How GOOD were Cofagrigus & Runerigus ACTUALLY? - History of Competitive Cofagrigus & Runerigus

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  • @amateraceon5202
    @amateraceon5202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2706

    From the creators of “learn Braille to catch these Pokémon” and “turn your entire system upside down to evolve this Pokémon” comes “take a specific amount of damage in this one specific part of the map to evolve this Pokémon”

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +473

      IKR? What were they thinking? Yet they thought that playing a flute to summon Arceus was harder. Bruh.

    • @ChocolatePancakeMan
      @ChocolatePancakeMan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +255

      My only question is: How was anyone actually supposed to figure it out without looking it up?

    • @juannaym8488
      @juannaym8488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +391

      @@ChocolatePancakeMan even when you look it up, how are you gonna believe this when the game's fresh? I legit thought that it was just an internet lie

    • @JustAGuy8541
      @JustAGuy8541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This has 69 likes

    • @rockno
      @rockno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @beyond your imagination real or fake?

  • @darksnytax4131
    @darksnytax4131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +690

    Gen 5 Ghost were absolutely bangers in terms of design. Golurk? Big BOI. Cofagrigus? Terrifying. Chandelure? PERFECTION

    • @brontes414
      @brontes414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      Jellicent? Pringles.

    • @munchrai6396
      @munchrai6396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Oh yeah Golurk is easily one of my favorite designs because it depicts the classic Golem from Jewish myth in an incredible level of detail.

    • @trainerlsw
      @trainerlsw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      HELL YEAH! ANOTHER CHANDELURE ENJOYER!!!

    • @flyingstonemon3564
      @flyingstonemon3564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely true!

    • @DCBiscuit
      @DCBiscuit ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@munchrai6396
      I’m glad that someone else knows what it was based off of. I always name my Golurks “Jewbot 9K” because of it.

  • @sliced8669
    @sliced8669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1729

    As a kid Playing pokemon Black and White for the first time, Cofagrigus was the scariest thing to me, the first time i saw it in the Desert area basically gave me nightmares. Its Gates to Infinity Walking animations DEFINITELY didn't help either

    • @雪者
      @雪者 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      My, my. That's interesting

    • @Afrochilla
      @Afrochilla 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      Imagine if you saw Cofagrigus in Pokepark 2. He was SCARY in that game.

    • @kris4885
      @kris4885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hewo sliced oranges
      I see you too have infected by the Pokémon virus every pvper eventually gets

    • @the-real-et
      @the-real-et 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      yamasks pokedex entry also doesnt help

    • @Gloomy414
      @Gloomy414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Afrochilla omg I remember cofagrigus in poke park and yes it was terrifying

  • @sanderstrating4956
    @sanderstrating4956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    I remember as a kid I actually thought it took less damage when the sarcophagus closed in its animation so I would try to time my attacks just right

  • @kachebelka3416
    @kachebelka3416 2 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    Not trying to be that guy, but technically Wandering Spirit and Mummy do act slightly differently. Mummy just gives the opponent your ability, but you still keep Mummy. Wandering Spirit causes the 2 Pokémon to actually swap abilities.

    • @nbassasin8092
      @nbassasin8092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Yeah you are not that guy, those 2 things are definitely not the same
      Sometimes it is better to have one or the other

    • @vTheStranger
      @vTheStranger ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@nbassasin8092 my fav combo is runerigus + golisopod.

    • @FriendOfHatkid
      @FriendOfHatkid 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Imagine hitting Azumaril as Runerigus.

    • @kachebelka3416
      @kachebelka3416 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@FriendOfHatkid bros attack stat is destroyed lol

  • @superiortroodon3112
    @superiortroodon3112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +719

    I always will remember cofagrigus from that one fan comic (don’t remember the artist’s name), where a female archeologist is betrayed and killed by her partner in some ruins, and she unknowingly comes back as a yamask, unable to remember her face. Then later, we see her as a cofagrigus get her revenge by trapping her backstabbing old partner.

