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@michaelwhalen90844 ай бұрын
well, if the creator liked the comment, i GOTTA check it out
@FirstLastname6044 ай бұрын
Smeargle: simultaneously ZU’s biggest liability and Ubers biggest threat
@misalignedmisanthropist4 ай бұрын
AG's biggest threat too
@graylyhen94904 ай бұрын
real
@takoyakiiii4 ай бұрын
DO NOT REJECT THE PAINTER! HORSE COUNCIL DO NOT REPEAT HISTORY!
@RedRockin64 ай бұрын
Lmaooo
@HE4DSHOT0594 ай бұрын
ALL HAIL SMEARGLE
@samevans48344 ай бұрын
Horseocaust
@Keb1c4 ай бұрын
World War Horse
@lot10underground544 ай бұрын
I’m worried about what this means for Ariados.
@TectonicImprov4 ай бұрын
Call me a conspiracy theorist, but Smeargle's bid for a seat on the Horse Council feels like a psyop designed as a spoiler to Magcargo's bid. I think Horsea is using Smeargle to literally run a smear campaign.
@someeggplant4 ай бұрын
A smear with the goal and gaul of blocking magcargo. Truly, horsea's heart is a dark void.
@steevie94234 ай бұрын
I'm so glad someone called attention to this, Smeargle seems like such an obvious non choice it's making macargo look stupid by proxy
@lot10underground544 ай бұрын
It’s people like you, being vigilant, digging through the grime and corruption, that make a difference.
@HuneeBruh4 ай бұрын
What if horsea IS a smeargle, one that used transform to become a horsea, and using its connections, got another smeargle to do the smear campaign?
@jakariashafin86854 ай бұрын
Genius in terms of this@@HuneeBruh
@MrShadowThief4 ай бұрын
"For each weather effect" Hail: "You are in the weather council but we do not grant you the rank of Castform form." Sandstorm: "This is outrageous, this is unfair."
@dominicmoisant83934 ай бұрын
To be fair, it is course and gets everywhere
@al777094 ай бұрын
"Castform has four different type forms for each weather effect. 'No weather' is a weather effect and Sandstorm is the default state of things. I work a 9-5 at the ADV OU factory and am married to Tyranitar by common law." Jimothy spitting facts as usual.
@benjulesrun90574 ай бұрын
this funny dog can't just sneak into any club by sketching a new move. magcargo learned horsepower the old fashioned way
@heheheiamasupahstarslam53974 ай бұрын
slugma learns it magcargo cant so its by prior evolution only and its by TM by this logic snorlax is a horse cause it learns high horsepower by level up and TM
@Weird_Macaroni4 ай бұрын
We haven't heard about Iron Mugulis for quite some time now. Could it be that he has something to do with the political tensions in the Horse Council?
@andre-84204 ай бұрын
We know old money has its dirty coins in this conundrum. Surely something foul is cooking
@Guimhj4 ай бұрын
A new horse into the equation. I see what you did there
@Rumielle4 ай бұрын
Every dog has its day
@kkim50004 ай бұрын
smeargle is a surprisingly well-balanced pokemon. the fact that it can learn nearly any move is balanced by its rock-bottom stats. even in later generations, the wider pool of moves keep it relevant, and its abilities allow for either total chaos or more consistency in it gameplay. you'd think that game freak would overdo a pokemon that can learn every move, but it's just been relevant without being overbearing in every generation (and in a lot of different tiers, too).
@pokepress4 ай бұрын
Gimmick Pokémon are actually pretty interesting in the TCG. How (and whether) they implement the gimmick can be a real challenge.
@Fungo44 ай бұрын
Smeargle's Sketch allowed it to choose any defense attorney it wanted, and Mudsdale is the best choice it could have gone with. Truly a big brain play.
