Is Pikachu ACTUALLY the best Kanto Starter? - Solo Pokemon Red/Blue Challenge

Ranked 6th in my Top 10 Worst Pokemon for this challenge is is possible that Pikachu actually may be one of the best? Was Ash right all along?
New Intro Music by Xander Morrison - / xandermorrisonmusic

[@hwoarangthedoorbell]

Don’t listen to people who tell you that speeding up the game is cheating. There’s absolutely no advantage that you gain over NPCs or other players by speeding up the pace. Don’t let legalists bully you into wasting your own time. Keep up the hard work, jrose. I’m loving these videos.

[@justinnesbit3948]

hwoarangthedoorbell Idk, is argue that the game is balanced around the fact that you wouldn’t spend an hour leveling up. Say in a normal area leveling you’d spend 20 mins. With triple the battle speed, you’d probably still spend the 20 mins, but now you’re way higher level. I’m not calling it cheating, just saying it does make the game easier if you abuse it

[@aidendavid2680]

A video every other day is way better than every week

[@sambridhathapa4313]

@@justinnesbit3948 I cant speak for speedruns. But I have seen some people literally leveling up a magicarp for half a day in the normal gamespeed. They beat the game with the sole magicarp. So speeding up the game cant have much of an advantage rather than saving up this guy's time. I am for speeding up the game because in this particular series he will save a massive amount of time trying out different pokemons as starters.

[@danielparker6406]

@YamiJustin don’t forget that’s he’s trying to stay at as low a level as possible. So he won’t be spending the same amount of time leveling faster, he’s be spending less time getting to the level he would have gotten to anyways at normal speed.

[@ckillgore]

Is it cheating if I watch these videos at 1.5x speed to save myself some time binging this series?

[@IvyLeather13]

Speed ups are fine. Most don't even care about using a legit cartridge, don't sweat it dude.

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

There's probably like one person who sees that isn't a legit cartridge and goes "FGSKRHTNDKRRNFQWNRN!?!?", but chances are they don't even watch this channel anyways.

[@thatguy4996]

boom don’t you mean FGSKRHTNDKRRNFOWNRNI

[@yawninglion1677]

@boom Here's the thing my guy; I own all the games I play on emulator. I've played those cartridges hundreds of times. So why do I still use emulators? Randomizers; the games don't have enough replayability as-is because I'm always stuck with the same Pokemon. So I use emulators to make the game more fun for me, but I legitimately own the game, so I'm not robbing Game Freak of any money- they already got my money years ago for the exact same games. Forcing people to only ever use the actual cartridge, even if they own the games they're using ROMS for, is ridiculous. I'm trying to experience the game in new and fun ways that aren't possible on an actual cartridge. If you and your elitist standards want to complain about how horrible of a person I am, cool cool, but I see no issue with it and you picking fights with everyone in the comments is extremely annoying.

[@andersfjeldvr9099]

@@yawninglion1677 I don't mind that people use emulators, but IF you want to play on genuine (ish) hardware with randomizer, you could get a flash cart and put those randomized roms on there. I've done it quite a bit for solo runs to get the right starter, playing on an actual Gameboy Advance SP, and I have to say it's alot of fun. Again, nothing wrong with emulators, just a tip in case you didn't know.

[@yawninglion1677]

@@andersfjeldvr9099 Neat, thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I'm very bad with tech, but it sounds pretty cool :)

[@MahDryBread]

Speed up as much as you want! Although I personally don't use it anymore, I honestly wouldn't mind bringing it back. I always thought that the argument that it's cheating to use it is silly. I could see an argument saying that it takes away from the experience to some level, but it doesn't change the experience for the viewers and the video is for them, not the player

[@xmgaming2444]

I like seeing all the other poketubers commenting on each other's videos, giving each other advice and such. Makes it feel more like a community. Love your stuff MDB

[@shadowtitanx3962]

Which Fossil did you take?

