How Fast Can You Beat Pokemon Crystal with Just a Tyranitar?

Let's take a look at a solo run with Gen 2's pseudo-legendary in today's video!
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[@davidklein8608]

Bruno's Revenge Nice touch putting the held items on Tyranitar. Reminds me of the Gen 4 stage mechanic.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea on live streams I’ve been messing with dynamic sprites. These are done in post but the next crystal video will have them done within the live overlay.

[@larryscott981]

Bruno's revenge, BROTHER!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, BROTHER.

[@simon17games26]

Wait how you commented 10 days ago but the video was made 9 days ago

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

​@Gym Leader Matt I'd say red is the end of the timer because we're talking about Challenges Not get through lance n enter the bonus round because Kanto isn't difficult without red

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

@@nautgamingnautgaming9949 My counterclaim is that Red isn't actually difficult but so much higher level that it enters the realm of tedium. The whole point of contention is that if you want the fastest Red time and that's all you care about then you just learn Curse and Rest on 99% of Pokemon and call it a day. I don't like that strat. It isn't fun to play and it's not fun to watch the same result play out every video. If you don't use those strats then only a handful of Pokemon can do it without some very tedious grinding that you have to do in your 60s and 70s when all you have are wild Pokemon that are up to 30 levels lower than that and that just adds superficial time to the final tally.

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

@Gym Leader Matt this logic makes a ton of sense actually n I forgotten how bad the red grind is n it's usually bad to REALLY BAD

[@Pomali1029]

Oh boy oh boy, the pokemon that made me get a friend to buy silver so I could transfer it to him and start my crystal copy again with my overleveled tyranitar. Good times

[@Pomali1029]

Great video as always!! Have a great weekend

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Definitely one that you never really got to 'use' under normal circumstances. It evolves so late and you get it at the very end of the game so this was fun!

[@cduke_Net_Architect]

I am mostly a Gen 1 runner, but I did play Crystal & Gold. These runs are really growing on me. I am just getting started on this video, but I look forward the rest of this one - as Tyranitar is one of my favorite, as well as any future Gen 2 runs that you do. Bruno's Revenge!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, I've been pretty committed to doing a lot more this year. Generally 1 a month for the most part feels like a good balance. My only worry is that I'm just getting better and better each run and it won't be but a few videos in before Ho-oh needs a redo lmao.

[@cduke_Net_Architect]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I could definitely see that lol. I may be wrong, due to not playing Gen 2 nearly as much as Gen 1, but from an observer's point-of-view, it seems like Gen 2 has a good bit more optimizations available to the runner. The length of the game, plus the new moves open up so many different strategies IMO. Look forward to more & Tombstoner Brother!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The main thing is Hidden Power is your one get out of jail free card if you need it but there is a lack of things like Thunderbolt/Flamethrower/etc until post game. If you learn the elemental punches then you just cruise. It's a fun process overall but in a video or two we'll have it down I think.

[@ShArifBraXtoN]

Bruno's Revenge. Also digging the pink bow, black glasses, sharp beak, hard stone, leftovers tyranitar at the end (that's a mouthful...)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, I love the idea of the held items and you'll see them be an every run thing now! Along with damaged sprites at 50% health and 0%!

[@briancaster2876]

I really like you showing the held item on the sprite. It's a nice touch and I think I'm more likely to actually pay attention to it that way.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

This was kind of the test for that. I've since coded into my overlay and I think we can get these dynamically into the run. I've been testing out damage sprites and I think after next week's cross gen run with Tinkaton it'll start to be in every video.

[@briancaster2876]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 That'll be cool! Are you gonna do a crown for gen 2 like you did for the slowpoke after it beat the champion?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I've planned and recorded the footage for the next one already and I had to double check but I don't think I did. I guess the E4 isn't as important in this game but if I remember I'll see what I can do. They added a cool flag in the code to gen 1 for when you beat the champion and I'm not 100% sure it's in gen 2 but I'll see if I can maybe tie it to the Hall of Fame room or something.

