Feral Woman Obsesses Over Pokemon HGSS for 2 Hours Straight - Tama Hero

Tama has talked about her Gen 2 Pokemon 100% run before, but what exactly goes into that? How did she plan her current Pokemon HeartGold SoulSilver team? How does she approach Pokemon Team building? The answer to all these questions and more is that she obsesses over it! Whether you are looking for a way to organize your building your competitive Pokemon team, whether you also obsessively plan spreadsheets, or whether you just want to watch in awe as she absolutely loses her mind, this video is sure to be educational.
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[@Tama-Hero]

This is not *the* HGSS video! It is just an appitizer while I work on the real one :) Here's that team planner I used: richi3f.github.io/pokemon-team-planner/ I know this is not typically what I upload, but let me know if you like it anyway. I may make more videos in this style talking through past teams or planning and executing each part of the run? Perhaps as Patreon exclusives if people are not into these? Let me know what you think!

[@thestormwar]

Oh my God this is what I always wanted.

[@korekaranonever]

i came to the comments just to ask for this link tysm 😭 ive never done intense team building like this before but ur video made it look really interesting!! excited to build some battle frontier teams for my 100% platinum playthrough 🫶🏻

[@ZoraTheExplora]

Absolutely feral Tama 🎉

[@bronwaith]

I really enjoyed this content tysm

[@COMICSAREAWESOME]

More please!!! I love seeing the thought processes behind teams people make and the Pokemon they choose.

[@ParmMannREBORN]

Making a two hour appetizer video before the actual HGSS video essay is so beast

[@urbescapade]

Just starting the video and finding out this isn't even the Official Tama Video Essay (Trademark, copyright, proprietry limited) on HGSS.... But just a teaser.... Is Tama okay? Anyone checked her vitals lately?

[@eclektric]

my god, title wasn't joking

[@dramaticScar]

Well the video is not 2 hours

[@johnbeaty3191]

I used to watch your videos many years ago, as a kid. I still love Pokemon, but I find it harder to enjoy the games knowing what I do about EVs, IVs, and general "optimal" play. This video feels like a demonstration of how that sort of deep game knowledge doesn't have to handicap my fun. This video feels like a pat on head of myself as a child. Thank you, Tama.

[@magnadramon0068]

EVs and IVs are never relevant to the main single player game. They only matter to competitive players.

[@dee7352]

⁠@@magnadramon0068I mean the under the hood stuff does matter, but to a much much smaller degree. Better IVs make for an easier playthrough

[@magnadramon0068]

@@dee7352 That's technically true. But the time it would take to make a team with good IV's would be so time consuming as to undermine any benefit. The only situation were IVs would be relevant for single player is for challenge runs with intentionally bad teams. Like a caterpie run or a magikarp run were good IV's would be necessary just to have a chance at winning. But playing normally with a full team all you really need is to exploit type weaknesses and make sure your team is leveled up on par with the gym leaders/elite four. Type weakness exploitation alone is enough to one shot most gym leader teams.

[@nintendonerdjoseph]

I''m so glad I never got ensared by that bullshit.

[@josephbulkin9222]

​@@magnadramon0068let me tell you, these things do matter. You do not want to be gimped from the start with a hindering nature or unfortunate IVs on, say, for an easy example, an Aggron, where Speed is its greatest stat( on a Pokemon with intentionally low speed) and Attack is its most gimped( being the attacking stat). Almost as soon as you catch said Aggron as an Aron, you start to wonder why its barely dealing any damage and your opponents hurt way more. I should know, it happened to me.

[@djwindex849]

This is a dangerous thing you've brought upon me. I can hear the spreadsheets calling my name. It's my last semester of college and I don't have time for this, but I yearn for the silly creatures and the achievements that require 100+ hours of grinding.

[@Bassynater2500]

“But I yearn for the silly creatures” is such a powerfully accurate statement 😂

[@TheNitr01]

A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine said that competitive Pokémon was basically competitive spreadsheets, and honestly, I think a similar thing can be said about any kind of hardcore commitment to Pokémon games. Heck, even RPGs in general.

[@marcoasturias8520]

I mean, there's competitive Excel...

[@TheNitr01]

@@marcoasturias8520 Yeah, another friend in that same conversation I had mentioned as much.

