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Magneton: The Least Interesting Pokémon in RBY?
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Күн бұрынWe've gone from talking about individual types to talking about individual Pokémon, specifically a Pokémon that I thought had absolutely nothing going for it, that being Magneton!
Magneton is a seemingly incredibly basic Pokémon, with one of the most barren movepools in the game and some fairly awkward stats, but is it really as truly unremarkable as it seems at a glance?
Huge thanks to Ortheore, Pac, Plague von Karma, Sabelette, Teh, and Gangsta Spongbob for helping with research for this video, and special thanks to Plague von Karma for coming on to talk about some of Magneton's history in UU!
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#pokemon #smogon #rby
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00:00 Introduction
11:28 OU (Overused)
15:19 UU (Underused) Part 1
19:08 UU (Underused) Part 2
23:32 NU (Neverused)
28:30 PU
32:24 ZU (Zeroused)
40:20 Closing Thoughts
Music Used:
In Spite of One's Age (Arranged) - The King of Fighters '98
Marvin Grossberg ~ Age, Regret, Retribution - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Cross Examination ~ Allegro - Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
Battle for Justice - Chain Chronicle
Nile Afro Edit (Theme of Urien) - Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
Gym Leader Castle (Preliminary Battles) - Pokémon Stadium
The Offing - Sega Marine Fishing
Light Velocity - Gran Turismo 3
Simple Life (Theme of Bridget) - Guilty Gear XX
Solution! ~ Calm Moment - Ace Attorney Investigations 2/Gyakuten Kenji 2
It’s Gotta Be You - Mother 4 OST
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@BigYellowSilly 7 ай бұрын
Also silly lil mistake at 21:18, I put the wrong dang calc on the screen. This is the right one: Magneton Thunderbolt vs. Dodrio: (99.3 - 117%) -- 97.4% chance to OHKO
@bluebaron6811 7 ай бұрын
Dang, Magneton can't catch a break
@reilorenzo 7 ай бұрын
You're having an identity crisis... That's your mistake. You've taken this goth thing WAY too far look trans now. It's very distracting and disgraceful because your videos are great otherwise 🤷🏽
@hannahtcg1080 7 ай бұрын
@@reilorenzocry abt it.
@andreivaldez2929 7 ай бұрын
I'm 50% here for the RBY, 50% for the Magneton info, and 100% for the Big Yellow. That's the only calc I need.
@reilorenzo 7 ай бұрын
@@andreivaldez2929 oh I wasn't asking for or expecting anyone to cosign this comment. I KNEW everyone would act like I'm the only person with eyes. I promise you I knew that...
@Biro_the_Ukrainian 7 ай бұрын
magneton being forced out by a frozen Golem is the funniest shit ever, that's like not being able to go somewhere because there's air in the way
@ParasocialCatgirl 7 ай бұрын
Well, I suppose that it's more of a 'very big boulder in the way'. And like if you were trying to go somewhere but your path was blocked by a very big boulder that's doing nothing besides being in the way - that would probably be a problem for you too.
@appelofdoom8211 7 ай бұрын
Me using up all of my magnetons pp so I can struggle the golem to death
@MusicoftheDamned 7 ай бұрын
@@ParasocialCatgirlThis is what happens when the Redfield bloodline doesn't propagate: easily punchable big boulders just stay stuck in people's way. Such an avoidable shame.
@Anomaly188 7 ай бұрын
Invisible walls bro, invisible walls.
@luckasneo2089 7 ай бұрын
@@ParasocialCatgirl and, just like a frozen golem infront of a magneton, you got in the way of a funny joke.
@eden4279 7 ай бұрын
I think Magneton having Magnet Pull in RBY would make it a staple in higher tiers. Steel types are way too prominent in Gen 1 OU.
@sayvionwashington1939 7 ай бұрын
Yeah, Omegadge goes kinda crazy in RBY OU. It would be nice if Pull did exist.
@shimogane2474 7 ай бұрын
trapping Magneton kinda would be game changing. I couldnt imagine a metagame without its omnipresence.
@AkamexAris1023 7 ай бұрын
@@shimogane2474The Magneton v Magneton mirror matches would be interesting
@haidynwendlandt2479 7 ай бұрын
Magneton does actually have Magnet Pull this gen. It’s a hidden mechanic
@Mushrooms683 7 ай бұрын
It took me WAY too long to realize that this was a joke, but I was JUST quick enough that I don't feel like a waste of life.