@prime19184 ай бұрын
Wait wait wait, is Smeargle a Pegasus?! Because it can learn High Horsepower and Fly, along with Surf, now surf is important because Poseidon created horses along with the Pegasus
@prime19184 ай бұрын
WAIT NO SMEARGLE IS A KELPIE
@richardjones67674 ай бұрын
Cat jumpscare at 10:21, I hope Jim learns to be more professional in the future this is detrimental to the viewer experience and makes macargo look bad to the horse council and worsens his chances
@tecul14 ай бұрын
sometimes, jet planes fly overhead, and that's a treat
@tranvianoruega87564 ай бұрын
9:30 appearance from our dear friend Groo - dawn
@BusinessSkrub4 ай бұрын
My favourite part was when the captions couldn't understand Jim's lovely accent and displayed "Smiggle" and "Smaggle" every time he said Smeargle
@armorbearer97024 ай бұрын
*Smeargle goes up against an opponent with Vital Spirit or Insomnia Smeargle: You ruined everything!!
@CoralReaper7074 ай бұрын
Thank god they made it so that smeargle cannot sketch revival blessing
@itztaytay24 ай бұрын
Honestly it'd be just as flawed as the actual 2 users of the move and would struggle to fit it into its moveset nowadays. Maybe on a scarf set that manages to get in later in the game but you can also just use Lunar Blessing for a very similar effect while also leaving the restored mon at full hp and all pp restored instead of half hp where they'll struggle to hit the field again
@gokun_983 ай бұрын
The Horse Counsil makes a absurd blunder here. Smeargle gets excess to the move Transform, which allows it to transform into a pristine horse such as Magcargo. Such value is rarely seen these days and cannot be ignored by the Counsil
@azuquirtle4 ай бұрын
Smeargle uses sketch to learn any move, it sounds super broken but check the numbers. Smeargle uses sketch to learn any move, it sounds super broken but check its garbage staaats.
@gregorymirabella14233 ай бұрын
Also gen 9 gave it pop bomb, so it has an actual stab move. A set with pop bomb power trip and shell smash once defeated me and I've never been able to recover from that.
@caelum11564 ай бұрын
I used to call Smeargle Smirkle as a kid. I still kinda do, tho
@SkorpTS4 ай бұрын
As far as I've heard, they nerfed Dark Void in Gen 7 because of Smeargle spamming it in VGC. They nerfed the signature move of legendary Pokémon because of this little guy. I'd say that's worthy of note. Poor Darkrai...
@Pyroniusburn4 ай бұрын
They also made Smeargle completely unable to use the move, then left it nerfed to oblivion... despite the fact Darkrai is a mythical and is traditionally always banned in VGC anyway.
@Magic_Ice4 ай бұрын
It deserved it. It was terrible to fight against
@kking11734 ай бұрын
The worst part is that Dark Void has lower accuracy than Hypnosis, imagine a common move is better than a Mythical's signature in almost every way.
@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn4 ай бұрын
Smeargle ruined it for someone else. That damn beagle.
@DanielRamirez-cj5yg4 ай бұрын
smeargle used... shell smash AND stab population bomb... like honestly wtf.
@axel89124 ай бұрын
Genuin question: why isn't Smeargle using knock off more in gen 3? Spore, Spikes, Boom, and knock off instead of will-of-wisp or thunder wave feels really good especially as a lead, knocking of a Zapdos, Skarmory and salamence is huge imo
@madder91664 ай бұрын
Best guess is status just takes priority over item removal most of the time. Sure you can knock off one pokemons item, but then that pokemon can switch in freely bc they'll know you wont have status. You probably also already have knock off on something else bc its actually a very damaging move so no need to double dip.
@axel89124 ай бұрын
@madder9166 nah knock off is far from common in gen 3 and it only does 20 but I also get what you mean by the threat factor of status
@aldrichunfaithful35894 ай бұрын
in general knock off is extremely valuable and most mons would kill for it, but the reason it's not used on smeargle is the pace mismatch. smeargle is a hyper offense mon that wants to spike, spore and explode for it's teammates to break through as quickly as possible. the turn you spend clicking knock could've been an attack from modest moltres or banded aerodactyl which would do way more damage than two or 3 turns of leftovers
@axel89124 ай бұрын
@aldrichunfaithful3589 thank you!
