Can I Beat Pokemon Red With Only Oddish?

In this challenge I attempt to beat Pokemon Red with only a single Oddish. For this challenge I won't be using any items in battle and I'll not be using any sleep tactics. Think I can do it?
Thanks for stopping by. I've loved Pokemon games my entire life. Unfortunately, I sort of missed the boat and never had many real life friends who loved it as much as I did as a kid. I'm here to share my passion for these games with you! I hope you enjoyed the video. See you in the next one!

[@derrickscott1630]

I just want to say, vileplume is a great mon for play throughs and you're missing out.

[@TheAlternativeFate]

I like that you keep the base stats and movesets on the layout. It's something that always springs to mind during these types of videos. Much appreciated

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I need to continue doing this for more recent videos. I'll add it back in for new things I make.

[@TitenSxull]

I really hope this channel takes off, honestly one of the better solo-challenge-runs videos I've seen and lord knows I can't get enough of them. Plus if the videos are this high quality with only a hundred something subscribers imagine how much better it could get from here.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I'm learning with each one I make as well. I'm pretty excited to start increasing the quality as much as possible.

[@Acacius1992]

What i realy like he make it his own still. Also (maybe thats me) i love the fact their is no fossil running "Gag". As much as i like MDB i never ever liked this unfunny joke.

[@And1slash]

I hope this channel can gain more subs / interest too I've seen a few videos and Scott really seems to actually enjoy doing the runs other channels like MDB and Jrose11 they seem to use " gag " jokes or take things too serious I get that they know the games mechanics and could easily finish challenges but honestly I think they do it more to get content out but with Scott I really can see / hear how much he actually enjoys this type of challenge So MDB and Jrose11 don't take it the wrong way

[@Acacius1992]

@@And1slash Yeah can kind of agree on it. Like both Mdb and Jrose bit your points are very valid.

[@And1slash]

@@Acacius1992 honestly MDB and Jrose11 is alright but most of the time I feel like it's a in moderation only these days I feel like just restarting a pokemon game I've got and try that challenge for myself maybe it's just about getting the view count up but between the 2 I'd pick MDB more ( just drop the fossil joke ) but that's mainly my thoughts

[@loganvervicos8395]

Thanks to that you see the effect of the badge boost. If you do it again in the yellow version, use acid (STAB), mega drain (healing STAB), double-edge (strong normal move) and sword dance. Sword dance will raise your attack (acid and double-edge) but also increase your other stats. I bet that you will win way before level 92.

[@riotshieldmanpk3992]

Without doubt the best pokemon KZbin channel. Im old school, love pokemon red, blue and yellow runs! Would happily watch you play through with every pokemon lol. I always have something to watch in bed haha. Keep up the good work Scott. Awesome.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I will be using every Pokemon. I'm a completionist.

[@riotshieldmanpk3992]

Happy days! Can't wait. Thanks Scott :)

[@nightblader1]

I love that you don’t resort to mimic or even the badge boost glitch intentionally. Your gameplays feel like authentic gameplays that the game designers could’ve intended.

[@DArtagnonW]

Oddish was my Butterfree. I had such trouble with Misty, then the little absorber that could unlocked the rest of the game for me. Fast forward 15 years, and Oddish became the first shiny i ever found.

[@james_ford86]

