Even if it did, abilities that impose immunity will remove status at the first available chance anyway. If a Pokemon with Immunity is Poisoned by a pokemon with Mycelium Might or the Mold Breaker variants for instance, it will be removed at end of turn.
@@MattBudYT That's fair. I just know that as it is Syncronize might as well be Klutz for how useful it is. It would probably be a decent ability on tankymon like Umbreon if it functioned like we said, or at least better than Inner Focus.
@MattBudYT I'm not entirely certain whether or not I watched that one yet, in fact, I only found you kinda recently. ^^; I did my digging independently around when SV came out because I was desperate to make my shroomy bois good.
I mean, sturdy has to be the winner for "biggest impact on comp post-buff" right? I can't think of an ability that affected the meta game the way sturdy did
I'd say it's the intimidate immunities. A relevant example reccently is people trying tera-normal Extremespeed Rayquaza in the current VGC format, but it's just worse than Dragonite. Dragonite blanks Intimidate so gets an item slot, Ray is forced to use a clear amulet. Also, intimidate (and taunt) immunity were big reasons for Dondozo dominating VGC in early formats, Unaware Dondozo usually had to hold a clear amulet.
Easily one of the best Pokémon channels on RUclips. Funny, to the point, and educational! I'm glad you included the "minor buffs" because they were very interesting! These videos help me out tremendously as a VGC player. Looking forward to the next upload! 🥳
The inner focus buff is surprisingly useful. Most Dragonite's can run it to be immune to turn 1 fake out and intimidates, making it a real option over multiscale
It also makes Dragonite a better tera-normal Extremespeed abuser than freakin' Rayquaza, not even because Ray uses your restricted slot, Dragonite is just better than it. Getting to use your item slot on something other than clear amulet, is huge for it.
I stand by the belief that Illuminate should have had a different effect from Keen Eye. The idea I had was that it acts as a defense-lowering version of Intimidate, with the thematic explanation that when your Illuminate Pokemon pops out of their Pokeball, it's basically like a flashbang. The opposing Pokemon reels back, covering their eyes, thus leaving them open to a Physical attack. I dunno which abilities would be _immune_ to this, but presumably stuff like Keen Eye, Sniper, Oblivious, Tinted Lens, etc. Probably moves that either have to do with a Pokemon's eyesight, or in the case of Oblivious, simply not even registering that they've been flashed.
@@edgargaebolg9307 same idea, an accuracy version of intimidate, I don't think its that op of a buff, considering that the pokemon with said ability, such as volbeat and illumise, are pretty weak
In Super Mystery Dungeon, Illuminate gives the user a Follow Me status whenever they use a "light" move (like Confuse Ray, Dazzling Gleam, Light Screen or Shock Wave).
life orb fake out sucker punch delcatty is the best way to use normalize. it's what some fake out builds attempt to achieve which is fake out free damage+a strong priority attack preferably stab. you have 40 damage priority moves or you can use extreme speed/sucker punch on top of it. delcatty is the only pokemon that can get stab boost on both fake out and sucker punch but its stats are too weak to make use of it and its blocked by atleast rock and ghost types
Rough Skin being buffed in Gen 4 instead of Gen 5 is funny to me when the only Pokémon with Rough Skin at that point were Carvanah and Sharpedo since the Garchomp line didn't get their hidden abilities yet. I know Sharpedo gets some use out of Rough Skin, especially in Gen 3 with stopping 1HP mons in Gen 3 UU, but in hindsight it really isn't defensive enough to make great use of the buff alone lol.
Pretty sure you missed out Stench, an ability that used to only reduce wild encounters, but now has the ability to flinch opponents. Shame its mainly on really slow pokemon.
*It’s also worth noting that Incineroar usage in VGC being laughably high because it just.. does everything a 2v2 mon needs to means Inner Focus is doubly effective in.. doubles..
They can buff Overcoat but having it defensively ignore the effects of weather, so basically ignoring the buffed Fire and Water damage of Sun and Rain.
