A Pokémon Battle, but it's All Luck

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[@MandJTVPlays]

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[@Spamtonthedude_]

Hey Mikey

[@Spamtonthedude_]

I’m not gonna say mickey

[@dynamic8192]

Never

[@user-ky4us6rl3y]

some people just dont even watch the vid but commment

[@Spamtonthedude_]

@@user-ky4us6rl3y I do!

[@trinlombardi]

If only the Misty Explosion had missed the Scream Tail, we would've gotten a wonderful recreation of John and Mikey's last metronome battle

[@soappacket2342]

It's because Miltank wasn't in the battle

[@trinlombardi]

​@@soappacket2342 Scream Tail could've become John's Miltank equivalent 😂

[@dragire608]

Dang I looked at the comments again, I hope this isn’t a major spoiler

[@NeonWafflez707]

@@dragire608 I’m using my phone and it was shown on the bottom :/ I knew what was coming

[@GamingEelektross]

Abroliva lived too so it would just make for a longer battle with more chaos.

[@amberlewis183]

TBH kinda hilarious that the Pokémon that John repeatedly called useless and unhelpful ended up being the last one standing

[@ArthurTRead]

useless at everything except staying alive through an explosion

[@egg2468]

Bro John really won because of stuff cheeks

[@nagitoad]

He won with luck in a battle where the only move you could use depends on luck So i don't see the point in this comment

[@TheGtagAcid]

Reminds me of when in my scarlet play through my ballads named”useless” ended up saving me in the final Sada fight

[@tinytitansthechannel]

I’d love to see the Metronome League Battles you did back in the day come back with so many new metronome pokemon

[@Ditto.007]

Oh i remember those! The early days of MandJTVplays!

[@random_art-socool]

im actually doing one of those but in pokemon showdown!

[@Ditto.007]

@@random_art-socool I'm terrible at showdown, let alone trying to win with metronome in play lol

[@oscarwillimott9296]

GO HOUSTON GASTROS!!!

[@inteleonarmy1838]

The good ol’ days

[@wittingcave5591]

Mikey expecting Heat wave till the end is the definition of Optimism.

[@sonic2blue]

don't worry, Mikey will get his Heat Wave in the long run. thank to global warming lol 😜

[@waddleboyadvance7187]

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result

[@wittingcave5591]

@@waddleboyadvance7187 It fits really well here, doesn’t it? I didn’t realize it yet, but should have.

[@faisalmahir7998]

I love metronome battles those are really exciting and full of surprises i hope mikey does more of these

[@jlgbbmnfam8455]

Hi

[@TheMostAngy]

Mmmmmmmmm

[@faisalmahir7998]

@@jlgbbmnfam8455 Hello

[@Tejgreat12]

metronome league

[@egg2468]

Bro John really won because of stuff cheeks

[@Alita_Kazami]

What shiny will John find today?

[@GoombruhGG]

Probably koraidon lmao

[@Alita_Kazami]

Ah, Lechonk. Not bad

[@louctendo1321]

He can't keep getting away with this

[@benheinrich4306]

Gonna guess before hand. Roaring moon. I was wrong

[@lukesmith943]

Chonko

[@DhruvSharma-dt3qc]

Literally the most intense metronome battle the world will ever see

[@acidp0p]

The grunty lore continues! I LOVE THIS

[@tony76935]

I love that Mikey isn't even annoyed whenever Grunty Boi appears now lol, just treats him like a regular person. Love to see it :)

[@slaytahharwood417]

Yeah we love some character groth

[@Mintyhall1st]

The mighty grunty boy is getting the respect he DESERVES

[@mitchdominick9799]

With all the new pokemon who can learn metronome, will you do another metronome draft league? Those have been my favorite content!

[@gengarzilla1685]

It's best to wait until the HOME update for that. There's several unavailable Pokémon who can now use Metronome, amongst them being Tornadus.

