Attempting the "PERFECT" Pokémon Nuzlocke

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[@PokemonChallenges]

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[@bad-4443]

Stream test

[@juliab1954]

Replied, am yoshikidretrogaming on twitch

[@Shlub]

here frorm stream

[@detinoynm5072]

Take this L

[@demiviral95]

Ayyyy the man the myth the legend

[@dukeofburgerz5225]

"You are supposed to be a champion, but you're not even playing around my crit range!" Feels like such a villain anime comeback line and I LOVE it

[@MikeTheEntei]

True

[@jacobmonks3722]

I think that's actually just a line from JoJo

[@ColdspaceDog]

@@jacobmonks3722 now I’m imaging DIO telling that and it’s fucking hilarious

[@neirda_3486]

13:45

[@stew1921]

Loving how when all comedy is dropped Alpharad's villain arc truly begins as if comedy was a seal that held the darkness away

[@mr.d9626]

All comedy is tragedy told from a different angle.

[@colinobriant6895]

I think this is accurate

[@Skylerthebean]

The comedy is gone and I'm sad now 🥲

[@TheRichmaster24]

He literally quoted Seto Kaiba

[@angryman...]

thats because it is

[@shirshobanerjee7751]

“Why would I care about their well-being? Each Pokémon we’ve caught so far serves one purpose, and one purpose only: to make. Me .A champion! “ sounds like something a rival would say if they were slowly turned into a villain, and I really hope that if Pokémon decides to write a character with that kind of arc, they use this exact line.

[@whatsyouropiniononsawblades]

It is

[@carlosx8603]

So basically just take Paul from the first half of the DP Anime and put him in the games.

[@highdefinition450]

Silver vibes

[@williamafton2570]

thats just paul

[@testsubject6829]

Yo that would be so cool like a friendly rivalry with a neighbor but over time as you beat their team over & over, they become more jaded and start getting stronger than you until they're programmed to beat you at some point in the story, becoming impossible to challenge until going through other stuff. Game Freak, hire me!!

[@thebrokenolive5213]

the fact he says "now you've unpaused jan" and says his name CORRECTLY, in spite he says "then i name my rival jan" and says it incorrect

[@blitz7488]

Timestamp?

[@coffeecrispy2673]

@@blitz7488 just watch like the first 2 minutes, it happens at the start of the run

[@blitz7488]

@@coffeecrispy2673 gotcha, thanks!

[@anthonyxwrld]

@blitz7488 1:15

[@solairefan5420]

I can't belive it, he literally did the sponsor part like Jan in the Emerald Kaizo video, this is some REAL dedication.

[@EX583]

Alpha even copied PCs speech pattern.

[@Skylerthebean]

Ngl I thought that was weird. Like what?? There's no fun here 😔

[@scylla1772]

he even mimicked the cadence of Jan's voice... it was REALLY weird

[@MikeTheEntei]

Oh, yeah, I never even realized that

[@drastics4394]

Fr????

[@majoraswrath6182]

Imagine when Jan watches he just stares in complete silence then says "good job" at the end and nothing else. Would that satiate Jacob or make it worse?

[@aliencyborg2643]

Then again, so will the opposite effect.

[@MikeTheEntei]

That'd be based

[@pokekid0177]

Good job. You’re probably ready to start with Romhacks now.

[@narrow7091]

@@pokekid0177 that one's really good 👍

[@klodpraisor]

@@pokekid0177 “i’d recommend emerald kaizo”

[@Jayyemi]

Watching Pokémon Challenges react to this gave me an entirely new appreciation for all the little things Alpha did. Like how he pronounces Jan's name right at the start then intentionally gets it wrong for the rest of the video, how he parodied his ad-reads, his tendency to pause the videos. Alpha really is a fantastic writer

[@Shneeble_McWeevil]

trueee

[@jakemoore5064]

"Grinding is cringe and cheating is based" perfect.

[@nazriyshub1867]

Same

[@kofimoon-vv-8279]

Me every time playing pokemon

[@Dom1shere]

Based

[@Definitely_Not_an_Alien]

Sigma Grindset: Rule 1 Never grind, always take the easiest, quickest option to success.