    • @keebs5780
      @keebs5780 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      never seen this and now I’m intrigued

    • @superiortroodon3112
      @superiortroodon3112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      For those interested the comic is called yamask’s revenge by alex law, it’s short but well done

    • @magmarman2633
      @magmarman2633 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      This sounds like something in the current Hard Mode comic by the creator of the Nuzlocke challenge. Perhaps he took inspiration from the comic that was mentioned by an above comment

    • @陳嘉宇-y4q
      @陳嘉宇-y4q 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I read that before, one of my favorite short comics of all time

    • @reginlief1
      @reginlief1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@keebs5780 same!

  • @CradilyBestPokemon
    @CradilyBestPokemon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +819

    Imagine getting a new form with an extra type only to become weak to the all mighty cradily

    • @elemangell2981
      @elemangell2981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      So true. That's why I pair Runerigus with Cradily in my doubles team. Love catching people off guard with storm drain.

    • @obiwancannoli1920
      @obiwancannoli1920 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      All hail Cradily

    • @sleazymeezy
      @sleazymeezy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      People always sleep on cradilly

    • @jalencurtis7222
      @jalencurtis7222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I unironically love this account. It also helps that Cradily is one of my favorites as a grass specialist.

    • @VCV95
      @VCV95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@sleazymeezy honestly they are really awesome, but armaldo is my bug boi... I actually like them both a lot lmao

  • @EpsilonXenos
    @EpsilonXenos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +519

    Does no one remember the hilarious bug with Cofagrigus? You can't trade it with it's default name due to the game's mature language filter.

    • @taipaulsen4347
      @taipaulsen4347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      That’s so hilarious

    • @雪者
      @雪者 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Oh yeah. The poor thing. 😅

    • @bluebaron6811
      @bluebaron6811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      The gym leader Viola actually has an illegal name. The word "viol" means "řæpə"; ironically, in French. You know, what they speak in France, the same country Kalos is based off. 💀

    • @thered4048
      @thered4048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember lol

    • @Hobson64
      @Hobson64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      That's why it took on an offensive role in Gen 5.

  • @Pacmanfan-po9rn
    @Pacmanfan-po9rn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    Imagine this thing with just a little more HP and reliable recovery

    • @ispeakcockney5387
      @ispeakcockney5387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      No need more HP. This thing needs more sp attack for a stronger shadow ball. Or more def for a stronger body press and to take lesser damage from knock-off

    • @Marblesoda821
      @Marblesoda821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@ispeakcockney5387 It already has a high physical defense of 145, and its base 95 Special Attack is still reasonable in terms of attack power.
      If a Pokémon's gonna have high physical and special defenses, it basically REQUIRES high HP to actually use those defenses (excluding Shuckle simply because of how broken it is.)

    • @ispeakcockney5387
      @ispeakcockney5387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Marblesoda821 watch the video again. Its main set in gen 8 is body press + shadow ball. Higher def will results in stronger body press. Dusclops is better than Cofagrigus because it has higher def and sp def regardless of the low hp stat. Ghost type is weak defensively in singles due to knock-off. If Cofagrigus gets more special attack, it will be better offensively. Aegislash, Golurk and Marowak-A are amazing because of their high offensive presence

    • @nbassasin8092
      @nbassasin8092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Imo just recover would be fine, so it can stay longer
      No need for bigger HP
      Would be nice but recovery is whats really important

    • @juddakooda9520
      @juddakooda9520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Marblesoda821 True i think its just a theme that most ghosts have low health since theyre dead lol

  • @munchrai6396
    @munchrai6396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    8:28 Hidden Power was lowered from a max of 70 to a consistent 60 base power. Definitely a big dip in power for the most versatile coverage move in the game. Mind you, this does mean that's its affected by Technician for what its worth

    • @scrunkore
      @scrunkore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      unfortunately you never see any special attackers with technician

    • @munchrai6396
      @munchrai6396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@scrunkore Yeah, the only special attackers with Technician are Mr. Mime and Roserade and both would much rather rely on their primary abilities over it.

