Dialga vs Palkia: Which Gen 4 Legendary Is More OVERPOWERED in Generation 1?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Here are chapters if you want to jump around! What do you think about Palkia and/or Dialga in Gen 1? What do you think about signature moves? 0:00 - Intro: Dialga vs. Palkia Challenge Overview 0:23 - Comparison: Forms, Learnsets, and Stats 3:26 - First Gym: Brock’s Rock Types 6:55 - Second Gym: Misty’s Water Team 9:01 - Single Highest Cluster: Nugget Bridge 12:15 - Third Gym: Lt. Surge’s Electric Strategy 13:22 - Split Data: First Look at Performance 15:15 - Fourth Gym: Erika’s Grass Types 17:27 - Silph Co. / Rival #5 18:17 - Fifth Gym: Sabrina’s Psychic Team 18:42 - Sixth Gym: Koga’s Poison Strategy 19:00 - Brisk Swim Down to Cinnabar 19:24 - Seventh Gym: Blaine’s Fire Team 19:38 - Eighth Gym: Giovanni’s Ground Force 20:19 - Signature Moves: Dialga and Palkia’s Key Advantages 22:42 - Split Data: Final Pre-Elite Four Look 24:06 - Dialga’s Elite Four Start 26:33 - Dialga’s Champion Fight 28:39 - Palkia’s Elite Four Start 29:33 - Palkia’s Champion Fight 30:22 - Final Results: Which Legendary Won?

[@PabloNeves26]

The real Tombstoner was the friends we made along the way.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Sounds about right to me.

[@jussioman]

Real one. Matt the fact that you have family and university studies and youre still capable to deliver such a high quality content regularly is impressive. Us viewers are happy even if you uploaded a single video per month. This one was a strong video as always.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it. I'm just trying to divide up my time and do things at a pace that works for me. Glad you enjoy what I put out!

[@shadowfox8748]

Was in the middle of watching another video … pump the breaks Matt is back

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Impressive you saw it. I'm binging some economics to stay afloat in school!

[@shadowfox8748]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 hope the schooling is cheap and useful in the future

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Definitely not cheap, haha, but hopefully useful for sure.

[@rmtsapphire0]

I can't stress how insane it is that you're still getting these out while you've got this much going on. I appreciate a lot. Great runs btw. Palkia forever!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Just trying to find time for a bit of fun and not take things too serious. We're just playing Pokemon!

[@d.a.d.-ohgosh]

Damn I called it. Not spoiling. Just that particular factor I had in mind made a huge difference. Awesome runs Matt!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Spacial Rend is bonkers.

[@d.a.d.-ohgosh]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 lol exactly. 100% crit chance off of 150 special base 100 is absurd.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, these weren't too hard to route but when I first seen the end game and starting looking at the numbers I was like 'wait how low of level can I be and still one shot everything?' and the answer was really low lol. I think Lapras and Exeggutor are the only things that guarantee survive in that whole stretch. Alakazam scammed me.

[@thisisausername1265]

Real ones recognize the Trading Card Game soundtrack. I'm sure it's hard, don't let the sub count beat you up. You're making top tier content, and people WILL recognize it. I watch a few different pokemon challenge channels, yours is the best format IMO. Minimal time bloat, enough data to be relevant but not too much, good planning of runs, professional but still relaxed commentary - I watch all the videos all the way through. Keep it up GLM.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I appreciate the comment a lot! You noticed the TCG soundtrack and recognize I go for minimum bloat at all costs and keep enough metrics to make the rankings make sense but not to the point where I'm paying 3 guys to devise scientific data points, lol. I also really strive for that Jrose 'talking to a friend' vibe at times so it's cool to see some of it coming across. Maybe one day I'll get efficient enough to go back to weekly releases but take today for example. I'm up at 12am studying some economics questions when my alarm is set for 6am lol.

[@thisisausername1265]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Just keep going, I'll wait the two weeks if I have to because it's worth it. Good luck on your exams.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Trying to slowly get through a painful playthrough I've been putting off for months. I got the roadmap through the end of the year so I'm doing my best to make some progress!

[@PraefMace]

Still catching up with the older videos but I was REALLY curious about the new one and holy DAMN. Watching the older videos does make me appreciate all the more the effort you put as you went further, learning the coding, editing the intros, the rank system using TCG-like cards, the soundtrack variety (especially the GBC TCG stuff!)...And the hiker Anthony edit killed me. Top shelf comedy and commentary, really. And it was nice to see what those two are TRULY capable of in gen 1 as Sanqui didn't count. A slash-like move with STAB made quite the difference...Palkia out there space rending asses. While I can't send more likes than one (and I wish I could), for all that it is worth, I really appreciate your dedication. It is very clear you put a lot of passion into this stuff, considering you are still going even when you are juggling other things at the same time.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Glad to see you in the year 2024! Yea this was a fun one but probably against my best interest. I coulda had 2 videos out in the time it took to make.

