Fun fact: Golurk was RU in the Isle of Armor meta. Golurk’s descent to PU in Crown Tundra had less to do with Golurk itself and more to do with enormous powercreep (Gallade became untiered ffs)
@@supersonic9495 Dusknoir has much higher defences too, but lower HP. I’m not sure which is preferable, but its Attack is about 25% lower than Golurk’s.
Trick is a huge buff. Start holding and iron ball and switch it over to the opponent to majorly decreasing their speed giving golurk a possible chance to out speed the opponent. Plus iron ball can neutralize the levitate ability and flying immunity so Golurk can utilize earthquake more or get them caught in toxic spikes
Golurk has also gotten a boost via Dynamax as well, and not just because it can finally act function as the Pokemon equivalent of Gridman (Giant mechs ftw). Golurk has always had access to Fly but could not really use it competitively because of the two turn charge and limited coverage Flying attacks have, but when Dynamaxed it will boost Golurk's speed while maintaining offensive pressure. The fact that Golurk also has access to powerful Fighting attacks means it can boost its attack stat too, and therefore Golurk has the potential to sweep unprepared teams. Nothing quite beats fighting kaiju with your own giant mud robot.
I think pokemon with Sticky Hold should be immune to Poltergeist since their items can't be removed. Basically the opposing pokemon could possess the item, but not attack with it cause it can't be removed from their grip.
The only buff I thought Golurk actually had was the new move Poltergeist, being a great new Ghost move which has a massive base power when considering STAB.
@@foofootoo yeah, you’re definitely right. I don’t always look at a Pokemon’s move pool unless I use it, I use it or my team is weak against it. I might need to be looking into more move pools, see what else I overlooked.
I'm guessing if it wasn't for the super powerful new ghost types like Dragapult and Spectrier, we might see a bit more of big ol' ghosty boy... Also I have some breedjects - message me on Twitter if you want a 5IV No Guard Golurk
@@meddagoat They're viable in their own right... But the Pokemon from the same tiers synergise well and also have better stats than the lower tiered Pokemon
pokemons not running items just to not get hit by golurk reminds me the time in gen 7 when alolan-eggxecutor was ultra OP in PU and it was so overwhelming I put a assault vest spdef tanky rotom-frost that lived his Z-Dragon move even while having 2x special attack and its only purpose was to switch into eggxec and kill it with a blizzard
@@foofootoo definetly, I am not very good compared to most other players, but on the suspect test tournament sure was a delight to see people shocked at a fridge facetanking the most op mon lmao
@@The_Vanni That's very cool. I always find that it is fun to play around the meta and use strategy people don't expect rather than copy+paste the top tiers just to win matches.
Knowing how impactful poltergeist is makes me want the Fennekin line to have it. I want to see what trick, poltergeist, magician can do, even if it's not super viable.
Another fun thing you can do with Trick Golurk; it has access to the Klutz Ability, so you can pass on the Assault Vest item onto walls and support Pokémon with Trick and make them cry. It was really fun to do this in the first season of Sword and Shield VGC!
the dex entries and that seal on golurk's chest make it primed for a more powerful form. and the lore behind it is so good and I've had a lot of success with it both in playthroughs and in comp. there's a reason it's my favorite. I was really happy I was able to get a golett so early in both kalos and galar
That Poltergeist section made me remember how my boy Dragapult got completely robbed. Literally no fairy would run an item in OU if the king got his rightful stab. He would probably even be sent to Ubers because you just run Steel Wing as 4th move on choice band set for the said item less fairies, other two being darts and Uturn and kill everything regardless but then we would probably be seeing Item less steel types and then it has to hit that fire blast..... Anyway the point the is that Poltergeist would truly make Pult super broken. It is already borderline broken as is.
Yeah, pult has a similar problem to pre-buff Golurk. But fortunately it still has blistering speed and a usable special attack stat so it doesn't suffer quite as much as Golurk did
Building upon the Trick comment, Golurk also gets Klutz, meaning it can use Trick whilst holding an Assault Vest to cripple Pokemon that would normally use status moves!
Always loved Golurk, I just wish it’s stats were just a bit better and on par with its design. If it only had a bit more offensive or defensive presence, it could possibly be a RU or UU Pokémon.
Was hoping they'd buff stats this gen like they did a while ago. Golurk's bulk is underwhelming, and even a +10 to speed or reallocation of SpA points would be great.
