This could be disastrous, folks. Unless Magcargo can harness the terastal phenomenon to become a grass type, it's tenure on the horse council may already be over.
A focus sash with the Weak Armor ability would surely give Macargo the upper hand to outspeed horsea and finish the fight swiftly. As a former magma snail myself, it is a stratagem I would employ back in the day.
@@r.j.tammaro8383 "luckily, Magcargo foresaw this possibility and was wearing a focus sash in anticipation of this. However, because bubble beam is not a physical attack, the attack did not trigger his weak armour to give him an edge in the fight!"
Okay, so I forgave you for skipping gen 1 coverage of the dark type, I figured it was just an oversight. Now you skip the first 5 generations for Fairy type? I expect more from this channel
@@MogusMasterSaikawa22you’re probably right but if true, that’s weird bc they literally made the type explicitly to balance dragons 😭 so was it designed with balance in mind or not
@@timothylawrence8929 right but I think they didn't look at is as we need to design a new type to counter dragons but rather fairies make sense as a dragon counter, oh but also bugs shouldn't hurt fairies, steel should be super effective against it etc. like ugh I hate fairy type XD
You forgot to mention that Galarian Weezing is the prime chairman of the hat council. The hat council is monitoring very closely on the horse council, to make sure their mole isn't uncovered Their are rumors about certain benefits Horsea will receive if Magcargo will step down
Mr. Rime, the head Hat council diplomat has the ability construct magical barriers to end this war yet they continue to allow such bloodshed. The Hat council intends to fill the power vacuum this civil war will lead to. They are not to be trusted.
@@jazzercise300 the heads of the hat council are G-Weezing, Hatterene, Honchkrow, Mismagius, Cacturne, Slowking (Slowking-G if Slowking-K isn't available), Mr. Rime, Smeargle and Ting-Lu. Notable members: Ludicolo, Drifblim, Probopass, Lilligant/Lilligant-H, Decidueye-H, Passimian, Turtanator, Polteageist, Lampent, Vileplume and Crocalor. Along with many fungal Pokémon. They also include with them sub-councils of helmets, head-coverings and pseudo-hats. All of which refer to Nihilego in the command chain Research into what they do is limited, but it seems like they receive a lot of money from the Rocky Helmet item. There are some links to human hats, but no concrete evidence yet.
Magearna was banned in Gen 8 because Gen 8 gave it Draining Kiss and Stored Power so it could shift gear and calm mind with weakness policy and just be near unkillable with reliable recovery now and massive damage output which only got stronger with each KO it got.
this is insane folks, but the resourceful Magcargo knows better than to come to a water fight unprepared, one could only hope the flaming horse Macgargo is weilding a focus sash or a passho berry to bear the water type barrage.
On behalf of the Poison-Type Council, thank you Fairies for showing up and being so easy to load with venom. Dragons have been buying Sludge Bomb stocks from us since Gen 6 and it's really helped pay the bills for our nuclear reactors.
All they had to do was make Ice resist Dragon and if they really wanted to be sure, have Steel be SE on Dragon. Problem solved without needing to throw in a completely busted type
@WingedFish66 I think having to rely on the defensive properties of the worst defensive typing in the game to counter one of the most absurd Offensive typings wouldn't have worked out well, especially considering the coverage Dragons tend to have
@@CaptainJLinebeckYup, there's probably only a handful of Ice types that would significantly improve in their ability to counter/check dragon types with that change.
I swear, Clefable being a Normal type is hardcoded into some peoples brains. 11 years after it became a Fairy type and people still try to use Fighting type attacks against it lol
My brain tells me Clefable is fairy type, but my heart tells me it's normal type. So I definitely find myself close combating it more often than I should. Because, y'know, that should chunk it pretty good, it's obviously a neutral move, right! Right?
It doesn't help that its identity is "I have every move ever made", which is usually a characteristic of normal types. I assume I'd remember it was Fairy if I ever played any gens past 5 though.
Funny how fairy was mainly created in mind to humble the dragon types, yet fairy became the new strongest type. Fairy would probably become even crazier if it had a really powerful nuke with good distribution. Also, fairy's bug resist is unnecessary.
I actually grew to be cool with the Bug resist, even as a Bug-Type enthusiast. Bugs dominated Gen 5 and U-Turn is still everywhere, and it grants Psychics with the Fairy Type a handy neutral response to taking 'em. However, I DO think that Bug should have resisted Fairy as well. Kinda like how Bug and Fighting resist one another. That actually WOULD buff Bugs, and not just U-Turn spam.
I would not have fear for our horse-friend Magcargo, for surely Mudsdale has instructed him on the importance of EVmaxxing 252 SpA Horsea Bubble Beam vs. 224 HP / 220 SpD Magcargo: 268-316 (84.5 - 99.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO Even without any SpAtk investment, an Earth Power would one-shot. However, to avoid any unexpected Horseplay, Magcargo should activate his Shell Smash after being hit to unleash his Horse forme and be able to guarantee a OHKO on Horsea the next turn. All he would require is a Speed EV of 56 a speed boosting nature. Unfortunately, there is no way to defeat Horsea using the flagship move High Horsepower unless Magcargo was willing to dirty his hooves by acquiring the illicit Groundium Z Crystal. For the sake of the Horse Council, I pray that he has not resorted to this knavery.
What's really stupid about Fairy type is all of the types that resist it are weak to ground, so there's no way to have a 4x fairy resistance without also having a 4x ground weakness
That’s quite a weird quirk of the type chart. Feels like a design flaw the developers should have paid attention to. I don’t think any other type works like that,
It would seem that Clefable is not Unaware of its place in the meta, as its ability to nullify the entire Dragon type and any opponent's stat changes is truly quite powerful. In other news, Horsea has played the "4x Weakness" card by using a Water-type move against Macargo. I am not sure the magma snail will be able to survive this, unless it is holding a Focus Sash.
Can we talk about how for some reason Moonblast has 5 extra BP for no other reason other than they wanted Fairy to be strong when it first came out? You could try to make the argument that it's because it doesn't inflict a status condition, but Psychic and Energy Ball do the same thing and they don't have 95 BP. Moonblast also has an insane 30% chance to proc.
It kinda drives home the fact that some types would suck if their stats were oriented one way or another. Physical Electric and Ghost types cannot catch a break while special Rock types don't have many options.
36:01 it actually got a big buff in gen8 with draining kiss. That thing could calm mind behind screen with weakness policy and recover every thing with draining kiss. A true monster, given previous sets were still top tier
Each new type added has been in large part a response to another type being too strong. Makes you wonder if we'll ever see a new type come out to respond to Fairy
I really feel like people over exaggerate how good fairy is. It is the best type in the game yes. Especially over time as more good offensive steel and poison types have been introduced I dont think its correct to call it broken. I think the ghost type currently is much more of a problem and needs a type chart change more than fairy for example.
I actually agree, honestly. Fairy's seen as broken because it's a prime counter to three other incredible Types, and its existence validates a bunch of Poison-Types that otherwise would have rotted in NU. Ghost on the other hand is a LUDICROUS offensive Type, only balanced by Shadow Ball's low BP. I think I'd make Rock resist Ghost, due to tombstones + ceremonial salts, and to give it SOMETHING over Ground.
I feel like steel is clearly better, but I know why some people believe fairy is better than steel: Their weaknesses. Fire, Fighting, and Ground moves are crucial for some Pokemon, but Poison is extremely uncommon coverage. Steel is still pretty common coverage, though.
