Game Theory: Pokemon - Why Pikachu is SHOCKINGLY Terrible! (Pokemon Sword and Shield)
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We've talked before about the science behind Fire Pokemon. Today I am turning my Theorist eye towards a different type - Electric! Throughout the series we see Pikachu zap Ash and many others with its attacks. It got me wondering - how powerful is Pikachu? Or any Electric type? Well, when you look at the science, the answer may SHOCK you!
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Well that explains why Pichu shocks itself. Also, it explains how Ash and team rocket can survive so many electric shocks.
it's BIG BRAIN time--
Then every electric Pokémon should electrocute itself
@@venami6863 its an anime/cartoon for kids
Not really tho, because ash is holding pickachu when he gets shocked on occasion
@@jameshanley3947 That's true. Although, he's still survives that so I'm guessing Pikachu was holding back when shocking him even back in his rebellious stage.
"Hot wings"
This show never gets old, neither does matpats dry humor
yes (btw im not liking this comment to keep it at 69)
Hot wings
@@phoenixgaming-plakadrakes6235 pre-jinx looks like Mr. Popos wife
YES
Alright guys nvm I did end up liking this comment cuz the number was after 69 :(
Mildly sorta fun fact: the move "Thunderbolt" in Japanese is "10万ボルト" which literally translates to "100,000 volts"
yeah in cantonese it applies to pikachu too
Does this mean Japanese doesn't have a word for 100,000 and they're basically saying 10 10,000?
I remember watching a video of a Japanese school student trying to count (in English), and he called 20 "ten ten", and every so often the video would cut back to him, showing larger numbers. When the numbers got to like 100 or higher, at one point he takes a deep breath and goes "ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten!"
@@ShizuruNakatsu 20 in Japanese is 2 10, not 10 10
@@rax1899 I never said anything about what it was in Japanese? I said it was a Japanese student speaking English. He just used tens for every multiple of ten (ten ten for 20, ten ten ten for 30) and when it went back to him later, there was a really long number, so he took a breath and went "ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten!" while everyone else was giggling about it.
@@ShizuruNakatsu oh I read it wrong mb mb
Mat you forgot real live animals like eels uses electricity to protect themselves. Though eels and some animals (have a certain defense) is/coat themselves with mucus to prevent to electrocute themselves; I believe electric/lighting type Pokemon would have (evolved) have something similar so it doesn't shock itself.
Fr fr
Yeah,but electric ell live in water,and most of his body are made with that electric cell(i forgot)
So unless pikachu body is made of 80 percent electric cell,NO
My chemistry teacher: spends the whole semester explaining how electricity works
Matpat: explains it in less that 20 minutes
ZoeTheUnicorn Queen that’s how school is
Plus being cool doing it
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: the world's education system in a nutshell.
For defence, use the "I knew that but we studied a bit of electricity in chemistry" card.
But there you also get thought about circuits and resistance etc. right?
Game Theory: Pikachu is trash.
Team Rocket: Pikachu is god type pokemon.
i like that joke nice one :)
Haha
1 specific Pikachu....
Zeus type
Pikachu is obviously great because plot armor lol
what's really fascinating about this science is that it means that Kaminari from My Hero Academia actually mostly gets the electricity/lightning physics correct
wait but where is the negative charge
his hands?
As an electrical technician i can say: you got a lot wrong here.
First the human skin has a resistance of 1000 ohms. Also if the cheeks of pikachu where negatively charged, then so would be the whole Pikachu. Also you don't know if the Pikachu itself may be an insulator and only the cheeks are a conductor. But the main thing you got wrong, is about how lightnings work. It's true that a voltage of 30000 volts per centimeter is needed to overcome the resistance of air, but once it's ionized, the resistance drops massively. Going by your logic, lightnings would be harmless
My brain can’t keep up
I'm glad someone said this!
how much energy would it take to Ionize the air plus do an attack? Would it still be Scientifically reasonable?
@@rlavender9684 by ionizing the air you are already doing a huge attack, killing everything that lives pretty much instantly. As he said about 30000 Volts per centimeter.
