Honestly the most annoying thing about this guy is that he named Greninja "Narutotoad" instead of "Narutoad"
@moriartythethird57092 жыл бұрын
Lol
@middymcgee18622 жыл бұрын
I mean we already knew he wasn’t smart off rip, but that just kinda proves he’s also uncreative and ok with letting great opportunities pass by.
@brandtmichael38682 жыл бұрын
thank youuuuu!
@ironboy32452 жыл бұрын
dollars to donuts that greninja had water shuriken
@impkish2 жыл бұрын
This is what I came to the comments to say. Thank you!
@TonberryQueen2 жыл бұрын
"Who actually loses to level one Pokemon?" In the business, we call that "foreshadowing". 😊
@boubaker70372 жыл бұрын
OK but tbf he is right, you need to be pretty bad to lose against the level 1 strat, it's easily counterable Could just used priority moves for half of them
@slimballs96502 жыл бұрын
@@boubaker7037 And he proved his point. By losing.
@hieuvuchi53292 жыл бұрын
@@boubaker7037 yeah, like who tf sword dance to lv 1 pokes
@godknightomega2 жыл бұрын
There's level one Poke'mon. I smell temp6t shenanigans. Shut it down!
@benwilliams35392 жыл бұрын
It's called acting and having a friend type those things
@Firestar3162 жыл бұрын
I like how this guy knew exactly what you were doing and still managed to make every single wrong decision possible.
@snakey13152 жыл бұрын
What is your opinion on upsidedown pineapple cake
@ninevehgrey2 жыл бұрын
@@snakey1315 it's ok
@namelessking1112 жыл бұрын
@@snakey1315 I like the downupside better
@elcannip79712 жыл бұрын
Exactly because this shit is rigged
@mistressofdreams60312 жыл бұрын
@@elcannip7971 lol no its not
@joemkdd2 жыл бұрын
I love how there’s like 1 million different ways to get around this strategy, but he just keeps attacking like a moron anyway
@vapyofthewind2 жыл бұрын
"let me just swords dance for level 1 pokemon"
@3ggfather2 жыл бұрын
If he had just saved the Pokémon that gets rid of sturdy
@3ggfather2 жыл бұрын
Or had multi hitting moves
@snakey13152 жыл бұрын
What is your opinion on upsidedown pineapple cake
@gingerizard32622 жыл бұрын
@@snakey1315 the cake
@withxoutxlife2 жыл бұрын
The audacity of this man to call you a noob, after watching his previous 5 pokemon getting wasted, and choking all of his potential outs.
@matthewhanf30332 жыл бұрын
Yeah, calling someone noob because rng decided now was the time to flinch is pretty cringe.
@draquablu20302 жыл бұрын
I really don't understand the logic of someone calling a noob who's winning against you, you're basically insulting yourself because a ''noob'' is beating you
@mrosskne Жыл бұрын
Yeah that was pretty mean of temp to call temp a noob.
@twisted_riddles34745 ай бұрын
Yh but he had a special greninja
@_ZeroMaximum_2 жыл бұрын
"And you're a loser." Says the man who loses to Level 1 Mons.
@codewallette2 жыл бұрын
Thats gotta sting for ages..
@snakey13152 жыл бұрын
What is your opinion on upsidedown pineapple cake
@codewallette2 жыл бұрын
@@snakey1315 Upsidedown a what now?
@cusmar92082 жыл бұрын
@@snakey1315 What is an upsidedown pineapple cake, never heard that in my entire life.
@_ZeroMaximum_2 жыл бұрын
@@snakey1315 I think I tasted one before, but if I have to recall, I think it's called a Fruit Cake, rather than a Pineapple Cake, let alone a upside down one. :)
@phupham29462 жыл бұрын
Greninja with water shuriken could have done the jobs. But this is one of the guy to know that teravolt get rid of sturdy, good for him
@randomguy-st2zm2 жыл бұрын
That's why i love multi hit moves
@mrpiccionedivino55982 жыл бұрын
Even if the pineco was at 1 HP and consumed the berry juice,continued to consume his landorus setting up stealth rock too many times and used a z move on a tailow,well he also know that tailow has scrappy so that's something
@rory_person_being2 жыл бұрын
This is a Protean Greninja, which is typically run as a special sweeper, so it almost certainly didn't have water shuriken
@Cosmic_Fury2 жыл бұрын
And so does anything with Mold Breaker, iirc.
