Choose Your Starter and Give Them Any Ability

[@YamiYaiba]

Luke: I'm building an electric team. Vinny: *refuses to take a ground type mon*

[@reginaldjoseph3098]

or give one pokemon volt absorb

[@RealCutieMutie]

On top of that, Tera water :3

[@reginaldjoseph3098]

@@RealCutieMutie ik like not even tera ground felt a bit like one huge throw

[@christainknight20]

Tbh, he didn't get good ground options..

[@Undrave]

@@christainknight20 Ursaluna was right there!

[@lucky_kid_guy744]

2:57 I thought he was going to go imposter Blissy. Become the enemy, and keep blissy's HP.

[@DeafGamer-ut8sg]

While Eviolite Chansey with Imposter would be better, I'm unsure if they can unevolve pokemon for the battle

[@corrymuth2997]

@@DeafGamer-ut8sgI think the rules have generally been, if it’s unevolved you can evolve it, or keep it at its current form (they don’t do that often, but I’ve never seen it happen in reverse)

[@twisted_riddles3474]

Eviolite doesn’t work like that

[@DeafGamer-ut8sg]

@@twisted_riddles3474 Actually Eviolite does increase defense stats for Chansey, even if it is transformed into a fully evolved pokemon

[@twisted_riddles3474]

@@DeafGamer-ut8sg imma check it out in smogon

[@BetterthanNoobs-v7j]

You guys should be using Earth Eater over Levitate. Its basically water absorb but for ground instead of water.

[@TheBACSun]

Thank you! No one ever tamed earth eater, and I was starting to think I was insane or it was a RadRed ability like Feline Prowess.

[@megarayquaza2240]

Tho with levitate you get an immunity to all hazards apart from rocks

[@cliiiiiq8787]

hazard immunity

[@danielvega3653]

​@@megarayquaza2240 But you don't get the electric terrain boost

[@LucasF25]

​@@megarayquaza2240Yeah but Earth Eater is still better most of the time, id say

[@PlatypusPersonnel-uy3of]

Just throwing it out there, Vinny could have been evil. Imposter Blissey is all I’m saying.

[@ShadowSword88ee]

Imposter chansey is better, but imposter blissey is quite strong

[@MrDeerbomb]

Is imposter allowed? A simple ability like motor drive or misty terrain is enough to counter gbl line up

[@23Ryguy23]

@@ShadowSword88ee How is it better? Eviolite won't work once you transform.

[@altogrey9712]

​@@MrDeerbomb he only said huge power (pure power included) and wonder guard are banned, thats how they always do it unless they lift the huge power ban.

[@Kaiba2393]

@@ShadowSword88eeblissey has the same amount of hp right and eviolite doesn’t work with imposter

[@Rictavio27]

Giving Levitate to the Regieleki is honestly a nerf in an electric terrain team, as it doesn’t get the terrain boost because it’s in the air

[@TheTaylorGoff]

Especially with Earth Eater being an option

[@davidharshman7645]

That was what I was thinking

[@stevenashley27]

@@Rictavio27 wait, what? Do levitating and flying pokemon not get terrain boosts?

[@abhinnbaxi6295]

@@stevenashley27 they dont get any terrain effects

[@StephenMeek]

@@abhinnbaxi6295 So why did he give hadron engine to the electric flying legendary? XD

[@robertlammers4596]

Luke: I'm making an electric team Vinny: I don't need ground or volt absorb Should have stacked electric immunity

[@Anansi-y5m]

I really like the plan of having an eletric terrain based team, and still allowed the thunderus to get something from the ET even though it doesn’t normally

[@thecreationist3216]

hardon engine's spa boost only works on grounded pokemon so it gets absolutely nothing from e terrain it would've been better on regieleki bcz it's grounded and uses primarily electric type moves

[@Anansi-y5m]

@@thecreationist3216 the special attack boost works wether or not the Pokémon is grounded. I agree that it would have been better on regi so it could get the terrain boost. I checked before I made my original comment specifically so people wouldn’t come and say I was wrong

[@Anansi-y5m]

@@thecreationist3216 as according to Bulbapedia: Hadron Engine also boosts the Pokémon's Special Attack stat by roughly 33% (or more precisely, by a factor of 5461/4096) on Electric Terrain. This boost will occur even if the Pokémon is not grounded.

