How a Non-Legendary Pokémon is Dominating Ubers

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  • čas přidán 13. 05. 2024
  • Basculegion, 2024
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    0:00 Introduction
    2:32 Last Respects
    5:45 What Basculegion Does in Ubers (Moveset)
    8:32 How to Try and Stop it
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Komentáře • 825

  • @elianwyn
    @elianwyn Před 2 měsíci +1785

    "The main way you wanna beat Basculegion is in battle"
    You heard it here first, folks. The best way to defeat Basculegion is by battling it. Diplomacy will not work on this fish.

  • @elliotpp4271
    @elliotpp4271 Před 2 měsíci +3023

    i wish dracovish was in this game too so we would have two funny fish running ubers

    • @HenryZhoupokemon
      @HenryZhoupokemon Před 2 měsíci +303

      CB tera Dracovish in the rain is so indescribably stupid Im glad tho he’s not here

    • @joebyne6061
      @joebyne6061 Před 2 měsíci +245

      But think of the funny having Mr fish and his son fish wielding the power of his dads soul

    • @edmarcuscabie134
      @edmarcuscabie134 Před 2 měsíci +165

      Tera water fisheous rend in rain is an actual nightmare.

    • @lorenzozambrini2186
      @lorenzozambrini2186 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@edmarcuscabie134 + cb💀

    • @matteoc83
      @matteoc83 Před 2 měsíci +151

      252+ Atk Choice Band Strong Jaw Tera Water Dracovish Fishious Rend (170 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Arceus-Grass in Rain: 456-537 (102.7 - 120.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO
      Just saying that

  • @Spyko-
    @Spyko- Před 2 měsíci +1846

    you know shit is fucked when people are starting to run the lvl98 tech

    • @Aeirion
      @Aeirion Před 2 měsíci +296

      No literally, that's a sign of true desperation.

    • @inhenterprises
      @inhenterprises Před 2 měsíci +44

      What does the lvl 98 tech do to it?
      Edit: nvm I got to that part just now.

    • @marcelarnold620
      @marcelarnold620 Před 2 měsíci +7

      @@inhenterprises did you watch the video?

    • @allgemeintoleranz2598
      @allgemeintoleranz2598 Před 2 měsíci +134

      @@inhenterprisesFor Trick Room Teams. If you Are min speed iv/ev, you Could get into a speed tie with the other one.
      If you Are Level 99, you Are Slower than the Same Pokémon at Level 100.

    • @inhenterprises
      @inhenterprises Před 2 měsíci +8

      @@marcelarnold620 lol I was in the middle watching and just now got to that part

  • @godminnette2
    @godminnette2 Před 2 měsíci +1388

    Basculegion is definitely a salmonid, not a shark.

    • @grandmastr2602
      @grandmastr2602 Před 2 měsíci +76

      And ya mama one of those too

    • @aninass
      @aninass Před 2 měsíci +38

      It'a a Barracuda.

    • @anthonyk3952
      @anthonyk3952 Před 2 měsíci +111

      Alternatively, it could also be a type of bass; it's pre-evolution is based on a bass, and both of their names are derived from bass. But, like you were saying, salmon is also likely due to the male/female coloration (male salmon are maintain their red color during mating season, females becomes a white or grey).

    • @AS34N
      @AS34N Před 2 měsíci +12

      🤓 "AcTuaLlY..."

    • @noivernblast3366
      @noivernblast3366 Před 2 měsíci +89

      @@aninassit’s a member of the salmon family for sure
      Barracuda don’t live in river environments (Basculin and legion do), and don’t travel upstream to spawn (what Basculin does and involved in its evolution)

  • @chunkyrunky2366
    @chunkyrunky2366 Před 2 měsíci +544

    You never realize how important the dark bacon bird is until there is a ghost types running around

    • @jaschabull2365
      @jaschabull2365 Před 2 měsíci +44

      Same with pursuit, really.

    • @a.v.y8331
      @a.v.y8331 Před 2 měsíci +51

      I swear a huge reason Calyrex-Shadow got banned was the fact that there was no Yveltal around to deal with it. Otherwise there'd be significantly more counterplay against it. The other huge reason was of course Terastalisation.

    • @SplitPushLoL
      @SplitPushLoL Před 2 měsíci +1

      clearly that wouldn't be enough if even turning tera normal isnt enough

    • @a.v.y8331
      @a.v.y8331 Před 2 měsíci +14

      @@SplitPushLoL the thing about calyrex-shadow is it's too good of an offensive pokemon. if it tries to 1v1 yveltal, it needs to pack either draining kiss or tera fairy tera blast (or some tera electric/rock/ice variant). but this means that its other matchups are much worse. in order to maximise its value, you have to run sets that don't match up that well against yveltal.
      meanwhile, yveltal's basic defensive sets that function as a tanky control mon (toxic sets, roost sets, oblivion wing sets, etc.,) function extremely well against non-tera calyrex-shadow and against tera variants, tera steel/poison/normal makes it a skill matchup.

    • @SplitPushLoL
      @SplitPushLoL Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@a.v.y8331 i was not talking to you

  • @jacobmorris6357
    @jacobmorris6357 Před 2 měsíci +241

    "More niche options like sucker punch Kingambit" is a hilarious phrase out of context

  • @TotallyNotTheQueen
    @TotallyNotTheQueen Před 2 měsíci +1214

    Basculin really had a glow up, from forgettable to getting an evo that’s ban worthy from Ubers, let’s go little fish!

