Misspoke at the soul dew section. The soul dew was nerfed in gen 7, not 5. Thanks for brian hands for correcting me on mewtwo. I didn't play gen 2 comp.
Berserk Gene is the most double-edged item ever. I've played GSC OU on Showdown and while it's not common, I have come across some rogue Tyranitar, Machamp, and Heracross who used the item with a heavy amount of luck on their side; like geez I don't know if the Lord just wanted them to win some of those games, I had my a*s handed to me.
Small correction: the gems aren't a 50% boost anymore; they got nerfed to just 30%. With that in mind, they're really not that strong, and I think it would be totally okay to add them back. It's bizarre that they were left in the games, even adding the fairy gem, but for some reason they only let us get the normal gem. That's even stranger than if we couldn't get any Also, "we should explain what a mega stone is for newer Pokemon fans" dealt immense psychic damage to me. Ow
I think the Normal Gem is usable because it’s the one type that can’t do super-effective damage. Having one less possible damage multiplier on it probably makes more reasonable to keep than for other Type Gems.
I will say that Light that Burns the Sky can only be used on Ultra Necrozma. So animating a special move for one Pokemon is easier to do with 3D rigging than a generic move that many Pokemon can get. Combine that with the fact that many Pokemon have different 3D structures from one another makes it harder to animate a move for all of them. They could have put in some work, but it's kinda hard to compare apples to oranges
@@baeruttgaming4779It would have been easier if Gen 6 didn't replace all the 3D models used since Stadium and updated through to Pokédex 3D Pro, though.
I think the berserk gene is neat specifically because it has a very special confusion which guaranteed lasts for 256 turns, as opposed to the standard random 1-4.
Berserk Gene isn't actually Mewtwo's signature item. So any mon can hold it and oh hey here's Brian Hands explaining this as I type out the comment thanks brian
I think they kept it because Normal can't deal super effective damage to anything, so you'll only nuke someone with it if you were already going to use a very strong move on a mon with a very good Attack/Sp. Attack.
@@tezminator I imagine they can add back the Gems, especially with both their nerfed state and the introduction to better items that some pokemon are reliant on, like Heavy Duty Boots.
Z Moves aren't gone forever, Alola remakes will obviously have them when they happen during the 2030s. Likewise Mega Evolutions will return when we get the inevitable Kalos Remakes & possibly before that to hype them up. Gems are most likely to return for the Unova Remakes.
@@SERMareep2007 Well we have another decade before we have to worry about that. Johto & Unova remakes are currently expected within the next few years. Kalos only ever got X&Y 10 Years Ago & still has several years to wait for a remake.
As a huge mega evolution fan I will die on the hill that they struck gold and should have stuck with it. That being said, they 100% did have a tendency to give them to mostly just popular pokemon and that was a big miss... had they stuck with it though, maybe we would have got that mega chimecho or the mega grumpig we deserved
They had mixed boons. They gave it to both popular and forgotten pokemon. Beedrill and Pinsir both getting a mega was top. Needed to show more passion to the less then viable one tho *coughsunfloracough*
Not just to popular pokemon, but to pokemon that are already incredibly strong. It's cool that more forgotten stuff like Glalie and Manectric has Megas, but you only get one mega per team, and would you rather have Glalie or Salamence?
I like megas but I’m fine with them gone like dynamax and terastalisation were/are more fun gimmicks than megas for me. The designs are cool asf though
As someone whose played alot of gen2 romhacks which typically use Berserk Gene more frequently than gen3 uses water, I spent the entire time you were talking about Berserk Gene thinking, "why are we focusing on this item's effect on one pokemon when, if it still existed, there would be over 1000 others it might be more useful for?" until the correction lol.
He also still missed the main reasons it is the best item ever if it still existed. Recycle and tangled feet. Just having tangled feet on a strong phisical bird with a berserk gene is crazy, but using recycle turn one to have +4 attack is crazy.
Mega Evolution isn't instantaneous even if it's often treated like it is. You do still have to hit a button to trigger it and some Megas, like Sableye and Diancie, get a lot out of timing their mega evolutions for the most optimal moment
@@kevinumana3582 Its kind of a shame that more Megas weren't like that. It's why I've always thought the mechanic had more potential than the majority of Megas displayed. Drastic changes to stats, ability and/or typing can be really effective for a Pokemon's versatility adding a level of synergy to the act of Mega evolution.
Shoutout to those couple of months where Berserk Gene was allowed in Nat Dex Balanced Hackmons, and bulky mons with misty surge teleporting into Unburden Zacian Crowned to try to sweep. Gimmicky, but also worked well into Hadron Miraidon and with the right coverage or ability, the zac would be a solid breaker too.
I think a cool thing for berserk gene would be if it gave +2 attack like normal but wouldn’t confuse mewtwo specifically. I just think it would be cool thematically and make mewtwo viable.
If you’re running physical attack Mewtwo, you’re already not winning. I think for Mewtwo, it should instead raise its special attacker and special defense by 1 stage, kinda like an amped up booster energy.
A few years ago there was a "Metronome Cup Doubles" Showdown ladder which was basically Anything Goes but with Metronome being the only move... But they didn't limit it to just available Pokémon and available items... So the meta was Own Tempo Pokémon holding Berserk Gene...
I think there's something important you forgot to mention- there is 0 way to get Ultra Necrozma now, who functioned like a mega evolution, just using a unique Z-crystal. I'm not saying he's super competitively important (you'd prefer to just be dusk mane generally), but it's worth mentioning how he shows up in battle.
