Can you Beat Pokemon Red/Blue with Only a Jigglypuff?

[@MitchellD249]

"Holy moly, is every fight kind of a struggle. Well one isn't." I immediately thought to myself "sorry Bruno".

[@WolfDB]

Is there any run in this challenge series where Bruno won't be pathetically easy to beat?

[@Alizarian0]

Maybe Onix?

[@donovanchilton5817]

@@Alizarian0 STAB earthquake may be enough to beat Bruno alone sadly.

[@RaphielShiraha64]

@@WolfDB in the no damage run he did bruno actually a problem

[@rezonatemtg4230]

@@WolfDB Weedle. The onix are bulky. Weedle has two attacking moves (poison sting and struggle). Onix has base 160 defense. It'd probably take a good amount of hits to knock out each onix, so you'd have to get really lucky with the rock throw lottery

[@danielve09]

Raichu: * Outspeeds Jigglypuff * Jigglypuff: * Gets paralyzed and its speed cut in half * Lt Surge: * Guess I will use a X speed just to be sure *

[@iridium6714]

Worse. It's quartered up until gen 6.

[@Kanbei11]

Surge just wanted to use the badge boost glitch

[@drakesdrum1]

He was trying to lap the jigglypuff

[@ReflectionEternal2]

Lmfao. This made me laugh for some reason

[@ruimetin2]

@Somebody Not to brag or anything, but I don't understand the difficulty of using "its" and "it's" and I don't know if people who have english as their mother language have that difficulty, but it just seems odd.

[@asa_6110]

Description : "we know it can sing, we know it can rest. But can it beat Kanto's very best" I didn't know you were such a poet Jrose.

[@lolface_9363]

He is a poet and we didn’t even know it

[@Nick-ci8ve]

but wouldn't Red be Kanto's very best :^)

[@ThatOneWeirdFlex]

@@SGimystx what? all lowercase?

[@hossdelgado626]

He didn't even know it

[@ricksalas9507]

13:00 *Restarts game because ghost Pokémon are being a problem* *Game's intro shows Gengar and Jigglypuff to rub it in*

[@RaphielShiraha64]

and that is why it got changed on fire red/leaf green

[@logan_wolf]

@@RaphielShiraha64 I thought it was to reflect the anime.

[@poiz921]

@@logan_wolf nah, the anime did it cuz of the games, iirc

[@logan_wolf]

@@poiz921 How could the anime do it because of the games, if that intro was around from season 1, long before FireRed/LeafGreen were ever released? You're wrong. That's chronologically impossible.

[@poiz921]

@@logan_wolf i was refering to the original games

[@glennrugar9248]

Jigglypuff: ruining tier lists since super smash bros. melee

[@NCozy]

Bruh Jigglypuff is low tier every game besides 64 and Melee

[@isokey9035]

@Sven Maas fox and falcon and yoshi are viable

[@Butterfree_hater]

@Sven Maas every character in smash 64 has been proven to be viable several times, Isai even mains the entire cast

[@agent0fartifice571]

@Sven Maas Define "viable." Link has won a 64 major before, the character who for years was considered the worst in the game before rising one slot to where he sits currently at 11 out of 12. Sure, every fighting game is "broken" in some capacity, but it's not like pika, fox, MK, bayo, or whoever the hell is ruining ultimate forum discussion are unbeatable.

[@N12015]

@@agent0fartifice571 Palutena is the main issue in Ultimate, considered by many the best character, altough Joker, Pokemon trainer and Pikachu are close to her.

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Me: Levelling up fast can't possibly be a bad thing Jrose11: Oh, you just wait and see...

[@Coid]

In addition to complicating generating its place on the tier list, it seems like it would also get in the way of getting good Stat Experience (pseudo-EVs) without using the box trick, resulting in it being weaker for its level.

[@armorfrogentertainment]

@@Coid also, it constantly resets the badge boost glitch

[@FreddyChoppins]

"But Muk outspeeds. Muk. A literal pile of goop. Outsped me". 😄

[@josstoole2154]

I watch these in random order so it's funny to see JRose "learn" about saving a rare candy to avoid leveling up in battle here. Really enjoying these.

[@scarythepirate3601]

Hey man. Just wanted to say you are the only channel I watch consistently now. I look forward to every single one of these videos. Appreciate you.

