What is the Best Gen 1 Pokemon?

[@WolfeyVGC]

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[@ThatSchneiderMan]

Maybe I should give it a try when I play Pokemon next

[@gohjunhong]

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[@chapa_is_the_best1986]

You forgot raichu

[@Arcana_zero_studios]

Something tells me Gluttony healing berry Belly drum Snorlax in Trick room would be NIGHTMARISHLY good.

[@IronBeagle2187]

Did you use the overcooked theme for the background music in the ad

[@cyphate]

For anyone interested it took 93 seconds for Wolfe to mention incineroar in a video about kanto Pokémon

[@zyouri121]

You shouod do this for every wolfe vid

[@mrboerger1620]

We are reaching SwagKage levels of glazing

[@BenjaminGlatt]

This is an important statistic.

[@Brisingr26]

I need to start compiling a list... It took him 31 seconds to mention Incineroar in a video about Incineroar... So it only took 3x as long for him to mention Incineroar in a video Incineroar shouldn't be in as it did for him to mention it in a video about it. Interesting.

[@GURUcj]

@@mrboerger1620 Poor dude went madara crazy

[@pokeshot]

Haven’t watched the video but I already know it’s kantonian incineroar

[@NathanYouTubeGaming]

TRUE

[@silver_sword1271]

So real

[@Parfait_Inconnu]

Tera fire Persian?

[@nekotori7043]

Arcanine

[@nikunjkhangwal]

Aged well

[@RaynmanPlays]

"Our #8 slot also goes to a ghost-type Pokemon" I wonder what it could possibly be! Gen I just had so many fully evolved ghost types.

[@adamdonaldson8867]

Haunter

[@pokegod70419]

@@adamdonaldson8867 bro I was about to type that man 😭

[@DRangedD5]

@@adamdonaldson8867so…. Still just the one then?

[@scigaming6860]

It's obviously alolan marrowak

[@NOTSuspicousgatito]

​@@scigaming6860its alolan the title says kantonian

[@Brootli]

I just love my intimidating fire dog. I'm very glad that there isn't an intimidating fire cat that does everything he does but better. Now that would be quite unfortunate.

[@CodPatrol]

Maybe if you played the game past it’s sell by date… original fans are still back in 2008, when certain somebody’s weren’t born.

[@jessehammer123]

Dog? Isn’t Arcanine a tiger? It looks very clearly like a tiger to me.

[@worshiperofthelegendarypig9429]

​@@jessehammer123 it's painted like a tiger sure but it's pretty clearly a dog

[@giacomobongrazio]

Kudos to Wolfey for waiting the amazing amount of 1 minute 33 seconds before mentioning Incineroar in a Kanto video 😂

[@PhantoRoyce]

4:13 I love that the thick club doubling Marowaks attack implies that before you gave it the item it was just fighting bare handed which is why it’s normally so weak

[@nonplayablecharacter4815]

No it was fighting with a normal sized club. Thick club is a club that’s double as long and as girthy

[@darkell8654]

"Hey, you don't wack hard enough, take that dinosaur-sized bone and go ham buddy."

[@pageclayton6850]

You give him a second stick. He's dual wielding now

[@boogityhoo7452]

​@@nonplayablecharacter4815that's what she said 😮

[@nonplayablecharacter4815]

@@boogityhoo7452 😉

[@vstriker7549]

Casuals and VGC players alike are confused by the thumbnail. Casuals are wondering why an unevolved mon with less than a 400 BST is number one. VGC players wonder why Mewtwo is legally allowed within 50 feet of the podium. Both absolutely agree with Charizard being there though.

[@ONLY_RR7]

Yeah, obviously Mewtwo can’t compete against the rest

[@Snt1_]

Yeah, Mewtwo sucks so BAD

[@busybriedesigns7930]

Fr

[@MewtwoPrime84]

​@@ONLY_RR7 you're wrong

[@joaquinnavarro4167]

​@@MewtwoPrime84mewtwo, with two megas, was less used or dominant than any other kanto mega, even mega beedrill was better

[@zaknork9282]

Is this even a question? we all know that venomoth is the strongest pokemon ever made with a base hp, atk, def, sp.atk, sp.def and spe of a venomillion

[@SwagnerCountsThings]

Tinted lens Quiver Dance go brrrrrrrrrrr

[@ThePaceMaker127]

ATV❤

[@hellofellowbotsss]

randbats

[@menu3511]

Definetly one of the kanto pokemon of all time

[@cbplayz2374]

Unironically quiver dance is such a broken move it's made like half a dozen different bug types viable in some format or another. Tinted lens means you only need one attacking move to hit most things for neutral, so an awful offensive typing doesn't matter nearly as much and you can dedicate the second attack slot to rage powder, roost, tailwind, toxic, etc. It's stats still suck tho lol

[@pallettown3358]

I feel like I’m a pretty realistic person. I knew Mewtwo would not be on this list that did not surprise me, but not having Dragonite on here is criminal.

