The Great Parasect Race | Pokemon Yellow Solo Run

[@carl4889]

It sounds like the race was pretty brutal mentally, but your skill as both a player and a content creator really benefitted from the experience. Hopefully it'll lead to some well-deserved recognition.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, it was pretty rough because of the time period but really did learn a lot. Like I said in the video, if a few people enjoy it and share that with me, that's all good to me!

[@deansmith7427]

I’ve waited for this for so long

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

You and me both, brother.

[@larryscott981]

Never in my lifetime did this real one expect this video to drop, BROTHER! Glad it did though, it was entertaining as always!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Glad you enjoyed it This was a fun one.

[@kevh6303]

I was rooting for you when I watched Scott's video, and that Alakazam reset at the end was brutal.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

You don't even know brother. If you want to know how inconsistent the run was, just know that was the run I had to submit because it was so hard to get a 46xx run.

[@kevh6303]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 5 weeks was prob too long, with a shorter submission window people'd be forced to figure out consistent runs instead of just re-rolling for a good luck-based one.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, some things were a little glossed over but I covered what I needed to here. This one is 3 days so maybe that’ll be the result

[@travisalexander6440]

I can appreciate how Matt talks about Turn Economy in the video, and, almost like the Game was listening, decided to drive that lesson home with Alakazam like a Final Exam. Absolutely brutal way to teach it, though.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I’m a hands on learner. Hoping to crush the next one!

[@gambleralex5083]

I am so glad you joined this race so I could find your channel. The Real Ones know

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Glad to have you here! I've been neck deep in the next race for a redemption arc.

[@lukcdk]

as it turns out, the real pokegods weren't mew or pikablu, they were a group of friends years later.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

🤔

[@heathbrinkman3126]

The gym leader graphics look great, and I appreciate the behind the scene details on the race. 2nd place is no joke!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, as if I needed a reason to hate Alakazam more lmao. I wanted to have the intros and gym leaders match my card based aesthetic I'm going for and I'm glad you mentioned it. I worked a while on it! It's what I've been doing since I haven't actually played Pokemon in a month while I'm letting my backlog catch up.

[@lamiaprincess6371]

I just want to say that I actually found you through Scott recommending your content and although I don't comment a lot I do really enjoy your videos :D I do think that while races and solo runs do often share a lot of the same end goals, the competitive aspects of a race do often push the runner into more inconsistent, but faster strats in order to save time. That's not even really a negative or anything, but I can understand where that's not everyone's cup of tea. I actually personally love it though, and this video along with Scott's was really fun to watch.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I definitely don't mind it either. It's fun to see it all come together. Scott took the high road and spun it positively in the video but behind the scenes a lot of people were questionably looking at the one person who was consistently getting runs while the rest of us had so much grind but it's water under the bridge lol.

[@johngleeman8347]

Holy smokes. You had to run the triple double weakness friend one-thousand times? That's a lot of work. XD

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Gotta do what you gotta do.

[@ilbabo2218]

I found your channel in the recommended section off of one of Scott's videos, and I found him through a Jrose video, and I found Jrose through a Pikasprey video... it's fun seeing all the different techniques, routes, advice, and commentary styles that each of you bring to PokéTube realm.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Awesome! Thank you! Yea, I look up to those guys too. Glad to see the algorithm do a little work every now in then for the little guy.

[@alekvernold9935]

Parasect is my favorite. This run is absolutely legendary. Hats off to you, and you’ve earned a sub!!!

[@ledergesicht2763]

Just finished watching the race. Great job!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks!

[@StealthArcher]

At least the race came out and didn't get tombstoner'd in the end

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I kind of did.

[@vanillaj8883]

Funny story I thought GLM had a bigger channel than ST. Great work Bub.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao! Far from it. I get a few thousand views and don't ever break into the 10k range often. It's just a passion project!

[@AndyTheVandy]

I recoiled in real life when that crit happened against the champion, You still won in my heart. Great video and great run!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, lots to be learned from that one. The real question is how I bounce back next time.

