How Slaking Just Broke a World Record.

Pokemon Competitive Singles in Gen 3 has seen an influx in popularity recently. And with it, a newfound opportunity for skilled players to achieve higher ratings on the ranked ladder than previously possible. Many are gunning for that top spot attempting to achieve the World Record, and one player decide to compete for it in style.
BluesEnergy made one of the most impressive ladder runs in history using a very unorthodox team built around Slaking, a pretty unpopular choice in the competitive community.
This is insane.
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[@jimothycool]

I'm hosting a $3000+ Gen 3 OU Tournament. Check out the commentary here: www.youtube.com/@jimothygaming/videos

[@captainfishhead6389]

This is insane

[@fabiaaquino2207]

1:01 *_this is my slakingdom come_*

[@BluesGold.]

The money really did get different

[@fabiaaquino2207]

​@@BluesGold.yeah poke tournaments are no joke.

[@weshverified]

The short exchange at 5:10 radiates powerful chad energy. “This is for WR.” “I know.”

[@paul-ma3686]

the "let's make it a good one" reminds me of all those animes where characters fight because they're fighters, not just because they'rebin a war anymore ahaha, this small exchange really encapsulates everything i love about Pokemon battling. This match had respect, creativity, and willpower. WR deserved

[@kaimanthelizardwizard1248]

​@@paul-ma3686The final battle of a tournament arc against a longtime rival who you've built up a ton of mutual respect with.

[@_______2107]

@@paul-ma3686Saitama v Boros type shit

[@MercuryA2000]

I loved that little chat. It just felt so weighty, and respectful. Throwing didn't even cross his mind, and blue wouldn't have wanted that. They just wanted to play the best Pokemon of their life.

[@keiharris332]

With the chrono trigger intro playing in the background. Astoundingly epix

[@rambo171993]

It was a class act to omit that the gen3 reinnasance is 90% your merit

[@hagetsuuu]

jim is a humble soul

[@torterra118]

literally such a boss

[@josephzaarour6649]

Bkc is the true king

[@CRPit]

Wait fr?

[@joetalentoh]

Seriously though, I mean I've been playing Gen 3 OU exclusively for like a month now because of Jimothy lol

[@shimogane2474]

This isn't about slakings game-shattering power. This is about blastoises game changing support.

[@leeeroyjenkins555]

YES. CHADSTOISE.

[@pokeinator7834]

Fax,such an underrated Pokemon

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

Smugtoise best starter.

[@jonathanrobinson8926]

With salty Showdown players being a meme video format at this point, it is always heart-warming to see the excellent sportsmanship at high-level play.

[@hawshimagical]

i think if a guy won against me to get world record, i would feel too proud of him to even care that i lost

[@spookyscarylamppost3431]

You will barely find any of them since most of those videos are staged. I've got someone mad from being lucky and all they did was complain about the game rather than being mad at me.

[@Bonecrusher1022]

Slaking gives me flashbacks to the final boss of pokemon colosseum using skill swap on it. 10 year old me had no response.

[@MadMedic.]

Pokemon Emerald Gym Leader Norman does this and totally blew my mind the first time I saw it. lol. What a beast.

[@Raymanlegacy]

Slaking can sometimes really show why he’s the slaKING

[@appluntin2680]

Or he can mostly be sLACKING

[@CubeBizz]

King of slacking

[@aleph_d]

Slayking

[@sideways5153]

Big-brain Slaking only needs half the number of turns as other mons

[@ProtossTempest]

Even in Gen9 RandBats. I get the King, I cheer

[@DoodleWill]

Always great to see Slaking in the spotlight. Its always important to note, Play the meta a bit before trying off meta picks. Off Meta picks work the best when you have an understanding of what is the currently played sets, what sets are uncommon but still around and most importantly what niches can be filled by what Pokémon. I'm new to gen 3 and as much as I would love to use my boy Xatu on a Gen 3 OU team, its better to learn the format first.

[@dextersynesterformerlysorb5334]

no

[@theschnozzler]

​@@dextersynesterformerlysorb5334ratio

[@kurtkobain7445]

Nice, I am sure Jimothy can make use of this advice

[@DoodleWill]

@@kurtkobain7445 you know the comment wasn't intended for Jim and yet you still made a smarmy comment about it. good job chief.

