Can you beat Pokémon with a Level 1 team?

Do you think it's possible to play through Pokémon Black / White with a team exclusively filled with Level 1 Pokémon? Maybe it is in Black 2 / White 2, so good thing we're playing Pokémon White! Not Pokémon White 2!!
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Shoutout to @temp6t for taking this team to Showdown and another shoutout to @Aaronitmar, @CaptainKiddYT, @JomeMX for joining me on this malnourished journey through Pokémon White 2
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[@temp6t]

just got done watching, a pleasure to be a part of pure rattata destruction

[@ChrisMaxima]

Literally came here to make sure you were credited lmao 😂

[@cdoggo24]

yoo it’s temp

[@leoisastro]

S tier poketuber

[@TheSaladOne]

Tempt. you overdelivered with that team my man!

[@HamsterMaster8]

That actually was you! Cool!

[@admiralmoth3072]

I can’t stress how accurate the showdown clip is to literally every showdown youtuber

[@LemonadeEnjoyer]

i used to watch a showdown youtuber and i can confirm that it was perfectly accurate

[@jupitercoyote348]

That's because it was made by temp6

[@admiralmoth3072]

@@jupitercoyote348 that checks out

[@shinggold2606]

@@admiralmoth3072 48th

[@silv2309]

@@jupitercoyote348 which means it was extremely likely scripted lol

[@TentaCole]

1:33 "Rival closed his DS" is probably the funniest description I've ever heard for a Pokemon game crashing.

[@zigazav1]

I laughed allot while watching this video, because with every crash, I mentally applied the same description to each crash: The enemy Trainer rage-quitted and DC'd, as closing the DS I think disables online connections. It's been a long time since I played online with the NDS (as is the same for most people, because Nintendo cut the online server for NDS and Wii years ago), so I could be wrong

[@Okamikurainya]

Why was it crashing so much though?

[@satvikp3186]

@@Okamikurainya Alpharad was too powerful that his opponents kept rage quitting

[@tracyblanchard7663]

@@Okamikurainya The exp negation is probably a big factor. The game expects to go through a step that never comes to pass, so it locks up.

[@TentaCole]

@@tracyblanchard7663 Huh. I didn’t know that… I just learned something today!

[@YourBudTevin]

Making challenge runs interesting after 2 minutes is the hardest part of challenge runs

[@alphastring3619]

Louise makes every challenge run interesting.

[@marmato9332]

Not being sober does help

[@Xedrie]

tevin

[@selpho5511]

hey, this guy!

[@feckoff2422]

Boondocks part 3 please

[@avirex321]

God I love the limited 3D they use for this game. It's so charming

[@dropfish3109]

vary

[@theblob8842]

God I can just hear salty’s text to speech reading this

[@yourlocaltherapistfriend5091]

God I charming the limited 3D they use for this game. It's so love

[@necromanticidiot]

God i love this copypasted comment i see in every gen 5 pokemon video i watch, its so charming.

[@dialga9480]

God, the 3D mechanics are so charming, i think its limited

[@CaptainKiddYT]

I should have brought a team of level 1 Onix to make it a fair fight

[@andrew6341]

💀

[@Zachmand3r]

You gotta make a vid can I beat pokemon black with only onix

[@Zachmand3r]

Or make a vid can I beat pokemon blaze black 2 redux with only onix (you can have 6 of them) idk probably impossible but would be cool to see how far you would get

[@felipefroehnerteixeira4777]

@@Zachmand3r and Jinx

[@boomblade1019]

KIDD

[@jasonbarrette4980]

THIS explains why I keep facing level 1 teams on Showdown! *YOU* DID THIS!!!

[@xanthousizalith5641]

Dual Wingbeat on a Flying type or Double Kick on a Fighting Type. It always works

[@Virdice]

@@xanthousizalith5641 Or...you know...Taunt....Mold Breaker (For Sturdy using mons)\Knock Off (For Focus sash mons)… literally any status effects... Hail\Sandstorm

[@DevilJhoMama]

@@Virdice yeah poison/sandstorm counters this whole team.

