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@fcox7015

25 күн бұрын

wtf, while watching thi video i fought FEARxNinetails, i recognized the shiny ninetails in the vid and i thought, there is no shoot.... awesome moment XD

@fcox7015

25 күн бұрын

the last mon not revealed in this video is a banded nidoking xd

Folks I believe this is part 2 to the Gen 3 OU Iceberg, this is insane.

@jimothycool

4 ай бұрын

That's as true as ever.

@deviousdieselmusic

4 ай бұрын

What a legend

@M3rtyville

4 ай бұрын

Subscribe to this channel before Iron Mugulius travels back in time and uses it's new signature move climate warming to melt this Iceberg. Thank you.

@blumwashere

4 ай бұрын

holy bananas folks.

FEARXNinetails doesn't use literally the exact same team. He does however have variants of about the same dozen mons. Ninetales is there obviously, Slowking, Meganium, Dragonite, Swampert. I don't recall everything as I have not played him in ages since I don't smurf anymore, but I do still remember that it was not always the exact same team---still in the spirit. He also does talk (I got him to years ago) but you have to be familiar to him or friendly in a way. Forgot what I talked to him about unfortunately. I once remember I was making fun of him in his battle chat and after he finished that he immediately challenged me. That was funny. He's a proud guy. I've actually lost to him a few times out of the maybe couple dozen times or so I've played him. I remember when he used Psychic trainer avatars. Decent guy.

@fledbeast5783

4 ай бұрын

There's something oddly funny about this really wholesome story with the backdrop of, "back when I used to Smurf inexperienced players and make fun of bad ones"

using meganium everyday for 5 years? thats that industrial strength autism that makes me damn proud of our species.

@dabsol9137

4 ай бұрын

ily

@timelordricknmorty8179

4 ай бұрын

Autism is truly the greatest triumph of the human species

Starless Nights is another player I have encountered and sought out often and even spoken to, going back to when he used the Rich Boy avatar instead of the School Boy avatar he does now. I talked with him a couple years ago and I believe he told me he was Mexican or some kind of Latin American. He also told me he's about that age where he'd be in his 30s by now (no more than mid- I think). This is the only metagame he plays, to my knowledge; he also doesn't have any chatrooms open, just ladders. Nice guy. I'm also a fan of his due not just to the unorthodox teambuilding, but the miracle-working way his teams (plural intended) can win. Starless Nights like FearXNinetails has not used just a singular team. There's one team of his for example that leads with Flygon. And like FXN, it's been so long I honestly can't recall the few variants I've seen, but the shiny Flygon is one that distinctly stands out in memory. I only ever saw him ladder at American nighttime. A couple years ago, when the ladder was a lot less active, seeing him in Top 10 or Top 5 1600s was a real possibility. Now with more competition his standing has suffered a bit. I will still watch any match I see him in, and even seeing the familiar nicknames again always makes me smile.

@eat_my_shortsgg6992

4 ай бұрын

You're the guy chatting with these legends to give us these pure information ty ty

@handoverthestromboli6715

2 ай бұрын

bros the adv loremaster

I believe the best solution for the Cacturne problem is to introduce a new tier: CU (Cacturne Usage). You can only use Cacturne. This would be insane.

@panchampangoro4999

4 ай бұрын

Would this include Mega, Regional, etc. Cacturne as well 🧐

@VanRukh

4 ай бұрын

@@panchampangoro4999 Maractus would be an instant staple for sure

@BlondeSancho-qb9hz

2 ай бұрын

Dumb

22:07 linear curve seismic tossing into gengar until it thawed is a hell of a sportsmanship thing. reminds me of a clash royal pro match where one player threw away a fireball by accident, a potentially game losing mistake, and his opponent responded by throwing away his own fireball, negating the error. can yall think of any other sporting plays showing the respect between players?

