Why Castform is #1 in This Competitive Format.

Pokemon Competitive Singles in Gen 3 is a real treat. Castform was a Pokemon designed to showcase the all new concept of Weather Synergy. While this Pokemon isn't very good in most formats, down in the ZU tier Castform is King.
70 Stats across the board is actually very good for ZU. And in this format, nothing else can match the Versatility and sheer Power of Castform.
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[@Glidus]

CASTFORM IS AN INTERESTING POKEMON

[@SantosOverlord]

he should be updated to get a stat boost with weather effect, bonus points if they change depending on the type

[@jamethlawthon5602]

it's not a horse

[@TheJesterElectronic]

This guy was designed to showcase the all-new concept of weather synergy in the gen 3 games.

[@nourizz]

This is a certified Hail Yeah moment

[@mystora7159]

​@@TheJesterElectroniccastform has 3 different forms depending on the active weather effect

[@Super_Top_Secret_Area]

The fact that Castform doesn't have a sandstorm form must mean that even the devs at Game Freak were afraid of its perfect synergy with Tyranitar.

[@Xtreme24Overlord]

Its based on a water molecule, so it makes sense not to have a sandstorm form.

[@nettieklok5952]

Then why does it have a sun form?

[@WilliamUpperCool]

steam probably@@nettieklok5952

[@kfirnachum4928]

​@@nettieklok5952 since its liquid in rain,solid in hail and gas in sun

[@AevitosTrath]

​@@kfirnachum4928I wish people would stop using this argument

[@ellytrabread]

My favorite sentence from this video is "although sunflora is not as immediately threatening as horsea or seaking"

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

Have you seen that things Special Attack? It's crazy!!

[@marcogheri7190]

“Skiploom is a cool chrolophyll user that I’ve been experimenting with.” Pretty sure this has been said for the first time in human history.

[@jimothycool]

That's true innovation.

[@furiouscorgi6614]

Actually iirc someone ran it in a VGC 2023 Sun team

[@melikmourali2072]

I played Jim on the ZU ladder and got obliterated by sleep powder + leech + sub Skiploom. Skiploom is no joke folks

[@protocetid]

Skiploom is cool, but is it Jimothy Cool?

[@etymonlegomenon931]

Insane that Castform can beat powerful competitive staples like Horsea, Voltorb, and Skiploom.

[@Sam-tl4ho]

Sadly it cant beat caterpie, is just way too broken

[@yungmuney5903]

Don't downplay my boi Ralts.

[@ultimapower6950]

How will we ever deal with the competitive menace known as TYROUGE?????

[@allihavearepasta-basedthou2890]

​@@Sam-tl4hoCaterpie beats Deoxys-A on the switch in. Caterpie's a menace. This is insane.

[@aapb100]

My favorite thing about videos describing ZU and PU is when people unironically say stuff like “it’s great coverage for the sweeper horsea that every team needs to be prepared for”

[@LeifsLittleLuxuryHell]

Ohoho its better when you get to SU and IU (unnoficcial fan teirs below ZU) where people unironically say things like "illumise is the best special attack revenge killer" and "leichi reversal ratatta should be banned"

[@1BlueYoshi]

A lot of the footage of this tier makes it just look like Castform bullying Little Cup pokemon lol

[@jimothycool]

Aipom and Nose pass are respectable, fully evolved Pokemon.

[@thereaIitsybitsyspider]

A true menace to puppies, flowers, and baby sea creatures everywhere

[@rotem6033]

Aipom with it's 85 base speed is the Aerodactyl of this format LMAO

[@petrie911]

Castform should get an evolution, both so that its gimmick can be on a Pokemon with usable stats and so that base Castform can be legal in Little Cup.

[@dylangardinerthesmollestbo7902]

Unironically base 70 in every stat is a lot in lc Edit: it has ok speed, decent atk/spa and good bulk for offensive mon. If it was added it would likely be high tier or potentially banned

[@owenaspinall2046]

​@@dylangardinerthesmollestbo7902yeah, same bst as ponyta with great coverage and damage potential

[@leonardobarbosatelles2779]

I believe other reasons as to Hail Castform being worse are Weather Ball not getting further boosted by weather like in Sun or Rain, and the lack of a super powerful coverage option that benefits from weather, like Sun (Solar Beam) and Rain (Thunder) have

[@Isabelle-mp8rk]

and 100% accurate blizzards don't exist yet either which if they did would overpower weather ball anyway

[@Eroil]

There aren't really any hail abusers besides castform either

[@patrickburton1401]

It also doesn’t give a weather boost to the STAB like the other two weathers.

