Pokemon’s Most Powerful Boosting Moves.
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Pokemon Competitive Singles is a game where Boosting up your Pokemon is a popular strategy to break through the enemies team and win.
Moves like Calm Mind, Swords Dance and Dragon Dance are commonly seen and quite widely distributed.
But sometimes there are boosting moves that go beyond the standard level of power, and can push Pokemon to absurd heights if they have access to them.
What are the strongest Boosting moves in Pokemon history? Jimcool has the answer. Jim does. Jimothy Pokemon can explain it all to you very well.
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"not for eating" not with that attitude
i came just to check the status of the batle xd
You forgot to mention No Retreat!
Hopefully Magcargo didn't decide to Terastalize into a Grass type to survive that Bubble Beam. Such a decision can have dire consequences in the Horse Council, because horses love eating grass.
Nah, he’s gonna Terastallize into a Water type.
Dragon would also bring great confusion to the council as how can he be both a dragon and a horse at once
Hoenn Gaiden altered pokemon brought them a Passho berry, an item normally not allowed in the region of Hoenn.
@@tigerlover2853horses love drinking water
@@ViraLCyclopes You can lead a horse to Tera Water Magcargo, but you can't make it drink
When I need a boost I just try to take a nap or maybe stretch a little.
That's intelligent.
Rest and Bulk up. Good combo mate
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Rillaboom, who can also learn High Horsepower, jumped in front of the bubble beam to protect Macargo and enters himself into the conflict.
Naw it was Kingler lol
Horsea can't learn high horsepower. Immediately disintegrated.
Gen 1: I have Amnesia, the best boosting move in the game
Gen 6: Hold my Power Herb
Gen 8: Hold my Body Press
...honestly Gen I amnesia is still stronger than those. You have to consider the opportunity cost and relative power levels of each meta and imo gen I amnesia is just straight up better
@@andre-8420Especially if the mon already has high physical defense so now they're tanky on both ends (Slowbro 🤢)
I'm glad Macargo was able to survive the lethal Bubble, I hope we can get a glimpse into its methods
magcargo was lvl 100, horsea was lvl 1 dats why he lived fr fr
I fear that he terastalized into a Grass or Water type
@@raymondghuther1410 no i know the secret. max special attack modest bubble DOSE NOT ko magcargo
It was a bubble beam. Stop downplaying Horsea
If a Blaziken with speed boost uses bulk up, it essentially does a physical quiver dance
So, it essentially uses Victory Dance?
there’s a reason its in Ubers lol
@@FreyRosfield oh yeah forgot about that lmao
@@iamhim408 its in UUBL in newer gens
And then they introduced BODY PRESS, essentially making Iron Defense now do the same thing.
I mean yea that's why zamazenta is so good in vgc rn
Imagine Lugia gets Amnesia and a Special Defense variant of Body Press.
erm actually acid armour 🤓
Actually barrier ☝️🤓
Wait...
extreme evoboost was meta in vgc
Z Moves are considered Fake by Scholars
understandable have a nice weekend
That's a shame. I was gonna bring up Z-splash :(
@@jimothycool you are forgetting the king of gen 7, z-trick or treat pumpkaboo-small
The ancient paradox Pokemon version of Hatterene: Old Broom is worldwide known as the best boost sweeper of all time.
7:40 Tail Glow should be given to Mespirit, Uxie, and Azelf to help differentiate them from Mew, Cresselia/Deoxys Defense, and Alakazam respectively
Now I'm going to spend all day at work with this thought un the back if my head "IS shell smash the best choice for Heatran?"
Heatran, Metagross, and Volcanion. Lots of similarities. Much to discuss. A lot people will also note how a Leech Seed Protect Leftovers Celesteela set mirrors many Ferrothorn builds.
Sooner or later we need to get a 1+hour video with every horse council clip to get a deep understanding about the intricacies of pokemon politics
Filet (‘o fish) away has been forgotten. What a shame.
I did forget that. However that is just worse Shell Smash
Folks, I sure hope horsea does not have an ally with transfrom and is scheming some devious plot twist to the event.
