Hypno-line Solo Challenge - Pokemon FireRed

Rules:
1. Only my starter in battle
2. No items in battle, except held items
3. No glitches, exploits, save states, or RNG manipulation
4. No evasion moves before level 100*
Rule details:
-- *In gen1, evasion boosting is allowed if the Pokemon does it through means other than learning the move by level up or TM. For example, using Mimic or Mirror Move to boost evasion is allowed. (This exception is to keep ranking consistent with my legacy videos.)
-- I am allowed to manipulate my starter
-- I play the game at 4x game speed
-- For fair comparisons all my Pokemon have perfect (or near perfect) DVs / IVs
-- I am allowed to catch HM users - I can use all field moves
-- All in-battle glitches are allowed in generation 1
-- In generation 1, I'm allowed to skip Marowak with the Poke Doll
-- Surge's trash-can-puzzle is automatically solved
-- The bike is allowed in gen1, banned in gen2, and allowed for bypassing terrain in gen3
-- Saving between league members is allowed
-- If the solo Pokemon faints and I choose to blackout it counts towards my reset counter
-- I can pause the game and timer to take breaks
-- The footage is sped up / slowed down to match the pace of my narration
-- The ability Pickup can only be used if the starter has it
Patreon: / scottsthoughts
KZbin memberships:
/ @scottsthoughtspokemon
Twitter: / psychicflying
Twitch: / scottsthoughtspokemon
Illustrations by / sarinavail
Thumbnail art by / brianlsart
STAB: bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi...
DVs / IVs: bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi...
Damage Calculations: bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi...
Gen1 Stat Calculator: pycosites.com/pkmn/stat_gen1.php
Gen2 Stat Calculator: pycosites.com/pkmn/stat_gen2.php
Gen1 Crit Rates: www.smogon.com/rb/articles/cr...
Learnsets: bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi...
Base Stats: bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi...)

[@overeasybacon6239]

Scott is a GENIUS for giving the AMAZING move hypnosis a shot - its 60% accuracy is a coin flip in YOUR favour!! Way to go Scott :)

[@AlmostNamedOne]

mostly just because it causes sleep.... its not because of its "good accuracy"

[@DLC88]

If it's not 100% it's 50%

[@AlmostNamedOne]

@@DLC88 me using swift:

[@misirtere9836]

@@AlmostNamedOne HIT IS HIT! YOU CAN'T SAY IT'S ONLY A MISS!

[@Aliyah_666]

​@@AlmostNamedOneMe using dig..😂

[@tsawy6]

Fun fact: giovanni's kangaskhan has early bird! Sleeping it is a mistake, if one ive made often

[@piratebear3126]

Agree that FRLG is where GameFreak cut their teeth on remakes, deciding what should stay accurate and what should change. The lack of berry growing probably was because they decided not to implement any kind of time system, leaving RBY and FRLG the only ones with absolutely no time mechanics. They did at least rebalance Pickup to compensate by replacing most of the item drop list with practical in game berries, which I never realized as a kid. That’s at least better than Gen 5 locking berries behind a now dead flash game on the Pokemon website.

[@bp3366]

Cream

[@Neville133]

FRLG and HGSS are remakes done right imo. Although, I am one of the few people who liked ORAS.

[@SinNun-tx5jp]

@@Neville133 I'll never forgive frlg for cuckholding my Golbat's evolution for 30 levels

[@aidanhogan-thomas1797]

I hate that term cut their teeth. Ugh gives me shivers down my spine

[@showmeyourmouth]

@@Neville133 i totally liked oras, but 3d pokemon is just inferior gameplay compared to the gba titles

[@Eggsceptional]

Hey Scott! I've been loving watching your quest to learn FireRed. Not to dissuade you from your love of sleep, but be careful with it against Giovanni's Kangaskhan. It has Early Bird so it will wake up quickly. IF you hit :) Thanks for another great video!

