I wonder how different Golisopod's viability would be if Emergency Exit only took effect at the end of the turn instead of immediately after reaching half health. I feel like that one extra attack could make a significant difference.
If i was redesigning Golisopod, I'd still want to keep the concept of Emergency Exit. I think something like, "Once per battle, this Pokemon's moves that switch it out gain priority." Would be an interesting pivot (ALWAYS having priority U-Turn would probably be a bit much.) I do think it probably deserves a hidden ability that does something different. I kind of like the idea of Guts (both thematically, a personality 180 from the cowardly wimpod, and mechanically... if he gets flame orb activated, every time he pivots back in, he HURTS)
Lokix, a Pokémon based on Kamen Rider, turning the tables on powerful attacking sweepers, saving the rest of the team, hero protecting others against giant, powerful threats. Perfect for a sentai.
I both love and hate Lokix. Total underdog route 1 bug with bad stats, that is so good at victimizing bug- and dark- weak Pokémon that it practically gatekeeps a bunch of legendaries from sharing a tier with it. At the end of the day, I can’t help but respect it
*Lokix with its place in UU* "You can have this when you pry it from my cold dead hands. And even then good luck because I will have glued it to my cold dead hands"
Another important factor is how good Lokix is against Tera as a mechanic. Normally one of the scariest things is an offensive threat using a Tera to change its weakness and avoid being revenge killed by a check/counter. But due to Tinted Lens, Lokix bypasses that entirely - in fact, because Tera is locked into a single type, there is nothing an opponent can Tera into in order to resist Lokix's First Impression (okay technically you can Tera out of a 4x weakness to First Impression and thus pseudo-resist relative to original typing). Also it's easy to underestimate how strong First Impression is from Lokix - for comparison, it hits a teeny bit harder than Normal Arceus' ExtremeSpeed!
Looking at a damage calc Arceus Extreme Speed actually hits just a bit harder than Lokix First impression Against a blank Aipom max atk life orb Lokix does 103-122% while max atk life orb Arceus does 113-134%
@@lolAvalanche Just checked and it's wrong, i looked at Both mons with adamant nature holding a life orb against a blank aipom and Arceus does 113.8 - 134.6% and Lokix does 114.6 - 136.1%.
@@paololoporto1147 Ah, I had mistakenly assumed the all out attacker set would have an adamant nature. Though even with that adjustment I’m not sure where you’re numbers come from as my arceus is unchanged with 113.9-134.2% with Lokix having 113.9-135% so yes, less than a single percentage better lol.
Lokix is one of the best well designed Pokémon ever made: the stats arent min-maxed, it doesnt have any move in the game and it doesn't have a ridiculous peculiary move or ability, but the type is unique (it's the only bug dark currently) he has a strong ability balanced by the not amazing stats, he does something unique that no one else can do but it will never be broken because lokix has clear weakness that aren't super difficoult to take advantage. This is how a Pokémon should be made in my opinion.
To add on to your point of it not having every move in the game, the 4 main moves it uses are U-turn, First Impression, Sucker Punch, and Knock Off. All 4 are STAB, which really emphasizes its unique bug/dark typing.
@@jake9107I was about to say how I've seen many comments before stating and agreeing on how he deserves to be in the trash until I realised that they were talking about Veluza 💀 I may have kinda mixed things up but it is *_very_* much true for the poor fish then Though I did still hear similar words on Lokix too before I really don't understand what would lead one to despise a Pokémon this much
I love the Tinkaton at 7:08 "Ha! I quad-resist your bug attacks, and I can even pickpocket to counter your Knock Off! Now what'll you do?" "Knock off again." "Oh. Shit."
