How GOOD was Golduck ACTUALLY? - History of Golduck in Competitive Pokemon (Gens 1-7)

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  • Golduck is today’s Pokemon for our competitive history series! Join False Swipe Gaming in this brief overview of Golduck in competitive Pokemon!
    Looks like we missed some big VGC placements!
    Big apologies to the ones we missed and thank you so much to those who pointed it out!
    2015:
    Nicholas Ong 2nd Place at Singapore Regionals with C9 Golduck
    You can watch his Top matches here:
    • Masters Semifinals - P...
    • Masters Finals - Pokém...
    2017
    Presten Clark aka SnoozeVGC won the Salt Lake City Regionals with double duck
    Jarek Makarachuk took Top 8:
    www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokem...
    Finals Match:
    • FINALS Kyle Hudson vs ...
    FULL RESEARCH SOURCES HERE
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    Timestamps
    0:00 - Intro
    0:42 - RBY/Gen 1
    2:57 - GSC/Gen 2
    4:17 - ADV/Gen 3
    6:06 - DPP/Gen 4
    8:04 - BW/Gen 5
    9:25 - XY/Gen 6
    10:53 - SM/Gen 7
    12:00 - Gen 7 VGC
    17:43 - Outro
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  • @FalseSwipeGaming
    @FalseSwipeGaming  Před 4 lety +114

    Looks like we missed some big VGC placements!
    Big apologies to the ones we missed and thank you so much to those who pointed it out!
    2015:
    Nicholas Ong 2nd Place at Singapore Regionals with C9 Golduck
    You can watch his Top matches here:
    czcams.com/video/glAtMwDnk5s/video.html
    czcams.com/video/2BVLf_WYTeY/video.html
    2017
    Presten Clark aka SnoozeVGC won the Salt Lake City Regionals with double duck
    Jarek Makarachuk took Top 8:
    www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/salt-lake-city-regionals-2017/vg-masters/
    Finals Match:
    czcams.com/video/zMdLQ7MXDxE/video.html&feature=emb_title

    • @ragerage2556
      @ragerage2556 Před 2 lety

      Ollll99999 OO 999999999o9l9oo999o9ll lol ooll I'll OO

  • @EdmacZ
    @EdmacZ Před 4 lety +2000

    Primal Groudon: I fear no mon, but that...”thing”.
    Golduck: Quack.
    It *scares* me.

    • @Samy-yl8lu
      @Samy-yl8lu Před 4 lety +201

      Golduck: *Peace was never an option*

    • @nicocarrero5953
      @nicocarrero5953 Před 4 lety +93

      They oppressed him for far too long. Now he gets his revenge.
      THE GOLDUCK. COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU.

    • @boundary2580
      @boundary2580 Před 4 lety +69

      Golduck also checks mega rayquaza, which is amazing. Honestly it’s not as bad as people say it is, and can be a good pick in ubers of all places.

    • @Unknwnwrrior
      @Unknwnwrrior Před 4 lety +29

      @@boundary2580 Counters -- doesn't check. It doesn't "check" P-Groudon either. It has no business on switching into any of their moves (except maybe Don's Eruption) and is easily punished.

    • @henrydawson8096
      @henrydawson8096 Před 4 lety +40

      Mega raquaza:I fear no man but that... "thing"
      Scarf Golduck:"quick"
      it scares me

  • @beebobber546
    @beebobber546 Před 4 lety +846

    Ubers: bro it’s a duck it’s nothing
    Groudon: *nervous sweating*

    • @M3rtyville
      @M3rtyville Před 4 lety +16

      I used Psyduck with Eviolith in VGC 2016. It was fun

    • @roguegen5536
      @roguegen5536 Před 4 lety +68

      That's what they told kyogre about parasect.
      Its just a mushroom
      Kyogre: God help us all!

    • @kevinrianto862
      @kevinrianto862 Před 4 lety +5

      @@roguegen5536
      Until kyogre remembers that it could run ice beam as stated in the parasect video at 7:20 (czcams.com/video/iAzZVOQCYF0/video.html) and then Parasect gets rightfully left in the dust once more, especially once it was discovered that there other better, actually good pokemon like Ludicolo that can reliably check kyogre.

    • @georgecortes3416
      @georgecortes3416 Před 4 lety +5

      M3rtyville Who would win? The Legendary Weather Titans of Hoenn that were responsible for nearly destroying the entire world. Or one Quacky Boi. That’s what happens when Cynthia doesn’t give it the Secret Potion beforehand smh...

  • @turbulentbreak
    @turbulentbreak Před 4 lety +958

    "It wasn't blazing, but it was fast. It wasn't a tank, but it was bulky. And it wasn't exactly Dwayne Johnson, but it was strong"
    Give my compliments to the scriptwriter. There are always some nice lines in your videos that make me grin.

