Can you beat Pokemon White with only a Serperior?

Serperior is the only grass type starter Pokemon that can beat a whole game by itself. I will have to fight Ghetsis, N, Reshiram, the Elite Four, and all of the Gym Leaders with only a single Serperior.
0:00 Intro
0:22 Why this challenge is hard
2:09 The first Gym and the existential horror of two little girls
5:59 The path to the third Gym
7:40 The surprisingly easy and quick mid-game
12:53 I walk across the entire region twice
14:43 Path to the Champion
19:04 Dealing with Reshiram
25:13 Surprise Double Plot Twist!
26:53 Outro

[@Nixis-qg2vp]

Finally someone else who’s favorite Pokémon is also Serperior

[@Not_Alanius]

LET'S GOOOO-

[@aster7654]

Ah, a kindred spirit!

[@linkuchan2191]

I LOVE SNIVY 🗣️🔥

[@Designated_loser]

There should be an exception to the no additional mons rule. I mean you still can't use them but this is my emotional support lilipup she's a very important part of the run

[@Designated_loser]

NOOOOOO PANPOUR

[@justamothygirl2143]

I love serperior, glad to see it getting some love

[@ShadowStitchPlays]

You could have also gotten the Return TM in Nimbasa, good bit stronger then Strength at max happiness and gives you more move flexibility. I actually did this myself a while back but I was less strict about it, letting myself use a Ducklet and the monkey for HMs just out of convenience, so I know you're pain with those last few fights. I ended up using a Coil/Rest strat for Ghetsis since the Cofagrigus is only really a threat with Toxic so you can eventually get up to +6 and body the rest of the team. Anyways good stuff and respect from another Serperior stan!

[@thehayze259]

Dammit, you're right! I missed it because it's technically listed as not having an attack power. I always forget about the move Return...

[@pixelfire86]

15:00 What in the hell is going on with Iris's sprite!? I don't know whether to laugh or be afraid.

[@thedodgeviperacr5935]

Serperior the GOAT

[@WindsweptTeach]

13:20 Yeeeees, a Mah-Dry-Bread reference!! A person of culture you truly are, friend. This was a most-interesting run indeed! I love these one-mon challenges, albeit it truly is the first time I see someone not randomize their starter not catch a designated HM user... And now I want to replay Unova, thaaaanks :' ))

[@thehayze259]

Yeah! This was actually partially inspired by Alpharad's run-through of Hoenn with just a Mudkip. He never evolved his starter and didn't use HM pokemon, and when I learned that my favorite pokemon could do the exact same thing, I couldn't resist trying it. But I ended up evolving my Snivy into a Serperior, partially because it's much harder to get up to level 100 in Black and White, and also partially because I'm not a full time KZbinr and not (that much) of a masochist.

[@explosivesguy]

When you said attempt and mentioned getting lucky twice in a row on that ghetsis fight I have to assume that took you a lot more tries lmao edit: also it's crazy how much worse serp is in this game since in the sequel you can slap aqua tail and outrage on it (though i think outrage was post game)

[@thehayze259]

Yeah, it took me like 8 attempts. Not crazy, but a while.

[@dolcethesmorse1890]

Serperior really is superior in this playthrough

[@LandonTheToon]

Great taste serperior is my favorite Pokémon I remember practically doing this at age 4 except I used panpour for chili and darumaka for burgh’s whirlipede and used seismitoad, darmanitan, scarfty and gigalith along with serperior for the elite four I did get serperior to level 100 but the save sadly got deleted it was my brother and sister who deleted my save because they were jealous I had a overleveled serperior.

[@von_daphnel]

Amazing run, it was so fun and interesting to watch 👏

[@Greninja3366]

A fun watch, great video!

[@josephbulkin9222]

Snivy fan. A kindred spirit.

[@kaka8635]

That’s how I played the game the first time I played it !

[@dr0g_Oakblood]

For as much as it’s annoying to have to deal with HM nonsense, at least strength is situationally useful like here, where it literally just serves as an upgrade to cut for both “decent” coverage and gives some niche map exploration buffs.

[@thehayze259]

Yeah. Serperior's coverage is awful and Strength is decently powerful, so it's genuinely useful as a move. And getting bonus items every now and then is pretty nice, too.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

While Samurott is my favorite, Surperior is such a good Pokémon, I wish it had been the gen 6 grass started where it would’ve gotten a second type and beaten ahh

[@alextouzet4941]

delightful

[@blazie42069]

Samurott only is super easy just be careful with the first and second gyms

[@soundrogue4472]

I mean Serperior is one of the best Pokemon to use because of it's hidden ability and even without it's hidden ability it's one of if not the strongest grass type starter.

[@thehayze259]

I don't think so. I mean, I can't use its hidden ability in this run anyway, but besides that, its coverage is really bad and being a single type makes it a lot less versatile. Also, being a solo-grass type is particularly bad, compared to say, Venusaur, which has a much better type.

[@soundrogue4472]

@@thehayze259 I used it over 90% in my playthrough; did you not get the correct EVs? Like how the hell are you having so much trouble even without it's hidden ability?

[@peacefuldreamer9593]

i HOPE HOPE HOPE we get serperior for Legends ZA. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

[@aydingreen3536]

did I hear a [[Big Shot!]]? I'm new here but noticed you used a fair bit of deltarune music. Is that normal for you?

[@thehayze259]

Sometimes. I have parts of the Undertale, Deltarune, Celeste, and of course, Pokemon Black and White soundtracks downloaded.

[@Frank_Erz]

Even if you had had a full party, the game still forces you to send a *different* Pokemon to PC. If you try to fill up your PC first, there's a hidden box that doesn't become available until you catch your game's dragon. Even if you edit your save to fill the hidden box(es? there might be more than one), I think the game will softlock. There is no way to not catch your dragon and send it into battle. I might be wrong about the soflock, it's been a few years since I saw somebody test it.

[@Luna-rl5wu]

The game actually has a failsafe for that. You have to faint the dragon with all boxes full, it will sleep again and you can fight N as if you've captured it. Then, you can go to the top of Dragonspiral Tower in the post game to catch it.

[@alans-dumb-username]

Also, if you have a full party, the game doesn't force you to replace a pokemon with Reshiram or Zekrom, it merely gives you the option to. It's only forced into your team if you have a free slot

[@Frank_Erz]

@@alans-dumb-username sounds like i really need to replay gen 5

[@NoorVIG2]

You should have been allowed to have hm erm servants 😅

[@chaddangersexhaver98]

For a playthrough, Serperior in black and white is probably the worst starter for any game in the series after meganium in the johto games.

[@thehayze259]

As sad as it makes me, yeah, it probably is.

[@Designated_loser]

I choose chickorita each time. I love her so much but I definitely struggle 😔

[@deltaquarayza]

It's good in online though!

[@chaddangersexhaver98]

@@Designated_loser You and me. We are brothers. Meganium for life.