@bruv.2214 he did not further elaborate his social anxiety because the emergency exit kicked in. But in your perspective he did not leave a good first impression
No joke, I heard Hustle, Insomina, and Ice and I paused the video, muttered "That's fucking Delibird" under my breath, and unpaused, only to hear those exact same words come out of your mouth. Nice
Welcome to the club, buddy. I had an inkling the moment he mentioned Insomnia, and it transformed into certainty when I heard Hustle. The only thing I was confused about was why it was mentioned in a video about stuff that was almost good when I doubt it ever came close to that for obvious reasons.
Fun fact Vikavolt actually has less speed than Grubbin, and because neither of them have the ability Battery it means that ability is the only ability to be exclusive to the middle Evo. This line is silly like that
One of those examples where lore/funny takes precedent over balance. Obviously Charjabug is the only one with battery - it's literally a battery. You could also still run it with Eviolite to get some use out of it.
Aurora Veil made me realise it was an Ice type, and Insomnia set off alarm bells, but my heart SANK when I heard "Hustle". For the first time in a while I knew true fear
Also Hoopa Unbound is my single favourite Mythical - part of why I'm so hype for Z-A is it'll be my first chance to get one legit - so the fact that it sucks so bad makes me so sad
Ah yes, Gen 7, the gen where gamefreak said forget the speed tier before making Gen 8 where the common speed was at least 110. Vikavolt should've been a pseudo, like if you look at it now, it quite literally just Special Baxcalibur without the speed.
I never thought of Vikavolt being a pseudo before but now that you mention it... totally would work. 100% vikavolt got robbed. This hard-hitting, supposedly fast (according to the pokedex), and pretty late evolving (in base s/m you need to go to vast poni canyon and in usum its still blush mountain on the third island) mon that is literally a railgun deserves to be a pseudo. A route 1 bug mon being a pseudo legendary is a really cool concept, also.
It would also be a break from dragon pseudolegendaries. They peaked with the Frigibax line in making a good Ice type by basically making it an unstoppable physical attacker. Furthermore, pseudolegendaries tend to be akin to kaijus. Vikavolt, being a very freaky bug, could fit in as a kaiju. They really should have made that a pseudolegendary.
@InsertFunnyThingHere Even better, have both of those things you mentioned together, so now you have: - 100 extra base speed - A mega evolution that gives you Battery back - some other 100 extra base stats to distribute in sp atk and speed and possibly bulk (else too much sp atk and speed would be way too much) MegaVolt would go so hard.
I find it funny how gamefreak didn't give vikavolt battery because it wouldn't be balanced But they proceeded to create Chi Yu that not only enables other special attackers and also nukes everything with beads of ruin
Vikavolt's pokedex entries literally talk about how FAST IT IS. They gotta stop making it so that levitate mons only get levitate. Vikavolt deserves battery or speed boost!!! Or just a buff to its base speed.
The pokedex thing is really an issue with Speed not being 1-to-1 translation to the Japanese original. Vikavolt is meant to be fast but with a slow wind-up/acceleration
@NuclearNecro I think Pod would be way better if First Impression also worked on enemy mons that just entered the battlefield, would make the move way more consistent to use and could make for very dope predicts on enemy switch.
Easy fix to golisopod is to make emergency exit activate at the end of the turn instead of as soon as it hits 50%. Differentiates it from wimp out, makes golisopod way more dangerous, but also adds a whole lot of counterplay especially in doubles
Who in their right mind saw Delibird, decided to give it a well-deserved hidden ability in Gen 5, and settled on INSOMNIA of all things. For people who don't know, it already had Vital Spirit at that point, which is essentially Insomnia + a forgettable effect on the field when in front of the party. I get the funny nightless Christmas idea for Santa Bird, but come on! It had that covered already! Imagine if they gave Delibird Snow warning or Technician. Talk about a waste.
@@sinteleon not that bad considering it also learns Entrainment. It has a funny niche with Pokémon like Dugtrio that can trap and set up. Is that a reliable strategy? No, but it adds a little something on the table at the very least unlike having both Vital Spirit and Insomnia.
Back in the day they were from the Dream World, and people speculated/joked that Delibird got Insomnia because it couldn't sleep to dream of a better one in the first place. Good times.
0:40 “For some unknown reason” The same reason they gave flygon, hydreigon and origin giratina etc. There needs to be some logic behind why it floats at least. I wouldn’t mind it if battery was its hidden ability though. Then again we have mons like magnezone, who are clearly levitating, does not get levitate. Either have all floating Pokémon levitate or non, gamefreak.
Delibird is just the gift that keeps on giving... Giving disappointment Edit: Emergency Exit would probably be a great ability if it was changed to only activate at the end of the turn its health falls to/below 50%. That way it can get its move then get a guaranteed safe pivot. Could probably even result in some cool niche cases like an instant pivot after setting Spikes in the same turn.
