Pokemon LeafGreen WORLD RECORD Speedrun Commentary! (Speedrun Explained!)

[@dtvball]

The amount of info/knowledge you have of this game is crazy. Strong work.

[@Dwhayworth]

The commitment and willpower this takes is astounding. I am in awe of this guy. I wish I had half of gunners focus.

[@MrLuckyMuffin]

Watch him play red version. He’s literally got the entire games footsteps memorized. I would not be surprised to see it done blindfolded

[@levilively8643]

That's what I was thinking. I have no idea wtf he's talking about when he says "you're in torrent" lol

[@tanaytanay]

@@levilively8643 it’s an ability which ups the power of water type moves by 50% if the user has less than or equal to 1/3rd the maximum HP. That’s why he tries to keep S/W/B at low HP, to get the power boost.

[@levilively8643]

@@tanaytanay ohhh ok. I thought was some sort of secret mechanic to the game that I didn't know about 🤣

[@justinkidd7634]

10:46 "You can't see it there 'cause of the stupid alert." [ShadowKiller has unsubscribed]

[@RaikuZerO]

Yeah, I was thinking that when I saw that.

[@Cr1me-wavE]

Lmaooo

[@imgrindin]

Thought the same thing. I know he didn't mean it but dude subscribed for multiple months could have chose those words better🤣

[@aadittilak106]

@@imgrindin 2 fucking months 😂😂

[@moby4540]

Thanks for the commentary! I can only watch GDQs since runners usually post runs without explanations and I cant watch those as a casual viewer. More runners should do this!

[@Gunnermaniac]

Hey I'm really glad you enjoyed this! I'll definitely keep putting out commentary on my runs, because I do enjoy doing it for sure.

[@lilromeos619]

@@Gunnermaniac The fact that you can get different pokemon based on FRAME RATE?? is unbelievably cool

[@benshakesonthefloor]

@Moby GDQ? curious what that term means

[@nezmojenkins4860]

@@benshakesonthefloor games done quick

[@WayneMercy]

@@Gunnermaniac please do man especially when ur hands are hurting I feel like doing commentary on already done runs is a good easy alternative. Would attract tons of people who aren’t die hard fans to your channel since most people don’t understand the complexities of the game and therefore get bored without commentary. It’s super interesting stuff.

[@dathunderman4]

The knowledge for the game is insane. When he was explaining the rock cave and how he knows the tiles I was amazed lmao

[@julle2731]

Local girl disbands criminal organization and defeats champion with half dead turtle - Eyewitness commented

[@nealbansal1513]

All in two hours

[@miguelzermeno9519]

1/3 dead

[@abrararnob]

@@miguelzermeno9519 you mean 2/3rd dead tortoise

[@AusDK]

Haven't watched one of your videos in a long time. I instantly noticed your physical transformation. I remember you talking about how you wanted to change your life in that way. I'm glad you've made such noticeable progress. Keep it up!

[@evanlockhart1508]

Love the commentaries because I don’t understand a lot of the techniques

[@eatcheesekobe]

Does anyone else ever wonder what the game would be like if you're allowed to say yes when the bridge rocket ask you to join team rockets?

[@griffithguts6168]

I will from now on

[@arecus54]

I think there's a rom hack for that

[@Darklava144]

@@arecus54 Yeah it's called pokemon apollo. I believe they never finished it though.

[@KAZE29]

@@Darklava144 no there is a rom called team rocket edition it is by far the best rom hack I ever played love the fact we play on team rocket and the story is just incredible

[@sevegarza]

Renegade 4 life!

[@MountainBrookSpartan]

Amazing work; thank you for the commentary version Gunner! Congrats again on the WR!

[@ToxicTerrance]

I really do appreciate that you've taken the time to explain all of this. Your knowledge of this game is astounding. Also a huge W for pointing out your mistakes on the run to give other people insight into how to try to beat your time You show a lot of competitive integrity here and that's just top.

[@Blueqt2]

Thanks for doing commentary, makes the run much more comprehensible and therefore impressive for us casual folks. Good shit, keep it up!

[@lucasgarcia8285]

the commentary videos are amazing! I love when you talk about game mechanics!

[@Gunnermaniac]

Thanks! I also have commentary videos for Sapphire and FireRed Round 2 up on my channel!

[@lucasgarcia8285]

@@Gunnermaniac YES! I have watched both already as well!!!! The sapphire run is so brutal and it was my favorite game as a child so I very! much enjoyed that one too!!! Thank you so much for the content and recommendations!

[@b.clarenc9517]

The run looks even more impressive when you explain your thought process and decisions.