[@alandtic4616]

@@DevilJhoMama sandstorm would not but poison probs would

[@DevilJhoMama]

@alandtic sandstorm also goes after everything else, blizzard would also work, it's just if you used sandstorm you would also need poison for the aggron and hipowdon baby.

[@Catdingus]

I love how Jan is slowly but surely becoming more of a staple character in these videos...and I'm all for it.

[@jaredtheastralartist2510]

The Pokémon showdown bit was actuality hilarious.

[@nathanielbarragan882]

Reminds me of HopCat's video on that type of video

[@longbeing]

That’s from temp6t, he does a bunch of videos like that

[@jaredtheastralartist2510]

@@longbeing I know his videos are hilarious

[@pokegon100]

Any run is possible for KZbin views. In all honesty it's less about the if, and more about the how. And watching someone lose their patience over arbitrary rules set on an easy kids games.

[@longbeing]

@@pokegon100 dude I think you replied to the wrong comment

[@Megadaxo]

The self-aware “are we really fooling anyone?” bit was so good lmfao

[@bidoof367]

i mean to be fair he did lose that like second nuzlocke

[@DrFoggyPants]

He might not have mentioned it, but Jrose11 did a gen 1 Magikarp that died at Lavender Tower. So it's only accurate in like 99.999999% of all cases

[@hoodiesticks]

I've seen a couple Dark Souls challenges that turned out to be impossible

[@misirtere9836]

Self aware? Sure. Genre aware? Absolutely not. There are plenty of channels making this kind of video that will ABSOLUTELY make a video even if it's impossible, like Gamechamp3000's VG Myths series. Of course, all the good ones will see that it's impossible and go "ah, that's a shame. *but what's the minimum?"* and continue from there.

[@thechristopherous789]

Dude i was shocked when i watched can we beat pokemon red with a magikarp.... struggle is normal type in gen 1...ghost types are mandatory

[@mattsemrau9800]

9:50 Virizion: I deem you worthy of battle Alpharad: .... i don't

[@jasonbarrette4980]

This is why you always need a Pokémon with a move that hits twice in Showdown: it gets over Sturdy and focus sashes real quick

[@Vassilinia]

Entry Hazards

[@Cavereous]

Mold Breaker, Teravolt, Turboblaze

[@IAmGalaxian-bi6co]

Double Kick Terrakion

[@nintendope8837]

Dude this sounds like a gimmicky run.. and I love it.. can't wait for all the sturdy, shedinja, endeavour, and substitutes!

[@AxxLAfriku]

HOLY HOLY!!! I can proudly say that I have the two HOTTEST women on this planet as MY GIRLFRIENDS! I am the unprettiest KZbinr ever, but they love me for what's inside! Thanks for listening nin

[@conic2721]

@@AxxLAfriku Oh AxxL, you're never going out, aren't you?

[@raikitsunagi]

@@AxxLAfriku but who asked

[@stellarknight04]

Well duh he's using lvl 1 pokemon

[@CommentPositionInformer]

@@AxxLAfriku Man, I swear I have seen you comment this exact same thing for years. At least switch unprettiest with ugliest.

[@ToadTWE]

After Jacob bullied the other teams with his strong Pokémon he decided he was going to take a more subtle approach and let HIS Pokémon get bullied. Now that’s equality

[@datalysjr3339]

Nah you mean equivalent exchange my friend

[@pros_0143]

_Bully the others teams with his weakest pokemon._

[@expo_pkmn]

I was glad to hear your reasoning behind liking b2w2. you constantly hear people say "gen 5 best gen" and then point to the story, but the spritework is gorgeous.

[@P.C_bug]

"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result" Alpharad, you are by definition, insane Congratulation

[@confirmedbachelor4650]

I mean... it worked though. Maybe insanity is a good thing? =)

[@cultofmel]

@@confirmedbachelor4650 guys watch out new edgelord in town

[@confirmedbachelor4650]

@@cultofmel I am so edgy that I'm cutting myself on it... it actually kinda hurts... Yeah I'm bleeding out now, so I think I'm gonna go to the hospital. I guess I have to **cut** this conversation short so I don't die from edgelord induced blood loss, my apologies.