Crying, pissing, shitting, desperately hoping Golisopod gets a hidden ability someday. I'll even take something like Battle Armor or Hyper Cutter. Please. Please.
I kind of hope Emergency Exit gets buffed in some way in the future so it's not just a name-swapped Wimp Out. Perhaps change it in a way that makes it better feel like its a tactical retreat. Maybe when the ability procs, it also gives a free stat drop of some sort. Golisopod is too cool to not help it out a little
Vikavolt's dex entry talks about it zooming around. It would have been a perfect candidate for being some slow mon that randomly gets Speed Boost, in addition to how it should totally have Battery as an option! (Im sure someone could come up with a strat lol) It has a neat design and a neat type, making it a ground neutral electric. I still think there's a definite chance it could get a couple toys that shoot it into UU or maaaaaaybe OU at some point in the future
I find it kinda funny how emergency exit is a lacklustre ability for singles and doubles, but is an absolutely broken ability for nuzlockes, making Golisopod arguably one of the best nuzlocke Pokemon ever.
I feel Golisopod’s ability emergency exit should have been a bit more than it was, if Emergency Exit was like Wimp Out + Regenerator, that would have been sick, like it was an upgrade from its previous evolution.
I get the gag that Charjabug is a literal battery so it getting battery makes sense, but god imagine if they would've given it to Vikavolt too. It's such a sad case too. Like it's cool that it's a trick room idea, but why is it so slow? On that front, I still don't understand why 90% of Alola's new roster additions have either middling or low speed
I heard spikes + spin and thought "delibird?" I heard memento and dbond and thought "delibird???" I heard insomnia and hustle and thought "DELIBIRD???"
Emergency Exit is such a cool idea for Gollisopod, the idea of this powerful attacking bug going “screw it, I’m outa here” just to come back later is so cool to me, I just wish it got a buff of some kind, maybe a stat increase upon switching back in?
The Delibird bit was hilarious because I really did think about it, I paused and after a minute or two trying to think who thefuck had this move pool and just figured u were somehow making this about smeargle lmao
2 things. First, Golisopod would be SO MUCH BETTER if Emergency Exit activated at the end of the turn instead of instantly. It'd be a better Teleport since you can damage your opponent before being forced to switch, or even recover HP with something like Leech Life to go back to your safety line. Second, I nominate Electivire as another Pokemon that could've been much better. All GameFreak should do is give Electivire a move similar to Plasma Fists that turns normal type moves into electric, and now you have a "reliable" way of activating Motor Drive without having to depend on silly switch strategies.
Seriously, EVERYTHING about Vikavolt says it’s fast, from its design, Pokédex entries, and Typing, but somehow, its speed is in the 40’s?! What were they smoking!
Someone once equated Vikavolt's low speed stat to its attacks charging like a railgun- It can manoeuvre quickly like in the Pokedex, but the giant electric blasts take a minute to build up. Thematically cool, mechanically unfortunate. That's why I think Analytic would be a fun alternate ability. It'd be worthless in Trick Room, but I think it's funny to lean further into how slow vika is and let it go full death-ray-mode.
attacking movepool + spikes alone was enough for me to know it was delibird, abilities and support moves just further confirmed it was delibird i was smiling the whole time
Golisopod just need another ability (realistically it would be swarm) and it woild be great. Like it has strong bug move, stab water, strong sucker punch, sword dance, etc.
The funniest thing about Delibird is that one of its normal Abilities is Vital Spirit. Doesn't seem that odd? Well, it's Hidden Ability is _Insomnia._ They could have buffed it in Gen 5 to have at least something going for it, but instead, _they gave it a reskin of an Ability it already had._ A Delibird evolution is needed, pronto. Iron Bundle is something, but it isn't properly related to actual Delibird.
Poor Delibird. Nobody ever even says his name right... (the pun in its name is "delivered." so you'd say its name like "del-ib-ird" not "deli bird"). :(
@@ReallyReallyTrying yep, can't have anything be too goo dat support but let's give an offensive mon a stronger overheat thats a good offensive type and hits both opponents but not teammates as well it has immense sp atk and an ability to make it immune to all status moves while blocking rapid spin. Offense can be broken but not utility unless you are an intimidate user
I believe in Vikavolt, in VGC at least. He underspeeds most meta threats in trick room, has great offensive coverage, and can use throat spray with bug buzz to enhance its already absurd special attack. With bulky slow volt switch and other tech like parabolic charge, I think he could legit get a lot of usage if Miraidon weren’t dominating the current format.
Was flying a plane, closed my eyes and almost crashed it. Luckily it was a Boeing 737, so all the passengers were already flung out due to the cabin not being pressurized. No one important was hurt.
