I'm not watching the video just because of the disrespect against Meganium and Emboar.
@Carnagemode10 ай бұрын
Also emboar won a tournament in gen 5 lol
@fernandoespino529910 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@trillakodiene1110 ай бұрын
You watched it enough to find that out tho😂
@kristiangines148610 ай бұрын
@@trillakodiene11 but i stopped ✋️ 😀
@jasonbarry33019 ай бұрын
What are you talking about meganium is great in radical red, the only currently relevant Pokémon game until the Pokémon Company decides to do more with millions of dollars than some guys in a discord can do with their free time.
@henryzhang46411 ай бұрын
All of Rillaboom's placements had Incineroar on the same team
@Endershock167811 ай бұрын
Rillaboom and Incin make up two strong parts of the Balance Core, with the third part being either Tapu Fini, Urshifu, or some other really strong water type. Which is insane if you think about it, that these two starters need legends to partner with it.
@64RR37711 ай бұрын
😳
@loupe5009 ай бұрын
Well, it is 2/3 of a grass-water-fire core, and both of them excel in pretty much the same thing (pivoting, faking out, supporting the other mon, while being tanky and having an ok/good offensive pressure), so obviously they both have great synergy. It basically goes like this “if I am using Rillaboom, I might as well use a fire and a water type with it. If I am using a fire type I might as well use Incineroar”.
@kingzyxc45683 ай бұрын
Moxie literally shows Rillaboom winning at the 2022 Billbao special event ( 12:43 )
@NuratharZaidan23 күн бұрын
@@Endershock1678 ah yes my favourite starter trio on this gen Rillaboom, incineroar, and urshifu-water
@cactusalucano401311 ай бұрын
"Incineroar could fit everywhere." Yeah, he fits everywhere so well he fits on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
@jjtheenton11 ай бұрын
And is way better in doubles matches than singles.
@Ushku11 ай бұрын
My pfp
@pugachan992811 ай бұрын
he coiuld even fit inside me
@kiachnish10 ай бұрын
Should’ve been Decidueye
@Ongotham-e8f10 ай бұрын
We all know greninja beats incineroar
@bclxprss11 ай бұрын
I think it's notable that Rillaboom was still good even without Grassy Glide in SV Regulation D. While Grassy Surge + Glide is a very good trick, Rillaboom has proven itself that it has viability beyond that.
@Endershock167811 ай бұрын
Bulky, high utility, and in a format where Urshifu Water gets to exists? Of course it’s gonna do well.
@daphenomenalz410011 ай бұрын
@@Endershock1678 honestly like shifu didn't deserve to come back :/
@ergoblaze11 ай бұрын
@@daphenomenalz4100the bears need nerfs to the guaranteed crits 🤧
@AhmedMohammed-pf3jk11 ай бұрын
Doesn’t it have fake out too? And Knock off? Those are some good support attacking moves i call it , Fake out is always First and Knock off knocks off the opponents item
@AngryLittleAmericansCartoons11 ай бұрын
Oh Boy, I can't wait to see Moxie go into detail on my boy Empoleon
@AngryLittleAmericansCartoons11 ай бұрын
Edit: 😐
@zaleww58245 ай бұрын
If only they gave empoleon filter as hidden ability tho. Or something like multiscale
@williamgreenhalgh426011 ай бұрын
Incineroar is just too good. Like you mentioned it has intimidate, fake out, parting shot and so many other tools that make it an extremely effective support Pokémon. VGC just isn’t the same without it Edit: OMG THEY GAVE IT HELPING HAND WHAT WAS GAME FREAK THINKING
@MasonsWorldOfficial11 ай бұрын
I’m worried about an Incineroar nerf like how they did Toxapex and Lando
@LucasFleming-lq2ry11 ай бұрын
@@MasonsWorldOfficialPros admit that Landerous and Incineroar are healthy powerhouses for the format. I hope gamefreak listened
@AuraStrikeAce11 ай бұрын
@@MasonsWorldOfficialWould be funny to me if Incineroar got nerfed, since I don't like him
@RealShades711 ай бұрын
Watch it get nerfed in the DLC
@LucasFleming-lq2ry11 ай бұрын
@@AuraStrikeAce I love him. I think a solid pokemon with counterplay and utility is useful. Especially in our format where the right support pokemon can ruin your entire team by accident
@izzywooperstan11 ай бұрын
bruh wolfey won nationals in 2011 with emboar and also got top 8 at worlds with it that year
@PedroHenrique-vs3mf11 ай бұрын
Yeah! We need an Emboar special
@ARana-om7tm11 ай бұрын
It’s just the world champ difference
@sptflcrw85838 ай бұрын
That's cuz Wolfey is cracked, Emboar still sucks
@jjtheenton11 ай бұрын
I need regular Swampert to be given Swift Swim. Free my boy, he deserves it.