    • @cryochick9044
      @cryochick9044 Před 2 měsíci +76

      Someone should tell mr beast (he was a gen5 competitive player) that basculin would be the cause of ban talks in Ubers in 10 years

    • @Thund3rDrag0n12
      @Thund3rDrag0n12 Před 2 měsíci +52

      And all it had to do was die!

    • @timob1681
      @timob1681 Před 2 měsíci +21

      ​@@Thund3rDrag0n12 hey, that's a lot less work, we should give it a try

    • @Ren_Ca
      @Ren_Ca Před 2 měsíci +6

      ​@@timob1681goat reference

    • @emperorben1786
      @emperorben1786 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Was not expecting to run into a Hamilton ref in the comments section of a Pokémon CZcams vid, this just made my day

  • @michabaron4129
    @michabaron4129 Před 2 měsíci +269

    i like the replay of a basculegion running through the team being able to be stopped only by another basculegion who gets to reverse sweep. i think it sums up the issue nicely

    • @daniellejackson6543
      @daniellejackson6543 Před 2 měsíci +26

      That reminds me if a similar scenario in gen 9 with calyrex shadow rider before dynamax got banned where calyrex nearly killed a whole team besides dying to another calyrex shadow rider. Btw I found it in a blunder video.

    • @rooislangwtf
      @rooislangwtf Před 2 měsíci

      The first one forgot to agility

    • @michabaron4129
      @michabaron4129 Před 2 měsíci

      @@rooislangwtf i assumed it was Swift Swim

    • @livingbeing4517
      @livingbeing4517 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@michabaron4129Under trick Room

    • @gokuworld
      @gokuworld Před měsícem +2

      Like back in the days when Mewtwo can only be stop by mewtwo😅

  • @njivwathomassilavwe2056
    @njivwathomassilavwe2056 Před 2 měsíci +328

    Press F to pay last respects

  • @JuukaRock
    @JuukaRock Před 2 měsíci +456

    Ribombee and Basculegion out here crushing gods.

    • @dengar96
      @dengar96 Před 2 měsíci +104

      Little bug 🤝 silly fish
      Killing literal Gods

    • @skullguy4863
      @skullguy4863 Před 2 měsíci +40

      Mr fish, mr fish 2 and little bug more than likeky beats most uber teams

    • @akshayreddy4071
      @akshayreddy4071 Před 2 měsíci +10

      ​@@skullguy4863what no yveltal and necrozma dusk mane does to a mfer

    • @quantummelody2959
      @quantummelody2959 Před 2 měsíci

      Wait what's Ribombee doing?

    • @skullguy4863
      @skullguy4863 Před 2 měsíci +15

      @@quantummelody2959 sets up webs and stun spore before dying witch gives sped control for basc and vish to sweep

  • @chatfulness03
    @chatfulness03 Před 2 měsíci +435

    I knew last respects was good but i didn't realize it was **plus 50 base power, scaling,** type good

    • @nathanieljones8043
      @nathanieljones8043 Před 2 měsíci +114

      Yeah and if you want meme really hard if you use revial blessing it doesn't undo the buff so it can do 350 base power

    • @Beast_the_smash_guy
      @Beast_the_smash_guy Před 2 měsíci +26

      ​@@nathanieljones8043what about 500? Two Blessings users and two PP berries (I forget the berry name)

    • @Notsiphen
      @Notsiphen Před 2 měsíci +8

      @@Beast_the_smash_guyleppa berry

    • @migo1559
      @migo1559 Před 2 měsíci +89

      @@Beast_the_smash_guy yeah, it can happen. You can also use recycle with the leppa berry. The only cap sits at 100 fainted pokemon, at which point it's a 5050 BP move (for reference, this means a level 13 basculegion has a guaranteed kill on a level 100 koraidon, assuming you're choice band, adamant, adaptability and tera ghost)

    • @tomsmithok
      @tomsmithok Před 2 měsíci

      @@nathanieljones8043I didn’t know this, I’m gonna try this out right now

  • @josidfin
    @josidfin Před 2 měsíci +98

    Thank you Mr. Fish

    • @Rarest26
      @Rarest26 Před 2 měsíci +3

      no way big OU himself
      also f I s h

    • @Poondaedalin
      @Poondaedalin Před 2 měsíci +1

      There’s only a two-letter difference between “Finch” and “fish”
      Coincidence? I think not! :p

    • @muk_is_superior
      @muk_is_superior Před 2 měsíci

      Uh oh, big stall™ is here

  • @robbierotten2024
    @robbierotten2024 Před 2 měsíci +94

    It’s at this time we need our boy Yveltal more than ever.

    • @shadowspartanzeta7
      @shadowspartanzeta7 Před 2 měsíci +4

      My favorite pokemon

    • @dengar96
      @dengar96 Před 2 měsíci +6

      It gets OHKOd if basculegion runs band and teras. You lose to foul play in that setup but if you run any other item on legion and tera dark you win the matchup with last respects. There is no counter with tera in the game.

