Pokemon Trainer Classes EXPLAINED! - Censorship of Gen 1 | Gnoggin

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[@Dinomatrix21]

I saw the pokemaniac less as a "furry" and more of a "the guy in a godzilla suit". You even point out how it uses specifically the big kaiju-esque pokemon.

[@TheArceusftw]

Probably a bit of both really.

[@Beefaroni_Bert]

well theyre called monster maniacs in japan and monsters being "kaiju" in japanese would make sense

[@zephyreus]

they actually use pokemon in the monster egg group, he mentioned the pokefans using fairy egg group mons but not this

[@hughmann9568]

Godzilla is a lizard monster. Lizards are animals. Furries are animals. BOOM! 😂

[@Dinomatrix21]

@@TheArceusftw Yeah that slowpoke dude... now THAT GUY'S a furry.

[@dihzmahl7032]

neat detail about the Officer is that they only become active battlers at night. Approach them in the daytime and they have generic phrases but if the game is in nighttime, they battle you. Likely under the notion that you're sneaking about to cause trouble.

[@ARandomMinecraftVillager]

I think that's only true in gen 2, or at least not in gen 7 (I don't remember many officers in the other games), since just outside Diglett's Cave there's a police officer

[@cybersoul2809]

@@ARandomMinecraftVillager they also do that in gen 4

[@Ditidos]

@@ARandomMinecraftVillager They change from game to game. But I think it also changes from trainer to trainer too in later games.

[@MarzaButTube]

Huh, all this time I just thought they were a rare trainer type, I only remember fighting a few of them

[@robertlupa8273]

@@MarzaButTube There's only like 2 or 3 in Johto

[@DTRIGGS]

I think Roughneck Kirby with his Cleffa is a reference to Kirby, the videogame character. A cute, rubbery, short and pink being with a connection to stars, you could easily be talking about either Nintendo beings. And the trainer's name is the exact same

[@nonamer6621]

I would like to add that in a lot of advertisement for Kirby (mainly outside of Japan) they like to portray Kirby as this badass hero who's ready beat up anyone any time.

[@pichuperez9037]

Ain't Kirby's backstory that his previous Pokémon died?

[@justinrazon7200]

@@pichuperez9037 Yeah the real Kirby ate his pokemon, now he worships it.

[@pichuperez9037]

@@justinrazon7200 gotta love how Kirby is both the cutest and most horrifying Nintendo character at once.

[@risky2166]

Yea, justl like that Rica trainer in XY, which is a reference to Rica Matsumoto, Ash japanese VA

[@FixTheWi-Fi]

I'd love to see a Bug Catcher in the lategame sometime, using some of the not-so-pushover Bug types. Aaron tried but he was before gen 5 so RIP. Guzma was actually a pretty good example but he never referred to himself as such. Oh... I thought "skinhead" was just referring to them being bald... like a common insult... nevermind.

[@NickTheCryptid]

Maybe bug catchers have an adult version called bug collector who uses actual good and high level bug types

[@nautilus2342]

Gen 3 has Bug Maniacs, which sort of achieve the same thing.

[@william_sun]

"Skinheads" *is* just referring to them being bald (or, more accurately, shaved). The Japanese word doesn't have the Neo-nazi association that it has in English, so translating it back into English as "skinhead" is not exactly accurate.

[@onijester56]

"Skinhead" is a reference to their being bald, and that's where the use of the name derives from...but given the real-world source of that name it's literally not "just". The way to think of it is that the "common insult" is 'Cueball'. "Skinhead" is a specific (racist/white-supremacist) type of 'Cueball'...which kinda seems like the opposite of what most people would probably assume. But America loves doing things the stupid way.

[@wikiuser92]

There's actually one Bug Catcher who uses a Pikachu.

[@agooddaytofish2736]

The fisherman who uses underleveled magikarp is a reference to Bitterling fishing where the point is to catch the smallest fish you can.

[@spicybeantofu]

Oh that's a neat idea.

