575 - Stealing 99 Rare Candies from the Backlot Mansion! The Level 100 Gauntlet

Devious licks

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

Pinned comment that I will update with strats that work: (I still don't regret using Susan) -1. U-turn into a Sandstream/Snow Warning Pokemon will work 100% of the time, and Yanmega can learn U-Turn & Thief! (suggested by Craig Bolton/Eoin O'Donnell/Hoovy) -2. Wrap has an 85% accuracy, which is better than whirlpool/sand tomb/fire spin (suggested by ShadowKirbae) -3 Bring in an Abomasnow/Hippowdon/Tyranitar at 1 HP that also has a recoil move and use that move on the 5th clefairy so it faints & your Thief Pokemon would be sent out vs Blissey. Major downside here is the setup to get it back down to 1 HP every time since healing is required (suggested by KaxzerZ) EXTRA NOTE: Endure is still higher priority than ANY priority attacking move in Gen IV. Only *attacking* priority moves (Quick Attack/Mach Punch/Shadow Sneak) share priority

[@Hoovy-SV]

look at me ma ! im helpin'

[@cecillewolters1995]

Drifloon with the ability Aftermath and the move Explosion? Dunno if it's possible, but worth a try

[@ThePhighteane]

Maybe a taunt + sticky barb set would work, sticky barb to get the OHKO on endure and taunt in blissey to let you switch to a thief Pokémon. Just make sure your attack makes contact.

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

@@ThePhighteane only downside to that would be having to get 99 sticky barbs!

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

@@cecillewolters1995 I don't think aftermath would kick in because it wasn't hit by a direct contact move

[@katieg1071]

I love this gripping tale of an anti-capatlist mother working hard every single day to provide a prosperous future for her adopted Egg/child.

[@RealClassixX]

>Working hard >Literal theft ?

[@winterdoggo]

I mean, just 'cause it's theft doesn't mean it's not hard work

[@RealClassixX]

@@winterdoggo What does this mean? Of course it's not work, work is constructive. Value is being produced with work, stealing is literally removing value.

[@winterdoggo]

@@RealClassixX What I meant was that effort is being put into the theft. By your definition it might not be "proper" work, but they're definitely trying their best, which fits under how I tend to define it. For example, a scam call centre might be stealing money from the elderly and that's an awful, underhanded thing to do, but they're still spending a lot of time phoning potential victims and getting paid for it, too - I would consider it a form of work. That said, what I consider work is also fairly disconnected from what value is produced. If your job is as a youtuber, and you put a ton of work into a video that just doesn't work out and is never uploaded, there's almost no value there but I would still consider the time used on that video work as well. Seems like we view the term quite differently, but hopefully this helps you understand where I was coming from a little bit.

[@RealClassixX]

@@winterdoggo Ah, I see.

[@alibaba3568]

The AI in DP is COMPLETELY RANDOM according to a few speedruns I've watched (Pt has some 'smart' trainers). All 4 moves have a 1/4 chance of being used every turn no matter your or their HP.

[@averytubestudios]

Oh, so it’s Gen 1?

[@CesarTorres61296]

No wonder why Diamond/Pearl is inferior to Platinum.

[@Coyoteari]

@@averytubestudios iirc gen 1 is actually coded to always use super effective moves if they have them, even if they don’t inflict damage (ex: an AI will use constantly light screen against a poison type until it runs out of pp bc it’s a psychic type move)

[@pikapower_kirby]

@@Coyoteari Yep! And what's worse is iirc gen 1 trainer pokemon don't use pp, so you can potentially soft-lock yourself in very specific situations (Pikasprey did a video on a soft-lock in Lorelei's room).