    • @robbierotten2024
      @robbierotten2024 Před 2 měsíci +15

      @@dengar96 he said that Band wasn’t that good on basculegion and only works as a surprise factor tho, it’s not something you’ll commonly face

    • @brightpowder_cena
      @brightpowder_cena Před 2 měsíci +2

      300 BP Last Respects still has a decent chance to 2HKO and Yveltal can't 2HKO Basc if Tera Fighting

    • @robbierotten2024
      @robbierotten2024 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@brightpowder_cena even with the heal from Oblivion Wing?

  • @danielhale1
    @danielhale1 Před 2 měsíci +307

    I want to put this into context: *Ubers is now a harem anime where the regular-guy protagonist kills god*
    Plain everyman Basculin goes on a journey, where he meets all sorts of powerful beings and gets them to follow him. His life arc culminates in a massive glow-up, and he's known from then on as Basculegion. In the final confrontation, he loses all the people he loves, and stands alone against their oppressors. As these literal gods before him revel in their victory and taunt him, he calls on the lives of the friends he lost in one final stand. The gods were not prepared for the magnitude of his bonds of friendship. "NANI?!" 😂

    • @RainbowLizardOne
      @RainbowLizardOne Před 2 měsíci +115

      "I was a shitmon in life but I died and was reincarnated in another world and now they're trying to ban my super-overpowered cheat skill!?"

    • @skkadoot9533
      @skkadoot9533 Před 2 měsíci +72

      he even has a love interest that is only there to support him and die so he can get a powerboost (ribombee)

    • @HokutoDokuro
      @HokutoDokuro Před 2 měsíci +19

      ​@@skkadoot9533 Horrible description. Take my Like.

    • @jaschabull2365
      @jaschabull2365 Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@skkadoot9533
      Rotom frost: Who put this fly inside of me?

    • @KingKong11730
      @KingKong11730 Před 2 měsíci +5

      Basculegion: The real Gods are the friends we made along the way
      **proceeds to 1-shot everything**

  • @Milesprowerthegamer
    @Milesprowerthegamer Před 2 měsíci +250

    I'm surprised it took this long for Basculegion to start terrorising Ubers, I always figured a Last Respects Swift Swimmer would be kinda broken even up in Ubers.

    • @GhoulishCard1319
      @GhoulishCard1319 Před 2 měsíci +5

      i swear i also thought it had swift swim but it doesn't

    • @RRRR-jr1gp
      @RRRR-jr1gp Před 2 měsíci +78

      Swift swim is trash because koraidon is on 2/3 teams overall and 8/10 high ladder.

    • @Milesprowerthegamer
      @Milesprowerthegamer Před 2 měsíci +45

      For anyone replying Swift Swim is trash I commented that before watching the vid and finding out it had Agility to use instead. So even more broken than I thought it'd be lol.

    • @richardhauer8391
      @richardhauer8391 Před 2 měsíci +5

      In this video you see Basculegion in trick room with a sub up as the last pokemon or in similar positions. With this much setup even base Ursaluna could sweep in ubers.
      It is completely predicable too: You see it team preview, so you can keep a relevant sucker punch user or choice scarf pokemon ready.
      I don't understand why "broken" is used so inflationary.

    • @Milesprowerthegamer
      @Milesprowerthegamer Před 2 měsíci +29

      @@richardhauer8391 ...the video literally explained why Sucker Punch and Choice Scarf aren't consistent. With an Agility, the only scarfers that outspeed are Koraidon and Miraidon, you can't expect every team to scarf one of them right? Sucker Punch can be played around using sub, so that doesn't work consistently either.

  • @wikipedia8193
    @wikipedia8193 Před 2 měsíci +151

    If I got a nickel for every time a mediocre BST water mon got insanely strong due to a broken move and synergistic ability I'd have 2 nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice

    • @princesscrystal6410
      @princesscrystal6410 Před 2 měsíci +1

      What’s the other one

    • @megageorgeex7125
      @megageorgeex7125 Před 2 měsíci +46

      @@princesscrystal6410dracofish, choice scarf, tera water, fiscous rend

    • @Crttyt67
      @Crttyt67 Před 2 měsíci

      @@megageorgeex7125swap the scarf for a band and add in sticky web support if you wanna really hammer in the damage potential

    • @zotanica
      @zotanica Před 2 měsíci

      @@megageorgeex7125tera water?

    • @ryans8081
      @ryans8081 Před 2 měsíci +12

      @@zotanica terastalize dracovish into a water type so it gets 2x STAB instead of 1.5x STAB on fishous rend. Oh and toss in Kyogre's rain to help while you're at it.

  • @GravityIsFalling
    @GravityIsFalling Před 2 měsíci +46

    Oh boy can’t wait to read this comment section that is definitely full of people who know and play this meta game

    • @dankinmcspankin3123
      @dankinmcspankin3123 Před 2 měsíci +22

      i will never play competitive pokemon but the analysis scratches my autism

    • @strangeshotgun
      @strangeshotgun Před 2 měsíci +4

      I have never played Ubers before nor used basculegion, but if he gets banned finchinator WILL be receiving death threats on twitter.

    • @Gspoink
      @Gspoink Před 2 měsíci +13

      ​@@strangeshotgunHe doesn't even run ubers but will receive death threats anyway lol

    • @grinderaj841
      @grinderaj841 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I love how everyone is pretending this is dominating the tier. It's viable, but definitely is not broken in ubers.

