How GOOD was Salamence ACTUALLY? - History of Salamence in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 3-6)

Salamence! The Dragon Pokemon! The other Gen 3 Pseudo-legendary besides Metagross who has been dreaming about flying since it was a Bagon! Does this dragon live up to its pseudo-legendary status? Join False Swipe Gaming in this brief overview of Salamence in competitive Pokemon!
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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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[@goldenhydreigon4727]

Salamence: Wanna see me go into Ubers? *Mega Evolves* Salamence: Wanna see me do it again?

[@pessimisticsceptic873]

Spongebob

[@burnyrx4205]

Patrick Star

[@pessimisticsceptic873]

@@burnyrx4205 Spongebob, not Patrick

[@tirannosaurorex9383]

True💪

[@Benjawin6671]

I'd like but you're at 666 so...

[@umbraluna8387]

0:38 Ultra Sun dex entry: "Overjoyed to finally be able to fly, it flies all over the place and usually doesn't land until it's completely exhausted and needs sleep."

[@Djirifoekrkfkf]

n word

[@willgloryo216]

Noice

[@crabohato4954]

SW/SH: "While basking in the joy of flight generally keeps this Pokémon in high spirits, Salamence turns into an uncontrollable menace if something angers it."

[@goldenstarmie7173]

that is so wholesome 😇😇😇😇

[@mrperson9838]

@@crabohato4954 so it’s deadly when it’s angry

[@OGXenos]

Bagon: "I wish to fly" Salamance: "I wish to DOMINATE."

[@doot7730]

Megamence:I WISH TO DESTROY!!!!

[@carolmega2867]

Alolan Ninetales: i wish to ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) you..ugh forget it.

[@goGothitaLOL]

Also Salamence Dominance Sound a like

[@xxunoriginal_edgy_namexx859]

@@goGothitaLOL He has Intimidate aswell

[@konobakemoon4810]

Congrats, your Shelgon evolved into Devilman

[@thenerdbeast7375]

"I thought Salamence was weird looking, what with its entirely flat wings and all, but maybe Salamence is supposed to look that way because it's Bagon's dream of what a dragon looks like" That part made me tear up a little. :')

[@darobi]

And it's why Bagon learns wish. That's beautiful and brilliant.

[@yetiornot5726]

And he learns Wish! :D Are there more pokemon with Pokedex entries and/or movepools that have lore like this?

[@aamirrazak3467]

That’s part of the reason Salamance is my favorite Pokémon such great lore and evolution

[@ZoofyZoof]

It only learns Wish by an event, so it's not obtainable by normal means...

[@shady8045]

I love how he twists the Pokédex entry too, which was supposed to make it sound like a beastly threat, but he makes it sound like a story of unsatisfaction with the next thing he says

[@SlamTF2]

"Where it's a niche pick..." 1 month later: Mega Salamence is #2 in the tier by far.

[@shady8045]

ChesterDaMemeMaster yeah I was surprised about that too

[@alexdrake4081]

ChesterDaMemeMaster I was thinking the same thing

[@chow42]

whos number 1?

[@vtmagno23]

TheXJay42Guy Primal Groundon

[@chow42]

@@vtmagno23 ty

[@blazinkids6789]

bagon wished to fly, thats why it has wish

[@oplaysgames9891]

Well done

[@yizao9289]

Very well done

[@lilriceheat]

Very very well done

[@lyingcorn]

Very very very well done

[@callumfootitt5366]

Very very very very well done

[@pianothrone7965]

A Bagon just called in a level 9 Salamence. I freaked out

[@dhruvhosali2416]

In my moon playthrough I chained for a salamence and got it at level 3... It carried my entire playthrough and now mence is my favorite Pokemon

[@bullymaguire632]

@@dhruvhosali2416 u sure it wasn't level 13? Maybe it was a typo

[@buttergod42]

Fabiano Lopes Bagon has a 1% chance to SOS call upon a mence and it will be around the same level as the Bagon.