As the strongest bug, Lokix, fought the fraud, Volcarona, it entered the battle, and used First Impression. Volcarona shrunk back in fear, then Lokix said "Stand proud Volcarona, you are strong." (It's a 4× resist so it still does no damage)
Hoenn mixed it up by making the one bug turn into both evolution paths. It still has 2 of each form from 2nd stage onward. Kind of a weird change, but at least they didnt keep doing that
@@undeadinside3571you and those 20 likes are the weird ones. We need another bug with split evolution like wurmple but with really good stats and typing!
Lokix being a good Pokemon really makes me happy. Look at that sick design. It deserves to have its own place in the meta, even if it isn't in the highest tiers.
Hey man, its slugging it out in the second highest competitive tier (not counting ubers) with multiple pseudos. Id say the bug is doing very well for itself
Lokix's success this gen always puts a big smile on my face, reminds me a lot of Mandibuzz in Gen 8 OU: middling stats compared to the competition and a mon that, in many ways, *shouldn't* work; but with just the right combination of types, ability and movepool to singlehandedly keep the tier together.
I saw Lokix in Scarlet and immediately fell in love. An early game bug based on Kamen Rider? Instant fav. To know it's thriving in the meta makes me happy
I love pokemon like Lokix that have such a well defined style not feom one beoken signature move or ability but from a combination of other traits that all put each other in a new light. They all just come together to make a pokemon that only works by the slimmest of margins but has the tools to get in situations where it works.
the existence of this and golisopod and galvantula shows that bug types are not the worst type. thank you - yours truly, not a bunch of bugs in a trenchcoat
It sadly can’t just keep up this gen In OU, too many things do well against it and sand isn’t really at all that valuable compared to sun/rain and formerly snow
My favorite thing about Lokix’s impact in UU is how it makes people underestimate just how good Hoopa-Unbound really is in UU. They’re both A+ in the viability rankings but the former is a route 1 shitmon bug and the latter is a 680 BST Mythical, making people root for the david and makes people wonder why the 680 BST goliath land in UU at all. It also happens to not be used a lot in low ladder in fear of being Lokix food.
"Actually, Scizor, I was only using half my power..." "W-what?!" *Lokix terastallized into the Bug type!* *Lokix used First Impression! A critical hit! Scizor fainted.*
Meanwhile, at a career seminar: Lokix: “People always ask me how I’ve become so successful. They ask me ‘What’s your secret?’ Well, I’m here today to tell you my secret. “The key to success is simple: you have to have a good First Impression.”
This reminds me how even with Gen 9's massive power creep, you still manage to have stinkers like Spidops. Even stuff like Mabosstiff, Squawkabilly, and Oinkologne could've had niches if they were introduced in earlier generations, Spidops is legitimately nearly Kricketune level underpowered. It only really had use early early on in the lowest tiers cause it had hazards + slow U-turn, which despite god awful stats is still neat when there's barely any options otherwise.
It’s basically Durant with worse stats and a worse typing, but no resistance on its First Impression, STAB Sucker Punch, and no Hustle miss chance (which might make it more overall useful, we can’t know for sure until they’re in the same gen lol)
It's also amazing in randbats. Can be used early to spread U-turn damage, is fast enough to be able to force a lot of switches which leads into a pokemon getting hit hard with knock off, is a potential sweep checker with F.I. and sucker punch (yes it has two STAB, hard hitting priority moves), and can also even sweep with SD set.
As the strongest of the Bug Types fought the Fraud, Calyrex, he began to open his Domain. Calyrex shrunk back in fear, and then Lokix said "Stand Proud Calyrex, you are strong"
It's obvious that Lokix dominates because it has the unstoppable power of a Shocker Rider's Rider Jump (Bounce), Rider Kick (Axe Kick) and Shocker Rider Punch (Sucker Punch).
