Game Theory: Pokemon - Why Pikachu is SHOCKINGLY Terrible! (Pokemon Sword and Shield)

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We've talked before about the science behind Fire Pokemon. Today I am turning my Theorist eye towards a different type - Electric! Throughout the series we see Pikachu zap Ash and many others with its attacks. It got me wondering - how powerful is Pikachu? Or any Electric type? Well, when you look at the science, the answer may SHOCK you!
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[@zealiouszone8861]

Well that explains why Pichu shocks itself. Also, it explains how Ash and team rocket can survive so many electric shocks.

[@venami6863]

it's BIG BRAIN time--

[@JuanAlvarez-pc7ws]

Then every electric Pokémon should electrocute itself

[@thebestgamer6036]

@@venami6863 its an anime/cartoon for kids

[@jameshanley3947]

Not really tho, because ash is holding pickachu when he gets shocked on occasion

[@zealiouszone8861]

@@jameshanley3947 That's true. Although, he's still survives that so I'm guessing Pikachu was holding back when shocking him even back in his rebellious stage.

[@strixsoren6847]

So basically, an electric move like “Thunder Fang” would realistically be more effective than a move like “Thunder Bolt.” Interesting.

[@woodie232323]

Yes that's the same thought that I had, and the next one after that would be thunder punch

[@chellove.8169]

And after that voltage tackle

[@Kurayamiblack]

So basically in order to be realistic, Thunder Type physical moves should do way more damage than special moves and Thunder Type physical moves should be more common too, and all of them should cause recoil although the physical ones with more than 70 power should probably cause guaranteed paralysis. Interesting. You'd have a "polarizing" type whose moves are100% either god tier or straight garbage.

[@kennyholmes5196]

@@Kurayamiblack So... Pichu in Smash is actually the most accurate depiction of what Matpat describes the Electric type as being like.

[@Shouziroku]

Surprising he didn't study the real life electric Pokémon: Electric eels. They get up to 860V and 1A.

[@kaichuuuuuu]

Mildly sorta fun fact: the move "Thunderbolt" in Japanese is "10万ボルト" which literally translates to "100,000 volts"

[@EstonianPlatinum]

yeah in cantonese it applies to pikachu too

[@ShizuruNakatsu]

Does this mean Japanese doesn't have a word for 100,000 and they're basically saying 10 10,000? I remember watching a video of a Japanese school student trying to count (in English), and he called 20 "ten ten", and every so often the video would cut back to him, showing larger numbers. When the numbers got to like 100 or higher, at one point he takes a deep breath and goes "ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten!"

[@rax1899]

@@ShizuruNakatsu 20 in Japanese is 2 10, not 10 10

[@ShizuruNakatsu]

@@rax1899 I never said anything about what it was in Japanese? I said it was a Japanese student speaking English. He just used tens for every multiple of ten (ten ten for 20, ten ten ten for 30) and when it went back to him later, there was a really long number, so he took a breath and went "ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten!" while everyone else was giggling about it.

[@rax1899]

@@ShizuruNakatsu oh I read it wrong mb mb

[@oldmanmichaelj]

Mat you forgot real live animals like eels uses electricity to protect themselves. Though eels and some animals (have a certain defense) is/coat themselves with mucus to prevent to electrocute themselves; I believe electric/lighting type Pokemon would have (evolved) have something similar so it doesn't shock itself.

[@Hayden_Agar]

Fr fr

[@fishingnxj]

Yeah,but electric ell live in water,and most of his body are made with that electric cell(i forgot) So unless pikachu body is made of 80 percent electric cell,NO

[@nashuson9703]

That could actually work​@@fishingnxj

[@fishingnxj]

@@nashuson9703 yeah,but no water

[@DirewolfMemento]

"Hot wings" This show never gets old, neither does matpats dry humor

[@phoenixgaming-plakadrakes6235]

yes (btw im not liking this comment to keep it at 69)

[@kingkarp1232]

Hot wings

[@DirewolfMemento]

@@phoenixgaming-plakadrakes6235 pre-jinx looks like Mr. Popos wife

[@phoenixgaming-plakadrakes6235]

YES

[@phoenixgaming-plakadrakes6235]

Alright guys nvm I did end up liking this comment cuz the number was after 69 :(

[@jamesraposa942]

Gametheory: "A ocarina song that controls the weather is *Super* devastating" Also Gametheory: a mouse that makes thunderstorms is harmless.

[@TheRezro]

It is because MatPat doesn't know that PokeDex is as reliable as XIX century medicine commercials: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Cocaine_for_kids.png

[@hobotify]

Conclusion: Volt Tackle being Pikachu's strongest move makes sense, because he actually makes contact.

[@pochiluis0570]

And if he used electricity when doing the metal tail move I would be even stronger

[@enderthemaster]

@@pochiluis0570 bruh no because that would hurt himself

[@DenimInfluenza]

@@pochiluis0570*iron tail

[@mahitshah3107]

wild charge too, electroweb aswell ig

[@tobidas7486]

As an electrical technician i can say: you got a lot wrong here. First the human skin has a resistance of 1000 ohms. Also if the cheeks of pikachu where negatively charged, then so would be the whole Pikachu. Also you don't know if the Pikachu itself may be an insulator and only the cheeks are a conductor. But the main thing you got wrong, is about how lightnings work. It's true that a voltage of 30000 volts per centimeter is needed to overcome the resistance of air, but once it's ionized, the resistance drops massively. Going by your logic, lightnings would be harmless

[@Snow-3210]

My brain can’t keep up

[@lilpiper1234]

I'm glad someone said this!

[@rlavender9684]

how much energy would it take to Ionize the air plus do an attack? Would it still be Scientifically reasonable?

