How GOOD was Raikou ACTUALLY? - History of Raikou in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 2-7)

Raikou! The Thunder Pokemon! The electric sabretooth tiger of Johto legendary beast trio! Raikou has a lot of bulk, power, and speed, but does it generate enough voltage to shock the competition? Join False Swipe Gaming in this brief overview of Raikou in competitive Pokemon!
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0:00 - Intro
0:52 - GSC/Gen 2
5:32 - ADV/Gen 3
9:47 - DPP/Gen 4
12:49 - BW/Gen 5
13:42 - Gen 5 VGC
14:35 - XY/Gen 6
16:03 - Gen 6 VGC
16:27 - SM/Gen 7
17:22 - Outro
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DISCLAIMERS ON FORMATS COVERED:
Notice I said POPULAR formats, meaning a format where there is a significant amount of people who compete in it for tournaments and so on and so forth. Now Popular does not mean official even though two of the formats I will be covering were official formats being Japan Nintendo Cup and VGC, but it is an indicator of what a good portion of competitive players thought was “optimal” at the time. Also sometimes the Pokemon Battle Historia doesn't provide enough information to talk about certain Pokemon so I add Smogon analysis to make sense of it. This is pretty rare though.
To the people asking why I don't cover Smogon Singles for Gens 1 and 2: It wouldn't really be a history video if I covered those because online Smogon gen 1 meta to my knowledge wasn't actually played until late 2000s. I wanted to cover tournaments/competitive battling that was actually played during the early years of Pokemon (late 90s).
To the people asking why I cover Smogon at all for singles: To my knowledge, Smogon was the most popular format for Gens 3-5 and held a number of tournaments throughout the years. As for Gen 6, I am not covering Battle Spot Singles because there is more information and explanations about sets being used relative to their own meta on Smogon. In other words, there are few written analyses about Battle Spot Pokemon besides the Top tiers and I would like to avoid theorycrafting because it may have a hint of bias (though I theorycraft if I REALLY couldn't find information on a certain Pokemon). The keyword here is explanations. Though I did find statistics of most Pokemon used and most moves used, there wasn't really any explanations on why. Also the few Pokemon I did find analysis of for Top Tier Battle Spot Singles had very similar move sets to the Smogon OU sets anyway.
For the record, I do not care what rules or formats people play their battles by nor am I saying these formats are the only formats that should be played. The way you play Pokemon is between you and your opponent and I will not fault you for using evasion or whatever, I just like examining popular tournament formats.
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[@marisakirisameme7101]

I tried to watch the video but I got roared out of it

[@TheKeitaNobodyAskedFor]

should have used ingrain

[@Joever5634]

**Video has fled**

[@SamuelSamuelSamuel1]

-_-

[@thebeybladeempire4531]

U could u got flamethrowered

[@SoggyWaffles.]

And now I can't rewatch it, thanks FRLG

[@brubru5900]

How good was your day actually?

[@oldamar9994]

quite good and you?

[@billuminati3867]

honestly not to good

[@brubru5900]

@@billuminati3867 Sorry to hear that. Depending on your timezone the day could only be half over though so I hope the rest is better. GLHF.

[@flashthemonkey6032]

Honestly... you’ll quickly grow to hate me if I actually say how mine was. (Hint: idea stolen) I ruined it, didn’t I?

[@azulejoa]

Bru Bru so you were in aura's parody vid Also, mines been great so far

[@schlafenkirsche]

Despite having OU in it's name, Raikou is only OU in 2 generations

[@yoshiwoollyworld]

Isn’t it ou in gen 4?

[@jayvgc420]

@@yoshiwoollyworld no it’s uubl

[@facade6927]

@@yoshiwoollyworld did you even watch the video lol

[@tesladrew2608]

2,3,6

[@mattzr1550]

@@tesladrew2608 no it's just 2 and 6

[@chesterzz10]

Funny thing is that I went with Raikou to the VGC Worlds this year. I even appeared on stream on Round 3. Used him from february as I needed an electric Pokémon able to deal with Charizard Y and Tapu Fini, so fun and unexpected to use with Electrium Z, and taking advantage of Tapu Koko's Electric Terrain many times. Also, Snarl is really really useful, that set helped me to win a MSS and make several top cuts. It's really fun to use :D

[@roronoazoro6208]

chesterzz10 ah I remember seeing a raikou on this years vgc

[@chesterzz10]

@@roronoazoro6208 yup it was mine. I did my best, I have no regrets!

