What is the Best Bug Type Pokemon Competitively?

[@WolfeyVGC]

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[@JandJ]

SHEDNINJA

[@iliaspetri1832]

why is your audio so weird

[@Forten-qe2me]

Bug is my favorite type. Thank you now I can make Best Bug gym

[@Matatabi_312]

I love these videos. Do ground type next there are so many good ground types

[@Reaperkid79]

Can we get a best steel type Pokémon competitively video?

[@knowwhoiamyet]

Going on a rant about not calling it "Shed Ninja" and then immediately having it labelled as Shedninja after the rant is peak

[@Star_rail_fan]

I noticed that two Edit: IT'S SEPOSED TO BE TOO NOT TWO, I THOUGHT AUTOCORRECT WAS SEPOSED TO FIX GRAMMAR, NOT BREAK IT! Edit 2: I've just given up with atto correct at this point.

[@orsonpeters]

It's almost surely intentional, it drives people to comment on the video which boosts the algorithm.

[@ahfoong2502]

i was confused....

[@BrewLee]

Great joke to bring viewers attention. I had to rewind and make sure what's the correct form and now I will remember what is the correct one and will call it a ninja xD

[@alext.t.2697]

Come on Wolf 😅

[@LexLuxray]

Obviously the correct answer is Tera Bug Incineroar

[@chrisfacchiano7356]

😂😂

[@jozimastar95]

I hope this joke never dies

[@MousePotato-z1i]

Beat me to it

[@spartax8986]

😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@grixan8012]

​@@jozimastar95Legends Z-A adds Mega Tera Bug Incineroar dw

[@ExeloMinish]

There's something endlessly funny about having an actual major contender write documentaries. "Escavalier won worlds once... the guy brought it specifically to counter me" is both hilarious to hear and yet totally factual

[@Limomon]

I absolutely agree, you don't get to hear "me" in documentaries very often haha

[@ohhellwhereami2574]

​@@Limomonwould be more funny if he refer to himself with his full name

[@Luckycosmos]

"In fact, the only reason it's even on the podium is because of me, so I'm actually putting myself at #3"

[@nemohimself2580]

Haven't finished the video, but I'm calling forretress top 3 for sure and probably top 1.

[@xxNightxTrainxx]

​@@nemohimself2580 ope

[@Man.by.the.name.of.joseph]

“Trick Room/Power Trick/Gyro Ball Shuckle” was my favorite team to play in ye old Pokémon Battle Revolution online battles. Back when Skill Swap strats were a thing 🤣

[@KaitoverMoon]

How in the world the devs thought it was a good idea to make fairy type resistant to bug type, making it even worse, is completely beyond me.

[@SergalCheeseHead]

Should be the opposite IMO Bug should resist Fairy

[@qwormuli77]

I'm still surprised fairy isn't weak to it instead.

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

To add salt to that grievous wound, plagues of locust both tend to be major threats in fairy tales but locust also eat fairies in some media so they should be resistant and super effective against fairies

[@DoveJS]

@tsulaangenati2292 I've read a lot of weird fairy tales but I've never heard of a single one with locusts in it. Would you mind telling me more? I'm going to assume one of them is the Egyptian tale closest to Cinderella but it might not be. I do agree it'd make more sense to make fairies weak to bug just for balance reasons.

[@TsulaAngenati2292]

@@DoveJS The one that comes to mind is the story when the spider Anansi captured the fairy, Mmoatia and the several folk tales (technically not fairy tales granted) which often use locust to represent plagues

[@EclipseonPMD]

"please do not spell it "Shed Ninja"" Spells it as Shedninja seconds later. This is the world champ difference.

[@milliman4]

Also he constantly says 'compeddndive'

[@stupidly_genius]

Bro i thought i was tne only one who notice😂

[@sakulhd8189]

Gotta be (successfull) rage bait

[@Voxet1]

unrelated but i love your pfp

[@EclipseonPMD]

@@Voxet1 ty :]

[@JanusHoW]

Another one of Butterfree's major wins was under the control of 9-year-old Simone Lim of Singapore, who won the 2020 Juniors division at the Oceania International Championships with one alongside a team of more common VGC mainstays - Tyranitar, Excadrill, Gyarados, Rotom-Heat and Whimsicott. She actually made Butterfree her Gigantamax Pokemon, had it wear a Choice Scarf, and gave it a moveset of Pollen Puff, Sleep Powder, Hurricane and U-turn.

