14:22 Lol I didn't catch this while editing or voice recording >_< I meant to say scarfed salamence, mega gardevoir, and hydreigon but salamence and mega gardevoir are switched in the script. Megas cant have other items lol. My b

A gen 4 Garchomp walks into a bar. The bartender then grows extremely nervous because there's no counter

Gen 4 garchomp makes you wish ice types resisted stuff, like dragon, ground.

Garchomp was so powerful, it made Gamefreak force a new type just to check it.

The fact that Garchomp and Salamance was good enough to stand tall next to Zekrom, Reshiram, Rayquaza, and Kyreum is awesome.

if garchomp ever gets dragon dance, ubers might become its home again

this pokemon swims in land. its a freakin dinosaur/hammerhead shark yet is considered a dragon. how metal is that?

The fact that a single swords dance garchomp could two hit KO EVERY SINGLE POKÉMON IN THE GAME is one of the most insane things i’ve ever heard.

A while back I caught a Gible and I named it "Sharky..." He's one of my best now.

Whoever made Chomp Naruto Run across the field in Gen 4, thank you.

I had a level 100 garchomp in platnum. Then my younger brother traided it for a tropius

Pokedex: Garchomp flies at Sonic speeds. Sonic speeds? Yes. Learns fly? No.

"But perhaps, the best fairy type counter was togekiss..." Surprise surprise, another cinthya's starter...

Fun Fact: The three fastest Psuedo Legendaries are separated by 2 points each. Salamence's 100 was ahead of Hydreigon's 98 and Garchomp's 102 is 2 points ahead of Salamence Well, this aged poorly

Imagine if Mega Garchomp had Sand Rush instead of Sand Force. It would be so much better if it did.

Its so crazy to think Garchomp was once the single most op pkmn in OU, considering it now dropped to UU

When smogon banned Garchomp to ubers some top players just swapped in gabite and kept winning OU tournaments

14:26 Baby sharks are named pups so perhaps calling Garchomp a "top dog" isn't too off.. top pup?

While I don't favor the Fairy type, it was necessary to balance to game. It gave Dragons another weakness, and it strengthened both the Steal Type and Poison Type, both were in desperate need of an attack buff, especially Poison since it was only super effective against grass. Fighting and Dark were both strong types with only 2 weaknesses, and Fighting types were extremely powerful (especially in gen 5). All of these game imbalances were solved by introducing one new type.

One of the things that I find funny is at the time of its introduction Garchomp had the lowest attacking stats of any pseudo-legendary yet. However its stats are so balanced and its typing is so good that it is still arguably the strongest one to date! Garchomp is the epitome of perfect Pokemon design. In fact looking at the pseudo-legendary Pokemon after it which are kinda more defensive with more even stat distribution, maybe that was intentional as to not break the game again!

And till this day, garchomp still laughs at most OU mons (dragon especially) because of that bonus 2 speed out of 100. Who said that small numbers can be ignored?

I remember my first playthrough of Pearl. A classmate wanted a pokemon I had, and traded me a Gible to play through the story with. And thus, my love of something truly busted began.

Maybe you could do a what if series series like: "what if garchomp learned Dragon dance"

