Trolling with Contrary Weakness Policy Lurantis on Pokemon Showdown

[@ilavain]

It took me an embarrassing amount of time to realize that it was built around Mold Breaker. Great team building as always!

[@陳嘉宇-y4q]

So mold breaker nullifies all Pokémon’s ability?

[@michaelkowal3230]

@@陳嘉宇-y4q I believe it only nullifies the ability of the pokemon it's attacking, which means when hawlucha uses u-turn on lurantis, contrary won't reverse the stat buffs from weakness policy

[@PelemusMcSoy]

I was just about to ask why Coaching wasn't lowering the stats. Thanks!

[@michaelkowal3230]

@@PelemusMcSoy since the hawlucha had mold breaker, it wouldn't trigger the ability of the pokemon it's using the move on

[@MettanAtem]

Learn something new every day. Didn't know about this interaction.

[@meteb.s.8475]

QOTD: I counted that Protect was used 17 times and it failed one time on the enemie's side. Practically 16 successful uses

[@Thunderyena]

i counted it this way too. tho quick guard was also used, but that's technically a different move so

[@historiansayori2089]

I can vouch for your answer after going through myself. I wasn’t sure if someone would have already beaten me to it or not 😆

[@jamieodonnell8344]

Same. I even did a tally.

[@ciredan8888]

counted the same here!

[@trxxblx-wxs-hxrx]

@@Thunderyena any protect-like moves stack in unlikely-likelynes still so if you protect, quick guard (having essentially the same priority I believe) can still fail the following turn

[@bangles7437]

Weedle is out here spoiling us 💅

[@BLOODKINGbro]

Trollolo 4tw

[@PickleInspector]

That last match was TOO GOOD! Really shows off how even a fun team like this is more than just the meme parts, and they all work together to make something really interesting and unexpected.

[@leahcarson1822]

IKR! Even with screens and burn it still did damage

[@mitkru16]

Hey Weedle, just wanted to say you’re the best Poketuber and your consistency is goals. Keep up the slay!!

[@AGuy-vq9qp]

Not a particularly high bar...

[@Pao-vo8mf]

consistency is such a oppresive way to give feedback to creators. they are incredible, they can post in whatever rate they want as long as they keep doing what they like

[@ArtyArtyArt]

I can't agree more

[@Blade.5786]

@@Pao-vo8mf Consistent doesn't have to mean uploads though. It could also refer to staying the same/making the same sort of content despite pressure from the audience, which is quite admirable

[@AGuy-vq9qp]

@@Blade.5786 I mean showdown content is by far the most popular.

[@CalculatedRiskAK]

I first couldn't understand why weakness policy wasn't decreasing the stats on Lurantis, but then I realized Mold Breaker. That's an amazing combo!

[@its2three4]

Honestly when bonus stage said everything goes wrong I was not expecting you to pull a W out of there, that was impressive :0

[@antoinedenis3081]

Wow love it! Such a weird interaction the fact that Mold Breaker doesn't block Contrary when Lurantis uses Superpower but does when it is attacked by Hawlucha so the Weakness Policy is still boosting Lurantis. Love some funny tricks like that

[@mythiel507]

I wondered about this but thanks for explaining.

[@kalarse]

thanks for the explanation, i was pretty confused watching but it is pretty cool

[@Moleoflands]

Mold breaker "You can use moves regardless of the targets abilities" So it clearly doesn't interact with moves others use

[@antoinedenis3081]

@@Moleoflands Sure, but it's definitely interesting to see how it works with items too, even though the item is not attached to Hawlucha's moves. If anything it should trigger the Weakness Policy but the item should not ignore Contrary, yet it does. So it's pretty weird and interesting

[@future8856]

@@Moleoflands mold breaker ignores abilities within all interactions caused by its own move.

[@NikELbErGErBergel]

I hope this isn't frustrating to hear bc everyone always cries for more showdown but I really miss the narrated content ngl. I do love these videos too and I will always watch.

[@darko-man8549]

i concur

[@vogitek]

same, I like their narration on battles

[@appelofdoom8211]

I prefer the showdown vids but enjoy the narrated stuff to.

[@Aflay1]

I definitely prefer the showdown stuff. I'm having a great time. Still, I'm glad people are praising twineedle's narrated content.

[@PANGPOWER]

My guess is that there's gonna be more of that when the new gen comes out

[@gengarzilla1685]

I've clearly been watching too much WeedleTwineedle videos because I immediately knew what would happen when Hawlucha revealed Mold Breaker.