[@JoelDZ]

I think that's way more true for hardcore nuzlocking than competitive battling. In nuzlocking you need to constantly check information about what your enemies have and plan out every battle meticulously, cataloguing all the moves and strategies you have access to at any one time. Competitive Pokemon has some level of info-checking (damage calculation), but mostly once you've learnt the meta there's a game of skill to be had that's more of an art than a science.

[@magnadramon0068]

@@JoelDZ Being able to utilize massive amounts of information to build effective strategies in order to win is itself a skill

[@magnadramon0068]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[@Toadiferous]

Hey just a heads up, the EVs listed for Pichu are specifically for Little Cup, which is a metagame where everything is set to level 5. All Pokemon in LC use weird EV intervals compared to other metagames because at level 5, you only gain a stat at like 4 or 5 intervals on the spectrum of 0-252. So you'll rarely see mons at 252 on anything in LC. Those HP EVs in Pichu won't do you a lot of good in a regular run. Realistically you'd want to copy a set from a singles Pikachu or Raichu instead, since they're a lot more similar to what Pichu would theoretically run in a max level singles metagame (there are no sets listed for it because it would be completely useless even in the lowest tier of singles lol). Another thing to keep in mind with some of the EVs and movesets of specific mons you see on Smogon sets is that sometimes they're tuned to deal with a very specific meta threat. It's not one of the mons on your list, but let's use Gliscor as an example. Gliscor is a defensive beast in singles, yet many sets run Jolly nature with a very specific amount of speed investment in some metagames. Why? Because that way it can outspeed Heatran and kill it with EQ before getting nuked by a specs set for example (since Gliscor has relatively low Sp. Def, and as likely your only ground type, is necessary to not throw away because you misread the set). There are a lot of other examples of random coverage moves certain mons will run because of a key threat in their metagame, and it gets even more confusing when the "key threat" only exists in their lower tier, like NU or PU. So you end up with situations where you might be building a lower tier mon to use in OU (people like to use their favorites even if they're underpowered in OU), and if you just copy the NU Smogon set, you're investing pointless speed EVs for speed tier cutoffs that are irrelevant in OU, when you could be investing in either more speed or some sort of bulk. The Pichu point is more relevant for what you're doing, since it'll level far past level 5 I'm assuming. But the point about other sets is moreso just to say basically choose an archetype and stick to it, there's no need for complex EV spreads in a regular playthrough against unoptimized teams. If your Pichu is 252 Timid/Jolly, it'll outspeed the most possible things it can in your playthrough, including mons that are a higher level and have higher base speed because they don't have proper IVs or EVs. In the same sense, you want to maximize your damage output, so you'd just run 252 in atk/sp.atk (whichever you lean towards). You could also run Adamant/Modest if you think you'll be overleveled at all and won't need to worry about speed. But the same goes for a defensive mon. No sense in running super specific spreads that are tailored to singles metagames. You want an all around beefy mon? 252 HP, then find an even split between defense/sp. def and choose a nature that boosts one of them. Or just max out one or the other to make it a beast in that one department. Defensive mons are a little more flexible in a regular playthrough though, and you can also get away with just investing in HP and an attacking stat if your base defenses are good enough, because realistically if you're level-tying the NPCs, maxed out HP should pull a lot of weight since they're not really balanced to be fighting against maxed out EVs/perfect IVs. Pichu used to be one of my favorites as a kid thanks to the Pichu Bros. short and then Pichu getting added to Melee, so I've done many playthroughs with one on my team through the Elite 4, as recently as Sun and Moon. And that was without optimizing anything at all, just regular level up EVs and the nature/IVs it was caught with. I also beat Pearl as a kid without ever evolving my Chimchar (again, completely unoptimized, I didn't even know what EVs were back then lol). So if you just stick to standard 252/252/4 EV spreads on otherwise perfect IVs/optimal nature mons, I don't think you'll have much to worry about. Pichu will be a champion in no time. Good luck!

[@mattbunky]

The fact that I’ve been obsessing over watching HGSS retrospective/fact videos for the past 2 weeks. This is fueling the furnace in my heart

[@georgesamarasful]

2 hour video by my favourite KZbin oh we are feasting like kings tonight

[@Lunar_Pendragon]

Wholeheartedly feel the same way brother. Heck yeah, Amen to that!

