Bug Pokemon ONLY, Lvl 50 Max, can you beat Pokemon Crystal?

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[@Jrose11]

Download The Oregon Trail here: gmlft.co/tot-jrose

[@KevinTheCardigan]

$30 for a 50 year old game that's available for free....so you're paying $30 for basically graphical improvements. That is wild.

[@oatmeal3013]

@@KevinTheCardigan it's probably like dwarf fortress where it has graphical improvements, QOL, and maybe improvements to certain features/mechanics. granted, dwarf fortress is a masterpiece and i'd pay 30 dollars regardless, but i'd hope there's more than just graphical improvements.

[@Matt-xy9eg]

nah I'm good hopefully you got a nice check for advertising it though

[@user-jr3xh3fu3l]

@@CorvidaeFloof A man has to eat

[@internetperson8224]

U daring temptress

[@Hermaniac8]

Me: "HELL YEAH HERACROSS AND FORRETRESS AND ARIAD--" JR: "Kanto bugs only" Me: *eternal sadness*

[@BlueRedGooGoo]

Exactly my thought process

[@moldecheese]

Yeah. I was a little sad since Heracross is one of my favorite Pokémon. Admittedly, Heracross doesn't have the best move set in Gen 2.

[@DjBrito95]

just wait

[@MobileGamingChronicles]

Me when I heard Kanto bugs only 😢😢😢

[@pearse9116]

Dude chose probably the best gen for bugs and forbade himself from any of them bugs.

[@dh510]

JRose: "Beedrill actually hasn't seen any action at all, which is funny because it's the most useless." Beedrill: proceeds to be the Pokémon being the key to beating Red, almost soloing him..

[@grammysworld5449]

Would've thought Beedrill took JRoses first crush the way he was throwing shade on it the entire video.. Lil bro had to cook for him right quick 😂😂

[@ab-mi9vf]

beedrill: and i took that personally

[@keithwillson2019]

I knew after the third time he called Beedrill useless that he would end up being the MVP

[@ShortyWithThe40]

The anime protagonist that gets carried until the last few episodes:

[@williambrown5934]

Beedrill… One Pokémon they intentionally left out of Pokémon Yellow and still to this day, don’t understand why…. Not a particularly popular Pokémon or powerful and not a Rocket used Pokémon- or no memory of any rocket having it, and I know they went out of their way to keep the mainstream Rocket mons out, like Arbok, Koffin & Meowth (when I say “left out” I mean not catchable in it). Is beedrill available in Scarlet and Violet…? Now thinking about the mon, kinda want to use it in my scarlet and my Violet save files lol 😂

[@Jabadamazo]

Red spends years becoming the strongest trainer in the world and a glorified bug catcher beats him. *chef's kiss*

[@sketchedprints7229]

I absolutely want to see the Jhoto bugs!!

[@Gokkee]

Yup-yup 😊

[@incornetium]

one minute into the video "If you guys would like to see that, please...." Yes Jrose. I would like to see it. I want to see you continue making this content for the rest of my life.

[@loneskankster2242]

Litetally me 20 seconds ago: Man, I could a Jrose video about now... Jrose: Hey guys how's it going

[@Spanishdog17]

Same

[@amberhernandez]

everyone*

[@L.Drizzle]

JRose, you already know it's impossible to NOT finish the game with kanto bugs. The game's riddled with them.

[@aceclover758]

Lmao Good one

[@Earthboundmike]

Based.

[@Giga-lemesh]

Lol

[@Red-yt2dk]

with*

[@L.Drizzle]

@@Red-yt2dk thanks!

[@juicenozzle2575]

the claire fight was an even match because venomoth is clearly a bug/dragon type

[@IrrelevantPride]

Scotts venomoth running rampant

[@tophateyeball7198]

"Butterfree, I wanna use Dreameater!" Butterfree: "We have Dreameater at home." Dreameater at home: 42:04

[@fearincoherem7671]

I knew I wasn't wrong hedging my bets on my boi Beedrill to make a grand comeback. Such an MVP.

[@spoonflaps12]

As someone who just finished Crystal with the gift Shuckle, I think the Johto bugs will be much easier. Rollout is just too OP against the CPUs.

[@Guimhj]

At level 50?

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

Shuckle's a monster. I'd hesitate to even call it a gimmick pokemon, it's just good. Turns out, as long as you don't die you have a chance to win. And that's what Shuckle does best, not die.

