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

Delphox is today’s Pokemon for our competitive history series! Join False Swipe Gaming in this overview of Delphox in competitive Pokemon!
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[@kurtislachance9958]

Delphox just standing there, alone, makes this easily the greatest thumbnail on this channel

[@conjor6296]

@Depp stop

[@beechboiii]

@@conjor6296 just report it as spam

[@conjor6296]

@@beechboiii Already did

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

Or the worst, to be honest… Seriously, why do all the Gen 4 sprites in the thumbnails come from DPPT? Why not from HGSS? They have the best sprites in the entire series.

[@TrainerGoldAlt]

@@Matthew_Klepadlo because dpp is a competitive tier while hgss isn't

[@BrandonPlaysStuff]

I love this thumbnail, Delphox looks so alone

[@CherrEblue]

Because that’s how many people use it

[@omarmendez0402]

Nobody likes that abomination

[@asuuki2048]

Well, that’s what happens when a company refuses to take their time lol. These Pokémon don’t get added to newer generations.

[@matthewdevey8878]

It's just standing there... Menacingly!

[@bigchungus7870]

@@CherrEblue I am a fellow delphox enjoyer

[@skwid6483]

They basically shoved Delphox and Chesnaught into a box and gave all the starter love to Greninja, Greninja may be cool but the other two need some love too

[@napalmblaziken]

I feel like GameFreak has a pet project starter for every gen.

[@timdoe8895]

Actual facts

[@noahpokeemon6503]

They made greninga for sm4sh before x and y were announced, more time to capture hearts

[@gmk9321]

Agreed, the fluffy fox and the only porcupine based Pokémon needs some justice

[@TheMightyGlizzy]

@@gmk9321 Fox definitely needs justice, they need a better porcupine tho, it’s middle evo screws everything up

[@Zenithal1843]

My favorite Kalos starter. Wish its 3D model wasn’t a traffic cone so people’s first impression wasn’t that it was so stiff. Would probably be way more popular.

[@Sleeper800]

Delphox's design is pretty middling to begin with imo. I don't think the 3D model helps or hurts that much at all.

[@MishKoz]

To this day, it still kinda sucks that Delphox was snubbed from being in Pokken because of its pre-evolution just looking better than it

[@HeyHeyChey]

@@MishKoz it's going to be added to Unite at least

[@Zenithal1843]

@@Sleeper800 I disagree. I remember when it debuted in the anime and when Serena’s Braixen was revealed to have evolved that people were actually pleased with how much better it looks in motion. Braixen was clearly more popular during Gen 6 with the aforementioned presence in the anime and it being in Pokken but Delphox actually surpassed it in the POTY poll so people are definitely coming around it. A lot of Pokémon suffer from how motionless the models are. I’m not saying it’d be Greninja tier popular but I don’t think people would be as mixed if given a better first impression.

[@Drakorre]

There are some really good sprites of delphox too, 3D really killed many Mons

[@Wildcatt1999]

That thumbnail perfectly represents Delphox's popularity with most fans.

[@lolicunny2]

When your previous evo is more loved than you are.

[@scrittle]

Can confirm, played Y, Braxian looks way better and had an awesome attack animation. Braxian dropped its staff and picked up a stick, it's cool and all but I prefer the staff.

[@tigbiddies26]

I love delphox :’)

[@Broomer52]

@@lolicunny2 Secptile knows that pain well. Sometimes people peak in their teen years

[@ashebull123]

@@Broomer52 wdym I love the entire Treeko line

[@TalkingVidya]

Kinda weird they didn't gave them the fairy type considering it was introduced that gen and it replaced psychic as the "magic" type

[@bewarebewear1507]

Thats because it would have countered chestnaughts and greninjas secondary typings

[@fruitloops2058]

It would've kinda broke the second type trio

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

@@bewarebewear1507 mhm and Greninja just wouldnt work as steel

[@xlilraphx]

@@bewarebewear1507 That doesn't matter much, if they planned it correctly they could've done something to cover for it. Gamefreak is a weird company

[@Nadie47]

They already don't care when they gave greninja it's ability and ash form

[@InfiniteFlash]

Two FSG videos in one day? All hail the pokegods

[@shreym03]

All hail Pikablue!