    • @12jswilson
      @12jswilson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@munchrai6396 technician Roserade was the common offensive set with HP fire in gen 7, but the bulky sets used natural cure usually. Also, you could use a 60 base power Hidden Power in gen 5 and before. HP varied in both type and power from 40 to 70 in increments of 10. In gen 6 they made it always base 60

    • @IgnitedQuils
      @IgnitedQuils 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The only times I saw Hidden Power be useful with Technician was for Roserade, Persian and Marshadow. So the power drop benefitted them as they didn’t need to have specific IVs for a 60 BP Hidden Power.

    • @omarmendez0402
      @omarmendez0402 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hidden Power is nothing but garbage

  • @dynamoflynzga
    @dynamoflynzga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I wish the Yamask that James catched evolved into Cofragius just to keep the tradition of a Pokemon who hugs or eat him while leaving the Pokeball at least inside of his sarcophagus

    • @nbassasin8092
      @nbassasin8092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That is actually amazing point

    • @flyingstonemon3564
      @flyingstonemon3564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Actually funny af, should have happened

    • @skeetermania3202
      @skeetermania3202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Pretty off-kilter in tone considering BW was when Team Rocket was at their most serious.

  • @lorddarkrai5753
    @lorddarkrai5753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    I want Bronzong , it's been 2 years ever since its last mention in a poll.

    • @Magic_Ice
      @Magic_Ice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Ouch I remember

    • @The_Moodi
      @The_Moodi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lets egzamine how good was metagross with switched stats acutally

    • @fulltimeslackerii8229
      @fulltimeslackerii8229 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i wonder why they stopped doing the community vote

    • @naturalharmoniagropius4486
      @naturalharmoniagropius4486 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Didnt we already do the Bronzong one?

    • @skiffy8121
      @skiffy8121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@naturalharmoniagropius4486 nope just checked

  • @ethandavis2373
    @ethandavis2373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Some of my favorite mons of all time. This is sure to be a good episode

  • @itsturniptime3699
    @itsturniptime3699 2 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    I’m gonna wait until Gen 9 rolls out to start requesting Lilligant since Hisuian Lilligant will probably be transferable into that game since Lilligant is there. If Victory Dance goes unchanged stuff might get weird, and I’m excited

    • @AllesZuSpaet53
      @AllesZuSpaet53 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      probably going to be a physical quiver dance, which is normal lilligants whole gimmick

    • @mipho5899
      @mipho5899 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      It definitely gets changed, like every move in PLA. But it most likely is a Physical version of Quiver dance. Especially since the first ever Pokemon to show this move of were Lilligant and Volcarona. Almost a signature move for a very short time.

    • @PhongNguyen-po2zi
      @PhongNguyen-po2zi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      give victory dance to victni to send it to ubers

    • @madjester9844
      @madjester9844 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @Epic Maths Games add triple axel onto those stabs. The thing is based on a ballerina, and her shoes even resemble ice skates blades, it's bound to get that move

    • @IgnitedQuils
      @IgnitedQuils 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I hope Hisuian Lilligant gets a good physical movepool. It does get Poison Jab for opposing Grass and Fairies and maybe Aerial Ace (yet it’s not strong). Tera Blast can also be a good move option.

  • @joaomacedo5849
    @joaomacedo5849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    And so, spooky season begins

  • @brandontherabboat4850
    @brandontherabboat4850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    I used a Runerigus in my Sword, and one of my best-performing Pokémon in Ultra Sun was a Cofagrigus running Will-O-Wisp, Hex, Calm Mind, and Pain Split. It formed a sweet defensive with my Mantine, Ferrothorn, and sometimes my Eviolite Rhydon.

    • @omletmp4
      @omletmp4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In game or competitive?

    • @brandontherabboat4850
      @brandontherabboat4850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@omletmp4 The Battle Tree, so in-game.