I don't know best buff in a competitive sense but not counting from doing nothing to something I'd say biggest in effect buff compared to before is sturdy block one shot moves isn't to usful yet block getting one shot by moves is very useful in and out of competitive. But im very tired so decent chance i missed a even better before and after buff.
Imagine synchronize passing on all status and stat changes to all pokemon on the field and taking them too. Not a suggestion at all but wouldn't that be a wild card. My defense dropped? Now everyones defense is down! You used calm mind? I get the stat boosts too! Now it would be funny inflicting status and getting it back as a result of your own ability.
for Illuminate instead of it getting the buff of preventing your accuracy from being lowered maybe it lowering your opponent's accuracy upon switch in similar to how intimidate works, it would basically be flash in ability form
Personally think Slaking should get normalize. Would hit like a truck and no longer be bound to truant BUT it cant do anything about resistances and immunities Illuminate should work like victory star tbh
@@bigfudge2031 not entirely sure, but I think it would be awesome. Using up an item and then knocking another one to steal like a leftovers would be fire 🔥
Are we getting Abilities that were nerfed?
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Did you even watch the video ? 2:19
The video will make 3 minutes at most.
@@sugmawyrm Did you even watch the video ? 2:20
Syncronize needs to bypass immunity too. Most of the time whatever hit you with the status is immune to the status. Like getting Toxic-ed by a Muk.
That would be a huge buff, I’m down for it passing typing immunities but not ability immunities like limber, immunity, water veil, etc.
Even if it did, abilities that impose immunity will remove status at the first available chance anyway. If a Pokemon with Immunity is Poisoned by a pokemon with Mycelium Might or the Mold Breaker variants for instance, it will be removed at end of turn.
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That's fair. I just know that as it is Syncronize might as well be Klutz for how useful it is. It would probably be a decent ability on tankymon like Umbreon if it functioned like we said, or at least better than Inner Focus.
@@carolinedavis8339 did you learn that from my mechanics video last month?😂
@MattBudYT I'm not entirely certain whether or not I watched that one yet, in fact, I only found you kinda recently. ^^; I did my digging independently around when SV came out because I was desperate to make my shroomy bois good.
Strange that Run Away still does nothing rather than the obvious effect of negating trapping effects.
Tbf it's meant to be an early game ability. I don't see how it could be better
@@edgargaebolg9307by negating trapping effects??? Lmao
@@edgargaebolg9307 They buffed Illuminate so there's no reason why they can't buff Run Away too
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True. Ghosts need to have their monopoly broken!
I mean, sturdy has to be the winner for "biggest impact on comp post-buff" right? I can't think of an ability that affected the meta game the way sturdy did
Maybe in singles, not as much in vgc
I'd say it's the intimidate immunities.
A relevant example reccently is people trying tera-normal Extremespeed Rayquaza in the current VGC format, but it's just worse than Dragonite. Dragonite blanks Intimidate so gets an item slot, Ray is forced to use a clear amulet.
Also, intimidate (and taunt) immunity were big reasons for Dondozo dominating VGC in early formats, Unaware Dondozo usually had to hold a clear amulet.
worth mentioning, effect spore did get slightly nerfed in gen 6 with grass types getting the immunity to spore and powder moves and abilities
That would go into a video on ability nerfs. Keep an eye out 👁️
@@MattBudYT can't wait
Easily one of the best Pokémon channels on RUclips. Funny, to the point, and educational! I'm glad you included the "minor buffs" because they were very interesting! These videos help me out tremendously as a VGC player. Looking forward to the next upload! 🥳
The inner focus buff is surprisingly useful. Most Dragonite's can run it to be immune to turn 1 fake out and intimidates, making it a real option over multiscale
It also makes Dragonite a better tera-normal Extremespeed abuser than freakin' Rayquaza, not even because Ray uses your restricted slot, Dragonite is just better than it.
Getting to use your item slot on something other than clear amulet, is huge for it.
I wish Gamfreak buffs Iron Fist in the future
This ability gets outclassed by touch claws
I don't think they should buff Iron Fist, I think they should nerf Tough Claws.
