Is it Possible to beat Pokemon Ruby with just a Feebas?

First up in the new "impossibles" challenge I try to beat Pokemon Ruby with only a Feebas and NO ITEMS in battle!
FAQ:
1) You use items!
A) That's not a question, also "no items" means no items in battle I do specify that/
2) Someone did this already
A) Cool no one had when I started. It's not a super original concept at this point
3) Do you have a Twitter, I need to hear more from you!
A) Also not a question, and why, and it's @TheJrose11
4) Why won't you make "x" next?!
A) I make what seems interesting to me and also sometimes I don't have every game/capture card I need at the time.

[@Jrose11]

Yo, props to the dude who clicked on the video 17 seconds after I published it to smash dislike. And you guys think I'm dedicated!

[@stoner63reflex65]

I see your name, I click

[@SeethingSimp]

I like how your challenges are far more in depth than Mah Dry Bread's, though you two are the only channels who make entertaining challenges - everyone else is just a boring copycat.

[@michaelroach3175]

@@SeethingSimp mah dry breads way more annoying tbh "Yo guys what's in this egg guys comment below aw man it was a wynaut who couldve guessed"

[@SeethingSimp]

@@michaelroach3175 I agree; I try and put up with it since I admire him spending dozens of hours every week on a video, but I can remember a single joke out of 20+ videos that I thought was mildly amusing.

[@TrainerGre3n]

@@SeethingSimp also he uses fast forward which is just cheating Edit not cheating

[@デスティニー-n3p]

18:50 I like how Brawly compliments you with "You made a much bigger splash than I expected." He knows whats going on lol

[@theatomicbob9067]

I noticed that too

[@rarestpepe98]

I love how he pulled out Bulk Up as if his fish was about to muscle up 😂

[@LLF0]

Find someone that loves you the way Jrose loves pokemon fish.

[@TheHadMatters]

Still a long shot from how much I love Jrose when he keeps spoiling me with 1 hour uploads.

[@tastyloaf5487]

I think that someone could only exist in the boundless heavens.....

[@mickkelley3776]

You mean someone who makes me flail around all the time until I'm too tired to do anything but ram myself into a wall? No thanks.

[@Tracker947]

@@mickkelley3776 Sounds hawt

[@stephensimko7887]

Lol for real!

[@dubbz1356]

Jrose: "No, I didn't go find 96 ralts. Well, actually I did." What I thought Jrose was going to say: "No, I didn't go find 96 ralts. Instead, I reset for a better Feebas and found 252 ralts."

[@benjamintic3653]

Same.

[@Kairos_Akuma]

And 2 Shiny Seedots and 5 Shiny Zigzachs xD

[@456yukon]

i was hunting for a single raltz and i gave up after like 50 encounters, this is crazy

[@levy9595]

I soft reset for stupid long to get a calyrex ice with min speed. Was awful cause you had to do a cutscene every reset before you could catch it.

[@fifaworldcup1994]

@Edge Valmond Now that's dedication lol

[@Double-Negative]

For reference, He lost 26 points of special attack by drawing a bad feebas, and gained 24 points from killing those Ralts.

[@DBZMacky]

I guess the difference in stats was a net "Double Negative"

[@jonaspaladin1398]

Take into account natures and the psuedo even distribution of iv values

[@trent800]

@@jonaspaladin1398 he had a nature that did not effect special attack and he took into account his IVs

[@dakota6885]

@@DBZMacky it was just a regular negative

[@LilyCelebiFlipnote]

@@dakota6885 26-24=2 (Edit: reverse is same but negative, 24-26=-2 is the same thing lol, and -2 is a "double negative")

[@jacobtietjen2099]

“Oh he’s going to talk about EVs, this is epic.” 10 minutes later “OH NOOOO.”

[@AutisticPotato7]

OH YEEEESSSSSSS!

[@samuelyo187]

tfw he didn't just use the berries that lower evs at slateport, and just trained normally

[@invenblocker]

@@samuelyo187 That effect sadly wasn't a thing before Emerald.