[@tobidas7486]

@@rlavender9684 by ionizing the air you are already doing a huge attack, killing everything that lives pretty much instantly. As he said about 30000 Volts per centimeter.

[@misdrievousdemise3815]

I'd also like to think that as an electric Pokemon charges up its next attack, it is effectively ionizing a route in the air between it and it's opponent. Using extra "hidden" energy to charge up the distance between it and its target, like an invisible radioactive beam. Then when it has charged up enough, it releases the electricity and then the sparks do the rest. This is why I also believe the electricity can curve and/or strike multiple opponents at once.

[@randomgeneratedname5503]

MatPat: “electric pokemon are useless” Me: “uh I need my raichu to keep my lights on since I’m not paying bills! So to each their own”

[@madog61]

Just Jazzie ha so true

[@Chip-Chapley]

electricity goes out "oh no! my fridge has milk and eggs in it!' "pikachu use thunderbolt" and that's how ash won the pewter city gym badge.... and proceeded to plow brock's wife.

[@kieronbrown73]

Hot wings

[@CrystalGreymon]

@@Chip-Chapley Who still has yet to exist.

[@jaamz567]

0:06 "More controversial than Pokemon Sword and Shield not having the national dex." No, what's controversial is that you're talking about the Galar region while showing Alola in the background.

[@saji.2874]

James R Kilian IKR there is literally a pic of the Galar region

[@jamesbryce3134]

That was his editor

[@nixphone7434]

nobody:

[@RiasThePunkQueen]

What's most controversial, is that MP himself is using DEX entries as his source, when he has disproven them in the past. Basically everyone in the fandom knows that the dex entries are BS... Plus, I don't think he is accounting for the way ANIMALS use electricity, like Austin did, on a different episode, on THIS channel...

[@Nixthelf]

May I just say, im currently a third year studying to be come an electrician. I saw this coming and felt smart for once:)

[@NVMcK]

This comment is so underrated

[@Sir_GrimReaper]

okay, i never thought i would say something like this even though i hate saying it but... this comment is actually underrated.

[@somukapare2169]

Ditto In high school though But I knew this when I was ten cause the guy who taught me pokemon taught me university level physics(the logic, not equations)

[@goota84]

Can't formulate a sentence without spelling errors

[@somukapare2169]

@@goota84 ?

[@chinchilla_fandoms9500]

what's really fascinating about this science is that it means that Kaminari from My Hero Academia actually mostly gets the electricity/lightning physics correct

[@hanchen267]

wait but where is the negative charge his hands?

[@marcuson2192]

“Electric types are basically useless” Thunder punch: Am I a joke to you?

[@r.j.penfold]

Don't forget Thunder Fang and Volt Tackle! (And almost all other physical based electric moves.)

[@Flamberge790]

Having only melee range attacks as a pokemon thats not really a heavy type or at least suit for boxing/whatever because or their, well, body, length of arms, shape of legs etc makes them basically useless unless you throw them st another pokemon with no range attacks so they can maybe shock while taking a bone cracking punch to the face. Otherwise theyre at a disadvantage when it comes to defending against ranged attacks if they cant fly or move quickly enough for dodging to be easy and the length of their arms to catch the other pokemon with not matter

[@hazeltree7738]

Yes, yes you are

[@SolstaceWinters]

*laughs in Electivire*

[@nijandrak93]

Yes

[@Kurotaisa]

"Hot Wings" Hmm. Yo MatPat, seeing as Pikachu and most Electric pokemon have managed to survive for long enough for them to appear on Archeological digs, wouldn't that mean they must have evolved an insluating skin?

[@lorrygoth]

Probably, that would also explain why they are resistant to electrical attacks.

[@anastasishatzakis5752]

Also Pikachu gets Lightning Rod so if it works like in the games it would not hurt it.

[@colorsrrealduh]

“Why Pikachu is terrible” Me, a hardcore Pokémon fan: *oh buddy, you didn’t need to make a video to prove that*

[@vulpix4564]

Exact Same Thought Possess

[@chendror872]

I feel like using it in battle with anything past the 3rd gym or any wifi battle will prove it

[@Squarebody]

Exactly

[@rilo4630]

Not even Raichu either, Jolteon, Ampharos, vikavolt. All of them are more viable (at least in the normal game)

[@Tag-ux5eb]

Jabril Smith yea no, electric types arent really that viable in competitive, besides zekrom and zapdos, but zekroms banned soooo, and zapdos isnt that good anymore, still OU though

[@-sugr-]

Maybe as the cheeks negatively charge, Pikachu's body does charges negatively aswell but the cheeks charge more. To me this would result in a Pikachu that is negatively charged but can still concentrate energy in his cheeks.

[@MonaFlowers__]

Minecraft theory: I have a theory about the blazes. Wither skeletons are made of carbon as they drop coal on death. They most likely were fossilized in soul sand and netherrack and eventually gained the properties that allow netherrack to burn forever. Then some of them got hit by a ghast and they lit on fire as well as gaining the ghasts’ ability to fly and shoot fireballs becoming blazes. due to the fact that they were made of fossilized coal and netherrack they burn forever and can shoot weak fireballs at targets. They also live in the nether fortresses because they used to be the ancient builders. Edit:The spawners could be a result of the builders experiments with life and death. After blazes lived in the fortresses for a while their essence went into the spawners and they started appearing from them. Edit 2: magma cubes could be slimes brought into the nether.

[@catalyst9955]

Jackmaster well they could be connected to pigmen which could be the builders

[@truckkun7704]

Jackmaster but that’s just a theory a game theory

[@commonviewer2488]

That doesn't explain all those Blaze Spawners that are found in Nether Fortresses.

