Since everyone already knows it's delibird, I'm guessing zen mode will use one of the gen 7 games since that's where they have the earliest availability. Coincidentally this gen also introduced pollen puff, so I'm just gonna put out that I think present should be modified to function like that. If not, then at least make it a STAB move for delibird (either the present is actually an ice cube or it's flying-type cuz delibird is dropping it from the sky). Other than that my best guess is that he'll add thematically appropriate moves to its levelup learnset like bestow, fling, or natural gift even though it's technically "nature's blessing" in japanese and isn't about a literal gift. Pluck would also be nice for STAB, but the point is that it would have a lot of item-related moves. Vital spirit and/or insomnia could even be replaced by an item-related ability like pickup or unburden, but one of them is definitely getting replaced. Aside from that, I imagine zen mode will focus on giving delibird more utility moves that are usable in a playthrough since he usually avoids giving stat buffs. It'll be tough though since delibird's best moves like spikes and rapid spin are generally more useful in competitive than in-game.
This was how I felt about Parasect; I never gave him a second thought before, but seeing him as a ghost type makes him 10x more interesting and made me love him so much 😂
I've always likes how Watchog looks like a weird neurotic crossing guard. I recently played the fangame Pokemon Tectonic, which gives Watchog a massive Sp. Def bonus, and so I equipped it with a fanmade item called the Hi-Vis Vest, which is like Rocky Helmet for Special moves. It, with access to Glare, (which I can't believe it doesn't learn naturally, look at its eyes, but I guess the move IS called "Snake Glare" in Japanese) was basically a hard-carry support for my entire run, and I was very happy to have it all the way through.
Being that your Watchog update is really about hitting super large Returns, I would have also put Foresight or Odor Sleuth into its moveset. Both of the moves work thematically, while letting it hit ghosts with its Return too.
Obviously Delibird is next but I'd be curious to see how you'd rework Kecleon in gen 3. I think that Kecleon is very cool conceptually but it's ability largely works against it, not for it, and its stats are not high enough to make up for that either. The gen 6+ solution to that is giving it Protean but I'd be curious how you'd account for its weaknesses at a time when Protean didn't exist. Castform would be interesting to see too for similar reasons although both mon have the problem of not being accessible until mid-game and there's not a super obvious solution for where they could appear in the early game either. I'd be curious to see how you'd handle that too.
Maybe have your father give it to you as a gift, you know, since he basically gives a rare mon to Wally, might as well give you - his own son - a rare normal type, liek Kecleon. Than have it learn Arm Thrust early on. Now you can have a success story of Kecleon shrugging of rock moves in the first gym from Nosepass and Onyx, dealing relevant damage, also dealing with Aron and Nosepass in the next cave, then also Magnemites afterwards, not to mention the Team Aqua grunts - suddenly Kecleon has established itself as a valuable team member early on.
Maybe Kekleon could appear in Petalburg Woods, and Castform could be a gift Pokemon from someone in the Devon Corp. since they're developing advanced Pokemon technology
Second castform that pokemon really has been neglected since its introduction especially might be a contender for some stat changes like maybe each form has different stats or minmaxed/ shuffled.
You really surprised me with that final move change. When you started your "What if we can't play it safe anymore?" speech, I was expecting Double-Edge
@@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 didn't process until now that "last resort" and "final gambit" are two different moves, introduced two generations apart no less!
I love how this guy is with fixing pokemon. Its so flavorful. The moves skitty had were my favorite so far alongsode chikorita. It makes me want to see a delcatty evolution or see them get more of these support or disrupting status moves or moves that fit the cute cat theme of them.
Really enjoy the new moveset for Watchog, but was a little sad not to see Glare included with those eyes. Hypnosis is a good pick as well but I may have replaced Mean Look with Glare to offer a more accurate status move than Hypnosis. Gaining access to a good paralysis move can also then help mitigate Watchog's speed disadvantage against later game Pokemon. Anyways that's just the one move I'd personally switch out Excellent video, keep it up! These are very well thought out and it's a joy getting to see more exploration of the character of a Pokemon while buffing them!
More specifically Glare is called Snake's Glare in Japanese translation of the move. So it's clearly intended for them. It was mostly based off of Arbok's face-like pattern on its belly. Tho not all snakes learn it. Looking at u Onix.
Think it’s a crime your Banette video doesn’t have more views, your series has been steadily increasing in scope and polish. These last two have been peak
Also wanted to say you have consistently picked great Pokémon to cover. Psyduck and Ledian in particular are big favs of mine that I have a love/hate relationship due to how they play in games I hope you cover Noctowl in the near future, he is another Pokémon with a simple but interesting design, cool moments in the anime, but as a Pokémon to play as, it can be really rough. In need of a much better ability. Would love to hear your thoughts on what kind of ability you would go for and what generation you’d choose. Take care and thanks for listening
I think a normal move that is super-effective to ghosts and applies foresight to the target would fit nowtowl's anti-ghost niche in gen 2. That or change its ability to mind's eye to hit ghosts and add hyper voice (lvl 15-20) and boomburst lvl (30-35) to its learnset. Tailwind, hurricane, and u-turn as level up moves would also be good.
Most of its kit is geared towards catching something else. Hypnosis, Super Fang, Illuminate… It’s all about being replaced. Once I understood that, it made more sense.
The real strengh of the early game normal rodent, is that they are allowed to use much more powerful moves earlier on, while having a stat line above what other pokemon in the 20s have. Moves like Headbutt on Linoone or Hyperfang Raticate come to mind. Having these STAB options that early was really useful, since an effective power above 100 coming fom 70-80 atk is more than what your starter would have. Most starters at that time have an offensive stat from 60-80 and maybe a move like bubblebeam like Wartortle with an effective power in the 80-90s The Watchog line doesn't really get that, learning hyperfang and Slam in the 30 - 40s at which point the moves and mons are just outclassed. Now this is ignoring Scoutlands existance and competition with it, but I think one interesting way the Watchhog line could have been made better is if we made it play like Dunsparce. If it learned Body Slam at lvl 15 and got the Serene Grace ability, it would be a really usefull early game offensive support Pokemon, that trades speed for the ability to effectivley attack twice early on, since it would likely paralyze and then outspeed turn 2. At that point a small bulk increase might already be enough to give it a niche in the early and mid-game. Maybe add other good moves that would take advantage of the power of early evolution and Serene Grace, like either the elemental Fang moves or Crunch
God, these videos are one of a kind. Talking about an aspect of pokemon that most people don’t consider, with well thought out analysis, great humour, and incredible storytelling and character building from the scraps Pokemon gives you. I love the Safety Squad.
