Can You Beat FFX as a Pokemon Trainer?

#FinalFantasy #FFX #Challenge #ChallengeRun
Background Music Used: • Final Fantasy X Relaxi...
Yojimbo Mechanics: finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/...)
All FMVs: • Final Fantasy X HD Rem...
Thank you for watching this dumpster fire that is my challenge run.
If you would like to try this kind of run yourself, please do and let me know what rules you put into effect for yourself and how long it took you (with proof obviously)!
Challenge run form: forms.gle/oSZh1jrYh1yZ5ZKs7
Challenge Log: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
If you have any ideas for future challenges, please let me know and I will "waste" my time for your enjoyment. I've been River, and I will see you next time.
00:00 - Introduction
04:38 - Zanarkand
05:48 - Besaid
09:10 - Kilika
10:58 - Luca
15:00 - Mi'hen Highroad
18:45 - Mushroom Rock
20:22 - Djose
21:36 - Moonflow
24:17 - Guadosalom
24:30 - Thunder Plains
25:07 - Macalania Woods
26:32 - Lake Macalania
30:43 - Bikanel
33:19 - Bevelle
41:41 - Calm Lands
45:45 - Fayth Cavern
46:11 - Gagazet
47:59 - Zanarkand 2
49:44 - Zanarkand Dome
53:15 - Sin
55:18 - Sin Dungon
58:04 - Final Boss(es)
1:02:18 - Omega Ruins

[@TheMNWolf]

I honestly expected this was going to be a video of just watching Waka throw his blitzball at enemies.

[@RiverPebbles]

......*jotting notes*

[@carlosfigueredo5682]

Just use the ball with the capture effect

[@HSAgaming]

would have made more sense to do the calm lands monster catching side quest now that i think of it 🤣

[@toryusen]

Exactly what I thought when I click here 😂

[@112Tribal]

I'd have named Yojimbo meowth, since he mainly use the move pay day 😏

[@RiverPebbles]

Can you write my scripts and do all of the clever names from now on? I'm not nearly that smart

[@112Tribal]

@@RiverPebbles I feel a bit if sarcasm 😂 But in any case I do feel your idea was clever and script was great, so hope to see more good challenges :)

[@RiverPebbles]

@@112Tribal I appreciate that! The next video actually just finished recording so I have to just go through the editing process. However no, that wasn't sarcasm. The part I dread the most is the scripting process so I will do most things to not do it. That being said, I would suggest waiting a couple videos, as the one after this is going back go Fallout 4 (the game I kind of got my start with) so it should be on the "better" side of the quality content spectrum. Either way, I appreciate your support and hope I can deliver the kind of content you like to watch

[@112Tribal]

@@RiverPebbles Well I think you did a good job with the script on this one 😄 While I'm not a fallout fan, I'll be sure to leave a like 😉 I'm sure you will, just keep up the good work and I'll await your next challenge in anticipation 😄

[@carlosfigueredo5682]

Dude, I have been playing FF10 for years and never knew that land-based enemies couldn't physically attack Valefor :O

[@RiverPebbles]

Hey, this game might seem simple, but there are definitely things that I learn every so often

[@JamSac]

Keep up the good work man!

[@RiverPebbles]

I love watching your videos! This means a lot thank you!

[@shawnnbits]

WORLDS COLLIDE

[@RaynmanPlays]

Pokemon games let you steal items from Pokemon, so stealing should 100% be allowed in a Pokemon Trainer challenge.

[@TheMicroNinja]

Awesome concept, but man does it seem like it'd be a little tedious to actually play. Props to you for chugging through it, and making a good video to boot!

[@RiverPebbles]

Short animations toggled on was definitely helpful!!! Thanks for watching!

[@japan100100]

Ifrit looks more like a Magmar than a Charmander lol.

[@bigstopowens]

not get anima is a crime edit: also not getting valefore's second overdrive is up there too

[@RiverPebbles]

Then I shall be 1 for 2. I got Valefor's second overdrive, but I couldn't get Anima! It would have been an optional boss fight and in that fight I couldn't summon. So that's a big no no

[@bigstopowens]

@@RiverPebblesah i must have missed you getting the second overdrive, was playing other games while listening, so i may have missed alot of key points lol

[@bigstopowens]

@@RiverPebbles is this where the game really begins?

[@mutevampire]

​@@bigstopowensI don't think it is mentioned specifically, but you can see it briefly at the end of the Sin's Fin fight.