[@ChuuniKaede]

Would probably watch his videos more if there wasn't an ad every 4 minutes.

[@subtledemisefox]

​@@ChuuniKaedeI don't think he gets to choose that though

[@ChuuniKaede]

@@subtledemisefox he does.

[@cashnelson2306]

So much great stuff on this website and the only channel you watch is the Pokemon guy?

[@racerking5901]

Gotta love gen 1 AI: @7:26 Misty X Defend when jigglypuff has 2 HP @8:26 Lt Surge X Speed when his raichu already outspeeds jigglypuff @17:36 Koga X Attack when his weezing is one hit from being knocked out @19:30 Rival 5 uses leech seed instead of knocking out jigglypuff with an attack @20:51 Blane super potion on full HP pokemon @21:36 Sabrina Light Screen twice in a row @26:23 Lorelei Rest at full HP @28:26 Agatha dream eater on an awake pokemon twice

[@Regiultima]

There are a couple other ways to status Brock's mons: -Ember burn from Charmander -Any of the powder moves from Butterfree/Bulbasaur

[@kbernholdsson]

Would be nice but Brock has like 7 Full Heals for some odd reason lol

[@kourii]

In the comment from Jrose OP's responding to he mentioned Weedle's Poison Sting and was talking about how Brock has 5 Full Heals per Pokémon

[@songofthieves]

Both Nidoran learn Poison Sting too though, which is a strategy I've used in the past - although I think the female Nidoran learn Double Kick before Poison Sting, so you probably wouldn't waste your time with poison, because you'd be high enough level by the time you learn it that Brock is simple. Edit: His point still stands, because it's still not worth it to try to siege him out like that when you can just level up your starter and win handily in casual playthroughs. He just said only Weedle could inflict status, but forgot a few things. It's an honest mistake.

[@MakkerDon]

@@songofthieves nidoran (m&f) only learns doublekick early in yellow, not red/blue

[@Kristalya]

They want you to learn type effectiveness in that fight clearly so no Beedrill/Ember burn 😊 you would not be trying to status with a Bulbasaur haha 😉❤️

[@GyroCannon]

"The only Pokemon that can status [Brock's pokemon] at this point is Weedle, and why would you be using Weedle [against Brock]?" Oh man I can't wait for the pain that is the Weedle only run

[@Mariokemon]

its actually impossbie. In gen 1, if a move is x4 not very effective, and does so little damage, it actually WILL roll down to 0. Weedle MIGHT be able to do Pokemon Tower if leveled up to an insane degree, but Agatha would be impossible

[@petelee2477]

Ember with Charmander also has a slight chance to burn and Butterfree has access to various powder moves

[@windhelmguard5295]

@@petelee2477 so does bulbasaur and i think female nidoran.

[@Himolino]

IT IS POSSIBLE! Just yesterday I watched a vod of a german Streamer who actually did beat the game with just a weedle. But this required a loooot of reloads (they were in the hundreds), not only against Agatha but against almost all of the elite 5.

[@m1j1browning]

They probably used a lot of items. I don’t think it’ll be doable with these rules.

[@nyxworldorder2112]

no attacking moves at the start? oh, the struggle...

[@BigTymerz2009]

Boo this person! 🤣🤣🤣

[@MarkBonneaux]

Badum-tsh

[@Silvs1212]

Top tier

[@TC-pp7hx]

Literally

[@msp663]

"And let's talk about why.." I get excited every time I hear this from Jrose

[@ReflectionEternal2]

Likewise. I know something comical is coming right after 😁

[@killwillv2610]

🥜

[@undeddjester]

5:02 I would say your tier listing should definitely account for level up speed. After all, your question is "Can you Beat Pokemon Red/Blue with Only a *?". Level up speed plays a significant impact on the ease of your run, both in grinding levels, and in using the badge boost glitch. To quote yourself "It giveth, and taketh away...". I think it is perfectly reasonable to say something like "Due to it's level up speed, the early game is signficant less painful for Jigglypuff, however it suffers in the late game as I have to carefully manage my exp during the elite 4". (making assumptions, haven't finished the video yet). Love the series, thankyou JRose, I immediately watch whenever a new video pops up :D Keep it up my dude \m/\m/

[@_mako]

Doesn't the in-game time account for that already though? If a Pokémon is at a lower level at a higher time, it means it takes longer to level up on average. Of course there's a lot of variables involved in that as well but if we start nitpicking, the whole tier list idea gets thrown out the window.

