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Out of these 1,025... I mean, 256 Pokémon... who do you think deserves the title of the strongest to ever do it? The answer might just surprise you...

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00:00Out of 1025 total Pokemon, which one is the strongest? Some might say Calyrex Shadow,
00:07Urshifu, Incineroar, and your dad might say Charizard. With so many possible choices ranging
00:14from Eternatus Eternamax form to, uh, Weedle, I wanted to put every single Pokemon in existence
00:20to the test in my very own tournament of power. Curating a move pool for over 1000 Pokemon would
00:26have been a bit too time consuming for my taste and wouldn't have really answered the question.
00:31So let's raise the stakes and allow only Metronome, a move that can virtually be any other move. All
00:38these Pokemon have to depend on are their typing and their stats. Everything else is left up to
00:43chance. Unfortunately though, my bracket website of choice only supports tournaments of up to
00:48256 entrants, so subscribe for parts 2, 3, and 4. While you're at it, let me know in the comments
00:55who you're cheering for, as well as who you'd like to see next. Given that this is all random
00:59seeding, sometimes you get Machoke versus Cresselia, as well as Roselia versus Budew, and both of these
01:04games went exactly as you'd expect. Then you have some interesting gambits like Whimsicott versus
01:09Bisharp. See, the Prankster ability gives priority to moves like Metronome, but they simply don't
01:14work against dark types like Bisharp, making this an essentially unwinnable matchup. Wait, what a
01:19throw! Oh my god, the skill swap! Okay, so Whimsicott can- oh my god, what an insane turnaround!
01:27Bisharp threw so hard! Yet not everything goes according to plan here. Like, don't get me wrong,
01:33most games go exactly as expected when they're roughly evenly matched. So here's Arshan versus
01:39Salamence. Intimidate to start things off. I can see Salamence going far. Oh my- I thought it was
01:43going to be a one shot, honestly. Rock Blast is pretty spicy though. That's a good move to- oh,
01:48wait, wait, hold. One wrong move on Salamence. Fake out? That's a miss. Hold- wait, ain't no way
01:53Arshan outspeeds though. Oh my god, it does! Brutal Swing, that should- Arshan holds on? Wait, wait,
01:59wait, wait, wait. Oh, one health and a dream? Ain't no way, ain't no way. Wait, wait, wait, Arshan.
02:05The Drain Punch, the 2 HP revival. Tucker Punch misses. Oh, it could never hit. Oh, what? He's
02:12taking his time here. Oh, and there it goes. Wow. You know what's the funniest thing? That match
02:18was determined from Intimidate. Since the first round has a total of 128 separate matches to
02:24spectate, don't worry. I'm going to curate only the best of the best to show you. Let's see what
02:29Dratini can do here. Poison Powder, nice. Oh, the singular beat-up doesn't really get a lot of value.
02:35Parting Shot, no! Oh, oh, okay. Oh, for sure. I was thinking Memento. I thought it was over. This
02:40is neck and neck, but one of them is Poison. Oh, that Play Rough would have been it. That would
02:45have been the game set match. That is Quad Effective. Magnet Rise, kind of a throw here.
02:50Confusion's over. Thunder, that's it. That's it. The little worm pulled through. Okay, sorry. Most
02:57of these curated matches have come down to Coughing Baby versus Hydrogen Bomb, but the twisted part
03:02is that sometimes the Coughing Baby can win. I think anyone who bets on Marshadow is safe to do
03:08so. Turn 1 Sand Tomb, though, does get a lot of value. Met with Hyper Beam, Cottonee has to-
03:17Yeah, so in the giant pool of Metronome, there's a good amount of ways to explode and also cause
03:22your opponent to explode. Another unconventional way to die is having your opponent use Taunt.
03:27Given that Metronome is technically a status move, this pitiful Pidgey has to just sit there and
03:33watch as they struggle their tournament life away. All right, so enough of the little league. Let's
03:38start up a new match of a Nuclear Missile up against yet another Nuclear Missile. Okay, Bar
03:43Barrage. The Poison stacks up. Just Turn 1 status is so good. Having to recharge after being Poison
03:49is awful. Okay, Necrozma trying to swallow, cannot. Okay, the end grain, though, that is the opposite
03:55of Poison. Electro Ball, not enough. The Screech could set up for a big play here. Water Spout.