[@bullymaguire632]

@@buttergod42 yes, but not level 3

[@geometryemperor]

@@bullymaguire632 White Flute maybe. Unless it does not exist in Gen 7.

[@Thesaurus_Rex]

"No one wants to be just playing second fiddle to Rayquaza." And then ORAS happened, and everyone was playing second fiddle to Rayquaza.

[@marilynlucero9363]

Highlight of sadism: Giving a Bagon an Everstone. "You will never learn to fly as long as you live"

[@burgersaurus4573]

what if the bagon is a masochist

[@webalot]

@@burgersaurus4573 what is wrong with you

[@clamency1735]

why

[@MisterSleep1123]

clamency y not?

[@joeleonwan408]

@HakuHashi Originals You meam wynaut?

[@lorenzoboddi9392]

Ah yes, Salamence, the Salamence-type Pokémon

[@TheManiac-nw8ru]

Ah yes

[@butteredsalmonella]

Salamence's ultimate weakness, the Onix Type.

[@toxicflamez1]

tyrauntrum is the best, being both onix and salamance typing must make it fantastic.

[@luffy.d.monkey8274]

Game name plzz

[@anipokezone]

Salamence lost to Vulpix 😯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iVppeia79gmLc

[@SynSynError]

You know the power creep is real when Salamence is in UU lol

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

Gen 4: *Ubers*

[@alexandradordzhieva3835]

Gen 6: *UBERS*

[@undercoverfbi3155]

Its on first borderline, but yeah still, a big fall

[@thevenomoth3455]

Gen 7: *MOTHERfrickING UBERS*

[@IschmarVI]

@@undercoverfbi3155 it actually was underused for quite some time until it finally got banned there. And boy did it destroy underused during that time!

[@Stormfin]

After all these years, I still cannot believe that little piece of vender trash squirrel not only tanked a friggin' Draco Meteor, but managed to edge out a victory. It's mind-boggling.

[@lucasbeck1391]

Who?

[@hexmaniacciaran]

Lucas beck in 2014 at a tournament a player called se jun park used a pachirisu to win the finals, it was a bulky one that used follow me to redirect Salamence’s dragon attacks intended for its garchomp ally

[@lucasbeck1391]

@@hexmaniacciaran lol

[@Mayank-mf7xr]

Ngl that match was the definition of hype.

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

2 years late but you still have to admit it was cool as hell

[@sammao2011]

I think you missed some part about Mence in Gen 4 and 5 in Uber. Yes, it is mostly considered an inferior Rayquaza, but people actually put them both in the same team. Since Mence power level isn't much different from Ray, it is as if a "loophole" of species clause, and one can potentially soften the counter of the other. Team support is needed to patch up the same weakness of both, but it can work with the right support.

[@anipokezone]

Salamence lost to Vulpix 😯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iVppeia79gmLc

[@AsianWithHat]

*How GOOD was Swampert ACTUALLY?* *I WILL NEVER GIVE UP*

[@luizfelipevbf5567]

YOU SHOULDN'T GIVE UP. SWAMPERT IS THE BEST

[@JTLDrago94]

let's see the Hoenn Starters

[@shereneanganoo9978]

JT LDrago94

[@raphaelkgh218]

JT LDrago94 yeah!!!! 😍😍😍😍😉

[@EatBars]

It was amazing. Done.

[@MapCRimSoNCobRa117]

TENTACRUEL and DUGTRIO are the only gen 1 pokemon that were very successful in later gens that hasn't had a video yet. We need a video of them.

[@DrPumpkinz]

Give us Pachirisu! Make Parks proud!

[@pepeknight]

DrPumpkinz Prepare for mostly disappointment. As hype Pachirisu was at Worlds, it would be never able to pull that off again. Popularity kills.