The bug typing is actually good, mid at worst and its baffling how people say its a bad type. People conflate gamefreak giving bugs terrible stats with the type itself. Bug moves and dark moves have BY FAR the best secondary effects so getting stab on those gives actual good bug pokemon some utility Bug hits dark, psychic, and grass Super effectively which will be meta relevant for any meta. Resisting ground and fighting also gives bug types a unique defensive profile in any meta HDB exists now so a bug type with a defensive stat spread could work. But
Yeah, well, the isekai genre actually holds some amazing potential, but we keep getting power fantasy slop isekai that some college dropout wrote in a week. Is it that unreasonable to not like the type itself when 95% of its representation is terrible?
I'm finally getting around to playing gen 9 and Lokix is one of the gen 9 mons i was really interested in using. Seeing how good it is has me even more excited to use it.
you are wrong about one thing, bug type is not bad defensively. it horrible offensively but defensively it is actually okay. sure it is usally a worse flying type defensively, but being able to handle both fight and ground at once is always a good thing defensively.
I do appreciate how we need to talk about UU just like OU now. So many top tier threats have been pushed from their thrones that UU is pretty much an alternative OU.
Noctowl & Yanmega are honestly pretty underrated, tinted lens airslash w/ kings rock can catch a lot of things off guard, especially if you have hazards up or a status affliction on the foe
"Welcome to UU, Tyranitar, what's this? You don't know me? Well let me introduce myself. I am the one that makes every grass types worried. I am the one that makes psychic types sleep with one eye open. I am the one that makes ghost types shiver. And I am the one that makes dark types like you fear me here, and those who don't? Well I'd make a little trick to them to make them learn, to make it so they wont underestimate me because that is the worst mistake you make. Unlike you, to me, coverage is less than irrelevant, while you made ghosts unable to switch due to your pursuits, which you dont have anymore, I make them unable to switch, because not a single of their teammates can take my attacks, they would sacrifice themselves for the team all because they looked at me. Unlike you, I make the trainers think when i appear, i make them calculate the damage i can make. If you want to go back to OU, you have to deal with *me*. So tell me, fallen tyrant, did i make a good first impression?"
It was pretty apparent early on that Lokix had some stuff going for it, but I didn't expect it to wind up near the top of the usage charts in UU, that's pretty insane! Bug/dark may be a terrible defensive typing, but as an offensive typing it has access to STAB on some of the best moves in the game (knock off and u-turn might be the two best widely distributed offensive moves in pokemon), which Lokix is very willing to take advantage of. Only running STAB moves is fine when you ignore resistances, so yeah, definitely a great mon.
Tinted Lens is up there with Adaptability as one of the best offensive abilities. Arguably top 20 offensively, it makes switching in a daunting task unless you have quadruple resists. Bug & Dark coverage are very good together & with First Impression + Sucker Punch, it role compresses as an answer to offense while doubling as a scary wallbreaker.
I found that galarian wheezing pretty much hard walls it, 4x resist to bug and neutralizing gas makes it difficult to break through. But it speaks to how strong it is when I can only think of one mon that wouldn't take huge damage trying to wall it.
Lokix's success makes me remember how close Golisopod was to having something unique/great for itself.
I wonder how different Golisopod's viability would be if Emergency Exit only took effect at the end of the turn instead of immediately after reaching half health. I feel like that one extra attack could make a significant difference.
@@timmyreobed5043 i def feel like it would be a bit better if it did that. Or if thr hp criteria wqs lower
Tinted Lens Golisopod would tear up UU.
Give him tough claws or even shell armour Gamefreak, please I beg you
If i was redesigning Golisopod, I'd still want to keep the concept of Emergency Exit. I think something like,
"Once per battle, this Pokemon's moves that switch it out gain priority." Would be an interesting pivot (ALWAYS having priority U-Turn would probably be a bit much.)
I do think it probably deserves a hidden ability that does something different. I kind of like the idea of Guts (both thematically, a personality 180 from the cowardly wimpod, and mechanically... if he gets flame orb activated, every time he pivots back in, he HURTS)
This is what happens when bug, the most resisted type, has no such weakness
**Clicks first impression**
CO-COBALLIOOOOOON! **Pecharunt explod- faints**
Lokix, a Pokémon based on Kamen Rider, turning the tables on powerful attacking sweepers, saving the rest of the team, hero protecting others against giant, powerful threats. Perfect for a sentai.