I got Delibird after just "Triple Axel" and "Brave Bird" and I progressively dropped my jaw more, wondering if I was wrong. Then you said Insomnia and Hustle and I lost my mind
I think Vikavolt is designed to be a SOS partner to Charjabug. The charjabug basically calls in the ground attack forces with the unevolved form, and the air support with Vikavolt.
I recently stumbled upon your account on Twitter and decided to check out your channel and all I got to say is: great content girl! I especially love how you immediately get to the point. One little piece of negative feedback is that you talk a tad bit too fast. But great videos!
Was brainstorming a way to buff emergency exit because god I want Gilisopod to be viable. Ended up with instead of switching out when it hits half health to switching out it it's targeted for a secon attack in a row.
Missed out on Klingklang who is so, so close to being Metagross 2.0 but missed out by having the worst move pool in existence. Having an upgraded Dragon Dance as a signature move and absolutely nothing to use it on is such a kick in the nuts.
I will always be pissed off at carrying around a Charjabug for way too long because I wanted a Vikavolt only to find out it evolves on the last island only and when I do get it it's slower than Golem. "It flies at high speed" my ass.
I remember looking at vikavolt and then reading its pokedex entry saying it was fast, then saw the stats and i was astounded that despite everything it's so slow that feels it was a deliverate choice
I feel like Golisopod would have been way better if First Impression was a water-type move instead of an Ice-type move. It's very clear what Gamefreak WANTED Golisopod to do. Come in, use First Impression for the guaranteed damage, pivot out safely with Tactical Retreat, wait for another pokemon to get KO'd and pivot Golisopod back in to repeat. And honestly, that idea might have worked if they didn't force Golisopod to rely on a move with the worst offensive type in the game to do so.
In my competitive USUM days I ran a Impish Max Def Max HP Golisopod that was near indestructible by any physical attacker if I managed to get a single swords dance and start spamming Leech Life or Sucker Punch but ruined by EExit I would give anything to give it Tough Claws or even Shell Armor, Hell I’ll even take Defeatist or something equally bad like Minus (Not Slow Start I’m not that desperate)
I think my favorite detail about Golisopod is that Emergency Exit is ENTIRELY IDENTICAL IN EVERY WAY to the ability of its previous evolution, Wimp Out. The only difference is that it is framed as a "tactical retreat" instead of "cowardly running away." I know this is an obvious detail but as a Golisopod enjoyer, I ALWAYS find this absolutely hilarious.
maria (note: maria refers to itself in third person) would never not recognize delibird, maria fucking LOVES delibird also vikavolt doesnt have battery because its not a battery
Golisipods emergency exit is actually great for my type, which heavily relies on pivot. when emergency exit activates, I usally send out Musharna, trick room, and healing wish. I can then bring bac golisopod , fully healed and Kill ready with drill run, close combat or any of the sort. Mind you, Mine is choice banded.
Emergency exit would've been a great ability if it lets Golosipod leave after doing specifically an attack move and is at 50% health or below. That way, it can still attack then leaving or use something like bulk up and not leave even at 50% yet and then attacking the opponent witth sucker punch or something and then leave the field.
i was fucking dying after that build up on a pokemon that seem like it was so overpowered and could fit a lot of roles and then open my eyes and se fucking delibird of all thing
Another one that had potential was toadscruel. Tentacruel already had ok stats as a faster special wall, but toadscruel has an insane support movepool: leech seed, knock off, rapid spin, rage powder, spikes and toxic spikes, and that’s to say nothing of spore. And not only spore, but what would be the fastest spore in the game at base 100 speed. I say ‘would be’ because whoever gave it mycelium might, an extremely niche and usually bad ability completely shot that thing in the foot to the point of unplayability. Even its less than ideal type combo isn’t the worst when you have such a fast spore, and a decent offensive movepool to boot. It’s a shame because I was kinda looking forward to that one pre gen 9, as I have a bit of a soft spot for tentacruel.
On top of buffing Delibird's stats, if Present were to be reworked to function more like Pollen Puff (damage to opponents, heals allies), it would likely be a Doubles menace. Alas, we don't live in that timeline.
I’d love to see a series where mechanic mistakes could be fixed. Like how to go around fixing these almost great Pokémon, or fixing really really bad Pokémon. I’m new here so I have no idea if you touch that subject
One of my favorite rom hacks, Inclement Emerald, actually turns Vikavolt in a pseudo-legendary, mainly by inflating its speed stat, and my god it’s so much cooler in that game. I know in a base game this probably wouldn’t be feasible, mainly for balancing reasons (getting a pseudo via a thunderstone would be pretty broken), but in the rom hack you’re locked out of getting Vikavolt until after the 5th gym, which in the rom hack puts you at around level 50ish, so it makes sense there.
