Technically is the highest priority move in the game, but only if the target switches out

Exactly, with a potential increase in damage 1/3 - 1/2 max hp it would be great. Distribute it to all butterfly Pokémon and maybe also every one that gets rage powder. 25% just doesn’t seem worth it for such a prediction reliant and situational move.

@@MattBudYTgiving it to all butterflies would be cool. Giving it to rage powder mons means Amoongus gets a nice buff. Which I’m not sure is necessary haha

Upperhand + sucker punch + headbutt = rock paper scissors

wait is last resort priority

@@SSJGUCCI nah

While that is true, the bigger reason why its so good in doubles is that it limits what your opponent can do and allows you to make plays you otherwise couldn't. In singles it’s just a move that breaks focus sash/sturdy, its chip damage puts some fragile pokemon in damage ranges or wastes a turn(against weather teams ig?). In doubles in does so much more. Wanted to do a turn 1 K.O by double targeting a pokemon? Nope, one of your moms gets faked out and that chien pao survives, sets up swords dance and can knock out your full health defense invested fluttermane with sucker punch. Wanted to swords dance and trickroom? Nope, your trickroom mon flinches and your slow sword dance Landorus T dies the next turn before it gets off an earthquake/rock slide. You don't even need to click it to get value cause your opponent may play around your fake out by protecting their sash fluttermane, only for you to knock out their amoongus cause you double attacked it. Even if you're playing fast singles formats like little cup or 1v1s, the value fake out has is lower than in VGC.

Not necessarily, yes multi hits are generally better but it's the same BP of 60 and you must activate battle bond to get that consistent good damage

@@Eroil battlebond is kinda easy to activate which is why people run it over protean sometimes. And Greninja's movepool coverage is perfect it can hit almost everything for super effective dmg

@@gavinaaric it can be simple but not always, it's really matchup dependant. In the end it's still a condition that needs to be met vs you always have it at max power. The bonus of being a multi hit move doesn't cover that gap imo

@@Eroil technically Battle bond shuriken his 100 max plus stab since only Greninja has access to it

@@gavinaaric it would be 90 not 100, it's 20 for each hit, always hitting 3 times. So 20 * 3 * 1.5 = 90, which is the same as jet punch being 60 * 1.5 for stab. Also accelgor actually also has access to the move

Good idea! I’ll add it to the list. Thanks for watching bud❤️

Luckily it was also nerfed in Gen IX and has a fail chance like Protect / Endure, so it's no longer a coinflip

"It can often just force a coin flip where getting it right is an instant win but getting it wrong is an instant loss". This sentence, like the video said, applies literally in the same way for Sucker Punch and Thunderclap. I still don't understand why it is hated the way it is. Even the counterplay to Ally Switch is a lot easier and accessible to come by (widespread moves) than it is for Sucker Punch/Thunderclap (redirection or priority blocking). There are moves way more uncompetitive with less or actual zero counterplay that get considerably less hate than this one (Surging Strikes and Wicked Blow just as an example).

Aren't the whole ordeal of competitive Pokémon is to out predict your opponent? What's the difference between using ally switch to redirect dragon damage to a fairy type and just switching out to a fairy type in general? You still waste a move technically in both situations, the only difference is that the Mons on your field is still the same.

Just started getting into comp pokemon any tips?

@@catnoir4670 The main thing is to just play the game, maybe start with pre-built team and slowly understand what each Pokémon is doing until it's common sense you can also use Pokétubers to help you understand how to play, what does that move do, etc then at some point you can start to understand how to build your own team fit to your preferred playstyle However, most importantly, remember that this is a game played for fun, don't quit because you lose a lot when you start or because the RNG actively denies your wins for your entire play session that's it basically, play the game, understand it, then play the game with more knowledge

It’s clear amulet. Still used the wrong picture though😂

@@MattBudYT clear amulet prevents stat drops from opposing pokemon

Thank you❤️

They really used to hand out the worst moves as reward😂 Psywave from Sabrina comes to mind too

@@MattBudYT Yeah, things were rough back in the Gameboy days. The pain of raising a Gen 2 Heracross and having only reversal and Megahorn as good stab options will never leave me.

