Showing the rental code screen before the showdown analysis is definitely really helpful as it lets us get a really fast, Birdseye view of the sets before the deep team teardown. You can just see really quick stuff like "OK, standard Lando-I set, it's follow-me Ogerpon not Swords Dance, and it's one of those AV Raging Bolts that drops Thunderbolt for speed control, cool". Once you have that knowledge from the jump it's so much easier to focus on what matters in the detailed analysis.
The Legends Z-A reveal made me hungry for mega Pokemon so I've spent the last couple of days sorting by oldest and catching up on Aaron's earliest TH-cam vids in ORAS. Incredible to see the growth of this channel. The gameplay and knowledge that sucked me in has been there from the beginning, but it's so impressive to see the growth as a presenter and commentator.
It's been years since I started watching these videos every night before I go to bed, often taking multiple nights per episode, but I have finally caught up on videos.
I love gen 9 vgc. I am genuinely worried if the next game competitive will even come close to be as good as this one. My fav ice type is probably shpeal for obvious reasons lol.
"Articuno is a Pokemon that can steamroll thru teams" Never thought id hear that ever in my life... and never thought id agree with that statement. Best Legendary Birb by far
Hold on! Is this Aaron Cybertron Zheng here who is back with another episode of road to ranked where he climbs the online regulation f VGC ladder in Pokémon Scarlet and violet and provides live commentary as he goes?
Haha yep that is him, the one that is back with another episode of road to ranked where he climbs the online regulation f VGC ladder in Pokémon Scarlet and violet and provides live commentary as he goes
I watched the mirror match between the two identical examples of this team in the tournament and my goodness. Ice Tera blizzard from articuno does RIDICULOUS damage to arcanine
It is actually pretty nutty to hear the words "bulky" and "Articuno" in the same sentence, since in the past Articuno was more akin to a wet paper towel when it came to the VGC metagames of the past. I absolutely adore this change to snow in ScVi. Gives opportunities for these cool (pun definitely intended) Pokémon to shine. QOTD: Since gen 1, I've always loved Articuno. I still remember feeling like it was actually the most legendary feeling of the bird trio since getting to it actually required solving a proper strength puzzle (which I absolutely despised, which made the reward of being catch Articuno feel even better!) And ever since I've very much liked to use it whenever I had a chance!
Great vid man. At the end of this reg you should make a vid on the team you were running in feb in your goal of qualifying for worlds. I wanna see what you've been cooking up!
Attempted the Aaron cybertron new hair cut and I can guarantee my win rate has increased on the ladder and my real life sex appeal has reached heights I never would’ve imagined.
Articuno has always secretly been my third favorite pokemon (Dragonite, Venusaur) but I've never had the confidence to admit it to anyone. I'm finally ready to show the world how I really feel.
Such a shame many people don’t like S/V. The complaints are pretty valid but in terms of the competitive aspect, it’s amazing to see. We see so much variety in terms of teams. It’s great
It's always so funny when I think back to your vids in 2015 when they were like 15-20 minutes and had 2-3 matches, and then I see vids like this, 93 minutes long with 8 battles
interesting how sacred sword ignores defense and evasion boosts. But ice types in snow and snow cloak are not considered boosts. So they both still get their value.
Been working on a snow team to bust out for the new ranked season ladder climb and then this dude wins a big tourney and puts snow back on the map so now i gotta wait lol. But seriously, love seeing snow get a result!
Could you possibly do a video on Sheer Cold Suicune? It has the bulk and longevity to eventually land one as well as provide support with tailwind or helping hang, scald, and protect i just think it has the potential for some really interesting plays with a team that works well around it
Articuno has been my favourite Pokémon since Pokémon Stadium on the N64. Was always a pity that it was never viable in VGC. Incredibly excited to see that someone managed to win a large regional with it as a cornerstone.
Hey Aaron I was wondering why fire is a better defensive Terra for nine tails than electric. It seems to me like they both resist steel which is important, but electric is only weak to ground whereas fire is weak to ground, water, and rock (which ice is also weak to so u can’t terra out!) Also neat earrings!
Resisting Fairy is the main reason - allows you to survive Choice Specs Tera Fairy Moonblast from Flutter Mane, which is one of the biggest threats to denying Aurora Veil
Damn, and here I was tapping out early on Sunday because I thought it was going to be a loooot of similar balanced team matches and I was burned out on them. I should have kept watching.
Shoutout to the Piplup in the mirror that looks like it's in charge of filming
you mean pengullet
Showing the rental code screen before the showdown analysis is definitely really helpful as it lets us get a really fast, Birdseye view of the sets before the deep team teardown. You can just see really quick stuff like "OK, standard Lando-I set, it's follow-me Ogerpon not Swords Dance, and it's one of those AV Raging Bolts that drops Thunderbolt for speed control, cool". Once you have that knowledge from the jump it's so much easier to focus on what matters in the detailed analysis.
agreed 100%
Love this hair it really really suits you always keep this length ! 👏🏾
This dude is so fine wtf. He was always good looking before but this glow up is super effective.
4X super effective at that.
