A Tale Of Three Nuzlocke Encounters

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[@alexismartinez7358]

Waw this run was crazy you got realy fare with the pokemon that you got is realy amazing

[@IcyDimond]

Wow so Pog nordvpn for the 69th time

[@Arcana_zero_studios]

I'm sorry but in what world is Ledian important? It's a weak little bug that no matter the typing, it's always overshadowed. Heracross is a better bug fighter and *How many bug fliers are there again?*

[@IcyDimond]

@@Arcana_zero_studios did you watch the video

[@justinbrown9993]

the way you did this ad read honestly feels the most organic I've seen anyone do it didn't break focus on the video and while skipping 5/10 secs ahead was possible I just didn't feel like doing it since you still were explaining other party members and I potentially would skip over it and have to go back

[@luc8492]

the arc of pokemon idealists alpharad becoming the standard cold, heartless, and logical nuzzlocker vs jaded nuzzlocker jan becoming attached to pokemon in his hardest challenge yet is poetic

[@DrGamer365]

They really rubbed off on each other ig

[@Kurotaisa]

Phrasing.

[@chocoboko123]

Truth and ideals

[@J.Blazer]

Thesis becomes its antithesis.

[@vladisvlad23]

​@@J.Blazerhegel is goated

[@TylerJohnson-gs3ky]

That Mt Pyre fight was so heartbreaking to watch... Even worse when he ran it back on speed up after wiping and we got to see how free the fight was if everything didn't go wrong.

[@intergalactic92]

It still hurts watching it back.

[@unai49999]

It hurted on Stream, It hurted on the daily Channel and I know it's going to hurt now

[@moe5177]

@@unai49999hey btw “hurted” isn’t a word. It’s “hurt”.

[@TrueBlueThew]

My favorite quote from Jan during the fight was, “Someone asked, “What happened?” and another person said, “Sirfetched got frozen.” and that’s like asking what happened on 9/11, and saying that a bunch of flights got delayed”

[@unai49999]

@@moe5177 my bad

[@jaxsofspades]

Honestly pchals videos have improved massively in quality since he went back to streaming, genuinely good storytelling here

[@mushukotenseii]

i know right. im glad he didnt make another hoyoverse sponsored video comparing waifus to pokemon.

[@dccdislame]

​@@mushukotenseiiNah I hate that game from a place deep inside me but that video was peak because of how stupid it was

[@mushukotenseii]

@@dccdislame it was really fuckin stupid, i kinda agree actually. it was entertaining

[@liamfritz8290]

​@@mushukotenseii I'm here from the future with bad news

[@mushukotenseii]

@@liamfritz8290 uh oh. Did he relapse?

[@Bird_in_a_Trenchcoat]

one does not "win with their favorites" one makes new favorites along the way

[@nousername191]

There it is. THAT'S why I cringe every time I see comment use that quote but I agree with Karen. "Favourite" is such a vague term that varies from person to person that trying to use the quote to admonish any use of a meta mon is foolishness. Are you really going to tell people they can't like Incin, the VGC king and far more importantly, many people's starter through Alola just because it's meta but sing praises about Pachurisu when Se Jun Park has stated it wasn't his favourite, it was the best fit for his team and strat at the time and became his favourite?

[@Kuronosa]

​@nousername191 The talk around Pachirisu and that event with Se Jun Park is that, regardless of what the man himself says, people will always see the little electric squirrel and go "Look, he took a bad Pokémon and made it win a World Championship, even using it in his finals battles." And then every VGC player or KZbin video that goes over the fights proceeds to tell the proper reason as to why it was chosen. I mean, sure, I'd love to win a World Championship with Audino, my favorite Pokémon, but the meta is so hostile to Pokémon like it that an Audino winning worlds is never gonna happen.

[@sammyboy447]

Yanmega carried one of my runs so hard that it became a part of my top 10 favorite pokemon ever

[@J.Blazer]

Ooh, I see what you mean. You don't "win with your favorites," your favorites are "the ones you win with."

[@serkxneo8293]

Gsc jumpluff,rse pelliper and hariyama becoming some of my favorites after carrying my runs and/or dying heroically

[@augustinjanuary]

The renaissance of "Pokemon are tools to win nuzlockes" from 2020 all the way back to here is hilarious

[@breadmaster5614]

I'm happy with this character development

[@g3n3r1c6]

@breadmaster5614 We must realize that pokemon are not friends, they are weapons to crush your enemies (in the video game).

