Pokemon’s Most Powerful Boosting Moves.

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Pokemon Competitive Singles is a game where Boosting up your Pokemon is a popular strategy to break through the enemies team and win.
Moves like Calm Mind, Swords Dance and Dragon Dance are commonly seen and quite widely distributed.
But sometimes there are boosting moves that go beyond the standard level of power, and can push Pokemon to absurd heights if they have access to them.
What are the strongest Boosting moves in Pokemon history? Jimcool has the answer. Jim does. Jimothy Pokemon can explain it all to you very well.
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[@shogunyan9998]

"not for eating" not with that attitude

[@fcox7015]

i came just to check the status of the batle xd

[@Yardo]

You forgot to mention No Retreat!

[@Rumielle]

When I need a boost I just try to take a nap or maybe stretch a little.

[@jimothycool]

That's intelligent.

[@wyoming2868]

Rest and Bulk up. Good combo mate

[@despinsr]

Stretching will grant you the Limber ability, granting an immunity to paralysis. Gaming

[@doma3554]

Hi Jim. It’s folks.

[@Reinoiro]

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[@anasbinmaalik3739]

@@Reinoiro indeed

[@Keerat-Batter-every-Day]

Hi hi

[@pride_mitochondria3921]

Hello Folks, I've just been accepted into the Folks Council.

[@canaldecasta]

Hi folks. It's folks. Hi Us.

[@Super_Top_Secret_Area]

Hopefully Magcargo didn't decide to Terastalize into a Grass type to survive that Bubble Beam. Such a decision can have dire consequences in the Horse Council, because horses love eating grass.

[@tigerlover2853]

Nah, he’s gonna Terastallize into a Water type.

[@dozokhu7392]

Dragon would also bring great confusion to the council as how can he be both a dragon and a horse at once

[@DkKobaADV]

Hoenn Gaiden altered pokemon brought them a Passho berry, an item normally not allowed in the region of Hoenn.

[@ViraLCyclopes]

@@tigerlover2853horses love drinking water

[@EvilApple567]

@@ViraLCyclopes You can lead a horse to Tera Water Magcargo, but you can't make it drink

[@glytchgaming6144]

Rillaboom, who can also learn High Horsepower, jumped in front of the bubble beam to protect Macargo and enters himself into the conflict.

[@luigisilver818_7]

Naw it was Kingler lol

[@Culk-kb4fn]

Horsea can't learn high horsepower. Immediately disintegrated.

[@tecul1]

extreme evoboost was meta in vgc

[@jimothycool]

Z Moves are considered Fake by Scholars

[@tecul1]

understandable have a nice weekend

[@volbla]

That's a shame. I was gonna bring up Z-splash :(

[@ddd8828]

@@jimothycool you are forgetting the king of gen 7, z-trick or treat pumpkaboo-small

[@screamflight1044]

Gen 1: I have Amnesia, the best boosting move in the game Gen 6: Hold my Power Herb Gen 8: Hold my Body Press

[@andre-8420]

...honestly Gen I amnesia is still stronger than those. You have to consider the opportunity cost and relative power levels of each meta and imo gen I amnesia is just straight up better

[@A_Person_64]

​@@andre-8420Especially if the mon already has high physical defense so now they're tanky on both ends (Slowbro 🤢)

[@saladgaming4339]

I'm glad Macargo was able to survive the lethal Bubble, I hope we can get a glimpse into its methods

[@raymondghuther1410]

magcargo was lvl 100, horsea was lvl 1 dats why he lived fr fr

[@SeriousStriker]

I fear that he terastalized into a Grass or Water type

[@subtodicerat8305]

@@raymondghuther1410 no i know the secret. max special attack modest bubble DOSE NOT ko magcargo

[@tarunyadav3567]

It was a bubble beam. Stop downplaying Horsea

[@aceplaysstuff2621]

If a Blaziken with speed boost uses bulk up, it essentially does a physical quiver dance

[@FreyRosfield]

So, it essentially uses Victory Dance?

[@iamhim408]

there’s a reason its in Ubers lol

[@aceplaysstuff2621]

@@FreyRosfield oh yeah forgot about that lmao

[@Altador8th]

​@@iamhim408 its in UUBL in newer gens

[@bigtoblerone8446]

And then they introduced BODY PRESS, essentially making Iron Defense now do the same thing.

