50 Surprising Pokémon Stats 

That won't stop the little munchkin from slaughtering every corviknight in Paldea 😈

Gigaton Hammer should have been super effective against Steel-types.

​@@jorgegonzalezavila9376 or atleast Corviknight

It just want to make it suffer

It uses the hammer to knock rocks into it. We do not have a golf move yet.

Rock type is also both resistant to a lot of common early game types but at the same time has loads of weaknesses, including to two starter types. So it’s a perfect type for teaching new players about type effectiveness too

@@Owain9797 What you said, PLUS it has awful special (defense), meaning even if you picked Charmander as a kid, you can spam non-effective embers and still have a realistic chance of beating it.

Onix is essentially Pokémon’s Whispy Woods.

@@anthonydavid3348 honestly, I believe that Onix has an even better design than Whispy Woods, since the latter doesn't even pretend to be menacing, while Onix looks threatening, but it's actually a piece of cake, provided you picked the right Pokémon of course

@@lorenzomartinelli7665 That's a fair opinion

That's a good theory. I just figured it was based on reaction time, meaning Pokemon that can move fast lore-wise yet have low Speed stats are either slow at processing the command, or are trying to not disobey immediately, causing a pause.

Attack and special attack are some of the least defensible ones, speed is one I think is the easiest to defend because these are combat stats being show not stats for how they move at traveling speed. A lot of super fast things are handicapped by smaller arenas and the like where turning is required more frequently

Yeah, it has always felt more like reflexes than top speed. A featherweight boxer would have a higher 'speed' stat than a sprinter because they would beat them to the punch. The one that I also feel is misrepresented is defence, HP is the stat that determines how much damage something can take and defence is how difficult it is to land a good blow. Whether that be an evasion tank or in a full set of armour. Kartana, very tricky to hit properly but can't take much damage

Speed=Reaction Time you could say

Exactly, travel speed vs combat speed, I’ve seen this brought up a lot in power scaling discussions.

That type combo was built for a slow, defensive Pokémon.

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That at least makes sense

​@@thedragonwarrior5861 Agreed.

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Logical.

It could also mean who's faster at attacking

Yeah, basically the hammer has a whopping attack stat, but the ability Truant. XD

@@cintronproductions9430 Exactly, i’m gonna assume not being able to use it for one turn is because that hammer is heavy AF

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This means nothing when it comes to the stats. Tons of Pokemon had high Physical or Special they couldn't use due to types being hard-locked to physical or special. Such as Flareon having an insanely high attack, but no physical STAB fire moves it could use to take full advantage of it. The Gengar line also has high special, but all the ghost moves are physical so it never gets to take full advantage of its main stat. Etc, etc.

Yeah, "speed" can be very misleading, dexterity and initiative explain it better... Though, they may not be that easy to understand at first

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Those are all different stats in dnd

I didn't know that! thank you!

DM: “roll for initiative.” Dedenne then proceeded to roll 6 straight nat 20’s purely to assert dominance.

I completely forgot about that!!! Dragonite is so fast in the anime but slow as hell in the games wtf

My main explanation for these stats is that in the dex entries it references the pokemon's max speed, not taking into account the pokemon's acceleration, and while in battle its pretty hard to accelerate for 10 seconds without being attacked.

It learns extreme speed

Goodra also has a speed stat of 80, meaning it should swim around the globe in 16 hours.

I mean Have you seen wild boars or elephants charge? Theyre pretty fast for such chunky creatures! They have to be speedy to gore their opponents with their tusks

And the F22 Raptor, widely regarded as the scariest modern jet, can SUPERCRUISE at around Mach 2.5 (I don't believe the Foxhoud actually reached Mach 3 lemme look it up real quick) Okay i looked it up and it could TECHNICALLY reach mach 3.2 with engine damage but actually reached mach 2.8

Also explains why fat cat Purugly can outspeed jet dragons.

I was getting really annoyed also with wugtrio, because it kept outspeeding and ohkoing mega rayquaza. I feel this theory doesn't really apply, as wugtrio's heads stick out of a rock.

Especially w/ Celestela - Nothing said it didn't take time getting around to flying at high speeds.

Exactly... Speed in Pokemon is reflex .... Not moving speed...

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Do You Think Gamefreak Should Start Showing Trade Evolutions In The Wild ? .. I Think It’s Very UNFAIR That Pokémon Like Machamp/Trevenant/Alakazam/Scizor Kingdra Etc Aren’t EVER Available Outside Of Being Traded , That’s Completely Ridiculous . These Pokémon Have Been Around For Generation’s And Have Been Shown To Be In The Overworld On MULTIPLE OCCASIONS In Anime , This Is Something That Needs To Change In My Personal Opinion ! 😒

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@@melvondrewhite2674 they did that since Sword and Shield, almost all trade evolutions are available in the wild, those are not in the wild can be caught in the dens

@@mikekwon95 But Not In Scarlet/Violet Right ? My Point Is Where’s The Consistency ??! .. They Did It For One Game What About The Others ..

