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

[@mimiquoi7380]

This pokemon deserve the Roselia treatment of Gen 4. Let's give him a baby pre-evolution that we can find pretty early in the game and an evolution that will make him more relevant

[@miikaroos3809]

Forget the baby and just give it an evolution, like Duraludon.

[@ScubaShark8857]

@@miikaroos3809they turned Duraludon into a bridge, they can turn Druddigon into a big, rocky komodo dragon. That’d actually be awesome, tbh.

[@miikaroos3809]

​@@ScubaShark8857 Sure, just don't make it a Rock-type.

[@ScubaShark8857]

@@miikaroos3809 tbh, a dragon-rock type with a potential 100% accurate rock type signature move would be absolutely awesome. Rock is a deceptively strong type, and it pairs well with dragon.

[@s.a.k.i7768]

​@@ScubaShark8857Yeah,but it's an Horrendous defensive type so slow pokemon with it get completely screwed. It's like Ice who is only good offensively.

[@Luigis_Menace]

A classic case of “This Pokemon did nothing wrong. It’s cool enough. It just kinda exists.”

[@endofline2000]

Alternate title: how good is glare + stealth rock ACTUALLY?

[@dinoooooom]

+ dragon tail

[@Thund3rDrag0n12]

+Mold Breaker

[@marilynlucero9363]

+ Rough Skin & Rocky Helmet

[@braedenwinstead1984]

How good are the traits that make up this pokemons whole actually??

[@andronmillerjr.9158]

​@@braedenwinstead1984 depends on the tier its used in

[@shiruotakuno28]

The main reason I love this channel so much is because it tells you interesting battle strategies used by Pokemon you otherwise would NEVER think about. Hazards + Dragon Tail Phasing is such an underrated strategy, especially when you have the PERFECT abilities (Rough Skin & Mold Breaker) to punish attempts to thwart it. I may have to use Druddigon sometime, its battle strategy seems rather interesting!

[@brendanboomhour7606]

My sister ran one through her playthrough of Pokemon Black, she used a Heatmor too, she had fun with them, I know playthroughs ain't the same as competitive, but she actually likes those generally kinda forgettable pokemon

[@gregorymirabella1423]

Yeah but dragon tail has 90 acc.

[@shiruotakuno28]

@@gregorymirabella1423 True

[@Kuroo39]

AI ah comment

[@shiruotakuno28]

@@Kuroo39 AI generate these nuts lmao

[@BøNeZ42069]

I don't care what anyone says, Druddigon's design is cool af, I remember way back when white came out, I went over my friends house and he was watching me play and I encountered one and we both flipped and thought it looked so cool, I'll always remember that day

[@fairylandalice]

I think quite a few of gen 5 designs are quite daring and unconventional, but I'd also like to think that, like me, people ended up appreciating them with the passage of time -^^-

[@BøNeZ42069]

@@fairylandalice good pfp

[@monstermaster4524]

I know! I feel like Druddigon should get an Evo.

[@Abellasaurus]

As someone who played RU only when the tier was born I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VID!

[@EdmacZ]

Druddigon is everything we thought a Dragon looked like and drew when we were kids, and for that it is special.

[@OrbitZombie]

Druddigon is one of my favorite Pokémon! Its absolutely slept on. Love this video!

[@JohnZ_GG]

Same, I used him Gen 6 OU specifically to OHKO Ferrothorn, Scizor, Serperior, Bisharp, Excadrill, Clefable, Azumarill, Zard-Y, Thundurus, and Tornadus-Therian, or 2HKO Skarmory and Zapdos

[@kurjao]

I didn't think much of Druddigon until I saw it wipe the floor with a Dragonite in the TV show, and now I always want it in my team.

[@Seinsmelled]

Druddigon would get pieced up by any Dragonite

[@kurjao]

@@Seinsmelled Don't care, Druddigon is awesome.

