How a Lanturn Hit #1 in the World.

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Pokemon Competitive Singles was an interested world during Pokemon Sword and Shield.
The player "Pinkacross" rose to prominence during this generation, innovating and pushing the limits of overlooked Pokemon.
One of his most noteworthy efforts was with Lanturn, who operated very well as an answer to Zapdos and Tapu Koko with the added benefit of utility and pivoting.
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[@jimothycool]

Pinkacross built this team! Check out his channel: www.youtube.com/@pinkacross2042/videos Jim's Outstanding Outfits: jimothycool.com/

[@saladgaming4339]

Lanturn is not, in fact, unremarkable looking, for it has a bright light on its head that will ensure you are aware of it

[@jimothycool]

Thats true

[@theimprovedbore550]

Thats true

[@PixelRory]

That's true

[@cowgirltheworld]

​@@PixelRoryOMG I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!

[@PixelRory]

@@cowgirltheworld AHHATGSWEJJDH THIS WAS THE LAST PLACE I EXPECTED THAT LMFAO

[@socktheface360]

The tables have Lanturned.

[@nicolasromani3523]

Ba dum tss.

[@broidkanymore-zc4lt]

well well well how the lanturn tables

[@Nilzerb]

Get out rn 😭💀

[@danielsmith5032]

😂

[@chester1882]

"Lanturn is an unremarkable looking pokemon." Lanturn will not stand for such lies, as the video title states how it became number one in the world.

[@jimothycool]

I've been defeated in a debate.

[@ommn0n]

@@jimothycoolhave you forgotten that lanturn is a pretty cool pokemon nontheless

[@jakealot]

Lanturn will not stand for such lies, and Lanturn cannot stand.

[@TheNonnomen]

He is unremarkable looking but looks can often be deceiving

[@frenchdreamer1986]

My uncle working at Clifford Chance has told me that Lanturn has launched legal actions against Jimothy Cool.

[@chess]

lampturn

[@pranav_k__]

what

[@theYeastBoi1332]

@@pranav_k__ lampturn

[@nhuytran581]

woah chess

[@kitsune_roxi]

lampturn

[@dominicmoisant8393]

lampturn

[@ric_bxrn]

First line of the video is Lanturn slander. You're on thin ice, Jim.

[@RichardBlaziken]

It's a Lanturn Landslide, folks

[@CoronaMage]

Groudon and Kyogre aren't too happy about Horsea and Magcargo cosplaying their legendary battle, and because of this they've both agreed to give them special training if they can promise to stop "horsing around"

[@YuiFunami]

it's groodon

[@paulitics6931]

Every lan has its turn

[@driftingbreath]

Congratulations to Lanturn and his associates for their impressive accomplishment on the Gen 2 competitive ladder. Hopefully Lanturn's fellow deep-sea friend, the honorable and holistic Water/Rock Pokemon Corsola, will be able to find her own success story soon. Thank you.

[@Solon_Ghebauser]

What a pleasant fish

[@uberlephrad8218]

Emerald Kaizo taught us he was gangsta Pinkacross scientifically confirmed it

[@TheRRhoynar]

I won the league in emerald Kaizo whit lanturn, and doing amazing in all the battles

[@BookyPGier]

Also an amazingbPokémon in Crystal Kaizo Plus. A lot of the strongest Water-types you face have Ice-, Water- and Electric-type moves and Lanturn resists all of these and retaliates with STAB super effective Thunderbolt.

[@GoldStorm07]

Lanturn has become my favorite Water Pokémon over time, I greatly appreciate Pinkacross repping my guy so well. It's worth mentioning that Chinchou has been one of the most reliable staples of Little Cup throughout the tier's history, hinting at the potential of its evolution.

[@Crabcake12]

Ah yes, the battle of the trident, famously where Robert Mudbraytheon knocked out Rhaegar Tyranigaryen with a critical high horsepower.

[@MelonSeedOfficial]

Lanturn is not unremarkable looking, that’s #1 in the world you’re talking about!