[@briancaster2876]

Not sure if he's subbed to you or not, but I did recommend that he should watch your channel to learn gen 3 in general and frlg in particular to get better. Love your content and this series from Scott!

[@Eggsceptional]

@@briancaster2876 I appreciate that :) Thank you.

[@bavarian9956]

oh look who's checking up on his son, great to see your comment^^

[@Eggsceptional]

@@bavarian9956 Not a chance! I am the pupil here :)

[@Aaron.Seabolt]

Such an eggsceptional comment. About to watch your newest video after this one.

[@paulnewton2284]

I've found Hypno to be a pretty solid team member in casual playthroughs of FRLG, since its high Sp. Defense, Psychic resistance, and access to Shadow Ball with a serviceable Attack stat make it a great Alakazam check. I'm not surprised to see it do well here.

[@skeetermania3202]

All the pro plays: Chesto Berry with Insomnia!

[@timpearson4202]

Big brain moment 🤯

[@perkypenguin1663]

I know these are first playthroughs, but there was something pretty funny about seeing a Pokemon with Insomnia holding a Chesto Berry against the champion fight. Even with the reliance on Meditate aside, you did very well with Hypno and I wonder how quickly it'll be able to beat the game with optimization.

[@milkdud8993]

Don’t feel bad. It’s the Pokémon’s whole gimmick! It hypnotizes people; it evolves to have a pendulum for sleeps sake. Thanks for another run!

[@kode-man23]

Does anyone else feel a noticeable placebo effect by the fact that Hypnosis is 60%? For whatever reason I see 60% and I decide that I can live with that. But then when I see Sing at 55% I'm like, "ew get out of here with that trash." They are only 5% different in accuracy 😅

[@Neville133]

Scott is a good content creator and his videos are fun. There is your nice comment 😊 have a nice day buddy.

[@JimBeamFiend53]

Fun fact: In the pokemon manga, Bill actually became a Rattata. He was also almost eaten by a Fearow.

[@matversion2]

"each game dictates its own pace.... Emerald takes the longest because it is a pain in the butt to explain each mechanic, especially tate and liza." I fixed it for you Scott. 😂

[@tiagoleivas3495]

I just love this new format 1. Less than 30min 2. Has evolution in the way 3. I prefer the remakes than the original gen1 specially because inventory management (lol worst reason) Awesome to see your channel growing so much! Would be fun to watch your analysis playing Baldur’s gate 3 :D

[@justinkedgetor5949]

I agree, these remakes are peak content

[@dragonslayerz2220]

I'm not much for them, because I like the long videos.

[@brotman5319]

Thanks for all the uploads Scott, I am allways waiting for more, you really got my addicted :)

[@robertt.4176]

I feel like these times spoil us though. Next month KZbin is gonna feel barren without these.

[@Elfman126]

Hi Scott, love your videos and it's nice to see you playing Fire Red which is my favourite Pokémon game along with Emerald version.

[@shimmianNS]

On the fifteenth day of December, Scott's Thoughts gave to me: The tapirs using Hypnosis The 'King of Emerald loafing A lively mid stage slashing The Johto trio roaming Surge's 'Chu with a competent trainer Classy Cat v Pig Monkey! A moonstone evolution The "Rhydon of gen three" A Pure Power powerhouse Wattson's ace in Hoenn 'Phan v Ursaring! A tiny turtle's bubble The fire starter digging A garden lizard's leech seed And those three weirdo mons punching

[@BloodyNightmare1991]

Loving this series with evolving Pokémon during your solo runs 😁

[@tb12161991]

Nice things. In all seriousness, I love your content. Keep up the amazing work.

[@AzureFlute]

Been loving the December dailies, Scott! I am honestly very impressed with Hypno's performance here, turns out a great movepool even in Gen 3 can overcome not so great stats after all! Looking forward to the rest of the month!

[@UnKnown-js5jd]

Been binging all your stuff love it! Love keeping the evolution too. I get it with mons like the pseudo legendarys tho

[@TJF588]

"Scott's Thoughts are never extended, Frodo Baggins, nor are they truncated. Scott pontificates precisely what he means to."

