I Played Pokémon as a Champion that Lost

[@MandJTVPlays]

Download Honkai Impact 3rd using my link: hoyo.link/4wlfFGAL and use code YATTASENTI to get tons of rewards!

[@אוריהמלך-ת7כ]

Hi

[@weidevanderbj]

Team sky unova pls

[@oscarflorez1518]

YATTA!

[@UnknownDuk]

YATTASENTI

[@spongiforma.squarepantsii]

miltank

[@gideon5386]

I like this character. Putting essentially a genwunner into the games that diverge the most from the formula is brilliant

[@albertfrostrudebeck4037]

And he is always saying back in my Day

[@RegisEon]

While I was 5 when the games released in 96 I'm still technically gen one and this sounds more like my dad * edited because people miss read

[@jessereid-caplette5205]

"This city's impressive, the buildings all face different directions!!"😂😂😂

[@TheFaePhoenix]

I was gonna say the same thing 😂😂

[@pikachupower0025]

Grunty boi dislikes or attempted to (since dislikes are now disabled) the main comment

[@ChillDragon]

"20 years ago, I was 9, so I don't know what you're on about." I don't know why that sent me into a laughing fit.

[@bienelmodelcampo3670]

So now we know grunty boy is 29 years old

[@AyyFuji]

"Now listen here hooligan" "Shut up" got me.

[@SevGMD]

OMG MORE PROOF THAT GRUNTY BOI IS MICHAEL IN DISGUISE!!! I'M SUING MICHAEL FOR IDENTITY FRAUD!!!!

[@noisepollution4473]

"I will crush your dreams because mine matter more" you boiled down the entire pokemon franchise story in a single sentence right there

[@SnowPeaplays]

Teal mask and indigo disk

[@Unalloyed_craft]

I love hau when he said that how was having his speech about friendship and having fun

[@Un.knowns]

@@SnowPeaplaysPoor Kieran-

[@wiwithandayani6378]

Isnt that just one peice?

[@4skininthebin]

@@Unalloyed_craftohhh i see what you did there😂😂

[@PokeshifterPyra]

He is SO out of the loop, it's hilarious. Watching him be so confused about everything is amazing. One of my favorite characters.

[@Void_Sweets]

it's like a boomer discovering something

[@LuxLoser]

The next Champion Orange playthrough should be him ending up sent back in time to Hisui, but he thinks he's at some kind of historical reenactment camp and everyone is just *really* dedicated to the part, before slowly realizing he's actually trapped back in time.

[@Boopishmoop]

Lol

[@a_delightful_nerd]

Seconded 😂

[@JUMPYCOOL]

Orange: Wow what a great reenactment! Everyone: What’s a reenactment?

[@notme8232]

Or have him play Pokemon Orange, a ROM hack set in the Orange Islands

[@Gamegod-st1hz]

He's back in his time of youth

[@turdude7688]

This is the most creative execution of the ‘genwunner plays modern pokemon’ concept I’ve seen

[@ajm2612]

take a shot every time orange says "back in my day"

[@impulseXD]

​@@ajm2612that is how you die of alcohol poisoning

[@KraylebStudios]

Yeah because the genwunner in this case is enjoyable to watch

[@cutedog3211]

​@@ajm261223

[@Lupinemancer87]

When you say "genwunner" are you refering to someone who started back in Gen 1? Or someone who dislikes all later generations after Gen 1? Cuz technically, I am from Gen 1 and hold a lot of biased nostalgia toward it. But I also like all the newer Generations. Even some of the less liked ones, like Trubish, Vanillite and Klink.

[@mewfangirl1052]

I think it would be hilarious to see Orange in Galar. Constantly getting undermined by the npcs to do the important things with, "just focus on your challenge", and "nah, we don't recognize you as a previous champion, but the current one will give you a letter to give it a shot".

[@supergluehotty]

One galarian weezing cause his brain to melt.

[@albertonishiyama1980]

Orange being choosen to be a teacher on SV could be fun too. His rival would be "the youngest champion" of the region, he would have to help someone who is relative to the Professors (like Blue), and seeing him reacting to the BS the previous school staff did trying to erase the bullying / operation star would be so fun.

[@-BenGaming-]

Yeah lol

[@richardgossman7737]

@@albertonishiyama1980And just imagine his reaction when he realizes there are more than one champion in that region!