[@bobertjohnson4459]

Dragonite’s pretty much only a thing in Gen 9 thanks to Tera Normal and Chien Pao. Of course, it’s very much been a thing for the entire time, but the rest of competitive Pokémon’s history has been a lot less kind to it.

[@PauloHenrique-op9zw]

Is that thing: Dragonite is a weak pokemon, despise being strong...

[@RyanADillon]

You knew Mewtwo wouldn't be in the list? It's been Ubers in every generation. Competitively it is indisputably the best Kanto choice.

[@bobertjohnson4459]

@@RyanADillon keep in mind this is in the context of VGC, where you’re limited in the number of box legendaries you can use in a team. Mewtwo is strong, but just about every other restricted is stronger.

[@robinsimon4176]

in vgc, dragonite is the worse salamence, so why bother? no mega, no intimidate. the one good point is multiscale weakness policy, but icebeam kills both anyways, especially fairy types scare dragonite cuz of the missing good flying attacks. thus making it really weak compared to intimidate mence, who offers so much more thanks to his ability

[@DareDB]

I think one major thing missing is Honorable Mentions for this video. I had a few Pokémon in mind for this video that weren’t mentioned and I figured it would’ve been nice to have seen them get a shoutout. Fun video overall though!

[@czarnemo5195]

I feel like honorable mentions are just Dragonite though

[@RiverWilliamson]

@@czarnemo5195 And Exeggutor

[@robinsimon4176]

@@czarnemo5195 dragonite is only "good" thx to terra tho, every other gen it was outclassed in what it did

[@calvinnguyen1870]

I love that the best Kanto pokemon of all time is basically just discount Incineroar

[@mouthwaterin]

Incineroar really is the ultimate form

[@dimaginarylaw]

Feels weird to say that about a Pokemon that came first but not exactly wrong

[@SanilJadhav711]

@@dimaginarylaw Poor Arcanine, first got demoted from Legendary and now this

[@sharebear421]

You mean the original chad good boy version not that beta incineroar

[@CodPatrol]

@@mouthwaterin yet no one plays past gen 6 so it doesn’t matter, really showing your age 🤗

[@RomeoMSong]

@WolfeyVGC I don't know why but the nonchalant "Despite not having hands, Gyarados can also use Helping Hand" actually made me burst out laughing.

[@schmidtyyy2026]

I've waited seemingly years to hear Wolfey pronounce Arca-nih-nay correctly again. Today is truly a blessed day.

[@silphv]

I picture you sitting on a chair in a featureless room for years just checking youtube every time you get a wolfey notification. This time, maybe this time he'll say arcaneenay....

[@cams7757]

Greatest wideo of all time.

[@HazeEmry]

Haven't gotten to it's spot yet and I'm so unnecessarily excited omfg

[@protonjones54]

Unfortunately he failed to pronounce jenjar correctly, so the day is only partially blessed.

[@steeljace]

Timestamp

[@itspikachutime5624]

I like how in this thumbnail mewtwo doesn’t seem angry or upset at all at being second to clefairy, he’s just concerned and confused. He’s just like “wait, but for real?”

[@capetao7818]

1:34 It took 94 seconds for inceneroar to appear in a video about Kanto

[@BoddieCopperCarter]

A time travelling incineroar going back to Kanto to ruin everyones lives

[@leaggug]

Celebi does a a little trolling

[@iuricunhamurakami8261]

Maybe it is a gen 13 pokemon, and it time traveled back to gen 7

[@BoddieCopperCarter]

Incineroar is just god and plays with everyone like toys

[@Donunts616]

Incineroar must have stolen the TARDIS

[@cxpKSip]

​@@leaggugEither that, or Dialga. Both can control time.

[@YTLaxus]

I love these new "What is the best x Pokemon" videos.

