How OVERPOWERED Would Mega Mewtwo Y Be in Generation 1?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Here are chapters if you want to jump around! Was Mega Mewtwo Y everything you thought it would be? 0:00 - Intro: Mega Mewtwo Y’s Challenge Begins 0:32 - Early Doubts: Can It Deliver? 1:34 - Stats, New Moves, and 194 Special 3:00 - First Gym: Brock’s Rock Types 3:55 - Saving Time with Red Bar: A Speedrun Essential 7:19 - Single Highest Cluster and Psycho Cut 8:16 - Second Gym: Misty’s Water Team 9:59 - The Need for Body Slam 10:43 - Third Gym: Lt. Surge’s Electric Challenge 11:12 - Split Data: First Look at Mega Mewtwo Y’s Performance 12:46 - Fourth Gym: Erika’s Grass Types 14:42 - Silph Co.: Rival #5 Showdown 16:58 - Fifth Gym: Koga’s Poison Team 17:01 - Brisk Swim Down to Cinnabar 17:12 - Sixth Gym: Blaine’s Fire Types 17:30 - Seventh Gym: Sabrina’s Psychic Team 17:50 - Eighth Gym: Giovanni’s Ground Force 19:00 - Bite Threatens the Run 19:56 - Split Data: Final Pre-Elite Four Review 20:40 - Elite Four Start: Lorelei and Beyond 22:31 - Champion Fight: The Final Showdown 23:51 - Results: Mega Mewtwo Y's World Record Time

[@berrabus7059]

This is run is what we all dreamed of as kids, a mon that could just outplay the entire game without much strategy. As always, great content, Matt!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It really is. Red bar swear to the side, this would be the easiest casual playthrough ever.

[@BananaR777]

That's mewtwo for pokemon stadium.

[@MichaelSmith-xj1dx]

What kind of smooth brain kids are you talking about nidoking and blastoise can wreck the whole game snag a big bird with master ball and everything in the game is easy

[@NinjaPhooka]

​@@MichaelSmith-xj1dx 😅

[@HDQuakelive]

In any pokemon game, all you need to do is only level your starter and you just steamroll through the game easily.

[@youtube-kit9450]

Goodra: My dragon type with 150 special might be a bit overpowered Mega Mewtwo Y with 194 Special Attack and the Psychic type: Weep, peasant

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Everything weeps when faced with this thing lol.

[@qwirkt]

Oak finally did us a solid and got us a good starter

[@stormybrooks1512]

This has to be hands down one of my favorite videos you’ve ever put out. As always enjoy the content bro. Nothing else needs to be said but”Tombstoner Brother”

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it! Had this one in the works for a while. Now I really need to stop putting off Emerald lol. So much work to be to convert everything I do to a GBA format and have it work.

[@lamiaprincess6371]

Absolutely psyched red bar made it in. I think it ends up being one of the coolest aspects of the vanilla Red speedrun, having the ability to play right on the edge of risk and reward and eek out just a little bit of extra time with some risk. I don't think there is going to be a Pokemon that can carry red bar for as long as Mega Mewtwo Y will be able to, but I think there's potentially a lot of smart usage of it I'm excited to be able to see. This rocked. Thanks for the videos as always, they're consistently a blast. Also since I haven't said it yet, congrats on the baby!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it! It’s a very weird way to play the game but it does complicate some other mons. It’s already difficult to plan a good route as is but a Pokémon like Zapdos could probably swing it for a decent stretch but knowing how far would be hard under the ‘you only get 3 runs’ format. It was fun though. Maybe regular Mewtwo can red bar it all too.

[@montyeggman3075]

An example of the term, "being in the red" actually being a good thing. I like that you did it this way to add a risk factor to what would have otherwise been a series of crazy-easy battles.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure but I welcome easy runs too. I’m so invested in how low you can take the time that it’s just as fun for me personally.

[@be9240]

I question the math on it. If it saves you a 3rd if a second on each Pokémon that comes out, but you have to waste time getting into red I would think the multiple times you had to waste time getting back wouldn't be worth it.

