Can you Beat Pokemon Emerald with Just a Shuckle?

The long awaited sequel to "can you beat Pokemon Crystal with just a Shuckle". It's way worse lol.
Edited by: ‪@SimplyAJ‬
Music by: ‪@makegamemusic‬
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

[@magicball3201]

For Phoebe: her lead Dusclops *does* always use Protect until the first turn you use a move. Key word, until. If you open the bag and use a useless item, like a pokeball 10 times, you can burn all protect PP as she will use it over and over until you attack. Video source of this trivia - Alpharad's Mudkip solo run

[@hyruleansoldier3157]

Hooray for funny broken AI moments

[@ngotemna8875]

Is 112😊

[@Purple-Popcorntm]

Dont think you can use Pokeballs to skip your turn though

[@naaat]

no items in battle though

[@GuckFoogle507]

Idk how this is coded but back when I completed the Pokedex in Emerald and grinded everything on the E4 there were a couple times when her Dusclops didn't use Protect on the first turn. Same with Drake's Shelgon which supposedly has the same behavior. It must've been like a 1 in 100 chance or smth but it can happen

[@NotoriousDink]

Cool little mechanic: at 34:21, Vigoroth gets taken out by toxic damage, and since it dies to a passive effect, the game reads that as Slaking’s first turn in battle, so its first ACTIONABLE turn is being read as its second, which is why it looks like it’s loafing around on its first turn

[@JellyLocke]

I spotted the first turn loafing around and was like wtf lmao is this an unknown bug? I don't pretend to know everything about these games but I thought I knew a lot of the big bugs and glitches

[@NotoriousDink]

@@JellyLocke lmao i saw it and immediately knew something was up, so I dug into it and found like a 15 year old gamefaqs post talking about it

[@pimpsauce]

​@NotoriousDink this is actually pretty interesting. Thanks for the tidbit!

[@Peelster1]

I would classify that as a bug, not a mechanic, seeing how it's not actually Slaking's first turn in battle.

[@llSuperSnivyll]

Something like that happens in Gen 6 and 7. If an Alakazam Mega Evolves in front of a Slakoth or Slaking, they will loaf around in the very first turn.

[@channingshows6634]

Bide in gen 3 actually got standardized to 2 turns of bide guaranteed instead of 2-3. Fun fact, In gen 4 it got a +1 priority bracket; making it much scarier imo

[@evankurasu3190]

No shot. Really??

[@channingshows6634]

@@evankurasu3190 Yup, I even double checked Bulbapedia before posting. It’s always really interesting to keep track of all the little nuances of Pokémon moves across the generations

[@CillmaCuvas]

i was just waking up when I read this and read the first instance of Bide as Biden, and now the Biden Blast being standardized to 2 turns is living rent free in my head.

[@kotzpenner]

@@CillmaCuvas Bro same wtf. On topic, I find it crazy that it got priority so late, it was so underpowered because of 0 priority.

[@nextao6384]

Biden getting buffed is insane. No wonder he's president now.

[@chaossnowkitsune6377]

Somehow I get the feeling this isn't going to go as well as Gen 2 did for Shuckle

[@dawnsbuneary]

Especially because Defense Curl is a post-game exclusive tutor move, so the combo that made it awesome in Gen 2 is unavailable.

[@lukaskback9710]

Too much water

[@ItsReallyGeo]

​@@lukaskback9710I got that reference

[@Benziboiiii]

> it did not

[@Eroil]

The ai is also a lot more tricky, the battles don't go as straight as they did in gen 2

[@ryansanders1034]

Funny enough I did this challenge my senior year of high school but gave up around the weather institute. I remeber the reason for me stopping was that I was getting bored of doing the same thing ever battle very slowly. So good job JRose! I respect the commitment.

[@hail2jigglypuff168]

It's one of those really grindy repetitive challenges, not everybody can do them or should. These challenges are more of a huge test of patience and focus than anything else, like with completing a bare-fisted Dark Souls run.

[@lucignolo8333]

If you play the game sped up the grind isn’t bad

[@cardozo3]

This is a whole actual feature film. Borderline sanity. I love it.