    • @Gspoink
      @Gspoink Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@grinderaj841 post elo (respectfully)

  • @RikiazGaming
    @RikiazGaming Před 2 měsíci +175

    I still can't believe in vanilla SV they banned Houndstone completely and not just Last Respects when they knew Basculegion was getting it too.

    • @ZachPlum
      @ZachPlum Před 2 měsíci +57

      “Complex bans are bad bro just get rid of the Pokémon”

    • @segafreak2000
      @segafreak2000 Před 2 měsíci +103

      Nah, their logic behind it was sound. Even though they knew that Basculegion would get it, you have to consider that a) Game Freak has changed stuff between the datamine and the actual release in the past, so just because it had the move in the datamine doesn't mean it'd still have it when it actually released (see gen 5 Chandelure for example), plus, even if it stays the same, you can only test stuff once it's actually in the game and available. They knew all the time that Last Respects was broken. But you cannot also explicitly prove that while only one Pokemon available is capable of using the move.

    • @TheKyubiisaan
      @TheKyubiisaan Před 2 měsíci +58

      @@segafreak2000you’re making too much sense, we mindlessly bash council here sir

    • @Someone-me1tx
      @Someone-me1tx Před 2 měsíci +10

      ​@@TheKyubiisaannot on this channel

    • @MaahirMomtaz12
      @MaahirMomtaz12 Před 2 měsíci +4

      Basculegion wasn't available at launch so Houndstone was the only user

  • @galaxystudios370
    @galaxystudios370 Před měsícem +6

    This just in: Last Respects has been banned from Ubers.
    With a 95% majority.

  • @douglaspope-gz1eq
    @douglaspope-gz1eq Před 2 měsíci +120

    Wow a non legendary pokemon potentially getting the Mega Rayquaza treatment

    • @ebilgaming
      @ebilgaming Před 2 měsíci +68

      They won't ban the pokemon. They will just ban the move Last Respects in the same way Shed Tail is banned in OU

    • @dengar96
      @dengar96 Před 2 měsíci +23

      Basculegion is NU without last respects. Its a decent poke but not at all OP, it gets no other good physical ghost stab.

    • @Mirawaru
      @Mirawaru Před 2 měsíci +12

      ​@@dengar96
      It gets good ghost stab in special moves (hex and shadow ball), wich is why the female actually ranks higher in the formats where last respects is banned.

    • @daniellejackson6543
      @daniellejackson6543 Před 2 měsíci

      ​​@@ebilgamingI doubt it. Is houndstone broken in ubers?

    • @vtmagno23
      @vtmagno23 Před 2 měsíci +6

      ​@@daniellejackson6543 No, but bans work differently in Ubers. Since Last Respects is the element that's banned to Ubers, not Basculegion, then only Last Respects can be considered for a ban.

  • @sparktaylor8489
    @sparktaylor8489 Před 2 měsíci +41

    Nobody talks about how Ghosts just keep getting better and better to the point I'd argue if they even get a quarter as much love as they did this gen in gen 10 they'll become the best type in the game.

    • @grynnlecoprolithecosmique585
      @grynnlecoprolithecosmique585 Před 2 měsíci +26

      The more time goes the more steel types loosing their resistance to ghost seems like a mistake.

    • @craigyeah1052
      @craigyeah1052 Před 2 měsíci +13

      The rise of ghosts has been very interesting. It was a great type hiding behind a lack of good mons and moves.

    • @Mirawaru
      @Mirawaru Před 2 měsíci +3

      Psychic should be resistant to ghost instead of weak due to exorcism!
      Who is with me?

    • @MishKoz
      @MishKoz Před 2 měsíci +7

      ​@@Mirawaru
      Honestly at this point, with how overpowered Pokemon in the newest games can be, I wouldn't even mind if Psychic went back to being immune to Ghost like they were in gen 1.

    • @unkarsthug4429
      @unkarsthug4429 Před 2 měsíci +6

      ​@@MishKozI'd kind of prefer if they just buffed normal so it was more viable. It being immune to ghost would nerf it by proxy.

  • @DanielMendez18103
    @DanielMendez18103 Před 2 měsíci +24

    Man, ever since I got a basculegion in LA I fell in love with it. Not only is it a really cool design, it hits like a truck with wavecrash and now with last respects it seems unstoppable

    • @douglanmar
      @douglanmar Před 2 měsíci +7

      Why did you had to go to Los Angeles to catch a Basculegion?

    • @DanielMendez18103
      @DanielMendez18103 Před 2 měsíci

      @@douglanmar Legends Arceus

  • @banditrests
    @banditrests Před 2 měsíci +65

    Last Respects is less of an attack and more of a weaponized math problem. It’s not practical or even really useful to set up but its technical hard BP cap is 5050 for some reason.

    • @PokeMasrerJ
      @PokeMasrerJ Před 2 měsíci +9

      5,050 is a NUTTY Base Power lol. Saw in another comment the move keeps track up to 100 KOs for some reason.

    • @mathisjacquemoud1149
      @mathisjacquemoud1149 Před 2 měsíci +4

      ​@@PokeMasrerJ Maybe for Revival Blessing shenanigans ? But at this point it's just stalling the game for no reason

    • @banditrests
      @banditrests Před 2 měsíci +12

      @@PokeMasrerJ Yeah, 5050 is 100 KOs plus the base 50 and it still gets boosted by adaptability/tera ghost/etc. It’s a really stupid move lol.

