Can you beat Pokemon Black with only Level 1 Pokemon?

[@PointCrow]

watch me suffer as I do more insane challenges like this live on stream: twitch.tv/pointcrow

[@nathanmacdonald224]

Fun?

[@ice_demon7841]

Will do

[@eek4382]

Ooh I’ll take this spot

[@orbtokama]

yay

[@Avocado10113]

Sup bro

[@agelessignorance485]

I find it so funny to see him struggle with N’s team after skating around wild encounters with the smoke ball because N’s team is literally made out of random wild Pokémon from the areas around where you fight him. No matter how far he ran the wild Pokémon still found him in the end.

[@solanceDarkMOW]

Huh, I never noticed that

[@shabadooshabadoo4918]

Its funny how in a normal pokemon play-through it feels like 95% of all pokemon abilities do nothing because they dont stop a fireblast to the face. But in this style playthrough its like they are all pretty effective.

[@Death-999]

When I see the abilities I go "that's cool, but I'll never use it". That's actually why I enjoy these challenge videos, because they use the abilities or moves that I have no need to use. I don't even need to use them, every time I play pokemon I never use attack/defense raising or lowering moves, I just stack my pokemon full of offensive moves and win by brainlessly tapping the A button.

[@thetakerofknees9737]

@@Death-999 Same.

[@gemwolfz2860]

@@Death-999 the only stat we care about changing is changing the opponent's hp to zero

[@unfoundpump]

@@Death-999 In main story Pokémon, you literally have no reason to use any non-damaging moves. A lot of the times, a move like endeavor or pain split or calm mind will appear on my Pokémon, I’ll think that it’s gonna be super useful, and then I realize that’s only in competitive because you can button mash through the game

[@Hidden_Fern]

Yeah! It was super cool to see also the opponents Pokémon have an effect on his strats, I never use berries as held items so unnerve is not a threat at all to my team, super cool showcase of competitive strategies in a different format (I don’t really like online battling), makes me kinda wanna take on something similar just to learn more about the game

[@sadvec6328]

Imagine Reshiram coming to your aid to help you to fight Zekrom, just to see some weird fan, a magnet, a pinecone, a firefly, a deer and whatever Aaron is poison it to death

[@fishbaker]

u have to catch Reshiram tho otherwise it just resets you not healed to fight it again

[@albond]

Spiritomb isn't a fan lol

[@lunk2569]

@@albond technically its a small rock!

[@prettyiestsnakealive]

@@lunk2569 actually, Spirtomb is a spirt trapped Ina vase that he clearly can’t fit through!

[@jackoboi42]

AcTuAlLy PiNeCo Is A bAgWoRm

[@OR3Omusic]

Wow this is insane but so cool!!! Loved this video!

[@jeremymarcil6287]

Love ur music

[@aliasella488]

I didn't know you watched this.

[@drkkii]

@@aliasella488 you said that like your dissapointed xD

[@aliasella488]

@@drkkii That's not how I meant it LOL

[@drkkii]

@@aliasella488 lmao

[@keithkoge]

ok but the oran recycle stall is low key genius even if it has a limited number of uses

[@dabmonstr7403]

That is sort of a cheese strat that some people use in order to bully you in onlinr battles

[@LawnChair43]

@@dabmonstr7403 thank you for the idea :)

[@JohnWick-rh1zz]

Competitive strats is pretty smart

[@TheAetherleaf]

I have seen this a few times in pokemon showdown, but usually I have will o wisp so it doesn't work against me

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

@@TheAetherleaf I have also seen it. I always carry fake out just for that.

[@Blubbii88]

The funny thing about those lvl 1 pokemon is, that they usually get more effective, the higher the level difference is. So the early game of the challenge is usually the harder part with many pokemon just not powerful enough to reliably work. Great video! Your editing is topnotch and commentary very entertaining.