04:01Oh, that's it. That's it. That's bye-bye. Yeah, that actually was not even very close. So when
04:07you put two Goliaths in the room, the bigger Goliath wins, I suppose. So how about two Coughing
04:12Babies? I say it a lot, but it really could go either way. Wonder Room, oh my gosh. What do we
04:17do in the Wonder Room? In Wonder Room, it swaps your defense and special defense, but I don't
04:21think that really matters when they're all pitiful. Pichu is actually swinging. It is dodging near
04:26everything. The only move that's really connected is Gust. Pichu Shell Smash? Minimize into Shell
04:31Smash? Look, Pichu, just touch crap. Crabby wins. Most games after this went exactly as expected,
04:41from Charmeleon triumphing over Gerder, Frigabax taking down Frillage, and Dunsparce eliminating
04:46Volcanic. Wait, what? Dunsparce can sneak in one attack here? False swipe! Not that attack!
04:52Oh my... Wait, wait! Oh my god! Someone hit someone!
05:05Someone hit someone! Oh my god! So, that's it! I know that this tournament is essentially a CPU
05:10tournament in Smash Bros, but do you realize what channel you're on? What's funny is that it
05:14feels like there's some sense of followable logic in these attack patterns. I know it's all random,
05:20but somehow part of me believes that all these Pokemon have a choice. You know,
05:23like Ledian holding on to a phenomenal lead and then using Parish Song? Parish Song? Wait,
05:29Wobbuffet Stall! If Wobbuffet Stalls, it wins! Parish Song is an utter throw in this format.
05:35This is the win-con for Wobbuffet now. It just has to live. Okay, the burn, it doesn't matter,
05:40it doesn't matter. Oh my god, the Parish Counter. This does nothing. Simple Beam doesn't really do
05:45anything. I think that's it. That's... Oh, and a Miss Focus Blast on top. The Quad Resist,
05:50anyways. That is a, uh... It's a very elaborate explosion, huh? To nobody's surprise, Garchomp
05:59takes down their first-round opponent, Landerous T defeats Minior, and despite all odds, Solgaleo
06:04takes the win over Tepig. Then, the bracket suddenly gets randomly stacked with matches
06:09like Zygarde versus Hoopa Unbound, Calyrex versus Dawnwing's Necrozma, and Articuno versus
06:14Mega Sableye. I'd love to tell you that these were all great games, but they all resulted in
06:19either rolling a stab move, being Toxic Stalled, or watching your opponent kill themselves for fun.
06:24Of course, when you had a match and one of the players was, uh, Primal Groudon,
06:28they had a pretty good chance of winning. But before I can take you to round two,
06:31allow me to show you the thrilling start of Bramblegast's generational tournament run.
06:36I don't know about Bramblegast versus Slowking. Uh, Ice Punch, not the play. It could freeze.
06:40Psystrike is rough, though. I think this is gonna be another match like before,
06:44where it's just gonna end. Nothing exciting's gonna happen. There's one more hit. Yeah,
06:49Bram... Oh, that's immune. Is it too late to... I think it's too late to minimize.
06:53If Bramblegast simply doesn't get hit, that Brave Bird would have done it, for goddamn sure.
06:57Okay, wait, Wish? I was counting Bramblegast out. If it survives this...
07:01Oh, my God. Oh, my God. That is... What?
07:12That was perhaps the most surgical string of events we've seen at all in this tournament.
07:17Bramblegast clutched up. The most exciting matches in round one beyond Bramblegast were
07:22probably just getting to watch Onyx die, Kira murder Aklefa, and Altaria challenge Deoxys.
07:28Okay, a Hyper Beam is an interesting start. It got some big damage on. Was it worth it,
07:34though? Deoxys currently has the lead from that. Ooh, it misses a very crucial Thunder.
07:40Flame Wheel hits. Resists. Oh, the burn, though. Oh, that could have been a game-changing burn.
07:48And the Torment... Oh, it is so stacked against Altaria right now. They have to win this turn.
07:56Can they?
08:02Sure, it was exciting to watch God cast over 100 souls to hell, but the second half of the fights
08:07wasn't nearly as exciting as the first. Sure, we've seen a lot of metronomes be used, but it's
08:12mainly because most of the games went like this. Okay, Power Split is a great start. Wait, what?
