How GOOD was Lanturn ACTUALLY? - History of Lanturn in Competitive Pokemon ft.

[@akarinova]

Lanturn makes me wish that illuminate worked like compound eyes with a 50% accuracy increase instead of being useless I feel like having high power and accurate moves like Thunder, Blizzard, and Hydro Pump could be a compensation for its very underwhelming special attack, and it’s subtle buffs like these that some Pokémon like Lanturn could use

[@IgnitedQuils]

Same here. Since Illuminate only affects encounter rates and has no use in battle.

[@Sunaki1000]

Yeah, and it would make it more unique by him beeing able to use normaly unusable Moves. And better in Hail and Rain.

[@Dhsjdjfjsnsfj]

Another useless ability that could really use a buff is Run Away, make it work like a Shed Shell

[@skibot9974]

@@IgnitedQuils 104% accurate hydro pump….

[@marcorossi2854]

Volt absorb is too goated on it.

[@Ddoublechin]

I had no idea BKC was the writer for FSG. Mind is blown. Carry on, no wonder the analysis in these videos is so good.

[@ryankendall3716]

Iirc he’s not the only writer, but he does a lot of it. Dude is the closest thing to a genuine competitive Pokémon historian.

[@IgnitedQuils]

He wasn’t the only one. Kellen wrote a few early videos (like the first Scizor one) and there was Zane who wrote most of the early ones until BKC took over in mid 2018.

[@deppresio]

My understanding is that he's very close to the only writer. They do get help sometimes for the vgc segments, but otherwise it's all BKC all the time.

[@jchadwick4918]

Says in the credits, has for a while now.

[@Fig_Bender]

Haven't read the credits in 4 years?

[@Vityaz69]

I remember seeing him way back when and was mindblown how he was both water and electric

[@dendegodmode2044]

Same I remember as a kid I thought this thing was the craziest thing

[@Robck27]

As of today this is still the reason it is my favorite Pokémon

[@Oscar-ek2jx]

*it

[@airhead3571]

I'm out here still hoping for the unused fire grass type

[@fulltimeslackerii8229]

in my brain i was like: “a water type that beats other water types??? sounds OP”

[@beanburrito4405]

Lanturn is one of those Pokémon that’s really cute, even though it was based on an animal that looks terrifying. The one other Pokémon that’s like this off the top of my head is Gorebyss, but there are probably a few others as well

[@EresirThe1st]

Trapinch too. Real antlions are horrifying

[@nunyabiznes33]

@@EresirThe1st they made the antlion look like a cute ant... 💀

[@rainminty4317]

Lanturn is a really interesting pokemon to me for its unique typing and design

[@connorbosley4431]

Remember rotom wash also has the same typing

[@ColgatetheTogekiss]

@@connorbosley4431 I mean it was a unique typing, nothing else was water/electric until gen 5.

[@Elliasal]

@@connorbosley4431 pretty cool how different they are dispite the same typing.

[@ShinyTillDawn]

I always liked Lanturn as a child, and now I finally get to see a video about it by FSG!!!

[@FoxxyFire-HellFrost]

Same!

[@IgnitedQuils]

It is a cute Pokémon and has a good type combo too!

[@nathanm2648]

Same it’s cute lol and friendly like politoad

[@Contrary22]

My favorite pokemon. For like 22 years now. I saw it when I was like 7 and was like "Yep. That's the coolest thing ever." And while it's definitely not the "Coolest" thing ever. It has stayed my favorite.

[@mr.iinjectheroin66]

Haha. Silence, cuckold

[@jude2214]

I love the videos of mons like this, where you never really hear about them in other videos or breakdowns, but they turn out to be top of their tier

[@honjon666]

Damn BKC sounding so great in this produced format. Much love and #lanturngang

[@smob0]

Where's my bathroom break halfway through? 😩

[@mort3562]

@@smob0 I'm getting withdrawal symptoms, I need my five movie-related tangents

[@PattPlays]

He NEVER has to talk this fast in his videos. But hes smart enough to know that THIS is the time to hit the gas! And in the editing. so good at both streaming and making this content too with fsg

[@SPZ-gv2on]

Lanturn gang!

