Usually rocking a few beers while enjoying some gbl. QOTD: The zombie monkey is pretty well balanced. Been a while since we've had a mid season shakeup. After so many pre-release nerfs, it was cool to see they actually made it better.
Congrats on getting sponsors for your videos! Always cool seeing channels grow when they deserve it. QOTD: I cannot say for certain because honestly i have yet to face too many of them, I've only faced four (I'm about 2200). But i think its pretty healthy for the meta. Its really strong on its own but has no shortage of counters of various types (fairy, ghost, & flying are all pretty represented in the meta). On top of that this is way better than Medicham being the top fighter because Annihilape doesn't require any XL candies, so its much more accessible to newer players getting into GBL, and attracting new players is always healthy for a games longevity. So I'm pretty pro-Annihilape.
Hey Callum, I have been a quiet subscriber for a while now, but I wanna say it is great to see your channel growing. I also really appreciate your approach to GBL content, and the spice compilations are genuinely some of the most enjoyment I have gotten from this game and all the content relating to it. Keep on going dude!! Also I'm only over the puddle in Ireland 🇮🇪 QOTD; I loved Annihilape in Scarlet, it was one that I gunned for immediately as I'm a huge fan of Ghost types and I have always loved the Monkey evolution line. I am actually overjoyed (which is a word I never use) with it's performance in GBL. It is nowhere near as OP as Medi because if the lack of bulk, but I think it is about time we had more contenders for the GBL meta, I am so so so bored with Medi, Lanturn and.. fill in the blanks here, the meta has been so stale to me for so long, I barely even finish a single set these days because I'm so bored, but annihilape motivated me, and I think it is a great addition to the meta!
QOTD: I would say Annihilape is a great addition to the meta. Its not overpowered by any means, just has some great matchups and coverage. Plenty of meta picks that can take it out. It has lots of hard counters and is itself not really a hard counter to anything besides things just weak to counter, everything else still can have some play. Its almost like a small void that's been filled with the now lack of medichams. Think its one of the best new mons niantic has released to pogo in a while.
Qotd: I think it’s just right. Can be useless at times and can totally dominate in others. Regardless it’s got a great move set and it’s badass looking
Qotd:-Actually its overhyped and also people r running teams which kill annihileape Lets wait few weeks then see the true power of the ded angry monki 😂
Surely you already know but, if you have a shadow Pokemon as your buddy, with the best buddy badge and give him a Poffin, your buff chances are highly increased (using Night Slash, Ominous Wind, etc). It might work with debuff moves (I have not tried it). Greetings!
@@danieliusblackius1130 in the two examples he shares, it seems the mons need to be LVL 50 or +, shadow, best buddy, assigned as buddy & a poffin. It increases the buff from 10% up to 40% (somewhere around).
A fine team, however the Nacli line defeats all of them. Also, against the Bastiodon team, wouldn’t it have been better to come in to the Wigglytuff with Sliggoo, preserving HP on Macargo for the Vic? Yes, Sliggoo would have gotten destroyed, but it may have chipped enough.
But then I'd instantly lose switch advantage & have Gastrodon aligned to shadow Vic. I think the way I played (especially the second time) was the right thing to do, I literally just needed a single muddy water debuff in either game.
QoTD: he is... rated. Everone is team building against him or Poliwrath so the meta is very hostile to it. Still, he is nice, but not that overwhelming as some more RPS stuff or even old Medichan, mostly because this thing while hard to farm down, takes huge amounts of damage on charge moves, due to this low def high HP type of bulk, just like Guzzlord. If he faces something that can't 2 shot it and is forced to farm down, it's where it shines I think.
I think its rated good. Been using as my safe swap and about to hit veteran for my first time. I run it with double nukes. Climbed 450 elo in the last 3 days with some of that trying different leads and closers. Double nukes really catch people off gaurd. And its pretty bulky compared to the other pokemon i use
Idk how they'd do it but what if instead making certain mons banned they made team bans instead... so like the wiggly basti svic team couldn't be put together in the team picking list. The strong cores like lanturn/swamp+skarm cores. Again idk how theyd do it but that would be a near idea
You scared me! I saw that the sliggoo was running gunk shot according to the graphic and when I saw the charged move against the abomasnow that didn’t throw a trash can I thought they removed it. Turns out it was sludge wave.