[@if7723]

Bidoof be praised.

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

And yet no Kyurem…

[@shinysaur4492]

@scale I GOT FUCKIN' SPRING-ROLLED

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

And they're both Fire starters.

[@blueflamezbmf3543]

Delphox is underrated to be honest, loved the design and the unique presence it brings to pokemon, unfortunately it wasn't the *best* but definitely not terrible I'd say!

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

I agree, Delphox isn't at all a bad Pokemon to use: not only did it have quite a lot going for it competitively (as was detailed in this video), but I also hear it's a great pick for your starter Pokemon in a playthrough of X or Y, too. The main problem it has is that Greninja is such an extraordinarily popular Pokemon that it makes people forget about Delphox or Chesnaught by comparison

[@magk2524]

also delphoxs design could have been so much more

[@geckomoriadaimyoofwano7157]

Very underrated, i love its design

[@ogmechsftw]

better than meganium

[@neeko.b]

@@matthewkuscienko4616 The matchups are really in its favour throughout X&Y, and I regretted not picking it after I finished X, so I’m not surprised you’ve heard that. Greninja’s cool and all, but it wasn’t really my partner or carry like I would’ve expected.

[@ciofurinone4225]

Delphox seems like would be good at gen 8, it's quite a shame it was cut out =/

[@ngmonster1017]

Yeah, it probably would've benefitted from the limited meta, but bringing it back would also bring greninja back, and I don't think game freak wanted greninja to be in gen 8, especially since they added a new starter with a protean clone.

[@hawhafunnyraffs5568]

Remember if your favorite pokemon's name is not PIKACHU it doesn't matter anymore. Never forgive Nintendo for this abuse of trust.

[@serenity-studios8217]

@@hawhafunnyraffs5568 what about charizard or lucario

[@hawhafunnyraffs5568]

@@serenity-studios8217 Have they been in every Pokemon IP ever released? No. Pikachu is forever. As much as we may or may not like it. Pikachu is 100% assured to always be present. Clefairy should have been the mascot...

[@arvistotele3442]

Well yeah, Lucario has been in almost every game like Pikachu

[@mattr75]

Cool to see Delphox doing well. It's surprising there aren't more fire/psychic types

[@davidcorona2424]

Vicini?

[@saulcanogil4527]

@@davidcorona2424 that are not legendary.

[@WheelStart]

@@saulcanogil4527 victini is not a legendary

[@skeetermania3202]

@@saulcanogil4527 Zen Mode Darmanitan?

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

Compared to Bug Ground, its nothing Delphox, Victini (its a Mythcial), Zen Mode Darmanitan

[@dominichodges5378]

Delphox and Chesnaught deserve more love, just like Greninja got.

[@notshockwavedemon7543]

Chesnaught gets Body Press for good STAB I hope Delphox gets Expanding Force when Tutors return in SV DLC. I think they would and should.

[@joeld.2004]

A lot of my favorite pokemon aren't too good according to the game's meta. So hearing that Delphox, my first pokemon, the one I consider my "partner pokemon", is actually pretty good has me elated. This video honestly just made my day.

[@ShadowKaiserin]

Delphox is my favorite fire starter. I love the type combination, I love the concept. It's cool!

[@PataStonks]

@scale shut up! Reported

[@jasperpdf1942]

Think Delphox is pretty underrated, I quite enjoy their design

[@keneor4468]

Being released alongside Greninja doesn't help, but I really like Delphox! Actually the first time I broke my grass starter oath.

[@shagarumedic]

Ngl I like the second stage better. Braixen iirc?

[@SufferingSuccotash]

@@shagarumedic a lot of people do.

[@FictionJunction.M.]

I think Delphox would have looked better as a 2d sprite than a 3d model. It's got a little bit of Typhlosion syndrome going on...

