How Fast can you Beat Pokemon Red/Blue with Just a Tauros?

Tauros is the king of competitive battles in Red/Blue/Yellow, but will that translate to a top time on the Solo Run tier list? Only one way to find out.....
skip to the end, of course! (or you could watch the whole video and enjoy the journey)

[@TheShachattack13]

Catching a Tauros is harder than beating the game with just a Tauros

[@Celediev]

The anime made it look so easy, tho ._.

[@numbertwelve8627]

True... It was actually the last pokemon I had to get for a full pokedex back in the day I played red version.

[@coryames1170]

Ain't that the truth lol

[@33dbz]

Just do the Cinnabar Island glitch to catch it. If u dont know what that is u can look it up. Cuz yes, catching Touros the normal way in the safari zone is almost next to impossible

[@ChaosFonja]

there was a super easy way to glitch catch all (not in water) safari zone pokemon that works almost the same as missingno glitch. enter safari zone walk in grass with pokemon you want till time runs out, surf down to seafoam (i avoid trainer battles) island and surf along edge of seafoam and they will appear like normal battles.

[@brendang2441]

"We've had runs where the elite four is 3/4 the video! Lets hope we get a break!" *19:03** / **43:06*

[@devinmiracle7680]

I came here to say the same exact thing

[@christianarnold4725]

Well its at least only 60% this time!

[@tori_girlonline800]

Came to the comments for this comment 😂😂

[@lineialquantum]

😂😭

[@capperbuns]

😭

[@ApeSkit01]

"The well known fighting Pokémon Onix" 😂 ever since I was a kid I've wondered why Bruno doesn't have a Primeape and Poliwrath instead of the Onix twins 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nerdstop5025]

Also, well known Ice type, Slowbro. But in lorelie's defense, I think the only ice type from gen 1 she didn't have was Articuno. Agatha and Lance only have 1 line of pokemon a piece for their types, so yeah Bruno ABSOLUTELY could use something better than Onix. What a loser.

[@francescotonini6268]

Actually it makes sense, because Bruno catches a giant Onix in the anime. Nevertheless, he should have a Primeape, too

[@pk5727]

I always assumed Bruno carried 2 because the hit mom’s and the mcchamp trained on them.

[@pk5727]

@@francescotonini6268 I thought the game came first, so because Bruno used 2 onix, they had him catch the giant onix in the anime.

[@francescotonini6268]

@@pk5727 actually, Bruno already had 2 Onix in the manga. Maybe because he trains in the mountains

[@karyoplasma]

28:00 Here we see a nice quirk of the gen1 stat XP mechanic. Stats in gen1 are not calculated after every battle, only on level up, usage of vitamins and withdrawing from PC. JRose must have gained just enough HP stat XP to get an additional hitpoint but the recalculation of the stats was delayed until the Calcium was used. That's why Tauros went to 164/165 HP.

[@kouron]

nice catch

[@PydraxAlpta]

I think stats/EV stuff wasn't done live until like gen 5 or something anyway?

[@-Comet.]

@@PydraxAlpta I spend almost all my time playing Gen 4 games, can confirm evs from battles don't count until leveling up. Makes ev training very funny, as the stats trained suddenly jump up ridiculous amounts

[@semajniomet981]

@@PydraxAlpta I believe the only exception to the rule was with Deoxys in Gen 3 and 4?

[@nerdstop5025]

@@-Comet. did a Leaf green Nuzlocke that required me grind in route 1 with Aerodactyl, which I did after EV training it's Attack, so it was decently leveled. First level up from route 1 grinding: +24 Speed second level? Only +19 speed. Was VERY funny

[@Kromosios]

Sooner or later, you'll have only one pokemon left for these challenges. The wiggling stony-snake

[@mateo335]

that would be a HARD challenge.

[@allanturmaine5496]

That sounds so terrible. May Arceus have mercy on his soul if he does that.

[@UnrestfulSinner]

Oof...BIG Oof...

[@KrailFrost]

@@UnrestfulSinner nah he did bidoof already

[@tmoran527]

Wiggly woo

[@troythewizard9940]

To add onto the opening description as to why Tauros is so anticipated: he is not just good in Gen 1 competitive, he is the KING, only edged out by Mewtwo. Required in every team, no question (if winning was your goal). Jinx and Executor were also staples, but Tauros was the absolutely indispensable slot. There wasn't a niche backup: there was only Tauros that could fill the fastest and hard hitting Normal type (which was insanely good in this gen, right behind psychic). IE: hyperbeam was a physical move that didn't make you recharge if you KOed the opposing Pokemon; crit hits were based on your base speed; etc

[@frozenfeet4534]

in a world where special walls are also special wallbreakers thanks to a unified special stat its crazy that tauros is king and pokemon like rhydon still hold their own

[@Szechwang]

P pppp

[@NeoGraena]

Fun Fact: during the later stages of the Nintendo Cup format: Tauros was banned alongside the other mons that are very good in Gen 1. However that lead to Persian being used instead, which many people consider a "Second Tauros" due to it's great speed and access to a STAB Slash (100% Crit as well.)