@@kailesperance1922 yeah steel is the best defensive type and ghost is the best offensive type but people hate fairy because it's like 2nd best defensive and 4/5th best offensive at the same time
Not gonna lie, the primary reason I watch Jim videos is the soap opera level story that runs through all his videos. I still watch by to the end but what gets me here is the story
Because fairy type was designed as an antithesis to scary tropes, like dragons, bugs, evil, and physical might. You could argue that ghosts should be part of that too, but that would have definitely pushed the type over the edge.
I love how this type has been around less than half the time of the others but the video is nearly as long as the others. Also fairy needs a balance check - personally around bug type resist
Re: 35:59 Magearna lost Z-moves but it got Stored Power and Draining Kiss which are pretty much the perfect moves for a bulky boosting sweeper. Stored Power on a mon that gets this many boosts this easily is nuts and it could run CM+Shift Gear or CM+ID sets that could now heal while attacking. It also got Trick which made Specs a nasty piece of work too.
Excellent work as always Mr Cool. This was a fairly informative video. I hope the horse wars end in a peaceful resolution. However I do once again ask for your support in informing the masses on the daily struggles forgotten evolution such as Raichu go through, thank you for your time.
Diancie is one of my favorite mega pokemon. I love that the mega form has significantly lower defenses than the base form. Most megs you just always mega evolve off the rip, but diancie can hold off on the mega to live certain key hits but still do enough damage to take out the attacker, then evolve when it needs the attack and speed boosts
@@Pumpostand it has high speed and solid offense(s) or vice-versa, complete with EdgeQuake (or EarthGem if special), Swords Dance (or Nasty Plot if again special), Trailblaze, Rocks, U-Turn, and Knock Off And if it’s a pink armadillo, Rapid Spin
The reason you dont see physical Tapu Koko or Fairy moves on Tapu Bulu is because they don't have access to any physical Fairy moves. Gamefreak thought it was clever to give Tapu Fini and Tapu Lelu (two special attackers with low attack) Play Rough but did not allow the physical Tapus to use the move. Insane decision.
About the use of Scald on Tapu Fini in Gen VII that you mention at 28:54, another scenario where it becomes a much better click is when you come back in right as the misty terrain is about to fade (more common when there's a Fini on the opponent's team as well). In that sense, Scald kind of feels like it creates a win-win situation, because you are either safe from status yourself or threaten to spread it. There's also Gen VIII, where defog removes terrain effects, and opposing defoggers suddenly have to fear the burn. Granted, that barely comes up, because the common defoggers all happen to fly anyway (unless they switch out to a grounded physical threat afterwards). But I always thought this was an interesting little interaction, where they might become less inclined to remove hazards in fear of the status. Of course, people probably wouldn't run it based on these fringe cases alone.
Love the detail on Gen 7 OU on this one (not much choice with the release of the Tapus). It gets a bad wrap for being broken but it's still the metagame I choose to play (Gen 7 Ubers ladder sadly doesn't seem to exist on PO anymore) and great to see it covered in detail. All your analysis on it is spot on.
As annoying as it is, Clefable is one of the most balanced Pokemon ever made: has great typing, two great abilities, and an extensive move pool but zero stats over 100
Fairy types really grew on me over the gens. One of my favorite Magearna sets early gen 7 was fightinium z focus blast with ice beam, t bolt and shift gear. It put in a lot of work against common cores like skarm bliss and celesteela/pex/mega venusaur. Gen 8 I used unaware weakness policy stored power clef able to consistently hit high ladder.
Magcargo should harness the terastal crystals in order to transform to a dragon type. That way, horsea becomes envious of him being what it always dreamed to become
Fairy/Steel is absolutely insane. If you count every type's weaknesses and resistances, Steel/Fairy is the best type combination with its 8 resistances, 1 quad resistance, 2 immunities, and only 2 weaknesses.
Thinking about it now, how would the meta game be if all terrains activated Quark drive and all weathers activated Protosynthesis? But each terrain only activated one type of stat? And never a speed boost.
"At the Trident" I never thought Jimmy would reference Game of Thrones/ASoIaF in one of his videos. Although, I did watch the Glidus episode of The Fridge.
I feel like there’s a Pokémon that appreciated the addition of Fairy-Types so much that even Game Freak effectively referenced this in The Indigo Disk. Players may recall Lacey having an Exacdrill on her Fairy-Type team, which at first glance only looks like a reference to who her father is. But credit where credit is due for Game Freak making us aware of this type synergy- this thing has winning matchups not only against most Fairy-Types, but also Poison, Steel, and is even a Steel-Type itself that can lure out Fire-Types with its own Ground STAB. The only other Pokémon who even comes close is Heatran, who does quad-resist Fairy and has good matchups into Fire (thanks to Flash Fire), Poison, and Steel, but is also noticeably slower and doesn’t have some of the extra utility Excadrill does, such as Rapid Spin, Sand Rush, and Swords Dance.
One muse I’ve been milling over is how the field of competitive Pokemon would change if the fairy type had been there at the very start, Clefable and Wigglytuff and all their pals with pink power at the get go. It certainly would make or break a fair few Pokemon; I think Gen two Mr Mine would be particularly happy for the buff
It's very interesting in Gen 1, what with so many of the types Fairy interacts with not being around or being near non-existent. Only one Dragon family (and only Dragon Rage to be inmune to), no Steel or Dark, Poison and Fighting practically not being real types... Goes to show how much the game has changed.
@@masterplusmargarita It's fascinating to consider. No real need to counter dragon or fighting, with how powerful Blizzard and Psychic were. Fairies at least don't worry about poison, since none of the poisons could handle psychics. Normal and Psychic would still dominate, but fairy can hit the stride in gen two when dark comes around and none of the steels coped well with fire coverage. Depends if they got good moves too. If Moonblast was there from the start, they'd be fine when gen two rolled up and darks and Kingdra needed a hit, but if they only had the likes of Draining Kiss or Fairy Wind, be a bit of struggle XD
in gen 7 due to order change being on the same turn as mega evolving and the slight nerf to sucker punch and extra counters made it more challenging for mega mawile but having good defenses intimidate and the highest attack in the game by far (more even than a choice band deoxys-attack) did still make mega-mawile possibly a bit too much especially with having an amazing move set with coverage for every single one of your weaknesses and swords dance and alright utility for doubles via a powerful rock slide. though the slow speed is a bit weakness for sure.
I like how fairy is more "symetric" compared to most types. when I say symetric I mean that in most cases it hits super effectively the same types it resists (with a few exceprions) and is weak to the same types that resist it. I wish other types were this symetric.
I get that it'd make things easier to remember but it would probably make balance pretty much like a hideous version of Gen1. The best type is normal or steel. Normal bc it cant be hit super effectively but can hit through movepool everything else supereffectively and steel because it resists everything and must therefore be supereffective on everything. Fighting types wouldnt have enough resistances to be worth it but the moves would be on every single normal type pokemon.
@@madder9166 i know. I didn't mean to say that they should change the type chart(okay maybe they could buff a little the bug type but not much else). What I meant was that I wish all types were like that ever since gen 1.
Magearna was banned from gen 8 because of Shift Gear, Calm Mind, Stored Power, and Draining Kiss. That set was impossibly good and made it an unstoppable monster. With team support and its good stats, it was more like a gen 3 top tier in its versatility and EV tweaking, it could literally do whatever it wanted in a team slot and get away with it, while all the other mons struggled to manage their own niches in comparison. I personally think its peak modern competitive design, because that versatility makes for a very interesting pokemon that can cover many archetypes and roles with the right stat spread and items. If more mons were designed like Mag, I think the meta would benefit from it.
