Weavile is Actually Good in Competitive Ubers Pokemon. Here's Why. Thanks to Aberforth for helping with the script! (his channel) / pommansmogon Join the Team Freeze Discord! / discord / freezaiyt - Follow me on twitter
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@shironeko18432 жыл бұрын
I remember when in ORAS I was already killing Uber tier legendaries with a Life Orb Weavile with Icicle Crash, Knock Off, Low Kick and Posion Jab. Good to see Weavile going toe to toe with big legends.
@The_Psycho_Red_Ranger2 жыл бұрын
I personally use weavile as a lead attacker by making it hold a focus sash with a combination of Knock Off, Ice Shards, Swords Dance, and either Protect or Fake Out so that my lead attacker can clean house and can clear the runway for my revenge killers/bulky support mons to do their roles.
@BlaximilianD00d2 жыл бұрын
Battle spot singles, I'm guessing.
@shironeko18432 жыл бұрын
@@BlaximilianD00d Yes
@shironeko18432 жыл бұрын
@@AtomDarkheart You know, if it's not 100% accurate, then it's 50%
@Squared_Table2 жыл бұрын
That is a shit set
@Iris_Descent2 жыл бұрын
Very good video as always, but I can't help but lose my shit at 3:41 there. Just imagining Weavile sneakily stealing boots from Yveltal is so hilarious to me, especially when you go the meme route and imagine them as timbs
@shironeko18432 жыл бұрын
XD
@firewall51892 жыл бұрын
AYO HE GOT THE YADDASSSSSSSSS
@Iris_Descent2 жыл бұрын
Weavile drip
@HonkHonkGoose7762 жыл бұрын
Weavile stole my timbs, can't have shit in Galar
@slayersam12 жыл бұрын
I had similar happen but I ended up stealing toxic orb and dying ......
@brandonjslea15622 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in legends arceus -Weavile used agile style ice shard -Weavile used agile style ice shard -Weavile used agile style ice shard -Weavile used agile style ice shard -Weavile used agile style ice shard -Weavile used agile style ice shard -Weavile used agile style ice shard
@22NightWing2 жыл бұрын
Death by 1000 papercuts.
@jip06112 жыл бұрын
I wish the King’s rock can apply to the agile style mechanic
@ultimatehope5492 жыл бұрын
(First Pokémon dies) (Second Pokémon dies) (Third Pokémon dies) Hey, I can finally move now! (Weavile survives) (Fourth Pokémon dies)
@stellarknight042 жыл бұрын
@@jip0611 Imagine Beat Up
@greyscaleadaven2 жыл бұрын
Tbf that is a really cool image, Weavile chucking shards of ice knives in rapid succession like a ninja.
@superdog32932 жыл бұрын
"It uses either focus sash or never melt ice" Meanwhile: wide lens knocked off
@jesuspernia80312 жыл бұрын
Gotta make sure that Triple Axel hits
@arnae95322 жыл бұрын
Hitting all 3 triple axel hits has a similar chance of happening to hitting a focus blast (72.9% and 70% respectively), its not that bad in triple axels case because if it doesnt hit 3 times, you can still get some damage. Also, wide lens is pretty good because its effect is added 3 times (once for each hit) so it ends up with a 97% chance to hit 3 times with wide lens.
@iantaakalla81802 жыл бұрын
Still, almost 100% 120 BP move that hits twice at the cost of an item is not that bad of a cost when the most striking example is Weavile, the Pokémon that can best use Triple Axel.
@johnquach88212 жыл бұрын
Wow! Nice! Maybe a "Why Landorus-T was never suspected" Or "Legendaries in the PU Tier" and why they are so bad.
@thepencil4482 жыл бұрын
A moment of silence for regigigas
@estebanatachaoarguedas63212 жыл бұрын
@@thepencil448 Five turns of silence*
@Mepphy992 жыл бұрын
Lando-T would trigger so many people lol
@jrmikulec2 жыл бұрын
Yes I can’t believe landorus T was never suspected in gen 6. It was so strong. Getting horrible flashbacks to CHALK in vgc
@benjamindepew83152 жыл бұрын
Regirock in PU is a great lead/Hazard setter for stealth rock. It is setup fodder though.
@N120152 жыл бұрын
And don't forget that Weavile is now considered a top 5 mon in OU due to that extra offensive power instead of a niche pick like in gen 4, 5 and 7.