[@theimprovedbore550]

This reminds me of The Fridge with Jimothy Cool Episode #13 - The PokeTube Professor (ft. Pinkacross)

[@benjaminschmitt1562]

Now that we’re talking about Lanturn, I can finally mention that it has the absolute dumbest Pokédex entries when you think about them. 1. Lanturn eats its prey whole, and it also competes with Lumineon for prey (idk how Lumineon beats it but I digress). Lumineon’s dex entry states that it often preys on Starmie in the ocean. So, Lanturn may eat Starmie (who’s around the same size) *whole.* 2. Lanturn’s light can shine 3 miles/5 kilometers from the depths of water to the surface. Someone did the math on that, and found out that the light it emits is 10^105 Watts *at least.* So if you ever wanted proof as to why the Pokédex should not be trusted, there you go.

[@GoldStorm07]

@@benjaminschmitt1562 Lanturn preying on Starmie is reflected in gameplay.

[@TheWizardMus]

Lanturn may not prey on Starmie, but instead compete with Lumineon against other prey, or as it's based on an anglerfish its jaw may be able to extend to consume larger prey.

[@BurstVA]

@@TheWizardMus that is a horrifying idea. someone should definitely draw that while maintaining pokemon's cutesy artstyle

[@1stCallipostle]

It says it's light can be seen that far. Last I recall hearing, the human eye could detect a match burning a mile away if it was the only source of light or something to that effect. In the depths of the ocean, being the only light ain't hard😊

[@jasonreed7522]

​@@1stCallipostle there is a reason the bottom of the ocean is completely devoid of light, water aborbs light with an exponential decaying intensity. The amount of light that penetrates to a given depth will be the initial value times e^(-0.04x) where x is measured in meters. At a depth of 5km the remaining light will be roughly 10^-87 of the initial value. Factoring in the geometric loss from light expanding as a sphere following a 1/r^2 pattern, at 5000m the apparent brightness would be 4×10^-8 of the initial value. Combined we are at roughly 10^-95 of the initial light source's intensity. And this isn't even accounting for water turbidity, just a crystal clear salt water ocean. For a light to be seen from the surface it would have to be bright enough to boil the ocean in it's immediate vicinity. Only 1% of the sun's light reaches 100m (300ft) of depth in clear water, this is where the twilight zone begins. The pokedex is just propaganda from that 1 kid on the playground constantly making stuff up to 1 up everyone else with their dad who totally owns Microsoft.

[@tapukokomiko5184]

Bolt-Beam refers to the complementary combination of electric and ice.

[@andryduarte9164]

Bungee gum has the qualities of rubber and gum

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[@GuyFromCanada]

Lanturn is not unremarkable, it learns the move Electroweb, which I argue makes it a spider

[@ricepatty5551]

The Fridge viewers knew this video was coming, this is insane

[@suarez-iz3fh]

Guys, we're getting maps of the Horse Civil War now. This is insane.

[@benjaminschmitt1562]

I want a Lanturn evolution that replaces illuminate with a water absorb for dark type moves solely to say “Fuck you kingambit.” It’d be funny.

[@Psychomaniac14]

or justified could be buffed to also give dark resist

[@teo2805]

I pity those that eat without a competitive Pokémon video by Jimothy Cool

[@zerayo406]

#lanturnGang rise up

[@pantslesswrock]

For breakfast today I am having berries. Berries. Berries berries berries.

[@heytwo2]

woah that gen 5 lanturn animations sooo nice i like how it glow

[@xendra333]

Lanturn always pop up over and over again in the generations. I remember using it to deal with the Electric spam back in Gen 7

[@FirstLastname604]

Lanturn is a VERY remarkable looking pokemon 😈

[@TheYambino]

This is quite a Lanturn of events.

[@rethardotv5874]

Pinkacross is always cooking.

[@Grautwok]

Lanturn has been my favorite Pokemon for a while, and it makes me sad that it's not usually a good Pokemon. Seeing it do well warms my heart

[@gerardogomez1849]

this is insane

[@haydenfreeman7685]

Lanturn is not unremarkable looking I can’t believe jim would say this during Lanturn July

[@pinkacross2042]

This is insane.