[@Sad-Lesbian]

@@samuelyo187 tfw you didn't realise that wasn't even a thing in this game.

[@nothankyouYouTube420]

Jrose " I have to be not paralyzed" Me *looks down at wheelchair* " I know that feeling"

[@davidferguson58yrago46]

Ohh sorry dude

[@syndere6755]

Somebody get my man a Paralyze Heal

[@dipeshpatel4391]

There's full moon coming on december 18, if you can stay awake the whole night and wait until about 340am, theres a good chance you can stand up again

[@HannibalKantter]

@@dipeshpatel4391 Yeah and then he can ask Santa to make him a real child. Grow up, life isn't a cartoon, It doesn't work like that.

[@LilyCelebiFlipnote]

@@HannibalKantter Maybe he precisely calculated the amount of time it took for Moonlight to heal all of this person's HP :eyes:

[@hunter123123123123]

"In other news today, the population of ralts has been effectively wiped out by a single man. when questioned on how he would commit genocide on such a scale, all he had to say was 'The EV's man, had to get the special attack EV's'"

[@thecommentato4]

THeRE iS a SpIdEr On mY ScReEn HeLp

[@Felixkeeg]

"Can you beat Pokémon with slow text speed?"

[@jackmusic5994]

That’s impossible

[@whiterblue5960]

No, obviously

[@jackmusic5994]

If it’s in the later gens then the hardest challenge would Be Serena (Or Calem) Hop Or Hau and if it’s in a earlier game may could be a challenge may

[@cupofspiders5830]

There’s a slow text speed? (Who even uses slow, I use usually Fast, but in Shield, I just forgot to do it, and medium was not as painful. Maybe they changed it, maybe it’s me.

[@jackmusic5994]

True

[@printility9602]

You know for some reason my mind refuses to let me believe that raltz can be found in any patch of grass other than the one right outside tge city.

[@azelfdaboi5265]

Your mind is correct

[@generalhamster3337]

same

[@phoenixgoss55]

Well I mean that's where wally catches his so that must be where I have to find one

[@saltyralts]

Can confirm, we do chill out there a lot. The Zigzagoon lass is very nice, and feeds us dry Pokéblocks a lot.

[@therealtriangle]

@@saltyralts i spent hours there in both sapphire and alpha sapphire where were you at??????

[@wibblemu9]

Take my god damn like for torturing yourself finding 90 ralts

[@Begeru]

Really doesn't make sense why he did it. He could have just grinded on only specific Pokemon to never max out all 252 EVs. Or he could have just used berries to lower his EVs in other stats later on and then maxed out Sp Atk EVs.

[@StevetheWizard2591]

@@Begeru The EV lowering berries were introduced in Emerald. Alright, technically, they existed in Ruby and Sapphire, but they didn't actually have any effect outside of being able to be used for Pokeblocks, so they didn't really exist until Emerald, where the formerly useless berries lowered EVs in exchange for boosting the Friendship values of whatever Pokemon they were given to.

[@imdarrel]

if you havent seen the ditto run, watch that. I fell that was worse than karpe and feebas

[@stephensimko7887]

I thought the same thing lol

[@gnarlynicholasreviews]

@@Begeru I gotta agree... he even says “I know it seems like I’m dragging this out for video time...” and then, never comments on it again. It’s like: Him: “So I had to find 96 ralts during this run.” Us: “You absolutely yay 😁 did not have to do that. Why did you?” Him: “Yeah anyways I can

[@tonytang7550]

Jrose: Is it possible to beat Ruby with just a Feebas? Hoenn's entire Ralts population: We fear no man, but that thing.... *Splash* Ralts: It scares us!

[@louisgeni3472]

I loved my ass of at that one my man is a comic genius

[@Sealed_Chamber]

lol

[@Sealed_Chamber]

@FullTimeSlacker You are ruining the atmosphere of fun and relaxation.

