Can you beat Pokemon Platinum Without Taking Damage?

You know how when you do Pokemon battles you generally take damage? What if you just don't?
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[@Smallant]

This one was a bit complicated so I opted for some post commentary for once. Hope you like it! (I'm still doing my regular style of videos normally so don't worry)

[@SupernovaC]

Smallant1 it was fun watching the stream every week! Well not just this stream but all of your streams!

[@thomasni123]

I love this style of video!!! Please make more like this! The commentary adds an extra level of personality and detail to what is otherwise just a stream highlight.

[@Dragonpuppylover]

I love the balance on you channel of clips goofing off on steam and the more in-depth speed runs! You’re rad :3

[@lepico3685]

This is cool i hope you make more vids like this

[@askthepizzaguy]

Yes, I actually prefer this post commentary, though clips and highlights from the streams would make some good content for a different video as well, because with this format, we do miss those chat gems.

[@vmah0111]

"We came up with a fool proof plan to defeat the Zubats" is probably a sentence that has never been spoken in Pokemon.

[@azurebalmung4520]

Idk, I could see Team Rocket saying it.

[@jonseon5952]

I had my Pokemon Platinum Nuzlocke ended by a combination of Jupiter's Zubat and Skuntank. I was going to use Geodude to kill Zubat and Skuntank with rock and ground moves but Zubat one shotted it with Giga Drain, then my other Pokemon fell to her team. I'm sure I had other Pokemon in the PC but I was going on the rule that if you black out once you lose.

[@nikovarano1741]

rofl

[@onthaticeburgess109]

Jonseon wdym

[@caintic26]

Yes, in the same timeline with COVID-19

[@moyai-1657]

“My starly evolved... and I was finally ready to fight the first battle

[@cope2247]

🤣🤣🤣

[@SebGamer246]

😹

[@Maybe53]

Fr 😂😂😂 that’s pure dedication

[@ultm8gamer91]

Evloved and got to lvl 19

[@minxkyy]

XD

[@spyopz]

8:19 Ant: I blew them all away with wing attack Also Ant: *uses aerial ace 3 times*

[@dynamic8192]

Sharp eyes

[@ItsmeUVie]

I mean, it was an attack done by _wings_

[@wilsongauchan4719]

​@@ItsmeUVieSo how can greninga learn aerial ace?

[@MMR_LM]

​@@wilsongauchan4719 The same way Charjabug gets Acrobatics

[@snow7981]

​@@wilsongauchan4719greninja is a bird. Duh

[@Pundae]

Imagine being the literal champion of a region and having every single one of your pokemon get taken out in one hit

[@blackfoxstudios4101]

It's even more ridiculous cause its F*CKING CYNTHIA

[@dalyparfieniuk6993]

And it's from a 10-year-old kid

[@akkiaddizone6889]

@@dalyparfieniuk6993 none of the protagonists are 10 year old They are in the ranges of 11-14 That's just some Made up thing by the Anime

[@el-verdadero_mordecai-456]

@@akkiaddizone6889 still, imagine that you are the "best trainer in the region" and get all your pokemon one shoted by a 14 years old kid

[@lop0998]

Red😊​@@akkiaddizone6889

[@joaofelipesiqueira21]

2nd gym leader seeing a torterra walk up: "I didn't sign up for this shit"

[@sampanicker4725]

Lmao

[@swablu_gamingsyt4697]

What if they expected it

[@themurphy1245]

*Staraptor

[@JoseRD9]

kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@castafiorept7309]

@@swablu_gamingsyt4697 "sometimes you just can't win them all..."

[@femkefeenstra7754]

"I played Pokémon Platinum and it's on KZbin." "Yeah so?" "Without. Taking. Damage." "R-right this way, sir...."

[@bastian_5975]

Entering the salty spitoon or Sovngard?

[@sandymangamin7159]

both

[@jesserose4334]

Lol

[@tomago1470]

@SKS- Killer aaaaa scary number me so scared

[@somedogsarecops2354]

With level 100 Pokemon.

[@Interesting_Failure]

Aerial Ace on that roserade was actually a 30% run ending move due to its ability poisoning on contact with that probability...

[@nihaarshah5742]

it wouldn't matter, it was the last one

[@am_crowner8265]

Actually, it would matter. Since he has to save at every gym, and since poison does damage while walking, he would be unable to exit the gym without taking damage, meaning he would be softlocked and must restart the entire challenge. He would need an antidote or a Pecha berry to avoid this, which would be unlikely for him to own, considering the rules of the challenge.

[@duckyonion3685]

@@am_crowner8265 you're stupid

[@MasterChief0522]

I think it has Natural Cure, not Poison Point.

[@tjrobertson9064]

The roserade has natural cure, so it was never a run-ending move.

