Whats great about garchomp is that gabite, aside from evolving from gible at lvl 24, is probably the most usable middle stage psuedo legendary compared to the likes of shelgon and pupitar

I love Metagross. It's like the last creative pseudo TPC made type-wise (& a little design-wise). Also, still frustrating that Snorlax still can't learn Slack off.

Salamence and Metagross were my literal favorite mons as a kid. So happy to see them here

I love Hydrigon despite it's 4x weakness to fairy. It was one of my strongest team member in Pokémon Black!

Hydreigon is available on Victory Road in X and Y as one of the swooping Pokemon during the outside sections, foregoing the need to evolve Zweilous

Damm I haven’t watched in years and you still pump out pokemon content, respect

Keep up the awesome work and videos

Late game pokemons are just so cool and obivous great to use if you know how to use them, and I love this video

Best part of tyranitar is you can get one pretty early in HGSS with the safari zone; using it before the elite four

First off, happy Halloween Mystic. I understand about Dragonite, and here's the thing, you could get Dratini in Celadon City Game Corner as a prize. Though...most players want to get it from the Safari Zone, but the one in the Game Corner...level up with Rare Candies, which is the cheap way, and I think quite a few players would do that. Tyrannitar...as I said in your last video...I was literally about to have it, but alas, my eyesight started to decline.

what i love in the scarvi games is that you can obtain these pseudos even before or after the first gym...

I ended up running Milotic AND Salamence on my playthrough team for Omega Ruby. Half of my team for this playthrough were Pokémon you get early on and commonly see on people’s Hoenn teams (Starter, Aggron, Manectric). The other half were Pokémon you get later on in the game and are ones you don’t commonly see on people’s Hoenn teams (Froslass, Milotic, and Salamence).

Fun fact: from a strictly offensive perspective, Ice/Ground is only resisted by Bug/Water and Bug/Ice. Every other type combination can be hit for at least neutral damage. You can reduce that to just Bug/Ice if you have Freeze Dry, though that's probably not the best choice for Mamoswine.

I remember trying to evolve Lavesta via Fire/Sun stone 😂because it was lvl.55! Sadly I didn’t use it not knowing it was 59 when it evolved 😅

Milotic has been one of my favorite water pokemon. Even though he is the source of one of my most frustrating experiences with pokemon. All that time as a kid, searching for a feebas, reading gamefaqs, searching the routes, checking different water tiles. Too finally catch a feebas, only to find out that I need to feed the damn thing certain puffins. And, I messed it up because apparently you can do that. Never got to use a milotic until gen 8 dropped one in the wild for the hell of it. Thank you Gamefreak. 😂

Of the ones shown, I feel Milotic is the most surprising to see here, at least a little. That's considering how difficult and tricky it can be to obtain Feebas in the first place.

Interesting top 10. Would be cool if you do a worst version of this topic with mons like Luvdisc, Mantine, Qwilfish or Beartic.

I would love if this video included the games that it appears in late game, 7-8+ badges needed.

I think the "Metagross nerf" was more towards Aegislash. The change didn't happen until gen 6, and Aegislash without the ghost/dark weakness would've been broken.

i ADORE volcarona so much! making it tera water in scarvi lets it knock out rock types with no problem

Ever since I was a kid I loved the terrifying giant Pokémon, never even tried the cute ones until I was around 17 (Pokémon like clefable, togekiss, azumarill etc) boy was I missing out on some baddies