[@wcv6009]

@@frozenfeet4534 Rhydon in Gen 1 is to fight Zapdos.

[@Shenaldrac]

And sadly a good deal of stuff like that doesn't necessarily carry over into a normal playthrough of Pokemon. Hyper Beam might be great in gen 1 competitive, but in a game where you're gonna be fighting dozens of pokemon between PP restoration spots having your mainstay move have 5 PP isn't great. I'm sure it'll be good in the Elite 4 where you face trainers that are actually challenging, but for the majority of the game not so much. And when Tauros' only attacks are resisted by the first gym it's already facing a major time sink at the very start. What is good in competitive is not directly translatable into what is good in a normal pokemon playthrough.

[@Logan-cw9yr]

I've always been surprised how little love tauros has gotten since gen 1. You have smoochum, mime jr., magmortar, electrivire, steelix, sirfetch'd, rhyperior, tangrowth, scizor, mega pinsir, porygon 2 and z, gigantamax snorlax, and alolan/galarian forms of various gen 1 pokemon. But then you have tauros, one of the coolest pokemon in the first gen and he's got nothing. No evolutions, no megas, no gigantamax, no regional forms. All my boy ever got was miltank...

[@generalsynnacle23]

Who needs a mega when you got a Miltank wife?

[@Skarfar90]

You kinda got a regional Tauros in Bouffalant. Slower, but bulkier.

[@Logan-cw9yr]

@treeghettox Thats subjective. I think it's one of the coolest gen 1 pokemon. Also your reasoning is shit, every gen 1 pokemon is extremely basic.

[@Logan-cw9yr]

@treeghettox Magmar is an anteater with flames painted on it. Bulbasaur is a frog with a flower on its back, kadabra is just a fox holding a spoon.

[@Logan-cw9yr]

and drowzee is just a child molester. and that shit is canon,

[@aeolus7762]

Just throwing this out there: when you bought the vitamins, if you had gone 2 Protein and 4 Calcium, you may have dodged those ranges with the special attacks.

[@Randroth]

Me: "I should go to sleep." Jrose: *posts video* Me: "I have never been more awake."

[@Brajxdv]

"I don't need sleep, I need answers"

[@connortoale9932]

Facts

[@guymor910]

Nah, I'm gonna watch it in the morning.

[@jp-dx6829]

How the comment is two hours ago and the video is just one? KZbin is broken

[@Randroth]

@@jp-dx6829 I am clearly a time traveler.

[@antoucool]

New Jrose vid! This is like an early Christmas gift.

[@HoratioMcAlge]

He's Jewish.

[@thegamer9302]

@@HoratioMcAlge hey jews can buy christmas gifts for others and non jews can buy hannukah gifts id say christians but it kinda expands beyond them

[@johnhenry6516]

Shouldn't matter what he is or you are it's still a gift from him to us especially if you like his channel, that's the was I see it anyways, it's always a treat when a new video comes out for this series

[@JaySpiceNZ]

And just about as frequent haha.

[@KainaX122]

And I just asked who the next contender was when I caught him commenting on SimpleFlip’s video the other day 😂

[@Laezar1]

I feel like you using your rare candy a bit too early was pretty rough considering the amount of ranges you had to deal with, getting just one more level might have helped.

[@msdrakegx]

Agreed, he even mentioned how Tauros was held back by being in the slow level up group. An extra level or two would've gone a long way

[@FawnDoeMusic]

I'd love to see a Snorlax run at some point. Despite being as slow as it is, between it's incredible attack stat, TM movepool, access to amnesia and just sheer tankiness it could totally be top teir material.

[@Skarfar90]

I too have a feeling Snorlax will be really good. Considering its amazing attack and HP stats. Even it's abysmal base-30 Speed can be worked around (it is actually faster than Slowpoke However, it does have a weak base-65 Special stat in Gen.1, but that's where Amnesia comes into play. Snorlax has a pretty decent starting move pool, with Headbutt (Base 70, 100% accuracy), Amnesia and Rest. and its level-up moveset is pretty good as well: Body Slam - Level 35, Double-Edge - Level 48, and Hyper Beam at level 56. It also has a very deep move pool, comparable to Mewtwo in this regard. It can learn pretty much all of the useful TM moves (Ice Beam, Blizzard, Thunderbolt, Earthquake and Psychic!), as well as HM03 - Surf.

[@wazzledog1007]

I think snorlax would consistantly dominate, but still be a lot slower just on the basis of needing to scroll through all the text of opposing pokemon attacks.

[@Asmodeus555]

I would also love this. Inspired by Jrose I have tried it. Brock is still hard, you can't do min battles but with half moves and half struggle stats you can do it with only the bug catchers and junior trainer, after that you can do min battles, I prefer the amnesia strats for E4 because of badge boost and special working on attack and defense while being super effective against much of the E4 (Thunderbolt and Ice Beam/Blizzard just wins mostly) but I think physical with harden is also very viable. I didn't find rest strats that worthwhile but I'm a pretty aggro player. I would be very interested to see how Jrose handles it, there are so many ways to go with Snorlax, Brock is tricky but the late game is a very interesting run, there are also many options for Snorlax!