I wish the Goodra line had better moves tbh. Muddy water is indeed terrible. If it ran Aqua tail or surf instead it'd be mpre viable in probably all leagues. Idk if they can learn those in the main series or not, but it'd be nice.
gratz on the sponsorship. Really cool team, i hope we get hisui sliggoo and goodra soon! I already got a shiny goomy ready to evolve qotd: I think it's slightly overrated in ogl because its performance doesnt reflect its position on pvpoke but its still a decent, fun pick and good for the meta imo. I think poliwrath is better, so ape zombie is for me the second best fighter.
15:18 dude I saw this same team a ton last night, and had the same reaction. I actually posted in KingGBL's Discord asking if someone had dropped some video with an ABA weak to grass team because of how often I saw Cash/Lanturn on the same team. Real dumb.
I absolutely love the title 😂😂😂 Personally I think annihilape is very good. Having only 3500 cp at max isnt rlly good for master league, but its still kinda bulky with pretty good damage. In ultra and great league, some teams are built to counter it alone which means its very good.
Annihilape was great even when being hunted, excited to see how good it is once a lot of that hype dies down. I think it's much better in the Ultra League than it is in the Great League though
QOTD: Over rated. I have a decent GL and UL one and I've tried using them both in both leagues and idk if it's the team I'm using or not, but I don't like it. The typing and moveset is decent but it needs some more bulk fpr me to like it. Or maybe I need a better team to compliment it.
day 1 of asking callum to do qotd what is your most embarrasing gbl moment, and viewer submitted qotd's QOTD: Fairly, only pokemon with that op typing and its on like 58% of teams rather than instant meta, a bulky ghost like drifblim would be a hard counter with 2-1 shields also first few battles have sludge wave
Usually rocking a few beers while enjoying some gbl. QOTD: The zombie monkey is pretty well balanced. Been a while since we've had a mid season shakeup. After so many pre-release nerfs, it was cool to see they actually made it better.
Congrats on getting sponsors for your videos! Always cool seeing channels grow when they deserve it.
QOTD: I cannot say for certain because honestly i have yet to face too many of them, I've only faced four (I'm about 2200). But i think its pretty healthy for the meta. Its really strong on its own but has no shortage of counters of various types (fairy, ghost, & flying are all pretty represented in the meta). On top of that this is way better than Medicham being the top fighter because Annihilape doesn't require any XL candies, so its much more accessible to newer players getting into GBL, and attracting new players is always healthy for a games longevity. So I'm pretty pro-Annihilape.
Great vid!
PS: Sliggoo has sludge wave, not gunk shot 😁
Yep realised like half way through haha
Hey Callum, I have been a quiet subscriber for a while now, but I wanna say it is great to see your channel growing.
I also really appreciate your approach to GBL content, and the spice compilations are genuinely some of the most enjoyment I have gotten from this game and all the content relating to it.
Keep on going dude!!
Also I'm only over the puddle in Ireland 🇮🇪
QOTD; I loved Annihilape in Scarlet, it was one that I gunned for immediately as I'm a huge fan of Ghost types and I have always loved the Monkey evolution line. I am actually overjoyed (which is a word I never use) with it's performance in GBL. It is nowhere near as OP as Medi because if the lack of bulk, but I think it is about time we had more contenders for the GBL meta, I am so so so bored with Medi, Lanturn and.. fill in the blanks here, the meta has been so stale to me for so long, I barely even finish a single set these days because I'm so bored, but annihilape motivated me, and I think it is a great addition to the meta!
Was that Callum's first ad read. He's really become a full-on TH-camr.