[@susamogus8331]

I mean yea that's why zamazenta is so good in vgc rn

[@ThanatosZero]

Imagine Lugia gets Amnesia and a Special Defense variant of Body Press.

[@JustRaii.]

erm actually acid armour 🤓

[@oscara1573]

Actually barrier ☝️🤓 Wait...

[@SilverScarletSpider]

7:40 Tail Glow should be given to Mespirit, Uxie, and Azelf to help differentiate them from Mew, Cresselia/Deoxys Defense, and Alakazam respectively

[@WeWontGoAlone]

The ancient paradox Pokemon version of Hatterene: Old Broom is worldwide known as the best boost sweeper of all time.

[@sagetmaster4]

Now I'm going to spend all day at work with this thought un the back if my head "IS shell smash the best choice for Heatran?"

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Heatran, Metagross, and Volcanion. Lots of similarities. Much to discuss. A lot people will also note how a Leech Seed Protect Leftovers Celesteela set mirrors many Ferrothorn builds.

[@bocoaa8018]

Filet (‘o fish) away has been forgotten. What a shame.

[@jimothycool]

I did forget that. However that is just worse Shell Smash

[@rubenbartezzaghi6382]

Sooner or later we need to get a 1+hour video with every horse council clip to get a deep understanding about the intricacies of pokemon politics

[@llorencalbons4803]

Folks, I sure hope horsea does not have an ally with transfrom and is scheming some devious plot twist to the event.

[@magmarman2633]

Horsea may have created an alliance with Zoroark, who used its Illusion ability to mimic Magcargo's appearance. However, Mudsdale is a wise horse, and so it may have the ability to see through the illusion given some time

[@LRXC1]

I chose to forget about this through Amnesia

[@techknight3753]

My sources tell me that Magcargo's past lover Gastrodon-East may have infact intervened in Horsea's attempt on Magcargo. Using it's Storm Drain ability, it was able to redirect Horsea's lethal Bubble, protecting Magcargo, and gaining immense special strength in the process.

[@nintendosaber1184]

*Magcargo goes Tera Grass Horsea: "NANI?!"

[@joshuapineda8708]

Inb4 he turned Tera Dragon instead

[@cephelos1098]

Terastallization? Passho Berry? No. Magcargo has dealt with Horsea's prejudice enough that he knew that merely weathering the attack wouldn't settle things; he had to send a message. I suspect he enlisted the help of fellow horses Clodsire and Farigiraf to obtain Water Absorb through Skill Swap. With their greatest weapon entirely neutralized, Horsea would be powerless against the magmatic shelled equine. Magcargo wouldn't have to try and end things quickly with Rock Blast; he could go for a much more symbolic victory, defeating Horsea with High Horsepower itself.

[@subtodicerat8305]

i know how macargo survived. 252+ SpA Horsea Bubble Beam vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Magcargo with an ally's Aurora Veil: 186-222 (57.4 - 68.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO 252+ SpA Magcargo Hidden Power Grass vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Horsea: 306-362 (115.9 - 137.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

[@nicogaming2859]

Clearly, Magcargo used Shell Smash to outspeed the competition

[@FirstLastname604]

I have a hunch that magcarco’s old college buddy clodsire jumped in and tanked the bubble beam with its water absorb ability, with his shared access to high horsepower, this could be the start of a new tyranny for the horse council

[@PC-ni6bp]

I love how gen 1 has the most infamous boosting moves, and yet outside of ubers boosting moves are probably at their worst in gen 1.

[@AIDcyt]

you forgot about No Retreat Mr. Jimothy Cool also Fell Stinger might be a very good boosting move if given to Scizor

[@DarkAuraLord]

technician boosted fell stinger would be sick

[@usernametaken017]

​@@DarkAuraLordnonononononoNONONONONO

[@cradiculous]

The best boosting move is Harden, obviously. Ash and and that other guy couldn't beat each other when they both started using it and it invoked Endless Battle.

[@senny-]

5:26 Why do I find this so funny? Beautifly was like "I got a Quiver Dance! I can do this!" And then got absolutely destroyed.

