20 Useful Pokémon Facts

[@darcidious99]

The most important tip is that in double battles, if you use your pikachu's thunderbolt on your partner swellow, you'll activate its signature ability "thunder-plot armor" which allows you to defeat any opponent named Tate and Lisa.

[@hyperstar7252]

@@jestrad2072 top 10 things said before disaster

[@neondisguise1587]

@@jestrad2072 It is more useful in a nuzlocke as well!

[@darcidious99]

@@neondisguise1587 very true, listen to this dudes advice 100% he knows the way

[@maganhassan2627]

best strategy there 🤣

[@supxrkicks560]

I think that was originally suppose to be showing Swellows "guts" ability with Pikachu paralyzing Swellow, but the English dub fucked it up.

[@MontyMonferno]

I like how every time we click on one of these videos it’s just a roulette on whether it’s serious or not

[@wolframite125]

True

[@harriscatron8886]

What are you talking about? His videos are always serious! smh /s

[@Hamantha]

Either the best or worst thing

[@foxdrago9153]

True, he recently is making a lot of not serious videos

[@cyndaquilllover4807]

Wdym remember his favorite Pokémon of each type he said all of them with no tricks or jokes he was 100% honest

[@AlexG-jk8tc]

1:03 "Manaphy came back! Was it worried about you?" is one of the sweetest things I've seen in the Pokémon games :')

[@BakaTaco]

It reminded me of Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea. That movie made me cry as a kid, probably would even now. Hahaha

[@min_is_mini]

Manaphy my beloved

[@incineakechi5197]

I love how it implies all the other Pokémon you released don't care about you as much

[@PragMagik]

That leaks tip is about to save so many people from spoilers 😭 great of you to include facts about the community not just the games.

[@mizusenshisongs]

Seriously. Because I follow the Pokémon topic on Twitter, I often get notifications for Centro Leaks's stuff. I've been trying not to read any of the leaks though.

[@EzRida04]

You should do an updated version of "Moves that Pokémon can't/can learn". It has been 5 years and there's been a lot of changes. Plus they are still really funny.

[@IgnitedQuils]

I’d like to see the one for Dragapult since it learns Dragon Claw but not Shadow Claw, something people disliked due to its physical movepool

[@grunkleg.2934]

@@IgnitedQuils You don't want Shadow Claw Dragapult. That was entirely a balancing decision

[@AshenDust_]

@@grunkleg.2934 idk I think I’d like it banned to Ubers

[@bird_obsession]

Someone seriously needs to cover Altaria getting Earthquake

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

A couple of examples that stuck out to me personally are from gen3 with Ludicolo and Manectric. In the case of Ludicolo, it can learn fire punch, which is really strange since it's a grass/water type. As for Manectric, it's always bothered me that it can't learn fire blast despite having access to flamethrower and overheat; it's also odd that it cannot learn dig, either

[@alejandrobernard3828]

Primarina is objectively the best starter for sun and moon, because it has the type advantage over all of the kahunas and a good amount of the trials.

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

It's also worth mentioning that Primarina is the only starter that doesn't suffer from any major disadvantages against any of the elite four: *It has a major type advantage against both Hala and Olivia *Access to ice beam gives you a decent match-up against Kahili *It also gets shadow ball to deal with Acerola's ghosts (don't know how many people are aware of this) *Despite being part fairy, Primarina's water type means it doesn't do too badly against Molayne's steel types; though it's still probably the hardest match-up for it thanks in part to Magnezone

[@shinysilverstardust]

Doesn't Primarina also have one of the highest base special attack stats in the game?

[@squ15hy18]

i prefer rowlet and litten because i only choose pokemon if they look really cool like my 5 favourite pokemon are greninja,zorark,absol,infernape and haxourus because i think their design is super cool i also like cute pokemon a bit like sewaddle and oshawott because they are so adorable

[@Riciliz]

@@shinysilverstardust yeah, it's higher than freaking Greninja, (I'm lazy to complete the list) 💀

[@gelbblau3379]

I picked rowlet and it was honestly hell

[@the_puzzlax6193]

“You should probably pick Emboar, as it can learn Scald.” Samurott: ‘Am I a joke to you?’

