Gen 1 OU's Strongest Pokemon.

[@jimothycool]

Reverend's Cool Video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h52qepaNd91_kKM Jim's Cool Mugs - jimothycool.com/

[@Wing_cap]

Reverend mentioned 🚨🚨

[@maxlimit9129]

Maybe Reverend will be elevated to the 16th most popular Smogontuber now

[@luckylucas8596]

Me in Gen 1 clicking Body Slam on Zapdos: 🙂 Me in Gen 9 clicking Body Slam on Zapdos: 🙃

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

Gen 1 : Paras Zapdos Gen 9: Get para-ed by Zapdos Not that different, you're just on the opposite side of it

[@jchadwick4918]

At least you’re getting a Sheer Force boost!

[@glitchedoom]

Zapdos is pretty solid

[@jman2050]

@@glitchedoomZapdos is the most Pretty Solid pokemon of all time

[@mariomaiomario]

@@jman2050ahaha yeah

[@StarCords]

Also worth noting the huge crit chance due to its high speed and Gen 1’s crit mechanics, as well as how it got screwed by the SpA/SpD split in Gen 2.

[@maxlimit9129]

Jimothy shouting out Rev twice might actually elevate him to the 16th-most-popular Smogontuber now

[@glitchedoom]

PvK was just in Rev's new video, the RBYverse is upon us.

[@gallae]

rev getting the attention and praise he deserves warms my heart fr

[@BatmannotBruceWayne1]

Unfortunately Rev is a yugituber not a smogontuber

[@snolls105]

I love the stupid cow. Like, this is a deity that shakes the earth, summons blizzards, smites you with lightning, has a murder laser, and is a cow. It goes moo. Tauros said "it's mooing time" and mooed all over the competition. But then after gen 1, tauros said "it's not mooing time" and never mooed again. Mood.

[@aaleven4728]

2:20 i have no idea why I laughed so much at the omanyte

[@jimothycool]

That's a commonly seen Threat.

[@Taterz.]

Popular Threat

[@shadowtitanx3962]

Lord Helix is the Iron Helix

[@alexdrake4081]

I remember seeing a comment stating that if Tauros was introduced in any generation besides 1, it wouldn’t have access to blizzard and thunderbolt

[@TheWanderingNight]

Maybe. A pure Normal types in other gens get pretty wacky movepools: Slaking, Exploud, Kecleon, Delcatty, and Zangoose in Gen 3, Lopunny in Gen 4 (along with Ambipom and Lickilicky), Watchog, Stoutland, and Cincinno in Gen 5 to a lesser extent, and from then on... It's all gone. Furfrou, Gumshoos, Komala, Greedent, Dubwool, Oinkologne, and Maushold occaisionally have some special moves to play with (usually Surf/Water Pulse, Shadow Ball, or Charge Beam), but nothing like the earlier gens.

[@AngryAyrab]

Considering the jewel on its head, it was most likely supposed to be a Normal/Psychic but that would’ve been Ubers in gen 1.

[@Zeppongola]

I dunno about that; Furret and Dunsparce, released in gen 2, have access to both, as does Linoone and Slaking from gen 3, for example. Those were four of the first pokemon from gens 2 and 3 listed on bulbapedia's "normal type" page, so I'd presume they aren't exceptions, either. Normal types just tended to have pretty good coverage, at least in early gens, probably to make up for lack of super effective STAB. I do wonder though how gen 1 would have gone if we remove the big 3's special attacking options; presumably Cloyster and Rhydon would turn into true counters, but not sure if it'd make Rhydon be considered the unequivocal best gen 1 OU 'mon or anything

[@GoldanSaint]

@@Zeppongola I imagine that they would just run things like amnesia, reflect or rest more if they had a lack of special attack coverage to survive longer. And Chansey could still probably beat Cloyster with Seismic Toss if it isn't exploding.

[@Zeppongola]

@@GoldanSaint True about Chansey v Cloyster, the latter probably can't really hit the former well. Could hope for a lucky freeze maybe (or exploding on an injured one). Tauros I think can't learn reflect, though it does look like Rhydon's earthquake weakness lets it down: 'lax after reflect does look like it counters Rhydon if its running earthquake, and Tauros and Rhydon both 3hko (well, not guaranteed in Tauros' case, but good odds to do so) each other with it, but Tauros is faster. Maybe Zapdos would actually be a better matchup considering reflect due to earthquake immunity and hitting on the special side, though even then, a BS-para could turn the tables

[@harrydsgn]

Feel like Fell Stinger is something close to the design of gen 1 Beam, where KOing the enemy comes at great benefit but it can be easily baited and punished. Can’t imagine it’s ever seen legit use outside of sporadic Mega Beedrill though.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