@breloommaster122 жыл бұрын
Some would even argue top 3 if you ask today
@matthewkuscienko46162 жыл бұрын
It's all because it not only has a very strong offensive typing with access to some of the best moves that those 2 types have to offer (triple axel, ice shard and knock off all immediately come to mind), but it's also very fast as well. This makes Weavile a great revenge killer Pokemon that can pick off some very strong opponents, which has always been it's biggest selling point. It's also worth noting that for as much as the more casual crowd likes to look at a Pokemon's type combination from a defensive standpoint first and foremost, Weavile is a Pokemon that brings virtually nothing of value to the table defensively, and yet for as long as it has been around, it's never actually been a bad Pokemon, just flawed at it's worst
@N120152 жыл бұрын
@@matthewkuscienko4616 I know, that's why I said NICHE instead of bad, because it would be a lie to say weavile was ever bad in OU since its inception. Weavile is the one who proves ice isn't worthless if you are an efficient glass cannon. Is just that in gen 4, 5 and 7 Weavile is niche as a pursuit trapper with Ice shard because it lacked strong ice STAB (Gen 6 he's the default fast knock off user).
@razor83042 жыл бұрын
My favorite Pokémon finally getting the spotlight. Dream come true!
@Zachmand3r2 жыл бұрын
Agreed Weavile is my fav too
@Beos_Valrah Жыл бұрын
@Sanjoy Kundu What is Aero? And what about Eternatus with Power Herb + Meteor Beam on HO?
@EvanFarshadow2 жыл бұрын
I kinda want to see an ubers viable team made of nothing but pokemon that are DEFINITELY not Ubers, but have really good use in Ubers for various reasons. Weavile, Quagsire, etc
@bg85612 жыл бұрын
Ferrothorn
@Dr.J422 жыл бұрын
The fish
@EvanFarshadow2 жыл бұрын
@@Dr.J42 iirc Mr. Fish was banned to Ubers, therefore he is technically not allowed on the team for this. Ferrothorn however, is still OU and would fit this theoretical team.
@mutatedllama2 жыл бұрын
I play an OU team in AG and have got to top 50 so far. It's amazing beating the ubers spammers but it can be really hard against the best players who use ubers
@EvanFarshadow2 жыл бұрын
@@mutatedllama ive had pretty decent luck tonight with some combination of Ferrothorn, Weavile, Skarmory, Ditto, Shedinja, Grimmsnarl, and Gastrodon. I swapped Ferro for dual screens offensive Grimmsnarl with Play Rough and Sucker Punch to pick up KOs on the two biggest threats to the team, Calyrex Shadow and Yveltal.
@g.mxanthis7575 Жыл бұрын
And now Weavile's buried alive by Chien- Pao, a faster and stronger Ice/Dark type pokemon introduced in Gen 9 Weavile lost Knock Off and Triple Axel RIP Weavile. May Sneasler avenge you in the future
@sagacious032 жыл бұрын
Dang, what an incredible convergence of coincidences, all coming together to make Weavile incredible! Great analysis video! Thanks for uploading! Also, I just wanna point out that Triple Axel is hilarious because: 1. It's based on an ice-skating move where you jump in the air & spin with your leg out, & Weavile is using this ice skating move to defeat Legendary PokeGod Pokemon. 2. It can be learned & used by Pokemon that DON'T EVEN HAVE LEGS like Primarina, Frosmoth, Cryogonal, & Milotic! Picture those Pokemon doing a Triple Axel! XD
@d0rkl0rd922 жыл бұрын
I actually like running King's Rock on my Weavile, since Beat Up and Triple Axel are multi-hit moves, meaning extra chance to flinch. As long as you outspeed, your opponent will likely be helpless.
@jesuspernia80312 жыл бұрын
Right now I can count on one hand the amount of teams that DIDNT have a weavile whenever I play AG or Nat Dex/AG. Its just overall a VERY useful Pokémon to have.
@idosomethingiguess36802 жыл бұрын
True.It's good dealing x4 weak to ice mons like Lando,Chomp or Mence.
@susmitasolanki43312 жыл бұрын
tbh if you saw a weavile in ag, thats probably just a case of ladder being wacky as usual. Weavle isnt good in there because ag is a much more powercrept meta. Dynamax, Necrozma-dm running physdef sets and Zacian- C (especially bulky variants) are just some of the things that really hurt it.