[@BloodThirstyAvengers]

Just one congratulation? How stingy, couldn't even spare a second one. :P

[@yoshi_923]

The whole Pokemon Showdown bit not only was amazing to watch, it also gave context on how stupidly powerful this team is to people who don't play pokemon competitively

[@jaydens.207]

I was laughing so much during that segment that my stomach started to hurt lol

[@milkman4407]

It’s just stupidly strong in general lol imagine this at level 100

[@godowskygodowsky1155]

@@milkman4407 FEAR gets invalidated by sandstorm and multi attack moves.

[@hi-i-am-atan]

@@godowskygodowsky1155 and hail, leftovers, healing berries, priority, trick, ghost types, trapping moves, toxic, will o' wisp, leech seed, rough skin, rocky helmet ... basically, it only works on people who see a level 1 rat and don't immediately catch onto the strat, or genuinely built such a narrow team that they have no way to deal with a level 1 rat that isn't "click the button with the big number"

[@TwilightFlower9]

@@milkman4407 It'd be weaker since the pokemon wouldn't be at 1hp after one attack

[@hashfroz5932]

Roxie: Has a super effective move which would have destroyed shedinja. Also Roxie: I am going to do what's called a pro gamer move

[@meldarion]

Sometimes accepting your inevitable fate is just the smarter choice, it would only delay and waste time

[@FierceGalactaKnight]

I think what makes this run funnier is that I can just imagine some troll Showdown player with this team and you KNOW they're picking Rosa as their trainer Icon. Alpharad is just the in-game manifestation of that trainer

[@christopherwebster6354]

So, what I'm hearing is: The greatest challenge you faced wasn't the main antagonists, or any of the gym leaders, or even the Elite Four or legendary Pokemon. The greatest challenge was that the game was as stable as a _house of cards built on sand._

[@gengarzilla1685]

It's not a stability question, it's a "how much does Nintendo hate emulators" question.

[@ShadowWolfTJC]

Er, I do believe that partially burying cards into sand (or dirt) makes for an even more stable foundation for a house of cards than building a house of cards on a solid foundation of, say, wood, stone, or metal, right?

[@Orrphoiz]

13:18 Pain Split is not technically an attacking move, since it does not technically deal damage, it just evenly splits the total hp of the two pokemon. that's why it can hit ghost types.

[@gengarzilla1685]

That's just silly. Most status moves ignore type immunities.

[@jeremyabbott4537]

@@gengarzilla1685 except thunder wave... and toxic/poison powder... and stun spore/sleep powder/spore...

[@iBenjamin1000]

I would never have expected nosepass to be able to learn pain split but it gets it via tutor in every game from hgss to usum

[@sargentgullible2794]

Hm… does Prankster give it one added priority following that logic?

[@SuperSayianWarrior]

@@jeremyabbott4537 well Twave used to hit, it wasn't until Gen VI or VII where they finally made those immunities a thing

[@Imstillhangintherethankgod]

This is what battling Lt. Surge felt like as a kid. Also fun fact: I literally spent 4 years trying to beat Iris.

[@auhsoj5758]

how💀

[@freeby2312]

@@auhsoj5758 They probably just forgot to play for four years

[@breddie_is_rookie]

Okay the focus sash gotchu

[@loch4u233]

Fun fact: I spent a year trying to get the tm for cut in PokemonRed when I was little. By the time I got it my Charizard was lvl 100 along with my oddish

[@thataintfalco7106]

Explain

[@hedonistredd4592]

I really love how the most famous thing you've contributed to Nuzlocke culture so far is being reminded that peer pressure and hubris are an absolute BITCH, Alpha. Also love the temp6t bit, for anyone looking into some insane Showdown shenanigans, he's your man.

[@2im36]

Temp is literally just a noob stomper

[@lukiwei9468]

@@2im36 I’m concerned about the Pokémon community given how much content he hs

[@gengarzilla1685]

Noob stomping is important. Someone needs to tell these folks that legendary Pokémon don't auto-win battles if the trainer is stupid. Half of a battle is done in the teambuilder before said battle starts.