[@bigchungus8538]

Probably the most informative and interesting Pokéspeedrun I've seen. Awesome work, hell yeah.

[@toffeeFairy]

I really enjoy those commentaries, even tough i've started to watch a whole lot of your runs.

[@damnson3532]

Same

[@GravelLeft]

Fantastic editing work, Arkadius! Highlighting some of the boxes to complement Gunner's explanations, dynamical background music, really nice.

[@Arkadius500]

Thank you!

[@bearzdlc2172]

@@Arkadius500 you’re welcome

[@WonnyEuw]

He just plays Pokémon... And still is able to drop so much knowledge and abuse the game so hard... Absolutely amazing work

[@rayan.niraula]

The fact that this was the SECOND DAY BACK is insane! great job gunner!!!

[@danimyte3021]

Thanks for making these commentaries. It's always interesting to see your thought process and hear about all the details we have no idea exist when watching the normal run.

[@Grooove_e]

Glad I still have my copy of Leafgreen and my SP, im going to try and practice using your video and see what kind of time I can get! I've always played pokemon in the traditional way, but seeing this has inspired me to try something a lot more challenging!

[@JK-uc2he]

Omg finally another speedrun commentary! I love these videos! Watched them all like ten times!

[@danielve09]

I always love the commentary because of all the insight we get

[@hall0whall0w59]

A lot of respect for mastering your game and talking about it in a way that's so interesting

[@danielnewnham8561]

I’ve never watched a speed run before and this is mind blowing how much is involved in it

[@ABort1]

I’d like to see Sapphire next. One of my favorite games and the “wasn’t on net ball” save is maybe the most memorable moment of one of your world records. Good luck in whatever you end up choosing!

[@UltimatePhantasm]

still my favorite moment

[@maxbusiness69]

5:28 "I've never seen a zero encounter forest. Except once, multiple times." 😂

[@MrWarptime]

I laughed at that too. :P I presume he meant he hadn't seen one while he's playing but has in other peoples runs.

[@andywindley8898]

"I have seen one though, multiple times" by which he means one encounter forest.

[@jonathanbrooks6755]

Congrats gunner....Hope to see more streams and more WR.

[@jasonanderson8984]

You had me cracking up fixing Misty’s bone 😂 love the commentary man.

[@pellevastano]

Im only 2 minutes in and my mind is already exploding

[@psycat2598]

A great and informative video I just started watching speedruns and it was great to know your thought process

[@DoctorNerf]

Chat popping off to the Muk crit was so hype 1:17:48

[@98802ohhey]

There from a start, I remember him saying he didn’t want to do a commentary on this (idk why, a mistake maybe?) but this was a solid run.

[@ryangallagher2761]

Love the commentary videos Gunner keep doing these!

[@Gunnermaniac]

I'll definitely do more commentary in the future!

[@angelTechnician64]

I love how the early run is literally just red tearstone strats but in pokemon

[@isq6672]

The glass cannon is a rpg staple.

[@sydny909]

god this speedrun is just MATH on MATH good lord. how hard is the rng manipulation for getting the starter? that seems like the most precise and important part of the run

[@Gunnermaniac]

The starter manip is quite difficult. First you have to choose the Squirtle you are going for. The game runs at 60 fps and a new Squirtle exists every frame. Then you have to track NPC movement because this alters the RNG. Then, when selecting Squirtle you have to hit a 1/60 frame which is 16,67 milliseconds.

[@sydny909]

@@Gunnermaniac ... jeeeeeesus

[@CreatyXx]

"Makes your brock time crazy good, when its only pretty good" Yea aight

[@StarlessSky2000]

So critical of a world record run on second day back, just pat yourself on the back that was incredible

[@92Traz]

I just did this speed run in 5 hours 5 mins lol . You are incredible!!

[@SCHWARTZANATOR0125]

This is my favorite Pokémon game and I think I knew less than 1% of the things he explained in this video, amazing run!

[@hasa___]

Respect, good job man. Interesting hearing your commentary.

[@omernalbant264]

23:00 "imagine this gets wr"

[@jasonyoon9914]

LMAO

[@raphaelcheng2254]

If you say this line on every run, you'll be right eventually!