This is a certified Handsome Man classic
I see you on every video and please know these comments are appreciated. 😂
The Legends Z-A reveal made me hungry for mega Pokemon so I've spent the last couple of days sorting by oldest and catching up on Aaron's earliest TH-cam vids in ORAS. Incredible to see the growth of this channel. The gameplay and knowledge that sucked me in has been there from the beginning, but it's so impressive to see the growth as a presenter and commentator.
That's a cool colab! Aaron got a K-Pop star to guest host his video!😮
I trusted the process and the brows came out amazing mate.
Articuno: “I know Pokémon who run type coverage moves, and they’re all cowards!”
I mean, Freeze Dry is the coverage move.
Omg Aaron has become a fashion icon and we are HERE FOR IT. Eyebrows on FLEEK
Dude I love the piercings look great on you! Also always greatful for the content ^^
He looks like he would be a famous Korean singer lol
Gotta love custom thumbnails it's such a small detail but makes me smile to see new art
Warms the heart to see Articuno doing well. It was an old favourite.
It's been years since I started watching these videos every night before I go to bed, often taking multiple nights per episode, but I have finally caught up on videos.
Damn, you’re looking great dude!
i LOVE articuno so it's been super cool to see the discourse around this set and the win, really good stuff tho love to see it
1:16:35 Sheer cold moment 😊
I love your excitement when you play against non meta teams. As a viewer I’m excited as well and you commentate flawlessly while playing!
Aaron: *gleeful chuckle* "This is just Articuno doing Articuno things."
Me: And I'm here for it. Love your joy in this first match
Meat rider
I love gen 9 vgc. I am genuinely worried if the next game competitive will even come close to be as good as this one. My fav ice type is probably shpeal for obvious reasons lol.
This one is going to be hard to top. And we didn’t even get time to explore lower level formats
If Tera returns I think we can rest assure that the future will be great
"Articuno is a Pokemon that can steamroll thru teams"
Never thought id hear that ever in my life... and never thought id agree with that statement.
Best Legendary Birb by far
Piplup holding you hostage to film content was not on my bingo card
THE GLO UP BRO ❤
Love the videos! Lookin FRESH
I can't believe I've been here for almost 10 years. Carry on
Hold on! Is this Aaron Cybertron Zheng here who is back with another episode of road to ranked where he climbs the online regulation f VGC ladder in Pokémon Scarlet and violet and provides live commentary as he goes?
Haha yep that is him, the one that is back with another episode of road to ranked where he climbs the online regulation f VGC ladder in Pokémon Scarlet and violet and provides live commentary as he goes
Always love seeing Articuno putting in work in a competitive roster, almost as fun as nuking things with specs Indeedee.
I watched the mirror match between the two identical examples of this team in the tournament and my goodness. Ice Tera blizzard from articuno does RIDICULOUS damage to arcanine
It is actually pretty nutty to hear the words "bulky" and "Articuno" in the same sentence, since in the past Articuno was more akin to a wet paper towel when it came to the VGC metagames of the past. I absolutely adore this change to snow in ScVi. Gives opportunities for these cool (pun definitely intended) Pokémon to shine.
QOTD: Since gen 1, I've always loved Articuno. I still remember feeling like it was actually the most legendary feeling of the bird trio since getting to it actually required solving a proper strength puzzle (which I absolutely despised, which made the reward of being catch Articuno feel even better!) And ever since I've very much liked to use it whenever I had a chance!
i love that you appreciate unique non meta teams like this... kudos.. more power to you aaron...
Man You're Gourgeous.. a great hug from brazil Aaron
GluckGluckGluck
Looking good! Articuno has always been one of my favorites so im glad to see it winning
How in the eff is Aaron literally so big brain and ON TOP OF THAT, looking more fire every single video, damn. This is what I call a Pokemon Master
GluckGluckGluck
Who is this man and what have you done with Aaron?? 😫
Está tratando de entrara en vgc con fuerza , no tiene tiempo para peinarse jajaja
Why are Asian men so hot fr 🥵🥵🥵 can you teach me how to work out btw 👉👈
Oh hush
kpopification beam
This is an unneeded comment. Thanks for wasting everyone’s time by having to read this BS
Yooooo, game 1 was against my boy Evan’s team! Looks like someone using his rental, but super sick to see it!!
Absolutely loving the hair and look man
This is such an interesting set for articuno though
Thumbnail for the win!!
That last battle really showed how experienced you are at this game. It was truly like watching someone play 5D chess!
Cool to see that Landorus won the master Smart contest in Hoenn and is now wrecking havoc 😳
Great vid man. At the end of this reg you should make a vid on the team you were running in feb in your goal of qualifying for worlds.
I wanna see what you've been cooking up!
choice specs sheer cold is amazing lmao
presented to you by choice scarf detect urshifu
Attempted the Aaron cybertron new hair cut and I can guarantee my win rate has increased on the ladder and my real life sex appeal has reached heights I never would’ve imagined.
Atlast Articuno is now a threat....love the thumbnail.. articuno smacking down incineroar!!!
Articuno has always secretly been my third favorite pokemon (Dragonite, Venusaur) but I've never had the confidence to admit it to anyone.
