Reacting to My Favorite Pokémon Being Terrible

📽️Subscribe here! bit.ly/mandjtv_sub
I love Castform, but competitive battling expert False Swipe Gaming informs me that it is one of the worst Pokemon ever to exist :(
False Swipe Gaming: / falseswipegaming
Original video: • How BAD was Castform A...
👕Merch store! mandjtvmerch.com/
🎮Gameplay Channel MandJTV Plays! bit.ly/mandjtv_plays
💸Patreon for exclusive videos! / johnmichaelandco
📱 TikTok! bit.ly/mandjtv_tiktok
📸Instagram! bit.ly/mandjtv_insta
👽Reddit! bit.ly/mandjtv_reddit
🏪Amazon Storefront! bit.ly/mandjtv_shop
I make Pokémon videos, such as Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl content, Pokemon Legends Arceus content, Pokemon playthrough challenges, Top 10 or Top 5 Pokemon videos, Pokemon Talk, Pokemon Meme Review, and lots more! If you're any level of Pokemon fan, subscribe for videos you're sure to love!
Edited by Katie Rose!
#Pokemon #pokemonswordshield

[@FalseSwipeGaming]

LOOL I'm sorry

[@chelseacomps829]

It gets like that. Luxray vibes

[@darklightning2730]

Something tells me you’re not being serious. Edit: I was talking to False Swipe Gaming. Not Chelsea Comps.

[@breadburner7276]

L

[@Biggermeatyhooks]

Sometimes, it’s the truth that hurts the most.

[@mercy9375]

I got an idea on how too beat your op eterna Giganta dynamax cast form. 1: gigalith with sturdy 2: gigalith with sturdy 3: wobbuffet with quick claw 4: wobbuffet with quick claw 5: wobbuffet with quick claw 6: wobbuffet with quick claw The 2 gigalith's have sturdy soo I will last the 3 dynamax turns. Then keep using destiny bound for quick claw. And if I lose I try again.

[@wesleydamen2018]

Castform : just doing its thing Random trainer: throws out psyduck with cloud nine Castform: i dont feel so good

[@darklightning2730]

Castform fainted

[@dreamdevil666]

@@darklightning2730 LOL

[@nootnoobnoot9484]

@@darklightning2730 castform turned to dust

[@Fridgarator]

My Golduck has cloud nine in bd

[@mattn0414]

@@nootnoobnoot9484 finally, Castform-Sand

[@vernonowen5358]

Lets be fair, of the “How bad was ‘X’ actually?” Castform is neither the longest nor shortest, luvdisc and mighteyena are even several minutes less then castform, now that’s something

[@chinchillin242]

Probably because FSG was memeing the entire video from start to finish

[@Laserbeak316]

I wouldn’t rule out Mightyena. It’s at least got STAB Sucker Punch priority, a surprisingly diverse movepool that gives it excellent coverage, and even Moxie to boost its attack from defeating a foe. I was actually able to defeat a Dragonite in an online battle using Mightyena.

[@gordonsmith6784]

@@Laserbeak316 lucky you I guess.

[@The76532]

LUVDIS NU-

[@ahmedrizwan7235]

When Michael realised the DPP ubers bit was a joke his expression looked like someone slowly pushed a dagger into his heart 😭 while maintaining eye contact 👁️👁️

[@achaka8947]

Technically since castform is an oxygen molecule, you can use it in Team Sky

[@HoodedEra]

This is Mikey gonna love

[@supersasukemaniac]

That and his Special Ability Forcast makes it a Barometer, which measures atmospheric pressure.

[@himanshusonkater9273]

Technically it is an oxygen plus two hydrogen atoms only. So it makes sense in Team Aqua playthrough.

[@NoodleMcDoodle69420]

Mikey Has Been Alerted

[@pistincup352]

I know, right

[@demilettucee3657]

Alternate title: Michael watches his favourite Pokemon gets absolutely roasted by FSG for 18 minutes seriously, he was relentless on Castform

[@LordRemiem]

I still don't get why they banned Castform from FSG words btw

[@angelxcutiee69]

@@masayumiyyuki2618 wtf

[@haydenlaw1484]

I've seen that video. It was brutal if you like Castform. NGL his sarcasm when he was talking about Castform was hilarious.

[@demilettucee3657]

@@haydenlaw1484 he's like the penguinz0 of pokemon

[@Ratwaksbad]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@humourlessjester3584]

I love gimmick pokemon, like ditto, castform, wishiwashi, and wobufet. They're just very creative and unique and I love that.

[@shudeepta]

Except wobbuffet is ubers and ditto Is decent I think

[@Altanis1]

Ditto is viable, ESP in ndag or ubers

[@WellWater35732]

@Aim shia that it cannot attack

[@syedannankamran6266]

@@WellWater35732 no it is that it can't die

[@humourlessjester3584]

@@Altanis1 well, I didn't really say that all of them are useless. All I said is that all of them have a fun gimmick to them. I love it for its creativity in their mechanics as pokemon. Whether or not their useful/useless competitively is an entirely different argument.

