How GREAT was Skarmory ACTUALLY? - History of Skarmory in Competitive Pokemon ft. BKC

[@DeadlySins-op1gl]

Game Freak : “It can fly at 180 mph !” Also Game Freak : 70 Base Speed

[@bluesandman7566]

Black Pokédex about Escavalier: "They fly around at *high* *speed* , striking with their pointed spears. Even when in trouble, they face opponents bravely." Escavalier's base speed: 20

[@MrCactuar13]

Also Game Freak: "Pidgeot can fly at Mach 2" >91 base speed "Dodrio runs close to 40MPH" >100 base speed How would a race between these 3 even work

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

I'm starting to think speed stat isn't movement speed, but reaction speed

[@arunm1234]

'When volcanic ash darkened the atmosphere, it is said that Volcarona's fire provided a replacement for the sun'. And volcarona doesn't get drought

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

HeartGold Pokedex about Yanmega: "This six-legged Pokémon is easily capable of transporting an adult in flight" Also Yanmega: *can't learn Fly*

[@idealyst8292]

Skarmory: You took everything from me! Corviknight: ...I don't even know who you are

[@ultimate_metalsonicoverlor5846]

Accurate

[@saurianfan7102]

*Plays duel of the fates as the two clash in Brave Birds*

[@mdm767]

Covirknight cant used toxic or rocks/spikes, yet

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

Corviknight and Skarmory played in a total different way . Corviknight plays offensively and Skarmory plays defensively

[@-_-379]

陳嘉宇 lol no. Corviknight have the option for offense but most set run bulky pivot or defogger lmao.

[@luckycandy101]

Sept 1st: Skarmory back in OU. "My death was... greatly exaggerated"

[@iron2684]

I put this meme in the thread

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@Zedrik Allen Well it's in OU now due to usage, Though it definitely wasn't broken in UU.

[@shady8045]

damn not getting the probably mainstream reference is a weird feeling like is it starwars? idk :(

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@shady8045 It's a reference to Megamind.

[@shady8045]

@@3.2187_Kilometres oh yeah thanks lol

[@realmdarkness]

Corviknight goes up on stage to accept its award for best steel/flying type. Snorlax waddles up and grabs the mic out of its feathers. "I'm happy for you and imma let you finish, but Skarmory was one of the greatest Pokemon of all time!

[@GM.Nobody]

Feather snorlax though

[@kingnothing5678]

Kanye's Pokemon would be Arceus

[@xeronoobmaster6984]

Realmdarkness corv better

[@jaidamwhi4589]

This!!! This is what I was looking to see but didn't expect...kudos my friend 👏 🙌

[@joelatherton76]

Poor taylor swift :-(

[@waffloesh7862]

Hyped to see BKC narrate on here finally, his understanding of competitive Pokémon is endlessly fascinating to me.

[@danielsmith5032]

100% truth. I love listening to his channel

[@kurushi857]

Who?

[@inheritedwheel2900]

@@kurushi857 did you watch the video homie, he said been the singles writer for 2 yrs

[@GIR177]

His content indeed super informative and underrated.

[@reeeeefrik]

their voices are so hypnotizing for me

[@cintronproductions9430]

Skarmory: "After being OU for years ever since I first existed, they leave me out of the new games? What is this!?" (Skarmory gets allowed into Galar) Skarmory: "Yes! I'm allowed in SW/SH! OU, here I come! Wait, what!? Who are you?" Corviknight: "I'm you, but better." (Skarmory gets sent to UU) Tyranitar: "You too, huh?" Skarmory: "Yeah, I got replaced by a fat, edgy version of me. What happened to you?" Tyranitar: "The hippo happened!" Edit: This aged poorly... XD

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

RU to Gigalith: "Why are you back?" Gigalith: "Tyranitar happened." Edit: In September *Tyranitar (and Skarmory but he's not important to the meme) moves back up into OU* Gigalith to UU: You couldn't live with your own failure and where did that bring you, back to me. Edit 2: In November; Hippowdon (and Skarmory but he's not important to the meme) drop to UU Gigalith: Alright this is just taking the piss at this point.

[@lynxfresh5214]

Celesteela: "The time for my revenge is coming soon..."

[@RoninofCrimsonMaple]

Also dont forget close combat being a more common move.

[@sayvionwashington1939]

@@lynxfresh5214 Funny thing is, Celesteela is currently in Nat Dex UU with Skarmory

[@thundereagle4130]

Tyranitar: "'but at least they gave you a new great move, my persuit has been deleted'' Skarmory: ''oof to man, oh well at least that other steel/fly asshole isn't hear'' The Crown Tundra: ''did someone saiy Celesteela?'' Skarmory: ''ohhh F*ck''

[@Aarantula]

Skarmory in UU. I never thought the day would ever come.