[@cecillewolters1995]

Oh, thought he was using Magikarp as bait for bigger fish ^^'

[@mcgoldenblade4765]

I always thought it was some sick running joke at Gamefreak. "Haha let's put one trainer that has 6 Magikarp just to waste the player's time, that'd be funny".

[@Al-ir6vb]

@@mcgoldenblade4765 *Pokemon challenge guys doing an 'impossible' challenge*: free exp👀

[@thiggikitty]

Love how you slipped Toby into the bird keepers 🤣

[@MarkBonneaux]

Watching on my phone and almost didn't see that it's literally a picture of Toby's face lmao

[@aaronlefebre5060]

Yes! As soon as he mentioned Bird Keepers, I knew there was gonna be a pic of Toby in there somewhere. It was too perfect a joke to pass up!

[@nidohime6233]

11:40 The Pokémon used by Poke Maniacs aren't choosed out of nowhere, all of them are from the Monster Egg Group. Many of them are based on dinosaurs and kaijus like Tyranitar (Godzilla), Nidoking (Baragon), Rhydon (very kaiju like), and Tyrantrum (is a T.Rex, of course), indicating there are fans of kaiju movies or dinosaurs enthusiasts. Not only that but many of them give hints on how to get rare Pokémon such as Lapras in G/S/S, and all of them stop appearing after gen 3 came out, sugesting there are the first Pokefans who outgrew the series when Pokémon became less popular overtime but still love the first generations, in other words there are the in universe Genwunners. 19:25 There are based on itako, blind seers of north Japan which are said to go through a hard training to channel their powers.

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

I assumed that was the pattern, but I did no research, so I thought I could be mistaken.

[@priestesslucy]

How do Slowpoke factor into the theme?

[@Mikescool444]

@@priestesslucy what is it?

[@foisopracurtir6389]

@@Mikescool444 A pokemon. /s Specifically, a fat looking quadrupedal pink thing, water/psychic who fishes with its tail. Alternativily, what the guy on the left on 11:40 is dressed as

[@GhaniKeSawah]

@@foisopracurtir6389 dunno a kaiju that would fit Slowpoke most people usually use a reptile or bird as a basis for kaiju

[@karlotty]

This has got to be the cutest video you made. I love the slow zoom in on trainer classes. Plus the music. OMG. it makes me so happy. So Harmonious✨

[@michaelk6071]

Yeah I'd love to see more of these!

[@FuckYoutubeCensorship]

Wtf is wrong with you?

[@Lester_da_Molester]

Bro go see a therapist

[@AdminAbuse]

Twitter moment

[@sillybeanthing]

Why are people so mean in this thread :(

[@cliffland7250]

Once I actually fought a glitch trainer when the link cable failed during pokemon battle with my cousin. I was obliterated by a Feraligatr that was like 123 lvl. Also he was asleep, poisoned and paralized simultaniously. Weird.

[@Lex_J_]

The poor Pokémon

[@XVINutkabob]

Yeah no the Feraligatr was just dead

[@robertlupa8273]

@@XVINutkabob UNdead

[@hanakoisbestgirl4752]

I did NOT expect Jeremy Dooley to appear in an episode on channel at any point but here were are I guess. Honestly Super Nerds should have pokemon that have higher IVs and EVs than other trainers if they dont already. The ace trainers should as well

[@No_OneO_N]

Seeing Jeremy when he was referring to QBalls surprised me too

[@manyabrana]

I suppose Jeremy is a big pokemon fan, so it's only appropriate.

[@TTYDpapermario]

@@manyabrana and he do be bald a lot of the times

[@sonicplague3643]

LIL J

[@No_OneO_N]

@@manyabrana idk why I forget that all the time. He always talks about being a Pokémon fan and I always forget

[@forevermasteri4330]

Some of the trainer classes, besides the "boss-battle" ones, have developed advanced AI and/or more competitively-viable Pokémon too, like Ace Trainers and Veterans. On the flipside, some juvenile classes have less of a clear AI, one that is closer to a generic wild Pokémon choosing its moves at random. These differences in battle ai are even present in a few post-game battle facilities. Come to think of it, I have *never* found a detailed source explaining the trainer AI systems. There are apparently IQ values in the code that range from 0-255. If this is true, then Cynthia would undoubtedly be very close to the top.