[@spoonflaps12]

@@Guimhj Ironically, when I beat Red, that is when Shuckle leveled up to 50 so yes. Most of my other members were between 48 and 54, but I didn't need them since Red's Pikachu can't beat Shuckle without parahax.

[@timmaia5082]

I dunno man, Shuckle's going to need to at least live through a Flamethrower and a Psychic from Red for that to work

[@Neceroe]

​@@timmaia5082I think out of every bug that exists in gen 2 shuckle definitely has the best chance of that

[@jaynajuly2140]

A Pinsir outspeeding a Rapidash is truly a chilling mental image

[@e1028]

Never underestimate the best bug boy

[@AnemoneEnemy]

Butterfree and Paras were the mvps of Whitney. They went all out

[@megamasher3]

People always count Paras/Parasect out cuz of their typing but I’ve always found them to be great assets in Gen1 and 2. Especially in Gen1 where Bug is super effective against poison…and there are so many poison/grass types to make Leech Life an actually usable move, lol. But even in Gen2 it can do better than most people credit IMO. And Spore is nothing to sneeze at.

[@philj9491]

Paras/parasect one of my all time favorites, because it's such a suprising good pokemon in early gens

[@Spanishdog17]

They make great TM slaves and spore is one of the best moves in the game. I used Parasect to beat Round 2 Poke Cup Masterball.

[@bitterzombie]

Parasect has always been one of those pokemon that is overlooked due to its glaring weaknesses, which ignores the fact that if your opponent doesnt have an effective move, parasect can wall incredibly well with a combination of status afflictions & HP restoration. It has a very unique & versatile niche

[@Opolopso]

I've grown incredibly accustomed to jrose videos, the internal logic while playing the game and what you choose to show or don't show give each video a narrative that I actually find easy to follow. Thanks Jrose.

[@kulrigalestout]

Last time I played Oregon Trail, it was the board game version with my brother, sister-in-law, and our dogs. One by one we all died; drowning in river crossings, dropping due to dysentery, ya know, the usual. By the end of it, only one managed to survive; the dog, Mishka. We all had a great mental image of a tiny chihuahua scampering over the last hill, leading the oxen down into the valley, and barking at literally everything to warn her now-dead humans of the vicious attack crickets. In honor of her victory, Mishkabob got extra chicken for dinner.

[@Zyklon_B_still_and_know_God]

Lmao

[@jamesadkins7150]

How dare you expose those poor puppies to dysentery, you monster 😂

[@juanpablobarrazacaballero6187]

what a great story, thank you for sharing

[@iss2075]

I think the reason there is no Flamethrower Dragonair is because it was impossible to get one until Crystal, so it would have been an illegal moveset in Gold and Silver. Thunderbolt and Ice Beam Dragonair was technically legal in the sense you could trade one from Gen I. They had no problem giving Lance illegal moves (Barrier and Rock Slide) though lol.

[@Neceroe]

I was about to say till that ending that it doesn't make any sense bc lance got a pass and underlvled evos but that's just gen 1 & gen 1.9 (aka gen 2) I suppose.

[@Megarover]

So we've had the Weedle trainer and his brother the Caterpie trainer. Now we've got their cousin the Evolved Kanto Bug trainer.

[@ferryv6740]

The way you took down Red at the end really surprised me. I had written off Beedrill to be of any effect but coming out with those 2 moves and just slapping Red around the mountain was really impressive.

[@brandondawson4086]

Jrose11: "Yeah Beedrill Sucks" Beedrill: ...... Hold My Berry Juice, I'm About to End Red's Whole Career!

[@drunkenhobo8020]

16:30 - Jrose chose to do this run just so he could make this joke.

[@reybot5125]

lol nice catch

[@naturalbeatmaker7785]

What's the joke ? Bye bye butterfree ? I didn't catch it

[@lick1330]

@@naturalbeatmaker7785bye bye butterfree is the name of an iconic episode from the Pokemon anime

[@naturalbeatmaker7785]

@@lick1330 oh yeah thanks ! I remember this episode from my childhood but I'm French so I didn't recognize the title. It's when ash's butterfree leaves to go with a pink female butterfree if I recall correctly. Thanks !

[@jkent9915]

“You kids got it easy; back in my day you had to use bug Pokémon through both sets of gym leaders, with no TMs, in the dark, on an AC adapter because you didn’t have batteries, boy I tell you hwat.” -Bobby Hill

[@Magnemite_]

heracross not getting to use megahorn a single time in the entire run under this ruleset will be a tragedy

[@wesleyoldham4222]

16:30 "Bye Bye Butterfree" For the first year or two after I started playing Pokemon, I thought Butterfree was great. It evolves early, learns Psychic, and it has a wide variety of status ailment moves. The anime really made me overestimate Butterfree's strength.