    • @cervgiovanni
      @cervgiovanni Před 4 lety +14

      Thought the same too. Great line. Wrote it down as well

    • @GoTELuckyCharms
      @GoTELuckyCharms Před 4 lety +6

      Zain is really clever tbh

    • @danieldeem791
      @danieldeem791 Před 2 lety +8

      @@GoTELuckyCharms I think bkc wrote that because he is the singles portion writer now. Zane only writes the vgc sections now.

  • @pepeknight
    @pepeknight Před 4 lety +2027

    Still really don't get why it wasn't a Psychic Type in the first place. Even though the typing now isn't great nowadays just the extra STAB would be useful. It even learns Psychic type moves for crying out loud.

    • @Romeder
      @Romeder Před 4 lety +165

      Im assuming because there were already two psychic water types in gen 1.

    • @edmg7
      @edmg7 Před 4 lety +345

      @@Romeder I would agree, but in gen 1 the types seemed to be decided more based on how they worked with the designs and cultural inspirations rather than game balance (especially since the creators weren't planning on it having a big competitive presence at the time). I mean look at how many generation 1 Pokémon have the dual typing of grass/poison, normal/flying, and rock/ground.

    • @jdrmanmusiqking
      @jdrmanmusiqking Před 4 lety +198

      @edmg7
      Bruh its called PSYduck! It definitely shouldve been a Water+Psychic over a friggen starfish. Gamefreak has always been stupid with its typing. Exeggutor gets a dragon typing but Gyrados doesn't? 3 Fire + Fighting starters in a row? Grappoloct not having a secondary water typing? Fairies resisting bug and fighting for no damn reason? Ice being weak to everything?
      But the worst by far is Solgaleo being a steel not a fire type... Its a freakin SUN god thats weak to fire... Makes no sense.

    • @musiyevonchilla6769
      @musiyevonchilla6769 Před 4 lety +47

      @@edmg7 not sure abput Golduck, but the Pokedex enteries about psyduck are mentioning hidden psychic abilities after having a headache.
      And Pokedex entries - as ridiculous they are - are giving lots of hints about the typings of pokemon

    • @BioniclesaurKing4t2
      @BioniclesaurKing4t2 Před 4 lety +65

      Lockstin has a video where he goes into at least speculation on this topic, and it centers around their psychic powers being unintended and uncontrolled, hence a lack of "mastery" and therefore a lack of the typing.

  • @elsamurai1220
    @elsamurai1220 Před 4 lety +574

    "Peliper isn't a freaking duck. It's a Pelican. It's in its name and it's whole thing is fitting stuff inside it's giant bill."
    That tiny rant made me lul.

  • @jayanths1221
    @jayanths1221 Před 4 lety +631

    One of the biggest shocks of my childhood was finding out that Psyduck and Golduck aren't part psychic types..

    • @pacoramon9468
      @pacoramon9468 Před 4 lety +12

      They even have psychic in the name.

    • @lynxfresh5214
      @lynxfresh5214 Před 4 lety +21

      There's a fan theory that alongside the missing psychic typing, they names got switched around.
      Just let that sink in.

    • @illiniryan27
      @illiniryan27 Před 4 lety +24

      @@lynxfresh5214 That makes sense, Psyduck doesn't seem to be in control of its physic powers. I think Golduck should gain Psychic typing upon evolution.

    • @iloveserena616
      @iloveserena616 Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah, Very True 😂.

    • @iloveserena616
      @iloveserena616 Před 2 lety +2

      @@pacoramon9468 Only Psy;)

  • @reddragonair3147
    @reddragonair3147 Před 4 lety +223

    I love how you made that side note about how Pelipper "isn't a freaking duck". And I'm definitely on the same page.

    • @resurrekt7114
      @resurrekt7114 Před 3 lety +11

      I mean, Porygon 2 is debatably partially based on a duck (or at least looks like one) so you can still call the team "ducks"

    • @dylanb3882
      @dylanb3882 Před 2 lety +3

      he means that the pelipper is a wide mouth version of a seagull

    • @chistosquisto9079
      @chistosquisto9079 Před 2 lety +20

      @@dylanb3882 it’s a pelican what

    • @logeyperogi1805
      @logeyperogi1805 Před 2 lety +2

      Did people really think Pelipper was a f***ing duck? ITS OBVIOUSLY A PELICAN, HOW CAN PEOPLE F*** THAT UP

