Can I Beat Pokemon Red with ONLY ZUBAT? 🔴 Pokemon Challenges ► NO ITEMS IN BATTLE

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In this video I take you along my ridiculous Pokemon Red Journey through the world of Kanto in Generation 1 as I attempt to beat the entire game with only One Zubat and without using Items in Battle! Am I able to do it? Only one way to find out!
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[@MahDryBread]

Well, I botched those rules Next challenge is up everyone! Pokemon Gold with only Eevee!► kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYvYl5uOe9iDpqc

[@TimppaFin93]

Here's a challenge for you: Can you beat Pokemon X/Y with single dual type basic pokemon and without using any STAB moves?

[@dorianrobinette9712]

Hi mah dry, how's your day going? Hope your doing well and staying safe man.

[@luxxtcg]

Mah-Dry-Bread - Gameplay & Streams! super happy you’re doing this one, i recommended a zubat run on a few of the previous challenges!

[@chadmabe7069]

Ok you say no glitches or exploits hm using rom is exploiting the hell outta the game an you using a randomizer to make a starter a zubat thats called glitching the game ahaha

[@chadmabe7069]

Still love these vids though n i do have a very hard run i would like you to do

[@Shadowxx98]

"zubat only" or "becoming the strongest team rocket member ever"

[@tuskinradar8688]

Imagine if his Zubat met his Rattata, Team Rocket would truly be fearsome

[@jimcarter9130]

Arcanine : Can I use flamethrower? Blaine : Do the roar

[@askahope9980]

Arcanine wanted to learn Sing

[@PokeShadow77]

This killed me

[@connerbeach1175]

Dying crying right please excuse me for a moment 😂

[@Bread_0]

Clever lol

[@Daniel-zs4ww]

I get this reference.

[@surtrgaming1730]

Blaine: "Oh no! Not a Zubat, let's leave this wild encounter, Arcanine! Use Roar!" Blaine: "Why are we still here? Arcanine! Use Roar!" Blaine: "Have you not understood? Arcanine... USE...ROAR!"

[@Twinklethefox9022]

I think he got confused seeing it in a trainer battle. Blanie: no one would be crazy enough to battle me with a Zubat so this must be a wild one.

[@alakazamlover4908]

@@Twinklethefox9022 Blaine: and i thought Rusty was stupid...

[@DragoLucifer260]

I’m dying to this 😂

[@alexisthetransgenderduelis4211]

Did you think you could escape me?

[@surtrgaming1730]

@@alexisthetransgenderduelis4211 Hey! Now it's your turn to find me :D

[@RayleReaper]

MDB: Who would watch a gen one Scyther run? Me: *raises hand*

[@goldendon511]

me 2 but then i thought why stop there after that 1 do a pinsir that way whe can requist a realy hard 1 because he needs less time for those 2 so he has time to grind to lvl 100 with a weedle

[@glider2168]

I think you mean who wouldn’t

[@hyperfairy7779]

I'd watch it, plus a super easy run would be fun as an April fools prank

[@metabrook3671]

Gen one Scyther let's go!

[@shaylinton9933]

YEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS

[@GuranPurin]

"Here's my stats" *Shows moves* Me: Well, that's cool, too

[@OasisCherryjuice182]

Haora Storm yeah he did it like 3 times

[@vpredhouse]

And the one around 15:49 has him a level higher than where he is in the immediately proceeding battles 🙈

[@vpredhouse]

@Luca-Robert Stewart ah my bad. That's what I get for watching these before bed. Thanks!

[@swampy725]

@ shut up drunk

[@dsoipask]

What about DISMANTLED METAGROSS challenge? Rules: You can use team of 4 Beldum. It would be hilarious if you named them by their position on Metagross, like RightFront, LeftRear (two Beldum make Metang, two Metang make Metagross). Beldum learns no other moves except Take Down, Struggle could help. Where Beldum shines is his typing, up to Gen 6 only fire and ground moves should be super effective against him. Maybe Emerald isn't the best game for this challenge as I can't see how you could beat Steven's Metagross :)

[@Arch_The_Turtle]

That sounds really cool

[@simonnachreiner8380]

Oh god beldum is SO bad the anime really nailed in home Take down Take down Takedown

[@wyattoquinn8197]

Absolutely

[@jamarclark7433]

That would be amazing to watch

[@Not-the-Pope]

Bump

[@kadenthefoxbat1450]

"My analytics tell me that like 5% of people watch the outro..." Crap, we've been made!

[@charmeleonevolves5553]

Depends on if i can find a good video in a short enough time when the video ends. That's assuming I'm on my phone, which I am.

[@chaosryans]

I listen to videos when I am working so I usually get all the way through till next video plays automatically

[@mikachao6256]

"This is why I never use Psywave" Psywave only challenge in Gen 1 when?