@ratman420011 ай бұрын
even with that it'd be meh, gets blasted by rain itself, can't wallbreak effectively and can't revenge cause its speed would still be low.
@bgc011 ай бұрын
Give swampert sap sipper
@flallana1811 ай бұрын
Poison heal would be pretty crazy
@aghadlarhen939711 ай бұрын
@@ratman4200 Swampert is so close to greatness but kinda like Garchomp, GF refuses to give it the things it needs to shine. For now, it really only needs access to good recovery and strong priority. If Swampert got access to Palafin's Jet Punch and Recover (or even Life Dew), it could fill a role. An ability change in the same vein as Empoleon would be nice but what would we even give him?: - Swift Swim would be great just like the Mega. (Not a fan of this, too reliant on rain) - Water Veil to prevent burns. (Least good) - Adaptability to increase it's wall-breaking potential. (My personal pick) - Regenerator/Water Absorb or Dry Skin would be completely nuts.
@grifffourn820011 ай бұрын
@@bgc0this is the way. Unironically, Sap Sipper Swampert wouldn't even be broken imo. It'd be pretty damn good as a Trick Room sweeper. If given Ice Spinner(which it should be) it'd become a counter to Amoongus. But, I don't think it would be too powerful. With Ogerpon existing, Swampert is completely unviable.
@fatalissplaysgames850211 ай бұрын
Incineroar is so good that an entire meta game revolves around it. Its like if you dont have incin your instantly at a huge disadvantage
@deyesed11 ай бұрын
Every meta it's been a part of
@mihneaiordan18135 ай бұрын
@@deyesed it's won every worlds it's been legal for
@joshuawittenberg89757 ай бұрын
I love the casual "This won worlds btw" at 13:54
@Shadow_WalkerX-4511 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to see Iron Hands vs Incin on every team in VGC after the second part of the DLC comes out
@zombielynx2111 ай бұрын
Brian Hands and Incineroar for tag champs.
@Han_Niche11 ай бұрын
Make love not war
@sanelu94911 ай бұрын
they can’t breed tho
@Endershock167811 ай бұрын
@@sanelu949 Brian Hands will find a way.
@Han_Niche11 ай бұрын
@@Endershock1678Love (and turn 1 Fake Out) finds a way
@notafan557311 ай бұрын
Give Meganium Revival Blessing and Regenerator, and it'd be a VGC staple. Not only would those TWO things make it viable, but they're also thematically fitting (all of Meganium's dex entries talk about how it revives dead plants just by breathing on them). And it wouldn't be out shone by Amoongus, coz they're both doing different (all be it similar) things. Both want to support the team, but Amoongus does so by disrupting your opponent (Spore, Rage Powder). Meganium would greatly increase the longevity of your team via Revival Blessing, Aromatherapy, Heal Pulse, and Screens (yeah, Meg can be a screen setter). Now combine all that with Intimidate spam. It even gets Helping Hand.
@yungmuney590311 ай бұрын
Flower veil would be sick too if only it worked on any types than just grass
We all know the best starter is the eevee from let’s go
@Dr._is_sleepy11 ай бұрын
Baddy Bad
@madysonandres957111 ай бұрын
@@Dr._is_sleepy Glitzy Glow
@ItsDaNewGuy11 ай бұрын
Nah. Eevee sucks. Same with its evos. The best starter is 100% Rattata. We all know this, Youngster Joey's Rattata is a god-killer
@farhidf.124211 ай бұрын
@@madysonandres9571Freezy Frost
@HeliumHasPassed11 ай бұрын
@@ItsDaNewGuy never forget the pichu from Pokémon ranger
@jormungardwe11 ай бұрын
after empoleon buff it really fells like a great pokemon hopefully Swampert can get something usefull insteady of damp.
