How U-Turn And Volt Switch REDEFINED Singles

[@FalseSwipeGaming]

15:11 Meant to say "as opposed to how terrible it was in Gen SIX". Whoops

[@aloofgoof-e]

haha accidents go brrrrrrrrrr okay you can hate me now

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

@False Swipe Gaming isn't Baton Pass started in Gen 2? Celebi learned it

[@halacharif286]

No problem keep making these amazing videos

[@aquaneutral]

@@aloofgoof-e haha hating go brrrrrrrrrrr

[@BlueWolfZero]

It’s OK in Gen 8, but rain is now good in UU and RU. Politoed would have a fun time playing in the rain in lower tiers despite being Untiered.

[@Igorcastrochucre]

Splash being turned into one of the best Z-Moves and Teleport becoming one of the best Switch moves are the best "be careful who you call ugly in middle school" of Pokémon moves.

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

teleport is cool in rby

[@itsyaboychipsahoy.7989]

Wait for Illuminate to become viable

[@excalibur493]

@@itsyaboychipsahoy.7989 I'd see it as an ability that'd lower opponents' accuracy, if anything.

[@primrosevale1995]

I'm just waiting to see what they'll do to Psywave.

[@stetsonherrick8090]

@Nish The Great How so? You can only do so much with a +1 evasion boost that hinges *SOLELY* on keeping weather up. Sand and Hail both can be a decent detriment to you and your opponent alike without proper handling. It can't be that broken.

[@heraboss5533]

Who knew that just being able to say "ight imma head out" could be so effective

[@oofergang3683]

lol

[@willo90li]

I guess “running away like a little sissy baby” is effective in not only just video game challenge runs

[@zacharytrapani3636]

You could even say super effective.

[@polygondeath2361]

Every singles players that knows that doubling out is effective .-.

[@whatgoeshere24]

"ight imma head out" and then punches them before switch

[@Mottly.]

Emolga in the gym was the first time i was frustrated by Volt Switch. Then i got into competitive and saw that actually good pokemon got it too. Yeehaw.

[@megaball-ps8tq]

I haven't play black 2 or white 2 before

[@darknessknows1235]

@Nick Cruz Elesa could still be a pain depending on the Ai given her pokemon can still hit hard, and she has a Flame Charge(I think) and Energy ball for coverage on her team.

[@Iinneus]

@Nick Cruz ...I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that our commenter probably isn't still struggling with Elesa ten years down the line.

[@keeganaquino2561]

Sweeped her with my Drilbur lol

[@starduststriker8792]

emolga is good. in ZU

[@easyyen]

All my homies love U-Turn until we get static and flame body hax’d

[@phoenixa4212]

True True...

[@iam_______6399]

Or rocky helmet chipped to death

[@plantzhaih4015]

No luck just skill ß) and pokeaimMD explained why u-turn is not as good now as opposed to how good it was before

How is that hacking?

[@GrowingDownUnder]

lol don't forget poison touch or trapping opponent with binding moves

[@RomanStan]

“Pheramosa was a good user of u-turn” GETS BANNED FROM OU TWICE*

[@GrowingDownUnder]

next ban the heck out of Dragapault and urshifu

[@hayato8452]

Staraptor: First time?

[@ahnadiri]

Genesect: 0_0

[@mr-pm9sw]

@@GrowingDownUnder Dragapult lol? That thing is not even close to broken without Z-moves.

[@nsi5276]

@@GrowingDownUnder Urshifu is probably going to get banned, but Dragapult isn't OP at all.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

YES! I'm so glad for another gameplay based video! I'd still love to see "How WILD were the Weather Wars ACTUALLY?"

[@yuan0207]

Weather Wars was in all previous videos. It ended and that's all.

[@snarls3760]

Oh that would be long to cover weather wars were so diverse and were both in singles in vgc weather wars are the name of gen 5 it will be a 2 hours speical

[@axlr8deathpls294]

Ice body walruss starts breathing heavily with his baby christmas tree friend

[@georgebrowniii3850]

i feel like videos on different team compositions would be cool like doing a video on weather and terrain teams. even videos on offense, stall, balance, etc.

