Why Volcarona is BETTER THAN EVER in Gen 9.

[@jimothycool]

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[@chimuoma390]

Volcarona Reminds Me Of Chronomon HM's Fire Beam,The Corona Blast!Burn'em ALIVE!Can You Do An Analysis Of Chronomon,Throughout The Digimon DS Games,Digimon World DS,Dawn/Dusk,Lost Evolution,And Super Xros Wars Red/Blue?!

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

The average Gen 5 OU player would pass away if you told them that future Volcarona could ignore Stealth Rock

[@TundraRage]

Is it just me or is see your comment nearly every time.

[@Hydro_Aero]

Bro would ⚰️

[@rizachan8892]

For a bug Type, with x4 Stealth Rock weakness to survive all the waves of powercreep and still remain as one of the best OU threat is genuinely outstanding Explain how decent stats + good movepools are enough to carry a Pokémon hard

[@vyktorehon5995]

Quiver dance is a Hella drug

[@kor6514]

​@@vyktorehon5995Oricorio would agree

[@vyktorehon5995]

@@kor6514 *Chirps in Evil PUBL*

[@xy394]

@@vyktorehon5995 Quiver Dance is a hell of a drug when on a pokemon with Legendary tier stats like Pheromosa or Volcarona.

[@vyktorehon5995]

@@xy394 phermemosa has quiver dance?

[@Derevocsidi]

Competitive players : Bugs with 4× weakness to stealth Rock will always be in RU Volcarona :

[@Lobster222]

More like heavy duty boots:

[@jamesgiles4517]

​@Lobsterino it was in OU ever since it was released

[@Derevocsidi]

@@jamesgiles4517 ik

[@taistealai5523]

Iron Leaves being UUBL:

[@FraserSouris]

Quiver Dance is one hell of a drug

[@Rxwlett]

Volcarona so strong that it WILL beat both Iron Mugulis and Spidops!

[@tsawy6]

Well that all depends. How many subs does JimothyCool have when they battle???

[@n-man8208]

Heresy. You take that back

[@thisisnami6054]

I mean Spidops can't do much against Volcarona, tho 😅

[@malakimphoros2164]

Okly after two Quiver Dances (Spidop's webs drop speed) It is sad that Great Tusk holds the community hostage. We need a new OU ground type.

[@justanexistingperson]

“Mugulis” took me a while for me to realize that it was a typo

[@rajkanishu]

The almost legendary status of this Pokémon warrants its immense strenght imo

[@perturbo4253]

Thank you, Jimothy Cool. I have subscribed to you, and Great tusk is now providing me safety. My life is now no longer controller by fear

[@benjaminobi]

bug fire is actually quite good defensively, you have 6 resistances and while stealthrock weakness is bad, you have 3 weakness.

[@Kev.in1997]

That's why boots is a good item on it

[@boomman4000]

Luckily stealth rock is the only meta rock type move, if there was a strong offensive rock type pokemon in OU, Volcarona definitely wouldn't be as popular

[@colin9112]

with knock off being so hard to come by, sr weakness seems pretty irrelevant this gen. ive not had any long enough games recently to worry about that

[@AztecCroc]

@@boomman4000 And Salt Cure

[@RainbowLizardOne]

@@boomman4000 Salt Cure is real and scary

[@HanXDKYS]

Iron Mugulis and powerful bug type pokemon spidops sure is scary. Luckily I am subscribed to jimothy cool and received protection from great tusk. I really hope great tusk uses the powerful move 'headlong rush' to clear iron mugulis.

[@eduardogiraldez5471]

I can see why the Devs didn't give quiver dance to Iron Moth, having a Pokemon with similar stat distribution to volcarona, but with higher numbers would had created a beyond overwhelming treat in the meta game.

[@Justpassingby204]

And the two play very differently which is cool

[@demi-femme4821]

Especially since Moth could afford to ditch Bootsand run something like Booster Energy for more power.

[@lunar9342]

As a bug type enjoyer, Volcorona has been in my second favorite pokemon ever since I found mine in those ruins.