[@Brandon.thebaby]

Magcargo not only a horse, but is also THE GOAT, we’re gaming folks 🥶🥶🥶🐐🐐🐐🗿🗿🗿🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@KrazyKyle-ij9vb]

goat council???

[@lucasrxrxx1859]

​@@KrazyKyle-ij9vbis gogoat a horse?

[@troyvita255]

Who else got chills when he actually said the h in herb

[@b1uezje]

Oh, thank God that Magcargo is safe. I couldn't sleep last night thinking about him.

[@cadetjones9205]

After training with Heatran in secret, Magcargo acquired newfound power as well as a new signature ability, Evaporate. It utilized this new ability to absorb Horsea's bubble beam, firing back with a water vapor boosted Magma Storm, decimating Horsea completely.

[@newrallyxeviousgamer]

5:29 Why is Venomoth an example here? It’s competitive history isn’t actually any bad.

[@OdysseyExe]

I agree I frowned hearing it being grouped with Beautifly...

[@justme14357]

Magcargo surviving is something i didn't expect. Let's see what happens next.

[@Verminator4]

Veluza's Filet Away might have warranted a mention, but really that's just a slightly shittier shell smash on a subpar pokemon

[@michabaron4129]

Even before the battle happened I had a headcanon that Magcargo will focus sash -> shellsmash and win against Horsea (that's the power of a well structured story, I was sure it was way too early to kill the protagonist*). Now im sure that's what happened. Too perfect with the subject of this vid to not happen. *If you think that's what happened in game of thrones and think it analogous I strongly disagree on both points.

[@vonskeedle5309]

I just can't believe Jim didn't talk about the true most powerful boosting move: Defense Curl. Its synergy with Rollout is absolutely meta-defining!

[@2010AZ]

What if Magcargo actually used Zoroark as a body double to tank that bubble beam ? Frightening.

[@formerlypie8781]

What about no retreat? The boys will not be forgotten Jim!

[@givepraise5268]

Folks, it's looking like Magcargo might have used a boosting move to come out victorious. Whether the boosting move is illegal or not is up for future historians to decide.

[@RemindMeToCheck]

5:50 - That Volcarona got demolished so hard it was cut out of the video.

[@keef920]

I’m curious what the horse council thinks about Flygon’s latest nuzlocke, the “horse”locke

[@tarkusvontortellini1877]

Mad props to Magcargo, are we witnessing his tera grass tera blast combo? If so this could be one of the most insane moments in the Horse Council Civil War.

[@r.j.tammaro8383]

Xerneas with terra sounds like the most broken thing ever conceived

[@kokirikid817]

Was very shocked to see Magcargo pull through. I thought he was a goner

[@SSBMNicki]

I believe that the pokémon Gogoat, feeling ostracized by the horse council for being a goat, decided to protect Magcargo from the water type attack and joined forces with Magcargo.

[@aMartin315]

Boosting moves have existed since the first games in the Pokémon series.

[@yowza9638]

In competitive, boosting up your Pokémon's stats is often your win condition.

[@eeveewithcoffee9554]

I love how so many RBY KZbinrs just have a file of every amnesia clip from shows

[@aussiecanuck3628]

Macargo used a ditto like a shadow clone

[@linkthepringlesman3951]

Magcargo surviving is very simple, folks: Horsea is a Little Cup Pokémon. A level 100 Magcargo can easily survive a Level 5 Bubblebeam.

[@aldrichunfaithful3589]

don't worry folks magcargo didn't have to use his tera grass, he actually relied on a strange phenomenon known as the "gen 1 miss". it is rumoured to be able to prevent events from occurring, though how magcargo managed to achieve this is uncertain

[@FloorFourteen]

My absolute favorite booster over the years was Belly Drum/Sitrus Berry/Unburden Slurpuff in Gen 6. Never played it competitively but there was probably 25 kids in my high school that were playing X and Y and bringing their 3DS daily for streetpass and battles. Slurpuff won me a lot of casual matches that year. Good times.

[@slappydave4241]

I want modern Heracross and/or Pinsir to get shell smash. Maybe even Escavalier or Durant. Bugs got exoskeletons that they molt to grow and become stronger, they should be able to shell smash too!

