How to Make Pokemon MORE Fun

[@DestructX]

This may sound weird, but I appreciate your appreciation.

[@homemhomemcriancahomemmulh3873]

MIND FUCK

[@tell_me_plz1461]

Im sorry but i laughed to hard at that

[@maxbunny3817]

I appreciate your appreciation of his appreciation

[@noodleguy2986]

@@maxbunny3817 That’s a lot of appreciation I appreciate that

[@jewmama1228]

That’s why he’s my favorite bc he doesn’t complain he finds the good in it which I like to do

[@Eugene-bp8yy]

Me: Talks to pokemon while holding my 3ds in public Mom: Son, I think you're addicted

[@vanukaspelle8334]

Eugene-Rebirth :D

[@francofernandes2006]

My pokémon: *loses 5 times in a row* Me: Come on, I know you can do better than this! Are you gonna let them humiliate you like that?! Everyone thinking I'm doing a motivational speech: *cries *

[@pikazacian242]

My mom won't let me bring mine places, she's pretty self-conscious about things, if I talk about Pokémon in public really loud, she'll get embarrassed and leave (WITH ME! With me!)

[@Nico-lp6pn]

@@vanukaspelle8334 I avoid that cuzzzzz n*zis

[@inkmaster5480]

Play the entire game upside-down.

[@primalearthquake3144]

Jer Gross LOL! It may as well be X and Y because it'll already be set for you to get a Malamar.

[@pie-1950]

Playing as a zubat

[@hajidle]

What

[@pikazacian242]

Only use return while playing upside down Inkay-style

[@Animesh_Raj]

Literally all the Inkay: *S T O N K S*

[@beeba1740]

A suggestion I have is when your going through your game and have a team. Come up with their personalities. Like if they were in the anime. For example in my Sun playthrough I caught a Wishiwashi that was outside of the totem school. I imagined that Wishiwashi was ostracized by the others inside the school for its low level, it wanted to win but wasn’t tough enough. That gave me the drive to train Wishiwashi into the level 95 champion of Alola it is today

[@francofernandes2006]

Bro, I love doing that! My team in OR was like this. My Nuzleaf wanted to become the faster pokémon in the world (she was the faster in my team, so I think she did it). My cosplay Pikachu wanted to prove that being unevolved can't stop you from being the best. And my Hariyama, the weakest Makuhita in all of Dewford cave, wanted to become strong enough to protect his friends. Now,they're all in the Hall of Fame, as the Champion team of the Hoenn League. Brings a tear to my eye.

[@bo-knights_7541]

in my moon playthrough, i caught a fomantis, a pokemon that never gets enough attention.i was excited to use it and its evolution but i ended up using it less than i expected. i gave it a personality where it wanted to be a big part of my team and prove itself to everyone. eventually it took down lusamine's milotic, a pokemon who had given me a lot of trouble in the past, and false swiped its way to catching all 4 tapus. this was the 1st playthrough where i was really attached to my pokemon

[@charmesean]

I did that with my skitty, H! It was a determined skitty, and became the first pokemon that was almost as strong as my swampert! It had a brave personality and became the pokemon i know today! Now, my swablu, she was very determined like skitty and became my second strongest pokemon! She was exp share trained, and eventually became a altaria, the sweeper.

[@zoefurlong8031]

I nearly got mugged by a clefairy in pokemon yellow. Up till her all the other clefairys just used growl, not this one. First thing she did was knock out my pidgy (my fault I was relying too much on running away). So after capturing her, I made up this back story that Mt moon was the hood in pokemon. Makes sense since we all keep getting jumped by trainers and Zubats.

[@greatwhitesharkwriter7563]

"Go shiny hunting" That's not fun. That's torture.

[@nellkleffman5468]

Yeah but it's rewarding as heck. Imagine if all dogs were brown with blue eyes, but one day you find a golden retriever with yellow eyes. It's special.

[@almightyjimmy8965]

My buddy Satan approves this is hell

[@GumCow]

Greatwhite Sharkwriter Its rewarding, but grindy. I fell asleep during a shiny hunt for rockruff

[@lactyl4890]

Greatwhite Sharkwriter You know what else is torture? Encountering a shiny sandile by accident with no shiny charm and then running away from it because you didnt know it was shiny. I was so stupid

[@FantasyAngel-zj7bw]

Depends. To some people, there's no difference.

[@zodayn]

I loved the pacing in this video, Truegreen7 must have a jolly nature because he just gives a good suggestion explains it and moves on to the next one. No unnecessary countdowns or long anekdotes. A sweet stream of suggestions.

[@Fackinfine]

One of my many reasons i love Pokemon is the music, when people complain about the newest pokemon games i just think to myself, "yeah! more workout music!".

[@r.r815]

Enok Kongevold I love you for this comment

[@yannismorris4772]

boomboy b so do I

[@Fackinfine]

And i love pokemon!

[@TheKingMarkell]

I think that not obsessing over natures, Ivs, and Evs would make it more fun. I know that it's an important part of competitive play, but sometimes playing as your favorite is more fun than playing as a Pokemon with good stats. At least imo lol

[@alflord4000]

Competitve definitely is not fun.

[@Witchiicult]

TheKingMarkell I literally never EV or IV train

[@bellagarrison7588]

As someone who really enjoys competitive, IV breeding and EV training is immensely fun and relaxing for me. I can see why people could think that it's boring, but it's one of the most satisfying things for me.