[@shikariiiv4465]

i look forward to these videos, they’re my favorite before bed time watch. appreciate you making these videos even with how busy you get. Can’t wait for a “versus” for any of the trios in the series. like suicune vs entei vs raikou

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I don't know if there's enough time in the world for a triple video. Even the VS video are a pretty big waste of time for me as they take like 3x longer than a normal video. I bet a triple would take like 5x the effort at minimum but get less views than a normal video. It is a solid idea on paper but I'm shy on even making the vs videos atm but it is a cool idea!

[@claud77714]

Love the content as always, so much fun to see pokemon challenges while drinking some soda pop

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nothing in life is better!

[@pokecomic]

Thanks for making the video Matt. Sorry to hear it's such a busy time for you. We all really appreciate it. :)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

No need to say sorry! It's not a bad thing, just the reality. Pokemon content as my little side hobby is just like 5 rungs down the priority these days but I still enjoy doing it!

[@chadb8093]

Yo man thanks for finding the time to make these videos they’re a staple in my morning routine. I was really debating whether I watched this right now or tomorrow morning before work but I figure I can just watch it twice lol

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Sounds great to me! Appreciate the interest in my little videos lol.

[@Tinybadger]

Thanks so much for continuing to prioritize these videos. You’re the real one here.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

They are fun to do!

[@Trenell83]

Tombstoner Brother! As you said Giratina is the pokemon I'm most interested in seeing. Thanks for the vid man! You're a real one!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea its one I've been wanting to redo for a while. I got a little base set up but I got some things coming up before I can devote the time to it. I'll see if I can get it close to these two but I'm not sure it'll be possible.

[@foodruct]

I love the nicknames for this run and as always you are a real one Matt!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea I personally love the Dialga nickname and you are the first to comment on it, haha.

[@senorguthrie]

Appreciate your hard work speaking as a single parent with a hectic career myself i know its hard to find time for anything else keep it up you deserve way more subscribers

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that! Yea and on a day like today I have to spend time doing dad stuff, spend a couple hours mowing the lawn, and getting things ready for the week. You already know time is tight!

[@realperson69]

Thanks for the video! I’m always rooting against all odds for defensive attributes to be difference-makers in aggressive formats like solo runs, but Dialga and Palkia are both so tanky that I shouldn’t be surprised by how the outcome was ultimately determined.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Oh yea, I love my bulky Pokemon for sure. Skarmory, Umbreon, Lanturn, and the like are always fun to do but it doesn't translate well to a format where attack and go as fast as possible is the goal. These Pokemon hold it down though. Excellent runs!

[@tamonowo247]

Saw the upload and did various cartwheels and other expressions of joy. Or maybe I didn't. But I am commenting for the algorithm and that's an undeniable fact.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it!

[@mukariz]

Real One! I always look forward to your videos. They are worth the wait. You are one of my favorite Pokemon content creators. I hope things go smoothly for you in Real Life [tm].

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate you saying that! Things are great, just a little hectic. I'm into some core classes that require a ton of work to do well in so where I might have a spare 10 hours to work on videos, it feels like 2-3 some weeks.

[@cayteedawson8049]

Love your work GLM! We’ve been watching you for years and never miss a video 😊 thanks for still uploading even with a packed schedule atm. Love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Always! Glad to know you got my back all the way across the world!

[@jovicagasic98]

10:02 I appreciate you! Thanks for the vids! Can't wait to see Giratina

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It's one of my favorites. I don't think it'll be as good as these but it is one of my favs!

[@kevinsips3658]

Thanks for continuing to make videos, Matt. I look forward to watching your content. I had Diamond version so I’m definitely rooting for Dialga here.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Same. Both are cool but Giratina is my fav out of the trio from gen 4.

[@SlowerIsFaster139]

I'm so glad to see a video, also the pokemon selection was legendary (lol). I'll always be here even if it goes months without uploads. Keep tackling life, even if it body slams you in return.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I doubt I’ll ever go more than a few weeks unless it’s a rare exception. Every two weeks at the same time is the goal! Outside of delaying the first emerald video because it was a lot of work to get going, I’ve been consistent for years!

[@kpi0018]

Busy man and still making amazing videos, cheers brotha you are killing it

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

No other way to do it! It would be cool to make a living but that just isn't the reality for like 99.9% of people on KZbin.

[@jigglykongisfum16j53]

This was such a good watch, thanks for all that you for us!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@berrabus7059]

So nice to have you back, Matt and another great video!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, I never went anywhere. I've been dropping videos at the same time every two weeks for about a year now!

[@berrabus7059]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 for an addict that's like 14 years in-between.....😉

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Could be worse! You could be a Jrose fan and wait an average of 4 months for videos until it is holiday time and you want that sweet ad revenue lol.

[@Wrathofloki1]

Another great vid, thanks for all the effort you put in. Spacial rend in gen 1 is an absolute beast of a move.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it's pretty nuts and I didn't even know much about it specifically until I was making the ROMs. I knew Roar of Time was a hyper beam clone but when I tested the runs I was like 'this thing is one shotting everything in it's 40s' lol.

