Can you beat Pokemon Gold/Silver with Just a Pichu?

[@hrr2b239]

A funny anecdote on the “Gen 2 miss”: it actually *is* a thing, but it’s almost invisible. There’s still a 1/256 chance to miss every secondary status condition, including supposedly guaranteed ones like Zap Cannon. Since those kinds of moves tend to be awful, this glitch may as well not exist in practice, but it’s amusing nonetheless

[@IAmMissingnoMaster]

Had a feeling Pichu would be a struggle, but if Togepi and Shuckle have taught me anything, it's that when there's a Rollout, there's a way.

[@Laszlo5897]

You could say, they rolled their way out...

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

Also helps that while Pichu's stats are bad, it's best stat of speed at 60 really helps. If you can go first, there is always a chance to win.

[@Anonymous_Eyeballs]

I've been playing gen 2 since I was like 8 and I didn't know that rollout scaled with def curl until the shuckle vid

[@jans353]

Hey Jrose, your videos are not only interesting but also very comforting. Thank you for the effort you put into every video, especially during the month of Jrose! :)

[@LechuKawaii]

This guy is suffering just to entertain us. You can even feel it on his voice. He's a legend

[@MichaelSotoCE]

He was literally like "why are you evening watching anymore" lmao Thanks jrose

[@BrandonVout]

I love Pichu's back sprite! I wish they did more full-body backs before Gen 5, since Gen 2 had my favorite art style and color scheme.

[@chrisdaignault9845]

I think they only did them for babies.

[@GMJ7]

@@chrisdaignault9845 Of all the babies in Gen II, only Pichu and Togepi have full body back sprites, though a few regular Pokémon got them, too: Zubat, Magnemite, Ledyba, Unown, Qwilfish. Several more are very nearly full back sprites but are just barely cut off at the bottom, such as Diglett, Oddish, Mew, and Igglybuff. I find it funny that Voltorb didn't quite get a full back sprite despite being the perfect candidate for it! I think the main contributing factor for the leap in back sprite quality between Gen I and Gen II is the fact that Gen I, for whatever reason, used half resolution back sprites that were only 28 pixels tall/wide. Each pixel was scaled up 2x to match the enemy's front-facing 56 x 56 sprites, leaving so much blockiness and little room for detail. Gen II designed back sprites with the full 56 x 56 sprite size in mind from the beginning.

[@porkyminch5131]

@@GMJ7 🤓

[@penguinimptheinsane774]

Depending on your Stat EXP after Falkner, you likely couldn't have asked for a much better Pichu Having Hidden Power Ice means you had 14 or 15 HP, 15 Attack, 13 Defense, 15 Speed, and any possible Special for DVs, with Hidden Power being 66, 67, 68, 69, or 70 base power, based on the Special DV

[@sweetcornwhiskey]

Wow HP Ice was so insanely lucky. That was like the best possible hidden power type available, and it also had a high power. Absolutely insane

[@echogaia1708]

water/grass/fire could have also work

[@TheLostSheep578]

​@@echogaia1708water and grass wouldn't of hit meganium for super effective damage so he might of had to rely on rollout strats. And while fire could hit for super effective damage against meganium and steelix it wouldn't be good against dragon so it could cause more problems. HP Ice with tha good of power was really the saving grace.

[@OmegaSoypreme]

Man I love gold/silver. Truly one of the most exciting video game releases of my life. And the discovery that we could revisit kanto after the elite 4 was absolutely mind blowing!

[@vinzo0913]

It just kept giving! The elite four felt climactic, but NOTHING compared to Red.

[@TheAuron32]

need more dual region games, its such a great idea.

[@Prosper_Dean]

It was very cool to me how the regions bordered eachother as well

[@sheer_1]

@@TheAuron32 a lot of things in scarlet/violet hint to maybe visiting Kalos in DLC. That's not the same thing, but I'll take it. Maybe we'll finally get some Volcanion context

[@TheAuron32]

@@sheer_1 i would love to go back there, it never felt the storey was quite complete

[@Olivia-mh8wq]

I love the idea of this tiny little Pichu just furiously rolling into everything and knocking out pokemon left and right.

[@jackhazardous4008]

I saw tha5 in the anime once

[@AzureKite]

I love how Gyarados felt bad for your Pichu and set up the Rain so it could land Thunder. So nice of them.

[@gaobot]

Them. 🤔

[@KingStr0ng]

@@gaobot It's this annoying new-age speak that people are doing because they want to act like there's no gender. 😑 He actually meant to say "He". He used Rain Dance.

[@pokepaar3696]

Shouldn't it be "it"?