I feel like there's potential for an Alolan legends game off of this. Predating the concept of Z-Moves, there'd be a Perfect Necrozma where all the Z-Crystals are still a part of it's body. I'd be separate from the modern Necrozma, so no different forms. It wouldn't hit as hard, but would be a bit bulkier. I'd be able to hold an item and learn Draco Meteor.
In fact, alola would have more than one possibility for a legends game. For example, you could do one set In ultra space that explores the ultra beasts from a new angle, or one that has a basis in the alolan, well, legends, like the tapus, solgaleo/lunala, and of course, necrozma.
I guess we'll just ignore the fact that half of the Mega evolutions were given to underwhelming Pokemon, and a decent number to Pokemon that weren't super popular...
We can also just ignore that a super popular Pokémon like Garchomp got a mega that's generally regarded as worse than it's non-mega form. It's also uncannily creepy with its weird pseudo-human anatomy.
The problem was that the popular/powerful megas made the other megas unusable in vgc, effectively you can’t match a couple of nukes and helicopters with thousands of crossbows.
Something to note about the gems in Gen 5 is that Knock Off was a shit move then. It was 20 BP and it did not gain any BP if you knocked off an item. It was very, very rare to see, so you were very likely to get your gem boosted attacks off.
My suggestion for Beserk Gene: While held, Mewtwo is treated as having 1.5x Attack and Special Attack before boosts, but is permanently confused. Throw this in with your Neuroforce Proposal and we got the exact level of destructive ferocity the original movie made Mewtwo. A massive threat to everything, even itself. I'd live for that kind of carnage.
9:14 And then there was the Inferno Overdrive based on V-create, which reached 220 base power. It wasn't legal in VGC, true, but it was kind of neat in singles if you wanted to run a physically offensive Victini
I’ve always wanted to put a berserk gene on a Missingno. There is no game where it’s possible, but it would be supper funny, and also a bit scary. Thing would OHKO like everything, including itself if it hit itself in confusion.
Small but cool detail, the Berserk Gene actually plays a pretty vital role in Detective Pikachu. Been replaying the first one and was like “this sounds familiar”
@@christiancinnabars1402 I love megas as a concept, but I wish they were balanced better. The gap between Mega Kang and Mega Audino was absurd. As a gimmick, I feel Tera and Megas were much less centralizing, but I wouldn’t mind megas back for at least a casual play through.
The problem with megaa it was centralizing on certain Pokémon You had to run mega Pokémon or else you were severely underpowered Eg you couldn’t run a full gen 8 team (urshufu, calyrex shadow, rillaboom and indeedee) and win if you didn’t have mega metagross
I'd love for Z-moves and megas to come back. Gen 7 with the combo of both and having access to all the Pokémon in the series has some significant nostolgia for me personally.
I heard somewhere that mail could be nieche as a held item because it blocked trick user passing choice items to a pokemon, lockking themselves into trick or something
RE: Gems, I think we may see their return sooner than later. If we get some sort of Unova remake, we could easily see the Gems show up in those games as the gimmick. Even more interesting, Indigo Disk reportedly takes place in the Unova Region (albeit on an offshore Academy), so it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to reintroduce them. However, I’d be terrified of the idea of combining Gems and Tera, that feels like a recipe for disaster
@@timob1681booster energy give you 30% boost on your special attack stat whilee gem only give you 30% single boost on on your attack once. Running life orb, booster energy or choice Specs are much better option.
With Hawlucha and Sneasler I always like using a Weakness Policy with Endure and Reversal/ Acrobatics with Tera Fighting/Tera Flying, respectively eith Unburden. Which is busted in of itself. With the Berserk Gene, I wouldn't even need to run Endure to take a Super Effective move.
@jordantatata155 Those are counters, which is why pairing this strat with a Psychic Surge mon, such as Indeedee will help with priority, and as for Rocky Helmet. I suppose that is the one true counter. Perhaps pairing it with Long Reach Alolan Decidueye or something with a Punching Glove/ Protective Pads could help. But, yes it is busted, kid.
@@sperryyoungerjr.3985 clearly not when youve listed a load of things that beat it XD broken or using your idiotic phrasing "busted" means unbalanced or overbearing when it isn't even close to that XD clearly someone doesn't know what terms mean. Go read a book or two
@jordantatata155 I see we have a troll here. By busted I mean in terms of the damage it can deal and the team support that can be run with it as I stated prior, which can make absolutely broken when used correctly, so you go read a book or two.
Personally I would love if they brought back Megas but if they incorporated them only into either remakes or non mainline titles. Gigantimax is cool in it’s own right and terra type is lame but fun for vgc but there was something so special about mega evolution. It felt like a natural evolution for the franchise and was only a problem because they focused boosting already powerful pokemon and just making megas waayyyyy too strong that it left you required to use them
@@giltral7804 huh I had no idea, I never played masters. I recently got back into Pokemon Go and have been super excited at the Mega announcements so im curious what they will do once they eventually run out of Megas to release. Super cool to know they appear in Masters as well
Fun fact about the Berserk Gene, it’s not completely forgotten! It’s properties of giving Pokémon immense strength but making them lose control is what inspired the Detective Pikachu games and the movie!
The thing gamefreak did with the gems was so weird, it seems that in the beginning the gems were meant to be part of the game, they even created a new fairy gem but then they nerferd the gems making them essentially useless in the vast majority of cases, but then they doubled down essentially deleting the gems of the game by making the gems absolutely unobtainable, all except of the normal gen for some reason.
I think if gems were announced (like "Heatran floating on an air balloon", but "Volcarona is holding a grass gem") and maybe the 30% like the normal gem is they'd probably be decent, but as they were in gen 5 they were way overpowered.
