PUNCHING GLOVE URSHIFU'S DEBUT! Pokemon Draft League | PPL Week 1

[@Chase_I]

“He also has a munchlax which is a cool Pokémon” the wheeze I let out

[@RapidStrike3]

Same, someone needs to put that on a shirt

[@kalebellis9598]

Every team need a waterboy

[@RapidStrike3]

@@kalebellis9598 True, I did a draft league about a year ago and Porygon 2 was mine, he played one game and got 0 kill, o7

[@nathaniel7165]

I mean like is he wrong though?

[@LordJacobGinsberg1st]

Pro strat optimize your meme pick. Go for fear mons so your opponent has to respect the option of bringing it.

[@Stephen_809]

0:36 “and he also has a munchlax which is a cool pokemon” got me

[@SamoIsKing]

Havent watched yet but thats got mega “things said before disaster” energy.

[@Roy-ph3nx]

Munchlax is a cool guy indeed

[@ProfX2120]

I was about to say the same thing 😂 almost chocked on my dinner

[@OnesieBanette]

Thanks so much for the game mate, was a pleasure finally getting to face you! Deserved result in the end. Best of luck for the rest of the season :) Hopefully meet you again in playoffs

[@Turrdnuggett]

Yo it's onesie the villain! (Misery, if you remember me lmao)

[@OnesieBanette]

@@Turrdnuggett ofc I remember you haha! That ditto messed me up something bad!

[@tazman26]

THIS IS THE BEST UI INTRO. The display of the enemies and your allies, it's the style. Hands down props to your editor! Last season I wasn't big on it but this is the PERFECT style. 10/10 bravo!

[@kalebellis9598]

It's definitely the cleanest format for this type of video I've seen. Don't usually follow the draft league, but I'll definitely be sticking around

[@referencer101]

Crazy how toadscruel put every single member of the team to sleep and proceeded to sweep with earth power, you’ll get em next week

[@lesqueegee]

I never saw prankster todescruel coming. Honestly insane prep.

[@Razzy7]

Was insane

[@Brandon.thebaby]

ugh spoiler alert 🙄🙄🙄

[@tylerriggs95]

How are comments like this still popular

[@TheGelatinCat]

@@tylerriggs95because they’re funny and they distract from the comments that actually show spoilers

[@surfinbird_]

“He also has a munchlax which is a cool pokemon “😭

[@dereekarhton777]

For the post-game interview, I like the cool logo thingy you have, but I also really enjoy getting to see the opponents team, and the EVs and techs they have that we didn't get to see

[@Raziel_HHL]

Punching Glove Urshifu is interesting, you do get the damage buff on your punches but the moves no longer being considered contact moves means that your ability is essentially negated until you lose your item funnily enough Protective Pads don't work the same way, they simply negate opposing contact effects while still having the moves remain contact moves themselves a lot of people had to find this information out the hard way when Urshifu was introduced into the game in VGC lmao, lots of Urshifus punching into Protect and players scratching their heads

[@SantosOverlord]

not that big of an issue in singles since protect is a very niche move, making Urshifu ability on this formats a mid niche ability

[@asepsisaficionado7376]

@@SantosOverlord It also helps that both forms are uber this gen

[@zemotika]

@@SantosOverlordyeah not to mention, protecting against urshifu is gambling since now it gets swords dance

[@jonas9622]

@@SantosOverlord gliscor

[@SantosOverlord]

@@jonas9622 only 1 mon becaude he lost roost

[@Jdrunnin]

I love the post game interviews with everyone. Giving them a chance to essentially talk through how their team can be utilized but also essentially giving them a showcase for their channels is amazing! GOATed as always

[@kingofthenorthpw]

Sorry that Munchlax swept you with Metronome Horn Drill into Metronome Sheer Cold into Metronome Guillotine.

[@A_Hardy_Lopunny]

I blame Joey tbh, what was he thinking only running 3 pokemon? Bro is getting to confident. 🙄

[@jintuschu]

I like the idea of changing the visuals for the post game interview, but I personally prefer just having showdown and the pokemon sets in the background because I can see what the opponent brought and when you talk about their sets I can actually see them.

