Sandshrew is the Best Pokémon in a format where you try to lose. Here's Why.

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7 күн бұрын

The Loser's Game
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@randomnessrules4971 5 күн бұрын

"Should I make this weird metagame?" "Sure, knock yourself out."

@Laezar1 5 күн бұрын

nice

@firemanking3271 3 күн бұрын

This comment is so good I could faint

@cranapple3367 3 күн бұрын

Familyguyhaha.mp4

@enigwa3286 2 күн бұрын

LOL it's hilarious to see this. I'm Adrian Marin, the creator of 'Suicide Cup' (later called The Loser's Game). I'm proud to have created such a cursed metagame 😂

@isaachiltyhilty6804 Күн бұрын

@@enigwa3286 not trying to be that guy but how are we supposed to believe you?

@Almond19912 5 күн бұрын

Even in the intentionally losing category, Calyrex-S is too OP

@wienerrrrrrrrrrr 5 күн бұрын

god i hate that stupid horse

@leaDR356 5 күн бұрын

Just goes to show how strong the Horse council members are

@misalignedmisanthropist 5 күн бұрын

@@leaDR356Calyrex-S is a fraud, he can't even learn High Horsepower

@sidhaarthnair8368 5 күн бұрын

@@leaDR356he doesn't learn High horsepower so should he be considered in horse council?

@RoninofCrimsonMaple 5 күн бұрын

I still stand by that Grim Neigh is close enough to maintain its status as a horse.@@sidhaarthnair8368

@werh227 5 күн бұрын

Playing Loser's Game to feel like I'm winning by not using loser strategies and oneshotting everything

@isaacsimpson8098 5 күн бұрын

It would be pretty fun to see a bottom ladder full of people just doing this lol, playing losers game but both trying to win

@woomyboy98 4 күн бұрын

@@isaacsimpson8098 technically they would be the true losers by losing at winning by winning which is losing

@isaacsimpson8098 4 күн бұрын

@@woomyboy98 yes

@aprinnyonbreak1290 4 күн бұрын

This Broke: Playing Loser's Game to lose, thus winning Woke: Playing Loser's game to win, thus losing Bespoke: Ignoring the conditions of Losers game, and playing it to boost your ego or pull off combos that are too inconsistent to use otherwise, but really cool to pull off Ascended: Funbro in Loser's Game

@jrodd13 3 күн бұрын

@@aprinnyonbreak1290 Funbro in losers game is just flat out evil 😂

@essentures 5 күн бұрын

So I was not bad at Pokémon, I was just playing the wrong format

@ioioi_prx4639 5 күн бұрын

I'd be a millionaire if I got 100$ after losing

@nellewoodruff6337 5 күн бұрын

@@essentures Cue that one gen 5 preschooler quote about changing perspective

@tonydai782 2 күн бұрын

@@ioioi_prx4639 But then everyone else would just start losing more than you, so you’d still end up broke.

@sunny3545 Күн бұрын

You'd still lose (by winning)

@JaxOf7 3 күн бұрын

"I fainted, making me the victor." "I must apologize for Sandshrew-Alola. He is an idiot. We purposely trained him wrong, as a joke."

@TheInfiniteAmo 2 күн бұрын

Quote that film, if you're so great!

@miniyodadude6604 9 сағат бұрын

@@TheInfiniteAmoKung pow enter the fist

@plhbuschannel 5 күн бұрын

Fun Fact: In gen 7, Skill Swap Magic Guard is actually banned because people start running offensive alakazam to kill 5 pokemon and then skill swap magic guard and the opponent literally cannot die with heal pulse support

@olivergro7105 5 күн бұрын

Well shouldn't they have banned recycle leppa berry instead? :I

@irakyl 5 күн бұрын

The fact that you straight up win if you stop just 1 of your opponent's pokemon from dying is what makes this so interesting, for the tourney I was trying to see if I could make it an actual legit playstyle like steel beam and court change but it's too inconsistent. Realizing that you can intentionally faint their problematic pokemon so the final one is exploitable was a eureka moment, but it still wasn't enough.

@FurryCombatWombat 5 күн бұрын

Fun fact: as the guy in the video that did this strat, it does *not* stop the hp cut from Curse :/

@ViciadoSocialempires 5 күн бұрын

LMAO

@The_Red_Scare 3 күн бұрын

What if the opponent had something like Mold Breaker which ignored abilities? Would Mold Breaker on the Alakazam prevent Magic Guard from forcing the opponent to live? And yes, I know they could just switch pokemon, but I'm asking if receiving an ability that ignores other abilities would override the strat if you couldn't switch pokemon for whatever reason.