Trevenant, Gourgeist and Dusknoir got better too, thanks to Poltergeist. And they all have Frisk to see if the opponent has an item. Moreover, thanks to the ability patch, now Dusknoir can have double priority in Shadow Sneak and Sucker Punch (to hit stuff like scarfed Heliolisk, Braviary or Cinccino) while having Frisk as its ability (last gen Sucker and Frisk were incompatible)
One of my favorite pokemon hands down and my favorite ghost type both design wise and in competitive, i just wish shadow punch had more base power so that it could make more use out of iron fist, but playing no guard golurk and spamming dynamic punches and stone edges is also fun Also it has my second favorite shiny, juat wanted to say it
Omg I'm actually so happy Golurk has factually been viable in showdown. My favorite mon ever finally gets usage!!! But in the beginning of the gen 8 metagame, Assault Vest with double stab double coverage and the thing wrecked Dragapult AND Hydreigon. So fun to use. Thank you so much foo for fofulling me with this information about the ban. Made my day
I love Golurk. When I played PKMN Black I chose Chandelure (PKMN Black and White bring soo many good ghost type), but in PKMN B2 I use it because... having a pokemon with 3 inmunity it's always good. Nice video.
my favorite set in OU is Trick with Assault Vest and Klutz. Ferrothorn, Mandibuzz, Clefairy, Zapdos, Hippodown, Toxapex, corviknight, any of those annoying pokémon that come to sponge physical hits become basically useless.
Foo! I love your cheeky videos mate! I always look forward to seeing what clever ideas you come up with. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!
When I heard Trick being mentioned, I was thinking of Klutz which is usually useless on a Golurk and giving it an Assault Vest to perma-Taunt any incoming walls.
Thanks for the feedback! I've moved towards doubles recently because I think the strategies you can pull off are more varied, and because singles is hard to do in-game in Sword and Shield. But I love the diversity of viable Pokemon in all the smogon tiers. It's so interesting to see what is doing well and what is overlooked
I agree with the statement that singles is hard to do in-game. They just had to make timer stalling possible, allow dynamax, and make you not be allowed to use your entire team(Doubles it makes sense because there's more offense due to being able to target 1 pokemon with 2 moves). Bring 6 pick 4 in doubles I can't really say anything about, but bring 6 pick 3 in singles means that you have to compress all the roles in a good team(Setter, defensive core, revenge killer, defog/rapid spin user, spin blocker(If you want), wallbreaker, physical attacker, special attacker, etc.
It’s worth saying that currently in crown tundra despite golurk’s current tiering placement, it has managed to find decent niches in both RU and UU being ranked b- and c respectively in the viability rankings which is really really impressive for something that’s in NU
Nice to see Golurk getting upgraded and a spotlight. I am curious, though, about why Galarian Rapidash was banned, considering that's what the thumbnail indicated. If you haven't already, I hope that you consider making a video on Galarian Rapidash and possibly Kantonian Rapidash. I like your Hauntomatan nickname. I don't get the Themgine nickname, though. One name I've consider for Golurk is Relic Prime. Below are some moves that I hope Golurk acquires in future games. Physical moves: Explosion, Shadow Sneak, Bullet Punch, Mach Punch, Meteor Mash, Outrage, Seismic Toss, Circle Throw, Storm Throw, Endeavor, Sky Uppercut, Rapid Spin, Brutal Swing, Sand Tomb, Knock Off, Sucker Punch, Throat Chop, Lash Out, and Steel Roller Status moves: Wide Guard, Light Screen, Reflect, Quick Guard, Magnet Rise, Recycle, Psych Up, Speed Swap, Lock-On, Autotomize, Shift Gear, Spikes, Will-O-Wisp, Thunder Wave, Mud Sport, Rototiller, Destiny Bond, and Bulk Up
Another use for Trick is using its other Ability Klutz, you can trick Assualt Vest from Klutz Golurk to a wall and your opponents wall would be crippled because Assualt Vest stops them from using status move. However, Golurk can still trick the Assualt Vest because Klutz ignores its item effect.
How Golurk became my favorite mon. Gen 6 or 7 on Showdown, i was using all ghosts. Close to a dual knockout so both mons were fresh. Golurk with iron fist, primal Kyogre. Turn 1, outspeed, do 34% with thunder punch. Turn 2 outspeed do 34% with TP, Kyogre calm minds. Turn 3, Kyogre misses its origin pulse, Golurk thunder punches for the win
I ran an expert belt set (in Natdex) with Iron fist as the ability, and a Moveset of Shadow Punch Earthquake, Ice punch, and Drain punch to mild success, it was a lot of fun not compromising Golurk’s amazing movepool and decent bulk that really only needs Hp invest since it’s not our speeding much, plus I could fake choice band too
Foofootoo, Absol got some new buffs this gen. It now has Bounce and Close Combat. Scope Lens+Super Luck now becomes a mad sweeper with Dynamax, twoshotting even Rhyperior on the switch in, unboosted. Knock Off straight up oneshots all but the bulkiest of physical tanks or dark resists.
im proud of golurk it's one of unova's dopest mons (an awesome, giant, ancient automaton) that needed a bit more viability, now it got a lot of viability
It does get Body Press which can combo with Iron Defense, but its attack stat is so much higher than its defense stat and it now gets access to Close Combat which has a higher base power than Body Press. So generally the offensive sets will get more KOs
Ferrothorn with Spikes, Stealth Rock, Iron Defense, and Body Press has actually swept games for me in OU, which is insane to think of but it has usually done a lot of damage in the event it can do such a thing
You know,i was just thinking about what if more signature move was distributed to more Pokemon. One of the move is Precipice blades (groudon signature move). So what if Golurk had access to No guard Precipice blade? I can see trick room+ choice band Precipice blade
@@foofootoo exactly! No one will ever expect the dynamic punch on switch in! Im glad to see it getting a pretty big buff this generation! I love your videos btw they have inspired me to try things I would of never tried.before!
