Can you beat Pokemon Crystal with Just an Abra?

You know the deal, starts with no moves, great Special Attack and Speed, bad at everything else, but once it gets a Special Attacking move it's over.... right?
Edited by: ‪@SimplyAJ‬
Music by: ‪@makegamemusic‬ and covered by: ‪@MyNewSoundtrack‬
Rules and Explanations
Rules: (1) Only use the one Pokémon in Battle, others for HMs are fine. (2) No Items in battle (3) No Glitches* (4) Set Mode (5) No evasion moves

[@osrsweims]

Time to fall asleep to an hour long video of Abra beating crystal. Thanks Jrose.

[@devindawson606]

I was so happy when I seen this

[@OfficialAnekito]

I also love falling asleep to these Can you beats :D

[@sigkilled]

How do y'all keep managing to fall asleep to videos? It's impossible for me.

[@agadamSystem]

I pick a video every night randomly, fall asleep before the elite four, and let autoplay run until the morning. Jrose deserves the views

[@andrevilasboas373]

So true 😂

[@IAmMissingnoMaster]

The slow realization of what was about to happen when you started talking about physical moves only and I realized how much of the video was left. You are an absolute madman for this and I respect you for it. Beautifully done.

[@zackgulden1795]

0😢 33:47 33:47 😅😊😅😊😊😊¹

[@raineob4996]

“It’s only 26 minutes, why is this video so - oh no”

[@sxreextmang]

I uttered "Jrose you madman"

[@purplephoenix3290]

It’s like playing Pokémon crystal for the first time and realising there are two regions in the game !

[@xj-may]

When you got to Red and the vid wasn’t even halfway over I was thinking “damn was Red really that difficult” and then you beat him right after and I slowly realized what was gonna happen next. Mad respect this is one of your best videos to date

[@xKamiiii]

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[@ProfVibes]

is this guy an actual schizophrenic?

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@xKamiiii - Did you watch the video? It's two play-throughs.

[@aberonharmon3710]

@@xKamiiii damn bro, you have a problem with not being able to read and comprehend shit dont you, cant read the whole comment on the other vid and cant fucking understand this one. I bet your mother is so proud of you for being such a smart ray of joy in this world.

[@QweaklyForgotten]

In gen 2, badges have a different additional boost that they don't have in other generations: each badges boosts the power of the moves their type by 12.5% (there is one for each type except dark) However both the fire and electric type badges are in Kanto, so before Kanto only Ice punch gets this boost What this means is that NeverMeltIce Ice Punch would have been stronger than Charcoal Fire Punch on neutral targets, and especially against Bruno, it would have turned some ranges into guaranteed KOs sooner

[@youtube-kit9450]

Wait, so in gen 2, dark type moves are weaker than advertised? Or do those boosts not factor in competitive? (Not that it would've mattered considering how most darks were physical and couldn't use their stab anyways)

[@ultlifeform]

@@youtube-kit9450 Badge boosts do not get included in competitive play, both the stat boosts and the type boosts are only for the single player mode. But Dark type is the only type that doesn't ever get that 12.5% boost in the story mode. Should have just applied it to Karen, or one of the rival battles, but alas.

[@Chugargonfan]

It also has a chance to freeze instead of burn or paralyze. The far superior option

[@QweaklyForgotten]

​@@youtube-kit9450 From what I know, no badge boost has ever factored in multiplayer, only single player

[@somebloke9067]

Does Blue’s badge still count for ground types then?

[@saltybot5449]

Abra going on an absolute rampage in the mid game is great, seeing first form Pokémon dominating fully evolved Pokémon is really fun to watch.

[@Banzybanz]

Abra does that in RBY too, the problem is lack of moves before Brock.

[@AwesomeHairo]

Misuse of a comma.

[@bradlauk1419]

What's the first move abra can learn by TM in RBY? Mega Punch outside of Cerulean?

[@manbearpig74012]

@@AwesomeHairoloser

[@anthonynorman7545]

​@@AwesomeHairoit would be helpful if you corrected.

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

That first Bugsy attempt at Level 28 just goes to show the importance of damage rounding.