[@shelbybayer200]

​​@@richardgossman7737 "Wait, so....... If I become a Champion here. I just get called a........ Champion rank, because everyone gets that rank after going through their adventure !! What's the point than ?! "

[@cobaltprime9467]

I hope Orange can return and see Dynamax, Megas, and Tera types. “Back in my day, Pokemon stayed the types they were!”

[@AshleyoftheSwiftspear-pb8cs]

OMG you can absolutely make a bit about how he decided to go back to school cause he never finished it (he became a champion at who knows how young)

[@雪者]

Honestly, he should have picked up Mewtwo. Imagine his reaction to grabbing it instead of Zapdos. 😂

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

And also imagine going to Galar and seeing those different legendary birds. "Back in my day, Articuno was blue, Zapdos was yellow, and Moltres was red!"

[@Rixec2]

I just imagine the leader of Team Sky is all like, "Where's my Zapdos?!" and goes on a quest to take it back from Orange.

[@hell_cat989]

Yes I need this!!!!

[@PlatformingCyndaquil]

Me: Mikey, bad news. Mikey: What is it, my Ghost specialist Admin? Me: According to our intel in Kanto, Zaptos has been Pokénapped by a previous champion of Kanto who is now champion of Aloha. Mikey: WHAT!!!

[@Kris_King]

Alternative title: Boomer goes to Hawaii and gets attacked by aliens.

[@_Scizor.-]

Boomer goes to Hawaii and gets confused by different animals, then gets jumpscared by mosquitos and highly combustible clowns

[@michaelcook1467]

I won't lie that it caught me off guard. Although that is not TOTALLY inaccurate.

[@sillysiblings4834]

LOL

[@waterking74]

⁠@@_Scizor.-boomer goes to Hawaii and get attacked by a sentient spaceship made of bamboo and a samurai origami thing

[@Octo2]

@@waterking74 boomer goes to hawai gets confused and gets atacked by scientist that are after a alien pokemon!

[@peternguyen7530]

Mikey's Orange missed quite alot in 20 years. Imagine him in Paldea to learn the new mechanics! Or maybe go to Kalos to learn more about Mega Evolution after seeing it for the first time in Alola?

[@peternguyen7530]

@MagoL0l If Mikey's Orange saw that and the Gigantamax Pokemon, he'd be absolutely FLOORED, especially with the Kanto starters, Pikachu, Eevee, and Meowth.

[@bugbear2357]

considering how shocked he was by the totem pokemon being big, I want to see him react to dynamax/gigantamax pokemom

[@JuliusLeachmanIII]

​@@bugbear2357He'll lose his mind when Leon breaks his Charizard...

[@AlmondNougat]

Mikey need to be replaced with Orange

[@peternguyen7530]

@Cameron-tm7kt Not what I meant, Meowth has a Gigantamax form in Galar! And Pikachu and Eevee are starters in Let's Go

[@sirfurbingtonthe23rd4]

This was so fun, I hope we see more of Orange in the future. I think he'd have a real fun time in Hisui or something. Tried going "back to his day" and kind of overshot it a little bit lol

[@johnbiamonte1450]

I’m starting a petition for Team Sky to venture into Unova. It’s honestly a perfect next step on his journey as a…team. The towns and cities are named after clouds, there’s such a diverse cast of flying types in the region, and I think his interactions with Team Plasma could allow him to grow more as a character!

[@feeschenazi]

I hope he uses the eel

[@elihall6480]

sighned

[@brandonhiatt2546]

Agree he could totally get an awesome sky pokemon for his team like Hydreigon, Braviary, Eelektross, Volcarona, Whimsicott, The Genies and etc.

[@apirlfools]

sad fact their was a poll before unova won and mikey decided to ignore the poll and go to Johto

[@skeletortheoverlordofevil1749]

TO UNOVA WE GO

[@insertnameheretf]

Mikey's storytelling and acting is amazing. Being a parody of genwunners without necessarily being abrasive to either side is an accomplishment. Of course, Orange is still arrogant, but not gratingly so.

[@peternguyen7530]

Orange does somewhat adapt to Alola's mechanics, albeit slowly, after being in retirement for 20 years, still being salty towards Blue. He needs therapy and someone to show him how much he missed in the Pokemon World slowly, to at least have him be less of a genwunner. I certainly hope he'll learn more about Fairy Type Pokemon in Kalos first.