I fucking love golurk such an amazing feature. I hope in scarlet and violent they get a new form with more power like unleashed or somthing like that. But I've maxed out my golurk to be specially defensive and make it counter FUCKING CALYREX SHADOW. YEA THAT CALYREX SHADOW COUTNERED HARD AS FUCK
But why run Close Combat over Dynamic Punch if you use the no guard ability (because of Poltergeist)? It doesn't has the drawback of lowering your defenses while also confusing the opponent. Also shiny Golurk looks so amazing, i have one too
@@UltraAryan10 I guess it depends on who you ask, but extra damage is definitely better than confusion in my opinion. Confusion is a massive gamble, since there is no way to tell when your opponent will hit themself or how long it'll last. I'm also pretty sure there's cases where Dynamic Punch misses out on KOs that Close Combat would get.
For golurk, you might have missed the move dynamic punch I think for a slow pokemon like golurk, the 20 power traded for no defence drops in great, also confusing the target. but sometimes this is not the best option, for example if you are running a wallbreaker and/or a trick room set. 252+ Atk Choice Band Golurk Dynamic Punch vs. 252 HP / 80 Def Ferrothorn: 258-304 (73.2 - 86.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery but with close combat, 252+ Atk Choice Band Golurk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 80 Def Ferrothorn: 308-364 (87.5 - 103.4%) -- 25% chance to OHKO. Not a massive buff but the 25% chance to ohko probably matters, also with dynamic punch, you have to run no guard when with close combat you could run other moves that gets buffed by iron fist, overall i think its a pretty interesting situation, the move choice really depends on the situation and what team you are running. I just found it weird that you mentioned drain punch but not dynamic.
Great analysis! I am well aware of Dynamicpunch - I mention it towards the beginning of the video. It does mean that Close Combat is not as big a buff as some of the others. But on a Choice Band set where maximum damage output is the main goal, an extra 20% power boost can be the difference between an OHKO and missing out to get KO'd yourself. When you take Stealth Rock into account with the calculations you showed, that damage boost can be very important!
Golurk is my favorite Gen 5 Pokemon and I even caught a Shiny Adamant one in my Sword playthrough! Highly underrated, I love it when Golurk gets recognition. Technically Iron Fist boosted Shadow Punch is stronger than Shadow Claw (60 × 1.2 = 72, 72 > 70) but it's by a miniscule amount and Iron Fist's only real benefit over No Guard is boosting Drain Punch and Ice Punch.
The biggest buffs I would give this thing to make it far better is give it Trick Room or raise its speed to be able to utilise Rock Polish. It would be a menace if it can outspeed stuff. Edit: I don’t even think it gets Rock Polish. Give it that as well. Doesn’t make sense why it wouldn’t get it, it’s a huge rock that flies.
It only gets Rock Polish in previous games so you have to transfer through Pokemon Home. I also think it should get Autotomize - it could jettison part of its armor or body to get faster and lighter!
@@foofootoo Yes! I was thinking Autotomise makes so much sense as well. I think giving it like a base 60 speed and TR would suffice. It can both use Rock Polish and outspeed fastest non-boosted mon in Zeraoara in OU and below (No one’s out speeding Eleki lol) and TR as 60 base speed is still kinda trash.
I too have a shiny Golurk that i bred for battles. I learned how good golurk could be back in X and Y when i caught a shiny one by chance in the friend safari.
It's very true that those can be a problem, though they are not used as commonly in singles as they are in doubles. As I show in the video, some Pokemon are literally not running an item purely to counter Poltergeist and Knock Off
Tbh the first thing come to my mind is to use fly on this guy, so he can spam max airstream and rise his speed, which is a good thing on something aside from Rock polish set
That's a great point, I didn't talk about how food he is with dynamax. Dropping defense with Max Phantasm is great, boosting speed with Airstream and boisting SpD with Quake is also excellent
@@foofootoo Just thinking about Dusknoir makes me sad! :"( No good Physical stab before, Eviolite just made dusclops 100 times better, low Hp for a wall. Everything Dusknoir trys to do, Dusclops just does it better. Well anyways, Loved the Amaze vid foofootoo! Keep it up with the coolest stuff :D🌟
Maybe someone can clear this up for me but I've always been confused about why pokemon get banned in smogon tiers. Why not just bump it up to the next tier? Makes no difference to what tiers its legal in but seems much cleaner than bothering to ban it. Obviously ubers and anything goes are a different case but still
The tiering is based on usage - if something is not used enough it drops down a tier. But if that Pokemon is too strong for the tier below, the lower tier can ban the Pokemon. The Pokemon can still be used in the tier above, but technically it does not belong to the higher tier because it is not used enough
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I love my anti-lead Golurk. Stealth Rockers get straight SHOOK.
"Everyone has a turn 1 plan until they take a Dynamic Punch to the face."