[@alexanderthomas3187]

I'll go through the efforts to look for a specific kind of nature, but EV training and perfect IVs aren't something I have the patience for. I don't play competitively, and I'm just going to delete the save file and start over one day anyway.

[@Reson4nt]

I never bother with IVs and I only EV train to take on the Battle Tree, Battle Maison, etc. otherwise I wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell lol. It is fun using your favorites. I went through Alpha Sapphire with a Vigoroth because I've always liked it better than Slaking

[@that_kid_nobody_notices]

I once subconsciously went through a game with a full fire team. I didn't even realize they were all fire.

[@francofernandes2006]

That's the gym leader spirit inside you sending a message!

[@Matheus-ki9zo]

I can conclude this certainly wasn't Gen 4

[@drsupriyobhattacharya8785]

Are u blaine

[@charmesean]

Hi blaine

[@charmesean]

Im erika

[@chocoberryvanillacake6836]

You are one of the most sweetest and positive Poketubers I subscribed too your so honest about Pokemon and I adore the franchise as well the part where making your friend or family member your actual Pokemon rival warmed my heart me and my sister always battle each other in X and Y this video was fun dude😊

[@yu_cp8978]

ChocoBerry Vanilla Cake gay

[@yu_cp8978]

ChocoBerry Vanilla Cake Ignore it I'm drunk

[@Lampent12]

Another aspect of Pokémon creativity I like doing is creating original characters and giving them their own story/goals. I know you can't always customize your character, but even just giving them the name of your character helps a lot, and it can lead to creating a "themed" team composed of Pokémon that are important to your character in the Pokémon world.

[@TheDiamondDialga]

Brandon Pierce oml I just started doing that recently and I love it!! I love making characters and it add more story to the game!

[@yannismorris4772]

I like themes

[@keeysOST]

I do this all the time. I made my own character when I was 8 and I always name myself after the character in game

[@beezyo3042]

Brandon Pierce sometimes I roleplay like the trainer doesn't exist, just the pokemon, each team member with its own personality and goals.

[@MrMatheuslego]

If you don't care about how efficient your team is, you can even use pokémon regardless of their nature, and then literally consider it their personality.

[@1991birthday]

One thing some friends & I have been doing in X/Y is a Avatarlocke where we each are a nation, sadly our Earth Nation ended up not being able to partake for personal reasons, & we can only use Pokemon in our nation. For example, I am Air so I can only use flying, psychic, ghost, & fairy type Pokemon but every nation can use normal types as long as they don't have a secondary typing that doesn't go with our nation like I couldn't use Pyroar since it has the fire typing as well. Every nation can use bug, no matter what secondary typing it has, I actually have a Heracross on my team. To keep it interesting, a rule we made for our group & borrowing from Nuzlocke rules is that we can only catch & use the first encounter Pokemon that works on our team per route, the thing that goes into Wonderlocke territory is that if we know what's on the route & don't want anything there, we can attempt to capture & trade out our first encounter overall & wonder trade until we get a Pokemon we can use. I actually ended up with a shiny Galvantula by doing this, she's from Germany I think it was & Galvantula's German name is Voltula so I call her Tuli for short. After every gym battle, we battle each other & we have seen how each other's teams have grown & we only progress in game while in a call on Facebook so we know of the happenings on each other's adventures. It's a lot of fun & if you can do something like this, I highly recommend it. So I did want to try a shinylocke & started my journey in Omega Ruby for that, actually not that long ago funny enough. I picked up both Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the midnight release of the games but only played Alpha Sapphire. Having this other game sitting there doing nothing was stupid so I figured I'd do a shinylocke on it since I never done one before. Yeah, I sorta turned that more into a shiny badge quest because I was under the impression it was first shiny encounter per route of which if that was the case, I probably still wouldn't of beaten the first gym & I figured I could keep the rules plain & simple if I did a badge quest, really only rules I have are to catch a shiny before each gym & no repeats. I caught a second shiny Magikarp when hunting Carvhana actually so I still have to hunt for that shiny to do the 6th gym. Oh yeah, also it has to be the first shiny encounter, unless it's a repeat which is why I got stuck with stuff like a Linoone & Minun on my team but now I'm thankful to have them. A little personal touch I threw in was all caught shinies for the quest need to have music inspired names like my starter, a shiny Treecko is named Karma for Karma Chameleon, my current Gyarados but was a Magikarp when I caught her is named Styx, like the band, same with my Minun being named ELO, short for Electric Light Orchestra, so far he hasn't brought me down. It's obvious I listen to music from before my time, I don't think any of my Pokemon have names inspired by music from this decade, actually none of them do. My most recent addition is a shiny Numel I named Presley because he's my hunk of burning love. So those are two things I'm currently doing in Pokemon that keep it interesting, for something in the current generation I'm doing a shiny only run in Ultra Sun where I can only use shiny Pokemon on my team. I actually ended up picking Litten but boxed him as soon as possible & replaced him with a shiny Slowpoke I caught in Ultra Moon, I traded him over holding a king's rock because I wanted to start out with a shiny Slowking, I thought that would be fun & it is a ton of fun, Hau actually has the type advantage with his starter against mine, in both ways given Decidueye is part ghost & Slowking is part psychic so it gives a little extra challenge in the game without anything being at stake since this isn't a nuzlocke, just a playthrough where I can only use shinies & I got to say, I ended up with an interesting team. Try something like that & if you don't want to SR for a shiny starter, don't. Just pick something else to be your starter & trade it to yourself like I did. I love having a Slowking as my starter so very much, Slowpoke being one of my top favorite Pokemon, I had to jump on doing that when I actually successfully SOS chained in a shiny Slowpoke in Ultra Moon. Thanks for the tips, I'll so use these to keep Pokemon more interesting while I eagerly await the announcement of the next game in the franchise.