I was not prepared for this much character, wit and creativity in the playthrough part, the story of Sir Pent's and Frederick's journey will not be forgotten. This is your best video yet.
17:12 Detect is actually really good on a Nuzlocke in the early game, with all the bides going around, it's especially useful against Lenora and her own Watchog's retaliate, which unless you have a Roggenrola you have no way of tanking it easily
The themed teams and story roleplaying you do really makes this series stand out. I would straight up watch a regular playthrough you playing pokemon games if you did it in the same style.
I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but Watchog being called Freddy reminded me of the crazy weasel from Barnyard with the same name. Love the changes you made to this angry rat
Have loved to see how your audio, editing, and comedy have shaped up over the course of these videos as you continue to grow. Always a great day when Zen uploads
After seeing how much damage Low Kick was doing against Lenora I looked up the table for Low Kick's base power. Any Pokemon between 55 and 110 lbs makes it base 60 BP, meaning it was doing just a bit more than Tackle. At 110 lbs to 220 it's base 80, meaning in late game that's usually what you're looking at, so Return would do more to basically anything you'd find in Unova that doesn't resist Return. Boldore is 224 lbs so it's barely in the 100 BP range. Klang is 112 so it's barely in the 80 BP range.
I loved the weekend deputy running gag. I also think Adaptability was a bit too potent in the mid game. I probably would have set the ability as Analytic for lore reasons and because it turns Watch Hog's middling speed into an advantage in fights where it needs it. Great video as always, though! Looking forward to what's probably going to be Delibird!
I was today years old when I learned that "Last Resort" does *not* need you to use up all your other moves PP before you can use it. Instead you simply need to use each move once first. Then you can even keep using it 😮 I've always thought this move was much worse than it was. Sad to know I never took the chance to try it. I definitely will try it next time I get the chance now though 👀. (P.S, great video as always, these always bring me joy to see)
I love the safety squad theme going on. It's awesome how you are creating compelling story elements and adding them to your videos now. Just a suggestion on making Delibird a viable pick: In addition to giving it small stuff like wing attack, quick attack, peck, powder snow, etc, maybe change how Present works. Make it so it targets all foes and allies like surf, except it heals your allies and hurts your enemies with a 15% chance to burn. I don't know if that's even possible to program, but it's still an idea nonetheless.
Not only are your changes creative and intelligent, but you're a damn good storyteller, too. I find myself tearing up a little when the 'mon makes the clutch save ='). You've definitely found something you're good at. Glare would be cool for Patrat, except that its original Japanese name is Snake Glare. The only pokemon that learn it are reptilian. Personally, I've always wondered why Watchog was never given light-based moves (Flash, Dazzling Gleam, etc.), since its eyes and markings glow. Pokemon I'd like to see reviewd: - Jigglypuff - Venonat - Lickitung - Chinchou - Qwilfish (Johto)
@@BramLastname because since opponent abilities are randomized besides boss fights(from what i recall) having it be in an ability slot available to npcs would be weird sorry i wrote this at 2 in the morning so if it doesn’t make sense thats why
Incredible video as always but I only have one nit-pick here and is that I thinking conceptually you miss something to catch more efficiently patrat & watchog design & vibe and that is giving them the psychic type. Their design and pokedex entries just imply much about this with the ability to be awake for days constantly all seeing and watching (sleep deprivation definetely doing funny things to your mind), the hyper focus they maintain in their fronts that doesn't allows them to detect and enemy coming from behind and the funky hypnotic vibe that they get with their eyes and luminous marks in their body. When you said at the beginning of the video you don't get what they are trying to make with patrat/whatchog learnset, I think it was this, trying to make a funky, psicodelic rodent which have a very disturbing and unpredictable nature based in their long nights permanently awaken, afraid and watching. Psychic would also give him an interesting niche make him neutral to fighting and be able to use another stab, but is just an idea, again excellent video as always, really want to see more underdogs. I'm still rooting for an oddish line fix that make them not a poor mans venusaur 😭. Congratulations on the video
honestly, the easiest way to fix the problem of opposing watchog being to oppressive is to literally swap keen eye and adapability's slots. iirc, opposing trainers only have the first slot ability, so moving adaptability to the second slot should fix most of the issue
Excited to watch this. I'm trying to get a change log going for how to get the most out of every pokemon in this game because I love how they force you to use all new pokemon - but as you point out theres pokemon that are needlessly put in the shadows. Hopefully I'll take on some of these ideas.
Finished the video. I definitely like QA over Bide. In my notes I went for Hone Claws at 29 for Watchog. The idea being if you hold out, you'll get to boost your unreliable hypnosis to be a bit more usable while also setting yourself up to sweep. Im balancing around doubles format though. But yeah. might borrow some ideas.
honestly another contender for this series is Venomoth, it's easily the strongest bug type from gen 1 and it's only problem is that it's only in the kanto, johto and Paldea pokedexes
I think it should get beat up early instead of crunch. Meerkats are the only Eusocial mammal (like bees). It would synergies well with patrat being designed with tools that enable catching more Pokémon.