@muishaggyblanco2349 5 күн бұрын

Finally… black sludge bisharp is its optimal set

@AMereFool 4 күн бұрын

The CTC foresight be shiesty.

@chavonjames8941 2 күн бұрын

Sticky Barb *Our battle WILL BE LEGENDARY!*

@VerbalLearning 4 күн бұрын

When you try to escape Calyrex Shadowrider by playing The Loser's Game. Calyrex Shadowrider: Nah i'd lose.

@500werewolf 5 күн бұрын

Praise the almighty Calyrex-S! Even when it loses, it still wins.

@PatrickArcato 3 күн бұрын

I really can't like that pokemon, first it doesn't even look like one, second it's designed by 12 year old stoner, way too strong

@SeaOfPixels 3 күн бұрын

@@PatrickArcato What seems to be happening is that Gamefreak makes sure to make the latest generation's main important Pokemon blatantly overpowered, so that they stand out in the generation. Sometimes they'll nerf them the next generation so that they don't overshadow the new important Pokemon (Zacian). Seems like they're trying to avoid another Reshiram/Zekrom situation?

@500werewolf 2 күн бұрын

@PatrickArcato Agreed, and the fact that the overpowered DLC 'mons from Sword & Shield didn't get nerfed is extremely concerning for where their priorities lie. (Clearly, it's money over game balance.)

@brunoemf90 5 күн бұрын

I was waiting to hear Freezai do an 180 on his catchphrase “People play to win” when talking about tiers

@meadnex331 3 күн бұрын

Hey freeze sauce, ai here. People play to win...but what if they didn't?

@candlecord 2 күн бұрын

@@meadnex331 *synth sound followed by drum beat*

@aldrichunfaithful3589 5 күн бұрын

a few ppl here were talking about endless battles, and it gave me a funny idea for a format which would basically be a race to trigger an endless battle. whoever gets their opponent stuck first wins

@GGreenHeart 4 күн бұрын

This would be such a blast!! Shame it would be literally impossible to build a computer to recognize a win 😅 But human refs in a tournament could work!

@aldrichunfaithful3589 4 күн бұрын

@@GGreenHeart i don't think it's too hard tbh. every endless trapper has to have recycle, heal pulse and a leppa berry, so once you get it going a computer could probably recognise that. the only cringe part would be people denying the loss with timer stall which already happens lol. also now that i'm thinking about it all the trappers would have to click a very telegraphed move that you'd switch out of to trap you, so the game would likely be about killing 5 mons to trap the last which would be pretty boring

@sup3760 5 күн бұрын

the format where tera ice is strong is the one where you want to lose, thats pretty funny

@PotatoPrem 3 күн бұрын

tera ice is strong in normal format too bozo. Bolt-beam regieleki, jolteon, etc

@jebalitabb8228 2 күн бұрын

@@PotatoPremno one uses those pokemon tho lmfao

@twilightsilver6230 2 күн бұрын

@jebalitabb8228 a lot of pokemon run Tera Ice offensively in OU, the main examples being Kyurem and Weavile. UU pokemon can run them as well, for example Sandy Shocks, Mamoswine, and famously the Tera Ice Tera Blast Hydrapple Stall that was common on the OU latter a few months ago.

@zdelrod829 5 күн бұрын

Heal Pulse is insane in this format. Also, I didn't know Perish Song could be Baton Passed.

@firewall5189 4 күн бұрын

pokerogue taught me the hard way 😔

@Subugugito 4 күн бұрын

@@firewall5189 my reaction when that mf pulls out a spiritomb against my gator (its totover):

@zaleww5824 3 күн бұрын

All changes except status passes to pokemon

@biospark4758 2 күн бұрын

I wonder if Pain Split would have a niche here. Run disruption tactics while your opponent is lowering their own HP and then equalize both your health bars

@SmugLookingBarrel 5 күн бұрын

I remember trying to make a team around intentionally forcing the Endless Battle Clause game loss, where I would use Block, Fling a Leppa Berry and then Recycle it. Was disappointed when that didn't win me the game.

@Emilia-_. 5 күн бұрын

what is endless battle clause?

@electrolapse7098 5 күн бұрын

@@Emilia-_.Endless battle clause is a clause that bans people from using specific moves that can create an endless battle, like using leppa Berry, fling and recycle. The idea of that is that nobody will run out of pp because the leppa berry will activate. It’s kind of hard to explain in one comment, but Freezai has a good video on it

@Skullhawk13 4 күн бұрын

@@electrolapse7098why don’t they just ban leppa berry straight up?

