How I Would Fix Paras in Pokémon Fire Red & Leaf Green
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- Опубликовано: 6 май 2023
- I Challenged myself to bring the Paras line back from the dead and make it a more viable Pokémon in FireRed and LeafGreen before taking the creepiest of crawlies through the unsuspecting Kanto region. Can I do it? See for yourself!
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I think Dream Eater fits because if you are losing to a Parasect, you should probably give up on your dream of becoming a pokémon champion
damn
Gonna need a full restore for that one
You have seriously found an amazing niche in the Pokémon RUclips world, please keep up the awesome work!
Hopefully he blows up before it becomes a trend!
For real I absolutely adore his work in a sea of uninspired content and was devastated when he I realised he only had a couple of videos. Your production quality and skill are crazy good
Definitely. I subbed immediately when the first video dropped and I get audibly excited about the next video.
couldn’t agree more
Couldn't have said it better myself!
I really like how this is not only a buff for the physical attacking Parasect, but also a buff for the ghost type in general in Gen 3. Ghost being exclusively a physical type in gen 3, and Parasect being stronger with physical attack, is a great idea.
I like how all of your buffs have not only focused on ingame viability over competitive viability, but also fit a fitting theme for the Pokémon, such as Pidgeot’s “master pilot that takes things a bit too seriously” and Paracect’s “you can’t kill what’s already dead”.
Not sure if you take requests, but if you do, it’d be cool to see how you’d fix Kricketot in Platinum.
Second for kricketot
I feel like all most the early game bugs need one but like especially spidops and many leavany
I need a kricketot fix, i used it last Week and it was a horror movie using it
This Parasect would prob (in my limited knowledge) be really good in gen 3 NU. It can wall the Normals (Raticate and Vigoroth), beat Chimeco, and be generally useful with its bulk and access to Spore. Hell I wouldn’t be surprised if it has a niche in gen 3 UU since it can switch into Kangaskhan and threaten Lunatone.
I don't think that kricketot needs buffs because it's an early game bug
“Oh Paras, stop dying. You’re so quirky XD” has to be my favorite line of this series so far
The way you leaned into the lore for this one is so incredibly cool. A haunted husk of a bug draining the life energy out of opponents after the spores that killed it have lulled them to sleep feels exactly like the way that Parasect should play to start with.
I didn’t want to sleep tonight anyway
Heavily appreciate hearing "this line is based" in the first 18 seconds of a Paras video
Excited to see where this goes
- This line is based :)
- Based? Based on what?
- Based on something _really_ creepy. o_o
I feel like it's one of those things that only come to you in hindsight, but I always felt like the paras line should have been a bug-ghost type
That doesn’t make sense because Parasect is mostly/already dead, it should be either Grass/Psychic or Grass/Ghost referencing mind control or possessing its corpse.
Someone get Gamefreak on the horn and tell them to give Parasect a bug/ghost evolution.
@Matheus Demello how doesn't that make any sense? It's a bug being taken over by a fungus/parasite, a bug is not a plant, and a fungus/mushroom isn't a plant either, bug/ghost makes sense
I mean sure, you can make the argument for it's first form, but I think our guy made the right choice making paras a grass/bug type and parasect a bug/ghost type
@@gigastrike2
Doesn’t make sense?
Ghost/Grass is better because the *BUG* is *DEAD* the mushroom is in control and there are other mushroom Pokémon that are mushroom.
@@matheusdemello2323 Hello
Something I might have considered since you were hesitant to give Parasect Leech Seed would be Ingrain! Still gives you that passive recovery while not dealing attrition damage, and both plants and fungi would root themselves down to something, whether that be with roots or mycelia. It even has a built in drawback of forcing you to stay in until the fungus dies, which I think fits the theming really well.
38:39 I think it wouldve been interesting if you gave agatha a parasect too, both because its ghost and to see how your modified pokemon work against you
I second this!!! Agatha has ghost parasect vibes. It'd go great on her team
At first i kept thinking "wouldn't this be better it you just did it in a later generation?" But then you addressed that with the idea that doing stuff in FRLG is like camping/roughing it, which I found to be a very charming comparison.