[@2im36]

@@gengarzilla1685 it’s literally AG. The whole purpose is to use broken mons to win. Temp knows they’re children but still argues with them anyways and trolls them in his videos to get views.

[@gengarzilla1685]

You miss the point. Lots of his opponents use god-like mons as if having them in your team makes you instantly autowin no matter what, and then Temp brings these folks down low with gimmicks. Broken mons need a good player at the helm, not overconfident children who swear enough to pay all your bills for a year with their swear jar money. Playing AG is no excuse for one to shut off their brain, I can tell you that much.

[@SuiteBid]

Him playing that one Dream soundtrack at 11:37 when he said he cheated is something else.

[@toganium4175]

I like how so much of this video was Alpharad doubting his skills as an entertainer instead of talking about the Pokémon battles themselves.

[@Kyle-su4dh]

I love how in the beginning it shows a bunch of hard challenges... and then there's "Patterz reacts".

[@MisterPeppy]

Reactions are very challenging

[@athath2010]

TBF, the video he was reacting to was a pretty legendary Pokemon challenge run. It's Gamechamp's video on beating Pokemon Blue without taking any damage, which is especially hard/stressful in that generation because of the 1/256 glitch- almost all moves, even ones with "100%" accuracy, have a 1/256 chance to miss in Gen 1. She also, like a madwoman, decided to do the run savescum-less, unlike smallant's Pokemon Platinum no damage run: ANY damage would result in a deletion of her save file and force her to start over from the beginnning.

[@jason1208]

You know he's gonna react to this is the best part

[@bailysmith9398]

he also showed the thumbnail for his upcoming finally edited mudkip only sword and shield run

[@electroenjoyer2437]

Alpharad: "are we really fooling these guys?" Cemecraft: *proceeds to fool everyone with half of his video challenges actually failing*

[@visasha]

i think the showdown clip is probably the funniest pokémon cut on youtube from any game in the franchise. truly wholesome

[@YTCBlackStar]

Seeing Alphard pretty much confirming that Jan haunts his dreams whenever he does pokemon content brings a smile to my face.

[@fool8346]

I seriously appreciate the section at 13:18 where he just talks about how good this game is, it sucks how much this game has gone under people’s radars but its truly the best pokemon game.

[@JacobSC_]

All the Gen 5 games are great

[@shadowlugia2624]

Gen 5 is peak pokemon

[@JacobSC_]

@@shadowlugia2624 agreed, either Gen 4 or 5 is at the top for me

[@bubalackgaming8892]

It truly is just the best Pokemon game. BW2 may not be my favorite, but whenever I try to look at all the games in the series objectively it's just clear as day that BW2 is the best

[@c.w35t87]

Honestly I still prefer sprite art in Pokemon than 3D.

[@Kereea]

I feel with these challenges the real "story" is the puzzle solving of the game, not the "can you" aspect. As you showed, Colress could mess up nearly your entire team if you weren't careful and triple battles were nearly a run-ender.

[@PalpitoadPlus]

Temp6t and Alpharad has to be one of the most ambitious crossovers in history

[@huang111]

The dream music on the “I just cheated instead” part is a nice touch

[@starriderma5014]

That temp6t collab clip was absolute gold. Truly, a broken team.

[@Mirdion]

I am a fan of both and seeing the collab clip, is indeed very nice

[@StateBlaze1989]

"Our malnourished journey starts with choosing the better character design..." This man truly gets it.

[@Twig387]

"are we really fooling anybody with these [can you beat] titles?" 👀

[@Goose-dw2ct]

This was actually kind of a strat back in gen 5 competitive, when the meta was flooded with op dragon types when you wanted to confuse them

[@AshenDust_]

Gen 5 players when they learn what taunt is

[@kareemsaidoun1754]

This strat only worked against people who spammed legendaries and had no idea how to play the game competitively. Competitive players would always set up weather, stealth rocks, and use status effects, and they had no problem defeating such a gimmicky team.

[@Goose-dw2ct]

@@kareemsaidoun1754 yea makes sense, i didn’t know the full story so thanks for clarifying :]

[@Skeloperch]

It's a strat in any generation in 4 and beyond. Competitive players in any generation are stratified between those that know how to use non-attacking moves and those that keep attacking into Pain Split Nosepass until they lose.