[@undeddjester]

@@_mako Well, I was more angling at JRose's criticism of the value of his own tier list, arguing level up speed skews the results. I'm arguing his list can still account for that without reducing the value of his list 🙂 You can see this at the end, where Jiggly's numbers arent actually that bad, but despite that, it still drops a tier against similar time/level pokemon. I would argue this is fine. @jrose11 Perhaps a difficulty rating for each pokemon might smooth that out?

[@gidbo268]

Me: :( Me after hearing Jrose's piano intro: :)

[@maxcrss2845]

Me after seeing you :) : :)

[@theSato]

@@maxcrss2845 d'awww.

[@somestranger4287]

Me after seeing this comment and reply :) :) :)

[@archnthearchen3526]

::):

[@mynameskris]

nice

[@myerklamb8529]

I didn't think I was into bdsm until I started watching jrose. I just thoroughly enjoy the pain you go through in order to bring us, your faithful viewers, pleasure.

[@caritahearts2405]

I don’t think you know what bdsm means. He hasn’t done a pokemon challenge tied up yet :”3

[@hyperpotion3805]

@@caritahearts2405 I dunno, some of these challenges have a lot of restraint involved.

[@Dr.Cheesecake]

Ngl kinda puked in my mouth a little 😂

[@signusthewizard9847]

I guess I'm not the only one who likes BDSM 😂

[@cereal7591]

The fuck you're all saying? Since the beginning of this series we know Jrose is obsessed with it. I haven't seen anyone that's that into BDSM! (BDSM stands for Body Slam, right?)

[@lightsen]

Wow. I knew I enjoyed these a lot, but wasnt expecting to be back here rewatching several of these while waiting for the next part. Yet here I am 😁

[@eyeIce]

It's great background sound for me... I drive all day and this right here hits hard.

[@kotzpenner]

lmao same here

[@nightblader1]

One of us. One of us.

[@98802ohhey]

Yuh

[@vps4384]

@@kotzpenner oh

[@roboldenburg5423]

“Now we see why it is Lt. Surge and not Commander Surge or Captain Surge” Damn that was brutal

[@nahme5405]

I like how the Rivals name is 'V' for Rival fival

[@ryanecker7272]

Fival.*

[@somestranger4287]

@@ryanecker7272 fiVal*

[@dELTA13579111315]

*V

[@Richard_Nickerson]

Fievel...

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@dELTA13579111315 Who and what are you trying to correct...?

[@aftermathrar]

This is my favorite series, I'm glad you're sticking with it despite the frustration. I hope you're able to find some surprisingly fun strategies with some of the pokemon.

[@Genra]

Every policeman to teenager ever: 28:45

[@travv88]

lol

[@crackshotmax9348]

Good one!

[@XobaschProductions]

That one made me laugh pretty damn hard, have my thumbs up

[@caritahearts2405]

Oh god, the tone of voice fits too!

[@isaacleillhikar4566]

Lol

[@StatusQuonald]

"Why would you use a Weedle?" Take that back and bow your knees for the mighty Bongzilla!

[@shinybobbin9568]

"Why would you be using Weedle?" You take that back right now

[@malevolentsponge]

"why would you be using Weedle" Well you see that's because there's this guy Jrose11 who's trying to beat the game with ridiculously weak pokemon 53 times. Weedle is one of them.

[@brandonlanning8225]

“Who would upload a video at 3 am?” Jrose: “Oh boy, 3 am!”

[@peenbeam1636]

Thank you for always producing quality content Jrose11! It's suprising how hard it can be to find that nowadays

[@bencheevers6693]

This series is fantastic and I'm so happy when I see another one come out, I pretty much exclusively watch your Pokemon content, feel like your commentary and person-ability is such a step above everybody else's in the same space. Eagerly waiting for Weedle run!