[@retaliaterguitar2]

As a dude who was raised in Oklahoma and living in Texas there is something a pal from New York said to me once. "Guys with your kind of dialect always sound like your fixing a car, no matter what it is you're talking about"

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, I love stereotypes.

[@lucfal5978]

I loved this so much, the Wilhelm Scream on the rocket dude that was attacked by dragonite, the routing of the HM mons to save time, and especially the Tyranitar at the end with all his items lol. I remember talking to you about doing this run in comments on a previous video and I’m so happy you did, this made my day^^ even got bonus footage with no rest+curse strats! (Even though using detect to abuse Venusaur’s ai was pretty sick imo). You went above and beyond for this one!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea! This one taught me a lot about Crystal and how I'll handle it going forward. I did the items in post on this one but I have got the tech now very soon to start doing damage sprites as well as held items in the actual overlay. I've been testing it on stream a few weeks now and It's ready for a video soonish. I think I'll do the Wilhelm scream every video, lmao. But yea I thought this one was good. Overall I'm just trying to streamline my process so that I can put a little more care into things. Going forward we'll note the time after Blue and see if a Pokemon needs curse/rest and then show what level it would need to be to make it consistent without it.

[@mukariz]

I really liked the Darude Sandstorm music playing. A nice touch for sure. Putting the Sharp Beak on the picture was hilarious. The Hard Stone is ultra Pro. You are right, the Pink Bow is super stylish. The fully decked out sprite was delightful to see.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, we have held items and damage on the overlay for all runs now!

[@zenverak]

Almost got to 500! Also, I still love that I get some good ole southern representation and you’re not afraid of it. One thing that’s present in media is a bias against accents and i love people who can be themselves. So from a Georgian, thank you! Also, you the sandstorm meme could just be a slight against the University of South Carolina 😊

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

There's still some bias for sure but what can I really do about it? Haha. I get negative comments all the time but it's whatever. There's more positive these days. As for sandstorm, South Carolina never crossed my mind. They are irrelevant as always lol.

[@PegasusPablo]

Love the jazzy vibe in the intro and outro, brother!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Same. My live content used all music like that but those 'copyright free' playlists sure are quick to copyright lol.

[@TripleShizzle]

Great run! Interesting to see the addition of a non-curse red fight to see how it might change the overall time

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, I like the prospect. Official time at Blue, clock still rolls, find out if you can do the fight then and there, and if not we explore what it would look like if you want it to be consistent.

[@n64_kfp]

That line about the guy who says you mention Scott too much got me going good. Great video! I'm enjoying watching your uploads.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. Glad you enjoy it! I enjoy making them.

[@joshuagreen818]

It's weird, since Tyranitar is a pretty OP pseudo- that it got hamstrung by the physical/special split. Can you imagine how broken it would have been with just that one change?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. It's still dominant though but the starting moves are weird.

[@brucekelso2024]

Just started the vid. I love your insight and humor and I truly wish you all the best Bruno's Revenge, indeed.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hey, man, I appreciate that. Thanks! More to come!

[@mee1492]

I think that one way you could hammer home how much planning goes in to a particular battle you could make a small grayed out box with footage of you getting backhanded in said battle. I'm sure it's way easier said than done. Love the videos.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The main thing is that for the sake of time I don’t record the first couple of playthroughs so I can just get through at my leisure to plan out. I’d be far less productive on the channel if I had to record like 3-4 hours of footage for every run and wade through hours of footage to splice onto the screen. Rarely I’ll do a first attempt into the optimized run like the next video coming up but it’s rare because it takes a good bit longer to do and this is just a little side hobby for me.

[@chefgrizz6284]

Glad to see consistent great uploads man. I wish you nothing but the best! ❤

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Been going strong for years at this point lol. I probably could really push and try 2 a week but I just don't have the time and I'd probably get burned out. Squidgy was a good example.. Dude was on fire for a few months, had a couple of problems, never got back on track, and fell off the face of the planet. RIP.