    • @MontgomeryPython4615
      @MontgomeryPython4615 Před rokem

      It should have been called birds

  • @roninwarriorsfan
    @roninwarriorsfan Před 4 lety +911

    The following pokemon were covered by fsg
    Gen 1
    Charizard; Venasaur; Blastoise; Dragonite; Starmie; Snorlax; Gengar; Alakazam; Gyrados; Chansey; Machamp; Arcanine; Lapras; Articuno; Zapdos; Moltres; Tauros; Aerodactyl; Nidoking; Rhydon; Golbat; Slowbro; Wigglytuff; Porygon; Seadra; Onix; Magneton; Poliwrath; Cloyster; Pikachu; Raichu; Jolteon; Vaporeon; Flareon; Clefable; Tentacruel; Exeggutor; Mewtwo; Mew; Kangaskhan; Dugtrio; Marowak; Ninetails; Tangala; Electabuzz; Magmar; Pidgeot; Persian; Weezing; Muk; Beedrill; Sandslash; Golem; Ditto; Scyther; Nidoqueen; Pinsir; Jynx; Rapidash; Kabutops; Omastar; Dewgong; Parasect; Golduck
    Gen 2
    Blissey; Scizor; Tyranitar; Shuckle; Heracross; Smeargle; Skarmory; Crobat; Porygon 2; Kingdra; Steelix; Azumarill; Seasle; Espeon; Umbreon; Ampharos; Houndoom; Togetic; Gligar; Feraligatr; Typhlosion; Quagsire; Meganium; Dunsparce; Donphan; Wobbufett; Jumpluff; Suicune; Raikou; Entei; Misdreavous; Ladian; Delibird; Piloswine; Celebi; Lugia; Ho-Oh; Unown; Slowking; Murkrow; Foretress; Hitmontop; Miltank; Politoed; Yenma; Sudowoodo
    Gen 3
    Breloom; Gardevoir; Metagross; Salamance; Swampert; Blaziken; Sceptile; Flygon; Milotic; Roselia; Aggron; Mawile; Shedinja; Rayquaza; Ludicolo; Claydol; Groudon; Kyogre; Sableye; Jirachi; Regirock; Pelipper; Regice; Registeel; Altaria; Crawdaunt; Hariyama; Slaking; Dusclops; Luvdisc
    Gen 4
    Rhyperior; Porygon-Z; Magnezone; Weavile; Togekiss; Garchomp; Gliscor, Lucario; Gallade; Tangrowth; Electivire; Magmortar; Roserade; Mismagius; Mamoswine; Froslass; Infernape; Empoleon; Torterra, Starraptor; Lopunny; Honchkrow; Dialga; Palkia; Manaphy; Darkrai; Regigigas; Spiritomb; Yenmega; Glaceon; Giratina; Dusknoir; Pachirisu; Abomasnow; Toxicroak
    Gen 5
    Volcarona; Hydreigon; Victini; Leavanny; Serperior
    Total pokemon:181

  • @LucasMBoysOurRoy
    @LucasMBoysOurRoy Před 4 lety +425

    Primal Groudon: “You cannot defeat me”
    Scarf Kyogre: “Oh I know...but he can”
    *Golduck emerges*

    • @leonardofarias8843
      @leonardofarias8843 Před 4 lety +13

      Surprise Duck Pulse!

    • @h0m3st4r
      @h0m3st4r Před 4 lety +10

      Primal Groudon: "Oh, please..." (eviscerates Golduck with Precipice Blades)

    • @thefuturemustknowwhereyouv1405
      @thefuturemustknowwhereyouv1405 Před 4 lety +7

      h0m3st4r golduck: *timid nature, max ivs in speed, and full evs* get noob.

    • @h0m3st4r
      @h0m3st4r Před 4 lety

      @@thefuturemustknowwhereyouv1405 ...and Primal Groudon is still faster.

    • @N12015
      @N12015 Před 4 lety +14

      @@h0m3st4r Not really. Almost any P-groudon is +attack or special attack instead of +speed. He doesn't outspeed anything relevant with a +speed nature, and being faster than P-Kyogre isn't always good.

  • @emilianovera3643
    @emilianovera3643 Před 4 lety +339

    I think a unique ability “Headache” would be cool. 50% boost (equal to stab) for psychic moves, at the cost of 10% hp per use

    • @Ob1tuber
      @Ob1tuber Před 2 lety +64

      So a life orb without a life orb

    • @danger_1189
      @danger_1189 Před 2 lety +21

      i think it’d be better if it was just 30% but acted like lorb

    • @17fxipe
      @17fxipe Před 2 lety +6

      Should of called it migrain

    • @loftwild4302
      @loftwild4302 Před 2 lety +30

      @@17fxipe migraines do 50% max HP each turn

    • @gregorywilkinson5731
      @gregorywilkinson5731 Před 2 lety +5

      Who else would get it? The slowpoke family? I could see slowking having it because of the shellder biting it's head, but would it stack with STAB and be too OP if a Psychic type had it?

  • @ilovemesomevideogame
    @ilovemesomevideogame Před 4 lety +515

    How ANNOYED was Kellen at a pelican being called a "duck", ACTUALLY?

  • @batataacelerada4698
    @batataacelerada4698 Před 4 lety +296

    "the simplicity of the * sigh * ducks"
    You can feel the disappointment

    • @orchidquack
      @orchidquack Před 4 lety

      Batata Acelerada *sigh

    • @chunitaiga5575
      @chunitaiga5575 Před 4 lety +1

      I just use dugtrio for trapping it instead

    • @reddragonair3147
      @reddragonair3147 Před 4 lety

      @@chunitaiga5575 For trapping Golduck?

