Why Lokix Dominates Despite Low Stats and a Bad Typing

[@josephtripp1696]

Lokix's success makes me remember how close Golisopod was to having something unique/great for itself.

[@timmyreobed5043]

I wonder how different Golisopod's viability would be if Emergency Exit only took effect at the end of the turn instead of immediately after reaching half health. I feel like that one extra attack could make a significant difference.

[@iimuffinsaur]

​@@timmyreobed5043 i def feel like it would be a bit better if it did that. Or if thr hp criteria wqs lower

[@Skeloperch]

Tinted Lens Golisopod would tear up UU.

[@Boamere]

Give him tough claws or even shell armour Gamefreak, please I beg you

[@josephtripp1696]

If i was redesigning Golisopod, I'd still want to keep the concept of Emergency Exit. I think something like, "Once per battle, this Pokemon's moves that switch it out gain priority." Would be an interesting pivot (ALWAYS having priority U-Turn would probably be a bit much.) I do think it probably deserves a hidden ability that does something different. I kind of like the idea of Guts (both thematically, a personality 180 from the cowardly wimpod, and mechanically... if he gets flame orb activated, every time he pivots back in, he HURTS)

[@tysonvienneau1830]

This is what happens when bug, the most resisted type, has no such weakness **Clicks first impression**

[@LuisRodriguez-tp8rz]

CO-COBALLIOOOOOON! **Pecharunt explod- faints**

[@deathpigeon2]

Lokix, a Pokémon based on Kamen Rider, turning the tables on powerful attacking sweepers, saving the rest of the team, hero protecting others against giant, powerful threats. Perfect for a sentai.

[@Rain593]

Kamen Rider and sentai are two different things.

[@JosephFlores-yn4yi]

Kamen Rider Is not Sentai It did inspire it tho

[@demothiguillermo2059]

​@@JosephFlores-yn4yithey were made by the same man, Ishinomori,

[@EmissaryOfSmeagol]

It's also based off of a foldable blade or leatherman

[@dlawman001]

Tokusatsu not sentai

[@TheBrownestFalcon]

Another important factor is how good Lokix is against Tera as a mechanic. Normally one of the scariest things is an offensive threat using a Tera to change its weakness and avoid being revenge killed by a check/counter. But due to Tinted Lens, Lokix bypasses that entirely - in fact, because Tera is locked into a single type, there is nothing an opponent can Tera into in order to resist Lokix's First Impression (okay technically you can Tera out of a 4x weakness to First Impression and thus pseudo-resist relative to original typing). Also it's easy to underestimate how strong First Impression is from Lokix - for comparison, it hits a teeny bit harder than Normal Arceus' ExtremeSpeed!

[@ispeakcockney5387]

Yup, you can never outplay tinted lens Lokix with any defensive tera.

[@lolAvalanche]

Looking at a damage calc Arceus Extreme Speed actually hits just a bit harder than Lokix First impression Against a blank Aipom max atk life orb Lokix does 103-122% while max atk life orb Arceus does 113-134%

[@klos6731]

Great point !

[@paololoporto1147]

​@@lolAvalanche Just checked and it's wrong, i looked at Both mons with adamant nature holding a life orb against a blank aipom and Arceus does 113.8 - 134.6% and Lokix does 114.6 - 136.1%.

[@lolAvalanche]

@@paololoporto1147 Ah, I had mistakenly assumed the all out attacker set would have an adamant nature. Though even with that adjustment I’m not sure where you’re numbers come from as my arceus is unchanged with 113.9-134.2% with Lokix having 113.9-135% so yes, less than a single percentage better lol.

[@patroka]

I both love and hate Lokix. Total underdog route 1 bug with bad stats, that is so good at victimizing bug- and dark- weak Pokémon that it practically gatekeeps a bunch of legendaries from sharing a tier with it. At the end of the day, I can’t help but respect it

[@Snt1_]

Route one bug not found on route 1

[@VegaPhil]

I’m not seeing the part where you say why you hate it?

