“Losing a type can only lead to less usefulness” Mega Aggron would like a word

Burmy's line might be weak, but it does follow the biology of the bagworm where only the male fully develops into a moth. I do have to give them points for that fact.

“Tiny grass women” I love how serious you sounded when you said that

" Plenty of *tiny grass women* " I can't breathe. It is illegal to make me laugh like that

"Everybody seems to love Gardevoir." That's...uh...one way to put it

"There is also the moral question of killing your Snorunt so it turns into a ghost type" HAHAHAHA

The twist of Walley having a mega gallade as its ace in ORAS was genius, plus they gave him a killer theme to top it off

Bellossom really should've become a Fairy-Type. That'd make it at least somewhat worth to use.

To this day I still sometimes forget that Slowpoke is a branched evolution I used to think Slowking evolved from Slowbro

It was pretty obvious the literal Evolution Pokemon was gonna be #1 but can we just talk about how Ralts is the perfect example of good regular branched evolutions. Great designs, different ways of use, both still really good. It's almost scary how good this line is in so many aspects.

Fun fact:There are so many psychic types in this video.

The best thing I like about the Raltz evolution line is how neither of them are left in the dust. With Gallade having a secondary typing, Gardevior will soon follow after with the Fairy type. It also gets a Mega Evolution but Gallade would get one too after ORAS. Neither of them feels cheated out unlike some of the Pokémon on your worse list. Great video!

In hindsight, the Slowpoke line is a missed opportunity. The branched evolution could have been what it would have evolved into if its tail was never bitten by a Shelldur.

I feel like Politoed fits your description of what you said you wanted from a branched evolution perfectly, yet for whatever reason dislike it anyways. It plays in a completely different manner to Poliwrath; its playstyle is much more geared towards supportive options using things like whirlpool+perish song to trap its opponents, as opposed to the all out offensive that Poliwrath uses. Plus, the two pokemon even have great synergy with each other, drizzle + swift swim is a combo that’s been used since the ability debuted. Finally, this is an instance where the absence of a type is helpful! Not having fighting type makes the otherwise spammable flying and psychic moves much less of an issue for this more defensive pokemon, and water by itself is great defensive typing.

Slowbro and slowking are definitely some of the most interesting choices for what they did with shellder throughout all it’s different evolutions. Funniest considering it doesn’t show any emotion while it’s tail is being bitten so hard

Glalie is actually pretty awesome and Froslass is beautiful, i love this line.

Moral of the story: Johto wasn't the best at branched evolutions.

Urshifu’s type relates to its fighting style, the water type is because it’s strikes flow together like water not because it’s aquatic.

What about Wurmple as being among the worst? While the final evolutions are fine, Silcoon and Cascoon are virtually indistinguishable in both looks and utility. Even worse, it's the only branched evolution in the game where you can't control nor predict which way it will evolve!

Actually, actually, and listen closely because it's quite absurd, I couldn't believe it when I saw it: Bellossom was given Baton Pass this generation, so she can now pass Quiver Dances, and important enough, Ingrain! Becoming the first pokemon ever that can learn the combo genuinely. (I mean Smeargle could have the combo but it had to copy the moves from other pokemon, and also has non existent defensive prowess, unlike Bellossom) And this combo means a Baton Pass chain is unbreakable while providing some healing, the only way to fight it is with stat resetting moves or abilities or Taunt

Seeing Meowstic on the list makes me think about how good it is that starting in Gen 5. Every single gender difference was an actual difference

The Urshifus are actually more different than just two different moves and a different type, they have some significant differences in move pool from TMs and Tutoring. The differences are enough for one to be banned from OU into Ubers and the other is still in OU even when it has the added bonus of benifiting from rain teams.

The only issue I really have is the complaint of Politoed not looking like the pre evolutions, which generally I would agree with but frogs look nothing like tadpoles in the first place so if anything they're keeping attention to detail in this instance lol. Edit: the same for the burmy line as I originally typed this before that part, it's not just a random haphazard case of "whatever" that only the males become mothim. Not that it negates your complaints about the stats and whatever, but it's still points in the designers favor for the concept taking the irl inspiration's biology into account in its gimmick.

