Beating Pokémon Violet... incorrectly...

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Streamed on November 19, 2022

[@elfexemplar]

the first part of the elite four test is a reading comprehension quiz to make sure you're not just mashing A

[@cottoncandysans]

didn't work XD

[@Drewby1024]

69th like... nice. Also wish I could read, my parents never taught me. Had someone else type and read the comments for me. :(

[@iamabucket13]

"Do you really think they would kill someone in Pokemon?" So nice they killed him twice

[@helix4048]

It's funny how Alpha mentions the Pokemon not closing their eyes when asleep because that's unintentional. They're meant to be closing their eyes, they just aren't. This got patched in update 1.1.0

[@nefarious_seraph13]

Jacob: *doesn't read dialogue and skips lore* Jacob: "WHAT IS HAPPENING????? :O"

[@nefarious_seraph13]

lmao still love him as a content creator no matter what dumb shit he does

[@cheddarwaffles7168]

Ikr it was so funny when he skipped them mentioning two miraidons and was so confused

[@GamerJosh2611]

Jacob really out here skipping the entire Area Zero story and wondering why we have two Miraidons

[@adamtheriault6743]

I get it's for comedy, but god it's annoying

[@thebakery3802]

Dont watch alpharad and expect him to not mash through dialog. It’s unfortunate but its always gonna happen :(

[@wilgica8902]

nooooo dammit i was really hoping he would be careful with that part its like the best portion of the game :(

[@spoldozer9372]

@@thebakery3802 it's what he did with the team star plot. He thinks they are spoiled rich kids who dress up in costumes, even though they were bullied misfits who banded together, finding common ground.

[@djweavergamesmaster]

@@spoldozer9372 he obviously knows the real plot, never forget that this is a persona

[@hilotakenaka]

The funniest part about Jacob hating Geeta (don’t worry I think most people do) is that she is canonically hated by half of the people she employs. Hell she even threatened to fire Grusha - someone who had a life-altering accident - for not showing up to challenges on time

[@nefarious_seraph13]

Geeta is awesome. There's something just off about her that I like. Unfortunately, GF gave her a crap team

[@hilotakenaka]

@@nefarious_seraph13 geeta’s team on paper isn’t too bad, but the way they positioned her pokemon makes no sense I get that traditionally the ace Pokémon is sent out last, but if she was gonna send Glimmora out, considering its ability, she should have sent it out first

[@Leavce]

@@hilotakenaka she has no right to have a gogoat as the champion bro there were better mons to choose from 😭

[@Silburific]

@@nefarious_seraph13 Geeta gives off major villian vibes. I honestly think she would have been better recieved if she were the big bad of the game (and used her team more effectively). She doesn't even need an evil team- she's the head of the most powerful organization in the region and everyone who can stand up to her is either afraid to because she's their boss or blindly idolizes her because might makes right. We don't need her to be an eco-terrorist or fashion Hitler because she's something most people are already afraid of- a terrible boss.

[@rtiq270]

@@hilotakenaka "traditionally the ace Pokémon is sent out last" everyone forgets about Red's Pikachu...

[@MINTY_FN]

Area Zero's background music is fucking phenomenal. It's the coolest "route track" in the entire series.

[@noahcarver4232]

Jacob failing the 'do you like Pokemon' test is peak content.

[@themightygoalie]

That's it pack it up runs dead

[@nefarious_seraph13]

Honestly it's what he deserves

[@rtiq270]

I failed it because I forgot what the gym leader was for the city I picked

[@noahcarver4232]

@@rtiq270 I picked Larry, and popped off when he showed up.

[@jstar3382]

I'm so glad he had the same reaction to Arven as everyone else. holy shit he's ripped

[@LostSnowdrift]

1:43:34

[@rtiq270]

He DID eat the Herba Monica...

[@jstar3382]

@@rtiq270 damn I didn't think about that. Our character never did get a sandwich... sad

[@Null82085]

@@jstar3382 actually Arven did giv you some of his the first time and then he started making extra for you

[@faintduch6630]

Dude had to battle for Mabosstiff when he couldn’t, what better inspiration for getting yolked is there than a sick dog

[@Ultim808]

Not getting DMCAed my that red haired bastard is my favourite line Alpha has said

[@andrejohnson5042]

When I first faced the Elite Four I heard that theme too and I thought it was their actual theme lol. Like imagine being an empty room with that menacing loop and Poppy is your opponent

[@buggs2024]

I cant believe Alpha failed the nuzlocke by not passing the interview first try. SAD!

[@icarusthefinal3206]

I really like the vibe of this ending. And yeah, with the music, zone and friends running around you def gives xenoblade.