I was laughing for hours

In that same game it's also part of the Elite 4, so...

@@therexyogaming .....Twice

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I thought the same, but how would a move like tail wind five better reaction time? (It adds winds on your side of the field to move faster)

@@trueredpanda1538 Because it's physical reaction speed, not mental reaction speed.

@@nullpoint3346 I know, I was pointing it out tail wind to the main commentor, basicly, I thought mental speed could be the case 10 years or so ago, but obviusly, sinch I do mention tail wind, I am more then aware.

A yes hisuan braviary, a bird, reacts slower than cottone, makes sense

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Yeah...reaction speed vs travel speed...a creature can definitely have one without the other.

Yeah, I've always had the thought of the stats only being battle stats. Basically the rules of the ingame game of battles. Would also explain how Pokémon weak to water can swim in it. They aren't allergic to water, just take more damage from being splashed with it inside of the battles.

Yeah I would agree with this

@@thesecretsuspects yeah, exactly! The rules of Pokémon battles don't have to be the same as the rules of nature in the Poké-verse. I think regular water is different from water originating from Pokémon moves, which definitely has some kind of elemental magic involved which is why it can damage other Pokémon, while rain or swimming in water does not. At least, that's what I like to believe ^^'

It's reflexes, I guess, so that would mean that the cat doesn't have greater movement speed than a plane, rather it has greater reflexes since it's a cat, hence the term "cat-like reflexes." Still doesn't excuse Vikavolt being slower than Grubbin

Just want to point out that the examples you gave aren't great. In Pokeathlon, Electrode is one of the fastest pokémon (like, he can roll fast). You've also got Pokémon like Accelgore, where it's clear that they're just able to move quickly (as shown in Pokepark 2), which is why they have such speed.

its not about attack charge its about attack response. A fast pokemon is one that can navigate and respond well to commands efficiently, HENCE electrode and Regieleki, one is litteral lightning and the other is a Sphere is an extreme ease to maneuver and orient itself as needed on a dime. meanwhile a pokemon can fly as fast as a jet plane sure, but that doesn't mean it can stop, orient itself for attack and then start moving again efficiently in a combat scenario.

My head-cannon on the "Speed" Stat, is that it's more accurate to consider it the "Mobility" or "Recovery to Attack Again" Stat. It's not actually about how fast the Pokemon's maximum distance-over-time is, but how well the Pokemon can react to things around it. - Rhyhorn has low speed because if it attacks something, say by tackling it, it takes comparatively forever, say 10~20 seconds, to get back into a position where it can do so again. - Vikavolt can move around quickly, but it's special attacks take time to charge up, and it's physical attacks rely on it opening and then shutting it's pincer's. - Escavalier is in a similar position to Rhyhorn, requiring time to remove it's arm-lances from whatever they get lodged into, and, with a pair of long sticks stuck to itself, it's kind of hard to maneuverer around obstacles, such as enemies (or trees), to get into a position to properly attack your foes. - Varoom has the issues of motor vehicles do, they're great for causing destruction via speed-based impacts, but they need a minute to reposition themselves so that they have a chance to hit you a second time. - Veluza, same issue as with Varoom. Great vertical acceleration, poor turning capabilities. - Wiglett & Dugtrio may live half-underground, but they are able to move around anywhere, change direction on a dime, and could theoretically, in a game with a completely unrelated set of combat mechanics, attack near constantly in combat. This does seem to fit with your explanation, KelKav, it's just more detailed and gives more detailed descriptions.

Like rockets need time to get their max speed

Instead of 'speed' I like to use "Reaction Time". That's why Slowpoke/bro/king and Slakoth are slow. Takes a little bit for them to understand and translate lol. That's why Psychics are generally fast: they can translate better. And electricity doesn't think, it just acts.

So why is machamp, a Pokémon who can punch at mach speeds, a measly 50, or Decidueye who can shoot arrows faster than a blink, only at 70 speed?

i dont think, you know what the speed stat does...

@@detmaz bruh, what I said was to define the speed stat. For the instance if i didn't know what the speed stat did , i wouldn't even be on the video commenting my views. 😂😂 I think you don't know how the common sense works.

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That's just straight up the case, all most all other translations of pokemon call it something like that instead of speed.

Laughs in Garchomp with 102 speed

Oh yeah Miltank has a higher Speed stat than Rayquaza💀

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Exactly! The Speed stats make more sense if it defines how quick it is to make a move in battle rather than travel speed in the wild. Although it looks like devs that create the pokedex entries probably just make them based off of their designs only.

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This is so true

And also needs time to get it's max speed. Like real rockets

I'm pretty sure SV proves this is canon. Veluza doesn't have a particularly impressive Speed stat, iirc, but it jets at you like a bat outta hell on the overworld.