[@jylleperez509]

Problem with Castform in a nutshell: It has a really, really good set of moves it can learn. It's diverse, but its base stats make it abysmally horrible. Mixed Attackers are usually bad (with some exceptions, like Infernape) but Castform's stats are so low that even if you make its base attack stat 1 and gave special attack and speed a boost, it would still be bad.

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

Mikey: "Back in gen 3, the only pkemon that had the weather changing abilities were Groudon and kyogre" Tyranitar: *sad sandstorm noises*

[@xdsmile5359]

Tyranitar: babe I'm not even here I'm an illusion

[@alcideblair4846]

To be fair sandstorm isn't weather

[@shadowtitanx3962]

Tbf, Castform does not have a Sandstorm form in any game.

[@gengargamer5657]

@@alcideblair4846 Yes it is

[@tsukuromi5018]

@@gengargamer5657 It is cause u see Castform's forms also represent the disasters Drought - Sunny Form Blizzard - Hail Form Hurricane/Thunderstorm - Rain Form If there will be sandstorms then it will be a rock type & for ground type, it would be an earthquake

[@achaka8947]

“Why do you all make me suffer” coming from a man who willingly clicked on that video without us forcing him

[@InstaFiz]

He’ll never hear the end of it if he didn’t :p

[@regular_alients3768]

@@masayumiyyuki2618 DID.I.ASK

[@ethanshaffer4620]

Honestly we kind of did force him to

[@fun_destroyer9000]

It’s about the views and money, child.

[@Kid_Cat64]

@@masayumiyyuki2618 🥾💥🤖

[@arctikstorm]

Forecast should be: "Castform's Water, Ice, Fire, and *Rock* moves set up Rain, Hail, Sun, or Sandstorm (respectively). Castform transforms with the weather." This would happen before the move is actually used, just like Protean/Libero. It's called FOREcast after all... This ability might sound a little overpowered, but it would at least balance a bit its crappy stats. It would be nice to see its stats have different distributions for each form as well.

[@AlbRomano]

On Castform? Nah, that ability wouldn't even be near broken. Castform still needs to land a hit to activate it and good luck with that. At least your version of forecast would make the little cloud much more independent.

[@arctikstorm]

@@AlbRomano yeah I know, right? At least we could run it with a Focus Sash or Scarf to set up some weather. Another option would be "Castform's weather moves have priority. Castform transforms with the weather."

[@wobblebubbeeakasham8118]

Nah it wouldn’t be overpowered after all mega eevee in Pokémon insurgence would be so much better than the deltas starters.

[@number3766]

With base 70 stats and no sand form? Heh, not even close. It might get out of untiered, but it still sucks. I wish it was good, its so interesting in concept with a unique ability but it's stats, movepool, no sandstorm form and lack stat boosts in weather kill it. If Castform wasn't nerfed to the floor in every aspect but it's ability, Castform would actually be good, but literally everything but it's ability works against it and it's ability isnt near strong enough to make up for everything else. Plus Gamefreak gives no shits about balancing, they gave us megas, Mega Rayquaza and OP Gigantamax pokemon, I don't think balancing is a huge concern for them.

[@Crystal323100]

It won't be OPed at all... this thing has base 70s in every stat. In-fact even if it autoset permanent weather that couldn't be removed unless it switches out. Unless it's getting a stat boost on transformation it's not lasting long even with an ability like that,,, Actually it's more likely to get KOed before it even had a chance to activate. If they gave it 100 Base Speed and it's stats swapped around on transformation it would be semi-decent. But even with 100 Speed it'd only have 450 BST to toy with. Cancer Fairy Meta buffed Castform in a similar way.

[@microwavedpepsi]

9:36 The fact that Electivire’s Smogon analysis is WORSE than both of them astounds me. If you’re wondering, it’s Smogon analysis is “Don’t use Electivire.”

[@KR-wl5yd]

It's because people actually use electivire rather than it obviously being awful

[@cscrunklfrk]

plenty of pokémon have "don't use _______" for their smogon analysis

[@laurenchinsphealsupremacis9978]

"People would make fun of it. And my protective instinct would kick in." Me, every time someone says something inappropriate about gardevoir, my favorite pokemon. Protect the precious!

[@urdeadnotbigsuprise7439]

That's exatcly me, but with Delphox and Salazzle.

[@laurenchinsphealsupremacis9978]

@@urdeadnotbigsuprise7439 I love those two as well. And I also want to protect them from the weirdos. I know it's kind of mean to call them weirdos but I just don't get why people are attracted to pokemon. Personality wise, they're basically animals.