Great vid!
Thanks! So naturally most mons WOULD get better as generations go on, with the physical special split and better move pools in general, but that won’t stop me from mixing in an early Gen vid every now again. But they will be tougher on average.
@@ZenModeYT Is nice to see you use old gens to make mons better! I wish you can do something with oddish/gloom/vileplume line since they were ALWAYS under venusaur shadow.
One more thing would be dope to see in your videos is the rework of the TM's the improved mons can learn and here I'm gonna adress what others say in the coments, maybe parasect can't learn shadow ball naturally but seriously needs to be allow to learn it by TM, other mons that don't even have the slightly supernatural, haunting, spectre vibe learn it totally for free, so parasect would also for sure doing it, besides there is a couple of grass type moves in their TM list that need to go.
Keep the AWESOME work!!
@@ZenModeYT but this one is weird ngl. Foongus is a mushroom and is a Grass-type. Also Breloom is Grass/Fighting.
@@blazechaos212 you are assuming that they are staying that way in zenmode's ideal pokemon game
@@hi-i-am-atan I'm not assuming. I'm going off with the details he shared in the vid
Spore + Dream Eater is an insane combo I have always wanted to see
Move over Darkrai
Shiinotic can actually pull that combo in the official games. Mina uses it in pretty much every fight.
I love how you incorporate lore into your adjustments, because, for example, anyone could just give a Pokémon the best moves of their type and call it a day, without giving much thought to whether the move logically or thematically matches the Pokémon. You, however, take on the more elaborate mission of making a Pokémon viable without "breaking character". Props for that.
btw, when you reached the Pokémon Tower Rival fight, you totally missed a chance to point out his line "Is your Pokémon dead?" and reply with "Yes, actually!"
About mushrooms not being a good fit for grass types, GameFreak has the nasty habit of lumping fungi into the grass typing, even with later gens. Gen III has the Shroomish line, Gen V has the Foongus line, and Gen VII has Morelull and Shiinotic. I think GameFreak sees the grass typing more as something they can lump nature related and soil-growing creatures in, instead of a purely plant specific typing. The Bug type also has this problem where crabs, spiders and other arthropods are lumped together in one group, though it makes a little bit more sense than fungi being grass type.
For Bug it makes sense, things like Clawitzer honestly should have been Water/Bug.
Now for snails like Accelgor on the other hand…
@@Glory2Snowstar pure bug type Accelgor is indeed weird. It rather could’ve been (part) Dark type since it appears to be based on a Ninja, or even Ground type because it seems to be wearing a motorbike helmet.
Fungi were considered plants at one point. I dare to guess that Gen1's developers were still taught in school that Fungi were plants. And it just became the status quo for later generations, even if we know better now
Biologically they are different but aesthetically and the way they survive are similar. I think its a good fit. Better than just inventing a new "mushroom" type or associating mushrooms with say normal or poison types.
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Lp 😊.😊,
Parasect my beloved, I'm glad to see you finally reach your true potential. Seriously, this is what I've always wanted and then some! Bug/Ghost always made sense to me, but I never thought about Dream Eater working so well with Spore. Mostly because, like most, I never thought about Dream Eater.
Yeah dream eater is so niche and almost never used, but it works so perfectly here I was so happy! It almost seemed busted at point, but hey, it’s Parasect. He’s had it too tough for too long!
@@ZenModeYT feel like giving my own buffs for it in later gens using your version of Parasect as base for them.
First I would pull down X-Scissor from level66 to 39.
Second I would buff it’s HP, Atk, Defense and Spd from 50, 95, 80 and 80 to 85, 110, 95 and 95 respectively in total buffing it’s BST from 405 to 480.
Third it would give it two new moves to learn: one that’s more or less a general buff to physical attacking ghost types that learn it and the other a Signature move to help further set it apart from other sleep users. I’ll start with the signature move.
The signature move in question is Zombifying spores: “the User scatters its spores to force the opposing Pokémon into a zombified state”
Base Power --
Catagory: Status
Type: Ghost
Targeting: Single-Target, Adjacent.
