Literally was coming into the comments for this. It seems if they have trash HP star eviolite isn’t much help. If Ursaring chose to be defensive maybe that would work tho
No, not really. Hp is important but not the key point of why they failed. Was *a* reason for about all of them, was *never* the *main* issue except girafarig which it’s ability & nerf to speed was also key. It’s about what you lose to stay as a the pre-evo. Abilities, moveset. Bonus typing, what item the fully evolved form can hold, & bonus stats in other areas not just hp. Like ursaring. Removing flame orb to have eviolite makes it way way worse in singles, and for doubles you have to waste a turn on your other moon to status ursa. And like the video says. You lose STAB ground bonus. (And also knock off ruining the entire mons purpose)
@@sewerdork6183 Also, alot of these mons also lose out on some pretty good abilities such as Duraladon, Bisharp, Girafarig, Dipplin and White stripe Baculin, and those abilities are the biggest benefits they have.
Eviolite Dipplin was what saved me from my friend's Zekrom in a random battle. it was at +1 from Dragon Dance and clicked Outrage, and the little apple took barely over 70% when i was expecting it to just fall over and die instantly. i was ragging on it since i got it also in our previous battle and it was very very bad, but since then i have gained a lot of respect for it
Eviolite Pokémon tend to be better in randoms cause since they aren’t fully evolved they are at higher levels too! Quilfish, Dipllin, dunsparce and Ursaring can all be good!
Its in UU but its extremely reliant on tera to function due to its godawful typing. It doesnt matter that Sandy Shocks is an excellent switchin when it can tera ice and obliterate it. Doesnt matter that it x4 resists water cuz they can all pull out ice spinners/ice beams for it. Yes it has amazing stats, moveset and ability... its just a case where its typing holds it back soooo bad... But after you tera youre golden, nasty plot hydrapple is scary.
@@varsik289 no, this is not even true. Smogon has a larger player base because: 1. It has existed longer than VGC 2. You don’t need to spend a lot of time breeding and building competitive pokemon since ev spreads are a lot more complex and ivs can’t always be maxed Also switch singles is vastly different from smogon so why are you you bringing it up that it is the same
@@fsgdevil7959 Okay but that's even more notable because Archaludon is definitely better than Annihilape, and maybe even Kingambit in VGC. The closest thing to a new evolution with more usage than it is Bloodmoon.
according pikalytics Arch only has 7% pickrate. Meanwhile Bloodmoon has 13% and Firagiraf whopping 16% being 12th most picked pokemon in current vgc format. Annihilape has under 3% pickrate.
@@ultimatewinfestation7194 no it wasn't. There is almost zero reason to run anger point over defiant, but the option of ager point being there would've been cool
Crazy? I don't think it's good considering the other ability is defiant, so it's better then immune to intimidate, but there are other moves that flinch besides fake out lol.
@@petrie911 Mostly just like, Prankster Murkrow and Sneasel. At least historically it was more like Gen 1 ubers than modern ubers. Basically the same as the lower tier, plus the big centralizing things kicked out, rather than being a radically different tier. No idea how it's been for Gen 9 though.
we really need LC ubers. these NFE are often trash in ZU or PU and we have many of it already. if they added ubers UU, i don't see why we don't have a tier for the best of the best babies around
Eviolite Stantler is definitely worth using. Stantler has the unique combo of skill swap + indimidate, which, in doubles, can allow you to activate your own competetive mons ability and Adrenaline orb, while also removing an opponents ability. You could also swap the ability into your own Regigigas to get slow start off of it, while also making intimidate activate twice. Intimidate can also compound with eviolite to make stantler able to take even more physical damage. Ursarang, with eviolite and guts activation support, could also be quite strong as a facade user. It also gets helping hand, yawn, and taunt, which all have good utility in doubles. Dunsparce can also agility up and spam serene grace rock slides much more safely with eviolite. Eviolite strengthens use cases for several of these mons. There's nothing fundamentally keeping them from making good use of eviolite, contrary to what the video's title suggests.
If this is about gen 9 OU then yes none of these have been well utilised in OU, but they were under utilised before their evolutions anyways and eviolite is not a big enough bump to use them in OU, never mind to use them over their counterpart. Electroshot is a very large reason why Archaludon was just banned, since it makes it a very threatening rain abuser. In their respective tiers however, H-Quilfish sees more usage than Overquil at least as a defensive spike setter, as for a few other Pokemon who very much use eviolite in their own tiers or have even rose a tier because of eviolite. If this is talking about VGC, then eviolite mons are quite hard to argue in VGC as most NFE Pokemon struggle with damage as well as survivability thus eviolite doesn’t solve the issue of not doing much on the board, this is why eviolite is only really used on defensive supports such as murkrow or clefairy. Interesting, in a Japanese tournament (I don’t remember if it was a local or not) a player did in fact run eviolite stantler for support so, although limited, eviolite stantler has been used and I believe used more than Wydeer
@@eeveewithcoffee9554 As someone who has climbed to the top spot of OU with things like AV Goodra, Choice Specs Jolteon and even Choice Band Flareon- people generally don't bother with things that aren't meta or at least meta-adjacent. Running Doom Desire on a Jirachi offensive support? People look at you like you're insane despite the fact that it would one-shot Mega Tyranitar and leave craters in whatever didn't resist it. Shadow Sneak on Mega Gardevoir? Sounds stupid until you win the game because their Focus Sash revenge killer finds themselves outsped by a 0 Speed investment Hyper Voice machine. And that's OU picks, they freak out even harder and act even more smug if you dare use anything from UU, nevermind RU like Goodra was.
@@a_rat_named_mousetrue but the vgc mega is generally much smaller (as in the range of power is larger, forcing you to save teamslots for specific threats). Therefore it'd be a lot easier to branch off in ou than vgc Also what does choice band flareon do that nothing else can do 😭😭
I'd argue hisuian qwilfish doesn't belong in this list because holding eviolite it is often considered better than it's evo, despite both being trash So it's not really unsuccessful as an eviolite mon, it's unsuccessful in general
I agree with everything in the video EXCEPT for not sayin Archaludon is one of the strongest mons of this bunch; this thing got banned from OU for being broken in rain!
@@x_bell1142that's the problem, more mons are viable in singles due to different tiers then VGC. Like seriously dude most people would figure this out
I feel like Duraludon has more potential than the rest on here since Archaludon doesn't have much better stats anyway. It is basically forced to use the assault vest anyway because of the low SpD which locks it out of status moves, Archaludon will have lower defence until stamina activates (which may already be too late) and Stalwart is already an excellent ability in doubles battles.
You explain well the evolutions but don’t really provide solid explanations as to why eviolite does not work on any of these Pokémon…I think you’re missing the whole point of the video here
All of the points are basically focused on "the benefits these evolutions provide are overall better than a 1.5x defense boost," with a couple of the points also including how the mon would want to use an item for a strategy that it just can't have if it runs Eviolite. You most likely already know what Eviolite does, so... _that's_ the point of the video.
