How to Use Trace on Pokemon Showdown! Gardevoir makes Pokemon Showdown Players Salty in the OU Tier!

[@Kiteminu]

The guy that complimented the Harvest Gardevoir set is the real homie

[@majintv24]

And then its gone its all gone

[@EdgarGarcia-oo2bt]

I found somebody using it today XD but I have a pokemon with infiltrator so I was able to beat it

[@ChanivonKarpa]

They call him Speedwagon

[@elevate07]

I just tried it out on 3DS and it actually works. Well up until the point where I got cucked by Sturdy

[@Abomdosnow]

I wanna be more like that guy.

[@spectrasoulfaire215]

"Pretty sure Toxapex lives." Toxapex: _lives_ What a bro.

[@heythatguyalex]

Toxapex: *Lives* Trainer: That's so stupid dude, I should be dead

[@LatteSoul3603]

Is that a homie stock? In showdown? My life is complete.

[@occultnightingale1106]

the ultimate flex is giving your opponent advice, it paying off, and still beating them

[@weakestlink20]

Then he proceeds to shit talk how bulky his own Toxapex is. God that was funny.

[@doomyboi]

Toxapex IS pretty gay t. Guy that gave Gen 8 Monotype a whirl

[@pyrojack8230]

"Gardevoir traced adaptability" I have never been scared of 3 words this much in my life

[@MarioLuigi0404]

I think “gardevoir traced speed boost” is just as scary, at least on a stored power set.

[@nightowlyt5570]

@@MarioLuigi0404 but that's 4 words not 3 words

[@Sloth_htolS]

@@MarioLuigi0404 gardevoir traced wonder guard

[@MarioLuigi0404]

@@Sloth_htolS OH NO

[@TaoScribble]

**hasn't played pokemon in ages; Googles what adaptability does** ...oh. Oh, that's just _rude._ XD

[@delphoxoa9677]

"Waaah, how am I supposed to fight you if you don't use a predictable set so that I can predict you? Unfair!"

[@moge-kov5843]

That's why priority moves are a thing but no, this guy had a greninja xd

[@Blomstermark]

It's funny how many you find that is like that in every type of games.

[@Blomstermark]

@Chronomaid yes yes yes 😂 or the good old ones: I lost but you didn't win.

[@slayer3091]

WTF SMOGON DIDNT PREPARE ME FOR THIS

[@rocketeer9183]

That has happened to me almost word for word. A dude in OU was actually mad I wasn't playing textbook. Had a type null with magic coat. Dude was actually mad I gave him his stealth rocks back and goes "this shit Is annoying I don't even know wtf you're about to do" /forfeit and fuggin left.

[@GalaticCyrus]

> not mega-ing tyranitar so you can mega him later to beat peliper in the wheater wars. that's some next level right there, love it

[@halfway7690]

Every day I think of the battles I have lost in gen five....

[@aniramirp5446]

*What if we used 100% of the brain?*

[@daijun563]

Big brain ideas

[@dogsarec001]

A UT Weeb on the Internet mega after the peliper has been murdered

[@ultimaterecoil1136]

GalaticCyrus next level weather wars is in doubles. Fun fact role play bypasses protect. So you can have say hitmontop use roleplay on your normal Obamasnow while it used protect to keep hail up then mega.

[@slammy118]

It seriously blows my goddamn mind when people say "that didn't count because it's not a set". it's like having a security camera pointed at every door, and when a burglar comes in the window you go "they didn't steal from us because that's not an entrance"

[@eagletgriff]

This is absolutely amazing

[@daydreams6956]

lmao well said

[@no_xp]

Lmfao that’s a perfect analogy holy f

[@Rafikichu]

"That's not a set" is the dumbest phrase ever, and it embodies the mindset that plagues many competitive communities, not just Pokemon. If all you want to do is copy paste meta teams and follow a flow chart, why are you even playing? How do you genuinely believe that a person is bad at the game because they used their creativity and ingenuity to beat your robotic mindless button-clicking? I'll never understand. Cool sets, dude.

[@Rafikichu]

And cool sound effects.

[@katzkinder7031]

Whenever I see stuff like that, I'm reminded of the Korean Pachirisu dude who took a whole Championship because nobody had a counter for his godly electric squirrel.