[@naghanarasimha9106]

Wait what 💀

[@Matterahfact]

@@naghanarasimha9106 wait what

[@raeidmorad8093]

💀💀💀💀

[@Mngalahad]

Theres tons of pokemon content farms youtube channel that spam this type of video but wolfey's are so insighful.

[@boogityhoo7452]

​@@Mngalahadyou can immediately tell how passionate the person making the video is as soon as they start talking and , to me, that makes all the difference whether or not I will watch and listen to the video

[@almostdangerous1412]

I feel like the thumbnail art doesn't get enough appreciation, I really love them.

[@noelthenightowl7589]

The pretty thumbnail art is what made me start watching his channel! I stayed for the content, of course, but the thumbnails are always a nice treat

[@RiverWilliamson]

This one is especially charming, especially seeing Charizard and Mewtwo glaring at Clefairy

[@ziauddinzahir3309]

So true

[@petrie911]

For those wondering, Thick Club actually gives Marowak an effective base attack of 209 since it also doubles the effect of EVs and IVs. For a sense of scale, this is roughly the same damage output as Life Orb Groudon.

[@mikeliverpool98]

Loved all the little drawings in this video, would like to see them being used in future videos

[@Emul7ifier]

as an aside, I love the idea that snorlax has his little puffball friend Clefairy and they learned to team up and wipe everyone as kids

[@wwo869]

can't wait to see"What is the BEST Alola Pokemon Competitively?"by Wolfey and put Incineroar in NO.1

[@RaynmanPlays]

Gen II and has to talk about Smeargle.

[@legendthenoah1229]

He'll take up slots 2-10, as well.

[@hangfire5944]

Truly a bold and controversial decision by the late "WolfeyVGC".

[@hellofellowbotsss]

top 4. incineroar before they stole whole concept from the fan artist top 3. gen 7 incineroar top 2. gen 8 incineroar top 1. gen 9 incineroar

[@MrThecristo96]

The video will be 5 seconds long and just him saying “incineroar”

[@bobertjohnson4459]

“Let me know if you want to see Johto next.” Johto list: it’s just Tyranitar

[@notruminari5668]

Murkrow : "hey"

[@rookermtg9321]

Do we count Togetic/Togekiss? Probably not. Then Azumarill, Umbreon, Murkrow, Scizor, Tyranitar, Porygon 2, Smeargle, Hitmontop, Lugia, and Entei are the only viable pokemon from that gen. Exactly 10, guess all we need to know is what order they're in.

[@Iris_VGC]

Hitmontop Entei Suicune Azumaril Politoed Scizor Umbreon Smeargle Porygon 2 Ttar Kingdra (early years)

[@chadeava]

Suicune, Entei, Politoed, Scizor, Hitmontop, Smeargle, P2, maybe Kingdra/Azumarill.

[@Connowot387]

Smeargle is so evil…

[@Fantapew]

Damn, Incineroar is so broken that poor man’s incineroar is Kanto’s best Pokémon

[@CodPatrol]

Invented in 2018. kek

[@SpiderLydia]

The Overcooked music behind the Factor sponsorship was 10/10 would giggle again

[@fe_three_rosses]

oh the Clefairy in the thumbnail is absolutely adorable I'd forfeit all of my life possessions to it in a heartbeat

[@hi-i-am-atan]

real-time depiction of the pokemon move "covet," 2024

[@snapclub8751]

Can’t wait for The Best Hoenn Pokemon Competitively where we truly learn how powerful Kyogre and Groudon are.

[@Prash_0]

Fun fact: Groudon is the only restricted pokemon (upto gen7) that has been in every world championship final it's been legal in until now.

[@moonjelly5]

My guesses are: Groudon Kyogre (Mega) Rayquaza Latios Salamencee Metagross Ludicolo Gardevoir Pelipper Torkoal Honorable mentions: (Mega) Mawile (Mega) Manectric Hariyama Dusclops Breloom

[@LimJianWei]

My list will be: Kyogre Groudon Rayquaza Metagross Salamence Torkoal Mega Mawile Pelipper Ludicolo Dusclops however Dusclops can be swaped with Milotic/Mega Swampert

[@moonjelly5]

@@LimJianWei Mawile and Dusclops were considerations for me. I went with Gardevoir for the Worlds win and Mega. Latios also was really strong in Gen V and likely had other use. I forgot about Torkoal and will probably amend the list to replace Hariyama with him.

[@troykv96]

Zapdos is the ol'reliable in pretty much any meta you put it, Singles, Doubles, it just works!