[@toryusen]

Died in tutorial is epic😂

[@TheBronf]

i did this run 2 yrs ago. was it easy? yes. was it fun? yes. controlling summons was a fantastic move for ff10. i loved using yojimbo since hes more random with what he does and was my go to after i got him. i think my least used for Ixion.

[@RiverPebbles]

Once elements started getting introduced, and I could abuse the enemy AI to my advantage, Valefor went from decently used, to almost not used at all. Bahamut still MVP for the run, but Yojimbo would have been a close second!

[@redalchemy7322]

Interestingly there is another Auroch called Atropus or Ulua Aurochs which I think is an Australian fish that looks like a large silver scale. I have no idea why it's both the name of a fish and an extinct cattle species, but naming conventions are complicated and amusing like that. Also, thank you for the fun video!

[@RiverPebbles]

I didn't realize it was also a possible fish. I just found out it was a mammal and wanted to share that info with the world. However, with it being a beach-based team the fish makes more sense....And you're welcome!

[@TheBorzoi]

I started doing one of these a while ago but stopped. I did find that when getting to Shiva, it became much easier. This is due to Shiva having the highest natural speed of any summon (Ixion is close behind) and she absorbs ice so you don't have to teach her any healing spells. Her high natural speed means she often gets 2 attacks to the enemy's one without having to use a delay attack.

[@RiverPebbles]

I noticed that too. Normal enemies were rarely a threat during this run. The bosses is really where things got challenging, and I really liked that aspect

[@darrin777]

9:17 The thing is, that's almost a perfect translation. He says the same thing in Japanese.

[@RiverPebbles]

Then I guess you really can do whatever you set your mind to. Even transfiguration

[@2011supergamer]

Yeah, you can find Japanese fans laughing about the same thing

[@marlupus801]

I understand why you skipped the last 2 aeons, but I'm curious what you would have named them if you had gotten them for this run. I'm not sure what would fit for Anima, but my choices for the Sisters would have been Sandy=Scizor, Cindy=Ledian and Mindy=Vespiquen. I know you were going with Gen 1 names (ignoring the image of Tyrogue you used to rep Yojimbo on the summon/death counts), but Sandy is red, not green and I always thought of Mindy as a wasp as opposed to the bee she was supposed to be.

[@RiverPebbles]

Anima would probably have been Gengar, for the ghosty aesthetic. And the Sisters would all have been the bugs: Beedrill, Butterfree, and Pinsir. I don't know which would have embodied which, but I want to assume Butterfree would have been Mindy, Beedrill beeing Sandy, and Pinsir being Cindy

[@muristuran]

Naming Tidus River instead of Blue is a crime ):

[@RiverPebbles]

Halfway through the challenge, I did realize that I could have named myself something cooler, but Hindsight is always 20/20

[@jetcaspian2882]

You can teach steal/cheer/life/cure spells to aeons. You could use one to heal or revive another

[@RiverPebbles]

I am not too sure on the life spells, but as for steal you cannot. I did a little checking into that and Steal and Mug are not possible by Aeons. The other skills are though!

[@zazza002]

If i remember right, Ifrit isn't weak to any element, he just has a fire eater armor equipped.

[@RiverPebbles]

You could definitely be right, I couldn't remember if it was the same way as elementals have their elemental affinities

[@xavier0699]

missed a few summons.. Anima, Magnus Sisters. If you think Bahamut is broken you haven't seen anything yet.

[@RiverPebbles]

I think I said something in another comment/comment thread but I could be wrong. Can't do Anima because of the optional underwater fight with Geosgano, which doesn't allow summoning. And I can't do the Magus Sisters because that requires capturing monsters with the Monster Arena "Capture" Weapons and I can't use those with Aeons. People have said I should have allowed capturing because that's what Pokemon is all about, but I didn't want to add that in the rules when I was going through the challenge, so I might go through again and do a similar challenge involving capturing things, but that's relatively low on my list. I'm not trying to sound like I have a "I'm right and you're wrong" attitude, but just trying to explain and answer this again for those who may not have seen the other comment(s) I made. Hope it helps!