[@intergalacticdegengypsy6135]

Happens so much in the fgc they be like "who does that? That's the dumbest shit ever" "well why'd it just kill U then?" "Coz it's trash and I wasn't expecting it, ur trash, fucking noob" *blows kiss from winners bracket*

[@Creepo_J]

Spoken like a true boomer Jk these people are no brainers

[@k-dawgHI]

Don’t mind me just using galarian stunfisk in doubles lol... (A dude once got mad at me for using Galar-Stunfisk and winning because it’s not “normal”)

[@Budew-ef6tr]

The fact you took Trace, one of the most complex yet potentially powerful moves in the game, and made a montage of it showing all the different ways Trace can be used, means you're absolutely one of the strongest trainers I've seen.

[@Liam-yl7pq]

moves

[@abandonedsamurai581]

*m o v e s*

[@johnt3606]

Ah yes, but Moxie is also a great move tbh

[@agamingalexht8757]

Guyss can you tell me what Simple does?

[@Liam-yl7pq]

@@agamingalexht8757 Any stats gained or lost are doubled

[@107frenchy]

I made the mistake of watching this without headphones. I stg I've never seen my mom's head turn so quickly when she heard "Daddy!"

[@herrforehead3745]

F MEGA

[@tortoiseknight8438]

I forgot about this so i played the video now without headphones. I'm at work

[@Blade.5786]

@@tortoiseknight8438 "We are gathered here today at the funeral of Sir Turtle-" *(From coffin)* _"Don't call me that! I'm a tortoise, you idiot!"_

[@tortoiseknight8438]

@@Blade.5786 it's all cool, everyone who heard it let it die

[@MikaRaccoon]

I still wanna know where tf that "daddy" clip came from

[@bludgeon1081]

You can tell they really mean it when they say “good game” instead of just “gg”

[@wukong6853]

Facts though a lot of the time I just type GG so I can get to my next match quicker

[@underscore2736]

@@wukong6853 a lot of the time when I lose, i want to move on to my next match, so I don't bother saying gg and I leave

[@gengarzilla1685]

8 letters and a space take so much more effort.

[@ohandthefracking]

@@gengarzilla1685 i mean wasting all of your pp just to shit talk your opponent is much more valuable than saying "good game"

[@underrated1524]

Calling your opponent an "idot" is the James's Victreebel of insults. As soon as you deploy it it turns right around and bites you.

[@kirbyhero256]

Appropriate username, this is an underrated comment. I laughed way harder than I think I have any right to.

[@elivcdxv1852]

Based

[@timestate9718]

Also the regret you feel realizing your one spelling error just ruined the entire point you were trying to make.

[@timestate9718]

Nilmon true

[@timestate9718]

Nilmon also is that directed at me or in general

[@Gamesmarts194]

“Now it’s gg” -Last words said before Stored Power Gardevior runs over his entire team

[@eagletgriff]

Gg indeed....

[@hendeyjagger7489]

Another day of wondering why that move exists.

[@hendeyjagger7489]

@Zedrik Allen Stored Power is used more, I Think. I only found it, because I searched for suitable attacks for the steel bird.

[@AlldaylongRock]

@@hendeyjagger7489 Power Trip/Body Press/Roost/Bulk Up is the set for Corviknight Body press deals with everything but Ghosts and Power Trip is for them and the occasional Fairy type to get rekt in spite of the resistance 😂.. Max HP Max SPDef, that SPDef increasing berry and Nature and Corvi turns into a real menace

[@bubbykins4864]

What's worse, they somehow tried to preserve their sanity (or lack thereof, rather)... by claiming they got steamrolled... by *nothing.* It's even worse than calling a set bad because it means you're worse than nothing, which is worse than being a worse bad.

[@AllFiery]

She’s literally kissing them goodbye.

[@kirbyanimations8750]

KISS KISS FALL IN LOVE

[@bruhbruh8115]

Wait a damn minute that gardevoir is a dude

[@hk-qw9zl]

@@bruhbruh8115 WE'VE BEEN TRAPPED

[@microwave8931]

@@bruhbruh8115 even better

[@NotAHologram]

@@microwave8931 Seems kinda gay to me.

[@narararamammily5386]

8:50 A round of applause for one of the few respectful people in this toxic game.

[@Kizaco]

Nararara Mammily and it’s gone, it’s gone, it’s all gone

[@limerumpus3589]

I read a round of apple sauce lol

[@RexMtz03]

I am also respectful, and although I have never had a salty player, I have always fought against equally respectful players :) I love pokémon but things like Sword & Shield and the toxic community make the game look very bad :(

[@tdc3477]

@@RexMtz03 I mean, I still think Sword and Shield gets too much hate, because you can have fun playing it and thats all that matters in my book, but I agree otherwise

[@legoworthiness9684]

@@tdc3477 yea is great but i hate dynamax.

