I Fight Air Balloon Heatran ($1600 Tournament) | Competitive Pokemon Showdown

This is Round 4 of the Official Smogon Tournament between Freezai and Mendeez. Do you like tournament stuff? Let me know down in the comments below!
Competitive Pokemon refers to competitive Singles
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pokepast.es/2c... -Team 2

[@kit0134]

oh man the plasma fists animation gave me a heart attack every time because it looks like a miss even though it's 100 accuracy

[@qqun]

Dude I thought it was only me, seriously it's so nerve wracking when I see plasma fists go to the side, only to redirect toward the opponent

[@user-li6or2bc2p]

​@@qqun😂

[@siddanthvenkatesh2744]

Same for stealth rock. I always looks like it misses when I use it.

[@WRLLallstar]

Please more like this, the in-game thought process of good competitive players is super interesting

[@bigroddempsey4082]

I also recommend watching BKC

[@gravityvertigo13579]

Agreed

[@USPSArtoria]

@freezai you've successfully merged the channels 😭💯

[@WRLLallstar]

@@bigroddempsey4082 i already do lol

[@itsbeyxnd]

Lord Chenge is an underrated channel

[@lucienfelten8439]

The future sight into ice shard sequence in the second match was phenomenal. Great stuff !

[@Dragonboy1300]

This was super interesting to watch. I basically only play doubles, so the thought process behind singles is always so interesting to learn about.

[@zinogredabeast4007]

As someone who only plays gen 6 randoms on showdown at an above average skill level, I love your thinking out loud. Please do more content like this it lets people discover how complex pokemon can get

[@jaksida300]

You might like NathanLikesChicken, he also does a very good job at explaining his thought process while playing.

[@frozenfeet4534]

gen 6 randbats go so hard

[@onionnyamous5453]

The way you came back into the game despite the freeze on ferro was amazing

[@___Robin___]

It's not really amazing it was his only play and a quite obvious play otherwise he would have straight lost. What else is he supposed to do go to zeraoro and dies instantly stay in with ferro and allows him to get +6, clefable can't touch dragonite, if you go weavile directly you risk being attacked or your opponent roosting therefore ice sharding not doing the job, landorus with toxic could have worked then saccing ferrothorn and getting some intimate and switches but then dnite could roost come back later in and dragapult could pressure more. If future sight + ice shard didn't kill he would have gone lando to toxic stall and sac members but why risk that when future sight and ice shard does the job. His opponent in game 1 and game 2 had a terrible matchup. Game 1 was virtually impossible to win and game 2 all he could have done more was put more pressure with his dragapult by using special attacks rather than u turning and getting lucky with melmetal on switchins cause lando ferro slowbro core was insanely hard for him to break. Overall he didn't make mistakes played it safe knowing he had the insane matchup and got the W I wouldn't call it amazing but he definately played his cards well. I do think it was a very satisfying play to watch, but it definately wasn't a come back when he pretty much was dominating all the time.

[@Bobo-yw4ph]

@@___Robin___ as an old man once said, "Go get some bitches"

[@Lrizu]

@@___Robin___ get a bitch bro, my gawd

[@varungupta8241]

Just a tip for you while using the damage calculator import the team you are using after clearing everything else and then click "show only imported sets" to get your pokemon quickly this saves a lot of time while calcing

[@abhijitpandit4391]

That's something pokeaim does And I learned from him back in usum when I was playing in the same tour as he was Quick access to custom sets is always useful

[@varungupta8241]

@@abhijitpandit4391 i also got this tip from pokeaim i found this very useful for switching teams

[@derpyefalant478]

Yo, good shit, i actually want to see more of this.

[@totalphantasm]

getting the freeze on ferro was so unlucky for them. Usually that just means youre dead, but they had to get it on a mon with heavy recoil damage. That damage on melmetal was such a game changer

[@soundaholixx]

It's moreso the fact dragonite didn't have extremespeed, if it did, it was gg

[@nguyenminhquang9393]

@@soundaholixx Or literally any form of speed control would have save the game lol

[@ericericericericericericeric2]

Please do more of this! Seeing the calculated thought process behind each of your strategies and risks is a great new perspective- keep up the good work (:

[@jackclifton5434]

This, more than anything, helps to show me how bad I am at this game comparatively

[@BioHazard6366]

Really loved the play by play, I've been looking for more content like this. Subbed!