Adaptability was a very cool character-based pick that enabled some really cool strategies - I don't think anything in canon right now can pull off Adaptability Fake Out + Last Resort! That said, it isn't something I would've thought of for Watchog myself. After all, as you made very clear throughout the video, Stoutland can already dish out all the Normal-type STAB damage you could ever ask for, and it's available just as early as Watchog. Giving Watchog a comparable damage output might make it a little less outclassed, sure, but now you just have two Stoutlands. I think the choice between the two would be a lot more meaningful if Watchog had its own niche that Stoutland couldn't do just as well. Which is why I probably would've given it either Compoundeyes or No Guard instead of Adaptability - probably Compoundeyes, given that its massive hypnotic eyes are by far its most striking design feature. Having a significantly more accurate Hypnosis would make it incredibly useful in a way the Lillipup line could never compete with, especially considering it gets Hypnosis at only level 18, compared to, say, Amoonguss having to wait for level 62 to learn Spore. Granted, Compoundeyes Hypnosis is still only 78% accurate, not much better than Sleep Powder - but Sleep Powder still sees a lot of use, and in BW1 the only mons who can learn it are the Petilil line, so Watchog wouldn't have a lot of competition regardless. Combine that with giving it access to False Swipe, maybe even by level-up, and they potentially become one of the best catching assistants in the series. And then there's Watchog's other memorable design feature - the bioluminescent stripes, represented by its Illuminate ability, which you opted to get rid of. This was probably the correct choice - although Illuminate is a perfect ability for the line flavor-wise, it would be really nice if it... You know... Did literally anything in battle... And wasn't actively detrimental outside of battle... That said, though, I still think it'd be nice to have that very cool and unique feature represented mechanically somehow. There unfortunately aren't a lot of good light-based moves in Gen V, but there is one that stands out - Tail Glow, which had just been buffed to boost Special Attack by three stages instead of two. And hey, some of Watchog's stripes are even on its tail! Giving it access to Tail Glow in late levels would make it into a fantastic user of all those TM coverage moves Normal-types can learn. Not even my beloved Audino would be able to compete with them in terms of damage output, although Audino would still have them beat in terms of bulk and versatility. But yeah, I think I would've gone a very different route in terms of buffing Watchog, focusing in on all the things that make them weird and different from other early-game rodents rather than making it more effective as a standard Normal-type. Also, it's kind of funny that you spent the whole learnset section emphasizing cowardice and a tendancy to hide and flee - something that isn't even really part of the dex entries as far as I can tell - only to then give Frederick a completely different personality that's much more in line with how I actually see the Patrat line. Heck, Super Mystery Dungeon even has a Watchog as the uptight vice principal of the school you start the game at, with a somewhat similar overbearing safety-first kind of attitude iirc. Watchog are extremely cautious, sure, but I dunno about cowardly - it's more like they obsessively scout for danger and then work together as a group to avoid or overcome it. Anyway, great video, and it's nice to see my favorite early-game rodent getting some love! I'll tune in next month for the Delib- Uh, I mean the mysterious December gimmick Pokemon, whose identity we have no way of knowing!
get this man a true the crossing guard theme in my mind really only fits a support pokemon compound eyes hypnosis with options like baton pass sub fit so much better imo adopting that identity would make watch play like an actual crossing guard, allowing its teamates to pivot in safely under careful supervision. making it an offensive powerhouse w adaptability is kind of like putting a crossing guard on hyper steroids and telling him to just destroy any cars that get too close to the crosswalk. you don't need to be particularily cautious or analytic when you have a 280bp nuke in your back pocket. loved the characterization and storytelling as usual with zen, but i definitely agree that the adjustments were a bit of a miss this time around.
It's kinda fun because I remember patrat line only because watchog is everywhere in gen 5. Second boss in bw and all the team plasma grunts always use it and spam hypnosis
A funny gag would have been to show the post game bits where you find and arrest the seven sages. Cus Frederick is a volunteer deputy sheriff on weekdays. Holy heck Delibird?
I mean yeah, but Compound Eyes is a thing exclusive to bugs. It doesn't match the flavor of Patrat/Watchog. I agree that having an accuracy-boosting ability would work great, or some ability related to the eyes, but Compound Eyes would not fit the Pokemon flavorfully. You know what would've been useful and made sense with its clearly special eyes? Tinted Lens, like Noctowl.
I mean mammals also don't have blood red eyes that can glow in the dark (not just reflect light). Like cmon guys it's a pokemon it doesn't need to make perfect sense
Can we talk about Bianca’s Oshawott at 26:06 ?! - It speed ties with Snivy, despite a base 45 speed to Snivy’s 63, which means IVs and Natures were on its side. - It immediately crits two tackles in a row, so now one more tackle will kill, with two more chances to do so if it wins the second speed tie. - …and yet, it goes for tail whip in both of those turns, allowing Snivy to win. Incredible beginner’s luck followed by incredible beginner’s blunder, wow
Personally I think it would have been a great idea to give Watchog something along the line of compound eyes or no guard. Hypnosis has always felt like the main (and only) distinguishing factor for this line, which combos very well with super fang makes it a very good Pokémon catcher. Considering its great vision is its main motif, a perfectly accurate hypnosis would have made a lot of sense for the line. I also find it a bit more of an interesting change than just giving a flat buff to stab, it would definitely give more personality to a Pokémon that does not stand out in any way.
Funnily enough, Delibird is almost okay in USUM. You get it on the first island where its stats are on the cusp of acceptable (especially with a Hustle boost). Hustle may sound super annoying, but you also get a Flying Z-crystal on the first island, and Z-moves ignore accuracy checks so you get a one-time super nuke out of Delibird. And Aerial Ace comes sometime in the second island as a tutor iirc. It'll be fun to see what you do with Delibird in whichever game you pick!
Can I just say, I love your fixing Pokémon series! Not only do y9u provide updates and upgrades to usually under par Pokémon, but you include a hefty story to go along with your playthrough!
Zen mode videos don’t miss. Love to see you use unconventional strategies to make under appreciated/bad Pokémon get a chance to shine. Can’t wait for fixing Delibird next month!
I never understood the early game of BW Bianca:"Let's see who catches more pokemom in thus first patch of grass!" Me:"There's only 2 pure normal types available, what's the point?"
i am 11 min into the video, but was looking into the pokemon's info and I thought of that: - it has analytic for hidden ability - if you gave it something like a focus sash, you could have a fun variety of moves for a physical set, which it can benefit more for its stabs - assurance (to hit everything it can't affect otherwise), retaliate, hyper fang - it also has access to flail. this route is less likely to succeed cause you would need to max its speed and give it a choice scarf and hope it didn't get one shot, plus having some speed control like thunder wave on your team, cause it is not really a speedy boy 😂 so it falls into the category of pokemon that gets access to good stuff but isn't blessed with at least decent stats to shine!
tbh if you find yourself struggling against a pokemon you've fixed in a playthrough, that really just means that you did a fantastic job at rebalancing it so now it's not only viable but also offers a good challenge
I think you kinda misread Patrat and Watchog's character. They're cautious, not cowardly. They post up like sentries and keep a lookout. Watchog glows like a signpost to guide its fellows and warn enemies away. Its dutiful and vigilant, not a fraidy-cat. I would have leaned into the bioluminescence, giving it Electric coverage. And the big scary eyes and hypnosis/confuse ray suggest that some Paychic moves wouldn't be out of line.
There's a 99% chance that the gimmick Pokemon is exactly what everyone is thinking... and yet I'm still holding out for that 1% chance of it being Castform. Hey, it does have a snow form which would fit the theme. Even so, I'm looking forward to what it's actually going to be quite a bit as well. Also on a bit of a tangent, but with how busted Adaptability was, you know a way to balance around that? If Adaptability was a Hidden Ability. Minus the fact that Hidden Abilities for B/W 1 are tied to a browser exclusive site that no longer exists, it would have been a perfect thing to give as a "rare ability".