[@aSh-pi1in]

I think all Champions are close To the Top. Not just Cynthia.

[@samhobbs9116]

@@aSh-pi1in but she is 254 lol

[@Baltaczar]

Don't forget that the ai downright cheats sometimes(or most of the time) I have tested this a few times

[@kylefreeburg9353]

@@Baltaczar nah, they used to, but as of hen 4 (or maybe 5?) They no longer do so

[@NerdKing2nd]

Don't know about for later generations but for atleast Gen 1 there is a video that breaks down the AI for all the trainers as well as pits them against each other. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqq4gZuIf9mBgK8

[@reecelovatt5343]

The cultural background of the burglar class is actually super interesting, I never understood before why a bunch of thieves would randomly be hanging out together in the cinnabar mansion

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

To loot it?

[@catriamflockentanz]

11:26 Super-Nerd: "So you are proud of your Alpha Lopunny? Well, I have an Omega Lopunny and you ain't getting it!"

[@Nellamin]

9:45 I love how Toby is just sitting there with a Rowlet

[@M_Alexander]

One of my favorite NPCs is the first Youngster you battle in Alola who can show up later to challenge you for the Champion seat. I mean, it makes sense; you started at about the same time

[@francescganau7679]

I love how GF put so much effort in creating trainer classes back in the old days, with nice tricks like jugglers switching frequently or gamblers using KO moves. Details like those in such limited hardwares shows how much love and care they had for their Pokemon project

[@dyppityjoop5912]

yeah also love how gf actually made a transgender trainer, though it was censored in translation, it was still really cool of them to do that

[@dumpy_frog]

@@dyppityjoop5912 truly the representation we need. Transition goals

[@librathebeautifulwarmonk1283]

@@dyppityjoop5912 Well it wasn't fully censored in America thankfully, it's just a bit more subtle about the medical transition

[@friedpinnapple]

I think its funny that gamblers in let’s go were changed to gamers. Especially since the gamers in lets go use one over leveled pokemon and only OHKO moves. They are literally gambling to win the battle

[@jamiedoesstuff5871]

pokemon predicted lootboxes ig

[@robertlupa8273]

The name change has been a thing since FRLG.

[@dumpy_frog]

Well yeah they don’t wanna be a tryhard about it

[@VerbuggterHerrderDunkelheit]

5:00 He called Maractus cute. That made my day

[@monsieurgb497]

Maractus is cute, in its way, but cute at the end

[@robertlupa8273]

I mean, he's not wrong. Maractus is a cute lil' rabbit cactus. (those are supposed to resemble rabbit ears, right?)

[@VerbuggterHerrderDunkelheit]

@@robertlupa8273 According to Pokewiki, they do. Btw. Im not ironic, Maractus is my favourite.

[@monsieurgb497]

@@VerbuggterHerrderDunkelheit I wasn't ironic either, I really like Maractus, but also know that is not a common taste, so I explained it as "cute in its own way"

[@brendaneichler5244]

9:20 You missed the best part about the trans Beauty: Her name is Nova (From Latin, meaning "new"). She *literally* made a new life for herself.

[@robertlupa8273]

:o

[@MarshiMelly]

Wholesome

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[@SonicDraco]

I like the reference to Bird Keeper Toby at 9:48. You and BKT are my favorite two poketubers.

[@aquaticchaos1717]

He also included a picture of Jeremy Dooley (former member of AH, big Pokemon fan) when first explaining “CueBalls” aka Roughnecks

[@32-bitcloud]

There's a bug catcher in Viridian Forest in Heartgold/Soulsilver version that has a Pikachu on his team along with bug types. I thought that was a neat touch since it's the only place to find one in Kanto. lol

[@JamesDavy2009]

Some games have them at the Kanto Power Plant.