    • @batataacelerada4698
      @batataacelerada4698 Před 4 lety

      @@orchidquack thanks

    • @chunitaiga5575
      @chunitaiga5575 Před 4 lety

      @@reddragonair3147 lol obviously not, I'm talking about groudon. After groudon kills something dugtrio can trap it and has a guaranteed OK after rocks. Then scarf water spout kyogre has a field day

  • @unbubbletea
    @unbubbletea Před 4 lety +151

    The "ducks" thing is probably a reference to Dory from Finding Nemo mistaking a Pelican for a duck.

  • @tvheadted2441
    @tvheadted2441 Před 4 lety +196

    Teams with Golduck, Porygon 2, and Peliper should have been called “Duck Duck Goose”

  • @Awtsuu
    @Awtsuu Před 4 lety +62

    you can clearly hear a part of his soul leaving his body every time he says "DUCKS!"

  • @shady8045
    @shady8045 Před 4 lety +70

    He sounded genuinely pissed off about the “dux” thing lmao

  • @krowking123
    @krowking123 Před 4 lety +255

    How good was Golduck actually?
    ... well, it’s pre evolution psyduck was a fun Pokémon in the anime...

    • @elevate07
      @elevate07 Před 4 lety

      And the movie

    • @SomethinMeloetta
      @SomethinMeloetta Před 4 lety +3

      And in general

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 Před 4 lety +2

      I swear to Arceus, Psyduck better return in the DLC, cutting it was the stupidest thing Gamefreak could have done, before gen 8 it's been in every gen's Pokédex nonstop.

    • @whitekyurem1547
      @whitekyurem1547 Před 4 lety

      Cintrón Productions I think it’s confirmed to return. It appears on the promotional art for the isle of armor

    • @111madguy
      @111madguy Před 4 lety +5

      Imagine having to pay an extra 30 dollars (combined nearly 100 dollars spent on a single game) to just have pokemon that SHOULD have been in the game already

  • @insertnamehere6659
    @insertnamehere6659 Před 4 lety +35

    "Putting foes in the extreme wash cycle." That is hilarious AND badass at the same time.

  • @sleprvrru6y-lin-92
    @sleprvrru6y-lin-92 Před 4 lety +59

    I remember using golduck in doubles to take down primal groudon and deal a decent chunk to mega ray while lowering its speed with icy wind.
    It was rly overlooked

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Před 4 lety

      Probably because Rayquaza existed and Golducks stats suck so bad for Ubers.

    • @windhelmguard5295
      @windhelmguard5295 Před 4 lety +2

      i ran a doubles type team in gen-6 that lead with golduck and tentacruel, with mega sableye, steelix, espeon and froslass.
      the main idea was that golduck would use simple beam on tentacruel, which would then use Acupressure to boost it's stats by four stages, which was crucial because my other pokemon could then copy those boosts with psych up in order to take full advantage of all those possibilities (hence why both physical and special attackers/walls had to be there) whichever boosts tentacruel got out before either it or golduck kicked the bucket, would determine which pokemon goes out next.

  • @scorpioncox8978
    @scorpioncox8978 Před 4 lety +105

    Me: *finishes watching a 4 way versus where someone won with only a Golduck* Well that was a good watch.
    Also me: *Sees the notification and questions reality itself*

  • @volt7447
    @volt7447 Před 4 lety +107

    You should start going over items history

    • @csensesfail92
      @csensesfail92 Před 4 lety +8

      That and a series without banlists and rules limiting attacks/abilities ect

    • @Alexandre-gg7qd
      @Alexandre-gg7qd Před 4 lety +29

      Half an hour talking about choice scarf, leftovers and life orb is going to be amazing lol

    • @cervgiovanni
      @cervgiovanni Před 4 lety

      Great idea

    • @GM.Nobody
      @GM.Nobody Před 4 lety +3

      My favourite item, quick claw, banned

    • @charlesbrownjr5618
      @charlesbrownjr5618 Před 4 lety +2

      Focus sash: the butter to Shedinja's bread

  • @butteredsalmonella
    @butteredsalmonella Před 4 lety +107

    Primal Groudon: **Becomes the King of Ubers**
    Golduck: I'm going to ruin this man's whole career.