@aldrichunfaithful35894 ай бұрын
@@axel8912 np, i should clarify that as a concept there's nothing wrong with knock off as an offensive tool, it's just usually more of a defensive thing since hariyama and armaldo are a better fit on defense, and smeargle is way too frail to use it properly. but there's definitely some potential for stuff like knock hariyama physical offense to pressure skarm/pert, and just a fun idea i had is knock alakazam to pressure bliss and rachi for special offense
@robertm51104 ай бұрын
I love the ongoing story of the horses 🤣
@iatedhamster4 ай бұрын
Jlimonthy what is your favorite species of rodent ?
@jimothycool4 ай бұрын
Ratatouille was a good Film.
@iatedhamster4 ай бұрын
@@jimothycool leave me alone
@androsp91054 ай бұрын
@@iatedhamster we are sleeping
@Culk-kb4fn4 ай бұрын
DO NOT DENY THE HORSENESS OF KLAWF AND KINGLER! CRABS ARE HORSES TOO!
@skeepodoop51974 ай бұрын
If Smeargle ever gets an evolution or mega, we're cooked.
@Scurrying_Snail4 ай бұрын
Groodon (primal) mentioned.
@mythosinfinite67364 ай бұрын
Groodon, master of the groond
@ChrisWilliams-ur7fn4 ай бұрын
That's how I always said Groudon since I was younger. XD
@ThomasWeaver19924 ай бұрын
The brush is mightier than the sword dance
@Verminator44 ай бұрын
I’m an extreme horse purist. Only horses are Rapidash, Mudsdale, Glastrier and Spectrier. Ponytail is not a horse, it is a pony as its name suggests. With the rest it should be obvious. Wake up sheeple
@ГитаристБезПальцев4 ай бұрын
Blissey is also horse-like Pokemon due to its chance of using high horsepower by using metronome. Thank you
@typemasters28714 ай бұрын
I do wonder if we will ever get a regional Smeargle Same gimmick but different type and abilities
@pmnt_4 ай бұрын
Prankster Smeargle... *shudders*
@thearrivalcyberseignister88984 ай бұрын
I would like to see an offensive smeargle, maybe it can only learn attack moves at the benefit of having more attack than a pillow punch,
@FreeTempest4 ай бұрын
I love using the little guy with a lock-on sheer cold strategy against the AI
@aa7x33 ай бұрын
I love imposter ditto in newer gens. The presence of it alone helps avoid setup and it acts as a good pivot/scout against slower teams.
@nybethobdilord69124 ай бұрын
What's funny is that Smeargle is also gamebreaking in the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games as well. Where you can boost it's terrible stats to max, and quite easily clear rooms or entire floors.
@pokepress4 ай бұрын
I’d argue Arceus is the most powerful gimmick Pokemon, but being a mythical it isn’t allowed in VGC.
@Cleffr4 ай бұрын
Arceus is not a gimmick. It's a reliable and popular Pokémon in the Ubers metagame with many sets it can fill. Gimmicks are defined as being unreliable and niche.
@Runer274 ай бұрын
It’s not rly a gimmick Pokémon, more a Pokémon with a gimmick.
@SupahTrunks74 ай бұрын
Smeargle does not in fact learn high horsepower. It learns sketch which can be USED to learn high horsepower but only after watching a REAL horse use the move. Therefore Smeargle should not be allowed into the horse council.
@splitsee25264 ай бұрын
smeargle in my opinion is infact apart of the Angry Birds Flock. with Brave Bird, Wing Attack, and Rage, smeargle is more of an angry bird than any other pokemon, and so by law its required to join the great league of the Angry Birds Flock.
@baldrian224 ай бұрын
i would say that depending on the tier ditto afther it got the imposter ability is quite a good "gimic" pokemon to. without the imposter ability its complet trash but with it? its got potentials for sure, either with scarf, and to a lesser degree focus sash.
@SilverScarletSpider4 ай бұрын
Smeargle, Mew, and Ditto are fun in Ubers, Doubles, and VGC if they can get Transform into a Legendary Restricted like Zacian
@itztaytay24 ай бұрын
Well, other than Mew not being allowed in VGC due to being a mythical
@SilverScarletSpider4 ай бұрын
@@itztaytay2 There were some VGC formats during covid that allowed mythical pokemon.