[@urdeadnotbigsuprise7439]

@@laurenchinsphealsupremacis9978 I don't know about why Delphox but I have an idea why for Salazzle though, it's Pokedex entry says, it makes a harem of male Salandits, or forces them to serve her.

[@icy_fire4080]

I respect Gardevoir, but it's nothing compared to Gallde (imo) it used to same/better than gardevoir till Gen6, but it got Fairy typing, I really hoped Fighting was atleast as good as Fairy

[@LordRemiem]

I agree with you

[@rubendekker5605]

My Castform swept Winona's whole team first try and made it until the end, my respect for it has increased more and more over time

[@Astralpaladin7955]

We Should Make Castform The Most Powerful Pokemon That Can Kill SCP 3812

[@Akashkryt]

My castform OHKO 2 of 4 pokemon of winona And defeated Altaria with 2 Consecutive blizards . And ice form one is my fav form of castform.

[@DrakeKnight99]

Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled Trainers should try to win with the Pokémon they love best. I like your style. You understand what's important Karen, Indigo League

[@icy_fire4080]

My Sceptile took down Wallace's whole team alone

[@pn2294]

@@icy_fire4080 Well, that’s not surprising

[@judeniez1125]

Fun fact: Snover is actually banned in NU in gen4 even though Charizard, Skuntank and Regirock ruled the tier

[@paulnewton2284]

I think mostly because it enabled Ice Body Walrein to sit on the entire tier

[@MisterSleep1123]

@@paulnewton2284 it's just walrein

[@abcdys]

@@MisterSleep1123 stallrein

[@MisterSleep1123]

@@abcdys that shit's broken

[@MrBruh-yb9qi]

I love the part when he says "It's Castformin' time!" and the he castforms all the rival ream. Maybe the real Castform was the friends we made along the way.

[@zorimanar2247]

And then, after saying "it's castform'n time!" he castforms all over ou and gets banned to Ubers.

[@MrBruh-yb9qi]

@@zorimanar2247 Ubers? You mean... Castformers!

[@thundah3017]

So it seems Sceptile has been OFFICIALLY dethroned

[@suchomimustenerensis]

F in the chat for our boi

[@achaka8947]

R.I.P

[@Thebestlocosoco]

F

[@MrMimikyu1998]

Sceptile will always be #1

[@Mew_Master]

@@suchomimustenerensis F

[@rotciv557]

I'm calling it now, "It's the sun...it's the rain..." repeated ad infinitum should be Michael's madness mantra whenever he eventually goes insane.

[@thegoldmario4879]

YES

[@SakuraBabes]

For similar reasons to you, Druddigon is one of my favorite Pokémon of all time. Everyone I talk to says it’s a terribly designed dragon and that it isn’t competitively viable. I think it’s cute and I enjoy using it on Showdown :3

[@Thedragonlover95]

Same

[@elmerperez6262]

Lame

[@SakuraBabes]

Elmer Perez Says the Druddigon hater 😩

[@Laserbeak316]

Druddigon can actually work super well in competitive play if used correctly. Its got good abilities in Mold Breaker and Sheer Force, a great attack stat and decent defense stats, and a pretty solid movepool with enough moves to exploit the Sheer Force + Life Orb combo. The obvious problem it suffers from is its severe lack of speed. But hey, that’s nothing Trick Room can’t fix. Plus Druddigon’s one of the few Dragon-types that can work under Trick Room, so it’s especially unique. People seriously underestimate the power of Trick Room. It helps a myriad of different Pokémon shine in battle who have amazing potential but are held back by terrible speed. If you wanted Druddigon to work in competitive play, I consider looking into Trick Room.

[@xephoswild9882]

I like how it's shiny version kinda looks like it has mistletoes as wings

[@arturogrijalva6417]

7:20 "It's easy to fool people when they're already fooling themselves." - Mysterio

[@jerbear8884]

This just made me feel bad for Castform. It's such a cute Pokemon that could get plenty of weather related forms or just a stat buff, even if they need to forsake the 420 BST

[@TheDeathmail]

I disagree... buffing Castform implies that all Pokemon need to be strong.... which is not an idea I am comfortable with...

[@Acrum99]

@@TheDeathmail why not? You can’t really battle with weak Pokémon. I also don’t see why cute Pokémon can’t be strong.

[@syedannankamran6266]

@@Acrum99 yeah like marshadow, maybe Celebi And Mew As Well

[@tntasphaltedits]

@@syedannankamran6266 Well those are mythical pokemon, they have lore soooooo

[@chidorisogeki333]

@@TheDeathmail but like… it’s a gift pokemon, with no evolutions and it STILL SUCKS imo it’s a Pokémon that deserves a buff. Other Pokémon can be weak ur castform deserves a buff to me.