If you wanted to make sure Watchog wasn't steamrolling players, the simpliest thing to do, from my understand, is to swap the abilities around. Have Keen Eye be ability 1 and Adaptability be ability 2. From what I understand normal trainers generally use ability one which is why some rom hacks swap ability 1 and 2 so then enemy trainers are more of a threat (for example Scizor has Swarm and Techicain in that order, but obviously the second ability is stronger, so they switch it to Techician and Swarm.)
funny story, on my first pokemon white playthrough i used both patrat and lilipup, and actually ended up using watchog more somehow lol people call watchog ugly but i genuinely do like their design, i think its a little creepy but like. in a good way. idk i just Like it
I was not expecting a Route 1 Normal type to get a video, especially Patrat. While Black 2/White 2 would be helpful in providing Move Tutors, I can see that you chose White for the challenge. I've used Watchog in the Gen 5 games to help catch Pokémon by using Super Fang and Hypnosis, all while holding the Wide Lens. Adaptability is a good ability to buff Watchog. Because their vision is relevant to their design and Dex entries, I could also see Compound Eyes and Tinted Lens. Quick Attack, U-Turn, False Swipe, Thief, Surf, and Fake Out are appreciated. I was so glad that you managed to get a Careful nature on Patrat as it fits how you described it and Watchog. I was also happy to see you choosing Snivy as your starter as Serperior is my favorite, fully-evolved Unova starter.
Aside from the super effective reworking, this might be the best adventure story. It was like a short movie! ❤ Edit: Just finished and I'm so excited for... DELIBIRD!??!! PLZ???
I didn't use him in any of my first 10 play throughs. Just used him recently for a nuzlocke though! He made it farther than I thought and he sacrificed himself to seal a W over one of the gym leaders I almost lost to! RIP Rufus :(
I just found this channel and I really love the idea of trying to fix Pokémon in your videos. I think what really makes these videos fun to watch is the whole playthrough with them and the stories you come up with them. It’s kinda like what Pokémon is all about, going on a journey with your friends and accomplishing great things together, and I think your videos capture that vibe really well :3
Moves i feel fit through level up are Bullet Seed and Seed Bomb , half of Patrats dex entries speak how it stores food in its Cheeks so I feel like these moves fit ( Watchog os eating the fruit in its cheek pouches and firing the seeds as projectiles ) Other moves that ALSO fit imo are the Elemental fangs , Watchog does have really large teeth so I guess it MIGHT make sense ? Another move i also feel fits is " Nasty Plot " , Watchog a cautious and weak early route pokemon while watching from a distance thinks up of underhanded tactics to get the better of opponents much stronger than itself , which fits with Watchog having the highest Sp.Attack of all route 1 rodent pokemon , This along with Substitue would finally give Watchog a reason to have Baton pass as now it actually has relevant boosts that it can pass
When I played through every pokemon game, I used a completely different team every time (aside from starters.) I remember the patrat run, but not because of patrat, because I was working with 5 team members.
Omg I'm so excited for this, in my first nuzlocke of Pokemon Black that didn't wipe almost immediately, I had a Patrat that saved me so many times from wiping like the runs before it (ironic since those runs I had Lillipup and was mad I got a Patrat that time around) and its held a special place in my heart since. I can't wait to see how you improve my lil guy
while it's not an HM, Watchog can also learn flash through TM which is useful for various caves throughout the game. I've been playing through White recently and Watchog has been great as an HM slave with Strength, Cut, and Flash; all moves I wouldn't want to teach to my main team
Never gonna stop praising the characterization and storytelling in these runs. Very entertaining and well done! :)
These videos never disappoint. I can’t wait to see how you fix Delibir-I mean next month’s mystery gimmick Pokémon.
Good call, that's probably what will happen
Just give delibird huge power problem
For extra lore points, it should only be able to heal with Moomoo milk and Lava cookies.
Yeah there’s no fixing Delibird without turning it into Iron Bundle
Since everyone already knows it's delibird, I'm guessing zen mode will use one of the gen 7 games since that's where they have the earliest availability. Coincidentally this gen also introduced pollen puff, so I'm just gonna put out that I think present should be modified to function like that. If not, then at least make it a STAB move for delibird (either the present is actually an ice cube or it's flying-type cuz delibird is dropping it from the sky).
Other than that my best guess is that he'll add thematically appropriate moves to its levelup learnset like bestow, fling, or natural gift even though it's technically "nature's blessing" in japanese and isn't about a literal gift. Pluck would also be nice for STAB, but the point is that it would have a lot of item-related moves. Vital spirit and/or insomnia could even be replaced by an item-related ability like pickup or unburden, but one of them is definitely getting replaced.
Aside from that, I imagine zen mode will focus on giving delibird more utility moves that are usable in a playthrough since he usually avoids giving stat buffs. It'll be tough though since delibird's best moves like spikes and rapid spin are generally more useful in competitive than in-game.
I'm imagining the trainer of this adventure just, permanently walking around in water wings and a helmet, just to be as safe as possible.
Heavy duty boots, a flare for emergencies, a rope...
@@imtheonewhoaskedlolpossibly the first trainer in history to be immune to entry hazards
You’ve made Watchog weirdly charming in my eyes. I almost want to use one.
almost 😭
This was how I felt about Parasect; I never gave him a second thought before, but seeing him as a ghost type makes him 10x more interesting and made me love him so much 😂
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“Oh? An evolution and parents that love him” killed me
Love this series, love the way you work your builds
I've always likes how Watchog looks like a weird neurotic crossing guard. I recently played the fangame Pokemon Tectonic, which gives Watchog a massive Sp. Def bonus, and so I equipped it with a fanmade item called the Hi-Vis Vest, which is like Rocky Helmet for Special moves. It, with access to Glare, (which I can't believe it doesn't learn naturally, look at its eyes, but I guess the move IS called "Snake Glare" in Japanese) was basically a hard-carry support for my entire run, and I was very happy to have it all the way through.
Today is a good day now
Agreed
Was thinking the same 🎉
I second Cofris notion
For real
Being that your Watchog update is really about hitting super large Returns, I would have also put Foresight or Odor Sleuth into its moveset. Both of the moves work thematically, while letting it hit ghosts with its Return too.
Obviously Delibird is next but I'd be curious to see how you'd rework Kecleon in gen 3. I think that Kecleon is very cool conceptually but it's ability largely works against it, not for it, and its stats are not high enough to make up for that either. The gen 6+ solution to that is giving it Protean but I'd be curious how you'd account for its weaknesses at a time when Protean didn't exist. Castform would be interesting to see too for similar reasons although both mon have the problem of not being accessible until mid-game and there's not a super obvious solution for where they could appear in the early game either. I'd be curious to see how you'd handle that too.