[@cody-m]

Returning real one. Loved to see you place in this race! Parasect is such a cool Pokemon design-wise, and at the end of it all, I'm just happy to see you make a video for him B)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, this is my second one! I also have a Paras one with a Paras stream I did not too long ago. I've done these little guys A LOT lol.

[@gunner101ism]

GLM. I really hope your channel continues to grow because your gen 1 videos are some of the best. Great work

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I appreciate that! Glad to hear some kind words.

[@Not_black_imposter]

Ey who do you think will win a fist fight You or indigo Plato ash

[@chonwarren9941]

I'm so happy to finally see this great run seeing the pokemon you were using I'm surprised it did so good I was expecting over 3 hours

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it's a pretty dominating run.

[@Not_black_imposter]

Eevee is one of my favorite Pokémon not because it’s a cute little creature but because it’s an absolute beast that carried me through the entirety of johto with iron tail

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Gotta evolve that one for sure. Espeon and Umbreon are both solid team members.

[@Not_black_imposter]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I tried to get espeon I spent like 20 minutes at the hair salon but I simply didn’t have enough friendship it only evolved when I reached the elite 4 (I got carried by jynx and ho-oh their)

[@Not_black_imposter]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I also had a level 30 far fetch’d that I bought to the elite 4 as emotional support I was genuinely shocked when he took down the spinirak evolved form while being 20 levels less

[@mrnazaire407]

Well worth the wait Matt!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that.

[@charlessegale6493]

As always, you did a great job with this run! I'd say you actually did really well in the race as well. As I said in Scott's video, sit back, relax and grab yourself a sodie pop. You earned it, *(TOMBSTONER) BROTHER!*

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That’s the support I need haha. Looking to bounce back next time!

[@nicolashernantessamenti3417]

IMO, I think this video is one of the best you've ever made. Tombstoner, brother!!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, new editing style. The next few won't be this polished but in the future they'll get there. I put a little extra time because it was a special run to me because of the race.

[@funnyinternetuser]

Glad we finally got to see the legendary Parasect in action. 32:20 best part

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Best part is the Alakazam crit to cost me the race LMAO!

[@onlylovesucceeds666]

REAL ONE ALWAYS finally the race and bro your music choices for the "elite four"... more of that pls^^ love your content

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, I put a lot of time into the music for this one.

[@MASHEDMallow11]

Great job my man! Number 1 in our hearts!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The people's champ.

[@michaelclark2458]

Tombstoner Brother Army! second overall is awesome Matt!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

5.86% chance to crit, full restore, speed tie coin flip loss, Alakazam 25% chance to select Psychic, Psychic crits. The odds...

[@AlleyinThrees]

Happy I found this channel! I'm new here, but this is already my favourite Pokemon channel. Good luck with your next run! I'll be here.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. Appreciate the kind words!

[@canute88]

Well done man, was on the edge of my seat.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The main video? Same. I had to relive some bad memories lol.

[@foodruct]

I just got done watching Scott's thoughts race video and the last reset with the Alakazam is just heartbreaking

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It really was. My video would have at least 10 more views if it hadn't had crit haha. I mean, it is what it is. Like Scott, I didn't have that Ike luck to have 10+ 46xx times and it's the submission I had to go with. It's heartbreaking, but it's memorable. Keeps the winner on their toes because they know they only won because of a some extremely low odds bad luck. I'm coming back next time for revenge!

[@foodruct]

I will be rooting for you next time

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Fruitlessly working on an effort now!

[@cduke_Net_Architect]

Like I said on Scott's video, unbelievably bad luck a damn foot from the finish line. Still a sick run though - especially your item & turn optimizations. You can really see how much it adds up in time savings if you watch many of your videos - compared to pretty much anyone else.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! I...had some bad luck in this one too for my submitted footage. It looks like it's going to be really close. Maybe down to the seconds at the top. Will be interesting to see.

[@philmeyer1792]

This was an awesome watch! Thanks for cranking out the great content man.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Glad you liked it. I'm trying to wrap up some things. Outside of yesterday's Pidgeot stream, I haven't recorded footage in a while. I got some backlogged footage to edit and I'm being lazy lol.

