Pokemon Fire Red E4R2 World Record Commentary! (Explaining the Speedrun!)

[@Gunnermaniac]

Hope you guys like the video! The Pokemon Yellow grind has begun. Let me know if you enjoy these commentaries! I'd probably do commentary if and when I get the Yellow WR back too.

[@spideyking1924]

Yep loving it. Hope u also get the wr for yellow.. And if u do.. Please provide comentary explaining the run.. And ur thoughts behind it

[@maximus440]

I love love love these commentaries! LOVE THEM KEEP DOING THEM PLEASE

[@plaqq373]

Absolutely love these commentary runs!! For us casual viewers that do not know the mechanics that well it is very interesting.

[@KaiWeissmann]

Love this content! Would love other commentaries as well (and maybe also some routing stuff in KZbin) + that is some hand rest :) Thanks for the great content

[@lionheartzcs2]

Hey Gunn been out of the loop for a while but what's the issue you've been having with your hands? Hope you're doing good bud and ggs on another record snag

[@didsomeoneaskforanegg2168]

Editing in the correct music for each section was an awesome touch, surprised that I haven't seen anyone comment on that yet

[@laartje24]

Well he did such a good job that it took me a while to notice XD

[@Camelotsmoon]

True, I didn't even notice.

[@jcnot9712]

I’ve commented on that on his previous runs. I seriously hope he hires someone to do that part of the editing since it’s so time-consuming and generous of him.

[@ljs508]

Sock

[@Aikisbest]

I did notice, but I guess it was done so well that I just kinda forgot about it after a short while, which I guess is only another pointer towards a job well done, heh.

[@ernsthubertus1597]

Thank you so much for almost 4 hours of pure entertainment I love Pokemon speedruns, the thing I dislike a little is that the runs that get uploaded on YT are usually from Twitch and are mostly chat interactions (which obviously makes sense if you attempt to run the game countless times you cant explain everything everytime) So I really, really appreciate you taking the time and adding commentary to the whole run

[@maximus440]

Best and most true are relatable comment I've ever seen.

[@Foxywaterable]

The amount of mega kicks landing is absolutely absurd

[@miketheq7739]

I love how during the Growlithe catch, "present" Gunner was calmly explaining his decision making during the run while the "past" Gunner was literally on the verge of a heart attack.

[@7gamex]

I've always been impressed by pokemon speedruns when the stats appear for a split second and the runner goes "Yep, correct stats". Like wait, what? I saw nothing!

[@sheehykyle003]

I swear this guys got a photographic memory at times

[@squeegeemcgee]

he’s probably not checking every stat individually, i’d guess he’s checking a few stats and basing the remaining stats on the numbers he looked at. helps when you know what to look for

[@TheCanadianWifier]

Excellent video, love watching the thought processes during runs. One of the things that makss pokemon runs so interesting is the runners knowledge of the game and forcing them to improvise on the fly. Cheers

[@loulou3676]

Thank you for uploading this. I only really watch speedruns with commentary from the runner because I won't understand the strategies otherwise. This is very interesting to watch!

[@explosiongames3]

The most important question though Gunner: do you stream on Sundays?

[@NiceRoboT]

I freaking love your commentary videos Gunner. Thanks for the great content.

[@無名兄弟-i7m]

There's a net ball in Giovanni's room, was he trying to catch Kyogre?

[@PicklesBrie]

been waiting for this! gonna grab the popcorn and enjoy! Congrats again man!

[@itsme5873]

Just for you to know, in Greece its 00:00 when you upload these videos. Thanks for 3 hour no sleep, I have to watch it NOW. Thanks for content, smash that Yellow WR

[@wandiriswan6116]

I'm just here because alfabusa put this in the emprah TTS playlist

[@alientoon7]

Run in a nutshell: 0:00 - 1:50:00/ thats great, I save a lot of time compared to the World record. 1:50:00 - end/ shit.

[@Zynjo7]

How do you mean

[@ArunKrishnan0709]

Pretty much

[@coachferatu198]

love these commentary run explanations

[@Sevenes7-S]

Me after 3 hours: So, I beat Erika. Where are you right now? Gunnermaniac: DONE.

[@msp663]

I have next to no knowledge of Pokemon speedruns, but I watched your entire run trying to piece it together. Thanks for posting this, will watch later.