[@Seinsmelled]

@@kurjao you don't think that druddigon is awesome

[@kurjao]

@@Seinsmelled He's super awesome. Top 3 favorite dragon type Next to Tyrantrum and Drampa

[@Seinsmelled]

@@kurjao im sorry youre right

[@skeetermania3202]

Finally, a return to this style! Feels like forever.

[@rinabegum-xh3wq]

It’s been 5 whole videos

[@peet-janissen5838]

@@rinabegum-xh3wq forever in youtube years I guess. -\_(*-*)_/-

[@Labyrinth6000]

@@rinabegum-xh3wq Still too long, I like these better

[@pokeinator7834]

⁠@@Labyrinth6000faxxx,the others are interesting but let’s be real false swipe is known for how good was … actually

[@usernametaken017]

God forbid a youtuber branch out from a specific video style

[@Maragidyne555]

learning that Druddigon has been good in lower tiers is just what I needed today

[@peteypariah6603]

i'm trans btw

[@GymLeaderJasmine]

Troon

[@InFiNiTeO7]

Didn't expect this to be next.

[@danielferrieri7434]

Druddigon is one of the most underrated dragon types.

[@TK11223]

Druddigon is not underrated, it’s just weak compared to all the other fully evolved dragon types

[@thezekenator0968]

Nah, druddigon is goated

[@MrTigracho]

Imagine it's evolution.

[@cheyanne2001]

​@@MrTigracho Eviolite Druddigon is on par with Eviolite Duraludon, vicious bulk and support

[@Judgement456-fr6ju]

@@MrTigrachoI always wished Druddigon would get an evolution.

[@lucasanderson1516]

Druddigon is literally my favorite pokemon so it will always be uber in my heart...

[@JohnZ_GG]

At least Druddigon is the king of lower tiers until Crown Tundra

[@ryanleatigaga7596]

It was so weird encountering this guy in Gen 7 (my first game) because I expected a secondary typing. Seeing a mono dragon typing is strange.

[@SolaricSage116]

Seeing Druddigon for the first time in Omega Ruby, I thought it was Dragon/Rock and not Dragon.

[@flashpone7910]

Same with Goodra. How is it not Dragon/Poison?

[@vla1ne]

​@@flashpone7910 poison or fairy would have both made it excellent on release.

[@ScubaShark8857]

@@vla1ne tbh, I think that base Goodra should have been a dragon-water type. It makes a lot of sense with it being a gooey guy and having hydration.

[@Flash33c]

Better than I thought it would be. A bit unfortunate it had no notable VGC placements even on Trick Room teams but considering the other dragons in gen 5 and beyond (Haxorus, Hydreigon, etc.) I guess it's not that surprising.

[@kostadinpetrov1253]

The good old red head dragon

[@jamesgiles4517]

The "hot headed dragon" That pun was really bad wasn't it?

[@kostadinpetrov1253]

@@jamesgiles4517 yep it was

[@skeepodoop5197]

Let's goooo! My favourite Pokemon finally gets covered!

[@The_PokeSaurus]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Druddigon has a good design.

[@Eric6761]

Add one more, I loved druddigon since I put my eyes on him, sad that he's so late and missed BW2, he would have been far more powerful in story mode there

[@stevenmattrell3448]

Druggigon deserved an evolution more than Duraladon: Change my mind.

[@twilightwings9582]

I wouldn’t say more than, Archaludon and Duraludon are my boi’s, but he def deserves an evolution

[@JoeBidensAdderall]

Based take. Arch is cool and all but this dude would have been way cooler

[@nightkillerproductions5080]

I find Druddigon to be somewhat interesting design wise... If he at least had a physical dragon move to benefit from Sheer Force

[@teddyhaines6613]

Guess you can't Dragon Rush on base 48 speed.

[@miikaroos3809]

Dragon Rush is a terrible move, anyway.