[@papathicctm6465]

This is really great advice for new players, I know I wish I had been told this when I started years ago. Seems alot of favorites aren't really meta or even viable so going off meta is really tempting right out the gate.

[@KrazyKyle-ij9vb]

Lead Slaking seems really smart. If your opponent's lead doesn’t have Protect, they either have to eat big damage or switch into something else that, with prediction, will eat big damage, often starting the game at a 6v5 and you having a Slaking in the back. If course your opponent could lead with Protect, but who's ready for that?

[@ZeroThreeJuice]

Slaking is mostly deadweight. It requires a lot of support and a good knowledge to make something like this work. This team is an example of great off-meta teambuilding. It's cleverly built around wallbreaker Slaking, a misplay can be saved by e.g. Calm Mind Blissey as it does wonders into the ADV Calm Mind setup sweepers, which can otherwise easily take advantage of the big momentum loss of a Slaking misplay. The rest of the team is also tailored to set up for Slaking, while maintaining an answer for the meta's big threats.

[@KrazyKyle-ij9vb]

@@ZeroThreeJuice Yeah, that makes more sense. It's far from a splashable option, but if you're really good at the game then you can make it work.

[@KLIXORthe]

Sub batpass zap lead can basically abuse truant, but yeah, protect on a lead pokemon is unlikely. Interesting that Slakings gen3 viability is largely owed to the lack of team preview. It would be interesting to see a pokemon meta where you can hide one pokemon from team preview.

[@Nathan-zy2zz]

Dont let Slaking take away from the fact that we're all cheering on LRXC beating world record on Battle Tower

[@LRXC1]

: o

[@Thomas-ev4gm]

Slacking needs to get hyperdrill so it isn't shut down entirely by protect, it's still gonna be bad but it may have more of a niche

[@riceballsmashpokemongamere1705]

...what's it gonna drill with?

[@Mijzelffan]

​@@riceballsmashpokemongamere1705 😏

[@taylorhillard4868]

Honestly just give it Feint. Though they should also change Feint as a move. It should be a weak attacking move (like 20 base) that gets more powerful if you are hitting through protect (up to like 60-80 power) or just be a strong move (100 base) that only works if protect is used and fails otherwise. Having it be a weak move that only works on specific conditions is pretty junk. It should be a high risk high reward move, not a high risk low reward move.

[@Samuel_HM]

​@@Mijzelffan💀

[@riceballsmashpokemongamere1705]

@@taylorhillard4868 you know what? I'd fuck with that if VGC didn't exist. In doubles, using feint on a protecting pokemon means both pokemon on your side can hit through protect

[@heroponriki5921]

Focus punch is such a ballsy move for Slaking. It can only attack every other turn and you risk wasting that attack by using it. Making that set work is truly a testament to the player's prediction ability.

[@grrman]

We went from "Don't Fuckle with Shuckle" to "Get wrecking with Slaking"

[@yourdagan]

*cracking

[@memekeeper-gaming3552]

"Hi there, top level player with years of experience and decades of skill in a meta that you most likely helped shape. I hope you don't mind, but I just destroyed your top-ladder team with a skarmory sack at the start of the game, a mid UU mon, and a bottom tier shitmon." Absolutely fucking legendary

[@cristianotesta3027]

I love this comment

[@arisufizu5698]

The reads from both players on that last game was amazing, what a banger of a battle

[@SW-zb6bf]

People like BluesEnergy give me hope for skill and creativity in Pokemon. So much of it is just copy, paste, click. I've always been an obscure set builder while also climbing ladders.

[@ZeroKitsune]

Eh, that's true of pretty much every game. The community around the game showcases the meta strategies, and without a deep understanding of the game just doing what you want doesn't usually get results. Most people are happy to just win sometimes, so they use a generic strategy that's been proven to work. It's the really dedicated people who push the envelope.

[@moonman4307]

As a fellow theorycrafter, and newbie to gen 3 ou, even i have to admit that the standard gen 3 sets are actually pretty fun to use, and that theres so much nuance w/ the top pokemon bc of their versatility in movesets and evs. But still, gen 3 has so many unique niches for otherwise bad pokemon to exploit if used alongside the right team, so keep on cooking!

