🧊 The Pokemon Iceberg... Explained! | Gnoggin

The Pokemon Iceberg goes much deeper than you think... Especially in Pokemon Legends Arceus...
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...because Bergmite lives in underground ice caves, and that's just the TIP of the iceberg!
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Chapters:
00:00 Everybody Loves Avalugg!
05:17 Today's Sponsor: Keeps
06:37 Hisuian Avalugg: a Glacier?
09:15 Hisuian Avalugg: an Aircraft Carrier?
11:35 Hisuian Avalugg: a Snow Plow Train?
14:10 The Pokemon Iceberg EXPLAINED!
This video answers these questions:
What is Avalugg based on? What is Hisuian Avalugg based on? What is Bergmite based on? Why is Avalugg in Hisui? What is the iceberg pokemon?
Gnoggin, hosted by its creator Lockstin, is a show delving into the mysteries of Pokemon! (and other games sometimes too). Explaining everything there is to explain! Why is each Pokemon given the type it has? What are their origins? What is the lore of the Pokemon world and the design inspirations? And what does it all have to do with alchemy? Let's Go find out!

[@Gnoggin]

Thanks again to Keeps for helping KEEP us afloat! (like an Iceberg) Here’s their site if you want to check them out! > keeps.com/Lockstin

[@TV-qm8ob]

Hi

[@starlight0313]

Hello

[@How_unlucky.]

ẞ3ÆNS also hi

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Ok

[@pokemonftw3652]

How is this post older than the video? Says it’s 4 hrs ago. And video is 5 minutes

[@JayVGC]

I came into this video thinking it was explaining the lore but the title was just an amazing pun. bravo friend bravo

[@nookietp]

Same

[@neelarai971]

honestly genius clickbait, gotta respect it

[@HDGamerofficial]

Same, I freakin love puns

[@agustinnovoagallardo5199]

SAME

[@dallinmoody1297]

This was going to be my exact comment. Well done.

[@dapperbones6238]

See, I was fooled at first, like: “Oh he’s finally doing one of these. On the other hand this would be a great joke to make a video on Bergmite/Avalugg… Lo and behold

[@sevenrings9450]

I feel like he’s taking inspiration from Aura Guardian.

[@forgerofsouls9126]

You can say that the title and thumbnail were indeed, just tips of the ice berg...

[@Fuuukano]

I love Avalugg so much, he's been my second favorite Ice type since gen 6, thanks for the insights on his Hisuian form, I love him even more now !

[@PokeKaan5]

I didn't know that you watch Lockstin Fuka, it's super cool ^^

[@micy9308]

weird

[@wattsduffs2470]

I agree it's so cool, but it is very underrated

[@Irish_Enderman]

That's a unique opinion for sure

[@ArcherOfHoshido]

Based Avalugg fan

[@supahkoopah2919]

I’ve gained an odd appreciation for this Pokémon ever since my friends started referring to it as an IKEA Table, which got brought back up when Hisuian Avalugg became a thing. And oh boy, that Noble Avalugg is quite the table.

[@JayVGC]

that’s a very cold table

[@danielferrieri7434]

@@JayVGC A Very Cold and Annoying Table

[@limeyell0w945]

tables are where we eat, france has many well known foods, which we eat at tables, and thats why avalugg is in kalos

[@feckaroundandfindout]

I always saw the jaws as something similar to the front of icebreakers, the big ships used to break though ice. Especially since the shiny color of the jaws looks very similar to these ships.

[@alejandropetit6573]

2:32 I love how ambipom is also alongside the deep sea horrors

[@turtlenator6249]

My head canon as to why modern Avalugg aren’t rock type anymore is that they realized it was a terrible type, so evolution dropped it altogether.

[@kwagz3314]

Implying Ice is any better?

[@turtlenator6249]

@@kwagz3314 Well having both definitely didn’t help.