[@Wrathofloki1]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Yeah i had no idea it would be that crazy, until you mentioned the high crit rate and it being in gen one, i was like, ooooh shit. Sounds like you have a ton going on in life right now, but it's really great that you take the time to make stuff like this. I'm sure I'm not the only one who really enjoyed it.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I appreciate you liked it! I've been at it for a long time and just do it for the love of making content. I never understood why people that are in like the .001% that can make some real money just take months and months off between videos. It seems like the biggest wasted opportunity ever.

[@Wrathofloki1]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 All the opportunity in the world, squandered on some people. Or it's just a job for some and they don't particularly enjoy it. I dunno, i'm a tradesman, hurr durr, pipe goes here. Making a video is beyond me.

[@KoopaCassidy]

This dude deserves way more notoriety. His content is better than Jrose and Scott’s Thoughts.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate the bode of confidence but until I'm making that Scott or Jrose money, I can't entirely agree lol. That's really nice of you to say.

[@Laotraregion93]

Commenting for the algorithm. You deserve all the reach you can get!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That's nice of you to say!

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

19:14 *TOMBSTONER, BROTHER!!!!*

[@kurtboling5308]

Thanks for all the work on these videos. Hope you do well in your classes man!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Fighting for my life to keep up my 4.0 lol.

[@zackriti464]

I literally gasped when I saw the video and hit the like before watching. Really cool stuff.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hope you liked it!

[@zackriti464]

I watched it. It was awesome!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Glad to hear it!

[@selfconfessedcynic]

Good luck with your midterms! Solid video

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it! Coming up in a couple of weeks!

[@bateltheassistant]

That was some tight match. I had my bets on Dialga, because I thought that the typing alone will make it take down anything in it way. But I guess that having more pp in the early game and high crit move like Palkia had made the difference,even though they both had a similar route.😊 I always love to see how your routing is constantly adapting to whatever the game is trying to throw at you,while keeping the commentary interesting and not too long.😮 With all things considered, you're putting out there one of my favorite solo run content,while doing a speedrun yourself,with life, while producing videos on time. That's something I admire. I wish that semester would be really easy for you, as much as your videos are making my midterms way more barrable,than they could have been.😊

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, Spacial Rend really put it to the next level when it was only a 30 second race to that point. Spacial Rend is special, lol. Its a shame we'll never see the likes of it again. Did I mention keeping the video shorter? Several people have commented on being glad its not a 2 hour video and I can't remember lol. I appreciate the kind words. Are you going through school as well? If so, what are you in for? I'm on micro/macro economics atm and some programming stuff that takes a lot of dedication. I took today off to mow and do errands and I feel guilty about it lol.

[@bateltheassistant]

​@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I'm studying for a few months now, in order to have a job in the medical field. Even though I'm supposed to take care of medical documents and the administration part of things, I have to know a lot ,and I'm having a test every 3 weeks about different subjects,that like to take a lot of brain power in order to understand them,but hey it's not that bad your degree is a lot harder in terms of basically everything. At least,I'm supposed to graduate at the start of the new year so for now, I kind of have a kind of break in between tests,so I'm using up all of my free time to get a run done,lol.😂 I'm feeling bad too,that sometimes I'll have to study less for a test, because these can get hard,even though I need to do other things like errands,at some point. Special rend ,was truly special, because it was a special slash with stab,and the best part that gen 1 crits makes it hit like a truck. I'll give Roar of time the prize for having one the coolest animation,even if it is a hyper beam with a different name.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It's all a balancing game for the 99.9% of people who just do KZbin for fun but I just enjoy doing it at the end of the day. I couldn't ever imagine being in a position like Jrose where you could literally rake in the money but still decide to take like 3-4 month breaks between videos. It's blasphemous!

[@bateltheassistant]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Yeah, I don't know how Jrose could do it like that,it seems like he on different level. KZbin is an interesting hobby for me, that's why I want to do that as much as I can. Because in the end playing pokemon and interacting with an audience is an amazing feeling, while doing the thing that you love.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Imagine if you could probably make $3,000 per video just on ad revenue. There’s no way I wouldn’t be trying to put out as many videos as humanly possible. Now imagine how easy it would be to make the videos if you just handed the video off to an editor with some notes and all you had to do was play a single blind run. It’s really insane to think about.

[@mattyp724]

Matt, I miss your frequent videos and streams but I’m happy to hear things are well. Good luck with the semester!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I keep the videos on point but streams just don’t really help a ton with growth. I gotta prioritize the vids for now. Streams are just regular viewers hanging out and I’d rather focus on making good stuff!

[@lenafischer404]

I feel like that power that both Pokemon have shown is great. Still like dialga more(maybe because of the TCG, got me second in a big tournament) but great video. Always love the cross gen runs. 😊

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I'm the opposite. I grew to hate Dialga from PoGo pvp lol. It's such a dominant force when overall bulk and things like that are taken into account. Draco Meteor doesn't hurt either lol.

