Pokemon Abilities That Are Exactly The Same

[@EvilMEPlaysGames-p9d]

I weigh three duraludons

[@500shades6]

I'd like Emergency Exit to get a buff so that it's actually a tactical retreat. Perhaps rather than immediately switching Golisopod out, it switches out after its next attack, like U turn or Volt Switch, when it reaches less than half health.

[@THGMR-ox7sd]

Same

[@BluePhoenix_]

And immediately, if it already attacked this turn.

[@the_last_ballad]

​@BluePhoenix_ I think the point was for it to escape before the next hit. So if to opponent is faster, you leave after the move this turn. If you are faster, you escape after using your move on the next turn.

[@500shades6]

@@the_last_ballad Bingo

[@The1trueLeo]

Or it gives priority to switching out moves

[@charyster4500]

Fun fact: Burn doesn't actually cut your attack by half. It cuts your physical damage by half. This basically means that stuff like body press and foul play get reduced damage despite not using your attack stat.

[@MEPlaysGames]

It's a little bit cleaner to say it cuts your attack stat in half though, because with something like Body Press, everything that modifies your attack stat also modifies the move's damage. The one exception is stat stages, so Iron Defense will boost the damage but not Swords Dance. Huge Power, Choice Band, and burn all affect your attack stat, and they'll all affect how much damage Body Press will deal. In my opinion, a more helpful way to think of it is the game plugs all the relevant info into the damage formula, then replaces your raw attack stat and stage modifiers with your defense at the last minute, if that makes any sense

[@Nientea]

⁠@@MEPlaysGames Pokémon Showdown nerd here, no. Body Press does all its calculations using the defense stat, from beginning to end, meaning that the choice band and huge power have no effect on it because they boost the attack stat. This also means Fur Coat doubles Body Press’s damage. Burn still decreases the damage of Body Press because it halves the base _power_ of all physical moves, not the stat itself. Same with Foul Play, the user’s stats aren’t a consideration, but the base power is always a factor, so burn still weakens the attack. No clue how it works on Photon Geyser and Shell Side Arm though

[@MEPlaysGames]

@Nientea That’s not right. If you go into the damage calculator you’ll see that the Choice Band does affect Body Press’ damage for example

[@ScarletRebel96]

I remember being so pissed playing through black and white and realizing my Golurk had klutz instead of iron fist as a ability

[@fireyasriel_]

“Too bad Kecleon is so weak.” *Pokemon Mystery Dungeon flashbacks*

[@sinteleon]

Meanwhile me with a soaked shedinja:

[@WillyLongLegs]

​@@sinteleon too Bad soak was introduced in gen 5.

[@ItsDaNewGuy]

I've played Mystery Dungeon 1 single time and I still get flashbacks of Kecleon.

[@sinteleon]

@@WillyLongLegs Well, the version I played had shedinja and soak. :V

[@malick9549]

​@@sinteleonand...? What does soak have to do with defeating a kecleon?

[@thelanktheist2626]

I think there’s a benefit to having the same type of abilities with just different names. Wimp Out gives off a different impression than Emergency Exit

[@meticakolli1237]

My first impression of emergency exit and wimp out was extremely different

[@SJrad]

@@meticakolli1237pun intended?

[@meticakolli1237]

@@SJrad perchance (reference to to togekiss and jirachi)

[@alwaysabiggafish3305]

If we are going to those lengths for flavour, wouldn't it be more fun to add something unique to them? Wimp out could raise the incoming pokemons attack while exit could raise their defense or something

[@jeezuhskriste5759]

@@alwaysabiggafish3305 A safe switch that raises attack would be nuts and maybe worth running a prevo for

[@PorygonBugado]

Him trying to mention a setup move medicham has: Accupressure Meditate Work Up Meanwhile Bulk Up:

[@dashingclasher]

nah, meditate medichan is where it's at

[@Lubraz7]

I think it's a shame that Wartortle loses the head-wing-thingies when it evolves into Blastoise

[@YujiUedaFan]

Same with the fluffy tail. I wish we got proto Wartortle evo instead of Blastoise.

