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That was actually such a genius ad read not gonna lie

I love how the footage is all of these moves against Magikarp. It has the feel of an in-universe Pokémon trainer going out and beating up on Magikarp for content.

Most pokemon that learn agility are already insanely fast mons ex:most birds

Showing Pilot's death while talking about your nuzlocke experience is next level comedy

15:21 One VERY useful part of imprison is using Imprison + Explosion vs slow Explosion users to completely jam up boom and eliminate risk in otherwise scary matchups.

Encore is one of the best moves ever, its so useful when a boss fight just tries to sweep your ass right from the start

This is the only youtube channel ever that I don't immediately skip through the ads

The following moves were mentioned during the ad (spoiler) Poison Gas Sweet Scent Aromatic Mist Mist (D tier) Life Dew Nightmare Grudge Miracle Eye Electrify Laser Focus Splash Embargo Flower Shield Power Swap Power Split Guard Swap Power Shift [he said Guard Shift here but I think he meant Guard Split] Power Trick Trick (C tier) Lock-On Crafty Shield Telekenesis Magic Room Swallow Celebrate Mind Reader Assist Happy Hour Hold Hands Magnetic Flux Unmentioned F-tier moves include Supersonic.

I actually have seen a good Imprison strat. In the final Mt. Battle fight of XD, the final boss has a Dusclops with Imprison, Protect, Ice Beam, and Shadow Ball. The three moves it imprisons can really set back your strategies while in effect. Protect is just a really good double battle move in this game with only double battles, Shadow Ball is good against Dusclops itself as well as his Latias and Latios, and Ice Beam is good on the aforementioned Eon duo as well as his Salamence.

For number one, there is also Shift Gear, which is just a better Dragon Dance, so maybe that deserves to be at number one as well despite not many Pokémon being able to learn it.

You managed to get me to watch an entire ad read just to hear the pokemon moves, genius

with Imprison I feel like a strategy that could be fun if you're doing a randomizer if if you get both imprison and transform. You use Imprison and then transform into your opponent, which makes them unable to do anything but struggle.

Leech seed is even better than you give it credit, since it can be stacked with paralysis, burn, or sleep, which no other good status move can!

An idea why lucky chant is niche: In situations where crits really matter, it's usually also the case that you don't have enough tempo to waste a turn on preventing said crit; also, 5 turns might be too short, but also permanent would be kinda broken just thoughts

That ad section was well done. I usually skip that. But I was so focused on finding each move I didn't realize I've been had until it was too late.

Laser Focus is the move that guarantees a crit the next attack right? It's not a great move, but it can be used to keep an enemy from healing. You don't always have the option to use a move that would just not do enough damage to keep the target out of healing range. Also, guaranteed bypassing Amnesia/Iron Defense/Cosmic Power stacks can come in handy

The only use I ever found for Disable was against B2W2 Challenge Mode Cheren, where Golduck can disable his Pidove's only damage move, Quick Attack.

That Yu-Gi_oh comment made me smile at the 10 minute mark. Unfortunately, field spells don't exactly work like that anymore, and each player can control their own field spell. You have to specifically take theirs off the field by destroying it or some other interesting means.

That magnetic flux line was hilarious af. Jan has drastically improved on how to do sponsor messages.

It's been a while since I've watched a video of yours. You've got a lot better at making them since last year. I agree with pretty much this whole list. I would put thunder web in A because cutting speed is huge but I realize its not always the play.

Though I've started a lot of Nuzlockes, the only one I actually finished was Omega Ruby In which I swept Wallace with a Quiver Dance Beautifly. Dumbass leads with a Luvdisc, he had it coming That Beautifly reached the Hall of Fame, too. Quiver Dance is Fair and Balanced (tm) (C) (R)

It's crazy to me how different nuzelocks are to competitive in terms of what's valuable

I wonder where he would've put Shed Tail. Substitute with a safe switch? Hell of a move. Same for Revival Blessing.

Dude you are getting so good at this KZfaq thing. You’ve grown SOOO much over the last year it’s crazy.

I once used a Lucky Chant Clefable to set up for a sweep with Drapion against Riley on Iron Island in Renegade Platinum. It was a nice way to make the strat more consistent, though the move as a whole is pretty niche,

I had a Miltank with Attract during a hardcore nuzlocke a few years ago. She carried me through _alot_ of fights, its such a broken move in the gen 2 remakes lol.