[@Skarfar90]

@@Asmodeus555 Jrose inspired me to do Tauros. But also Gen.2

[@FawnDoeMusic]

All great input from everyone! I've also tried this run. Def not mewtwo level and brock takes a little extra time but it catches up very quick. The amnesia strats dominate because it's bulky enough to set up in most situations and learns great special moves. Top 10 for sure.

[@skulldaisygimp]

Pronouncing Arcanine with "canine" makes just as much sense as anything else. Just do an Arcanine playthrough and name the Pokemon "Our K-9" and then there's no question. ;P

[@KeitaroHirochi]

I see so many RK9's, to this day, my friend...

[@arch3223]

The proper pronunciation is Are-kuh-nee-nay.

[@infinitas.]

Actually it's aa-kuh-nine, in most sources except one or two. Going purely by origin of the name, JRose's pronunciation is actually correct. Arcane + canine = Arcanine. So, Our K-9 run when?

[@Shenaldrac]

@@infinitas. Sure, however language changes over time. While Arcanine's name is a combination of those two words that doesn't mean that they're gonna be pronounced like that. Take the Lasgun from Warhammer 40,000. It's a conjoinment of Laser and Gun, but it's pronounced universally with a soft "a." So since the overwhelming majority of media pronounces it ar-kuh-nine without an awkward pause that makes it seem like you're trying to say two separate words, that's as far as I'm concerned the correct way to say it. None of which excuses how bizarre people are on the internet, getting worked up about pronunciations of fake animal names. Like, I just wrote the above paragraph but even I think the people correcting Jrose are being dicks. Yeah, he pronounced a thing wrong, get over it.

[@dungeonpastor]

But Ark a Nine.

[@Vanhenrik]

0:34 After all this years this list made me finally realise why from all possibilities Blue had Arcanine, Gyarados and Exeggutor as type replacements for the starters he didn’t got. Thanks Jrose. ^^

[@ninjabulbmin5234]

That also reveals how Blue could’ve replaced Gyarados with Cloyster, and then all three of the type replacements could’ve had awful movesets for the champion battle.

[@cerealmilk1117]

@@ninjabulbmin5234 cloyster’s HP ruins it in gen 1 imo

[@ninjabulbmin5234]

@@cerealmilk1117 I’m not so sure about its HP ruining it. Gen 1 is the only gen where Cloyster has a decent special defense to back up its amazing defense. In later gens, it’s HP definitely hurts it especially because it lacks a reliable recovery move.

[@ghengiroo4143]

@@ninjabulbmin5234 it also would’ve meant his three team members would all evolve by stones and he wouldn’t have a Gyarados with Hydro Pump in Pokémon Tower. I’m honestly surprised they didn’t give him a Cloyster, since they clearly didn’t care about balance in the first place.

[@discountchocolate4577]

Arcanine is quite good stats-wise but having to wait 'til level 50 to evolve _just to learn Flamethrower_ is such BS that slapping Fire Blast right next to Ember on your doggo's moveset until then is as essential as it is absurd. Meanwhile Vulpix learns Flamethrower at level 35, making Ninetales _actually usable_ before the Elite 4.

[@mistermr2147]

Hey man, I'm sure you're pretty burned out doing these considering there's so many, but I just want to say I really appreciate you sticking through after all this time. There are a few other people who do these kinds of runs now, but I keep coming back to yours since your approach is really interesting and closest to how I would do it. Gen 1 has some warts (Brock in particular is a big sore spot) but overall it is a remarkably well-balanced game, and it is one of the few games that I think warrants this kind of in-depth dissection. Plus your narration is awesome. Keep up the good work!

[@SimplyAJ]

Man, let me tell you, I kept thinking the entire time like "if he just hadn't had that miss click against Arcanine, I bet he'd have beat the rival on the first attempt!" haha. Ahh, the double edged sword of going too fast!

[@_Vengeance_]

Just gotta love those gen 1 movesets. "You know what move would be great for Tauros to learn after Tail Whip? Leer, obviously!"

[@nerdstop5025]

Cubone and Marowack be like that

[@shelteringmars391]

Thank you for this video, Jrose. Regarding Tauros, something that has always bothered me is why (WHY!?) Tauros can’t learn “Double Kick”, nor “Mega Kick”. What a pity, Game Freak! “Mega Kick” would’ve been a perfect STAB powerful move suitable for Tauros regarding its very nature/resemblance (a bull should know how to powerfully kick).

[@rulebreakerscantberulemakers]

And yet somehow a bull can learn ice beam and thunderbolt but not a kicking move?

[@shelteringmars391]

@@rulebreakerscantberulemakers, well stated, indeed. That movepool mechanics established by Game Freak makes absolutely no sense. Tauros is a powerful normal-typing pokémon, with powerful legs (it’s a bull!!), that is not able to learn a powerful normal kicking move, but that can learn elemental moves (fire, ice and electric). Plain nonsense mechanics.

