- Greetings, Pokéfans!
Michael here, and welcome
to the newest installment
of my Pokémon tier list series
where I make tier
lists for various
categories of Pokémon
based purely on my
own opinions of them.
As Pokémon Sword and
Shield have just come out
and introduced a
ton of new Pokémon,
I thought it would
be appropriate for me
to make another set
of tier lists about
the new Pokémon.
And yes, multiple tier lists,
because there's far
too many new Pokémon
to fit on to one image
without them all just
looking like little ants.
I will not be covering any
of the Gigantamax forms
because there's still
several of them that
I haven't even seen so,
that's kinda fun.
Also in case you
missed any of my past
tier list videos,
this is the
significance or meaning
of each of the tiers.
But enough intro stuff,
let's dive in to my first
new Pokémon tier list.
Inteleon is the worst of
the fully evolved starters
in my opinion.
I don't despise it,
but the super skinny limbs
and the giant human hands
really throw me off.
Greedent is just kind
of a fat guy squirrel?
It's not ugly, but I
certainly don't like it.
Thievul is pretty cool,
except for the tiny
little mustache.
I would like this
Pokémon a lot more if it
didn't have that.
Eldegoss is fine, but I admit
I'm disappointed
by how weak it is.
Chewtle looks ridiculous.
It's not ugly, but
the size of its head
compared to its body
makes no sense whatsoever.
Thwackey is a fine
middle evolution.
Very logical
evolution of Grookey.
I also think Rillaboom is fine.
I think it's a cool
gorilla that is held back
by its weird hair
and heavy emphasis
on drug usage.
Oh, (laughs)
Wait (laughs)
My voice typing software...
I said "drum usage",
and it put "drug usage".
That is hilarious.
It's "heavy emphasis
on drum usage."
Not "drug usage".
It would be an A tier
if not for those flaws.
I think Cinderace is fine.
I actually didn't
like it very much
until using it in
my play through,
at which point, it
really grew on me.
I think the entire
Orbeetle line is fine.
I think the Bug/Psychic
type is unique
and interesting, and
none of them look bad.
They just don't really
stand out to me.
And, finally, for B tier,
Gossifleur, it's a fine Pokémon.
It's cute, but it's
nothing special.
Grookey and Scorbunny are
both very cute starters
that I think are well designed.
Drizzile is a cool reptile
and I like its color scheme.
Skwovet is very cute.
Nickit is also cute, and
I like its goofy tail.
Dubwool is a very
solid-looking Pokémon.
It's a soft, fluffy sheep,
while still looking imposing,
and that's a great balance.
And of course
Yamper is very cute.
Raboot is awesome.
I love the ninja/athlete
kid aspect,
it looks like the protagonist
in a Shonen anime,
which, I think is fun.
Sobble is my favorite
base-form starter,
so, it saddens me
that it ended up with
the worst final evolution form.
Rookidee is adorable,
and as an added bonus,
it's a pure flying-type.
Something I have thought
they should have been doing
for bird Pokémon for
a very long time.
I love it.
Corvisquire is also great.
It is a very good-looking
half-way point between
Rookidee and Corviknight.
And Corviknight is
of course, awesome.
It's a super badass bird,
and I love how huge
and imposing it is.
I loved using one on my team.
Wooloo is an icon, and
anyone who says otherwise
is incorrect.
Drednaw is a really cool-looking
snapping turtle that
was super fun to use.
And lastly, for this tier list,
is Boltund, which is simply just
a really good-looking
dog Pokémon.
Its proportions look
right, it's got a great mix
of being cute and
looking strong,
and its typing and color
scheme are awesome.
I didn't use one in my
Sword play through because
I used a different
electric-type,
but in my next play through
of the Galar region,
I want to try and use a Boltund.
The next tier list will
be just the Galarian forms
and new Galarian evolutions,
because, yes, Galarian
forms are effectively
new Pokémon.
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While I don't find
Galarian Meowth to be that
offensive or ugly of a Pokémon,
I hate it for existing.
Meowth had already
gotten both an Alola form
and a Gigantamax form.
It did not need a Galarian form.
Galarian Rapidash was
somewhat of a disappointment
for me.
I got my hopes up that
it would turn into this
really awesome Pegasus,
but instead it's just a
normal unicorn with hair
that seems a bit
too clumpy to me.
Like, the strands of
hair look more like
tentacles than hair.
I am glad that Galarian
Meowth's evolution is not
a Galarian Persian,
but I still can't
fully like Perrserker
because it evolves
from a Galarian form that
I don't think should exist.