@creatingvideostobreakmyspe60492 жыл бұрын
@@susmitasolanki4331 I got top 500 2 years ago, only saw like 1 weavile
@fillerpoint5552 жыл бұрын
It’s always crazy how Pokémon can suddenly surge in viability if the surrounding metagame. Like, as someone who lamented the loss of Zekrom’s viability in Ubers ever since Primal Groudon invalidated anything weak to ground, it’s so trippy seeing it in the A- tier, but that’s what happens when the best Pokémon in the tier doesn’t completely invalidate its existence. Though tbf, getting Dragon Dance also probably helped.
@justarandomdood2 жыл бұрын
I guessed Triple Axel but couldn't think of anything else. Nice vid!
@grmancool2 жыл бұрын
video suggestion! do a video on CHALK (Cresselia, Heatran, Amoongus, Lando-T Kangaskhan), the 2015 VGC team that was so popular that 6 of the 8 top teams that year were identical and were all CHALK
@GravityIsFalling2 жыл бұрын
He covers mainly singles There are others out there who cover VGC tho, you might wanna check out MoxieBoosted
@plabcentral6302 жыл бұрын
I finally broke through to the top 500 ubers ladder and boy was I fighting a lot of weavile
@anujsingh3332 жыл бұрын
Highly advise everyone to check out Blunder's recent upload showing how deadly Weaceus is 😆
@braysmith2642 жыл бұрын
I really like the mix of mainstream gen 8 info and past gen quirks we likely haven’t heard of before. Awesome content.
@tonytang75502 жыл бұрын
Not from this video, but only very recently did I learn that the Fairy Aura and Dark Aura buff applies to the opponents too. Not sure whether they stack if both teams have Fairy/Dark Aura though. Some people even believe Fairy Aura to be the reason Misty Terrain doesn't buff Fairy attacks, it would be too powerful
@fortnitesexman2 жыл бұрын
there is no such thing as too powerful zacian literally exists
@gustavofelipesabrito73652 жыл бұрын
@@fortnitesexman now, I didn't think a Xerneas/Zacian could be further boosted like this, probably the meta won't have troubles overall because of steel types, but that monstrous attack getting another way to boost it made me shake
@lorisaur30232 жыл бұрын
No, they don't stack. It's like a "weather" that it's either on or off
@slimestudios97482 жыл бұрын
The effects will not stack multiple times if more than one Pokémon has this Ability. -from Bulbapedia's Fairy Aura article
@siberiangopnik2 жыл бұрын
@@fortnitesexman be careful what you wish for because that's the type of wish for terrain boosted fairy aura +2 stab play rough
@Quasartist2 жыл бұрын
I've favored Weavile in every game I've been able to get one in. Glad to see he's still doing what he does best. My favorite little imp.
@vanchod72 жыл бұрын
Imagine weavile with technician, it would be an absolute monster
@GravityIsFalling2 жыл бұрын
This got it banned in AAA I believe
@coqui98792 жыл бұрын
Triple Axel would be a 150 bp stab attack
@copenwiththestress37322 жыл бұрын
@@coqui9879 180*
@noukan422 жыл бұрын
For some reason i was 100% sure he already had it lol
imagine being lugia, being known for walling all kinds of Ubers monstrosities, and then this uppity glass cannon shows up with not one but two multi-hit moves you're weak to cutting through your multiscale
@amphibiansriseup5962 жыл бұрын
Here are some other vid ideas Why was Buzzwole UUBL last gen but OU in gen 8? Why did Breloom fall off? Why Jynx is rising in usage in ADV? Why are fighting types unviable in RBY? What is the cleric clause in GSC? Why was Spectrier banned in Gen 8 OU? Why was Magearna not banned in USUM? Why stall is not as strong as in previous gens? Why Xerneas runs air balloon in Ubers?
@TunaBear642 жыл бұрын
The Air Balloon Xerneas was already done In a nutshell: Marshadow
@CaptainObliviousV2 жыл бұрын
There’s actually a video by Big Yellow that goes in depth on why Fighting types were bad in RBY. He’s also got a really good RBY Bug type video.