[@AUG_Glow]

Eh

[@agatha6999]

I still love the fact this exists. Kid wanted to use the butterfly and actually won 😂 Mad respect

[@marcela4189]

And to add to that, Simone actually had some really good reads in that tournament. She's a queen!

[@RandoSando.]

Oh, that's dangerous

[@JuliaCCCP]

Almost 100% accurate stab hurricane sounds terrifying

[@hungrygator8889]

lmao that crown being on Hitmontop's butt instead of it's head because it is upside down is the funniest thing ever. 32:31

[@Unknown-wc6yl]

Sad..

[@Nukepositive]

It's kind of like this series is going in casual gameplay order. You covered the starters. Then the bugs so common in early game. I guess next would be either flying or normal, since those are common wild pokemon in the early game.

[@valyxd9251]

I would love a normal type video next :)

[@samt3412]

​@valyxd9251 I think normal is next, with Electric, Flying, Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Psychic in some order after that, with Dark, Ghost, Steel, Ice, Poison, Fairy afterwards, ending off with Dragon type.

[@MorningPants]

My vote is for Normal. There are so many standouts! P2, Lax, Ursaluna, Farigaraf, Smeargle.. heck even Clefairy would get an honorable mention. Polar opposite of how rare good bug types are.

[@holyelephantmg8838]

He skipped the regional mammal and route 1 bird though

[@holyelephantmg8838]

@@samt3412or do Dark, Steel, and Fairy last as they were added last

[@lLikeBreadAndToast]

Ironically enough, despite Wolfe saying theres not much good bug types, this is the longest "best pokemon of X type" video so far.

[@Jigglypoop97]

He had to take the proper amount of time to tell us how bad the Bug type is

[@Nigolasy]

@@Jigglypoop97 And how to pronounce Shedninja

[@Endershock1678]

With Pokémon like Rillaboom and Kyogre and Incineroar, he didn’t need too much explanation on why they were good, but for mons like Accelgor and Butterfree, he really has to justify why people were running them.

[@hindelsoft4650]

It's mostly because Wolfey needs to make up super niche excuses for why even the best bugs are terrible. Because all of these bugs are so terrible they can barely be told apart. 😊

[@TheDoruSonic]

I think it's because they work on niches so you need to explain what they are instead of just going with "good offense, good stats" that is self explanatory

[@katoatoato]

18:53 If Wolfey is questioning what you are cooking with your team composition you know you are doing something truly wild.

[@alexl.2024]

bro went to finals with his playthrough team fr

[@2shy2guy52]

Shedninja is one of my favorite bugs, it has such a cool gimmick and evolution method. The way that you can get an extra shedninja on top of your ninjask when you evolve is super cool. Also how it’s amazing against some sets that can’t touch it but if the opponent has a super effective move you have a dead shedninja.

[@Amelia4111]

*THERE SHOULD BE ONLY ONE N IN SHEDINJA!*

[@jimmymackinnon8474]

Shedninja is a fun Pokémon to use

[@2shy2guy52]

@@Amelia4111 shoot sorry, meant to say shednija

[@onebear6504]

Aesthetically speaking, bug types have so so many cool looking ones, especially in the later gens, hence probably pushing to coolest on average for pokemon types

[@eeyuup]

From gen 4 onwards they really deoided to start adding cool bugs. Shoutout to Volcarona and Scolipede.

[@josephbulkin9222]

​@@eeyuupHeracross and Scizor say hi.

[@cobaltordinaire5219]

@@eeyuup Shoutouts to Gen 7 adding Golisopod, Vikavolt, and the UBs as well

[@MsVilecat]

In the recent gens, I actually liked the designs of Lokix and Orbeetle. They grew on me early on. Also shoutout to special GMax Centiscorch.

[@MapleLunii]

@@josephbulkin9222 No they don't, they say "Heracross!" and "Scizor!" 🙄

[@RealShades7]

Tera bug Incineroar

[@sams5234]

Ffs beat me to it how 🤣🤣

[@mx_sunny]

most original comment of all time

[@RealShades7]

@@mx_sunny Ikr?