[@MaahirMomtaz12]

@@AugmentalGameplay It's gaining a lot of usage now in OU. It's going back up next week

[@abarette_]

@@MaahirMomtaz12 lmao

[@pikamain9689]

Its better at stalling than corviknight imo

[@user-pp6pr5fg8w]

Still remains a solid choice in OU, i think it's A- on the VR, even bigger than Corviknight. Saying that it's completely outclassed by Corviknight is an overstatement, since it provides an even better physically defensive role

[@dantyhuang9378]

Santiago Barbosa if i remembered correctly it also has a higher defense stat, meaning that body press would hurt more, and it also learns whirlwind, so yeah, that’s why i use skarmory over corviknight

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

Skarmory exists: Magneton and Magnezone: *You know the rules and so do I* Skarmory with shed shell: *Say Goodbye* Edit: As of September 1st 2020 Skarmory's back in OU lads! Edit 2: As of November 1st 2020 Skarmory is back in UU :(. Edit 3: as of April 1st 2021 Skarmory (and Magnezone) is back in OU :).

[@joaquincasascortes624]

"Say Goodbye"

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@joaquincasascortes624 I know it's "say goodbye" but I thought it sounded less funny 2 minutes ago but now I'm changing my mind and realising it's funnier to just say the meme fully.

[@joaquincasascortes624]

​@@3.2187_Kilometres k np

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@mooseears9849 My reaction to this reply: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5XHqJ6Df6xkgNE

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

Dugtrio: *Omae wa mō shindeiru *

[@seanmedina8735]

Gen 8: I'm liking these boots. Skarmory: so imma temporarily head out

[@realmdarkness]

He'll always find a way.

[@seanmedina8735]

@@realmdarkness he still has his niche working well in OU but it's not as prominent with corviknight being ran everywhere

[@thelaxfromthespace8665]

If there are boots, knock it off :D

[@glacierwolf2155]

I believe Skarmory has more issue with Heavy-Duty Boots than Corviknight tbh. Like sure, its Specially-Defensive bretheren gives it trouble with the added versatility it can provide, but Skarmory still has Spikes and Whirlwind. Heavy-Duty Boots makes Spikes worthless until they are Knocked Off.

[@supernutz1262]

Alternate title: How GOOD was The Bird Immune To Power Creep ACTUALLY?

[@jaschabull2365]

"All the power creep we threw at it didn't leave a scratch on it, yet it fell to this pair of shoes..."

[@IschmarVI]

it seems that it still manages to resist powercreep after all

[@matteodotdpsatgmaildotcom2451]

This aged like milk

[@gustavorodriguez5643]

It might be immune to power creep, but it's not immune to Corviknight.

[@lonewolf5945]

​@@gustavorodriguez5643 In gen 9 skarm has once again proven that it is the best mon of all time

[@hiei49]

Skarmory: Unfortunately, you cant say unfortunately at the start of the video this time! BKC: I make the rules here

[@anzeigefehler6495]

Unfortuently it was too good fot uu

[@jayanths1221]

From one fallen OU giant to another, Tyranitar also deserves a remake.

[@GoinGreninja]

Agreed.

[@Eternitygate]

@Justinn Zamora power creep my boy

[@GoinGreninja]

@Justinn Zamora More fighting type coverage happened.

[@jayanths1221]

@@GoinGreninja Most importantly, the absense of pursuit..

[@GoinGreninja]

@@jayanths1221 I'm actually happy that pursuit got axed. Psychic and Ghost types were completely screwed against pursuit last gens and now, thanks to it disappearing, made those 'mons more viable.

[@SaltyTreecko]

a well deserved remake, this thing was a monster.

[@emojifr...]

1. Gen 2 was one of the check to snorlax 2. Skarmbliss really started in gen 3

[@akarinova]

@@emojifr... I'm sure we can evaluate this when watching the video bb

[@lynxfresh5214]

Then Corviknight appeared in gen 8... :/

[@emojifr...]

I’m just saying

[@rajt9996]

I thought spikes and Sr were garbage moves before I got into competitive lol. Also even though it's really cool I wish corv never existed

[@splitsee2526]

Skarmory: "I used to rule the world..."

[@lynxfresh5214]

It couldn't "bird up" enough to keep up with the power-creep.

[@cintronproductions9430]

What's Skarmory gonna do now? Throw Corviknight into a gorge full of stampeding wildebeest? Oh right, Corviknight can fly. XD

[@rajt9996]

F for our fallen birb and godzilla

[@HMZeroTwo]

"...Spikes would rise when I gave the word..."

[@rajt9996]

@Deniz Mergen eviolite skarmory??