[@qwirkt]

"Mine's bigger than yours" got me lol

[@IowaCoconut]

I know, Mikey's the best, this type of video is so easy to mess up, but he keeps it so entertaining

[@rohanacharya3873]

You're one of the few people who treat Pokemon as an actual role playing game, and it's so refreshing and fun. It's not something I do myself but so fun to watch.

[@Boopishmoop]

I think I did one time for a little bit and then forgot and stopped

[@Lumberjack_king]

Yeah it’s great

[@Bosssnurp]

21:47 this is my favourite part just him screaming “It’s a New Yorker!?” Just makes me laugh.

[@GenderfaeCrab]

"Back in my day, dragons were dragons, not trees," What a quote.

[@Alita_Kazami]

Forward out your night, nobody says "back in my day" anymore 🤣

[@Tree_-wp5zn]

Trees are cool!!

[@guffthebir72]

​@@Alita_Kazami anglis? Tf does "forward out your night" mean?

[@Alita_Kazami]

@@guffthebir72 whats the opposite of "back in my day" :)

[@guffthebir72]

@@Alita_Kazami oh, my bad then

[@Chunky_Possum]

“20 years ago, I was 9 so I don’t know what you are on about.” - Grunty Boi 2023 New favorite quote unlocked

[@PrinceEmeraldMoonstone]

I want to see young Grunty Boi

[@Lnoolius]

I love Grungy Boi😊😊😊He is so grungy😊😊😊

[@jeffdjearth8mrearthmc261]

He said shut up so confidently 😭

[@harrisonkeithbrown4249]

I agree​@@PrinceEmeraldMoonstone

[@harrisonkeithbrown4249]

Idk

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

I love how his reaction to "shiny" Grimer is the exact same as my reaction to finding 4 "shiny" Hippopotas and Hippowdon that suspiciously had no sparkles

[@JadeTheProtogen1]

OwO SMAEEEE!!!!!!

[@supergluehotty]

Same. Oh my goodness.

[@Pikatwig16]

What makes it even funnier is that Alolan Grimer's colors are actually the same as Grimer's actual shiny.

[@-BenGaming-]

Yeah SAME! I was like “WhY iS It GrEy”

[@estherluna7398]

Lol

[@gatorkid509]

1. This playthrough is awesome and very creative. 2. This video just made me realize that the male Alola Preschoolers have shirts styled after Vikavolt! These games are almost 8 years old, and I am just now noticing this.

[@joshuaa8901]

When Orange said "considering the fate of multiple world are at stake, I can use potions " at 53:32 made me laugh

[@dominicdepiazzi8864]

I love that we’re approaching a point where Grunty Boi will have been in more videos than any other version of Mikey, including the original

[@Pikachu_Gamer123]

that feels horrorfying(sorry if i mispelled this, english ain't my first language) to think about

[@djt08031996]

Haha!

[@fiery_gamerz]

​@@Pikachu_Gamer123 English can be very confusing for even native speakers! Correct spelling is 'horrifying', pretty close to what you write!

[@Pikachu_Gamer123]

@@fiery_gamerz oh cool

[@Charlie_the_dog]

@@Pikachu_Gamer123 my "native language" is English but it doesn't feel like it XD

[@manicbeyond]

Hau: If people and their pokemon get along, they can do anything together. Orange: I WILL CRUSH YOUR DREAMS CHILD, YOU WILL TASTE NO VICTORY, NOT TODAY!

[@Bowerful1]

I wanna see Orange in Paldea with a Paldean Tauros ace💀 “Back in my day champions weren’t so WEAK” “Why am I going to school? I’M 40!”

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

Paldean schools accept people of all ages, not just children and teenagers. They are more like universities instead of high schools

[@gengarzilla1685]

They do, but Orange is still gonna complain about having actual children for classmates.

[@MadameTeqi]

Bonus points if, after what happened with Alolan Grimer, he actually does get a shiny without realizing it.

[@IExistProbably4]

Isn’t he 41 at the end of the video?

[@Madhav-xh4cj]

Untill watson and notson come with their extremely competitive teams

[@owencoles2798]

I love Gunty Boi’s interactions with the new characters. And he’s not taking anything form this guy this time, he just said ‘Shut up’.