[@MERKthatDUCK]

bit late to the party but this is genuinely one of the most impressive achievements i’ve ever seen, not exclusive to pokémon games, incredible. the patience and perseverance is insane

[@lunnith0628]

Can you beat it without taking damage? In game: yes Mentally: no

[@paxgallery6646]

That is entirely correct

[@daragh9696]

Lkjhgfdsa

[@antonioiniguez1615]

Yeah

[@wolfygamez1088]

I get it with the shiny buizel

[@flashmight6561]

The one thing i didnt understand is that if he taked damage, did he have to start all over again

[@calebshepherd8435]

you know the challenge is hard when you need a Torterra before the second gym

[@rawandrawand8206]

Lol

[@BirdThatEatsPrometheussLiver]

Caleb Shepherd All I can think about is the professor oak challenge

[@johnmarvingonzales7370]

Lisa Chickenfingers it’s a STARAPTOR

[@penggao7034]

I didn’t have a torterra until I was grinding on that one trainer with a happiny for crasher wake :/

[@heiditaylor6691]

Yeah

[@dragzz1]

I grew up with Gen 4, very happy to see someone taking D/P/P to the next level. You earned yourself a new sub!

[@chillycharizard5985]

I think the most surprising part about this is that your hall of fame resembles a fairly normal playthrough

[@emmahansen4858]

When he ko'd the shiny buizel then caught one later anyways I physically died

[@Kiss_My_Aspergers]

SAME

[@flohupfer7541]

same but the risk of the Pokéball not catching and the buizel attacking was just too high after all he had done after the last saving spot

[@MikeSchuchhard1038]

i am as a shiny hunter watching this and see hem killing a shiny it make me shove a gun in my head.

[@bravefencermusashi4826]

Mike Schuchhard I freaking know what you mean. I’m currently hatching a shiny sneasle while watching this and most of my shinys To sword.

[@Smallant]

At that time I did not have the correct ball. I believe later on you receive a net ball which drastically increases the odds to catch one. If I had tried to catch the shiny without the net ball I most likely would have taken damage

[@dingdawng]

Ok but imagine how terrifying this kids legend would be. "You heard about the new champion? It's told he never... ever got hit. Not even once! And he 1 hit knocked out everything in his way!"

[@coleymoley2997]

If i were a trainer i would just move out of his way lol

[@yourfavoriteneighborhoodni1268]

I really want someone to make a book on everyone’s reaction to a champion who won hit everything in existence and beat everything in one hit

[@alphaqwell2027]

@@yourfavoriteneighborhoodni1268 Maybe check out one punch man it may be the anime/manga for you

[@iaminsideyourwall5243]

Dig goes brr

[@dingdawng]

@@iaminsideyourwall5243 fly after dig go nyoooom

[@GuanlongX]

I love how Bibarel's sitting there wide-eyed on your team in the hall of fame like he's about to say "Hi KZbin I was here"

[@markjamieson487]

Recently found your videos and love the content!!! This video made me restart my platinum and do exactly what you did!!! Wish me luck!!!

[@omreee686]

I love that he was forced to pick turtwig, a defense-based pokemon, in a run where the defense stat is irrelevant.

[@genericname2593]

I'm sad he didnt pick chimchar

[@MrUnstoppableHeart]

He shldve picked chimchar for mach punch

[@LoneBeastYT]

Probably piplup had the moveset that doesn't allow him to be able to win the first rival battle without taking damage

[@ThiagoGlady]

Are you guys forgetting about the fight with rival? Cleary Chimchar was tbe worst choice, since he would've Pounded in the face everytime

[@pokala1828]

@@ThiagoGlady Cant he still get a good RNG?

[@mattlow51]

"Now that I've reached the daycare, this no longer a horrible grindy mess" Proceeds to run one million steps to grind up his pokemon

[@Luckysquirrel1256]

Twice

[@MultiKool13]

To be fair with the game sped up it's a lot easier and faster than grinding through battles and risking taking damage

[@LARAUJO_0]

It became a tolerable grindy mess

[@mohammednajl5950]

@@Luckysquirrel1256 actually, three times (although giratina wasnt a million steps)

[@Sabaelos]

to be fair, running up and down is far better than running up and down and repeatedly killing a million low leveled pokemon.

[@shanejustice2244]

Mad respect for this man and his commitment. what an absolute slog of hours. good stuff man!

[@SienAppelsien]

Thanks for all your amazing content, SmallAnt. I moved out a few days ago and watching your content really battles the loneliness

[@thefatc0w]

*Smallant* : I have my Lv. 100 Pokemon with priority moves, this challenge is going to be so easy from now on *Dennis' Drifblim* : _I'm about to end this man's whole career_

[@SupernovaC]

First reply at 550 likes lol

[@Magidar]

@@SupernovaC wow that's special.

