Game Theory: Pokemon - Why Pikachu is SHOCKINGLY Terrible! (Pokemon Sword and Shield)
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We've talked before about the science behind Fire Pokemon. Today I am turning my Theorist eye towards a different type - Electric! Throughout the series we see Pikachu zap Ash and many others with its attacks. It got me wondering - how powerful is Pikachu? Or any Electric type? Well, when you look at the science, the answer may SHOCK you!
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@colorsrrealduh 4 роки тому
“Why Pikachu is terrible” Me, a hardcore Pokémon fan: *oh buddy, you didn’t need to make a video to prove that*
@vulpix4564 4 роки тому
Exact Same Thought Possess
@chendror872 4 роки тому
I feel like using it in battle with anything past the 3rd gym or any wifi battle will prove it
@Squarebody 4 роки тому
Exactly
@rilo4630 4 роки тому
Not even Raichu either, Jolteon, Ampharos, vikavolt. All of them are more viable (at least in the normal game)
@Tag-ux5eb 4 роки тому
Jabril Smith yea no, electric types arent really that viable in competitive, besides zekrom and zapdos, but zekroms banned soooo, and zapdos isnt that good anymore, still OU though
@zealiouszone8861 3 роки тому
Well that explains why Pichu shocks itself. Also, it explains how Ash and team rocket can survive so many electric shocks.
@venami6863 2 роки тому
it's BIG BRAIN time--
@JuanAlvarez-pc7ws 2 роки тому
Then every electric Pokémon should electrocute itself
@thebestgamer6036 2 роки тому
@@venami6863 its an anime/cartoon for kids
@jameshanley3947 2 роки тому
Not really tho, because ash is holding pickachu when he gets shocked on occasion
@zealiouszone8861 2 роки тому
@@jameshanley3947 That's true. Although, he's still survives that so I'm guessing Pikachu was holding back when shocking him even back in his rebellious stage.
@kaichuuuuuu 2 роки тому
Mildly sorta fun fact: the move "Thunderbolt" in Japanese is "10万ボルト" which literally translates to "100,000 volts"
@EstonianPlatinum Рік тому
yeah in cantonese it applies to pikachu too
@ShizuruNakatsu Рік тому
Does this mean Japanese doesn't have a word for 100,000 and they're basically saying 10 10,000? I remember watching a video of a Japanese school student trying to count (in English), and he called 20 "ten ten", and every so often the video would cut back to him, showing larger numbers. When the numbers got to like 100 or higher, at one point he takes a deep breath and goes "ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten!"
@rax1899 Рік тому
@@ShizuruNakatsu 20 in Japanese is 2 10, not 10 10
@ShizuruNakatsu Рік тому
@@rax1899 I never said anything about what it was in Japanese? I said it was a Japanese student speaking English. He just used tens for every multiple of ten (ten ten for 20, ten ten ten for 30) and when it went back to him later, there was a really long number, so he took a breath and went "ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten ten!" while everyone else was giggling about it.
@rax1899 Рік тому
@@ShizuruNakatsu oh I read it wrong mb mb
@oldmanmichaelj Рік тому
Mat you forgot real live animals like eels uses electricity to protect themselves. Though eels and some animals (have a certain defense) is/coat themselves with mucus to prevent to electrocute themselves; I believe electric/lighting type Pokemon would have (evolved) have something similar so it doesn't shock itself.
@Hayden_Agar 5 місяців тому
Fr fr
@fishingnxj 2 місяці тому
Yeah,but electric ell live in water,and most of his body are made with that electric cell(i forgot) So unless pikachu body is made of 80 percent electric cell,NO
@cluelessbluebird 4 роки тому
My chemistry teacher: spends the whole semester explaining how electricity works Matpat: explains it in less that 20 minutes
@KnotNoxus 4 роки тому
ZoeTheUnicorn Queen that’s how school is
@khaledhafi4285 4 роки тому
Plus being cool doing it
@worldofvariations 4 роки тому
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: the world's education system in a nutshell.
@TheLibra97 4 роки тому
For defence, use the "I knew that but we studied a bit of electricity in chemistry" card.
@jucom756 4 роки тому
But there you also get thought about circuits and resistance etc. right?
@snjackalope856 4 роки тому
Game Theory: Pikachu is trash. Team Rocket: Pikachu is god type pokemon.
@jacobsarion8562 4 роки тому
i like that joke nice one :)
@no-mj6jv 4 роки тому
Haha
@gboi3500 4 роки тому
1 specific Pikachu....
@m3an_3 4 роки тому
Zeus type
@KuramiRocket 4 роки тому
Pikachu is obviously great because plot armor lol
@tobidas7486 Рік тому
As an electrical technician i can say: you got a lot wrong here. First the human skin has a resistance of 1000 ohms. Also if the cheeks of pikachu where negatively charged, then so would be the whole Pikachu. Also you don't know if the Pikachu itself may be an insulator and only the cheeks are a conductor. But the main thing you got wrong, is about how lightnings work. It's true that a voltage of 30000 volts per centimeter is needed to overcome the resistance of air, but once it's ionized, the resistance drops massively. Going by your logic, lightnings would be harmless
@Snow-3210 Рік тому
My brain can’t keep up
@lilpiper1234 Рік тому
I'm glad someone said this!