[@No_OneO_N]

Kinda reminds me of his older interactions with Team Sky Mikey and even base Mikey a good while back.

[@-BenGaming-]

Yes

[@JUMPYCOOL]

“Shut up and let me do my thing”

[@owencoles2798]

Oh my, yes!

[@RakkiHoshi_]

Does anyone want to see Michael play DnD? His ability to play characters and stick to them is unbelievable and I personally would LOVE to see a campaign with him and PM7 sometime in the future.

[@Guy_who_likes-music]

Would be cool a pokednd session would be really neat

[@alphaslayer8885]

I second this

[@Deadpool-ri3rq]

This!

[@RakkiHoshi_]

@savageq22boss15 well this is going to be the way u get into dnd

[@SLEEEEEEEEEEP]

Yes yes I want to see that now

[@IAmMissingnoMaster]

Hah, a genwunner being plunked into Alola, I love it. Let's welcome Champion Orange, not only into the Hall of Fame, but also into the MandJTV cinematic universe! Friggin' love how creative Mikey gets coming up with these, too. :)

[@Spice080]

5:17 "shut up." Grunty boy ain't playing around 💀

[@brilliantsableye2591]

1:50 Side note: "Mom" is the Alolan world for land lady 4:58 Grunty Boi, you can't just explain to a fourty-year old what a anime game is. You'll just confuse him.

[@TheTrueMorse64]

To be fair Blue was like “To you, that was the most humiliating day of your life. But to me, it was a Tuesday.”

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

Back in MY day, we didn’t take stuff in stride.

[@StarLightGem]

@@kamentrainerhorn2073 pftt-

[@SHOGUNTE]

"Do I need therapy?"

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

"But for me, it was also the most humiliating day of MY life."

[@xxdagrimreaperxx5803]

@@SHOGUNTE I loved that line so much

[@Incognitoooooooooooooooooooooo]

‘Why is the lizard sexy?’ and the Gladion wrist problems had me rolling on the floor laughing 🤣

[@Playerano8isntcool]

“Was this artificial island made just to house HOT WOMEN?!”

[@RuinedFire]

I mean, bro is spitting fax, the lizard _is_ sexy.

[@Playerano8isntcool]

@@RuinedFire too skinny *gets shot*

[@TheRealDakasch]

SAME…

[@TheScienceWitch_tsw]

I love that Mikey has such unique personalities and stuff for all his personas including different ages. Orange is 40 and Grunty Boy is 29 I wonder how old the rest are

[@trainerjosiah1774]

I feel like all these themed playthroughs are the spiritual successors to Pokemon Talk. They really showcase Mikey's talent for creating hilarious characters and dialogue. I laughed so hard at so many points of this video. They never fail to entertain!

[@ZingierAlpaca96]

i laughed at the "shiny grimer" part, but it actually makes sense. alolan grimer is literally just taking shiny grimer and adding teeth, so it is not only funny because of the genwunner personality, but because it actually makes sense.

[@mienfu9824]

Yeah, I agree! Grunty Boi is basically Squirtle, he has the same voice and same goofy behavior. It's so sad that Mikey stopped making Pokémon Talk, but at least he's creating new characters like these which are as funny as the ones in PT.

[@Twiggystix4470]

“I do not like you” “I do not care” I love how Orange and Grunty Boi interact, I can’t wait to see more of Orange

[@michaelkowal3230]

"Shut up"

[@tortle1055]

The “do I need therapy?” at the end was glorious

[@K0lya_elemos]

21:54 "IT'S A NEWYORKER!!" Caught me off guard, funny

[@AIdiotWithEditingSkills51]

Agree

[@Glitchy8715]

How does Mikey always have the best and most creative ideas for playthroughs??!

[@sebastianramirez9090]

Miley? That's a New mispelling

[@Accountthatexists]

His character in this one is great, probably one of the best being the "old man" combining with alolas long tutorial island, and the new features in this game

[@noahtaylor1721]

Milaech

[@Krabbs6723]

Cyrus

[@DigiRangerScott]

IT’S THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

[@claran3616]

I like that while he is a genwunner, he appreciates most of the changes and especially his Pokémon. Primarina is "a great idea" It's cute.

[@OnyxLeigion]

So at this point, we have three gym leaders, a champion, an evil team, and a professor for the Mikeyverse region.