[@glacierwolf2155]

Skarmory: _Runs physically bulky EV spread & nature._ Special Attackers & Mixed Attackers: _Become popular._ Skarmory: _Runs specially bulky EV spread & nature._ Physical Attackers: _Become popular._ Skarmory: _Runs physically bulky EV spread & nature._

[@charizardpropaganda]

its special defense sucks. what are you talking about?

[@brendan1871]

@@charizardpropaganda lol Did you even watch the video? 1) Its typing is amazing defensively on its own in general (this cannot be understated). 2) It would be more apt to say that its physical Defense is fantastic even uninvested, and thus it can afford to fully invest in HP and Special Defense, making up for the low base stats you correctly point out. And Glacier Wolf is referring to Skarmory's adaptive metagame evolution over the course of Gen 4 (9:50), which only continued in Gens 5-7 (see 24:38), though to a less impactful degree.

[@IschmarVI]

@@charizardpropaganda steel/flying is probably the best defensive typing in the game. With that, 70/70 special bulk when invested suddenly becomes very, very, VERY useful

[@thecriticalghost4626]

@@charizardpropaganda I think You didn't watch The video

[@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441]

@@brendan1871 I dont think charizard respond cause hes in the wrong here lol but yea it has a good typing. just make sure it doesnt get hit by fire moves lol

[@SSB_Seal]

As much as I love hearing Kellen, it’s cool to hear more from the others behind this channel too!

[@SSB_Seal]

12:55 DAMN that’s some good alliteration right there

[@bldgdegamer249]

True, they should allow all the other people that works on FSG with pokemon they love

[@WiccanGarden]

Kellen has the voice of an angel

[@sarasaland4709]

He just wanted to say "Unfortunately" for the fun of it. Understandable, he's had Kellen say it a ton.

[@harb1ng3r82]

Bro he’s been writing that word in the scripts for over a year, he deserves to be the one delivering it.

[@seismitoad9163]

Yes I too watched the beginning of the video.

[@rajt9996]

Unfortunately for snorlax,skarmory was an incredible pokemon

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

@@seismitoad9163 thank u seismitoad, very cool!

[@Angboy180]

"Unfortunately, Skarmory wasn't used in VGC."

[@julioomega96]

Skarmory: wanna be friends?? Celesteela: shore Skarmory: wanna kick corviknight butt?? Celesteela: *S H O R E*

[@雪者]

*so true*

[@azurai3934]

I certainly didn't expect Skarmory to be remade before the Kanto Starters.

[@relaxn3918]

Or Lando-T

[@rajt9996]

They didn't even cover charizard for gen 5 because they thought it'd be a long video lol. Their production value has increased a lot

[@relaxn3918]

@@rajt9996 or gen 3

[@substituteaccount1915]

kanto starters are trash in competitive

[@azurai3934]

@@substituteaccount1915 compared to some other starters that isn't true, Venusaur has been consistently good, Charizard was useable but niche until rocks came along and then jumped back up thanks to Megas, Blastoise is the worst of the Kanto Starters but even then regular Blastoise is in NU as of Gen 7 and hasn't dropped to PU or Untiered like Meganium has

[@shortpitched713]

Wow, BKC the goat finally revealing himself, and on no less a fitting mon than the iconic Skarm. Hype analysis! :D

[@shadowmariogalaxy64]

Don’t get it twisted with Skarmory in Gen 8, though. At the time of this upload, the OU Viability Thread still sees is as a threat, sitting at A-. Even though Skarm has hella competition thanks to Corviknight, it’s never been bad.

[@RenrenYGO]

Definitely, it's actually being much more preferred than corviknight too in a good chunk of teams! The ability to lay spikes is as important as ever when the defoggers are super limited and it hard stops threats like driller/scizor/rillaboom and helps against stuff like urshifu a good bit Corvi tends to get way overwhelmed nowadays bc of lower physical bulk so it can easily be just haxed out by sd exca for example SkarmBliss is actually v potent right now w most teams anchoring it Got also much better when cinderace and magearna left the tier. Body press was a huge buff too most sets are press/toxic/roost/spikes but iron defense is also relevant

[@cloudyej7535]

Renren corviknight takes less than a percent less damage from physical moves than skarmory. Sure the defenses are lower but the thing has 100 hp compared to skarms 65. Skarm is preferable on some teams due to the way its used. They fulfill different roles. The mons you mentioned gte walled by skarm get walled the same way by corv

[@RenrenYGO]

@@cloudyej7535 ah yeah thats fair The main draw right now would be the luxuries of spikes and toxic The hazards are potent as ever even with boots as knock lets you make progress vs that and defogging is hard to pull off body press also hits slightly harder which is nice Tl;dr both are fine and plenty viable mons in OU, i wouldnt be surprised to see it rise back later on

[@gio9255]

Skarmory will rise by using its best new move, body press. It doesn't need to waste moveslots on Defog or spikes due to the prevalence of Heavy duty boots. It's really good offensive moveset, access to sturdy and weak armor, and boosting options gives it opportunities to be a surprisingly good late game sweeper.

