Can I Beat Pokemon Emerald with ONLY Magcargo? 🔴 Pokemon Challenges ► NO ITEMS IN BATTLE

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[@MahDryBread]

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[@Sapphire-qo2ij]

Thats nice and all but which fossil did you take? (Also thanks for the 83% off)

[@crh1985]

can you complete Pokémon Red/Blue with 1 MissingNo

[@zackattack3867]

Hoenstly I love your wrestling references because AEW is awesome

[@mrormrs.something3897]

Can you please do Pokémon black with just Munna?

[@zackattack3867]

Also. I don;t know if you know thism but you can rebattle some trainers in Pokemon emerald

[@jackmahoney3783]

I think after seeing Wally fail so many times we’re going to need to get gen 3 with our rivals team so we can show him how it’s done.

[@KayLoo202]

Yes!!!!

[@stephenveerasammy3074]

Not unique enough

[@pyro2491]

@@stephenveerasammy3074 isn’t using Wally’s team the same as using your rivals team.

[@ddjsoyenby]

and pretend he got a win.......he could really use it.

[@kayleighlehrman9566]

Ralts solo run until the elite four, then?

[@GusterTails]

On our way through, I took the root fossil. I knew if I didn’t say what I took you’d all ask. Actually now that I think about it everyone ask anyway. Comments are good for the KZbin algorithm.

[@matttypes2695]

That one Magcargo vs. Kingdra fight would’ve been straight out of the anime.

[@Matt_C130]

9:12 we’re going from level 38 to 36. New speedrun strat to throw off the rival.

[@69NakedEye]

Norman using ‘belly dance’ at 14:54 to try and confuse MDB too!

[@somename840]

Never let them know your next move

[@DistrarSubvoyikar]

🤣

[@PokemonNerd265]

‘Near the start of the run I was having to grind quite a bit. Even near the start of the run I was having to grind quite a bit.’

[@barmanitan]

@@PokemonNerd265 I just assumed I misheard the first bit as "end of the run" and wasn't bothered to relisten haha nice

[@eyemaknut]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the fact that Norman took the effort to teach Linoone how to Belly Dance? I almost died when MDB said that.

[@spicyitalian1448]

Honestly these have turned into a form of my Saturday morning cartoons, but adult version, love it

[@jamesbernier493]

This is a good compare.

[@enerc2333]

Hahaha hahaha hahaha, right

[@spicyitalian1448]

Honestly, I’m looking forward to it, it’s exciting the little kid me

[@chris_versteegen_]

Sunday morning here in Australia, but 100%!

[@tiffanysilver3555]

yes!!!

[@JacksVengeance]

"You have no idea how long that grinding was". Me who's going through an emerald professor oak's challenge: no but yes!

[@KainaX122]

Me who’s EV training my Elite Four team in HG when I really don’t need to: “No, but yes!”

[@ducklett01god]

​@@KainaX122me who tried shiny hunting dunsparce in GSC:no but yea

[@robertlupa8273]

This is gonna suck even more than the Torkoal run. There's a reason why Magcargo is almost always F tier on any nuzlocke tier list (though it's also partially because it evolves really late for something so weak both before _and_ after evolution)

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

I gave magcargo a d on my tier list n that's only because it is a good screen setter

[@pannocchia6975]

@@nautgamingnautgaming9949 Yup it works fine as screen setter and eq bait+ yawn is nice in nuzlockes!

[@genesis4322]

Issue is Claydol fills that role a lot better than Magcargo could.

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

I have no clue why it's so late. The late 20s would have been fine

[@pannocchia6975]

@@genesis4322 That's for sure, that's why it's a d-f tier and not c-b

[@CyberchaoX]

That moment when Whiscash used Rain Dance and MDB said that he needed to level up to outspeed Kingdra... ...Yeah. I thought that Swift Swim was one of Kingdra's potential abilities, and that Sniper wasn't introduced until Gen 4, and I was right on both counts. As long as Whiscash was setting up Rain Dance, you were NOT outspeeding Kingdra.

[@robertharris6092]

2 words. MOAR! LEVELS!

[@22Rallen]

Dont forget. They have 0 EV in all stats and 0 Special values with a neutral nature. Kile all trainers did till sun and moon. So it could be possible.