Kamen Rider and sentai are two different things.
Kamen Rider Is not Sentai
It did inspire it tho
@@JosephFlores-yn4yithey were made by the same man, Ishinomori,
It's also based off of a foldable blade or leatherman
Tokusatsu not sentai
I both love and hate Lokix. Total underdog route 1 bug with bad stats, that is so good at victimizing bug- and dark- weak Pokémon that it practically gatekeeps a bunch of legendaries from sharing a tier with it. At the end of the day, I can’t help but respect it
Route one bug not found on route 1
I’m not seeing the part where you say why you hate it?
@@VegaPhil cause it means a buncha cool mons die of cringe and enter RU
*Lokix with its place in UU* "You can have this when you pry it from my cold dead hands. And even then good luck because I will have glued it to my cold dead hands"
Soldier TF2?!
@@Aaa-vp6ugHE HAS TELEPORTED BREAD
We have you surrounded, at least on this side
**clicks U-turn**
@@tysonvienneau1830 We're min-max'd. We're supposed to be surrounded.
Another important factor is how good Lokix is against Tera as a mechanic. Normally one of the scariest things is an offensive threat using a Tera to change its weakness and avoid being revenge killed by a check/counter. But due to Tinted Lens, Lokix bypasses that entirely - in fact, because Tera is locked into a single type, there is nothing an opponent can Tera into in order to resist Lokix's First Impression (okay technically you can Tera out of a 4x weakness to First Impression and thus pseudo-resist relative to original typing).
Also it's easy to underestimate how strong First Impression is from Lokix - for comparison, it hits a teeny bit harder than Normal Arceus' ExtremeSpeed!
Yup, you can never outplay tinted lens Lokix with any defensive tera.
Looking at a damage calc Arceus Extreme Speed actually hits just a bit harder than Lokix First impression
Against a blank Aipom max atk life orb Lokix does 103-122% while max atk life orb Arceus does 113-134%
Great point !
@@lolAvalanche Just checked and it's wrong, i looked at Both mons with adamant nature holding a life orb against a blank aipom and Arceus does 113.8 - 134.6% and Lokix does 114.6 - 136.1%.
@@paololoporto1147 Ah, I had mistakenly assumed the all out attacker set would have an adamant nature. Though even with that adjustment I’m not sure where you’re numbers come from as my arceus is unchanged with 113.9-134.2% with Lokix having 113.9-135% so yes, less than a single percentage better lol.
Lokix is one of the best well designed Pokémon ever made: the stats arent min-maxed, it doesnt have any move in the game and it doesn't have a ridiculous peculiary move or ability, but the type is unique (it's the only bug dark currently) he has a strong ability balanced by the not amazing stats, he does something unique that no one else can do but it will never be broken because lokix has clear weakness that aren't super difficoult to take advantage. This is how a Pokémon should be made in my opinion.
Not to mention the typing was meant for a sick STAB boost to abuse both First Impression and Sucker Punch. Certified hitman.
To add on to your point of it not having every move in the game, the 4 main moves it uses are U-turn, First Impression, Sucker Punch, and Knock Off. All 4 are STAB, which really emphasizes its unique bug/dark typing.
Its stats should been min maxed though. Low special attack and ump up that attack and speed a little more and we golden
@@swordmaster305 It would have been a less interesting Pokémon if It was min maxed, I was just explaining why I like the way it's made.
@@swordmaster305 Nah we don't need more powerhouses. Underdogs are what make the game exciting.