[@tonas3843]

Yas

[@Acacius1992]

@@xaryous3530 Neat idea just would not work on the Ghosts

[@penggao7034]

Only bide in gen 1 would be fun

[@brokendoor1430]

Psywave can only be learned by TM in Gen 1, and it's a non-repeating TM

[@christinagiguere3093]

Hail no

[@chrisswanepoel7389]

In reply to your obviously rhetorical question, I would watch a Scyther-only Gen 1 challenge. My argument would be the goal would just be slightly different; your normal challenges are about "Can I do this?", a Scyther challenge would be about either "How quickly can I do this?" or "How low a level can I complete this at?". Perhaps, if you get bored of the regular challenges, you could do a "Smash Challenge" series to see how easily you can mop the floor with the game within certain less harsh constraints?

[@cereal7591]

Jrose11 (yes, the same one MDB mentioned in this video) pretty much already did it. His "Least possible amount of Battles in Yellow" basically answers those questions. It was pretty interesting to watch, since he couldn't even grind with Wild Pokémon, and then came the problem between Slash and Swords Dance since... Oops, almost spoiled. Anyway, it's a really good watch.

[@robinaraven3943]

I’d still watch MBD’s run of it. I just love listening to him, and his humor makes these videos. :)

[@chrisswanepoel7389]

@@robinaraven3943 I got to these challenges because I watch MDB's work - found him through Dawn of War content ages ago, and I think I've mostly gone through all his past series as well.

[@Chemeleon86]

I made my comment elsewhere also saying I'd like to see it, but since your's is more popular, I'll jump on this bandwagon :)

[@dorianrobinette9712]

I'm on board with this too.

[@jiokk89]

Hey...how about putting the number of trys you did for bosses and rivals in one corner, just to see how many attempts it actually needed to beat them? Keep it up dude! :)

[@guitarfreak80ftw]

Zuiokk this would be fun and would keep the challenges from getting so bland

[@gersubdenis6724]

Yes! Please!

[@Kosteru-des]

Also maybe a timer, for the total time spent on each run(both levels and attempts).

[@jiokk89]

@@Kosteru-des yeh, like this too!

[@leokeating9131]

That's actually a pretty good idea

[@stevelacysburner8697]

Social distancing challenge: only special or non contact attacks from the moment you get one. You could also sort of nuzlocke it by making it so that you lose a pokémon if it is hit by a physical attack

[@dtb1000]

fuck, this is a fucking brilliant idea

[@CFrancisBasketball]

Yes. And only using ground or flying types. Since they are the easiest isolation types

[@PokeShadow77]

And you can't get hit by any physical moves or it's game over

[@dtb1000]

@@PokeShadow77 this sounds good in theory, but poor guy won't have a video for us for literally 6 weeks then haha

[@Matthew_Klepadlo]

griffin klautky Hecc…!!!

[@WayWardWonderer]

I listen to these videos every night because MDB's voice is so calm and soothing on a Bob Ross-esque level I just quickly doze off, and sleep very soundly.

[@davinator1212]

one of these days, Dome Fossil, one of these days.

[@Alice_Kavanagh]

Larva moth

[@davinator1212]

Dark Magician Girl?

[@leelambert1559]

Floyd Kavanagh NO! PRAISE LORD HELIX!

[@Acacius1992]

@@leelambert1559 I never will. This overused unfunny meme needs to die finally...

[@AIRYHFJONEIRL]

@@Acacius1992 Hey 3 months into the future and it hasn't died how do you feel

[@actableteleportation2009]

Here’s my stats: *Shows the moves instead*

[@Sencilia]

Zoobat's back sprite looks like a kid wearing a ghost costume.

[@faber0287]

Fuck cannot unsee now

[@SqueezeBakon]

A rabbit with a sheet on its head

[@brasondenton401]

Batman wearing hockey pants

[@adamhand77]

I wait for the day when MDB takes the Dome fossil. That will be good for the algorithm

[@DraeDre]

No it wouldn’t be

[@robertlupa8273]

@@DraeDre It would be, because tons of people would start posting comments about that.

[@Halberds8122]

Adam Hand he should do it on April fools day.

[@hellointernet4467]

@@robertlupa8273 Fun Fact: Comments AREN'T Good For The KZbin Algorithm.

[@hellointernet4467]

@@Halberds8122 *_NOT._*

[@superdestrier9160]

Ah yes, the Team Rocket exclusive starter pokemon.

