Can I Beat Pokemon Black with ONLY Drifloon? 🔴 Pokemon Challenges ► NO ITEMS IN BATTLE

[@aidankeogh9994]

The recognition was _greatly_ vindicating after all this time, I joined the discord specifically as another outlet to make these requests since my timezone means I always miss the KZbin premieres lol Thanks for the delightful video! But, with that being said... **Week 128 of asking for Platinum With Only Drifloon** I will never give up

[@SoaringE4GLE]

Had to search for the comment straight away XD Great dedication if nothing else.

[@russellsefton3368]

@@SoaringE4GLEsame lmao

[@majinzim6887]

Your dedication is admirable , a lesson in never giving up!

[@Sephraes]

This has to be such a tease lol

[@michellejirak9945]

This comment deserves to be pinned.

[@MrSciencetist23]

Funny you didn't care about ability since aftermath is useless on a solo run. Unburden+acrobatics is such a good strategy.

[@UrFavoriteArsonist]

6:35 Ah yes my favorite dark type move, Ominous Wind. Don’t confuse it with the ghost type cause it is most definitely not one of those

[@PuellaMagiMami]

I think that might be why he never got an omni boost. Dark type ominous wind doesn't have one

[@patathatapon]

“Neither ability is useful” If this wasn’t gen 5, I’d almost agree with that. But unburden when you have access to gems? You’re a mad man sir.

[@Lunaraia]

Yeah, even more so with the FLYING gem, Acrobatics + STAB = 165 base power if you are not holding an item. Acrobatics + STAB + Flying gem = 248 BASE POWER, THAT'S 2 POWER LOWER THAN EXPLOSION, sure you only get that off once per fight, but it will delete practically EVERYTHING short of a Sturdy target. And if you then have Unburden, THAT activates too for double base speed. Not staged speed, BASE. And yes, this works. The gem is consumed before the base power check on Acrobatics. It's one of the main reasons Gems hasn't returned. Because Acrobatics + Flying gem was THAT broken.

[@Earthboundmike]

Aren't the gems single use... how in gods name does that make it useful lol

[@Qwertyness-oh3ov]

Look. Plus speed doesn't do much in these types of runs bc it's ai not competitive

[@bleach-kun]

​@@Qwertyness-oh3ov going first always helps, even against AI. Especially if you're at a disadvantage.

[@Qwertyness-oh3ov]

@@bleach-kun was he ever outsped that run lol

[@pupyulu]

love the Shadow Ball for TM at 14:30

[@HaydnG266]

😂😂😂

[@capslockpenguin7518]

Yeah, I noticed it too lol

[@Raziel1984]

rewinded it once to see if i heard that right XD

[@gilessaint-loup2426]

So I wasn't going crazy

[@Crasheschick]

he also called Krokorok "Krookodile" lmao

[@crazy_dude]

Maybe you can use items like eviolite after a certain amount of attempts or if you are level 100 and are not bulky enough

[@soundrogue4472]

@cubefreak123 yeah...

[@themorrigan1312]

14:30 "Either way, I picked up the Shadow Ball for TM" gods, idk why but I love silly lil mistakes like that? Guess bc they serve as a reminder that despite nigh-divine levels of patience, you're as human as the rest of us. Either way, good run so far!

[@leothewhiteranger]

Fun fact, Unburden, Acrobatics and a Flying Gem (which is consumed upon using Acrobatics, not just buffing it for the gem but also the move buff) was a killer strat in Gen 5 competetive, regardless of tier.

[@gamingpolice589]

Gems are banned now bar normal gem I think which sucks because now i cant use my usual belly drum thick fat snorlax with normal gem self destruct

[@anthonynorman7545]

​@@gamingpolice589you're evil!!!

[@VCV95]

​@@gamingpolice589they are not even in game anymore. It's part of the reason home doesn't allow item transfer, too. It's so funny how powerful weaker, proto z moves are.

[@ONLY_RR7]

@@VCV95I don’t know how true this is but I heard that z moves in gen 7 made players go back to gen 5 and discover just how broken gems were lol

[@maromania7]

Yeah, though In Game they're consumed after a single use. Like for good.

