GYM LEADER REMATCHES... 🤝 Pokemon Radical Red HARDCORE MODE Part 12

Playing Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge again, this time on even harder mode.
I'd love to get some feedback, preferably from people who have actually played hardcore mode, on how I can improve in terms of the difficulty of the series. How I see it is if I go in blind, I would get demolished with just any regular team because that isn't how this game is designed to be played. The extra effects on the field + the restrictions give too much of an advantage to the boss. The obvious question here is, "so what? We want to see you get demolished." Well the thing is, that's not an option for me as I have a very limited time to record and cannot spend hours building new teams after a loss.
On the flipside, if I know the opponent's team, it clearly has been too easy (for now). I know someone will suggest looking at only the opponent's Pokemon and not their movesets, but that's not a thing either since I already know what every Pokemon learns and does anyways... Just not sure how to find a happy medium here.
I just want everyone to be entertained in the end of the day, that's why I care so much and mention it almost every video. People have told me to just play it how I want to play it, but that's not how I work, I want to make sure I provide the best content possible.
Radical Red includes the following features:
❤️ Every Pokemon (Generations 1-8!) available
❤️ Updated Gen 8 moves, mechanics, abilities, stats, learnsets, etc.
❤️ Stat buffs to help with balance (all Pokemon are viable!)
❤️ Mega Evolution (New Megas!)
❤️ COMPETITIVE gameplay featuring a Smart AI with comp sets, perfect IVs, etc.
... and MUCH MUCH more! Link down below if you want to download. Shoutout to the creator Soupercell and his team for an amazing game!
And thanks to you guys in advance for the support! The likes, comments, subs, etc. really help me create more and better content! Thank you! 🙏
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[@Chizzy2k]

Please please please read description BEFORE commenting on that last part. Thanks guys enjoy and have a great day :D

[@danielmerriman8066]

I wonder if you could ask someone you trust to give you "clues" about the next opposing team? Maybe tell you 3 out of the 6 pokemon the bosses have? Or tell you the special effect (e.g. permanent magnet rise) but not what the pokemon are? That way they could forewarn you of something that is clearly going to result in a quick 6-0 loss, but not tell you of other surprises that might make the fights challenging but not impossible.

[@simonleonida45]

Chizzy. Forget the blind thing man, it is interesting watching you crush them with some prior Knowledge, I want to see you crush. With tactics and brains. Blind is boring . Love your work

[@crawling0204]

U can balance the thrill and countering by only bringing 2-3 mons that does the countering job, then the rest can be "logical choices but doesn't rly counter boss mons" kinda thing

[@sergiomartinredondo7702]

I've finished it blind and it was a pain in the ass but I understand you don't have the time to do it and it might not be entertaining for your twitch viewers. I find it very easy this way but i dont know how you can do something between totally blind and this way. Anyways it's a very good content, and I'll keep watching it till the end cause your strategies and those nicknames are crazy.

[@PhantomRXY]

@chizzy you could do a thing we’re u just know the mons and not the moves

[@harrymitchell3885]

if im being dead honest, seeing you use all these unique mons and new moves for the counter team and such a hard game being curbed stomp is genuinely entertaining my me at least. So keep doing what ur doing!

[@caluminnes579]

Idk I agree with this a lot. Just seeing a guy get destroyed by a hardcore rom hack isn’t as entertaining. I care more about learning the actual strategies you know

[@LukeCTV1]

Agreed, the formula now I think works and I find entertaining and good, its fun to see unique sets that you normally do not see to counter team (like the Steelix as an example), if it was blind I feel it would end up being grind out game corner get the Sudo Legendaries and hope for the best

[@YurisSayuri]

Exactly! I love his thoughts and ideas to counter with ordinary Mons/Moves. Just awesome to improve yourself.

[@JudasThundersteel]

Keep doing what you're doing. They're entertaining, but they're also very educational, showing me what I missed out on in my HC mode playthrough. Like I didn't use Quagsire at all, and I don't think I counter-teamed as much as I did.