[@DragoniteTrainer]

I don't use it for original versions because I want to "feel" them, but I use it on every hack I play, and some are too much long even with speedplay.

[@AwesomeHairo]

The problem is the constant bumping into walls and wasting time

[@drusian2207]

Ahhh it’s Mah Dry bread yaassss

[@v1tr1us2]

“We use agility to boost our attack...” Oh gen 1.

[@Rune_Winchester]

That actually works because in Gen 1 your base chance to critically hit is based on how high your speed stat is.

[@gaberboo7434]

@@Rune_Winchester base speed is used, not current speed for critical hit rate. Every state change reapplies all badge boosts

[@LuMnOsITi]

@@gaberboo7434 Covered in detail in every single video, yet some people still don't understand 😂😂😂. If he didn't get it when jrose explained it, I don't think he's going to get it when you explain it either.

[@alexpayne3287]

idontlikethegeesethatgohonkhonk Princess Lunna Critical hits ignores the stats gained from the badge boost glitch

[@tiagocardosom]

@@alexpayne3287 Critical hits ignore every stat changes. Your and your opponents buffs/debuffs

[@randomderp8457]

I love the image of Pikachu just seismic tossing a Rhydon around

[@SoraDonaldGoofy99]

Pikachu piledriving a Rhydon. LOL.

[@oz_jones]

@@SoraDonaldGoofy99 wrestlemania running wild, brother

[@streetsurfer420]

I don't understand why he used TMs here but not in the Magikarp run.

[@darkfiredragon3410]

@@streetsurfer420 Because a non-event Magikarp literally learns nothing outside of Splash and Tackle in gen 1; Jrose literally brings that up when describing the damn fish.

[@nitrowastelander]

pikachu seismic tosses mewtwo

[@cereal7591]

Wait, people tell you, the madman who literally made 2 solo Magikarp runs with NO SPEEDUPS, that using it in a 53 part series is cheating? Wtf

[@ultralightjay7793]

I know right lol. The other runs i guess i can kinda understand the complaints, but expecting Jrose to complete 53 individual runs of Red/Blue at base speed? Please.

[@galeforce3192]

People are only saying that because it's an emulator. I guarantee you if he did that with the GB Tower in Stadium, they would be perfectly fine with it.

[@JD-xz1mx]

I don't have any issue with him speeding the game up, but this logic is upside down. The fact that he cultivated his audience with content that has no speedups means that it is highly likely for people to have an issue with using speedups.

[@diablo.the.cheater]

@Richard Davis No it is not cheating unless you are speedrunning, outside of speedrunning it is just moding but not cheating, as in you don't get advantages only quality of life.

[@matthewferrantino9521]

I am not angry at all. I am sad that my hero is getting tired. He has every right to speed up the game. I just would point out it would be PARTICULARLY FUCKING AWESOME if he NEVER sped up. He can take a break. I'm just going to be sad he chose to stop being insane. Crazy Guy was a straight G.

[@TheSaiyanPrincess89]

Speeding up the game isn't cheating. It literally just makes things go faster; it doesn't actually make the game itself any easier. You're fine. Don't let anyone bully you into wasting more time than necessary.

[@petercarioscia9189]

You go grind for hours at normal speed and tell me playing at 4x doesn't make the game easier.

[@IvyLeather13]

@@petercarioscia9189 "REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

[@rossanderson4156]

@@petercarioscia9189 why would you waste your life grinding for 4 hours when you could do the same grind in an hour? The answer is because you don't value your own time

[@benevolentworldexploder5395]

@@petercarioscia9189 You go play at 4x and tell me why you'd ever play the other way?

[@rossanderson4156]

@ no I 'literally' didn't prove anything he said. Spending more time doing the same exact task =/= it is any easier or harder. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THR AGE YOU ARE AT THE END OF IT. If it were harder to play the game slower, then why has no one done a 0.1x playthrough of the game for a challenge? Now unlike your own comment and try and actually articulate yourself rather than just spouting nonsense.