[@ArcaneSnowflake]

i kind of want to see you guys do this in reverse. pick the ability first (however you want ie choosing, wheel,dice, etc) and then choose from the random starters who should get it

[@14sirs]

8:56 Luke, that’s a staple remover, not a stapler

[@jojo-ln7zd]

I died watching him put Hadron engine on a Thundurus, you know, the pokemon that flies?

[@Tantrum2u]

It beeps the Hardon Engine boost, it just doesn’t get the normal boost to electric moves

[@joeschof_95]

Also puts levitate on regileki so it no longer gets its normal transistor boost and can't the boost from the terrain

[@HDrew0h]

That electric team went crazy! Looks like y'all had a lot of fun filiming this video too!

[@roddysboxsinternsbrother]

sad to see luke not subbed smh 0:11

[@PlasticBluVentRabbit]

I can’t believe he’s not subbed to Vinny Tendo 😭

[@panza2072]

Why would he? Vinny sucks.

[@CooperGal24]

I'd pick "Well-Baked Body" from Dachsbun's ability. I like the fact that this ability made Dachsbun completely immune to all Fire Type moves! It helped me with one of the Raid battles!

[@FlakeyRice]

Vinny not choosing Volt Absorb on any of his mons was classic

[@anjubatus]

or lighting rod.........

[@JFain513]

1:36 Hadron engine on a mon that floats over the terrain...

[@RandomPerson-mx5ou]

Does it not still activate the boost?

[@Nsoul915]

​@@RandomPerson-mx5ou I don't think so

[@KorvokEX]

Miraidon also floats

[@mathybrain8]

@@Nsoul915 According to Bulbapedia, it gets the boost.

[@Beast_the_smash_guy]

2:48 Blissey+Imposter is INSANE! Imposter takes rhe stats if the other Pokémon EXCEPT HP! ARGUABLY BLISSEY'S BEST STAT! Imagine a 255 base HP copying a +2 SpA Archauladon? SIGN ME UP

[@mariofilho9431]

thank you for banning huge power, just more room for creativity

[@jlabouchlik-glichlabouk]

My friend: ok so we re gonna ban huge power, me: choses pure power

[@ilike2.2]

they always do that in these kind of videos

[@Unknown-tm36]

Ahh creativity

[@Goffylittleguy]

Pure power

[@charyster4500]

What do you mean? Huge power tera normal stab extreme speed is very creative.

[@lordlucario8828]

10:08 i'm dead. im gone. im out. absolutely 6 feet under. i was caught off guard so damn much that i nearly fell out my chair!!!!!!

[@thenikropolis]

The way Vinny’s reflection was looking straight back at him and he still chose Necrozma is crazy

[@LucasF25]

Just something to note, while giving Thundurus Hadron Engines boosts its Special Attack, it doesn't get an extra boost by the Terrain itself because it is a Flying Mon so it doesn't touch the terrain.

[@toastedbread7879]

I'm 95% sure Hadron Engine's effects don't work on pokemon immune to ground, aka flying types and levitating pokemon, so the thundurus used here didn't get the special attack boost, BUT. It's still part electric so it's electric moves get boosted in terrain regardless.. again I'm not 100% sure if I'm right or not,

[@Astro-fm3bk]

it should be the other way around

[@Nicole-wt3wr]

Actually it is 100% that plus the thunderus also didnt get the boost to the electric tipe moves cuz you also need to be grounded to get the boosts

[@Theomnipotentlevi]

Correct

[@RadiantAether]

Actually, it's the other way around. Hadron engine does boost thundurus special attack even with it not being effected by electric terrain. It does not get a boost to its electric type moves though since it has to be grounded.

[@Nicole-wt3wr]

@@RadiantAether actually it doesnt get any boost at all to get both boosts you need to be grounded go on showdown and test it on game modes like almost any ability i was using zapdos with hadron engine than i realized he didnt get any boost cuz he is part flying

[@brmibe]

6:09 you could fit a whole Vinny in there

[@Jeksignup49]

8:26 Had no idea defense Deoxy kinda got a dumpy though, no wonder Chenzo nicknamed it thickums

[@Lord_Leech]

I think a good spin on this is you turn and look at your starters and you list off what ability you'd give to them and your opponent picks your mon without seeing them based on just what ability you'd give them. So you are giving custom abilities but your opponent doesn't know what mons their giving you.