[@theeducatedfool]

Hearing “Do we lose? We do!” said with the same excitement as a normal victory makes this video even better

[@mskain4896]

A note for future Crystal impossible challenges: a recent video by pimanrules about the Crystal gen revealed that due to a small coding error Red will only use his Full Restores on his highest level pokemon, ergo Pikachu, so you never have to worry about them coming out for his real dangerous pokemon like his Snorlax.

[@snoozbuster]

That was a good video. I do wonder why he didn’t flat cap all Pokémon like he did in the red/blue redux though

[@mskain4896]

@@snoozbuster I assume he's planning that for a follow-up/redux video, just like he did with R/B. I think it works better that way--find out who the strongest trainers are, and just how strong, and see interesting little small stories like Koga losing to his own daughter in his most shocking upset; then you do the flat levels to see who has the actual best team comp.

[@DJFracus]

It's not a coding error. It's intentional. There is a coding error related to items that pimanrules talks about, but that's different.

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

Huh, that is interesting. I've played Crystal so freaking often but never noticed that.

[@rubenmatinezlopez2662]

Man, the script this time was excellent. Like, two or three times as good as usual. You sound either happier or more complete. Also, the double run was awesome.

[@kaptainKrill]

You can tell when he’s feeling it vs when he’s not. He was definitely not feeling it with Koffing and Magnemite.

[@raineob4996]

@@kaptainKrillhard to get excited about Pokémon that they intentionally didn’t give early moves to save disk space

[@sushilbhandari4068]

There are so many solo run content creators now but Jrose just hits different ❤

[@Tony-112]

I can re-watch his videos over and over and not get bored.

[@ThatRandomFastingGuy]

​@@Tony-112 me too. 100%

[@mc11213]

​@@Tony-112really? You wouldn't get bored watching him in the Elite Four? That's when many of the videos come to a grinding halt.

[@Battagang]

Jrose the og

[@Takato]

Pretty much the only one I subscribed. The others don't have the same spice as Jrose, I can't explain.

[@michaelquinones3572]

Jrose edited out the part where he had to go back to Whitney and talked to her again after you beat her to get her badge. Did you think we would not notice Jrose?

[@Yuzrnaime]

Oh, fun fact for if you ever have to use Struggle again in Gen 2. I don't remember the video that taught me this, but equipping Pink Bow will actaully boost the power of Struggle despite being a typeless move. If this does end up being true, I hope this helps in your future Gen 2 runs.

[@d.a.d.-ohgosh]

Abra being at 28 as opposed to 26 is pretty significant for facing Bugsy due to 28 being a damage rounding threshold level.

[@jromofo]

What does that mean?

[@d.a.d.-ohgosh]

@@jromofo a damage rounding threshold is when a Pokemon's level ends in 0, 3, 5, or 8. The damage a Pokemon does when they're at a damage rounding threshold level is disproportionately higher than other levels.

[@DemonRaticate]

@@jromofoa eli5. Level is part of the formula for damage. There are some levels that matter much more than others with 28 being one of them.

[@jromofo]

@@d.a.d.-ohgosh interesting, do you know what gens that applies to?

[@rilluma]

and extremely lucky number. billionares and presidents usually are born 28th.. and some change their address in a way that it contains no:28...

[@mjjnllhjhjgg]

When red and blue came out my dad bought them and played them with my brother and I. He went through a majority of the game without evolving Abra because he assumed it would learn moves sooner. This was a long time ago but I think he leveled that thing to 50 something before he asked us why it hadn't learned any moves. Sad thing is, he also got the game guide and just.. never looked it up?

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

It wasn't a bad idea, actually, since it's true for every other Pokemon but Abra in Gen 1

[@TheAlienDude]

I mean even your rival has a abra you should assume that abra learns moves.

[@theschnozzler]

​@@shytendeakatamanoir9740and magikarp

[@almafater]

Old man brought his GameBoy Color to be repaired. Man working there said: "Sir, your GameBoy is working fine". Old man said: "then why my Abra doesn't learn any moves?"

