Give it the Duraludon treatment Give an evolution that just slightly stronger to fit the 600 BST and now you have A Pseudo like Archaludon (IT COUNTS AS A PSEUDO IN MY BOOK OK?)
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Crobats silhouette is actually accurate, because according to some leaked files Crobat is actually measured from the tip of its feet to the tips of it ears, it wings are not counted in the measurements. So in other words, Crobats round body, not counting the wings is actually 5ft 11! THATS A FREAKING HUGE BAT!
Haxorus is still a pseudo legendary in my heart. Also, Scolipede has a very "pseudo legendary" like evolution quirk: a middle evolution that looks like a cocoon, just like pupitar and shelgon
@@TotalAnalyst2 Yeah, I know, it's stats are also too low (485 total). But with some number changes (stats/evolution level, even move pool) it could be.
Hear me out here Lapras becomes a middle stage. Give it a cutesy tiny baby form like Dratini or Gible. And give it an actual evolution that is Ice/Water and is basically a larger Lapras with ice spikes protruding from its back. Why wasn't it a pseudo before? Well they were hunted to near extinction. The population has only recently reached the state again where they could get to full size.
While I appreciate the overall thought, I feel you will need to keep it's current vibe intact. It's a transportation pokemon at it's core, can't have ice spikes ruin that. Truthfully I would pick the GMax design and refine it further, lean into the music angle a bit more.
The Houndoom idea would be awesome, likely giving it more competitive potential and it could still keep a Mega Evolution with maybe a different ability. Solar Power was just so detrimental for it; do Intimidate instead to compensate for one of the biggest reasons why it never did as good as people wanted it to - its lackluster bulk.
Argument in favor of Grimmsnarl: you ever see The Spiderwick Chronicles? There are a number of very small gremlin creatures under 2 feet tall that are demonstrably dangerous, Grimmsnarl is that but twice as big. Absolutely big enough for a myth or legend to sprout up around.
In Japan it’s called the 600 club and the only requirements are to have a base stat total of 600 and they consider Archuladon to be one and I love this so much more than pseudo legendaries
MandJTV always over-complicates things with unnecessary guidelines. We’re already changing the fact there usually all dragon, so who’s to say one wouldn’t be a two stage smh.
@MasterAdventure-qg5xz pseudo legendary is a pretty well agreed upon term in the english speaking pokemon community, i wouldn't say they overcomplicated things
@@drillnewsandclips3798 It’s not about him over complicating the current term, it’s actually more his refusal to redefine it. The “it must not be object-looking” and “it must be a certain size” is what pisses me off. We thought mythical Pokémon were supposed to be small and cute like Mew and Celebi, but then Deoxys came along. Pokémon is an ever-changing franchise, and to expect a group of Pokémon to never have updates is extremely shortsighted.
@@MasterAdventure-qg5xzokay but hear me out, for a video like this throwing away requirements like that with a "but that could change!" Makes the video a lot less interesting. If you remove the three stage requirement and the size requirement and the appearance requirement it just becomes randomly listing whatever pokemon with no true rhyme or reason.
I liked when Gruntry Boi was speaking Spanish in the sponsor part of the video, it gave me flashbacks to the Spanish Speaking Dragonite from Pokémon Talk and Squirtle speaking Spanish on some occasions to, I miss Pokémon Talk and I really hope the series can return some day it would be a dream come true. 👍
The fact that Arcanine didn't even get mentioned while Volcarona, a 2-stage evo did is a crime. Arcanine is LITERALLY a PSEUDO Legengary according to its dex entries, as several of them give it the legendary status despite not being one. And the damn thing is 6'3!
If I were to choose the Fairy I would like to see Tinkaton get the spot, this small little creature that doesn’t look super threatening then attacking and tearing corviknight armor skin off its body SOUNDS already TERRIFYING for a fairy type Pokémon I agree with Grimmsnarl but I think Tinkaton would be a good option as well cause of its dex entry’s
I still find it interesting people associate fairy with cute and cuddly. There's a lot of fairy types that are absolutely terrifying. Florges will f you up if you harm it's flower field. Klefki is a literal kleptomaniac, Hatterene will beat you up for having strong emotions. Maybe people are too used to modern fairy tales instead of the classic ones. Tinkaton should have been the SV pseudo though.
I think because most psuedos are draconian looking, if Tropius was a third stage line (maybe with Thick Fat to help with its Fire and especially Ice weakness), it could help out a lot.
If Arcanine and Snorlax had a middle evolution, I think they would've been great candidates. Also I would go with Tinkaton instead of Grimmsnarl since Tinkaton has a scary huge weapon and a dex entry. If it can knock a Corviknight out of the sky, I would consider it extremely terrifying. I also think it depends on the perspective of a pseudo legendary to people. For me, a pseudo legendary is a Pokemon that looks like it could destroy once it's in action and the aura around it. (You know what I mean)
I don't really think Tinkaton's size should be a disqualifier, fairies can be deceptively powerful weirdos and the "tiny cutie with giant hammer that could easily destroy everything" archetype is basically on the level of kaiju as far as I'm concerned
Magmortar and Electivire have too much lore together in art and being introduced in the same region to be forgotten like they have and I’ll die by that. Two of my favourite Pokémon
Another reason regarding starters disqualified from psuedo-status, unless you have a bunch of XP candies or Rare Candues, you’ll have to tolerate the first Pokemon in your party being fully evolved likely before your other members, and that is a chore
7:06 okay, I’m going to say it and it may not get 1,000 likes, but NEVER had I witnessed something both disturbing, AND amazing in the same edit! Great work to your editor as always!