[@matversion2]

Honestly, using hypnosis isn't necessarily a bad call. It's a go to of yours for a reason. Its endured multiple years, and on more runs than i can keep track of it's been super helpful for you.

[@iantaakalla8180]

Yeah, I feel that you know when a Pokémon needs to hope for sleep to gain the time it needs to sweep.

[@matversion2]

@@iantaakalla8180 it's definitely happened enough that I can't discount it as a strategy.

[@saltytyranitar6981]

As a Nidorino lover I agree that it is ugly but this also makes it paradoxically sort've cute honestly. Also it looks cool.

[@wreckit1261]

Love for Nidorino

[@Smileyrat]

Thank you for letting us know about the video length. I was wondering.

[@Mais_Simp]

Here to see that Drowzee back sprite😀 Did not disappoint

[@pommyadam]

in terms of gametime results, holy heck Blastoise?! honestly expected a result like this given it's OP-ness in Gen1, but wasn't quite expecting it to do that well would also be interesting to see a FireRed vs Red race, purely to see how much the remakes improve/slowdown a pokemon's overall time (without the Gen1 skips of TeamRocket in Celadon for example)

[@bettyunicorn6132]

I hate that he skips Giovanni 1. It makes Pokémon with poor coverage unusually good.

[@kittykat1111111111]

"With my controversial take about Nidorino's attractiveness out of the way" XD. I was listening in the background and I just had to come to the video to listen to that again

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Fun fact, Bill in fact does turn into a Nidorino in Let's Go.

[@exile6129]

I'm so glad they changed that pokedex entry. Hypno was the first pokemon hinted at to steal kids before the game freak flat out said yea some pokemon steal kids.

[@laureate90]

Hear me out. How about 'future porting' a Missingno into this generation...? Great month so far, Scott. Thanks for all the hard work.

[@RarutoUchiha2]

The Sleeper King reclaims his throne after receiving the offerings of his hypnosis-addicted follower.

[@MeesterMichelM]

You are só great for overusing Hypnosis in the early game!! *Angry Nidorino noises*

[@derekrobb2458]

Nidorino may not be cute but hes pretty cool. Eitherway still love your content Scott!

[@matthewbishopburn3874]

It’s okay Scott, your gen 1 bias was just thick with this one

[@yirmiuc6107]

This line is meant to be creepy and theme of the line is putting pokemon/people down to sleep so poison gas makes perfect sense

[@hanfman1951]

I love when you evolve it :D

[@dankester5607]

When Bill transformed, I honestly imagined it more as a Jeff Goldblum in The Fly sort of thing

[@djrekin7312]

Hypnosis good, Scott smart 😎 But for real, you do you Scott, i dont mind either way

[@SmashMath151]

6:21 Nice things in the comments! Joking aside, Hypnosis is really good in theory, especially in combination with setup moves. Finding the spots where it's worth the 60% accuracy, if there are enough to justify the moveslot, is a challenge that's much easier when optimizing for a 2nd playthrough. Hypno did quite well overall despite it's middling Sp. Atk and Speed! I wonder how the Abra line would compare. My guess is that it would be quite close since Abra has to Struggle train to 16, but Kadabra should sweep most of the game from there.

[@WorkInProgressX]

Hypno has such a special place for me, I remember borrowing FireRed from a friend and the save was at route 3 with the starter traded for a level 50 dewgong. I later caught a drowzee an soloed the game with those two

[@AlmostNamedOne]

the two most forgettable pokemon lol

[@Aliyah_666]

Oof a dewgong...ouch that's a bad trade.

[@JWStevens]

I shall forever call Hypnosis, Missnosis lol that was gold!

[@georgiosvavliaras1066]

The usage of Hypnosis is just fantastic this run! Should have used it even more often!

[@OverGoatfromTT]

Great Vid!