@rlavender9684 Рік тому
how much energy would it take to Ionize the air plus do an attack? Would it still be Scientifically reasonable?
@tobidas7486 Рік тому
@@rlavender9684 by ionizing the air you are already doing a huge attack, killing everything that lives pretty much instantly. As he said about 30000 Volts per centimeter.
@misdrievousdemise3815 Рік тому
I'd also like to think that as an electric Pokemon charges up its next attack, it is effectively ionizing a route in the air between it and it's opponent. Using extra "hidden" energy to charge up the distance between it and its target, like an invisible radioactive beam. Then when it has charged up enough, it releases the electricity and then the sparks do the rest. This is why I also believe the electricity can curve and/or strike multiple opponents at once.
@chinchilla_fandoms9500 Рік тому
what's really fascinating about this science is that it means that Kaminari from My Hero Academia actually mostly gets the electricity/lightning physics correct
@hanchen267 2 місяці тому
wait but where is the negative charge his hands?
@strixsoren6847 4 роки тому
So basically, an electric move like “Thunder Fang” would realistically be more effective than a move like “Thunder Bolt.” Interesting.
@woodie232323 4 роки тому
Yes that's the same thought that I had, and the next one after that would be thunder punch
@chellove.8169 4 роки тому
And after that voltage tackle
@Kurayamiblack 4 роки тому
So basically in order to be realistic, Thunder Type physical moves should do way more damage than special moves and Thunder Type physical moves should be more common too, and all of them should cause recoil although the physical ones with more than 70 power should probably cause guaranteed paralysis. Interesting. You'd have a "polarizing" type whose moves are100% either god tier or straight garbage.
@kennyholmes5196 4 роки тому
@@Kurayamiblack So... Pichu in Smash is actually the most accurate depiction of what Matpat describes the Electric type as being like.
@Shouziroku 4 роки тому
Surprising he didn't study the real life electric Pokémon: Electric eels. They get up to 860V and 1A.
@camoking3605 4 роки тому
Matpat: electric types are useless Thunderfang: I'm about to end this man's whole career
@kylewoodowens4488 4 роки тому
Tazer gun: I guess that means that it's ok to go shock Mat a few thousand times
@rahzekarma 4 роки тому
don't forget Thunderpunch
@thelguy1743 4 роки тому
Which means that Luxray is actually a useful pokémon. WOW
@larimari87 4 роки тому
Every electric legendary: am I a joke to you?
@certainpeople159 4 роки тому
He roasted more than just the electric type.
@-sugr- 2 роки тому
Maybe as the cheeks negatively charge, Pikachu's body does charges negatively aswell but the cheeks charge more. To me this would result in a Pikachu that is negatively charged but can still concentrate energy in his cheeks.
@sarahdsparks Рік тому
So, if we reverse this and say that electric Pokémon have to be doing *some* kind of effective attack (since they do actually KO other Pokémon), could it be that we have the mechanics of their power wrong? Maybe the power isn’t to “shoot lightning,” but to ionize air? So, the power is the ability to reduce the resistance of air to nothing, and thus allow them to turn what should be minor shocks into major weapons?
@zawarudo4459 3 роки тому
Pokémon that know thunder fang: I am four parallel universes ahead of you
@angelaguilar4279 2 роки тому
What about Thunder?
@normalchannel2185 2 роки тому
best move would be if they slapped the tail
@hanifsulistiyo3559 2 роки тому
Or Thunder Punch or Plasma Fists
@krishgupta1128 2 роки тому
Probably just thunder fang because it gets to your inside directly and he even says it in the video (not the name but about biting)
@hanifsulistiyo3559 2 роки тому
@@krishgupta1128 I didn't mean that. It doesn't have anything to do with naming. I said Thunder Punch or Plasma Fists because thunder punch and plasma fists are contact moves so the electricity actually hits.
@JBrettz 4 роки тому
“Thunder Fang” is officially the deadliest electric pokemon attack.
@slipperyslime558 4 роки тому
JoshBretton I mean ur right but still he has some reasons
@teamdub473 4 роки тому
We rate mountains on insta
@ziyaolau3433 4 роки тому
Or thunder punch
@CrystalGreymon 4 роки тому
Or Nuzzle, Wild Charge, Volt Tackle, Fusion Bolt, Bolt Strike, Zing-Zap, Spark, Plasma Fists, Zippy Zap or Catastropika.
@psychochief5090 4 роки тому
@@CrystalGreymon Actually, pretty sure plasma fists isnt zeraora punching people who his fists of electricity, but rather punching the ground and producing an electrical shockwave. No actual contact is made.