[@VerkatosEnsei]

They still are tools though You don't win Nuzlockes using your favourites, you use whatever is the best

[@thewayfayer3268]

@@VerkatosEnsei "You don't win Nuzlockes using your favorites" I'm pretty sure most people do win nuzlockes with their favorites, even excluding the possibility their favorites are the 'best' pokemon

[@LunarWingCloud]

​@@VerkatosEnsei you must be fun at parties

[@jesuschrist4752]

That 0.00029% RNG was so hard to watch live, it was just: *"Thats unlucky, but he can still make it out of this"* _Followed by:_ *"Thats pretty bad, but he has a few outs if he gets lucky"* _Followed by:_ *"how could this possibly get any worse"* _Followed by:_ *"oh... Thats how"*

[@Kongaii]

The freeze at the end was just too funny

[@jesuschrist4752]

@@Kongaii by that point there wasnt even anymore despair, it was just pure cynicism

[@gjbsarmeri3957]

It's wrong. That's not how chances work. It's not oh let's add up everything that happened. If you did this with pretty much any battle you'd get an extremely low percentage because it just means the chance that everything that happened would happen in that exact order, which is a number that's pretty much always gonna be really low

[@jesuschrist4752]

@@gjbsarmeri3957 okay still unlucky lmao

[@hugoshires5162]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@gjbsarmeri3957The reason the RNG is shown like that is because things did need to happen in pretty much that exact order, even if we say for the sake of argument that there were nine other ways he could of lost that fight and all of them had about the same odds of happening that is only 10x as likely and still unbelievably unlikely

[@lucario2801]

Hawlucha tried to stop Ledian : “I thought we weren’t allowed to die when there’s no point to it !” Ledian calmly answered : “There is a point to it. Significance, too. Even a great cause.” “You know that’s impossible !” “You could do it, couldn't you, Phoenix ?” Ledian slowly turned back : “Are you the strongest because you're Pchal’s favorite ? Or are you Pchal’s favorite because you're the strongest?” Hawlucha stopped for a second “I’ve decided how I'll live my life. Now it’s just a matter of doing the best I can to achieve that.” Said Ledian while walking to the battlefield against Blaziken.

[@theknightwithabadpictotall7639]

Dies from peak fiction

[@doctorreed_]

lobotomy kaisen strikes again

[@diondadigger]

I'm sick af💀The Lobotomy is inescapable

[@joshboike7052]

jjk posting is generational

[@mushukotenseii]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@morghoula]

What I love about watching Jan is that he doesn't reset when he RNG shits on him and he doesn't catch meta mons. He plays the whole run through with what he has, which not only embodies the soul of the nuzlocke challenge, but he also ends up finding some really good strats with mons that other people don't look twice at (eg. fast Ledian able to execute Encore).

[@Echowind]

I mean, isn't that what Nuzlockes were about in the first place? They were always meant to be a fun adventure with unlikely friends who you came to know and like before they inevitably leave you forever. Nuzlockes were always meant to be driven by emotion, and it's honestly great to see those emotions surface even when you're trying to min-max everything. o7 to the fallen. edit: 2 months later I realized I made a typo

[@pageclayton6850]

o7 to the namesake, John Locke the Nuzleaf

[@pikalber]

This. I play nuzlockes to meet new pokes that I never normally use or even consider using and I regret nothing when I found a weird encounter and try my best to make him work.

[@jeremyvisser3877]

I disagree, A Nuzlocke wants you to get attached so that when you have to sac off something you might decide not to and lose like Jan did. The attachment is meant as a hurdle for you to climb over

[@somedragonbastard]

Yeah like I have nothing against the difficulty hoes, I admire their dedication, but it does suck when some of them will act like being emotionally invested in your pokemon is stupid

[@pizzasheriff3562]

@@jeremyvisser3877 That's the complete opposite idea the original webcomic was trying to portray dude.