[@jasonsmith7530]

“The best part about finding out that you’re wrong is you don’t have to be wrong anymore.“

[@FAFO.K7NG]

Honestly this is a really good quote. Throw it on a shirt

[@lukereilly9844]

That's genuinely a good piece of wisdom

[@isaacleillhikar4566]

@@lukereilly9844 Proff Oak needs to surrender his place.

[@kevmasengale6903]

Words to live by.

[@marystone1526]

@@FAFO.K7NG I genuinely want merch with that phrase now.

[@dubbz1356]

Jrose: "I've fought Bruno 25 times and only lost once" Me: Uh oh, that means 23 losses to Agatha/Lance/Rival

[@williamhuynh869]

He just needs one reality where he wins

[@wombat4191]

I think he does major battles multiple times to see that it's consistent. I don't know if he uses save states in between elite four members to formulate a strategy and do that proving faster, but that would also mean that losing to Lance doesn't mean he fought all the others again.

[@MineCat10212]

@@wombat4191 He has said in his other videos in the series that he does not save in between members of the elite four, so he has to beat all five battles in a row to complete it.

[@wombat4191]

@@MineCat10212 Ah yeah he indeed did.

[@kazemizu]

I always saw Bruno as an exp snack

[@Aarantula]

I never. NEVER understood the complaints of speeding up gameplay in real time. The only thing you save doing that is time which can be spent making more videos and editing. And no sane person would denounce a run for using speed up when all of them demand so much grinding, too.

[@SilastheMatchmaker]

Only time I could understand the complaint would be in legitimate speedruns. Never understood the complaint for challenge runs like this though that is based off the in-game time.

[@Aarantula]

@boom Investing time to raise your Pokémon is not challenge. If difficulty was ever a concern in these games, the developers should have focused on better AI and more fleshed out movesets for later game trainers. A level 100 Pokémon is a level 100 Pokémon no matter how you get there, and if you need a higher level to be able to win, the bottom line is just that. Finding the level you need to be at to be able to win. Why not complain about something that actually does ruin difficulty like using in battle items or evasion like Double Team? The idea of denying being hit by your opponent is much more grimy than denying tedium of gaining experience unless it's a speedrun.

[@SilastheMatchmaker]

@boom I mean, did you watch the video though? He didn't level to 100. Besides, the entite point of these 'Challenge Runs' isn't to toil away half your life grinding a Pokémon game. It's to just see if it's possible to beat the given game with only one Pokémon and some other rules. I don't think it's fair to ask a content creator like this to do the game without speedups, when it makes absolutely no difference besided the amount of time he spent grinding, which is already the most braindead part of the game.

[@Aarantula]

@boom Okay that much I'll agree to. Still wouldn't say that being level 100 would be very entertaining despite being optimal, but I see your point.

[@hamiltoncarvalhoii9403]

@boom Nah I disagree about that level 100 thing. Sure he could level all his pokemon to 100 but more than "a challenge" he's also trying to find out what's absolutely necessary to beat the game. That's a key part of these challenge runs that he mentions in his videos. Almost ANY pokemon can beat the game at level 100, he knows this, but these runs aren't a matter of "if" he cant beat the game with said pokemon, but who is it easiest with. If you watch his last video he does exactly this by comparing the levels of each starter in their respective runs. He says bulbasaur is the easiest because it was only level 69 when he beat Blue, while the other two starters needed 70+. Your argument isn't relevant here, in this context, speeding up the game is totally in the cards. This is more of a data collecting thing than a "challenge" anyway.

[@DaBannyGaming]

Jrose: Pikachu is the 6th hardest Pokémon Ash: Hold my Thunderbolt

[@stephenthethiccboi9775]

Rock and Steel types: Are we a joke to you?

