Something tells me porygon 2, duskclops, chance, and maybe galarian corsola would be the main focus. I think these where all the pokemon that have been higher tier then their evolution, maybe i missed 1 or 2 idk.
why does the video say little cup was not played in gen 1 while literally showing a clip of Pokemon stadium where little cup is an option? I played at a little cup event in person in the USA tour in the year 2000.
@@DarkMusician YOOO YOU'RE THE GAMEPLAY RECORDER THAT'S FIRE. How much does it take you to simulate all these clips bruh? How do you get legendary/mythical Pokemon which are unobtainable atm without hacks?
Cubone and Marrowack really deserve an ability like sticky hold that prevents them from getting knocked off. Call it something like Death Grip or something. It would make since lore wise that they would hold on to their mothers bone for deal life.
Me before watching the whole video: He's a damn Little Cup Pokémon, so power creep couldn't have screwed him over _that_ badly, right? Me by the Gen 8 section of this video: OH COME ON-
Gamefreak rarely gives good moves to first stage pokemon (or second stage for that matter). Besides previously fully-evolved pokemon (Rhydon, Gligar, Sneasel, etc), a few gen 5 pokemon (Mienfoo/Timbur/Rufflet) and resolving past gen exclusive obtainable moves like Belly Drum Extreem Speed combo for Zigzagoon in gen 7, they almost never get an upgrade after they are introduced since gen 4. To name you a recent example, Sealeo doesn't get Swords Dance, Hydro Pump, Heavy Slam, Liquidation, Body Press as recent move additions that Walrein did get. The only move it got was Icicle Spear. Even something as simple as Rock Blast for Aron in contrast to Lairon getting that and Aggron getting; Sand Tomb, Rock Blast, Scary Face, Hydro Pump, Crunch, High Horsepower, Swift. Never mind moves like Earthquake or Stone Edge which are almost exclusive to fully evolved pokemon if not of the respective typing. Even if its quite simple to buff a pokemon into some relevancy, like giving Cubone/Marowak Head Smash as in singles, its "best" ability already is Rock Head in the off chance it wants to use with Double Edge. As it stands right now, either pokemon barely ever scraped by a snif of usage even in the lowest of tiers (Gen 6/7"LC UU" for Cubone) and NU in gen 6 for Marowak which even in that situation, just running Rhydon instead of Maro is prefered even for decicated Trick Room.
@@astrangepunk I never said it was good. In fact, I never said the word good at any point. Hell, I've never even used Ledian. Not sure what you are on about here. You very clearly missed what I was getting at.
Well, that animation is a reused one. Check out in Generation 2 section when he uses Earthquake, seems like all they did was use some nice camera shots to make the animation look decent.
It always surprised me that Cubone can learn ice beam at all, I remember seeing a Marowak use that move in the anime once during the Pokemon league portion of gen3 being what made me realize it could use the move. Also, fun fact: Alolan Marowak is the only fire type Pokemon that can learn ice beam, as weird as that probably sounds, lol
In Delcatty's case, it would likely just consist of little more than talking about how bad it is and how outclassed it is by other normal types in the tier. I don't think there's much that would be "interesting" to say about it without going into it's signature ability, normalize, and how bad it truly is
I really wish to see eevee in here, it's the last gen1 mon that needs a video not only because of lc, but like pikachu, because it has received some unique moves and niches due to it being cute xD
I once saw a pokemon rom hack game that had baby kangaskhan as it's own pokemon. It was called Kangakid and it evolved into Cubone. It was based of the fact that Marowak and Kangaskhan were actually part of the same line in the beta of Pokemon Red and Blue. But that was cut later.
Hey man, just wanted to stop by and say thanks for giving me this amount of entertainment throughout the years. These videos have been a light in my life and also a huge time waster lol. Keep up the good work I'll always appreciate it❤
Now that's a surprise. But one I enjoy! Cubone is one of my most favorite Pokémon. My mother died surprisingly and since then I sympathise with Cubone a lot. Alolan-Marowak had to be one of my team members in my Sun Edition which I named Makuahine (mother in hawaiian). Also I plan a tattoo of Cubone later this year. So thank you for some spotlight!