[@sylph4252]

I would say this joke is getting old, but it's not even a joke

[@WetchopClips]

Tera bug raging bolt

[@dearickangelonej.legaspi6686]

The amount of shock I went through seeing Leech Life be turned into a decent move non-bug types were running in gen 7 was only beaten by the fact that I was actually thinking about using the new bug types without knowing stats and moves. They were just that awesome looking

[@PotNoodle1234]

Fr I adore charjabug and vikavolt

[@blaze048]

Gen 7 really had some bangers

[@D3viant517]

Gen 7 is second only to gen 5 in terms of introducing a bunch of absolute banger bug types. Gens 8 and 9 didn’t introduce a lot but most of theirs were great too

[@ladyhdwastaken]

Volcarona’s anti xerneas set makes me laugh. I love that lil fire moth

[@aiqua383]

there's like a 100% chance he put the shedninja bit at the start of the video to get us to leave comments where we spell it shedninja because we think we're so funny and sassy and you know what im letting him have his engagement here u go wolfey

[@byakudora]

I actually think it’s because wolfey hires an editor instead of editing himself, so the editor thought it would be funny to immediately disregard what wolfey just said Which it was

[@burningemerald1203]

@@byakudora If it is the editor that would be hilarious.

[@GSamus14]

Imagine if they "nerf" U-turn down to 60 BP. That would be terrifying, but I would love to see Scizor getting better results outside of Smogon.

[@Pyritie]

scizor hasn't really been relevant on smogon singles for a long time either

[@shockz6970]

​@@Pyritiein ou yea due to powercreep and overshadowing but its still very solid in uu

[@Endershock1678]

I think U-Turn should get a massive decrease in distribution honestly. Only bug types should be learning it to give a reason to use them over Pokémon with a better typing and u turn anyways. It’s supposed to be a specific Dragonfly Maneuver which is mostly only performance by insects. In the anime, it’s shown the be the target using the force of their attack to propel off the enemy. I can vaguely get Pokémon like Lando learning it, and even some fighting archetypes, but why on earth does Maushold learn it?

[@leonardodias5975]

​@@Endershock1678 ohhh thats make sense. I always wondered why u-turn was a bug move

[@ninototo1]

​@@Endershock1678yeah same with not every water pokemon learning ice moves

[@Hironomus]

I love the bug type's image of having a lot of weaknesses to overcome but being capable of greatness when placed in just the right niche. It feels like such good synergy between mechanics and narrative. One of my all time favorite types to use.

[@Slender_Man_186]

The main thing is that Bug is such a weak type that people rarely think “man, i gotta have that coverage against bug” until they get hit by a particularly good Scizor or Forretress or Shuckle. Don’t. Fuckle. With. Shuckle.

[@AsaraBuck]

It also feels like bugs in real life tbh. They're small compared to the rest of the world, sure, but with variety they can be really good survivalists who have their own place in the wild.

[@Hironomus]

@@AsaraBuck Exactly :D

[@Hugo-yz1vb]

​@@AsaraBuck I mean they are the most successful group of animals ever and the most diverse numbers-wise with over a million species already

[@OnePlayer480]

@@Slender_Man_186 Very few people see Bug Moves coming their way, specially from Bugs that usually don't use them, I remember OHKO'ing an Alakazam and several other psychic types once I swaped in a Heracross, they swap immediately to a psychic type expecting Close Combat and get hit by a STAB Megahorn.

[@telllboil]

1:02 wow he just said it's not shedninja it's shedinja.

[@zacfletcher6589]

world champ difference

[@PKSparkxxDH]

Ice would be a fantastic type to give your Top 3 on. We know, historically, Ice Type SUCKS. But we also know that Ice Types have some unique techs, attacks and Pokemon in it. Would love to see your opinion on the best and not so best ones.

[@AquaStyles]

I also think ice would be pretty cool and if not ice possibly rock type

[@holyelephantmg8838]

Tera Ice Incineroar

[@johnflapper]

Definitely would love to see Ice type

[@manwhosayshoi6658]

Chien pao, mamoswine and articuno would be my bet

[@phancanedoo013]

A similar case can be made for poison types, they generally don't do so well and are usually paired with bug types as the worst typings.

[@TheSpaceOpera]

I love Shedninja. Man, shedninja. What a Pokémon shedninja is.

[@davialmeida4442]

Beated me to the punch

[@staringcorgi6475]

Makes no sence why people spell it because sheds don’t exist in pokemon

[@aeroplane_enthusiast]

truely, shedninja is the best. no one can beat shedninja

[@pattycake520]

I prefer Kyrogue and Groundon.

[@Ferril21]

​@@pattycake520 And Rayzuaqa

[@JustAnOnion]

Personally I really love these "Best Pokemon of each Type" videos as I dont play competitive myself but really enjoy your content and learning the History of the Competitive Scene is really interesting since I didnt start watching you until after ScVi came out. I hope you continue these videos in the future.

[@LordOfWaffles32]

Where my Heracross fans at???

[@trevor384]

My favorite Pokemon of all time😊

[@synthwav_]

i love heracross!!!!