Plus, I feel like it's
not different enough
from Galarian Meowth.
You could have told
me that this was
Galarian Meowth, and I
would have believed you.
Galarian Mr. Mime is
an improvement upon
regular Mr. Mime, but
it is still a Mr. Mime,
and therefore a
weird creepy person.
I can never truly like it.
Pretty much all of the
B tier Galarian forms
or Galarian evolutions
are here because I don't
love their designs, but
I like that they exist.
I think they're solid
and relatively creative.
I don't have any complaints,
even for Mr. Rime,
which is substantially
better than Mr. Mime.
Galarian Ponyta is
absolutely adorable.
It is a very solid Pokémon.
Zen-mode Galarian
Darmanitan is the first-ever
ice/fire type, so
I have to like it
because of that.
I just wish this typing
wasn't trapped on an
unviable form.
I can never really
love Stunfisk because
it's Stunfisk, but I
have to give props to
Galarian Stunfisk for
being so creative.
Obstagoon is pretty cool,
and it was the first
Galarian evolution
that was revealed.
Because of that, I will always
have fond memories of it,
because that reveal
got me super hyped.
I love how pissed-off
Galarian Farfetch'd is
just all the time.
It's hilarious.
Galarian Corsola and Cursola
are brilliant Pokémon.
Having them be ghost-type
Pokémon inspired by
dying coral, a reference
to climate change,
is absolutely brilliant.
Sirfetch'd is the
Farfetch'd evolution that
the fandom has
wanted for so long.
So I, of course, am
going to love it.
Its smug attitude is also great.
Runerigus is my favorite
Galarian form or evolution.
It looks so much cooler
than Cofagrigus ever did,
and having its face be the
dragon face of the drawing
is just so awesome.
I love this Pokémon a lot.
Now we move on to
the next tier list,
which, like the first one,
will only be completely
new species of Pokémon.
I think Toxel is kind of cute,
but it being a constantly
pouty and whiny baby
feels kind of annoying to me.
I also don't like
that it's pretty much
completely useless
until evolving.
It was annoying to just
have an entire slot
of my party taken up
by a Pokémon who really
cannot battle.
I would like Impidimp more
if it didn't have just
a single solitary nostril.
That kind of creeps me out.
I had a very annoying
experience trying to catch
a Morgrem with Prankster
and a nature that
did not lower attack,
and I haven't quite
forgiven it for that yet.
Applin is a fine Pokémon.
I feel like they could
have made it cuter,
but, as of now I
think it's solid.
Carkoal and Coalossal
are well-designed Pokémon
that I like.
They would be A tier
if they kept Rolycoly's
glowing orange eye.
They would be a lot
more intimidating
if that was the case.
Arrokuda is a perfectly
fine fish Pokémon.
I have no strong
feelings about it.
I feel the same about Sinistea
and Polteageist.
They are perfectly fine
Pokémon that I have no
complaints about, but they
don't stick out to me.
My feelings are, again, similar
for Hatenna, Hattrem,
and Hatterene.
They seem fine.
They just don't really
stand out to me personally.
I really like the design
inspiration behind
Flapple and Appletun.
Having them be worms
inside apples that are
actually dragons, and
then having them fuse
with the apple in a
certain way depending on
whether the apple
was tart or sweet,
is a really creative design
premise in my opinion.
Silicobra and Sandaconda are
very solid snake Pokémon.
I know we have a lot
of snake Pokémon,
but I feel like these
do a good job of
making themselves stand
out from the others.
Also, Gigantamax Sandaconda
has been very nice to me,
so Sandaconda gets extra
points because of that.
Cramorant is a goofy
hilarious Pokémon that
I can't help but like.
Low-key form Toxtricity
is a very solid Pokémon,
but it's only an A
tier because I prefer
the amped-up form.
Sizzlipede is very cute.
They did a great job
designing this Pokémon.
Grimmsnarl is a
horrifying monster that I,
at first, was kind
of put off by,
but after using it in my
play through for a decent
chunk of time, I
grew to like it more.
I must say that I like
that it's a fairy-type
that isn't cute or pretty.
This is a murderous
monster fairy-type which is
really unique, and I
appreciate uniqueness
in Pokémon.
I think Rolycoly is
a really cute little
wheel-around angry lump
of coal that reminds me
of the wheelie bike
from Kirby Air Ride,
which was my favorite
vehicle in that game.
Barraskewda is a really
awesome water-type Pokémon,
and I love how its tail
rotates like a propeller.
That's really cool, and I
want to use one at some point.
Toxtricity is flat-out awesome.