I still find it really odd that item clause isn’t a thing on Smogon tiers. In stuff like GSC or Adv, sure, there wasn’t that many viable items, almost everything basically run lefties by default. But in the newer ones, with things like HDB or Assault Vest, I think it would make sense to at least try to implement item clause and see how it goes.
@@matthewkuscienko4616 wdym? Ledian was banned from Ubers in gen 2, 3 and 4, it wasn't until they added a pokemon capable of countering that it was allowed in gen 5 Ubers, eviolite sunkern
@@cesarcastillo7129 You forget that Ledian was so op, they were too scared to add it to gen 1 since it would break the lore of mewtwo is the strongest.
Amazing in every single gen, it outclasses every other water type in ubers the closest competition was feebas but the meta shifted in an unfavorable way
Only as good as your opponent is stupid/patient for letting you set up a baton pass chain (which I believe most formats have banned within smogon anyways) and frankly if your only gimmick is baton pass chains (which are ruined by a ghost type), you didn't have anything going for you because I can't think of too many Pokemon with +6 in all stats that don't have a major advantage over everything else. Maybe Shedinja but that will die to anything that hits it anyways.
Wait a minute, according to Pokémon Origins, the Cubone already had a skull when its mother was still alive, who had a skull herself. This, along with the fact that, in the games, you can breed as many Cubones as you want (who are all born with skulls, btw) from the same Marowak, who will not die, is proof that all those Cubone Pokédex entires are a load of steaming Tauros crap. XD
@@matthewkuscienko4616 well, there are a handful of mons with fire-type forms that can learn it. silvally-fire, arceus-fire, galarian darminatan zen mode, and cherrim sunny
Really happy to see more little cup. I've been asking for more for a few years now. Cubone did have a slight niche in gen 7. It was found on the majority of trick room teams, and while moody was still unbanned it was occasionally used as a baton pass target.
@@roninwarriorsfan specifically moody teams. There was a brief period of time where they were very strong, and cubone was a decent mon to pass moody buffs to
I really like the idea of doing dedicated Little Cup videos! In all my years of playing this was definitely the meta I was least involved in, so I like seeing more fun stuff like these!
Maybe it's kind of like Is certain species of spiders. The mother will slowly wither away and die and wants the children are born they eat the body of their mother.
IKR? In Pokémon Origins, when we see the mother Marowak alive with her child, the Cubone already has a skull, even tho her mother, who had a skull on herself, was alive next to him. Oh, and in the games you can breed as many Cubones as you want from the same Marowak, who will not die at all, and the babies are already born with skulls!
@@cintronproductions9430 because the lore predates Gen 2's breeding mechanic. Also I remember seeing some unverified sources that Cubone's skull on its head was because it was originally designed to be Charmander so they put a Charizard skull on its head as an "easter egg" if you will. Rather than Kagaskhan. Kangaskhan's head and baby don't really look much like Cubone to be honest. Then again, you can hatch a Kangaskhan and it has a baby already, and you can hatch a fully grown Snorlax if you don't use the incense to get Munchlax.
Na that’s what I always thought too some lore just makes no sense… should have just made cubone an Event pokemon or a Legendary.. Lore has always pissed me off on this one, And when brought up it’s talked like there was only one mother to ever live
I've always campaigned for an item clause like in official competitive play. Having only one Eviolite per team would've saved Cubone from absolute obscurity.
It would still probably not be too viable, since it would still be crippled by knock off removing it's thick club. It just doesn't hit hard enough without it, having only a base 50 attack stat
Little Cup has a new legacy format for Gen 1 that started up. I don't know how long it has existed but people play Gen 1 little cup with trades from Gen 2 for better move pools and, you know, more Pokemon than just PIkachu, Rattata, Pidgey, Jigglypuff, Spearow, and the rest that can naturally be found in the wild. It also excludes glitch level 5 stage 1 Pokemon in Gen 1 for what I think are obvious reasons. It could basically be an anything goes format at that point.