[@NIGHTSHADE_85]

Coz birds exist

[@trevor384]

@@NIGHTSHADE_85 being 4 times weak has nothing to do with being a fan of heracross lmao wut

[@trevor384]

@@NIGHTSHADE_85 I like him because I, too, have a quadruple weakness

[@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

I feel like Shedinja would be good on a team to just sit on the 5th and 6th slots and hardly ever get used just to force people to play around it

[@beckettgideon7345]

Shedninja*

[@basedsamtv]

Wolfe: please don't spell it as "shedninja", it's "shedinja" Also Wolfe: deckidooey, wenyasaur, jenjar, cinderatchi, arkaneenay

[@leviuchiha6214]

What about SlayKing😂😂😂

[@ShadowSlith789]

hey, he isnt adding letters that arent there

[@Jai-xv5gz]

rejigajigajigajigas

[@BallroomSpartans]

​@@ShadowSlith789how about "wideo?"

[@myheartisomg17]

​@@leviuchiha6214 .......you're saying this like it's not actually pronounced Slayking....... Is it not pronounced Slayking?! Oh no

[@girlsaysripbozo]

16:25 love the little detail on the Focus Blast description

[@jamesgiles4517]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that

[@dareolumide8287]

Good catch

[@Sam-w5v6y]

Thank you for putting Butterfree on here and also acknowledging that Beautifly exists, other Butterfree stuff that wasn't mentioned here is that it can learn Quiver Dance which ups Spat, Spde and Speed by one stage 'one stage is 50%' and is the ultimate Fighting type counter with acess to Psychic and being quad resistant to fighting, snd grass to

[@snowscapeddreams6300]

Vivillon used to have access to a signature move called 'powder'. It was a status move that would trigger if the opponent used a fire-type move. Unfortunately, access to this move was taken from it, and it hasn't appeared on any other Pokémon. As a concept, it's pretty cool and I've never really seen it utilized. I'm sure it could've been interesting. Essentially, if the target afflicted with 'powder' used a fire-type move, instead of dealing damage it would blow up in the user's face, dealing damage. I can understand why they got rid of it, it was such a niche move and a signature for a completely underused mon, but still. Give my man Vivillon a W.

[@Dibalia]

The editing on this channel is maybe some of the best I find on all of YT these days, definitely so for the Pokémon community. Huge kudos to the editors.

[@GyatRizzler69-of3wl]

Shut up nerd

[@the_one_gio]

Fun fact: The Scizor I used to Top Cut Salt Lake City Regionals, got removed at Round 2 for having the wrong Special Attack Stat.

[@nitro5247]

How?

[@gabrielaragon9562]

What?

[@themaniac8596]

same

[@masterduelzero1795]

​@@nitro5247they have to type all the stats, EVs, and IVs in a chart for every single pokemon, and if even one stat is wrong, they can't use that Pokemon or will get disqualified. They probably wrote down an incorrect SpA stat and didn't review it too much

[@karazsteel]

While I would like to know the story of how, best guess is cheating to have pokemon with move setups & stats prepped is easier than the 1h breeding & training it.

[@yuumiyuki]

I'm so proud that Wolfe and I had the same idea to use Speed Swap Pheromosa on Calyrex-Ice.

[@crestfallenhussar895]

The Tapu lele-Accelgor strategy and the Shuckle-Mimikyu strategy sound super fun! Bug type made for a really interesting video.

[@AAAAAAAAAAAAAH.]

I won't like.

[@thunderandreign]

I have to say i really enjoy these edits that are "imperfect" where Wolfe is definitely scripted but not all the uhhs are edited out and he just sounds more casual? Feels like old Wolfe with a little bit of polish

[@bendonatier]

One of my favorite observations I've seen about pokemon is that "Bug is not a good type definitely or offensively, but you sure don't want to have a 4x weakness to it". After all basically every team runs u-turn. It's one of those types that reminds you pokemon isn't rock paper scissors, it's a complex web of metagame factors.

[@pokemonfreak6669]

Volcarona is tied for my favorite Pokemon of all time with Slither Wing and the Bulbasaur line so it warms my heart that it is such a beast.

[@oopsgtg]

Fun fact in 2009 the Power Split Shuckle strategy mentioned in the video (but with Bronzong instead of Mimikyu) was used to win the Seattle Regional by Daniel Tapp, there's a video of the finals on YT.

[@treybrzezowski3259]

I'm not mad that you put Butterfree on here, I'm mad that you did so after MAKING CATERPIE CRY IN THE INTRO! You Monster! Also who else came in expecting Volcorona and Scolipede? Gen 5 is really where the Bug Types started getting a power bump.