[@jasswat]

dude is just dropping straight bangers!!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Doing what I can!

[@poweroverwhelming2]

Can't believe I just stumbled across this channel, but I love the concept of these videos. Watched the run with Garachomp first, then this one before deciding to subscribe. Can't wait to binge these videos!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I got different playlists so you can do all of these, go to a specific type like vanilla RBY runs, or you can jump in to the 3+ year old awful ones lol.

[@kiwiciwi123]

What an insane run bro , also the amount of luck needed is still like very high to keep the red bar. Not to crit on the wrong moments is also a factor , but then again it has massive special most things would die from a crit anyway. Beast run!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It was a fun one. Thankfully the big rng was all within the first like 8 minutes or so.

[@IvanPerina]

Awesome video as always

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it, brother.

[@danielswallow2765]

Amazing work with these videos Matt, great dedication that we fully appreciate especially considering how busy you must be! Enjoy every moment brother

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! I do what I can. There's always a little time to work on videos so I just do my best lol.

[@TheMoogleKing93]

This is what my over levelled Butterfree felt like as a kid

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Definitely how my Charizard felt too lol.

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

What a beautiful back sprite! Nice job staying in red bar for so long. It made for a super interesting video! Also TM 28 is Tooooombstoner.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it really was a great sprite. I was surprised it came out so well.

[@Elfman126]

Congratulations on a fantastic run Matt! It's easily one of the most impressive gen 1 speedruns I have ever witnessed. I have never actually used Mega Mewtwo Y so, looks like I will have fun using this overpowered Pokémon in the future.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I can't take all the credit. The pokemon is easy to use but figuring out where to really trim time was fun to map out.

[@crxrckt5113]

Love all the stats you have for the runs. Personally love seeing the math and routing that goes into the final run.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That's the funnest part for me too!

[@Thuddo]

This was a fun one! Good run my dude! As for the tier lists, maybe make a Mega tier which includes all Pokemon including megas to compare them to normal mons, but for any vanilla pokemon (cross or 1st gen) just keep them out unless the result is surprisingly stupid good? Also, congrats on becoming a dad :D The exhaustion is worth it I swear!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Well the problem with one tier list is its basically the cross gen runs with a few exceptions at the top so its basically putting this tier list with all the other Pokemon under it outside of maybe Mewtwo and Alakazam lol. I'll just keep working at it and when I get enough megas, I'll think of a switch.

[@gunner101ism]

Hey GLM, what a video. My fave one so far. As a dad of a 14 year old daughter I have been there and it's a hell of a journey but it's the best. I'm sure u are doing a great job and the video was great. i love the mega evolution runs in gen 1 and seeing the red bar strats and pushing the game to what it can do was so good. More of that please. Pushing limits and coming up with risky plays is great to watch. Your a real one #steinermaths

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

14 sounds nice, lol. I'm just sticking it out and learning and watching it improve over time. I hear 6 months and then a year get much better but I'm ready for independence already haha.

[@gunner101ism]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 haha, teenage girls bring their own issues haha. Each stage has it's hard parts and each time you get to the next you end up looking back and hopefully only remember the good times. All we can all do as dad's is our best, and pray it's good enough

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. I'm just ready for the phase where you can sleep longer than 3 hour stretches lmao.

[@gunner101ism]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 haha, I don't miss that at all!

[@foodruct]

What an amazing run so awesome to see red bar strategy. made it into a run. Being a dad is alot of fun but it is tiring at times you got this Matt!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, it was just a last second change. I didn't want to heal then that turned into how long can I just stay low lol. Letting Brock beat you up and taking advantage of that was cool though.

[@Konflick25769]

man i am loving your content. IMO best new poketuber out there

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it, brother.

[@MikeAguilar77]

Wonderful video. I had a great time watching. Thanks for making these BROTHER!!!👊🏼

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks for watching! It was a fun one to make.