[@DandTBros]

Bro forgot bossy boy

[@OnyxLeigion]

@@DandTBros I didn't forget him. Bossy Boi just doesn't really fit into the standard region formula.

[@The_One_In_Black]

Bossy Boi runs the Treasury.

[@yukikitsune7366]

​@@The_One_In_BlackWell that is a horrifying statement.

[@SpiritShacklez]

Bro forgor that team sky isn't evil anymore 💀

[@lolalemon4787]

20:25 Him being so concerned for Gladion possibly having Arthritis cause of what that means for him just sent me and it's 1:00AM.

[@PhonyLyzard]

"Ever heard of champion Orange?" "No, but I have heard of a champion Red, champion at only age 11, what a talented guy." "MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"

[@TrueBladeSoul]

And his rival blue, Gold the kid who beat red and their rival Silver

[@brilliantsableye2591]

To be fair that child who defeated you was one of the very few people in the world with a last name. Do not mess with those.

[@M0rtal-S0ul]

Thank you for a warning me about those, Take this cookie for your travels and stay safe.🍪

[@chairkun3095]

Blue has a surname?

[@brilliantsableye2591]

@@chairkun3095 Yes. His name is Blue Oak, because he is the grandson of Prof. Samuel Oak. I think Steven Stone is the only character in the games, who has both a first and a last name and who is also not related to any of the professors.

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

@@brilliantsableye2591 The Winstrates

[@soaringraven0]

@@idosomethingiguess3680 and Mr Fuji, LT Surge (called Robert in French and German versions), the Riches, Cara Liss, N and Ghetsis.

[@HeWhoLaughs007]

This whole character is performed so well, the speech and the confusion of a 40 year old is epic

[@JUMPYCOOL]

Now 41 year old

[@_nothing.-_25]

me today: >wake up >watch mandjtv >go out >start watching this >come back >leave this on since 9am >watch mandjtv until the end of day >go back on phone and finish this video around 9 hours later

[@shadowedpokefan331]

"It's a velociraptor covered in paper plates" had me dying

[@Arturiamagus]

...okay, renaming my Kommo-O to Charlie. Or Echo. Or Delta. Probably Echo.

[@MostlyGhostly0.0]

That one had me dying too 😂😂

[@zacharyjoy8724]

@@ArturiamagusNot Blue?

[@Arturiamagus]

@@zacharyjoy8724 Well, Blue was named for the distinctive stripe running from her eyes. Unfortunately, even Shiny Kommo-O lacks any trace of Blue, so it wouldn't be very fitting. Echo, though? Totally fits.

[@rayroyzamas4060]

7:35 I like the touch that Orange doesn’t realize that shiny odds were boosted

[@gengarzilla1685]

Yeah it's a good and funny detail to spot.

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

And also he did not realise that they are not actually shinies, in reality they are regional forms

[@samuel-aka-contepic]

@@fadhilmulyono9230yeah i think he thought it was shiny because its the same colour as the regular form shiny

[@cassandraspoelhof3752]

OMG these characters you come up with are just so funny. I love Orange’s reaction to Grunty Boi. “You’re… what… huh!?!” 😂 Very hilarious.

[@zeusoi2854]

"Now listen here hooligan" "shut up"

[@Evee_001]

​@zeusoi2854 YESSS, GO GRUNTY BOY!! Make people respect you while you do your job... because...yk, he keeps getting interrupted by, like, everyone..in Mikey's studio :|

[@ozzie6447]

*”TEAM SKY ISNT THIS RUDE!”*

[@cassandraspoelhof3752]

🤯 I just saw my comment got the creator heart! Yay! That makes me so happy! Usually my comments don’t get noticed because of the massive sea surrounding it.

[@leedisley5243]

I love this new character and when he said "what is Fairy?" got me laughing a bit.

[@mr.lazyness4926]

4:54 Gruntyboi: *"I'm hear to promote the sponsor of this video"* Orange: *_*Visible and Audible Confusion_**

[@francoismarais131]

And this a great time to talk about the video sponsor, audible

[@_Ghostra]

Mikey is definitely a theater kid, the amount of dedication of his characters is so much fun. All of them very unique and recognizable identities

[@T.K.Wolfie97]

Can we talk about the fact that of all the Legendaries he could have found in that specific wormhole, he got one of, if not the only Legend that Blue is known to use?(Blue uses a Zapdos as a Neo Champion in Masters EX) It was such an amazing and amusing coincidence. LOL!!!!