[@soody4975]

double kick and mega kick kick in front and bulls kick behind them. Do you really expect tauros to turn his back to the enemy to attack? They could do him if he did that

[@pocketlanguages]

@@soody4975 even Jolteon gets double kick and I think in Stadium the animations show it using it's hind legs.

[@OldManTastic]

This is the same game that doesn't give Lickitung Lick

[@jacobwhelan45]

I’m so glad you’ve been uploading again. I have missed your content so much and I am thoroughly enjoying seeing your vids, especially this series, again. Thank you for being so awesome and genuine, you deserve the recognition you have plus more

[@teefa85]

It's amazing that, despite how long has passed, I keep learning about new quirks in the Gen 1 engine. I didn't know that about not being able to make a status stick if the target is the same type.

[@sasuke64palms]

Tbf, it's a relatively new(ish) discovery. iirc - a lot of battle simulators didn't factor it for the longest time

[@leonardotolomeo899]

42:40, Lapras is in the tier list! Really looking forward to the Lapras video 🙂

[@raikaria3090]

He also said 'I should really do a Lapras run'. Well. He's already done it.

[@pbentle1990]

I’m guessing the video is just not up yet?

[@TypmitKFC]

I have a legitimate question to ask. Will you do a Missingno run? You know, because Gen 1 and it's nature, but I can understand why you wouldn't want to do that, since it can break the game and Missingno needs other preparations like the thing with the pokedex so that it doesn't turn into a rhydon

[@Jrose11]

Definitely, not sure when

[@TypmitKFC]

Great! I'm looking forward to it

[@carl4889]

Shame it doesn't get any bird-type moves.

[@MrLeolb2]

@@Jrose11 pleeeease

[@weaponizedemoticon1131]

Some varieties even have really good stats.

[@geneticdriftwood]

Ahhh incredible!! I like to save your videos for when I’m having bad insomnia because they’re just the right amount of calm and engaging and I super needed one tonight

[@Gungho73]

I'm pretty interested in this. Was hoping for a continuation of the Best Bug series, but I've always been curious over pokemon like Tauros and Persian due to their potential high end movesets. Plus this may help us start to understand the zone between legendaries and the really good pokemon like Gastly/Poliwag.

[@Joel97_]

There is a reason why in RBY OU, we say that "where's a Tauros, there's a way"

[@blah9500]

“Ive positioned myself quite well throughout this match, and now i just need to outlast their tauros with my last 3 mons” Crit hyper beam Crit hyper beam Crit hyper beam

[@kotyrollins]

This came out on a day where I got absolutely screwed over by my boss and it made my day better. Thank you.

[@bullshifterz8815]

Hope you have a better day tomorrow man ♥️

[@peridotlionwilliamkrakau3772]

I hope you're doing well.

[@bigfudge2031]

If it makes you feel any better I screwed over my boss.

[@kotyrollins]

@@bigfudge2031 you know, as an ardent anticapitalist, that does. Thank you.

[@kacpikachu5951]

Happy to see a new one. It’s also fascinating to see how your mindset has evolved throughout the series (eg. not trying to force minimum battles all the time)

[@Alex_Barbosa]

You've quickly become one of my favorite creators! These videos are always fun

[@ShabbaDabb]

"I should do lapras at some point" Whoops he's already tiered.

[@ShabbaDabb]

Teehee I like the edit

[@DrFoggyPants]

Feel like Tauros is the perfect example of why some Pokemon who are hella good in competitive might struggle with getting a decent time in these solo runs. Many of times it all comes down to their starting moveset + early level up move pool

[@RaphielShiraha64]

taus moveset and level up move pool not even suck is just the fact he is on slow exp group

[@antonsundin2974]

Brock is also huge determinator of whether a pokemon is good for solo runs or not lol.

[@Shenaldrac]

@@antonsundin2974 This. Tauros has good attack and STAB on its starting move but that doesn't really matter against Brock with his resistances.

[@youtube-kit9450]

Imo, Brock is such an absolute wall that it might be interesting if at the end, Jrose made two lists: one the regular tier list and one post-Brock simply to see what a make-or-breaker Brock is.

[@fixmein4558]

One of my absolute favorites. I finished with him at lvl 56, can't wait to see how this video ends. It was an awesome run

[@IstacDominus]

So happy to see the Gen1 how fast coming back... I've watched them all too many times glad to have a new one Thank You

[@kazikek2674]

Hah! I finally get to use Jrose11 lessons against Jrose11! 35:45 you will not get a Badge Boost bonus against Arcanine because you leveled up after Rhydon! Gen 1 is indeed weird. Thanks for the video, was a nice break of pace!

[@tejaspadhye]

So is it because he leveled up during the battle so he will not get the bonus for the ONGOING battle Or is it just because of Rhydon?

[@kazikek2674]

@@tejaspadhye to clarify When I said Badge Boost I meant the Badge Boost Glitch specifically. So when he modified one stats Badge Boost was reapplied But when you level up mid-battle, everything is recalculated and you only get the badge boost you are MEANT to So he no longer had a boost to attack when he leveled up.