[@Nameless_mixes]

I love when people lose and their defense is basically “That wasn’t a real set because the Smogon gods don’t have it on their website! You only won because I only prepare for what Smogon tells me to and because I don’t think outside the box!” Lol

[@gengarzilla1685]

They don't seem to understand the difference between "recommended" and " required". It's quite laughable.

[@ahmor3249]

yeah ❤

[@legoworthiness9684]

Thats true. I once come up with my own stret extremespped gluttony linoone and i know tuberz made videos on that but i havnet watch them when i use it.

[@akkeyem5088]

@@legoworthiness9684 is it the belly drum set with something like figy berry?

[@jorgeivangonzalezlopez5825]

@@ahmor3249 isnt e speed, gluttony linoone the recomended smogon set? Correct me if im wrong

[@FlaskFlash]

That's not a set. > The very history of Smogon and VGC to an extent shows that, even in an extremely set meta, most of the big matches are won by unusual attacks or tactics that the opponent didn't expect (the last case I can think of, is whirlpool dracovish). The ultimate point of any battle is to win, and you choose how to achieve said goal. The fact that he didn't even care about what was going or tried to comprehend the meaning of his opponent sets to counterattack, but decided to adopt a totally passive actitud by saying "this can't be happening, this is not possible, this is not a real set", demonstrates not only how unskilled and new to the game he was, but also the hilarious limitations of his small brain.

[@novawatch2327]

And for those reasons, I’m out

[@Rug_the_Cuddly_Huggable_Cat]

Exactly. I don't even understand their reasoning when they come up with stuff like this. 'Not a set'? Says who? Smogon? They are an unofficial fan community that have no actual authority whatsoever. VGC? They don't confine players to specific movesets. There's no helping these types of players, all that can be done is mine the salt.

[@vickiesue5152]

Take a second to B R E A T H E my guy

[@xinf3ctdx]

No shit.

[@a1marine105]

I run Pokemon and moves that I love IDC about sets I just have fun on ultra sun I got a whole sweep with metagross alone its moves were metor mash bullet punch ice punch and zen headbut

[@ElwindMage]

-It is the 1st day of exams. -“What does trace do in a Pokémon battle?” _-The user of trace, once let out of it’s ball, is able to replicate the foes current ability as it’s own._ *-You feel confident with this answer.* -It is the 2nd day of exams. -“What does the commonly used term ‘gg’ mean?” _-An exclamation used after a confrontation to show gratitude to the game played by the foe and the user._ *-You feel confident with your answer.* -It is the final day of exams. -“Is stored power broken?” _-All the answers say “yes”._ _-You choose “yes”._ *-You feel confident with your answer.* *-You feel like you did well in the exams.*

[@marmalademagnus4174]

Proceeds to get an F

[@SurealStriker9087]

Lmao p3 ref

[@fatlinesofyeast]

ure so cute

[@soulthesassyassassin3616]

Persona references are always welcome in my house

[@LOLquendoTV]

Wow Narukami Youre a Genius!

[@JessieJussMessy]

Harvest combo was indeed nuts but can we all appreciate that trace on gliscar with gardevoir switching into toxic spikes??

[@TheDendran]

Gardevoir: "Do you mind **NOM** if I just **NOM** prepare **NOM** for my ultimate move **NOM** ? Hey, Gliscor, pass me that rough stuff you call poison, I need to wash my berries down!"

[@eafesaf6934]

Bear grills survivor guardevoir

[@matthewhamilton2913]

@@eafesaf6934 Yo camera crew! Pass me a potion to wash down these berries!

[@deinoboi3505]

@Dendran Gardener Bro this is so accurate like wtf

[@explosivfurret3007]

@@eafesaf6934" ran out of berries better drink my own piss... Lol nvm harvested another one right now! "

[@Solarballs77]

@@explosivfurret3007 don't give r34 anymore ideas

[@gengarzilla1685]

People always seem to forget that the recommended sets, while good, are just examples. A Showdown player who refuses to stray from those dotted lines has never truly _lived._ Heck, many listed sets started out as unconventional ideas! Never bash the pioneers!

[@fatlinesofyeast]

Gengarzilla ily and ur positivity xxx

[@spindash64]

Gluttony Belch Victreebel is probably my proudest gimmick set.

[@LOLquendoTV]

@@spindash64 noice

[@spindash64]

LOLquendoTV It’s honestly pretty satisfying, and generally can net 1 or 2 kills when it goes right. Just Set up Subs to get to half Health for Salac Berry, use Growth to add power, and use Belch and Giga Drain Dual STAB

[@LOLquendoTV]

@@spindash64 fair Ill give it a go, dont really know how Ill build the rest of my team but ill cook something up

[@bloodyidit4506]

who tf gets salty playing pokemon I really don't understand it. If someone beats your ass with a strategy you've never seen then you should be happy because you just learned something new.