[@gengarzilla1685]

Orange would cry and throw up if he learned about this after getting Zapdos himself.

[@ale-xsantos1078]

Orange did beat Necrozma though, so if he wants he could capture it and have it merge with his Zapdos Would surely be a unique and fitting ace for a champion of Alola born in Kanto

[@craigyeates1854]

@@ale-xsantos1078yeah, we’re gonna have to call dr fuse for this one

[@ale-xsantos1078]

@@craigyeates1854 Dr.Fuse and Champion Orange collab!

[@swisskun]

Orange is underrated. He's one of my favorite alter egos. His reactions are genuinely hysterical. But then, I've always loved "outsider/man-out-of-time POV" :D

[@bryandauzat293]

This nonsensical backstory is pretty funny. I feel like Gruny Boi channeled Mikey's energy on that "Shut up!" Like John was just about to tell him he found the fifth unboosted odds shiny in his SV game while filming. In less than 10 minutes

[@Chaos0f7ife]

And that shiny happens to be a Drowzee.

[@RemixproductionsAj]

I love the choice of Orange because it’s the complimentary color of blue (whom he has the most hate towards) which means they’re on opposite ends of the color wheel. Possibly unintentional but I like it

[@7792pnaurfr]

Well, green and yellow are characters the Pokémon universe. And violet is considered evil in cartoons

[@stargirlfelicia]

I didn't think a genwunner OC would be funny but here we are 😂

[@susannahmitchell5558]

21:54 “IT’S A NEW YORKER!” - Orange 2023

[@matthewgallaway3675]

Orange: Back in my day we didn’t have Pokémon that were household objects! Magnemite: *cries in being forgotten*

[@d4-v1d22]

Voltorb: *Cries in explosion*

[@gengarzilla1685]

Genwunners often "forget" to mention Magnemite and Voltorb when they complain about object Pokémon in later gens.

[@the3Ebroadcast]

After proving himself I think Orange should relax and go on a world tour. I heard of this great place called Galar that apparently also has some kind of big pokemon. They're pretty strict at border control so he might have to leave his team behind but apparently there's lots of pokemon there that'll remind him of home. One weirdo even said the legendary birds are there but I don't think so, he said Zapdos runs around on the ground which is ridiculous and clearly Orange already caught it, but either way it sounds like a nice place. At least there shouldn't be any world ending threats occurring.

[@mreganhp]

FOOORRSHADWINNNNGGG!!!!

[@bankeanchan6609]

I also heard a weiro saying that Moltres looks black and Articuno isn't blue which is ridiculous since there obviously yellow and blue.Also I heard galar had a undefeatable champion

[@Ricecatrealtrust]

Can confirm, galarian here, border control is so strict when my friend came to visit me they had to keep his shiny gengar in a locked pokeball for the entire week.

[@CallmeSlimeWolf]

@@RicecatrealtrustYeah, one time when I was going to visit Paldea they took my entire champion team with no consent.

[@zit.aviation]

@@CallmeSlimeWolfsomehow I could only transfer Pokémon, my team couldn’t transfer to paldea though.

[@TomatoFrog27]

“Back in my day bug types weren’t good!” Had me dying lol

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

Back in my day WE HAD LIGHT

[@SpooookyKitty]

“Do I need therapy?” Yes. Yes you do Orange.

[@p5rbasementdwellerunderred5]

I love how into character Micheal gets, genuinely sounds like a tired 40 year old and its perfect

[@omegaphoenix7085]

Please play as this character more, he has such a cool storyline, and maybe you can make him go to other regions to prove himself as a worthy trainer and maybe even come back to kanto as the last region

[@GreyFireClover]

I would love to see his reaction to how Paldea does Champions

[@LizLuvsCupcakes]

You know, maybe being Champion just isn't for Orange. I mean every time it happens, he just gets it taken by a little kid. Maybe he'd do better in a job that's a little lower-stakes. Like, a job where you still battle trainers and win most of the time, but one loss doesn't result in you being fired. Maybe something like, I don't know... a gym leader?

