Gen 3 Salamence is a PERFECT Competitive Pokemon. Here’s Why.

Competitive Pokemon Singles in ADV OU is a world where Salamence absolutely thrives. With it's excellent Offensive stats, High speed, Vast movepool and fantastic defensive qualities, Salamence is one of the most commonly used Offensive Pokemon in the format at high level play. Salamence is one of the most Versatile Pokemon in Gen 3 aswell, with a huge amount of Offensive and Utility options that lead to Set Variety and creative Adaptations to the metagame. Salamence is a beautiful Pokemon and a core part of my favourite metagame.
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[@jimothycool]

Aggron has a Niche role in Gen 3 OU. It's true. Click here to learn why. kzbin.info/www/bejne/npvQYYCGi9ecpKc

[@chilitofu3512]

the link better not be a rickroll

[@timmytigerz699]

Everyone knows the minion burger meal gives perfect IVs to whoever eats it, this isn't good... 😢

[@jezierskioliwier2212]

Is the main ingredient of it the Gold bottle cap

[@Endercurse]

There is a rumor goind around that it also enables the gigantamax factor AND changes tera type..

[@Riolu50]

No it Also boosts 20 base points into every stat

[@Endercurse]

@@Riolu50 Heck, maybe anyone eating it will be "lovin' it" so much that they'd get a free focus sash!

[@dVector13]

damn no wonder food at universal studios is so expensive

[@ShinyHydrapplTheSyrpent]

I think I found the counter to Iron mugulis and it's Runerigus. You see, It's type of ground and ghost completely nullify Iron Mugulis' type of normal which can't hit ghost and electric which can't hit ground. This removes the strongest parts of Iron mugulis, it's strong moves and terrifying stab. Runerigus will have four moves. These are as follow: 1.Iron defence 2.Body press 3.Earthquake 4.Protect Runerigus is tanky enough to survive a couple of hits from Iron mugulis, giving it the chance to set up Iron defense. When the set up is finished, you can go for a body press and knock it out. Body press is a move that bases damage from defense rather than attack and with it having a base defense of 145 (and gets buffed further with Iron defense), body press can hit for super effective damage against Iron mugulis. This strategy also works against the other threat Iron fellow even better since it is a normal and steel type hitting for quad super effective damage. Hopefully these terrifying monsters can be quelled soon. Edit: this also works against Great mugs, which also hits for super-effective damage. If somehow however Runerigus faints, just sue the minion's restaurant for having two criminals in there. These notorious mugs will probably be sorry and stop.

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

you prob need priority against it (look what happened to great tusk)

[@bb97979]

​@@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500 you cant shadow sneak a normal type.

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

@@bb97979 now that i think about it why are they normal type, there are paradox forms for every single type except normal

[@ShinyHydrapplTheSyrpent]

​@@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500 Good question. Unfortunately, I don't think so. Albeit their great defences, I don't think anything would live a boosted, 145 base defense body press, Which is why I chose it, and not Golurk. Just incase, we see a new form for sinistea, I gave it the ol' reliable EQ to deal with that.

[@ShinyHydrapplTheSyrpent]

​@@bb97979 Good point. But, if we have a scrappy ally, we can make it hit Runerigus and then wandering spirt activates. Then ghost moves suddenly work. I also chose Runerigus because of the defensive roles of a ghost type but this works too.

[@rayyaninspookymonth1630]

We're really bringing minions into the lore

[@dastardlydwarf6909]

Salamence is my favourite dragon type pokemon by far. And in gen 3 it’s so interesting to use.

[@MHP_Jod]

We’re going to be so far into the Iron Mugulis Saga and then get a plot twist that we were asleep and under effect of Darkrai’s “Bad Dreams” ability

[@Manivilization]

I didn’t know why Salamence was a perfect competitive Pokémon in Gen 3. Thanks Jim.

[@tictacctical3030]

I can’t believe that great mugs might be partnering up with iron mugulis...