[@Kihanacloudy]

Jrose is great, but don't count Mah-Dry-Bread or Pikasprey out. Even though Pikasprey prefers to do variety content... and he mostly keeps his Pokemon stuff on his Blue channel these days. I think the variety content helps him stay more interesting. ... why are all of the best Pokemon youtubers Canadian

[@bencheevers6693]

@@Kihanacloudy I do like Pikasprey, he just doesn't release content very quickly, I'm pretty sure I'm already caught up on everything I'd want to watch from his channel, didn't mention that in my original comment. I'll have to double check his blue content They're all Canadian because the best of us are the best of the world, can't say the same about the average Canadian though.

[@archnthearchen3526]

JRose: “We’re using defense curl” Me: “Badge boost glitch?” JRose: “Say it with me” Me: “Badge boost glitch!” JRose: “We’re not using the badge boost glitch” Me: “Whaaaaaaat!”

[@RustedGunRD]

Shock pikachu face

[@kaptainKrill]

Yay, a fast XP pokemon! Looking forward to seeing slow next. E: now that I’ve seen it, I hadn’t thought about levels messing up the badge boost. Go figure that there’s a drawback to leveling up quickly.

[@RazorusR3X777]

Dratini next?

[@cereal7591]

Gen l: the only one that makes you scream in frustration when you hit a Critical Hit or Level Up.

[@MazterP28]

Venusaur uses poison powder, the AI knew that jigglypuff was a fairy type :)

[@baltacabj1]

fairy type didnt exist in gen 1, jigglypuff is normal type

[@MazterP28]

@@baltacabj1 I know I was kidding :)

[@baltacabj1]

@@MazterP28 oh lol sorry

[@MazterP28]

@@baltacabj1 it’s all good

[@kaimdc]

This channel actually has an insane viewer to subscriber balance

[@pumpkin6192]

Unlike popular YTers like Pewdiepie,Dantdm and a lot more

[@xLadyRaine]

Probably from youtube recommendations. That how I got here and now I'm stuck lol

[@Nasif_tg]

Usually only subs like us watch the whole video [or mostly listen, like me]

[@Takashu98]

Honestly the best content when it comes to pokemon challenges, when I watch a pokemon challenge video I wanna know the strategy, not just “grind until lvl 100” and you are far and away the best at coming up with out of the box strategies in these types of videos. Keep up the great work

[@kunai92]

I don't play Pokemon and don't watch any other Pokemon channels but I watch all your videos. Loving this series!

[@LazurBeemz]

I did not realize that Jigglypuff is tied for the 2nd-slowest pokemon in the game, 3rd-weakest def, and tied for 4th-weakest sp. def. Dear lord.

[@somestranger4287]

Everyone's talking about the video but he went Edgar Allen Poe on us in the description

[@LegendKiller246]

We want Weedle run! I need to learn new poison sting strats!

[@travv88]

Have you pressed A?

[@Foxywaterable]

I didn’t use the B button until I was already a man.

[@orecoptero23]

Quarantine is possible thanks to this. Keep it up pal!

[@michaelangelopicon5691]

Next time you should just say “Rival Number 5” and have everyone freak out

[@iDeactivateMC]

Absolutely love these videos! :)

[@curiousity1984]

Hi iDeactivateMC i sub

[@leodigiosia9418]

jrose is daddy asf

[@yastme]

In a few months: "Can you beat Pokémon Red/Blue with... Wait, I did the whole pokédex"

[@nihildwo4874]

i guess time to move on to gen 2 then lmao

[@_mako]

@@nihildwo4874 he already plans on doing that jeez how does this guy stay sane

[@somestranger4287]

Can you beat Red/Blue with (reads script)...no pokemon?

[@cubedmelons876]

Yes you can. Gen 1 has credits warps. :)

[@Swinke]

I wish there was a vid where you were like “can u beat the game with this pokemon “ and you just said no and the video was 2 seconds long

[@felixneufeld6008]

But he must stretch it to about 30 minutes so its not obvious

[@XobaschProductions]

@@felixneufeld6008 And make most of those 30 minutes be "Never Gonna Give You Up"

[@surtu9221]

The Gym leaders were so confused watching this air balloon body slamming their Pokémon, they just used all the most hilarious items and moves.

[@ghoum56]

Man by the way you're cranking out these videos, I would never guess this was frustrating. You're doing a great job and I really enjoy this series and all of the other videos on the channel. I always look forward to your new content!

[@mat2468xk]

Jrose has the patience of a saint.