[@papadooo3]

Babies are tough haha I’m glad you’re finding the balance and still getting content out. Keep up the good work 👍

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Oh yea. Gotta balance all the things. I've taken a lot of responsibility towards my physical/mental health along with work /school/fatherhood but to add to that there's also been tons of good other games coming out lol.

[@joshuapiplup]

The moment I saw mewtwo Y I grabbed the while 2liter soda pop and family size chips lol I'm ready. On a real note, though, I enjoy enjoy all your content, and even though I don't drop a comment on every video, I still leave a like.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. Sounds like a well prepared individual.

[@trey5169]

Matt does all the funny challenges that others don't do. Love to see it. (The coding stuff plays a huge part, love to see it and keep it up!)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! Trust me, I'd way rather play than do any lines of code but hopefully after Emerald is finalized, I can just play, play, play lmao. Glad you like it though so its paying off some!

[@UnderstandSoccer]

Great vid! Ty for the update on fatherhood at the end, too. It gets a lot easier at 6 months and again easier at 1 year...

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks! It's been a long 10 weeks lol.

[@thisisausername1265]

Normally cross-gen runs aren't my favorite, but this was a dominate showing.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Its about as peak as it gets!

[@banditrests]

Lol, I hoped you’d do a run like this when I saw the learn set for psycho cut but it didn’t occur to me just how many ways mewtwo y really just breaks Gen 1. Of course you can red bar with an absolute stat stick with completely broken typing and move pool that takes advantage of every bit of jank. Great run, that was a fun watch, hope the wife and the kiddo are doing good brother.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Things are great! Yea this is just about as peak gen 1 dominance as you could ever get. I think that this is about as high as the bar could ever be taken.

[@banditrests]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 glad to hear it man! Yeah, no kidding, this is the most raw firepower you can bring to this format, idk what would even really compete. Mega mewtwo x is strictly worse without the physical special split and mega ray is less focused, lacks a high crit move and has a x4 weakness. Maybe if palkia started with spacial rend lol.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I had several comments for doing X but its just strictly worse in all aspects. I'll get around to Dialga/Palkia/Giratina. I really want to redo those from the old sanqui runs I did years ago but I'm just seeing where the wind takes me lol.

[@banditrests]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Exactly yeah, fighting is just a bad type to have in gen 1, see poliwrath lol, and the stat spread is worse than Y in every important way and you still don’t have a stab move that hits opposing psychic types. That’ll be interesting whenever you get around to them, those old runs are kinda rough for sure. Do your thing man, it always makes for interesting content

[@n64_kfp]

Talk about a banger! That was an incredible run. I expected no less from the mega of megas. Although... That makes me wonder how eternamax eternatus would do...

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I've looked at it but you'd probably be disappointed. Bad typing, subpar moves, and it would just be a stat stick. I've thought about it and maybe one day it can come out but its got a few holes that I look for in elite runs.

[@carl4889]

That was slick. You rode that red bar pretty comfortably all things considered.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, it would have been more comfortable if Blastoise didn't crit at the end of Rival 6. It was pretty comfy in practice but I rode it out and got some decent footage for my troubles. Thank god for gen 1 AI lol.

[@realperson69]

Mega Mewtwo Y seeking redbar: “Come at me then. Your attacks only make me FASTER.” I solo’ed Pokerogue with Mega Mewtwo Y. Absolute monster, even without Gen 1 crits or Amnesia. Thanks for the video! 13:47 I believe you can technically skip the Pokémon Tower heal by fighting an optional Channeler nearby and having her walk to you, but off the top of my head I’d guess that takes longer than healing and manipulating damage to get back to redbar, not to mention that it might make PP management more difficult. (Also, I bet many other Uber-tier legendaries and Megas could maintain redbar, but I’m not sure it’s the most interesting angle for repeated videos. 🤔)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That sounds like a wild Pokemon to have for that game lol. That's an interesting anecdote about the Channeler. maybe in this specific situation its something to consider but generally in 99.9% of situations, skipping battles is always the faster way to go about it.

