Why Dipplin Will Change Everything 

Dipplin really does seem to finish the trio, Flapple is offensive, Appletun is defensive, Dipplin is supportive.

Can't wait for The Indigo Disk revealing Paradox Entei and Future Terrakion to complete the Johto and Unova legends trio

You could also use syrup bomb on your own pokemon to make them slower if the opponent plays a trick room team

If Dipplin gets Draco Meteor or Leaf Storm (which it probably will since Appletun and Flapple get both), you can give it an Eject Pack so that it'll lower evasion, hit hard, swap itself out, and then prepare to swap back in when needed.

Dippin + groundon would be absolutely insane 100% accurate Precipice Blades would be the dream

If Dipplin does get something like U-Turn i'm naming mine "Dipplin Out"

Dipplin + Darkrai would go crazy in formats allowing mythicals. SwSh experimenting with that was really cool

Even if Dipplin doesn’t have super good stats I’ll still have to use that triple apple core at some point. Hustle flapple with Dipplin support would go WILD

They actually did it, now we can use choice band population bomb 100% accurate

I love the Applin line, so I'm happy it got a new evolution. This is really cool

This paired with any Hustle Pokemon sounds like a good time.

I do think Dipplin is going a bit under the radar, because increasing accuracy by this factor, even temporarily in a Sweet Scent debuff, is going to make a lot of doubles attackers more consistent. Look at attackers using Blizzard without snow/hail or even those new storm moves the Genies got! As a support piece it's completely new - Sweet Scent isn't worth a turn use, but we know Growl isn't worth a turn either. Look at Intimidate. Turn economy is incredibly powerful and flickering the ability via skill swap is one more gimmick in its wheelhouse

It’s funny you said Appletun has a big body … I was shocked how small in scale it is in the games I thought it would be huge 😂

Just wanted to mention how they gave archaludon STAMINA? This thing is going to be a top OU pokemon for sure!

Eviolite Duraludon will be incredible, assault vest was already good, now it get's that plus defense and being able to use status.

Imagine Syrup Bomb against contrary mon like the returned Malamar: +speed each turn is mind blowing. Even trick room mons: Any mon can be a good trick room if you use this ability on an ally. . And I think will be more bulky because candy are kinda hard,? ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and sinergizes better with his move Syrup Bomb.

According to the description in the Japanese website, Supersweet Syrup appears to activate only the first time Dipplin is sent out, similar to Scarlet and Violet's version of Intrepid Sword and Dauntless Shield. If this is accurate, then it won't be possible to cycle the effect like you can with Intimidate. The description of Supersweet Syrup on the website says "最初に登場した時", "the first time it enters battle", which exactly matches the wording of the in-game descriptions for Intrepid Sword and Dauntless Shield in Scarlet and Violet in Japanese. In Sword and Shield, the descriptions for Intrepid Sword and Dauntless Shield instead read "登場した時に", "when it enters battle". For reference: Intrepid Sword in Sword and Shield: 登場 したときに 攻撃が 上がる。 (Tōjō shita toki ni kōgeki ga agaru.) Attack increases when it enters battle. Intrepid Sword in Scarlet and Violet: 最初に 登場 したとき 攻撃が 上がる。 (Saisho ni tōjō shita toki kōgeki ga agaru.) Attack increases the first time it enters battle. Supersweet Syrup on the Japanese Scarlet and Violet DLC website: 最初に登場した時、ミツの香りをふりまいて相手の回避率を下げます。 (Saisho ni tōjō shita toki, mitsu no kaori o furimaite aite no kaihiritsu o sagemasu.) The first time it enters battle, it scatters the scent of honey and lowers the target's evasion.

if a pokemon reduces evasion, that will encourage to switch out. so palafin could see a comeback. also, predicting a switch will add to the vgc chaos.

Dipplin potentially being able to solve my issues with missing moves sounds like a dream. Plus, the signature move could be used on my ally to make it slower for Trick Room, so I could run some typically unseen Pokemon in TR since its my preferred playstyle. Hoping the stats allow it to be viable!

When they announced its ability I immediately remembered your honey gather buff idea video

as an applin line lover i see this as an absolute win

I taught diplin was just one of those really cool fan made Pokémon at first. Thank you for making a video foo. Love your content

Muddy Water in doubles is going to go crazy with this thing. 90 power, hits both opponents (but not your mon), and has a 30% chance to lower acc. Plus a Grass and Water mon just pair really well together anyways.

I fear it's going to have the 110 in Defense, it doesn't strike me as fast at all, and its HP probably won't be 110 either (as you mention). I still fear that its HP will be 70 like Flapple.