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

@@22Rallen There's no way even with all that Macargo could outspeed Kingdra in Rain. It's so slow as is and with Swift Swim it's impossible

[@22Rallen]

@@hawkticus_history_corner yeah on the same level. Or even plus 20 levels. But it will outspeed eventually. Never underestimate evs. I mean knogga can habe 999 ark in pokemon silver

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

@@22Rallen No, it actually can't. That Kingdra, at level 53 with no IV or EVs will have a speed of 190 under Rain with a Neutral nature. Magcargo with a Speed Boosting Nature, perfect IV and EVs at level 100 maxes out at 174. It cannot make up that sort of difference. Also don't compare later gens to gen 1 and 2, they are a completely different animal where you can max out every stat.

[@zanon__]

This run had everything: - honest advertising with actual examples of usage cases for a product that is actually (at least) mildly useful (ie not RAID SHADOW LE-) - Fossils! - GRINDING; - a horribly unbalanced god-awful tier pokemon and a lot of examples why that is the case; - MORE GRINDING; - Cat Tax at the end of the video with some important insight by Rocky. Thank you for this run, as always. Looking forward for that next one!

[@MistaShadowman]

14:52 'Belly Dance' lol Edit: Imagine if Belly Drum was renamed Belly Dance; the Dancer ability would be interesting from that

[@robertlupa8273]

Isn't it pretty much a warrior dance already? Or like berserker rage - you hit as hard as physically possible, with little care for your well-being.

[@knate44]

Hot take: since body slam would be pretty much worthless against Steven anyways, you probably could have won if you swapped it out for Harden of all moves using a heart scale. As long as you don't get toxic from skarmory, you should be able to boost defense enough that you could power through an earthquake and heal off shell bell. Just my hypothesis though.

[@mayborneflower]

Set up on Cradily instead. It’s not much of an attacker, both his STAB moves and confusion damage are negligible, and Shell Bell plays off nicely against its utter refusal to get OHKO’d (which prompts Full Restore spam) and access to Ingrain.

[@dullahan_of_light6047]

Haha Skarmory Toxic is the bane of his Steven challenges. Can't help but feel that that Skarmory is programmed to always start with Toxic.

[@mayborneflower]

@@dullahan_of_light6047 This guy gets it.

[@skeetermania3202]

@@mayborneflower Rest solves the Toxic problem, and Skarmory’s other attacks will do almost nothing with Harden, and it may even burn itself via Flame Body, decreasing damage output even further, so it’s not like turns you’re spending sleeping are that consequential, especially in conjunction with Leftovers (which you can obtain easily from the SS Tidal).

[@mayborneflower]

@@skeetermania3202 You got me there

[@SHOGUNTE]

I'm gonna throw out Larvitar for a gen 4 run. I'm guessing a bunch of struggle between the slow leveling and about half of the gyms. Maybe Platinum just to make it faster?

[@fcasias7]

It sounds like a hard run, and maybe late game it is, but larvitar basically wrecks gyms 1-4, and gym 6 and 7. I would argue it's easier than most starters, the only real challenges being chuck, pryce if you're unlucky, clair, maybe Bruno. The champion having all flying types doesn't help. Erika, misty, migjt be risky, but there's a big level lead by that point. blue and red would be a different story. I've tried the run, it's pretty easy.

[@strawberryjades]

@@fcasias7 That's why they said in Platinum

[@jamesavery3727]

I can't be the only person who was yelling at the screen to replace Yawn with Sunny Day! Man, you were never using Yawn and Sunny Day would have cut the damage you take from water moves and increased your damage output! Or you could have tried Amnesia setup + Rest + Chesto Berry. I appreciate the effort at brute forcing, but sometimes it's worth revisiting the TM Movepool and seeing if you can get creative!

[@enerc2333]

Yes, just like me a little desperate. Rather quite. And seriously, he doesn't know what he's doing, he doesn't know about strategies.

[@Jandoranis]

No kidding. I've been watching MDB for a long time now, and there's some runs like this that _really_ showcase how little he actually knows about Pokemon. It's a shame.

[@alecbiswell-ayres5084]

Same. Also is the Metronome available in Gen 3? If so, that might have been a better held item than Charcoal.

[@TriforceChad]

@@alecbiswell-ayres5084 metronome (the item) was introduced in gen 4

[@Schmitzy1984]

@@enerc2333 I think its ok as he is doing them more for fun and entertainment and not so much for time and tier list placement. If he did it on the scale of Jrose or Gym Leader Matt, I could see the need for optimization. But MDB runs are pure fun, and I think its ok to not do as much in the strategy department if its not needed.