[@EvansMine]

Iron fellow is close to discovering the real world?! This is insane

[@DoctorTomm]

Experts have analysed that castform has a perfect blob shape, making it a menace to ZU gamers. This is insane

[@Harmless_Music]

Castform was the MVP of my single player Emerald playthrough when I was a younger kid, clutching out versus Winona and other central NPC's. Glad my baby boy is getting some spotlight in ZU as the Landorus-Therian of the format

[@chess_fella]

Castform is an interesting Pokémon.

[@aaronsalim1904]

This guy was designed to showcase the all new concept of weather synergy in the gen 3 games.

[@Kenny-Blankenship]

Castform has 3 different forms depending on the active weather effect.

[@dhaniyalageel1792]

A Sun form, Rain form and Hail form, each with a different type.

[@Mr.Sax.]

It should get a +20 buff on every stat

[@jimtsap04]

And let it automatically set weather based on which weather rock it holds

[@sekaihunter9378]

​@@jimtsap04Bro would literally powercreep every weather setters known to man. Torkoal? Drown. Pelipper? Fried. Abomasnow? Melt.

[@NasJuiced]

@@sekaihunter9378i think pelipper would still be better cuz of better typing + u-turn. torkoal prolly better still cuz of it’s utility moves

[@sekaihunter9378]

@NasJuiced you probably don't realize how busted Castform's movepool is. It gets BoltBeam coverage, Defog to clear hazard, Scald and Hurricane, which never miss in the rain (so everything Pelipper had), Tailwind, Icy Wind and Thunder Wave for speed control, Clear Smog to reset stats,...(well, most of these are egg moves and move tutor moves in US/UM, but still)

[@jimtsap04]

@@sekaihunter9378 you forget how great the other's movepools are, ninetails pelipper and torkoal would still be better for most teams and if it's too much you can bump down the stat buff a bit

[@dzigayu4944]

"Rain teams can *abuse* Swift Swim Pokémon like Horsea and Seaking"

[@jimothycool]

This is the funniest format.

[@vera-ej6kj]

Castform is an interesting Pokémon. This is insane.

[@king_slimy8859]

And thank you as well to everyone who has donated to my Gen 3 OU tournament, ADV Revival.

[@eeveewithcoffee9554]

This sounds like a mix between Gen 3 OU and the weather wars of later gens. Definitely would give this a try

[@dadiscoverychannel]

Castform is a dominant lifeform in the ADV ZU format.

[@leonardobarbosatelles2779]

I guess ADV ZU’s fast pace is like Little Cup’s. Tho the level difference means Mons are able to take hits better, the defensive stats don’t reach as high as other formats, meaning offense is still mostly more powerful

[@Zeppeli0]

Castform in Gen 3 ZU is INSANE, it helped me though so many battles, the tier does not have bulk to deal with their Weather Balls

[@durk8892]

I always thought castform was an epic Pokemon. Great to see he can shine somewhere with his balls

[@diogenesenuts]

The fact that Iron Fellow doesn’t fit neatly in the form of a vessel, such as a cup and or mug, is quite reassuring. Thank you.

[@jimothycool]

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[@pmahcgop6693]

This is insane!

[@jj-ms6od]

Castform dominating in ZU against NFEs

[@jimothycool]

Nosepass is fully evolved and yet Castform stands tall.

[@DisastrousIntentionally]

Gen 3 ZU has been a very fun format to dabble in. I've had solid success with a speedy substitute spam team and a strange balanced team I threw together. Have seen many cool sets, Castform in a way is almost like ZU's Celebi with how well rounded and versatile it is.

[@AngryAyrab]

Castform is my favorite phallic looking Pokémon.

[@ClassicsManWithAPlan]

loved this video! would love to see more covered of past UU and RU formats.

[@brendan5260]

Hoenn is the place where weather is respected, and feared. There’s so much symbolism around the connection between people and Pokémon, the effect they both have on the world, and the effects caused by the world itself. Castform may not look like much, that’s the point. It’s a representation of the weather itself. Something underestimated because of its every day nature despite the danger it presents. That’s why it’s hidden away in the back of the region, only given to you once you’ve started noticing that symbolism.

