Hey guys had an audio spike in the vid so I reuploaded to fix the issue! It should sound better now! So I will admit I forgot about the Gengar in Scarlet and Violet. However, now that I look at it more, I still think Quag wins. Here's why amazing typing with only 1 weakness being grass , Water is a complete immunity with water absorb, it has better match ups against all the important match ups in SV (ground typing also being an amazing offensive type), also with the Mirror Herb, you can get Quagsire with Recover and Curse for set up. Gengar also gets hit its curtains with those paper defenses. You can also catch Gastly in the wild anyways.Gengar does have pretty solid coverage, but so does Quag. With Curse, you can run a Body Press set to really put in the work.
@@connorwood9211 yeah but if it's post game then it really doesn't matter or if it's extremely late in the game when your team is already kind of set in stone That's just pointless
Bro really said Anorith and Lileep aren’t really gift Pokémon cause you have to go slightly out of your way to get them, but considered Archen and Tirtouga as gifts when for both you have to go slightly off the projected path to get the fossil and travel to a town you already passed to revive them 💀💀💀
Since trades were considered, there is also the Steelix you get for a Luvdisc. You fish with an old rod right outside, catch the fish, go in and trade.
In Gen 1 the best Gift Pokémon is Eevee. You can evolve it into the best electric type Pokémon of the game or into one of the best water type Pokémon of the game depending on what your team needs (you can also evolve it into Flareon I guess).
Gyarados is great, but Vaporeon and Lapras can take advantage of HM SURF. SURF is a water special attack, and Vaporeon and Lapras have better SP. ATK stats, then Gyarados.
@@alex_spartan1805 Like the other person said, gyarados' ability to hit hard on both attacking spectrums is pretty much invaluable in a playthrough, at least in gen 1
Gen 8 is Snips the Togepi as that saved me from both Piers and Reihan. Trading the Toxel for a Serene Grace Togepi and the fact it's so strong against fighting and Dragon types is an insane combo not to overlook. The other would be Obstigoon for original Mr. Mime.
Out all of the gifts, seems weird how many times you are gifted a Lapras. I know it’s mostly used for surf. But there could be more than just that Pokemon to gift for surf.
What about The Steelix you get in Cyllage city by trading over a Feebas, especially before you fight the rock type gym. And the Hawlucha you get in Ultra Sun and Moon by trading over the Spearrow. those come from good trades, esepecially early in the game too. Though mega Lucario is better than Mega Steelix
I wouldn't really call the slakoth for makuhita a good gift as there's only a 5% encounter rate for slakoth in those games and a 50% encounter rate for makuhita in the cave before the 2nd gym. So you either have to be lucky or hunt a slakoth down for a mon you can get very soon after.
The spearow with the letter you get from the guard in gen 2 is the best, cause he has the exp boost like traded pokemon, has good attack and speed stats, stab like return and drill pack, Steel wing for coverage, and HM fly.
1 other thing about Ns zorua is that all of its IVs are 30 and its nature is great for a playthrough. Same with lucario minus the 30 across the board, but it's still pretty competitive. Side note but any of Ns pokemon you can access are amazing thanks to the IVs.
Honesty in any pokemon game where they gift you an Eevee, its the best. In every game, you can evolve it into any type that makes the most sense for your team.
Poor perrserker, we still use it for a couple of days wen the first 7 star raid came out, 4 of them with hidden hability was the only strategy for a couple of days, maybe even the first week
I've always wondered if Eevee will eventually have an evolved form of every type and if that happened what would be the name given to the new forms and what would be the requirements needed to achieve each form.
wait, so why would would archen and tirtouga be a-ok but the hoenn fossils and kanto fossils be nope because you have to go out of your way to get them? also very confusing logic
@@Brockbuiltmore Kanto Fossils you dont get till Cinnabar Island, Hoenn fossils have late game evos plus Cradily and Armaldo aren't really super great imo for Hoenn playthroughs. Unovan fossils are a lot better especially if you're looking for a great water type in Caracosta and a hard hitting Flying type with Arcehops.