[@matissimoj1190]

Well, technically true, but fortunately there are also pokemon like caterpie, weedle and magikarp, that teach you to evolve them, or they're staying bad

[@plebisMaximus]

Just like in the Gen 1 run, it's actually a monster, just disgustingly slow at the first bit. It's such a strong first stage evolution. That twist halfway through got me good tho.

[@ThisChannelisNull]

Awwe yisss Jrose is back. I dont care if its 3am

[@zeesworld4650]

Ayo, same here 😂

[@edward66703]

7PM here

[@danielwatson7386]

Based

[@aegismagusangelteeth]

jrose: OH BOY THREE AM *publishes new video*

[@ruby20003628]

​@@aegismagusangelteethdamn it Beat me to it

[@andrewshearer9218]

I honestly expected an hour of just black screen as a bait when you won that. The GOAT.

[@BaileyFox1818]

Janine is probably underlevelled for immersions sake. They didn't want her to be better than her papa in the Elite Four and I think it's kinda cool they take immersion into account and value it above balance sometimes

[@ShadowSora8491]

I too, always figured that was the reason for Janine being criminally underleveled, in the post-game.

[@MichaelH3948]

Unfortunately you're only immersed for half an hour in total because the Kanto gym leaders are so easy to beat as a result of "immersion" Also doesn't explain why Brock runs a gym in Gen I with level 10 Pokemon. There's even a random hiker in Rock Tunnel with the same team as Brock only levelled twice as high.

[@Senscion]

​@@MichaelH3948Gyms canonically have different teams to match the skill level of the trainer.

[@MichaelH3948]

@@Senscion the Kanto gyms in gen II don't match the skill level of the trainer

[@Kite403]

I had heard about how monstrous Alakazam with ele-punches in Gen 2 is, but I was not expecting that lol. And then to go full physical moves after? JRose double feature!

[@almocorongo5459]

I love the fact that Dynamic Punch was a relevant move in this run Even nowadays in competitive LC we can see Abra pulling some Fighting physical moves like Focus Punch, Submission (no cap) or even Counter to catch Pawniard

[@aweddellseal7882]

Submission in competitive is wild

[@bettyunicorn6132]

@@aweddellseal7882 Especially outside of gen 1 wow.

[@mrtrollnator123]

​@@aweddellseal7882fr 💀

[@banditrests]

Not sure it would have mattered, but just so you know the early game might have been slightly less tedious if you had grabbed the Pink Bow from the Tuesday sibling. Weirdly, while struggle does deal typeless damage, in gen 2 only I believe it’s coded as a normal move and still gets the 10% boost. The same is true of the other typeless moves and their corresponding boosting items. Gen 2 gonna gen 2.

[@WindsorMason]

Fake typeless implementations have weird interactions. Ahaha.

[@ZebNyan96]

Other typeless moves?

[@WindsorMason]

@@ZebNyan96 self inflicted confusion damage is supposed to be typeless, but since it was based on the move that was attempted to be used some cases were missed and as a result type boosting held items could boost the damage done to yourself. I think that starting in gen 2, they fixed the STAB boost that gen 1's Struggle had, but relatedly I don't recall if gen 1's confusion damage could be STAB boosted. Anyways, every time they tried doing something without a type, it was hacked together and some things fell through the cracks.

[@WindsorMason]

@@ZebNyan96 oh, also forgot! Future sight used to be able to hit dark types because it dealt typeless damage.

[@ZebNyan96]

@@WindsorMason That was really interesting to read! Thank you! :)

[@nintendo-relatedchannel5810]

“Can you use Struggle with (Pokémon) until you get a TM?” series has returned. I always use these as BGM and they’re funny.

[@Jtempo]

A DOUBLE WHAMMY!! Thank you so much Jrose, I have your videos playing nearly every day and so getting 2 runs in one is just one of the best things yet, please never stop! ❤️

[@darobi]

Muk being the MVP in an Abra only run was unexpected.

