How GOOD was Walrein ACTUALLY? - History of Walrein in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 3-7)

Walrein is today’s Pokemon for our competitive history series! Join False Swipe Gaming in this brief overview of Walrein in competitive Pokemon!
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0:39 - ADV/Gen 3
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[@RickRaptor105]

Walrein: Bro, close your eyes. Abomasnow: Ok, bro. Walrein: What do you see, bro? Abomasnow: Nothing, bro. Walrein: That's my life without you, bro. Abomasnow: Bro...

[@taafeight5510]

*underrated comment*

[@cintronproductions9430]

Daaawwwww!

[@Rarest26]

Better love story than Twil... Wait, that´s too low.

[@Dz73zxxx]

When a walrus teamed up with abominable snowman to terror them tiers by ice A complete normal phenomenon on pokemon universe

[@lisavauhti7675]

Bro what a ... Bromance!

[@maswoodshaheb3931]

Unfortunately Report Unfortunate was said at 7:17 This has been the Unfortunately Report

[@Rockleefan3]

😂 i love his build up

[@user-cj7hc6og8g]

Thanks for you're work comrade

[@zeroirl4789]

lmao

[@roninwarriorsfan]

Unfortunate was also said in the 5 minute mark as well

[@ald360]

@@roninwarriorsfan specifically at 5:17

[@nicocchi]

Walrein's most notorious role in Pokémon history is screwing you over at the Battle Tower/Maison/Tree/whatever with Sheer Cold. 100% accuracy

[@shirshanyaroy287]

At the place where Brelooms used to fire off 1-turn focus punches? Yeah i remember

[@bradtolch]

Battle Subway it was everywhere

[@timoijas5316]

Alongside Quick Claw Rock Slide Sandslash that always went first and flinch haxed the whole team.

[@johnz6877]

Run a revenge killer with sash, or make your lead pokemon resistant to Ice (the AI will avoid using the "not very effective" type move even if it's an OHKO - not sure if this gets fixed at some Gen though). Metagross lead, with a ground immune switch in will avoid Sheer Cold, Horn Drill and Fissure. Recommend Gyarados or a flying/dragon to also get the fire resist synergy. In that case you should trick a choice scarf onto a Fissure user rather than switch, to get free DD setup. Unless it's a mon that can get both fissure and quick claw in the same set. If you look on bulbapedia, there's only a certain amount of curated sets and you may be surprised what coverage you can leave out.

[@aryksnag1935]

Sturdy gives an immunity to Sheer Cold.

[@joshuagarriga982]

To quote Jaiden: "Walreins are thick, can tank a lot of hits, and can do a lot of damage. I would know... because I have one."

[@mattybutler1985]

A moment of silence for Blubby

[@supernutz1262]

You mean thicc

[@jackcooney1651]

Well said, blubby was a force not to be reckoned with

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

@@jackcooney1651 lmao

[@nikc101]

F

[@joshuakim5240]

Playerbase: "AAAH! Help me! He's still trying to Hail stall me!" Smogon: "How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old walrus?!" Walrein: "I love Ice Body."

[@royshaheer]

Its always ready

[@alexdrake4081]

Walrein: Hi there Pokémon trainers! Nice hailstorm we are having! Gamefreak: SO YOU LIKE HAIL STALLING PEOPLE? WELL WE WILL SHOW YOU OLD WALRUS

[@georgesazon9726]

You guys are awesome! 😂

[@the_bookworm8281]

Gen 3: How GOOD was Walrein ACTUALLY? Gen 4-5: How GOOD was Hail ACTUALLY? Gen 6-7: How BAD was Walrein ACTUALLY?

[@dtexdarkus]

Gens 4-7 How RESTRICTING was Stealth Rock ACTUALLY?

[@internetguy7319]

@@dtexdarkus we wouldn't be using Walrein even if rocks didn't exist.

[@114bleachfan]

@@internetguy7319 I mean yes but stealth rocks are still just super oppressive

[@tyresebellamy606]

@ g

[@WheelStart]

How good was gen5 hidden ability buff actually?

[@Finalblue1234]

The fact that people were willing to waste a slot on snover JUST to activate Hail is hilarious to me

[@lynxfresh5214]

It just goes show how powerful certain abilities are when paired with certain strats (even for NFE mons) E.g: *Diglett being used in gen 5 OU due to how powerful arena trap is (after Dugtrio was banned to ubers) *Fletchinder being a RU staple in gen 6 (with a niche in UU) that received more overall usage than Moltres due how broken (pre-nerf) gale wings was. *And even now in Gen 8, Thwackey is dominating NU with grassy surge while Leafeon is untiered (again).