[@fgvcosmic6752]

@@KingStr0ng its a fucking pokemon nobody can be bothered to check the gender for a goddamn comment

[@KingStr0ng]

@@fgvcosmic6752 It shows that it's male right on the screen.

[@MishKoz]

The reason Return did more than Thunder is because the Hitmons got a huge special defense buff in gen 2, as opposed to their like 35(?) special in gen 1.

[@mustachewalrus]

1:50 “but do you want to hear something terrible” *ad break* …Perfect placement

[@philclip23]

I get so nostalgic for this generation. Pokemon Gold was my first ever video game. Not only was it my intro to the franchise, it defined what a video game could be for me. Everything about it just makes me feel so happy and carefree. Even with Whitney. Pure evil, that one.

[@johnm.castillo3163]

omg same. My big brother got me Pokemon Silver the year it was released and it was basically the bane of my existence for a year or so. It taught e about persistence and about getting through stuff no matter how frustrating it gets i.e. whitney, bugsy, claire, and the little puzzles really messed with my head but made me a stronger person

[@MrNicefff]

Silvers my favourite, played blue first but silver just felt like a suped up Blue to my child mind

[@bugcatcher8989]

This Pichu run gets the OG Bug Catcher official stamp of approval! 👍

[@ryanlane680]

I’m loving the personality of your editor showing up in the recent vids seems like great person

[@SimplyAJ]

Aha, thanks for the kind words!

[@Hadaron]

10:33 - This scene right here seems like this run in a nutshell. Pichu can get all the luck in the world (70% thunder hit, 30% paralyze), but with such bad stats, it can’t even hit hard enough to guarantee a win, and all it takes is a little bad luck (37.5% chance of paralyzed DynamicPunch) to lose it all.

[@napoleoncomplex2712]

Red wasn't being mysterious this time. He was just speechless at being beaten by a kid wielding a Pichu.

[@globalistgamer6418]

Big brain: Never evolve Pikachu Galaxy brain: Never evolve Pichu

[@xkoroo9658]

And that pichu wasn’t even too over levelled.

[@alyssav2124]

22:35 Losing to Pichu? That's gotta be embarrassing. I don't blame her for being mad.

[@deltavictor8369]

Great timing from KZbin: "You want to hear something terrible?" And the video immediately cut to an ad. Not a glowing endorsement!

[@RealCryptoTest]

“Entire enemy team is babies!” -Heavy, Team Fortress 2

[@TheKingRiku]

I want you to know I appreciate the timed cut of, "you want to hear something terrible?" and that be the time for an ad. Brilliant.

[@HeWhoHungers]

Jrose: *uses a Pichu* Silver: "You only won because my pokémon are weak"

[@thorveack]

HP Ice was probably THE best Hidden Power you could've asked for. electric is resisted by itself, Grass, Dragon and has no effect against Ground. But ice is super effective against Ground/Dragon/Grass and neutral against Electric. As such Electric+Ice is only resisted by Magnemite/Magneton in Gen2.

[@zombeef3074]

Your editor is goated for keeping up with this month of daily content. Also RIP your editor 💀

[@petrie911]

Running the damage calcs, Pichu's Hidden Power is at least 60 base power. That's pretty solid for a random Pichu.

[@KyleLeeman]

Unreal how consistently high quality these uploads have been. I expected daily uploads to mean the lengths would drop but here we are. What a legend.

[@Jollofmuncher2000]

Jrose has been doing this style of video for years. It'd be hard but he's experienced so he knows how to be efficient

[@kevinb5417]

Wow, KZbin recommended me this after 38 seconds. You've clearly won the algorithm.

[@jackieboy17]

You make the best videos to fall asleep to OR to entertain you when you’re awake. That’s talent.

[@Bulbonius]

It's gonna be hard going back to a normal schedule after you spoiled us like this. I always hope to see one of your videos in my subscription feed ever since 2020. Theres something deeply comforting about your videos.

[@Onmur]

15:55 Wow, Pryce was a Rocket grunt all along!

[@Willingmess]

Ooh man, pichu is gonna be pretty rough all things considered. I can see jasmine especially being incredibly difficult with her steelix and magnemites.

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

She was he had to overlevel a ton for that On the bright side Lance n Clair were super EASY for pichu

[@claudio_wild]

Hidden power ice really was clutch. Ice moves are great coverage for electric types generally since it hits ground and grass types that electric has a hard time with.

[@lance7380]

"Do you wanna hear something terrible!?" *Ad break* This is GOLDDDD

[@AlldaylongRock]

Not resetting after losing to level up on the E4 isnt the best idea if you are using Return. Fainting reduces friendship a lot.

[@SimplyAJ]

Next G/S/C challenge should include overcoming the true ultimate trainer: Cal, in the Viridian City Trainer House.