[@evan-tj2jz]

just so some of you guys know the footage for the plan he demonstrated for the double battle near the end was him using speed up after the fail to see if his plan woulda worked without bad rng and he made the fight look easy in 30 seconds 😭😭

[@poppy-jb3st]

"environmental storytelling" and showing the pdp bridge is crazy 😭

[@not_emerald]

peak youtube

[@ceceliagermann7716]

Jokes about the end of the month aside, these videos on in-progress runs are honestly some of my favorites. It gives an opportunity to shed some light on unpopular encounters and smaller fights that might get cut from full-run recap videos. It's cool to see the in-between moments that, despite not being pivotal boss fights, still define how the run will ultimately play out.

[@jinchengzhang3492]

You know it’s bad when the first “ boss fight” is not the gym leader but the aqua grunt 💀

[@dream_weaver6207]

"Focus blast hits 30%" Yeah it does feel like that sometimes

[@xtacticalnukex4]

Lol, it's supposed to be 'Focus Blast Targets x and Hits"

[@calebjohnson9740]

Fissure at -6 acc >>> Focus Blast

[@ryanmahon1]

@@calebjohnson9740🤓 well actually fissure ignores accuracy checks and it's always 30% accurate

[@calebjohnson9740]

@@ryanmahon1 Interesting, didn’t know that! Thanks for the correction

[@leroture7750]

@@calebjohnson9740Fissure’s accuracy is the level differential plus 30%. It fails if you are lower level. A pokemon 70 levels higher will always hit

[@JuniperLea]

No shame in admitting emotional attachment to your Pokemon, it's part of the appeal of nuzlockes in the first place. A beautifully done video, good luck avenging this run on attempt 5!

[@htnog]

A phrase I thought you would say in the end is “to win with your favorite pokemon does not mean to win with them dealing the final blow” Most of the pets and companions we have through our life won’t be there when we finish ‘our run’. But we enjoyed every moment we had with them

[@jacksfacts20]

Shout out to Middlefart being an unsung hero of the runs that it was in.

[@Hapsasa]

I wasnt ready for him to slam out such a decently unknown danish city xD

[@npcmcishark7379]

And for having the most random name

[@Rot8erConeX]

I have a friend whose favorite mon is Wooper. His nuzlockes (which he does as randomizers) always include what he calls the "Wooper clause": if he runs into a wild Wooper, he *must* catch it, even if it's not the first encounter of the route. But, once he catches it, it *stays* on his team permanently, and if it dies, the run is over, even if the rest of his team survives. He has embraced his favorite, and has woven it into his runs. (This friend also has a similar clause for shinies. The first shiny he runs into during a run gets a specific nickname calling back to one of his OCs, and if that mon dies than the run is over. The difference being that the shiny in question *is* allowed to be boxed.)

[@mihaimorar2043]

I love the scrolldown of people who've beaten Run&Bun hardcore and all but one of them has some form of Urshifu on their team.

[@owenaspinall2046]

Steven gifts you a kubfu that I think has 31 IVs in 3 stats.

[@TheWonkster]

​@@owenaspinall2046urshi is also inargubly busted, especially in doubles

[@lulukomadori9651]

just an broken mon after all like competitive, surprised u can get one in the game

[@JeanKP14]

@@lulukomadori9651 probably because the difficulty is literally structured around you having one at that point

[@ojutay8375]

The fact that he ran back that Mt Pyre immediately afterwards and it went exactly as he planned is sad af

[@solcerer0006]

Ledian was born to switch into ground types, just like nord vpn was born to give you safer browsing options

[@beaksters]

My favorite part of these videos is how over the years the quote is slowly but surely finally reaching him, like how the one dude constantly reset and then once he stopped he won.

[@raisdemort]

Ah, end of the month is here!

[@_lumpia]

you know it’s the last day of the month when pchal posts

[@allenrozok6407]

Lol

[@thebestworst8002]

Sponsor deadline approaches

[@silverytc1566]

@@_lumpiaremember when he said he wouldn’t do this anymore yet still does it?

[@milbo06]

​@@silverytc1566remember that pchal is also just a normal human and can't always keep what he sets himself out to do?