[@JoeyJoJoJr17]

I think Dragon Rush would've been good enough. Gunk Shot, Iron Tail, and Dragon Rush all have imperfect accuracy but relatively high base damage. While you don't want to use Zoom Lens on a Pokemon with Sheer Force to benefit from Life Orb's lack of recoil, you could patch up accuracy with Hone Claws (which it DOES learn) in the 4th slot, or more likely, Earthquake and just deal with the Durant-like Hustle accuracy. Dragon/Poison/Steel all get walled by a high defense steel type, so you'd definitely always need EQ one way or another.

[@Neogeddon]

My Choice Band Druddigon with min speed + Trick Room support in Gen 5 UU was my GOAT!!!

[@JohnZ_GG]

Gen 6 Doubles Sheer Force Rock Slide Druddigon on Trick Room is my butter and jam

[@UnchainedPandoran]

Poor Druddigon. It’s often trashed on but tbh, it’s my favorite dragon from Gen 5 and overall one of my favorite dragon types ever.

[@egbertmilton4003]

All I want to know is why this thing is just pure dragon. Give it a rock type for fuck's sake, get it some extra stab, and unique niches. Its no wonder this guy got forgotten amongst dragons.

[@Triceratopping]

@@egbertmilton4003 I don't think giving it Rock type would be that good for it. Would negate its Grass and Water resistances, and give it weaknesses to Fighting, Steel, and Ground (and 4x weakness to Ice). Imo not worth it just for a boost on Rock Slide (which it can get from Sheer Force) and resistances to Normal and Flying (though admittedly 4x resist to Fire). Though maybe if it got an evolution or a Mega with a new signature ability like Thick Fat (Stony Skin?) that gives it Normal/Flying resistance without having to be Rock type?

[@SkillHunterThousandManPlan]

​@@TriceratoppingAt that point just give it the rock dragon type, and make the evos stat spread min maxed and give it more moves with secondary effects.

[@DCBiscuit]

@@SkillHunterThousandManPlan But no one is gonna bother using it anyway. Volcarona only recently got usage because of HD Boots. There would just be too much in its way without Tera or some other way to change the typing, which is ultimately a massive hinderance.

[@SkillHunterThousandManPlan]

@@DCBiscuit give it the new gen dragon type treatment of and allow it to gain a signature move upon evo. Maybe a 100% accurate 80 base power physical rock stab with a secondary effect of lowering defense or something dumb like that. Eitherway I just want to see druddigon be a successful user of sheer force.

[@ericbayer123]

I'm so glad to see Druddigon getting some love. This pokemon I ALWAYS thought was cool af and actually pretty decent. So many times I never really saw people giving it any respect.

[@ZardMasterRay64]

Ah yes, Clair's random shiny.

[@comics4556]

@@vedantchavan6314in the anime she has a shiny Druddigon

[@luisfabianduranalfaro5269]

Also my random shiny in x that I let go because I didnt know how dragon tail works...

[@kevinbre7563]

I never understood why so many people hate this one. I think it's cool

[@christianbuffum-robbins8904]

Reminder that Druddigon is the Dragon-type equivalent to a cave troll ooga booga

[@alfredgomez3128]

I love it for that, was for caves what Ursuring was for forests. Dragons were obscure and/or took work to bring to full potential....Drdddigen's chilling in caves like "Whatup? Here I am, best you're going to see."

[@Garvant_]

God i love Druddigon hes such a good versatile pokemon

[@sakon10]

I used to run an assault vest sheer force druddigon in doubles back in gen 7 with fire punch, thunder punch, dragon claw and sucker punch.

[@velconx15]

I'll always remember Druddigon for how funky he looks

[@zacherytaylor]

Relicanth waited a million years to be discovered, it can wait a million years for How Good Was Relicanth Actually

[@x7251z]

Not good.

[@Swagachu125]

Another Relibro

[@Solanne11]

Druddigon is so cool, I hope it gets a Rock/Dragon evolution one day

[@twilightwings9582]

Honestly I’m hoping it stays mono dragon if it gets an evo. It doesn’t need the extra weaknesses, but I do want it to get an evo.