[@joaomarques-deukae]

I like the team planning and counter teaming. That’s actually one of the reasons why I like watching this series: it’s very nice to see you turn this into more than just a regular let’s play, it’s a competitive let’s play. Keep doing what you’re doing ❤️

[@kantokirk9651]

This series has made me download this game and made me realise how terrible I am at this game😂

[@NoMunnies]

literally same

[@djd1335]

Relatable af I wasn't able to defeat that one Volbeat-Dustox in Petalburg Forest lmao(I did defeat him, now grinding all my mons for Faulkner and just checking what would be the best strat for him lol)

[@ShinyTillDawn]

I was pretty bad at Radical Red 2.1 XD

[@nvatar308]

Same im stuck at brock

[@ludicolo15]

Poor Erika not important enough to be required to rematch, and thus she's not in the video :(

[@TheSphero]

I doubt anyone believes it when Chizzy says "No pun intended." I'm just waiting for him to throw it in randomly just trick us into scanning the video for the hidden pun.

[@NhSxCoNfLiiCT]

You making a complete counter and then smacking them is entertaining in itself. A lot of people on here are more casual and it’s a great learning experience hearing you talk about why you chose particular mons and move sets

[@SarahMage]

Maybe make it a 5 vs 6 in regards to making it more challenging

[@HappyMerchant]

I second this!

[@diazchristian32]

Honestly Chizzy, just keep on the research and preparation for each battle that posses a threat. Not only is it very educational and interesting to see what Pokémon could become if GF really pulled their pants, but also very cool to see every mon’ get a shot at being a star. Also, remember that it’s still designed to be VERY difficult, we don’t want you get overwhelmed with frustration and not enjoy the hack. Regardless, it’s fantastic content from you no matter what. Cheers to Chizzy!

[@TheMadRedHatter]

Draymond not killing, ah, memories.

[@foxes8986]

Rather than looking at their whole team, just look at the unique field effects they have and play around that. This is a 50/50 compromise between a 100% counter team and fully blind which to me makes the most since.

[@randomness5435]

Honestly, the videos are more fun if you're having fun, and if you enjoy researching and building ahead of time is fun for you, it makes a better video.

[@pancake6497]

In the first few episodes you would counter-team the first boss or two but would end the episode with a blind attempt at a new boss. I thought this was a nice balance. If you pulled out a victory against that last boss, great! But if you loose you can just come back next episode with a counter-team. Your team building is great but you've also got a talent for thinking on your feet and pulling out unexpected victories.

[@av2279]

You'd think the master of puns would recognize why Lt. Surge's arrogance gave his Pokemon levitate!

[@giofichissimon1]

"supereffective my butt" I've been laughing for days

[@Yusufthe1st]

bro the names of these pokemons are amazing

[@lukaspechlaner5020]

I'm gonna preface this with the fact that I find this series entertaining any way you chose to do it and I think you're doing a great job. It's really fun to watch and I understand the effort you are putting in to making your teams and into the videos themselves. Personally I haven't finished hardcore yet, but to find the balance between difficulty and not being impossible is to start with just looking at the battle effects and the pokemon that will be in the boss battles's team while not looking at sets and held items. If that is then too easy, you could look at maybe just the battle effects and whatever their signature pokemon will be. If that makes it too hard to do realistically, it may work to try just slightly limiting how much you know about their team whether it be only knowing some of the team's moves or not knowing held items and such. I think you're doing a great job and I hope you choose whatever works best for your time while still being in a place that you want with respect to the series.

[@FreeTempest]

Probably not the most helpful comment, but your personality entertains me regardless of how close the battles are. I hope you figure something out, but I'm probably going to enjoy it either way. ❤️

[@haydenrussell8722]

Hey Chizzy! I have played this Rom hack for the past 6 months and probably have close to 150 hours on it. I just recently won a Flying mono challenge on regular mode. I currently am doing a hardcore mode and I have found that a good nerf to counter teaming so that it still remains challenging but is not impossible is that I have chosen 2 mons to stay on the team permanently and the other four slots are free to be swapped for counters. In case you are wondering I chose expert belt heatmor and Scizor as my perm members. This of course is just a suggestion and I love the content you are currently making! Doing your homework and strategizing a cool and unique counter team is entertaining in itself!