[@kangaskdan]

Nice one! This one was really funny :D Also great idea with the held items on the pokemon pic :)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, that one is here to stay. From the last video onward I'll have parameters for damaged sprite states and held items in gen 2 show up on the overlay. It's a little more work to create custom damaged sprites but it's worth it.

[@joshuag.7177]

First time on the channel. Cool vid!! You earned my sub.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it, brother!

[@AKingofBacon]

Cool run! Have a good one, brother!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks, you too!

[@BradyPalmer686]

Oh damn! That echo on the gym battle music that you added to Falkners sounded so cool!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

My favorite type of comment, lol. I do it for Agatha sometimes in gen 1 and generally it goes unnoticed!

[@ChrisMcGiggity]

#TyraniBoss! Cant wait to watch this one I've loved tyranitar since it came out! Keep up the great work matt! Love your vids brother PS: Absolutely loved the held item sprites! That sharp beak had me dieing

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, it'll be a staple from now on along with damage sprites. This was the little test run for it.

[@BrandonWilliams-wf6hg]

25:07 lol thanks for the shout out

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, no problem.

[@jackruby6696]

I like the new overlay that lets you put held items on the Pokémon. That pink bow is cute

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it'll be smoother next video. Soon I'll have my damaged sprites and the held items in. This one was the prototype.

[@jeaster2727]

Very Excited for you to run Tyranitar on Gen 3 and call it "Episode VI: Return of the Bruno"

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, maybe we'll get to that in a few years.

[@BatmanTheBeliever]

He on X-games mode! 😂😂😂 #blessed. You're definitely my favorite brother

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it! Just trying to get better and better for you guys! Anxious to see if we get to 500 for the cross gen!

[@blugetsbusy4508]

Tyranitar is just the greatest Pokémon of all time. Competitively and just overall. Been my favorite since it’s launch in Gen 2. GOAT.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It’s definitely different!

[@samthewonderkid]

What a monster run! Great showing for Tyranitar!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, I think I’ll be up to snuff in Crystal soon. There’s a few things to tidy up but Tyranitar did very well.

[@DoubleDrastik]

Bruno’s Revenge .. man matt when i watch your videos it fees like your one of the big channels your content always feels freshh!! This year your channels gonna blow 100k+

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I really appreciate that. Yea, I've been putting in extra levels. Maybe it's the voice? Haha.

[@DoubleDrastik]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 also but more then that i like how u have a no nonsense approach

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Too many of the Canadian solo runners are just too nice. I will not take too much disrespect lol. There's a line between jabs and banter and just being a douche!

[@DoubleDrastik]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 👌🏾💯

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I think it's just important to enjoy what you are doing, remember that it's just hobby, and just to be yourself. I think you can tell when someone is jumping on a hype train or trying out some gimmick with some overly nice voice lol.

[@Schluggo]

The sprite with all the held items on at the same time at the end was top notch

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

This was the inception! They are baked into the overlay from here on out!

[@aKidNamedBeebee]

Bruno's ABSOLUTE Revenge

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

He’s hitting hard today.

[@nothingnowhere5092]

Bruno's revenge! Love your runs, godspeed

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. Glad you enjoy them. I've been putting in the grind to make them as good as I possibly can and all I can do is try to improve.

[@Moses0013]

Bruno's Revenge! Great run as well

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! Appreciate that, brother.

[@jackruby6696]

I like that theory that little kids usually Pokémon trainers are writing the Pokémon descriptions. Make sense since they are so over the top

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Sounds like a retcon by Gamefreak lmao.

[@joshgregory1763]

I really love all the optimization in these runs.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, it's super fun. I'm fine with bringing the full optimizations and talking about them but since this is just a hobby, I couldn't possibly show the full process and I doubt anyone would want to watch 3 full runs lol.

