How GOOD was Cobalion ACTUALLY? - History of Cobalion in Competitive Pokemon

[@FalseSwipeGaming]

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[@AevitosTrath]

I agree with the pronunciation, as its derived from cobalt

[@YesImJoeKing]

Dragalge, magcargo, drifblim, Aegislash or rotom and all of his forms! 💪💪💪

[@x7251z]

I've been asking for Bronzong for over a year now. Do you even read the comments?

[@Traxz180]

I’m telling you right now please do the sword of justice video plz we need Virizion and Terackion

[@williamhowells806]

so when cobalion hots heracross with close combat at 3.40 it hits super effective. the only thing i can conclude is that its a zoroark

[@BloodyVoyager]

Man it took me a while to realise why that Heracross was using Dark Pulse in the gen 5 segment.

[@misirtere9836]

lmaooo fell for the illusion

[@bangoouygi6372]

i was about to comment the same thing lmao

[@jacobmorris6357]

Hearing FSG talk about testicular cancer is not something I expected today.

[@jimtsap04]

Just began the video so let me guess, manscaped? Edit: I got my answer almost immediately 🤠

[@mcporkrhymez4433]

Manscaped Is One Of The Biggest Ads For KZbinrs. It's Bound To Happen😂

[@bluebaron6811]

"And it's a collector's item" Wow

[@kyledahlquist9423]

Took some balls, for sure.

[@crunchyserpent2711]

@@kyledahlquist9423 😂

[@D-S-G.]

Terrakion: Choice band monster Coballion: Surprisingly powerful and balanced mon Virizion: *depression arc*

[@Avinash1974]

It is RU menace

[@Mr.Sax.]

​@@Avinash1974In Gen 8 it's not even NU, it's PUBL. Crobat is in RU and with Brave Bird it's a guaranteed OHKO even with 0 Atk investment for Crobat and max physical bulk for Virizion. Aerodactyl and Braviary are in NU and it's the same story.

[@RULERZREACHF4N6146]

Atleast it has the (in my opinion) best design of the three.

[@ZidaneKiano]

​@@RULERZREACHF4N6146 I think you're the minority in that one

[@Wither1224]

Bro gets outclassed by a shroom dude you can get on like the second route

[@danieleg7068]

I remember running a mixed lead Cobalion set back in gen 6 with a STAB, Stealth Rock, Volt Switch and HP Ice. I SPECIFICALLY used it to surprise insta kill Landorus-Ts with full spA HP Ice on lead because no one would ever switch out a Landorus on Cobalion. It was so funny seeing the opponent instantly quit after their lando got unexpectedly disintegrated turn 1

[@JustinObi54]

That's impressive

[@poppyfrancis7338]

Lol, I remember doing the same thing in the sun and moon ladder using a HP Ice Tapu Koko. It would have made more sense if they were choice scarf but I never met a choice scarf Landorus T on ladder to my memory

[@noishfanboy1141]

Cobalion is like the samurott of UU. incredibly consistent through the gens and somehow always able to utilize gen mechanics to avoid powercreep. Now ig we gotta see if cobalion will pull a samurott and its new gen 9 form will make it OU viable

[@NuclearNecro]

@@mikalcoleman4241 except now samurott decided to cosplay shadow the hedgehog and went to OU because of it

[@tylerd1297]

​@@NuclearNecroWHERES THAT dAmn 4th layer of Spikes?

[@boop53]

⁠its absurd to me how insanely better Samurott H is. Its: >Faster >Dual STAB priority >number 1 hazard setter in the tier >knock off >way better ability

[@MariokibmibYT]

​@@tylerd1297w comment

[@MariokibmibYT]

​@@boop53Errn acstually reg Sam has sharpeners 🤓🤓🤓

[@TheKeitaNobodyAskedFor]

I love when you guys use Pokédex 3D to show the absurd "official" way to pronounce some pokémon's names lmao

[@雪者]

Funniest moment ngl. 😂

[@TheBestFormOfHumor]

Never gonna forget ree-yoo-nee-clus

[@eyecontrol4900]

@@TheBestFormOfHumor and fe-raa-thorn

[@shawnli4746]

How did they pronounce virizion? Pretty sure they pronounced Terrakion the way we would

[@janswhatsupdoc]

Re-jice, ar-kee-us and fe-raw-thorn irk me the most

[@piratebear3126]

Cobalion was one of the few legendaries I used in game since you can catch him relatively early and he meshed well my original in game Black team. Definitely still my favorite Sword of Justice for its noble style and stature.