[@Comnyando]

I really like the counter teaming and planning, even if it’s easier, it’s really cool to watch!

[@jasonbest1]

I like what you’re doing! Part of the fun with the regional Radical Red content is that there’s such a diverse pool of pokemon used! Because it’s regional, no pokemon is used twice! And the main replay-ability factor of Radical Red is that you can potentially use all the mons! They’ve got unique buffs and so almost all the pokemon are viable and so you want to play again and use different pokemon! Hence the success of this game! So I like what you’re currently doing. It’s like the regional videos, where you plan and choose unique things to use and show off to us. And then go to the battle y’know. So counter teaming is nice! Maybe show some highlights of your team building, like “aha!💡“ moments, catching new members (just the moment that you throw and they stay in the pokemon, again it’s just a highlight), etc. And try to use a variety of pokemon, catching a lot of pokemon and showing you catch them is a nice way to introduce them, rather than just saying “I caught this and added it to the team because xyz”.

[@onehitkill98]

Honestly it is fun seeing some battles blind, and others planned for. The randomness makes it interesting

[@arthers7223]

Hi Chizzy! I'm actually going semi-blind this game ( seeing only what pokémon the boss does have) and for now I'm having a lot of fun discovering how the AI works and team building between losses! So, for me, this is the best way to entertain and not lose too much time

[@andrewpowell6311]

I enjoy watching your prep come through and have to think through your moves like a real competitive battle. My only thing would be maybe have mons limited to one boss battle per episode. But like today your teams were very different so I’m not sure

[@brxtndog]

I dont know a ton about radical red, but this has been entertaining for me seeing you use a ton of unique mons and strategies, if its getting boring for you then def look for some way to spice it up, but i dont think its worth worrying about boring the viewers cuz most people seem to be commenting and saying they are having fun too

[@illuminaticonfirmed9189]

Hey Chizzy, I played Radical Red Hardcore mode blind with a constant casual Mono-Kanto team (I used Slowbro/D-Nite/Mega-Kang/Clefable/Jolteon/Nidoqueen, which wasn't even a particularly good team mind) and it wasn't too difficult outside of the Elite four, so I'm not entirely sure if you'd get "rekt" if you just used a casual balanced strong team. I guess my only recommendation really is maybe instead of fully counter-teaming, you can bring maybe 4-5 constant mons in each battle, and then have 1-2 interchangeable mons which can help you for specific battles if you really feel that you aren't able to create a constant team that is able to beat the game without constant retries. The only times I "counter-teamed" was when I brought 4 Golem's for Koga, and then early game Brock.

[@GaiaCleavr]

Hey Chizzy, I think counter-teaming the gym leaders (including Johto) and bosses while playing the rest of the game blind is a good balance (you can keep those route trainer mini-bosses blind too if you want). I also think streaming the planning on Twitch is smart because you get a lot of input/interaction with your community as well. Great moves, keep it up -- proud of you :)

[@LeafFangsP]

Bredaa I'm pleased 😌 I always learn so much from your videos and combat strategies. To be honest I don't care about you CounterTeaming

[@djd1335]

Imagine having such a diverse movepool that out of your 4 moves, the one that hurts a Parasect the hardest is Earth Power lol

[@clemensmartin1034]

I do enjoy the videos even though you have been dominating very hard, but I also agree that it hasn´t been exciting so to speak. I also watch PC´s videos (at least a few of them) and since that´s a nutzlocke and so on that is just more entertaining for it. I really like your character and the way you approach the game, but I had more fun watching your monotype challenges, because they felt like they required more trial and error and we got a bit more attached to single team members that were used more often. Thinking about that; maybe you need to think of some kind of restriction in team building because that would stop you from litterally countering every one of your opponents pokemon in a 1v1 matchup. You know, I could see you not being allowed to use a type twice in your team or you choosing one type to monotype-battle against your opponent to be quite fun (after all, your opponents are monotyping for the most part as well). I am sure you are going to come up with better ideas than me. Wish you the best, cheers Just had another idea, maybe you could use a system where you can substitute 3 team members between boss battles (or however you think makes it interestingly hard while not being impossible) - thus you not being able to counter-team completely while still having a chance to check the most broken mons of your opponent.