I feel like a big reason why you never see fell stinger used much is because it's a weak attack that you have to try to KO something with; this also seems to be the main reason why it was used on Mega Beedrill at all -- because it's high attack stat and adaptability to double the power of it's STAB moves meant it needs less chip damage to grab a KO on something and get that juicy +3 attack boost

[@azeria1]

I saw a meme on stunfisk pointing out that gen 9 NU is gen 1 ou due to snorlax and chansey as well as a slowbro and tauros(both regional forms but still)

[@natecgames4612]

What i think is crazy is that in gens 1 and 2, they never gave pokemon immunities to status conditions (i.e. Poison cant get poisoned), they just gave them immunity to any status condition that is on a move with the same typeing as theirs. A great example of this is how body slam having a 30% chance to paralyze will never paralyze a Chancey since Chancey is immune to normal moves status conditions. Its just a quirk that makes the big 3 better because normal moves are everywhere in gen 1.

[@TwoHeadedMeerkat]

Wait, does that mean Bug types are immune to Twinneedle's poison chance?

[@natecgames4612]

@TwoHeadedMeerkat Not only that, poison types could only ever get poisoned by twin neddle

[@dbf_exe]

Only in Gen 1, this was fixed in Gen 2 and Earl's Pokémon Academy in Stadium 2 covers it.

[@usernametaken017]

Also tri attak can burn fire types and freeze ice types

[@sirbreakdown9564]

Freezing also makes the opponent's Pokemon technically fainted.

[@MaxxaM955]

Love your vids Jimbo!

[@AngryAyrab]

We must try Gholdengo for his crimes.

[@JinTGC]

Tauros is the best Pokemon in generation 1 OU

[@eclipse_978]

Tauros is part of a trio called "The Big 3," alongside Snorlax, and Chansey.

[@ThatLazyyGuy]

Tauros is part of a trio called “The ‘Big’ Three” alongside Snorlax and Chansey Edit: Man I got beaten by 4 seconds

[@luckylucas8596]

These three Pokemon are in a tier of their own in Gen 1.

[@dhaniyalageel1792]

The gap between these Pokémon is very small, and you can probably make a case for any of them being #1.

[@AhsimNreiziev]

But Tauros has the strongest case, and the majority of players would agree.

[@thequagiestsire]

One channel I like watching for RBY content is Big Yellow, I heavily recommend them (they have an entire video dedicated to Porygon)

[@troykv96]

I find funny how the changes from Gen 1 to Gen 2 were a mix of buffs and nerfs for Chansey, just buffs for Snorlax, but Tauros himself just got nerfed, even the basic game mechanics that affected everyone played specially badly for him xD.

[@TwoHeadedMeerkat]

Honestly, I kinda wish the Special split gave Tauros higher Special Attack rather than higher Special Defense like most Gen 1 Pokemon got. It would actually have been rather cool to have a normal-type with mixed offenses to take advantage of the type's better-than-average move-coverage.

[@khoderergin9816]

If I had a dollar for every time I saw a video about Tauros beeing the number 1 OU Pokémon in Gen 1, I would be able to retire today Edit: this is not a knock by any means. It’s just that YT has at least Thousands of gen 1 Tauros videos and the all get recommended to me 😅

[@Vassilinia]

But no one else can do it the way Jimothy Cool can.

[@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917]

Can't wait to hear him talk about Hyper Beam.

[@tlst94]

Why'd that dollar comment remind me of Doofenshmirtz's nickel dialogue from Phineas & Ferb?

[@casonpate8536]

Thank you for making some gen 1 content. Love to see it ❤️

[@PlaguevonKarma]

Omg you do gen 1 things too? We should do something together! Really good video, love to see good RBY content coming out among other KZbinrs!

[@plaguekidd6902]

Hearing Reverend from Jimmothy was like a mental flash bang.

[@PokeMaster22222]

3:35 Doesn't Cloyster have base 85 Special? Which is decent, considering Tauros' Special is 75? What Cloyster _really_ lacks is HP, not Special, and his Special is only "low" when compared to his outrageous 180 Def.

[@jimothycool]

You're right its the HP.

[@ryanleatigaga7596]

Hyper Beam's mechanic in Gen 1 was soooo cool. I kind of wish they kept that. Though, with the creation of entry hazards, I think it might be a little too busted.

[@penguinmaster16]

​@@PatrickArcatoso what? They could have easily kept it if they wanted to

[@glitchedoom]

Snorlax was tired of being #2 to Tauros, so he decided to sabotage him in GSC while simultaneously becoming one of the most powerful Pokemon ever.

[@f.h.k6356]

Reverend mentioned. This is Pretty Good.

[@baronobeefdip8075]

Even though it would never reach such power ever again, this will always be the legacy of Tauros.

