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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@len5630]

"Hot Wings" I was here when Gaijin Goomba was still here and DeadLock was still a thing

[@bafoon606]

Saaame those were the days culture shock was really great

[@joelle4226]

I totally forgot about DeadLock

[@andrewnehus1566]

I loved deadlock.

[@redcrosw]

I miss gaijin goomba

[@gearofwar915]

God this is some nostalgia down in this comment section

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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 :(

[@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 ?

[@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.

[@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

[@mattb3635]

The move thunder fang is gonna be hitting different when Pokemon realise this

[@Zarreth]

That or Thunder Punch.

[@DemonKing19951]

Volt tackle too.

[@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.

[@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?

[@tsgooch5198]

Everyone else: Throws battery out MatPat: Recycles battery safely Me, an intellectual: "Rechargable Double A's FTW!!!"

[@superspork3975]

Need those bad boys to play Pokemon back on GBC

[@deadhead8486]

Me an intellectual:gives it to Pokemon that eats metal

[@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...

[@zawarudo4459]

Pokémon that know thunder fang: I am four parallel universes ahead of you

[@angelaguilar4279]

What about Thunder?

[@normalchannel2185]

best move would be if they slapped the tail

[@hanifsulistiyo3559]

Or Thunder Punch or Plasma Fists

[@krishgupta1128]

Probably just thunder fang because it gets to your inside directly and he even says it in the video (not the name but about biting)

[@hanifsulistiyo3559]

@@krishgupta1128 I didn't mean that. It doesn't have anything to do with naming. I said Thunder Punch or Plasma Fists because thunder punch and plasma fists are contact moves so the electricity actually hits.

[@-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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@silaslithian5298]

Ah yes, I actually liked those hot wings.

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@SoulFlameXil]

What if their fur insulates them against shocking themselves? And what if part of charging their little cheek batteries ionizes a sphere around them or come in front of them. It might also be worth noting that often in the anime anyways electrical attacks are often seen starting at a point and moving across the ground to the opponent. But that’s just a theory, a GAME theory!

[@robinscompass5951]

Honestly, an electric type with huge wires that lash out at Pokémon and shock them would be cool. Oh wait that’s xurkitree.

[@gachastocks6151]

At least they can actually hurt another person

[@ayushtyagi1673]

What about now matpat??

[@gavrielfeigenbaum9274]

*cough cough* literally Electavire *cough cough*

[@powerrangerkid16]

Too bad whiplash isnt a pokemon

[@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

[@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

[@TheYoshiChannel-7]

Does this mean technically the strongest electric type move should be Thunder Fang? Because the teeth dig into your skin and get the strongest possible shock.

[@anthonyyeboah5056]

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

[@oopsitsophie1962]

“Hot wings” Believe it or not, “bad” puns are my favorite jokes

[@kalintodorov7971]

sans

[@caspain9629]

Same

[@mrbiggs6920]

Saaaaaaame

[@slucarios]

I do certainly agree with your statement.

[@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

[@augustomoreira7441]

14:51 pikachu used thunderbolt! the enemy just flat out died! you monster!

[@MrJChristianz]

Raichu's own Pokedex entry says "Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power"

[@calebhess3298]

That wouldn't help him since that's not how grounding works.

[@TheCrazyCapMaster]

Saul Goodman and that’s why Pikachus evolved 🤣🤣 they were tired of zapping themselves

[@jplayingminecraft7446]

@@TheCrazyCapMaster Pikachu evolves through a thunderstone. It's not exactly a choice for them.

[@randomgamer9926]

JPlayingMinecraft Im not trying to start an argument but its a joke jeez

[@bowmanc.7439]

I think there might be a translation error. I don’t mean Japanese to English, I’m talking about the fictional universe of Pokemon’s language to real world earth language translation error. Their universe obviously have different laws of physics, for all we know, their world might not even be made of particles at all. So electron might not be a thing in the “poke-verse”. We just translate it to electricity because it looks like that.

[@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

[@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]

Thunder fang be like : Haha now everyone will use me instead thunderbolt

[@nazothebeast]

“Hot wings” When fnaf 2 was confusing for Matt pat

[@younglingslaughter6938]

Hell yeah

[@ClaudetheEnby]

Amen

[@cyberfield5285]

im eating hot wings lol

[@emilyfernandez1749]

me too

[@user-cq8tt5ek3x]

I actually entered game theory at fnaf 2 after watching all of smike and 8bitgaming

[@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.