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

That's exactly what I did too.

[@lightthegreninja2793]

I did the same too, but i did it in black 2.

[@jeffreysammon4119]

Same here, I popped him in place of cofagrigus…like a few weeks ago. I’m only just now playing gen 5

[@timmyreobed5043]

The Swords of Justice have easily the most borked official pronunciations of any pokemon. Cobalion as in Cobalt? That thing it's named after? No, co-BAY-leon. Virizion as in Viridian, the color it's named after? No, it's pronounced like Verizon Wireless.

[@ProfessorChad0570]

My heart skipped a beat when the screen sliced apart and Cobalion's cry as the music dropped when I played as a kid playing Black for the first time. Seeing this video being posted had the same effect on me.

[@Brown95P]

Cobalion is genuinely one of the very few legendaries that just hit it right for me from both an aesthetic *_and_* a gameplay viewpoint. It honestly makes me feel like a kid again, where using legendaries didn't feel so dirty back then -- and that's not something I can usually say about Gen 5, AKA the Powercreep Gen.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

The Weather Wars is one great metagame.

[@Vlazeca]

Shoutout to Cobalion’s appearance in Pokemon Rumble Blast as an antagonist and later ally to the player, their theme song there is ingrained into my memory.

[@squidwater6700]

Always name my Cobalions Rusty because of that game

[@Twin138956Productions2019]

In Indigo Disk, we get to see a future paradox form of Cobalion, by the name Iron Crown, alongside its counterpart, Raging Bolt, a past paradox of Raikou. That's 2 in each the paradox legendary beasts and the paradox Swords of Justice now. Hopefully Entei and Terrakion get theirs next.

[@ubermaster1]

It’s pretty much guaranteed we will see the last two, whether it be in Indigo Disk or through an event raid again is up for debate but it’s certain they will show up

[@moonjelly5]

I would be utterly shocked if they didn't. That also explained why Virizion of all legendary Pokemon got a Paradox form (they were doing the trio).

[@Robin280497]

Fire/Dragon Past Entei and Rock/Psychic Future Terrakion, here we come.

[@MidoseitoAkage]

Hopefully we get Entei and Terrakion via a raid.

[@YamiBakura1924]

It would be cool if we got Ho-oh and Keldeo too but thats alot less likely

[@sarasaland4709]

I can’t help but imagine how absurd Cobalion would be if it wasn’t a mixed attacker.

[@scoutbane1651]

Cobalion with 20-30 more points in attack and that much less in special would be nuts. Any more and banned to Ubers lmao. Probably in that range or before but unsure how much

[@AshenDust_]

@@scoutbane1651it has a good typing but it doesn’t have the stats for Ubers, OU would easily be able to handle it even with a higher attack stat.

[@MrSupersonic2012]

Exactly what I was thinking. Take 30 points away from SpA and give it 120 physical attack and this thing would go crazy hard. It could take hits, give hits, and out speed certain threats.

[@kingofthejungle5338]

i can't believe he was willing to put up with saying "ree-you-knee-clis" but draws the line at "co-bay-lee-en" lol

[@pokeinator7834]

Cobalion is having he time of it’s life in gen 9,top 5 and checking even the most terrifying lokix,even in power creep some things never change,this horse is a warrior through and through

[@ultrajoey3478]

So intresting the leader is the one whos always overshadowed, while the other three are always more relevant in some way shape or form

[@Karsow2054]

_Rayquaza laughs in distance_

[@BlackGX018]

Nah bro forgot Lando

[@bluebird4614]

​@@BlackGX018isn't lando the most used genie

[@silvergalaxia8538]

??? Virizion has basically always been worse than cobalion

[@alexc2265]

@@silvergalaxia8538Yeah, right? Agreed

[@danielshaltes911]

Yo, the voice/cadence, like, not changing at all during that ad read while talking about cancer was truly amazing.