[@kamikiku]

Man, you had me shitting bricks when you decided to set up on Pidgeot. Guess I didn't need to worry though - gen 1 AI is always the MVP

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, I woulda just done another run I guess or took a single reset, which isn't too big of a deal but the Alakazam makes a ton more sense!

[@rjthepoet500]

You crushed this run Matt, expected nothing less

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea this one was fun to break down and to keep pushing.

[@raypetrisko7059]

I've been waaaay too busy this summer so far, but there's always time to stop and watch a good GLM video 😎

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Fastest 20 minutes of your life!

[@raypetrisko7059]

@GymLeaderMatt1987 can't believe you used the red health bar trick. Good think you don't usually play with volume on (hopefully lol)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I've never played with volume lol. Regular sound moved to x3 speed sounds like a psychotic breakdown in music form.

[@raypetrisko7059]

@GymLeaderMatt1987 idk, sometimes it sounds like a funny rave that's all fast like, or watching a video all speedup, the music distortion can be amusing depending on the track playing 😅😏

[@AH12866]

Great run as always!

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

17:05 *TOMBSTONER, BROTHER!!!!*

[@nerddwarf]

"The extra 40 BP does edge out the extra 40 Base Special" 90/50 means Psychic is 80% stronger than Confusion/Psychic does 1.8× the damage. Base 194 is between 393 and 486, whereas Base 154 is between 313 and 406 In the best case scenario where both Mewtwo's are as weak as they could possibly be, Mega-Mewtwo-Y's Sp.Atk is 25.5% stronger, but if both are at their maximum, Mega-Y is only 20% stronger. Mewtwo's Psychic is 50% stronger than Mega-Mewtwo-Y's Confusion. This is like comparing Stomp to Double-Edge Or Double-Edge compared to Hyper Beam This is like comparing Seadra's Ice beam to Jynx's Ice Beam

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yes. I understand that its stronger but I just wanted to talk about the eye test and things I thought about for talking points. My worry was that the Psychic start of regular Mewtwo would be too much and the extra stats but only Confusion of Y might have a slower start to not make the it a clear winner. But its irrelevant. Psycho Cut.

[@Kanbei11]

Red bar is also annoying on the ears so hopefully you play with different audio because speedup. Also this was a great run to see including the sprite. This may be the pinnacle of red and psychic type slash is busted in the best possible way. But alas my boy Alolan Ninetales has been deposed as the king of backports

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Agreed but it’s a mega so it took that to dethrone it. As for sound, I haven’t played with sound in forever. I had a program to give me accurate x1 speed sound despite playing at x3 but the audience emphatically hated it lol.

[@archieblue2801]

Congrats dude!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thanks!

[@thatturbotruck]

Tombstoner brother! A real banger here

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea it was a fun one to piece together!

[@Drugs_Explained]

Our Country's Supreme leader with his Supreme Genius has deduced that you are a cutter!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice!

[@RealCaptainAwesome]

I want to teach my kids about rom hacking, this would be a fun way to learn. Glad I found your channel recently.

[@RealCaptainAwesome]

@@Randy-nm2ru Amen

[@GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli]

One of our playground myths was that Tombstoner was a secret TM, and Tombstoner would permanently kill the target Pokémon and remove it from the opponent's party. 😂

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Imagine pulling out Mega Mewtwo Y on the playground lol.

[@PraefMace]

When I saw psycho cut in that moveset, I knew this was going to be a massacre. Guess the Alolan reign is over.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Oh yea. I think this is the peek!

[@tonyyu6153]

congrat on the new born baby GLM! Man, if Mega Mewtwo has psychic with beginning move, it should be dominating!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It doesn't but it overcame that with other, later advantages.

[@MimonJesus67]

'How Overpowered Would Mega Mewtwo Y Be in Generation 1?' -> *YES*

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Think of the time travel meme. Yes.

[@Porygondolier]

An incredible time for a doubly broken ‘mon - great work!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

This one is quadruple..y broke haha.

[@StealthArcher]

Heyyy, you did the thing, awesome. Only the best can ride the red edge to victory.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. I think maybe some Pokemon could implement the strat but they'd struggle at some points.