[@nexenojustice552]

@@VegaPhil cause it means a buncha cool mons die of cringe and enter RU

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

*Lokix with its place in UU* "You can have this when you pry it from my cold dead hands. And even then good luck because I will have glued it to my cold dead hands"

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Soldier TF2?!

[@dustin202]

@@Aaa-vp6ugHE HAS TELEPORTED BREAD

[@tysonvienneau1830]

We have you surrounded, at least on this side **clicks U-turn**

[@TheDJGrandPa]

@@tysonvienneau1830 We're min-max'd. We're supposed to be surrounded.

[@matteoc83]

Lokix is one of the best well designed Pokémon ever made: the stats arent min-maxed, it doesnt have any move in the game and it doesn't have a ridiculous peculiary move or ability, but the type is unique (it's the only bug dark currently) he has a strong ability balanced by the not amazing stats, he does something unique that no one else can do but it will never be broken because lokix has clear weakness that aren't super difficoult to take advantage. This is how a Pokémon should be made in my opinion.

[@ERAA-on-YT]

Not to mention the typing was meant for a sick STAB boost to abuse both First Impression and Sucker Punch. Certified hitman.

[@swatson5699]

To add on to your point of it not having every move in the game, the 4 main moves it uses are U-turn, First Impression, Sucker Punch, and Knock Off. All 4 are STAB, which really emphasizes its unique bug/dark typing.

[@swordmaster305]

Its stats should been min maxed though. Low special attack and ump up that attack and speed a little more and we golden

[@matteoc83]

@@swordmaster305 It would have been a less interesting Pokémon if It was min maxed, I was just explaining why I like the way it's made.

[@Darth_Insidious]

​@@swordmaster305 Nah we don't need more powerhouses. Underdogs are what make the game exciting.

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

Tinted lense first impression hits like a truck

[@tomatogenesis]

Lokix is, simply put, an underrated chad

[@jake9107]

@@tomatogenesisunderrated is a crazy statement

[@inmanis2924]

8minute video summed up in 1 TLDW sentence lmao

[@tomatogenesis]

@@jake9107I was about to say how I've seen many comments before stating and agreeing on how he deserves to be in the trash until I realised that they were talking about Veluza 💀 I may have kinda mixed things up but it is *_very_* much true for the poor fish then Though I did still hear similar words on Lokix too before I really don't understand what would lead one to despise a Pokémon this much

[@BuNnyDuDeDaRoO]

Golisopod walked so lokix can run

[@Wesdude]

“Lokix IS the power creep” 🗣️🔥

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

Waiter ! Waiter ! More fallen OU mons please !

[@slashine1071]

450 bst powercreep is real

[@galvsparks6295]

"A mon gets knocked out and you think that of me ? I am the one who KNOCKS (out)"

[@A2ZOMG]

​@@slashine1071 powercreep so real that even a 450 BST Pokemon is legitimately terrifying.

[@goGothitaLOL]

@@A2ZOMGI remember when the 460 BST mon known as Breloom was terrifying in UU and even OU it’s NU now

[@kayoh9364]

I love the Tinkaton at 7:08 "Ha! I quad-resist your bug attacks, and I can even pickpocket to counter your Knock Off! Now what'll you do?" "Knock off again." "Oh. Shit."

[@aacceeeell1089]

That Mandibuzz after switching in be like "BRUH C'MON"

[@omartalalmusanashwanicsbr1380]

“Nah, I’d Impress”

[@andormak8402]

As the strongest bug, Lokix, fought the fraud, Volcarona, it entered the battle, and used First Impression. Volcarona shrunk back in fear, then Lokix said "Stand proud Volcarona, you are strong." (It's a 4× resist so it still does no damage)

[@magatama_5612]

@@andormak8402 bug doesn't resist bug somehow

[@brunop.8745]

​@@magatama_5612but Fairy does for some inexplicable reason

[@TwinkleSapphire]

​@@andormak8402 but lokix has tinted lens and bug not resist bug

[@breloommaster12]

@@andormak8402 volcarona only 2x resists Bug, so tinted lens effectively removes this resistance

[@whoguru5]

"A Jump to the sky turns to a rider kick" I love seeing Lokix having a strong role in a tier.