[@tusharchetal]

It would be hilarious if they did made castform as OP as he says, and then get it banned so it's still unusable 😅

[@cats4life31]

Oh no

[@TheEggAlmighty]

DynaGigantamegaCastform

[@Pihsrosnec]

I mean, then we'd get castform running minimise in AG which would be slightly funny joke material

[@TheNerdtendo]

Me: *hugs Castform and tells it everything will be okay and that it's still loved*

[@Astralpaladin7955]

Do Not Use Castform In Competitive Battles

[@DandTBros]

I love castform. When I first played emerald, I tried to single handedly use a castform named Sly to beat Winonas gym and her altaria

[@DandTBros]

@- SageAegis - didn’t work from a +4 dragon dancing altaria

[@michaellatten1958]

@@DandTBros R.I.P.

[@DandTBros]

@@michaellatten1958 I replayed it, and once I got weather ball, it one shot

[@momotaro1236]

I wish castform got a stat boost when it transformed.

[@coffeee9859]

yeah that would make it much better

[@somerandomguywholikesULTRAKILL]

@@masayumiyyuki2618 y so many hashtags and a link

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

@@coffeee9859 I'm not sure about how much better it would make Castform, but as long as it would finally make it actually usable, that would at least be something

[@justinjyeung]

This just gave me an idea, imagine unique held items for Castform that would summon weather upon entry into battle and would boost its stats a bit, like a Rain Doll, Hail Doll, Sun Doll (and Sand Doll?), I wonder if it would become even slightly more viable lol

[@RFDN0]

Honestly no. Weather setters are better. They honestly have the benefit of having items. If castform had different stats depending on it's forms it would have been bette. A better stat spread would have done it justice.

[@joshcooper467]

In Radical Red if Castform holds the appropriate weather rock and uses weather ball, it counts as both weather being set up and an attack which will change type. Castform has also received a buff all round to its base stats.

[@ayaalayoubi6842]

yes gamefreak should, gamefreak was just tossing castform from one director to another.

[@patrickthompson7288]

Radical Red does that with the rocks instead

[@cobra111]

Pokemon Rejuvenation does something interesting with a system called crests (held items that help different pokemon). There is a Castform crest that assists it pretty well imo!

[@nellewoodruff6337]

I feel the exact same way about the Delcatty line. It's my favorite Pokémon ever but it sucks how much it tends to be the butt of a lot of stat jokes... as well as Wailord jokes but we don't talk about that...

[@silverscreen4522]

Your videos give me a boost of positive energy in my day. I've been down for awhile, so watching these brings me out of it, even if it's just for just a bit. Thanks for all that you do.

[@Unknown_user6969]

In my opinion, castform would have been the perfect mythical Pokemon for RSE. No disrespect to Jirachi but a Pokemon whose entire gimmick is dependent on the weather would have been perfect for the Gen which was centred around two different weather mons.

[@bvd_vlvd]

Mythicals usually represent next generation of games, not the current one

[@acorn_acrom]

@@bvd_vlvd ..not really

[@zlong9252]

Yeah? There overwhelming evidence for this, especially gen 3 and beyond

[@acorn_acrom]

@@zlong9252 celebi represents gen 3 somehow, jirachi represents gen 4? i guess i kinda get that one but it’s a REALLY big stretch. darkrai and shaymin represent zekrom and reshiram???? once again, a very huge stretch. i will admit meloetta and hoopa do somewhat represent the next gens, but, magearna represents Galar? this theory is full of holes and barely makes sense lol

[@bvd_vlvd]

@@acorn_acrom Magearna is a perfect example because of industrial's revolution peaking in uk. The further the generations go, the more it makes sense, especially from gen 5's three musketeers onwards (only the 4th musketeer is a mythical but still)

[@aisadal2521]

Hail yeah! Let's go with feeling bad that our favorite Pokemon aren't so good competitively; I can relate so hard, Michael 👏😂😭

[@lucifermorningstar8562]

As a Slaking fan I can relate. I mean he's strong but Truant holds him back from being viable.

[@suchomimustenerensis]

Jolteon was riding high until Gen 6

[@Louie_Log]

Hail yes

[@tinmandw]

Jigglypuff is my favorite Pokémon to this day. I feel you all.

[@crimsoncharizardx9853]

Lucky me, mine is Charizard, Weavile and Dragapult

[@dragonlord8525]

Your relation with castform is just like my relationship with gardevoir the Internet was ruining it and I felt like defending it.

[@MouldMadeMind]

Castform was ruined by gamefreak

[@zhanucong4614]

​@@MouldMadeMind dbf its hard to love living ball sack

[@mossdude9594]

In the middle of FSG talking about "Mega Giganternamax Z Castform," I got an ad which was literally just a Rickroll, and that's fucking poetic.