[@MrCheenibum64]

"exeggutor knows sleep powder" *coughs* Insomnia *coughs*

[@TheMachoman94]

Hiya! Noticed you looking for items on cycling road, if you didn't know already, the hidden items on the right path are directly in line with the signs visible on the left path, could help save a second or two searching lol

[@Pokemonika_]

i will actually say a genuinely nice thing about hypnosis (i guess moreso about hypno) i used a hypno while completing a leaf green living dex and my hypno rarely ever missed hypnosis and would have 100% been better than parasect with spore also so glad to see hypno crush it in FRLG as well, shes one of my top 3 favorite pokemon

[@Thrano]

I've been playing FRLG for the first time recently (skipped the GBA games when growing up) and it's so good. Despite not having played Red in at least 18 years, I instinctly recognized the lines from random trainers and could tell what Pokemon they'd send out. Those games are the best kind of remake bar none. Edit: Wdym Nidorino ugly? smh

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

Nidorino may be ugly but at least he’s not hooked on hypnosis! Jokes aside, thanks for the uploads Scott, love the content 🤘

[@GamerKru1996]

It's good to see a Drowzee/Hypno run.

[@facesoffearbrewing1229]

Yeah they are very underrated. I love Drowzee and Hypno. Zen Headbutt must hurt with a nose like that.

[@lenlimbo]

6:28 It's a good first step for you to admit that you "Can't stop using sleep strategies whenever you want". Specially when half the time you are moves like hypnosis and sing, instead of leaning in the more reliable ones. I forsee you going nuts when it's time to do a run with a Spore user like Shroomish XD

[@thedahliallama]

No Scott, you’re incredible!

[@BBailey724]

I always use this on my team in Leafgreen/Firered

[@thebigbean8783]

Man, i hope Hypno crushes this game like it does in yellow. I mean, it obviously won't, but i think it's still gonna do a solid job.

[@MayVeryWellBeep]

Scott starting to have so many constructive criticisms of his own play makes me feel like optimised runs for this generation are probably not far off. It's probably just down to XP Router getting upgraded

[@danielrobinsonchangemyvisi3195]

I remember playing pokemon yellow hypo was a Destroyer my entrie team was left in the dust between hypo power and strength this Pokemon was a power house genius , it crazy hypo has got that much love

[@N12015]

7:22 So basically like pokémon Let's Go.

[@Randroth]

Funnily enough, Bill DOES transform into a Nidorino in the Let's Go games!

[@littlehasman9369]

I've been watching you since your channel was relatively new. At this point, I have absolutely no idea what typing Venomoth is. 🤣🤣

[@realperson69]

With the sleep status negating 1-3 enemy turns (averaging 2), a 60%-accurate Hypnosis is worth 1.2 turns on average. That’s some solid turn economy right there! 👍👍🤨👍

[@Xaenatos]

Loved Fire Red. I think my favorite on my team was Marowak with thick club and would just destroy everyone lol

[@thehonoredone2361]

Love Hypno whenever playing through kanto I pretty much always add him to the team instead of kadabra. He's a solid psychic type.

[@charlessegale6493]

Me: * sees Hypno's ending level * Nice!

[@thedancingguy828]

That reminded of an Hack rom where you start with drowzee

[@adadgamer1]

Bro brings a chesto berry on an insomnia pokemon for the champion fight just to style on him

[@anonymerdude5306]

Hypno is the fastest Pokemon in FRLG at the moment, what the Hail

[@riotd.r.8363]

In the Pokemon Adventure manga, Bill is combined with a Rattata and is almost eaten by a Fearow.

[@patonosequecosa]

I remember having an Hypno in Yellow and it was pretty good so i hope its the same for FR

[@Gabriel-Bap-Alm]

On the type chart from gen 1 to 2, it is always important to note that not only is Dark super effective against and immune to psychic, but the other type that was added, steel, also resists it. So Psychic got double screwed.

[@FlamingAomeba]

I'm looking forwards to the Beedrill line

[@MaxpunchIDK]

Btw u can use thief on wild abras to steal twisted spoon for more psychic type dmg.