[@nazra1127]

according to my calclulations for 4x weaknesses, you take 54% from ground moves while 80% from water moves compared to slugma

[@zo0bit]

That makes sense, the defense stats skyrocket so much that they more than make up for the additional x2 multiplier. Plus the additional HP, no matter how little, also makes it tankier.

[@Drewy01134]

With this kind of run where you're st such a disadvantage with the typing and dont have much type coverage, Hidden Power could have been really good here. I'd even accept manipulating the stats to get Hidden Power Grass for covering Ground and Water types that you're 4x weak to

[@SummonerArthur]

I dontbget why he didnt use sunny day tho

[@Turovale]

I get you’re used to having to brute force it, but you had quite a few options to make that end less painful. Sunny day, amnesia, EV training, you had choices you could’ve made instead of brute force.

[@xXxcyborg1996xXx]

Was thinking amnesia/harden for eq/water moves

[@insulttothehumanrace3807]

I know I'm a little late to this comment section, but... EV training isn't as useful in solo runs - since you're battling everything with that one 'mon anyway - so any EV training efforts you do put in aren't going to be enough to make a significant difference. And... it's been a long time since I played Emerald, but aside from HP and Speed... and maybe Special Defense... I don't recall any other good EV grinding spots until late in the game. ALSO, bear in mind in 3rd gen there's no way to refund/reduce EVs, so any unwanted EVs are stuck on your 'mon. ... all that said, I do agree that Amnesia would have been a big help in this run. He could have used that.

[@Turovale]

@@insulttothehumanrace3807 3rd gen had the EV reducing berries. He’s actually used them before on the channel.

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

You say “the grind is brutal” so often it warrants a spot on a shirt. Hopefully a breathable tank top for working out 💪🏼 (and perhaps your top picks for the _most_ brutal Pokémon to grind with)

[@AxDuncan2635]

Could also be a simpler design with patches of grass below the text (plus it would get around the game freak copyright)

[@dusk152010]

I really appreciate the transparency you have in regards to the the things you endorse. You're a really genuine person and it shines through. Stay great, MDB.

[@albertmolina8186]

"Of course the first water type we ran into made us faint" > Walreining my tears >Crawdauntingly sad

[@Venomous9]

Didn't think this was actually possible. Congratulations on an incredible run.

[@Schmitzy1984]

Loved today's video, looking forward to even more fun next Saturday with Growlithe. I recently did a Growlithe run on my own albeit with Egg Moves. Even without, it is a bit of a challenge. Beware the Water Onix.

[@awesomeperson5150]

MDB sponsored segments are always so refreshing since they’re actually genuine

[@powerplay9422]

I approve of your profile picture good sir. #SobbleSquad

[@morrigankasa570]

MandJTV sponsorships are also great/genuine.

[@joeyyalexander92]

@@morrigankasa570 you mean Grun T BOI

[@morrigankasa570]

@@joeyyalexander92 Yes GRUNTY BOI! But if Mikey didn't have channels then Grunty Boi, wouldn't be doing the sponsorships for his friend's channel.

[@McMario13]

This one was my favorite , it was so much fun!! I love it!! Thanks for this :)

[@ThePiny29]

I’m curious, why didn’t you use Sunny Day at any point? Doesn’t sunlight halve the damage water moves deal to you?

[@lurkingone7079]

Well he would have used a turn to set up. Which leaves it open to being hit. As Macargo is not so speedy. So probably the damage reduction was maybe not justified. Also the moveset. Yawn may have worked better.

[@ThePiny29]

@@lurkingone7079 Yawn takes 2 turns to set up. You can’t tell me it was a better choice than sunny day, especially during the later part of the game. It would have been especially helpful during the drake fight, where Magcargo would have had plenty of opportunities to set it up.

[@alwinwinter1645]

@@lurkingone7079 This is the reason I never use any stat changing moves. Why use a whole turn to buff your attack if you could just attack twice

[@rooislangwtf]

@@alwinwinter1645 To set up for future enemies

[@Seergun]

@@alwinwinter1645 because most trainers have more than 1 pokemon...

[@NegaSyrus5000]

Next time you have to grind in emerald I would suggest using the rematch feature on route 117. Those two breeders have 5 pokemon each that give around 1k exp each pokemon, plus a few more trainers on the route you can rematch.

[@insulttothehumanrace3807]

Even on the route he was on, Beauty Jessica and Gentleman Walter have a pretty good rematch rate, and those two provide good exp. There were definitely better methods for that.