[@pheonixpidgey5294]

@@gengarzilla1685 there will be NINE legendary pokemon (including both of Tornadus forms) that can learn metronome in pokemon sv once home becomes available and thats cool

[@Kostyurik]

I wonder if it will be MML season 2 or MBF season 3... I prefer the latter

[@ryleemiller1407]

Bleakwind Storm (Japanese: こがらしあらし Chilly Wind Storm) is a damage-dealing Flying-type move introduced in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It is the signature move of Tornadus.

[@jadedghostt]

YESS more metronome content!! that ending was PERFECT. The last time you guys caught a team to metronome battle it also ended in an explosion leaving john's pokemon standing, so thats hilarious LMAO

[@trifectum3504]

that was one of my favorite videos

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

This was awesome The Misty Explosion ending reminded me of John's Miltank surviving one of Mikey's Pokémon using Self-destruct winning him the Metronome Battle as everyone else fainted from it History repeats itself (kind of)

[@lampekartoffel]

Looking at Tulip, kinda makes me want to use one for the first time ever😂 I've always just felt like they were too much of a "pretty fairy type" to my tastes and I've never really needed one for balance

[@CynderBlaze]

As someone who’s used Florges in the past, I can definitely attest to it being good! Its special attack and special defense are really solid!

[@gengarzilla1685]

At 552, Florges has the second highest base stat total of any non-legendary that isn't a pseudo-legend, Mega Evolution, Slaking, or Archeops, being only three points behind Arcanine. This Pokémon is by no means just about looking pretty; it could definitely pay off well for an in-game team if you don't mind the very limited movepool.

[@fin5887]

It used judgement

[@milliemino8424]

Had a rough week, but just seeing the notification for this cheered me up! Thank you Mikey for the awesome content :)

[@Ditto.007]

Hope next week gets better for you!

[@jesvinr]

Yea for real man you got this! Whatever you’re going thru 💪🏾

[@matswachtmeester2364]

Look I have to say it: did you have a biglyrough week?

[@mfz0967]

I will never ever miss a single episode of the JMC. Love it to bits!

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

Wanting to see Mikey and John racing across Paldea on Koraidon and see who can finish the race first

[@M_LikesToStab]

Great to see that Grunty Boy is in a happy and stable relationship

[@chriscopper4411]

PLEASE ADD MORE METRONOME BATTLES THEY ARE VERY EXCITING AND KEEP ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT.

[@riverdog_deyna]

I love that Grunty Boy and the Team Skull girl are still together❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@genv.b521]

The best part of the battle is Mikey keeps on wanting to have Heat Wave, Tulip unexpectedly being strong, and pew pew disappointing PM7 a lot but managing to get him the win (also a deja vu of sorts from their last Metronome Battle which a Pokémon from PM7 managing to survive an Explosion)

[@Albortomagico]

We need this format but with normal battling like monotype battles or something of the such, that could be cool

[@riedvods]

i love that mikey uses his own names for the paradox pokemon theyre great headcanon names

[@SonicLink1622]

Love that Mikey called that Dragonite would KO itself too, and then it did to end the battle

[@jasonvandyke8810]

Metronome battles back thank you for bringing this back. I loved this for so long that’s what got me into mandjtv🎉

[@Mifititi]

That was extremely entertaining. 😂 I kind of wished the Misty Explosion had missed just so we could see what happens next.

[@SaskiaSketches]

Can’t believe Mikey actually called that Dragonite would KO itself!

[@timmyreobed5043]

That's the second time Mikey has lost a Metronome battle to an explosion move. At least there weren't any cows involved this time around.

[@MaxWelton]

8:15 both weight-based moves right after each other

[@TheRibottoStudios]

Finding shiny Pokémon is SUPER EASY barely an inconvenience. For John that is.

[@AceTrainerJack]

Wowowowowow…wow

[@solarcupid2583]

Bigglyruff and the florges were the MVP of their respective side

[@conlon4332]

9:17 I think the "Oh my g- oh." is my favourite part of Metronome battles.

