Pokemon's Best Designed Normal Type.
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- Pokemon Competitive Singles saw the long awaited sequel to Porygon, Porygon2, release in the Generation 2 video games.
This is one of my favourite Pokemon in the series, with a fantastic selection of tools and abilities. These have allowed Porygon2 to adapt to Generational shifts and find unique ways to be useful throughout the years.
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Some will never figure out how to get Porygon2 in Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. But famous player Jim Cool is well aware of the Best Porygon2 Moveset in Competitive, and even how to Porygon2 Shiny Farm. Many aren't and never will be. That's just the unfortunate reality of the world.
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porygon2 personally coded eviolite into the game to give itself the perfect item
honestly this thing could be a horse
That is a Digital rendering of a Duck come to life. Can it muster up enough Horse Power via GPU Processing? Possibly..
@@jimothycool it could trace "horse" from the horse council
@jimothycool that looks more like a horse tail than a duck tail doesn't it. Polygon could be whatever it wants to be😂
My theory is that Porygon didn't actually die in the season 1 finale. If you read the books, there are hints that it was secretly an Illusion Zoroark. He actually escaped, traced Calyrex and became the new Ice Rider. This makes him the rightful king of horses and will be back in season 4 to overthrow the corrupt Horse Council.
will porygon 2 show up in the winds of winter
Telling Mudsdale to retire from the horse council is Heresea.
more like Horesea
A for effort
D for damn that was bad
Horsea doesn't even have legs, and thus is unable to play the most horselike of sports: Polo. I think that due to this legless nature, all of his horsepower has gone to his head!
Isn't mudsdale a donkey😂😂
None of them are horses which is the funniest thing ever
Eviolite was probably the biggest indirect buff to Porygon2 ever
We love seeing an evolution line become viable thanks to eviolite (big Scyther fan here)
@@shanerpressley Scyther has actually only used eviolite in gens 6 and 7, but heavy duty boots is a lot better now, especially since it pivots with u turn
@@shanerpressleyit's honestly not even its best item. Heavy Duty Boots is way better for it.
Love your pfp! 🏳️⚧️
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Thanks!
Porygon-2 is the long awaited sequel to Porygon-1
And the well aged prequel to Porygon 3
Porygon 2 is proof that every duck has its day
Thank you to porygon 2 for existing
I got a little emotional over that ngl
As if global politics weren't stressful enough, now I have to worry about the Horse Council starting a war.
Are the politics better yet?
Porygon2 has given a lot to the competitive scene as a way of atoning for his evil epilepsy-inducing ways back when he was Porygon 1
Porygon was framed. The real villain was Pikachu.
Insert it was pikachu comment here
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I think the Gen 3 Trace not copying Intimidate could've been like a Yugioh "Missed the timing" ruling where by the time that Intimidate would activate it is past the opportunity to activate it.
Rather than giving you an Ability that guaranteed does nothing due to Missing the Timing, they instead don't let you copy it.
I believe it does get copied, just has no effect, like you theorized, probably due to having no effect after being already "switched in"
@@brutalbjoern So it literally missed the timing for activation.
Could Porygon-2, the digital member of the duck council, be some sort of a mediator, to try and make peace between the horse council members? P2 seems like a reasonable guy, I guess he could do it
Are swans part of the duck council?
@@thebumpercar1344 I don’t know for sure, but if not, they certainly are part of the council of aligned birds, of which the councils of duck, penguin, eagle, vulture, and many others are a part of
@@leonardobarbosatelles2779 : Are the bats part of the council of aligned birds??
@@thebumpercar1344 crobat is, I don’t know about Swoobat tho, it prefers to keep its alignments a secret
@@leonardobarbosatelles2779 : You sent me down the rabbit hole of looking up pokemon categories - apparently it's the Zubat Line, Swoobat Line, Gligar Line, Noibat Line, and Lunala?
My favourite thing in gen 3 is magneton trapping skarmory, and then dugtrio trapping magneton, and then porygon 2 trapping dugtrio
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Jim, we're loving the frequent videos, but I just wanted to say, make sure you don't go and burn yourself out. Sooo many people try to do frequent uploads and almost always wear out.