@61wisampa Рік тому
I know this is an old video and it's in Game Theory but MatPat should really watch A Certain Scientific Railgun and then explain Misaka Mikoto's powers
@SoulFlameXil 2 роки тому
What if their fur insulates them against shocking themselves? And what if part of charging their little cheek batteries ionizes a sphere around them or come in front of them. It might also be worth noting that often in the anime anyways electrical attacks are often seen starting at a point and moving across the ground to the opponent. But that’s just a theory, a GAME theory!
@DirewolfMemento 4 роки тому
"Hot wings" This show never gets old, neither does matpats dry humor
@phoenixgaming-plakadrakes6235 4 роки тому
yes (btw im not liking this comment to keep it at 69)
@kingkarp1232 4 роки тому
Hot wings
@DirewolfMemento 4 роки тому
@@phoenixgaming-plakadrakes6235 pre-jinx looks like Mr. Popos wife
@phoenixgaming-plakadrakes6235 4 роки тому
YES
@phoenixgaming-plakadrakes6235 4 роки тому
Alright guys nvm I did end up liking this comment cuz the number was after 69 :(
@jamesraposa942 4 роки тому
Gametheory: "A ocarina song that controls the weather is *Super* devastating" Also Gametheory: a mouse that makes thunderstorms is harmless.
@TheRezro 4 роки тому
It is because MatPat doesn't know that PokeDex is as reliable as XIX century medicine commercials: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Cocaine_for_kids.png
@silaslithian5298 Рік тому
Ah yes, I actually liked those hot wings.
@nathangilbert7920 Рік тому
This channel has taught me so much about and help keep me thinking through everything.
@hobotify 2 роки тому
Conclusion: Volt Tackle being Pikachu's strongest move makes sense, because he actually makes contact.
@pochiluis0570 2 роки тому
And if he used electricity when doing the metal tail move I would be even stronger
@enderthemaster Рік тому
@@pochiluis0570 bruh no because that would hurt himself
@PinkMarker153 8 місяців тому
@@pochiluis0570*iron tail
@mahitshah3107 4 місяці тому
wild charge too, electroweb aswell ig
@robinscompass5951 4 роки тому
Honestly, an electric type with huge wires that lash out at Pokémon and shock them would be cool. Oh wait that’s xurkitree.
@gachastocks6151 4 роки тому
At least they can actually hurt another person
@ayushtyagi1673 4 роки тому
What about now matpat??
@gavrielfeigenbaum9274 4 роки тому
*cough cough* literally Electavire *cough cough*
@powerrangerkid16 4 роки тому
Too bad whiplash isnt a pokemon
@walterd11 8 місяців тому
Me: "Wow. 100,000 volts sounds like a lot." MatPat: '100000 volts seems like a lot right?' Me: "Uh...No."
@augustomoreira7441 Рік тому
14:51 pikachu used thunderbolt! the enemy just flat out died! you monster!
@marcuson2192 4 роки тому
“Electric types are basically useless” Thunder punch: Am I a joke to you?
@r.j.penfold 4 роки тому
Don't forget Thunder Fang and Volt Tackle! (And almost all other physical based electric moves.)
@FlambergeRagnarok 4 роки тому
Having only melee range attacks as a pokemon thats not really a heavy type or at least suit for boxing/whatever because or their, well, body, length of arms, shape of legs etc makes them basically useless unless you throw them st another pokemon with no range attacks so they can maybe shock while taking a bone cracking punch to the face. Otherwise theyre at a disadvantage when it comes to defending against ranged attacks if they cant fly or move quickly enough for dodging to be easy and the length of their arms to catch the other pokemon with not matter
@hazeltree7738 4 роки тому
Yes, yes you are
@SolstaceWinters 4 роки тому
*laughs in Electivire*
@nijandrak93 4 роки тому
Yes
@woomynation 4 роки тому
Matpat: "You can't shoot lightning... there needs to be physical contact" Thunder Fang: "Allow me to introduce myself"
@AbhayIRIS 4 роки тому
Laughs in Thunder punch
@rohenyo 4 роки тому
Volt tackle anyone
@tasumaki 4 роки тому
Mixing it up with volt switch!
@fallrising5443 4 роки тому
Random Rock Type Pokèmon: Let me stop you right their with... EARTHQUAKE!!
@pinkiest1899 4 роки тому
Volt Tackle too!
@blasterbolt734 10 місяців тому
You should think into it more. You never know if Pikachu starts the charge at his cheeks and the negative energy spreads to the rest of him. One major fact is that in one of the pokemon shows, electricity surrounds Pikachu with signals that Pikachu ionizes the air around him before shooting the electricity
@q_0191 2 роки тому
I learnt more about lighting from a video about pokemon then I did in my science class.
@len5630 4 роки тому
"Hot Wings" I was here when Gaijin Goomba was still here and DeadLock was still a thing
@xaviervargas1097 4 роки тому
Saaame those were the days culture shock was really great
@joelle4226 4 роки тому
I totally forgot about DeadLock
@andrewnehus1566 4 роки тому
I loved deadlock.