[@32-bitcloud]

​@@JamesDavy2009 True that, all the gen 2 games and their remakes however do not. I guess people using the power plant again scared away all the Pikachu from that general area. lol

[@ragetheeliteechidna159]

This is good education if anyone plans in expanding the fakemon world. It will help out on what type of trainers exist in each region as they continue to plan on the routes, caves and towns.

[@SKsuprakirby]

I would smash that like button! Roughneck Kirby use a pink ball. I think it's intentional. 9:48 I'm glad you thought of Bird Keeper Toby!

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

For context. The Japanese name of the roughneck has a specific context. While the term is used in America for a very specific kind of person, the term originally preferred to any shaved head working class tough guy. The kind of man who often joined other similar men in groups. And such men often have a narrow minded world view which led to the American ones having a very specific mindset about people outside their demographic.

[@shirokurosaki9022]

Yes thank you! I really liked the video but this bothered me a lot! People need to stop throwing people in the same boat because of a fashion style that is sadly often adopted by Nazis! Doesn't mean a skinhead is one tho.

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

@@shirokurosaki9022 Correct.

[@nidohime6233]

In spanish there are just called bald guys (calvos).

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

@@nidohime6233 despite being Mexican, I never played the Spanish version. I just can't stand the Spain made translations.

[@NightWing1800]

​@@shirokurosaki9022 Yeah, it's an unfortunate overlap. It's the same thing with the stereotypical Viking aesthetic. It's a cool aesthetic, but because one of the more well known Vikings had a lot of far right ideas, the aesthetic got real popular with white supremacists. Now if I see either, there's an assumption.

[@grinbrothers]

The awkwardness of the juggler section was a thing of beauty! Lovely video this was with some interesting titbits of trivia. The various designs and team rulings of the trainer classes are fun to know about and it's surprising that I haven't seem more challenge runs on the basis of playing as trainer classes (I know I've been tempted to play through a game as a Bug Catcher before). 0:41 - A bit odd that the tennis player has a Lilligant. With her long dress, you'd think Lilligant would be far from ideal to play tennis (though looking it up, she's far faster than I remember).

[@jackkahler2116]

"There's also Golduck and Sandslash for some reason." Sandslash evolves from Sandshrew, so it's a literal "Taming Of The Shrew".

[@meevs]

It's a cute detail but almost definitely a coincidence, seeing as the team compositions would have been decided by the japanese team where 1. The reference is way less likely to be appreciated by anyone and 2. Sandshrew's name is just "sand" lol

[@robertlupa8273]

The what?

[@acehealer4212]

The Rocker class has a cool sprite in FireRed and LeafGreen! I’m a little bummed this class didn’t stick around. The class is called “Denki Group” in Japanese, which is apparently a reference to a music group in Japan. Maybe the reason this class never returned is because the reference is dated now? Ah well. For some reason, the Tamer is a class that tends to use Pokémon exclusive to one version of the game. That explains why they use Golduck and Sandslash - Sandslash is even a counterpart to Arbok. Maybe the idea is that, as Tamers, they’re in possession of “rare” creatures? I dunno. The Collector class from Ruby and Sapphire onwards also uses version exclusive Pokémon, and I think that makes total sense for them.

[@robertlupa8273]

FRLG Rockers were the best.

[@cymraegandconfused9721]

I think Channelers using Ghost-types (at least in Gen I) is because they're all possessed by the spirits of Pokemon Tower. Which is actually a thing in Shinto; objects (and occasionally people) being used to attract and house kami.

[@RichieTheTotodile]

Yeah, a few of them claim to be possessed and don't even remember battling you. There's a suggestion that the Ghost Pokémon are controlling them.

[@SchubarthHeike]

funfact about the burgler. they apparently have a Chance of throwing a pokeball at the Players pokemon in the first two Generations. but it fails because you cant catch another Trainers pokemon that includes NPCs too

[@maskofthedragon]

You just made that up

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

@@maskofthedragon I almost want to believe them

[@GhaniKeSawah]

@@DanielPereira-ey9nt I DO want to believe them because that's hilarious

[@aisadal2521]

Ooh, it's awesome to see you finally do a deep dive into Trainer classes - and their censorships! 🥰

Should’ve done less censorship to the swimmers Especially the female ones **wink wink**

[@melbapeach162]

@ gross.