[@peruinmaheart]

I have been a recent subscriber and I'm glad I found you. Not only are your videos entertainment and information; but they bring join to a Pokemon lover like myself. Thank you for your hard work! Keep up the good work!

[@BG12sofia]

4:12 I did that last year. I started playing through Pokémon X the day before the beginning of Euro 2016 (the European soccer tournament). Since I'm a huge soccer fan and I really love my national team, Portugal, I decided to name my Pokémon after the portuguese players. Only a few days later did I remember that Kalos was based on France, which was the country hosting Euro 2016 - it all made even more sense. I had a lot of fun in a lot of ways: comparing some of my favorite soccer players with Pokémon, playing through France (or, at least, a version of it) at the same time as the Portugal national team, etc. The best part, however, is that, in the end, Portugal became Champion for the first time ever - which, naturally, was a huge deal for me. As such, now those Pokémon, named after the players responsible for that victory, are very close to my heart.

[@LeahLovesNature]

These are all great suggestions. There's one I'd like to add: writing fan fiction. Ever since I was little, I would make up stories about living in the Pokemon world, catching all kinds of Pokemon and traveling with them, becoming a Champion or contest star, and sometimes meeting up with Ash and battling him or helping take down an evil team. Pokemon GO has inspired me to make up Pokemon stories again, and I even create teams on Showdown using only the mons I catch in GO. If you like to write, give it a try.

[@alflord4000]

i made fanfics but i'm not inspired more

[@Dollightful]

Hehe, I'm like you! I just can't get enough of the classic style. I'm still playing Pokemon Sun since I got it for Christmas last year! I probably should try your first suggestion, though-- I tend to WAY over level because it makes me feel strong. xD;;

[@annelaborera5661]

Hi :)

[@recovery225]

HII

[@michaelmurphy19]

Playing the tcg has given me some love of Pokemon I normally wouldn't look twice at

[@dreamlanderjoel8162]

6:07 R.I.P. Azelf

[@BookWyrmOnAString]

Dont worry, it resists fighting

[@erikquam1529]

Here's a suggestion for a video: top ten Pokémon spinoffs or fan made games. Someone please tell me if it's already done.

[@shinkiz3308]

Frosty Zeth -_- that is a terrible video I hope truegreen don't do it

[@lightninghoodie9408]

That is the worst video idea

[@Xytark4P]

So far he didn´t. Would like to see this as well.

[@johnrussell9450]

Not a bad idea it is already a popular thing on channels like RuffledRowlit, and to the people hating on the comment shut up.

[@MattTheCommenter]

what's bad about the idea? i like it

[@n.l.g.6401]

Bro, I did a monotype grass run in Omega Ruby. Everything was fine until Primal Groudon showed up. Fire type addition + Desolate Land = you'regonnahaveabadtime.jpeg. Team was Sceptile, Breloom, Shiftry, Tropius, Cradily, and Roserade. Probably my fave team of all time, despite the hardship. I'm considering doing a Kanto mono-poison run next. Mostly because Nidoking and Venusaur are Good, Wholesome Boys.

[@alexanderthomas3187]

Hey, I did a mono-Grass team in Alpha Sapphire! I even used a similar team, except I used Cacturne instead of Shiftry, and Bellossom instead of Breloom. I also competed a mono-Poison playthough in Firered recently. Have you done any other mono-types in the past?

[@lukewhitsell942]

N. L. G. Shoulda done it on Alpha Sapphire

[@leonsable1806]

I actually just finished a Kanto Poison-monotype! Nidoking honestly was the best thing to ever happen to me, along with Gengar! Arbok was a surprising asset, too!

[@BookWyrmOnAString]

I did omega ruby with only water pokemon. Not always water types, but they had to live in or near water.

[@bent9399]

My idea: You can only catch 5 Pokémon (Not including the starter, gift Pokémon, or the Box Legendary (If you are forced to capture a Pokémon and you already caught your five (like the Ultra Beasts), just put it in the box). I call this the Ash Challenge!

[@itsjustjay2681]

This is what i do in normal game play most of the time.

[@yael_il]

Lego Doctor A fitting name

[@FantasyAngel-zj7bw]

Don't be silly! You can't use legendaries! Ash never does that! I mean, you can, just saying. Play as you like.

[@homemhomemcriancahomemmulh3873]

Nah m8, the true Ash challenge is only using Pikachu and using tbolt on your flying type on a double battle.

[@pengchaos3653]

Homem HomemCriançaHomemMulher or give greninja cut

[@birgerwessel9695]

Pokemon is such an Amazing franchise, thanks for enlightening that Truegreen :-D

[@personalover249]

"Listen to Pokémon Music when ur not playing" Me: okay *blasts ORAS evil leader music at full volume*

[@lifeinthemoonlight5565]

I already talk to my Pokemon, they're my only friends.

[@yumekojabami1326]

That’s just sad

[@ninjaboyethan4114]

TBH your voice is very welcoming and nice to listen to

[@epic2267]

MUDKIP IS ALSO BASED OF THE AXALOTOL

[@weezer7757]

Random Taco Yah

[@hajidle]

No

[@RayBlaze-lp5zj]

Personally I find my enjoyment in the Pokemon franchise by writing a story about something completely new and thinking about how battling would be in the real world. Almost to the point of acting like a trainer and pretending to walk with my Pokemon team when I go for walks.