@grunkleg.296912 жыл бұрын
For Buzzwole, I think the short answer is that it got Close Combat in Gen 8, whereas it had to rely on Hammer Arm in Gen 7, but also some smaller things like HDB and a lack of Megas
@razorgliscor9402 жыл бұрын
Breloom is just power creep 130 attack used to be far and in between especially since it had spore but with it's base 70 speed and bad defenses all you have to do is attack it and it's dead without scarf and if it's scarf than you lost the sweeper ability of breloom also not to mention the lack of coverage on a easily walled Mon and even if it had coverage it wouldn't run it since it wants sub and spore or SD and spore
@GravityIsFalling2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact wevile has higher special bulk then scisor
@Lonewulf3212 жыл бұрын
Nice
@stellarknight042 жыл бұрын
That's cause they're counterparts. Scizor's both STABs hit Weavile supereffectively
@Lonewulf3212 жыл бұрын
@@stellarknight04 wut
@stellarknight042 жыл бұрын
@@Lonewulf321 Bug is strong against Dark Steel is Strong against Ice
@Lonewulf3212 жыл бұрын
@@stellarknight04 oh I thought you meant they were counterparts like heracross/pinsir, nidoking/queens, tauros/miltank, etc etc
@coqui98792 жыл бұрын
Weavile has always been one of my favorite Pokémon. Glad to see it finally be top tier
@PlumbumJelly2 жыл бұрын
Sneasel is my favorite Dark-type and one of my favorite pokemon in general, so I'm SUPER excited to see that its evolved form is finally doing well in battle
@mateussantos65362 жыл бұрын
I don't even play pokemon that much, but Freezai sounds so wholesome explaning stuff...
@mateussantos65362 жыл бұрын
He is speaks in a manner that sounds like he cares about your learning. Makes me feel good about learning.
@retrokoh2 жыл бұрын
Weavile needs all the love. One of my favorite Dark types
@aetherresonant90792 жыл бұрын
Man, and right after Weavile becomes my new favorite Pokemon? Great video, totally not biased.
@calook1334 Жыл бұрын
Welcome to gen 9, where Weavile has been completely replaced by Chien-Pao.
@poru76652 жыл бұрын
Weavile is my favorite Pokémon, love to see him stand against the big boys
@prabhureubenthomas6052 Жыл бұрын
This aged like fine wine
@nategwright2 жыл бұрын
I really like Triple Axel, especially because it works with Skill Link, making it a viable option for Cinccino. However, it makes me wish they’d buff Triple Kick, because Triple Axel is literally double its power with the same effect.
@stardf292 жыл бұрын
Maybe they’re worried that because Hitmontop can have Technician (which does boost Triple Axel already), you would get both STAB and the Technician boost for effectively a 270 base powet attack. Then again it’s not like Hitmontop is all that great at the moment so maybe he could get away with it…
@jagjitpradhan20382 жыл бұрын
@@stardf29 pheromosa can learn it too
@stardf292 жыл бұрын
@@jagjitpradhan2038 Interesting. Though would it have any use for the move even if it was double power, over Close Combat/Low Kick?
@jagjitpradhan20382 жыл бұрын
@@stardf29 meh
@limerumpus35892 жыл бұрын
@@stardf29 it doesn’t drop defenses and can break the fighting berry or subs
@watsonwrote2 жыл бұрын
Weavile is my favorite Pokemon so I always enjoy seeing it have some kind of competitive use
@RickRaptor1052 жыл бұрын
Weavile: Nobody cared who I was, until I started ice skating
@theimpersonator70862 жыл бұрын
Still find it odd how Gamefreak decided to nerf Knock Off by reducing distribution of the move. If you want to nerf a move like Knock Off, you really have to hit its base power or multiplier. Nerfing distribution would work on moves like U-Turn or Volt Switch Heck, Knock off got buffed as well with no Z moves or Mega Stones in Gen 8. Now, the only way to deter the move is through a rare Justified mon or a Sivally like Pokémon
@ddd88282 жыл бұрын
Covet Spritzee works pretty well!
@GravityIsFalling2 жыл бұрын
I think distribution nerf is fine Looking at OU only rillaboomer and ferrothorn-in-my-ass actually have knock off
@EvanFarshadow2 жыл бұрын
You do NOT want to nerf the damage of Knock Off. The big reason is Technician pokemon. How would you like a Mega Scizor with base 90 power Knock Off? Even non-Mega Scizor and Scyther would be way too strong
@theimpersonator70862 жыл бұрын
@@EvanFarshadow Eh, it is just a couple Pokémon that would benefit. Meanwhile it would nerf a lot more Pokémon like Weaville
@ReplayValueMusic2 жыл бұрын
@@EvanFarshadow well you could nerf it more than 5 power. A 40-50bp knock off would still be one of the best moves in the game and not super broken on technician. Would make a choice between getting rid of an item, or using a more powerful move like Crunch/Night Slash
@marshadow132 жыл бұрын
I love these videos been subbed for a while
@marcorodriguez87922 жыл бұрын
You know what is better than a OU Pokemon? A OU Pokemon that can hold its own in Ubers
@octaviomaldonado33332 жыл бұрын
Give it Technician at least.