[@brensnorf]

me: if I had a superpower, I’d want electrokinesis matpat: weLL, acTuAllY...

[@conormeade3849]

Well there are used for that that would work, just look at Misaka from a certain magical index / scientific railgun

[@raismin739]

if can send electic wave throuh the nerve system you can manipulate other animals... it's not that bad...

[@Skillerikx]

Reality warping would be so much better.

[@brensnorf]

Emanuele Atza that’s interesting. so rather than emitting electricity, you could control the electricity in peoples bodies? that’s a cool idea.

[@raismin739]

@@brensnorf is my favorite type of power... the power to control elecrit wave is much cooler, powerful and useful.... light, gamma wave microwave, internet, nuclear fusion, electrolyse of water to make a big explosion whit the hydrogen :)

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@swordsmancs]

“Pikachu would likely electrocute himself” _glances at Volt Tackle_ “Yeah, and?”

[@coneburger9081]

@Edward Piazza isnt that obvious captain obvious

[@alenec]

Um u should count "THUNDER PUNCH" as well UwU

[@aaronhaggard7683]

Let's not forget Thunder Fang.

[@kairorivera9348]

Electric Types is Important for Lorelei

[@kairorivera9348]

Because most of her pokemon is 4X effective on electric

[@pwnchy]

OG Game Theory: *a lot of bad puns and sex jokes* Game Theory: *_hot wings_*

[@austinbush7972]

Oh yah yah

[@herrbean95]

That id game theory

[@failureacademia]

Not much has changed just more of the jokes

[@victiniplayz1456]

huh

[@songchikako2959]

More like Exotic Butter!

[@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

[@Star-Powder]

Matpat: Pikachu would fry himself if he tried to attack. Pichu would like to know your location.

[@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

[@phantomous_author3709]

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

[@Puppyloafva]

Dark type for the win

[@NachtAsile]

Steel Type ftw

[@Damjan_Lazarevski]

Fire for the win

[@adrieldecena5574]

ice and water

[@Zachariasioannides]

Balance ftw

[@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

[@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!

[@nicopolis9479]

“Hot wings” Was here since you convinced me Mario is a communist Edit: Thank you my fellow comrades for the support, continue putting up the good fight.

[@Mayday468]

same

[@dylanbosley4139]

Same here my fellow meme lover

[@ABCDEFGHIJKLMONP]

SAME

[@squidio3833]

Dat Boi :P same here

[@HowdyBones]

This is also me

[@nichmiller4251]

Well, 3 years later: Hot Wings, homie.

[@voilet-the-non-violet-vulpix]

Matpat: All electric types when looked at scientifically​, are useless! Me: I'm pretty sure a Luxray could beat you up without electric powers.

[@reeree772]

I'm pretty sure that is not just electric

[@tracyblanchard7663]

Luxray is pure Electric, it just learns some Dark moves.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Mow Rotom can still turn its foes into confetti.

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

Rakou dosent need lightning to shred you to pieces

[@icicle_ai9748]

Luxray is the best

[@gaelic_geek5709]

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

[@katnightingale9707]

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

[@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

[@ivorynekonomi6865]

"Hot wings" So Galvantula and Joltic are still valid. Joltic is well a tic so it probably regularly bites. And Galvantula uses electricity conducting webs so it has a taser net.

[@snometro]

also Luxray. because taser teeth.

[@RoseIsAsleep]

Any move that makes physical contact is valid like thunder fang, volt tackle ect

[@PitchBlackLaser]

thank you^^ I got really mad at him shitting on my Bae @ 1:55

[@snometro]

@@RoseIsAsleep exactly Electroweb is good because it's not our fluffy friend Galvy being electrified, it's the web it's *launching* it's literally equivalent of the other pokemon licking an exposed charged wire. so really, any electric pokemon that can learn Electroweb or Thunder Fang are gonna be the best.

[@RoseIsAsleep]

@@snometro #teamluxray

[@axlmagnus]

"Hot wings" -Fatpat, Nov 2019

[@sagetheassassin3192]

Mmmmmm, wings!!!