[@amberhernandez]

Me and my level 55 Butterfree destroying all of Pokémon Yellow

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

Butterfree was the first Pokémon to have its mega evolution officially REMOVED It was clowning on legendaries with base 140 special attack n 100 speed I remember when it came out on radical red and it within a month got removed

[@darlhiatt8136]

Butterfree is intended to be a Jaegen for sure, but with the broken gen 1 sleep mechanics no Pokémon with Sleep Powder could really be called bad.

[@udozocklein6023]

stats is not everything. it IS great.

[@udozocklein6023]

a what?@@darlhiatt8136

[@RockBlocked]

52 seconds ago? I picked the right night to be unable to sleep. Truly remarkable.

[@leedsunited8787]

I know right. Was about to turn on a MahDryBread Video (the worst) but this saved me.

[@idonnow2]

I tried bug only in emerald a while ago, it ended up becoming a swords dance ninjask hard carry for the most part

[@jacobpintos6398]

Red when he sees your Beedrill strat: "CURSES!!!!"

[@Skylerrelyks93]

Red:…(furiously)

[@THEREDHOTWRECK]

Admit it. You all heard Curses in Mojo Jojo's voice.

[@fabianocardoso1242]

Jrose vs Erika "I doubt Beedrill will be useful..." Jrose vs Red: "Beedrill was Red'd demise"

[@christianbowersox6442]

Unfortunately Kingdra doesn’t need attrition, it has hyper beam 😂

[@omnitrigger13]

"Beedrill is the most useless pokemon." Beedrill: "Who decided that?!"

[@AzureFlute]

Beedrill being the key to the final victory after being considering largely useless and irrelevant is poetry in motion

[@Ilsezwarts]

I love the sponsors you choose for your videos. they're things your audience might actually be interested in. Refreshing, really

[@steegen101]

Man. Getting sponsored by Oregon Trail is kinda like being sponsored by Asteroids or UNO, congrats!

[@AwesomeHairo]

Misuse of a comma.

[@Jules-mm7ki]

​@@AwesomeHairoYou must be very fun at parties

[@Reapehify]

​@Jules-mm7ki yes, I bet he is the life of the party with his astute wit and one-liners. Don't be a jealous Johnny trying to bring down the mood with your passive-aggressive remarks. That's what ruins a party, JJ.

[@Jules-mm7ki]

@@Reapehify Lmao

[@Reapehify]

@@AwesomeHairo real Chad move.

[@sneko2860]

babe wake up, Jrose11 dropped a new video

[@norwayguy7649]

*Most iconic intro* "Hey everyone, how is it going"

[@ClaptonsWig]

Hello you absolute legends

[@Lebon19]

@@ClaptonsWig I was thinking of this the minute I read the comment. *Hello you absolute legend* is alaso a very iconic intro. Thanks, Karl.

[@AwesomeHairo]

Misuse of a comma. "Hey, everyone. How's it going?"*

[@tkg49official]

Summoning Salt’s synth enters the chat. In earnest, I know the video will be a banger with J asking about our well-being.

[@Man2th806]

I've been following for about 4 years now and my favorite challenges you do are what I call "constrained" challenges, like this one. OP runs with legendaries are fun to see how fast, and "impossible" challenges don't always float my boat, but these kind of challenges? Can watch all day. Keep up ALL your great work. Always makes my day to see a Jrose video.

[@NaGa5h]

One Jrose11 upload a month keeps depression away.

[@snoozbuster]

Teaching beedrill agility over focus energy being foreshadowing for red is the best scriptwriting I could imagine

[@wesleyoldham4222]

After the Johto bug run, you should do an Eeveelution run: Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, and Umbreon.

[@TheCasualHazeFox]

Beedrill: "So you think I am the worst? I'll be the worst! Until it's time to show you my true "hidden power"." :D

[@seeibe]

"Beedrill is able to outspeed and revenge kill with poison sting" Lines you'd never think you'd hear. This is why I love your challenges.

[@ericorange2654]

Still waiting for the jrose community to be officially called “the Rose Gallery”

[@leedsunited8787]

MDB can be called the stale loaves

[@Ramsowndaworld]

Rose garden

[@thecreecher3286]

Roserade = Rose Raids

[@evanfontenot7000]

I'm for us being called the Rose Garden.