[@chrayez]

@@turtlenator6249 yeah, gaining 3 more resistances in exchange for 3 new weaknesses AND doubling 2 existing weaknesses is an absolutely terrible trade off.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

This sounds hilariously plausible. I mean, that's how evolution works, the ones that didn't die in a single hit to random Vacuum Waves got to live and make more non-Rocks.

[@Kostyurik]

If evolution gone the right way, modern Avalugg should've been pure Rock, not pure Ice

[@EmeralBookwise]

Almost skipped this video because I hate the "iceberg" explained trend, but I figured if any one could make an info dump interesting it would be Lockstin. Was pleasantly surprised to see this was actually an entirely different kind of iceberg.

[@Ryodraco]

All that was missing from this video was some talk about how the Noble Avalugg is the last of a even more ancient variety of Hisuian Avalugg that were 100 feet tall. However, the explanation for why the main Hisuian Avalugg in Legends are smaller than Kalos Avalugg makes me think that perhaps the kaiju-sized Avalugg are a reference to earlier ice ages that perhaps effected Hokkaido more than the most recent ice age did?

[@WeekdayNerds]

And this is why I’m subscribed to this channel. Well informed and entertaining. Keep up the great work!

[@roldaneraldcabiles4555]

Yeah yeah yeah. Me too

[@NikoAmii]

An entire video dedicated to avalugg… this title… the keeps ad… this whole video was perfectly chaotic

[@vanguardbreaker8826]

"They were buddies before nations existed" As a brit, I've never been so offended by something so completely right.

[@aisadal2521]

You're the perfect person to cover an iceberg, Lockstin! 🥰

[@not_aeo]

Well...

[@nightflame389]

unfortunately, Avalugg

[@tfcast1977]

@@nightflame389 well, it still an Iceberg and he cover it

[@BylethsBoba776]

Did you really pause the video before it started and commented

[@PedroHenrique-ly4yz]

Wow, Lockstin is really cracking with the ice jokes. If he keeps like that, our brains might melt. Or freeze because of how cool they are.

[@Arseneluci]

I would also think that the mandible like tusks on hisuian avalugg are like ice breakers you see on boats, where they break the hard ice in the cold waters

[@mini-_]

sometimes I woke up at 4 AM covered in sweat and just scream "Oh no, I totally forgot Avalugg exists!"

[@rjs4176]

I wanna see a video touching on Palkia and Dialga's new Origin Formes. With how many people they've taken by absolute surprise and with those many people just being unable to wrap their heads around what lead Game Freak to make them like this some explanation all Gnoggin style would be greatly appreciated. I really like the new Origin Formes just so you know, Palkia's a horsey. :)

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

I like the origin forms too. They're janky on purpose, trying to mimic Llama Dad!

[@sagejungwirth4155]

Finally someone besides me who likes that origin palkia is a horsey 😀

[@marcoasturias8520]

They get arceusy, the end

[@annedrieck7316]

@@marcoasturias8520 this, gf just took 5 sec for the design

[@rjs4176]

@@desolark8616 Giratina's Origin Forme more so came into existence due to the effects of being banished to the Distortion World than anything to do directly with Arceus but there are still some definite connections to be made. It's basically Giratina's Prisoner Forme, almost as if it has been constricted and hindered, kind of like the new Origin Formes. Everybody keeps asking "Where are Palkia's arms?" but no-one is asking "Where are Giratina's legs?", same principle.

[@bashfulwolfo6499]

Avalugg is honestly one of my favorite Pokémon, I was beyond happy to see them make a big comeback in Legends Arceus

[@Gnoggin]

Why tho?

[@dinogamer6508]

wynaut?

[@megasartshack]

​How could you not love a big, dumb ice table that tanks physical hits unreasonably well? (Better than Steelix even, thanks to higher HP to make up for slightly lower defense) Honestly Ava's in my top 10 through sheer audacity alone, virtually zero ice types can do the slow bulky archetype but this absolute unit somehow pulls it off.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

​@@Gnoggin Avalugg Enjoyer (tm) here, here are my personal reasons that may or may not match with OP's reasons: -It's a brutal-looking Ice-Type. Most Ice-Types focus on the elegance and serenity of the cold, but IRL the cold is absolutely merciless. This creature does that concept justice. -It's a unique creature design. It's not just an animal with ice powers slapped on, it's made of literal ice and exists as some hulking exoskeletal tortoise-ish weirdo. That's fun. -The lore. Based off of man-made islands and aircraft carriers, which are objectively cool concepts. It also carries Bergmites on its flat back to mimic this and that's just adorable.