[@tamaplayer22]

I love when the text says (it's not very effective) but it one shots the Pokémon lmao

[@flarithen]

the funniest part of his rant about the comment section correcting him is that mud-slap is 20 base power, even in gen2

[@DanKeehner]

Month of Jrose has been great, you sir should know your work ethic is greatly appreciated.

[@dackinthebox9242]

The month of Jrose is like the gift that keeps on giving

[@phoebe5114]

Right on! Your commentary on videos is the best, helps me feel like I'm watching it live, albeit condensed. Also, have you considered adding Weedle and Magikarp to the RBY tier list under a DNF tier? That could be a neat thing! Thanks as always, Jrose. :)

[@Cwdoneright]

Shout out aj the editor, you deserve some love for the month that is jrose also!

[@Sez___]

Love the daily content. Will hate it when it's over. Look forward to it every night

[@danielward3879]

I'm confused. Jrose had to faint in a lot of battles against the Elite 4 to level up. But then he finally gets back to Bruno, realises he had no thunder and managed to win using return. Would all the faints not have lowered the base power of return, meaning that the levels gained may have been offset by the reduced power of return, and maybe he would've been better off using return all along?

[@nightblaze1274]

Hey Jrose I've been going through some medical complications (kidney stones) and while passing them and being messed up by my medicine i gotta say your videos have helped a lot! They are very comforting and homely! Thank you!

[@mgodidek]

This is some marathon work JRose. This is why you're the GOAT

[@lili_the_fox]

The base stat difference between Pichu and Elekid is 155, which is greater than the difference Between Pichu and Pikachu (115).

[@youtube-kit9450]

Magby, Elekid and Munchlax are stupidly powerful for baby pokémon, yeah.

[@cymbaline4384]

It's incredible that you're dropping hit after hit with these videos. I know it must be super difficult at times and I just like to say that your passion for these games and these videos is remarkable

[@brolsroyceyt2362]

This got me back on Pokemon can’t lie Jrose appreciate you G!

[@DwarfLordGeorge]

Ngl this month of jrose is amazing, genuinely looking forward to next year if you plan to do this again. Getting to see your videos every now and then was nice but getting to see em every day is just amazing (but try not to burn yourself out and don't forget to take a well deserved break after this month)

[@kyleomalley5916]

Your videos have reignited my love of pokemon. After watching your first few videos I actually bought a new copy of yellow so I could play while listening.

[@muffinland]

Wow I've never been THIS early for a JRose video. Pichu is my favorite baby.

[@warkos3591]

Thank you Jrose for all your content. It's always a fun watch!

[@kutsmacksolucas]

These have been a rough couple of months. Your videos help very much, specially before bed. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@mirandarae7678]

The giddiness in your voice while defeating lance was the purest thing, I almost cheered with you when Pichu won!! Thank you for the daily videos in this, the month of Jrose

[@SomeGuy712x]

(14:23, 20:10) Actually, Mud-Slap has 20 base power. Still very weak, of course. (18:02) Don't worry. I'll be glad to _correctly_ correct you whenever I get the chance. (39:01) LOL, thanks for assuring your own demise, Gyarados! (48:34) Wow, managing to land a 5th-turn non-Charmed Rollout on Snorlax was extremely lucky. Can Pichu eke out the victory now...? (49:19-49:31) HUZZAH!!! And that's game! Holy crackers, you got lucky again there! (49:45) Yeah, Hidden Power Ice FTW. Getting that really helped with a bunch of things that could've otherwise been super annoying for Pichu.

[@maxbuffkin5625]

As someone that played Crystal growing up, and a lot on emulation with Crystal Clear, it feels so weird seeing the Silver/Gold sprites. XD

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

Crystal clear is REALLY AN INCREDIBLE game I loved it so much I occasionally replay it

[@nightmare348]

Man, and I thought Pichu in FRLG was bad.

[@scorchinsun6586]

That Pichu sprite is so nice man

[@yurigagarine6998]

You creep.

[@bassguitarbill]

I love how Lance's Gyarados felt sorry for your lil mouse baby

[@Xpwnxage]

The month of Jrose will go down as a highlight of my year.

[@rayburner8023]

Thank you Jrose! It’s been really hard week for me and the month of Jrose has been such a wonderful and welcome distraction. Very grateful!

[@derrickbuhonick3105]

I very much enjoyed watching you narrow down what Hidden Power was going to be.

[@Nightmster]

Man, that Red battle was something :D

[@rainyday_vg]

Everytime Jrose says "so yeah we're going to lose this battle" I'm like "ok so this is the one he finally wins in"

[@samsi6232]

Jrose popping these out on the daily. I can't go to bed at night until I catch them. Last night I stayed up late knowing one was coming out. Electrode went hard. I was a little late to work this morning but this man's content is a lifestyle at this point so the6 gonna have to deal with it.