Ok that’s all fair. It’s well known how hard it is to level up in Johto with how the game is. For 55 to get dragonite, it’s understandable but if you really WANT that dragonite then I’d honestly wouldn’t mind that grinding. But it’s understandable too for the Kanto fossils but you can get the hoenn fossils after your 4th bad which I don’t think it’s that bad. All in all, I know only using certain Pokémon can be a turn off if you can use them late in your adventure but personally I never found them to be THAT big a deal…
Holy Shinx, I’m first today! While there have been many good gift Pokémon I can’t wait to see who you rank to be the best 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for the new video Mystic and go hug your furbabies all 💙🐱💙
I've had several playthrus between my VC 3DS Red and Yellow and...I don't know where this idea that Ivysaur can challenge Misty comes from. Without leveling Bulbasaur to 33 to get Razor Leaf the soonest, Vine Whip and Leech Seed aren't doing much to Starmie's endgame 100 Special before Bubblebeam turns my Grasses into wet paper very quickly. Same for the other Grasses, and especially Pikachu. Which is why I will continue to vouch for freshly evolved Gyarados as the BEST counter against that Starmie. Coz its own Special and typing can tank Bubblebeam better, the Speed debuff has no effect on the already slower boi, and most importantly, Starmie falls easily to Gyarados' Bite. Hell, I'd argue that Gyarados is a better Dragonite for the playthru. By the time you even can access a Dratini, let alone evolve it to Dragonite...after MUCH time spent grinding in GEN ONE, you have already long owned and been using something that, for the tradeoff of having marginally worse stats and a more common double weakness, has access to at least two powerful STAB moves, and a plethora of other moves it shares with Dragonite. With a Gyarados right before you challenge Misty, you have had a Dragonite Lite far earlier than you would be able to get the actual thing. If someone can refute me on Ivysaur not being as good as people say against Misty, please, give me some actual proof about that.
@@MysticUmbreon personally I like pokemon database for Pokemon typing, moveset, Pokemon locations, and just about anything else except for enemy teams for that I use serebii
@@Lilninja246 I use Pokemon db for a lot of stuff. I use a mixture of Bulbapedia, Serebii, and Pokemon db my vids. Pokemon DB is really nice bc you literally have its stats and movepool right in front of you.
Is it just me or is the 500 magikarp in Kant never at it's full potential Gen 1 no abilities no physical special split the only thing going for it is the special stat being decent Gen 3 has ability but the physical special split still exists but now it only has 60 sp ark Then in let's go he finally has the physical special split and moves to use his attack stat but abilities and items were taken away He always been needed in his home generation
How is a trade pokemon a gift? You get it on the condition you give someone a certain pokemon in return. Also the magicarp isn't a gift you purchased it. Lol I stopped watching after he changed the rules.
Hey guys had an audio spike in the vid so I reuploaded to fix the issue! It should sound better now! So I will admit I forgot about the Gengar in Scarlet and Violet. However, now that I look at it more, I still think Quag wins. Here's why amazing typing with only 1 weakness being grass , Water is a complete immunity with water absorb, it has better match ups against all the important match ups in SV (ground typing also being an amazing offensive type), also with the Mirror Herb, you can get Quagsire with Recover and Curse for set up. Gengar also gets hit its curtains with those paper defenses. You can also catch Gastly in the wild anyways.Gengar does have pretty solid coverage, but so does Quag. With Curse, you can run a Body Press set to really put in the work.
5:06: 10:08: It’s promising BAY-BAY and nah-guh-NAH-dull, “Patrick Star”! 🤨
The trade Haunter deserves at least a shoutout in SV. First time I've ever been able to use a Gengar in a main series game
Yeah I thought that’s the one he was gonna talk about when he brought up the trade flashback 😅
Same bro same I enjoyed it allot more than I thought I would
You could catch one in Sword and Sheild. Albeit late game
@@connorwood9211 yeah but if it's post game then it really doesn't matter or if it's extremely late in the game when your team is already kind of set in stone That's just pointless
I almost thought you were gonna talk about Mindy and her Haunter... 😅
Bro really said Anorith and Lileep aren’t really gift Pokémon cause you have to go slightly out of your way to get them, but considered Archen and Tirtouga as gifts when for both you have to go slightly off the projected path to get the fossil and travel to a town you already passed to revive them 💀💀💀
Since trades were considered, there is also the Steelix you get for a Luvdisc. You fish with an old rod right outside, catch the fish, go in and trade.