I'd also like to think that as an electric Pokemon charges up its next attack, it is effectively ionizing a route in the air between it and it's opponent. Using extra "hidden" energy to charge up the distance between it and its target, like an invisible radioactive beam. Then when it has charged up enough, it releases the electricity and then the sparks do the rest. This is why I also believe the electricity can curve and/or strike multiple opponents at once.
Pokémon that know thunder fang: I am four parallel universes ahead of you
What about Thunder?
best move would be if they slapped the tail
Or Thunder Punch or Plasma Fists
Probably just thunder fang because it gets to your inside directly and he even says it in the video (not the name but about biting)
@@krishgupta1128 I didn't mean that. It doesn't have anything to do with naming. I said Thunder Punch or Plasma Fists because thunder punch and plasma fists are contact moves so the electricity actually hits.
Conclusion: Volt Tackle being Pikachu's strongest move makes sense, because he actually makes contact.
And if he used electricity when doing the metal tail move I would be even stronger
@@pochiluis0570 bruh no because that would hurt himself
@@pochiluis0570*iron tail
wild charge too, electroweb aswell ig
Maybe as the cheeks negatively charge, Pikachu's body does charges negatively aswell but the cheeks charge more.
To me this would result in a Pikachu that is negatively charged but can still concentrate energy in his cheeks.
Ah yes, I actually liked those hot wings.
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Need those bad boys to play Pokemon back on GBC
Me an intellectual:gives it to Pokemon that eats metal
"Hot Wings"
I was here when Gaijin Goomba was still here and DeadLock was still a thing
Saaame those were the days culture shock was really great
I totally forgot about DeadLock
I loved deadlock.
I miss gaijin goomba
God this is some nostalgia down in this comment section
So, if we reverse this and say that electric Pokémon have to be doing *some* kind of effective attack (since they do actually KO other Pokémon), could it be that we have the mechanics of their power wrong? Maybe the power isn’t to “shoot lightning,” but to ionize air? So, the power is the ability to reduce the resistance of air to nothing, and thus allow them to turn what should be minor shocks into major weapons?
This channel has taught me so much about and help keep me thinking through everything.
Gametheory: "A ocarina song that controls the weather is *Super* devastating"
Also Gametheory: a mouse that makes thunderstorms is harmless.
It is because MatPat doesn't know that PokeDex is as reliable as XIX century medicine commercials:
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So basically, an electric move like “Thunder Fang” would realistically be more effective than a move like “Thunder Bolt.” Interesting.
Yes that's the same thought that I had, and the next one after that would be thunder punch
And after that voltage tackle
So basically in order to be realistic, Thunder Type physical moves should do way more damage than special moves and Thunder Type physical moves should be more common too, and all of them should cause recoil although the physical ones with more than 70 power should probably cause guaranteed paralysis.
Interesting. You'd have a "polarizing" type whose moves are100% either god tier or straight garbage.
@@Kurayamiblack So... Pichu in Smash is actually the most accurate depiction of what Matpat describes the Electric type as being like.
Surprising he didn't study the real life electric Pokémon: Electric eels. They get up to 860V and 1A.
What if their fur insulates them against shocking themselves? And what if part of charging their little cheek batteries ionizes a sphere around them or come in front of them. It might also be worth noting that often in the anime anyways electrical attacks are often seen starting at a point and moving across the ground to the opponent. But that’s just a theory, a GAME theory!
I know this is an old video and it's in Game Theory but MatPat should really watch A Certain Scientific Railgun and then explain Misaka Mikoto's powers
Minecraft theory: I have a theory about the blazes. Wither skeletons are made of carbon as they drop coal on death. They most likely were fossilized in soul sand and netherrack and eventually gained the properties that allow netherrack to burn forever. Then some of them got hit by a ghast and they lit on fire as well as gaining the ghasts’ ability to fly and shoot fireballs becoming blazes. due to the fact that they were made of fossilized coal and netherrack they burn forever and can shoot weak fireballs at targets. They also live in the nether fortresses because they used to be the ancient builders.
Edit:The spawners could be a result of the builders experiments with life and death. After blazes lived in the fortresses for a while their essence went into the spawners and they started appearing from them.