[@thecommentato4]

FullTimeSlacker your life is unoriginal. It’s like those other miserable fun ruiners

[@tangytim6699]

@FullTimeSlacker That is, indeed the point.

[@IntermissionForBunny]

My favorite thing about jrose is that consistent tone of surprise in his voice throughout his videos. It's as though he's genuinely shocked that he's done this shit to himself AGAIN, every single time

[@tinkerer3399]

"What happens if I put my hand in this mousetrap" *surprised pikachu face*

[@Xpwnxage]

Jrose is great

[@simonomanrinne173]

A9 jag is perfect om 9 om 9 om och se hur vi of something in 9 om in polisen 8oo

[@simonomanrinne173]

@@Xpwnxage ⁹cc,

[@simonomanrinne173]

@@Xpwnxage q,,,,,,,

[@_little_byrd_-0v0-]

Can you imagine being Norman, a professional gym leader with two Pokémon whose stats rival legendaries, and your own son walks in with one feebas and wins?

[@wenometchainthasumma]

Would you be pissed or proud?

[@_little_byrd_-0v0-]

@@wenometchainthasumma oh proud for sure, just with a lot of questions lol

[@olavjorvik94]

@@wenometchainthasumma I would be neither, but instead start to question my own abilities…😂😂

[@wenometchainthasumma]

@@olavjorvik94 lol

[@SeethingSimp]

Since you used a Feebas for this impossible challenge, I guess you're just "fishing" for compliments

[@itsdiamondmike]

He may have to tug his rod for this challenge, but it'd be far from inappropriate

[@jacobw1780]

Hahaah

[@jameshurley615]

SIMP

[@jackmusic5994]

Wow I guess you had to “bait” him into that

[@jackmusic5994]

In order to pass the time in the challenge I bet he watched NETflix

[@donlyphans7801]

Feebas performed so "beautifully" that I'm surprised it didn't evolve.. But for real, hinting at a colosseum challenge run just earned you a sub

[@Sad-Lesbian]

Shame he still hasn't done a Colosseum challenge.

[@alexanderstilianov]

You had me worried there when you started using Tackle on that shiny Seedot, not gonna lie. 😥

[@SilphSpectre]

Yo no way! I just did this for Emerald; seems we're on the same wavelength 😂 It's gonna be awesome to see the nuances with Ruby/Sapphire. Big fan of your work, keep it up!

[@Whukariousprods]

I watched that video, great work. I loved it.

[@EleanorRea]

Great crossover in the comments

[@manadrivexl]

I was wondering why I felt a sense of déjà vu. Lo and behold, here you are and so is your video in the recommended bar.

[@Sealed_Chamber]

That was a good video mang, I watched all of it.

[@mads4830]

Trashy

[@linceed]

Whenever one of your videos comes out, it's like a mini vacation for me. I really love your channel, it really helps with my anxiety. I'm a 26 year old screenwriter from Mexico City and I live alone in a small apartment and your videos really make my life better. I get giddy when you upload something.

[@MerndZ]

I played pretty much every gen, but damn... Hoenn is my home. Those music tracks are really pushing my nostalgia buttons

[@denimchicken104]

Fart trumpet

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

I think the fact you do challenges that might end in failure are nice. So many channels only upload the successful ones, which semi defeats the purpose.

[@coa-1es]

40:35 Rain Dance TM is only available in the isolated section of Abandoned Ship, requiring Diving, and therefore Tate and Liza's badge. So you couldn't have used it for that battle, but any subsequent ones would do

[@DaBannyGaming]

This guy is amazing. He has so much patience lol.

[@doflamingo1360]

I am incredibly impressed for his patience

[@joelmorley5038]

Literally waiting for this. Idk why I like them so much. Your voice is just good.

[@flyforce16]

I love the way he walks you through his logic each step of the way.