[@sephikong8323]

@@gio9255 Got swept by Swords Dance Weak Armor Skarmory. Can confirm, was not ready

[@rjc-105]

Pokedex: "It can fly to up too 180 mph." In game: Has only 70 speed which makes it slower than a fat cat.

[@spritelady4669]

Either that or it’s fast to us and just slow with other Pokémon. Which makes me horrified at how fast the actually speedy Pokémon are. 😨

[@rajt9996]

Wow nice original comment 10/10

[@microwave8931]

@@rajt9996 wow nice original reply 3627/10

[@xrn769]

Purugly can run over 180 mph

[@alqvister]

Latios and latios is slower to a fat cat too

[@RyanRogersJSR]

We love BKC in this house. One of the best and most underrated poketubers on the platform.

[@iBenjamin1000]

In this house we appreciate the writers of bad puns in youtuber scripts

[@tigovanderpauw111]

Gen 4 skarmbliss is dominating Mixed infernape: my time is come.

[@lynxfresh5214]

Mixed Electivire: "I should've been an electric/fighting type"

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

Magnezone: it's free real estate.

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

@@3.2187_Kilometres lol

[@bl00dkillz]

Then cresselia came in to patch the void

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

@@bl00dkillz lol

[@SrAustria]

The video in general is great, but can we appreciate for a moment the "semi stal style Skarm so stood out on"? It was beautiful!

[@AHEM1313]

Magneton: I don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear, and I absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are DEAD. Skarmory: I have Hidden Power Ground. Magneton: Excuse me, but what the f-

[@ItsJustKaya]

Magneton : reversed card, colour red

[@yaboidragonitehere1137]

And magneton had a shallow movepool

[@sonam9881]

Skarmory and tyranitar are back in OU, and that makes me so happy for some reason

[@jacksonsmith2955]

Not anymore.

[@spacepirate3386]

If Skarmory’s video was this long without VGC appearances, imagine how long Tyranitar’s video would be.

[@toadallynoodle5414]

Not only that, imagine how long Snorlax's video would be, top tier Pokemon for the first 3 Gens in singles, a solid pick in Gen 4 and being a solid mons in the lower tiers after. 3 time VGC World Champion (1 of only 4 to hold that title alongside Metagross, Salamence and Cresselia), being a defining member of the Trick Room archetype and others in VGC since the beginning as well as having a Gigantamax form to be feared.

[@רועיכהן-ל1י]

What about the competitive cancer which is lando

[@ltspfan]

and this didn't even include competitive placements yet

[@splitsee2526]

It would take 24 hours to watch. Honestly I would be down for it.

[@hmm2692]

It actually was small lol

[@graydensheridan2862]

"The *obligatory* snorlax" ...Snorlax remakes are going to be insane!

[@cintronproductions9430]

Yeah, there once was a time when Snorlax of all people was the best Pokémon ever. How times have changed. XD Edit: Ok, one of the best, but still.

[@rajt9996]

Therll be a lot of *cursing* in that video

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@cintronproductions9430 *Best Pokémon in outside of Ubers. Because Mew, Lugia and Mewtwo still existed and they were better than Snorlax (though Snorlax was considered better than Ho-oh and Celebi).

[@shellnut8224]

@@3.2187_Kilometres ​Actually, according to the GSC Ubers viability ranking, Snorlax is considered the best Pokemon in the tier. So no, it is the best Pokemon in the generation, both in and out of Ubers The VR is linked here: www.smogon.com/forums/threads/gsc-ubers-viability-rankings.3654941/

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@shellnut8224 Huh. Must have updated it since I last looked at it.

[@acc3209]

At this point saying 'Unfortunately' it's almost obligated

[@alantremonti1381]

UNFORTUNATELY, the proper word to complete that sentence would have been "obliged."

[@fuzz134]

@@alantremonti1381 Oblige and obligate are synonymous, they both work there.

[@ktvx.94]

"The unthinkable has happened: Skarm dropped to UU" Oh "Where it walls Terrakion" The WHAT? "And its friend Tyranitar" What sort of timeline are we in?

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

Not sure why your so surprised about Terrakion that Pokémon has been UU since gen 6 and Tyranitar is just straight up awful in gen 8 OU and is outclassed by Krookadile in UU so I'm not sure why your surprised by him either.