@ghetsispokemongaming8942 7 ай бұрын
Its always been mental to me that Magnemite/Magneton were designed with absolutely no intention of them being steel type
@CoralReaper707 7 ай бұрын
Real I am just so used to them being steel type.
@thefierybrib 7 ай бұрын
Is it mental, or is it metal?
@UntarLaManteca 7 ай бұрын
@@thefierybrib 🗿
@Oscar-ek2jx 7 ай бұрын
I feel like we were very close to the magnemite staying pure electric, since no other pokemon gained a new type. Gamefreak in gens 1 and 2 were very adverse to these kind of quality of life changes since they were still building the franchises base mechanics from the ground up. I think arbok and marowak couldve gained the dark type.
@JoeCoolMaveric 7 ай бұрын
God, could you imagine an Arbok with a Poison-Dark dual type. I mean, Game Freak would probably keep it's stats horrible, but it would be better then what we have now. lol@@Oscar-ek2jx
@UltimaShadowX 7 ай бұрын
Hey there everyone. This is Magneton, from RBY. Did you know? My favorite things are: stale rare candies, potions without any ice heals, the latest season of the Pokémon anime, aaand paralysis. See you in Gen 2 everybody!
@J4smash 7 ай бұрын
The crazy part is he actually DID show up in gen 2
@SemiHypercube 7 ай бұрын
hello Ultima
@reggilad_9043 7 ай бұрын
What's wrong with the latest season of the pokemon anime?
@Nofixdahdress 7 ай бұрын
@@reggilad_9043 The original bit being referenced includes Ryu saying one of his favorite things is the latest season of The Simpsons. They're just slotting in the Pokemon themed equivalent.
@reggilad_9043 7 ай бұрын
@Nofixdahdress ooh, it somehow completely went over my head that this was a refrence
@icepickmessiah1010 7 ай бұрын
"According to Gangsta Spongebob" is the funniest thing I've heard a person say all day, second only to frozen Golem having a 10-0 matchup versus a healthy Magneton. Big Xmas to ya, Big Yellow!
@KrazyKyle-ij9vb 4 ай бұрын
Thank you, Gangsta Spongebob, for this invaluable insight.
@LutraLovegood 2 ай бұрын
Gangsta Spongebob and Gangsta Peridot, my favourite internet persons
@murpl1462 7 ай бұрын
Man imagine losing an NU match because you got the 0.1% chance for magneton thunderbolt to 4HKO clefable instead of 3HKO.
@Truffle_D_Toad 7 ай бұрын
"I'd like to thank Gangsta Spongebob" hit me like a truck
@mystwerks 7 ай бұрын
Every time someone brings up Muk I'm reminded of Muk cup, a custom tier that a community I'm heavily involved with used to play. It was gen 7 doubles ou with Rock Slide and Imprison banned, and species clause lifted with the only legal pokemon being Alolan/Normal Muk and Grimer. It was a surprisingly deep metagame, the first tournament winning team used fling and infestation shenanigans, while more recent teams are hyper offense explosion focused teams.
@DMSwordsmaster 7 ай бұрын
>muk cup and not muk kup for shame
@Spyno41 7 ай бұрын
Seriously. Go all out with the cringe. Im here for it.@@DMSwordsmaster
@EnergyBurst2 7 ай бұрын
Was it just Iron ball fling or were they using other kinds of fling shenanigans, like for status spreading or something?
@mystwerks 7 ай бұрын
@@EnergyBurst2 They used flame orb afair. Z-Dig was also quite big, as were taunt, stockpile, and other sortve unorthodox strats.
@tsawy6 7 ай бұрын
I get why imprison would be fucked, but why rock slide?
@terrortaste6389 7 ай бұрын
It's comically sad how Magneton just gets walled out by literally every ground type in existence no matter how low tier said ground types are. This video has convinced me that RBY Magneton would lose to a single grain of sand.
@calemr 7 ай бұрын
"I could probably learn 20 moves, even." So now I'm curious: How many Pokemon moves could a human being perform? I can definitely do a low kick.
@grottosstuff 7 ай бұрын
The average human could probably do: - Leer - Growl - Low Kick - Tackle - Scratch - Focus Energy - Focus Punch - Mega Punch - Mega Kick - Thrash - Rest - Snore - Toxic - Bide - Stockpile - Spit Up - Swallow - Belch - Pound - Bulk Up - Calm Mind
@sumthinorother9615 7 ай бұрын
@@grottosstuff Ok I totally get where you’re coming from, but some of these moves are stronger than Earthquake, there’s no way. Or maybe we just have 0 stats; we totally learn earthquake, it just registers as 1/1000000 on the Richter Scale. Also, if we’re including Toxic, we could probably include Dig. There are a few other moves I could see a human doing if they had specific tools, but I’m not sure if those count.