@TaLeng202311 ай бұрын
Yeah. After losing its mega, they should have given it a better HA.
@kailesperance19223 ай бұрын
Maybe Regenerator or Water Absorb
@KiwyGal11 ай бұрын
The Times™ 1:28 Mega Blaziken 2:37 Serperior 3:16 Mega Swampert 4:21 Empoleon 4:26 Cinderace 5:27 The Paldean Pals :3 (Meowscarada & Skeledirge) 6:40 Primarina 8:07 Venusaur 9:34 Charizard 11:45 Rillaboom 13:00 Incineroar Remember to hydrate and stuff
@isaaclim864511 ай бұрын
Im not even into competitive or anything but Incineroar and Rillaboom are my fav starters of their respective gens design wise. So it's cool to know that they're great in VGC too
@RealShades711 ай бұрын
Just a little correction: Greninja did have a lot of placements in gen 6 and gen 7
@sptflcrw85838 ай бұрын
Not really
@chaos_magician668911 ай бұрын
NGL, didn’t know about the Water Perish Song from Primarina. The more you know
@naeshaunedwards773111 ай бұрын
I can’t wait for a lot of these starters to come back. Also Incineroar is probably going to look cool with the SV textures, and maybe look something like how he looks in Smash. Also, I really wish Sceptile could be in these list for once 😭 I really hope GF stop disrespecting Sceptile, and at least attempt to try to make it good like they did with the Sinnoh starters. Switch it’s attack stats, give it a better ability, add the dragon typing l, something 😭 (also I know Mega Sceptile has the dragon typing, but normal Sceptile getting that means draco meteor)
@jazzercise30011 ай бұрын
I love seeing the difference between singles and doubles. I swear almost every pokemon has a tier to shine in over the course of nine generations.
@supermannygamer20038 ай бұрын
Imagine intimidate incineroar is in Legends Z and he has to go up against all the new megas.... OR HE GETS A MEGA FORM AND BECOMES THE NEW CHARIZARD
@cadensmith135911 ай бұрын
I just find it funny that the buff Tony the Tiger-esque wrestler cat isn’t a slower, hard hitting choice band user but instead found a role as a do-it-all support pivot tool and gamefreak probably intended for it to be a mid tier attacker but just leaned into what it’s niche turned out to be which is how it ended up getting intimidate and parting shot later on
@GravityIsFalling11 ай бұрын
There is no way they didn’t design it to be a intimidate fake out pivot
@Endershock167811 ай бұрын
It makes sense if you consider what Incineroar is. He's a wrestling heel. He's not there to win, he's there to play the villain, put on a show, rile up the crowd, and be a menace. Hence why things like Intimidate, Parting Shot, and Fake Out work so well with him.
@son_of_the_heavymetal11428 ай бұрын
He's a wrestler. Him being able to tag out with a move and get something when he tags in is pretty on character.
@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan11 ай бұрын
Im genuinely excited to maybe try Contrary Serperior in SV
@DannysParadise11 ай бұрын
Oh boy, I can't wait to see what moxie boosted says about my favorite Pokémon Empoleon 😄 Edit: Oh.
@Funghios3 ай бұрын
Strongest Fire Starter: Incineroar Strongest Grass Starter: Tera Grass Incineroar Strongest Water Starter: Tera Water Incineroar
@TheMacroShow11 ай бұрын
Did Greninja see no results at all??
@MoxieBoosted11 ай бұрын
Yo! Love ur apex stuff. Greninja saw *some* Gen 6 results but nothing major enough for me to feel it had enough of a niche to include. That being said it'd probably be the next one I'd add to the vid
@Elaydzha11 ай бұрын
a wild macro appears
@whitneylexington77829 ай бұрын
Hi maccy waccy
@lesterdoctor1935 ай бұрын
Sadly our ninja boy didn't much have use in VGC unlike in Singles/Smogon
@MCWSam11 ай бұрын
Glad to have my boy Swampert back for the DLC. Would be great if they give it some buff this gen.