[@Flop_Studios]

It's obviously spawners smh my head jkjk lol lmao. That's a good theory!

[@strawber3seal_77]

GAIN COPYRIGHT FOR THET IDEA NIW!

[@anthonyyeboah5056]

When MatPat forgets that there is an actual move that does what he describes at 16:15. It’s called Thunder Fang

[@eddieisntsocial6974]

I’m literally learning more here than my science class

[@bleh5047]

Same.

[@countingdays811]

You don’t have science it’s summer

[@rafaelmesaglio229]

Maybe because you learn about electricity in physics and actual electronics classes

[@willis_davies6348]

Yeah well you obviously didn't pay attention during English. I mean you LITTERALLY must not pay attention in English

[@miniman9121]

Epic Beares, actually I, personally am Australian so I wasn’t on my summer break.

[@silaslithian5298]

Ah yes, I actually liked those hot wings.

[@Starr_Beam]

Mat pat : elEctRiC TyPEs sUcK Pikachu: * makes SHOCKED face*

[@tchgs11zdok15]

Underrated comment right here

[@munaabdiosmana1407]

Hoy wings

[@fallenangel249]

Me: eh shut up ya mutant sewer rat

[@kenwalkensdeadchannelcanal2886]

Surprised pikachu face

[@woomynation]

Matpat: "You can't shoot lightning... there needs to be physical contact" Thunder Fang: "Allow me to introduce myself"

[@AbhayIRIS]

Laughs in Thunder punch

[@rohenyo]

Volt tackle anyone

[@tasumaki]

Mixing it up with volt switch!

[@fallrising5443]

Random Rock Type Pokèmon: Let me stop you right their with... EARTHQUAKE!!

[@pinkiest1899]

Volt Tackle too!

[@modern5082]

Mat pat: ruining your childhood since 2011 Me: I'm still a child Also me: I'm hungry for some hot wings

[@dimitrijames00001]

Now I want hot wings

[@seanreynolds7338]

Same

[@somestupiddudewithayoutube4676]

Man I love Hot wings

[@brokengames9020]

matpat running ad-revenue/sponsored propaganda scam business since 2011.

[@poeidon3903]

Sniper Riffle117 so your name is basically "Sniper Riffle Master Chief

[@sarahdsparks]

So, if we reverse this and say that electric Pokémon have to be doing *some* kind of effective attack (since they do actually KO other Pokémon), could it be that we have the mechanics of their power wrong? Maybe the power isn’t to “shoot lightning,” but to ionize air? So, the power is the ability to reduce the resistance of air to nothing, and thus allow them to turn what should be minor shocks into major weapons?

[@snjackalope856]

Game Theory: Pikachu is trash. Team Rocket: Pikachu is god type pokemon.

[@jacobsarion8562]

i like that joke nice one :)

[@no-mj6jv]

Haha

[@gboi3500]

1 specific Pikachu....

[@m3an_3]

Zeus type

[@KuramiRocket]

Pikachu is obviously great because plot armor lol

[@solracstormhunter3023]

So basically the most effective electro attacks are: - Thunder Punch - Volt Tackle - Thunder Bite - Thunderschock on full contact

[@malp2909]

Thunder Fang*

[@4shadow894]

Literally, all of them are suicidal attacks since they dont have resistance to lightning

[@Akuma-qv5zi]

I hate it I cant like it always sends me to the comment ugb

[@Akuma-qv5zi]

Oh but i can dislike wow

[@jmth-li7ew]

69 likes

[@jennytran2290]

"Hot Wings" I guess that means thunder fang is now scientifically the most dangerous thunder move. Move over volt tackle and thunder!

[@AAI_Einstein]

Mat how about you calculate how much electric power they have by calculating the voltage and amps required to do some things they do in the show

[@10tailedbijuu]

naw, too much work

[@katnightingale9707]

“Hot wings” I don’t even remember when I got here. You had about 20 episodes and I binged them.

[@Jx3STER]

“Thunder Fang” is officially the deadliest electric pokemon attack.

[@slipperyslime558]

JoshBretton I mean ur right but still he has some reasons

[@teamdub473]

We rate mountains on insta

[@ziyaolau3433]

Or thunder punch

[@CrystalGreymon]

Or Nuzzle, Wild Charge, Volt Tackle, Fusion Bolt, Bolt Strike, Zing-Zap, Spark, Plasma Fists, Zippy Zap or Catastropika.

[@psychochief5090]

@@CrystalGreymon Actually, pretty sure plasma fists isnt zeraora punching people who his fists of electricity, but rather punching the ground and producing an electrical shockwave. No actual contact is made.

[@articspetsnaz2833]

"Not as bad as if you stuck your finger in an electrical outlet" Me: cough American outlet cough

[@JamesDavy2009]

Some other countries' outlets have twice the potential as an American outlet.

[@HeavenOblivion]

JamesDavy2009 Lhas

[@HeavenOblivion]

JamesDavy2009 has

[@ringoch6862]

hi david im davidtay

[@reckarthack3018]

@@JamesDavy2009 but you can't stick your finger in a UK plug

[@dogfallsoffcliffanddies7484]

I literally only realised just now that "Xurkitree" is word play on "circuitry". I thought it was meant to look like some weird tree.

[@tobeyorconsequences9544]

Same

[@see_elsewhere]

Yeah, i think it's both. Circuit-tree?

[@daone2311]

Lol same

[@TheEmeraldPixel]

what are ya doin mate?

[@hollietheblanketail6570]

You naive little poke-Boy yo

[@oaksynia7353]

"Pikachu sucks" Ash's Pikachu: basically defeats almost every single legendary Pokemon in Every movie

[@Iforgotwhattoputhere]

True

[@BabbyOPTC]

but couldn't beat a level 5 starter Snivy

[@tra-guyd5209]

plot

[@amyliaclenny1866]

The anime & manga are different than the video games, ehich are *all very* different from reality / real world science. He's using physics from our world, not the games or show. MatPat should've called Austin.