[@majesticgothitelle1802]

I feel Delphox need a buff with a more moveset. If you looked at it movepool it's smaller than Greninja. I would say give Delphox moon blast, dark pulse, energy ball, worry seed, heal bell and yawn or grass whistle, power gem or earth power. Delphox play as a good defense support

[@godsknee996]

It would have been so cool if Delphox got magic guard instead of magician. Having a life orb with no drawbacks is always really cool it giving it a stealth rock immunity would have really helped it since boots weren’t a bathing back then. It would have also given its defensive set more utility with its immunity to status damage. Magician is a neat ability in concept but it’s pretty bad in practice. And Greninja got a borderline broken ability and Chesnaught got a pretty good ability, so Delphox having a pretty mediocre ability sucks.

[@kitkatboard]

I hope it'll get Magic Guard in the next games it's in. It would be so much better

[@Nosretep]

Filter Chesnaught

[@user-xs4hn5bf2x]

Delphox having little to no presence whatsoever alongside Chesnaught is just heartbreaking Here's hoping that they get their well deserved popularity soon.

[@azurai3934]

Actually Chesnaught is a fairly good defensive pokemon in UU.

[@SufferingSuccotash]

who?

[@yoiptree]

@@SufferingSuccotash asked/cares

[@Shokukun]

Pokémon Unite is gonna give it according to the leaks. She’s gonna come on 9th June

[@marzbar5877]

What do you mean? Competitive Pokémon is more than just OU. Delphox is a lower tier demon, so let’s not disrespect it like that

[@nathanblackburn1193]

I hope Delphox gets to appear in Scarlet and Violet, Chestnaught too.

[@gaelx3d674]

Same, hopefully some kind of buff will allow them to shine by their own, we had more than ENOUGH of greninja, I'm rather tired of it

[@jaretco6423]

I got an feeling the Gen. 6 starters will come back in Gen. 9. Unless Game Freak keeps on pandering the Gen. 1 and bring the Kanto starters back, I highly doubt. Even the Gen. 3 starters gets more attention than the Gen. 6 starters.

[@CrystalLight000]

they will appear in the dlc!

[@MrHoangct1]

Just finished watching the Charmander and now this. Really appreciate your consistency

[@Raghav-lq3qh]

Same

[@aSh-pi1in]

This week is 🔥

[@reallyawesometitle7653]

I love how Delphox got Magic Guard in Inclement Emerald. If it got that in the main games, it would've at least been UU or had a niche

[@Nadid_Dhrabb]

Inclement Emerald pogggg

[@zebby5992]

when i was seeing the video i thinked the same (delphox was my inicial) , delphox could be awesome with magic guard

[@plumble1784]

Also Pyromancy which is good fun

[@Hnui03]

It had Magic Bounce in Radical Red I think

[@jaretco6423]

What's Inclement Emerald?

[@lemon-ity]

Two episodes in a day? Maybe that's what magician does

[@PataStonks]

@scale shut

[@thestickopia4619]

Delphox isn’t my favorite fire type, psychic type or starter. It’s my favorite Pokémon overall. I love it. Typing is great, I got good use of it in battle, the design is really damn good (except it’s 3D model that could’ve been way better and more dynamic). Plus it’s a fox (my favorite animal) and based on magic users. I love magic

[@werbearjack]

Delphox is supposed to be an RPG mage and the tri-elemental wizardis one of the most well known tropes. It really, really needed bolt beam coverage both for viability and to live up to its inspiration.

[@jerelgayle3625]

It got Shock Wave if only it got Icy Wind at least discount bolt beam for coverage.

[@sem3ndem0n_73]

Charmander: Prepare for trouble ! Delphox: And make it double !

[@Qvartz_Lite]

Fire starter weekend

[@unknownuser494]

And that right it meow...

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

Prepare for trouble*

[@leojamesquiambao1047]

Litten: nya, that's right!