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Not as much in doubles, but if it works, it works!

[@sharebear421]

@@Aaa-vp6ugmore so in doubles actually, great utility all around

[@GoldenPiggy56]

You’re low key mad funny. Just the part where you said “good luck knocking out mega Venasaur bud” with the picture of the little kid crying had me in tears 😂😂😂😂

[@dafonz7716]

Please keep doing these type of series!! I love them a lot

[@TheHermano5]

I remember watching a Charizards G-Max Wildfire OHKO an Incineroar in the sun. Let that sink in...

[@pageclayton6850]

That damn sink, why can't he ever make up his mind on whether he wants in or out

[@HazeEmry]

No. The sink is outside for a reason

[@HazeEmry]

Also 34:21 is with weakness policy

[@antonioroach3625]

Incineroar still miles better than chumpizard

[@PauloHenrique-op9zw]

​@@antonioroach3625"Just because he was folded by the other pokemon, doesn't mean he are better than him"

[@iZAYYYYYYY]

Yes wolfey i'd love to see johto next... With all of the super broken pokemon... Like ledian... But seriously i would love to see johto next

[@aydenator27]

scizor and… typhlosion was alright i think and… maybe like suicune or lugia early on? theres your list of the top 10 best johto pokemon. edit: theres also some more like forretress and gligar who were pretty good early on im pretty sure and uh… murkrow… is a thing so it could still be an interesting vid…

[@LAIDDN24]

​@@aydenator27smeargle

[@DynamoTwentyTwo]

No spoilers but Johto has one of the most broken VGC pokemon of all time, pre-nerf anyways.

[@minimunch7]

@@aydenator27 i think all three legendary dogs probably would make the list, also ttar smeargle azumarill porygon2 hitmontop blissey. gen 2 got some sleepers for sure

[@aydenator27]

@@minimunch7 yeah, tbh i find it very hard to remember which pokemon are gen 2 because so many of them got new evolutions in later gens… and most of the ones that didnt are pretty forgettable… i totally forgot ttar was gen 2 also

[@dansattah]

Couldn't watch the video yet, but I'm already loving the thumbnail. Charizard: "Ok... I get Mewtwo, but what's up with that moon pixie??"

[@pageclayton6850]

Mewtwo: I am as befuddled as you

[@andysauro1500]

I admire the production quality to videos like this

[@averageenjoyer3934]

Soon as the video started I was like "mewtwo, duh" then I forgot this guy is literally a VGC world champ and it's gotta be incineroar's cousin.

[@flexrooney]

Surprised Dragonite isn’t here considering how popular it is/ has been over the years

[@nyanqt6132]

same

[@rudranshsharma6639]

It has absolutely not been popular over the years, salamence strictly outclassed it for most of the time.

[@StartTheJoust]

Tera made it proper viable really. It was not very good before (i mean its still dragonite but you know)

[@flexrooney]

@@rudranshsharma6639 makes sense. I don’t play competitively that much nor am I very good, but it feels like I’ve seen it a lot over the years. Maybe it’s just a matter of popularity as opposed to viability

[@Moleoflands]

Tera normal extreme speed is the only thing that has made it viable this gen. The rest of time, it is worse than Salamence

[@1Henrink]

I think Mega Kengaskon was the first time I started looking more into competitive. It sounded so funny for them to be strong and when I learned why, it just sounded like an INSANE balancing move

[@Drukalnn]

Came for the insight, stayed for the Tom and Jerry Incineroar art

[@calefer_ken]

I’m kinda coming back to Pokemon after years away from the tournament scene, and I’m just glad that my favorite cabbage frog is a part of this list. Also, just found you and your content, and am enjoying it very much! Keep up the good work sharing about this fun game 😁

[@chillshroom_blufinance1505]

AYO make this a series. Make a top 10 of every region, then a last video to decide the strongest region out of all of them

[@rin-eri]

i love you using sugimori's original watercolor art

[@dr.yatusrii]

Gloom and Dewgong are Goats

[@Revoltine]

Oh no the meme duo HAHAHA

[@Warlord_Megatron]

Dewmgloom

[@Nameless_mixes]

This was such a great list! But I’m a bit surprised there wasn’t an honorable mentions section for Butterfree, Raichu, Ninetales, Golduck, Weezing, Taurus, Lapras, Ditto, Articuno, and Dragonite. They’ve definitely all had formats they’ve either shined in or had niche roles in. But I def agree with your top 10 picks!