[@Weniavin1206]

Just found your channel. Great video! Got my sub, and keep up the good work.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it, brother. Glad you liked it!

[@EdmondsEditing]

Grats on the baby! It’s a fun and wild ride!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea! Not far off from a year now lol.

[@bateltheassistant]

Mega Mewtwo Y was definitely pushing the boundaries for a top tier, without mistakes ,run in gen 1. Because after all it has it all, almost 200 special with the best typing and some great stab options, and let's not forget amnesia. These factors made the red bar strategy a very viable option 😮,even though you'll need a specific luck to make sure quick attack or sand attack will ruin your run. I bet that a lot of runs(and time too) were lost due to that, and that makes me appreciate that run even more, because I would have given up for sure ,to have that kind of luck,and even more if I don't really have the time to put into that.😂😂😂 Wow, you're amazing for pulling that thing off.😊 I bet that even if it had to use weak moves (I mean bad moves or those that thier base power is less than 60),it would have a great time, maybe even a solid B tier finish.🤔

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It wasn't all that bad just because the worst parts were like 7-9 minutes of real time so it was a fast reset. The triple Pidgey girl was really frustrating lol. I also think that if it just had basic moves, it would still do great but it was a treat to design and play!

[@bateltheassistant]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Tripe Pidgy girl was op with quick attack . Even though these could have some quick resets ,it still is somewhat annoying. Yup, exactly, because it's a better Mewtwo in most aspects. By the way,the back sprite was really cool. Doing a good gen 1 sprite is challenging, because you have less colours and the size is smaller than in gen 2 for example.🤔

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

You never think about her but some runs she has given me a lot to worry about. In a perfect world, I'd never have to restart and I even do in game time just to not have to full reset all the time for very minor mistakes but it comes with the territory. Things like that make me wish I had just done Jrose 'one and done' style format lol. It would be so easy to get videos out.

[@bateltheassistant]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Yup,💯! Back when I started I thought I was going to do one run and be done,but because I'm a perfectionist that wants every single run to be my best I tend to start over with most of my runs for about 10 times at least.😂😂 But that's what I love about gen 1,some trainers for some Pokemon,can shape an entire run.😁

[@KnuxMaster368]

This is gonna be like Hydrogen Bomb vs Coughing Baby

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao. VS an ant.

[@PapaSmurfJuju]

You’re looking at the genetic superior. Simpy of the night. Lol thanks for the video.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

They won't get no simpy from me!

[@fortello7219]

I'm excited to see Mega Mewtwo X next. It's basically all the same advantages as regular Mewtwo but with the fighting typing and even more attack. Though a lack of fighting-type moves could be a small problem for it

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I'm not sure when we'll see it. I personally don't like the design much though! That's just aesthetics but still lol.

[@fortello7219]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 oh I LOVE Y form. X is whatever to me. But the type combo is way better than I expect. It would probably ROCK an Emerald playthrough lol. Get rid of that pesky poochyena with a fighting move for once.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Oh yea. Machamp and good fighting types in general really dominate there. Just get HP Ghost and you are good to go with Bulk Up!

[@sofiana580]

got hyper nostalgic when you played the trading card game music while fighting brock

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I try to fit in at least 3/4 TCG songs every video! The Mason's Lab Theme and the regular battle theme get me too. The battle theme for sure is something that lives rent free in my head.

[@GerBessa]

Since red bar is intentionnal in this run, maybe you could swap the bruises on the art with an angry mark or angry eyebrows :( => >:( for Mewtwo Y as he's getting serious. Yes it's new art to make, but it may be the lowest effort new art ever. Bonus points if you leave the selection box around the eyebrows visible.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That’s not a bad idea but I generally design the overlay, the ROM and all that then come to conclusions like this way later in the routing process!

[@jigglykongisfum16j53]

A monstrous time. Well done!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

A time that will never be beaten!

[@NikLarson87]

Lol Misty had the match and straight up threw it xD What a mad lad

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Generation 1 in a nut shell!