[@jackruby6696]

Tyrantitar with all that drip at the very end

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

A masterpiece.

[@BallinSloth]

Great run

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.

[@foodruct]

Tyranitar is my favorite Pokemon always get one whenever it's available all the held items at the gave me a chuckle 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The held items are my favorite part of the gen 2 runs!

[@roymerkel8008]

Bruno's Revenge! WOW old Bruno came a LONG way since gen 1 (when even zero DV guy was making Bruno jokes)! Yeah, this pokemon is particularly vulnerable to hos attacks, but still... Bruno's gone into training in his dark basement, in the mountains, to defeat his limits, and the Shadow Man (reference to that american pro football player who went into his dark basement to battle The Shadow Man -- whatever that means)...

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Well for whatever reason in Red/Blue/Yellow they just gave him bad AI. If his Machamp or even Hitmons had good AI then they could really do well. In some Sanqui videos I do where he does have good AI, he does alright but it's just weird to code an Elite 4 member to just use random moves.

[@roymerkel8008]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 from what I'm told another factor is the fact that he's a phsyical attacker (assuming that's because almost any challange pokemon that gets to him will have LONG had an answer to his physical attacks.) It all adds up together to big isssue for him. Gen 2 appears to fix many of his issues.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, fighting just sucks. The two best fighting moves are exclusive to one Pokemon (Hitmonlee) and it just has bad AI so what can it really do lol.

[@nicolashernantessamenti3417]

Bruno's revenge, great run Matt

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! Appreciate that, brother.

[@user-ww1bo5lx7w]

Thanks Matt

[@sloanquessenberry7316]

Hi! Love the content!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! Appreciate that!

[@robertp1987]

Tyranitar with a beak shopped on it will never not be funny! Love the content Matt.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Haha, yea I have the picture on my twitter and at the end with it having all of them on. Fun fact is that in live streams I've been messing with dynamic sprites and next Crystal video they are just part of the overlay naturally. I got the tech now!

[@kingoflosers2322]

Great Video

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@NyQuilDreamer]

I like the idea of clocking the run to Blue and then have a bonus round of sorts for how the 'mon handles Red.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea when I get enough data for Crystal it’ll probably end up with Blue final time + if a Pokémon needs rest/curse or can manage it without it.

[@drinksandfights]

Hey GLM sorry for being absent from your past few videos! I think not adding the pokemon's entire moveset to the display was the right call. It's not needed. Great video! Promise to catch up with the others!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. There's just a few comments that mention it and that way they can look and the rest of us that don't have magnifying glasses can just see what's relevant to the run that I've done 3+ times and know what I'm going to be using and what's relevant to the video lmao.

[@drinksandfights]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I know you test run each mon several times. You know what works, what doesn't and went to tweak your strategies. You do a fantastic job!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

@@drinksandfights Works for me at least! There might be some optimal strategy that I'm not seeing but this is only a race against my other runs so I can live with the results lol.

[@tobiasmills9647]

I'm not sure which state you're from, but I love your accent and how you annunciate. Comment for the algorithm from a boat on a river in England.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, from the deep south. Thanks for not falling into the stereotyping! It's hard for some to get past but I promise I know what I'm doing, I'm good at the game, and put the effort into it! I just try to articulate the best I can given the circumstances.

[@tobiasmills9647]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 no worries my dude, I'm just sorry that it took me until today to subscribe. Keep up the great work. Side note; would the pink bow have helped for Whitney?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The backtracking to get it would have outweighed whatever time it would have saved because it was already a pretty clean fight.

[@Arist988]

Bruno, revenge!! I agree, you don’t need to add all the moves the Pokémon can learn. I think it adds too much clutter

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It really does. It's impossible to read.

[@kalemv1183]

Big fan of Tyranitar, and pumped for Iron Thorns!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Got a little bit to go! It's in the people's hands.

[@aurochtamer]

Oh no! There goes Tokyo! Go Go Godzilla!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Stomped on all the buildings.