I was WONDERING where Dragon Dance and Quiver Dance were (I forgot about Shell Smash) in your setup list! I immediately paused the video and wrote a comment down here asking how on earth you missed those two when I saw the setup list. I didn't post it because it was so unbelievable to me that you'd forget Dragon Dance, I figured there must have been some twist. I'm glad I waited.

PChal's script writing has been improving so much

Trick is unironically WAY stronger in rom hacks once you have the resource to "farm" choice items. You can just trick a choice item into the opponent then use them as setup fodder. There's some bulky mons like Slowbro and Bronzong that can learn it, too (unlike i dunno, Lucky Chant which is mostly on frail shit)

I got to see about half of your original stream doing these rankings live on Twitch. Really fun list. Also wow, many props to fitting in (almost) all those move names in the ad. That was pretty great.

9:42 I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS VIDEO IS BROUGHT THE SAME DAY AARON ZHENG LOST IN TOP 4 TO A WILL O WISP MISS AGAIN, 10 YEARS LATER

Swagger does have a niche over other Confusion moves by pairing well with Foul Play, though that's a high-risk, high-reward strat. If I was completely subjective, I'd put whichever is the Swagger clone that raises Sp. Attack in F tier because it completely missed the point of Swagger. Confusion damage doesn't take Sp. Attack into account, so raising it on your opponent is pointless, except now you've doubled their Sp. Attack, so they can more easily kill you. It's useless on physical attackers, and special attackers only benefit somewhat from it. It's just a garbage move.

10:32 Field Spells haven't worked like this in like 10 years but god they probably need to bring that rule back, it was a good idea at the time but not so much now.

Great vid, I would argue putting simple beam higher than C tier because of what it can do for an ally. Understandably a niche situation but getting a simple beam on your ally to use a swords dance or anything similar can be huge

I would argue that Toxic Spikes are better than any other hazard on Nuzlockes, since you can scout before the battle what your opp has, if they lack a Poison type to absorb em can be insanely good.

In playthroughs I do not often use non attacking moves but Quiver Dance, Dragon Dance, and Calm Mind if available I use them. It is only for Randomizers but I once had a Simple Espeon and used Calm Mind on it and it was unbeatable.

Generally confusion is pretty bad on its own, but I've found a nice use case for it when synergized with sand attack on early-game Umbreon sets. I ran crunch, sand attack, confuse ray, moonlight in renplat and it was nice for when you wanted to reduce attacking odds as much as possible for a setup sweeper

I used Encore/Disable strats against Fantina's Mismagius in my recent Platinum run, v fun

Flygon HG used lucky chant in his ultra sun and moon nuzloke, on the first olivia battle

That ad read was legendary. I need to touch grass cuz I knew every move mentioned. Even the harder to catch ones 😂

Loved the concise information, and some background music from Phoenix wright.

Pchal truly innovating the ad game lmfao

0:37 I love how the world will never forget about pilot's death

Ok I got all 27 F tier Status Moves (+ bonuses) 1.Poison Gas (Poisons Pokémon 55% in early games but 90% in later games) 2. Sweet Scent (lowers target's evasiveness thus making low accuracy moves more viable, not F tier imo FlygonHG used it in once of his nuzlockes, 3. Aromatic Mist ( Raises ally Sp.Def by 1 stage), 4. Nightmare ( when target is 😴 this move will dmg the target like Sand Tomb will), 5. Grudge ( like Destiny Bond but the opponent loses all PP of the killing move instead of dying) 6. Miracle Eye ( allows Psychic Type moves to hit Dark Types) 7. Electrify ( makes opposing Pokémon moves into Electric Type moves) (Potential?) 8,9,10. Laser Focus, Lock-On, Mind Reader ( next move will not miss ) ( not F-tier imo cuz OHKO cheese) 11. Splash ( Omegalul), 12. Embargo ( opponent can't use held items for 5 turns) 13. Power Swap ( user and opponent swap Atk and Sp.Atk ) ( has potential imo) 14. Guard Swap ( like Power Swap but for defenses). 15. Power Split ( causes Atk and Sp.Atk of the user and opponent to average, Stat boosts don't count), 16. Guard Split ( like Power Split but for defenses ) 17. Power Shift ( switches Atk with Def and Sp.Atk with Sp.Def opponent) 18. Trick ( swaps item with Target, not F-tier cuz you can give the opponent a sh!t item ) 19. Craft Shield ( protect user's team from any status moves during that turn and has priority) 20. Telekinesis ( allows for target to get hit 100% of the time from any non OHKO move) 21. Swallow ( will heal depending on how many Stockpiles are set up) 22. Hold Hands (🙂), 23. Magnetic Flux ( Raises Def and Sp.Def for any Pokémon with a Plus or Minus ability ), 24. Power Trick ( Makes own Atk and Def Stat swap) (Shuckle Sweep???) 25. Happy Hours ( doubles Prize $ at the end of a battle, not F tier because you can use it to buy more key items) 26. Assist ( Metronome but for all the moves in your party ) 27. Flower Shield ( I forgor but it's trash trust) Bonuses: SuperSonic (55% confusion), Spit Up ( like swallow but for dmg), Celebrate ( 🥳), Magic Room ( No item usage for 5 turns ), aaaand Life Dew ( 25% heal to user and ally) If you actually read all or most of this, you're an actual G. ❤️❤️❤️