I think it’s kinda funny that, similar to Steel type, Fairy was introduced to reign in other types to nerf them a bit but then the new type just became the new best type instead.
Historians will recall the battle of the trident being the deciding Battle of Robert's Rebellion, however, Jimothy's eye-witness account reveal a much more significant spectacle. The deciding battle between Magcargo and Horsea. Notabley, Horsea's Horseguard appear absent for this fight.
If you wanna be pedantic about it, freeze dry was introduced in gen 6, not gen 7, though since it was Aurorus’s signature move back then it didn’t really feel like it existed til gen 7
I think at this point I don't think Fairy is the clear #1 type. I view it as a sort of midground in offense and defense compared to Steel being the best defensive type and Dark/Ghost being the best offensive types. I do think Steel/Fairy is still probably the best type combination although Steel/Ghost is pretty ridiculous too. Edit: Also, I don't think Magearna being banned in Gen 8 was just because the power level decreased (although that was a factor as well). Magearna gained Stored Power and I believe Draining Kiss as well. Its double boosting set with those 2 moves basically made it the perfect sweeper.
Gardevoir was my favorite pokemon before fairy type existed and to this day it is still my favorite. One prime benefit of the fairy type as you discussed is it appears care was taken to (most) pokemon it was given to post launch. Clefable was garbage before fairy type but now its simply well rounded and fits well despite being statistically terrible. I dont think it needs a nerf as long as the same care is taken in design of future fairy types and we dont get more mags.
Although I really appreciate the offensive buffs to (particularly) poison and steel, GF's logic to balance the type chart just wasn't sound. They really needed to introduce a couple new types (round it to 20 we'll say) to craft a better dynamic, because the way they went about it by giving a single new type resistance (or immunity) to the best attacking types and weakness to the worst was just a bad/short sighted band-aid fix to the situation. I think at least the fact Fairy is neutral to itself was a good decision though, better dynamic than dragons flailing their meteors at each other or steels not being able to dent each other with their iron heads. I do agree with you that a type being busted doesn't necessarily mean it can't be balanced around other factors like BST/abilities/moves, and honestly with how insane power creep has gotten I appreciate that mentality more than ever, it's just a shame that for the most part they've gone in the complete opposite direction with Mons like Tapus, Zacian, Xerneas, etc.
Magearna going to Ubers in gen 8 wasn’t about reverse power creep, it’s cause mag got buffed. Draining kiss to assist on CM sets and trick for specs were the big ones I think
This horse council business has become completely unstable. They are forgetting why the horse council was created in the first place. Only those with a high enough power(of the horse variety) were able to join and control things from behind the scenes. I think it would behoove everyone to reign things in and take a look at the larger picture. They shouldn’t be fighting each other, they should be fighting so seahorses and snailhorses and even ryhorses can get along and control the world from the shadows.
High Horsepower automatically debunks you as a horse, because a draft horse cannot muster more power than it has, and a non-draft horse cannot muster more power than a draft horse, and I doubt there has been any lifeform on this planet that could muster the same power as _100K_ draft horses.
Ultimate doubles Klefki set (it’s worked for me in literally every format of doubles that it’s available): 252 hp 100 Def 156 spdef Bold nature Leftovers Screens Thunder wave Foul play
252+ SpA Horsea Bubble Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magcargo: 264-312 (81.4 - 96.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO Our boy is fine, phew However: 0 SpA Magcargo Hyper Beam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Horsea: 270-318 (134.3 - 158.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO If Magcargo is ready, and willing, the horse rebellion could be ended right here and now. Does our hero have it in him to obliterate the smaller, but undeniably cruel Horsea? Would the usage of Hyper Beam in fair combat lead to a convention banning the use of Moves of Mass Destruction? Is it really worth it to plunge the world of PokeLaw into years of controversy, just to be recognized as a Horse? Magcargo ponders, and we will have to see in the next installment
fairy is the best type in competitive Pokémon there are some other types you could make a case for but fairy has been incredibly consistent and Powerful ever since its introduction in Generation 6 in gen 9 when the new talize mechanic was introduced allowing Pokémon to transform into any type they want we really saw just how good and desirable fairy typing is the number one type that most Pokémon will choose to transform into is fairy so many Pokémon desperately wish they were fairy types fairy was introduced later into the franchise as a response to how powerful dragon types were becoming this new type had a complete immunity to dragon type attacks which was an absolute GameChanger the previously spammable dragon type was now a liability to lock into Choice band outrage or Choice spec draer meteor are no longer completely safe to click Dragon immunity is fantastic since dragon types tend to be really strong and rise to the top of competitive while fa only has three resistances these are three fantastic ones to dark fighting and Bug dark has been perhaps the most common offensive type since Gen 6 following the buff to knockoff and the Nerf to Steel types who no longer resisted dark anymore so dark resistance comes in handy all the time as does fighting resistance a very common offensive stab and coverage type bug resistance is nice too with the prominence of U-turn in competitive singles as a pivoting move and the occasional bug type threats seen from time to time faery has only two weaknesses to steel and poison which are extremely manageable and easily covered by teammates and these two types aren't particularly common offensive the main reason these two types rose up so much in usage is because they hit fairy types with only two very easy to cover weaknesses fairy is a fantastic neutral defensive type fairy is also quite good offensively dealing super effective damage to dark fighting and dragon types this combination of great defensive and offensive advantages is hard to beat and even a simple mono fairy typing tends to be really strong and consistent let's explore all the examples of relevant fairy types in competitive singles ever since its introduction in Gen 6 but first an update reports have indicated that horsey has used the move bubble beam as a first strike against Mako in their 1v1 battle at the Trident it is not known what happened next urgently subscribe to the channel so that we may uncover the Earth shattering results of the most important battle in our Collective lifetimes thank you in generation six the fairy type was born and they made an interesting choice to retroactively make certain Pokémon fairy types there were different types previously the most notable of which was definitely clefable who was converted from a normal type to a fairy type and people would quickly discover that this was a massive buff normal typing has its problem doesn't have any resistances weak to fighting fairy on the other hand has that wonderful Dragon immunity those incredible resistances to dark and fighting which come up all the time generally good neutral defensive typing and even fairy stab coming in handy all the time too Moon blast is an all new fairy type special attack attack introduced in Gen 6 and this is just a really solid attack 95 power 100 accuracy and a really good secondary effect 30% chance to lower Special Attack by One this saves your life much more than you would expect what's interesting about kable is that its stats are not very good but you don't need stats to be good all the time with such a great mono fairy typing the ability Magic Guard which is an outstanding ability granting a complete immunity to all indirect damage status hazards Le seed whatever you can imagine kable side steps all of that and just an truly wonderful move pull offensive options defensive options utility options you have immediate healing in soft boiled or wish if you prefer to provide your team with healing you have Stealth Rock I don't know why but you do you can make the best hazard in the game with this thing you have Thunder Wave for a fantastic status ailment to apply you have knockoff which now doubles as dark coverage not that you have a very high attack stat mostly used here for item removal which is really strong of course and you have Calm Mind you can be a win condition on cable you also have every coverage move you could ever desire in your heart's dreams with Thunderbolt Ice Beam stab a moon boss usually does the trick but you know against the steel types that resist fairy you have flamethrower because of course you do cabable gets it all one of the most solid Pokémon of all time has remained OU generation to generation and in gen 9 is still really solid despite losing some of these options it just has so much going for it doesn't it the perfect example of the idea that stats are not always everything cable is blessed in every other regard besides stats and that all adds up to a truly fantastic competitive Pokémon mega Deany on the other hand does have some stats I mean look at this 160 attack and special attack as well as 110 speed and really really good defenses too this is a stats machine and blessed with fairy typing I will say that rock typing is not the world's best secondary type for Deany but this is more of an offensive Pokémon anyway and you really appreciate the rock stab on diamond storm fairy gives you some defensive entry points with its valuable resistances and immunities offensive Pokémon always appreciate fairy typing for that reason allows them to hit the field in more situations stab Moon blast goes crazy and you also upon mega evolving gain magic bounce which is a really really excellent ability bouncing back various advantageous effects to the enemy most notably hazards so the enemy is scared to ever create hazards when you have a mega DNC on your field but it also bounces back status ailments leech seed taunt Roar most status moves really just get bounced back to the enemy this is kind of a ridiculous Pokemon this guy is very blessed with truly outstanding stats ability good enough typing the typing fit fits the Pokémon well and really good move pull too with options like Earth power for coverage really great stab options for its two types here and we have calm mind if you want protect is common because it allows you the free turn required to Mega Evolve safely which is often necessary but uh you have other options like Calm Mind to boost yourself up randomly has heal Bell for utility I don't know if that's something you would see too often and a lot of coverage has Stealth Rock as well you create hazards with it An Extremely Blessed Pokémon and one of the best Pokémon in Gen 6 and 7u aeril is yet another retroactive fairy they granted this guy a secondary fairy typing when it was previously just a mono water type and water is an outstanding type on its own but water fairy is a monstrous combination fairy is pretty much a net gain overall you get some weaknesses to poison your neutral to steal though so that's okay but a poison weakness is nothing compared to the advantages you gain dark resistance fighting resistance Dragon immunity allow you so many more entry points which is what aeril wants it is a breaker with huge power allowing it to achieve absurd attack stat despite having low base attack doubling your attack including EVS just has multiplicative value turning aeral into an extremely powerful wall breaker with a choice band equipped stab fairy really comes in handy great offensive type too it's crazy how good fairy is both offensively and defensively truly.