[@iantaakalla8180]

As clearly shown with things like the Shell Bell Aron which didn’t work until after Chargestone Cave

[@dachking6657]

I just wanted to take a second to say that your videos have seen a very noticeable upward slope of quality, and that you should be proud of your work. You are doing great, Eric, and I look forward to watching you suffer through more of these insane challenges in the future! :D

[@saladman1125]

thanks

[@gjorgix3224]

The next few videos are also gonna be high quality ones(he said that on one of his streams).

[@petervanderwerf9648]

Damn right!

[@emmettadams5920]

I wanna like this comment, but there are 420 likes

[@shadygiraffe3943]

Agreed

[@FlowerWho92]

Made me smile to see the level 1 aron, seen that trolling on showdown so many times with that set, sending people with level 100 legendaries into a frenzy. Great video as always!

[@massimogadolini1055]

If he only knew about the existence of shell bell and sandstorm setup

[@arnenesbye2420]

I have tried it, funny to pull of, but it had so many counters that just makes it usless

[@stellarknight04]

@@massimogadolini1055 he did use it against marshal

[@heartbeat4atinman]

Playing this game as a kid was so cool. It may not look so impressive now but seeing stuff like Skyarrow Bridge and N's Castle for the first time was mind-blowing as a kid, I didn't know the DS was capable of things like that.

[@JimboniumF]

Oh and don't get me started on the battle animations, MASTAPIECE

[@chug_42]

This is my favorite pokemon game and in my opinion THE best pokemon game (black&white2)

[@RobynAnarchist]

I still think Unova looks awesome these days

[@jamaljarvison]

I love the game to death

[@FabiPerezCanal]

This game is actually much more impressive that what they are doing now

[@pokechatter]

35:21 I love how while narrator PointCrow is giving this bleak description of how much frustration N has added to this challenge as the screen zooms in, but we can see past PointCrow just enjoying that final battle theme in the corner. That is entertaining editing.

[@alanmunoz9968]

This must have been painful losing a shiny to save the run

[@ItsyaboyFishy]

ya that sucksss

[@chickenwithaglock6540]

lost a shiny lickitung in lets go when i had only 1 ultra ball its painful it was a lickitung but a shiny is a shiny

[@betabee1221]

there is no way in hell that shiny is real i refuse to believe it. I've seen too many youtube videos & streams with "totally real" random encounter shinies to believe he got a shiny pidove within his like first 10 encounters of starting the game- specifically on the first step of that patch of grass with the plan to use roar on whatever Pokemon he got to escape. It just seems like too much "omg your ran from a shiny wtf is wrong with u" bait to believe its fully legitimate Plus there are literally action replay codes that force pokemon to appear in gen 5 on command with just a button press, aswell as codes that force a pokemon to be shiny with a button press. Couldve easily mapped them to keys that he only pressed once during to get a reaction on a seemingly slow and painful stream to revive the hype and keep people watching

[@armaggedon390]

@@betabee1221 Stop being salty, some people are just lucky. If he was using cheats people would have seen it; he was streaming. I'm more pissed that he didn't catch the shiny because "of the challenge", such bullshit excuse.

[@faeyarosethorne2716]

@@betabee1221 something similar happened to me once, gen 4, the first lake area where you cant catch anything as you dont have balls, shiny, it was painful to run kill it

[@angeryfluuf6514]

You know it's funny how Eric is trying to avoid wild Pokemon but N exclusively uses Pokemon that are found in nearby routes.

[@sinteleon]

And yet somehow always manages to get teams that counters Eric's team, proving that he is indeed the best trainer.

[@pokeslash1416]

Love Chilan’s dialogue after 2 hours of stalling. “Er… is it over now?”

[@greatclubsandwich5612]

Its so funny to see N counter his team so effectively by pure coincidence. It felt like each time he learned and tried to counter it in a new way.