[@theskullboy8700]

Banette: I’m gonna bring rain against a rapid strike urshifu Urshifu: I will show you the most horrifying form of surging strike. GREEN CHEESE style

[@romeojojojo731]

Bringing rain into an Urishifu was crazy

[@celesteelka]

How about switching in Pelipper twice getting free damage against your own team for no reason? Lol

[@cydashlee]

​@@celesteelkathis one thing I dont like about comp pokemon, the over prediction lol he over predicted and I feel that usually causes people the game 😅

[@celesteelka]

@@cydashlee even so, if you're getting swept by Water Urshifu don't set up the rain with your Flying type just to swap it out

[@OnesieBanette]

@@celesteelka hi, just wanted to pop in and say at the point I missed the dragon tail I knew I no longer had a switch in to urshifu. And my game plan of using my 3 non rain abusers to chip his team down was busted and needed to go for plan B. In my head the only option for me at that point was to set up rain to be able to outspeed and go for game. Switching it out afterwards was because a) I thought he may be fearing choice scarf and B) I knew I was only going to have 5 turns so I opted to save my rain mon to set it back up later once I’d positioned to a point where urshifu was weaker. In hindsight perhaps I had other options like going straight to raichu for the sack before going to peli but in the moment I felt I had no options. Aim capitalised on my blunders very well and he deserved the W but my move did have at least some theory behind them 😌

[@celesteelka]

@@OnesieBanette That makes sense! I know I sound glib critiquing from this side of the screen but I was honestly confused on why Pelipper wasn't used more offensively against Urshifu. I would've thought any damage against it would've been of more benefit than keeping the rain up longer for your team, since Urshifu also benefits from it. Thanks for the clarity though! Good luck on the rest of the season!

[@viosworld]

you really cant escape the bear no matter the format, GGs love seeing the offensive threats

[@slabofbeef8065]

urshifu an actual DEMON with this game holy hell the work he put in was insane

[@AlexM-fv8lp]

What a clean win for week one! Loved to see arboliva again after it did so much work in SPL season 2 against play more (where i first saw it). Great game all around; can't wait for the rest of the season!

[@majidoujaa5592]

munchlax's "cool mon" ability would have changed tides...

[@ellysux]

damn i can't believe toedscruel 6-0d you with fissue :/ skill issue gl next week 🙏

[@sloowbroo]

Spoiler alert smh

[@ellysux]

@@sloowbroo oops sorry bro mb

[@sloowbroo]

@@ellysux couldnt even enjoy the vid now smh my head

[@matthewdutton9910]

Gorgeous editing. Excellent stuff, makes the introduction all the better!!

[@GreyveeeDL]

I can confirm that Munchlax is indeed a cool Pokemon, this guy knows his stuff

[@jakeburns561]

Bro, I love the interviews after the game! It’s so nice to get an opportunity to learn about other content creators. Appreciate you, Joey! Much love.

[@MegaLuc3]

I love that pedro always switches up the intro sections of these draft leagues, keeps it fresh!

[@Sponsie1000]

The layout of the teambuilders have been great since forever, but l especially like how in this one it really centers around the member Joey's talking about and i appreciate how Joey's 6 and the opponnent's squad are on visually distinct layers :]

[@SantosOverlord]

this man always has some amazing analysis on the Pokémon, never in my life have i heard such a deep and thoughfull description of Munchlax as this man made

[@CrowPasture]

Whoever is doing the animation for the introductions needs a serious raise. It's sooo good! Absolute pro quality.

[@dmcmahondm]

tough first game Joe, just couldn't break Munchlax. guess it ended up being more than just a "cool pokemon"

[@chandlerblack7205]

Uzis gouging fire is named Broly and your entai is named Brody it threw me off for a second I thought you both had the same mon 😂

[@elitetv1735]

That Munchlax sweep was crazy

[@omarshehata4238]

Proving again why youre a top tier draft player. Your prep is unmatched. Overly apologetic for the dragon tail miss. That would not have changed the result, maybe 1 kill difference. Looking forward to this season.