Like clockwork, every Tuesday 🙌

I wasn’t expecting to see Espurr on the list, but I’m glad it was. I remember first using a male and it being fine, and next using a female and being pleasantly surprised with its differing move set. I only thought it would be cosmetic changes but I was sure wrong

I don't think I'll ever get over Penny not having a new dragon eeveelution as her signature Pokémon. Everything was in place, they literally just needed the mon and an evolution method

What I never understood about Bellossom is that it's actually shorter than Oddish, how does a Pokémon shrink so mush when evolving?

When you consider Bellossom I think you need to keep in mind what the games were like when it was introduced. Yes, Bellossom lost the Poison typing, but that was in gen 2 when there were only Tangela (which didn't evolve yet), the Chikorita line, and the Sunkurn line for pure Grass types, making it possibly the best pure Grass around. Losing the Poison typing also took away it's weakness to Psychic attacks, which were still largely overpowered at the time.

What a magnificent time for me to wake up. Honestly looking forward to this list, as I don't often think about the branching folks.

I honestly wish Froslass got a mega like Galallie did, missed opportunity imo

They should have made some sort of an ability for Urshifu, so it just switches from the Single/Rapid strike style form everytime it uses a Dark/Water move.

i like nincada's split evolution, a bug/ghost type is awesome! and it makes complete sense! but i agree with all of your "worst" choices.

bellossom deserved the fairy type i feel like

Ninjask has always been an interesting one for me because you get both branches at the same time

Glaile and Frosslass are one of the very few ice types that can take advantage of the offensive power of ice due to their attacking stats being amazing.

The water typing for Urshifu is because of their fighting style, called: "The water fighting style" or something along those lines, its basically by mimicking the flow of water

I DID NOT know that Bellosom was originally purple! That would've been so much better! Also, I think Kubfu's split evo is... fine. Not bad, but not good

I think changing Bellossum's skin to a bright green was to avoid another Pokemon looking like it's wearing blackface. It is way more humanoid compared to Gloom.

I really wished Gallade had some association with the fairy typing like Gardevoir does. We need more physical fairy typing.

I just learned Espur evolved into Meowstic. I don’t think I’m smart.

It might be a sin, but the best eeveelution, in my opinion, is Glaceon. It's such a unique ice type and it has, probably another sin to say this, a really nice shiny. The bold blue and light blue is a really nice change to the light blue and white of the regular Glaceon.

5:00 Yeah it's so underrated I also didn't care for glalie but then it grew on me so much

Politoad's evolution is the most annoying thing, a water type becomes a water fighting with a Waterstone, while is stays water with a items that works with physical moves...

Well, Aggron loses a type during mega evolution and that immediately makes him better

My favourite branched evolution line has got to be Ralts, I love every single one of the evolution line, and I find both Gardevoir and Gallade useful and fun to use on teams

I’ve always been very confused to why bellossom was related to the Oddish line but I’m also very thankful that weepinbell branched evo was cut since it’s literally a bigger bellsprout

13:46 “even if it is professor Oaks’ worst nightmare” 😂😂😂😂 Nice!!

Vaporeon is still my favourite pure water type. I just love its design 😊

Great video! As I'm reminded of Meowstic's differences in forms, I wish Jellicent had done something similar! I love the two of them, and if they played differently, I'd probably have both the male and female form on my BW teams hahah!

I actually really liked Huntail and Gorbyss back in Hoenn days. They weren’t particularly cool or strong but I just liked that each of their tails look like the head of the other. Like clampearls evolution depends on what end of the body the brain formed.

Fun Fact: Solgaleo is weak to Fire, yet it's the representation of the Sun.