[@imortaldeadead]

grats, the commentaries helped to fallow what you where doing

[@madisonandemma7510]

Love these commentary videos

[@motionlessmaniac1803]

I love how he’s so invested in talking about the game and twitch chat is going on about the gym and working out

[@snorlaxi5620]

love the commentary videos

[@remi7955]

Thank you so much for sharing this video and explain us every step and every reasonements you took from your whole run. It is really insane to watch and as a casual speedrun viewer I never understood what are behind the scene. Now I understand better, and realize how much you @Gunnermaniac and Pokeguy are so much talented ! I would have two questions : - How many runs did you have to get this excellent RNG all along this run to Lorelei ? Because we watch on the timer that you can still save 1 minute that you lost on Lorelei RNG, so is that realizable from your opinion ? - Why Leafgreen version over Firered ? You did not explain that during your video. Congratulations, and what a show ! THIS IS E-SPORT ! :)

[@joaopescusa]

Fantastic run Gunner. Happy to see you back.

[@andrewut7ya511]

So am i correct in understanding that to get the right squirtle in the begining you need to do a frame perfect input with no audio cue? Or is there a window of multiple frames that will produce the same squirtle? I find it difficult to understand how a frame perfect input would be done with little reference for when to do it.

[@CherryBlossomStorm]

It is frame perfect bit he does have an audio cue. Not sure why it's not audible in the video

[@andrewut7ya511]

@@CherryBlossomStorm maybe he talked over it in the commentary, but thanks, that makes more sense

[@CDolph296]

I thought rng in Fr/Lg was basically impossible because of the unpredictable starting seed

[@dudeman6306]

Original run audio is muted in this commentary, so we don't hear the cue

[@darreldorigatti862]

The fact that you can keep track of all of this info, in the course of a speedrun, while at full reaction aware, while butt on mashing. Is amazing. Dedication. Id ask you, seriously, how many times youve run this game but i have a feeling you, yourself, lost track a long time ago. I mean, this man (in his head) nails a frame perfect A input to get his right Squirtle. And resets on a bad miss. What? Are you doing 1-mississippis in your head? Jesus dude.

[@Jabadamazo]

So why is Squirtle used instead of Bulbasaur given that the latter is overall better against the first 3 gyms? Is it just because Bulbasaur has shitty attacks until level 20?

[@lukegeer4864]

I liked the video for the content. I commented to congratulate you on the record. I subscribed for misty and her bone.

[@Gunnermaniac]

Misty is the best dog.

[@lukegeer4864]

@@Gunnermaniac I wish I could heart react that 💙

[@AlexBonesJones]

The amount of concentration required to do this is insane! Well done 👏

[@LRXC1]

Very entertaining commentary!

[@zandatsu07]

I watched the whole run in his stream and that 3 Crits in a row in E4 gives me a heart attack

[@Begeru]

Watching this run made me realize the Giovanni fight in Rocket Hideout is basically the halfway point of the whole game. Makes sense but I never thought of it.

[@gennaro__bullo2196]

Good job gun🙌

[@ryguy42069]

The fact that he can navigate rock tunnel perfectly while blind is insane

[@ankandatta6683]

Dude hit a world record and he LITERALLY said 'yeah i'm happy with this one' like🌝

[@jdhill9184]

Recently bought a gba just to play my childhood again during lockdown and I forgot that when you get poised the screen started glitching I legit was about to send the console back on eBay because I thought it was broken lmaooooo

[@CMRN2605]

What’s the reason for not using Nidoking like in red and blue? And using blastoise instead?

[@Gunnermaniac]

Nidoking is generally terrible for the speedrun compared to gen 1, but the obvious reason is because by the time you can catch a level 6 Nidoran on route 3 (much later than gen 1) you already pretty much have a Wartortle.

[@ninetailedfox579121]

*has extensive knowledge of the game and all of its mechanics* 18:01: "Warturtle"

[@juan6265]

Gunner in the commentary of every wr he gets: this run sucks

[@biggamanedabeast5247]

Actually I have learned that a lot of record holders think their run sucks. Werster literally broke a sonic the hedgehog record on the 1st try of a stream and said it was trash but it's the record so I'm doone

[@ShredMage]

Congrats gunner !

[@666blaziken]

as upset as you were in sliph co and being crited by lorelei, I think it manipulated the run so you would be able to hit gengar and avoid being frozen by lorelei.

[@Gunnermaniac]

Lol well you're technically correct, because it does actually work that way! But it could've just stopped me from getting an even better set of outcomes! There's absolutely no way to know, which is definitely a good thing.

[@watikzag9953]

i never watch the original video.. only the commentary baby

[@seankeane769]

Great video and even better run!

[@t0wnmap]

Why does the music not always change between a location going into a battle?

[@Arkadius500]

The original video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/npfJYXutrt1-qas) has gunner's voice, donation and subscriber alerts besides the game audio. So for the commentary video, gunner muted the original video. Then in post we added the background music to make it a little more interesting.

[@t0wnmap]

@@Arkadius500 that makes sense, thanks!