I love how no one’s talking about the fact that both Little Cup videos we’ve gotten so far have been Pokémon who have both had something to do with bones. First Vullaby and now Cubone. Nice. 🦴 Edit: 9:32 might be the only time we see Charmander used in rain, so enjoy it while it lasts.
I saw cubone in a book something like a Pokémon dictionary when I'm still a little kid , it's story is a bit like mine and so on this guy become my most favorite Pokémon
I would actually love to see more little cup! We are getting to the point where most of the fully evolved Pokémon you cover are not that interesting, so I think that LC is an easy way to revitalize things
As much as I love little cup, I really hope that this doesn’t set a trend of going through Gen 1 NFE Pokémon when the other gens haven’t been finished yet.
I believe this was done in gen 3 because lightning rod didn't give electric immunity then. You'd have a ground type with lightning rod so in double battles it'd redirect lightning attacks to the ground type.
Whoa, Cubone's competitive history is metaphorically the same of his own -- nice beggining with his mother alive and playing all day, just for it to get smashed by Eviolite in Unova and Knock Off in Kalos. Well, it is sad, but at the same time, poetic. The life itself crushing his bones and soul.
Err, Little Cup debuted in Gen 2 with Pokémon Stadium 2. Item Clause, Chansey and Scyther were allowed and Cubone was one of Scyther's few checks (it survived a +2 attack from it and KO it back with Counter or Rock Slide). In Gen 1, Cubone was allowed in Petit Cup, a format for cute Pokémon of levels 25-30. Petit Cup was played in many international tournaments in 2000 and Smogon has had tournaments of Petit Cup and Gen 2 Little Cup in the recent years, so I don't know where False Swipe Gaminig got its data from.
Do an episode for Bronzong, it has a great type combination, great Abilities, high stats with high defenses and a large move pool. The only downside is its speed stat, but it can learn trick room and rock polish (the latter only in earlier generations).
How HARD did cubone make us cry ACTUALLY? Ilike the theory I heard that cubone was like baby kangaskhan that lost its mother and now evolves into a different pokemon due to the skull it wears. I think I saw another suggestion about a connection to charmander but that only makes sense if its tail somehow went out
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How good was Eviolite ACTUALLY? History of Dunking on Cubone in Competitive Play (Gen V-VIII)
Honestly, a video focusing on Eviolite would be interesting to watch.
@@stellunablaze9291 chantey would show up for about 85%
Also Dusclops
Secretly, I'm hoping that Eviolite does not show up in BD & SP.
Something tells me porygon 2, duskclops, chance, and maybe galarian corsola would be the main focus. I think these where all the pokemon that have been higher tier then their evolution, maybe i missed 1 or 2 idk.
Little cup: *exists*
False Swipe Gaming Patrons: “Looks like Gen 1 is back on the menu!”
NFE: "There's more where that's coming."
why does the video say little cup was not played in gen 1 while literally showing a clip of Pokemon stadium where little cup is an option? I played at a little cup event in person in the USA tour in the year 2000.
@@loulou3676 because they only show analysis from Smogon and actual tournament play when it started being covered
@@loulou3676 lack of documentation??
IT’S NOT OVER JUST YETTTTT
After that Deoxys grand epic, the patrons thankfully wanted to give Kellen something pretty tame.
And I am quite a fan of these Little Cup episodes.
Little cup and monotype are the formats I enjoy the most for some reason.
As the Gameplay Recorder I was especially grateful lol
@Fax reported for spam.
'Autobiography' would mean Deoxys itself made the video on Deoxys.
@@DarkMusician YOOO YOU'RE THE GAMEPLAY RECORDER THAT'S FIRE. How much does it take you to simulate all these clips bruh? How do you get legendary/mythical Pokemon which are unobtainable atm without hacks?
First the DNA Pokemon, and now the Bone Pokemon. FSG is giving us a whole anatomy lesson!
Time for the spooky scary skeleton pokemon
Next week we are getting buzzwhole to learn about the muscles
I really don’t want to be THAT guy, but Cubone is the Lonely Pokémon.
Regiflex next!