[@IgnitedQuils]

I think it’s because Emboar is that one starter that has Grass, Fire and Water coverage, while no other starter has that unless some run Hidden Power.

[@লবণহানটারman]

C O V E R A G E

[@Rarest26]

You're still better off going for Samurott anyways, since you can catch Emboar 2.0, aka Darmanitan later on, while Samurott is probably the best water type in the game.

[@লবণহানটারman]

@@Rarest26 monke power

[@Aeistheticism]

B2/W2 PWT speedruns use Pignite; yes, the starter is left not fully evolved.

[@Diriector_Doc]

6:11 In Gen IV and earlier (and maybe Gen V I don't remember), you need to buy ten at a time, in different purchases, to get the best benefit from premier balls. In earlier gens, if you buy 10 or more balls, you will always get one premier ball. So if you want 30 balls, but 10, then buy 10, then buy 10 again. And that will give you 3 premier balls. This is not the case for newer gens, thanfully.

[@BakaTaco]

Currently playing through Omega Ruby randomised and as a Nuzlocke. I can confirm that you can't buy 20 pokeballs and get 2 premier balls. You'll need to buy 10 and then 10 again. Something I did learn is that you can get premier balls in the same way even if you buy great balls or better.

[@asgth6147]

I am late to the party but it was in Pikachu/Eevee that they made it so buying 30 gives 3 instead of buying 10 3 times.

[@madisonm1310]

10:13 On a similar note, the super repel is more cost-effective than the max repel. In gens 1-6 plus BDSP, it costs P2.5 per step while in gens 7-8, it's P3.5. The max repel was P2.8 per step in gens 1-6 and BDSP, and P3.6 in gens 7-8.

[@SLSmartMind]

Me clicking this to watch more useless facts , but then realising this are useful facts.

[@Penguno45]

Yeah I also misread it

[@juggertr0ll]

An important tip for GSC is using the Red Gyarados to breed a bunch of other shiny Pokémon using the flow chart for its two egg groups

[@tiagocardosom]

You can trade red Gyarados to gen 1 and manipulate a ditto's stats with mimic to be shiny. Then trade to gen 2 easy gg

[@juggertr0ll]

@@tiagocardosom Does that work for VC?

[@tiagocardosom]

@@juggertr0ll I think so. But I don't remember the trick. You should watch a video on how to do it

[@juggertr0ll]

@@tiagocardosom I've seen how to do it in a video before, but i don't remember anymore

[@darreldorigatti862]

Skipping Gyms: You forgot to mention Brawley in Gen 3. I skip him almost every playthrough. You "hug the wall" strat through the flash cave, meet Steven at the end, get what you need, move on. I always forget about it and have to slaughter poor Brawley before they let me in to victory road.

[@PokeMario-pk4ot]

You can also skip Winona in gen 3, only thing she unlocks is Fly, which, while helpful, isn't required

[@RocketJo86]

The thing that fascinates me most about the gym leader skips in RBY is that you are practically free to do all gyms between 3-7 in order, but you HAVE to do Giovanni last, because he just doesn't show up if you have less than 7 badges.

[@Dusxio]

MooMoo Milk is the most practical healing item, price and HP Restored wise. I normally stock on them to heal between battles, and keep a handful of full restores for In Battle emergencies.

[@keenawireheart7238]

For Sun/Moon, I used my Decidueye plenty for false-swiping pokémon I wanted to catch while also avoiding self-destructing moves like take-down and double-edge. If I needed to use false swipe on a ghost type, I used foresight. Never had a problem with story challenges and if I encountered a shiny, I was ready. It surprised me that you don't recommend choosing Rowlet.

[@gelbblau3379]

I love my decidueye but I had lots of story challenges. On my second playthrough with litten it was far easier. But let's be honest Decidueye has the coolest pokemon design that ever existed

[@zowayix]

5:50 The Odd Egg was event-exclusive in Japanese Crystal. It was made available in-game without an event in other languages in exchange for reducing the Shiny rate.