[@headphoneheadache7667]

Creating a new story in a region that don´t exist with new pokemon, is a thing I always did.

[@FoxEatingBamboo]

One of my favorite matches was a close battle between my Cleffa and Clefairy using only Metronome against six Magikarp going all out. I won, but just barely! I also once made a playthrough using only "ancient" Pokémon - the surprisingly diverse group of Pokémon that can use Ancient Power (including by breeding), whether or not they actually knew the move - while headcanoning my trainer as an archaeologist using only Pokémon from the ancient world, both extinct and surviving.

[@alflord4000]

Ancient Team, good ideia! Metronome is one of my fav moves, I like to battle wild battles and rematches using Metronome just for fun.

[@bigpapagorge9667]

FoxEatingBamboo iii

[@jackreijven7944]

FoxEatingBamboo Cool idea 👊

[@lukewhitsell942]

FoxEatingBamboo how did you barely win against a few Magikarps

[@KamiokandeSC]

My current challenge in HG: Only the fat one (over 100kg). Its surprising how much certain pokemon weight. Previous challenge in Sun: The flor is lava (only flying or levitating pokemon) Bot challenges are very good and enhance the experience.

[@Quintingent]

I'm actually in the middle of a Steel monotype Platinum run, with plans to do a Bug one next. I like Monotypes because they give me a reason to use Pokemon I otherwise wouldn't - for example I wouldn't usually grind for a Shieldon fossil since Bastiodon isn't really worth it imo, but I got to finally use it. One other thing that really heightened my enjoyment of the games was when a group of friends and I tried to complete the national Pokedex in 24 hours. We didn't make it, but got pretty close (I think we were missing 3 Pokemon that just didn't show up in Mirage spots). It was like a speedrun but more improvisational - particularly in the playthroughs where we were catching everything new. And honestly, just talking about Pokemon with my friends makes it more enjoyable. Discussions about specific mons or which games are best (my personal fave is Platinum) let me think about the series in various ways. Shout out to LUU Pokesoc!

[@roburipa3495]

I did monotype with all steel, on pkm black 2 and I LOVED it. I called it "Gym Leader Playthrough" since they use one main type and diff sub types and kick your ass lol, so I did just that. Ever since I try play with a diff type, next being ghosts👻👻👻. So much fun and Challenging.

[@mayaslug]

For those who didn't know,PokéMon Ami is froom the french Mon ami who means My friend. If you see a text error in this commentary tell me (that's because i'm french he he

[@darkandsweetfairy091]

That dance you did....10/10, would giggle again

[@cameronanderson9778]

I found a shiny metang during this video

[@primalearthquake3144]

Cameron Anderson Congrats! Which game?

[@robertlupa8273]

Oh wow, nice!

[@hajidle]

Nice one

[@lovenlemons]

First one is me every time I play XD just how I do. But the theme based team thing sounds fun. I think I'll try that! Thanks man!

[@pokegirl302]

one variation that I did is that you can only catch Pokemon after you defeated a Gym Leader and you must find and catch a Pokemon with the same type as the gym you defeated. I First tried it in Crystal before I realized that it didn't make the game much harder since the order is flying, bug, normal, ghost, fighting, steel, ice, then dragon but it was interesting to have almost a different story with earning the Pokemon rather than just catching it.

[@SuperCodeRedGaming]

I appreciate how you made a video on a topic that hasn't really been discussed before. The closest thing I've ever seen to this is "What things can I do to make my Pokemon games more challenging?". Two thumbs up!

[@Teal_Blastoise]

If you're more of the writer type and you like fictional situations, try fan fiction. I like tapping my Pokémon in Pokémon Go to hear their cry and see them move. Eevee are common where I live and I caught 13 of them. Only one has evolved and into a Jolteon.

[@arielmccarthy4892]

Nicknames. Seriously. ❤ also was that you dancing? You go, man!

[@thepokekid01]

I think a spin-off of discovering the history of a pokemon that I also enjoy is discovering the source of it's name. I think it can be kind of challenging, especially with English as they commonly use other languages in naming such as french, german, or even latin... but in turn, you learn a lot about other languages. If you are learning a language, Pokemon makes a great educational tool with that as well. Modern games come in about 9 languages or so, so it gives you a lot of options to learn, and learning about pokemon names in those languages often teaches you a lot of vocabulary you'd just never commonly learn in a class or immersed in native conversation.

[@sErgEantaEgis12]

Once I was working as a legal courier for a Bailiff office. I was driving around delivering and picking up legal documents from lawyers offices and courthouses in the region. A lot of this stuff was important, formal notices, court summons, eviction notices, payment warnings... and I was driving around listening to Pokémon music. If you've been sued or had your car seized to cover your debts, I may have at one point carried the legal paperwork around while listening to Kalos Route 2 or Slateport City's theme.

[@guill3118]

Thank you very much. This is something I really needed. I lost my motivation to play pokemon games and I was looking the last few days for 'challenges' but I only got people who said 'make a Nuzlocke' I made one once. I wanted something new.

[@alolana]

Guill The Mimikyu Dude SAME

[@elfmonster1476]

I know exactly how you feel!