[@zbzzan]

I love how Virizion was just chilling there as the entire world froze around them

[@TogekissKate]

virizion: hmm kinda chilly today …. is that the kid i jumped off a cliff for? …. ah who cares i just wanna stand here

[@Shyblook1234]

I love the fact that he actually beat someone in showdown with this team

[@coffeecrispy2673]

Well, jacob didnt do it, but i get what you mean

[@shinysquirtlex2682]

I’m so glad you finally played Pokémon White 2. Good job on the challenge this is a great game that should be played more.

[@ZpectreWasTaken]

I have seen an incredible spike in the rising popularity of the Unova Games lately. PointCrow, Smallant (both of whom you mentioned did challenges like this) and you all made a segment with the lone purpose of giving a shoutout to the massive effort that the BW2 Team put into these games. And it speaks volumes. Black 2 was my first Pokémon game, and it will always be my favorite one, no matter how many games they make. So I just wanted to say thank you, Icarus.

[@insertthinkingemoji5947]

Awesome

[@Kereea]

I think it was Pokemen7 or MandJTV who noted that part of why they're so popular now is because the people who were kids playing them are now older fans who can have nostalgia for them. This was mainly said in context of SWSH being seen that way about a decade from now, but I think it holds a grain of truth.

[@the_godbodor7026]

Alpha: “How do I make this sound interesting!?” Answer: Just do what you do and say whatever comes to mind, the people will listen.

[@Zoroark_Master]

"Genocide kinda has a point"

[@anonnymouscheese7820]

2:38 I love that this was actually said

[@ciphergacha9100]

It has to have been scripted it’s so dumb

[@guffthebird72]

@@ciphergacha9100 its not, thats just showdown

[@ciphergacha9100]

@@guffthebird72 “showdown, where self-awareness goes to die”

[@devinmix7508]

Seeing "Attempt #5: (TABLE HIT)" in the script and knowing that it took *eight more attempts* after that is absolutely brutal.

[@goomba9956]

This feels like the perfect run for Alpha, because he gets to torture people who are just trying to live their best life and have fun

[@stickham_]

"Level 1 Pokémon should be banned" Pokémon showdown players amirite

[@silv2309]

It was very likely scripted lol, that bit was made by Temp6t who scripts his videos a lot

[@gengarzilla1685]

You say that like Showdown players _never ever_ act like pathetic children. Your opinion of them is too high if you think that example is faked.

[@ararasdafloresta]

Cynthia:Oh another player to sweep well let's start Alpharad: Throw nosepass cynthia: oh... so this is the end huh.

[@seasorablue]

You succeeded in making this VERY entertaining because this is hilarious and a genuinely really fun video to watch!

[@ddanmurp6126]

Listening to Alpharad screaming for 15 minutes about how hard it is to make a gimmicky challenge sound interesting has made me appreciate the MittenSquad grind

[@jacobanderson5845]

I think my favorite bit in this whole thing is the dream speedrun music that briefly fades in when he says he’s just gonna cheat

[@innertuber4049]

Ditto

[@hunova4799]

I appreciate you did this challenge in the Unova region especially black/white 2 because they don't get nearly enough love

[@rickyrns1059]

Awesome video, definitely sympathize with your struggle against Iris, back when I first played the game, I borrowed someone’s action replay to unlock the Challenge Key, and oh my god, Iris was pure EVIL! I legitimately struggled against her far more than I ever did with Cynthia(who I always brought a Weavile to immediately invalidate her “balanced” team that is half weak to Ice). Long story short, Iris is deceptively tough to battle, and her Haxorus is challenging to fight regardless of the type of run you’re doing.

[@nightniro131]

Alpharad talking about how uncomical the video ends up being comical Never change Alpha. Never change.

[@lintree]

I did not expect alpharad getting death threats to be something I'd learn in this video but uh, rat gang! Gimmicky pokemon challenges are always super fun

[@Starlit_Onion]

Lmao yeah same. Pretty weird 👁👁

[@korub1]

Love how Verizon is just sitting there when you run back by after the ice attacks. Just like “is he gonna challenge me or what?”