I always had a thing for using pseudo legendaries on my team and yet I always wished one day we would get one pseudo legendary without the use of dragon type
@@AdamSwyvern101 It's mostly based on an adult antlion, not a dragonfly. They're different insects, despite their similar looks. The only dragonfly Pokémon we've so far is Yanma and Yanmega.
Ursaluna is more intimidating than any of the actual Pseudos. It hits so freaking hard and is tanky. I would've picked it over Slaking, especially since Slaking has Truant. Also, I think Arboliva would be a better pick than Weepinbell for Grass Pseudo. It's a foot smaller than Victreebel, but it gives off this vibe of being a wise, ancient being, which I think works well for a Pseudo. Plus, if you've seen the anime, there's that Giant one that is literally an ancient Pokemon of some heroic legend or something like that.
Honestly, I'm fine that we keep getting dragon psuedos: at this point I see them more as the "regional dragon". Like how we get a regional bird or bug early on, it makes sense to have a regional dragon in the late game. Yes, there was Tyranitar and Metagross, but those were during the early days when it felt like the franchise was experimenting more. Even if it's not typed as such, Tyranitar is basically still a dragon like mon: learning several dragon moves and even featuring on dragon tamer teams. While Metagross only exists in addition to Salamence already being the regional dragon (besides it might not even be native to Hoenn, since you can't find one in the wild). I would actually like if we got more cases like that: a regional dragon in addition to a differently typed high stat mon in the same gen; but I wouldn't want the different types psuedo to just erase the existence of a regional dragon for a new gen. Besides Dragons kinda need high stat members like pseudos, offensively the type kinda stinks without it. Why do you think people don't use Druddigon even with Sheer Force Life Orb hax.
Im surprised Electivire got mentioned but Magmortar didn't, you can't really have one without the other. It's pretty menacing looking imo, not sure if it's based in myths tho. Also Houndamnation goes hard
I will admit: I hate the Grimmsnarl option for Fairy. Hatterene's dex entry leads more credence for it to be more pseudo. It's violent and imposing. And even has quite a few names such as the Raging Goddess and the Forest Witch. Meanwhile, Grimmsnarl is just a troll with a bunch of hair and doesn't look that intimidating. He also just does tricks. Not really any fighting
5:54 this reminds me of the anime where a magnezone and meagross dueling shut down an entire city and the entire episode was spent breaking up their fight
Just wanted to say it again, but the editing recently improved a ton compared to when I first watched about 2 years ago. The editing in this video was incredible
Also anime presents Pokémon more like real-life animals in terms of biology. They all have different sizes from each other, and that's fine - irl, virtually every species has its' representatives different sizes from one another. Heck, in Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee and Legends: Arceus, Pokémon in Pokedexes are stated to not have one set size, but rather a range where most representatives of said species are fit in. So the argument that "anime sizes are wrong" is even worse.
Imo fairies should be exempt from the fierce looking category as "Small & Cute" is the main thing with them, Grimmsnarl is a good choice but to me Florges is the Correct Answer, relatively small and cute plus it's dex can range from sweet to downright vicious, its also way stronger then Grimmsnarl and with its different colors it could make it even better like a seasonal thing with sawsbuck that could slightly boost its stats or something like a new move. Just my 2 cents.
I would've picked Tinkaton for the Fairy Pseudo legendary. The whole point is that its a small person with a HUGE hammer. I think it shouldve been the pseudo of gen 9 instead of what we got
The only issue I have with the pseudo legendary criteria is the three stage part. I feel like the Base 600 club does that better because Archaludon feels and acts like a pseudo legendary. So I feel like it should be considered one but it isn't because of the three stage criteria. Other than that I feel like the system is over all pretty good.
In japan pseudo legends are called “the 600 club” so for japanese people, any pokemon with an exact 600 bsp is a pseudo. For them Archaludon IS a pseudo, they don’t care if it’s not a 3 stage evolution. I think we should exclude the 3 evo line and only care about the 600 stats
13:59 I get what Mikey is trying to say about Ludicolo being not fearsome cuz of the goofiness and dancing... but, correct me if I'm wrong, isn't Ludicolo kinda based on a Kappa, a Japanese mythical Yokai?
I think you should have maybe mentioned the Japanese version of pseudo-legends: the 600 Club. Very similar concept, with almost the exact same members. it’s just big imposing pokemon that aren’t legendary but do have a 600 BST. No mention of needing 3 evolutions, so it also includes Archaludon. Which I think absolutely fits.
Personally, I've always thought the 3-stage evolution thing made no sense as a criteria. Like, if it has the power, why does it matter what came before?