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Před 4 lety +2

      Go away FBI my youtube's googled on incognito mode
      Rayquaza: I'm going to ruin this man's whole career better

    • @TheGreatSler
      @TheGreatSler Před 3 lety

      FBI: #justbeatgolduck

  • @moonjelly5
    @moonjelly5 Před 4 lety +26

    My one competitive moment of glory at a VGC regionals came at delivering Tommy Cooleen’s 4th loss at round 8 of the North American regionals. He clobbered me in the first match, but exposed nothing of my team. I returned the favor in match 2 (he wasted Hydro Vortex on my protecting Muk), Twinkle Tackling Buzzwole away.
    Round 3 was a Tailwind war between his Pelipper and my Mandibuzz. In the last turn, it was a wounded Pelipper with 1 round of Tailwind against my wounded Koko and a 1HP confused Kartana (It dashed through a Hurricane). He did the only play he could which as Brine Tapu Koko and pray Kartana killed itself in confusion. Kartana snapped out of Confusion and gave me a win with 1 HP. That is one of my favorite moments of competition.

  • @elquemanda4329
    @elquemanda4329 Před 4 lety +15

    16:35 "After Worlds, however, Politoed was gone once again, and the status quack settled back in." Beautiful punnery.

  • @karensmith6074
    @karensmith6074 Před 4 lety +82

    I always hoped it would get a hidden ability.
    Headache: when it takes direct damage, its special attack is doubled as long as it is in play.

  • @nathanielkarasik2372
    @nathanielkarasik2372 Před 4 lety +31

    This is the first gen 1 Pokémon that I got to level 100 in my Pokémon platinum play through it will always have a special place in my heart. Alongside tentacruel.

  • @drpepperkingcom
    @drpepperkingcom Před 4 lety +42

    I always thought Golduck was part Psychic type. It just looked like it to me.
    Also named any Golducks I used "Kappa Mikey"

    • @noxdecious8096
      @noxdecious8096 Před 4 lety +4

      Lmao that fucking show

    • @danielthemaniel8601
      @danielthemaniel8601 Před 4 lety +3

      Thanks for dredging that dumpster fire of a show from the murkiest depths of my memory banks

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 Před 4 lety

      All I remember of Kappa Mikey is some guy named "Guano", which is an unfortunate name since guano is bat dung, LOL.

  • @bbgamer207
    @bbgamer207 Před 4 lety +12

    Golduck is one of my favorite cloud nine users. I used it alot in Battle Spot doubles to stop Tyranitar, Pelipper, and Mega Charizard Y in Ultra Sun. Can't wait to see this weather stopping duck in the Sword and Shield Expansion!

  • @xt6997
    @xt6997 Před 4 lety +23

    Misty: claims to love water pokemon
    Also misty: too lazy to evolve her psyduck.

    • @toguro5117
      @toguro5117 Před 4 lety +1

      X T craaazy misty

    • @Mr0011011
      @Mr0011011 Před 4 lety +15

      She also used her Staryu over her vastly superior Starmie.

    • @xt6997
      @xt6997 Před 4 lety +3

      @@Mr0011011 pokemon anime logic 101.

    • @pariahdark1892
      @pariahdark1892 Před 4 lety

      @@toguro5117 Was that a Pokemon Abridged reference?

    • @aprinnyonbreak1290
      @aprinnyonbreak1290 Před 4 lety

      It also took her years to make Togepi gain a single level.

  • @AD_Nelson
    @AD_Nelson Před 4 lety +12

    *Gen 1: *
    Gamefreak: We're not giving the psychic type to a DUCK.
    Gamefreak: We're giving it to the slowpoke instead.

    • @bryanc1772
      @bryanc1772 Před 4 lety +1

      Adriel Oliveira and a Starfish with no eyes

  • @BurningFlare
    @BurningFlare Před 4 lety +35

    "ducks with a flock of good placings"
    writing 100

  • @lightningdude4282
    @lightningdude4282 Před 4 lety +36

    “My what a terrible model you have” Chuggaaconroy from Pokemon XD

  • @valentinfrago8377
    @valentinfrago8377 Před 4 lety +10

    It would really be interesting seeing a chart at the end when you are telling the recap, like having the tier on the y scale and the generation on the x scale :D

  • @lostanguishbladelord2461
    @lostanguishbladelord2461 Před 4 lety +14

    Give him the Water/Psychic Mega that he deserves

    • @smileyfawler8454
      @smileyfawler8454 Před rokem +2

      Or just an evolution. I don't get the fuss with megas. I'd rather see almost unusable pokemon get a permanent boost.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 4 lety +16

    Golduck:
    Primal Groudon: Why do I hear Dark Souls boss music?

  • @danielman396
    @danielman396 Před 4 lety +9

    Golduck will always be my favorite water type i used him in every game he's in as my water type and he was never a let down. Most notably play thews were gen 1, gen 2, gen 4 and most recently gen 5 and again he never let me down.
    Competitive battling always on my rain teams and being a special attacking wall breaker

  • @appliedatoms7066
    @appliedatoms7066 Před 4 lety +14

    I definitely remember you mentioning cloud nine having niche utility attempting to mess with the primals when they first came out.

  • @drfine6924
    @drfine6924 Před 4 lety +11

    “But here’s the thing, pelipper isn’t a freaking duck”

  • @blueflamezbmf3543
    @blueflamezbmf3543 Před 4 lety +10

    Who else thought this guy was Psychic type when you first saw it?