[@RennWickam]

I like that you didn't say he was bordering on *insanity* bro is genuinely insane for videos like this

[@Medabee8]

*borderline insanity

[@newtonnicholas4836]

Yh it is... I really like when you tubers playing runs that I have no patience to do

[@palmtrees2420]

​@@Medabee8nah he got it right. Read first reply lol

[@MrIronJustice]

I like trains.

[@petelee2477]

18:01 you know the situation is dire when Rock smash is the best move you have access to.

[@ProAxeru]

This video has come to at the perfect time for me, as I was feeling down, Jrose videos always makes me feels better

[@idontwantahandlethough]

it'll be ok bud, Shuckle can protect you with it's defenses until you feel a little better! Shuckle is here for us, he's a fantastic emotional support... rock thing (?) 🤗

[@PapaBattles]

Hope you get to feeling better bud👍

[@MasterSkippy117]

I know what you mean. I hope you feel better.

[@4bluekitty]

Hope you feel better man

[@troyb5362]

❤

[@briankim1098]

A wise person once said, “Don’t f*ckle with Shuckle.”

[@m.ajmal.n]

Do not*

[@creeperfun12]

​@@m.ajmal.ndon't*

[@m.ajmal.n]

@@creeperfun12 He says it as "Do not..". Correct yourself.

[@suckedintothevoid]

​@@m.ajmal.n you must be fun at parties.

[@Aegisoftheshine]

Game freak are cowards, give 👏 shuckle👏body👏press👏

[@nolongeraperson]

That's what I'm saying, muh boi gets Iron Defense, and now with Contrary it could even set it up with Shell Smash, but noooooooooo

[@martinfrese116]

Game Freak coward pigs better give us a good Pokemon game again... anything from gen 5 is shit 🤮

[@willlllllllb]

watching this on .25x speed

[@THEREDHOTWRECK]

XD

[@insanegamerx6572]

Thank you...

[@asheliastar7]

I love Shuckle, he's such a cute little dude. playing with a Shuckle is such a different experience from playing with a normal pokemon. he is just so unique in just about every way.

[@BritPopLivesOn72]

I think that's the problem

[@brettschmuckler4242]

Game freak just really loved having rock types as the first gym. Gen 1 and 3 really jamming you up

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Don't forget gen4

[@rainpooper7088]

I wish they did Ice first and Rock last for once because Ice has the opposite situation to Rock: Ice gyms are usually 7th or 8th when everyone and their grandma can hit them super effectively. Not to mention the two Ice type Elite 4 members who both are basically Water type trainers in disguise because Ice on its own would be a joke at this point.

[@franslair2199]

The point of rock type gyms being first is that you can't just click through them with normal type attacks as long as you aren't really over leveled, so you find out how type effectiveness works

[@ryanmahon2956]

@@rainpooper7088also generally there's rock types you've seen on your journey to the first gym but not really many ice types. I agree tho ice would be rad

[@Lebon19]

And Gen 4. lel

[@nickperryman3662]

Jrose always comes in clutch! Been going through a rough time and nothing makes it better than a new Jrose video!

[@MattDustyParker]

Hope it gets better soon

[@mirror857]

The „Impossible Challenges“ are my favorite videos from you, the uncertain outcome makes them interesting and the lengths you have to go through to achieve victory

[@jasongoldsworthy5607]

Might be buried by now but there is a good way of levelling up your Pokémon in the day centre. If you choose the Acro bike and then head to the mud slide thing above the desert (normally you need the Mach bike to go up it) you can just keep something pressed against the "Up" button/key and you will repeatedly move. You can leave this going overnight or whatever and will max out your level no problem.

[@TheJingles007]

The day care also forces your Pokémon to learn new moves though

[@Sythian289]

@@TheJingles007 thankfully that doesn't matter in this case since he's not worried about what moves it knows, only what level it gets to

[@Begeru]

He doesn’t like doing that kind of thing though.

[@nolongeraperson]

At that point you might as well just cheat the rare candies in with the cheat device he uses to replace the starters lol

[@CarliVala]

You, sir, are insane. The amount of patience and tolerance required to actually beat this kind of challenge must be huge. Massive respect for doing this! Oh, and getting Leftovers the long and legal way, too!