According to the pokedex, Vikavolt carries Charjabug when using it as a battery. I think it could be an interesting idea if Game Freak made Vikavolt and Charjabug work like Dondozo and Tatsugiri.
Golisopod is so relatable, Emergency Exit is what I do after 5 minutes of social interaction, regardless of what First Impression I left
Social anxious people sure do love informing others of their social anxiety
Man… I like Golisopod even more now
He's like me
He's literally me
@bruv.2214 he did not further elaborate his social anxiety because the emergency exit kicked in. But in your perspective he did not leave a good first impression
Due to expressing his social anxiety
Delibird much like Santa has an unbelievable resume until you get old enough to realize that he isn’t real
If Santa's not real, who's guiding the sleigh and all those reindeer? Checkmate.
@@snes90 Iron Bundle
@@VixstraLarge Iron Bundle IS the sleigh
I think the lesson is that Santa IS real. He has all the presents and wants to give them to the kids, but he just can’t deliver.
@@VixstraLarge Iron Bundle is Robot Santa from Futurama, in that it goes on a murderous rampage.
No joke, I heard Hustle, Insomina, and Ice and I paused the video, muttered "That's fucking Delibird" under my breath, and unpaused, only to hear those exact same words come out of your mouth.
Nice
Welcome to the club, buddy. I had an inkling the moment he mentioned Insomnia, and it transformed into certainty when I heard Hustle.
The only thing I was confused about was why it was mentioned in a video about stuff that was almost good when I doubt it ever came close to that for obvious reasons.
@@ShinuGuardian she*
It was insomnia and aurora veil that clued me in. Audibly laughed when I realized.
Sometimes, I wonder what kind of substances Game Freak used to make Gen 2 mons stats.
i heard hustle and my blood pressure suddenly fucking rose. i shit you not, i genuinely couldn't contain my wheeze when she said delibird
Mosquito: *lands on Hoopa Unbound*
Hoopa Unbound: *EXPLODES*
8 fucking U-Turns
“Holy shit” - Hoopa-U, probably
@@Culk-kb4fn As if it can even take 1
@@GoldGuard it's a reference
to be fair, if it's buzzwole it's pretty legitimate
The mosquito was Buzzwole.
Makes sense he exploded.
Fun fact Vikavolt actually has less speed than Grubbin, and because neither of them have the ability Battery it means that ability is the only ability to be exclusive to the middle Evo.
This line is silly like that
Charjabug looks like a battery after all so
One of those examples where lore/funny takes precedent over balance. Obviously Charjabug is the only one with battery - it's literally a battery. You could also still run it with Eviolite to get some use out of it.
They should really give vikavolt battery as a hidden ability
Vikavolt uses charjabug as a battery; it can’t be a battery itself
Meanwhile on the other end of the spectrum, Durant with truant... @@bugjams
I like how hoopa-u isn’t weak to bug, but u turn. Really says a lot about bug type moves.
Heracross and its STAB Megahorn: Am I a joke to you?
This is what happen when you are resisted by 7 types.
@@JanusHoWYes
scizor/scyther bug bite
@@JanusHoW Heracross STAB CC is generally better
i had a cool transition in this video but it got copyright striked for some reason :( sorry for the late upload.
there is a cool transition (yours) in every video
@@lefi_is_hereDang you beat me to it
Because it was too cool
@@lefi_is_heredammit, you did it first
Good old Alola, the region where everything gets slower when it evolves
Alola was a weird region in that sense. So many slow mons.
except the funny bee bomber
@@ethanvon222Ribombee is so good that Namco made a arcade game in 1979 called Bomb Bee in commemoration for it
Even dawn wings and dusk mane loose 20 speed compared to solgaleo and lunala
Aurora Veil made me realise it was an Ice type, and Insomnia set off alarm bells, but my heart SANK when I heard "Hustle". For the first time in a while I knew true fear
Also Hoopa Unbound is my single favourite Mythical - part of why I'm so hype for Z-A is it'll be my first chance to get one legit - so the fact that it sucks so bad makes me so sad
Yeah, I was lucky enough to get it through GO
Ah yes, Gen 7, the gen where gamefreak said forget the speed tier before making Gen 8 where the common speed was at least 110.
Vikavolt should've been a pseudo, like if you look at it now, it quite literally just Special Baxcalibur without the speed.
Vikavolt as a pseudo and we put all that 100 extra BST into speed and literally nothing else
Or preferably make it a mega and give it Battery back
I never thought of Vikavolt being a pseudo before but now that you mention it... totally would work. 100% vikavolt got robbed. This hard-hitting, supposedly fast (according to the pokedex), and pretty late evolving (in base s/m you need to go to vast poni canyon and in usum its still blush mountain on the third island) mon that is literally a railgun deserves to be a pseudo. A route 1 bug mon being a pseudo legendary is a really cool concept, also.