[@EluneAnzu]

I think Eviolite is fine, especially for things like the ground gym where you straight up had no other answers for it other than grinding and had to go from 50 to 52 to finish it, that likely could have been not needed with Eviolite since the attempt at level 50 looked it would have came down to you getting an extra critical hit in. Also another way to think of it: it might make the fight(s) you're CURRENTLY struggling with easier but you'd also not end up as over leveled making the game a lot more fair since you wouldn't need to be 10+ levels over that one thing you're struggling with (ideally speaking anyways)

[@philiphanson6894]

Strongly agree here. If you are needing to grind it is worth trying. I probably wouldn’t leave it on all the time so the easier fights are super easy but it should be a tool in your pocket.

[@jamesondrake1513]

As a small time saver, lots of people in the Pokemon community call an "all stat boost"/"stats boost" an omni-boost (omni as a prefix means all). You can of course call them whatever you want but it is a bit less of a mouthful full in my opinion to say omni-boost, plus it sounds cool.

[@tylosaurking]

Is there a reason you don't fight Alder when you do B/W runs? You usually attempt Red and Steven, but I can't remember a time when you tried Alder after beating Ghetsis.

[@coreDesignix]

My best guess would be that, instead of just fighting one new trainer, you have to fight a gauntlet you've already gone through to get back to Alder. Admittedly, the elite 4 is buffed up the second time around, but it's the same group of trainers essentially right after you've *just* fought them (since there's really no major hurdles between beating the game and being able to challenge the elite 4 again) and it wouldn't make for very good content. That, or Ghetsis in the main story is already taking up the slot of post-champion battle boss fight, or the exp formula in gen5 onwards makes grinding up for that take to long, or something.

[@daponagegoogenburg807]

I would also assume it's bc it would almost always be impossible, they're hard even with a proper team, and a crappy mon by themselves would like. Never have any chsnce

[@GelatinCoffee]

​@@coreDesignixit's not because of exp. He's already asked everyone if he can use rare candies post game and people said yes

[@coreDesignix]

@@GelatinCoffee fair lol I can never keep track of which challenge runners are using exp candies and which aren’t

[@Lunaraia]

@@coreDesignix It's more that Alder is... a joke. The dude isn't really hard at all since he uses bug types. Sure, bugs are better in Gen 5, but they were still a pretty weak type overall.

[@dj12699]

Has anybody noticed there hasn't been a easter egg in the "I'm writing this script as I go thorugh with the challenge" in quite a while?

[@Chalepastel]

me too, man

[@urpalalis]

definitely think you should use eviolite in some of your BW runs. gen 5 is so brutal for solo runs anyway, it's worth it to have an "extra bulk" button in your back pocket so you don't have to grind so often. great video as usual! been a fan since the first pokemon challenge and it's nice to see your growth as a player and as a content creator.

[@GelatinCoffee]

MDB: thinks that sp attack boosting nature would have been good Also MDB: our attack is down from intimidate and it's affecting the damage i do with gust I bet it was for the KZbin algorithm 🤔

[@cadencenavigator958]

I'd say use Eviolite. It increases defenses, so you'll just be able to last longer, not one shot everything. It'll lead to more interesting battles.

[@barmanitan]

Missing Ominous Wind stat boost 60 times in a row was a 0.9^60=0.18% chance. So not unheard of odds, but a pretty crazy way to end the run haha

[@zackattack3867]

It's not just your fun pokemon challenges, but it's also your love for wrestling on why I keep watching

[@SpiderRiderKya]

Flying Gem + Acrobatics is cracked as hell. B/c the items gets used up BEFORE Acrobatics resolves, so you get the boost from the gem, THEN the full powered Acrobatic b/c you're not holding anything. Not to mention the boost from STAB on top of all that. So farming a few Flying Gems at the very least can't hurt.

[@knate44]

Unburden can actually be pretty good gen 5! Acrobatics+flying gem for instance is kind of an insane combo since it give you an insanely powerful 55x2x1.5 for a massive 165 base power before STAB, and doubles your speed until you switch out it's nuts. It's really good if you need to open with one big punch and the rest of the team can be easily swept.

[@TheMerryMagpie]

I did notice the more frequent generation and challenge type switch ups, and I like it! Keeps things fresh, both to watch and probably for you to play. ^_^b

[@MahDryBread]

I think it was maybe a year or so ago that I came up with a new planning system to help keep the generations fresher. Recently I've been coming up with a system to help give a better variety of solo and team runs too. I'm happy that people are into it!