    • @Mirawaru
      @Mirawaru Před 2 měsíci +1

      The move would be much more balanced if it still started at 50 but gained 20 bp everytime
      5 faints means it becomes a 130 bp move, wich still makes strong enough to feel worth sacrificing your teammates for(it makes it a ghost type last resort basically, since you'relikely to scarf yourself in it to maximize damage at this point), but also it is not too op and can be easly tanked by just a resist, making it not that big of a crutch anymore.

    • @naveenjacob2440
      @naveenjacob2440 Před 2 měsíci +4

      I think gaining 30 bp would be for the best

  • @saltlakeatrocity9771
    @saltlakeatrocity9771 Před 2 měsíci +10

    inb4 Basculegion was a trial run to prepare for the gen-10 cover legendary's 300BP signature move on a 680BST mon.

  • @nobbyfirefly57
    @nobbyfirefly57 Před 2 měsíci +75

    The taxis are struggling

  • @Lzpoke
    @Lzpoke Před 2 měsíci +23

    I have heard so much the phrase "yveltal is not in gen 9" that i believe it was the only thing keeping ubers together.

    • @daofficerofthenoodles7504
      @daofficerofthenoodles7504 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I mean if the gen 6 legendaries where in gen 9 they would’ve probably be banned since Tera dark and fairy

    • @galaxystudios370
      @galaxystudios370 Před 2 měsíci +8

      @@daofficerofthenoodles7504 looking at natdex ubers
      yveltal is nowhere close to banworthy
      xerneas runs tera electric/fighting and is on the edge of being banworthy
      zygarde runs tera water/fairy and can be hard to remove
      tera blast might push xerneas over the edge, it makes tera ground/ghost more viable

    • @daofficerofthenoodles7504
      @daofficerofthenoodles7504 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@galaxystudios370 I mean national dex different competitive then gen 9

  • @Michael_Raymond
    @Michael_Raymond Před 2 měsíci +5

    Always worth mentioning is that bans happen because of things that reduce play diversity. The question is if Last Respects is forcing everyone on the ladder to build certain ways, and if the resulting games play with enough room for skill expression. Last Respects has an inherent problem because it forces games to play out the same way every time whether it works or not.

  • @blazie42069
    @blazie42069 Před 2 měsíci +14

    The fact last respects basculegion is more problematic than the already problematic Koraidon and Miradon is just insane to think about

  • @User-xh5zu
    @User-xh5zu Před 2 měsíci +7

    Thank you Mr fish

  • @zacharywooden2113
    @zacharywooden2113 Před 2 měsíci +3

    The Kingambit vs. Basculegion matchup makes me imagine that they were childhood friends back home in Unova that always dreamed of becoming powerful, and drifted apart as time went on, amassing power and influence among their kind until they finally surpassed the previous known limits of their species, only to end up on opposite sides of battle.

  • @pointynives
    @pointynives Před 2 měsíci +20

    back in the day, TheKillerNacho uploaded a gen 4 video of a magikarp sweeping in ubers using flail at 300 power. Giving a significantly better pokemon a stab flail that doesn't rely on being low hp was always going to end like this.

  • @Rexir2
    @Rexir2 Před 2 měsíci +16

    It requires a good amount of setup to do, and your opponent can see it coming in team preview. It reminds me of a moody bidoof video

    • @horribleville
      @horribleville Před 2 měsíci +7

      The amount of setup is having your mons faint lol

  • @sloowbroo
    @sloowbroo Před 2 měsíci +13

    Thank you mr fish

  • @jurassic_studiosyt3435
    @jurassic_studiosyt3435 Před 2 měsíci +25

    Happy to see my ghost fish do good

  • @patroka
    @patroka Před 2 měsíci +8

    Imagine going back in time and telling someone that Basculin’s evolution will be under consideration for a ban from Ubers lol

    • @eightcoins4401
      @eightcoins4401 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Youre forgetting that this happened to Dunsparce before this.
      Dunsparce was a straight up bad mon pre Gen 9, Basculin just mediocre

  • @dunderguys
    @dunderguys Před 2 měsíci +6

    takes me back to the level 99 slowbro/king days

  • @Hitmonchu
    @Hitmonchu Před 2 měsíci +1

    HUGE fan of this tyoe of long-form competitive analysis content!

  • @Eroil
    @Eroil Před 2 měsíci +9

    I hope it will get a suspect test and not a quickban, it may be problematic but it's not calyrex shadow level

  • @modernkiwi6447
    @modernkiwi6447 Před 2 měsíci +16

    glad to know Last Respects was always the problem instead of Houndstone

    • @dzigayu4944
      @dzigayu4944 Před 2 měsíci +12

      It always was, I will never understand why they're so reluctant to just ban this obviously extremely broken move that was clearly not design with 6v6 singles in mind.

    • @daniellejackson6543
      @daniellejackson6543 Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@dzigayu4944True but Hounstone is mid without it so what is the big deal?

    • @aigis0423
      @aigis0423 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@dzigayu4944I mean when houndstone was banned it was the only accessible pokemon with the move, but yeah I still think they should have just banned it to ubers rather than the pup itself and have been done with it.