[@fierygamer582]

Literally, I'm doing a nuzlocke myself and I hacked rare candies into the game and my friends said that it is cheating

[@emerl2002]

And thus Alpharad enabled the “villain arc” mode. Now let’s see how his “rival” will react to this bloody mess

[@06kikas3]

Check comments again

[@treescompany3462]

He really did unlock the plot of the Orre Region

[@smartboy201]

it's Alpharad. Guy lives in the Villain Arc.

[@Infinity2-Gorpie]

Dark Alpharad Awakens

[@bleepblock2177]

@@Infinity2-Gorpie Alpharad Black

[@roberthansen5727]

The "None of us are safe from HIM" delivery was so fucking hype

[@jarlaccount3038]

What is the song during that part

[@darienb1127]

@miko foin Honestly, I think that being petty over reaction videos is at least Chaotic Neutral at worst. Reaction videos are the bottom of the barrel of youtube.

[@IceRuby-ur4zl]

Cue the musical numbah, boys!

[@TheAdvertisement]

Purely out of spite, Alpharad did a SmallAnt and followed the way Jan intended. He gave more effort to this than most pro nuzlockers, grinding his stats to be a _perfect_ as Jan wanted. He's like a kid proving that his parents were wrong by becoming successful and I am _all_ for this dynamic.

[@GamerTowerDX]

Isn't this just the plot of Whiplash?

[@ShadowUchiha36]

Former PokemonChallenges watcher here! Can't wait to be an ALPHARAD subscriber now!! Seriously though, new to the channel like and subscribed. This is some quality content here and I'll be looking forward to more.

[@jubblahoo]

I left the moment he said "please don't go" and laughed like a maniac

[@ajk_16]

This man went from N to Ghetsis extremely quickly

[@Zorovee]

Wasn't Jan like that from the very beginning? Like father, like son I guess... lol

[@MikeTheEntei]

Nah he's just guivanni

[@oxicleanlaundrystainremove1370]

how is this so accurate

[@joshuakim5240]

Plot twist: this is just Ghetsis' origin story. And...it honestly went exactly how you'd expect based on Ghetsis' character.

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

The fact that Jacob can absolutely pull a Ghetsis cosplay just makes this even better

[@grimmashley8422]

After this, Alpha should make his own custom Nuzlocke ruleset with absolutely stupid, zany, and fun rules and gather all of his Pokemon friends to play it so they can dare Jan to react to it.

[@AlexMitchell12]

Literally just a randomizer

[@alicorn3924]

@@AlexMitchell12 everything is randomized, even where you walk, what you use, where each room is and EVERYTHING ELSE

[@benman92]

@@alicorn3924 basically combine pointcrows universal warp randomizer with every setting in the universal pokemon randomizer and a little more

[@alicorn3924]

@@benman92 random trainers, random names, random winnings, and randomizing every single factor, even the ones which are already randomized

[@benman92]

@@alicorn3924 yes

[@Kirbo14]

I think it’s terrifying that Jan is the one to force Jacob, the man who was born in smash 4 For Glory lag, through a villain arc.

[@theillusionist1494]

Alpharad’s vibe for four years has been an unhinged supervillain trapped behind a wall of comedy and recently he’s started breaking out of the mask slowly and we’re all here for it

[@asternovak4624]

This just radiates “you either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain” energy and I am for it!

[@Brenanaz]

bro Alpha became the villain the second his hair turned white

[@thephasercollection891]

Alpharad has always radiated that energy

[@lFede64l]

@@Brenanaz Alpha got Norted smh

[@dragonkidd1644]

@@Brenanaz you know how some people make those evil team videos I think he should too

[@DragonKnight90001]

@@lFede64l how many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man! Xehanort: X-BLADE!

[@coatgoat5462]

All I want now is for Jan to rise to the challenge and do a randomised "no overthinking" emotional run of any vanilla Pokémon game.

[@daniel6678]

"no overthinking" is just jan once he's a couple dozen runs into a game lmao he gets tired and starts getting sloppy until he can get himself to refocus

[@whichDude]

He needs Braden on call. He must follow atleast 1/5 of his advice in battle

[@MikeTheEntei]

Nuzlocking with timers is based af. Kinda wanna do that with scarlet/violet

[@flo4255]

Once you start thinking about pokemon and ther viability its starts to become 2nd nature. Hard to stop it then

[@takeyourheart3030]

A run where he has to use Pokemon he likes not just ones he thinks are optimal. Unfortunately he is an emotionless husk so it wouldn’t work.

