Building the Perfect Bug Type Gym Leader

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Gym Leaders are some of the most powerful trainers in the Pokémon world and are the main hurdles a trainer most overcome throughout their journey. But the reality is that many of them are underwhelming, even during their post-game fights. To showcase what a Gym Leader should truly be, today I'm starting a series where I build a "perfect" gym leader for every type in the game! A team that's not only challenging, but one that represents the type better than their in-game teams could ever hope to.
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@shepskydad Ай бұрын

@joefire567 Ай бұрын

Can you NOT bug spray your own perfect Bug gym leader video with that crap?!

@ieatvirgins Ай бұрын

@Luigi_the_Ghostbuster Ай бұрын

I would’ve put Butterfree on the team. It’s an iconic Pokemon, and it has won some VGC tournaments.

@joecool2810 Ай бұрын

I’d recommend covering the Poison Type next. Partly because I started on my own remake of Emerald Gyms and I though replacing the Iconic Fire-Type gym with a Poison-Type gym would good idea. My though behind the Poison-Type is that it’s generally disliked. From it’s implication, effects on our own Pokémon, and the design of the Pokémon; Poison-Types are considered “bad”. My idea is to reverse that idea by showing that while some are created from Human waste(Grimer/Muk, Koffing/Wheezing, and Gulpin/Swallot) that some are actually naturally occurring(Zubat line, Seviper, Tentacool/Tentacruel). My Poison-Type gym would actually feature all kinds of trainers: Young, Old, New, Experts, Hikers, Swimmers. The point was that the gym trainers were regular people working at clearing the perception of Poison-Type Pokémon. With the Gym Leader being the founder of the effort; being an older gentleman with lots of experience to contrast RSE’s Flanery who’s young and starts not knowing her place. Anyways, this was my reason for nominating Poison-Types for the Next Video. Plus I wanted to see a comment in video referencing all the Bug-Types who have Poison-Type moves.

@Alfiegaming88 Ай бұрын

Do a steel type team

@implying8903 Ай бұрын

This team is so strong that it actually fails to represent most bug types.

@ThatGuyCursor Ай бұрын

““447 likes and no comments? Let me fix that” - Somebody probably.” - Some clout chaser probably. Oh wait

@zealotoftheorchard9853 Ай бұрын

@@ThatGuyCursor I too will contribute nothing to the replies

@ThatGuyCursor Ай бұрын

@@zealotoftheorchard9853 Ah yes. A fellow commenter who contributes nothing. Welcome to the club!

@renatohenrique8616 Ай бұрын

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@tomatoacrab8555 Ай бұрын

I commented

@tizioincognito1238 Ай бұрын

I'll never forget when GF decided to add a whole new freaking type to solve the Dark-Ghost zero weaknesses problem, rather than slightly improving the Bug type by simply making it neutral against Ghost, which for the life of me I can't understand (seriously, for what kind of lore reason should ghosts resist insects??)

@sephikong8323 Ай бұрын

Fairy weren't made solely to deal with that one issue but that of Dark, Dragon and Fighting types becoming REALLY strong in the last 2 generation to be the point of being problematic Which is extremely weird then that they also made Fairy be resistant to Bug. I can't understand it. Personally I would have had the two types be neutral to each other, or better yet have Bug be SE against Fairy as if they are the Fae's natural predators (and have Ice be resistant to Fairy for game balance and also, I think it thematically works well, both because Ice looks to be the "anti magic" type with this set up and also because Fairy use a lot of light based attacks and Ice is very good at deflecting light)

@santiagotorres6770 Ай бұрын

Aparently it is because ghosts are more scary thank bugs,the same razón because bug Is stromg against psychic but honestly...Is quite the weak argument for it

@darksword0928 Ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure that Fairy was added because because people were stacking dragon types on their teams who basically didn't have counters outside of other dragon types. Because at the time ice types sucked so it was kinda like gen1 with bug types being too weak to keep psychic types in check.

@leminjapan Ай бұрын

I've never played Pokemon so I thought you meant girlfriend and was very confused

@deathclawproductions6723 Ай бұрын

Fairy was more so made to deal with the Dragons than Dark/Ghost types (since they were the ones causing actual problems, in fact I’m pretty sure Sableye and Spiritomb never did much in competitive play in the first place), Dark and Fighting types were also quite good so they were also added on. Do agree it’s dumb that Fairy resists Bug though, the only reason I can think of is probably U-Turn.

@kcreek1 Ай бұрын

I think a raid bug spray sponsor would be better than raid shadow legends 2:42

@shepskydad Ай бұрын

I’ve been reaching out but they keep calling me a pest 🙄

@PorygonBugado Ай бұрын

No, it would kill the bugs

@ThatADHDFlygon Ай бұрын

@@shepskydad Damn that was a good one

@ziggle5000 Ай бұрын

@@shepskydadthey've got you nailed.

@hoospy Ай бұрын

@@shepskydaddon’t swarm them with emails!