I'm glad that correction got added for berserk gene because I kept saying to myself "I don't remember it like that!" 😅 I have very strong memories of being 13 years old playing silver on release and thinking I was so cool putting a berserk gene on my weezing with explosion. But I was also truly prepared to figure that I must have just been stupid and not noticed it wasn't working back at that age!
Z moves that powered up status moves were actually really fun and unique. If they would’ve kept z moves and only left in the special attacks for specific Pokémon and the ones that boost status moves they would’ve been a lot more fun.
Berserk Gene doesn’t only work on Mewtwo. I think the real reason this item was removed was so that it couldn’t be abused on Pokemon with Own Tempo. Honestly, though, none of the physical Own Tempo Pokemon are that good anyways, especially in Gen 3, so it wouldn’t even be that broken. And besides, they could just make it not work if the Pokemon can’t be confused. This would be a cool item to have back
Bro mega evo fans just says 'just make a mega for every mon, they can do 15-50 every generation' and at the idea of a generic stat boost mega is just 'thats just dynamax' which it isnt at all but lol, assuming 'they make 100+ mons per gen' means they will just have an entire gen and soon have a mega for every fully evolved pokemon. They also dont get the strongest megas would matter more and many megas can change an identity just a bit so it isn't like you often get more of the same mon you like.
For non VGC players you're one of the best content creator in Competitive Pokémon... Gems have 3 problem that make it broken for single players: 1. They dont waste on protect so you can scout for them 2. You can have multiple on a team unlike zmoves/megas 3. They boost every hit on multi hit moves. So normal gen Population Bomb is basically a 450 attack after all multipliers
I was about to leave a confused comment about why you were hyper-focused on the viability of Berserk Gene on Mewtwo until Brian Hands came in with the correction. Thank you Brian Hands.
Gems don't look that bad...until you remember they boost multi-hit moves. As in all of them, even on a skill link 'mon And some already have 125 total power if all hits connect
If you think about it, the Berserk Gene has “come back” in the form of Booster Energy. The designs are similar and it’s an instantly consumed boosting item.
The biggest L about these items being gone Is the fact we don't have the hardest names to ever come out of this series Berserk Gene Light That Burn's The Sky
Should've mentioned Mail in Gen 3 and 4. Useless little letters that you could write some predetermined words in, but they couldn't be knocked off or traded with Trick .
In an ideal world where this isn't unrealistic and the game doesn't need to cut a million corners, I think it'd be cool to see mega stones and Z-crystals come back in a game that lets you travel to Kalos and Alola, among other regions... but endless other people have already suggested such a game and we all know why it ain't happening, so I'll just keep dreaming and enjoy using those items casually in stuff like Emerald Rogue instead lmao
The Berserk Gene could come back for Mewtwo no problem. Make it an exclusive item to him and have it work more like Booster Energy. It gives Mewtwo a base stat boost to either its Attack or Special Attack, based on which is higher (and then the item would disappear). Heck the icon for the Berserk Gene & the one for Booster Energy, even look similar.
One correction on the berserk gene: this works on ANY Pokémon, not just mewtwo. So it could have a niche. A dodrio, for example, would get the attack increase and a speed increase due to tangling feet Edit: oh thanks Brian Hands for the correct
I have always thought that with some tweaking, the berserk gene should have been turned into Mewtwos signature ability. Maybe it could sharply boost both attacking stats when Mewtwo is inflicted with a status or something like that. Really I would take almost anything over pressure/unnerve.
Brian Hands will: Do your dishes Pay your taxes Live hits he shouldn’t legally be allowed to Make minor corrections What would we do without you, Brian Hands?
The funniest part about the Berserk Gene is that it was programmed for wild Mewtwo to hold it in gen 2, but encountering Mewtwo isn't possible in those games. Not only that, but Mewtwo would consume the Berserk Gene instantly, so you wouldn't even be able to get it from it.
Bringing the Berserk Gene back as a Mewtwo item would be really cool, though if I had my way I may change it like so: *Berserk Gene* _An item to be held by Mewtwo or Mew. The gaseous contents of this capsule have an aggravating effect on Mew and Mewtwo, boosting their Attack and Speed stats but preventing them from using Status moves. (Disappears after use.)_ Doing it this way would make Mewtwo the Ubers equivalent of Iron Valiant, and would give Mew a much more threatening presence with its monstrous physical movepool.
Probably a obvious but yah, me and my brother used to talk about a supposed mew three and such. I think that's why mega's so popular too. Like that so many of us as kids would make all these ridiculous next level pokemon that it relates to unspoken canon we all secretly wanted. And i still love mega blastoise and such. Looks boss asf.
If I had to give Mewtwo an signature item it would be an carriable Compound Eyes. Because in gen 1 Blizzard used to be broken, and running these moves with such stats would be cool
I really wish some of the pokémon that heavily relied on generational gimmicks to be even somewhat relevant would get evolutions or buffs. Necrozma, Mewtwo, Kangaskhan, Mawile, and a few others. Maybe with some better rebalancing thrown in.
We could have an Alolan legends game predating the conception of Z-Moves and catch a perfect Necrozma where the Z-Crystals are still part of it's body.