[@oaksynia7353]

@@amyliaclenny1866 yes I know. I was making a joke

[@eamonbell6378]

Matpat: dissed xurkitree Also matpat: states that connecting a wire to the opponent is the most effective method of electrocution, meaning that the good ol' bundle of wires could easily be the strongest electric type

[@ricardomont808]

Thats true

[@walker9192]

Hu that’s true

[@leogronlund7841]

Well... Did you forget about the episode in which Ash powers up Pikachu? It is very possible that Pikachu, while it was a Pichu, could have gotten it's hands on a magnet, which powers up electric type moves. And we already know that Pikachu can choose how strong to make the thunderbolt.

[@S3PH1RoTH1]

"Hot wings" What about Magnemite/ton/zone? Since they control magnetism they could alter the field around their opponent to make an electric charge.

[@antonioaguirre5464]

This guy right here knows.

[@zanderoneil3405]

This is why I said "lots" instead of "all" in my comment

[@AwesomeCornSauce]

I've always assumed that Electric type attacks that operate at range, Such as Thunderbolt, act a lot light lightning strikes. Essentially, an electric-type pokemon is able to separate positive and negative charged particles in the air through the same way wind is able to do it, but on a more accurate level. It's less of an electric shock, and more of a targeted lighting bolt. Essentially, imagine a weaponized Tesla-coil where you can charge the particles in the air around a specific target and then let loose a bolt of lightning that will strike the target with SHOCKING accuracy.

[@bizarreelementals1230]

That pun at the end was brilliant

[@dantastic044]

I'm here to agree with bizarre elementals up there. Lol.

[@Nintendomoon]

Matpat is the kind of KZbinr that will claim that you can water bend by controlling the earth's magnetic field, but conveniently doesn't mention that pokemon would easily be able to control electricity if they could control earth's magnetic fields in the same way.

[@azuredragoon2054]

There's also the idea Pikachu, Raichu and Pichu have insulating flesh around their electric sacs, meaning it would be much harder for them to shock themselves as long as there isn't a conductor leading into those sacs (such as nerves). Pichu, being the baby version, would have less developed insulation and that would explain why he takes recoil damage from his own electric attacks. In regards to being able to change the charge around a target, that would seem to fall under a psychic type ability which would suggest that electric and psychic pokemon share a distant ancestor (not quite as far as Mew though).

[@AwesomeCornSauce]

@@azuredragoon2054 also, consider doughy Alolan Raichu's psychic typing.

[@camoking3605]

Matpat: electric types are useless Thunderfang: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@kylewood4488-b9r]

Tazer gun: I guess that means that it's ok to go shock Mat a few thousand times

[@rahzekarma]

don't forget Thunderpunch

[@thelguy1743]

Which means that Luxray is actually a useful pokémon. WOW

[@larimari87]

Every electric legendary: am I a joke to you?

[@certainpeople159]

He roasted more than just the electric type.

[@DoktorDry]

"Most controversial in Game Theory history" Sans is Ness: Am I a joke to you?

[@PitchBlackLaser]

I wouldn't even say this is controversial anymore... its just flat out wrong XD

[@Katt--]

He did say in the pokemom theories tho

[@happycamperds9917]

BlackLaser I actually liked it... unlike Sans is Gaster IMO.

[@Zero-pe3iq]

Sans is Ness only offended weak people. The fact is either you thought it was really cool or dumb, but only weak people insulted Matt for making it. They might make jokes with their friends but they wouldn't be highly triggered. This is actually another stupid pokemon episode where Matt applies real science to a show about magically fictional creatures.(which I get is a thing he does, but it doesn't make it less stupid the theory is directly not canon and can be rejected on the plot of the games and anime alone.) The differnce is I think it's stupid, but I don't think Matt is stupid for making it. I think it's a waste of time, but if it gets him views and new subs then it was probably worth it for him.

[@PitchBlackLaser]

@@happycamperds9917 I usually like his theories too... or else I would not watch them XD but he has a way to make me angry on videos of topics I know in and out myself.

[@hannathobani]

While procrastinating, I accidentally studied for my physics test...

[@mrpedrobraga]

this is what we call a pro game theorist move

[@SportsFan824]

"Science" Oh buddy the fairy type is super effective on dragon types. Nothing like Tinker bell whipping the heck out of a 6 headed dragon

[@Riftweaver1981]

that too is science. because the game devs needed a way to slow down the massive overuse of dragon types, so they made fairy immune to it. game balance is science too

[@cnmxproductions11]

@@Riftweaver1981 completely true. This is why I get mad at people who wrongly accuse movies of being stupid, or, "fan service".

[@Pinanimate]

I laughed more than I should have at this

[@hetalthakkar6429]

Maybe because fairy is related to magic

[@Riftweaver1981]

@@hetalthakkar6429 in most forms of fantasy, dragons are often highly resistant or immune to magic

[@blasterbolt734]

You should think into it more. You never know if Pikachu starts the charge at his cheeks and the negative energy spreads to the rest of him. One major fact is that in one of the pokemon shows, electricity surrounds Pikachu with signals that Pikachu ionizes the air around him before shooting the electricity

[@axlmagnus]

"Hot wings" -Fatpat, Nov 2019

[@sagetheassassin3192]

Mmmmmm, wings!!!