[@catalystiic]

These are the type of videos i can just watch over and over. I love hearing how other people track their games, especially if its with spreadsheets, its always such a fun time.

[@Lunar_Pendragon]

Oh wow, a 2 hour Tama video is a dream come true; I would absolutely love a video exactly like this but for Pokémon Black/Black 2 and White/White 2!

[@MrToadTheGamer]

as someone also trying to 100% each Pokémon game (with a different definition, I just go for all the trainer card improvements and battle facilities if necessary) and struggling af in the Gen 4 factory this is actually inspiring af thank you

[@Verdantcactus]

I love these kinds of super long technical things video. I find them fascinating and the video format is nice to watch on days where I need to watch something that is chill and LONG in order to focus on it properly

[@NotCatchy]

Crazy I've been watching you for practically a decade now, and we finally get to the GOAT of pokemon games

[@NotCatchy]

Wait this isnt even THE video??

[@gerrynava981]

You mean the 2nd worst (?)

[@BlueEye096]

Man and I thought I was bonkers when I pre-planned every team for my future playthroughs for my Pokemon marathon. My only rules were Pokemon I had never used and no overlapping types, completion was simply beating the E4 and then the "superboss" like Red in Gen 2, Steven in Emerald, Adult Red or Blue in USUM, etc. Battle Frontier I always wanted to beat but I lacked the patience to team build in Gen 3 and 4 since it takes so long and I didn't have access to every game and multiple consoles to trade between, I recall getting the Silver Symbols in a few facilities in Platinum with a Garchomp, Starmie and Lucario team, the extent of my preparation was just good natures and EV training, IV breeding I didn't figure out until XY simplified it (and your video on it also helped back in the day). Just in this video you're doing 10x more prep than I ever did haha.

[@greyvanity]

i truly understand that team building segment god that was heart warming to watch, I like to think of every new playthrough i do of a pokemon game as their own character, or if i want to use a pokemon i like at that time i will create a character around that. I really liked seeing you even take the time to think about the NAMES as i do as well. can’t wait for the video as a whole

[@dialga236]

the videos of the older pokemon games have really helped me rediscover my love for pokemon, the newer games havent done it for me for ages now, but rediscovering how good the older games are and how much i can still get out of them has helped me enjoy the games so much, so thanks tama :)

[@JoeAllenD]

A spreadsheet! Truly a Pokemon master

[@Dorian_Scott]

Best video title, ever.

[@Victini0510]

I used to be a huge fan back in the day, and recently found your channel again. Your GSC video completely reshaped how I thought about my already favorite games. I just thought of it again now, came back to the channel to rewatch it, and I find a new HGSS vid! Can't wait to watch :)

[@secretvillage]

Best believe I'm using this video for reference moving forward when I do playthroughs. This is great timing too, I've been prepping for my own series re-play and it's so cool seeing what someone else's planning and notes look like!

[@soggyslays1170]

I’ve been watching your videos on and off for 11 years now. Thanks for existing.

[@TheOtakuKat]

"A Wild Tama Appears"

[@SerotoninSyd]

i really loved this! spreadsheets and pokemon my favourite special interests together combined with the planning is so good! i would definitely want to watch more like this :) maybe show your gen 2 planning?

[@fatcatfroggie]

This has been a joy to listen to podcast-style while filling out my National Dex in LeafGreen. Best of luck with all your complete playthroughs, it doesn't sound easy!

[@bloodblues85]

I never realized how fun it is just watching someone plan out there Pokemon playthrough when its not all about the most powerful moves/mons, and when there's an aesthetic going on. Very fun! Also your hair is soo cute, I've never seen anyone's hair like that.

[@galen5438]

Thanks for uploading this right before I had a 2 hour drive. Been watching your content since '07 and you're still one of my favorite KZbinrs.

[@theSoruman]

A lot of the things you were saying in the beginning about raising different teams for different tasks are actually part of why I love scarlet and violet. I'm obsessed with the little markings you get for completing certain tasks or catching one that already comes with a mark

[@callumnton]

oh my god i loved the part where you’re planning out the core team and it’s overall aesthetic. sooo fun to watch

[@infinitearrow8]

HOLY CRAP I was looking for your channel the other day and just came across this, I used to watch your videos when I was much younger and used to play Pokémon all the time, thank you for sharing your love of the game with the rest of us, I’m very glad to see you doing well!