[@true.2652]

SuperDestrier the other starter is Ratatta

[@user-xs4hn5bf2x]

@@true.2652 No it's not! It's either Rattata, Ekans or probably Zubat most of the time

[@true.2652]

SuperDestrier yep its those three giving me problems

[@iamatrain4397]

I'm starting to wonder if that fossil joke is just an audio file that he inserts in every kanto video

[@Gavynnnnn]

It’s gotta be! It’s just so perfect every time I have a hard time believing that it’s a new recording each time

[@Gavynnnnn]

Yuuzaka Tendo He should sing for us then. I’d appreciate that, especially if used as a plug for Twitter, or for Youngster Joey!

[@shaylinton9933]

heh

[@TheIoPC]

MDB: "But, seriously, who would watch a solo Scyther run?" Me: * *looks around nerviously* * ~ Adam

[@bossofflipmode]

I just realized how can zubat loose accuracy to smokescreen and sand attack? its doesnt even have eyes......

[@shedinjask]

maybe the particles in the air interfere with echolocation?

[@kylelundgren5133]

No but it does activate the badge boost glitch.

[@meghanaingleshwar]

Badge boost glitch=jrose 11

[@patrickloussaert7313]

The spots the speedrunners are talking about are the grass patches that have a starlike shape in the bottom right corner

[@jessyoung5780]

Idea for a challenge: Pokemon emerald with a team of only one castform

[@vanguardbreaker8826]

Jess Young can I get a hail yeah

[@demarkus4566]

@@vanguardbreaker8826 M.J T.V fan I see

[@favna]

So much yes

[@vimoo9783]

@@vanguardbreaker8826 hail yeah

[@Sky-re6kh]

Hi, I just did a video of me beating pokemon leaf green with only Kabuto kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6nVe6NsirqVnas I hope you can check it out and let me know what you think about it I would appreciate it you can leave a comment and subscribe to my channel Thank you so much ^^

[@meltingkeith7046]

"If I had a Scyther, this run would be easy" K then, prove it. Let's see how low a level you can beat the game with Scyther

[@TheTaintedWisdom]

The problem is that the run is impossible in Gen 1 because, aside from Yellow Version's addition of Wing Attack, Scyther doesn't get *ANY* moves that can hit Ghost Types. And even then, it has to be leveled up to *FIFTY* for that to happen, which would be painfully slow. And after that, all you'd be doing is mashing "A" to use Slash the entire time unless you encountered another Ghost Type because, if I recall correctly, crits don't work properly with stat-boosting moves and will actually do *less* damage if you use something like Swords Dance beforehand. So it would be a horrendously tedious grind midway, followed by lazily breezing through every fight with one move from that point onward, and occasionally using Quick Attack/Swift to finish off anything that doesn't go down in one hit for PP conservation.

[@meltingkeith7046]

@@TheTaintedWisdom firstly, incorrect on being able to hit ghosts - Scyther can learn Bide, which MDB has established CAN hit ghosts, because lol gen 1. Secondly, yes, he'll be approaching the fight nearly every time the exact same way - how is that different to every other video? Because between each fight he says, "looks like I'll need to grind some more"? The point to this one is to see how low a level he could actually be and manage it - and there are going to be some tough spots, thanks to Scyther's typing. Brock being the obvious one, but Blizzards from Lance are going to be painful, the rival's Pidgeot, Charizard, and Rhydon, Blaine, Lorelei, and Surge, can all cause problems if his Scyther isn't fast enough - so here's the question, how close to their level does he have to be, to BE fast enough? Hell, will Agatha be a problem because he's not level 50 yet, or will he have to grind to 50 JUST to beat her??

[@TheTaintedWisdom]

@@meltingkeith7046 At first I was going to call bullshit on the Bide hitting ghosts thing before remembering the reason that he wouldn't have brought it up in the Eevee video was because Eevee was a normal type and couldn't take damage from the Ghost-Type moves in the Tower so it would've been useless. As for the Agatha question, the issue is that she has *THREE* Ghost-Types, all of which have Confuse Ray, one with Toxic, and two with Hypnosis and Dream Eater. And since Bide only had 10 PP, and only inflicts double the damage done to the user, that means you'd be looking at a scenario where you'd have to get hit with Night Shade enough times within 3 uses of Bide to KO each Ghost, that none of them use Confuse Ray (or you don't hit yourself), switch out, or heal with Dream Eater (assuming the damage doesn't count towards Bide since I know sleep merely *pauses* the effect of Bide rather than full-on interrupt it.) Plus, since he would *need* to get hit in order to inflict damage, his HP would be a *HUGE* consideration, especially since he can't heal in battle. Even if Haunter's HP was the absolute bare *minimum* and thus would only require 1 Nightshade to KO it, the Scyther would need at *LEAST* 288 HP to survive with 1 HP after all the Nightshades. And if the Haunter has more than 110 HP, which is definitely not out of the question, then he would need to be lv 100 with *max* HP just to, again, survive with *ONE* HP. At that point, it becomes a question of whether or not it's even possible to get the RNG necessary to win at *all.* So even if Bide is an option in RBY, Yellow would be the game to play not just for the sake of sanity, but also just adhering to the spirit of the challenge at all.