[@godlyvex5543]

It sounds like a good mindset to have in theory, but in practice it can be quite difficult to be happy about losing.

[@insertnamehere2462]

I only get salty when I get fucking totally haxxed

[@gengarzilla1685]

It's quite sad. I remember getting complimented just for beating a Tentacruel with this surprise Double Hit from Scizor.

[@thetrashtrain3774]

You can say that but no matter who you are it is annoying to get your ass handed to you 5 games in a row

[@vikavoltisepic3507]

Yea I remember being completely blown back by triage growth comfey (I wasn’t really that big brain at the time) and I was actually really happy coz I found a rlly cool strat

[@DaWoblefet]

I DIED on the Trace Unburden -> Salac play vs Hawlucha

[@bandurcer]

Hey, its the weird VGC mechanics god himself commenting on best female poketuber video

[@Masahane]

Weedle being the ultimate bro by telling the opponent toxapex can survive an earthquake.

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

If you want to oneshot toxapex use weakness policy flygon

[@dddmemaybe]

@@xyzzy-dv6te nah br0 just block + d-bond.

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

@@dddmemaybe destiny bond against toxapex, new meta

[@dddmemaybe]

@Leavanny The Cute Mantis to win of course. pex packs the heat so you gotta shit on that bitc before it can proc regenerator.

[@spindash64]

xyzzy51273 All the pro players use Weakness Policy Eelektross

[@svstarfox_04]

Trace Gardevoir to Poison Heal into T-Spikes is the smartest thing I've seen in my whole life. Incredible content right here!

[@blaiseavey4090]

I’ll never understand criticizing a set you lose to. “That’s not a set” Like WTF it’s a set you literally lost to cause it was unique from the ones you’re using. 😂

[@idkvolfenshtein2600]

Thats nothing, I fought a dude who got mad at me because he miss predicted a Sucker Punch with my Bisharp and used Belly Drum with his Kommo (Who already had a sub) and I used Knock Off instead knowing a Sucker Punch was obvious. Broke the sub (He was at 25% at this point) and finished him off with an actual Sucker Punch. He was then like "Pure Garbo, who knocks there. Sucker was the play lmfao"

[@blaiseavey4090]

It’s like they’re literally saying they’re mad you beat them fairly while simultaneously admitting that you beat them fairly. It’s bizarre. Mauricio Lara

[@idkvolfenshtein2600]

@@blaiseavey4090 no he said sucker punch was the move to play when I used Knock off. (Meaning when he was expecting it) Once he said, that I finished him off by saying. "Now sucker punch is the move to say". Sorry I typed it weird haha

[@IronFreakV]

"use a real character" "that's not a real set" "play a real class" Salt or not I can't for the life of me understand this argument that I keep seeing in so many competetive online games. If it's in the game, it's real. Period. Like just because it's unorthodox some people try to delegitimize it.

[@thehermit8618]

@@IronFreakV people often deflect the blame for their lack of skill (or overused, predictable tactics) unto anything, its a common defense mechanism for their ego and pride in their game to blame others of "ilegitimate" means rather than look in the mirror and question how skilled and adaptative they actually are

[@ezrabarker4690]

That starf berry play was unimaginably perfect

[@Crumbia]

Faith restored* Ning kigger: allow me to introduce myself

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

That only increases my faith

[@lennoxsommerville7451]

I read that wrong 💀

[@lapoosielover5877]

And its gone, its all gone.

[@condor2279]

cmonBruh

[@JonMW]

I have a whole new appreciation for Trace now.

[@xeno6773]

That Harvest+Starf Gardevoir was such bull I wish I could pull that off

[@pot4702]

I pulled it off but with Eevee's Z-move

[@nathanielmohr9622]

Why are you anime

[@bonniejunk]

@@nathanielmohr9622 ...

[@A.R.C.1997]

@@nathanielmohr9622 there are people called weebs here

[@dampesthydra7422]

@@nathanielmohr9622 that's from a game

[@clvr51]

"I think I'm swept" never ceases to crack me up lol

[@woddles6710]

The OU and Uber rooms are basically people insulting other people and people posting links to battles with their All-OU Team Also I hear that P4 music 👌

[@chair5298]

Woddles Why hello there.