[@spectrummike]

Or you saw a video title

[@peeoh8476]

0:54 Seeing my favorite Pokémon knocking out my least favorite fills my heart with immense delight, so glad I stumbled upon this.

[@joshuaholdsworth3897]

I always found it sad how bad Lurantis usually is, it's probably my favourite gen 7 pokemon. Thanks for giving it some usefullness

[@victorreyes9383]

Thank you Themperor Weedle for feeding us your big brain team comps!

[@KuinSan]

It's really interesting to see what happened when things didn't go to plan. You really have a lot of backup and other strategy in mind for when it's not just a salty tears sweep. Awesome video.

[@alexread6767]

6:17 lying by omission and not revealing that mold breaker gives you weakness policy is really thinking 5 steps ahead, good on you

[@FanOfMostEverything]

I don't know why the dolphin noise on the Primarina KO made me laugh, but it did. Always love your content.

[@Veryfreshveryflourish24]

I remember when you faced the contrary serperior lucha. So you finally are trying it out as well.

[@1Starfletcher]

That “everything goes wrong” insert scared the bejeezus out of me. Then it made me laugh! XD

[@RadEmpoleon]

That last battle was something else... even though the WP didn't work as planned, there was still another backup strategy. Love your content weedle 💅

[@theoverseer393]

It instills confusion on the player, letting you become completely unpredictable

[@speokeosai]

I love the use of golden sun music and sound effects. It made me very nostalgic.

[@ashclaw2306]

Glad to see I am not the only one!

[@dondiego1141]

You're a person of culture....

[@josephpapisan9491]

I can practically hear each of the Doom Dragon's heads being defeated in the background.

[@ratbaby3107]

I hope the guy who originally did the brave bird meme knows the gift he's given us

[@jackakimbo5718]

That one dude ended up giving like 5 different clips of solid gold lmao

[@chemicalchocobo]

Do you happen to know the sauce for the brave bird meme?

[@nicocchi]

@@chemicalchocobo why yes, it's on Weedle's own channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYjHdaCebqdmbKc

[@jackakimbo5718]

@@chemicalchocobo It's on Weedle's channel, "battle against an uber noob with voice chat". It's just some random guy battling and giving hilarious commentary while sounding kinda drunk or stoned

[@ohandthefracking]

@@jackakimbo5718 brave bird its going down haha....dont you know about healing wish powers? reshiram........ and so on

[@werh227]

So many techs in one team, it's wonderful to see how each member helps in the team

[@dillpickle987]

I nearly choked when Rillaboom used Taunt at 1:57, the sound clip and Registeel's response was too good.

[@iambecomegameend2972]

Never knew mold breaker affect contrary. Cool strat! Also love the Kid Icarus music at the end.

[@fanatic_ender6814]

Hey weedle you'll find me under a lot of your videos, just want to say I've seen every video since ultra sun and ultra moon, you really help me out during the lonliest moments of my life, I really thank you and appreciate your frivolous uploads recently, keep up the good work

[@gaelx3d674]

Ok but that rillabussy in the thumbnail- Stunning strategies as ever! Finally some lurantis love!

[@deletedTestimony]

Fan freaking tastic, loved this. Love seeing creative uses for abilities, Mold Breaker/Contrary is not something id have ever expected to work

[@sykonotix]

Love seeing consistency oomfie love your grindset themporer ❤️

[@PDXFlips]

Glad to see you posting classics again

[@DistantKingdom]

shouldn't coaching decrease stats instead of increase with contrary? amazing vid btw : ) edit: just noticed the mold breaker. big brain 😁

[@WhirlyBeepBoops]

Oh wow yeah, I didn't realize that Mold Breaker worked like that!

[@123TheTominator]

Love the dkc2 sound effects. I had to relisten to the sound when kartana died cause I knew I heard it somewhere lol. Great vid.

[@owenmckinney1846]

love you so much u have no idea the joy i get seeing u posted a new video

[@gunsbetterthanswords]

Great video! Also, I love the SMT music at the beginning.

[@Rocky112x]

that last one was awesome. a real battle of attrition, looked like they had you on the ropes in the beginning there but then Goth queen came out and showed off. also the weakness policy fuckup in the middle was hilarious. use of mold breaker in this is really lit too. awesome job weedle!