[@jacobesterson]

*Ash then proceeds to take 22 years to finally achive what can be reasonably achieved in a single day.*

[@yacinebenm1602]

@@jacobesterson he won the orange league 20 years ago

[@pokemaniac333]

@@stephenthethiccboi9775 Rock and Steel don't resist Electric. Electric actually resists Steel, and it's only resisted by itself, Dragon and Grass (and Ground is immune).

[@fatso5573]

It’s more like “Hold my never missing Thunderbolts”

[@mortmortmort8908]

My strategy for Yellow was always "get a butterfree and level it until it learns confusion" and that solves the Brock problem for me.

[@Jonatron101]

Rock problems require bug type solutions.

[@cursedcat6467]

@@Jonatron101 yes exactly bug types have good grass coverage but obviously that’s not gen 1 because I used the word coverage

[@brysonrobinson8389]

Oh man I never thought of that

[@myeclecticself]

This comment is incredibly nostalgic.

[@DanielHernandez-mi1tp]

Capture a Mankey. West of Viridian City

[@SetNucleus0]

glad he doesn’t have to press b after every level up to avoid evolving

[@whiterblue5960]

I was doing an only Geodude run in Pokémon Red and I accidentally evolved him and had to reset to where I last saved.

[@cesarwitha_t]

@HettGutt If Weedle wasn't annoying enough.

[@lisahenry20]

That's why if I try doing a challenge run, I let the pokemon evolve. I can't be bothered doing that for each level

[@bridgeseller7004]

@@lisahenry20 Just give them an Everstone. It's almost in every game

[@lisahenry20]

@@bridgeseller7004 true, I kind ouf forgot that was an item

[@apollomaster9301]

I absolutely *love* how the palettes are different every video It doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, but it's a super cool detail

[@amberhernandez]

"I never use Sky Attack on flying Pokémon. Like, who would use a two-turn attack?" Every single bird with Fly: Is that like a personal attack or something?

[@antares4731]

Amber Hernandez **dig**

[@kazemizu]

Yeah, except fly and dig have semi-impervious states in the first turn

[@scatlinksean]

Using speed up isn't a problem as it's an official feature "technically" as Pokemon Stadiums 1 and 2 offer the feature to GameBoy games if you unlock it. So no complaints.

[@theSato]

He does say this in the video, yes

[@horizonbumpy2828]

@boom explain why speeding up is cheating? and it's not like this is an official challenge that is going to be registered anywhere.

[@scatlinksean]

@Brian Dietz it saves time; that's all. You're not increasing your damage or exp or anything game-breaking.

[@horizonbumpy2828]

@Brian Dietz instead of just saying that he is cheating, give a reason why you consider it cheating. Because i can't think of one

[@lightsen]

just a comment to say I'm loving these videos, from forgetting mimic even existed to seeing it used to effectively was super interesting

[@shadowtitanx3962]

In Gen 1, Mimic lets you copy a move from your opponent, unlike in today's game, where it only copies the move that your opponent used last turn.

[@lightsen]

@@shadowtitanx3962 im glad it changed cause in doubles nowadays it would be broken haha

[@ironman-uc7ek]

Jrose: can you beat pokemon with only Pikachu? The pokemon anime: yes

[@_mako]

ash never won a league. he always gives up at the elite four and quits the game

[@ironman-uc7ek]

@@_mako Gen 7: Am I a joke to you?

[@ShiningJudgment666]

If you can somehow get it Surf. It doesn't have a terribly bad movepool though its stats lack.

[@EWOODJ]

@@_mako You’re funny. Also wrong.

[@justuslueke]

@@ironman-uc7ek actually

[@SamMcEn]

jrose: pokemon is a game of luck. also jrose: imma redo this gym cuz i got too lucky

[@petercarioscia9189]

In my 20 years of playing Pokemon, I have never once used mimic, even by accident and it's like your ace in the hole, your clutch secret weapon....man, truly you are the Pokemon Master

[@lifetake3103]

well when you have a full team that covers move weaknesses mimic is something completely unnecessary. Here mimic is the only option

[@ForeverLaxx]

Mimic is only an option in Gen1. In later versions it picks the move the opponent used last, essentially making it unusable.