[@reun1clus]

@@smob0 you're going off a tangent again... don't think a million things at once

[@Wolfdawg504]

I remember using a Lanturn on my Gold team back in 2000. It was a total bro. 10/10 mon, would recommend.

[@MrRaui]

It's fun to have both Confuse Ray and Thunder Wave on it, which it learns naturally.

[@ZardMasterRay64]

The fact that its ideal set could run Surf in Gen 2 makes it perfect for the dedicated Surf Slot

[@StarShade0]

I gave Lanturn a shot on my first run through ORAS and I was throughly surprised. Great mon even in the later gens.

[@PelemusMcSoy]

I never would have expected a Pokemon with five stats below 80 to be such a versatile and genuine threat across the generations.

[@151monka]

That is part of what makes Pokemon so amazing...almost every mon has a niche they can slide into.

[@ericmememan4632]

it's crazy too because ppl always say "oh x would be such a good pokemon if its stats weren't kinda trash" and i too thought this about lanturn until i realized we basically know what that would look like. it would probably play a lot like rotom-w, who is indeed a good pokemon!

[@lorddarkrai5753]

Electivire seemed like the ultimate Electric type back then , not being legendary of course. Yet this anglerfish has an entire encyclopedia of competitive superior to it.

[@reun1clus]

Kellen is also an amazing narrator but a change to BKC’s soothing voice once in a while is really nice…

[@seanoodles7008]

Lanturn is one of those Pokémon who’s design absolutely slaps without being overly flashy. It’s just flashy in the literal sense

[@glitchedoom]

Always weird to hear BKC reading off a script instead of rambling like a wise old man for an hour (in the best way possible).

[@familyguyfreemoviedownload8314]

it’s so weird to listen to. why hasn’t he brought up any black-and-white hungarian art films yet? where are the sirens? where are the bathroom breaks?

[@colinakersakers44]

My biggest take away from this (other than just reinforcing my love for Lanturn) is that I didn’t know what shiny Ampharos looked like

[@DarkMusician]

I try to sneak in 1 or 2 shinys when i record gameplay for these.

[@CocoLocoToco]

@@DarkMusician wait what

[@CocoLocoToco]

@@DarkMusician Thats pretty honorable. Good job mate

[@DarkMusician]

@@CocoLocoToco thx

[@mr.krustykrust]

Lanturn is friend shaped and I just want to give him a hug

[@jupardo]

love how your videos have evolved past just ranking mons with how good they were in OU

[@jwpppr]

I've been waiting for this one for so long and it didn't disappoint, Lanturn is the ultimate bro mon whose spotlight was cruelly stolen by Rotom-W, but that never stopped him smiling and doing what he does best.

[@nerdstop5025]

Rotom-W? More like Rotom-L amirite?

[@YesImJoeKing]

@@nerdstop5025 lol

[@cylondorado4582]

I was expecting at some point for him to say, "And so Lantern dropped to untiered, where it was also excellent".

[@thel-iteralone4592]

Once, there was a Lanturn owned by Cooltrainer Dianne in Emerald. That Lanturn knew Earthquake, a move that can't normally be learned by this Pokemon. As such, she was sent to be judged by Arceus for cheating, but was let off easily since she didn't use it in any competitive formats. The end.

[@IgnitedQuils]

Reminds me of the Swords Dance Machamp in XD…

[@cosmictraveler1146]

@@IgnitedQuils omg that’s horrifying

[@MegaPokefan97]

@@IgnitedQuils Barrier Dragonite

[@RandalfElVikingo]

@@cosmictraveler1146 badass*

[@YesImJoeKing]

@@MegaPokefan97 Lance's Aerodactyl with rockslide

[@olivergro7105]

I kinda like BKC talking for "only" 25 minutes :) great video, I love lanturns design and uniqueness!

[@quilavafactorynotreallybut5429]

Man, that Choice Scarf Soak set paired with Mega Manetric is extremely cool. Props to the guy who thought it up.amd had it pay off!