In Gen 1 the best Gift Pokémon is Eevee. You can evolve it into the best electric type Pokémon of the game or into one of the best water type Pokémon of the game depending on what your team needs (you can also evolve it into Flareon I guess).
gyarados clears
Gyarados is great, but Vaporeon and Lapras can take advantage of HM SURF. SURF is a water special attack, and Vaporeon and Lapras have better SP. ATK stats, then Gyarados.
@@alex_spartan1805Gyarados has 100 base Special in Gen 1, only 10 lower than Vaporeon.
@@alex_spartan1805 Like the other person said, gyarados' ability to hit hard on both attacking spectrums is pretty much invaluable in a playthrough, at least in gen 1
I picked flareon lol
I wish Steven gave us Belgum before the league. What a phenomenal Pokémon it evolves into!
Gen 8 is Snips the Togepi as that saved me from both Piers and Reihan. Trading the Toxel for a Serene Grace Togepi and the fact it's so strong against fighting and Dragon types is an insane combo not to overlook. The other would be Obstigoon for original Mr. Mime.
The howlucha you can trade for in ultra moon might just be the best tbh. Since you’re counting trades
I'm going to make a best in game trade list very soon!
4:43 I can never forget about Channel when it comes to Jirachi (as a European) as that's where I got mine in gen 3.
Its the only way for UK, Europe & Australian fans to get Jirachi.
Out all of the gifts, seems weird how many times you are gifted a Lapras. I know it’s mostly used for surf. But there could be more than just that Pokemon to gift for surf.
I’d take a Wailmer for sure 😊
What about The Steelix you get in Cyllage city by trading over a Feebas, especially before you fight the rock type gym. And the Hawlucha you get in Ultra Sun and Moon by trading over the Spearrow. those come from good trades, esepecially early in the game too. Though mega Lucario is better than Mega Steelix
500 pokeyen (or pokedollars) for a Magicarp is a steal. Just give it time and care. It'll become a powerhouse once it evolves
Plus, it's on Gen 5 in B2W2
@@brianmoyachiuz905 it's in the post game though, sadly.
@@yorecf9641not in Black and White 1.
@@barrybend7189 you don't have access to any old Pokémon in BW1 before the postgame.
@@yorecf9641 there is the salesman.
I wouldn't really call the slakoth for makuhita a good gift as there's only a 5% encounter rate for slakoth in those games and a 50% encounter rate for makuhita in the cave before the 2nd gym. So you either have to be lucky or hunt a slakoth down for a mon you can get very soon after.
But if you’re struggling with the first gym, Maku clears
You get Lapras as a gift in the silph co building
The spearow with the letter you get from the guard in gen 2 is the best, cause he has the exp boost like traded pokemon, has good attack and speed stats, stab like return and drill pack, Steel wing for coverage, and HM fly.
I evolved it into Fearow and transferred it to Platinum to get all 20 Contest Ribbons
Kenya is the best gift
2:35 Imo Extreme speed Dratini wins
5:24 imo lower the level eevee=better especially for what I'm doing...
7:12 plume fossil
Magikarp is your pick for Gen 1 over Lapras?? Or Kabuto/Omanyte/Aerodactyl? (if they count as gifts)
I disagree with including trades. I think trade Pokémon and gift Pokémon are seperate
I just did my first playthrough of sword I used toxtricity
My move set was overdrive, poison jab, boomburst, and snarl
It didn't let me down at all
Selfish quagsire line lol
When I log onto TH-cam and there's a Mystic Video, and the next time there's another Mystic video, you know it's a good day/
It should have been perrserkers moment after all, who would use quagsire over clodsire
If you include trade mons then Ricky the Machamp in pokemon Yellow should've been mentioned.
1 other thing about Ns zorua is that all of its IVs are 30 and its nature is great for a playthrough. Same with lucario minus the 30 across the board, but it's still pretty competitive.