-Mike Tyson
I love this
What is the set?
@@scottking6481 judging from the comment, something running No Guard and Dynamic Punch. Maybe Rock Polish, EQ, and Poltergeist if it's a Gen 8 set.
Magic coat momment
Golurk darkest lariat has intense Zangief energy
Big beefy boys
Real Soviet damage
@@foofootoo is that your type? PauseChamp
Lmfao
Darkest lariat just good move
Fun fact: Golurk was RU in the Isle of Armor meta. Golurk’s descent to PU in Crown Tundra had less to do with Golurk itself and more to do with enormous powercreep (Gallade became untiered ffs)
Gallade is untier? Wow didn't expect that
The untiered list this gen is absurd. I think they got banned, but uxie and virizion Fell to PU with Crown Tundrs
New toy syndrome, that's all there is to it
Well it was PU before Isle of Armor, then RU and now NU so that can only mean that its next stop on its tour of the tiers is UU or OU! 😁
You know Power creep is that much when Starmie, a former UU Pokemon drops and stays in NU
thats so crazy that pokémon purposely don’t run an item because of golurk’s poltergeist!
I know! It's crazy how these ideas come about. I never would have guessed that Darkest Lariat would actually be useful for that reason!
@@foofootoo, Dusknoir also gets Darkest Lariat too. It has the same ghost move problem as Golurk, except it cannot learn Phantom Force.
@@supersonic9495 Dusknoir has much higher defences too, but lower HP. I’m not sure which is preferable, but its Attack is about 25% lower than Golurk’s.
Honestly, Poltergeist is the biggest move ever since the Heavy-Duty Boots giving temporary immunity to hazards.
And both came out in the same game:
Darkest Lariat also has the benefit of bypassing Kee Berry, another way that bulky boosters have been trying to work around Poltergeist
I just like that Golurk is a little different design wise than most other ghosts types. Still clearly ghost type
Exactly! Less ghosty and more reanimated automaton!
Yeah, it still communicates ghost with the glowy yellow parts and its clear lack of life without being an outright spooky boi
@@foofootoo can you make a video on how golurk and dhelmise are best friends
Using Max Flare off of Golurk's Heat Crash can also help weaken water-type moves, which Golurk is weak to.
That's a really cool plan! Could combo well with Weakness Policy
@@foofootoo now that will make Golurk immune to Poltergeist, should it already consume the weakness policy!
Trick is a huge buff. Start holding and iron ball and switch it over to the opponent to majorly decreasing their speed giving golurk a possible chance to out speed the opponent. Plus iron ball can neutralize the levitate ability and flying immunity so Golurk can utilize earthquake more or get them caught in toxic spikes
Am I the only one hearing Sonic's spin attack sound each time Golurk uses heat crash ? 😂
No.
Don't mind me, just golurking in the shadows
Fml. I can’t just let this go, lett me come up with a worse pun
Goh lurking in shadows.
Nice
Golurk has also gotten a boost via Dynamax as well, and not just because it can finally act function as the Pokemon equivalent of Gridman (Giant mechs ftw). Golurk has always had access to Fly but could not really use it competitively because of the two turn charge and limited coverage Flying attacks have, but when Dynamaxed it will boost Golurk's speed while maintaining offensive pressure. The fact that Golurk also has access to powerful Fighting attacks means it can boost its attack stat too, and therefore Golurk has the potential to sweep unprepared teams. Nothing quite beats fighting kaiju with your own giant mud robot.
Max Phantasm dropping defense helps a ton too
I think pokemon with Sticky Hold should be immune to Poltergeist since their items can't be removed. Basically the opposing pokemon could possess the item, but not attack with it cause it can't be removed from their grip.
Great point
The only buff I thought Golurk actually had was the new move Poltergeist, being a great new Ghost move which has a massive base power when considering STAB.
That is definitely the game changer. But some of the other coverage moves it received are great options that see regular usage
@@foofootoo yeah, you’re definitely right. I don’t always look at a Pokemon’s move pool unless I use it, I use it or my team is weak against it.
I might need to be looking into more move pools, see what else I overlooked.
@@PansyPops I know.
They are some pokemons with surprisingly good movepool especially less used one like Octillery and Delibird.
I'm guessing if it wasn't for the super powerful new ghost types like Dragapult and Spectrier, we might see a bit more of big ol' ghosty boy...
Also I have some breedjects - message me on Twitter if you want a 5IV No Guard Golurk
Fun Fact: No Guard ignores Dragapult hiding when it uses Phantom Force, and pulling that off in OU is SO SATISFYING
Dragapult sucks tho
Also smogon tiers mean nothing, every pokemon is viable on its own no matter what
@@meddagoat what did u say
@@meddagoat They're viable in their own right... But the Pokemon from the same tiers synergise well and also have better stats than the lower tiered Pokemon
The fact that Golurk is the best counter against Toxtricity
*looks at Runiregus*
*Looks at Shedinja*
Snarl still hurts a lot
@It’s ya boy, Chips Ahoy. Shedinja sucks just toxic
Anything with a ground move is good against Toxtricity
pokemons not running items just to not get hit by golurk reminds me the time in gen 7 when alolan-eggxecutor was ultra OP in PU and it was so overwhelming I put a assault vest spdef tanky rotom-frost that lived his Z-Dragon move even while having 2x special attack and its only purpose was to switch into eggxec and kill it with a blizzard
Finding those niche sets is so satisfying!