Even the phrase "pseudo-legendary" doesn't have anything to do with requiring a 3 stage evolution line, it just draws attention to the Pokemon's similarities to legendaries despite not being legendary. 600+ BST and slow EXP gain is pretty standard for legendaries, plus they're all very imposing and most are based on a mythical creature, also to be expected from legendaries. The association with 3-stage evolution lines is only there because until gen 9 we didn't have a 2-stage evolution line that fits the other pseudo-legendary criteria
There is a Plant type Kaiju called Biollante which fought Godzilla in one of it's series. And some depiction of Biollante is a plant with a mouth so Victreebell is fair game.
Tinkaton should be the Fairy one anyway, it has the ferocity of a Pseudo, it was highly demanded to be one by fans so there's backing behind it and it being so small would make it fit as the exception that proves the rule. Also it would be funny.
@@greninjamariokartpokemonfan Height 'rule' is stupid anyway. It's trying to make new pseudo's in line with the ones we already have, which has already gotten stale to begin with. I too firmly believe that Tinkaton should have been the SV Pseudo (or in addition to Baxcalibur)
I know it's your list, but the height requirement felt very restrictive. Tyrannitar has been shown in a few mediums to be shorter, but it can also be bigger. Pokemon isn't consistent, I think size is flexible enough in pokemon to not be as restrictive as Mikey made it out to be. That is my opinion, I do like Mikeys choices within his bounds
The only Pseudo Legendary thing what Grimmsnarl regularly did is ending Machamp's muscle career. Not only that, but the face design and the ability to Dynamax in Galar Region makes Grimmsnarl more especially based of Eren from Attack on Titan. I know it's not greenskin-like, but still....
“Tinkaton isn’t scary.” Consider what made the ancestors of our species take off, our ability to make and use tools for hunting. We were so good at it, it is believed that we drove certain species to extinction. Now consider how Tinkaton hunts. Rather than taking on Corviknight head on, it crafts a hammer and launches rocks in their direction while they fly. This takes more precision than, say, throwing a spear, since in addition to calculating the speed at which the projectile is launched, Tinkaton also has to take into account the speed at which Corviknight fly. On top of that, a spear is arguably easier to make than a massive hammer made from pieces of metal. Yes, there are other intelligent pokemon that make and use tools, but they lack the malice that Tinkaton does. Did I mention the fact that the line molds metal they use with just their hammer? No protective equipment, no heat to soften the metal, nothing.
I never thought I’d find a sponsor for speaking foreign languages on a Pokémon video… but here I am. Literally exactly what I’ve been looking for Edit: Nevermind. The site initially says it’s $19,999 ARS (Argentine Pesos) or around $20 USD, but when you go to pay it goes up to $85,085 ARS or around $85 USD. The initial site claims that the original price for the lifetime purchase is around $450 USD and 96% of that WOULD be around $20 USD, but it’ll try and charge you $85 USD. I looked at the website less than an hour after this video was posted, so idk what’s going on with it
Honestly I like the idea of a “silhouette test” to determine if the species is “monstrous” or imposing enough. Like if you take the pokemon and turn them into a completely black silhouette, does it look monstrous and if so then it passes. The Crobat vs Gengar part is a great example where Gengar could be argued to be more monstrous normally, but going by silhouettes Crobat looks incredibly terrifying
@@GoinGreninja what i mean is there are a lot of people wishing both Haxorus and Volcarona to be Pseudo, which means there could be 3 if that were to happen just in Unova. The region is pretty damn stacked (especially Archeops like wtf, if they dont have Defeatist God help us)
@@axelerater I suppose. But I think only Haxorus needs the position, while Volcarona became a true Legendary Pokémon. Sadly, that's entirely impossible now...
@GoinGreninja thats actually a better idea lol. And with the current trend of legends being 550 BST (Urshifu and Ogerpon) Volcarona should really have been a Legendary, Urshifu even have a pre-evolution
Heya! I had fun watching the video, pseudos are always fun to talk about. I do want to say I think this could have used a re-hash or quick summary at the end, because I completely forgot about almost every Pokemon you landed on for your choices. I will die on the hill that Volcarona is one of the coolest pokemon they made during gen 5 and I wanna see it get pseudo status purely out of bias and even though it doesn't fit, it always felt mythical to me.
I remain in the school of Tinkaton should have been a psuedo-legendary. I don't care if it's a tiny gremlin, let the pink fecker break the mould of big menacing creatures and wreak havoc with it's mighty hammer
I will never call them Powerhouse Pokémon. They are PSEUDO LEGENDARIES. Also, Slaking should absolutely be the Normal one, it’s the only non-Legendary, non-Mythical to have a higher BST than Pseudos.
Psuedo-Legendary really fits the Dragon type if we're being honest. Other types are cool but I feel like no other typing consistently fits thematically with the title
Also, never mind the fact that Houndoom is literally MELTING when it mega evolves: "Its red claws and tips of its tail are melting from high internal temperatures that are painful to Houndoom itself." Though I'm sure if you went with Mega Houndoom becoming its own species to be a Pseudo Legendary, is it unspoken that it would need a dex entry rewrite? Because the one quoted is Mega Houndoom's Ultra Sun Entry. Glad you decided against Mega Houndoom either way.