Looking back at the video, I do agree that I could have gone in a little more depth. I plan on making a follow up to this video that analyzes the best eviolite users, which will be more in depth. Thanks for the feedback!
As someone who really likes Bisharp but doesn't dig Kingambit's design, I really hope Bisharp gets a small stat buff to its HP (like 15 or so) so its back to being good again. That being said, a lot of my favorite Pokemon are conveniently all in RU, so I can run them all on a team together (Except Blaziken, which is stuck in UUBL hell and is unable to move down)
To summarize: 1. Most receive a substantial boost to HP, 2. Alongside some boost to one or both of "Defense/Special Defense". Which makes Eviolite's increasing the Defense and Special Defense not have as much impact as just evolving. And when it's not this, 3. The Pokemon is largely viable because of an ability or item, which it can't hold/benefit from if it holds Eviolite instead.
I used Dipplin pre-Hydrapple, and man its stupidly bulky. Max SpDef and minimal HP investment lets it survive a Specs max SpAt Moonblast from Flutter Mane, and anything other than Chien Pao bounced off it with ease. My only complaint is that it doesnt have the tools to be super effective in Doubles, especially Rage Powder or Follow Me, because whatever my team couldnt take my Dipplin could quite well. Really thats its only problem, and Hydrapple would definitely benefit from redirection as well
@@chrisrozier3123 Being able to consistently land near-100% accurate Hypnosis would probably be pretty scary, but on its own Dipplin only really cares about Syrup Bomb and Draco Meteor
chatot eviolite would be wild. you get to buff their bad defenses to better match their high hp, which would, given this theming, possibly be decreased in exhange for even higher offensive stats
Strangely enough, Stantler actually got top 8 at Japanese nationals last year. Though it was a best of one closed team sheet format (a different ruleset from the rest of the vgc circuit), it still had a niche with eviolite. Pretty cool
I think it's best explained by Magneton and Magnezone. Losing speed and gaining damage bulk is more valuable than keeping speed and having situational bulk. Magneton does not have the utility to take advantage of the bulk. It's a purely offensive Mon that would better take advantage of Scarf than faux-bulk.
I've been trying Eviolite Magneton on Pokemon Showdown recently, and I've decided to switch him out for this reason haha Another member of my team, however, has made GREAT use of Eviolite: Slowbro!
My favourite eviolite Pokemon is galarian Corsola , it can destroy a lot of mons in nat dex OU. Ofc Knock off is a great counter but still the will-o-wisp , strength sap , calm mind , Hex set is just great...
The main issue is that Eviolite doesn't give a significant enough boost that isn't outshined by the increased bulk of its users' evolutions. Only a handful of Pokemon have made use of the item with the only notable user being Chansey in gen 5 and 6 after which the item was never seen in OU again outside of meme teams. Incidentally about Archulodon Electro Shot was actually one of the reasons it got banned ultimately. Cause paired with Pelipper's Drizzle this allowed it to be a tank and a wall breaker and a phaser all at the same time because it was boosting SpAtk every turn in Rain or throwing would be "checks" back into their Pokeball with Dragon Tail. It was such an obnoxious Pokemon. Loved using it.
a lot of people were running eviolite stantler since it gets tricky room imprison and STAB tera blast, it can even skill swap intimidate to give a defiant/competitive boost to an ally
Despite Stamina being nuts on Arch, I'm still kinda surprised Stalwart Eviolite Dura never made a breakthrough. In all honesty, I could see that being a contender in a future generation should the right meta align. It's not impossible to imagine a VGC where you really want to ignore Amoongus or Follow Me users, and at the same time you just want upfront bulk. Not saying it will happen, but I could see it as a potential some day/year.
In VGC Draft, Ursaring wasn't a regular for my team, but they came often enough and were a menace when brought! They were in the running for best B-Tier of the season (a spot they had to compete for with another of my Pokémon, which no doubt hurt their stats)
Electro IS a stab move…kinda +1 attack non-stab move is the same as just a stab move since both are 50% boost And since e shot always boost before it attacks it’s effectively a 3rd stab that also makes all your other moves stronger
Both cases are right Its None STAB move But utility wise the sp.Attack gain allows for damage output equal to a STAB move + the added benefit of a stat boost, however, thunderbolt wont gain increased damage compared to say Flash Cannon, making it NOT a STAB, obviously, now i feel dumb writing this. In conclusion, Electro Shot is just a great move...
I would say the benchmark for a good eviolite pokemon is if it's banned from NFE. Of the 10 mons being discussed, 7 of them are considered to be too strong for NFE. They may not be OU, but they've beaten the expectations of a middle stage
The main draw for eviolite is for low tier play or draft leagues where an eviolite user can play nearly identical to its evolved form and come at a much cheaper price Rhydon is one I suggest to a friend for their Draft team and it’s been one of their best Pokemon
This is a VGC focused list, so gaining the stamina ability is more of a factor than electro shot. I do agree that electro shot in singles is really valuable though
They could always give bisharp knock off and have it lose it when it evolves into kingambit getting replaced by kowtwo cleave. Also wyrdeer was a lost opportunity to be the opposite of farigiraf, shouldve keept the speed it used to have and have super highe special attack considering it looks like an old wizard. At the very least they shouldve gave it fur coat, it makes sense on it.
Depends on where they are used, 6v6 singles has too many spikes and knock for eviolite to be consistent. If there is a spike immune one we can talk. Eviolite can be good in VGC though but that usually depends on what you are trying to survive with an eviolite, as shown with the success of Dusclops and Porygon2. I would imagine eviolite bisharp/duraludon would be excellent in gen 8 VGC if they existed back then.
I ran a 5 dunsparce 1 dudunsparce team in showdown, it was one of my favorites, you’d be surprised how much bulk a dunsparce can have, tera ghost rattled dunsparce with an eviolite is one hell of a baton pass mon. Dark moves buff its speed, tera ghost lets it buff another turn against fighting moves and it knows coil, amnesia and agility, perfect for a dudunsparce sweep!
I really like using Dipplin online. I play singles, and I play it mixed defense with sticky hold to avoid knock off, and I use infestation, syrup bomb and recover to stall, with tera steel. I really like the lil guy :)
Yea but I'm tired of mons like honchkrow being mid because they can't decided if they are a phsyciL attacker or special attacker. Aroboliva is a good amount of Min-Max is S/V
I know it's not the same, but first form pokemon getting evolutions across generations makes them get listed competitively as not fully evolved and more importantly, makes them eligible for Little Cup from now on. Dunsparce was no different and it was such a powerful tank in that format with eviolite that iit got banned for dominating that meta with its pure bulk.