[@WishMakers]

Part of what I love about Pokemon is that it feels like one of very few games that can't be *truly* optimized to the point where it's not fun anymore. Where new strategies can still surprise people in novel ways. Almost every game has the curse of players labbing with a limited number of game pieces and trying to find the easiest way to the top. That's human nature - it's how a metagame is defined - and Smogon sets are meant to be an easy, reliable answer for those who know how to pilot but aren't as skilled at making teams. I don't personally like using Smogon sets if I don't have to because I like using my skills as a team builder, but it is useful to have some staple Pokemon at the ready to fill a hole in my game plan. Not to mention I think lacking these resources in the community is an unnecessary barrier to entry - you can't just copy paste 6 good Pokemon and win, you at the bare minimum need to know their roles and synergies to truly succeed In short, I personally don't like copy/paste/click but ultimately Pokemon is a game of battling skill and team building skill can only get you so far in the actual game. Unless we started shifting the goal that we strive for to be creativity in teambuilding or something like honor over winning - and I'm not saying we should, there's a reason the Gen 3 days are over - then that's how it is. But players like Blues show that you CAN do both and it's worth it to get good at both skills!! They *are* both valued, but one requires a lot more finesse at the wheel than the other. And I can respect a player a lot more that can not only pilot a winning team but craft them to fit their goal perfectly.

[@LukeFaulkner]

2:08 Slaking in a job interview 0:21 Slaking once in the job

[@wezen89]

I love how the first thing BlueEnergy says after winning is "I feel accomplished". What an insane man

[@iss2075]

I used to play NetBattle back when Gen III was current, and Slaking was actually popular back then. It was GENUINELY OU. Nobody believes me, they say "But it's BL". No, back in the mid-00s, when we tiered Pokemon by viability/estimating how used they were, the community decided that Slaking should be OU. I don't know if there's any way to prove this, but it's true, I promise. Part of the reason Slaking was so good back then, was because in the first year or two of Gen III, it was the ONLY Pokemon where we used Choice Band. At the time it would have been laughable to use a Choice Band on a non-Slaking Pokemon, the drawback just seemed to be so harsh, and the concept of it seemed so unusual compared to the Pokemon we normally played. The reason why Slaking was the only Pokemon where it was recommended to use Choice Band was because people figured out they were switching out after one turn anyway, and always using physical moves, so might as well slap a Choice Band on it. On any other Pokemon, the ability to switch moves was considered too important. What changed? Well, basically, in a Smogon tournament, someone used a Choice Band Metagross and won the entire tournament. After that, people went wild and started experimenting with Choice Band on EVERYTHING. I think even Gengar had a Choice Band set at one point. Pokemon has never been the same since. I'm sure had it not been for the Choice Band Metagross guy, people would have discovered how good it was eventually anyway, but it changed so much when it happened. Kind of similar with Dugtrio, I don't remember it being popular on NetBattle at all, it was always a niche pick, and I remember debates in the chat room there about whether perhaps Trapinch is actually better than Dugtrio. Can you imagine? It's laughable now, but it's true. However, I think something to remember is that there weren't many adults playing Pokemon back then. I'm sure it was 90% teenagers (guys who were 8-10 years-old during around 1999/2000-ish when Pokemania was at its peak in Western countries), so our brains weren't fully developed back then.

[@Aquilenne]

To be fair, "tiered Pokemon by viability/estimating how used they were, the community decided that Slaking should be OU" is basically what BL is. So powerful that they'd be in OU if it wasn't a usage based ranking, but just not being used.

[@jimothycool]

There are still some people around from the Net Battle era. That was a little before my time. Choice Band being a novel new concept is crazy to think about!

[@DJFracus]

@@Aquilenne Back then all of the tiers were opinion-based, including OU. They didn't have usage stats. "So powerful that they'd be in OU if it wasn't a usage based ranking, but just not being used" isn't accurate, because OU wasn't usage-based to begin with. OU was for the standards and BL was Pokemon that were "Borderline" useable in OU.