Ive always said that Tinkaton should have been Paldea pseudo legendary. yes shes around 2 and a half feet tall and cute which perfectly represents the fairy type but you should include the hammer because a nearly 6 foot 200 plus pound hammer is intimidating
Honestly, if Baxcalibur wasn’t so ugly I wouldn’t mind it being a dragon type. But at this point t it just seems like they’re doing dragons because they feel like they have to.
fr fr, dragons are sick, but I think we've had enough dragons lol. Only two are not dragon type, and only one is not "lizard-like" Metagross is so cool, why isn't there more unique looking pseudos :( I originally thought grimmsnarl might've been a pseudo at first, I can't explain why because even I don't understand it lol
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STOP BEING GREEDY IN EVERY SINGLE VIDEO NOW
I KNOW! CREATE 2 PSEUDO-LEGENDARY EVOLUTION LINES SO TAUROS AND MILTANK WILL STAY SEPARATE!
I’m still maintain they should’ve made Volcarona a Pesudo legend if they just buffed it’s stats & gave it a middle stage evolution.
Volcarona fits so much too
Volcarona is broken enough as is, appreciate the sentiment though
Give it the Duraludon treatment
Give an evolution that just slightly stronger to fit the 600 BST and now you have A Pseudo like Archaludon (IT COUNTS AS A PSEUDO IN MY BOOK OK?)
That quiver dace is about to go crazy
Buffing Volcarona is a wild idea
“I am sick of pseudo legendary pokemon!”
Me too, Mikey, me too, all of them keep murdering my GOAT pincurchin
We have the same goats
Sea urchin gets mauled by a dragon
@@juliatorre8803 except that one time i swept my friend’s full legendary team with 6 pincurchin on pokemon showdown anything goes
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Magmortar and Electivire would be an awesome Pseudo pair in the same game. Could have a substory for them
I was just about to say this lol
I was surprised Magmortar was disqualified so easily, it fits very well as a pseudo in my eyes, specially considering Electivire was selected
Cross gen pseudo legendaries? …Nah.
@@MrRuePine What says being cross-gen disqualifies them?
Yeah but magmorter got ugly lips
Bro we need a squid psuedo legend
Dragon squid for the win!!!!!
That's actually a great idea
Omg we dooooo
“Squidolegend”
Octillery >:)
I CANT BELIEVE IT! MIKEY DIDNT SAY "Greetings, Pokefans!"
Greetings, pseudo legendaries
Greetings, fans of the hit video game series pocket monsters!
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@@Zer0AsWellsalutations, to the part of the human population that frequently enjoys media pertaining to the multi-million dollar icon and industry colloquially and professionally known as "Pokèmon"
@@danielwhitehurst8432 *pokémon
Crobats silhouette is actually accurate, because according to some leaked files Crobat is actually measured from the tip of its feet to the tips of it ears, it wings are not counted in the measurements.
So in other words, Crobats round body, not counting the wings is actually 5ft 11!
THATS A FREAKING HUGE BAT!
I wonder what pseudo he'll create for Dragon, I don't think we've had any of those yet
My favorite Pokemon casually being a dragon-type pseudo:
(Yes I get the joke)
I'd choose flygon, it's got the right vibe
Haxorus is still a pseudo legendary in my heart.
Also, Scolipede has a very "pseudo legendary" like evolution quirk: a middle evolution that looks like a cocoon, just like pupitar and shelgon
It evolves too quickly
@@TotalAnalyst2 Yeah, I know, it's stats are also too low (485 total).
But with some number changes (stats/evolution level, even move pool) it could be.
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@@Infurnus345 Yeah, it is a bot, I think
I think it's the other way around, that Pupitar and Shelgon are copied from the middle stage of the early game bug archetype that Whirlipede is from.
11:39 if you're gonna choose Electivire, Magmortar makes perfect sense, just make him bigger
And it's definitely a better choice then a pokémon with just 1 evolution
I wasn't expecting that grunty boi to speak Spanish, I'm happy now
I thought the spontsor was gonna be duolingo
same
@@JerinaT.2014 lol same
Timestamp?
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Hear me out here
Lapras
becomes a middle stage.
Give it a cutesy tiny baby form like Dratini or Gible. And give it an actual evolution that is Ice/Water and is basically a larger Lapras with ice spikes protruding from its back. Why wasn't it a pseudo before? Well they were hunted to near extinction. The population has only recently reached the state again where they could get to full size.
While I appreciate the overall thought, I feel you will need to keep it's current vibe intact. It's a transportation pokemon at it's core, can't have ice spikes ruin that.
Truthfully I would pick the GMax design and refine it further, lean into the music angle a bit more.
@@kayschut9327 I actually think his idea makes sense - they could have been hunted because the final stage is not suitable for transportation...
The implication of a Pokemon who is a pest in almost every single cave, turning into a pseudo legendary, is hilarious😂
The Houndoom idea would be awesome, likely giving it more competitive potential and it could still keep a Mega Evolution with maybe a different ability. Solar Power was just so detrimental for it; do Intimidate instead to compensate for one of the biggest reasons why it never did as good as people wanted it to - its lackluster bulk.