[@Gratasoles]

Awesome team building, first time here and I enjoyed every second of video. I subscribe!

[@juicemakesoranges]

16 (?) protects, loved the video and strat! Fantastic use of the older gens’ move sound effects as well :)

[@SevenRestDays7]

The thumbnail 💀

[@JoseSebastianPerezC]

I love your content and how you mix the situation with the funny quotes from tv shows!

[@W.B.Aany00]

Love to see lurantis putting in work. Great strategy as always.

[@marciellusr2419]

the heavens rewarded my insomnia with a weedle video! thanks queen

[@marciellusr2419]

this game reminds me of the contrary serperior vs mold breaker weedle lost to. the fact that he was able to make a concept like that pop and be fearsome is a testament to his genius

[@ihavebluepokeballs709]

Thank you for all your hard work on these videos. I really like the memes and effects that you use. 👍🏻

[@j0zie477]

i love all ur sound effects u add to ur vids like the persona tentarafoo panic status move for grassy glide < 3333

[@decx1231]

Babe wake up new weedletwineedle video just dropped.

[@garrettcarver8346]

It's been ages since i've played pokemon and even longer since i've used showdown but your content always keeps me coming back! Thanks!

[@alexandersorra4215]

I love you Weedle, I'm rewatching yet again all of your sum and usum wifi battles cause your voice is what makes my school life bearable

[@Thorozak]

I watched 30 second unskipabble ad because I like your content Weedle, the edits be hilarious keep it up lol

[@shinx-hr6uq]

The kid Icarus song at the end reminded me of the really hard endgame fights from Pokémon colloseum when I was a kid, the quiet lulls in the music a reverie, white knuckled grip on a sweat laden controller. Anyway nice video bestie

[@Lylybeebee]

HOLY SHIT i just realised what an insane combo goes off here. The Hawlucha U Turns before the Lurantis, into the Rillaboom to proc grassy terrain, which then gives Lurantis priority. So the u turn goes before the priority attack to proc weakness policy then the priority attack actually hits the opponents before they can

[@rttrrttrrttr]

That Hawlucha Baton Pass to Weakness Policy Lurantis was genius. Love your videos so much - great work!

[@MForce310]

Love, love, love that u always use the Golden Sun music and soundeffects! 😍

[@saff2375]

I just want to thank you so much for uploading so much these days

[@JoeMartiinez]

Crazy strats and memes are the reason why you are my favorite Poketuber, Weedle! Thank you for an amazing video as always!

[@CaeliaMillenart]

Amazing battles! I loved the ast one! That Golden Sun theme was super cool, your Gothitelle and Lurantis fully acting as RPG characters truly were the cherry on top of the mold-less-made cake! ... Mold-less because of Mold Breaker... get it? I sure didn't get why it worked before the third battle! x'D

[@Element_Doom]

It's insane how, the music from the old gameboy games stick with you. I instantly recognized the Golden Sun piece from somewhere, it didn't take much longer, until i actually made the connection. Honestly, for the music alone your channel is worth watching Weedle ❤️

[@watersheep5535]

Loving the persona sound effects weedle, keep it up

[@steadfast1836]

3:19 rilla & lurantis both said they were squidward.

[@lydfunkgamer8701]

good example for hawlucha in double fights, a brilliant strategy friend, and lmao with the memes in the background in each fight

[@AndyLaVGC]

This interaction between contrary and mold breaker is really neat!

[@missanthropist5806]

You always have the most nostalgic music playing during battles! That Golden Sun music srsly unlocked such a fond deep memory. 💕

[@straenmusikant7402]

It felt so good using Lurantis in my first ever Ultra Sun playthrough. Love it. :=)

[@PsyduckLord]

I really love your videos Weedle! I started to work on teams like yours and I'm having a blast! Keep up the good videos ❤️

[@kbigglesworth]

I was gonna like the video. Then the Golden Sun music played and I fell in love. Thank you so much for your videos =]

[@MaimaiKuroshiro]

I LOVE Lurantis as a Pokemon, so to see them get more attention by your sweeps makes me really happy! Keep it up Weedle!

[@breakeranimation4146]

Same! I also fell in love with their design. It's so Pretty!

[@evilratperson]

woah i’m early ily weedle these frequent uploads are amazing!

[@dogedogerun]

I love your videos WeedleTwineedle! Good music and memes 😻

[@CyzerCero]

Had me clenching a bit down there when seeing that bonus stage subtext, well played as always Weedle.