Tinted lense first impression hits like a truck
Lokix is, simply put, an underrated chad
@@tomatogenesisunderrated is a crazy statement
8minute video summed up in 1 TLDW sentence lmao
@@jake9107I was about to say how I've seen many comments before stating and agreeing on how he deserves to be in the trash until I realised that they were talking about Veluza 💀
I may have kinda mixed things up but it is *_very_* much true for the poor fish then
Though I did still hear similar words on Lokix too before
I really don't understand what would lead one to despise a Pokémon this much
Golisopod walked so lokix can run
I love the Tinkaton at 7:08
"Ha! I quad-resist your bug attacks, and I can even pickpocket to counter your Knock Off! Now what'll you do?"
"Knock off again."
"Oh. Shit."
That Mandibuzz after switching in be like "BRUH C'MON"
“Lokix IS the power creep” 🗣️🔥
Waiter ! Waiter ! More fallen OU mons please !
450 bst powercreep is real
"A mon gets knocked out and you think that of me ?
I am the one who KNOCKS (out)"
@@slashine1071 powercreep so real that even a 450 BST Pokemon is legitimately terrifying.
@@A2ZOMGI remember when the 460 BST mon known as Breloom was terrifying in UU and even OU
it’s NU now
“Nah, I’d Impress”
As the strongest bug, Lokix, fought the fraud, Volcarona, it entered the battle, and used First Impression. Volcarona shrunk back in fear, then Lokix said "Stand proud Volcarona, you are strong." (It's a 4× resist so it still does no damage)
@@andormak8402 bug doesn't resist bug somehow
@@magatama_5612but Fairy does for some inexplicable reason
@@andormak8402 but lokix has tinted lens and bug not resist bug
@@andormak8402 volcarona only 2x resists Bug, so tinted lens effectively removes this resistance
"A Jump to the sky turns to a rider kick" I love seeing Lokix having a strong role in a tier.
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I named my shiny male Lokix ArutoJaNaito
@@Aivenberg (Find A New Life intensifies)
Lokix makes all of his Kamen Rider predecessors proud! 🗿🗿🗿
RIDAAA KICK!! 🗣🦶
yes
A jump to the sky turns to a rider kick.
Lokix hits the field and *did you see the sunrise* plays at Full volume
@@seiun7833 MAN I miss Zero One henshin phrases
That gen 9 nu/dpp ou team shook me to my very core
Technically not possible anymore since Gyarados got banned from NU and Magnezone rose to RU, but that team was once upon a time possible in Gen 9 NU.
"Gen 9's early game bug type"
Spidops: *sad spooder noises*
I mean, barring Hoenn, most regions prior to Gen 6 have two. Caterpie and Weedle, Spinarak and Ledyba, Kricketot and Burmy, Venipede and Sewaddle.
Hoenn mixed it up by making the one bug turn into both evolution paths. It still has 2 of each form from 2nd stage onward. Kind of a weird change, but at least they didnt keep doing that
Spidops is a great hazard setter in random battles and nobody can ever take that away from him
What 46 less BST does to a mf
@@undeadinside3571you and those 20 likes are the weird ones. We need another bug with split evolution like wurmple but with really good stats and typing!
Lokix being a good Pokemon really makes me happy. Look at that sick design. It deserves to have its own place in the meta, even if it isn't in the highest tiers.
I would count UU as one of the higher tiers
Hey man, its slugging it out in the second highest competitive tier (not counting ubers) with multiple pseudos. Id say the bug is doing very well for itself
I seriously do hope people stop exploring with lokix until the tiers are locked because that would completely destabilize multiple metagames
I checked and Lokix learns Low Kick. And also Low Sweep and Double Kick. So you could say it learns several low kicks...
And axe kick
@@alexs5368nah, that's a high kick
Rider kick
And Rider Kick
im glad that LO KIX learns LOW KICKS
Lokix's success this gen always puts a big smile on my face, reminds me a lot of Mandibuzz in Gen 8 OU: middling stats compared to the competition and a mon that, in many ways, *shouldn't* work; but with just the right combination of types, ability and movepool to singlehandedly keep the tier together.