QOTD: I would say Annihilape is a great addition to the meta. Its not overpowered by any means, just has some great matchups and coverage. Plenty of meta picks that can take it out. It has lots of hard counters and is itself not really a hard counter to anything besides things just weak to counter, everything else still can have some play. Its almost like a small void that's been filled with the now lack of medichams. Think its one of the best new mons niantic has released to pogo in a while.
Qotd: I think it’s just right. Can be useless at times and can totally dominate in others. Regardless it’s got a great move set and it’s badass looking
Qotd:-Actually its overhyped and also people r running teams which kill annihileape
Lets wait few weeks then see the true power of the ded angry monki 😂
Surely you already know but, if you have a shadow Pokemon as your buddy, with the best buddy badge and give him a Poffin, your buff chances are highly increased (using Night Slash, Ominous Wind, etc). It might work with debuff moves (I have not tried it). Greetings!
This does not seem like it is true, and I cannot find any source online to corroborate this,
@@danieliusblackius1130 in the two examples he shares, it seems the mons need to be LVL 50 or +, shadow, best buddy, assigned as buddy & a poffin. It increases the buff from 10% up to 40% (somewhere around).
@@baronsamedi4485 Source?
How abot triple ape team - Anihilape, Infernape and... Aipom maybe? Panpour? Orangaroo?
oranguru, primeape, and annihilape could work
Love the video. Just submitted my UL BOS video! Let’s goooo!!!
Qotd: I think it's rated quite farely. I like it when glassyer pokémon are meta rather than bulky pokémon that make battles last forever.
I was like there’s no way water gun charges to a gunk shot that quickly 😭 finally realized it was sludge wave
Yep my mistake. I realised halfway through recording
A fine team, however the Nacli line defeats all of them.
Also, against the Bastiodon team, wouldn’t it have been better to come in to the Wigglytuff with Sliggoo, preserving HP on Macargo for the Vic? Yes, Sliggoo would have gotten destroyed, but it may have chipped enough.
But then I'd instantly lose switch advantage & have Gastrodon aligned to shadow Vic. I think the way I played (especially the second time) was the right thing to do, I literally just needed a single muddy water debuff in either game.
11:26 “I already know this team” 😂
QoTD: he is... rated. Everone is team building against him or Poliwrath so the meta is very hostile to it. Still, he is nice, but not that overwhelming as some more RPS stuff or even old Medichan, mostly because this thing while hard to farm down, takes huge amounts of damage on charge moves, due to this low def high HP type of bulk, just like Guzzlord. If he faces something that can't 2 shot it and is forced to farm down, it's where it shines I think.
Callum o dono dos vídeos mais loucos e divertidos de pokemon de todo o youtube.
Sliggoo reached Gunk shot.
Me: where is the trash can? *notice it's a sludge wave*
I was running ludicolo magcargo core yesterday, such a fun team. Maggie has always been one of my favorite spice picks!
so cool seeing pokemon go youtubers getting sponsorships keep up the good videos!
Those neons in the background go haard af son. Where'd you get them? I wanna get some for my room now 🤣
I think its rated good. Been using as my safe swap and about to hit veteran for my first time. I run it with double nukes. Climbed 450 elo in the last 3 days with some of that trying different leads and closers. Double nukes really catch people off gaurd. And its pretty bulky compared to the other pokemon i use
My lickitung hates your close combat go with ice punch ya jag😂
Idk how they'd do it but what if instead making certain mons banned they made team bans instead... so like the wiggly basti svic team couldn't be put together in the team picking list. The strong cores like lanturn/swamp+skarm cores.
Again idk how theyd do it but that would be a near idea
You scared me! I saw that the sliggoo was running gunk shot according to the graphic and when I saw the charged move against the abomasnow that didn’t throw a trash can I thought they removed it. Turns out it was sludge wave.
Callum you deserve views beacuse your themed teams are unique and entertaining. Thank you for providing us GBL content always
the sligoo was running sludge wave lol
I don't know why niantic hasn't buffed moves like muddy water, twister, low sweep. Muddy water 50% debuff chance, twister 45 energy 45 damage guaranteed defence debuff, low sweep buffed damage and maybe a debuff.