  • @Mossylemur
    @Mossylemur Před 4 lety

    this is my favorite pokemon thank you for finally doing this

  • @Slaking_
    @Slaking_ Před 4 lety +10

    If only he were given an evolution, would've been perfect if he'd gotten one in gen 4. Hell, maybe even a Mega in gen 6 with a scuffed version of Delta Stream

  • @geppetto917
    @geppetto917 Před 4 lety +66

    How to counter Primal Groudon when you're out of Primal Kyogre

    • @pepeknight
      @pepeknight Před 4 lety +4

      Just use Rayquaza

    • @SirStanleytheStumbler
      @SirStanleytheStumbler Před 4 lety +4

      Cloud nine Lickilicky with Aqua tail.

    • @ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions
      @ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions Před 4 lety +13

      @@SirStanleytheStumbler even if the move is 4× effective, you're still trying to use a physical move against a pokemon with a base 160 physical defense and a decent base 90 HP.....
      Like, just make things easier on yourself and go for it's base 90 special defense~

    • @SirStanleytheStumbler
      @SirStanleytheStumbler Před 4 lety

      @@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions Your right. Good thing it gets surf and has a chance to OHKO most Primal sets.

    • @geppetto917
      @geppetto917 Před 4 lety +1

      @@pepeknight not when you can't afford another restricted pkmn

  • @KracklinDark
    @KracklinDark Před 4 lety

    I love that i can count on this channel to entertain me every Monday.

  • @r.a.c.5754
    @r.a.c.5754 Před 4 lety +1

    Good vid as always, though I hope we get back on track with the Unova starters. I really want to see Emboar in the spotlight. It’s my favorite of the Unova starts. I used to use a Choice Scarf + Reckless Emboar in online battles. Got me out of some tough spots several times. Outran and OKO’d a MegaQuaza once with a Reckless boosted Head Smash. One of my favorite victory memories.
    Contrary Serperior was great too. Never cared much for Samurott though.

  • @farisibrahim1044
    @farisibrahim1044 Před 4 lety +7

    "But here's the thing. Pelipper isn't a freaking duck, it's a pelican."
    HAHAHAHAHA 😂

  • @boomerangthrower3961
    @boomerangthrower3961 Před 4 lety +5

    As a new meta trick, you can use Cloud Nine Golduck to Hydro Pump/Surf Primal Groudon for a reliable 1 Hit KO

  • @temperance_8331
    @temperance_8331 Před 4 lety

    Good ol’ Golduck, the one who missed out on the Psychic type. Great description! Hoping to see Chandelure sometime soon, but nonetheless looking forward to your next video!

  • @smackjack78
    @smackjack78 Před 4 lety +48

    Today, we kick off the second generation of How GOOD was Blank ACTUALLY???, with our 152nd Pokemon to be covered: Golduck. Here's to a good 2nd generation.

    • @robertharris6092
      @robertharris6092 Před 4 lety +1

      They dont cover the individual evolutions so thats not quite right.

  • @Bef_99
    @Bef_99 Před 3 lety +4

    Just found out your channel, it's very cool man. I know it's a bit late, but I would like to specify that my Golduck had cloud nine in order to have a really strong match up against double duck and Lilli-Koal. It was great even against other things like Alolan Ninetails, which couldn't set aurora veil.

  • @Century_Chandra
    @Century_Chandra Před 4 lety +12

    It's amazing how even the most unspectacular mons find their time to shine in vgc

  • @fatfuck2384
    @fatfuck2384 Před 4 lety +14

    Golduck was clutch in my BW2 startless nuzlocke. Was my most consistent mon and never came close to fainting since I caught it as a Psyduck in Floccessy Farm.

  • @magocaramelo6840
    @magocaramelo6840 Před 4 lety +5

    When I played Black 2 I chose a Golduck instead of a Lucario because I wanted a water pokemon to use surf. This Golduck was a useful member of the team and I find it strange that people forget about this pokemon even I try a cool design and decent stats

  • @halfway7690
    @halfway7690 Před 4 lety +22

    And as the case with many popular teams. It's earn its own nickname, double ducks or just ducks. But here's the thing, Peilcian isn't a freaking duck. It's a Peilcian. It's in its name, its own thing is fitting things in its giant bill. So I dunno whoever came up with ducks and it's definitely catchy but you should come visit California and see what an actual Peilcian is.
    I'm wheezing. Who wrote that?😂😆😂😂

  • @maxwellsings
    @maxwellsings Před 4 lety +9

    The Groudon slayer

  • @kirka1128
    @kirka1128 Před 4 lety

    I have no idea what your talking about half the time, but I still love watching your videos so much

  • @joeneal5639
    @joeneal5639 Před 4 lety

    My favorite all time pokemon, so glad to see this especially right after putting it on my team in a homemade pokemon tabletop game.