[@srfrancium9728]

Duggy: one note trapper Tentacruel: meh attacker to only really fitting on stall

[@purpleheartneptune6267]

We didn’t do kanghskan or scythe yet

[@purpleheartneptune6267]

Scyther

[@ashhat170]

"When I think of Dragon Dance, I think of Salamence but it used to be Winona" *I felt that*

[@Mayank-mf7xr]

*Altaria

[@johnapple6646]

You haven't truly played pokemon until you have experience PTSD of her Altaria sweeping your team with earthquake

[@sceptile7581]

@@johnapple6646 I have PTSD of Watson and his magneton

[@anipokezone]

Salamence lost to Vulpix 😯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iVppeia79gmLc

[@Ghoulofidiocy2917]

@@sceptile7581 me too,my grovyle went to lv29 just to beat it

[@linkychu1740]

How GOOD Was Mawile ACTUALLY?

[@123christianac]

Actually, it's fairy typing is what gave it a boost. It's mega was good, but there were better.

[@Zelkiiro]

Mawile was always cool. And then Mega Mawile came along and made it the GOAT.

[@yungmuney5903]

Linkychu Thats a funny way of spelling mega mawile

[@Zendvious]

How good was mega mawile*

[@rontheauraknight9606]

Horrible until gen 6... ANSWERED

[@muddak3292]

How good were Dusclops and Dusknoir actually?

[@MrInspectorRed]

Dusknoir is underappreciated. Makes me sad

[@michelecozzarin]

They're really bad, but I still love myself a Dusknoir sometimes

[@michelecozzarin]

They're outclassed by almost any ghost type in the game. Even Eviolite Dusclops sucks because of Knock Off

[@Ace-Cel]

Their low HP coupled with lack of reliable recovery outside of Pain Split really holds them back. Also, Knock Off is everywhere and absolutely destroys Dusclops. I really like them, shame they're outclassed by almost everything.

[@joshuakim5240]

Dusclops and Dusknoir unfortunately have to compete against Cofagrigus for the "Best Suicide Trick Room Setter" title, as it's fun to use Trick Room + Destiny Bond.

[@ketchupacket]

Mega Salamance: I can sweep your team with a STAB double-edge powered by a dragon dance with my obscure attack stat and regain my health with roost. I can also do the same thing with outrage.

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

I can also hold back myself and use return

[@funninoriginal6054]

Klefki with Thunder Wave: You shall never reach truth

[@luckyk7429]

I can sturdinja

[@shadowtitanx3962]

@@luckyk7429 Except Dusk Mane is everywhere. With Sunsteel Strike spam.

[@bean4596]

Luckyk Wiat sturdy shedinja? Damn u hacker lol

[@pablojams5152]

9:25: *uses DD on a mamoswine* Salamence: “ Haha I’m in trouble”

[@anipokezone]

Salamence lost to Vulpix 😯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iVppeia79gmLc

[@powergamerz2649]

People: Be careful what you wish for. Salamence: Hold my Salamencite.

[@anipokezone]

Salamence lost to Vulpix 😯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iVppeia79gmLc

[@LucosPlays]

How GOOD Was Swampert ACTUALLY? Let's see the Gen 3 Starters

[@awesomecow7264]

How good was Swampert?

[@ancient7421]

7:03 “Every Pokémon needed to carry a Scizor”

[@mastermindcow6210]

How do I equip a Scizor? I think it will work well with mixed Oran Berry.

[@mastermindcow6210]

@El Joshi De Peluche Scizor juice does shut down common walls like Babiri and Iapapa.

[@shady8045]

Blissey needed a Scizor, ditto needed a Scizor, magikarp needed a Scizor, even Scizor needed a Scizor I don’t see the problem man

[@Ob1tuber]

Give salamence fire blast or flamethrower or hey heat wave

[@johnblunt6693]

Sometimes u need a friend 2 help u fight against a giant scary dragon

[@angel-6776]

*How GOOD was Swampert ACTUALLY?* / *How GOOD was Exeggutor ACTUALLY?*

[@tupapabardock0310]

Oh *boi* I though nobody cared about exeguttor

[@angel-6776]

Eloy Ricardo Hell naw. He's my 2nd fav grass type.

[@GWFanSoftcoreBrony]

Salamence. Okay. I was actually expecting Kangaskhan due to it being Mother's Day and all and that seemed to be the most motherly type pick.