[@willcooper8028]

I really love the idea of moving past red and blue, like I adore the red and blue content but throwing in some gens 2-5 playthroughs now and then would be pretty cool

[@jakecowan4321]

Just saw JRose beat Watson, it's insane how many of these battles Shuckle is winning on single-digit HP on the lucky runs. JRose is one tenacious shuckler!

[@lambdalambdalambda818]

😊

[@lambdalambdalambda818]

😊😊

[@lambdalambdalambda818]

😊😊

[@lambdalambdalambda818]

😊

[@lambdalambdalambda818]

😊

[@creeperman1295]

I feel like Encore could've been used a lot more in the early game, especially with moves like Rock Tomb and Constrict to lower speed. Continually locking Makuhita into Bulk Up instead of just once, locking Manectric into Howl to prevent damage and locking Numel into Sunny Day to lower chip damage are just some of the strategies I think could've been used to make things easier. It probably would've taken even LONGER so I understand why it wasn't used that often but I still feel it could've helped out a lot more.

[@douglaswills4624]

I watched a lot of this run live cause I know Jrose. It was tried. Quite a lot. It just wasn't viable IIRC. Tho, Jrose could correct me if I'm wrong.

[@waterierStone]

@@douglaswills4624 he never tried to encore and rollout though. Normally you use encore to setup, but rollout does that too.

[@GoonTunez97]

Encore would have helped immensely with Kingdra I feel

[@joefarrow1599]

Yeah I thought more Encore would be better. There was one point in Roxanne where he Encored a Rock Throw though, so maybe you don't use it to avoid that

[@vandelay33]

​@@douglaswills4624I don't see how it couldn't be viable against, say, Manectric. Rock Tomb to lower speed and then Encore the Howl. When the encore is about to end, do it again. Infinite howl. Unless Gen 3 is different than modern mechanics for how encore works.

[@ProgMega]

8:23 - almost 6 GB footage so far haha holy. Can’t wait to watch the rest. I have made many Shuckle teams for ranked on the mainline games. My fav Pokémon! Always entertaining haha

[@ryandrury8960]

Happy to see someone else having it as their favourite pokemon as well! Welcome, Friend!

[@SonicGamer-zw3wf]

Each of these videos is like a badge boost to my enjoyment. Thank you Jrose for going through these fun and often grueling challenges to cheer me up after a long day at college.

[@812gingerable]

It's always a good day when Jrose uploads. Even moreso when it's one of your favourite Pokémon in your favourite game of the series.

[@Kingnarknark]

Wholeheartedly agree - was genuinely surprised to see Shuckle AND Emerald in the same title

[@redmist6131]

Shuckel yeah Ps during poke fest 2023 ended up only getting a single shiny in pokemon go and it was shuckel

[@munchkin2465]

One more video before bed...

[@SuperFapple]

@Dorkly needs to take note of this and do an episode. Imagine Shuckle constricting a Geodude to death. 😂

[@alluseri]

yeeeah, shuckle!

[@SUPERMA5TER]

I've been subbed for almost 3 years and I have to say, this is now my favorite video. Thank you and your editors for taking on this monumental challenge, what an incredible showcase of all your strategy, knowledge (edit: and patience 😂🤣) of the game. This is just legendary.

[@dvillines26]

to me even being able to time the Substitutes at all is insanely impressive, I flat out can't use Substitute strategies in game because I never get the timing right. Some of the play in that final E4 run was just insane, most especially how the Milotic was handled, hahaha. Toxic/Sandstorm is also a really funny and rude combination.

[@irtehmrepic]

Jrose, remember that EVs were not capped at 252 until like gen 7. In gen 3, they cap at 255, but the extra 3 points have no effect.

[@ShinyTillDawn]

gen 6*

[@velvetbutterfly]

They technically have an effect because those points beyond 252 become wasted, meaning you have lower potential stats for the others

[@smackjack78]

Oh hey, another Impossible Challenge run for me to watch, that’s what we like to see. But this one will have to wait for the morning this time. Let’s see how this turned out in a few hours Edit: Welp, that sure was a Shuckle run in Pokémon Emerald

[@idontwantahandlethough]

sweet dreams, my dude!

[@Max-un3rh]

I never know how much i need a jrose video until i see a new one in my feed one of my favorite channels right now!!!

