Check out our Gen 3 OU Commentary at Revival Tournaments: www.youtube.com/@RevivalTournaments/videos Outro Music by Pete S - open.spotify.com/track/1x5XyA7jac3Hv8ha0ra76G?si=6aZiwsiVSPSCP1-Bq89b-w Jim's Good Mugs - jimothycool.com/
it can literally OHKO a 252HP EV tyranitar from full health 100% of a time with damage to spare. Unless you use protect on the right turn or switch in a ghost type, something's dying
Hp 128 Atk 252 Speed 128 Choice band Meteor Mash Earthquake Rock slide Explosion and shiny of course I love banded metagross so much, yall got no idea lol such a fun and easy to use mon
@@butteredsalmonella I mean CB metagross meteor mash also does 30.8-36.5% to the most common skarmory set which is usually ppl's best switch in, it dents everything.
Gen 3 OU is 100% the Melee of Pokemon singles. It's fundies heavy, with fewer options overall leading to individual Pokemon having more flexible and meaningful niches. Very straightforward metagame because you know what to expect most of the games. Techs and options that cannot exist in other games because of the mechanics being different (such as the physical/special split). The community absolutely carries this on their back, since everyone else moved on already, so to speak. There are a lot of cool highlights to gen 3 that we never got to see outside of these guys pulling that community with their teeth. It's honestly really freaking cool to think about. I love that this video can exist. Iron Mugulis will not outperform this vid. Probably just going to react to this anyway to farm views. Insidious cup
I attempted to find Iron Mugulis's video titled "The Drinkware Iceberg" so I could slander it in the name of Jimmothy Cool, but the algorithm kept it from me. I think he's teamed up with Old Money to pay off RUclips executives to keep his video safe from Jimmothy Cool subscribers.
This is honestly really great! For someone who has watched all of ADV Revival, there were some terms like yolo skarm that I didn’t quite understand. It’s nice for beginners to get definitions all in one video
You are without question my favorite pokemon channel of all time, I only see this level of quality of competitive pokemon analysis nowadays for either SV or VGC history, keep up the awesome work! 🔥
Exceptionnal quality, well constructed and informative video. I love learning metagame lore like this (the Houdini bit was hilarious). Part 2 will be, for a lack of a better word, insane.
finally started to actually play some ADV recently after a few months of just spectating and watching your videos then suddenly this comes out. this is insane. you are my hero mr cool
I remember fondly our polish gen3 community around 12 yo where I learned how to play pokemons profesionally by using in tournaments my in game teams good times
I think it would be really cool If you choose some pmd music where the deeper you go with the eisberg chart, the music changes to those of deeper stages in the dungeon. Also it would be cool to have a short introduction or pause when progressing to the next stage. Love your videos
Been trying to get my friends into adv but feels like theres a lot to explain but this does a lot of it for me in a concise way. Good work Jim, and good luck in your continued struggles against Iron Mugulis
It is very knowledge-heavy, and this can often get in the way of having fun because you need to keep your brain on overload in order to not fall into a trap.
wish i could see the larger iceberg at least periodically as you speak on each topic, it helps the theming of the iceberg-type video quite a bit for me, otherwise excellently explained on each topic
I really liked the video. I have never played Pokémon, but I have been watching FalseSwipe gaming for years. I slowly came to a general understanding of the game and its mechanics, but there were a lot of unexplained gaps. I found your channel a month or two ago and have watched you for dozens of hours at this point. Now I know why I never see you play Snorelax. It requires a lot of team support, so it isn't flexible can't be slapped on to most teams.
What I want to know about the physical special split is why they decided to make ghost a physical type but only have three ghost types that are all special attackers in Gen 1. And why they made two ghost moves of lick and night shade
I've been a bit busy running what if my cousin's character was a Pokémon. Turns out, Fire/Psychic with a great movepool and some well-distributed stats creates something that can stay in OU for multiple generations.