@pauseandeffectyt Ай бұрын

“Who would you use on a Bug-type team?” You pretty much hit the nail on the head with your picks, I have nothing to change…except Shedinja. It’s not a bad pick, but it’s a bit of a risk. I think what I would do instead is put Araquanid in its spot and make the lead something fast that can also set up a hazard, like Ribombee. A Ribombee with Pollen Puff (doubles) / Bug Buzz (singles), Alluring Voice (doubles) / Moonblast (singles), Sticky Web, and Protect with a Focus Sash and Shield Dust would make for an interesting lead, all things considered.

@shepskydad Ай бұрын

Ribombee was one of the ones I really wanted to fit on the team. It would have been great at a fast Special Attacker, but I had too many good options… and Shedinja lol

@Tomy_Lightning Ай бұрын

Shedinja in a bug gym is the dumbest thing because there's a guarantee that the challenger will bring multiple super-effective dark, ghost, fire, flying and rock especially those last 3 and with all of them either being popular or easy to obtain types in playthroughs (fire types can be your starter, flying&rock types can be obtained super early and for dark&ghost it depends on the game) so shedinja is literally a waste of space.

@justinalicea1590 Ай бұрын

@@shepskydad Another point against Shedinja taking up a team slot is one of your own arguments: Araquanid to handle Fire types. Kind of harder to swallow when it is sent out as a lead Pokémon, and you're prepared to sacrifice its anti-Fire type status for the potential Uno Reverse Card of Mirror Coat. So having Araquanid be a middle Pokémon would help a lot.

@khalilli6613 Ай бұрын

shedinja is also a hard win condition on any team it's on. if you deal with all the types that threaten it and shedinja is your last pokemon, it doesn't really matter how many pokemon your opponent has the fight is just over. shedinja is always on a team under the assumption your opponent doesn't know you have it, since most people aren't looking up what gym leaders are using during their first playthroughs shedinja could potential give players a ton of grief

@batcrow6224 Ай бұрын

@@Tomy_Lightning "If they are properly prepared" is important here, so what if it makes the gym leader easier to beat for the smart trainers. If someone walks into the gym with tons of rock/flying/water types as well as stealth rocks then they did their prep and deserve it. If someone doesn't have enough prep and tries to brute force their way through with just strong STAB or high levels then shedinja will bring them a rude awakening. This is a gym leader team not a competitive monotype team.

@amigomorton5193 Ай бұрын

I die with you on that hill of: "Flygon should've been a Bug-Type". I also die on the hill: "The type chart between Bug and Fairy should've been completely reversed". Love your series so far.👍

@eclipse5708 Ай бұрын

No to the latter, I think they should've just been neutral to each other. Fairy has the right weaknesses, Poison and Steel had the most useless type advantages in the game and really needed to be the exclusive weaknesses for Fairy to make themselves useful. Poison's only weakness was Grass and there's 4 other types good against it which offer even more type advantages. Meanwhile Steel is only good against Rock and Ice, which also have a multitude of weaknesses including Fighting which covers both plus more. Bug's type advantages aren't great either but at least they have a fairly unique combination of them that could make them useful in certain circumstances (primarily for Grass/Psychic, Grass/Dark, and Psychic/Dark types). But with Poison and Steel, all of their weaknesses are better covered by other types. Why use a Poison type against Grass rather than a Fire, Flying, Ice, or yes, a Bug type (would also be very bad for Grass/Fairy as that would give it 2 quad weaknesses and not really help Poison as much)? Why use a Steel type against Rock and Ice rather than a Fighting type or a combination of other more useful types like Fire, Ground, or Water types? Poison and Steel really needed an offensive niche, Fairy was the perfect opportunity to give them one.

@amigomorton5193 Ай бұрын

@@eclipse5708 Guess I'll really die on that hill, but before I do so... What's your opinion on the Idea to make the Ice-Type Immune to itself? (in addition to giving that type a reasonable amount of resistances that are commonly discussed for it)

@eclipse5708 Ай бұрын

@@amigomorton5193 Immunity to itself seems rather pointless, I think just giving it more resistances would suffice. It'd be great if it could resist Ground and Dragon I think.

@amigomorton5193 Ай бұрын

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@eclipse5708 Ай бұрын

@@amigomorton5193 No idea what these emojis mean.

@jorywasylnuk1437 Ай бұрын

I feel like Rock should be your next pick for a video, since along with Normal and Bug its most often a early gym in a region. I am surprised Scolipede didn't get an honorable mention at least, as Speed Boost into BP is insane.

@brilliant_Potato Ай бұрын

Speed Boost is a hidden ability though

@brilliant_Potato Ай бұрын

I agree. Justice for my dear Scolipede ❤️

@testerwulf3357 Ай бұрын

@@brilliant_Potato If moves and items no longer around are allowed in this hypothetical I don't see why hidden abilities can't

@waitingfortheequinnox Ай бұрын

I’m predicting that this is the one team which has Stealth Rock (or even full hazard stack lmao)

@brilliant_Potato Ай бұрын

@@testerwulf3357 He literally said he's purposefully avoiding hidden abilities

@Oceane1803 Ай бұрын

You know, you could give a Bug type Gym Leader Flygon anyway. If Lance's "Not all dragons are Dragon type" logic applies to him, then it should apply to every type specialist. And Flygon may not be a Bug type, but it's undoubtedly a bug. I even considered it for my Monotype Bug Team in Pokémon Sapphire, but I'm content with the Pokémon I have now so I decided to not get one in the end.