[@MariotheAnimator]

One of the oldest Pokémon memes was called "Blast Dad". It was just a picture of Blastoise's face with something an awesome dad would say in impact font. Having Blastoise break a world record WITH Slaking, the Pokémon used by Norman: the father gym leader, it's insanely poetic. Life truly imitates art.

[@b1uezje]

Mr. Jimothy, could you link the pokepaste of the team in question? I fully intend to ruin my elo rating using it and no one can stop me.

[@boop53]

this is insane, Mr Jimothy Cool

[@thepurplemudkip9998]

that’s a bug

[@noishfanboy1141]

This is how it feels when you get to attached to the joke character and bring them all the way to the final boss on max difficulty because why not

[@chess_fella]

I can’t believe Slacking broke that world record.

[@rmartinlopez98]

Your videos are always amazing, I always love the choice of music. Hearing Kerning Square in here made me happy.

[@Sazandora123]

I had a lot of fun taking Slaking to gen 3 Battle Tower with Choice Band + Hyper Beam. It could do so much damage with just that move alone, plus some coverage moves in case I ran into a lead that resisted/was immune to Hyper Beam, but I hardly bothered to use them anyway as I'd just switch out to preserve Slaking for later. Imported that same Slaking into gen 4 and replaced Hyper Beam with Giga Impact for more hilarity, might not be a winning strat for long streaks but boy was it fun to use.

[@joema_art]

Gen 3 Pokemon reminds me of Edison format in Yu-Gi-Oh. Community loved retro formats with a lower power level and many viable options

[@SkorpTS]

I'm more impressed that Blastoise was on the team, to be honest. I didn't even know it had any value over Starmie, but it's very cool to see!

[@Magnuz42]

No competitive experience here but Gen 3 is my favorite so I adore the coverage and even upcoming tournament you have going on,will have to watch that for sure. Didn't even know you had a 2nd channel with commentated matches,sounds really cool thank you for your contributions !!

[@joeldixton5627]

I love how frequently you upload stuff like this, thanks

[@Ruckus790]

MyTeam with three wish protect users is ready for the wave of slacking I'm going to see on the ladder today

[@barriehannon6857]

im loving this Slaking is one of my favourite pokemon i always get one every gen 3 playthrough absolutely glorious

[@mitchu50]

Slaking is my all time favorite pokemon, so seeing this video in my feed made me so happy! I wish i could play it nearly as effectively in modern day, I just wish he got the move Feint! Great video man.

[@dontforgettologout1394]

This is one of your best vids Jim. Keep it up

[@cristianotesta3027]

Agree

[@Luragon9876]

At 4:20 i suddenly felt like i was watching a Summoning Salt speedrun history video. This is insane.

[@GIR177]

I was just thinking about Slaking because i found a shiny Slakoth in replaying Emerald yesterday. lmao

[@Quasartist]

I know it doesn't radiate nearly the same kind of energy with this context, but I've had a newfound respect for Slaking after I used it to absolutely demolish the Battle Frontier in Emerald. Choice Banded Double-Edge really does go BRRRRRR lol. Great video, and cool to see not one, but two Pokemon getting some spotlight in an unorthodox strategy. Blastoise gets slept on so much too so its cool to see it pulling weight in a team that broke a world record.

[@Nadid_Dhrabb]

BluesEnergy is an absolute fucking madlad

[@xanadu8436]

congrats on 50k to the legendary jimcool

[@jacobyounce3223]

no way the legend of johnny g has transcended Overwatch and made its way into Pokemon

[@SnoozeCruisin]

This video might just be what convinces me to get back into Pokémon again. What a banger of a match!

[@M3rtyville]

3:48 I think the part with "Rock types that give Blastoise some trouble" is gonna confuse some people considering Rock is weak to Water and not the other way around.

[@Deadgye]

Can confirm. I pulled up a type chart to double check I wasn't crazy. The rock type sandstorm SpDef boost wasn't until gen 4, so I still have no idea what was meant here.