[@BillytheCorgi]

So I never used Mega Mence, so I'm just now seeing that he doesn't actually lose his front legs, he just puts them in those little foot holders and I think that's adorable, lmao

[@fade6355]

Salamence was my absolute favorite Pokemon when I was a kid. Even now it still ranks in my top 10. It's design is flawless. So cool looking.

[@alexdrake4081]

It’s an amazing Pseudo legendary; It’s in my top 5

[@chriswoodard8497]

Oh I've used Salamence since Gen 3, only Raichu, Kyurem and Giratina eclipse it as my favorites.

[@kabelguy70]

What's your fave by far?

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

always thought it was cool but goodra stole that spot for me seems like a underdog but its stalls and hits hard with special can be annoying with its hidden ability and to top it off could if you really want even go physical shame thats its worst set considering its dex entry literally says it hits as hard as 100 heavyweight boxers

[@chrisf.9595]

That 3d portrait really ruined Salamence for me tho

[@quintonblackburn3916]

Gen 7, normal Salamence remains in BL because Fyinium Z Fly is too much for UU to handle with the snowballing with Moxie, and the steel/fairy dominated metagame in OU renders it invalid and useless. Megamence, however, still is solidly in Ubers at A+, the second best Mega in the tier after Mega Gengar, even WITH the Aerialate nerf. That should say something as to how brokenly good Megamence is, coming behind only the best of the best like Dusk Mane Necrozma, Yveltal, Marshadow, and Xerneas.

[@PaulSmith-od6dp]

Well done! This could be realistically part of his gen 7 vids.

[@groudongamer3178]

True. Xerneas especially countered it if salamence didn't already have momentum.

[@smaragdchaos]

Megamence would be the strongest DDer in the ubers tier if it wasn't for Megaquaza not needing an item to megaevolve in gen 6

[@TheUnique69able]

Paul Smith primal groudon is the best mon in ubers

[@groudongamer3178]

@@TheUnique69able in terms of utility, yes. HUUUGE overhaul for GROUDON. He can be used a few different ways. For example, using stealth rock to trick opponents, then clobbering them.

[@xXnobleTOASTXx]

Swampert

[@gabrieltarouco8164]

How GOOD was Swampert ACTUALLY?

[@typhir5911]

"Can we address first that it changed color completely? Where did the indigo go?" I don't know why but the line delivery there made me chuckle more than it should have. Great video! Love your content. I'm not a competitive pokemon player, but I do enjoy learning about strategies used in the professional scene.

[@anipokezone]

Salamence lost to Vulpix 😯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iVppeia79gmLc

[@raikou8784]

How *GOOD* was Clefable *ACTUALLY?*

[@asdi64564]

Give US CLEFABLE , the king of gen 6 needs its own episode, also it better get its episode before gen 7 starts getting covered, everyone help

[@ShinLeeGodofPhysics]

I use Clefable with Moveset of Cosmic Power Minimize Baton Pass Soft Boiled Clefable is the reason why I can DD easily on Mega Salamence because of boosted Defense and SpDF and boosted evaisioness makes me have a lot of time to do DD.

[@natakysilver9314]

How GOOD is Swampert actually?

[@teache255]

What about doing special smaller videos about the Little Cup meta once a month? (or less!) I'm a super big fan of the channel and I love all of these meta analysis', but I think it could be super fun to learn about a huge meta game that very few know about. We all know Garchomp, Dragonite, and Salamence were good. However, did you know Chinchou is a top meta threat in Little Cup? Or Timburr, or Shellder? I think it would be fun and actually very surprising to learn about the babies! Keep up the good work and I look forward to next week's video :)

[@datpotts4302]

You want lc? (Me too) but lileep with stockpile and recovery.

[@alexandradordzhieva3835]

i want LC too

[@rinnnnnnnnnnrin]

Side things like little cup are so fun. It's a damn shame the games STILL done have stuff like a tournament creator or the ability to properly host multi battles. Sword and shield had so much potential but its online is just so bad

[@microwave8931]

I had no clue chinchou was so good in LC, I love chinchou and lanturn! Shame lanturn isn't very good. And despite the yanma line being bad, in LC yanma is really good (I think)!

