Why Meowstic Is Terrifying Now

[@sythia853]

if you ever miss with sleep powder from now on it's cuz that Venusaur took all of sleep powder's hit chances.

[@foofootoo]

It was unbelievable

[@shirshobanerjee7751]

I kinda wish minimize kept the old thing where it makes the sprite/model smaller while it's active. It'd be funny to watch the Pokemon gradually become smaller as it gets boosts.

[@foofootoo]

Yes I would love that!

[@thequagiestsire]

That Knock Off into the Venusaur felt personal, that was far too many Sleep Powders for what should be legal

[@foofootoo]

Right?!

[@Andreecals]

Something to keep in mind for minimize strats is scouting for heat crash and heavy slam, as they are somewhat popular moves in the meta that hit for double damage and bypass accuracy

[@bocajeijlem]

And thank god they bypass accuracy helps shit this sorta toxic game play down a bit easier 😂

[@dogecoinettv]

As well as Tachyon Cutter from Iron Crown, though it’s somewhat less meta than the mons you mentioned unless ur running psyspam with indeedee

[@foofootoo]

Yes great point, it was something to fear from Gouging fire and metagross match ups. Either go with the Blastoise mode or prioritize those mons with PZ and sleep

[@Blod_the_200th]

Also meowscarada flower trick is basically a hard counter since it never misses and always crits (kinda makes me wonder if they made it on purpose to counter these strategies lol)

[@jamesfeng24]

psyspam is super meta tho and iron crown is the best abuser its been doing really well in online tournaments since portland@@dogecoinettv

[@anotherferrigho]

That Derpy dinosaur frog scattering powder everytime everywhere Sheesh 🐸

[@foofootoo]

The frog powder was too strong

[@pixelfire86]

That Venusaur got so lucky with sleep powder landing. It was a 1.24% chance to hit them all. Edit: The wide lens makes it 2.41%, still very lucky.

[@foofootoo]

Ok so maybe I could complain about the luck then 😂

[@Noteturtle90]

With scope lens?

[@pixelfire86]

​@@Noteturtle90 WDYM scope lens? The Venusaur had wide lens to boost its accuracy by 10%. It gets knocked off at 8:37.

[@Noteturtle90]

@@pixelfire86 ohh didn't notice it, or forgor when writing /:

[@neouma5382]

Meowstic is my favourite pokemon, dont see it being talked about often so i love this vid! I just used it in the dlc as just as a reliable screen setter, it made all the story battles easy lol

[@foofootoo]

For sure, Meowstic is a super useful team mate with lots of cool options

[@temmyetemm]

I can't believe that this venusaur isn't with Compound Eyes cause it's unbelievable how the hell he connected with basically every single sleep powder.

[@foofootoo]

Ikr?!

[@zweipinguine]

Don't grass types always hit sleep powder sonce gen 8 or 9?

[@wumpoooo]

no??? ​@@zweipinguine

[@zweipinguine]

@@wumpoooo i thought they changed it, i literally never missed with sleep powder in sv

[@Noteturtle90]

​@@zweipinguine play the lottery then. Or cut your losses and use sporemoongus instead

[@grungehamster]

Surprised Prankster Psych Up works on a Dark type like Alolan Muk.

[@kingyveltal1623]

Oh yeah, if it’s your own dark type, prankster still works.

[@TreezMcgee]

Youre one of my favorite to watch, love the breakdowns and team build!!

[@foofootoo]

Ty for the comment 😁

[@Necrostevo]

That little sailor was putting down some damage! Love to see Meowstic getting use.

[@foofootoo]

He really becomes a threat!

[@ArkUmbra]

I kind of wish we had more time with the Blueberry Prologue format instead of regulation F. It was a lot of fun

[@foofootoo]

It was pretty cool tbh

[@tonkyland]

the nicknames 💀

[@foofootoo]

The most important part of team prep

[@kimjow3647]

Fr 😭

[@obibraxton2232]

Same lmaoooo what in the Alyssa Backwards Edwards is going on

[@crcoghill]

I have always liked the Female Form and its shiny is clean.