[@MisterSleep1123]

And this is why i play at RU

[@rakaikt]

That P4 music is so catchy. I legit have it in my playlist

[@spindash64]

What about Past Gens OU?

[@mr.krustykrust]

That’s why I play BH

[@itriggerpeople4433]

"Ning Kigger" and has a dark skinned character icon *wow so edgy and funny xd*

[@slowburgundyy574]

Dude I'm being IRONICALLY racist xd

[@h027s]

they grow out of it ...eventually ...ihope

[@bulletpyrope6407]

Yes.

[@soupboy-yn8oz]

yeah ok but please don't say xd it's cringe

[@wetraccs5747]

@@soupboy-yn8oz sure lmao xd

[@Beaster565]

“Strong Pokémon, weak Pokémon, that is the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should win with their favorites”

[@Richtofen-gy9cj]

you forgot to add Karen at the end

[@antoniomassaro8952]

@Truth Belmont Who cares i play only with 600+ stat pokemons

[@luciusirving5926]

Too bad your average zoomer who grew up with Black and White doesn't get this stuff that Karen said.

[@tiktokka9689]

quagsire

[@frostbytes8906]

@Truth Belmont senti dor aqui também, tomara que seja boludo ou português ;-;

[@GrindstoneGaming]

3:13 "endure draining kiss calm mind stored power gardevoir is not a set" A year later, becomes a fun meme team

[@The-Man-of-Pepsi]

That's what i call "the weedle effect". Pretty much any set weedle runs ends up becoming a meme set or a genuine meta threat

[@lyzder7298]

@@The-Man-of-Pepsi remember bulk up WP Incineroar?

[@The-Man-of-Pepsi]

@@lyzder7298 yeah

[@hypernico_2704]

oh my god when you got poison heal from the gliscor

[@Axel-kk7fr]

I come back to this every time I want to feel something

[@darko-man8549]

Why are Showdown players like a sandstorm? They're always raging Okay...I'll show myself out

[@mattkarge]

No, you can stay for that one

[@KingStr0ng]

No Lies Detected

[@MisterSleep1123]

Hold on, Bob... That is actually funny...

[@NEETKitten]

I can improve this, I think. They rage for 5-7 turns before dying.

[@fliplinefungus]

That's a good one- and the reason why I quit playing Showdown.

[@Litegami]

The harvest set was one of the best sets I've ever seen. Weedle I always love how you break the meta with creative sets and memes. One of the best if not the best poketuber in my book.

[@Eltipoquevisteayer]

It's a gimmick, but a damn fun to watch

[@deiondre0]

thats the first time ive seen it. I felt amazed, disgusted, and sympathetic for the other guy all at the same time

[@duykhangtran4406]

@Himalayan Duck can you explain it?

[@ultimaterecoil1136]

Himalayan Duck he used toxic orb or flame orb plus a low level sturdy skarmory with fly or low level sturdy dig geodude. Then copycat prankster riolu. Copycats the fly or dig and the first turn has a priority of plus one. The second turn is just normal fly or dig though so he has a 0 priority. This can be beaten with moves that can hit digging foes/ flying foes moves with negative priority ( to hit the second turn or if it isn’t a negative priority attack but a negative priority status like trick room it will stop the digs and or fly so you can just beat it normally then ) or moves with positive priority to hit the first turn

[@chompyzilla]

The item on the Skarmory/Geodude was sticky barb. Flame orb and toxic orb don’t actually do damage the first turn.

[@vjm3]

I had to look up what Simple did. If you have simple, your stat changes are increased/decreased by double what it normally would. So a tail whip will decrease your defense by 2 instead of the normal 1. This is such a creative use of it.

[@connorsweeten2953]

There's no *Trace* of intelligent life anywhere.

[@tezcanaslan2877]

yes in ou lobby

[@guidokawajiri6383]

There's no trace of intelligent life in ubers

[@Flawlesshoodrat]

Wow Weedletwineedle this was such an amazing video.

[@ultimaavalon]

I have no idea how you ended up in my youtube feed. I am not into competitive pokemon, and generally have no idea whats going on. But your editing is on point, keep it up.

[@curtistrinh5654]

I LOVED THE KISS KISS FALL IN LOVE

[@jacquelinestennis1310]

@@curtistrinh5654 🏃

[@BethOfTheBees]

Alternate title: "Stored Power is a fair and balanced move"

[@thatonegaminglatias4345]

At least it needs plenty of setup, with perhaps the best Simple Beam user being Gen 8 Latios.............. Meanwhile salty Noobs be sweeping with swords dance Lando-T and Zacian-C with just 1 turn of setup and 0 faints.