[@milesandrews6711]

@@microwave8931 I heard that yanma was once outclassed by ledian in competitive

[@alexsano1450]

How GOOD was Tentacruel ACTUALLY?! Gen 1 throw back!

[@doctorsmoothlove]

We will get it eventually

[@doot7730]

Ok genwunner

[@DBZMacky]

I just noticed that Salamence looks a lot like *Devilman* from the original Anime.

[@declanfowkes8788]

Who is devilman

[@brandonsanchez7465]

Wow, you're right. Didn't notice the similarity for the longest time.

[@declanfowkes8788]

Skeptical Thinker who is it I don't know who devilman is

[@NeroAngelo616]

And Superman.

[@declanfowkes8788]

NeroAngelo616 oh ok I get it He does too

[@galbavly219]

How GOOD was blaziken ACTUALLY? I will never go quiet! Other rs starters too

[@diophantine6677]

Average, average, OP, even more OP, just as OP

[@edwuncleriii3798]

Especially with that hidden move

[@kamaoggg12]

@Nik Brusk when did blaziken get a dream world ability?

[@kamaoggg12]

@Nik Brusk i didnt know that i aint follow pokemon since heartgold and soulsilver

[@professorannefaire7233]

When i hear dragon dance, I think Whiscash.... Said no one ever

[@yunoblake]

ok

[@wertyuser798]

Lapras entered the chat.

[@microwave8931]

@@hahaveryfunnyindeed2543 well now flygon has dragon dance

[@notnorthkai]

hides my Whiscash*

[@deadinside7330]

Just wait until Garchomp gets Dragon Dance

[@ricardonarvaez2696]

NOW ITS SWAMPERT TIME BOYS!!!

[@EdmacZ]

Since this video: Gen 7 Salamence: Arguably the worst it has ever been Competitively. It’s too strong for UU, but very mediocre in OU. Outclassed by Gyarados and it’s Mega as a Dragon Dancer in OU. It can use Flynium Z, but that’s it. Mega Salamence in still great in Ubers. Gen 8 Salamence: Mega Salamence is gone, but Salamence is strictly a UU mon. It does rather well in UU and has new tricks like Hurricane and finally has a good Physical Flying STAB to use in Dual Wingbeat. Salamence can go Physical or Special whenever it wants. Salamence is one of the many Pokes who love the Heavy Duty Boots, letting it avoid Stealth Rock. A Defensive Defogger set popped up with Roost.

[@雪者]

Nice!

[@LordRumshi]

There’s been some news recently about how Salamance’s ancestor, Roaring Moon, might become banned along with the likes of Ursaluna’s new blood moon form in one of the competitive tiers. So perhaps in an updated video of Salamance’s competitive career can see how Salamance did and his paradox ancestor performed in the competitive scene.

[@voltingmaster5458]

Salamence just went 3 for 3!

[@eddykidplayzyt]

Was it Ubers before DLC 2 dropped? It’s OU as of now but I can’t remember if it was banned before new DLC

[@GD-ep5fl]

How GOOD is Swampert ACTUALLY?

[@presidenttogekiss635]

How good was Shedinja actually?

[@Galiaverse]

Video should be 1 minute long.

[@danielblock9305]

President Togekiss Shit.

[@tylerlee2135]

He may be bad but i love all his gimmicks

[@bryanb9432]

Galiaverse like its hp lol

[@psychopat4402]

President Togekiss imagine if they give shedinja a hidden ability sturdy lol.

[@TheVengefulVadam]

How good was Magmar and Magmortar ACTUALLY?!

[@raphaelkgh218]

The Vengeful 'Vadam yeah!!!! 😍😍😍😍😉

[@rebelblade7159]

Salamence was always my fave since R/S/E days. Glad it's still good. Currently thinking about breeding a Bagon with good stats and egg moves in Sun so that I could transfer it to ultra moon right at the start. Will take on ultra Necrozma with it.