[@lamiaprincess6371]

If I can suggest some Pokemon we haven't seen at all yet, some of the Ultra Beasts would probably do pretty well! I'm a huge fan of Celesteela as a Pokemon but I think UBs have both their highs...and their lows. I cannot imagine how Nihilego is going to feel to play. You don't have to do it obviously but I like seeing the underdog Pokemon fight for their time too. These two runs were super tight too. Spacial Rend is one of the most insane moves in Generation 1 and I'm glad we got to see its raw power even just briefly against the late-game. You're a real one as always.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Oh yea. I wanted to do UBs years ago but my 'Alolan Summer' idea kind of failed and the views were pretty awful so I scrapped a few of them. Buzzswole was at the top of the list but these days I'm a really big Guzzlord fan personally. Best shiny in the series! With pressed time and me not being the most efficient, videos like this are hard to produce but I'll have to look into them for next year. I got my roadmap for this one already filled up. I'm not sure how I'd approach it. Realistically with a family and playing Pokemon being a hobby that I just do at times, I can only do like 26~ videos a year so balancing it all is the tough part because you still want to grow and get at least some views, haha.

[@tamonowo247]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Would it even be feasible in the code to add the Beast Boost ability in some way, shape or form? Even if the stat boost isn't dynamic and just a specific stat being boosted upon defeat regardless of the actual highest stat.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I've simulated abilities for some lower tier runs but the general premise is no abilities, which is what made Slaking and Regigigas so good. It's a bit of a can of worms to allow some Pokemon to get abilities while others don't. Like if I give them that then why aren't I giving Groudon perma sunny day or Kyogre drizzle, you know? Atm I don' t have a great solution for abilities though.

[@tamonowo247]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I feel like abilities are a case by case basis in the sense that the novelty of them in the context of Gen1 differs. Slaking or Regigigas in Gen1 get their novelty from not being shackled by the ability while a lot of the fun of UBs comes from the ability. That being said, I still think the UBs would be very interesting to see even without their main selling point of Beast Boost due to their very minmaxed stats and typings (i.e. Nihilego on Brock)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Everything to the side, if someone coded in the ability to get a stat boost to your highest stat when you knock out a Pokémon, I’d test it but I doubt the tech exists. Remember that self debuff moves didn’t exist in vanilla either and it was like an on and off process of months to figure it out and it was just changing something slightly.

[@Marlonbc90]

Thank you for what you do, Matt. You have the best pokemon related content on YT.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I appreciate that! There have been some kind words today and it feels good to know I'm doing a good job!

[@Godzilla00X]

Imagine your dialog having so much fun tackling Kanto with you they rewind time to do it all over again?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It definitely did. In testing Palkia was so much further ahead that I had to keep cutting out stuff. The elite 4 was faster in the old way with some extra levels but I had to just scoot by to even be within striking distance.

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

dialogue*

[@PabloNeves26]

Thanks for the awesome video, Tombstoner brother!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks for watching!

[@n64_kfp]

Ok, wow. I was hoping Palkia would win, but had my doubts. I completely forgot about the high crit mechanics in Gen 1, so I had no idea one move could lead to a 1.5 minute swing. Great video, as always, GLM. I was really hoping to see something come out soon, and this gave me my fix

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it’s cool both signature moves interacted with Gen 1 mechanics.

[@Greymangamer]

Real one! Another great video! As other comments have said, thanks for putting out great content while balancing family and school. Wish the best for both channel and personal life and hope school pays off.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it, brother!

[@Alfred_English]

Thank u Matt. I fall asleep to your videos. Your channel is some good comfort food

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Glad to hear it!

[@drchops_4242]

By 2027 let’s hope for a million Matt! I’m in my senior year and your vids are a great relaxer when I get a moment. Keep pressing on and doing great

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, 2027 is a long way away but I doubt I could even be at 30k by then. 100k sounds impossible and unless some miracle happens to where I can devote more time, I don't see it grown much but 20k is within reach after years!

[@banditrests]

You’re the real one, my dude. So damn hype. I was really looking forward to this one, Gen 1 spacial rend is legit maybe the strongest single turn move in the history of Pokémon other than maybe fishious rend. Weird lol. Too bad there’s no learn set where it’s a starting move. I didn’t consider just how insane dialga’s defensive typing was though, nothing really has ground moves until yellow.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. Even if it was Yellow, I think you'd just see a few ice beams and be done with it, haha. The late game of these Pokemon are so strong that I could put custom moves for the enemy teams and it wouldn't matter but it was cool to see them do well. I need to go back to regular Mewtwo soonish in the next few months because I think I could push it higher and redo some of the tier list numbers.

[@banditrests]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 ok yeah, that’s fair, you’d probably just outspeed and one shot 90% of the game regardless of what moves the enemy Pokémon had because these two are such power houses. Gen 1 hyper beam rules for roar of time was also pretty funny. For sure, you could definitely get some time off base mewtwo’s run, it’s a good metric for player skill.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, mainly just so I can be accurate with my tier list. I can't imagine building a tier list and not knowing what the top was for real. I want to get it's time down to whatever I can muster, maybe in the 1h 49ish minute range, balance the formula around that where Mewtwo is the only 100/100 and work backwards. I've already started designing scaling resets and all that but I want a good barometer that works with my ruleset to not make you play 30 runs to accurately see a Pokemon. In fact, I might deduct points for more than 3 playthroughs just because that's usually where I stop and it's not fair if I do more with some. Koffing is the next run and I've already done 5 fucking playthroughs lol. It's such a dumb Pokemon that for some reason I keep thinking I can break it.