[@Lance_C_Media-old]

I thought I had missed this race as it is mentioned in Livestreams often... Good to see the run now 😁

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. Maybe that Alakazam crit was good luck afterall, LOL.

[@wildefice1]

Good race Matt! Parasect is my 3rd favorite bug despite the 3.2 million weaknesses it has

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Who's #1? Volcorona?

[@wildefice1]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Scizor

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Good choice. I’ve ran both for a reason!

[@ArkhnBarkin]

I have always enjoyed the bug type in Gen 1 such a struggle but feels rewarding.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, when all of those puzzle pieces come together it feels great.

[@przemysawkilianski4169]

Hi Matt, awesome race awesome material to watch and relax after hard day of working. Tbh i've started watching your materials thx to Scott but love your creation the same. I hope those race videos became most popular/viewed materials on your channels so you all decide to do it more often cause its simply awesome. At least once per year please.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

We are in the final stretch of the next submission now! Hopefully it's out in a month or two!

[@jussioman]

Everyone needs to do their own rules set and style. Thats what makes all channels unique. You were the peoples champion on the Parasect race so tombstoner brother. For me the crit luck at the end was painfull.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, it's sad that the run was so inconsistent I couldn't get close to the time even with the messups.

[@mukariz]

I really liked the Cynthia music for the Jr. Trainer with the Goldeen! Real One!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It's highly recommended to watch Scott's Thoughts video on the race. It's long but you can skip an hourish when he's done with his run to talk about the competitors.

[@mukariz]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I saw his video before watching yours so I was sort of spoiled.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The Smeargle one will be the same!

[@reddragonpress]

The final moveset was pretty cool! The fact that you had to use Growth over Swords Dance was especially neat.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea the 3 extra badge boosts were essential.

[@woofervision673]

They should have given this thing crabhammer. Great run, looking forward to the backport race

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It would still only crit like 45% of the time only and ignore the badge boosts lol.

[@woofervision673]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 not a super serious suggestion but considering they did give a water type absorb you wouldnt think it would be a stretch to give a grass type a water move. I honestly always hated this pokemon as a kid i thought it sucked due to its awful typing and speed... after watching you guys race i will say it has utility but... still dont wanna put this zombie on my team.

[@miiitchhh225]

Talks to chansey “I’ll leave you with that” Lmao

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, I've done it too many times to count.

[@briancaster2876]

Well, honestly I was thinking to myself "somethings different here" while i was watching. I would say it felt nice and I'm looking forward to the video where you explain the new cards.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

When it get to 50 or a little over I'll do an actual video but in the Oddish video that's like 2/3 weeks out there will be an unlisted video for math peeps.

[@briancaster2876]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 sweet, I'm looking forward to it!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Me too!

[@TheVilefiend1]

Thanks for sharing this run! It’s awesome to finally see Parasect

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Oh yea. It was a crushing loss but I put up a fight and got the adoration of the people.

[@OokamiKuma225]

honestly i have always really liked parasect but have never had a game recently to play with one... the hunt is on!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I’m sure you can find one. Weird Pokémon to use but when mastered it delivers a very dominant run.

[@consgliere]

Way more excited for this than I have any right to be

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It was a fun ride!

[@stevensheldon1748]

Shoot I remember when you were at low hundreds of subscribers. Glad to see you growing

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Got me confused with another channel brother. I had this channel about a decade ago, quit KZbin with like 9k subs, and revived the dead channel in 2021 to do Pokemon so I've always been at 9k.

[@TripleShizzle]

You did so well! Really tough last battle but great to hear your thoughts about the run and the race overall. I know you're going to great things with smeargle too and hope you get a lot of extra views after all your hard work! The new major battle entry cutscenes is real nice 👍

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Really glad you like them. I’ve been slacking on content because I’m prepping up something special for the Smeargle run. One day left!