[@anipokezone]

Salamence lost to Vulpix 😯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iVppeia79gmLc

[@guildmasterri5995]

I'd honestly like to see tentacruel next

[@saschab.5003]

Yes!

[@PleasantLeech]

I was thought it was lame as a kid until I leaned it was amazing.

[@guildmasterri5995]

Tbh same

[@michelecozzarin]

Tentacruel is one of the most annoying Pokemons ever, period. Once it sets up Barrier or Reflect it's almost unkillable

[@ElementalArcher]

Yes, I wished he did more interesting pokemon instead everyone chose the most mainstreams.

[@flashthemonkey6032]

Swampert.... you know you want it.

[@aassttrraa9566]

*How GOOD were Tangela and Tangrowth ACTU...* wait I'm the only one that cares for the spaghetti god welp *How GOOD was Swampert ACTUALLY?* Cuz you know originality is dead

[@sayvionwashington1939]

I hear Tangela was pretty good in the lower tiers, then Tangrowth came along and was meh until it got Regenerator

[@Sunaki1000]

Tangela in Gen 1 had 2 Bannd Attacks. It was very good, but cant shine. The Tangela today is just a empty shell.

[@smaragdchaos]

@@Sunaki1000 I mean technically Tangela should be an LC pokémon, but Tangela is actually banned from there and makes its appearance in PU, which I'd say is pretty huge since Untiered list is actually pretty fucking huge.

[@karrot4339]

Salamence might just be my favorite Pokémon due to its awesome design and awesome evolution story

[@Sleeper800]

How good was Flygon actually? Can’t leave him in Salamence’s dust for the 100th time!

[@anipokezone]

Salamence lost to Vulpix 😯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iVppeia79gmLc

[@lorenzomartinelli7665]

How GOOD was Clefable ACTUALLY? I’ll never give up, you know EDIT: finally, I see we’re getting a quite big squad, let’s go, Clefable-BOYZ!

[@anipokezone]

Salamence lost to Vulpix 😯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iVppeia79gmLc

[@pawsti]

How GOOD Was Marowak ACTUALLY?

[@MrGojira95]

How good was Dusclops?

[@kabelguy70]

And Dusknoir?

[@jeffcavaliersbluemarker9865]

Am I wrong or was dusclops better because of eviloite? I like dusknoir more that design is amazing

[@peterdickens6999]

@@jeffcavaliersbluemarker9865 nice name lol

[@Djirifoekrkfkf]

@@peterdickens6999 what do ya want from me? why do ya care for me? WHERE DO WE ALL GO WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP

[@senaykalaycoglu4397]

@@Djirifoekrkfkf yo mama

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

Personally, one of my favorite builds is a bulkier wish-passer and defogger. Nobody sees support 'mence coming, you'll get free defogs and wishes off when people switch to their sweep-stopper instead of something to set up on it, then when they realize it's a support set, a lot of people forget that even uninvested, Salamence hits really hard.

[@louiseb3146]

A Prinny Slacking Off no Interesting. But, yeah I'm afraid it would be an only once time surprise. What are you running with wish/defog ? Cause there's plenty of things that can set up on it. And then it is not enough bulky (25%on rocks) to effectively handle what it would aim to.

[@Babigoldfish]

You could use dragonite instead, why wasting this beast. Dragonite is immune to hazard

[@Minhaz25]

The element of surprise

[@penggao7034]

Hai Long nguyen dragonite and salamence have the same typing, and dragonite isn’t immune to hazards (stealth rock)

[@zyella277]

@@penggao7034 dragonite is bulkier though, 91/95/100 (and multiscale) vs 95/80/80.

[@Benjieb15]

How GOOD was Tentacruel ACTUALLY?

[@IgnitedQuils]

How BAD was Entei's movepool ACTUALLY?

[@sayvionwashington1939]

Can't learn Flare Blitz outside of one event that was released back in Gen 5

[@IgnitedQuils]

Also didn’t know Sacred Fire until Gen 6 but it’s still linear

[@matthewv.g7594]

Shade

[@johzuke1]

😂

[@openinginawe5518]

Better than Flareon... Which means very little.