[@BethOfTheBees]

@@thatonegaminglatias4345 Oh, I totally agree. The title idea is sarcastic. Sorry if that wasn't so readable

[@Matttakala]

Just use dark Pokémon against Stored Power… but then you will just get Draining Kissed goodbye lol

[@leunamme969]

@@Matttakala better use pokemon wuth sturdy or focus sash

[@Pablo360able]

I think the simplest Stored Power setup is probably Shell Smash Polteageist, but even if you give it Focus Sash you’re so frail that you can be extremely vulnerable to priority moves. In VGC you can pair it with Follow Me (+ Helping Hand for good measure) Indeedee-F, but then you’re just vulnerable to spread moves instead.

[@CODsauceify]

Me: That's just a well put together and functioning hyper offensive team. Salty OU Players: tHaTs nOt a SeT 😭🤯😵

[@TrueHavoc13]

Some dude got salty when I used a toxicroak back in gen 6. People get upset over the smallest things.

[@Missingno_Miner]

@@TrueHavoc13 now people get strangely upset when I dynamax my slaking in doubles alongside my neutralizing gas toxapex. Some people are WAYYYYY too salty and should be banned 🙃

[@m1cra848]

missingno miner oh shit good idea

[@oodogla]

@@Missingno_Miner neutralising gas... Toxapex? I think you mean weezing.

[@gengarzilla1685]

One guy was real pissy when I used Trick to force my Fan Rotom's Ring Target (item that removes holder's type-based immunities) onto their Gligar. Despite winning that battle I was somehow the worst player of all time. I dunno how that's supposed to work out.

[@fedorortega6099]

"R/woosh" of course the "not a set" guy is a redditor

[@lookitsabstract3692]

what did you expect honestly, wouldn't be surprised if he worships pewdiepie

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

I found the same exact team (even the Pokemon names) on r/stunfisk the other day.

[@baguettaroshish3507]

@@lookitsabstract3692 not epic dude I'm a fan of pewds and I'm not toxic

[@majickman]

He spelled it with a capital R and two o's so he's not even a real redditor

[@azelfdaboi5265]

@@majickman imagine being so sad you have to fake being a redditor lmao

[@Darkthoughts-z7r]

“Good game”- report that player that kind of language is against the smogon rules.

[@ThanatosZero]

I may have stopped playing Pokemon in competetive, but watching you and Visually always bring joy to my heart. Also that one player, who wasn't toxic towards you at all. We need more of these honest gentlemen.

[@goombafang3210]

ThanatosZero we do, but dont assume genders.

[@LegoEngineer003]

Love how the simple beam was able to double the reduction of their stats the same turn

[@Unclaimed_Username]

"That's not a set" How can you say this when you lose to it? Like...

[@TheKyrix82]

Because original, effective strategies aren't sets. They can't look them up, so they aren't legitimate. Originality is frowned on in Smogon, ESPECIALLY when it works.

[@librathebeautifulwarmonk1283]

People act like you have to use Smogon Sets, you don't, they're recommended

[@Sammechu]

I love the sound effects you add to your videos, makes them a lot more enjoyable than just straight up game play

[@pancakes2455]

Ikr

[@dextermoroten3822]

I've got to say, I've only recently found your channel and watch your showdown videos but I am absolutely in awe about your creativity and knowledge of everything. Being able to use useless moves like simple beam and completely transform teams around abilities and minuscule scenarios is amazing beyond belief. I am completely gobsmacked about how smart you are. I can't wait to watch more videos. Also the editing is amazing!!!

[@Sombil27]

The Return of "BRAVE BIRD! IS GOING DOWN!!!!" has me so happy~

[@Tejroe]

The harvest set literally just blew my mind

[@dizzylilthing]

Never before has a “kiss kiss” viciously ripped “fall in love” from my mouth

[@pokefanmelody]

legomaster05 youre my hero for being a good sport even in the face of such a cheesy strategy, its what i hope id be if i played showdown more

[@bewear1124]

My favourite use was poison heal when there was toxic spikes up

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

That was onixpected

[@crispsi2078]

@@xyzzy-dv6te Can i sue you for making that joke?

[@TheRareOn]

Mad respect for the Persona 3 “During the Test” music choice.

[@FranCTrode]

just the classic showdown experience

[@nyx626]

That poison heal and speed boost moves were so well played!! I love your videos!! The combination of your narration and the brilliantly selected music is so perfect!!

[@LordTyph]

'How can a black man be racist?' Same way a white man or an Asian man or a Mexican man or literally anyone can be racist.