You really slept hard on the Vileplume line. Sure, in the early gens (1-3) it wasn't that great, but as the generations progressed, Vileplume steadily got better and better. Petal Dance received a buff, going from 70 base power to 120. Vileplume received the Chlorophyll ability, making it twice as fast during the effects of Sunny Day, making it a very good addition to any sun team. It has Sludge Bomb, which later became special, taking advantage of Vileplume's massive 110 special attack stat. It also gets all the powder attacks which, when combined with an accuracy boosting item like Wide Lens, makes it a very reliable status setter. Its defense are also extremely good, especially when compared to other non-starter grass types (90 special defense and 85 physical defense). It can take a hit or two, set up sun, and sweep under the right conditions. That's more than you can ask from any grass type. Vileplume has never been as useful as it is in Sword and Shield. It gains a plethora of other moves that give it many potential roles. It can be a status setter/healer with max evs in HP and the remaining EVs split between defense and special defense. Simply give it Pollen Puff, Moonlight (for its own HP recovery for longevity), Sleep Powder, and Toxic. Give it Black Sludge for its held item for added longevity and you've got a very difficult to take down healer/status setter for double battles. That's just one of the roles it can play. It can also be a sweeper on sun teams like I said above 252 EVs in special attack, 252 in speed, 4 in def and Sunny Day, Solar Beam, Sludge Bomb, and Moonblast (checks dragon types). For this set, I'd give it Life Orb for added power. This set really comes in handy in double battles if you pair it with a teammate with the Drought ability, like Ninetales or Torkoal. If you're doing this set for doubles, replace Sunny Day with another move of your choice, depending on which type you want Vileplume to check. Just keep in mind that, if you're doing doubles, you may want to sacrifice some speed or special attack EVs to put them into HP, since Vileplume will need to withstand more attacks in doubles compared to being a singles sweeper. Almost any pokemon, with some exceptions like Magikarp, Feebas, or Unown, can be viable pokemon.

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

Oddish seemed like a polarized winner/loser in this run. It rocks basically all the Gyms aside from Koga, and gets walled by Zubats. What a fascinating run.

[@marcinkopycki1918]

It's really interesting watch, I love that you beat the game with odds stacked against you and your pokemon so heavily :)

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I did a Butterfree run without sleep powder or special moves, check that one out if you want to see the odds really stacked against me!

[@joeyoii]

I know this might sound childish, but when he said "at least I'll have a bit more PP", it made me chuckle

[@HatZ.PetoriaZero]

No, it made you shuckle

[@crimsoncutz8430]

We all childishly laugh at PP sometimes man

[@chloboshoka]

The Oddish family are my favourite line and especially love Vileplume and Bellossom too. This was great to watch.

[@three-b4212]

Yay! Oddish love ❤️ I know Venusaur is a better option, and Bulba is definitely my favourite Pokémon of all time. But in the case of using another starter, I would go to either Victreebel or Vileplume, and I used to LOVE Mega/Giga Drain;Toxic on it. It can be beastly in the right circumstances.

[@budcheefer6823]

@Scott's Thoughts I just want you to know that you responding to my comments makes my day every time, it's why I comment and like every video I watch on this channel, you also make great videos. I want to thank you for making me feel like a part of this community.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

@bud cheefer thanks for being apart of the community! Thanks for writing this message, it made my day today :)

[@nustacular]

Great video! I think something that would help (that isn’t resorting to just badge boosting or mimic) is to use Reflect. It would greatly increase your defense and allow you to get through Koga much easier. And for the beginning it would be good to waste poison powder and most of absorb PP on wild battles so when you get to the team rocket and super nerd trainers you can start the battle with a couple of absorbs but then move into using struggle. This can help you through the game but wouldn’t help with Agatha at the end

[@steepfrugut]

It is so exciting to find more Jrose11 like content on KZbin!! I genuinely hope you take this as a compliment!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I do. I was inspired by him so I consider it high praise! I know I've got along way to go and I will continue working to make these videos as good as they can be! Thanks for the compliment :)

[@nightmare348]

Poor Oddish is always so so so outclassed by Bellsprout, at least in the first 2 gens. Probably in the other gens too.