[@Emilyrenaej]

Quality and production of these videos are outstanding.

[@EdmacZ]

I remember using Lanturn in GSC. The thing didn't die and hit surprisingly hard with Spark.

[@Luigis_Menace]

I remember using Lanturn on my first playthrough of Crystal. Eventually I replaced it with Kingdra, but I still love Lanturn a lot… I named it Lamp.

[@WearingGoldluck]

The Soak+Scarf set is a funny concept, I really want to throw that a some friends and just watch them squirm at the awkwardness of the set.

[@acc3209]

6:43 ahhh there it is, the trademark bkc's 'oh oh' warning for Lanturn

[@SteveScapesYT]

I love the theme of BKC doing all the fat mons. Next let’s have him do Slowbro the re-make- 2 hours of Tobibro, to GSC UU God, to stuffing Gen 4 Machamp, regenerator wars, Mega bro sweeping, endless battles, and then Teleporting up to OU.

[@RafaelElectronic]

Lanturn always looked like a middle evolution to me, I hope it gets a third stage one day

[@ayanna111]

I've always loved Lanturn, it's so cute 😍

[@dragonlord4194]

Be happy it doesn't look like real Anglers XD

[@marcorossi2854]

One of the best designs in Pokemon

[@LoDart210]

I’ve always had a soft spot for the Lanturn line. I remember as a kid using Dive for the first in Sapphire and I was blown away. It was both eerie and comforting to be in the sea depths and when I saw the grass underwater I was curious what kind of pokemon would be in the sea depths. Imagine my surprise encountering Chinchou.

[@NIS0RA]

Words cannot convey how happy I am to see Lanturn get the praise it deserves. It has always been one of my favorite pokemon.

[@moeeyeguy531]

BKC videos are always a treat. Everyone should sub to him.

[@spudkin564]

Lanturn is one of those Pokemon that is so lovable that I don't care if it's any good. I just like it.

[@shadow105720]

Lanturn always has a place in my RSE playthroughs for flash surf dive and waterfall.

[@Suika_Ibuki_The_Drunk_Oni]

I had no idea this Lightbulb on fins was this good! Kudos to the little poke again!

[@whydoiexist2180]

Lanturn is a underated pokemon the design is so simple yet great

[@robertphillips7943]

The shiny Ampharos in the Gen 2 section made my night 🥰

[@lesqueegee]

I’ve been waiting for this video ever since BKC dropped the first lanturn gang video. So nice to see how far this mom has come

[@ladyhero8528]

A regional Lanturn would be cool to see: Like Ghost/Electric of Dark/Electric. I just want a scary Anglerfish lol Edit: I prefer Dark/Electric since it would fit more and it should a regional evolution

[@tilldill763]

awesome idea

[@fransgreidanus5678]

There is a great Fakemon made by mykemon_regions who made an eletric ghost Lanturn :)

[@ladyhero8528]

@@tilldill763 It should get a Regional Evolution on top of that.

[@Dragonoid269]

When it comes to fakemon, I think pokemon fool's gold had an electric dark lanturn.

[@StormEagleCH]

I also prefer Dark/Electric mainly since the juxtaposition of those two types is really cool all by itself

[@supremegoesviral9922]

Would highly recommend BKCs channel. I don’t even play much anymore but his analysis videos are wildly entertaining and nostalgic for anyone who grew up on gens 1-5

[@pokepowerz4]

Soak Lanturn is such a cool and fun gimmick to see in VGC I'm glad it was successful too

[@coulterican3045]

There's something poetic about the angler-fish Pokemon becoming more dominate the deeper you go down the tiers.

[@Crusina]

YES!! FINALLY!!! Now I'm just awaiting Chesnaught and Mantine

[@SuperGravyMan]

Lanturn and Quagsire are my favorite boys. They’re both interestingly unique and just living their best lives

[@nikmarshall2989]

I love BKC’s content and role in competitive Pokémon as a long time fan. He got me into playing Gen 2 OU. awesome video. Really glad we got to hear about Lanturn’s iconic rise into OU. Freakin Rad.