[@myklsteel8486]

Loved the video. I think you should try using the eviolite when your only other option is just leveling up, since it will allow you to not over level and trivialize later fights

[@gmsloep]

25:35 "I still don't have the autofire buttons working for Platinum yet" It's a long shot, but have you tried locking the framerate to 30? That's the set framerate for Gen 4 on the original DS hardware. Maybe that'll help with the autofire buttons?

[@AZ-rl7pg]

12:36 I think people say Return is op not just because it's powerful but because every pokemon can learn it. It kind of makes it cheap when you can just slap it on every weak pokemon.

[@BrandonJames2016]

I always love runs that aren’t the first or second gen games. Plus gen 5 is my favorite gen so I’m always excited for gen 5 runs

[@Willplex]

I can't believe he chose my name suggestion for Drifloon made it in the video.

[@emospodermen2525]

The Clay fight would have been a good time to use the Eviolite, that way you could have beaten it at a lower level so the rest of the game isn't easy as you are not that overleveled.

[@carsonbaker8843]

Have you thought about a return only run? Kangaskhan gets scrappy so ghosts aren’t a worry!

[@HeavenlyArmed]

6:37 *Ghost, if you're still doing corrections on things spotted in the pre-release version

[@riverpal7872]

Ghetsis must've been having a really bad day when you did this run. I didn't think he would be THAT hard at the end. Good luck on that Shuckle run!

[@amodjoseph3360]

Wait ... unburden is trash too ?? Not the "when the item is used, your speed doubles" unburden plus you had acrobatics.... easy combo

[@Scourge728]

AND the flying gem, which consumes itself BEFORE acrobatics does the item check, meaning you get the unburden boost and base power doubling

[@amodjoseph3360]

@ScourgeTheGreat facts bro ... I need him to play a lil more competitively so he can understand some of his runs can be so easy and stream line

[@MelloxMaster]

Damn, that was a brutal run, its not every time that we have to hit max level but was a great run overall!

[@salmonandsoup]

HOLY SHIT THE MADMAN DID MY REQUEST FROM AGES AGO! What in the world?! The best thing to tune into to de-stress. I’m so happy :”””) ❤❤❤ Thank you MDB! Edit: I know I’m not the only one who asked, but I know I specifically asked for BW or B2W2. I am not the person who was that dedicated! BUT FELLOW DRIFLOON LOVER IN ARMS

[@TheDevonshireMint]

A fellow lover of the lord of balloons. Happy times indeed.

[@LMK-Gaming]

0:58 tbf I've been asking for you to do Emerald w/Relicanth for a while too lol. You know, so you can prove to me that you Reli-can-th do it! 😅

[@conza1989]

Was there a fossil choice at all? For historical purposes, please, thank you.

[@JamesHxc]

Just one time, I want him to take the DOME fossil.

[@seanwilliams823]

You actually showed us how Red and Fire Red were different. I remember way back when you did the Red Diglet run, some other run, the the Fire Red Diglet run! That wad easily... what... 2.5 years ago MINIMUM.

[@Havri]

This was your best solo pokemon run in a long time holy crap. I love it when you have to really push you and your pokemon to the limits in order to win! Super exciting run.

[@phyxsius007]

May be an odd request, but I'd love to see a heartgold run with technician scyther. Got him late in my most recent run-through and wanted to see how well he'd do from the start

[@insulttothehumanrace3807]

Or just a Technician-focused run in general, having to use Pokemon with the ability and only moves boosted by it. There's still some room for challenge (some Pokemon who get it aren't especially strong, plus relying on Technician means you'll never have a move with more than 90 power), but it would be a lot of fun.

[@personifiedcat]

If it means less grinding, go for the eviolite. This game is already punishing enough with the anti-grinding measures they take.

[@TheNoteblockLizard]

Okay ... that's dedication XD I'm still holding out for an eventual Qwilfish run :D

[@Beavie]

The second best Dustin Rhodes persona. Behind Black Reign.

[@McPerson1627]

14:29 man i didn't know they had a shadow ball for tm in this game, thats gonna help the run a lot

[@Eldwood]

I wonder, can you someday attempt Archeops solo run? You were talking about Acrobatics being op, and on Archeops, I remember sweet breeze through the entire elite four + N + Ghetsis just spamming that. Will you consider ?