[@Gethin469]

31:10 "Norman leads with Spinda, and of course, we lead with Shuckle." Dry humor like this kills me.

[@willehrhardt2743]

Was looking for something to fall asleep to for the last hour. Guess the universe was just keeping me awake in order to enjoy this

[@johnr797]

Do not fckle with Shuckle. Mewtwo has been put on notice. My appointment is measurable and my day is perfected.

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

I apologize in advance for the fresh underworld you will be experiencing in this challenge. This thumbnail and title made me immediately go "Oh no."

[@megamuffin15]

Your videos always make my night Jrose :)

[@Jrose11]

I'm glad, after Lafrenière and Kakko you deserve something to look forward to :P

[@Marcara081]

@@Jrose11 'Can I beat Fire Emblem with just an Amelia?' You really could expand into Fire Emblem y'know. It's just Pokemon with arena tactics.

[@UnknownVir]

​@@Marcara081I'm doing a deathless hard run of that game RN 😅 Training Ross in the arena and considering trying to throw Amelia in there as well...

[@dawnsbuneary]

@Jrose11 The other day, I realized that there is a Pokemon that's gonna be as bad as Abra in Gen 1: Raichu. Raichu only has Thunder Shock, Growl, and Thunder Wave. That's it. Combined, those moves have a whopping 90 Power Points! It'll take forever to use Struggle, but hopefully, due to Raichu having much higher Attack and HP, it'll be faster than Abra.

[@megamuffin15]

@@Jrose11 OUCH

[@chrismorris6865]

I love this. MDB's playthrough of Fire Red with a Shuckle was what first got me into watching these runs.

[@jdmking4776]

My man is really giving a new meaning to "Don't Fuckle with the Shuckle."

[@jamtone4492]

So rollout is available in emerald in mauville city. The guy by the gym or pokecenter will teach it.

[@nolongeraperson]

Watch the whole video next time. 😂

[@MrHochoi92]

To quote dorkly, “Shuckle”

[@solacehollow6062]

Ok, so you said in the opening this would be significantly harder due to a lack of roll out, but iirc, in emerald specifically, there's a guy in Mauvaile who will teach it to one pokemon. Will edit if you bring this up.

[@dawnsbuneary]

You remembered correctly. Don't know why he didn't get it.

[@ryanbowen4029]

I believe he does call out that there's a move tutor but chooses not to anyway

[@Nick_Slavik]

I absolutely love the 1HR+ videos! This looked excruciating! I was so excited to watch this, thanks for the vid and all of your content! And thanks to AJ for his work editing! The little bits you toss in are great!

[@Heresy_Hound]

Don't fuggle with shuggle

[@witheredbonnie9268]

So fact about the ability Sturdy. Until Gen 5 it only protected you from moves that are 1 hit ko (Sheer Cold, Fissure, and Guillotine)

[@mimi-xx]

havent started watching the video yet but i just wanted to say i love whenever you do an emerald run!

[@firedrake110]

Jrose: *spends 30 minutes of the video absolutely suffering through the elite four, only to get stonewalled at the champion* Also Jrose: *absolutely CRANKS those same elite four members in like 1 try each by finally using rollout/substitute, like he probably should have been the entire time*

[@nolongeraperson]

My hair started falling out. "You're tank shuckle! Use it's OG wrecking ball set!" But I guess he's a masochist because he could have just used Rest over Leftovers as well. Would have been even better than Safeguard against Tentacruel.

[@kirwynxciv8344]

Jrose approaches these runs like artisans of Japanese Calligraphy Ink. The effort may be lost on some folks, but you can feel the energy put into the product 👌

[@Tyler-dw4zy]

shuckle was making rock tomb look like a 50% accurate move in this video

[@leftysheppey]

1:10:39 that glalie voice was spot on 😂

[@ShinsouGaming]

😂😂 lmfao I thought to myself is that really what it sounds like??

[@jonathanpayne6617]

Jrose you always know how to deliver a video right when the world seems to need a good day. Keep doing what you do we all appreciate your work more than words can express.

[@TiltCntrlz]

I remember when I solo'd Heart Gold with my Shiny Blue Shuckle... (nicknamed "Shucklord"). Good times. Took forever.