@rainbowthedragoncat6768 4 күн бұрын

@@Skullhawk13 bc you might want to use it for non endless battle purposes

@Skullhawk13 4 күн бұрын

@@rainbowthedragoncat6768 any examples?

@michabaron4129 5 күн бұрын

I like the deep dive into an obscure metagame and it was fun trying to come up with my own ideas about the format before learning the truth (i figured out SR court swap yay) but it would he nice to hear a smidge more about the final tournament match than "one guy lost other didnt" lol

@austinish 2 күн бұрын

I imagine he didn't elaborate because the format seems a bit boring outside of the concept. The meta strategy says it all: you spam steel beam. The actual strategic bits were explained, but the rest was "player one clicked steel beam, player two clicked switch" for the majority of the battle. Doesn't seem like there's all that much to explain.

@fabian6087 3 күн бұрын

The stealth rock strategy should be called 'Self-Rock'.

@gregorymirabella1423 3 күн бұрын

I thought Sandshrew only became steel type after it evolved, I guess I had it mixed up with Vulpix.

@zachpro5475 5 күн бұрын

Funny uploaded after the meta game was unlisted for latter

@gengarisnotinsmash... 5 күн бұрын

Obligatory "Finally, a format I'm good at!" comment.

@razorshell3049 5 күн бұрын

"Loser's Game" nah nah nah the OG Name is the "Suicide Cup".

@VixstraLarge 5 күн бұрын

Ah yes, the chalice laced with cyanide

@zdelrod829 5 күн бұрын

@@VixstraLargeBoeing Whistleblower Bash.

@lorekeeper685 5 күн бұрын

@@zdelrod829 Like the guy from enumclaw?

@zdelrod829 5 күн бұрын

@@lorekeeper685 not that one. The one that was supposed to testify.

@lorekeeper685 5 күн бұрын

@@zdelrod829 you mean the recent two

@JavierGomez-px8xh 5 күн бұрын

Black sludge bisharp is about to cook↕️↔️

@inferno7892 4 күн бұрын

It was truly ahead of its time

@tomorchard6660 3 күн бұрын

Agency intelligence knew

@noxiousroxie 3 күн бұрын

I didn’t expect the perish song + Baton LOL

@cryochick9044 5 күн бұрын

Im surprised torment isn't used. They wanna steel beam spam? They can't use it twice in a row

@underrated1524 4 күн бұрын

Too slow

@axr1798 5 күн бұрын

At first I thought that the whole format was going to be about gholdengo and damp pokemon like golduck, but there's a surprising amount of depth, this could actually be an official ruleset.

@jpmac1119 5 күн бұрын

Playing in this was such a blast! Hope for more weird gimmick events like this in the future

@therealx2907 3 күн бұрын

This format is just a full on comedy show on my little friend Sandshrew-A

@raywt 4 күн бұрын

aww alolan sandshrew is one of my favorite pokemon.. i'm so proud seeing it be the best, even if it's just the best at being the worst

@kemosonicfan123lbp 5 күн бұрын

This is like that one chess variant except there's enough layers to it that it's not solved

@davidknopp1208 5 күн бұрын

OGs remember when it was called Suicide Cup

@TheRageBaiter 5 күн бұрын

It sucks that this is a challengeable OM and not an other metagame with a ladder

@Generichoneydew 5 күн бұрын

"comment on the video too, thats an order" ON IT BOSS

@warmwater9509 5 күн бұрын

hear me out on a new tournament format: loser's game, expect that every other battle in the tournament, including the finals, is won by winning, ie making the opponent lose all 6 pokemon. It would be interesting to see teambuilding that's both good at fainting and killing

@almightymudkip3856 5 күн бұрын

Can’t wait to try Jumpkick recoil strats

@Edujs23 5 күн бұрын

My mental cook was using Cinderace, a stealth rock mon, and 4 pokémon 4x weak to rock The stealth rock mon uses it, Cinder court change it, and then you just switch your mons arround The rock mon would need a way to ko itself tho

@sarraceniafell 5 күн бұрын

found the one who didnt finish the video before commenting

$@ohandthefracking$

@ohandthefracking 5 күн бұрын

@@sarraceniafell LMFAO GAG THEM FOR ME

@leandro-eo7bd 5 күн бұрын

watch the vid until the end

@nellewoodruff6337 5 күн бұрын

My mental cook is rocky helmet, trick, contact multihit turbo. Also could pain split be good?

