What Happened to Palafin?

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  • @friendlysend8624
    @friendlysend8624 ปีที่แล้ว +5101

    Don’t worry everyone, palafin is just busy saving paldea, he’ll be back later this season.

    • @tomato325
      @tomato325 ปีที่แล้ว +277

      He's just stopping tinkaton from killing another corviknight he'll be back soon enough

    • @franciscofernandes4623
      @franciscofernandes4623 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Lmao

    • @Carter_Fendi
      @Carter_Fendi ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@tomato325loo

    • @davidmandel8960
      @davidmandel8960 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He is a pokemon team member by day, disappearer by june.

    • @shinobipanda7760
      @shinobipanda7760 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tomato325lol

  • @MakinItRain24-7
    @MakinItRain24-7 ปีที่แล้ว +2985

    Don't worry he was just switched out for now. He'll come back out with better stats in a little bit

  • @jamesdinius7769
    @jamesdinius7769 ปีที่แล้ว +1410

    This Pokémon is an excellent example of the differences between singles and doubles. Palafin is really hard to use in doubles due to the faster pace and plethora of ways to punish it on the switch. Meanwhile, it's banned from Smogon OU because switching around is much easier, and flip turn gives it excellent positioning capability.

    • @Lauren_C
      @Lauren_C ปีที่แล้ว +216

      The removal of Pursuit in Gen 8-on also robbed Singles of a tool that could’ve majorly dented Palafin (especially with hazards up) before ever activating its ability.

    • @emmetstanevich2121
      @emmetstanevich2121 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      There's also the fact that, since vgc is 4v4, it's harder to ensure you can activate zero-to-hero if you don't lead with palafin compared to if it were 6v6 doubles

    • @masonkline2644
      @masonkline2644 ปีที่แล้ว

      doubles also sucks ass

    • @grass_snake80
      @grass_snake80 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      smogon OU is stupid i wish people would stop bringing it up

    • @Lauren_C
      @Lauren_C ปีที่แล้ว +106

      @@grass_snake80 If you’ve any alternative formats for playing singles-format, I’m all ears.

  • @freddyfazbear6495
    @freddyfazbear6495 ปีที่แล้ว +4312

    I guess you could say he went from Hero to Zero

  • @TaIathar
    @TaIathar ปีที่แล้ว +1212

    Remember: You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Palafin died a hero. What a beautiful and touching story. Thanks Wolfe

    • @CyanPlushCaptain
      @CyanPlushCaptain ปีที่แล้ว +66

      You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the zero.

    • @BluhBluhDuck
      @BluhBluhDuck ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Meanwhile Palafin in Singles: Do you know how I got those scars?

    • @strivfe8007
      @strivfe8007 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Im so damn tired of seeing this quote every damn day

    • @Ashfold_Eberesche
      @Ashfold_Eberesche ปีที่แล้ว

      @@strivfe8007 Where the fuck are you visiting that you see this quote literally every day?

    • @iiokrammii693
      @iiokrammii693 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ​@@strivfe8007Fall asleep rn

  • @illegalmemedealer3549
    @illegalmemedealer3549 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    “A player at Orlando changed the entire meta with a new Palafin team. That player was me.”
    Biggest “I’m him” moment fr

    • @nicoborken9963
      @nicoborken9963 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      half of ss's mtpo vids:

    • @ayanamii5334
      @ayanamii5334 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      World champ difference

  • @MoxieBoosted
    @MoxieBoosted ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I got absolutely cooked for saying gyarados was better back in may...

  • @jakesawaguchi4928
    @jakesawaguchi4928 ปีที่แล้ว +424

    It's good to remember that palafin is still a VERY good mon. I feel like it's a similar enough issue to Dondozo- so many people knew how to play against it that you come in with an info disadvantage. Urshifu's addition makes its chances of a return in Reg D way lower, but honestly I think you can expect to always see a few palafin here and there.