Horsea may have created an alliance with Zoroark, who used its Illusion ability to mimic Magcargo's appearance. However, Mudsdale is a wise horse, and so it may have the ability to see through the illusion given some time
My sources tell me that Magcargo's past lover Gastrodon-East may have infact intervened in Horsea's attempt on Magcargo. Using it's Storm Drain ability, it was able to redirect Horsea's lethal Bubble, protecting Magcargo, and gaining immense special strength in the process.
I chose to forget about this through Amnesia
Terastallization? Passho Berry? No. Magcargo has dealt with Horsea's prejudice enough that he knew that merely weathering the attack wouldn't settle things; he had to send a message. I suspect he enlisted the help of fellow horses Clodsire and Farigiraf to obtain Water Absorb through Skill Swap. With their greatest weapon entirely neutralized, Horsea would be powerless against the magmatic shelled equine. Magcargo wouldn't have to try and end things quickly with Rock Blast; he could go for a much more symbolic victory, defeating Horsea with High Horsepower itself.
Clearly, Magcargo used Shell Smash to outspeed the competition
*Magcargo goes Tera Grass
Horsea: "NANI?!"
Inb4 he turned Tera Dragon instead
i know how macargo survived.
252+ SpA Horsea Bubble Beam vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Magcargo with an ally's Aurora Veil: 186-222 (57.4 - 68.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ SpA Magcargo Hidden Power Grass vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Horsea: 306-362 (115.9 - 137.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
5:26 Why do I find this so funny?
Beautifly was like "I got a Quiver Dance! I can do this!"
And then got absolutely destroyed.
The best boosting move is Harden, obviously. Ash and and that other guy couldn't beat each other when they both started using it and it invoked Endless Battle.
I have a hunch that magcarco’s old college buddy clodsire jumped in and tanked the bubble beam with its water absorb ability, with his shared access to high horsepower, this could be the start of a new tyranny for the horse council
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goat council???
@@KrazyKyle-ij9vbis gogoat a horse?
you forgot about No Retreat Mr. Jimothy Cool
also Fell Stinger might be a very good boosting move if given to Scizor
technician boosted fell stinger would be sick
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I love how gen 1 has the most infamous boosting moves, and yet outside of ubers boosting moves are probably at their worst in gen 1.
After training with Heatran in secret, Magcargo acquired newfound power as well as a new signature ability, Evaporate.
It utilized this new ability to absorb Horsea's bubble beam, firing back with a water vapor boosted Magma Storm, decimating Horsea completely.
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5:29 Why is Venomoth an example here? It’s competitive history isn’t actually any bad.
I agree I frowned hearing it being grouped with Beautifly...
Oh, thank God that Magcargo is safe. I couldn't sleep last night thinking about him.
Magcargo surviving is something i didn't expect. Let's see what happens next.
Folks, it's looking like Magcargo might have used a boosting move to come out victorious. Whether the boosting move is illegal or not is up for future historians to decide.
Veluza's Filet Away might have warranted a mention, but really that's just a slightly shittier shell smash on a subpar pokemon
I just can't believe Jim didn't talk about the true most powerful boosting move: Defense Curl. Its synergy with Rollout is absolutely meta-defining!
What about no retreat? The boys will not be forgotten Jim!
5:50 - That Volcarona got demolished so hard it was cut out of the video.
What if Magcargo actually used Zoroark as a body double to tank that bubble beam ? Frightening.
Even before the battle happened I had a headcanon that Magcargo will focus sash -> shellsmash and win against Horsea (that's the power of a well structured story, I was sure it was way too early to kill the protagonist*).
Now im sure that's what happened. Too perfect with the subject of this vid to not happen.
*If you think that's what happened in game of thrones and think it analogous I strongly disagree on both points.
Mad props to Magcargo, are we witnessing his tera grass tera blast combo? If so this could be one of the most insane moments in the Horse Council Civil War.
I’m curious what the horse council thinks about Flygon’s latest nuzlocke, the “horse”locke
I believe that the pokémon Gogoat, feeling ostracized by the horse council for being a goat, decided to protect Magcargo from the water type attack and joined forces with Magcargo.