It would also be a break from dragon pseudolegendaries. They peaked with the Frigibax line in making a good Ice type by basically making it an unstoppable physical attacker. Furthermore, pseudolegendaries tend to be akin to kaijus. Vikavolt, being a very freaky bug, could fit in as a kaiju. They really should have made that a pseudolegendary.
@InsertFunnyThingHere Even better, have both of those things you mentioned together, so now you have:
- 100 extra base speed
- A mega evolution that gives you Battery back
- some other 100 extra base stats to distribute in sp atk and speed and possibly bulk (else too much sp atk and speed would be way too much)
MegaVolt would go so hard.
Just give Speed Boost to Vikavolt and we're done.
I find it funny how gamefreak didn't give vikavolt battery because it wouldn't be balanced
But they proceeded to create Chi Yu that not only enables other special attackers and also nukes everything with beads of ruin
Vikavolt's pokedex entries literally talk about how FAST IT IS. They gotta stop making it so that levitate mons only get levitate. Vikavolt deserves battery or speed boost!!! Or just a buff to its base speed.
speed boost vikavolt would be horrifying
The pokedex thing is really an issue with Speed not being 1-to-1 translation to the Japanese original. Vikavolt is meant to be fast but with a slow wind-up/acceleration
i am still a believer that golisopod would be an OU pokemon if it actually had an ability
game freak has a vendetta against bugs, man
Imagine if they gave Golisopod a hidden ability that flips the script; instead of being a coward, Golisopods could be Defiant.
@NuclearNecro I think Pod would be way better if First Impression also worked on enemy mons that just entered the battlefield, would make the move way more consistent to use and could make for very dope predicts on enemy switch.
Easy fix to golisopod is to make emergency exit activate at the end of the turn instead of as soon as it hits 50%. Differentiates it from wimp out, makes golisopod way more dangerous, but also adds a whole lot of counterplay especially in doubles
Nah thats giga-broken.
I love Delibird because gets the funniest moveset, funniest desing and the funniest typing just to ruin everything it can accomplish.
Can't believe they gave Vikavolt no speed
You want it to have higher base stats? If not where would the other stats even go to keep the same total while giving it a higher speed?
@@THGMR-ox7sdJust change the stat allocation/distribution. Take away 37 points from it's physical attack stat and place those into speed.
It’s slower than its preevolution
Ive always said this it should have speed boost as a hidden ability
@@pvtmossy1724 I thought you guys hated minmaxing
"Unless you're on the road"
[Instructions unclear]
Really dodged a bullet. Although I might have a hard time landing my plane with my eyes closed.
Who in their right mind saw Delibird, decided to give it a well-deserved hidden ability in Gen 5, and settled on INSOMNIA of all things.
For people who don't know, it already had Vital Spirit at that point, which is essentially Insomnia + a forgettable effect on the field when in front of the party.
I get the funny nightless Christmas idea for Santa Bird, but come on! It had that covered already! Imagine if they gave Delibird Snow warning or Technician. Talk about a waste.
This is the same company that gave Durant truant as a hidden.
@@sinteleon And all for the funni "Durant, the truant ant" 😐
@@sinteleon not that bad considering it also learns Entrainment. It has a funny niche with Pokémon like Dugtrio that can trap and set up. Is that a reliable strategy? No, but it adds a little something on the table at the very least unlike having both Vital Spirit and Insomnia.
@@ShinuGuardian I'm not saying durant is bad. I'm saying they gave it truant as a joke, there is literally no other reason for durant to have truant.
Back in the day they were from the Dream World, and people speculated/joked that Delibird got Insomnia because it couldn't sleep to dream of a better one in the first place. Good times.
0:40 “For some unknown reason”
The same reason they gave flygon, hydreigon and origin giratina etc. There needs to be some logic behind why it floats at least. I wouldn’t mind it if battery was its hidden ability though. Then again we have mons like magnezone, who are clearly levitating, does not get levitate. Either have all floating Pokémon levitate or non, gamefreak.
The thing is, is that Bronzong gets both levitate and other abilities, meaning that it's completely within Pokemon's ability to do that.
Delibird is just the gift that keeps on giving...
Giving disappointment
Edit: Emergency Exit would probably be a great ability if it was changed to only activate at the end of the turn its health falls to/below 50%. That way it can get its move then get a guaranteed safe pivot. Could probably even result in some cool niche cases like an instant pivot after setting Spikes in the same turn.
*Laughs in Iron Bundle*
Crying, pissing, shitting, desperately hoping Golisopod gets a hidden ability someday. I'll even take something like Battle Armor or Hyper Cutter. Please. Please.
Delibird. Paused to say Delibird. One guy used to use it in VGC.