[@thatoneuberedsoldier4505]

@@Coyoteari the legendary dragonite vs venemoth

[@shadowkirbae4289]

Lickilicky Ability: Oblivious EVs: 252 Atk / 8 SpD / 248 Spe Adamant Nature - Wrap - Thief - Protect Wrap has 85% accuracy which would get around Endure, while it also learns Thief. Protect for when you need to stall turns and oblivious prevents cute charm. This wouldve been miles better than the machamp atleast

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

Wrap is a good option I forgot existed, but I think I still enjoy the 100% accuracy from No Guard

[@Ace_T]

@@AbsolBlogsPokemon Wrap has an approximately 56% chance of missing once per 5 turns, the other moves has around an 83% failure rate. Idk how it compares to no guard machamp since idk the data for Clefairy, but I think even at best clefairy move set, wrap could’ve been more efficient as it’s comparing .85^5 to .75^5

[@TsukiStuffs]

devious lick

[@loneranger7831]

@@TsukiStuffs NO

[@TsukiStuffs]

@@loneranger7831 cmon dude, stealing shit with a lickilicky. the pun literally wrote itself

[@mrletsplayit]

I'm glad the farm activities got to be part of this legendary gauntlet. Next farm visit we can do a bull riding level 100 gauntlet

[@AlanRedgown]

The best part was when he said "it's heistin' time" and heisted all over those maids.

[@thatguysagittar]

That flipnote studio animation at 16:03 is amazing. Personally I like the stretchy arm theory.

[@MrCharles72]

“The move has 70% accuracy, which means it’ll miss most of the time” Math teachers dying worldwide

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

With my luck, 70% misses most of the time LOL

[@cesarmendieta7954]

To be fair every move with less than 70% acurracy always miss a lot

[@MrCharles72]

@@AbsolBlogsPokemon I can totally relate to that 😂

[@FireflyOnyx]

We all know the saying...

[@LcFan96]

if ts not 100 accuracy its 50 accuracy.

[@cesarmendieta7954]

Do a Gauntlet about leveling up using Lumiose City Smoothie store. A very forgot mechanic of X and Y

[@BananaReidy]

Smoothies

[@c0ldbrew618]

What a relic. Loved this store!

[@TheSupremeRk9s]

Dude you did not just diss ORAS…… Thank you 🥳😍🙌💯💯💯

[@dkwhattoputhere]

Ikr

[@kwimple]

oras is good i will do a boxing match to prove it

[@pokemonboiz7005]

I love hoenn but my first game was sapphire so I love oras but I need to say the other regions and games are the great to

[@SpiralFalcon]

As Italian, i feel honored that you stole the last candy with that masterpiece of a music as background. it's always pizza time!

[@jxt2329]

Devious licks in Pokémon, what’ve we come to

[@sixtymixty8653]

watching your vids feels like chilling with a good friend. i love that you still include the classic camera recording style and always take us with you on walks lol. your vids just feel special to me. love your content man

[@ashopal5811]

I love Susan and her tiny lvl100 egg daughter so much

[@popsicle2267]

Dude I love your unique format of pokemon challenge video mixed with a vlog(?) to show progression. It makes your videos stand out from other youtubers. The level 100 gauntlet ideas are so absurd and original every time. Keep it up!

[@samelol8149]

This one time some random kid threw some maltesers at me, while i was just walking down the street. I guess i know how it feels when blissey flings those candies at you

[@anthonyblack3114]

Any time I see your videos pop up - even if I’ve watched them 5 times - I always click them. Thank you for the content, Matt! I always enjoy the company while I shiny hunt. (Or, in this case, drive into work for a 13 hour rainy day).

[@Graze19]

No Absol, this is an angelic yield

[@sampanna6983]

If the AI chooses the moves randomly, you have a 23.73% chance that none of the five Clefairy use Endure in each session of 5 battles.

[@joelbalsters5352]

Meaning in 99 days you have a 1.427171234054e−62% chance to not have any clefairys use endure once, this number is so small that 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% is still more than 1000x as likely (probably more like 1000000x as likely but the first number is inconceivable)

[@zappyzen5388]

Shiny hunters: I like those odds

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

Gaming while being in a virtual meeting is the most relatable thing ever I've played through Zelda Phantom Hourglass on DS while in a few too long meetings I had to attend but not really talk at all and that was by far not the only game I've played through these past few months just in meetings.