[@uschwitz]

Bruno's Revenge 🤜

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it, brother.

[@Marlonbc90]

Bruno's Revenge! Also, I know this kind of request doesn't make a ton of sense, you will get around to do a run when you get around to it, but I guess there is no harm in asking I would really like to see a Politoed run, either gen I or II

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I like Politoed so maybe I'll do that sometime. I've mapped out what I'm going to run basically up to the summer but I think there might be a slot in May!

[@derekclawson5707]

Tyranitar is still one of my favorites. Incredible early generations Pokemon.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. One of those Pokemon you either traded for to have early or just didn't really get to play with outside of the battle tower or elite 4 redos.

[@AndyTheVandy]

Here's a thought: Maybe you could end the official timing at Blue, ban rest / curse for Red, but hack in rare candies just for the Red battle. Then you could see what it takes for each pokemon to beat Red on their own terms without impacting the leaderboard or taking hours out of your day.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That’s what I did for this video!

[@AndyTheVandy]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Oh man if you mentioned that and I missed it then I apologize lmao. If not, then I'm glad "my" idea was pretty reasonable!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nah, I just skip ahead in the video after the first Red fight and show what you'd need to be consistent. I definitely didn't grind after the run lmao.

[@AndyTheVandy]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 yeah I can't think of anything worse than grinding in GSC. Honestly it could be used as a form of psychological torture. Forced GSC grinding is probably banned in some form in the Geneva conventions.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. Let me grind on trainers with level 30 Pokemon to prepare for the one guy that has a level 80.

[@adamsgro4378]

Lol that beak on the sprite

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It's gonna be a part of all the Crystal runs now lol. Not the beak but the dynamic held items. We'll get into dynamic sprites with damage too soon. I've been showing them on stream but the footage is a little built up.

[@MannyMetronome]

Bruno's Revenge 😉

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it!

[@SSL26]

Keep on crushin it big hoss

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Doing my best!

[@PegasusPablo]

No, no, mention Scott all you want, we usually comment "TOMBSTONER, BROTHER" when he gets to Blaine's gym

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, you know I don't care. I'm just making fun of that person that commented that seriously lol.

[@rennyjesus]

Hahahaha seeing Bruno's Revenge at the first part of the video just made me realize how much time I was going to watch you failing at the elite 4 🤣🤣🤣 P.S.: I noticed how easy it was after the optimisation! I really need to watch your streams to see you suffer then! Mwahahaha (JK)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

This one is optimized! You won't see too much struggling but I do talk about the process.

[@sloffyman7877]

Bruno's revenge ✊🏽

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.

[@brettwilliamson7129]

The person who made gold dex entry must've only had rock types when he wrote that

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, or fighting types. Turns out, the guy who wrote it only knew about normal types.

[@tysatt]

I think using Blue time and Red time as a composite score along with resets is a good idea, and you can extrapolate your earlier Blue times from your videos

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I haven't got a defined metric just yet but it'll be like final time at Blue, did the Pokemon need curse/rest, how far did it have to go to get it done, and of course resets.

[@viola8422]

Iron thorns is a badass name tbh

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it is. I like it.

[@Slickcactus]

You should do a Hiker Anthony challenge where you use his team but you cannot over level over the next gym leaders ace.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, outside of the gen 1 Geodude run I'll have to do eventually, I think I'll pass on running it in any other generation. Machop and Geodude team seems like an awful use of my time, ha.

[@yourlocaldoof]

This is the revenge of the vengeful Bruno, brother! T-Tar's, unite!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Took all my skill and cunning to put the trash where it belongs.

[@yourlocaldoof]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Just curious, do you allow reccomendations? If so, then I'd have to reccomend Wooper or Quagsire if they haven't been done already.

[@yourlocaldoof]

:P

[@ryangibson8727]

Bruno's revenge

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that.

[@undercoverweeb]

Bruno's revenge, brother!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.