[@thepokesannin4434]

Man of culture i see

[@Mechjeb661]

What is your favourite?

[@lunar9342]

@@Mechjeb661 Well, it was Totodile for a very long time, but it was recently overthrown by Hydrapple, because I love basically everything about it -

[@stefanpeldorstirzs559]

Absolutely my favourite pokemon of all time. From the way you get it in the 5th gen to it's competitive history, I will ALWAYS stan my moth. Hoping for a 5th gen remake or legends game so I can continue to full my addiction Just makes me wish Slitherwing was better

[@jakisrandom1]

"the way you get it in the 5th gen" only in b2/w2 tho, blocking this pokemon to the post game in b/w was a horrible game design (technically you still get larvesta but larvesta is weak ass shit and need 54 levels to evolve and by the time you get it to that level you can get a way stronger volcarona already...)

[@Magic_Ice]

@@jakisrandom1 Gen 2 did this way more. A few other mon you couldn’t get their final evos until basically post game like most psudos.

[@stefanpeldorstirzs559]

@@jakisrandom1 True actually... Here's hoping they remake BW2 instead of the OG games then!

[@luukjansen4221]

​@@jakisrandom1 it did feel really special in BW imo, I think that it was amazing game design.

[@voltwolf9839]

@@jakisrandom1 but i think it makes the pay off of it even more rewarding as you remember that lil egg you got on route 18 (i think) become a really strong member of your party near the end, whenever I play Pokémon black or Pokémon black 2 i always make sure I get volcatona haha

[@jembozaba4864]

I hate moths in real life, but Volcarona, who I named Firefly, is an exception. I've been using Iron Moth though because it's a new mon. And very fun to use

[@dhanushs.s2093]

its hits really hard i swept through an entire team yesterday.......

[@dreamfirefight9456]

Volcarona just got banned to Ubers! YAS KING!

[@BiffTheBanana]

Ah yes, the pokemon that everyone thought was a mythical at first

[@TheGBZard]

I love that one of my favorite Pokémon is still going strong. Keep on dancing my beloved fire moth

[@minyoungjo3419]

as someone whose favorite pokemon of all time is volcarona (first level 100 as well, hatched it from an egg), i feel privileged that not only are they broken in every generation but now also received new forms as well.

[@Magic_Ice]

Iron Mugulis AND Spidops teaming up? Now this is an avengers level threat

[@thebossbaby5763]

I don’t even know why I wasn’t subscribed. I’m watching all your vids. Thanks for the reminder

[@fractalisomega9517]

Alder was onto something with this beast

[@nitro5247]

Your little intro skits always light up my day whenever I watch your videos. Sometimes I even catch myself quoting them just randomly or even making up my own ones lol. Have a wonderful day Jimothy :)

[@josephtripp1696]

I always liked Hurricane Volcarona in Rain and the potential to Terastalize to keep that alive and well on a rain team brings me joy. Haven't messed with it yet though.

[@AveragePearEnjoyer]

Flame body is a big help as well. Before it comes in for its big sweep, physically defensive variants can come in on resisted hits and threaten to burn enemy physical attackers, then can get a free attack or heal as they are forced to switch. Your teambuilding is more flexible with a sweeper that is also a great defensive answer to stuff like scizor, kingambits iron head or fighting move, great tusks CC or spin, or a breloom after sleep clause that doesn't have rock tomb. Even more options if you decide to tera.

[@sythrus]

As a Volcorona fan, i was very happy that they added two more versions of it in this game

[@christopherballero866]

The combination of: great stats, absurd boost, & having: fire, bug, & grass/psychic moves is crazy. Then there's heavy duty boots which negates entry hazards issues. Now Volcarona can either run heavy duty-boots or change its typing to a different type

[@venomsabre2696]

Now imagine if Iron Moth got quiver dance...