[@tejaspadhye]

@@kazikek2674 okay im following, but when did he modify "one" stat?

[@kazikek2674]

@@tejaspadhye Technically, Rhydon did it for him by using the Tail Whip and activating the Badge Boost Glitch that way. So while his defense was lowered, all the other stats gained the extra badge boost, hence why his comment about boosted attack on Arcanine, but his attack wasn't boosted , because he leveled up after Rhydon. Gen 1 is weird.

[@tejaspadhye]

@@kazikek2674 ohh. Thanks for taking the time to explain

[@Disembow1280]

19:49 "I should do a run with Lapras soon." *sees tier list at the end of the video* Something you'd like to share with us, Jrose?

[@timbit2121]

I wondered why it was blurred…

[@MrCharrrles]

Yeah I wonder if lapras is ranked 11 since he blurred from there down

[@OnlineVideoSurfer]

@@MrCharrrles Will be interesting to see why it's so far below Vaporeon though. I have my suspicions, but still...

[@robertanna2693]

@@OnlineVideoSurfer My guess is exactly what Taurus just suffered, level up group

[@OnlineVideoSurfer]

@@robertanna2693 Yeah. Especially in the early game where Vaporeon had its only moment where it struggled slightly. But I will be curious all the same.

[@bugcatcher8989]

Tauros is one of my favourites glad to see it finally getting a turn at bat! Going to enjoy this run for sure!

[@charallave1000]

My man! I'm so glad to see you are uploading consistently again. It's always a nice surprise to see you around!

[@gregh378]

My son won't sleep tonight, so we're watching this together and he's calmed down a lot. Thanks JRose

[@FernandoRafaelNogueiraReis]

That's sweet.

[@MoonMegs]

I watch his videos to fall asleep must nights. I watch his videos repeatedly. Idk how I fell asleep beforehand haha.

[@CoralReaper707]

Yeah, I see why Tauros rules Gen 1 OU with an iron hoof. Edit: I just noticed you named yourself "Smogon", and your rival "VGC". That's a nice touch!

[@davidahia8311]

It really was a nice tough! I am glad someone else noticed. It tickled me

[@SkiKoala]

Smogon sucks.

[@KingSwagtheSwagGod]

Love the vids! I think it would be really cool to see a Porygon run. I think it would super interesting

[@preachrem7182]

Love the videos man, you make them fun and enjoyable to watch keep up the work and the grind

[@nullmoon3058]

I've been waiting for this one for a long time. Super curious to see how tauros fares BTW Jrose you are my favorite Pokemon channel (:

[@notacat7127]

He’s the only 😤

[@kevinclause4p55p5]

When the title says "how fast" that means it went well. When the title says "can you" that means it went poorly.

[@Evenmixer]

Facts 😂

[@RandoMattz]

haven't played pokemon in a long while but i got amazed about how much gen 1 knowledge i have stored in my memory knowing that u were doing Silph first to get EQ for Koga :) guess u can't easily forget those sweet strategic realizations u had as a kid even after 20+ years.. good stuff man cheers!

[@dap-1821]

I get so hype when you drop a video! Keep them coming !

[@bigfudge2031]

Cloyster could be an interesting playthrough looking at its stats.

[@carl4889]

Starting with Aurora Beam makes it even stronger. A 65 power STAB ice move from the get-go. Clamp is also pretty broken in gen 1 and it gets Withdraw for badge boosting.

[@sephikong8323]

@@carl4889 Problem with Clamp is that it's extremely slow to whittle down your opponent with it, so for this type of challenge it's not really a good fit

[@DimkaSulegnaa]

@@sephikong8323 True, but it would only be used on Brock’s Onix and then be replaced by either Water Gun or Bubble Beam.

[@GaIeforce]

@@DimkaSulegnaa Or you could just aurora beam the onix and not have to worry about timeloss.

[@DimkaSulegnaa]

@@GaIeforce Clamp would do more damage. Though that detail only matters if it one shots while Aurora Beam doesn’t. Either way, casual challenge runs.

[@inigoplateu4650]

Intentionally didn't watch the whole video today. Content like this is best saved for a pick-me-up halfway through a tough work week. Thank you for making content that resonates with that deepest, most youthful part of my soul.

[@rubixtheslime]

Had us in the first half not gonna lie

[@chrisdixon7377]

Jrose!!! Love the content man. Ngl I put your Playlist on autoplay and I pass out watching your videos. Thanks for the content, I hope you are well.

[@ZoroCloud9]

Finally!!! It's here! Thank you Jrose keep making amazing content man 👍

[@rohanacharya3873]

Excited to watch this! I'd imagine it struggles due to moveset, but if you could pick a custom moveset at the start it would be a monster

[@Rokabur]

What Normal types lose in typing, they make up for with diverse move pools.

[@undefinednan7096]

It's always a pleasure to see that Jrose uploaded. Great video, and a lapras run would be pretty cool.