[@bl6973]

@ ew why

[@sampanna6983]

20:14 Another fun fact, in the most games, the police officers don't fight you unless it's the night. Probably because it's not normal for kids to be around forests and routes at night.

[@hutmacherer418]

that skinheads in later gens more often have cute pokemon plays well in to the part that skinheads original are from the oi and punk scene, that is something else that more plays rough and this stopped mostly to be used because it got a bad reputation.

[@TheGibber]

Just wanted to say the reason why tamers hold a lollipop and a whip, is because in japanese the idiom equivalent to "Carrot and stick" is "candy and whip", as in they are using positive and negative reinforcement for training pokemon

[@supreme_king_obama1158]

Or you know, they’re pedophiles. Could just be very kinky pedophiles.

[@robertlupa8273]

@@supreme_king_obama1158 L-let's not go down this way, shall we? 0_0

[@supreme_king_obama1158]

@@robertlupa8273 yeah, lets not.

[@jeff-1738]

Great video idea man, hope this becomes a series cause I love this type of binge-able content.

[@garorade]

one thing you missed (not a pokemon exception): the tamers use sandslash and golduck because of a reference to the anime, an unofficial gym leader owns a circus and he has a sandshrew and psyduck. I didn't do my research. I just remembered the episode

[@LoreKeeperToby]

OI! .....I saw that!

[@MousaThe14]

Oh man, I’ve been wanting to do a casual essay on the trainer classes for years, so this is pretty awesome. In fact I was even thinking about it again recently because I was playing FireRed for the past few months and asked myself “Why are Bird Keepers almost always in the mid-to-late game? Surely trainers like that would be found in all stages? It’s not like bird Pokémon are exclusively power houses?” And other questions that may or may not deserve analysis. Another interesting aspect of the Ace Trainers worth talking about is that they’re most like the player character. They tend to have more type coverage, some of them talk about being League contenders, and most of them are found in the mid-to-late games usually before and in Victory Road. Also perhaps a little too much use of the G-word there. Like maybe once for context and then calling them by their proper name would’ve been more appropriate. Anyhow, happy about This series, can’t wait to see more of it because it has been a special interest of mine for a while. Probably started when I played Colosseum and was completely baffled by the completely generic non-specialized nonsense “trainer classes” like “fun old guy” and “bandana guy” and “glasses man”

[@robertlupa8273]

Yeah, what's up with those names?

[@MiguelGonzalez-du8de]

There's also the fact that Lasses grow up to become Beauties, and in Gen 6 they also imply Schoolkids become Scientists

[@AlessioLapponi]

Fun fact, in Italian channeler and medium are both translated into "medium" (a latin word). I would never expect that a gen 1 channeler is something different than a medium 😅 (it's always good to learn something culturally useful in your videos)

[@owenminnich7086]

9:46 love the bird keeper toby reference i think it’s so cool seeing how all my favorite youtubers are friends an know each other

[@MurasakiNoKami]

There's a psychic trainer in Sinnoh with my name, and I've never been quite so spooked by these games before or since.

[@kendragramley]

Me too! And her battling partner has the middle name of my fiancé. I didn’t remember her battling partner’s name when I battled them again recently and I got so excited to see that. Crazy how some things happen.

[@GhaniKeSawah]

of course it was a psychic trainer

[@Kazuma11290]

"Take a guess what type the psychic class uses.... moving on" That's a lowkey 4D joke right there. I see it, and I appreciate it.

[@Mushezable]

The real question is how would one decide what Trainer Class they become. I can't be an ace trainer because even though I like having a balanced team, I'm pretty bad at Pokémon battling against other people. But would I be one of the monotype classes? I'm not sure. In fact come back to me in a few months I might have some answers.