Congratulations! You just created Incineroar
This sounds like it would just be Incineroar 2.0 😭
I hope they just go ham and have like 3 pseudo legends that act like starters (a type triangle) in the next game
Steel -> Fairy -> Fighting
Would make for a DOPE starter trio
Argument in favor of Grimmsnarl: you ever see The Spiderwick Chronicles? There are a number of very small gremlin creatures under 2 feet tall that are demonstrably dangerous, Grimmsnarl is that but twice as big. Absolutely big enough for a myth or legend to sprout up around.
Plus fairies don't need to be big or imposing to be terrifying and mythical.
they only teach us phrases like "give me all your money"
Yeah checks out
This just fuels my opinion that many Mega Evolutions should've been regular evolutions.
Raichu should get a mega, I think the line is underappreciated
In Japan it’s called the 600 club and the only requirements are to have a base stat total of 600 and they consider Archuladon to be one and I love this so much more than pseudo legendaries
MandJTV always over-complicates things with unnecessary guidelines. We’re already changing the fact there usually all dragon, so who’s to say one wouldn’t be a two stage smh.
@MasterAdventure-qg5xz pseudo legendary is a pretty well agreed upon term in the english speaking pokemon community, i wouldn't say they overcomplicated things
Duraludon looks like it should have a prevo anyway, I support this
@@drillnewsandclips3798 It’s not about him over complicating the current term, it’s actually more his refusal to redefine it. The “it must not be object-looking” and “it must be a certain size” is what pisses me off. We thought mythical Pokémon were supposed to be small and cute like Mew and Celebi, but then Deoxys came along. Pokémon is an ever-changing franchise, and to expect a group of Pokémon to never have updates is extremely shortsighted.
@@MasterAdventure-qg5xzokay but hear me out, for a video like this throwing away requirements like that with a "but that could change!" Makes the video a lot less interesting.
If you remove the three stage requirement and the size requirement and the appearance requirement it just becomes randomly listing whatever pokemon with no true rhyme or reason.
I liked when Gruntry Boi was speaking Spanish in the sponsor part of the video, it gave me flashbacks to the Spanish Speaking Dragonite from Pokémon Talk and Squirtle speaking Spanish on some occasions to, I miss Pokémon Talk and I really hope the series can return some day it would be a dream come true. 👍
The fact that Arcanine didn't even get mentioned while Volcarona, a 2-stage evo did is a crime. Arcanine is LITERALLY a PSEUDO Legengary according to its dex entries, as several of them give it the legendary status despite not being one. And the damn thing is 6'3!
Mega Houndoom is a great shout. Imagine having a hell hound that huge and badass looking as ur pseudo legendary.
If I were to choose the Fairy I would like to see Tinkaton get the spot, this small little creature that doesn’t look super threatening then attacking and tearing corviknight armor skin off its body SOUNDS already TERRIFYING for a fairy type Pokémon
I agree with Grimmsnarl but I think Tinkaton would be a good option as well cause of its dex entry’s
I still find it interesting people associate fairy with cute and cuddly. There's a lot of fairy types that are absolutely terrifying. Florges will f you up if you harm it's flower field. Klefki is a literal kleptomaniac, Hatterene will beat you up for having strong emotions.
Maybe people are too used to modern fairy tales instead of the classic ones.
Tinkaton should have been the SV pseudo though.
I forgot about Florges for a min but yeah
I think because most psuedos are draconian looking, if Tropius was a third stage line (maybe with Thick Fat to help with its Fire and especially Ice weakness), it could help out a lot.
Scolipede, surprisingly enough, fits the pseudo legendary category so well. If only it was, I could see it getting far more use.
If Arcanine and Snorlax had a middle evolution, I think they would've been great candidates.
Also I would go with Tinkaton instead of Grimmsnarl since Tinkaton has a scary huge weapon and a dex entry. If it can knock a Corviknight out of the sky, I would consider it extremely terrifying.
I also think it depends on the perspective of a pseudo legendary to people. For me, a pseudo legendary is a Pokemon that looks like it could destroy once it's in action and the aura around it. (You know what I mean)
It's too human-like and cute though.
I don't really think Tinkaton's size should be a disqualifier, fairies can be deceptively powerful weirdos and the "tiny cutie with giant hammer that could easily destroy everything" archetype is basically on the level of kaiju as far as I'm concerned
@@Qiel tinkaton is a dwarf
@@Subatomicfishtinkaton is pretty much not powerful
At first it didn't even learn smack down
@@Ezecool-3105 Not really talking about its in-game strength, it would have to be buffed to be a pseudo-legendary anyway
Magmortar and Electivire have too much lore together in art and being introduced in the same region to be forgotten like they have and I’ll die by that. Two of my favourite Pokémon
I feel like Magmortar is the best fire type options, especially since it’s counterpart for Electrivire, so it works here
Another reason regarding starters disqualified from psuedo-status, unless you have a bunch of XP candies or Rare Candues, you’ll have to tolerate the first Pokemon in your party being fully evolved likely before your other members, and that is a chore
7:06 okay, I’m going to say it and it may not get 1,000 likes, but NEVER had I witnessed something both disturbing, AND amazing in the same edit! Great work to your editor as always!
But Miltank is a cow... and those are porkchops... hmmmm....
Pity Arcanine can't get a evolution and made into a pseudo as it used to be categorised as a legend.