    • @Patrick_Bateman71
      @Patrick_Bateman71 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dozo can still sweep if your team doesn't have tools for it which you may or may not have

  • @aricodorado
    @aricodorado ปีที่แล้ว +657

    Playing in nationals and uploading content. This guy is everywhere

    • @foggydaugie
      @foggydaugie ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Imagine he recorded it all backstage during nationals

    • @Johten
      @Johten ปีที่แล้ว +19

      He's at 9-2 rn hopefully he doesn't lose anymore 🙏🏻

    • @Richer_97
      @Richer_97 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      10-2 as of now!

    • @peterbenoni1470
      @peterbenoni1470 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@@Johten10-2 last I saw+

    • @mew2871
      @mew2871 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Johteni think he’s out now sadly

  • @bluebaron6811
    @bluebaron6811 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    Reminds me of what happened to Durant in SWSH.
    Both were very meager in their own right, but thanks to gen 8's Dynamax and Palifin's Ability, they were both "play good, do good" Pokémon.

    • @dannyphantom3591
      @dannyphantom3591 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What happened to Durant I swsh?

    • @Uohhhh777
      @Uohhhh777 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@dannyphantom3591mold breaker durant was better

    • @ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917
      @ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      ​@@dannyphantom3591 Hustle boosts attack but lowers accuracy. So, it's decent attack with Hustle made it threatening but inconsistent.
      However, in a meta without legendaries where Dynamax boosts the power of moves and ignores accuracy, Durant was a devastating threat that could easily sweep teams.
      It fell off pretty hard because if you just use Max Guard, or even just Mimikyu, it's pretty easy to counter. It's only really threatening if your opponent is like "Oh, the silly little ant, what's that thing gonna do?"

    • @raphaelkgh218
      @raphaelkgh218 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917thanks for the information! Never knew an ant could become so threatening! Durant also has access to truant of all abilities too... Mayne GameFreak knew they created a champ, durant finally got the attention it deserves, atleast in gen 8!❤

  • @UHavABadConnection
    @UHavABadConnection ปีที่แล้ว +194

    I feel like an important addition to remember when talking about palafin is that hero-palafin effectively has no ability. While thats not the worst thing in the world, Regigigas wishes it could have no ability, it does mean herofin has one less finger to thumb scales in battle with. Wolfey's pala-amoon-arca core kinda shows that in the other two having continuously reapplicable effects in regenerator healing and intimidate attack drops but after it transforms herofin now only has the pivot typing to add to the team

    • @GravityIsFalling
      @GravityIsFalling ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Palafin effectively has technician due to jet punch being 50% stronger aqua jet

  • @pawedziedzic3250
    @pawedziedzic3250 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    6:16 I love when Wolfey does this, best brag possible. Just like with "only once a player won with a Perish Song team before". Truly world champ difference

  • @theannilators7479
    @theannilators7479 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I like the beginning story, with Wolfe saying it’s going to be good, everyone sleeping on it, and Wolfe just going “no, TRUST ME!!” And then building its gold standard team

  • @itsukizy
    @itsukizy ปีที่แล้ว +75

    to anybody curious, the North American International Championships are currently happening, with both finalists decided, facing off tomorrow, and Palafin is on one of the finalists teams. there’s a good chance it takes home another international, claiming all three this season. it’s still absolutely a good pokemon, just not as dominant as it was around EUIC.

  • @madjester9844
    @madjester9844 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Honestly I think Palafin will skyrocket once more once Incineroar returns. It's a far better pivot than Arcanine which can support Palafin and remove/check annoying grass types while Palafin can do good against opposing popular Incineroar. We'll just have to wait

    • @lovelyluna733
      @lovelyluna733 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Same, it'll also mean that Palafin can use Eject Pack to a better use due to more common intimidate. Although it's going to be hard for Palafin to outperform water types like Urshifu with unseen fist

    • @arcanine_enjoyer
      @arcanine_enjoyer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100% gonna be happy if Incineroar comes back in the DLC but I dislike Palafin as a Pokémon. I'd love it to stay never used.