[@dirpycatkittymeowmeow9099]

Ayy that preetyy cool wings

[@gaelic_geek5709]

"A buildup of Negative charge." [I Hate Everything's face]

[@EverArtz]

"Hot Wings" Also, until you explained it like this, I'd never understood why Pichu in Smash would always damage itself when it attacks. It's shocking itself at the same time. But seeing as Pikachu doesnt, and Pichu evo's into Pikachu, would that not mean that Pikachu evolved to create some sort of resistance to shocking itself? Perhaps its fur is negatively charged allowing it to direct the bolt elsewhere? I dunno you're the science guy MatPat not me xD

[@anthonylangley6843]

Diodes only allow current to flow one direction. What if when Pichu evolves those cheek sacs become diodes.

[@logancressy2259]

Anthony Langley that sounds about right

[@mura_saki]

Wait.... When did pichu evolve into pikachu?

[@allanribergaard5927]

A long Time ago

[@gillettewow4667]

kurui. m it’s a baby Pokémon. Meaning it can only evolve into pikachu in game if you have high friendship I believe.

[@nathangilbert7920]

This channel has taught me so much about and help keep me thinking through everything.

[@chocmilk]

So your saying Pikachu's strongest asset is the 'Static' ability, where physical contact may paralyze the opponent? Instead, it would just be instant death?

[@ellienugent3120]

Oh dear. NUZLOCKE RULES MEANT POKEMON DIED WHEN HIT OR FAINTED. OHGODDAMNWHHHYYY.

[@jackychang9148]

You're *

[@shrekinator1882]

mareep has a static so when its attacked the pokemon gets paralyzed . so does that mean it has instant death powers?

[@Windja69]

omg it's my brotha!!

[@cluelessbluebird]

My chemistry teacher: spends the whole semester explaining how electricity works Matpat: explains it in less that 20 minutes

[@KnotNoxus]

ZoeTheUnicorn Queen that’s how school is

[@khaledhafi4285]

Plus being cool doing it

[@worldofvariations]

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: the world's education system in a nutshell.

[@TheLibra97]

For defence, use the "I knew that but we studied a bit of electricity in chemistry" card.

[@jucom756]

But there you also get thought about circuits and resistance etc. right?

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

MatPat: "Sword and Shield" Background: Sun and Moon's Alola map

[@SartorialSky]

Click bait, good thing too don't want spoilers for the new pokemon game

[@PrincePrince-ep1xf]

Lol

[@noobninja6872]

So true

[@Randowando19]

Also i always think about that how do pokemon even survive one hit of Thunderbolt. Arceus might just have changed science

[@captnbassbeard]

Me: looks at comments before video starts. Me: what the hell happened here? Me watches 1:40 in the video. Me: oh, hot wings

[@arielcamhi3994]

SAME DUDE but during the ad

[@chadflores2749]

“Hot Wings” Yeah I’m an OG theorist. The Mario is a Communist one was a real shocking one.

[@bxte3393]

Chad Flores me too

[@zenositama_usman176]

Chad Flores I know right

[@sky0kast0]

Agreed

[@Seli_Lema]

i prefered the ocarina of dismemberment xD

[@breadscoundrel]

Same

[@gqfrisk5727]

"Most controversial theory" Fnaf theories: Are we a joke to you?

[@akio0191]

Undertale Ness: Yea

[@chendror872]

Or Sans is Ness

[@MrGamer7193]

He said “in the story of Pokémon”

[@fqnto1]

Hahahahahahaaha

[@soggymcpancake23]

@@chendror872 is*

[@alexlubbers1589]

You can indeed direct where a lightning strike goes, and we do it for research and even the U.S. Military has tested lightning-based weapons like the MARAUDER plasma railgun. The main way is to use a rocket trailing a wire. As the rocket flies up, the wire provides a channel of least resistance for the lightning to strike. Its pretty cool, and the process vaporizes the wire creating a giant green line of plasma. The other way to direct a strike is to ionize a channel of air. Fire can ionize pockets of air, but the military tested high-power Lasers to ionize a channel of air to guide lightning. A literal Lightning Beam! So in the case of Pokemon, perhaps electric type pokemon can ionize channels of air to guide their lightning strikes, or fire out extended whiskers that act like wires.

[@alanwolf313]

Thunder Fang, Thunder Punch, Wild Charge, Volt Tackle, etc.: "am i joke to you?"

[@yooooooooooooooo696]

*v o l t s w i t c h*

[@kaitokobayashi6394]

Thunder fang seems to be the deadliest move pikachu can use

[@thatguyphlex]

Alan Wolf the maximum volts are still 100,000 so everything else falls under that. Meaning, even if they get physical contact, the damage would be significantly low.

[@foxtrap86flame]

Is no one going to mention Pikachu's Z-Move

[@kenty1405]

With electric pokemons having miniscule electric range attack damage, they would be at a disadvantage against other pokemons that have range attack. In theory, they would be fainted before even touching the enemy. The enemy wouldn't be there standing knowing that they have an opponent that can kill them in one touch.

[@Ghastnote]

Matpat: "Electric Powers is pretty useless" Infamous game series:Am i a joke to you

[@THATotherGUY415]

Static Shock has entered the chat

[@chimken9881]

Uncharted and Prototype: Yes, yes you are

[@dawmari]

May I just say I love this comment.

[@Ghastnote]

@@dawmari ^ ^

[@captaing33gaming32]

NaughtyDragon 69 infamous game series: prototype, aren’t you dead?

[@cHris04_]

Matpat: "we dont know anything about electricity" me: *laughs in electrical engineering*

[@Julq4]

yeah I kinda cringed my way through this episode

[@brunnobenatti8441]

As a software developer I know how you both feel. (I got my episodes).

[@frozenwintershitty]

@@Julq4 don't cringe :) he's always inclusive to the people how may not know this, like kids / teens.

[@brendanrisney2449]

I think the point was that being false. He just didn't clarify it afterwards.

