crazy how nearly all the pkmn depicted were gen 1 or 2, except for a starter and a cover legendary from hoenn. maybe he's so retro that he barely touched anything beyond a game boy color and got all his modern-day info from Jerry, The Guy Down The Hall
If I had to guess, this may well be an AI generated article. That would also explain the repetition in the article, as well as the close descriptions of the article. For example, the wrong Japanese garden ornament, the volcano on Typhlosion's back despite it clearly not having one and Ho-Oh being based on a peacock. I'm likely wrong though, it's just not dissimilar to something you would get out of NovelAI.
It's funny you bring this up, because shortly before this article was published, the article's author posted a tweet about AI writing: twitter.com/iambrandonsalt/status/1554029847843938304
@@yukihoshikawa Yeah, I've toyed around with Pokémon stuff in NovelAI before and watched a load of DougDougW streams where he uses it, it's mad how convincing the article is that it seems like just some dude who doesn't know a lot about Pokémon though :') You could probably even pass it off as a poor translation if you wanted too.
they also have a list of the "best dragon type Pokemon of all time" that keeps saying to use the move Dragon Rage and (of course) has Charizard on the list somewhere
In VGC 2022, the 12 most popular Fire Types are: Incineroar, Charizard, Coalossal, Reshiram, Torkoal, Rotom Heat, Entei, Arcanine, Ho-oh, Volcarona, Cinderace, and Centiskorch. Notice the complete lack of overlap with this list
The saddest part is that this list stops being humorously bad very quickly. Because so many lines are copypasted, incorrect fact statements, or both, it just becomes monotonous to read. Maybe there could have been a misspelling of a name, or a dex entry given to the wrong mon, but nope - here’re some Motor Drive Flash Fires.
It's always amusing watching you pick apart people's articles/videos. Like legit even SOME research would have helped this. Honestly worth the wait to see
This reminds me of watchmojos list about the strongest Pokémon of all time, they based strength off of the anime yet didn’t say they were basing off of the anime, while also taking facts from the games and the Pokédex?! And from my memory they got a few typings incorrect and mixed up some resistances while squeezing in some other facts that have nothing to do with the topic of the video.
I just checked Moltres' origin section on Bulbapedia and the listed inspirations include phoenix, Slavic firebird, Bennu, Vermillion Bird, and heron. No mention of the Karasu Tengu though.
did you watched Dobbs Fact Videos ? its crazy, half of these are either Intepretations, extremly Obvious Facts and Pokemon Cards which have nothing to do in a Top 10 List of strongest Pokemon.
I never liked Dobbs in the first place, but he completely lost me when he said he thought Togepi was a generation 1 Pokemon because of when it appeared in the anime
@@BigRobertsons True but Togepi is one of those pokemon that likely got scrapped for Gen1 and immediately added in Gen2. Very dumb mistake from dobbs tho.
@@BewegteBilderrahmen Togepi isn't one of the 190 Pokemon in the code of gen 1, but also the anime was airing while they were working on gen 2 so it would make sense for them to want to show off new Pokemon
Thank you! I do admit that sometimes there's a couple things that trip up me, someone who's put literally thousands of hours into various games in the series, but if I were making some kind of professional presentation about this topic, whether it be an article, a video, etc., I'd at least remember to double check my guesses, lol.
I believe it was X/Y, actually, but close enough. Either way, Flareon's stats are still a bit questionable; I wouldn't call it one of the 12 best Fire types.
When Typhlosion is said to have a massive explosion attack it could very well refer to the move OVERHEAT a move introduced in Gen III... Of course this sight is weird for saying a massive explosion attack but OVERHEAT does make sense as a massive explosion attack, It's shown in the anime as a extremely powerful explosive fire attack so the Article took the Anime to say that (Not Gen II Anime but prolly the later appearances)
2:47 Eruption does not work like that! It get WEAKER the less Hp you currently have! It took me less than five seconds to check that onto Bulbapedia, a task too fatiguing for whoever had written this article
@@thundergamespt99 for a small time frame thanks to boots, Flareon was a pretty decent wish passer since Fire types didnt have that many pokemon that could treathen them, this was before any DLC of course, combine that with powerfull flare blitz and superpower and you got something usable
@@SantosOverlord Oh, i see. Its hard to believe but i can imagine that being a thing (obviously in singles). But better than umbreon? Thats really weird
This article reminds me of a Zelda article about plot holes Just 2 of them make some sense and even then they were still questionable, literally all of then has some explanation, you just need to PLAY THE FUCKING GAME Its kind of sad to see this kind of article on the internet
Yeah, seriously. It's disappointing to see this kind of low effort content on the internet, and also what's on an apparently pretty successful website, too.