[@thecriticalghost4626]

Terrakion has been UU since before

[@eclipse9727]

@@3.2187_Kilometres Well, the Tyranitar Comment aged bad.. for now, at least

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@eclipse9727 Yep it did age badly because I thought that Spdef Tyranitar was gonna be a fad but it turns out it's actually quite good though I can see it dropping when dlc 2 drops.

[@davidjimenez3822]

@@3.2187_Kilometres yeah, now that the one ghost TTar is good at checking was banned, I don't see TTar staying in OU for much longer (although it checks the rising Specs Kyurem very well)

[@darwinlu9945]

The entire 4th gen footage just has a million hazards on the opponents side XD

[@hithereguys3311]

BKC !!! Lovely to see you getting the credit you deserve for the past years. You deserve it thouroughly !

[@genarftheunfuni5227]

It's ironic that, now that the Indigo Disk is out, people are considering Skarmory more than Corviknight because of the higher defense stat, Sturdy Whirlwind and Spikes.

[@chewyster3033]

Wanted to take this chance to say thank you Zane, for all the scripts you have dedicated and worked on for the chanel, and for being a vital team member! Your are awesome!

[@ryukthedarkrai4259]

One of the two legendary OU titans has finally dropped. Rest easy, sweet prince.

[@rush22071]

Who’s the other cause Tyranitar is in UU as well

[@ryukthedarkrai4259]

Zachary Cope Skarm is the other. Both TTar and Skarm dropped at the same time.

[@rush22071]

Ryuk The Darkrai yeah I remember being shocked when I read the mons dropping to UU and seeing T-tar, skarm, and aegislash all dropped down.

[@Resener1]

Skarm is still more than viable in OU though, and honestly it wouldn’t be surprising if it rose back up, unlike Ttar

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

@@Resener1 nice

[@butteredsalmonella]

Gen 2 - 7: Great, One of the best Tanks in the game Gen 8: Falls tier because Skarmory 2.0 and some boots

[@Nosretep]

*3.0

[@sephikong8323]

It is already rising in popularity once again and SkarmBliss is once again a legitimate combo in OU

[@charizardpropaganda]

*Gen 2

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

Now it's back in OU. Edit: now it's back in UU. Edit 2: It's back in OU.

[@arniepage1662]

@@3.2187_Kilometres where is it now

[@jjtheenton]

Skarmory, an old vet that time has finally caught up to - but still not down and out just yet.

[@sephikong8323]

Reminder that Skarmory still is viable and OU and is dominant in UU whereas Tyranitar is exceedingly rare in OU and not that good in UU How the tables have turned

[@Jilufan]

Amazing commentary BKC ! So happy to see you outside of your own channel! Keep it up!

[@j-t-v-ideos6583]

Skarmory Returns To OU (Also Pretty Much The My Whole UU Team Became OU In With The New Tiering

[@jacksonsmith2955]

Not anymore.

[@j-t-v-ideos6583]

@@jacksonsmith2955, This Sucks, I Just Checked On Showdown About 3 Hours Ago.

[@emojifr...]

Imagine a metal bird using brave bird against you... That’s gonna leave a mark

[@cyberpunk6554]

You mean corviknight right?

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

@Crumbled Cookie 51506 bruh

[@MrIsleNFair]

Got crashed by pointy-headed iron bird? Ouch

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

@@MrIsleNFair lmao xd

[@OmNommSnom]

Don't forget how it goes at 180mph

[@harb1ng3r82]

Who is this incredibly dashing and knowledgeable narrator and where can I find more amazing discussion of old generations?

[@-_-379]

Harb1ng3r Its Smogon’s own fossil pokemon, BKC.

[@harb1ng3r82]

-_- I know, it was a joke. I’m a huge fan of his content.

[@niklasdavind4722]

@@-_-379 Lmao that title fits him so good

[@kstiemsma]

I'm not used to listening to him on scripted videos lol

[@scorpioncox8978]

*This video in a nutshell:* Physical attackers: Why won't you die! Skarmory: Steel exoskeleton son! They harden in response to physical trama! *sets up spikes* You can't hurt me sweepers! Physical attackers: *uses a physcial move* Skarmory: *uses roost* What did I just say?

[@kyoyamurasaki9169]

Senator Skarmory having the time of his life

[@ultimate_metalsonicoverlor5846]

This Revengence ref has all of my yes

[@CoolGuy-yk9kd]

played college vgc, you know

[@breloommaster12]

The irony is that skarmory can have weak Armor, which _weakens_ in response to physical trauma

[@jaschabull2365]

Physical attackers: Did we tell you we've taken a trip to Payless? Skarmory: A'ight, I'mma head out.