[@DaBannyGaming]

Anime Logic: Everything goes to sleep, just run around and desert the trainers.

[@Norien711]

This is quickly becoming my favorite series on KZbin. I don’t even like Pokémon that much but this series is amazing

[@connorLM10]

This video is 50% battles and 50% roasting Surge/Giovanni/Bruno. Love the videos, keep them coming

[@Saint_Ada]

Yay, another video to put on my "Jrose ambient sound" playlist, i've watched all of your videos at least 5 times each, i really like grindy games

[@Yuoaman]

"Starts with only Sing," on the thumbnail put the fear of Arceus into me.

[@Coid]

Massive HP + Low Defense? My first thought is that it sounds like Bide o'clock.

[@Fizzicles]

Jrose, this renaissance of content is seriously my crack. I check your channel and rewatch these things like a fiend. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@TheGreatSpanishBaldwin]

Hey Jrose, I love the way you do these videos. You do a great job explaining the mechanics of the game and your strategies. Keep it up! The rise in views is because of your consistent quality.

[@Chibbidy15]

Glad you became a frequent uploader man. My life fucking blows honestly. I have a mediocre job, a large family that I can't ever provide enough for. Shit house, shit car. These videos have honestly been something really nice to look forward to. Thanks Jrose.

[@zachsusskind]

His descriptions are amazing, you should take a peek sometime

[@matthewwilliamson9114]

I didn't notice that until i read this comment

[@somethingandapie]

I love these challenges. I've watched all of them in just a few days, and I will definitely keep watching! Thank you for your hard work ❤️

[@carbinked]

I've gotta get up early tomorrow so I can't watch this right now, but I'm super excited to watch it later! I LOVE not only the content, but the consistent uploads. (of course I'd be fine if they weren't consistent - this is not only quality, but free content. We can wait if you need breaks)

[@excadream]

Having Venusaur spam the Poison-move against Jiggly is secretly genius It knew the future, Jigglypuff's secret Fairy typing and kept clicking the super-effective move

[@thatoneguymccool1469]

Jigglypuff is a perfect example of a Pokémon that you could actually use bide with seeing as it has insane HP and really low defense

[@StabilerSerbe]

This Color palette is really nice to look at imo

[@marshsticks992]

Jigglypuff: so much HP that healing before fights is optional.

[@scamperooniespanker8736]

fyi one of the reasons why i love these videos -- your voice and inflection and way of speaking are so perfect

[@nahme5405]

3:06 "Why would you be using weedle"... The Question is 'Why not'... You sir just told us about your next challenge :))

[@CoralReaper707]

Clefairy and Clefable: Decently Balanced Stats across the board Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff: H e a l t h Anyways, I love the hard work on this video! I'm enjoying the Pokemon Conquest music in the background, honestly.

[@francescaparent6052]

With all the Pokemon Conquest music you use, and the fact that you're using Jigglypuff, I'm surprised that you didn't name the player character Oichi and the rival Nobunaga XD. I know you probably won't see this comment, but will you ever do a Pokemon Conquest challenge run? There aren't any around, so it'll be a very unique video.

[@boomerleo89]

I didn't realize how long I have been watching JRose. Great videos. I love that your game play has stayed so true. You, GrayStillPlays, and bay area bugs. I haven't watched buggs as much recently, but you all have quality gaming content. Thank you for your time.

[@urke5895]

32:56 Jrose: Ok, all I have to do is go one step left and then up *goes 2 steps left* Jrose: ok, let's do it again *goes 2 steps right* Jrose: Crap, common you ain't dum *goes 2 steps left again* Jrose: HOLY MOLY MAN WTF *goes REALLY slowly 1 step right* Finally

[@willbowden6897]

Another great video. This is the only Pokemon content I consume these days. These are just so good that I watch them all

[@Mitchell555100]

Alright since he started counting in the Count’s voice, we now have to continue counting each time he beats Bruno

[@sheilaburrowes9081]

This video is a perfect illustration of why it's a good thing that you're showing more losses now. The final video makes it look like you got outrageous luck in every key battle in the entire game.

[@Himolino]

I watched a Video yesterday, where someone did beat the game with just a weedle. It is in german though and it required a massive amount of reloading for every single member of the elite 4 + Champion. But it shows: it is actually possible.