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Do You Think Gamefreak Should Start Showing Trade Evolutions In The Wild ? .. I Think It’s Very UNFAIR That Pokémon Like Machamp/Trevenant/Alakazam/Scizor Kingdra Etc Aren’t EVER Available Outside Of Being Traded , That’s Completely Ridiculous . These Pokémon Have Been Around For Generation’s And Have Been Shown To Be In The Overworld On MULTIPLE OCCASIONS In Anime , This Is Something That Needs To Change In My Personal Opinion ! 😒

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@@Wailmur That’s 1 Game , Where’s The Consistency ??

Modern tanks like the Abrams MBT (for example) weigh something like 60 tons and have a max speed of 40mph

Wait what

Personally,since bird feathers can come off when a bird is startled i think Tinkaton gets the metal for its hammer by startling Corviknight and picking up the fallen metal feathers

​@@subjectomicron5445 that's genius thinking It possibly finds larges objects that it tosses at corvi which also results I fallen metal that is used as parts for a hammer

@@a1marine105 thanks but i dunno about genius,it's just common sense

I subscribe to the fact that Pokedex entries are just bullshit made up. Theres so many ridiculous examples like Magcargo and Gardevoir.

@@JayceCH. Pokédex entries being made up is actually canonized by the galar fossils- scientists made up historical backstories for them despite being accidental lab fusions that never existed in history

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That's how just goes the power creep in every generation. For example, you could get a Shiftry before the first gym in gen 8. And then you could get for it crazy level 1 moves since reminding pokemon a move in gen 8 is 100% free.

This is why gen 9 is ridiculous. Power creep, weird or stupid designs for certain Pokémon and people and a general uncanniness to the whole thing.

@@theserpent8667 Its definitely not the best installment, but it gave me Tinkaton and Ceruledge, so I can't complain.

@@Watermelon-Pizza It does have some cool Pokémon, so I'll give you that.

Flamigo is a beast, I love it. XD 🦩

In the scarlet pokédex it says, “This intelligent Pokémon has a very daring disposition. It knocks rocks into the sky with its hammer, aiming for flying Corviknight.” I do not know where you got the information from though.

Yea like escavelier makes sense cause its a bulky armoured bug holding two spears.. try doing that .. itll lower ur reaction time significantly

Then also, miltank having higher sod then rayquaza.. diglett having more sod than zekrom, reshiram and giratina

Definitely, it also explains Vikavolt, as railguns take time to charge up before firing. Travel speed does not equal fighting speed

@@Siu2444 I can accept Diglett's speed stat...that is literally its point...it is a whack-a-mole.

Like FIFA

its a limestone onix or like a basalt onix which is rock fire and an obsidian steelix which is fire steel near a volcano

Or make one of its abilities huge power, and make its attack base 60

Anime had a crystal onix. Rock fairy would fit

Dex entries aren't that trustable since they can be quite exaggerated like magcargo being hotter than the sun or tyranitar destroying mountains to make it's home

Ohhhhh dude, so many more pokemon speed stats make sense if you think of it more as a ttrpg dexterity stat. I mean, there’s still exceptions, but reframing it like that seems legit helpful.

Being agile is just that. What why Agility boosts "speed".

Wow. Initiative. That reminds of Dungeons and Dragons. Characters get the stat called dexterity. Then at the beginning of each battle, players figure out initiative. That is the order characters go in while taking turns. Each character rolls a twenty sided dice and adds their dexterity. Then the turn order goes from the highest number to lowest number. It is like speed in Pokemon except more elaborate. Dexterity is used for a lot of stuff in Dungeons and Dragons, as do the other stats. However boosting initiative stands out as the most prominent use. It can benefit all players regardless of class. Some classes do have high dexterity though, such as rogue and ranger.

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fast travel isn't = fast attack ?

@Baron Geoffrey If you factor in acceleration and reaction time, then yes. If A has spring loaded arms then it is going to punch before B even if B can move at sonic speed because if B takes 3 seconds to get to sonic speed then A has already hit it.

Unfortunately Pokémon Sword and Shield debunks this, as the speed stat of the Pokémon in the game actually determines how fast would your Pokémon follow you.....

​​​​​@@jeanduresau not exactly. Remember about the picnics in generation 8, you could see Pokémons run at their canon travel speed even when some of them had really low spd stats. It was a good demonstration of that concept . Then about Pokémons following you faster depending on the stats, I guess Pokemon could improve their speed at not only striking, but also at running. Like in real life. So when we think about it, that makes sens.

Don’t you actually ride Rhyhorn in the games a couple times? And it’s slow as dirt, but is a walking Rock Smash TM? Like, the idea of Rhyhorns racing is MEANT to be inherently funny, and its speed stat isn’t out of place, its the punchline 😂

I personally like to imagine a psychic type setting up trick room for the races, and all the Rhyhorn breaking the sound barrier, along with their racer’s spines

@@spindash64 I am in favor of this version of rhyhorn races.

@@YukikoAimiyo All paralyzed, all holding Macho Brace, -speed nature 0IV.