[@ChamblesRNG]

And you'll be waiting still 👍

[@madammazon2942]

Jrose, I really enjoyed watching this run almost as soon as it came out. And something about the cadence, naration, editing(thanks Ajay), etc really made it a video I've found myself rewatching! I've listened/watched it a couple of times cleaning, gardening, and eating. I'd love another bug run, but wanted to let you know I loved this one!😁

[@Sez___]

Thought he forgot about this challenge series for a minute. Can't wait to fall asleep to this video for the next week

[@smaugthefiredrake7840]

I actually started clapping at the end, that deserved a proper congratulations! Such a u-turn for Beedrill too (no pun intended) from being mocked earlier in the video! I would love to see the Johto bugs too, and any other unusual challenge types that you have in mind.

[@alantremonti1381]

34:54 "Ostensibly" is what you say to highlight the absurdity of the reality, so, you'd say something like "Lance is ostensibly a dragon trainer, but is a flying trainer in practice." Anyway, another great vid, JRose!

[@Medabee8]

I mean, 50% of them are dragons. And the other 3 are dragon-esque

[@Skylerrelyks93]

@@Medabee8but they are all flying type nonetheless

[@shanemiller1182]

Interesting

[@somuchnope2]

I'm glad that also bothered someone else

[@jimbowjonez]

This was my favorite video of yours so far! I binged through all of them this year. Keep up the amazing work, can’t wait for more and especially the Johto bugs!!

[@GameCyborgCh]

Imagine you're the best trainer in the world and you just get swept by a beedrill

[@ltdom]

Ive always loved Beedrill for its design alone, especially Mega Beedrill, so to see Beedrill do essentially nothing the whole video and then be the MVP in toppling Red makes me so happy

[@RecRoomPlays]

beedrill coming in and sweeping at the end is the twist that nobody would ever expect.

[@watsonwrote]

I love that Jrose is sponsored by actually interesting games I want to play instead of a bunch of mobile garbage or VPNs. Actually worthwhile sponsorship is basically unheard of on KZbin until now. Sincere congrats!

[@ElectricalMatthew]

I didn’t expect you to do a monotype run but I like it and can’t wait to see more in the future

[@gll447]

you are looking more and more like Voltorb on each passing day

[@OdysseusKing]

I love Beedrill's character arc from being the joke character tagging along with the actual heroes to being the one that saved the entire run.

[@legolasthearrow3766]

Loved this!! Love the way you can come up with strategies!

[@reillywalker195]

I'd love to see the Johto bugs take on Johto, Kanto, and Red. Something tells me Shuckle will be fairly important in that run with its high defences and Rock typing.

[@jrx1gamez]

Nostalgia of the bug catching contest in 2nd gen.

[@TonerTheTank]

Dunking on Beedrill the whole video for being useless was some magnificent foreshadowing. Good show!

[@nevermindmeijustinjectedaw9988]

eventhough i believe that gen 1 is the master race, gen 2 red battles are always just the best, so needless to say, awesome ending to the video

[@shepskydad]

Love the concept! Excited for the creative challenges like this to come!

[@Makrelrat]

I am a bug type specialist, I do new playthroughs of every game with Bug types only. I love this! I definitely want to see this with Johto bugs! I love Ariados

[@i.korezom]

Man beedrill is my favorite gen 1 bug pokemon and watching it come in clutch during the red battle just made my day

[@LP0FireBird0LP]

Would love to see the gen 2 bugs. Thanks for the chill vids, sorry it took me this long to subscribe, been enjoying your vids for some time now. Peace.

[@CarliVala]

Yes, I'd definitely like to see a part 2 of this run with Johto pokémon such as Scizor and Heracross!

[@kevincrist9753]

Parasect came in clutch for me in a FireRed nuzlocke and he's been a pal ever since.

[@zerik_media]

I was just looking this up a few days ago out of nostalgic thoughts, and I hadn't heard it was getting released on ps4! I can't wait to try it for a stream! Thanks jrose! Also, great idea for a video! You're a massive reason as to why I started making content again and started live streaming again!

[@redtyrant3106]

We definitely need a follow up video to this one with the Johto bugs!

[@DaKirbinator]

this was amazing! I love the bug types of Pokemon. can't wait to see the next set!

[@graceanderson8731]

Your channel are something special man. Your voice is soothing and the audio levels are consistent enough that I can listen to your videos to fall asleep. But the way you use different strategies in each challenge is interesting enough that I can be entertained watching them when I am awake. Perfectly balanced

[@kratosmvn_]

Love that Beedrill, one of my favorite Gen 1 Pokemon, came through so clutch in the end! I'd love to see this with the Johto bugs too as I think they are some of the coolest too! Great video as always.