[@J3Puffin]

Tauros is the best Pokémon in Generation 1 OU.

[@apricot8301]

Tauros getting Earthquake and not Dragonite was a crime.

[@shadowtitanx3962]

Nah. Rock Slide Aerodactyl and Kabutops man

[@Mr.Basher]

Body slam is a normal type stab move.

[@DrGreen-ob6eb]

Tauros sadly fell to ZU in generation 9... where it got promptly quickbanned. At least the Paldean Tauros forms have been solid in lower tiers.

[@hugopereira2241]

Short Answer: It has no counters but is still balanced and allowed because it doesnt 1v1 much.

[@SmubFinger]

for reflecting hyper beam in modern games I gotta go with fell stinger. If you pick up the ko with the low power move you gain an incredible advantage, but if your opponent knows you have it and switches correctly you may as well have skipped your own turn using it.

[@endofline2000]

Tauros: i used to rule the world

[@ArkUmbra]

Taurus is the best Pokémon in generation 1 OU.

[@Xzeihoranth]

I'm surprised Tauros' Paldean variants didn't get a signature Ability that mimics the quirks of Gen 1 Hyper Beam.

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

Slam Slam Beam If you know, you know

[@glitchedoom]

More of a Slam Blizzard Beam kind of guy myself.

[@Mammel248]

SURPRISE GEN 1 MISS

[@tysondennis1016]

Tauros: The OG King of OU.

[@sharpfang3660]

and then gen 2 was like targeted harassment for tauros

[@Gold_Gamer_100]

His fall off was truly something unique. From #1 to PU

[@subtodicerat8305]

tauros's one gen in ou and he made it in big

[@TheRealSpellstar]

It's so sad how they lowered Tauros's special attack down to 40 in gen 2. They didn't have to do our guy like that

[@dadiscoverychannel]

Let's take a look at why this Pokémon is so excellent in Gen 1 OU, and how it has shaped the metagame and strategy of the format.

[@marcelomelo9977]

Hazards+Gen 1 Hyper Beam would be absolutelly nuts

[@yesyeahyepyurpie]

I'd love a video about the gradual fall of the big 3 in future gens. Chansey remained viable, but Snorlax and Tauros didn't, and would love to watch a vid on why

[@jerrytaylor4036]

Simple answer, power creep and fighting types but yes a great video idea.

[@jman2050]

For Snorlax there’s a pretty identifiable reason for its fall from grace. It all comes down to lack of a real recovery move. Rest just plain doesn’t cut it for a fat wall anywhere past gen 3, and even in gen 3 there’s an increasingly persuasive argument that it’s not even good there either.

[@glitchedoom]

Snorlax at least got to revel in Gen 2 as the best Pokemon in even Ubers.

[@SludgeBob_]

Cloysters Back sprite is a crime

[@AI-DreigonGPT]

Now it's ZU for his first time

[@tootsie_]

Tauros is the protagonist of Gen 1

[@XerneusDonut]

Me:tauros sucks Gen 1 tauros: are you sure about that?

[@HarpieSummers]

Made me wanna run an endure - anger point - salac berry Taurus set in nat dex

[@tlst94]

What if Steel, Dark, and Fairy Types existed sooner in Gen 1? And if there were more Ice, Ghost, and Dragon Types in Gen 1? While stronger Bug, Ghost, and Dragon moves existed also in Gen 1? How'd the gameplay have been like?

[@pspsmallz]

Snorlax video next right? 😮

[@aetherblackbolt1301]

I'm having some major Deja Vu. Havent you already made a video that talked about Gen 1Taurus?

[@vala32]

It's even better in RBY proper as it can mid ground with Blizzard's absurd 30% freeze chance. Smogon uses Stadium rules, where Blizzard is nerfed to 10%.

[@jonming6676]

Gen 9 is such a shitshow right now, I’m actually finding Gen 1 quite refreshing. And that’s saying a lot

[@andersonkragh7018]

No love for Paldea-Tauros? I enjoyed using it in my Scarlet playthrough.

[@Garren-kx2jg]

do gen 1 snorlax next!

[@Yunobolt]

A Pokemon with 100 attack destroying everything lol

[@marcorodriguez8792]

Mewtwo will remember this...

[@demi-femme4821]

I wish Hyper Beam never got nerfed. It was perfect the way it was. Now it's just a shittier alternative to Explosion.

[@iiLH_hates_furrys]

Resume of the video: tauros has speed, movepool, attack and a broken type for gen1 (fighting types were unusable on gen1 and they didnt have any good stab attacks ouside of hitmonlee)

[@stevensamuels4041]

Is there really Nothing who can stoppen tauros

[@jimothycool]

not a single thing can.

