Why Game Freak NERFED MIMIKYU | Competitive Pokemon Lore 

Used it again in the short for today! You just seem to be having the right sets!

@@ProfJermZ I appreciate it!

yeah, even for me as a Mimikyu fan it's better, maybe i choose a pokemon because it has an interesting strategy but it make me feel bad if it's too op

ya Mimikyu still really good with teleport users, baiting fighting, normal, dragon moves, into free sword dance and than shadow sneak, drain punch and leech life for the lolz

I’m out of the loop. What does Lv 1 Mimikyu do?

@@1BlueYoshi endeavor + focus sash and it gets to do it twice due to ability

@@floofzykitty5072 Doesn't disguise make the Focus Sash break? That was the whole point of the nerf in this video

@@1BlueYoshi "didn't help things either" implies past tense

@@treasuredcollectibles The start of gen 8 is also in the past. Almost the entirety of the gen is at this point. But anyway, so what you're saying though is that Lv. 1 Mimikyu was a thing in Gen 7 then? I don't remember ever seeing it but I guess I wasn't playing Showdown as much in gen 7. The way the OP worded it makes it sound like it was a very widespread thing

Ideally the HP of the pokemon is twice as height as the defence stats.

Would be a great short

@@julianbachmann5973 And that HP should ideally be odd since super effective moves always deal an even number.

With only a handful of exceptions, if you're just going for general bulk, HP is more valuable(As in, two points of HP is more value than 1 DEF and 1 SpD against any given attack). If you're specifically making a physical wall, then DEF is best(Point for point, Def does more against physical attacks than HP), and SpD for special bulk. There's a few scenarios where one stat is so much higher that buffing the lower stats make sense(For example, if you're using Shuckle as a physical wall, HP is still the priority choice as it's HP is so low and Def so high the math tilts in HPs favour, but then you can max out HP and Def EVs anyway), but 99% of the time HP for general bulk, Def for physical, and SpD for special.

Resident BSS player, thank you.

@@MoxieBoosted being one of like 30 english speaking bss players is worth it if it means i get to correct moxieboosted

Care to boast so I can consider stealing?

@@killette2 Swords Dance + Red Card. It's a simple strat, but it's quite effective.

@@explodingpikachu7475 haha I just got owned by a red card politoad. That probably worked wonders, I'm gonna try that in doubles

Lol

Ice Face is balanced bc it can't block Special attacks and Ice typing is the ultimate nerf in the metagame (just ask Avalugg, lmao).

Ice Face restores when Hail starts, not at full HP.

@@UltraBall23 yea I saw that after. But I still stand by what said

@@Abraham_Torres Meh. Eiscue was designed to be "situationally broken" - but faaaaar situational. Setup takes too much risk for an Ice type. Lemme explain: • -25% HP if rocks are in (and Spikes/T-Spikes are still an issue). • Using Heavy-duty Boots is a hard decision bc Belly Drum is their only gimmick and you would prefer Figy/Salac Berry or even Leftovers over that (specially for the Substitute + Belly Drum set). • *_"No priority?"._* The fact they can't learn Ice Shard or at least Aqua Jet is the reason why you have to rely in Salac Berry (and there is the reason why Substitute + Belly Drum too). • Surprise lead isn't an option for a 50 Speed 'mon. Everyone knows there comes Belly Drum or Substitute, so ez takedown. • Remember the Ice typing? Try to switch-in without dying against basically everyone that isn't an stall 'mon. You still need one turn to use BD, but when you take a hit, Ice Face is gone and here comes Flare Blitz/Close Combat/Iron Head/Rock Slide/Stone Edge; or an hypothetical Sp. attacker can take the penguin down in the second hit. You can't even trust switching in front of a choice-lock 'mon bc Ice only resists Ice. What a waste of a pretty decent 100 Def / 80 SpD. • Movepool is painfully reduced to Icicle Crash/Icicle Spear/Ice Punch; Liquidation/Waterfall; Iron Head, Zen Headbutt and even Reversal. Try to not getting hard-walled when there are just 2 or (if you're optimistic) 3 move slots to choose. • If you're gonna use a Hail Team to maintain Ice Face and maybe give Aurora Veil cover, why in the goddamn Earth you will put all that effort in Eiscue and not for a true Hail abuser like Slush Rush Arctozolt/Sandslash-A. Those are monsters with Life Orb. That thing wasn't designed to succeed.

@@ERAA-on-YT lmao this. It being slapped on an Ice type is the biggest nerf it could have

It's the exact same as gen 8

You’re famous now!

I'm gonna nerf it even harder now

@@MoxieBoosted -dear god... -there's more -No!

@@MoxieBoosted 🙁

Actually leaked that protean and intrepid sword will be nerf in next gen

@@robertoalexandermendezmore408 I know, and that's why I'm wishing it's not true. I don't want Greninja nuttered after all the power creep from Gen 8.

Let's be real, other people using genned mons has never actually effected our enjoyment of the game. Genning was arguably easier in past generations, so gen 8 really wasn't that bad.

@@MoxieBoosted fair enough, never learned about genning until this gen

@@yeetawheat5792 There is really no reason to hack or any of that anymorr in gen 8 they gave us rental teams you don't even have to do anything. I remember when breeding just one competitive pokemon was a pain now you have mints/bottle caps the ability to transfer egg moves between the same species. I don't understand it people are lazy. The only people I'll give somewhat of a pass are draft league battlers.

@@grizzlyscalp9506 it's more like a time saver and since you don't get punished for it many still do it.

@@grizzlyscalp9506 you can't use rental teams for official competitions, so yes, there was a reason to gen

Future lore vid. That move was crazy

I would not really say its better in every way - It can't stop damage from special moves - and it was given to a pretty terrible pokemon who has not succeeded in any comp environment

@@rossthemoss6827 true, maybe not, but it is slightly better than Disguise which acts more like multiscale

if you don't want to go on competitive that's fine but the story mode is already easy even with weak pokemon so why they shouldn't balance? competitive need to be balanced but if you don't care you will not care even for balancing so what's the problem?

@@gregoryford2532 that was because of thundorus AND klef, and mostly thund

How do you know that?