[@syan2240]

I wouldn't have thought that mold breaker works on weakness policy

[@DarkDragonDMS]

Omg yeeeessssss weedle I am loving the content. Keep it up!

[@basedpliskin]

rent must be due with the way these excellent uploads have been coming out

[@aceofdiamonds8164]

Oooh! I get it, mold breaker removes the effects of contrary, allowing weakness policy and coaching to do their intended effect, plus the u turn is a clever way to both trigger the weakness policy and get the mold breaking hawlucha out of there so contrary can be used. Very nice! Edit: unless of course weakness policy and entrainment aren't affected by contrary...? or maybe the effects are normal only when done by the pokemon with mold breaker, either way, really clever, and I hope you keep making great content like this, from what i've seen your already doing great!

[@krylancelotheoracle]

Every time you post a video my day gets better :)

[@aduck5639]

Seriously weedle, i know you've gotten some of your tech from other youtubers, but you have so much original tech and such a good collection from others it's unbelievably impressive. That and your editing. You're a very admirable person.

[@dragontamer1012]

I did not know that Mold breaker actually makes policy work like normal on contrary pokemon, neat!

[@carson2258]

adding my voice in that I also miss your narrated vids of in-game wifi battles! hoping that the release of Scarlet/Violet will bring some of those vids i love you Weedle!

[@lemonadogirl4082]

That last match was a bona fide assassination attempt by Murphy's law and you STILL won. This is why you're my favorite Poketuber, you resist adversity so much better than I do.

[@Mijzelffan]

Love the use of super princess peach music, wouldn't mind that more in future videos!

[@tophatwolf]

Yooo Fionn’s theme on the first game tho 🔥🔥🔥

[@Gexshikun]

That Golden sun Doom dragón Ost tho, amazing vid weedle.

[@Riridium]

That previous video trained me to say "I KNOW" whenever the "YOUR ASS IS GRASS" quote came up.

[@MrTwarner]

Love this new found motivation you have to make content

[@classyrobot5648]

Nice use of Golden Sun music. You truly were the Doom Dragon that match :)

[@MisadventuresOfJason]

weedle in his consistency era :o I'm glad you've had time to give us more content.

[@cameronphenix2096]

i unsubbed from every Pokemon youtube channel in order to avoid as many Violet and Scarlet spoilers as possible. This showed up in my recommended and I'm really glad it was a showdown video :). I'll be subbed again in a couple months, Weedle, but I just want to say you've always been one of my favorite content creators!

[@Chelarino]

it took me way longer than i'm comfortable with to realize what was going on that's such a cool interaction

[@electroely716]

I counted 8 protects in the first two matches, then gave up. Thanks for the frequent uploads and good luck with the algorithm!

[@CoolNickname3579]

I love your videos! May you do more commentary in your battles? Your magikarp jump video was hilarious and I want more of it 🥂

[@Arthion]

Using Golden Sun battle music and effects was a nice touch. Also holy fuck Contrary is such a funny ability.

[@loupe500]

Opponent: Weakness policy on contrary? Proceeds to lose

[@jacklanser6897]

The most creative unique nervy and talented poketuber there is love you weedle!

[@youknowvenus]

every day weedle comes out with a strat i didn't even know was possible. gg and wp

[@Bernardoribei]

Lovely video Weedle, your mind amazes me!

[@Little_Lepus]

200 IQ twisting of the game mechanics in new and creative ways, as per usual I see ♡

[@KennyLegacy]

I thought this was tempt6 at first but then the sound effects almost gave me a heart attack lmao

[@StarryOrchid]

Lurantis is my favorite Pokémon of all time so to see them being used in such a cool ass way hell yeah, thank you weedle and keep on being literally the best

[@mjennings96]

Appreciate you queen! Loving the content ❤️

[@Lvl31Gardevoir]

i already enjoy your content but hearing the music from Golden Sun brought me back to my childhood and i love you even more for it!!!!!!!!!

[@Manavine]

Curious where the Lunatis on thumbnail came from

[@dvloz00]

The Brave Bird sound effect never gets old. Easily my favorite

[@tutyss2191]

i'm loving weedle posting era omg

[@kalarse]

6:20 yeah sure :suspicious: Jokes aside, gotta love the dedication to get battles for us with the cheese I've always enjoyed them and I'd be lying if I hadn't tried them myself I wish I had big brain to think and build those strats myself