[@grrumakemeangry]

yep

[@beckampotoczny6732]

The irony is that it's a racist statement in it's own right.

[@luciusirving5926]

When kids embarrass themselves on Pokémon Showdown, instant facepalm! xD Why use racist slurs when you barely even know your opponent? Next time kid, know your enemies and you know yourself.

[@nook524]

Oh yeah daddy weedle you know I love when you trace me like that

[@equillatheeagle-anti-oxige8658]

Draw me like one of you french incineroars

[@Monsicorn]

Wtf are you smoking bruh

[@mettatonex7221]

You madman. You've discovered the secret to unlimited power.

[@RafaelRodriguesAxelyexNobody]

I am just imagining gardevoir putting barriers up while the green little dude keeps eating stuff that he brought with him, and then after noticing that he is doing good gardevoir just sends out waves of magic.

[@festafunerea]

i laughed so hard in the part of dora's backpack YUM YUM YUM DELICIOSO

[@donovanlee6717]

Ow!

[@Nonsaiilmionome]

Miguel PxFxHx Same.

[@festafunerea]

@@Nonsaiilmionome I see you're a man of culture as well

[@OG_DouG]

Delving down in the comments, i finally found this comment. Have a like, homie

[@shadowchild1338]

Douglinhas 2.0 My thoughts exactly.

[@XiaoKerr]

WHY YOU CRYIN. lmao love when people complain that you use creative teams

[@aryksnag1935]

xiaoke Indeed. I know a guy who used Psych up Arceus-Fire to counter sweep Geomancy Xerneas and the opponent said “You Suck! You only won because you got lucky!”

[@Fanimati0n]

"How dare you have fun trying new things instead of doing the same thing as literally everyone else! If you don't use Smogon sets, how am I supposed to see you coming?"

[@gengarzilla1685]

The ability to adapt to unexpected scenarios is what separates the winners from the whiners. Lots of good players can do that, we just tend to see the dark underbelly of Smogon too often.

[@d.n.3652]

xiaoke I remember when I practically swept a team with a seaking. It was a soak toxic lightning rod set

[@Fanimati0n]

@@d.n.3652 Sick

[@Roinaeh]

That Harvest combo was totally my jam. Really nice.

[@ExamplePrime]

"How many non-standard sets are you running?" "You know what I'm gonna say."

[@theermac6024]

Yes

[@JVGreen150]

"gg nice choke" "n a h" and that run soundclip when he left killed me

[@littleman7514]

JVGreen150 I thought your profile picture was Slaking as Shrek.

[@EmblemSnake]

Holy Jesus "BIG OOF" "R/whoosh" That redditor deserved the L.

[@r3io4mf]

whoosh

[@MeruXYZ]

He wasn't a redditor. It's /r/woooosh. He's all phony all the way through.

[@lennoxsommerville7451]

@@MeruXYZ ew

[@MeruXYZ]

@@lennoxsommerville7451 I know. What a gross man.

[@lennoxsommerville7451]

@@MeruXYZ yeah you kinda nasty I agree

[@ericwollam5532]

Speed boost. The most fair and balanced ability ever given out in pokemon. There's absolutely nothing wrong with speed boost.

[@MisterSleep1123]

Until Blaziken gets it

[@mahranislam3554]

Did a reversal sweep torchic against ubers once with it

[@MisterSleep1123]

@@mahranislam3554 wait... A TORCHIC?

[@mahranislam3554]

@@MisterSleep1123 Yeah why are you so surprised

[@melvint-p9500]

@@MisterSleep1123 *laughs in little cup*

[@ohno209]

I love how the first guy says "idot"

[@butitzgabe7943]

Idot

[@rossthemoss6827]

I love when people say gg, then get beat

[@mattsmith457]

Shut fuck idot

[@dagan8659]

the rage make them mistaken, cause they loose their mind, however that water shuriken was a treath, wonder what would had happen if it work, and hitted 4 times.

[@fostrate2554]

Regular people: *normal coffin* Rich people: *normal coffin* legomaster05: *GOLD COFFIN*

[@brent8341]

I'm starting to have fetishistic fantasies where I insult your strats in public and then you proceed to humiliate me in front of everyone.

[@B0K0691]

...why can I relate to this...

[@unconfirmed9]

...what?

[@bonniejunk]

ok brent

[@-_---.]

@@B0K0691 don't get Too steamy, youtube can't handle it

[@ZebraOnYourNose]

The fuck are you talking about? This is a normal response.