[@banditrests]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 that makes a lot of sense, base mewtwo is really the intended power ceiling for gen 1 in terms of game design and that’s a pretty reasonable goal. You definitely should deduct points for requiring a lot of play throughs, being extremely RNG dependent or unintuitive to play is a detriment to how “good” a Pokémon is. Oh Jesus man, I don’t envy you doing 5 runs where all you have for Brock is tackle and smog. Maybe just for fun toss on some back transfer moves, it might not be total dog shit with psybeam and flamethrower lol.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I swear it’s not awful but the score is looking to say otherwise. From the 3rd gym on it’s actually decent!

[@damirzeric1018]

Great video as always (:

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it!

[@lukehulbert3940]

Awesome content mate 🎉

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thank you 🙌

[@ΒαγγέληςΓκιοκας-β4β]

yeahhh its matt nothing but love man great vid as always

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it, brother.

[@YoruN0Tenshi]

I think I’ve seen every video you’ve ever done, and I can’t recall a time I saw a higher damage listed on screen than Palkia’s Spacial Rend at 29:28 🤩

[@YoruN0Tenshi]

But seriously, you’re such a real one Matt! I started watching you at your first Machamp video three years ago and it’s amazing to see you still going! Especially with you starting to have a family and how polished everything you put out always is. You genuinely have lifted me up at a lotta hard times through the years and I just wanna let you know how much I appreciate you! 🩵

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I can recall one and it wasn't even calculated right. Kingler had like 550 on a Rhyhorn and I didn't even do the extra 'high crit' calculations I do now. It caps at 999 in the code so it would have hit it for sure.

[@YoruN0Tenshi]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 ohhh yeahhh, I remember that now that you mention it. I think it *did* say 550 on screen, but you’re right, that was before you started updating high-crit moves’ listed power. Crabhammer is truly nuts and it definitely becomes one of the most nerfed signature moves in Pokémon ever. 😅

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Stone Edge with STAB also was very surprising with Tyranitar. I liked using that quite a bit. Glad you enjoy the videos and have stuck around that long! I'd love to be done with school and get back to a more consistent schedule but my kid will likely need to be years and years older, I'd have to be done with college, and settled into something else before I could even dream of doing weekly uploads. I wouldn't mind rebuilding everything myself as a capstone graduation project. A new overlay that uses Python as the base but that's forever away. Right now, I got a list of 7 Pokemon I'd like to run and if I stay on schedule, it'll finish out the year. Preliminary plans are Koffing (been putting it off for 3 months), Giratina, Ampharos, Blaziken, Arceus, Dewgong, and Mewtwo so I can finally tweak my ranking formula.

[@TripleShizzle]

Great run! Hope your semester is going well

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Got 3 tests next week!

[@TripleShizzle]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Good luck!

[@willjoyce5013]

One suggestion for the versus may be dropping the timer at the Elite Four and then popping the splits at the end, builds anticipation in the last leg. Just a thought as it was close for a bit but then you knew Palkia was winning once we had Dialga's time known

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That could be a good thing to do! I'll keep it in mind! Or next time I'll show the winning Pokemon first so you'll think it's going to lose and do a switcheroo.

[@Barkstopper]

Look, imma be disappointed if Dialga doesnt win, it has the makings of a winner in gen one. Love all your vids Matt!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It does well! Spacial Rend is just on another level.

[@Barkstopper]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 ya i completely forgotten about spacial rend and roar of time power differences until you mentioned them. Still an awesome vid.

[@bestbigbros1102]

Another great video Matt! Thanks for not overbloating it lol

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, what do you mean? That you’d be bored if it was 90 minutes where I repeated the same things, repeated basic things, and blabbed about inconsequential things?

[@bestbigbros1102]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 lmao I definitely like the long videos too… but from time to time it’s nice to see ones that are more concise and straight to the point.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I told myself if I want to do vs videos, I need to cut out the fat, get straight to the point, and not try to blab and nostalgia bait. Get in, tell the story, show the splits, talk about why whoever is in the lead, and get out. I could talk about the Sinnoh statue that can look like Palkia or Dialga depending on how you look at it for like 10 minutes but I’m on a tight schedule these days!

[@bestbigbros1102]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 understandable! Always look forward to the content regardless man 🙏🏽

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I think the next one earlish next year will be Nidoran VS. I don't see any other way to do those Pokemon without it because the difference is so small.

[@UnderstandSoccer]

You are a real one. Appreciate your vids.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate you watching!

[@andrewjones7329]

The best box legendary from the best game, from the best generation won. Never had any doubt

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It was a close one!

[@reddragonpress]

When I was younger I was a Dialga stan all the way, but as I got more into competitive Pokemon I found that Palkia tends to fit my more offensive playstyle better. Z Heal Block (which gives you +2 SpA) Palkia in Gen 7 is crazy if you can manage to pull it off. Not surprising that Spacial Rend and Gen 1 crit mechanics end up giving Palkia the edge.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea gen 7 has a lot of good sets for a lot of Pokemon. They really bumped up the quality around that time. I just know Dialga from Pokemon Go being dominant in the Master League for years and years and years so I grew a little tired of it lol. You either ran Dialga or you ran a team to counter it...or both. Usually both.