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

I would have given Necrozma speed boost and calm mind with stored power to make a stronger Esparthra

[@FrigidMountain]

The nod to SoaD at 17:30 deserves a sub all on its own.

[@justinbates4447]

Vinny.. as Luke was building a electric team, lighting rod would be the counter of all counters

[@prodecks6654]

a CONVINCING victory by luke here. vinny was checked ALL the way out for this one. didn't even remotely take the battle seriously. couldn't even be bothered to use a ground terra.

[@CatOnACell]

Vinny forgot the one ability that shuts down electric gym's, lightining rod. it started off just as a redirect. now it's redirect and electric immunity.

[@Piranhamatt]

I like the immunity abilities like sap sipper, storm drain, etc

[@Juniper_Rose]

Vinny: I'm gonna give it Normalize. Luke: Are you sure? Vinny: You're right. Luke: *immediately gets a ghost type on his screen*

[@OtisCluck]

4:26 that’s actually a neat idea for a then we fight video, build a team without evolving your starters (if you pick one that can evolve)

[@geethenerd]

I honestly thought that you were gonna take the Blizzey and give it Ditto’s ability. That would have been incredible

[@Taitetsai]

Love the concept behind Luke’s team. Felt genuinely creative

[@SnowLily06]

Honestly one of the best then we fights ive seen because of the rain/electric team. I love seeing creative teams

[@All54321]

The Hadron Engine based team strat is insane. You get so much more team diversity here then how it would normally so it gets much more crazy.

[@lockse098]

I kinda want the boys to implement a rule where they have to choose their respective "mascot" whenever it shows up. So Luke & Rotom, Shady & Delibird, Vinny & Probopass etc 😅

[@patrickroche971]

Love how you guys helped each other with the abilities. Good sports proper gentlemen. Love the content.

[@The_Coffee_Man]

One of these days I want to see a choice band slaking with scrappy as the ability, extreme speed as the illegal move, normal as it's tera, and a belly drum baton passed to it. Thing would destroy everything and even a ghost type couldn't stop it

[@reaper5242]

I'd enjoy Wonder Guard shenanigans

[@mattishidayeo]

Changes I would have made to Vintendo's team: Scovillain (Contrary), STAB Leaf Storm and Overheat Blissey (Impostor), High HP and steal everything the opp has. Tauros (Gorilla Tactics), Choice Scarf + Gorilla Tactics + STAB Double Edge Walking Wake (Lightningrod), with Tera Water you are only weak to Grass, which you can cover with Scovillain Deoxys Defense (Ice Scales), 3/4 of Luke's team at that point lean Special, so buffing Special Defense makes more sense to me.

[@hunterashton8855]

Luke and Vinny you guys made me feel better after a rough day at work and I appreciate you guys thanks for making me laugh and making amazing content

[@mattbbw4767]

Drafting the abilities with a points system next time would be fire. More uncommon or niche abilities get taken.

[@Jermz268]

I really loved this one. You guys had a lot of fun with this

[@gatorman5547]

I have a fun idea for a challenge. Could y’all please catch eight Pokemon of your choice that all have random abilities. Both of you also get to pick out the move sets after catching the Pokemon. Once you both acquire teams, read off each of your team members’ Pokedex entries. If the one being read to correctly identifies a Pokemon entry, he gets the option to force a trade without knowing the moveset of the identified Pokemon. The player who gets the identity correct is also able to pick out a custom ability for the traded Pokemon. Sabotaging some of your own team members is legal. Let’s say that the two leftover Pokemon with easy Pokédex entries are physical attackers like Machamp. You can rigg the entire moveset to be special or support moves. The Pokemon can’t be pseudo legends, legends, paradox, ultra beast, mythical or, starters to make it a bit more challenging.