[@joelmorley5038]

@@flyforce16 idk I just love the way he speaks. I've tried to find other KZbinrs like him but I cant

[@javrami4883]

Sounds like Ben Shapiro is really into Pokémon lmao

[@Jrose11]

^I don't know if take that as a compliment or an insult, but I can't stand Ben Shapiro lol.

[@PanthorPapa84]

@@joelmorley5038 Pikasprey makes content similar in composure like their attitude and energy (I recommend the softlock picking videos if you haven't seen them on Pikasprey Yellow)

[@Kurakunai]

Hey Jrose, I believe there is a better way to handle the whole Ralts issue! Considering you're grinding on Silcoon/Cascoon for a while, wouldn't it be more practical to max out one stat (either defense on the cocoons for simplicity's sake, or attack which from the looks of the rest of the game would be more useful), and keep grinding on Pokémon that give EVs in the maxed out stat until you can beat Roxanne? That way, you don't miss out on any special attack, and can get some way more easily after Roxanne is dealt with (you could even use Zigzagoons from the start to limit grinding too)! I may have been watching way too many of these challenges to come up with a strategy like this...

[@Begeru]

Kurakunai also it wasn’t really necessary. Another youtuber did the same challenge and didn’t bother with EV training.

[@mutevampire]

Double unnecessary, really... gen 2 introduced berries, including (but not limited to) berries that reduce EVs. He could have whatever hodge-podge of EVs he wanted, stuffed them down the Feebas's throat, and trained special attack anywhere else.

[@bongosmcdongos4190]

@@mutevampire gen 2 doesn't have ev reduction berries AFIAK

[@StevetheWizard2591]

@@mutevampire The EV reducing berries were introduced in Emerald. Prior to Emerald, berries with the same Item IDs existed, but they had no effect outside of being used for Pokeblock.

[@kirin1230]

@@mutevampire Those berries were first in emerald

[@sludgy5134]

21:30 There is one you already learned Frustration

[@RosyKitteh]

That's jrose's first move

[@imfamoushero]

The way your first magikarp video blew up the way it did, that must’ve the inspiration for the influx of challenge videos. That’s so incredible

[@gz7006]

Can you beat crippling depression? I still haven't found a guide

[@yosquispie159]

F

[@DoesItMatterAtAll]

This video is the guide. :>

[@lamarg.7462]

Pray, dont give up Everything will BE ok 🙏

[@nox_luna]

@Miguel Flagstaff erupting undies? what ah you fixed it, its no longer funny, you have caused the depression.

[@deserenitatem]

Our only hope is a communist society

[@stijn.yeoystarz]

I love how the intro is played with trumpets, seeing as RSE's music consists mostly of trumpets aswell

[@irtehmrepic]

10:33 this was only true in gen 6 and onward. 3 through 5, you CAN put 255 into one stat. But it doesn't do anything different than 252, because EVs only work in multiples of 4.

[@moerkx1304]

They only work in multiples of 4 at Level 100 so for some levels those last 3 from 252 to 255 could make a difference of 1 point.

[@chompyzilla]

That’s incorrect. There is a floor in the stat calculation when the EVs are divided that is separate from the one where everything divided by 100. 255 EVs leads to the same value at all levels. The actual equation for the HP stat is floor((2*base + IV + floor(EV/4) + 100)*LV/100) + 10 The equation for the other five stats is floor((2*base + IV + floor(EV/4))*LV/100) + 5

[@semajniomet981]

@@chompyzilla Unless you're using Shedinja, in which case the HP stat is calculated as follows: 1+(EV*0)+(IV*0))+(LV*0).

[@fawnieee]

@@semajniomet981 I'm not very smart, but what are EVs and IVs? How do they work and why do they improve when you battle certain pokemon only?

[@callum5855]

@@fawnieee IVs are the innate values of a pokemon, so when you catch a pokemon it will have a random no from 0 to 31 added to each stat. EVs are effort values which are gained by fainting specific pokemon for example in this video he needs to faint a lot of Raltses to get Special Attack points.