[@skulltothebone5003]

Longest run? Better start watching now then 😁 (if you see this comment I love your content, it helped me big times when life was kinda rough, keep up the good mood and the good work 🔥)

[@dawnsbuneary]

Everybody gangsta until Jrose uploads a two hour run.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

"Shuck yeah, it's Shuckle tiime." 😄👍

[@SilverwingStudios]

Yay Shuckle!!! Now in the spirit of the Mewtwo run, how about Rayquaza? 😅

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

"We beat the run and entered the Hall of Fame, but you know it's not over yet-" "No! No, you shut up, it IS over yet! I am NOT going after Steven with a Shuckle! Skarmory will try Toxic from turn one, I am NOT going through Meteor Falls just to find that out firsthand!" "…Okay, then, jeez. Touchy, much?"

[@darianclark3980]

Its Midnight. Hard to sleep. Suddenly, Jrose11 video pops up! Welp, time to watch this epic run lol

[@cronosdimitri4584]

This might be my favorite JRose11 video ever. All the different strats, twists and turns. Truly an epic ride.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

YAAAAY.😃 Always always Always a wonderful day ight when a new Jrose video pops up. Now it's "Shuckle time." "Yeeaaah, Shuckle." 😄👍

[@darthimperious1594]

Jrose? You're my goddamn hero. The effort you put into this... is astounding. I applaud you... you absolute lunatic lol

[@realperson69]

Isn’t TM44 Rest available in Lilycove? Seems like an obvious choice for a Toxic-stall strategy. Sleep Talk and Substitute are options available via Move Tutor as well. 🤔🤔 I mean, mad props for grinding for Leftovers instead, but Rest seems like a slam dunk even in combination with Leftovers. Edit: Ah, I see; “I thought I might ultimately regret deleting a move” strikes again. Edit 2: Gee, if only there were a way to heal poison or prevent it with a move, then that Tentacruel might not be so dangerous. 😅 Edit 3: Ah, he’s finally discovered Substitute. 😂 Edit 4: NO STEVEN FIGHT?! 😢 I was so curious/sadistic about seeing whether you’d need to pivot off of Toxic entirely in order to get a moveset that can deal with his Toxic-immune Steel types.

[@17Master]

This really highlights just how much Emerald relies on RNG shenanigans for its difficulty. So much Double Team, Acc dropping and Attract.

[@bchavez149]

Let's go Shuck!!!

[@EdStarwind]

This is why I love Shuckle! It just lives. Throw a whole move set at it, and it just lives on.

[@GamerponGill]

I can't wait for a modern Shuckle challenge, Shuckle actually gets to be funny now with Contrary, Shell Smash, and Rest.

[@nolongeraperson]

Yet still not great because it doesn't learn freaking Body Press.

[@brolsroyceyt2362]

Jrose videos always hit so different time to vibe out 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@jonathanlunger2775]

No joke, i was just checking in to see if he had a new video, 8mins ago! Love the content

[@Nameless0ne419]

idk why i lost it at “its Glalie! GGLLLAAALLIEEEE!” 😂😂😂 way to make my day Jrose

[@Ar0d]

Congratulations Jrose, hard fought. Proud of you.

[@sproins]

You don't messle with shuckle

[@samuelmax8739]

What a great video. I love Shuckle and as he's my favourite, it was nice to see the journey happen

[@otaviocamanho1135]

As soon as i saw the movement table i saw 2 strategies 1- withdraw roll out 2- toxic + protect + dig (maybe) + rest

[@paulthompson382]

I feel like Rollout in Mauville and Swagger in Slateport could've been helpful move tutor moves to learn for this run, but I love all your runs JRose! Edit: Rollout does appear! It genuinely surprises me that Shuckle can't learn defence curl until the battle frontier, could've made it significantly easier

[@stormbornapostle5188]

...he...he did use Rollout. I seriously don't grasp how so many people are commenting this. Did y'all just...not watch the video?

[@paulthompson382]

@@stormbornapostle5188 made this comment around the Wattson battle and then forgot and didn't delete it

[@fdkugb]

I want the phrase "Infatuation is like being confused, except you don't hurt yourself." on a t-shirt

[@fufun4me]

Protip: go to a mudslide and set something on the controller to keep the acrobike trying to go up. The step counter makes the daycare go wild, with no effort. I got a ton of level 100s when i was a kid with that

[@davehultermans7238]

At least im early for the video for once. Currently you havent beaten roxanne yet. Jeez this looks hard. Gz for doing this run man!