[@MarkBonneaux]

I've genuinely wanted to make a spreadsheet of every pokemon type used by each trainer class through all the generations but it very, VERY quickly turned into a lot of research that i was never 100% certain of

[@CaptainObliviousV]

@@MarkBonneaux I’ve been wanting to do something similar, in my case compile every evolution line used by every antagonist/evil organization grunt and what lines I’d add to their roster, I just haven’t had the time. I do remember looking at the BW1 Plasma Grunts a month or two back though, and surprisingly they only use 5 or so evolution lines (Patrat, Lillipup, and Trubbish being a few lines that I can remember off the top of my head).

[@Dobbie.]

I can't decide if have a colossapede or a crustle in my team because I like both but I don't want to repeat the bug type in my PW2 team

[@AbsolXGuardian]

What do you do IRL? Very few people have the resources to become a full time trainer, allowing them to have a large team with varied needs. The player characters basically go on a gap year and discover they're a prodigy.

[@jemm113]

We’re basically the “trainer” class like the early rivals were called. And like how the champions have very balanced (in composition, not fairness lol) and powerful Pokémon they’re basically Pokémon masters. The trainers are basically the pre-condition to becoming an actual Pokémon master.

[@brycevo]

10:52 When I was a young kid my online handle would always reference Tyrannosaurus: being Tai, Tyro, Tyrone, and Tyrant. Whenever I would answer pokémon's "what's your favorite pokémon" quiz I always put any of the fossil Pokémon, for the sake of wanting to be a paleontologist. I would also breed and trade fossil Pokémon a lot. I like to feel this was kid me getting a chance to influence Pokémon, especially since it was Alola and I'm from Hawai'i. This one's a reach, but I like to believe it.

[@ExploDjinn]

Poor Lopunny... First they were kept out of Galar, then they were let in, only after confiscating their Dizzy Punch, High Jump Kick, and Mega, and now, they get the jar.

[@Chococodile]

Lockstin: "Hikers . . . All was built like a bear." My dirty little gay brain: 😏

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

My favourite detail was in Pokemon XY, all the tourists and Honeymooners were japanese, in name and design, considering the game was in France, it just made the ALREADY utterly delightful XY even better.

[@niharg2011]

"Super effective on Dark types, like the police are supposed to be" We see what you did there 😭😭😭

[@sethstoll8525]

Bruh 💀💀

[@einjunge4534]

He said: *as Police tends to be

[@aleksabanjevic8316]

Im p sure it was just cuz dark is the "evil" type, and criminal in pokemon often use dark types and not cuz of..... That....

[@DMBLaan]

I'd love a video about who is the strongest Psychic Trainer lore wise, and not their pokemon but the actual trainer. Sabrina is strong, but IS she the strongest?

[@seantheroyalknight6932]

9:40 i love how one of the bird keepers just looks like he lost a bird "oh fu-"

[@PantaroParatroopa]

22:29 Don't forget the most significant of all Pokemon ever used by a Mystery Man; a human giantess.

[@DylPickleRelishh]

IDK WHO EDITS YOUR VIDEOS BUT THE LOPUNNY IN A JAR AT 11:27 WAS NOT NECESSARY LMAO

[@gio_fm]

that dark type joke at 20:55 was absolutely uncalled for man

[@hhh1234h]

Exactly I was shocked 💀💀

[@glebs]

A little tidbit you missed on the gambler: in Gen 1 the "gamble" was which type of pokemon they would use. They used fire, water, grass (and maybe electric?) but only one of them.

[@Phantasmen]

"Yo Bro, how'd you get so strong and good at Karate?" "I punch my Pokemon."

[@PCubiles]

0:36 I was thinking about Pokemons like Makuhita, like the action of smashing bricks and all that

[@JamesDavy2009]

It was them that inspired the move Brick Break.

[@luckykitty1740]

"what pokemon would the smasher trainer class use?" Me: mhm... Oh no...

[@mintythedemon1785]

It’s weird how the Poké-maniacs in gen 1 and 2 are wearing coats and not Pokémon suits like later on.