[@beta511ee4]

chesterzz10 Nice. How’d you do?

[@changjuntay8233]

Are you the guy who fight against Brendan Zheng?

[@chesterzz10]

@@beta511ee4 I finished with 5W-4L in day one. And I still believe that I could have done better.

[@mortimierplays8029]

I just want to give you props on something I enjoy seeing. Nobody talks about how you fade the colors of the topic pokemon perfectly in every thumbnail, so I'll do for them. Great design for the thumbnails. Simple, yet beautiful. Keep up the good work!

[@futureclub9700]

Mortimier Plays you know I've always noticed that and its actually really a nice feat

[@pixelatedcole]

Let's pull off another Quagsire troll. *How GOOD was Farfetch'd ACTUALLY?*

[@henrygutierrez3243]

How good was Furret actually.

[@dms8872]

You and me have a similar mind set mate...

[@orngjce223]

Pulling this off without a mention in the script seems a little... Farfetch'd.

[@590488]

We are going to spam ditto

[@pixelatedcole]

On it, everyone spam ditto

[@VanRukh]

Nice video my dude. It's hilarious learning that Jolteon was the "Raikou" at one point.

[@bryanc1772]

Speeds matters a whole lot after GSC

[@shmirko1665]

Ya boy is RU in gen 7 now, just if someone was wondering

[@bryanc1772]

Mono-Electric is just not that great now its still good but better Pokemon exist like Zapdos, Xurkitree, Rotom-Heat. Rotom-Mow , Thundurus etc

[@shmirko1665]

@@bryanc1772 bruh

[@HueyHueii]

Entei is in RUBL, *_entei is now better than raikou_*

[@bryanc1772]

Huey For one Gen though Raikou has been better than Entei for Most Gens

[@HueyHueii]

@@bryanc1772 i know

[@chamber8234]

The following Pokémon have already been analyzed: Aerodactyl Alakazam Ampharos Arcanine Articuno Azumarill Blastoise Blaziken Breloom Chansey/Blissey Charizard Clefable Cloyster Donphan Dragonite Dugtrio Dunsparce Espeon Exeggutor Feraligatr Flareon Flygon Garchomp Gardevoir Gengar Gligar/Gliscor Golbat/Crobat Gyarados Heracross Houndoom Jolteon Jumpluff Kangaskhan Lapras Lucario Machamp Magneton/Magnezone Meganium Metagross Mew Mewtwo Milotic Moltres Nidoking Onix/Steelix Pikachu Poliwrath Porygon/Porygon2 Porygon-Z Quagsire Raichu Raikou Rhydon/Rhyperior Salamence Sceptile Scizor Seadra/Kingdra Shuckle Skarmory Slowbro Smeargle Sneasel/Weavile Snorlax Starmie Suicune Swampert Tauros Tentacruel Togetic/Togekiss Typhlosion Tyranitar Umbreon Unown ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3mZZmx_fdmdrLc ) Vaporeon Venusaur Wigglytuff Wobbuffet Zapdos Please vote on Pokémon that are NOT seen on this list for FalseSwipeGaming’s next analytic video.

[@SiLentYuh]

ShinyAlakazamPlays these Pokémon have been analyzed, but we don’t know how well they do in gen 7, can we see how good IS this Pokémon actually?

[@NeroAngelo616]

hi what did you think of my Kadabra link?

[@PydraxAlpta]

Thanks for the unown link

[@themurderersfolley5995]

stunfisk

[@antoniojoaquinruizalfonso4232]

We delayed Meganium to analyze Quagsire, so what about delay Entei to analyze Omastar?

[@dylancarl22]

My mom says that it’s time for Magmar and Magmortar to be shown. How GOOD were Magmar and Magmortar ACTUALLY?!

[@pigeon9951]

Don't forget Electabuzz and Electivire

[@psc6483]

How CRITICAL was persian actually?