@@foofootoo definetly, I am not very good compared to most other players, but on the suspect test tournament sure was a delight to see people shocked at a fridge facetanking the most op mon lmao
@@The_Vanni That's very cool. I always find that it is fun to play around the meta and use strategy people don't expect rather than copy+paste the top tiers just to win matches.
Golurk finally getting the recognition it deserves
Yes it does
Golurk with klutz can trick an assault vest onto walls 😳
Knowing how impactful poltergeist is makes me want the Fennekin line to have it. I want to see what trick, poltergeist, magician can do, even if it's not super viable.
Another fun thing you can do with Trick Golurk; it has access to the Klutz Ability, so you can pass on the Assault Vest item onto walls and support Pokémon with Trick and make them cry. It was really fun to do this in the first season of Sword and Shield VGC!
the dex entries and that seal on golurk's chest make it primed for a more powerful form. and the lore behind it is so good and I've had a lot of success with it both in playthroughs and in comp. there's a reason it's my favorite. I was really happy I was able to get a golett so early in both kalos and galar
I'd love to see an evolution or maybe even a related Legendary (like a Carbink-Diancie situation)
Golurk is one of the most underrated pokemon in general. I'm mean he looks really cool and deserves more recognition
Yay rapidash buffed finally out of PU, love it!
This is literally the only time any Rapidash has ever been banned! Let's celebrate!
Hold on a minute... I know you! you were in a viz video! Or at least you’re pretending to be someone from a viz video... small world I suppose.
@@soulfugue739 I just noticed that she really is Scarlett from Viz. Look at her profile
@@g.mxanthis7575 that was a great video. Viz has some hilarious content.
@@soulfugue739 indeed
Drain punch with iron fist is 90 power. With ice punch and ground , ghost coverage you will hit super effective most of the time.
It's such great coverage
Golurk is so underrated, I love him
Completely agree!
Agree
Is Golurk underrated though? I think generally people really like Golurk
That Poltergeist section made me remember how my boy Dragapult got completely robbed. Literally no fairy would run an item in OU if the king got his rightful stab. He would probably even be sent to Ubers because you just run Steel Wing as 4th move on choice band set for the said item less fairies, other two being darts and Uturn and kill everything regardless but then we would probably be seeing Item less steel types and then it has to hit that fire blast.....
Anyway the point the is that Poltergeist would truly make Pult super broken. It is already borderline broken as is.
Yeah, pult has a similar problem to pre-buff Golurk. But fortunately it still has blistering speed and a usable special attack stat so it doesn't suffer quite as much as Golurk did
at least Shadow Claw (tho not as strong, but is the most fitting thing for Dragapult)
4:01 a boy scout troop on a camping trip in 2045
This mon's viability really began to Take Flight with its new moves
Oh look, a video about the greatest Pokemon ever designed
Building upon the Trick comment, Golurk also gets Klutz, meaning it can use Trick whilst holding an Assault Vest to cripple Pokemon that would normally use status moves!
Always loved Golurk, I just wish it’s stats were just a bit better and on par with its design. If it only had a bit more offensive or defensive presence, it could possibly be a RU or UU Pokémon.
I completely agree
Was hoping they'd buff stats this gen like they did a while ago. Golurk's bulk is underwhelming, and even a +10 to speed or reallocation of SpA points would be great.
Trevenant, Gourgeist and Dusknoir got better too, thanks to Poltergeist.
And they all have Frisk to see if the opponent has an item.
Moreover, thanks to the ability patch, now Dusknoir can have double priority in Shadow Sneak and Sucker Punch (to hit stuff like scarfed Heliolisk, Braviary or Cinccino) while having Frisk as its ability (last gen Sucker and Frisk were incompatible)
Certainly happy to see gen 5 Pokémon FINALLY getting to step into the spotlight. So many of them suffered from the lack of good movepool syndrome.
Yeah gen 5 has a special place in my heart
Golurk is such a cool Pokémon. It actually gives the impression of a Ghost but also has a cool fighter design. One of my favorites
Yeah I love that too!
How good is Iron Defense, Drain Punch, Poltergeist and Stomping Tantrum for an Iron Fist Golurk set?
I have mine with max Special Defense and Speed too
@@AacroX no point in max speed, go max HP to survive hits.
One of my favorite pokemon hands down and my favorite ghost type both design wise and in competitive, i just wish shadow punch had more base power so that it could make more use out of iron fist, but playing no guard golurk and spamming dynamic punches and stone edges is also fun
Also it has my second favorite shiny, juat wanted to say it
Omg I'm actually so happy Golurk has factually been viable in showdown. My favorite mon ever finally gets usage!!! But in the beginning of the gen 8 metagame, Assault Vest with double stab double coverage and the thing wrecked Dragapult AND Hydreigon. So fun to use. Thank you so much foo for fofulling me with this information about the ban. Made my day
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Now, have Golurk hold Bread and Trick it to the opponent. Use Poltergeist. is about to be attacked by its Bread!