[@Aivenberg]

Rising IMPACT

[@michaeldaniels642]

I named my shiny male Lokix ArutoJaNaito

[@Nameless-ln5mr]

@@Aivenberg (Find A New Life intensifies)

[@sekaihunter9378]

Lokix makes all of his Kamen Rider predecessors proud! 🗿🗿🗿

[@Agito5V]

RIDAAA KICK!! 🗣🦶

[@maxaegon]

yes

[@seiun7833]

A jump to the sky turns to a rider kick.

[@heartlessnobody1143]

Lokix hits the field and *did you see the sunrise* plays at Full volume

[@kokbaell]

​@@seiun7833 MAN I miss Zero One henshin phrases

[@timmyreobed5043]

Lokix being a good Pokemon really makes me happy. Look at that sick design. It deserves to have its own place in the meta, even if it isn't in the highest tiers.

[@trapozlite4487]

I would count UU as one of the higher tiers

[@blitz4779]

Hey man, its slugging it out in the second highest competitive tier (not counting ubers) with multiple pseudos. Id say the bug is doing very well for itself

[@VanessaVersus]

"Gen 9's early game bug type" Spidops: *sad spooder noises*

[@AztecCroc]

I mean, barring Hoenn, most regions prior to Gen 6 have two. Caterpie and Weedle, Spinarak and Ledyba, Kricketot and Burmy, Venipede and Sewaddle.

[@undeadinside3571]

Hoenn mixed it up by making the one bug turn into both evolution paths. It still has 2 of each form from 2nd stage onward. Kind of a weird change, but at least they didnt keep doing that

[@cmonkey3698]

Spidops is a great hazard setter in random battles and nobody can ever take that away from him

[@CaptainObliviousV]

What 46 less BST does to a mf

[@swordmaster305]

@@undeadinside3571you and those 20 likes are the weird ones. We need another bug with split evolution like wurmple but with really good stats and typing!

[@SalmonOfK84]

Lokix's success this gen always puts a big smile on my face, reminds me a lot of Mandibuzz in Gen 8 OU: middling stats compared to the competition and a mon that, in many ways, *shouldn't* work; but with just the right combination of types, ability and movepool to singlehandedly keep the tier together.

[@hikerclarence7092]

That gen 9 nu/dpp ou team shook me to my very core

[@the_bookworm8281]

Technically not possible anymore since Gyarados got banned from NU and Magnezone rose to RU, but that team was once upon a time possible in Gen 9 NU.

[@urkerab]

I checked and Lokix learns Low Kick. And also Low Sweep and Double Kick. So you could say it learns several low kicks...

[@alexs5368]

And axe kick

[@Toast0nyx]

​@@alexs5368nah, that's a high kick

[@ykaroluiz.]

Rider kick

[@JosephFlores-yn4yi]

And Rider Kick

[@indizscrubable]

im glad that LO KIX learns LOW KICKS

[@AppleBiscuits]

Lokix will carry on Breloom's legacy as the requisite early game two evo mon with an awful BST that still dodges the shitmon allegations anyways

[@moldyshishkabob]

As a big fan of Breloom, I accept our new UU bug overlord

[@MiniOre2]

A pokemon based on Kamen Rider is super badass and i love it

[@sealeo5772]

I love pokemon like Lokix that have such a well defined style not feom one beoken signature move or ability but from a combination of other traits that all put each other in a new light. They all just come together to make a pokemon that only works by the slimmest of margins but has the tools to get in situations where it works.

[@PrincessMatrix]

I saw Lokix in Scarlet and immediately fell in love. An early game bug based on Kamen Rider? Instant fav. To know it's thriving in the meta makes me happy

[@Metsu_Nero]

I was intrigued when I first heard about it in the early rumor videos.