Is effected by the same abilities spore is
Effects: the Pokémon hit by Zombifying spores will be given the zombie status which to put it simply it will be put to sleep for 2-5 turns and take 1/8 of its health in damage for every turn its asleep, wearing off when the Pokémon wakes up. To ensure it won’t outclass spore it’s PP will be maximum of 5 (8 with max pp ups) and it will only be learned when Parasect reaches level 62.
The second one is Siphon Soul: “the User uses a hand or Claw-like appendage to drain the opponents life force”
Base Power: 85
Catagory: Physical
Type: Ghost
Targeting: Single Target
Abilities it interacts with: Rough Skin, Iron Barbs, Liquid Ooze,.
Contact? Yes
Bonus Effects: Heals the user for half the damage dealt, Base Power increased by 1.3x and healing increased to 75% of the damage dealt if the user has less Hp than the opponent.
Examples of Pokémon that would learn it including but not limited to:
Parasect (Hence why I mentioned it)
Banette
Duskinoir
Driftblim
Mimikyu
@@ultimapower6950 I'm gonna share my changes as well since I'm making a romhack of Crystal called Redv2.0 with Physical/Special split and later gen moves.
I like the Bug/Grass typing and I don't want to change it, but I am aware of its drawbacks. Thus, I am leaning onto the gimmick by buffing it HARD.
Paras gains +20 HP and +15 Atk, making its stats 55/85/55/45/55/25. I really love this pattern of BST ngl. Slight buff but nothing too crazy.
What's crazy however is Parasect. I buffed it hard: +25 HP, +15 Atk, +30 Def, and +60 Sp. Def, making its base stats 85/110/100/60/140/30. Yes, it's insane but remember, its typing is littered with weaknesses. This bulk makes sense because look at that BIG mushroom. But, x4 and x2 weaknesses can deal with it very well. That bulk allows it to switch in on neutral hits much more easily than before. It also gets X-Scissor and Leech Life, allowing it to be a good offensive Pokémon.
Amazing how much the type change did in order to turn Parasect, a mon I'd never have thought of as bulky, into such a tank. You're doing a wonderful job with the videos; keep it up!
LOVE the switchup on this, swapping to such an underrepresented type in kanto both makes sense and would make this line so much better. keep up the great work.
Seeing these videos would make me love to see you just overhaul the pokedex with a lot of "fixed" pokemon. Like a Drayano hack, but your own. Research into pokemon that haven't been explored enough like this one.
If Snorlax, Cinderace and Clawitzer can all learn Shadow Ball, I feel like we could justify giving it to Parasect as a TM move, though I guess it wasn't really needed here. Kinda shocked how a simple type change and some learn set adjustments could affect one of the worst Pokémon ever in such a positive way. Great job as always!
i think cinderace should learn all ball moves tbh
Clawitzer getting it makes sense, like it's shooting a ghost cannonball from its claw
It makes sense for Snorlax as well as it's known for Hyper Beams
@@NecromancyForKids yet its Dex entries only ever talk about shooting water and how it can move quickly through water at over 60 knots (base speed of only 59).
@@whatthefrancium Snorlax is known for eating anything, even moldy foods. Emerald even talks about how it’s used as a children’s playground while it’s asleep because it’s to docile. Gyarados is the one known for Hyper Beams.
It's crazy that you became one of the RUclipsrs where I audibly go "oh!" Whenever i see you upload and you didn't disappoint, keep up the good work!
I think aromatherapy makes sense design wise, as a lot of medicines and antibiotics comes from fungi
I think they removed aromatherapy from SV so I was fine with him removing it in this video
Im impressed by Parasect's ability to do so well without any stat changes, even with a mediocre moveset still. Its interesting how basic changes can make some pokemon really take advantage of what they already had
"What are you going to do with your time machine?"