In terms of Taunt turns, and since I didn’t see it on the Iceberg image at the start of the vid (I may have just missed it lol), a tangent move is Encore. It’s not specific to Gen 3 since it’s also relevant in Gen 4 but the Encore turns are variable, lasting from 2 to 6 turns compared to moderns Gens where it always lasts for 3. Less relevant than Taunt I think but still interesting I think
i disagree with the idea that sleep talk's reset wasn't intentional, i think it was a deliberate nerf after seeing how rampant sleep talk + rest was in gen 2, same as it not being able to call rest anymore
8:24 you called Aerial Ace a bad move, however I just watched your Cacturne OU video, and it seems to me like a real counter move against evasion. Not for competitive tournament rules, but at least for a normal gameplay, just wanted to point that out.
Gholdengo is a Pokemon made of pure gold. He must have done some online business management courses to accumulate all that wealth. Or perhaps he might want to learn how to make money playing video games on RUclips. In any case, he's a powerful metagame force, with absolutely no interest in online game development schools.
Garganacl is the most intelligently designed fictional creature of ALL. Everyone's favorite primate, Donkey Kong, found himself sandwiched in the Pyramids of Giza for too long, he became part of them! That sure is something.... don't you think?
20 years of TITANIC battles and tournament play CRASHES onto my subscription page today with this ICEBERG video (the Titantic cruise was replaced by the Olympic pre voyage, and sank in one of the largest successful insurance fraud cases rivaling only Silversteins in 2001)
Great video, hopefully it gets more people into the format. Now that I’ve started playing gen 3 ou (I’ve played you twice, Jim, my name is young jee tryhard), I have very little interest in the other metagames.
Honestly, I was one of those people turned off by Gen 3's lack of physical/special split, but the big tournament you ran changed my mind on the idea. I like the concept that every pokemon doesn't need to run purely stab moves to be effective.
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Check out our Gen 3 OU Commentary at Revival Tournaments:
www.youtube.com/@RevivalTournaments/videos
Outro Music by Pete S - open.spotify.com/track/1x5XyA7jac3Hv8ha0ra76G?si=6aZiwsiVSPSCP1-Bq89b-w
Jim's Good Mugs - jimothycool.com/
Jimoty col
i love gen 3 ou
I love jimothy cool
Gamefreak messed it up with Tyranitar. Sand storm should only last 5 rounds if he isnt on the field.
Find yourself someone who loves you as much as Jimothy loves Gen 3 OU
That is the kind of true love i want for myself
who needs a girlfriend when you've got gen 3 OU ?
I have a partner who loves me more than dota, and he's spent about 9k hours in dota
I do@@Naryar-fr
Already done
Smogon and banning shit that isn't named gambit
[Part 1] is crazy I cannot wait to exclaim "this is insane" when it is all said and done
I will certainly do the same thing.
I also vow to proclaim how insane [Part 2] will be
The past paradox form of Regice, Regiceberg.
Don't forget Dugtrio's paradox's future form: Iron Dugulis
Regice’s future paradox form, Regiglobalwarming
My favourite thing about gen 3 is Magneton trapping Skarmory and then dugtrio trapping magneton and then porygon 2 trapping dugtrio
where is the morally reprehensible pokemon gardevoir
Everybody gangsta till I pull out soft sand yoloskarm
idk why but an exploding choice band metagross terrorizing players is so funny to me lmao
it can literally OHKO a 252HP EV tyranitar from full health 100% of a time with damage to spare. Unless you use protect on the right turn or switch in a ghost type, something's dying
The definition of “killing myself in front of you to forever change the trajectory of your life”
Hp 128
Atk 252
Speed 128
Choice band
Meteor Mash
Earthquake
Rock slide
Explosion
and shiny of course
I love banded metagross so much, yall got no idea lol such a fun and easy to use mon
Its like running Lead Azelf minus the Stealth Rocks and the Azelf
@@butteredsalmonella I mean CB metagross meteor mash also does 30.8-36.5% to the most common skarmory set which is usually ppl's best switch in, it dents everything.