On the complete other side of this discussion: Theres Work Up. Which is simply a +1 to attack & sp. attack.
I find it to be a very interesting move, the kind i feel would fit right into generation 2. As its extrmely rare that a mixed attacker would prefer the move over basically all other boosting moves.
My absolute favorite booster over the years was Belly Drum/Sitrus Berry/Unburden Slurpuff in Gen 6. Never played it competitively but there was probably 25 kids in my high school that were playing X and Y and bringing their 3DS daily for streetpass and battles. Slurpuff won me a lot of casual matches that year. Good times.
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Was very shocked to see Magcargo pull through. I thought he was a goner
I love how so many RBY TH-camrs just have a file of every amnesia clip from shows
I want modern Heracross and/or Pinsir to get shell smash. Maybe even Escavalier or Durant. Bugs got exoskeletons that they molt to grow and become stronger, they should be able to shell smash too!
Also Kingler should get shell smash, all hail the crab lord!
Magcargo surviving the devastating Bubble Beam is a real Sunny Day miracle! It's no wonder I was sweating in anticipation of the battle results.
Magcargo surviving is very simple, folks: Horsea is a Little Cup Pokémon. A level 100 Magcargo can easily survive a Level 5 Bubblebeam.
what a win by Magcargo. I think Magcargo survived by sheer focus, or by enduring such a hit driven by his goal for the Horse Council 🤔
Niche Gen 1 info. There’s a meta game called Tradebacks that lets you use moves learned in Gen 2 in RBY (as long as they exist). This lets you use Amnesia Hypno, which becomes the best psychic type in the tier
Honorable mention to the Z-boosting moves. The fact that moves that literally do nothing like splash and celebrate can be turned into +1 omni-boosts with no drawbacks. Also moves like Z-Belly Drum get nice bonuses added to them
Besides Megas, the status Z-moves are the only gimmick I'd like to see again. They were actually well balanced since you typically had to use a move that's risky or otherwise useless in order to get the good effects. If your sweep didn't work, you ended up losing that mon or it's stuck playing with 3 moves for the rest of the game. But when it worked, it was so satisfying.
No Retreat I remember was really hyped up until people saw it was only for Falinks. That said, its this move which lets Falinks be a strong low-tier Pokémon.
Xerneas with terra sounds like the most broken thing ever conceived
Boosting moves have existed since the first games in the Pokémon series.
In competitive, boosting up your Pokémon's stats is often your win condition.
don't worry folks magcargo didn't have to use his tera grass, he actually relied on a strange phenomenon known as the "gen 1 miss". it is rumoured to be able to prevent events from occurring, though how magcargo managed to achieve this is uncertain
Worth mentioning Curse here as well. Curse Snorlax one of the most infamous pokemon ever.
If I had to guess, Meganium likely intervened in the battle, leaving the horse council in a Pinsir maneuver, perhaps as an attempt to pressure the council into acepting him. That said, ground resists bug, so I imagine Mudsdsle intends to still say neigh.
Anyway, amnesia is bonkers. Not sure why they decided on the 5-stat system in gen 1 in the first place, but I'm glad it's changed.
I have a sneaking suspicion gastrodon, an infamous horse impostor may have been involved in the fight between magcargo and horsea. I think it likely that using its storm drain ability it absorbed horsea's bubblebeam for magcargo
No Retreat may not be as useful as some of these, but certainly has the coolest animation
Gen 1 Amnesia and Geomancy made Mewtwo and Xerneas the two most broken mons in History, where Shell Smash still sounds like a way to make some Pokémon viable.
Considering Mewtwo had no real counterplay but himself in Gen 1, Amnesia goes for the win to me.
I think the most powerful boosting move is definitely Baton Pass, no joke. Yes it's technically not a boosting move, but it lets you give any pokemon boosted stats, even if that pokemon doesn't have boosting moves on its own. It should at least be an honourable mention because its primary function is providing stat boosts to a pokemon.