"Game Freak made a mistake that I need to fix."
this series you make is fuckin excellent dude. it really shows how much you care about making a pokemon special for an average player. you almost create personalities, that no doubt the devs had intended, but sometimes didn't realize. as if you're making rpg characters that have some variability of story and character depending on their party members and the player's intentions.
im happy this doesn't go too far into "making x op" or "min maxing" pokemon, but rather making the fantasy become more alive.
one thing i think you may want to consider is translation. for moves and for the pokemon's name. the fantasy of pokemon tries to be consistent among translations, but that may not hold true. or maybe the translations unearth some aspect to a pokemon you didn't consider. especially in regards to movepool as the translation from japanese to english or japanese to any other language might really change what the intended purpose of a move or pokemon may have been.
go off man, talk yo shit
Hoping for Skitty/Delcatty next time. Love to see what kinds of changes you'd make for them!
That would be awesome. I speculated on Delcatty a bit a while ago and making it fairy, 100 attack, 110 speed and keeping its other stats the same would help it quite a bit. That or keep it normal and give it normalize.
Based on what he said at the end of the video, you might’ve just guessed it.
Surskit is my guess
I adore this series, considering both the design and gameplay potential of some underrated Pokémon and polishing them to a fine crisp! I find it cute that Parasect now shares a Type with Shedinja, considering both are dead cicada husks.
As a Parasect Enjoyer this makes me super happy, wonderful work!
I really appreciate how much detail you put into these changes, whether it be paying attention to flavor text, paying mind to how the Pokémon was designed to function, or making sure it’s solid pick in relation to other mons. Your restraint in particular makes these videos very Interesting to watch, most ROM hacks and videos like this would usually beeline towards a stat or type change, while you use them as more of a last resort that needs proper justification. Keep up the good work!
Okay I LOVE the concept of a Ghost type Parasect and I can't believe I'd never thought of it before! I'm definitely going to use that concept for my own game because it fits so perfectly, especially with the moves like Nightmare and Dream Eater to pair with Spore.
For modern games I'd also give it things like Infestation and Night Slash off the top of my head, but I'd probably change the Abilities to Effect Spore and Cursed Body (for Parasect, not sure for Paras) to keep with the parasitie spreading theme. And I still like Giga Drain as a TM move for it, but I understand why you didn't use it for this video.
I do think a case can be made for it being Grass/Ghost because, like it or not, mushrooms are CONSISTENTLY classified under the Grass type in Pokémon. In the real world they are fungi and genetically closer to animals than plants, but Pokémon is a different world and I personally will just accept that the Grass type includes mushrooms despite them not technically being plants.
That being said, I still prefer Bug/Ghost for Parasect, though it's a matter of framing: Is the Pokémon the crab/bug thing and it happens to have its mind and body controlled by the mushroom, or is the Pokémon the mushroom that is controlling the Bug? Since Paras isn't being controlled I'd say the Pokémon is the Bug and therefor Parasect should be Bug type still (and I'd also change Paras to be mono Bug)
Never clicked so fast when I saw my best friend paras
Same
as a fellow paras enjoyer, I applaud you.
and I thought you were just doing theory, but seeing you actually use the changes
was really cool.
Love the ghost typing--that's such a good idea. I think it would honestly be fine to give it shadow ball over shadow punch because most pokemon gain some kind of elemental power from their type (why else would decidueye learn Poltergeist when it's just an owl?) and it's really common for pokemon with low BSTs to get strong moves early to compensate
here in my country we all pokémon fans have a deep love for paras
so I whole heartedly want to thank you for this video
Even in Legends Arceus?
I love how you make changes for these Pokémon based on staying true to their flavor/character rather than “give everything a setup move and sweep.” There were some moments, particularly in the penultimate rival fight and Elite Four fights where the narration was pretty off sync with the video, but overall I really enjoyed the video!
I agree that he could work a bit on video editing, specifically synching up the commentary with the footage.
I was a bit confused by it at first but then I realized that it was done so he could narrate at his own pace while showing the entire fight (sped up) on screen. Rather than having to constrict the length of narration against each individual opponent Pokemon to the amount of time it was on screen, which varies and is often quite short
Upon reflection, paras should probably be pure bug. I do like the idea of the grass type being a bait and switch for the ghost typing though.
Honestly I would love to see you develop you’re own rom/roms of different games as you take on new projects. Love you’re work and keep it up!