@redcrosw 4 роки тому
I miss gaijin goomba
@gearofwar933 4 роки тому
God this is some nostalgia down in this comment section
@oopsitsophie1962 4 роки тому
“Hot wings” Believe it or not, “bad” puns are my favorite jokes
@kalintodorov7971 4 роки тому
sans
@caspain9629 4 роки тому
Same
@mrbiggs6920 4 роки тому
Saaaaaaame
@slucarios 4 роки тому
I do certainly agree with your statement.
@leogronlund7841 Рік тому
Well... Did you forget about the episode in which Ash powers up Pikachu? It is very possible that Pikachu, while it was a Pichu, could have gotten it's hands on a magnet, which powers up electric type moves. And we already know that Pikachu can choose how strong to make the thunderbolt.
@alexlubbers1589 3 місяці тому
You can indeed direct where a lightning strike goes, and we do it for research and even the U.S. Military has tested lightning-based weapons like the MARAUDER plasma railgun. The main way is to use a rocket trailing a wire. As the rocket flies up, the wire provides a channel of least resistance for the lightning to strike. Its pretty cool, and the process vaporizes the wire creating a giant green line of plasma. The other way to direct a strike is to ionize a channel of air. Fire can ionize pockets of air, but the military tested high-power Lasers to ionize a channel of air to guide lightning. A literal Lightning Beam! So in the case of Pokemon, perhaps electric type pokemon can ionize channels of air to guide their lightning strikes, or fire out extended whiskers that act like wires.
@Star-Powder 4 роки тому
Matpat: Pikachu would fry himself if he tried to attack. Pichu would like to know your location.
@MrJChristianz 4 роки тому
Raichu's own Pokedex entry says "Its long tail serves as a ground to protect itself from its own high-voltage power"
@calebhess3298 4 роки тому
That wouldn't help him since that's not how grounding works.
@thecrazycapmaster 4 роки тому
Saul Goodman and that’s why Pikachus evolved 🤣🤣 they were tired of zapping themselves
@jplayingminecraft7446 4 роки тому
@@thecrazycapmaster Pikachu evolves through a thunderstone. It's not exactly a choice for them.
@randomgamer9926 4 роки тому
JPlayingMinecraft Im not trying to start an argument but its a joke jeez
@bowmanc.7439 4 роки тому
I think there might be a translation error. I don’t mean Japanese to English, I’m talking about the fictional universe of Pokemon’s language to real world earth language translation error. Their universe obviously have different laws of physics, for all we know, their world might not even be made of particles at all. So electron might not be a thing in the “poke-verse”. We just translate it to electricity because it looks like that.
@zakosist 9 місяців тому
This video should be used in school when teaching about electricity, I found this much easier to understand and more interesting than back when I learned about it in science class
@AndromedaArchive Рік тому
MatPat: ...and the battery gets thrown out or, more accurately, recycled safely. Me: I've never received such a judgmental look before.
@GanderMTNdew 3 роки тому
Pinkachu: *Shoots Lightning* Electricity: Uno Reverse Card
@riyushi7553 3 роки тому
Who is pinkachu
@abdiabdi3225 3 роки тому
@@riyushi7553 did you watch the video 👁👄👁
@puretestoster1 3 роки тому
@@abdiabdi3225 pinkachu
@thephoenixdevil4817 3 роки тому
@@abdiabdi3225 *pinkachu....* It’s name is Pikachu XD
@eamonbell6378 3 роки тому
Matpat: dissed xurkitree Also matpat: states that connecting a wire to the opponent is the most effective method of electrocution, meaning that the good ol' bundle of wires could easily be the strongest electric type
@ricardomont808 3 роки тому
Thats true
@walker9192 3 роки тому
Hu that’s true
@BluberryBoi Рік тому
Learning more here than in my biology class If I ever become a biology/science teacher I'm gonna use ur videos as my lessons these make way more sense. Mat pat: the best bio/science teacher
@Randowando19 2 роки тому
Also i always think about that how do pokemon even survive one hit of Thunderbolt. Arceus might just have changed science
@tsgooch5198 4 роки тому
Everyone else: Throws battery out MatPat: Recycles battery safely Me, an intellectual: "Rechargable Double A's FTW!!!"
@superspork3975 4 роки тому
Need those bad boys to play Pokemon back on GBC
@deadhead8486 3 роки тому
Me an intellectual:gives it to Pokemon that eats metal
@anthonyyeboah5056 4 роки тому
When MatPat forgets that there is an actual move that does what he describes at 16:15. It’s called Thunder Fang
@AAI_Einstein 9 місяців тому
Mat how about you calculate how much electric power they have by calculating the voltage and amps required to do some things they do in the show
@10tailedbijuu 6 місяців тому
naw, too much work
@stephfassel6967 Рік тому
"Can you actually zap someone with electricity from a distance ? Not really" Well technically you can by throwing an electrified metal object. And of you don't count that possibly then you shouldn't count throwing fire either because you'd need a burning object in order to throw fire
@randomgeneratedname5503 4 роки тому
MatPat: “electric pokemon are useless” Me: “uh I need my raichu to keep my lights on since I’m not paying bills! So to each their own”
@madog61 4 роки тому
Just Jazzie ha so true
@Chip-Chapley 4 роки тому
electricity goes out "oh no! my fridge has milk and eggs in it!' "pikachu use thunderbolt" and that's how ash won the pewter city gym badge.... and proceeded to plow brock's wife.