[@1echuga]

I love him because in my run i named him lettuce and thats all it took

[@MrEforEveryone]

Me before clicking, "there's no way his iceberg video will be this short." Me after clicking, "there's no way he's making a video this long about one Pokémon" I should have known

[@ChickenCoop82]

Avalugg is my second favorite ice type, next to Cryogonal Though most of that likely has to do with how none of the ice types stand out to me that much and Gen 6 was my first Generation and the second shiny Pokémon I ever caught was a Bergmite so..

[@Calypso_MagicAss]

You have unconventional tastes in ice types my friend. I like it

[@ButterPecan37]

I like bergmite and avalugg too, I find them cute

[@jello_sauce]

It's nice to know other people like Cryogonal. Best snowflake

[@ReactiveWolf]

@@jello_sauce also I think the only one lol

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Based takes. Ice-Types that are made of literal ice are always the best because of how dang WEIRD they get. Glalie's underrated too, I like the cold floating murder head.

[@thefandombard4774]

The rock type could come from permafrost. It also could be why it looks dirtier than normal aavalugg

[@takanuinuva]

I grew to love Avalugg. He's actually a really good physical tank. And it's fun to mess with special attackers with sturdy mirror coat. Shame Hisuian Avalugg isn't as good. Ice/Rock is a really bad type combo. Ice/Steel would have made a better wall. At least it's new signature move is good.

[@umbraku_ukenta]

No arbok forever like in the air ITS PERRRRRF Meow spoon spoon🌈🖤 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ennKkqCYnZetnqM✂️ meow spoon spoon!

[@TheDJGrandPa]

Ice/steel is arguably worse/just as bad

[@BrianMagnan]

@Marav Reviews steel is also weak to fighting so that’s 2 4x weakenesses.

[@takanuinuva]

@@TheDJGrandPa Pretty sure it has fewer weaknesses overall. Sure still a x4 weakness to fire and fighting. But at least no Water and Grass weaknesses.

[@TheDJGrandPa]

@@takanuinuva probably, also has 1 immunity unlike its current typing. I still stand by my point though. Both are such terrible defensive typings it doesn't really matter all that much.

[@kirinotosaki9004]

The title is clickbait, but also not clickbait. Schrödinger's Avalugg

[@HoopsandHipHop]

Hisuian Avalugg is one of those Pokemon for me where you gotta look at it’s art to really appreciate it. Seeing it in game for the first time, I thought it was just okay, but it’s art really helps it to look so much cooler. I also just love Pokemon artwork in general, so that could be it lol.

[@Glory2Snowstar]

Got me good with that bait, but as an Avalugg Enjoyer (tm) I'm more than satisfied. I've always liked their focus on demonstrating the brutality of the cold, plus being made of literal ice rather than just being an animal. I expected more of a warship-type Ice/Steel Avalugg but I'm okay with the icebreaker ship angle, I like that it has mandibles now. That Typing though, plus how late you get them... yikes.

[@Spider-Menace1048]

I do really like Avalugg because it gives me Torterra vibes which I also love!

[@eddierichard1104]

Always reminded me of Heatran too, the Hisuian form especially.

[@crcoghill]

i actually like Avalugg, even more so now with it's Hisuian form. like people complain about the shiny form and how "ugly" it is but i really love it. the different bits of color really make it pop as well as the hints that there are different bits of rock and mud over it since it's now a Ice/Rock type. like the bit of orange over the tusks look like clay and the yellow bits on it's legs look like sandstone. something about it getting these colors is fascinating to me and, lucky for me, i got a Shiny Bergmite in PLA and evolved it as soon as possible.