Once again, another amazing video. It took a while to really appreciate how effective the change to ghost/bug is, as another commented said: it not only made Parasect better, but it made ghost types themselves better. I just worry how this Parasect would look in future gens due to how damn perfect the changes fit this game.
Honestly outside of powercreep it’s still a pretty good change what with the addition of Shadow Claw, buffed Leech Life and Ghosts just getting stronger over the years. It’s not the best Mon around but its got a lot of going for it now instead of being the Mon that takes the most damage possible
Honestly Parasect should get another evolution like Primeape and Bisharp got. That way it can also get a useable base stat total. This would be preferable to getting a regional variant.
If Parasect is going to gain the Ghost type upon evolution, it should be inexchange for the Bug type, since it's the bug that's dead.
Also, and I'm not sure how necessary this is, but if you ever do a "How I would fix Ninetales" video, I'd definitely stitch the Ghost Type onto it, considering in it's bases on the Kitsune, a Japanese fox yokai with paranormal abilities. It already learns a ton of Ghost Type moves, and according to the Pokedex, it's been known to put curses on people that piss it off.
Don't we have enough Ghost/Grasses already? Treavenant, Gourgeist, Dhelmise, Decidueye, the new desert thorn from Paldea...
@@robertlupa8273 Well technically those all came long after Parasect so it’s all retroactive.
That said I’d argue Bug/Ghost is fine because yes the bug is dead, but it’s still the corporeal body that’s being used, similar to Shedinja. I think that better illustrates the creepiness of it, giving it the ghost typing to say “the bug is now dead” instead of removing the bug typing to say “the bug is gone”.
I feel you did an excellent job on this one. Giving Parasect the Ghost typing in Kanto really helped the bug take advantage of its decent bulk and give it an invaluable niche that not a lot of other Kanto mons could replicate in FRLG while also keeping true to the flavor of the mon without making it too overpowered. It just goes to show how awful the Grass/Bug type combination is and how crippled the Paras line is because of it. Shedding that Grass typing Midgame for Ghost really does wonders.
This is such a great series and is inspiring me into getting back into a passion project that I had a few years back somewhat similar to this, love your stuff bro, keep it up!
Hey! I was correct in guessing Paras! Nice!
Yeah, Paras and Parasect are so saddening in how they aren't able to do much. But you absolutely smashed them out of the park in this one and made them incredible! And you made it so that Parasect can still function as a great cather Mon, just amazing! Thank you so much for showing some much needed love to this bug...mushroom...organism.
A Hoenn Pokemon next? Well, I have to pray with all my being that it's Skitty and Delcatty then! C'mon, make them live up to their reputation in Mystery Dungeon and show them the power of a cat with a mission!
I have a good feeling that it _is_ Skitty, since he said he'll be covering "a Pokemon even weaker than Paras[ect], as we take a lap through the Hoenn region" and the only fully evolved Pokemon with less BST than Parasect's 405 are:
Dustox, Beautifly (unlikely that he'd cover two bugs in a row),
Shedinja (previous point, plus Shedinja is actually pretty good),
Nosepass (got an evolution in Gen 4, so I doubt he'd try to fix something that is already fixed),
Mawile, Sableye (as bad as they are, they're still pretty usable, although I speak from personal experiences that they fall off _hard_ in the lategame),
Plusle, Minun (they have _exactly_ 405 BST)
Volbeat, Illumise (they got a stat buff in Gen 6)
Luvdisc (don't even bother fixing that one; it's found way too late)
Spinda (actually a pretty likely choice too, now that I think about it)
Delcatty (notoriously underwhelming, probably mostly intended to be used in Contests and not in battles)
And yes, Masquerain has higher stats than Parasect. Doesn't make it any less sucky.
I loved how you used immunity as the ability to make the most of the tech available in gen 3.
Dry skin would be interesting from gen 4 onwards, for sure, but I feel like Immunity's upgrade, comatose, would be a very fitting pick.
Can't imagine burns or paralysis mattering much to the zombie bug...
Love these videos, I'll keep watching them as fast as you can make em!