[@redfieldwong717]

During my Sun and moon era my Cobalion was doing pretty well in the online meta with Assault vest/metal burst set beating powerful Pokémon that out speed me. And if they had focus sash, quick attack

[@pedro_veki]

Idk why, but this videos are just the perfect companion for training

[@computersandgaming6664]

Video aside they are my favorite trio or quartet now despite Keldeo being annoying in every aspect. You can say that they represent the 4 pillars of virtue or stoicism as well. It makes no sense though considering how they are supposed to be stoic but hid away in the Black and White game maybe it was the stuff up to Reshiram and Zekrom that they had to sort out themselves, so they decided it was best not to come out of hiding. In the Manga, I believe they played their roles, and also in the Mystery Dungeon games.

[@sethesilverheart]

My favorite pokemon! Finally I have waited so long for this one! Thank you!

[@zacherytaylor]

Here's how to remember how to spell Relicanth: R for Relicanth. E for Everybody loves Relicanth. L for Look! It's Relicanth! I for I love Relicanth. C for Can't get enough Relicanth. A for A great Pokemon, Relicanth! N for Nobody dislikes Relicanth. T for Thanks GameFreak, for Relicanth! And H for How Good Was Relicanth Actually?

[@SemiHypercube]

I like how you opened this the same way you did with Ferrothorn

[@ilphaesn]

aegislash vid is gonna come eventually, it’s only a matter of time till fsg does the banner mon of their channel

[@HylianKirbo]

It's a shame it was nerfed. It's still my favorite pokemon, though

[@tateaniki]

Using Cobalion on my current Black 2 Nuzlocke and all I'm going to say is that the flinch from Iron Head has saved my bacon more times than it probably should have (can't believe they push this as a Level 63 move in later gens especially considering it has a fairly limited amount of Steel moves it can actually use). Doesn't hurt it's the only one on my team that can setup any sort of screen either.

[@CelestialQueenLollipop]

I remember using the Master Ball on Cobalion and just using a quick ball on the box art legends since I couldn't catch the Cobalion. I couldn't catch the other two Swords of Justice which is sad.

[@brendanboomhour7606]

And then there's me, who catches every legendary in a standard poke ball, or a premier ball if possible

[@doopness785]

Box art Legendaries almost always have a higher catch rate than other Legendaries so using a Master ball is definitely a waste on Pokémon like Dialga or Zekrom.

[@brendanboomhour7606]

@@doopness785 not wrong, considering the number of times I toss a basic poke ball and catch it instantly

[@dream_weaver6207]

One of my favourite b/w pokemon. It's always a good addition to your team, as both its typings are very good in the main story. Also it offers role compression of fast sd offence and defence.

[@okanidug6035]

It was actuallt pretty good for a while in vgc with gmax airstream and beat up strategies. It won me my vgc draft league with alolan persian

[@ianb.2575]

"He had to use the worst move in the game, focus blast." That made me laugh

[@flaviusarcadiusvibes]

literally pogged when this popped up in notifs let's go the KING of UU

[@shadowldrago]

This thing is remarkably consistent.

[@starfoxsmash7002]

Cobalion is my favorite Sword of Justice. I've used all 3 members in various Unova playthrough's. (Even if I chose Tepig as my starter.)

[@Mcflyeon]

If I were to give it a new ability, it would be Intimidate since its Pokedex entries mention about making unruly Pokémon obey it when glaring at them though it could help it give it more opportunities to set up.

[@mimaneneko8386]

Co-Bay-lee-un is the equivalent of the monster hunter devs calling Tigrex, Tee-grex when we all know it's Tie-grex. they're based off COBALT and TIGER!!!

[@Luna.Tenebra]

Well Im german and I pronounce Tigrex like that because in German Tiger is pronounced TEE ger

[@Luna.Tenebra]

So if someone say Tigrex like that its technically not incorrect 😅

[@Magic_Ice]

No way it’s the present form of the paradox Pokémon Iron Brian

[@bluekirby_64]

Somebody call Great Neck

[@skullguy4863]

Iron mugulis in gonna get both of you

[@MidoseitoAkage]

​​​​​​​​​​​@@skullguy4863Iron Mugulis is the most cringe and most childish thing I ever hear from one of the worst pokétuber. That's why I never enjoy his videos. He always interrupt the video for a stupid mug and it's so unfunny, even unpleasant, to watch. It's like if False Swipe Gaming does the same thing with "sUbsCrIbE oR bUrNiNg PoTaTuS GoNnA gEt YoU". That remove so much credibility with the creator who simply want to share some informations with the current meta. Edit: At least, he stopped with his 3rd Gen videos.