[@theguywhofoundwaldoo7939]

I watch these every night before bed. Thanks for the awesome content man

[@samuelrasmussen7928]

I think I’ve watched at least 50 of these videos, and almost never get past Misty lol. Thanks for keeping me entertained.

[@michaeljohnston6783]

Can't wait to see how Kangaskhan compares - it will really prove the Exp Group theory since its stats are slightly worse but it'll always be at a higher level.

[@Fizzicles]

Jrose, thank you so much for all the videos. I know these take a huge amount of your time to make, but I love each and every one of them. I've watched most of them twice or more.

[@iristhefantastic8803]

JROSE!!!!! you're a legend!!! Best present this week before Christmas. Thank you so much

[@aarontrusty8050]

One of the only content creators that I have notifications on for, great video!

[@Peanutpatch]

I see that lapras time on the tier list at the end. Can't wait to see the video of pokemon's Loch ness monster

[@CarlosianBigWang]

I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of a good jrose video entertaining as always buddy happy holidays

[@joshwhalen17]

"Eight badges down, Tauros is cruising!" *sees remaining video time

[@Finfie]

Having watched this series since the beginning, i think a good rule of thumb to use is: If your pokemon loses to bruno, you need to level up. I think for every single run so far where you lost to bruno your solution in the end was to level up (ok excluding this one, but i think one or two levels more would have been a better solution considering the ranges you got) Anyway, i love this series, keep it going, don't stress yourself out to much and have a wonderful time!

[@SoulmongerV2]

Bruno is a bane of electric types since they tend to lack coverage. We've seen that with Jolteon and Zapdos.

[@iantaakalla8180]

I like how Bruno suggests he’s a Fighting trainer, but in effect is an effective Ground trainer unless the Pokémon is Normal-typed and frail.

[@paulnewton2284]

Amazing as always. Would love to see Bellsprout for the next first stage Pokemon run, since it gets Sleep Powder, Swords Dance, and Growth but has a very limited offensive movepool. Or maybe Ponyta, with its exceptional stats (for a first stage Pokemon) contrasted with a very limited starting movepool.

[@kaph123]

I'm also waiting for Bellsprout, one of my favourite Pokémon :)

[@Igorcastrochucre]

Growth is better than Swords Dance because it can be used 6 times and Bellsprout is likely to rely on Mega Drain instead of Physical moves.

[@Bugser64]

​​@@Igorcastrochucreswords dance makes it rise faster...

[@Harbinger631]

These videos are so much fun, I'll be sad when they're done. Do Butterfree!

[@SelfmadeMS13]

Thank you for your videos. I love to watch them when chilling

[@tobyhunt2127]

I've now seen multiple youtubers be surprised that an ice move didn't knock out Lance's Dragonite after not knocking out the Dragonairs. This shouldn't be surprising. Between Dragonite's much better health and much better Special in generation I it is actually more than twice as durable as Dragonair against special moves. If you're ice beam didn't knock out a Dragonair, then its not going to knock out a Dragonite at a higher level, even with the four times weakness.

[@gina.7772]

Would love to see You doing this with Tauros Counterpart Miltank in silver or Gold!

[@the_bubble1036]

Honestly love your commentary so much. It feels really organic and unscripted it’s fantastic.

[@jbdixon4020]

nice to see you back jrose11, keep it up friend, we love the playthroughs and commentary!

[@OrdinaryArgentinian]

Jrose I've been following you since your first Catch 'em all. It's been quite a ride hasn't it? Really enjoyed your content, it always cheers me up. I wish you luck in whatever you do man, you deserve it.

[@corenlavolpe6143]

I always thought that Tauros was an underrated mon, it's cool that you did a video on the good ol' bull.

[@fizzbrew]

It was considered the king of RBY and the top 4 strongest pokemon during that time. Its fell off every generation after that because of no buffs, evolution and power creep. It should have got a mega with kangaskhan

[@PunsnGnoses]

@@fizzbrew It got an Unovian regional variant: Bouffalant

[@jonsmith5058]

@@PunsnGnoses thats not a regional variant, its just a new Pokemon that isnt very original so seems really similar to Tauros. They sometimes run out of ideas.

[@LonesomeDevil]

@@jonsmith5058 I actually don't think so. If they had thought about doing regional variants back in Gen 5, I can guarantee you some of those Pokémon would have been variants instead. The whole concept behind Unova was being a completely new continent with a different, yet similar ecosystem. But since they introduced so many new Pokémon, and a lot of them were pretty disliked overall, I suspect they figured they should just sightly tweak existing designs instead of creating completely new equivalents. The design philosophy changed since, but Bouffalant was still meant to be a counterpart to Tauros back then.

[@SoulmongerV2]

Underused in playthroughs maybe, since it's rather difficult to catch. In competitive it was top tier alongside Alakazam and Chansey.

[@dontaebuckenberger3097]

I've been working long hours the past few days so I waited to watch this video. I'm hyped to finally have enough time for another great entry by JRose

[@makegamemusic]

Nice, you managed to get the new track in! Actually sounds good fast, nice and exciting at the later part of the video. Good stuff mate.