@_ZeroMaximum_2 жыл бұрын
"Who actually loses to Level 1 Pokemon?" Those who play poorly and underestimates Skilled Players and Bidoof Luck, I guess.
@houstong12322 жыл бұрын
Bidoof blessed him with a terrible opponent who didn’t know how to use a multi hit move
@snakey13152 жыл бұрын
What is your opinion on upsidedown pineapple cake
@gilbertoarechiga62722 жыл бұрын
@@snakey1315 this is out of curiosity rather than being mean to you but........ Why do I keep finding you comments with the same question on multiple videos? Again just curious you can do anything you want on the internet. And just for the shits and giggles I have never tried upsidedown pineapple cake
@Atmapalazzo2 жыл бұрын
@@gilbertoarechiga6272 probably because now you recognize the user as the person who asks about pineapple cake. They're in your mind now, they've won the advertising war. Maybe.
@gilbertoarechiga62722 жыл бұрын
@@Atmapalazzo I really don't post comments to often. But I saw the comment so often, to the point of wanting to see if I can get an answer as to why the question. I know this his the internet and a lot of things are done just because, but I wanted to see if there was a reason. It was in my mind just because the question itself is a little random unless is a inside joke of the channel but I don't know.
@Tr0lliPop2 жыл бұрын
**Has a counter to sturdy** **Knows it** **Still doesn't switch his toxiced landorus out until it dies** Diagnosis: *minor case of serious brain damage*
@lbjworm2 жыл бұрын
Good ol' Wheatley quote
@Tr0lliPop2 жыл бұрын
@@lbjworm Heck ye someone noticed
@lbjworm2 жыл бұрын
@@Tr0lliPop lol
@SilentHana2 жыл бұрын
That tiny little orb brings me so much joy
@Center-For-I.E.D.Mismanagement2 жыл бұрын
Drain Bamage.
@SoulHero72 жыл бұрын
Lv1 Pokemon teams are the ultimate Scrub Test. Either you curbstomp them because you know how the game works, or you get curbstomped because they know how the game works.
@lordfelidae45052 жыл бұрын
Here we see the rare third category: You get stomped DESPITE knowing how the game works and having at least three different hard counters.
@calebdavila24202 жыл бұрын
If I was that guy I’d be insulted when he asked “Did you really swords dance vs level 1s” lol
@BlueShellshock2 жыл бұрын
Clearly more attack power is needed to get through Sturdy.
@christophercarey1652 жыл бұрын
I would feel insulted by the sudden realization that I used a stat move on a level 1
@JDLong0062 жыл бұрын
Mans really could've just swapped out Landorus and waited for Pineco to die before Stealth Rock again, dial up brain moment
@kbowman7722 жыл бұрын
Even worse, he had a ghost type, so he wouldn't have even had to sacrifice rocks
@snakey13152 жыл бұрын
What is your opinion on upsidedown pineapple cake
@if77232 жыл бұрын
@@kbowman772 Or just brought in hail much earlier to actually break sturdy when it mattered.
@joshuacoleman19232 жыл бұрын
@@snakey1315 upsidedown pineapple cake moment.
@avatoraaengthelostairbende66822 жыл бұрын
The existence of Urshifu-Rapid Strike literally counter the whole fear mon strat,but this is ND AG so no one uses Urshifu-Rapid Strike lol
@gilang260602 жыл бұрын
“Who actually loses to lv1 pokemons” Well my friend you about to experience it
@PromethealBee2 жыл бұрын
after the battle he turns off his computer to see his answer being aparent, his reflection
@TZ5872 жыл бұрын
So, you want to set up Stealth Rock “Uh huh” His Pineco has sturdy and rapid spin “Yup” You've used up his berry juice so another 2 stone edges will kill “Makes sense to me” What will you do? _Stealth rocks 3 more times for no reason and dies to poison_
@kbowman7722 жыл бұрын
You don't even need to risk the miss. Any move would KO. Or you could switch to Arceus since it's a ghost type.