[@mitsurichan3]

I have been ruminating on how to make my comment. I have watched the entire video and seeing the level of effort you are putting into doing your own personal 100% of gen 4 games unlocked a core memory for me when I was younger. I used to do something similar to you when I was between 9-14 or so, before I found friends to play with and getting involved with more of the community and competitive aspect of pokemon. Lately due to unfortunate circumstances, I am back just me playing by myself. This definitely has sparked a similar kind of itch of going to boot up my past games of gen 4 before things went to hell. It is so... refreshing to see a new way that i had forgotten about on how to play these older games when there was more focus on things to do in-game rather than features revolving around being on the internet with others. I want to personally thank you Tama, for starting the process for me again to relearn how to love pokemon again. Recently I also acquired an old and used WiiU, but since I couldnt do a system transfer I am being forced to replay every wii and wiiu game i have ever owned to just feel some resemblance of being back at home. Replaying through old titles I have not touched since my childhood definitely hits different now that I am 25. Again, thank you Tama. I look forward for the HGSS video you will make!

[@frozenandchosen]

This is some of my favorite content from you Tama, you always help me think about Pokémon in new ways and inspire me to play past games in a different fashion, over the years you’ve helped give me much more longevity with older Pokémon games

[@animehawkrevolution]

dude i have been having a bad day but watching/listening to this has improved my mood a lot, thanks :))

[@brady_andtheink452]

AHHH JUST WHAT I NEEDED!! As someone who just started a 100% run through HG(gotta complete 10 year old me’s dream) and started fully hand writing out a guide of the entire journey(I’ve gone through three notebooks already lol) this was like heaven to have on while working!!

[@erikplayerone]

I’m not a huge Pokémon fan (other than colosseum) but somehow I enjoy hearing people talk about it. I love your long videos for when I’m designing and put it in the background.

[@danielstarkey9953]

We’re very similar in age, and I’ve also really appreciated going back and playing old games from childhood/teen, sometimes using cheats for content completion. It gives so much joy that newer stuff (mostly because of DLC, micro transactions, and the way those change design are just emotionally exhausting) Thank you so much for sharing!

[@daviddet]

I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one who breaks out the spreadsheets in order to plan their pokemon teams!

[@Deoxys911]

It's nice to see all the thought that goes into this; sometimes it feels good to be reminded that other people spend a lot of time thinking about and working on these things.

[@raspberrycyanide]

A new Tama hero vid and it's nearly 2 HOURS???? Oh man my day just got WAY better

[@irisdearie]

I’ve been wanting to replay older Pokémon games, and you’ve inspired me to make my own goal list for each game + draw a portrait of my team at the end 💖 thank you!

[@RichardBlaziken]

Whoa, hey, I wrote that guide for Battle Revolution Stargazer Colosseum so long ago, so cool to see someone still getting use out of it!

[@Tama-Hero]

Thank you for writing it! :D

[@GormGear]

I totally clocked the pokemon lunch box thingy during this video and didn't expect an actual showcase of it in the end hahaha

[@chimeratype]

oh tama i’m so happy i’ve been working on and off on my natdex hgss file since 2019 and i love your videos so much this gives me so much motivation to keep going yay 💚💚💚 love your stuff!!!

[@Davey_Cakes]

Your passion and enthusiasm for Pokemon is unmatched. This is an incredible amount of work tracking your progress. I took a break from my recent first-time SoulSilver playthrough but you're inspiring me to go back.

[@XellossBoi]

I love this style of video so much! Watching your thought processes and planning offers insights that i'd never considred before. And your hair is amazing!