[@dinoshotgun]

Wait what, people say the shiny is ugly? What is wrong with people, you don’t need to change a pokemons color completely to make a good shiny, just change it enough to where it makes a difference and makes it really stand out. I personally love both Hisuian Avalugg and Hisuian Sligoo (and Hisuian Goodras) shiny, it changes just enough to make a difference and look awesome but not too much to where it looks ugly. Looking at you shiny Mamoswine (quick question why in the heck did Mamoswine get a shiny that makes him look like he’s ill when both Pilloswine and Swinub shiny looks dope giving them a sweet golden hue. Like all they had to do was give Mamoswine the same golden hue and the shiny would have been perfect but no instead let’s make him look like he’s ill, sorry for the rant it just really annoys me when a good shiny turns bad when it evolves)

[@umbraku_ukenta]

Poison type all the day ITS PERRRRRF Meow spoon spoon🌈🖤 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ennKkqCYnZetnqM✂️ meow spoon spoon!

[@whatamidoing725]

I liked hisuian avalugg until he crashed my game and lost like a days worth of dex work for me, havent forgiven him and he has left a sour taste in my mouth

[@nightflame389]

Damn I thought this was an actual iceberg video but Avalugg works too

[@FalcnPWNCH]

the snow plow mandibles was the immediate connection I made but the rest of this was all new to me - Avalugg always felt like a weird fit to the Kalos region but in an odd way I always liked it personally

[@Nullcoil]

I have a card from the Pokemon TCG from 2018. The description literally says "The way several Bergmite huddle on its back makes it look like an aircraft carrier made of ice."

[@OmniMetal]

I absolutely love these videos focusing on one, or a family of pokémon. It's fun to learn about potential origins and lore about specific mons. Keep up the great work Lockstin!

[@Flapjack3734]

I might be reading too much into this, but avalugg’s shape resembles Kalos’ star-like pattern, while Hisuian avalugg is more vertical like Hisui/Sinnoh is

[@obscuredoblivion444]

I'm surprised you didnt mention Avalugg's shiny form and how the red hues in its ice is in reference to the "blood glaciers" in Antarctica. When water from the subglacial lake seeps through a fissure in the glacier, the salty water cascades down the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney below. When the iron-rich water comes into contact with the air, it rusts-depositing blood red stains on the ice as it falls.

[@thebigjj4294]

It's amazing just how much content you can come up with anything and everything regarding Pokemon

[@gc1823]

Avalugg was my first ever Shiny (caught as a Bergmite in X), so I do unironically love it. Gave him the creative nickname of SHINY!!!!! Since then, I've always called Frost Cavern 'Shiny Cavern', which made it all the funnier when I found a Shiny Cubchoo there during the main story of Y.

[@rainyrayrae]

agkyesdhb i was fully expecting this to be one of those classic "iceberg" videos and i immediately tapped when i got the notification... successfully clickbaited lmao

[@NightmareBanana69]

Avalugg makes a great partner when you want a cheap supply of glacier ice for mixing drinks.

[@bannles]

I always love a good Iceberg!! Especially the Pokémon kind!

[@Bluebirdz2202]

Lockstin and his team were definitely listening to the “Lady and Gentlemen, We got em” song as they posted that title

[@SEGAjunky]

Awesome video as always. I hope you can do a video on Hisuian Sneasel soon. I would like to know why Hisui had a regional variant when Sinnoh already had the regular one.

[@missdoctor6221]

2:35 The way you can see part of ambipom’s hand at the bottom of the iceberg 😂

[@jeffweiss848]

I greatly appreciated that Ambipom was among the scary creatures below the iceberg, it being your least favorite Pokemon and all.

[@markoliver2877]

I think I watched for about a minute waiting for you to pivot from an avalugg comparison of an iceberg before I realized what I was actually watching. Another great video man

[@Ellenoria]

I was wondering why the video was only 15 minutes and I was bamboozled, well done Lockstin. Wasn't a clickbait for me bc i'd have clicked on it regardless of what the video was.