    • @pedrodarosamello64
      @pedrodarosamello64 Před 2 měsíci

      @@dzigayu4944 It's a question of banning logic.
      You can technically always say any pokemon is not banworthy if yout ake away its good moves. If you ban all moves from Rayquaza except Tackle it will probably be ok in OU, but no one will say doing that is a good idea.
      Now you say "well obviously you can't just ban moves like Flamethrower and Shadow Ball which half the mons in the game get, Last Respect is different". And the logic is to ask then why do you say it is different? We knew it was not going to stay exclusive to Houndstone so multiple pokemon can get it, making it just a generic move. If a bunch of pokemon use it and are not broken but there's one abuser, you ban the abuser not the move. So they waited to see if the move was broken or not to ban it over Houndstone.
      "Ho but it was always obvious it was OP on any mon, so we should have done it before" are we predicting the future now? Tons of stuff got called OP before being tested and found out to be fine. Ppl were clamoring for Ursaluna to be released already in Ubers FFS. It might have been obvious that the move was overtuned but rules exist for a reason and following them consistently is what makes the tierin have any sor of logic.

  • @pytron6693
    @pytron6693 Před 2 měsíci +5

    7:33 “wind blows, rain falls and the strong prey on the weak. All is as it should be”

  • @chrisbarne7458
    @chrisbarne7458 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Love the new call to action animations, really professional looking

  • @symphomaniac
    @symphomaniac Před 2 měsíci +4

    Last Respects and the Treasures of Ruin reminding us that this game is balanced only around doubles, despite the entire game being singles

    • @yuricecconi561
      @yuricecconi561 Před měsícem

      Simply play vgc format. Then surely everything will be balanced haha (I wish)

  • @shinymainespoon
    @shinymainespoon Před 2 měsíci +1

    4:00 It's worth noting that Ghost-Fighting can hit ALL BUT ONE TYPE COMBO for neutral damage or better

  • @CoralReaper707
    @CoralReaper707 Před 2 měsíci +9

    Basically, Dracovish's successor

  • @jaschabull2365
    @jaschabull2365 Před 2 měsíci +2

    So this thing rips apart armies of gods to avenge its friends they've killed?
    This fish just went full Kratos.

    • @Aaa-vp6ug
      @Aaa-vp6ug Před měsícem

      It can 2 hit to 3 hit ETERNAMAX Eternatus.
      252+ Atk Adaptability Basculegion Last Respects vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Eternatus-Eternamax: 284-336 (43.6 - 51.6%) -- 8.2% chance to 2HKO
      Meanwhile
      252+ Atk Choice Band Strong Jaw Dracovish Fishious Rend (85 BP) vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Eternatus-Eternamax in Heavy Rain: 88-104 (13.5 - 15.9%) -- possible 7HKO
      Yeah…
      That’s a little more than Kratos

  • @chosensamurott4907
    @chosensamurott4907 Před měsícem +1

    I love basculegion so much its so cool. Like it evolved from one of the crappiest pokemon its probably the best glow up

  • @gaminggranny1541
    @gaminggranny1541 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The power of this funny fish makes me proud, taking what was basically a no-name water-type and turning it into a godly fish was the best thing to happen in 2022

  • @hps362
    @hps362 Před 2 měsíci

    Awesome video

  • @TheWungus
    @TheWungus Před 2 měsíci +2

    The fact that a combo of a bee and a fish that pays its respects is destroying stuff like zacian crowned and miraidon is hilarious to me

  • @ernestomolina5254
    @ernestomolina5254 Před 2 měsíci

    It also counters a lot of priority moves:
    Extreme Speed, Quick Attack, Feint ---> No effect
    Mach Punch, Vacuum Wave ---> No effect
    Aqua Jet, Jet Punch, Water Shuriken ---> Resist
    Bullet Punch ---> Resist
    Ice Shard ---> Resist
    Weak to ---> Grassy Glide (needs terrain), shadow sneak
    ---> Sucker Punch, Thunderclap (requires incoming attack)

  • @boop53
    @boop53 Před 2 měsíci +49

    so we need a pokemon with high physical defence, a ghost resistance and a water resistance?
    WO-CHIEN NATION RISE UP

    • @scott5388
      @scott5388 Před 2 měsíci +6

      He’s finally making it out

    • @firewall5189
      @firewall5189 Před 2 měsíci +17

      breaking news: wo-chien currently being scouted by the agency, updates to follow at 11

    • @dengar96
      @dengar96 Před 2 měsíci +13

      252+ Atk Choice Band Adaptability Tera Ghost Basculegion Last Respects vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tablets of Ruin Wo-Chien: 293-346 (78.3 - 92.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
      Its not a standard set on either poke either. If you have a standard SpD wo chien you get OHKO'd 90% of the time and no matter what set its always a 2HKO. There is nothing that can take two basculegion hits in the game at the moment.

    • @muk_is_superior
      @muk_is_superior Před 2 měsíci +2

      ​@@dengar96 wo-chien only needs 2 turns

    • @3days_left
      @3days_left Před měsícem +2

      CACTUR- ig that works too😔

  • @brennantmi5063
    @brennantmi5063 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I am all for a Basculin evo to join the elite group of pokemon banned from ubers along side heavy hitters like Wynaut Mega Rayquaza and Funbro.