[@acemerceramv8561]

@@lynxfresh5214 I wouldn't say Thwackey is dominating NU, but is decent

[@M3rtyville]

I remember Vulpix being used in lower tiers just to have Sun which was broken causing Drought to be banned. Gen 5 had a lot of powerful NFE Pokemon thanks to eviolith and powerful abilities like Magic Bounce, Drought, Sandstream etc. or just being Dragon, Fighting or Ground Types with good boosting moves like Gurrdurr, Dragonair, Shelgon, Gabite, Monferno, Cumbustion, Pupitar etc. Also stuff like Rapid Spin was so important, people ran Warturtle or Staryu.

[@chaosbreaker657]

Magnet Pull Magneton

[@Akkise]

Well, I was willing to waste a slot on Skarmory/Aerodactyl just to be able to use Spikes/Stealth Rock so it's fine I guess.

[@lynxfresh5214]

Walrein is essentially a better Dewgong in every way also I found Walrein to be my MVP in my Gale of Darkness play-throughs.

[@primrosevale1995]

A Dewgong helped me defeat Ultra Necrozma, give the seal some credit.

[@notscorchingsands9718]

Funny enough Dewgong is better in that game because surf

[@jordanjackson4840]

I’ve never played Gale of Darkness nor have I ever gotten into the competitive scene but when I used Walrein back when I played Ruby, I rather enjoyed using him. Sure, it’s slow but it packs a punch when used right and it was invaluable against Liz and Tate and some of the Elite Fours members and absolutely crushes Drake’s dragons

[@serifAizawa]

@@notscorchingsands9718 I've used both and while they're both fantastic in XD I think Walrein is better off availability alone, but yeah Surf is really really good and makes Dewgong work using

[@demdelthepoet8885]

Same. It could take so many hits

[@sarasaland4709]

Kellen has so many Pokémon in the works, he has to do his joke videos AND real videos in the same day.

[@rontheauraknight9606]

Yeah I can’t believe this joke of a video, Furret is op man

[@beta511ee4]

So is he becoming anything like TheAuraGuardian?

[@averytubestudios]

I feel kinda bad for him.

[@RediteTheGemBoy]

I saw you in a video

[@exaltedgrind4729]

Ron the Auraknight furret is bad though

[@allenkeettikkal3149]

"Uncontested hail meant that Walrein was free to, well, reign terror over the tier." - Quote from How GOOD was Abomosnow Actually?

[@emojifr...]

Honestly the content is just getting slightly worse, and it’s showing.

[@santasangre996]

@@emojifr... lol how

[@leapy3165]

Teruteru The Rice Cooker I like that they didn’t just parrot lines from past episodes

[@Rarest26]

@Omar Elzant Other than improved audio, longer videos and more research, that is. Look back at the Charizard video and you´ll see the difference.

[@j.k.3920]

I really love this. The writer loves his job and this bit of word play shows it.

[@TheGlyde18]

You, a peasant: Stealth Rock Me, a scholar: Sneaky Pebbles

[@eclipsesoluna3453]

oh yeah, I remember that cereal

[@ulture]

Underhanded Gravel

[@elevate07]

Me an ascendant: Sinister Sediment

[@ulture]

@@elevate07 ignoble igneous

[@TheGlyde18]

@@elevate07 Silent Soil

[@rajt9996]

Everyone talks about Tyranitar and Excadrill but no one talks about Obamasnow and Stallrein :(

[@cintronproductions9430]

@Oxnard Darcy G. Darmanitan, Eiscue, Mamoswine, Weavile, Avalugg, Lapras, Vanilluxe, A. Ninetales, Cloyster and Kyurem: "Are we jokes to you!?"

[@autumnleaf2513]

Kyurem-Black And Kyurem-White: Yes, kyurem, you are.

[@discountchocolate4577]

Probably because sandstorm is more versatile than hail. 3 types, two of which are the excellent steel and ground, are immune to sand damage. Only ice types have hail immunity, and ice is one of the worst defensive types, making hail stall significantly more challenging.