Mwahaha!
That was a WolfeyVGC video
I love Golurk. When I played PKMN Black I chose Chandelure (PKMN Black and White bring soo many good ghost type), but in PKMN B2 I use it because... having a pokemon with 3 inmunity it's always good.
Nice video.
Chandelure gets flash fire
Thanks!
my favorite set in OU is Trick with Assault Vest and Klutz. Ferrothorn, Mandibuzz, Clefairy, Zapdos, Hippodown, Toxapex, corviknight, any of those annoying pokémon that come to sponge physical hits become basically useless.
Yes! I did consider that - only Lopunny gets a similar combo, but at least Golurk can output damage at the same time!
Golurk not getting shadow sneak is a crime
Foo! I love your cheeky videos mate! I always look forward to seeing what clever ideas you come up with. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!
Thanks for the comment!
Exciting. I've always liked Golurk but had little reason to use it because of its previous flaws.
When I heard Trick being mentioned, I was thinking of Klutz which is usually useless on a Golurk and giving it an Assault Vest to perma-Taunt any incoming walls.
When the video is about singles = AUTOMATIC LIKE
Thanks for the feedback! I've moved towards doubles recently because I think the strategies you can pull off are more varied, and because singles is hard to do in-game in Sword and Shield. But I love the diversity of viable Pokemon in all the smogon tiers. It's so interesting to see what is doing well and what is overlooked
I agree with the statement that singles is hard to do in-game. They just had to make timer stalling possible, allow dynamax, and make you not be allowed to use your entire team(Doubles it makes sense because there's more offense due to being able to target 1 pokemon with 2 moves). Bring 6 pick 4 in doubles I can't really say anything about, but bring 6 pick 3 in singles means that you have to compress all the roles in a good team(Setter, defensive core, revenge killer, defog/rapid spin user, spin blocker(If you want), wallbreaker, physical attacker, special attacker, etc.
@@foofootoo Funny how VGC is a doubles format, yet the games barely ever have double battles as a focus?
3:56 not running an item also makes it better at taking knock off, since it doesn't suffer the bonus damage or the loss of an item.
Very true!
My overall favorite pokemon introduced into gen 5 and its good, so happy
One of my fave Pokémon! I don’t play Smogon often (and only for fun, etc.) as I play VGC but always wanted it to get buffs and given some love!
How do you get banned from PU instead of ranking up?
It’s worth saying that currently in crown tundra despite golurk’s current tiering placement, it has managed to find decent niches in both RU and UU being ranked b- and c respectively in the viability rankings which is really really impressive for something that’s in NU
Nice to see Golurk getting upgraded and a spotlight. I am curious, though, about why Galarian Rapidash was banned, considering that's what the thumbnail indicated. If you haven't already, I hope that you consider making a video on Galarian Rapidash and possibly Kantonian Rapidash.
I like your Hauntomatan nickname. I don't get the Themgine nickname, though. One name I've consider for Golurk is Relic Prime.
Below are some moves that I hope Golurk acquires in future games.
Physical moves:
Explosion, Shadow Sneak, Bullet Punch, Mach Punch, Meteor Mash, Outrage, Seismic Toss, Circle Throw, Storm Throw, Endeavor, Sky Uppercut, Rapid Spin, Brutal Swing, Sand Tomb, Knock Off, Sucker Punch, Throat Chop, Lash Out, and Steel Roller
Status moves:
Wide Guard, Light Screen, Reflect, Quick Guard, Magnet Rise, Recycle, Psych Up, Speed Swap, Lock-On, Autotomize, Shift Gear, Spikes, Will-O-Wisp, Thunder Wave, Mud Sport, Rototiller, Destiny Bond, and Bulk Up
I think Bulk Up and priority in either Mach Punch or Shadow Sneak could really change how Golurk can be used to make it a lot more versatile!
What about dynamic punch? It cannot miss on golurk
Isn't Iron Fist boosted Shadow Punch (60 x 1.2 = 72) technically stronger than Shadow Claw, not weaker?
Glad Golurk is seeing some decent play finally, now if only they’d give Spiritomb some love in the form of buffs.
Shadow punch really should have = BP to shadow claw imo
or even the BP of Elemental Punches and Drain Punch
@@goGothitaLOL Its a Swift variant sadly.
Another use for Trick is using its other Ability Klutz, you can trick Assualt Vest from Klutz Golurk to a wall and your opponents wall would be crippled because Assualt Vest stops them from using status move. However, Golurk can still trick the Assualt Vest because Klutz ignores its item effect.
Yes good point, we've only seen this with Lopunny previously but Golurk is much stronger so is a decent user of this!
If your running a No Guard Golurk why would you chose Close Combat over Dynamic Punch which can confuse opponents?