[@christopherbailey5616]

Looking forward to next week. Really wanna see if he can beat the elite 4. They have several pokemon immune to toxic, so i dont see how he could.

[@piratebear3126]

The other awesome part about remakes is you can use Pokemon that weren’t in the original. Such as Stunky in HeartGold (that’s my idea of the week). I do also think Eviolite is fair game in Black. It’s not a free win button but can still give you the edge in close battles, plus it eats up your item slot and keeps Acrobatics from being 110 BP.

[@generalwd40]

Very good video ! An idea for a challenge doing pokemon firered with only a Mismagius.

[@kevinhart3084]

Pausing really early after the mention of Patrat or however it's pronounced. I think it would be funny to do a run with one of those named Ratatta.

[@bearcat1868]

I think Evolite (not sure on the spelling there, sorry) is fine in the same way Leftovers/a Shell Bell is fine: going without is preferable if it's not needed, but it's fine to use if the run would be over/to prevent excessively punishing grinding/RNG-fishing. It's a part of the game, after all. You should probably mention when you're using it, though, just for transparency's sake.

[@xerxiesdaoc]

As a suggestion for a team run would love to see all steel types in any gen. For solo id really like to see Aron in gen 3 or HG/SS

[@legomaple]

What was that final fight... Your stat boost/crit luck was something else.

[@Teenlink]

I’d honestly say that stuff like winning a battle using aftermath or explosion should count as a win, since you did technically beat their team with just the one Pokemon. Plus having your HM Pokemon come in just to stare at the opponent’s “aw, I lost?” face is pretty funny.

[@seanwilliams823]

Have you done a Gen 5 run with Litwik? Chedulure is my favorite Gen 5 pokemon.

[@brickerboom]

I love Balloon Boy getting some love, I dig both the solo runs and team runs since it allows you to mess around with movesets and mons you rarely use

[@eris902]

On the topic of Eviolite, I personally prefer it to higher levels / grinding. Personal bias and all that, but I find Eviolite to be a cool item that sadly doesn't get as much use as I'd like.

[@willie4888]

another 5 levels after level 100? 24:00 but overall good run, i think that if you get stuck at a point or if you have time trying like a last fight of a game with eviolite vs without might be an interesting comparison.

[@wolfheart5408]

The algorithm isnt aupporting you a lot recently. Maybe do a big challenge to regain momentum? Something like gold/platinum without pokecentre?

[@JonathanFaleri]

Upload 4 days ago… must of been a decently quick edit. Well done sir 😊

[@darkness5101]

When did he say anything about edit?

[@HaydnG266]

​@darkness5019 shut up

[@JonathanFaleri]

@@darkness5101sorry only mah dry bread twitter followers will understand. Be sure to give him a follow and maybe next week you’ll get it. :)

[@joshhyde9775]

Day one of asking for Fire Red Team Rocket run starting with koffing (like you catch ekans and Meowth and can use as a team run.)

[@mimiquoi7380]

Maybe you can try the Cynthia superboss in Undella Town after the League for your next Black and White run one day, it can be fun. ^^

[@Jawbreaker8k]

Have you considered a solo run of archeops in gen 5?

[@seigwardofcatarina5776]

Wasn’t Se7en the character on Nitro given to Dustin Rhodes aka Gold dust? And on his premiere night Dustin broke character and called the gimmick dumb and refused live on air?

[@ryuail]

Considering how bad gen 5's xp scaling works I'd say that evolite should 100% be on the table for fights you would otherwise need to overgrind for. Actually thinking on it, evolite could lead to more interesting puzzles later on in a run because you wont be as overleveled to progress. I couldn't suggest any hard and fast rules for using it exactly, but I think it should be a tool in the bag. :)

[@kirbykraftgames]

7:17 Spoilers for my own video coming soon(ish), but Eviolite’s usefulness is next to none in certain situations, it can make it so that the AI will do the dumb thing of trying to weaken you with stat nerfs rather than actually try to finish you off, or will leave you with just a sliver of health left after an attack you could’ve sworn you’d die by

[@MrJeppeppe]

Can you beat pokemon Emerald with only one Luvdisc? Emerald will probably be harder than Ruby & Sapphire, since you will be fighting 2 water specialists instead of just 1 in R/S.