[@Kappa5938]

Mainly because Ice types are so damn weak in general

[@N12015]

@@cintronproductions9430 Eiscue, You are the worst ice type in galar, so yes, YOU ARE A JOKE. Kyurem should be no lower than Uber with those monstrous stats as well, and Avalugg is a tier staple... in reverse because in real game he has just an awful defensive typing. Regular Lapras is also a joke, altough it has arguably the best Gmax form for doubles alongside Snorlax.

[@Afrochilla]

Alternate Title: How many times did Walrein get Hail banned actually?

[@AceDragonXX]

In my opinion, this Pokemon was a pain in the ass to beat in the Battle Factory/Subway due to its OHKO moves.

[@emojifr...]

S H E E R. C O L D

[@InciniumVGC]

Because the in game abuses RNG to make the game more difficult

[@lynxfresh5214]

Gotta love those OHKO moves that gain the same accuracy as Aura Sphere and Shock Wave when used by the opposing AI.

[@rajt9996]

What about dewgong? Horn drill sheer cold

[@reddragonair3147]

@@rajt9996 *Horn Drill and Sheer Cold

[@milkman5969]

I always remember Spheal in PokePark, as they used to roll around and bump into me. Thanks for the nostalgia!

[@illuminatiiluminado4624]

That was my favorite zone

[@ruicosta6342]

Ruin zone had the coolest pokemon

[@illuminatiiluminado4624]

@@ruicosta6342 i was soo hyped going throught it, not only the pokemon but the design was perfect for a "close to endgame" dungeon

[@Rarest26]

Fun story: When I was a kid playing through Pokémon White, I remember facing a post game trainer with a Spheal that landed FIVE Sheer Colds in a row, and for years I thought this line had No Guard. LMAO

[@RandalfElVikingo]

Funny thing, I got Sheer Colded by a Walrein before in Emerald: I don't remember if it was in the Battle Frontier or the Elite 4, but that's a move I always relate to Walrein.

[@cradiculous]

You'd have a grand old time in the Emerald Battle Frontier

[@cintronproductions9430]

The opponents never seem to miss, which is bollocks.

[@moonjelly5]

I guess you had to learn to Spheal with it.

[@Rarest26]

@@moonjelly5 Goddamit

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

Shoutouts to the two guys with Spheal for carrying me during Gracia's story early game in Pokémon conquest.

[@seismitoad9163]

Bro Gracia's story was so hard to do even with me making sure she had a Froslass before I even attempted it.

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@seismitoad9163 Mate you gave her a Froslass bruh, I gave her a Gothita and by the end Gracia (now in evolution stage 2) and her Gothitelle destroyed everyone.

[@seismitoad9163]

@@3.2187_Kilometres Yeah looking back I should have done that but I pulled through anyhow.

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@seismitoad9163 Giving her a Froslass is still better than making her stay with Musharna the entire time until you gave up like 6 year old me did. Seriously though why the hell did they make Musharna so bad in Pokémon conquest.

[@seismitoad9163]

@@3.2187_Kilometres I know right, Musharna is way too situational to be any good.

[@smackjack78]

The Walrein line is underrated, change my mind. Spheal is freaking adorable, Sealeo is pretty good, and Walrein is beastly!

[@bobvella7228]

what's interesting to me about that challenge is that it can be done by either convincing you that the line actually is terrible or that plenty already thinks it's good. no one doubts spheal's cuteness!

[@M3rtyville]

Spheal is a round boi. Another frendshaped frend next to Furret who is a long boi.

[@omarkn7506]

I used a Walrein in my first ORAS playthrough and became a great partner with my ace: Mega Altaria

[@maxoyew2965]

It deserved a mega more than Glalie in my opinion. It was Glacia’s actual ace after all. Hell, the ability Refrigerate is wasted on her Mega Glalie in ORAS. It has NO Normal-Type attacks in its moveset!! It’s so stupid

[@artandem9637]

@@M3rtyville if your ace was mega altaria, than I feel bad for you.

[@alexandermcmillan8056]

Basically this: Walrein in Gen's 3-5: Unstoppable and very good with Hail Up. Walrein in Gens 6-7: Bad just super bad

[@the_bookworm8281]

More like: Gen 3: Very viable in UU. Gen 4: Technically NU, and not the greatest there, but has a solid niche in OU and UU thanks to Abomasnow. Gen 5: Untiered, but has a niche in UU because apparently it's friendship with Abomasnow cannot be severed. Gen 6-7: Terrible.