[@slappydave4241]

Also Kingler should get shell smash, all hail the crab lord!

[@aaronfarabaugh6573]

Magcargo survived the bubblebeam because it has recently been given access to Water Absorb as an ability

[@fortello7219]

On the complete other side of this discussion: Theres Work Up. Which is simply a +1 to attack & sp. attack. I find it to be a very interesting move, the kind i feel would fit right into generation 2. As its extrmely rare that a mixed attacker would prefer the move over basically all other boosting moves.

[@papipaupanda1401]

what a win by Magcargo. I think Magcargo survived by sheer focus, or by enduring such a hit driven by his goal for the Horse Council 🤔

[@triviszla1536]

The power level pokemon can reach with Shell Smash is absurd. Imagine if Crawdaunt got Shell Smash instead of Dragon Dance!

[@franciscovaldes4107]

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[@cuteboy4420]

Today we once again reminded of Quiver dance's quality

[@flookaraz]

Magcargo survived with a focus sash and used solar beam to OHKO horsea

[@Kneefoil]

Magcargo surviving the devastating Bubble Beam is a real Sunny Day miracle! It's no wonder I was sweating in anticipation of the battle results.

[@chardawg5911]

Honorable mention to the Z-boosting moves. The fact that moves that literally do nothing like splash and celebrate can be turned into +1 omni-boosts with no drawbacks. Also moves like Z-Belly Drum get nice bonuses added to them

[@mr.sandman7339]

Besides Megas, the status Z-moves are the only gimmick I'd like to see again. They were actually well balanced since you typically had to use a move that's risky or otherwise useless in order to get the good effects. If your sweep didn't work, you ended up losing that mon or it's stuck playing with 3 moves for the rest of the game. But when it worked, it was so satisfying.

[@TheAbstractparadox]

No Retreat may not be as useful as some of these, but certainly has the coolest animation

[@EpiclyEpicGamer]

cant believe fillet away, no retreat, extreme evoboost, and clangorous soulblaze were forgotten (yes that last one is an attack but id say an attack that gives you an omni-boost is even more ridiculous than one that isnt)

[@johnlordly]

Worth mentioning Curse here as well. Curse Snorlax one of the most infamous pokemon ever.

[@BigHatSupremacist]

Surely Magcargo had help from it's good friend and known criminal Gastrodon. This is worrying turn of events. I fear that the slugs will soon make a power play to overthrow the horse council.

[@Satarack]

I think the most powerful boosting move is definitely Baton Pass, no joke. Yes it's technically not a boosting move, but it lets you give any pokemon boosted stats, even if that pokemon doesn't have boosting moves on its own. It should at least be an honourable mention because its primary function is providing stat boosts to a pokemon.

[@stanlejaune6581]

Gen 1 Amnesia and Geomancy made Mewtwo and Xerneas the two most broken mons in History, where Shell Smash still sounds like a way to make some Pokémon viable. Considering Mewtwo had no real counterplay but himself in Gen 1, Amnesia goes for the win to me.

[@cbass2238]

Love skipping around these videos. Last time i watched, the horse council was just having an argument, apparently I missed an entire war.

[@Fernando-rr7bx]

TORTERRA MENTIONED RAHHHHH‼️

[@DoodleWill]

No Retreat I remember was really hyped up until people saw it was only for Falinks. That said, its this move which lets Falinks be a strong low-tier Pokémon.

[@Waterwish545]

z-normal celebrate is pretty ridiculous, 1 stage to all stats

[@LukeA471]

Classic WoW music was peak music selection

[@gOaTsCrEw]

Yeah, really thoughtful choice! It's similar to Westfall and it seems like it would be a nighttime track, but I just can't place it. Do you know?

[@personalsheep1850]

I have a sneaking suspicion gastrodon, an infamous horse impostor may have been involved in the fight between magcargo and horsea. I think it likely that using its storm drain ability it absorbed horsea's bubblebeam for magcargo

[@fabiomcmuffin]

Who is supplying magcargo with passho berries 🤔

[@magebear7]

I'm curious how the Slowbro line deal with the horse council. Hippos are cousins to horses and are often called water horses.