[@TheRealW.S.Foster]

Tauros is, without little doubt, my favorite Pokemon of Gen 1 and probably my favorite Pokemon in the franchise. I really like just about everything about it, and it would be the one Pokemon that I would've loved to see get a mega evolution or even a straight up regular evolution, maybe something that turns it into a cross between a yak and a watusi bull, or perhaps a a mix between a highland bull and a cape water buffalo

[@CasualVideoGamer]

I know this is a bit late, but while it's not my favorite from gen 1, it's definitely in my top 10, if not top 5 from the gen. I'm glad then gen 9 games gave it some focus.

[@wiseguise5960]

I feel like level 58 with your move set at the rival would be a consistent win condition(as long as you don't get that unlucky 10% burn).

[@TLDT]

The two withdrawals made me laugh! Congrats! Love the videos

[@stephensandhop9725]

Jrose I will genuinely never get tired of you explaining the various gen 1 quirks and glitches

[@JackKahunaLagunaFGC]

So happy we get another Gen 1 solo run! I'm normally not the type to watch long series or let's play content because it normally feels repetitive, but these runs are always so interesting. Tauros is one of my favorite Gen 1 mons, so I'm excited for this!

[@sirisaac6125]

Love the Red and Blue series, let's go

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

This videos make me so happy, thank u JRose for the upload

[@oscarisaksson5553]

Man I love tauros its so awesome and you are awesome Jrose! Happy holidays

[@amcnlin1030]

Can't believe I forgot Tauros is gen 1... One of my favourite normal types.

[@crazychristopher1989]

His literal counterpart Miltank was introduced in Generation 2.

[@nikaoharbour6962]

@@crazychristopher1989 we know trust me (shakes from whitney shellshock)

[@maxmanly3122]

That ending was hilarious, it felt like a thousand different things happened in those 5 champ fight

[@shawndavis8438]

Love the content, dude! You got yourself a new subscriber

[@dadish90]

Woooo so you're reading my replies! 😍 thank you mate I love your 1st gen speed runs! I'm going to enjoy this one with Tauros, and I think that the next one should be Persian! Was such a good choice in pokémon blue, great speed and great coverage!

[@sleprvrru6y-lin-92]

Would be interesting to see how something that evolves via stones would do here. Like arcanine. They dont learn moves outside of tms 😳

[@rulebreakerscantberulemakers]

Yeah. I’m ready to see a growlithe video or arcanine. Or one like exeggcute

[@darkfiredragon3410]

I actually did a run for all 3 of them and... they're probably worse than you'd think. Arcanine is slowed down initially since it only has Ember and Take Down, so it's either lowish power or inaccuracy and recoil. It gets better after getting Dig (tho you need some luck for Misty's Starmie), but after Rival 3 Gyarados becomes a recurring problem and at the Elite 4 Lorelei and the 2 Gyarados basically stonewall you, requiring a lot more leveling before it gets consistent. Growlithe has an even harder time, since you basically have to grind until you learn Ember before you get past Brock, Misty is an even larger problem now due to your lower stats, and the Elite 4 are even more of a brick wall than before (even with a near-perfect Growlithe, lots of vitamins and optional battles, I had to grind attempts at Lorelei until I got to level 78 just because Lance's Gyarados was such a big problem, and even then I won only because of a lucky miss followed by a crit because I still wasn't able to 2HKO that thing). Exeggcute gets screwed over by only having Barrage and later Leech Seed until Celadon; so before that it's worse than gambling at the Game Corner, and after that is either Psychic or Egg Bomb/Double-Edge softened by Leech Seed and Hypnosis until you get Toxic, which means Psychic spam on anything that isn't Psychic type, Toxic-Leech Seed the Psychics and sleep-Leech Seed- Psychic anything super-effective against you. It's probably one of the least fun runs imaginable.

[@Igorcastrochucre]

@@darkfiredragon3410 At least Growlithe and Arcanine learn Dig which gives them coverage. Ponyta only learns Fire and Normal moves, and it does not get Flamethrower. It has to rely on Fire Spin because it's options are incredibly limited.

[@darkfiredragon3410]