[@HazeEmry]

Yeah gen 5 was so good for many reasons and bettering the bug typing is one of them. Just sucks that Larvesta evolves so late and the mon dies to floating pebbles

[@MissOnana]

I am stupidly happy to see Butterfree mentioned anywhere. My #1 favorite mon was mentioned, and it just makes me really happy. I went in sure it'd be nowhere, and yet!

[@thepeanutgallery9980]

I miss gigantamax Butterfree

[@NoodleNerd]

Especially when you can make them into a pretty strong Pokemon if you know what to do.

[@justinschuster666]

Dude I haven’t watched your content in awhile, but holy crap your editing has gotten absolutely insane. I wasn’t even that interested in this topic, just on while doing other things, but I watched the whole thing from how good the editing and commentary was

[@skeetermania3202]

One notable result missed for Scizor: Hayden McTavish won Senior Worlds in 2013 with Occa Berry Scizor.

[@CaptainSherbertTheQuestionable]

I completely spaced that. Was an incredible set too. That worlds finals was my introduct to vgc. Remember starting the vod and the first thing I see is Aaron Zeng going wild in the audience for his little brother while wondering who he was. Now 11 years later and I am subscribed to him and watch his videos aroumd once a week or so.

[@ohanronton]

Escavalier's move Fell Stinger that raises it's attack 3 stages when taking a ko is baller as hell too

[@saumyatyagi6763]

But its too slow so not a good sweeper

[@rollingvice]

​@@saumyatyagi6763trick room baby

[@ohanronton]

@@saumyatyagi6763 You can build around it with a trick room team.

[@rainbowturtle]

I think Emergency Exit should be tweaked to allow Golisopod to attack the attacker with whatever move was selected as it switches. It allows both sides to play smartly around it- if the golisopod is at ~60% HP, the opponent can attack into golisopod with a pokemon that resists or otherwise eats the hit from golisopod. The user of golisopod can set up good switch ins with pivot mons like amoongus or incineroar while positioning golisopod in a way that makes the exit part of emergency exit still worthwhile, and golisopod isn't shafted by an ability that hurts more than it helps because it still gets to attack even if it's being forced out at an inopportune time.

[@sandyr5407]

It took 11 seconds (0:11) for Amoongus to appear in the video.

[@Abunai_Gaming]

Ribombee always had a special place in my heart since SM days. Neat typing, solid speed, decent special attack, and a solid move in Pollen Puff made for a fun pokemon to use. Only shame is the very frail defensive stats and the lack of move pool, but I still liked using it whenever I got the chance

[@andrewdillon24]

Conversational Wolfe videos are so good, but these last two typing videos have been super complemented by their incredible editing. Just an awesome one-two punch between Wolfe and the editor.

[@Popmycherryyo]

The editing is so good! And I can't even IMAGINE how long the videos must be to actually edit, but HELL it's cool to see the results!

[@TruBluLew23]

2:50 I almost spat out my juice at this cameo placement. Well done Wolfey!

[@DUDEBRUHMICE]

Fun fact, tera electric shedinja with air balloon is incredibly broken, so broken that it was literally BANNED on showdown

[@Roman_the_black_cat]

LoL

[@Glory2Snowstar]

But it wasn't Banded it ran an Air Balloon

[@drillnewsandclips3798]

​@@Glory2Snowstar banned

[@matthewsusilo8698]

That’s why it’s not in gen 9, period 😂

[@angelbeatzbell4057]

Uhh thousand arrows??

[@ahoyladies8520]

Forgot about my fav Volcarona strat: Volcarona + Oricorio fire. You can Sub Oricorio to protect it, and Volcarona can use Quiver Dance or Firey Dance to set up or attack. Due to Oricorio’s Dancer ability, it will copy Volcarona’s move on top of its own move. So you can get three moves in a turn and either hyper-offensive sweep, or set up protected dual Quiver dances

[@Luke08700]

1:02 Editor absolutely savage

[@kid14346]

Bug type is my favorite type in the series, so anytime I see bugs doing good, it makes me happy. Sadly my favorite pokemon probably won't ever be super good, but I still have hope for Scolipede

[@luckyg8]

this is my favorite series on his channel as of late, can’t wait to see the next type he chooses. I love these history-of type vids

[@lunar9342]

