I disagree. I find that they’re only necessary in niche situations and outside of those cases it’s usually better to use something else. Thus, semicolons are the Quagsire of punctuation.
I once heard Hariyama is Ryan Gosling's favourite Pokémon, it is not surprising at all that it is indeed the absolute best and most dominating force in the rich environment of adv overused. Not even the mighty Roselia can catch up to this fabulous beast.
This is actually the perfect video for me to wake up to, as opposed to falling asleep to. It's as bracing and revitalizing as a Smellingsalt from Hariyama!
Considering Hariyama is ranked higher than several OU pokemon on the official viability ranks. If/when do you think it’ll receive the title of OU itself.
all my homies love hairy mama - shiny colours are pretty sexy too which is a very important aspect of teambuilding. here are some of my thoughts on yama; One aspect I really value is its ability to switch into an unknown Tyranitar without fear, which can only really be done otherwise by the likes of Milotic, Suicune and Swampert (you'll goin Swampert? Hidden Powa Grass Bitch). Yama can force switches / guarantee pressure with knock and while Milo and Suicune would probably force a switch in this situation, these options are probably going to sap your momentum (hypno Milo ftw?) if your opponent has options (which they probably do). Otherwise, you'd have to do some pivoting / protecting to scout its set, which can be a bit risky (coverage, dd). You still need an actual rock resist with Yama (preferably two) but with Wish (and hopefully spin) support you can functionally counter any non-punch Tyranitar. Its unusual stat distribution lends itself well to being a bulky attacker and all round cool mon - it can be defensively ev'd to eat pretty much anything and Pokémon like this are pretty fun to EV. I generally prefer Adamant (even on defensive) because: tl;dr; maths - needs 316 Atk to OHKO 252HP TTar w/ Stab Brick Break; 48+ or 160 EVs - the + nature here essentially gives 112 EVs thanks to its high base attack (120); a defensive nature (with maxed EVs; something something HP 1.2 ratio : defences) is equivalent to 84 EVs here (base 60s). You trade a little bulk for the KO guarantee (and 2HKO out of sand on Blissey) but the game and teambuilding is complicated - that amount of bulk could theoretically be the difference in a game and the guaranteed KO might matter, but is basically invalidated when a spike is added to the mix. It also means using brick break, which is a blessing and a curse; accuracy but the power and crit can be very useful. Finally, the synergy with Wish Mence that you touched on here and went over in the Star team analysis is awesome - Yama effectively resists Ice and can knock on a water, pressures Blissey, handles / can help to handle TTar. Intimidate and Wish are valuable tools, helping you pivot around and giving Yama longevity, with Toxic / Protect helping the long game. I think this pairing is awesome - Hariyama isn't seen too often but has some very valuable niches. Mence usually stars in an offensive role but its pseudo-legendary stats, useful ability and wide movepool serve to make it an interesting and, most importantly, viable defensive choice; Pokémon at its best.
Bro the people who play games online vs other players at least semi proficently are super smart. The number of posibilities in each turn is crazy. I wish these geniuses would be solving more real life problems. Forget ai.
Honest question: why isnt yama considered OU? I see it in tournaments at least as much as the less common OUs like porygon and flygon, and it seems even more consistent.
Thick fat, max Def/SpDef, KO/FP/rest/whirlwind wins me games all the time. If i win the game chances are yama is still alive. Ttar leads always switch so free focus punch/knock off or skarm lead taking out its leftovers is HUGE. Yama/blissey make a great def core on spikeless/stall teams.
I know you normally don't make a ton of videos on past gen other tiers and make it more of a every now and then thing, but what are your thoughts on the Linoone ban in ADV UU? For a former ADV NU pokemon considered to be niche in NU at best to being banned from UU is a big jump to make
Hariyama being UUBL and not OU has and always will be shocking to me. I've never played a game where Hariyama didn't contribute significantly. Teams up well with TSS, checks TSS, shreks Bliss, Tar, Gar (with HP Ghost), can deal with setup sweepers with whirlwind, and more. All this would make it a pretty good Poke, but with KO on top of that, it's just a solid option for many teams.
Could we get some fun teams of how a pro would design "mono gym leader" teams in the best way, that they have just a little competitive success? I really wonder if a e.g. mono water team could be successful (even if uts just a little)
Hariyama is one of the best pokemon ever made, it looks amazing(its shiny is cool too)the name is super cool, great moves and some of the best abilities a fighting pokemon could ask for. Now we got Iron Hands too which is just amazing too!