[@xavier0699]

@@RiverPebbles understandable in those cases. Makes sense on why you didn't

[@carlosfigueredo5682]

Hahaha naming your Aeons as Gen1 mons is genius 🤣

[@marvinmeese6217]

You can use the Cutstene Remover for this game, so you don't need to watch all the cutszenes, if you do more challenges in FFX

[@RiverPebbles]

I know it exists, but I know it is moreso geared to the speedrunning scene for this game. I thought I heard somewhere that it can break your game if you use it casually. I could be wrong, but I thought that was true

[@marvinmeese6217]

@@RiverPebbles I only know, that it only cuts speedrun-relevant scenes. But better be save and not using it then

[@BoBurnham69]

It does break the game, dont recommend

[@stilelits]

9:15 it's actually not a mistranslation...the kid actually says he wants to be a blitzball in japanese, too

[@reversecolin1256788]

would a fire that size really sap all the air?

[@RiverPebbles]

Depends on how long that spider was hiding in the walls

[@03xE0]

Why didn´t you get the Magus Sisters? They are even more broken than Bahamut.

[@calemr]

To unlock them, you'd need to capture every enemy on Mount Gagazet, for the Blossom Crown. Which would require attacking with non-summon characters.

[@plerkin1354]

Valfor can physically attack sins fin. She flies to it and attacks.

[@RiverPebbles]

I'm assuming its similar to the final fight with Sin and how she flies up to it. I don't know which would have done more damage, but that's nice to know for next time!

[@emeros8631]

Charmand almost sounds like charmant which means charming in french and Ifrit is indeed a handsome seductive fire goat

[@RiverPebbles]

A very fine gentleman indeed. I can only imagine him with a little beret now "Enchanté"

[@vinzo0913]

My brother has a full Ifrit back tattoo and you have ruined it in the best way, thank you

[@littletim98]

What about Animea and the Magius Sisters

[@RiverPebbles]

Magus sisters require capturing, and Aeons can't do that. Anima, because it involves an optional boss fight that you can't summon in. So because it being optional, I decided it doesn't fall into the rules set ahead of me.

[@carlosfigueredo5682]

@@RiverPebbles Capturing with Waka would 100% fit this challenge.

[@mayleelove4332]

Sounds like this would be more unique for ffx-2 due to variety, but itd probably be less viewed.

[@RiverPebbles]

I may or may not have some ideas for FFX2, but they are pushed down the Rabbit Hole as I have other projects and videos I want to do!

[@mayleelove4332]

@@RiverPebbles That's hot. I should probably sub.

[@JulianCaesaro]

Didn’t get the Magis sisters huh? No dugtrio then 🤣

[@RiverPebbles]

I didn't even think of that name! I would have named them after some Bug Types! That's excellent!

[@bnoobwillsetyoufree]

the loud noise in the beginning was quite unsettling. please don't do that next time. if you want the effect of "loud=funny" then just bass boost it and compress the hell out of it so it doesn't clip (or something to that effect). i instinctually downvoted but then felt bad and came back later to upvote because it's a genuine good video. just sayin some other people may not be as forgiving as me lol

[@RiverPebbles]

I don't think I will do it again. I wanted to do it, I did it, not super happy with the outcome, and people aren't a fan of it. I appreciate the helpful criticism, but probably won't do it in the future. Or have a better warning before it happens. Thank you!

[@meteorstormz8224]

stealing TMs from other pokemon is bad :p

[@RiverPebbles]

Don't think of it as stealing. Think of it as using the Thief move and taking their held item

[@sharplosion1]

Calling a singular entree of a series a 'franchise' is weird. But I guess you had to because World of Final Fantasy exists and is outright a Monster Collector like Pokemon.

[@RiverPebbles]

World of Final Fantasy doesn't get nearly as much love as I want for it. Yes a monster collector akin to Pokemon, but being able to pull from all of Final Fantasy's past and use as much as they wanted to was perfect.

[@sharplosion1]

Funnily enough, I've played World of FF Maxima as someone who has never played any other FF game before a couple times, simply because Monster Collector is my favorite genre. Can only wonder if they'll ever do the sequel that was teased at the very very tail end of all of the content.

[@openmoose]

The Aeons don't have sensor, it's Yuna's weapon.

[@kakashinomi]

Gonna be honest, was immediately turned away from watching the video by the huge audio spike you used right at the start.

[@RiverPebbles]

That's alright. I hope I can catch your interest down the road in another video

[@BoBurnham69]

What a cry baby if i ever saw one 🤯😳🥵😱

[@frostyliciousmayne]

This dude spent an hour pretending Aeons aren't the easiest shortcut to smashing through the game.

[@RiverPebbles]

Hey now. Sometimes I had to decide which win button I had to press. Very taxing for a young lad such as myself