So happy to see other Golurk fans in the comments! My favorite ghost robot dude
My favorite pokemon, sad to see my baby get banned in the lower tiers, but glad it's being used and got such a glowup!
How Golurk became my favorite mon. Gen 6 or 7 on Showdown, i was using all ghosts. Close to a dual knockout so both mons were fresh. Golurk with iron fist, primal Kyogre. Turn 1, outspeed, do 34% with thunder punch. Turn 2 outspeed do 34% with TP, Kyogre calm minds. Turn 3, Kyogre misses its origin pulse, Golurk thunder punches for the win
I ran an expert belt set (in Natdex) with Iron fist as the ability, and a Moveset of Shadow Punch Earthquake, Ice punch, and Drain punch to mild success, it was a lot of fun not compromising Golurk’s amazing movepool and decent bulk that really only needs Hp invest since it’s not our speeding much, plus I could fake choice band too
Foofootoo, Absol got some new buffs this gen. It now has Bounce and Close Combat. Scope Lens+Super Luck now becomes a mad sweeper with Dynamax, twoshotting even Rhyperior on the switch in, unboosted. Knock Off straight up oneshots all but the bulkiest of physical tanks or dark resists.
im proud of golurk
it's one of unova's dopest mons (an awesome, giant, ancient automaton) that needed a bit more viability, now it got a lot of viability
My fav Golurk set is
Life Orb
No Guard
Poltergeist
Dynamic Punch
Earthquake
Ice Punch
*Have Fun*
I always liked golurk and there were always these stupid puns😂
Golurk is so cool I wonder if it gets body press for bulkier sets though
It does get Body Press which can combo with Iron Defense, but its attack stat is so much higher than its defense stat and it now gets access to Close Combat which has a higher base power than Body Press. So generally the offensive sets will get more KOs
Ferrothorn with Spikes, Stealth Rock, Iron Defense, and Body Press has actually swept games for me in OU, which is insane to think of but it has usually done a lot of damage in the event it can do such a thing
You know,i was just thinking about what if more signature move was distributed to more Pokemon.
One of the move is Precipice blades (groudon signature move).
So what if Golurk had access to No guard Precipice blade? I can see trick room+ choice band Precipice blade
Really good buffs I hope they continue to do these stuff for older Pokémon in D/P remakes
For sure, I love to see overlooked Pokemon get buffs to keep up with the power creep
"Themgine" lol. Love the NB shout-out
Yes! Our gender neutral titan!
I love this dude! I got one from a smogon GA and it was fun to use in battle. :D
I love Golurk choice band/av No Guard were so fun to play with and so much damage
Yeah, it hits so hard with great coverage. And not having to worry about accuracy is so satisfying!
@@foofootoo exactly! No one will ever expect the dynamic punch on switch in! Im glad to see it getting a pretty big buff this generation! I love your videos btw they have inspired me to try things I would of never tried.before!
I fucking love golurk such an amazing feature. I hope in scarlet and violent they get a new form with more power like unleashed or somthing like that. But I've maxed out my golurk to be specially defensive and make it counter FUCKING CALYREX SHADOW. YEA THAT CALYREX SHADOW COUTNERED HARD AS FUCK
Trick also lets you force those no-item Dhelmise to get an item.
-Also, the fling/stomping tantrum combo is pretty pog.
I'm not a competitive Pokemon player, but I did use a Golurk as one of my main 6 Pokemon for my playthrough of Sword. The big guy is just a beast! XD
opponent: ARE YOU BOUT TO DO THE ORA ORA THING?!
golurk: golurk, golurk, golurk, golurk!
*GOLURK!!*
Golurks dynamic punch helped with no guard think about it and give it rock polish and weakness policy
Heh, y'know it was the Noctowl version of this type of video that led to me finding this channel about a year ago now...
Ayy proud of that video!
But why run Close Combat over Dynamic Punch if you use the no guard ability (because of Poltergeist)? It doesn't has the drawback of lowering your defenses while also confusing the opponent.
Also shiny Golurk looks so amazing, i have one too
More damage.
@@trqsh_can Confusion can be way more useful than defense drops for just 1.2x damage.
@@trqsh_can oh and i thought Dynamic Punch had 150 base power. I think i mixed it up with focus punch
@@nosysprat6170 Yeah, Dynamic Punch is 100 base power versus Close Combat's 120 base power.
@@UltraAryan10 I guess it depends on who you ask, but extra damage is definitely better than confusion in my opinion. Confusion is a massive gamble, since there is no way to tell when your opponent will hit themself or how long it'll last. I'm also pretty sure there's cases where Dynamic Punch misses out on KOs that Close Combat would get.