Maybe have your father give it to you as a gift, you know, since he basically gives a rare mon to Wally, might as well give you - his own son - a rare normal type, liek Kecleon. Than have it learn Arm Thrust early on. Now you can have a success story of Kecleon shrugging of rock moves in the first gym from Nosepass and Onyx, dealing relevant damage, also dealing with Aron and Nosepass in the next cave, then also Magnemites afterwards, not to mention the Team Aqua grunts - suddenly Kecleon has established itself as a valuable team member early on.
Maybe Kekleon could appear in Petalburg Woods, and Castform could be a gift Pokemon from someone in the Devon Corp. since they're developing advanced Pokemon technology
Second castform that pokemon really has been neglected since its introduction especially might be a contender for some stat changes like maybe each form has different stats or minmaxed/ shuffled.
You really surprised me with that final move change. When you started your "What if we can't play it safe anymore?" speech, I was expecting Double-Edge
That’s exactly what I thought too
I was expecting final gambit tbh
@@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 didn't process until now that "last resort" and "final gambit" are two different moves, introduced two generations apart no less!
I was expecting Self-Destruct 😂😂
I love how this guy is with fixing pokemon. Its so flavorful. The moves skitty had were my favorite so far alongsode chikorita. It makes me want to see a delcatty evolution or see them get more of these support or disrupting status moves or moves that fit the cute cat theme of them.
Really enjoy the new moveset for Watchog, but was a little sad not to see Glare included with those eyes. Hypnosis is a good pick as well but I may have replaced Mean Look with Glare to offer a more accurate status move than Hypnosis.
Gaining access to a good paralysis move can also then help mitigate Watchog's speed disadvantage against later game Pokemon.
Anyways that's just the one move I'd personally switch out
Excellent video, keep it up! These are very well thought out and it's a joy getting to see more exploration of the character of a Pokemon while buffing them!
Glare is for reptile Pokemon
More specifically Glare is called Snake's Glare in Japanese translation of the move. So it's clearly intended for them. It was mostly based off of Arbok's face-like pattern on its belly. Tho not all snakes learn it. Looking at u Onix.
Think it’s a crime your Banette video doesn’t have more views, your series has been steadily increasing in scope and polish. These last two have been peak
Also wanted to say you have consistently picked great Pokémon to cover. Psyduck and Ledian in particular are big favs of mine that I have a love/hate relationship due to how they play in games
I hope you cover Noctowl in the near future, he is another Pokémon with a simple but interesting design, cool moments in the anime, but as a Pokémon to play as, it can be really rough. In need of a much better ability. Would love to hear your thoughts on what kind of ability you would go for and what generation you’d choose. Take care and thanks for listening
I think a normal move that is super-effective to ghosts and applies foresight to the target would fit nowtowl's anti-ghost niche in gen 2. That or change its ability to mind's eye to hit ghosts and add hyper voice (lvl 15-20) and boomburst lvl (30-35) to its learnset. Tailwind, hurricane, and u-turn as level up moves would also be good.
in a game with such a high power level Patrat really sticks out like a sore thumb. idk what they were thinking it would do
Most of its kit is geared towards catching something else. Hypnosis, Super Fang, Illuminate… It’s all about being replaced. Once I understood that, it made more sense.
The real strengh of the early game normal rodent, is that they are allowed to use much more powerful moves earlier on, while having a stat line above what other pokemon in the 20s have. Moves like Headbutt on Linoone or Hyperfang Raticate come to mind. Having these STAB options that early was really useful, since an effective power above 100 coming fom 70-80 atk is more than what your starter would have. Most starters at that time have an offensive stat from 60-80 and maybe a move like bubblebeam like Wartortle with an effective power in the 80-90s
The Watchog line doesn't really get that, learning hyperfang and Slam in the 30 - 40s at which point the moves and mons are just outclassed.
Now this is ignoring Scoutlands existance and competition with it, but I think one interesting way the Watchhog line could have been made better is if we made it play like Dunsparce. If it learned Body Slam at lvl 15 and got the Serene Grace ability, it would be a really usefull early game offensive support Pokemon, that trades speed for the ability to effectivley attack twice early on, since it would likely paralyze and then outspeed turn 2. At that point a small bulk increase might already be enough to give it a niche in the early and mid-game. Maybe add other good moves that would take advantage of the power of early evolution and Serene Grace, like either the elemental Fang moves or Crunch
out of everyone who has made a pokemon video on this website, you get the title of absolute best. i love your work
God, these videos are one of a kind. Talking about an aspect of pokemon that most people don’t consider, with well thought out analysis, great humour, and incredible storytelling and character building from the scraps Pokemon gives you. I love the Safety Squad.
I was not prepared for this much character, wit and creativity in the playthrough part, the story of Sir Pent's and Frederick's journey will not be forgotten. This is your best video yet.
Rout 1 rodents are always destined to be mediocre you say....
Linoone would like to know your location.
Raticate is also really not that bad, it's a very competent pokemon that's just scaled a bit behind higher tier pokemon
@@SeisoYabaiyea guts makes it busted
17:12 Detect is actually really good on a Nuzlocke in the early game, with all the bides going around, it's especially useful against Lenora and her own Watchog's retaliate, which unless you have a Roggenrola you have no way of tanking it easily
The themed teams and story roleplaying you do really makes this series stand out. I would straight up watch a regular playthrough you playing pokemon games if you did it in the same style.
I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but Watchog being called Freddy reminded me of the crazy weasel from Barnyard with the same name. Love the changes you made to this angry rat
Have loved to see how your audio, editing, and comedy have shaped up over the course of these videos as you continue to grow. Always a great day when Zen uploads
After seeing how much damage Low Kick was doing against Lenora I looked up the table for Low Kick's base power. Any Pokemon between 55 and 110 lbs makes it base 60 BP, meaning it was doing just a bit more than Tackle. At 110 lbs to 220 it's base 80, meaning in late game that's usually what you're looking at, so Return would do more to basically anything you'd find in Unova that doesn't resist Return. Boldore is 224 lbs so it's barely in the 100 BP range. Klang is 112 so it's barely in the 80 BP range.
TIL Low Kick's power is bracketed.
I always thought the damage was calculated through a formula; I didn't know it was split into separate ranges.
I loved the weekend deputy running gag. I also think Adaptability was a bit too potent in the mid game. I probably would have set the ability as Analytic for lore reasons and because it turns Watch Hog's middling speed into an advantage in fights where it needs it. Great video as always, though! Looking forward to what's probably going to be Delibird!