[@noth9307]

this was absolutely insane! your strats and rng made this wildly entertaining that i actually watched it all in one sitting (unheard of)

[@aaa-mh6rl]

just wait until you learn about funbro, paraflinching, prankster + leech seed, sturdy + pain split, or smeargle in doubles

[@limerumpus3589]

@@aaa-mh6rl funbro :(

[@rua5910]

@@aaa-mh6rl level 1 yamask with focus sash, set up trick room the first turn, use destiny bond the second turn, watch as the funny unfolds, easily countered by the usual things, priority, multi hitting moves, status, weather, etc

[@albevanhanoy]

I am amazed that your team got countered by abilities such as Unnerve and Sticky Hold which you normally *NEVER* see because they are just plain bad. That's what I love about Pokémon challenges like this: It makes new strategies come to light.

[@RGC_animation]

Unnerve is so bad that they gave it to Rookidee in route 1 in SWSH.

[@RobertMcBride-is-cool]

@@RGC_animation I wouldn’t call it bad. Definitely some strategic use there. Most abilities can be put to good use in battles. Although rivalry is just terrible. I’d say rivalry is deep in the top 10 worst abilities.

[@RGC_animation]

@@RobertMcBride-is-cool What does rivalry do again?

[@RobertMcBride-is-cool]

@@RGC_animation Makes you stronger against the same gender and weaker against the other.

[@Yanduru7]

Nah archeops just has the worst ability, I don’t remember what it’s called

[@khianidude]

8:42 his team isn't crafted at all, it's the opposite! He just uses pokemon you can catch on the nearby routes. Releases them and does it again for the next time.

[@RGC_animation]

But it's damn effective against people who want to beat the game using only level 1 Pokemons.

[@phantomnite]

Yeee, N just uses the wild pokemon available to him. Also, unrelated, but I love your pfp. Yukari doesn't get enough love

[@CIoudStriker]

Gotta make a confession: I have played Gen 5 more than any other Pokémon game short of *maybe* Mystery Dungeon 2 and Ranger 3, and I still fall for N's Zoroark Every. Single. Time.

[@katawaya8101]

I just want to say that you have wonderful taste. Those are the best pokemon games out there.

[@attabooii]

Man no matter what, I always fall for N and Gladion's zoroarks even when you battle them so often. It just always slip my mind 😓

[@rammysaturn]

@@katawaya8101 Agreed absolutely

[@codagaming9186]

Omg I feel that, besides BW, I also played a ton of Pokepark 1/2. (Which let me say, looks way better than the switch games)

[@arob-3]

me who one-shotted the entire N's team because of a fish

[@viperv6768]

I am very pleased that N was so hard each time. He's a great character, and it's nice to see him kick ass.

[@memesfrommycomputer]

Imagine training your entire life to become an Gym Leader and some kid with a level 1 magnet and a deer with a pinecone in his hands just absolutely wipes the floor with you

[@Alena_Sneaky]

I really love how you’re enjoying gen 5 overall. Many people trash talk about the Pokémon design, but that doesn’t really matter imo. Gen 5 is my favorite and I’ll die on that hill

[@edwardhopkins3254]

The graphics and little details make the game so enjoyable- things like the battle sprites, the seasons, how detailed the world is, the MUSIC

[@currentlybeingremade9706]

Gen 5 best gen

[@Rock-vk9ei]

They’re literally mocking the ice cream cone and trash bag Meanwhile we literally have a Pokémon based on Mitosis

[@jaycemasters4619]

Playing White right now! Sorry but every time im craving Pokemon, i run to white/black!

[@Rock-vk9ei]

@@jaycemasters4619 bro same I’m playing white as well I’m playing white 2 nuzlocke with my brother, he’s doing black 2, but man he’s so far behind

[@kbgman01]

Gen 5 is my favorite. So many good memories with that game. You should still do a vanilla run of the game by yourself, so you can experience it as it was in 2011. It will certainly make many fights, like Lenora, Elesa and Ghetsis much more challenging, since you wouldn't have much access to gimmicks and would only be able to use Unovan Pokémon.

[@lyde73]

Man you can just feel the effort and love they put into this game. Love gen 5!!

[@crazyanimationtime]

Pokémon Black and White was my entry to the franchise as a whole and seeing this challenge made me remember why I liked this gen as a kid.

[@potassium9288]

Same

[@RobertMcBride-is-cool]

Diamond and Pearl were for me.