[@YOUTUBEHANDLERAHHHH]

Since there's a big 3 for generation 1, I wonder if there are more big 3s for the rest of th gens

[@viviorko]

That’s bull. Dad joke of the day

[@URBANKINGPIN]

Off topic but Dk64 has a smooth ost❤

[@memes77387]

Yes slowbro It is indeed Normal

[@bosspoke]

Where can you play competitive gen 1 ?

[@jimothycool]

on Pokemon Showdown under Format>Past Gens OU

[@bosspoke]

@@jimothycool Ahh, I tried that but wasn't any players to face :)

[@chess_fella]

Okay

[@edchanful]

I didn't know gen 1 could Max out ur stats !!

[@OffBrand_CheezIts]

Porygon is the best Pokemon in generation 1 OU

[@miked5163]

Tauros is in generation 1 OU.

[@ErikBlekeberg]

I'd argue snorlax is better than tauros but its close between them.

[@asaryan679]

Chansey is the 2nd best Pokemon in Generation 1 OU.

[@tehtayteh]

why is reflect porygon being mentioned? that option is almost never used and has some serious flaws, especially considering that porygon does a fine job at walling tauros already when the bull is paralyzed

[@PlaguevonKarma]

Holy shit teh Big fan

[@tehtayteh]

@@PlaguevonKarma no way.... plague vo karma.... huge fan

[@TheIndifferentGamer]

Tauros is the worst Pokemon in generation 1 OU.

[@slemtem520]

♉️ 🏅 🔴 1️⃣ 🅾️🧲

[@Dynamic256-ORIGINAL]

First bye guys

[@kingwashington4044]

This is the thing that confuse me the most about talking about Pokémon from generation 1 through 3 Tauros, Snorlax, Tyranitar are without a doubt the strongest polarizing Pokémon in their respective generations one through three. Why aren't they banned to Ubers? We recognize that if a metagame is surrounded by one Pokémon is an unhealthy metagame and it should be banned. We're not afraid to ban Pokémon now even though they thrived over 20 years ago. Mr. Mime was banned in generation 3 about a year ago I believe. From generation 4 and beyond we weren't afraid to ban a Pokémon if it was too metagame defining Why are these Pokémon and these generations the exception. If we can keep Gen 1 Tauros in OU why can't we keep Gen 4 Garchomp

[@miked5163]

There are like 10 viable Pokémon in gen 1

[@maxlimit9129]

There's a really good BKC video on why Snorlax isn't Ubers in Gen 2

[@dodgesabiniano5835]

Nice question but I think they aren't banned because they hold their respective metagames together

[@NoSi_420]

Gen 1 tauros takes skill and has counters Gen 2 snorlax doesn't have counters. But you can't make a set that counters everything And gen 3 Tyranitar has very exploitable weakneses

[@gold626]

Reasonable Tauros counterplay exists Reasonable Snorlax counterplay exists Reasonable Tyranitar counterplay exists Reasonable Garchomp counterplay, does not exist could it have existed if the metagame was left as is for long enough? maybe, but by then the mentality had shifted and so it was deemed not worth sticking with for Besides, all of these pokemon help with their respective metagame health, the centralization isnt the issue if they contribute something good to the metagame Tauros is a good breaker that prevents bulky mons like chansey from walling and paralyzing everything, it also helps vs snorlax from clicking reflect and sitting on everybody thanks to its high crit rate Gen 2 snorlax helps to stop all the special threats that exist in gen 2, if snorlax was removed, the most splashable counterplay to special attackers would be blissey, and then gen 2 would truly become all stall, which no one wants and in gen 3, tyranitar also helps keep defensive play from being too good, sand helps chip down ubiquitous walls like blissey and suicune that would otherwise just sit on everybody, it also helps break down sand immune walls like skarmory with its excellent movepool and just overall makes teams more solid, its not like tyranitar is mandatory in all gen 3 teams like the other 2 either, plenty teams dont use tyranitar and are just as good Gen 4 Garchomps only contribution to the metagame was clicking substitute on sandstorm and getting lucky with sand veil to swords dance up and kill everybody with outrage, its defensive utility from its good typing was not worth having to deal with the offensive sets and so it was banned

[@Omar_ZX]

I personally prefer using lax in gen 1 but yea tauros is easier to use better

[@AhsimNreiziev]

Honestly, you kinda need both. And also Chansey.

[@Omar_ZX]

@@AhsimNreiziev yea I use all of them on every single gen 1 team I make, I just prefer using lax instead of tauros

[@glitchedoom]

​@@Omar_ZXLax tends to be more fun since it has a lot more variety when it comes to viable movesets.

[@Omar_ZX]

@@glitchedoom true

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

Tauros is the best Pokemon in Generation 1 OU.

[@Submissive-Soul]

Tauros is the best Pokemon in generation 1 OU