The Slowpoke line are actually my favorite Pokemon. I love the concept. Slowpoke forms a symbiotic relationship with Shellder, and depending on where the Shellder happens to latch on to the Slowpoke, different abilities are unlocked. If the Shellder attaches to Slowpoke's tail (which is most common, since Slowpoke's tail excretes some kind of nectar), then the Shellder injects some kind of substance into the Slowpoke that prevents it from feeling pain, which kinda explains Slowbro's bulk, and apparent lack of awareness. In rare cases, the Shellder will attach to the Slowpoke's head, and the substance it injects helps the Slowpoke focus and be more aware, unlocking it's true intelligence. (I forget exactly how it was worded in the Pokedex) I love that it implies that Slowpoke has great potential both mentally and physically, the Shellder just unlocks that potential. It's just fascinating to me. But, I agree that it should probably just be an alternate form thing. Back in Gen 1/2, alternate forms weren't a thing yet though. Speaking of Gen 1, Amnesia Slowbro was the closest thing to a Mewtwo counter in the game.

Bellossom is easily top 3 favourites of all time for me but it really does bum me out how badly screwed they get mechanically. Firstly, it should have evolved from Oddish, not Gloom. Secondly, it could easily have been a Grass/Fire type considering its whole sun deal. Failing that, it could have been Fairy or even Psychic. THIRDLY, man, do they get completely screwed movepool-wise compared to the other feminine grass types - particularly Lilligant (who seems to have wholesale stolen Bellossom's whole deal as a dancing flower with Chlorophyll) who actually gets Solar Blade while Bellossom doesn't! Bellossom, who dances to summon the sun, gets Swords Dance with an actual attack stat, DOESN'T get Solar Blade. Even beyond that, you're telling me that a hula-dancing Pokemon can't get Heat Wave or Scorching Sands? Sigh... it's tough liking a 'mon the devs don't care to put much thought into.

I mean slowking is a special wall and slowbro is a physical wall

I was at first surprised that Kirlia didn't take the top spot than I remembered the cute little fox cub like Pokémon that just happens to have Eight elevation's

7:28 Mega Aggron wants to know your location

These come out just in time for my lunch break every Tuesday and it's the highlight of my day!

No 1 best: Eevee What else could it Beevee?

As someone who likes Bellossom, I think it came out 5 generations too early. Imagine if it was an Alolan regional variant’s evolution, similar to Perrserker and Clodsire. There’s potential, just wasted early on in the series’s lifespan.

Nice video and explanations. I would totally watch more of these

I've always though Eevee was a cat or fox. Doesn't really come across as a canine.

As Bellossom’s biggest fan... You’re right lol.

ay new video love you cubone :) branch evos are one of my fav things in pokenon too so this is extra cool

Urshifu has very quickly become one of my favorite Pokémon, especially Single Strike, but it was always strange to me that they were permanent evolutions and not switchable form changes.

I definitely agree on Slowking's original form, though the Galarian form is different enough from Galarian Slowbro that it's fine for me, since I would personally count them as a totally separate line due to not being able to evolve Slowpoke's original self into a regional. Honestly I'm surprised Wurmple wasn't here on the "worst" side of things.

Lycanroc (dusk form) is the reason I got Ultra Moon even though I have Moon

4:20 Yes, yes I did. And I appreciated it alot how the Evolutionrequirements are like a little Secret you had to find out. Cause gaining the Item was a Task in itselfe.

ffs the guardevoir joke was brilliant!!! 🥰👍

As for Urshifu, it would make some sense if the Single Strike Form had more Defense and the Rapid Strike Form had more Speed.

I love Politoed. I feel like poliwrath doesn't change enough and just looks like an angrier poliwhirl

Bro you are awesome. Keep the good work👍

Gamefreak needs to literally clean up the pokedex and start chopping redudent or useless pokemon. Maybe adding branching or third evolutions to useful ones. Maybe changing types that fit better... etc

Urshifu evolves from a scroll because it learnes a certain fighting style, that both the typings reference. Your fighting stance "being like water" is not all that profound right? Therefor i think giving it giving it fish like aspects would not only make it look weird, but it would scramble the concept.