I wouldn't be surprised if dipplin actually got another evolution, just based on a pure creature design level. The description of it says that the head and tail are actually two different creatures, so this would be a perfect opportunity to introduce an ouroboros pokemon

Finally some Dipplin love! Gonna use it to swap in alongside a Defiant User and boost their speed over and over. I do hope Syrup Bomb continues even when it swaps out.

Evasion and Accuracy are different stats. Evasion is applied on the % chance of a move to miss. Accuracy is applied on the % chance of a move to hit. Decreasing evasion isn't as good as increasing accuracy. If it's only one stage of Evasion I believe it's 1.5% reduced chance to evade ... Which means a 10% chance to miss becomes 5% = 90 accuracy becomes 95. If its 2x boost a 10% chance to evade becomes a 2.5% chance to miss = 90 accuracy becomes 97.5.

Wait.... speaking of contrary mons, Serperior might be good with this. Supersweet syrup would make Leaf Storm hit almost everytime and syrup bomb will boost serp's speed. Serperior might finally get some sort of niche in a generation where both of them there.

the Applin line is not only my favorite collection of pokemon from gen 8, but also some of my favorite pokemon period so happy that they got some love in Gen 9

I hope we get 3rd opportunity to catch Walking Wake and Iron Leaves in the future. I’d like to obtain a second of both for living dex purposes in case each trio ends up being able to fuse together.

Ahh yes, the pokemon with the signature move that lowers Speed? Make it a Trick Room pokemon

your stats for dipplin (also my favourite revealed mon btw) is what i'm sort of expecting. i joked to some friends that i think dipplin will be the deoxys speed of the applin family. though i could see it having high phys def because of how hard those apples can be.

Speed mons: i have no fear Dipplin: *uses syrup bomb* Speed mons: *I HAVE ONE FEAR*

I'm waking up, Regigigas style, because foo uploaded 👏 Dipplin looks so good! I remember how good your Gravity Sandy Shocks video was, and this looks like just the next step in that kind of strategy. Can't wait to see what impact the DLC has, and to see what team you cook for us!

It's worth noting what's stated on the official Pokemon page about this lil' guy. "When Dipplin *first* enters battle, the scent of its syrup spreads across the battlefield, lowering the evasiveness of opposing Pokémon." It sounds like it's going to work like Zacian's/Zamazenta's ability, meaning subsequent switches won't lower evasiveness. Abusing inaccurate strong moves like Precipice Blades/Origin Pulse/genies' Storms/Sleep Powder is going to be still somewhat restricted. I think this is much more healthy if this ability does not activate like Intimidate does.

As someone that loved to use gravity + hypnosis combo in Gen 6's triple battles, I can say that reduce opponent's evasion is a powerful idea. (In that team, Sableye used Gravity, Hypno used Trick Room; next turn, Hypnosis). I believe the Grass/Dragon typing with its three 4x resistances and immunity to leech seed and powder moves are more advantageous for a support pokemon, despite the usually crippling 4x weakness to ice and 2x to fairy. Sure, it will depend on its stats distribuition. I expect it to be more averaged and fast like Whimsicott than bulky and slow like Amoongus.

Using the signature move on Contrary Enamorous means you get the accuracy boost on Springtide Storm from the ability, plus increasing speed for 3 turns. Pretty op

1:27 It's not a regional evolution, it's just an evolution.

I wonder if Archaludon will be given the Scizor treatment where its stats don't go up in total but but redistributed

I love how the white cloud passes by the white words making it unable to read

8:47 Might not be much, but in the trailer here we see Dipplin move first and then Swinub, which likely means Dipplin has a higher speed stat than Swinub, who has a speed stat of 50

Weakness policy + syrup bomb on TR teams would be…interesting

Duraladon is going to get the quickest ban from little cup ever. Honestly it needs a baby pokemon to complete the line.

Supersweet Syrup would be banned everywhere but in VGC.

Getting kinda spicy with that grapploct nickname. Keep it up, I look forward to reading the nicknames you have set.

Dippling + Contrary Malamar w/ Hypnosis, Topsy-Turvy, Superpower seems like a good set-up killer. Why use Clear Smog to clear enemies stat changed when you can rever them and make them weaker? (Although that will raise their evasiveness)

Also depending on if it does damage, syrup bomb could also be amazing for trickroom double. Set trickroom, swap to dipplin, use syrup bomb on your sweeper. Now they have three turns of effectively speed boost and can use those big scary moves more accurately

Dipplin compliments Flapple especially I think. Having a bit of passive accuracy support to switch into a Hustle Flapple with sounds really nice.

I'm gonna use a Trick Room and Defiant/Competitve/Contrary Doubles team with this Dipplin guy. Also want to do a Dipplin and Flapple combo with Flapple's Hustle.