Absolutely beautiful thumbnail, loving the style you've been taking on lately!
Dang Smith I didn’t know you watched Mikey. (Also hi! Big fan!)
19:03 Somehow I wasn’t aware of how big Crobat is and was genuinely shocked when this popped up
If you're willing to buff a Pokemon's stats to 600, why not buff a Pokemon's size to 6'0?
cry about it
I always had a thing for using pseudo legendaries on my team and yet I always wished one day we would get one pseudo legendary without the use of dragon type
Metagross???
Tyranitar???
@ I KNOW thats why i like those two they were unique rather than being every stereotypical pseudo legendary!
@@AdamSwyvern101 yeah a bug pseudo legendary is something I NEED now because how the hell only genesect has the highest and the only bst of 600
@ DUDEEE dragon fly Pokémon could be epic i know flygon is technically one but it kinda makes me mad that it ain’t a bug/dragon type Pokémon
@@AdamSwyvern101 It's mostly based on an adult antlion, not a dragonfly. They're different insects, despite their similar looks. The only dragonfly Pokémon we've so far is Yanma and Yanmega.
Coalossal without its coal and spikes is a CURSED image dear Arkoos!!
The edits is so smooth, loved it!
Ursaluna is more intimidating than any of the actual Pseudos. It hits so freaking hard and is tanky. I would've picked it over Slaking, especially since Slaking has Truant.
Also, I think Arboliva would be a better pick than Weepinbell for Grass Pseudo. It's a foot smaller than Victreebel, but it gives off this vibe of being a wise, ancient being, which I think works well for a Pseudo. Plus, if you've seen the anime, there's that Giant one that is literally an ancient Pokemon of some heroic legend or something like that.
Honestly, I'm fine that we keep getting dragon psuedos: at this point I see them more as the "regional dragon". Like how we get a regional bird or bug early on, it makes sense to have a regional dragon in the late game. Yes, there was Tyranitar and Metagross, but those were during the early days when it felt like the franchise was experimenting more. Even if it's not typed as such, Tyranitar is basically still a dragon like mon: learning several dragon moves and even featuring on dragon tamer teams. While Metagross only exists in addition to Salamence already being the regional dragon (besides it might not even be native to Hoenn, since you can't find one in the wild).
I would actually like if we got more cases like that: a regional dragon in addition to a differently typed high stat mon in the same gen; but I wouldn't want the different types psuedo to just erase the existence of a regional dragon for a new gen. Besides Dragons kinda need high stat members like pseudos, offensively the type kinda stinks without it. Why do you think people don't use Druddigon even with Sheer Force Life Orb hax.
I know Volcarona isn’t a 3 stage line, but it’s such a great choice for a fire type pseudo legend
Im surprised Electivire got mentioned but Magmortar didn't, you can't really have one without the other. It's pretty menacing looking imo, not sure if it's based in myths tho.
Also Houndamnation goes hard
The blushes Dragonite and Goodra have when he calls them cute is adorable
I will admit: I hate the Grimmsnarl option for Fairy. Hatterene's dex entry leads more credence for it to be more pseudo. It's violent and imposing. And even has quite a few names such as the Raging Goddess and the Forest Witch. Meanwhile, Grimmsnarl is just a troll with a bunch of hair and doesn't look that intimidating. He also just does tricks. Not really any fighting
Katie be killing it with the timing of the Markiplier edits
5:54 this reminds me of the anime where a magnezone and meagross dueling shut down an entire city and the entire episode was spent breaking up their fight
That there hasn’t been a fairy or electric pseudo astounds me.
Yea, they could easily make an ice/fairy yeti and a Pegasus or Griffin pseudos and they could both fit fairy/flying.
11:45 I feel like Arcanine would have fit the role of a Fire Pseudo WAYY better than Mega Houndoom
Biolante is a kajui so you can kinda say that victrybell is a kajui
Just wanted to say it again, but the editing recently improved a ton compared to when I first watched about 2 years ago. The editing in this video was incredible
6:29 Well, Clemont is also short, so that's also a factor.
Also anime presents Pokémon more like real-life animals in terms of biology. They all have different sizes from each other, and that's fine - irl, virtually every species has its' representatives different sizes from one another.
Heck, in Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee and Legends: Arceus, Pokémon in Pokedexes are stated to not have one set size, but rather a range where most representatives of said species are fit in.
So the argument that "anime sizes are wrong" is even worse.
Imo fairies should be exempt from the fierce looking category as "Small & Cute" is the main thing with them, Grimmsnarl is a good choice but to me Florges is the Correct Answer, relatively small and cute plus it's dex can range from sweet to downright vicious, its also way stronger then Grimmsnarl and with its different colors it could make it even better like a seasonal thing with sawsbuck that could slightly boost its stats or something like a new move. Just my 2 cents.
I agree. Fairies are terrifying partly because they don't look like they should be.
I am freezing, all the dragon pseudos.