No Time To Die was also about DNA a bit
Cubone and Marrowack really deserve an ability like sticky hold that prevents them from getting knocked off. Call it something like Death Grip or something. It would make since lore wise that they would hold on to their mothers bone for deal life.
Not even. Make the thick club unlosable. Legendary specific items can't ne knocked off nor stolen, do the same for the club...
Also light ball and the stick
Death grips
@yossarian oh yeah forgot about his frailty. Speaking of light ball though, what happens if it also works on Pichu and Raichu?
I like this Cubone and Marowak's Thick club shouldn't be knock offable
Covering Little Cup Pokémon is a great change of pace.
@today was a good day U wot m8? 😁
Used to do so much LC in Gen 4, great tier
Me before watching the whole video: He's a damn Little Cup Pokémon, so power creep couldn't have screwed him over _that_ badly, right?
Me by the Gen 8 section of this video: OH COME ON-
Pokemon is a Power creep or be power crept world.
if the patrons ever decide to pick ralts for a video I'm going to cry
@@orange6259 Unless your name is Lando-T
Gamefreak rarely gives good moves to first stage pokemon (or second stage for that matter). Besides previously fully-evolved pokemon (Rhydon, Gligar, Sneasel, etc), a few gen 5 pokemon (Mienfoo/Timbur/Rufflet) and resolving past gen exclusive obtainable moves like Belly Drum Extreem Speed combo for Zigzagoon in gen 7, they almost never get an upgrade after they are introduced since gen 4.
To name you a recent example, Sealeo doesn't get Swords Dance, Hydro Pump, Heavy Slam, Liquidation, Body Press as recent move additions that Walrein did get. The only move it got was Icicle Spear. Even something as simple as Rock Blast for Aron in contrast to Lairon getting that and Aggron getting; Sand Tomb, Rock Blast, Scary Face, Hydro Pump, Crunch, High Horsepower, Swift.
Never mind moves like Earthquake or Stone Edge which are almost exclusive to fully evolved pokemon if not of the respective typing.
Even if its quite simple to buff a pokemon into some relevancy, like giving Cubone/Marowak Head Smash as in singles, its "best" ability already is Rock Head in the off chance it wants to use with Double Edge. As it stands right now, either pokemon barely ever scraped by a snif of usage even in the lowest of tiers (Gen 6/7"LC UU" for Cubone) and NU in gen 6 for Marowak which even in that situation, just running Rhydon instead of Maro is prefered even for decicated Trick Room.
@@G-Force7 Ralts is painfully weak, so that would just be a whole video of how pathetic it is, like the castform video.
When Cubone has a longer video than some fully-evolved Pokémon
*cries in Luxray*
Not like Luxray had a niche in Gen 2 or something
@today was a good day reported for spam.
Wait, why is Luxray so bad?
@Sapo Grelhado Reported for reporting a reported.
@@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 basically because it’s a physical electric type which is one of the worst things to be. But checkout the luxray video
FSG: Thick Club Cubone was a niche Pokemon in GSC.
Also FSG: Ledian would Baton Pass to it.
Me: ... yep. That's niche alright.
What?
Ledian isn’t good, Calling it “niche” is a complement
@@astrangepunk I never said it was good. In fact, I never said the word good at any point. Hell, I've never even used Ledian. Not sure what you are on about here. You very clearly missed what I was getting at.
@@thecriticalghost4626 not sure where the confusion is coming from... 🤷
Sorry for the misinterpretation, I just poking fun at Ledian, and I agree, Ledian is niche.
I love how Cubone uses his club like a magic wand to use Ice Beam.
I wonder if that level of detail exists in the newer games... doubt it
Well, that animation is a reused one. Check out in Generation 2 section when he uses Earthquake, seems like all they did was use some nice camera shots to make the animation look decent.
It always surprised me that Cubone can learn ice beam at all, I remember seeing a Marowak use that move in the anime once during the Pokemon league portion of gen3 being what made me realize it could use the move. Also, fun fact: Alolan Marowak is the only fire type Pokemon that can learn ice beam, as weird as that probably sounds, lol
I think this is officially the fastest covering of Gen 1 of any Pokémon so far
What do you mean?