[@ddjsoyenby]

"you all know i love wrestling right of course you do i never shut up about it" and we love you for it

[@sippysoups]

what a run! I thought you would have to be level 90 to win, but as the video progressed I realized that wouldn't be the case. you always bring a lot of personality to your ads, so I'm never compelled to skip! ive seen a countless amount of VPN ads, but im considering getting Surfshark and using your code! also, love the red text border in the run :)

[@silver_mix_J.D.N]

Hey ! Amazing video as always, and I've got an idea for a challenge : Eevee is THE pokemon that was made to be evolved in order to be actually used, right ? Well, what if you did an "Eevee Only" run ? Could work on any game, as it's been here from the beginning.

[@KITSUNE_KONUICHI]

Already has

[@1233arceus]

I’ve always loved Magcargo’s design just a shame it’s a trash Pokémon, definitely needs an evolution or regional variant

[@robertlupa8273]

Why doesn't it have Water Absorb? Its Sapphire dex entry literally states that "Water is vaporized on contact. If this Pokémon is caught in the rain, the raindrops instantly turn into steam, cloaking the area in a thick fog." That would at least remove _one_ quad weakness. But if anything, Magcargo needs better stats. It's a fully evolved Pokemon that you get at level 38, same as Muk which has _500 BST_ instead of Magcargo's *410* (or 430 from Gen 7 onward).

[@SERMareep2007]

@@robertlupa8273 Gotta love that 20 base stat buff

[@robertlupa8273]

@@SERMareep2007 Meanwhile Chimecho got a 30 base stat buff

[@SERMareep2007]

@@robertlupa8273 Dang. That's sad

[@StewMain6]

Your cats at the end just made this one of the best Pokémon challenge videos you’ve ever made! Haha i loved it

[@silverrey7379]

24:13 that's not the only problem: Kingdra's ability is Swift Swim, meaning its speed stat doubles in rain. The moment Whiscash uses Rain Dance, you're doomed And before anyone comments: yes, I know he acknowledged it, just wrote it before noticing, my bad.

[@Buddy26420]

Huh, I thought Magcargo could learn shell smash in Gen 3, didnt realize it was a Gen 5 move. I thought it was Clamperl signature move in Gen 3 tbh

[@jubinfinity]

I think shell smash was carocosta’s signature move

[@Buddy26420]

@@jubinfinity you may be right, I just always associated Shell Smash with Clamperl in my head Cause I remember trying to make a rain team with Huntail as the main sweeper with Shell Smash. But it must have been in ORAS

[@tinkerer3399]

I have gotten a Magcargo in almost every Nuzlocke run I've done... and had it die almost immediately every time. Generally not even to water moves (although a couple of times to unexpected water moves).

[@That_Doctor_Del_Fella]

Its a shame because I actually like Magcargo. Its a fun idea, but its typings and stats really let it down

[@tinkerer3399]

@@That_Doctor_Del_Fella Yeah, although I'm starting to think Magcargos just die around me. 3 of them died from not just a crit, but a crit **range** where they should've been safe even from most crits. I've attempted less than 10 Nuzlockes, that's way too many freak deaths.

[@lisahenry20]

It reminds me of MandJtv doing heartgold (I think) without catching pokemon. He used a slugma that you get as an egg and it was definitely the weak point of the team. Even against pokemon it should be good against.

[@Kagnis1]

Oh my gawd, that Kingdra just using double team rest and water pulse is brutal. Way to get that win! (I'm laughing but embarrassed I clapped when you got the knock out lol)

[@modelomegatyler]

mah-dry-bread: let's do a magcargo only run! also mah-dry-bread: *[starts off with a slugma]* me: uh... am i missing something?

[@TheNoteblockLizard]

This makes me wonder how different a Numel run would be since it is still super weak to water types. And sure, I'm pretty sure I could try it myself, but I just enjoy your commentary too much XD

[@Sapphire-qo2ij]

Man I can’t wait for Mah-Dry-Bread to buldoze through this challenge with spamming flamethrower. It may as well be the only flamethrower run.

[@larsetre0005]

lol

[@Liriand]

I love the implication of belly dance as a move. Especially on a Pokémon like Snorlax, that's a whole show!

[@MadameTeqi]

I imagined a Snorlax belly dancing and that was the hardest laugh I've had in a while, thank you from one stranger on the Internet to another

[@glitcheremily8994]

Finally I been waiting for this video for years since no one ever uses Magcargo. I wish Magcargo had Smell Smash in this generation (I don't even know if the move was in gen 3) which I find to be useful on a Magcargo since it helps raise all his stats in taking up his defense. Which isn't horrible for a mon with high defense. I know this isn't the best Pokemon out their but I love Magcargo. One of my most favorite Pokemon of all time.