[@Tooltek447]

I love the heart monitor, it really hammers home how stressful and into the run you are. Its a cool touch

[@BrianGlaze]

You seem giddy in this video Gunner, which I’m happy to see. When your morale is up, it takes you to another level man. Go ahead and smash this Yellow record!

[@Richter.Belmont]

Congrats again! Was great to see it live.

[@fireflowers5105]

Why is this in the If the Emperor had a Text-to-Speech Device playlist?

[@silentjustin]

I was just about to ask the same thing. I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed.

[@artyomsaveli9681]

That was my question,

[@ostrichcat299]

Primarchimon: gotta spank em all

[@Yohfay]

I guarantee you that Alfabusa was watching this and accidentally added it to that playlist instead of favorites or watch later or something like that.

[@RikkiSan1]

@@Yohfay on the plus side we can see a glimpse of what Alfa watches

[@paddypods7241]

In case anyone was wondering someone beat this time by 5 seconds, 2 weeks ago. Guess Gunner has to come back xD

[@benweaver1762]

3 hours in and you hit me basically a SpongeBob blowing bubbles reference. You sir, are the GOAT Pokémon runner/commentator imo

[@technopidgeon2055]

Gunner is always gonne be my Number 1 speed runner. He's such an amazing guy. Keep it up buddy ur awesome!

[@bucsfan2565]

Yeah but he uses a computer during runs...

[@Thomas.c4647]

@@bucsfan2565 what is your point?

[@bucsfan2565]

Thomas Kleijn During this run, he admitted to using a computer to look at rng scenarios the game produces. Real speed runners don’t do that during a run. You should only use the console and the game.

[@Thomas.c4647]

@@bucsfan2565 well, you don't get to decide who is a 'real' speed runner and who isn't. Rng manip in fr/lg is allowed. So he is simply following the rules. You don't have to agree with that rule, but calling someone a fake runner who is using the tools that are given sounds very ignorant. You can always watch the 'no rng manip' category.

[@bucsfan2565]

Thomas Kleijn I think rng manip is fine. Look at what I wrote. He used a computer program to aid him by providing the rng scenarios. 2:20 It’s frowned upon. For this game, you should only use a game boy advance and the game.

[@TheCurler66]

I enjoy the commentaries a lot because I dont know a lot about speedruns and need all these explanations just to get everything thats going on

[@KevinToddMusic]

Underrated is your cardiovascular health brother, consistently at 60 bpm, very calm nature, well done! 💓

[@TheJackSparrow.]

Such an awesome insight, love all the facts :) Great upload date as well (my birthday ;) ) Thanks for the video

[@trevormills3339]

I knew you'd get it. Got a sammich and my GB player working, commentaries are the best

[@stillwellstillhere1374]

You did amazing with this video and exactly what I'm looking for.

[@jangofatt7135]

Good work always. I’m glad I found your channel.

[@MistaBlueDevil]

Hell yeah Gunner!! We love you big guy ❤️

[@nickwood9131]

love the run gunner thanks for the commentary :-)

[@haddtyl]

Thanks for adding the supplemental text!

[@Marcelobernart]

Grats bro and thx for the explanation, INSANE run!

[@Keirandal_Chikage]

My favorite part was a few weeks back when he had the big loss to Ttar I asked if EQ could be routed in as it was more consistent for Ttar, a couple weeks later it was routed in and Gunner had the run because of the new EQ strats

[@leemurrison4222]

Pokemon fire red Elite 4 round 2 is my favorite pokemon speedrun. Im glad I can listen to a commentary while doing something.

[@rewrew897]

*QUESTIONING WHT THIS IS AT THE END OF THE 40K TTS SERIES PLAYLIST*

[@smexyskelator3209]

Alfa made a mistake when adding it to playlist 8======D

[@magrnror-4329]

@@smexyskelator3209 happens to me too sometimes lol

[@saimon9490]

For all those who are intetested in the ongoing comments gunner is talking to and interacting with check out (t)his commentary on twitch! #KeeponGunner

[@hardrocklobsterroll395]

I love these commentaries keep them coming

[@chavezjuan11]

Where does he obtain the magikarp? Before he reaches pewter city, he doesn’t catch a magikarp and after passing Mt. moon, he has one on his team.

[@alexbronnert4868]

You are such a LEGEND, saving my evening

[@arecus54]

52:58 I did not know there's a super potion ther till now

[@yoshimeier3060]

The amount of game-knowledge is just mindblowing 0.0

[@bostonnate4024]

When you reset for right squirtle, does the timer keep going?