  • @Chronoflation
    @Chronoflation ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Between Magikarp evolving into Gyarydos, Feebas into Milotic (to a lesser degree), Wimpod into Golisopod, Wishiwashy having it's school form, and Palafin's Zero to Hero, Gamefreak really seems to have a thing for making the strongest form changing (including evolution) "normal" Pokemon of their generations. Kinda wild that it seems to almost always be the water type, kinda like how pseudo legendaries are almost always dragons or dragon-like in the case of Tyranitaur, Metagross being the only outlier, if I'm not mistaken (in a gen that also had a pseudo-legendary dragon)

    • @raphaelkgh218
      @raphaelkgh218 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah

    • @Pika250
      @Pika250 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tinkaton almost had that pseudo vibe to her. If only her base stats reflected this, I could see her Attack stat get significantly higher, so she isn't quite as reliant on her signature Gigaton Hammer.

  • @JTruong3rd
    @JTruong3rd ปีที่แล้ว +85

    All it takes is someone thinking outside the box. Maybe one day Palafin will return to save the day when people need him the most.

    • @capricous7196
      @capricous7196 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You need to switch 2 times to get its hero form that's all there is to it, so it won't be likely to see palafin getting attention as much as its used to be

  • @corpo238
    @corpo238 ปีที่แล้ว +613

    hey wolf, you’ve influenced me a lot to get into comp

  • @619Slipk
    @619Slipk ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Fast forward to this man winning worlds this year with palafin

  • @CamKoudo
    @CamKoudo ปีที่แล้ว +14

    6:17 Wolfey out here singlehandedly transforming the metagame 😂

  • @SuperDestroyerFox
    @SuperDestroyerFox ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I guess you could say raid shadow legends went from zero to zero.

  • @Pabs1234
    @Pabs1234 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    One idea is to use eject pack/button this negates the use of flip turn, this is especially useful against intimidate users such as guarados

    • @sconettilda8580
      @sconettilda8580 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Then you won't have any item, which is not always acceptable

  • @meadnex331
    @meadnex331 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love how thoroughly you explain exactly what makes each thing good or bad

  • @immortaliron2475
    @immortaliron2475 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I’d compare palafin to something like a slightly better slaking. Good stats with a great movepool but held back by its ability. Granted the swap out isn’t as bad as truant, but it’s so cumbersome to set up sometimes where it’d be better to use a different water type, like iron bundle or the new to reg d urshifu.

    • @spartax8986
      @spartax8986 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spot on

    • @royalgelly8948
      @royalgelly8948 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      The ability is nowhere near as much of a drawback as Slaking. Palafin has been banned in singles because "switching out" is nowhere near as much of a drawback, in fact it's a positive.

    • @awoooga5857
      @awoooga5857 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      ​@royalgelly8948 where talking more about vgc, where switching is much more dangerous than in singles.

    • @immortaliron2475
      @immortaliron2475 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@royalgelly8948 granted that’s singles, where switching is a lot more common. This is vgc

    • @Gspoink
      @Gspoink ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Granted 1 turn which you do nothing is even more of a liability to slaking because everyone and their mother runs protect.

  • @therapistivy
    @therapistivy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    wolfe: palafin is back to zero
    reg h: nuh uhhh

  • @ze-panda
    @ze-panda ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Im suprised no one's using Tsareena since her ability Queenly Majesty doesnt allow any prioty moves to be used to be a counter against Palafin

    • @yomireal7570
      @yomireal7570 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      There are better mons for that job

    • @Zaceean
      @Zaceean ปีที่แล้ว +39

      me swapping my tsareena in to block grassy glide and save palafin

    • @boop53
      @boop53 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Armor Tail Farigiraf was used a little iirc

    • @doomgirl5341
      @doomgirl5341 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Tsareena is not a good pokemon, fine, but not got good
      Having to run her JUST to counter palafin is not a good strat. There are better pokemon that block priority and have better usage like Indeedee with the tools of being a good support pokemon with follow me, helping hand, heal pulse and possible trick room setter

    • @felixdaniels37
      @felixdaniels37 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Tsareena was fantastic pre-HOME, but she definitely struggles with how severe the post-HOME power creep has been. There's too many strong flying types running around now and tons of good grass types fighting for that team slot.