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

It was only a matter of time, the scale of the damage caused in Mugulis's attacks were far too extensive to be commited by one pokémon and this has just confirmed the suspicions of our professional pokémon scientists

[@IntercactusYKW]

dw we have Grunatic to protect us

[@tictacctical3030]

@@IntercactusYKW yeah exactly

[@ausma9350]

the lore of the evil paradoxes continues to unfold... cool video, would love to see more gen 3 content from you :]

[@alphathesupreme2238]

We will defeat iron mugulus and his grandpa once and for all

[@BiffTheBanana]

The uptick in gen 3 content is noticed and welcomed Jim :)

[@Siuolplex]

I cant believe that Great Mugs and Iron Mugulis would be meeting together. Hopefully the Minions wont become allies with the evil Iron Mugulis. Though, given the fact that the minions go to obey the most evil entity they see, I am not hopeful.

[@Nadid_Dhrabb]

I've been playing gen 3 recently, and Salamence is soooo good and also balanced I love it in the meta

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

This is dire news. We need to establish proper communications with "Great Mugs" to gauge its intentions. Us governments of the world have already been overstreched trying to hold down Iron Mugulis and Iron Fellow, we can't have a second Iron Mugulis flying around. We need an update on the status of Flamigo. Flamigo will be invaluable in the fight against the malicious paradox forms, thanks to its Fighting STAB, so establishing proper communication will be crucial.

[@pigzard01]

I remember feeling proud and happy for my Bagon when it finally evolved to a dragon with wings and finally attained its long held dream of flying.

[@Fletch_078]

“Deal significant chip damage against an incoming Gengar” as he proceeds to remove more than half of its health bar. That’s not a chip, that’s the whole goddamn bag.

[@pokelypsenow]

Salamence is one My favorites pokes. I like the Wish set: sturdy or mix with Metagross and Hariyama as team mates.

[@shrimpstance]

I JUST realised that you're the guy who made the NL judo chop compilation! That's a classic and probably one of the first NL comps on YT. And now 7 years later I'm watching you talk about Pokémon every day. Small website.

[@gtothee5723]

I love your simple, calming, quick videos are so enjoyable for casual who only have basic understanding of competitive Pokémon.

[@IamSaralinka]

When I get notifications for your latest video, it brings me a similar joy I get for new FSG and BKC videos. Keep it up!

[@draymondstreamz8268]

Happy to see how much the channel is blowing up. Love the gen 3 content with a passion. Also ninjask is my favorite top tier threat btw

[@Zek3nator]

0:45 Huh it’s nice to see grandparents and grandchildren getting along.

[@epicwuexcaliburumbra1736]

Salamence was always my favorite Pokémon. ❤️❤️

[@BandedMetagrossMeteorMash]

God i love the gen 3 videos i feel like its getting a lot more people into gen 3 competitive

[@nicklagoni7306]

I gotta say the gen 3 OU content is peak jimothy cool. Jimothy coolest one might even say

[@Surgemaster2012]

This is why I think there was merit to be had pre physical/special spilt. Because when it came to gen 3 there were mons who didn't need STAB to be successful, in fact I would argue it was more about versatility and coverage. Even sweepers as well. Instead of dedicating a movrslot for stab Pokemon like Salamence and Gengar could just thrive off versatility alone. I would say it worked for some mons and not others, really both pre and post physical/special split have a sense of give and take, even if I preferably lean toward physical/special split and think it is better overall. I do miss when you could vary movepoolsa but. Part of what made gen 3 meta so fun

[@ebensirges]

I cant wait for next April when you finally realease "Why Iron Mugulis is the PERFECT Pokémon in Gen 12 Ubers"

[@pikminman13]

> intimidate > flying type well duh of course its perfect, just like staraptor. oh, and that other guy. i quite like that other guy. hope to see him again soon.

[@thebestworst8002]

I seriously can’t believe how invested I am at the iron mugulis lore

[@David-oo4yj]

Super vidéo

[@Maximus7th]

You can also be dumb/big-brained and use Hidden Power Flying for the Mixed set. Gives you both STABs and still has a ton of coverage while annihilating Fighting types consistently but does need help vs Swampert and other bulky Waters. If your team struggles vs Fighting types but can handle bulky Waters, I'd either do this or go Choice Band. Salamence was the first Dragon type to really appreciate its Dragon STAB offensively, part of why I absolutely adore it and consider it one of my favorites. Good video summarizing its really good builds/traits.

[@brady2587]

Thank you Mr. James Cool for letting me know why Gen 3 Salamence is a PERFECT Competitive Pokémon!