[@Gunther69420]

Dragonite was good once. Not worth mentioning, same with Articuno

[@abandontheweak2646]

No dragonite????

[@brettvandermeer5297]

Dragonite has rarely been usable, let alone good

[@WR_WFCODM]

@@brettvandermeer5297In the current state of the game, Terra normal dragonite is possibly the most used kanto pokemon behind arcanine

[@antonioroach3625]

​@@WR_WFCODMlmao no

[@robinsimon4176]

@@WR_WFCODM yes but its not abt "what is the best kanto rn" but "what is the best kanto period" and so we have to look at other gens as well, where it was nearly always outclassed in what it did. gen8 had rhyperior or coalossal, gen 7 hat mega mence, ect

[@jamesgrills4382]

As someone who doesn’t play tournaments or competitive I’m really interested in your videos- I am not good enough to battle competitive anyway 🤣

[@cmBeef]

Same here 😅

[@arafzaman760]

I feel like wolfe should have mentioned Ninetales(Alolan),Dragonite and Ditto Ditto while isn't good,it sees play in restricted format

[@Gunther69420]

Dragonite was only good in SV. It was trash before gen 9

[@FelisquareTheViewer]

I'm lucky that my favorite pokemon (clefairy) is useful in competitive play, not everyone can say that

[@mkjirak]

I've loved Gyrados for forever, so I know how you feel.

[@monarchy028]

I wish I knew how you felt, as my favorite is butterfree. However I vaguely know how you feel because my second favorite is scizor.

[@Just_A_Guy_With_A_Flandre_Fumo]

Ma boy Sceptile deserves some more love, I guess i'll take my third favorite being competitive pokemon players PTSD (Haha funny intimidate cat go brrrr)

[@ConnorOsilla-xw6bg]

My fav is wynaut lol. At least it has a good ability

[@ciscoortega9789]

​@@monarchy028 Butterfree is so usable tho

[@Erstadol]

Clefairy?!? TROLOLOLOL he must be trolling. I can definitely outplay him in Pokemans.

[@How2Lamp]

To this day I fear clefairy users

[@givemeahandleplz]

fake Dragonitefanboi

[@Baldur329]

fake Dragonitefanboi

[@dimaginarylaw]

God I got tripped up because I saw this exact same message a few posts ago but I was sure I was scrolling down

[@TheLastSheikah]

Love any mention of Mega Kangaskhan! I was really passionate about VGC in Gen 6, and as somebody who will always uphold 2014 as the best VGC format, Mega Kangaskhan's supremacy, and the way the format revolved around it and countered it, is something really interesting to me. A format which somehow had perhaps the biggest gap between its best Pokémon and the runner-up, yet ended up having such varied teams because everybody knew that and played for it is such a showcase of how metagames develop

[@WolfCubsEX]

When I clicked on this video before I started watching it I was thinking "I'm going to say Arcanine as #1 with how much it's accomplished over the years" love these videos mate!

[@ArtySaturn]

A what is the best mega evolution video would be fire too👀🤞🏻

[@sktima]

Isn't mega rayquaza just so much above the rest that it's basically no contest though?

[@galaxystudios370]

@@sktima In VGC, using your mega slot on a box legendary was a huge commitment, and even in VGC 2016 and 2019, teams more frequently got more value out of megas like Kangaskhan and Salamence while also having two box legendaries. Rayquaza was still excellent, but not indisputably the best, though it did end up winning 2016 Worlds. Didn't make the finals in 2019, though. Across the five formats they've been legal, the best mega is probably Salamence.

[@tothemax1517]

Singles players won’t like this

[@thewhitedread7572]

There's pokemon players that aren't single!?

[@colderie]

There ARE pokémon players WHO aren't single!? How about finishing elementary school before trying to roast people?

[@Kriskirby1992]

8 generations from now I hope all present day meta threats fall from grace as hard as Mewtwo did

[@Shadoww2k4]

Power creep gotta be insanely high to dethrone the current threats tho

[@jamesaditya5254]

​@@Shadoww2k4I bet someone had uttered these exact same words during Xerneas hayday

[@hellojimbi5822]

You are mistaken my friend. Xerneas is still rather insane. The only way he got powercrept is just that there is more steel type​@@jamesaditya5254

[@rileyackison4495]

I hope not. I’d prefer more mons to be viable rather than less

[@HazeEmry]

I hope not. Do you realise how broken the new mons would have to be? So many mons would be unusable. Why even have half the pokedex if only quarter, if barely, would be viable

[@Spencetenor]

Kangaskhan is my favorite Pokémon ever. Glad to see it getting love in the video!