[@linz8696]

# king of gen 1 crits

[@eonshade6297]

very

[@OGXenos]

Gen 1: C R I T S Gen 2: Who?

[@Sonofapollo234]

4:18 "...to nearly effortlessly... with minimal effort"

[@ShinMario098]

We need to interrupt the trio with a derpy blue pokemon, just like the Hoenn and Johto starters. How GOOD was Whiscash ACTUALLY?

[@sirrilis8785]

y not luvdisc?

[@davidburke4101]

Derpy blue pokemon >luvdisc dO yoU eVeN ReAD bRo?

[@dakotahadley2865]

Whiscash is honestly my favorite Pokémon

[@sirrilis8785]

if you drop it in a bucket of blue paint you have bluvedisc m8 on a serious note I was tired af and only saw Whiscash

[@remydrouant49]

I'm crying why is this in the lead XD this is beautiful

[@JustInCaseD]

let's pull a Meganium on Entei- How good was NINETAILS ACTUALLY?!

[@dms8872]

You mean pull a quagsire right...

[@JustInCaseD]

DMS You know what I mean, to blue-ball Entei like Meganium lol

[@Radar_of_the_Stars]

We'll never manage another Meganiun, we aren't all in agreement

[@KooriPlays]

JustInCaseD I honestly would be okay with that! Ninetales had particular niches that shot it up to OU for gen 5 and gen 7, but for completely different reasons.

[@derspartaner3021]

Someone make a "walled by ferrothorn" counter

[@ElHarmonyV]

Aside from fire types, what pokemon wasn't walled by Ferrothorn?

[@magmarman2633]

@@ElHarmonyV Fighters

[@hankboog462]

At this point I think itd be easier to just name the handful of things ferrothorn doesnt wall

[@pokemondimensions1297]

I know Entei will be next but How good was Ninetails ACTUALLY?

[@Manivilization]

ninetales*

[@nightshrine4257]

Tailed beast bomb duh. Jk.

[@llamaryder1]

Nine tails and fox smash tie in make it happen pls

[@yaboidragonitehere1137]

Ninetales lacks the firepower Kurama had

[@MidoriOfTheShuinsen]

@@yaboidragonitehere1137 in fairness, the full power of the Kyuubi no Kitsune wouldn't just OHKO any 'mon, it would outright nuke every town in a region.

[@aassttrraa9566]

*How good were Grass Types ACTUALLY?* I'm trying to put my boi Tangrowth in a video ok

[@tsean1106]

Naydraph growth was amazing when it got regen and only got better with time but it’s starting to fall off a bit now but it will prob be back again.

[@manoftruth0935]

Naydraph it didn’t come into its own until Assault Vest Regen

[@rosanirodrigues557]

Naydraph the Grass type were always my favourite type of Pokémon

[@leonardogomez8812]

How good were Physic types Actually? Other than broken in Gen 1 :P

[@0rcinus_orca22]

Currently it's one of the best Pivots in OU

[@59hawks]

how good was gen 7. an update video for any pokemon you have done, but couldn't do gen 7 because the meta was still developing

[@amazingspidermew]

killerinstinct59 definitely! Z moves alone changed the way some of the classics he's already covered would play. Heck, some of the early entries could even use a gen 6 redux since things changed right at the end of the generation.

[@Imp_Ale]

This is my most wanted video.

[@FalseSwipeGaming]

working on it, trying to decide how long to leave per pokemon since theres like 70ish of them without Gen 7 covered lol

[@yalebass]

False Swipe Gaming dang, 70? Thanks for even starting to work on it, I would be much too intimidated haha

[@59hawks]

False Swipe Gaming if its how much time you need to dedicate to a pokemon what if you just made it into a side series? this would let you dedicate enough time to each pokemon that you are talking about. while not making it a 30+ video since you don't need to include 70ish pokemon in one video. You could also decide what pokemon you talk about at a time. Big changes for a pokemon? put other pokemon who haven't really changed much in gen 7 in the video and end with the the pokemon who had the most changes in usage. Edit: also thank you for making these videos They are always a treat to watch, and they satisfys my curiosity about the pokemon in question.