Funny is, Magcargo has a small Niche. In Monotype Nuzzlocks, its realy realy reliable for Rock and Fire alike. Thats pretty much the only Spot where it dosnt suck, besides visual Design, but it technically is good at something. He has Ninetails in his List, but not because of its meta defining Drought Ability. You think there have a Comment Section? You think there would expose themselfe?
I forget if I mentioned this in the version of the script that's in the video, but I feel like what he should've done with the moves, at least, was just mention a generally powerful move, instead of "the strongest Fire type move that wasn't always the strongest and not always a Fire type move". Like, he started off the article like this, with Blaziken getting High Jump Kick, and Moltres getting Sky Attack, then it just... Flamethrower.
Ok Peacock for ho-oh isn't technically incorrect given the type of Chinese fire bird Ho-oh is based on, buuuuuuut I highly doubt the 'author' knew that. Likely the bot that wrote it scraped the info off of some website and missed the whole context.
i want to say something but i just cant figure out what. it mostly has to do with post timing but that wouldnt explain full on knowledge so ill refrain. no hate, just, im aint great with words so dont really pay attention to me.
This whole article feels like it was written for April Fools. Nobody can be so sure about the things he's writting and being so unapologetically wrong at the same time. Or it can; the internet has proven me countless times there're people this dumb
crazy how nearly all the pkmn depicted were gen 1 or 2, except for a starter and a cover legendary from hoenn. maybe he's so retro that he barely touched anything beyond a game boy color and got all his modern-day info from Jerry, The Guy Down The Hall
I actually love this theory.
The Water type list kinda disproves it, but I still love this theory.
@@yukihoshikawa I think he only ever played with Pokémon cards
If I had to guess, this may well be an AI generated article. That would also explain the repetition in the article, as well as the close descriptions of the article. For example, the wrong Japanese garden ornament, the volcano on Typhlosion's back despite it clearly not having one and Ho-Oh being based on a peacock. I'm likely wrong though, it's just not dissimilar to something you would get out of NovelAI.
It's funny you bring this up, because shortly before this article was published, the article's author posted a tweet about AI writing: twitter.com/iambrandonsalt/status/1554029847843938304
@@yukihoshikawa Yeah, I've toyed around with Pokémon stuff in NovelAI before and watched a load of DougDougW streams where he uses it, it's mad how convincing the article is that it seems like just some dude who doesn't know a lot about Pokémon though :') You could probably even pass it off as a poor translation if you wanted too.
they also have a list of the "best dragon type Pokemon of all time" that keeps saying to use the move Dragon Rage and (of course) has Charizard on the list somewhere
"Now he wants to build a place for retro gamers to learn, laugh and inspire."
Well, he got the "laugh" bit spot on....
LOL, yeah, he certainly did!
In VGC 2022, the 12 most popular Fire Types are: Incineroar, Charizard, Coalossal, Reshiram, Torkoal, Rotom Heat, Entei, Arcanine, Ho-oh, Volcarona, Cinderace, and Centiskorch. Notice the complete lack of overlap with this list
tell me an AI wrote this without telling me an AI wrote this
It was written by something
The saddest part is that this list stops being humorously bad very quickly. Because so many lines are copypasted, incorrect fact statements, or both, it just becomes monotonous to read.
Maybe there could have been a misspelling of a name, or a dex entry given to the wrong mon, but nope - here’re some Motor Drive Flash Fires.
It's always amusing watching you pick apart people's articles/videos.