[@meltingkeith7046]

@@TheTaintedWisdom TheTaintedWisdom no, the reason he didn't bring it up in Eevee is because he assumed it wouldn't work. There was a follow-up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJWbZJ6nqaeXqbc Next, bide isn't the only option for Agatha, AND he can heal in battle. Scyther can learn Mimic and Rest, so all you'll need to do is heal using Rest and hope you don't get hurt, or Mimic Night Shade or Wing Attack and use that to damage the ghosts (there's also Acid on Arbok, but that's not recommended) And hey, you could say, "but then that's just hoping for good luck - which is really boring" - ALL of his videos do this at one point or another, why should it be an issue with this one?

[@TheTaintedWisdom]

@@meltingkeith7046 I hadn't thought about mimicking Night Shade/Wing Attack, yeah, that's a nice workaround. Definitely wouldn't be nearly as frustrating for MDB to attempt with that. And it would be interesting to see play out.

[@UnknownVir]

13:20 wasn't a speed tie. Your speed got raised when you were sand attacked due to a glitch with the application of badge buffs.

[@mistergentry2495]

Confirmed.

[@ThinksCorner]

"Comments are good for the youtube algorithm" --Mah Dry Bread

[@glider2168]

As if I haven’t heard that a million times

[@Homura7895]

Challenge: Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal with the team of only one smeargle

[@ZorotheGallade]

Legend of Jabadamazo

[@brrplays8562]

i hate you but fantastic idea XD

[@ivanjimenez8672]

I dunno, pikasprey barely did it with a team of 6 🤣

[@potato-ev9mr]

I thought smeargal was gen 3?

[@TheBlackScatPack]

MordoroTheProtogen it’s a Gen 2 Pokémon

[@oofbrpp4960]

7:33 that vileplume sprite got me laughing

[@cyzerraze6829]

12:02 "And then we take him out with psybeam" Nice one buddy

[@rkollege8379]

12:03 vs Rivals Alakazam: "Then we take him out with Psybeam before we finish him" xD

[@patrickroesch2185]

R Kollege I was searching the comments for someone else who noticed!

[@alexhobbs3814]

“Right off the bat” 😂😂 getting in there early!

[@charmeleonevolves5553]

"No Items In Battle (Only Held Items)" I think he forgot this is gen 1.

[@zawaala]

There arent any held items in gen 1

[@charmeleonevolves5553]

@@zawaala I know that

[@LOLC2k]

@@zawaala That's the joke.

[@masterofwill5937]

r/woosh

[@charmeleonevolves5553]

@@masterofwill5937 r/itswooooshwith4os

[@azurechan]

I really like that you plug other youtubers that you personally like to watch or collab with. It gives me more channels to try without having to navigate the minefield of youtube. Some I like and some I don't, but I'm glad to try them.

[@xMellomii]

I would love to see a Scyther run but that’s because it’s my favourite Pokémon

[@Joshuazx]

A Cider run? How very ff3.

[@drakesdrum1]

Oooh, do a g/s/c scyther only run! Mirror match Bugsy's ace >:3c

[@Korm]

Caves *has endless amount of Zubat and annoys many people with them* MDB - *I'm about to end this man's whole career*

[@JimmyBoi-ew7sn]

Your videos are great! Keep up the hard work

[@finalscore2983]

You just locked yourself into it MDB: gen 1 psywave only run.

[@TheForeignGamer]

The only problem is that like the metronome challenge there's literally no strategy other than mash A over and over again and hope for good luck.

[@finalscore2983]

Au contraire: do you play safe and power level over the foe, potentially wasting a lot of time or do you hope the rng works in your favour and hit the foe at a lower level?

[@TheForeignGamer]

@@finalscore2983 All the same, you're still mashing A hoping to get a favorable result. At the end of the day, there's still no real strategy. The only way I could see it be interesting is if he's allowed to use more than just a first-form Pokemon.

[@finalscore2983]

Psywave only. The only restriction is that you need pokemon that can learn psywave. No limits on number, stage or types.

[@finalscore2983]

Well, we got part of it with the misdreavus run.

[@AKHalex]

12:03 We take him out with Psybeam Didn't know Zubat could learn that ;)

[@tracyh721]

Here’s another idea you could possibly do, Pokémon Platinum with only one male combee. I’d also like to see another no pokecenter run for another game as those have been my favorite challenges to see you do

[@MothsAreTheBest]

Whats the difference between male and female combee?

[@Eclipxse_RedFox]

Male can't evolve

[@auraicide4883]

Only female combees can evolve to Vespiqueen, so the male ones are stuck in the first evolution. Someone already covered this challenge before though, so it’s definitely do able and actually considerably easier than some..not easy...but easier.