@kieronbrown73 4 роки тому
Hot wings
@CrystalGreymon 4 роки тому
@@Chip-Chapley Who still has yet to exist.
@DoktorDry 4 роки тому
"Most controversial in Game Theory history" Sans is Ness: Am I a joke to you?
@PitchBlackLaser 4 роки тому
I wouldn't even say this is controversial anymore... its just flat out wrong XD
@Katt-- 4 роки тому
He did say in the pokemom theories tho
@happycamperds9917 4 роки тому
BlackLaser I actually liked it... unlike Sans is Gaster IMO.
@Zero-pe3iq 4 роки тому
Sans is Ness only offended weak people. The fact is either you thought it was really cool or dumb, but only weak people insulted Matt for making it. They might make jokes with their friends but they wouldn't be highly triggered. This is actually another stupid pokemon episode where Matt applies real science to a show about magically fictional creatures.(which I get is a thing he does, but it doesn't make it less stupid the theory is directly not canon and can be rejected on the plot of the games and anime alone.) The differnce is I think it's stupid, but I don't think Matt is stupid for making it. I think it's a waste of time, but if it gets him views and new subs then it was probably worth it for him.
@PitchBlackLaser 4 роки тому
@@happycamperds9917 I usually like his theories too... or else I would not watch them XD but he has a way to make me angry on videos of topics I know in and out myself.
@JesseJames-hp1lz Рік тому
I remember watching a video of yours, binged the next 3 that you had and was mad that you didnt have more. Hot wings. You exploded dude.
@SatysfaingThings Рік тому
matpat explained electrycity in 5 min and school explained it to me in 5 weeks
@Nixthelf 2 роки тому
May I just say, im currently a third year studying to be come an electrician. I saw this coming and felt smart for once:)
@ilpurple 2 роки тому
This comment is so underrated
@Not_RyomenSukuna 2 роки тому
okay, i never thought i would say something like this even though i hate saying it but... this comment is actually underrated.
@somukapare2169 2 роки тому
Ditto In high school though But I knew this when I was ten cause the guy who taught me pokemon taught me university level physics(the logic, not equations)
@goota84 2 роки тому
Can't formulate a sentence without spelling errors
@somukapare2169 2 роки тому
@@goota84 ?
@MonaFlowers__ 4 роки тому
Minecraft theory: I have a theory about the blazes. Wither skeletons are made of carbon as they drop coal on death. They most likely were fossilized in soul sand and netherrack and eventually gained the properties that allow netherrack to burn forever. Then some of them got hit by a ghast and they lit on fire as well as gaining the ghasts’ ability to fly and shoot fireballs becoming blazes. due to the fact that they were made of fossilized coal and netherrack they burn forever and can shoot weak fireballs at targets. They also live in the nether fortresses because they used to be the ancient builders. Edit:The spawners could be a result of the builders experiments with life and death. After blazes lived in the fortresses for a while their essence went into the spawners and they started appearing from them. Edit 2: magma cubes could be slimes brought into the nether.
@catalyst9955 4 роки тому
Jackmaster well they could be connected to pigmen which could be the builders
@truckkun7704 4 роки тому
Jackmaster but that’s just a theory a game theory
@commonviewer2488 4 роки тому
That doesn't explain all those Blaze Spawners that are found in Nether Fortresses.
@Flop_Studios 4 роки тому
It's obviously spawners smh my head jkjk lol lmao. That's a good theory!
@strawberryseal1851 4 роки тому
GAIN COPYRIGHT FOR THET IDEA NIW!
@Cylioss 8 місяців тому
This basically means that thunder fang should absolutely kill anything not naturally resistant to electricity.
@sanyo_neezy 2 роки тому
I am so glad, electric pokemon are the only type that aren't physically viable! Imagine other types had attacks that can't be explained by science! :O
@pwnchy 4 роки тому
OG Game Theory: *a lot of bad puns and sex jokes* Game Theory: *_hot wings_*
@austinbush7972 4 роки тому
Oh yah yah
@herrbean95 4 роки тому
That id game theory
@zee8929 4 роки тому
Not much has changed just more of the jokes
@victiniplayz1456 4 роки тому
huh
@songchikako2959 4 роки тому
More like Exotic Butter!
@Kurotaisa 4 роки тому
"Hot Wings" Hmm. Yo MatPat, seeing as Pikachu and most Electric pokemon have managed to survive for long enough for them to appear on Archeological digs, wouldn't that mean they must have evolved an insluating skin?
@lorrygoth 4 роки тому
Probably, that would also explain why they are resistant to electrical attacks.
@anastasishatzakis5752 4 роки тому
Also Pikachu gets Lightning Rod so if it works like in the games it would not hurt it.
@NaudVanDalen 4 місяці тому
16:38 Ash would have absolutely died right here at the beginning of his journey because he held Pikachu in his arms so there's no air in between. Also at 16:41 when he's holding Pikachu's tail.