[@PraefMace]

Glad to see another youtuber being so masochist and putting themselves through something as insane as this. And I really like how in-depth it is, while I would imagine a video between 20-30 minutes might be more alluring to some people, this, THIS is something I can get behind watching for an hour and above. It is gude.

[@wickederebus]

For me this is a 30 minute video. 2x speed.

[@spoonflaps12]

I was the guy who recommended Paras-only for HG/SS on twitter. Hope you'll give that one a shot, but I'm looking forward to any challenges you do either way!

[@Minimagix2410]

This dude is so under appreciated, love this man

[@anubeia]

Stay calm, everyone. Unhinged Pikasprey has released another video. Edit: I must not be the only one who sees the connection between these two. Thanks for the likes.

[@PanthorPapa84]

XD pikasprey and this guy are the only two I watch for these kind of videos

[@SethFrostV]

@@PanthorPapa84 Same

[@guitar45rocks5]

😂😂😂

[@Skyline_NTR]

>new video hol up. where

[@dynastystar5515]

@@PanthorPapa84 I like Gamechamp as well for these kind of videos, but if you're looking for ONLY Pokemon challenges, yeah, the two of them are the only two for me.

[@N7Crow]

I'm listening to your strategy rant around 16:00 and I have to say I'd love to see more "minimum number of battles" runs because the strats you used in Gen 1 were really really clever. Love this video as well though :)

[@giga6716]

Well, I guess it's time for me to drop everything I was doing now and focus on the more important thing; feebas dominating everything for the next hour!

[@22Metropolis22]

I love how he says “you” when explaining stuff, like anyone else would be mad enough to go through this hardship.

[@davidferguson58yrago46]

69 likes

[@wenometchainthasumma]

@@davidferguson58yrago46 hey my old account lol

[@lewistraussthetc2732]

Fool

[@CasperDar]

50:05 Not much of a compliment for Steven's team huh, being strong against a Feebas

[@anitiwary5181]

Internet Boy yeah lol i was just thinkin of that

[@cupofspiders5830]

wow, the Pokémon Champion has a team that can defeat a Feebas.

[@roblesdegracia]

First Magikarp, then Feebas... You are too good, congrats!

[@princejohannejalos7080]

Hi robles

[@princejohannejalos7080]

Hi robles

[@gabrieldabriel]

My heart sank when you attacked the shiny seedot

[@queeny5613]

Imagine if all the npcs could talk. Whose that random feebas trainer

[@ceulgai2817]

They can though

[@guitarfreak80ftw]

NINETY-SIX RALTS?!? You are the king 🤴 Come back and take your throne.

[@edchampagne1806]

what you mean come back

[@davidreyna7410]

13:09 "I don't mean to stretch out the video" BRUH. ITS ALREADY A HOUR

[@ValerieHeart]

Double battle rule: use TWO Feebas.

[@lolamistly5405]

Your the best youtuber when it comes to solo runs because you actually go into depth on the process and you don't edit the fuck out of your footage till there is only the bare bones of your run actually shown.

[@leonhettlesmort94]

I really like your challenges because you go into extra detail about what happened during the run. Keep up the great work.

[@marshallfogg537]

"Obviously I still have a lot to learn" -The gym leader who just lost to someone brute forcing a level 30 struggling fish

[@SpicyWah]

“No one else has the patience to do” Mah Dry Bread: *Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary*

[@ijneb1248]

This is a great video to demonstrate the importance of perfect IVs in extreme competitive battling

[@vinechetti]

I love how he checked whether Feebas could learn Bulk Up he'd just recieved

[@napoleoncomplex2712]

Imagine being challenged by your son to a pokemon battle, the only pokemon he has is feebas, and the feebas wins. I'd have mixed feelings after that.

[@tuxpengu9138]

Prediction: you totally can

[@TheEmilyFravel]

TuxThePenguin he does spoiler

[@gabrieldabriel]

Emily Fravel but he uploaded the video so he obviously did

[@Sharcade0]

@@gabrieldabriel He also uploaded his 'Can you beat Pokemon Red and Blue with only a Magikarp'-Vid and that challenge ended in failure

[@KipaYumiya]

Solution: But dont.just dont.