[@Remy202]

I managed to do that Pokemon naming quiz in about 16 minutes. Really helps having memorized the Pokedex in order lmao :D

[@mushysquid6999]

Could you tell me the name of the website please? I'd love to try it as well

[@meiji_tom]

As an extension to your first point about talking to everyone for free stuff, another top tip (especially in the first few generations) is that there are hidden items EVERYWHERE. The itemfinder was not very user friendly so I just got into a habit of smashing A wherever I walked. So many poke balls, potions, antidotes and rare candies!

[@DarkDepth2000]

I love that after he said Lechonk as the best starter for scarlet and violet I immediately got an add.

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

I was waiting for a troll move the entire video, but it was actually all legit.

[@The_Arcane_Potato]

lechonk: am i a joke to you?

[@rainbowdragon168]

I’ve never noticed the difference in colour on the cross on Nurse Joy’s hat so it’s good to know that it can help to know which season I’m watching of the anime or how far I’m into it. Thanks for that fact

[@user-ni7ui1nk8p]

“Talk to everyone you come across.” Not in scarlet and violet lol they give you nothing.

[@SLSmartMind]

The Aura guardian - Don't use snivy Me - Using snivy because it's my favourite.

[@startheangel9760]

Same

[@KRONOS1909]

It does look cool and smug

[@Hua.-]

This video has made me realize how mistreated grass starters are. Aside from Bulbasaur, Aura didn't recommend any of the grass starters, and even warned against some like Snivy and Chikorita. It's funny because I love so many of the grass starters and am using Snivy for my BW and BW2 playthroughs against advice. I just love the Snivy line, so much nostalgia, and Ash's sassy Snivy definitely gives it a clear character in my mind.

[@dhans9662]

mistreated? most grass starters are objectively terrible. Bulbasuar and Treecko are the only grass starters that do better than their fire and water counterparts

[@Hua.-]

@@dhans9662 Mistreated by the game, as in they were not given a fair chance because of how both the grass starters and the game were built lol

[@dhans9662]

@@Hua.- Oh that makes a lot more sense, my bad lol

[@Hua.-]

@@dhans9662 you're good lol I wasn't tryna say Aura was mistreating them if that's what you thought I meant

[@andrewg.3281]

Deleting Twitter is probably a good life tip in general

[@THGMR-ox7sd]

4:53 I’ve actually done this and got close to guessing every Pokémon several times but I keep forgetting some.

[@maddikitten1306]

What's the website for the game?

[@toganium4175]

Aura Guardian is Schrodinger’s troll: you won’t know if he’s serious or not until you watch the video.

[@utubeiskaren7796]

Fact #1 is especially useful in BDSP because if you played let’s go and Sword and Shield, and you talk to the right NPCs, you get TWO mythical pokémon!

[@timmyreobed5043]

For those who want a non-memey answer as to the best Gen 9 starter, it's Fuecoco. It's super effective against the two lowest leveled gyms, keeps solid momentum against 3 lategame gyms, matches well defensively against 3 of the 5 Star Bases, and matches well against one of the Titans (arguably 2 in Violet) It's so amazing that some Nuzlockes actually suggest you ban it for your playthroughs to give yourself at least a little more challenge.

[@tgnm9615]

In Gen 5. I stocked up TONS of drinks to save money lol. Even better, the drinks are BETTER than actual potions lol

[@booyahblaster4279]

Hey I’m not sure if anybody else has caught this, but the Legends Arceus shiny hunting method you mentioned is outdated. You can no longer reset mass outbreaks for shinies

[@penti8345]

i don’t think a lot of people think about the fact that pokemon has unspoken difficulty levels depending on the starter u choose. chikorita is considered the “bad” johto starter, but i like to pick it sometimes as sort of a “hard” mode

[@K_Lateral]

The best starter for Kalos is a bit reliant on whether or not you use the Kanto starter (the most optimal of which is still Bublasaur). If you're gonna use the Kanto starter, Fennekin is arguably your best bet because it gets Psychic attacks against Korrina before Charmander gets Flying attacks. Very situational detail, but it's there

[@nadiA-em6uh]

Bro. I’m happy Pokémon showdown is getting some love. Play it almost every day and it’s so much fun!