[@kamisinx6093]

Gunner what is the best team for fire red you recommend Or u can recommend a Black 2 , white 2 team because i really need some tips on speedrunning these 2 Games

[@marctan9087]

Saw you sapphire speedrun instantly became a fan

[@haikumagician4363]

@gunner have you ever found a shiny while speedrunning?

[@dylan56789ful]

Congrats on the run! Also why is nidoking slow in leaf green fire red

[@jamham9000]

The gen 3 remakes are a lot more polished than the original generation, so the AI is a lot different. Also, Nidoking's moveset was changed. Furthermore, (don't think I said that to make me look smart, I just didn't want to say "also" a second time) the "Special" stat was switched to "Special defense" and "Special attack." Another reason is a lot of the moves used in the speedrun are harder to get in the remakes. Gen 1 Nidoking uses ice beam by giving the girl at the top of Celadon department store a drink (can't remember which one), and the same goes rock slide, and Surge gives shockwave instead of thunderbolt. The "X Accuracy" item was changed. In gen 1, it turned all moves to infinite accuracy, but in gen 2 and onwards, that was fixed, making horn drill less viable. Gunner or Bulbapedia could probably tell you more though. Edit: I hope you meant "slow for the speedrun" and not "why does he have a bad speed stat," because if it was about his stat, I just wasted my time.

[@Gunnermaniac]

A huge reason is because you can't get him until after Route 3, where you already basically have a Wartortle. It just isn't even close to competitive.

[@Mikerich_94]

Why did you talk to the old man for the pokeball training? Isn’t that optional? Also did you ever calculate the unchangeable time in a run? Aka the chat text, animations to start a battle, etc? Or do you have a rough hour or % estimate? Curious how much is in a player’s hands and luck based And wow I assumed the trainer next to misty was mandatory How does the last trainer in victory road not see you lmao

[@Gunnermaniac]

No that's not optional. Nah I have no idea, but there's a TON of variance in the run

[@darreldorigatti862]

Idea: Does the dept store sell PP Ups? Probably not but my thought process is youve seemed very concerned with the amount of moves youd have available during your splits. Things like megakick and pulse mostly. Since shopping there is part of your strat anyway an extra pickup can make you "safer" on long splits. You would hate to kill an awesome run by the simple die rolls making you miss kick 1 too many times. If there isnt one in the dept store look up hidden tiles. You seem really good at memorizing hidden tiles for candies, ethers, antidotes, and restore. Memorize a couple of good spots not too far from your route. Could make the difference.

[@19MarkF91]

Your stat knowledge is insane. How many hours of studying and gameplay did it take you from knowing relatively little about the game to a competitive speed run time ?

[@Gunnermaniac]

Man it's hard to put a value on that, I'm still learning things and new ways to think about the game every day. It took me about 7 months to get my first record, but I was still SO bad and stupid back then lol. From doing this full time since early 2013, I'd say it took me until 2016 to really become one of the best.

[@19MarkF91]

@@Gunnermaniac Wow, that’s a long time. Keep up the hard work, your videos are really good. I can’t get onto twitch that often so I really enjoy seeing them on KZbin.

[@LoboWarriorForever]

He used the word "torrent" a lot. What does that mean?

[@Gunnermaniac]

When a Pokémon with Torrent uses a Water-type move, the move's power will be increased by 50% if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.

[@LoboWarriorForever]

@@Gunnermaniac I see... It's an ability. Thanks.

[@MLBBGoldLanepro]

How do u type ¹/3

[@MLBBGoldLanepro]

⅓ gotcha after trying a ot🤭

[@irage32]

Forever over

[@coreygamble5382]

Why on the nugget bridge do you purposely walk into each trainer, taking the extra steps but in the Pokémon tower you walk down the middle letting the rocket guys come to you. If it’s faster one way why wouldn’t you do it the same both ways?

[@jonathancheesman8385]

Because in pokemon tower the trainers walk down so they have to take those steps anyway.

[@Gunnermaniac]

Running vs walking, and those trainers in the tower have to exit to the middle of the room, but the bridge trainers don't.

[@DarkAngelEU]

K, I can't find an answer anywhere, and it's not that stupid of a question imo, so I'm just gonna throw it out there: Why do runners use Blastoise and not Nidoking? Is it because of Torrent being OP or some other reason?

[@Gunnermaniac]

Nidoking is much, much worse in Pokemon FireRed/LeafGeen than he is in Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow. His stats and move pool are worse and its ability is also not great. You also cannot catch a Nidoran in FireRed/Leafgreen on route 22 or route 2.