[@TheSteve1126]

Gunnermaniac is seriously one of the smartest KZbin guys I’ve seen in any genre.

[@tidiane161]

Technically Speedrunners spend all their time playing games but try to spend the least time in it

[@benw-l7k]

Pretty much the same for any time based sport, Michael Phelps spent thousands upon thousands of hours swimming just so he could spend less time swimming during races.

[@DotJPGG]

Great video and editing!

[@Joreon]

1:32:41, diglett is weedle?

[@ZMsoloman5000]

This was fun to watch you beat. I’m sure eventually you’ll be back to it. Go reclaim yellow!

[@pugshugs2870]

Hey mate just thought I’d be the first to let you know, I beat your record today

[@toffeeFairy]

Really awesome, thanks for the commentary

[@midwxst5321]

Glad you didnt redo the beginning, i found it funny

[@thomasrobatsch2582]

I'd love to see a commentated run of HeartGold or SoulSilver!

[@MaggotDiggo1]

There's a commentated GDQ run for Heart Gold with Gunner on the couch. It's a bit of a fail run but they do explain what is going on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJzOfIJsj7F8q6M

[@thomasrobatsch2582]

@@MaggotDiggo1 Awesome, thanks!

[@arecus54]

Always liking the commentary videos on WR runs 1:32.43 typo in capture chance? 3:00.02 that path is insane

[@Arkadius500]

Yeah should have been diglett instead of Weedle

[@Linseman]

Your timestamps are off

[@L33TScizor]

best runner in my opinion.

[@rzeka]

Loving these commentaries

[@VVaby]

What would be the best firered team in your opinion?

[@notateddybear]

How do you never get encounters in the grass after surge? Is there a repel active or is it just luck?

[@Gunnermaniac]

The first 6 tiles of grass on a new route are only like 1% to give an encounter each. It's happened before.

[@jasonjellie9342]

Out of sheer curiousity, coz your trainer id can determination how good your starter is, can this also be applied to the effectiveness of wild pokemon? I suspect no, but was wondering since the id determines how your run can go with your starter, excluding rng etc

[@jonathancheesman8385]

At 1:32:40 the text blurb says Weedle instead of Diglett

[@Arkadius500]

Simple editing mistake yeah, here's hoping all the others are correct

[@jonathancheesman8385]

That's all I noticed, the game sound was edited in really well

[@martinryan3230]

why did he have to catch and evolve so many pokemon? is there a requirement to complete the game ?

[@maximus440]

I think you need a certain amount of pokemon to either fight the elite 4 or challenge all the gym leaders

[@Bukal9209]

Holy shiet, I've just went through 3-4 runs today (in the background) of different pokemon games You play, only to find out my left ear is somehow malfunctioning... I thought it's the amount of time I had my headphones on, but it turned out to be the effect of mono-sound pokemon games, streamed only to my right ear and my brain is confused xD

[@andrewhaynie2598]

Why do you catch Pokémon in this run unlike in leaf green ?

[@stellabiderman4056]

At 40:00 you talk about how you need to mega kick Drowzee, but doesn’t Bite deal the same amount of damage? Am I missing something? Drowzee is Psychic type...

[@palpitoadman321]

In this game, dark type moves are always special and normal type moves are always physical. In gen 4 they introduced the split, and that’s when Bite became a physical move. The calcs would be different for bite and mega kick because of this

[@stellabiderman4056]

PalpitoadMan Oh, I thought dark was a physical type for some reason. Thanks for the clarification.

[@palpitoadman321]

Stella Biderman no problem! :) the way I remember it is that if the type was an eeveelution type (all of them including the gen 4 ones), then it was special, plus dragon was also special. All the rest of the types were physical before the split

[@stellabiderman4056]

@@palpitoadman321 That's a really weird rule of thumb, but one I'll use going forward.

[@ABort1]

Ever consider running Colosseum or XD since you have so many of the gen 3 records? I know they’re so different but seems like it might be something you thought about before.

[@tylerd1297]

exarion would kill him

[@ABort1]

Tyler D he doesn’t have either of those records and doesn’t seem like he’s running them rn. Idk just wondering

[@tylerd1297]

@@ABort1 Exarion is about that life bro. When PokeGuy got the Crystal record his house got shot up the next day. Rumor has it that Exarion even has a bag on Werster right now

[@ayyildiz1523]

why dindy you catch hypno level 36 in the islands? it came up on the grass.