[@martakeczek6476]

I can't believe that you mentioned Aetosaurs! As a paleontology nerd I immediately saw them in Avalugg :D Glad to see you did see them, too.

[@diglett8414]

The deepest layer of Pokemon trivia: Avalugg

[@colmkelly72]

I remember I first saw this mon on serebii, and when I looked at its 3d model picture, I thought the image didn't load properly and the top was cut off...

[@beeb2760]

loved the video and learned way more about life than i thought i would, as per usual :3 one point i was hoping to hear about- if anyone has thoughts on it- is eternal ice.. avalugg's favorite food in arceus is the supposed carcass of an ancient avalugg and the art makes it look like the ice around bergmite LOL??? imagine hisuian avalugg eats other avaluggs like that snowplow in hokkaido

[@Tony_AM009]

This turned out to be more interesting than I anticipated. Keep up the great work!

[@0NeoPhoenix]

Well played, you got me. *Goes into video expecting iceburg meme about Pokemon... But hey, it's not clickbait. In fact the title says exactly be what the video is vs about. Need more ice Pokemon.

[@TrvisXXIII]

The editing and your delivery is S-tier content man lol

[@MicoDossun]

Is it weird to anyone but me that Bergmite and Avalugg have mite and bug in their names but they aren’t bug type? I was so excited that a new Avalugg kinda looked like a bug type (the segmented carapace has always been bug like to me plus they added the mandibles) but it was just rock instead. I also think it’s one of the Pokémon that gets helped a lot by how pokemon look in legends arceus. With all that extra movement it looks so cute

[@lmaolol8727]

The mite is from stalagmite and ugg is from lugg he literally mentioned that in the video lmao

[@MicoDossun]

@@lmaolol8727 mite means two things though. Yes it’s a stalagmite but it’s also a mite. I’ll give you Avalugg is more of a stretch but because I always thought Bergmite was a mite with ice growing on it it just was logical that Avalugg is also a bug

[@limeyell0w945]

Wow this was a very *chill* video. I like hisuian avalugg, but I think I would've been happier with it if it had just a bit more of the aircraft carrier and snow plow elements.

[@aidanlalmansingh8254]

I’m an Avalugg fan. Through and through. Look at it like a ice berg turtle and you’ll appreciate it more

[@gsuit9829]

Good job u actually got with this I thought it was a iceberg video lol 😆

[@TheStarsTwilight]

I was honestly not expecting to hear that Avalugg might have been inspired by a prehistoric alligator, but here we are. Your ability to pinpoint these things is downright impressive. I wonder how you even find some of these out of left field insights.

[@edmundthearchwizard]

If you are curious about Pykrete, I suggest checking out the Mythbusters' Alaska special 2. The episode is primarily about Pykrete.

[@tetravega567]

Love how they always cram in multiple references! Really deep thought, and interesting lore. Snowpiercer!

[@shadowmarauder6033]

I already loved this pokémon and knew about aetosaurs, but knowing Avalugg might be an icy aetosaur is just awesome!!

[@ethandollarhide7943]

I gave Avalugg a Chance in Legends Arceus: Used one on my Team and it did way better than I thought it was going to do. If Weavile didn't exist, Avalugg would now probably be my Favorite Ice type.

[@Nellamin]

Finally, a video on my favorite ice type

[@couchrpg6282]

I just remembered it was said in the game that avalugg way back where growing up to 30 meters high or something wich actualy makes sense becouse back then there were bigger glacier

[@owenbridgers]

I have been bamboozled and im happy, good one Lockstin

[@FullOedipus]

Look at all that snow! ☃️

[@observermc3867]

2:35 love the reference

[@toyloliSpare]

The pokemon you opened with is a reference to French Engineer Georges Mougin, who pioneered the idea of towing an iceberg from the antarctic. It did work, although the iceberg had lost 70% of it's mass in the trip. People have tried it multiple times as technology improved but by the time ships were fast enough to make it more practical, easier ways to make ice had been invented.