I'm also freezing IRL. It is really cold
mikey: im sick of dragon pseudo legendarys also mikey: picks another dragon type for pseudo legendary
I would've picked Tinkaton for the Fairy Pseudo legendary. The whole point is that its a small person with a HUGE hammer. I think it shouldve been the pseudo of gen 9 instead of what we got
17:40 Justice for Nidoking! I have no trouble just making him larger
The only issue I have with the pseudo legendary criteria is the three stage part. I feel like the Base 600 club does that better because Archaludon feels and acts like a pseudo legendary. So I feel like it should be considered one but it isn't because of the three stage criteria.
Other than that I feel like the system is over all pretty good.
'magmortar is too small'
grimmsnarl: *sips tea in the corner
11:12 IIIIIIIIIIIII’M! GONNA SWING FROM THE CHANDELIEEEEERRR!!!! FROM THE CHANDELIEEEEEEEEERRRR!!!!
In japan pseudo legends are called “the 600 club” so for japanese people, any pokemon with an exact 600 bsp is a pseudo. For them Archaludon IS a pseudo, they don’t care if it’s not a 3 stage evolution. I think we should exclude the 3 evo line and only care about the 600 stats
13:59 I get what Mikey is trying to say about Ludicolo being not fearsome cuz of the goofiness and dancing... but, correct me if I'm wrong, isn't Ludicolo kinda based on a Kappa, a Japanese mythical Yokai?
@@julianheng1298 Yep!
i cant wait for a saxolotle comic with grunty speaking entirely spanish
I think you should have maybe mentioned the Japanese version of pseudo-legends: the 600 Club.
Very similar concept, with almost the exact same members. it’s just big imposing pokemon that aren’t legendary but do have a 600 BST. No mention of needing 3 evolutions, so it also includes Archaludon. Which I think absolutely fits.
I ain't counting Archaludon until they give Duraludon a preevo, then I'll gladly include it.
Personally, I've always thought the 3-stage evolution thing made no sense as a criteria. Like, if it has the power, why does it matter what came before?
Even the phrase "pseudo-legendary" doesn't have anything to do with requiring a 3 stage evolution line, it just draws attention to the Pokemon's similarities to legendaries despite not being legendary. 600+ BST and slow EXP gain is pretty standard for legendaries, plus they're all very imposing and most are based on a mythical creature, also to be expected from legendaries. The association with 3-stage evolution lines is only there because until gen 9 we didn't have a 2-stage evolution line that fits the other pseudo-legendary criteria
There is a Plant type Kaiju called Biollante which fought Godzilla in one of it's series. And some depiction of Biollante is a plant with a mouth so Victreebell is fair game.
Tinkaton should be the Fairy one anyway, it has the ferocity of a Pseudo, it was highly demanded to be one by fans so there's backing behind it and it being so small would make it fit as the exception that proves the rule. Also it would be funny.
Unfortunately, Tinkaton is too small to be a Pseudo, as it is literally only 2 feet and 4 inches (71.12 centimeters = 0.7112 meters) tall.
@@greninjamariokartpokemonfan read my comment again
@@greninjamariokartpokemonfan Height 'rule' is stupid anyway. It's trying to make new pseudo's in line with the ones we already have, which has already gotten stale to begin with. I too firmly believe that Tinkaton should have been the SV Pseudo (or in addition to Baxcalibur)
12:31 If mega houndoom was a final evo, I feel like it would be called ‘Hound-demise’
“I wished they buffed Volcarona”
Competitive players:
I know it's your list, but the height requirement felt very restrictive. Tyrannitar has been shown in a few mediums to be shorter, but it can also be bigger. Pokemon isn't consistent, I think size is flexible enough in pokemon to not be as restrictive as Mikey made it out to be. That is my opinion, I do like Mikeys choices within his bounds
Finally another MandJTV vid along with KeeganJ posting, it really is a good day
*“TODAY IS A GOOD DAY”* - Squirtle
The only Pseudo Legendary thing what Grimmsnarl regularly did is ending Machamp's muscle career. Not only that, but the face design and the ability to Dynamax in Galar Region makes Grimmsnarl more especially based of Eren from Attack on Titan. I know it's not greenskin-like, but still....
I am so tired of dragon type pseudo Pokemon
SPOILER!!
Mikey circling back to Dragon type in the end was a plot twist I did not expect.
Cold take: Kalosian Goodra should have been the Dragon/Water type Pseudo Legendary.
“Tinkaton isn’t scary.”
Consider what made the ancestors of our species take off, our ability to make and use tools for hunting. We were so good at it, it is believed that we drove certain species to extinction. Now consider how Tinkaton hunts. Rather than taking on Corviknight head on, it crafts a hammer and launches rocks in their direction while they fly. This takes more precision than, say, throwing a spear, since in addition to calculating the speed at which the projectile is launched, Tinkaton also has to take into account the speed at which Corviknight fly. On top of that, a spear is arguably easier to make than a massive hammer made from pieces of metal.
Yes, there are other intelligent pokemon that make and use tools, but they lack the malice that Tinkaton does. Did I mention the fact that the line molds metal they use with just their hammer? No protective equipment, no heat to soften the metal, nothing.