[@RJ-mj4sh]

Need motivation??? Go get some your self 😁

[@millytheomegawolf6175]

The things I like to do while playing is: go over your strategy to your pokemon before an important battle, use pokemon you have never used in a *complete* playthrough on your team (exept for starters), give your pokemon weird nicknames (I named my crawdaught The Claw 3.0) and try to roleplay through the game, like giving your pokemon rivalries and friendships! In the outside world I like to day dream about my character and her friend who I wish was in the game more, marnie, going to the different regions! Or I pretend I have pokemon with me in the real world, even though it makes me look insane!

[@LunaTxGamer]

I do enjoy playing the Generationlocke, only one pokemon from every single generation

[@yannismorris4772]

Mitch Spears how does that work?

[@shade467]

I plan on doing one soon, after I do a run where I use pokemon that evolve at the highest levels (larvesta, deino)

[@jamescrenshaw6349]

I’m weird and that’s how I normally play as I can get a feel of the next/new gen of Pokémon (however this has led to me constructing nightmares of teams in Johto and Kalos as they got no new Pokémon to assemble a dominant, well made, balanced team)

[@islapulikechris_13]

What i do and would suggest people to do to make pokemon more fun is always giving my mons backstories and giving them personalities and building a personal storyline around them. I know this might sound childish but i guess i am a child. Also never freak out about BSTs

[@mr.cyanide4897]

I clicked as fast as possible because 1 it's Pokémon 2 it's true green 7 I love him so 😊

[@RJ-mj4sh]

Marley Armstrong gay

[@marlonknockaert3233]

I come back to this video alot when I replay a pokemon game

A while after Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire came out, me and one of my friends decided to play through ORAS together, starting our games at the same time and battling after each gym - And it was really fun! Usually, I would have picked Treecko, but since my friend did - I picked Mudkip, and gained a huge love for Swampert thanks to it! Now Swampert is one of my favourite Pokémon! I recommend trying this with a friend, it really makes the game a lot more fun! :D

[@CrimsonArzuros]

"When two of your favorite franchises connect, that makes them so much more exciting!" I immediately thought of Yo-Kai Watch and Pokemon.

[@thisaccountisoldbutitstheo9017]

Crimson Arzuros Can I like a comment twice

[@CrimsonArzuros]

The Chespuffster Yeah with multiple accounts lol.

[@CrimsonArzuros]

The Chespuffster Seriously though thanks.

[@Auke1993]

Playing competitive Pokémon differently is what I've recently enjoyed a lot. I've joined a Discord server that's done two Tournaments so far. In the first we could only use Pokémon that started with our initials. That was a lot of fun to do! It forced most of us to use at least 1 Pokémon (usually more) that we'd otherwise (almost) never use! The 2nd Tournament was an Arceus Metronome Tournament, which also was a lot of fun. I'm currently thinking of what the next Tournament will be, while also trying to find some new members to the server. We're lacking in numbers. I expect that to work though. After that, the fun will continue!

[@tonytang7550]

Recently I'm writing some Pokemon fan fiction while listening to some pokemon music.

[@geminijoule5522]

2:17 I DID THIS, it took me 8 years, and I started when I was 13 with Pokemon Platinum. I'm honestly incredibly proud of myself.

[@alphagamer9505]

You should be,iam and I dont know you

[@tadasuko8935]

I've started making theme teams in Pokemon Moon lately. A team with a starter from each region, pokemon that can learn ice, fighting, and ground type moves, things like that. Right now I'm working on a pikachu and pikachu-like team with Pichu, Pikachu, Alolan Raichu, Mimikyu, Togedemaru, and Dedenne. It's really fun setting these teams up (even though I'm still trying to get a Dedenne...)

[@Nick-zj6dm]

Hey ron i hope you're feeling better man

[@birgerwessel9695]

Angry Kea Better from what?

[@Matthinator]

I did alpha saphire wonderlock once. It was AWESOME

[@dragon_slayer709]

I don't really like doing wonderlockes. I usually get pokemon that are super overleveled so the game gets too easy. That why I prefer randomizers

[@EnderKing-pb5xb]

Hey AlphaSapphire was the first official pokemon game I played

[@tbone6032]

Dragon_Slayer-You need some kind of lv rule. My rule is always if you trade a pokemon higher lv than anyone in your party you have to trade it back

[@giraffedragon6110]

Matthinator what I did was a water type team in emerald I went as far as the elite 4 before I got tired. This was my team Fem swampert-Mumu Ludicolo-kappin Tentacreul-mr woomy Launtern-gywndlyn Pelliper-Carrie Walreign-Mah stash Believe it or not, my mvp was Carrie when I fought Norman Because of protect. By the time I got to the elite 4 my team was mid 40’s

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

I agree that nuzlocke is bullshit. It sucks since I hate not catching Pokemon I'm used to battling with. Also, just merely discarding a Pokemon after one loss is pulling a Paul (you get a cookie if you get my reference)

[@_pnika]

MrSonicHedgehog Hey thanks! (^_^)/ (\🍪 / \

[@thisaccountisoldbutitstheo9017]

That's the point

[@chrishanson5846]

Jake paul?

[@jamesbertlitz953]

Think of it like this. While you may not be able to use all the Pokémon you want, Nuzlockes give you a chance to use and grow attached to unfamiliar Pokémon. And the dying rule is in place so you feel like the battles actually mean something, and you have to be careful and conscientious of your choices, or else your friends might die. Personally, I love nuzlockes, and I enjoy having to choose my actions wisely instead of just blazing through when I replay Pokemon games.