[@banzaimarten9114]

i didn't appreciate Avalugg in its time, but its design started growing on me more recently. Hisuian Avalugg might actually rank in my top 5 ice pokemon, helped largely (very, *very* largely) when the boss fight leaked. That sense of scale and immediate danger was so exciting, i went from eager to STOKED for the game to release!

[@couchrpg6282]

I love the title best pun ever i laughed so much

[@Aluran]

Never knew this is what I was waiting for

[@Davanthall]

It took me a full 57 seconds into this video to realize that both the tittle and tittle card were in fact, a troll-y pun.

[@KameronTovey]

"Stag? Oh no!! Le piss?" is now one of my favourite Lockstin moments ever I have been blessed

[@joshwindswept5694]

2:31 Lurking under the surface....is Ambipom! Hahahaha!

[@treybrzezowski3259]

4:14 "Stag? Oh no! Le Piss!" Poor Xerneas! XD

[@pokemnstar]

i only played through Kalos once and somehow never saw a bergmite (or at least didn’t remember it) so I was genuinely shocked when I saw them wadding around in legends arceus

[@gamesmasher1489]

I love how you can take any random Pokemon I wouldn't normally care about and give me new appreciation for it

[@mclark347]

Watching this video just makes me realize I had no idea what a glacier was. Probably because I live in a hot desert.

[@Dragon_Rider_09]

I love how avalugg swims in sword and shield

[@handan3786]

The stag-leapus joke with Xerneas was gold imo 😂 I'm easy to entertain 😅

[@cookiecobb]

13:34 "it had to be referenced somehow" *music stops* "and here it is. an avalugg"

[@nodbynobdy]

i was almost excited

[@Wolfbane382]

I'll be honest here, I never caught a Bergmite in my X playthrough. Like at all. So the first time I saw one as well as Avalugg was in Sword.

[@tinfox2]

It's cool how the Bergmite on the Avalugg at 10:24 is much bigger compared to the Avalagg in relation to the other examples of Bergmite on Avalugg, beacuse hisuian Avalugg is smaller than regular Avalugg

[@tonykeith8823]

I always appreciate your puns, and I like how it was an avalugg videon

[@UnkillableMrStake]

The KZbin iceberg pun is just... I can't figure out if I love it or despise it

[@sb6196]

Same it's a funny joke but I also feel clickbaited.

[@D2daICE]

The title and thumbnail are perfect xD

[@jakoblent4694]

13:30 Welp up to hokido for the winter

[@therealheartydesserts]

Hisuian Avalugg was my favorite Pokémon and I didn’t know why before this video, now I do!

[@TheLocalPot8to]

You keep reeling me in with the pun-ches

[@DraconicLeafTalarus]

I saw that sneaky placement of Ambipom in the obscureness of horrors under the iceberg! It’s perfectly deserved though.

[@gibbsterV]

You got me. I fell for it, but seriously you should make a Pokémon iceberg

[@aaronmiller5001]

I love Avalugg one of my Favorite Pokémon. Started late but I used it in my first Pokémon main series play through X.

[@dannycat3970]

I was just thinking today that this would be an interesting pokemon for this series =)

[@bulbakurb2385]

4:23 Been a while since you used this song c:

[@cbear3476]

Was going to say this is way to short for a Iceberge but its a Avalugg video xD

[@master106]

I now just realized he was disguising an educational channel with Pokemon this whole time! Good job!

[@AdrianCS128]

Good job with the title Lockstin, that was very clever hahaha

[@musicsheep9816]

Fun fact: Goodra and Sligoo having metal shells is a reference to ORAS, where it's stated that Sinnoh's water samples contain magnetic sediment that comes from Mt. Coronet.

[@terryflynn4887]

Like how he snuck that frigging ambipom into the obscurness at 2:36

[@damyenhockman5440]

I immediately thought "ice breaker", like the bit on the front of a ship that cleaves through ice flows so it can pass through. Basically a snow plow, but boat.