[@jacksondavis8695]

I loved running Delphox in gen 7 OU. It was the fun Tapu Lele check, could beat Toxapex, and I liked to run work up low kick to kill tyranitar

[@kitkatboard]

Work Up Low Kick is heat

[@BlufireTheifprince]

Lead delphox is also relatively useful with magic coat. It is also notable against both gallade and gardevoir if they don't run moves like shadow sneak or shadow ball

[@Ob1tuber]

“Plethora of power potential” Kellen and whoever else is on FSG, give your writer a raise

[@vdd1001]

Kevin/BKC. He has a yt channel where he reposts streams which last hours of him pushing ladder or videos talking about specific stuff, like lead azelf over the gens

[@Sunaki1000]

0:16 its also based on a Japnese Miko, a Temple Priestess. But People, at least by us in Germany absolutely hated the Design. No clue why, I absolutely loved it.

[@toganium4175]

Delphox standing alone in the center of the thumbnail made me laugh much more than it realistically should.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

0:30 It’s only been recently revealed that Serena’s Braixen evolved. It was a Braixen during the XY series, and only evolved sometime after.

[@chaddangersexhaver98]

1. FINALLY. 2. That thumbnail is a perfect representation of Delphox's popularity.

[@silverbolt9439]

All 3 of them? lol Jk It's just so ugly compared too braixen the ears especially.

[@V-Jes]

@@silverbolt9439 The heck are you talking about? Both of them have the same base design just with a different dress, with Braixen having it's ear fur looking like bullhorns or something...

[@chaddangersexhaver98]

@@silverbolt9439 Yeah. And I'm one of those 3.

[@oatmeal0]

Quite the thumbnail. She’s just standing there, *m e n a c i n g l y!*

[@IgnitedQuils]

Pretty glad how Kellen mentions how good Fire is defensively, I feel like that’s underrated due to the Stealth Rock weakness. When it’s the 2nd most resistant typing. But Delphox does have good special stats, speed and coverage, don’t know what to give to it except maybe Nasty Plot. And it fared better as I thought in the analysis due to it being a good NU Pokemon.

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

Maybe a Defense boost?

[@IgnitedQuils]

@@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 I don’t think that would be right since all starters have a BST that range from 525-535, and Delphox has a BST of 534. Boosting its defense would mean boosting the BST of the other starters.

[@markkart]

They should remove stealth rock for one generation and see what happens. Heavy duty boots are great but since they take an item slot it does mean you can't have anything else. + Knock off can ruin your day

[@sayvionwashington1939]

Focus Blast/Scorching Sands so it isn't walled by Heatran

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

@@sayvionwashington1939 Funny how many mons get walled by Heatran (good thing its the only Fire Steel type although its Flash Fire thats really the issue). Id say give it Mold Breaker to not be walled by Heatran

[@toastybreade613]

Gen 6 is among us. I can finally pray for Chesnaught

[@mrHubris]

among us

[@skeetermania3202]

I actually hope it’s Sylveon. That’s make for a pretty meaty video.

[@MicoDossun]

Braixen is absolutely one of my favorite starters overall. such a cool nuanced design. I never loved Delphox in the games but the way it was drawn and moved in the anime was so cool that it endeared to me again I guess it’s just the way it model looks in the game.

[@thel-iteralone4592]

When even a gen 7 pokemon like Decidueye got at least two appearances on the thumbnail, you know that this is a little sad for Delphox.

[@laxusstrauss5945]

Because decidueye has actually 2 spirits the gen 7th and gen 8th

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

@@laxusstrauss5945 And got an awesome Hisui form with a better model

[@laxusstrauss5945]

@@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 tbh I don't like it's hisuian form at all lmao

[@kristofgriffin384]

Delphox is my favorite Kalos starter and I don't feel shame in admitting it.

[@requiem550]

Good man. Don’t be ashamed

[@HollowNightingale]

2 in 1? You're spoiling us! Thanks so much for these videos! Always have something to look forward to on the weekends.

[@oscarsullivan5983]

shame they give greninja so much more attention, delphox and braixen have always been pretty cool to me even tho del’s model doesn’t do it any favours

[@1BlueYoshi]

Delphox is so underrated. It's definitely my fave of the Gen 6 starters

[@beeorsomething2230]

I would like to see tyrantrum , kyurem, latios, and seviper. Their counterparts have already been covered to it would make sense, and of course also chesnaught to finish off the starter trio

[@napalmblaziken]

I would like to point out that Delphox was only in two generations, and had a longer video than Charmander.