[@ShilpaBabuThomas]

Nah

[@Missiletainn]

Giving Hadron Engine to a Flying type and Regieleki Levitate when Flying types and Levitaters don't get buffed by terrain

[@smthcreative938]

actually, that tauros was better off with normalize than adaptability due to one simple reason. adaptability replaces your 1.5x stab with a 2x one, while normalize stacks with stab (1.5x1.5=2.25). the difference is even greater with tera normal Adaptability + tera = 3x Normalize + tera = 3.37x

[@lonerdroner12]

I love the "then we battle" videos!

[@yoshikoizumi7851]

my brother in Christ, whoever edited this needs a raise for having me about to die of laughter at 10:05

[@vivinogueras5660]

Deoxys def with moody could've been spooky. Also dusclops with prankster.

[@Paytolo-66692]

"Oh my god I would put my body in that victorybel" another word of the video from Vinny 😂😂

[@numberhunter62]

Thundurus Therian is 10 points slower than his incarnate form, and if you aren't out speeding Garchomp in Gen 9 then you're too slow.

[@Lm1_0]

I love the little outro

[@19_LuiSal_95]

Regieleki with Refridgerate. Necrozma with Unaware. Walking Wake with No Guard.

[@nightmareblade34]

Ok so with a randomizer, the team I got with abilities are as follows Infernape- contrary Mightyena- strong jaw Decidueye- flash fire Garchomp- pure power Kyogre- primordial sea Calyrex/ice rider - beast boost

[@austyndewaele5600]

Water Bubble. Easiest the best ability for a water type pokemon. Doubles the power of water type moves, halves fire attacks (doubles resistance), AND entirely prevents burn? In terms of these kinds of battles, a pokemon with Water Bubble, Mystic Water, Tera Water, and Aqua Jet can sweep teams. Maybe throw in a little Swords Dance action?

[@MoonflowerX30]

Man! That electric team was nuts! It was definitely a good thing that Huge Power was banned so creativity could flourish :3

[@raveneffectnevermore1995]

I randomly came across your videos and have been binging them for 2 days now these are fantastic!

[@dennisyoung6122]

Be interesting to see some rarer abilities. Glancing through some, Poison Puppeteer could be interesting to use. Or Mind's Eye

[@C.jones447]

I would’ve done Magic guard on Archaludon, Life orb stab steel beams with no recoil would be crazy. And necrozma was begging for Psychic surge to counter hadron, and send of powerful psychic moves, in doubles expanding force would be nuts.

[@redwolfe16]

I know Huge Power is banned this video, but I am kind of surprised nobody has ever tried Deoxys Defense with Huge Power to make it an offensive and defensive threat. With Huge Power, it's attack would be between Regular and Attack form, not bad at all.

[@PiggyBonkers0309]

3:06 No Guard Horn Drill Choice Scarf Dudunsparce

[@That_one_dudelmao]

You monster

[@oogaboek5659]

Really hoped Vinny would realise how good psychic terrain would have been on necrosma

[@jaykhattar3026]

Luke's team genuinely reminded me of the secret/advanced trainer battles throughout the series

[@itsnottylor4011]

Luke: *Builds and electric team* Vinny: *doesn't get any ground type pokemon* *doesn't take volt absorb* Buddy

[@edulucifer]

Guys remember, give mono eletric types orthworm ability, earth eater makes you immune to ground move and whenever u are hit by one you gain hp

[@TheShinyHunter-pb1qc]

Vintendo could have had Imposter Blessy which is broken.

[@zemrys637]

Definitely would've gone for Simple Armarouge over the Thundrus. Calm mind up and sweep

[@crodog100]

Luke built an electric team and Volt Absorb was RIGHT THERE for Vinny to ruin him with

[@X-35173]

Idea: This but instead of any ability, you pick an ability from one of the other 2 starters. So for example if my 3 starters are: Lilligant, Houndoom, and Spinda. I could have a Houndoom with Chlorophyll, or a Lilligant with Flash Fire, ect

[@ScubaShark8857]

Vinny totally missed the opportunity to take an Imposter Blissey. For those who don’t know, transform copies all the stats and stat changes of the opposing Pokemon EXCEPT for HP. This means that whatever Pokemon it transforms into now has a maxed out HP stat due to Blissey’s HP stat being the max it can be. So, if you switch it in on a defensive mon, it becomes pretty much unkillable.