[@splitsee2526]

Slaking and Blastoise is one weird combo to get #1, but that was an insane game FR

[@KelarusTV]

congrats on 50k i watch your vids too much

[@Airimerte]

Hey, Jimothy, what do you think about open sheets in competitive Pokemon? I've always felt like teambuilding is a huge part of Pokemon and your gen 3 OU tournament has only reinforced that feeling with all the different and sometimes wacky sets people have been bringing to it, making the game more strategic by having to play safe to scout enemy Pokemon's moves. What's your take on it? I feel like things might get more stale if they keep it like that when Terastalization is gone.

[@maxevans5611]

Its more mandatory in higher power newer tiers. When pokemon can just clean sweep with a set up move and such a HUGE pool with tons of powercreep it keeps a lot of stuff in check. But maybe for like uu it could be fine?

[@honjon666]

Open team sheets for vgc i can understand to an extent, but for smogon singles i could never get behind having open team sheets.

[@BackwardsHat]

Hail to the SlaKING. Congrats to BluesEnergy on the crazy accomplishment...I love ADV, man

[@cristianotesta3027]

All Hail the (Sla)KING 🙌

[@aardappelgang6335]

Guess blue really showed that he wasnt slaking off

[@krislee3155]

Man I love everything about this. This is exactly what Pokémon should be, it's way more impressive and fun winning with unique picks that no one expects anything out off then the same old generic stuff like Landorus, Urshifu, Flutter Mane etc.

[@CharmanderBattles]

What a cool Blastoise! I don't know how, but I want to try it in the future...

[@notspoileratall5471]

1:38 BRUH if I ever switched to Tyranitar during a focus punch I would straight up resign the game

[@thanib7796]

Your nicknames are always amazing. They don't get enough credit.

[@Zantetsuken94]

This is why I like truly competitive gaming either in Pokemon FG's MMO's w.e the genre - Real competitors appreciate the time hard work and dedication it takes ANYONE to accomplish feats like this. Not only that - no salt, all gg's and compliments. Gotta love true sportsmanship

[@miguelriesco466]

Jimothy Cool you are currently my favourite competitive pokemon content creator with false swipe gaming and freezai

[@aetherblackbolt1301]

Slacking should be allowed to use certain "lazy" moves during his Truant turns - Rest, Snore, Sleep Talk, Slack Off, Refresh etc. Would he possibly get banned to UUBL purgatory? Maybe, but I don't care at this point.

[@El_zapiz]

Congratulazioni BluesEnergy00🎉🎉

[@cristianotesta3027]

Grazie fra 🩵

[@ShogunApple]

The fact that Johnny G is both an high level Overwatch and Pokemon gen 3 ou competitor is more proof of how much of a gigachad he is

[@sharpfang3660]

as a fellow slaking fan and user, this is heartwarming

[@rotem6033]

5:42 Why did he choose to go skarm when to counter the supposed dugtrio pass when he had the Flygon midplay. Flygon is immune to thunderbolt and isn't trapped by dugtrio (it even beats dug). It is also unlikely that Zapdos carries substitute, AND toxic on the same set Can someone explain to me pls

[@yourdagan]

Because Flygon can't phaze. Baton Pass with a Substitute can snowball quickly, so getting the skarmory in as soon as possible can prove crucial at higher level play. Here, for example, it does nothing to Celebi, who would get a Calm Mind and then likely HP Fire skarmory. Getting trapped is indeed one scenario, but Flygon does not cover this other.

[@cristianotesta3027]

Also, skarm gets spikes, and getting them earlier can decide wether you win or lose a match

[@danih.5675]

Good choice using the chrono trigger theme, that whole soundtrack is amazing

[@becausesakamoto5938]

The Chrono Trigger soundtrack goes so hard here

[@Mijzelffan]

A video so serious no Iron Mugulis memes were added to it

[@Ropeburnable]

1:52 HE SAID IT! HE SAID THE THING!

[@RedditorsReels]

Hahaha nice Maplestory Ellinia music in the background

[@Deadgye]

All those crits in that last battle. Skeelz.

[@unoriginal2552]

I can feel the BluesEnergy phonk edit coming in

[@jarrodharvey5873]

I love how nice they are before/after the WR match despite what was on the line. In some low ladder metas you get sore losers and gloating winners.

[@amirhaayers2736]

It's 5:00AM but I'm here.