Haven''t watch yet but I'm so hype for this video. Always a blast to hear your deep analysis on these poor souls and how you improve them drastically
I was today years old when I learned that "Last Resort" does *not* need you to use up all your other moves PP before you can use it. Instead you simply need to use each move once first. Then you can even keep using it 😮
I've always thought this move was much worse than it was. Sad to know I never took the chance to try it. I definitely will try it next time I get the chance now though 👀.
(P.S, great video as always, these always bring me joy to see)
I love the safety squad theme going on. It's awesome how you are creating compelling story elements and adding them to your videos now.
Just a suggestion on making Delibird a viable pick: In addition to giving it small stuff like wing attack, quick attack, peck, powder snow, etc, maybe change how Present works. Make it so it targets all foes and allies like surf, except it heals your allies and hurts your enemies with a 15% chance to burn. I don't know if that's even possible to program, but it's still an idea nonetheless.
Not only are your changes creative and intelligent, but you're a damn good storyteller, too. I find myself tearing up a little when the 'mon makes the clutch save ='). You've definitely found something you're good at.
Glare would be cool for Patrat, except that its original Japanese name is Snake Glare. The only pokemon that learn it are reptilian. Personally, I've always wondered why Watchog was never given light-based moves (Flash, Dazzling Gleam, etc.), since its eyes and markings glow.
Pokemon I'd like to see reviewd:
- Jigglypuff
- Venonat
- Lickitung
- Chinchou
- Qwilfish (Johto)
If opposing Watchog having Adaptability is a concern,
You can just set their primary ability slot to Keen Eye and the secondary one to Adaptability.
you can’t get patrat’s hidden ability in bw1 without outside help
@@emperortoho isn't their hidden ability Analytic?
@@BramLastname yes, but you need dream world or (i think) bw2 hidden grottos to get it
@@emperortoho I just don't understand how that is at all related to my comment
@@BramLastname because since opponent abilities are randomized besides boss fights(from what i recall) having it be in an ability slot available to npcs would be weird
sorry i wrote this at 2 in the morning so if it doesn’t make sense thats why
Incredible video as always but I only have one nit-pick here and is that I thinking conceptually you miss something to catch more efficiently patrat & watchog design & vibe and that is giving them the psychic type. Their design and pokedex entries just imply much about this with the ability to be awake for days constantly all seeing and watching (sleep deprivation definetely doing funny things to your mind), the hyper focus they maintain in their fronts that doesn't allows them to detect and enemy coming from behind and the funky hypnotic vibe that they get with their eyes and luminous marks in their body.
When you said at the beginning of the video you don't get what they are trying to make with patrat/whatchog learnset, I think it was this, trying to make a funky, psicodelic rodent which have a very disturbing and unpredictable nature based in their long nights permanently awaken, afraid and watching.
Psychic would also give him an interesting niche make him neutral to fighting and be able to use another stab, but is just an idea, again excellent video as always, really want to see more underdogs.
I'm still rooting for an oddish line fix that make them not a poor mans venusaur 😭. Congratulations on the video
honestly, the easiest way to fix the problem of opposing watchog being to oppressive is to literally swap keen eye and adapability's slots. iirc, opposing trainers only have the first slot ability, so moving adaptability to the second slot should fix most of the issue
Excited to watch this. I'm trying to get a change log going for how to get the most out of every pokemon in this game because I love how they force you to use all new pokemon - but as you point out theres pokemon that are needlessly put in the shadows. Hopefully I'll take on some of these ideas.
Finished the video. I definitely like QA over Bide. In my notes I went for Hone Claws at 29 for Watchog. The idea being if you hold out, you'll get to boost your unreliable hypnosis to be a bit more usable while also setting yourself up to sweep. Im balancing around doubles format though. But yeah. might borrow some ideas.
honestly another contender for this series is Venomoth, it's easily the strongest bug type from gen 1 and it's only problem is that it's only in the kanto, johto and Paldea pokedexes
Yeah but it gets Quiver Dance nowadays.
It’s insane how entertaining an hour long video about Patrat can be, this is super high quality!
I think it should get beat up early instead of crunch. Meerkats are the only Eusocial mammal (like bees). It would synergies well with patrat being designed with tools that enable catching more Pokémon.
Adaptability was a very cool character-based pick that enabled some really cool strategies - I don't think anything in canon right now can pull off Adaptability Fake Out + Last Resort! That said, it isn't something I would've thought of for Watchog myself. After all, as you made very clear throughout the video, Stoutland can already dish out all the Normal-type STAB damage you could ever ask for, and it's available just as early as Watchog. Giving Watchog a comparable damage output might make it a little less outclassed, sure, but now you just have two Stoutlands. I think the choice between the two would be a lot more meaningful if Watchog had its own niche that Stoutland couldn't do just as well.
Which is why I probably would've given it either Compoundeyes or No Guard instead of Adaptability - probably Compoundeyes, given that its massive hypnotic eyes are by far its most striking design feature. Having a significantly more accurate Hypnosis would make it incredibly useful in a way the Lillipup line could never compete with, especially considering it gets Hypnosis at only level 18, compared to, say, Amoonguss having to wait for level 62 to learn Spore. Granted, Compoundeyes Hypnosis is still only 78% accurate, not much better than Sleep Powder - but Sleep Powder still sees a lot of use, and in BW1 the only mons who can learn it are the Petilil line, so Watchog wouldn't have a lot of competition regardless. Combine that with giving it access to False Swipe, maybe even by level-up, and they potentially become one of the best catching assistants in the series.
And then there's Watchog's other memorable design feature - the bioluminescent stripes, represented by its Illuminate ability, which you opted to get rid of. This was probably the correct choice - although Illuminate is a perfect ability for the line flavor-wise, it would be really nice if it... You know... Did literally anything in battle... And wasn't actively detrimental outside of battle... That said, though, I still think it'd be nice to have that very cool and unique feature represented mechanically somehow. There unfortunately aren't a lot of good light-based moves in Gen V, but there is one that stands out - Tail Glow, which had just been buffed to boost Special Attack by three stages instead of two. And hey, some of Watchog's stripes are even on its tail! Giving it access to Tail Glow in late levels would make it into a fantastic user of all those TM coverage moves Normal-types can learn. Not even my beloved Audino would be able to compete with them in terms of damage output, although Audino would still have them beat in terms of bulk and versatility. But yeah, I think I would've gone a very different route in terms of buffing Watchog, focusing in on all the things that make them weird and different from other early-game rodents rather than making it more effective as a standard Normal-type.