Side note but any of Ns pokemon you can access are amazing thanks to the IVs.
I think that the Pikachu and Eevee with GMax forms with the save data of Let’s go are the best gift Pokemon of all times.
Honesty in any pokemon game where they gift you an Eevee, its the best. In every game, you can evolve it into any type that makes the most sense for your team.
Evee is great too in gen 1..
1:19 gen 5 had the same exact salesman but he's the only way to get a Magikarp in Unova.
Poor perrserker, we still use it for a couple of days wen the first 7 star raid came out, 4 of them with hidden hability was the only strategy for a couple of days, maybe even the first week
If you’re counting trades, I think the best Gen 9 gift/trade Pokémon is Gengar.
8:30 It also kinds helps that Zorua has 30 in every IV and that Srrene grace sucks on deerling because its movepool does not benefit from it at all
Magikarp isn't a gift pokemon. You have to pay for it.
The Alolan Raichu, Alolan Muk or Alolan Ninetales in Let's Go are also good
What about the beldum you get in gen 3? I know it's postgame, but it's still a very good addition for the battle frontier
that thing would been more of a monster in gen 3 if it had physical psychic moves
@@Luna-nn2yo Totally agree
It’s always fun to see water types uses moves they’re not supposed 🤣
Those big hands can open up your secret base for you
This was actually a cool idea for a video, very original 👏 🙌
Thought Eevee would top that magikarp, but I suppose consistency is better than options that depend on who you pick
I've always wondered if Eevee will eventually have an evolved form of every type and if that happened what would be the name given to the new forms and what would be the requirements needed to achieve each form.
I loved the gengar trade in violet hauntikins was a menace
I almost want to do an Eeveelutions run in Gen 2 now x3 or maybe in Gen 8 or 9
so having a late game smoochum/jynx is fine but having a late game dragonair/dragonite is lol nope for late/post game? top notch logic
yes, its absolutely a gift when you buy a gamecube and coliseum for celebi and jirachi if you still have the games
wait, so why would would archen and tirtouga be a-ok but the hoenn fossils and kanto fossils be nope because you have to go out of your way to get them? also very confusing logic
You literally do not get to use Dragonite until like Red due to Johto level curving unless you explicitly grind a lot.
@@Brockbuiltmore Kanto Fossils you dont get till Cinnabar Island, Hoenn fossils have late game evos plus Cradily and Armaldo aren't really super great imo for Hoenn playthroughs. Unovan fossils are a lot better especially if you're looking for a great water type in Caracosta and a hard hitting Flying type with Arcehops.
Ok that’s all fair. It’s well known how hard it is to level up in Johto with how the game is. For 55 to get dragonite, it’s understandable but if you really WANT that dragonite then I’d honestly wouldn’t mind that grinding.
But it’s understandable too for the Kanto fossils but you can get the hoenn fossils after your 4th bad which I don’t think it’s that bad. All in all, I know only using certain Pokémon can be a turn off if you can use them late in your adventure but personally I never found them to be THAT big a deal…
Tortuga is an awesome HM-mule.
Fun fact, you could actually buy a Magikarp in Pokémon black right after you beat the elite four
I think i remember something about getting riolu over the free lucario because apparently babies have 3 random max ivs vs lucarios set 2 ivs?
Holy Shinx, I’m first today! While there have been many good gift Pokémon I can’t wait to see who you rank to be the best 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for the new video Mystic and go hug your furbabies all 💙🐱💙
me and all the lucario fans are gonna attack you with our lucarios right now
I did use haryama during my first play through of violet
That 500 I spent for that Magikarp was worth it
Purr-zur-kur, dervied from the word Berserker
Huh. I have that Toxtricity in my championship team and I never knew that species even had a Gmax form
If that’s the best, what are the worst?
I've had several playthrus between my VC 3DS Red and Yellow and...I don't know where this idea that Ivysaur can challenge Misty comes from. Without leveling Bulbasaur to 33 to get Razor Leaf the soonest, Vine Whip and Leech Seed aren't doing much to Starmie's endgame 100 Special before Bubblebeam turns my Grasses into wet paper very quickly. Same for the other Grasses, and especially Pikachu.