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

12:27 Shamonay!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I don't understand, haha.

[@pandoravex4791]

Aw, congrats on the baby! ❤

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Thank you! Appreciate it.

[@michaelroywright9975]

What a sweet run! Congrats on being a dad.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it!

[@drchops_4242]

I saw this 25 minutes after it dropped when I was with my girlfriend, and I gasped so loud that she thought something happened, and I had to explain to her that one of the KZbinrs I watch implemented a better version of the best Pokémon for the original game and is going to absolutely annihilate the game with it So excited to start finally getting to watch it

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hope you enjoy it, brother.

[@Podzhagitel]

“IS THAT A… HECKIN VIDEO? 😲”

[@drchops_4242]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 enjoyed it throughly, amazing job as always. Enjoy your family time!!

[@Vincent-fv1ch]

no way you actually have a gf, she must be 300 + lbs...

[@drchops_4242]

@@Vincent-fv1ch sorry bro that would be your mom, already discarded her

[@Hyperneosonic97]

I've been inspired by TerminalMontage's Paradox Pokemon Battle Royale: How well would Miraidon fare? It probably won't have Electro Drift until the league, but it does start with Dragon Breath to breeze through Brock, a rarity for Electric-types, and it can still get Thunderbolt after Surge, which is close enough in power to Electro Drift to see it through most of the game. Surely this, alongside its greater stats, should let it stand up to Alolan Raichu at least? Its special isn't quite as high as Goodra (only base 135), but it makes up for it with its whopping base 135 Speed giving it a high crit rate, and naturally learning Agility at 35 lets it accrue badge boosts, while Goodra has nothing of the sort. The other three finalists of TerminalMontage's video don't really fare very well. Flutter Mane is haunted by the fact that Ghost is a physical typing in Gens 1-3 (meaning it doesn't get a usable STAB until 35 with Dazzling Gleam; it _does_ get a STAB move earlier, but that STAB move is Astonish, which A: is physical in gen 1, running off of Flutter's cruddy base 55 Attack, and B: is extremely low base power), Scream Tail doesn't get a STAB move period until level 42 with Play Rough, and Iron Bundle has to not only deal with starting with only Present, but also its strongest STAB being Powder Snow until level 42 where it learns Freeze-Dry (or Celadon City for the Ice Beam TM), though I guess Whirlpool (which Bundle gets at 14) would be kinda broken with Gen 1 Trapping Mechanics coming off of Bundle's insane speed?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Before the baby, I was thinking about a Miraidon vs Koraidon video but VS videos take forever and I'm not sure if I have time. ATM, I'm trying to finalize my Emerald workflow to get those videos to start releasing and then I want to circle back to some really old cross gen runs to see but I wouldn't rule them out. I think it would be pretty decent for sure. Those are solid ideas. If the Iron Thorns video or Tinkaton took off more, I would have probably kept going but there are like 1,000 Pokemon so its always hard to narrow down what to do.

[@katherine9447]

The Street of Rage 2 music made me so extremely nostalgic.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Into the Bar is one of the goat video game songs!

[@jcrs3236]

I'd love to see what mega rayquaza can do in this

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I've done regular but the sad fact is that no matter what generation, he struggles a bit at Brock and if you struggle at any point for even a second, you don't stand a chance on this tier list.

[@ManOfUnknownWorth]

It's impressive that Alolan Ninetales still manages to stay in the top 3 despite not having crazy stats, with it being only now dethroned from 1st. I guess it's due to Ice being surprisingly good in Gen I.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, one day I'll do a statistical breakdown of types, average runs, etc and Ice really is the pound for pound best rated typing in the game. You aren't wrong and I can prove it factually lol. Ninetales is still the best non-mega though.

[@Snipergod1024]

"We set out to create the strongest Pokemon in the world... and we succeeded." Yeah, that quote is very appropriate here. Though, I'm curious as to how X will match up. I doubt it will surpass Y's monstrous abilities, but I think it could put in a top 10 performance.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I'm sure it'll be great but I'm not sure when I'll get to it. I have the design, tbh.