[@sammoyers4792]

I love it whenever one of these videos comes out, because it means I'm going to zonk out tonight with focused, peaceful thoughts in my head while Jrose fights the elite four

[@mc11213]

No worries. He'll still be fighting the Elite Four when you wake up.

[@AwesomeHairo]

@@mc11213 Misuse of a comma.

[@StrangestSpider]

@@AwesomeHairo which one? i Think that the comma's in this sentence, are used correct. Corrector than you may have thinked;

[@dawnsbuneary]

Doing this in gen 3 would probably be even more of a grindfest since you'd have to do the game corner to get Psychic. As for the physical Abra run, you'd probably want to do Emerald since Dynamic Punch is a tutor move in the story.

[@BaoHadir]

Don't think we didn't notice you beat Whitney, made her cry, had the trainer stop you, then you just walked away instead of talking to Whitney and getting the badge.

[@homer23422000]

This is classic Jrose, long, non rushed commentary with great strategy. Simply the best!

[@RoyArkon]

The difficulty is all over the place, from super hard to super easy back and forth, but you went through it and you did it! Amazing work dude!

[@calamelli209]

I was NOT expecting a double feature today. What a pleasant surprise!

[@lyonnaismatt]

Big unforced error (from what I saw?) was not heading east towards Mahogany Town prior to beating Morty. In Crystal alone, you DO have access to Mahogany through the cave without needing Surf. There were a ton of trainers who could be easily squelched with Headbutt for easy levels.

[@ShadowSora8491]

You still have access to Mahogany Town through Mt. Mortar, in Gold and Silver. Crystal just removed the cave requiring Flash to be lit up. In not one game is Surf actually required to reach Mahogany Town. Surf is only needed to reach the Red Gyarados, at Lake of Rage.

[@greengiller]

Jrose is unironically one of the best, most dedicated youtubers out here nowadays. Mad respect on the grind

[@mc11213]

He's decent, but there are others that post similar videos with more consistency.

[@springbokspringbok3249]

@@mc11213 It's always a party when Jrose uploads though.

[@mc11213]

@@springbokspringbok3249 is it? Is it really?

[@creamlass]

@@mc11213hence, the original comment saying “ONE OF” the best. Theres always gonna be someone pumping harder than you out there.

[@cyberdarkturtle6971]

​@@mc11213almost all solo runs are possible. Its not really an achievement anymore

[@Quekos]

Love the vids! Keep it up can’t wait to binge them all once you’re done

[@jayzell3687]

This was an amazing run Jrose! So many twists and turns, and seeing where the hurdles are in using a Pokémon like Abra in a different generation than others, where TM move availability is so important to even doing any damage. Thankfully the physical special split makes it so that you you basically never need to use physical moves, that'd be wild to deal with. Anyway, thanks for the amazing content!

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

One of my Favorite. The whole Abra and Gastly families are my all time favorites. Also, JRose is Awesome. 😄👍

[@novomiracle988]

Yea, JRose is one of my favorite pokemons

[@francia1]

What a twist, abra only physical moves was a nice surprise! I love your videos

[@tysonbell3524]

Love the gen II videos. The sprites are so nice to look at and being crystal is the french kiss on top

[@ssalem4488]

Love these challenges and will never tire of them, thank you for always producing the best content Jrose 🙂

[@vanochristian7639]

When he’s on the final battle but there’s still 44 minutes left…

[@nykita427]

You know Red will be tough when there is still 40 minutes left. Okay never mind

[@purpleporygon]

Wow, that's awesome! I remember watching your old blue and red videos back in the day. So nostalgic to see Crystal now too!

[@ThirtyDimensionedMissile]

Im happy that your doing other games aswell it spices up the style

[@enixxe]

"And now we're in for the hardest battle: Red." looks at time stamp. *oh no*

[@Bschwenk13]

Ever consider an Abra run in all games up to Paldea? That would be a fantastic series.

[@brandonguffey5959]

Just what i needed today. I collapsed from dehydration at work today and this is recovery fuel

[@IdentifiantE.S]

The most difficult part is just to catch the Abra 😅

[@joefarrow1599]

Not when you use a gameshark code to make it your starter

[@agentpaper8130]

@@joefarrow1599 Well yea but the guy was probably referring to actually catching one in the wild.

