The Kingambit 50/50

#pokemonshowdown #pokemon #competitivepokemon #kingambit

"Though it commands a massive army in battle, it’s not skilled at devising complex strategies. It just uses brute strength to keep pushing."

A video essay on the Sucker Punch 50/50, a situation where a player is forced to make a correct decision 8 times in a row, with the result being the win or loss of a battle. This videos style and tone was loosely inspired by the Magic the Gathering youtuber Rhystic studies, I highly recommend their channel:    / @rhysticstudies  

BBG's Article: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads...

Replay Used at End: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ge...

Also, clarification, when I said that I used high ladder replays for the video, that was mainly for looking at how 50/50's worked, the majority of replays in this video were from me battling myself.

Sources:

Post Gen 5 Animated Sprites Are From Hellfire0Raptor, and Mangalos810, thank you so much for letting me use them!
https://www.deviantart.com/mangalos810
https://www.deviantart.com/hellfire0r...

Pokemon Sprites and Images From:
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi...
https://www.pokencyclopedia.info/en/i...
https://www.spriters-resource.com/ds_...

Item, Ability, and Move Descriptions from:
https://pokemondb.net

Music Used:
"Dream Battle" By Christopher Larkin
"Enter Hallownest" By Christopher Larkin
"Dark Pit" From Kid Icarus Uprising
"Slateport City" From Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
"Lightning Battle" From Kid Icarus Uprising
"Dung Defender" By Christopher Larkin
"White Defender" By Christopher Larkin
"Broken Vessel" By Christopher Larkin
"Kingdom's Edge" By Christopher Larkin
"Pale Court" By Christopher Larkin
"Blocks" By C418

Background Used:
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