  • @Wonderlvnd
    @Wonderlvnd Před 2 měsíci +4

    My dude back to the OG editing style with the Gen 3 music

  • @Shadowstorm6666
    @Shadowstorm6666 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Ribombee is really good, it can outspeed legendaries and knows quiver dance and sticky web

  • @xenit7837
    @xenit7837 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Singles players trying not to be rinsed by a dead fish every match:

  • @-LastStand-
    @-LastStand- Před 2 měsíci +1

    Bring back pursuit, and suddenly there's a dead fish in the water. also a traumatized gold plated cheese stick dude that would look both ways on the OU street.
    "But noooooooo, let's delete Pursuit and leave ghosts unchecked!" said Game Freak.

  • @o0Go_2_Sleep0o
    @o0Go_2_Sleep0o Před 2 měsíci

    Nice vid

  • @homer23422000
    @homer23422000 Před 2 měsíci

    I think the water type is excellent, I put it as 3rd best type offensively behind Ground and Ice. Water attacks hit most types with neutral damage, which gives it a slight edge over Fighting type. Surf is the only HM that is competitively viable.

  • @Charmaster04
    @Charmaster04 Před 2 měsíci

    @FreezaiPokemon Where did you get the custom Pokémon Trozei/Pokémon Shuffle sprites from? Now I'm curious!

  • @lol101lol101lol10199
    @lol101lol101lol10199 Před 2 měsíci +1

    "And this was the moment when Smogon finally... _jumped the shark_"

  • @creativehandlehere
    @creativehandlehere Před 2 měsíci +3

    "Basculegion isnt a legendary, but you wouldnt know it if you watch battles with it"
    *Proceeds to show an Ubers game that isnt a battle with it*

  • @nerddwarf
    @nerddwarf Před 2 měsíci +1

    If you're insane, you can get Last Respects above 300 Power
    Last Respects doesn't count how many of your Pokémon *are fainted*
    Last Respects counts how many times any of you're Pokémon have fainted.
    If you use Revival Blessing you can get Last Respects to count 6 or more KOs

  • @D-34
    @D-34 Před měsícem

    Is a high speed pokemon with perish song or dragon tail not viable?
    could force it to switch out and attack around it until it's the last one left.
    problem with perish song being, you would need 3 stall turns/moves or 3 extra pokemon alive to take one shots

  • @recapdrake
    @recapdrake Před 2 měsíci

    When basculegion was revealed I called this happening. If last respects was insane on a middling Pokémon it was always going to be ridiculous on a good Pokémon

  • @TieflingInAJar
    @TieflingInAJar Před 18 dny

    I honestly love Basulegions design, its shiny form, and its move pool outside of last respects. Its a really interesting swift swim sweeper with some fun moves and a good typing. Its a shame that last respects is so OP and is the only real reason its ever seen.

  • @cryptic4762
    @cryptic4762 Před dnem

    Also - a simple nerf to last respects will happen. It'll probably go +20 per fained ally, which puts it at 110 and comparable to thunder, hydro pump, solar beam, etc. I personally think that'd be WAY more balanced

  • @ommn0n
    @ommn0n Před 2 měsíci

    when i clicked the video i saw the new thumbnail, im somehow one of the lucky to see the og thumbnail

  • @personne1341
    @personne1341 Před 2 měsíci

    I never asked myself the question but :
    How does adaptability works with tera crystallization ?

  • @TerraCrystalis
    @TerraCrystalis Před 2 měsíci +2

    me when hisui zoroark illusioned as a mon who resists wave crash

  • @NoU-jc4kq
    @NoU-jc4kq Před měsícem

    Thanks Mr. Fish

  • @Thibbs-vp6gm
    @Thibbs-vp6gm Před 2 měsíci

    So glad my king basculin is not only getting his spotlight but also his place in history with the chance of being sentenced to anything goes

  • @toaster7426
    @toaster7426 Před 2 měsíci

    This is insane

  • @slyfox7452
    @slyfox7452 Před 22 dny

    Its kinda like baton pass chaining. Sure it can be super good but its also easy to break

  • @arnaldoarmaldo
    @arnaldoarmaldo Před 2 měsíci

    1:29 lol look at it clipping through the floor

  • @GodzillaFreak
    @GodzillaFreak Před 2 měsíci +3

    Normal type challenge:
    Focus sash challenge:
    Iron defense challenge:

    • @KR-wl5yd
      @KR-wl5yd Před 2 měsíci +1

      1. The only good normal type is Arceus which competes with Arceus Ground and Arceus Fairy which are both integral to stopping Koraidon and Miraidon (who guess what, you lose to automatically if you cant answer)
      2. Basculegion is a late game sweeper. It wont sweep until the game is almost over. By then most mons will be chippef and hazards will be set
      3. What viable Ubers mon commonly runs iron defense?