@shepskydad Ай бұрын

I appreciate the insight! I think of how Volkner’s or Raihan’s team has some variation like that. Good for me to keep in mind!

@Oceane1803 Ай бұрын

@@shepskydad Yes something like that.

@ABagOfIce Ай бұрын

Aaron uses a Flygon as a Bug-type specialist in his second rematch in BDSP 🙂

@Davi_EEEE Ай бұрын

same thing with a flying type team that has levitate pokemon

@Oceane1803 Ай бұрын

@@ABagOfIce Yeah so my point stands.

@TSUNGFX Ай бұрын

Bug type lovers are prob the coolest group of ppl

@cobalt7248 Ай бұрын

Thanks fam

@filiporvik2782 Ай бұрын

Their designs are awesome!

@Enderblaze314 Ай бұрын

Agreed

@Boredguy999 Ай бұрын

Yeah idc if anyone hates on bug types I would still love them

@skaionex Ай бұрын

Appreciate the kind words

@Masahane Ай бұрын

Araquanid, Scizor, Volcarona: 100% agree Heracross is also a definitely good choice, no complaints there For the other two options, here's what I would do: The team lacks speed outside of Sticky Web support, so I'd say Galvantula would be a good choice over Vikavolt. It also gets Sticky Web so you could even have it as a lead, set up webs, and either U-Turn OR Volt Switch out, and add in Compound Eyes Thunder for good measure (this is just a bit weaker than Vikavolt's Thunderbolt). All off of 108 speed, with Compound Eyes being another Bug-type exclusive. I've also run Araquanid as a sticky web pokemon before. With a good matchup and passive healing, it's a good sticky web user. But on a mono-bug team, it's your one and only answer to fire types and a good answer to rocks. I think it's best to leave that job to it, with it maybe being a backup Sticky Web user. Bug types in general are very fragile, meaning Shedinja is definitely a representative of that but maybe it does too good of a job of being a liability. I personally like your Shuckle set better. Either it or Araquanid would use Toxic as you don't need three Sticky Web users. My own honorary mention goes to Lokix and Yanmega, as half of the Tinted Lens users are Bug-type, and one of these Pokemon could go into the team over Heracross. Tinted Lens is also important to the team to cover all of the types that resist Bug that you mentioned.

@drew_gon1617 Ай бұрын

Yeah I definitely agree here, I did just see a Agility boosted Vikavolt grab some interesting kills, but Galvantula having a somewhat better ability & naturally high speed I’d say is worth looking into Same with the Tinted lense point! I’m a little sour on flame/toxic orb strategies, & with the amount of resistances bugs have it’s fairly likely the opponent would have a few checks already, a Tinted lense mon over Heracross is definitely a good choice

@MadMalMan Ай бұрын

Wow! As a bug pokemon fanatic your comment spoke to me on a spiritual level 😂 Also i must admit I had thought Vikavolt had tragically made one of my faves Galvantula redundant but your comment has made a great case for it

@Graceclaw Ай бұрын

Yeah, Galv and a Tinted Lens user were the big misses here for sure

@Alfiegaming88 Ай бұрын

Araquanid has sticky web

@CacaoColao 24 күн бұрын

As someone with a biased opinion because Joltik is my favorite pokemon, I agree. Love Galvantula.

@AOONIAOONI Ай бұрын

As a diehard Butterfree supporter, having it in a thumbnail of a wolfey video and it getting even the tiniest spotlight has skyrocketed my will to use it as often as possible. Even if it's bad in most cases, it will always be my beloved.

@romusa10 Ай бұрын

Preach brother, it's my gigantamax main back in S&S, sorry urshifu

@ricsouza5011 29 күн бұрын

he used wolfey wrong though. he used it to refer to competitive players when talking about entry hazards, and wolfey is a professional official format player - which is VGC, a format where entry hazards are rarely used. its in the casual singles games that entry hazards are strong, not on official tournaments

@Bofrab Ай бұрын

My bug gym would just be the bugs from gen 5. All of them are awesome, and started the trend of bugs “consistently” being good.

@harrisontownsend910 16 күн бұрын

I would put dustox (gen 3 poison moth) on mine because of the moves toxic which badly poisons, and venoshock which doubles in power if the target is poisoned. I had dustox in my omega ruby party until the final gym.

@kaikyrochadasilva87 Ай бұрын

YES BUG,THE BEST TYPE EVER MADE Edit: I love the team,this strategy is realy goog and funny, I would just change a pokemon, why my favorite pokemon is a bug and I can't fight without it on the team, CRUSTLE MY BABY

@misuvittupaa8068 Ай бұрын

goog

@lucaspintooc Ай бұрын

i love my lasagna guy

@hitthepin5487 Ай бұрын

Hey, good point! You could use that Sturdy ability Crustle’s got to set up some Shell Smash sweeps. Or you could lead it and have it set up Stealth Rocks instead. Plus, some extra help against fire and flying types is bound to be good.