[@sethrice9406]

@@auraicide4883 Someone else has already covered this challenge, he has done challenges that were already covered Edit: Source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHiZk3yhl9yNeas

[@pogfection787]

Here's a comment for the KZbin algorithm.

[@panosxatz4600]

Hey MDB, I really loved when you replaced the part at the start that you show the script with some other words. You used to do that a lot back in November-December and I'd love it if you could bring it back for some videos.

[@sparkysheep]

I’ve been binging through this entire series for the past few days and I actually really appreciate how much you plug other people. It’s so nice to see someone genuinely appreciating other people! Especially as the world’s gone to absolute shit the little moments of genuine kindness and positivity stick out all the more.

[@brix7573]

"Thats why i dont use Psywave" Why not making a Psywave only Run :)

[@mebreevee1997]

Brixthetrainer You might be satan

[@qgame4941]

Misdreavous with only psy wave but items allowed?

[@awoobarkbark728]

Brixthetrainer it wouldn’t be interesting though. Every hard fight would be: “I tried over and over again until I got good luck and swept”

[@WushuMR2]

Exactly, it's like the Metronome run...

[@Marianoejar]

Because it's the most boring shit ever? It's literally pressing A until you win.

[@noromantichero]

dang it. ive become absolutely hooked on your videos in this quarantine period. ive almost watched all of the Pokemon challenges whilst replaying my old games. keep it up dude :)

[@DraphEnjoyer]

18:18 The AI tried to confuse you while you were already confused and then the next turn used Haze which would have removed your confusion.

[@ThomAs-mr1ld]

In a few years: "I took the Helix fossil, I knew that if I didn't say, you'd all ask." "Now that I think about it, everyone go ask me if I still find this bit funny... the answer is yes" And it will still be funny

[@Sky-re6kh]

Hi, I just did a video of me beating pokemon leaf green with only Kabuto kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6nVe6NsirqVnas I hope you can check it out and let me know what you think about it I would appreciate it you can leave a comment and subscribe to my channel Thank you so much ^^

[@kylelundgren5133]

Can somebody please let these Dead memes Parish.

[@paulwalker3758]

You know that for his last ever one of these he’ll take the Dome Fossil. That’s when we know it’s over.

[@hellointernet4467]

*_NOT._*

[@joshuapyle6371]

It’s really not. I skip that every time.

[@Haru-ek3up]

Challenge: Every time you finish a gym battle or earn a gym badge, your team changes. You need to catch another team of Pokemons but you can't catch the one you already used. Rules: Your Pokemon should be the same or almost the same level of the Pokemon of the gym you're battling. Game: Pokemon platinum, HeartGold, Emerald. Any of those Pokemon games

[@abhinavbali2052]

Hai, Kazuma Desu basically something like smallant1 did right?

[@dubbz1356]

MDB streamed this already, he should have the vod on youtube iirc

[@nibblitman]

It is the one he is fully streaming and recording the entire thing of in Gold.

[@RevengedSevenfold]

Love your content MDB, I always look forward to Saturdays thanks to these awesome challenges! As for challenge ideas, one of these days you should try your hand at a First Stage Bug-type Pokémon challenge! Or really, I honestly enjoy the team challenges simply because they arent done as often as solos, though I get its a time constraint for having to team grind. But that should really be more incentive to trying out gen 6/7 games due to Exp Share becoming full team sharing!

[@Gungho73]

Pokemon Stadium is the best part of your channel FOR ME right now. I'm having so much fun watching it, especially when you second guess one another. I click refresh when i hit KZbin in the hopes of seeing a new upload.

[@mikewarper6789]

NPCs are gonna be like "Where are my repels?"

[@Tanga34]

Week 3 of suggesting: Pokemon Platinum with only 1 Pachirisu!

[@mono717]

This only minimally is related and I never comment but!! Hearing you also have aphantasia made me super excited because I almost never hear anyone talk about it and I have it too! It's super cool to learn that the person whos vids I always watch have the same thing as I do. And I get the flowers part! I never have figured out what they mean when they mention flowers in the grass, it all looks the same to me.

[@chasezander663]

9:31 "heres his stats" procds to show moves

[@vassilist9557]

Well, you should beat emerald with a slakoth. That's a real challenge!

[@namex5348]

I gave you a like because Slaking is my favourite Pokémon.