[@danielsmith5032]

YOOOO! I always wondered how FSG knew so much in depth about the meta. BKC has been a writer! Mind blown!

[@chaosboi6815]

I like Kelen's voice but this guy did a great job aswell! Would love to see more of him in the future

[@Charliezard7]

That dude is the GOAT of competitive singles

[@tylermorrison6335]

"And the semi-stall style Skarm so stood out on" That was beautiful.

[@skiffy8121]

that penny has the most beautiful voice

[@stllr_]

"the semi-stall style skarm so stood out on" sounds like it was a nightmare to record LMAO nice alliteration tho

[@LuDogg805]

Despite him being put into UU... I personally believe/see he is still not replaced just not an obvious first choice anymore. I still prefer his higher Defense, Sturdy, Swords Dance, Stealth Rocks, and Spikes over Corviknight. I like both! I use both.

[@samuiluzunov5428]

Fitting. One of the best singles-mon getting to be narrated by one of the greatest playera of all time.

[@bprintt]

Next up : Ferrothorn : The Feature-Length Film. Coming to theaters near you!

[@jcmaloney2124]

BKC has the best singles competitive vids out there, everyone should check him out if they get the chance

[@Toomanian]

Woah, I didn't know BKC wrote these. I love his videos

[@Mr_BRRRRT]

I remember 10 years ago, playing Emerald, being one of those kids that only stacked attacking moves. Then there was that battle against Steven on Meteor falls. He started spiking with Skarmory and I was like "I'm gonna win", then every time I switched my Pokémon, they were half dead. That's when I prompted myself to learn to use status moves. My first experience with competitive, I think.

[@bloomingblossom5269]

Skarm: you can't just shrug off espionage pebbles with a footwear! Charizard: * *laughs in Heavy Duty Boots* *

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

Heavy duty boots more like *HEFTY RESPONSIBILITY WELLINGTONS*

[@itriggerpeople4433]

Omfg idk how tf I never realized this before... But Sky + Armor = Skarmory I feel so dumb

[@CantusTropus]

Technically it's Sky+Armory, as in a place where you store weapons, but that one works too.

[@bluecubegaming1535]

Wait...WHAT?

[@MitchellD249]

@@CantusTropus Considering the defensive nature of Skarmory, armor seems more appropriate. The y at the end is from the word sky, they basically just stuffed the word armor within the word sky.

[@Harmless_Music]

Mitchell Dale Armory makes more sense actually, considering the amount of spikes that mon had laid down throughout the years

[@Paulito-ym4qc]

@@Harmless_Music both make sense. it has armor and it has multiple weapons hidden in that armor.

[@mozkebab8260]

lmao bkc is the writer, makes sense cuz these vids are so informative

[@雪者]

I must say, even though Skarmory is outshined Corviknight. It made a massive mark of competitive play!

[@littlebiglsteele4158]

The fact it still sees tourney play in ou despite corviknight says a lot

[@shirshanyaroy287]

Just give Skarmory a better avility than whatever it has right now and it will outshine corviknight

[@sephikong8323]

@@shirshanyaroy287 Your comment made me think of Regenerator Skarmory and now I am shivering in fear. Thanks, I hate it

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@sephikong8323 iron barbs Skarmory sounds awful.

[@spritelady4669]

@Trubbish and Garbodor It would be pretty interesting for lore reasons, though! Especially considering that feathers from Skarmory are canonically used to make knives and swords.

[@marcostenorio496]

for those of you that don't know BKC, he is the all time greatest singles Pokemon battler goat

[@misterlinux9290]

Skarmory game: "did you just step on a Lego?" Manga: how to survive 2 legendaries that are super effective against you 101. Feat. Faulkner

[@mandalorianhunter1]

Was waiting for a remake and cool. Can't believe this Pokemon was that amazing.

[@creativeusername7366]

You know, Skarmory’s actually had a really cool competitive career. It consistently remained one of the best Pokemon in OU for five straight generations, including the Weather Wars of Gen 5 and the Mega Incursion Of Gen 6. It did this not by destroying everything in its way, but by instead doing the inverse: it remained on top by being the wall that kept the OU giants at bay, standing its ground against some of the scariest Pokemon in competitive history. Plus, it was even able to wall the literal Poke-Gods of Ubers to great effect. That’s just really impressive, the immovable wall upon which all of OU was defined for five generations straight. Good job, Skarmory.

[@chaosbreaker657]

Huh. And I thought AuraGuardian's the only one who infiltrated Kellen's office.

[@benross9174]

The ditto video also had an imposter

[@rajt9996]

Idiots. It was just kellen impersonating different people

[@ashutoshkumar3864]

Don't forget Joey in the Miltank vid

[@chaosbreaker657]

So basically easily infiltrating Kellen's office is a thing? XD

[@otiliagabriel1382]

What about that old nido king vid?