[@cHris04_]

PS: im still a student hopefully graduating this year.

[@Chitransh_Agrawal1]

Well, we don't know how the molecule works in the Pokemon universe. What if the resistance of air is much less in Pokemon world than our own or a Pokemon's electricity is something else. It might not be our normal electricity.

[@b2air1921]

"Hot Wings" I've been here since before you made the boob episode and I'm still here baby

[@quetzelquillz]

B2air 1921 me too

[@mite3133]

Heyo, just looking to see if you guys would help my small channel out, im just lookin for some feedback and to entertain you guys with some gameplay and commentary (Even though i suck at it) kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoXKl36GfZmUpKs

[@Star-vh4cs]

Wow i was like 2 episode later of the boob episode

[@reflectivevagrant5531]

Hot wings, and Ditto to the ... "Bunker busters" episode among others.

[@keldeo1115]

Hot Wings

[@Citrakite]

hot wings Thing is, what if Electric types partially ionized the air before they do their lightning move. The resistance would be lower and therefore the attack would be more damaging. in RL of course there's no way to aim that so it going to go which ever way it forks off like a lightning bolt but in Pokemon we have psychic moves so if he could just aim that ionized channel towards someone as they charge up they'd at least be aiming in the right direction to hit them rather than it being totally random bases on air density, flow, and resistance.

[@alcideblair4846]

I think thats why Ash never removed Pikachu's quick attack to aim at the opponent

[@koloks-pf4jo]

You just prooved MatPat wrong, Bravo!

[@kylenguyen7371]

"Hot wings". Considering the boob episode, I suspect this whole hot wings thing is actually a thinly veiled reference to Hooters.

[@AndromedaArchive]

MatPat: ...and the battery gets thrown out or, more accurately, recycled safely. Me: I've never received such a judgmental look before.

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

Hot wings “you can't throw lighting at people” Zeus:Am I a joke to you?

[@thestevens580]

TheWitch KingofWolfs. Yes

[@NxVernxual]

Yes

[@zhee1236]

Yes

[@dman98643]

Zeus's shoot lightning from above most of the time

[@warrenkemp4004]

Yes

[@DoABarrelRol1l]

So next theory: what type of ‘air’ does the Pokémon universe have that this would be possible? Is it cannon that their world has a denser atmosphere? Do they breath oxygen?

[@bastiangierahn2313]

Didn’t the giant insects 300 million years become big because of a higher amount of oxygen in the atmosphere? Maybe you can figure it out by looking at the bug type Pokémon and their size. I dunno if a higher amount of air would have any effect on the electric type Pokémon. It could still make for a theory I guess :D

[@neterminaemn6321]

"Hot wings" -MatPat in a closet thinking about hot wings 2019

[@CemeteryDriveClown]

I'm also a closeted Hot Wing Addict.. Our pride flag is a hot wing with a blue background

[@God_of_chickens]

Stupid you don't get how the Pokemon walk at all book a test roll call and then tell me what a Pokemon like Pikachu is you idiot

[@CatnipTofu]

Hot wings

[@neterminaemn6321]

@@CemeteryDriveClown no our pride flag is a massive hot wing bucket with a massive background of different fast food restaurants that sell hot wings

[@CemeteryDriveClown]

@@neterminaemn6321 Beautiful

[@Fbih2o]

New food theory video: what happens when u EAT a battery

[@zanzann-]

“Hot wings” I love how he added IHE as an electron in the battery.

[@justarmouredchaos5470]

Alzain Alomar lmao I saw that too

[@gabeskai]

OMFG 😂

[@charliemartin9047]

Nice

[@Hutch2Much]

“Hot Wings” Mario is Mental, and i still believe that every time i see Mario and Luigi interact

[@r6uli_a749]

Nah he communist

[@lilacramen7483]

YES OMG THE TRUTH

[@Hutch2Much]

Uli A why not both?

[@ender_expert1391]

@@Hutch2Much "Why not both?" -Einstein from matpats dr who theory

[@-W-I-L-L-]

same

[@greek_yogurtt]

Ahem, MatPat, remember when you did those “Debunk the Dex” videos, and how Charmander’s Pokédex entry was wrong. You kind of emphasized how wrong the Pokédex was in a lot of cases, so maybe Raichu’s voltage is higher than the Pokédex says. (?) Btw, Hot Wings.

[@loki.winter]

It's just a theory.

[@luksky0795]

Or maybe 1 volt in our world isn't 1 volt in the pokemon universe.

[@neka_jp2070]

You are right, but some things are easy to measure like Raichu's energy discharge and it was a lot different. But ye you are right, the dex is wrong a lot.

[@NaudVanDalen]

16:38 Ash would have absolutely died right here at the beginning of his journey because he held Pikachu in his arms so there's no air in between. Also at 16:41 when he's holding Pikachu's tail.

[@derae1865]

"Hot Wings" Been here since Mario is mental. As a student in electrical engineering, this is a really cool video, seeing how everything I'm learning connects with some of my favorite games!

[@anthraxinyourmailbox9550]

Ey, another studen of electrical engineering.

[@ryebreadthebread]

“Hot wings” I can remember when gtlive didn’t even exist yet

[@marsproductions7484]

Yeah and before Film theory the good old days

[@austinbush7972]

Omg yah!

[@Deep_Rest69]

Bro fraking same

[@thepicklechamp]

Gtlive started like the beginning of this year so like 11 months ago almost a year

[@thepicklechamp]

Also same

[@timmadoodle1588]

I feel like Pikachu's design should have had prehensile electric whiskers or something, and rubberized toe beans.

[@Fitzcrackers4prez]

it has cheeks that store electricity it's why there red

[@zero-one2585]

ZEKROM USE FUSION BOLT!