Trick is particularly very cool with assault vest and klutz, I found it really fun to essentially taunt your opponent for the rest of the game
For golurk, you might have missed the move dynamic punch I think for a slow pokemon like golurk, the 20 power traded for no defence drops in great, also confusing the target. but sometimes this is not the best option, for example if you are running a wallbreaker and/or a trick room set. 252+ Atk Choice Band Golurk Dynamic Punch vs. 252 HP / 80 Def Ferrothorn: 258-304 (73.2 - 86.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery but with close combat, 252+ Atk Choice Band Golurk Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 80 Def Ferrothorn: 308-364 (87.5 - 103.4%) -- 25% chance to OHKO. Not a massive buff but the 25% chance to ohko probably matters, also with dynamic punch, you have to run no guard when with close combat you could run other moves that gets buffed by iron fist, overall i think its a pretty interesting situation, the move choice really depends on the situation and what team you are running. I just found it weird that you mentioned drain punch but not dynamic.
Great analysis! I am well aware of Dynamicpunch - I mention it towards the beginning of the video. It does mean that Close Combat is not as big a buff as some of the others. But on a Choice Band set where maximum damage output is the main goal, an extra 20% power boost can be the difference between an OHKO and missing out to get KO'd yourself. When you take Stealth Rock into account with the calculations you showed, that damage boost can be very important!
I saw galarian rapidash banned as well, will you be making a video on that too?
Golurk is my favorite Gen 5 Pokemon and I even caught a Shiny Adamant one in my Sword playthrough! Highly underrated, I love it when Golurk gets recognition.
Technically Iron Fist boosted Shadow Punch is stronger than Shadow Claw (60 × 1.2 = 72, 72 > 70) but it's by a miniscule amount and Iron Fist's only real benefit over No Guard is boosting Drain Punch and Ice Punch.
Golurk and Litwick both are my favorite pokemon
The biggest buffs I would give this thing to make it far better is give it Trick Room or raise its speed to be able to utilise Rock Polish. It would be a menace if it can outspeed stuff.
Edit: I don’t even think it gets Rock Polish. Give it that as well. Doesn’t make sense why it wouldn’t get it, it’s a huge rock that flies.
It does get Rock Polish.
It only gets Rock Polish in previous games so you have to transfer through Pokemon Home. I also think it should get Autotomize - it could jettison part of its armor or body to get faster and lighter!
@@foofootoo Yes! I was thinking Autotomise makes so much sense as well. I think giving it like a base 60 speed and TR would suffice. It can both use Rock Polish and outspeed fastest non-boosted mon in Zeraoara in OU and below (No one’s out speeding Eleki lol) and TR as 60 base speed is still kinda trash.
I too have a shiny Golurk that i bred for battles. I learned how good golurk could be back in X and Y when i caught a shiny one by chance in the friend safari.
Cool to see now! Great video now! Keep up the good work now! Be well now@04-13-2021 now!
2:18 The problem is focus sash,berries,weakness policy etc... Itens that are used
It's very true that those can be a problem, though they are not used as commonly in singles as they are in doubles. As I show in the video, some Pokemon are literally not running an item purely to counter Poltergeist and Knock Off
Golurk was in RU before Crown Tundra, and it's amazing to see tbh
Living his best life
Do you remember your slow bro video can you tell me the move set i know on of the moves is belly drum and also how did you get belly drum on slowbro
Golurk needs a final evolution called Golurking, golem king pokemon
I found out that speed swap ribombee an easy option to fix the speed problems
Golurk is a big character in the anime, biggest buff of all
Ikr.. such a gentle giant
ITS ME AGAIN. love your content foo thanks for the excellent videos
Thanks for watching!
Golurk is my favorite ground type :(
Tbh the first thing come to my mind is to use fly on this guy, so he can spam max airstream and rise his speed, which is a good thing on something aside from Rock polish set
That's a great point, I didn't talk about how food he is with dynamax. Dropping defense with Max Phantasm is great, boosting speed with Airstream and boisting SpD with Quake is also excellent
@@foofootoo ah also, he's got heavy slam, so an access to spam max steelspike. In short he's gonna wreck in doubles as gmax
Such a Shame they took so many years to create finally a good physical Ghost Move!
Like seriously Why isnt Shafow punch much Powerfull before?
It sucked! Dusknoir and Golurk deserved so much more for so long!
@@foofootoo Just thinking about Dusknoir makes me sad! :"(
No good Physical stab before, Eviolite just made dusclops 100 times better, low Hp for a wall.
Everything Dusknoir trys to do, Dusclops just does it better.
Well anyways, Loved the Amaze vid foofootoo! Keep it up with the coolest stuff :D🌟
- Poltergeist
- Earthquake (High Horsepower in doubles)
- Dynamic Punch
- (Other Move I don't know)
W/ No Guard
Heat crash
Maybe someone can clear this up for me but I've always been confused about why pokemon get banned in smogon tiers. Why not just bump it up to the next tier? Makes no difference to what tiers its legal in but seems much cleaner than bothering to ban it. Obviously ubers and anything goes are a different case but still
The tiering is based on usage - if something is not used enough it drops down a tier. But if that Pokemon is too strong for the tier below, the lower tier can ban the Pokemon. The Pokemon can still be used in the tier above, but technically it does not belong to the higher tier because it is not used enough
Giant robot with base 80 defenses. I always thought they should be a bit higher
Yeah I think so too
My favorite Pokémon from gen 5.
Good choice, there are a lot of reasons to love Golurk!