the old jan would’ve just had the tierlisting stream edited down. love this video

I personally prefer to have a good offensive spread rather than any status moves but I do see the value in them for those who wish to use them. For the most part I can agree with your placements except for one that I noticed. At 18:08 I see mimic in D tier. I listen to nuzlockes a lot while i work and the status move i hear the most is Mimic, Rest, and Protect combos. In gen 1 + 2 just add Return and you have a set almost anyone can win the game with. If this ranking is just for nuzlockes like the title suggests then I believe you should put mimic much higher, at least B if not A tier. There are a surprising number of trainers out there that have a move on their first pokemon that can almost sweep their teams.

Mr Challenges, You forgot to mention that sleep activates guts. Which means sleep talk can select a guts boosted move. In smogon singles, recently I’ve played and have seen a lot of Eviolite Guts rest talk Ursaring. With facade and usually EQ. Although in a nuzlocke you could obviously pre sleep so the opportunities are even greater.

Bro you got me back into pokemon and the last few SV and PLA are bangers

That ad read would be perfect but I couldn't tell you what it was for because I was only listening for the moves

So I have used Trick before as an easy win condition. Against Totem Mimikyu in UM, used Trick from Metang to give Totem a Black Sludge, then used protect and pivoting to wait it out and then take out the Bannette after it was down and couldn't call Jelli Very niche but I would say giving your opponent a damaging item while taking their useful item is at least feasible in the right circumstances

You literaly posted a minute after I lost my black 2 nuzlock

I always love when I'm messing around in Pokémon showdown and someone quits the battle after my wheezing hits a clear smog following their sword dance or nasty plot. Makes me laugh every time

Nice wideo showing the power of powerless moves Jan! I’m doing a little Locke of XY and I often use Flabébé to tank and support my teams with lucky chant and wish, Trickroom with Execute and hazards with Tentacool or Tyrunt. I’m about to fight the 5th gym and I’ll need to use a specially defensive Goldeen (with Wacan berry and pre-poisoned to avoid paralysis) to break sturdy on Magneton using hail (in case my accuracy is dropped by Mirror shot)

crafty shield and magic room in the ad were very clever

I love the clip you put to represent your thousands of hours of experience

First ad read in a long time I didn't skip. "I need a shield. Swap." That was good 😂

Holy heck, I've never stayed through an ad before. Bravo!

Actually burst out laughing so much during that ad read 😂😂😂

Trick does very little, but it has a very niche use in some little locke runs with the sticky barb.

I was waiting for quiver dance to show up and when he announced #1 I was like "Did I miss it? There's no way it's better than stuff like protect!"

All moves I found -Poison Gas -Sweet Scent -Aromatic Mist -Nightmare -Grudge -Electrify -Laser Focus -Splash -Embargo -Flower Shield -Power Swap -Power Split -Guard Swap -Power Shift -Power Trick -Lock On -Crafty Shield -Telekinesis -Magic Room -Swallow -Celebrate -Mind Reader -Assist -Happy Hour -Hold Hands -Magnetic Flux I'm missing one (Maybe guard shift?)

10/10 ad read. You actually got me to watch it 😂

That ad read was genuinely brilliant

Checked it out within ten mins of upload, love the vids!