08:17No. What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What?
08:22What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? Just give them all your stats while you're
08:24at it, Zapdos. What? What? What? What? Ro... Rolycoly? Steam Engine? Oh. Oh.
08:42Four turns was all it took for Rolyco... Wait, no. Oh, that's... That's... That's not what I
08:48thought would happen. Sorry, I'm going to show you this clip. You just got to weed out the weaker
08:53Pokemon, you know? Is it just survival of the... Okay, whatever. We have now eliminated such a
08:58large amount of the competition that we are down to half. 128 Pokemon now remain in the tournament.
09:04However, for the finals, I'll allow subscribers like you to vote in some of your favorites who
09:09didn't quite survive. So here we are at round two with half of the competition still ready to go.
09:14Cresselia takes an early fall alongside Roselia, since both of their successors are clearly equal
09:19in strength. Then somehow, the luckiest Whimsicott in existence took the stage again.
09:24Oh, Glacier's not great. We're probably still faster than Stonjourner,
09:29and let's slow it down even more. Okay, I think we can handle the charge. Rock Smash, break it,
09:34yep. Defense down. Whimsicott, we're setting up on it. Sparking Aria, we resist. Mortal Spin.
09:39I don't even know that move, but sure, it poisons. It's really just a stalling game,
09:43because that poison is going to take a lot of the damage away. Oh, Aurora Beam.
09:48We have to hit it with a physical move. That is the real thing. Overheat. Nah, that's not great.
09:54We've kind of nerfed everything we have, and now it's... Uh-oh, one turn. Just let this one turn.
09:58Metal Claw? All right, that's it. Whimsicott moves on again. I promise this is not rigged.
10:05Salamence goes on to prove that they deserve to be here, and if I'm Dewott, I am utterly
10:09embarrassed that Archon did better. So now let's watch these two elusive dragons go head-to-head.
10:15We got Wild Bolt Storm. We resist. Crit, though... Oh my god. Taunt is diabolical. Dratini just has
10:23to live these. I don't think Dratini can live enough struggles, though, is the problem.
10:28Wait, the baby doll eyes? Wait. Oh my god, Groudro wins. Groudro wins, but... Wait,
10:37no. Metronome's up. Oh my god, though. As you've seen before, getting hit by Taunt is a near
10:43guaranteed loss, but I discovered something even more sick and twisted in this one. Oh my god,
10:49there's Imprison. Dude, that is so evil. Toxic Imprison? Like, there is no possible way you win
10:56that. That is a game set match. Wow. Like all sporting events, we happen to run into a little
11:03bit of controversy. See, all these matches were pre-recorded to make the actual live showcase of
11:09the tournament as smooth as it could possibly be. However, someone made a bit of a mistake
11:14behind the scenes and gave Glaceon snow warning. Glaceon does not get snow warning. I'm always
11:20rooting for the underdog. Like, no matter what, I want to see the underdog win, just simply because
11:24it's funny. Endeavor doesn't hit. Sand Tomb, that is the move that moves mountains. It is such a
11:31massive play. Morning Sun comes out, but Retaliate. Ah, well, Sand Tomb 12% every single time. If we
11:39can get a Burn or Poison on the board, too. Okay, Future Sight, though. This is looking doable. This
11:44is absolutely very... Glaceon, hold, Shadow Punch. Wait, Sand Tomb? Oh my god, 2 HP. Future Sight!
11:52Wow! Oh my god. What? It upsets. Wait, no, wait. Okay, guys, I don't mean to point this out. Glaceon
12:01doesn't get snow warning. It gets snow cloak. Glaceon might be using performance-enhancing
12:06drugs here. Thus, Ice Gate was born. An illegal Glaceon stormed through the tournament and won a
12:13game she absolutely should not have, since snow increases the defense stat of all ice Pokémon.
12:19I know we should disqualify her, but hey, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to win,
12:23huh? So that's the story of how Glaceon became our tournament's most hated Pokémon and somehow
12:29Krabby became the hero. Anyways, Krabby versus Charmeleon. The Swing and a Miss on the Sun Spore.
12:37Skill Swap. Okay, let's just trade. Will that impact the game at all? We'll see.
12:41Krabby has not done anything yet, by the way. Oh no, no, no, no, no! That's...