[@cupofspiders5830]

Pikasprey Yellow did that in FireRed

[@ShinyTillDawn]

Already beaten by g00se_it

[@petalfury]

I'm pretty sure he has already

[@auraicide4883]

So predictions before it begins...this will be tough. As he mentioned in one his previous videos, Krillin is barely stronger than a Zubat and had better stats than a Zubat whose base stats are a jokingly low 245, it's highest being speed at 55. On the one hand, Zubat's Flying/Poison typing gives it very few weaknesses, but little in the way of defenses for common elements. Lt. Surge who is never normally that hard, is likely to be a serious problem due to the sheer speed of Electric types being so much faster and good special attackers to bully Zubat's meager special defense. Not to mention Sabrina, who already has hard hitting Psychic types but will be dealing super effective damage, they will be absolute walls in this run without lot's of grinding. While Zubat does have Bite and Leech life to hit Pyschics who have low physical defense, with how little power a Zubat has in it's Attacks to begin with it will need tons of confusion luck and grinding to stand a realistic chance, especially to the Elite Four. Red may not be a viable challenge to do. On the plus, while Zubat's gen one movepool is terrible it at least has access to confuse ray, a 100 accuracy move at level 21. It's only attacking moves by level up are Leech Life, Bite and Wing Attack. All relatively low damaging moves at the later levels, and Leech Life it's only recovery move at a base power of 20. I suspect he'll go the usual method of getting off double teams after it learns the tm and mixing it with confuse ray which will be effective at lowering the risk of getting hit, but anything that does is almost certainly going to flat out knock Zubat out cold.Though this got me thinking....since avoiding hits with things like Double Team is acceptable, why not things like Substitute to shield Zubat while it sets up? Yeah, you lose a move slot, but more often than not, these pokemon challenges run off of only one real attack and Substitute is a much more reliable shield from damage. It probably wouldn't last you through the size of entire teams at the later levels, but since Zubat won't be surviving any hits anyway, it might be more usable since the hp loss is barely going to make any difference. Zubat does have access to the toxic tm which is respectably powerful, but Zubat is far too fragile to play a stall game and the best it could hope for is using to soften opponents up a little, but then between confuse ray and double team, you have to lose Bite or Wing Attack which leaves Zubat with only one attack type and no coverage spread. It can learn Mega Drain by tm, but that's just a sort of more powerful leech life, which might have some use, but a Zubat's abysmal special stat means it's only going to heal somewhat better than Leech Life could. Verdict: This is going to be brutal.

[@RiverPond17]

I really had my doubts but you did it! Great job man!

[@justinsmith9006]

i always pick the dome fossil, kabuto always looked like a crab to me and an adorable one at that, i love the video, zubat is one of my favorite pokemon ever(my favorite pokemon is beedrill with sableye being a vary close second)

[@miles4920]

13:05 “rhydon is a easy one shot” *visible confusion*

[@kaigenix]

I did this Zubat challange on pokemon gold/silver awhile back, surprisingly Zubat is much stronger than i gave it credit for!

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

Wing Attack is 65 Power and Bite is Dark. Compared to 35 Power and Normal type Bite.

[@kaigenix]

@@moblinmajorgeneral ahh that could explain it :P

[@DisasterLord]

The crobat line is one that kept getting better as the gens went. It peaked both at Gen 5 and ORAS for power and utility respectively.

[@asherdevin]

@@DisasterLord Didn't leech life get buffed in gen 7 though? But I believe they also removed leech life from it's move pool to compensate. Which is a little odd, because Zubat is the only thing I can remember that gets leech life. And nincada. But they already get x-scissor.

[@alperkeskin9644]

Leech Life buff was not that useful for Zubat line. Like DisasterLord said the Zubat line really got better over the years. ( Which is not the case for most gen 1 and gen 2 pokemon).Moves like Brave Bird, U-Turn and Roost really made Crobat better. Even Golbat is useful with Eviolite.

[@janner2006]

Do an unevolved “dog” (growlithe, poochyena, lillipup and the likes) run in gen 4 or 5 to fill up your team as much as possible.

[@tuskinradar8688]

That'd be adorable, but I only think he'd do gen 4, which doesnt have as many as say Black or White 2 since the XP system change is rough on high level grinding

[@janner2006]

@@tuskinradar8688 Yeah that's true but gen 5 also offers unlimited use of TM's which may come in handy so give or take

[@tuskinradar8688]

@@janner2006 definitely, the change to Exp gain is always so tragic, because a ton of other stuff in Gen 5 is great for these types of runs, not to mention both the new roster in B/W and the mixed roster in B2/W2

[@0danlee0]

no one: gen 1 ai: *yeah, its big brain time*

[@hellointernet4467]

*Tiny Non-Existent "brain"

[@shadowking4249]

Him "who would watch a scyther run through I would mop the floor" Me loving Scyther..."i would...probably like two or three times"

[@Sparkle8205]

13:05 “Rhydon is an easy one shot” Game says otherwise.

[@yumberry2425]

Love these videos. Keep up the good work :)

[@5Porygon]

Thank you so much for all videos you made. You are one of my absolutely best youtubers ever. :) Jsi borec.