    • @bigtoblerone8446
      @bigtoblerone8446 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@KR-wl5ydnot true the turtle is also a great normal type with an ability that gives a free substitute so it can do whatever it wants to Basculegion even if it does wave crash or runs tera fighting and Basculegion is water type with miraidon around and has to set up the agility or sub or both
      Chien pao sucker punch exists
      Great Neck electric version sucker punch exists (forget what it what it called, thunder clap?)
      Ursaluna is a great normal type too, especially in trick room which counters ability sets or just no agility being used at all
      Other miraidon and koraidon counter raidons
      Foucs sash and iron defense is usable just cuz people dont use it dont mean it dont have viability
      And tera normal stamina Archuladon with like body press and electro shot would be a great counter on teams with kyogre and Miraidon

    • @jamesgiles4517
      @jamesgiles4517 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@bigtoblerone8446 terapagos is below average in ubers

    • @yeet8036
      @yeet8036 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Everything u mentioned gets destroyed by bascs teammates btw.

    • @oscen335
      @oscen335 Před 2 měsíci

      Focus sash when I scale shot koraidon
      Normal type when I low kick koraidon
      Iron defense mons when I miraidon

  • @Gold-Dango
    @Gold-Dango Před 2 měsíci

    Its like the Kingambit of OU, dominating in the late game, but decent in early and mid game

  • @aizoid4735
    @aizoid4735 Před 2 měsíci

    I stopped playing competitive pokemon since gen 7 but i thought AG was for extremely unconditional broken pokemon like M ray who can mega as long as it knew dragon ascent or Sword doggo with buff
    This fish sounds like it requires a lot of hardwork and commitment before it can snowball

  • @leopardbunny
    @leopardbunny Před 2 měsíci +1

    Personally, while I understand the Ubers philosophy of minimizing the amount of bans in the tier, I also believe it's an outdated one in a time where we now have AG and UUbers, and the precedent becomes more of an active hindrance to the format than what defines it. Ubers is no longer the banlist, it's the tier above OU, and I think it should be recognized as such and the ban should go through.

  • @cryochick9044
    @cryochick9044 Před 2 měsíci +1

    It feels like a few days ago it was in UUbers

  • @yaokene
    @yaokene Před 6 dny

    Make last respects deal recoil damage so the move and Pokémon function as a wall breaker instead of broken

  • @springscookie1657
    @springscookie1657 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Feels odd being so early

  • @rubenduenas5881
    @rubenduenas5881 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Salmon Run go Brrrrr

  • @marcelopierre7330
    @marcelopierre7330 Před 2 měsíci

    “Last respects+adaptability ” that’s how fast I can explain why legion is so good

  • @Neo_Bones
    @Neo_Bones Před 2 měsíci +1

    Basculegion will be the next one to AG

  • @ink_inks
    @ink_inks Před 11 dny

    i wonder if scrappy fear could just be used to check it

  • @mjm3091
    @mjm3091 Před 2 měsíci

    We knew this would happen after whole Houndstone situation.

  • @the_myco_dad
    @the_myco_dad Před měsícem

    Ubers: “I am a complicated and elite format. Only the most skilled players can master my tier.”
    Fishe: “y’all got food here?”

  • @ArbitraryOutcome
    @ArbitraryOutcome Před 2 měsíci

    *KILLER FISH*
    *Killer fish from Hisui.*

  • @iiLH_hates_furrys
    @iiLH_hates_furrys Před 2 měsíci

    To AG with the bunny on a ghost horse too

  • @luisfradique2031
    @luisfradique2031 Před 2 měsíci

    Iirc last respects from basculegion has roughly same power as dracovish fishious rend

  • @yalegreninja
    @yalegreninja Před 2 měsíci +1

    When Archaludon video?

  • @catalan500_8
    @catalan500_8 Před 2 měsíci

    Adaptability last respects with a side of metronome

  • @Vexal50
    @Vexal50 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Anyone remember back when SV came out and the OU council tried to justify why they wanted to ban the dog instead of Last Respects? The irony is palpable. Pretty sure they said if Last Respects was problematic on other Pokemon they would think about banning Last Respects too

    • @otozinclus3593
      @otozinclus3593 Před 2 měsíci

      Well, they did that. Basculegion is NU, because Last Respects is banned in every tier except UBERs

  • @grunner7557
    @grunner7557 Před měsícem

    Basculin saw how it was mocked in gen 5 and has come back for revenge.
    It wants blood, and by Arceus it will have it.

  • @Fred_Die
    @Fred_Die Před 2 měsíci

    Normal tera Gastrodon is a counter? I know, not feasible to run that just for Basc, but still fun to think about. Any other counters besides water absorb/storm drain tera normals people can think of?

    • @jamesgiles4517
      @jamesgiles4517 Před 2 měsíci +2

      You can't just use a niece counter like that in an Ubers meta as it loses to literally everything else

  • @coolergamer6094
    @coolergamer6094 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Just let the Fish cook 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯
    It mahoragga

  • @hugolicious1886
    @hugolicious1886 Před 2 měsíci

    damn yall remember that team wolfey cooked with bascu but didnt use he was onto something he should have used it

  • @ethankaufman8577
    @ethankaufman8577 Před 2 měsíci

    Any prankster destiny bond pokemon that are even vaguely viable?

  • @golden_tonk8169
    @golden_tonk8169 Před 2 měsíci

    Basculiegion: I see no gods up here, OTHER THAN ME

  • @typemasters2871
    @typemasters2871 Před 2 měsíci

    Pokemon like Basculegion does have me question “if Legendary and Mythical Pokemon were all banned (Ultra beast and paradox Pokemon included) then would the meta game tiers still be the same with Uber non legendaries/Mythicals still being in Ubers?”