Ubers that are banned from Ubers - Open Mic 

I can believe that Mega Ray was designed to be the craziest thing in the world. But did nobody play test Zacian or Zamazenta? The first is absolutely broken, and the second is mediocre. I’m sure now which one stopped the darkest day in Galarian lore.

There’s something pretty goddamn raw about a Pokémon being banished from the arena where the literal gods fight each other.

Gen 9 Shedinja: the uber that was banned from the ubers that were banned from ubers

Zacian is like if GameFreak decided to buff Mega Mawile. Higher effective attack most of the time, better bulk, and significantly better Speed.

From Flutter Mane to Regieleki to Calyrex-Shadow, Gen 9 has got to have the quickest and the most Quick Bans in Competitive Pokémon history

I still don’t understand how Game Freak thought Mega Rayquaza not needing a held item would be a good idea.

Calyrex-Shadow's bounty being 1.5 billion berries is pointless since it's unnerve ability prevents you from eating said berries once you catch it. 😉

What makes Mega ray so much more broken than all of the other mons on this list is how unpredictable it can be. 180 on both its Attack and Sp.Attack just makes it nye impossible to predict what set a person is going to run. Especially considering that it has access to some of the most powerful physical and special attacks in the game and being able to hold an item makes it terrifying. Zacian-C and Calyrex-S are both really linear pokemon, but they are incredibly potent at what they do.

With V-Create, mega Ray is effectively running three 120 bp STAB moves, truly an engineering marvel

Speaking of Mega Rayquaza's Dragon Ascent, GameFreak should give Gyarados that move, too. It's perfect for it.

10:48 I remember when ORAS came around where there was new mega evolutions for pokemon in PU like Lopunny and Beedril that because of how the tier functioned, you could legally use completely OP megas in PU for like 2 hours and then they banned them. I think that is considered the fastest quickban in games history but I'm not so sure

I still want to know why Regigigas was treated so badly when they could make something like Zacian. Aside from one of the best type combos in the game, they also felt like giving Zacian a ridiculously good ability because it's stats weren't broken enough. And then there is Regigigas who is a normal type, worst ability in the game and couldn't learn protect until recently. Like just why?

This series is all about 3 competitive experts discussing about battle strategies and Pokemons on discord. While all of us listen to them.

1.5 billion berries??!

Let's review Calyrex-Shadow: Mega Gardevoir Special attack stat, electrode speed stat, roughly incineroar bulk stats, 120 Base power ghost 100 accuracy, no draw back (the most spammable move possible) special attack moxie + unnerve to block resist berries and don't forget, in VGC it target's both and you can get +2 special attack

I always thought yeah megareyquazas stats are crazy, but I always thought that broken ability is what made it to broken. Losing half its weaknesses when u have that much of every stat is crazy and I have no clue who approved him😂

Zacian had the advantage of being the only Mega Pokémon in the metagame lol

The fact that Zacian had to tweak its set just to beat the Quag is amazing to me.

between the two galar dogs, i thinks its obvious who did most of the work during the darkest day

Why they nerfed GLACIAL LANCE and not Astral Barrage... ....WHAT!?

I'm suprised their bounties are only 1.5 billion berries, I feel like these three should have like Yonko level bounties or something

Mega Ray was so op they got rid of the whole mechanic of mega evolution lmao

Loving this new series , keep it up guys

I really miss when the Ubers speed tier was actually slower than OU. Not only did this balance out the dynamic (at least by Ubers standards) of bulky/powerful vs speedy, it also gave a lot of OU Pokemon a niche in the higher tier. For example, in gen 4 Lucario is actually better at beating legendaries than it performs in its own tier. In OU, it’s too slow, frail, and can’t hit hard enough with its priority. In Ubers, it at worst speed ties with the bulkier threats in the game, and anything faster it e speeds to death allowing it to clean up late game very reliably. It even gets plenty of opportunities to set up a swords dance thanks to its great typing for a meta filled with dragons and steels. It’s not walling anything, but it can at least take a resisted hit as a setup opportunity. Same with Garchomp, which was known as the Ubers killer for its slightly faster speed than palkia and strong dragon moves as well as earthquake for many of dragons usual counters. 100 speed was considered blazing fast, most sat at 90 and traded some EVs for bulk. Anything with more than that was a glass cannon like deoxys and mewtwo that can’t just outspeed and ohko everything. Around gen 6, they started shying away from this design philosophy. Mega Ray was just dumb, and while Xerneas needed to boost for its speed, it was still a menace that required niche counters like klefki on every team. By generation 8, this design philosophy was completely thrown out the window. I remember when I first saw Zacian, i couldn’t believe it’s stats, movepool, and typing. Then I saw it’s ability and was dumbfounded. My initial reaction to hearing about it was that balance among the box legendaries had gone out the window. But I was like “well, it may be bad, but it’s Ubers, at least you could revenge trap it for dugtrio to limit it.” That was until I saw it outsped dugtrio by a mile, and to make matters worse a choice scarf dugtrio can’t even OHKO. That’s just sad. And of course calyrex was released in the Gen that removed pursuit. Considering what we’ve seen in Gen 9 now, the design philosophy for box legendaries is completely gone, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see one that can hit 100% accurate OHKO moves soon.