[@Spacesnakes474]

Man you're content is honestly at the quality level of people who have millions of subscribers, but I guess when you do Pokemon content you expect smaller fanbases. Either way, keep up the good work.

[@imfamoushero]

Tiger474 it’s the problem people watch but don’t subscribe 😔

[@ieuanhunt552]

I think one problem is that his videos are kind of long winded and tedious. I find it quite relaxing but the average viewer wouldn't.

[@Woodenwakka]

Beldum in the future?

[@frappompi]

Damn that sounds painful

[@shadowtitanx3962]

I would say, Impossible. Absolutely. You are gonna be in hell all the way through.

[@cupofspiders5830]

On the upside, Beldum is just 1/4 of a Metagross, so it must be good!! (That was a joke.)

[@bitemytail]

At a 4% encounter rate, you fought ~2500 battles looting for those Ralts.

[@joejones891]

I appreciate your content and commentary. I know other guys have gotten out in front of you on some of these challenges, but your knowledge of states and moves makes your videos vastly more interesting. Keep it up! And please upload more battles.

[@hentikong6549]

Legit I watched the other Feebas challenge today then this gets dropped, today is Feebas day for me apparently

[@MaraudingManiac]

I hope we get to see Yellow: min battles! The min:battles is more interesting to be because it feels like more of an optimization challenge.

[@rolandogarciajr.8703]

I've never clicked on a video faster in my life

[@TheEmilyFravel]

Rolando Garcia Jr. LOL SAMMMEEEEEEEE

[@miqvPL]

Steven: do You want to become a Hoenn league champion with just an ugly fish? *Seven is confused* Jrose11: YES IF HE HITS HIMSELF IN CONFUSION I CAN WIN NOW

[@silvershadowjsh]

8:56 Feebas is in the Erratic level up group which requires the least amount of experience to get to level 100, however, requires the most experience (quite a bit more more than the slow level up group) between the lower levels. It doesn’t actually begin to require less/level out until around level 30.

[@squadofbobs]

idk how you did it, but you managed to make an hour long video just feel really short, yet fun, exciting, and intriguing getting through this challenge. extremely satisfied watching this and learning many more methods of getting through this impossible challenge! also additional notes regarding to the later parts of the vid: -Even if you had bred a much better Feebas for this challenge, the IVs for it and data in general for it would change upon hatching from a different trainer, so it wouldn't matter. -Cray-dily (Least it's what I think too)

[@theundeadempire3640]

Thank you for making all these cool videos in this “impossible” series, I really like them. You should totally buy some copies of the games you run and trade your challenge run Pokémon to as a sort of hall of fame kind of thing where you can save them.

[@mirageowl]

I really like runs with items, especially x items and the strategy they introduce to these kind of runs. Itemless runs are challenging, sure but I dont think they are the most fun to play or watch imo

[@cernanwinterfox85]

This is awesome! I really hope this does become a series. Also this video does show the difference items make. I say go ahead use them. I mean your the first person to ever manage to show guard specs usefulness.

[@starg09]

Gotta love how in the same week two people actually posted a feebas challenge (the other one on emerald though). Considering the amount of work in playing and editing it's definitely a coincidence but for sure a fun one, haha :P Feebas on diamond when /s

[@teph1256]

POV: you're the pokemon master. none have stood against you. a kid and a rotten fish walk into the room.

[@reversal]

Nice Feebas 👀

[@456yukon]

i was hunting for a single raltz and i gave up after like 50 encounters, this is crazy

[@Moonsbro]

what a coincidence i just started playing omega ruby for the first time, spent over an hour trying to find a ralts lol

[@bridgeseller7004]

It's pretty rare, yeah. Were you using DexNav?

[@duckduckinator3185]

So this run is actually cannon?