Finally Sun and Moon... At first, Garchomp's usage fell once Gen 7 rolled around. The tier just gained 4 dangerous new Fairy types with the tapus, with Bulu in particular immune to Garchomp's Dragon STAB and halving the power of its STAB Earthquake. On top of that, Zygarde had gained Thousand Arrows, a Ground STAB that hit Flying types and Levitating Pokemon neutrally, and for a long time was considered the superior Ground / Dragon type. But over time, its usage began to pick up as people saw what it bought to the table compared to Zygarde. With a set of Stealth Rock, Swords Dance, Earthquake and Stone Edge with a Rockium Z, it could set Stealth Rock and beat just about every Rapid Spinner and Defogger in OU. A +2 Earthquake would OHKO Mega Sableye and Tapu Fini if they ran a specially defensive spread, while a boosted Stone Edge powered up into Continental Crush would take out Gliscor, offensive Landorus-T and Celesteela. It wouldn't sweep, but that wasn't the point: it was meant to smash huge holes in the opposing team to be exploited by teammates like Mega Lopunny, Ash-Greninja and Volcarona. If someone else was using the Z move, its old Tank Chomp set was still a solid choice. Once Zygarde was banned, its usage rose even higher, and by the end of the generation Garchomp was considered A Rank on the viability rankings. Mega Garchomp had life even harder in Sun and Moon. It usually ran a mixed offensive set with Stealth Rock set designed to lure regular Garchomp's checks and counters. Tangrowth, Celesteela, Skarmory and Tapu Bulu all got scorched by Fire Blast, while Landorus-T and Gliscor did not appreciate a Draco Meteor at all. It could also run a Swords Dance set that could eviscerate defensive teams, especially with Sandstorm support. So what was the problem? You only get one mega, and it was hard to justify using Garchomp when you had mega Mawile and Medicham's sheer brute force, Sableye and Diancie's Magic Bounce hazard control, Swampert's ability to sweep in Rain or the defensive utility of Mega Sableye, Venusaur and Aggron. While Mega Garchomp certainly wasn't bad, there wasn't much reason to use it, so it finished in B-. In VGC 2017 Garchomp had a strong niche as a fast offensive threat. However, it had fallen from its glory days, as Intimidate was still very common and as with OU it now had 4 threatening new Fairy types to contend with. Luckily Tapu Bulu was pretty niche, so its Earthquakes would rarely be weakened by Grassy Terrain. It almost never ran its Dragon STAB anymore, as physical Dragon types have a hard time in VGC anyway due to Outrage being unreliable and Dragon Claw being weak. Groundium Z was its favourite item, giving it a one time workaround to Earthquake hitting its teammate. While it wasn't a staple, Garchomp still saw a good amount of usage, coming 2nd at worlds in the Masters division at the hands of Australia's Sam Pandelis and 7th at the hands of El Salvador's Rene Alvarenga. In Seniors it made 7th at the hands of Japan's Izumi Motoe. Finally in Juniors it managed to grab 1st place at the hands of Australia's Nicolas Kan. His actually ran an Assault Vest set, with Earthquake, Dragon Claw, Poison Jab and Brick Break. Singapore's Corey Yuen took it to 6th place with a Choice Scarf set as well. However, once 2018 rolled around, Landorus-T came back and made Garchomp more or less obsolete. And then 2019 came with Groudon, and come the ultra series, Primal Groudon, so nobody used Garchomp then.

When I got my first Gible in Pearl, I was like sweet this is so cute. And then when Garchomp arrived, it one shot everything

I dont even play pokemon anymore but I see these videos for the awesome work this guy makes.

So basicaly he was the definition of power creep before being beaten out by power creep.

According to the anime, this thing can fly even after going mega. Note it probably doesn't learn fly though

*walks into the Battle tree with Garchomp and Mimikyu* Later... *casually leaves with prizes as the Battle Tree burns in the background*

Can we get a Little Cup analysis series?

How good was wobbuffet ACTUALLY???

I cannot stress enough how much I love this land shark. The sheer joy I felt when I came across Gible in X and Y is something i'll never forget

5:28 surely I'm not the only one who saw GARCHOMP in the Ice Beam lmao

How GOOD was Gardevoir ACTUALLY?

5:25 I don't remember seeing my pokemon's name after it was hit with ice beam lol

Garchomp was so powerful they had to make his mega worse than him just so they make garchomp even more op

How Good Typholsion was actually?

Metagross next

5:26 garchomp garchomp garchomp is around the ice beam. Nice editing.

And now he's in UU... It's Garchover for sure.

How *GOOD* were *MISDREAVUS* and *MISMAGIUS* Actually?

How GOOD were Typhlosion, Meganium, and Feraligatr ACTUALLY?!

I’m physically not ready for when this thing gets to dynamax

Im surprised as hell that no one had ever tried to set up Mega Garchomp with a sand team and/or speed baton pass team

I appreciate the delelewoop footage at the beginning. And hey that's Chuggaaconroy's platinum playthrough shortly shown after! Man those were good times. Supernova missing and all.

The longest video ever is a gen 4 pokemon? Shocking

Who’s here after Garchomp dropping to UU?😭

I'm gonna admit this the reason I keep aerodactyl with ice fang

was laughing so hard reading this sentence from serebii´s POTW 4th gen garchomp entry: "It's unlikely that Garchomp will live up to the hype it was given, but nonetheless, it's a deadly opponent who threatens the ability to sweep at any moment"

I know Garchomp is overused and people tend to get pissy when they see the same pokemon every team, but I can't help, but love Garchomp. It's the one pokemon that gets a pass in my book.