[@cassettemokarosa5108]

I thought so too, it made me crave xenoblade 3 rly badly

[@ToastDinosaur]

Man didn't read then complained he didn't understand lmao

[@theman6422]

That interview was so weird. That was literally the first time I know of in these games where saying no actually affects the result of something. I guess they really have revolutionized the story of this game

[@granitegrizz]

16:14 - They should've confiscated your badges and made you rechallenge all 8 gyms while the Gym Leaders' dialogs tried to teach you to like Pokémon. 😆

[@HappyPotat]

Alpha mashed the A button and skipped the story He hurt himself in his confusion.

[@Animortar]

Alpharad and his impatient ass: I don't understand why they're 2 Miraidons, they didn't explain that.

[@shaykhmhssi3246]

Streamer rolls "worst interview ever" asked to leave Pokemon League

[@garreonlefay6703]

"She is trolling" I wish she was. This was seriously the worst champion of all regions

[@wilgica8902]

tbh i was really hoping there'd be more with her i always wondered how she got a glimmora when theyre mostly inside of the crater, although m pretty sure there are a few outside still wouldve been cool if she was connected in some way though instead of jusg lmao im the champion im strong k bye

[@strangevessels]

@@wilgica8902 my crack theory is she uses a weaker team like Nemona and uses the Victory Road challenge to test trainers to find strong or capable ones to get a crew for a new Area Zero expedition or something. Or it's just wishful theory thinking for the DLC lol. Geeta feels like she's hiding something.

[@rtiq270]

@@strangevessels Other champions had other higher level teams too but they still put up a fight the first time Maybe if the E4 was able to be rechallenged at all in this game...

[@strangevessels]

@@rtiq270 yeah she was too easy. I feel like Espathra, Kingambit, and Glimmora were the start of the solid team, but the other 3 are super weak.

[@proplaystowin]

I nearly won using items

[@fastfirefox1475]

"Miraidon is a future version of dragonite..." Cyclizar-"Am I a joke to you?" Good thing he remembers it later.

[@cottoncandysans]

he didn't remember chat screamed at him

[@jstar3382]

@@cottoncandysans when he said then I looked to chat and it's just Cyclizar Cyclizar Cyclizar Cyclizar Cyclizar

[@meowstic4981]

Me hearing the actual elite four music and realizing I played through and the anxiety theme just played and I thought that was supposed to happen and I was like "wow this is some anxiety enduing music" oh my god

[@wilgica8902]

JACOB YOU BLITHERING BUFFOON!! THE THUMBNAIL IS NOT SPOILER SAFE

[@ImThePerson0]

The dialogue mashing and then being confused and/or upset at the plot is pretty funny, but also kinda irritating

[@jaune188]

I'm glad Alpharad said he got Xenoblade vibes because huge agree

[@cottoncandysans]

poor Larry and poor Arven may they find the way home

[@jstar3382]

thank God he saw the way home and lost it

[@Weeblerjake]

watching the steve and creeper emotes start to pour in was beautiful

[@jstar3382]

@@Weeblerjake when I first made it there I lost it. Such a good moment

[@jonashvilstedmoussa4629]

Damn, you gotta love Miraidons signature Ability, Hardon Energy

[@cozmoboom]

Geeta has 5 pokemon weak to Fuecoco and I was just baffled to watch her team quickly die one by one, it was so boringly stupid

[@ShadowSkyX]

Most of Diantha's team dies to a single typing too so nothing new

[@andrewperrault7238]

all pokemon in this game are unique and look fancy in their own ways. flamigo is just an abused flamingo.

[@oryza_1973]

I am. deeply irritated, bc I really like his sense of humor and his playstyle and stuff, so this should be a really good video to watch for me, but he just doesn't read the dialogue, at all, and then is confused about things and claims they dont make sense. like Alpha, please, if you want to understand whats happening you need to read the lore provided. this is an incredibly frustrating experience instead of a fun one. Having watched the beginning part of the playthrough, I can say for sure, it definitely went downhill when reading comprehension started being required to follow the plot.

[@ShinyGreninja14]

Remember when sleeping Pokémon closed their eyes? Pepridge farms remembers.

[@anomaliexxx]

I'm surprised that Jacob didn't pick up on the fact that the song gradually goes harder Like it purposely starts out so simple with Rika and then gets gradually more complex with every elite 4 member, which I think makes a lot of sense actually? And now that I think about it it's surprising this is the first time it's been done

[@woahitsfranco5286]

They did this with the gym leaders as well. I’m guessing they realized from the Gen 5 last pokemon remaining and SWSH’s dynamax gym themes that people REALLY like it when music gets more and more stronger.