[@microwave8931]

Now: OU

[@omarkn7506]

@@microwave8931 Uh that was just a tiering shift. UNFORTUNATELY it scored it's 4th generation of untiered

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

So basically the Hail version of Cacturne.

[@NeoGraena]

@@goldenhydreigon4727 but with hp regen instead of evasion

[@andrewwojtas8486]

Fun fact about the song I am the walrus: This song was written by the Beatles after they received a letter by a high-school student who had been receiving assignments in class that involved finding the meaning of the songs that the Beatles wrote. This inspired the gang to make a song that would make finding a meaning impossible and thus they made I am the Walrus

[@Christian-rn1ur]

The irony being that the lack of meaning became the meaning itself.

[@DrPumpkinz]

"Let the fuckers work that one out." --- John

[@10.ikadekanandadwipayadnya83]

For a second i thought you were talking about "obey the walrus"

[@jaschabull2365]

Another fun fact about it that I heard: Apparently, only the first line was written under the influence of cannabis - after that, Lennon decided it would be easier to write a bunch of weird lyrics from his completely sober imagination.

[@iBenjamin1000]

and then multiple people have tried to discern meaning from the song anyway just cause they can

[@bdt2002gaming]

With Generation 9’s change from Hail to Snow, Walrein could be powerful once again if it itself got access to Snow Warning, especially with Heavy-Duty Boots making switching in much easier.

[@EdmacZ]

Furret: *Walks away.* Walrein: CANT STALLREIN THE WALREIN

[@itriggerpeople4433]

"Walrein’s two massively developed tusks can totally shatter blocks of ice weighing 10 tons with one blow. Its tusks may snap off in battle." ..... How tf are you gonna make something that can break 10 tons of ice snap???

[@M4x_P0w3r]

By being able to break 11 tons of ice, duh

[@cintronproductions9430]

We shouldn't believe most things the Pokédex says. XD

[@quitted7276]

@@cintronproductions9430 Hey Furret is taller than Gamefreak's favorite pokemon.

[@LoinkLoink]

Well, there's a difference between hardness(ability to remain undamaged despite hits) and toughness(ability to take hits without breaking). Take diamond, for example. It's one of the hardest materials in the world and as a result is used often in mining operations. However, it can't easily take hits compared to other materials and will break much faster. The same applies to Walrein's tusks.

[@Hazel-xl8in]

Loink additionally, there are certain kinds of saw-like disks used to cut through steel when spun extremely fast, but are easily snapped with your fingers

[@duckyduckje4613]

Idc If he is good or bad, he is a beefy boy

[@williamcox632]

True, I loved using in emerald as my 6th team member

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

@@williamcox632lol

[@Hmmm777]

@@williamcox632 For some reason i find Walrein cute

[@loulou3676]

It always makes me really happy when there is one random trainer out there that really loves one specific pokemon like that. Godspeed, Samuel and his Walrein

[@tomnorton4277]

He must have followed Karen's advice.

[@franciscolozada1059]

Walrein was one of those that definitely deserved a mega at it's time, still one of my favorite pokemon from the third gen.

[@sarasaland4709]

Can we just start calling Stealth Rock “Sneaky Pebbles”

[@patriots971]

Clandestine Cobblestone

[@autobotstarscream765]

@Mason Abney I like how Espionage Emeralds sounds like a Sonic reference. 😎👍

[@D-S-G.]

stealthy stalagmites

[@elevate07]

Mischievous Masonry

[@toadallynoodle5414]

I am more partial to "Hidden Gems", myself.

[@derpysableye2376]

You forgot it had a Key Role in the Pokemon Deoxys Movie: Giving a Child a Mental Trauma by almost stampeding the kid.

[@Nosretep]

And parenting a Manaphy by literraly dragging it into the ocean.

[@derpysableye2376]

Setsuna he stole my child

[@farahkhan2654]

Yeah wallrien might be tanky, but sheal is OU in terms of cutness.

[@infinitethunder6184]

Gen 3 in a nutshell: It was once seen as a simple wall. Then it reigned.

[@nyxxose]

R.I.P Blubby You were a true mad lad.

[@meowistforlife]

The last episode invited a certain ferret Pokémon to walk for 10 hours in sadness, how will Walrein fair?

[@arta1924]

9 hours sad walk for this chungus

[@N12015]

A weird Wobuffet/Quagsire kinda eppisode.