[@palirtrym]

runk = wank in norwegian lmao

[@SupernovaC]

@@palirtrym wtf

[@fishotic4237]

The fact that his name is dennis is delightfully menacing

[@nypad5]

I dunno why, I'm just cracking up at leveling to 19 just to crush some poor kid with his level 5 pokemon. That made me laugh hard LOL

[@lethalvenom8955]

ur comment makes it even funnier

[@nypad5]

@@lethalvenom8955 haha glad i could make some people laugh! this whole video as a whole was very cool even if i dont know the pokemon games that well enough!

[@onthaticeburgess109]

nypad5 L

[@3PSILONletsplays]

No one is allowed to like this comment anymore!

[@bforthigh1617]

@@3PSILONletsplays why?

[@benediktwindisch2778]

This is just insane I mean I love grinding in Pokemon got 560 hrs in HeartGold, 363 hrs in Sapphire, over 100 hrs in Crystal, Diamond, Blue, Red, Black/White 2 and so on but this grind is unreal and deserves lot of respect. I've seen also your other challenges and you have to admit SmallAnt is really a pokemon grand master. I play Pokemon since 1999 but with those challenges you can always learn more well done SmallAnt Greetings from germany :)

[@Joe_Mama.also_YTHandlessuckass]

This man's commitment to challenges is legendary

[@blunderbus2695]

Barry: Make sure all your attacks hit! Avoid every enemy attack! Smallant: Actually, that's not a bad idea. Let's try it.

[@glaciveestudios6170]

I love finding smart comments

[@sucymanbavaran3001]

Who the hell is Barry? cause it seems like he ripped that quote off from THE MAN

[@river.retris]

"after starly evolved at lvl 19 i was ready for my first battle" thats like saying after going to college i was ready for my 1st grade exam

[@Bradstreeet]

Yes, but you’re blindfolded and have to write with your feet

[@apersonwhoexists6316]

Yes but u have no hands and don’t know what it’s about

[@hectorrodriguez6601]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sasukegaming8289]

Evolved*

[@JoeDan54]

"Can you survive the American education system with only getting 100s on everything?"

[@asshizu]

This is an insane amount of work. Amazing content!

[@AlyxWyld]

It took me a LOT of willpower to hold back my tears when you KO'd Buizel instead of catching it! Great video, love the content. Keep it up!

[@sammyjames3883]

14:00 Legend says that Riley is still waiting inside that cave, to this very day

[@rileyj6510]

LMAAOOOO poor Riley 💀

[@kevincaterpie6452]

😂😂😂

[@daltoncampbell887]

Still holding onto that egg aswell

[@Kiki-gs6ml]

@@rileyj6510 Wait a sec, are you the Riley waiting in that cave?!

[@LockandKeyHyena]

Y’all, you saw the look to the camera at the shiny buizel. He knew what he was doing.. the monster..

[@PokeNebula]

He them caught another buizel later... i am so mad right now

[@masterlonk8950]

Chicken Permission he didn’t catch it cause he only had regular poke balls which means he most likely would’ve had to reset which means grinding again and the one he caught was with a net ball and right after a gym which is a save

[@sirdaddio5102]

@@masterlonk8950 A risk worth taking

[@masterlonk8950]

Sir Daddio lmao

[@StormyJulyTrueLove]

Sir Daddio no.

[@artsyryder]

16:10 saving a timestamp for Candice's gym puzzle

[@primeverin5942]

Lady next to lake: "Your pokemon aren't bad, but you're laughably weak." Ant: *laughs in level 100*

[@YKS7722]

“i beat up the rich kids again for money” ah, so the tables have turned

[@audrey9561]

toe succ it’s funny to think that they pay you to beat them up

[@Gooseman8819]

@@audrey9561 *turntables

[@Minhaz25]

*_?????_*

[@abd3948]

That's hilarious If I were one of those rich kids I would have a strong fully evolved pokemon team ( I know they are made easy for the player )

[@ibrarjan5635]

Turn table have not tables have turned

[@MaggotKing9]

Your post commentary is awesome i hope you make more in this style in the future

[@mysteriesuniverse7684]

What a champ! The amount of patience and dedication it took is mindblowing.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Petition for SmallAnt to make a sequel to this with the Gen 4 remakes

[@ayaanosaurasrex6582]

No

[@edgarsintitulo4468]

Maybe

[@jakobo3044]

yes

[@ayaanosaurasrex6582]

Yes

[@pokepros2733]

69th like bois

[@scudono9536]

Imagine being the second gym leader expecting like level 16s and this dude comes in with a level 40

[@atharputra538]

"Lets fight kid" *torterra appears* "Shit"

[@hongmeiling8219]

Imagine if it was a gym leader new to the job, too “Oh boy, I can’t wait for my first day as a gym leader, I hope I do w-“ *kid sends out a fucking level 40 raptor* “…I hate this job.”

