How GOOD was Conkeldurr ACTUALLY? - History of Conkeldurr in Competitive Pokemon

[@christianbuffum-robbins8904]

"Even if you know which way a truck is driving, you should probably still get out of the way." Great line, props to the writer for this episode.

[@Tigery760]

And the Transformer trucks around 8:23 was perfect.

[@3godzilla3]

"Power Rangers" 🤓

[@RedRockin6]

favorite part about conk is that every battle its in, the opponent pretty much has to figure out who theyre sacrificing to try and kill it

[@shatteredsentient5321]

ConkCock

[@DBS_Destroyer]

They’re* and it’s*

[@maridenuss]

@@DBS_Destroyer 🤓

[@luckymango636]

​@@DBS_Destroyer it's punctuation dude who cares

[@thomaschristensen9469]

@@DBS_Destroyer 🤓

[@Hunter_6430]

Minor correction: Iron Fist is Conk’s Hidden Ability, and Sheer Force is a standard. Awesome work, though! Conk is my boy, glad to see him getting a spotlight today.

[@LordRemiem]

Friendly reminder that this dude was the FIRST Fighting type Pokémon to have a higher attack stat than Flareon

[@JustinObi54]

Damn, really

[@nithinrajendran8278]

Machamp?

[@LordRemiem]

@@nithinrajendran8278 Machamp was tied at 130!

[@damonke7674]

pretty sure medicham+pure power has a higher total, but yeah that is pretty insane

[@Leo-nm1ne]

​@@damonke7674 medicham has base 60 attack the ability only changes the total attack stat which for medicham is like 420+ something

[@GymLeaderJasmine]

As cool as Conkeldurr is, it is kinda sad that it was essentially made to replace Machamp and has outclassed it ever since.

[@HannibalKantter]

Machamp somehow got Fissure in this Gen, which along with No-Guard, is a guaranteed 1HKO on any non-flying/levitate Pokémon. Granted, 1HKO moves aren't allowed in most competitive formats, but it's still funny

[@Neevkl_7]

Conk- is slowed by its concrete pillars, learns Mach punch Machamp- can throw 1,000 punches in a single second, can’t learn Mach punch

[@DBS_Destroyer]

@@HannibalKantter in gen 9 national dex Ubers it’s allowed and is really funny especially on rare singles trick room teams.

[@nachomolaolivera7580]

Why is it sad tho?

[@nachomolaolivera7580]

@@Neevkl_7 Well it is a punch... He lets go of the weights and becomes even faster than Rock Lee.

[@armorelarmadura7807]

It warms my heart to hear him pronounce Reuniclus that way after the Reuniclus video

[@IgnitedQuils]

Many of us dislike the official Reuniclus pronunciation, he even said that in the official video. So I don’t blame him for saying how fans say it nowadays.

[@raysay1818]

​@@IgnitedQuilsit's one of those cases where I feel the official pronunciation is objectively wrong. Like there are some names where the differences in pronunciation are understandable like arceus, naganadel or even something as simple as pineco. but reuniclus sounds so butchered when said like ree-you-nee-clus and so fluid as re-oon-eh-clus and for what the Mon is the more fluid form fits it

[@IgnitedQuils]

@@raysay1818Ferrothorn and Ferroseed I also feel are incorrect despite being correct. How people pronounce the Ferro part (Fair-oh instead of fur-raw) makes more sense considering Ferrum or Ferrous.

[@shawnli4746]

Reuniqueless

[@okboomer2473]

Ryu knee clis

[@dingolord9148]

Honestly one of my favorite Gen 5 Pokémon, trick room teams always looked so threatening having him sitting in the back!

[@tilldill763]

Yeah and i loved that it has priority to do massive damage even when tr ends

[@beanslinger2]

@@tilldill763 im just sad that its practically inaccessible in base bw

[@roku144]

@@beanslinger2 how so?

[@Bladius_]

@roku144 I assume they mean because it's a trade evo.

[@taelin-rh3wi]

​@@Bladius_ It's not inaccessible. I had a friend on discord who trade evolved it with me.

[@skeetermania3202]

3:03 Sheer Force is actually Conk’s secondary ability. Iron Fist was the Hidden Ability.

