0:00 – Vs. Marshal: EX SS Wally / Valerie / Torchic
2:04 – Vs. Marshal: EX SS Wally / Support Dratini / Viola
4:22 – Vs. Grimsley: EX SS Wally / Tech Venomoth / EX SS Brendan
6:51 – Vs. Grimsley: EX SS Wally / EX Diantha / BP Janine
9:12 – Vs. Caitlin: EX SS Wally / EX Bede / EX Falkner
11:29 – Vs. Caitlin: EX SS Wally / Karen / Sawyer
13:56 – Vs. Shauntal: EX SS Wally / EX May / EX Ingo
16:30 – Vs. Uxie: EX SS Wally / Palentines Serena / EX Sabrina
19:50 – Vs. Entei: EX SS Wally / EX Summer Marnie / Support Clefairy
23:24 – Vs. Tapu Bulu: EX SS Wally / Will / Support Wigglytuff
26:26 – Bonus clear vs. Latias: EX SS Wally / SS May / EX SS Brendan
(I’m gonna use this description to talk about SS Wally as a whole. I’ll put the sync grids and write-ups in a pinned comment.)
First things first: Best boy deserves this alt. I wouldn’t really call Wally “underrated” per se – he’s one of only two rivals that’s appeared in a generation outside of his own, and he even got an ancestor in Legends Arceus – but he’s definitely not in the same caliber as the likes of Blue, Silver, or the Galarian rivals. I was disappointed that he didn’t get anything for Hoenn VA, but I wasn’t surprised either, as you can’t really group him with Steven and the protagonists in terms of popularity. So for Wally to get so much love this update was a big surprise, as it finally feels like he’s getting the attention he deserves.
That said, you won’t believe how much I grinned when I realized that SS Wally’s kit is taking a page from the likes of Classic Elesa, Anni Raihan, and especially Bede. If you’ve watched my videos for a while, you’ll know that those units are my favorite types of units. So for my favorite character to be my favorite type of unit made me feel really happy.
His sheer utility, of course, is anchored on supporting Fairy-types. There’s the obvious Fairy Zone, but there’s also the new Fairy Type Rebuff courtesy of his Buddy Move, which gives a 30% damage boost to all Fairy moves, including sync and max moves. Notably, both of these are already available in his base kit, so if you’re pulling him to help out your Diantha or PalSerena in CSMM then 1/5 is already enough.
2/5 gives him Disarming Voice multipliers, which can be pretty funny against Fairy-weak stages. 3/5 makes him a pretty reliable Sp Def debuffer thanks to Mind Boggler 9, and that’s definitely my favorite aspect of his kit right now. And of course, his sync multipliers give him a powerful delete button when needed.
That said, he is a lot less straightforward than most other Zone setters, and I do think he tries to do several things but fails to excel in any of them. Take away Fairy Zone and the Buddy Move and he is pretty much a slightly worse Bede, and his damage outside of his sync nuke is nothing to write home about. The Buddy Move being locked to a mega evolution (not necessarily his own) also restricts his team comps quite a bit if you need its stat debuffs and type rebuff.
I should also address the elephant in the room – no, I don’t think the 4/5 and 5/5 tiles are impactful enough to necessitate bringing him to those move levels. Don’t get me wrong as they are all good tiles – Fairy Zone Extension is great for Gauntlet, the SMUN stacks are good for CSMM, Discombobulate 9 makes him the most reliable accuracy debuffer in the game, and Head Start 1 is Head Start 1 – but none of them really seem like game-changers to me. The Extension is probably the strongest node there, but for most fights you will rarely need it, and you can emulate it with Fairy Wish MPR anyway. The extra Head Start 1 tile would allow SS Wally to shave off an entire round of moves if he had Head Start 1 as a lucky skill or if you run him with another Head Start 1 unit, but with how many things he has to set up I don’t think he’d want one less turn anyway.
In short, I think 3/5 is a perfectly fine stopping point, maybe even 1/5 if you just want him for Fairy Zone, and I only brought him to 4/5 because he is literally my favorite character in the series.