#10: I feel like the whole Milotic section doesn't take into account just how difficult it is to get one of these, especially since they're not just roaming about. You have to catch a Feebas first, one of the oddly rarest pokemon to find in the early games and still a nuisance in the modern game, and even if you do get a Feebas, pre gen 5, you had to rely on Pokeblocks to increase its beauty, level up, and then it evolves. Post gen 4, you get the Prism Scale, which sounds nice until you realize it's a trade evo. Honestly not worth it when Gyarados is right there and has far more consistency. #9: Yeah, hard agree. Lucario's only issue is that its friendship evo usually takes awhile without a Soothe Bell which acquiring one depends on the game. #8: Volcarona is a monster. Quiver Dance and Bug Buzz + Fiery Dance is a dangerous combo. Only issue is Larvesta's ridiculous evolution level: 59. 50 frickin 9 for its evolution. Still, top 10 pokemon for me, so I'll stick with it. #7: Snorlax is a mixed bag. I think it's better in the earlier games. Later on it kinda fell off since it doesn't have access to Fairy Typing. #6: Used Tyranitar in HGSS by trading level 1 Larvitar from a friend and in my recent Scarlet playthrough. Total berserker. The only weakness is Fighting which is kinda common, but luckily, that's why I invest in regional birds. #5: Mega Salamance is a menace to society. Hard agree. #4: Metagross is a powerful foe and has a great move pull. Used some in my playthroughs and just like T-Tar. Finding one within the game pre-elite 4 is difficult, though, so it gets negative points for that. Also side note, I thought Aegislash was the reason they nerfed Steel types, not Metagross, but meh. #3: Kingsgambit is a really good option in Tera Raids. Kowtow Cleave + Swords Dance = Extreme Damage. #2: Hmmm.... Mamoswine is an odd choice. My only issue is that its only two good Ice moves are Ice Fang and Ice Shard, considering it's meant to be a physical attacker. Sigh, we need more physical Ice Moves. #1: Yeah there's a reason why Cynthia is one of if not the best Champion. It's because her ace is this monstrosity.

Yeah I’m very grateful for Pokémon Home making it so easy for me to do things like starting my current Shield play through with a lvl 1 Dreepy and Larvesta. Larvesta has done very well the whole time, and Volcarona is probably my current ace

With Smeargle returning in the Indigo Disk, I wonder what your take on Pikasprey Blue's 6 Smeargle challenge might be. In both Scarlet/Violet and past games where Smeargle was available.

Late pokemon for me have always Sneasel in Brilliant the routes nearing Snowpoint and after getting the icicle badge in the grand underground in Brilliant Diamond, Braviary and Mandibuzz have been late evolutions for my Rufflet and Vullaby in Sun and Moon.

Volcarona is easily one of my all time favorite Pokémon! In competitive play people would always drop a rock ground or water type to beat it only for them to get hit with a giga drain! Such good memories!

Mamo had been a staple in my ingame playthrus, throughout multiple games, in many generations, having stab ground and ice and beinf resistant to both hail and sandstorms, make it a viable mon for sure

Remember.... "Communication with the other Trainer was interrupted" *Denethor from Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, on fire, screaming and then running off Mt. Gondor*

Finally some Milotic love

Back when emerald came out I caught one for my team. Played all game with it and I thought I was doing some wrong because it wasn't evolving lol. Around that time the games and the brains had to be one to figure shit out. That was what made that game so good. There were no cheats and rarely game guides to help you out through it.

In Black and White Bouffalant can be useful as a coverage machiene and also a tank.

I tried using Tyranitar in SV and he was not good for me. Maybe he’s not the best in that game or I used him wrong. But I still love him and this was my first game using him as I only have played FRLG SWSH BDSP and now SV. Weird lineup I know

I remember running Mamoswine in my team against my friend Garchomp and luckily I won because my friend Grachomp with Flamethrower and my thickfat doesn't dent my high HP Mamoswine much and my Icicle Spear took it down.

Man, I’ll hype clefable up till I’m blue in the face, you can get it at like level 5.. and it’s so solid all the way thru to the end.

Metagross is available in SwSh but in the Crown Tundra dlc though. And it’s obtainable in BDSP to but in the postgame though. Also I still find it funny that in SM & Ultra SM you can get Salamance at around level 12-15 via the sos chain.

Garchomp that dude tho….the mon is a beast

i love bisharp and i understand why Kingambit is good but like tyranitar, you get a fast high leveled fighting type and one brick break can OKO it. yeah, pokemon like kingambit tyranitar rhyperior metagross even lucario are top tier great pokemon, but their weaknesses to strong obtainable types and pokemon are their big weakness.

I would also add Aerodactyl do the list. You get it around your 6th badge in Kanto which is quite late considering it's part flying type and by that point of the game you should already have a solid flyer but let me tell you this monster wrecks everything on it's way. I've used it in my first LGPE playtrough and it was my mega slot as well. If you guys have never used it I strongly reccomend giving it a shot

Hold on what counts as late game. When u say milotic, FIRST 2 regions it is in are gym 5+ and gym6+. When I hear late game I think just before or after gym 8. I wish u gave better clarification before number 10

Thank you for listening to my comment!