[@ZeonZenes]

That steven RNG strat was probably one of the best things i've ever seen done in a pokemon game. Thankyou for this lmao

[@WWEdeadman]

"Challenges that are super tedious" Yep, that fits the description alright. Great video, I sure wouldn't have the patience to do a Feebas only run.

[@Morelia300]

23:00 I figure someone's already shared this, and I find it hard to imagine I know something about Pokemon you don't, but just in case... The trick to the slots I've found is to time it. You can actually see the 7's go by, so just make sure you get a rhythm going before you hit A. Sometimes, and randomly, the game won't allow a triple 7 even with perfect timing, but you'll hit the jackpot often enough to for a solid profit. I've saved up several thousand coins from just 50 using this method on the slots in Gen 3.

[@jacoxaztk]

Right before the pandemic. I wish I had discovered your channel then. In any case, I have watched most of your videos. 🔥🔥🔥

[@sludgy5134]

Not the challenge we wanted But the challenge we needed

[@2102082]

I only recently discovered your channel and I love listening to these challenges while at work. Sounds absolutely brutal getting those Ralts’ just for EV. Thanks for such awesome content!

[@DanielLeonis]

This was awesome! I love all the little fishie pokemon, so seeing some more challenges with them is always exciting. I also adore the longer videos, especially since you explain your thought process and how you felt during. It's almost like we get to experience it in some way, too! And I agree with other people -- you have an awesome voice. Expressive, calming, and entertaining! Honestly, the way you narrate your videos feels really casual, sort of like talking to a friend. Personally, I can't watch videos that have a formal sounding voice, because it feels way too serious, almost like I'm in a business meeting or something. News talk show hosts are the only thing I can think of as an example atm, lol

[@xdeuiiigaming1223]

"..or any other series i've forgotten about" yeah, the kakuna ratata run

[@alochuz1962]

14:30 : it's just luck Feebas's health: I've got u fam *turns into 69 health**

[@BruhMrog]

Love the video so entertaining to watch, I have a video suggestion. Can you make a tier list/a top 10 of the easiest of these pokemon challenges to the hardest that you've done?

[@Leto85]

This is such a great idea. I love it how you keep on making these games more and more challenging.

[@nichtstef8915]

6:12 Jrose: “Roxanne-...” Me:”GODDAMN - ALL SHE WANNA DO IS PARTY ALL NIGHT” 😂

[@divinesleeper]

Imagine being that Slaking and just seeing feebasses everywhere flailing at you and your trainer just yelling FOCUS, FOCUS

[@sixpenybandit2600]

Jrose needs more views. Love his runs the most.

[@tacticalbondsh]

I still can't get over how Brendan's mom made him ride in the back of the moving truck

[@wslaxmiddy]

Even in casual play I would catch 5 Zigzagoons and carry them around dropping one at a time as I added pokemon to my team but kept collecting them pickups so many extra rare candies and money

[@jek__]

i remember when i was a kid it taking annoyingly long to find just a few ralts so i could pick my favorite, or with the right ability or something i dont really remember. I can imagine scaling that up to the amount you had to find, and i can only conclude that you are a madman

[@serix3238]

Your challenge videos are so much more fun to watch than the rest of the youtubers! The way you explain every single detail and all the why's and how's are really interesting! ^^

[@alexanderstilianov]

Here's why it would have been easier to have done this challenge in Emerald instead of Ruby. Hear me out: starting from Emerald, some of the berries that previously do nothing but raise Contest stats were changed to reduce 10 EVs in a particular stat and increase Friendship (e.g. Pomeg berry = -10 HP EVs). After farming a handful of berries you could feed them to Feebas and then EV-train its Special Attack against the 70% Spinda and Speed against all the Zubats/Magikarp of Hoenn. Yes, I am aware than Seedot has only a 1% encounter rate in Emerald's Route 102 (as opposed to 20% in Ruby) and Emerald is overal a more difficult game than Ruby and Sapphire but that's much less time spent Splashing against defenseless Seedot than targetting 4% Ralts.