[@JediSteve-J3-]

Yeah, as much as I love big cannon blastoise, I absolutely adore Wartortles design

[@cartoonistanonymous]

edit: check out the work of Atsuko Nishida, literally all my favorite mon's shy porygon were designed by her! Have you seen the beta design of a baby blastoise from before they ended up smooshing two different turtle pokemon species together and made the squirtle line, super cute, its just a lil bubbly blower borble and there was gonna be this sick centuries old wartortoise with the full tail and motif, i mean i like what we got but i LOVE the beta leaks

[@YujiUedaFan]

@@cartoonistanonymous Yes, I just hate how they ruined the line though, since they should get removed Blastoise completely.

[@cartoonistanonymous]

@@YujiUedaFan D : He my best boi tho That tidal terrapin was my first pokéguy & The whole squirtle crew caught narcolepsy cus of a jiggly up his tube you gotta admit, sad or funny, that's a relatable character. the mega is stupid all megas are stupid Sarcastic anger > : D

[@skylarharrison7749]

Fun fact Squirtle evolves into a Pokemon that itself evolves into Blastoise

[@SourAttmoz]

What use does this fact have ?

[@alberto_barata-4884ad]

Did you forget wartortle?

[@IronPikachu724]

​@@alberto_barata-4884ad did you not reach the end of the video? And also, have you heard of a type of humorous act called telling a joke? (that seems a bit too harsh, sorry about that, even though the comment is short, I'm keeping the thing in though)

[@steel1x_editz]

No bcuz everyone's attention span is lower than a goldfish​@@IronPikachu724

[@megametexe5129]

Oh I know this one. It’s Kakuna.

[@pketr5]

Shell Armor is used by Hisuian Goodra. It uses Shelter to increase its Defence and boost damage of Body Press. With its naturally high Special Defence, it is hard to KO. However, with its low speed and high defences it will take a lot of hits and eventually be one will be a critical hit. Shell Armor makes this impossible. Emergency Exit is supposed to work with First Impression, 90 BP +2 Priority move, but can only be used at the Pokemon's first turn like fake out. It's supposed to use First Impression, take a hit, trigger Emergency Exit and use it again after.

[@sinnohperson8813]

And that's how golisopod got top 4 in worlds in 2022

[@ShiningScarlet]

Not Shelter, Acid Armor. It gets both but Acid Armor has more PP so is better for stall.

[@sinnohperson8813]

@@ShiningScarlet timer is a thing

[@ShiningScarlet]

@@sinnohperson8813 Still it has more PP just in case, plus Showdown is also used for competitive pokemon battling even if it's unofficial

[@darkloore]

Y'all really forget that Medicham gets Skill Swap... It may not be the best user of Pure Power, but it is the best enabler for allowing another mon to hit for insane damage. You thought an Ursaluna with Guts and Flame Orb was scary. Try Skill Swap to give Ursaluna Pure Power and give it a Life Orb.

[@pspauloplayz4295]

could also be worth mentioning that mind's eye (bloodmoon wartortle's signature ability) is basically scrappy + keen eye

[@lasercraft32]

Dude just imagine if Golisopod could learn "No Retreat."

[@BluePhoenix_]

9:47 Rayquaza: Everyone in McKinney is dead.

[@pug_gamer137]

Fun fact about Wartortle: it evolves into a pokemon named bla- *gunshot*

[@Nientea]

Vital Spirit is actually *slightly* different from Insomnia. Vital Spirit has an outside of battle effect where it increases the chance of finding higher level Pokémon, while Insomnia does not

[@spunchbob.]

Pure Power gives 1.5x attack when skill swapped, while Huge Power still gives 2x

[@GeorgeDCowley]

I thought it was the other way around.

[@spunchbob.]

@@GeorgeDCowley Pure Power gives less because Medicham gets Skill Swap

[@eevilito]

@@spunchbob.no pure power is 2x you got them mixed up

[@WillyLongLegs]

Pure power and huge power both give ×2 attack.

[@spunchbob.]

@@WillyLongLegs not when skill swapped…

[@StormlordOG]

9:13 I ALWAYS think of those two when I hear Full Metal Body as well Lmao

[@thefirespecialist9007]

I use to run Medicham with Bulk Up and Calm Mind, to raise both Defense's, and my Physical Attack mainly in conjunction with Pure Power, with Drain Punch. So you're a Bulky Hard hitter with Recovery!

[@attilaszanto2275]

Mold Breaker can help with setting up Stealth Rock, since it ignores Magic Bounce.