  • @kekkomoshenji7966
    @kekkomoshenji7966 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Something tells me the return of regieleki is going to be real impactful of palafin

  • @Rmoney213
    @Rmoney213 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    3:13 is where the sponsor ends.

  • @nestrior7733
    @nestrior7733 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is the kind of stuff I was looking forward to with this meta game. You'd think that giving people access to overpowered Mons with any Mono Type they want would make things stale. But no. While a META surfaces at times, it also introduced a lot of innovation to combat it. And Gen 9 is close to perfect for this, imho.

  • @aerowalker3
    @aerowalker3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Palafin is easily my favorite gen 9 Pokémon, simply because it’s an adorable dolphin Pokémon that is also beefy as heck. The fact that it had such a strong competitive start is phenomenal news to me, even if it is phasing out of the meta

  • @ProfDragonite
    @ProfDragonite ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I dunno. Nothing makes me smile more than when I use Shed Tail with my Dragonite, then proceed to Shed Tail AGAIN with my Palafin after he Forme changes. So many rage quits.

  • @number1-willstetsonsimp
    @number1-willstetsonsimp 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    sponsor ends at 3:12

  • @dragonghast5856
    @dragonghast5856 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Palafin didnt fall off, he just switched out so he could come back in hero form

  • @SERMareep2007
    @SERMareep2007 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    8:40 We will not acccept Wo-Chien slander here.

  • @Promatim
    @Promatim ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Palafin reminds me a lot of Norman's Slaking in Nuzlockes. It is very dangerous to face, but you know what is coming, and you can ruin Slaking's day by predicting it.

  • @Eltipoquevisteayer
    @Eltipoquevisteayer ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It could have been interesting making zero palafin somewhat usable (bulkier and faster) and switching between forms everytime it had to switch

  • @AjaxStarSheep
    @AjaxStarSheep ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It’s interesting watching this rn because I just got back from NAIC where several palafin were in the top teams

  • @scottcrysel
    @scottcrysel ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Palafin is pretty GOATed by this point in the season, so it's pretty natural people now have teams built to punish it

  • @hugomvpais
    @hugomvpais ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You either die a hero, or live long enough to see your usage rate drop to zero

  • @Kleabu46
    @Kleabu46 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can feel wolfey hating himself doing that sponsor spot for raid. I’m dying😂

  • @superzockertvyt9630
    @superzockertvyt9630 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    If someone found a way to make Zero form Palafin good and just have the Hero form as an added bonus they could probably do well with it

    • @frosthammer917
      @frosthammer917 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But palafin has nothing going for it other than Hero's big boy stats. It has no special ability, its moveset is quite limited and mostly just attacking moves.

    • @superzockertvyt9630
      @superzockertvyt9630 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@frosthammer917 Imagine if they gave it pure power as its hidden ability

    • @frosthammer917
      @frosthammer917 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@superzockertvyt9630 That would just be stupid broken. Funny but stupid broken. Palafin would have less bulk but the attack power equivalent to a base 190 atk mon off the bat.(so significantly more than hero Palafin)

  • @ceoofjeanneism6777
    @ceoofjeanneism6777 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The landorus T theorem, when something is really good it reshapes the meta and stops being as good since everything has an answer to it.

  • @matteoengelland782
    @matteoengelland782 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was never interested in competitive Pokemon but he presents it so good i want to try it myself. Good Work!

  • @imn_fauler6098
    @imn_fauler6098 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When regulation D releases, wolfe is going to use heatran with cresselia, thundurus and harvest arboliva:)

  • @puffywhy89
    @puffywhy89 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He’s waiting for DLC and Reg D. He is ready to cook…

  • @highroll1607
    @highroll1607 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    New Wolfy video my day just got 10 times better

  • @PkHunt13
    @PkHunt13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Palafin flip turned out of the meta

  • @Clepston
    @Clepston ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “The major benefit, of course…” as perish song is used in the background. Okay, Wolfe, we see you.