[@pray4boris]

So much potential though! What is he ??? Why is he so unique compared to the other pokemon of the world ? What secrets are yet to be revealed about castform… so unique

[@casperverbergify]

Just wanted to say i really appreciate your consistent use of Old school maplestory OST in your videos

[@gambleralex5083]

Gen 3 Zu was so fun to play

[@spoopa7733]

I always see people say how they should have given Castform an ability to let him set the weather, and I feel like they are missing the point Castform wasn't just designed as a weather Pokemon, it was meant to be a weather Pokemom that with it's ability and Weather Ball could adapt to the weather changing on the fly, so it's cool that on at least one format this vision got realized The idea wasn't bad, Castform just gets betrayed by his mediocre stats, perhaps in another world where he is a baby legendary

[@azeria1]

I think castform would be cool is if you had a weather setting move in the first slot it would auto set that weather and change form

[@nimbus7727]

I remember back in Gen 6 PU making a rain team around Castform and it performed surprisingly well! It’s given me a soft spot for the water molecule.

[@FLITTLEFANATIC]

Lovely video, would like to mention that Onix actually is the usual Sun lead you'll find in ADV ZU with an Endure + Salac Berry set aimed to either take a special hit and Sunny Day or leverage its good physical bulk alongside decent speed to get a Sunny Day off and explode. ADV ZU is a wonderful format, there are many viable options in the tier. Every teamstyle is just about viable and you can build just about anything you want and it will be viable while using Pokemon who you almost never see in competitive formats like Delibird, Castform, Aipom, some dominant NFE's like Lileep and Wailmer while also some more niche Pokemon like Geodude, Natu, Dratini, and Larvitar.

[@Aoi_Tori_]

You can choose to invest in Special Attack and Speed and use it as a Speedy special attacker.

[@NightSkyNyx]

Perhaps a bit unrelated to the topic itself, but I have to say I love the old school RuneScape music used for this video lol Other than that though, I quite like Castform, even before it gained more popularity due to certain KZbinrs being big fans of it lol. I wish it got some kind of later evolution to improve its stats though as well as a sandstorm form

[@willow1601]

I’ve been saying on every castform video I see to make an evolution that changes types based on terrains as well as weather. And give it access to all moves that interact with terrain and weather (like rototiller, blizzard, rising voltage, and grassy glide)

[@WeWontGoAlone]

Great video Jim! I really enjoyed the videos where you presented a pokemon and then commentated a match of yours with them. Any plans to bring that back?

[@joefarrow1599]

Yay Porygon! The first type changing pokemon!

[@annaangelic2318]

You should have signed up for the ADV ZU spotlight tour! It’s a lot of fun and I really enjoy ADV ZU. The ladder tournament based on ADV ZU will also be very excited. However, ADV ZU is not usage-based like you mention in your video. ZU is viability based and drew on the ADV PU VR several years ago. Castform is definitely one of the strongest Pokemon in this format. Normal-types are naturally very good in lower tiers because Normal-type resists become much more scarce.

[@gtothee5723]

3:45 okay Mr. Jimothy we see what you did there

[@kyleheck5363]

I adore weird pokemon tiers where shit like aipom is a genuine threat

[@PedroHenrique-vs3mf]

Yooo this tier sounds sick! Gotta try

[@vossboss220]

Now imagine if castform had actual stats

[@youssefsemlali7075]

You always know the right pokemon to talk about!

[@SuperZilla45]

Once i subscribed castform came down from the heavens and scared that iron fellow away with its sun boosted weather ball, thank you

[@BigDeetz]

New castform evolution/ability: sets the first weather condition in its movepool on switch in.

[@lektornese]

the outro song is still a banger

[@lottabee]

Aipom is the Aerodactyl of ADV ZU

[@DarkAuraLord]

"Skiploom is a cool chlorophyll user that I've been experimenting with" If this was anyone but Jimothy, I would call IMMEDIATE cap, but I actually believe he's the type of mf to be theorycrafting in fucking gen 3 ZU 😂

[@hps362]

2:19 No way. Is this the bit you were talking about in that one tweet? "You can invest in special attack and speed and act as a speedy special attacker"

[@Kronos327]

Wonder why there’s no sandstorm form

[@jimothycool]

That's a blunder they'll never atone for.

[@venced0r5]

Castform's ability is basically protean at home

[@iggysentyou]

I loved tiershift format back in Gen 5 in which I enjoyed a hail/rain double weather team featuring articuno. Castform could have been an interesting choice I didn't consider at the time.