[@nikmarshall2989]

Anyone watching who plays gen2OU love you peeps, even the trolls. Such an intense but rewarding format. Looking forward for even further developments in the metagame.

[@Ensxgn]

Finally! glad to see some love for everyone’s favorite volt-absorbing fish 😊

[@D-S-G.]

And water absorbing!

[@bagu2769]

I love Lanturn since my first playthrough of Pokemon Silver. He absolutely carried me thru the battle with Red.

[@frostbitex23]

I recall my first Lanturn back in Pokemon Crystal and I was drawn immediately to it. Didn't knew that Chinchou would evolve into this adorable Electric Anglerfish. It would then become a mainstay of my Gen II and III teams when I play through the game. Sure, Starmie is also on those teams especially when I do Mono-Water runs but Lanturn has its own charm that made it become one of my roster's regulars.

[@Evan_S_601]

Lanturn my beloved, savior of emerald kaizo runs and my first Pokémon card

[@flyingoctopus4304]

Fantastic video! Lanturn was my water type in my first Gold playthrough and subsequent Johto ones so it's good to hear it's done well for itself wherever it ended up in the tiers.

[@fen_u9401]

I love that lanturn was pretty great especially considering the power creep in the recent generations (i mean, shoot, gallade was untiered once, starmie is in NU, Tsareena is in PU and Machamp was in PUBL, what in the world) i mean, its stats do not look... too promising, but hearing about its utility makes me happy :)

[@stardf29]

Yay, my favorite Pokemon of all time finally gets its time in the spotlight! The bit about Soak Lanturn being used in VGC was great. I thought that would be a funny gimmick, as Lanturn could soak an opponent and then hit it with a STAB super-effective move, though I figured in actual competitive play it probably wouldn't work out that easily. So it was cool to see someone actually make that move work in a competitive format.

[@Pilotoloto]

Don't forget that Chinchou has its own place in LC!

[@sephikong8323]

I can't wait for BKC to talk about the rise of Lanturn in ADV OU This definitely is one of the metagame developments of all time

[@ethanrussow9262]

I’m glad lanturn got this role because it’s was my favorite water type when I was a kid and it’s still one of my favorites

[@stankynut3832]

One of the many cool gen 2 pokemon and is not trash, lets go lanturn

[@mistersureshot1749]

As much as I love Chinchou/Lanturn. I, however, would want to see a NEW regional variant: Dark/Electric. ...on top of giving it a regional evolution to make it a big Scarier Anglerfish!!

[@IgnitedQuils]

Surprised that type combo was never done.

[@princesscrystal6410]

I actually thought Zekrom was dark electric

[@Sunaki1000]

Also there are Angler Fish wo have no glowing Organ, the Organ in that Case looks more like a Worm. Only Deep Sea Angler Fish used Light. So, you might not get a Electric Type, but maybe Wather combined whit Ground, or Poison, or Dark.

[@mistersureshot1749]

@@Sunaki1000 I'm more thinking it takes inspiration from the Black seadevil. Since the Esca biolumininscent is basically a "Fishing Lure" Which I believe its the species of Anglerfish that the one in Finding Nemo takes inspiration from.

[@Sunaki1000]

@@mistersureshot1749 Yeah but if it gets a Regional form it will obviously get a different Species assigned.

[@ceumadorgas9407]

My first contact with lanturn was through a tcg card (unseen forces collection) where it was way less happy and darker, and since I had seen Nemo I thought that it was a scary angler fish instead of the cute bright little fish that it is!

[@Cygis]

While Ampharos is my gen 2 electric type of choice (one of my favorite pokemon as well), I always have a soft spot for Lanturn. It's so cute and I honestly should do a gen 2 playthrough with it. It's also a very unique Pokemon with poor stats on paper but uses them surprisingly well in the lower tiers thanks to its unique type coverage, immunity to electric, and incredible movepool.

[@SmokerFace12]

Remember doing the battle tower in gen 2 crystal version. The most savage battle tower of all time. Confuse Ray ruined my dreams..