@ironmilutin Ай бұрын

I assume it'll be on the rock team instead tho.

@kaikyrochadasilva87 Ай бұрын

@@hitthepin5487 I sometimes use grass tera type on him to help, no so useful but helps

@daneroberts1996 Ай бұрын

The only change I would make is swapping Vikavolt out for a Galvantula, since Galvantula would bring in a fast boi for the team, could also do Sticky Web if Araquanid gets taken out early, and can make use of its Coumpound Eyes ability which feels very bug-themed

@Arkiro27 Ай бұрын

The amount of puns you've put in this video in a natural way while still being informative and nice to listen to is legitimately impressive. I also love the choices you made! Not striving for the best mono-type-team one could build, but rather focusing on a theme and it being for a gym leader. And as a huge fan of both Volcarona (best bug) and Shedinja I highly approve of both of their inclusions. For the next type, I'd like to suggest either ghost or fire. Keep up the good work!

@StartouchArts Ай бұрын

Honestly a pretty stacked team, I like it! My only change would obviously be switching out Shedinja. Personally, I'd go with Scolipede. Serves the same roll as a Swords Dance bruiser; even gets Aqua Tail and Earthquake for coverage, and Steel Roller for a ridiculously strong Steel type move that removes Terrain!

@eliashornwall8546 22 күн бұрын

I think that Forretress was definitely overlooked here. With so many pivots using switch moves, being able to switch into a reliable wall is definitely appreciated. Forretress also has access to spikes, rapid spin, AND stealth rock, letting you get in the important entry hazards on one mon, and utilise it for other things than just dealing with hazards. With a rapid spinner, you could also deal with stealth rock, giving Volcarona support, and letting it choose life orb or a gem, instead of boots.

@high5bombermatthew75 Ай бұрын

I would have loved to see Butterfree. With compound eyes sleep powder almost always hits and it also gets quiver dance. You could also run tailwind which would really help the slow bug type. Finally bug buzz for stab and giga drain for recovery and for those rock and ground types. There are a bunch of ways to run butterfree and it’s probably my favorite bug type

@ParkyMarz Ай бұрын

Yeah Butterfree instead of Shedinja would have been great, the team lacks a real bug type annoyer

@Swaggin431 21 күн бұрын

vivillion also gets compoud eyes, qd, and sleep powder, but is also faster and gets hurricane so thats the better option

@benanciaux9215 Ай бұрын

Hear me out… Shuckle with contrary, holding lum berry, Moves: rest, shell smash, toxic, infestation This plays into shuckle’s high def and you don’t have to worry about any other stats

@iliasmamalakis777 Ай бұрын

One Taunt and it's GG

@fourniervictor9354 Ай бұрын

True but it's the same for Shedinja, rocks or sandstorm and it's out. I'd argue taunt is more of a commitment than sandstorm or rocks

@Banan_Man_ Ай бұрын

@@iliasmamalakis777 so you read the wiki and counter a pokemon. isnt that what people do all the time

@Oceane1803 Ай бұрын

"Name a Bug Ground type" Nincada. Took me two seconds. Bug is my favorite type, and I'm always playing Pokémon games with monotype Bug teams now. I'm currently doing this with Pokémon Sapphire, and well Ninjask was an obvious choice for my team.

@shepskydad Ай бұрын

You’re faster than I am. I zoned out for 10 seconds trying to think of one lol

@Oceane1803 Ай бұрын

@@shepskydad Yeah but as I said bug is my favorite type so I know a lot about it.

@pokemontrainerharryghost Ай бұрын

Lol me too.

@MadMalMan Ай бұрын

Ninjask is the underrated GOAT.

@Oceane1803 Ай бұрын

@@MadMalMan I dunno I feel like it's pretty well respected for its great speed.

@some_meme6707 Ай бұрын

I think you did really well with this team, especially in regards to the stealth rock problem. A gym leader is meant to be challenging, but not unbeatable. My only gripe is obviously shedinja, as I just don't like it mechanically. But it has such a strong thematic presence that it kind of has to be included (It is one of the most well known bug types, I think). The 7 bug type enthusiasts out there (myself included) will surely appreciate you for your work!

@TaLeng2023 Ай бұрын

My wishlist for Bugs: 1. Neutral damage to Ghost 2. Resist Fairy (mutual resistance) 3. Priority when using tag out moves

@vonnegutfrey8714 Ай бұрын

I would have included Golisapod for the switching priority synergy and also because their my favorite bug type. araquanid was a solid choice, though, and I see why you picked it instead.

@CIoudStriker Ай бұрын

I recently started playing Ultra Sun for the first time (skipped it initially after Moon burnt me out), and I actually fell in love with Golisopod. My only gripe is how long it takes it to actually learn a water move.