[@TerrivelWorld]

Jan reviewed it. Now we need a "buddy cop" soul link between those two. The whole world needs it!

[@MasterIsabelle]

YES

[@malentoasty]

The irony is this video is that even though the goal was just to spite Jan. He actually got better at nuzlockes because of Jan’s advice.

[@jy61]

That part was pretty obvious, it's more that pokemon is an easy game so playing it right and getting better at it isn't really the point of it so much as trying it like once per game for fun lol.

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

His entire point was “If I actually cared, I’d beat this easily, even if I sacrifice a full city worth of Pokemon.” His randomizer Nuzlocke is probably how he’ll play these again later on.

[@Pixelcraftian]

it's hilarious how alpha starts speaking like a supervillain by the time he gets to the elite four, awesome video

[@dababy680]

You fell off

[@rboo9517]

You fell off

[@LunarDoor]

its like he actually became that one quote where he died not a hero!

[@CyanPlushCaptain]

I rose on

[@theREALmacadamia]

@@dababy680 don't you fucking dare to use twitter lingo here

[@Patterrz]

finally, a good nuzlocker

[@neutralspecial1413]

He sweats when it really counts.

[@vidalperezmartinez1647]

Ah look, Alpha is becoming Jan. Nice

[@nennikuRN]

Found him!

[@jekfosburg]

You forgot, “our battle will be legendary!”

[@exzavierbrazh3970]

Alpharad: if we play perfectly theres no comedy Also alpharad: plays perfectly and still makes me laugh

[@Kuroganekisaki]

Your tone shifting from "Cool normal alpha" to complete Third Act Akechi was the most engaging twist I've watched in a long time

[@den7012]

God this is so funny, he genuinely sounds just like Jan in this lmfao The whole “this game is easy if you just play boring” stuff is so accurate too because Jan’s whole thing is “Nuzlockes are really easy if you just plan everything out and are patient” 11/10 video lmfao

[@fernandogonzalez6228]

Jan had his decent to madness with ek, alpha with leaf green, green hits hard man

[@TheWeebIdiot]

Play lame win game?

[@Kukakkau]

Yeah I mean the second someone describes themselves as a "pro" at a self imposed fun set of challenge rules, you know it's gonna be optimising the fun out.

[@mohbius2]

planning and optimising is lame and not fun? ?

[@fernandogonzalez6228]

@@TheWeebIdiot yes and no, you always have misses and shit that can make u lose, but 99% yes

[@ComicVito]

Alright now when Jan eventually reviews this you should do a shot every time he has a critique, since this is supposed to be a perfect nuzlocke

[@TheNico2000]

Don’t.

[@haka-katyt7439]

Bro why does sans undertale want an Alpha from Omegaverse to die of alcohol poisoning?

[@netheritewolf586]

He’ll become drunk

[@Noahs_Chair]

Oh, so that's why he was in the hospital.

[@FierceGalactaKnight]

"you probably don't need your Gyarados against the champion anymore so you should have sacked it to Alakazam for free damage and to keep Snorlax healthy" :P

[@discountjesus2859]

Jan is like a prime real life example of the EV trainer from Pokémon Rusty.

[@allanhookey9961]

So true

[@heidenrxslein]

I love how the whole concept of nuzlocking and nicknames is that you start feeling attached to them. And Alpharad slowly felt the opposite. Like they were only tools, and sacrifices.

[@TheUltimateMachineGod]

Well yeah its supposed to do that if you play nuzlokes casually. Nuzlockes at a higher level almost require you to see them as lines of code and numbers rather than cute creatures.

[@Itz_blitz551]

We went from "Hopeful dumbass Protagonist" route to "Op side character too OP to live" route to the final "Strong survive, weak die antagonist" route. Wow, what a journey.

[@witchlightsands]

"i still prefer playing with legendaries and losing" spoken like a true content king

[@MikeTheEntei]

Legendaries are based

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

8:26 I legit got scared on that part. There`s just something eerie about seeing Alpha`s pokemon villain origin story. The only thing sealing that persona devoid of emotion, with no attachment to anything, is *comedy* .

[@tejasbr5455]

Former PokemonChallenges watcher here! Can't wait to be an ALPHARAD subscriber now!!