@tardigrade8019 5 күн бұрын

@@nellewoodruff6337I also feel like truck leftovers could do something

@Undergroundrising-c4j 4 күн бұрын

Black sludge sheninja is peak Paul mentality.

@timskrobot4025 3 күн бұрын

I'm surprised I didn't hear about the move False Swipe or the Sticky Barb item. If you're forced to attack, false swipe would be a good option and Sticky Barb would be good if there are restrictions on items like Black Sludge.

@baumina1706 3 күн бұрын

if youre forced to attack, snore always fails (except for a few nice scenarios)

@thecornmaker849 5 күн бұрын

You love to see electrode winning

@NagKai_G 5 күн бұрын

It was fun playing this tournament and format. I didn't even think about black sludge strats, so i lost on the second game, but i used a stealth rocks comp (although it was very poorly made as i created the team minutes before the tournament) with shadow tag gothita to lock a mon that couldn't easily die by itself after i set up stealth rocks and heal pulse + taunt till gothita dies. Very poorly explained but at least i won 2/3 games (1 win in tournament and another in post tournament game)

@majorhoolahan 4 күн бұрын

I never thought I'd hear about a metagame so fundamentally hilarious.

@blueice7906 2 күн бұрын

This is the single most funny pokemon video and I’m in suprised I never heard

@nickhelmer 3 күн бұрын

Hi Jump Kick seems like the anti Calyrex tech. Also I imagine Trick + Leftovers would be interesting countermeta

@Ufo3208_ 5 күн бұрын

Dude I had so much fun in this tournament, but sadly lost to the guy who ended up winning the whole thing by me throwing a little bit 😅

@eeveewithcoffee9554 5 күн бұрын

I wonder if court change could be useful. Like switching stealth rock to a full rock double weak team that uses eject button

@eeveewithcoffee9554 5 күн бұрын

I swear I commented this like a minute before that part came up

@agisuru 2 күн бұрын

I'd like to point out that Knock Off's item removal is still relevant in this meta, and Tera Ghost, in addition to the curse thing, has the more niche interaction of making you weak to Knock Off, potentially getting you KOd faster.

@Siinory 5 күн бұрын

FINALLY!! A category for me! 8D

@Flygoniaks 3 күн бұрын

For those who just want the answer to the title: Alolan Sandshrew is so good in this format because it has the lowest Special Attack of any Pokémon that can learn Steel Beam. Since Steel Beam does recoil damage equal to half the user's max HP, it's a staple in this format, and Sandshrew can ensure that you don't kill your opponents faster than yourself.

@ktvx.94 2 күн бұрын

Even when you're trying to lose, fairies are still top tier

@diduoup7407 Күн бұрын

Pretty proud of myself for thinking about the stealth rock court change beford you mentioned it

@slushbucket707 5 күн бұрын

finally a metagame where my goat Klefki is good

@DiegoG2004 3 күн бұрын

How am i not shocked that even losing is hyper optimized to basically one strategy

@luislaracuente 5 күн бұрын

This is fun and creative!

@Yas-gu1pj 5 күн бұрын

İ feel like this video should have been a freezai live video

@PrivateUser1667 4 күн бұрын

I have never heard Steel Beam so much in my Life

@emilygordbort7300 5 күн бұрын

I was instructed by Freezai's discord to watch and comment

@thatmspaintgirl 3 күн бұрын

If there was a held item that dealt damage to your Pokemon upon entering (which you'd think there would be by now) you could win in ONE turn by just using self destruct into 5 Shedinjas carrying it. Now THAT'S what I call efficient.

@38mb. 16 сағат бұрын

Both shedinja and selfdestruct are banned he literally tells you this in the first minute of the video

@FishGamingReal 4 күн бұрын

Cant wait for the day Freezai popularizes Balanced Hackmons and I can say I was there "before it was cool"

@FunniClapboard 3 күн бұрын

Electrode with self-destruct 💀

@guntergunter2750 4 күн бұрын

I missed the time he talked about sandsrew, you know, the pokemon in the titel!

@leaDR356 5 күн бұрын

My awful plays will make me win (lose) in this game too 💀

@DoggyP00 3 күн бұрын

baton passing perish song is so funny

@aquageist 2 күн бұрын

I imagine if self destructs were allowed, you'd have people using some Damp pokemon to counter it.

@E4439Qv5 2 күн бұрын

Quagsire meta is back...