[@ArKaneVGC]

yeah, it's mentioned correctly in the VGC section

[@netweed09]

@@ArKaneVGC VGC. 🙄

[@coletonmarino1310]

@@netweed09Singles 🙄

[@samuell8721]

Conk was one of the pokemons that all 3 abilities are all useful and can be a threat in different situations

[@netweed09]

Ie: Very Good Mon.

[@r.a.c.5754]

Fellow Fighter Scrafty is another winner of that rare trifecta. Shed Skin, Moxie, and Intimidate are all great abilities that work well on different sets.

[@thel-iteralone4592]

Fun fact: this Pokemon has the most amount of warriors in Pokemon Conquest who have perfect links with it, with a total of 5.

[@LycanMOON]

And it's a really solid Mon there too I love how conquest did certain mons justice,like wigglytuff

[@aaajeear8654]

@@LycanMOON Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky tho.

[@fulgenzio89]

Why didn’t I bought that game when it costed 20€ at GameStop? 😢

[@techstuff9198]

@@fulgenzio89 Because you didn't have enough money and thought it was a [Dynasty Warriors] style game.

[@azurai3934]

Honestly, it's about time we start doing more of the fighting types from Unova. It's been long overdue.

[@thomasborta6559]

He already did emboar. So he did unovan fighting types a long time ago

[@IgnitedQuils]

To add, Emboar was done in March 2020, so about 3 years ago.

[@azurai3934]

There are 7 fully evolved fighting types in Unova with the release of this video that’s 3/7 and then there’s the little cup videos on Scraggy, Timburr and Mienfoo so there is still a lot to do.

[@skeetermania3202]

@@thomasborta6559 And Keldeo.

[@SakhotGamer]

Without many generations to talk about, these wouldn't be as entertaining. I think you need at least 3 gens of existence for a mon to appear here and make a nice video.

[@alexdrake4081]

Probably one of the most customizable fighting types Guts facade flame orb Assault vest iron fist Sheer force elemental punches Trick room attacker And a useful doubles pokemon Respect the roid beaver

[@oniohno]

Beaver?!?!?! That’s the most insanely hilarious depiction of Conk i’ve ever seen LMAO

[@alexdrake4081]

@@oniohno to be fair, the most beaver like of the line is Timburr, but because of that I consider all parts of the line beavers

[@The_EB_Consortium_Arc]

Whenever I frequently used a Conkeldurr in competitive, I nicknamed it Wamuu; Such a great name for a literal Pillar Man.

[@Rarest26]

Stealing it >:3

[@cylondorado4582]

Reminds me of the time I caught a Geodude and named it Geo Brando.

[@tteeggaann]

shofu

[@lorddarkrai5753]

Conkeldurr to Cobalion , Terrakion , Virizion , Keldeo:AWAKEN MY MASTERS! When False Swile is done with all the Pokémon and specials......joke's on you if you think he's through.....because then comes HOW GOOD WAS STAR PLATINUM ACTUALLY?

[@iantaakalla8180]

“Star Platinum, from its debut, was always going to be broken. It had the ability Gap Closing, which made it so that randomly only Star Platinum took a turn 30% of the time, and only other Pokémon that controlled time, like Palkia, were immune to this ability. As such, it was instantly moved to AG. However, with more generation going on, power creep came up, and while Galarian Raticate also had a move that dealt double damage to those that took two turns for Galarian Raticate’s one turn, it was in fact the new threat of the legendary Made In Heaven that plummeted Star Platinum to never being used. Made In Heaven had the ability Time Loop, which was basically speed boost and the ability to take two actions if the opponent had Gap Closing as an ability, meaning it was the perfect counter to Star Platinum. To add insult to injury, Made In Heaven was already one speed point higher than Star Platinum.” “While it is true that Weather Report counters Made In Heaven because it randomly sets a weather and gets access to Toxic, Weather Report naturally neat all sweepers, which Star Platinum is, and not even Gap Closing helped Star Platinum defeat Weather Report.”