[@aaryayt7747]

Charmander.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

That's because Delphox is actually pretty good in whatever tier it winds up being a part of. But what surprised me most was that it was able to pull off defensive sets, which is a rare trait for a fire type to be able to succeed in (despite the fact that the fire type has an above average number of types it resists)

[@napalmblaziken]

@@aaryayt7747 Well Munchlax has a longer video than Delphox. But fine. Let me rephrase it for you. Delphox has a longer video than Ledian, Houndoom, Donphan, Dunsparce, and I think Luxray. Happy?

[@WheelStart]

What do you expect from a frickin charmander

[@napalmblaziken]

@@WheelStart I refer you to my response to Aarya.

[@DDRhappiness17]

That intro about Delphox at the beginning was great

[@Pedun42]

Delphox's design has grown on me over the years.

[@Timcool306]

A thumbnail never looked as sad as this one

[@blazie42069]

The chesnaught video may be longer considering chesnaught bounced in and out of UU and RU in gen 7

[@colinakersakers44]

That thumbnail, truly a work of art.

[@cloudieo]

FINNALY!!! Ive been waiting for this mon to be coverd since its one of my faves!

[@lucariolawmen919]

I was afraid of hearing how badly this thing got absolutely destroyed (especially in gen 7), but boy did I have a nice surprise upon watching this

[@conjor6296]

Well this was unexpected!!! Even though I don't really like Delphox, I'm glad it's getting attention on this channel!

[@HMZeroTwo]

With Greninja being an excellent mixed attacker, and Delphox being a great wall, we can only hope that Chesnaught would be great a something, right?

[@luirromenjivar1390]

Damm I was actually watching the Charmander video 5 mins ago and you upload another one on the same day? Must be our lucky day :D

[@albertpena9811]

2 video in one day, we have been blessed by the kellen team and production.

[@nespeon5279]

That thumbnail is oddly menacing. Also my third favorite starter behind Primarina and Serperior. I mostly have nostalgia bias for it because XY were my first games and Delphox was my first starter.

[@EvilApple567]

This Mon has so much potential. First off, Magic Guard. Makes sense thematically and would give it much better switch-ins without even having to run boots. Second, coverage in Aura Sphere/Scorching Sands, but also increased/improved stab options like the distributionally delayed Fiery Dance and Expanding Force to pair with Lele. Speaking of, Lele preventing Sucker Punch/Shadow Sneak along with the removal of Pursuit would do wonders for making the most of its great and unique speed as well as preserving longevity.

[@dse763]

"coverage in Aura Sphere" I'm seriously looking for Aurasphere being an egg move for Fennekin, considering you see many Lucario/Braixen pairings in Fan Arts.

[@Diez145]

0:42 Was not expecting to hear a Swans reference here of all places lol

[@Thelordofhate]

Delphox just standing there will never fail to be amusing

[@butteredsalmonella]

Magic Guard Delphox was.... *mind blowing* to say the least.

[@ClemenGG]

radical red reference eyyyyyy

[@lucaswatts2141]

Delphox is one of my favorite starters

[@madysonandres9571]

Same!

[@cosmic-espeon6358]

Delphox is one of my favorite Fire Type Pokemon.

[@munchrai6396]

Its incredible just how versatile Delphox can be considering just how awkward the Fire/Psychic typing can potentially be. Being weak to both Stealth Rocks and Knock Off is a really tough deal, but it somehow is still able to pull off an incredibly effective defensive niche the likes of wish we rarely see out of fire types. Easily my favorite fire starter, especially because most fire starters just don't have this versatility

[@Casper1123]

I hope in the future at least one of TTar, Weavile or Gliscor is remade, these monsters were done long ago and new gens have come out since. I reckon with the great experience you guys have nowadays you'd do a great job catching up on their carreer (also I am just biased those mons are badass)

[@iantaakalla8180]

Weavile in particular ate good during Sword and Shield and its ascendancy must be chronicled.