@itztaytay24 ай бұрын
@@SilverScarletSpiderThere was 1 and it lasted a month and had no major tournaments (plus they let you have as many restricteds as you wanted so it was overrun with much stronger legendaries and Mew was never really seen). For all intents and purposes it has never really been allowed
@ronz76654 ай бұрын
Smeargle has invaded my computer! With the help of Porygon 2, this artistic beagle has sketched copies of some of the greatest works of our time. Fascinating pieces like Mimic Metagross, Curse Skarmory, and a beautiful rendition of lead Roselia. Even more interpretive displays like Explosion Regirock and Transform Ditto are on exhibit. His takes on the classics like Spore Breloom are tackled with such grace and tact. This starving artist is much more than meets the eye and a welcomed guest in my home.
@jasonthejazzman85214 ай бұрын
10:21 Persian is popping in to say hello❤
@99sonder4 ай бұрын
I love how Smeargle's viability fluctuates throughout the gens. Because each gen that features it most likely gives it new tools, while also increasing the variety of Pokemon with different movesets, potentially overriding reasons to run it.
@S0ftiB0iledАй бұрын
2:55 NOTHING is stopping the snorlax from switching out man
@jimothycoolАй бұрын
MEAN LOOK.
@triviszla15362 ай бұрын
ditto mentioned, call opponent a rat and forfeit immediately
@DQplz4 ай бұрын
That dog is no horse
@chess_fella4 ай бұрын
That’s crazy Jim.
@chester18824 ай бұрын
The thing with Ditto and Smeargle is that they have SCALED with power-creep, as opposed to Castform who is lacking in scaling.
@pantslesswrock4 ай бұрын
Okay, bear with me here. For breakfast today I took macaroni salad, leftover guacamole, and some chopped green onions I found in the back of the fridge, blended them, and slurped that down with some parmesan green beans and homebaked chicken tenders, washed down by apple-kiwi-strawberry juice for a healthy morning.
@dreadalex4 ай бұрын
Basically if Smeargle had Prankster as an ability he would again rise to OU.
@iroxursoxwithjello4 ай бұрын
My fave Gen 8 AG team, which actually had a really good win rate. Whimsicott/prankster Leech seed/taunt/tailwind/memento Mental Herb Smeargle/Moody Spore/substitute/shell smash/power trip Left overs Game start->taunt-> tailwind-> memento->spore->substitute->shell smash-> spore->substitute->shell smash-> spore->substitute->shell smash->power trip=ohko any Mon
@zacclark59454 ай бұрын
If Smeargle is in the conversation for joining the Horse Council then surely Ditto and Mew should also be.
@DemiIsNotHere4 ай бұрын
Smeargle, as a cornerstone of Revive cats can be atributted with part of the blame of destroying AG
@Sintra44 ай бұрын
Smeargle is a good example of game mechanics communicating something about the world. In this case, Smeargle is an amazing artist, capable of many feats that other Pokemon could never even dream of, but alas, Smeargle will always be a starving artist because oftentimes success is not defined by one's skill, but by the circumstances of one's birth (horrible stats).
@Teonukii4 ай бұрын
As long as new moves are being added smeargle will continue to be buffed
@bushidobrown98574 ай бұрын
The HORSE TRIBUNAL?!? THE horse lore is getting serious
@feelsokayman56564 ай бұрын
0:58 The good part I feel paid, now i can go to sleep in peace. Good night Mr Cool
@Zo3yX4 ай бұрын
You missed the chance for "equation" to be an equestrian joke
@TopHatGames14 ай бұрын
If smeargul is allowed to be a horse, then is every Mon with mimic or mirror move also a horse!? Where is the line!!
@Moooork4 ай бұрын
The Horse Council is out of control!