[@luizbezerra4373]

Vileplume is my favorite gen 1 pokemon, so of course I'm liking and subscribing lol

[@EhudJonathan]

Going through your entire video history and bro you've come a long way! So much improvement in such a short time. Really was coming back to the beginning to keep my own Excell spreadsheet on your speedruns, and what a surprise I got lol. Definitely looking forward to your very first entry (am I treating your video history like seasons of TV? Lmao)

[@Hokaru11792]

Just found your channel! I love your commentary, it's relaxing yet engaging. I tend to listen to these types of videos while multitasking, so I love that you get to the point and keep me interested while I work. I already subbed so I'll be keeping my eyes out for future content. Funny enough, I restarted FireRed a few weeks ago and caught an Oddish, named it Edmund, and now it's a beautiful bulky Vileplume. Was the first time using it for me as well :)

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I generally watch the same sort of vids by Jrose or Mah Dry Bread while multitasking too. Glad my videos are finding a similar use :)

[@accuratebiz3r146]

I guess we think very different, i loveee oddish and i have used vileplume so many times in a lot of games. I really like using it so i would recommend using it :)

[@DanBottiglieri]

Both Mah Dry Bread and JRose doing Oddish runs the same week in Pokémon Red, yet here we are with my boy Scott who did it over a year and a half earlier.

[@nicholasjones8643]

Wait you only have 114 subs?! Dude what? You deserve so much more, great voice and content. Consider me your 115th sub

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Glad my voice is pleasing! I've got to say I'm even starting to get used to it editting all these videos... Glad you're joining for the journey!

[@DonYagamoth]

I have surprisingly strong and fond memories of my little Oddish in Pokémon Red. At the time, what I did is I had my Charmander starter, and I more or less used it all the way through to beat the elite 4. I basically didn't use anything else, and ran my Charizard against the elite 4 wall (with Cut, Flamethrower, Fire Blast and whatever else) until I beat it. Except... For that little short part, where I caught an Oddish, and it helped me get past those annoying Hikers with it's Absorb after Rival 2. And then also, the Oddish being the sole destroyer of Mysti. Everything else - Charmander+, excpet that little Odd-ish hero ^^

[@berniegores3793]

The reason the move sets in red and blue are so weird, especially in the E4, is that they have their natural level up moveset with no TMs. Some things like the rivals rhydon/execcutor only have normal moves as a result.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

That makes sense! Thanks for the info :)

[@gamingwithfoss]

Had to give you a shoutout in my latest video! Thought I was the first to do this challenge until I found your video while editing my play through video. Been watching your channel ever since! Keep it up

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I'll check it out!

[@soulmourne2698]

I love your content it reminds me a lot of jrose's content (rival fival is op), keep it up, this kind of challeges are really fun to watch :)

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Glad you like them! I also love watching jrose, he's great.

[@shadowjmg2]

Having not watched the video completely yet. How dare you have an aversion to the best pokemon.

[@mickgorro]

"It takes us out in a single PSYWAVE" as we read "recoil" at 0HP...

[@CelticGuardian7]

"...and it never felt wall-y in that run." Of course Zubat didn't, Wally didn't show up until Gen 3! =)

[@federicodebiasi3027]

It’s CRAZY that you never used an oddish before, when I was a child I used vileplume on every game in every run 😂

[@DarkVileplume]

I love this oddish and the line 1 of my favorites starmie is my all time and you did a video on that to very nice my brother

[@matheusjanuario2087]

It’s funny that you said you were never a fun of oddish because, if it wasn’t for bulbasaur, I’ll probably use oddish in Kanto.

[@pokekiller787x]

I used a vileplume in my first hardcore nuzlocke of firered. And chlorophyll combined with solar beam is a surprisingly deadly combo especially in the final rival fight. Assuming you picked charmander

[@brobroseph8342]

Back in the day, I used to run a vileplume/ninetails double battle combo that had Ninetails use sunny day to speed up vileplume, letting the both of them fire off solarbeams every turn.

[@adityakumarmishra6952]

Was waiting for this, so hyped.

[@andersonantunesdeleu8591]

Oddish was a tough challenge, because of the enemies' pokemon difficulties! Double weak against fire, and weak against psychic, flying, ice, oh, no doubt that challenge was tough!