[@ADespairBoi]

Pchal- enjoying his run, about to take on the double battle 0.00029% RNG- Good morrow

[@MrMonkey2475]

The odds isn’t actually that but it was still unlucky in a vacuum There will always be a result that will always be low and if you account for every move in a battle and tally the odds of every single one it will always be low

[@LunarWingCloud]

​@@MrMonkey2475it's just exaggeration for the sake of a joke lol No wonder Jan doesn't bother reading his KZbin comments

[@MrMonkey2475]

@@LunarWingCloud my guy he calculated it to show how unlucky he was 😂. There was no joke or hidden meaning, it was exactly as it was. 🤦‍♂️

[@gjbsarmeri3957]

@@MrMonkey2475 Yeah those calcs were hillariously wrong

[@mrmcawesome9746]

​@@MrMonkey2475 Please either rewatch the video or watch the full fight on pchal daily, I'm so tired of people just refusing to engage with the content properly. It wasn't accounting for every move in a battle, it was accounting for every _unlucky_ move in a battle. Ordinarily you would also have to factor in all the moves that weren't unlucky, but there were literally none in this fight, which is why the stats are so crazy. Realistically all you'd have to account for to make the stats properly valid would be missed crits, but _not critting_ is a 23/24 chance and at that point it's not like it would alter the final number at all.

[@MessatsuGoshoryu02]

I've been watching the Run & Bun streams highlights everyday religiously for months now. They drop exactly when I finish my shift at work so I get to watch them on the way back home on the bus, this has become my way to decompress after a hard day and I've grown way more attached to it then I ever thought I would. When the Mt. Pyre fight dropped I remember I very loudly gasped in shock at the Delcatty survival and the old lady sitting next to me looked at me, looked at my phone and looked back at me in disgust. Truly unforgettable stuff

[@Alpha-zb8sp]

How I like to see the quote from a competitive perspective is not to use your favourite Pokémon in terms of looks, but in terms of how they play. Most people will like what works best, but if you enjoy playing against the odds, or enjoy gimmicky strategies, then that’s what you should play.

[@jamiedoesstuff5871]

even outside of that competitively there is almost always a niche for any pokemon somewhere, in some tier in some generation. you might have to get real niche but there's usually something.

[@DemonLordRaiden]

@@jamiedoesstuff5871 And if there's not, there's always lower tiers where your favorite CAN have a niche. It may be real hard to use Wobbuffett in VGC, for example, but it may be able to shine in a lower tier.

[@NiniBoy_]

What an ending to the video! your script writing has gotten way better, really enjoyed the story and the video. Keep going strong on attempt 5!

[@bigbreezus]

was about to start a walk. couldn't find a video to listen to while i walked. this drops immediately. walk begins.

[@JoeSmith-xp5ll]

Enjoy your stroll.

[@Zanaro97]

Fine ill go on a 420 walk

[@redSUPERMAN2]

Bro walking is underrated. Enjoy that walk, my scrow

[@zo-zu7158]

Seeing the one chatter say "f**k you ledian" while Jan is saluting it absolutely sent me😂

[@ToasterOven.]

The thumbnail is so fire

[@sterlingholben7990]

Script on this one was fantastic. Love the curveball of the Archie fight being solved only to be lost, even if I already knew it from streams/highlights. RIP Run 2, the team clutched it out to go so much longer than it should have on paper.

[@Kulkogo]

After seeing a bidoof sweep an entire team of legendary Pokémon, I can confirm that quote

[@Nizzy37]

Pchal daily viewers be like: ahhhh yes he's condensed the tragic attempt 2 into a video. I'm here for it lol

[@bertt_the_turt]

The percentage in the last part really drove home how unlucky that was

[@bobthegamingtaco6073]

It's not always what it is, but sometimes it do be like that

[@swordmasterarie7752]

This run really was full of unexpected GOAT encounters with their own narratives and niches, it was beautiful to witness

[@alfiehaigh8412]

This may be the best ‘I need to get a video out at the end of the month to fulfil a sponsor requirement’ ever. Such good story telling, such a cool thumbnail, just such a great concept

[@markutoslalaguna]

great video. extremelly well navigated last fight showing the rerun attempt at the last fight (that went fucking smoothly) as an example for the plan that you were going for and slightly foreshadowing the upcoming failure, then enumerating the things that went wrong and putting up a number for the people to understand how unlucky that was yet not crying over it and making that a lesson to keep improving in your gameplay and way of seeing things for further attempts. currently following attempt 5 btw. revenge is god damn close.