@analoghabits9217 5 күн бұрын

another ruleset could be your opponent uses the team you bring

@ashross5860 4 күн бұрын

Kinda want to see a primary flying/grassy terrain combo being used to losing game equivalent of sand/hail chip

@PatJamma 15 сағат бұрын

I would have lost horribly because my first thought was Dry Skin in the sun

@byrontheusurper6505 Күн бұрын

You can baton pass perish song!? That's CRAZY!

@zEr-ne5ri 5 күн бұрын

When first hearing in this intro I thought I was having a stroke.

@ashtonoak4370 5 күн бұрын

id use a mons magic bounce to give my own side hazards

@Zorin1 4 күн бұрын

Still interesting to see the sweaty strats in a meme format

@dinoooooom Күн бұрын

On the topic of weird strats, would wonder skin be optimal in that format? Being able to mess with heal pulse/taunt acc could be intresting to watch. Venomoth isnt great, but it gets sleep powder, baton pass and disable, so maybe?

@meguy7735 5 күн бұрын

This is awesome

@untossablesalad4423 2 күн бұрын

Could you make a playlist with videos of yours that are like this? :)

@BDAShadow1 Күн бұрын

I think the coolest part about this is there's no sweeping so there can't be any blowouts from 1 or 2 decisions.

@esrohm6460 3 күн бұрын

i wonder if you could make a stall team in this so that you can stall out your opponents ways to die and when they start to struggle is that recoil slower than whatever other method you use. or if we want to be funky try to get a last pokemon scenario and then get on that pokemon normalize while having a ghost team/terra ghost.

@GeorgMaUlWurf Күн бұрын

the perish song baton pass lmao

@et34t34fdf 4 күн бұрын

This is hilarious.

@TTLunar 5 күн бұрын

Yo waddup here for support

@Brandon_Hardie 3 күн бұрын

FINALLY A W FOR MY BOY ALOLAN SANDSHREW

@ashtonoak4370 5 күн бұрын

i guess because id never do it, but never knew baton pass could pass perish song till now, and i now also see how i blew one of my pokerouge runs as i didnt know HOW perish song killed me after i baton passed out

@lilfrogman0395 3 күн бұрын

I'm surprised pain split isn't used bc if you use it on a low hp mon you heal them while you drop. Especially if at full hp idk might be a sleeper pick

@gravityvertigo13579 4 күн бұрын

Finally... The time of Sandshrew is at hand...

@anonanim-9601 2 күн бұрын

This would a cool april fool's day exclusive event

@clementmariette7059 Күн бұрын

"You guys are trying?" me playing smogon

@Arcanine1995 5 күн бұрын

'free' and 'doesn't cost anything' mean the same thing

@Blanktester685 5 күн бұрын

incorrect

@ShinyCyndaquil3 5 күн бұрын

@@Blanktester685please elaborate

@jqvy 5 күн бұрын

L take

@imapaincake2305 5 күн бұрын

You have free space on your phone You have "doesn't cost anything" space in your phone. It wouldn't cost you anything to do more chores!! It would be free to you to do more chores!!

@ShinyCyndaquil3 5 күн бұрын

@@imapaincake2305 I understand what you mean but in this context wouldn’t it just be a case of one word having multiple meanings.

@sloowbroo 5 күн бұрын

Me when Freezai tells me to comment on his video (its an order)

@DragonWingShard Күн бұрын

exactly what i want to hear about my favourite pokemon 😭

@Timeflow_X 5 күн бұрын

I've actually been hoping someone would cover the loser's game so much because I don't have a good handle on the meta just from the forums

@justme14357 5 күн бұрын

Sounds fun

@mjdxp5688 5 күн бұрын

Ah yes, of course: The best Pokémon are Calyrex-S and Sandshrew. Seems legit.

@user-yu8vu9xu5n 5 күн бұрын

great video

@byrontheusurper6505 Күн бұрын

What an awesome format

@plaguekidd6902 4 күн бұрын

I love sandshrew of any kind. Just a cute little critter that you love to see winning- I mean losing.

@Zoroarkarceus123 5 күн бұрын

Mime Jr. would probably be a nice niche pick if it was available, because it can get Soundproof and Skill Swap and do what Clefable does but for Perish Song users. Plus, it's weak to Steel Beam, so hey

@xian2themax 5 күн бұрын

I play this mode with court change stealth rock and then the rest of my Pokémon 4x weak to rock. If the opponent has defog it’s tough, but if they don’t it’s an easy win