[@shinichi-nw4wg]

Some random guy: Thats impossible Jrose: Hold on my beer

[@RoyArkon]

Amazing video once again dude, looking forward to the Johto Bug vid!

[@JulienBoeker]

I thought a level cap is a stupid idea but in this challenge it made sense. Without a level cap you would just have overleveld the pokemon you thought were useful and wouldnt have been forced to discover the tactic with beedril, of which you thought it was the most useless in the run.

[@MoonMegs]

I was really hoping to get a jrose video today! I've been watching the old solo runs lately 😁

[@Breezy12736]

You're incredibly creative with these challenges, and even more creative in the way you complete them. 10/10 video

[@Mingronator]

Love your videos man! They bring me a lot of nostalgia and joy. Thanks a lot for all the effort you put into it

[@Bli757]

Oh yeah! I love that roleplaying where I would pretend to specialize in types as a kid playing Yellow 🥰

[@SkipSandwich]

To this day my 1st playthrough of a new pokemon is always a "grass pokemon only" challenge, with the caveat that just like how the actual in-game gyms aren't strictly limited to thier type I allow myself exceptions for "honorary" grass types, (for example, Sudowoodo)

[@Bli757]

That is such a good idea! Haha there's always my one honorary in yellow I wish I tried it in Red @@SkipSandwich

[@bobcoleman9045]

You're close too 500k my man! Glad you posted today im finally caught up to date! Just started maybe 3 months ago.

[@ElectricPopTart18]

What an epic ending strategy! Great gameplay and congrats on succeeding in the challenge. I look forward to more like it!

[@MishKoz]

This is such a heartwarming tale of how Beedrill the Benchwarmer defeated the mightiest trainer in the land. Truly an underdog story for the ages.

[@escalade111]

Aside from the usual gen 1 runs, this is one of my favourite videos you've made for a while. Top work!

[@theodoretekkers]

Awesome video as always! I want to see a gen 2 bug team for sure!

[@josstoole2154]

Johto Bug Video is hereby expressly requested! Keep up the good work :)

[@luizbezerra4373]

Me seeing the title: Heracross, Shuckle, Scizor, they'll all make it easier! JRose: *only kanto bug types* Me: ...oh my Arceus

[@Jianichie]

"Beedrill is basically garbage." Beedrill: OK

[@colerybachek3244]

I watch you for the nostalgia and that Oregon trail hits hard.

[@calhan0553]

Cant believe you slated Beedrill for the entire run and yet it was crucial to the final fight. Shows how much even a weak or different type of pokemon can be the decider in these things. Absolutely love these videos! Please release content more frequently!

[@jackmaibach8316]

Can’t wait to see the Jhoto bugs run! Great vid as always!

[@daviddeluna5859]

I wouldn’t have believed you would have beaten it with just bug type. Keep up the great videos can’t wait to watch more

[@iamredjustice5984]

HELL YEAH JOHTO BUGS LETS GO! Love your stuff, every time. Keep it up!

[@austinraponi973]

oh man! Beedrill coming in clutch at the very end and proving his worth. you love to see it! also, i most definitely want to see this with the Johto bugs. Heracross is one of my all time favorites.

[@HighKoality]

I would love to see the Johto bugs in action next. Specifically because it should be a lot harder without as many sleep and setup moves available. That's like all the Kanto bugs can do 😂

[@mr.number9279]

25:20 Pinsir: "YOU CALLED ME AN INSECT?! A LOWLY BUG-TYPE?! CLAIRE! I KILL YOU RIGHT HERE!" Those flinches lmfao. Awesome run.

[@arachne9177]

I would love to see my dear Ariados struggle against Red in a sequel to this video!!

[@nce_ballin8423]

Jrose my man I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your work and all the videos Basically watched every single video multiple times especially the gen 1 solo runs ❤ They calm me down and love to fall asleep to them 😂🎉

[@TheAwsumFunk]

I am impressed. I've watched a lot of your videos, and this has to be one of the most impressive wins. Good job.

[@robbledot7290]

I like challenges like these

[@jinxtheunluckypony]

Beedrill’s redemption during the final battle with Red was the stuff of legends!

[@dadish90]

The fact that scyther decided almost every battle was expected, but the fact that beedrill decided the last battle, that was ilarious 😂 yes please, do it with jhoto bugs!