In speaking of eevee, id like to see a form for every type. Id really would like a steel, or fighting type. That or a powered up normal form.

5:15 I like Glalie too I have used on in a ultra sun nuzlocke it’s great it learns shadowball as tm

"Losing a type when evolving can only ever lead to less usefulness" Mega Aggron: Am I a joke to you?

I would love to see a gen 9 local form of eevee being dragon(to round out the special types) and evolving in a bunch of the physical types we don't have(i wouldn't like to see a ghost type flareon since that doesn't make sense. Just the eevee evolving in new 'mons)

I’d say a good branched evolution would be one where it could be worth having both forms on the same team, in my first Omega Ruby playthrough I had both gallade and gardevoir on my team for the league.

AND! Glalie has access to freeze-dry and not Froslass, which is one of my FAVORITE moves in all of Pokémon and a reason why Glalie takes the win for me.

It's interesting seeing our differing opinions. Like, I prefer Politoed way more than Poliwrath.

But burmy 🥺 bug types are gonna be bad making them interesting is really all you can do with early route bug types at this point and they draw so much inspiration from bag worms that I think it’s really cool

I really like your ideas

I’m replaying USUM right now and I went to great lengths to try to get a Rockruff that would turn into a Dusk Form Lycanroc cause it’s just so cool!

Last time I was this early Yahoo! Answers was still online! Anyway: Thanks for this new video Most Regal of Cubone 💙🐱💙

Ah yes my sir nite and gallant blade two of the best mega wall breakers

Choosing between the urshifus was extremely difficult for me as waters my favorite type but dark is type as my second favorite with Ghost, I also often lean more towards dark types

I remember when Politoed first came out and thinking, “what is the point of this Pokemon?” It’s like you said, if it had changed Poliwhirls type to like water/grass or literally ANYTHING else then that would be different. btw, I know I’m not the first to say it but, I must disagree that losing a type isn’t a complete disadvantage. Sure, the Pokemon would lose stab on some attacks but they’d also lose some weaknesses too. But we always know we’re taking that gamble when using dual types. Personally, I teach my Pokemon two stab moves and two anti-weakness moves.

7:31 mega aggron would like to differ

It's always great to wake up to these epic facts and a notification from emperor Cubone

Hey man urshifus split evolution is awesome. It’s al based on their fighting style and the tower concept was super cool. Also you can’t tell which type an urshifu is in team preview which can mess with people.

1st. I think slowking should’ve been an evolution or a middle Evolution… 2nd. I honestly knew Eevee would win but wow in the middle of the video I forgot that Eevee even existed your content is amazing and the fact that I don’t have a favorite between all the Eeveelucians just shows how good they all are! I can’t personally pick any one of them so to compromise I would say that eevee’s the best Pokémon out there (other then legends then if we’re Counting only legendary‘s for me it’s definitely Zacian and Zamazenta!)

Bellosom should get Dancer ability !

I really like bellossom but it not being also fairy type makes it basically useless because there's vileplume

Adding or losing types os not the goal, you can make good backstory on why the new evolution came by.

I like that your channel is based around Cubone my favorite Pokemon 👍

Politoed, making people seethe since Gen V

The urshifu is more of aesthetics with the red and blue gigantimax forms being based on the Nioh Ungyo and Agyo, bodyguards of the buddha and spiritual protectors of temples along with those who seek refuge in them.

Jolteon is my one of my favorite Pokémon because in my first childhood play-through of leaf green I accidentally evolved my Eevee into it thinking the thunder stone would make it a grass type because the icon was green. I needed it to face my rival’s Blastoise and boy did it still do the job.

Bellossom (while I almost NEVER use it outside Battle Factory) has a design that sort of makes sense though. In line with Photosynthesis and the Sun Stone, it makes sense it's the brighter and more beautiful one. Thing needs some more move coverage and stats tho :S

I quite like wormadam. If given some new moves, it could be a solid stalling mon and could be used on a lot of teams. Heck, maybe it can get heal Order