[@portraitofablueavatar114]

This happened to me in Pokemon Fire Red lol. Brock must be surprised when he saw my Level 35 Ivysaur and Level 24 Pidgeot 😂

[@Ghoulofidiocy2917]

@@portraitofablueavatar114 pidgeotto,idk how u got a pidgeot this low

[@ramanpreetsingh2206]

@@Ghoulofidiocy2917 bruh brock had like level 12 pokemon that pidgeotto is op compared to the shit 😂

[@afikolami]

Looks like Quick Attack was the most problematic move for this playthrough until you got Giratina, but I'm pretty sure in Platinum you can catch Gastly and Rotom very early in the Old Chateau inside Eterna Forest.

[@felixcroc]

True, but there's always the risk of getting hit during that battle. Even if you use a normal type, I think Gastly will know Curse by that level

[@ohhi687itsme8]

No, the biggest problem is that the elite four members still use freaking quick attack

[@SuperPraveenkumarpk]

why would that be a problem if you have gengar?@@ohhi687itsme8

[@clothieredward5248]

I haven't watched the entire video just yet but seeing how SmallAnt had to reset 57 times to complete the first trainer battle says a lot about how this run is going to go.

[@HamzahMC]

“After my starly evolved at level 19 I was ready for my first battle” Lol

[@CypressKing]

Hamzah ? What’s funny about that?

[@HamzahMC]

@@CypressKing It's funny because usually you can take the first battle with only your starter not even leveled up

[@jagenator444]

Cypress King mong

[@KenJumba2]

Cypress King ? why are you so pressed bitch

[@veracion2303]

ready perfect.

[@renisren1482]

When you hate Nurse Joy’s this much:

[@demonicskyz4846]

still need her to recover his PP.... I know that sounds weird

[@renisren1482]

@@demonicskyz4846 yeah, I thinked about it but you will go to Nurse Joy less frequently(Sorry my English is not that good)

[@Irinaholic]

@@renisren1482 wait thats not bad english

[@chimneybill9651]

Bunnies Tea Party thinked

[@daksh8747]

@@demonicskyz4846 you just described a popular fantasy

[@reaprsxo]

one of my favorite videos i watch this atleast once a month

[@iLL_WiLL_]

Watching you for the first time, you sir are a nut. I'm so glad you found success with all the dedication it took you. At a certain point, I assume for you failure was no longer an option. Anyways congrats on the success again if you happen to look at a lone comment on a video from two years ago.

[@maximusjacksamus8933]

18:32 "A simple rival battle" *thinks back to 2007, sobbing in a corner as I lose for an eighth time

[@cmonkey3698]

you must mean in diamond or pearl? platinum wasn't out yet in 2007

[@maximusjacksamus8933]

@@cmonkey3698 oh yeah mixed up platinum and pearl. Not sure if the battle was easier in platinum but in pearl it was super difficult

[@eddiemate]

Maximus Jacksamus Neither really, the battle remained basically the same in the remake. The only difference was he dropped a few levels for Platinum. It’s just simple when you’re at level 100 though

[@leonshirogane5541]

u suck :V

[@garorade]

wow you were a noob

[@dominique2911]

I like how he absolutely refuses to write *Resets: 70* but instead writes *Resets: 69+1*

[@chefcesar7444]

nice.

[@sauciine]

nice.

[@t1h189]

nice.

[@user-wf3lf9cw5e]

nice.

[@shamanazakura]

Nice +1

[@hcherni]

i LOVE this type of video! Keep them up!

[@Bob-fj7lr]

One shotting the entire elite 4 and champion without taking damage is fucking hilarious

[@TheAdvertisement]

Imagine all your friends as a kid being so hyped over one of them completing a nuzlocke and you just pull out, "I beat the game without ever taking damage."

[@blackfoxstudios4101]

Imma do this now in Shield just to flex on my friends who arent even big pokemon fans

[@Gamer3427]

Comments like this make me feel old, because when I grew up playing Pokemon, Nuzlockes weren't a thing yet...

[@pol610]

But in 1 non resetting run tho?

[@mateuszles2306]

@@tinavo5205 So basically what happened in this video?

[@andrewmunro6106]

Imagine a no damage challenge with no checkpoints? By that I mean if you take so much as one point of damage you restart the game.

[@gwentropy9396]

Ant: "the daycare turns this challenge into less of a grind " also ant: "so I spent 8 hours of my life biking up and down this road to level up my pokemon in the daycare. Twice. " Loving the post commentary btw, it feels like listening to an audiobook or audio documentary!