[@LonesomeDevil]

Attempting the "PERFECT" Pokémon Nuzlocke: The Salty Runback Edition This video was like if Joey Wheeler actually built a good deck out of sheer salt of losing to Kaiba and then used it to completely dominate a major tournament to rub it in his face. But then again, Kaiba's reaction would probably be something like: "Huh, looks like this third-rate duelist upgraded to a second-rate deck, but he's still a loser."

[@LordThomasPassion]

We really needed a duel where Joey either barely beats Kaiba, or barely loses with Kaiba only winning because of luck. Yugi beating Kaiba was a given, the next step is for Joey to make Kaiba eat his words.

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@LordThomasPassion - I feel that already happened, because in their last duel Kaiba actually had to pull out a couple of stops, and Joey was happy to be improving which annoyed Kaiba. Then Kaiba pretty much gave up dueling aside from trying to get back at Atem.

[@AoiLucine]

God I actually heard it in Seto Kaiba's voice. Nothing brings me joy like Eric Stuart chewing on the scenery in his roles.

[@lordfelidae4505]

At first I thought you meant SaltyDKDan.

[@LonesomeDevil]

@@AoiLucine People can say whatever they want about 4Kids censorship and script changes, but man did those VAs succeed in giving the characters memorable personalities for the western kids. But yeah, I made this comparison due to having Yu-Gi-Oh! on the brain after the unfortunate passing of Kazuki Takahashi, the manga's original author. I didn't mention it in the original comment because I didn't want to seem like I was using that to fish for likes.

[@NoobsailerRBH]

"You're supposed to be a CHAMPION! Yet you're not even playing around my CRIT RANGE!" No amount of Rawst Berries and Burn Heals are gonna help that one, Jan.

[@doomeddog5589]

tf2 in a nutshell

[@ZesTofthelemon]

@@doomeddog5589 Okay THAT'S the one no amount of Full Restores will help lmao

[@1976nighttrain]

gonna need a senzu bean for that one

[@DayE114]

Your heart was stolen but it’s yours in spirit

[@that1connor583]

Alright, so I wasn't tripping balls when I saw the account that's a bot have the exact same comment, but with a heart. Not only is this Nuzlocke a death to Alpha in a way, but god definitely died somewhere .-.

[@lazerbeam134]

Master Ball on Slowpoke is obviously a pro gamer move

[@randomnessinc2344]

Former Alpharad watcher here. I can't wait to be a brand new Alpharad viewer !

[@Yahiamice]

funny how Braden was the only thing holding him back from being the Kanto champion

[@StarFan58]

Yo Yahi at Alpharads video?!! :Flushed:

[@user-ge2ex7pt3r]

Woah unexpected

[@xRoxas666x]

Braden legit fucked that run up

[@chunkymonkey6938]

“Man solo played once and didn’t listen to twitch chat my man fucking kicked the shit outta the game.”

[@vortyxn]

Jaiden: “Jacob currently has a 50/50 Nuzlocke win ratio.” Jacob: *trembles in random nuzlocke*

[@orbrat212]

every nuzlocke you have a 50% chance of winning, cause you either win or you don't

[@shinx9523]

lol

[@psplay6181]

@@orbrat212 lol

[@kc2659]

With the 2 others he did doesn't this make it like a 75/25 now? Or is that not how percentages work? TvT

[@chrissearle3648]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo best creator on youtube

[@darkfireslide]

"I lost all attachment, Pokemon in Nuzlockes are weapons, and their deaths are disposable and forgettable" XCOM and Darkest Dungeon players: "First time?" also Jan definitely becoming the villain the heroes eventually beat, but who secretly won because now everyone plays Nuzlockes better

[@healsbadman3414]

Jan is the Senator Armstrong of Nuzlockes

[@garbo5620]

"You may have killed the man, but not the idea"

[@Gaareth_]

"We're making the mother of all runs Jacob, can't fret over every poke-egg"

[@colonyofdice]

Its a "I win, but I also lose" situation on both ends, then.

[@Artsy_Fella]

@@Gaareth_ just say pokeball man please The image that sentence gave me is one im not sure if i can forget

[@jessietheant1513]

The presence of Octopath music in Alpha’s video implies one of two things: Alpha has played Octopath and gotten far enough to hear Battle at Journey’s End Alpha has heard the music and chosen to put it in the video because it sounded good

[@larkspur1517]

i never thought i would be watching a nuzlocke while alpha simultaneously turns into light yagami

[@cpucyanheart]

That was quite the Yobanashi Deceive.