[@AcBlu1]

the existence of this and golisopod and galvantula shows that bug types are not the worst type. thank you - yours truly, not a bunch of bugs in a trenchcoat

[@d-booya5089]

0:38 this is very painful to look at

[@butteredsalmonella]

My favorite thing about Lokix’s impact in UU is how it makes people underestimate just how good Hoopa-Unbound really is in UU. They’re both A+ in the viability rankings but the former is a route 1 shitmon bug and the latter is a 680 BST Mythical, making people root for the david and makes people wonder why the 680 BST goliath land in UU at all. It also happens to not be used a lot in low ladder in fear of being Lokix food.

[@Noname-e9k7k]

0:17 Wait, I've been gone for awhile, Tyranitar is in UU!?

[@_Jotop]

Irrc It dropped to RU once for a short bit

[@rossthemoss6827]

It sadly can’t just keep up this gen In OU, too many things do well against it and sand isn’t really at all that valuable compared to sun/rain and formerly snow

[@Helios810]

Its typing finally caught up to it

[@chase8967]

A jump to the sky turn into a lokix

[@Aivenberg]

Rising IMPACT

[@sydneysleeper9642]

R I S I N G I M P A C T

[@RazorIvy470]

'I see why you have less usage than Scizor' - Garchomp's words that did not age well

[@goatles9423]

Lowkix truly was holding back, just like Sans

[@waaaaaaah]

"Actually, Scizor, I was only using half my power..." "W-what?!" *Lokix terastallized into the Bug type!* *Lokix used First Impression! A critical hit! Scizor fainted.*

[@nacl4988]

"Stats are bad tho" - Weak Aura "Stats are exactly as good as they need to be." - Strong Aura

[@bobalopadus8901]

Absolutely one of my new favourites. It's got a real underdog quality to it that's very appealing, and the design is awesome

[@KGKSkull]

Weird fact. Lokix is based on Kamen rider, a Japanese super hero. And spidops may also be based on Kamen rider, though more in the shiny

[@CyberDrewan]

Meanwhile, at a career seminar: Lokix: “People always ask me how I’ve become so successful. They ask me ‘What’s your secret?’ Well, I’m here today to tell you my secret. “The key to success is simple: you have to have a good First Impression.”

[@umai5332]

“lokix IS the powercreep” is such a tough line

[@beanburrito4405]

It’s basically Durant with worse stats and a worse typing, but no resistance on its First Impression, STAB Sucker Punch, and no Hustle miss chance (which might make it more overall useful, we can’t know for sure until they’re in the same gen lol)

[@ZBREAD.]

Durant was in a lower tier than lokix so

[@CyberDrewan]

Remember that Durant also has to compete with Scizor due to its typing. I don’t think it’s getting anywhere near Lokix’s usage while Scizor is legal.

[@rjante2236]

So it's nothing like Durant

[@beanburrito4405]

@@rjante2236 I only listed three major differences dude, their role is similar. Revenge killer with First Impression

[@thejuiceking2219]

yes, but consider this does Lokix have a basketball player named after them?

[@500werewolf]

In the background: *Spidops crying in sticky web*

[@shardtheduraludon]

At least Spidop’s an annoying ass mfer in Randbats

[@CoffeeFlavoredMilk]

This reminds me how even with Gen 9's massive power creep, you still manage to have stinkers like Spidops. Even stuff like Mabosstiff, Squawkabilly, and Oinkologne could've had niches if they were introduced in earlier generations, Spidops is legitimately nearly Kricketune level underpowered. It only really had use early early on in the lowest tiers cause it had hazards + slow U-turn, which despite god awful stats is still neat when there's barely any options otherwise.

[@TaLeng2023]

Should have gotten a sign ability that set up the web when hit.