[@Jojo-js4dv]

Reminds me of Otzdarva’s no hit run in dark souls 2

[@SoggyCoffeeAddict]

I mean, he isn't wrong. I spent just about an entire 8 hours grinding a volcarona up to level 100 (starting at level 60 something) off of the first time you go to beat the elite 4 in Gen 5. I can only imagine how long it'd take to grind off of level 20's, for the three Pokemon he got to level 100

[@PresidentScrooge]

Since he is playing with an emulator he should have just set up some key-makro going up and down / left and right on an area without fight potentials and leave it running

[@princesscadance197]

There needs to be some way that you can AFK that. Perhaps cheats, code it to automatically bike up and down up a long strip of land. Just set it down, then go do something else while your Pokémon is grinded up to Lv100.

[@Predated2]

@@princesscadance197 its quite easy to set up tho. You have automatic keys and autoclickers.

[@matthewdallalana9869]

Smallant: ‘Earth power just barely ko’d. Pokémon: A critical hit!

[@adyny8598]

i cant imagine the ingame terror that SmallAnt would havoc in this run. can you imagine as a gym leader or Elite hearing about a ten year old nearly KO'ing everyone else, capturing Giratina and plowing through the elite four without getting hit once.

[@jacobpro_]

The fact he can’t save after every battle gives me so much anxiety

[@Alexander_l322]

I'd save state ;)

[@soullessSiIence]

Everything for the money 💸

[@Fran-rd1nl]

Why does he cant?

[@daka5645]

@@Fran-rd1nl He could, but it's the rule that he set for himself

[@SoullessNazzerin]

@@Fran-rd1nl It's so it would stay interesting both for him and the viewers... Plus it would take ages to save after every battle at the speed of gen 4 saving lmao, pretty much the only problem I have with gen 4 over other gens

[@stupidsoul]

7:24 "and finding a diseased weasel" Shiny hunters: *screaming in agony*

[@NitroNinja324]

Depending on how "legitimate" you hunt for shinies. Me? Cute charm glitch all the way.

[@sleazymeezy]

@@NitroNinja324 and that's why I detest shiny hunters.

[@NitroNinja324]

@@sleazymeezy What do you mean exactly?

[@sleazymeezy]

@@NitroNinja324 just my opinion that they should be special encounters. Maybe my 13+ encounters makes me biased.

[@NitroNinja324]

@@sleazymeezy Sorry, I still don't understand what you mean. Why aren't shinies special to you?

[@JB-pp1kt]

Dude, ur one dedicated dude. Most marines don’t have that type of dedication to start a game up 70+ times and level all ur team up to level 100 off 1 hit

[@GemJamZ]

You genuinely have more willpower to beat this pokemon challenge than I do to live

[@connertan3008]

Just Imagine being training your entire life into adulthood to get into the Elite 4. Now imagine getting every single one of your Pokemon getting killed in one shot by a kid.

[@SearchingForOurName]

ahahaha

[@andresrodrz]

That's pretty much every Pokémon league in a nutshell

[@georgek4416]

Wow

[@DarkMeridian0]

Sounds like most multiplayer experiences

[@bachpham6862]

To be fair, their whole life of training on mountains, crossing seas, ... to level their pokemon is no match for some old couple in the suburb playing with the pokemons in the garden.

[@vgforever6686]

It’s rly funny seeing how someone actually tries so hard to beat zubat when he had lvl100 pokemon but not want to take damage The meticulous planning on just defeating a weak foe but to no damage achievement The determination is just damn amazing I’d probably just steamroll it without even care whether or not i take damage Great vid btw, now i kinda wanna copy ur line up and playstyle but not gonna reset it cuz some dude scratch my pokemon

[@adonutplaysgames8536]

Re-watched this 'cos Shining Pearl coming soon. Forgotten a lot of the Pokémon in this series. This is gonna be dope af! Fantastic video. You're cookoo for doing it, but fantastic all the same!

[@littleroot]

I swear to god ant is gonna go ahead and speedrun his life without breathing or something

[@firesong7825]

LLOYD not that difficult considering how short it’d be.

[@Kimarnic]

Life abortion% or Life suicide%

[@schmoko]

I mean if you don't breathe it's a pretty quick speedrun of life right?

[@justzodiax3261]

That's gonna be the saddest PB ever

[@TheHadMatters]

@@justzodiax3261 Don't worry, he'll do better once he's more experienced!

[@MagnetMayham]

> killed a shiny buizel > caught a normal one That confuses me to this day lmao

[@xxMiraclesMay]

He couldn't risk taking damage. He was only able to get the Net Ball later, which is what he needed for the Buizel.

[@st8968]

It was Disease

[@marcobonera838]

that's the beauty of the internet

[@Kiki-gs6ml]

What if all shiny pokemon actually have a disease? That would explain why so many are green

[@TheJepega]

@@Kiki-gs6ml I mean its been confirmed to be some kind of skin disorder/disease. Kind of like an albino animal.