All moves hidden in the ad read for anyone wondering - Poison Gas - Sweet Scent - Aromatic Mist ( and Mist ) - Nightmare - Grudge - Electrify - Laser Focus - Splash - Embargo - Power Swap - Power Split - Guard Swap - Power Shift - Guard Shift* - Power Trick ( and Trick ) - Lock On - Crafty Shield - Telekinesis ( and Kinesis ) - Magic Room - Swallow - Celebrate - Mind Reader - Assist - Happy Hour - Hold Hands - Magnetic Flux I'm pretty sure by Guard Shift he meant Guard Split

Pokémon Challenges made a super engaging ad read, this is probably one of the few ad reads that viewers may analyze word by word or even take notes on! What a steal for the company.

20:18 PChal, I agree. I think the best toxic stall strat is with Pyukumuku. Toxic, Recover, Protect, and then one other move.

Lil bro does not miss on the ad reads

10:38 someone hasn't played Yu-Gi-Oh in a LONG time.

I began nuzlocking last year for fun and learned the value of status/setup moves. Sand-attack, double team, screech, sleep powder and bulk up have come in clutch so many times

I usually skip the ad reads but I'm ngl this one deserves some respect lol

That ad read was spectacular!

Thanks Jan this was extremely helpful since I've just dove head first into emerald rogue 👍

Man your ad reads are pretty ingenious

That may be the greatest ad read yet, that's actually pretty damn brilliant

I love that when he said “I’m a professional nuzlocker with hours of experience” he shows the clip of Pilot dying in the EK run

Just started the video and gotta give props to Jan for the unique ad segment!

loving the Persona music in the background

Jan, I swear you have the best ad reads I’ve ever seen.

The most goated ad reads on KZfaq and it's not even close! You're the best Jan

Have to say, Jan is getting interesting with ad reads. This is the first in a long time I haven't skipped from any content creator

Big fan of the recent scripts. Really helpful list as well, thanks Jan!

Awesome video and great ad read! Very creative!

I have never been so conflicted about skipping an ad in my life, so i didn't, well played Jan, well played

I have used Lucky Chant on a Pokémon once. A vanilla nuzelocke of Pokémon White. My Musharna. I had caught it in the Dreamyard while trying to find an Audino, because I wanted to remove it from the encounter pool to route for other shaking grass encounters. But it really came in clutch. Ghetsis fight, lost Serperior to N’s Zekrom crit, and have barely survived the assaults of Ghetsis’s mons, including a close win against the Hydreigon before losing a mon to Seismatoad in the rain. The Musharna came in clutch, being too bulky to kill in the rain without a crit, and setting up Lucky Chants along with dealing slow damage and using Recover, I won the day. I would lose Musharna to some BS later, and eventually win the nuzelocke with a merry band of misfits clambered together with my remaining encounters, but that is the one time I’ve ever had Lucky Chant be useful. And it wasn’t even integral to some important strategy. I think the move is seen as a waste of a slot unless under very specific circumstances, since crits can’t be planned for, and may be dismissed as a risk worth taking in comparison to a more useful move.

Sweet scent to ensure sleep powder hits is a solid strategy for setting up bulk up for example. Or 2 sweet scent, sleep powder, and flash in order to make flash never miss. Then set-up.

First time I ever actually listen to a KZfaq add read. Well played!

Wow, haven’t heard someone mention the old field spell rules in a while outside of retrospectives or playoff series. Since 2014 both players are able to have field spells on the field at the same time.

that was for sure one of the ad reads of all time

Best ad read on the channel, by far. Nicely done Jan

That was one of the best ads i've seen omfg

How dare you entertain me with that ad read

All of the F-Tier status moves in order because I can: 1. Poison Gas 2. Sweet Scent 3. Aromatic Mist 4. Nightmare 5. Grudge 6. Miracle Eye 7. Electrify 8. Laser Focus 9. Splash 10. Embargo 11. Flower Shield 12. Power Swap 13. Power Split 14. Guard Swap 15. Power Shift 16. Power Trick 17. Lock-On 18. Crafty Shield 19. Telekinesis 20. Magic Room 21. Swallow 22. Celebrate 23. Mind Reader 24. Assist 25. Happy Hour 26. Hold Hands 27. Magnetic Flux

The ad read idea is so good I'm actually mad lmao

The ad read was so amazing

I loved the moves hidden in the ad but also the ad made fuck all sense because of it 😂

Really clean ad integration, nice.

I think that was the single most brilliant way I've ever seen to convince me to not skip an ad read. Kudos

That sponsor ad is probably the best and most interesting one I’ve seen on KZfaq.