[@ElmerH2]

Wow Tama, you have no idea how much I enjoyed this video: For starters your planning process was super satisfying. From which Pokemon to how to get them, how to equip them and the celestial body research for names Dx so so so satisfying. Then there is the whole notepad to spreadsheet pipeline. It is so wholesome and beautiful to see how the more robust technology is adopted out of necessity. It is natural for a personalized system to be adopted with little optimization. It is once the system is adopted and used that the optimization can occur. This is going to be so meta but like you COULD have planned for optimizing the spreadsheet system if only you planned for this video with the same intensity as you planned for your Gen 4 playthroughs. XD This of course would have been a lot harder because I am sure your knowledge of spreadsheets pales in comparison to your knowledge of Pokemon. I LOVED THIS VIDEO. It's made me super hyped to stay on top of your playthrough updates for all your 30 beautiful Pokemon

[@smadak]

This was so satisfying to watch. I love vids like this!

[@ninjdraw8305]

Wish a feral woman would obsess over me the way Tama-hero obsessed over HGSS 😔 That HGSS video gonna slap tho, love those 100% marathon type videos and I cant wait 😁

[@quiveringavicularia1513]

I really loved to see how excited you got by the prospect of starting a daunting task.

[@TheSableyeGuy]

someone is more obsessive than me with my team building?! HATS! OFF! Loved the video!

[@perrydimes6915]

btw, this is the first time ive ever seen anyone even come close to resembling how i myself play pokemon games and i appreciate it!

[@ChoiceSnarf]

I deeply admire the commitment to not only do this ludicrous amount of planning, but to actually follow through to completion. I start planning stuff and then give up after like 30 minutes and never go back to it again except in like 2-minute bursts every few months!

[@Forever_Zero]

An oddly satisfying video, seriously, all these planning and talk about pokemon was extremely relaxing

[@loreleiceladon]

The QUEEN has fed her people well! 😍😍 seriously, you're one of the nerdiest people I know of in the best way possible. Only tama could make a 1 & 1/2 hour video about pokemon spreadsheets; I love hearing about your mindset with this series 💜💜 even more excited about the HGSS video now

[@antoniocalado7101]

Wow this is amazing! I haven't checked up on your channel in a while, so I wasn't aware you were planning something like this. But I am doing something eerily similar myself. It started off with the goal of using every single pokemon to beat a game from start to finish, so I split every pokemon into teams according to in-game availability and played each pokemon main series game at least 5 times over the last 2 or 3 years. But going through the games so many times meant I got to know them pretty well and I got more and more curious of the things each game had to offer. Hey, as long as I'm using all of the pokedex, why not use all of the game as well... And that got me started on my current project of exploring every nook and cranny, find every hidden item, beat every battle facility, complete living dexes in every generation, collect every doll and decor, battle bingo, braggart's stickers, gen 5 medals and so on. I also love to watch videos about hidden easter eggs in pokemon just so I learn a bit more about the lore and secrets hidden in the games. I'm very happy to learn I'm not alone in this crazy endeavor 😅. Best of luck and keep posting updates, I'll be sure to follow so I don't miss any.

[@rainbowjolteon4203]

Loooove this video 💖 so happy someone else is putting thought into their PBR teams!! I definitely want to watch you play PBR!

[@Used__Napkin]

This is the first time I’ve seen anyone obsess over in game team building the way that I do. One of the few times I’ve felt genuine representation in the media I consume.

[@Pancackeman]

this is my favorite typa content, great to watch, put on in the background while playin games, etc. Also gives me drive to do my own 100% lol

[@endar2401]

Interesting video. Very, very in-depth. That is quite a collection of games!

[@SuperKamehameha2]

Great video! As someone who is also in the early stages of what I call a Pokémon Gauntlet (replaying through every single main game + Stadium 1/2 + Colosseum & XD), jts super cool to see this and you made it so cool with that spread sheet! I also have little tasks within each game I plan to go for. Like the contests in Emerald which I only dabbled in as a kid. Or the XD starters. I did a solo run of Charmander and Squirtle in FRLG prior so I’ll do a Bulbasaur one to complete the trio! Im currently at Yellow and plan to complete the dex in this game and then move to Stadium 1.

[@luckyfox21]

Beautiful video. Can’t wait for the next one. ❤

[@Laserbeak316]

Hey Tama, long time subscriber and fan of your work (for about 10 years now actually now that I think about it). It’s crazy how similar we are when it comes to constructing playthrough teams and even teams we use for the battle facilities of Pokemon games. Although admittedly my amount of planning pales in comparison to yours. Also, I wanted to let you know, there is a way for some of the Pokémon you plan on using to have egg moves without breeding them. Have you by chance heard of the Rage/Mimic Glitch? It’s a method that can enable you to teach any of your Pokémon any possible move. In this particular instance, you can use it to teach some of the Pokemon you plan on using their egg moves without having to breed them. The catch though is that it only works on Pokemon you’ll have transferred from Gen. 3 and you’ll have needed to teach each of them the tutor move Mimic.