[@Bibideybobedy]

Another way is that you can make a Nuzlocke comic. This way, you can make your own story and you can be more attached to your Pokémon

[@XxrayXtheMaster]

I did a living dex for sun and moon and literally wanted to die it was time consuming

[@FarCritical]

Listening to Skyarrow Bridge while doing anything can make whatever you're doing seem like the happiest thing in the world

[@Bigbadbo121]

In regards to doing monotype runs and using pokemon you never use, I do this all the time and it's a f*cking BLAST!

[@bellagarrison7588]

My older brother and I have been doing the "rivals in real life" thing for a long time, it makes the game so much more exciting.

[@Mephone_4_II]

8:14 I don't have any family members that play pokemon 😢

[@Jadeile]

I love your videos, they're always so positive, energetic and occasionally informative. Here's an idea for a video series: Top Ten Pokemon of Each Colour. There's the three primary colours, three secondary, then black, white, gray and brown. You could also do pink and turquoise (... although, now that I think about it I'm not sure how many turquoise Pokemon we have to begin with). Also, here are a few of ideas regarding this video's topic: 1. Rarity challenge. Only catch the rarest Pokemon in the area. For example, in the first route on Johto (29) you can't catch a Sentret, but you can catch a Hoppip, you just have to wade through the grass until you find it. The next chance at catching something new will be when you come to a different area with a different rarest Pokemon. In this case, route 31 and Wooper. Then Union Cave and Onix. 2. Monotype with a twist. You pick your starter, and that's your type. Then you can only catch Pokemon with the same type. But here's the twist! If you catch a dual type, your allowed type will switch to the new type gained. For example, you start with a Mudkip aka Water, then you catch a Wingull and now your catchable type is flying! So you catch a Taillow and now your new type is normal. Or maybe your first catch is a Surskit and as such you'll be stuck with bug for a while. You can catch as many Pokemon of the allowed type as you want, but once you catch a dual type, the type switch happens. 3. Gift challenge. You cannot catch anything, you can only receive gifts or buy. Your starter is a gift, you usually get at least one egg handed to you, there are fossils you find and can revive, you can buy a Magikarp in many games, and oftentimes you receive an Eevee from someone. The rest depends on which game you play; there's Lucario, Cosplay Pikachu, Lapras, Kanto starters, the prize Pokemon in game corners, to name a few off the top of my head. Mystery gift counts too, so you may get surprise additions if you're playing the newest gen. 4. Nature challenge. You can catch any Pokemon, but you can only use the ones with the same nature as your starter. So if your Oshawott is timid, everyone in your team will have to match. You get three tries with each species, then you'll have to give up on them if you don't happen to get the correct nature. 5. Colour challenge. Pick a colour, you can only catch matching Pokemon. Starter doesn't count. You have some leeway when it comes to multicoloured monsters; as long as it has a significant amount of your chosen colour, it's fine. Also, shinies can make a difference.

[@johnrussell9450]

Hey Truegreen love your vids and already can tell this one is great!

[@johnrussell9450]

Now I want to make a channel lol

[@mooganify]

That'd be a cool feature actually, being able to talk to the Pokémon and say a move and it does it.

[@themustachioedfish5988]

How about completing HeartGold or SoulSilver with ONLY Pokemon you got from the Pokewalker, not counting the two Pokemon necessary to unlock the use of it.

[@WyrdFayth]

The most fun I've ever had with a playthrough actually extends to what I was working on while listening to this video, and combines several things you named! Specifically... My best friend and I decided to do the rival thing, but via Wi-Fi rather than in real life. (I'm sure _someone's_ said it in the comments already, but that's a valid option for people with no nearby friends who play, btw!) We were doing so with my OmegaRuby and their AlphaSapphire, with both of us doing mixed Nuz/Wonderlockes. We allowed very limited revives for some slight leniency (one per badge obtained, and only if we had found them on the ground, we couldn't buy them), and had a rule that Rival battles were "friendly" and "non-lethal"... but critical hit KOs count as "accidents". That way we didn't have full team wipes every time, but still carried some risk. Well, risk _and drama fuel!_ Because the part that made this most fun was taking notes (okay the note-taking part was more tedious than fun, but worth it) and then turning our runs into a fanfic! We both picked characters and played "as" those characters, as well as came up with a plot premise ahead of time (that worked _eerily_ well with some of the ORAS plot and flavor texts) and then I took both our notes and discussed ideas with them and started writing. I've written 30 chapters since November 2014 with at least 5 more planned, and have started doing some edits (and reformatting) to cross-post from its original homes on ff[dot]net and Ao3 to the Nuzlocke Forums board, and while doing that am also adding a few illustrations per chapter, meaning fanart is being added to the mix, too! (Working on one for chapter 4 is what I was doing while listening.) It's been a blast and gotten me really deeply invested in so many aspects as well as pushing and improving a lot of skills. I'm really excited to eventually finish writing it, too, because the final battle could not have been more perfect if we'd scripted it, _but we didn't,_ and it's going to be so much fun. Of course I've found other ways to enhance my enjoyment of the games, too. I love Sun and Moon a lot, and had a lot of fun and feels just playing through Sun, but that's owed mostly to good writing in the game itself and letting myself get way too invested in the characters. Talking to Lillie and Gladion especially was fun. "I know we're not friends" says Gladion. "HOW DARE YOU YES WE ARE" I yell back at the screen. In Y, I did a nuzlocke where I mentally "RPed" as a dimension-hopping shapeshifting demon character who discovered the Pokemon world and just casually took Calem's place, which made it immediately hilarious when the player's mom's Rhyhorn cornered me at the beginning and mom comes out saying how cute he is; "After all, he's known you since you were a baby." In a normal run, this is a cute scene of your family pet saying goodbye. In _my_ run, my poor Omnys was sweating profusely going _oh no he knows._ xD This was also the same run where I started reading everything Shauna says as _super_ dry and passive-aggressive instead of bubbly and oblivious, which made me absolutely fall in love with her as a character. For instance, when I first played X, Calem (I played as Serena in X and Calem in Y) was a bit boring but friendly and helpful, teaching the new trainers to catch Pokemon, and Shauna's "You mean the Pokemon goes INSIDE the PokeBall!?" and Serena pointing out Shauna already had a Pokemon in a ball just came off as... "kid humor" I guess? The unrealistically ditzy character missing obvious things until pointed out, a little annoying but okay I guess. .... Read the same line with Shauna being a snarky bitch, and Serena not understanding sarcasm, and I instantly love both of them so much. The above plays back into my ORASlocke, too. Just shifting your own perception from "generic kid starting an adventure plot" can make the game _feel_ so much different and it's wonderful. Snarky Shauna filled me with life, and having decided in advance that Hoenn was a dystopian corporatocracy controlled by a corrupted Devon Corp made things like the vague flavor text about New Mauville and Sea Mauville being shut down feel _way_ heavier and the fact that those things were never properly explained just felt all the more like a sinister cover-up instead of (as much) like underused backstory. Overall, I guess my suggestion is mixing a bit of your own story with the canon and seeing what happens. The results can be really fun!