  • @realmdarkness
    @realmdarkness ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The question is Wolfe... Will you be using Palafin in the next tournament?

  • @kirbyhypno2522
    @kirbyhypno2522 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Oh yeah, and Fluttermane just kinda showed up and is in literally every single team in the tournaments"

  • @Sk-gk8zq
    @Sk-gk8zq ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I really shiny hunted one just for Wolfe to tell me it has gone missing

  • @dynnolism
    @dynnolism ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As to the question which rock I've been living under, I'd say that I have been flinching over and over under rock slide

  • @joshuastreet8664
    @joshuastreet8664 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Rip Palafin, look how they massacred my boy ❤️

  • @monke7587
    @monke7587 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the use of Ace Attorney music over the past few months! ❤

  • @codyssmith73
    @codyssmith73 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I feel like the strat with Palafin would be to try & get the most out of its Zero form. It’s not a bad Mon in its Zero state by any means IMO.

  • @galethewhirlwind3252
    @galethewhirlwind3252 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wolfey working overtime. He’s competing at NAIC and still finds time to upload.

  • @Sidorio
    @Sidorio ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this competitive usage statistic videos, very interesting stuff!

  • @selder_7
    @selder_7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wolfey playing Sonic Heroes music when discussing one of his wins, what a banger

  • @supermariomaker1734
    @supermariomaker1734 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It makes sense why they don’t use paladin because the vgc is mostly or all about doubles which means zero to hero becomes more of a liability because switching out a Pokémon into hero form can make other mons vulnerable verses singles where you only have to worry about one mon at a time.

  • @huhwhat21212
    @huhwhat21212 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    any1 else just notice that palafins abiliity is h2o backwards

  • @senny-
    @senny- ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Zero to Hero was actually a friendlier version of bad Abilities like Slow Start and Truant, but it's still too much.

    • @remington238
      @remington238 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No it isn’t, it’s the lightest little requirement for a Pokémon to work compared to truant or slow start. Y’all are just spoiled

    • @cephalosjr.1835
      @cephalosjr.1835 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@remington238 I’m not sure that’s what that word means. If anything, competitive players, who have to put in great effort to eke out their wins, seem like they’d be the opposite of spoiled.

  • @irwanimationtad
    @irwanimationtad ปีที่แล้ว +1

    palafin become too popular making it predictable.
    Palafin: *suffering from success

  • @thebestplays3413
    @thebestplays3413 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Man palafin is such a cool idea i wish it was still viable

    • @niello5944
      @niello5944 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I wish it has a better design.

    • @owenschabacker2321
      @owenschabacker2321 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @jarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-k1d
      @jarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-k1d ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@niello5944 wym better design?

    • @JubioHDX
      @JubioHDX ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@niello5944 what more could you possibly want out of a superhero dolphin?😭 its cute in its zero form and looks like superman in its hero form i think the design is good

    • @F14thunderhawk
      @F14thunderhawk ปีที่แล้ว

      its a pokemon that megaevolves by switching out without an item restriction. its as centralizing as Mega Rayquaza since its just baby Mega Rayquaza but with the only upside being that you have to burn at least 2 rounds on Palafin to make it useful at all.

  • @Brown95P
    @Brown95P ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @3:18
    "Palafin has the best stats of any non-legendary mon in gen 9"
    Y'know who else had the best non-legendary stats beforehand? *_Slaking._*

  • @mattmanley7118
    @mattmanley7118 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Good to see ya Wolfey. I’m kind of glad there is less Palafin around.

  • @OpinionPiece
    @OpinionPiece ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wolfe uploading at video during a tournament. World Champ Difference Baby!

  • @Cdv3_
    @Cdv3_ ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ZtH is just a bit too clunky for doubles format, where having a predictable turn 1 absolutely kills your momentum. Palafin is a great example of another Pokemon that was “balanced” around VGC, but is completely broken in singles.