[@Doug_MacArthur]

I was also wondering why you couldn't just buy more x-specials, just goes to show how little I know about pokemon speedrunning. Probably too much of a time sink/risk for the small amount of possible time save/perceived benefit.

[@Gunnermaniac]

Literally just not enough cash in the route, I even buy some extras where possible

[@V4Vendetti]

Hi gunner! Love these run explanations! I'm a huge Pokemon fan and want to get into running these older games so these videos are gold to me. 2 questions, 1st what's the name of the site to check your trainer ID for the squirtle? 2nd any other helpful videos you could recommend regarding e4r2 or any% glitchless runs for FR/LG and R/S/E? Thanks!

[@shayonmitra8337]

Is there a specific reason to evolve Eevee into Flareon?

[@donsimon3919]

He needs a certain amount of Pokémon caught - 60 to be exact - to unlock the side quest on sevii Island and the elite 4 round 2 respectively. To get these 60 Pokémon as fast as possible it's helpful to have some stone evolutions as they're faster than those by lvl up. Evolving the Eevee into Flareon is just the fastest Eeveelution he can use

[@shayonmitra8337]

@@donsimon3919 he can turn Eeevee into Jolteon or Vaporeon too. It's the same process different stone

[@Arkadius500]

Flareon has a good attack stat and be useful at weakening certain wild encounters with Quick Attack, particularly when a run visits the Power Plant to catch Pikachu / Voltorb / Magnemite. The other Eeveelutions have weaker attack. Gunner looked into Jolteon or simply using Eevee QA STAB and evolving it later, but it wasn't worth it.

[@shayonmitra8337]

@@Arkadius500 that's helpful. Thanks

[@nickp3836]

Asks the chat to ask questions and then gets annoyed and/or gives condescending answers half the time lol

[@matthewworden6095]

Hey gunner! Huge fan of your content. I have a quick question. At the beginning you mention that the Pokédex counter starts at 16 because there are 16 you get every single run. What are they exactly?

[@alexanderzack3720]

is the torrent ability the reason why runners stick with squirtle into blastoise instead of going for a nidoking like in gen 1?

[@CreamyPesto505]

Yes.

[@alexanderzack3720]

@@CreamyPesto505 thanks for clearing it up for me

[@juan6265]

I like how he put on the nice dress shirt but still has the pjs trousers on

[@nickkersey6744]

Flannel is a nice dress shirt?

[@BoemJcZ]

I guess the community here would know, is there a ROM or something which starts with FireRed (or LeafGreen or actual Gen 1) and continues into Johto Gen 2 (or even HG/SS)?

[@Brittany_1992]

Idk sorry but that'd be cool if one exists!

[@BoemJcZ]

@@Brittany_1992 ah cheers, I hope someone will know!

[@rzeka]

People have tried but I don't think anyone has managed to do it, I think there's not enough space in the rom. Romhacks are getting better all the time tho, someone might figure it out eventually

[@JdSpoof]

Watching the HR monitor is fascinating

[@nez762]

can anybody explain why he has a counter for 60 pokemon in the run?

[@matthewworden6095]

Because in order to access the postgame content that makes the E4 stronger you need to have 60 Pokémon in your Pokédex. That counter keeps track of the ones he catches.

[@EluneMusic]

3:05:19 RIP water pulse 😔😔

[@adrislopezalonso9117]

me relaja mucho ver speedrun de pokemon las primeras generaciones ! este hombre es un makina

[@ScrewTikTok]

I can't believe I watched the whole thing. The addition of heart rate monitor is amusing....

[@bostonnate4024]

That dude who thought he knew more when you were fighting Brock…. Like a kid who builds paper model rockets thinks he knows more than a rocket scientist….

[@waltdeezney1758]

3rd time watching, here and live x2. But I like the addition of notes by Arkadius

[@bradlfsh]

I wish we sorted out every problem like they do in the pokemon universe only using Gameboys instead. "Do you know how fast you were driving son" *Pull at my GBC and stare into the officers eyes as the theme plays. " You son of a bitch *removes avaitors* let's do this" Or like a robbery "put the money in the bag" some 9 year old with white hair wearing a very extra outfit appears from the shadows he turns on his GB. fear and sweat appear on the robbers face. Dununununununununu dun dun dun dundundun dun dun dun dundundun duuuuun duuun dununudaaa duunuu

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

Really wish you weren't a jerk about people calling you on Sundays. It's not their job to memorize your schedule and to call you on your time, that's just selfish. Either way, congrats on the world record.