    • @Notconceitedjustbetterthanyou
      @Notconceitedjustbetterthanyou 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nobody asked or cares

    • @brandontherabboat4850
      @brandontherabboat4850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@Notconceitedjustbetterthanyou What a coincidence. That's the exact same thing your father said when he was reminded of your birthday.

    • @oskoshua4482
      @oskoshua4482 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@brandontherabboat4850 daddy chill

  • @HannibalKantter
    @HannibalKantter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    One thing about Runerigus is that unlike Mummy, which makes the Pokemon that hits you get that ability, Wandering Spirit trades it for your foe's ability. This can be used in order to troll your opponent with Regigigas or Archeops, for example. And it would had been awesome to pair with Slaking, if Pursuit (and Slaking itself) hadn't been cut from Gen 8

  • @alvaropinilla8639
    @alvaropinilla8639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Man Gen 5 gave us amazing ghost mons in chandelure, cofagrigus, jellicent and golurk

    • @JCBro-yg8vd
      @JCBro-yg8vd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Probably to balance out all the good new Fighting types it also introduced.

    • @galvsparks6295
      @galvsparks6295 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@JCBro-yg8vd and the ghost ones are balanced out by the awesome dark types they introduced, which were then balanced out by the awesome bug types they introduced

    • @Ashgrey0
      @Ashgrey0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Gen 5 had such excellent and fun mons to even out the types

  • @sosams
    @sosams 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I remember using Cofagrigus on that minigame of accessories in BW and being bummed that it couldn't run four items

  • @retho_fr9550
    @retho_fr9550 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I remember back when Cofagrigus was in SM NU, the Trick Room set was so demonic that it was one of those mons you'd go lvl 99 on, just to beat other Cofagrigus

  • @darklightning2730
    @darklightning2730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Looking at Cofagrigus’ stats, it looks like a special attacking Ferrothorn.

    • @r.a.c.5754
      @r.a.c.5754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ironic considering it was used more often as an offensive 'Mon with Trick Room and Nasty Plot.

  • @WohMi
    @WohMi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The crazy part is that in Gen 8, Cofagrigus JUST moved to ZU. Literally yesterday

    • @genesis7838
      @genesis7838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sad to see it fall so far

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It needs more HP. A LOT more.

    • @Labyrinth6000
      @Labyrinth6000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whats ZU?

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Labyrinth6000 Untiered.
      Edit: Ok, I was mistaken, Mipho has a better explanation.

    • @mipho5899
      @mipho5899 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@cintronproductions9430 not exactly. ZU is a playable tier and like every tier it has bannlists, which means not every Untiered mon is ZU. Like Rotom Frost or Sneasel.

  • @IgnitedQuils
    @IgnitedQuils 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Pretty glad it got Fighting coverage from the loss of Hidden Power. Body Press is not a special attack but Cofagrigus does have a very naturally high physical defense stat and it perfectly complements Shadow Ball. If only it had instant recovery that wasn’t Rest.

    • @mkhcfire9684
      @mkhcfire9684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would Pain Split work for recovery? Or do you mean stuff like Recover?

    • @goddessaqua5022
      @goddessaqua5022 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mkhcfire9684 I think he meant something like Recover since Pain Split isn't all that reliable

  • @dudinatorYT
    @dudinatorYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I see those new backgrounds! (At least I think they're new) They look great FSG! Loving the variety content, but the How good was series is always a treat! Thanks for the amazing content!

  • @3.2187_Kilometres
    @3.2187_Kilometres 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Cofagrigus in Poképark 2 scared the life outta me.

  • @NanaKyoto
    @NanaKyoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The designs of Cofagrigus and Runerigus are pretty cool, it's just that the latter has some really confusing and specific method of evolving.

    • @samboi123
      @samboi123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Better weird, specific or lore-accurate than at high af levels like half of Unova

    • @vaporterra
      @vaporterra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@samboi123 But Cofagrigus itself wasn’t that high of a level

    • @samboi123
      @samboi123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vaporterra That’s fair, but I know that a lot of Unovan Pokémon are

  • @zebra1777
    @zebra1777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I LOVE THESE VIDEOS. I’ve been watching for years now and this is the best part of my Sunday.