Which is why I will continue to vouch for freshly evolved Gyarados as the BEST counter against that Starmie. Coz its own Special and typing can tank Bubblebeam better, the Speed debuff has no effect on the already slower boi, and most importantly, Starmie falls easily to Gyarados' Bite.
Hell, I'd argue that Gyarados is a better Dragonite for the playthru. By the time you even can access a Dratini, let alone evolve it to Dragonite...after MUCH time spent grinding in GEN ONE, you have already long owned and been using something that, for the tradeoff of having marginally worse stats and a more common double weakness, has access to at least two powerful STAB moves, and a plethora of other moves it shares with Dragonite.
With a Gyarados right before you challenge Misty, you have had a Dragonite Lite far earlier than you would be able to get the actual thing.
If someone can refute me on Ivysaur not being as good as people say against Misty, please, give me some actual proof about that.
what website are you using that show the gift pokemon for each gen?
Looks like Bulbapedia or serebii
Bulbapedia!
@@MysticUmbreon personally I like pokemon database for Pokemon typing, moveset, Pokemon locations, and just about anything else except for enemy teams for that I use serebii
@@Lilninja246 I use Pokemon db for a lot of stuff. I use a mixture of Bulbapedia, Serebii, and Pokemon db my vids. Pokemon DB is really nice bc you literally have its stats and movepool right in front of you.
In SwSd you can trade a Toxel for a Togepi, i used it when did a playthrow without catching pokemon... since breed isn't catch xD
Snips the Demon and Dragon slayer. Mine nearly one shot Piers team and wiped Marnie's team.
nice video
As a Perrserker lover
I feel *the pain*
What about the Magearna in Alola? It's literally just a repeatable QR code that you can do at the beginning of the game.
Probably closer to a 5$ Magicarp.
hey mystic I was wondering if you could do more content about the pokemon anime
I am waiting for more epsiodes of Horizons to come out so I can binge them!
I believe "Bebe" is pronounced as: Bay-Bay
Ty!
10:20 You mean 5 minutes bwfore you fight the elite 4? Because thats the only time you get access to dragon pulse
Imagine getting a free gengar in S/V will be me
Does the Eevee you steal from Gamefreak in RBY count as. Agift Pokémon?
If trade is allowed maybe the best in unova is emolga>gigalith(adamant).
I think Lapras is gen 1 gor overlooked
Who needs transitions between gens
You reuploaded the video as I was in like 4 minutes of the original video lol
In Hisui it's the Alolan Ninetales right?
Is it just me or is the 500 magikarp in Kant never at it's full potential
Gen 1 no abilities no physical special split the only thing going for it is the special stat being decent
Gen 3 has ability but the physical special split still exists but now it only has 60 sp ark
Then in let's go he finally has the physical special split and moves to use his attack stat but abilities and items were taken away
He always been needed in his home generation
Medicham>hairyama especially in oras bc mega
I don't agree with nagelnatal you can only use at the E4
Is mayonnaise a Pokemon gift?
No, Anime King Mayonase is not a Pokemon gift nor mayonnaise. xD
Tarta sauce🤣🤣🤣
Do u come live too day bro
Possibly!
Any Gift Pokémon in Legends Arceus?
Gen 2 - Kenya is best
So Jynx is better than Espeon in Johto? Or did you juat forget that Bill gives you an eevee
The Magikarp shouldn't count since u pay for it . Of that counts then u should of included game for er pokemon
I think Lat Surge is worse for Gyarados than Erika
I think it’s pronounce “bay bay”
I still day Kenya The Spearow is better than Jynx.
Yeah, I admit, seeing you go off toward the end there...yikes.
How is a trade pokemon a gift? You get it on the condition you give someone a certain pokemon in return. Also the magicarp isn't a gift you purchased it. Lol I stopped watching after he changed the rules.
Youre joking right? Gyarados has never been as good as in gen 1
Repent and trust in Jesus you will be saved
Go away
Throwing so much shade at my best boi toxtricity
nice video