[@aqgpandemic5406]

I just realized why the hell does Conkeldurr have 3 amazing abilities when most Pokémon don’t even get one… like that’s just… Pokémon really does have favorites

[@cesarmito5341]

Normal pidgeot and chatot have the same three awful abilities Keen eye Big pecks Tangled feet Aleast pidgeot gain a mega, now chatot....

[@IgnitedQuils]

It’s very constraining in Pokebilities due to using the elemental Punches + STAB Mach Punch and Drain Punch. Due to Guts + Sheer Force + Iron Fist.

[@Entelarmer]

Mewtwo is the only legendary with 4 abilities (If you include megas) and one of a few big legendaries with 2. Yet pressure is the best it gets, because the other 3 are unnerve (situational, depends on oponent), insomnia (same cause, but even more) and Steadfast (contender for the worst ability outside of self-harming stuff). WHY.

[@musicsheep9816]

@@cesarmito5341 Chatot had a super broken move that had a 100% confusion rate, so it didn't exactly have nothing going for it.

[@cesarmito5341]

@@musicsheep9816 but is a bit weak with only 65 power, but a punk rock mega chatot seems too broken to ignore

[@screamflight1044]

I remember my first playthrough if Pokemon Black where a friend of mine traded a Gurdurr to me because he thought the Pokemon looked ugly. That Conkeldurr proceed to absolutely obliterate the entire single player game. Once I got into competitive towards BW2, I immediately used Conkeldurr as my team anchor and it was so fun

[@TheCrankyTechnician]

Sure you did loser. Bet you got your ass whooped harder than your mother

[@beebobber546]

“That’s him officer! That’s the man that pushed Machamp out of OU!!”

[@skeetermania3202]

Not sure what that’s referencing, but okay.

[@beebobber546]

@@skeetermania3202 Conkeldurr was a better machamp in just about every way and pushed it out of meta relevance

[@skeetermania3202]

@@beebobber546 I meant the quote reference.

[@Slither.Wing.]

@@skeetermania3202 it’s from a meme where either an emoji or some random character points at you with 🫵 where their finger is supposed to be

[@mischief5149]

One of my favorite gen 5 mons. It's an absolute monster and so fun to use

[@MidoseitoAkage]

It is really the definition of Wall-breaker.

[@pabunico]

I have a little adition to the Conkeldurr score table. I won the December 2015 Madrid Regional (Senior Division) with it. Sadly, Senior and Junior top cuts in that tournament weren't recorded. The team was Thundurus, Aegislash, Conkeldurr, Entei, Gastrodon and Mega Salamence. I really loved VGC2015 metagame, it seemed closed at some points but it was actually really open.

[@bluebaron6811]

Oh, well congratulations!

[@bluebaron6811]

Gen 5 Conkeldurr was just a roller coaster. "Oh, yeah! It hits so hard!" "Oh, wait; there are checks to its moves..." "Look! B2W2 gave Conkeldurr Ice Punch! Now it can wreck Landorus!"

[@joaomacedo5849]

Getting Heatran through Power Ranger is next level VGC strategy

[@samamies88]

is it a collab we need but don't deserve?

[@vaporterra]

This is a great typo

[@backpackerraden6268]

Let's go Conk! Small distinction at 12:35 Hydreigon won both 2011 and 2012. But hey if Conkeldurr is in company with one of the best pseudos out there, that's a pretty stellar feat

[@chrisburns9898]

I loved timburr the first time I played gen 5. It’s design is just solid, and I loved that you knew it was close to evolving because of how fast it do it’s in game animations. And then it turns out it evolves into an absolute beast of a mon in conk. His design is a bit weird overall, but I’m always here for the vibe. Easily on of the best gen 5 mons in a generation full of really solid mons

[@smugsneasel]

Conkeldurr coming to UU: Hey guys, things didn't work out in OU again so- UU: Get away from us! Conkeldurr: Come on, I'm sure I'd be a great contribution to- UU: LEEEEAAAAVVVVEEEE!!!

[@mandalorianhunter1]

One of the coolest looking old worker designs out there, glad we finally got a video on him.

[@megadudetp]

I was hoping that we’d get a Conkeldurr video soon and I’m so glad you posted it! One of the coolest mons from the 5th generation 😁

[@DOC-GREEN]

I have been waiting for a Conkeldurr video for a while now! He's always mentioned in the other videos, now I can see why!