[@MikeTheEntei]

Of course

[@nudnud9]

dont forget momentarily turning into kaiba with the 3rd rate duelist line

[@Shay96]

It was so funny watching Jan's live reaction to this. He was just laughing his ass off constantly over the endless roasting.

[@lattekitty4546]

Do you know the link to the vod?

[@roberthansen5727]

Oh my god I need to see this

[@cashclam1126]

Need a link to the vod brother

[@ondiiina]

Here for the link too. You can't just tease us, you gotta deliver

[@nearlynight]

for all those asking, the part where he reacted on the vod is muted so we'd have to wait for a proper upload, if he plans on doing one. i skimmed through over 50 hours of vod content so you dont have to!

[@sgnightcrawlerdni2422]

12:53 “…and then they all fell to their knees and begged that drifter, begged him “please” as he raised his fist before he spoke ‘I am the righteous hand of God, *and I am the devil that you forgot* ’”

[@Sayll]

Alpha sounds like he’s being held at gun point during the ad read

[@geeseman796]

Alpharad’s three nuzlockes represent three different stories of the same person- The first one, a young and reckless trainer who makes mistake after mistake, yet has the best intentions and still emerges victorious- The second one, an experienced trainer who gets a taste of power for the first time and feels unbeatable, but gets humbled and falls from grace- And the third one, a hellbent trainer obsessed with perfection who becomes self absorbed and narcissistic. And then there’s the fourth soul-link guy who beat the champion before his partner got through the second Pokémon.

[@treefiddy_Yugo-slay-via]

Oh yeah! It's all coming together!

[@artisticgm4647]

the artistic direction on this one is sublime. Jacob slowly growing more insane as deaths pile up, you can hear it in his voice. As always, from someone who was told at a restaurant they would never make it, Jacob is very charismatic as always.

[@sand9179]

Man I love how he got 400 rare candies by 1st gym I wish I was that lucky

[@arthurmallmann5768]

It's so fun to see that many content creators are getting better at nuzlocking

[@FirstNameLastName-gh9iw]

I love how the sponsor was baked into the video so you couldn’t just skip it, the delivery truly showed his enthusiasm, so much so that he couldn’t bear people not hearing it

[@Cheaprz]

I tried to fast forward through it and ended up going back once I realized it was a bit

[@Fadexpl]

(Me, with sponsorblock): Pathethic.

[@ECnations]

@@Fadexpl not how this worked

[@mushroomgirlie]

@@Fadexpl Just installed the addon because of this comment and wow I cant believe how well this works.

[@bingusthedingus6645]

Jan: “My name is said as Yan, not Jan.” Alpharad: Okay Jan calm down and have another nuzlock.

[@kirbyfreakyt4695]

He DID call him "Yan" tho

[@miwestraveler3986]

@@kirbyfreakyt4695 When?

[@colo5543]

@@miwestraveler3986 1:20

[@Fickle2]

@@miwestraveler3986 1:19

[@VGInterviews]

@@kirbyfreakyt4695 once, all the other times were a hard "J"

[@MANNAT.]

Super entertaining video! I watched your stream for the first time when you were reacting to this full saga and loved all of the insight you gave for video creation and editing as a whole. I always love to see more hardcore nuzlocking content on KZbin so this is a huge win.

[@timothyhall4794]

The first 2 minutes of this video is literal art. An absolute masterclass in friendly shit-talk.

[@justarandommimikyu8474]

I think Jan just won a mental battle he didn’t even know he was a part of.

[@moosesues8887]

No alpha just gave it to his Icarus complex he will fall hard don’t you wait

[@TKNinja37]

Alpha in a Smash video: "It's not about winning, it's about sending a message" Alpha here: "Winning is BINARY, there is NO GRAY AREA" _slowly adds Onix to lineup_ "...but it's still about sending a message"

[@outspade]

character development

[@isaacaxisa2142]

That’s a icarus moment

[@MousaThe14]

It's always about sending a message

[@northpenguins]

Life is about sending a message, and we're living in word soup

[@MikeTheEntei]

@@isaacaxisa2142 Yes but if the wings actually held up

[@MiguelRamirez-dk6ir]

Is it odd to call this the “Light Yagami” run since Alpha goes insane at the E4 and basically ensured everything was perfect for him to become Champion (God)?