All that said, SS Wally’s a great boost to Fairy teams, and he’s a pretty good enabler of several units. And most importantly, he’s a fantastic character who’s finally being given the respect he deserves.
(I don’t know where else to put this, but I rolled Adrenaline 1 as his lucky skill since with Head Start 2, it allows me to shave off a full round of turns after his sync.)
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Here are the sync grids and write-ups for each of the teams I used in the video. Check the reply too for the rest of the write-ups:
Vs. Marshal: EX SS Wally / Valerie / Torchic – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=015700070000&s0=3&l0=140&r0=4&p0=0&a0=13010602&t0=44111&g0=AAECAwQFBgkMDxAeICMkKCs&v1=012801028202&s1=4&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=15010301&t1=11111&g1=AAECAwQFDA0ODxASFxgZGyAhIiMpKistLg&v2=900000025500&s2=5&l2=140&r2=3&p2=0&a2=21010101&t2=44&g2=AAECAwQF
1/5 SS Wally. His base kit is already enough if you want to support other Fairy-types, and he also has the innate sync multiplier from Fairy Zone to boost his damage. Valerie adds to that damage, and she also appreciates all of the Fairy-type boosts that Wally gives out. Torchic completes the team to give Valerie the buffs she needs.
Vs. Marshal: EX SS Wally / Support Dratini / Viola – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=014920&s0=1&l0=140&r0=1&p0=0&a0=21010101&t0=41&n0=1&f0=0&v1=012801028202&s1=4&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=15010301&t1=11111&g1=AAECAwQFCR4pKy8wMjM0NQ&v2=003900028400&s2=3&l2=140&r2=4&p2=0&a2=18046402&t2=4444&g2=AAECAwQFBhESFRgaHB0eIyYnKi0
3/5 sync nuke build. SS Wally has a bunch of sync multipliers at 3/5 – innate Fairy Zone multiplier, Devastation, and Interference Sync 5 – but he has a hard time setting all of them up, especially if he has to apply buffs to himself. That's why I brought Viola here for the trap and Sp Atk debuffs, and since she has Mind Games 2 she boosts his damage even further. Support Dratini completed his offensive buffs, and with that combo I finally got my first-ever max damage sync of the game.
Vs. Grimsley: EX SS Wally / Tech Venomoth / EX SS Brendan – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=004940&s0=1&l0=140&r0=1&p0=0&a0=21010101&t0=11&n0=1&f0=0&v1=012801028202&s1=4&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=15010301&t1=11111&g1=AAECAwQFCgwZHB4fKSsvMjQ&v2=001901038100&s2=3&l2=140&r2=5&p2=0&a2=21010101&t2=44444&g2=AAECAwQFBgcKCw4QExQXGBocJQ
4/5 sync acceleration build. Wally has an extra Head Start 1 tile from his 4/5 grid, so coupled with another Head Start 1 user he can skip a whole round of turns. Add that to his Head Start 2 + Adrenaline 1 combo post-mega and he really doesn't want to waste any time haha. The extra Head Start 1 comes from SS Brendan, who also completes SS Wally's buffs, while Tech Venomoth provided trap for Interference Sync.
Vs. Grimsley: EX SS Wally / EX Diantha / BP Janine – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=015800028200&s0=3&l0=140&r0=5&p0=0&a0=13010602&t0=44411&g0=AAECAwQFBgkKDQ4PEB8iJCguLw&v1=012801028202&s1=4&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=15010301&t1=11111&g1=AAECAwQFGRwfIyUoKSsvMDM&v2=006000016900&s2=3&l2=140&r2=4&p2=0&a2=21010101&t2=4111&g2=AAECAwQFBggLDRATGRocHyEmLw
3/5 Diantha support. SS Wally is pretty much made to support his fellow Gardevoir user, as he can easily activate Devastation with both his buddy move and Discourage 2, and he can boost Diantha's sync further with Fairy Zone. BP Janine completes the team as she hastens the team's buffs.