[@internetguy7319]

You should try watching BKC same writer and does that kind of content often

[@typhlosion7872]

More like momentum moves in general. Parting Shot, Teleport, Baton Pass (even without boosting), U-turn, Volt Switch, and Flip Turn now all are great moves.

[@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions]

You put Teleport on the list twice...

[@xakuray5522]

Because it's just that good :3

[@bluekirby_64]

@@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions They put it once at the top, but it teleported at the bottom while you were reading.

[@thaisennj9781]

True, but U-turn and Volt switch are the originators. The rest came after

[@iuk5099]

@@thaisennj9781 actually u turn

[@vicctretamaj]

As a VGC player, all I can imagine is a big red intimidating cat jumping up and turning around OR cursing at you before leaving

[@toadallynoodle5414]

Or a giant dog cloud thing, or a levitating washing machine/lawn mower/ toaster

[@megaball-ps8tq]

or something that can make you rage quit at any second

[@megaball-ps8tq]

That's extremely nice that your a VGC player though. How are you doing as a VGC player?

[@donttakemeseriously8071]

Quick question last gen would zparting shot have seen use for that cat in vgc

[@RandalfElVikingo]

Playing on Smogon does not count as being a VGC player.

[@acc3209]

This is an amazing idea. Evolution, history and impact of certain moves, mechanics or abities are incredible ideas for videos in the future. Keep the good work guys!!!

[@JulieLamia]

There's an older video that talks about Stealth Rock's impact on the meta too.

[@nayardrish4598]

@@JulieLamia ya i liked that video

[@nayardrish4598]

@@JulieLamia ya i liked that video

[@RobbeSeolh]

The Rise and Fall of Focus Punch

[@megaball-ps8tq]

I would really want to see more "how good was this Pokemon actually" videos

[@nineicytails4287]

The thing about switch moves is that it isn't necessarily about the damage, it's more so about the fact that they are slower than a manual switch. That's why even before moves such as U-Turn and Volt Switch were a thing, Baton Pass was potentially viable at times.

[@protaeya]

"Unleashing the Chomp" is probably the best thing to come out of the Dream World, making Garchomp legal to terrorize OU while also being a solid answer to the ridiculous Volt/Turn spam going on in Gen 5. How good was the Dream World when?

[@MicDISCO]

I like seeing moves being explored. You should do more of these!

[@gamechanger700]

This video just proved why hazard moves are necessary evil,they hard punish those switch moves

[@silv2309]

Just please make stealth rock do set damage instead of typed damage

[@snarls3760]

@@silv2309 but then it would be the same as spikes

[@silv2309]

@@snarls3760 nah, it would still hit flying types and levitate users

[@egg2468]

@@silv2309 but then what would be the point of spikes

[@silv2309]

@@egg2468 not much I guess, they already aren’t used very much due to them not hitting flying types at all and taking two turns to set in addition to rocks

[@TheMNHShow]

There should be a Fighting type switch move called “Parkour”

[@DMDarren]

I second this

[@HazeEmry]

As much as I hate switch moves... I would actually love that

[@solidzack]

And how would that look like? The pokemon sucker punching his opponent and then running away awkwardly?

[@DMDarren]

@@solidzack yes

[@TheMNHShow]

@@solidzack It would run up to the target and do a kick and launch itself off the target

[@epicdude8742]

Damn that background music for the gen 5 portion is a bop

[@scoutkirby144]

Suggestion: Lightning round of how the Pokemon you covered before Gen 8 are doing in its meta EDIT: also how the ones that were covered before gen 7 did in its meta

[@morphstarchangeling8024]

That'd be pretty cool

[@ItsVab]

This'd be awesome as someone who hasn't played gen 8 competitively but wants to get into it

[@eclipse9727]

I mean.. I think most would want them do a lightning round for the mons that were covered before Gen 7 AND 8, as until around the Exeggutor/Mewtwo video, they didn't really put gen 7 Information.

[@Wreckbot_]

He has done that actually, the "How Great was _____ ACTUALLY" videos are all Pokemon that were covered in the earlier videos on the channel but are now updated to include more detail from the previous gens and include the new ones, more should hopefully be to come

[@Y0G0FU]

Switch Moves the second most influential type of Moves in the entire Singles Meta right after Hazards (most notably Stealth Rocks). It changed the Metagame forever and made it more switch heavy and fast paced.