@rajkanishu

4 ай бұрын

The difference is that one a is a genuine human mistake, the other is an accounted for game mechanic While I do agree that the ban was outrageos in this specific case, it's two different situations that have to be judged differently

@andy4an

4 ай бұрын

yeah, the only connection between the two is sportsmanship. the situations are wildly different.

@Lobster222

4 ай бұрын

In fighting games, the rules are that if your controller disconnects, you auto-lose the round, regardless of who was ahead (broadly speaking). There's been many cases - and controversies - over the years of players just letting the game keep going and not taking the free round that they are entitled to when their opponent's controller disconnected. That said, I do not think something like the Linearcurve thing should be too encouraged, it takes away from the spirit of the competition. Hax is a part of the game and if you're gonna start making a clown show every time to make things "fair"... then why play Pokemon?

@camgoodkicks

4 ай бұрын

@@Lobster222Hax is an almost universally hated part of the game, but you’re right. However, I see it more like letting someone stand back up after knocking them over in MMA. It’s sportsmanship, but it’s also a flex and it’s part of player/athlete expression. Should I be banned from the ring for not chasing and ground & pounding? Should I be banned from a game for choosing to forsake a hax advantage? I dunno myself but there is a conversation to be had there

@Lobster222

4 ай бұрын

@@camgoodkicks When you start allowing this nonsense at tournaments, it can easily go into collusion territory, or players being pressured to be the 'good guy', and so forth. Historically, there's zero merit to it and again, it goes against the spirit of the game. If you do not like RNG then play another game. It's equivalent to putting aside a lucky draw in a card game instead of playing it. The game essentially became meaningless because you disregarded what IS a part of it.

I am the titanic to Jimothy's gen 3 OU iceberg

@theeveryman1751

4 ай бұрын

Legendary comment.

My cat sat on my phone and selected to send a super chat. I cannot argue with the laws of God.

@jimothycool

4 ай бұрын

This is insane folks. Thank you to that Cat.

I literally fought Starless Nights for the first time just a few minutes before he came up in the iceberg. I can confirm he's still using that team, and I was very confused as I discovered what it was.

That whole business with Linearcurve and Hclat is so wild, Hclat's post seems pretty spot-on if nothing has happened to change it since...

Every regi has its ice folks, just like every ice has its berg

@TurboJesus

4 ай бұрын

This is insane.

Never stop the grind FEARxNinetails

35:27 In case anyone was wondering, the dapper Tyranitar model shown here is from Pokémon Unite and is one of many fashionable pokemon outfits you can wear in the game.

@jensvide777

4 ай бұрын

Neat.

@nitro5247

4 ай бұрын

Funny, I saw your comment right as that image came on screen

the linear curve thing is so unfortunate, as hclat mentioned people love to power trip :(

Honestly, starless nights is such a great sig. Gives the feel of a random encounter hidden boss.

another note about the old beat up nickname thing is that even if you weren’t running beat up, you’d still want to nickname your mons so that it wasn’t obvious you didn’t have it

I was pretty proud for knowing the vast majority of the first layers, but this video had a ton of new stuff for me. Love it!

@rajkanishu

4 ай бұрын

same

It's Jimothy's Jubilant Jamboree in this one, folks

I was running a toxic taunt skarm the other day, I toxiced the claydol and was faster so I kept taunting and preventing refresh and the dude got… very mad, hilarious game

No joke, I play late at night and have run into linear a few times in the last year, he's alive, folks.

@melikmourali2072

4 ай бұрын

Great news !