Just want to make sure you know we'll still be watching even if there are fewer videos!
Porygon's initial form also had a niche in Gen 1 OU because it could safely stall out Body Slam PP from Snorlax, kind of like how it also stalls out Dugtrio.
It seams Horsea has forgotten something crucial; Horse’s don’t stop, they keep going.
I remember back then when Eviolite was introduced as an item in Pokemon. One of the calculations was for Max HP / Max Defense+ Porygon2 100% survives +2 Adamant Swords Dance Outrage coming from Rayquaza, although I don't remember if this was with Stealth Rock or without it. I mention this as some people still underestimate, after all those years, how bulky this Pokemon can actually be after all those years.
Also on special side, yes, it's outclassed by Blissey/Chansey line, but it can still tank mixed hits, and it actually has some offensive prowess behind the attacks, unlike Blissey/Chansey.
If only Glastrier wasn't locked up in a basement in Mozambique by Skrelp at the orders of Horsea (or so I've heard), the Horse Council would be at peace
For DPP history you got to mention that Porygon2 (and Cresselia) played a not insignificant role in extending the Salamance wars. Unlike Dragonite, Salamence never got Superpower so P2 being able to take on both Mixmence AND DD Mence meant that Mence did technically have near-perfect counters on paper- even moreso than Lucario or Infernape. This was the first Gen ever with usage tiering- we literally drew the arbitrary cut-off lines and wrote the equations/algorithms behind it. The argument as to whether a Pokemon could even be broken if it had a perfect counter (regardless of that counter's viability) was very much unsettled- so the P2 issue was a real one.
The fact that P2 and Cress were also both perfect counters to Gyarados as well as all the other niche uses you mentioned (+Dugtrio being around still) muddied the waters on the fact that no one wanted to use P2 otherwise, and NO ONE wanted to use Cress in banded Scissor's OU.
“Get good scrub, just use P2!”
“No ONE wants to use P2 Barry!!!!!”
Rinse, repeat, both sides click Outrage until literally the release of BW. lol
Dugtrio 🤝 Calyrex-Shadow
Getting clapped by Porygon2
The only tragedy of Porygon2 is that it overshadows Porygon-Z, who's got such an amazing design that it's a shame we don't see it more.
I always knew Mudsdale was a good leader. He has always been an honest, hardworking horse, and I am glad that he hasn't forgotten his roots.
Porygon 2 is like Quagsire. He is not top tier, but finds himself in strange metagames.
What a quirky little cybernetic flamingo.
I'm a Porygon-Z for life kinda guy, but Porygon2 is alright. He's a good lad.
Wanted to shout out how Porygon2 essentially received another buff in Generation 9 with the introduction of Tera Blast. Being a Normal type move, Porygon already gets STAB on the attack without needing to use Tera. Additionally, once you DO use Tera, the move can switch between being Special or Physical depending on your higher offensive stat. This means that you can finally actually benefit from an Attack boost from Download in a meaningful way.
Porygon 2 can switch in and wall non-choice band metagross, forcing it to explode most of the time, can do a lot to many tyranitar sets (it usually paralyzes it then switches out), and counters any aerodactyl in gen 3. It’s generally really good at tanking and spreading paralysis, but goes down to fighting types and toxic.
P2 can run a really cool in the Reg F VGC format (a few months ago) with download tera blast. Because tera blast uses the highest attacking stat, P2 can be EVed so with if download gives either boost that attacking stat will be higher. Tera poison or ghost was used to hit Ogerpon/Flutter Mane and with the added benefit of a nice defensive typing. This gives it a solid offensive option along with its great support.
Ursaluna has access to the move High Horsepower. Because of this, I believe he has a right to sit on the council as well.
Grüdon jumpscare 8:36
Porygon-Z has some cool uses with regional gimmicks like Dynamax and Z-Moves, but it's fitting that Porygon2, which isn't a virus, tends to be more consistent.
porygon z isn't a virus it's homebrew
No, Jimothy (Cool). Thank YOU for existing.