[@sadtown]

I thought I'd watched every video. This one slipped past me somehow. NOWW I've watched everything.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Nice! You'd completed them all. I gotta work harder to get more out there it seems!

[@sadtown]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon you gotta do it! You're our friendly neighborhood representative for underappreciated Pokémon. But don't work too hard. Your health is important to us.

[@chartabona]

11:55 Ember is the only fire move Charizard has 'til LVL 46, when it gets Flamethrower. The Charmander line really got screwed over in Gen 1.

[@ang3r3dv3t]

I always like Bellsprout Evo line more (Victreebel is my favorite grass type in Gen 1), but that was mostly because Oddish has horrible speed. I did catch an Oddish North of the bridge and used it to solo Misty. Really good if it has the advantage, but if it is matched up with same type or disadvantage,it is brutal haha. On Let's Go Pikachu, I catch 100 Weedle in Viridian Forest for speed candies. Then boost Oddish's speed and make it the fastest vegetable in the world 🤣

[@askbats5407]

I like your pokemon versus videos more. To see which pokemon is faster to beat the game

[@arch3223]

I stumbled on to your channel and enjoy watching what you do. These older playthroughs are fun to watch since you aren't too sure what you're doing yet. Something I noticed during the Sabrina fight. 14:06 Alakazam used Psywave, a 100 percent accuracy move. You won that fight due to a Gen 1 miss. Did the crit count? Probably not but that was a very lucky fight.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Psywave has 80% accuracy in gens 1-5. In gen 6 it was changed to 100%. It’s truly one of the worst moves in the game. I can’t believe it took them so long to increase its accuracy.

[@iantaakalla8180]

I suppose they assumed the chance to hit above the level of a Pokémon was worth the inaccurate move? In any case, Psywave has been phased out in Gen 8 onwards. Good riddance to a useless move. Another “fun fact” is that Psywave is only given to Kanto Pokémon. That’s right, Psywave is a Kanto thing, like Ice types, Rock types, Psychic types, Ghost types implementation, Dragon type implementation, unified Special attack and Special Defense, speed-based crits, 8 turn sleep where waking up wastes your turn, Bind where you can switch but not use a move, the weird synergy between Toxic and Leech Seed, and many more.

[@gabr.7878]

I like the happy root lettuce thing

[@krcrk]

Subbed because you don’t put 8 ads in a 30 minute video

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Technically I cannot even put one ad in a video because I don't meet partnership requirements! I am currently paid in exposure hehe

[@nahanhahalo9118]

Keep up the great work!!! I love your videos! Don’t stop you have a great talent

[@StatusQuonald]

I was rooting for you the entire run. . . Get it

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

heh

[@piotrkarp9562]

Oddish is an a odd raddish and like we all know, Radditz was a weakling (yeah, that's 90's anime combo!)

[@Kingdeathtrooper]

I love Oddish! It's one of my favorites; even though I'm not really interested in its evolutions.

[@deminybs]

xD like the 6th video I've watched since discovering this channel (maybe only a week) that he's "lost the footage" of a certain part . I mean I love weed too... but maybe some sort of reminder to make sure recording when you wanna be 😋😋

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Haha this sort of thing doesn’t happen anymore. I had no idea what i was doing when I made this video :P

[@smicklou3297]

That battle music hits different each year I hear it.

[@stefanbugaj243]

I picture a Charizard jokingly blow fire out of it's nose to one shot and Oddish

[@MeriadocMyr]

3:50 Oddish was doing it's best, but it was being held back by a trainer not wanting to use his full potential.

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

Tfw you're getting beaten up by the world's most powerful vegetable

[@Coach_KParker]

Way to go, Little Lettuce!!!

[@saschatravnitschek3675]

Thank you for your your videos, they brought a lot of joy to my last days of lock down in 2020. Although you got kind of a low amount ob subscribers your video quality is almost as good as jrose11

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Glad I can bring some joy to your lockdown! Making these challenges has certainly brought joy to mine. Hopefully 2021 will bring an end to the pandemic...