@Zalied2 жыл бұрын
I ts crazy because the guy shows he knows whats going on and shows he knows he has ways to beat it. But just swords dances a lvl 1 or does extra stealth rocks and more he has the movies and at least some idea of whats going on but refused to combine those things
@HongMiyo2 жыл бұрын
@@Zalied Perhaps he relies on a flow chart?
@Xephyra2 жыл бұрын
Pineco restored health more than once Recycle?
@Killjoyfiend2 жыл бұрын
Is this The Krusty Krab?
@UmbreonMessiah2 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, I could not believe this guy. He even *knows* how to beat this strategy, and he *keeps fucking it up* every step of the way. There were a trillion different ways for him to not lose this fight and he still managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
@FyebriesRolandia2 жыл бұрын
"managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory" This is added to my list of insults now
@chungaplea33232 жыл бұрын
What Greninja doesn't have the PRIORITY MULTIHIT water shuriken? That kills 4/6 of his team by itself and he decides he is better off dmaxing.
@Luckyoneotn2 жыл бұрын
@@chungaplea3323 I think it actually kills the entire team
@chungaplea33232 жыл бұрын
@@Luckyoneotn the sturdy juice pineco might survive a single attack. Might, and one attack; but yeah it may literally 1 tap the rest of the team.
@unknownentity84892 жыл бұрын
That fucking build up just for a Sword Dance had me tears.
@DimensionDefender2 жыл бұрын
This man somehow managed to choose every single wrong option that was available to him.
@patrickblake1232 жыл бұрын
All of those opportunities he could have finished several Pokemon, and he spent them using Stealth Rock, Swords Dance or any other moves that didn't do damage...and the guy still had the nerve to say he was a better trainer in the end
@snakey13152 жыл бұрын
What is your opinion on upsidedown pineapple cake
@steellleets18622 жыл бұрын
@@snakey1315 what is your oppinion on downsideup orange juice?
@theflashgordon1932 жыл бұрын
@@snakey1315 do you know star Wars are movies about Space wizard intended for children ?
@WarmLusamine2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Good, old fashioned, *killing younglings* fun for the whole family.
@16Pains2 жыл бұрын
Actually stealth rock wouldve got rid of the sturdy strat. As soon as he realized what was going on, shouldve just swapped landorus out. Among other things as we all know lol
@KurisuFenrisWolf2 жыл бұрын
"Who actually loses to Level 1 Pokemon?" Proceeds to hold up a mirror.
@alt_meta30772 жыл бұрын
"no problem, teravolt shreds sturdy strats" *proceeds to lose to sturdy strats* . . . "aND yOu'Re a LoSEr"
@LokiLiesGod2 жыл бұрын
1:18 Oh my God I felt the entire human race lose a few IQ points after that one.
@TKNinja372 жыл бұрын
1:05 -- There are many rules to being successful in a competition. The first is: never tell your competitors everything you know.
@nottume52762 жыл бұрын
I still dont understand why people underestimate teams like this because it obviously has a gimmick with it, if i ever fought against a lvl 1 team like i already know its gonna be one hell of a match
@rebeccasheng6202 жыл бұрын
Most people don’t, these highlights pick the few up from the crowd for drama fun
@MrCrunchytime2 жыл бұрын
Most of these videos showcase people playing Pokemon Showdown who don't actually understand how Pokemon works. Here's the deal, this team was super beatable, all he had to do was go nuts with a multi-hitting move and it was curtains, but like all other spammers before him, he was only focused on set-ups and big bomb moves, hence why he kept trying Stealth Rock DESPITE knowing the Pineco would just Rapid Spin it away.
@nottume52762 жыл бұрын
@@MrCrunchytime ohh yeah that make sense
@Dexuz2 жыл бұрын
@@MrCrunchytime Or simply click Dynamax Max Hailstorm turn 1.
@RogueSamaelZX2 жыл бұрын
2:13 well, I never though that we can use Spiky shield Togedemaru as a FEAR. That kind of trick always amuse me.
@TechGuy778532 жыл бұрын
I love how he called you a noob when his entire team of legendaries got foiled by level 1 mons.
@asianpot33822 жыл бұрын
I love temp6st’s content it’s extremely educational and we learn how to counter even the most powerful powerful Pokémon in the meta game
@Dexuz2 жыл бұрын
No, no you can't. These players are extremely bad, you can't expect to climb up post 1300 with Levels 1s.