[@foofootoo]

Yeah I prefer the male form but the female has a better shiny for sure

[@Arthion]

Unfortunately the female form doesn't have that much going for it being just a pretty average psychic type.

[@Vegvysyr]

I like the builds but I really love how passionate and excited you are when showing them off!

[@foofootoo]

I have to love a team before I record with it

[@browserjunior4707]

I’ve actually fought against your smeargle team before and it’s so funny how heat crash + heavy slam can do so much damage against it. Gouging Fire 252 Attack Booster Heat Crash already does 50-58% to max defense max Hp Muk, so the minimize boost on Muk can instantly change the calc to a potential OHKO

[@foofootoo]

Yes good point! Heavy Slam and Heat Crash are counters to the muk strategy so need to be prioritised with PZ or go the Blastoise mode if there are multiple users

[@Divine_Fæ]

I'm really amused because male Meowstic and a shiny A-Muk were on my Blueberry team, for the simple reason that I liked them and wanted to use 'mons that were new. Would've been useful to know about this strategy sooner lol - instead I just used the usual prankster screens Meowstic

[@foofootoo]

Screens meowstic was very good in the format too! I just wantes Meowstic to be the sweeper 😁

[@natepalmerino5899]

Dude your teams are so unique and creative, honestly one of the most creative team builders out there

[@zachpro5475]

1:06 smergels sleeping animations is great

[@arurujay2056]

TWIG SNATCHED WTF these nicknames are gold!

[@WeedleTwineedle]

Swift Porygon-Z is so funny, you said I am not losing to opposing smeargle muk teams

[@foofootoo]

Gotta plan for the mirror 😂

[@riirah1010]

This is SO COOL!!!! I've always loved Psych Up shenanigans and this makes me so happy

[@fancyorange]

Absolutely excellent nicknames as always Foo!

[@foofootoo]

The most important job!

[@Harerazer]

Foo, that Moody Muk & Meowstic strat is killer and fun! I love it! Thanks!!!

[@elpokemonweekend3904]

my boy is back and i can´t be happier!

[@Blackheartgamer1]

I used to run Barrier on F-Meow with weakness policy and competitive. Kinda wish they kept barrier since M-Meow learns stored power

[@foofootoo]

I know! I used that set too way back in gen 6!

[@Fistrike]

This is something I could add to my numel team. The Numelo uno getting those boosts so fast (simple stockpile+eviolite to bulk, growth for atk+spatk and jist to get a free +8 in sun) while being able to avoid weaknesses with terastalization, is such a fast way to get such an insane psych up into stored power

[@antoinedenis3081]

Yayyy a video on one of my favorite kalos pokemon

[@neo_b]

this was so cool! we need a Topsy Turvy video!

[@DSpiritwolf]

I fucking- I fucking knew it was gonna be wide lens Venusaur. I just felt it in my bones. No one would put that much trust into sleep powder unless they had an accuracy boosting item. Lol

[@cradels613]

I love Meowstic! This is amazing!

[@turtlenator6249]

Personally like to run Life Orb on my Shell Smash Blastoise. Have to have heavy amounts of support, mainly Indeedee and Pelliper, but man is it fun blasting Water Spouts with that much power.

[@foofootoo]

If you go offensive then the power boost from life orb is the way to go. Since Blastoise on this team is a conduit for Meowstic to get the boosts white herb is essential

[@turtlenator6249]

@@foofootoo Alright. My team is very different with Rain Dish to help regain health for Water Spout and offset some of the Life Orb recoil.

[@CyberseGreninja]

I love the nicknames especially Back Rolls.

[@foofootoo]

😁

[@Arizalia]

And so, the villain arc begins 🥸

[@K8aclysm]

That sleep powder spam was divine punishment for DARING to use moody in a competitive format.