I knew it was delibird from randombats
@@PigmanCharade1112 it’s not bad in ranbats, as long as you get a little lucky with hustle.
I kind of hope Emergency Exit gets buffed in some way in the future so it's not just a name-swapped Wimp Out. Perhaps change it in a way that makes it better feel like its a tactical retreat. Maybe when the ability procs, it also gives a free stat drop of some sort. Golisopod is too cool to not help it out a little
Hell, just make it activate at the end of the turn and it’s already way better
Vikavolt's dex entry talks about it zooming around. It would have been a perfect candidate for being some slow mon that randomly gets Speed Boost, in addition to how it should totally have Battery as an option!
(Im sure someone could come up with a strat lol)
It has a neat design and a neat type, making it a ground neutral electric.
I still think there's a definite chance it could get a couple toys that shoot it into UU or maaaaaaybe OU at some point in the future
I'm fond of the buffs it got in the Elite Redux romhack. 600 BST, base ~109 speed and speed boost. It's still kind of mid, but way more useful.
Never forget the victims of Alola's speed curse.
I find it kinda funny how emergency exit is a lacklustre ability for singles and doubles, but is an absolutely broken ability for nuzlockes, making Golisopod arguably one of the best nuzlocke Pokemon ever.
I feel Golisopod’s ability emergency exit should have been a bit more than it was, if Emergency Exit was like Wimp Out + Regenerator, that would have been sick, like it was an upgrade from its previous evolution.
The crazy part is that emergency exit would be so much better if it switched AFTER golisopod turn instead of before it can move
I get the gag that Charjabug is a literal battery so it getting battery makes sense, but god imagine if they would've given it to Vikavolt too. It's such a sad case too. Like it's cool that it's a trick room idea, but why is it so slow? On that front, I still don't understand why 90% of Alola's new roster additions have either middling or low speed
that delibird question was formatted exactly like a quizbowl question, it'd be perfect in a trash tournament packet or something lol
0:50 I was flying a plane while watching this and I crashed because of you, expect a word from my lawyer soon.
Once a year, I imagine a world with Tough Claws Golisopod in it, and I am happy.
And then I wake up.
I heard spikes + spin and thought "delibird?"
I heard memento and dbond and thought "delibird???"
I heard insomnia and hustle and thought "DELIBIRD???"
Emergency Exit is such a cool idea for Gollisopod, the idea of this powerful attacking bug going “screw it, I’m outa here” just to come back later is so cool to me, I just wish it got a buff of some kind, maybe a stat increase upon switching back in?
I'm proud of myself for realizing Delibird before the reveal
Randbats rise up
3:51 Ah yes, the weather trio: Groudon, Kyogre, and Golisopod
The Delibird bit was hilarious because I really did think about it, I paused and after a minute or two trying to think who thefuck had this move pool and just figured u were somehow making this about smeargle lmao
2 things. First, Golisopod would be SO MUCH BETTER if Emergency Exit activated at the end of the turn instead of instantly. It'd be a better Teleport since you can damage your opponent before being forced to switch, or even recover HP with something like Leech Life to go back to your safety line.
Second, I nominate Electivire as another Pokemon that could've been much better. All GameFreak should do is give Electivire a move similar to Plasma Fists that turns normal type moves into electric, and now you have a "reliable" way of activating Motor Drive without having to depend on silly switch strategies.
good times when first impression used to be a signature move 💀
Seriously, EVERYTHING about Vikavolt says it’s fast, from its design, Pokédex entries, and Typing, but somehow, its speed is in the 40’s?! What were they smoking!
Someone once equated Vikavolt's low speed stat to its attacks charging like a railgun- It can manoeuvre quickly like in the Pokedex, but the giant electric blasts take a minute to build up. Thematically cool, mechanically unfortunate.
That's why I think Analytic would be a fun alternate ability. It'd be worthless in Trick Room, but I think it's funny to lean further into how slow vika is and let it go full death-ray-mode.
"No bug moves please or I'll shit my pants."
Wow. This may be the closest thing to an emotional response towards Hoopa I've ever felt.
attacking movepool + spikes alone was enough for me to know it was delibird, abilities and support moves just further confirmed it was delibird
i was smiling the whole time
I’m waiting for the delibird evolution for the comeback. They gave other johto mons evos, were’s santa’s big buff?
Its "buff" was giving you a better Deli
maaaan, imagine if it looked like bird Abamasnow
I just want you to know that you called me tf out at 0:52, I like to listen to these on my way home from work every day lmao
"now open your eyes. It's. ff-FUCKING DELIBIRD" iconic lmaoooo
Golisopod just need another ability (realistically it would be swarm) and it woild be great. Like it has strong bug move, stab water, strong sucker punch, sword dance, etc.