[@suly5836]

I remember when Konkeldur was an OU staple in early gen 8, and stayed permanently on UU afterwards, truly what machamp dreams to be.

[@taelin-rh3wi]

Conkeldurr is living Machamps dream😔

[@SeJoHu]

Conkeldurr has been one of my favorites since he was released. I don't have good reasons, I just think he's neat.

[@norwayguy7649]

Last time i was this early, i managed to reach the Uber before he even left

[@gutsmasterson2488]

Took me a while to realize that Conk’s video is the longest since the Starmie re-release. Surpassing the length of both forms of Kyureum and Girafarig.

[@vaporterra]

I’m just glad Girafarig is in this conversation.

[@netweed09]

Girafarig?? lol, that's sarcasm right?

[@LEtheCreator]

Great seeing so much Conkeldurr love in these comments! It gets tiring hearing folks say it's ugly and dumb.

[@nza1804]

Been waiting for this for so long. The Conk is still a fan favourite of mine and has a special place in my heart

[@Pacmanfan-po9rn]

I love sending this thing out and the loud sound it makes in gen 5

[@mariomouse8265]

Oh this video is gonna be a long one. Conkeldurr is basically Machamp if Machamp was set up for success in Gen 1

[@Kavou]

Assault Vest Conkeldurr was underrated, it made him so fun to play around and surprising the opponents with it's bulkiness.

[@snapclub8751]

Imagine how much damage a Rock Slide from a tera-rock Conkeldurr could do or a Drain Punch from a Tera-fighting.

[@pageclayton6850]

Or Tera Normal Facade

[@blueflamezbmf3543]

Let's go! Such a cool Mon and loved how much he done in the few gens he's been in. Thanks FSG!

[@Flafex]

I just discovered this channel, and I loved it. Your videos make me travel through time and moments of fun thinking about strategies... the best part of pokemon

[@DnDandVideoGames]

I'm not a competitive battler, and just watch these videos for fun, so I never thought Conkeldurr to be this good lol

[@farisibrahim1044]

i also dont play competitively, but seeing many FSG other videos mentioning conkeldurr, i knew it will be a beast

[@switchblade6]

Same here. I have a basic understanding of it but it's neat to know how some really underrated Pokemon fit into the meta throughout the years. Never would've guessed Starmie is the absolute beast it apparently is.

[@B3FMandCProductions]

Easily one of my favorite Fighting types. The Guts Assault Vest in particular is fun to use

[@powerhero7608]

Finally, the video about Gen 5’s strong fighting types.

[@marlonlima3777]

I still remember a conkeldurr set that I liked to use on XY singles 252 hp/252 atk/8 spd with a assault vest Adamant nature Mach punch Drain punch Poison jab Ice punch I loved to grab a mega gardevoir KOs by surprise Since almost always colkedurr survived in low health

[@Musasensei1674]

252 SpA Pixilate Gardevoir-Mega Hyper Voice vs. 252 HP / 8 SpD Assault Vest Conkeldurr: 396-468 (95.6 - 113%) -- 75% chance to OHKO by most of the time u meant 25% chance

[@SYKim_94]

Conkeldurr: *pops into existence* Machamp: *pops OUT of existence*

[@wotdahail]

I’ve been waiting for this Pokémon to be talked about, Conky responsible for so many broken screens 💀

[@ezzzzyyy]

4:35 words cannot express how happy i am to see how creative the #1 players team is

[@hamiltonhaugh3982]

Finally one of the best fighting types in pokemon. Just wish it was easier to get.

[@zzeroara9511]

i honestly hope this guy gets into Unite some day, as an All-Rounder with an offense-focused build and a healing+sustainability focused build, as a reference to its versatility in the real games.

[@terrakaion]

Ah, I remember this boy. I first remember getting into this Pokémon line from seeing Tripps Gurder in the anime. When I got White 2 I used a Gurder on my team, but I could never get it to evolve. I levelled it and levelled but nothing worked, then I quit that save as my only strong Pokémon was the Gurder and it was completely walled by Gethsis. It was only years later I found out you needed to trade to evolve it… it was only recently enough (now that I have friends) I got to use this boy for real.