[@StrayBee]

My favorite Psych Up user is G-slowbro with not only Stored Power but also Shell Sidearm, which will become physical if you copy Atk boosts like Anger Point and Belly Drum. It doesn't have Prankster but it can run Quick Claw + Quick Draw combo.

[@foofootoo]

That's such a cool suggestion! I actually love it!!

[@Rogu3333]

You always make awesome teams, can’t wait to try!

[@kernewek4454]

[@neri1220]

I've used Alolan Muk minimize Power of Alchemy strat back in Sun and Moon games but Z-moves bypassing evasion was a counter to that. Nowadays there's no Z-moves nor Dynantamax moves that would ignore evasion so you'd need Haze, Clear Smog, Urshifu first turn KO's that bypass protects (into muk), OHKO moves luck (always 30%, they ignore evasion), Topsy Turvey Malamar (reverse stats on target), Unaware pokemon (i.e. Skeledirge, Dondozo, Clodsire) or use the moves that bypass accuracy check in some way (Smart Strike or Thunder/Hurricane in the rain as examples, also Heavy Slam works against Mimimize perfectly well). Either that or a lucky crit that will land. Alternatively Imprison Protect or Taunting could help. Also Roar/Whirlwind will reset the muk while removing any stat changes it had alongside removal of Moody. Oh and Neutralizing Gas stops Moody shenanigans completly, as well as Power of Alchemy but Minimize on it's own can be pain to deal with.

[@foofootoo]

All this is super important to know - if you run this team you need to be very aware of all the possible counters

[@Xmusicana]

Meostic lets gooo

[@yordooooo]

minimize?! oh foo say it aint so...

[@foofootoo]

Forgive me, for I have sinned

[@sinojapryun]

I always loved Meowstic male, so glad it got access to Stored Power!!

[@jacklightfoot1591]

foo, you are simply the best. better than all the rest. Seriously. You're someone who can find the sheer fun and creativity in competitive, without resorting to just memes. I'm a filthy casual, but this is the stuff that tempts me to try competitve. Also, the subtle queerness in your amazing nicknames like Sir Ving and the the painter "for the gods" are the cherry on top!

[@foofootoo]

Super happy that you enjoy the videos! It's cool to know that I can infect people with an interest in competitive 😂

[@BraveFrontierRemeberer]

hmm if i start seeing this everywhere, a haze user is getting added to my team

[@foofootoo]

Yeah good plan. There are a number of counters. Haze, clear smog, roar all work. And Muk becomes weak to moves like heavy Slam and Heat Crash which will always hit too. Plus no guard is another answer

[@GaminSnake]

Meowstic is my favorite gen six pokemon because I like how the genders have different abilities

[@MrFlame-zk5cy]

1:54 im on the floor already holy shit

[@foofootoo]

The jawline though

[@RAN_BRYGUY]

With the thumbnail I really wasn't expecting moody to be the way of increasing the stats, I was expecting acupressure to be used.

[@foofootoo]

Acupressure would be an awesome strategy tbf...

[@EnriqueLaberintico]

This makes me wish Assist was still in the game, tho I fear Game Freak could be dumb enough to not block Revival Blessing.

[@johnnyp1986]

The amount of times Venusaur hit Sleep Powder is absolutely absurd 😭

[@treygreypaws3689]

Nice i never liked espurr but loved both meowstic

[@foofootoo]

Not liking espurr is controversial but meowstic appreciators are welcome here

[@davidkocik5495]

TwigSnatched might be the best name for Rillaboom

[@stevenleonmusic]

It would be a pretty good balancing move by GF to make Wide Lens have a secondary effect of ignoring evasion boosts, especially since there's no Evasion clause in VGC.