[@dirpycatkittymeowmeow9099]

Ayy that preetyy cool wings

[@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

[@Fabioplayz13]

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

[@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

[@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!!

[@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

[@Fbih2o]

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

[@hæþ]

"Hot wings" Ive almost forgotten that he has slowly becomes more kid friendly over the past years and it's almost imposible to notice soo as soon as you go to a video from 2013 theres a huge difference

[@fllfmgrace]

Gladys Reyes yeah

[@jacobputt4165]

remember when he measured luigi's... special place. lol

[@Ana-ef4io]

I find he was always sorta kid friendly in the sense I didn't have to lock myself away privately like some other channels I watched. I enjoy being able to watch with my daughter and not worrying shes going to one day repeat some shocking stuff when she reaches the school age lol.

[@iwanttoliterallyevaporatea2923]

Remember when he made a who episode on boobs.

[@baffledpancake4764]

The fake boob episode

[@jennytran2290]

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

[@someguy394]

All of a sudden, thunder fang looks like one of the most powerful moves...

[@saragenren6139]

No wonder Luxray goes hard

[@dko9652]

@@saragenren6139 Oof

[@thorn62_yt53]

@@saragenren6139aye my favourite electric type

[@Soogbad]

But they're not using lightning bolts They're using thunder bolts

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@sprinkleofsuga7186]

"Hot wings" I've been here many, many years and you can't get me to stop watching Game Theory!

[@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

[@resipticles546]

"Hot Wings" I've start watching since the Nintendo interconnected theories

[@dustyboialex]

Woah thats... a fat minute ago

[@Randowando19]

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

[@kylenguyen7371]

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

[@edwardhaybell1938]

I always think that electric pokemons have a way to _shoot_ electrons, ionizing air and letting that accumulated charge shocks the intended target. That's my headcanon at least

[@snowiechy6887]

I thought that the pichus use up all those posetive ions thats why it hurts him self

[@mauricioxnobre5925]

I remember reading somewhere about something like that, so... It's scientifically explainable I guess.

[@BruhTNT4258]

Remember ho Matpat said if all the electron are in the cheek and the rest of the body isn’t charged. Pikachu will just shock itself.

[@Ace-pc2cm]

@@BruhTNT4258 Obviously his entire body is charged. It's also not impossible to shoot electricity, if you ionize the air or humidify it, since water makes the air conductive. He also neglected to mention that that's a huge factor in thunder storms.

[@BruhTNT4258]

@@Ace-pc2cm If that’s true. Then the Pokedex is lie.

[@mihnea-ox9bm]

"Hot wings" When MatPat was losing his sanity over the first fnaf games

[@Dhjaru]

Bad? ol' times...

[@usedatatoviewphoto584]

Well wach matpats boob episode serch gametheory boobs

[@theguy1000-1]

100k volts is like 5X more times pain ful then a little shock

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@justtrying3281]

Pikachu: ThAtS A lot of DaMaGe Mat pat: Actually (Edit) thanks for the Likes

[@slevinchannel7589]

Gamefreak should just make Statements. Statements about the Age of Ash or His Pikachu's Level. By the way, Ash isn't a real Champion, just some Mini-Champion. He just defeated his friends at a Torunament where anyone and anything could enter. Compare it with a Leage where normal Trainers just had Legendaries with them! It means nothing.

[@anthonyyeboah5056]

Doesn’t thunder fang and thunder punch describe everything matpat says at 16:15

[@justtrying3281]

Dude it’s a joke not a nerd fact

[@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

[@ongka2000]

You managed to explain to me what schools and universities can’t for 10 years. Thank you, MatPat.

[@arila24]

I never understood volts lol

[@marsfreelander5969]

"Almost everyone in the educational sistem is there because they cantg make itf in a non government job." "If some weirdo who talks to himself all day can do something relivant infinatally better and faster than you your fired and he has the job" -captain obvious

[@arila24]

@@marsfreelander5969 wut

[@DearHRS]

pay attention nerdd

[@arila24]

@@DearHRS nerd is an insult used against people that *like and enjoy* getting classes in *school* its a really dumb insult. You are using that word to insult him who didnt got a thing in school, like telling a white person n***a, its a dumb insult used wrong

[@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

[@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!