[@Original_t31]

You’re definitely a better player than me. bc if there’s $1600 on the line I’m gonna need more than 5 mins to make a decision

[@redwarrior118]

The MrJamvad route

[@Andrew-fn1ck]

Freezai 8:16 : "69 *heh* "

[@Strawberrycock309]

Hey youre a good live commentator, that's a rare gift! Thanks for uploading commented tournament games

[@betalink13]

I really enjoy seeing things like this, aswell as thought process behind team building would be good. Everything about the live thought process decision making really stands out, im sure it helps alot of people out with their own play

[@swagfun9054]

This was really entertaining to watch! So far this content and the here’s why content has not disappointed

[@Mr.Sax.]

Congrats for the wins. Really enjoyed this video.

[@yosoyflips]

I did like hyping up the fun Clef set only to never use it cuz everything else was so strong XD was still interesting watching someone who really knows what they're doing, HDB on Zeraora really came thru

[@enigmatic2878]

One of the things that makes me want to watch you over other competitive poketubers is that you still explain it to us, even if it's not as thorough as your videos (which duh, I'm aware you don't have a script. Yet you still sound so natural talking about this). Also, if you would be a bit more dramatic with how you talk, you'd sound like a clever anime protagonist and I think that would be fun to watch

[@aidanmccormack812]

Yes, absolutely more of this. It’s incredibly interesting to hear the thought process behind your choices.

[@yxxcx1104]

this kinda thought process accompanied with showdown is super interesting and entertaining tbh i'd love to see more of this

[@Kosteru-des]

This is good content! It would be good to see more on competitive strategies. For example how to predict what sets the opponent might be using or how to read a matchup effectively Also, good luck on the next round!!.

[@HowlerBby]

Definitely want to see more! Been watching your vids on history of the competitive meta and it's nice to see you actually competing! Love the commentary, man!

[@ironpr84]

The brain play. Jeez I can’t handle your inner genius lol

[@palashdedhia4866]

It was really interesting and to see the thought process behind all the moves was amazing! Would totally love to see more of such content!

[@toasterrobot]

Very good! Love to hear your explanations of your thought process, would love to see more of this.

[@thebestworst8002]

You do not know how much I missed your showdown lives from your old channel

[@Vearru]

I could watch this stuff all day, I would absolutely love to see more of this tournament

[@MrJimmalalishis]

Love the content man! 👌🏻🤙🏻

[@gymfamily]

love the way you play and explain. you're now one of my favorites with emvee, nathanlikes chicken and pokeaim :D

[@Salla208]

Learning how you take the battle on play by play was super interesting. I learned a lot from this. Please more

[@Xephyra]

man this was some amazing play especially the future sight into ice shard setup big brain freezai

[@PZMKSD]

I don’t like watching a lot of competitive Pokémon creators, I only watch PokeAMD and you! I really like the tid bits from gen 2 and 3 and whatnot, but bigger events are cool too!

[@pwatoscry2087]

I enjoy your vids I live your thought process on these matches!

[@hanahomemadepizza1424]

I loved this, please keep covering your tournaments!

[@StylishGaz]

Very very entertaining, more of these please!

[@sourtil7158]

This was such a fun video to watch, please do more of this!!

[@chemicalbliss2110]

amazing play in the second game, please do more and good luck in round 5!

[@ismailcalsr2226]

omg this was awesome, we need MORE

[@SHPrtz]

Freeze you gotta start clicking the 'only show custom sets' box on the damage calculator! Save you a load of hassle

[@andy4an]

this is fantastic, great explanations

[@ryveleona7513]

Really pleasant to watch

[@ethandavis2373]

These are helpful tips for me, since I'm currently participating in my first ever Smogon tourney

[@DrShnig]

Oh hey you just uploaded this

[@luckybrand6762]

Lost my shit laughing at the OU Paper Plane name

[@baulderos1950]

Congrats on the win, looking forward to your next video 👌

[@Tykcd]

Really been enjoying ur videos due to how smart you are, keep it up 👍🏻

[@revel8683]

yayyy main channel content on the second channel xD

[@0f128]

This is interesting always wanted to see what goes on in pokemon competitive play coming from fighting games

[@oscaranacona801]

Really enjoy this type of live content, please do more!

[@dnrello4722]

So this is what’s happening BTS when my opponent takes forever

[@julian954]

Are there any other channels with content exactly like this? High level competitive gameplay, with thought processes talked about on the fly? Hell, even detailed analyses of replays, both losses and wins, could be cool. Many, many years ago I would have brought up pokeaim but he seems to have gone a very different direction with his channel these days. :(

[@niallcunningham9374]

Cleary havent watched his most recent vids then… 🤡

[@erasmus8767]

Try aaron cybertron zheng

[@vale1902]

he’s literally posting his pov from this exact tournament? lmao

[@Substantial-hf1rm]

Nathenlikeschicken and Jamvad are some recommendations

[@thelightningbros1]

really cool video. love the way you played. keep it up

[@wello181]

Thx for giving tips this is actually really helpful

[@thotita3213]

I love it, I would love some more videos like this one

[@Blimaxx]

Goated win. Big Money Match!!!