[@villagemarauder]

Ok so just a little fun fact about the gastly, both poison and ghost resist poison, so it's 4x resisted. So that's pretty neat.

[@bongjutsu3489]

For the sabrina fight you can use megadrain on mr.mime to heal back up for the fights after

[@garybevans6988]

Tough battles. Nice lettuce 🥬 :D

[@donaldrussell3040]

Acid such a chill move bro

[@notmyrealnameify]

Sword dance double edge would have helped probably. Besides that I get sleepd powder isnt used but it's like the biggest advantage of oddish. Wouldn't mind you using it on a maximum of like 10 pokemon in the run.

[@matthewhaddad1903]

In the mount moon section, maybe bide could have helped you get through some of the difficult trainers?

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

It really could have!

[@grapeetannertv94]

0:10 SAD ODDISH NOISES

[@SoraDonaldGoofy99]

Just did the Mt. Moon part as Oddish/Gloom... Bide actually kind of helps through Mt. Moon and the path to Bill's House, but Supersonic ruins Bide if you hit yourself.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

That’s a good tip! I’ll be re-doing Oddish so I’ll keep it in mind.

[@SoraDonaldGoofy99]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Ah thanks! Wasn't sure you'd reply on this, but figured it would help others who wanted to use Oddish solo for whatever reason if they saw this.

[@davidthorn5554]

First off I was surprised at how hard it was with this Pokémon. Second off this was one of the only solo gen one runs that Lorelei was easy. And on one final note I think depending on the Pokémon should make you choose between yellow or R/B just because I feel the rival is easier as is Lt. Surge. But it is always depressing to see the dragon master spam barrier.

[@BabusGameRoom]

What are your thoughts on giving Oddish the Cut HM? It's not a great answer to Ghosts, but it'd be good against the annoying Poison types. You also get it pretty early in the game. But it'd also suck to be locked into 3 moves... EDIT: And I just noticed you gave him Double-Edge. And TIL/Today I Remembered that Oddish (and probably most Gen 1 Pokemon) can learn Double-Edge.

[@johnnewcomb2991]

Oddish is and always will be my favorite mon. No matter how horrible he is.

[@terrylewis8478]

*Zubat gave me problems* Don't fight them in the wild then

[@ShadowtheYouTuber523]

Team Rocket grunts have Zubats and Golbats

[@wmzer0mw]

Pretty sure if u substituted petal dance for sword dance waaay earlier, u woulda smashed face with oddish. Poison is considered physical and so acid woulda gotten buffed.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Good idea!

[@n64_kfp]

I can't believe you managed this at less than lv100. I wonder how the physical/special split would impact this kind of run...

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

We will see when i get to gen 4!

[@n64_kfp]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon omg, don't go getting my heart rate up. I'm excited to see you progress through the different generations

[@TriggeredSceptileSSJ]

Awesome runs bro , subbed you

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks bro! Glad to have you here :)

[@DarthNash6]

How on earth have I never seen this one yet?

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

It was hiding!

[@I-should-go-outside]

THE DESTROYER!

[@TheBlackScatPack]

Your channel is growing. Definitely gave you a sub

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Honestly, I had like 50 subs a few days ago! Not sure what happened but I'm happy to have everyone on board. Welcome :)

[@jennytalia6724]

never delete sleep powder on any pokemon

[@Ad3m30w]

Random idea but how about the Oddish line vs the Bellsprout line?

[@TB64967]

Never used an Oddish either I hate a childhood biased as well lol

[@tiemen9095]

Rival 5, Sabrina, Blaine, Pre E4 rival... all of those fights would have been so much better if you had simply taught Swords Dance.