@kalarse4 ай бұрын
I think Smeargle is a servant of the nefarious pokemon Iron Mugulis, who wants someone inside the council in order to provide important intel that is going to be negative for all parties involved. Ever since Smeargle got Dark Void nerfed, it wants to nerf more moves and Pokémon, and is going to start by nerfing High Horsepower by not only limiting its distribution (which would nerf Magcargo significantly) but also nerfing its power and accuracy. Smeargle should not be allowed into the Horse Council, I'm sure Magcargo will be able to convince the council in order to make the funny snail enter, and disallow the painter pokemon of entering
@jellybeans3364 ай бұрын
technically several boost sources are allowed in adv OU as ancient power and silver wind are allowed
@itztaytay24 ай бұрын
Those are a single source each though. I think you're confusing a single stat with a single source. Dragon Dance for instance is fine because it's a single source, but Dragon Dance + a berry boost is not since that's 2 different sources, even if it was for instance a salac that also gave speed
@MoarCheeseBirb4 ай бұрын
Transform Smeargle is so rediculous and smart hahaha
@MishKoz4 ай бұрын
2:49 umbbeon pooping :DDD ubreon poopen on snorlax to reduce accurate :DDDDDD
@WereDictionary4 ай бұрын
You forgot the other horses in he horse council that are obviously horses because they learn High Horsepower. By levelup, nonetheless. You know - Snorlax, Golurk, Miltank, Klawf, Copperajah, Ursaring. Horses.
@luketettelbach18234 ай бұрын
I feel like mew should get sketch too so it can get one of any move. It would fit the mew theme and give it a buff it really needs right now
@oORoOFLOo4 ай бұрын
Video idea: Wobbuffet, what makes it overpowered, what are the differences from dugtrio that make it unacceptable.
@getmilked62164 ай бұрын
Jim, the horse council may be rife with conflict as it stands now, But i am happy to report that the Crab Collective is doing perfectly fine, at a lean 9 users of the move Crabhammer, such complications are avoided by our clawed brethren.
@arthurvilchez55894 ай бұрын
Smeargle is the "most" successful gimmick pokemon
@BoneyGaf4 ай бұрын
A new horse in our midst…
@tibeerius36564 ай бұрын
jim if u could have live contact with a future version of yourself for the rest of your life how much older would you choose? 20 years? 5 years? 1 hour?
@Qbe_Root4 ай бұрын
Hear me out: Prankster Smeargle
@Brunetteaccus4 ай бұрын
Had no clue about 6:30 bp factoid
@MuffinWeeb1254 ай бұрын
is calyrex-shadow on the horse council?
@stevesamuals26513 ай бұрын
Your honor, i bring to the court the evidence of the car. Specifically, the ford brand car the bronco. Bronco is a type of horse, with many a horse used in the marketing. And, as the court knows, cars run on horse power. Horse power of course, being a term taken from the horse drawn wagons and carriages used by the humans of old. Ergo, if smeargle uses the move high horse power, he is not a horse but a atv.
@Neverleterlun4 ай бұрын
I will tell you what's not a gimmick! The quality of these videos, thanks again for the amazing content Mr. Cool. Once again though I need to come to you asking for your support in exposing the continuous injustices Raichu has faced. On behalf of the F.E.A thank you for your time and may Arceus bless Smergol's fight against Horsie's tyrannical rule.
@shironeko18434 ай бұрын
Wait, did I miss something? Jolteon using growth?
@kilometer2124 ай бұрын
the pokemon falinks is contesting that it as well learns high horse power. does these little fellas have a case to be apart of the horse council?
@ValToadstool4 ай бұрын
At 9:50 you say nuzzle is more accurate than thunder wave when talking about gen 6, this is not true as thunder wave had 100 accuracy until gen 7
@touyakami14064 ай бұрын
Let not the rodent's false claim distract us from the crisis that is Stakataka barrelling towards the horse tribunal at max speed. While there is time due to its base speed of 13, it is only a matter of time before it uses Trick Room to Bulldoze its way through.
@Mijzelffan4 ай бұрын
Smeargle sunday already?