[@noodle6852]

@@Fitzcrackers4prez did you even watch the video..?

[@ShizuruNakatsu]

It's Pokémon. If we're going to change Pokémon designs to make them "scientifically feasible" in the real world, Pikachu is one of the LEAST unrealistic Pokémon we have to worry about.

[@waightforrest1737]

Toe beans lol

[@stephfassel6967]

"Can you actually zap someone with electricity from a distance ? Not really" Well technically you can by throwing an electrified metal object. And of you don't count that possibly then you shouldn't count throwing fire either because you'd need a burning object in order to throw fire

[@a........616]

“Hot Wings” Remember when MatPat spent a whole episode analyzing video game badonkers

[@shadywyvern]

Best episode of game theory to date (oh and hot wings)

[@vimli2477]

I remember thinking "why, why did you upload this"

[@mrber0546]

Hot wings indeed.

[@alonzomoseley4798]

Hot wings I remember

[@alonzomoseley4798]

His mom watched it he said

[@thealienqueen4955]

“Hot wings” You can’t get rid of me, sorry

[@candlegamer5799]

same Hot wings

[@moved4154]

Hot wings (propably)

[@candygrl429]

“Hot wings” Forgot why we’re commenting this and don’t really want to go back in the video 😅

[@alyx8815]

Its if you watched og matt pat vids

[@alyx8815]

Aka cringey matt

[@sanyo_neezy]

I am so glad, electric pokemon are the only type that aren't physically viable! Imagine other types had attacks that can't be explained by science! :O

[@kroh7742]

Pikachu: does thunderbolt Also pikachu: gets electrocuted Also also pikachu: *surprised Pikachu face*

[@fdbraulamz1198]

kroh tg bruh

[@tissuemane3476]

Nice one dingus

[@dabm2937]

MY favoret pocemon is cubone

[@phantomous_author3709]

I can't get mad at this since I am more of a Steel type trainer, lol

[@foxyloafva]

Dark type for the win

[@NachtAsile]

Steel Type ftw

[@Damjan_Lazarevski]

Fire for the win

[@adrieldecena5574]

ice and water

[@Zachariasioannides]

Balance ftw

[@hexxteria2387]

Pikachu:"I have the power of God and Anime on my side" Any other pokemon: bruh

[@cheesyboo6442]

I am definitely coming back to this video for my science exams ! You explained in 20mins! My teacher took a month!

[@vintetia]

Personal theory: Electric type pokémon shoot superconductive 'magic' pellets, that have basically negative resistance and therefor lead the electricity at a much higher shock then a static shock. These would make it possible to shock the opponant to faint and not to kill, while still being strong enough to actually make them faint. It doesn't sound nearly as stupid when you consider the psychic type. Pokémon is magic, not science

[@michaelcherokee8906]

Too bad there's no evidence for that.

[@vintetia]

@@michaelcherokee8906 who cares, it's a magical video game. Also, now a year later, I now know that electricity is part of the inseperable concept of electromagnetism, so if any electric type pokemon can manipulate electricity, they can also manipulate magnetism. So new suggestion: they use the magnetism part to _attract_ iron atoms or small molecules, which are either polarised or electrically charged, into a path the electricity could follow. Now they use the magnetism part to create a magnetic field that guides an amount of electric *energy* towards the closest molecules to their target and make them move in relation to each other. That causes an electric current and is quickly attatched to the target, shocking it by the amount of electric current that was caused by the magnetised particles moving. If this sounds too complicated, remember that these are magical beings which are just born with this power. They probably would use their power in the same intuitive way as birds fly and we don't have a clue how that works phisically speaking. Besides, as it turns out, transferring electric energy through a magnetic field is not affected by electrical resistance and electricity providers have been giving us our electricity this way for decades. Though still, I am a very dumb individual and I can only vaquely recap what I learned in physics classes. Take this with a grain of salt, I could be entirely wrong about every aspect. Edit: typos

[@michaelcherokee8906]

@@vintetia Any words along the lines of "Who cares-" are unacceptable to utter on any of MatPat's channels, and are an affront to me as a follower of his. Now put on the dunce cap and go sit in the corner.

[@Regigigas_YT]

There's a fish who melts the ground by existing, so that sounds logical

[@rhunter42dragon]

@@michaelcherokee8906 Actually, the very fact that electric Pokémon work can be seen as evidence for this guy's theory. Matpat just spent a whole theory explaining how electric Pokémon can't shoot lightning... but they do. So something has to be allowing them to do it, and Vintetia's theory fits the bill.

[@waffleleft9506]

"Hot wings" "sitting in someone's closet with a microphone making videos and starving"

[@BlueTeaArt]

You’re KZbin account started at 2016

[@jthejedigaming8303]

Doesn’t mean he couldn’t have watched before There is a thing called guest mode you daft cabbage

[@waffleleft9506]

I watched on my other account

[@Austin_K312]

I love how it says "ruining your childhood since 2011"

[@cactcoal6178]

Same

[@chriiscastaneda5810]

Hay

[@salseradelachuleria]

Ikr

[@nesiachan4534]

Lol ruining youre childhood love since 2011 is also true :v

[@Soupus__]

Jokes on you that was my childhood

[@Fabioplayz13]

Go Pikachu I Choose You! USE THUNDERBOLT "Pikachu has fainted"

[@Starr_Beam]

Me: *doesn't comment hotwings* Game theory fan base: was that a personal attack or somthing

[@zally8183]

M-monokuma? What are you doing here?