[@DelosApolo]

make these kind of videos longer, we love them

[@ashy8992]

The legendary video that introduced me to SmallAnt - wish I'd found him sooner

[@Cryingobi]

legends say he is still waiting in the cave to battle with him

[@aaronjames3228]

😂

[@superbspurge]

Ahahahahahaha

[@vaclavbastl500]

7:58 I like how Silcoon just...died

[@kylelogan7799]

Chlup n I really just laughed out loud rewatching that 😂😂😂

[@N_IRL]

@@kylelogan7799 Same I didn't notice that at first or at least consider it XD

[@zappedddd]

I advise you to use the generic hair profile picture, it's much more realistic.

[@pikachufanz4744]

I have rewatched this at least 5 times and it's still good

[@johnnymorningstar2855]

Not gonna lie, I'm really not much for watching gamers because I seriously don't care to watch other people play games but I've watched a few of these polemon challenges and I must say I'm impressed. Hella respect for the commitment my dude 💯

[@Varis...]

My brain just decided this instead of homework

[@3twibles4sweetrevenge]

is brian a good boy or does he misbehave

[@pokemongurlz]

Mine toooo

[@jirachiblade8552]

This is your homework now

[@JeremyCorobai69420]

me too

[@kingcusea]

It’s not too late depending on your school. But for you it’s most likely to late.

[@Vivat_Veritas]

"If you've played through it once, there isn't a lot of reason to play through it again" My four runs of Pokemon Platinum in two months beg to differ

[@blues4509]

My annual runs through each region every six months or so begs to differ as well lol

[@aurelionsolofficial]

@@blues4509 "annual runs" all the "6 months" ?

[@charlottearanea7507]

Yeah the video was cool but I strongly disagreed on that point lol Every playthrough is different because there's billions of possible team combinations

[@blues4509]

@@aurelionsolofficial I don't get what the question is implying

[@VideoGameDesignFiles]

@@blues4509 Annual means yearly. You cant just do a yearly run every six months?

[@cfq1018]

2:22 the pain in his face

[@GamingWithCalvin1]

0:10 pokemon has extreme replay value. That plus the ridiculous playtime you'll get in post game is what makes emerald probably my second most played game(second to minecraft)

[@SaiOkami777]

"Can you beat Platinum without taking damage?" *Sturdy, Hail, Sandstorm, All Recoil Moves, and Sucker Punch: Allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@prodecks2005]

he lucky nothing had a priority move that had more priority than quick attack

[@Keds1995]

@Gabriel Mota Sturdy didn't have the "free focus sash" effect until gen 5. In gens 3-4, it just stopped OHKO attacks (Fissure, sheer cold, horn drill, guillotine).

[@kourii]

@@prodecks2005 Well, one had ExtremeSpeed, but he used Giratina for that. Edit: My B homeboi, didn't remember that ExtremeSpeed was still only priority +1 in Gen IV

[@avgplayer3000]

Sturdy: Does not work that way in Gen4. Hail: He outsmarted the game with Glaceon. Sand: No forced battle with sand in the game. Recoil moves: Why would he use them? Sucker Punch: All priority moves in gen 4 had the same priority. So yeah, there is luck involved, but not in any of this topics

[@jayseepee1571]

also torterra handles sand lmao

[@toag3822]

You know it's going to be a long run when the first battle has a 1/16 chance to be beaten.

[@mac1166]

@Marcell D'avis he said 1 in 16

[@xgongivittoya1931]

@Marcell D'avis no he didn't

[@toag3822]

I just came back to watch this video and god seeing my comment here gave me a fight-or-flight reaction; I completely forgot I had commented.

[@Piquerrs]

I miss this type of format with the voiceover, it gives a closer kind of vibe. Wish he'd keep uploading videos just like this one

[@NovaSixx]

My guy did the bike/daycare trick off stream 😂 I used to do that in ruby. You need the bike that can't go up those steep rocks and it'll just keep bouncing you back to the last frame but it counts as a step. Just gotta put something heavy on your up button.

[@FishTheShooter]

Dog I was laughing my ass off at this. "We needed a plan to defeat the Zubats" *Kills shineys but gets different normal forms later*

[@apexkonchu2234]

He killed the shiny because he didn't have a Net Ball at the time.

[@deadvoxelx6042]

Yes I feel

[@FishTheShooter]

@@apexkonchu2234 I mean we all know why he had to kill it lol. Was too risky. Just funny

[@michellenguyen9561]

Dog I was laughing my ass off at this. "We needed a plan to defeat the Zubats" Kills shineys but gets different normal forms later

[@Charizard24682]

@@michellenguyen9561 dog

[@FranMG]

11:00 you can feel the pain lol

[@Introoo]

A verified person without any likes and replies? Impossible.