I just want to say how much I love these videos. They're so well executed and interesting to watch. Also including the actual playthrough at the end is just *chef's kiss*
I've genuinely never thought of Paras as the wrong type but it really does change things up! Awesome video.
1-Down was an absolute beast
Already rewatching these. Can't wait for the next upload!
Love, love your videos. They are so interesting and fun!
Uploaded at the perfect time for me to watch with my food. Another great video. Would love to see how you would fix Beedrill and Sudowoodo.
Suggestion: making sunflora a grass/fire type. Sunflowers are some kf my favorite flowers and i think Sunflora deserves a little love. I'd probably give it drought and access to flamethrower
Edit: or give it flash fire and sunny day (which I think it already gets)
I never expected that perfection in terms of buffing that mon.
I really love seeing this game design/ pokemon videos. So interesting!
Pls fix ledyba it deserves it
Genuinely some great videos you’ve made. I’m loving every bit of making bad Pokémon more viable during gameplay. If you are open to any suggestions, I’d love to see one for Woobat and Swoobat in Black and White. Keep up the amazing content!
Incredible video. Along with one of my favourite pokemon. Thank you sir.
man I just love the creativity I'm these videos, such a fun series
I love all your videos - its really clear how much effort you put in to make each pokemon viable in-game while still trying to keep their design origins in mind vs simply just buffing all their stats or giving them OP moves as an easy solution! Keep up the good work!
Also if you're taking suggestions, I would like to see how you fix Skitty in Gen 3. It's adorable, but using it in-game is a chore.
Hell yeah. Ive been checking your channel daily for like a week now lmao. Had a feeling we were close to an upload. Looks to be a banger as always, youve dug out an awesome niche for just yourself and I think it purely comes down to the presentation style you have. I bet it wont be long until other larger content creators start emulating these videos.
So bland with mediocre jokes? Poketubers got that covered plenty
omg the idea of making parasect ghost type is amazing, i never thought about it but it makes total sense, also no more just 1 ghost type in the whole game, i love this kind of videos keep up the amazing work!
Fantastic video, I absolutely love content like this and I'm thrilled to see there's someone new making it
I was at first a little confused that you didn't simply make Parasect Ghost/Grass instead of Bug/Ghost, since the bug is the one that's dead, and future mushroom Pokemon are all treated as Grass-Type anyway (As Lockstin always says, just because a Pokemon has a certain type, doesn't mean they are that type, and it's something I agree with. If you're grass-like, it's good enough.)
But it grew on me as I kept watching. Particularly since the Paras line is likely based off cicadas, much like the Shedinja line, so being Bug/Ghost is oddly fitting
_"But it grew on me"_
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Actually Shedinja is the reason it makes sense to me. Shedinja is just a dead husk of a bug, but you’d never just call it a bug type, or just a ghost type, it would inform too little. The Bug/Ghost is there because although the bug is now dead/undead, the physical body is still strongly the main form of the Pokemon, the ghost type just informs its state of being.
Which leaves the mushrooms out to dry in terms of characterizing through typing, but I really do think keeping the Bug typing in is important. Grass/Ghost just seems like a more spectral kind of thing anyway, like those Gen 6 pokemon, but Parasect is corporeal.
@@emblemblade9245 That same reasoning works the other way around. Parasect is certainly a Pokemon that _would_ have three types of it could.
I feel like the Paras line is a good example of how Bug works better as a monster family as opposed to an actual element.
The algorithm didn't miss. glad to have found your channel - really interesting approach to Pokémon vids!
Been binging all your videos. I'm hooked
Love these vids! If you’re taking suggestions I’d love to see how you would fix Delibird. Kind of a weird gimmick Pokémon but Ice is such an interesting type in general and I’ve always wanted to find reason to use it
Since it is a santa bird, I imagine a sort of supportive movepool with some ice and flying coverage would work.
Assuming we are using gen 4, this means moves such as fling, natural gift, recycle, along with various weird moves and staple moves like roost.
Mainly anything with bomb in the name or anything that can be pictured as coming out of the sac like spikes because it desperately needs literally anything to help it. Even if we gave the sad boy some thing stupid like stealth rock or dark void, or no guard sheer cold it would probably still be mediocre since its defenses and speed are abhorrent and literally comparable to first stage Pokémon (its defense and speed are somehow worse than magikarp for reference).