@bmalloy02 жыл бұрын
@@Dexuz not with that attitude at least
@kjl30802 жыл бұрын
Nah if these people were half competent temp6st would die.
@Dexuz2 жыл бұрын
@@bmalloy0 Pokémon Showdown is free to play, try it yourself, break 1300 in Anything Goes with a gimmicky team of any type.
@silvaries98842 жыл бұрын
He teaches us the sillier a team look like, the nastier the strat is
@enlongjones23942 жыл бұрын
He missed a Golden opportunity to call his Greninja “Narutoad”, instead of “Narutotoad”
@RazorO2Productions2 жыл бұрын
I WAS THINKING THE SAME!
@-Raylight2 жыл бұрын
*"Who actually loses to lv 1 pokemon"* You? He jinxed himself 😂
@gilang260602 жыл бұрын
He clowned himself
@RealShades72 жыл бұрын
My man could have water shuriken'd the Pikachu clone but no. He decides to max geyser instead :/
@Roosauec2 жыл бұрын
"Who loses to level 1 Pokemon?" Proceeds to lose four legendaries and two starters to level 1 Pokemon.
@Andrew..J2 жыл бұрын
Its so poetic that he died to his own weather effect instead of just using water shuriken to kill everything
@orbusg84512 жыл бұрын
"I have no strategy other than spam big damage moves" "you are bad at the game for exploiting this. I will now proceed to insult you for defeating me" Never gets old.
@nerdicusdorkum29232 жыл бұрын
He had an easy answer to all of them in Greninja, assuming he had water shuriken. Multihit moves are great for busting past sturdy, focus sash, and substitute strats. Source: I used a skill link Cinccino before.
@Hugelag2 жыл бұрын
I find it funny how they try to talk trash even though _they're_ the one that lost.
@sparkydragon982 жыл бұрын
Him: "Oh, I know. I'll get rid of your Sturdy." _Uses Max Hailstorm to cause Hail_ "Now I win, noob." _Hail ends up killing his last pokemon_ Congratulations, you played yourself.
@Kendrick952 жыл бұрын
I think it was leech seed that finished it because I remember that level 1 cottonee build from previous battles.
@sparkydragon982 жыл бұрын
@@Kendrick95 Nope, the Hail was what killed his Greninja
@samuelfaille-denis80982 жыл бұрын
@@sparkydragon98 it was life orb damage that KOed greninja, it was ice type after using ice beam the last turn so hail couldn't kill
@sparkydragon982 жыл бұрын
@@samuelfaille-denis8098 Huh, must have missed that. Didn't even notice it had Life Orb
@zoelegant64892 жыл бұрын
I think the more pressing thing is that they had waited until their last mon to destroy most of his sturdy mons.
@researchinbreeder2 жыл бұрын
List of things that he had that beats this team: - Stealth Rock once you delete the Pineco - Mold Breaker as long as you don't use it on the Sash variants - Ghost-type with +2 priority as long as you don't use it on the Scrappy mon - Weather to break sash/sturdy as long as you set it early - Dynamax to ignore Endeavor and set the previous point - Water Shuriken is a multihit and should neg this team (if they didn't have it, that's a separate issue) - Steel ignored the Toxic
@theashenogre89482 жыл бұрын
He could easily set up rocks and then switch to Arceus Ghost. For whatever reason he had a brain fart
@artemissrijan4732 жыл бұрын
Teravolt not moldbreaker but same effect
@gilang260602 жыл бұрын
“You’re a loser” Well look whose pokemon that still standing
@wispywhat7682 жыл бұрын
His strat is basically "If I hit it hard enough it might die "😂😂😂
@bowlerdude0412 жыл бұрын
The best part about this one is that he knew what was going on and knew some of the outs he had, and he STILL kept messing it up
@IcySeabass2 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch these videos I continue to ponder where these untalented legend spammers build their undeserved egos in the first place seeing as how they get demolished so predictably.
@Surfing_Floatzel2 жыл бұрын
Its called copium
@valkrian09742 жыл бұрын
It's called Copaine.