[@KingOfGeese69]

Banger vid again, you have a great ability to explain why certain Pokémon perform so well, same with in your tournament videos. Loving all your content man, and the frequency of your uploads is awesome too, you must be working hard.

[@BoddieCopperCarter]

He somehow makes 30 minute to 2 hour long videos WEEKLY keep the grind up man my favourite KZbinr for sure

[@dominicjannazo7144]

Ditto is used to make most competitive teams. Therefor it is the GOAT

[@TooAteWon]

"Despite not having hands, it can use helping hand" 😂

[@mattstanford2789]

I generally enjoy the format of all your videos, but I especially like the scripting of this one, as well as What Is The Best Bug Type Pokemon Competitively! The delivery almost feels off the cuff, like analysis in real time sort of. Keep up the good work, everyone!

[@macaroniii03]

loved this vid. would love to see you make a series out of this and go through each region!

[@dsuco9734]

It's interesting that Ninetales and Dragonite got no mention

[@volcanosquidward8815]

dragonite i can kind of understand as it was good in gen 9 despite being bad every other format, but i dont think ninetales has ever been good

[@SaMLe_CaMLe]

Today, we've been blessed with the correct pronunciation of Arcanine

[@hankhill7827]

0:26 Pikachu "Do you expect me to talk?" No Mr. Pikachu I expect CHU to die!

[@littledan0]

the overcooked music during the factor add lmao nice touch

[@Dalek7823]

Strongest Gen 1 Pokémon for me (top 5): 5th: Gengar, 4th: Gyarados, 3rd: Chansey, 2nd: Zapdos, 1st: Clefable. Mew and Magneton would be strong alternative choices for this list. Mew was my 'go-to' choice when I wanted to go hyper offense and not use two defensive mons like Skarmory + Blissey. 5 attackers instead of 4 helped with that strategy. But you know the secret 0th place in this list for me? Primeape. Gen 9 has turbo-charged Primeape. 252 HP, 252 DEF... Bulk Up, Drain Punch, Rage Fist, [Coverage 4th Move] With an eviolite. Rage Fist is such a good move. Tera ghost and this thing becomes a powerhouse. It becomes a full-blown mistake to U-turn or even volt-switch against this Pokemon. Now I put Clefable at 1st place in this list but not just for competitive reasons but rather how it allowed me to complete the hardest difficulty level of Pokemon Reborn and Pokemon Rejuvenation, using a wide variety of Clefable strategies. In competitive, there was also an almost undefeatable Clefable strategy in National Dex Anything Goes. Clefable's strongest moves aren't even legal to use in most ladder tiers, that's how busted it is in its raw 'unban-listed move' form. I made a Gen 1 only team for Gen 9 OU, but only managed to hit 1600 rating though. There is a lot of firepower in Gen 9 and Gen 1 Pokémon just don't have all of the tools required to deal with them all efficiently.

[@Kishor27Roy]

What about dragonite?

[@misfortune5091]

i cant believe he forgot Metapod, the hardest pokemon in kanto

[@otwayrpg]

Wolfey is like that one grandpa that tells you war stories whenever he comes over

[@CodPatrol]

What’s his credentials in other video games? I’d love to hear his endeavours in GTA 5 speed running

[@lilyblossom9438]

I love the way these videos talking about the best competitive Pokemon just sound like Wolfey rambling

[@gruskujo]

This was an awesome video! I would love for you to do this with all regions (with Alola you should make a list that doesn't include incereroar, or a top 11)

[@MattGOG666]

We're early today, boys

[@matavastros]

H A N D S 14:07

[@Dracoape]

I would have loved to see an "honorable mentions" section to these videos, when the pickings are so tight! Obviously it would have spoiled the mewtwo bit, but you could place it between #2 and #1 potentially? Anyway I'm not an editor, and yours did fantastically this video. Great visuals and little gags thrown in.

[@NotTheWEJ]

Random thought. Idk if it exists but, I think an ability like “Intervene” would be cool. A hit that would OHKO/maybe even just KO one of your pokemon, gets “Intervened” by your other Pokémon’s ability. Causing the “Intervene” Pokemon to take whatever the total damage was, regardless of type, but the one that gets saved takes no damage. Can only happen once, unless swapped out, then back in. Like Intimidate.