@ultimateexpander45172 жыл бұрын
I never thought about dexit from a competitive standpoint, and how cutting certain pokemon shook up the usual power creep in ubers I’d be curious to see which pokemon would become more or less viable if others were absent.
@ultimateexpander45172 жыл бұрын
Maybe Showdown could do a “dexit” format where every once in a while they randomly cut half of the viable pokemon to see if new strategies pop up
@zememerr23292 жыл бұрын
A pretty popular fan idea on how to buff Weavile is to give them Technician. It was debatable up until generation 8, but I’d argue Triple Axel alone makes a Technician Weavile banned from OU. I’d imagine Weavile would be an “OUBL” Pokémon if it got banned due to Technician, but by the looks of it it would still be quite strong in Ubers if it was its only tier, especially with a better ability
@gusthavo15yearsand982 жыл бұрын
There is no Oubl
@dragullongblackfang80732 жыл бұрын
@@gusthavo15yearsand98 per technicalltiy ther is and isnt there are mons uselles in uber but broken in lower tear a.i. zamazenta or reshiram i thik they are more mons like these are unoffically called oubl it is not offical but it may as well be because it isnt not different from being btw why does bl even exist that dosnt make any sense
@Reactivity760 Жыл бұрын
Was.
@two-robinjays2 жыл бұрын
one of these days crustle is going to make ubers like this, you just watch
@odstagent10702 жыл бұрын
So...this evil cat is being a hero in the actual meta
@inari80392 жыл бұрын
Weavile is my favorite Pokemon, I just wanted to hear nice things about it
@ChillavaKirby2 жыл бұрын
"It's impossible to underestimate just how deadly the combination of dark and ice is." well damn it can't really be that bad can it if he's in ubers
@AmberLB932 жыл бұрын
the king's rock ban is a shame, because weavile uses that item well. with a full team of 6, beat up ha a 60% flinch chance, and triple axel has a 30% chance.
@matthewkuscienko46162 жыл бұрын
I think I can understand why it was banned: it's a very cheesy strategy, and it's no fun to actually play against. I remember battling a friend of mine once, and he brought a Jirachi that was holding a king's rock, and he managed to flinch one of my Pokemon using drain punch, which doesn't inherently have that effect: being able to pull something like that off is the textbook definition of a cheese strat, and those tend to get banned from competitive formats due to them being uncompetitive, since there's no way you can prepare for something like that happening because it otherwise wouldn't in all other cases
@copenwiththestress37322 жыл бұрын
That idnt how math works + kings rock is allowed in ubers
@r0w5tortion842 жыл бұрын
That's not how probability works, it's 27% for triple axel and 47% for beat up. Still pretty damn high tho (of course if I ever tried it it'd be more like .27% and .47% respectively)
@SnoFitzroy2 жыл бұрын
@@copenwiththestress3732 "allowed in ubers" yeah that's called a ban sweetie. The thing only being allowed in Ubers or AG is literally what being banned means. Ubers is the banlist, and AG is things too good for the banlist tier. So yes. King's Rock is considered to be banned, because it is.
@copenwiththestress37322 жыл бұрын
@@SnoFitzroy no allowed in ubers = allowed in ubers...you are watching an ubers vid. Ubers isnt a banlist either its its own tier
@alexz64782 жыл бұрын
1:16 ''it uses either a focus sash or never melt ice'' _knocks off wide lens_
@Interiorcrocodilealigator108382 жыл бұрын
Freezai making a weavile video after blunders hit smash w/ it in Ubers? Freezai is surely a follower of the agency
@hokostudios2 жыл бұрын
That player at 1:16 knows what's up. One of Triple Axel's major drawbacks, other the risks of being a multi-hit contact move, is that there's a pretty high chance (a bit over 1/4 of the time) that it will fail to fully execute. But Wide Lens is disproportionately effective at mitigating that risk, leaving you with only about a 3% chance of it not fully executing instead. It does mean you're not getting a power boost or security from Focus Sash, but it _does_ mean Triple Axel is a very reliable, very powerful staple move regardless. It's less powerful than Weavile, but Technician/Triple Axel Cinccino with Wide Lens is one of my favorite sets right now.