[@illegalmemedealer1270]

@@Introoo what kind of sorcery is this

[@cameronallmon]

17:55 felt even worse lol

[@illegalmemedealer1270]

@@martinbjornberg1400 what does that mean may i ask

[@isaacjimenezblanco9330]

Pibe, me sorprende que nadie te encontré aquí, 🥵🥶

[@originalname5303]

Imagine Cynthia's pov. You enter with level 100s that have taken zero damage and have no status conditions.

[@aprophetofrng9821]

You know what I found when I was a kid about levelling up pokemon in the daycare? There's a factory place that's a sort of puzzle, I forget exactly where. But there are tiles in it where when you step on them they spin you off into a specific direction. Most of them spin you into other platforms that spin you into others, and yada yada. However, there are some that spin you directly downwards into a wall... So what I did as a kid was I got some heavy stuff, put them on the up d-pad and the run button, and then just left for school. It auto ran upwards into the tile, and then the tile spun me downwards until I hit a wall, and then rinse and repeat. I did that for a couple days while I went to school and came back to level 100 pokemon. I felt like I cheated, but my Torterra named Fred was the baddest bitch in town so I didn't care.

[@SmolPotato8]

It's the Fuego Ironworks, and that's honestly an amazing strat, I might try that sometime

[@danielbottlik2604]

Normal person: "Hey I wanna play pokemon again but it's too easy so I'll do a nuzlocke where fainting means the pokemon dies and I can't use them again." Ant: "Hey I wanna play pokemon again but it's too easy so I'll PLAY THE WHOLE GAME WITHOUT EVER TAKING DAMAGE."

[@nasinnarcotics]

"I need to OHKO everything." Pokemon with Sturdy: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@gerritschulz3771]

But not in Gen 4 :D

[@oofyr3058]

Someone should dare him to do a no damage run in any game Gen V onwards. Gonna need some multi-hit moves to pull that one off XD

[@jstsomeotaku7293]

I'm the 69th like

[@kumikostan69]

Sturdy in gen4 lul

[@nasinnarcotics]

@@kumikostan69 Oh, I know it didn't exist. I just think it'd be funny should they ever attempt this again. Not that I think they will, considering the hell this challenge must have been.

[@thosgameroom1618]

About the Snover+Sneasel trainer in the Snowpoint Gym, you could just kill Snover with Glaceon then send anything that could one-shot the Sneasel since when you send the pokemon in, it won't take damage right away from the Hail.

[@PokemonLegendsZeraora]

Truly an incredible challenge in one of the hardest Pokemon games, great work!

[@garrettchambers5241]

Lmao the one person in chat when he killed the buizel; "Kick it's ass"

[@jstsomeotaku7293]

U mean vandermear?

[@AlexiusTurtle]

Time stamp it

[@garrettchambers5241]

@@AlexiusTurtle pause the video then go to 7:34

[@centrrwrld8553]

lmao

[@AlexiusTurtle]

@@garrettchambers5241 tyx

[@Milk-kh8fy]

16:15 i spent 15 minutes to find the perfect route Ant: walks straight foward

[@daisonggong1608]

had to solve puzzle and avoid trainers

[@danielandrade2588]

@@daisonggong1608 without context it was funny asfuck

[@Typhin.]

We still had candice

[@wakayaka3757]

@@shartwastaken ur mom

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@Typhin. According to 'MR. OBVIOUS' Gamefreaks Dev's are evidently as incompetent as Yandere-Dev. That KZbinr covers Stuff that even Experts like Distant Kingdom never covered and shows that the Skill-Level has LITERALLY and not figuratively returned to ‚Red/Blue’-Standarts. Yeah. No kidding. Check him out.

[@FluteVA]

Oh my god, this is a very interesting video. I didn't think you had much patience in getting through the first battle without damage. Also I wanted to ask...may I make a video of me reacting to your video? I do the voice impression of Ash Ketchum and my fans are asking me to react to your video. I'll leave credit to you in the description, as this is something I do to all of the reaction videos I had done as Ash Ketchum.

[@svenlechtenberg8119]

It took 9 in game hours to defeat the first trainer.... The best thing I ever heard 😂😂

[@mccubist3371]

Me : Going to the PokeCenter all the time while playing SmallAnt : *I'm Immune To Healing*

[@arandombear1693]

Facts

[@vqnflips8779]

Yes I started playing pokemon again (ultra sun) and I have to go poke center almost all the time

[@888harper88]

Remember he probably did go to a Pokémon center to get his pp back

[@mccubist3371]

@@888harper88 valid point 🤣

[@gabecalise120]

What about his pp All men need to monitor their pp regularly and also do what needs to be done in pokemon

[@TaleChef]

This is actually a lot like how I beat D/P on my first playthrough as a kid. I was stuck in the first city because I had no idea I had to talk to someone to progress. By the time I figured it out, I had already spent a ridiculous amount of time raising a level 50+ Infernape, Staraptor, and Luxray. To this day, I have no idea how child me had the patience to do that. But, I still have those 3 now level 70ish pokemon resting in my PC after all this time.