[@CheesySpeakeasy]

I love you, dude. Like in a platonic, I look up to you kind of way Keep up the amazing work. You are seriously one of my biggest inspirations, not least of all because of the quality of work you put out despite your workload. We're out here rooting for you, *BROTHER*

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I appreciate that a lot, brother. I'm just someone who does it for the love of the content. I'm not a big channel and I'll likely never make any sort of living off of this but I just like doing it, haha. I'd suggest anyone to take your shot and try your best but also don't quit your day job lol.

[@CheesySpeakeasy]

Oh and I should add: I know it's a lot of work for you, and I'm not asking for more of them. But you gotta know how much I love being able to watch a versus video without dedicating 2+ hours to it. You are seriously the best and we're GONNA get you those subs and more

[@CheesySpeakeasy]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 one of my goals is to help you hit the big time like you deserve. It's just gonna be a long process lol. Blip billboards are pretty cheap tho, so fingers crossed not too terribly long

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it once again. That's very nice of you to say. I did make a point to not bloat the video. I don't really watch much pokemon content these days and I've been enjoying watching TV shows and all that but a turn off for me sometimes is the bloat. 90+ minutes that should have been 30-40 minutes isn't something I'm personally interested in doing. I could have shown the entire runs with no editing at all and the video would have been less than 70 minutes lol. I have no clue how someone even makes 2 hour videos on runs lmao.

[@banzan0]

That was an awesome run I've probably watched this video 6 or 7 times now with my lil shi thead and she loved every minute of it. p.s. you're her favorite speedrunner between you, Scott, JRose and Mah-Dry-Bread and I really don't blame her. Apparently you and I have similar mannerisms 😅

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Good to hear it! I was a little bummed this one performed so poorly compared to other recent videos but we’ll try again next time!

[@banzan0]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I don't know man I thought it was pretty damn good for being a vs video.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

You never know why something underperforms but it makes me wish I just did two videos lol.

[@banzan0]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 well I can say this diamond and pearl weren't really apart of my favorite the generations. But that doesn't mean I can't appreciate the work put in for a legendary rivalry.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, you never really know for sure. My most viewed video is a Diamond/Pearl Pokémon lol

[@LQVaughn]

Man I did not think about the fact their signature moves were gonna get weird little buffs from gen 1 quirkiness. That was fun!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it worked out perfectly for these two!

[@LQVaughn]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 is spacial Rend the best move so far for a gen 1 pokemon?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Probably. I haven't used all of them though lol.

[@mmpsp693]

Great video!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks!

[@wildefice1]

Welcome back! Good luck with your college

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! I upload every two weeks at the same time on the same day. I haven't been gone, haha.

[@wildefice1]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Ah, then the youtube algorithm has prevented me from seing your last few videos T.T

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

They are ready at your leisure!

[@johngleeman8347]

I would wager that quadruple resisting normal-type moves, resisting psychic, and being entirely immune to poison would be quite handy in Generation 1! XD

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Poison is whatever but the resistance to normal/psychic are really good for sure.

[@MNAV33]

Real one brother brother, tombstoner all the way 🎉😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it, brother.

[@brianwisecarver4880]

The real ones are back boiiis

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hope they never left!

[@ZellDincht1226]

At some point, I'd love to see a Mega Rayquaza or a Crowned Sword Zacian to see if they can dethrone Mega Mewtwo. Both of those pokemon are known for being the most broken of all time, maybe they could even have a VS episode. Either way it would be interesting to see them perform in Gen 1 (I know you already did Rayquaza, but the boosted stats may help it a bit)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Zacian could be interesting but the thing is that I've already done Ray. It doesn't have a good set to deal with Brock in any generation and the mega would just be that with some extra stats. I'm hesitant to do it because of that but good ideas nonetheless! I got a road map for the rest of the year but I'll have to sit down and think about next year when the time grows close to that.

[@ManOfUnknownWorth]

It just goes to show that having good moves at the right time makes quite the difference. Early Bubblebeam and Spatial Rend's auto-crit are not to be undervalued.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea spacial rend was nutty for sure.

[@darlhiatt8136]

Interaction: You are appreciated. Keeping ahead of your schedule in Uni can be rough, best of luck to you!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Much appreciated! It's tough out here!

[@havuckofp]

I was just thinking about you and your videos... turns out I missed this one 😮😅😢

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea! If only I released on the same day in the same intervals for the past year lmao.

[@havuckofp]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 lol

[@dempseygoodale7774]

GLM now stands for Good luck Matt. Go get them educations so you can learn if TM 28 is Tombstoner, brother

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Getting more education! I already have some degrees!

[@eldee2005]

Awesome video! Comment for the algorithm

[@rjthepoet500]

REAL ONE, BROTHER!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it, brother.