[@Onmur]

Pointcrow: "N's team is specifically crafted to end my challenge." N: "It's just the local wildlife, dude."

[@shadypineapplecassette3955]

I actually didn't notice the Red-Eyes/Blue-Eyes thing. GG PointCrow I love these challenges!

[@uxieorsomething]

pointcrow videos just keep getting better and better and this makes me want to replay gen 5 so much more than i already did

[@trevrah]

Played Black for the 1st time last year and LOVED it! So glad I finally played Gen 5 and wish I had picked it up back in the day.

[@Mikey04251]

I was gonna get platinum but we couldnt the day i saw it and we tried the day after but it was gone so i got white ver 2

[@priestesslucy]

Black and White doesn't get nearly as much love as they deserve. Solid story (probably the best since the Rocket Saga of Gens 1 and 2, and that story required a lot of digging and filling in the blanks), beautiful art direction and quite possibly the best music in a franchise already known for great music.

[@PACAD318]

@@steeveedragoon I wonder which ones they will remake, black1 or 2 or both.

[@Death-999]

Same, after I played BDSP I was hooked on pokemon again (I know it's "cool" to hate on BDSP, but I thought it was great) I stopped playing after DP so never played BW, wish I did because it fixed a few issues I had with Pokemon that made me stop. I completed Legends Arceus last week and today I finished XY, been maxing the dex out in every game, so I currently have a complete living dex up to XY, Sun and Moon is next. :D

[@PACAD318]

@@Death-999 Yeah the game is fun, but some people wanted more than just the same game, people hated the chibi looks and the fact that that the game was filled with glitches and it did not have the some of the qol features as platinum

[@missmara4980]

That is such an original idea! Reading the title you'd think "there is no way...!" and then those strats just floored me. Would love to see more of these kind of creative challenges! :D

[@starlitmoon1212]

Yay!!! I'm excited to see this video after having watched most of this on Twitch! Thanks for making our days better, Eric!

[@StormsEyeScepter]

This brought back so many great memories - Pokemon B/W was the last gen of mainline Pokemon I played and my favorite. Reliving all these moments brought me a lot of joy, and I'm happy that Eric had great things to say about the overarching game as well

[@Nathaniel_Wilson]

I love how Trubbish is actually a challenge in this

[@jamaljarvison]

I just want to say that I’m glad you haven’t changed, a lot of KZbinrs become rude and disrespectful once they get popular but you haven’t. I’ve been a fan since 50k and I’m really enjoying the content more. Keep up the good work!

[@cs82271]

These streams were S tier. And so are the BW2 streams. Can't wait for them to return after Legends

[@brandonzwtf400]

Agreed black and white are my favorite pokemon games

[@samdabugg]

Unnerved doesn't have disallowed magnemite to eat berries, it just makes them self conscious that he doesn't have a mouth

[@LovJinxx]

Aron is my favorite pokemon and I loved seeing it used with FEAR/endeavor strats. I really enjoyed watching some of this live and in VODs, excellent video!

[@Andrea_Gabrielli]

I’m so glad you finally got to play this game for the first time. Gen 5 is my all time favorite. Love your vids, man.

[@darkflameofphonix4709]

Can't wait for the Pokemon Black 2 video. It was my very first Pokémon game and I love it to this day. Crazy how good a game can look on the DS. And then there's games like sword and shield lol.

[@PACAD318]

Yeah the latest pokemon games have become a little low res and less good to look at, but hey at least while playing legends you do not focus at the graphics

[@darkflameofphonix4709]

@@PACAD318 I'm still curious if I should buy it. I've heard some good things but I'm not really that kind of "exploration person". Would you still recommend it?

[@PACAD318]

@@darkflameofphonix4709 well the game is a standard pokemon game along with mediocre graphics if you are if you care about that, the animations and models look amazing(except new palkia), The new mechanics are fun, if you do not like catching pokemon and filling your pokedex, this game makes filling the pokedex fun, The story is good, While playing just chucking balls and stealthily catching the very hard pokemon. The game can be hard even if you are overlevled and the post game content is very fun. Overall the most fun with pokemon I have had since ironically black 2 and white 2. If you are not into exploration you do not have to, you can enjoy the game while only moving on with the story, though exploring the world is recommended.