[@whydoiexist2180]

gems werent banned just because of volcarona i argue that cloyster was the bigger offensive threat with it also latios, breloom and few others i forgot also got it banned

[@jimothycool]

Yep, Gems were the common problem making multiple Pokemon broken. Cloy was probably the biggest offender since the Gem boosted each individual multi hit. Ice Gem would just let you nuke through resistances and Rock Gem + Rock Blast could 1 hit Pokemon Neutral to it very easily

[@tecul1]

Fighting/Grass Gem Breloom was a menace too

[@Peacock__]

Terra fire kingambie is based into volcarona. I usually go for the lunatic hard switch kingambit into a volc about to quiver dance and terra fire which means the volc just thuds on it.

[@thefinalskarm1754]

6:00 he who stops the moth is coming Tera ground tera blast heatran gg mate.

[@octopusoup]

I can't believe it. How could Spidops team up with Iron Mugulis? I feel absolutely deceived. Now we'll have to deal with the strong entry hazard, Sticky Web, which lowers speed upon entry.

[@PinkBunnyCorporation]

It seems like on so many pokemon tera is a huge part of why they become too problematic. Id be interestrd to see it suspect tested once they unlock more pokemon for the dlc. Obviously many pokemon like iron bundle will likely still be banned, I keep seeing tera crop up as the reason so many pokemon go from having counter-play to having no answers.

[@silvesta5027]

I love these videos. Ur content is so good

[@baldrian22]

i guess the spiders job is to stop the cats signature ability that is knocking everything down from tables etc with catching iron mugilus in its web to stop the fall. a good team thats for sure considering the amounts of cats ;)

[@Aoi_Tori_]

I used to wonder why Iron Mugulis was ranked all the way down in RU. Then I realized it wasn't because its viability, it's because the people are afraid.

[@Mudkip971]

That's cool and all but Slither Wing is still the cutest bug.

[@tecul1]

simply put, true

[@heartnet40]

Volcarona is probably the biggest example in favor of people who argue that there are no fundamentally bad types. Fire has always been a contentious type synonymous with high risk/high reward and Bug has been the worst type in the game for Generations, yet Volcarona is absolutely monsterous not "in-spite" of its typing but arguably even BECAUSE of it. Go off Moth Queen.

[@arenzale]

No TTS. I like it. Subbed ^-^

[@poppyfrancis7338]

Its always fun to have one of your favorite Pokémon be so powerful that having one of the worst defensive type combinations for singles be so strong that once it doesn't have to worry about that one weakness, literally anything given to it tips it over the balance scale. Its probably one of the first Pokémon to really have its stats optimized for what it wants to do too, with a reasonably low attack and an ability that doesn't protect it physically, but dissuades contact moves from hitting it

[@juniormoore773]

Come on guys, we please hit that subscribe button, we need to stop iron mugulis and spidops. But with the base stats of iron mugulis I rather catch it.

[@vyktorehon5995]

HP water will probably be popular after heatran and lando T and gliscor return it also hits the dirge, clodsire and can beat heatran trying to tera flying to avoid ground attacks Edit: I meant tera no HP

[@jimothycool]

so true.

[@DarthNoshitam]

Isn't HP not a thing anymore?

[@vyktorehon5995]

@@DarthNoshitam yes. It was deleted in gen 8

[@sheeplol2161]

wouldnt ground still be optimal since lando t and glisc are afraid of fiery dance

[@jdrmanmusiqking]

Was trying to tell people to stop disrespecting the OG Fire Moth. If boots wasn't mandatory on this thing it would be broken If volc was just neutral to rocks and could run life orb or expert belt, it would be just a bit too much on top of a QD. Hell even a bulky leftovers set with max health and Def would be scary as its already natural Sp.Bulk and giga drain would keep it around for awhile But no its gotta run das boots

[@strangermanly9966]

hey guys, im not sure if it's just me, but great tusk might not fully be able to beat the combination of Iron Mugulis and Spidops. im worried Spidops might Circle Throw great tusk out. we might need to bring in back up. we might need help from Garganacl.

[@tecul1]

not donkey kong in a pyramid....