[@pikarceuseternamax6269]

28:46: "shows a move that targets phisical defense"

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

Lel

[@حَسن-م3ه9ظ]

*Fizikal

[@gustavorodriguez8702]

Love these remake vids! These show how much this channel has grown in quality.

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

Corviknight: Hippity hoppity, your tier is now my property!

[@IschmarVI]

Skarmory: "well yes, but actually no."

[@thecriticalghost4626]

@@IschmarVI no

[@frankchen4229]

1:43 that is a REALLY cool whirlwind animation

[@acc3209]

Omg, BKC doing the skarmory remake, this is an special video

[@Eltipoquevisteayer]

Corviknight: HI HOW ARE YA

[@flyingoctopus4304]

Great video, nice to see Skarmory again. Also, you did great BKC! Nice to hear your voice.

[@funjukebox1324]

Corviknight: I have arrived. Skarmory: You're hear to give me competition? Corviknight: Have you not seen your ranking? I have bested you! Celesteela: To be fair, I did it first! Ferrothorn: *Sips Tea*

[@jaschabull2365]

Sinistea: Um, ferrothorn, why are you putting me in your mouth?

[@madmicro15]

Ferrothorn: *Spits out tea* WHAT THE FU-

[@hamzakamran7665]

AH YES, THE OU METAL BIRB. I’ve been waiting for this one

[@yesicollectwarhammerfiguri9473]

UU now but yes

[@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions]

@@yesicollectwarhammerfiguri9473 OU veteran~ Skarmory may have fallen, but their mark in history remains~

[@yesicollectwarhammerfiguri9473]

@@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions if you ever feel left out remember that t-tar is UU too, lack of pursuit really killed my boy

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

Lmao

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

@@yesicollectwarhammerfiguri9473 tfup

[@crimsoncutz8430]

When we played Silver as kids and ran into that incredibly rare metal bird on that one single route, we had little idea we had just run into a god

[@Darklava144]

Realy enjoyed BKCs commentary in this vid. You should get him back for some more vids!

[@eddykidplayzyt]

23:43 I love it when Skarmory said “It’s spikin time” and spiked all over the place

[@jenisia3600]

😂

[@owningguest]

Thanks BKC. Am a big fan

[@silverdeath7]

Corviknight is freaking monster. In my first online gen 8 battle I had no idea how strong it was. It easily set up iron defense on my physical attacker and body pressed my entire team. On top of that it had taunt so I could use my set up mons

[@werbearjack]

Skarmory actually has a pretty undewhelming base stat total with 465 but a decent destripution of those stats, a great typing and most importantly a large list of important support moves have made it into one of the best competitive Pokèmon for a long, long time. Seein how many great mons fall victim to bigger, better versions of themselves through powercreep it's insane how long Skarmory managed to stay relevant.

[@gigzpumpking]

35 minutes without any VGC presence. What a god.

[@heartofthefluft8541]

That's incredible. So...Skarmory is only used in Smogon competitions? Or Wi-Fi Tournaments, or just Pokémon Showdown...because I haven't seen a VGC tournament based on Singles yet

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

I think FSG Has covid-19

[@geometryemperor]

@@heartofthefluft8541 It could be used in Battle Spot Singles and other Singles official metagames

[@TheCoolguymanly]

Efraín Rumbo Pretty much yep. It’s a Smogon Pokèmon through and through. As said it’s useless in VGC because there’s barely any switching there so no need for hazards, it doesn’t do nearly enough immediate damage which is very important in doubles, and because 2 Pokémon targeting Skarmory easily take it out compared to 1 on 1’s.

[@yourdailysadisticfolkfromi6619]

@@TheCoolguymanly singles better

[@huntergoshorn8015]

So hype for this video I gotta like before I can even get into it. Skarmory and BKC!!!!

[@traviscarey7615]

The microphone was a 5/10 but the delivery of this script and passion for skarmory. 11/10!!!! Please do more vocals for your other favorites you did great!

[@frozenoutsideoctober818]

Fun Fact : Mantine actually used to be Skarmory's counterpart. They're both flying type Pokémon introduced in Gen 2, was right next to each other in the Pokedex and had the same base stat just with their Physical and Special stats switched. However Mantine is no longer considered Skarmory's counterpart since it got a pre-evolution in Gen 4 and gained a +20 buff into it's HP

[@thugkermit9999]

All in all: Skarmory was one the best Pokémon to ever exist A Swiss Army knife easily adapting to anything the meta would throw at it never falling off to powercreep and a must have for almost any team throughout the years

[@tsubasaplayer16]

.....in singles.