@GamingEelektross Жыл бұрын
Oh cool, an informative video on Weavile's viability. I sure hope the next gen doesnt gut his viability and introduce a stronger dark/ice type.
@yuxnhockeyBC2 жыл бұрын
Proctective Pads Mew DD CC Triple Axel Knock Off goes ham in Gen 8 OU
@jaggedventure2 жыл бұрын
Plus, you can use a defensive Weavile: a combination of Substitute, Spite, your two stabs, and Pressure can whittle moves down quickly in Ubers as most moves used have fairly low pp.
@quiche64002 жыл бұрын
No
@Pizaro0082 жыл бұрын
nah offensive weavile is way better
@jaggedventure2 жыл бұрын
@@Pizaro008 i agree, but i am not saying defensive is better... its an alternate set that may throw some players off guard. You can eat up sunsteel strikes and close combats pretty easily.
@Pizaro0082 жыл бұрын
@@jaggedventure ok but then you dont do much damage back and get 2HKO’d especially in ubers with mons that have 120 defenses all over the place so max speed atk weavile can live one hit at full hp plus revenge kill them with coverage + ice shard if they live
@gogomarioloshi2 жыл бұрын
This is weird but sneasel is oddly good in uu. Dark and ice hits many things that are good in the tier and it speed ties with azelf.
@redwings134002 жыл бұрын
huh, fascinating. Weavile's always been a pretty strong pokemon with an excellent offensive type combination, but its never one I'd have thought to use in ubers. Seems like it got the perfect metagame for it this generation though. Its in the right place at the right time with the right tools, which is awesome! Its always interesting how the Uber metagame is so centralized that it lends itself to random pokemon being good there that might not even be that good in other tiers, like Quagsire, if the mon just happens to counter the best ubers. I wonder if Weavile is this good in OU, I kinda doubt it, though triple axel probably makes it at least viable there.
@redwings134002 жыл бұрын
@Kit Duguay Oh wow, that's pretty cool. I've always liked Weavile's design a lot, so I'm glad its doing really well for itself!
@iantaakalla81802 жыл бұрын
Weavile is the best Ice type because it is the only Ice type that is not overpowered but is always useful no matter where it goes because it has the correct stats and is always nothing but a sweeper. No other Pokémon is as relevant for so long. Not even Mamoswine, who dropped to UU this generation because it’s far too slow, or Froslass despite its Poltergeist because it’s a hazards Pokémon in an era with Heavy-Duty Boots. And those were Sinnoh evolution Ice types, Pokémon that generally fit wherever they land and generally have the stats and moves and speed to fit well. Weavile really is the only archetypal “correct Ice-type”.
@genkaiba152 жыл бұрын
I ran a Weavile with Ice Punch, Brick Break, Night Slash, and Protect with an Expert Belt in doubles in Gen 4...and we wrecked face. Gen 5, yes, it fell off...hard. But don't sleep on Gen 4 Weavile. Lots of Arceus forms, Mewtwos, and Rayquazas took dirt naps thanks to it.
@ryannetworks59152 жыл бұрын
I FUCKING LOVE YOUR CONTENT IVE BEEN WATCHING FOR SO LONG AND I CANT GET ENOUGH
@ryannetworks59152 жыл бұрын
Also check out Freezai Live his tournament content is amazing and entertaining
@shawverno.11302 жыл бұрын
Triple axel my beloved
@guiaraujo37262 жыл бұрын
it is no irony that the streets have been saying that weavile is the new arceus.....
@DocFusion982 жыл бұрын
I get that this is focused on singles, but I feel like Santi's Weavile with feint in VGC is very interesting.
@kostismv2 жыл бұрын
The quintessential glass canon!
@reverbstarlight34052 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah go weavile. I love seeing legends get destroyed by non legends. Theres a sense of justice to it you know?
@goldenarmour79752 жыл бұрын
I've never felt like stacking a certain type 2 or 3 times was necessarily bad, tbh. My only comment on this, very accurate.