@BestScytherSprite 7 ай бұрын
@@grottosstuffI don't think anyone could summon deadly toxins from their body on command
@niedas3426 7 ай бұрын
For water I got Surf, Bubble, Water gun, Dive, Rain dance.
@jasonxb2998 7 ай бұрын
Certain people have used explosion and self destruct IRL
@CambriaBold 7 ай бұрын
Magneton's sprite is the best-equipped for Big Yellow's funny sprite edits, and that's a more valuable niche than any.
@Miss-Alexis 7 ай бұрын
Shoutouts to Marowak for beating the "worse Sandslash" allegations. I'm actually impressed
@BigYellowSilly 7 ай бұрын
Single mom representation in rby is the strongest it's ever been
@Miss-Alexis 7 ай бұрын
@@BigYellowSilly Nidoqueen must be so proud
@otavioferreira3405 7 ай бұрын
My favorite mon is Cubone so i'm really glad for that
@rjante2236 7 ай бұрын
@@Miss-AlexisNidoqueen being a mom is very ironic
@a-s-greig 7 ай бұрын
@@rjante2236 undiscoverable, but it can still lay eggs as a Nidoran.
@shupp6267 7 ай бұрын
i love how expressive Big Yellow can make Magneton's sprite. genuinely great work as always.
@karatgaming5792 7 ай бұрын
Big Yellow makes ALL sprites in Pokemon Blue have great expressions.
@shupp6267 7 ай бұрын
@@karatgaming5792 you right
@Mechanicalamity 7 ай бұрын
Those thumbnails should be studied
@migueon22 Ай бұрын
Gonna nerd out her for a sec, but I find It really funny how the Magneton sprite used for most of this video is taken from the 1997 prototype of Pokemon Gold and Silver, it's not from any of the actual gen 1 games
@vvlaze 7 ай бұрын
Kinda messed up that Magneton doesn’t learn Tri Attack in Gen 1. Like it is one of the most qualified to do so, the ones that learn it by level up are the Dodrio line (3 guys) and Porygon (mystical computer dude). Magneton is BOTH 3 dudes and a mystical computer-y fellow. Kinda criminal that so many other Pokemon learn Tri Attack by TM, yet none of them are 3 guys. They’re all fake Tri Attackers, I’ll tell you that.
@collin4555 7 ай бұрын
Porygon learns it because it is made of triangles
@Zomonitan 7 ай бұрын
@@collin4555that actually makes a lot of sense
@Glory2Snowstar 7 ай бұрын
@@collin4555I somehow never realized that. GGs GameFreak Man I love little details like that in Movepools, such as Mimikyu getting Wood Hammer due to their driftwood tail
@buff00n3ry 7 ай бұрын
The idea that someone intentionally, repeatedly; sent out a frozen mon because it was *optimal* is hilarious to me
@Iris_Descent 7 ай бұрын
At least Magneton is kinda cute for how it looks like, I guess. Also Gangsta Spongebob being listed as one of the people helping with this video has the same energy as Summoning Salt videos talking about people with the most ridiculous usernames introducing some of the most pivotal moments to a game's speedrun history.
@Pudcup 6 ай бұрын
Then, TheGarzons_GayDad broke the sub 11 barrier after 3 years of contention.
@AisuMT 7 ай бұрын
I think it's super interesting to see a Pokemon that was actually WORSE in RBY than it was in later gens, usually it's the other way around. Magneton really is one of those Pokemon that benefitted hard from abilities. Who would of thought that all it needed to do was Digivolve into a giant middle finger to Skarmory and Forretress to become relevant.
@Skullhawk13 7 ай бұрын
Not just abilities. It was pure electric in Gen 1.
@geometryemperor 7 ай бұрын
@@Skullhawk13 the evolution to Magnezone was also beneficial to Magneton, as it allowed it to use Eviolite.
@franslair2199 7 ай бұрын
actually what pokemon improved after RBY? magneton, fighting types in general, dragonite, snorlax, marowak, aerodactyl, dug, arcanine, clefable
@ShiningJudgment666 7 ай бұрын
@@Skullhawk13 The shallow movepool and nothing to really separate itself from other Electrics apart from Explosion didn't help either. Its bad HP somewhat undermined its relatively decent defense and high Special.
@ShiningJudgment666 7 ай бұрын
@@geometryemperor And it was still inferior to Magnezone even with that. The only thing it has over its evolved form is better Speed and if you're not using it for that, just use Magnezone in a format where both are options.