  • @cirdanelensar1608
    @cirdanelensar1608 Před 4 lety +3

    First Toxicroak, and now Golduck? My bestest bros and mvps of my first Diamond play through.

  • @ricardooliveira562
    @ricardooliveira562 Před 4 lety +7

    Man I wish this thing get a evolution, he was the abillities and movepool, golduck only need a stats buff to be great.

    • @felixlee9645
      @felixlee9645 Před 4 lety +3

      It needs a mega, alolan form or galarian form

  • @strong541
    @strong541 Před 4 lety +1

    i love ur channel keep going strong

  • @6n1ck
    @6n1ck Před 4 lety +2

    Golduck is in my top 3 favorite pokemon! Always loved #055. Was great to see it shine a little in 2017

  • @wumbology72
    @wumbology72 Před 4 lety +6

    Lol I remember using scarf modest golduck in anything goes to outspeed and one hit primal groudon with surf, one hit mega ray with ice beam, encore (scarf encore I know) to mess with calm mind kyogre and baton pass, and psychic to ko marshadow. It needed to be full hp to survive rayquaza's life orb extreme speed though

  • @jaycob1830
    @jaycob1830 Před 4 lety +9

    I wanted to see Golduck so bad yesterday YESS!!!!!

  • @Hiushisan
    @Hiushisan Před rokem +2

    I've actually used Golduck in ubers in gen 6/7. Cloud nine makes it a fantastic counter to the dangerous threat of Primal Groudon.

  • @DigitalIndra
    @DigitalIndra Před 4 lety

    YES! someone finally talking about the Ducks Strat, used it quite a bit when I found out about it. Quack Quack

  • @FuturamaFan2010
    @FuturamaFan2010 Před 4 lety +4

    Ah Golduck and psyduck the Pokémon that is in every generation Pokédex, Until sword and shield... So upgraded versions confirmed

  • @m0sterious
    @m0sterious Před 4 lety +3

    How GOOD was Ferrothorn actually?

  • @af92ub29
    @af92ub29 Před 4 lety +1

    I loved Golduck in every generation for its large movepool versatility. In single player modes, I had a lot of fun raising one with its egg moves such as Cross Chop, but in multiplayer even I gotta admit it falls behind others that can fill similar roles.

  • @Whom_
    @Whom_ Před 4 lety +1

    Nice vid. What about furret next? I want to see if he can fight as well as he can walk

  • @NiraSader
    @NiraSader Před 4 lety +20

    “Gastrodon removal duty” lmao

  • @connor-3455
    @connor-3455 Před 4 lety +3

    i always liked sending out golduck against primal groudon and 1 shoting it with hydro pump, people always got so confused it was funny XD

  • @dylantron611
    @dylantron611 Před 4 lety +2

    You took the golden opportunity to make this episode

  • @Thorn99855
    @Thorn99855 Před rokem +2

    Golduck and Psiduck are all over Paldea. I think I see these two more than any other pokemon. Might be getting the Primeape treatment soon.

  • @Sonic546416
    @Sonic546416 Před 4 lety +11

    Ya forgot one niche, tho.
    In singles more so, Gen 6 and 7 cloud nine absolutely eviscerated Primal Groudon or Mega Ray, provided you run the scarf for guaranteed out speeds but also you could run life orb max speed nature as most Primal Groudon don’t run max speed.

    • @obinnanwakwue5735
      @obinnanwakwue5735 Před 4 lety +1

      Except Regular Rayquaza destroys Pdon the same way and Golduck is more likely not to outspeed Mega Ray unless it's scarfed and Ray isn't

  • @mcqueendies
    @mcqueendies Před 4 lety +3

    “How good was BIBAREL actually?”
    I will never give up

  • @thesuntitan
    @thesuntitan Před 4 lety +1

    I love that these videos come out on sunday, I always watch the new episode over dinner and the incoming monday feels a bit less daunting.

  • @ChroniusNightmare
    @ChroniusNightmare Před 4 lety

    Woohoo! Finally seeing Golduck getting analyzed. It only took what, 40+ times to comment to see it? Thanks FSG!

  • @acemerceramv8561
    @acemerceramv8561 Před 4 lety +18

    12:28
    I mean, Golduck is still faster and stronger Ludicolo

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 Před 4 lety +11

      But Ludiloco has better bulk and barely any weaknesses so it's the better kappa.

  • @ShadowsWrath4
    @ShadowsWrath4 Před 4 lety +5

    Who the Distortion World names their son "Dicky"? That's like putting a kick me sign on their back. That's asking for a lifetime's worth of abuse and bad jokes.

  • @Redthenerd
    @Redthenerd Před 4 lety

    10/10 video (golduck and psyduck are my favorite Pokemon)

  • @Gerelos
    @Gerelos Před 4 lety

    Golduck is my favorite water type, and my 2nd favorite Pokemon behind Arcanine. Cool to finally see his video.