@Error403HRD 3 күн бұрын

I'm so happy! I'm a mono bug player and you ABSOLUTELY did justice to the bug type! Bug is my favorite type and it makes me sad that so many people write it off :( I wasn't expecting Araquanid to be your lead, but as a gym leader it makes sense lol. Challengers will ABSOLUTELY be leading with a fire or rock type, especially if it's early game. My lead is usually Armaldo or Forretress, and I use Araquanid with a Muscle Band as a heavy hitter lol. Wonderful video! Edit: If you're curious I have 3 main bug type teams: Gen 5, Gen 8, and Gen 9. I avoid using 'mons I don't like, so these may not be optimal teams (no Scizor or Buzzwole lol), but they all function well enough! Gen 5: Armaldo (Battle Armor), Leftovers: Stealth Rock, Rapid Spin, Toxic, Earthquake Heracross (Guts), Flame Orb: Facade, Brick Break, Bulk Up, Knock Off Volcarona (Flame Body), Wise Glasses: Quiver Dance, Fiery Dance, Bug Buzz, Giga Drain Galvantula (Compound Eyes), Wise Glasses: Discharge, Energy Ball, Thunderbolt, Volt Switch Vespiquen (Pressure), Flying Gem: U-turn, Attack Order, Acrobatics, Roost Shuckle (Contrary), Rocky Helmet: Gyro Ball, Toxic, Rest, Venoshock Gen 8: Armaldo (Battle Armor), Heavy-Duty Boots: Stealth Rock, Rapid Spin, Toxic, Liquidation Araquanid (Water Bubble), Muscle Band: Liquidation, Leech Life, Poison Jab, Waterfall Galvantula (Compound Eyes), Wise Glasses: Discharge, Energy Ball, Thunderbolt, Volt Switch Vespiquen (Pressure), Life Orb: U-turn, Attack Order, Dual Wingbeat, Roost Frosmoth (Shield Dust), Assault Vest: Giga Drain, Ice Beam, Dazzling Gleam, Weather Ball Heracross (Guts), Flame Orb: Facade, Brick Break, Bulk Up, Knock Off Gen 9: Forretress (Sturdy), Leftovers: Stealth Rock, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Rapid Spin Araquanid (Water Bubble), Muscle Band: Liquidation, Leech Life, Poison Jab, Waterfall Galvantula (Compound Eyes), Wise Glasses: Discharge, Energy Ball, Thunderbolt, Volt Switch Vespiquen (Pressure), Life Orb: U-turn, Attack Order, Dual Wingbeat, Roost Frosmoth (Shield Dust), Assault Vest: Giga Drain, Ice Beam, Dazzling Gleam, Weather Ball Slither Wing (Protosynthesis), Heavy-Duty Boots: Close Combat, U-turn, Lunge, Morning Sun There's some fancy EV and IV stuff, but i don't think anyone cares. I also had a really, REALLY annoying 6 shuckle team, but that's not exactly a "balanced bug team" lol. I also really like Scolipede and Leavanny, but they weren't great for type coverage and others with similar roles filled the spot better. Rip Scolipede, you carry almost every one of my BW runs 🙏

@tlf7674 18 күн бұрын

Honestly, I don't think the perfect Bug gym leader can exist without Shedinja. It's the perfect knowledge check for the Gym test: did you remember the type chart? No? Well, better come back when you do.

@fierytyphlosion3794 Ай бұрын

Personally wouldve chosen Crustle over Heracross. - Added super effective stab on flying and fire types - physically defensive tank OR Lokix - Speedy boi - Covers Shedinja's risky ghost type weakness - Access to Axe Kick for Dark type coverage - Potential U turner instead of scizor or just both

@doomlord0773 Ай бұрын

Rock types are probably one of the most underused types in the game, i and probably many others rarely use them ourselves, so that sounds like a good choice.

@jolte4 22 күн бұрын

Insecting your fleas into inspecting your pleas is fire

@yukiizura Ай бұрын

The sponsorship! We love to see it Really loving this series so far! Araquanid getting the lead made me so happy, finally my terrifyingly large water spider gets the respect it deserves. No complaints at all about the rest of the list, Shedinja especially deserves to be there just to be it's annoying little self. Even though I fully agree with the choices, I would have loved to also include Ribombee and Galvantula - Ribombee is just so fast, and Shield Dust can trick people who try Fake Out or other secondary effects, and Galvantula's Compound Eyes Thunder + Signal Beam combo could really get under people's skin for the Paralysis + Confusion chance.

@Ch4zz4 Ай бұрын

i think you could’ve included Flygon!! Gym leaders sometimes have a pokemon which isn’t necessarily the type of their gym, but follows the theme and makes sense. Flygon also learns U-turn, so would fit in very well with Vikavolt and Scizor, providing a rock resist

@JetpackLiamG Ай бұрын

The issue that we're trying to fix here is making a team that well represents the bug type, and a non bug type pokemon would hurt that. Maybe on a standard bug gym leader team it would be cool, but for the purposes of the video it wouldn't work. I do wish flygon was bug/dragon type though

@jeremyrossi2716 Ай бұрын

If you wanted to be INCREDIBLY evil what you could do is make a Baton Pass team leading with Ninjask to get speed boosts, set up a bunch of and defensive boosts with moves like Bulk Up to ensure the mon that sets up Swords Dances can do so, then pass all of these boosts to Shedinja and he can go on an absolute TEAR

@blackmagekongs2588 Ай бұрын

Truly evil...i like it

@elrichardo1337 Ай бұрын

kid named taunt:

@rakaydosdraj8405 28 күн бұрын

Can you build a Baton Pass team that works with Pokemon Dumb AI? (the "pick a random move", not the "use a super effecive if available" AI)

@vivaviva3617 Ай бұрын

Here's a fun set I'd love to give this team: Forretress with an Iron Ball, Sturdy, and the moves Gyro Ball, Body Press, Iron Defense, and Rapid Spin

@xRegretts 19 күн бұрын

I usually don’t comment on things but this series needs to continue, please do not let this series end prematurely

@nolongeraperson Ай бұрын

Bro reached Raid level. Enjoy it while it lasts. (The sponsorship I mean)

@snakemaster254 Ай бұрын

If you wanted to make a gym team for gen 9 like this, Lurantis could make for an interesting ace, with tera bug Leaf storm plus pollen puff. Speaking of pollen puff this gym battle could be made tougher it was a double battle, in which the gym leader could have their team be made of 2-3 offensive sweepers, paired up with supports with moves like sticky web, pollen puff, first Impression, and u-turn, as well as other good support moves.

@fernweh123 Ай бұрын

I would love to see a poison type team. It's by far my most favorite type of the entire series, just because it's built around the concept of slowly but steadily letting the opponent widdle away, whilst you are either pummeling them to a pulp or just waiting till all of their joy is gone.

@clintmcbride7830 16 күн бұрын

Im glad you did Bug Type this video. Its my favorite type. You even have 3 of my faves on here Heracross, Vikavolt, and Scizor (favorite Pokemon). The other two being Ninjask (somehow both cute and cool looking, BST be damned) and Leavanny (mad respect for it because somehow it was my MVP during a ROM hack I played). Can't wait to see which is the next type you do this for.

@tolotos95 Ай бұрын

I'd suggest you could do..... maybe Fairy next - don't have any strong feelings for any type tho, so do whatever you like most👍

@lorruc6490 Ай бұрын

We should all protest for Flygon to be Bug-Dragon; such an awesome pokemon.

@herowither12354 Ай бұрын

It's based off of an Antlion, aka a Sand Dragon or Earth Dragon. Inspiration-based typing trumps Normal-Type-For-Insects.

@kevinsaeks4480 Ай бұрын

Would love to see you break down how you’d set up each team as an early, miss and late game option as well.

@WillRennar Ай бұрын

Nice team you've put together here. Looking forward to seeing your take on a Poison-type gym.

@quiverdancervolca Ай бұрын

Some ideas: Dark: playing dirty, using cheap tactics like stall and hazard stack to represent evil Psychic: playing with an array of gimmicks like trick and screens Fighting: as offensive as possible, just full on HO, bombard them with one threat after another

@imp4209 Ай бұрын

Stall and hazard stack aren't really cheap though, they're just annoying to fight but there are ways to beat them

@waaaaaaah Ай бұрын

A Psychic type gym that relies on Trick Room would be a fun, if ABSOLUTELY INFURIATING idea (radomus flashbacks)

@elrichardo1337 Ай бұрын

@@waaaaaaah "the queen is dominating the board!"

@waaaaaaah Ай бұрын

@@elrichardo1337 mfw when "Gardevoir used Psychic! The chess piece slammed forward! The queen is dominating the board!" and atomizes my Toucannon

@mauvepikmin2006 Ай бұрын

I am so glad you decided to do bug next! I think it really is a great follow-up to normal

@Zamtrios245 Ай бұрын

My favourite bug types are Drapion and Gliscor. Shut up, they count! (No Parasect? It's slow, but it has Spore!)

@theprinceofawesomeness Ай бұрын

I'm today old when i learned Shuckle was a bug type, i may have grown up with Johto but Shuckle being bug is unreal

@NoelJoyeux8 Ай бұрын

"The bug type is supposed to be annoying and pestilent, so to show that off I made the entire team barring 1 completely bog standard straightforward sweepers"

@patrickskelly8517 Ай бұрын

Yeah, I was hoping it'd be a little buggier. I like the idea of the volt-turn spamming core, but it's a shame he didn't pair it with any first impression users. I'd definitely throw in Golisopod (and maybe a second first impression user like Durant, but then we'd be really fire weak, so maybe not that). Getting constantly faked out and then switched out on would give the feeling of swatting at bugs that you can't reach (emergency exit helps with this too). And someone has to have bug bite. Sure, there's no guarantee that the player will have berries, but if they do they'll get the annoying buggy experience of having their food eaten in front of them.

@helloeddboy Ай бұрын

Hell yeah bug type!!! Love your train of thought about the SR situation and totally agree. Also I’ve been using ur normal type team online it’s been hella fun, gonna try this one too ♥️

@KanderUdon 8 күн бұрын

Bug is peak typing along with fighting, dark, poison, water, and normal. Excited to see what’s next

@Dee-jp7ek Ай бұрын

I can't wait for the flying type. Every time I think about which type would make the best gym leader I always think of flying because of the sheer versatility with their secondary typing and roster.