[@elliotnutella8044]

Mama always said a video from TheAuraGuardian is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

[@tadasuko8935]

2:05 I am actually going to disagree with this very much. I'm doing solo runs in Pokemon Black right now to see how good each pokemon is on it's own and I found Snivy has been my favorite so far. I was a Tepig fan before so this was a shock for me personally. Set up moves are very effective in Pokemon Black, especially since leveling up is such a drag. Snivy gets Growth before the first gym, and late game can have Coil. My final move set was Coil, Leaf Blade, Giga Drain, and Leech Seed. Worked like a flipping charm, I didn't even break a sweat.

[@snivyboy168]

Oh yeah, can't forget about Coil, it's so good!

[@Claytonic3000]

Yeah I like Emboar a lot but Serperior is amazing with Coil setup. Destroys any physical attacker.

[@edgyanole9705]

I used return over giga drain

[@squ15hy18]

oshawott is best then tepig then snivy but they all amazing (1st stage anyways) i think they are 1 of the best group of starters up there with torchic,treeko and mudkip in my opinion

[@edgyanole9705]

@@squ15hy18 ok

[@dinostorion]

The mass outbreak reset method doesn’t work anymore in the new versions of the game

[@JoeyWinsSometimes]

This video should be called "tips for beginner pokemon players"

[@AychSkwaird]

One of my favorite tips that I’ve learned is an EXP trick in HG/SS involving the daycare. They are possibly the hardest games in the series, but this trick makes the game much easier. Put two of your mons in the daycare, then fly to the gym in Ecruteak city, find an object heavy enough to push down the up arrow on the d-pad (such as a book, personally, I recommend Stephen King’s IT), walk into the gym, rest the object on the d-pad, and abusing the system in the gym where if you fall off the ledge, you teleport back to the start, you can have your character move infinitely whilst you do other productive things. I did this over night a couple of times and got my team from level 40 to 100 in the about 4 days.

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

I'm glad this series is back and I'm happy Hope yall are having a good day

[@Poket_gmr]

I have to say, that 20th fact was probably the most useful one I’ve ever heard lol!!!

[@fierytyphlosion3794]

I feel like if a wheel decides if a video is serious or not theres 1/50 chance that its serious

[@venomgaming7014]

Btw, no matter what, you’d be best off picking scorbunny, provided, you grab a rookidee and make it corviknight. And another thing, you can tell by ash’s cap alone.

[@wildberrysherbert3803]

Yeah Cinderace has an insane movepool.

[@Yorbino]

Yo, I understand muting the leakers and stuff but I just wanna say that despite Ruffledrowlit covering leaks, he's a great guy and makes amazing pokemon content besides the leaks as well!

[@squ15hy18]

who

[@MelonSeedOfficial]

Every time I see one of these thumbnails it feels like a really old video

[@elnkr2603]

"Avoid Snivy" No thanks, I love the grass snake.

[@slicerneons3300]

I got so many Alomamola from chain fishing that I have an entire box of them. There Names together are the opening song for Lilo and Stitch.

[@johannesboomsma4680]

I was half expecting this to be "Number 1, you can select an attack to do damage."

[@shadowscythe11]

Here's a tip... inflicting damage is the key to winning battles!

[@HanaTheRussell]

damn this is a world record for the least amount of sarcasm in an aura guardian video ever

[@beepboop7748]

Watching an actually serious video is so surreal from this channel now

[@tylert6476]

21. Lechonk is gonna gain them lestonks

[@shade467]

ayy i did the pokemon quiz recently too (admittedly not fully, made it to 745 pokemon with most of the missing pokemon being from galar) and i used the same strategies (thinking about all gym leaders, elite four members and champions and their teams, considering categories like the ones you named + regional bugs/birds and pseudo-pseudo legendaries) and i also used weird evolution methods (extremely high levels, trading with items etc) and type combinations (named all of the types and then attempted to name at least one pokemon with each combination before moving on). I'm sure that you may have tried/considered trying these additional methods and simply didn't have time to mention them in the video but I thought I would leave them in the comments for anyone else who is interested in trying the pokemon quiz :)

[@Eevee19]

In Unova, I literally sold all of my potions and lived off of only Casteliacones, Moomoo milks, and Revival Herbs. Speaking of Unova, I have another (not very useful tbh) fact: There's only 1 region with relevant gym leaders.