I don't disagree at all, but as a bug type fan, I'm legally obligated to be upset by the total absences of Heracross, Scolipede, Galvantula, Crustle, Scyther, Mega Beedrill, Mega Pinsir, Yanmega, Armando, Vespiquen, Vikavolt, Ribombee, Orbeetle, Centiskorch, Lokix, and ESPECIALLY GENESECT!! WHAT THE HECK!? Now that my legally obligated Uproar has ended; Great video 😃

[@unbound195]

He never specifies but obviously he talks about doubles. If we are considering singles then yes, this debate cannot happen without mentioning Genesect first and foremost (one of the best single mons in general), Galvantula has seen a lot of play too, and Ribombee. As of now, Ribombee is in Gen 9 OU. With all the powercreep. Doing better than singles staples like Garchomp. Probably these three instead of Butterfree, Shuckle and Accelgor for singles.

[@lunar9342]

@@unbound195 You seem to have missed the joke? I thought it was clear enough, sorry. I already know that Wolfe is a doubles player, and I already understand the differences that make pokemon better in one format or another. I'm a competitive player, myself. Undoubtedly a significantly more casual one, but I do play both singles and doubles.

[@unbound195]

@@lunar9342 No no, I knew it was a joke, but I added what I did because you were kind of right anyway.

[@lunar9342]

@@unbound195 Ah, okay. I apologize! I was under the impression that I was getting seriously critiqued for the joke 🤣

[@HazeEmry]

We love our buggy beasts so much that whenever we feel like it's slighted we get defensive lmao. Like a momma hen ​@@lunar9342

[@liamdoesmath2106]

The shedninja was a perfect bit to bait comment engagement lmao

[@devenandplants7253]

My most favorite's Venomoth with its Tinted Lens ability and Quiver Dance, Sleep Powder, Bug Buzz and Baton Pass/whatever

[@ShmarveyXD]

Bug Types are by FAR my favorites, I really hope for Legends Z-A to give them some more love

[@spyrosgkoumas5339]

Bug types might not be the most powerful Pokémon competitively but since gen 5 and especially since gen 7 they have become one of the most fun types to use during a playthrough. Their diversity in second typing and design has made them a lot more interesting than in the first gens where there were few stand outs that were often crippled by very shallow move pools among other issues.

[@fish2094]

Yea half the bugs in this video were from gen 5 alone lol. They popped off with my favorite type in that generation.

[@FarhanH1]

Yessssss this was my most requested type video! Scizor has been my fav Pokémon ever so this placement was justice. Oddly enough, I don’t like bugs in real life but for some reason I absolutely LOVE bug types on Pokémon. Scizor, Masquerain, Ribombee, Pheremosa, Leavanny, Genesect, Lokix, Buzzwole to name a few. :)

[@rike971]

Understandable, bug type Pokémon are made cooler than their irl counterpart.

[@handhelder823]

I am currently doing a Black 2 Buglocke and Leavanny saved my run on multiple occasions

[@linksora7120]

Bug is one of my absolute favourite types because they tend to be the best answer to a lot of annoying dark types and have some amazing designs. I know competitive is the doubles format but it’s a shame that nothing of singles is mentioned because it’s where a lot more bug types really shine. heracross for example is one of the best bug types for power special defence unique typing to hit hard and give unique resistances and can be great in a lot of ways. Guts, swarm and moxie are all useful abilities, trailblaze recently helps heracross a lot for speed, you can make him bulky or be a speedy attacker with a choice scarf it just hasn’t had doubles success sadly but singles it really does well in a lot of games. Forretress is another big pokemon in singles for its bulk, great typing, useful switching move in volt switch, useful support moves and what I love the most is it has 3 entry hazard moves to choose from allowing for a lot of single useful utility and with sturdy is a fantastic entry hazard setter. Explosion in gens 2-4 also really helped it be a solid lead choice to get rid of a big threat immediately. Ninjask is my favourite bug type and a bug who can’t work well in doubles but is a monster in singles thanks to sword dance speed boost and final gambit, three superb aspects to make it hard to switch into. It can also use u turn to phase in and out. It can also use acrobatics now or dual wingbeat for some reliable flying stab it has been missing and it most importantly is the baton pass pokemon than completely broke baton pass in gens 3 and 4 and basically changed all of competitive gen 3 and 4 because of its powerful baton pass substitute sets able to pass speed boosts and sword dances over to threatening attackers or stored power pokemon in gen 5 or it could pass into bulkier pokemon and make them unkillable and speedy and powerful. It is a game changer and deserves some discussion in a singles competitive sense. Even now it has a lot better power than it used to with better moves and can always use its super high speed to pull surprises off. Absolute goat bug type. And the final ones to mention, yanmega/scolipede for speed boost big damage in singles.