@NylonGenesis Ай бұрын

As my favorite type, seeing good rep for bug types makes me so happy. Thank you so much

@profelu1919 Ай бұрын

Loves the idea of the series. I'm looking forward for the next one!

@maximdecimus2258 28 күн бұрын

Excellent picks. Scizor and Heracross are classics, the Volt Turn setup shows new players this unique strategy, and the water electric fire trio with Volcarona as the last pick is the cherry on top.

@miksmaps Ай бұрын

Fantastic! Bug has been my favourite type for the longest time :)

@the_furf_of_july4652 15 сағат бұрын

Your decisionmaking is bound to evolve over the course of this series, so if you aren’t already considering it, a wrap-up video at the end where you get to make tweaks and adjustments to the previous videos would be a welcome addition!

@IreneSinclair-uu4dz 17 күн бұрын

Honestly after all the love given to Vespiquen I’m surprised you didn’t include it on the team. Hoping to see a poison gym leader next just to see how you creatively use the poison toxic strategies.

@VerySmartPerson Ай бұрын

Scizor, Shedinja, and Volcarona are great choices, but I'd give Scizor a different item to take advantage of U-Turn a bit better, and allow Swords Dance. I'd probably add a status effect mon, I'd probably remove Heracross because there are already three physical mons to put a Compound Eyes Butterfree with Poison Powder, Stun Spore, Giga Drain, and Substitute holding the blunder policy just in case or maybe just a healing item. (this would be the second slot for setup, representing the weak but statusy side of the Bug type while bridging the speed gap with stun spore and wearing the team down once it gets going. Poison Powder and Substitute could be replaced but I'm not sure what with). Can't wait to see you cover the other types!

@Invisifly2 27 күн бұрын

14:06 - I still think including a source of hazard removal would be a solid idea. While rewarding the player for coming in prepared is nice, I think teaching them the importance of not relying on a single move to be a better idea. This would also free up your item on Volcarona, or you could keep the boots just to be extra safe. Now your solid switching core can actually do its thing, and occasionally do cheeky stuff like swap shedninja into an attack it'll be immune to. I consider one of the jobs of a gym leader to be teaching you strategy as you progress. Which is one they usually fall short of, sadly. You should expect your opponents to be aware of their biggest weaknesses and prepared for them. Just winning off of one move isn't really teaching anything more than waltzing into a rock gym and spamming hydro-pump.

@Tristan_Shuler Ай бұрын

I love the new display of the Pokémon with their moveset, ability, and item. Keep it up!

@Axeloy Ай бұрын

these are some great picks! and i fully agree with your logic that if they bring stealth rock they prepared for the gym battle excited for the next videos!

@wandersoffdoodling 28 күн бұрын

this team is so cool! it really sells bug type in a way that most gym teams don't

@storminajar Ай бұрын

Bless you for making this. I've always wanted to be a bug type gym leader myself and I can't wait for us to get a good one lol

@valzone Ай бұрын

This is absolutely being said partially due to my love for it, but Lokix on a bug team, especially for a gym leader, is wonderful due to one combination of a move and a (hidden) ability: First Impression and Tinted Lens. Imagine the fear that could be struck into the soul of some kid with a fast rock type. They can't get hit hard, nor for neutral by most things. Then boom, priority stab 90 power move that ignores the resistance comes in to rock their world

@antoinevastesaeger2381 Ай бұрын

Three of my favorite bug type pokemons in one team ! Would love to be that gym leader. Can't wait to see what you have in store for ghost type.

@philippefutureboy7348 Ай бұрын

Great team! I’d personally choose Haydunn’s Vikavolt build: Item: Throat spray - Agility - Bug Buzz - Thunderbolt - Volt Switch The agility covers the speed deficit, Bug Buzz triggers the Throat Spray for a +1 SpA, and then you have a semi fast SpA sweeper with ability to pivot out of situations easily. Pretty nifty!

@maykonbrasileiro761 Ай бұрын

I love how each member of the team is cool and hold their own weight, and then theres shedinja

@MadMalMan Ай бұрын

I am obsessed with bug types and always run a mono-bug squad I was really impressed by how perfectly you sumarised what makes bugs good, its all about the bringing your opponent down and then boosting yourseld up. Problem is despite saying this you took 5 all round good fighting bugs and 1 whos a gimmick and dies to weathet conditions, burn, poison, entry hazards or super effective moves. Shuckle to me is an S tier bug and your moveset on him was great! I'd personally have gone Infestation, Toxic, Power Split and rest. Araquanid / Golisopod - Preference Scizor / Escavilier - Normally a preference but for a gym leader I'd lean Scizor Volcarona is the big bad Vikavolt has unfortunately made Galvantula essentially obsolete but both are fun I'd probs take something speedy over Heracross, could be Ninjask, Scolopede or Yanmega. Or a Quiver dance sleeper like Vivillion, Butterfree or Venomoth. Overall great video!

@chefgrizz6284 Ай бұрын

Very dope. Idc what the next video is I’m sure every type video will be sick. I think an all fossil or weather based teams Would be cool too. 10/10

@josephburhan6777 24 күн бұрын

I love this series I have zero idea what competitive pokemon is So focusing on flavor of each type Love it Also your jokes

@billapostolou7478 Ай бұрын

Make sure to keep this series going man!!!