@@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutionsI didn’t consider the sheer potential for an Alolan legends before now. We’re told about how the Tapus are guardians and such, but only ever saw Koko act in such a way in the game. I’d love to see Ultra/Luminous Necrozma and its interactions with the Tapus
Okay so crazy thought for Berserk Gene 2: +2 Attack upon switch-in, and then deals 20% of your hp in damage So you can't do fucky shit like Own Tempo to make yourself immune to the downside, and you *also* dont have to deal with RNG while using it You can still mitigate the damage with things like Recover or Drain Punch, so it's something you can play around, and it could potentially bring Unburden Acrobatics abuse within range of a good Priority Move to avoid that being a problem (while still making it a viable strategy in the right circumstances)
Berserk Gene would actually be pogged for Symbiosis Florges... For those who don't know, the ability Symbiosis causes the pokemon to pass their item to their partner when their partner consumes their original item. So essentially Florges could hold either a persim berry to cure the confusion; or if you are immune to the confusion/don't care, any other item. This means that by using Florges you could have a pokemon start turn one with +2 attack and any other item they want; in exchange for Florges's item slot. (And running Florges, but Florges is far from a bad pokemon.) Also an idea for gems, make them "torment"/"exhaust" the type of move that was used. What I mean is that after using a gem boosted move, you cannot use a move of that type next turn. I think it would allow them to stay at their 1.5× boost without being broken. As a single protect prediction didn't just waste the gem, but now they can't even go for the regular damage next turn. However it isn't as punishing as something like the recharge on hyper beam.
You learn something new every day I could’ve sworn the sold you just increases the special attack or special defense. Depending on which Pokémon was holding it.
Misspoke at the soul dew section. The soul dew was nerfed in gen 7, not 5.
Thanks for brian hands for correcting me on mewtwo. I didn't play gen 2 comp.
also you implied assault vest existed in gen 4
4:48
great video though!! love your channel
Figured i'd add, it got added in gen 6
Assault Vest was also introduced in Gen 6, not Gen 4.
was about to comment this LOL
Berserk Gene is the most double-edged item ever. I've played GSC OU on Showdown and while it's not common, I have come across some rogue Tyranitar, Machamp, and Heracross who used the item with a heavy amount of luck on their side; like geez I don't know if the Lord just wanted them to win some of those games, I had my a*s handed to me.
Small correction: the gems aren't a 50% boost anymore; they got nerfed to just 30%. With that in mind, they're really not that strong, and I think it would be totally okay to add them back. It's bizarre that they were left in the games, even adding the fairy gem, but for some reason they only let us get the normal gem. That's even stranger than if we couldn't get any
Also, "we should explain what a mega stone is for newer Pokemon fans" dealt immense psychic damage to me. Ow
Oh thank Arceus I'm not the only one. That comment hurt my soul. It's only been....5 years since it was in a mainline Pokemon game.
For the newer pokemon fans... it's rough to think that in a few year megas will be forgotten except for being a pokemon go exclusive
Switch to a dark type
I think the Normal Gem is usable because it’s the one type that can’t do super-effective damage. Having one less possible damage multiplier on it probably makes more reasonable to keep than for other Type Gems.
Gems being 50% is pretty balance imo
I think you found the items.
Nah really?
@@eritas4330why did your ruin it
@@ToniToniToniToni I hate people having to much fun 😇
@@eritas4330STOP HAVING FUN
@@eritas4330 *too
It always astounds me that Light That Burns the Sky and Twinkle Tackle are in the same game. You can really tell where the animation budget went
I will say that Light that Burns the Sky can only be used on Ultra Necrozma. So animating a special move for one Pokemon is easier to do with 3D rigging than a generic move that many Pokemon can get. Combine that with the fact that many Pokemon have different 3D structures from one another makes it harder to animate a move for all of them. They could have put in some work, but it's kinda hard to compare apples to oranges
@@baeruttgaming4779true but people love to strawman sadly
they are equally brilliant animations in their own right (currently remembering twinkle tackle on xerneas and nearly bursting into tears)
@@baeruttgaming4779It would have been easier if Gen 6 didn't replace all the 3D models used since Stadium and updated through to Pokédex 3D Pro, though.
Twinkle tackle is just a lame concept for the move. Look at devastating drake or black hole eclipse
I think the berserk gene is neat specifically because it has a very special confusion which guaranteed lasts for 256 turns, as opposed to the standard random 1-4.
Just wait till I spend 257 turns and have that nice attack buff with no drawback
So you mean there's a way
Stall for the win babyyyyyyyyyyy
Really? With it being a consumable, I really only used it in Stadium 2, and there it wore off after a few turns like any normal Confusion status.
Berserk Gene isn't actually Mewtwo's signature item. So any mon can hold it and oh hey here's Brian Hands explaining this as I type out the comment
thanks brian
Brian is always clutch
literally made the same mistake
This happened to me as well
It's not Mewtwo's signature item... just his DNA....
@@TheDeathmail Genetic signature item
4:49 Assault Vest wasn't introduced until Gen VI, not Gen IV.
Nuh uh 🤓
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@@MoxieBoostedand soul dew was changed in gen VII. Not gen V
Soul dew came out in gen 3,
This one threw me off, I could've sworn it was introduced in Gen V but it is actually Gen VI
It was such a missed opportunity for Lycanroc's Z-move to set up stealth rock as a secondary effect. It probably would've been better than Kleavor
I Disagree , But Z-Moves & Ultra Necrozma >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Everything In The Pokéverse !
As someone who wants Stealth Rock banned on Smogon, even I admit this is a solid idea
@TheSpecialPsycho they should just let rock types learn it. Gives them a niche instead of using it on Garchomp instead of Rhyperior.
@@TheSpecialPsychowhy the hell would you want that????
@@leftistdegeneratejsI mean have you seen the gen 9 meta?
With Z-Moves likely being gone forever, Game Freak really should bring back all the gems. It's very odd for there to only be a Normal Gem.
I think they kept it because Normal can't deal super effective damage to anything, so you'll only nuke someone with it if you were already going to use a very strong move on a mon with a very good Attack/Sp. Attack.
@@tezminator I imagine they can add back the Gems, especially with both their nerfed state and the introduction to better items that some pokemon are reliant on, like Heavy Duty Boots.