[@xxEtnisxx]

T tar sprite just looks like a depressed adult 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Like my dad.

[@crboxRTS]

Great run ;)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks!

[@TheVilefiend1]

Bruno’s Revenge! 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.

[@Deez-Master]

I have yt premium so im pretty sure you get paid per view not by watch time for me, but I do gotta admit I watch all your content on 2x speed, and because of that I watch 100% of your stuff and I love your channel, not sure if this is feedback or a confession or just commenting to feed the algorithm, make of it what you will

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it’s completely separate. When you are making videos you just like to see people consume more of it I guess. At the end of the day, a few people out of multiple thousands won’t make a difference but it’s nice to throw out there!

[@GaIeforce]

I'm still surprised Tyranitar survived Chuck with a 1 HP clutch. That took balls lmao. I think showing the pokemon's entire moveset after the intro before the run is good. That's a good compromise to let the viewers know what the pokemon can use without having to wiki it. Can't wait to see Iron Thorns lol. Just 50 more likes...

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. I'm just trying to make some slight improvements for everyone when I can. The main thing about Chuck is that he just never misses Dynamic Punch it feels like lol.

[@VCV95]

Updoot for Tyranitar's lovely accessories! Amazingly great.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Oh yea. It's something I've been working on a while. I think we'll finally see them in every video and probably see them implemented better in the next one. Also, damaged sprites at 50% health and a faint sprite are something I've been testing on stream.

[@VCV95]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 that is super fun. I have been watching a few videos and they are great! Keep up the good work!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Warning about going back too far is that the quality certainly dips lol.

[@VCV95]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 hey, no worries! It's interesting to me to be able to see a creator's growth and knowledge applied as time went on. Never feel like that is a bad thing. Plus, if you have an older video you didn't like, it's a great excuse to revisit them and make new content trying to either outplay your past self, or just to redo the run with all the new bells and whistles.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I've been redoing all my older stuff pre-tech and better skill on streams generally once a week. I try to refrain from remaking or redoing all the older content. Sometimes there's something special but I think it's a good thing to stream.

[@jackruby6696]

Omg ur gonna make me use curse rest!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao!

[@connorsorensen7272]

Crystal is my personal favorite and I would always have a Zilla on my team when playing it.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it was just a shame it was locked until after all 16 badges lol.

[@connorsorensen7272]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 It really was a shame to wait that long for it. Thank goodness we had trading cables.

[@juliosmotivation3268]

I was in the top ten likes of your stream Friday I was stoked. Any ways Bruno's revenge is nigh

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ayy, we are over halfway to a Iron Thorns run! Still working on Rayquaza though, smh.

[@juliosmotivation3268]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 lol it's all good we get that you have a life to take care of outside of your channel just keep doing you bro.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I enjoy the cross gen runs a lot but after some really intensive research and fiddling, I think I have a base to at least start building Ray on. New tech too. I was so focused on Dragon Ascent and doing some code that doesn't exist anywhere else that I stumbled into inventing the omni boost for Ancient Power lol.

[@juliosmotivation3268]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 that's rad as hell bro

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

90% chance we never even see it happen lmao, but seeing you get 4 badge boosts in one move is nutty.

[@lionelrock5554]

BRUNO'S REVENGE BROTHER!!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.

[@joshframent9385]

First boy I ever got to level 100 and I love him dearly

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, I really liked it. I thought it was a huge change from the dopey Dragonite and I really grinded the E4/Mt. Silver to get one. It was fun to actually, you know, get to use it in a run like this rather than wait until the post game lol.

[@UnderstandSoccer]

With the power of video editing, TTar is a stud!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

There was a good bit of editing in this one! Trying to overhaul my style and reinvent some stuff every 10 videos or so!

[@UnderstandSoccer]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 It looks great! I like the overlay and the last scene where you put all the held items used on Tyranitar! 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea I love that pic. It really inspired me to make it a full time thing. I don't know if every Pokemon will get a full picture but in gen 2 they'll have the held items now.