@rotciv557 7 ай бұрын
Magneton is the Larry of RBY, it's technically uninteresting but when you are surrounded by freaks and weirdoes that makes you kinda iconic.
@LloydTheZephyrian 5 ай бұрын
Or like Stryker from Mortal Kombat.
@alviabtahi5440 7 ай бұрын
Hey there everybody, this is Magnet from Poke! Did you know? My favorite things are; switiching into Earthquakes, dry oatmeal, room temperature milk, the newest season of Big Mouth, and rocks. See you in Gold and Silver everybody.
@LloydTheZephyrian 5 ай бұрын
I'm not sure which is worse: Liking room temperature milk or Big Mouth...
@CathyDotUK 7 ай бұрын
Hopefully you bring up my strategy for Magneton in using it in little cup which I call the "cheating strategy"
@BigYellowSilly 7 ай бұрын
I did not sadly it accidentally had too much stuff to achieve ):
@mrtable2861 7 ай бұрын
6:12 That theory honestly gets validated by the fact that Magneton eventually got explosion in gen 4, the same gen they got their evolution of Magnezone. I guess the prospect of becoming one big fused Magnet made all 3 heads feel more united and willing to blow up. True character development.
@necrotoro2065 7 ай бұрын
That frozen Golem really turned out to be an immovable object for poor Magneton.
@lwfawn 5 ай бұрын
unmoving object versus stoppable force
@SophieSnerp 7 ай бұрын
I love Magneton being so uninteresting cause thats what makes it interesting, it gives it its little character in the wacky life that is RBY and thats more important than any competitive niche
@electricvgc3146 7 ай бұрын
If I had a nickle for every time PVK appeared as a guest commentator in a video about RBY metagames in the last month, I'd have two nickles, which isn't a lot but it's very cool that it's happened twice
@Dragostorm21 7 ай бұрын
The rby youtube universe is getting deeper
@bungusbajablast2877 7 ай бұрын
i'm highly offended! /ref
@maxlimit9129 3 ай бұрын
... tfw pvk is a terrible person and both ppl that had her on are genuinely regretting it
@Winteraesthetik 7 ай бұрын
This video is actually about how Vulpix and Flareon face stiff competition in the great hair day meta due to the introduction of the new Paradox form Big Yellow.
@Hnui03 7 ай бұрын
Magneton is the housemate who says he's doing all he can because he has a job and cleans just as much as you, but since he's 3 Magnemites, he really should be providing more than one mons worth of work.
@stardf29 7 ай бұрын
The weird thing about Magneton not getting Explosion is that, in the TCG, early Magnemite/Magneton cards were pretty much synonymous with Selfdestruct/Explosion, with multiple variants of the mons getting the move in some form.
@omegasmesh 7 ай бұрын
not gonna lie every time you talk about RBY it makes me wish that someone would make a simple game inspired by competitive RBY comp
@terraSpark902 7 ай бұрын
Fr
@birbinhand8634 7 ай бұрын
Big Yellow RBY videos have become comfort content for me, like videos I go back and re-watch all the time in the same way someone might put The Office re-runs on in the background
@MishKoz 7 ай бұрын
RBY is such a special confluence of classic RPG design, unintended bugs and obscure mechanics, and a bunch of other weird stuff, that it'd be pretty hard to recapture that magic. But it'd be incredible if someone was able to pull it off.
@LeafBlade0623 7 ай бұрын
Gimme a few years, I’ll see what I can do
@backasswardstornado6961 7 ай бұрын
Why not just play RBY comp? It's free the cops can't stop you
@arianghorbani1305 7 ай бұрын
You hit the slay button in this one
@Seinsmelled 7 ай бұрын
elon didnt slay he went gay...
@nicaboy2233 7 ай бұрын
@@Seinsmelled 6:16 6:25 6:25
@locomokuu2471 7 ай бұрын
@@Seinsmelled keep crying
@sopadumacacoumadelicia5 7 ай бұрын
@@Seinsmelled Follow your leader.
@Macs010 7 ай бұрын
We're making it out of Tentacruel Wrap with this one
@GynxShinx 7 ай бұрын
Ah, yes. The Steel types in RBY video. Finally.
@DoctorrDude 7 ай бұрын
magneton's unique trait is me loving it so much they are my special little guys
@eshasunrise 7 ай бұрын
Magneton joining Golem and Victreebel in the "sure, why not" placing in every standard tier.