Gen 3 competitive singles has a history stretching back twenty years.
Full of incredible stories, metagame developments, controversies and lore
Gen 3 OU remains one of the most popular old generations of competitive pokemon to this day
And we are still seeing freguent innovations in high-level tournament play.
this is insane.
Wow.
I had no idea CroCune was actually named after someone. I always assumed it just stood for Calm Mind, Resttalk, One attack suicune.
I thought they said Grokune
Like
Suicune's nickname was gokune (goku suicune) and calm mind was making it grow
Gen 3 OU is 100% the Melee of Pokemon singles. It's fundies heavy, with fewer options overall leading to individual Pokemon having more flexible and meaningful niches. Very straightforward metagame because you know what to expect most of the games. Techs and options that cannot exist in other games because of the mechanics being different (such as the physical/special split). The community absolutely carries this on their back, since everyone else moved on already, so to speak. There are a lot of cool highlights to gen 3 that we never got to see outside of these guys pulling that community with their teeth.
It's honestly really freaking cool to think about. I love that this video can exist.
Iron Mugulis will not outperform this vid. Probably just going to react to this anyway to farm views. Insidious cup
45 minutes video, you're really working hard for this channel and the viewers. Thanks.
My god hearing the elinia music from maplestory during the mr mime ban segment activated me like a sleeper agent
best way to start the day is with a new and jimothy cool iceberg alongside a iron mugulus of coffee
Ice is a start, but when will you be tackling the other 17 Types of Berg?
Personally I like to run dragonberg.
Andy Samberg explained is coming soon.
Normalberg incoming!
glad someone with such large knowledge on the metagame is making a video like this! cant wait for part 2
22:37
I never realized that Wak's gen III sprite has two right hands.
This is insane.
what do you mean? His body is the second curve behind his right arm. His hand splits up around the bone. And the left arm has a left hand
@@RobWirdWachsen Look better at the left thumb, it's on the wrong side.
I attempted to find Iron Mugulis's video titled "The Drinkware Iceberg" so I could slander it in the name of Jimmothy Cool, but the algorithm kept it from me. I think he's teamed up with Old Money to pay off RUclips executives to keep his video safe from Jimmothy Cool subscribers.
21:39 The passion in his voice while saying this kills me
This is honestly really great! For someone who has watched all of ADV Revival, there were some terms like yolo skarm that I didn’t quite understand. It’s nice for beginners to get definitions all in one video
This was definitely a change of pace from your usual content, but a good one! Can't wait for part 2.
MOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM THE 46:15 JIMOTHY COOL VIDEO ESSAY ON GEN 3 OU JUST DROPPED!
This is one of my favorite jimothy cool videos ever. This is certifiably insane work! Keep the love and knowledge for Gen 3 coming!
This is something I've been looking for to get into ADV OU. I think this will help me a lot and others.
Iceberg and niche pokemon content? Banger vid
how incredible is that an hour long vid felt less long, it was very digestible
You are without question my favorite pokemon channel of all time, I only see this level of quality of competitive pokemon analysis nowadays for either SV or VGC history, keep up the awesome work! 🔥
Gen 3 lore, this is insane
Exceptionnal quality, well constructed and informative video. I love learning metagame lore like this (the Houdini bit was hilarious). Part 2 will be, for a lack of a better word, insane.
Houdini comes from Smurf for the record
Never knew that!
roro sighting!
omg this brings back some memories man - thanks! :)
old NB/RSbot-player back in the early 2000's :D
Im rewatching the Ice Berg and it is such a good video, even for the concept I really like.
The Silent Quick Claw section cracked me up 🤣 30:59
This is truly insane. Definitely a fun video. Cant wait for pt2
Jim, can we get some Gen 3 UU coverage? No idea what goes on in that tier.