I'm finally ready to show the world how I really feel.
“I love Articuno, and I’m tired of pretending I don’t.” 🧐
Ayyy let's go, loving the new look 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for featuring this team! My team hard counters it and I went 4-0 to get to master ball on the ladder 🤝
Such a shame many people don’t like S/V. The complaints are pretty valid but in terms of the competitive aspect, it’s amazing to see. We see so much variety in terms of teams. It’s great
YAYYY ur back hi aaron i was excited for u 2 use this team hehehe
Very grateful that there is at least one tournament in the Netherlands after all those years! There should be more regionals in Europe 🙏🏻🇳🇱
Goddamn Zheng you are such a good teacher, love how you breakdown your strats and thinking while battling, that’s some skill level over 9000 shiii
My boy Articuno! My favorite of the three birdies, so happy it’s got some recognition in the competitive scene
Aarons reaction to the Metagross exploding had me rolling 😂
It's always so funny when I think back to your vids in 2015 when they were like 15-20 minutes and had 2-3 matches, and then I see vids like this, 93 minutes long with 8 battles
The Utrecht event was cool for both VGC and GO. Love seeing uncommon picks doing well.
luv the articuno main character arc. even gal articuno but this is what i FIEND for
interesting how sacred sword ignores defense and evasion boosts. But ice types in snow and snow cloak are not considered boosts. So they both still get their value.
Held items also work the same (Eviolite for instance isn't ignored), it just ignores stat changes
was a great team to watch during utrecht event, love seeing the less common mons thrive, and qotd a tie between frigibax line and cetitan
The return of the handsome guy behind the streams!
It’s rare that a mon impresses me this much. Articuno was putting in the work!
Been working on a snow team to bust out for the new ranked season ladder climb and then this dude wins a big tourney and puts snow back on the map so now i gotta wait lol. But seriously, love seeing snow get a result!
Glad to see articuno get some spotlight
Could you possibly do a video on Sheer Cold Suicune? It has the bulk and longevity to eventually land one as well as provide support with tailwind or helping hang, scald, and protect i just think it has the potential for some really interesting plays with a team that works well around it
Aaron Cybertron DANG 🤩
Aaron Cyberdang 😂
Yoooo I love the hair!!! Great content like always keep it up Aaron!
Hey Aaron! Great video as always! Thanks for the content!🤝
Great title art! Good video as always!
Kinda nice to see that you are back to using your camera to record yourself
Oh shit!? Aaron “cybertron”Zeng back with a fresh cut?!
Articuno has been my favourite Pokémon since Pokémon Stadium on the N64. Was always a pity that it was never viable in VGC. Incredibly excited to see that someone managed to win a large regional with it as a cornerstone.
I was super hyped for this video!
I was at the event during the mirror match between Nikhil and Emir. Watching the different decisions made was wild.
Loving the haircut! Looking very good
I did a very similar concept, but with frostmoth, I made it assault vest max defense teta water, most of my opponents couldn’t with it
Articuno is great. And I love this Pokémon in the vgc format as well. Cybertron is an excellent competitive pokemoner!
1- trust the process indeed, 2- love the mirror showing the piplup
my boy hopped out da g-dragon video 😏
so excited for this episode. unbelievable that snow finally won! the buff is real!!!
Thanks mate
You’re right, the eyebrows did calm down. You trusted the process 👌 lol
That Chien Pao looking like such a detriment to their team on that game 3
Dig that H-Arcanine's nickname 😂
Love to see you use that Dudunsparce team Aaron if you can find it as a rental
Woah, nice thumbnail !
just came back to the chanel, its been a while since ive seen ur one of ur vids, but i gotta say. I love the new hair style! looking baller!
Welcome back. So excited for this video
This was a great tournament to watch. So many hype sets
Handsome guy is back!
I was playing pokemon stadium recently and Articuno has been my main pokemon of choice! What a coincidence this video comes out!
i love the look aaron looking great :)
56:30 sheer cold would have lost you the game since you couldn't take out the chien pao as ice types aren't affected by the move
Damn Aaron looking fresh! Great look
Amazing tournament to watch, worth a watch
Hey Aaron I was wondering why fire is a better defensive Terra for nine tails than electric. It seems to me like they both resist steel which is important, but electric is only weak to ground whereas fire is weak to ground, water, and rock (which ice is also weak to so u can’t terra out!)
Also neat earrings!
Resisting Fairy is the main reason - allows you to survive Choice Specs Tera Fairy Moonblast from Flutter Mane, which is one of the biggest threats to denying Aurora Veil
Yo wtf, why this dude so pretty now. 💀
glow up so sudden and so fast it needs to be studied for future generations
GluckGluckGluck
That thumbnail is fire
“Mesmerizing Aaron isn’t real, he can’t hurt you”
Mesmerizing Aaron:
Damn, and here I was tapping out early on Sunday because I thought it was going to be a loooot of similar balanced team matches and I was burned out on them. I should have kept watching.
Sheer cold play was wild!
The king returns
Is this Hisuian Cyberteon ? New ability cute charm 😂
The glow up. My guy easily a k pop member love it good sir