@anotherwaterroute 7 ай бұрын
Everyone's down here talking about magneton glowing up in future gens, but can we talk about your glow up though?? Ily and am so happy to see you evolving, literally one of my favorite creators 🫶
@BlackDT 7 ай бұрын
44 minutes of “I owe you an apology. I wasn’t really familiar with your game” And I’m here for it
@YeetZmeN 6 ай бұрын
The sudden mention of Gangsta SpongeBob felt like a fucking freight train
@ImportAustralia 7 ай бұрын
A whole community coming together to talk about Gen 1 Magneton getting 40+ minutes of content out of it. If that isn't the Christmas spirit, I don't know what is.
@eoinmcorks 7 ай бұрын
There is no way you can say "According to Gangsta SpongeBob" at 32:40 without cracking up
@lucishrimp 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the advice I will now reach 1500 with OU Lead Magneton
@SmugLookingBarrel 7 ай бұрын
It's so funny to me that after this, Magneton becomes one of the *most* interesting pokemon, a mon that's specifically used because of its steel trapping and even when magnezone is released, it sees use in lower tiers and also *tiny* use in OU for being just a little bit faster, it inspires crazy nonsense like max speed max special attack HP ground Skarmory.
@RandomDood1 7 ай бұрын
I adore your editing. The sounds you use and the text you write for these quick lil jokes send me. Nidoqueen's "He's so talented" and Magneton 'Drinks to Forget' just slayed me.
@guyrocketram9698 7 ай бұрын
i love how "the second magnemite in magneton" is their own individual with a youtube channel who can separate from the rest. that's just really funny to me
@ausma9350 7 ай бұрын
i think it's weirdly funny and very sad that what makes magneton interesting to me in an rby context is the fact that it's the only rby mon (alongside magnemite) to get a type change going into gen 2, which is an interesting trait but one that is tied to a game that isn't gen 1, yet is still intrinsic to rby depending on your pov
@PlaguevonKarma 7 ай бұрын
Holy shit an ausma
@ausma9350 7 ай бұрын
@@PlaguevonKarma in the flesh gj on your part!
@superzenmodeman 7 ай бұрын
When I think of uninteresting pokemon in gen 1 in terms of what they offer compared to other pokemon, Wigglytuff is unfortunately what comes to mind. Its movepool has very little over Clef; it has the same base attack; its Special and speed are worse, and despite the higher HP, it is less bulky on both sides. The only things I'm aware of that Wigglytuff has over Clefable is Disable (which is so much worse in gen 1 than in modern anyway; 55% accuracy and is random), and taking less recoil from Double Edge by virtue of its higher HP. But Wigglytuff would generally prefer Body Slam in any case, especially with Double Edge only being 100 Power. At least in Magneton's case, while it has many things holding it back, its stats for a pure electric type has some merits to it. But in Wigglytuff's case, there's a pure Normal type that fulfills almost everything it does but with better attributes. I believe Wigglytuff's main applications are just being a second but weaker Clefable.
@vivian-alexandrarivers897 7 ай бұрын
I think it's safe to say that this may be the best video you've ever made, hands down. Absolutely had me at the candlelit dinner scene.
@BigYellowSilly 7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much a couple people have said that and it means a ton I worked super hard on it (:
@VimeC 7 ай бұрын
"You wish you were this unviable" *falls over* Comedy gold
@roebro.44 7 ай бұрын
i was not ready for the sexy secretary big yellow jumpscare
@Jkirek_ 6 ай бұрын
In effect, this whole video could be called "the viability of thunderbolt on a 120 special stat"
@cheesestack2587 5 ай бұрын
i guess what makes magneton so special is how not special it is. it is the best at being boring and we appreciate it for that (:
@sam3851 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the fascinating recap on Magneton in ZU, Gangsta Spongebob
@gangstaspongebob243 7 ай бұрын
You're welcome
@phellowshipstar8756 7 ай бұрын
Two of my favorite RBY players explaining the viability of a weird, hyperspecific Pokémon? This is the type of RBY content I live for!
@lizzzbenoist 7 ай бұрын
Hey there everybody, this is Magneton, from Pokes. Did you know, my favorite things are: Switching into a Hyper Beam, stale toast, cereal without any milk, the newest season of the Pokemon anime aaaaaaand dust. See you in RBY NU everybody!
@dapperghastmeowregard 6 ай бұрын
I still love Porygon's lore of like being accidentally invented by some scientists IIRC, like imagine if dogs didn't exist and then somebody accidentally invented dogs while trying to debug Ninjabread Man.