@StormySensei2 жыл бұрын
The first time I knew the answer before clicking
@HaydenTheEeeeeeeeevilEukaryote2 жыл бұрын
wide lens gives each triple axel hit 99 accuracy holy shit
@grmancool2 жыл бұрын
other video suggestion! the infamous SkarmBliss of gens 3 to 5
@splitsee25262 жыл бұрын
Weavile goes wherever the dragons/psychics go. It's just how Weavile works.
@nikkof53842 жыл бұрын
I don’t touch Pokémon battling but your videos are always interesting.
@ventriloquistmagician47352 жыл бұрын
I'm glad Weavile got it's day in the sun since the days of gen 4 have passed
@hansoskar19112 жыл бұрын
Imagine if Weavile had a useful ability.
@arnausg3502 жыл бұрын
imagine technician or tough claws weavile, hooo boy
@OmegaTyrant2 жыл бұрын
It's remarkable how good Weavile is despite effectively having no ability. At least Inner Focus does something somewhat useful for Sneasel now.
@WillyLongLegs2 жыл бұрын
Huge power choice band glacial lance wicked blow weavile
@iantaakalla81802 жыл бұрын
Weavile in Pure Hackmons be like if Gen 8 Pure Hackmons existed:
@GearGuardianGaming2 жыл бұрын
freezai: "...with a base power of 120" attack info: *shows 20 power* me: it hurt itself in its confusion!
@tonytang75502 жыл бұрын
Triple Axel hits 3 times, with the second hit being 40 base power and the third hit being 60 base power. However, 120 base power isn't accurate either, since the move is only 90% accurate, with each hit's accuracy check performed separately. On average, Triple Axel is only 94.14 base power, but that's still good.
@iantaakalla81802 жыл бұрын
I guess the most accurate phrase is “It is most likely going to hit three times with Triple Axel and at that point the move is effectively 120 BP.”
@The_Jho Жыл бұрын
Don’t worry if you didn’t like weavile because in gen 9 they nerfed it by taking away knock off and triple axel, isn’t that just swell?
@tylerd1297 Жыл бұрын
And chien pao. Maybe if pow gets banned it will come back
@The_Jho Жыл бұрын
@@tylerd1297 maybe but at this point I don’t see it getting banned, since it’s so frail and part ice type it has a lot of counters, and with other strong ou Pokémon resisting ice or being super effective against it its hard to see it getting banned
@tylerd1297 Жыл бұрын
@@The_Jho fair. I haven't really played and I'm a little confused how strong the abilities of the legendary Dark types actually makes them. They lower an opponent Stat by 25%. I also question if some of the "suspect" pokemon we're looking at won't be that bad when Tera eventually goes away
@julianokohlerdasilva3629 Жыл бұрын
@@tylerd1297 i dont think it would because it wasnt good even in UU (where there isnt chien pao) and now is currently RU
@tylerd1297 Жыл бұрын
@@julianokohlerdasilva3629 haha yeah I saw that in freezais new video. It's weak af compared to Pao. Talk about power creep
@Cosplaybuddygiraffes2 жыл бұрын
Me, having used Triple Axel Weav in a casual tournament and dominating with it: It’s Triple Axel isn’t it
@asepsisaficionado73762 жыл бұрын
Literally just saw blunder’s ubers weavile vid
@pikminman132 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly
@todayidraw2 жыл бұрын
Sneasel was one of the most blessed Pokémon since physical/special split was introduced and he got an evolution in the same generation.
@OmegaTyrant2 жыл бұрын
Being a big Sneasel fan was so rough before Gen 4, now we just continue to eat more every gen.
@iantaakalla81802 жыл бұрын
In addition, as an Ice type fan Weavile is the only Pokémon that is an Ice type that fits into whatever niche Ice forces onto you, and is relevant game after game. Froslass and Mamoswine would count but Froslass will not be used because hazard stacking is not the win it was and Mamoswine dropped down to UU, meaning it was possible to be power crept and Mamoswine is not as good as we assume it is. Thank god Kamaitachi exist or else there would not be a properly fast and speedy Ice type. Or for that matter, nine-tailed foxes.
@muhasinwahab554 Жыл бұрын
Gamefreak really hit Weavile with the double ACL tear 💀
@tonyabbott33872 жыл бұрын
Love these videos.