[@DaOne-eh7jx]

philosophical pchal is a different breed

[@ShinyGBZ]

Having only watched the pchal daily video of this fight I had no idea that there was another route to winning that fight, I thought you just got extremely unlucky and there was nothing you could have done, but hearing you admit to the world that your run would still be alive if you sacked Hawlucha for this fight instead was such a big plot twist

[@mreevee7785]

Same lol i had no idea about thwt

[@thefrenchselkie1401]

this is genuinely one of the best-written, paced, and emotional videos you've ever posted. It's really. REALLY well made. I love how all the seemingly disconnected part tie together so cleanly and meaningfuly into that final message. awesome work by you and your team!!

[@magmapagliaesopravvalutato6838]

That croagunk-ledian-lucha art is so cool looking, I love it. Great video, I hope the next onee covers your victorious run

[@IsaacNewbie]

Erm actually it’s toxicroak 🤓👆

[@Fabiocean2000]

46:27 "Focus Blast hits - 30%" so real

[@ahipsterwalrus7324]

Another Jan banger. The Run & Bun victory video is going to be insane

[@SSK2600]

Lots of creators try to implement words from their sponsors in a way that feels unforced and natural, but I genuinely think you are setting the standard in that regard. I always appreciate your different creative approaches to this discipline. In general, the production value is really superb in your videos. So thank you!

[@Hammock_Dan]

Jan's storytelling has gotten so much better. The end of this video was genuinely good

[@LupineVolt]

Thank you for the vid! This was a nice little story you put together. It's astonishing how random chance encounters can snowball into actual bits of personal narrative.

[@scoutbane1651]

Forgot it was the end of the month already. Gotta keep those advertisers happy

[@silverytc1566]

Remember when he said he wouldn’t do this anymore?

[@linguisticsstudy9177]

@@silverytc1566yea but he’s also streaming regularly now

[@silverytc1566]

@@linguisticsstudy9177 yeah, but don’t say you are going to change your KZbin channel by not posting only for the end of the month and then yet continue to do so. Not everyone can catch his streams

[@BigGrongas]

@@silverytc1566 pchal daily exists. Check it out. And he didnt say that he would post often on this account. He said he will be uploading more regularly which he does on pchal daily. Be thankful that he does that on the side. Man people always gotta talk without looking it up...

[@Morrir12]

@@silverytc1566 pretty cringe comment, especially since hes streaming again and uploading to pchal daily

[@N0Nnpc]

Dude. Your script writing and storytelling has gotten so much better over the years. I remember the whole "ahh im not good at intros heres what we doing today" and now I get a full cinematic experience along with the great nuzlocke content. *Chefs kiss* Great work

[@Swenj1]

"Ah yes, let this be a reminder that your parents do have favorites, and if you had to ask, it Probably isnt you" -Jacob Alpharad

[@lattedecoffee6781]

Only children realizing we’re both the favorite and least favorite

[@selina9305]

This was so good! I love the storytelling, the quality, and the game play. Thank you for the hard work PChal and Team.

[@NeekyChando]

A friend and I do pretty casual nuzlocke stuff, really just playing for fun. When we did a randomzied soul link of black 2 and white 2, we got very attached to a pair we got in castelia sewers, my Meinshao and his Seismitoad (both lovingly named Meintoad) to the point where when we finally lost that duo on the Ghetsis fight, we basically ended the run. We could keep going, but the loss of our favorite pair in that run was so strong it kind of killed the mood permanently. tldr, when you lose your favorites, it really hurts

[@garbagegilbert5811]

As funny as the “end of the month” joke may be, this is a genuine very well put together video and I can tell you out a lot of time into it. You’re doing a great job with the new content direction. I love watching how your channel has grown over the years. Keep up the great work!

[@smithplayspokemon]

Absolute banger

[@Clownin-round]

The song that starts at 12:25 took me off guard- I played the game it comes from when it came out! It had such a small English-speaking community! Sanabi is best game and so is its soundtrack To anybody wondering, its SANABI OST 21- Mari Theres another one at 39:10 - an absolute banger too! SANABI OST 27- Great Escape 43:18 is a song I listen to quite often as an enjoyer of game osts!! SANABI OST 39- Chapter 5. 45:16 , OST 32, honestly a super heartbreaking part of the game. Yes I am advertising this game I love in a comments section at this point. 48:22 , OST 10- A Worn Duty. Fitting.