@bubbykins4864 Do you not understand the concept of chip damage? Sandstorm, leech seed, burn, rocky helmet, why do you think they are all valuable? U turn is valuable not only because it switches, but because of that chip damage. Fairy is overpowered, so having it 2x instead of 1/2x damage is huge for knocking it down a bit
@@Fred_Die You don't need SE hits for chip damage, as Stealth Rocks, Spikes, etc. all prove. The only way your suggestion would actually buff Bug types as a whole as opposed to specifically Scizor is if STAB altered the offensive profile of moves, because as it is right now, type balance almost entirely falls upon the defensive profile.
Neither, because 100,000 Horsepower disqualifies you from being a horse. Technically, being a Pokémon should already do so, but being able to muster far more power than Mudsdale doesn't sound like a trait that Mudsdale should have if it were truly equine by Pocket Monster standards, for that would create a paradox, meaning that in order to consider Mudsdale equine, you thus pin the death of every Sada/Turo and the near death of every Arven's Mabosstiff on every Mudsdale that knows High Horsepower.
Fairy Type Pokemon "Hatterene" is wearing a Hat. And so can you thanks to the following link:
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This could be disastrous, folks. Unless Magcargo can harness the terastal phenomenon to become a grass type, it's tenure on the horse council may already be over.
perhaps the Passho berry could come in handy here.
I'm afraid Horsea's actions could escalate into an all out civil war.
I have to say it really ain't looking good for our guy Gary, but fingers are crossed that Arceus intercedes to prevent the worst from coming to pass
A focus sash with the Weak Armor ability would surely give Macargo the upper hand to outspeed horsea and finish the fight swiftly. As a former magma snail myself, it is a stratagem I would employ back in the day.
@@r.j.tammaro8383 "luckily, Magcargo foresaw this possibility and was wearing a focus sash in anticipation of this. However, because bubble beam is not a physical attack, the attack did not trigger his weak armour to give him an edge in the fight!"
Okay, so I forgave you for skipping gen 1 coverage of the dark type, I figured it was just an oversight. Now you skip the first 5 generations for Fairy type? I expect more from this channel
Jim Cool? More like Jim Fraud
This is outrageous
This is ridiculous
This is preposterous
this is egregious
Memes aside, the whole "Horse Council" drama thing is genius, it's the only time I'm told to subscribe that I actually look forward to
fr i watch the vids for the lore
Dear Jimothy has a delightful sense of humour
Fariy resisting bug is messed up like why do gamefreak hate them
they designed it with context in mind over gameplay for some reason ohisdaf
It should have been weak to it, would have made sense and balanced both types a bit
@@MogusMasterSaikawa22you’re probably right but if true, that’s weird bc they literally made the type explicitly to balance dragons 😭 so was it designed with balance in mind or not
@@timothylawrence8929 right but I think they didn't look at is as we need to design a new type to counter dragons but rather fairies make sense as a dragon counter, oh but also bugs shouldn't hurt fairies, steel should be super effective against it etc. like ugh I hate fairy type XD
Fairies should be scared of bugs
You forgot to mention that Galarian Weezing is the prime chairman of the hat council.
The hat council is monitoring very closely on the horse council, to make sure their mole isn't uncovered
Their are rumors about certain benefits Horsea will receive if Magcargo will step down
Mr. Rime, the head Hat council diplomat has the ability construct magical barriers to end this war yet they continue to allow such bloodshed. The Hat council intends to fill the power vacuum this civil war will lead to. They are not to be trusted.
Honchcrow, G weezing, mismagius, slowing, hatterene, smeargle, cacturne, smeargle, maybe mime Jr? The hat council
@@jazzercise300 the heads of the hat council are G-Weezing, Hatterene, Honchkrow, Mismagius, Cacturne, Slowking (Slowking-G if Slowking-K isn't available), Mr. Rime, Smeargle and Ting-Lu.
Notable members: Ludicolo, Drifblim, Probopass, Lilligant/Lilligant-H, Decidueye-H, Passimian, Turtanator, Polteageist, Lampent, Vileplume and Crocalor.
Along with many fungal Pokémon.
They also include with them sub-councils of helmets, head-coverings and pseudo-hats. All of which refer to Nihilego in the command chain
Research into what they do is limited, but it seems like they receive a lot of money from the Rocky Helmet item.
There are some links to human hats, but no concrete evidence yet.
Magearna was banned in Gen 8 because Gen 8 gave it Draining Kiss and Stored Power so it could shift gear and calm mind with weakness policy and just be near unkillable with reliable recovery now and massive damage output which only got stronger with each KO it got.
this is insane folks, but the resourceful Magcargo knows better than to come to a water fight unprepared, one could only hope the flaming horse Macgargo is weilding a focus sash or a passho berry to bear the water type barrage.
Perhaps he has also learnt the move 'shell smash' to launch a devastating counterattack in return
One can only imagine how devastating Macargo's counterattack could be to the horses, should tera grass be involved
Note: hammer pokemon Tapu Bulu doesn't run fairy STAB because it was refused any by it's creator
@@ruan0410 Landorus and gyarados: Welcome to the club.
@@EggscellentTree Dragonite
Then Rillaboom came around…
On behalf of the Poison-Type Council, thank you Fairies for showing up and being so easy to load with venom. Dragons have been buying Sludge Bomb stocks from us since Gen 6 and it's really helped pay the bills for our nuclear reactors.