Edit 2: magma cubes could be slimes brought into the nether.
Jackmaster well they could be connected to pigmen which could be the builders
Jackmaster but that’s just a theory a game theory
That doesn't explain all those Blaze Spawners that are found in Nether Fortresses.
It's obviously spawners smh my head jkjk lol lmao.
That's a good theory!
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“Hot wings”
Believe it or not, “bad” puns are my favorite jokes
sans
Same
Saaaaaaame
I do certainly agree with your statement.
I learnt more about lighting from a video about pokemon then I did in my science class.
14:51 pikachu used thunderbolt!
the enemy just flat out died!
you monster!
The move thunder fang is gonna be hitting different when Pokemon realise this
That or Thunder Punch.
Volt tackle too.
“Why Pikachu is terrible”
Me, a hardcore Pokémon fan: *oh buddy, you didn’t need to make a video to prove that*
Exact Same Thought Possess
I feel like using it in battle with anything past the 3rd gym or any wifi battle will prove it
Exactly
Not even Raichu either, Jolteon, Ampharos, vikavolt. All of them are more viable (at least in the normal game)
Jabril Smith yea no, electric types arent really that viable in competitive, besides zekrom and zapdos, but zekroms banned soooo, and zapdos isnt that good anymore, still OU though
You should think into it more. You never know if Pikachu starts the charge at his cheeks and the negative energy spreads to the rest of him. One major fact is that in one of the pokemon shows, electricity surrounds Pikachu with signals that Pikachu ionizes the air around him before shooting the electricity
Well, we don't know how the molecule works in the Pokemon universe. What if the resistance of air is much less in Pokemon world than our own or a Pokemon's electricity is something else. It might not be our normal electricity.
"Hot Wings"
Hmm. Yo MatPat, seeing as Pikachu and most Electric pokemon have managed to survive for long enough for them to appear on Archeological digs, wouldn't that mean they must have evolved an insluating skin?
Probably, that would also explain why they are resistant to electrical attacks.
Also Pikachu gets Lightning Rod so if it works like in the games it would not hurt it.
Pinkachu: *Shoots Lightning*
Electricity: Uno Reverse Card
Who is pinkachu
@@riyushi7553 did you watch the video 👁👄👁
@@abdiabdi3225 pinkachu
@@abdiabdi3225 *pinkachu....*
It’s name is Pikachu XD
Well... Did you forget about the episode in which Ash powers up Pikachu? It is very possible that Pikachu, while it was a Pichu, could have gotten it's hands on a magnet, which powers up electric type moves. And we already know that Pikachu can choose how strong to make the thunderbolt.
Also i always think about that how do pokemon even survive one hit of Thunderbolt. Arceus might just have changed science
Matpat: Pikachu would fry himself if he tried to attack.
Pichu would like to know your location.
May I just say, im currently a third year studying to be come an electrician. I saw this coming and felt smart for once:)
This comment is so underrated
okay, i never thought i would say something like this even though i hate saying it but... this comment is actually underrated.
Ditto
In high school though
But I knew this when I was ten cause the guy who taught me pokemon taught me university level physics(the logic, not equations)
Can't formulate a sentence without spelling errors
@@goota84
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I remember watching a video of yours, binged the next 3 that you had and was mad that you didnt have more.
Hot wings. You exploded dude.
Mat how about you calculate how much electric power they have by calculating the voltage and amps required to do some things they do in the show
naw, too much work
“Electric types are basically useless”
Thunder punch: Am I a joke to you?
Don't forget Thunder Fang and Volt Tackle! (And almost all other physical based electric moves.)
Having only melee range attacks as a pokemon thats not really a heavy type or at least suit for boxing/whatever because or their, well, body, length of arms, shape of legs etc makes them basically useless unless you throw them st another pokemon with no range attacks so they can maybe shock while taking a bone cracking punch to the face. Otherwise theyre at a disadvantage when it comes to defending against ranged attacks if they cant fly or move quickly enough for dodging to be easy and the length of their arms to catch the other pokemon with not matter
Yes, yes you are
*laughs in Electivire*
Yes
When MatPat forgets that there is an actual move that does what he describes at 16:15. It’s called Thunder Fang
matpat explained electrycity in 5 min and school explained it to me in 5 weeks
Thunder fang be like
: Haha now everyone will use me instead thunderbolt
0:06 "More controversial than Pokemon Sword and Shield not having the national dex."