12:49Krabby won by doing absolutely nothing. To nobody's surprise, the pitiful pile of
12:56disgrace known as Frigabax lost to the stoic majesty of Dunsparce through a finishing blow
13:02of stalling out poison. Thrilling. Then we decided to break out the big guns of Garchomp
13:08versus Solgaleo. I think Garchomp wins on paper. Oh my god, no Retreat Turn 1? Prismatic Laser does
13:16do a lot, though. That was a great pull. Gigaton Hammer. He has to recharge those. That was free
13:21damage. Topsy Turvy. Whoa, whoa, whoa, careful now. Careful. I don't think you want to do that,
13:26Moo. That sounds like a bad idea to me. No Retreat into Topsy Turvy might be one of the worst
13:32attempted plays of all time. Okay, Dark Pulse though is super effective. That does nothing,
13:38actually. Oh my god. In this greater tournament series, I've also included all regional variants,
13:44since they do different things, you know? I mean, I personally think even Megas count as different
13:49Pokemon, because they have different abilities. And yeah, sure, they're stronger, but I just want
13:53to include them, even if they lose to Beratik. Either way, that match led us to the clash of
13:57two Unovan Titans. Landorus Therion and Thundurus Incarnate. I did not realize the absolute heat
14:04that we have right here. We have Fickle Beam and Eruption. That's a pretty good start. The
14:09Intimidate is coming in clutch. Gust. Stab. Nice. Oh, the Leaf Storm's a miss. Wouldn't have done
14:13too much anyways. Probably would have hurt more than it would have hit. Oh, the Stone Edge,
14:18though. Wow. I mean, he's the guy for a reason, you know? We had Flygon Triple Axel through Iron
14:24Leaves, Terrakion Lunge over Castform, and Ogre Pond stepping on a bird. Everything went as
14:29expected, and then Wishiwashi successfully swung on Zygarde and won. We had a lot of close games,
14:36a lot of mean games, and even a Roaring Moon who tried to Sheer Cold a Popplio before killing it
14:41anyways in a shockingly close game. Like, what's the deal with Salamence on Fraud Watch? The
14:45Legendaries kept winning, the birds kept fighting, but then we all realized the sheer unbridled
14:50strength of the ability Cursed Body. Uh-oh, Cursed Body. Uh-oh, I didn't even realize.
14:57Oh no, we are struggling now. That's 25%. Froslass has to do 2% damage here. Oh, they won.
15:03After watching the mid-off of Meltan versus Crocalore, the live studio audience came across
15:07what is potentially the most embarrassing match of all time. Wow. Zygarde, isn't this how the
15:15other Zygarde lost too? Why is Zygarde such a buster? Dear god, do you see this? Despite this
15:22tragic showing, surely another broken Legendary won't lose, right? Sky Attack ain't gonna do too
15:28much. Bitter Blade, oh my god. Uh-oh, and there's the taunt. Wait, I think Struggle, yeah. To nobody's
15:35surprise, De'Ante also won, Zamazenta won, and of course, Chi-Yu was also presented with yet
15:41another free win. A match for the ages opened with Knock Off, taking half of its health. Wait,
15:46Sweet Kiss. This confusion can make a huge difference. Wait, Razor Shot. Wait, wait. Oh,
15:52the confusion has not mattered yet. Oh, it hits. Wait, wait, wait. Bramblecast takes down Chi-Yu.
16:00After everything we've seen so far in this tournament, it felt pretty funny to then watch
16:04Dino fight Anorith this late in bracket. Sure, we've had some instant wins, a few close games,
16:09but never has there been such a surgical gambit before Combusken. I think we know who wins this
16:14on paper. Nasty Plot is interesting. Uh, it's almost over, by the way. Victory...
16:21Being at 9 HP against 100, okay, and now it's an even...
16:25Oh, oh, oh.
16:31Nasty Plot, Forest Curse into Blast Burn against a Water-type.
16:38Absolute phenomenal play. And despite all odds, Minccino survived an
16:42eternity-sized explosion and moved on to the next round of bracket. We have eliminated such a large
16:47amount of the competition that we are now down to a mere 64 Pokémon remaining in the tournament.