@lucaswon97512 жыл бұрын
i loved when he said "its losin' time" and completely lost
@dnys_78272 жыл бұрын
the fact that he knew how scrappy works but tried to set up swords dance on lv1s is giving me mixed messages lol
@shadowdagon79302 жыл бұрын
"and who loses to lvl 1 pokemon" Proceeds to get wrecked by lvl 1 pokemon and gets salty about
@hayleeh182 жыл бұрын
The aggressive attempt to set up stealth rocks despite knowing you had rapid spin
@brandtmichael38682 жыл бұрын
he really dropped the ball by telling you about his Kyurem switch lmao
@itsbmeGaming2 жыл бұрын
“Ggs kid” Every time I see a message like that where someone calls someone else “kid” it almost always means that person is super insecure.
@101alan12 жыл бұрын
Always with the gg before getting wrecked... and first
@chadgorosaurus48982 жыл бұрын
Smh they are just trying to make their pride not waste away
@thereza32 жыл бұрын
"wrecked" would be an over-exxageration though
@GothamPaladin2 жыл бұрын
The dude clicked swords dance vs a level 1 team I’m hyper ventilating 😂
@ev1l_b4tm4n62 жыл бұрын
“Did you really just swords dance against level 1s” 😂😂😭😭
@gilang260602 жыл бұрын
Man about to build up damage while getting clapped by endeavor skill
@ohlookitisacat740411 ай бұрын
Gotta buff a 100 dmg skill to 1000 to deal with that menacing 10 HP.
@WomanSlayer694202 жыл бұрын
This guy has to be a paid actor. I refuse to believe someone could blunder this many times. This is like watching chess simp playing 100 rated blitz.
@darelh13482 жыл бұрын
Taking advantage of how the low health of level ones means held healing items can restore full health to reactivate sturdy is such a fun idea.
@ethanpowell27252 жыл бұрын
love how he was screaming "Noob" after he seemingly cheesed a win with last second flinch...
@sudiishu27522 жыл бұрын
"Pfft, who loses to level one pokemon" ? Oh, I don't know, people who don't know about level one pokemon strats ?
@lordhelix14582 жыл бұрын
the thought of a pidgey actually delivering that "HEEHEEHEHA!!!" laugh killed me
@montyeggman30752 жыл бұрын
It was actually a Tailow. But a Pidgey would have been equally as funny.
@zlegend10662 жыл бұрын
That was evil ☠ Dude should have used water shuriken since they're all level one.
@Nunyo-Bizznez2 жыл бұрын
i cannot believe he tried to set up stealth rock Multiple Times... Incredible.
@darkner23902 жыл бұрын
"Who loses to lvl 1s?" Buddy, that would be you.
@shythespider51262 жыл бұрын
"Who actually loses to level 1 pokemon" has the same energy as "what are you gonna do? Stab me?"
@endercrafter22432 жыл бұрын
2:22 Smarter move water shuriken
@FringeSpectre2 жыл бұрын
This man really did swords dance on a full level 1 team.... wow
@mummyyjuice54132 жыл бұрын
Prankster working against a Dark Type and Greninja not having water shurkin? 🙄
@taufikilhamID2 жыл бұрын
Now im glad that you used my president surprised sfx meme
@Raveg642 жыл бұрын
Pineco is one of my favorite pokemon, it's such a shame he never appears in the games anymore. Thanks for giving him some spotlight!
@artemissrijan4732 жыл бұрын
Lollll he just did
@GrilledCheeseSpy2 жыл бұрын
"Who actually loses to lvl 1s" Temp's team: and I took that personally
@koholintisland21672 жыл бұрын
Is this a Pokémon showdown culture thing, calling each other "kid" as an insult? Like... does anyone ever think the person calling another player "kid" is over 18?
@TheHuskyK92 жыл бұрын
No, I’ve seen salty dudes say that in any game. Apparently, calling their opponent a “kid” makes them feel better about themselves, which is ironic because now they took an L from a “kid”, making it even worse than before 😂😂
@a_fellowgamer2 жыл бұрын
He is so scared of the lvl 1s he had to swords dance
@SolisAstral2 жыл бұрын
NPCs, the lot of them
@elitobin2 жыл бұрын
Narutotoad Thank god he lost🙏
@Martyhero2 жыл бұрын
I wish the anime had a character like Temp6t. Just absolutely bamboozle Ash with gimmick strategies and make him realize he can't rely on just Power of Friendship speeches and Pikachu
@Ensxgn2 жыл бұрын
When will these fools learn…
@MrAwesomeMatty2 жыл бұрын
"LOL, noob noob noob" *proceeds to lose in the next turn*
@DarkEinherjar2 жыл бұрын
"Who actually loses to LV1 Pokémon?" Famous last words
@FrostedMike2 жыл бұрын
"Did you really just Swords Dance vs level 1s?" Know that moment an old lady tells a 5 yo boy he's cute and he answers with "I'm not cute, I'm tough!"? I'm getting the same feeling.