[@zacharyjoy8724]

Okay, I love this! For many reasons! First, 39:40. Very few people actually know about this, so it’s great to see it. Second, your nod to Team Sky, and how that Mikey WILL be upset by the Ultra Wormholes (27:04). Third, your nods to the postgame. Hope Orange won’t freak out too much by seeing his old successors again. EDIT: 1:09:10 …Well, I should have expected that! 😅

[@ternodons3090]

It's time to look inward and begin asking yourself the big questions. Which game will the miltank playthrough be in?

[@HisuianHyrulian12]

Probably swsh so he can do it legitimately

[@zaidalvi-r2l]

@@HisuianHyrulian12 probably gold or silver or hgss because of whitney

[@HisuianHyrulian12]

@@zaidalvi-r2l not to sure, cuz Whitney is really hard without a fighting type, so I’m not sure if Mr.Mikey man wants to do that

[@DraconicLeafTalarus]

The reactions of Orange to the alolan Grimer had me laughing harder than it should have This is yet another amusing character of yours, Mikey

[@ObiAwan24]

These characters are great. Looking forward to the eventual "across the Michaelverse" moment

[@mienfu9824]

Imagine Mikey, Grunty Boi, Orange, Bulbasaur and Squirtle all in one video playing a Pokémon game together!

[@nurselaykan3721]

Michael's new characters being increasingly confused by Grunty Boy is my favorite thing.

[@iscremintothevoid]

17:55 I love the edit in this bit, well done Katie!

[@ItsBluBun]

Since this new character is, essentially, a genwunner, it would've been real funny to see him use a psychic type (because it was so op in gen 1) and be SHOCKED that ghost types are super effective against psychic now

[@WiiMote070]

Tbf, the fact that he knows of the Sevii Islands must mean he's from FRLG. Except... he didn't realise that the Diglett had to have been Steel type until told by the pokedex, despite Magneton existing. So Idk

[@RabblesTheBinx]

​@@WiiMote070 Honestly, this character is just riddled with inconsistencies. His very existence conflicts with what we already know about the Indigo League. Lance _was_ the Champion before Blue. The real question is "who was the guy ranked below Lorelei who lost his job as an E4 member?"

[@wesfullen9163]

That last little bit about therapy, imagine Orange, Grunty Boi, Mikey, Team Sky, and Team Night Sky all going to go group counseling sessions.

[@PhonyLyzard]

What a unique idea, It never ceases to amaze me how creative mikey is.

[@KnowPein14]

"My diglet turned into Hanson" is no lie, the funniest thing ive heard all year

[@paulinafirestone7868]

I love the implication that the Mikeys are working together on this channel and making sure to leave notes for new guys since they know they won't be in whatever video the new guy is in. I wonder if one day they'll clue in to Grunty Boy's omnipresence and have him tell the new Mikeys what's going on? Thank you for making this video! :D

[@AceHufflepuff]

I like to think that Grunty Boi is like the Deadpool of Mikey's channel lol

[@Juelz607]

I'm only 5 minutes in and this is one of the greatest video of all time. Orange is hysterical with his genwunner status reacting to things like regional variants and newer pokemon

[@Lupinemancer87]

As a 36-year old guy who is only a couple of years away from 40, this really hits differently and I love it :D

[@adamwinkeler3391]

I think the shiny Grimer joke has to be my favorite. The 1 in 8000 part cracked me up!

[@zeusoi2854]

"Now listen here hooligan" "Shut up" had me rolling lmfaooo

[@AnsariUSA]

"You know what? I do not like you." "Wow, I don't care." Grunty Boi has earned his Sigma Certificate

[@michaelcook1467]

When you think about it this is one of the only times where during the sponsor read Grunty Boi doesn't want to have the attention of the person in the video. (I am maybe wrong)

[@jamesshepherd2514]

I would love to see Orange go to Paldea and see him go to Naranja Academy and learn about Terastalisation, Paradox Pokémon, and how there are multiple Champions instead of just one Champion. And imagine how he would react to the existence of Blueberry Academy too?

[@codyhensley640]

I couldn't believe it when I saw your Pichu's nickname. Rofl. I have named my Pichu/Pikachu "Rai-Rai" in every game for as far back as I can remember!