[@ColdEmperor]

I guessed lvl 25 on beating Roxanne. That was a tough battle. Jeez.

[@SaiFai505]

My guess was lvl 30, haven't watched the conclusion of the fight yet, but I also think it'll be pretty hard

[@rainbowcoloredsoapdispenser]

Just started the run. My prediction: Yes My range: Lv. 82 - 85

[@BranHawk775]

Somehow, that isn’t it. And I thought that range was pessimistic.

[@trueMCGRaven]

@@BranHawk775 you overestimated Magcargo by a lot

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

@@BranHawk775 I would guess 92 for Wallace and 100 for Steven and Steven won't be beaten

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

@@trueMCGRaven dam I overestimated magcargo That being said why wasn't reflect or light screen used or sunny day Did we really need body slam over these moves

[@zidarose]

Always enjoy the video. The struggle can be very real from the sound of it. Thank you for your efforts!

[@DoomsDoooitz]

watching every pokemon challange video and some other pokemon related content of yours, and have been for a few years, love your content keep it up and pls do a Wooper only run for pokemon platinum, best regards Anton :D

[@zacharyzorua9961]

Pokemon black with one zorua

[@Ryan_2218]

Week 22 of requesting a psywave only run!!!

[@purpleheartneptune6267]

There’s no staregy there and unless it’s gen 1 you get walled by a dark type

[@Ryan_2218]

@@purpleheartneptune6267 It’s just a hard challenge with how psywave works, kind of like metronome only. Maybe add a rule where you can use another move against dark types if it’s in a gen other than gen 1

[@Sapphire-qo2ij]

I’m not going to question it. All I have to say is: Yes.

[@therockwizard.9687]

Not gonna happen, he already said he never gonna do probarly during one of his videos.

[@austintome]

That back-and-forth Kingdra battle was wild. Surprised by how much it emphasized its evasion. Not to mention that unlucky confusion from Water Pulse at the end that barely even registered when I watched, due to the heavy reliance on Double Team and Rest.

[@MrDeeds_117]

Congrats my guy!!! I shared it with my buddies

[@rayplays7498]

Maybe I missed as to why, but why didn't you just start things off in the rock gym with yawn? It leaves you open to 1 attack but has anywhere from 2-5 turns without retaliation. I could be absolutely wrong, but I didn't see this moveset used at all.

[@alexsantebla2480]

He needed to burn Roxanne's Pokémon to halve their attacks because rock tomb did too much damage. He preferred that instead of the risk of trying to put them to sleep.

[@resplendentobscurity]

Haha love it❤ the grinding looked brutal!

[@captaaain4320]

Had me at Mah-Cargo! That was great! That looked like one crazy hard run! Glad you beat it though congratz!

[@Kevin-gg2bl]

Errrr, there is zero situations where evolving makes you worse. Ground attacks are physical, so x4 sounds worse than x2, but you're also only receiving 1/3 thanks to your defense. Water comes out as even. So yeah. evolving is better. Unless you're worried about fighting or steel. But yeah, you shouldn't be

[@crazychristopher1989]

Not as much for Steel because Fire is resistant on its own, thus resulting to be type neutral against Magcargo. Now Fighting on the other hand is a yes because it's super effective.

[@hunterperson1803]

Why make the distinction? Either way it’s a difficult challenge

[@jafortune]

That's only by base stat. In a damage calc triple defense would be worth a moderate amount less and since evs are additive they provide more percentage benefit to lower stats. Magcargo is legitimately more vulnerable to water moves in this game than Slugma is.

[@KeithTheGeek]

Yeah, I kinda wonder why people were telling him to use Magcargo. Water moves TECHNICALLY do more damage to Magcargo but Slugma dies just as quickly to them in most situations anyways... Fighting moves end up doing less despite the 2x boost because of how much more defense Magcargo has over Slugma.

[@glace4842]

these videos are great to watch and to have something in background. at the time i'm writing this and watching pokemon challenge playlist i'm grinding in pokemon emerald to beat the elite four and beat pokemon emerald for my very first time. (the best partis that magcargo is on my team)

[@jmarvin4973]

I’m just so happy to have seen the cat during the ad. CATS ARE AMAZING

[@M3G4T3RR4]

I'd seen your crazy challenges with unevolved stuff before and thought "Yeah I guess that's doable" but I never imagined this one would be a success, I thought for sure Wallace would just be impossible. Props and kudos to you for making one of my least favorite pokemon ever made into the league champion.