Z Moves aren't gone forever, Alola remakes will obviously have them when they happen during the 2030s. Likewise Mega Evolutions will return when we get the inevitable Kalos Remakes & possibly before that to hype them up. Gems are most likely to return for the Unova Remakes.
@@WaterKirby1994Alola remakes better have every Pokemon available through transfer for gen 1 to 7
@@SERMareep2007 Well we have another decade before we have to worry about that. Johto & Unova remakes are currently expected within the next few years. Kalos only ever got X&Y 10 Years Ago & still has several years to wait for a remake.
As a huge mega evolution fan I will die on the hill that they struck gold and should have stuck with it. That being said, they 100% did have a tendency to give them to mostly just popular pokemon and that was a big miss... had they stuck with it though, maybe we would have got that mega chimecho or the mega grumpig we deserved
While I did like megas, it felt really limited and unbalanced imo.
They had mixed boons. They gave it to both popular and forgotten pokemon. Beedrill and Pinsir both getting a mega was top.
Needed to show more passion to the less then viable one tho *coughsunfloracough*
Not just to popular pokemon, but to pokemon that are already incredibly strong. It's cool that more forgotten stuff like Glalie and Manectric has Megas, but you only get one mega per team, and would you rather have Glalie or Salamence?
yeah the fact we missed out on mega stoutland annoys me to no end
I like megas but I’m fine with them gone like dynamax and terastalisation were/are more fun gimmicks than megas for me. The designs are cool asf though
As someone whose played alot of gen2 romhacks which typically use Berserk Gene more frequently than gen3 uses water, I spent the entire time you were talking about Berserk Gene thinking, "why are we focusing on this item's effect on one pokemon when, if it still existed, there would be over 1000 others it might be more useful for?" until the correction lol.
He also still missed the main reasons it is the best item ever if it still existed. Recycle and tangled feet. Just having tangled feet on a strong phisical bird with a berserk gene is crazy, but using recycle turn one to have +4 attack is crazy.
Mega Evolution isn't instantaneous even if it's often treated like it is. You do still have to hit a button to trigger it and some Megas, like Sableye and Diancie, get a lot out of timing their mega evolutions for the most optimal moment
True true, but for most cases it was way better to mega when it was meant to be the nuke of the team
@@kevinumana3582 Its kind of a shame that more Megas weren't like that. It's why I've always thought the mechanic had more potential than the majority of Megas displayed. Drastic changes to stats, ability and/or typing can be really effective for a Pokemon's versatility adding a level of synergy to the act of Mega evolution.
Shoutout to those couple of months where Berserk Gene was allowed in Nat Dex Balanced Hackmons, and bulky mons with misty surge teleporting into Unburden Zacian Crowned to try to sweep. Gimmicky, but also worked well into Hadron Miraidon and with the right coverage or ability, the zac would be a solid breaker too.
Correction about the soul dew : it boosted sp atk and sp def up until gen 7. Also, assault vest was introduced in gen 6, not 4
I think a cool thing for berserk gene would be if it gave +2 attack like normal but wouldn’t confuse mewtwo specifically. I just think it would be cool thematically and make mewtwo viable.
Hell nah that would be annoying
If you’re running physical attack Mewtwo, you’re already not winning. I think for Mewtwo, it should instead raise its special attacker and special defense by 1 stage, kinda like an amped up booster energy.
that sounds so based. Physical Mewtwo real
Own Tempo Tinkaton go bonk
@@Endershock1678Mewtwo at +2 is a better Mega-Mawile but its also fast so youre definitely not autolosing
A few years ago there was a "Metronome Cup Doubles" Showdown ladder which was basically Anything Goes but with Metronome being the only move...
But they didn't limit it to just available Pokémon and available items...
So the meta was Own Tempo Pokémon holding Berserk Gene...
I think there's something important you forgot to mention- there is 0 way to get Ultra Necrozma now, who functioned like a mega evolution, just using a unique Z-crystal. I'm not saying he's super competitively important (you'd prefer to just be dusk mane generally), but it's worth mentioning how he shows up in battle.
I feel like there's potential for an Alolan legends game off of this.
Predating the concept of Z-Moves, there'd be a Perfect Necrozma where all the Z-Crystals are still a part of it's body.
I'd be separate from the modern Necrozma, so no different forms.
It wouldn't hit as hard, but would be a bit bulkier.
I'd be able to hold an item and learn Draco Meteor.
In fact, alola would have more than one possibility for a legends game. For example, you could do one set In ultra space that explores the ultra beasts from a new angle, or one that has a basis in the alolan, well, legends, like the tapus, solgaleo/lunala, and of course, necrozma.
Megas would be amazing to have back... the only problem is that, as you said, they tend to give them based on popularity instead of game balance.
That wouldn't be a problem if the stat increase scaled down the higher the base total is, rather then a flat 100.
I guess we'll just ignore the fact that half of the Mega evolutions were given to underwhelming Pokemon, and a decent number to Pokemon that weren't super popular...
We can also just ignore that a super popular Pokémon like Garchomp got a mega that's generally regarded as worse than it's non-mega form. It's also uncannily creepy with its weird pseudo-human anatomy.
The problem was that the popular/powerful megas made the other megas unusable in vgc, effectively you can’t match a couple of nukes and helicopters with thousands of crossbows.
Moxie: "I doubt Megas are coming back."
Legends Z-A: Are ya sure 'bout that?
Something to note about the gems in Gen 5 is that Knock Off was a shit move then. It was 20 BP and it did not gain any BP if you knocked off an item. It was very, very rare to see, so you were very likely to get your gem boosted attacks off.