@memenazi7078 duraludon got banned, but that was bc it had a great movepool, typing, and base stat total while dunsparce got banned bc it was a hard pokemon to take down in a competative format that was centered around hyper offense since it was made in pokemon stadium
Crazy to make a video and say "it's missing it's signature move Electro shot but it's not a big factor since it doesn't have STAB" a few days after Archaludon being banned from OU because of how broken Electro shot is
This is a VGC doubles focused list, so electro shot is not nearly as big of a factor for Archaludon's success compared to its stamina ability. It is very strong in singles, so I apologize that I didn't make it clear that this was doubles focused.
I just dont think a defensive only buff would ever be good in doubles. Some of these guys are quite good in singles and especially in draft. Primeape is very good low tier and a strong tera captain in draft. Diplin is also very good. Bisharp will always be a threat in any format even withput the eviolite.
I remember using hisuian qwilfish against some friends and investing fully in hp def and spdef and just being a worse pory 2 and they f- ing hated me after, at least it can be used for some. Fun
The only one of them that get reliable recovery are primeape with drain punch but that’s niche and I think dunsparce gets roost. In short it doesn’t matter if you can take a couple more hits if your capability to do so is limited by no recovery and the inability to hold leftovers
The apple also gets good recovery in recover and kinda of Giga drain but I think it kinda suffers from not being able to do too much with its massive defense It basically only has dragon tail to support its team and doesn’t have any good boosting moves stopping it from slowly snowballing, and dragon/grass isn’t too hot of stab options coming of 95 Sp Atk making throwing off attacks not the most effective thing in the world.
@@rossthemoss6827 yeah but hydrapple has regenerator plus everything that dipplin has so it’s just better off recovery wise because it can come in at full health take a resisted hit switch out then come back it at full again
man when I first saw Duraludon was getting an evolution, I was TERRIFIED of the possibility of an Eviolite Duarludon going on a sturdy tear in OU boy was I wrong when I discovered Archaludon had Stamina
I often use primeape and bisharp in OU. Not in SV cuz kinggambit is legal, unlike natdex. Primeape is just gambling. But it’s low HP don mean shite w/ bulk up drainpunch, rage fist ain banned. Can still abuse revival blessing keeping the rage fist count. 4th move could be pursuit or stone edge blunder policy. Bisharp could easily just dump all into bulk. Amazing typing, let’s u click SD more cuz u have less reason to spam sucker w/ no supreme overlord. Feeds off rilla surge, and wish
i feel like the title is kind of misleading. it suggests that these pokemon are not good at using eviolite- unlike pokemon such as chansey or electabuzz. that's very much untrue, eviolite is one of the best items you could be using for many of these pokemon. it's just that even with eviolite, they're not going to be better than their evolution. unless a pokemon's evolution is bad like magmortar or electivire are or are strictly a tank like blissey, that's just how it is. unevolved pokemon with eviolite are never supposed to be better or as good as their evolutions, but in formats where their evolutions aren't allowed(such as in smogon's multiple tiers) they are often viable. very frail pokemon like basculin obviously would never consider using eviolite, but for more defensive pokemon like qwilfish it's a must have.
I definitely agree that the pre evolved forms aren't supposed to be better than the final evolution. This video was meant to show how none of these 10 pre evolutions are exceptions to that idea, and how disappointing these mons turned out to be as eviolite users in VGC formats, not really in singles
@@x_bell1142 yeah, but it's still misleading if you ask me. besides the duraludon and dipplin segments, it isn't really mentioned that eviolite is good for these pokemon if you're going to be using them. "unsuccessful eviolite users" gives one the impression that these pokemon aren't good at using eviolite. that isn't really the case, it's that they're either outclassed by their evolutions or don't bring enough to the table even if they're shockingly bulky to be actually good. i brought up smogon tiers not specifically because of some of these pokemon being good eviolite users in singles, but rather that when the better pokemon here aren't being outclassed by their evolutions they can be quite strong with eviolite. there are actually doubles tiers in smogon, although the banned mons and the usage stats are very confusing to me. annihilape is banned yet terrakion isn't, and wo-chien somehow has more usage than ting-lu
Interesting, I suspected that eviolite would not provide enough bulk for the pre-evolutions. I had not considered that the pre-evolved Pokémon had abilities that needed specific held items.
I was surprised to hear Duraludon is a bad Eviolite user. I fully expected it to be a really good one. I can see why it's flawed now tho. (Also, throughout Teal Mask, I gave my Dipplin an Eviolite, simply cause I knew it would be able to evolve but it couldn't yet, and it worked REALLY well for me. Granted, that was just in single-player, but still)
Eh, id like to say that bisharp eviolite works well enough. It makes it so that even though it's a little weaker, its still faster than a few things allowing it to outspeed without playing the sucker punch mindgames. It also makes it bulkier on the special defence side, which can matter in certain cases. Is it better than gambit? No, but it does have it's place.
More then a year later, and people STILL think eviolite bisharp is a thing It’s less bulky, weaker, and it’s not faster enough to matter Play the damn game before talking
@@GravityIsFalling and there are some instances where the speed does matter. Put a low hp tortera in front of a gambit, and you play sucker punch games. Put it in front of bisharp, and there's no need for the risk (overgeneralization, but you get the point)
@@GravityIsFalling compared to the powercreep? No, there are a lot of mons that were good, but dropped low because of it. (Look at garchomp) but even so it still can be used in higher tiers. Had some success in UU and OU (not much cause I'm kinda bad, but still). It's In no way better than gambit, but it still can hold its weight if you know how ro play with it. Just like a lot of others.
Imagine they introduce an Eviolite for offense. Like a repurposed Light Ball: *Light Ball:* _An item to be held by a Pokémon. This mysterious evolutionary orb boosts the Attack and Sp. Atk stats when held by a Pokémon that can still evolve. The boost is stronger when held by Pichu or Pikachu._ In detail: +25% Attack and Sp. Atk when held by not fully evolved Pokémon. +100% instead if it is Pichu or Pikachu. Now, I wonder which Pokémon would suit well for such item.
My question is, what about the alternate forms that can’t evolve? (I.e. red or blue stripe basculin). I saw a video proving male combee and male Salandit could use Eviolite, so I don’t think it would be too far off to say the OG forms of some of the hisuian evolutions could be utilized. Have you considered this? And if this would work, would it change anything?
I don't agree with all explications for example, Dusclops, which is a slow Pokémon with very few HP, is always played with Eviolite because it has an incredible bulk with the item.
I thought tera blast can be physical/special. Took me a while that tera blast is only special then physical when tera. Bulk up ursuraing would of been wild.
What's your opinion on Eviolite Magneton? I've been running one with 252 HP/128 SpDef/128 Def with Sturdy and tera flying. Flash Cannon/Light Screen/Thunder Wave/Volt Switch. It actually holds up well against fairy/ice, and stalls well with thunder wave and light screen.