[@willbowden6897]

I fell in love with U turn on Heart Gold. After watching Bugsy's Scyther use it, I caught my own Scyther in the national park and taught it U turn. It eventually became a Scizor and it was the staple lead on my team. Later when I started doing competition battles in Gen 5 I used a volt switch Rotom. I always love running a Pokemon that knows U turn, volt switch, or baton pass on my competitive teams

[@kalanialvarez8725]

U-turn and volt switch will always be staples in competitive in singles

[@snapclub8751]

You can say that again.

[@calebnelson4932]

And now we have parting shot and flip turn as well

[@alexanderjun1394]

As well as stealth rock

[@maggi98mw]

@@alexanderjun1394 Heavy Duty Boots significantly nerfed Stealth Rock hard tho

[@Mepphy99]

@@calebnelson4932 and teleport damn GF DID like 3 good things for this game and was One was buffing momentum moves

[@davidgould8882]

I would love to see a video about Status and how it effected the competitive scene, a similar sort of video to the Stealth rock and this one. Delving into the mechanics and pokemon based around status abuse would be great :D

[@MrSunDragon]

I'd love to see you do a importance of held items video ( toxic orb, leftovers, choice items, gen 5 gems, focus stash, heavy iron boots ,no items and more)

[@Nebula6874]

This is the reason why Elesa was so hard.

[@scorpionx394x7]

Elesa in Black 2 almost made me break my Ds because of her volt switch bullshit

[@Nebula6874]

@@scorpionx394x7 I understand the pain, my friend.

[@bluekirby_64]

As someone who chose Oshawott, I know how you feel.

[@RandalfElVikingo]

Unless you have a Ground type Pokémon, genius.

[@N12015]

I remember having a Krokorok and a Lucario with Bone Rush... AND STILL IT WAS A PAIN to deal with, mostly due to Static. And even when you have a berry to deal with paralysis that tiny bug with unnerve won't allow that kind of strategy to work. Same story with Bugsy's Scyther who avoids damage and status while sending the cacoon mons to tank those hits, then cleans your team with technician quick attack. Good thing we as a player can approach that with clever decisions.

[@certainlysomethinggrass]

I love those series. Suggestion for next part: Memento, healing wish and Explosion: The Impact of suicide leads.

[@stetsonherrick8090]

And Electrode's most astonishing capability to never fail to go off with Explosion. Being real here, how often, if ever, does it happen that Electrode doesn't explode outside Damp shutting him down? (Edit: Or Disable as well)

[@megaball-ps8tq]

Parish song is a move that causes both pokemon to faint though

[@solidzack]

Final Gambit too

[@cinder8155]

Fun fact Early route birds(like pidgeot staraptor corviknight) can learn U-turn except noctowl

[@Bluecrimson217]

Game Freak must have had its saves bricked by Noctowl for all the neglect they gave it over the years.

[@Drakorre]

@@Bluecrimson217 only special First route Bird,no psychic type What more did they do to him?

[@GrowingDownUnder]

any pokemon can learn any move in early gens thanks to cheats and cheats make the game way more fun honestly

[@suicidallysosome4651]

@@GrowingDownUnder They're obviously talking about legal move distribution, lol

[@toadallynoodle5414]

@@GrowingDownUnder Nobody asked about cheats.

[@user-zs5ub1ic1v]

"Pheremosa was banned from OU" To the literal surprise of no one I see.

[@AwesomeHairo]

"Oh no. Anyway."

[@trueprismatic]

The sad thing is that phero and Urshifu checked each other so well. Now that phero is gone Urshifu becomes overpowered and is next on the chopping block.

[@redwarrior118]

Phero checking Urshifu, sure. But Urshifu does not check Phero

[@literallygrass1328]

@@trueprismatic urshifu was stupid good anyway

[@M3rtyville]

deoxys-bug

[@fabribe1683]

The dreadful volt-turn: the movie

[@megaball-ps8tq]

ikr

[@gavinmiller8980]

Yeah I hate when people volt turn on me such a broken movdt

[@pumapandora1310]

@@gavinmiller8980 yeah I mean it’s a 4900 Base power move That checks whether physical or special attack would do more damage and also lets you get a free switch. To make things worse, it’s galvantula-type

[@astracrits4633]

@@pumapandora1310 Ah, yes, Galvantula-type, the only type more dangerous than Salamence-type.