[@harb1ng3r82]

WHOOPS! LANTURN! UH OH! HYDRO PUMP! -post sponsored by Lanturn Gang

[@Rangrok1k]

I love hearing about strategies like Scarf Soak in VGC/Doubles. There are so many niche moves that hardly anyone ever sees, and it's great to see them suddenly pop up out of nowhere to good competitive success. There was another set that came up during the Pachirisu video with Ion Deluge + Hyper Beam that I also found fascinating for the same reason.

[@tilldill763]

I used Soak Lanturn with Shedinja, that was hilarious :D exspecially since Lanturn has Volt Absorb, so you could Ally Switch into Electric attacks and actually heal Lanturn!

[@KaosSakana]

BKC voiced this one? How was there no uncut 3 minute long bathroom break in the middle of the video?

[@jonathanbrown9913]

So glad to see this, lanturn is my favorite pokemon

[@iBenjamin1000]

bkc is so fucing impressive with his knowledge of pokemon meta game minutiae. I heard some of that in the adv section.

[@Nocturne524]

My favorite mon and my favorite competitive player in one vid; Christmas came two months early.

[@seki108]

You know it's a good FSG video when a move you've never seen used (or in this case that I forgot existed) is used in an incredible interesting niche.

[@thornheart86]

I've been waiting this one for a while!

[@ahcripes7651]

hell yea. leader of #lanturngang bkc is the only person who could handle this episode

[@tylerkeenan4390]

I’ve been waiting for this episode for years!

[@whatthebeardoin3160]

I was OBSESSED with deep sea fish and anglerfish as a kid, so imagine my joy when I first discovered Lanturn was a pokemon! Happy to see them get some attention. I'm still studying the sea to this day, hopefully I'll graduate college and be a marine biologist someday, and I have the anglers to thank for it! Thanks Lanturn!

[@LunaSaint]

About time this video came out. Discovered this kid back in the days of netbattle. Lanturn's access to boltbeam and parafusion was enormously fun and obnoxious for such a little fish.

[@ReventonSpeed]

Would love to see more from Black Kid Crying, though it’s strange to see him not take a 15min bathroom break. Also it’s so odd to hear Kevin be so well spoken, I miss hearing him stumble over saying 5 things at once

[@icicleblue7270]

Lanturn will always shine bright in ou in my heart. One of the best Pokémon ever ❤.

[@markerthemark]

People got mad while we waited and it's worth it thanks to bkc.

[@jadonwalker5991]

This is one I have actually been waiting for. I think Lanturn has potential and would be pretty dangerous with an evolution.

[@maximuscesar]

Didn't knew BKC had any relations with FSG. BKC's voice is so easy to listen, I can listen to it for hours (as I often do on his channel). Very few people are so wordy and still so interesting.

[@shubhamgupta-fs3ml]

Same, Now it makes sense FSG don't want to cover gen 8 mons since his writer BKC hates it.

[@Interiorcrocodilealigator10838]

Oh no lantern and bkc. It’s time for the mythical lantern gang of adv

[@aespa690]

omg Lanturn was one of my favorite Pokemons ever didnt realize stats were weak but I loved being able to use water, electric, and ice moves all on one pokemon

[@StonetheDestroyer42]

Fun note about Lanturn is that it can be pretty excellent in Pokémon Go PvP, too. That typing is incredible.

[@righteousforest5538]

Lanturn is one of my favorite Pokémon to use in casual playthroughs. Excellent typing, solid bulk, plus parafusion!

[@Spottedstorm27]

I used lanturn during my Soul Silver playthrough and it is certainly an underrated pokemon. ❤️

[@JonkoSlunko]

I love when a Johto pokemon get so much attention or a vid on FSG. Gen 2 still my favorite ever

[@austinraponi973]

Oh man, i've always loved lanturn, and seeing my boy come back for one good run after another feels great. It reminds me of that sabaton song, the unkillable soldier. especially the lyrics "Never stray! saving the day! facing the foes that are coming his way!" just, always finding a home, and always doing it for the same reasons.

[@TheKalZul]

I love Lanturn, it's always been on my team since Gen 2.