You're wonderful
You're just wonderful
mudsdale may be pivotal in keeping magcargo's horse council membership, though we may need more allies if we truly want to retain our friend's spot.
Is Porygon-2 a horse?
There is a ≠0 chance
Neighsayers might say he's a duck but clearly he has some horse potential
Trick question, its more accurate to ask if horses are porygon-2's
It's a paper crane rendered in "high quality 3D graphics", as opposed to the normal Porygon, which is a paper crane rendered in primitive 3D graphics.
Then Porygon Z is the same, but something went wrong with it.
@@shockhtoropi7143 Something went so wrong, in fact, that a popular theory is porygon-z's head is upside down, hence why it has a little head spike; flipped upside down the spike looks like porygon 2's neck.
Porygon 2 is the Shrek 2 of the Pokemon world. I will not elaborate any further
Thank you for this video. I recently rediscovered why I love p2 while playing some gen 9 OU and I can honestly say it still holds its own. Consistently the mvp of the team. What a wonderful little duckie.
Porygon2 is a wonderful Pokémon, and my personal favorite normal type in the series.
Despite modest stats, and an average defensive typing, Porygon2 is a Pokemon with many different applications, which finds itself some sort of reliable niche,
P2 was also the best Salamence counter back in the day
Porygon2 is a very well rounded Pokemon
porygon2 was my fav in AG because it could stop Tera electric Shedninja by tracing wonder guard & having high pp moves to PP stall it. and only being weak to fighting type attacks meant that If i pp stalled correctly i could win games because they didnt bring a single fighting type attack.
It's one of my all time favorites for sure. Helps me alot to turn momentum with trick room against a sweeper tanking hits for the most part
Great overview, I really dig your videos and analysis
Why does Porygon look so good in the thumbnail lol.
I love the Porygon line, such an interesting concept for a pokémon. It's a bit strange they're not electric though.
Jimothy Cool, This is awesome! I subscribed because I want to see more!
Porygon-2 is a wonderful Pokémon, and my personal favourite normal type in the series.
2:28 "...one trick pony"
Are you saying that Porygon2 wants to join the horse council as well!?
Porygon2 is goals tbh
good porygon 2 video. i hope you do a similar one for ditto 😂
Currently falling into the Competitive Pokémon rabbit hole. Did not expect horse council lore. I am intrigued
Gyarados: *exists*
Porygon-2: "and i took that personally"
The mix of OSRS and DKC2 music is fantastic.
My favorite P2 trace interaction is on lower-tier Gen 9 tracing Oracorio's dancer and counter-sweeping just by existing
That concil needs to stop horsing around.
Grewdon mentioned.
With all this conflict in the horse counsil, we may need to call up the quadraped starter jury to settle the schism
When I played competitive pokemon, i played Gen6 Monotype, and hell yeah I love my little buddy, the Staple of Mono-Normal, Porygon2. I hated using Chansey, but Porygon2 was so good. And when I started using Mega Audino (as a joke from my friend), i actually managed to climb really high on the ladder.
Nothing but respect for my Porygon Fren. 💜
In Gen 7 I made a Physical Porygon2. I gave it Download and a Normal Z Crystal with Giga Impact, Aerial Ace, Zen Headbutt, and Sharpen.
Can't say it was the most effective but catching people off guard was the idea.
in almost any ability I gave it magic guard with double edge, curse, recover, and foul play
The Horsea Heresea will have a dark legasea, plunging our world into 10,000 years of horse related infighting and zealotry
No mention of the gen 1 tackle set smh
That's Porygon 1.
@@jimothycool oh right
I appreciate these charming tales of otherwise humble or average Pokemon still enduring in future formats due to an intricate reliability.
Porygon2 is my all time favorite mon, good to see it's getting the recognition it deserves.
I regularly used Porygon 2 in Gen 3 UU. I’d usually keep it in the back as a surprise dragon killer that could tank mence and dnite’s attacks
Porygon2 basically seems like a mirror. It can be in any power level because it just reflects that power level back at the opponent
Porygon 3 passing the blunt to half life 3
1 second into eevee"yo"lite and I'm dead
my favorite normal type too. love the videos!