16:52At long last, the seemingly invincible Squawkabilly failed to open this round,
16:56and unfortunately enough, Whimsicott went with him. Alolan Marowak won thanks to Cursed Body
17:01being as broken as we thought it was, and Jirachi won their game by simply being a better Pokémon.
17:05Being this late into the tournament, most outcomes felt predetermined,
17:08like Marshadow having to defeat a Chinchou to qualify into Top 64. However, our suspect of
17:14Glaceon returned with the proper ability that they should have always had, just to see if the
17:18success was tied to Snow Warning alone. Ice Gate has been resolved, everyone,
17:23only Necrozma suffered. Oh, got the Sub up, and it takes the damage of Judgment?
17:28Blood Moon behind a Sub, I don't know how you beat that. Petal Blizzard, okay,
17:31that's how you knock it out. Uh, Thunder Fang, we just have to hit hard. Moosharna's about to
17:36get confused, never mind. I forgot, I was confusing the moves. Glaceon got confused,
17:40actually. We hit through it, Poison Jab. Ooh, one more turn, wow. Glaceon moves on, oh. Oh,
17:46no, of course. There was a chance I could have done more. As you can tell by chat, Glaceon's
17:50reception is split. Some want to see her take it all the way, but others see her as a dirty cheater
17:55who deserves the death penalty. I would like to remind everybody that this is just a silly Pokémon
18:00video. Either way, she moves on to Top 64 alongside Dunsparce. Somehow. Like, sure,
18:06Garchomp had to fight Wobbuffet, but realize that Landorus had to defeat a Flygon for the chance
18:11at the same placing as Dunsparce got from challenging Krabby. Maybe randomized seeding
18:16was a bad idea. On the bright side, given that we've gotten rid of nearly all the fodder,
18:19most of the matches up ahead are filled with two equally destructive nuclear weapons.
18:24Circuitry, Draining Kiss, just to top it all off. Flying Press, that's good. Circuitry does
18:29a very high special attack, though. Heavy Throat Shot. Bitter Blade, though, that is stabbed. We
18:34get the health back a little bit. Oh, no, this is actually neck and neck. This is one of the
18:38closer games. Fly, I don't think that kills. Fly absolutely does not kill here. Circuitry in red.
18:43Sleep Powder, though. Now we have a battle. Anything can happen here. Wish! Oh, that's a
18:47free wish after the sleep. Echoed Voice comes out. Crit II. Oh, that wish might have solved the whole
18:53game. Oh, three turn sleep. Torch Song. BM insult to injury right at the end. Similarly, our next
19:00match is another clash of the titans between Roaring Moon and an Ice Titan that did not have
19:05to cheat to get this far. Pressure, though, on all the legendary birds is very strong. Judgment out
19:10the gates. Crit II. Thunder Shock. No real wings on this guy. Oh, Super Fang is great. Mystical Fire
19:17we resist. Water Pulse, crit. No confusion, though. Morning Sun, and we're back up. It's like nothing's
19:22happened. Hex, that's okay. Roaring Moon, slight lead. Aqua Jet. Uh-oh, uh-oh. Articuno locked into
19:28Thrash. This is bad news for Roaring Moon. We know we have another one coming out. Do we have a third?
19:33Oh, we do. Uh-oh. We got one more. Does this kill? It could. Three percent. It's confused. Getting
19:39triple Thrash. Oh, that's Recoil. You're dead. Once again, Froslass returns to the battlefield and wins
19:43through Cursed Body abuse, while Melt is forced to fight Hariyama. How did this thing even make it
19:49this far? Okay, we're causing an uproar. We are locked into an attack, which again is very, very-
19:55never mind. Miraculous overcame Da Dunsparce and secured a place in top 64, and for whatever reason,
20:00Dunsparce can do what Da Dunsparce can't. Despite the recessed matches between these title fights,
20:06Primal Groudon and Mega Deancy were ready to take the stage. Desolate Land is nice. See, Water Pulse
20:12out of the picture. Magic Mountain Smokescreen, that does happen though, so that was an awful
20:16turn for all parties. Oh, Sludge is nice. Mega Drain. Oh, we can shake that off Groudon, and
20:20what do we have now? Extra Sensory. That's okay. Absorb is also okay. It's- it's fine. Gigaton Hammer
20:27though? My god, and it was a crit? One of the most tragic games of the entire bracket was a phenomenally
20:34buff Screamtail demolishing a Sharpedo who was burned, bloodied, and ultimately dying. Waiting
20:40one more turn would have given them a win, just- it's just guaranteed, but the Screamtail had one
20:46final gambit left to rip. Incredible. I know we've established that Glaceon was the villain, but for
20:51whatever reason, Bramble Gas was the People's Champion. Everybody was rooting for them. It only
20:56wanted Bramble Gas, of all Pokemon, to win the entire tournament. People were betting on them,
21:02even when their opponent was Zamazenta. Air Cutter, Wind Rider, we get the buff,
21:07uses Gust, super effective, phenomenal. Actually, phenomenal. Acrobatics? Ooh, that is gonna hurt.