[@robbstar257]

I find it fun to make up what my Pokémon teams would be if I lived in the Pokémon world. Like, the anime's universe. Where Pokémon battles are more exciting. I'd love to be partnered with a Raichu as it's probably my favorite Pokémon. I've used one in every playthrough.

[@michaelmulligan8527]

I've never seen a Pokemon video like this on youtube. This was great, thanks for making it. I collect the action figures and pose them on my shelf along side Spider-Man, Goku, Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles. They all look awesome posed together. There have been a lot of very good articulated pokemon figures made in recent years so it's easier than ever to still play with them outside of the games and have the same team when you turn your 3DS on.

[@shawnmcmillan4438]

Do your top ten hopes for ultra Sun and moon

[@mitchelldillon3080]

Shawn McMillan GUYS I found Him

[@JackBellows618jhb]

Shawn McMillan why are you literally everywhere omg

[@Nomorechannel-t6e]

IKR

[@emeraldarwyn5367]

Shawn McMillan alolan swinub and piloswine

[@starchaser2568]

Shawn McMillan i see you everywhere! And yes that would be cool

[@pyxelexia]

You're such a positive, entertaining KZbinr. Definitely earned a new sub!

[@teammom8057]

What about top 10 pokemon treats? Like malsadas, castelia cones, etc.

[@dalle4962]

I'm definitely saving this video for a future playthrough. I hadn't heard of a good chunk of these methods before :)

[@rocklover48]

my team currently consists of joltik delcatty audino dunsparce mawile and chimecho for the fun of it.

[@ChampionBlaze]

I don't particularly like grinding against wild pokemon. And i love listening to pokemon music during daily life. It just spices up the day!

[@adamlee4218]

I made an Overwatch team for my sun and I can confirm it was very entertaining!! Politoad - Lucio Lycanroc - Mccree Bewear - Zarya Talonflame - Pharah Salamance - Hanzo (and I really dont renenver the last one but it was very entertaining)

[@polarpineapple6711]

The little voice command thing is something I used to do all the time when I was younger. I didn't rely on stats or good movesets when I went to the pokemon league, I instead relied on luck and my ability to encouragingly yell at my pokemon.

[@bdt2002gaming]

"As an adult male, I can tell you this is the best way to get a slight boost in entertainment." -TrueGreen7 2017

[@Azuriteite]

2:16 THAT SCREEN IS MY DREAM. SO MANY MEWS.

[@TiztasticallyWicked]

Make it more fun by adding Kenny Omega to the game! There's always giving each character a voice that you think matches their personality if you know the game already or if you don't, a voice you think fits their appearance with a personality to boot. Crasher Wake is a big tough wrestler, so you can give him a Hulk Hogan voice, or if you think he's a wimpy guy who pretends to be tough, give him a wimpy sounding voice.

[@siegfriedfinal343]

Love your positivity man! Thank you for making Pokemon awesome.

[@bdt2002gaming]

You forgot the most simple yet suprisingly debatable thing ever: making it so you can't switch when your opponent sends out a new Pokémon. Some people claim that this makes the games harder, but while that's usually true, there's some instances where this could come in handy, such as if you're using a Pokémon as, well, bait.

[@yannismorris4772]

bdt2002 Gaming he mentioned that at the start of the video

[@BunniePancake]

3:17 speaking of, (literally) i sometimes imagine the battles im having like the pokemon anime, with the pokemon saying their name as they make a move with the flying colors in the background and all

[@dragonflyod4316]

Top ten babies Pokemon?

[@dayalasingh5853]

DragonflyOD mime Jr!

[@IrrelevantOaf]

Munchlax!

[@homemhomemcriancahomemmulh3873]

I saw many good video requests on my day, this is not one of them.

[@ThePokemonFan14]

Yes! Pichu on the way! my baby! X3 ~

[@minershrub769]

Ehh, wynaut?