[@ninomitchell2039]

I always gave delibird a pass on its duplicate abilities because of its santa/christmas inspiration. I just wrote it off as kids staying up to find santa, and santa and his elves' vital spirits.

[@eliasjakemoran02]

Fellow Elias mentioned???🗣️🔥💯

[@MEPlaysGames]

what's good

[@eliasgirmay5860]

@@MEPlaysGames my name is Elias

[@Fanimati0n]

I imagine it's b/c designs can cause confusion. Like, maybe you want to give Marowak the ability to nullify crits. Shell armor exists, but Marowak doesn't necessarily have a shell. What it DOES have, is armor in the form of the skull bone protecting its head. (also some of the redundant abilities started out as mistranslations/originate from the tcg & made their way into the game, like battle armor)

[@subtodicerat8305]

blastoise and squirtle are cool

[@startedlizard8678]

6:11 medicham gets skill swap to give slaking pure power

[@bingoviini]

"Football is the one you play with your hands" "And soccer is the one you play with your feet" 🇺🇸 *AMURICA* 🇺🇸

[@chineseman6580]

How is the building mon less heavy then the average human?? The designers really don’t know what their doing.

[@Chdonga]

Here's my attempt at making many of those redundant abilities better: Solid Rock also boosts Rock STAB Battle Armor boosts Def; Shell Armor boosts Sp Def Turboblaze boosts fire STAB; Teravolt boosts electric STAB Grim Neigh makes all ghost moves sound attacks, therefore able to hit through Substitute; same for Chilling Neigh with ice moves Just tack on a type damage bonus or a stat boost on some of those abilities and hopefully that'll give them some niche in competitive

[@fantomuclan5780]

9:40 hurricane has the background of a fairy type move lol

[@DarsanUchiha]

I’ve actually gotten great use with Minus in raids. Minun can be a surprisingly decent special wall, and it learns Entrainment. You can take away the opponent’s good ability and also give it to everyone on your team to give special attackers an additional 150% special attack further increased by Helping Hand

[@be2957]

Sand veil isn’t banned in the games it’s only banned in an unofficial battle simulator that shouldn’t be taken seriously because it bans everything anyway

[@bettyunicorn6132]

You are a special kind of annoying. Honestly VCG is same amount of annoying and artibary. Why is the official competitive format doubles, when the mainline games are mostly played in singles. Also you can play AG if you want.

[@Sonario648]

THANK YOU! People take Smgon too seriously, and it's why I left competitive back in gen 6.

[@Tesl8n]

0:07 "English closed captions available" No they're not? The only captions are yt's auto generated ones, which aren't particularly accurate and are usually pretty hard to read.

[@MEPlaysGames]

Not sure what's happening on your end, but we did put captions on this video manually

[@Tesl8n]

@@MEPlaysGames Okay, now they're there >.> I swear I double checked last night :3 Weird

[@IslanderIsaac]

5:53 i understood that joke

[@Iwontusethis255]

i love the vibe of this video, just sounds like friends having fun, with the off script things

[@MEPlaysGames]

That’s what we’re all about

[@jip0611]

One minor note that this video got wrong was when they talked about status Paralysis lowers speed but burn doesn’t actually lower attack but instead halves the base power of physical moves. This sounds inconsequential at first since they have the same effect, but it does actually influence moves like opposing Foul Play

[@MEPlaysGames]

I mentioned this in another reply, but everything that affects the attack stat also affects Foul Play and Body Press, aside from stat stages. The game is effectively applying all of your attack stat modifiers, then at the last minute swapping it out with the target's attack stat or your own defense stat. It's just a little cleaner to say that burn, Choice Band, Huge Power, and whatever else affect your attack stat, as opposed to your physical damage output.

[@ceulgai2817]

Ah yes, my favorite ability, English Closed Captions Available. Good video, you two!

[@spoopyboi1882]

You know. I could have easily done research and looked it up myself. But it took until watching this video to understand what mold breaker does

[@Mr.M3447]

I would like to request a video making each copy-paste Abilities different since I personally think copy-paste abilities are stupid, specifically because of Delibird and any other potentially overlooked Pokémon

[@hotashikayaba910]

Terravolt and Turboblaze should absolutely have boosted their respective types moves. Alternatively using said type removes arena hazards maybe

[@rRecoveryProd]

10:36 Wimp Out should've made whoever you switch into not your choice (a la Whirlwind or Roar) while Emergency Exit does.