No, what's controversial is that you're talking about the Galar region while showing Alola in the background.
James R Kilian IKR there is literally a pic of the Galar region
That was his editor
nobody:
What's most controversial, is that MP himself is using DEX entries as his source, when he has disproven them in the past. Basically everyone in the fandom knows that the dex entries are BS... Plus, I don't think he is accounting for the way ANIMALS use electricity, like Austin did, on a different episode, on THIS channel...
MatPat: “electric pokemon are useless”
Me: “uh I need my raichu to keep my lights on since I’m not paying bills! So to each their own”
Just Jazzie ha so true
electricity goes out "oh no! my fridge has milk and eggs in it!'
"pikachu use thunderbolt"
and that's how ash won the pewter city gym badge....
and proceeded to plow brock's wife.
Hot wings
@@Chip-Chapley Who still has yet to exist.
What about physical electric attacks, where you are zapping something right next to you? Then, there is almost no resistance between you and the target? Thunder punch or volt tackle could hit with huge damage?you talked about it a bit, but this is a pretty important topic that counters saying they are completely useless.
Well, 3 years later: Hot Wings, homie.
“Thunder Fang” is officially the deadliest electric pokemon attack.
JoshBretton I mean ur right but still he has some reasons
We rate mountains on insta
Or thunder punch
Or Nuzzle, Wild Charge, Volt Tackle, Fusion Bolt, Bolt Strike, Zing-Zap, Spark, Plasma Fists, Zippy Zap or Catastropika.
@@CrystalGreymon Actually, pretty sure plasma fists isnt zeraora punching people who his fists of electricity, but rather punching the ground and producing an electrical shockwave. No actual contact is made.
Matpat: "You can't shoot lightning... there needs to be physical contact"
Thunder Fang: "Allow me to introduce myself"
Laughs in Thunder punch
Volt tackle anyone
Mixing it up with volt switch!
Random Rock Type Pokèmon: Let me stop you right their with... EARTHQUAKE!!
Volt Tackle too!
now i understand how "aim for the horn" technique works, thx :D (i needet it for my test)
New food theory video: what happens when u EAT a battery
Mat pat : elEctRiC TyPEs sUcK
Pikachu: * makes SHOCKED face*
Underrated comment right here
Hoy wings
Me: eh shut up ya mutant sewer rat
Surprised pikachu face
me: if I had a superpower, I’d want electrokinesis
matpat: weLL, acTuAllY...
Well there are used for that that would work, just look at Misaka from a certain magical index / scientific railgun
if can send electic wave throuh the nerve system you can manipulate other animals... it's not that bad...
Reality warping would be so much better.
Emanuele Atza that’s interesting. so rather than emitting electricity, you could control the electricity in peoples bodies? that’s a cool idea.
@@brensnorf is my favorite type of power... the power to control elecrit wave is much cooler, powerful and useful....
light, gamma wave microwave, internet, nuclear fusion, electrolyse of water to make a big explosion whit the hydrogen :)
Hey Matpat how you doing. I really liked the video that you did on the game Inscrypsion. I really love theories with scary back stories
MatPat: hungry in the recording room, thinking about hot wings
"Not as bad as if you stuck your finger in an electrical outlet"
Me: cough American outlet cough
Some other countries' outlets have twice the potential as an American outlet.
JamesDavy2009
Lhas
JamesDavy2009 has
hi david im davidtay
@@JamesDavy2009 but you can't stick your finger in a UK plug
"Hot Wings"
I guess that means thunder fang is now scientifically the most dangerous thunder move. Move over volt tackle and thunder!
How did I learn more about electricity, volts, and amps and stuff in a Pokémon TH-cam videos then the entirety of my electrical unit in my actual mechanics class
I am definitely coming back to this video for my science exams ! You explained in 20mins! My teacher took a month!