[@tilanitaliarin]

didn't expect it to be this brutal near the end... it really shows how strong types can be

[@Dr._Heinz_Doofenshmirtz]

mascargo wonder what that would look like, possibly some cursed mix of magcargo and yamask 0:50

[@Erebos1201]

I never even realised the pun in Magcargo's name in my 15+ years of playing pokemon until you pronounced it like you do, always wondered where the snail theme went with the evolution. Now my mind is blown, thank you

[@anne-rebeccajaninavanloock7015]

"Belly Dance" Linoone... I cannot unsee it in my mind now :'D Thanks for that Mah-Dry-Bread... Stay yourself, always.

[@omegavulture8379]

Ah yes, the great pokemon buff moves: belly dance and dragon drum 😂. Sorry for pointing out such an obvious slip of the tongue but I found it funny and it made me laugh so I hope you take it as a positive thing for it certainly was one for me 🙂. Love the content, gonna binge the heck out of that coloseum 2 LP once it’s out. Keep on keeping on.

[@ZorotheGallade]

At 24:15 one other effect of Whiscash using Rain Dance is that it triggers Kingdra's Swift Swim. So if Magcargo's chances of outspeeding were basically zero before, now they're entirely outside the realm of plausibility.

[@andersonantunesdeleu8591]

Wow man Steve was brutal! More than one Pokemon with earthquake was too much! MdB you were very bold putting macargo to the test! Wow! Very courageous, one of the hardest challenge, if not the hardest!

[@Coreyc04]

I love the ad this time. I'm glad surf shark was so great to you. I miss Chimera. They've been great to you too. Hopefully more sponsors keep coming for you!

[@Schlaym]

Love the detail with the textbox border.

[@enternam3854]

One of the only single Pokemon challenges I've seen with an evolved pokemon

[@harryasmith527]

I love Magcargo, he was on my Emerald team when I was a child (I wasn't a smart trainer). Still have him last time I checked my cartridge.

[@thatguy6105]

The Juan fight with the Meteor Falls theme playing reminded me of von Kaiser from King of Fighters

[@testytest69420]

Cat outro definitely worth sticking around for.

[@erikperez8842]

Yes, I've been waiting for this challenge

[@zackwilson4607]

Good job on all your work. Love your videos. Quick question, why didn’t you use amnesia and iron defense more? It can help with water and ground moves. Specially helping with the last fights

[@amazingspidermew]

Love to see some more DBZ Team Training challenges! Your let’s play of the ROM hack was legendary.

[@Artemis-ey4lw]

team training is a legit game until you realize your options are incredibly limited. its still an epic game but you dont see much team diversity sadly

[@amazingspidermew]

@@Artemis-ey4lw fair, but have you seen his LP? Been low-key waiting for “Can I Beat DBZ Team Training with only one Bear Thief” for ages now!

[@Artemis-ey4lw]

i think someone i follow did that once but i cant for the life of me remember who.

[@Artemis-ey4lw]

although an aqua only run would be insanity and i live for it

[@rickydavis4325]

14:52 "And Linoone just used belly dance" Ah, my favorite pokemon move, belly dance, learned by the likes of Medicham, Oricorio and Lopunny in addition to Linoone for some reason.

[@handanyldzhan9232]