[@august5447]

Omg that starf berry sweep is fire, ive never even seen it in any match ive had

[@somethingbanter]

With how all of your sound edits seem to be consistent for certain moves I wonder do you ever have trouble remembering exactly which sound effect you always use for certain moves like the little cascade sound effect that you use for stealth rock that just seems like a little tiny thing that might be annoying during editing but you do a good job keeping everything so consistent

[@WeedleTwineedle]

My autism let's me remember everything

[@lordfelidae4505]

@@WeedleTwineedle mood

[@razor8304]

That guy who says it's an actually cool strat is a legend

[@romarthompson6547]

This video is a masterpiece, some S tier content

[@ApexGale]

guy: follows smogon sets also guy: expects everyone he plays against to also follow smogon sets, gets upset when he can't predict what his opponent runs when he finds out they don't

[@luciusirving5926]

What a normie that kid was for not thinking outside the box. Must be American, born and raised.

[@nabeelalmulla8587]

That why I stop play battles, ppl can be very toxic, but thanks to that I start my breeding and shiny hunting

[@Gardivanyth]

That improvised Unburden Trace on the Tapu Lucha was just masterful. Glad to see a cool video on one of my favorite mons!

[@doodoofard69]

2:49 *oH yEaH i ReDdIt bRo*

[@MisterSleep1123]

This is why i dive on 4chan

[@donaldolivier6786]

Real big wholesome 100 Keanu chunges thiccness 100 moment right there

[@appelofdoom8211]

The best part is the he spelled it by using a capital R.

[@oofmemesbigchunguskeanuree8315]

Yo bro memes funny wholesome 100p chungus reevs

[@crazedguy8654]

Can we get a round of applause for legomaster05 for being such a legend

[@therealchristian1]

6:54 the music with the monkey sounds was perfect for this

[@Kai-K]

Using Volt Switch on Trace/Lightning Rod Gardevoir is exactly the kind of play I would make. Fantastic vid.

[@MarcheHare]

These Super Mario RPG sound effects make my heart so happy.

[@blitheringape5321]

you really have to start writing your playlists in your description. it kills me not remembering the track names

[@minislymortalmeltdown3262]

8:00 (Gardevoir lost 68.9% of it's health) So close...

[@tortoiseknight8438]

You could say it was almost nice

[@jp0678]

The "69?" woman almost showed herself.

[@VALDiesel01]

The sound effects are everything in these montages

[@pysm5495]

Missed both of the codes AND the content EZ Clap

[@gianmariaroza6084]

My god... that is an amazing set !!! Always so palatable with those queens references

[@kurigaru]

The drag race memes I’m dying

[@sekirosshadow9319]

4x atk linoone with Stab extremespeed is still not enough to oKO Landorous ... Damn those legendary sky gods

[@dddmemaybe]

linoone got liek wut, 35 base attek or sumsheit brauh? nah jaekae brauh it's 70 wOaHh DoOoD-.

[@gengarzilla1685]

Therian Landorus is such an incredibly balanced Pokémon, right?

[@Missingno_Miner]

@@gengarzilla1685 and now it's back in the game they removed it from because Balance™

[@vtmagno23]

missingno miner Yet they made Zacian which is another fair and balanced Pokémon

[@smaragdchaos]

@@dddmemaybe 70 base attack actually. Granted, it's not that much, but when it's belly drummed, you gotta question why do you not OHKO base Landorus-T

[@tonic446]

“Faith in showdown restored” hahahahha

[@acab9120]

It’s incredible how this person can take these sets that are seen as trash and dominate the current meta and isn’t a dick about it I’m in love with this channel

[@AlfaChibiOmega]

I'm salty from just watching it. But also impressed. Always love to see a good gimmicky set triumph. GG to you sir

[@sobriquetsola5172]

You inspire me so much Weedle with your innovative/interesting strategies. Happy belated birthday!

[@-Comet.]

In the first battle, There are a lot of decisions I questioned on their part, especially swapping off swampert. Swampert was a certain death due to entry hazards, they should have just stayed in and accepted that instead of swapping and giving you a free hit

[@hod8372]

"but youtube gave me demonetization for my birthday", this made me cry

[@SevenSinshu]

Love ur content, keep up the good work. Hopefully you enjoy your birthday to the fullest extent

[@Mark-hn1vu]

Nice OG Mario Party sound effects and DK map audio at 6:55

[@COZYTW]

I like how this video showcased multiple ways to make use of Trace. From a Simple Beam buff strategy, to Harvesting a Starf berry again and again, to Speed Boost / Poison Heal / Soul Heart. And the set only needs to change between Protect and Endure accordingly - That's fun. Thanks fam