[@azypoop]

So interesting

[@aalien1099]

Subscribe to Tseries And burn the trees

[@Starr_Beam]

A alien and I will Pour cereal on top a bowl of milk

[@Starr_Beam]

@@zally8183 WhAt arE YOu DoiNg HErE

[@lucianorojas4812]

My chemistry teacher actually used this video to explain electricity

[@riovk4291]

Luciano Rojas nice

[@hatchet09]

Nice

[@ZhenMitch]

LMFAO no way.

[@vincentdaboss]

Smort

[@A.Ahmed15]

Lol

[@LongShaynx]

"All electric type." Lanturn could technically shoot water, and send his electricity through that. You wouldn't happen to have any numbers on that would you?

[@LegendStormcrow]

Galvantula has silk thread.

[@someoneawesome8717]

Luxray and thunderfang

[@andrewfoster4484]

Pure water (which I assume the water types produce) cannot conduct electricity. However, if we assume the water produced is not pure, and contains some ionic charge such that it can conduct, then you may have a point. In fact, the higher the density of conductive dissolved metal ions in solution, would mean the easiest flow of charge in the water. There is, unfortunately, one drawback to this theory. There are two methods of getting “electrified water” from point A to B: 1) A single disjointed squirt or 2) A continuous stream. Neither of which would yield much result for Lanturn. In case 1, we have that Lanturn shoots out an electrically charged squirt of water. Assuming it doesn’t immediately discharge onto himself, the electricity would dissipate into the metal ions and be absorbed near instantly and, hence, the target Pokémon will get 0 zaps, just get a little splash. In case 2, we have a constant stream of water between Lanturn and the target. In order for this to work, you would need to have a massive conductivity in the water and hope to god the other Pokémon is more positively charged than Lanturn. If the target was close in charge, say, another electric Pokémon, the Voltage between Lanturn and the target would be low, and so, very little current will flow from A to B. This effect will become stronger, the more positive the enemy becomes, so rock and steel types, watch out. Overall, by providing a constant conductive medium between the attacker and the target, the attack behaves, essentially, like how Matt described a stun gun. And, with a high enough voltage, this could do some serious damage.

[@gstellar96]

@@someoneawesome8717 im pretty sure his logic with Pikachu and Raichu's cheek pouches still apply with teeth...

[@funkymonkey5691]

Spider silk has it's own host of problems. It's not as resistant to current as air, but it's still has a very high electrical resistance.

[@savagegardenrox]

This is what happens when an entymology hobbyist starts trying to dabble in physics. PS: "electrocute" means death by elextric shock. If they didn't die they were just shocked.

[@savagecabbage1174]

“Hot Wings” If you haven’t you should play Subnautica or do some theories on it!

[@brawleygem4381]

yes subnautica is one of my favourite games :)

[@wgd101]

Savage Cabbage yes

[@isaacfreed952]

Savage Cabbage he has I believe

[@gamepro0167]

Isaac Freed that was Austin I think

[@seamushopkins3752]

meanwhile in my hero academia kaminari: also kaminari: 1,300,000 VOLTS!!!!

[@capri-sunoffical380]

Lol like if u hate me lol

[@PFSnypr]

Omg yes

[@SatysfaingThings]

matpat explained electrycity in 5 min and school explained it to me in 5 weeks

[@thelemoncoffee]

this actually explains how Denki' Kaminaris quirk downside works While yes he can build up enough to shock someone else, he's still shocking himself. Saaaay- his negitive charge is in his heart and lungs, that means the closest internal organs, his stomach and brain, can get fried by his quirk Which explains how he short circuits his brain, and how he might even feel sick afterwards. Matpat unintentionally gave me the ability to understand my favorite mha character's quirk

[@Juslin7989]

Also makes you wonder how people can withstand 2 million volts at close range but we'll skip over that part.

[@deannabailey6610]

Omg!!! That's so awesome!! Not only finding out that I'm not the only BNHA fan, but also what you said is super observant and makes so much sense!!

[@nene7778]

Lemoncoffee I was literally thinking about this the whole video I thought I was the only one who noticed this

[@nene7778]

Also makes you think mha does its research I guess

[@Reczack]

Hot Wings Gonna be perfectly honest here: I haven't seen GT in at least four years. However, I do remember watching those Jynx, Peta, and Demonic Pokémon videos. Therefore, I am entitled to comment Hot Wings.

[@jackofalltrades8412]

Okay

[@davidsandrock7826]

That’s why Pichu often shocks itself canonically.

[@brandonhughes4076]

Yeah, in smash it's entire gimmick is that it's electricity is so strong it hurts itself too

[@rubydarko9108]

I absolutely love the Trubish/Garbador hate. Even though it is the end of the trifecta of pollution pokemon. Koffing/weezing are air pollution, grimer/muk are water pollution, and trubbish/garbador are land pollution.

[@Chiamy]

"Lighting is a real thing in the real world " -Matpat, 2019

[@sunthorn4782]

Australia isn’t

[@linkerus]

r/tihi

[@grimtygranule5125]

Pokemon: *Literall magic exists and gods control the universe at their leizure* Matpat: *Holds it to the same standards of the real world*

[@Vulken2000]

Mario : No exceptions.

[@DogsWithPurpose]

Gregory Moran exactly

[@bencrispe9562]

If you think electricity is broken, try dealing with Alakazam having an IQ of 5,000. When fully grown, he literally has the mental faculties of someone who has long since died.

[@loser9653]

Have you ever seen this channel BEFORE this video?

[@ShitStainedBallSack]

Reach theory

[@Sonic_Central]

Well, if the Pokémon world works differently and air, there does not have any resistance then Pikachu could possibly be able to target his electricity, especially if he dies a mechanism in his cheeks that allows him to target his opponent and if his body is also slightly negatively charged, it would make sense that he also would not get shocked. You probably should’ve added these to your calculations these can make a heck of a lot of a difference.