[@c_o_o_l_c_a_t]

Dancing makes you stronger, tis true…

[@Epzilon12]

Niche Gen 1 info. There’s a meta game called Tradebacks that lets you use moves learned in Gen 2 in RBY (as long as they exist). This lets you use Amnesia Hypno, which becomes the best psychic type in the tier

[@eshasunrise]

If I had to guess, Meganium likely intervened in the battle, leaving the horse council in a Pinsir maneuver, perhaps as an attempt to pressure the council into acepting him. That said, ground resists bug, so I imagine Mudsdsle intends to still say neigh. Anyway, amnesia is bonkers. Not sure why they decided on the 5-stat system in gen 1 in the first place, but I'm glad it's changed.

[@Gotsyn]

Boosting moves have existed since the first games in the Pokemon series.

[@cheesyb4975]

This whole situation is disgraceful. The horses finally have a space for themselves and a bunch of greedy opportunists are trying to take advantage of them again by loopholes. Can't wait for next video to see how magcargo cheated his way in again.

[@CoNteMpTone]

What many people dont know is that magcargo actually has the ability horsedrain so it actually takes no damage from any horse type pokemon like horsea.

[@dylldj]

i will remained subbed to "jimothy" cool so that i may know how magcargo cheated against the rightous horsea.

[@JTL_NBB]

boosting moves have existed since the first game in the Pokemon series

[@GeorgeX_Nazariego]

I’ve have seen a Magcargo wreaking havoc with Shell Smash and Weak Armor 🔥

[@thatchicksebby]

I think that if youre going to bring up Clangorous Soul, No Retreat should be mentioned as well imo. Just Clangorous Soul with a better downside on a worse Pokemon.

[@ninjaman0003]

magcargo must've tera'd horse!

[@JohnSmith-l1r]

Belly drum technically grants +12, it boosts from -6 to +6 which is capped at 6 but still boosts 12

[@ThatOneGuy8305]

Gen 1 amnesia is so powerful that the best - and perhaps ONLY real solution to a fast 'mon with gen 1 amnesia (mewtwo) is gen 1 amnesia. Geomancy Xerneas is insanely powerful, but can be beaten by things other than itself, while Gen 1 mewtwo often forces a drawn out mirror solely because it is the only actual check to itself.

[@durk8892]

I cannot believe Jim forgot about the most powerful boosting move, Fillet Away. This amazing move is powerful enough to make the otherwise unremarkable Veluza a top tier threat

[@chasefeaster4232]

Don't forget about Porygon-Z Z-Conversion, made it UUBL in Sun/Moon!

[@NotAnElk]

I just finished this video and then KZbin auto played right back into it. What a website

[@armorbearer9702]

I will agree that Shell Smash is the most broken. I can see it beating any check with some speed investment.

[@ucjepkjl7fbne6shltft3mlw8]

Perhaps Magcargo survived because of Desolate Land? Primal Groudon, while niche, actually sees some use in Ubers as support for Magcargo.

[@anasbinmaalik3739]

magcargo went tera grass, thats how

[@anasbinmaalik3739]

0 SpA Horsea Bubble Beam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tera Grass Magcargo: 32-38 (12.2 - 14.5%) -- possible 7HKO

[@christiansoto6396]

They no longer breathe our air.

[@circleturtles]

I would run a pure physical belly drum Zard on my ninjask team lol. Baton pass into Zard against something that's afraid of fire, then belly drum while they switch and sweep lol

[@MAYOFORCE]

I've been playing Shin Megami Tensei a lot recently and late game parties will abuse Luster Candy, which boosts all your party's stats by 1 and Debilitate which lowers all enemy stats by 1, and neither have any drawbacks other than high MP costs. If those moves were in Pokemon and were distributed to mons that could take advantage of them do you think they would affect the meta by much?

[@mobi2289]

Obviously macargo simply stood(?) there. Any water attack from a horsea would surely simply evaporate as it approached macargo.

[@xaropevic7918]

SLUGMALGANIS, I don't know how did you survive the QUADRUPLE!

[@jsilvuh6194]

But I swear, I'll-

[@geometryemperor]

Belly Drum could also work as a pseudo Sword Dance in Gen 2. If you used it while your HP was below half, it would only increase your Attack by 2 stages, but without losing any HP in exchange. This was changed in Gen 3, where it would now fail.