[@geologist1235]

I want to see Pokemon Black post-game for once, but I'd imagine you'd have to be given some really strong pokemon in order to have the time, right? What about a run with 1 Kyurem? Or is there some other reason why you wouldn't: i.e. not very exciting or something like that? I've never finished the post-game for Pokemon Black or White so I don't know if its bad or something.

[@insulttothehumanrace3807]

I guess it's because the main new/postgame fight in Black/White is Champion Alder, which you have to face the Elite Four again (this time with a stronger team) to access, as opposed to being able to go straight to Steven in Emerald or Red being the culmination of the Gold/Silver postgame Gym battles. Unless he wanted to fight Cynthia, but that's season-dependent and he may not want to bother messing with his system clock for that... Honestly the Unova postgame is more about the extra areas that are unlocked (with more Pokemon to catch) and some neat postgame battles, though nothing as climactic as Steven or Red. Heck, the main competitive facilities (Battle Subway and World Tournament in B2/W2) are unlocked during the main story, so even that isn't a major reveal... I wouldn't call it bad, per se, but not great content to cover in a challenge video like this.

[@Redturtletank02333]

Yooooooooo the shuckster returns. Also Emerald with one numel. I may not be as consitent but I will still ask

[@Jahy-Chan]

Eviolite would be good to keep you from over leveling and save you some time. Being 20 to 30 levels higher can be mind numbing.

[@discgolfwes]

Unburden is a WAY better ability than aftermath in a solo run

[@finnfiasco]

This video taught me that the Acrobatics boost will work if you just don’t equip an item. All this time I thought the item had to be consumed mid-battle. Turns out it’s just mildly more efficient.

[@anonymousphantom4916]

I tired to do a solo run of my own using my favourite pokemon and I think really suck cause I didn't get past the 4th gym. Wurmple will get his win one day :)

[@chrismiller5793]

I would say use the eviolite as an option but dont use it by default. As long as its not used as a crutch then its fine. If the 50% boost can prevent you from grinding as much then thats fine. Like for a Magikarp run it may not help at all but say this run, may have helped in a few circumstances but of course not all like that brutal endgame.

[@Theendgamelv3]

So will the Drifloon in the Plat run will be named Dustin? Dustin the Drifloon?

[@Kersten92]

I'd love Pokemon Black with only one Palpitoad (best mid-stage Pokemon ever)

[@Saiyangamer00]

Pokemon Platinum with only a team of Grass Types would be cool to see what you'll come up with the team

[@insulttothehumanrace3807]

I've done a Platinum Grass run, it's really fun. Cyrus is a major brick wall, and you do have to get creative against the Elite Four, but it's a lot of fun. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

[@Saiyangamer00]

@@insulttothehumanrace3807 Do you remember the team you used

[@insulttothehumanrace3807]

@@Saiyangamer00 My final team was Torterra, Leafeon, Abomasnow, Tangrowth, Roserade, and Tropius. Used Wormadam a lot before the 7th Gym too. Hardest fight was definitely the Distortion World Cyrus fight, followed by Aaron, then Candice, then Cynthia. Thankfully Platinum's Grass roster has a lot of type coverage to work with.

[@crazy_dude]

Glad to get home and watch a new challenge

[@Noobmaster-of3xk]

I would like if you used an evolite or due to Gen 5 being the most anoyying one to grind in and its like like the Pikachu held item that only works for Pikachu it works for ALL pre evolved pokemon so it should be allow on ALL single pokemon runs

[@PKSandman]

2:00 I'm pretty sure that's in Dustin Rhodes' memory as a bad time. Then again, WCW was starting to get in a rut by that point.

[@liamsweeen]

Do a Mystery Challenge, where you don't reveal what the challenge is until you've completed it... Just start it and let people guess in the comments!

[@Smolstarfish]

The most broken move in black is acrobatics paired with a flying gem. The flying gem boost activates, and the game gives you the full power of acrobatics because you're no longer holding an item. Its really good for destroying single pokemon.