Gamefreak: "Dragon type is unbalanced, we need to introduce a counter"
Also Gamefreak: Here's the most unbalanced type we've ever made
All they had to do was make Ice resist Dragon and if they really wanted to be sure, have Steel be SE on Dragon. Problem solved without needing to throw in a completely busted type
And given what Fairy is weak to plus what Steel gained weaknesses to, all Fairy did is position Ghost-types to be the best typing ever.
Meanwhile rock and bug cry themselves to sleep every night
@WingedFish66 I think having to rely on the defensive properties of the worst defensive typing in the game to counter one of the most absurd Offensive typings wouldn't have worked out well, especially considering the coverage Dragons tend to have
@@CaptainJLinebeckYup, there's probably only a handful of Ice types that would significantly improve in their ability to counter/check dragon types with that change.
I swear, Clefable being a Normal type is hardcoded into some peoples brains. 11 years after it became a Fairy type and people still try to use Fighting type attacks against it lol
I almost only play gens 3 and 4. I always forget about fairies that used to be normal type.
My brain tells me Clefable is fairy type, but my heart tells me it's normal type. So I definitely find myself close combating it more often than I should. Because, y'know, that should chunk it pretty good, it's obviously a neutral move, right! Right?
I have the reverse issue while playing gen 4, i tend to use steel moves against it instead of fighting
It doesn't help that its identity is "I have every move ever made", which is usually a characteristic of normal types. I assume I'd remember it was Fairy if I ever played any gens past 5 though.
should double bluff name it "clenormal"
thankfully, in OU, the overwhelming presence of the infamous poison type sweeper darkrai keeps all the fairies in check 🙏🙏
Big sis Magearna and lil sis Tinkaton pulled up
Darkrai really has to go bro it’s kinda insane that it’s even made it this far
@@itsbeecamera it's even more insane that we considered it mid lmao
Funny how fairy was mainly created in mind to humble the dragon types, yet fairy became the new strongest type. Fairy would probably become even crazier if it had a really powerful nuke with good distribution.
Also, fairy's bug resist is unnecessary.
They do, Magearna's Fleur Cannon
@@grunkleg.2934 yeah. But that's a Signature move
Moonblast is better, no drawbacks.
I actually grew to be cool with the Bug resist, even as a Bug-Type enthusiast. Bugs dominated Gen 5 and U-Turn is still everywhere, and it grants Psychics with the Fairy Type a handy neutral response to taking 'em.
However, I DO think that Bug should have resisted Fairy as well. Kinda like how Bug and Fighting resist one another. That actually WOULD buff Bugs, and not just U-Turn spam.
@@Glory2Snowstar I do enjoy the dynamic that bug has with fighting, and it would be nice for fairy and bug to resist eachother.
Clefable learning stealth rock fits thematically bcuz its a fairy that originates from the moon, hence those "rocks" it can throw.
But how does Miltank do SR though? Stealth cow poop?
I would not have fear for our horse-friend Magcargo, for surely Mudsdale has instructed him on the importance of EVmaxxing
252 SpA Horsea Bubble Beam vs. 224 HP / 220 SpD Magcargo: 268-316 (84.5 - 99.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Even without any SpAtk investment, an Earth Power would one-shot. However, to avoid any unexpected Horseplay, Magcargo should activate his Shell Smash after being hit to unleash his Horse forme and be able to guarantee a OHKO on Horsea the next turn. All he would require is a Speed EV of 56 a speed boosting nature.
Unfortunately, there is no way to defeat Horsea using the flagship move High Horsepower unless Magcargo was willing to dirty his hooves by acquiring the illicit Groundium Z Crystal. For the sake of the Horse Council, I pray that he has not resorted to this knavery.
NO MICHELANGELO GET OUT OF THERE!!!!! USE YOUR HIGH HORSEPOWER TO ESCAPE THE DASTARDLY BUBBLES!!!
What's really stupid about Fairy type is all of the types that resist it are weak to ground, so there's no way to have a 4x fairy resistance without also having a 4x ground weakness
That’s quite a weird quirk of the type chart. Feels like a design flaw the developers should have paid attention to. I don’t think any other type works like that,
@Begeru they'll pay attention next Gen with a 720 bst ground fairy mon with 151 speed and iron valiant movepool+ground moves+geomancy
It would seem that Clefable is not Unaware of its place in the meta, as its ability to nullify the entire Dragon type and any opponent's stat changes is truly quite powerful.
In other news, Horsea has played the "4x Weakness" card by using a Water-type move against Macargo. I am not sure the magma snail will be able to survive this, unless it is holding a Focus Sash.
Can we talk about how for some reason Moonblast has 5 extra BP for no other reason other than they wanted Fairy to be strong when it first came out? You could try to make the argument that it's because it doesn't inflict a status condition, but Psychic and Energy Ball do the same thing and they don't have 95 BP. Moonblast also has an insane 30% chance to proc.
It kinda drives home the fact that some types would suck if their stats were oriented one way or another. Physical Electric and Ghost types cannot catch a break while special Rock types don't have many options.
36:01 it actually got a big buff in gen8 with draining kiss. That thing could calm mind behind screen with weakness policy and recover every thing with draining kiss. A true monster, given previous sets were still top tier
Slurpuff A little cake guy
"Groodon Primal - yes his name is Groodon - who is a Ground/Fire type"
Don't you mean Groond/Fire type?
Obviously it's Groundon cause it's Ground.
Jim describing a +2 speed as a dragon dance but better instead of an agility has me baffled folks. This is incredible
It fucked me up too lol
why are these videos so informative, relaxing, long af, enjoyable and intriguing all at once! stop it bro!
Each new type added has been in large part a response to another type being too strong. Makes you wonder if we'll ever see a new type come out to respond to Fairy
I really feel like people over exaggerate how good fairy is. It is the best type in the game yes. Especially over time as more good offensive steel and poison types have been introduced I dont think its correct to call it broken. I think the ghost type currently is much more of a problem and needs a type chart change more than fairy for example.
I actually agree, honestly. Fairy's seen as broken because it's a prime counter to three other incredible Types, and its existence validates a bunch of Poison-Types that otherwise would have rotted in NU.
Ghost on the other hand is a LUDICROUS offensive Type, only balanced by Shadow Ball's low BP.
I think I'd make Rock resist Ghost, due to tombstones + ceremonial salts, and to give it SOMETHING over Ground.
@@Glory2Snowstar Garganacl: Am I a joke to you?
I feel like steel is clearly better, but I know why some people believe fairy is better than steel: Their weaknesses. Fire, Fighting, and Ground moves are crucial for some Pokemon, but Poison is extremely uncommon coverage. Steel is still pretty common coverage, though.
@@kailesperance1922 yeah steel is the best defensive type and ghost is the best offensive type but people hate fairy because it's like 2nd best defensive and 4/5th best offensive at the same time
Not gonna lie, the primary reason I watch Jim videos is the soap opera level story that runs through all his videos.
I still watch by to the end but what gets me here is the story
I love his humor
i will never understand why they made fairy resist bug when it seems like it should be the other way around as fairies wont want to be around bugs
Because fairy type was designed as an antithesis to scary tropes, like dragons, bugs, evil, and physical might. You could argue that ghosts should be part of that too, but that would have definitely pushed the type over the edge.
@@TheWanderingNight thanks now i have to go to the doctor to fix my brain
I love how this type has been around less than half the time of the others but the video is nearly as long as the others.