@Fabioplayz13 Рік тому
Go Pikachu I Choose You! USE THUNDERBOLT "Pikachu has fainted"
@mattb3635 4 роки тому
The move thunder fang is gonna be hitting different when Pokemon realise this
@Zarreth 4 роки тому
That or Thunder Punch.
@DemonKing19951 4 роки тому
Volt tackle too.
@oaksynia7353 4 роки тому
"Pikachu sucks" Ash's Pikachu: basically defeats almost every single legendary Pokemon in Every movie
@Iforgotwhattoputhere 4 роки тому
True
@BabbyOPTC 4 роки тому
but couldn't beat a level 5 starter Snivy
@tra-guyd5209 4 роки тому
plot
@amyliaclenny1866 4 роки тому
The anime & manga are different than the video games, ehich are *all very* different from reality / real world science. He's using physics from our world, not the games or show. MatPat should've called Austin.
@oaksynia7353 4 роки тому
@@amyliaclenny1866 yes I know. I was making a joke
@arjunharitas5068 2 місяці тому
Literally using this video to study for my science exam
@Randowando19 2 роки тому
Thunder fang be like : Haha now everyone will use me instead thunderbolt
@captnbassbeard3222 4 роки тому
Me: looks at comments before video starts. Me: what the hell happened here? Me watches 1:40 in the video. Me: oh, hot wings
@arielcamhi3994 4 роки тому
SAME DUDE but during the ad
@jaamz567 4 роки тому
0:06 "More controversial than Pokemon Sword and Shield not having the national dex." No, what's controversial is that you're talking about the Galar region while showing Alola in the background.
@saji.2874 4 роки тому
James R Kilian IKR there is literally a pic of the Galar region
@jamesbryce3134 4 роки тому
That was his editor
@nixphone7434 4 роки тому
nobody:
@RiasThePunkQueen 4 роки тому
What's most controversial, is that MP himself is using DEX entries as his source, when he has disproven them in the past. Basically everyone in the fandom knows that the dex entries are BS... Plus, I don't think he is accounting for the way ANIMALS use electricity, like Austin did, on a different episode, on THIS channel...
@swarley39 6 місяців тому
So volts are the difference between the negative and positive charges, electric Pokemon seem to be the negative charge and their target is a positive charge. It seems plausible enough in a universe where fish can survive on land, rocks have arms, and creatures can alter their bodies and evolve, that it doesn't take much energy to create a path between an electric Pokemon and its target.
@cheesyboo6442 Рік тому
I am definitely coming back to this video for my science exams ! You explained in 20mins! My teacher took a month!
@brensnorf 4 роки тому
me: if I had a superpower, I’d want electrokinesis matpat: weLL, acTuAllY...
@conormeade3849 4 роки тому
Well there are used for that that would work, just look at Misaka from a certain magical index / scientific railgun
@raismin739 4 роки тому
if can send electic wave throuh the nerve system you can manipulate other animals... it's not that bad...
@Skillerikx 4 роки тому
Reality warping would be so much better.
@brensnorf 4 роки тому
Emanuele Atza that’s interesting. so rather than emitting electricity, you could control the electricity in peoples bodies? that’s a cool idea.
@raismin739 4 роки тому
@@brensnorf is my favorite type of power... the power to control elecrit wave is much cooler, powerful and useful.... light, gamma wave microwave, internet, nuclear fusion, electrolyse of water to make a big explosion whit the hydrogen :)
@SportsFan824 3 роки тому
"Science" Oh buddy the fairy type is super effective on dragon types. Nothing like Tinker bell whipping the heck out of a 6 headed dragon
@Riftweaver1981 3 роки тому
that too is science. because the game devs needed a way to slow down the massive overuse of dragon types, so they made fairy immune to it. game balance is science too
@cnmxproductions11 3 роки тому
@@Riftweaver1981 completely true. This is why I get mad at people who wrongly accuse movies of being stupid, or, "fan service".
@Pinanimate 3 роки тому
I laughed more than I should have at this
@hetalthakkar6429 3 роки тому
Maybe because fairy is related to magic
@Riftweaver1981 3 роки тому
@@hetalthakkar6429 in most forms of fantasy, dragons are often highly resistant or immune to magic
@Fightingsquidtattoos 6 місяців тому
So this actually showed me that electric Pokémon are stronger than we ever thought before. Clearly the Pokédex just has the voltage wrong and likely meant AMPS
@WorldWeave 4 місяці тому
Rule of Cool overrules physics when it comes to shooting lightning……though I do love the image of the Pikachu line hunting by biting their prey before electrocuting it
@swordsmancs 3 роки тому
“Pikachu would likely electrocute himself” _glances at Volt Tackle_ “Yeah, and?”
@coneburger9081 3 роки тому
@Edward Piazza isnt that obvious captain obvious
@alenec 3 роки тому
Um u should count "THUNDER PUNCH" as well UwU
@aaronhaggard7683 3 роки тому
Let's not forget Thunder Fang.