[@_V.Va_]

@@arta1924 Reddit moment.

You would know if you watched the video.

[@TheOtherNeutrino]

In Gen 4-5, it's the epitome of Hail Stall. It even got some VGC placements in restricted formats.

[@megaflop6312]

Me: simply tendin' to Necrozma. FSG: Here's Walrein! Me: BLUBBY! *memories of Jaiden's nuzlocke*

[@Eltipoquevisteayer]

Imagine it with a 115 Spa and some sorely needed coverage moves

[@Eltipoquevisteayer]

@@bradschaefer2387 Damn, i thought it already had it

[@PinkPikaBean]

It also really needs scald!!

[@GIR177]

I mean you're just making a new Pokémon at that point, and Walrein has bigger problems than its stats, which aren't even bad. Even still, Lapras outlcasses Walrein in nearly every way with even higher HP and bulk, better coverage with Thunderbolt and Freeze-Dry, and a more practical ability in Water Absorb, and even that thing is also floundering in the lowest tiers, so Walrein would comparatively need even more help to boost to relevancy

[@JoeBro915]

PinkPikaBean i think it being an ice type is why it doesn’t get scald

[@MaahirMomtaz12]

From the Home datamines, it's shown to get stuff like Swords Dance, Liquidation and Body Press

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

Walrein in hail: I am ienvitable! Walrein without hail: Gamefreak, I don't feel so good.

[@---Mattia---]

Nobody: FSG: *There is another*

[@ariace6547]

Dear god

[@---Mattia---]

@Rocki Boi The video was 9 seconds out and I wanted to write something cool. Yes, my life is sad

[@Duskool]

But wait, there's more! Subscribe now, and FSG will double the offer! Hi, FalseSwipeGaming here with Unfortunately, the fast and easy way to tell if a Pokemon sucks in competitive!

[@SSB_Seal]

YOOO THE EVOLUTION OF MY FAVORITE POKÉMON FINALLY GETS HIS TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT! I’ve been waiting a long time for this video, thank you for making it!!!

[@SSB_Seal]

17:24 “the plan was simple” ludwig7

[@StRodeNL]

"Walrein was so OP in Gen 4 UU thanks to hail!" Kabutops and rain teams: "Allow me to introduce myself!"

[@thatonekidthatnobodytruste5406]

Politoed, tyranitar, hippowdon, and ninetales: I’m about to end this mans whole career

[@werh227]

Ah, just when I was watching a seal documentary. Probably should've watched walruses instead, but that's what I'm here for now.

[@jaschabull2365]

Ha ha, I was actually just watching a Pusa Hispida video about a seal.

[@lordpyron3934]

This upload marks the mighty 200th Episode of False Swipe Gaming, this includes the other analysis videos such as the Ice Type and Stealth Rock analysis. 🎉 🎉 🎉

[@lostanguishbladelord2461]

Since Aggron and Walrein were hyped up as rivals at one point, Give it a Mega. (lower speed ; boost attack, defense, special attack) let all who oppose its rein, taste cold frozen despair.

[@maswoodshaheb3931]

How GOOD were Double Uploads ACTUALLY? They were the highlight of my day and throughout the community, it's something every FSG fan looks forward to every week.

[@Chucky_Martinez]

I've always thought Walrein was good, I didn't expect that it would stoop to PU Tier, but I know that Walrein has potential and I need to find out Edit: I still hope to see How Good Was Liepard actually soon

[@openinginawe5518]

Walrien's on your parade. My most wonderful memories are getting hit by sheer cold...twice in OR. It was not fun.

[@Rarest26]

You think two times in a row is bad? Just find my comment and you´ll see.

[@jadeniko2367]

That is pretty rare

[@bobvella7228]

mine is having a battle tree streak end from quick claw blizzard hit AND freeze BOTH of my mon

[@Pandacalifornia]

Rarest Could you just, like, tell us?

[@AscendedHazard]

I used to cheese with Sheer Cold versus my friends back then. Was fun

[@nousername191]

You ruthless monster.

[@shankpain1354]

Douche alert

[@yousifkhalil9655]

You're that guy ehh!

[@weskrill8241]

Walrein has become one of my favorites ever since i used one in a BW2 nuzlocke and she basically carried my team-it was when i found out how sturdy they were ...and powerful!