[@mylilbro1234]

How GOOD was Tangela and Tangrowth ACTUALLY I will never stop.

[@ForxTG]

My boy

[@MrZahsome]

Yes you will.

[@Mr.Tw1sty]

What if he did

[@leafshavingtool9185]

Congratulations

[@psycho_yt5491]

U here ?

[@h0m3st4r]

Let’s be practical and ask a few questions relevant to gen 7 OU. 1. Why use Suicune when Tapu Fini exists? A: Suicune has better physical bulk, better speed control, and of course, CroCune. 2. Why use Entei when Mega Charizard X exists? A: Entei has more HP, access to both Sacred Fire and Will-O-Wisp, wider coverage moves, and doesn’t take up a Mega slot. 3. Why use Raikou when Tapu Koko exists? A: You don’t.

[@thefinalskarm1754]

And priority in E-Speed which Zard lacks.

[@jaschabull2365]

Uhhh, well at least raikou doesn't have a weakness against sludge... right?

[@V-Jes]

Tapu fini gets iron defence and prevents status with it's terrain tho and entei and mega charizard X aren't really even comparable besides both being fire types while arcanine is lot more comparable to it.

[@h0m3st4r]

Fair enough for Tapu Fini, but Entei has an oddly specific niche in OU that nothing short of Ho-oh can do, whereas anything Arcanine can do, something else in OU can do better.

[@h0m3st4r]

+Jascha Bull Why use Poison moves on Tapu Koko when...Earthquake?

[@Supersonic1014]

How GOOD was Ditto ACTUALLY?

[@MrSolomonGaming]

It would be kind of hard to analyze Ditto because until Gen 5 where he got his hidden ability he was and still is mostly a gimmick. As such there's no serious way of incorporating Ditto in a team that doesn't backfire 90% of the time.

[@pokemanextreme2771]

he did one on unown..., he can do it?

[@nicholashoneywell5563]

PokemanExtreme no he didn't

[@mrtuxedo4106]

YES!!

[@zaknork9282]

How GOOD was Persian ACTUALLY

[@madlymidnight25]

I have a sneaking suspicion Entei will be next but.... How good were Misdreavus and Mismagius ACTUALLY?

[@phoebe5114]

Please, Mismagius is easily the coolest Ghost type and her raw strength and versatility are so underrated.

[@nightshrine4257]

I really hated Mismagius that one gym in Sinnoh

[@VimeC]

Not knowing what a Shuka Berry does, it occurs to me that it might be good to give a quick explanation of what a berry does when mentioning it. You could even just give that explanation in text on the screen when the berry is mentioned. Keep it up!

[@shawnli4746]

"The Shuca Berry weakened Earthquake's power!" Self exploratory

[@zxb995511]

Most people that watch a video on competitive pokemon viability are familiar with this kind of thing or do not mind looking it up.

[@AverageHandle_]

It does say on screen

[@roy_mezz-awake2470]

I remember... I was in the Burned Tower, on Pokemon Gold. I found a shiny Ratatta, just like that, and I was HYPED. But then, I leave Mt. Mortar, and enter route 42, and Raikou was my 1st encounter there. Now, granted, I only had 2 Great balls and Poke balls, so I wouldn't have been able to catch it, but before anything, it fled... Edit: FOUND THE DAMN THING AGAIN! Still fled...

[@potatoman2580]

its been 4 years did you catch it

[@Lotus_RT]

It's time to finish this trio! *How good was Entei ACTUALLY?*

[@Zephyrs009]

Underwhelming is a better phrase

[@emiliocamachoerice6380]

Legendary in name only

[@unknownplays8059]

Already done

[@SPEEDMANGREECE]

I too have heard that it was pretty bad😂

[@mansa_p]

The prodigal son was inferior to his great creator until he stole the master's eternal flame

[@lindleland]

How GOOD were Tangela/Tangrowth ACTUALLY?

[@lunaxxl99]

Jajajaj que gracioso verse aquí por mi Top 8 en los nacionales de alemania 2015 usando a Raikou en lugar de Thundurus-i. Muchísimas gracias por mencionarme, es todo un honor ya que fue una decisión arriesgada usarlo en ese metagame.