[@Death-999]

@@darkflameofphonix4709 There's nothing to explore in legends arceus. The game is over hyped, other than catching pokemon there's nothing to do, no trainers, no gyms, it's literally just a "catch them all" game. It's great if you love shiny hunting or if you love repetitive check box ticking (perfecting each pokemon's pokedex page). The reason why so many people think it's the "greatest pokemon game ever" is because it fixes quite a few issues the series has had for a while, but the game is as bare bones as it gets. The game ends where it should just begin, throughout the game you're told people are too afraid to have pokemon because they know nothing about them, that's why there's no gyms and barely anyone battles with them, so when you've filled out the dex it should be when people start getting pokemon, it should be when gyms start opening up, but that just doesn't happen in the game...

[@RobynAnarchist]

@@Death-999 Would it not be a massive leap from "we've only just begun establishing mass connections to Pokemon" to "now we have a gym and league system with intricate requirements and rules"; the game just doesn't need gyms, that's not what it's about and saying there's no trainers is just plain wrong, lol

[@janebartell2862]

watching you enjoy gen 5 was so much fun. It’s genuinely my favorite pokemon game, and maybe just game of all time. The graphics are just stunning and the gameplay is so much fun. All that combined with the changing seasons and music to go with it, is just amazing.

[@No-idea-tbh]

Whimsicott would've been perfect for this challenge, Prankster, Leech Seed, Endeavor, and Can Evolve at Level 1 was built for this kind of run

[@albevanhanoy]

I don't think he could make Endeavour Whimsicott work without a Focus Sash, and you get that item way too late.

[@massimogadolini1055]

Set up sandstorm and sweep with aaron with shell bell and endeavour, more consistent and reliable

[@crabulon_the_perfect_one]

@@albevanhanoy use a lax incense or focus band as they will allow you to brute force almost any battle, using them to repeatedly miss/endure the first hit and apply leech seed and then spam protect/substitute until they die. Using the move set of leech seed, toxic, protect, and substitute will allow them to theoretically kill everything but a grass poison/steel type which can be dealt with by using an aron or something

[@saint8711]

@@albevanhanoy give it sleep powder, substitute, leech seed, protect. Sleep an opponent then set up substitute while they're asleep, leech seed as well when you get 2 turns of sleep, then they can't do anything, even with mold breaker, because the leech seed will always heal enough hp to make a new sub. Focus sash is great for this set because it give you an e, travel turn to hit sleep powder but if you get lucky (which you will in hours of attempts) it can beat almost anything that doesn't have priority or multi hit moves

[@albevanhanoy]

@@crabulon_the_perfect_one Yes, I like those sets better. I was specifically doubting the Endeavour strat.

[@Bigpapaforthewin]

By the way guys for those wondering as of right now, Pointcrow has spent *52 HOURS* so far on Pokémon black 2 with no damage and he only defeated 8 gym Badges. You guys are in for a treat when he finishes editing that video. So stay subscribed to the Crow for more 😎

[@RGC_animation]

Although MOST of the 52 hours are just mindless grinding tho.

[@Bigpapaforthewin]

@@RGC_animation true but he connected so well with the audience that you really don’t mind 🥺

[@rammysaturn]

I'm so glad that you had a good first experience with the Gen 5 games! Unfortunately they weren't given much of a chance when they first came out, but they always have been and always will be my favorite games in the Pokemon series. They're very near and dear to my heart and have got me through a lot, so I'm so thrilled to see such an excellent playthrough of them! It's fun, it's interesting, and it shows a lot of skill and appreciation for these games. Definitely gonna subscribe!