21:15Okay, Shadow Force? That Aeroblast would have killed. Zamazenta might be under suspect right
21:22now. Oh, oh. Of course, some likely Pokemon get eliminated from bracket since not even a
21:31skilled Squawkabilly can scrap with an average Annihilate. And before you ask, these are two
21:36different color Squawkabillies, it counts. And honestly, forget a billion, because Kyurem can
21:41barely take down one singular lion. And on the other side of the tournament, Primal Kyogre moves
21:46on in a desperate attempt to kill Groudon one last time. Believe it or not, with all the names I just
21:51mentioned, Kricketot has also made it this far in tournament. Like, yes, this is where they perish,
21:57but I'm honestly a bit impressed that Kricketot outperformed threats like Necrozma and Zygarde. Oh,
22:03and then Arceus Smited Pincurchin. Are you starting to see a trend here? At least we had a close
22:08matchup of Mega Blaziken versus Mew, but the next true showstopper wouldn't happen until the start
22:13of Top 32 with Glaceon challenging Marshadow. No Dream Eater, that has not worked yet. Shadow Claw
22:20is big, but just the stat difference here, it's only 25%. And now we have Flail, which, okay,
22:2610%. Flamethrower is, that's good damage too. Good to use that special attack stat a little more
22:31from Glaceon, luckily. And the crit hit increased. Flame Charge is nice. We get that speed buff too.
22:38Glaceon still does not move first. Oh, but that Skitter Smack took a lot out of it. And there,
22:44oh wait, that crit? So, at least Ice Gate is alive and well, huh? Some other ferocious foes
22:50definitely carried on like Iron Thorns and Alolan Marowak, but the audience really waited in awe
22:54when both Garchomp and Dunsparce took field. Turn one, Mud Slap, brutal. Fire Fang, that's rough
23:01skin, take more damage from that. Oh, Facade. Nice hit, nice hit. Aqua Tail, that's fine. That's
23:06another contact move, unfortunately. It feels like Dunsparce could kill itself from rough skin
23:11entirely. Okay, there's Hyper Voice, good job. Stab, no contact. Is Lumina Crash enough? No.
23:17I think if it makes, oh. Oh my God. Garchomp is absolutely one of the strongest Pokemon in
23:27existence, but not today. Nope. That spot now belongs to Dunsparce, apparently. And since we're
23:33breaking all 1,025 Pokemon into a ton of smaller brackets, I decided to allow anyone who qualifies
23:39into the top 16 of any tournament to qualify into a major final tournament in the end. And just like
23:45that, Dunsparce is now one of the greats who gets to compete for the gold in this tournament series
23:50circuit final thing. Also, top 16 for the tournament doesn't really turn out to a pretty
23:54bracket, so I'm also gonna allow you, the loyal subscribers who have subscribed by clicking the
23:59subscribe button, to vote in a few fan favorites who might not have quite performed as well as,
24:05say, Dunsparce. Can you tell I'm shocked by the Dunsparce thing? Sure, Corviknight takes out
24:10Landerous, which, yeah, is an upset, but like, it's not Dunsparce, you know? Either way, it's
24:15just shocking to see that Garchomp, Landerous, Salamence, and Jirachi are all missing out of
24:19the finals. But that's only from the first few matches of top 32. As we move on in bracket,
24:23Wishiwashi knocks Terrakion down to 1 HP, but fails to close it in the end. Calyrex and Circuitry
24:29find an unfortunate foe to face, since they both want to qualify into top 16. Yeah, despite
24:34inflicting each other with status, the poison-bearing Calyrex pulled ahead. So now, allow
24:39me to ask a very real and very genuine question. How the hell do we still have this many ice-type
24:44Pokemon in the tournament?