[@strangermanly9966]

@@tecul1 desperate times calls for desperate measures

[@jaydrawer5894]

If Volcarona ever got drought as an ability it def would be either high ou or even uber imo. Especially since it can use solar beam

[@blaacksugar7714]

You didn't even mention fiery dance, a strong fire type move that more often than not boosts your special attack whenever you use it, and Roost: meaning you can set up Quiver Dances on a special attacker and then heal off the damage.

[@bananaspice1967]

Pogarona best bug type in competitive fr fr

[@Gspoink]

Insert genesect jumpscares:

[@bananaspice1967]

@@Gspoink Shhhh, we don't talk about it

[@Avatapaxn]

@@Gspoink I refuse to believe Genesect is part of the Bug-type, only a bug in the system.

[@E-Teddy]

Am I the only one who subbed because of the outro. Love it

[@tecul1]

IT SCATTERED SPIKES

[@liv9520]

Volcarona has been my favourite Pokémon since Pokémon White, the fact it just keeps getting better and better makes me so happy

[@azaanmaqbool2282]

shoutout to iron mugulis for saving people who can only battle in ru tier with that insane SpAtk

[@tales9342]

Iron Mugulis and Spidops team up? We’re DOOMED

[@acaptainwithoutaship5192]

I always watch you on my work PC which doesn't have an account but I just hopped on my phone to subscribe on this account! Together we can stop Iron Mugulis!

[@KJ-Castro]

Volcarona is a very cool Pokemon. Although I like Slither Wing more, I can not deny how powerful the OG Moth is at the moment. I'm glad to hear that Volcarona is powerful, but not hard to deal with at times. These videos are informative and bring a smile to my face. Thank you Jim. 👍✨ Also, we need Jim to reach 21k subs to stop Iron Mugulis and Spidops. Let's help him reach that goal!! 🙌✨

[@splitsee2526]

IRON MUGLIUS MOVIE. PLEASE.

[@g3neralrevan27]

gotta love these naming conventions for titles lol

[@pookiegaming75]

Iron mugulis may be an enormous threat now, but i feel its gonna fall off in the next update. Khu recently leaked on twitter a new paradox mon named "iron Thugulis", whos signiture move , "Thug Shaker" deals about 70% to a +6 garganacl. the only saving grace is that the subscriber type is immune to this damage, and the Notification Bell ability leaves it powerless i recommend everyone terastalize to a jimothy cool sub to survive against this powerful threat, together, we can beat this

[@KFLawless1412]

Iron Mugulis burned my house down

[@DoubleDog]

This is like Alt Shift X for competitive pokemon.

[@AI-DreigonGPT]

I am from the future and this thing got ban

[@muhasinwahab554]

I've been using Tera Ground Volc since Day 1 of SV OU, I feel like such a pioneer 😂

[@LuDogg805]

I never liked Volcarona up until Gen 9 when I was lacking with Fire Pokemon... also the introduction of Clear Amulet and Tera, I had no choice but to use him now!

[@Hweeson]

This entire video can be answered with “grass terra mega drain”

[@DrBidoofenshmirtz]

She is beauty, she is grace. She will put my foes in their place.

[@grotn_]

Can't believe Iron Mugulis is only in RU this gen... Power creep has gone to heights I never could have imagined

[@alternativename-18h]

I love bug types so nice to see peolpe liking them too :)

[@thebigbean8783]

I'm glad it's still nice and viable. It deserves it, and it has a super cool typing

[@vilmaxblast]

i remember playing a ton of monotype back in gen 7, and i always ran bug. volc was an easy lead vs mono fire, who usually led heatran, who was also completely walled by volc. Sub Swarm Z bug buzz with +6 qdance ohko'd heatran and swept through the rest of the team, megazard Y couldnt come in either because it would set up sun, making the sweep even easier

[@lipika2841]

So it seems like Volcarona utilized & took great advantage of every new tool it got access to well, from Gems to Tera. When it comes to discussing some of the best Bug-types, it'd likely be mentioned, & in fact, be a disservice not to.

[@vsilewar58]

Resistance to both Mach Punch and Bullet Punch is cool, but it’s weak to Aqua Jet and Neutral to Extremespeed. So yup, perfectly balanced

[@ArcturusAlpha]

as neat as tera is for pokemon im looking forward to moving on from it as soon as possible.