Like legit even SOME research would have helped this. Honestly worth the wait to see
Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I really do think my line at the end just kinda sums this up perfectly.
oh dear god
they mentioned an ability for ninetales
but that ability wasnt drought
WHAT
If pokemon ever increases the character limit for names, I'm going to name my Blaziken 'Edward Volcanohands'
Man I really hope they don't do my boy swampert dirty and say he's weak to electric moves
Unfortunately, they did. I just read the water type article.
6:58 he was trying to say that’s what magarco can hit super effective
My money's on an AI being behind this
I've messed with ChatGPT between making this video and now, and honestly, I can see that being the case.
LEGIT, WE WERE GOING OVER THIS AND I WAS LOSING MY MIND THE ENTIRE TIME
IT WAS SO GOOD
This reminds me of watchmojos list about the strongest Pokémon of all time, they based strength off of the anime yet didn’t say they were basing off of the anime, while also taking facts from the games and the Pokédex?! And from my memory they got a few typings incorrect and mixed up some resistances while squeezing in some other facts that have nothing to do with the topic of the video.
I'd argue Ho-oh is a Suzaku rather than a Phoenix.
I just checked Moltres' origin section on Bulbapedia and the listed inspirations include phoenix, Slavic firebird, Bennu, Vermillion Bird, and heron.
No mention of the Karasu Tengu though.
did you watched Dobbs Fact Videos ? its crazy, half of these are either Intepretations, extremly Obvious Facts and Pokemon Cards which have nothing to do in a Top 10 List of strongest Pokemon.
I never liked Dobbs in the first place, but he completely lost me when he said he thought Togepi was a generation 1 Pokemon because of when it appeared in the anime
@@BigRobertsons True but Togepi is one of those pokemon that likely got scrapped for Gen1 and immediately added in Gen2. Very dumb mistake from dobbs tho.
@@BewegteBilderrahmen Togepi isn't one of the 190 Pokemon in the code of gen 1, but also the anime was airing while they were working on gen 2 so it would make sense for them to want to show off new Pokemon
As someone whose type memorization is ass I really appreciate this reminder it could be much much worse lol. Excellent video!
Thank you! I do admit that sometimes there's a couple things that trip up me, someone who's put literally thousands of hours into various games in the series, but if I were making some kind of professional presentation about this topic, whether it be an article, a video, etc., I'd at least remember to double check my guesses, lol.
ok but have you considered that ho-oh having used roost IS weak to ground?
Yeah, if you use gravity or have another way to remove the immunity you CAN doing some serious ground weakness damage
Tbf Chinese phoenixes do take inspiration from fowl like peacocks, pheasants, and chickens, so that part about Ho-Oh isn't technically wrong
2:11 that has to be referring to eruption
Wasn't Flareon given Flare Blitz in ORAS or something?
I believe it was X/Y, actually, but close enough.
Either way, Flareon's stats are still a bit questionable; I wouldn't call it one of the 12 best Fire types.
@@yukihoshikawa It's one of the worst Eeveelutions, but yeah, at least it finally got a decent STAB move. It needs more coverage.
@@yukihoshikawa it’s number 1 in fluffiest eeveelution :)
Yea but one decent STAB move a good pokemon does not make lol.
@@HomeCookinMTG I'm aware.
I want to see the Snake one, it will be really funny to see how they mess that one up.
the guy probably went "these pokemon are either rare or legendary, surely they are the strongest"
you're so underrated! I absolutely love the content where you rip apart dumb clickbaiters lol
lol, thank you!
When Typhlosion is said to have a massive explosion attack it could very well refer to the move OVERHEAT a move introduced in Gen III... Of course this sight is weird for saying a massive explosion attack but OVERHEAT does make sense as a massive explosion attack, It's shown in the anime as a extremely powerful explosive fire attack so the Article took the Anime to say that (Not Gen II Anime but prolly the later appearances)
charizard was weak to ice in gen 1 how did they not mess it up the other way around lol
2:47 Eruption does not work like that! It get WEAKER the less Hp you currently have! It took me less than five seconds to check that onto Bulbapedia, a task too fatiguing for whoever had written this article
Bro didn't name a single Pokémon past Gen 3 😭
*Angry heatran noises*
He's probably never played past Gen 3, which would make sense why he doesn't ever mention Fairy types. Lol
Man, sucks to be Rapidash and Magmar. Their spots on this list of all fully evolved fire types (in GSC) got stolen by Blaziken and Groudon.