[@Riskantman]

Genuinenly love the roleplaying you do with these characters. Feels so refreshing despite already knowing how the exact game goes xD

[@winnerofgame1]

This is actually crazy to think about because if Mikey is right either there is a champion we never met or there's an elite four members who got fired after blue won and Lance was demoted to elite 4

[@francescabrogna6103]

Drinking game: take a shot every time Orange says “Back in my day”

[@gengarzilla1685]

LiverFailure% speedrun.

[@Kroododile553]

Don’t die

[@sailorbloxylambkins7528]

For those who don't know the name of the song that starts at 3:42, the song is Angel Island Zone from Sonic The Hedgehog 3. This song does play multiple times throughout the video. The song that starts at 17:02 is Azure Blue World (a theme for Emerald Coast) from Sonic Adventure. The song that starts at 31:24 is Windy and Ripply (another theme for Emerald Coast) from Sonic Adventure. I have most likely missed a song that is from any non pokemon game, and it's kinda funny that all of the ones I caught were Sonic songs. I get why they were, Sega does not do a copyright strike when any Sonic music is used in a video.

[@pikapower_kirby]

You are doing God's (Arkoos'?) work right here. Both John and Mikey use a lot of the same songs and it took me months and then finally asking friends to figure out the one I'd been stuck on was Wally's theme from ORAS ^^;

[@TheKain1210]

As someone who has been playing since gen 1, but has always had an optimistic look at the new mons, and the new gimmicks, i love this. And having a team of mostly regional variants, showing the adaptation to the series. Absolutely beautiful.

[@xkixvoiceofchilli8018]

This video is actually hilarious. The metal played over the Popplio fight and the sponsored section made me laugh so hard

[@3MB3Rx134]

I will never stop loving these in character playthroughs It’s just so fun in a way I cannot explain

[@pwshipway]

Right! I feel personally attacked! 😂 I played Red, Gold and Fire Red when they came out, then didn't touch a Pokemkn Game until Ultra Sun. This was literally me!!!😂😂😂

[@stitchxstitch]

Mikey playing an out of touch old man is honestly hysterical xD

[@kiomori]

Orange is too funny. It's like if a RBY player time traveled to the future. Or in his case, lived as a hermit for 20 years or so!

[@chadnorris8257]

Given how strong Tauros was in gen 1, I'd like to think Orange had one as his ace.

[@BlackBirdGuardian]

21:05 Finally, someone who also respects the Spearow/Fearow line. Not many people seem to see that.

[@Embtic]

Can’t decide if I want to see Orange’s reaction to a lack of E4 and a Charizard between him and becoming Galar’s champion or if I want to see his reaction to Paldea just having multiple champions so like… he could’ve STAYED champion if he was in Paldea originally. Ideally we’ll see both eventually

[@komarunaegi7460]

21:51 “IT’S A NEW YORKER??” had me dying lmao

[@baileyshep1644]

as a new yorker I wholeheartedly agree

[@vidux6289]

Mikey is in my opinion the only Pokétuber that evolved! The content is always good and creative. The characters and roleplaying are cool, this is kind of meta too. Can't wait for this guy to visit Galar and Paldea, classic gym systems, and some more odd regional forms for him to discover! Plus they have champions with the reputation of being really strong. Actually, back in your day, you only did 1v1 ... 2v2 is a third gen thing.

[@thehellfirewolf13]

Well, he did make refrences to the Sevi Islands, and Mikey has said his first Kanto game was a Gen 3 game. So, he's probably going off of FireRed/LeafGreen's story.

[@vidux6289]

I didn't make the connection with the islands so it makes sense.

[@Bubbledazwood]

Paldea does technically have an altered gym/champion system. You have the “top champion” and those who have the “champion rank”

[@Nsane752]

6:10 “Wow! I don’t care! At least my shirt isn’t tacky.” 💀

[@Oyyyyi]

He is so good in making an old experience a new one. We're literally watching him play through similar games, yet it feels new, and I love it

[@anonymousturtle34]

This might just be in my head, but I'm pretty sure that the reason Mikey is playing in set mode is because he was a champion, and champions aren't able to switch when their oponent does.

[@thekirbmasters4033]

I was so worried this video was going to end after the battle with hau because going to the battle tree and fighting blue at the end was easily the most perfect way to end this video. thankfully that is exactly how this video ended. and using the firered and leafgreen battle music for champion was just fantastic.