[@berrabus7059]

It's almost a bittersweet feeling seeing this happen. I'm happy it's here but also sad that I can't wait for it anymore 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

There will be another one soon enough! Smeargle in Yellow!

[@SoraDonaldGoofy99]

I was happy to see it finally came out, and it was great to see this too!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Glad you enjoyed. It was a long wait lol. Glad I could share my huge blunder.

[@realperson69]

13:15 No shame in Stun Spore here as a safety strat for a hard encounter! 😊 If it hits, it automatically recovers a turn, since it causes you to outspeed. Since Goldeen generally gets at least five turns unless you crit (one before paralysis + four after), it’s 68% likely to miss one or more turns to full paralysis. 25% lose a turn (miss) 24% turn-neutral 51% gain one turn (or more) In terms of minimizing resets here, the math checks out! 👍

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Tell that to the Alakazam crit, haha.

[@juliekilkus4510]

I love all the content! So much fun!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Editing and replaying this was a mix of fun and anxiety.

[@Kanbei11]

That was a really nice run outside of the resets in the early game and hopefully it'll get more people to subscribe. Scott's video had an unfortunate lack of guard spec by Silph Co Your edit style is really cool, adds a nice new dimension to your videos. I'd add they're supplementary to the main content so don't bother if it's taking too much time

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks. Yea, no guard specs today sadly. When you say don't bother, you mean just don't put in the effort if it takes a little time? That part is a little confusing, haha.

[@nicolashernantessamenti3417]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I think Kanbei prefers your edit style overall, don't worry about the final time and keep those cool intros.

[@rallyl7053]

Bro! I just saw this on Scott’s channel nice job! Super fun to watch.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Oh yea. I had to provide the suspense and let the Alakazam crit me at the end.

[@EdmondsEditing]

I found your channel via Scott. Absolutely love your videos. I’m making a point to go back and watch all of your stuff #RealOne

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Awesome! Thank you! There's a ton of stuff lol. Anything post Abra 2022 is 'modern' and applies to tier list stuff!

[@gmanz5]

Your production level of content is equivalent to channel with far more subscribers. I'm always shocked you don't have more. Also this is the first time in my life I notice the rival ditches his spearow.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

This one was more edited than most but it's a style I've been working on and hopefully all videos will be up to this level. I'm really glad you noticed. That's cool! Glad it's worth the work.

[@gmanz5]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I don't really watch too much TV Pokemon is my favorite form of content and I love the puzzle and challenge of solo runs. I don't like Nuzlocks, I've recently gotten more into VGC and POGO VGC but that's different and a lot of times like conventional speedruns only feature a few key Pokemon. With soloruns there's a chance for every pokemon to get their flowers. And your videos, style, Cadence, music animation etc are perfect for me. You and guys like Scott are basically my favorite tv show.

[@charlesmorford3315]

Bro you 🔥!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. Once upon a time I was going to spin off into PoGo PvP. I've reached legend a few times but recent game changes and the remote nerf means I really don't play as much. I'm glad you like it and that means a lot. I'm like you, I watch a lot of KZbin long content but for my mental health I've been trying to do some other things.

[@anthonycarey9932]

This one is going to be rough! Props for giving this a shot.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It's a lot better than you'd think.

[@anthonycarey9932]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 3 4x weaknesses are scary but you are right except for fire you don't really see the scary moves much. Still a rough early game though.

[@stormybrooks1512]

Real one! Another solid run I just watched the race.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The crit heard round the world.

[@stormybrooks1512]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 true understatement!!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

@@stormybrooks1512 Gives me a good redemption arc, that is unless someone has a 3 encounter Mt. Moon again lmao

[@drinksandfights]

Great video! I've been behind on your channel. Will definitely catch up !!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lots to get to. Things get more dated the more you go back. The updated gen 1 playlist or the cross gen playlist is the most up to date.

[@hopodopolus]

The razzle dazzle is good. The real ones get it. Keep it up

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The razzle dazzle has never let anyone down!

[@glennvandierendonck3771]

omg, just seen scott's one, looking forward to the refined versions you're known for

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I can appreciate that. His was like a movie, lmao. Longer than some movies even.