@smob0 7 ай бұрын
I find it crazy magneton doesn't learn self-destruct or explosion. In the card game, the first set has Magnemite and Magneton, and both have self-destruct, I just figured they had it in the game
@Rorotikko 7 ай бұрын
Understood, Magneton has had a wonderful history in every RBY tier and is basically the undisputed best Pokemon in each tier it is used in.
@R.P.Genocraft 7 ай бұрын
I remember running into it in PU at some point, I switched Nidoqueen into a Thunderbolt and used Substitute. Needless to say, I was quite surprised when they read my move, stayed in and used Hyper Beam, and was ready to commend them for such an epic gamer play. And then the sub didn't break.
@usernametaken017 2 ай бұрын
😭 my man can't catch a break
@omlett6482 7 ай бұрын
I love the premise of this video, cuz like, being the only "nothing" pokemon in RBY is itself pretty interesting
@paleoscinkus542 7 ай бұрын
Marowak finding viability SOMEWHERE and alongside Sandslash of all Pokémon is something I’d never imagine happening. You actually love to see it.
@tysondennis1016 6 ай бұрын
Magneton in Gen 1: Who’s that? Magneton in Gen 2: I’m a Steel now (comes with double weakness). Magneton in Gen 3: The monster that Skarmory checks under its perch for, who will trap its fellow Steel-types and kill them with fire/electricity. Magneton in Gen 4: Gets an evolution. Magneton in Gen 9: Gets a Paradox form that’s a great fast special attacker with no double weakness, a good STAB combo (until it runs into a fucking plant) and can set Gravity for allies to seriously run Hypnosis.
@bungusbajablast2877 5 ай бұрын
and yet afaik magnezone is still better in gen 5 than shocks is in gen 9
@bluebaron6811 7 ай бұрын
I'm really glad that you talked about "something having a niche in a tier vs. something just being USABLE in a tier". It's very different; something not doing anything special in a tier doesn't always mean it's worthless. People throw shit and make fun of me for running Weezing on a lot of my gen 1 OU teams, saying "wtf, Weezing doesn't do anything special, why are you using it?" And I simply answer "because it has a stat over 80". Look, as nice as it is to *try* and *attempt* to win battles (which really is fun), some of us just want to see a Chansey take ≈33% from a 65 base power Poison move. Magneton is in that boat, too. If you want to use it, it's not worthless, and there ain't no one stopping you.
@braden24 7 ай бұрын
you ate this up like magneton eats white pasta with no butter
@acactusnamedjosh708 3 ай бұрын
"Can't do anything other than exist" just when you said that, a cave noise happened while I was playing minecraft and i thought it was part of the vid which would've been like s tier editing
@FrostedPoke 7 ай бұрын
> least interesting pokemon in rby > looks at video length > 44 minutes
@theBCEproductions 7 ай бұрын
I honestly forgot Magneton was in RBY, I thought it was a Gen 2 addition all this time. The idea of it checking Blastoise and Gyrados and Lapras but needing to switch out vs Diglett is hilarious.
@MioAppreciator 7 ай бұрын
damn i love your videos so much. i was stoked to see plague von karma guest starring in *another* big rby video. your ending monologue was really poignant, that and the sheer amount of people who contributed made this video feel really special. happy holidays!
@insomniacnerd5592 7 ай бұрын
Every time I watch a new RBY vid from you, I’m reminded of how much I wish they brought back old Hyper Beam. Such a High-Risk, High-Reward move! Better designed than some moves nowadays that are just insane. Think it would be very solid in the current gen’s meta.
@insomniacnerd5592 7 ай бұрын
Or at least give a Pokémon an ability that lets it skip the recharge turn if it gets a KO with the move, c’mon!
@porygonlover322 7 ай бұрын
@@insomniacnerd5592 this should have been paldean tauros's gimmick
@Jfrost9101 7 ай бұрын
I think if they won't restore this, then the hyper beam reskins should just gain the same gimmick as Gigaton Hammer; can't be used consecutively.
@federicopalacios7439 3 ай бұрын
The roster being so small is what makes every mon in RBY so unique, despite them having ASS movepools. I wish gamefreak would make a proper remake to RBY.
@marzipancutter8144 7 ай бұрын
I have to say seeing your style journey over time has been a thing of beauty. You're not just on point with how you present your content, but how you present yourself and it's really enjoyable to watch. Keep it up, good looking!
@InsertFunnyThingHere 7 ай бұрын
It's still messed up to me that magneton wasn't always steel type like it feels like it's just always been that way Also messed up that they gave magneton of all things an evolution in Gen 4 like what
@DiceRobo 7 ай бұрын
Magnezone is so awful, I wish he just got 6 in a ring or something.