If the thing in front of it can outspeed it and kill it, it’s practically dead, and that’s alot of things that are built for that even in the story mode.
I think Ingrain could’ve been a good move for Paras/Parasect, since that’s what the fungi are doing to it.
I mean the entire point of this mushroom type is that it's not stationary thanks to its host
@@appelofdoom8211 it’s not like ingrain is a permanent thing but sure! I get what you mean
I have been waiting for this!! Great content.
Another great video and I like the changes you made. Keep up the good work!
One of the things I loved about Let's Go was the candy system. I could actually make use of pokemon like Parasect and Onix by doping them lol
I could also see Bug/Dark given their love of dark places and the sinister nature of Parasect's mushroom. Bug/Fairy is also a possibility in later gens due to the affiliation mushrooms have with the fae but that would have to be for gens 6 onward.
been watching all of your videos since i found you last night and watching your sub count go up each time i click on a new one! totally deserved, you are doing some really interesting stuff and your delivery of it is great too, and i know it will only get better
I'm so glad I stumbled across your channel, I love these vids!
Now that makes me wonder whether Dartrix, Crocalor, or Snorunt die when they evolve into their Ghost-type evos as well. (I'd argue in the case of the Ghost starters its more so they're now honing spiritual ghost powers akin to say Danny Phantom rather than literally dying)
Some people like to joke that exposing Snorunt to a Dawn Stone is just melting it to death
I really like this concept and all of your ideas!
One thing I'd like to give contructive criticism on:
When you narrate battles its sometimes confusing when youre several seconds ahead of whats happening on screen. Maybe you could speed the battles up/slow them down to match them to your explanation.
Keep up the good work!
Im so happy I randomly found your channel, these videos are sooo good ❤
Another banger from ZenMode, this is definitely your best video yet, you did a great job making this Pokémon super fun to use and it showed in the gameplay part. That Spore Dream Eater combo is crazy lol. Keep it up!
The Shinx line is definitely a species in need of a stat rework or type change, but better moves overall would be something at least.
Thank you for the intro, now I’m going to have nightmares
Also Magneton is not slow at all, that’s Magnezone
11:38 the mic quality jumpscare
Yeah had to go back and re-record a couple lines 😅 still getting the hang of audio recording but it’s an improvement over last video :)
Eh. I’d say that 70 is still pretty slow. It’s certainly the slowest electric type in Kanto by a wide margin (every other fully evolved one has at least base 100 speed). Base 70 puts it below Nidoqueen, Beedrill, Hitmonchan and every Kanto starter while it only matches Dewgong, Skarmory, Poliwrath and Victreebel. It’s even slow enough that Magnezone doesn’t really mind it dropping further.
@@yorecf9641 Isn’t Magneton base 80?
EDIT: Double-checked, apparently not. Huh.
figured the Paras line was a shoo-in for this treatment. can’t wait to watch later
I adore your series! Creators speculating on forgtten pokemon is one of my favorite niches to egage with. You're doing a great job and i cant wait to see what Pokemon is next 🥰
I’d recommend making Paras a pure Bug-Type since I don’t really think grass fits it and it’s not dead enough to be Ghost-Type. Also, are you carrying Pokémon buffs from previous videos to future ones? (Ex. Keeping Parasect’s buffs for the next FRLG video)
These videos make me consider some weaker pokemon and start to see past their bad stats and movesets and really get to appreciate the design and potential these pokemon have, keep up the good work dude!
Thanks :) it’d be boring if every Pokémon was built as the typical offensive sweeper. Nice to mix in some more interesting strategies here, even if it’s not “optimal”
I can really appreciate the narratives you provide for the playthroughs, it really makes the runs come alive. For Pokemon like Parasect, I have never even read their dex entries before, and I really love how you take all of this to heart.
I would definitely pay full price for having these games completely re-imagined by you!
Love this series so much, thank you thank you!