[@driftingquill]

I know there's a good chance you'll never see this comment, but in case you do, I want you to know that youve re-ignited my love for pokémon. I have sword and the dlc, sun and moon, and omega ruby. Although currently my 2ds is lost and the only cartridges I can find is my sun cartridge and my sword cartridge. A lot of peoples voices I cant tolerate (I have really bad sensory problems) and yours is the most calming voice I've heard in a while. I love your gauntlet videos and your love for baja blast and your commitment to the games and community. Recently I found my first ever shiny, a gothorita in a dynamax raid on sword. I named it wubble. Keep up the amazing work! I havent been watching for long but I am proud of the progress Ive seen and the kindness you share with others. :)

[@ThomasSH]

Fun fact: once when I was 20 I did this succesfully with my Hippowdon “Mothership” for 125 days straight!!! It was fabulous. Great video as always!!!! And Rothomus is actually my son!!! 🍬🍬🍬🍬✨✨✨✨

[@HappyFlareon1]

As someone who had a timid female Machamp called Jheri in a recent playthrough of Platinum this is a wonderful journey to see unfold

[@tobobabong2953]

Oh hell yea I was just watching some old Lvl 100 Gauntlets and now this comes out! Perfect timing!

[@jimmyto210]

Hey Absol! I've been doing myself a lvl.100 gauntlet for the past 6-7 months and I've been having a lot of fun. I'm doing the "Getting to lvl.100 with only the PokeWalker from Pokemon Heartgold/Soulsilver" so yeah, I'm giving you the idea if you want to try it! It's very easy, you just have to walk *insert furret meme* Each step is 1XP point (like in the DayCare) and you have to be careful and send the pokemon back to the game before the steps you took are bigger than the ones you need to lvl up. But besides of that is a very easy and fun achievement! So if you decide to try it please use Aipom (I love that monkey, and it's in the fast xp group, so only 600K steps to take, 2-3 months if you walk a lot) Thanks, and sorry for my very bad lvl of english bc I'm not a native speaker, greetings from Spain!

[@ButterMyPanda]

Great anecdote. Your English is perfect 💪

[@ozthegreatandpowerful4775]

He can walk to burger king and back

[@f0rm0r]

wake up babe, new level 100 gauntlet out

[@thatblueeyedwolf]

I absolutely love your channel. It hits a particular part of humour that I adore.

[@johnpaulcross424]

Just when I was finished re-binging the gauntlet you add another video, Tysm Absol!

[@NinetyFiveFathoms]

I love all your level 100 gauntlets, and this is no exception! I'm really glad I got to experience some of this one live, especially the unforgettable "I Play Pokémon Go" Experience.

[@Lucy-cf3le]

Omg I missed these lvl 100 gauntlet videos! I’m so glad there’s a new one!!!!

[@ctrlaltdelooms]

Huzzah! My favourite series returns. Thanks for the great content Absol

[@ToasterNiggow]

Hey Matt, i really like your long hair. It fits you perfectly! Really great Gauntlet aswell :)

[@RadicalJawzFunnyMoments]

Always love the gauntlets. Makes me feel like you are actually talking to the viewers as friends :)

[@happyvincentPOGO]

Damn, hippowdon was so close to being useful in this challenge 🤣 also, I've been wondering. Is it possible to train a pokemon to level 100 in colosseum or XD? If so, maybe a cool idea for a challenge 👀

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

I plan on one day training a Shadow Pokemon to lv 100 before purifying it!

[@happyvincentPOGO]

@@AbsolBlogsPokemon i can't wait to see that

[@ShaneMurray1020]

@@AbsolBlogsPokemon would love to see that video

[@indigoblue8600]

In the same way I love watching these gauntlet challenges, I also loved your mini mtn dew review lol

[@Gen3Hunter]

I absolutely love these gauntlets Matt!! Huge congrats🤠

[@BroseidonLive]

Great vid as always Matt! I know you've been grinding editing lately, so we have a lot of amazing vids to look forward to! Question: What flavor do you think rare candies are?