[@arandombear1693]

Volt-tyrn is still op

[@solaimanshahriar6202]

False Swipe Gaming: U-Turn and Volt Switch Flip Turn: I feel like I've been left out...

[@SPZ-gv2on]

Teleport slowbro is over with it in the corner.

[@cintronproductions9430]

Well that one just came out and it's less than a year old at this point.

[@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions]

Baton Pass: BACK IN MY DAY-

[@Mepphy99]

I mean flip turn was Born this gen and tapu fini didn't get It ... So ok

[@homerman76]

@@SPZ-gv2on But they mentioned teleport Slowbro (same with flip turn actually, though neither has really had long enough to be considered as influential as U-Turn and Volt Switch, with a pinch of Baton Pass since rules and such kind of nerfed that.)

[@mrzylinder94]

I’ve been following fsg for years and I love how this channel is developing into more of a general competitive Pokémon analysis. Great job adapting as there is only a limited amount of relevant monsters but infinite strategies!

[@WanTheLucid]

I been waiting for this with... Anticipation

[@greyscaleadaven]

Always love videos like this, please do more! I'd love a miniseries like this where you go over a style of play/set of moves that do the same thing and how they effected or impacted the metagame.

[@shawnli4746]

Ooh this is a bit different. Can't wait for "How GOOD was Substitute ACTUALLY"

[@kstiemsma]

Go to BKCs channel, he already has great videos on both Substitute and Protect

[@adamriley9241]

What the other guy said. BKC has done videos on plenty of other parts of competitive pokemon, plus he helps write these videos.

[@bryanc1772]

Gen 1 its super good on Pokemon Stadium

[@shawnli4746]

@@kstiemsma i prefer to see it with game footage. oh & gens 6-8 as well

[@TheTaintedWisdom]

The Dark Type Attack should've been damaging and called "Hit and Run" Though it would be interesting to see Baton Pass-esque moves and those with specific effects. Like say... "Scorched Earth" Which returns back and creates a 1 or 2-turn Fire-Type environmental hazard that damages any non-Fire Type switching in, and can trigger Flash Fire? Or "Ink and Flee" which might be exclusive to something like Octillery and be a non-damaging accuracy reducer? Or "Slipstream" a tailwind-esque non-damaging move that boosts speed by 1, and is priority 1, allowing the user to potentially escape a devastating attack, but if the opponent uses a switching move too will put you at a disadvantage? Or maybe a Flying-Type sound-based attack called "Sonic Boom"?

[@eclipse9727]

Hit and Run... idk, I don't think GF would call it that, but have it be an attack wasn't the problem. It was mainly the pokemon that learned the move wasn't too large and given to the higher tier mons. Scorched Earth feels even worse than SR in my opinion, as it's a switch move that lays a hazard down. Even if it's for 1-2 turns, it makes the opponent predictable for those turns, allowing someone to use it easily to setup or ko something. Especially since you scout out before laying a trap. Ink and Flee... naming aside, it would be good for them... and also annoying as hell cause accuracy drops suck. Slipstream... A Priority Switch Move. That sounds disgusting. And +1 Speed? No. Just no. Finally, Sonic Boom. We already have a Sonicboom move, and even with the space in yours, it would be confusing to tell them apart. Well... while I'm here, here's my idea of a Flying Type Switch Move: Backdraft (40 Power, 15 BP). Users deals damage and switches the user out. The pokemon that replaces it is safe from all entry hazards for that move.

[@TheTaintedWisdom]

@@eclipse9727 With regards to Scorched Earth, I was actually leaning more toward the idea that the entry hazard would affect *both* mons/the player exclusively. Make it so that the player can activate Flash Fire on a whim, but also set up a temporary entry hazard that can screw *themselves* over if they try to use it recklessly. Also, yeah, I forgot that Sonicboom already existed.

[@eclipse9727]

@@TheTaintedWisdom I knew that about Scorched Earth, and I still think it's very exploitable.