[@joefarrow1599]

@@agentpaper8130 I was referring to what happened in the video

[@vyor8837]

​@@joefarrow1599you must be fun at parties.

[@acespiritbf]

​@@joefarrow1599So do you just go into comments and make remarks unrelated to the original comment?

[@ElectricalMatthew]

When I saw the length of this video I was wondering what parts of the game would be a problem but I was surprised to see how easy it was once you were able to get usable TMs for Abra.

[@vidde1996]

Living in Sweden and this releasing at 9 am on a Sunday morning, a nice way to start the day! Always great when Jrose is back!

[@s0mguy777]

absolutely love these videos late at night, Thanks again J

[@JudasBoB270]

Wow that’s a lot of progress in 30mins 😮 Edit: That last strategy was awesome, great ending!

[@grieveromega6060]

I was wondering wether stalling out Reflect by stacking Curses would have worked out.

[@Pikachuness]

Great video! Loved the essentially double video!

[@antoniolara9004]

Oh JRose you never disappoint 😂I was wondering how you squeezed 1:15 outta 2 battles 😂😂 glad to see you had something up your sleeve

[@Moses0013]

What a reveal for the second half, great video!

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

Insomnia, keeps me from sleeping properly but it does ensure I am awake at 3 in the morning when a JRose video is released!

[@not_ax2249]

hitin dat za w a jrose video ds is life 10/10 video loving ur content

[@oruam5667]

My Sunday morning is saved! Thank you Jrose!

[@dereklane9653]

You had me in the first half, Jrose. Part 2 was so hype. This channel is such a gem

[@AbsoluteSkycaptain]

Well I woke up at the right time, nothing like some early morning Jrose!

[@rjagad]

Abra is one of the best unevolved pokemon, it tears up little cup....

[@DanTheMeek]

Well... that turned out to be a far more exciting/interesting run then I was expecting. Everyone else is out here click baiting with misleading titles that make their content sound better then it is, this title feels like the opposite, under sells how epic this is. Great work as always!

[@Begeru]

Loved the twist on the second half. Good foreshadowing with the “punch” moves 😉

[@bernhardendtmayer9802]

Another amazing run. 🎉 You are the best!

[@peacefulflower9468]

It os really cool to see how you've come as a challenge creator. I love the energy and excitement you regularly bring into situations along with your thought and explanations of things. Honestly, I feel you've come a long way since your challenges a few years back. Keep it up!

[@boogienightsmarkwahlberg6011]

This run is about to be a struggle fest lol

[@mr.number9279]

41:20 The AI is indeed acting different. Shadow Ball has no hope to take you out without a crit now so Morty's options are expanded. It's similar to the Quick Attack/Mach Punch scenario in the Elite Four for the first run. Awesome runs. The return of Black Belt Abra was a great one!

[@maxtornogood]

You could've done the Abra w/ Special Moves as a regular solo run. The Abra w/ Physical Moves was the real "Impossible" challenge!

[@captainidiot4301]

Rewatching these is soothing and pleasant. Thanks for everything mate

[@psycholuigiman]

I'll never understand why Pokemon fans think gen 2 is hard. In fact, I'll never understand why Pokemon fans think any Pokemon game is hard.

[@Forgelock3d]

😂 it's hard if you got downtism

[@MilkEnjoyer2]

yeah LMAO there is a reason why people do insane challenges in pokemon games so they can have difficulty, afterall its a kids game

[@feartheoldblood7222]

Thanks for the great content as always Jrose. I'm 30 and still throughly enjoy listening/watching your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@casuallongplays1422]

Been watching your videos for four years, love every one. Thank you for all your work Jrose, keep up the good videos my guy

[@troyb5362]

Thank you for blessing us with this double-content Jrose, this was a wild one!

[@ShadyScienceFeline]

Looking forward to physical Abra in Platinum, where it gets to use the elemental punches and Zen Headbutt to open up types that previously had to be special, including its STAB.

[@quantumhawk806]

Truly the most based creator making 1 video instead of 2.