@The_Wuss6 ай бұрын
I have a soft spot for cinderace as it was my first starter, so much so it’s on my comp team and I love how viable he is today with his glass cannon archetype
@The_Wuss6 ай бұрын
Me personally I use him in tandem with Garg to be setup shutdown, and an overall check for any setup mons
@natecgames46128 ай бұрын
My favorite thing about this video is that the vast majority of Rillaboom teams that you show off have Incineroar in them.
@shaykhmhssi324611 ай бұрын
RIP Meowscarada, Meta for one format
@zaleww58245 ай бұрын
If only it could get parting shot tho
@twistedvtuber989411 ай бұрын
We all know its gonna be incineroar, so lets see the honorable mentions
@kaylathompson955511 ай бұрын
Got jumpscared by the random acknowledgement of my boy Bisharp, hes always had random niches and Im surprised to see one of them was him being paired with the Uber singles god Blaziken
@zacemerzian407311 ай бұрын
Hey Moxie! I'm the one that made the format tier list template you showed that split up VGC 2018 into the pre- and post-Incineroar. That was a very conscious decision based on how it felt to me at the time. I expected some backlash about that, but I was pretty surprised that basically everyone seemed to agree with me.
@almightykreeper11 ай бұрын
I love the occasional use of Smash Incineroar footage. Like it’s not too much to bring it out of being about the Pokemon games but enough to show Incineroar acting the way it should.
@psych053611 ай бұрын
You missed Infernape - its pretty power crept these days but it had usage in older generations as a fast Fake Out + Feint sash mon with Overheat and Close Combat to do pretty good damage Blastoise has also had real niches in VGC
@joshyotoast11 ай бұрын
Im convinced incineroar was buffed in gen 8 just because it was in smash ultimate 😂
@jmurray111011 ай бұрын
Coincidentally they are both superb in doubles and digs gif in singles in both games
@kyallon121310 ай бұрын
Part of me wonders if the reason they wound up making gren so insane in gen 6 was because they knew it was being added in smash 4 before XY came out
@joshyotoast10 ай бұрын
@@kyallon1213 very possible, they was probably planning to push greninja so makes sense
@dafonz771611 ай бұрын
I like how incineroar was at least on every single competitive team 😂
@-libertyprimev1-9028 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: Swampert still has the Highest Base Stat Total of any starter, at 535, beating out Delphox and Infernape by 1 Point! This holds true for Mega Starters as well, Mega Swampert's at 635, beating out Both Mega Charizards by again 1 Point! Truly, Mudkip Stocks are unrivaled.
@cmpork71458 ай бұрын
Ya know Incineroar is coming out on top when ya see his mug pop up even when talking about the accomplishment of other mons lol
@0liviaSama11 ай бұрын
Cant believe you forgot to mention Quaquaval it literally got top 8 at the Hartford PC at the regional event in 2023... the gay duck will never be forgotten, or sadly used
@juliansutton-o8k5 ай бұрын
"the gay duck" is crazy
@Brawneteer7 ай бұрын
Incineroar for VGC, Blaziken for singles.
@BubblesTheAmoeba11 ай бұрын
was really expecting Gren and Infernape atleast mentioned
@HeartOfClod11 ай бұрын
If this was for Singles, for sure, but this is for VGC, so that's why they don't show up!
@sinnohperson881311 ай бұрын
@@HeartOfClodinfernape got two world top3 placing and consistent regional placing More than blaziken
@pabs35611 ай бұрын
Grass types are always my starter, but I'm glad litten has been the only one to almost surpass the gens grass starter... would've liked it more if it wasnt for incineroar's interactions in the anime (greabbing litten by the head almost killing it)
@thebee03208 ай бұрын
The better question is what is the third best starter? Incineroar is obviously a cut above the rest and there's also a pretty clear gap between rillaboom and the rest.
@JaWick_WitaStick2 ай бұрын
I would say it depends on the format. It general I would say it was gmax venusaur, but with no niche I would say it meowsacrada now. Flowertrick is simply op.