@@Igorcastrochucre I know, that's why I'm holding off from doing a run with it, especially after the pain that was trying to do a Vulpix one. I initially wanted to do Growlithe-Arcanine vs Vulpix-Ninetales, but the foxes stat and movepool disadvantage is so bad it's not worth it, the biggest reason being having to deal with several powerful Water types throughout the run (Starmie, Blastoise to a lesser extent, Lorelei and Lance's Gyarados) and the dogs are plain better at dealing with them: Arcanine is just strong enough to brute force them with enough training, and Growlithe just requires some luck with Starmie and later on can badge boost with Agility to deal with all the others bar Gyarados. Gyarados specifically is what made me forfeit the Vulpix run and not even start the Ninetales one: the foxes' lower physical stats and lack of Agility put them at a massive disadvantage. As i said in my previous comment, Growlithe required lv 78, near perfect DVs and lots of vitamins and optional battles to get past Lance, and even then i won only thanks to a missed Hydro Pump and a crit Body Slam because I still couldn't 2hko the Gyarados; Vulpix had the same preparation as Growlithe, but not only Lorelei was much harder because I couldn't badge boost and I had to reset if I got any Attack drops, but Gyarados was nowhere near 2hko range from Body Slam, so I'd probably had to go over lv 90 to even have a shot to get that range, and Lorelei at almost lv 70 was still so inconsistent that I couldn't bear grinding exp on her and forfeited the run. If you're asking, no, Confuse Ray wasn't nearly as helpful as it might seem considering that I'd need 3 consecutive turns of Gyarados not to attack me between confusion and misses for that to work; same for Fire Spin, because it's not only too inaccurate but also does barely any damage to Gyarados. About Ninetales, it not only still can't badge boost but it doesn't even get Confuse Ray or Fire Spin, so that's why I'm not trying that after what happened.

[@Teasquared27]

Starmie would still be a boss in a solo run

[@DavidStevenson2009]

Do Snorlax next! I'm curious how it would do in a solo run because its strengths and weaknesses are pretty unique

[@SullySadface]

Would be far easier than this

[@DavidStevenson2009]

@@SullySadface Not only easier, but more fun. Snorlax is so unique. Basically a way better Chansey. I'd also love to see Machamp and Starmie, though Starmie can't learn any psychic moves by leveling up in Gen 1.

[@MrZrbrownie]

Man, I've had a week, but this made up for it. Great timing!

[@jonathanferguson7791]

Dear Jrose, I love your content. Don't take this the wrong way but I use it to lull myself to sleep. So I really appreciate you pumping them out. I also find it crazy amusing. Anyway I hope this is conveying grattitude.

[@themonarchserupt4051]

OH im stoked for this cant wait for jynx either

[@MrEnte3000]

Struggle is technically classified as a Normal type move in every Gen. It's just that from Gen. 2 onwards, it deal typeless damage.

[@MrHwoarang]

Are you sure? Because sometime in the history (not sure if gen 2 or 3, probably 2), Struggle gained the ability to damage Ghost-Type Pokémon. From a coding point of view, it would be weird to classify the damage type and the move type in two different ways...

[@MrEnte3000]

@@MrHwoarang Yes, I'm 100% sure. It gained the ability to hit Ghosts in Gen. 2, when the move started to deal typeless damage. Though it can hit Ghosts in Pokémon Stadium, despite dealing Normal type damage. There is a clear difference between damage type and actual type, nothing weird abou that. Moves like Hidden Power, Weather Ball, Terrain Pulse, Judgement or Techno Blast are also ALWAYS classified as Normal type, regardless of the damage type. That's also the case, if a Pokémon has an ability that changes the type of certain moves. If you cheat or hack the game (there probably are also some glitches that would work) to give one of your Pokémon Struggle as a regular move in its moveset, the type will be shown as Normal type. There is even a moves description that is normally unseen and unused content.

[@MrHwoarang]

@@MrEnte3000 thanks for the info, man, great to know that! :)

[@derik4126]

Great vid as always man! would love to see a Lapras only run, as you mentioned

[@demizorua570]

YEAAAAAAH JROSE VIDEO!!!!!!! am very excited to see how this run goes!!

[@wijinsama]

Everytime Jrose upload, I gain an extra 20 years of life

[@nathankindel9339]

You will live a long life then

[@qm_turtle]

I wonder, will you ever attempt a Weedle run? A Caterpie run is impossible for the same reasons the Magikarp run is impossible. But Weedle doesn't have that problem. And I guess you would probably need x-items.

[@matthewsmith8727]

You do need x items and you need to be level 99 it can be done but it’s so tedious

[@Lucas-to2jc]

Jake Mccaulay has already done one, you can check on his channel.

[@WorkInProgressX]

He tried it live on twitch last year. Long story short, to defeat the elite 4 you need things to go into such a specific way, that’s more likely to win the lottery than beating them without save states and items

[@qm_turtle]

@@Lucas-to2jc Yes, I have seen that one. I loved it. So I hoped to see maybe another approach?

[@qm_turtle]

@@WorkInProgressX Thank you for your reply. This clarifies a lot already.

[@RATMOM]

hey man, dunno if you'll see this, but youre in my top 5 favorite creators on the platform. thanks for creating solid content, everytime. you rock!

[@shaquessejones9947]

Woot thanks for staying with this comeback

[@prancingzebra9106]

When I think this is going to be a super smooth later run and then realize there is 20 minutes left after rival 6…

[@Rikrobat]

I was tired from work and missed the notification, but clicked immediately when I saw! Super stoked to see how this one plays out. Shallow move pools when the first gym is rock type definitely knee-caps a lot of Pokemon that are only accessible in the later game.

[@williamfrieden1]

Great video, that was some bad luck towards the end, keep it up though! Merry early Christmas if you celebrate it Jrose!

[@mainlyjm]

I don't think I've commented very often, but I wanted to let you know I'm extremely happy you're uploading again.