[@newtonnicholas4836]

Congrats ❤✌🏾✌🏾 you’ve improved a lot bro 😎

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Improving all the time!

[@only1gameguru]

PP is a tombstoner! Now if he didnt crash on take off... Get hom a tombstone

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Crashed on the landing lol.

[@elisaul17]

That unlucky crit on Sandslash screwed you, btw gj on your race. Tombstoner brother

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

There's a 95% chance you don't crit! Guess who's lucky enough to crit right there in that moment? Me lmao.

[@GeneralWiggins]

Real one. PUMPED to have finally see this video. Hell yes, great run with the fungus.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, it was a pretty high tier run for what it was. Yellow brought out the best in it.

[@warrior4life34]

I really like your animation on the gym leaders. 👍

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! It’ll be a couple more weeks but they’ll be standard from here on out.

[@PraefMace]

At long last I reached this side of the race. And that champion fight...that was rough, very much like competitive in Pokémon, the luck factor can turn a fight upside down. That being said I still found the video very entertaining, guess this is when you began to add the card intros, and the 'Parasect E4' got a chuckle out of me. Didn't expect random ass trainers to end up with their own special intros.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I never wanted to be salty or draw attention to it but the race was a little iffy. Even with the mistake, I should have cleared the other times by a minute. There were some technical things weird about that run and the footage itself was suspect, even cutting off before the official rules said to but it is what it is! It’s not like you win anything anyway lol.

[@PraefMace]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 If I remember right, you did win the Smeargle one, right?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I did but was very disappointed. You’d think spending a lot of time for a competition would draw a lot of interest but a 2 hour video that only talks about the winner in the final minutes when average viewer retention is 50% on a good channel doesn’t mix! Never again, haha.

[@MekasUrn]

I have been waiting for this! Amazing man!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hope you enjoyed it! I had to relive the tale.

[@MekasUrn]

Absolutely! This was well worth the wait!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It was a pretty solid video.

[@blakeschwab7518]

the myth! the legend! excited to see it :)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hope you enjoyed. I’ve been in lair trying to redeem myself.

[@vergillives9890]

Along time coming finally the random encounter has appeared

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Watch Scott’s video if you haven’t. The most dramatic and crushing defeat ever.

[@vergillives9890]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 i just saw he posted and came to your channel been waiting along time

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

We all were! Hopefully not as long next time

[@tonyn7560]

you the real one Matt. Great work as usual.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, Tony. You're always a tombstoner in my book.

[@tonyn7560]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 you going to participate in the Smeargle race?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I am going to do some runs. If I can find a good route, I'll grind a good bit.

[@Eintracht-uy3cz]

that race was amazing and you did amazing.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, it was a pretty good video!

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

Here's the interesting part about GYM LEADER MATT out of 2,000 submissions to scott HE WAS THE ONLY ONE to attempt the early game corner into 2 Erika trainers n decided to go with the extra rare candies instead of optionals Matt had arguably the strangest route and you had to get 15 places down the leader board to obtain another nonmeta route ONLY gym leader matt comes up with these radical good routes

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I was definitely tweaking a lot. Most of the routes were extremely similar. Hell, the winner just took Vanman's route.

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

​​@@GymLeaderMatt1987the thing that impressed me about YOU was it was A UNIQUE STRONG ROUTE Nobody did that and EVERYONE EXCEPT YOU shared information Scott ironically through SHEER DUMB LUCK did your midgame route but YOU were doing wild xp n Nobody else did n you had THE FASTEST SILPH to blaine by a minute jumping you from a close 6 to 8th to FIRST so you keeping the route SECRET DID WORK and I felt you HAD THE WINNING ROUTE although much riskier They all did instant koga or a third silph into koga which was actually slower

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The goal was to make anything post rival 2 consistent and it was until I chopped some things out at the end to save like 30 or 40 seconds but it just wasn’t in the cards for me.

[@michaelroywright9975]

Well done, Matt! Definitely a real one.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I appreciate that! The real ones are the best ones.