[@Gunnermaniac]

The person who called me is one of my closest friends, and I've had the same exact schedule for over 7 years. I don't feel I was being unreasonable!

[@JosephQPublic]

Is it me or has the general public gotten more sensitive as a whole? He wasn’t being a, “jerk.” Goodness...

[@AthHendrix]

Well deserved record after all that heartbreak!

[@samuela9237]

what is pokemon firered E4R2 are there different kinds of firered versions?

[@ember-evergarden]

ye this is gen 5

[@ayakoa2096]

E4R2 means Elite 4 Round 2 so you have to beat the elite 4 two times

[@josephmarino1397]

Dudeee! When your heart rate went up so did mine 😂 like thats intense! By the way theres a saying that says there is no such thing as luck. You create your own luck. And it seems that the way you master these games its just phenomenal. The fact that there's a possibility of you getting an even better run is crazy! Good for you man love the vids!

[@Waldassassine01]

Couldn’t you get mewtwo first before you head to the isle for the sapphire and ruby therefore it would gain a few additional level and since you have to get mewtwo for the elite four it shouldn’t be a time loss getting it earlier

[@KieranDurand]

Why is the national dex needed

[@JosephQPublic]

Game requirements

[@genthreegamer4547]

Impressive run but the way he interacts with his chat makes me want to never stop by a stream or say anything if i did

[@MsCravenMoorehead]

He speaks absolutely normal to every single person except for the jackass who was trying to spam bogus stats. Good on Gunner. Screw that person anyway.

[@genthreegamer4547]

@@MsCravenMoorehead try werster and see how he interacts with chat

[@Andy-jg7vp]

Could you do a speed run on Pokémon x&y

[@cheevolvergiraffe42]

why do you use rare candies on all those pokemon before the elite 4?

[@JosephQPublic]

1) he needs 60 Pokémon caught for the National Pokédex. The candies help evolve Pokémon to increase the caught number 2) he was already in the menu, if I remember correctly, so he chose to candy his Pokémon then to save time so he doesn’t have to menu later.

[@Russianboyz95]

Just wondering, does he use an actual GB console in his runs or an emulator?

[@jbillion]

IIRC most pokemon speedrunners use the gamecube GB attachment. Gunnar mentioned the SP at some point, idk if he meant gameboy SP tho

[@gnomemage60]

He’s using a real cart on GameCube gameboy player with an SP for controller

[@geoffkannenberg6167]

Emulator is not considered a legitimate run, so his record wouldn’t have counted on an emulator

[@ayyildiz1523]

how can i evolve Golbat into Crobat in pokemon firered?

[@kazoud290]

You need national dex and then you level up with max friendship

[@ayyildiz1523]

@@kazoud290 how do i maximize friendshipness level, between me and the pokemon?

[@kazoud290]

@@ayyildiz1523 level up, give is items like protein, iron etc... don't let it die, walk a lot of steps, and I think there are other ways. Just google how to maximize friendship in fire red/leaf green and you should find more stuff

[@willjackson5885]

Why does it say he starts the game with 16 Pokemon caught?

[@ernwillburn]

It's the ones you always get, like the starter + starter evolutions, Mewtwo etc

[@Retro89Dec]

01:05:00 “Doesn’t sell snatch for money anymore.”🤣🤣🤣🥴

[@heavehohart9709]

Cant watch it whole, can anyone explain why he catch a tentacool?

[@ember-evergarden]

watch the run

[@zandatsu07]

Great run,can you run Soulsilver/Heartgold next? i watched all of your run in this channel

[@onizuka6144]

E4R2 mean guys ??

[@OliverNicholson130]

When you rematch the Elite 4 and they're stronger

[@geoffkannenberg6167]

Stands for “Elite 4, Round 2”

[@danielve09]

Now I have sth to watch ;D

[@lucasvalenca171]

Mate-I wish you streamed on Sundays... my sabbath is actually on Saturday so I could watch if you showed up eh, oh well... 😁 ❤️ 💥👊💥

[@JosephQPublic]

THE Sabbath is on Saturday 😉