This just in, Horsey is threatening to use it's powerful water type stab move Surf within the pastures of The Horse Council. This would be catastrophic for all the other horses, who would be hit super-effectivly by such a move. Now more then ever, we need Meganium to be allowed into The Horse Council in order to be able to counteract such threats...
thank you porygon2 :)
Can't wait for Magcargo staging a coup in the Horse Council and becoming its president.
My Tera Dark Sucker Punch H-Decidueye: “Pathetic!”
I love how many little things there are to the history of the porygon family. Started as an in-joke about people complaining pokemon wasn't an n64 game, got banned from the anime for being unknowingly involved in a seizure incident, got an evo in gen 2 that somehow defies powercreep, got another evo in gen 4 that goes completely hyper offensive to... okay results, and is barely even acknowledged in any special ways despite being a line originating from RBY. Truly one of the funniest band of goobers in pokemon history.
And thank you, jimothy cool for making these videos, very cool indeed
i’ve been thinking about this these days, how como porygon 2 isn’t more played in vgc, it’s one of the only things that can switch into calyrex shadow
Meganium clearly needs to be allowed to join the horse council so that they can talk some sense into horsea
Back during Gen 5 and I did play competitively, Porygon 2 was literally everywhere
It's a sad state of affairs, but I don't believe the horse council can be saved, from itself. It's corruption and hegemony has gone too far. Perhaps a revolution is what is needed.
Magcargo is a snail. The impostor has been found in the horse council.
I am unbelievably invested in the horse council storyline
I would watch 1h of Jimothy Cool going on about the horse council
P2 with Eviolite is one of my favorite pokemon ever. It just doesn't die.
Gotta say Porygon 2's back sprite in B/W is one of the worst I've ever seen
porygon 2 is my favorite french pokemon
I am a huge fan of Porygon-Z and it's ability to mow through teams with adaptability, even if it isn't anything special outside of scarf/agility. I adore porygon as a whole for the evolution line. Porygon-Z is the pokemon alt format breaker and Porygon2 is the ZU NFE of dreams
I have always been a huge Porygon2 fan ever since its inception. It can be a menace and a half but only if you use it in the right way. Its learning curve demands some knowledge but once you get over it, P2 is an obscene monster tank that doesnt discriminate in its damage output and can take a beating.
But the core aspect is Trace and Trace demands a solid kowledge of enemy abilities. Played right, P2 can completely shut down a fair amount of pokemon and its stupid bulk only helps it in that aspect. But at the core, it depends on the utility of Trace to function.
I’m confused. Why isn’t this video about Lickitung?
Can't wait for the next episode of the Horse Council wherein Mudsdale reveals to Magcargo the reason he took the snail's side is due to his previous evolution being a donkey. Gripping stuff
not even Groodon is safe from Polygonal Duck: The Sequel
I don't like when I download something but instead of increasing my spatk/atk, it increases my frustration due to an adware that came along with the program
It`s my fave normal too!!!
Thanks for talking about it
Aww you skipped over it being the only solid counter to mega requaza
the funny duck is so amazing, always viable despite not needing an item to boost its defenses
Porygon-Z is my favourite duck, I admit it, I'm a fraud
Update: I have now been using Porygon2, I am a changed man
I like how macargo is part of the horse council 😂
2:27 He isn’t a one trick pony?!?! Another potential candidate to the horse council?!?!
Me with my Porygon2 earrings:
I don’t know a lot about competitive play but I was doing some research on which Pokémon would be the best for Tri-Attack and it looks like it would be Porygon. STAB Normal and Porygon Z in particular has Adaptability so you can hit big with it
I love the Porygon line
porygon when the horse tera fairy draining kiss
I mean, it’s still not taking much damage
@@egbertmilton4003 thats such a nasty... plot fodder
@@broidkanymore-zc4lt Bruh, if you’re switching Porgon2, at most, Calyrex will get a single Nasty Plot before being destroyed
@@egbertmilton4003 nah we predict psychic two shot porygon gg