[@daddyespressodepresso2207]

Ah yes the Temp6t brand of going into showdown with a gimmick team and watching legendary spamming noobs MALD. Never gets old

[@Mystiqueshootingstar]

“level 1 Pokémon should be banned” Pokémon showdown never ceases to amaze me

[@CarlosMagnussen]

I can see why this was so hard to put together. you're right that it is a rather uninteresting video, but I think you did pretty well with the footage you had. Nice work!

[@AliKhan-zf7ox]

Great video, better editing. Best Pokemon challenge I've seen in a while

[@shadeknight6537]

The biggest challenge of this run was trying to predict when the emulator would crash in the middle of a fight.

[@ZachPowers]

Always love to get a video edited by the Jacob Alpharad himself, well done, it was very entertaining :)

[@evilgoose6768]

I love how the guy on showdown criticised you for having a stall team yet he had a blissey

[@-user-ch5hd1em6u]

Imagine you meet Rick Astley. In his possession is a DVD copy of the Disney Pixar movie “Up”. Assume you were to ask him for the DVD. Rick Astley claims that he will never give you up, but by not giving you Up, he’s letting you down, which he also claims he’ll never do. Along with this, if Rick Astley were to do neither, and just walk away instead, this would also be a problem because he claims that he’ll never say goodbye and desert you. If none of these options seem viable and Rick Astley instead decides to kill you, that also wouldn’t work because he will never hurt you. He can’t lie about not owning “Up” because he won’t tell a lie. Rick Astley can’t deny the paradox because he knows the rules, and so do I

[@Trebolt]

13:25 God I love the limited 3D they use for this game. It's so charming.

[@earthbloodelf5289]

I love how, at least according to the way he structured this video, it crashes once the entire game, and then he gets to Iris and it continuously crashes, I think someone was scared lol

[@RandomUser11170]

Trying to beat Pokemon with a Level 1 team seems like flying too close to the sun. Please be careful Icarus- I mean, Alpharad!

[@CB_Hyperz88]

I love it when alpharad deluxe stuff seeps it’s way into the main channel

[@atwistedb]

@@CB_Hyperz88 Being a fan of Alpharad deluxe is like being a fan of Alpharad if you think about it

[@CB_Hyperz88]

@@atwistedb holy crap you’re right

[@kikiretzorg1467]

Groudon’s ability is just flying close to the sun when you think about it

[@acemerceramv8561]

15:36 Jacob's lucks sometimes just hates him

[@velvetbutterfly]

I like how Jacob censored a lot of the swearing from the Showdown segment. Anyone using that team who encounters a level one stall team would be swearing if not slurring a lot

[@ASquared544]

If you think White 2 has amazing presentation, you don’t remember experiencing Skyarrow Bridge in White for the first time. God, this is why Gen 5 is my favorite generation.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

"Gen 5 is overrated" Now who decided that?

[@realkingofantarctica]

My favourite part of, what feels like, every Black and White challenge run is how Heartbreaker Charles always seems to literally break the heart of the person playing, as they fruitlessly struggle to come up with a strategy to get past him.

[@SomeAsian]

I had a nuzlocke where Charles killed a Pokemon because she literally got targeted by both Pokemon he had that could target her when I tried healing. Charles can go ride his bike off a cliff.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

Everyone else: I literally can't comprehend what this player is doing Charles: ...kid, what the hell are you doing?

[@treefiddy_Yugo-slay-via]

Now that is what we in the business call a "no shit Sherlock" moment!

[@joseluisjensen1913]

man u say that u need to fill up the video script, yet you never fail to make me laugh so hard bro :) love your videos bro! keep it up

[@maybedonn]

The temp6t part was just gold. Did not expect it out of an Alpharad video

[@veerigo]

the fucking showdown clip had me laughing way harder than i should have been

[@quartzossie]

RUH ROH RAGGY

[@der_saftmon]

Gave me temp6t vibes

[@kadenjenkins1961]

Fr tho

[@The_Court_Poet]

@@der_saftmon that’s because it was from Temp6t. He’s credited in the description

[@rompevuevitos222]

temp6t makes LOTs of videos like that, i don't even play pokemon casually NOR competitively but his videos are great

[@connmon10]

I don’t know CAN YOU

[@theangrywig3905]

*with preparation

[@truefoxtrot]

Sigh… may I beat Pokémon with only a level 1 team?