My suggestion for Beserk Gene: While held, Mewtwo is treated as having 1.5x Attack and Special Attack before boosts, but is permanently confused.
Throw this in with your Neuroforce Proposal and we got the exact level of destructive ferocity the original movie made Mewtwo. A massive threat to everything, even itself. I'd live for that kind of carnage.
9:14 And then there was the Inferno Overdrive based on V-create, which reached 220 base power. It wasn't legal in VGC, true, but it was kind of neat in singles if you wanted to run a physically offensive Victini
I’ve always wanted to put a berserk gene on a Missingno. There is no game where it’s possible, but it would be supper funny, and also a bit scary. Thing would OHKO like everything, including itself if it hit itself in confusion.
Small but cool detail, the Berserk Gene actually plays a pretty vital role in Detective Pikachu. Been replaying the first one and was like “this sounds familiar”
I really wish Megas came back, it was such a cool concept.
No. A lot of the pokemon that got them didn't deserve them *coughrayquazacough* or their names were Charizard and Mewtwo and they got two.
@@kemix1006*Doesn’t name the dozens of forgotten mons that only saw meta relevance due to Megas*
@@christiancinnabars1402 you can still see most of them in today's meta in some way.
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I love megas as a concept, but I wish they were balanced better. The gap between Mega Kang and Mega Audino was absurd.
As a gimmick, I feel Tera and Megas were much less centralizing, but I wouldn’t mind megas back for at least a casual play through.
The problem with megaa it was centralizing on certain Pokémon
You had to run mega Pokémon or else you were severely underpowered
Eg you couldn’t run a full gen 8 team (urshufu, calyrex shadow, rillaboom and indeedee) and win if you didn’t have mega metagross
I'd love for Z-moves and megas to come back. Gen 7 with the combo of both and having access to all the Pokémon in the series has some significant nostolgia for me personally.
I heard somewhere that mail could be nieche as a held item because it blocked trick user passing choice items to a pokemon, lockking themselves into trick or something
in singles stall pokemon would sometimes use mail for that purpose yeah
And in games where it didn't block those moves it had utility as an Infinity Gauntlet.
Little cup players in shambles because Berry Juice isn't in the game
Love the collab with Brian Hands!
Man you and the editor are killing this one.
RE: Gems, I think we may see their return sooner than later. If we get some sort of Unova remake, we could easily see the Gems show up in those games as the gimmick. Even more interesting, Indigo Disk reportedly takes place in the Unova Region (albeit on an offshore Academy), so it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to reintroduce them. However, I’d be terrified of the idea of combining Gems and Tera, that feels like a recipe for disaster
Tera Fairy Fairy Gem Flutter Mane 💀
Adaptability + Tera into your own STAB + matching Gem goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
@@jvbon646 it's porygon-zover for the meta
@@jvbon646adaptability + tera is just 2.25 and gem is just 30% boost so it is strong but not That strong.
@@timob1681booster energy give you 30% boost on your special attack stat whilee gem only give you 30% single boost on on your attack once. Running life orb, booster energy or choice Specs are much better option.
Berserk gene would go hard with Misty Terrain if you could find a good setter. Unburden mons like Hawlucha and Sneasler would go crazy.
With Hawlucha and Sneasler I always like using a Weakness Policy with Endure and Reversal/ Acrobatics with Tera Fighting/Tera Flying, respectively eith Unburden. Which is busted in of itself. With the Berserk Gene, I wouldn't even need to run Endure to take a Super Effective move.
@@sperryyoungerjr.3985"busted" 😂 ok kid ever heard of priority or rocky helmet or hazards or protection
@jordantatata155 Those are counters, which is why pairing this strat with a Psychic Surge mon, such as Indeedee will help with priority, and as for Rocky Helmet. I suppose that is the one true counter. Perhaps pairing it with Long Reach Alolan Decidueye or something with a Punching Glove/ Protective Pads could help. But, yes it is busted, kid.
@@sperryyoungerjr.3985 clearly not when youve listed a load of things that beat it XD broken or using your idiotic phrasing "busted" means unbalanced or overbearing when it isn't even close to that XD clearly someone doesn't know what terms mean. Go read a book or two
@jordantatata155 I see we have a troll here. By busted I mean in terms of the damage it can deal and the team support that can be run with it as I stated prior, which can make absolutely broken when used correctly, so you go read a book or two.
Personally I would love if they brought back Megas but if they incorporated them only into either remakes or non mainline titles. Gigantimax is cool in it’s own right and terra type is lame but fun for vgc but there was something so special about mega evolution. It felt like a natural evolution for the franchise and was only a problem because they focused boosting already powerful pokemon and just making megas waayyyyy too strong that it left you required to use them
well they kinda still exist in that way, from time to time masters adds a sync pair with mega abailable
@@giltral7804 huh I had no idea, I never played masters. I recently got back into Pokemon Go and have been super excited at the Mega announcements so im curious what they will do once they eventually run out of Megas to release.
Super cool to know they appear in Masters as well
Nah, they should prove they are not cowards and include all the gen gimmicks in mainline game and let chaos ensue.
i agree with this idea in general but your icon is driving me nuts imagining chris hansen the vgc fan
@@nonbinarysunset555 “now why don’t you have a seat. You mind explaining to me what you were doing chatting with lopunny?”
Fun fact about the Berserk Gene, it’s not completely forgotten! It’s properties of giving Pokémon immense strength but making them lose control is what inspired the Detective Pikachu games and the movie!
The thing gamefreak did with the gems was so weird, it seems that in the beginning the gems were meant to be part of the game, they even created a new fairy gem but then they nerferd the gems making them essentially useless in the vast majority of cases, but then they doubled down essentially deleting the gems of the game by making the gems absolutely unobtainable, all except of the normal gen for some reason.