[@junaidwhatyon3172]

Tombstoner brothaaa!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Hell yea, brother.

[@ATrainerNamedDoodles]

Man, one kid is easy. It’s an adjustment, but easy. Two kids is hard. At first two seems easy, but quickly it gets more difficult.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

One at a time is the goal. Maybe in 25 years I'll think of another. One is enough while working, actively being in school to finish up another bachelors, and just all the busy things in life.

[@PabloNeves26]

Congrats on the baby!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it!

[@Greymangamer]

Before I watch the video, I am going to guess extremely OP

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It did alright lol.

[@SuperHeroZX]

I think that run will stay number one on the rankings for a while, unless Matt decides to use Eternatus in his Eternamax form

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. I have an itch for Zygarde complete forme too! Doubt it can hold a candle but love the DBZ Cell inspiration.

[@Amzng_grace13]

I feel like your niche should be using every/any Pokémon to see how’d they’d do in Gen 1. Megas, legendaries, paradox, ultra beasts, regional forms, anything goes. So definitely keep them megas up there.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

We've done a lot! I think Ultra Beasts are the last I didn't tackle but I scrapped a run a long time ago with Buzzwole so I'm sure it'll come back sometime.

[@Imck14]

Loving the Streets of Rage intro

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

One of the best songs of all time, imo!

[@IsuKen]

Blastoise forgot it was Gen 1 and Bite wasn’t a Dark type move yet.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It felt like it was dark!

[@tonyn7560]

Cool to see Raichu among the best Pokemon in that card list. Congrats on the baby!!!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It’s been hanging around for over a year now!

[@TheRelinquished2]

Another Zesty pokemon by a equally zesty runner, good run :]

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It's about as zesty as it gets!

[@wadeavery9555]

This might not be a video you’d want to do but I think it’d be interesting to see how fast normal mewtwo would be with a fast growth rate.

[@nykyrian8278]

Very op. As that 190 special would work for off and def.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Definitely the GOAT.

[@CaravanOfSleep]

My gf and I lost it at "weak little spaghetti body" 🤣

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Lmao, there's no other way to describe it.

[@PabloNeves26]

Good times when Ice Beam cost only a fresh water.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

A modest trade back almost 30 years ago.

[@SpikeProgram]

I’d imagine that since the Pokémon is still kind of beefy, I’d have given it normal potions while in red health (keeping it in red but having more HP) so that the weaker priority moves wouldn’t kill mewtwo. Or is the time to do it not worth it if you’re pushing the envelope on the run?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Menuing in general is the slowest thing in the game and it goes triple for higher speeds. I didn't even buy potions lol.

[@dragonfly116]

My 5 year old son and I play Minecraft dungeons, Mario bros, and Mariokart together. I wouldn't trade our time together for anything.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

That sounds great. I can only hope a girl will do some of those things lol.

[@kevinsips3658]

Heyyy, a new GLM video and I’m finally getting some rain (it’s been a very dry summer so far). Today’s a good day.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

For sure. Tired of the humidity and heat lol.

[@ahsokatanosloveinterest]

One of the earlier generations like 1 or 3 with Xerneas would be dope.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

All the legendaries would be cool!

[@reddragonpress]

Mega Mewtwo Y: faster, smarter, stronger 😁 I'm a big fan of Megas, so I'm glad to see more Mega runs no matter what. Personally I kinda wanna see Mega Garchomp. In-game, its lower Speed from regular Garchomp severely holds it back, but I imagine in Gen 1 it won't pose nearly as much of an issue for it-but it will certainly appreciate the extra Attack.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I will do Garchomp soon. I had it planned a while ago until life got a little busy so the regular Chomp will be soon...ish? Maybe August lol.

[@PhildoBaggins]

Aw I wanted to see you wipe out that last bug catcher in Viridian Forest aka the run killer weedle.

[@midstairs-piano]

Congrats on the baby, mate. Welcome to fatherhood if it's your first. 🤟

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it! It is my first. I'm about 3 months in and keeping it all in front of me lol.

