Items are Everything”. Some Pokémon are viable solely because of their held item. We’ve seen this a ton with heavy duty boots, but I think it applies to things like weakness policy, salac berry and focus sash

[@venabre]

The next step is to talk about how the environment, aka the metagame, affects the viability of pokemon. Like how banning a single pokemon creates shifts in the entire tier, or how Snorlax is keeping special attackers balanced in GSC for example. Or pokemon that are good in ubers but bad in OU because the threats are different and they have a better matchup, like it currently happens to Skeledirge or happened historically to Shedinja. The tier a pokemon ends up in depends not just on how good it is, but also how well adapted it is to that specific metagame.

[@WlmaAlexender-zl6nx]

This is the video I've been waiting for! Teamwork is what makes the dream work.

[@A-an.]

Clefairy is a good teammate. Not only it has good options of supporting moves but also has the ability friend guard.

[@codename_nons1141]

rip tyranitar 😢

[@Lissy_YT481]

F

[@Seeker_of_Truth_and_Beauty]

o7

[@musiyevonchilla6769]

How did the Physical / Special split changed everything: the Gyrados theorem

[@TheWizardMus]

I'd give that one to Crawdaunt personally

[@bluebaron6811]

The Gengar Theorum

[@TheWizardMus]

@@bluebaron6811 gengar was OU well before the Physical Special split and didn't lose anything, it only gained Special shadow ball which it never needed before that

[@dntremad8290]

​@@TheWizardMusCrawdaunt did not become good because of the split, it got a broken ability. Gyarados theorem sounds about right

[@musiyevonchilla6769]

Good pics. I think u could also call it "the Sneasel theorem" I personally picked Gyrados bc in Gen 1 his Special wasnt the greatest, but unlike in gen 2 or 3 at least his water stab was somewhat decent. So thats why I think Gyrados was one of the Pokemon, who got the most benefit out of it

[@Matpit18]

Next Theorem: Why Hazards are Close to Everything - The Skarmory Theorem

[@Jimera0]

Tyranitar has always been one of the most interesting Pokemon in competitive for me because of it's utterly insane flexibility. There's been some others that rival it in this field, like Jirachi, Dragonite, Landorus-T and Heatran, but T-tar always stood out to me, in large part because of its typing. All the other super flexible Pokemon have strong and/or unique defensive typing. And then there's Tyranitar, with a 4x weakness to fighting and a whopping 6 additional weaknesses, including ones to the ever-present water, ground, and in later gens, fairy types. And despite this massive handicap, Tyranitar managed to not only be viable, but to be one of the top threats in nearly every generation it's appeared in over its entire history. I think it manages this because it's not only flexible, but uniquely flexible. It doesn't just have a bunch of stuff it can do, it has a bunch of stuff it can do that nothing else can. For example, there aren't any other Sand Stream pokemon that pose an immediate offensive threat, and no other pursuit user ever came close to doing the job as well as Tyranitar did. Then on top that, think of all the other useful things it could do, such as hazard setting, p-phazing, status spreading, wall-breaking, sweeping, special tanking and more. I don't think any pokemon has ever had quite the same combination of both unique and general utility that Tyranitar has.

[@randomperson4915]

Okay, I'm curious: what theorem do you (the one reading this) tend to build your team around the most? I tend to build more so around the Bastiodon and Tyrantrum theories, defensive pivots that can hit back after switching in to absorb the blow

[@hamburger6209]

It sucks that ttar has fallen to RU, but I’ve ran matches with banded tar and my god is it not balanced, it preys on anything slower than it, banded stone edge and crunches are ludicrously strong, and with spdef investment it can deal with any special attacker (this is in RU)

[@robertomartinsvalero6097]

flexibility is everything, The calirex teorem

[@Entity_602]

Why Entry Hazards Might Be Everything: The fortress or Ferrothorn

[@aayushshah669]

You should do how the meta game effects because of how some Pokémon are not good in ou but are great in Ubers