[@tommasovaleriorossi2906]

Do a Vileplume vs Victribel run! 🌱🍃🌺🌺

[@cryptosporidium01]

You've never used oddish before ? That's... Odd

[@zanrihar3784]

-ish

[@HaydnG266]

That joke was doom and Gloom

[@WilliamElric10]

Guys these jokes are too vile.

[@ilovegarradors]

I think odish might be a radish. They sound similar and then odishs features are on the radish bulb part of it and the leaves are just the top of a radish. At least it makes sense to me. But I could be wrong.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I think you’re right.

[@reaperxdxgrim738]

Haha the root veggie pokemon

[@esekay3648]

How come you guys don't do full evolution lines? I mean every pokemon can beat the game at level 100. Nd tbh it's kinda easy to train just one Pokemon..however I do love the vids!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Using the starting stage makes things a bit more challengings because of the lower stats.

[@esekay3648]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon hmmm... Maybe you could do both... Maybe people wouldnt like it as much...

[@simonmartinez6538]

Skeet skeet! Neat

[@punkkimiko]

Subbing before you hit 200!

[@FreyOdyssey]

I wonder how Bellsprout would compare

[@billiamswartz2355]

Fun fact: oddish has higher attack, hp, special attack, and special defense than onix

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Rip onix

[@mikeanderson1994]

Machamp sprite looks way better in red and blue and amizing in gold ans silver and crystal but in pokemon yellow its realy ugly i wonder why anyways i know this is an old video but i loved it 😄😄

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

[@paxtongerhart6863]

Oddish with the TM for Bullet Seed is decent enough until he evolves, which is an issue if you don’t plan on evolving it

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

No bullet seed in generation one :(

[@paxtongerhart6863]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon oh, yeah! That TM in Mt. Moon is for something stupid like Bind or something like that. Well. my statement stands. If you redo the challenge for gen 3, try Bullet Seed on it

[@emanueleguerrazzi9012]

Thanks for your videos! Why Alakazam's Psywave missed at 14:06 ? I thought its accuracy was 100%

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

All moves in gen 1 have a 1/256 chance to miss.

[@emanueleguerrazzi9012]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon absurd that you hit that chance xD

[@TheForeverRanger]

You should tackle Gen 1 Chansey. Brock is going to suck but the rest of the game should be a breeze barring any physical Pokemon issues.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I'm actually in the process of editing the video for Chansey! So, coming soon.

[@TheForeverRanger]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Can't wait to see it. Outside of Brock, not many Pokemon are going to give you problems.

[@GSPfan2112]

A tyrogue only would be cool but he's not a gen 1 pokemon.

[@irvingamer2235]

oddish grass/ poison type. bellosom grass wut

[@Acacius1992]

Ironicly Vileplume is my Favorite Grass Type with Exeggutor x3 Even in Yellow I choose it over the Bulbasaur xD I never liked the Bulbasaur line to be honest, I only like Squirtle or Charmander

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I think Exeggutor is pretty cool as well. I love how it’s a derpy psychic pineapple.

[@Eminster]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon it's a coconut tree I think

[@TheBigPenguu]

You might have been able to finish at a lower level if you had taught Swords Dance, and set up the BBG and swept. Boring, but reliable in Red and Blue.

[@lanecolvin95]

If you boil a bulbasaur does that make it a blooming onion

[@RedCloudGawdian]

Should have taught Bide after Brock. That would have helped.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Indeed!

[@Ranjithpullukattu]

fun fact a oddish has more attack than onix

[@goofy9536]

How was acid super effective against venomoth? It’s poison bug type just like weedle? Someone help am I crazy? It’s at 14:00mins ish

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Poison is super effective against Bug in generation one. In addition the text is bugged (hehe) so it displays incorrectly.

[@aliasname2257]

Missing the st ann

[@blazehaze42O]

You get mega drain, but don’t use it and keep absorb? What’s the matter with you

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I was bad :P that’s what’s wrong with me haha

[@mickgorro]

12:58: 19 HP? Why do I see 13? 🤔🤔