He doesn’t play UU so I doubt he’d cover it
Don't worry about it. It's not very good.
You mean KU?
you are a master of blending entertainment and information. very cool
Thanks for explaining some concepts to us, Mr. Jimothy. We gen 3 newbies are a little... overwhelmed by the jargon sometimes.
THIS VIDEO HAS ANSWERED MANY QUESTIONS I HAVE HAD ABOUT GENERATION THREE.
You’re kidding me with the Jimothy iceberg we are EATIN
finally started to actually play some ADV recently after a few months of just spectating and watching your videos then suddenly this comes out. this is insane. you are my hero mr cool
I remember fondly our polish gen3 community around 12 yo where I learned how to play pokemons profesionally by using in tournaments my in game teams good times
Wow, your videos taught me a lot more about Gen 3 OU than I realized. A decent chunk of things you talked about this video I already knew
I think it would be really cool If you choose some pmd music where the deeper you go with the eisberg chart, the music changes to those of deeper stages in the dungeon.
Also it would be cool to have a short introduction or pause when progressing to the next stage.
Love your videos
I really love this video. I would love to get into comp gen 3 but I feel like learning it would be a chore
Been trying to get my friends into adv but feels like theres a lot to explain but this does a lot of it for me in a concise way.
Good work Jim, and good luck in your continued struggles against Iron Mugulis
It is very knowledge-heavy, and this can often get in the way of having fun because you need to keep your brain on overload in order to not fall into a trap.
This is the greatest thing I never knew I needed. Now I need one for every gen, every tier and every salty playground meta ever crafted
wish i could see the larger iceberg at least periodically as you speak on each topic, it helps the theming of the iceberg-type video quite a bit for me, otherwise excellently explained on each topic
46 minutes of Jimothy Cool commentary. This is insane.
Loved the vid can’t wait for part 2
i came into GEN 3 OU blind so seeing these niche picks finally makes sense to me 💀
“I can’t think of a better #1 pokemon in any other format”
Gen 2 snorlax:
I hope the drinkware iceberg includes the crystal skull vodka bottle
dan aykroyd
I really liked the video.
I have never played Pokémon, but I have been watching FalseSwipe gaming for years. I slowly came to a general understanding of the game and its mechanics, but there were a lot of unexplained gaps.
I found your channel a month or two ago and have watched you for dozens of hours at this point.
Now I know why I never see you play Snorelax. It requires a lot of team support, so it isn't flexible can't be slapped on to most teams.
I love the iceberg analysis! Thanks for making this video Jim :D
This was my first time hearing about the Gen 3 counter/hidden power glitch. Interesting stuff!
Dang man I considered myself decently knowledgeable about gen 3 but I learned a whole lot of mechanics and strategies. Cool vid
Great video! Enjoying it a lot, looking forward to part 2!
Loved this, great work with the explanations. Can't wait for pt 2
great video, you got me into experimenting with teams on the ladder you absolute maniac
This was a fun video! Looking forward to the rest.
What I want to know about the physical special split is why they decided to make ghost a physical type but only have three ghost types that are all special attackers in Gen 1. And why they made two ghost moves of lick and night shade
This is outstanding
Outstanding in it's field
Absolutely love anything Gen 3. One reason why I will forever love your channel 💙
Nice vid Jim keep it up
19:53 I was today years old when I discovered that "KO ends turn" thing. Holy shit 🤯
very good video, maybe pokémon specific icebergs for stuff such as esoteric spreads and strategies could be fun!
Great video!
I can conclude I belong to the third layer. Looking forward to the next episode to learn more about my favourite gen's competitive scene
I’m actually interested in playing Gen 3 OU because of your videos
Illumise's Illustrious Iceberg seems like a smash hit. Can't wait for part 2.
Great topic, I knew most of these because of you and others gen 3 enthusiasts
I've been a bit busy running what if my cousin's character was a Pokémon. Turns out, Fire/Psychic with a great movepool and some well-distributed stats creates something that can stay in OU for multiple generations.