@@Crusina cubone didnt do much in gen1, so it was almost skipped in the video (almost, unlike gen 3 xD)
@@Crusina
The Gen 1 segment is inbetween 14&15 seconds
The arbok video was like 9 minutes
@@pfg7260 I think they were measuring by their debut segments, not the actual length of the video.
I forgot about little cup. Was confused on why Cubone was covered when we already did Marowack
Did you hit yourself?
@@alibaba3568 No?
That marowak remaster would be reasonably long I reckon. Not every day that the most OP thing of a generation is an exclusive held item
I would love to see an episode on more "obscure" pokemon like Delcatty or Huntail soon. I always find lesser talked about pokemon more interesting.
In Delcatty's case, it would likely just consist of little more than talking about how bad it is and how outclassed it is by other normal types in the tier. I don't think there's much that would be "interesting" to say about it without going into it's signature ability, normalize, and how bad it truly is
Yeah, even if it often is just a long line of disappointing "Unfortuantely"s.
The only semi usable set delcatty has is z flash and that's nat dex only
@@matthewkuscienko4616 it was semi semi semi usable in ADV NU competes with .... Spinda of all things
@@indiradevi8136 I actually just briefly read it's entry on Smogon earlier tonight, and it's niche is specifically baton pass. Go figure
I hope we get Abra soon, the poster child for LC
Gastly and Porygon just as much so.
Onix post gen 4, is also really good
Mienfoo too
Trapinch: If I go first bc of Trick Room, i will eat you!
And Ponyta, don't forget Ponyta.
How bad did Eviolite and buffed up Knock Off ruin Cubone actually?
I guess you could say that Gen 6 had a bone to pick with Cubone, cause no way he was holding bones with buffed knock off around
Get Out
I really wish to see eevee in here, it's the last gen1 mon that needs a video not only because of lc, but like pikachu, because it has received some unique moves and niches due to it being cute xD
Lets Not Forget About Extreme Evo Boost
Gen 7 VGC would literally be at least 1/2 of the entire video lmao.
@@vdd1001 yeah, including partner eevee from gen 1 side b remix edition xD
@@vdd1001 At least 5 minutes dedicated to that tool-ish Z-Celebrate set Wolfy used to milk the timer. I remember it like it was yesterday /s
@@Andreecals false swipe doesn't cover let's go most likely due to Smogon not covering it, but maybe we'll see a let's go analysis for melmetal
I once saw a pokemon rom hack game that had baby kangaskhan as it's own pokemon. It was called Kangakid and it evolved into Cubone. It was based of the fact that Marowak and Kangaskhan were actually part of the same line in the beta of Pokemon Red and Blue. But that was cut later.
Were they tho? As I know marowak just had evolution in beta, that looked like marowak, but with little cubone next to it
How the heck did we get this before an episode on Lanturn
Maybe that video should also include Chinchou’s LC career and the few times it was viable outside of LC.
Spread the word to the Patrons!
Ehh why The surprise? It's the patreon pick, cubone is way more popular, along other things
So excited to cover EVERY Gen 1 Pokemon! Little Cup time!
Weedle and kakuna episode when?
Porygon!
No
Glad you listened to my suggestion! Keep those LC Pokémon analysis coming!
That was the shortest first and third generation I have ever seen on this channel, and there have been some short ones.
Hey man, just wanted to stop by and say thanks for giving me this amount of entertainment throughout the years. These videos have been a light in my life and also a huge time waster lol. Keep up the good work I'll always appreciate it❤
Imagine if Cubone got the Alolan form. Little fire/ghost Cubone would be cute and deadly.
Now that's a surprise. But one I enjoy! Cubone is one of my most favorite Pokémon. My mother died surprisingly and since then I sympathise with Cubone a lot. Alolan-Marowak had to be one of my team members in my Sun Edition which I named Makuahine (mother in hawaiian). Also I plan a tattoo of Cubone later this year.
So thank you for some spotlight!
My condolences, also do you wear your mother's skull too?
@@night4263
No. And this question sucks, dude.