[@kingpig8732]

@@MidoseitoAkage This is genuinely the saddest thing i've heard all day, just press the right arrow key a few times to get to the video, his fans seem to like the bit, and they're not my thing but you know, skipping like 10-15 seconds isn't that hard

[@MidoseitoAkage]

​​​​​​@@kingpig8732 I know man, I know that trick. But I'm still annoyed of his kind "before we continue, I'd like give an important message for you..." under a sort of serious tone. Like shut it, nobody care about your stupid narration around a stupid mug with angry goggly eyes! I know I can skip the part, but it is still the most annoying thing I heard the most. Also, this is my opinion and don't care if you disagree with it Edit: Bruh, this dude made around of 1 minutes of narrating this crap...

[@Matpit18]

Nice to see that Cobalion didn’t get screwed over by power creep. Great video, FSG. Can’t wait to see what it’s future paradox form has in store for competitive.

[@matigamer329]

An idea for a video: what if the physicial/special split never happened? could Alakazam be banned to Ubers?

[@olivergro7105]

"the crown tundras crippled power creep" felt like a tongue breaker

[@DukeSR8]

Ironic how they used the fan pronouncation for Cobalion when they said Reinuclus's name the official way.

[@FirstLastname604]

We need a reuniclus remake. I’m still not over the “ryu-knee-clus” incident

[@geshcu]

the main thing i remember ablut cobalion is the role it played as the heroic antagonist in pokemon rumble blast

[@SYKim_94]

Terrakion is gonna be an epic

[@riirah1010]

0:06 FSG really said LMAO NO

[@deltagarchomp6052]

Man I have been watching these vids since you first started man how far youve come. One of the best Competive info Poketubers out there. Keep Going

[@marcelosandoval8719]

OH! BOY!!! My favorite mon! New Paradox Form!!!! AND A FALSE SWIPE VIDEO? Man! as a Cobalion fan i cant ask for more

[@dripsoup6639]

The thing I always found weird about the Swords of Justice was that they're wearing shoes. Especially Cobalion, with his sneakers.

[@AshenDust_]

They predicted Heavy Duty Boots 3 Gens early.

[@BlinkyBennySeiyuu]

Cobalion now gets aura sphere so it can run a more reliable calm mind set with flash cannon aura sphere and tera blast fairy

[@AverageHandle_]

The king of UU

[@SpookyRedBone]

Ru*

[@AverageHandle_]

@@SpookyRedBone nah

[@newestuser75]

How BAD was Phione actually? AKA the worst Mythical Pokemon that is so bad that it hasn't been mentioned on the channel.

[@hex.adecimal]

absolutely wild to see a pokémon i considered legendary at the time of its release start out in UU of all places. the 90 attack stat even in gen 5 was kinda awful for a pokémon meant to be powerful/intimidating

[@samproctor6826]

One of my favourites to use even as a niche pick in ou, so versatile

[@LightningZerker]

Let's see how Iron Crown will do with its Steel/Psychic typing and its new move, Tachyon Cutter. I also hope that you can get more than one or that it has a raid so people can either catch it or trade one for Raging Bolt so you don't lose your robot.

[@spectacularbear]

Tachyon Cutter? naming this boy MC Ride

[@skeetermania3202]

@@spectacularbearWhat does that move do?

[@supermariologanfan6546]

I see Pokédex 3D Pro in the intro My nostalgia, Pokédex 3D Pro, alongside Pokémon X and Y what got me into Pokémon We need Pokédex Switch involving Kalos, Alola, Galar, Hisui, and Paldea Pokémon added

[@moyaiman872]

Still just waiting on the eventual Aegislash documentary

[@snapclub8751]

Now to wait for the hour long “how great was Terrakion” video.