[@siberiangopnik]

Heh wouldn't it be fun if scorched earth be fire type moves that burns your ally on the switch, y'know to avoid special attacker getting frostbitten or to avoid guts user from getting their flame orb knocked off etc

[@etherealplain]

I love switch moves and I don’t want them directly nerfed. I would like more hazards or other type of moves that can punish them though.

[@thegodofallakira6349]

More hazards sounds not fun lmao

[@cyanideytcuriousseadoggo]

On that my idea for a new hazard and to give the steel type a nerf Tempering embers Fire type Same Power points as stealth rock Opposing Pokémon that are resist fire get burnt and take no damage When neutral to fire: no burn but 20% damage(The hazard here wasn’t as overburdened) When weak to fire: 20% damage and a burn Quad resist fire: Badly burnt(Half base power off physical moves and halved attack stat as well. Bypasses the guts ability as well as flash fire.) Quad weak: 25% damage and the badly burnt effect The forge fire is extinguished by rapid spin and Defog as well as these conditions: Super effective surf(Bulky waters in mind) Heat crash Rain dance+Resist Distribution: all fire types expect for Ho-Oh. Volcanion(That thing already has a move that is a stronger scald with STAB this would be potentially stupid with that.), can be used by Mew(Obvious reasons), and Clefable(Idc if this pushes Clefable into Ubers off of a utility set being too punishing when something is forced out from this and stealth rock.) Also Smeragle can get this due to Sketch being a thing. Edit: Fire types get a free flash fire boost from this hazard(Even if they don’t have that ability) and +1 attack and Special Attack with +2 Speed with their next fire move getting +2 priority.

[@joshiebox]

This kind of content is excellent. If you're trying to diversify, this is 100% the way to do it. I didn't notice in the previous videos if you had the time annotations like this one, but that type of stuff is appreciated! Keep up the good work FSG!

[@ktvx.94]

VoltTurn were always my favorite moves, and making opponents salty was sometimes a bonus. I ran a BP team in Gen VI and eventually realized I could just use BP to switch. Momentum keeping is amazing

[@starshinedropkick2668]

The main impact of U-Turn is that it finally made Scizor viable.

[@רועיכהן-ל1י]

You mean: made scizor go from an obsucre gimmick to a devourer of worlds

[@jagjitpradhan2038]

Technician would like to have a word with you

[@GreatDG]

Scizor was already pretty good

[@jaden8923]

Didnt technician bullet punch make it viable ?

[@gregorymirabella1423]

That and bullet punch

[@mimi_kyuwu]

This is actually a very interesting topic to make a video about!

[@brunoemf90]

I like this style of video even more than those covering a single mon. Maybe you could do something similar with items, like Weakness Policy or choice items. Keep it up!

[@researchinbreeder]

TIL Teleport does something other than waste a Nuzlocke encounter now

[@luisitobardajibenitez8013]

It's a really fun concept, the move videos. Where as we get a taste of how some moves impacted the meta, really seeing it explained in depth is very fun to watch.

[@sayvionwashington1939]

Zapdos: You wanna use U-turn? Sure, but you must pay the toll! *Static activates*

[@Daniel_234]

*Laughs in protective pads*

[@iantaakalla8180]

Laughs in sticky hold

[@megaball-ps8tq]

@@Daniel_234 I think the laughs in thing is probably getting annoying. Not trying to be mean here though.

[@Dragrath1]

@@iantaakalla8180 Do any Pokémon have both Sticky Hold & U-Turn (aside from Accelgor)? Looking it up the answer appears to be no. As of gen 8 no Pokémon except Accelegor has sticky hold and a switch move so the combo with sticky hold would be quite limited.

[@cosmictraveler1146]

@@megaball-ps8tq Laughs in being a party pooper.

[@bankrollrastaman7060]

Im convinced that people just rush to make a comment b4 they watch the Whole video! 🤦🏾 He DOES speak on Flip Turn & Teleport goofies

[@literallygrass1328]

they're referring to the title

[@bankrollrastaman7060]

@@literallygrass1328 dude Stop. U have no idea what comments i was reading, u 13 hours late! Find another comment 2 jump under

[@literallygrass1328]

@@bankrollrastaman7060 tell me what the comment said then

[@bankrollrastaman7060]

@@literallygrass1328 bruh gtfoh! Are u a special child?? Or maybe u trying to "troll" y dont u go & read the 1000 plus comments by now & tell me what im talking about mr.grass 😭

[@literallygrass1328]

@@bankrollrastaman7060 I'm just asking what the comment said, good grief.