[@Begeru]

Or he could have just grinded only on Pokemon that would never max out all 252 EVs.

[@uranium54321]

I disagree PURELY because Tate & Liza would have 4 pokemon instead of 2. They’re already hard in this video, but they would be absolutely ABSURD in emerald

[@Yossus]

I love the Norman AI. Once his second Slaking knocked out my entire team but I happened to have a freshly revived Cradily with me... It did like 1HP per attack but since Norman used nothing but Focus Punch I was able to eke out a victory!

[@ino_mation]

Personally, I think item runs are far more interesting, especially the way you do your videos. Because, yeah, the dirty *secret* to the itemless challenge runs is "Just level the fuck up. Honestly, being able to use items in battle, while making a challenge out of it, is great, because... using items in battle is .. kind of rare. Seriously, I'll go through most Pokemon games and just never use stuff like XAttack, etc. Usually it's also easy enough to avoid bothering to using potions in battle because ... hey, that uses up a turn. But when all the strategy has to go into it, using items, makes it far more interesting, as you're lower level, and there's more challenge as things go on. Still a good video, but don't abandon using items in battle entirely, because it's more interesting than itemless.

[@Dylan-jj1te]

Pokemon needs to make a series about all of your abandoned super pokemon that were able to complete all these incredible feats. Perfect example: the magikarp that took down a gyarados.

[@3JAD21]

I know how you feel about knocking out 96 Ralts at 4% encounter rate. I once defeated 523 Riolu at 5% overworld spawn rate trying to shiny hunt. Needless to say, it was the biggest waste of one week of my holidays...

[@Jack-ku7gl]

Glad to see you around! I clicked in your video and went to finish a project. While doing my project I thought "wow I've been listening for a while now how long is this video?" Was not disapointed. Thank you for you effort!

[@petercarioscia9189]

23:20 wow you don't use pick up regularly?!?! Every playthrough of RSE I do has my team as my starter and 5 zigzagoons, slowly and reluctantly replacing them as I play through because they pick up some amazing things. Doesn't work in FRLG, Meowth has pick up, but it only picks up berries....which is useful in its own right since you can't grow berries in these versions, but not nearly as valuable as PP Ups, nuggets, hidden power TM, potions, full restores and everything else that Pick up gets in RSE.

[@mageius]

What's I'm using is looking at this now it's kinda amusing that the 2 biggest people for this type of challenge basically shouted each other out in their videos. So that's always nice.

[@isetmfriendsofire]

More gen 3 challenges please! Various comments: I'm so happy you caught that shiny Seedot. I was worried you'd just knock it out! Brawly a joke? Now that's irony. Never thought to use 5 Zigzagoon before for its ability lmao But I know I am going to next time. I would have loved to see you name the Magikarp for the 7th gym Karpe lmao I never understood what the hell was up with Shiftry's feet. I used to think that Drake's coat/arms was long, black hair. In fact, I used to wrongly interpret several overworld sprites from this game. The youngsters have those white shirts that I used to see as long, white beards lmao I used to say CRAH-dill-ee like you, but I believe it's cray-DILL-ee. Oh. You looked it up. Glad I was right, hahaha. Cradily is one of those cool pokemon where many people just don't remember its type, which makes it sorta fun to use casually against friends. I'd love to know how loud you get when defeating a REALLY tough opponent in one of these challenges.

[@PankaikeAussieShep]

jrose thank you for doing these challenges! i love them! i can’t wait for the next one ;)

[@TheDiego908]

"Gamefreak did everything they could NOT to tell you how stats are calculated" One of my biggest issues in the series is how player unfriendly they make potentially fun mechanics. Even in swsh where it's supposed to be "better" for competitive, it's still only using band-aid solutions to unneeded grind features

[@budderk1305]

"His team does an amazing job, against a Feebas" - glowing review of Hoeen Champion, Steven Stone