[@thejuiceking2219]

@@CoffeeFlavoredMilk just know that in gen 10, shuckle gets body press

[@Dakress23]

Dude might have low stats but most of them are exactly where Lokix needs them to be.

[@Deadflower019]

I hope they being back Pursuit and give it to Lokix. Go all in on the switching control gimmick.

[@auroraourania7161]

Goatkix holding every non HO playstyle together in UU

[@nomad8690]

The bug that threaten gods

[@featdirty1127]

My competitive experience is limited to the occasional Showdown tournament or laddering, specifically in UU because that’s the tier I like the most. There have been many, many games where it’s just us players trying to manoeuvre our Lokix into positions to snag a KO and have come down to who can win the First Impression speed tie

[@Nikkidafox]

5:18 "A good stab u-turn is incredibly rare. The closest example is Genesect." Scizor: 😲

[@benross9174]

He mentioned Scizor right after

[@CaptainObliviousV]

To be fair, it’s a pretty wide gap between Genesect and Scizor, so that says alot

[@MrK-bw5oh]

Underdog? Bro is the opressor.

[@oceanic_gamer]

As the #1 Lokix glazer, this is now one of my favorite videos

[@fseifgwevgwef]

Classic Goatkix w

[@reppity]

lokix is the bouncer into the OU club. live a first impression+knock off/u-turn and you can come in

[@JohnHunterPlayerr]

First impression mega bee in let's go would have been the tits

[@jdrmanmusiqking]

The bug typing is actually good, mid at worst and its baffling how people say its a bad type. People conflate gamefreak giving bugs terrible stats with the type itself. Bug moves and dark moves have BY FAR the best secondary effects so getting stab on those gives actual good bug pokemon some utility Bug hits dark, psychic, and grass Super effectively which will be meta relevant for any meta. Resisting ground and fighting also gives bug types a unique defensive profile in any meta HDB exists now so a bug type with a defensive stat spread could work. But

[@Chardan001]

People just look at the stat average of the whole type and go from there. It's silly.

[@Antigen__]

Yeah, well, the isekai genre actually holds some amazing potential, but we keep getting power fantasy slop isekai that some college dropout wrote in a week. Is it that unreasonable to not like the type itself when 95% of its representation is terrible?

[@HiddenWen]

It's also amazing in randbats. Can be used early to spread U-turn damage, is fast enough to be able to force a lot of switches which leads into a pokemon getting hit hard with knock off, is a potential sweep checker with F.I. and sucker punch (yes it has two STAB, hard hitting priority moves), and can also even sweep with SD set.

[@AlexEatsCats]

Remember getting in a little argument with a small creator about lokix being trash. Love to see their reaction to it being in UU now lmao

[@rafaelperalta1676]

Lokix being the perfect Kamen Rider reference in Pokemon. A true hero in disguise.

[@mattwo7]

It's obvious that Lokix dominates because it has the unstoppable power of a Shocker Rider's Rider Jump (Bounce), Rider Kick (Axe Kick) and Shocker Rider Punch (Sucker Punch).

[@MoonS4S]

"Im not fighting power creep, I AM the power creep!"

[@Lumpfriend]

As usual great video you're really good at breaking this stuff down in a way that goes beyond the surface level

[@MaykonDourado]

When Lokix enters the field rules of nature starts playing

[@tarunyadav3567]

This thing got good usage in OU for olt too.

[@redviolet5158]

also and most importantly he looks cool as fuck

[@saiyanfreak]

You forgot to mention its occasional use of Axe Kick as a coverage option, and sometimes even Low Kick as well. This allows for super-effective coverage against bulky steel types, most notably Skarmory or Corviknight, who quad-resist its Bug STAB. Dark moves do the job here as well, but its fighting stab can be used to hit pure steel types super-effectively like Registeel or Cooperajah, or other Pokemon like Coballion and Magnezone.

[@nacnud2115]

As the number one slowking fan the larger amount of slowking in this video pleases me.