[@itscornstarch]

Castform is based on the water cycle Sun form = evaporation Rain form = condensation Hail form = precipitation

[@gengarzilla1685]

Preach. People always suggest new Castform forms without ever grasping the entire running theme behind the three existing forms. It always "there's no water in sun form" as though that somehow justified their sandstorm form idea.

[@bismuth2813]

couldve used steam not a fucking sun

[@theywalkinguptoyouand4060]

Rain is precipitation, genius. Clouds are condensation.

[@raptorteam486]

What about lack of water

[@THGMR-ox7sd]

Sun form = nothing apparently because Mikey doesn't know how rain works

[@t.jeggleston3141]

The only way they will ever make castform useful is to evolve it. Greatly boost all its stats(except attack) would be helpful, make it work for all weather and/or get a boost in weather.

[@SemiHypercube]

6:52 the first time I watched this I actually thought he was serious there (since the likes of Parasect and Araiados of all things had their niche in DPP Ubers)

[@andrewwagner7363]

Castform's design is pretty cool, but I wish that when he changed forms it changed his molecule structure look.

[@jeff4369]

Yeah

[@sassas1487]

I don’t want sun form just to be 2 balls other are just fucking same your idea sucks

[@chrisisoffline]

During my no catching run of Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, castform was the most useful member of my party, and was even the one to take down Steven’s metagross

[@mydogghost]

That sounds like a lie cuz castform sucks or it was over leveled a ton like level 100

[@Maths-ti8hi]

@@mydogghost Mandjtv literally beat the whole game with just a castform

[@mydogghost]

@@Maths-ti8hi probably over leveled a ton and I didn’t watch that vid so I don’t know did he over level or did he not or did he have multiple castforms

[@enigmatic2878]

@@mydogghost overlevel. Yes, castfrom is bad. But Mandjtv makes it work. And he didn't let castfrom faint once! Also he only used 1 castfrom

[@enigmatic2878]

@Roger Loe oh so you watched it?

[@pageclayton6850]

I wish castform got an eeveelike evolution method. Level it up with high friendship in a natural weather, and it evolves into a pokemon that's half flying, half the weather type of the weather (fire, water, ice or ground). Two of the stat's are boosted to a base 100, while two are put to base 80 and then two at 60, and they have the associated weather ability

[@gengarzilla1685]

Rock, not Ground. Sandstorms are much more about Rock, from the setting move being Rock type to the added special bulk on Rock types.

[@zeenoh5811]

They should make it so that you can change castform's ability between drizzle, drought and snow warning. It's stats will still be garbage but I can see a lot of mind games being played with team preview

[@AZ-697]

Perhaps Castform could change form outside of battle and remain in said form while holding Heat, Damp, Smooth, or Icy Rocks and holding any of these Rocks gives Castform immunity to Sand or Hail regardless of which form its in. This also causes Forecast to change to Drought, Drizzle, Snow Warning, or Sand Stream while holding the respective Rock. Additionally, each form has its own stat spread. If hit by Knock Off or any other move that removes an item, Castform would be subject to whatever weather changes occur next.

[@zachariahjohnson3406]

Mikey: “I never react to two videos from the same channel.” Mikey:

[@scpagenthex7307]

jaiden could also b an example

[@GhimyDaCheese]

@@scpagenthex7307 He only reacted to Jaiden once no?

[@prudenciomangaoangiii403]

@@GhimyDaCheese 2x

[@dhruvanand6695]

@@prudenciomangaoangiii403 Once off-screen, and once recorded...

[@earthbloodelf5289]

@@prudenciomangaoangiii403 Pretty sure it was only once, it was just the platinum nuzlocke if I remember correctly

[@andrewjoseph2749]

Just remember Lockstin made a whole region that buffed this little guy

[@Ares-mg2nj]

Cant find the video....help me

[@rugvedrm3844]

@@Ares-mg2nj Original video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ip-VlauqeNyeh7M Mikey's reaction: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5zTlnadeN6mpLs

[@AzureGreatheart]

I did *not* know about the Smogon overview for Gen V delibird until now, that’s _incredible._ XD “Is this a roast?” “No, a roast is good natured.”

[@fraserrae4]

HAIL YEAH I'm coming back to this channel after months, turns out the subscription was still active, just no notifications. Glad to see hail yeah still exists

[@eclipse9727]

He broke his 'One Video per creator' rule... only to watch a video that just kept putting the nail in the coffin. Perfectly balanced.

[@DrakeKnight99]

Better question: How come it never got a Fog form because Weather Ball gets its attack boost in Fog but stays normal

[@maxhadanidea]

what type would fog be?

[@yurei____4315]

The black and white smogon entry for castform is probably the funniest thing I've heard all year

[@morrigankasa570]

Castform was great in my Emerald playthroughs. Though it was a bred version I used. Kept the original of course but didn't use it. None-Weather Form Castform would be useful against Ghosts.