Vs. Caitlin: EX SS Wally / EX Bede / EX Falkner – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=024600085800&s0=3&l0=140&r0=5&p0=0&a0=13010602&t0=4444&g0=AAECAwQFBggLDQ4dICIjLi8&v1=012801028202&s1=4&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=15010301&t1=11111&g1=AAECAwQFDA4RExUgKSsvMDIz&v2=015000027700&s2=3&l2=140&r2=5&p2=0&a2=21010101&t2=4441&g2=AAECAwQFBgcICw4TFBUWGBobHCYpKw
3/5 DPS build. Bede is SS Wally's closest competition in terms of utility, as outside of Fairy Zone and the type rebuff, Bede can pretty much replicate a lot of SS Wally's functions. That does mean that they also work well together, so here they are spamming their off-type 2-bar AOE moves haha. Falkner hastens their buffs and also provided flinches in case of emergencies as Dark-weak Caitlin is more resistant to special moves.
Vs. Caitlin: EX SS Wally / Karen / Sawyer – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=006200022900&s0=5&l0=140&r0=5&p0=0&a0=13010602&t0=4411&g0=AAECAwQFFBUYHyEiKCstLzAxMjM0&v1=012801028202&s1=4&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=15010301&t1=11111&g1=AAECAwQFDA0OEBMXGRwfKSorLzAz&v2=006800043000&s2=3&l2=140&r2=4&p2=0&a2=21010101&t2=444&g2=AAECAwQFBggKDQ4aHB4gIyYpLA
3/5 tech build. These next two clears see SS Wally supporting non-Fairy-types. Since his kit is pretty similar to Bede's, he's also very much appreciated by Karen, who can activate both Overpower and Foul Fighting through him. This clear also gives me the chance to show that Wally doesn't have to sync to activate his buddy move – it can be any of his teammates as long as they mega evolve. Sawyer hastened Karen's buffs and also activated the type skill, and his gauge acceleration was a nice bonus.
Vs. Shauntal: EX SS Wally / EX May / EX Ingo – https://ng-pomatools.web.app/team?v0=012600026000&s0=5&l0=140&r0=5&p0=0&a0=13016303&t0=44444&g0=AAECAwQFERITFRYXIyUmJygpKi0&v1=012801028202&s1=4&l1=140&r1=5&p1=0&a1=15010301&t1=11111&g1=AAECAwQFBxETGykrLzAyMw&v2=010800053000&s2=3&l2=140&r2=5&p2=0&a2=21010101&t2=4411&g2=AAECAwQFERocHyEiIyYpKy0
4/5 with Discombobulate 4. I believe this makes him the most reliable accuracy debuffer in the game, and while that sounds like a big deal it honestly doesn't since there aren't a lot of units that benefit from it. One of the few that do, though, is base May, so of course I had to run them together. Ingo completed May's buffs and also provided sand to boost Earth Power's damage even more.
His kit is so cool and helps so many fairy strikers I wish he buffed crit but that’s all super interesting unit
16:18 – Wai, holup, no need to be that precognizant, May.
Headcanon: that's Latias posing as May right there, lol.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think SS Wally is the very first unit in game to have the Type Rebuff debuff in the game; as I haven't seen any other unit with it anywhere.
I believe Type Rebuffs will be very helpful in nuking opponents, especially in LAs and LGs – but as of right now, it's limited to just Fairy, and I don't remember if there's any Fairy-weak Legendary in the game.
Let today be known as the greatest day for Wally fans worldwide with the amount of love and fanservice he received. I was almost in tears with his new dialogue and the many references to him whether its his dex entry mentioning that partnering up with his male Gardevoir has empowered him with nostalgia (because he was his OG partner before the remakes), or the fact that they pretty much just canonized the extremely rare event of him being able to catch a shiny Ralts. Again, today was just amazing for all of us Wally fans.
(I apologize in advance for the wall of text! I've had so many things to talk about the best boy)
Been doing some testing with him since I got him, primarily at Latias and Marshal's stage. He's still 1/5 non EX, but he still did respectable sync nuke against Marshal and Latias. Whether he's a solo striker, or assisting my other Fairy-types like P. Serena and Summer Marnie, he did it pretty well! Fairy is one of the types that I struggle with because all the options I have are suboptimal, but SS Wally certainly helped my fairy-type units a lot! SS Wally activated Foul Fighting for my 2/5 Summer Marnie, to the point that her Spirit Break was enough to annihilate center. SS Wally also helped my 2/5 Palentine Serena to cap Inertia, and she dealt 81k damage on sync against Marshal, wasn't expecting that number! SS Wally himself dealt 33k sync nuke after being assisted by SS Brendan's EX and Palentine Dawn's debuffs, and for 1/5 non EX that's pretty respectable in my opinion. Maybe it's all just my bias speaking lol, but I'm just happy for the boy.