[@aKidNamedBeebee]

cross gen runs are my jam

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Glad you like them!

[@rmtsapphire0]

I'd like to see something like megabeedrill just to see if it holds up with other cross gens

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I still gotta get to that regular Beedrill run that I streamed the blind run like 7 months ago lmao.

[@rmtsapphire0]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 side by side them to show how much better (or not) the mega is :P Or don't. I know it'd be more work for you :)

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ha, I don't think regular will be that good. It wouldn't be much of a comparison!

[@travisbrown2496]

Do you think mew two is the fastest pokemon in every game? or is there one that can dethrone it? I think nihelago might be able to but idk.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Only generation 1. Psychic gets nerfed hard in gen 2 and then its even worse in gen 3 where the first mandatory trainer has a dark type lol.

[@travv88]

Are you going to do one with the physical attacker Mewtwo?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The learnset would be the same for the most part and I feel like the weaker fighting typing is a downgrade in every way.

[@travv88]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 True.

[@SourceOfBeing]

Mega Mewtwo Y and Alolan Ninetales have just under 3 minutes between them. It's feasible that without red bar strats; the extra time for cries and healing could've just pushed MMY into 2nd place.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I think I said it at some point but I was beating that time before red bar strats but the main difference is I don't think Ninetales could maintain red bar the whole game, definitely not the no heal Elite 4 part.

[@FlyinLionQuinn]

Mewtwo WHAH is probably the most OP in Sp Atk.. I would just sweep through the Elite Four in Alpha Sapphire with it.

[@chrismcginty5903]

Let’s go mewtwo!! Now with a (very unnecessary)mega. Good lord. Any video with mewtwo being the star is a great video to me ❤😂. Great work as always Matt, keep it up brother! PS: congrats on the baby!! With how much effort you put into these videos and making everyone else happy I know you’ll be a great dad 😊

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Appreciate it! Doing my best to make sure everyone is taken care of lol.

[@NyQuilDreamer]

Lessssgo!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Get it!

[@NyQuilDreamer]

@GymLeaderMatt1987 this was a very satisfying run! Interesting to see how you implemented redbar

[@rjthepoet500]

TOMBSTONER BROTHER!

[@TheAuron32]

I say keep megas like they are now and when you've got 10, start a separate list just for them, could be very interesting, especially taking into account that some got type changes, looking at you Gyarados.

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Yea, that sounds smart but with Emerald runs coming soon..ish that leaves me with 3 generations and cross gen runs to juggle so getting to 10 megas might take a while!

[@TheAuron32]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 worth the wait 😆

[@SoraDonaldGoofy99]

Red bar the run! Woo!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

It was a fun one!

[@SoraDonaldGoofy99]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Did you borrow the physical attack from Mega Mewtwo X or is that actually Y's physical attack?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

I don't think I've ever used a number that's not their actual stats. It's just MMY's stats. Not sure about X's stats.

[@goliath16sandman]

A standout run!

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

The best of the best!

[@thediminished98]

Did you know that grape is wrong? Go to church and confess 🤣🤣🤣

[@lafusion6695]

Whats is the 106.2 above MMY or the 104.5 above Ninetales-A mean?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Ratings out of 100. 100/100 was Mewtwo's vanilla run. There's a (probably overcomplicated) formula I came up with to grade my runs.

[@lafusion6695]

@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Ohh, I use a formula when I do runs to rate them, Every pokemon has 100 points and stuff like resetting (0.1) doing an optional battle (0.25) using a TM/HM/Tutor Move (1) or using broken TMs (Like double team, 10) remove the ammount of points that I put here. What method do you use?

[@GymLeaderMatt1987]

Nice. I have a video to talk about the tier formula. It basically used my best run as a baseline and uses two factors. The percentile it is within the top run and the amount of resets a run has. The same holds true for regular runs, crystal runs, and these with the exception being that Gen 1 godfathered a rule where I didn’t count 2 resets and gave a minor bonus for having 0 resets, since only 3 of the 75 or so runs have ever done it.