[@cooperm4185]

28:47: talks about Celesteela's huge Special Defense while it's getting hit by Psyshock

[@blindreddragon]

Skarmory was the first pokemon I ever tried using defensively, and I learned how sometimes the best offense is a good defense I had a ton of fun with online battles with this thing, stealth rock, whirlwind, and roost for days

[@generalshepherd2209]

Essentially the history of stall in general.

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

We really gonna forget the hyper offense custap set.

[@skyslasher2297]

0:13 and all the Unfortunatly jokes was also on you and that makes you awesome

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

"unfortunately..." Us: "hey he said the thing haha!"

[@megamanx4154]

Skarmory was one of the most important Pokémon throughout the generations

[@donaldmacisaac8479]

God Damnit False, it’s 5am in Australia, and I wanted to go back to bed. I can’t sleep with this awesome of a video in my sub box.

[@reun1clus]

This is probably like the 1000th time rewatching this and the Blissey video... BKC's voice is really soothing

[@snarls3760]

How much time do you have

[@reun1clus]

@@snarls3760 i just open the video as background noise when i work

[@snarls3760]

@@reun1clus oh makes sense

[@spritelady4669]

I love how the comments section is pointing out that there ARE instances that allow Skarmory being sent back to OU like. You can’t stop this bird. It’s like whack a mole. You smack ‘em with the hammer a bunch more show up. It’s kinda amazing. XD

[@attackonsamurott4418]

Ladies and gentlemen, this is FSG's ghost writer, the GOAT BKC! This Skarmory video was amazing but it's so sad to see it fall in Gen 8.

[@danieldragotti2608]

Not really. Gen 8 is similar to gen 5 in terms of power creep, alot of the gen 8 pokemon were designed with the philosophy what if we took a previous good pokemon and made it better

[@attackonsamurott4418]

@@danieldragotti2608 I'm sorry but I have to respectfully disagree with you. The Gen 8 Pokemon are no where near as strong as Gen 5 lol.

[@danieldragotti2608]

@@attackonsamurott4418 I'm not saying that gen 8 are stronger then gen 5. Gen 8 is a big power creep spot like gen 5. Alot of pokemon got new moves and alot of power moves got more wide spread(ex close combat ). tyranitar and agislash are UU. When did we ever think that could happen.

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

@@danieldragotti2608 Aegislash only fell to UU due to not being used over the dlc due to "new toy syndrome" and the higher drop-off point for tiers. Aegislash is good in OU right now (would be amazing if Urshifu S didn't exist) and always has been since the beginning of the gen, unlike say Tyranitar who due to power creep is just straight up bad in OU. Also Skarmory is most likely rising back into OU at the end of August.

[@snarls3760]

@@3.2187_Kilometres urshifu is banned yay

[@sbryder]

I was just thinking "It'd be nice to hear how these pokemon were doing in gen 8" and this video granted my wish. Hope future vids continue the trend even as gen 8 is very much in progress.

[@jaschabull2365]

Plus, some of the early videos didn't cover gen 7, so we get to hear about how they fared in Alola.

[@rajt9996]

"So what if we make a bulky steel flying type and call it corviknight?" "What about skarmory?" "Let's temporarily remove it from the game"

[@quitted7276]

"To preserve the latter's feelings."

[@rajt9996]

@@quitted7276 our savior ledian is such a cool and sympathetic pokemon

[@togakhan1274]

@@quitted7276 Corviknight is better than skarmory even after dlc.

[@rajt9996]

@@togakhan1274 wdym? Even after dlc? Skarmory wasn't even in the game. It CAME in the dlc

[@togakhan1274]

@@rajt9996 I mean it was proven after dlc that Corviknight is indeed better than Skarmory or rather fits on more teams because they perform different roles and straight up comparing them doesn't make sense.

[@carlodechosa4219]

I like how this guy narrates. Hope he returns for other episodes.

[@gallowpole9455]

If you like listening to him, go to is channel, he has many 1h+ long videos of his talking about competitive stuff like the recent DPP Arena Trap ban or The History of Bulky Water. BKC is a gold mine of knowledge.

[@DavideKuras]

He is the writer of the script

[@princelestat224]

Saw the title, said outloud "oh boy how long is this video gonna be?" (35 mintues) "About right"

[@victorleesey1157]

Still loving the in-depth redos of older spotlight videos. Hopefully we get a Lucario one soon.

[@GamingG4276]

Does anyone remember the anime episode where Ash fought a Skarmory with Cyndaquil? He lost at first, but then came back in style and won. Good episode.

[@JoePlinkelton]

Very nice narration, I could imagine the two of you co-narrating or taking turns with the videos :D

[@huyhoangminhdo7738]

Finally, I've been waiting for a remake for 3000 years