Busted ass move lol

I don’t recognize those busted Let’s Go moves😂 But definitely top 5 if not top 3

Yes, many people pointed this out. I got them mixed up in my head😅 Thanks for watching!

@@MattBudYT ah no worries happens all the time with me to! Have a good rest of the day!

No problem, it was a great idea. Can’t believe I forgot to screenshot and include your comment my bad bud😭

@@MattBudYT well can you include me next time with the sequel ranking every negative priority move in Pokémon please

Ah yes kept one kept "spamming" and one 1 shottes it . Wtf were you fighting after enemy was one shouted so that u said they kept spamming it

0:21 I have another video dedicated to the protection moves

Those let’s go moves don’t exist to me😂

@@MattBudYT Fair enough lol

The counterplay options are why I put follow me above. Both effective moves though.

Likely protect for importance but hard to compare when one is universally distributed and one is less common. Like it Fake Out was available on every Pokemon it would change the game entirely on first turns. But since we know which mons run Fake Out it’s more manageable.

A shame they removed such a fun move while keeping Razor Wind in the game

Good catch😂 got them mixed up

Yes, you skipped the intro (0:21) when I said I did all protect variations in another video already so I won’t be including them.

​@@MattBudYTmy bad, must've forgotten you said that when I reached the end ^^'

If bullet punch had more good STAB users it would have more of a case to be higher in my eyes

I think you need to edit that bro 😅

@@toupr4770 thanks

That’s the exact set of the Hitmonlee clips I have from the Haydunn video

oh damn my b I was just tuning into the audio lol

Ambipom is definitely the best fake out abuser in singles

@@MattBudYT Right? Even against Pokémon with a 4X Normal-Type Resistance(like the Aron line), it can still do fairly significant damage, to break their Sturdy! Ambipom may be in NU(in SV), but it's still my favorite Mono-Type Technician abuser.

@@ShiningSilvally I used it in my last draft league and just the threat of it’s fake out is enough to force switches and you can get a free sub off. I used this to bait a zamazenta in during playoffs to substitute/focus punch KO it😂

@@MattBudYT BRO, THAT'S FILTHY! A fast WALL, like Zamazenta being taken down by one of the most unintuitive Fighting-Type Moves?! I never use Focus Punch, and you use it against one of the most bulky Legendaries, with a Pokémon with NO STAB?! Bruh. I'm never getting into competitive, with that.

@@ShiningSilvally I had some other techs like Curse A. Marowk that did some work. Here’s the replay if you wanted to see. replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9nationaldexag-2057865773-vwviypl4vnopwpb03bdiwyvanopmn7spw

#1 in my heart

I did consider that, that’s why I used it😅

@@MattBudYT S-tier then, no excuses

0:21 the protection variations have their own video

@@MattBudYT ah you did say that, I think I erased that from my brain when I saw Endure

Didn’t include it because, while it does attack a mon switching out, it generally isn’t classed as a priority move as it will act at 0 priority otherwise.

If we open that can of worms then I have to consider every prankster boosted move🫠

There’s not a lot of them but it might make for a nice short little video

Pay attention and you’ll see I mentiojed all of that and also had Follow me in the higher slot

@@MattBudYT I should have clarified, that I mean it should have been considerably higher, in my opinion. I understand the argument for RP having more availability, but I think it's a considerable difference to each other, rather than directly next to each other

0:21 I already ranked all protect variations in a seperate video, feel free to check it out. Too diferent to rank in here plus I recently made that video so it would be redundant to include them here.

Ahh that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the reply!@@MattBudYT

I don’t think I do. If distribution was better I’d consider it higher, but it needs a distribution and power buff bad.

Looks like +6 sp.def with Ice Scales ability