[@brendanness]

Y’all need to remake this one

[@facundogiorno9697]

How good was FLYGON actually? Please?

[@Prodigial]

Pretty good until literally 1 Gen after its introduction when GameFreak introduced the most bullshit Pokemon ever that was the same thing as Flygon but superior is literally EVERY STAT.

[@MuhammadFarukh]

Ah, the poor man's Garchomp. Jk, Flygon is dope

[@DerSamalander]

How GOOD were Misdreavus and Mismagius ACTUALLY?

[@DragonMasters525]

DerSamalander yesss

[@wildcamlmusic]

I support this 100%

[@abrawolf]

Yas

[@szanumberonestan4960]

DerSamalander yes please

[@mazinopazi9406]

Yes pleaaase!

[@aakashtiwari7594]

please do swampert next

[@Neetish13]

I have a connection with salamence after having a shiny bagon in my UM team, being able to mega evolve it was glorious.

[@terrariaskeletonpre1.0.39]

how *GOOD* was sableye actually?? i need this

[@Tigerman4545]

Byron Slowe Please, my favorite Pokemon!

[@yungmuney5903]

Byron Slowe Thats a funny way of spelling mega sableye

[@ContainsMultitudes]

How good were misdreavus and mismagius actually?

[@Krishna-mo8qz]

Since you mention it so much, How good was milotic Actually?

[@Corrifa]

>Calm down son why are you so angry That literally made me laugh out loud. 10/10 script from Zane. Tell him I said thank you

[@sandrahwu]

@@Crinjal_2611 Zane is one of the writers for False Swipe Gaming. He used to write the entire video, but now he just writes the VGC sections and Smash Bros videos.

[@jasonbrandt8067]

How good was Swampert Actually?

[@scoots291]

How good was Swampert actually?

[@scoots291]

I see lots of swamperts

[@WiiamGamer55]

Swampert!! Please

[@Techtastisch]

How good was Dugtrio actually?

[@ii-jy6gd]

Hi

[@johskr2223]

@@ii-jy6gd racist

[@ii-jy6gd]

@@johskr2223 what

[@kad.2286]

@@johskr2223 w a t

[@tell_me_plz1461]

Wut

[@TheBlackGloWstone]

Swampert pls

[@maxim0mega247]

Little Bagon didn't just get to fly, it soared to dominance.

[@archivelibrarian6818]

How GOOD was the KFC chicken ACTUALLY? - History of Blaziken in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 3-6)

[@basedduck224]

7:02 every pokemon needed to carry a scizor

[@sukidable]

How good was Clefable actually?

[@Dragonian05]

No surprise here. Salamance is a beast of a dragon! I would like to see Clefable, Marowak, Primeape, or an actual Mewtwo video next, please.

[@cunt2002]

How good was Mewtwo actually?

[@baynemarrowe2003]

'wish' really works in the pokemon world for some reason, like how people wished for Rayquaza to mega evolve to protect them.

[@anipokezone]

Salamence lost to Vulpix 😯 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iVppeia79gmLc

[@MajorSpam]

How DEAD was Shedinja actually?

[@d4rkauras]

Fun fact: Shedinja was actually viable during a very short period of the Gen 6/7 metagame in OU. It was used in conjunction with stall teams in a core that consists of Mega Sableye and Dugtrio/Shadow Tagger. Sableye blocked hazards and Dugtrio trapped very problematic mons such as Ttar. Shedinja's unique typing with wonder guard also allowed it to indefinitely wall a number of threats like Koko, Zygarde, Keldeo, etc and pivot out with Baton Pass. Unfortunately, for the cicada angel, all the changes to OU have killed the reasons why it was viable at all. Mega Sableye and Shadow Tag were banned to ubers in Gen 6. Mega Sableye returned to OU in Gen 7, however, Arena Trap and both Baton Pass were banned, leaving the infamous Shedinja/Sableye/Trapper core dead for good.