[@gabe61willys]

I like seeing the cool teams you build and the strats you use, keep it up

[@xmonkeyx888]

Only thing I can think of would be to do a monotype vs gym leaders. Pick whichever type you like and show them you’re the better gym leader lol

[@JINCHURIKI3]

Playing hardcore blind is definitely a pain, going forward you could play by pseudo nuzlocke rules and make due with a set amount of encounters per route (although it’s a bit late for this) just to limit the variety of Pokémon you can bring and increase difficulty. Otherwise go on with what you’ve been doing and come back later with a painful nuzlocke series 😏

[@sergiomartinredondo7702]

After 90 hours of pure pain I finally made it and finished the game. Im expecting your elite four battles cause I've seen that Gary has another different and easier team than I faced and i want to see wich one is your Gary running and why he had that broken team on my game

[@Nova-_-]

I know you've finished the series by now, but my mind immediately went to 'maybe you could just read up on stage hazards and anything else that summarises his team without telling you which mons he has' (eg. Brock Rematch is a sand team with a 33% Solid Rock stage hazard)

[@redpanda5123]

nice vid btw where did you get the bronzong

[@regaleaf4986]

I feel as someone who has played hc mode, you NEED to counter team to win until you beat koga. To the people who say “iT’s tOO eaSy” , just reply to tell them to go blind. It’s interesting seeing your counters to the bosses as I kept drawing my roster from a set of specific Pokémon after the 4th gym. The advantage doesn’t count as rr itself has a cheating ai, knowing your moves and your team, so all your doing is leveling the playing field, as you said

[@ShadowX18]

Hi chizzy! I love your vids, you inspired me to do these challenges, keep up the good work dude!!!

[@gabethefirst4138]

You could try doing something similar to your elite 4 videos where you huild a team that's good for all 4 trainers and beat them with the same team. That way every video would have a different team to keep it entertaining but also still be difficult and keep it entertaining

[@iuk5099]

Its good when ur super early hyped for this 1

[@denizyavuzalp7912]

RR is different from something like Emerald Kaizo. While the latter is ridiculously difficult obviously, it’s not downright unfair like RR is. You can still play through EK blind and see success with sheer skill and good team building alone. On the other hand, RR has random non-canon buffs (most of which are stupid anyway) that simply renders the boss fights undoable while blind. If it means anything, I’d much rather see you get 6-0’ed in Emerald Kaizo than Radical Red. The way you counter team is fine. Although one (dumb) suggestion as a compromise would be to bring 3 Pokemon you would ordinarily bring to the next boss while going in blind and use the remaining slots to counter team.

[@thejuic3b0i64]

That No at he beginning is just funny to me idk why.

[@alessandrobianchini3493]

maybe you can do 3 counter mons and 3 casual mons or 4-2 like when you build an OU team around a single low tier mon. or use only radical red boosted mons. BTW the series or me it's very educational and give to a person who would like to start that game a way of understand how to beat ccertain broken trainers

[@xboxRigidize]

Talked me into trying this game

[@deadstrike4563]

Ok chizzy, from someone who already beaten hardcore mode several times(With monotype), I think a balanced way to keep it challenging, but not time wasting for you, you should: Build a team blindling, only looking first at the field effects, then check the team and see if something absolutly 6x0 you, if yes, just make some changes.(Srry for bad english)

[@dustinarnold5569]

It would be up to you being honest but choose 3 blind that are definitely on the team then you have 3 to choose as your counter mons. Makes it so you can’t counter the full team and it may make things closer. If it’s to hard you can go 4 counter picks. If it’s to easy you can drop down to just 2 counter picks. Makes it so you can’t waste a mon just to counter one solo but it would take a bit more strategy. Just a thought that may be fun

[@LegendaryBeanie]

Hope you feel better soon buddy :)

[@shansamnani5273]

Maybe bring a team that you like, also don't look at the move sets. Anyway it's good going with the minute details.

[@trifle140]

What about just looking at the terrain effects? You will still be able to build a team because you could think “oh surge has electric types but I can’t use ground moves” but it won’t be as overpowered as having a counter for every single mon and their moves.