[@justinsims655]

I understand using Hypnosis for the high risk/high reward combo. I understand neglecting it for the low risk/low reward combo. What I don't get is starting out with Hypnosis, then switching to attacks after it fails. Failing doesn't constitute new info, since you already know the probability, so it can only be a shift in risk preference.

[@parttimesaint3165]

About the reimagining instead of remake... In Golbat's case, it makes sense. Most golbats we see are used by Team Rocket. They wouldn't treat their Golbats well and they wouldn't evolve. It would be interesting to keep that evolution in this game.

[@garryfischer3679]

i hate that you didnt mention the level it finished at the first time in a special way. good run Scott

[@shimauta1941]

You need a built in bell in your overlay to remind you to replace any sleep move that's not Spore as soon as is possible.

[@angelotirado3542]

Theory: Giovanni doesn't have a rhydon because he is not a real trainer, he's a rich guy that can afford his crazy team. Persian - payday Kangaskhan - rare safari Nido's - moon rocks are presumed to be rare and requires little training Rhyhorn itself is rare but requires a lot of training, which Giovanni won't do but blue will And dugtrio is for running away from the police

[@megariderfire1994]

HA! XD

[@ironbru1986]

I think when you start doing optimised second playthoughs that Hypno could possibly do a run very close to an hour, if not under an hour, in FireRed but only if it starts as a Hypno as it seems like it is quite the beast in this game. Starting as a Drowzee it seems like under an hour and 10 minutes is going to be quite easy for it to do.

[@yuumijungle548]

its a female as well so its Miss Miss

[@stephendavid1875]

Can you do a solo run using ursaring line in HeartGold and SoulSilver I like your vigoroth and slaking solo run, Slaking and Ursaring is my 2 favorite normal type pokemons also ursaring is so underrated but have a monstrous attack and a great abilities I hope you will do a ursaring run in the future

[@michaeldurfee6113]

nice things!

[@jussioman]

Hypno was my favourite gen 1 psychic type Pokemon. Little sad that Game freak downgraded his special attack but I still stand for my boi. About Bills experiment: Nidorino might be ugly but gen 1 Nidorina sprite from red/blue is the ugliest.

[@igiveyoudispear9975]

I always pictured Bill as a Kabuto

[@masterhakk]

In the TV show bill is dressed as a kabuto

[@Smileyrat]

I like to imagine that editor Scott and player Scott are enemies and constantly try to corect each other.

[@kylesavage6319]

You can always take a minor detour for the quick claw. Not always going to be useful of course.

[@bobdude7111]

Nice things.

[@crowls4205]

How do you change the button lights? I just got mine and the lights on the buttons are pulsating

[@DocMoctezuma]

Nice things

[@andrewhoughton8035]

Due to your reliance on Hypnosis, would Dream Eater not have been a viable option? More damage than psychic, and it recovers hp.

[@Kiaxiou]

I know it's a bad joke but you can say you are hypnotized on using hypnosis

[@Shawnzy1]

I was sad when my golbat wasn’t able to evolve . It was very frustrating

[@TheOvalOwl]

Nidorino a cute. A cute!

[@dvillines26]

god, Hypno's stats are confusing. but being tanky is not bad for a Psychic type in early generations.

[@GandharKulkarni2000]

6:30 nice things

[@franslair2199]

Your voice sounds noticeably different from your other recent videos even - is this the result of your vocal coach training?

[@DLC88]

I always thought hypno was a poison type. Always poisoned me

[@TheGhostFart]

20:42 nidoking can be taught shadowball, its obtainable from the game corner

[@dankester5607]

Honestly... can I just say that I feel like the Gen 3 remakes of the first games have a lackluster learnset for the most part? Is that just me cause I'm struggling, or are others on my side here, too?

[@henry5274]

Bill is a nidorino in lets go

[@presidentforlife1732]

You should play the pokemon emerald on nes roms, there hypnosis does damage.

[@kdb424]

Something nice