[@madambutterfly1997]

The one dragon type that gets the least amount of love

[@benross9174]

Not to NU players. Glare + SR makes it one of the best NU mons of all time

[@infernoprod8102]

I love this Pokémon, while its stats are decent I still think it could be a good Pokémon with an evolution!

[@ktvx.94]

Druddigon is kinda similar to a pokemon I designed as a kid so it gets the style points for me.

[@Gigas0101]

Thank you for joining my team when I got back into pokemon after years, Druddley.

[@danielhale1]

I love FlygonHG's nickname for Druddigon: the Duplo Dragon. It's put a lot of stress on some of his nuzlockes

[@jackbrassington3489]

I always wondered what a mono dragon would do competitively

[@paws9248]

Haxorus

[@SuperSilver7591]

Haxorus Goodra

[@JohnZ_GG]

@@SuperSilver7591Goodra 💀

[@SuperSilver7591]

@@JohnZ_GG what?

[@s.a.k.i7768]

Goodra sucks lol

[@a.m.theshinyjohtohunter4287]

Thank you so much for this video!! Next to Kingdra, Druddigon is one of my favorite overlooked dragons! And its shiny reminds me of a Halloween jack-o-lantern! I don't know why it isn't more loved...?

[@eduardocarreno4525]

Ah yes the Duplo Dragon.

[@sonicwave779]

One of the dragons of all time

[@GamingWarlord64]

One of my favorite underrated pokemon

[@Shazam1998]

My RU goat. Loved to see it on literally every team back then.

[@WTPokemonToons-rk7ci]

Druddigon didn't really impress me until I watched it take down a Dragonite. Now, I'm dying to have one on my team. I think I'll have to give Druddigon a try sometime, its battle style looks really fun!

[@TwoHeadedMeerkat]

Druddigon always felt like the most dragon-looking dragon to me. I was dumbfounded when I later realized how much people disliked it and found it hideous. It's not my favorite Pokemon in the world, sure, but as far as dragons go, there are far worse out there

[@firetools]

I agree, I remember seeing Druddigon for the first time and thinking he had a cool, classic dragon design. I didn't think he was ugly at all until I saw what others thought of him.

[@phyllotaxis]

It feels like how a child would design a dragon, in a good way

[@asmontosborne3111]

I LOVE Druddigon! I have no idea how it fared competitively, so this will be a more informative video than usual

[@jaybirdjay4267]

Druddigon is honestly one of my favs it’s strangely pretty

[@ssycooffwhite3893]

Druddigon is one of my all time favorites. It sucks that Gamefreak essentially forgot about it. Here's hoping that it gets an evolution in legends ZA🤞.

[@playersnake]

Perhaps the next theorem video could be why move sets (like mix attacking, fast physical, bulky special, etc) are close to everything or the Dragonite theorem

[@jessehutchings]

8:11 You know you're in NU when someone describes Magmortar as a "monstrous threat" 😂

[@gorka6934]

This is my fav dragon type

[@rogue_114]

this is wild, i was just thinking about drudd the other day and wondering if you covered it in a comp analysis lol, what a coincidence

[@M3rtyville]

waiting for the counterparts to complete: - Carracosta - Seviper - other gen 5 monkeys - Gothitelle - incineroar - Tornadus - Aromatisse And I guess we could finish up Gen 2 with Sunflora, Magcargo (Slugma Male Grindset paying off when?) and Corsola. I think those are the only gen 2 Pokemon left to wrap it up.

[@JumboSizedRichard]

0:01 STILL waiting for “How Good Was Amoonguss Actually…”

[@bensell982]

I swear Druddigon is one of those pokemon that exists just so type specialists have more variety.

[@miikaroos3809]

And it still wasn't enough in BW. Drayden and Iris had to use a friggin' Fraxure on their Gym teams because there were so few dragons in Unova.