“Hot wings”
When fnaf 2 was confusing for Matt pat
Hell yeah
Amen
im eating hot wings lol
me too
I actually entered game theory at fnaf 2 after watching all of smike and 8bitgaming
Honestly, an electric type with huge wires that lash out at Pokémon and shock them would be cool.
Oh wait that’s xurkitree.
At least they can actually hurt another person
What about now matpat??
*cough cough* literally Electavire *cough cough*
Too bad whiplash isnt a pokemon
Learning more here than in my biology class
If I ever become a biology/science teacher I'm gonna use ur videos as my lessons these make way more sense.
Mat pat: the best bio/science teacher
MatPat: ...and the battery gets thrown out or, more accurately, recycled safely.
Me: I've never received such a judgmental look before.
hot wings
Thing is, what if Electric types partially ionized the air before they do their lightning move. The resistance would be lower and therefore the attack would be more damaging. in RL of course there's no way to aim that so it going to go which ever way it forks off like a lightning bolt but in Pokemon we have psychic moves so if he could just aim that ionized channel towards someone as they charge up they'd at least be aiming in the right direction to hit them rather than it being totally random bases on air density, flow, and resistance.
I think thats why Ash never removed Pikachu's quick attack to aim at the opponent
You just prooved MatPat wrong,
Bravo!
"Most controversial in Game Theory history"
Sans is Ness: Am I a joke to you?
I wouldn't even say this is controversial anymore... its just flat out wrong XD
He did say in the pokemom theories tho
BlackLaser I actually liked it... unlike Sans is Gaster IMO.
Sans is Ness only offended weak people. The fact is either you thought it was really cool or dumb, but only weak people insulted Matt for making it. They might make jokes with their friends but they wouldn't be highly triggered. This is actually another stupid pokemon episode where Matt applies real science to a show about magically fictional creatures.(which I get is a thing he does, but it doesn't make it less stupid the theory is directly not canon and can be rejected on the plot of the games and anime alone.) The differnce is I think it's stupid, but I don't think Matt is stupid for making it. I think it's a waste of time, but if it gets him views and new subs then it was probably worth it for him.
@@happycamperds9917 I usually like his theories too... or else I would not watch them XD but he has a way to make me angry on videos of topics I know in and out myself.
Rule of Cool overrules physics when it comes to shooting lightning……though I do love the image of the Pikachu line hunting by biting their prey before electrocuting it
I am so glad, electric pokemon are the only type that aren't physically viable! Imagine other types had attacks that can't be explained by science! :O
"Hot wings"
What about Magnemite/ton/zone?
Since they control magnetism they could alter the field around their opponent to make an electric charge.
This guy right here knows.
This is why I said "lots" instead of "all" in my comment
Raichu's own Pokedex entry says "Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power"
That wouldn't help him since that's not how grounding works.
Saul Goodman and that’s why Pikachus evolved 🤣🤣 they were tired of zapping themselves
@@thecrazycapmaster Pikachu evolves through a thunderstone. It's not exactly a choice for them.
JPlayingMinecraft Im not trying to start an argument but its a joke jeez
I think there might be a translation error. I don’t mean Japanese to English, I’m talking about the fictional universe of Pokemon’s language to real world earth language translation error.
Their universe obviously have different laws of physics, for all we know, their world might not even be made of particles at all. So electron might not be a thing in the “poke-verse”. We just translate it to electricity because it looks like that.
I really love rock Pokemon, so many types can't do anything to them and got such powerful moves.
Me: "Wow. 100,000 volts sounds like a lot."
MatPat: '100000 volts seems like a lot right?'
Me: "Uh...No."
“Hot wings”
I don’t even remember when I got here. You had about 20 episodes and I binged them.
Matpat: dissed xurkitree
Also matpat: states that connecting a wire to the opponent is the most effective method of electrocution, meaning that the good ol' bundle of wires could easily be the strongest electric type
Thats true
Hu that’s true
Literally using this video to study for my science exam
Matpat: xurkitree has a plug for a foot!