[@elnatanbitensky8314]

I always thought singles was vastly inferior to doubles. You proved me wrong. That was amazing.

[@MNVinela]

Watching this video on ps5 gave me an ad every 1 minute. Truly painful experience. Great vid tho!

[@user-uq9se1nx9q]

Yes, we wanna see more of this!

[@makhseed]

Love it, more of this would be great

[@dudem1310]

Great content would love to see more like this

[@MrArtless1]

"why are the names so trash" is exactly what I think when I try to use that stupid calculator

[@mudgee92]

Great video, thanks mate!

[@06kishanchoudhary59]

Vid idea : Venomoth ban from UU while bring NU in gen 6

[@redwarrior118]

This is the first time i've seen air balloon heatran do work lmaoo

[@HowlingOneify]

@@Oliver-uz1fs no it isn't. Air Balloon Heatran has surged in popularity because with Eruption it is excellent at keeping rocks up, pushing huge pressure on the opponent.

[@michaelmoccio2225]

This is good, I like it.

[@nisonsei5005]

really enjoying these

[@SunsetInStone]

I gotta say, big red arrow technology is HUGE.

[@jacksnell6108]

Freezai "Ice Shard Weavile looks really good". Opponent's team Tapu Fini, Melmetal and Corviknight....

[@nichwe]

didn't know you were in OST, that's awesome.

[@pwnd785]

Really enjoying the live battles

[@AlexRiversMusic]

I hadn’t checked the uploader and just saw “tournament” and a tryhard OU team and thought this was Joey LMAO

[@FLAMEOHOTMAN15]

Love the content. I do disagree with people checking damage calcs though as it takes away game knowledge and skill. But when moneys on the line and if u don’t know if the opponents are doing it I get it

[@MrSaverio97]

🎶Heatran on a baloooooon🎶

[@bmrphilou7941]

Guys! Guys! He switched choice band and choice scarf. SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!

[@alexz6478]

very cool, pls more! :)

[@oddishthoughts]

Like everyone else is saying this is a super cool series

[@yeahokay99]

Love the content dude

[@bigchungus7870]

You are one of the few competitive Pokémon KZbinrs who doesn’t stan for vgc

[@sebacastelo]

Congrats!

[@keebs5780]

love this kind of content

[@bestberryj]

Do I like this content? I LOVE IT!!!!!

[@erysecret]

Awesome video

[@zad_rasera]

This is really really helpful.

[@jan_wh1tey]

I do want to see more of this, actually

[@wyattnance3756]

Hey, just a suggestion for making damage calcs easier, whenever I’m playing a serious game I always clear my imported sets and import the sets for the team I’m using at the time. Then I toggle only show imported sets. Makes doing damage calcs mid battle a lot easier.

[@wowwt]

damage calc is so cheese

[@lokiofspirit]

Would love more of this

[@luispastor8089]

Great games. I loved this.

[@irishgn08]

This was great, but some text explanations of abilities/sets would be nice. I can follow your short videos, but I haven't played later gens of pokemon AND haven't played competitive, so I can't always follow what's happening!

[@jkid1134]

Very well played :)

[@mateussantos6536]

Freezai: 69...

[@mirmir6965]

loved the video

[@HeroForSure]

More please!

[@quiche6400]

You clicked the wrong Kart set, Press is the banded one. But it didn't really matter because it's only a 37% chance to ohko Koko

[@quiche6400]

didnt notice no smart strike lol

[@dz_ssbm]

he wasn't looking for the banded one, banded would get outsped by koko. he was looking to see if scarf ohko's koko so that he could bring it in, bluff scarf and force a switch

[@quiche6400]

@@dz_ssbm ah, my mistake

[@maboi102]

Wow i didn't know nardwar knew so much about mons

[@marcoasturias8520]

I wonder. Were you doing the commentary while playing or you edited that after the game? Many would meltdown trying to make any coherent commentary and playing!

[@Eroil]

Nice change of pace! Confused why you don't just put your sets into the calc though

[@mshenay]

NGL, I can't remember if Joey is in this tournament but I would look forward to a finals between the two of you

[@firstwavenegativity6379]

He is