The biggest issue I have with video is that Arch got banned from OU due to Electro Shot letting it snowball out of control while also having Stamina and AV for massive bulk. Duralodon losing on Electroshot is a pretty big deal since it wont be bulkier and wont snowball
As a casual player who isn't very interested in VGC, I think of the Eviolite mostly as a crutch item for some of your Pokémon to get them by until they're fully evolved.
"bisharp mostly uses a Focus Sash" Im ngl at which format u are looking at but bisharp has been pretty good in uu early on this gen and its v consistent in RU as well since August, and mostly due to evio, idk what u mean when u say it isnt succesful
I think the thing with eviolite users is that, while they can be great in singles, in doubles they need somthing else to shine than being hella bulky. Clefairy is good for vgc because of follow me, dusclops due to being a trick room setter and i don't know if chansey is (or was at any point) relevant in vgc, but if I have to guess, i would say she would be a cleric with wish and heal pulse.
I think Ursaring and Primeape could work out of the bunch. I play doubles, so a little teammate will-o-wisp for Ursaring and a ghost tera on primeape I think could do wonders. Primeape still has defiant, learns rage fist, and is faster than, its evolved form, so I think with a solid ev spread and a good teammate it could work. Heck, Mausehold beat up pre-tera while also being eviolite boosted, and friend guarded means primeape takes next to nothing while gaining a base 200 rage fist.
Baisically it boils down to "almost all of them had big HP buffs so Eviolite became irrelevant".
They couldve at least made wyrdeer keep the same speed and have high special attack considering it has freaking huge ass psychic orbs on its horns
Some of these eviolite mons r good in lower smogon tiers. There’s no Chansey 2.0 tho
Literally was coming into the comments for this. It seems if they have trash HP star eviolite isn’t much help.
If Ursaring chose to be defensive maybe that would work tho
No, not really. Hp is important but not the key point of why they failed. Was *a* reason for about all of them, was *never* the *main* issue except girafarig which it’s ability & nerf to speed was also key. It’s about what you lose to stay as a the pre-evo. Abilities, moveset. Bonus typing, what item the fully evolved form can hold, & bonus stats in other areas not just hp. Like ursaring. Removing flame orb to have eviolite makes it way way worse in singles, and for doubles you have to waste a turn on your other moon to status ursa. And like the video says. You lose STAB ground bonus. (And also knock off ruining the entire mons purpose)
@@sewerdork6183 Also, alot of these mons also lose out on some pretty good abilities such as Duraladon, Bisharp, Girafarig, Dipplin and White stripe Baculin, and those abilities are the biggest benefits they have.
"Cross gen dont lose speed challenge" impossible difficulty
Imported Cheese? 👀
Eviolite Dipplin was what saved me from my friend's Zekrom in a random battle. it was at +1 from Dragon Dance and clicked Outrage, and the little apple took barely over 70% when i was expecting it to just fall over and die instantly. i was ragging on it since i got it also in our previous battle and it was very very bad, but since then i have gained a lot of respect for it
Eviolite Pokémon tend to be better in randoms cause since they aren’t fully evolved they are at higher levels too! Quilfish, Dipllin, dunsparce and Ursaring can all be good!
Dipplin is a menace. Low tier but it doesn't mean its a badly designed pokemon. Blunder uploaded a dipplin video a few weeks ago I recommend
@@chrisrozier3123seeing dipplin wall terrakion was very humbling
In random my dipplin took an Urshifu's Ice spinner for like 40%. Love the little guy
It's still weird that Qwillfish and Overqwill don't get access to the Aftermath Ability,
Since they're supposed to be bombs.
They're supposed to be pufferfish.
@@XxDigitalDaftPunkxX they are also sea mines
@@BramLastname that only means one thing - they're duds.
@@XxDigitalDaftPunkxX look at Overqwil and tell me that beast isnt meant to be a sea mine
@@XxDigitalDaftPunkxXfunny thing about Pokémon is they’re usually based on more than one thing.
Power creep and Knock Off are probably the main reasons. Also Hydrapple does get used. It's on the UU tier in Smogon and Archaludon is now Uber.
VGC, not smogon 😭
Its in UU but its extremely reliant on tera to function due to its godawful typing.
It doesnt matter that Sandy Shocks is an excellent switchin when it can tera ice and obliterate it.
Doesnt matter that it x4 resists water cuz they can all pull out ice spinners/ice beams for it.
Yes it has amazing stats, moveset and ability... its just a case where its typing holds it back soooo bad...
But after you tera youre golden, nasty plot hydrapple is scary.
But you forget that smogon is very small minority though comparing to VGC or even those individuals just playing singles on their switch
@@varsik289 no, this is not even true. Smogon has a larger player base because:
1. It has existed longer than VGC
2. You don’t need to spend a lot of time breeding and building competitive pokemon since ev spreads are a lot more complex and ivs can’t always be maxed
Also switch singles is vastly different from smogon so why are you you bringing it up that it is the same
The title legit says VGC 💀
“With ursaluna,kingambit and annhilape being the best”
Archaludon being in Ubers:
ursaluna bloodmoon too
@@Yuri-dk6kdtechnically no evolution line
I was thinking that, but In a comment he said he was talking about vgc
@@fsgdevil7959 Okay but that's even more notable because Archaludon is definitely better than Annihilape, and maybe even Kingambit in VGC. The closest thing to a new evolution with more usage than it is Bloodmoon.
according pikalytics Arch only has 7% pickrate. Meanwhile Bloodmoon has 13% and Firagiraf whopping 16% being 12th most picked pokemon in current vgc format. Annihilape has under 3% pickrate.
inner focus on a ghost type with defiant is CRAZY, actually wasted potential by not giving anger point
funniest nerf
It was probably for balance reasons because Annialiape is a lot bulkier than Primeape, although Annialiape was still OP in Singles
@@ultimatewinfestation7194
no it wasn't. There is almost zero reason to run anger point over defiant, but the option of ager point being there would've been cool
Crazy? I don't think it's good considering the other ability is defiant, so it's better then immune to intimidate, but there are other moves that flinch besides fake out lol.
Annihilape is so angry that it overflowed back to calm
To be fair to all the base Pokémon, *none* of Basculin, Dunsparce, Duraludon, Girafarig, Qwilfish, or Stantler are allowed in Little Cup
Is LC Ubers a thing? Sounds like an amusing time.
@@petrie911 "LC Ubers" and is just full creatures with cross gen evolutions
@@lishark843 And Type: Null.
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Mostly just like, Prankster Murkrow and Sneasel.
At least historically it was more like Gen 1 ubers than modern ubers. Basically the same as the lower tier, plus the big centralizing things kicked out, rather than being a radically different tier.
No idea how it's been for Gen 9 though.
we really need LC ubers. these NFE are often trash in ZU or PU and we have many of it already. if they added ubers UU, i don't see why we don't have a tier for the best of the best babies around
It's pretty cool that these 10 families pretty much fit neatly into a block, so long as other regional forms aren't displayed.