[@ZentaYason]

Thanks for the recommendation, I just watched it. The question is, do we really want to torture jrose like this?!

[@bossboy191919]

Yeah I also saw that one before

[@FifthPromise]

I've seen the video (but not watched it yet). I don't understand how It's possible. With a perfect weedle I could never get past the last Giovanni, and absolutely no further.

[@Gungho73]

I appreciate your willingness to actually play around with all these pokemon.

[@fortnitesexman]

"Bruh just get to lvl 100 to avoid losing your badge boosts"

[@Zerophoenix1]

i can barely beat pokemon with a full team and this guy does it with one character. it seems so fun. never really knew the mechanics in pokemon but these vids are cool

[@CuddleCuttlefish]

11:10 For some reason, whenever I fight a koffing (or wheezing) and don't have a psychic move (or ground type on Gen1 before levitate), I also use an electric move like thunderbolt. Even though I know it's not extra effective, and that most other types including normal would be just as effective. I have no idea why, maybe it subconsciously makes sense since it's floating in the air. I'm so glad I'm not the only one! 😂

[@marcossimian9583]

3:00 -- "Why would anyone use a Weedle" Funny enough, in Gen 1 games, I don't know if it is a glitch, but Poison type moves have a significantly higher probability rate of poisoning Pokemon that resist "Poison" attacks, excluding Poison types themselves since they cannot get Poisoned. So I personally frequently used Weedle/Kakuna/Beedril against Brock, especially when the Onix uses "Bide" in certain versions. I averaged a "Poison" status condition about 75% of every use of Poison-Sting against Rock-Type Pokemon throughout the game... ^^^Since that only ever happens in 1st Gen games, I always simply assumed it was a glitch somehow. Or it might be related to Speed akin to "Critical Hits" since all Rock-Type Pokemon are slower than Beedrill in-particular! Needless to say, poisoning Brock's Pokemon made facing him during the early game massively easier; because even if he cures the poisoning, that would simply give me a free turn to use "Poison-Sting" again. It is a surprisingly useful strategy.........

[@mistermr2147]

Proof?

[@marcossimian9583]

@@mistermr2147, Such as what? Are you wanting game coding?? Or are you simply wanting video proof??? Frankly, I don't know what I can provide that would convince you to be honest. Because if you don't believe me, then my best advise is to simply try it out for yourself. I'm fairly certain it was exclusively a "Gen 1" issue where any type that "resisted" Poison moves were more easily poisoned themselves. Kinda ironic, but it served as a fairly reliable strategy against Brock in-particular whenever I play through the original Red or Blue (or Green in Japan). Granted, maybe people weren't aware of this glitch because most people wouldn't intentionally use Poison-type attacks against enemies you know to be resistant toward it. My alternative strategy would usually entail getting a Fighting-type move from Mankey or Nidoran. But simply inflicting the "Poison" status condition was much easier... Granted, that's assuming you have enough defense to survive the battle for "Poison" to kill! Usually, I would start with Weedle until I successfully poison Brock's Geodude and Onix (which would typically only take 1 to 3 turns with "Poison-Sting"), then I would switch to a Pokemon with greater defense. Alternatively, if I have already evolved the Weedle into a Kakuna, then I would simply spam "Harden" while waiting for the opponent to die from "Poison". Not a particularly difficult strategy really... You should give it a try! Pretty much any noob can pull it off......... :-D

[@Chronoflation]

This reminds me of when I was a kid. On my first playthrough when I was 5, I realized how broken sleep was and made my team focus entirely around my Venasaur using sleep powder and my Jigglypuff using Sing. And no, I did not evolve my Jigglypuff. Why? Because even though I had a guidebook that told me what moves Pokemon could learn, so I knew stone evolutions didn't learn new attacks, I didn't know when Jigglypuff would learn its last attack and I assumed the last attack would be the best, so I just never evolved it 😂 brilliant move kid me, brilliant. Either way, I still loved it. Jigglypuff is still a favorite of mine just for that

[@Propane_Acccessories]

5 year old me got stuck at Erika with... Charizard. I'm pretty sure I taught it cut too

[@StabilerSerbe]

Its just really satisfying to watch, like someone doing the dirty work for interesting questions and concepts I have for pokemon.