A pokemon based on Kamen Rider is super badass and i love it
Lokix will carry on Breloom's legacy as the requisite early game two evo mon with an awful BST that still dodges the shitmon allegations anyways
As a big fan of Breloom, I accept our new UU bug overlord
I saw Lokix in Scarlet and immediately fell in love. An early game bug based on Kamen Rider? Instant fav. To know it's thriving in the meta makes me happy
I was intrigued when I first heard about it in the early rumor videos.
I love pokemon like Lokix that have such a well defined style not feom one beoken signature move or ability but from a combination of other traits that all put each other in a new light. They all just come together to make a pokemon that only works by the slimmest of margins but has the tools to get in situations where it works.
the existence of this and golisopod and galvantula shows that bug types are not the worst type. thank you
- yours truly,
not a bunch of bugs in a trenchcoat
0:38 this is very painful to look at
"Stats are bad tho" - Weak Aura
"Stats are exactly as good as they need to be." - Strong Aura
A jump to the sky turn into a lokix
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0:17 Wait, I've been gone for awhile, Tyranitar is in UU!?
Irrc It dropped to RU once for a short bit
It sadly can’t just keep up this gen In OU, too many things do well against it and sand isn’t really at all that valuable compared to sun/rain and formerly snow
Its typing finally caught up to it
My favorite thing about Lokix’s impact in UU is how it makes people underestimate just how good Hoopa-Unbound really is in UU. They’re both A+ in the viability rankings but the former is a route 1 shitmon bug and the latter is a 680 BST Mythical, making people root for the david and makes people wonder why the 680 BST goliath land in UU at all. It also happens to not be used a lot in low ladder in fear of being Lokix food.
Absolutely one of my new favourites. It's got a real underdog quality to it that's very appealing, and the design is awesome
'I see why you have less usage than Scizor' - Garchomp's words that did not age well
Lowkix truly was holding back, just like Sans
"Actually, Scizor, I was only using half my power..."
"W-what?!"
*Lokix terastallized into the Bug type!*
*Lokix used First Impression! A critical hit! Scizor fainted.*
“lokix IS the powercreep” is such a tough line
Meanwhile, at a career seminar:
Lokix: “People always ask me how I’ve become so successful. They ask me ‘What’s your secret?’ Well, I’m here today to tell you my secret.
“The key to success is simple: you have to have a good First Impression.”
Dude might have low stats but most of them are exactly where Lokix needs them to be.
The bug that threaten gods
In the background: Spidops crying in sticky web
At least Spidop’s an annoying ass mfer in Randbats
This reminds me how even with Gen 9's massive power creep, you still manage to have stinkers like Spidops. Even stuff like Mabosstiff, Squawkabilly, and Oinkologne could've had niches if they were introduced in earlier generations, Spidops is legitimately nearly Kricketune level underpowered. It only really had use early early on in the lowest tiers cause it had hazards + slow U-turn, which despite god awful stats is still neat when there's barely any options otherwise.
Should have gotten a sign ability that set up the web when hit.
@@CoffeeFlavoredMilk just know that in gen 10, shuckle gets body press
Goatkix holding every non HO playstyle together in UU
It’s basically Durant with worse stats and a worse typing, but no resistance on its First Impression, STAB Sucker Punch, and no Hustle miss chance (which might make it more overall useful, we can’t know for sure until they’re in the same gen lol)
Durant was in a lower tier than lokix so
Remember that Durant also has to compete with Scizor due to its typing. I don’t think it’s getting anywhere near Lokix’s usage while Scizor is legal.
So it's nothing like Durant
@@rjante2236 I only listed three major differences dude, their role is similar. Revenge killer with First Impression
yes, but consider this
does Lokix have a basketball player named after them?