[@Argent_Void]

"Sometimes the only way to survive a situation is to get yourself out of it".

[@jackeaton4393]

Gen four player I would normally run Stelix to block out U-turn with resisted damage and it wouldn’t allow the person to use volt switch

[@brandoncubell7362]

I hope he has a sponsor and just says, Now it’s time to u-turn into today’s sponsor

[@snapclub8751]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@megaball-ps8tq]

Just imagine if he said something like that

[@ericwolf9664]

Would have been a great segway.

[@starduststriker8792]

@@ericwolf9664 yeah it would really keep momentum

[@OutlawOtaku]

I still don't know why they made U Turn and Volt Switch have 70+ power. Seems like such a useful technique should be a tad weaker to offset the value you can get from it

[@Bluecrimson217]

Do you want Technician Scizor U-turn? Because that's how you get Technician Scizor U-turn

[@turbo8628]

If they made it base 40 power then technician scyther wouldnt be much different... would hurt a lot of other pokemon though

[@sebastianlucas704]

@@Bluecrimson217 that only one pokemon though.

[@senabecool7232]

⁠@@sebastianlucas704Also Scyther, Ambipom, Kricketune

[@ShroomRPG]

I've always held that choiced Flygon only ever clicks U-turn, technically you have 3 other moves but you only ever click one.

[@AyuNico]

Nice. Let's wait your audience finally understands why hazards are a neccesity for single-games, because switching/pivoting without punishment is easily one of the biggest problems in Pokémon, and is also one of the reasons the current OU format is heavily bulky.

[@SPZ-gv2on]

The current OU is so bulky because every team that isn't hyper offence has to have a physdef clef/buzzwole to not get 6-0ed by banded urshi and every team needs a blissey/mandibuzz/ttar for spectrier and those mons are strong enough to where they need dedicated counters at high health, meaning you normally need at least one more defensive piece to not get run over by their teammates. You need a super bulky/regen core to deal with the top threats unless you run HO which is an inconsistant playstyle that a lot of people don't like using. Bulky mons end up lasting longer and getting knock-offed especially on stall teams making boots and therefore no punishment on switches only good for balance which is the best team style to deal with urshi/spec.

[@grunkleg.2934]

Seems weird to me that Pokémon would rather give us a means to bypass hazards entirely than to just change how Stealth Rock works. I'm almost positive the they were added specifically for the rock-weak Pokémon

[@AyuNico]

@@grunkleg.2934 At this point Stealth Rock is a neccesity and fucking around with it would cause more problems than it's worth. People at one moment were entertaining the idea of banning boots or inserting an item clause in the format, that's how powerful ignoring hazards is, almost every mon with pivoting moves uses them now.

[@grunkleg.2934]

@@AyuNico I dunno. I just don't think it's good that they more heavily punish Pokémon weak to Rock for switching than those that are neutral/resist. HDB could also change so that they break after a Pokémon with them on switches in on hazards 3 times. I guess you could also say that Pursuit punishes certain Pokémon more than others, but at least it wasn't everywhere

[@melvinlu9663]

@@SPZ-gv2on isn't urshi currently being suspected by smogon?

[@kunalthedonut613]

I was about to go to sleep but I TURNED AROUND

[@XX_CUTECAT_XX]

Humens can learn switch moves CONFIRMED?!?

[@johnhsieh2866]

thanks so much for this, brings back so many fun memories. I cant imagine how much time it took to dig through old clips to find the corresponding 2 pokemon using the precise moves you talk about, awesome job

[@TheForeverRanger]

Who knew that teleport TM you get on the way to Rock Tunnel in RBY would be useful.

[@e-readme]

I know these videos must be harder to make, but they're pretty refreshing and interesting compared to the normal weekly content.