[@paj5529]

As the strongest of the Bug Types fought the Fraud, Calyrex, he began to open his Domain. Calyrex shrunk back in fear, and then Lokix said "Stand Proud Calyrex, you are strong"

[@robbiegarber898]

"Low stats" meanwhile me clutching my precious 420 Castform.

[@Nikkidafox]

Lokix: "Haha I'm so great. I bet OU will be super easy!" Gholdengo, Great Tusk, Corviknight: "Allow us to introduce ourselves"

[@CyberDrewan]

Lokix: “Ah dangit. Guess I’ll go back to bullying Garchomp.”

[@BaileBirds]

In LC, hisuan viltorb used to run protect on most sets when it was first released through pokemon home just for nymble.

[@leninthebeaniesouhacker.2459]

as expected of kamen rider black

[@LordOfPais]

"Why is Lokix so commonly used?" Cause hes cool as FUCK. Next question.

[@ram_apologist]

Can't believe you forgot my girl Pheromosa, the queen of STAB U-turn

[@diepnghitruong3020]

First impression goes bruhhh

[@pieterhofkens7259]

Lokix is just that guy

[@videakias3000]

you are wrong about one thing, bug type is not bad defensively. it horrible offensively but defensively it is actually okay. sure it is usally a worse flying type defensively, but being able to handle both fight and ground at once is always a good thing defensively.

[@convergentradius]

First Impression is a signature move after all It's just not of Golisopod

[@kurenian]

Glad to see some coverage of lower tiers.

[@ElAsombrosoPachus]

The one that Bugsy carries in Radical Red is a beast.

[@254zero]

I love getting lokix in randoms. Terra bug first impression hits like a truck

[@ezzzzyyy]

Number 4 and number 5 are both bugs, this makes me happy

[@ovrsurge4689]

I do appreciate how we need to talk about UU just like OU now. So many top tier threats have been pushed from their thrones that UU is pretty much an alternative OU.

[@anusthing]

UU is just gen 8 OU lol

[@Earthboundmike]

I'm getting Quagsire vibes from this guy hearing this.

[@unscsnip3r]

Lokix is the powercreep is such a hard line ngl

[@redwings13400]

It was pretty apparent early on that Lokix had some stuff going for it, but I didn't expect it to wind up near the top of the usage charts in UU, that's pretty insane! Bug/dark may be a terrible defensive typing, but as an offensive typing it has access to STAB on some of the best moves in the game (knock off and u-turn might be the two best widely distributed offensive moves in pokemon), which Lokix is very willing to take advantage of. Only running STAB moves is fine when you ignore resistances, so yeah, definitely a great mon.

[@brandonboecker650]

I'm finally getting around to playing gen 9 and Lokix is one of the gen 9 mons i was really interested in using. Seeing how good it is has me even more excited to use it.

[@Lolikbenhier]

I only clicked the video because I simply like Lokix as a Pokémon. And hearing someone talk about him being good just makes me happy.

[@Killerforu215]

Imagine if bug gem still existed. First impression would turn into a kill button.

[@rjante2236]

Assuming it would have the same damage boost as Normal Gem, it really wouldn't be better than Choice Band.

[@merlin9845]

​@@rjante2236 But then you could First Impression without getting locked.

[@afriendlycampfire260]

"Welcome to UU, Tyranitar, what's this? You don't know me? Well let me introduce myself. I am the one that makes every grass types worried. I am the one that makes psychic types sleep with one eye open. I am the one that makes ghost types shiver. And I am the one that makes dark types like you fear me here, and those who don't? Well I'd make a little trick to them to make them learn, to make it so they wont underestimate me because that is the worst mistake you make. Unlike you, to me, coverage is less than irrelevant, while you made ghosts unable to switch due to your pursuits, which you dont have anymore, I make them unable to switch, because not a single of their teammates can take my attacks, they would sacrifice themselves for the team all because they looked at me. Unlike you, I make the trainers think when i appear, i make them calculate the damage i can make. If you want to go back to OU, you have to deal with *me*. So tell me, fallen tyrant, did i make a good first impression?"