Surely Magcargo had help from it's good friend and known criminal Gastrodon. This is worrying turn of events. I fear that the slugs will soon make a power play to overthrow the horse council.
Love skipping around these videos. Last time i watched, the horse council was just having an argument, apparently I missed an entire war.
The power level pokemon can reach with Shell Smash is absurd. Imagine if Crawdaunt got Shell Smash instead of Dragon Dance!
cant believe fillet away, no retreat, extreme evoboost, and clangorous soulblaze were forgotten (yes that last one is an attack but id say an attack that gives you an omni-boost is even more ridiculous than one that isnt)
I’ve have seen a Magcargo wreaking havoc with Shell Smash and Weak Armor 🔥
This whole situation is disgraceful. The horses finally have a space for themselves and a bunch of greedy opportunists are trying to take advantage of them again by loopholes. Can't wait for next video to see how magcargo cheated his way in again.
Today we once again reminded of Quiver dance's quality
i will remained subbed to "jimothy" cool so that i may know how magcargo cheated against the rightous horsea.
Macargo used a ditto like a shadow clone
Magcargo survived the bubblebeam because it has recently been given access to Water Absorb as an ability
Don't forget about Porygon-Z Z-Conversion, made it UUBL in Sun/Moon!
I cannot believe Jim forgot about the most powerful boosting move, Fillet Away. This amazing move is powerful enough to make the otherwise unremarkable Veluza a top tier threat
Who is supplying magcargo with passho berries 🤔
What many people dont know is that magcargo actually has the ability horsedrain so it actually takes no damage from any horse type pokemon like horsea.
Gen 1 amnesia is so powerful that the best - and perhaps ONLY real solution to a fast 'mon with gen 1 amnesia (mewtwo) is gen 1 amnesia. Geomancy Xerneas is insanely powerful, but can be beaten by things other than itself, while Gen 1 mewtwo often forces a drawn out mirror solely because it is the only actual check to itself.
Magcargo survived with a focus sash and used solar beam to OHKO horsea
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Yeah, really thoughtful choice! It's similar to Westfall and it seems like it would be a nighttime track, but I just can't place it. Do you know?
Perhaps Magcargo survived because of Desolate Land? Primal Groudon, while niche, actually sees some use in Ubers as support for Magcargo.
I will agree that Shell Smash is the most broken. I can see it beating any check with some speed investment.
I'm curious how the Slowbro line deal with the horse council. Hippos are cousins to horses and are often called water horses.
TORTERRA MENTIONED RAHHHHH‼️
Belly Drum could also work as a pseudo Sword Dance in Gen 2. If you used it while your HP was below half, it would only increase your Attack by 2 stages, but without losing any HP in exchange. This was changed in Gen 3, where it would now fail.
I think that if youre going to bring up Clangorous Soul, No Retreat should be mentioned as well imo. Just Clangorous Soul with a better downside on a worse Pokemon.
I just finished this video and then TH-cam auto played right back into it. What a website
magcargo must've tera'd horse!
I've been playing Shin Megami Tensei a lot recently and late game parties will abuse Luster Candy, which boosts all your party's stats by 1 and Debilitate which lowers all enemy stats by 1, and neither have any drawbacks other than high MP costs. If those moves were in Pokemon and were distributed to mons that could take advantage of them do you think they would affect the meta by much?
boosting moves have existed since the first game in the Pokemon series
Belly drum technically grants +12, it boosts from -6 to +6 which is capped at 6 but still boosts 12
Dancing makes you stronger, tis true…
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Boosting moves have existed since the first games in the Pokemon series.
z-normal celebrate is pretty ridiculous, 1 stage to all stats
I would run a pure physical belly drum Zard on my ninjask team lol. Baton pass into Zard against something that's afraid of fire, then belly drum while they switch and sweep lol
Macargo either was a Tera Type resistant to water, had a Passho Berry or... It could have held a Focus Sash and used Shell Smash on the turn, tanking the Water type attack and overwhelming horsea with its boosted attack and outspeeding it with its boosted speed.
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I figure if were talking singles it'd definitely be shell smash, but geomancy would take the prize in VGC