[@DarkAngelEU]

@@Gunnermaniac Awesome, thank you for the quick response! ^_^

[@vipplee430]

Commenting to boost for the algorithm Good stuff gunner and arkadius

[@Arkadius500]

Thanks man

[@failix4936]

does the shiny status and the dv´s of pokemon in the games back than ( gen 2 , pokemon crystal etc ) are also influenced by timing ?

[@gl1sc0r]

why do you open the bag twice at the beginning after exiting your house?

[@Gunnermaniac]

When an NPC moves, they advance RNG. If they aren't on screen, but still loaded, that means they can advance the RNG without me knowing, so I can't reliably do Squirtle manip. By opening my bag like that, I freeze them long enough to deload them.

[@jeffreyray4786]

I do not understand how bite one hits the cloyster with special upgrades?

[@eVaSpArTaN714]

If the items purchases at like minute 14 did you lose any seconds by not hitting it the first time

[@Gunnermaniac]

Yeah lol

[@eVaSpArTaN714]

@@Gunnermaniac oh man thanks for replying ! I love your content ! I found about you on the charity event where you speedrunned against someone else on pokemon yellow

[@eVaSpArTaN714]

I mean pokemon gold not yellow , i just looked it up , it was games done quick

[@Jamyantis]

Weird question, how do you do the background audio/music on the commentaries?

[@Arkadius500]

The original video has gunner talking and donations alerts popping up, so that video was simply muted so that gunner could provide commentary on it. Then I added in the music tracks. It's not the most practical approach. For the future Gunner's looking into local recording with OBS that only captures the game audio.

[@ryanheywood3165]

i really thought he was gonna catch a paras for cut when he started talking about the ratatta at the end of mount moon

[@captainpearson2265]

What emulator is being used??

[@Gunnermaniac]

I'm actually playing on an original console!

[@detectivepack]

=) love this video congratulations on wr gunner

[@rayan.niraula]

2:01:53 i love how his heart. rate goes up even though he already got the record

[@martinr6304]

He's just overlaid his camera feed over his original video. The heart rate is from the original. You just watch a whole video not knowing that. Nerd.

[@rayan.niraula]

@@martinr6304 oh lol ;-;

[@griffithguts6168]

Always down for a wr commentary 🍿

[@asgradia9093]

The most impressive thing here is getting both cans in the gym first try :D

[@kevinjamesmartin4307]

Thanks for the spoiler 🙄

[@philorgneopolotin8762]

42:49 wow that’s insane. The odds of getting it on the first can you get, AND the 2nd one on the next can you check is a 1/210 chance. Or less than a 0.5% chance. EDIT: okay wow 1:50:23 is so much worse. Dude literally gets crit + paralysis in one turn, crit again the next turn, then ANOTHER crit the turn after that. 3 crits in a row plus a 30% paralysis is literally a 1/13,652 chance... or a 0.007% chance of that happening. Meaning you’re more likely to get a damn shiny Pokémon in 1 try then get those odds. My god what is that luck

[@dragodjordje2425]

why he dont walk up the middle of the nuggetbridge did he explain it and i missed it?

[@PsychoReaper49]

DAMN MAN! CONGRATS ON LOSING ALL THAT WEIGHT!

[@wjl2068]

This guy is the john wick of pokemon. Sheer will and commitment

[@Alex73154]

More of these videos please!!!

[@LaFleur8989]

what is that 4 escape ropes? i missed that

[@Gunnermaniac]

Just a split to remind me to buy 4 ropes and 7 super repels and not the other way around lol

[@andrewboulos2775]

Is there any way to catch new in this game?

[@violetsystems8566]

Very helpful, congratulations! I had an idea, is it possible to do an successfull speedrun in this game with Mankey/Primape? Have you thought about it?

[@RuinenRudi]

It would be an own category, so if you finish a run you could call it successful. But Primeape is a really stupid choice, it has bad stats, a lame ability, evolves late and has a horrible movepool. So how do you fight ghosts?

[@violetsystems8566]

@@RuinenRudi Aerial Ace, Rock Slide... You’re right about his defences, they suck, but he is fast with good attack. It would be interesting...

[@dianauwu1312]

Newer games have popularized "alt main" speedruns where suboptimal pokemon are used for fun. You should do that with Mankey! Maybe plan out the run a tiny bit (what moves, basic strategies for each gym leader, elite four and other notable mandatory fights like the rival).

[@nome9752]

@@RuinenRudi thats the fun in it

[@EnteiAlex]

Can’t wait to see this on summoningsalt in a year

[@nickwood9131]

commenting for algorithm. excited for crystal wr!

[@xiledlegend3386]

I was gonna try to learn this run but at start mom is always at the start on route one why is this?