[@abyss3525]

Really loved the part where Meowth came in and pep talked you in the corner for the Gehtsis fight. Great stuff as always MDB

[@zidarose]

The grinding is real this run

[@eevee100go]

love your videos. I have been watching since your first Pokemon challenge

[@bivcbmtgstgtssscqcrddgtrsm2257]

I think using the Eviolite is just using the tools you have access to. No reason not to use it.

[@kennyfaassen7955]

It is always fun to watch these because of the gaps of knowledge sometimes, but it does slow them quite a lot also. Calling Unburden a useless ability while having a flying type and acrobatics is astonishing. Prestatusing and holding a curing berry will let you outspeed almost anything. Also at the ghost type E4 just hold a rawst berry if you know you always get the turn 1 burn. I think this is were these challenges can get even more interesting if these small things would be applied. Now they usually turn into overlevelling or crit luck.

[@hallowstorma1402]

Hey my favourite pokemon! Excited to see how this goes

[@benjaminamberg7161]

What a fun time. As for the upcoming shuckle run, that'll be a slog but I'm sure you'll get through. Thanks for another great video!

[@lonelystrategos]

Have you ever considered a Pokemon Colosseum challenge run? I don't know if it's even possible with one Pokemon, but it'd be interesting.

[@FemboyRV]

ive had the same question, it really doesnt seem possible early game is absolutely brutal

[@zenithgaming7493]

14:29 "i picked up the shadowball for TM" - Mah-Dry-Bread

[@parzival-bo]

Bawwoon... Requesting Pokemon B2W2 With Only One Chinchou.

[@chrisswanepoel7389]

Ominous Wind indeed, there at the end. Poor fragile kidnapping balloon

[@AlexanderFaker]

I haven't seen anyone else doing this, at least not semi-popular creators, but I really think randomized move runs would be hilarious. Here are the rules that I thought would make things somewhat fair. One Pokemon (pick whatever you want) Moves: 1st: Randomized offensive STAB move 2nd: Randomized offensive move 3rd and 4th: Completely randomized move I think this would be so fun to watch and play and could create some OP runs or some absolutely brutal runs.

[@brendanhart517]

Huzzah for Driftee, saving the region all on their own, goddesses I love this Pokemon

[@dmcmahondm]

eviolite does feel a little too easy honestly but here's a compromise, don't use it for as long as possible but if you get to level 100 and still can't beat the game with other strats, then you can use it. just a suggestion, but do what feels right!

[@amirmahadeo56]

I'm inspired by @aidankeogh9994 Week 1 of asking for genertion 4 with only chatot Chatot is just the funny bird that throws derogatory language around so why not use it. I'm leaving the specific game in gen 4 to you cuz all 5 seem horrible at some point cuz DPP has a rock gym1 and HGSS has Jasmine. Chatot literally has only flying and normal moves with u-turn and steel wing as the only coveraage so either way it'll be rough. But it does have roost feather dance which is a busted strat for some toxic stalls. Plus it has sing at level 13 so most fights would just be rng early game (Probably makes DPP more plausable) Edit: if you're wondering why not gen 5, elisa just seems impossible. Roark and Jasmine still has meh AI and pretty exploitable weaknesses, but Elisa is simply just spamming volt switch.

[@antonitocotter447]

1:18 At least he's getting that Drifloon run he wanted... just not the way he wanted.

[@JackIsShort5799]

Use the evolite thing after the 8th gym. Maybe

[@1truwildman]

Me knowing that MDB is a DPW-ite he prob got reminded of Se7en from their episode a few weeks ago talking about WCW 1999

[@stilelits]

2:52 you're right, it IS "pa-TRAT"...the pun is on "patrol", so the second syllable should be accented to make that clear

[@baritOWN]

Dang a Seven reference. Even more obscure than Black Reign! MYAH MYAH MYAH

[@jaxsonbateman]

One unsung benefit of reusable TMs is being able to replenish the PP of those moves for free, which is very useful if you're 1monning the E4. You basically take off the move with a random other TM, then put it back on, and voila, fresh PP. If you have enough elixirs and others you don't need to worry of course, but even in a normal run it can be useful if you're out and about and don't want to go back to a Pokemon centre.

[@DarkSoulsSauron]

i think eviolite is a valid strat in gen 5 solo runs. many other challenge runners I've watched have discovered that despite how good it is Eviolite is not always the correct play.