My boi still going strong in gen 9

Garchomp in gen 4 sprite : GONNA BITE YOUR HEAD OFF Garchomp in gen 5 sprite : GONNA BITE YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY'S HEADS OFF Garchomp in gen 6 sprite ( when his hands are literally melted into scythes and he is in permanent rage) : honey, there isn't enough sugar in the tea.

Man, I thought the first gen 4 Pokemon would make for a shorter video but nope. Leave it to Garchomp to make the longest video yet with the fewest generations to cover.

How GOOD was Vaporeon ACTUALLY?

Imagine if chomp had access to belly drum, close combat and maybe even night slash. Also if he got dragon dance mega chomp would most definitely have been used in gen 6 when mega stars didn't kick in till turn two

IT'S GARCHOVER

How good was Metagross ACTUALLY?

How good was Mew

Ok i just wanna say this now. I LOVED GARCHOMP EVEN BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT STATS

If they ever let Garchomp learn Dragon Dance, I would quit being as a Pokémon trainer.

How good was/is Gligar and Glisgor!?

How good were both Metagross and Salamence actually?

Garchomp was the sole reason I got back into playing Pokemon again in Gen 4. I loved finding Gible in that hidden cave under the overpass.

Hey now it has scale shot :)

How GOOD was Gardevoir ACTUALLY? Really people need to learn about it, otherwise it will always be treated like a You-Know-What Edit:Thanks everyone for liking my and Luigi Costanzi's comment now hope FSG see's it

How good was Muk ACTUALLY?

It’s over everyone……

3:29 That running animation is amazing.

*How good were Gligar and Gliscor actually?*

How GOOD were the Legendary Beasts ACTUALLY?

2:25 Definitely agree. I remember playing pkmn platinum for the first time and I initially thought (after seeing a Sneasel) Weavile’s a solution for countering Cynthia’s Garchomp in the later game. That pokemon is just so scary and overkill haha.

The fact that Garchomp destroyed Zekrom, Reshiram, and Kyreum with Stab Earthquake and Dragon Claw was awesome. Now if only Garchomp learned Dragon Dance.

How good was Sceptile actually?

Marowak next! I will not give up!

Gible was my favourite pokemon for over a year in a row. The longest streak a pokemon had for being my favourite

Garchomp has Scale Shot now. So now, in showdown, it's mega can increase its speed, and I've been using it a lot.

How GOOD was Metagross ACTUALLY?

We've been hearing about all these Fighting Types in Gen 5 so why not make three episodes talking about them? How GOOD was Hitmonchan ACTUALLY?

Thank you soooooooooo much for making this video

0:37 honestly same. it's crazy how much easier it is to get through the game when you pay even just a little attention to stats

0:01 Eyy I made it *again* ! Thanks for doing Garchomp! Time for another suggestion: How GOOD was *R O S E L I A & R O S E R A D E* Actually?

*How good was Typhlosion actually?* Let’s get these starters going!

He’s back, now with a new dance

Just wanna mention that every pokemon that could 'counter' Garchomp before the Evasion Clause ban came with a huge asterisk. You could predict everything just right, bring in your steel after it's locked into Outrage, then just miss and lose to Earthquake. This thing is a monster, and I'm very happy that few AI get a hold of it.

How GOOD was Gastrodon ACTUALLY?

How Good was Shedinja?

When I was a kid, I had a Weavile Doll, even before playing Pokemon for the first time. So, when I played Pokemon, I knew I had to get Weavile and make it my strongest Pokemon. So I never really had problems with Cynthia

Plot twist: the garchomp in the thumbnail is a shiny

How good was wobbuffet actually?

How GOOD was Forretress ACTUALLY?

3:30 Garchomp looks like it wants to hug rayquaza.

After 9 gens garchomp fell off to UU holy crap

How GOOD was Pachirisu actually?

We need to get some Gardevoir going.

You offically become a Pokemon Master when you defeat Cynthia's Garchomp in a Nuzlocke.

this is a great candidate for a remake! 2 more Gens and hes been relevant in some fashion for both. seeing a longer video on this would be nice

How GOOD was Tentacruel actually?

How GOOD were Misdreavus and Mismagius ACTUALLY?

Dude I love your voice for this!! Good work

As a kid, I fell in love with Garchomp because it looked cool and fierce, and it was a shark, wich is my favourite pokemon. Today, I still love it because of these reasons AND because I know it is a power house wich matches it's looks