Also, it's kind of funny that you spent the whole learnset section emphasizing cowardice and a tendancy to hide and flee - something that isn't even really part of the dex entries as far as I can tell - only to then give Frederick a completely different personality that's much more in line with how I actually see the Patrat line. Heck, Super Mystery Dungeon even has a Watchog as the uptight vice principal of the school you start the game at, with a somewhat similar overbearing safety-first kind of attitude iirc. Watchog are extremely cautious, sure, but I dunno about cowardly - it's more like they obsessively scout for danger and then work together as a group to avoid or overcome it.
Anyway, great video, and it's nice to see my favorite early-game rodent getting some love! I'll tune in next month for the Delib- Uh, I mean the mysterious December gimmick Pokemon, whose identity we have no way of knowing!
get this man a true
the crossing guard theme in my mind really only fits a support pokemon
compound eyes hypnosis with options like baton pass sub fit so much better imo
adopting that identity would make watch play like an actual crossing guard, allowing its teamates to pivot in safely under careful supervision. making it an offensive powerhouse w adaptability is kind of like putting a crossing guard on hyper steroids and telling him to just destroy any cars that get too close to the crosswalk. you don't need to be particularily cautious or analytic when you have a 280bp nuke in your back pocket. loved the characterization and storytelling as usual with zen, but i definitely agree that the adjustments were a bit of a miss this time around.
It's kinda fun because I remember patrat line only because watchog is everywhere in gen 5. Second boss in bw and all the team plasma grunts always use it and spam hypnosis
Yeah Lenora's deadly Watchog is the most memorable thing about the Patrat line, easily.
It’s very obviously Delibird, but imagine if they threw a curveball at us and made it a Stantler video?
A funny gag would have been to show the post game bits where you find and arrest the seven sages.
Cus Frederick is a volunteer deputy sheriff on weekdays.
Holy heck Delibird?
Perfect vid for my birthday! I love Watchog
Delibird! My favorite Christmas pokemon! And yes i consider stantler a Christmas pokemon
Gimmick in December? Clearly it's Chatot singing All I want for Christmas is you
I feel like Keen Eye being replaced with Compound Eyes was a no brainer. Would let you actually make use of Hypnosis without nearly as much rng
It would…but mammals don’t have compound eyes 😔
I mean yeah, but Compound Eyes is a thing exclusive to bugs. It doesn't match the flavor of Patrat/Watchog. I agree that having an accuracy-boosting ability would work great, or some ability related to the eyes, but Compound Eyes would not fit the Pokemon flavorfully.
You know what would've been useful and made sense with its clearly special eyes? Tinted Lens, like Noctowl.
I mean mammals also don't have blood red eyes that can glow in the dark (not just reflect light). Like cmon guys it's a pokemon it doesn't need to make perfect sense
@techknight3753 considering it's exclusive to bug type mons so far it kinda does and shows gamefreak doesn't like to deviate from real life
@@techknight3753There are certain ways that abilities get restricted in Pokemon. Game Freak doesn't want to give non-bugs Compound Eyes.
can't believe no one mentioned it yet but the dwight references made me feel fuzzy inside :)
Can we talk about Bianca’s Oshawott at 26:06 ?!
- It speed ties with Snivy, despite a base 45 speed to Snivy’s 63, which means IVs and Natures were on its side.
- It immediately crits two tackles in a row, so now one more tackle will kill, with two more chances to do so if it wins the second speed tie.
- …and yet, it goes for tail whip in both of those turns, allowing Snivy to win.
Incredible beginner’s luck followed by incredible beginner’s blunder, wow
i always imagine the tf2 character intro music everytime you introduce a new pkmn to the party
I continue to appreciate every video in this series.
The justification/reasoning for the adaptability ability was really well thought-out. I love it!
I was so proud of myself when I knew that the last move was gonna be Last Resort. It's so fiting
"a route 1 rodent should not sweep the elite four"
completely ignores belly drum linoone
Personally I think it would have been a great idea to give Watchog something along the line of compound eyes or no guard. Hypnosis has always felt like the main (and only) distinguishing factor for this line, which combos very well with super fang makes it a very good Pokémon catcher. Considering its great vision is its main motif, a perfectly accurate hypnosis would have made a lot of sense for the line.
I also find it a bit more of an interesting change than just giving a flat buff to stab, it would definitely give more personality to a Pokémon that does not stand out in any way.
Funnily enough, Delibird is almost okay in USUM. You get it on the first island where its stats are on the cusp of acceptable (especially with a Hustle boost). Hustle may sound super annoying, but you also get a Flying Z-crystal on the first island, and Z-moves ignore accuracy checks so you get a one-time super nuke out of Delibird. And Aerial Ace comes sometime in the second island as a tutor iirc.
It'll be fun to see what you do with Delibird in whichever game you pick!
I see your Fire Emblem Awakening reference and would love to see a Zen Mode take on FE's weakest links
Can I just say, I love your fixing Pokémon series! Not only do y9u provide updates and upgrades to usually under par Pokémon, but you include a hefty story to go along with your playthrough!
Zen mode videos don’t miss. Love to see you use unconventional strategies to make under appreciated/bad Pokémon get a chance to shine. Can’t wait for fixing Delibird next month!
I never understood the early game of BW
Bianca:"Let's see who catches more pokemom in thus first patch of grass!"
Me:"There's only 2 pure normal types available, what's the point?"
BABE WAKE UP ZEN MODE JUST DROPPED A PATRAT VIDEO
i am 11 min into the video, but was looking into the pokemon's info and I thought of that:
- it has analytic for hidden ability
- if you gave it something like a focus sash, you could have a fun variety of moves for a physical set, which it can benefit more for its stabs
- assurance (to hit everything it can't affect otherwise), retaliate, hyper fang
- it also has access to flail. this route is less likely to succeed cause you would need to max its speed and give it a choice scarf and hope it didn't get one shot, plus having some speed control like thunder wave on your team, cause it is not really a speedy boy 😂
so it falls into the category of pokemon that gets access to good stuff but isn't blessed with at least decent stats to shine!
The narrative of these videos always puts a grin on my face. Love you, Freddy.
tbh if you find yourself struggling against a pokemon you've fixed in a playthrough, that really just means that you did a fantastic job at rebalancing it so now it's not only viable but also offers a good challenge
dude... your storytelling is so unique. Love it so much!