[@bobbygonzalez61]

This challenge reminds me of this time I was in middle school and my buddy said he could beat my best team with only lv. 5 rattatas. Little did I know, he equipped his whole team with focus band and taught all his pokemon endeavor and quick attack. I'd bring him down to 1 HP, he'd survive because of the item, use endeavor, and then quick attack the next turn. I never stood a chance I didn't even know what stats were 😂

[@Starfloofle]

And THAT my friend is why you pack someone with extremespeed, just to counter the cheese

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

Ah, the FEAR strategy!

[@lac6632]

I swear some pokemon abilities seem to be designed solely to ruin weird challenges

[@Death-999]

I dunno if they have challenges in mind, but I think it's more for competitive battling, something you don't really do in a normal playthrough which is why most people will never even read what a pokemon's ability is. I never knew what mold breaker did until he explained it in this video, because I never needed to know what it was.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

There's a lot to say about this, like stuff about the game knowledge, strategy, and patience required, but that thumbnail is amazing and Swolegepi has knocked all the other thoughts out of my head.

[@marlenecooper2323]

Pokemon Black was my first pokemon game, and it holds a special place in my heart. I love how it still holds up even after its release 12 years later

[@ooooh8977]

same here, its still one of my favorite pokemon games

[@therealanonymous9719]

Same, definitely my favorite pokemon generation. i don't think gen 5 deserves all the hate it gets.

[@EjCrafter]

fun fact, as an anti piracy measure, game freak made it so your pokémon would not gain exp, so this is just like playing on an unpatched ROM

[@loganb8488]

Gen 5 is really good, especially the story. I’m happy to see you play them

[@bummelqualle]

Man its been so long for me since ive played this game, i completely forgot HOW beautiful and asthetic it was for the time and the possibilities back then. Crazy!

[@Cantrona]

Honestly my favourite part of all this was how much it genuinely seemed like you enjoyed this game. I've put at least a few hundred hours into every generation of pokemon and gen 5 is legitimately my favourite, its so near and dear to me, and it warms my heart that new people are still discovering and loving them. GG Eric!

[@LordRaine]

The Oran Recycle strategy would be extremely good for low level challenge tower, or other similar forms of limited play. It's very clever.

[@RGC_animation]

Oran Berry start becoming very useless the moment you pass level 10 or something so I'm glad it finally got some uses.

[@Sydberry]

I fully encourage everyone to watch the vod of this playthrough! I've watched it like 3 times and its so entertaining!

[@vic_710]

..Y-you watched a 33 hour play through THRICE?!

[@Sydberry]

@@vic_710 😅

[@elliebigbelly]

@@Sydberry legend

[@alecausderbeek5918]

Hey dude! Thanks so much for the video! Really entertainging and fun to watch :-D You have a nice sense of humer and also managed very well what to cut and what not. Love how you "slowly" introduced the team members as they came up. Keep up the great content!

[@deadlineuniverse3189]

32:20 I’ve been waiting, for 30 minutes, for this exact combo. Chat must have been SUFFERING

[@ela-811]

True dichotomu, for every smallant lvl 100 trainers game, there is a pointcrow lvl 1 pokemon game.

[@MrSmitheroons]

Insane. Wow. Great job. Turned pokemon into a puzzle-strategy game more than a traditional stats-heavy and type-oriented combat game.

[@OjDaGod_0306]

“Enough messing around. It’s time to bring in the doomsday device. The weapon I have been hiding in my back pocket in the fear of every Pokémon trainer-“ Vacuum cleaner advert starts playing

[@enbyhyena]

Ngl the attention to detail on the part of Game Freak to have Spiritomb spin its accessories in the theater is NUTS. This run is insane. Absolutely insane, Eric. I don't even know what to say other than that. 😂 You absolute madlad!

[@dyll_pyckle]

This vid is honestly such a banger. Massive props to the editor and Eric :)

[@cray_cray_z8143]

So you've beaten pokemon black with level 1 pokemon. Now it's time to beat pokemon black 2 with only level 2s.

[@TheFizio]

Reminder that this and BW2 were the last games with dialogue in battle

[@cjya]

If you look closely at the thumbnail, the background kinda looks like raw beef!