Weird fact. Lokix is based on Kamen rider, a Japanese super hero. And spidops may also be based on Kamen rider, though more in the shiny
I hope they being back Pursuit and give it to Lokix. Go all in on the switching control gimmick.
Classic Goatkix w
As the #1 Lokix glazer, this is now one of my favorite videos
First impression mega bee in let's go would have been the tits
5:18 "A good stab u-turn is incredibly rare. The closest example is Genesect."
Scizor: 😲
He mentioned Scizor right after
To be fair, it’s a pretty wide gap between Genesect and Scizor, so that says alot
Underdog? Bro is the opressor.
lokix is the bouncer into the OU club. live a first impression+knock off/u-turn and you can come in
As usual great video you're really good at breaking this stuff down in a way that goes beyond the surface level
Lokix being the perfect Kamen Rider reference in Pokemon. A true hero in disguise.
When Lokix enters the field rules of nature starts playing
It's also amazing in randbats. Can be used early to spread U-turn damage, is fast enough to be able to force a lot of switches which leads into a pokemon getting hit hard with knock off, is a potential sweep checker with F.I. and sucker punch (yes it has two STAB, hard hitting priority moves), and can also even sweep with SD set.
As the strongest of the Bug Types fought the Fraud, Calyrex, he began to open his Domain. Calyrex shrunk back in fear, and then Lokix said "Stand Proud Calyrex, you are strong"
"Im not fighting power creep, I AM the power creep!"
First impression goes bruhhh
Remember getting in a little argument with a small creator about lokix being trash. Love to see their reaction to it being in UU now lmao
This thing got good usage in OU for olt too.
also and most importantly he looks cool as fuck
Lokix is just that guy
"Why is Lokix so commonly used?"
Cause hes cool as FUCK. Next question.
"Low stats" meanwhile me clutching my precious 420 Castform.
Lokix: "Haha I'm so great. I bet OU will be super easy!"
Gholdengo, Great Tusk, Corviknight: "Allow us to introduce ourselves"
Lokix: “Ah dangit. Guess I’ll go back to bullying Garchomp.”
It's obvious that Lokix dominates because it has the unstoppable power of a Shocker Rider's Rider Jump (Bounce), Rider Kick (Axe Kick) and Shocker Rider Punch (Sucker Punch).
Glad to see some coverage of lower tiers.
Wake up! The hero!
as expected of kamen rider black
The bug typing is actually good, mid at worst and its baffling how people say its a bad type. People conflate gamefreak giving bugs terrible stats with the type itself. Bug moves and dark moves have BY FAR the best secondary effects so getting stab on those gives actual good bug pokemon some utility
Bug hits dark, psychic, and grass Super effectively which will be meta relevant for any meta. Resisting ground and fighting also gives bug types a unique defensive profile in any meta
HDB exists now so a bug type with a defensive stat spread could work. But
People just look at the stat average of the whole type and go from there. It's silly.
Yeah, well, the isekai genre actually holds some amazing potential, but we keep getting power fantasy slop isekai that some college dropout wrote in a week. Is it that unreasonable to not like the type itself when 95% of its representation is terrible?
Moon crickets rise up!
I'm finally getting around to playing gen 9 and Lokix is one of the gen 9 mons i was really interested in using. Seeing how good it is has me even more excited to use it.
Number 4 and number 5 are both bugs, this makes me happy
I love getting lokix in randoms. Terra bug first impression hits like a truck
Can't believe you forgot my girl Pheromosa, the queen of STAB U-turn
The one that Bugsy carries in Radical Red is a beast.
you are wrong about one thing, bug type is not bad defensively.
it horrible offensively but defensively it is actually okay.
sure it is usally a worse flying type defensively, but being able to handle both fight and ground at once is always a good thing defensively.
Finally My goat Has its time to shine I hoped It would
I'm getting Quagsire vibes from this guy hearing this.
Imagine if bug gem still existed. First impression would turn into a kill button.