[@Catwisard23]

Larry is one of the best gym leaders I've seen

[@patch5384]

pokemon; the way home

[@absol_lute_zero9083]

Man really tried so hard to avoid spoilers, only to be the bastard who spoils himself.

[@LostSnowdrift]

9:50 for champion interview 13:12 (nice!!!) for "do you like pokemon" 15:55 for "do you like pokemon" .... 2! 1:38:20 for the way home (!!!) 2:26:20 arrival at the zero lab 2:45:30 for professor turo fight 3:01:03 phase 2 cutscene 3:09:09 phase 2 end/ending (3:15:20 to skip the loading screen) 3:42:50 miraidon ... 2!

[@rainbowangel5264]

OMG thanks dude!

[@kitrawr6992]

How has no one else time-stamped his "the way home" reaction, thank you so much!!

[@cottoncandysans]

doesn't read a good bit of the story: "the story was bad honestly " "the end was cool tho🙂"

[@datniggafloppy9822]

Tbf u can pay attention to the entire plot and still come to this conclusion

[@cottoncandysans]

@@datniggafloppy9822 the end was indeed cool tho

[@Logandroid]

He really looked up the e4 teams in a casual first playthrough??? And then talks about how easy it is? Pokémon is already so insanely easy what’s even the point? Worst case scenario is that your first Pokémon sent out is an unfavorable matchup and that’s it. Such a weird thing to do.

[@onememeyboi7149]

It sure was bold of Pokémon to give us the Elite 5 before Nemona

[@granitegrizz]

3:14:05 - Arven's 13th Reason

[@granitegrizz]

3:16:06 - Great minds 😆

[@musicsheep9816]

"Cheugy" is slang for "Out of touch and not very cool anymore." The fact that Alpharad said the opposite and still got points is really funny. More importantly, pretty cheugy of Game Freak to include dead slang from 2013 and expecting to be hip with zoomers

[@ice_janni]

in the German translation he actually asks what "cringe" means and it's hilarious

[@ShadowSkyX]

I had no idea what that word was and blindly guessed the correct meaning. I wanted to be a smart-ass, but I unknowingly told him the right answer anyway.

[@nefarious_seraph13]

I love everything about Geeta except her team

[@jstar3382]

area zero is peak pokemon you can't change my mind

[@lonelyxatu8146]

Dlc probably will explain the paradox pokemon. Theory is they aren't actually past and future pokemon, rather something different

[@Lucs100]

this aged horribly

[@redzy4320]

bro said "it's so cool that i don't know the types!" and then started asking his mod for the typings.

[@mobileempire5446]

They really did one piece us and that’s awesome

[@Elwood7X]

I wish he reacted to Penny saying “Stop trying to flex on us.” Also if they lock the balls in the anime, how will they handle Pikachu?

[@phatphap_taitam]

I like how Alan uses the old textures for certain parts of the show. It's a nice touch.trophy-yellow-smiling

[@Nevermaurum]

so funny how he used three items in the ai turo fight and says he’s spamming

[@pixelgamer4708]

We love Larry. Also his tie never changed, it's Nintendo we're talking about after all.

[@lorien_braga]

yeah I endured the twitch vod but I'm going ro watch this again because god I loved the twist

[@JoelTheParrot]

35:08 Wait yeah he absolutely strategized that, Staraptor usually comes up pretty late. YOOOO GOOD TRAINER AI?? I mean it'd be better if he just sent in Flamigo instead of Staraptor but hey gotta have that pre-determined hype finale or whatever. I'll always remember Noivern because they have Boomburst. I hate that anyone would actually pick them over Chatot for that reason but at least they give Chatot Boomburst as an Egg Move. Basically they're a waste of space, time, effort, and breath here. 1:28:15 OK so, emote only was on so there's no guarantee that Alpha knows, these are the origin points of the rooms used as a development tool. Why are they visible you ask? Why would you ask that? You know the reason. I LOVE THE REACTION TO THE WAY HOME YOOOOOO Wait, yeah, technically the Gardevoir Gallade fusion is Genderless and is between the two genders. That's so pog! 3:59:23 Well, redeemed that design for me. Love them now. Too bad they're a pre-evo. oh another thing about iron valliant, they/them, they SLASH them, because they slash, haha peak originality Yeah every Paradox Pokemon is Genderless so not only will every Pokemon be Non-Binary in the future, but they were Non-Binary in the past (which was kinda true in gen 1 minus nidoran lines tbf), so basically gender is finally gonna go extinct in the Pokemon universe!