[@thetky_clan666]

Anyone that can work with Slaking & become #1 (for even limited time) is a true master & a force to always be reckoned with.

[@ShadyHitchhiker]

Bluesenergy and Johnnyg2 have the vibes of Ryu and Ken bumping fists

[@endy7630]

I can definitely see what you mean when you say that gen3 OU continues to surprise you. I wasn't able to see it before, but I'm definitely getting it now...

[@christopherballero866]

Way to go Blue'sEnergy

[@gnubbiersh647]

Literally 20 Minutes ago my lead hariyama got one tapped by slaking double edge in adv.

[@diegomolina8305]

Focus punch is not a joke

[@unnoticed9988]

I love my big boy Slaking

[@toolofthelord]

i find it funny how as soon as this video released, the lower end of the elo in gen 3 ou is this exact slaking team lol

[@StarfieldDisarray]

I wish the Slaking v Skarm switch-in wasn't cut as early as it was, I had to pause on a transition frame to see how much damage it did (73%). Normally wouldn't be much of a problem but the narration is specifically trying to highlight how much Skarm takes.

[@noobslayer7564]

Slaking has always been my favorite pokemon of all time due to how silly and ridiculous it is. I love that guy. So happy to see this video

[@Gettenhart]

You know Jhonny is a vet when you see that Rocket Zapdos pfp

[@Cynsham]

Slaking and Snorlax have to be two of my favorite pokemon of all time.

[@kaimanthelizardwizard1248]

Lol is that Viper on the outro?

[@contentconsumer963]

The hero we all needed.

[@michaelgibson4139]

It makes me very happy that flygon is on this team

[@gkaskavelis]

When you like a Pokemon that much to make it work no matter it's drawback

[@Super_Top_Secret_Area]

That is one eldritch looking team. Gen 3 OU is quite the mystical place.

[@robinrahman8623]

they should give it mighty cleave and watch the metagame panic lmao

[@TheSamOnYT]

Blues is my new favorite player 🎉

[@X9Z17]

I tried to use it as a protect bait, I’d send it out and hard swap straight away while they use protect, allowing whatever I send in a chance against a protect with only a 50% chance. And eventually they come to not know if you’ll either swap out, or throw out a hard hit. Mind tricks! Most people won’t swap out against a Slaking if they have a weakness if they have protect; such an easy switch.

[@cristianotesta3027]

Congrats, you cracked the code!

[@mrnoblemonkey8401]

He’s been my ou lead for generations

[@Afterlord2]

Y'all catch the maplestory music in the background? The music from this game appears in the strangest places

[@competitively3315]

Slaking is my favorite Pokémon so I’m extremely happy that it’s getting love here.

[@ryandoan9953]

Is that maple story music in this video?

[@skinsarentskill259]

gotta appreciate the guy's sporstmanship here

[@MelodyBarrens]

Damn! If that game could have only lasts one turn longer!

[@ineedazerosuit6128]

I recently used Slaking to go from the 1200s to 1500+. CM Bliss in the back pairs so well with it. My team is balanced offense. I like Blues' team a bit more though.

[@misters6749]

Mr Cool? Any big plans for the weekend? Also considering you have played showdown on the Great Wall any plans to Play showdown on the other wonders of the world?

[@LordLanghaar]

Can someone explain to me, why you would ever use double edge over Hyperbeam in Gen 3 with Slaking?

[@jimothycool]

You can't switch out on the turn where you're recharging, leaving you completely vulnerable

[@LordLanghaar]

@@jimothycool should have seen this. Tanks man.

[@lietz13]

Transform on smeargle is so smart and funny

[@donlyphans7801]

Slaking was already in a gen 3 pokemon world record! He was in the Round 10 starting draft of my world record for the longest Open Level win streak in the Emerald Battle Factory aka the ultimate gen 3 random battle experience.

[@maxmustermann5590]

Btw kerts already toppled hclats record with an ELO of 1933. Im so happy the ladder is so active again. It was rough Couple of years back. Sometimes you all matches you could get were full Baron pass teams inspired by that one false swipe video. Glad that shit is banned

[@angelwings9549]

Now this is insane.