    • @Lauren_C
      @Lauren_C ปีที่แล้ว

      Had Arena Trap/Shadow Tag not gotten the banhammer, or if we still had Pursuit, Palafin would get stuffed in Singles. 🙄

  • @nahxmed
    @nahxmed ปีที่แล้ว

    shoutout to the editor! video was such a visual delight

  • @gonzalotorneralonso417
    @gonzalotorneralonso417 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Could u do more videos about pokemons like this please?? Like the rise and fall of other pokemon throughout générations, doesnt need to be this one spegifically (incineroar, landorus T)

  • @Clodsireenjoyer-bc9cd
    @Clodsireenjoyer-bc9cd ปีที่แล้ว

    1:33 “lets talk about the sponsor of today’s video” My brain: Raid shadow legends. Wolfey: Raid shadow legends

  • @andychua2766
    @andychua2766 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Looks like it is really good so the meta developed to counter it and with dlc more counter options became commonplace so it lost its foothold in the meta

  • @IndigestionMaster
    @IndigestionMaster 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude your videos always have the best music from ace attorney / deltarune & undertale and super mario galaxy 1/2

  • @djmetcalf3815
    @djmetcalf3815 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was always skeptical of how good Palafin would be. You become predictable with in in team preview. You have to go 1 vs 2 on turn 1 and there’s not a lot of turns to be waisting time switching out.

    • @nautilus2612
      @nautilus2612 ปีที่แล้ว

      Being unpredictable is overrated.
      Everyone knows what Amoongus and Chi yu do, but what they do is excellent anyway.

  • @CyberseGreninja
    @CyberseGreninja ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Palafin went into retirement after fighting All For One and passed the torch to Urshifu

  • @pandasempai6459
    @pandasempai6459 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    But imagine if you could swap out Arcanine for Incineroar.

  • @snorp_lord6141
    @snorp_lord6141 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    To be honest, I kinda like that Palafin didn't just steamroll everything- it's a balanced mon, with drawbacks to match it's strengths. That's what good design looks like! I'm so glad all water types are balanced so well :)))

  • @diamondapple123
    @diamondapple123 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Unlucky timing, Palafin got to NAIC finals

  • @LitFuse230
    @LitFuse230 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bro really went from Zero to Hero back to Zero

  • @Idk-eb8lc
    @Idk-eb8lc ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:32 aw hell naw

  • @KingPirateVideos
    @KingPirateVideos ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love to leed Dondozo and Palafin, switching Palafin for free to Tatsugiri and rampaging with Dondozo while having a broken finisher in the back, Hero Palafin :D

  • @Pishooter
    @Pishooter ปีที่แล้ว +26

    He fallen down probably because pokemon home came with a lot of counters for him (thunder kyogre, palkia, being almost completely outclassed by urshifu), and most important, annihilape who destroy flip turn leads, because of the free bulk up (and rage fist boost if he decides to use flip turn)

    • @PrismaAce
      @PrismaAce ปีที่แล้ว +4

      bro home isn’t available in reg C. AND FLIP TURN???

    • @AsterPringlei
      @AsterPringlei ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He is talking about doubles, Wolfey doesn't cover singles because it's not the official format for Pokemon

    • @Pishooter
      @Pishooter ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AsterPringlei oh... forget anything i said

  • @zedlyfier7617
    @zedlyfier7617 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Ace Attorney music is based, love it

  • @christheenbyVT
    @christheenbyVT ปีที่แล้ว +5

    unfortunately i think palafin coming back is very unlikely, Basculegion-M is a better choice for rain teams (we finally have a swift swim user that isn't mediocre) and outside of rain teams, Palafin has very stiff competition from Urshifu Rapid Strike.

  • @finngabriel3907
    @finngabriel3907 ปีที่แล้ว

    The choice of dolphin shoals as the music for this video is A+

  • @matheuscarvalho7014
    @matheuscarvalho7014 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Does anyone know the song that plays at 8:00 minutes?

    • @abcder733
      @abcder733 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's the B-side theme of level 3 in Celeste, called Celestial Resort (Good Karma Mix).

