Pokemon Dev Explains the Making of "Last Respects"

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After creating Fishious Rend in Gen 8, Risitas is at it again. This time he made a move that is even more devastating. In this video he explains his thought process and how the move came into being.

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00:00 - 00:05So I was working on new moves when my boss said, "Hey Risitas! Come here!"
00:05 - 00:07Fishious Rend was a great move in Gen 8.
00:07 - 00:10We need an even stronger move for Gen 9.
00:11 - 00:16I thought this guy is insane. I made Fishious Rend broken so I'd get fired.
00:17 - 00:21So I made a move 100 times stronger!
00:21 - 00:24Last Respects!
00:29 - 00:31Last Respects!
00:31 - 00:34If the rest of your team is dead, it has 300 base power!
00:38 - 00:40Last Respects!
00:41 - 00:47I told my boss I would give it to Basculin's evolution, Basculegion, and even Houndstone.
00:47 - 00:50He thought I was a genius!
00:50 - 00:56Now the rest of your team can suck, and you can still win!
00:58 - 00:59Oh! It gets better!
00:59 - 01:01With Adaptability, the power doubles.
01:04 - 01:06And guess what?
01:06 - 01:08That's Basculegion's ability!
01:13 - 01:14Last Respects!
01:14 - 01:16They honestly let me make this.
01:16 - 01:20And if you revive a Pokemon, the power stacks up to 5,050.
01:21 - 01:27It is the only move whose base power can be more than 3 digits long.
01:35 - 01:36It's unbelievable!
01:36 - 01:39I can't believe I didn't get fired for this!
01:41 - 01:44But seriously though.
01:44 - 01:47The move has some drawbacks.
01:47 - 01:49Both it users are kind of slow.
01:50 - 01:53So I just give them a Choice Scarf!
01:54 - 01:56Too easy!
01:56 - 01:58It almost always hits first!
01:58 - 02:02600 base power plus STAB, they're dead!
02:05 - 02:07Last Respects!
02:10 - 02:11And then...
02:11 - 02:13And then...
02:15 - 02:17And then if they bring out a Normal type or something
02:17 - 02:20I gave them a bunch of coverage moves!
02:21 - 02:28As soon as Houndstone was released, he got banned from OU and sent into Ubers tier!
02:29 - 02:30With Mewtwo?
02:30 - 02:32Yes, with Mewtwo and Rayquaza.
02:36 - 02:39And they both die to Last Respects!
02:40 - 02:42I can't believe it!
02:50 - 02:55They let me power creep this game to the fucking moon.
02:56 - 02:58Do you have any regrets?
02:58 - 03:04Yes, I regret that the other Pokemon don't stand a chance.
03:04 - 03:09All of my colleagues worked so hard to make them.
03:09 - 03:11They worked very hard indeed.
03:16 - 03:20And then I make one move that ruins everything.
03:23 - 03:26I can't wait for Gen 10.
03:31 - 03:36If this doesn't get me fired, I don't know what will!