[@Moakmeister]

I’m doing a DTQ for my first ever playthrough of a Gen 5 game, and Snivy is my starter. I never knew how bad a Pokemon’s movepool could be. Holy

[@kassimbabika]

I really really loved all the amazing secret base features: being able to harvest "unlimited" rare stones, rare items, berries, O-Powers (remember those?!) and of course power leveling in minutes. One of the best features for pokemon breeders in any game that I can think of.

[@thatoneguynate1223]

0:42 If you talk to an old man in one of the towns at the very beginning of beginning of Shining pearl(not too long after the first gym) he gives you a Jirachi

[@DecoyAnimates]

Alex is a better guide than most guides in the games

[@pinkbutterfly8710]

The revival herb was my favorite item in the Black and White games and I had no clue what it was doing to my Pokémon. I’m sure that they all HATED me 😂

[@fwqn08]

I watched around 6/7 years ago and now I went back and his content is just as I remembered, I love ir

[@tristanmercado937]

Its always a good day when aura guardian uploads

[@mirandatagliamonte9754]

Useful facts for Pokémon artists/animators: •Some Pokémon’s official art have inaccurate color schemes or proportions. For best results, use sprites and models as references instead. •In Sword and Shield (and probably other games with 3D models), you can use the Pokédex to turn a Pokémon’s model and look at it from more angles. You can also use “Check movements” to look at their attack animations. •You can find compilations of all Pokémon’s walk and run animations on KZbin. This is useful, as some Pokémon move in unexpected ways (Drizzile walks on all fours!). •Pokémon whose models are flying or doing a complex battle stance (like Medicham) have a secondary “normal” idle pose. If you make a Pokémon your buddy in Pokémon GO, then click on their icon next to your avatar icon, you can see this pose. For many Pokémon, it’s easier to use as a reference.

[@Yae_Miko.-simp]

21. Alex is serious now,oh dear

[@ZOMBIEWARRIOR37]

Hey woah snivy was an amazing pick she saved my run for the elite 4

[@mysticsquirtle5109]

Aura video, today is a good day

[@bidoof367]

did you know pikachu is actually based on the pokemon of the same name?

[@-carpet-]

Pokemon really be healing more from normal human drinks than medicine designed specifically for healing them

[@mizusenshisongs]

The thing about using the vending machine drinks is very true. I tend to use them to heal small amounts of HP so I don't waste potions. While you can't buy them in bulk, some games let you buy multiples of a drink in one go (without having to do the whole dialogue sequence over). In SwSh I found an easy way to get free items is to do Poké Jobs. Every time I'd go to a Pokémon Center I'd apply for as many as I could. Your boxed Pokémon earn EXP, and you get items! A lot of the time it'll be curry ingredients (especially at lower levels), but you can also get evolution stones, rarer Poké Balls, and even money this way (I got 12k Pokédollars from a few of my recent ones). You can also use the Hammerlocke University Poké Jobs (which are always available once unlocked) to help raise specific stats. I've also gotten free curry ingredients from random players in the Wild Area and DLC areas when online. Plus you can get items sometimes from raids (mostly EXP candies but also sometimes TMs I think). Thanks for the Riolu tip for Gen 5. I've only played a bit of both White and White 2 (like 1 or 2 gyms in) and would like to get back to them soon.

[@eightmillionmaddies]

Been working on the 151 Pokémon challenge and actually used fact #8 to help me-finally got it perfect today! Thanks Alex!

[@Crayven95]

That last fact was actually very helpful. I’m going to try that right away!

[@pedritopa1243]

I always skip gyms and complete them in different orders if I can. It’s satisfying to have a team of Pokémon you wouldn’t normally have then.

[@CompletingThePodkedex]

That number 20 is super interesting, never thought about it that way.. wow

[@lucas5530]

11:54 For x/y, once you clear out the power plant, there's a dude in a side room next to the giant area where you fight team flare. Initially he sells fresh water for 300 per bottle, but after beating the evil team scientist, it's 100 per bottle.

[@austenashtree9542]

I have watched every single aura guardian video

[@cololgamer696]

I don’t know if anyone knows this but in Pokémon sword and shield in the town with the water gym if you go to the market you can get these herbs which are full restores for 2800

[@xyannail4678]

It's been so long since I saw one of your videos in my feedbox. Happy to see you!