@sumfyrmin472211 ай бұрын
7:20 So you’re telling me that Primarina Perish Song + Wellspring Ogerpon is a thing?
@syan224011 ай бұрын
I really hope you keep the brian hands sponsor even after SV is over
@AuraStrikeAce11 ай бұрын
I don't play competitively, but if I did, and had the choice to use Primarina or Tapu Fini, I'd always choose Primarina, since I just love her that much, and she's my fave Starter. Same goes for me using Meowscarada or Serperior over the other Grass types, since they're my two favorite Grass Starters, and also Cinderace over the other Fire types, being my number 1 favorite Fire Starter. And for the opposite reason, I would never use Incineroar, Rillaboom, or Venusaur, because I don't like them very much.
@JZeraGren11 ай бұрын
I think Cinderace's fall off in VGC was intentional to resemble soccer players
@devranyilmaz98066 ай бұрын
Depends on the “strength” you’re looking for. If you’re looking for pure aggression, Protean and Libero starters are very good. Of course, they’ll fold to any meaningful damage against them or crumple against hard walls, but generally have tools to reposition and come in to exploit weaknesses later.
@SJrad11 ай бұрын
Incineroar is to vgc as lando-T is to smogon OU (pre-gen9). Both are the most common in their respective formats and aren’t considered overpowered
@the_godbodor702611 ай бұрын
Anyone else hyped for Incineroar's return in the Indigo Disk? :]
@FutureOverYou11 ай бұрын
Nah man. Shit is gonna be everywhere again.
@hamburger620911 ай бұрын
I thought you would mention that mega Zard y won world in either junior or senior division in 2014 i believe, and Venusaur won in 2022 in either junior or senior division
@YourLocalZoroark11 ай бұрын
Incineroar will be on starter ranking videos by default honestly.
@dive.cats-11 ай бұрын
i remember seeing a short where someone said that even if your fire type slot was taken by another pokemon you could still just run incineroar anyway
@Defaultnoobisme11 ай бұрын
Incineroar + iron gonna go crazy reg f
@UnwantedGhost1-anz2511 ай бұрын
Rillaboom amd Charizard were so immense that the Pokémon Journeys anime perfectly portrayed how overpowered they were. Leon's team specifically.
@aesir74811 ай бұрын
The better question really is which is the second best starter
@CJdoesntlikehandles11 ай бұрын
my only problem with incineroar is that torracat is just so much cooler
@iancastro132711 ай бұрын
Extremely excited for ma boi incineroar to do his comeback
@m.m.289711 ай бұрын
My sweet boy Typhlosion, I am so sorry you will never be enough 😔
@DierraveN8 ай бұрын
Me watching this 16 minute video knowing god damn well the answer
@meatwad713311 ай бұрын
That tortera shade at the start felt lil personal to me 😂
@MunchyCrunchy4311 ай бұрын
Swampert doesn’t have mixed attacker syndrome lmao it’s special attack just isn’t really low
@cabbalage772911 ай бұрын
That Torterra dig at the beginning just made you a lifelong enemy!
@braydenosland93388 ай бұрын
Holy based, is that smash 64 hitstun sfx?
@cyberrb2511 ай бұрын
Sad we're not having videos about Incineroar 37 in Gen IX. Those videos were fun.
@leonardobarbosatelles277911 ай бұрын
Whenever I think of Incineroar my mental image of reference is simply Rath from Ben 10, being a big ass fighter ask cat. Whenever I think of it returning I picture Incin screaming to the top of its lungs “LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING VIDEO GAME CHAMPIONSHIPS THAT I’VE BEEN RELENTLESSLY DOMINATING FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS OR SO… INCIN WILL DOMINATE YOU!!!!!”
@johnpaulcross42411 ай бұрын
Bro dropping heat in the middle of December 😩
@turtlenator624911 ай бұрын
Didn't Blastoise at least win Junior Worlds in 2022?