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

I bet they taste like a rare steak

[@caseyleenb]

@@AbsolBlogsPokemon but have you considered: they taste like pure umami flavour

[@stephenscap9164]

This is my first time watching you after like 2 years and oh my god you look incredible

[@Canady117]

Dude, heck yeah with the SNES JP music around 12:00 !! I loved that game as a kid, and just recently watched Super Beard Bros' playthrough of it. Also, I commented this the other day on one of your other videos, but I'm so glad the algorithm finally showed me your channel. It is possibly the most chill gaming/Pokemon content I think I've ever watched. I love it, it's so nice to unwind at the end of a long day and "hang out" with you. I say that because that's the vibe these videos give off, and it's amazing.

[@KaxzerZ]

You could also use a 1 HP Hippowdon / Abomasnow with Take Down, Double-Edge or Wood Hammer to KO yourself on the last Clefairy to let another Thief Pokémon be in 1st against Blissey. Ironically, the necessary setup is probably easier done by fighting a strong Water/Fire type and use endure yourself lol.

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

That sounds very good minus the setup! I feel like by the last rare candy, it'd take a few minutes to get it to 1 HP every time with how high level it would be

[@KaxzerZ]

@@AbsolBlogsPokemon you can also just use substitute 4 times (or only twice if you use 99 revives), but the endure strat is funny!

[@Hidden_Fern]

Your hair is so floofy!! Love it

[@melskunk]

I think this might be my favourite gauntlet yet! Especially the mysterious pizza guy with his soundtrack

[@raze5797]

I gotta say, ive been rewatching your past videos for a couple days now, and i would love to get a video that only shows your nintendo/pokemon collection, from consoles to games to cards. You seem to have so much gameboys and consoles! Here's to hoping you do one of those in the near future! Props from Portugal!

[@cocolocatomandococacola]

No joke, I was literally dancing around the entire video for no reason. And I killed it when that church music came up

[@sojuiceeexists]

FINALLY, I only saw the ending on your twitch I finally get to see it all.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Oh. No wonder I never won this since I basically 1 koed the pokemon except for the endure. I would try this myself but doing all this work for a chance for a rare candy seams like alot.

[@jamesfidler1818]

Every level 100 gauntlet is cause for celebration!

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

I don't know why I enjoy your random gauntlets so much but everytime a new one pops up or even just an old one I just immediately click and watch it. I also watch some of your other videos I just enjoy your personality and jokes I guess.

[@greenstain58]

havent seen anything from you in quite awhile but you're looking great! ive been working on myself a lot recently and its definitely inspiring to see

[@dawnsbuneary]

Thank you for teaching me something new, sir. I barely play Platinum very much anymore, and when I did, I BARELY did that maid challenge, so I never knew about the Rich Boy/Lady with a Rare Candy holding Blissey. Also, the lights shutting off at Midnight was cool.

[@kapparill]

Been subscribed since 2016 (on old channeL) cant believe you have come this far man keep up the great work

[@growl_is_broken3098]

I remember when u were at 20k subs or so a couple of years ago and I thought you deserved so many more subs and now I see you on my recommended again and you're at 124k! Way to go bro

[@sweethistortea]

Hi Matt, I think this must be one of my favorite gauntlet videos. Keep up the great work! ^0^ I have a quick questions as well, would you ever do a story movie/Lv.100 gauntlet for the fangame Pokémon Insurgence? :O

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

Thank you! I've never played one of those fangames before - maybe someday!

[@GrandpaMaxGaming]

I was looking forward to this one. Enjoyed the streams too

[@duelingcharges]

Let's goooo, another level 100 gauntlet, this thursday just got better. Don't have power cause of a storm but mobile hotstop ftw

[@cerebraltempest9810]

the longer hair and sunnies combo looks sick absol super hypeeeee🙏

[@fatbeanzoop]

I've been watching KZbin for 16 years, it doesn't get any better than the level 100 gauntlet

[@onthehunt2297]

This was quite the interesting gauntlet Absol and keep up the amazing work

[@gbuttersland7757]

I have that exact same neon green DS! So cool to see another one in the wild!