Tough claws have only 3 full evolved and 3 mega pokemon. Its not a problem
Tough Claw nerf? No. Just turn Iron Fist into a Sharpness Clone. Think smarter, not faster@@luluzin5022
I stand by the belief that Illuminate should have had a different effect from Keen Eye. The idea I had was that it acts as a defense-lowering version of Intimidate, with the thematic explanation that when your Illuminate Pokemon pops out of their Pokeball, it's basically like a flashbang. The opposing Pokemon reels back, covering their eyes, thus leaving them open to a Physical attack. I dunno which abilities would be _immune_ to this, but presumably stuff like Keen Eye, Sniper, Oblivious, Tinted Lens, etc. Probably moves that either have to do with a Pokemon's eyesight, or in the case of Oblivious, simply not even registering that they've been flashed.
I always wanted it to lower Accuracy like Flash, but eventually I learned how OP that'd be
@@edgargaebolg9307 Heh, yeah, that'd just get it banned in competitive. Watchog with a niche in Ubers -- imagine that
@@edgargaebolg9307 same idea, an accuracy version of intimidate, I don't think its that op of a buff, considering that the pokemon with said ability, such as volbeat and illumise, are pretty weak
Starmie might actually return to OU with an ability like that.
In Super Mystery Dungeon, Illuminate gives the user a Follow Me status whenever they use a "light" move (like Confuse Ray, Dazzling Gleam, Light Screen or Shock Wave).
6:01 lol the edits in your videos always crack me tf up, poor skitty 😂
I just listened to Mewmore's Nemona battle remix, literally the previous video, and now I hear you using it
Speaking of Buff… my guess is that MattBud is SWOLE! 💪🏼
Sounds like a very educated guess🐠
Wooper should get every punch move.
@@GeoWeasleyGranger it’s a crime this wasn’t changed yet.
@MattBudYT the ability is now iron fist.
I wish I could use Mega Lopunny with the buffed Scrappy Ability.
National Dex formats
Guys. Matt kinda reminds me of THE DON! He does Pokémon and Kirby content.
You two sound SO ALIKE!
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I love how you use the sound effects lol always makes me chuckle. Why did you hit the Lil Wayne yeahhh on Weak Armor at 6:14 lmaoo
I'm pretty sure that's Lil Jon and not Lil Wayne.
2 questions about pick up:
1: Does it work on items that are knocked off?
2) Does it work in doubles when your partner consumes an item?
Doesn’t work with Knock Off unfortunately.
I’m pretty sure you pick up your allies consumed item though!
life orb fake out sucker punch delcatty is the best way to use normalize. it's what some fake out builds attempt to achieve which is fake out free damage+a strong priority attack preferably stab. you have 40 damage priority moves or you can use extreme speed/sucker punch on top of it.
delcatty is the only pokemon that can get stab boost on both fake out and sucker punch but its stats are too weak to make use of it and its blocked by atleast rock and ghost types
I was surprised to learn that Effect Spore only had a 10% chance in Gen 3. In my experience, it activates almost every single time.
10:55 naw that was wild 😂
Rough Skin being buffed in Gen 4 instead of Gen 5 is funny to me when the only Pokémon with Rough Skin at that point were Carvanah and Sharpedo since the Garchomp line didn't get their hidden abilities yet. I know Sharpedo gets some use out of Rough Skin, especially in Gen 3 with stopping 1HP mons in Gen 3 UU, but in hindsight it really isn't defensive enough to make great use of the buff alone lol.
Magma Armor Getting a Thick Fat style kinda effect with Water and Ice attacks. Afterall, Magma does way better against water than Fire does
Sturdy is THE definition of a glow up. Probably the biggest change to an ability ever
I can't really disagree with that. Huuugee buff to an otherwise terrible competitive ability.
what is in your pocket has me pissing myself lmao
Off to a strong start
I only wish Thermal Exchange had reduced fire damage built in
I'd totally watch a follow up video on nerfed abilities
Abilities that are the exact same as others and how to differentiate them
Pretty sure you missed out Stench, an ability that used to only reduce wild encounters, but now has the ability to flinch opponents. Shame its mainly on really slow pokemon.