[@Freedomeon]

Urshifu going crazy! Happy to see Arboliva putting in the work again, GG. Love the new gfx for the interviews 😁

[@strangeanimations2518]

I love the opponents Pokémon being out of focus when facing yours!!!

[@featdirty1127]

“Assault Vest Garchomp can probably hazard stack me…” I’m not so sure about that

[@anzeigefehler6495]

sounds legit

[@jellybunz8357]

bringing rain against water shifu is crazy

[@SonsOfSauron]

Absolutely love the draft content, definitely my favorite!

[@Xoodle]

Watershifu rapidly struck its way into all of our hearts

[@badsolja1]

Bro disowned munchlax as Pokémon in that intro

[@Vuosta]

Tonyflygon holy thats a blast from the past

[@comfeyguy]

Ngl joey ain't surprised you brought screens this week due to your obsession mentioning it in the Live Draft Vid 😂

[@shikaskue3095]

the production quality on these is so dope

[@jacobjensen7704]

He said he was terrified of this matchup. He then explains that he’s pulling up with a dual screens hyper offense team. Some people would wanna rely on a balance team for a hard matchup. Joey is like, nah, time to sack our way to a win.

[@rampage0092]

Lmaooooo the Munchlax line killed me 😂😂😂 Also Urshifu in your hands is pretty nasty man

[@jerry3115]

I like the new interview format, but I miss being able to see the teams on showdown.

[@louisc.6537]

Cant believe you got 6:0-ed by belly drum tackle munchlax, better luck next week!

[@Jvgl_2000]

*SPOILER SHIELD* This game is a great example of how impactful a miss can be. You already were playing well up to that point, putting yourself into a very good position... but that miss was the true icing of the cake. Utter domination. An absolute masterclass from Urshifu-R and Arboliva. Nicely done, Joey!

[@Rayrique08]

Birthday win, thank you Joey and congrats🔥💜

[@Spirihts]

Always look forward to Sundays when there’s a draft league going on :]

[@screwydrewy3214]

for the post game interview, any reason why you didn't show his sets on showdown? The visual is just nice to see during the interview and not sure if I missed the reason why

[@jackalscry8173]

Damn the editing style for this season’s team breakdown goes hard.

[@SwiftNinjask]

Are you gonna bring back the showdown teambuilder for the after-game interview? I really enjoyed seeing your opponents sets in the previous draft leagues.

[@Fireshot844]

If Punching Glove Urshifu catches on, people might start bringing Protect stall

[@iisnopel3769]

*Unseen Fist enters the chat*

[@GlossArt]

​@@iisnopel3769Punching gloves negate the effect of unseen fist, that's what he was getting at. It would be a gamble though, yeah, since the urshifu could just not be running the item.

[@klumpeus]

@@GlossArt *urshifu swords dances*

[@mikeleddyphoto]

Seed Sower Arboliva has been my secret tech since ScarVi released. The power up on giga drain just destroys opponents and the massive healing from the power up keeps you alive forever esp with strength sap. You can even be chaotic and have Arboliva hold a Big Root and end every turn with full HP and an evil grin

[@beestboy2001]

hold up ur cooking with big root arboliva im gonna have to try that

[@mikeleddyphoto]

@@beestboy2001 throw leech seed on there for more big root advantage 😏

[@flenyoo]

urshifu being allowed is crazy

[@thannydevitos2332]

shoutout pedro man those intro edits are great

[@perryvanschagen158]

9:05 ‘almost 100 damage’, while it’s just 70

[@somewhatpixels6814]

intro looks amazing, miss seeing the sets in the interview though

[@Blimaxx]

This was an 18+ game lol. Doctor showing no mercy.

[@Eisog]

TonyFlygon? Now thats a blast from the past. Tell tony to upload again!

[@BhimC999]

I like the video. One thing I would like to see is the mons sets during the interview besides that everything in the video is great

[@TrevonBarona]

A video like this gets me excited for rest league

[@albinodarkrai7014]

Is there any reason for the new interview visuals? I think they look fantastic, but i missed having the sets visible when yall talk about the mons.