[@dovahkiin53839]

Nope, and I'm now tempted to draw evil shades-wearing catboy alpharad as well.

[@Ninja-Hunter]

Alpha: “A 3rd rate trainer with a 4th rate team” Me: “He has unleashed his inner Seto Kaiba”

[@ClownPuncher139]

Jacob really became a Pokémon villain in this episode, didn’t he? Seeing Pokémon as tools rather than partners. Not taking the care to grow with them, instead opting for instant levels with Rare Candies. Choosing his team for their stats and win rates, rather than just using Pokémon he likes. It’s a dark day… and I’m here for it!

[@FlareBlitzBanana]

Jan is Giovanni and Jacob is Silver. Father corrupts son, master corrupts student.

[@andreimiguellocanas2207]

Bro the rare candies man

[@jackmist]

Paul is that you?!

[@surgeco.channel8972]

Was just about to comment this. This channel is just Team Rocket now. Shit.

[@tear959]

Its better to drug your pokemon with candies instead of waste hours grinding

[@osarceno93]

Alpharad took the whole "And I took that personally!" to an incredible level

[@darienb1127]

You see, Alpharad's villain arc is actually quite symbolic. Alpharad losing his soul and humanity over his arc is symbolic of how soulless reaction based content really is.

[@Bearvas]

Cirrently watching on Jan's channel. But this video is so good, youe earned a sub, I downloaded the video (yt premium) and I am going to watch it again here. 😂😂😂♥️♥️

[@burnttoaster431]

This entire run is literally just a giant petty middle finger to Jan and I love it.

[@kheireddineattala1281]

so does he

[@unkindled6410]

but its all irony because theyre friends and jan doesnt actually does his reactions andd stuff to actually shit on people or shamelessly get rep out of them. its just memes. i dont care if being captain obvious here i just saw way too many people saying stuff like you here.

[@miwestraveler3986]

@@unkindled6410 He also said it's petty. So it's safe to assume he knows it's all for the jokes.

[@dc_dachi]

Ironically though, this video would probably make Jan really happy lol.

[@meat8768]

Oh hi we have the same profile

[@lekoe961]

The playful spite in this video is excellent. Can't wait to see Jan's response since this is clearly made with his reaction in mind

[@chronomage4939]

playful?

[@cptKamina]

@@chronomage4939 Yes? You really think he's serious?

[@jessequeen4550]

@@chronomage4939 Yes

[@nbkarkat]

i agree with how jacob feels, because yeah you could play perfectly and take zero risks, but that ruins the content you get from actually forming a bond with your team and the bullshittery that can happen.

[@frankwest5388]

Honestly Jan could absolutely win this meme-war, by going full casual in his review. It would be hilarious

[@zacerax6000]

Former pokemonchallenges viewer, excited to be an ALPHARAD subscriber now!

[@samuelvarga5694]

I just recently found ur and jan's channels and I absolutely love it keep up the good work alpha

[@imESAM]

The elite 4 sounded like a Kira monologue

[@thelivingglitch1371]

Which one: Yoshikage or Light Yagami?

[@FrostburnICS]

@@thelivingglitch1371 either one works to be entirely honest

[@PPEcon]

Rewatching Death Note rn and chuckled reading this haha

[@KenpachiZaraki001]

Factual

[@KenpachiZaraki001]

Especially the "it's time finally it's time"

[@perrydezeeuw96]

"You say you're a champion, BUT YOU'RE NOT EVEN PLAYING AROUND MY CRIT RANGE" AHAHAHA I'M DYING. Jacob has been stripped of his humanity and became one with the dark side 😂

[@actualhyena]

Good to see you're putting the man's kids through college, Alpharad.

[@Shmicah1235]

This video was paced amazingly Alpha, and I loved the sponsor segment! The old one was getting really stale to me, so thanks for switching it up

[@clayturtle9256]

This is Alpha entering his villain arc. Notice how he no longer refers to his Pokémon by their nicknames he is now just calling them by their species name. This is the fall of the once great trainer

[@nintendude7913]

Every time we think Jacob’s gone off the deep end, he finds a deeper end

[@Retro_expresso]

I never thought I would see a comment so true

[@bookreaderman6715]

I've got to remember that line it's really solid

[@dragonlash]

I started watching Jan's review, I subscribed to his channel *specifically* to see the review and nothing else... love your content!!!