[@Ironsharp]

Power Ranger Guardian Signs is my favorite Pokemon game.

[@alexemp6201]

Now that's a good one I have very fond memories of vgc 2020 series 2 and 3 using my conkeldurr in one of the best teams I've ever built, it was so so fun

[@kamek145]

WOOOT I love Conkeldurr!!!! Been asking for this vid for half a decade! :0

[@aeloswindrunner]

It is fascinating how specific the EV investment has been for Conkeldurr

[@LegoReader12345hello]

I’ve always liked conkeldur back in x, my brother traded me his gurder for a pikachu, it was surprising to see it evolve and then it became one of my favorites it is truly and awesome fighting type with guts

[@The1andonlySorom]

I’ve probably heard false swipes’s voice more than I’ve heard my own

[@WingedFish66]

"Perhaps Shrek going into construction with a side gig as a clown will be the plot of Shrek 5" I will take Sentences I Never Expected To Hear In A FSG Video for $300

[@TheHero136]

Conkeldurr: Listen, tiny Sawsbuck. Take a look at me! What am I? Sawsbuck: Uh…… really fit? Conkeldurr: NO! I’m a fighting type ogre! You know, enemy of fairies and normals. Doesn’t that bother you? Sawsbuck: Nope. Conkeldurr:… Really? Sawsbuck: Really really. Conkeldurr: Oh. Sawsbuck: Man, I like you. What’s your name? Conkeldurr: Uh… Conkeldurr. Sawsbuck: Conkeldurr? Well you what I like about you Conkeldurr, you have your vibe of I’m gonna do my own thing, I can respect that Conkeldurr, you’re all right.

[@GuyInHisOwnWorld]

Gen 5 Conkeldurr is my favorite. Absolutely loved using it in early BW format.

[@daltonfreeman6551]

"You can't Donk the Conk" is my new favorite phrase

[@GoldRichness]

About time he got some spotlight. Been asking for him for a year at this point

[@danielmaynard239]

One thing I want is a Dunsparce redo that includes Dudunsparce because Dudunsparce is THE best Pokémon introduced in Gen 9, and you can't change my mind at all

[@moonjelly5]

But Clodsire...

[@elfabrip]

Or Tinkaton...

[@danielmaynard239]

@@elfabrip I said you can't change my mind

[@TrulyAtrocious]

@@danielmaynard239 casual favorites: clodsire, tinkaton, lechonk competitive favorites: miraidon, garganacl, chien-pao, chi-yu, iron valiant, great tusk. Breh

[@danielmaynard239]

@@TrulyAtrocious There's no law saying I can't have an opinion, so I can say Dudunsparce is a GOD, more so than Bidoof

[@ivoarmstrong9894]

FSG has been putting out some high profile episodes lately, keep up the good work.

[@Flareono]

I always loved seeing this guy in Trick Room teams, I always thought that smile it has was equivalent to it knowing that it was gonna hit extremely hard with Guts boosted Mach Punch

[@skeetermania3202]

Conkeldurr to Barnacle Boy: “Who you callin’ Big Nose, Big Nose?!”

[@DaEzChez]

conk has always been my favorite punchy bois. i remember catching a gurdurr and getting so excited when i finally convinced my brother to help me evolve it. Ah the memories. nowadays, i still use him on showdown

[@chaosgallade2331]

3:01 Sheer Force is actually one of Conkeldurr's regular abilities; Iron Fist is its Hidden one.

[@MalikEXXL]

I've been waiting for my boy to get some love on this channel 💪

[@dunkkato7030]

LET'S F**KING GOOOOO I've been waiting for this one for a long while thank you so much

[@roronoa1243]

Conk being so dominant in gens 5-7 UU while NOT EVEN HAVING CLOSE COMBAT is staggering, god damn this mon is good

[@skeetermania3202]

6:43 To borrow a quote from the Reuniclus video: “Business in the front, party in the back.”