[@nadund]

I was waiting so long for this, one of my favorites

[@sphealwithitxd6720]

I’ve been waiting so long for this thank you

[@masonchampagne6796]

spheal is like a better furret. it has funny face. he is a fat ball. he is epic... change my mind

[@battledroidmk129]

I cant

[@battledroidmk129]

Wait can it *WALK?*

[@Centiwing]

Battle droid MK12 it can flop, which is superior

[@lmaojkk]

𝔂𝓮𝓼

[@leapy3165]

Here y’all go again, putting 2 bad bitches against each other for no reason

[@dakuwaizu695]

Now that there are no megas, I’m hoping Walrein will get more usage, considering everyone and their mother is running ice moves for Garchomp, Dragonite, and Landorus Therian

[@a.m.theshinyjohtohunter4287]

YEEEEAAAAHHHHSSSS!!! Thank you SO much for finally covering my dear Wally! One of my fave Ice types!!

[@Toni-uk4ks]

Wait another one? That's crazy.

[@machmach6981]

Walrein should get access to Freeze-Dry, Scald, and Slack-Off

[@reddragonair3147]

At least Freeze Dry and Slack Off. Scald would be great for it, but I can understand it not having it because it's also an Ice- type, as with Lapras. Knock Off and Brick Break would make sense as well, though.

[@sephikong8323]

Reminder that Thick Fat Walrein is the only water type resistant to Freeze Dry

[@GrassSquid]

@@sephikong8323 Thick Fat Dewgong is crying

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

@@GrassSquid bruh -_-

[@Dragrath1]

@@reddragonair3147 Yeah Freeze Dry Slack Off and Knock off would be excellent pity it doesn't have them already and GF is taking away knock off access for a bunch of Pokemon so it seems unlikely to be given that move. That said regarding Scald it would make more sense than it does for Lapras as its based on a mammal rather than a sea turtle which lack the ability to fully regulate their body temperature. Pokemon rarely cares about these levels of details but it is more justifiable. It has fairly solid stats so it would probably be viable if it wasn't an ice type... GF seems to hate the type >_>

[@nightshrine4257]

I remember how Wallace's Walrein would always kill me with Sheer cold that sht pissed me off so bad

[@beanburrito4405]

Hell yeah, double upload!

[@otakufreak40]

Nice, got the notification during the outro for the previous video. More FSG is always a good thing.

[@blakeslone9820]

Wait... top 32 without even knowing Natures and EVs? Admittedly, it took me a long time to know as well, but that was incredibly good without knowing anything that important! (I distinctly remember all of my Water type Pokémon that I used in Soul Silver having incredible Def, because I hunted endless Graveler in Victory Road)

[@thejuic3b0i64]

Furret walked SO WALREIN COULD STALL

[@OfficialPikadex]

Damn, to think that Walrein went from being a huge threat in UU to being deemed unviable in ANY tier in the same generation... I kinda feel bad for the guy.

[@caprisunkid5941]

Nobody: Fsg: Another One

[@ghostboinori7914]

It’s funny to imagine encore being performed by this weapon as the standard seal clap after seeing a move It wants ya to do again. And they obey it

[@mushroomdude123]

Walrien's history is so much more interesting that I thought. It's cool how it and Parasect had niches in restricted VGC formats.

[@Arthu342]

Wuuu!!! Thank you so much for the video, guys! 💙

[@rsstudios9562]

Thanks so much for doing walrein

[@KaoruMzk]

I'm honestly surprised that Walrein was just UU in Gen IV, the thing was all over the place in online during Platinum, and even until HGSS, at least in my experience.

[@Flaris]

Walrein has one of the more crazy paths. It was everywhere, nowhere, dealing with banned abilities, and utter madness.

[@redshirt8611]

I’ve been looking forward to this one for god knows how long

[@joshinaround7901]

I have been subsrived around 40ish subs man. I am glad of your succes in your channel

[@baddragonite]

I always had a hypothesis that Walrein was originally gonna be the gen 3 water starter but got replaced cause he didn't fit the tropical nature of most of the region

[@sonicgoku24]

Ya know, I bet Walrein could really work as a Curse sweeper if it had the Sp Atk and Atk stats swapped and given Recover, it has some really good physical moves when I checked it out.

[@2gyllstad]

I remember using Walrein in my super gimmicky Hail team back in gen 4, and somehow managing to sweep my entire opponents team with blizzard cause his sableye tricked my leftovers for its choice specs

[@reverbssb1036]

you have no idea how long I've waited for this video

[@johnbailey5835]

It took me a while to realise that walrein has an 8× resistance to Ice with thick fat. Damn.

