Pokemon Masters

Lessons from a Pokemon Master (ft. Pinkacross)



Pinkacross’ Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pinkacross2042/videos

Pokemon Showdown Competitive Singles exists. SS OU otherwise known as Gen 8 OU was rated as my worst format, yet can I truly judge it by such harsh standards? Only by gaming can we illuminate the truth.

Is this insane?

Skarmory, Metagross, Salamence, Tyranitar, and more, are sometimes not members of the metagame.

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45 Comments

  1. Critique: I never like these guest episodes because the guests always sound like they're 16 and talk exclusively in gamerspeak. Jim is the only Pokémon player I watch, and it's because he always speaks in full sentences instead of acronyms and lingo. Obviously his air of sophistication is a persona he puts on, but for me it's like an escape from modern gamer cringe, and so much more pleasant to listen to. I watch Spirit of the Law for the same reason, another Youtube personality covering a competitive video game who talks like an adult. Pretty sure I'm not the only older viewer with this opinion.

  2. Pinkacross's content has been some of the most insightful gameplay and team building content I've seen on this platform. Thank you for having him on your wonderful and entertaining channel! 🩷🪲🤝🐎

  3. Were they commentating on recorded matches? I dont understand, at 28:08 they just kept talking and nothing was pressed but then the game was won by 2 ice shards? How??

  4. Love this duo based content, really informative with pinka giving reasonings for what he wanted to do. Would love to see more of this in the future

  5. How does this crossover affect the Flame Orb economy, viewers are left wondering

  6. Game 1 is rough…I will defend the torn stay in because the only way they could lose is through theweavile, so guaranteeing it doesn't click sd and wreak a sweep is how they lose…the slowbro stay in was crazy tho

  7. Also tyranocif transformed from gen 3 hero to gen 8 villain while the tables with the hippo also flipped …

  8. Arctozotl is so bad lmao I was playing it on a hail team and it couldn't even oustpeed a +1 volc on hail

  9. 24:58 It was at this point in the video that I realized that the reason Pinkacross kept calling Galarian Zapdos "Jizz-up" was because he was saying "G-Zap"

  10. I'm loving the gen 8 climb. I hated it as a casual player when it was the current meta, but it seems balanced enough that it's fun to watch strong players navigate it.

  11. Jim playing around ice punch really shows his awareness of the threat of Dusknoir against his own Lando-T. Very insane gameplay.

  12. The fun fact about specs octillery water spout in the rain is actually outdated now as of gen 8. Inteleon with the exact same set except using hydro cannon since it doesn't get water spout does more simply because it's got 20 more special attack.

    At least for special attacks, I was trying to find if anything could OHKO max SpDef AV Blissey on a neutral hit without any stat boosts.

    252+ SpA Choice Specs Sniper Tera Water Inteleon Hydro Cannon vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Assault Vest Blissey in Rain on a critical hit: 690-813 (96.6 – 113.8%) — 81.3% chance to OHKO

  13. The gnomes knew their team. They told the masses to run double regen buzzwole sand. The gnomes must be stopped.

  14. In regards to the Slowbro staying in, I think that speaks to the fundamental problem of Regieleki. That mon has literally nothing significant it can do against any Ground type, so you always have to go for either a double or a potential momentum sink and give your opponent a free turn. Both options are extremely risky. The question you always have to ask is how bad it is to allow your opponent that free turn. If you can afford it, I'd always click Volt Switch. I think in your specific situation, you had a healthy Landorus which could come in on Excadril, so there was no reason to make an aggressive double that turn, especially with the Slowbro threatening a Scald burn and Gapdos was your wincon.

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