[@weaponizedemoticon1131]

Other than getting a freaking sand form, adding a "tornado" weather effect with a tornado Castform would be fun. Something on the order of making all Pokemon levitate on the field, and take fall damage after they attack perhaps?

[@TheLastSane1]

I always thought Castform needed an evolved form. Something in the 600 range stat spread. With different forms having different stat spreads bringing a strategic element into using this pokemon with a held item and move being used to give it a preferred form such as a Sunny Day setup giving it a special attack form with higher speed, but a Hail setup giving it special attack and a boost to defenses at the cost of speed something like that. When it switches forms it takes those now base 100 stats around a bit. Dropping some to 80 (still better than current cast form) but boosting other stats to 120. Imagine a lightning form cast form with a base 120 speed, 120 special attack and 120 special defense it wouldn't be the strongest but it would be hella viable especially with a unique move something like "Weather Cascade" that allows it to use a move based on its current form. Same type as the current form for STAB, having base attack power similar to things like Thunderbolt/Thundr, Flamethrower, Ice Beam, etc with the 30% chance for status effect. Might not make it one of the best but hell it would be fun to use.

[@elijahpadilla5083]

Honestly, and this is the funny thing- 88 in everything before Forecast is involved (528 BST, just barely above Venusaur) would've been enough. All different weathers take a significant amount from the physical attack- it's not like the movepool supports physical sweeping anyway- and one other appropriate stat, turning Castform into a a role that fits the weather. Fast Special sweeper, wall, tanky Special attacker, speedy support mon . . .

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

I agree, Castform needs a very powerful evolution, so much so that I drew one I called Weathform

[@anthonydedona1950]

I'm pretty sure castforms forms are based on the water cycle, the water being precipitation, the hail being if/when the water freezes in the clouds (?), And the sun being evaporation.

[@DebatablyMe]

To counter eterna giganta dynamax Castform: Bring a water type, set up 3 swords dances and hope to god it misses thrice and you outspeed it, then use a physical water move (2x Super Effective) Edit: +6 with Swords Dance Urshifu could do it with Aqua Jet

[@karenbonds264]

Me, who's favorite is the Chespin line: "First Time?"

[@rithakc]

chesnaut is actually pretty good in gen 6-7 uu because its really bulky and can set up spikes and can spin

[@sohan2362]

@@rithakc chesnaught doesnt get spin lmao

[@rithakc]

@@sohan2362 ok im stupid but its still a good spiker

[@witherkichian4867]

well to be fair chesnaught is a monster in UU of gen 6 and 7. and chespin is the best pokemon ever created.

[@karenbonds264]

@@witherkichian4867 Yes it is, my cultured sir/madam!

[@xhomiegreninjax137]

When I played Emerald for the first time, I used it on my team, and I remember being sad that it was sort of hard to use. But a few years later I found a rom hack of Pokémon Emerald that basically modernized the mechanics, including reusable TMs, and Castform was one of my best team members since it had coverage for EVERYTHING. That's when my love for Castform grew by a lot.

[@DrakeKnight99]

I think that's a case of being held back by limitations. Like you said when tms became unbreakable he got way better

[@bigdaddydelphox6022]

What ROMHack was that?

[@xhomiegreninjax137]

@@bigdaddydelphox6022 Pokémon Sigma Emerald

[@mydogghost]

It was rom hack that made it good not that it was

[@xhomiegreninjax137]

@@mydogghost All the Rom Hack did was give it its Gen 7 moveset and made TMs not break. It didn't change anything other than that.

[@KimchiFarts]

FSG has top tier content. They way they go so in depth over every generation’s meta-game is incredible

[@Krispizz]

I love how all the gameplay footage is casteform dying 😭😂

[@jaydenoir1672]

The acid rain phenomenon that occurs within Pokémon Platinum is insane. Imagine not saving for an extending period of time and being stuck in this perpetual loop of castform and it’s sun and rain forms 😮‍💨. It’s frightening 😱

[@jaydenoir1672]

Literally 😮‍💨

[@danielferrieri7434]

Imagine If Castform got all the types in Legends: Arceus

[@chendror872]

At least it'll happen in the cascade region

[@hydreigoncommander2043]

I've thought for a long time that it would be cool that when weather is set up, then not only will Castform gain the form to that weather, but also Castform's Attack, Special Attack and Speed were all either doubled or multiplied by 1.5x

[@somedavidoguy_5629]

It must have been painful to see castform getting one shot for a full 18 minutes by almost every Pokémon.

[@Eeveon7]

Here's an interesting idea, but I think Castform would be ok if it got a +15 base stat in every stat, as well as making the weather change whenever it uses a Fire, Water, or Ice type move. That way it would be super cool as a weather changer and ability, as well as not being as squishy.