[@jacobwilliams3037]

Me and my best friend are playing through the entire Pokémon franchise (the main games) together. We started at the original red and blue and are going to play gold and silver next when they come out. Then it's gen 3, gen 1 remake, gen 4, gen 2 remake, and so on. But with the remakes, we transfer one random party member from the original to use in the remake. We fight after picking a starter, after every gym, and right after the league. It's a ton of fun.

[@_pnika]

"Let's make pokemon great again!"

[@thedarktypevenoct3403]

Wait again?

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

That bit with listening to the soundtrack is true. Bought a revamped version of the Kanto Symphony sometime two years ago in October. During nightly walks I'd have lavender town and Ghost tower playing. Ahhhh. Such bliss. Also. That part about "your noodle".... I swear to god you video read my mind.

[@BeeLy1011]

"Try battling with pre-evolved Pokemon!" (Looks at Ash)

[@Berry_the_Witch]

My friends and I did a really fun "mystery egg run" of XY and ORAS. Essentially you're starting with a team of 6 pokemon you hatch from eggs based around a theme, but its a total suprise as to what you'll get until you hatch it. Whowever gives you the Pokemon also gets to decide its nickname. In XY, everyone was given Pokemon that reminded another person of them. ORAS was a monotype run. It's a fun way to playthrough the games and does add a challenge since you have to then stick with one team from the start. I got stuck with a total glass cannon psychic team in ORAS but it was a fun challenge

[@trymal8915]

I’ve played through Hoenn using only 1 Zigzagoon/Linoone. That was fun.

[@jakegarner7077]

Just wanted to say, this video made me very happy :D you made so many good points because i have that same love for this franchise. I really liked when you talked about the music, i agree!! Awesome video :D

[@wheatiebun]

I tried the "never use your starter" thing. I made up a challenge where I had to replace my starter with a Pikachu. It was... interesting... My Pikachu did the least amount of battles because of how much it kept getting KO'd.

[@EmilyCheetham]

I enjoy watching the nuzlock challenges for Pokemon ( can only catch the first Pokemon in a new place, release a fainted Pokemon, name Pokemon, not knowing what move your opponent is about to do)

[@finnmccool7988]

6:37 “or at a toy store”

[@toby_xander866]

Ron, I'd like to know how to get excited to play pokémon again, because I can't get excited in building a team and completing the game (I can barely get into the 3rd gym) Do you have any suggestions ? People in the comments, help me too I'd like to hear your opinions

[@eseph_agen]

New idea i just had. Time capsule marathon challenge. Choose a few games each of a different gen. 3 is probably a good number. For instance. Platinum, black 2, and y. Begin in the first game, so for this case platinum. While playing through you may use no more than 6 members in your team. This includes hm slaves. If you need to open a slot on your team, then you have the option to put it into stasis by depositing it into a special box which you may not withdraw from. The game ends when the credits roll. Now, whatever your final hall of fame team was, you will breed them all with a ditto assuming they can, and send the children up to the next game. If a pokemon cant breed it doesnt get a trade up, and you have to deal with it. This is to punish use of op legendaries in end game. So while its an option you have less choices later. Now that we have our platinum children, we will recieve our starter, and have to decide whether to keep the starter or remove an old team member's child. This and the 3rd playthrough then opperate the same as the first. Overall the main challenge comes from resource managing and planning ahead. You may have noticed I didnt refer to this as a nuzzlocke. What makes this different is that you can use pokemon centers and revive all you want, but if you black out and lose a battle, you must rebreed the original children and restart the current game. All of the team members and pokemon in stasis are lost forever for gameplay purposes. The final objective is to complete all 3 games in the most efficient way possible. One last thing to finish it off is to send all of the pokemon in stasis and on your teams across all 3 games, up to a 4th final game, (ill use sun in this example) and run it nuzzlocke style in which there is no exp share allowed and you are not allowed to use any pokemon caught in this game in the nuzzlocke including the starter. Feel free to catch stuff, you just cant use it. This last nuzzlocke is a good way to guage how efficient you were and how well you planned ahead.

[@meredithsutton1485]

I write and try to add more story to the games (mostly the older ones). I take details from the game, e.g. the exhibits in the Pewter Science Museum, and write some headcanons about them. I've done this on my most recent runs of FireRed and HeartGold, and it made the experience so much more immersive. It really gets me to pay attention to details.

[@badassgorilla7900]

I'm actually interested in doing a non evolved challenge. Done lots of nuzlocked and wonerlockes already. Monotypes are fun too. But yeah, i think i'm going to start a ORAS or maybe XY run without ever evolving my pokemon.

[@badassgorilla7900]

Actually, maybe i'll buy Gold or Silver on VC and do that non evolved challenge.

[@lizziehn5928]

One game style I came up with is the shiny travel, where you have to get only shiny pokemon to your team, however you can catch one pokemon that isn't shiny to asist.

[@rodinieroo]

I like mudkipz I'm serious he's my fav

[@GumCow]

ILOVEROLLS my favorite is Aggron

[@primalearthquake3144]

My favorite's Groudon, obviously. #HoennPokémonFanClub

[@huh-ih5wq]

@@primalearthquake3144 mine is kyorge well i like whales so wailord count too

[@galactikittyy]

Ron, I really love this video. It's so positive and really sweet, with your little bit of humor and charm as icing on the cake. You give wonderful information about nuzlockes and more popular ways to make Pokémon more fun, and also give some suggestions yourself. Keep doing what you're doing :3