Also fairy needs a balance check - personally around bug type resist
Re: 35:59
Magearna lost Z-moves but it got Stored Power and Draining Kiss which are pretty much the perfect moves for a bulky boosting sweeper. Stored Power on a mon that gets this many boosts this easily is nuts and it could run CM+Shift Gear or CM+ID sets that could now heal while attacking. It also got Trick which made Specs a nasty piece of work too.
Excellent work as always Mr Cool. This was a fairly informative video. I hope the horse wars end in a peaceful resolution. However I do once again ask for your support in informing the masses on the daily struggles forgotten evolution such as Raichu go through, thank you for your time.
Diancie is one of my favorite mega pokemon. I love that the mega form has significantly lower defenses than the base form. Most megs you just always mega evolve off the rip, but diancie can hold off on the mega to live certain key hits but still do enough damage to take out the attacker, then evolve when it needs the attack and speed boosts
The day a ground fairy type is released is the day competitive pokemon is finished.
@@leomaturino5783 and that mon has water absorb/sap supper as abilities
@@leomaturino5783 and that mon has water absorb/sap supper as abilities
@@Pumpostand it has high speed and solid offense(s) or vice-versa, complete with EdgeQuake (or EarthGem if special), Swords Dance (or Nasty Plot if again special), Trailblaze, Rocks, U-Turn, and Knock Off
And if it’s a pink armadillo, Rapid Spin
I think we should discuss kingambit every episode (my favourite fairy/dragon/flying/water type!!)
The reason you dont see physical Tapu Koko or Fairy moves on Tapu Bulu is because they don't have access to any physical Fairy moves. Gamefreak thought it was clever to give Tapu Fini and Tapu Lelu (two special attackers with low attack) Play Rough but did not allow the physical Tapus to use the move. Insane decision.
Bubblebeam?? Magcarbros? Is it over? Let's double subscribe to shell smash and reveal our true horse form
About the use of Scald on Tapu Fini in Gen VII that you mention at 28:54, another scenario where it becomes a much better click is when you come back in right as the misty terrain is about to fade (more common when there's a Fini on the opponent's team as well). In that sense, Scald kind of feels like it creates a win-win situation, because you are either safe from status yourself or threaten to spread it. There's also Gen VIII, where defog removes terrain effects, and opposing defoggers suddenly have to fear the burn. Granted, that barely comes up, because the common defoggers all happen to fly anyway (unless they switch out to a grounded physical threat afterwards). But I always thought this was an interesting little interaction, where they might become less inclined to remove hazards in fear of the status. Of course, people probably wouldn't run it based on these fringe cases alone.
Love the detail on Gen 7 OU on this one (not much choice with the release of the Tapus). It gets a bad wrap for being broken but it's still the metagame I choose to play (Gen 7 Ubers ladder sadly doesn't seem to exist on PO anymore) and great to see it covered in detail. All your analysis on it is spot on.
the type that's existed for four gens takes just as much time to cover as the original fifteen. this is a sign of disastrous things to come, folks
8:07 God of War mentioned
As annoying as it is, Clefable is one of the most balanced Pokemon ever made: has great typing, two great abilities, and an extensive move pool but zero stats over 100
Clefable is even broken as normal type in gen 4 , magic guard too strong.
@@EggscellentTreefunny that Clefable didn’t become OU in Gen IV until after it was discovered to be good in Gen VI and beyond.
Fairy types really grew on me over the gens. One of my favorite Magearna sets early gen 7 was fightinium z focus blast with ice beam, t bolt and shift gear. It put in a lot of work against common cores like skarm bliss and celesteela/pex/mega venusaur. Gen 8 I used unaware weakness policy stored power clef able to consistently hit high ladder.
Fairy with normal type move pool is kinda nuts
Bring back typing out the intro of the video. It makes me so happy
Tinkaton is one of my favorite new designs and fun to use! It's shiny needed more love I think though xD;
Magcargo should harness the terastal crystals in order to transform to a dragon type. That way, horsea becomes envious of him being what it always dreamed to become
Fairy/Steel is absolutely insane. If you count every type's weaknesses and resistances, Steel/Fairy is the best type combination with its 8 resistances, 1 quad resistance, 2 immunities, and only 2 weaknesses.
Wigglytuff is my second favorite Pokémon and therefore is my favorite normal and fairy type. I'm also a big fan of Aromatisse.
Thinking about it now, how would the meta game be if all terrains activated Quark drive and all weathers activated Protosynthesis? But each terrain only activated one type of stat? And never a speed boost.
It’s a little upsetting to realize that fairy has been around for over 10 years 👵👴
PONYTA NEEDS TO JUMP IN FRONT OF THE BUBBLEBEAM TO STOP THIS MADNESS
Horsea has struck first at the Trident. What will happen next??
Folks, Jimothy Cool is my Hero. Can you believe such a thing?
"At the Trident" I never thought Jimmy would reference Game of Thrones/ASoIaF in one of his videos. Although, I did watch the Glidus episode of The Fridge.
What are your thoughts of the power of Normal/Ghost types Jim? I always considered Fairy/Steel second only to it
Is the most important battle of our life time a reference to "a song of ice and fire"?
George was actually inspired by my work.
Looking at it now it makes so much sense
I feel like there’s a Pokémon that appreciated the addition of Fairy-Types so much that even Game Freak effectively referenced this in The Indigo Disk. Players may recall Lacey having an Exacdrill on her Fairy-Type team, which at first glance only looks like a reference to who her father is. But credit where credit is due for Game Freak making us aware of this type synergy- this thing has winning matchups not only against most Fairy-Types, but also Poison, Steel, and is even a Steel-Type itself that can lure out Fire-Types with its own Ground STAB. The only other Pokémon who even comes close is Heatran, who does quad-resist Fairy and has good matchups into Fire (thanks to Flash Fire), Poison, and Steel, but is also noticeably slower and doesn’t have some of the extra utility Excadrill does, such as Rapid Spin, Sand Rush, and Swords Dance.
Fairy type has only been around for 4 generations and the video is still longer than the poison type video, this is tragic folks
One muse I’ve been milling over is how the field of competitive Pokemon would change if the fairy type had been there at the very start, Clefable and Wigglytuff and all their pals with pink power at the get go.
It certainly would make or break a fair few Pokemon; I think Gen two Mr Mine would be particularly happy for the buff
It's very interesting in Gen 1, what with so many of the types Fairy interacts with not being around or being near non-existent. Only one Dragon family (and only Dragon Rage to be inmune to), no Steel or Dark, Poison and Fighting practically not being real types... Goes to show how much the game has changed.
It would be very relevant for Gens 3, 4, and 5. The metas would be very different for sure.
@@masterplusmargarita It's fascinating to consider. No real need to counter dragon or fighting, with how powerful Blizzard and Psychic were. Fairies at least don't worry about poison, since none of the poisons could handle psychics. Normal and Psychic would still dominate, but fairy can hit the stride in gen two when dark comes around and none of the steels coped well with fire coverage.
Depends if they got good moves too. If Moonblast was there from the start, they'd be fine when gen two rolled up and darks and Kingdra needed a hit, but if they only had the likes of Draining Kiss or Fairy Wind, be a bit of struggle XD
in gen 7 due to order change being on the same turn as mega evolving and the slight nerf to sucker punch and extra counters made it more challenging for mega mawile but having good defenses intimidate and the highest attack in the game by far (more even than a choice band deoxys-attack) did still make mega-mawile possibly a bit too much especially with having an amazing move set with coverage for every single one of your weaknesses and swords dance and alright utility for doubles via a powerful rock slide. though the slow speed is a bit weakness for sure.