@kairorivera9348 3 роки тому
Electric Types is Important for Lorelei
@kairorivera9348 3 роки тому
Because most of her pokemon is 4X effective on electric
@nazothebeast 4 роки тому
“Hot wings” When fnaf 2 was confusing for Matt pat
@younglingslaughter6938 4 роки тому
Hell yeah
@ClaudetheEnby 4 роки тому
Amen
@cyberfield5285 4 роки тому
im eating hot wings lol
@emilyfernandez1749 4 роки тому
me too
@user-cq8tt5ek3x 4 роки тому
I actually entered game theory at fnaf 2 after watching all of smike and 8bitgaming
@fatbutterimp4166 Рік тому
In conclusion, thunder fang is the best electric move. Bites with sharp fangs that are electrically charged to deal damage.
@bensonthe_cat4912 2 роки тому
Matpat: xurkitree has a plug for a foot! Me: well, doesn't molten freddy have batteries for fingers?
@articspetsnaz2833 4 роки тому
"Not as bad as if you stuck your finger in an electrical outlet" Me: cough American outlet cough
@JamesDavy2009 4 роки тому
Some other countries' outlets have twice the potential as an American outlet.
@HeavenOblivion 4 роки тому
JamesDavy2009 Lhas
@HeavenOblivion 4 роки тому
JamesDavy2009 has
@ringoch6862 4 роки тому
hi david im davidtay
@reckarthack3018 4 роки тому
@@JamesDavy2009 but you can't stick your finger in a UK plug
@hannathobani 4 роки тому
While procrastinating, I accidentally studied for my physics test...
@mrpedrobraga 4 роки тому
this is what we call a pro game theorist move
@Sonic_Central 2 місяці тому
Well, if the Pokémon world works differently and air, there does not have any resistance then Pikachu could possibly be able to target his electricity, especially if he dies a mechanism in his cheeks that allows him to target his opponent and if his body is also slightly negatively charged, it would make sense that he also would not get shocked. You probably should’ve added these to your calculations these can make a heck of a lot of a difference.
@Artemix4137 2 роки тому
How did I learn more about electricity, volts, and amps and stuff in a Pokémon UKposts videos then the entirety of my electrical unit in my actual mechanics class
@Starr_Beam 4 роки тому
Mat pat : elEctRiC TyPEs sUcK Pikachu: * makes SHOCKED face*
@tchgs11zdok15 4 роки тому
Underrated comment right here
@munaabdiosmana1407 4 роки тому
Hoy wings
@fallenangel249 4 роки тому
Me: eh shut up ya mutant sewer rat
@kenwalkensdeadchannelcanal2886 4 роки тому
Surprised pikachu face
@alanwolf313 4 роки тому
Thunder Fang, Thunder Punch, Wild Charge, Volt Tackle, etc.: "am i joke to you?"
@yooooooooooooooo696 4 роки тому
*v o l t s w i t c h*
@kaitokobayashi6394 4 роки тому
Thunder fang seems to be the deadliest move pikachu can use
@thatguyphlex 4 роки тому
Alan Wolf the maximum volts are still 100,000 so everything else falls under that. Meaning, even if they get physical contact, the damage would be significantly low.
@foxtrap86flame 4 роки тому
Is no one going to mention Pikachu's Z-Move
@kenty1405 4 роки тому
With electric pokemons having miniscule electric range attack damage, they would be at a disadvantage against other pokemons that have range attack. In theory, they would be fainted before even touching the enemy. The enemy wouldn't be there standing knowing that they have an opponent that can kill them in one touch.
@Elonmustard675 Рік тому
Hey Matpat how you doing. I really liked the video that you did on the game Inscrypsion. I really love theories with scary back stories
@lasercraft32 7 місяців тому
Hey. Xurkitree is cool, man.
@Brad.M. 4 роки тому
MatPat: Tells me to comment "hot wings" if I've been here since 2012. Me having been here since 2012: No, "cold thighs".
@voilet-the-non-violet-vulpix 4 роки тому
Matpat: All electric types when looked at scientifically, are useless! Me: I'm pretty sure a Luxray could beat you up without electric powers.
@reeree772 4 роки тому
I'm pretty sure that is not just electric
@tracyblanchard7663 4 роки тому
Luxray is pure Electric, it just learns some Dark moves.
@Glory2Snowstar 4 роки тому
Mow Rotom can still turn its foes into confetti.
@DanielPereira-ey9nt 4 роки тому
Rakou dosent need lightning to shred you to pieces
@icicle_ai9748 4 роки тому
Luxray is the best
@rubydarko9108 Рік тому
I absolutely love the Trubish/Garbador hate. Even though it is the end of the trifecta of pollution pokemon. Koffing/weezing are air pollution, grimer/muk are water pollution, and trubbish/garbador are land pollution.
@truejoker5669 2 роки тому
Volt tackle baby. It damages the user while also damaging the opponent. The most scientifically accurate electric type move.