[@Itsthat_Yu]

@@d4rkauras WHAT

[@ethanbailey5773]

How good was Generation One Battling Explained Part 3?

[@richcancro4739]

Yeah we've been waiting a while for that

[@tylergianchetta3946]

Apparently not good enough to be released. Or maybe TOO good to be explained

[@tamsuskaralius835]

How good was Altaria? How good was Infernape? How good was Sceptile?

[@tupapabardock0310]

Sceptile was pretty shitty... But gotta admit it was litty

[@retrogaming5485]

sceptile was already done

[@X-V1L3]

Retro Gaming no It wasn't

[@retrogaming5485]

Mystic Flareon oops my mistake. he didnt even start the gen 3 starters

[@dcd1828]

Pls blaziken too

[@armorbearer9702]

Salamance just keeps getting better. It is becoming the Fredrick of Pokemon.

[@The_PokeSaurus]

Bagon wished for wings, now it can cut is engines in half with them!

[@ShinyTillDawn]

And Salamce **Wished** for Wish.

[@pissmypantsbro]

Hey, your videos are up there for my favorite entertainment. I wish you had more content, even though you have a large amount it wasn't long before I watched them all. I ignore everything when one of your incredible videos is released. Please never stop, you are one of a kind. Catch 'em all...or in this case, review 'em all.

[@SpearMKW]

*How GOOD was Leafeon **_ACTUALLY?_*

[@ultimaterecoil1136]

SpearMKW aka ζρεαr it was really good in the eeveelution tournament.

[@pokemaniacmasterx3132]

Much better what flareon(?) lol

[@BipolarCheezit7]

wheres this video you speak of, boy

[@goGothitaLOL]

*underwhelming fixed

[@BipolarCheezit7]

Feels like im arguing with a middle schooler whos pa beats him on the regular. Lmk I hit the mark

[@Quix0tic707]

Salamence is one of my favourite Pokemon, glad to see it's always been a beast in competitive. Interesting video, good job.

[@BlazetheCat130]

How Good was Primeape Actually?

[@owenbartels9333]

Decent PU sweeper/revenge killer.

[@badsolja1]

:(

[@stever1705]

Dammit, I've been asking for a whole year and YOU get all those likes?!

[@condenabo]

Darkrai counter

[@DanielFlores-fo1ee]

He sucked actually.

[@redblue4726]

How Good was Clefable ACTUALLY?

[@nowheredude4204]

Well lets hope salamence makes a return with the expansion pack in sword and shield

[@meme_guy924]

According to a datamine it, along with other iconic Hoenn mons like the starters and fossils, are returning. Though even without the datamine Salamence would be likely to return because Metagross is coming back.

[@coldore6734]

It most likely will be UU If tyranitsr and skarmory became UU then salamence will experience the same thing

[@meme_guy924]

@@coldore6734 I think it's a bit early to say that as we don't know what the Crown Tundra meta wil lbe like

[@kakaks32]

It finally gets an decent flying stab

[@ROYEWITHNOE]

Guess what

[@endermewtwogaming2817]

How good was exeggutor actually? i`ll never give up on this damn palm tree!

[@Koniditors]

Lets do something fun, How GOOD was Qwilfish ACTUALLY??

[@abdurrahmanbausing5023]

I actually forgot 'bout that pokemon

[@theflaminggroundon632]

Actually, Qwilfish is one of my favorite Water types xD

[@pickles4128]

How GOOD was Milotic ACTUALLY?

[@NotThatAverage]

"I could really use a salamence right about now"

[@TKBomber7285]

How good was Pachirisu actually?

[@2022irons]

Moxie: (exists) Foul Play users: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@theprofessorpickler]

How good was Flygon ACTUALLY? I mean come on folks we just had the other Gen 3 Dragon and I WILL NEVER GIVE UP

[@roelvanderheijden4154]

But how good was swampert actually

[@smfinkle7573]

How good was milotic actually

[@thirddegree1017]

I've watched this episode several times because I like hearing someone talk about how good my favorite Pokémon is.