I like how fairy is more "symetric" compared to most types.
when I say symetric I mean that in most cases it hits super effectively the same types it resists (with a few exceprions) and is weak to the same types that resist it.
I wish other types were this symetric.
I think Fairy should also be super effective against itself like dragon
I get that it'd make things easier to remember but it would probably make balance pretty much like a hideous version of Gen1. The best type is normal or steel. Normal bc it cant be hit super effectively but can hit through movepool everything else supereffectively and steel because it resists everything and must therefore be supereffective on everything. Fighting types wouldnt have enough resistances to be worth it but the moves would be on every single normal type pokemon.
@@madder9166 i know.
I didn't mean to say that they should change the type chart(okay maybe they could buff a little the bug type but not much else).
What I meant was that I wish all types were like that ever since gen 1.
At first I thought the TV in front of the koala was a censor box covering its Power Point😂
Right as I'm cooking lunch
Magearna was banned from gen 8 because of Shift Gear, Calm Mind, Stored Power, and Draining Kiss. That set was impossibly good and made it an unstoppable monster.
With team support and its good stats, it was more like a gen 3 top tier in its versatility and EV tweaking, it could literally do whatever it wanted in a team slot and get away with it, while all the other mons struggled to manage their own niches in comparison.
I personally think its peak modern competitive design, because that versatility makes for a very interesting pokemon that can cover many archetypes and roles with the right stat spread and items. If more mons were designed like Mag, I think the meta would benefit from it.
11 years in and I'm still not fully learned the typing match-ups... supereffective against Fighting for no reason 😅
I think it’s kinda funny that, similar to Steel type, Fairy was introduced to reign in other types to nerf them a bit but then the new type just became the new best type instead.
Why did they need another type to resist bug :(
As a heracross enjoyer I'm upset that they made a 4th type that resist both its stabs (others being flying , poison and ghost).
U-Turn and its consequences was a disaster to the human race
Fairy should've definitely had a 3rd weakness. Either bug or fire I think
Maybe an other type , cause poison only hits grass and fairy , which will be outclassed as coverage if either of those got it. @@shepardice3775
Bug pays for U-Turn's crimes.
Historians will recall the battle of the trident being the deciding Battle of Robert's Rebellion, however, Jimothy's eye-witness account reveal a much more significant spectacle. The deciding battle between Magcargo and Horsea.
Notabley, Horsea's Horseguard appear absent for this fight.
I heard that prince lewyn maretell of paldea, one of the horseguard, betrayed horsea, it is a good thing that lyn cor-bray was able to slay him
If you wanna be pedantic about it, freeze dry was introduced in gen 6, not gen 7, though since it was Aurorus’s signature move back then it didn’t really feel like it existed til gen 7
I think at this point I don't think Fairy is the clear #1 type. I view it as a sort of midground in offense and defense compared to Steel being the best defensive type and Dark/Ghost being the best offensive types. I do think Steel/Fairy is still probably the best type combination although Steel/Ghost is pretty ridiculous too.
Edit: Also, I don't think Magearna being banned in Gen 8 was just because the power level decreased (although that was a factor as well). Magearna gained Stored Power and I believe Draining Kiss as well. Its double boosting set with those 2 moves basically made it the perfect sweeper.
Ah yes Tapu Lele: the teacup dweller
I'll be deadass, I clicked to get an update on the Horse Council. Also, Groodon.
Gardevoir was my favorite pokemon before fairy type existed and to this day it is still my favorite. One prime benefit of the fairy type as you discussed is it appears care was taken to (most) pokemon it was given to post launch. Clefable was garbage before fairy type but now its simply well rounded and fits well despite being statistically terrible. I dont think it needs a nerf as long as the same care is taken in design of future fairy types and we dont get more mags.
it was not garBage Before fairy type lol it just was popular in gen 4 ou after fairy type
Although I really appreciate the offensive buffs to (particularly) poison and steel, GF's logic to balance the type chart just wasn't sound. They really needed to introduce a couple new types (round it to 20 we'll say) to craft a better dynamic, because the way they went about it by giving a single new type resistance (or immunity) to the best attacking types and weakness to the worst was just a bad/short sighted band-aid fix to the situation. I think at least the fact Fairy is neutral to itself was a good decision though, better dynamic than dragons flailing their meteors at each other or steels not being able to dent each other with their iron heads.
I do agree with you that a type being busted doesn't necessarily mean it can't be balanced around other factors like BST/abilities/moves, and honestly with how insane power creep has gotten I appreciate that mentality more than ever, it's just a shame that for the most part they've gone in the complete opposite direction with Mons like Tapus, Zacian, Xerneas, etc.
Wish you talked about how Fairy might have impacted the meta if the Pokémon who had the typing now had the type in earlier gens.
Was Flutter Mane omitted?
Magearna going to Ubers in gen 8 wasn’t about reverse power creep, it’s cause mag got buffed. Draining kiss to assist on CM sets and trick for specs were the big ones I think
This horse council business has become completely unstable. They are forgetting why the horse council was created in the first place. Only those with a high enough power(of the horse variety) were able to join and control things from behind the scenes. I think it would behoove everyone to reign things in and take a look at the larger picture. They shouldn’t be fighting each other, they should be fighting so seahorses and snailhorses and even ryhorses can get along and control the world from the shadows.
High Horsepower automatically debunks you as a horse, because a draft horse cannot muster more power than it has, and a non-draft horse cannot muster more power than a draft horse, and I doubt there has been any lifeform on this planet that could muster the same power as _100K_ draft horses.
Ah, yes, my favorite type. The starter-type.
What are the other candidates for best type? Water, ground, and dark?
Mr Jim Othy this is your 666th video
I think the best 5 types currently are Ghost, Water, Fairy, Dragon, & Steel. Fairy only exposed the type chart imbalances more.
31:52 Freeze-Dry was added on Gen 6, not 7
i desperately wish i were a fairy too
I'm surprised we have no fairy type pseudo legendary
Me switching in a Fairy type only for it to be decimated by Tinted Lens Venomoth Quiver Dance boosted Savage Spinout: "Ah well"
The All Terrain Venemoth slows down for no one.
Why you switching a fairy into a poison silly
@@Dunco64 it was a Klefki
Ultimate doubles Klefki set (it’s worked for me in literally every format of doubles that it’s available):
252 hp 100 Def 156 spdef
Bold nature
Leftovers
Screens
Thunder wave
Foul play
252+ SpA Horsea Bubble Beam vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Magcargo: 264-312 (81.4 - 96.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Our boy is fine, phew
However:
0 SpA Magcargo Hyper Beam vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Horsea: 270-318 (134.3 - 158.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO
If Magcargo is ready, and willing, the horse rebellion could be ended right here and now.
Does our hero have it in him to obliterate the smaller, but undeniably cruel Horsea?
Would the usage of Hyper Beam in fair combat lead to a convention banning the use of Moves of Mass Destruction?
Is it really worth it to plunge the world of PokeLaw into years of controversy, just to be recognized as a Horse?