Dipplin has an ability I already thought up, but it's good to see that the game creators are coming up with new abilities. I'm still waiting for abilities that do things like sets up "rooms" upon entry (e.g. Trick Room, Magic Room, & Wonder Room).

What I would guess in terms of stats is as follows: hp 80 atk 70 def 80 sp.a 95 sp.d 110 spe 50 I don't think it's speed will be absolutely rock bottom, as it is a small and lightweight pokemon, but I do expect it to be low. Aside from that, it feels like a special defense tank to me, with more resistances than hp.

I think Dipplin may be my favourite new Pokémon announced and I've already decided I'm going to have one on my team in the first wave dlc, so in advance I shiny hunted it and I've actually become really attached to the little guy, can't wait to see his full potential 👍

Flapple Hustle + Dipplin dropping evasion. Apple family helping each other

Honestly, it being slow would make sense why it has a move that can drop enemy speed

You were ALMOST right with Slow Bulk - Sadly, it didn't get an outstanding Special Defense. Like, Attack is 20 points higher and SpD is 30 lower =/

you know life is great when foofootoo comes back to upload after a while

Keep up the good work Foo. The community is better for it. There are plenty of items, abilities, moves &c which lend themselves to a strategy that involves working around (a lack of) accuracy. This topic/video is a perfect demonstration of several aspects that typify the behaviour of the average gamer: a) They’re not very smart or creative: This is painfully obvious when you look through lists of “best builds,” which tend to be short, and haven’t changed in decades. b) They tend to mimic the behaviour of the “popular older boys:” As soon as someone tries something that works well, gamers instantly to start mimic them. They love saying things such as “It’s the new meta!” c) Everything new is “uber” by default: If it’s new, it’s also “OP, broken, the new meta, uber &c…” when in reality (mathematically), it’s not really that special. This is also evident when a new build or “meta” becomes popular, yet it involves a race/class/stats/moves/gear &c that has been available for years. It’s simply because no one ever bothers to try anything new, different, or creative. This also illustrates the pattern of behaviour of gamers’ tendency to mimicking the behaviour of others, instead of thinking for themselves. *This is why people like Foo are special,* because s/he tends to think “outside the box.” They might not all be the best builds, but they’re clever and creative. In the long run (IMO), the ability to think creatively is a far greater asset than simply mimicking the flavour of the month. It may also be worth mentioning that this is how evolution works (as in Darwin, not Pokémon): Occasionally, nature tries something new/random. Sometimes it’s a dud, and sometimes it turns out to be a huge advantage, which increases the chances for survival, so it ends up reproducing and becoming dominant, while the others die off. There’s an interesting bit of math surrounding this, I can’t recall the lecture I heard it in, but it was talking about how rare these random mutations are, and how they tend to be a disadvantage resulting in death, but occasionally it’s a massive game-changing win, which is why you don’t see too many of these random mutations. If everyone in the species did random mutations all the time, you’d all die and go extinct. The risks of mutation are too great. So nature somehow found a way to keep the _possibility_ of mutation, so that the tribe could take advantage of a new discovery when it happens, but to ensure that it doesn’t happen too often, lest it do more harm than good. It was somewhat of a mathematical explanation of _“what is genius, and why is it so rare?”._ Keep up the good work Foo. The community is better for it.

I’m just stoked trevenant is coming back. It’s one of my top three favourites. It’s just such a cool design, and I love the lord behind it.

An apple that evolves into a caramel apple. I love this so much 🥰

anything involving evasion/accuracy: exists Smogon: _T R I G G E R E D_

diplin + population bomb/choice band "the kids love their candy apples" >=]

It might have high defenses, but lower hp, because it's like covered in like, sugar armor or something. Something similar to Orbeetle.

dipplin and ting-lu's fissure. lovely stuff

Every new mon this last two generations basically gets 1. A signature move which is usually borderline broken due to often having multiple effects, or being 2 moves combined, and 2. Having signature abilities that are almost always better than most ability, while being unique to them (almost always) which is often a move that triggers for free. Let me guess… Dipplin’s ability probably RAISES evasion on contrary users on entry; doubles will be CANCEROUS with this as a supporting teammate.

flapple was my favorite mon for a while so i think this will be up there

Have you seen the 'Dripplin' meme someone made, foo? Very appropriate for the best newly revealed pokémon.

Raging bolt looks WAY better in the new video they released. It was just a really unflattering position they used on the old one for some reason.

You'll probably be disappointed by its bulk. Most likely either between Flapple and Appletun (so something like 90 - 70 - 80) or even worse than Flapple. Which honestly might be for the best, because a meta with Evasion drop + Sleep powder / Hypnosis... Please no.

was looking into G-Max Orbeetle making use of Gravity when I was thinking about doing competitive with Sword/Shield; super happy that I can keep experimenting with the strategies I was thinking of then with Dipplin! Actually even more safe than before because both sides can make use of Gravity but Dipplin will just do it to the opponent.