@InsertFunnyThingHere 7 ай бұрын
@@DiceRobo hard disagree magnezone is awesome
@DracoX-hz3tu 7 ай бұрын
@DiceRobo please tell me this isn't serious lol, magnezone is sick and if the Evo was instead 6 magnemite that would be the dumbest shit lol
@DiceRobo 7 ай бұрын
@@DracoX-hz3tu 6 might be dumb, but I would like something besides the saucer
@thecriticalghost4626 7 ай бұрын
@@DiceRobo magnezone Is absolutely amazing
@toriofthestarpalace 7 ай бұрын
Confession: ...This video made me kinda wanna try using Magnemite/Magneton in a playthrough of a Pokemon game. Almost definitely not as a competitive choice, heavens no--but something appeals to us about weird, obscure stuff where its most notable thing is its complete and utter *lack* of otherwise notability. It's like the "There can be no uninteresting numbers, because one number would be the first uninteresting number, which would be interesting!" paradox, but as a funny little guy made of three conjoined guys.
@clairbuoyant 7 ай бұрын
RBY feels more like a competitive Game Boy RPG rather than a competitive Pokemon game and I love it
@sectionredd1417 7 ай бұрын
The subtle but detailed edits to the RBY sprites to make everything more expressive is one of my favorite parts of big yellow vids. It adds so much to the comedy of the videos. Love it so much!!
@avdusknoir3090 7 ай бұрын
somehow, this ending almost felt super inspiring excellent video for a christmas magnet miracle
@BigYellowSilly 7 ай бұрын
Magneton's heart grew three sizes that day
@ave-taka 7 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas Yellow!! Glad to see a 45 minute video about RBY OU in my sub box 🥹truly a Christmas miracle
@whilstdumping 7 ай бұрын
this is what youtube needs more of. unironic, unapologetic enjoyment of extremely silly things. wholesome as hell. you rule.
@salemmetal6433 7 ай бұрын
I've had a hard time putting it to words but this is why I think I've always loved Big Yellow so much in general.
@KlldbyCuriosity 4 ай бұрын
This is why Big Yellow is the goat
@selkieblood4030 5 ай бұрын
Your hair is kinda incredible and I love the sprite edits a lot!
@colekramer175 7 ай бұрын
"Uninteresting," bestie, you spent 45 minutes talking about how sucky Magenton is, actively sucking is something interesting. It HAD things to do, hell it might HAVE things to do someday. It's a hell of a lot better than other notoriously "nothing" Pokémon. Has Heatmor done anything but nothing and look cute? I'd say no. And I'd say we all are Magneton. We might suck sometimes, but we try to chase those points of excellency and acceptance. Thank you Big Yellow, and thank you for your crack team of Magneton Experts.
@funkymachine 7 ай бұрын
6:08 what's worse: it can't explode in gen 3, where it has massive issues of being useless after it traps skarm because it doesn't have magnezone stats.
@abridge2 7 ай бұрын
Thank you Big Yellow i will start using Magneton in OU and complain on the RBY discord when some heinous individual blatantly counterteams me by bringing Rhydon and Eggy
@bunfireblupee 7 ай бұрын
Ngl that thumbnail was a bit painful for me because I'm very soft on magneton~ Yay though I'm so glad to hear about its niche little use cases in RBY competitive! I have ran solo runs of Magneton in the same style of JRose in Yellow and really enjoyed it! Its an electric type that doesnt at all struggle with Brock thanks to Sonic Boom and its physical bulk helps out a ton against the Champion and Giovanni 3. If only this thing learnt Psychic though like Electabuzz, I'd predict that it'd be sub 50 minutes at 4x speed if it did and it seems like Magneton would make great use out of it in Comp too c: Also yes, it is an absolute demon as an oppodent in Yellow Solo Runs, depending on the mon you run it could be one of the hardest mons in the playthrough and it consistantly atleast causes problems against a lot of mons Thank you for the excellent video Yellow!
@BigYellowSilly 7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed, admittedly this makes me want to try a solo run now, it honestly sounds pretty fun
@bunfireblupee 7 ай бұрын
@@BigYellowSilly
@devdog7409 7 ай бұрын
I appreciate their consideration of everyone before exploding. It’s nice that they don’t go the weezing and exeggutor route and pull everyone into their nonsense.