[@corywest6224]

I feel like we’re being teased for an Iron Fellow plush doll. This is insane

[@shanefoster2132]

Baited us with the ZU tier technicality. This is insane.

[@Piggly8w8]

I saw the title and had to double check that it wasn’t April somehow

[@milesmcallister8542]

Get this to Mikey

[@protocetid]

I’d like to hear more about ZU

[@KaosKittyStudios]

I've always been curious how castform wpuld have performed as a flat 100 base stat 'legendary'. Doubt it would have been game changing but I have always wanted it to be better. Pretty cool learning about a format that it is very strong in

[@timothyvandyke9511]

I still can't believe they didn't give our boi a sand form

[@azeria1]

Iron fellow is going to end up being a piggy bank merch I can tell

[@joaonogueira3952]

I watched so much adv revival I didn't even realize this is gen 3 ZU until half way through.

[@dngx04]

Yo jimothycool do you do team reviews/critiques, got an OU team that I've made pretty far with, want to try and improve it

[@ChumpstickCharlie]

Castform really proving himself to be a force of nature is always nice to see

[@zilosis3794]

Don't let this distract you from castform-acidrain form, biding their time while everyone is distracted by the dissapearance of iron mugulous.

[@polydipsiac]

Aww I forgot how much i loved my castform. Little teru teru bozu

[@melikmourali2072]

Onix is also very fun to use ZU. You can use it to revenge kill, wall Normal types and even trade with Explosion !

[@ctv186]

Let's saw Iron Fellow makes it into the real world, what form would it take? A plush perhaps?

[@thiizel_9693]

i adored the video

[@Mepphy99]

i Wish castform had an Evolution or someway to make use of forecast because damn It is a really cool gimmick

[@MioTheRaccoon]

Happy M&JTv noises

[@ie2304]

I sense an @MandJTV reaction to this in the near future.

[@zeusoi2854]

He absolutely needs to

[@Gamingslave]

Its water form reminds me of the rain drop nano bots from that power puff girl episode

[@AI-DreigonGPT]

The Pokémon that only me and Mandjtv Love

[@zeusoi2854]

@Mandjtv gonna love a react to this. Castform. GOOD!

[@cynamothcyclopsyt]

Can we get a hail yeah for castform?

[@armorelarmadura7807]

Really is a shame that slush rush and snow warning were so late to the party, hail really got the short end of the weather stick in gen 3

[@BWoodRap]

What about running light screen on Voltorb? After setting up rain, set up a light screen before exploding? Unless you're at risk of being KOed before you get the screen up, that is. I don't think he learns reflect in gen 3.

[@marcshade9916]

I have been playing around with this format I'm personally a big Cubone fan

[@billybones6463]

Hmm "Ball-chin" is good this generation? That's my boy! (strokes chin]

[@ecstaticwooper368]

This format is basically just gen 3 LC new Castform mode

[@GuyFromCanada]

Castform? This is insane, this is insane, this is insane? This is insane.

[@robertm5110]

This is for MandJTV. Hail yeah!

[@Lowkey-009]

big yellow was right…. any pokemon is cooking somewhere

[@sketchydude8431]

Now to find where Luvdisk is cooking

[@Lowkey-009]

@@sketchydude8431 uh…good luck with that man😭

[@Dictionary_Remix]

ITS TIME MY CASTFRIENDS

[@diamonddudeygo]

Castform is an interesting Pokémon

[@bp3062]

Mr. Cool I am a ZU councilmen who has written a bunch of the analysis and the Article of ADV ZU. If you ever want help building or need games I am always available

[@bp3062]

Also thank you bunches for playing and making videos. You're helping increase visibility and allowing for new players!

[@callmeosho7792]

Weather ball with shadow skies is op

[@Ransok_Bukaj]

MAndJTV's new favourite video

[@AI-DreigonGPT]

Fellow Plush ?! Maybe

[@marcorossi2854]

Aipom is the Lando T of ADV ZU

[@ultimapower6950]

Soo is Gen 3 ZU just the “Hoenn’s Finest Arena”

[@carstengrooten3686]

Jimothy: castform is so good Me: it only beats horsea and chinchou, which are not even fully evolved... Jimiothy: but it is the highest ranked in its format Me: you be you

[@jimothycool]

Castform is doing excellent work.

[@drenemelia2960]

YIPPEE!!! Castform is my favorite pokemon :)

[@evanproverbs2129]

Mandjtv: ALRIGHT EVERYBODY CALM DOWN ITS HAPPENING