I think if gems were announced (like "Heatran floating on an air balloon", but "Volcarona is holding a grass gem") and maybe the 30% like the normal gem is they'd probably be decent, but as they were in gen 5 they were way overpowered.
I'm glad that correction got added for berserk gene because I kept saying to myself "I don't remember it like that!" 😅 I have very strong memories of being 13 years old playing silver on release and thinking I was so cool putting a berserk gene on my weezing with explosion. But I was also truly prepared to figure that I must have just been stupid and not noticed it wasn't working back at that age!
Z moves that powered up status moves were actually really fun and unique. If they would’ve kept z moves and only left in the special attacks for specific Pokémon and the ones that boost status moves they would’ve been a lot more fun.
1:25 The Berserk Gene design is incredibly similar to the Booster Energy design
Berserk Gene doesn’t only work on Mewtwo. I think the real reason this item was removed was so that it couldn’t be abused on Pokemon with Own Tempo. Honestly, though, none of the physical Own Tempo Pokemon are that good anyways, especially in Gen 3, so it wouldn’t even be that broken. And besides, they could just make it not work if the Pokemon can’t be confused. This would be a cool item to have back
You missed the iconic Brick that Machop transferred from gen 1 to 2 hold that did nothing, have you no shame?
Use it with Fling and it becomes a base 500 power Rock move
I hope to see more of Professor Brian Hands in the future. I am very informed. I miss the gems, they're so pretty
4:20 “I have to get back to living hits I don’t have business living… and doing taxes” 😂
Bro mega evo fans just says 'just make a mega for every mon, they can do 15-50 every generation' and at the idea of a generic stat boost mega is just 'thats just dynamax' which it isnt at all but lol, assuming 'they make 100+ mons per gen' means they will just have an entire gen and soon have a mega for every fully evolved pokemon. They also dont get the strongest megas would matter more and many megas can change an identity just a bit so it isn't like you often get more of the same mon you like.
Heatran as a grass type is the most annoying thing to face if you don’t have anything with a flying typing on your team
Okay but that thumbnail. I love that juicing up on Mewtwo enrages you just like its owner.
For non VGC players you're one of the best content creator in Competitive Pokémon...
Gems have 3 problem that make it broken for single players:
1. They dont waste on protect so you can scout for them
2. You can have multiple on a team unlike zmoves/megas
3. They boost every hit on multi hit moves. So normal gen Population Bomb is basically a 450 attack after all multipliers
Gem is only 30% boost now though. And the chance getting 10 hit on 90% move is hard. Gem probably can come back as it no longer 50% boost
I was about to leave a confused comment about why you were hyper-focused on the viability of Berserk Gene on Mewtwo until Brian Hands came in with the correction. Thank you Brian Hands.
BRIAN HANDS WAS FREAKING HILARIOUS LMFAOO
As a bug monotype player, yes. Give us the bug gem. A bug gem boosted megahorn sounds wonderful 😊
👇people who want Brian Hands to host a video
Gems don't look that bad...until you remember they boost multi-hit moves.
As in all of them, even on a skill link 'mon
And some already have 125 total power if all hits connect
We love Brian Hands. Would they be kind enough to share their EV spread?
Every Pokémon can use Berserk Gene
EDIT: I kept watching and Brian Hands showed up to correct
Keep watching
Imagine if Beserk Gene gave Mewtwo a +1 Sp.Atk on switch in similar to Zacian
Congrats on 100k subs, great video btw.
Real gamers will remember the brick held item
Smh my man didn't even bring up the goated gen 2 BRICK
The Brian Hands bit killed me
WAIT BRIAN HANDS COME BACK PLS DO MY TAXES 😭😭😭
If you think about it, the Berserk Gene has “come back” in the form of Booster Energy. The designs are similar and it’s an instantly consumed boosting item.
The biggest L about these items being gone Is the fact we don't have the hardest names to ever come out of this series
Berserk Gene
Light That Burn's The Sky
Honestly, they nerfed Soul Dew too damn hard. It should've been a recoiless Life Orb, imo
The Gen 9 OU council if Gems get added back in (they were struggling to balance the tier as is): 🫤
Should've mentioned Mail in Gen 3 and 4. Useless little letters that you could write some predetermined words in, but they couldn't be knocked off or traded with Trick .
I think it would be cool if Berserk Gene did not confuse Mewtwo or Mew. After all, it is their genes, why would it confuse them?
Because it makes them go berserk.
In an ideal world where this isn't unrealistic and the game doesn't need to cut a million corners, I think it'd be cool to see mega stones and Z-crystals come back in a game that lets you travel to Kalos and Alola, among other regions... but endless other people have already suggested such a game and we all know why it ain't happening, so I'll just keep dreaming and enjoy using those items casually in stuff like Emerald Rogue instead lmao
The Berserk Gene could come back for Mewtwo no problem. Make it an exclusive item to him and have it work more like Booster Energy. It gives Mewtwo a base stat boost to either its Attack or Special Attack, based on which is higher (and then the item would disappear). Heck the icon for the Berserk Gene & the one for Booster Energy, even look similar.
everyone talks about the anger gene or whatever it is being broken with own tempo pokemon.
it probably wouldnt activate without confusing you.
One correction on the berserk gene: this works on ANY Pokémon, not just mewtwo. So it could have a niche. A dodrio, for example, would get the attack increase and a speed increase due to tangling feet
Edit: oh thanks Brian Hands for the correct
Ptrry sure Tangling Feet is an Evasion Raise, not speed
@@ObziLuky ah, you’re correct, MB
alright check this out
• [Pokèmon] comes in with Berserk Gene, item gets used
• partner Oranguru's Symbiosis kicks in, gives Mewtwo the Persim Berry
I have always thought that with some tweaking, the berserk gene should have been turned into Mewtwos signature ability. Maybe it could sharply boost both attacking stats when Mewtwo is inflicted with a status or something like that. Really I would take almost anything over pressure/unnerve.