[@purplpasta]

Dunno man, to me it looks slightly *sus ඞ*

[@DaSheepKiller]

PointCrow be like: "After all, why not? Why not have my first ever playthrough of a game be a brutal challenge run?"

[@Closer2Zero]

Honestly Gen5 was so sick. The Seasons were such a game changer that made the games feel like a whole new, living, world entirely

[@fernandobenjaminperezmaure254]

Awesome video PointCrow! I’m watching the VODs for Black 2 and maaaaaaan it’s really crazy! Keep up with the good content!

[@Alejann9]

That quick claw + Destiny bond Reaction filled me with happiness

[@PlumbumJelly]

The challenge was fun to watch, but what was honestly more fun to watch was PointCrow getting excited by all the little spectacles that make Black and White my favorite pokemon games to date.

[@nicolesvariouswares]

This is my favorite Pokémon game, and this run was absolutely amazing. Fantastic job as always Pointcrow!

[@urek9808]

Amazing video, king! Love your videos! Thank you for the upload!!!!

[@elsam7720]

I too remember the nimbasa ferris wheel for the amount of trouble I had on that N fight lol. Mostly because I kept trying to fight sigilyph with my servine.

[@naplockblubba5369]

As someone with a Sawk and Servine as my mains, I also got suck on that fight for ages.

[@Shugunou]

I'm glad that you are also able to appreciate the glory that is gen 5, even if it had to be through sheer pain.

[@jatem_rabei]

For the patches of grass, you can just walk one or two steps and save; slowly but surely, you will get through them without encounters (im in the middle of the video still 😅)

[@spicytuna62]

I really regret my first play of Gen 5 because I was a hardcore genwunner at the time. So it just kinda ruined it for me. This really was where these games peaked. Gen 1 was the one that started it all. Gen 3 is probably the most iconic. But _this_ is where the series really was at its best. These days, I love Gen 2 for the aesthetic. Johto is almost _offensively_ Japanese and the world building is top notch.

[@boostaddict_]

I really miss gen 5, I should play through it again

[@tagginationnickel613]

35:16 PointCrow: “to my dismay the final battle of the game is against N” Also PointCrow: *dancing*

[@Blossemfall]

Totally shoulda taken on the secret trainer in Undella Town with this team. Woulda loved to have seen the reaction to THAT storm. XD Even with my high level team I couldn't beat them.

[@LARAUJO_0]

25:36 I didn't realize the "why don't you stick thi-" was just a voice-over and was a little underwhelmed when I found out Eric just said "N I don't need your sass right now" in the VOD

[@HPFireYT]

I’m super glad you’ve been able to witness the story of Pokémon black and white. It really is such a good game and really should be appreciated more.

[@savyexe]

I'm not a pokemon fan but your commentary just made it so entertaining and enjoyable to watch. Keep it up crow, your content is seriously great

[@TheM8Y87]

I know a lot of people really don't like Gen 5 but I though they were great especially Black and White 2. It was just a fun region great graphics and Pokemon they introduced were alright and I liked how they gave it a bit more story focus compared to other games.

[@Death-999]

Do people still dislike it? I stopped playing after DP and I have a feeling if I did play BW I would have continued to be a pokemon fan. From what I've read most people disliked BW because they were forced to use all new pokemon. Since people have now gotten used to gen 5 pokemon they are no longer "new" pokemon to them, so that doesn't hold up.

[@mjm3091]

Literally no one ever. I don't know what people you are talking about. Gen 5 only had awful anime and people were bothered by some of the new Pokemon. That's literally it, games were loved from the start, due to one of the best storylines and development.

[@kendra4932]

That is not remotely true. I saw memes of people dunking on certain Pokémon designs HARD and calling the games stupid because of that when they came out. There were definitely haters, and they were usually genwunner types who would always use vanillish and trubbish as examples of bad/lazy designs to trash talk the games as being the beginning of the end for the Pokémon franchise. Which is dumb, those designs are perfectly fine. Plenty of simple/object Pokémon existed up to that point. People called gen 5 the worst gen pretty frequently on the meme sites I saw back then. You just got lucky and avoided it I guess lol

[@hummusgaming2310]

Realy love your challenge runs like this. Watching this while downloading PLA

[@lonelygrim3350]

Pokemon black and white and their sequel are one of if not the best pokemon generation in my opinion. Everybody rants about how good DAP is but you never see someone talking about black and white. Yes some Pokemon designs aren't the best but come on! The overall game looks, feels and sounds phenomenal! It's such a shame that people dismissed this game because of some badly designed Pokemon man.