This is true. I missed that it had no effect until gen 5. Good catch!
2 Pick up on users vs slow team and flinching items allows you to flinch them until the team is gone by swapping flinching items
*It’s also worth noting that Incineroar usage in VGC being laughably high because it just.. does everything a 2v2 mon needs to means Inner Focus is doubly effective in.. doubles..
They can buff Overcoat but having it defensively ignore the effects of weather, so basically ignoring the buffed Fire and Water damage of Sun and Rain.
So, one of my favorite gimic sets was rage and rattle on dunsparce with beat up giving dunsparce a +6 attack and speed boost.
The biggest ability change in my opinion was Shadow Tag's nerf over the generations.
That thumbnail should be a mega and should have adaptability with a huge attack stat of around 160-180 and a speed stat of around 115-125
So a Grass-Steel/Rock/Ground type with Overcoat just wouldn't have an ability.
They need to update runaway, let the pokemon be able to swap out of battle regardless of opponents abilities or moves that would lock them into battle
I think there should already be a ability similar to Intimidade, but for Spec. Attack.
There definitely should be
And they should bring back frostbite as a Special version of Burn and let Sleep be the only ability that incapacitates you
@@pageclayton6850 YEESS!!
Normalize still sucks, because all it takes is for the opponent to send out a Ghost type and you're done for.
Then you switch
@@bestaround3323 Then your opponent knows you'll switch and can punish you for it.
I’m wondering about the biggest indirect buffs now..🤔
We are 1 to 1 on hackmons, we need a championship round
I wish normalize increased the power of moved by 50% at least, it will be a worse adaptability anyway.
That or make it so attacks hit everything neutral
@@edgargaebolg9307 Tbh both at the same time, it wouldn´t make Delcaty even viable lol.
Why you got dreamykrabs in the video
My ability is that I'm buff so this video is perfect for me
I wish delcatty had better moves for normalize, its not a bad ability, just lack of good moves really hurt it
I don't know best buff in a competitive sense but not counting from doing nothing to something I'd say biggest in effect buff compared to before is sturdy block one shot moves isn't to usful yet block getting one shot by moves is very useful in and out of competitive. But im very tired so decent chance i missed a even better before and after buff.
i knew the anti intimidate was coming, nintendo was luck f u intimidate and regardless stayed good despite items like the clear amulet to block it
haha funny mr krabs from spongebob
hahahahahaha
you get a like
i love mr krabs
@@kaka8635 I like to fit in SpongeBob references when I can. As big a part of my childhood as Pokemon was
Imagine synchronize passing on all status and stat changes to all pokemon on the field and taking them too.
Not a suggestion at all but wouldn't that be a wild card.
My defense dropped? Now everyones defense is down!
You used calm mind? I get the stat boosts too!
Now it would be funny inflicting status and getting it back as a result of your own ability.
holy ****, this is actually good
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for Illuminate instead of it getting the buff of preventing your accuracy from being lowered maybe it lowering your opponent's accuracy upon switch in similar to how intimidate works, it would basically be flash in ability form
Fucking no
Do the nurfs!
Great video
Personally think Slaking should get normalize. Would hit like a truck and no longer be bound to truant BUT it cant do anything about resistances and immunities
Illuminate should work like victory star tbh
WHAT IS IN YUR POCKET.
Do we have Rattled on a special attacker who wouldn't mind the Intimidate drop?
What if Illuminate was Flash on switch in?
I just played a fangame where it does that. Let me tell you, it's broken af
i knew a Matt Bud in high school. you didnt grow in SA TX. did ya?
@@Blazin_Tundra is that you Chris?
@@MattBudYT Grant🗿
why can't pickup work with knock off?
@@bigfudge2031 not entirely sure, but I think it would be awesome. Using up an item and then knocking another one to steal like a leftovers would be fire 🔥
Overall, I like all of these buffs. Some of the abilities were far too niche to be useful before the buffs.
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Even on 2x speed you talk too slow 😩
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