There are other units that I need to candy first before SS Wally, but whenever I have the chance, I'll definitely 3/5 him.
Some random thoughts: When you mentioned how SS Wally is kinda like Bede, I am reminded of the Revel of Rivalry event where Wally and Bede were in the same team alongside Hugh. Would be funny if Hugh, whenever he's playable will focus on debuffs too. I also like how SS Wally's kit helps Diantha a lot, much like in the story event where Wally wanted to team up with Diantha! Really like when the gameplay is consistent with the story!
Also, this is just me, but whenever I use OG Wally, I always bring Palentine Serena for Cakewalk purpose. Now, SS Wally assisted Palentine Serena with Fairy Zone and Fairy Rebuffs, almost as if he's returning the favor. SS Wally also mentioned in one of his Pokemon Center dialogues (please skip this part if you want to see the dialogue by yourself!) that he's heard a store in Kalos that doesn't allow anyone to enter the store if not stylish, and wonders if now he's stylish enough for the store with his Sygna Suit outfit. That, and Serena being knowledgeable about fashion stuffs, I feel like Serena and Wally can be good friends!
The last battle was like:
"Fluid Fortification who?"
Just realized, why did they make a Fairy Zone, when Misty Terrain exists?
This might have been your best ever day playing PM for sure (or at least since you got regular Wally for the first time?), not even the (admittedly envious) usual superluck you always have with limited pairs can't compare to the sheer happinesses you might've felt when your top favorite got into the spotlight with a new pair and even with brand new utilities after so long.
Though it's kinda sad that he just had to be the one unit that ended up being in the eye of the whole storm of the 5/5 grids, since to me maxing out a limited pair to 5/5 EX is reserved only for the top favorites and yet those extra nodes were suddenly added and have generated quite a lot of controversy. But I guess he's gonna be the exception for you because top favoritism. So you have all the right and freedom to fully max him out when possible.
Anyway, depending on the November update's pairs and gem count I could actually tempt fate with SS Wally since he was really great in the event, my Hoenn nostalgia has to be respected after the sacrifice that was skipping its whole VA because Anniversary, and ofc because I really want to give my beloved EX Palerena and my recently pulled OG Diantha their damage boosts asap. Might only have 6 to 7 multis by the end of the month, but I can at least try with 3 or 4 right? And tbh, I could actually skip the whole Unova VA this November in the goal to keep saving gems back up. The Unovan cast is cool and all and I'm sure Victini, Genesect and the Kyurem fusions are gonna be great units, but I think December and the Kalos VA are bigger future priorities to me.
5:54 20k off type without critting is amazing. Thanks for providing so many different showcases! It’s definitely amazing how he has a playstyle you greatly enjoy.
Kinda can’t wait for the update allowing you to use multiple of the same trainer on the same team, seeing how Wally synergizes pretty well with most special strikers. 🅱️ Dazzling Gleam not consuming any gauge is also pretty convenient for quad queuing.
Must have been really fun to put Mudkip and Wally together on a pretty reasonable team 😉 Ingo is definitely an incredible third
Congrats again on SS Wally! I don’t mind the longer video, just means there’s more to enjoy!
I appreciate your write-ups and can’t wait for what lies for him in future content. So happy that Wally gets the love he deserves ^^
my boy is back
After this 30 minute long video, my whole head is just “I’m not gonna lose anymore!”
Can you tell me how did you make valerie and sylveon draining kiss heal higher?
Or should I say Keeping Problems with SS Wally with Aura Cynthia
Congratulations Wally fans, you’ve won ❤️
Wally making Valerie good is how you know his amazing im happy for you that a Wally alt happend