[@rileyackison4495]

A passive follow me sounds pretty darn broken NGL

[@NotTheWEJ]

@@rileyackison4495 that’s what follow me does? That’s dope! I know very little about competitive play. But I love these videos!

[@syan2240]

Best of Jhoto pokemon: Tyranitar Scizor Murkrow Azumarill Poiltoed Raikuo Entei Suicune Porygon 2 Hitmontop Damn i barely even got 10, with three legendaries

[@snakexpert552]

Smeargle over Murkrow probably for longevity

[@txtzx]

Id switch murkrow for skarmory tbh

[@syan2240]

@@txtzx do you watch this channel normally? Skarmory is awful in vgc

[@syan2240]

@@snakexpert552 yeah you're right... but most of the other pokemon here have never seen usage stats near what murkrow saw before tornadus came out in SV But idk what to move, probably raikuo

[@Dr._is_sleepy]

Azu over Murk too. Murk was a niche pick and then good in like one ruleset.

[@razzi0718]

Where is Dragonite?

[@gamingmineko6763]

Spoiler: It's not Dewgong

[@orange6259]

The video is ruined now, I really thought it would be Dewgong 😤

[@connorhurren3361]

Whaaaaat! No way, I honestly had hope. How could you spoil this for me 😤

[@deiv3357]

Damn, no dewgong assault vest? The only true menace.

[@dragonfly4441]

Those gifs are so cute. Kudos to the artist.

[@emillio7545]

I LOVE Clefairy !!! The colour, the Shape, Type & Moves !!!

[@zashinunes8191]

No Dragonite on this list? Kinda shameless

[@majorrattus4911]

I know 😢

[@cyphate]

Hi wolfe, its me, im malding in the comments.

[@hugeheadliang]

No Dragonite? Really?

[@playertou]

I think it’s cause you could really get it until gen 2

[@Blue_chess007]

Dragonite constantly gets outclassed by other dragons throughout generations Also it's typing sucks SV early meta dragonite is probably the strongest dragonite ever been that too cause it can change typing through tera but that also gets powercrept

[@Eversca]

​@@Blue_chess007been a very long time since I've played any competitive pokemon. But I remember using multi scale thunder wave substitute dragonite, and it being quite good

[@Sizzyl]

Surprised marowak was competitively viable, i used it for fun back in the day, didnt know it was good

[@SmeargleStuff]

I know this will never happen but I think a ranking of every Pokemon of all time competitively would be cool

[@MattAlexander-do2od]

No Dragonite?

[@FaceSticks]

ngl, it heart hearing Wolfe say Gengar and Arcanine and not Jenjar and Arcaneenay

[@FROYOBLKb4nny]

Making this a series would be SICK! Some of the later gens would definitely make it tough to decide.

[@Michael.032]

21:36 I've somehow never realized that Venu is a frog. Consider my mind blown!

[@LuckyLucyHi]

It's not often depicted moving like a frog. A lot of people had to take-two when it did in Pokemon Let's Go Eevee/Pikachu.

[@amendersc1650]

Yes I would love to see Jhoto next, it’s always fun to see if any of my favorite happened to be competitively good

[@Reppen555]

ive never seen anyone besides you put the nani meme in a pokemon video hilarious!

[@TheRealGnarpGnarp]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate these beautiful thumbnails

[@hugomungus7306]

In hindsight, the ghostly GOAT never deserved his ability nerf.

[@dantonarlotto]

You could easily make this a series, covering every region. I'd watch 'em all!

[@jaxpool155]

i would love to see a johto analysis like this one! curious how my faves over the years stacked up

[@PurpleStickman]

Marowak's effective base attack (if optimized) with the thick club is 209 if anyone is wondering. For reference, the highest attack ever belongs go Mega Mewtwo X with 190.

[@InZaynReality]

Pachirisu was such an insane pick at that tournament I was crazed the team won 😭

[@Edrysian]

Would be cool to see this for every region so far, then a video putting the number 1 from each region against each other. Of course Incineroar would probably win, but I still think it would be a fun and interesting video!

[@xerikl]

Gengar is my all time fav, I was super annoyed when they removed levitate

[@CasualDunce_414]

Crazy how underrated alolan muk is that even Wolfey doesnt include it