Fantastic video! These are exactly my thoughts! Mushrooms are as closely related to plants as fire is to water. So I love the change from bug/grass to bug/ghost. It also gives a pretty interesting niche.
Not sure if that was mentioned, but I would make Paras a mono bug. As you said, mushrooms are not really plants, so... yeah.
Also, I kinda get the idea behind Shadow Punch, but I don't like it. It has huge claws, but I don't think they punch stuff. Maybe you should leave Shadow Ball after all and from Gen 4 forward, let it learn Shadow Claw. Or alternatively, if you really don't want Shadow Ball, then how about other utility moves that could fit nicely, such as Pursuit? It would give additional tools for it to threaten fellow ghost types. Or Sweet Scent to further increase his usefulness as catching Pokemon. Both of them can learn via Egg Move. Or if neither of them you don't like, just give Body Slam.
The problem with Pursuit is that it's a special move in Gen 3.
While scientifically mushrooms and plants aren’t related, to the average observer (aka most Pokemon players, especially kids) mushrooms and plants are both “stationary things that grow in the ground” so the association makes enough sense to use, especially since there’s no other type that would work well as a universal substitute.
That said I’m totally on board with Parasect being Bug/Ghost because to take away either of those types would be informing too little about the state Parasect is in. Its bug is a corporeal zombie, so making it Grass/Ghost would be making it sound too spectral and be ignoring the undead elephant in the room
Nice video. Always liked Paras(ect) to.
But if you're opent to suggestions. I kinda wanna see if you can you try to fix patrat. I always felt like it lacked a niche with a better early normal type like lillipup around ane he's not been in the dexited regions so he needs some love.
Maybe make him a sleeper by giving him a renamed compound eyes for his abillity? Because run away/illuminate kinda suck
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This series is so cool. I love the way you go about this topic. I'd love to play a super rom hack with all of the changes you make to all Pokemon over the years.
I was wondering if you’d cover Paras and Parasect. Though, while I agree that Fungi aren’t plants, with Pokémon’s logic I feel Grass/Ghost would be more fitting for Parasect. But otherwise this was very fun to see the shrooms do well.
I agree shadow ball shouldn't have been a level up move but imo you should have made it tm compatible so it gets its best STAB move. Either way, I loved this video, that's the only thing I would have personally changed.
I agree. In later games Parasect gets Energy Ball so Shadow Ball isn't out of reach.
Your videos are so cool in conceot and your calm, well spoken voice and ubderstated joke delivery are excellent man. I hope you continue to grow in this and find nothing but success.
I just have to say, I absolutely adore and love how much time and effort you put into these. I'm sure most pokemon fans have sat around with friends and kicked the can around in how to make a bad pokemon better, I know I've done it multiple times. But watching these videos and seeing you dig through a pokemon in its entirely to not only make it stronger and more viable to use, but also...just more fun all around. These videos are so awesome. Always looking forward to more. Bug/Ghost Parasect is SO cool.
I have a little theory that the paras line and nincada line share a common pokemon ancestor and that the fungus just couldn't acclimate to Hoenn's tropical climate. Maybe the caves aren't dry enough or the proximity to the ocean makes the caves too salty for them
Aren't cordyceps like, everywhere in tropical areas?
@@nunyabiznes33 probably
If aftermath was available in gen 3 I think it would've made a really good ability on parasect, given that it's infected with toxic spores. I mean you typically use it to just use spore and die anyway. It's nice to get some chip damage off but it would make it less viable in nuzlockes so I'm not sure.
this is a genuinely inspired series of videos and I absolutely support any excuse to expand the ghost type!
Let's go! I am so hyped whenever you released a vid :))
I'd like to see a video on sandshrew. Hes always been underwhelming to me.
I still think Ice is worse than Bug, at the very least it has better moves and acessability....u need to fix Ariados and Ledian too
Also why does gamefreak thinks mushrooms are plants and spiders are bugs to this day???
It's easier to just have them be grass and bug. As much as a Fungi type would be cool, i'm not sure it could work in the pokemon games.
Awesome work! Love these videos!
Yooo I LOVE this line!! So glad to see it getting a well-deserved rework from my favorite channel to do such. :D