[@Aztre40]

Te mereces la mención papu te mamaste

[@astilcodex6930]

he says that it was an honor that he was mentioned on the video using raikou on germany 2015, in 16:21

[@iriemeditation6041]

@DonJuan Yates seriously right?? this is an english channel, respect goes both ways.

[@zxb995511]

@@danieleconvertini4996 In Spanish the "H" does not have a sound, so as a phonetic onomatopoeia it does not work to write "haha" and therefore Spanish speakers use the "J" sound which in Spanish carries the English "H" sound.

[@user-pp6pr5fg8w]

@@iriemeditation6041 it's a joke

[@hopelessgamer7677]

Ok, we had are fun with the other trios, but enough messing around. How good was Flareon #2, actually?

[@TaurusOxford]

How GOOD was Pidgeot ACTUALLY?

[@Prodigial]

Depends on the Pidgeot. Legends still talk about one particular Pidgeot that led a young boy from insanity and anarchy into becoming Pokemon Champion, ushering in a new era of Pokemon gods while striking down the False Dome. That Pidgeot was said to be nigh unstoppable.

[@HeroStevyn]

I heard a legend of a Pidgeot that was led by a young boy who evolved to protect his boy and his hometown from a vengeful Fearow and it's flock of Spearow. The boy had to leave the Pidgeot to protect his town, but promised to come back for him someday. To this day, Pidgeot waits for that boy, who has never come back for him, although the boy has gone home to visit his mom several times...

[@KnightofFunnyJunk]

How good was Dodrio actually How good was Fearow actually

[@oldamar9994]

in the actual games? probably the worst starting bird pokemon when you exclude the mega.

[@aspifouette]

How Good Was Weezing Actually ?!?!? I know that this is pointless considering next week will be the last of the trio, but you never know !

[@EE-yh8ms]

Man I wish this video was made a bit later, cause I used Raikou in VGC 2019 and got multiple placements with in VGC. Would of been awesome to be in these videos

[@torsten89]

How good were the Hitmons'ACTUALLY?!?!

[@ShadeZer0]

How good was persian *ACTUALLY?* *DOI IT*

[@Lucariokid]

How good was *Absol* actually??

[@stellaraevum799]

We will never give up!

[@sayvionwashington1939]

Why was this elegant boi soooo bad? Seriously, This mon was either close to or in the lowest tier in the game except for Gen 6. Even when it got it's Mega, it was still subpar. Makes me wish the Mega got a secondary Fairy Typing to be honest!

[@Lucariokid]

A dark fairy type mega absol would be really cool tbh

[@stellaraevum799]

I've used it well, but only because it is usually so bad. Super Luck + Razor Claw + Night Slash, Shadow Claw, or Psycho Cut will always crit in gen 6. Also using Mega Absol as a lead when you have another pokemon on your team commonly used as a lead and when you have another possible mega on your team will often have your opponent try to use the opportunity to set-up hazards on you. Then you mega evolve and swords dance, bouncing their hazards back and having set-up and you can sometimes weaken or take out a few mons before getting koed.

[@evangibbs7467]

FSG: posts another video GCS Machamp using Cross Chop: “Hello There!”

[@stevancavalcanti1452]

love ur videos great job,raikou is my fav poke cause i love tigers :3

[@harmless_xd4107]

How GOOD was MURKROW actually even though we will inevitably vote entei Please it's been almost a year

[@c.jhamblin5759]

Same with mismagius and misdrevius. They are also like a sort of psudo duo. DO IT FALSE SWIPE

[@davidegaruti2582]

Respect bro

[@Iinneus]

The fire-type Legendary itself... HOW GOOD WAS *ARCANINE* ACTUALLY?

[@thekrampusclaus4148]

I don’t care if Entei isn’t good! Put him on!

[@Brogenitor]

Y'know, you mention in your more recent videos a lot of pokemon as checks/counters/measuring sticks that you've already covered. On a lark, I decided to watch one of your older videos, the one on Gengar from well over a year ago. I must say your production value has increased dramatically over that time. The videos you currently release are longer, higher quality, and go more in-depth. In that vein I have 2 requests: 1) How good was Ludicolo 2) Any chance some of the older videos get a re-make to bring them up to the current standard of excellence? Specifically the Gengar video, which I feel I'd like to hear more about. Either way, thanks for the work you do and keep truckin!