[@lilycole6121]

The amount of luck in this run was absolutely wild, and at some points almost necessary to save time level grinding. Have you done a Mankey solo run yet? I don't see it on the playlist but I could have missed it elsewhere. It could pose a massive challenge: - It only learns Low Kick in Yellow, so you wouldn't have it in Red/Blue against Brock. - Its level up moves are all Normal type aside from Seismic Toss at 33. - The only damaging moves it can learn by TM that aren't Normal or Fighting are Toxic, Dig, Rock Slide, and Thunder/bolt, which gives it pretty bad type coverage. - Dig is arguably the only consistently good TM choice (Rock Slide is unreliably inaccurate and Mankey has abysmal Special), though Toxic could potentially be helpful in the late game. - Its attack and speed are fairly good for a first-form, but the rest of its stats leave a lot to be desired. - Charmander as the rival's starter would probably be the hardest: -- Charizard has super effective STAB, is immune to Dig, resists Fighting, and is only weak to Rock Slide and Thunder/bolt (again, the former is inaccurate and Mankey has super low Special) -- The rival would also have Gyarados (same points as Charizard aside from SE STAB) and Exeggutor (a fairly bulky Psychic type). The only major battles that don't seem difficult on paper are Surge, Giovanni, and Lorelei (Slowbro will spam Amnesia and the rest are weak to Fighting); with stats and movepool in mind, even *Bruno* could be a challenge. I would love to see you pull this off.

[@Armidillodude]

It’s fun to pretend Jigglypuff’s back sprite is actually Kirby throwing his arms up in frustration

[@ProtoMario]

These runs are torturous.

[@guitarfreak80ftw]

I love the way you narrate these videos. I feel like I’m a part of the journey instead of someone just showing me battles.

[@jonnyink762]

9:40 "he should be demoted to Ensign Surge" *actually*, he's in the Army, therefore, Lieutenant is the lowest he can be demoted to, without being stripped of his comission for incompetence. Is this completely useless trivia that does nothing for literally anyone? Yes. Am I potentially coming off like an asshole for being the token military nerd that no one likes to watch military movies with cuz I point out every flaw in said movie? Yes. I'll go sit in the corner and color (with markers, cuz the Marine ate them all)

[@ultr8870]

And navy dude put the crayons you know where lol

[@thesuntitan]

I've been challenging myself during this quarantine to not watch your videos unless I'm working out in the meantime and it's been a godsend. I've never been so happy to exercise because it means I get to watch some good shit

[@sneezeball]

29:01 Haze removes confusion in gen 1

[@izme1000]

Man you got me. Didn't even think about the obvious fact you didn't have any badges yet. You said "say it with me" and I started saying badge.

[@erc3338]

Day 4: I know you're busy with these kanto runs, but do you have any plans on doing a tutorial on minimum battles in GSC?

[@hypersonicspeedgrov]

He's doing GSC after Kanto

[@wolfsilver6304]

This run had so many twists that not even Avatar Last Airbender could challenge it

[@JP54704]

I never thought that leveling up faster could actually go against you.

[@andytheguitarist472]

I Know it must be a struggle from time to time (pokemon joke here) working as a youtuber, but please never stop. You're damn good at making cool videos and your funny! Makes my day every time you upload.

[@JadeHex]

Wouldnt the Squirtle one be a lot easier with withdraw? I would imagine a bulky special attacker most benefits from badge boost. I just cant legitimately imagine bulky water with a lot of coverage with badge boost being on the same level as super slow quad weak to everything 0 special geodude using the same strat. (Just finished an Oddish one myself, basically a bulbasaur run but no body slam i had to use double edge).

[@tylerlarsen1842]

I think that run was done before Jrose fully understood the badge boost glitch, so I don't think he even used Withdraw when he did Squirtle.

[@ratdude747]

@@tylerlarsen1842 No, he didn't use withdraw. Would be interesting to see him do a Squirtle run using such...

[@UnknownVir]

He underestimated it, but yeah it's just easier with withdraw, you can win sub-level 60.

[@UnknownVir]

@@tylerlarsen1842 Mostly true, he did understand it but somehow still underestimated it

[@gabby780]

I did this too just a few days before you uploaded this. I had a much easier time, but I took my time and fought all the trainers I could, so I was at a much higher level. Props for making it work in tougher conditions!