[@bensell982]

@@miikaroos3809 they could've used Deino or an underleveled Zweilous, but didn't for some reason.

[@miikaroos3809]

​@@bensell982 My point is that whenever the last Gym Leader has to use an unevolved Pokémon, the game developers have screwed up.

[@bensell982]

@@miikaroos3809 That's surprisingly common. Giovanni uses a Rhyhorn. Clair uses two or three Dragonair, depending on whether it's the original or the remake (even her rematch in HGSS has a Dragonair). Wallace and Juan both use a Sealeo (though that's still stronger than the Luvdisc they use). Drayden and Iris, we already mentioned. 4 out of the first 5 generations, the gym leader has not fully evolved pokemon. Honorable mention goes to Wulfric because while his team is fully evolved, he doesn't use a mega evolution.

[@miikaroos3809]

​@@bensell982 Yeah. Clair's team is maybe understandable because of her lack of options, but there are no excuses for Giovanni, Wallace and Juan. At least Wulfric isn't the only Kalos Gym Leader who got robbed of a Mega Evolution, though that is hardly a plus for him.

[@GoGojiraGo]

One of my favorite Dragons and a team mainstay in my Gen5 teams.

[@getstackedxd6231]

Don’t you dare talk bad about my durian dragon

[@bobsmith8405]

Ever since his introduction I've always put this guy on my team in every following game. Druddigon is that boi!

[@amaze2173]

This is one of my favorite dragon type designs, and also one of the most underrated

[@calvinmatthews1527]

Back then I really didn't like Druddigon's design but have since grown to appreciate it. Also, I'd buff its stats to 520, all in defenses & HP.

[@ES-dp6tw]

Ah Druddigon, the Pokemon Nergigante. I do like this chap, even if it's no compare to Haxorus or Hydregion. Would be neat if it got an evolution or stat buff down the line, perhaps leaning into its defensive profile.

[@vla1ne]

Druddiguard? A Defensive spread, with sheer force plays? Sounds pretty cool.

[@onetallpheeesh]

I LOVED Druddigon and always just assumed it would get more in the future. 😅

[@ThatDorkTD]

Idk why, when I saw Druddigon is Gen 5, it looked like a dragon made out of legos...

[@michaeltran4275]

Druddigon needs to get the Cross-Evolution Stage(s) in order to get the strongest Base Stats around 500 at least about 550 up to 555 and then most of all: a 2nd Elemental-Type portion combined with the next learnable moves such as: Dragon Dance and Steel Wing Druddigon also needs to get a 2nd Elemental-Type combined with the different Abilities to the point of finally getting the Regional Variants’ Forms in order to also get the surprising different Cross-Generation Evolution stage(s,) even if also truly means over and over again

[@Brolaub]

FINALLY! Gen 5 RU is my favourite Tier ever, so I'm super happy about this video :)

[@PMGaming-k5y]

Druddigon didn't catch my eye until it beat a Dragonite. Now I'm obsessed with getting one. Its battling style seems really cool, I might have to use it sometime

[@matthewroberts198]

This comes at a great time as I was planning on using a Druddigon in a couple of playthroughs (another run of Pokemon White and Pokemon Blazed Glazed)

[@JorgeReyes-be8qp]

How Good was Torkoal ACTUALLY?

[@CeJAZZ]

Well, at least Druddigon's analysis is... longer than Beedrill's. XD

[@JareBear1]

Druddigon only has a base stat of 485, so the fact it was able to do so well in the competitive scene is pretty impressive. Giving him an evolution is obvious, but I don't think it's truly needed. Give him a recovery move so that he has more longevity. Other than that, he already has a good move pool and abilities, so it's difficult to say what else?

[@zoomerbear9877]

Those who were there know that Drudd was incredible in Gen V RU. So many sets that were so effective at their jobs and could fit on so many teams. One of my fav mons of my fav tier of all time.