@CarlJoshuaPornelos11 ай бұрын
Buff the starters give : Maganium regenerator plus support moves Sceptile, swapt it's attack with it's sp attack Swampert, sap zipper or swift swim
@liberalstchenel59611 ай бұрын
they should buff the old pokemon, givve regular swampert swift swim
@FlygonkingVGC11 ай бұрын
Incineroar with rilla in second video over
@kirk564911 ай бұрын
I dont play in any tournaments but all of my friends play and we are pretty competitive with each other. Ive had massive success with incineroar. I never thought to use Venasaur because on paper he looks so weak. Maybe i need to give him a chance. I cant wait to see who you have as the top 3.
@Squishyboyseth11 ай бұрын
still upset that I had to deal with 10+ years of the Samurott line being treated terribly in every facet of the franchise, and was rewarded with an effective replacement that still isn’t good in VGC with the original getting nothing.
@sprinklesmckincles72611 ай бұрын
The Pokémon company treated the gen 5 starters very dirty honestly. Even serperior, the one that is considered the best, it’s still not as good as others. All 3 of my boys need some more love
@Squishyboyseth11 ай бұрын
@@sprinklesmckincles726^absolutely agree. justice for the gen 5 starters 😔
@swampat409311 ай бұрын
I mean at least it's good in singles.
@Squishyboyseth11 ай бұрын
@@swampat4093 still, it’s a particularly bad example of a regional form just being a replacement instead of an effective sidegrade with distinct niches. the original Samurott is barely good in PU now, let alone in VGC. There’s no reason Torterra should get Shell Smash and Empoleon should get an actual ability while anyone who wants to transfer up their original Samurott has to deal with the fact it gets neither, and it can’t do anything to distinguish itself from its regional form that probably won’t continue to be included in the games after this gen.
@sprinklesmckincles72611 ай бұрын
@@Squishyboyseth I've noticed that gamefreak seems to like always try to brush gen 5 in general under the rug. Idk, maybe that's too tinfoil haty
@redleaf494111 ай бұрын
Everybody knows meganium is wayyyyyyy too op, Definitely needs a nerf!
@booradley68325 ай бұрын
Everytime I look at competitive pokemon and think it looks fun, like just something to play for enjoyment and not even dream of the top level, I just look at Incineroar getting parting shot and realize there are games companies that make games that actually want to be competitively played out there. What is it? Its sofa king, stupid.
@kevinsapokguy10 ай бұрын
As a person that doesn’t play VGC this was v entertaining and well explained
@epicwuexcaliburumbra173611 ай бұрын
Torchic is my favorite starter of all time but man incineroar really wasint sugercoating it with intimidation and fake out.
@ishdidndn5644 ай бұрын
The fact that this video isn’t a still image of incineroar for 15 minutes is a crime
@ExperimenturalVideos11 ай бұрын
I still use Venusaur but as a surprise staller midteam with protect/leech seed/giga drain/substitute tbh
@EclipseEH11 ай бұрын
Everyone knew the answer before even clicking the video. And in the indigo disk, the king will return!! 🔥
@s1nth_8 ай бұрын
Anyone know which worlds game has the Incineroar snatching Snorlax's belly drum? That sounds like the funniest thing to watch
@czagarella11 ай бұрын
I have spot for my first pokemon line the soigatio line
@_fendiman9711 ай бұрын
I feel like with tera, blaziken could make a comeback in OU imo
@Endershock167811 ай бұрын
Isn’t it Ubers?
@_fendiman9711 ай бұрын
@@Endershock1678 yes but with everything that’s running around in Ubers especially urshifu rapid strike it would get destroyed even with protect
@SpectorLKM11 ай бұрын
@@Endershock1678 Mega Blaziken is UBERS in National Dex. Base Blaziken isn't UBERS in gen 8 or National Dex. Mainly because even with plus 2 swords dance it lacks the damage output. Plus it has moves lot issues. It wants SD for damage, Protect to gain early speed boost, flare blitz and cc for stab damage, but also wants thunder punch and earthquake for coverage. It kinda just loses to whatever the bulky water type is, whether that be Dondozo, Slpwbro, or Toxapex.
@SpectorLKM11 ай бұрын
@@_fendiman97 It's main problem would actually be the fact it's utterly outclassed by Koraidon. Shifu Rapid also isn't that good in UBERS.