[@JohnJBailie]

Should’ve name it “WUbat” for obvious reasons

[@neixom]

When are you doing a “not very effective moves” only run of emerald?

[@alfredma4046]

I don't know but I love all your Pokemon Challenges. I'm watching them all over again while eating dinner. Hahaha.

[@NightlyHigh]

Great video! Would you be the pioneer, to do similar challenges on something else, than the gen 1-3? We've seen these challenges sooooooo much. Some challenge in Pokemon Moon/Sun would be great!

[@nstans27]

I can see it now: Brock is the rock type gym leader which means I need to grind. Luckily, leech life is super effective against both grass AND poison so grinding isn’t difficult. I get to level 10 and learn supersonic. It’s a very low accuracy move so I won’t be using it much. A little later, I get bite a normal type move in gen 1 so it’s useless against Brock. I grind some more and get to level 21 and learn confuse ray which will be very useful down the road. I’m very over leveled at this point and I sweep his team with some confusion luck.

[@Remitos]

Nick Stans so nice prediction xD

[@nstans27]

Alexander Staudigl Thank you, I figured because it’s an easy grind he wouldn’t plug his Twitter either but you never know.

[@princesstrunks437]

Lmao nice one

[@masonkrabbe8652]

Love how you literally just looked at what he said and copy pasted it in the comments

[@nstans27]

Mason Krabbe Well you see I made this comment before the video premiered. If you look at the video, he beat Brock before getting confuse ray which I didn’t expect

[@peetuhgriffin]

Stadium is probably one of the most interesting series I've watched from your let's play stuff, and I think I'm going to start watching more of it, cuz... coronacation. Keep it up!

[@Appl314159]

I really like seeing when the attempts go bad like at 17:12 . It is interesting to see what is holding you from going to the next part, that way we can see why you are doing what you are doing

[@AndyM0492]

Great vid, I actually didn’t think you’d do it haha. Another Eevee one please my brother

[@rocknroll648]

Would really like to see if you can do a Level 50 cap campaign. Full team, any non legendaries. Must release on hitting level 50. can breed starter if you think its worth? up to you there. Can't wait to see this weeks ep :)

[@calemr]

I'd love to see something tougher: 0exp run. Either find a hack to do it, or you have to PC anything that levels.

[@rjante2236]

@@calemr I saw someone do a 0 EXP run and it was amazing. Sure, the endgame was just legendary spam but the early and mid game fights were pretty cool. 360Chrism is the channel name if you're interested.

[@calemr]

@@rjante2236 Thank you!

[@KittyLitterYT]

I love that you made the rules way bigger so they CAN'T be unnoticed

[@mattjackson1330]

Haven't watched it yet: I reckon you'll be able to do it cos as far as I have seen you're a grinding and patience god

[@Desipapa8989]

Been loving your vids on pokemon runs and Would love to know how and were you been playing your roms and emulators for pokemon firered, leafgreen and emerald?

[@9sharkman]

Challenge: Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness with only 1 Eevee, or with only never-shadow pokemon

[@shady7919]

I love gale of darkness! But I can't unsee the XD face whenever I see the title. I'd love to see either colloseum or gale of darkness challenge tho😁

[@reloadtoad]

interesting and forgotton but try to beat Platinum with a team of 1 Glameow

[@viruswithglasses756]

Good idea!

[@rustyspottedcat516]

I think this might be interesting.

[@9r7g5h]

Ok, my first game was yellow, and I generally listen to you while I do other things. So after 40-some-odd videos, this was the first of them where I looked over and actually saw what some of the original pokemon designs in Red were. Let's just say I'm so glad we have the ones we have now, and yellow had some of the more updated sprites.

[@Narabedla4]

Regarding the flower tiles in veridian forest: Each tile consists of 4 leaves or 3 leaves and a flower. If you see a flower in the bottom right of the tile, it does not have encounters as the bottom right part of the tile dictates the type of the tile so it is a flower, not a grass tile basically.

[@kewada8566]

can you beat pokemon emerald whit only one castform ?

[@Egoperspektive13]

"Right off the bat" 😂

[@LTDextel]

Lol, I didn’t catch that the first time.

[@Egoperspektive13]

@@LTDextel thanks for the correction. Fixed it :)

[@luckywonderer4068]

@Mah-Dry-Bread I love, that you know sooo much about the game, and just... idk I'm impressed with your game knowledge of gen 1-4

[@choasassassin6389]

I love your videos and im gonna check out whatageek while i do my own pokemon challenge firered with one absol thx for the content.