24:46At this point, I'm really starting to see the flaw in random seeding, because in one battle,
25:10we get to see Hariyama take out the trash, and in the immediate next one, Primal Groudon violates
25:15the Geneva Convention only for Zamazenta to unalive themselves. Sure, the tactician of
25:19Combusken moves on alongside an erupting Ceruledge. Meanwhile, Annihilate clocks in and imprisons yet
25:25another legendary victim. As stated before, Primal Kyogre is desperate for another chance
25:30at murdering Groudon, but sure enough, Groudon has shooters and Hippowdon is not even going to
25:34give Kyogre the chance. Oh, and Arceus killed Pinsir. Just kidding, God is dead and Pinsir
25:38moves on in the tournament. And in the final round of top 32, Scizor steals an aforementioned
25:43strategy and imprisons Mega Blaziken until their dying breath. That's right, Mega Blaziken,
25:49the fire type, lost to Scizor, who is now in top 16, alongside Combusken. Make it make sense.
25:56In top 16, Iron Thorns came out the gate swinging with a plus four super effective
26:01Shadow Claw, while a fan-hated Glaceon took out a fan-favorite Dunsparce.
26:07Karma, oh my god. Back to back, he lives by fissure, dies to sheer cold. Corviknight continued
26:15their streak of upsets with a fatal Razor Shell, but then Frostlass also got the chance to continue
26:20their own streak of upsets. Metronome Rock Tomb, we're gonna make him even slower. It doesn't matter
26:25all that much. Double hit, doesn't hit. And we got Leech Life, that is quad super effective.
26:32No Curse Body needed. They resist it. One of the few types we resist, and Curse Body, you're done.
26:37You're done. Another legendary to fall.
26:39Kariyama attempted to unleash a lethal Hydro Cannon, but Pramalgradon's Desolate Land not
26:44only kept them alive, but ultimately kept them in the tournament. Out of all of our final
26:48contestants, Combusken is definitely the most surprising one here, and unsurprisingly, they
26:54tragically folded under the pressure. And now we have Annihilate versus the Kite of
26:58And now we have Annihilate versus the Kyogre Killer. The Kyurem Killer versus, oh wow, opening
27:05Ice Shard. Water Pulse, no confusion. Ooh, Stun Spore, pretty nice. Okay, Fly can be deadly here
27:12though. Bitter Blade would have been phenomenal. Oh, oh, big damage. You gotta hit it with something
27:18hard. Oh buddy, you gotta hit it with something hard. Sandstorm kills. Oh, hold. Wait. Annihilate
27:25still in this. Expanding Force, humbles it just a little bit more. Water Spout would have been
27:31huge. I think 80 more health and that would have been great. Haze was good for Hippowdon here.
27:35Iron Head, so-so. This is getting closer and closer. Wait, High Jump Kick misses on the Ghost
27:41Type. With Scizor now knowing Flamethrower, they qualified into top eight as the final bug
27:46remaining. So now we're truly at the end. We started with 256 entrants and we're now presented
27:52with only eight Pokemon across four separate matches. Iron Thorns versus Glaceon, Corviknight
27:57versus Froslass, Primal Groudon versus Ceruledge, and Annihilate versus Scizor. Only one of these
28:03Pokemon can take home the first major win in the tournament series of power. But for now,
28:08let's just focus on who can make it to the next round. I mean, Iron Thorns absolutely should win
28:13here. I mean, we're Heal Pulsing for Christ's sake. Crab Hammer gonna hurt. Crit Chance increased too.
28:23No way. Sure, Glaceon has been under heavy scrutiny in this tournament for their alleged
28:28cheating, but even though Snow Warning is gone, they're still hitting nonstop Sheer Colts.
28:33Cursed Body versus Pressure. Personally, I think Cursed Body still wins here. Torch Song is a crazy
28:39opener. Acid Armor, I guess let's just build up. Mean Look, can't leave. Mud Slap lowers accuracy.
28:45Okay, this feels pretty even. You really just gotta watch out for that. Cursed Body, I think
28:50maybe setting up for just one big move. Hey, let's get you up at full health while you're at it.