[@indigoblue8600]

“Super effective on dark types, as police tend to be…” subtle, yet still pretty blatant. Well done

[@robertlupa8273]

Well, duh. Dark = dirty fighting = criminals. That's what he meant, right? /s

[@tamashi4242]

Gen 8 police officer looks like he visits the evidence locker quite frequently

[@XCryssieX]

I died a little inside when I noticed the Lopunny in the jar... Speaking of censorship, some class sprites, mainly affecting the beauty (and I think some female swimmers), were covered up in the international versions to be less busty/show less skin. The sages and such were changed because Nintendo of America had a weird "no religious references" policy at the time.

[@robertlupa8273]

Also the Beauties were originally winking at you in Gen 2.

[@McGoofy1001]

As a firefighter myself I personally would also like to have water types for extiguishment, such as Blastoise and Wartortle. But also an Electric type for times when there is a downed power line and also Ghost/Fire/Fighting type for potential rescue. Some fire types are are immune to fire damage and would be excellent to send in for a search and rescue situation.

[@poke-maniacchris2965]

11:37 Holy crap I got featured in this??? Thanks Lockstin! Edit: Also Poke-Maniacs use mainly Pokémon from the Monster egg group! Funnily enough, a lot of Pokémon that are my favourite are Mons from the Monster egg group, which is an interesting coincidence since I chose the class because I feel that I know a lot about Pokémon

[@cdscissor]

9:46 I hear something... "Hey PokéFans! Bird Keeper Toby here!"

[@mintteafresh5558]

I can't wait for you to get to Gen 3, because the Orre games have some great trainer classes... mainly "Fun Old Man"

[@topdon.goldist]

It amazes me how you never run out of video ideas

[@princessaur]

Lockstin: Says the word "Gypsie". Twitter users: *Finally, a worthy opponent.*

[@Sam-lf3hn]

My favorite trainer class is the motorcyclist class, specifically Charles, he's a heart breaker.

[@AisarthDK]

Seeing all these cool sprite presentations makes me wish Nintendo would partner with Square Enix to make a HD2D game for pokémon. Awesome video!

[@neneninetails5803]

Not going to lie, little lockstin thinking medium was a size description is adorable. ❤️❤️

[@jayfeather1516]

It’s interesting to note that bug catchers are absent in all non japan based regions since catching bugs as a child seems to be a more culturally japan thing

[@antoinehenderson1659]

Learning all of this stuff just makes me love Pokémon even more.

[@liamfollett6099]

This series is so cool! I look forward to seeing more

[@saintnick6598]

Don't make fun of the Fisherman, when he evolves his team will be 6 Garydos.

[@עומרשרייבר-ל4ר]

Gotta love how poorly aged some of those classes names are.

[@MrRayhonda]

the super nerds having Muk is very fitting... I mean Muk backwards is.... you know what I'll just stop right there lol

[@angeldude101]

I was hearing that "joke" for years before I learned what it actually meant. Sometimes people disgust me.

[@mattwo7]

8:38 I mean Bruno uses one or two onixes or steelixes and in the rematch in Let's Go bizarrely, an Alolan golem. Even in the Gen 2 remakes he kept an onix until the rematch where he swaps it out with a hariyama and adds a lucario.

[@RicPendragon]

Fun Fact; in the UK, there was a very old (1922) song called The Laughing Policeman by Charles Jolly, it was so popular it lingered around until at LEAST the 80s, and was even in the 2016 animation adaptation of Ethel & Ernest. The image of a Jolly Red Faced Chubby Policeman has faded over time, for obvious reasons...but I do believe the Galarian Officer is based on that old trope over here

[@davisouzaferreira7894]

you should do every pokemon abilities explained next.

[@megametexe5129]

Bird keeper Dane: go Entai! Other trainer: wait? that's not up bird Entai:...... * tweet *

[@SapoS3ringa]

I Always tink That the trainer classes are some of the most underrated parts of the Franchise, they bring só much detail for the world

[@leopardbunny]

I love how Roughneck *Kirby* 's Pokemon of choice is a squishy pink baby from the stars.

[@lu.pimentel3664]

I think the Lockstin looks great with and without glasses I can't choose witch I like more.