[@elliotthood1719]

I love the gen 3 sprite It just looks like a weird worm with a red noodle

[@dogmasarts8494]

Am I the only one who is really into the lore of Iron Muggulis, Great Mug, Spidops, etc? Also, what happened to Old Money? I have to know.

[@aakarshasoka6335]

I have a theory that Goldengho actually hoodwinked Old Money out of his fortune. And Old Money will join us in order to defeat Goldengho and his allies and reclaim his fortune.

[@ThatGuyThai]

Yes.

[@DkKobaADV]

salamence is my 2nd favorite pokemon... just a cool guy

[@RedRockin2000]

Whos your first?

[@DkKobaADV]

@@RedRockin2000 metagross 😩

[@55miniben]

0:40 I think i know where i'm going to go for my breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also good video,

[@alphathesupreme2238]

Of corse Jim, we must uncover this plot and deafest iron mugulus and his grandpa

[@charizard7666]

Such a shame that salamence went from such an interesting, mixed threat with defensive uses into being a more generic physical dragon type down the line. There really is something special about gen 3 salamence, such a well designed pokemon.

[@pergrineheel3018]

I'm pretty sure it uses a special set in Gen 9 uu. Definitely not as flexible as in Gen 3 though.

[@volkspanzer8444]

Seeing that Salamence's head fly towards the opposing pokemon when it attacks is gold.

[@jimlyons9251]

When the world needed Jimothy Cool the most, he returned

[@hylianknight9891]

Two beautiful mons in the thumbnail 😍

[@aakarshasoka6335]

Heracross Stans Rise up!

[@crochunter6459]

@@aakarshasoka6335 Here!

[@haydendely5247]

Liked for the mug storyline

[@Placjusz]

I was hoping to learn if the pokemon flamigo was swayed by the wicked words of future paradox form of spoink Iron Fellow. 30k subs sounds like a respectable number to convince it to help us locate pawmot.

[@Brandon-eo2hj]

The opening is otherworldly every time

[@todayidraw]

The good old "ice beam goes brrrrrrrrrr fuffufuuu tingtingtingting"

[@austinhensley6553]

my favorite mon to use in gen 3 OU is by far aggron. it has many, many exploitable weaknesses however the things it can do, no other pokemon can also do. after that its definitely mixed sunny day houndoom. fire blast, pursuit and then either solar beam or hp rock with sunny day.

[@thepunisher6674]

Salamence wax great in gen 3 and broken in gen 4 then mediocre in gen 5 this thing has had quite the journey

[@primosdesegundograu1204]

It’s not mediocre, it’s just outclassed by Dnite because of multiscale.

[@thepunisher6674]

@@primosdesegundograu1204 It is very much outclassed by dragonite but it’s also not that amazing since most other dragons are faster and better and it can struggle against a lot of the Meta and basically every scarfer besides lando can revenge kill it

[@IntercactusYKW]

iron mugulis is redeemed in my heart Winions forever

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

Do you get how dire this situation is? Iron Mugulis is attacking everybody who doesn't subscribe to this channel, and the scale and magnitude of each reported mug-related attack is absurd. The minion burger meal is also known to be made of a mixture of berries, including the Attack EV-lowering berry, implying that Iron Mugulis is planning to EV train to become even more powerful and devastating.

[@AI-DreigonGPT]

But Iron Mugulis is Special Attacker and Attack Lower Berries would make him his Quick Attack Weaker

[@IntercactusYKW]

@@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500 I can take him.

[@cartervoltfire4933]

Salamence is nutty. Iron Defense and Wish on an Offensive pseudo Legendary? Nutz

[@Rhy2412TitanGamer]

One of the pokemon that didn't quite like the Physical/Special spilt as much as other pokes (until they gave it a better special movepool in later Gens). I still use Intimidate to this day, as it saps precious momentum from opposing teams as they guess the kind of set I'm running. The lore of Bagon evolving into a flying type after wanting it for so long is too precious for me to care about its more basic looking design. Unpredictable? Check. Good bulk? Check. Usable stats & has access to Roost? Check. 7/10 mon. Still very fun to use even now.

[@hiei49]

Salamence got banned in gen 4 in part of dd + outrage combo. P/S Split, buffed outrage and better offensive items pushed him over the edge

[@Rhy2412TitanGamer]

@@hiei49 The split was less of the issue. The buffing of moves and newer items to play with was the culprit in my eyes.