In terms of Taunt turns, and since I didn’t see it on the Iceberg image at the start of the vid (I may have just missed it lol), a tangent move is Encore. It’s not specific to Gen 3 since it’s also relevant in Gen 4 but the Encore turns are variable, lasting from 2 to 6 turns compared to moderns Gens where it always lasts for 3. Less relevant than Taunt I think but still interesting I think
Love this idea. Hyped for Part 2
This guy Jimothy is pretty cool
Awesome video btw i will be subbing and looking forward to watching pt 2. Gen 3 is my favorite ever
i disagree with the idea that sleep talk's reset wasn't intentional, i think it was a deliberate nerf after seeing how rampant sleep talk + rest was in gen 2, same as it not being able to call rest anymore
Quick Claw was so quick you couldn't see it coming. You could get jumpscared by an exploding Steelix.
Banger bgms. Nice work!
I played with u on Pokemon Showdown. I am the dude with a quick claw magneton
45 minutes of GOOD JIM let's go
That Gengar EV spread is an absolute thing of beauty. I love the gen 3 spreads. It is one of my favorite things about the gen. Shout out bulky dug
great video, really enjoyed it
nice vid thanks
love the maplestory music
Holy smokes over 45 minutes of Jimothy talking Gen 3? Joyous day.
A history stretching back 20 years?! This is insane folks.
Great video My guy
2:02 Shoutouts to Jim for using "myriad" correctly
8:24 you called Aerial Ace a bad move, however I just watched your Cacturne OU video, and it seems to me like a real counter move against evasion. Not for competitive tournament rules, but at least for a normal gameplay, just wanted to point that out.
it doesn't do enough damage. Dug choice band aerial ace doesn't even 2 hit cacturne, even without leech up
@@cryptooooooooo Got it, and how about Salamence? Or is it considered not worth compared to Hidden Power?
@@jorgen_von Yeah, misses too many KO ranges.
I like of like how attacking moves work in gen 3.
Especially for nuzlocks.
It makes these kinds of challenges like a fun puzzle.
i cant escape that darned sols rng song, everywhere i go its there
love the freezai shout out yall are literally my 2 favorite poketubers
OOOOHHHHH FUCK IM BAKED EATING SOME CHEESE AND THIS VIDEO WAS JUST WHAT MY BRAIN WANTED TO SEE FUUUUUCCCCKKKKK
Awesome Video! 🤠
Gholdengo is a Pokemon made of pure gold. He must have done some online business management courses to accumulate all that wealth. Or perhaps he might want to learn how to make money playing video games on RUclips. In any case, he's a powerful metagame force, with absolutely no interest in online game development schools.
That's damn true
Garganacl is the most intelligently designed fictional creature of ALL. Everyone's favorite primate, Donkey Kong, found himself sandwiched in the Pyramids of Giza for too long, he became part of them! That sure is something.... don't you think?
20 years of TITANIC battles and tournament play CRASHES onto my subscription page today with this ICEBERG video
(the Titantic cruise was replaced by the Olympic pre voyage, and sank in one of the largest successful insurance fraud cases rivaling only Silversteins in 2001)
Great video, hopefully it gets more people into the format. Now that I’ve started playing gen 3 ou (I’ve played you twice, Jim, my name is young jee tryhard), I have very little interest in the other metagames.
I remember you from the BDSP days. Good on you.
Jimothy Cool is the hero we didn't deserve but we needed.
THIS WENT SO DEEP🥶
That's what she said
I would love if this was done for other generations (gen 4 especially)
Honestly, I was one of those people turned off by Gen 3's lack of physical/special split, but the big tournament you ran changed my mind on the idea. I like the concept that every pokemon doesn't need to run purely stab moves to be effective.
it ain't good or bad, just different
I've left this video more knowledgeable about Generation 3 Overused and it's history. This is cool.