“Unless you’re on the road”
Immediately outs me 😂
The funniest thing about Delibird is that one of its normal Abilities is Vital Spirit. Doesn't seem that odd? Well, it's Hidden Ability is _Insomnia._ They could have buffed it in Gen 5 to have at least something going for it, but instead, _they gave it a reskin of an Ability it already had._
A Delibird evolution is needed, pronto. Iron Bundle is something, but it isn't properly related to actual Delibird.
Poor Delibird. Nobody ever even says his name right... (the pun in its name is "delivered." so you'd say its name like "del-ib-ird" not "deli bird"). :(
Why wasn't Brute Bonnet here? It's 1 speed to slow to Booster Speed + Spore everything in VGC.
Another one I could’ve chosen. I’ve seen other short form content about it so I didn’t but it was an option.
BB is the perfect example of the shenanigans GF will go to not have a fast spore user in the game 😂
@@ReallyReallyTrying yep, can't have anything be too goo dat support but let's give an offensive mon a stronger overheat thats a good offensive type and hits both opponents but not teammates as well it has immense sp atk and an ability to make it immune to all status moves while blocking rapid spin.
Offense can be broken but not utility unless you are an intimidate user
@@QuilqualaMeanwhile Toedscool cries in Mycelium Might 😅
@@Quilquala Steel is not a good offensive type + Gholdengo fell off in VGC. There's also like a bunch of broken support mons. Cap
I guessed Delibird at Aurora Veil. Ice types tend to be starving for moves and I remembered Delibird had an absurd movepool.
You got as far as triple axel and brave bird for me before I was going "Hey Delibird, nice Triple Axel addition."
was driving and listening to this video, my heart dropped to my ass when he said “unless you’re on the road.” thought i was tripping at first
I believe in Vikavolt, in VGC at least. He underspeeds most meta threats in trick room, has great offensive coverage, and can use throat spray with bug buzz to enhance its already absurd special attack. With bulky slow volt switch and other tech like parabolic charge, I think he could legit get a lot of usage if Miraidon weren’t dominating the current format.
Was flying a plane, closed my eyes and almost crashed it. Luckily it was a Boeing 737, so all the passengers were already flung out due to the cabin not being pressurized. No one important was hurt.
I got Delibird after just "Triple Axel" and "Brave Bird" and I progressively dropped my jaw more, wondering if I was wrong. Then you said Insomnia and Hustle and I lost my mind
I was like "Triple Axel"? "Brave Bird"? But then you mentioned Hustle and I instantly got who it was
That second pokemon sounded so good... then I opened my eyes and laugh-cried
I think Vikavolt is designed to be a SOS partner to Charjabug.
The charjabug basically calls in the ground attack forces with the unevolved form, and the air support with Vikavolt.
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golisopod was this close to doing shit at worlds but fucking shitty connection got in the way
That is one of the most tragic things I’ve ever seen
@@ElectricWindGirlFriend we could be having documentaries abt golisopod at worlds, ppl is just recycling the pachirisu year instead
It had to make an emergency exit. :c
Gamefreak was like “oh yeah lets make iron bundle to fix delibird!” And then never gave Iron Bundle a good move pool
I'd change emergency exit so when you switch your switch in is protected
It hit me around the time you mentioned spinning.
Was brainstorming a way to buff emergency exit because god I want Gilisopod to be viable. Ended up with instead of switching out when it hits half health to switching out it it's targeted for a secon attack in a row.
Put this on while I was driving and got CALLED OUT
Hoopa Unbound also has surprisingly high special bulk. Like the mf just ignores whatever special attacks you throw at it
Doesn’t help that Defense is trash though
A signature ability on a Middle Evolution will be one of the most baffling thing ever
Missed out on Klingklang who is so, so close to being Metagross 2.0 but missed out by having the worst move pool in existence. Having an upgraded Dragon Dance as a signature move and absolutely nothing to use it on is such a kick in the nuts.
And shout out to my boy Spinda who can learn a stupid amount of good moves and gets Contrary but is stuck with flat 60's for it's stats
The moment you said hustle i immediately got war flashbacks to the game losing misses whenever i got delibird in randbats.
I will always be pissed off at carrying around a Charjabug for way too long because I wanted a Vikavolt only to find out it evolves on the last island only and when I do get it it's slower than Golem. "It flies at high speed" my ass.
I remember looking at vikavolt and then reading its pokedex entry saying it was fast, then saw the stats and i was astounded that despite everything it's so slow that feels it was a deliverate choice
ALL EYES ON RAFAH, please don't ignore those in need
I feel like Golisopod would have been way better if First Impression was a water-type move instead of an Ice-type move.
It's very clear what Gamefreak WANTED Golisopod to do. Come in, use First Impression for the guaranteed damage, pivot out safely with Tactical Retreat, wait for another pokemon to get KO'd and pivot Golisopod back in to repeat.