[@FluffyGamer2005Ed]

Woooo! Time to watch this while doing my workouts!

[@blueshark5334]

Really cool gauntlet congrats!

[@Shawn_Faris]

Love the sound effects from that Nightmare in Dreamland mini game 😂

[@cj_skywalker]

😯 Wow. I salute you sir, doing that sadistic challenge to get 99 Rare Candies is a nightmare in hell, something I will die never doing.

[@shubhamparashar9430]

I've not seen absol's videos for a while and it was surprising to say the least when i saw Jessie Eisenberg hair!! Looks great btw

[@k2a2l2]

1 of the most underrated pokemon channels, love ur vids

[@christiankim6864]

I think it’s criminal that this KZbin channel only has 123k subs. Honestly.

[@slateportraichu5416]

I love your unique challenges=)

[@Memelordmoonfield]

Ok I just love your gauntlet

[@strongworld02]

When I wake up, I'm grabbing my phone. I'm gonna watch them all. I wanna watch Absol play, Pokémon, all day long.

[@TrainerNils]

I never thought you had it in you Matt. Stealing items from poor ladies that is. Great video as always though! 🙏🏽

[@jacobchalkler1652]

You remind me of a lot of friends i had on school in a great way lol

[@GlitchedCactus]

here from the tweet lol Love it when these pop up!

[@geoffreyhogueison5551]

Thats not a thief, it's just an ordinary pizza boy

[@AndUwU]

Great choice in the songs in this.

[@undertalemodtool]

Knock you down is one of the most underrated Deltarune songs

[@JFlash727]

Can't wait to watch this when I get home :)

[@phjr05]

My week just keeps getting better and better

[@electricmouse8860]

Man, I can't believe you almost swore. The world would've been flipped upside down

[@justjust3]

I love this series

[@medom3710]

That guy is filming a youtube video and is also watching Summit in the background. beautyful

[@groncher]

Dude I haven’t watched you in a while and you look great now

[@vinnymundy4446]

i never get tired of hearing that level 100 intro

[@popplio728]

Loved when you moved your camera to show it's still August 28th and also showed you were in the middle of a Hurricane Warning 😰😰😰😰😰 Anything for the gauntlet!

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

Thankfully nothing happened where I was at!!

[@JulianBliss]

I am a simple man. I see Absol in my subs feed, I click. Edit: Damn what a great video. Your humor, editing choices, pacing, are all superb.

[@playkawaii2104]

I love the use of AC Birthday song :) 712!

[@trevormurphy2789]

I love these vids!

[@calebgames6159]

Knock You Down!!! works reeeeally well in this video for some reason

[@abe-oh3dm]

great video!!

[@cyanide_crow7970]

I have taken in nothing except for the fact that Deltarune music was used in this video.

[@bajablastre]

Absolute madman

[@acupofnick4757]

Another true gamer video

[@hyperactiveolive3219]

The music during the maid explanation is literally called "Knock You Down !!"

[@LegendKiller029]

It’s a great day when absol posts ;)

[@artiction]

Thought of this some time ago, so seeing this is pretty cool

[@Will-vj2qd]

Perhaps serene grace zoom lense heat wave blissy? It's my best idea, burn with serene grace. Purely an idea, idk if serene grace is 100 percent all the time tho. Great video!

[@lhayden]

Keep up the good work man :)

[@Talia_Foxx]

"...Which I named 'Robin Hood' because Happiny are very, very skilled at archery." made me laugh so much harder than it should have. I really hope everyone watching understood how funny that was.

[@SpiritBlox]

Underrated channel

[@Roseyfinchartworks]

Absol is like, Jeb the gardener of Pokémon. Nothing but good vibes from both dudes.

[@Laprisu]

YOOOOO you watched "The Boy and the Beast"?! I just watched it for the first time this year, too and omg it's so good.