[@schaffs2]

Some of them probably count as different since their names fit the Pokemon, like Duraludon wouldn't make sense to have Propeller Tail even when the effects are the same

[@SwerveStarEx]

Golisopod having Emergency Exit can be detrimental, but the Pokemon is also pretty heavily associated with the move First Impression. Emergency Exit effectively gives you another chance to use this powerful priority Bug attack that was in fact their signature move in Gen 7.

[@MEPlaysGames]

Sure, but switching is pretty common in a lot of contexts anyway, and that reactivates First Impression as well

[@joemamma-wb3xz]

3:37 we just gonna ignore that a damn kingler used fucking BLUE FLARE?

[@Mudults]

I guess it was some format like Any Ability but with moves

[@bivcbmtgstgtssscqcrddgtrsm2257]

The abilities of the box art legendaries for my fangame are basically Prism armor and Neuroforce, but they also work on your teammates.

[@williamdrum9899]

Now here's the million dollar question: do these abilities share the same code or were they programmed twice?

[@MEPlaysGames]

My guess is that most of them share the same code, cuz a lot of these pairs were introduced in the same generation. Stuff like Moxie and Chilling Neigh is anyone's guess though

[@YujiUedaFan]

Knowing GF, programmed twice.

[@wolfguild]

For some reason having multiple different abilities that do the exact same thing has always bothered me. I wish they would just merge all the repeats into a single ability, but then i guess some legendaries would lose their "unique" ability

[@head-clanka69]

Garchomp isn’t made of iron and Ferothorn doesn’t have any skin

[@minermike2492]

The legendary ones aren't invalidated by mold breaker (they are still bypassed by teravolt/reshiram's tho)

[@robertlupa8273]

10:11 Hearing Elias say the thing instead of Matt feels cursed.

[@JellyDuckyQuack]

Until now I thought propeller tail was rain’s version of sand force

[@Lira_orpheus]

15:21 FOOTBALL HAS FOOT IN THE DAMN NAME!

[@frostflamegames673]

I think it would be pretty cool if Emergency Exit cleared entry hazards on exit or switch-back-in.

[@TwoHeadedMeerkat]

Archaludon being so light is actually fully intentional, since it's supposed to be a super-light alloy of metal. That's why it gets Light Metal as an ability to begin with

[@GeorgeDCowley]

12:00 Don't forget about First Impression. Tangent: 100.

[@Keng04T]

The building and the fish 😂😂😂

[@fokspoks]

Thank you so much for muscleman reference

[@DeathDealer_1021]

Hey, could anyone tell me when pokemon were first given multiple abilities/ability changing? The only thing I could find when I googled it was how to get a choice patch in gen 9.

[@SNoodleJuJu]

Did he seriously just hit us with a MY MOM joke 😂

[@MEPlaysGames]

you know who else hit you with a--

[@SNoodleJuJu]

@@MEPlaysGames MY MOM JOKE? MY MOM!!!

[@sarahharuka2811]

Air Lock is different from Cloud Nine, Air Lock makes unable to put up weather, while Clpud Nine removes the weather on switch, it seems the same, but you could apply the weather back, Air Lock doesn't allow it to happen, making it a Cloud Nine 2.0

[@Ojamamon67]

[Verse 36: Squirtle (ChewieCatt)] Yeah, let's flood the competition with a waterfall Squirtle got the slick moves, make you slip and fall I got my trainers back, hit you with a jab A blast to the past, a water type, but turned you to ash

[@speedie0137]

It took me way too long to gain an appreciation for Wartortle. He’s so awesome

[@jordanmeadows4115]

The constant beeping noise with every mention of an ability/move/pokemon/every 2 seconds is rather much to people wearing headphones

[@SomeGalwithaYTaccount]

Okay so, I think wartorle should be a steel or rock type, along with it's evolution who will not be named, not just said evolution, or maybe a water/rock evolution while it's evo becomes the water/steel type, because giving the line rock and steel moves would be cool

[@TheKingchance23]

Wartortles tail is top tier

[@armorbearer9702]

The true takeaway is that Nintendo does not love Delibird.

[@LordKefka]

Kecleon is a special def monster and can be brutal if used correctly.