Bisharp losing Knock Off is a shame
Kingambit with knockoff would have absolutely destroyed that meta. There would be nothing that would be able to switch
Eviolite Stantler is definitely worth using. Stantler has the unique combo of skill swap + indimidate, which, in doubles, can allow you to activate your own competetive mons ability and Adrenaline orb, while also removing an opponents ability. You could also swap the ability into your own Regigigas to get slow start off of it, while also making intimidate activate twice. Intimidate can also compound with eviolite to make stantler able to take even more physical damage.
Ursarang, with eviolite and guts activation support, could also be quite strong as a facade user. It also gets helping hand, yawn, and taunt, which all have good utility in doubles.
Dunsparce can also agility up and spam serene grace rock slides much more safely with eviolite.
Eviolite strengthens use cases for several of these mons. There's nothing fundamentally keeping them from making good use of eviolite, contrary to what the video's title suggests.
It suprises me that Ursaring doesn't have any niche in Singles PU, would've thought rest sleep + talk with guts would be nice
Surprises
I can tell you it's pretty nice in Random Battles with that set
Why would guts and sleep talk be useful at all? Guts only works with poison, paralyse, and burn, no?
@@mme.veronica735guts activates with any status, sleep included
@@mme.veronica735 Nope, also with Sleep.
If this is about gen 9 OU then yes none of these have been well utilised in OU, but they were under utilised before their evolutions anyways and eviolite is not a big enough bump to use them in OU, never mind to use them over their counterpart. Electroshot is a very large reason why Archaludon was just banned, since it makes it a very threatening rain abuser. In their respective tiers however, H-Quilfish sees more usage than Overquil at least as a defensive spike setter, as for a few other Pokemon who very much use eviolite in their own tiers or have even rose a tier because of eviolite. If this is talking about VGC, then eviolite mons are quite hard to argue in VGC as most NFE Pokemon struggle with damage as well as survivability thus eviolite doesn’t solve the issue of not doing much on the board, this is why eviolite is only really used on defensive supports such as murkrow or clefairy. Interesting, in a Japanese tournament (I don’t remember if it was a local or not) a player did in fact run eviolite stantler for support so, although limited, eviolite stantler has been used and I believe used more than Wydeer
This is more of a VGC focused video, but I still feel many of the same reasons as to why these mons didn't work applies to singles as well
@@x_bell1142did you miss WolfyVGC’s video of him getting rank one with dipplin?
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As someone who has climbed to the top spot of OU with things like AV Goodra, Choice Specs Jolteon and even Choice Band Flareon- people generally don't bother with things that aren't meta or at least meta-adjacent.
Running Doom Desire on a Jirachi offensive support? People look at you like you're insane despite the fact that it would one-shot Mega Tyranitar and leave craters in whatever didn't resist it. Shadow Sneak on Mega Gardevoir? Sounds stupid until you win the game because their Focus Sash revenge killer finds themselves outsped by a 0 Speed investment Hyper Voice machine.
And that's OU picks, they freak out even harder and act even more smug if you dare use anything from UU, nevermind RU like Goodra was.
@@a_rat_named_mousetrue but the vgc mega is generally much smaller (as in the range of power is larger, forcing you to save teamslots for specific threats). Therefore it'd be a lot easier to branch off in ou than vgc
Also what does choice band flareon do that nothing else can do 😭😭
Too bad regular Quilfish can't use eviolite, because Water/Poison is a really good defensive typing.
Eviolite/Early Bird Girraffarig with psychic, rest, reflect and calm mind rarely let me down in scarlet. Bro felt like a mewtwo
dark type:
@@Genericmug Dark urshifu critting through reflect:
I'd argue hisuian qwilfish doesn't belong in this list because holding eviolite it is often considered better than it's evo, despite both being trash
So it's not really unsuccessful as an eviolite mon, it's unsuccessful in general
I now want Arbok with an evolution. With Eviolite, Glare and Intimidate will definitely help it to rise from PU/untiered.
I agree with everything in the video EXCEPT for not sayin Archaludon is one of the strongest mons of this bunch; this thing got banned from OU for being broken in rain!
This is mostly a doubles (VGC) focused video, so I didn't even know that it got banned from OU! It is certainly very strong you are correct
@@x_bell1142that's the problem, more mons are viable in singles due to different tiers then VGC. Like seriously dude most people would figure this out
@@mandalorianhunter1it really is not that deep little guy.
@@abscinding such shallow words little guy
@@mandalorianhunter1The entire point of. This video is discussing them in a VGC context. Why would you expect anything singles related?
"Elecrochoc isn't a factor because it's not a stab move". It just got ban because of this move.
This is a VGC focused list, and electro shot isn't really the main reason that Archaludon is good, it's the stamina ability
A ban on an unofficial format that most dont play...
Also, what part of VGC you did not read on the title??
@@varsik289 I agree that it's a VGC list, but still
And what do you mean, most don't play OU ?
@@alathreon8315 Most people play the actual game on switch and at tournaments.
I feel like Duraludon has more potential than the rest on here since Archaludon doesn't have much better stats anyway. It is basically forced to use the assault vest anyway because of the low SpD which locks it out of status moves, Archaludon will have lower defence until stamina activates (which may already be too late) and Stalwart is already an excellent ability in doubles battles.
You explain well the evolutions but don’t really provide solid explanations as to why eviolite does not work on any of these Pokémon…I think you’re missing the whole point of the video here
I noticed the same thing. I can see the stats just fine.
All of the points are basically focused on "the benefits these evolutions provide are overall better than a 1.5x defense boost," with a couple of the points also including how the mon would want to use an item for a strategy that it just can't have if it runs Eviolite.
You most likely already know what Eviolite does, so... _that's_ the point of the video.
i think you're deaf
@christiancinnabars1402 that's what I'm saying....do these people have no intuition???
Looking back at the video, I do agree that I could have gone in a little more depth. I plan on making a follow up to this video that analyzes the best eviolite users, which will be more in depth. Thanks for the feedback!
As someone who really likes Bisharp but doesn't dig Kingambit's design, I really hope Bisharp gets a small stat buff to its HP (like 15 or so) so its back to being good again. That being said, a lot of my favorite Pokemon are conveniently all in RU, so I can run them all on a team together (Except Blaziken, which is stuck in UUBL hell and is unable to move down)
To summarize:
1. Most receive a substantial boost to HP,
2. Alongside some boost to one or both of "Defense/Special Defense".
Which makes Eviolite's increasing the Defense and Special Defense not have as much impact as just evolving.
And when it's not this,
3. The Pokemon is largely viable because of an ability or item, which it can't hold/benefit from if it holds Eviolite instead.