[@salisburybavo]

Please try to beat Gen 1 using only signature moves. The run starts when you catch a pidgey with gust. Seems easy? Remember, you can't use struggle

[@taylorbrumby2776]

SalisburyBavo QA

[@FacingHell]

Well just catch a ditto *galaxybrain*

[@salisburybavo]

@@FacingHell you could say the pokemon he transformed into can also only use his signature moves

[@illiww2636]

Pokemon fire red with only a Ho-oh. It only has wirlwind at the begining and it gets its first attacking move at lvl 22. (Plus it is weak for the first 3 gyms)

[@illiww2636]

Or even better with emerald, where you can't find weedles and cacunas

[@whiterblue5960]

@@illiww2636 But you can find Cascoon.

[@illiww2636]

@@whiterblue5960 Yeah, but before that, you need to beat May

[@whiterblue5960]

@@illiww2636 Yeah, sucks that you can't progress without winning the first rival battle. There is one forced trainer, too.

[@zidarose]

Always a pleasure to watch to these videos.

[@sagacious03]

7:40 That's pleasantly nice of you to do. 11:42 That's strange. I wonder what caused it. Pretty interesting, thanks for uploading!

[@wowidk7014]

Please do “Can I beat Pokémon Platinum with only one Smeargle” please

[@Marianoejar]

It cost Pikasprey horrors to beat games with 6 Smeargle, 1 is out of the question

[@masterofchaos7282]

I think he can get this one done although Sabrina and the rival are probably going to be a nightmare. Also quick bet: I bet that 3 of his 4 moves for the final battle will be double team, toxic and confuse ray. If I lose I’ll insert whatever challenge you want into my list of challenges below on this video and all future challenge videos until he does it. Edit: well I lost again. Surprised there was no double team for this one since zubat is so weak. Anyway here’s my challenges: Pokemon Emerald using only magcargo (it’s basically the abomasnow challenge in a region more designed to kick its ass) Pokemon emerald using only normal type moves except hidden power, metronome or assist. (I think it could be interesting. Also for anyone who brings up ghost types, both foresight and odor sleuth are things) Pokemon Heartgold using only a sunkern (a sequel to a previous challenge and to really see if Pokemon has gotten easier as time has gone on) Edit: Pokemon Black using only 1 Pikachu Pokemon X or Y using only route 2 Pokemon (I lost a bet on a previous challenge so I’m obligated) Pokemon super mystery dungeon without using items (as someone who didn’t know you could use certain items in boss fights until the second to last boss, believe me, this can be brutal) Pokemon mystery dungeon blue or red rescue team without using moves (chose this game since it seemed the hardest while remaining fair as in some of the later games the A attack only does a fixed 5 damage).

[@ZorotheGallade]

The MD gameplays are pretty long though. Definitely would take more than one week to do such a challenge, unless you just saved states from another run and loaded them to only fight the bosses

[@dynamitedemon9972]

I have one to add Pokemon black with only a pikachu

[@masterofchaos7282]

9877 gamer don’t think he’s doing gen 5 challenges anymore due to the leveling curve but I’ll still throw it in if I’m wrong

[@dynamitedemon9972]

Alright

[@ShinyTillDawn]

Double team takes away the challenge in these challenges since almost every Pokemon could just avoid attacks and PP stall a super-effective move (well, not in Gen 1, but you could still avoid attacks and take out an opponent easily). And making a Pokemon invincible doesn't show off its capibilities in a Pokemon challenge; Double Team is only a last resort. Remember: in competitive battling, Accupressure, Double team and Minimize are against the rules.

[@JoePlinkelton]

I really wasn't expecting you to beat this run :D

[@MrGwC95]

Cant help but think you have a soundboard button ready for the Helix Fossil joke and i fully respect that if you do!

[@musicalgeek7410]

Hi. I can’t wait to see ur suffering for brock once more. Also I’m surprised how u can do these without dying and could u maybe do Pokemon X or Y as a nuzlocke as ur first time to beat it (if u don’t lose).

[@vinnie2161]

*clears throat* ok I’m gonna do it and yes I know what your thinking but I must do it Which fossil did you get?

[@abraarquraishi1681]

Hi, found your channel recently, and really like your content. I was thinking, can you beat a pre gen 5 games with only tm moves? Tm’s are limited pre gen 5, so you need to be careful who you teach it to.

[@noelleobrien7525]

Ok I’m just now noticing how funny gen 1 charmeleon is 😂😂- he looks like a gym teacher. Come to think of it, gen 1 sprites are something special (looking at you golbat)

[@auraicide4883]

Hey, just popped into my head and thought I’d ask. Can you beat pokemon Yellow or FireRed with only a Cubone?

[@deathclaw6763]

If you like to suffer, do a 6 feebas in ruby. Start with one and must catch 5 more later on.

[@normhullhueman1129]

I was so hoping for two Pokémon videos today I know Im being greedy but I’m loving the Pokémon stadium videos

[@kiritostoll3902]

Do you Play through with every Pokemon? Awesome channel