[@jaretco6423]

Weavile is fantastic and it's in OU. Glisgor might still be in OU as well.

[@enitheway]

I remember picking Fennekin in Y and getting excited when it evolved to Fire/Psychic type (even if I wasn't fan of the design) and then lost kind of the interest because it was so maintaining to keep it alive. Probably that also affected so much that I never finished the Elite Four. Seeing Delphox having actually a role and wasn't a competitive punching bag was really nice to see! I would hope Delphox would get some love by getting more coverage moves (Beam moves from it's stick) and a game that I could easily have access to currently.

[@spartandumpster1158]

I really appreciate that we got 2 shorter videos instead of only 1. The Charmander one was about to feel a bit underwhelming.

[@RhzMelting1377]

Is noone gonna mention the fact that delphox has 69 attack...? Nice

[@Xalvadore505]

Basically, while it's weaker then all other fire-starters other then Typhlosion, it does do well in whatever lower tier it eventually finds itself in

[@omarpride3021]

Delphox was my first starter in Kalos and I loved him. He was my first lvl 100 Pokémon, and I have great memories with him. I think I still have him in my pokebank. It saddens me that gamefreak dislikes Delphox, it should get the same love that it’s counterparts gets. Also love that this video came out when I watched Multiverse of Madness ❤️

[@LagrimaArdiente]

Desing-wise, Delphox is a very fitting evolution for Braixen.

[@SuperRidermaster]

This actually makes me happy since Vulpix, Zorua, and Fennekin are all my favorite pokemons

[@lunaremerald21]

Delphox was my very first Pokémon! Aaaaand now I still agree with most people, delphox looks whacky as hell. Doesn’t stop me from having some nostalgia towards it though!

[@Bongus_Bubogus]

I hate the stigma so much with it’s preevolution, every time I say I think this awesome magician fox with the cool fire/psychic type combo is rad, people think I’m into cringe stuff.

[@jacksonreynolds7433]

Gardevoir fan here nodding understandingly

[@prismatic8333]

This is the single greatest thumbnail in FSG history

[@PedroHenrique-vs3mf]

My favorite starter of its generation. Great video

[@markuswithak5084]

this...was surprisingly more positive than I feared

[@beanburrito4405]

It’s surprising that it took until Gen 6 to get a part Psychic-type starter

[@AlexThat200]

I wonder if Victini had anything to do with it. I never looked into it’s popularity and maybe Game Freak decided to take advantage of that popularity.

[@v1rgilio]

got us with the double upload and a single delphox in the thumbnail

[@El_Coqui74]

Lmao. Absolutely love the thumbnail. Also, when we doing SCRAFTYYY??

[@foxmccloud7]

Unironically, Delphox is my favourite Pokémon.

[@spyroclone152]

I think gen 9 is helping out Delphox a whole lot. This pokemon now has access to nasty plot, alongside focus blast for some nice coverage overall. Terastilization also helps this pokemon a ton in regards to giving it a stab for certain coverage types like Fairy to help match up against dark types. While Delphox's Magician ability is still trash, I think you can find some utility in abusing knock off spam, which is very popular this generation. I don't see Delphox excelling in OU or VGC unfortunately, but I think it is definitely in a much better spot compared to gens prior and will remain a staple low-tier powerhouse. Definitely excited for HOME to come out so that I can finally be reunited with one of my favorite fire types.

[@ProximamonEldiosDigimon]

Delphox is definitely a much better option for the new tms it can learn even some options like spanding force or store power are interesting too.

[@feIIas]

Two in one day? FSG's mom must love Pokémon and this is just a mother's day gift then. Happy Mothers day friends, and make sure to tell your mom you love her.

[@cintronproductions9430]

Delphox in the thumbnail be like: 🎶 "I'm all alooooone, there's no one here beside meeeee..." 🎶

[@brandonfazbear4219]

Now that Delphox was able to get some love, can my boi Chesnaught get some love too? I like being able to see some sort of love and praise being given to these starters as opposed to only showing love to Greninja. Gotta give these 2 a chance to shine and give Greninja the back seat for awhile.