[@altogrey9712]

I saw the Blissey, and like with everyone else I only thought one thing. Imposter Among Us And Vinny just refusing to pick up a ground type despite Luke's team being so electric strong

[@StaticPika]

Love when you upload on Sundays! I looked up to people like you and Shady when growing up and happy to see you guys still making DOPE content! Hope you guys keep creating more! 😄

[@Tzzrt_Unbrkn]

Like the theme, but a good spin on this video would be opponent chooses your team, you pick the abilities. Would likely be a welcome challenge.

[@bml37733]

I know Luke is the master of strategy here, but Vinny was playing at the Chillin Play/Quick GG level in this game.

[@bezaubernd]

Imposter Blissey would have been crazy though

[@guipa__]

For Regieleki I would have gone with Refrigerate instead of Levitate, a Physical set with Supercell Slam, Rapid Spin, Explosion and Tera Blast would have gone crazy

[@chrisbuchanan9171]

Y’all should draft abilities or items and THEN turn around to see the starters, you’ll have to pick which Pokémon fits that perk the best

[@doctorecho3007]

Missed opportunity for Fluffy Milotic, that thing would’ve lived forever

[@PokemonParadise2010]

Bans Wonder Guard and Huge Power AYY LOOKIE PURE POWER IS STILL ON THE TABLE!

[@apbishhh3423]

The edits on this video were superb. Fantastic job!🤠

[@sameedarceusmaster6333]

The editing is too elite 😂

[@Mr.TVFace]

Wish Vinny took Drought for Walking Wake to counter the Drizzle. Or even Surge Surfer/another Terrain ability on something to work against the Hadron Engine.

[@nathanielshaneclarke7174]

TBH, regieleki getting Levitate was such a nerf compared to Transistor. Even earth eater would’ve been better but since you got some Electrics, earth eater would be great, instead of just being immune

[@jlabouchlik-glichlabouk]

My friend: ok so we re gonna ban huge power, me: choses pure power

[@T-ZillaSaur]

I read that the difference between them is that one keeps its boost when ability copied and the other gets reduced, that true?

[@jlabouchlik-glichlabouk]

@@T-ZillaSaur when huge power gets copied with an ability or a move it gives only 1,5 times attack while pure power gives 2x attack

[@T-ZillaSaur]

@@jlabouchlik-glichlabouk Ah

[@jlabouchlik-glichlabouk]

@@T-ZillaSaur hope now u understand

[@Jorge25red]

Vinny taking a simple iron boulder is cool, but I’d have kept his normal Ability… use Luke’s Terrain against him…

[@SweetBananaDigital]

6:24 I probably would have given Regieleki Refrigerate to get coverage from Tera Blast without having to Tera (assuming that works).

[@pixlnovaofficial]

The fact Vinny didn’t think of Lightning Rod or Motor Drive is criminal

[@CanisMythson]

Missed opportunity for something incredible with Protean, there's some insane coverage on a few of those mons

[@RogueSoldier19]

Vinny not picking volt absorb as Luke crafts his team is wild

[@Niftiplays]

Absolute Cinema editing.

[@emmanueljoiner2004]

vintendo sounds like Colombo and thats a compliment in my book i watched that with my GMA all the time

[@Rikoyasha15]

Settling up 2 abilities for everyone mon with As One could be fun too So many things u can do with it.

[@James-yk3hk]

I'm just gonna say Eviolite Dusclops with Fur Coat/Icy Scales would've gone hard

[@Generic_Drummer]

Whoever edited this missed the perfect opportunity to put the scene in from X-Men first class where Shaw kills Darwin and says “adapt to this”

[@fippywip]

luke is such a genius for this video nobody doing it like him 👑🙌🏼

[@fippywip]

luke is like if ash ketchum and superman had a baby in mewtwos lab immaculately conceived by arceus hes just that good

[@devonchafe2764]

If Vinny took Blissey and gave it imposter it would be insane. Since the only stat a pokemon keeps when it transforms is it's HP stat

[@Mildday832]

I just want at one point have a surprising twist of someone having a wonder guard electric tera air balloon.

[@RichardChen-z5o]

You guys should do a Choose Your Ability, where you randomize three abilities and choose one.