@Seth_rs2 жыл бұрын
Feels someone watched blunder’s not clickbait video
@tga48292 жыл бұрын
Weavile was used in gen 8 ubwrs before blunder made the video
@letsgoshuckles2662 жыл бұрын
3:51 the best part of the video
@star_reshiram2 жыл бұрын
That one person with the Raiden Shogun avatar though
@jessyoutube63952 жыл бұрын
i've always loved weavile i bred a perfect iv baby one to use in swsh
@karoid64092 жыл бұрын
Im so happy that my boy weavile is getting so much respect on competitive pokemon
@plebking2597 Жыл бұрын
Only for gen 9 to utterly bury it alive... :(
@karoid6409 Жыл бұрын
@@plebking2597 TRUE ;(
@Ghoats Жыл бұрын
oh boy.
@neosaver2 жыл бұрын
Imagine using Beat Up on Ferrothorn and your whole team takes 25% damage from Iron Barbs and Rocky Helmet.
@iceisboiling10202 жыл бұрын
Awesome Content
@Shokobee_2 жыл бұрын
Your Smogon description links to Raikou from your previous vid, just a heads up ;)
@FreezaiPokemon2 жыл бұрын
Oh thanks!
@ashtondoesathing2 жыл бұрын
Aight, who named their Ubers team after HOI4 DLCs
@Mewseeker2 жыл бұрын
How about a video covering the true Uber pokémon, Bidoof? :D
@Fresh_Knight2 жыл бұрын
YEEEAH WEAVILE MY CREATURE
@calamity699072 жыл бұрын
Also the fact that there wrent good physical ice moves in gen 4 weavile only had the option for ice punch which is only 75 base yes there was ice shard but it is a priority move which mostly used to kill weak opponents
@Sensoger2 жыл бұрын
Weavile is also whimsicott killer on vgc
@memedose46312 жыл бұрын
off topic but bro i remember how dead the ubers ladder is, i was on 1300 ladder and aberforth just came out of nowhere, man was at around 1800 that time lmfao
@xkaydv2 жыл бұрын
In short cause 120 Atk and 125 Spd with triple axel
@anythingarax2 жыл бұрын
Playing with Weavile in gen 8 now is a threat, oponent has a bad weavile match up on the lead? Free knock off or turn 1 KO, good stuff
@chickenwaffle1232 жыл бұрын
I used to lead with kings rock weavile and beat up to flinch them to death, gets you at least one free kill half the time
@Chris_winthers2 жыл бұрын
Nice
@Astradyne2 жыл бұрын
My favorite pokemon :)
@Astradyne2 жыл бұрын
@@BeeEmpress I'm sorry!
@tylerclubb92392 жыл бұрын
@@BeeEmpress What's your deal?
@spinosaurusaegypticus83412 жыл бұрын
this is what happens when 2 of the same pokemon are on literally every team
@Darkerooz2 жыл бұрын
My weavile is a really weird one, i set up tailwind then safe switch to weavile. My weavile uses king's rock and beat-up, sucker punch, triple axel and ice shard. I usually go for beat up to hit 5-6 times and have that chance to flinch opponrnt go up alot, while dealing a good ampunt of damage. If i can just beat them with triple axel i just do that. And if ice shard or sucker punch can finish the job thats even better. I know that sucker punch and ice shard have the same role but i didnt have any other ideas besides swords dance which then my weavile usually just dies while im setting up (might try a screen team to protect weavile tho. Ninetales perhaps? Idk) Really gimmicky but thats MY fun in pokemon
@zomorion91832 жыл бұрын
Watching this makes me think Work Up, Ice Beam, Scald/Waterfall/Water Shuriken, Dark Pulse Battle Bond Greninja with Focus Sash would be good, or I'm just crazy and still have a LONG WAY to go before understanding the META.
@gusthavo15yearsand982 жыл бұрын
Well, not really
@zomorion91832 жыл бұрын
@@gusthavo15yearsand98 Which one, Greninja being good in Gen 8 Ubers, or me being crazy?
@gusthavo15yearsand982 жыл бұрын
@@zomorion9183 hes good but the moves you listed arent good on him
@gusthavo15yearsand982 жыл бұрын
@@zomorion9183 the only benefit hes getting from workup physically is waterfall when you already have scald and shuriken, if you want to use a mixed ash greninja set you should be using surf ice beam/workup gunk shot water shuriken
@zomorion91832 жыл бұрын
@@gusthavo15yearsand98 I'm talking in the context of Gen 8 Ubers, not Gen 7 OU. Edit: It still might be awful though