Berserk Gene would be funny with Tangled Feet
imagine a world where slither wing gets to fire off a helping hand-protosynthesis-bug gem-tera boosted first impression
4:25 holy shit he referenced my meme! He does the dishes, drives your kids to school does your taxes what can it not do?
Brian Hands will:
Do your dishes
Pay your taxes
Live hits he shouldn’t legally be allowed to
Make minor corrections
What would we do without you, Brian Hands?
What if the Berserk Gene worked like Huge Power but as an item?
Physical attacker meta
The gen 2 games don't have Mewtwo available (the only way is to trade it from gen 1) but the Berserk Gene is the item from where Mewtwo used to be.
The funniest part about the Berserk Gene is that it was programmed for wild Mewtwo to hold it in gen 2, but encountering Mewtwo isn't possible in those games. Not only that, but Mewtwo would consume the Berserk Gene instantly, so you wouldn't even be able to get it from it.
Dang Brian Hands is working on his taxes early. Unless he's self employed and has to file quarterly actually.
I'd love to see Poison Gem for Sneasler. Yeah, it's not the best type, but it could be clutch for Dire Claw
Beserk Gene can be used on Pokemon other than Mewtwo, and would be pretty busted with Unburden.
more so with a pokémon that had own tempo. edit: sorry hadn’t got to brian hands part when i wrote this post
Bringing the Berserk Gene back as a Mewtwo item would be really cool, though if I had my way I may change it like so:
*Berserk Gene*
_An item to be held by Mewtwo or Mew. The gaseous contents of this capsule have an aggravating effect on Mew and Mewtwo, boosting their Attack and Speed stats but preventing them from using Status moves. (Disappears after use.)_
Doing it this way would make Mewtwo the Ubers equivalent of Iron Valiant, and would give Mew a much more threatening presence with its monstrous physical movepool.
Probably a obvious but yah, me and my brother used to talk about a supposed mew three and such. I think that's why mega's so popular too. Like that so many of us as kids would make all these ridiculous next level pokemon that it relates to unspoken canon we all secretly wanted. And i still love mega blastoise and such. Looks boss asf.
My personal stance on mega evos is that they should be exclusive to remakes.EX BDSP gave a few new mons megas but can only be used in that game
Good Guy Brian Hands
"Imagine getting hit by a +2 Gigaton Hammer" I mean, it'd save me a step in my Swords Dance Tink build, I guess.
We really need some Brian Hands or I am wo-chienough merch. I would get either one
10:03 It would be incredibly nice if Ice Spinner actually removed hazards instead of the terrain but yeah.
An 80BP move that can remove hazards? Yeah, I don't think so.
Somewhere in my head I was expecting Brian Hands to be voiced by Michael lol.
If I had to give Mewtwo an signature item it would be an carriable Compound Eyes. Because in gen 1 Blizzard used to be broken, and running these moves with such stats would be cool
The correction on berserk gene was funny, the non understanding of it being a signature
I really wish some of the pokémon that heavily relied on generational gimmicks to be even somewhat relevant would get evolutions or buffs. Necrozma, Mewtwo, Kangaskhan, Mawile, and a few others. Maybe with some better rebalancing thrown in.
We could have an Alolan legends game predating the conception of Z-Moves and catch a perfect Necrozma where the Z-Crystals are still part of it's body.
@@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutionsI didn’t consider the sheer potential for an Alolan legends before now. We’re told about how the Tapus are guardians and such, but only ever saw Koko act in such a way in the game. I’d love to see Ultra/Luminous Necrozma and its interactions with the Tapus
@@WalkinStereotype It's definitely top three potential for a Legends game, alongside Unova and Kalos!~
As a pokemon item person I can confirm this is a video
Okay so crazy thought for Berserk Gene 2:
+2 Attack upon switch-in, and then deals 20% of your hp in damage
So you can't do fucky shit like Own Tempo to make yourself immune to the downside, and you *also* dont have to deal with RNG while using it
You can still mitigate the damage with things like Recover or Drain Punch, so it's something you can play around, and it could potentially bring Unburden Acrobatics abuse within range of a good Priority Move to avoid that being a problem (while still making it a viable strategy in the right circumstances)
Berserk Gene would actually be pogged for Symbiosis Florges... For those who don't know, the ability Symbiosis causes the pokemon to pass their item to their partner when their partner consumes their original item. So essentially Florges could hold either a persim berry to cure the confusion; or if you are immune to the confusion/don't care, any other item.
This means that by using Florges you could have a pokemon start turn one with +2 attack and any other item they want; in exchange for Florges's item slot. (And running Florges, but Florges is far from a bad pokemon.)
Also an idea for gems, make them "torment"/"exhaust" the type of move that was used. What I mean is that after using a gem boosted move, you cannot use a move of that type next turn. I think it would allow them to stay at their 1.5× boost without being broken. As a single protect prediction didn't just waste the gem, but now they can't even go for the regular damage next turn. However it isn't as punishing as something like the recharge on hyper beam.
We love brian hands fixing all of moxie's mistakes
imagine berserker gene + misty terrain that would be such a fun team style
Wasn’t the assault vest introduced in gen 6, not 4?
You learn something new every day I could’ve sworn the sold you just increases the special attack or special defense.
Depending on which Pokémon was holding it.
the sold you💀
Assult vest wasnt released till gen 6 but still great vid