I used Dipplin pre-Hydrapple, and man its stupidly bulky. Max SpDef and minimal HP investment lets it survive a Specs max SpAt Moonblast from Flutter Mane, and anything other than Chien Pao bounced off it with ease. My only complaint is that it doesnt have the tools to be super effective in Doubles, especially Rage Powder or Follow Me, because whatever my team couldnt take my Dipplin could quite well. Really thats its only problem, and Hydrapple would definitely benefit from redirection as well
Also Supersweet Syrup only activating once per battle. Like it would be broken or something. Very good sure but not broken by any means
@@chrisrozier3123 Being able to consistently land near-100% accurate Hypnosis would probably be pretty scary, but on its own Dipplin only really cares about Syrup Bomb and Draco Meteor
chatot eviolite would be wild. you get to buff their bad defenses to better match their high hp, which would, given this theming, possibly be decreased in exhange for even higher offensive stats
Strangely enough, Stantler actually got top 8 at Japanese nationals last year. Though it was a best of one closed team sheet format (a different ruleset from the rest of the vgc circuit), it still had a niche with eviolite. Pretty cool
I think it's best explained by Magneton and Magnezone. Losing speed and gaining damage bulk is more valuable than keeping speed and having situational bulk. Magneton does not have the utility to take advantage of the bulk. It's a purely offensive Mon that would better take advantage of Scarf than faux-bulk.
I've been trying Eviolite Magneton on Pokemon Showdown recently, and I've decided to switch him out for this reason haha
Another member of my team, however, has made GREAT use of Eviolite: Slowbro!
@@ethandowler4669 Slowbro is a fully evolved Pokemon, Eviolite wouldn't work on it
@@kennethaninon6913 Can't it evolve into Slowking?
@@kennethaninon6913 I just checked - and NO, it evolves from Slowpoke 😭 I'm an idiot 🙃
@@ethandowler4669 Slowpoke can be an Eviolite user
My favourite eviolite Pokemon is galarian Corsola , it can destroy a lot of mons in nat dex OU. Ofc Knock off is a great counter but still the will-o-wisp , strength sap , calm mind , Hex set is just great...
I remember gen 8 everyone was running that thing at one point, it fell off hard as it’s pretty niche but I will always out respect to it.
The main issue is that Eviolite doesn't give a significant enough boost that isn't outshined by the increased bulk of its users' evolutions. Only a handful of Pokemon have made use of the item with the only notable user being Chansey in gen 5 and 6 after which the item was never seen in OU again outside of meme teams. Incidentally about Archulodon Electro Shot was actually one of the reasons it got banned ultimately. Cause paired with Pelipper's Drizzle this allowed it to be a tank and a wall breaker and a phaser all at the same time because it was boosting SpAtk every turn in Rain or throwing would be "checks" back into their Pokeball with Dragon Tail. It was such an obnoxious Pokemon. Loved using it.
a lot of people were running eviolite stantler since it gets tricky room imprison and STAB tera blast, it can even skill swap intimidate to give a defiant/competitive boost to an ally
also its really crazy how none of the comments are about vgc lol
Really has a lot to do with being weak to knock off and unable to run boots which are both dealbreakers for defensive teams.
Most of these dont need heavy duty boots
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Every Mon in SV OU runs boost lmao
@@GravityIsFalling Yeah, I haven't played a game where spikes and rocks didn't go up. 😂
@@IWestrada this vid about vgc, entry hazards are practically non existant
@@GravityIsFalling This is about the actual game not the fan made scene
Despite Stamina being nuts on Arch, I'm still kinda surprised Stalwart Eviolite Dura never made a breakthrough. In all honesty, I could see that being a contender in a future generation should the right meta align. It's not impossible to imagine a VGC where you really want to ignore Amoongus or Follow Me users, and at the same time you just want upfront bulk. Not saying it will happen, but I could see it as a potential some day/year.
In VGC Draft, Ursaring wasn't a regular for my team, but they came often enough and were a menace when brought! They were in the running for best B-Tier of the season (a spot they had to compete for with another of my Pokémon, which no doubt hurt their stats)
Electro IS a stab move…kinda
+1 attack non-stab move is the same as just a stab move since both are 50% boost
And since e shot always boost before it attacks it’s effectively a 3rd stab that also makes all your other moves stronger
No its not... No such thing as "kinda"...
Its either yes or no, and in this case, its not...
Both cases are right
Its None STAB move
But utility wise the sp.Attack gain allows for damage output equal to a STAB move + the added benefit of a stat boost, however, thunderbolt wont gain increased damage compared to say Flash Cannon, making it NOT a STAB, obviously, now i feel dumb writing this.
In conclusion, Electro Shot is just a great move...
cool story bro say that when you get hit with a 125 sp atk bst + 1.5% sp atk boost + 130 bp
To note, Basculin White striped is the only Basculin with rattled. Red stripe has Reckless and Blue Stripe has Rock Head
Ik discussion for both formats is fun but the amount of people talking about singles specific stuff and disagreeing is funny
Have you seen how well Gloom and Dewgong have been doing?
I believe this video boils down to one singular point, if they use eviolite in their respective tiers or not, if not, then it's failed.
I would say the benchmark for a good eviolite pokemon is if it's banned from NFE. Of the 10 mons being discussed, 7 of them are considered to be too strong for NFE. They may not be OU, but they've beaten the expectations of a middle stage
Here's something neat. Ursaring learns like 5 special moves at all. That 75 special attack was just wasting up stat points.
Holy fuck everyone in these comments just ignored the "in VGC" part of the title huh
Gotta love how people in the comments keep bringing up UU and ubers when the title of the video clearly says vgc
In their defense, I added “in VGC” to the title a couple days after posting. It was totally because of everyone bringing up UU and Ubers though
The main draw for eviolite is for low tier play or draft leagues where an eviolite user can play nearly identical to its evolved form and come at a much cheaper price
Rhydon is one I suggest to a friend for their Draft team and it’s been one of their best Pokemon
Missing out on Electro Shot is absolutely a big deal, seeing as it's kinda, you know. It's best move.
This is a VGC focused list, so gaining the stamina ability is more of a factor than electro shot. I do agree that electro shot in singles is really valuable though
@x_bell1142 I play Doubles and still find it to be it's best move lol. But yeah it and Stamina make it better than its Pre Evo I think
Imagine Stantler/Wyrdeer if they kept the move Lunge and got Body Press (pairs nicely with Psyshield Bash).
9:13 not vgc but in pokemon showdown nat dex ubers dunsparce can stunlock primal groudon
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They could always give bisharp knock off and have it lose it when it evolves into kingambit getting replaced by kowtwo cleave.
Also wyrdeer was a lost opportunity to be the opposite of farigiraf, shouldve keept the speed it used to have and have super highe special attack considering it looks like an old wizard. At the very least they shouldve gave it fur coat, it makes sense on it.
Dunsparce. Thats the comment.