It's a cool spiky lizard
that has the amazing
poison/electric type
combo that I've wanted
for so long.
This is a fantastic Pokémon
that I really enjoyed using
on my team.
Centiskorch is an
excellently-designed Pokémon.
I'm impressed that they
made a centipede Pokémon
that doesn't look
excessively creepy.
It simply looks cool,
and I really like that.
And lastly, for
this tier list are
Clobbopus and Grapploct,
which are hands-down,
far-and-away, my favorite
Pokémon of generation eight.
Clobbopus is incredibly
adorable, and anyone who says
otherwise is simply incorrect.
Meanwhile, Grapploct
is so awesomely badass.
The color scheme of
navy blue and lime green
is fantastic, and the
bright color around its eyes
makes it look like
a superhero mask.
It's really strong, has
an incredible shiny,
and is simply a
fantastic Pokémon.
In this short amount of
time, it has already entered
my top 10 favorite
Pokémon of all time.
I fricking love this thing.
And now, for the
final tier list of
the brand new Pokémon.
I don't strongly
dislike Alcremie,
but I must admit I
don't really like how
heavily-inspired by food it is,
to the point where it's
basically sentient food.
Eiscue is basically
just a penguin with an
ice cube head, which
isn't horrible,
but I think it's a
little too goofy.
Zamazenta's hero of many
battle forms doesn't look
horrible, but the
segments on its neck look
kind of gross to me.
Eternamax Eternatus is just a
hand reaching out of a spiral,
which is pretty lame, but
I can't totally discount it
because you only see it
once for a big boss battle,
so it's under different
rule sets I guess.
Pinchurchin is fine for me.
I like that they made
a sea urchin Pokémon
that's not water-type,
but I don't really find
Pinchurchin cute or cool
enough to find it more
than just okay.
Snom is actually a very
similar Pokémon to Pinchurchin,
so my thoughts are about
the same toward it.
Indeedee is, again,
a fine Pokémon.
I don't dislike it, but it
doesn't really stand out.
Morpeko is a perfectly
fine Pikachu clone.
I think its design
premise is interesting,
but it's still just a
regular old Pikachu clone
that doesn't really stand out.
Dracovish and Arctovish
have a really creative
design premise, but I
end up liking them just
a bit less than the
other two fossils because
they are seriously weird.
Dracovish is a fish
attached to a dragon's tail,
and Arctovish has its face
facing straight upward.
They're wild and super creative,
but they're so weird
that I can never really
really like them.
Both of Zacians forms and
Zamazenta's crown shield
forms are fine legendaries.
They're never going
to be my favorites,
but I don't dislike
them in any way.
Frosmoth is a very
pretty Pokémon.
I like that they finally
made a bug/ice type,
and I think they did
a good job with it.
Stonjourner is very cute, and
I like it because of that.
I like Dracozolt and
Arctozolt for the same reasons
that I just discussed.
I think this generations
fossil premise
is super creative.
Duraludon is a
very solid Pokémon,
and I love that
they finally made a
steel/dragon type
that's not Dialga.
Dreepy and Drakloak
are cool-looking
Pokémon that I quite like.
Eternatus is a pretty
solid legendary Pokémon.
It looks antagonistic
and somewhat alien
without looking too alien.
They did a good job
with this Pokémon.
I know I said that
Alcremie looked
too food-like for me
to really get into it,
but Milcery doesn't
have the same problem.
It just looks like
a really cute blob.
It's great.
I also like Falinks a lot
because it's really cute.
The individual segments
with the cute little eyes
that you can't see
from this static image,
but can see clearly in-game,
are absolutely adorable.
I think it's so
funny that a Pokémon
based on war formations
ended up being
so fricking cute.
Cufant and Copperajah are
fantastically designed Pokémon.
Cufant is really cute
while Copperajah looks
regal and imposing.
I'm glad they finally gave
us new elephant Pokémon
for the first time
since generation two,
and they did a fantastic
job with these Pokémon.
And finally, Dragapult
is an excellent Pokémon.
I think they did a great job
of having it be inspired
by an inanimate object,
those being stealth bombers,
without making it look
too much like a machine.
It simply just
looks really cool,
plus, I really enjoyed
using one on my team
in my play through.
Sweeping through
things with a crazy
speedy dragon that won't
be out-sped is just so fun.
So those are my tier lists
for all the new Pokémon
in generation eight.
You may have noticed
that only one singular
Pokémon was in the D tier
in all of these tier lists,
so clearly I think generation
eight is a very solid
generation of Pokémon.
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