[@maskofthedragon]

Moon crickets rise up!

[@bitterzombie]

Noctowl & Yanmega are honestly pretty underrated, tinted lens airslash w/ kings rock can catch a lot of things off guard, especially if you have hazards up or a status affliction on the foe

[@denifromdiscord]

come on man, Lokix is a Kamen rider, he's just that good

[@DanDaFreakinMan]

Wake up! The hero!

[@frankaxe6700]

Finally My goat Has its time to shine I hoped It would

[@Rhy2412TitanGamer]

Tinted Lens is up there with Adaptability as one of the best offensive abilities. Arguably top 20 offensively, it makes switching in a daunting task unless you have quadruple resists. Bug & Dark coverage are very good together & with First Impression + Sucker Punch, it role compresses as an answer to offense while doubling as a scary wallbreaker.

[@CoolGuy-yk9kd]

5:49 my favorite part was when lokix said its uturnin time and u turned all over the place

[@LaiLai-2111]

Gen 9 UU is genuinely so fun idk why I don’t play it more

[@Biskup713]

LOKIX IS MY GOAT RAAAH I LOVE LOKIX FIRST IMPRESSION FOR THE WIN

[@DrFate-dd7ek]

It helps his popularity that he’s one of the only bug designs in years that actually looks cool

[@dubble268]

Another great video Freezai!

[@LunaT-u8v]

I did some runs on Showdown using Adamant Choice Band Tera Bug Lokix.. In many battles, Lokix basically becomes an automatic wincon so long as you have more mons than the opponent and nothing is running protect. Several of those fights ended with me sacking a mon, OHKOing with Loki, sacking a mon, OHKOing with Loki on repeat until it ended. Even something like Azumarill with 100 base HP and 80 base defense is almost always OHKOed by Choice Band Tera Bug First Impression without any entry hazards at all. Triage Comfey cannot OHKO at +1 after Loki tera bugs, and has a 87.5% chance to be OHKOed from full hp. The common mons that 4x resist First Impression still get outspeed and blasted by Knock off. Pecharunt is easily OHKOed, and outsped without heavy speed investment, which it doesn't run. Tinkaton is easily outsped without heavy speed investment, again which it doesn't run, and is 2HKO'd. Gigaton Hammer doesn't come close to an OHKO back. The best thing Tink can do is hit it with Twave if it has it. I never saw a single Cobalion. From my experience, hyper offense Lokix dominates a lot of matchups unless the opposing team has an answer specifically built in to handle it. Battle Bond Protect Greninja was a fantastic counter to it and the team I ran around it, but I won almost every fight and Lokix was racking up kills all over the place. U-Turn also hits ridiculously hard with that setup and a single well-timed U-Turn can completely negate the best answer an opponent has to it. Super bulky Zapdos can tank a first impression even from that setup, but it has a shot at being 2-hit KOed by U-Turn. Bring in something like a Latios and the Zapdos is forced to switch out, easily being KOed by first impression later in the match, or potentially 2HKOed on the switch by U-Turn.

[@numnut154]

Lokix is simply built different.

[@KingKuron_]

Whenever I see something Lokix-related, I gotta comment because KAMEN RIDER!!

[@jeffersonhulbert8399]

I found that galarian wheezing pretty much hard walls it, 4x resist to bug and neutralizing gas makes it difficult to break through. But it speaks to how strong it is when I can only think of one mon that wouldn't take huge damage trying to wall it.

[@Lus_whatever]

"lokix is gen nine's early game bug". Spidops:😢

[@Mnemoniforma9.00]

Even the anime knows what's what with Lokix

[@trickyphase4119]

Tera bug,stab, choice band first impression and if not resisted one hit K.O

[@MaskedPlayer514]

Lokix is such a welldesgined pokemon, probably my favorite in terms of gameplay. Design was already a massive hit for me but the way it works just puts it over the edge