[@magicalgirllaurie]

Great Tusk is never gonna save us, is he? He just upped the sub count goal now that Jimothy Cool is at 20k. I can’t believe Great Tusk would do this.

[@achillyday7882]

whatever will we do against iron mugulis AND spidops??? we need great tusk now!!

[@handhelder823]

My favourite pokemon being actually viable makes me smile

[@Yethegoat10]

Flashforward now it’s fuckin banned

[@hawhafunnyraffs5568]

Oh its Magneton!

[@juanrached4523]

That was a pretty good "like&sub" ad

[@dennonvelasquez6157]

Your right muglis is all over reddit

[@The_ill_ustrator321]

Oh naw if great tusk cant deal with spidops and iron mugulis i cannot not like and subscribe now. Nice video on volcarona

[@Wizard_Lizard_]

Every type deserves to have a face, a leader, an inspiration to the other Pokémon in OU. Bug's is Volcarona.

[@sam3oq980]

ALL PRAISE THE MOTH

[@xy394]

Well Volcarona has sub Legendary stats of 550 that are optimized

[@notshockwavedemon7543]

Yep. Monstrous Special Stats and respectable speed Quiver Dance boosts all that If it gets a quiver dance or two up, you're in for a world of pain.

[@holysword876]

Immediately after watching this video I had the urge to play a random gen 9 game of showdown and guess what is the FIRST pokemon that pops up on the screen??? I don't know if showdown can see my search history but what are the odds of volcarona popping up as the absolute first pokemon.

[@Xtreme24Overlord]

Imagine if this thing got Drought as an HA.

[@madibyee]

I heard when Jimothy Cool hits 21k, Iron Mugulis and Spidops will do a fusion dance and become Iron Spidulis. I don't know if Great Tusk will be able to handle this incredible threat.

[@cartersmith4081]

Tbh I kind of wish tera operated like nerfed protean, when your pokemon loses stab on it's other moves after it changes into a new type. You can still patch up weaknesses and turn the tide of games, but it isn't just an auto win button in some scenarios.

[@ashqly73]

iron mugulis scary I have great tusk helps

[@csy9366]

It's also really good in Gen 8 as one of the few Zacian counter.

[@maartenbusschops7827]

Love the moth. Absolute unit of a bug

[@danriley3770]

Personally in my opinion there is a lack of decent competitive water type Pokémon to tank volcarona. Even if you can Tera into a type to counter it, you shouldn’t have to waste your Tera to counter it. Hopefully when home and dlc comes out there will be more to counter it.

[@deauxnim9312]

Volcarona's special bulk and good move pool also make it a decent user of Assault Vest

[@largebigmacmealwithfanta]

quiver dance is just way too good to pass up tho

[@dashingclasher]

quiver dance is my favorite move with the exception of ⭐️ SOUL STEALING SEVEN STAR STRIKE!!! ✨✨

[@stephensardinha6750]

Doing my part to keep Iron Mugulis at bay

[@lemons3621]

i have found out that pyukumku is a very good counter to volk while playing nat dex on showdown its giga drains dont do that much and you can slap it hard with a mirror coat

[@Boamere]

How has it been over a decade bro Jesus

[@kevintruant7160]

Can you do mimikyu please?? And relevant meta strata for sv

[@glumreaper8885]

Turns out that when fantastic Pokémon that are only balanced by bad typing can just change their type, then the Pokémon are still fantastic.

[@MiloThatch420]

Volcarona + Oricorio = amazing combo.

[@Vekstar]

That viper outro tho

[@chess_fella]

Oppa gangnam style

[@formicidae6710]

The Oricorio forms had fared really well this gen.

[@tecul1]

tera really brought them new life, not even needing tera blast bc revelation dance is basically the same thing

[@azazel166]

I always thought that this being the champion's ace in Gen V was lame, boy was I very wrong.

[@thisisiampie6946]

Come on guys we 500 subs away from being protected by great tusk