@aarsen7112 жыл бұрын
Togedemaru restored a *little* hp thanks to the Shell Bell! ☺😁
@kennobu81812 жыл бұрын
I like that he's mocking level 1 Pokemon and at the same time Sword Dancing just to make sure he's powerful enough. 😆
@Ultra2892 жыл бұрын
Why 2:49 why he didnt just use Max hailstorm first then???
@updawg69002 жыл бұрын
Man just used future sight he predicted his pathetic loss
@Zyhmer2 жыл бұрын
Say, what's the song at 1:21, right after the Swords Dance?
@StabbyCatt20062 жыл бұрын
N's Bridge from Pokemon Black and White
@Zyhmer2 жыл бұрын
@@StabbyCatt2006 Great! Thank you very kindly! 😁
@biigodis88432 жыл бұрын
The angry slap on magnemite after the swords dance flop had me rolling 💀
@ottokarl54272 жыл бұрын
Why would you call it "Narutotoad" when "Narutoad" is right there??? 0 brain move
@lUseMyBlade2 жыл бұрын
Im just hooked on these videos. I love the sweep strats and the edits. Aaaand it's oh so great to see legend spammers get cronked.
@OmolonFluidDynamicsEnjoyer2 жыл бұрын
I love how they see level one pokemon with sturdy and think "ah yes i know how to deal with this, MORE DAMAGE!" and then are surprised when they lose.
@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty2 жыл бұрын
“Who actually loses to level 1 Pokémon?” That’s what is known in the writing business as foreshadowing kids.
@SimplySwayze2 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe he named his Greninja ‘Narutotoad’ when the superior ‘Narutoad’ was literally _right there._
@MagentiumPRIME2 жыл бұрын
"I win bro" * proceeds to lose *
@SolisAstral2 жыл бұрын
It do be that way sometime...
@springster.52542 жыл бұрын
Easiest way to defeat that strategy was to set up rocks, and use Arceus to spin block, while spamming e-speed.
@ThunderChanter2 жыл бұрын
Bro was so sure he had that, that one almost hurt to watch. Almost.
Endeavor, quick attack and focus sash level one ratata: pathetic
@AQyui2 жыл бұрын
Apparently people say there are people dumber that a person who used swords dance Infront of level one pokemon...
@c.m.93692 жыл бұрын
„Did you really Sword Dance vs level 1 Pokemon?“ Savage X-D
@peytonalexander53002 жыл бұрын
That Swords Dance against level 1 mons had me wheezing dude.
@kyogreislove24202 жыл бұрын
Your team make me REMEMBER about once time there are someone used this team before, my Xerneas almost die when Endeavor Treecko comes, the sub save me so I can sweep
@highchurro15452 жыл бұрын
Man’s was soo excited after he got that rng flinch on dark pulse acting like he did something 😭
@filipbendersky14582 ай бұрын
It’s the “did you really swords dance vs level 1s” for me 🤣
@kjl30802 жыл бұрын
Find someone who loves you as much as this man loves stealth rock
@CEFG1002 жыл бұрын
“The last time I poked a sleeping bear, I got mauled and ended up in the ICU. Surely it wouldn’t happen twice…”
@DeadMasterMusic2 жыл бұрын
This man’s speaking like he’s a Yu Gi Oh opponent announcing his strategies
@blizzardforonline19542 жыл бұрын
How ironic that at the end of the video, I get the Ritz commercial that says “say GG even when you lose”. The other player must’ve been neglected the GG crackers.
@ismael89262 жыл бұрын
"did you really just sword dance VS levels 1"
@Unclaimed_Username2 жыл бұрын
"Hmm. This pokemon seems to be able to clear out my sneaky pebbles AND tank my hits. Clearly my best move is to spam my clandestine gravel for multiple turns."