Some honorable mentions belong to the both Mega Gengar, Shedinja, and Miraidon in the gen 9 NatDex Ubers tier. Mega Gengar was already a very controversial mon in gen 7 Ubers, thanks to its insane stats and Shadow Tag ability. In gen 8, Gengar gained the move Encore, which didn't matter in this gen since NatDex didn't have an Ubers tier that gen. However in gen 9, Mega Gengar with Shadow Tag + Encore was unleashed in full force and it broke the tier completely. Shedinja has been said by many in videos, but the gist is that this mon was not meant to exist at the same time as Terastallization, and this mon alongside with Assist + Revivial Blessing were the main culprits of the initial dissolving of NatDex AG. Miraidon's ban basically comes down to this thought question: "What happens if you take the currently very powerful new box cover legendary with a broken ability, and give it the ability to use Dragonium Z?" The answer: a no switch-in nuke. Btw, both Calyrex-Shadow and Mega Rayquaza are also banned in that tier for pretty much all the expected reasons. The former does have Yveltal in the tier, and the latter has a new powerful check in Zacian-Crowned to deal with it, but it didn't matter in the end for either of these two mons.

"Mega Ray/Zacian is not broken because unaware quagsire" mfs when he gets two hit KOed on the switch:

Flutter Mane "Who are you?" Calyrex "I'm you but even more stupidly broken"

Aim being in these videos really helps keep the discussion up, rather than just being mini BKC videos.

these styles of videos with joey and bkc are really nice to watch

Love the format of these keep em coming

I would love to see item theorem. Something like: "Why ITEMS might be sometimes everything" - The Leftovers (or Choice Scarf) theorem.

Always a W when FSG uploads a discord call style video 👍🏼

"Do I need coverage? No, I just need to make my stabs hit harder" -BKC and every Crawdant user.

These new videos you guys have been doing remind me of chapters in a podcast. Like I'm watching highlights from a podcast that's too long for me to watch in it's entirety. Its neat.

Feels good to catch these this early

these videos are great to watch I hope it'll bring more people to the channel :D

Big love for the collab, please do more. FSG on chimpacts jeopardy would be insane

love these discussion videos

These vids are cool, I like learning about competitive lore in a more conversational format

I know that Zacian's Intrepid Crown was nerfed in Gen 9, but there's something that drives me nuts about Zacian-Crowned still being Ubers in Paldea as of last time I checked on Showdown

I'm really liking these videos!

I love this new format of videos, it’s really refreshing and entertaining to listen to The only thing that feels a bit wired is the ending. The video just kind of..ends. There’s no conclusion, no closing statement … it feels like the video was just suddenly cut like he microphone just ran out of charge.

Rare footage of BKC on topic for nearly 12 minutes

This videos feel like the trailer for your upcoming podcast

zacian crowned bombed an orphanage

The best part about the video: Title and Thumbnail 😂

Can't wait for the DLC to add another one to the list

I like these chill conversation style videos a lot 👍 👍

You literally could have gone to sleep the moment Calyrex shadow was dropped and woken up just to find out it was banned

4:43 I love the pun of making Kabutops into Frederic Chopin because it both is homage to the greatest piano composer likely ever, and a pun on the word "Chopping" with his sickle arms. Bravo, whoever that was.

That thumbnail is FIRE 🔥

I remember freshman year, my first exposure to showdown: I played gen 6 or 7 anything goes. Swords dance, substitute, protect, baton pass ninjask passing its boosts and sub to dragon ascent, outrage, v create, iron head, life orb or assault vest Mega Ray. So beautiful.

MR's only weakness is that it can't be fully special.

Game freak needs to release the Legend Plate to S/V so that Arceus can get banned immediately and beat Calyrex's shortest ban record.