No cops at pride; just the Safety Squad.
god i love the stories you come up with in these playthroughs. i love you woomby
I think you kinda misread Patrat and Watchog's character. They're cautious, not cowardly. They post up like sentries and keep a lookout. Watchog glows like a signpost to guide its fellows and warn enemies away. Its dutiful and vigilant, not a fraidy-cat.
I would have leaned into the bioluminescence, giving it Electric coverage. And the big scary eyes and hypnosis/confuse ray suggest that some Paychic moves wouldn't be out of line.
I had never before used lillipup in a run and now it’s my favorite runner. Thanks!! 😂😂😂
There's a 99% chance that the gimmick Pokemon is exactly what everyone is thinking...
and yet I'm still holding out for that 1% chance of it being Castform. Hey, it does have a snow form which would fit the theme.
Even so, I'm looking forward to what it's actually going to be quite a bit as well.
Also on a bit of a tangent, but with how busted Adaptability was, you know a way to balance around that? If Adaptability was a Hidden Ability. Minus the fact that Hidden Abilities for B/W 1 are tied to a browser exclusive site that no longer exists, it would have been a perfect thing to give as a "rare ability".
If you wanted to make sure Watchog wasn't steamrolling players, the simpliest thing to do, from my understand, is to swap the abilities around. Have Keen Eye be ability 1 and Adaptability be ability 2. From what I understand normal trainers generally use ability one which is why some rom hacks swap ability 1 and 2 so then enemy trainers are more of a threat (for example Scizor has Swarm and Techicain in that order, but obviously the second ability is stronger, so they switch it to Techician and Swarm.)
This is perhaps the best Pokemon video I have ever watched. Thank you.
i love woomby ...great video as always !!!
funny story, on my first pokemon white playthrough i used both patrat and lilipup, and actually ended up using watchog more somehow lol
people call watchog ugly but i genuinely do like their design, i think its a little creepy but like. in a good way. idk i just Like it
I love the safety squad so much
I would love to see a run with multiple of your modified pokemon! Like a Gen 5 run wit this patrat, onix, psyduck, etc.
Zen Mode, I hope you see this. I love your content, keep making pokemon GREAT. Not amazing, not OP, just GREAT. Love your content man, keep it up.
Aw thank you :) I appreciate the kind words!
@@ZenModeYT No worries man, I love your videos. The way you care about even some of the most forgotten pokemon inspires me a lot.
I was not expecting a Route 1 Normal type to get a video, especially Patrat. While Black 2/White 2 would be helpful in providing Move Tutors, I can see that you chose White for the challenge.
I've used Watchog in the Gen 5 games to help catch Pokémon by using Super Fang and Hypnosis, all while holding the Wide Lens.
Adaptability is a good ability to buff Watchog. Because their vision is relevant to their design and Dex entries, I could also see Compound Eyes and Tinted Lens. Quick Attack, U-Turn, False Swipe, Thief, Surf, and Fake Out are appreciated.
I was so glad that you managed to get a Careful nature on Patrat as it fits how you described it and Watchog. I was also happy to see you choosing Snivy as your starter as Serperior is my favorite, fully-evolved Unova starter.
My favorite pokemon series is back! This will be a good day
Thank you for this. I really had a rough week and I look forward to your vids ❤
Oh shit the mic quality POPPIN now
Aside from the super effective reworking, this might be the best adventure story. It was like a short movie! ❤
Edit: Just finished and I'm so excited for... DELIBIRD!??!! PLZ???
These videos are always worth the wait. Truly A+ material.
the character backgrounds are pure gold every time
THE KING HAS RETURNED!!
I didn't use him in any of my first 10 play throughs. Just used him recently for a nuzlocke though! He made it farther than I thought and he sacrificed himself to seal a W over one of the gym leaders I almost lost to! RIP Rufus :(
I always love the lil stories and backstories you weave for each Mon it’s so entertaining to me
Thank you for showing Patrat/Watchog some love. It was a personal favorite of mine in B/W1.
I love how half the team coincidentally shares their names with fire emblem characters.
I just found this channel and I really love the idea of trying to fix Pokémon in your videos. I think what really makes these videos fun to watch is the whole playthrough with them and the stories you come up with them. It’s kinda like what Pokémon is all about, going on a journey with your friends and accomplishing great things together, and I think your videos capture that vibe really well :3
Thanks friend! That’s so kind of you to say :)
I love how you always put so much creativity in your video and go with a theme you stic with, like here the safety squad. It's so wholesome :3
As much as I hate this ugly little rat, (maybe even for that reason) I think he's a perfect pick for this series. Great video!
Videos keep getting better and better. Super well researched and produced. You deserve 500k subs and then some. Happy to be along for the ride!
I've been waiting for (and suggesting) this
Leavanny actually went hard. Might be the first time i kept a bug all game.
Moves i feel fit through level up are Bullet Seed and Seed Bomb , half of Patrats dex entries speak how it stores food in its Cheeks so I feel like these moves fit ( Watchog os eating the fruit in its cheek pouches and firing the seeds as projectiles )
Other moves that ALSO fit imo are the Elemental fangs , Watchog does have really large teeth so I guess it MIGHT make sense ?
Another move i also feel fits is " Nasty Plot " , Watchog a cautious and weak early route pokemon while watching from a distance thinks up of underhanded tactics to get the better of opponents much stronger than itself , which fits with Watchog having the highest Sp.Attack of all route 1 rodent pokemon , This along with Substitue would finally give Watchog a reason to have Baton pass as now it actually has relevant boosts that it can pass
I like the lore you make up for each of your Pokemon on these runs, it reminds me of the way I let my imagination run wild with my teams as a kid :)
When I played through every pokemon game, I used a completely different team every time (aside from starters.) I remember the patrat run, but not because of patrat, because I was working with 5 team members.
Omg I'm so excited for this, in my first nuzlocke of Pokemon Black that didn't wipe almost immediately, I had a Patrat that saved me so many times from wiping like the runs before it (ironic since those runs I had Lillipup and was mad I got a Patrat that time around) and its held a special place in my heart since. I can't wait to see how you improve my lil guy
This was such an awesome watch! Thank you for putting this time in for Patrat!!! Time to go binge the rest of these...
I had the worst possible team the first time in Unova with Patrat, Electric Zebra and Maractus...
Pls do Maractus next...
Can’t wait to see how you fix Castform next month
while it's not an HM, Watchog can also learn flash through TM which is useful for various caves throughout the game. I've been playing through White recently and Watchog has been great as an HM slave with Strength, Cut, and Flash; all moves I wouldn't want to teach to my main team
This video was so good! The character traits for each team member were really cute, I can't believe you got me emotionally invested in Watchog.