[@eumorpha876]

my castform buff idea: +70 base sp.atk give it a sandstorm form no other changes

[@weaponizedemoticon1131]

Actually, even without the stat boost, this would really improve Castform. It would allow it more move slots, and more coverage, while retaining it's gimmick.

[@wandererking]

I’m on board with a sandstorm Castform, but regarding not having one because it’s a water molecule: I think it’s because as a water molecule it represents the water cycle and the sun part would represent evaporation. Sandstorm, again while I’m happy to have it be a form, doesn’t fit that specific motif.

[@zyberman8108]

On the last normal type battle I had with my brother, I had castform on my team. He was my last Pokémon against him and he won me the battle. I used the ice form to beat his last Pokémon.

[@LeftyBoi]

I don't know if anyone thought of this but it would be cool if they buffed Forecast to where when Castform gets sent out on the field, if it has sunny day or rain dance, ECT in it's move pool, it could immediately set up the weather of your choice; like dittos imposter ability but with the weather instead. It's not too crazy but it could give it more of a niche and some semblance of reliability

[@diyanshsaxena]

Atleast in Lockstin's fangame Castform is getting 'some love'.And by 'some love' I mean alot of new forms, maybe buffed stats and the whole game relies on weather soooo.... Castform Happi :D

[@chendror872]

Still can't wait for this region to be a real game

[@lolwut1174]

There is is still one question waiting to be answered: How to counter Eterna Giganta Dynamax Castform?

[@elijahpadilla5083]

Realistically? Focus Sash Wobbuffet. Click Mirror Coat.

[@thelimewarrior6506]

I thought of a more creative one(although much less easy) Bring in a Pokémon with less than 25% health with a custap berry… Then be lucky and hit it with fissure

Easy. Go over to the trainer's house. Blackmail him. Take all his money. Kill his dog. Drink all his vodka. Delete his pictures of anime women. Send his document about Gardevoir to the world. Turn off his device. Kill him and sell his body. Done.

[@Richtofen-gy9cj]

@ Fact

[@xeruexe1624]

Choice Scarf Imposter Ditto says "Meta meta metamon".

[@Warpbox]

How to make Castform good Give it a hidden ability called Combine Combine: If castform has more special than physical moves, combine adds castforms physical attack to its special attack making it 140. If the target has higher special then physical attack, then castforms special defence goes from 70 to 140

[@triomagicalgacha69420]

Yea that would be op

[@SirNilooo]

That facial expression change at 7:20 though! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikemiller8430]

Castform, being a manmade Pokemon, should have gotten an evolution. What I don't like Pokemon doing is creating all these new evolution items and not using them for older Pokemon.

[@jeavoirichards9379]

That is so true. They should have made it powerful like the man-made pokemons, Genesect and Mewtwo (and other poweful mythics/legendaries)

[@mikemiller8430]

@@jeavoirichards9379 or just porygon

[@jeavoirichards9379]

@@mikemiller8430 exactly

[@sparshranjan9301]

I literally watched that video and I have been bracing for Mandjtv impact. 😂

[@dragonman1003]

Give Castform a update on when it change forms it gains new abilities along with forecast. Sun form would gain solar power, rain form would gain hydration, and hail form would gain icy body or snow cloak.

[@weirdonstudios3734]

The reason for the sun form and lack of sandstorm form is because sun relates to evaporation.

[@madhavmalhotra8370]

I have a idea for a evolution of castform that is that whenever it reaches a specific level in a particular form it evolves into that type so castform hail form will evolve into a ice type its base stat total becomes 465 it's defences drop to 50 and it's speed bumps up to 105 and it's special attack bumps upto 120

[@CoppeRoseBush]

Bro, I'm literally making a fake mon region with THIS EXACT CONCEPT. Except the BST for the Castform evos are all 500

[@LordRemiem]

I loved when Castform got some appreciation in the Alola games, as a support of Totem Lurantis. It was perfect: Sunny Day, Weather Ball, Water Gun and Headbutt. Synergy with Lurantis' sun-boosted Solar Blade and Synthesis, various coverage and a flinching move :D

[@platinumfreeman]

Sun is what drives the water cycle rain and snow is precipitation meaning they could make a condensation based castform meaning they can make a castform a flying type and maybe boosts ice and water type moves meaning they could make a ground/rock one based on runoff and one off of evaporation

[@buldrahilgaming9140]

When I was younger I always thought that rare pokemon were really strong, so Castform was always my main pokemon in Pokemon Ruby after I retrieved it, the same thing was with Dunsparce in Pokemon Silver.

[@graphitetailgrace3870]

It's okay, Michael. Discovering that your favorite Pokémon never had and never will have any use is just a part of growing up.

[@foodmr2022]

ouch

[@cuhgaming4943]

cries in Minun (I mean yeah its decent in doubles with Plusle, but still, literally nobody has ever used my poor babies :( )

[@alphawolf7417]

*hugging my Beedrill*

[@gengarzilla1685]

Can't relate much, my favourite is Gengar.