[@knuckalar]

I’ll never forget playing Crystal the first time and thinking I’d finished it then there’s a whole other region to do

[@scottdaniel8600]

I was hyped to watch a 40 minute montage of you wiping against Red. How wrong was I 😂

[@xfluffytraxy4996]

Fell in love with abra the Moment i saw the psychic fox. Glad you give it a shot, it deserves the love ❤

[@ceulgai2817]

It's a fox :)

[@xfluffytraxy4996]

@@ceulgai2817 you are correct, since its most likely based on the Kitsune.

[@geoffstonehouse5829]

As soon as you get the elemental punches this run turns into a piece of cake.

[@noahelias-guy5321]

Another great video by Jrose, love to see the notification! The extra time you take to point out each pokemon’s stats, movepool, and the details behind your strategy are amazingly done and set you apart from others.

[@pyriel6870]

29 min and you're just now getting to Blue. Hmm video is an hour 14 min........ I'm guessing Blue might make ya stumble some but Red must be a steel reinforced brick wall lmao i shall resume the video and see for myself now. Edit: ah, 2 runs. 1 special, 1 physical that makes more sense. I didnt think you'd be stuck on 1 battle for almost 45 min of video (which would probably be like 4+ hrs of your real time). That was a good video, very well done.

[@nociel5889]

This video is fantastic, and I love the twist. I was expecting to wait but I'll take the longer video gladly.

[@maxtornogood]

Was starting to wonder today when JRose would pop up with another clip, so glad I caught it early!

[@ramondewilde05]

God this reminds me of the time i caught a lvl 5 abra in pearl which didnt have teleport but instead had i think it was hidden power or some other offensive move (i vaguely remember a shockwave animation) anyways i basicly made that my starter for that game Good times

[@AmigoRoberto]

I love how you straight bailed on Whitney and didn't grab the badge your first time through

[@Wild-by5hl]

Went to bed watching a pokemon challenge... Woke up to a Pokémon challenge. Its going to be a good day

[@zenreeio13IIIlI]

My favorite sleep content creator is back!! Bro I physically can't stay awake watching these 😍

[@Jack-yq6ui]

Back in the day me and my little brother both had a GBA and a linking set so the trade evolutions were super easy for us. - I named my Alakazam "Fear" because it just crushed any- and everything.

[@lafusion6695]

I knew this was going to have a twist, I made an Abra run in Emerald and as soon as I got THIEF the run became easier, then soon after with Psychic it was a joke until Tate and Liza but yeah, really easy. Im about to watch the Physical Only part

[@Ink30]

I love watching these videos to help me sleep. I have slight insomnia and your vids help me go to bed. Thank you Jrose :3

[@mussolini2525]

Absolute insanity listening audio only and this blew my mind

[@AdHocAdLocQuidProQuo]

>can't sleep >casually check youtube at 3am >new JRose vid Thank you, sleep demons, thank you - go Blue Jays!

[@HESOMADBRO]

Can't put into words, how desperately I've been waiting for another upload of yours :)

[@DaigosFriend1]

You should have seen the look of dread on my face when I saw how much time was left in the video when you reached Red. Glad it wasn't what I thought it was.

[@crypto_rahul]

I love watching these. Thinking okay that's it, it's over, when really it's just begun

[@moonrabbit99]

I just love your excitement leading into the second half of the video 🤩

[@mugwort9255]

At least it was just a struggle and not a struggle snuggle. That's reserved for Hypno runs and believe you me he has the pp left.

[@Zorgdub]

I told a friend about this challenge. When they learned that after defeating Red Jrose went and did it with only physical moves, his only reaction was "ew". This man's patience and dedication are impressive.

[@NaTHGamin]

Damn that second part was really interesting

[@ulkimion]

I learned this in a somewhat recent video i watched, but the pink bow boosts the strenght of struggle o:

[@jdawg2798]

Awesome!! Another Jrose video! Thanks for the content man!

[@Madmeerkat55]

That was amazing. I didn't think Abra would do it! Thank you Jrose, you're the best