Dude your underated af only 70 something subs
Haha, I'm still a relatively new channel, so I don't think it's too surprising, but I appreciate the kind words!
@@yukihoshikawa oh that makes more sense now I only recently found your channel but still you deserve more subs
Well, it's a nice comment to hear, anyway; it suggests to me that I'm on the right track, in terms of making good videos.
maria needs to see the snake list
to be fair Flareon was the best eeveelotion at the start of SwSH meta
How? Wait, what? How did that happen? And in vgc or singles? Because both have sylveon and... How?
@@thundergamespt99 for a small time frame thanks to boots, Flareon was a pretty decent wish passer since Fire types didnt have that many pokemon that could treathen them, this was before any DLC of course, combine that with powerfull flare blitz and superpower and you got something usable
@@SantosOverlord Oh, i see. Its hard to believe but i can imagine that being a thing (obviously in singles). But better than umbreon? Thats really weird
This article reminds me of a Zelda article about plot holes
Just 2 of them make some sense and even then they were still questionable, literally all of then has some explanation, you just need to PLAY THE FUCKING GAME
Its kind of sad to see this kind of article on the internet
Yeah, seriously. It's disappointing to see this kind of low effort content on the internet, and also what's on an apparently pretty successful website, too.
Are we sure gen 1 Ash didn't write this? xD
LMAO, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case!
did you say "dodo" that way as a joke or is it an ironic mistake?
It was an intentional joke; too low hanging of a fruit.
6:23 nobody knows why. Tho it is one of my favorites.
This article has to be a troll, right?
I honestly wouldn't be surprised, LMAO
i like sandwiches
I do enjoy a good peanut butter banana sandwich.
"you have to respect other people's opinions"
Their opinion: 2:28
Funny is, Magcargo has a small Niche. In Monotype Nuzzlocks, its realy realy reliable for Rock and Fire alike. Thats pretty much the only Spot where it dosnt suck, besides visual Design, but it technically is good at something.
He has Ninetails in his List, but not because of its meta defining Drought Ability.
You think there have a Comment Section? You think there would expose themselfe?
Also it’s the only fire type that can learn shell smash (afaik) so it’s useful for that in monotype
I remember this article being terrible, but I didn't realise how much copypasting there was.
I forget if I mentioned this in the version of the script that's in the video, but I feel like what he should've done with the moves, at least, was just mention a generally powerful move, instead of "the strongest Fire type move that wasn't always the strongest and not always a Fire type move". Like, he started off the article like this, with Blaziken getting High Jump Kick, and Moltres getting Sky Attack, then it just... Flamethrower.
@@yukihoshikawa The use of Flamethrower definitely suggests that the author is more familiar with the anime.
It should be illegal to produce such shit just for profit
That is a thing with actual products and services. Doesn't cover entertainment.
Ok Peacock for ho-oh isn't technically incorrect given the type of Chinese fire bird Ho-oh is based on, buuuuuuut I highly doubt the 'author' knew that. Likely the bot that wrote it scraped the info off of some website and missed the whole context.
i want to say something but i just cant figure out what. it mostly has to do with post timing but that wouldnt explain full on knowledge so ill refrain. no hate, just, im aint great with words so dont really pay attention to me.
This whole article feels like it was written for April Fools. Nobody can be so sure about the things he's writting and being so unapologetically wrong at the same time. Or it can; the internet has proven me countless times there're people this dumb
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Fangs Nom Apple Fritters, IDK
@@yukihoshikawa I'm going to steal your pokemon's teeth
An amazing breakdown of a terrible article
Thank you! Was honestly kinda worried how this one would come out, with how long it took; I'm glad the general consensus has been positive so far!
Fake
Thanks, Dusty; love ya
@@yukihoshikawa Flareon is the best pokemon you're never going to work in this town again kid YOU'RE DONE
Lmao pronouncing dodo as "doodoo" instantly turned me off from this dudes criticisms
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