[@Fancy_Lebowski]

I remember stumbling upon a Chinchou while fishing in Vermillion and I immediately took a liking to it and Lanturn, then Lanturn further impressed me on my first playthough of Pokemon Colosseum while fighting Ein, it was so tough! Glad to see Lanturn has seen a lot of success.

[@EvilApple567]

I think it's also worth pointing out that in gens 2&3 grass moves were pretty notoriously awful, which obviously helped it (along with Swampert too of course) in it's defensive roles. The best grass move outside of sun (which had no auto setters outside of Ubers) was HP Grass. Leaf Blade was Sceptile locked and even then still tied with max HP at 70 power, albeit with a high crit ratio (which afaik the jury is still out on whether it's +2 stages like in gen 2 or +1 like in Gen 4 onwards), and Giga Drain was still miserable at 60 power and more importantly 5 PP. Great job as always, never disappointed by an FSG (or BKC) upload.

[@Reptile149]

I’ve been using Lanturn since my first Crystal game and then to beat the whole Stadium 2 with great success. Had a lot of fun with him in ORAS WIFI battles too. But I can’t imagine using Lanturn without T-Wave and it barely got a mention here haha. Great for support and more Lefties recovery in general, too!

[@Flash33c]

Gotta admit I did not expect Lanturn to be as good as it is competitively, and that Soak strategy for doubles is a pretty interesting gimmick, so kudos to the players who made this fish work well for them.

[@ShadowNinjaMaster93]

YESS FINALLY Both my favorite electric type and my favorite water type! I've been waiting for this! One thing I'd like to point out is Lanturn is an amazing meta check, and directly counters Rotom-W and even Kyogre, seeing some play in UBERS because of that. My Lanturn however, ran an interesting set of Scald, Ice Beam/Thunderbolt, Rest and Stockpile of all things with a chesto berry. Turns out with the right EV allocations, it can eat Earthquakes from even Garchomp (especially after burn from Scald) while building up Defense and Special Defense stacks with Stockpile, then healing up with Rest for free with Chesto berry. Unprepared teams typically got stuffed by my Lanturn lead, and there was a few times I swept with her, a crowning moment being some 6-8 years ago when one of my friends with tons of clout couldn't break her, even with his Dragonite. Ultimately, I had to shelve her in favor of Swampert, somewhat in part due to the fact that I needed a new electric immune water type that had access to ground moves, but mainly because Lanturn's stats just struggled to keep up going into gen 8, and Swampert was just plain bulkier. Finger's crossed for a Lanturn tier 3 evolution in Scarlet and Violet! Cheers!

[@SilverAlex92]

"At any momment a scarf lanturm could be waiting to soak you, its probably not, but it MIGHT be". Love you dude, amazing writing

[@StartledJC]

Left a like for being the first youtuber I've ever heard use "singular" as more than a synonym for "single"

[@emilio8009]

New FSG video: Great The video is about Lanturn: Love it BKC is on the video: Instant Like

[@th3vampan3z3l0rd]

The second I saw the thumbnail I knew it had to be BKC narrating

[@ImortalZeus13]

Been waiting for this video ever since BKC talked about how Lanturn made a return in ADV

[@mr.iinjectheroin66]

My wife’s boyfriend!!!

[@hectordejesus9194]

I've been waiting for this video since near the beginning and was one of my 3 picks when the channel used to show comments for Pokemon. Worth the wait. I love it in Gen 2 and 3

[@nunchuk28]

I'm surprised Lanturn had such a meaty career not even exclusively at the lowest of tiers given how awful all of its non HP stats feel past gen 2.

[@SidescrollerDef]

Great to see Lanturn here. My intro to Lanturn was encountering a Chinchou while diving in Ruby. I threw an electric attack at it which got absorbed, and I knew that I had to catch it. Once it evolved, I fell in love with its design, and the rest was history.

[@WarioLandIV]

BKC doing the Lanturn video after watching his content for a year or so is like when the villain of the next season shows up earlier.

[@Epzilon12]

A good flipper friend! I love lanturn, especially when using it in Challenge Cup in stadium 2

[@87krull]

Finally, finally, finally - been voting for this one since 2019