  • @callisto4149
    @callisto4149 Před 4 lety +6

    As kid I really thought golduck was part psychic

  • @omlett6482
    @omlett6482 Před 4 lety +4

    remember when 20min videos were reserved for tier-defining mons and VGC staples? yeah, good times

    • @angeldust23457
      @angeldust23457 Před 2 lety

      And now if something is 20 min its Like IT wasnt really good

  • @Jimhanbit
    @Jimhanbit Před 4 lety

    There was a stint in gen4 when I was using a timid Golduck with Aqua Jet, Waterfall, Return, and Protect running a life orb as a pseudo-sweeper set. Ah, the fun days.
    It was terrible 95% of the time - but those 5% of battles where you get the setup just right and run rampant through a team...gen4 UU was my favorite tier. Would run rain dance on Registeel then explode switch to duck LOL.

  • @jacobmorris6357
    @jacobmorris6357 Před 7 měsíci +1

    As much as I hate gen 9, it gave Golduck a few new fantastic toys. It got nasty plot alongside vacuum wave. It can put things to sleep, then set up nasty plot and click hydro pump, fixing the low accuracy of hydro pump and hypnosis with zoom lens. And faster frail targets can be cleaned by vacuum wave. If only it has *slightly* higher special attack though, it would go a long way.

  • @prismoth
    @prismoth Před 4 lety +3

    asking him to do aegislash: day 1

  • @Mercymorn99
    @Mercymorn99 Před 4 lety

    YES! MY BOY! Favorite pokemon EVER

  • @loganbuternowsky4634
    @loganbuternowsky4634 Před 4 lety +1

    I love using encore on my vgc golduck. It works so well!

  • @prodjoshkta
    @prodjoshkta Před 4 lety +29

    IM HERE EARLY SO YOU HAVE TO DO A VIDEO ON HYPNO

    • @CranKun
      @CranKun Před 4 lety

      prod. joshkta Post in the community page.

    • @prodjoshkta
      @prodjoshkta Před 4 lety

      M M I have been. He hasn’t made today’s post yet.

  • @sirimpoleon1713
    @sirimpoleon1713 Před 4 lety +3

    How good was Hippowdown actually? i want the hippo.

  • @Nhadaly
    @Nhadaly Před 4 lety

    Back during gen 7 competitive OU, golduck was one of my main stays with pelipper, he had choice specs and swift swim and his role was to spam hydro pump, he could melt anything, like, end teams right then and there, even ferrothorn took like 40-60% damage depending on the set ferro ran, its crazy, oneshot kartana, oneshot greninja and a lot of squishy mainstays of OU even through resistances and couldnt be outsped in the rain at all.

  • @Softcorns
    @Softcorns Před 4 lety +2

    Some G7 catch up videos would be nice, salemence, metagross etc...

  • @stefanoroncato2566
    @stefanoroncato2566 Před 4 lety +29

    "It wasn't exactly Dwayne Johnson, but it was strong"
    Wait, what?

    • @Mewseeker
      @Mewseeker Před 4 lety +1

      Dwayne Johnson is that guy know as "The Rock."

    • @stefanoroncato2566
      @stefanoroncato2566 Před 4 lety +5

      @@Mewseeker yeah i know, it's just that it's a strange comparison

    • @danielthemaniel8601
      @danielthemaniel8601 Před 4 lety +1

      @DaShuckleGuru Pro wrestling is easier to reference than bodybuilding

  • @Teddiursayoshi
    @Teddiursayoshi Před 4 lety +4

    Since we've never done a bear Pokemon, could you do How GOOD was Ursaring ACTUALLY?

  • @kalebl.4917
    @kalebl.4917 Před 4 lety +1

    I have a new idea for a series were you cover little cup instead of the normal meta. I think it could be interesting.

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache

    Basically, a PU like Golduck can completely counter one of the most dangerous Ubers to exist, Primal Groudon. Because of Cloud Nine.

  • @Jellycent13
    @Jellycent13 Před 4 lety +3

    How good was Jellicent actually? I want to see my boi rise

  • @TraumaCenter13
    @TraumaCenter13 Před 4 lety +4

    I still don't understand to this day why Psyduck/Golduck isn't part Psychic.

  • @issitsaks276
    @issitsaks276 Před 4 lety +2

    YES ! FINALLY ! THANK YOU PATRONS FOR VOTING FOR MY FAVOURITE POKEMON !

    • @SomethinMeloetta
      @SomethinMeloetta Před 4 lety +1

      second favorite in my case, but still a solid pick

    • @issitsaks276
      @issitsaks276 Před 4 lety +1

      @@SomethinMeloetta Psyduck is one of my favourites as well

  • @cherryb0ng
    @cherryb0ng Před 4 lety

    As a gen2 youtuber, I have to say that you did a good job with the facts on Gen2. As of 2019 Golduck has been banned to NUBL of gsc. Love for the special duck!