[@IschmarVI]

it's also one of the very few ice types that resist fire which is pretty cool

[@jackwilson9468]

I remember transfering and training a Walrein in Platinum named Bismarck and it destroyed Cynthia's Garchomp so hard, It even managed to get lucky against her Togekiss by surviving an Aura sphere while making that stupid bird eat a stab blizzard.

[@thebigstink7472]

Thank you my friend is my favorite Pokémon made my day:)

[@sekhmet_revuwution2383]

Ah neat another video today!

[@User21h0u3fv]

The ice face Pokemon with base 80 in all stats we ask. How GOOD was Glalie ACTUALLY? - History of Glalie in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 3-7)

[@caprisunkid5941]

To everyone who reads this have a good day!

[@ashi8915]

You too :DD

[@isthisnameok6411]

Bot

[@demiclick]

you too broski :D

[@justyouraveragewoop7045]

/r Ihadhalfastroke

[@resurrekt7114]

you too

[@andrewcampbell9277]

This was such a rollercoaster

[@R7AWSUM]

Revisit this one, just for Gen 8. Some great things are shaking up out in the snow.

[@edhelion4445]

Je tiens à citer le meilleur représentant de son espèce, Michel Trou le maire de Saint-Sernin sur Rance qui fut et restera une légende pour les siècles à venir.

[@NanaKyoto]

Walrein, with its hail, brought a wall of pain wherever it went, provided it's not banned.

[@braydenfarmer184]

This channel has like the top 5 most consistently good content of anyone Im subbed to

[@pichuflash2769]

I just recently used an icy wind support Walrein to beat Pokemon XD's Orre Colosseum for my first time ever. He was a tremendous help to my stronger teammates. They desperately needed his speed control because none of them were EV trained. The team consisted of Marowak, Walrein, Arcanine, Zapdos, Mr. Mime, and Salamence. He was by far my most consistent member, and I've found a great love for him as a Pokemon because of it.

[@dragonkingofthestars]

Everyone in VGC: Walrein? dude that things too weak to compete! Samuel Haarsma:"Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled Trainers should try to win with the Pokémon they love best."

[@scorpioncox8978]

Ah yes. The one pokemon that reins over a tier when hail was permanent but gets walled once it was removed. An ironic fate to be sure.

[@Superluigi881]

Walrein in gens 3 - 5: Bow before your king! Walrein post gen 5: Well that's the end of me.

[@butteredsalmonella]

Took them so long to figure out Water/Ice was better offensively than defensively. Began with Smash Cloyster, then Arctovish and now we have the insane Iron Bundle.

[@Poke-ladd]

I love using Aqua ring, Left overs with ice body especially in gen 4- infinite healing

[@whatamidoing725]

I love how “unfortunately” has become this channels catchphrase

[@tycoonraptor7052]

I like your taste in pf pics

[@whatamidoing725]

Tycoon Raptor to you as well compadre

[@cubestuff3928]

Good job on the videos, you really study up on this. Perhaps you should do kangaskhan if you haven't yet

[@HamLover17]

I got into top 10 on Smogon in Gen 6 with a team built around a rest talk walrein. My favorite Pokémon

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

Walrein looked scary and imposing in Gen 3/4. It looks kinda derpy and plumpy in the 3D models. One of the few sprites I actually prefer to the new models 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@luckycandy101]

FSG: Walrein is AMAZING! "Does that mean it was OU?" FGS: Well actually it was NU and Untiered most of the time, but it was AMAZING! 😂

[@lpg5355]

I love walrein so much, Ive used it in my ORAS team and it was an amazing player in the party making me love it even more from personal experience

[@leonardobarbosatelles2779]

So many fond memories of Walrein. Sealed was one of if not the first Mon I got in the Platinum post game, and I loved it

[@ConstantinKlose-sj4mb]

14:19 wtf??? He made it to top 32 without knowing about natures and evs? JUST.... HOW...?

[@skyslasher2297]

Walrus

[@omarkn7506]

That is Blizzard spam to you.

[@ufoparty69]

How Bad was Gumshoos in the presidential meta actually next

[@bariumselenided5152]

I love the stories at the end of some videos of people using their signature Pokemon and actually accomplishing stuff

[@cyber00123]

YAAAAS, finally! One of my favorite pokes!!