[@berenerchamion4998]

Saying HP Ice is good is an understatement! It was the best one possible. I am pretty sure a run without it would be very different

[@skipspik1571]

In gold and silver, I recall a fisherman house near the lake of rage that can give you ether amoung other things if you show him a magikarp.

[@CodFishHandjobs]

has a reward for pichu's effort, you should made him evolve

[@SquizbarDeAlienOfficial]

Jrose you clearly have the patience of a god! Love your challenge runs. Keep up the fantastic work

[@Scagh]

That ending was really unexpected! Awesome video, As always, thank you!

[@Zenrei03]

Holy shit man I can't even keep up with this content release schedule. What you're doing is legendary.

[@Mrnotpib]

News update: Jrose attempts something the Pokemon and Smash Melee competitive communities deem unlikely. Pichu taking a regional.

[@Christoffski]

Getting a lucky hidden power has seen me keep Pokemon in my party that I was going to box. Like a Fearow armed with Hidden Power Ground and an Adamant nature in Fire Red that I'd caught just for back up near Viridian City. With STAB moves like Drill Peck, Double-Edge, Hyper Beam and Return it can absolutely tear a path through Kanto. Haven't watched much gen 2. This was great! What a slog.

[@bobosmith101]

This and the Shuckle run convinced me Rollout is really good for this challenge.

[@karppiboy]

Finish a Jrose video. See Jrose uploaded a new video while you were watching that. Be happy.

[@paintedeyes9736]

Hey Jrose, just wanted to say thank you for having brightened so many of my days during the last few weeks. Love your content!

[@snickers882]

I personally love the long videos. I know its prob hard to make long videos. But I like to put it on and listen and fall asleep at night. But I also rewatch the videos during the day lol

[@chester3449]

That was unreal run. Thanks for your videos. 👍

[@barneybetsington7501]

Nico Nico Ni, brother

[@MidtownMadness1]

I suppose the answer will be "No"

[@Pao-vo8mf]

finally someone who is polite! jrose makes questions in the title of every video and no one answers him

[@guessowii]

@@Pao-vo8mf nice

[@chewybacaking]

I'm usually not this fast but thankfully Pichu's base speed is subpar

[@Mis73rRand0m]

Better than expected! I laughed watching Pichu taking on Machamp with a little swipe of a return and one shotting it!

[@kevrolld]

Great content & always tune in when it’s a personal fav Mon

[@jordenmiller5169]

My favorite Pokémon

[@scottg7321]

I thought Pichu loses HP after using thunder

[@1BlueYoshi]

I think even without HP Ice, Iron Tail could've picked up the slack against Rock types. And for Lance, Rollout could've basically swept his whole team anyway

[@gloriousbutterking3417]

I love the impossible ones because it's just you venting about how it sucks. good video

[@xBlackDawnx]

That was brutal! Very cathartic though when you finally got it

[@lukaskarlgerhard]

You loved using rollout so much you completely forgot to use an electric move on the Vaporeon 😀 great video though, so much fun to watch!

[@CloudStrife893]

Dude your videos have been so good lately! Finishing the year with a bang!

[@nokronis]

Rollout the Gen 2 runs!

[@lelio422]

Awesome run! The month of Jrose has been truly amazing 👏 keep up the great work.

[@petelee2477]

39:47 since lance's entire team is weak to rock without hidden power ice you can just use roll out.

[@ghostlydegree6148]

I was fully expecting the hidden power type to be electric after it was super effective on the pidgeotto

[@minikawildflower]

The Gen 2 rival cracks me up, he keeps calling you a wimp and I'm like, buddy I'm undefeated against YOU

[@proudherouser4069]

Pichu is so small his entire sprite can be seen from behind from the player's perspective

[@MrEnte3000]

Mud-Slap is 20 Power.

[@romanh8890]

Bro i discovered your channel like a week ago and i have already seen all the imposible challenges i love it keep it up ❤️

[@CarissaNomadic]

That change of music at 37:35 XD Absolutely how it feels

[@Bobbleheads56]

Im addicted to these vids. Keep up the good work

[@devonbrindley366]

I never comment on anything, but thanks so much for all our are doing man. I can't tell you how much I look forward to your stuff, let alone this awesome month. Literally the other day I told my wife that she should just go out with the girls so I could have a chance to catch up on all these vids your cranking out. You are actually, truthfully, making them faster than I can even watch them. It is absolutely not going unappreciated!

[@pascalphilosopher4237]

Just wanted to say I love your content, really digging this month. :)