[@Alpha-zb8sp]

The ends reminds me of my first s/v nuzlock that made it to Grusha. My skelidurge swept him to his altaria, and would have one-shot. But then… Altaria hits hurricane (70%), confuses skeli (30%), who proceeded to hit himself (30%). I then switch to my cyclizar to get rid of confusion and then switch back in with shed tail, but gets frozen (10%) Switched to clodsire, who also got frozen (again 10%) I don’t remember exactly what happened after that, but I failed to paralyse with several body slams (30% each), multiple key hurricanes hit, ie. Killing my breloom and they got the range to finish of my skelidurge. In the end, ‘‘twas my clodsire, who eventually unthawed, vs. the altaria, now chipped down into the red. Clod couldn’t out speed, but could survive one more hit, and finish altaria. It crit. Clod died. (1/24 in modern games)

[@melloby_by]

evil 💀

[@fearincoherem7671]

What an incredible video. Loved how you weaved a narrative around your arc playing RnB. Will be putting it on my "favourite videos of all time" playlist. GG Jan.

[@zapo5284]

“People should win with their favorites” My favorites are Incineroar and Landorus-T

[@sometijng]

Society when my favorites are flutter mane, incineroar, landorus-T, pre nerf zacian and dacrovish:

[@squilliam986]

Your videos are the only ones I can immediately think of where I'm actually inclined to watch the full ad read

[@lucasn.m.755]

You're my favourite Nuzlocker on YT. I'm always happy when your videos come out. I love your no-nonsense narration style and approach. Looking forward to the next part (which I hope still drops despite your emotional attachment to Hawlucha...)

[@isaacmillen8789]

God attempt 2 was special

[@Wainwright95]

Daaaamn, that was such a great video. That script was f***ing amazing too, I genuinely got attached to this run and it hurts so much to see that fight on Mt Pyre. Especially after you showed what could of happened. Keep up the great work

[@verjakopft]

jan unleashing full story mode mode

[@LunarWingCloud]

I really enjoyed this one. I think we really need to grow up and remember we like these games not just because of the numbers and strategy, but also because of the designs, the stories we make along the way, while there will *always* be the optimal strategies and choices, that doesn't mean we can pretend to be emotionless and act like we have absolutely 0 bias when we play. We play because we like certain things about what we play. Coming to terms with it allows us to make the decisions we need to

[@24fenderbender]

Always love a pChal update

[@mikepost1630]

One of my favourite vids in awhile. I really enjoy the added layer of story to this run. Definitely felt the attachment to these characters.

[@BeanxxBot]

you cooked this vid to perfection well done jan

[@LuSoloLu]

As a pChal Daily frog I was waiting for a video on attempt 2. Seeing all the build-up to the Archie battle was devastating, that battle was truly heartbreaking. Banger video as always Jan!

[@murphthegangster]

This feels like it’s going to be a banger

[@NickKrishnan]

Know exactly what you mean. Thumbnail and title putting in work

[@Woopy_boi]

Fabulous video. Jan has evolved as a challenge runner & a YTer. When he beats R&B i hope the channel explodes again. A happy Patreon subscriber for the Nuzlocke 🐐

[@CyberKirby]

I like that, coincidentally, this vid is coming up just as we're approaching the Run 2 PB.

[@ReliusCrensan]

What a fantastic conclusion. Congratulations on such a great video, man

[@godminnette2]

Detroit the Togedemaru was also absolutely a Guy, btw. Pour one out for him. The Archie fight was so fucking brutal.

[@ThunderSoJo]

probably the best add incorporation ive ever seen, well done pchal, your hard work hasn't gone unnoticed!

[@Genny207]

That freeze was such a kick in the nuts tho

[@ryanschlecht6087]

INSANE production value here. Love to see this kind of content!

[@kraykyle]

Damn. It'd be cool to have a run where you name your pokemon the names that they had when they got the furthest in your previous run. Maybe it'd be somewhat of a sequel to hawluchas story.

[@spoonfulofgak458]

I love how Jan has really honed his craft with these scripts, and has really improved on the story telling aspect of these nuzlocke recaps. Looking forward to watching him get better and better!

[@xsailos]

really like the new direction your videos are going 👍💙

[@kenyonreys3679]

I got to give your writer and editor big props! If i could watch ads like the NORDVPN one spliced into videos but both the ad and the video being content I don't think I'd ever feel the need to skip an ad again!