[@penguinlord9984]

How good was Marowak actually?

[@michal3270]

Swag Money YES WE NEVER GIVE UP

[@justinurbanich2828]

Swag Money yes Alolan marowak is amazing too

[@librathebeautifulwarmonk1283]

@@justinurbanich2828 Yeah. But for some reAson it's RU

[@shadowgear7032]

Because trick room is kinda required for it and it has to have the thick club. It is still used in most trick room team in all tears but Uber’s

[@doubleace11554]

Libra The beautiful War Monk Yeah, even Smogon rates it at RU but all his sets are OU I guess Marowak work in OU, but simply it's ru by usage

[@antant9523]

Joey demands to know how GOOD was Rattata / Raticate ACTUALLY!

[@SJrad]

AntAnt they usually sucked but only his top % rattata is worthy of Uber’s and can even defeat the ag mega rayquaza

[@diode_wow]

FEAR Rattata only fears ghosts!

[@MoxieMoxiePlexo]

I would love to see how good was MAWILE actually. I loved her concept and look, sadly, it never had a good status on competitive use until gen6

[@lehacreportr8238]

Now my fav doggo with a beard, *How good was Entei ACTUALLY?*

[@TheNorth15]

How good was Entei ACTUALLY? I still remember his freaking awesome introduction from the Pokemon Adventures manga, looming over Blaine, his trainer, as a giant shadowy beast. So freaking awesome!

[@h0m3st4r]

I think the main reason people think Entei is so bad is because in the games, it doesn't quite live up to the hype that it brought up in the manga or the third movie.

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

@@h0m3st4r Technically speaking Entei wasnt in the Third Movie lol

[@realkirt]

Ok OK obviously Enti is going to be next so here is my vote for what comes after NINETAILS NINETAILS NINETAILS NINETAILS

[@clementlin552]

An idea, you can make a video to analyze the four tapus, you can call it “How Good Are The Tapus Currently” or something, between four popular Pokémon there are enough materials to make a fun video. Also, are you going to do another type analysis?

[@RedStriker212]

Weather Ball Raikou in VGC '12 was fun during a time when Rain was common. Had my own Politoed and a Scarf Staraptor w/ U-Turn on the team as well. Managed to make 28th overall at Nationals, although I'd have to dig through old forum posts to find the team analysis.

[@kingsucc13]

Soooo... How good was Hentei actually?

[@xavierjohn425]

SkeetingOnTheLake 283 yes it is a rule to give it 34/10

[@kandykain21]

Please tell me that Hentei wasn't a typo

[@jcnot9712]

Please tell me it WAS a typo.

[@moisesgonzalez372]

How good was Scyther ACTUALLY?

[@raegatan2110]

theres a video on scizor

[@niconexus5914]

Raega Tan Scyther plays differently than Scizor so it could work...?

[@KahunaLagoona]

Raega Tan - If you go watch the video on Scizor, they stated that Scyther was good enough on its own to be covered in its own video later. Unfortunately, Later has been forgotten.

[@moisesgonzalez372]

Ya that is why it needs to come back it must not be forgotten.

[@KahunaLagoona]

I've been championing it for months.

[@vulmiche.7353]

Now you HAVE to do Entei next!

[@xorfizz8810]

12:51 I like how just mentioning Ferrothorn was enough to make you laugh lol

[@curtisbreillat666]

HEY let's pull a "Quagsire" again, BUT FOR THE MEMES EVEN THE DEAD ONES! LORD HELIX!!!!! How GOOD was Omastar ACTUALLY?

[@arjenachten5849]

How GOOD were Misdreavus and Mismagius ACTUALLY

[@charlesbrownjr5618]

Misdreavus was good enough to take me to the alola league in my moon play through Once I got the eviolite Nothing was getting rid of that ghost

[@superrelic64]

Keeping at it, how good were electabuzz/electivire?