[@foofootoo]

That would be very powerful

[@Jakey_1]

I would have thrown my switch from how often venusaur hit its sleep powder

[@timenchanter1983]

You can give Smeargle No Retreat from Falinks which combines with moody for 7 stat boosts in 1 turn, 160BP stored power

[@foofootoo]

Cool suggestion!

[@lukelandrunner7915]

I really love this team. Solid combos

[@VivaBoricua93]

That sleep powder was more accurate than heat wave missing when you need it most 😭

[@kimododorkon]

FINALLY MY LITTLE BLUE ALIEN CAT BUDDY GETS BUFFED WOOOOOOOOOOO (i love Meowstic he's so adorable and is my favorite pokemon of All Time and no i am not okay)

[@foofootoo]

I love Meowstic too! 😭

[@Danrole237]

Fun fact: male Meowstic is the only Pokémon to get both prankster and skill swap so you can give any Pokémon I recommend Amoonguss so, you can use prankster spore.

[@foofootoo]

Akshually this generation Sableye gets it too 😁

[@Danrole237]

@@foofootoo holy crap I'm so dumb omg how did I forget that lmao

[@lunatpr5594]

Glad to know one of my favorite pokemon got buffed!

[@nyflo718]

theyre going to remove stored power next gen, you seen it here first folks

[@b2j135]

I kinda figured it had Wide Lens but even with that boost, for it to STILL HIT EVERY SLEEP POWDER IS INSANE!!!

[@foofootoo]

I miss more even when the opponent has no evasion boosts

[@ruifernandes8826]

You are a team building genius!

[@Ted-Red]

Love these spotlight vids so much🥰🌟

[@ToadetteTails6969]

The most evil thing in that video was that Wide Lens Sleep Powder Venusaur.

[@foofootoo]

It was even showing off its new evil grin

[@ToadetteTails6969]

@@foofootoo *Grinch smirk intensified*

[@Kayther33]

i usually watch showdown stuff and didn't realize how SSSSSSSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWW was this game, is literally inplayable. in any case, great video

[@foofootoo]

It is very slow with a team like this with all the after turn effects...

[@Sawagashii-]

This is such an obnoxious team to go up against. I love it so much

[@ohreally69]

There is already another Muk team with minimise strat that is quite popular in competitive

[@rdrummer2]

Those sleep powders were getting on my nerves and I wasn't even playing XD Idk how you managed to keep calm during that

[@asuuki2048]

8:38 I knew it! But wow, I thought it would have been higher than 82%…

[@foofootoo]

Yeah only a 10% boost on 75% accuracy!

[@raphaelasholder]

That Venusaur comment has me WEAK😂😂😂

[@Pochi96]

The alyssa edwards muk killed me xD

[@isaaclim8645]

Venusaur looks amazing after plastic surgery. Look at the chiselled jawline

[@nolongeraperson]

That Venusaur secretly had No Guard. 😂

[@twotamatos]

In the future we will all play Pokémon with 1 contrary user, 1 simple user, 1 moody stat builder 1 ability like anger point & justifed water compact dancer & serene grace with moves like diamond storm that have 50% chance to raise defense with all our stats moves like mystic fire etc doubled by something like water pledge and fire pledge or yah serene grace one unique way to build stats while keeping the momentum of a fight going for each Mon/slot on ur team there’s also one way to build stats I wanna see be utilized spam negative stat moves for ur attack & special attack then use topsy turvey

[@DistantKingdom]

i hate minimize with a passion but its fun to watch from the sidelines 😄

[@alvaroqr08]

No Guard Venusaur, new meta

[@BlahBohogun]

If only Unaware was able to make the user take unboosted damage from Stored Power no matter how many boost the oppent has.

[@AccountDeletionPending]

I think Stored Power being difficult or tedious to set up makes it fair, otherwise, Unaware can wall almost any setup sweeper with the right build and tera.

[@Captain1455]

I wish i could of use is in the dlc indigo disk. The elite four wasn't playing around.