[@kizi774]

25:32 This was such a crazy battle I totally forgot it wasn't even a gym badge lol.

[@kuroshiiyuu]

gen 4 and 5 were my whole childhood, I just love these games and wish I could travel back in time just to expreience those feelings playing it for the first time again TwT I just love gen 5 so much, it will always have a special place in my heart

[@MrYadoR]

27:03 It was smart of you to put a jacket on once it became winter. Don't wanna catch a cold now!

[@llililillilliilli905]

black and white are such good games, I wish they would re-release it on the switch.

[@ophelia8019]

God it's so great to have someone comment on the presentation of the game in a video that's not about that. gen 5 has been my fave since it released and I vividly remember experiencing all of that for the first time. it was even more grand back when the graphics were also less aged. it's a beautiful game.

[@odinjaynes5003]

N being the perfect rival too this challenge is kind of hilarious

[@gyppygirl2021]

The best part is that he _doesn't_ specifically design his teams, he just catches some random Pokemon from the surrounding areas and then releases them after the battle's over. So you lost repeatedly... to random wild Pokemon. Good job!

[@robinsonbrother15]

35:23 PointCrow: talking about how hard N will be also PointCrow: *dances*

[@Mega_Missingno]

Truant Durant with Entrainment would have been monstrous for this challenge since giving the opponent Truant cripples them completely, allowing for easy set-up. Entrainment can be obtained on a level 1 Durant through breeding since you can pass down level-up moves as egg moves if both parents know the move.

[@Zorua3]

Truant Durant would be near useless unless the AI decided to go for a status move, and iirc they’re programmed not to if they have an attack that will kill (not sure on that) so it would just get one shot before it could move. You’d have to use Quick Claw but then it’s a way more luck-dependent strat compared to all the strats PointCrow used.

[@iankerr488]

Seeing Eric play through the game that I grew up with on my trusty DS lite, it brings me so much joy to see him react to everything. Including the secret castle at the end.

[@dondertutter284]

Love the content and every video makes my day.

[@bradboxrud7233]

Wow the quality in the editing and voiceovers might be some of the best work I've seen from this channel! Great work on this one erik!

[@eyeseegaming8887]

Can we all agree that the thumbnail is nothing short of hilarious.

[@patrickterryjr4764]

Black and White was my first Pokémon game I played by myself, it will always have a special place in my heart. Also the E4 in B&W is my favorite, as the four typings are dope

[@stormRed]

I always forget how good this game's animations were.

[@TumblinWeeds]

Idk why Pokémon black gets so many crap reviews. When I played it as a kid I thought it was amazing. The mazes, animations, cities. The visuals. And more than anything, N, who finally addresses the question “are we abusing Pokémon by making them fight to their death?” LOL

[@glass.hammer]

I just want you to know that I have now adopted quick claw destiny bond as a completely legitimate strategy. I went into the mt silver red fight with on average level 55 Pokémon. I got some amazing RNG to support otherwise barely functional strats-my lvl55 kadabra should not have been able to tank thunder from lvl81 pikachu-but by the time I was at red’s last mon, his blastoise, my only Pokémon with electric moves had been massacred. I couldn’t feasibly sack anyone to revive Jolteon or kadabra because they couldn’t tank blastoise’s surf after rain dance, and no one could make a dent without getting crushed. It was going to be an easy sweep, and that’s what the AI planned when I sent out a lvl50 Haunter at half health holding a quick claw. Kamikaze strats saved my fucking life.

[@Bookworm159]

I think this is my favorite video of yours I've seen. Those were some very clever strategies.