[@tonyochoa4312]

Ikr I had two level 100’s before the elite four in xy and I have no idea how past me had that patience

[@jovannyjaldin8950]

Same I had like lvl 34 quilava in ss after the first gym didn’t know I needed to do smth before leaving

[@TheShadowhog759]

I met a kid who didn’t know where to go at all and just grinded his piplup into an empoleon in that first grass patch LOL. When I showed him my game he was like “how did you get there??” I was like bro literally you just walk to the right 😭😭 we were probably like 9.

[@deadlyevil8540]

On my first play through ever ( Pokemon fire red) I had a Charizard level 60 on surge because i only had one Pokemon and think how I beat misty even I don't remember that

[@suisui5930]

That's cool and all but did you lose 18 hours of progress in 2 seconds?

[@simouric4906]

These scripted videos are so much better than the ones where you just talk with chat. I really appreciate the ones you've done like this one. Keep up the good work

[@Fizzy-YT]

Watching this gave me so much nostalgia and I’m playing this game again

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

Huh, neat. GameChamp did this in Red, but that's a game with absolutely mangled code and AI so I figured it's not possible in other games. Guess I was wrong.

[@thegay]

Actually, the weird code is what made that one harder, for the most part (1 in 256 glitch)

[@as-ei3sy]

He also did it without resetting except at the beginning though

[@Ivan-fy3pr]

@@plznobanihack6132 Ah, you're right. I completely forgot about that. Sorry.

[@phantomfire5013]

Smallant did it in red as well.

[@pvzbronygodgaming8476]

It's possible to do this in Platinum under fucking Nuzlocke rules. Someone on the nuzlocke forums did it.

[@desertsoftime]

I was worried for you when I first saw this, remembering how bad it was when VG-myths did the same challenge in pokemon red. I agree that it's fair to have saves and emulator speed ups, to spare your sanity.

[@metalYouTube]

I was worried that he would have to restart the beginning for 10000 times

[@micahagpaoa5384]

I was worried he'd dream he took damage and somehow come to the conclusion that imaginary damage is still damage

[@zerph3329]

@@micahagpaoa5384 I felt so bad for gamechamp. That run took a toll on him.

[@Gorhaloth]

Hey didn’t save but he did have speed ups. He was using the dodrio game corner not the actually game. So he had 4x speed.

[@BillyBob-xx5jr]

@@Gorhaloth Smallant had speed up too, albeit probably not x4, maybe around x2.

[@MrAdnan252]

I would enable the increased XP cheats for this challenge, seems like grinding is a major proponent and there isn't a level cap

[@karthikgokul93]

Watching this stressed me out every time he was about to take damage. Story well narrated. It was like a movie lmao

[@SolarPhoenix3]

I've seen this anime before. Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious

[@averagegamer012]

He was *perfectly prepared*

[@demonicskyz4846]

@@averagegamer012 *READY PARFECTLY*

[@TheHorrorDevotee]

when he wins a battle, you can literally see the milisecond his brain floods with endorphines

[@liamfanning5007]

R/iamsmart

[@davidwillcocks808]

@@liamfanning5007 No

[@liamfanning5007]

@@davidwillcocks808 r/wooosh

[@UncontrolledMadness]

William O'Reilly stfu r/iHaveReddit

[@liamfanning5007]

@@UncontrolledMadness r/icanttakejokea

[@oskar5415]

This man literally said there is not much reason to replay it, yet there are 473 individual pokemon to use

[@audiable3722]

bingeing smallant VIDS LETS GOO

[@MrMadness1]

"Once you've played through Pokemon, there isn't really much reason to play through again." 10 Year Old Me: "However, I disagree!"

[@diegouy8277]

I still replay Gen 3. Honestly, I think Pokemon games have the highest replay ability as a franchise.

[@kingkobra5063]

Well I replayed every pokemon game you can still have fun playing them and I'm replaying pokemon platnium

[@diegouy8277]

@@coomerwaffen I played the first one a couple years ago. I haven't been as into it as I am Pokemon. I wish I had the ability to objectively compare the two, but I'm only human.

[@Mystixor]

Honestly I must have played Platinum 20+ times, always only with Piplup at the beginning, bringing it to Lvl 100 (obviously evolution as well)

[@zarkwhitnoname]

I was looking for this comment. the phrase "Once you've played through Pokemon, there isn't really much reason to play through again." has absolutely no sense whatsoever and it's blatantly just lazy writing for the intro of the video.