[@bingo-gm9wk]

Delphox’s attack is godly 😈

[@couldbecharles2607]

I'd love to see you make a video on Mothim or Wormadam since they both have had very unique competitive journeys that would be great to see explored!

[@BeeEmpress]

Ok what did they do

[@darklightning2730]

Two videos in one day? I like that.

[@Venandi_]

I still wish fennekin stayed a quadruped, too many starters, especially among the fires became bipedal. Looking at you litten

[@IgnitedQuils]

At least we have Typhlosion. It mainly stands bipedally but it’s classified as a quadruped and is seen on all fours at times.

[@Venandi_]

@@IgnitedQuils poor typhlosion just needs a not stiff and lifeless 3D animation

[@notscorchingsands9718]

@@Venandi_ Why you people want four legs?

[@Akkise]

@@notscorchingsands9718 it's their fetish

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

@@Venandi_ Until Arceus

[@felixdaniels37]

Delphox is just standing there... menacingly!

[@BlaxxShadow]

Delphox is awesome. Its typing alone makes it a legend among the Fire Starters.

[@orcinusrex]

Four days ago I looked to see if you covered Delphox. Awesome timing!

[@kenkaneki6969_]

I always ran Power Herb Solarbeam on my Delphoxes. Always caught the enemy by surprise.

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

It gets Solar Beam???

[@kenkaneki6969_]

Yeah and most people assume it's a waste of a moveslot (it kind of is most of the time) but it lets it hit stuff like Rotom-W and other lighter but bulkier mons which is nice.

[@AzornRhodes]

Wish it had magic guard. Could fix a lot of issues with it

[@andrewslater6505]

Was not expecting a swans reference at 0:39 😂

[@rockinriley6882]

the fact you fw Swans is crazy as hell, great band though + great vid

[@szczurgranie894]

If you're ever going to see and read this comment, here's a little suggestion: If you're ever going to go over Melmetal's competitive history, I suggest you cover its competitive viability in Pokemon Go as well (a.k.a Go Battle League, a.k.a competitive cookie clicker), since Meltan originally debuted in Pokemon Go technically. I know you only cover mainline competitive Pokemon, but that's just my suggestion.

[@ianhubble9973]

"competative cookie clicker" As someone who was really invested in Go Battle League, that statement couldn't be more true

[@mr.krustykrust]

I don’t play much outside of ultra league and even then it’s low to mid ladder matched with Gira-A, Swampert and Cress, but how well does it fair in the different leagues? I’m assuming it’s really good in master league due to resisting Mewtwo psystrike and charm but what about great/ultra?

[@szczurgranie894]

@@ianhubble9973 Same here.

[@szczurgranie894]

@@mr.krustykrust It's not good in Great League, it's meh in Ultra, but it THRIVES in Master League (check pvpoke, last time I checked it was rank 1 in Master League)

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

@@mr.krustykrust Who even plays GO competitively?

[@SaltyTreecko]

Man charmander was so bad they really had to double upload 😭

[@opticblastx]

My favorite starter from Kalos, i love the design

[@ktownpunkjr.1946]

Love learning about new mons through these videos!

[@SimonvanTilburg]

Glad to see that Delphox was very good

[@ninjaniknik6136]

Can't wait for videos on Aegislash and Yveltal with more gen6 mons being covered

[@goGothitaLOL]

i want Heliolisk, Tyrantrum, Goodra, and Noivern to be done

[@xeruexe1624]

I had Delphox be a defensive pivot on my shiny X run. I maxed her DEF and SDEF via that ball throwing game, and then had her use Mystic Fire if the target was a special attacker and then Will-O-Wisp if a physical attacker. I then spammed Calm Mind to maximum and then used Rest if needed. It was pretty effective for the main game playthrough. The only issue was Mystic Fire was it's only attacking move, so I had to switch out if Flash Fire and the such came out, but those were rare and exceptional battles.

[@nightzebra]

Love the witch design. Great Mon overall