[@jaythompson8762]

Lanturn is my all time favorite Pokémon. The design is simple but great. Awesome typing, great movepool, decent stats all around. Good abilities. I like how he’s animated in the 3D titles. He’s my perfect friend.

[@BiffTheBanana]

Pinkacross is at it again, could he be the worlds greatest chef? Only Jimothy has the answers

[@oterrabsiul]

been using Lanturn since I was a toddler, feels good to see your friends succeed

[@Quasartist]

Lanturn is my favorite gen 2 Pokemon so this makes me very happy :)

[@Harmless_Music]

Pinkacross my GOAT, super cool to see Lanturn’s niche uses across the gens even in modern times :]

[@RobertLydonReviews]

The civil war of the horse council is my favorite period drama

[@azeria1]

A light in the darkness guiding us to victory

[@senny-]

I just knew it was Pinkacross lol. The GOAT.

[@jadonteino3438]

I’d love to see this type combo on a fast sweeper, although it may be too powerful on rain teams

[@DrewZGmusic]

>Lantern is unremarkable >This interesting fish Make up your mind Jim

[@blazie42069]

SS OU is such a fun tier, love the variety of teams you can have fun with there as SS OU at the moment is full of it. You see a lot of off meta picks there and its always fun to see

[@cadesummers5866]

Pinkacross-Jimothy duo is the dream team

[@SirKobrias]

I was always a believer in Lanturn

[@jeffethegamingadvocate2821]

1:30 a-fish-ially. Now that’s funny

[@Wolfboy607]

Ah, i would like to subscribe to Rhydon's adventure's on new horse island. This senseless violence occurring at the Trident is not suitable for younger audience members, to be sure. My dog is watching, Jim. She's 5. Do it for her.

[@jasonthejazzman8521]

Jimothy Lore is getting insane.

[@jjthepikazard212]

im real fw the horse council lore. i look forward to it in every episode

[@Verminator4]

Back in gen 5 (I think,it might have been gen 6) I experimented a little with a specs Lanturn on a rain team. Lanturn’s sp. Ark is low but I found that the high base power of Thunder and Hydro Pump in rain went some way to making up for that. Definitely not the best set on not the best team but it was a fun and off-beat use for one of my favourite old-gen mons

[@UnknownPikmin]

Hello Jimothy Cool

[@jimothycool]

Hello Unkown Pikmin.

[@ASwallie65]

What I understood from this video is that Lanturn is a horse. Got it.

[@Soup-lp1rv]

the foreshadowing on this one is masterful if you listen to the podcast

[@flamingbull3438]

Jimothy, the time has come. Cash in our stored subscribers to give Magcargo our support 🙌🙌

[@jonathanclement8770]

Freeze dry was a mistake

[@hodanisbased4980]

Lanturn is cute :)

[@FalcoTheFinesser]

Pinkacross at it again

[@maxlimit9129]

LANTURN GANG STAND UP

[@wahbucket501]

Macargo is gonna drop to a bubble

[@djembejambi]

Lantern has been on of my favs since gen 2

[@bliss4712]

LANTURN GANG

[@Michelle_Wellbeck]

You didn't talk about the even more innovative and underestimated variant which utilizes Lanturn's rarely seen alternate ability "Illuminate".

[@insanityinacan]

Lanturn is an unremarkable looking Pokemon.

[@sharkronical]

… and in most generations it isn’t too relevant competitively.

[@iantaakalla8180]

Tending to be ranked in lower tiers

[@noahpokeemon6503]

Tending to be ranked in the lower teirs

[@ommn0n]

but this interesting fish has had more competitive success than you might expect

[@gabe6070]

But this interesting fish has actually had more competitive success than you might have guessed

[@Psychomaniac14]

a quick reminder that horsea is backed by old money

[@TheLiquidCastle]

how a lantern hit #1 in the world IN SINGLES you mean? xd i keep hoping for doubles coverage, ever since you made the gen3 doubles videos :'D

[@D461Sage]

Uh oh here comes Lanturn

[@K3N71]

weird mention but in pokemon go pvp, where lanturns stat spread actually really good, it was a menace and ended up getting nerfed like 3 times

[@TooMuchDad]

Lanturn is one of my faves, glad my boy has had his day

[@bladegalaxy5298]

Oooh after he mentioned it in his podcast I didnt think it would become a video but it makes sense that it is, what an interesting choice of Pokemon

[@Double303]

In all sincerity the Horse plotline has been more interesting to me than the meta talk. It's the simple things sometimes.