Magcargo ponders, and we will have to see in the next installment
fairy is the best type in competitive Pokémon there are some other types you could make a case for but fairy has been
incredibly consistent and Powerful ever since its introduction in Generation 6 in gen 9 when the new talize mechanic
was introduced allowing Pokémon to transform into any type they want we really saw just how good and desirable
fairy typing is the number one type that most Pokémon will choose to transform into is fairy so many Pokémon
desperately wish they were fairy types fairy was introduced later into the franchise as a response to how powerful
dragon types were becoming this new type had a complete immunity to dragon type attacks which was an absolute
GameChanger the previously spammable dragon type was now a liability to lock into Choice band outrage or Choice spec
draer meteor are no longer completely safe to click Dragon immunity is fantastic since dragon types tend to be
really strong and rise to the top of competitive while fa only has three resistances these are three fantastic
ones to dark fighting and Bug dark has been perhaps the most common offensive type since Gen 6 following the buff to
knockoff and the Nerf to Steel types who no longer resisted dark anymore so dark resistance comes in handy all the time
as does fighting resistance a very common offensive stab and coverage type bug resistance is nice too with the
prominence of U-turn in competitive singles as a pivoting move and the occasional bug type threats seen from
time to time faery has only two weaknesses to steel and poison which are extremely manageable and easily covered
by teammates and these two types aren't particularly common offensive the main reason these two types rose up so much
in usage is because they hit fairy types with only two very easy to cover weaknesses fairy is a fantastic neutral
defensive type fairy is also quite good offensively dealing super effective damage to dark fighting and dragon types
this combination of great defensive and offensive advantages is hard to beat and even a simple mono fairy typing tends to
be really strong and consistent let's explore all the examples of relevant fairy types in competitive singles ever
since its introduction in Gen 6 but first an update reports have indicated that horsey has used the move bubble
beam as a first strike against Mako in their 1v1 battle at the Trident it is
not known what happened next urgently subscribe to the channel so that we may uncover the Earth shattering results of
the most important battle in our Collective lifetimes thank you in generation six the fairy type was born
and they made an interesting choice to retroactively make certain Pokémon fairy types there were different types
previously the most notable of which was definitely clefable who was converted from a normal type to a fairy type and
people would quickly discover that this was a massive buff normal typing has its problem doesn't have any resistances
weak to fighting fairy on the other hand has that wonderful Dragon immunity those incredible resistances to dark and
fighting which come up all the time generally good neutral defensive typing and even fairy stab coming in handy all
the time too Moon blast is an all new fairy type special attack attack introduced in Gen 6 and this is just a
really solid attack 95 power 100 accuracy and a really good secondary effect 30% chance to lower Special
Attack by One this saves your life much more than you would expect what's interesting about kable is that its
stats are not very good but you don't need stats to be good all the time with such a great mono fairy typing the
ability Magic Guard which is an outstanding ability granting a complete immunity to all indirect damage status
hazards Le seed whatever you can imagine kable side steps all of that and just an
truly wonderful move pull offensive options defensive options utility options you have immediate healing in
soft boiled or wish if you prefer to provide your team with healing you have
Stealth Rock I don't know why but you do you can make the best hazard in the game with this thing you have Thunder Wave
for a fantastic status ailment to apply you have knockoff which now doubles as
dark coverage not that you have a very high attack stat mostly used here for item removal which is really strong of
course and you have Calm Mind you can be a win condition on cable you also have every coverage move you could ever
desire in your heart's dreams with Thunderbolt Ice Beam stab a moon boss
usually does the trick but you know against the steel types that resist fairy you have flamethrower because of
course you do cabable gets it all one of the most solid Pokémon of all time has remained OU generation to generation and
in gen 9 is still really solid despite losing some of these options it just has so much going for it doesn't it the
perfect example of the idea that stats are not always everything cable is blessed in every other regard besides
stats and that all adds up to a truly fantastic competitive Pokémon mega Deany
on the other hand does have some stats I mean look at this 160 attack and special
attack as well as 110 speed and really really good defenses too this is a stats
machine and blessed with fairy typing I will say that rock typing is not the world's best secondary type for Deany
but this is more of an offensive Pokémon anyway and you really appreciate the rock stab on diamond storm fairy gives
you some defensive entry points with its valuable resistances and immunities offensive Pokémon always appreciate
fairy typing for that reason allows them to hit the field in more situations stab Moon blast goes crazy and you also upon
mega evolving gain magic bounce which is a really really excellent ability bouncing back various advantageous
effects to the enemy most notably hazards so the enemy is scared to ever create hazards when you have a mega DNC
on your field but it also bounces back status ailments leech seed taunt Roar
most status moves really just get bounced back to the enemy this is kind of a ridiculous
Pokemon this guy is very blessed with truly outstanding stats ability good
enough typing the typing fit fits the Pokémon well and really good move pull too with options like Earth power for
coverage really great stab options for its two types here and we have calm mind
if you want protect is common because it allows you the free turn required to Mega Evolve safely which is often
necessary but uh you have other options like Calm Mind to boost yourself up randomly has heal Bell for utility I
don't know if that's something you would see too often and a lot of coverage has Stealth Rock as well you create hazards
with it An Extremely Blessed Pokémon and one of the best Pokémon in Gen 6 and 7u
aeril is yet another retroactive fairy they granted this guy a secondary fairy typing when it was previously just a
mono water type and water is an outstanding type on its own but water fairy is a monstrous combination fairy
is pretty much a net gain overall you get some weaknesses to poison your neutral to steal though so that's okay
but a poison weakness is nothing compared to the advantages you gain dark resistance fighting resistance Dragon
immunity allow you so many more entry points which is what aeril wants it is a
breaker with huge power allowing it to achieve absurd attack stat despite having low base attack doubling your
attack including EVS just has multiplicative value turning aeral into
an extremely powerful wall breaker with a choice band equipped stab fairy really
comes in handy great offensive type too it's crazy how good fairy is both offensively and defensively truly.
Should've changed bug to a weakness rather then a resistance to balance it out
What did resisting U-Turn ever do to you? That's right, nothing.
@bubbykins4864 Do you not understand the concept of chip damage? Sandstorm, leech seed, burn, rocky helmet, why do you think they are all valuable? U turn is valuable not only because it switches, but because of that chip damage. Fairy is overpowered, so having it 2x instead of 1/2x damage is huge for knocking it down a bit
@@Fred_Die You don't need SE hits for chip damage, as Stealth Rocks, Spikes, etc. all prove. The only way your suggestion would actually buff Bug types as a whole as opposed to specifically Scizor is if STAB altered the offensive profile of moves, because as it is right now, type balance almost entirely falls upon the defensive profile.
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If Magcargo was hit by one, singular, Horsea bubble then it probably exploded
Horsea, finally getting the attention they deserve
Magcargo fought valiantly, Magcargo fought nobly, Magcargo fought honourably. And Magcargo died.
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fairy is the best type in competitive pokemon
There are some other types that you can make a case for
but Fairy has been incredibly consistent and powerful ever since its introduction in generation 6.
Cringe
you mean tera fairy incineroar?
Fairly good
I still think Fairy should be weak to bug instead of resistant.
No, it should be a _mutual_ resist. It's better to buff Bug rather than further buff pivots.
Horsea: Magcargo, are you a horse because you know high horsepower? Or do you know high high horsepower because you’re a horse?
Neither, because 100,000 Horsepower disqualifies you from being a horse. Technically, being a Pokémon should already do so, but being able to muster far more power than Mudsdale doesn't sound like a trait that Mudsdale should have if it were truly equine by Pocket Monster standards, for that would create a paradox, meaning that in order to consider Mudsdale equine, you thus pin the death of every Sada/Turo and the near death of every Arven's Mabosstiff on every Mudsdale that knows High Horsepower.
No mention of flutter mane or I missed it?