[@Deluvenai]

27:40 Was not expecting the pewdiepie on the bridge lol I almost spit out my ass

[@barkuz8864]

I absolutely love this format. Just gotta say. The narration and the way of telling the story. SO GOOD :O

[@000Dragon50000]

The thing about Claire's quote is that the world it's said in is NOT pokemon Run and Bun. It's pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal. In the universe it's said in it makes perfect sense and is entirely valid. You've just left that world.

[@pageclayton6850]

It's Karen, not Claire Karen is a nice cool woman, and Claire is a whiny b***h

[@pizzamaker888]

Karen*

[@pun2023]

I used to like your videos a lot but your new content goes beyond that. I’m genuine when I say that it inspires me to see such fantastic work put together. Thank you and all of the people involved for making this, it’s really cool art.

[@m0thknight]

Hell yeah new Pchal upload

[@onionknight7995]

Actual masterpiece of a video. if this is what we're to expect after this revamp, I am very excited

[@jamescooke2328]

I think what Karen's trying to get across is less "your favorites can be viable if you try hard enough" and more "this game's a lot more interesting when people bring themselves to the table."

[@austinsutton27]

Watching you replay that Mt.Pyre double right after flawlessly still bring me sorrow. But yet so much joy we get to continue the journey. Here's to #5

[@Shikafau]

certain music choices makes me wonder if pokerogue may get a video soon..

[@demolisherman1763]

This video and the one about tragedies have been really good. I enjoy the more story oriented videos a lot.

[@Bolt585_]

Damn the video is immediately out of date because Moxi became number 20 on Saturday April 27th FeelsBadMan

[@nishalsairamgaming7892]

😂😂😂

[@cruye9633]

"winning with your favorites" sounds like it could be a fun (and unique to each player) challenge in itself tbh

[@stefans4751]

Ah, the video of Run 2 wiping to Pyre Tag right on time for when Run 5 probably wipes to the same battle this week also 2:07 dafaq is that E4 team with Gorebyss Exeggutor and Walrein?

[@Dalisu92]

These videos are so good man, the mix of voice over and stream is great.

[@samu1414]

Sponsors: "Pchall! Did you remember to get started on your homework?" Pchall: "...Cant I just have 29 more days? Then I'll get started!"

[@Nsane752]

46:26 watching Jan as dragalge used focus blast was kinda heartbreaking. He goes from super pissed to just begging for his Lucario’s life

[@Nero_studios]

Sirloin tender Steak

[@JAXisARK]

Why do I feel like I just scaled a mountain every time I watch a pchal video? Incredible vids man, inspired a lifelong pokemon fan to finally challenge myself and begin the newest chapter of my Pokemon journey. Love and blessings!

[@grunkleg.2934]

No, I can assure you that Karen was talking out of her ass with that one. They even put a guy in ORAS's Battle Resort to tell the player that she was wrong

[@Fanimati0n]

Ngl Karen is valid, actually. If you want it bad enough, you'll find a way to force a square peg through a round hole

[@chavaspada]

She was talking about silver. It wasn't meant to be a general statement.

[@chavaspada]

​@@Fanimati0nyou won't. High level battles need optimization.

[@claudiolentini5067]

@@yousquiddingme Also considering that the Competitive scene wouldn't be born for a decade

[@i-Sparki]

When you surround yourself in the sphere of hardcore/competitive gameplay, of course Karen seems to be that way but one has to remember, the casual runs of Pokemon games pretty much predicate on this fact. The first time anyone plays a Pokemon game casually, they assuredly got to the E4 with a team of favorite Pokemon, not a carefully selected comp meta team to curbstomp them and the Champion. If the person loses, they don't sulk off and then go get a competitive team- they just try again and again. Sometimes grind if they need to. "Optimization" isn't something a majority of players will *ever* do. Also, Nuzlocke's in the og sense basically predicate on this too. What starts out as a team of random chance becomes your favs for that specific run, if it gets there. The hardcore, min-maxxing side of Nuzlockes is a very very recent phenom.

[@ChadianRoyal]

Well God damn. I clicked this video curious about the thumbnail cause I saw Hawlucha and Toxicroak. I left this video hearing the story of three heroes and getting a glimps into how intense Nuzlockes can be and the inner workings of Nuzlockes. This was an amazing video