@spanner56864 ай бұрын
I wanted to make a joke about Smeargle Horsepower, but you beat me to it. Incredible
@RangerJackWalker4 ай бұрын
Horsea is quite the hypocrite for being a horse purist considering it’s not a horse either.
@JohnDoe-gc3bj3 ай бұрын
I don't know, scarfed ditto is probably the best gimmick pokemon depending on gen.
@yoboyajax59833 ай бұрын
Are you saying smeegle or smeargle??
@dullededge13954 ай бұрын
if smergle is a horse due to high horse power should it be considered a bird due to brave bird a bug due to struggle bug a dragon with dragon claw. this simply absurd non of us are denying smergles artistic mastery but imitation is not enough smergle is a dog not a horse i VOTE NO
@insanityinacan4 ай бұрын
Looks like it's gonna be a Smeargle Summer, fellas
@jonathanclement87704 ай бұрын
Castform mega in the next series??
@Very_Hard_CPU_DK4 ай бұрын
Has anyone else read the description for the video 😂 GholdenGOAT
@rabidtf4 ай бұрын
i know many players hate smeargle, but honestly its my fav pokemon i just think the idea of of support only extremely cool ps: its not smeargles fault gamefreak went ballistic on darkrai
@PhirmthVODs4 ай бұрын
I'm firmly anti-smeargle joining the HC, we don't need another Horse in this race.
@samanthaw.85604 ай бұрын
Ah yes, Satan himself
@TylerjWebb4 ай бұрын
I'm leaving video games. So I'll be unsubscribing. But I just wanted to tell you I love your videos and I'm really thankful for your work. ADV revival was also a blast to follow.
@alexbalgar83694 ай бұрын
BDSP is calling, bad as it is, but Smeargle was there 😭😭🥺
@emblemadefuego204 ай бұрын
Smeargle is not a gimmick. Now with so many limitations to the Baton Pass playstyle, he may seem like it, but he is a very powerful user in this style. Ditto, in HO environments it is very useful. Ditto will always be useful, I don't see it being a gimmick at all. Leave that for Shedinja or Piukumuku
@itztaytay24 ай бұрын
Smeargle and Ditto are literally gimmick mons though. They're made incredibly flawed but with 1 really crazy thing about their kit that makes them potentially worth using, which is what a gimmick is. Shedinja, Castform, even Slaking to an extent can be considered similar, and being a gimmick is not inherently a negative thing, it's just a distinction. Now a gimmick in any given tier is a different matter altogether
@emblemadefuego204 ай бұрын
@@itztaytay2 I have a very solid team with Smeargle DD pass in OU adv, and I had a very solid team in ORAS OU with Ditto. While in mega Sableye, Ditto could defeat any stall core, alone. He just needs the choice scarf removed. And just in case have a user next to him with Heal Bell. Every time he transforms he has 5pp on each move. He can transform indefinitely. By transforming into mega Sableye, it prevents them from placing hazards on it. Transforming into Mega Kangaskhan, Lucario, Aegislash, Blaziken, Salamence, Mawile on +2 was excellent. After the massive bans, he logically loses viability. They both lose it. The same thing happened with Gyarados and Salamence in 8 OU, which lost viability when Dynamax was banned, and logically so. But that doesn't make it a gimmick strategy. As I already said, gimmick is Shedinja, Eiscue, Togedemaru FEAR, etc. Smeargle is solid in most gens. Only bans stop it.
@itztaytay24 ай бұрын
@@emblemadefuego20 Smeargle is a gimmick pokemon, it has terrible stats and a bland typing but access to nearly every move in the game. Again, I think you're mixing up mons that are gimmicky in tiers (usually considered inconsistent) vs mons that are themselves a gimmick (built around a very strong facet but flawed in other aspect(s)). It's 2 different applications of the word gimmick and you're applying the wrong one
@phtephens15954 ай бұрын
I'm very glad the horse council is settling their differences peacefully through the highly regarded horse tribunal
@TundraRage4 ай бұрын
I personally dislike smeargle for its dark void shenanigans in VGC, I can't describe the amount of times I've lost to it and how many times it restricted team building. It best strategy was to make a team that could, "bully" Smeargle.