Here's another player one for the iceberg. Recently I discovered that, according to Mead (stated in one of the currently highest rated Gen 3 OU replays), he's actually also Kickwinn. I had no idea and there's no way anyone would deduce that surely. Kickwinn is also an account you'll see perform well at mid-to-high ladder, although not often at all at the very tippy top. Also he's a Francophone, in case one didn't know. I've spoken with Mead several times. One thing I had asked him if he's been having as much fun with the teams he uses now as he used to have with his Baton Pass team(s), and he told me no. He's not been a slouch per se; just this past week I saw him in the Top 10, and like I said he even snagged several high-rated replays across both accounts only last month in February; but his standing fluctuates very greatly, and if you ever watch his matches, you'll see him struggle and lose not uncommonly. As far as I'm concerned nobody can take his innovations away from him, and they certainly helped change my perspective about the game/tier/meta drastically for the better. Even if he hasn't cracked the code of success outside of Baton Pass strategies.

@jujulejuju8487

4 ай бұрын

I (Mead) reached 1916 in december hehe :), I acknowledge that I'm not always focused during a battle.

@yourdagan

4 ай бұрын

@@jujulejuju8487 Stand slightly corrected then. More specifically, I'll be waiting for when you find your new The Team(s) that'll keep you that high up. You should be one of the guys never below Top 15 (although I can understand testing new stuff on your main and it not always paying off).

@shevankaseneviratne1724

4 ай бұрын

​@@jujulejuju8487always a joy to match up against you 👊

@yourdagan

4 ай бұрын

@@jujulejuju8487 #3 at 1766 right now, I see you.

I can't believe fan-favourite Pokémon Regice would use such profane language. I feel betrayed.

@Sidewaysarsecrack

4 ай бұрын

Hide your kids folks, Regice and his foul mouth have arrived

i dont even play gen 3 OU but I still watch this Jimothy Cool gen 3 vidoes beccuse they are that good

Oh man, I was already treating myself with oven baked kielbasa topped with thinly sliced apples and shallots, and then I see this big fella dropped? Delightful, thank you.

@anthonyhague6526

4 ай бұрын

That sounds so fire :)

Respect for --- cacturne !!

@jimothycool

4 ай бұрын

I'll "Manip" my Cacturne to evade the law. They'll never know

This is the Regicing on the cake.

Classic Smogon in the linear curve situation, adheres to a rule so strictly it just makes things worse

Yoooooo CB Moltres mentioned 🔥🔥🔥 One of my favorite sets in ADV despite how gimmicky it is. One of my favorite Blissey/Tar lures

this felt like 1 minute!! good content jimm

I played RS200 on Internet Relay Chat- before net battle.

Regiceberg strikes again. Love to see a part 2!

I'm guilty of boosting Misdreavus play %. Love my cute little ghost

I like your little bits of humor. Tyranitar in a suit. Great.

Woah Tyranitar can run Rain Dance? That's epic. Very fun videos and I learned many interesting facts, thank you!

Truly unbelievable folks, this iceberg keeps going

Also I love Hclat even more now for standing up against banning good sportsmanship, especially when it was inconsequential.

35:35 ohhhhhhh ok thanks for clearing that up I was confused

Also, I can sympathize to fearxninetales. I use the same team of zangoose/dodrio/tauros/mag/snorlax/anti Gengar tech on the ladder for 99% of my games, and while I literally live at 1100-1300, it’s my team and it’s what I enjoy playing with

@DonObey

4 ай бұрын

Finally someone who understands and is not tryna fucking disrespect me

cool!

If there are icebergs for the other gen 3 Smogon tiers, then it would be fun to see what ubers and the lower tiers have for intrigues and oddities!

Never knew about RS200, but I love the idea of it

You’re the man jimothy

I'd love a full video on RS200! It's such a silly little meta LMAO

thelinearcurve has such peak anime protagonist energy with getting a freeze and stalling until they're thawed out

holy moly this is insane.

Since watching this video Ive battled FEARxninetails twice. He actually used a different team. He still used shiny ninetails and starmie but then also used nidoking and queen. Forget what else. First time he did have meganium and slowking.

@dylanlolll

2 ай бұрын

battling him rn and he led with a nidoqueen lmao

this is incredibly epic

I recently failed some experiments to make Doom desire work. But this video has insane explaination.