@magcarjoseph2nd 7 ай бұрын
Magneton more like Midneton (I haven't watched the video yet but I'm hoping that joke works)
@MishKoz 7 ай бұрын
Magneton is such a rags-to-riches Pokemon. From being the weird slow Electric type in gen 1, to becoming one of the few coveted Steel types in gen 2, to being _the_ Skarm killer in gen 3, and getting an evolution in gen 4. Maybe there's a little bit of Magneton in all of us... Merry Christmas Big Yellow. 🧲😳🧲 🧲😳🧲 🧲😳🧲
@RazorusR3X777 7 ай бұрын
And then being uu in gen 9 due to a certain, peculiar string cheese man.
@MishKoz 7 ай бұрын
@@RazorusR3X777 They'll ban Ghold and Gambit any day now... Any day...
@Dragostorm21 7 ай бұрын
@@MishKozghold and king have the money to buy the council unfortunately.
@MishKoz 7 ай бұрын
@@Dragostorm21 Gholdengo's got the cash, Kingambit's got the connections. When will their criminal activities be brought to light?
@alexandreparot5846 7 ай бұрын
@@MishKoz I even heard that Iron Mugulis had a hand in this. Truly terrifying
@tobiasgund8048 7 ай бұрын
Damn, it is so hilarious that ZU might be a worse nightmare for Magneton than OU.
@TealOpal 7 ай бұрын
I got Covid on Christmas so a new Big Yellow video is exactly what I needed to keep spirits high
@kenzo8096 7 ай бұрын
teal opal tf2? get well soon!
@Keeby 7 ай бұрын
Imagine getting jumpscared by gangsta spongebob in an RBY video
@SilverrManiac 4 ай бұрын
It's funny to me that Magneton doesn't get Explosion until Generation 4, yet the Base Set TCG Magneton has Selfdestruct.
@palestjade 7 ай бұрын
i think this is your best video yet objectively all of the bits are on point and all of the editing is fantastic (and your lighting actually looks really good now) keep slaying
@SemiHypercube 7 ай бұрын
I feel like I've mentioned this before, but I love the little sprite edits you do, it adds so much character to this
@gamezharks 7 ай бұрын
Dear Santa, for christmas all that I want is a nearly 50 minute Big Yellow video about Magneton.
@franslair2199 7 ай бұрын
this is actually kind of insane, I thought there's no way it* could be magneton because it's such a nothing pokemon in rby. I guess this is a "least interesting number" paradox * A few days ago Yellow said a 40 minute video on one pokemon in RBY is coming out, i was assuming it's Golbat or Eggy because there's no way it's Magneton
@Skullhawk13 7 ай бұрын
The “least interesting number” paradox is resolved by remembering all numbers are boring
@shavierlastname 7 ай бұрын
hey I wanted to tell you that as a young trans kid that's into competitive pokemon and melee you're kind of an inspiration to me. I don't know maybe that's not the right word but basically watching your videos and seeing you it feels like I can look how I want to look and be who I want to be. Thank you
@beautifulnova6088 7 ай бұрын
It certainly has been a joy and an inspiration just watching Big Yellow be themselves.
@UpSmashTV 7 ай бұрын
I really appreciate on how expressive you made Magneton in this video!
@hankboog462 7 ай бұрын
Same. Their editing gives their videos a lot of character and it just gets better and better
@complienscreator00 7 ай бұрын
sorry i just reached the part about TagMag and i am soooo happy to learn about a team using my favorite gen 1 pokémon (from an aesthetic perspective. i haven't really played these games or this tier at all LMAO)
@lupeylycan 6 ай бұрын
"i dont know about you but im having the time of my life right now" oh my autistic ass is unironically on cloud 9 with all these sentences that will never mean a single thing to anyone even remotely less rabid than me
@abraveastronaut 7 ай бұрын
Magneton was always technically my favorite Pokémon, on the grounds that Magnemite is my "real" favorite Pokémon and Magneton is three Magnemites at once.
@JB-bc2ry 7 ай бұрын
Its nice that in the middle of all the SPL and BO1 change controversy on Smogon, there's still wholesome vibes and genuine love for RBY. Merry Christmas Big Yellow :)
@DeuxisWasTaken 2 ай бұрын
Awesome vid. Also the frozen Golem stuff is hilarious.
@MCKennaXC 7 ай бұрын
The way you talk about Magneton and RBY and the end is beautiful. But honestly, nothing is more charming than the characterization you give all these Pokemon through the sprite edits and such!
@RyanWilson346 7 ай бұрын
I would honestly love more of these deep insights and histories into the “dex filler” rby Pokémon to see if there’s some hidden cooking going on, like Seadra, Seaking or Fearow.