I wonder how good Cubone would be in LC Gen 5 - Gen 8 if LC had item clause.
that's a great idea actually! would be a nice change from all the eviolite/berryjuice mons we keep seeing
I still find it really odd that item clause isn’t a thing on Smogon tiers. In stuff like GSC or Adv, sure, there wasn’t that many viable items, almost everything basically run lefties by default. But in the newer ones, with things like HDB or Assault Vest, I think it would make sense to at least try to implement item clause and see how it goes.
“We’ve covered Marowak, and the patrons wanted More o’ ‘Wak”
Not used to be so quick to a video but I have to admit, having a little cup Pokémon is very interesting for a change!
I'm so happy LC is getting coverage here!
Did I hear it right ? LEDIAN the god of all competitive Pokemon actually has an equal partner to SUPPORT ....2:04
It was gen2 NU, and there was no stealth rock yet. This is enough to give it a niche as a baton passer
@@matthewkuscienko4616 wdym? Ledian was banned from Ubers in gen 2, 3 and 4, it wasn't until they added a pokemon capable of countering that it was allowed in gen 5 Ubers, eviolite sunkern
@@cesarcastillo7129 You forget that Ledian was so op, they were too scared to add it to gen 1 since it would break the lore of mewtwo is the strongest.
How Good was Magikarp Actually?
*bad
Almost as many sets on it's outstanding moveset as all the Deoxys forms combined
@@RazorIvy470 what do you mean? Magikarp is a top OU threat.
Amazing in every single gen, it outclasses every other water type in ubers the closest competition was feebas but the meta shifted in an unfavorable way
Only as good as your opponent is stupid/patient for letting you set up a baton pass chain (which I believe most formats have banned within smogon anyways) and frankly if your only gimmick is baton pass chains (which are ruined by a ghost type), you didn't have anything going for you because I can't think of too many Pokemon with +6 in all stats that don't have a major advantage over everything else. Maybe Shedinja but that will die to anything that hits it anyways.
I still remember that scene when cubone’s mother died. One of the saddest moments in Pokémon
Wait a minute, according to Pokémon Origins, the Cubone already had a skull when its mother was still alive, who had a skull herself. This, along with the fact that, in the games, you can breed as many Cubones as you want (who are all born with skulls, btw) from the same Marowak, who will not die, is proof that all those Cubone Pokédex entires are a load of steaming Tauros crap. XD
@@cintronproductions9430 The Pokedex also says Magcargo is hotter than the surface of the sun, so it should be ignored. :p
And here I thought we were done with Gen 1. This made me happy to see
I'm sure we'll get a remake of at least Gengar someday.
Poor Cubone. He needs his power brought up to what it previously was.
*Gen 9 gains huge power.*
Thank you for doing little cup analyses! It’s really awesome to see
How DRUNK was SPINDA!!?? I won’t give up for such a potential funny video.
Spinda gang rise up
Its literally impossible to dislike this thing
people who don't like cubone: "is that a challenge?"
Oh boy! Here we go, my favorite pokemon!
what really impressed me here was knowing that cubone can learn ice beam
gen 1 syndrome
Fun fact: Alolan Marowak is the only fire type Pokemon to be able to learn ice beam, believe it or not
@@matthewkuscienko4616 well, there are a handful of mons with fire-type forms that can learn it. silvally-fire, arceus-fire, galarian darminatan zen mode, and cherrim sunny
@@jacksonsmith2955 Cherrim isn't a fire type, and Arceus and Silvally don't really count, but I guess it depends on how you look at it.
@@en3469 I said Cherrim-sunny, it's fire type in the sun. just like Galarian Darminatan only switches to zen mode after it loses half of its health
Very unexpected video but I'm living for it. Keep it up!!
Patreons sure like their LC coverage.
The concept of Ledian and Farfetched helping Cubone is adorable.
Really happy to see more little cup. I've been asking for more for a few years now.
Cubone did have a slight niche in gen 7. It was found on the majority of trick room teams, and while moody was still unbanned it was occasionally used as a baton pass target.
So how it played in both gen 2&4?