    • @MisterJonesification
      @MisterJonesification 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      These vids and watching football for me, a great combination.

  • @BNotInc
    @BNotInc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fun fact: In the anime, Cofagrigus walks ON ITS HANDS. Like a literal spider!

  • @ScoutNess
    @ScoutNess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "How good was Cofagrigus actually?"
    Good for Mummying Slaking and making him a beast.

  • @thomasoreilly857
    @thomasoreilly857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    How INFURIATING was it to evolve a Galarian Yamask ACTUALLY?

    • @madysonandres9571
      @madysonandres9571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I remember running into a wild Tyranitar, thinking it had a Dark type move. NOPE! It had Sandstorm, Thrash, Hyper Beam, and Giga Impact, which are all useless against Galarian Yamask. So I had to PP stall the thing in order to get it down to my Focus Sash, but since I had a +defense nature, it only got me down to 8 hp. I said to myself “Never. Again.”

    • @QuestionableLogic_
      @QuestionableLogic_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I mean, it wasn't that hard, just oddly specific. I just slapped on a focus sash and let a level 60 pokemon hit it lol

  • @SpecsCloud
    @SpecsCloud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh goodie! As a ghost type monotype player since gen 6 Cofagrigus was always a mainstay on my team. Good to see him get the spotlight today

  • @Mortality90
    @Mortality90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your alliteration in every episode of this series has been absolutely amazing. Thank you for the extra effort you do for something so small.

  • @nolandderlugner1351
    @nolandderlugner1351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i stopped playing pokemon long ago, but these videos are always just a nice hit of nostalgia
    love it

  • @beanburrito4405
    @beanburrito4405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    It’s a shame that Runerigus wasn’t able to do much in Gen 8. If this was a few generations ago, I’m sure it would have made for a great lower-tier Pokémon, but such is the nature of power creep

    • @bigchillin4216
      @bigchillin4216 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should have been a rock/ghost type imo

  • @justinfabela4899
    @justinfabela4899 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Literally my favorite pokemon of all time. I use it so often in nearly every team and I've done so many variants with it, even going so far as to run Hyper Beam in Gen 5 with nasty plot so Id OHKO Mandibuzz haha. Good times. Cofagrigus will always be my number 1 favorite mon.

  • @doig_brainrot
    @doig_brainrot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The ghostly tombs have finally been chosen! Can't believe it's finally happening!

  • @williamdunbar2802
    @williamdunbar2802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In black and white, Cofagrigus was unable to be traded on the GTS without a nickname, because its name got picked up by the name censor

  • @Qvartz_Lite
    @Qvartz_Lite 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Runegrigus with trick Room, Will O Wisp, Destiny Bond and Protect, paired with a minus speed Heatran, Eruption, Flash Cannon, Earth Power and Ancient Power is my go to for Gen 8 dpubles

    • @watergaming7543
      @watergaming7543 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No protect on heatran?

    • @SomeGuy-cf2lp
      @SomeGuy-cf2lp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@watergaming7543 I don't think it needs protect if it's partner has trick room

    • @Qvartz_Lite
      @Qvartz_Lite 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sometimes I do run Protect on Heatran, but since I can fully invest on HP, it's not always necesary

    • @watergaming7543
      @watergaming7543 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SomeGuy-cf2lp Protect on heatran ensures you'll actually be able to use it when trickroom goes off, as your opponent can simpily double attack your heatran

    • @ladyriethegoldendelmo5441
      @ladyriethegoldendelmo5441 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Qvartz_Lite wait why minus speed on heatran? and how is it doing now?

  • @keironneen-kellett5672
    @keironneen-kellett5672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A video about cofigarus' use in ranked? Perfect timing, I've just made a UU nat dex team running cofigarus along with pursuit slaking to give slaking mummy and it's been working surprisingly well. Another great video btw!

  • @spacepirate3386
    @spacepirate3386 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Halloween season is here! Here’s hoping we get a remake video of Gengar.