[@MrSlizzard]

Jim you’re a legend

[@lesqueegee]

I’m so glad I was alive to see Lanturn’s Lampoon. Brilliant stuff.

[@Runningwritingreading]

I asked if we were there yet and my Father, Norman a Normal-type Gym Leader from the Hoenn region, threatened to LanTurn this car around. (We arrived safely.)

[@cabrondemente1]

We deserve an interview with Fake Gameplay, best player at prediction in the world.

[@weirdtuberjournalism9757]

My boy clearly has never seen a SHINY lanturn before!

[@Undergroundrising-c4j]

I hope this mon gets an evolution this coming gen with a more realistic and menacing look likes it’s irl inspiration.

[@Undergroundrising-c4j]

Also what is the history of this horse lore 😅 I he so lost

[@tstark2086]

Thank god for Lanturn Luesday.

[@ceumadorgas9407]

Will the river by the Trident be marked as the "Shell Ford" after Horsea crushes Magcargo's Shell Armor? We will have to check the next video to discover.

[@jumpinjeff1709]

I'd like to think that Emerald Kaizo had a profound impact on its visability as a worthy pokemon.

[@oucyan]

I actually have Lanturn PTSD from Pokemon Stadium 2. lol.

[@fomtarro]

Jimothy, I am deeply concerned about the outcome of the Horse Civil War. Being a combination Fire and Rock type, I fear that Magcargo stands little chance against the purely Water type Horsea, unless they manage to employ some sort of crafty stratagem. I am anxiously subscribed awaiting future updates about this conflict. Thank you.

[@matthewwilliams7011]

I always just assumed lanturn was a whale as it’s so squishy. I only rethought about it when you mentioned fish and you’re right. Still squishy though.

[@caldw615]

It's a less cursed looking angler fish.

[@matthewwilliams7011]

@@caldw615 yep!

[@gligarguy4010]

Im just here for the horse council lore at this point. A little too much Gen 3 when Gen 8 is the relevent one here tbh.

[@magebear7]

So glad to see my sweet baby Lanturn grow up to see such success. I always knew it was in them.

[@commonpepe2270]

The Fridge to Jimothy Cool pipeline is real.

[@lindsaywheatcroft8247]

Ey, Lanturn was part of my team on Silver! Sparky ran a couple of HMs and carried his weight with bolt beam.

[@ModernMind18]

Jim, how do you respond to the claims that Lanturn can OHKO Magcargo with uninvested surf?

[@biscuitboi3561]

Video #2 of asking for horse council merch

[@Boredhhh]

Can u make a vid about crobat poison flying resist grass, fighting x1/4 u turn poison fang 50%badly poison counter magic bounce staller,etc, fly z make brave bird insta most opponent exp mega charizard,... u turn switch

[@meko2812]

finally my favourite lil bulk fish got a W

[@adamkleinsmith2779]

Lanturn is an unremarkable looking Pokémon

[@newchallengers9420]

Nice remark, on Lanturn's looks

[@colinbent743]

Tapu Bulu mentioned!

[@al77709]

groodon often runs hp bug as a covery option

[@epicdude8742]

My favorite fish. I am so happy.

[@getmilked6216]

horsea and magcargo are going to be playing melee? horsea strikes me as a luigi player.

[@Asidders]

Volt Absorb could/should increase Special Attack by 1 stage when hit by an electric move!

[@ThePotatoTechnique]

whats krookadile cooking in ???

[@Asidders]

1:31 God, I didn't know its stats were *that* crummy. Give it other evolution already. Perhaps a scary-looking angler fish with lots of teeth (and attack) to boot.