Me: well, doesn't molten freddy have batteries for fingers?
Me: looks at comments before video starts.
Me: what the hell happened here?
Me watches 1:40 in the video.
Me: oh, hot wings
SAME DUDE but during the ad
"Hot wings"
So Galvantula and Joltic are still valid. Joltic is well a tic so it probably regularly bites. And Galvantula uses electricity conducting webs so it has a taser net.
also Luxray. because taser teeth.
Any move that makes physical contact is valid like thunder fang, volt tackle ect
thank you^^ I got really mad at him shitting on my Bae @ 1:55
@@chryscantsleep exactly Electroweb is good because it's not our fluffy friend Galvy being electrified, it's the web it's *launching* it's literally equivalent of the other pokemon licking an exposed charged wire.
so really, any electric pokemon that can learn Electroweb or Thunder Fang are gonna be the best.
@@snometro #teamluxray
This video should be used in school when teaching about electricity, I found this much easier to understand and more interesting than back when I learned about it in science class
“mmmmm hot wings….. sorry just craving hotwings… back to the video!” - MatPat probably
"Pikachu sucks"
Ash's Pikachu: basically defeats almost every single legendary Pokemon in Every movie
True
but couldn't beat a level 5 starter Snivy
plot
The anime & manga are different than the video games, ehich are *all very* different from reality / real world science. He's using physics from our world, not the games or show. MatPat should've called Austin.
@@amyliaclenny1866 yes I know. I was making a joke
I literally only realised just now that "Xurkitree" is word play on "circuitry".
I thought it was meant to look like some weird tree.
Same
Yeah, i think it's both.
Circuit-tree?
Lol same
what are ya doin mate?
You naive little poke-Boy yo
Matpat:
It defies everything about physics
Me:
Its a video game
Speaking of which on the topic of electricity and amps, does it exist audio cassette tape type of Pokemon ???
"A buildup of Negative charge."
[I Hate Everything's face]
"Hot Wings"
I've been here since before you made the boob episode and I'm still here baby
B2air 1921 me too
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Wow i was like 2 episode later of the boob episode
Hot wings, and Ditto to the ... "Bunker busters" episode among others.
Hot Wings
Togedemaru: what you talking about, man?I absorb electricity
Go Pikachu I Choose You!
USE THUNDERBOLT
"Pikachu has fainted"
"Science"
Oh buddy the fairy type is super effective on dragon types.
Nothing like Tinker bell whipping the heck out of a 6 headed dragon
that too is science. because the game devs needed a way to slow down the massive overuse of dragon types, so they made fairy immune to it. game balance is science too
@@Riftweaver1981 completely true. This is why I get mad at people who wrongly accuse movies of being stupid, or, "fan service".
I laughed more than I should have at this
Maybe because fairy is related to magic
@@hetalthakkar6429 in most forms of fantasy, dragons are often highly resistant or immune to magic
MatPat: "Sword and Shield"
Background: Sun and Moon's Alola map
Click bait, good thing too don't want spoilers for the new pokemon game
Lol
So true
i am just new here but every video i watch make sense and thats why i love matpat's video
You can indeed direct where a lightning strike goes, and we do it for research and even the U.S. Military has tested lightning-based weapons like the MARAUDER plasma railgun.
The main way is to use a rocket trailing a wire. As the rocket flies up, the wire provides a channel of least resistance for the lightning to strike. Its pretty cool, and the process vaporizes the wire creating a giant green line of plasma.
The other way to direct a strike is to ionize a channel of air. Fire can ionize pockets of air, but the military tested high-power Lasers to ionize a channel of air to guide lightning. A literal Lightning Beam!
So in the case of Pokemon, perhaps electric type pokemon can ionize channels of air to guide their lightning strikes, or fire out extended whiskers that act like wires.
So your saying Pikachu's strongest asset is the 'Static' ability, where physical contact may paralyze the opponent? Instead, it would just be instant death?
Oh dear. NUZLOCKE RULES MEANT POKEMON DIED WHEN HIT OR FAINTED. OHGODDAMNWHHHYYY.