[@joshframent9385]

It's been 10,000 years!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It has been quite a while.

[@ryanbenedetti-kp2yx]

Man, what a race. Not gonna lie i stopped watching Scotts video, about 20 mins in to hope you won, before he announced anything started watching yours and was like damn... I hate the luck based bs, but it is gen 1, hence the only reason Weedle could technically win the game. Anyways about the time saves comment all of those would add up to at least 5 seconds per encounter, which would technically add up to a minute, which makes or breaks a lot of times. Besides that been loving the Alolan summer. Stoked for Marowak this week. Keep up the good work brother! Excited for the surprise stream as well. Stay Real one, or just keep kicking ass.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that! I was going to stream the new race but it turned out to be Smeargle and after setting up, it's not a very time friendly blind run lmao. I decided against it.

[@ryanbenedetti-kp2yx]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 as much fun as that would be, save your sanity for another day. I bet another good run would be Dragonair, with no flying weakness hindering it, I wonder if it could stand the test. But if you did a gen 2 stream, do Miltank, that boy is surprisingly beefy. Used one in a random casual playthrough recently and ended up being very good. Still waiting on that Nidoqueen though, imo one of the best Pokemon in Gen 1. Or just throw caution to the wind and do a Gyarados stream lmao 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I’m not sure what the future holds. I got about 3 ish more videos done and I’m practicing the next race now so it’ll be up in the air.

[@ryanbenedetti-kp2yx]

Oh Lord, just finished the Scott's Thoughts video I see now why you said Smeargle... Fuck that is all I have to say as a player, for me grab a couple of very hard Sodie Pops, and probably, some whiskey. Good luck brother you should have won that.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

@@ryanbenedetti-kp2yx The crit king lol. Yea, Smeargle is honestly weird. It's been really fun planning it. I'm in the 'run' stage now with a planned route so we'll see.

[@mikekalicki1059]

This seemed like it was a slog glad for your sake its over with.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

5 weeks is too long for any race lol.

[@GoonieLord]

I recently had my Parasect at level 95 full maxed out and I setup Sword Dance on Pidgeot who couldn't do squat because I used Guard Spec prior and with the badge boost glitch and Sword Dance I wiped out the Rival/Champion in mere moments. My move list is Leech Life, Mega Drain, Swords Dance, & Slash. Parsect in gen 1 was a absolute monster and not much could stop it once its over leveled

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, I think everything outside of like Ditto or Weedle are unstoppable in their 90s. Quick note on the learset is that Slash crits just ignore the Swords Dance so they are kind of clashing hard in that learnset.

[@GoonieLord]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Parsect is slow so crits are rare I never heard of Slash getting mucked with Swords Dance but gen 1 is bug central so anything is possible

[@wohnbert5096]

Little tip. When using speed control, like stun spore, while you are slower, it's almost free, cause you get the turn back by out speeding. Similar for double Stat boosts like sword dance. One double Stat boosts doubles the damage you do, so it's the same as attacking when you'd need to multi hit ko in the first place. Same applies to defensive statboosts. I always see a lot of solo runners ignoring this concept instead of abusing it.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, some people are just dumb I guess. I talk about it in some videos but I bring up turn economy and what not here. Total turns in battle is important and with the speed badge boost, you can get a free turn as well if you only underspeed by 12.5% or less.

[@tterrag15]

Real one, hearing an accent is worth it ngl

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks. Glad you like it lol.

[@zacharyheflin6794]

An underrated pokemon imo

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Maybe not anymore.

[@mattyp724]

FINALLY! Buggin out, brother!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I really was at the end lol.

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

You ALMOST had it no zam crit n YOU WIN literally That being SAID you DID INSANELY WELL and the ONLY ONE cool enough to don the TOMBSTONER BROTHER

[@Deez-Master]

Wow the fabled race vid dropped !

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Indeed it did. Hope it does well! A years worth of waiting and a lot of work in this one! Appreciate that!