Inspired by you, I tried a Slugma/Magcargo run too. Luckily mine was Hasty (gotta go fast), female (immune to Luvdisc's Attract), and had a 65 BP Hidden Power Grass. It could be titled "How I learned to stop worrying and love Fire Blast" towards the end. Here's how I won some important battles: - Roxanne done at 22 (mdb at 27). Yawn and Harden did the job with the help of the AI using status moves at times. - Brawly at 24. Yawned Machop, set up Harden so the AI feels the need to boost w/ bulk up instead of attacking me, then set up once or twice more when it's asleep, 2hko w/ ember. You have to always attack Meditite because Focus Punch is dangerous. Ember can 2hko, but depleting Brawly's potions with Rock Throw is better. Stall out the light screen if it puts that up. Yawn Makuhita, use Harden. it's very bulky. Beware of Reversal when it's below half. Use Harden instead of attacking further and risking a big reversal after it wakes up. - The rival on the way to Mauville is a nightmare. I was at level 31. I made a save state to see if it's better to sacrifice Rock Throw for Amnesia (I had doubts about the mid-term consequences, but still). Put Lombre to sleep to set up Amnesias and Hardens on it. You only 3hko the Slugma, but the worst it can do is use Yawn, in which case you just Yawn it back. Make sure to be awake against the Marshtomp. I put it to sleep and spammed Ember. - Got rid of Amnesia for Winona. Set up Hardens in advance to take Altaria's Earthquake. - Beat Maxie in his hideout at 55 like you, but i gave Magcargo a Persim Berry, Yawned Mightyena and set up 2 Hardens on it. the AI seems to prioritize speed-lowering moves if you're faster, so it used Scary Face then tried to Swagger. I reached +1 attack, ate a weakened Earthquake but bringing Camerupt to red with Rock Slide. Maxie's Super Potion didn't heal enough, so it was dead. I wasn't gonna outspeed Crobat even without Scary Face anyway. - Against T&L, I had to drop some defense EVs to invest in special attack and special defense. I beat them at 59. Needed to one-shot Claydol with fire blast, so I had to equip a Charcoal. Put Lunatone to sleep before it could get annoying, but then Xatu used Confuse Ray. If I hit just a little harder, I could have held a Lum or Persim instead. Luckily I only lost one turn to confusion. Threw rocks at Xatu, then Solrock came out. It loves using Sunny Day and then Solar Beam off its shitty special attack, so I used a powered up Fire Blast on Lunatone to get rid of it. Solrock was no threat at all. Fun fact: 120 bp fire blast under the sun from a fire type to a rock type actually does more than an 65 bp grass move. STAB makes it 180, then sun 270. Even when cut down to 135 by the resistance, 135>130. - Beat Juan at a nice level in a save state, but that's a bit too inconsistent for my taste. Deleted anything but Kingdra with Hidden Power (65 BP, Grass), but had to set up Amnesia on Sealeo to prepare for Kingdra. I think Luvdisc critting me led Kingdra to attack instead of setting up Double Teams, which would have been more annoying. I'd popped the Rock Tomb TM to slow the Kingdra down and possibly flinch it, but one evasion boost would have reduced Rock Tomb's accuracy to Hypnomiss levels. On another attempt, I lost less HP by setting up on Luvdisc with a Persim Berry, so I won. - I beat Drake @ 89. The other E4 members were easy, but Drake resists fire and my physical attack is crap. Not to mention Flygon resists rock too anyway. I'd gotten rid of all my defense EVs, Rock Tomb and Amnesia for Harden and Substitute before entering the building. I planned to make my subs unbreakable against physical attacks with Harden, and if I timed it right, my sub could have even withstood Salamence's Dragon Claw, allowing me to face Kingdra under a sub. Actually I couldn't time it right, so Mence broke my damaged sub, but Kingdra flinched and this changed everything. When I decided to test my theory by timing my subs more carefully, I won easily. As long as you land your Rock Slides and Fire Blasts, you're good. - Beat Wallace @ 89 too with two different methods. The first one was very haxy, so I didn't like it. I had Substitute, Fire Blast, Rock Slide and Earthquake, and held a White Herb to retain my attack despite Gyarados' Intimidate. I lost more than 1/4 HP to Wailord's Water Spout, so couldn't have survived Milotic's Surf if my Rock Slide didn't crit (or flinch for that matter). Second time around, I had Substitute, Protect, Rock Slide and Fire Blast and held a Shell Bell. I stalled out Wailord's Water Spout with Protect and Substitute, then attacked. It used Rain Dance, so I had to stall out the rain turns too. One-shot Ludicolo without the rain, but I wasn't affected by Gyarados' Intimidate thanks to the sub. I threw rocks at it, then Tentacruel came. Rock Slide made it flinch, but even so, the chance of Tentacruel landing its Hydro Pump without getting flinched was 56%, about the same chance as Sing, Disable and stuff. I two-shot it, then Milotic destroyed my sub, and barely survived Whiscash to two-shot it. - Steven @ 90. Set up Hardens on Skarmory under subs, then spammed Fire Blasts under the sun. Claydol can get annoying if it sets a Light Screen, though.

[@jasonjadan8579]

Marcargo’s design always caught my Interest. I would raise one in ruby only to struggle using him in my primary team now I know because of bad stats

[@Nalucha]

Checked the video length right after the flying gym and saw over 20 minutes left in the video. Psychic and water gyms will be brutal, not to mention Wallace as Champion. This is gonna be crazy

[@quacctastic]

14:54 My Linoone also uses Belly Dance to cut its health in half to maximize its attack! In fact, this Linoone singlehandedly swept the Pokemon Champion in Ruby, thanks to that move!