  • @juangarcia6473
    @juangarcia6473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i remember when cofagrigus was first revealed in corocoro, and it instantly became one of my favorites

  • @Roguedotexe
    @Roguedotexe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I really REALLY HOPE that Gengar remake is on the last Sunday of October. Its my favorite pokemon of all time and it would be a great disservice if a remake of one of the strongest ghost types didn't make it this Oct.

  • @drakefan257
    @drakefan257 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would really love to see videos on specific players instead of mons. I think this could be a pretty cool side-series with a video every now and then.

  • @SilverScarletSpider
    @SilverScarletSpider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The thing that irks me about Pokémon is that when you have two counterpart Pokémon that are supposed to be similar reflections of one another: if Cofiregus gets nasty plot, then the least the should do is give Runeirgus swords dance.

  • @macintoshplus5142
    @macintoshplus5142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This guy with will o wisp and bodypress is unstoppable

  • @feIIas
    @feIIas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fun fact: you can't trade an unnamed cofagrigus on the GTS due to it posessing a naughty word in its name

  • @poppleton8727
    @poppleton8727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This thing was straight up unsettling in the Gen 5 spin-offs, it’s walking animations in Gates to infinity and Pokepark 2 put it in the uncanny valley

  • @miguelgoncalves5365
    @miguelgoncalves5365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Cofagrigus literally just dropped to ZU in gen 8 now lmao, should have given it another month to see how it goes in the meta

    • @theamericanbrotherofmightg3734
      @theamericanbrotherofmightg3734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think Cofagrigus is one of the Pokemon that miss Mega Lopunny and Medicham.

    • @JCBro-yg8vd
      @JCBro-yg8vd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's ZU?

    • @toxikyle5419
      @toxikyle5419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@JCBro-yg8vd ZeroUse, basically untiered with slightly more restrictions

    • @miguelgoncalves5365
      @miguelgoncalves5365 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@JCBro-yg8vd it's a smogon unofficial tier where all the Pokémon that can't find usage in other tiers end

  • @elemangell2981
    @elemangell2981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HELL YEAH I love these two ghosty bois! When I was starting to take competitive more seriously recently, I made my first doubles team themed around ancient Pokemon. I decided to make Runerigus the core of my team as a stall-y trick room setter and had an absolute blast pairing them with offensive mons like Perrserker and Stonjourner, and extra support with Spiritomb and storm drain Cradily. Couple these fun competitive romps with its awesome design inspirations, and they've easily become one of my favorite Pokemon lines.

  • @yeahmike3847
    @yeahmike3847 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    EXCITED for this one!!! 🙌

  • @bootortle
    @bootortle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love both of these designs 💛🤍

  • @r.a.c.5754
    @r.a.c.5754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm convinced Cofagrigus, not to mention the bevy of other great Ghosts we got in Gen 5, was GF's way of making up for the disappointment that the previous gen's Dusknoir turned out to be.
    And being as it's Halloween season let's get another Ghost-type lol. How good was GOURGEIST actually? An actual Jack-o-Lantern 'Mon?

  • @DukeSR8
    @DukeSR8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm hoping Gourgeist is the Halloween special this year. It's a pumpkin, which makes it fit a lot better.

  • @victorcch
    @victorcch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    16:05 “… shutting toxtricity down, harder than a band with creative differences…” I exploded 😂

  • @thequagiestsire
    @thequagiestsire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I know Runerigus isn’t very good, but I just have a softspot for the big lug. He’s just a funny pile of rocks, plus I’ll always cherish my shenanigans with the Zamazenta fight and Wandering Spirit.

  • @jessejames8547
    @jessejames8547 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love all the videos, so informative for someone who never played competitive Pokemon

  • @bumberquest3031
    @bumberquest3031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    To be fair, wandering spirit works a little differently from mummy. While I can imagine the effect to be pretty much the same in competitive, Pokemon with Wandering Spirit will swap abilities with any pokemon that hit it.

