The Tragedy of Gen 3 Armaldo.

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Published 2024-04-16
Pokemon Competitive Singles in Gen 3 has a long history. While Armaldo hasn't been a very successful Pokemon in the later games, when it debuted it was quite solid. Bug/Rock typing had its uses Defensively, and access to Knock Off and Rapid Spin along with solid Bulk and Offensive stats were noteworthy.

Unfortunately, due to Egg move incompatibility, both Knock Off and Rapid Spin cannot be on the same Armaldo set. But this Pokemon still sees occasional use by high level players for its unique niche advantages over the other common Knock Off user, Hariyama.

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All Comments (21)
  • @jimothycool
    OK Armaldo may not be the absolute Worst fossil folks.
  • @maskofthedragon
    Knock off is such a interesting utility move It would be really stupid if GF buffed it to out damage other dark moves or something
  • @BiffTheBanana
    Armaldo is also a prominent Pokémon in the Wigglytuff story in Pokémon Explorers of Sky. Truly a Pokémon of all time
  • @ThePfeif25
    J-man: “Nothing is immune (to knock off)” Muk: “Am I a joke to you?”
  • Armaldo was one of two real Rapid Spinners in Gen 5 NU, sharing the spot with Torkoal. Armaldo was so flawed and people so down bad for hazard removal, they would rather run nothingmons like Eviolite Wartortle and Staryu instead and every day we prayed for Hitmonchan to drop.
  • @Jsolo13
    0:45 I really thought Jim was going to reveal Armaldo’s last name here
  • @tonberry2670
    Rock really needs to resist itself. Like, that would help buff SO many pokemon. Armaldo, Aerodactyl, Shuckle, Crustle, Minior, Magcargo, Harcanine, Archeops ALL of these mons would KILL for this
  • @waisinchan2734
    Not gonna lie. When I heard the line of "Armaldo is blessed with the movepool of Knock Off and Rapid Spin along with solid Bulk", I immediate look at the three Donphan existing and say "That's quite true."
  • @BladeRabbit
    Armaldo being UUBL really goes to show how he's almost there.
  • @doma3554
    I really like Armaldo’s visual design and typing. It’s really weird and unique and bulky looking, like Tyranitar.
  • @k0kok9
    Man poor Armaldo, luckily if he manages to return, because of the way egg moves work on S/V he´ll probably get back his important moves
  • @wahbucket501
    Armaldo April was such a resounding failure that he got his own video
  • as a great man once said, snorlax will never pierce the shell of this mighty warrior
  • @MrShadowThief
    Armaldo and Tyrantrum are easily the coolest fossils.