I doubt dipplin will be very fast because it's literally covered in sticky goop and its signature moves slows other pokemon down

Dipplin/ Lando-I (Tera Rock) on a Sand Team with Sand Force with Protect, Tera Blast, Focus Blast, Sandsear Storm will be nasty

8:03 minor nitpick, but 85 is much more than decent HP when paired with good defenses. 85 is genuinelt just a really good HP stat. Something like 70-75 id describe as “okay” maybe even as low as 65+ 85 is just a really nice big Hp stat when you have solid good bulk to back it up surprisingly since Hp is different from other base stats and we’d see 85 as ok in other stats Anyways arbitrary rant over lmao

The Sap Sipper Ability will probably get better as well after Dipplin comes to the game to negate Syrup Bomb and turn it against the Dipplin user with increased attack which can boost Stored Power for special attackers like Farigiraf

Contrary Enamorous + this lil guy could be nuts

Syrup bomb onto a Defiant King Gambit is going to be insane

Syrup Bomb on a Contrary ‘mon would be like a DIY Speed Boost

Dipplin looks so cute! I love Appletun especially and used it on a food themed team so seeing this makes me really excited! I can't wait to use Dipplin with spread moves in vgc!!

I know for sure it'll get leech seed for extra support so low key kind of excited to not worry about missing leech. I'm not sure if the ability only activates on Dipplins switch in but it would be really neat if it affects every pokemon that switches into it as well. I think that would make it much better but not broken.

I could be wrong but i think Archaludon will keep Stalwart as a hidden ability, 1. because gamefreak have revealed Pokemon without revealing their hidden ability. 2. I don't see gamefreak making a unquie ability just to only give it the unevoled form, that'd be like Battery

Dipplin/Dudunsparce is gonna be scary. Expecially if you can get a good cycle of switches with like an Incineroar or something...

Give this thing rage powder+sleep powder and it'll be the best support in the game

Knowing gamefreak, it's stats are gonna be mixed fast attacker. Meaning it should run focus sash

I feel like dip’s ability might be ineffective against grass types or something. Aroma veil should block as well, but PMC has been doing everything it can since gen 6 to nullify basically every status move/ability that affects grass types ever.

Theres no way this silly little apple guy will have 110 speed

Has it been confirmed that Archaludon will have (considerably) higher stats than Duraludon? There are existing evolutions like Scizor and Shedinja who actually have the same or lower base stat total than their pre-evolutions, so I can see Archaludon getting the Scizor treatment, considering Duraludon is already at 535. 550 seems to be around their limit for the general population of Pokemon, so maybe it'll just have more of an optimized distribution instead of a higher BST over Duraludon.

Dipplin plus Fissure tinglu is gonna take over low ladder for a week or two

Duraludon with eviolite is a terrifying thought.

Archaludon could just shuffle the stats around like Scizor?

If dipplin has a big effect on the mega I imagine clear amulet use will skyrocket

Dipplin lowers foes' evasion when it goes in and its signature lowers hit foes' speed each turn for 3 turns. There, you don't have to watch a 10 minute video now.

Imo with Dipplins move syrup bomb it can increase Serperiors speed for 3 consecutive turns making serperios a vgc monster allowing serperior to do its thing and set up sub/leech seed support also letting it set up leaf storms and tera fire I can see a Leftovers serperior set working well with Dipplin dont forget serperior gets contrary

Do you ever just stop watching a RU-vid video because the creators pronunciations make your skin crawl 😂

Does it have a Candy Shell? Once the dipped candy hardens, perhaps it could use Shell Smash. I'm personally excited by the concept of using more Gunk Shot and Focus Blast

I think I’d guess Dipplin’s stats at: HP: 105 ATT: 95 DEF: 110 SPA: 65 SPD: 95 SPE: 15 Super slow, bulky, and more Physically oriented than Special (candy is *hard* lol).

I thought Girafarig and Dunsparse were insane in little cup, and I don't even play it.

me pulling up to the party with ting-lu dipplin fissure spam

Dipplin doesn’t look fully evolved, so I expect it to evolve again likely at a very late level, since we see it fighting against both a Swinub and a Snorlax in the trailer

I think Dipplin will be a moderately fast Grass/Dragon.... I could see this still being useful for Draco Meteor and Leech seed having perfect accuracy.... I can see Draco Meteor, Leech seed, Substitute, and Leaf Storm being a strong set... none of the other evolutions have many good low accuracy move, but a Subseed + power moves would still be solid

Is Dipplin confirmed to be a regional evolution or just another evolution? Though it would be a perfect evolution for Unova since dipped candied apples were invented in America.

fingers crossed for the utility build being real