[@phyllojoe5346]

You were one of my first poketubers I watched back in the early 2010s, it makes me happy that you are still making content :)

[@GeneralOsik]

I've never been so excited to see a video of yours, this is amazing!

[@Tama-Hero]

Good to see you in the comments :D

[@GeneralOsik]

@@Tama-Hero I just finished the video, and WOW! I love your organization, and I can tell how naturally this comes to you. I'm actually playing through Soul Silver now, with a team of baby Pokemon. It's one of the toughest challenges I've done yet! I did a lot of pre-planning, but not to this level! I have begun my own process for my Silver and Gold final cartridge saves that I'm starting soon. Would love to catch up sometime, and nerd out about Pokemon again! If you still have my email, shoot me a message and I'll send you my PoGo friend code.

[@Matthias3892]

I love the way you ended the video! It reminded that when I was a young child, I was the only person I knew who played Pokemon so I would have to save up my allowance to be able to trade Pokemon with myself… ah how the world of Pokemon has changed

[@florentwinleaf3462]

Love the content Tana💚✨

[@shazilla4]

oh my god you are much more of a nerd on pokemon than ive realized!! your videos do not do you justice!!!

[@coolbabbit639]

I love this 😍 your Pokemon planning is similar to how I do it, but more dedicated. Your team drawings in the video are awesome too ❤️💙💛

[@parapaboy]

I keep going back on completing the Pokédex on emerald, then trying to shiny hunting Zappos on Leafgreen, then beating gale of darkness. It’s insane how you managed to do this! I might follow this path too!!

[@youngsterj4y]

Very good video to listen to while I use my own pokemon spreadsheets to track my progress on my HGSS natdex. I long for this level of patience lmao this is incredible

[@thommaseliassen2120]

Soo gonna watch this tomorrow morning when im hung over. You saved my sunday Tama!❤❤

[@victorlop2]

oh yeah the team planning process, i always try to find the balance between pokemon i love, ones that i never used before AND try to make the team colorful. the struggle is real

[@Bluerock121]

My brain lit up when I saw this you have no idea how excited I am!!

[@theartofshikigamicha]

Honestly this seems like such a fun way to approach older Pokemon games. Also, absolutely love that team builder 💖

[@connorgrunewald649]

Tbh glad I’m not the only one who does this now… and I’m not even a completionist. Like I just do items that I often forget 😅 Slightly unrelated but if anyone likes how this sounds but doesn’t wanna *do everything* I suggest taking the route Tama mentioned earlier of only using 3 mons. It’s kinda just how I’ve replayed all of them since X and Y. I also like to have one three stage, one two stage and one single stage evolution just to make it more varied. Doing this I’ve found some of my favorite new mons who I honestly wouldn’t have normally given the time of day. Big ups to you Tama for doing all of this! Can’t wait to see the main video if this is just the planning.

[@sturemartinussen4826]

Do you stream anywhere? would love to see you build the teams and doing the "tasks/challenges"

[@tobequitefranco]

I do some of a lot of this sort of thinking and considerations in my head, but I haven’t planned with spreadsheets and preparation like this because I still like an element of the frustration and randomness that I think the developers intended, at least for the first time I take a swing at whatever it is.

[@steegen101]

omg this is such an exciting way to play these games!!!!! I wish I had the time and structure (and discipline?) to do what you're doing! I love seeing this, any updates would be fascinating to see!

[@rosenfields]

absolutely love this! i loved pbr as a kid, and thanks to playing it so much, i have the original dates i caught my first two shinies (both in diamond) preserved, met location and all! my disc was scratched so that i couldn't do battles anymore (i had beaten the main story, luckily) but i recently got a replacement disc that works great! i'm excited to play the game again, and to see your thoughts on it! (i could be wrong, and it's possible you see it later (my bad), but i believe pbr is a doubles game! there might be singles vs other players, i don't remember) (also you can dress up your trainer and make your card all pretty, that was my favorite part)

[@6n1ck]

This is so amazing. When I went back to play Get 1 I kind of did this because Pokemon Stadium required level planning for pausing during the play through but it was nothing compared to this. Very inspiring

[@Elowen133]

This would honestly make a super cozy stream 💛

[@squid24736]

genuinely this sounds like so much fun and I wish I had at least one irl friend to tackle a game like this with.