Dunsparce.
Dunsparce?
Depends on where they are used, 6v6 singles has too many spikes and knock for eviolite to be consistent. If there is a spike immune one we can talk.
Eviolite can be good in VGC though but that usually depends on what you are trying to survive with an eviolite, as shown with the success of Dusclops and Porygon2. I would imagine eviolite bisharp/duraludon would be excellent in gen 8 VGC if they existed back then.
Okay analysis video! Thanks for uploading!
I freaking love eviolite, it's my favorite item
Hey, rest sleep talk eviolite ursaring is a threat.
Well *CLEARLY* someone’s never played randbats
(/j)
Tbh, is Eviolite even being used anymore?
Like, with stall being almost dead, its very hard to use it
P2 is still relevant surprisingly unsurprisingly
p2 is used allright probably cause it can hit hard and it only has one weakness. Dusclops completely fell off compared to swsh where it was everywhere
Dusclops
Murkrow.
I ran a 5 dunsparce 1 dudunsparce team in showdown, it was one of my favorites, you’d be surprised how much bulk a dunsparce can have, tera ghost rattled dunsparce with an eviolite is one hell of a baton pass mon. Dark moves buff its speed, tera ghost lets it buff another turn against fighting moves and it knows coil, amnesia and agility, perfect for a dudunsparce sweep!
I really like using Dipplin online. I play singles, and I play it mixed defense with sticky hold to avoid knock off, and I use infestation, syrup bomb and recover to stall, with tera steel. I really like the lil guy :)
Really hate how they’ve been powercreeping BST by minmaxing (like low spatt/attack and/or speed)
Yea but I'm tired of mons like honchkrow being mid because they can't decided if they are a phsyciL attacker or special attacker. Aroboliva is a good amount of Min-Max is S/V
I know it's not the same, but first form pokemon getting evolutions across generations makes them get listed competitively as not fully evolved and more importantly, makes them eligible for Little Cup from now on. Dunsparce was no different and it was such a powerful tank in that format with eviolite that iit got banned for dominating that meta with its pure bulk.
dunsparce?! Not duraludon or anything?
@memenazi7078 duraludon got banned, but that was bc it had a great movepool, typing, and base stat total while dunsparce got banned bc it was a hard pokemon to take down in a competative format that was centered around hyper offense since it was made in pokemon stadium
Crazy to make a video and say "it's missing it's signature move Electro shot but it's not a big factor since it doesn't have STAB" a few days after Archaludon being banned from OU because of how broken Electro shot is
This is a VGC doubles focused list, so electro shot is not nearly as big of a factor for Archaludon's success compared to its stamina ability. It is very strong in singles, so I apologize that I didn't make it clear that this was doubles focused.
Title clearly states it’s a VGC video lmaooo “ackchyually it’s banned in OU”
I just dont think a defensive only buff would ever be good in doubles. Some of these guys are quite good in singles and especially in draft. Primeape is very good low tier and a strong tera captain in draft. Diplin is also very good. Bisharp will always be a threat in any format even withput the eviolite.
Did people actually try them or are people making assumptions
I always wished there was an offensive equivalent of Eviolite. Maybe a speed one too, or both at once.
I understand why people make the jokes, but in reality, I feel like people really need to be scared of duraludon in little cup
I remember using hisuian qwilfish against some friends and investing fully in hp def and spdef and just being a worse pory 2 and they f- ing hated me after, at least it can be used for some. Fun
It's so weird that Wyrdeer loses speed considering it's literally the mount you use to get around faster in LA
Dipplin is a great phy def wall with sticky hold in PU one of the only answers to choice band emboar when it was still legal.
The only one of them that get reliable recovery are primeape with drain punch but that’s niche and I think dunsparce gets roost. In short it doesn’t matter if you can take a couple more hits if your capability to do so is limited by no recovery and the inability to hold leftovers
The apple also gets good recovery in recover and kinda of Giga drain but I think it kinda suffers from not being able to do too much with its massive defense
It basically only has dragon tail to support its team and doesn’t have any good boosting moves stopping it from slowly snowballing, and dragon/grass isn’t too hot of stab options coming of 95 Sp Atk making throwing off attacks not the most effective thing in the world.
@@rossthemoss6827 yeah but hydrapple has regenerator plus everything that dipplin has so it’s just better off recovery wise because it can come in at full health take a resisted hit switch out then come back it at full again
So unsuccessful equates to not being the new Chansey. 😂
Hot take: Kingambit ruined Bisharp's line, in the sense that its design comes across as goofy and edgy instead of cool, like Bisharp
That take is so aggressively ass. (Sorry) If kingambit isn't cool to you, it's because you prob raged at it 1 too many times.
Tbh it really didn’t. I mean it made logical sense. A pawn > bishop > king. And I think we could/should have a queen evo for a female bisharp
It is a little goofy, and me starting in Gen 5, it is weird to think of Bisharp as a middle evo, but idk Kingambit has kinda grown on me.
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Considering female bisharps alredy evolve to Kimgambit, not going to happen...
They should have came up with the idea before, now too late
Male Kirlia evolve into Gardevoir yet Gallade exists
man when I first saw Duraludon was getting an evolution, I was TERRIFIED of the possibility of an Eviolite Duarludon going on a sturdy tear in OU
boy was I wrong when I discovered Archaludon had Stamina
They need to add an eviolite that boosts attack and special attack by 50%
I often use primeape and bisharp in OU. Not in SV cuz kinggambit is legal, unlike natdex.
Primeape is just gambling. But it’s low HP don mean shite w/ bulk up drainpunch, rage fist ain banned. Can still abuse revival blessing keeping the rage fist count.
4th move could be pursuit or stone edge blunder policy.
Bisharp could easily just dump all into bulk. Amazing typing, let’s u click SD more cuz u have less reason to spam sucker w/ no supreme overlord. Feeds off rilla surge, and wish
i feel like the title is kind of misleading. it suggests that these pokemon are not good at using eviolite- unlike pokemon such as chansey or electabuzz. that's very much untrue, eviolite is one of the best items you could be using for many of these pokemon. it's just that even with eviolite, they're not going to be better than their evolution. unless a pokemon's evolution is bad like magmortar or electivire are or are strictly a tank like blissey, that's just how it is.
unevolved pokemon with eviolite are never supposed to be better or as good as their evolutions, but in formats where their evolutions aren't allowed(such as in smogon's multiple tiers) they are often viable. very frail pokemon like basculin obviously would never consider using eviolite, but for more defensive pokemon like qwilfish it's a must have.