[@dagmak5988]

Could you please do Electivire and Magmortar? I'd also like to see Omastar, Rotom, Empoleon, Luxray, and Manectric. You also did Slowbro, are you planning on doing Slowking sometime soon? Love these vids btw.

[@TrexGamer.]

How good was HYDREIGON actually

[@TraumaCenter13]

It started great until Fairy type showed up.

[@theevokeruser2356]

@@TraumaCenter13 still really good in UU though

[@obinnanwakwue5735]

And it's too new for FSG to do

[@edwardrobinson919]

Ooooh amazing video. How good was Jynx?

[@4TechNeTium3]

I kinda started to wonder after watching some videos here talking about pokemons victim of... *How good was Ferrothorn actually?*

[@davidowen1506]

OU since release Spike/rocks Leach Seed Protect Meta move (either toxic or grass move)

[@user-pp6pr5fg8w]

He doesn't cover Gen 5 mons :(

[@snekladyrobin]

@@user-pp6pr5fg8w he'll cover any Pokemon from any generation as long as it gets enough votes

[@funninoriginal6054]

Insert PTSD montage here

[@jayanths1221]

"How GOOD was Ferrothorn ACTUALLY"

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

Frustrating to battle with

[@DBZMacky]

I really like the idea of calling Raikou "Mega Jolteon", because it's pretty much true.

[@Hoopalover]

Yay uploaded on my birthday

[@Hoopalover]

Thank you so much😀

[@grapeape8599]

Raikou is my favorite legendary

[@pigyguy]

Let's have the og birb itself. *How good was Pidgey ACTUALLY?*

[@KnufWons]

Pigyguy Heck yeah Original all the way

[@Gamester8000]

This guy gets it

[@teslatica7337]

Ubers Every Gen Apart From Gen 5 Where It Went To OU As It Couldn't Keep Up With The Weather... *PrEtTy GoOd ThO!!!*

[@mr.krustykrust]

How good was Armaldo actually? Let’s see how this fossil Pokémon stood the test of time

[@dreadfury2485]

Alright, after you do Entei, I think it's time for something out-there. You mentioned it so frequently in a ton of your latest videos, so... *How good was Ferrothorn ACTUALLY?*

[@snarls3760]

An 2 hours long video

[@owendawg1]

Crazy how your opponents leave their full-health Garchomp in vs your Raikou named "subCMIce" 9:55

[@KnufWons]

But how good was Pidgeot actually? PATRONS DONT FAIL ME NOW!

[@pokemonleague9108]

How good was ditto actually

[@jacobashley7205]

Ok now THIS is epic

[@stevevicari5523]

As everyone has said obviously Entei is next, but after that I would enjoy seeing a video about Hippowdon!

[@Carlitonsp1]

Ignore Entei. Give us Golem.

[@SensualToast]

How GOOD was Entei ACTUALLY? Because best dad in pokemon deserves a chance.

[@darko-man8549]

I wonder what would have happened if the legendary dogs had had their original Hidden abilities (volt absorb, water absorb, flash fire)

[@corner29lr]

Caught it with an ultra balls before I face the elite 4. Helped me out alot

[@quirkle7538]

Let's pull a johto starter trio again How good was GOLEM ACTUALLY

[@determineddaaf3]

Ehh... Golem isn't a starter, and it's not even from Johto.

[@cetrozwag5902]

How good was Entei if it even was ACTUALLY?

[@nerddwarf]

65 90 65 85 60 75 110 115 95 100 130 115 One's Jolteon, the other's Raikou

[@BrandonPlaysStuff]

We're getting Entei, next, are we.

[@protoman1339]

How good was everyone's favorite dad, Entei, actually?

[@TempestMauve]

Same problem with most fire-types?

[@oldamar9994]

How good were *electabuzz and electivire* actually? I WILL NEVER GIVE UP! also plz cover ZU

[@valiantchris6456]

And now we have a giraffe for it's ancestor.

[@lorenzomabalos9851]

Its a dinosaur for crying out loud. Its a Brontosaurus.

[@Amelia4111]

We don't use the word its as a pronoun if there's an apostrophe in it!