[@Ninjaofquest]

I did Slugma in Fire Red and it was pretty hard, but not as brutal as this one was. Seeing you use Magcargo in Emerald was really fun! I should try Slugma in Emerald to see if it is in fact possible and just as brutal as using its evolved form.

[@TooMuchDad]

On the Roxanne fight, I feel like you might have been able to go yawn into harden setup, then maybe yawn the nosepass as well? I can’t imagine smog is gonna be useful anymore so it may have been worth at least trying :)

[@maranathashalom9402]

Magcargo is one of my top 5 favorite Pokémon. I don't even know why. It's just a really, really cool Mon! Had 0 doubts Maggy would make Mahdrybread great again!

[@CrazyLeviathan62]

Nice run ! I'm surprised that you kept yawn without using it while macargo could learn sunny day 🤔

[@Struhsie]

I used magcargo in my very first Pokémon sapphire play through. I love the design of this Pokémon so much, just wish its stats weren’t so sad ☹️

[@DefinitelyNotAFerret]

Lol how did MDB know we play this game in the background 😂 somehow like the video playing while I’m doing other things

[@wixcon6401]

I look so forward to your videos I watch all your videos 2 or 4 times cuz they are my favorite

[@Kernecy]

For grinding levels, you can do the reporter and cameraman trainers. The first battle is North of Mauville, second is East of Mauville, and the third is East of Fortree. They give a pretty good amount of exp. You probably knew about this, but it is a double battle.

[@chrismiller3548]

For anyfuture rock type runs i highly recommend sandstorm as a move slot. It gives rock types a 50% special defense buff starting in the gen 3 games

[@levy9595]

Teaching magcargo sunny day would potentially help with somewhat dealing with the water gym/water mons in general. You could even pair it with solar beam (which magcargo can also learn) to have a combo that both helps offensively as well as defensively.

[@theofficialtylotic3698]

Love watching your videos MDB! Maybe a run where you use Wally’s team might be interesting? Either way, can’t wait to see your next video!

[@1pikapein]

That was a great ad sir! Let's go AEDub! And surfshark I guess

[@dakotashroom5401]

You could have won at level 25 with Slugma if you had just used Yawn on Nosepass at the start of the battle. Thank you for starting with Slugma! Some uploaders start with a level 5 fully evolved non-stone, non-item, evolution pokémon when it evolves at a specific level through training. Why keep Yawn if you don't use it? If you replace Yawn with Sunny Day it'll empower Flamethrower. This is a very entertaining Pokémon Emerald playthrough.

[@Dilettante15]

I love when makuhita uses ball-cup. :3

[@SethTheSouthernWeirdo]

Sabu and Rocky are ADORABLE! Also, because you named Sabu after a wrestler, I automatically attribute Rocky to "IF YOU SMEEELLLALALALALALA! WHAT THE ROCK...IS COOKING?!"(God, I'm weird lol).

[@elrondirgaming828]

Well, this is a fine example of why Slugma is the fire starter in the Trashlocke rom lol. Also dem cats at the end with the little mews~

[@woutvandekaart8927]

Awesome run really liked that one!

[@coin4898]

ah yes the pokemon that first debuts in gen 2, but the chance of seeing it is so low that people think it first appears in gen 3.

[@Rob_Thorsman]

Interesting idea for a run: You can only use sleep moves or moves that only damage sleeping Pokemon (like Dream Eater; I don't even know if there are others and don't want to look it up). You can use as many Pokemon as you want. I recommend something with Spore.

[@shadowshedinja6124]

Nightmare is sleeping target only, and Wake Up Slap does double against sleeping foes but wakes them up.

[@robertlupa8273]

0:50 Hm yes, "Mascargo", the incredible Masquerain + Magcargo fusion.

[@ThePal95]

14:53 : Linoone used Belly Dance, MDB is confused, it's super effective.

[@daisukemotomiya253]

magcargo is probably one of my favorite pokemon, love the design yes the stats are boop but he would be part of my team along with golduck magenium and fearow some kind of eeevee lution maybe vape and raikou

[@parttimesaint3165]

I had a weird idea. Could you post the whole recording session (except pauses) in a small little square on screen? That would give us an idea of how long you spent grinding if you're by the 7th gym while you're still grinding for the 1st gym in the corner. You're smart so I'm sure you understand what I mean. Give it a thought and do what you want. :) Love your videos! Keep up the good work!