[@daunderrated3106]

Ushiful going nuts thinking he was in wolfe team

[@chromethug]

the graphics get better and better every season. you played amazingly this week though. i kinda saw how this game was gonna go after that first volt switch unfortunately for banette. scream tail was allowed to live far longer than it should have and too much pressure was given up and you ofc capitalized on that

[@dualcaster]

no showdown to analyze the sets like in previous post game interviews?

[@radvil]

Pedro never disappoints

[@dominicdepiazzi8864]

Those opening graphics were fantastic

[@algar6616]

Letssss gooooo draft city

[@AllHailBlobs]

Munchlax is indeed a cool pokemon

[@Princess_Premier]

Wakers nation is back baby! GOING FOR BRADY NUMBERS!

[@wooffee2]

Pelipper the MVP of this game

[@xQuonny]

I ARBOLIEVEEEEEEEEE🖤. Love the content. Great Prep 🔥🔥

[@cometsedge546]

Who let Aim have Urshifu is what I really wanna know 😮‍💨, also Munchlax is cool I guess 😂

[@iisnopel3769]

Yeesh Urshifu went STUPID

[@jamesshroogle6331]

14:49 omg poor thing....

[@NoobishTrainerJoe]

The GG-tree is too good

[@sammiej7615]

Week 1 startin off strong; LET'S GOO Joey

[@mognum5136]

Intro is always fire wow

[@thomaskretz7888]

Is it bad to run dual screens "this early" in a draft league...? They're really good I don't see an issue.

[@oofjeff3735]

ur opp sure was dancing this game, they shoulda known not to poke the bear

[@RX1JIN]

I have the video slightly sped up and the Sada/Turo theme in the background going CRAZY.

[@memekeeper-gaming3552]

Absolutely insane how Galarian Weezing managed to set up all those curses and win the game 6-0. I dont see what you couldve done.

[@SorcierMalgache]

Draft sundays are back !!! Yay :D

[@hooperleblanc7246]

Special chomp would’ve been nice for the seed sower

[@MaetMen]

Joey says 70 is almost 100, so focus blast is almost unmissable

[@Hilomalo]

Yesterday i caught a shiny beldum and evolved into metagross in pokemon go so nice to see it here

[@controller3030]

DRAFT LETS GO!!!

[@SteezNJ]

GOAT RETURNS

[@payforrhystic6822]

yeeeeeeeeeeAHHHHHHHHH ARBOLIVA MY BELOVED (also urshifu which I had on my Champion Team, but AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHBBBOLIVA)

[@Rimaxo]

Hi Joey, not sure if anyone else commented this, but can the opp’s pokemon not be blurred on the team preview? It’s a bit unconfortable to the eye, not sure if anyone else feels this way. Love the vids!!!

[@devilgamer1998]

It is truly a day for dragons missing moves

[@brendanforrest4967]

Been fiending for this

[@Ascalis1]

Pedro went absolutely stoopid on that intro.

[@lapinlune8890]

ah? why the change in interview format? i liked seeing the sets brought on either side.

[@lapinlune8890]

oh wait i saw it was already answered. cool

[@itsbeyxnd]

Title should be urshifu terrorizing opposing rain for 8 minutes straight😂

[@biguzivertt]

joey just leaving out the casual garchomp leading the team 🙄😂

[@Venummm]

LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO

[@Quislvl]

Im ngl. Im invested 💯

[@biflexx]

damn arboliva still goin crazy

[@gephicka]

2:10 that's the single strike sprite btw- the animations are ss not rs

[@pokeaimMD]

In the pokedex it only has this urshifu so that’s what we used

[@gephicka]

@@pokeaimMD ohhhh gotcha cool- i'm so vgc pilled i know the animations by heart😭

[@pokeaimMD]

Yeee lol i bet

[@jamesshroogle6331]

38:39 Does anyone know how to write the name of this player? I cant find him and Im curious to see some weird drafts x)

[@pokeaimMD]

Aimel!

[@jamesshroogle6331]

@@pokeaimMD ty

[@lucasboat]

Urshifu is such a cheat code oml