[@focornali4349]

55:01 OR Hassel joined the Elite Four since Poppy is a minor and needed supervision of a guardian. If you take his art class at the academy, you learn that art and teaching are his passions. Just a thought

[@oryza_1973]

18:30 "I'm getting so lucky this run" I genuinely can't tell if he's joking. Does he KNOW? Does he KNOW that Flower Trick always crits?

[@hihey229]

Yeah, it's a bit

[@oryza_1973]

@@hihey229 thank you I could NOT tell

[@bryndot6904]

A fun thing about adhd and anxiety is that they tend to cancel each other out. My adhd didn't get diagnosed until after my anxiety since I no longer had my anxiety keeping my adhd in check. So it's really easy to not realize you have both growing up. Edit: it's not really Pokémon related, but I just really vibed with the intro since I didn't think I had adhd growing up, but in retrospect it's really obvious I did.

[@kaknorii9213]

I have both 😭

[@twingemios5139]

Yeah I got both and they combo together to destroy me mentally

[@TreeBranchStudios]

3:04:29 wow for the first time Alphas legitimately suprised by a story beat

[@wetwipe7493]

when will youtubers learn to not put spoilers in the thumbnail

[@icarusthefinal3206]

No, I agree. The game is only a couple weeks old, this is on the youtuber. And it's not like Alpha is an amateur creator. "If you don't wanna be spoiled, don't go online, forehead!" No, I don't wanna have to sequester myself and plow through a game immediately.

[@buggs2024]

@@icarusthefinal3206 nah the game has been out for nearly an entire month. The typical rule is the first 2 weeks. Its past that 2 week period.

[@wilgica8902]

thats all true, but i still think there were some better, less spoiley things to use as a thumbnail atleast its not for the main channel though

[@CaptainFalcon333]

@@buggs2024 People like Austin John Plays only wait a week to give players time, but he doesn't put the spoilers in the thumbnail. That's just looking for trouble. Jacob just didn't care, clearly. He deserves no defense.

[@datniggafloppy9822]

Atp if u havn't played the game yourself. Your just asking to watch someone else play and get spoiled that way

[@Arcane_Archer]

I love that Larry's whole thing is that a lot of flying types are dual type with normal Also pls give that man some vacation time

[@InktheImpassive]

They should have made the Violet Paradox Pokémon look more advanced in evolution to better suit the future instead of just robotizing them. They look more man-made rather than a result of generational biological and environmental evolution so it's hard to believe those are the wild pokemon of the future.

[@winnschott341]

I like the headcanon that the future mons are actually man-made because the Pokemon they're based on went extinct in the future so the humans just make them to keep the ecosystem going or something.

[@carlosemilio385]

The pokemon most likely were man made to be fair

[@JoeThomas-lu6fy]

I'm pretty sure there are just 3 Violet Paradox mons that aren't stated to be manmade, for a certain definition of man, with one of them being the not-as-robotic Miraidon, and one supposedly being the offspring of a Hydreigon and *a robot.*

[@riflezen6049]

Here's a more grim take on the Future Paradox Pokémon: What if what N feared in Black/White has come to pass? Now people not only see and use Pokémon as tools, but some have literally BECOME tools? ...er, Robots.

[@lucyryder7979]

Fucking honestly some of the stuff that happens here is why I find it hard to watch Alpha's stuff sometimes. He bitches about "flaws" in the storytelling while mashing through the dialogue that would tell him he's fucking wrong. Missing, then complainging about Penny "not getting consequences", or skipping past the fact they literally explained the connection to Cyclizar at the start of the fucking game.

[@maplemallow9412]

Major spoilers in thumbnail is seriously cringe dude :( People who get recommended the vid won't even get a chance to avoid the spoiler by not watching

[@rtiq270]

@@sunnyisabunny1479 He's usually a lot more conscious of these things, and "Don't Recommend" only works AFTER you've already seen the thumbnail. It's not a huge deal to me or anything, but I understand it's annoying for other people.

[@rtiq270]

@@sunnyisabunny1479 Except this isn't him being himself because he doesn't normally spoil things like this, and your solutions don't really do much to help.

[@axeltheinternetsweeper8082]

I love the idea of All the creatures that don't seem to exist in real life (and also look cool) Die to a random flamingo with a balloon attached on the top of it's head

[@cynanthropy]

ALPHA PLEASE CHANGE THE THUMBNAIL IM ON MY KNEES BEGGING

[@bubblegumssbu]

My theory is that Geeta trolls with her team

[@QTEila]

Ah yes, Area Zero, aka, fucking NieR.

[@fyrentenimar]

So if those are all future pokémon, does that mean Eggman won at some point?