[@velvetbutterfly]

What's "Gz"?

[@missmara4980]

Me: "I can't watch movies anymore, I just lack the attention span nowadays, y'know?" Also me: "90 minutes of Jrose? Hell yes!"

[@piratequeenucyra6690]

You could have avoided this terrible fate if you just heeded this simple warning: Don't fuckle with Shuckle.

[@TheRedWing35]

The dedication is inspiring. Love these impossible challenges!

[@roamingnyiad]

At the end of the video, did we just get a teaser about Feebas in Pokemon Platinum? That's REALLY interesting. Looking forward to that. Anyway, amazing video even though this run HAD to be brutal for Shuckle. Once again, you did it with Shuckle though it was hardly the curbstomp that this was in Crystal. Also can't believe how long this vid was, lol. But yeah, was nice to see some variety on a Pokemon NOT known for variety in strategy. Would Defense Curl have even worked in this game, assuming Shuckle could even get it? That's what I'd like to know.

[@mikeny2010]

My serpentine belt shredded up in my car today, but Jrose released a new video so it’s a good day regardless

[@codyrabida1278]

Can't believe I just happen to be awake at 1 am for a fresh Jrose release, bitchin'.

[@makegamemusic]

So well presented buddy! You even get me interested with Pokemon games with your energy in these videos.

[@todahouse19]

The Nosepass sprite’s arm/leg looks like his lips are blowing a kiss and now I can’t unsee it

[@TheAuron32]

i know these long videos can take their toll on you but trust me, we, the fans love them, this was amazing to watch my dude.

[@HumanAfterAIl]

That Bad Religion sample in your music is dope.

[@rivermike18]

This upload’s timing was perfect I just finished all your Nuzlocke videos. I can’t w8 to see this conclusion

[@TheOmegaDragon]

You should do a Shuckathon where you solo run every gen with Shuckle back-to-back.

[@stevesamuals2651]

It still blows my mind he was committed enough to not cheap level his pickup mons, and then cheat again for the leftovers. This man, legit, biked for all those levels and all those drops. Wallet must be STACKED

[@zephyrurchin4763]

"Feature length movie" is right. And this one is one of the best of the year.

[@Pokedad379]

You know it's bad when hitting yourself in confusion is good

[@jonsmith5058]

Toxic, Protect, Dig strats? You have become the absolute crab bucket stall troll trainer.

[@Lies_and_Slander]

🐢Don't Fuckle with Shuckle🐢

[@Marcara081]

9 outta 10 people give Shuckle the same nickname.

[@canaldecasta]

Emerald: Give up. Jrose: I can do this all day.

[@DragonUltraMaster]

May at the end: Is it OVER ALREADY?! Jrose11 playtime: Yes

[@jeziahfrancis2658]

Hey Jrose! I just wanted to say that a moveset of substitute, protect, toxic, and safeguard would've made the Wallace fight A LOT easier. As long as you KO the milotic with a safeguard up, the tentacruel will be unable to toxic you. Just time your sub so you set a new one up whenever safeguard is about to end so you can set another one up! Hydro pump is only 5 PP, so you can stall all of them very easily, and it's other moves aren't very threatening. Once it's out of PP, you can heal back to full using leftovers to casually beat the wishcash 🤙

[@xarchist]

There is trick to level up Pokemon in the day care without having to go back and forth. 1. Get the Acro bike. 2. Find a muddy slope. 3. Hold up on the muddy slope. You will go up and down which counts as steps for the day care. Back in the day I would leave my GBA on with something heavy on the up button overnight to level up for free.

[@Chugs4Serotonin]

"If it were modern wrap" Me: it would have less mumbling and heavy autotune, and more talent?😂

[@calebgale7807]

This level of commitment is deserving of a job far more vital then pokemon

[@heart_locket2]

"Don't fuckle with Shuckle" - Shuckle Shucky the 3rd

[@ObiwanNekody]

I think we do understand how long it takes, and that's why we want you to do it. The Internet isn't very nice.