You're *
mareep has a static so when its attacked the pokemon gets paralyzed . so does that mean it has instant death powers?
omg it's my brotha!!
So basically the most effective electro attacks are:
- Thunder Punch
- Volt Tackle
- Thunder Bite
- Thunderschock on full contact
Thunder Fang*
Literally, all of them are suicidal attacks since they dont have resistance to lightning
I hate it I cant like it always sends me to the comment ugb
Oh but i can dislike wow
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Games, anime, and TV shows like Pokémon usually disobey the laws of physics
Now I wonder how the move Thunder would work with this since it literally summons a cloud and it’s relatively close to the ground
"Hot wings"
Ive almost forgotten that he has slowly becomes more kid friendly over the past years and it's almost imposible to notice soo as soon as you go to a video from 2013 theres a huge difference
Gladys Reyes yeah
remember when he measured luigi's... special place. lol
I find he was always sorta kid friendly in the sense I didn't have to lock myself away privately like some other channels I watched. I enjoy being able to watch with my daughter and not worrying shes going to one day repeat some shocking stuff when she reaches the school age lol.
Remember when he made a who episode on boobs.
The fake boob episode
Thunder Fang, Thunder Punch, Wild Charge, Volt Tackle, etc.: "am i joke to you?"
*v o l t s w i t c h*
Thunder fang seems to be the deadliest move pikachu can use
Alan Wolf the maximum volts are still 100,000 so everything else falls under that. Meaning, even if they get physical contact, the damage would be significantly low.
Is no one going to mention Pikachu's Z-Move
With electric pokemons having miniscule electric range attack damage, they would be at a disadvantage against other pokemons that have range attack. In theory, they would be fainted before even touching the enemy. The enemy wouldn't be there standing knowing that they have an opponent that can kill them in one touch.
In Jurassic Park, when the kid is climbing the deactivated electric fence, wasn’t that 100,000? How accurate was that?
He was sent flying and they had to give him cpr. He is a kid though and he was grounded through the fence so he was a completed circuit right? Even if you are ground barefoot to the earth the electricity course through you to the ground will still ruin your day?
Plot twist: it’s just an anime and my childhood continues to be ruined by game theory.
I've always assumed that Electric type attacks that operate at range, Such as Thunderbolt, act a lot light lightning strikes. Essentially, an electric-type pokemon is able to separate positive and negative charged particles in the air through the same way wind is able to do it, but on a more accurate level. It's less of an electric shock, and more of a targeted lighting bolt. Essentially, imagine a weaponized Tesla-coil where you can charge the particles in the air around a specific target and then let loose a bolt of lightning that will strike the target with SHOCKING accuracy.
That pun at the end was brilliant
I'm here to agree with bizarre elementals up there. Lol.
Matpat is the kind of TH-camr that will claim that you can water bend by controlling the earth's magnetic field, but conveniently doesn't mention that pokemon would easily be able to control electricity if they could control earth's magnetic fields in the same way.
There's also the idea Pikachu, Raichu and Pichu have insulating flesh around their electric sacs, meaning it would be much harder for them to shock themselves as long as there isn't a conductor leading into those sacs (such as nerves). Pichu, being the baby version, would have less developed insulation and that would explain why he takes recoil damage from his own electric attacks.
In regards to being able to change the charge around a target, that would seem to fall under a psychic type ability which would suggest that electric and psychic pokemon share a distant ancestor (not quite as far as Mew though).
@@azuredragoon2054 also, consider doughy Alolan Raichu's psychic typing.
Matpat: electric types are useless
Thunderfang: I'm about to end this man's whole career
Tazer gun: I guess that means that it's ok to go shock Mat a few thousand times
don't forget Thunderpunch
Which means that Luxray is actually a useful pokémon. WOW
Every electric legendary: am I a joke to you?
He roasted more than just the electric type.
I like how his logos from all his Chanel's show the player icons for xbox 360 like this one is player 1 film theory is 2 food is 3 and fashion is 4
Matpat: “
if you somehow watched those and stuck with me all those years”
Me: *feeling twenty years older* yeaaa