Welcome back to the Gen 3 Iceberg, this is part 2.

@ebongatseabong202

4 ай бұрын

If you haven’t seen part 1 go watch that first

@noivernblast3366

4 ай бұрын

This’ll be the final 4 layers of the iceberg.

@A3STH3T1CS

4 ай бұрын

A couple things before we begin,

This is insane, folks

I love how dedicated this man is to gen 3. I kneel to my tribal chief.

CB moltres my beloved 😍

To your point on the g2 and g3 ou differences, i have this same sort of love hate relationship with gen 7 AG as my go to comfort tier. Gen 7 had some of the most polarizing overuse of mons like Pdon for example, yet there are also ways to top ladder without it asw by outsourcing roles to mons like Ttar, Arceus-Ground, Zygarde-C, etc. The tier i think is the closest a banlist tier gets towards g3 OU considering the keystone mons like Pdon and Arceus but theres also a shocking amount of usability from low tier picks like Ttar, Klefki, ive even brought a Breloom team off the cuff to 1600s just because i was bored and its a somewhat consistent sleep spammer that revenged a lot of checks to my wincon Pdon. A lot of your reasons for loving g3 were felt in mine for this tier, and theres very explicit issues that really anyone could see at face value, but its so fun. Besides g3 OU which i play from watching your channel its the only singles tier i play these days still

@melikmourali2072

4 ай бұрын

"Pdon" stands for "Primal-Groudon" folks. That gotta be the worst abreviation I've seen so far

you should do a tournament playing on Pokemon Colosseum through your cartridges xD

Welcome back to the gen 3 iceberg. This is part two, if you haven't seen part one go watch that first.

an interesting set I saw recently was an Ancient Power Serene Grace Togetic with Baton Pass, blud sweeped me lol

Hey Jimothy Cool, just wanted to let you know that your content is awesome and has inspired to me to get into gen 3 ou. Keep up the good work.

I remember TheFlamingSpade uploading back in the day an April Fools video where he had a Gen 5 wifi match using the "new smogon format" where everything is legal but restricted through having to use certain items, be on a specific level etc. One of the funny things was Ember Blaziken, Bicycle Mewtwo with Struggle, lv41 Terrakion... I don't remember the rest

My man

Ive been looking into this recently as my freind runs a pokemon D&D.

Welcome to the regiceberg part 2

What do you mean SuitTar isn't a Tyranitar wearing a suit?! I have been lied to Great vids, you've earned yourself a subscriber

Hi Jimothy, I've played on the OU ladder for a long time, I'm just curious on how would you define "high elo" as a top player in the format?

Iceberg moment.

22:25 no good deed goes unpunished...

mh yeah I can see that point about metagross no.1 I every time tense up when I face it. All the time you have to think about a potentially incoming explosion. And as you said there are no good counters.

I was expecting Roselia and or sableye, you talked about them in previous videos

Oooh I've played against FEARxNinetails before but had no idea he'd been at it for so long

Damn I didn't think gen 3 went that deep as a metagame. Jeezus. Haven't played pokemon in at least since the black white. Insane

Ive heard of rs200 a few years back and always wanted to try it but im not sure where

Tyranitar really does learn every move because Who gave this man Rain Dance Usually opposite weather mons don’t have access to other weather moves

Gengar with Curse, Mean Look, and Rest feels like something an in-game trainer would try on you. I'm surprised it actually worked in competitive.

I think Slak's got a lot going for it honestly, even outside of those teams that are built entirely to support it. I've experimented with a Slaking lead mixed offense sort of team before to decent success. Slaking can punch huge holes in the opponent's team if they predict wrong or I pin them down, which lets things like suicune and aero clean up pretty effectively

I would say Gen 3 and 4 are the sweet spot between mechanics and power creep. Gen 3 lacking important things like move distribution and phys/special split, but also gen 4 having start of a good deal of power creep (heatran,rotom w) making niche strats in OU quite tough

Gen 3 OU meta gives me Football Premier League Vibes and I’m all here for it

I love you FearXNinetails today is the day you get the recogniition you deserve

@DonObey

4 ай бұрын

I’m tryna see it that way but y’all young folks are mad outta pocket disrespectful

@DonObey

4 ай бұрын

Love you too bro challenge me anytime

I keep seeing a pop up for Iron Mugulis’ Shop, how will supporting him financially affect the OU metagame?