[@Gravity_Ws_only]

The mon that is currently in RU?! Even ferrothorn isn’t at 50 min,terrakion can sit down

[@Gold-Dango]

I only knew recently about Coballion's paltry 90 base atk. For such a good mon in UU seeing consistent usage i always thought it would at least hit 100 atk. Who knew 129 defense and good typing could make an offensive orientated mon so good

[@eddyflores5304]

Finally I’ve been waiting for this one

[@mattr75]

Cobalion does have a cool design. Good to know it did well

[@RhapsodyHC]

Co-bay-leon is a weird pronunciation, considering it’s based on the word cobalt. Also, Virizion is pronounced Vir-I-zeon despite being based on the word viridian.

[@Count_Istvan_Teleky]

Then why didn’t y’all retcon the cursed “ree-you-knee-clis”??

[@stancard7292]

I'm surprised that justified+beat up wasn't more successful. It felt like it was everywhere in swsh

[@untrue_reality]

"Cobayleon" I can't lmfao 💀

[@KhalidAbuQaddum-xl8ru]

This Pokémon was pretty fast considering how most of the steel types aren’t as fast this Pokémon

[@hfactor66]

Ah, my favorite of the swords of justice. Was actually able to use it during my Black 2 playthrough growing up, and man I got so much mileage out of Cobalion. Hearing about its versatility in competitive play has only made my appreciation grow deeper, can’t wait to catch paradox Cobalion in the upcoming Violet event.

[@jude4195]

Like how Cobalt is just how spelled is how i say his name

[@thetky_clan666]

My favorite trio so far, ashame they stopped giving us trios for awhile now.

[@kirbmaster9405]

They just made a trio

[@Moss_Dude]

I've always pronounced it Co-bay-leon, suck it

[@Igorcastrochucre]

Why is Terrakion the balanced one of the Swords if Cobalion is the leader?

[@leandrolopes5888]

Cobalion, my favorite legendary! The first one I actually used on a team, on one of my journeys in Black 2! The offensive typing is somewhat redundant, as both Fighting and Steel hit Rock and Ice super effectively! The problems appear on the defensive side, with weaknesses against 3 of the most common offensive types, and a very problematic special defense..... Even in the face of all these setbacks, we can say that he has always competed at medium and high level, despite the almost zero presence in VGC!!

[@nanonorrapat1351]

Accelgor : who am I again?

[@modestMismagius105]

I fondly remember catching cobalion in black 2 with a master ball and absolutely destroying everything with sacred sword and iron head, so I've got a soft spot for the blue-iron-goat-llama-thing

[@KhalidAbuQaddum-xl8ru]

I remembered using this Pokémon for my rank battles in sword & shield and I was able to win every match that I had him along with the Regis

[@glitchedoom]

Cobalion is one of those Pokemon that I recognize but can never remember its name.

[@danielbarker2522]

It's cobalian 👍

[@moetato6343]

The flashbang when the first thing i see when opening the video is "Testicular cancer" in the description.

[@DraptorRonin]

The only reason I can think of as to why PokeDex 3D Pro pronounces Cobalion as "Co-BAY-Leon" might be because it's trying to incorporate the animal-inspiration's name, the legendary Yale (not to be confused with the University that shares the same name-- and uses the creature as a mascot)... but even I have my doubts on that stretch of a reason...

[@cygnusprime6728]

I named my Cobalion "Discount Zamazenta".

[@killingragethrowback]

The Swords of Justice are also the first time we had Fighting types who aren't bipedal.

[@FaeQueenCory]

It's always been weird to me how they made the Three Musketeers... in the US region... immediately before having a France region.

[@ЕгорУзегюк]

3:37 Did that heracross jast used a flippin dark pulse?

[@corruptallah]

It was probably a Zoroark

[@bdt2002gaming]

Cobalion is also a major character in a Pokémon Rumble game of all things. That’s personally the game I associate it with.

[@justinnzamora5366]

Pokemon Rumble Blast specifically. Glad there's someone else who recognizes Cobalion's role in that game.

[@jennyperpa5302]

I agree, one-hundred percent, with that retcon.