[@Zachpi]

It's funny how dominant bug/steel is as a typing is every form of play, having so many resistances and only 1 weakness is just so strong, especially after the addition of fairy type, cool video!

[@trxxblx-wxs-hxrx]

You got one w Technician, one w Sturdy and can either explode or set entry hazards, another w a huge Att+SpAtt, and lastly the other being this fast problem after a hone claws (bc it has Hustle and Iron Head is doing crazy dmg even in resisted). Best thing abt them is they both utilize the CB (yes I’ve seen a player once used CB Forretress but tbf I wasn’t paying attention to no Leftovers and they kept switching on certain checks (to safely explode) Life Orb really well or even Expert belt . Funny is 2 of these ‘mons also get superpower for even the resisted 💀💀💀💀

[@mgalangzingme12]

Volcarona is my favorite pokemon of all time! The way it was introduced in the anime, the game, high level move requirements and design are simply incredible.

[@no_nekos_here1214]

Vulvarona

[@tora9567]

Volcarona is also my favorite pokemon of all time!

[@Howl_3DN]

🤝🏽

[@Whatever_Oliver]

10:02 everyone is talking about the shedninja misspelling, but is no one talking about how good wolfey looks during the sponsor?? The hair, the shirt just suits wolfey so well.

[@chefedegaru]

I love all the iRO emotes being present in the video. Don't mind me as I grind away in Niffleheim on my blacksmith while I finish the video in the background.

[@spongeb27]

Hitting us with the Invincible intro edit in the exact same way as the show was absolutely incredible

[@lilithkitsune7152]

Unironically was when I liked the video it made me laugh so hard

[@salviafiend7931]

I love the editing on this one! all the +100% DMG effects at 8:45 are super satisfying, like collecting a bunch of coins in mario. your editor always does great work but that one really stood out to me. mwah!

[@volcaronite]

If moths are attracted to flames, but the moth is the flame, does that make Volcarona a narcissist?

[@thywiz]

you wanted mega volcarona bad didnt you

[@PaulPower4]

Bug type will always be the strongest type in my heart ;) . Happy my gal Araquanid made it onto the list, at least. Personally I'd like to see a video on the best Normal types next.

[@floraphore]

I said this before, but your videos have really boosted on the editing value! It's super helpful for staying visually engaged while listening to the cool Pokemon analysis 😎

[@StaticPika]

I LOVE Volcarona and always draw the mon itself! Love watching your videos and always learn so much from them! Hope you keep making more! 😄

[@spalmer48]

Haven't gone through all the comments but haven't seen anyone mention that focus blast description during the pheromosa segment, that was a nice touch

[@slothmanification]

I only noticed because of this comment. So much is the actual stuff that when the Easter Eggs slip in, I miss half even though I'm looking for them.

[@WhimsicottFanatic]

There's some kind of glorious irony to Wolfe going on a rant about spelling Shedinja's name as "Shedninja" The same man who notoriously pronounces the names of some Pokemon so badly, it's hard to tell if it's deliberate for engagement farming or just genuine uncertainty on how a name is [probably] pronounced, personally I'm thinking it's 80/20 between the two Hell, the "Shedninja" rant could've itself been engagement bait to try and get several comedians to immediately make a comment calling it "Shedninja" In any case, I'm just so tired of KZbin metagaming dude, there's so many KZbinrs being slimy, corporate wannabes by doing whatever little tactics they can think of to farm engagement because their brains have been rotted by the need to be an algorithm pleaser But on the flip side, all this junk tends to do is not only make me not want to engage with comments or liking the video, it doesn't make me want to watch the channel at all, and I'm sure I'm far from being the only person with that mindset Or, to put it short and sour: I'm not a fucking fish. Stop treating me like one.

[@adrianoaman1126]

The bug type is my favorite type in the game so I feel so glad that you picked it for the first of this kind of videos after the 3 starting types. Great work as always Wolfey!

[@giovannicurotto5134]

I think covering Dragon next would be fitting, going from the historically worst type to the historically best one

[@IceCreamMan1923]

Editor went ham in this video! Loved the Invincible joke lol

[@_______a]

Shedninja is one of my absolute favorites! Up there with kinggambit and magickarp

[@jakethelittlecat]

Love the ad-lib script format you are doing! Really cool flow to the video. Just feels like we are having a chat.

[@PokeProfessorJosh]

1 minute in and Wolfe's editor is already trolling.