[@SamGBSR]

When I played hardcore what I would do I’d look up the general gimmick/field effect for each trainer and brainstormed around that. In my opinion the E4 is the true challenge and even after koga things get more hectic (legendary spam and stuff). I think at this point I’d 5v6 koga and go into fights maybe knowing the field effect and lead/ace after that.

[@SamGBSR]

Also what’s crazy to me is how you pick counters from 800+ pokemon and find the one that destroys a certain fight. I definitely wasn’t as creative on my playthrough (particularly impressed with alolan golem for sabrina like damn)

[@GrandDuchessTaco]

The only thing I have to say on the front of how you're handling your content is that, if it isn't fun for you, what's the point? If you feel like counter-teaming is fun, keep it up! If you want to show the initial attempt blind and then show the powered up second try, great! Just make sure it's fun for you at the end of the day.

[@Rebirth28]

I have no idea how useful it would be to do this but if the fights are seeming too easy but going in blind is not an option maybe bringing one or two pokemon that aren't quite as useful in the fight. Since each team is built to counter the set up of whatever boss fight you're facing bringing a mon or 2 that not necessarily get countered by the opponent but you might have a harder time finding a use for them in the fight could make it a bit more interesting

[@benjaminrondeau1]

I think a max of 3 counter pokemon is a nice balance to try

[@KattyHen558]

I do love your counter teaming. Could you do your first battle blind and then everything else with the counter team?

[@andrewcable6016]

Keeping up with counterteaming but going no items could add a bit of challenge

[@andrewmills4903]

I haven't played hard-core mode yet but I did play through 2.2b and I get how difficult can be without counter teaming. So maybe to make it more challenging maybe add some restrictions to your teams when building. Maybe not. Reusing any Pokémon you've used in the past 3-4 boss battles maybe? Then you'd have to plan for multiple battles so you don't use a key mon for one battle on the battle before? Might add more diversity.

[@andrewmills4903]

That said though I love the videos regardless. Just trying to add something interesting for those complaining lol

[@scorpioncox8978]

I’m surprised they didn’t make Misty harder my putting up a permanent mud sport where all electric moves are dramatically lowered in power.

[@Graceclaw]

Just do whatever to finish this playthrough and save the difficulty for your nuzlocke playthrough :)

[@soulknightgamer6823]

Big daddy zygarde

[@mutevampire]

Is there time to enter a boss once before you research and counter team? That way you could get that initial reaction, the real-time "Wait, whaaaa?" moment that research before the video denies, then do your counter team research after a single peek.

[@ghost2172]

Comment no. 95 for the youtube alogorithm

[@manperson2347]

I'm surprised Misty didn't have a second effect like Brock or Surge did. I could see an auto Aqua Ring to heal 1/16th for free or even a buffed 1/8th version. Just something, y'know?

[@Kaiser00Wilhelm]

Have you considered going in with an intentional handicap? So you could still counter-team but with detrimental natures on your pokemon or bad items or something to that effect

[@NhSxCoNfLiiCT]

Nah Chizzy… it’s literally fine the way it currently is. You are gonna get clapped if you go in blind and you can’t really “halfway” know anything about these teams. Maybe try coming into the battles with less mons? Like just counter team but with 4 mons instead of 6… idk

[@jameshigh7958]

Keep doing you chizzy ur content is great. It's really hard to find a happy medium in this game but ur strategies are still entertaining. Anybody complaining that they're not watching u just getting destroyed can watch somebody else. This game gets ridiculous

[@josephferraro1069]

i always go in with my normal team get demolished and then counter team from there

[@jakeypoo5196]

I can’t believe you want to enjoy the game and entertain us. I am offended so I am going to like comment and subscribe to show you what’s up

[@travisparnell2795]

I loved Radical Red for what it originally was.. I don't like the modifications for this Hardcore mode.. it's not realistic..yes, it's far harder.. but permanent trick room, sandstorm etc, while we can't use our weather strats etc.. it doesn't really teach u anything bcuz u will never play in that environment outside of Radical Red.. I loved how it initially stood for giving casual players a taste of competitive style Pokemon, picking teams simply to counter other teams etc..