@pkmntrainermark8881 4 роки тому
MatPat: "Sword and Shield" Background: Sun and Moon's Alola map
@SartorialSky 4 роки тому
Click bait, good thing too don't want spoilers for the new pokemon game
@PrincePrince-ep1xf 4 роки тому
Lol
@noobninja6872 4 роки тому
So true
@jennytran2290 4 роки тому
"Hot Wings" I guess that means thunder fang is now scientifically the most dangerous thunder move. Move over volt tackle and thunder!
@CraziestChaos28 2 роки тому
Matpat: “ if you somehow watched those and stuck with me all those years” Me: *feeling twenty years older* yeaaa
@LiminalShift Місяць тому
Maybe it isn't Pikachu targeting and 'throwing' his stored negatively charged ions but part of the move is creating, at a small distance, a positive area at the move's 'target point' as well and of course that bit is just as invisible to human eyes as the spot on the ground with the biggest charge difference that lightning will strike? The visible part is just the byproduct of the exchange. That could work out for the times the electricity seems to come from Pikachu's personal stores vs him baiting a bolt to hit his opponent from the sky?
@t1ger547 4 роки тому
September 30 2017: MatPat: PokeDex is full of lies.November 2 2019: MatPat: Uses PokéDex to prove his theroies
@idrovepastyourhouse-9385 4 роки тому
He said he doesn’t truly believe all of his theories are true and that he does some of them for fun
@walkermcmurrin7452 4 роки тому
I would like to see Gnoggin respond to this video and see what he thinks how electric Pokémon work. And also this is the Pokémon World I wouldn’t be surprised if they were part magical.
@hulkex6575 4 роки тому
pokedex says the cake is a lie Me: INDEED
@levipeterken4020 4 роки тому
@@hulkex6575 Haha lol. Portal. Oh Portal.
@eddieisntsocial6974 3 роки тому
I’m literally learning more here than my science class
@bleh5047 3 роки тому
Same.
@countingdays811 3 роки тому
You don’t have science it’s summer
@rafaelmesaglio229 3 роки тому
Maybe because you learn about electricity in physics and actual electronics classes
@willis_davies6348 3 роки тому
Yeah well you obviously didn't pay attention during English. I mean you LITTERALLY must not pay attention in English
@miniman9121 3 роки тому
Epic Beares, actually I, personally am Australian so I wasn’t on my summer break.
@mrfelix6569 Рік тому
Technically, Pikachu IS shocking himself with the negative charge. The animation shows his body filled with electricity.
@apanickedseagull Рік тому
In Jurassic Park, when the kid is climbing the deactivated electric fence, wasn’t that 100,000? How accurate was that? He was sent flying and they had to give him cpr. He is a kid though and he was grounded through the fence so he was a completed circuit right? Even if you are ground barefoot to the earth the electricity course through you to the ground will still ruin your day?
@solracstormhunter3023 4 роки тому
So basically the most effective electro attacks are: - Thunder Punch - Volt Tackle - Thunder Bite - Thunderschock on full contact
@malp2909 4 роки тому
Thunder Fang*
@4shadow894 4 роки тому
Literally, all of them are suicidal attacks since they dont have resistance to lightning
@Akuma-qv5zi 4 роки тому
I hate it I cant like it always sends me to the comment ugb
@Akuma-qv5zi 4 роки тому
Oh but i can dislike wow
@jmth-li7ew 4 роки тому
69 likes
@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185 4 роки тому
Hot wings “you can't throw lighting at people” Zeus:Am I a joke to you?
@thestevens580 4 роки тому
TheWitch KingofWolfs. Yes
@NxVernxual 4 роки тому
Yes
@zhee1236 4 роки тому
Yes
@dman98643 4 роки тому
Zeus's shoot lightning from above most of the time
@warrenkemp4004 4 роки тому
Yes
@British7777 Рік тому
Matpat: It defies everything about physics Me: Its a video game
@emmanstinekaye5296 Рік тому
Togedemaru: what you talking about, man?I absorb electricity
@dogfallsoffcliffanddies7484 4 роки тому
I literally only realised just now that "Xurkitree" is word play on "circuitry". I thought it was meant to look like some weird tree.
@tobeyorconsequences9544 4 роки тому
Same
@see_elsewhere 4 роки тому
Yeah, i think it's both. Circuit-tree?
@daone2311 4 роки тому
Lol same
@TheEmeraldPixel 4 роки тому
what are ya doin mate?
@hollietheblanketail6570 4 роки тому
You naive little poke-Boy yo
@katnightingale9707 4 роки тому
“Hot wings” I don’t even remember when I got here. You had about 20 episodes and I binged them.
@Razorcrusher Рік тому
Xurkitree is an ultra beast, or an alien in the Pokémon universe basically. It is different to the Pokémon we all know and love on earth because they come from a different dimension, the ultra beyond
@jimmyjimmy6270 Рік тому
What about physical electric attacks, where you are zapping something right next to you? Then, there is almost no resistance between you and the target? Thunder punch or volt tackle could hit with huge damage?you talked about it a bit, but this is a pretty important topic that counters saying they are completely useless.
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