[@topherharrison8042]

Hey it's be great if you could display which gen you're talking about on the stats screen. I understand if you can't fit that in since there's so much info up as it is.

[@alcosta732]

How good was Electabuzz/Electivire actually?

[@philipmasini4693]

YES

[@M3rtyville]

HOW GOOD WAS GOLEM actually?

[@lordcherrymoore5252]

great video. But i'm surprised you didn't mention surviving talonflame in gen 6 like you did for jolteon.

[@eddykidplayzyt]

1:17 “No one who knows GSC would rank it lower” Cloyster: “And I took that personally” *steals raikous #3 spot*

[@ojamaking1420]

Please do slabeye i will never stop

[@lancevandertooth1810]

Muh boi sableye

[@portfolioworks1182]

How good was Muk actually? Plz

[@TerraTuso]

No...Entei finishes the trio

[@Shigeru0508]

it was a loveable, smelly slime

[@uiopahwa1673]

This Pokémon races across the land while barking a cry that sounds like crashing thunder.

[@Nuvizzle]

Entei is my favorite legendary dog so I'm going to be sad to be reminded how bad he actually is. In his day he could've been a solid OU pick even with the overall weakness of mono fire type just by virtue of his solid stat spread - mixed attacking stats along with good bulk worked out really well in GSC since you didn't have to pick what stats to invest in or sacrifice anything for a boosting nature - if only he hadn't been cursed with such a terrible movepool. By the time the generations passed by and gave him some more useful moves the powercreep had already made his high stat total irrelevant with the number of ridiculous threats in the metagame, and mixed attacking stats are just much harder to work with since the reworked EV system and the addition of natures.

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

How good was weezing actually please

[@bryanchavez7056]

Myles Williams Not very good for a Pokemon with lung cancer.

[@o0camy564]

Ignore the Flamedoggo, How GOOD was Ninetales ACTUALLY?

[@littleman7514]

o0camy Nobody voted for a flame dog

[@petrie911]

There's a mistake in this video. Raikou was banned from DPP UU in the first suspect round along with Abomasnow, Gallade, Froslass, and Staraptor, so it had very little time in the tier. Additionally, Dugtrio would not drop from OU for several months at that point, so they were never in UU together.

[@STOPTIMMERTIME]

Finish the trio now. give us the "poor man's Arcanine"

[@beta511ee4]

Foreman589 Well, until Sacred Fire came, that is.

[@rubiconprime1429]

How good was WEEZING actually?

[@tristengray2818]

How GOOD Was The Fire Barky Boi Entei ACTUALLY?

[@SirStanleytheStumbler]

You mean the lion?

[@tristengray2818]

freakofn99 yeah I just thought that was funnier

[@tristengray2818]

Zaphy oh yeah, fucking garbage, but a trio is a trio

[@SirStanleytheStumbler]

@Zaphy you know it's bad when getting sacred fire doesn't save you...

[@user-vm9xz4kv9z]

*meowy boi

[@Gwynncore]

Raikou was always my favorite of the dogs. Please do Weezing after Entei! Also, just curious, how much of your time spent getting footage is used re-naming pokemon to their move sets?

[@littleman7514]

Gwynplaine de Pétroleuse But Raikou isn't a dog.

[@ultimaterecoil1136]

LITTLE MAN raikou definitely looks the most cat like of the three. Entei barks so it’s a dog or at least a dog lion hybrid.

[@tylersoto7465]

And Raikou even powers my hu for free letting my AC and heater run in the hot summer and cold winter and I can enjoy watching TV lol

[@tylersoto7465]

And Raikou even powers my hu for free letting my AC and heater run in the hot summer and cold winter and I can enjoy watching TV lol

[@adriansundberg8036]

So, i have a video suggestion that i'd like to hear you guys tackle- just in case you wanna break up the ACTUALLY format for a hot minute. What if... a pokémon had acces to 5 moves or god forbid 6. How hard would that break the pokémon meta currently and what insane and overpowered (possibly gamebreaking) sets could you run with this change? I'd love to hear some input as i'm only a casual pokémon player.

[@hondjo]

How about an original one? How GOOD was Entei ACTUALLY? oh wait, -

[@felixlee9645]

hondjo problem??