[@Harmony242]

Off topic for video but will the live streams come back in any capacity at some point? Loved to listen to em at work as well as the videos too!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea! I’m planning one soon but the general problem is they take a while to plan. I don’t want you guys to see an official run that’ll be used for tier list purposes and Eevee is next. It’s not great and I’ve had to scrap routing a time or two.

[@montyeggman3075]

Palkia got through this so well because there wasn't a single Salamence to halt its rampage. Dialga still finished quite well; it could have gone either way in the end. Looking forward to seeing Giratina and how it stacks up to them one day.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, I can't say I get the reference but jesus christ a Spacial Rend would kill 18 Salamence I bet. It would be like 600 effective power lol. Giratina should be fun but I just don't think it'll hold a candle. No crazy special move, more reliant on physical damage, and overall just has less stats in favor of having a ton of HP.

[@montyeggman3075]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I figured you wouldn't get the joke. Basically, a long time ago, if you searched Palkia on Google, its weaknesses were listed as "Fairy and Salamence" (instead of Dragon). Later on, they fixed it, but the joke lives on because of it being seen on one of JaidenAnimations's videos.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, good to know! I've seen similar things over the years but never that specific one. If only Lance had an extra dragon lol.

[@DwunD016]

I'll predict and say Palkia will pull out the win. If I remember right from the Sanqui days, it pulled out the W then. But I'll come back later to edit once i get to the end. That was a lot closer than i thought. Love seeing the signature moves make an impact. Youve probably answered this a lot. And i apologize if I'm the 584947 person asking, how many years and or semesters you got left? Or that still TBD

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it honestly came down to Spacial Rend being the best move ever lol. I think I might be done with school in 2026ish. This semester specifically has some pretty involved programming classes and micro/macro economics. Outside of something like advanced physics, it's probably as hard as it'll get.

[@DwunD016]

@GymLeaderMatt1987 not too long left then. GL on the mid terms!

[@RsSooke]

Awesome battle

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Two titans for sure.

[@InfernosReaper]

When I realized that Spatial Rend basically autocrit, I knew that Dialga was going to be in for a rough time. Sure, there was some times where Roar of Time *would* have more likely worked than not, *but* even that wouldn't have gotten the win

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea you could see with the time saves on Rival 6 alone how it was going to snowball out of control. In a world with infinite time you could just make sure you hit the ranges every time but at that point, I may as well use TAS.

[@InfernosReaper]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Exactly, and like I said even if RoT landed and got the kill, it wouldn't save enough time to justify the risk

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, too many risks in general but it was still like 50 effective power short of ranges compared to Spacial Rend. Originally I was higher levels for better ranges but in a race, you have to at least try to match the other run or you'd get smoked.

[@SonicMeters]

Fun video it seem like fun to try Pokémon in gen 1

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

You can say that again.

[@chefgrizz6284]

Fresh pack of Mountain Dew VooDew let’s GO

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That's what I'm talking about!

[@TheRelinquished2]

Finally got around to listening while at work, and called Palkia correct but not for the crit reason, just a real guess lol

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea spacial rend was on another level.

[@רזליבנר]

ty for the video

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks for watching!

[@AnthonyMeley]

Only liking because you ask for it so nicely but I'd love to see a darkri run

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I'll see what I can do for next Halloween!

[@calebjohnson9740]

Can we do the Deoxys forms next? I think it would be fun to see how often the speed form crits Edit: I did some math it would be 35% of the time 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

In this format, I think defense form would be the king! Years ago I almost did attack form but the run felt bad lol. Thing was a piece of paper and didn't have any good moves until you get thunderbolt. Sounds like the Koffing run I'm working on now lol.

[@Kali_Krause]

Gen 1 Solaleo vs Lunala would be interesting

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. Realistically there's like 100 different combos of interesting runs but vs videos are something I can't sustain in the long run. I wouldn't mind the extra work if they were wildly successful but what it comes down to is that this video will probably just be average but took 3x the amount of work lol.

[@fortello7219]

Alright, time for another prediction on who will win. It's really hard to say when both of these monsters have almost as much special as Mewtwo AND they have next to no weaknesses. (Also like Mewtwo) Their movesets are also very similar. Presuming that Roar of Time also works like gen 1 Hyper Beam, thus letting you chain KOs with it, then I'll have to lean towards Dialga. Palkia is faster but that doesn't mean much when they're both fast enough to outspeed everything they fight already. (Stat exp, etc) And Special Rend is probably stronger than Roar of Time with its auto crit, but that doesn't matter if they both OHKO. So really the only big difference would be resistances I suppose. With Dialga resisting Normal and Palkia not it might just barely edge out an advantage. There's also Blaine, I guess. Blaine does neutral to Dialga, rather than .25x against Palkia. But that only matters if he hits. And if it's really a problem then Dialga could use Power Gem against him. They're super close, but my gut says Dialga.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It really is a close one! You'll see what decides it later in the video but you almost touched on it.