@@roninwarriorsfan specifically moody teams. There was a brief period of time where they were very strong, and cubone was a decent mon to pass moody buffs to
I really like the idea of doing dedicated Little Cup videos! In all my years of playing this was definitely the meta I was least involved in, so I like seeing more fun stuff like these!
LC is such a fun tier I'm really happy you guys are covering it
The concept of Cubone annoys me to no end. Did all their mothers die? Why do they ALL have skulls? How does the species survive???
Maybe it's kind of like Is certain species of spiders. The mother will slowly wither away and die and wants the children are born they eat the body of their mother.
IKR? In Pokémon Origins, when we see the mother Marowak alive with her child, the Cubone already has a skull, even tho her mother, who had a skull on herself, was alive next to him. Oh, and in the games you can breed as many Cubones as you want from the same Marowak, who will not die at all, and the babies are already born with skulls!
@@cintronproductions9430 because the lore predates Gen 2's breeding mechanic.
Also I remember seeing some unverified sources that Cubone's skull on its head was because it was originally designed to be Charmander so they put a Charizard skull on its head as an "easter egg" if you will. Rather than Kagaskhan. Kangaskhan's head and baby don't really look much like Cubone to be honest.
Then again, you can hatch a Kangaskhan and it has a baby already, and you can hatch a fully grown Snorlax if you don't use the incense to get Munchlax.
No, cubone is perfect
Na that’s what I always thought too some lore just makes no sense… should have just made cubone an Event pokemon or a Legendary.. Lore has always pissed me off on this one, And when brought up it’s talked like there was only one mother to ever live
I think it would be cool to cover some gen 7-8 pokemon in a single video since only one of these pokemon aint having a long enough video
There was a guy on showdown i met, who used cubone, pichu and other babys(Zefrank style) with a restricted in vgc series 8 and managed to reach 1700.
Tragic that Little Cup wasn't a thing before Gen 4. Poor Cubone.
Anyway, neat analysis video! Thanks for uploading!
I've always campaigned for an item clause like in official competitive play. Having only one Eviolite per team would've saved Cubone from absolute obscurity.
It would still probably not be too viable, since it would still be crippled by knock off removing it's thick club. It just doesn't hit hard enough without it, having only a base 50 attack stat
Little Cup has a new legacy format for Gen 1 that started up. I don't know how long it has existed but people play Gen 1 little cup with trades from Gen 2 for better move pools and, you know, more Pokemon than just PIkachu, Rattata, Pidgey, Jigglypuff, Spearow, and the rest that can naturally be found in the wild. It also excludes glitch level 5 stage 1 Pokemon in Gen 1 for what I think are obvious reasons. It could basically be an anything goes format at that point.
Cubone: Can I actually be good again please?
GameFreak: Go ask your mother.
Damn!😅🤣
I love how no one’s talking about the fact that both Little Cup videos we’ve gotten so far have been Pokémon who have both had something to do with bones. First Vullaby and now Cubone. Nice. 🦴
Edit: 9:32 might be the only time we see Charmander used in rain, so enjoy it while it lasts.
Should we count Lickitongue and Aipalm's videos? They were half Little Cup.
@@dungeonmaster3464 Only dedicated LC videos count towards this list. They both had a cross generational evolution.
Amazing Video
I saw cubone in a book something like a Pokémon dictionary when I'm still a little kid , it's story is a bit like mine and so on this guy become my most favorite Pokémon
I would actually love to see more little cup! We are getting to the point where most of the fully evolved Pokémon you cover are not that interesting, so I think that LC is an easy way to revitalize things
AWWWWW KNOCK OFF. Still, I really love Little Cup vids (and so do the patrons!). Can't wait for the next one. Thanks for another great vid!
I would love to see more little cup videos. Or a video on the history of little cup.
As much as I love little cup, I really hope that this doesn’t set a trend of going through Gen 1 NFE Pokémon when the other gens haven’t been finished yet.
You know, this episode really
*rattles my bones*
I noted the way Kellen said "never ever used", to not confuse with NU (the format named "never used")
drifloon & drifblim please! Also I love how you are covering little cup in your more recent videos!