[@sheismymom]

When I was little I tried to pick up a feral cat and it scratched me.

[@lkay44]

This os a really interesting video! I'm training for orre collesuem in xd (although your prep is next level) Also i would suggest replacing ralid spin on starmie. It's only really good in smogon 6v6. In game vary few uses for it and even in battle frontier etc, spikes and rocks are very rare. It has an amazing move pool and stabs, and even random/fun tutor moves! Good luck with the play through

[@bocioguie007]

A 2 hour video involving Pokémon and spreadsheets? This is literally my jam.

[@thatonecookie242]

banger video i would love to see more of these videos for any other let's plays u do

[@LordZemosa]

I see what you did with that old-school pink Sailor Moon style filter at the start 👀 The more I see that aesthetic, the more I'm loving it.

[@TenkoBerry]

This this was quite Good Keep Up The Good Work Tama 👌

[@djwindex849]

I apologize if this was already said, but one additional thing to consider could be the secret base decorations in DPP as well as Platinum's post game resort villa. I believe you will have to interact with the Underground/secret bases regardless for the trainer card.

[@johnnypollack3243]

Keep up the great work and videos Tama love the video

[@iffa-0]

this is all really inspiring. id love to go back and give these challenges a try myself one day

[@BertoPlease]

I love how unhinged the title is, can tell you had fun with that one

[@ArtsyStarleta]

"everyone wants hard pokemon games but no one wants to do the hard part of pokemon games" pretty much sums up a lot of the fandom lol. I honestly think part of the problem is the fact that a lot of the people who complain also don't want to play older games and just want to consume new games.

[@Chonk_enthusiest]

I would disagree, the people who always complain are the people who were young or grew up with pokemon, they however fail to understand that they are now adults, which means things are easier and the software is upgrade so many of the "difficult" parts are less tedious. Tho tbf we are probably both right cause the fandom is so big any generalisation is true for a massive amount of people

[@ArtsyStarleta]

@@Chonk_enthusiest I should really phrase it as "most of the complainers *I've* personally witnessed", because you are right, the fandom is just too big. But yeah the majority of the people I've witnessed are also the kind of people who wax poetic about how good [insert older generation is] but I never hear a thing about how they're replaying it, and they complain that pokemon has *never* been easy but only ever use the main story as an example, and they only ever talk about what pokemon should do next rather than take some time to discuss what it's done right in the past. Suggesting people play older games again is apparently a controversial statement in a lot of gaming spaces, and I think it's (part of) why game preservation is also controversial. But I think that if a lot of these people actually gave some of the postgame content on these older games a try, they might actually satisfy an itch they've been complaining about. And it's frustrating to try to express this to some of them only to feel like you're talking to a brick wall.

[@sethwhettam4265]

As a long time viewer, I've never really gone into actually playing through pokemon games with a completion sort of mindset. This video has got me wanting to play both emerald and soul silver (maybe platinum, too) to the same sort of completion, though I'll probably be doing a few less berries than 100. I'm hoping to make a long collection of new memories with some of my old favorites.

[@Vilik-nm7ry]

Could you honestly do this for each gen? I loved watching this!

[@allstariarose]

just discovered this channel, and omg this looks like more work than competitive showdown even lmao

[@wheatthins4565]

GOD I feel so seen with this I have been keeping track of my teams in documents and in sheets for like six years now and it's been very rewarding. It makes each play through really fun and interesting. I have even added things like fully EV training a team in Scarlet because it's so immediately easy and available, alongside this.

[@ChristianCesena]

This video is giving life, this is a lot similar that the way i play gen 3, rigth now a watching this as i try to complete the battle frontier!

[@dramaticScar]

You’re video essays are such comfort food mom!

[@liamaldrich2476]

I hope you do thiz style of setup video on every upcoming game!