[@pikminscool]

Cobalion is a good parry to block the silliest dark physical mons. could be why it is leader of UU

[@Maragidyne555]

nice to see my first ever legendary was a mainstay in the 2nd best tier

[@SDArthur0]

10:35 I head Tera Flying bisharp, had to rewind a couple of times lol

[@shawnli4746]

18:58 the name one dares not speak

[@CelestialQueenLollipop]

This is one of the only video where I wanted to watch the sponsor segment because of how good False Swipe Gaming did it.

[@16alfonsolujan17]

Ah yes!!! The gen8uu behemoth, the most splashable role compressor pokemon ever createdd

[@boop53]

The last comment regarding Iron Crown and how it will add to Coballion’s legacy - does that mean you’ll do a pokemon and their paradox’s in the same video? so would a theoretical salamence video have to include both Mega Salamence in gens 6 and 7, and Roaring Moon in gen 9?

[@YesImJoeKing]

Dragalge, magcargo, drifblim, Aegislash or rotom and all of his forms! 💪💪💪

[@moondoggaming7800]

3:36 No Justified? Was there a cut or something?

[@specs.weedle]

nothing adds to the competitive pokemon history video watching experience like a PSA on testicular cancer

[@ChompDude]

Don't worry, I feel the same way about the pronunciation of Tigrex. TEE-grex? Naw, I still prefer TIE-grex.

[@moonjelly5]

I will say that all men need to check themselves for testicles for unusual lumps/textures and immediately see a doctor if they feel anything suspicious. I did that one year ago and was able to catch the cancer before it could spread to other locations in the body. It is curable if found early.

[@exile1373]

I always said it the way the pokedex said it lol

[@danielsmith5032]

I’m BEGGING you to do Terrakion. I want to know it’s history

[@gamermanzeake]

The only thing I'd do for Cobalion and crew, is make Justified an immunity to Dark and Ghost with the plus one attack. That would make tools like Knock Off even more of a risk to be throwing around or spamming as it so often is.

[@homerman76]

Not a bad idea since he normally resists both anyways, so it's not too op, but it still has utility in negating knock off

[@gamermanzeake]

@@homerman76 I think there should be more counter-play to things like knockoff. This could potentially allow other interesting moves like Poltergeist to be just unviable as a solo ghost stab. Either that or it would dictate the need to have more coverage. I love the Swords of Justice mons. Some of my favorite subset trio legends.

[@BlackHanzo]

Feel like you should've waited January so we could compare it to its future form

[@CrownedHunter79]

Cobalion is for me the definition of many things: -the swordsman with a design closer to a "legend". -being an important character in Pokemon Rumble Blast -Having one of the best themes in the main saga as Rumble Games -and having a concept of a tank that is fast and attacks from both sides. is definitely a gift come true, being and having its 3 obvious cons that prevented it from being a real "OU". 1. His limited coverage, even if he has good moves and can attack many mons from UU (reason why he is considered a beast there) in OU he is more of a mediocre pokemon, mainly because oh those that are stab don't have the best power and if they do, precision is the worst cost of it (way to improve it...give him Ceaseless Edge, Thunderbolt maybe even Knockoff to have better mashup with the ghosts, or even Body press to make him a more defensive zamacenta). 2. His offensives are below what is expected, although he is the most versatile pokemon of UU and definitely is an achievement that not many legendaries that are not iconic like Zapdos or Lando have, but the fact that he can't kill from 1ko to many pokemon can condemn him too much (I always said that giving him 100/100 in physical and special attack would be a good idea, more to leave Lucario base more outclassed than he already was in Gen5). and the one that I definitely think Iron Crown won't repeat. 3. It needs a recovery MU, if it had one, many matches would not be decided by chip damage, even more when currently pokemon like greattusk that take little damage from rocks, now suffer from spikes and are forced to use Heavy-Duty Boots at best (they can perfectly give recover or roost and even rapid spin or defog support options maybe...) (and if we get crazier, having wideguard or icywind could improve its use in VGC, more because in Gen8 it was good at least before the arrival of the elite pokemon...although before that it was a good mon for the dynamax (ahem Max Airstream above all ahem)

[@thiffio9134]

Oh wow. We found the legendary FSG video that doesn’t tell stories of bans.