[@streetsweater]

I love how both Mikey and John’s editors are slowly going insane

[@AztecCroc]

6:23 Rage Fist doesn't have to effect the target to count for the evolution, you can just spam all of them into a Normal type, use an Ether, and then spam the next 10 and evolve it after one battle.

[@BlademasterBen]

Grungy boi’s love life becoming an ongoing bit is so incredible.

[@TrueUnknownNPC]

I’m just surprised that Michael didn’t go for tankier Pokémon. He knew what he was getting into

[@cassandraspoelhof3752]

DAMN THAT FLORGES WAS POWERFUL AF! You made the right choice going for her, John. She was totally MVP.

[@bct2308]

John: “Muk could be VERY ANNOYING.” Grunty Boi: HAHA!

[@serenitywingss]

grunty boi spending valentine's day playing video games is so wholesome

[@creepyforce4458]

Who else is excited for team sky in Unova when Mikey will fly around on a Golurk?

[@davidmckenzie9086]

But how are we meant to explain that Golurk is a creature of the sky

[@amogus69697]

It can literally be a rocket

[@spyrobjnn7267]

Good to see metronome come back again.

[@Ditto.007]

Yh, its been a while

[@yugioh5dsfan001]

It ended almost the same way, except Mikey didn't get embarrassed and lost to a Miltank.

[@piik2896]

I laughed so hard at the clip after arboliva, I started choking on my spit. Don’t worry I’m fine. Good job to whoever is editing this video! 3:40

[@Eternaltus]

If John finds a shiny in the first few minutes I'm going to lose it

[@montyeggman3075]

Does finding one BEFORE the video starts count as being in the first few minutes?

[@eyebrawlnlc1116]

​@montyeggman3075 Mikey found a shiny before one of the other videos, so I count it.

[@silasiannitelli2668]

I love these videos. They're hilarious and super entertaining.

[@codyhill2311]

I love the conversations between the two of you it's always so funny and warm like the conversation between two lifelong friends.

[@Arrows_tip]

12:23 was absolutely hilarious.

[@diplodoncalus]

I can’t describe how much I love your videos. I clicked immediately on the notification when I got it

[@westonshorts912]

Same lmao

[@Ditto.007]

Me too!

[@madhumitachatterjee6257]

Me three

[@sean501st]

Grunty boi. The only advert I never EVER skip

[@Spacequeenredz]

Mickey when John catches a Pokémon he wants:scnudiscsndojnsdojhcjodsschjocschdsocj John when Mickey catches a Pokémon he wants:okie

[@LunaStar5724]

I would love to see the MML come back for a season two like the many of us are waiting for so long :>

[@DrippyTomFr]

Hi I’m Drippy Tom

[@bekers0421]

I love watching all sorts of metronome battles and this one is top tier!!! This is why I love metronome battles!!!

[@zentendoxn8955]

I don’t know why I realized so late. This is the second consecutive Metronome Battle video where John won over Michael by one of his ‘Mons living an Explosion.

[@BNotInc]

15:49 *I can’t believe Mikey turned into a turkey here.*

[@FrostbiteMinicon]

I’m way too invested in this story of Grunt Boi and the team skull member ❤😂

[@Mrdino_shorts]

Can’t wait to see John get a shiny at -5:19

[@milesrobison1826]

It ended like all good metronome battles do, with an explosion and lots of rage

[@MaxWelton]

10:23 it’s a 50 base power special attack w/o STAB.

[@axolofa]

The fact that Mikey CALLED IT with the Dragonite is so funny

[@gengarzilla1685]

That last move brought back chills, my goodness. At least John's last Pokémon couldn't have been a Miltank this time.

[@theonewhoknows4978]

John screaming his hare and disappointment at pew-pew is sending me. And it won him the battle.