[@beatscreeper8406]

heavy slam a steel type moves that does more of your heavier then your target for heavy metal

[@Toby0895]

Football is the game where you play with your foot to kick a ball

[@amberdelaney5641]

Wartortle and Dragonair share their ears. I wonder what other pokemon have similar features?

[@JTripp999]

Babe! Wake Up! MEPlaysGames just posted!

[@ChargeJN]

does wartortle’s lifespan decrease when it evolves into blastoise?

[@frreddyyyyu7422]

Wartortle is great

[@duyanhpham9227]

SAP super on a Dragon Type min seems a little meh but azumarill can choose between huge power and sap sipper was pretty handy

[@npaulfun7196]

I love squirtle and blastoise. I forgot was was in between.

[@NY4NVaporKINGCatz103]

Im Gonna Be Honest Bruxish Has Strong Jaw One Psychic Type Move Gets Boosted.. Psychic Fangs Tera Psychic With A Choice Band And That Is Op dark types: Are You Sure About That

[@FryingPanChanOfficial]

“Full metal Jacket-“ “Fullmetal Alchemist-“

[@BakedPotatoad]

Wartortle is the most likely Pokemon to commit war crimes because war is literally in its name

[@connerrose6116]

Wartortle sure is a swell guy. Weird that it doesn't have an evolution line

[@XDDocXD]

Why does it feel like you are at 2x speed for like 1 second every sentence?

[@ericacevedo5366]

Doesn’t soul heart do the same thing as grim neigh?

[@SaganTheKhajiit]

Today I learned that I weight 2.33 Archaludons.

[@StephenMeek]

Paldean form Tauros (water) should get propeller tail too.

[@MegaSpamziken1996]

7:01 so we're just gonna forget that Soul-Heart exists? Edit: okay nvm I was wrong, they have slightly different activation requirements

[@MEPlaysGames]

Soul Heart activates when any Pokemon faints for any reason. Grim Neigh only activates if Spectrier/Calyrex knocks a Pokemon out with an attack

[@MegaSpamziken1996]

@@MEPlaysGames huh really? sorry my bad, didn't know that😅

[@MEPlaysGames]

Not the first comment I've gotten wondering about Soul Heart, you're good

[@Type_blazenil]

It would be so funny if next gen Arch was patched to weigh the same weight as cosmoem

[@kwestionablplus]

i love these two banger video

[@ampisbadatthis]

wartortle is pretty cool, but can he pull off sick shades? where's the wartortle squad? yeah, thought so.

[@sacredgemini4457]

If only Darkrai was able to use the move Nightmare again

[@danieldutoit2187]

Doesn't Vital Spirit also prevent Intimidate

[@caliche2453]

Bruh, I weigh the same as a duradulon and an archadulon combined 😂

[@RayZanardi]

Wartortle is my favorite water type Pokémon

[@dannysobrepena5433]

AYE DFW TEXAS MENTIONED AT 9:48

[@1snivy10]

I like his fluffy ears.

[@StephenMeek]

Shuckle is still the hardest hitting pokemon, and you can't change my mind.

[@PatheonPrime]

Golisopod’s ability would be so much better if it switched at the end of the turn and not mid turn

[@koolbeaner222]

Wartortle IS the best looking design of all turtle pokemon

[@BlobRex57]

Wartortle is the best middle evolution after type starter hands down

[@BlobRex57]

Water type starter*

[@alynlaw]

I've always likes Wartortle. More than it's evolution. Like why does it lose it's cool tail and ears?

[@Zpice]

Full Metal Alchemist 🗣

[@IronPikachu724]

I never knew that Duraludon is that light. It is lighter than my extremely underweight self, but then when it evolves, it goes above my weight. I would probably say it would be a different thing for the average healthy person with my age and heught, no matter the gender. Im not saying Im unhealthy, I just have an overwhelming amount of metabolism that it just burns almost all the weight I gain from eating (Im 105 lbs, and I am almost 6 feet. It would be more concerning if I was above the age of 20, but I'm not that far away from 20)

[@dmann5938]

Thank god they fixed Blastoise

[@mixyboi9080]

Never invite this man again for saying football is played with hands

[@rurripuli]

Isn't grim neigh a copy of soul heart?

[@MEPlaysGames]

Not quite, Grim Neigh only activates if Spectrier/Calyrex KOs someone with an attack. Soul Heart activates if any Pokemon other than Magearna faints for any reason