28:54Doesn't matter. You're just going to get Cursed Body and it won't account for anything. Ivy
28:58Cudgel misses. Ceaseless Edge, super effective. Corviknight, though, is looking very nice. Okay,
29:05Horned... Wait, there it is. Wait, no, no, no, this is actually bad. They tried. They tried. Oh,
29:15wow. Attempting to take a page out of Glaceon's book, Frost Blast went for it all. Unfortunately,
29:21Corviknight is Bird, so Fissured, no hit. However, Corviknight gets to move on alongside either
29:26Primal Groudon or Ceruledge. Okay, opening rest, a little strange. Attract Immune. Groudon,
29:32Ace King, does not fall for that shit. Dazzling Gleam, though, not too much. At least it got
29:37damage on the board here. Rock Wrecker, oh my god. This top four is certifiably spicy,
29:44with these three champions in the making already advancing onwards. But we still have one final
29:49match to watch, so let's just hope it's a good one. Rock Tomb slows it down. Already have the
29:54speed, but it's nice to have in the back. Infestation is a killer. We talk about it.
30:00This is the most insidious killer we have. Immune to Acid. Ah, this looks pretty good.
30:07Scizor has a stage set. But, okay, Focus Blast connects. Stab two.
30:11Here we are. Only four fighters remain, with all of them a singular match away from competing in
30:21the finals. All we can hope for is three final explosive rounds. But not like explosive like
30:29Scizor, you know? Muddy Water, lower accuracy, maybe? No. Okay. Uh-oh, Glaceon, time to pull it
30:36out. Hyper Beam. Okay, you got two turns now to pull Sheer Cold. Recover is huge, actually. You
30:42gotta keep in mind pressure here, though. We are already down to 11 here. Door Power, not too scary.
30:47Glaceon, what do you got? Sacred Fire is pretty big. Oh, the burn is massive. Happy Hour, that's
30:53a waste of a turn. Aqua Step, we're faster now. Wood Hammer, resisted a tiny bit of recoil. Jaw
30:59Lock, that's okay. Is this another Glaceon win? There ain't no way, right? That's curtains.
31:05That's a checkmate right there. Disable guarantees it. Oh, wait, Glaceon also struggled.
31:12Oh, pressure finally kicked in. It actually has minus one metronomes because of pressure. Now
31:16that Glaceon's waiting in the winner's circle, it's up to either Primal Groudon or Annihilate
31:20to put this heel of a Pokemon in their place. Psychic Noise. It's not too much. Lowers or gets
31:26heel block up. Disarming Voice is super effective. I think I already see where this one's going.
31:31That's neutral damage. Hex is good here. Oh, I'm not feeling so good. Magical. Oh, Annihilate is
31:38close. Dying. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. The Dragon Claw doesn't do much. That's it. That's GG's. That's
31:45a checkmate. Synthesis. Oh my God. What an unreal checkmate. With 254 other Pokemon eliminated from
31:55the tournament, one more was about to join them since there can only truly be one winner.
32:00Of course, this all leads up to the greater finale at the end, but one of these two was going
32:05to leave the first tournament a bit more decorated than the other. Was it going to be the unexpected
32:10savior of Primal Groudon? Or was it going to be the coy and deceitful Glaceon who would do
32:15absolutely anything to win? Either way, we'd have our answer very, very soon.
32:21Okay, Groudon misses their first move. Psyblade from Glaceon. Frost Poison. Does it? Oh, no poison.
32:28Okay, Ancient Power. Do we get a boost? No boost. No boost. Dodge an Inferno. An Intense Sun. Okay,
32:34we're flying. What do we got? Shadow Claw. Dodge it again. Dodging attacks is massive. Oh. Oh.
32:40Fell Stinger. Glaceon. You got to put some more damage on the board. Ivy Cudgel. Oh my God!
32:47It is a Mewd from Sheer Cold. What? That is the plot armor? Oh my God. A Shurge wave is still not
32:54over yet. It's the Force Palm. Crit. Para. No Para. Wait, what do we got? No! No way!
33:05Primal Groudon went through all of that just to explode at the end? At the end of the day,
33:12heroes are not magically designed to always win. Like it or not, we have our first winner. So now,
33:19who do you think will win the next one? But more importantly, who do you think can stop them?