@theqwertyup7 10 күн бұрын

When I was playing with a bug-type team a while back I put Butterfree on there. Partly out of personal preference and vibes, but the status effects it can dish out were what made me keep it on all the way through the endgame

@carlosgutierrez3918 Ай бұрын

Loved it, a solid and memorable team that does not get run over. Exactly what I want to see from this series. Hmmm, I think Poison or ground/rock could use some more love

@ricardoj376 Ай бұрын

Snom with a knife it's just cute. Try Ice type first, just because it's probably one of the weaker types of the list

@FarhanH1 Ай бұрын

Bahahahah the transition into the sponsor that was a 10/10. Great list! Bug is one of my fav types in Pokémon bc they are just so cool!

@evanlondo9436 Ай бұрын

Great video. If I were to make a suggestion on what else to include I would add what TM you would gift upon victory as it is usually a move that resembles the team as well.

@Hacknslaashing 27 күн бұрын

My only change would be taking out Heracross and putting in Vespiqueen because that's my favorite Pokemon. Love this team, and finally seeing a tough bug gym load out.

@nekoman8560 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for showing me how to build a good team of my favorite Pokémon type.

@hevvy2112 23 күн бұрын

I would love a segment at the end where we take the team online and see how players handle them

@mothwizard3095 Ай бұрын

YESSS BUG TYPES!!!!!!! Venomoth and Yanmega are two of my absolute favorite Pokémon bug types really need to be buffed :P

@ewwitscullen9132 4 күн бұрын

I know I’m a month late but I honestly think the introduction of gimmicks was the beginning of the end for Pokémon. I love the focus on just the strength of Pokémon and their own mechanics and skills rather than a power up button.

@jamesroocie9564 Ай бұрын

I ran an all bug team in ORAS and used Masquerain with rain dance, water sport, and scald for fire coverage, the intimidate was also nice to have on a bug team.

@othergrimm6592 Ай бұрын

Yay, Heracross! Glad one of my favorite bugs made it on the team!

@leeeroyjenkins555 Ай бұрын

Great team composition. However, you can still sweep it with salamence with wide lens and stone edge. Intimidate aquaranid, set up dragon dance, spam stone edge. Use fire fang on scissor and whatever is the best flying stab for salamence on heracross Or instead of flying stab, you could use roost to heal up and set up more on shedinja. Healing up would be better to not get killed by scissor's bullet punch. You could even forgo fire fang and use substitute and roost on shedinja. Specially if it tries sucker punch. After one dragon dance it will outspeed and ko Volcarona. If you dont trust wide lens, you can try hone claws but then you speed tie with volcarona. Dragonite could also work similarly. Maybe. All the same, amazing video!

@R1GHTS1DE Ай бұрын

I wish Lokix was on this team, I know he’s not the strongest and we already have a physical attacker. But I adore him with his cheeky strats of moving first with high priority moves

@undrpaid 27 күн бұрын

I really like the concept of the team and it’s really well made, but as an avid bug type defender, I have a few small critiques: 1: The roost set is probably a much better idea on Scizor with bullet punch for it’s main attack and U-turn for getting out quickly 2: Araquanid works way better as a middle Pokemon for the aforementioned fire resist 3: Psychic probably isn’t needed on Volcarona and could be replace with Giga drain to deal with rock types and get some healing too Other than these ideas, this was a really well made team, and represents the type really well

@4180terri Ай бұрын

Great choices--love the pup too at the end!!

@z_6409 Ай бұрын

I love this series of best team of certain type, keep on going bro

@jgoodwin528 Ай бұрын

I'm a huge fan of bug types and I love this team setup.

@gigachad9490 Ай бұрын

Amazing team, I think altogether quite rounded, although for the next team I'd be interested in ghost or even steel both are my personal favorite types and I'd love to see what ways or outside the box thoughts you use to make them interesting

@onniraunio1839 Ай бұрын

Amazing video! Would love to see either Fire or Ice type leaders next

@aaronfender8784 25 күн бұрын

I actually love that you gave Volcarona the heavy duty boots. Volcarona is my favorite bug pokemon.

@rangerecho Ай бұрын

been looking forward to the continuation of this series! as promised, here's the team I'd build if I were to be bug type gym leader - Heracross - Scizor - Armaldo - Galvantula - Volcarona - Golisopod

@Penguindude1 Ай бұрын

I mean, if Speed is a problem, then you could also consider Yanmega, who can have Speed Boost for an Ability, and run STAB Bug Buzz and Air Slash while potentially giving the middle finger to any Rock-Types with Sunny Day/Solarbeam, or you could run Detect to guarantee a +1 Speed Boost, and Tailwind to help your slower partners pick up the pace. It could also run Tinted Lens to ignore "Not Very Effective" damage.

@joefire567 Ай бұрын

When you ignore that GLARING sponsorship, my two cents is this. Personally, I'd make the team a Double Battle team. The picks are Galvantula, Kleavor, Lokix, Illumise (or an evolution if one existed), Durant, and Volcarona.