And honestly, that idea might have worked if they didn't force Golisopod to rely on a move with the worst offensive type in the game to do so.
That reveal when I opened my eyes fucking floored me, god damn
That delibird bit had me crying oh my god 😭
Instantly guessed delibird hearing insomnia. Also thanks four the reminder two not close my eyes when driving
In my competitive USUM days I ran a Impish Max Def Max HP Golisopod that was near indestructible by any physical attacker if I managed to get a single swords dance and start spamming Leech Life or Sucker Punch but ruined by EExit
I would give anything to give it Tough Claws or even Shell Armor, Hell I’ll even take Defeatist or something equally bad like Minus (Not Slow Start I’m not that desperate)
"Unless you're on the road" LMAO
I think my favorite detail about Golisopod is that Emergency Exit is ENTIRELY IDENTICAL IN EVERY WAY to the ability of its previous evolution, Wimp Out. The only difference is that it is framed as a "tactical retreat" instead of "cowardly running away."
I know this is an obvious detail but as a Golisopod enjoyer, I ALWAYS find this absolutely hilarious.
maria (note: maria refers to itself in third person) would never not recognize delibird, maria fucking LOVES delibird
also vikavolt doesnt have battery because its
not a battery
Its okay golisopod, you're amazing in my heart
Golisipods emergency exit is actually great for my type, which heavily relies on pivot. when emergency exit activates, I usally send out Musharna, trick room, and healing wish. I can then bring bac golisopod , fully healed and Kill ready with drill run, close combat or any of the sort. Mind you, Mine is choice banded.
Team* not type
Emergency exit would've been a great ability if it lets Golosipod leave after doing specifically an attack move and is at 50% health or below. That way, it can still attack then leaving or use something like bulk up and not leave even at 50% yet and then attacking the opponent witth sucker punch or something and then leave the field.
Or just give it to a faster Pokémon that can heal itself
i was fucking dying after that build up on a pokemon that seem like it was so overpowered and could fit a lot of roles and then open my eyes and se fucking delibird of all thing
Tera ice Vikavolt in trick room with normal ursaluna is a gimmick I use along with furret and diancie. Vikavolt solos tbh
Another one that had potential was toadscruel. Tentacruel already had ok stats as a faster special wall, but toadscruel has an insane support movepool: leech seed, knock off, rapid spin, rage powder, spikes and toxic spikes, and that’s to say nothing of spore. And not only spore, but what would be the fastest spore in the game at base 100 speed.
I say ‘would be’ because whoever gave it mycelium might, an extremely niche and usually bad ability completely shot that thing in the foot to the point of unplayability. Even its less than ideal type combo isn’t the worst when you have such a fast spore, and a decent offensive movepool to boot.
It’s a shame because I was kinda looking forward to that one pre gen 9, as I have a bit of a soft spot for tentacruel.
Nobody who plays competitive is wishing for a fast spore user to be viable. They knew exactly what they were doing with Toedscruel.
I'm way too happy with myself for guessing delibird correctly.
Delibird had enough of being weak and decided to become iron bundle and finally got the usage it deserved
Using Golisopod in the normal games after experiencing its Radical Red changes is like waking up from a good dream and being sad it wasn't real.
On top of buffing Delibird's stats, if Present were to be reworked to function more like Pollen Puff (damage to opponents, heals allies), it would likely be a Doubles menace. Alas, we don't live in that timeline.
0:55 strong moves like brave bird and taxel with ground coverage
My brain after 2 nanoseconds: yeah delibird, duh
Golisopod is one of my favourite pokemon. I so wish it had Intimidate instead of having the umpteenth signature ability
I’d love to see a series where mechanic mistakes could be fixed. Like how to go around fixing these almost great Pokémon, or fixing really really bad Pokémon.
I’m new here so I have no idea if you touch that subject
Great news I'm currently flying a commercial aircraft and not driving so imma close my eyes as said I'm sure this will go great
One of my favorite rom hacks, Inclement Emerald, actually turns Vikavolt in a pseudo-legendary, mainly by inflating its speed stat, and my god it’s so much cooler in that game. I know in a base game this probably wouldn’t be feasible, mainly for balancing reasons (getting a pseudo via a thunderstone would be pretty broken), but in the rom hack you’re locked out of getting Vikavolt until after the 5th gym, which in the rom hack puts you at around level 50ish, so it makes sense there.
i got delibird at “spikes” i hate seeing that bastard in ranbats
Would love to see a part 2 of this if you can think of the mons
According to the pokedex, Vikavolt carries Charjabug when using it as a battery. I think it could be an interesting idea if Game Freak made Vikavolt and Charjabug work like Dondozo and Tatsugiri.