[@Not_black_imposter]

! This is not a suggestion this is a question ! Is it even possible to beat a Pokémon game with just wabbuffet?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Probably. There are several videos that exist already but it sounds like a boring challenge overall.

[@Not_black_imposter]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 KZbinrs after spamming counter for the millionth time in their wabbuffet only challenge:

[@meevs]

OH MY GOSH it's finally here 💪

[@meevs]

Okay I usually wait until I'm done with the video before I comment but I was way too excited today lol so I'm here to add that I would LOVE to see a podcast with you and Scott and any other runners discussing the thought process behind the run. I loved the stream you did with Scott because it was really interesting to listen to the both of you discuss the strategies you use and the logic behind them, and really get into the minutia of all of the little decisions that go into a run that tend not to make it into a scripted video

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I'm always down to talk about a little Pokemon. You really don't get to see that stuff a lot. Most of burnout/time off over the last few weeks has just been from how disconnected and futile it can all feel but I'm grinding out the next race this weekend. Maybe it'll be as good!

[@joshgregory1763]

Awesome job...what was the consistent run time? 45min is pretty sick

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Like 47 minutes. This one wasn't the recommended type of route. Everyone suffered but only the winner magically could get consistent 46 times every day it felt like.

[@thomasf.6885]

your the greatest gym leader irl matt , please open a fitness center

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, give me a fat loan of 100k and I'll consider it.

[@thomasf.6885]

🤣 one day brother one day !

[@nunchuksteev9811]

I could only imagine what kind of cheating people were doing to win this. I just finished Scotts video. Brother you were one Carbos away from victory. Well done.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

We’ll never know but the only factual thing is the first place person’s footage wasn’t correct but was accepted anyway. It cuts off magically when it says ‘you defeated the champion’ but it was explicitly stated you need to record to the end of the hall of fame. It’s fishy but it’s so inconsequential and doesn’t matter to me. If you cheat to win some niche contest, it’s just sad.

[@peterrealar2.067]

Goodness, this mon DESPERATELY needs an evo.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That would be scary af.

[@peterrealar2.067]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Yes, but its stats are just too much of a travesty to really have enough potential.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

There’s a reason they gave it the best move. It’s very slow

[@peterrealar2.067]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 More Grass types need love, in my opinion.

[@johnlippert5231]

32:25 for all that celebrate!

[@charbelLife]

I’m one of the returning ones, brotha! I loved the editing, but if I’m being honest I preferred the old “boss intro “ I don’t know, it sorta of fit the theme of old game more for me I guess

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Sorry to hear that. The sprite intro was a little low rez and felt a little haphazardly thrown together for me. My next few videos are the process that led to this style but at the end I wanted to use the Pokémon stadium style blocks but wanted to make it thematic with my tier cards at the end. Personally I was very happy with the results. Maybe it’s not a deal breaker lol

[@charbelLife]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 it’s not a deal breaker at all, hey it’s your channel and it’s not going to be a boss intro style that it’s going to take me to not watch, I just shared my opinion and if you are happy and excited for more videos like this, I’m down for it

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Good to hear!

[@PapaSmurfJuju]

Awesome run time dude!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks!

[@andytaker3073]

Tombstoner, Brother. Real one, Brother

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother. Hopefully my second place finish was valiant enough.

[@andytaker3073]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 It was.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

When you hear that bell, you know the undertaker has sat up just like I’m going to do the next race

[@parnassiusphoebus9374]

ALL PRAISE TO OUR LORD PARASECT👓

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

A solid run at the end of the day!

[@teezy786]

Now this is Pod Racing

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Just call me Watto.

[@newtonnicholas4836]

He’s a real man’s man 😅😅

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Doing what needs to be done.

[@brianbell8074]

My tomb is fully stoner’d for this

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hope you brought one extra.

[@brianbell8074]

Real ones always do

[@recapdrake]

At long last! The race!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Took quite a while!

[@charlesmorford3315]

Bro you were so 🔥!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that!

[@thatturbotruck]

Hell yeah! Tombstoner brother.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The biggest tombstoner yet.