[@dwestside6945]

so u did it at a higher level and more time?

[@HoaX__]

I really love the whole series you‘re doing. In fact I love it so much, I immediately knew which run you were talking about (where you discovered he has 5 full heal) :D already looking forward to the next runs :)

[@wickedwitchie8167]

You have no idea how much i love the Pokémon conquest music, especially since your first ally has jigglypuff

[@ArtisChronicles]

That Ensign Surge joke killed me! Poor Surge doesn't do pokemon very well this battle.

[@VenomGamingCenter]

I love your videos. Your commentary style where you go in depth and really explain and such is super enjoyable. I look forward to more!

[@AustinHartwig]

Your videos are truly for the Pokémon connoisseur. I am watching every single one of these videos

[@RedSalamander]

12:13 = Hold on. WHAT?! They give the Rival's Gyarados Hydro Pump THAT EARLY IN THE GAME?! I'll have to redo Solo-Cubone by making sure my rival starts with Bulbasaur instead of Squirtle next time. Seems like a Bulbasaur Rival would actually be harder for a Ground-type than a Squirtle Rival would be. 16:29 = Again, I always thought SPEED was the stat Surge's badge boosted. At least, that's what the game itself claims. Defense would be boosted by Koga's badge. (checks Bulbapedia) Well, I'll be a Mankey's uncle, the game lied to us AGAIN. Having a little trouble deciding right now whether Game Freak was worse back then or is worse now.

[@OmegaTyrant]

Yeah all trainer Gyarados have Hydro Pump regardless of their level, because Gyarados is programmed to know Hydro Pump naturally at level 1, which doesn't come into play for the player but since each AI trainer's pokemon have their moveset treated as if they were wild pokemon, their evolved pokemon know these "level 1 moves" you don't get access to. So if you're weak to both Grass and Water, or you're neutral against each starter, the Venusaur team is usually the best for the rival; he gets Gyarados with Hydro Pump and Dragon Rage as soon as Pokemon Tower while he doesn't get Arcanine and Exeggutor until the champion battle (while they also have shit movesets unlike the Gyarados), and then for a Grass type the Venusaur is a lot more threatening than the Exeggutor, since Exeggutor's moveset is just Hypnosis, Stomp, and Barrage.

[@RedSalamander]

@@OmegaTyrant Had to double-check Serebii for Gyarados' moves, but you're right. I didn't realize Hydro Pump was a Level 1 move for Gyarados in RGB, since you can't find wild Gyarados in RGB. And while Yellow does let you catch wild Gyarados, they changed its Level 1 moves to Tackle only. When I did my Cubone run, I had the rival pick Squirtle because I originally figured that was a bigger individual threat than Bulbasaur would be due to 1) Blastoise's higher Defense and 2) Cubone not learning anything to beat Water-types easily (Cubone can learn Ice and Fire attacks to wither Grass-types). But I found Lance's Gyarados to be the biggest threat in that run. Having to fight MULTIPLE Gyarados would be a drastic difficulty spike, especially with an actually competent Grass-type beside it four out of five times. Alright then, Cubone vs Bulbasaur Rival to be done... at some point soon.

[@OmegaTyrant]

@@RedSalamander Yeah the Blastoise is probably a bigger threat than the Venusaur to a Ground type, but Venusaur + Gyarados for the four later Rival fights is just going to be so much better than Blastoise + Exeggcute/Exeggutor (if only they thought to give the AI Exeggutor some sort of STAB move... even in Yellow they didn't fix that when they fixed other glaring moveset issues like Giovanni's pokemon not actually having Ground moves). Another point for Venusaur is if you're relying on Badge Boost stacks (such as with a Geodude and Onix run), it has Razor Leaf starting from Silph Co. with a nigh-guaranteed crit rate to just bypass your boosts and probably OHKO, so you have to knock it out in one hit or have to pray the RNG has it pick Solar Beam or Mega Drain (or Leech Seed and Vine Whip in earlier battles).

[@steegen101]

"I don't like just leveling up past my problems." THIS GUY knows what Pokemon challenges are supposed to be about.

[@steveneaton9611]

love listening to these at work. dont even need to see the video anymore. its like listening to a podcast

[@JacquesLeChat]

These challenges are super fun to watch. Thanks for making them, it's been a lot of help :)