In this YouTube commentary, the creator narrates a Rated UU battle on Pokémon Showdown. The match begins with both players setting up Stealth Rocks. The commentator leverages Magic Bounce on Bronzong to reflect the opponent's Roar and Toxic, while using Xatu to further bounce back hazards. The opponent switches to an Arcanine, which is later revealed to be a Zoroark in disguise; the commentator discovers this after using Earthquake. Capitalizing on the lack of a Ghost-type defender, the commentator brings in a Choice Scarf Heracross with Moxie, repeatedly using Close Combat to boost Attack, ultimately sweeping the opponent's team and finishing with 4× Attack. The video concludes with strategic advice to include Ghost-type Pokémon to counter Close Combat and a call to subscribe.
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How's it going guys? This is a Rated UU battle on Pokémon Showdown and he leads with his Blastedon. I lead with my Bronzong. We both set up Stealth Rocks, no biggie. So I'm predicting some type of status move and he uses Roar and 'cause I have Magic Bounce, it throws it straight back at him. So now I'm predicting some type of Fighting move so I'm going back into my Bronzong 'cause he can take it, he's pretty bulky. But he used Toxic and Bronzong's Steel so Toxic doesn't really affect him. So I'm gonna bring back out my Xatu. He showed that he has Stealth Rocks, Roar, and Toxic. All three don't affect my Xatu because of Magic Bounce, so I'm just gonna stay in here and pretty much throw everything he uses right back at him, and that's basically it. He never uses his fourth move, so I'm kinda wondering what it is, but for some reason— he didn't use it, so oh well. And I get my Wish and all my health back, and he finally decides to switch right here, which is kinda good 'cause he wasn't doing anything. So he brings out his Arcane, and I just Thunder Wave 'cause I didn't know what he was gonna switch into. And I brought out my Bronzong 'cause I thought he was gonna use a Heat move, and Bronzong's Heatproof. But it turns out he's using Dark Pulse, and I was a little bit confused but then I used Earthquake and it revealed that it was actually his Zoroark cloaked as an Arcane, which makes sense. And I never looked at his team and saw that he had a Zoroark, so that's kinda my fault. I shoulda known that that would have been a Zoroark, not actually an Arcane, but oh well. So I bring out my Heracross and I realize he doesn't have a Ghost Pokémon, and so I'm just gonna Close Combat his team 'cause I'm at 1.5 Attack 'cause of the Moxie boost and because he doesn't have a Ghost Pokémon, he doesn't have anything that can take a Close Combat. So I'm Speed EV Choice Scarf, so I'm always gonna go first, and because I see he doesn't have Ghost Pokémon, I can just sit in here and sweep his whole team 'cause I just keep getting that Moxie boost. I mean, I'm already at 2.5 Attack and it's pretty much over right here. So, you know, if you don't want this to happen to you, you should get a Ghost-type Pokémon 'cause Close Combat has 100% accuracy and does 120 damage. So once a person gets a Moxie boost with it, even if you resist it, chances are it's still gonna kill you. So anyways, it was a pretty easy win. I wish I didn't lose my Bronzong. I woulda 6-0'd him, but oh well. And that's pretty much the game. So it's a pretty easy battle. I finished the game with 4x Attack on my Heracross, which is pretty crazy. So thanks for watching and please subscribe.