I definitely agree that the pre evolved forms aren't supposed to be better than the final evolution. This video was meant to show how none of these 10 pre evolutions are exceptions to that idea, and how disappointing these mons turned out to be as eviolite users in VGC formats, not really in singles
@@x_bell1142 yeah, but it's still misleading if you ask me. besides the duraludon and dipplin segments, it isn't really mentioned that eviolite is good for these pokemon if you're going to be using them. "unsuccessful eviolite users" gives one the impression that these pokemon aren't good at using eviolite. that isn't really the case, it's that they're either outclassed by their evolutions or don't bring enough to the table even if they're shockingly bulky to be actually good.
i brought up smogon tiers not specifically because of some of these pokemon being good eviolite users in singles, but rather that when the better pokemon here aren't being outclassed by their evolutions they can be quite strong with eviolite. there are actually doubles tiers in smogon, although the banned mons and the usage stats are very confusing to me. annihilape is banned yet terrakion isn't, and wo-chien somehow has more usage than ting-lu
Interesting, I suspected that eviolite would not provide enough bulk for the pre-evolutions. I had not considered that the pre-evolved Pokémon had abilities that needed specific held items.
I was surprised to hear Duraludon is a bad Eviolite user. I fully expected it to be a really good one. I can see why it's flawed now tho.
(Also, throughout Teal Mask, I gave my Dipplin an Eviolite, simply cause I knew it would be able to evolve but it couldn't yet, and it worked REALLY well for me. Granted, that was just in single-player, but still)
Eh, id like to say that bisharp eviolite works well enough. It makes it so that even though it's a little weaker, its still faster than a few things allowing it to outspeed without playing the sucker punch mindgames. It also makes it bulkier on the special defence side, which can matter in certain cases. Is it better than gambit? No, but it does have it's place.
More then a year later, and people STILL think eviolite bisharp is a thing
It’s less bulky, weaker, and it’s not faster enough to matter
Play the damn game before talking
@@GravityIsFalling I do. Ever play ru?
@@Krimson241
So it’s not good is what your saying
@@GravityIsFalling and there are some instances where the speed does matter. Put a low hp tortera in front of a gambit, and you play sucker punch games. Put it in front of bisharp, and there's no need for the risk (overgeneralization, but you get the point)
@@GravityIsFalling compared to the powercreep? No, there are a lot of mons that were good, but dropped low because of it. (Look at garchomp) but even so it still can be used in higher tiers. Had some success in UU and OU (not much cause I'm kinda bad, but still). It's In no way better than gambit, but it still can hold its weight if you know how ro play with it. Just like a lot of others.
havent watched yet but arent bisharp primeape duraludon and qwilfish good eviolite users in their tier?
I’m pretty sure this is from an OU perspective, but none of these mons have been viable in OU this gen from what I know so. Idk
@@ElenaPog then it isnt fair to say theese mons failed when compared to mons with a significantly higher power level
@@sheeplol2161 yeah I do agree with you, a lot of these mons have had good usage of eviolite in their respective tier
This is more of a VGC doubles oriented video, so yes those four have had use in their tiers for singles
"The loss on speed doesn't hurt this monstet much."
Take that, speed-fans.
I can tell you this arch runs assault vest, which is pretty much eveolite
Electro Shot is notable as its a better Meteor Beam when used in Rain
Eviolite Duraludon is an exceptional tank. I don't think it deserves this list.
How many eviolite eligible Pokemon get Sticky Hold?
Dipplin gets sticky hold!
Imagine they introduce an Eviolite for offense. Like a repurposed Light Ball:
*Light Ball:* _An item to be held by a Pokémon. This mysterious evolutionary orb boosts the Attack and Sp. Atk stats when held by a Pokémon that can still evolve. The boost is stronger when held by Pichu or Pikachu._
In detail: +25% Attack and Sp. Atk when held by not fully evolved Pokémon. +100% instead if it is Pichu or Pikachu.
Now, I wonder which Pokémon would suit well for such item.
Love the video!
My question is, what about the alternate forms that can’t evolve? (I.e. red or blue stripe basculin). I saw a video proving male combee and male Salandit could use Eviolite, so I don’t think it would be too far off to say the OG forms of some of the hisuian evolutions could be utilized.
Have you considered this? And if this would work, would it change anything?
The reason bisharp isn't a good eviolite user is that it's too busy holding black sludge
I don't agree with all explications for example, Dusclops, which is a slow Pokémon with very few HP, is always played with Eviolite because it has an incredible bulk with the item.
I thought tera blast can be physical/special. Took me a while that tera blast is only special then physical when tera. Bulk up ursuraing would of been wild.
Electro Shot is very relevant. It's what gives its role on Rain
What's your opinion on Eviolite Magneton? I've been running one with 252 HP/128 SpDef/128 Def with Sturdy and tera flying. Flash Cannon/Light Screen/Thunder Wave/Volt Switch. It actually holds up well against fairy/ice, and stalls well with thunder wave and light screen.
I could see it as a niche pick in Reg H, but probably not the best fit for high power level formats like Reg G
@x_bell1142 so true, I'm guilty of favoring low stat pokemon. I need to get on that meta wagon. 😆
The biggest issue I have with video is that Arch got banned from OU due to Electro Shot letting it snowball out of control while also having Stamina and AV for massive bulk.
Duralodon losing on Electroshot is a pretty big deal since it wont be bulkier and wont snowball
I'm sad that you didn't mention Corsola-G in the successful evolite users :[
As a casual player who isn't very interested in VGC, I think of the Eviolite mostly as a crutch item for some of your Pokémon to get them by until they're fully evolved.
Nah bro, dipplin is a complete and utter menace in randoms
"bisharp mostly uses a Focus Sash"
Im ngl at which format u are looking at but bisharp has been pretty good in uu early on this gen and its v consistent in RU as well since August, and mostly due to evio, idk what u mean when u say it isnt succesful
Feel like he's looking at doubles
VGC
This is a VGC focused list
Ah, makes sense
Now do the best abusers of Eviolite; though it might just be blissey and clefairy so that would be a short video not worth making.
Chansey.
Porygon-2 should be on that list too
The one that has no right to be bad is stantler. Intimidate trick room skill swap should be good.
I think the thing with eviolite users is that, while they can be great in singles, in doubles they need somthing else to shine than being hella bulky. Clefairy is good for vgc because of follow me, dusclops due to being a trick room setter and i don't know if chansey is (or was at any point) relevant in vgc, but if I have to guess, i would say she would be a cleric with wish and heal pulse.
Chansey was only used with Shuckle and Minimize and it was more gimmicke than anything
I think Ursaring and Primeape could work out of the bunch. I play doubles, so a little teammate will-o-wisp for Ursaring and a ghost tera on primeape I think could do wonders. Primeape still has defiant, learns rage fist, and is faster than, its evolved form, so I think with a solid ev spread and a good teammate it could work. Heck, Mausehold beat up pre-tera while also being eviolite boosted, and friend guarded means primeape takes next to nothing while gaining a base 200 rage fist.
i used qwilfish but in a play through so it’s not the same. it gets acupressure & swords dance so it was fun to mess around with