Just fought ninetailsXnails. Cool team.

People unfamiliar with competitive battling see things like the Cacturne "versus" Tyranitar thing as a "big guy vs. little guy" story in my experience. In reality it's more like somebody opening a wormhole to shoot a three pointer that they hit 20% of the time, where Tyranitar is the three pointer and the wormhole three is Cacturne. There's a misunderstanding of what the activity is built around and what disrupts that. Or something?

Excellent video Jim. I've always had disdain in my heart for Castform so I'm glad he didn't make an appearance

It would be cool to have a video just on RS200.

Welcome back to the gen 3 iceberg this is part 2

I have something to add to the iceberg. Correct me if I'm wrong. When you use will o wisp against a Flash fire mon Flash fire doesn't activate (instead it says inmune). But when the ability is traced, flash fire activates. Crazy, isn't it?

Bring back RS 200! Sounds like fun!

How is this possible?!

Looking back, I should've mentioned my beef battle vs watermess. Worth of the iceberg bottom.

sandslash's only ability in gen 3 is sand veil so he's also banned which sucks cause he would pair awesome with tyranitar if he had gotten sand rush earlier

RS200 REVIVAL TOURNAMENT WHEN

"level one ratata and other such low level fellows in the cartridge games" this is sending me

The "RNG impact in GSC is minimal" kinda has me a little puzzled. I mean, it may seem obviously true, since the high overall bulk allows more room for errors, but I played quite a bit and the more I play, the more I can't help but notice that the most common way to make progress is a crit or a miss, etc. in the right spot. Now, I'm not a high level player nor have I played at high elo so it might just be my experience.

Thelinearcurve was also one of the best AG players

No link to part 1 in description? Am i blind

@jimothycool

4 ай бұрын

You're right. I've added That.

Gen 3 OU is certainly one of the metas of all time

Jimothy cool vs the cacturne crew (theyre using iron mugulis)

Part 2 of Iron Bergulus

i would like to state for the record that i think slaking is 1000% an ou pokemon. but anyway i think i'm on the metagross #1 bandwagon. there is the obvious counterargument that ttar's sand defines the metagame in a lot of ways, or that skarm or bliss are so overwhemingly bulky that if you can't threaten them you just lose, but out of the top pokemon nothing strikes more fear into me than choice band meta. it doesn't really matter if it gets a mash boost, it will still KO skarm in 4 hits so if im relying on skarm to counter it then if i haven't won or chipped it into range of something faster by then i auto lose. whenever i see it get leftovers healing my heart rate drops by 50 from the relief i feel. most of the difficulty with countering ttar is figuring out the set, once you do that you likely have a safe switch in, and skarm/bliss can be outplayed and worn down overtime especially with spikes+sand. but to beat band meta you either play so aggressively that you don't give it a chance to attack, correctly predict what it clicks multiple times, or you need a bare minimum of two solid counters. none of that even guarantees a win, but if you don't do that you definitely lose. ttar, skarm and bliss possibly do more to shape the tier, but in my experience the pokemon that punishes you the hardest for forgetting about it is definitely meta, and how you play with your own meta or how you play around enemy meta is often the deciding factor in a game

Surprised Lanturn gang didn't make it in

Man. Had someone trap my magneton and destroyed my soul right in front of me with cb gardevoir just a few weeks ago lol

22:23 Hclat: "lmao ur gonna get banned agin. when are you gonna learn your lesson old man?" what was his first ban?!