[@hiei49]

@@Rhy2412TitanGamer it was a Big part. Having a strong stab after dd is a huge deal. Hp flying is almost half a outrage, and dragon has more neutral coverage than flying. Even on mixed sets, you can follow up Draco with outrage without losing fuel and getting ko's on bulky water types that used to be good checking mence before. Ofc mence wouldnt be banned without all the other powercreep, but on gen 3 standards a choice band set with physical dragon claw would be pretty hard to deal with.

[@Rhy2412TitanGamer]

@@hiei49 I agree the new moves, buffs to old moves, & still retaining the same stats did help it a lot. It's coverage still got nerfed overall, but its breaking power got a massive buff. Mons like gar getting stab shadow ball was pretty nice too, despite losing access to fire & ice punch. It's weird. Especially nowadays where gar has access to nasty plot boosting.

[@Evixyn]

Wish salamence was my defensive wall in black / white before the sequel was released. Choice ban trakeon close combat hit incredibly hard.

[@BackwardsHat]

Good end screen

[@kenshin6553]

Iron Mugulis is such a menace that even something as mundane as buying a burger is cause for suspicion

[@brett1908]

I have a feeling iron mugulis is on demon time, especially since he ordered the minions burger meal, great mug may very well be in danger!

[@melikmourali2072]

HP Ghost to check Gengar ? Awesome !

[@tysondennis1016]

I like how Jimothy Cool gives these fake Paradoxes the most ridiculous base stat spreads ever and puts them in the lowest tiers.

[@AI-DreigonGPT]

Mugs, Robot Pig, Swag Gholdengo with a Mustache, what next, Minions!?

[@bigfool8819]

We need the help of the elusive Pawmot to bring back Great Tusk now more than ever

[@oscarsullivan5983]

ADV ou is just peak competitive pokemon. there are so many different sets for the same mons that almost completely alter their role whilst still making good use of the attributes that make them unique in the first place. The only other ou tier that offers a similar level of diversity amongst the same mons is probably USUM but there’re so many more moves available that it isn’t quite the same.

[@ashqly73]

great mugs

[@AgentMikeyJ]

im not keen on this minion burger activity something is definitely up...

[@danielestrada5511]

If only the shiny was cooler 🥲. Also Both Paradox mugs being fans of minions is a sign of dark ages ahead of us. Please subscribe to stop this

[@senabecool7232]

I like Shiny Salamence

[@danielestrada5511]

@@senabecool7232 it’s like Shiny Dragonite. Pickle Green but honestly props to you for liking it lol

[@content584]

I bet they are going to find ways to evolve each other, these mugs are very smart for being a mug

[@poisondaddy]

I've been using the same setup forever and still prefer him over over roaring moon because of the moxie ability. One dragon dance and this chubby dragon can start wrecking teams. Specially right now that you can give it Terra. Salamence @ Lum Berry Ability: Moxie Tera Type: Fairy EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Adamant / Jolly Nature - Dragon Dance - Outrage - Earthquake - Iron Head / Terra Blast Fairy

[@Aster.D.Miguel]

My favorite gen 3 mon (in ou) is heracross

[@gitodachoppa1198]

Great Mugs bouta leave me petrified

[@hamburger6209]

I think gen 3 is this guys favorite gen

[@chilitofu3512]

the reverse has happened in gen 9, dragonite now outclasses salamence.

[@techmark3665]

Dragonite has outclassed salamence ever since gen 5 when it got multiscale. Edit: I’m not counting Mega-salamence

[@frozenbonkchoy4986]

@@techmark3665 not counting megas because we never got the Dragoniteite

[@TayoAAdetola]

What happened to Pawmott and why was Garganical not in the prison?!? I kinda need a video just to do the lore overview to Catch us all up.😭

[@Ushiriel]

sup' Jim

[@darrielmairena1651]

Iron mugulis gets me everytime 😂 You sooo dont hate on iron jugulis 😂😂😂

[@Boamere]

can you do a video on shiftry

[@giorgio_orlando_micaletti]

This is why, even though I also had larios, I couldn't leave salamence out of my battle tower team despite the common weaknesses to ice and dragon. Salamence in gen 3 is so reliable and ductile

[@Dhimo758]

When's the JCCU coming to the big screens ? I have to experience the lore in 3D with my wife's boyfriend

[@keiharris332]

This supports my opinion that a centralized meta game is not necessarily bad.