Let's be honest, everyone who knows competitive Pokemon knew Incineroar was gonna be number one
@archiemm64911 ай бұрын
Dam Embore out here catching strays even tho it got sixth at 2011 worlds🤣
@pokatana413011 ай бұрын
Incineroar and Rillaboom have to be my favorite starters competitively. I'm curious how good Incineroar will be now that the Clear Amulet item it out and its interactions with Hisuian Arcanine. I know it WILL be good, but will it start to dip?
@IncineRand11 ай бұрын
Absolutely not; first off, Clear Amulet is a decent item but any offensively inclined Pokemon that could theoretically make use of it would much rather use a power-boosting move or survival tool. I daresay Clear Amulet is a noob trap. Second, H-Arcanine and Incineroar are WORLDS apart in terms of what they add to a team; H-Arcanine relies on STAB Rock Slide and ExtremeSpeed priority to pressure opponents while Incineroar (as stated in this video and countless others) is the ultimate Swiss army knife of support Pokemon with Fake Out and pivoting, something neither Arcanine form can boast. The Heel Pokemon will dominate VGC as it has for two generations straight especially not that it has a new toy in Terastallization to play with.
@Endershock167811 ай бұрын
@@IncineRand Clear Amulet is definitely not a noob trap. A lot of really skilled players who have made pretty decent placings have used Clear Amulet on the likes of Lando, Iron Hands, and in one really odd case, their Rillaboom. One even got top 8 with Clear Amulet Iron Hands. I wouldn't be surprised to see it hit top 8 again, considering it blocks both intimidate and parting shot. That said, I do agree its still gonna be a pretty niche item. While it is very good, since after an intimidate, you're better off running that than say, Life Orb or even Choice Band, there aren't that many good users of it in the format rn. Lando needs Scarf, Hands wants AV, Rillaboom doesn't need to deal much damage anyways, Chien Pao REALLY needs Sash, Ogerpon can't hold it unless you're running Grass, in which case you want scope lens, Roaring Moon usually wants speed booster, Dragonite has inner focus anyways, and Arcanine is not outputting any sort of threatening damage without band (even though clear amulet is better after a single Intimidate). Second, while I do agree Arcanine H and Incin fill ENTIRELY different roles, they do still both take a slot as intimidating fire types on a team, so I wouldn't be surprised to see a team maybe run Arcanine over Incineroar, in the sense of 90% of teams will having Incineroar, and then 10% will have Arcanine.
@kailesperance19223 ай бұрын
What happened: VGC players: OMG this stupid cat keeps intimidating my physical attackers! Game Freak: The clear amulet gives you clear body Incineroar: “Clicks will-o-wisp”
@tahamohammad88429 ай бұрын
I’m kinda shocked greninja wasn’t mentioned here given that it was liter banned to ubers once it got gunk shot in ORAS and Ash greninja tore up OU in Gen 7, literally having a higher special attack stat than kyogre.
@MoxieBoosted9 ай бұрын
VGC video
@njivwathomassilavwe205611 ай бұрын
Hey Serperior got at least some success that's more than some other starters can say so I'm happy
@armorbearer970211 ай бұрын
As a Blastoise fan, I am sad that the shellfish did not have the success of its fellow Kanto starters.
@Elite_Teach11 ай бұрын
Hisuian Samurott: allow me to introduce myself
@cameron85235 ай бұрын
Pretty sure emboar got second or won a world championship on a trick room team
@MoxieBoosted5 ай бұрын
Ur thinking of the wolfey team that gor top 16 or 8 I think
@MeFreedyfazbeaez4 ай бұрын
It was at 6 place and that the only times he saw play
@Argonaut06028 ай бұрын
I love pokemon these conversations are awesome
@noperope72611 ай бұрын
You thought I wouldn't notice the shiny nope rope(serperior)
@Beansantoast2 ай бұрын
I'm so mad that primarina still doesn't get the 1.2 or 1.3 boost in liquid voice and boomburst
@RevvySD11 ай бұрын
The real best starter was the friends we made along the way
@TheTumbleFever11 ай бұрын
Meganium is the best hands down still. I have faith.