[@smolbean7014]

I love the grungy boy lore 😂

[@bluieliam]

3:45 dude that's an archaic reference 😂, I'm here for it

[@michaelmahagaputra2730]

That was really intense, Bigglyruff holding it by herself against two but in the end, pew pew stands alone

[@TimTam_3]

Grunty Boi still dating the Team Skull grunt is fantastic. This is probably my favorite ad skit. Great vid so far

[@edmg7]

You'd think Mikey would know better than to challenge Mr "I get a shiny in every one of our videos" to a game of luck.

[@Dittocookie2]

John should keep naming Pokémon “Mikey” to confuse the real Mikey 😅

[@TheRedPandaQueen]

I love Metronome battles soo much, pure chaos

[@giacomobongrazio]

OMG that was soooo funny, John won a match basically 4 vs 6, pew pew and Slaking basically did nothing, please do more battles!

[@celestialfangs4544]

This battle had me dying.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pranavdiwan8802]

i missed when you used to do these metronome battles all those years back. This was so refreshing and nostalgic at the same time I'd love to see you revisit some of these old ideas with new twists

[@benderrodriguez9671]

Remember when mikey lost to johns milktank that avoided his snorlaxs self destruct and then relased snorlax after the battle

[@qaimzaidi3199]

how poetic dragonite exploded to end it just like mikey said

[@metakirby]

14:43 same. Bees are fine but wasps and hornets are jerks. Well, wasps. Never seen a hornet.

[@Larat..]

So there is a French music competition called Manie musicale that happens yearly and one of this years songs is called Bonjour, au revoir which in English means hello, goodbye which is basically the name of johns dragonite

[@ubercow6611]

I like how at the end John and Mikey just wanted the battle to end

[@Shadowism2097]

Just to say I love your content. I’ve watched multiple of your videos multiple times.Keep it up man.

[@MaxWelton]

15:24 solution: bring a full team of Cursed Bodies.

[@zenshing3293]

I've been itching for a "then we battle" type video from Mikey and John for so long, so excited!

[@IAmMissingnoMaster]

Wow, that got intense. Like the MBF and MML all over again! Friggin' Scream Tail putting up one hell of a fight, too! I love that thing!

[@agastyathumma4397]

5:15 next is raycon earbuds 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@leowoodwind7723]

These two (and their editors) really help me stay sane. I'm very thankful 🙏🏻

[@imjustelm]

thank you for your service, Bigglyruff, you fought well

[@nicholasconway8129]

This video was crazy!!! Metronome is a Crazy move! Love these types of videos

[@joyousforbes4670]

STOP I just remembered the metronome battles with Katie and the other. Ahhh good times

[@joseph7696]

0:12 can’t wait to see Mikey get the dub in Metronome

[@thatonenerd21]

The GOAT of Pokemon Ideas.

[@Pablo360able]

Me: “Huh. This is odd. John hasn’t gotten a random shiny yet.” John: “Hey, do you want to hear good news?” Me: “Ah.”

[@chaossalad3243]

“Darkest Lariat” is the coolest thing I have heard come out of Mikey’s mouth. Except perhaps “It is *finished!* ”

[@wanderlustwarrior]

I don't know which friendship I'm more jealous of, Mikey and John or Mikey and Grunty Boi.

[@balefire384]

4:51 DROWZEE I refuse to elaborate.

[@JCtheSnake]

Im happy for Grunty boi and the Team Skull grunt 😁

[@SogekingFirebirdStar]

John, this is the beginning of your comeback! You got this!

[@DeltaDubs89]

Florges was absolutely monstrous here. An absolute UNIT!!

[@KiwiFrag]

Thumbnail: casually shows mikey being worried about explosion being used on his ghost type gengar

[@andreblueboy6019]

4:06 his reaction to his shiny lechonk was hilarious!

[@deveonnolan7333]

I'm sure Mikey remembers what happened in the last metronome battle back in the Galar region 🤣

[@cynd3r22]

We need a video fully dedicated to grunty boi’s love life. I’d totally watch.