[@macewindu5195]

Yesterday I rewatched his how good was sceptile reaction and I sear to god I thought he had already done a reaction to the castform one but hey now it exists

[@ferrywijaya2557]

If Forecast forms causes Castform to have different stat spread, it will be so GREAT: - Sunny form: 70-50-50-110-50-90 (for solar beam and fire weather ball) - Rainy form: 70-50-90-70-90-50 (defensive strategy with thunder and hurricane) - Snow form: 70-50-50-90-50-110 (a speedy hail-blizzard strategy) And as bonus: - Sand form: 70-50-90-50-70-90 (slightly faster defensive strategy with sand tomb).

[@hungryjake]

I’ve just thought of a regional variant of castform it has an actually good bst and the reason is because where it is from has much harsher weather.

[@kylanbauser9287]

Mandjtv you have saved me. Before u found your channel I was not so happy and I was getting bullied. You are the reason I stood up for myself and put my self out there. I thank you so much and I hope you keep making videos p.s. I am 14

[@MarsTheWolf]

"Can I get a-" thanks, youtube, got me excited just to cut the poor man off

[@hashem1990rko]

The rant from 9:45 to 12:56, made me laugh so hard that I started crying from laughing 😃

[@The_AuraMaster]

"As I grew older I liked the Pokémon more and my protective instincts would kick in because it's one of my favorites" same here. I've grown to love Braixen, Lucario, Eevee, the eeveelutions, Empoleon, and even some unpopular Pokémon like Trubbish and (arguably) Carnivine. I love all these Pokémon, but some a decent amount of them are either made fun of, underrated, or just not that good.

[@TheBrianJ]

Hey Mikey, it could be worse. One of my favorite Pokemon is Spinda, whose stats are LITERALLY a joke.

[@AhmedKhan3.14]

But it got contrary which at least combined with superpower kind of helps.

[@risky2166]

At least it has millions variant

[@KukiP]

1:53 - Castform doesn't have a sandstorm form because it is based on precipitation (Water, Ice) or the severe lack of precipitation (Sun Form).

[@Revha2]

Michael really made me look at Castform again, which actually made me love it. It's adorable

[@Rancor856]

4:24 Rayquaza: am I a joke to you? I consider stopping weather all together an ability to change weather

[@adamdoyle1516]

Mike got trolled so hard he started commenting on society as a whole

[@12jswilson]

"What?!? Castform in Ubers?!?" "Haha jk" "This is the problem with society"

[@D-S-G.]

I posted it there, and want to repeat it. My "strategy" to kill ultimate castform was use Screech on three Liepards followed by three max atk +atk natures Banded Gigaliths with Stone Edge.

[@glowinthedark9082]

The roast was so deep it would never come out of the fryer

[@dominicbyron5944]

Idea for a regional variant for cacture: he’s a jack o lantern scarecrow who’s a fire grass type with an ability that makes it a ghost type that is only week to dark types and super effective against physic types and it would be a fast special Pokemon with bad bulk. I would use it because cacture is underrated

[@jasonours6957]

I think girafirig needs a new regional form making it now be a dark type Bc it already gets nasty plot and crunch

[@blissand]

@@jasonours6957 Girafarig doesn't need a regional form. It needs an evolution.

[@jamiedonegan5182]

I love that idea u should make art for it and upload it to Mikeys subreddit

[@syedannankamran6266]

What even is cacture

[@JaelinBezel]

Cacturne is creepy

[@rajji8550]

Even though it's true, it hurts SO MUCH how weak Castoforme is. Hail yeah!

[@gundispaberzs2281]

"mercilessly mock and taunt the trainer who sent out Castform and he'll soon forfeit out of sheer embarrassment." That is brutal. I can't believe smogon actually has that written.

[@matheusmendes3974]

Mega castform:stats= 720 total, abillity= weather master: every weather/terrain gives a buff to castform and its allies, sandstorm counts castform as an rock tipe so no damage to it and etc

[@exodius_]

Can’t wait to watch the full video, just by the title i think i’m gonna enjoy it.

[@achaka8947]

The puns at the beginning had me dead

[@amusicaljourney9027]

I caught shiny electrike just 5 min ago... My hands are still shaking... It's my first legit shiny in ORAS

[@Griwtt]

how to fix castform: evolve it into a buff cloud with the same castform face, and it gets to keep the ability too obviously, but it has better stats and stuff

[@irisheagle]

Hot and sunny weather is related to water molecules. If it is that hot, there's a lack of them. The amount of sand in the air however doesn't impact the state of water

[@ace_alastor]

Imagine when false swipe was making the video, wolfey vcg won a tournament of ubers with a castform lmao

[@royshaheer]

Really or was this sarcasm?