[@bfeldz1023]

I have a lot of great memories of Conk carrying me through a ton of battles in Gen 5 singles. Had a small league at my college, and Conk was an absolute workhorse for me. Because of this, I'll always have a strong fondness for my clown ogre construction worker.

[@cyberdog8483]

32:14 Damn, as a french viewer, I love hearing people try to pronounce the french names so much

[@thesubstitute7755]

Ya know, is cool seeing Swipe pronouncing these names really well. Kudos to him for that

[@kingpig8732]

tanned clown shrek hits the gym

[@marlonhenrique892]

Awesome video as always. And I would love to see a Necrozma video.

[@justclark915]

after years of waiting, you finally covered my favorite mon

[@marcorossi2854]

Omg that VGC 2011 Rizzo vs Gini footage is pure history. Gini brothers are pioneers of competitive in Europe.

[@wildtacocat]

I remember running a assault vest conk in Gen 6 and man did it just run through teams with my set off Drain, Mach, and Ice Punch and Knock off it was so awesome wish I could go back and use it again

[@ma.2099]

The best mon on release. Early gen 5 was so much fun love this thing.

[@sirloinsteak7233]

I've never got to use conk during a playthrough because of the stupid trading requirement, but i love his design and is by far the funniest/coolest mono fighting types in the game.

[@chrisleaf]

Some Pokémon I just never took seriously, this was one of them.

[@azuro2202]

It's about time conk got his video, I love using him in my trick room teams, conk or hariyama are my go-to fighting types. Since we are back on the Unova pokemon, maybe Mienshao next????

[@Golden-iv1xk]

A unova fighting type like conkeldurr is what I've been waiting for

[@KrazyKyle-ij9vb]

"I'm not here to talk about Heatran" True, that video would last like an hour and a half

[@Elgoocho511]

Holy hell why didnt this show up on my feed until now?!?! Been waiting for a Conkeldurr episode!

[@Fighting4eva]

That's one of my babies, I was kicking a** with it in the sun and moon. Even Named him hala. I know they're virtual and all but I miss them I hope they're remakes come out so I can put him back In battle rotation

[@Chucky_Martinez]

I wish I had my notifications on if I knew we would finally get this. I'm pretty happy we finally got it though

[@majinbuddha9317]

Yes finally! Thank you, FSG ❤ Love you, Conk

[@leeeroyjenkins555]

With a combination of drain punch, match punch, knock off, guts, assault vest and other cool things, conkeldurrr was a staple of early xy battles against my friends. Yeah my friends uses it a lot and it was always really dangerous. Until it just went away...

[@tiaguinho_samba]

And conkeldurr is really good in monotype SS too My man be dropping facades and mach punches like they're free

[@vassilist9557]

I believe Machamp deserves a remake

[@1020percent]

Goatkeldurr single-handedly made my guy Machamp obsolete. Made me grow to really enjoy AV as an item

[@crcoghill]

I remember going to my sister's college one time cause they held a tournament and though I did bring a Conkeldurr with me that did hit hard, my main was Scrafty with it's usage of Dragon Tail. Now I didn't win or know a lot about being a competitive player back when, but I did get a few wins in and that made me happy. Not to mention I kept the sign saying where to go, which has a cute Bidoof on it, so there's that.

[@MartinFelice]

thank you for this one!! :D

[@jjmississippi8125]

I knew this one was going to be pretty long

[@miguelmagat9640]

I love Conkeldurr, my fav Gen 5 fighting Pokemon because all of it's abilities are good like Guts and Iron Fist, Even Sheer Force

[@Established2768]

Bro Conk being banned from UU 3 gens in a row is Chad level

[@Danimao]

OU or UU, Conk always packed a serious punch that had to be respected. I still find it interesting how Conk was made to be the "new machamp" and just completely destroyed it.

[@destructorthedestroyer7651]

Damn, Conkeldurr was SOO BEAST that its influence extended past the pokemon and ended up inspiring the design of the Diggernaut boss fight in Metroid Samus Returns too which is an absolutely incredibly boss.

[@KenzoSnizzle]

FSG, do you have a fear of clowns? The video I was long waiting for :)

[@irbest6148]

Wow conkeldurr's sprite looked just soooo much better in gen 5 than in later gens