[@fortello7219]

​@@GymLeaderMatt1987I guess I should really factor Alakazam more into my predictions. It's basically the only Pokemon that matters in the elite 4 when you have high special and no glaring weaknesses 😂 Also, I didn't account for _how under leveled_ these two were! 2 extra levels on Dialga probably could have made Roar of Time a no range KO on all those times. As well, Gengar being *just* high enough level to outspeed was costly.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, Palkia determined that for Dialga. The big thing about time saving I’ve found from these great runs is spending a lot of time picking up extra candies just to save like 5 turns in the elite 4 is a loss and Dialga had to keep cutting just to keep up with Palkia.

[@KoopaCassidy]

Dewgong could be a somewhat interesting pokemon that it seems nobody has done for these gen 1 runs. It starts with aurora beam and headbutt.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It's the last gen 1 ice run I have left and I plan on doing it in December! I expect it to be pretty solid!

[@KoopaCassidy]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I swear Jrose and Scott look to your channel for ideas. I mentioned dewgong here on your channel and only here. Then a couple weeks later both jrose and scott both put up dewgong vids. I watched basically all their vids and they have never once even mentioned dewgong. Im annoyed for you lol

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

@@KoopaCassidy Lmao, maybe coincidence. I'm going to do some beta Pokemon and toil with fusion ideas next year so we'll see! It'll get to the point where if they do Gorochu/Meowsy or then go into Mewtwo/Articuno fusion territory we'll know. My only very slight annoyance is that I did Shedinja in 2023 and Scott didn't even mention it once in his video but instead was like 'SNOWY SNOWY SNOWY SNOWY' but I digress. When he mentioned Smeargle, the race that I WON, at the end it felt like 'alright dude, now you are going out of your way to not mention me' haha. It is what it is, brother! We don't need handouts here anyway.

[@KoopaCassidy]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 After watching 100s of hrs of solo run content I can tell you that the message Scott tries to portray is “fun solo content with a focus at helping the solo run community”; however, I can say with absolute confidence that after watching so many videos and getting to know him through his content that he is full of it and just as shady as the people he pretends not to be. Also random side note, I’ve literally only commented on about 5 youtube videos in my entire life, but your solo run stuff is way better than everyone elses so i wanted to make sure you get some of the credit you deserve.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

@@KoopaCassidy I appreciate it but I can't really dog Scott because he's been good to me in the past. The community aspect is dead, I'll give you that, but anything else I'd have grievances or gripes about I just keep quiet and observe silently, lol. I have to maintain at least some professionalism about it. The truth is that the niche is dwindling and overall views are slashed in half. Just watch the dreaded 'daily December' Scott and Jrose do behind the guise of giving the community a ton of content where the reality is that it's about sweet cash from increased ad revenue. You are going to Scott with a lot of videos stuck in the 20k range, unless it's a VS video, and Jrose potentially not even breaking 100k on some of them. Don't even get me started on someone releasing like 5 videos over 11 months and then magically finding the willpower and motivation to do 30+ videos in the final month, that's another wormhole. It's something that trickles down and affects smaller channels and it's ultimately why I think most people I've known over the years that made solid content just called it quits. I legitimately dread releasing December content because it's already drying up and Scott and Jrose's monopoly over the genre releasing 60+ videos between the two will suck dry every ounce of new viewers and potential there is but there's not a thing you can do about it, lol. Honestly, it just comes down that I like to play Pokemon. I have no monetary incentive and just do my own thing these days since winning competitions isn't enough, haha. I just have fun with it!

[@EdmondsEditing]

Real one!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it!

[@archieblue2801]

Tombstoner brother!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it!

[@TheRelinquished2]

Awwwww yeaaa lets go

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Let's go!

[@MannyMetronome]

👁️🫦👁️ *grabs popcorn* LETS GOOOOOOOUUUUOOUUUU

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Let’s go!

[@natix_643]

Ironic that the god of time ends up being slower, but bending space works too, I guess.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

No time without space!

[@jonathanrunco2131]

We love GLM ❤️ 🎉❤

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it!

[@creamreviews1607]

Who will deliver the last Tombstoner, brother!?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

You never know. I imagine the channel will stop randomly with a whimper rather than a glorious end but Slowbro is my guess since it's my fav.

[@LuisSilva-yc5fz]

yeah special rend went extremely hard

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it is a monster move. Potentially the best.

[@RetroletsplayGBA]

Lets gooooo

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea yea!

[@RetroletsplayGBA]

@GymLeaderMatt1987 just as close as I thought it would be too, great video as always.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it was down to the final stretch.

[@Ometecuhtli13thGate]

I don't know why, but you remind me a bit of ABrandonToThePast, voice wise.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Unfortunately I haven't seen their content. I'm not sure if its a compliment or not but thanks if it is, how dare you if its not lol.

[@mezza37]

Nice video

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks!

[@camlewis5462]

Real one

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it!

[@OnceCody]

Tombstoner, brother

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it, brother.

[@PabloNeves26]

32:03 name of the track?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

National park? One of the more common Pokemon songs I'd say.

[@PabloNeves26]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 yeah, and your vids brought its attention to me, only now I meant to ask for the name (I used to play those games on 3 or 4x speed, and sometimes without audio)...

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I’ve never used audio since I started playing the games again lol.

[@J3Puffin]

Imagine some dragons.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, god help us all.