[@lucystarlight8887]

I can't believe you didn't talk about Parting Shot in Gens 7 and 8! Of course, it doesn't do damage, and not many Pokemon have it, so it's pretty niche. But come on, Incineroar has it!

[@chopskie117]

Please do more videos like these! It's nice to have more variety

[@TheCanadianWifier]

now THIS is a quality topic.

[@pabloarammasmanian5391]

I think you forget two big things about Parting Shot: the 1° is Z-Parting Shot who was a Lunar Dance type of move (recovering all hp and status of the consequent pokemon) whitout killing the pokemon that used it, and 2° in gen 7/8 was more gived to much variety of pokemon like Incineroar and Obstagoon... Nice video and high quality as always...

[@clarafindley6689]

Love the series is back

[@patricktaylor6173]

Super informative as usual, keep the great work up

[@huseyintok02]

I seriously want Forretress to learn the move "U-Turn"!🔁 Instead he gets "Volt Switch" which is not bad but also not STAB, not physical and Ground type's free switch-in!⚡

[@SPZ-gv2on]

Volt switch is a little better in some situations for it because it wouldn't do much more damage on such a low attack pokemon anyway, and volt switch doesn't trigger flame body/static/rocky helmet/rough skin which would all cripple forretress, with most ruining it's sturdy. U turn would be nice on it but volt switch would still see usage.

[@huseyintok02]

@@SPZ-gv2on i respect that statement!👍🏻

[@internetguy7319]

but why why buff Ferrothorn? It's already annoying

[@LocNguyen-wn2tz]

*forretress

[@raptorzinqua3855]

@@internetguy7319 It's Forretress.

[@UnusualPete]

One of my favourite moves of all time is U-Turn! 😃 When I first played gen 4 games, I was surprised with its power and effect, not to mention how easy it was to get the TM.

[@SleepyKaiju7]

Sounds like pursuit needs to comeback with a slight rework along with other moves similar to it. Maybe give shadow tag and arena trap to more mons?

[@hoanganphanle]

I know that this comment is one-year old, but Did you have the slightest idea about how broken trapping abilities were ? Wobbuffet got banned to Uber even before Garchomp solely because of that ability, same deal with Mega Gengar and Gothitelle. Heck, even in Balanced Hackmons, where you could even run something like Impostor Chansey, Shadow Tag was banned and Gengar was forbidden to hold a Gengarite because of that.

[@DrGandW]

I love how brief your intros are, just get into it baby, never stop

[@RazorIvy470]

If U-Turn was boosted by Technician then Scizor would be in AG

[@crimsoncharizardx9853]

No it would be uber, since it’s low speed

[@hoanganphanle]

@@crimsoncharizardx9853 because of its low speed, and good defensive typing that has only one weakness, U-turn is even better, as it allows a safe switch in for its teammate. That's the whole idea of a "slow pivot"

[@kloie_eli3299]

I love these move/strat videos, hope to see more

[@robertgray4230]

The moves greatly impacted doubles as well since you can break a sash and immediately intimidate the mons on the field.

[@MrJavmastermetaloq12]

Odd that a "move" episode is the final video of this channel's year, but still a great end year video.

[@greenchucklesjr]

You should make the next one of these be about trick room

[@J-DawgTBH]

Pleasure to see another move video. Thanks for this.

[@FrozenInferno]

Dude u need to do how good was aegislash! Its ur mascot afterall!

[@FrozenInferno]

8 likes!

[@johnniewalker6365]

Banded Scizor's STAB U-Turn is one of my favorite moves to use period

[@ShinyTillDawn]

2:50 But wait, there's a bug where if you have a choice item on a Pokemon that used U-turn and switched into another Pokemon that also has U-turn and a choice item, they're automatically locked into U-turn without selecting a move.

[@BenTensoon]

This was really well put together and easy to follow. A great, informative video!

[@tomasprochazka7840]

Alternate title: How AWESOME were U-turn and Volt Switch ACTUALLY?

[@WishGranted130]

I like the change in pace. Keep these comin!

[@AnthonyVArdizzone]

*Gen 5 starts* Kellen: Y’all want a dance rave?