[@UnderstandSoccer]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Sweet!

[@beepboop3424]

BRUNO’S REVENGE BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYY LETS GO MATT WOOOOOOOOOOO

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Always ready to go!

[@SoraDonaldGoofy99]

Never would have concluded to use Sandstorm.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It does some pretty good damage. 4 turns will do half of a Pokemon's health!

[@zaszz]

Bruno's Revenge

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ayy. I appreciate that, brother.

[@Piffle57]

Bruno's revenge!!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Cross Chop doing 8,000 damage.

[@ronnietodd5527]

It blows my mind that the y made Dark type with BITE and CRUNCH special and ghost type with Shadow Ball physical. Clear as day that they should be swapped.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I think they came up with the types and what they do first and then designing a Pokemon like Ttar was just secondary. Ghost was physical to counter Psychics but they forgot to actually give it moves and it was one of the last types added and they messed up and made psychic immune to it lol.

[@ronnietodd5527]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Yea that does make sense. Still, you'd think with them putting 2 brand new types in the game, they'd go ahead and take the one that didn't even work before and change it too.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Shadow Ball is cool but the pivotal moment you'd need to use it on Rival 3/Morty, you don't get it until after it lol. It has niche uses on Espeon I guess.

[@matthiasrauert8397]

Bruno's revenge!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, BROTHER.

[@dylnator]

Bruno’s Revenge

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, BROTHER!

[@wildvolt]

let's go godzilla! ...and eventually mechagodzilla, my favorite gen 9 pokemon

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It’s up to the people. I want to see 500 likes or it gets pushed back probably until after summer. I’ll have to make like 10 cross Gen runs for that. 😰

[@wildvolt]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 I bet it can be done, I've seen the following gradually get bigger over time around here

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I've only hit 500 once. Generally like 350 is good but I figured if I'm getting thousands of views, people would hit it if they wanted it.

[@stillthere1238]

new subscriber

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Welcome!!

[@brianbell8074]

Bruno’s revenge!!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.

[@TigerFestival1988]

Bruno's Revenge!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Bruno 2: Age of Bruno

[@johnbonnie977]

Bruno's revenge. Haha sody pop. My dad's from the south so I dig it

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, I just took it from H3H3. I've never heard anyone in the south ever call it that, tbh. I just thought it was a really stupid and funny thing to say and I've just been using it ever since.

[@johnbonnie977]

Oh dude southerners embellish their accent for effect. Sody pop sounds like something a southern bullshitter would say to seem folksy. Reminds me of grandpa....

[@johnbonnie977]

And sorry to ask but what's h3h3? I Googled and i still don't know

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

@@johnbonnie977 Like H3 productions. They do a lot of podcasts now but you know, Vape Nation, etc. It's from like 4+ years ago when I first heard it.

[@johnbonnie977]

Thank you for telling me. No offense on my last comment I was trying to be funny.

[@antoniomendoza7239]

Bruno’s revenge!!!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.

[@Speedrunner0218]

The Hiker's revenge

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Cross chop's damage ranges were insane lol.

[@PNT510]

Tonight’s sodie pop: Diet Coke.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice!

[@tylerjarboe8212]

bruno's revenge

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.

[@gutherford007]

Brunos revenge!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.

[@Gothicrift]

LETS GOOOO IRON THORNS!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

About 40% there!

[@jackruby6696]

Ppl need to stop hating on curse rest. It’s part of gen 2, might as well get pissed at mimic as well from gen 1. Deal with it

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Sure, if nearly every run used Mimic and the Champion battle was 15 levels higher then maybe you'd see something similar but Red is problematic. I'm not using the same end game strategy every video so that's why the changes are in place.

[@jeremyboss3634]

Brunos revenge

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.

[@OasisCherryjuice182]

Bruno's Reveeenge

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate that, brother.