  • @tytar2132
    @tytar2132 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Confagrigus has risen to A rank Ou in gen 6

  • @kuitaranheatmorus9932
    @kuitaranheatmorus9932 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the happiest Halloween I've ever had from this channel

  • @juanca2567
    @juanca2567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When Simisear gets a video, mention how it got last place in the 720 vote.

  • @genesis7838
    @genesis7838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Cofagrigus was always fun to use but unfortunately it's not very good at this point. Just fell from pu to zu

    • @Rhy2412TitanGamer
      @Rhy2412TitanGamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ghost will always be an annoying type. Extreme neutral coverage. Two good immunities. The real issue is the lack of consistent recovery. The type also has really annoying secondary effects.

  • @blackblack1167
    @blackblack1167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've seen NOPE three times. I'm waiting for my paycheck so I can go watch it again. That movie's something else.

    • @blackblack1167
      @blackblack1167 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @BraindeadFromBoredom Damn, America can’t have nothing nice anymore

  • @Matpit18
    @Matpit18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What better than a Pokémon with one of the most darkest Pokédex entries to start off the spooky season

  • @EdmacZ
    @EdmacZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fun Fact: Cofagrigus could not be traded without a nickname on the GTS due to having a slur in its name.

  • @Villain_Killin_Dylan
    @Villain_Killin_Dylan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:11 don't forget dismayed

  • @maneruloquendero
    @maneruloquendero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cofagrigus. One of those PKMN you couldn't trade in the Gen V GTS if you haven't nicknamed it beforehand. I wonder why

    • @flyingstonemon3564
      @flyingstonemon3564 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      (The name was banned for having a naughty word in It)

  • @stetsonherrick8090
    @stetsonherrick8090 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    To those expecting any mention of the Mummy Slaking strategy, it was given no mention at all.
    I feel the disappointment just as strongly as you do. It's definitely a scary tactic.

  • @Birdtendo
    @Birdtendo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been taking a break from Pokémon for a while to focus on Mario Kart, but it won't stop me from watching you.

  • @TheUltimateShade667
    @TheUltimateShade667 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favourite part of each video is seeing whether or not they've updated the subscriber count during the outro.

  • @rubenduenas5881
    @rubenduenas5881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Runerigus looks so cool!

  • @dracomenace
    @dracomenace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ghost/ Ground is a phenomenal offensive typing, a fast offensive mon would be p good if we get any in gen9

    • @yeahmike3847
      @yeahmike3847 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That would be TOO good

    • @scrunkore
      @scrunkore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it's a shame golurk is so slow

    • @IgnitedQuils
      @IgnitedQuils 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The only types that resist it are Normal/Flying entirely and Dark or Normal types that are part Bug, Grass, Flying or Ground. So it’s decent. But yeah all the Pokémon of that type combo are very slow.

    • @yeahmike3847
      @yeahmike3847 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IgnitedQuils pidgey is the only counter

    • @dracomenace
      @dracomenace 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IgnitedQuils Fighting coverage like Close Combat can be helpful to tackle the types that resist the combo

  • @inkognito3145
    @inkognito3145 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:30 omg that’s my favourite movie quote!

  • @LuDogg805
    @LuDogg805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'd give Cofagrigus the abilities Lighting Rod and Immunity.
    Gold = very conductive, and hard to corrode naturally.

  • @Valentinesdayghost
    @Valentinesdayghost 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Covidrigus
    Also I would really like to see “How good were Drifloon and Drifblim actually?” Haven’t seen any good Drifblim competitive vids and I heard Drifloon had a busted LC set in Gen 7 or 8. Have a good day!

  • @TsukaiStarburst
    @TsukaiStarburst 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've got to be perfectly honest. I always thought Cofagrigus was trash, but this video slapped me in the face for a solid 22 minutes. I'm flabbergasted by how strong and popular it was in the competitive environment. This video was a true eye-opener for me and I'm incredibly thankful for you making it.

  • @Goku_Jr
    @Goku_Jr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These videos are the reason I love sundays

  • @bohrierpokemonvideos392
    @bohrierpokemonvideos392 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Zayne is back baby! More VGC stuff!