[@draksunebladefang4107]

Yes! Absolutely loved the video. Please do more videos who's topics talk about other various mechanics

[@coldore6734]

I was watching your dragonite remake and this just came in my notifications,also it says im eighth but i don't give a yap about it

[@adamriley9241]

Glad to see BKC posting here too

[@dwreanchinotan]

The Pokémon with switch moves received defog as well? Conspiracy!

[@vvingblade]

LOVE these sorts of videos, keep it up! Would also love to see a history on the Choice items, but that may be a feature length documentary in itself LOL

[@peon9584]

well of course switch moves would be prevalent in gen 8, it’s the first pokemon game on the nintendo switch

[@thel-iteralone4592]

First stealth rock, and now u-turn and volt switch. This spin-off is turning out quite interesting! Now I'm curious to see which moves get covered next.

[@FunnyMemes-dr3se]

Now new switching moves in Gen 8.

[@sagacious03]

Great overview! Thanks for uploading!

[@notevanr9221]

I use U-turn and Flip Turn a lot...

[@rustyshackleford1846]

Scizor is your pfp too lol

[@Notconceitedjustbetterthanyou]

Nobody cares

[@notevanr9221]

@@Notconceitedjustbetterthanyou Riddle me this, if you don’t care why did you take the time to write this comment?

[@notevanr9221]

@@rustyshackleford1846 true that, my favorite mon to use in competitive

[@shrubble21]

@@Notconceitedjustbetterthanyou oh god judging from your comments you're a cranky one

[@kurtislachance9958]

I had to click this immediately the moment I saw the notification pop up

[@vitorgamesdaterrafinal5579]

NEVER forget about flip turn

[@Nova-_-]

I actually like these videos; they go over popular meta-wide competitive strategies and I generally feel I learn more about competitive from one of these videos compared to a 'how good was X pokemon' one... still, all your videos are amazing

[@Karsow2054]

“How AMAZING was FSG ACTUALLY?” answer: “Ubers” Love you all ❤️

[@N12015]

And well, Urshifu is really likely to get banned, so it wouldn't be weird to see a resurgance of wishport. U-turn is so common that a lot of mons run rocky helmet.

[@Tales0fSymphonia]

Take a shot everytime ihe says "swish" instead of "switch"

[@Michael-ws6ng]

yes more of these types of videos pls this one was so good

[@Iinneus]

Damn, no Z-Parting Shot for Gen 7, what a sad story...

[@beta511ee4]

Pretty sure there weren’t any viable users in OU.

[@TheOnlyGBeast]

I really like switch moves in general, I usually have 1-2 members of my teams that can do it and even when I don't(usually on non serious teams) I can't say switch moves bug me at all; if anything I appreciate the mind games they bring in, especially since I've nailed several pokemon switching in on a predicted u-turn/volt switch

[@FunnyMemes-dr3se]

Teleport used to do nothing before Gen 8 I believe.

[@leoxesyude2021]

It originally worked like the Poke Doll or Fluffy Tail item in that it would let you run away from a wild Pokémon battle. Unfortunately it never got the buff that moves like Roar and Whirlwind got and so didn't work in trainer battles until Gen 8.

[@jkjack0742]

While it is frustrating when they hit and run, it is INCREDIBLY satisfying when you read the switch and hit the tag with the right move and ko it. I predicted once a scizor coming in to replace a pokemon that was weak in doubles. Had my Blaziken flamethrower it while my other pokemon took out the legendary. Felt really good getting that double ko

[@mhx5071]

I'm suprised he didn't talk about Z-Parting Shot Silvally

[@NeutralDrow]

I was thinking Alolan Persian, myself, but otherwise yeah, same here. Maybe Z-Parting Shot was better in doubles, or lower tiers, or something?

[@mhx5071]

Its a full heal+debuff+pivot so it was quite good in both singles and doubles

[@SPZ-gv2on]

It was okay in lower tiers but z-moves were best at blowing holes in teams. It was a good effect but insane damage was just flat-out better on most teams and you had to chose.

[@mhx5071]

Then why is victini (who has V-Create a 180 power move) in UU

[@thinkingoffaclevernickname1928]

@@mhx5071 because 100 speed isnt as fast as it used to be. Same with 100 attack

[@EdmacZ]

Swampert returns to OU without its Mega. Swampert: "Fair enough trade. I'll take it."