I never thought I’d find a sponsor for speaking foreign languages on a Pokémon video… but here I am. Literally exactly what I’ve been looking for
Edit: Nevermind. The site initially says it’s $19,999 ARS (Argentine Pesos) or around $20 USD, but when you go to pay it goes up to $85,085 ARS or around $85 USD. The initial site claims that the original price for the lifetime purchase is around $450 USD and 96% of that WOULD be around $20 USD, but it’ll try and charge you $85 USD. I looked at the website less than an hour after this video was posted, so idk what’s going on with it
Probably some bait and switch nonsense, most TH-cam sponsors are complete trash.
Honestly I like the idea of a “silhouette test” to determine if the species is “monstrous” or imposing enough. Like if you take the pokemon and turn them into a completely black silhouette, does it look monstrous and if so then it passes. The Crobat vs Gengar part is a great example where Gengar could be argued to be more monstrous normally, but going by silhouettes Crobat looks incredibly terrifying
Lord is back after some time
i love how he's now using the no outline animated sprites, it's way better than the normal artwork
kommo-o is the best pseudo
change my mind:
also all other ones are cool too, so no hate
Why? You’re right.
Never thought I’d hear Mikey reference little shop of horrors, but low and behold it happened
Elektriwire can be found in the sinnoh mountain in legends arceus
I got genuinely excited when he said crobat for poison.
It’s still a crime that they didn’t make haxorous a pseudo legend
Then Unova would have 3 Pseudos lol (Volcarona)
@@axelerater Volcarona isn't one. Maybe it was planned at some point in the beta, but it's definitely not now.
@@GoinGreninja what i mean is there are a lot of people wishing both Haxorus and Volcarona to be Pseudo, which means there could be 3 if that were to happen just in Unova. The region is pretty damn stacked (especially Archeops like wtf, if they dont have Defeatist God help us)
@@axelerater I suppose. But I think only Haxorus needs the position, while Volcarona became a true Legendary Pokémon. Sadly, that's entirely impossible now...
@GoinGreninja thats actually a better idea lol. And with the current trend of legends being 550 BST (Urshifu and Ogerpon) Volcarona should really have been a Legendary, Urshifu even have a pre-evolution
Heya! I had fun watching the video, pseudos are always fun to talk about. I do want to say I think this could have used a re-hash or quick summary at the end, because I completely forgot about almost every Pokemon you landed on for your choices. I will die on the hill that Volcarona is one of the coolest pokemon they made during gen 5 and I wanna see it get pseudo status purely out of bias and even though it doesn't fit, it always felt mythical to me.
I remain in the school of Tinkaton should have been a psuedo-legendary. I don't care if it's a tiny gremlin, let the pink fecker break the mould of big menacing creatures and wreak havoc with it's mighty hammer
It should have been the pseudo BECAUSE it's a tiny gremlin with a huge hammer.
As a Tinkaton enthusiast, I wholeheartedly agree.
11:03 hell yeah, RC Drone Tarantula!! The one spider that completely bypasses my arachnophobia lmao
I dare you to do a Pokemon crossover with Shiloh and bros because of TEAM SKYYYYY and because they did a video of Pokemon and it felt unfinished
Great idea
I will never call them Powerhouse Pokémon. They are PSEUDO LEGENDARIES. Also, Slaking should absolutely be the Normal one, it’s the only non-Legendary, non-Mythical to have a higher BST than Pseudos.
Where's the "greetings pokefans, Michael here"
2:59 it also evolves at the same point as a pseudo legendary in pokemon sun and moon because you can’t get one until before the final trial
Psuedo-Legendary really fits the Dragon type if we're being honest. Other types are cool but I feel like no other typing consistently fits thematically with the title
Also, never mind the fact that Houndoom is literally MELTING when it mega evolves: "Its red claws and tips of its tail are melting from high internal temperatures that are painful to Houndoom itself." Though I'm sure if you went with Mega Houndoom becoming its own species to be a Pseudo Legendary, is it unspoken that it would need a dex entry rewrite? Because the one quoted is Mega Houndoom's Ultra Sun Entry. Glad you decided against Mega Houndoom either way.
I need a poison fairy pseudo
Ive always said that Tinkaton should have been Paldea pseudo legendary. yes shes around 2 and a half feet tall and cute which perfectly represents the fairy type but you should include the hammer because a nearly 6 foot 200 plus pound hammer is intimidating
Honestly, if Baxcalibur wasn’t so ugly I wouldn’t mind it being a dragon type. But at this point t it just seems like they’re doing dragons because they feel like they have to.
Like a wire was crossed in GameFreak higher ups and what we call "Pseudo Legendaries" might be an archetype they call "PowerHouse Dragon" or something
15:27 its ok my short king
0:00 ............. AM STEEEVE
As a child, I yearned for the mines
fr fr, dragons are sick, but I think we've had enough dragons lol. Only two are not dragon type, and only one is not "lizard-like"
Metagross is so cool, why isn't there more unique looking pseudos :(
I originally thought grimmsnarl might've been a pseudo at first, I can't explain why because even I don't understand it lol
Second attempt to deliver an idea for the new video! : what if Hisui started pokemon league? who would be gym trainers? of what type?
(btw always love your contents)
Pseudo legends - we are of diverse types!
SHUT UP YOU GOOFY DRAGONS
“I AM SICK OF PSUDO LEGENDARY POKÉMON!” Keep it down please, my mom watches these videos