[@Injoltl]

The pettiest part of bringing Onix was playing the "serpent eating the ground" ost when you enter the elite four

[@hoitem6500]

I love that Jan is being seen as the overseer of every Pokemon playthrough. Edit: KZbin mfs when someone makes a joke and the entire reply section turns into an argument that vaguely links to the original comment.

[@internetguy7319]

he ruined nuzlockes god

[@dactylus611]

Had to be the most obnoxious guy, too.

[@MrOofio64]

Jan haters :(.

[@cepillo310]

Wow can’t believe you all see Jan’s character and think that’s actually him. He’s said countless times he’s not a gatekeeper. He has fun making them insanely difficult he wants everyone to be consistent to their rules for what’s fun for them and makes no judgement. I learned about encounter routing through his videos and it’s why I now am no longer scared to hardcore Nuzlocke my favorite games. Currently doing White2 and I’m having fun with Pokémon I haven’t had in a while.

[@MrOofio64]

@@cepillo310 Yeah like I thought it was pretty obvious that he was playing a character. Ig not lol.

[@EffieCrow]

5:43 the way he says 'the worst fucking stupid bullshit goddamn puzzle ever conceive by man' lives rent free in my head

[@brooskiploo5397]

Hey former pokemonchallenges viewer here good to see a decent channel, won't be going back.

[@greattitan371]

I knew when he went monotone for a sponsorship and fully integrated it into his content this man did his research.

[@zachrobinson8357]

Yeah my favorite part of it is how it’s literally a parrot of a Pokémon challenges sponsor reel 😂

[@shinx9523]

Get your popcorn guys, this is gonna be a good one.

[@foggyfen4385]

YEA

[@gmk9321]

Indeed

[@123abbd]

I’ve got a block of cheese ready

[@LiamDillen]

Oh you already know

[@shinx9523]

@@123abbd lol

[@SukoSeiti]

This was a blast to watch. i love banter content

[@thegreatjman1999]

Alpha should do a soul link nuzlocke with Jan

[@gkstelarbeo4135]

Would be a really funny vid

[@Keds1995]

But every encounter Jan gets is reprogrammed to a quick claw Onix

[@knightondemand53]

Yesss

[@FlareBlitzBanana]

They’d just sabotage each other for content and lose before gym two.

[@thiccboi8225]

Jan said he wants to with the right person I'm on board with this

[@masterofchaos7282]

Jacob’s decent into madness just made remember something: Wasn’t one of the points of nuzlockes to forge a connection with your Pokemon? Like you were supposed to name them, get close to them through them surviving harsh battles and then feel despair when they died? I guess I just kind of forgot that because most of the big nuzlockers treat them more as complicated challenge runs, along the same lines as single pokemon, monotype or level 1 runs, and just see the Pokemon as something you use and then either discard or keep around until they die and you replace them. I admittedly don’t do nuzlockes (tried them before and didn’t really find any fun in it) so maybe I’m just talking out of my ass here.

[@miwestraveler3986]

It is initially just a challenge run. Peoplz who make a big deal about emotional stuff are either content creators who want to give more story to their videos/comics, or people influenced by said content creators. Not saying you cant get attached to your mons, but nuzlockes never were about that at their core.

[@vaxis7994]

Nah you're right, that's a big reason why more people end up watching and remembering the people who don't strictly do Nuzlockes because they actually make it fun lol

[@georgetrevor2621]

@@miwestraveler3986 Do you know where nuzlocke challenges came from?

[@kingofthekart]

yes. as the original creator puts it, a nuzlocke is "for the thrill of challenge. for the glory of victory. but mostly for the friends you'll make. the friends you didn't choose or want. friends you'll cherish that much more knowing you could lose them at any moment." it's not just for a hardmode, it's for a new way to appreciate pokemon. i'm sure there are at least some people who see certain pokemon in a new light after a certain nuzlocke run.

[@kellyjohana516]

@@miwestraveler3986 The first person who introduced the Nuzlockle stuff did it emotional. That's why the nicknaming Pokémon to suffer their deaths was always there.