[@turretboi]

Alternate dimensions exist in both sonic and pokemon. Who's to say that Eggman didn't try to conquer alternate worlds/kidnap their denizens.

[@themightygoalie]

@@turretboi this is the timeline where eggman had the gun not shadow

[@turretboi]

@@themightygoalie eggman did threaten amy with a gun in adventure 2.

[@themightygoalie]

@@turretboi he actually used it in this timeline

[@_Lady1011]

i like the hoodie anyone know where one can find one online?

[@granitegrizz]

2:44:28 - I felt the same. I played Violet and asked my friend how it was in his Scarlet. I was expecting witchcraft and homunculi... I was disappointed.

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

You see that requires effort on GameFreak to make a functioning game.

[@Santa-Claus-]

¿Queries? (Thumbnail)

[@kooliodude587]

My game did the same thing for the elite 4 music. Never knew there was a theme.

[@jaune188]

Big fan of the black and white sweater

[@Qanomaly491]

so guys listen! when you pause during the glitch from AI turo to paradise protection protocol it says "AI turo has no intention of fighting any more!"

[@dran0nym0u5]

どりょくみらい a beautiful star

[@Gmod_WeirdContent]

3:10:55 "Agi gi"

[@acerbusthedarkenvtuber5684]

I wish the Arin Hanson Effect wasn't real

[@kyleridley1798]

I swept her team with an annihilape didnt even boost it just made it close combat

[@NinjaoftheEnd]

3:05:27 This part made me laugh so hard 😂 He really can’t stop with the d*** jokes lol.

[@Galvatronus2023]

Hey Alpha whats ur 3 favorite Pokémon from each Region also do u like cats

[@213AnimeFreak213]

I haven’t seen it yet but does the Japanese version have Voice Acting?

[@nightsongstolemyhat1154]

Even though the future pokemon are pretty cool, i do agree that they're lazy and not very original. What would of been cooler is not that of technology but simply real life evolotion that every thing does to fit in their current environment

[@ShadowSkyX]

There's multiple times "dreams" and "imagine" are used in context of paradox pokemon. The scarlet/violet book answers a lot of things. The images of iron treads/tusks doesn't match completely to the ones you run into. The game does question whether the pokemon are truly from the future or past and the book hints that they aren't. The game reiterates the professor's obsession with the book and its contents, and arven notes all the crazy stuff in it...stuff that very few people actually believe. Beat the school tournament, follow the bit of story until Arven eventually shows you the book

[@user-dd6qc1ek7z]

Why’d I get notified bout this now

[@Wyvernn_]

Spoilers in the thumbnail doesn't bother me since i had already beaten it but this game did *just* come out

[@fartypeepoopoo9436]

larry my wife needed that w ):

[@Zimoshiki]

mfw alpha calls goku a peak pokemon rival

[@dubiousdolphin4470]

2:44:39 Alpha questions there being an AI in scarlet before questioning the Time Machine. I feel like one is significantly more impressive

[@struckcomet]

12:25 Shut up alpha stop roasting me, I failed the quiz twice ;_; I didn't know what school I went to and by GOSH I don't remember ANY of the town names. The only leader I remember is rhyme only because she was the first leader I fought

[@dran0nym0u5]

violet

[@bup8172]

I cannot believe they ruined Pokémon by putting Ed Sheeran in it

[@matt4200]

I really like Arven, but dude needs some therapy, I doubt he even notices the trauma dump he is doing

[@cristobalcalle7898]

Pokemom😊

[@fish5643]

Jacob is playing Pokedad actually not pokemom

[@lorien_braga]

pokemom is actually in alphared replay in chinese,

[@stippadu64]

1:47:13 "mad xenoblade vibes" dont worry mr alpha i got you. People he ment to say "mad nier vibes" not xenoblade

[@JesusDaLawd]

I feel like this game treis to giv e areason why a trainer gets sent bsck to legends arceus times

[@cottoncandysans]

the reason a trainer was sent back in legends arceus was explained in legends arceus

[@Sleipher]

The interview before the elite four is so pointless. It's so stupid. From a design standpoint its just filler. From an in-game standpoint its just shows the Elite Four sucks since they have to rely on an interview to get rid of trainers that might be able to beat them. It might be a way for them to gather intel for future games like "Oh 50% of people had an issue with that gym then lets not design gyms like that in the future" or something. But even then It would be better to just release a questionnaire online. Overall though I honestly didn't find a single Gym leader or Elite Four member that I really liked. Larry was probably the best simply because he was so different from everyone else.

[@Sensiav703]

Nemona's a good rival? She's Hop with less character development LMAO

[@Hollow_Tim]

I hate people that put spoilers in thumbnails.