Magmar is pretty good late game Pokémon as a fire type in leaf green if your stater is venasaur

Surprised kingdra wasn't on this list

Snorlax gang, where y’all at?!?

Is Garchomp even a late game Pokemon? In it's most prominent game you can get Gible in Wayward Cave, which is after the second gym. A Pokemon that you get really late in Pokemon Red but is absolutely amazing is Starmie. With the combination of Psychic and Water you get Stab Surf and Psychic, plus Ice Beam and Thunderbolt for coverage plus recover if you even need it.

I always pair flame orb milotic with aqua ring cuz it gets rid of the burn dmg

On God I actually just caught a Begon in Emerald. I need Salamanca for my flyer. I passed on my Flygon and Skarmory for this 😂

I was a little disappointed that Braviary didn't even make the honorable mentions but I'll say you all but made up for it with Mamoswine

Snorlax is an excellent defense against Psychic and Ghost types in FRLG. It's immune to Ghost and has the Sp.Def to take Psychic hits. Give it Shadow Ball and you can send these types packing!

Volcarona, on my bug teams since gen 5

Im doing a hardcore randomizer nuzlocke of ruby and lost my metagross i had because flannery had a magnet pull magnemite and i was choice band locked into metal claw, pain.

I don't care about its weakness to dark types Metagross is still my favorite pokemon ever made and I use it in every team I can. Once the next dlc comes I'll use it with that new steel dragon evolution coming

i got a lvl 75 lucario on my way to last gym and it literallly solo'd the whole storyline after the last gym.

Bloodmoon is a beast.

Getting a level 12 Salamence will never not be the coolest thing to me.

Man's forgot Hydreigon, the Pokemon that fundamentally changed Pokemon by forcing the fairy type into existence

Volcorna 2on me over in black and white 2

Dude Garchomp evolves at LV 48, the same LV that you get Noivern. Why do you feel like it's so difficult to get? Ironically the one of the lower LV on the list. Regardless nice list.

Welp Cynthia has three of the best late game pokemon with her ace as number 1

Snorlax regional variant with comatose when?

Kingambit is the i played bad but got this broken mon , so i win anyways

Hydreigon supremacy

Yeah I dislike having to wait to get some pokemon this late in games

New video ideas: 10 Pokémon missing a move Example: Gholdengo should learn surf because of the surfboard it always uses when following someone and battling on water 10 Ash companions that should’ve caught these Pokémon Example: May should’ve caught that Swablu Lana should’ve caught that Dewpider

I think ice should be super effective against steel. Titanic.

Garchomp being number 1 is the same reason you really shouldn't put the first pokemon theme on ANY lists: we all know it will be there, it is a boring answer, and is stealing spot from something more interesting.

Always thought that PP= Pokémon Power not power points, Guess you do learn something new everyday 😂

I think that Garchomp is the best late game Pokemon.

What happened to your other channel reading fanfiction? I was listening to while at work but it seems like you’re not doing it no more 😢

Lol whatching this I remember my omega ruby party Swampert Metagross Rayaqua Groudon Gardivor Beldrom

Omg lol metagross getting hyper beam at level 15 is just not right

How is lucario late game you can catch a riolu early game.

Salamence ain’t late game for me😂😂😂

You should’ve just grouped pseudo legendaries together.

bro sleeping on dragonite is just horrible

Gholdengo

Which Paradox Pokemon is the best?

No no t-tar is top 3 lol

Bro 550 is actually a grat base total lmao

taxes

I dont think Milotic should be even in the top Its aviability is so poor that it doesnt matter how good it is I thinkaviability is underrated, but if u think about it its really important It doesnt matter if a Pokemon if super powerful when the amount of time you have to spend on it is too much compared to the amount of time a pokemon easier to get would require for u to finish the job Theres a reason Fearow is better than Dodrio even tho Dodroo has better stats Feebas is already annoting to get, but it isnt just that, you also have to evolve it which is even more annoying This makes Milotic the single Pokemon with the worst aviability in any Pokemon game, so I wouldnt consider it even a top 20 best late game Pokemon

“Garchomp” one of THE BEST dragon types that was ever introduced 🫡