[@remyxie1353]

As a big singles player, can't believe heracross wasn't ever good in doubles... One of my favorite pokemon

[@O.I.S21]

I used Durant with the Ability swap attack and truant. This could pair with Diglett who has arena trap and can setup in the opponents truant turn and protect in between. Diglett is able to sweep afterwards...

[@onebell]

i love your editor for messing with you with the shedninja and the fact that they clearly love ragnarok online with how often they used the emotes + sound effects from it 😂

[@Owy.]

As a kid, I used to believe that Volcarona was a legendary Pokemon in Black and White due to the way you obtained it in the sand ruins.

[@geckohecko]

And the fact that larvesta took forever to evolve

[@theamazingspooderman2697]

​@@geckohecko but Legendary Pokemons never evolved...(except Cosmog Line)

[@tbone6032]

Glad my boy araquanid made the list. Such an underrated mon Also left out that water bubble makes it resist fire

[@fanboyofanimation6097]

Tere electric shedinga with the air balloon would have been crazy 💀

[@hartoramasenju4012]

Let me guess, tera bug Incineroar?

[@Wolfe2009]

Imagine him just putting Tera(insert type) incineroar in 1st place for every one of these videos

[@Jupue]

​@@Wolfe2009 tera dark incineroar

[@janniksotirov]

31:30 I think it’s from gen 8 that there came more bug/fire types not gen 7. Still it’s such a great video

[@C0NSuWuMa]

"Please i'm begging you don't spell it Shedninja!" *proceeds to spell it Shedninja*

[@anotherthing]

SHREADninja.

[@Munchypotato]

I'm not sure if anyone has pointed it out yet but the fun fact at 31:31 is wrong. There wasn't another fire/bug type until SWSH (Centiskorch line) not SM.

[@majokkolivia]

Love the more casual narration style in this one!

[@bitviper3430]

1:03 Editor knew exactly what they were doing 😂

[@W.LLofficial]

Surprised he didn't mention Genesect, Mega-Pinsir or Kleavor. As a singles player these have been great Pokémon

[@sahilbansal6882]

Also mega beedrill

[@Mashu-tw7yf]

Was about to say Genesect. After gen 8 and not getting included in gen 9 I think people just forgot about it

[@CitrusUprising]

If we're bringing up singles Galvantula had some good bits and Ribombee has an insanely strong niche in Ubers

[@theschnozzler]

Genesect is a mythical and has always been banned from vgc. Mega Pinsir is just not worth the mega slot and too frail. Stealth rock isn't as good in doubles so kleavor isn't as good either. They may be goated in singles but wolfe is exclusively talking about vgc in this ranking

[@ttmfndng201]

This video is focused on doubles, and genesect has basically never even been legal in vgc

[@t.j.helming5534]

Heracross not even being mentioned... Grrrr, I am flabbergasted, absolutely stunned!! It didn't even receive a passing notation... bummer!

[@ImNoah123]

Okay the invincible cut was just *chefs kiss* 2:47

[@shishsuke]

The choice of Relic castle bgm to talk about Volcarona is just 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌 that music gets me every time

[@shieldplus]

I loved this video, thank you for covering the best type. :) I agreed with the rankings, and even guessed a fair number of them before they were revealed. Also, whoever's doing the editing deserves a raise.

[@cinnasauria]

My absolute favourite of all the teams I used during gen 8 was built around hail with Arctozolt and Pheromosa with Blizzard. It held Specs but ran Close Combat for fighting STAB since it doesn't care about a defensively detrimental nature. I made it for an unofficial 6v6 doubles teambuilding contest, but it was fun and good enough to win a couple tournament rounds, so I also tweaked it for the ingame ladder. Bug is my favourite type so I love it whenever they get their time to shine. AV Slither Wing is my gen 9 secret weapon!

[@trobitman]

0:51 Says the Jenjar (Gengar) guy.

[@batofdestiny]

Called out lol

[@Endershock1678]

Slay-king

[@Omevoc]

I'm fairly confident he mispronounces certain pokemon just to get more people to comment lol

[@HazeEmry]

​@@Omevocand I'm fairly confident it's because it's just more fun hahaha. As a certified stick in the mud, these kinds of bits make me relax a bit and chill

[@gira4664]

9:55 is my favorite part.

[@NavikaRsoni]

I love bug types, they’ve been my favorite type since Gen 5, and among them Butterfree is my favorite Pokémon of all time. I do a lot of monotype battles on showdown with bug types and love it. Today is my birthday and this is an amazing present. Thanks Wolfey! Great video.