[@DylanmeetWorld]

Bro 4 spores that kid is certified lame

[@curtisfrancis8017]

U think decorate on smergale could help this strategy?

[@foofootoo]

It could be, though I found all the support moves it had were useful so I wouldn't know what to replace tbh

[@kenzoventurella1559]

I thought the title said mewtwo

[@foofootoo]

That Pokémon does not need more buffs 😁

[@gerrynava981]

The animation taking so long hurts si much it always gives me hope the opponent move is going to miss 😭

[@foofootoo]

Riiight?! I kept expecting Venusaur to miss...

[@JoeyBencurson]

Meowsers!!!!

[@untillthat]

It would be good to see how this strategy handles ghost types too.

[@foofootoo]

Good question! There were relatively few good ghost types in the blueberry pokedex. But Muk resists ghost moves and has super effective knock off into them so they aren't too threatening most of the time despite being immune to fake out

[@Gemini090693]

I want to have whatever that Venusaur and its trainer were having. I cannot even hit under normal circumstance not to mention +4 evasion 😅

[@InciniumVGC]

That team is pure cancer lmao

[@foofootoo]

plus an adorable cat

[@whyccan9063]

Wait wait wait... "TwigSnatched"? Where's our king? Where's El Debarge???

[@UmbraStarWolf]

That Venusaur was not controller by a player only NPCs land moves like that

[@whipedge]

I wonder how esperatha fairs with this strat

[@foofootoo]

Espathra is a counter since it copies the opponent's boosts. Flamigo is a good team mate usually but wasn't in the blueberry pokedex

[@soarakun6930]

I can see This working with Passimian to

[@foofootoo]

Passimian can get bulk up and drain punch so there's potential...

[@hamtarotimefan]

Hey foo. You probably won't read this but if you do. I have a fun team for you to try out. You would like this. So you need sneazler, blissey, and sinacha. You just need blissey to skill swap Serene grace to sneazler and make its signature move always give the opponent a status conditions. Then use sinacha to hex and heal sneazler. Not the best tactic but fun. I figure your better then me at figuring what else could make this even better.

[@bennconner1195]

If you Tera a Pokémon with adaptability into a different type do you lose your boost on your original stab? I’ve heard some people say that you do and some saying you don’t.

[@foofootoo]

You lose the adaptability boost but keep STAB so it'll be 1.5x power after you tera instead of 2x. But the new type you tera into will be 2x instead of 1.5x which is a cheeky way to get super powerful coverage.

[@bennconner1195]

@@foofootoo dam I used to think you kept the adaptability boost on your original type. This is good to know. Especially for Pokémon that rely on adaptability to deal damage.

[@underthedice1231]

Kalosien Persian Male always looked cooler to me than it's female counterpart

[@oodogla]

So dark types wont be immune to a prankster move if its on your teammate?

[@c.jhamblin5759]

"Back rolls??"

[@foofootoo]

😂

[@c.jhamblin5759]

@@foofootoo I better see some season 16 references in the upcoming videos foo....

[@Camilux07]

Why did prankster psych up worked on muk-A if it's a dark type?

[@anon70403]

Prankster works on dark allies

[@foofootoo]

It's because dark types are immune to opponent's prankster moves and not ally's. Also, allies can be hit by priority moves in psychic terrain.

[@an_xon]

IdealMaleBod is so real 🥵

[@foofootoo]

😬

[@jakemauro5677]

Cool stuff

[@darko-man8549]

i miss assist

[@foofootoo]

Me too 😔

[@mrpop9725]

Wait meowstick is finally good?! I need to shiny hunt it now cause I love meowstick but I had no reason to get it

[@twotamatos]

Back in sun & moon it did have prankster gravity whimsicotte used to have prankster grass whistle u could legit put people to sleep priority turn 1 with those 2 but yah I still think Sabeleye did it better cuz u got prankster with quash & gravity for that strat