Gen 10 Power creep is going to be scary

These new videos are great.

blunder got cut from the squad 😭

Me when Ubers becomes the new OU and AG becomes the new Ubers

I’m happy that Calyrex-Shadow is gone. It was far, far too unhealthy. And of course, it means Mewtwo doesn’t have it around for competition. Let “the world’s most powerful Pokémon” thrive!! 😁

Lmao pokeaims voice speeding up and slowing down makes me feel like I'm having a stroke

Love the googly eyes on the legendaries lol

Ahhhhh good old shoddy battle...those were the fucking days, man

I don't know what's crazier between Mega Rayquaza being a menace with crazy stats also being allowed to hold an item or Zamazenta being really bad when compared to Zacian. Like imagine if half of the box Legendaries were just doodoo compared to the other.

I love these videos

Love the One Piece Wanted Poster Thumbnail. This is going to be awesome

Gen 4 meta: "Oh, now we're not on ShoddyBattle, let's see how Arceus REALLY was." Gen 4 meta 1 year later: *THIS WAS A MISTAKE*

Posting these type of videos on the channel was an inspired decision. Enjoying them a lot.

2:17 Throwback to that match I don't remember having

Yeah these consistent videos are amazing.

These videos are so good

Love these videos, the only feedback I would say is that the song that starts at 6:28 is a bit distracting since it has some mouse clicking sound effects baked into it.

Aw cmon. Zacian Crowned, Mega Rayquaza, and Calurex Shadow should be worth AT LEAST 3,000,000,000 berries

6:25 my bet's the Landorus was don't look back in anger

Ubers that are banned from Ubers that are banned from Ubers

3:49 I had no idea Arceus was released on my birthday

The Uber piece is real

Zacian is what Minecraft Steve's dog would be if it was added to Smash Bros.

I can't believe it took them 2 generation to ban Calyrex, when usually, you get banned on the gen you're introduced in. I kinda expected a gen 9 Pokemon to get banned in Scarlet and Violet.

5:15 this is probably unrelated, but how do quadrupeds like Arcanine, Zacian, and the Swords of Justice use Close Combat? Do they rear up and fight like bears or something? *I need answers*

The first banned pokemo from uber isn't Technicaly mega rayquaza or Arceus. But Wobbufet leftovers in gen 3 Struggle used the physical attack to calculate the recoil and the duel between 2 wobbufets means : PP stall then struggle until à player forfeits

Now time to wait to see the bullies kicked out of the sandbox that is litttle cup (I sure do hope a skyscraper doesn’t come down and destroy it)

What if Rayquaza needed an item to mega evolve in competitive (but it stays broken offline or casual online because no one cares there)? Would it possibly be allowed in Ubers?

I thought this was gonna be about infamous Uber drivers

Dragalge, magcargo, drifblim, Aegislash or rotom and all of his forms! 💪💪💪

Hoping Zacian manages to rise above Ubers again. He deserves it!

This is perfect as the Live action One Piece came out today

Miradon: Hold my beer

Damn only 1.5bil for each of them? You’d think they’d all be up there with whitebeard and Roger’s bounties

gen 9 nat dex anything goes. (insert the cries of M-ray, Zacian-crowned, and caly shadow)

Sometimes I wonder: do you think that there are some dudes at gamefreaks who actually look at how their creations do in the single metagame? And if so, what do they feel?

zacian meta i used a loose counter in corsola-g max def bold it can come in for free after a death and sponge 2 hits so first attack zacian goes just strength sap until it cant 2 hit you and go wisp then nightshade

fun fact: even tho snorlax is broken in gsc ou it's not banned because it's broken in a way that helps the metagame like for example gengar and other special threats would be kinda crazy if snorlax was banned from ou EDIT: for those who might say blissey, it wasn't even able to threaten the Pokemon it can check

Zamazenta being so utterly dog water in comparison to Zacian just makes me sad. You'd think the shield counterpart could at least do something to stifle their Sword Sister but no, it's just a liability. The second I saw Hop's Zacian take half of my Zamazenta's health with a Sacred Sword I knew it was over before it began but man, I really wish it didnt feel like the driving force behind balancing was the need for VGC matches to be 20 minutes or less

Everything goes with these.

Terrakion never expected its true counter dipplin.

How good were the swords of justice? (Virizion, cobalion, and terrakion)

A thought just crossed my mind - this channel is basically a better version of that old RU-vid channel, The Dex.

And now Koraidon, Miraidon, and Xerneas has joined the AG tier in Nat Dex.

the only reliable counter to Mega-Ray was a Choice Scarfed Rayquaza. Airlock + Ice Beam :D

Rayquaza is my favourite shiny!