[@WreckinPoints11]

Alpha sounds so dead inside during the sponsorship and honestly I find it funnier than any other sponsorship

[@slackerofhell]

I found your channel through Jan and its been fantastic watching the react meta between the two of you lol

[@offasaren3377]

So basically: 14 minutes of Alpharad dying inside and losing his mind…

[@TheSuperKnarf]

So basically like any Alpharad video?

[@DaDMonDCB]

@@TheSuperKnarf I mean, for the past few months of content making, he seems to be inflicting this pain on other people...

[@TheBBmTV]

where'd you get that impression?

[@Mendoza-yi6qk]

as always

[@BigMarcello100]

So just a regular friday then

[@sankirengon2563]

I love how being "cheeky" is his thing. He does what most youtuber want to do but don't wanna get caught doing, but that's the gag. I like you channel since the days of "Not ...", so I really like your comedy, and for me is even funnier now, showing your cleverness to farm internet fame and planning. Keep up the good work

[@jeffivey8762]

Jan's reaction 🤣 nice run Alpha way to stick it to him! 🤣🤣🤣

[@owenbabcock1583]

It is great to see how the Pokemon community evolves around its creators!

[@RevoxValorant]

"I had a plan! no friends" killed me with laughter

[@purpleisdebeste]

Pro Nuzlocker when a pokemon dies from a mistake: Wow, bad move, should've switched Pro-Nuzlocker sacrificing 3 pokemon to beat a fight: And that's how it's done!

[@gregburden416]

They’re pawns, keeping the king alive is all that matters…

[@quinnthomazin]

love your pfp

[@Wadosan]

I mean they have a point. In a lot of situations at least 2 pokemon are death fodder to keep the 1 or 2 extremely important mons alive, like Salamence or Dusklops in the case of emerald kaizo

[@aro4457]

Late, but most of the time the “sacrifices” do matter a lot, whether it’s due to momentum or simply too risky, whenever there’s a sacrifice, usually it is necessary in order to either not lost your ace (like a psudo-legendary that could sweet the elite four later on) or to prevent a whiteout by regaining momentum. In the end, sacrificing something like a Ratacate, Onyx and a Sudowodo to save a Bagon can pay off later on even if the other three might be strong at the moment but will get out classed later on. In the end it’s all prioritization and everyone makes mistakes (like not accounting for crits for example) but it depends on how you play off the mistake and continue is what separates beginners and veterans; the best way to learn how to recover from mistakes is simply by going out, playing and not being afraid to make those mistakes in order to learn from them.

[@oreos4843]

Lmao I'm dying this is amazing 😂😂😂 ok now alpharad let's see that emerald kaizo run 👏👏👏

[@lwfawn]

I love how even the sponsorship segment is making fun of Jan.

[@InsertFunnyThingHere]

Alpharad is actually insane now, the whole "he's going insane" bit only went on quicker since someone actually made fun of him. The Icarus himself couldn't handle someone showing the truth to his face, and now he shrivels in petty revenge for all eternity

[@Chrisp-gn9bv]

lORE

[@brandonponce5387]

Yea a divorce does that to a man

[@IsabruhMoment]

This is malicious compliance on a whole new level and it’s genuinely terrifying but also hilarious

[@Juli_is_Online]

That intro is absolutely perfect, beautiful, hilarious, I can't stop replaying it

[@commane21]

I love the character development through the nuzlockes. From a hero rising to an ashes, from a supervillain being ended by his own endless power, driven to insanity. Desensitized to death, looks to slaughter everything using pokemon as tools.

[@G1antTeddyBear]

The satire in this video is intoxicating, I love it. The sponsor read was the cherry on top. I love videos like this. It's like two content creators nodding to each other.

[@MikeTheEntei]

Indeed. Such a joy to watch.

[@2175Nono]

Less of a nod but more of an intense staring contest

[@mtoingehs]

Sometimes I keep thinking about the time I 1st discovered alpharad and and someone commented about something like how he was slowly evolving to a crazy person. After watching for awhile they ain’t wrong

[@joedlvr]

wasn’t sure on this guy but the reaction call out got me hooked hes a good guy

[@somerandomskyrimguy]

Ah yes the most qualified KZbinr for this challenge

[@ianpereiradasilva7403]

LOL 50/50 NUZLOCK WINRATE

[@monkeyman1og336]

Ikr that’s what I was thinking!!!

[@blitz7488]

Ex-Alpharad viewer here, So glad to be subscribed to Alpharad now!