[@Slevana5]

12:40 when Lockstin forgets to make the white empty pixel parts near the gentlemen's hands transparent.

[@TheMrCtoer]

I played through BDSP in spanish specifically for nostalgia reasons and the Cueball/Roughneck trainers were specifically translated to Bald.

[@cheesegavioli]

>acknowledges that the word is a slur >proceeds to use the word multiple times

[@GustavoJua15]

That disclaimer makes me wish that Arbok were made into a dark type in Gen 2 even more than I already do...

[@Sakaajani3625]

I strongly believe Arbok is going to get a regional variant that will be either part dark-type or dragon-type in the future. It’s one of the few Gen 1 Pokémon to not receive an upgrade of some kind: branched evolution, mega evolution, regional variant or Gigantamax form.

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@Sakaajani3625 If a part of Australia became a Pokémon region, you'll get your Arbok variant based on the inland taipan; or if a part of Africa got that treatment you could get one based on the black mamba. Both are fitting for the Dark type as they are two of the world's deadliest snakes.

[@robertlupa8273]

It's a real shame, since no Pokemon were retconned to be part-Dark, unlike the other "new" types, Steel and Fairy.

[@BlueNinjakoopa553]

Bikers also use Muk and Grimer, a reference to the sludge and oil found in motorcycle engines. And Pokemon Maniacs use Pokemon mainly in the monster egg group.

[@kurovah5475]

11:21 oh no it’s “the jar”

[@cryingtomatohead8626]

I'm glade that you included the tidbit about the karate king that became a beauty. Its a small but well appreciated detail by pokemon

[@jakemf9771]

I think one of the rich gentlemen in fire red had a pikachu, Great video!

[@digitalunity]

Also worthy of note with skiers having flying types: Ski jumping and "Ski Flying" are a whole Olympic sport. Essentially, skis appear to have some mild aerodynamic properties that are used to extend aerial travel distances. This further proves that if humans can find a way to exploit the tiniest thing that gives them the ability to do thing but better, they'll absolutely milk it until it's gone

[@MrPatchy248]

Oh god, not the Lopunny jar!

[@megametexe5129]

Mystery man: I primarily use ghost and psychic type Pokemon Other trainer: so what's with the electrode and gliger? Mystery man: ITS A MYSTERY!!!

[@ryanadkins4840]

Discovered your content about a week ago and you’ve skyrocketed to my favorite source for Pokémon content. Been absolutely devouring your stuff, man. You and your team are absolutely fantastic. Keep up the great work 👌

[@GomerJ]

Oh god I cannot unsee the Lopunny, umm, “totally innocent, completely regular” jar in the nerd section

[@TheMbmdcrew]

18:23 Pokéfans are not "geeky parents". They might seem that way to us, because they've made owning Pokémon such a big part of their identity, but remember, within the Pokémon universe, Pokémon are the equivalent of animals. It's not a niche, geeky hobby, it's more akin to someone owning pets. Pokéfans are more akin to "dog moms" or "crazy cat ladies".

[@ThatDudeWithBoobs]

They predicted what those of us born in the early 90's would become by now...I know I'm calling myself out but it's not wrong 😂

[@Tungdil_01]

9:40 Hey Pokémon masters, Bird Keeper Toby here

[@Petrico94]

Ya gym leaders and rivals are self explanatory, gyms hire certain archtypes to populate the gym but need to focus around the main type, if you're smart and well leveled they can be beaten, each leader has an ace and a signature TM move to raise the stakes. Rivals will have a mix of pokemon and challenge you at key moments, usually it's their own selection of the best pokemon of that region and the starter that beats you. Team rocket I found very interesting when researching, there are a lot of poison types and rattatta/zubat, annoying trashy pokemon they found, but also some fighting types and maybe a Hypno. Most are related to crime or the general toxic evil theme. Magma and Aqua however focus more on their specific type or mascots, Camerupt and Sharpedo

[@robertlupa8273]

Not sure if it was intentional, but perhaps Team Rocket's poison types (especially Koffing) are referecing rocket exhaust? Maybe that's a stretch.