    • @matheuscarvalho7014
      @matheuscarvalho7014 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@abcder733 thanks

  • @maxim9461
    @maxim9461 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The true definition of a gimmick Pokémon

    • @splinter360
      @splinter360 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Not really.

  • @Jiroscopio_
    @Jiroscopio_ ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I watched the whole video and I still didn't really understand what happened. I understand counters started to become more popular, but for such a drastic disappearance, I would have expected something equally drastic to have changed in the meta

    • @_y4020
      @_y4020 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He doesn't really "identify" anything as a root cause in the video, but he suggests it might have to do with the rise of Gyarados, which itself performs really well against Palafin teams (he cites the water+fire coverage and taunt as reasons). This created a new team structure that not only beat Palafin, but also beat Dondozo and is beaten by Amoonguss, meaning that the Dondozo teams that Palafin teams succeed against are also fading whereas Amoonguss, one of Palafin's big counters, is spiking in usage.
      So in total, the rise of Gyarados decreased the chance of seeing Palafin's good matchups while making Palafin's bad matchups more prevalent.

    • @i_like_chomp6382
      @i_like_chomp6382 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gyarados/Iron Hands/Chi Yu all have excellent matchups against Palafin teams while also being more consistent and in control

    • @88porpoise
      @88porpoise ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He doesn't know but speculated on four factors played a role:
      1) Counters to Palafin teams (such a Gyaradoa) became more common,
      2) Good matchups for Palafin (namely Dodonzo) became less common,
      3) People got better at exploiting Palafin's drawbacks (utilizing the obvious switch out), and
      4) Other pokemon (particularly Azumarill) were explored replacing Palafin by giving up some power in exchange for smaller weaknesses.
      All that makes perfect sense although the rapidity of its decline is surprising.

  • @RapidStrike3
    @RapidStrike3 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wolfe, I have taken this video very seriously and will get Palafin to #1 on showdown

  • @hindelsoft4650
    @hindelsoft4650 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ironically the main problem with Palafin is that it's a lot more balanced than anybody thought. Sure on paper the Hero stats seem amazing and Jet Punch seems broken, but he's actually not that fast and not that bulky and only his single target moves. After going through the pain of setting it up all it can do is target one enemy and hope to OHKO it, while needing to hope it itself doesn't get OHKO'd.
    Most Palafins die from targeting the wrong pokemon while Protect and Ally Switch put them at a great disadvantage while the rest of their team is half-dead from the set up.

  • @jonming6676
    @jonming6676 ปีที่แล้ว

    The day this gets uploaded, Palafin actually makes it to the NAIC finals…timing is impeccable

  • @oreoeater6615
    @oreoeater6615 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No hero?

  • @hondaaccord1399
    @hondaaccord1399 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Palafin Pelipper when Choice Scarved Toxtricity Discharge 😢

  • @Rcd5000
    @Rcd5000 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    To understand what happened to Palafin, Kyogre with max hp, max spAtk, modest, choice scarf, and water spout is better in almost every way.

    • @kery_5131
      @kery_5131 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kyogre isn't legal

    • @Rcd5000
      @Rcd5000 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kery_5131 o. I mean in just link battles, it is and it’s pretty broken.

  • @peekopyro1840
    @peekopyro1840 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wolfey randomly upload new video in the middle of big tournament.. such a world champ difference 😂

  • @thomasmartyn65
    @thomasmartyn65 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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  • @laxbeastmode
    @laxbeastmode ปีที่แล้ว

    Wolfe the type of guy to predict Palofin to be number 1, just to personally make Palofin meta himself

  • @justwallaby7551
    @justwallaby7551 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    hero to zero

    • @Khai2H
      @Khai2H 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      true lol

  • @syan2240
    @syan2240 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I liked the video
    I'd like to see more content of this nature from you

  • @badanimator984
    @badanimator984 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Flip turn palafin seems kinda op on paper but it’s much worse

  • @Ewokpenguin
    @Ewokpenguin ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the Dolphin Shoals In the background :]