[@teeweezeven]

4:20 (nice) I have been practicing for a long time to name all pokemon in natdex order and this is a really fun site to practise, thanks! I tried to do it btw. Took an hour and fifteen minutes and didn't get the order completely right, but I'm proud

[@IslarfPokemon]

You can get out of the "release pokmon with hm" by putting them in a daycare before going to get locked

[@Beiconqueso02]

About number 8, I usually try to name all of them as quickly as possible, my best time is just under 29 minutes

[@JaelinBezel]

Regarding point 15, skippable gyms: Playing Emerald, I always used to make the delivery to Steven Stone BEFORE taking on Brawly’s gym, just to flex on him. I had the path through that place memorized.

[@ajshiro3957]

Surprisingly, for over 20 years, I never knew there was a free potion in the PC.

[@Even373]

I don’t know if these are better than the useless ones or not. Both are just so entertaining!

[@fireblaze8491]

I left your channel for a couple of years and returned glad it grew.

[@lordkiller2298]

heres a tip for ya, when ya play black and white or black and white 2, stock up on lilliepups with pickup as their ability and slowly make your team, that way you can get stuff like potions, pokeballs and hyper potions early and consistent enough

[@fierybird]

10:45 well actually a max potion is far, far better because you can heal your pokémon in just one turn of a battle in a playthrough. I do understand where you are coming from though because of out of battle there are no turns.

[@epicponedge1177]

In gen 5 and earlier, you have to by 10 Pokeballs at a time for Premierballs as you can't get multiple at a time pre-XY.

[@Earth-Ninja]

Imma say this one that you can’t do anymore: when Pokemon Go released Zorua, by using PG+, the Pokémon wouldn’t transform into a Zorua. So you could have 20 shiny Dialga go into Pokémon home to every Pokémon game you want.

[@alexy5611]

Turtwig would be a good pokemon for sinnoh in my opinion. Good against Roark, Wake, Byron, Volkner, and Bertha. Grotle resists most of Gardenia's moves, bite for Fantina, rock moves to cover it's weaknesses, and it's tanky. Infernape is still better though

[@lukethexuke]

You have no idea how long I've waited for this lol

[@kwisowofer9872]

About the free shinies fact, in USUM, the ultra wormholes’s non-legendaries/ultra beasts have a high chance of being a shiny.

[@catriamflockentanz]

12:00 Revival Herbs are the best buying option as far as "Max Revive" equivalents go. As Max Revives just aren't sold at all.

[@ImAFatNerd90]

"Learn the PokéRap. That's the entirety of Kanto right there." Except for Mew.

[@iLLya_]

"snivy is a bad choice" -Laughs in Draco meteor leaf tornado contrary serperior

[@titong726]

I predicted him saying lachonk

[@florisdamen5714]

A downside to Radar chaining is that it’s only available in Sinnoh and Kalos, but the positives vastly outnumber the negatives, so it’s worth it.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

11:00 this reasoning is actually the reason why the only balls I buy are regular Poké Balls, Quick Balls, and Dusk Balls (the last one is purely for cosmetic effect). Quick Balls have a 5× modifier on the first turn, so they're worth their price, but Great Balls only increase effectiveness by 50% but cost thrice the price, and Ultra Balls are 6× the price and only double the total effectiveness. This means that you're almost always going to be better off throwing regular Poké Balls because you can buy so many more of them that you can afford to take extra turns. Dusk Balls also aren't _really_ worth it, but they fit well, thematically, with my Dark-types, so I usually have my main team in Dusk Balls.

[@ThirtyDimensionedMissile]

In my opinion i would say meowscarada is amazing for violet. Because i got violet on the 24th and i already destroyed iron treads and am now shiny hunting flittle for experience points(my clodsires pretty low level :( )

[@drhysr9545]

I never know if these will be shitposts or serious, and it's pretty great

[@MissSaira]

3:20 when the grass is sussy

[@ACrustyCount]

On the subject of skipping gym leaders I accidentally skipped Surge in my fr/LG playthrough years ago and didn't realize I was missing him until I got to the league.