  • @golemofwill4728
    @golemofwill4728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cofagrigus is one of my favorite designed ghost types. Its not perfect to use but its a super fun wall with a unique ability. I wish rune was a bit less boring.

    • @praiseHashut
      @praiseHashut 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Banette is my favorite, but man, runerigus is a close second.

    • @shattermelon496
      @shattermelon496 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pretty much everything from gen 8 is boring at best

  • @2022irons
    @2022irons 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    “Finally a worthy opponent” - Pallosand To Runerigus

  • @FirstLastname604
    @FirstLastname604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Maybe this October we’ll see the release of the three hour long gengar remake

  • @justcallmeleonardo
    @justcallmeleonardo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When the gen8 meta was new I used runerigus in a doubles trickroom team. It was pretty fun

  • @thearrivalalex450
    @thearrivalalex450 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Aaaand our boy (Cofagrigus) dropped to ZU again. I'm so sad for Runerigus, it's one of my favourites of all time and possesses interesting traits, it's a shame he can't hack it in competitive

  • @PivotPotato232
    @PivotPotato232 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally a video on my all time favourite pokemon

  • @twanschrover3
    @twanschrover3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cofagrigus is such a lovely mon to use! Gotta love the homie in ZU

  • @nya69
    @nya69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i often run a max attack max hp AV set on runerigus, it can switch into almost any move in the game, take another hit and do some insane damage

  • @diegoxavier9107
    @diegoxavier9107 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Huh, what a coincidence. I was looking for this video just the other day, and to my dismay it hadn't been made. What magnificent timing

  • @tarotreadingsbysteven8545
    @tarotreadingsbysteven8545 ปีที่แล้ว

    As an OG ghost type fan gen 5 made them not only great to use but gave much needed variety to choose from

  • @ri0t872
    @ri0t872 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pokémon Black was the very first Pokémon game I owned it was the coolest

  • @Torchico7
    @Torchico7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my all time favorite Pokémon from the desert! Thanks!

  • @Flash33c
    @Flash33c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think one thing they could've done was also swap the defenses and not just the offenses, that way you could use Cofagrigus for Spa/def and Runerigus for Atk/SpDef.

  • @alexdehatter2151
    @alexdehatter2151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cofagrigus is easily one of my favourite designs from Gen 5.

  • @Lord_KillerBee
    @Lord_KillerBee 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cofagrigus possessing a pretty high defense stat was step up for fellow ghost types whilst also slowly chipping away at opposing players and taking away their ability. Plus the Z move “Never Ending Nightmare” certainly fit the generation 5 ghost type Pokémon perfectly.

  • @jpupper428
    @jpupper428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Runerigus shut Toxtricity down harder than a band going through creative differences." DAMN

  • @M3rtyville
    @M3rtyville 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still waiting for these duos, quadrets and trios to finish:
    - Mantine
    - Latios
    - Kyurem
    - Carracosta
    - Seviper
    - other gen 5 monkeys
    - Cresselia
    - Tyrantum
    - Swords of Justice minus Keldeo
    - Gothitelle
    - Chesnaught

  • @floofzykitty5072
    @floofzykitty5072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Being unable to use Helping Hand with FOUR hands is criminal

  • @benjaminfigueroa1833
    @benjaminfigueroa1833 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know if anyone has stated this before, but I loved the video background ❤️

  • @HelloAmChris32
    @HelloAmChris32 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember as a kid having a nightmare of a coffin with shadow hands, fast forward a few years I see cofagrigus while playing Pokémon and being scared because I thought I was being haunted

  • @SimonvanTilburg
    @SimonvanTilburg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well that was a surprise with cofagrigus. Can you do How good was Gyarados actually again but now with the new gens since the last time

  • @Ketsu357
    @Ketsu357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My whole reason for having cof in my squad was using him as a key to unlock slacking

  • @JermTheSigma
    @JermTheSigma 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Two of of my favorite ghost types!👻