Cubone in Little Cup now: I used to rule the world.
But then the evolite nation attacked
Why are we doing Cubone? Is this the first Little Cup Pokemon? That's a cool change from the standard
wynaut and vullaby have been done before
@@yech3461 ohh right I forgot about those, thank you
I'd love to see more Little Cup content. Seems like a very intense scene
It's really funny to think how this video is longer than charizards original video here xD
It baffles me that one of the abilities that the cubone line gets is freaking LIGHTNINGROD
Same with the Ryphorn family.
I believe this was done in gen 3 because lightning rod didn't give electric immunity then. You'd have a ground type with lightning rod so in double battles it'd redirect lightning attacks to the ground type.
@@terrorhenk646 Nitpicking here, but Mystery Dungeon provided an Electric immunity in Explorers and Rescue Team.
I personally like to think that the reason it has this as one of it's abilities is because it can use the bone it carries as a makeshift lightning rod
People who play LC, do you reckon the meta would be improved by some sort of eviolite clause? i.e. one per team.
FSG uploads a new Gen 1 Mon videos.
A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.
I counted, the generation one segment lasted 17 seconds XD
I love Little Cup! Keep it coming!
Look at that little friend 🥺
Maybe next “How Good Was Lunatone” hopefully?
Cubone and Sandshrew are some of my fav gen 1 pokemon and reason why I love Ground types. Though Garchomp is my fav ground type now.
And now, something completely different.
2:05 LEDIAN LETS GOOOOOO
In your Pikachu video, you covered little cup for gen 1, so it's got to exist somewhere.
Not only did drilbur come into existence in gen 5, but so did mandibuzz
Love seeing Chikorita doing something good in competitive, even if it's just walling an underpowered mon.
Little cup coverage, awesome episode.
I'd love to see a full video dedicated to the Little Cup
I mean, the lack of Alolan Cubone kinda makes sense. How do wear the skull of a ghost?
YES!!! I LOVE little Cup! :D More of this please! :D
petition for FSG to do videos of a summary of each generations metagame
Didn’t expect Cubone to get its own video lol
I would like to see a video on Cubone's fellow item powered, unevolved sweeper: Clamperl.
Same
Love it! How about Abra next!
0:25 my favorite sad movie is Schindler's list, so I doubt it.
Whoa, Cubone's competitive history is metaphorically the same of his own -- nice beggining with his mother alive and playing all day, just for it to get smashed by Eviolite in Unova and Knock Off in Kalos. Well, it is sad, but at the same time, poetic. The life itself crushing his bones and soul.
Is another smash video ever coming? It's been two years and it's honestly the only reason I'm subbed :(
Err, Little Cup debuted in Gen 2 with Pokémon Stadium 2. Item Clause, Chansey and Scyther were allowed and Cubone was one of Scyther's few checks (it survived a +2 attack from it and KO it back with Counter or Rock Slide). In Gen 1, Cubone was allowed in Petit Cup, a format for cute Pokémon of levels 25-30.
Petit Cup was played in many international tournaments in 2000 and Smogon has had tournaments of Petit Cup and Gen 2 Little Cup in the recent years, so I don't know where False Swipe Gaminig got its data from.
Its 1 am and i have school. OFC i should watch this.
I like how you're covering little cup pokemon it's really fun and very very nice to watch videos that aren't as long as the fully evolved pokemon
I need more Little Cup vids, they are really interesting to see how babies play on the Playground
Do an episode for Bronzong, it has a great type combination, great Abilities, high stats with high defenses and a large move pool. The only downside is its speed stat, but it can learn trick room and rock polish (the latter only in earlier generations).
How HARD did cubone make us cry ACTUALLY?
Ilike the theory I heard that cubone was like baby kangaskhan that lost its mother and now evolves into a different pokemon due to the skull it wears. I think I saw another suggestion about a connection to charmander but that only makes sense if its tail somehow went out
Still a fan favorite all these years
A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.
Even if he's not used much in competitive, Cubone has always been one of my absolute favourite 'mons and always will be!
I guess we're getting more calms before the storm of the ferrothorn movie