[@gaelananderson3818]

I think Pain Split worked on ghosts because it's a status move. Only damaging moves are subject to Ghost immunity, moves like Growl and Odor Sleuth work too.

[@RadioTRS]

I just love how accurate the Pokemon showdown clip is

[@Megamind283]

I love how he said I just cheated instead and then played dream music

[@AquamarineVGC]

Alpharad is truly the internet funnyman for making this actually enjoyable to watch XD (side note: I swear the clip of Mewtwo the Onix & Captain Kidd will never get old, it's just too funny lol)

[@joncarpenter-smith9801]

The showdown section was hilarious, wasn't expecting it at all

[@bennimodlover130]

This video has higher quality comedy than 99 %of what i saw the last 8 years. GG

[@HDGamerofficial]

Anytime I see people realize/remember how amazing the Gen 5 games are, it warms my heart! Great video Jacob 👏👏👏

[@windpearlanimation4087]

Great video and it had great editing. Editor did an amazing job.

[@Patterrz]

It took up a tiny part of the video but I love the Pokemon Stadium references

[@eddykidplayzyt]

God tier editing. Love you alpha

[@c.w35t87]

Man this bring so many memories, I had over 500 hours in White2. Even though I didn't know nothing about actual strategy at that time I still just loved fighting the same trainers every day and going around, now I even think twice if I want to make a new team in the recent games.

[@thoughtsofaleo2916]

This is insane, Alpha, even for you. But GG, congrats on doing it. Weirdly enough, this made me appreciate Gen 5 and BW2 a lot. There's a lot of really cool aspects of this gen that I'm v excited to see come back in whatever remake ends up happening (because we all know it's happening.) Unova is just a really cool place. And even though a lot of it wasn't shown in this video, they have some really tough trainers, gyms and battle styles.

[@symawi312]

the perfect mimic on the showdown editing style is what makes this video

[@lys7262]

God, i love the limited 3d they use for this game. Its so charming

[@MayBeSomething]

3:17 Me after playing Ultimate against my friend's Pikachu.

[@jedimasterpickle3]

This was a hilarious video, especially the Showdown part. But I also liked seeing Jacob rapidly descend into madness as he just rambles about trying to make a script about doing the exact same thing for an entire game. I do love Unova, though. I played a lot of Black 2 and it was my reintroduction into Pokemon. Seeing Kyurem legit try to kill the player only for N and his dragon to save the day? The cutscene of said dragon being spliced into Kyurem? The sheer perspective of Castelia City? Love it. Love Black 2, love the look of Gen V.

[@totodile9923]

I'm loving the B2W2 appreciation towards the end of the video. Best main series game

[@crazyeightball]

This is my new favorite Pokemon video on this channel

[@thesnedd7219]

One of my friends decided to try this before. His entire team was 6 Rattatas with quick attack, endeavor, and a focus sash. Rattata takes damage, endeavors, and then quick attacks.

[@patch5384]

shout out to alpha for having an entire 15 minute video on one team with the same gimmick and making it entertaining

[@spencerhardyk2585]

Honestly 4 months well spent. Really funny video!

[@Kie-bi4hx]

Genuinely the only negative thing about Alpharad's videos is that they're not longer! Favourite youtuber atm hands down!

[@calrokk3276]

I love the poke showdown meme in the middle. That exactly what they do in every video. XD

[@Futachimaru-502]

I really feel bad for Alpharad when his game crashed after defeating Iris. He thought he was finally done so he can rest 🤣

[@squidge477]

For the triple battle you couldprobably swap out one member for a mon with wide gaurd to deal with spread for a couple turns, or just use fake out and attack into it with 2 other pokemon.

[@Saphiredragonslayer]

You just never cease to drawn us in with these titles

[@feanaro2712]

The crashes may be soul crushing as a player, but they're hilariously timed for a viewer. A+ content.