Creative team! Glad to see you got a sponsor.
SPONSORSHIP!! also that thumbnail is class
I wish the Goodra line had better moves tbh. Muddy water is indeed terrible. If it ran Aqua tail or surf instead it'd be mpre viable in probably all leagues. Idk if they can learn those in the main series or not, but it'd be nice.
Nice transition to the sponsor ad😅
Oddly a balanced typing team.
Why are you calling it Gunk Shot when the move is sludge wave?
POG callum for getting a sponsor 👌👌😘
QOTD: As good as pre-icy wind Poliwrath
gratz on the sponsorship. Really cool team, i hope we get hisui sliggoo and goodra soon! I already got a shiny goomy ready to evolve
qotd: I think it's slightly overrated in ogl because its performance doesnt reflect its position on pvpoke but its still a decent, fun pick and good for the meta imo. I think poliwrath is better, so ape zombie is for me the second best fighter.
15:18 dude I saw this same team a ton last night, and had the same reaction. I actually posted in KingGBL's Discord asking if someone had dropped some video with an ABA weak to grass team because of how often I saw Cash/Lanturn on the same team. Real dumb.
Can you do all cat-like pokemon?
Have to say that this team did surprisingly well. Great battling.
QOTD: annihilape is pretty fairly rated. It performs very well, and is pretty OP, but not omnipotent
lol'd at 11:53
QOTD: it’s well rated and well balanced. It’s nice to have a more fun counter user to replace medi
Thumbnail of the year right here. Gotta love the slugs, Gastrodon in particular
Omg the title is so fudging funny! Yes! 😂
I absolutely love the title 😂😂😂
Personally I think annihilape is very good. Having only 3500 cp at max isnt rlly good for master league, but its still kinda bulky with pretty good damage. In ultra and great league, some teams are built to counter it alone which means its very good.
Annihilape was great even when being hunted, excited to see how good it is once a lot of that hype dies down. I think it's much better in the Ultra League than it is in the Great League though
I'd love to see a triple snake team
Annihalape is cool looking as fuck
Do a serpent team, milotic, dragonair and serperior
Sir, you keep refining your craft.
That’s Sludge Wave, not Gunk Shot.
That thumbnail 😂
QOTD: I think it's pretty well balanced and a great addition to the game. Plus it looks awesome and unique typing
QOTD: Over rated. I have a decent GL and UL one and I've tried using them both in both leagues and idk if it's the team I'm using or not, but I don't like it. The typing and moveset is decent but it needs some more bulk fpr me to like it. Or maybe I need a better team to compliment it.
The title is absolutely perfect
QOTD it has a lot of hype, but it is definetely strong. I wish they would nerf counter :(
Gastrodon should get scald
I see Callum, so I clicked. Keep up the vids
Theme is crazy
QOTD: I think Annihilape is pretty good. This just came up on my recommended 😅
QOTD: I think its mediocre so far. I think once it finds a good team it will be really good
🌶 🤴 and grats on the sponsorship!
Seriuosly? Adds?
Alright noted: Muddy Water is the worst charged move in the game
I think annihilape is overrated, but that’s mainly because I’m running anti meta haha
Sludge Wave not Gunk Shot bro
He knows he explained it in the video
@@ryanb6658 first 3 battles cuz i need a work
Yeah I realised mid way through. Just a mistake that I corrected eventually in the video
day 1 of asking callum to do qotd what is your most embarrasing gbl moment, and viewer submitted qotd's
QOTD: Fairly, only pokemon with that op typing and its on like 58% of teams rather than instant meta, a bulky ghost like drifblim would be a hard counter with 2-1 shields
also first few battles have sludge wave
Nice Gfuel pun
Oh, this is so cute 😁
Great IVs on those slugs!
A rare occasion where I've actually got solid IVs on all 3 Pokémon haha
Niceeeeeeeee👍
Magcargo is my sleeper mon for GL, please don’t feature it often 😝
:kekw:
420🎉🎉😂
Slug life 😂😂😂
It’s decent but nothing special
Big fan bro ❤🎉