[@johannesrehn6494]

You could do a roll before you look at the opponents pokemon, like doing a monotype for each battle. Seeing as there's so many mons and strategy to work with I think you would really use all that knowledge of yours to the fullest.

[@beanzhatchett2710]

What all do I need to do to rematch Misty? I really want a frokie

[@wackojacko4679]

Is it possible for you to only check 3 or 4 of the opponents mons and leave 2 of them as a surprise ?

[@jaredfleming1010]

I just wanted to ask. Are you playing 2.3 version or 2.3a. Both of these versions are actually different. I heard 2.3a is the newest version

[@diatonicdissonance]

what about erika ? would love to see your strat for her because i am struggling

[@thefluffyyeti677]

YES MORE CHIZZY

[@justinhaase116]

If counter teaming is to easy, you could try counter teaming but with less mons like 5 or even 4😅

[@felixro5884]

Do hardcore mode monotype runs, so you'll still be at a disadvantage even if you try to counter team

[@Shadowfactor78]

Why not go into battles knowing the effects (magnet rise, solid rock, etc) but not the mons? Or your server can compile a .txt where future boss battles and gyms show you the battle effects + 3 of their mons so you can at least be semi-prepared

[@lamarm5276]

Zygarde is 6 gen :)

[@zapbranigan6499]

Maybe just the effects?

[@Kiraisjustice4ever]

Question Why do you call yourself competitive player ir you skipped entire things like generations and formats? Nontheless, you got my like

[@g3rro]

Let your viewers pick your team for you, but you can't see the gym leaders team. So you know that the pokemon in your party counter their team but you don't know for what pokemon

[@morokee3641]

Lebronzong😂

[@asabovesobelow1362]

Just bring an OU team hope for the best.

[@yourgranny469]

maybe u can look at only half the team? like put a paper to cover half the screen loll

[@BobBob-wy4tq]

Use permadeath, can still counterteam, but not having certain Pokémon would make it a lot harder

[@Ricoloco1]

You know what suck its not mysty or brock or surge its the fact that you didnt even try knowing the team and how they work is just plain boring

[@sunchaser____]

Only select 3 mons specifically for counter teaming, and the rest mons with New Abilities/forms/move

[@KFRMW]

Ignore this comment 31:41

[@lhmlmrkqazoojlbuzchd2497]

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[@Shane-pd3uk]

On my last 10min of work, but screw work! I rather watch a chizzy video to end the workday! About your description, this may be a dumb idea but maybe looking at only half their team? I think going blind for route bosses only is a good option too.

[@mastervaderog8021]

Idk exactly how you would only find this info without spoiling anything else. But maybe go in knowing only the lead mon and any extra pre battle boosts ( permanant terrain, permenant magnet rise). No looking at held items on enemy teams. You could also have the docs on the side and as each mon comes out see what it has and see how you can work around it with what you have.

[@ShinyTillDawn]

Maybe bring 5 Pokémon to counter team, and just bring 1 garbage Pokémon. You get so few dislikes on your videos, anyway, and people will still watch your videos because it's Radical Red. Even if the boss fights are too easy, you can use that to your advantage with clickbait titles like "BLAINE IS SO EASY!" or "I 6−0'd JASMINE WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT!" to get more views and money.

[@TheSme14]

I really like the way you play these tbh. I find it very satisfying to see such insanely busted teams get destroyed with such a huge disadvantage towards the protagonist. You do an excellent job showing off these sick new abilities and combos as well. I wouldn’t change a dam thing 👍🏼

[@igeomagician]

Maybe just look at what theme the opponent's team is, like if it's sand or trick room or whatever.

[@BelminHxC]

You have the best nickname game on the block

[@PhantomRXY]

@chizzy zygarde is 6th gen twitch chat lies

[@Anonymous20304]

Watching your strategy to defeat these hard teams is entertaining. Keep it up. Maybe nuzlock it??

[@TotshotAirsoft]

Nooooo, not daddy form :(

[@divyanshsaxena70]

i predicted the thousand arrows on decidueye