[@dragonturtleab.3036]

I personally prefer choice band flygon as an end game sweeper. Those EQ are something, especially after the chip on the bulky water mons.

[@valiantchris6456]

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

[@DG-nv4pf]

Patron vid pick, 2 adds at start, a sponsor then two more ads at the end.

[@shitsalad429]

Nice

[@TheRealOne2294]

Recently I came across a wish + toxic + protect salamence with just 1 attacking move. The team also had a sleeptalk rest zapdos and a wishing blissey and it was such a strong defensive core it just frustrated the hell out ot me.

[@Hydrocannon]

Wish came with the distribution roms being re-made by fans in gen3. It's crazy.

[@primosdesegundograu1204]

@@Hydrocannon salamence actually gets wish naturally, but you need to hold off on Bagon’s evolution.

[@jeremystinson2124]

Can you talk about Heracross. I know he's not as prominent in gen 3, but I love my big-horned bug boy.

[@jimothycool]

Hera is prominent in Gen 3, its the best and most popular Fighting type/Wallbreaker. I'll definitely talk about him in a future vid

[@jeremystinson2124]

@@jimothycool YAY! I thought I heard that Heracross fell off because Skarmory/Salamence/Swellow/Gyrados being popular in the meta?

[@cryptooooooooo]

​@@jeremystinson2124 swellow is fake, gyara not that common

[@cryptooooooooo]

and you run mag to eliminate skarm usually on physoff

[@krislee3155]

I say it's a close tie between Salamance and Tyranitar as my favorite Pseudo Legend.

[@hessiankyojin]

Another reason why ADV is the most balanced yet fun generation ever.

[@algar6616]

Side of rangs? It’s lookin rough

[@loftilywrongly3483]

I recently had a 490 turn match in which I brought a spikesless team and blew up the opposing Skarm with CBMeta... MixMence being completely unable to punish the opposing Milotic has made me never want to use a spikesless team again.

[@zachpro5475]

Guys iron mugulis just got out of the smash Bros as a spirit

[@darkmatterpancake9824]

the plot thickens

[@about7grams]

Why in that flex move slot do people use HP flying over aerial ace?

[@corvo6103]

HP flying has 70 power in Gen 3, so it’s a stronger hit

[@about7grams]

@@corvo6103 ooooooh shit I forgot about that I've been so used to 60. Thanks bruv

[@thatasianwaiter4559]

If only Singles battles are still popular ;-;

[@chilitofu3512]

they are, it's just not the official format for vgc

[@togglebott7748]

More iron fellow pls

[@Oscar-ek2jx]

Im annoyed you didnt give great mugs primal groudon stats

[@benrypingas]

they added lando t in gen 3 it seems

[@barna1196]

At this point im only watching 4 the like subscribe part... i am adicted

[@repstylegaming9730]

The mugs must be stopped at all costs.

[@xdidi414]

Gen 3

[@ruby78675]

so now the endscreen is "good" and not "fun",, sounds fishy iron mugulus may be plotting something

[@PokeMaster22222]

Even if Salamence got Outrage in Gen 3, it wouldn't be as powerful as in Gens 4 and 5 - for one, Outrage is special here, so it wouldn't be boosted by Dragon Dance (and it'd run off Salamence's comparatively lower Sp. Atk too). For two, Outrage only has 90 base power here, making it only slightly stronger than Dragon Claw with the cost of being locked in and eventually confused. As such, the incredibly spammable and powerful DD+Outrage combo that Salamence loves on the DS isn't viable _at all_ on the GBA - which just goes to show how much of a buff the DS was for physical dragons...

[@DisastrousIntentionally]

While it was a buff in terms of stab, it was a nerf overall in terms of versatility. Salamence is a way less interesting Pokemon post gen 3. It also didn't really need a buff as one of Gen 3 OU's best mons.

[@jeromevent4548]

You screwed up and said choice specs a few times instead of choice band

[@TheOtherNeutrino]

252 Atk Choice Band Salamence Earthquake vs. 0 HP / 4 Def Iron Mugulis: 366-432 (107.3 - 126.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

[@arthurellanna3766]

Diet lando😂

[@user-on9rs3yx3s]

the iron mugulus saga is getting so stupid now. I love it.