[@tktyga77]

Druddigon sure has been a steady offensive support mon & will likely stay so in its next showups. I find that while fossil pairs have been done in here, one fossil poke I've yet to have found a video on by FSG is Carracosta despite there being one for Archeops. Does anyone else here feel it's time for a video on Carracosta to fill this gap?

[@goldennugget2562]

Iv never even considered mold breaker and stealth rocks countering magic bounce

[@miikaroos3809]

I didn't know it was even possible.

[@eyecontrol4900]

Excadrill with m-breaker commonly used a sash lead with rocks in gen6 ubers to setup rocks on stall teams with M-sableye.

[@phyllotaxis]

Tinkaton has a similar role in SV

[@infernacraft5269]

Love Druddigon, underrated Dragon Pokémon

[@fruity-plum-guy]

yay a new fsg upload :D

[@grantdaily9662]

Oh hype, my favorite unovian dragon

[@Clonekiller66]

Teenage me thinking i was big brain, knowing this thing could naturally learn rock climb, could catch this thing early and use rock climb without the TM. Learned a valuable lesson that night.

[@madambutterfly1997]

I like how in the anime the gym leader Claire managed to get ahold of a shiny

[@doobiousyt]

I remember a Sheer Force Choice Specs set I used with Druddigon in gen 7. It wasn't great, but I still had fun using it

[@RRRandyRandom]

THIS IS MY GOAT!!!!!! SECOND FAVORITE POKEMON BEHIND THE LAMP ITSELF!!! STAND PROUD DRUDDIGON

[@enricobreveglieri397]

How good was heliolisk actually?

[@d0tsf0rlife]

I forgot this thing existed.

[@warrockenjoyer2170]

We really scraping the underside of the barrel, aren't we?

[@NotAnElk]

12:05 Nice Galarian Slowbro you got there

[@jessehutchings]

Druddigon was so weird to see for the first time but i really love its design now. Imagine how good it would have been if it was speed tied with Tyranitar

[@BaileBirds]

Poor guy got that gen 3 stat spread

[@spamgoose6447]

His design was always cool and i thought he was pretty interesting, kinda wished he was in gen 9 so i can use him for once since i never did before, hope he comes back soon :3

[@notprogamer6]

Idk if anyone really cares, but druddigon is one of my favorite Pokemon, even tho it’s literally just D R A G O N, plus it has an amazing shiny

[@UnchainedPandoran]

Preach. Druddigon is awesome. One of my favorite dragon types ever.

[@comics4556]

Honestly I never got the hate, Druddigon may not be impressive like Hydreigon or Haxorus but it’s still cool regardless

[@notprogamer6]

Fax, it’s sad that it’s so forgotten, because it is literally the base definition of what you think a dragon looks like

[@UnchainedPandoran]

@@notprogamer6 I’d argue Salamence fits that description more than Druddigon, which isn’t a bad thing by any means.

[@crazymulatto8981]

It's honestly a pretty cool Pokémon

[@frankunodostres473]

one of my favourites from gen 5, mainly because it is the first pure dragon type. and years later it is still a lower tier menace

[@coastergat]

I love Druddigon so much man.

[@matthewkeenor5079]

I love Druddigon

[@bluecandy8574]

How good was escavalier actually?

[@Fang1st]

I'm a Druddigon stand, love using him. Don't care if power creep and doubles makes him super bad, he's my 3rd fave dragon type, will use when I can, lol.

[@g3mkn1ght60]

Druddigon is trying its best okay 😢😢

[@ScubaShark8857]

MY BOY! MY FAVORITE AND MOST PRECIOUS BOY!

[@gpsboy9717]

I was thinking about a request on How GREAT was Amoonguss actually, but I also heard that Brute Bonnet existed. However, what I was really looking for is an Escavalier video...

[@christophertsongos1261]

Very good pokemon design

[@Pgal03]

Gliscor needs a revisit soon!

[@mmmapplesauce1673]

I love this lil fella

[@LiterallyGlaceon]

@@mmmapplesauce1673 he ain’t little, he big