Assuming it would have the same damage boost as Normal Gem, it really wouldn't be better than Choice Band.
@@rjante2236 But then you could First Impression without getting locked.
Another great video Freezai!
Lokix is the powercreep is such a hard line ngl
It helps his popularity that he’s one of the only bug designs in years that actually looks cool
I do appreciate how we need to talk about UU just like OU now. So many top tier threats have been pushed from their thrones that UU is pretty much an alternative OU.
UU is just gen 8 OU lol
I remember playing Violet, getting a spidops and thinking "This is the final evolution?", definitely wasn't disappointed with lokix
5:49 my favorite part was when lokix said its uturnin time and u turned all over the place
I only clicked the video because I simply like Lokix as a Pokémon. And hearing someone talk about him being good just makes me happy.
Noctowl & Yanmega are honestly pretty underrated, tinted lens airslash w/ kings rock can catch a lot of things off guard, especially if you have hazards up or a status affliction on the foe
I thought this was a pokerogue video at first I had to double check who made it 😂
Wait, I'm missing some stuff here. Is Lokix good in pokerogue?
@@airam1721i mean i used it and setting up swords dances and then first impressioning everything cuts through floors like butter
@@NotSnak what are their abilities and sets?
Maybe it’s just my coworker then. He swears by it
"Welcome to UU, Tyranitar, what's this? You don't know me? Well let me introduce myself.
I am the one that makes every grass types worried. I am the one that makes psychic types sleep with one eye open. I am the one that makes ghost types shiver. And I am the one that makes dark types like you fear me here, and those who don't? Well I'd make a little trick to them to make them learn, to make it so they wont underestimate me because that is the worst mistake you make.
Unlike you, to me, coverage is less than irrelevant, while you made ghosts unable to switch due to your pursuits, which you dont have anymore, I make them unable to switch, because not a single of their teammates can take my attacks, they would sacrifice themselves for the team all because they looked at me.
Unlike you, I make the trainers think when i appear, i make them calculate the damage i can make.
If you want to go back to OU, you have to deal with *me*.
So tell me, fallen tyrant, did i make a good first impression?"
It was pretty apparent early on that Lokix had some stuff going for it, but I didn't expect it to wind up near the top of the usage charts in UU, that's pretty insane! Bug/dark may be a terrible defensive typing, but as an offensive typing it has access to STAB on some of the best moves in the game (knock off and u-turn might be the two best widely distributed offensive moves in pokemon), which Lokix is very willing to take advantage of. Only running STAB moves is fine when you ignore resistances, so yeah, definitely a great mon.
First Impression is a signature move after all
It's just not of Golisopod
Tinted Lens is up there with Adaptability as one of the best offensive abilities. Arguably top 20 offensively, it makes switching in a daunting task unless you have quadruple resists. Bug & Dark coverage are very good together & with First Impression + Sucker Punch, it role compresses as an answer to offense while doubling as a scary wallbreaker.
What does tinted lens to an early game bug type
Gen 9 UU is genuinely so fun idk why I don’t play it more
Nice will try em out in fan games.
lokix is probably one of my fave pokemon!
I found that galarian wheezing pretty much hard walls it, 4x resist to bug and neutralizing gas makes it difficult to break through. But it speaks to how strong it is when I can only think of one mon that wouldn't take huge damage trying to wall it.
Whenever I see something Lokix-related, I gotta comment because KAMEN RIDER!!
Tinted lens tera bug first impression goes brrtt. Add choice band or life orb in the equation and you basically got a priority nuke.
I learned this from playing PokeRogue. Many times I'd refresh the tab after getting one-shot by First Impression.
"lokix is gen nine's early game bug".
Spidops:😢
Lokix is simply built different.
Loved Lokix from its debut its been pleasantly surprising in comp
LOKIX IS MY GOAT RAAAH I LOVE LOKIX
FIRST IMPRESSION FOR THE WIN
He's GOATED with the sauce