[@jrpone]

I loved Mimic back in the day...you used to be able to choose your move from your opponents move pool, was so cool to use it and spy out movesets..lol

[@yoseftreitman7226]

Watch his minimum battles vid. He says the same thing.

[@youtube-kit9450]

Mimic is pretty much only immensely helpful in gen 1 solo runs. Otherwise, you either have another pokémon cover for your current one, or the move works differently.

[@tydymiler]

Really loving these uploads, hope there is enough sustained engagement to keep them coming. And definitely utilize speed-ups with the Retron. I can't stand when the comments section acts like grinding your life away at 1x speed for no reason is a badge of honor.

[@thatguy4996]

TyDy Miler or like it’s some kind of crime to speed up so grinding doesn’t break his soul

[@mrdewarion]

16:24 'Pidgeot and Gyrados are still one hit KOs, Growlithe isn't' Continues to one hit KO Growlithe in the video 😁

[@edmn]

Also, 'Pidgeotto?'

[@exantiuse497]

I think he means it isn't *always* 1 hit (it's in the damage range but a low roll won't OHK). Or he just misspoke idk

[@mrdewarion]

@@exantiuse497 Doesn't matter really, I'm deliberately nitpicky here :p Honestly though, I just thought it was a funny moment^^ I seriously enjoy these videos.

[@ArtisChronicles]

@@exantiuse497 I've had times where the exact same play went ever so slightly differently. It's not always predictable how much damage you'll exactly get

[@Igorcastrochucre]

I imagine it would be even easier in Yellow, as you can connect to a N64 with Stadium and give Pikachu Surf, which essentially destroys anything rock or ground.

[@nitrowastelander]

pikachu is a monster in every way shape and form

[@randumo24]

Not really. Even though it gets a better move, Giovanni gets a massive upgrade in his team. Not only do all of his standard pokemon have EQ, but he also has a Persian with Slash.

[@bradleywalker8642]

​@@randumo24Igor is saying that you can transfer Pikachu to Stadium64, learn Surf, then transfer him back to GameBoy Yellow, and fight regular Brock and Giovanni.

[@latrodectusmactans7592]

This is one of my favorite challenge runs ever because of how you used Mimic. I never would have even considered these strategies.

[@genuineangusbeef8697]

I'm absolutely hooked on this series. I think the tier list could use a "consistency" column. Not necessarily a statistic, but just a way to fill in the gap left by what's there alone. Speed is super important in Gen 1, and that seems to be the main takeaway here. Movepool also helped, Seismic Toss is an option the other electrics will loathe not having, but it was huge that you could just attack before being attacked against most foes. I wanna see how tough it is for Paras.

[@epithayadarcithia2117]

I love the fact that these come out at like 3AM for me so after my self loathing from 2-3 I can relax

[@manguy01]

I'd say Bulbasaur still keeps the top spot. This is mostly a tie. But Bulbasaur was your first run and you were still getting used to a lot of these obscure mechanics. So Bulbasaur would win the tie, in my mind. Plus it took slightly less time. Also seems like there was a lot more luck in this run. But that's hard to account for.

[@gabbo3.070]

Pikachu beat the game at lvl 68 tho

[@CuulX]

@@gabbo3.070 Didn't bulbasaur do it too? Both beat it at 68 and leveled up to 69 with the last win?

[@leonelrovira3300]

You have to consider that the crits happen more often because of Pikachu's higher speed stat so while there is luck involved just by being faster the likelihood of a critical hit goes up. It's a debate

[@gabbo3.070]

@@leonelrovira3300 it's not really luck just bad programming

[@CuulX]

@@gabbo3.070 bad programming has nothing to do with this. It's orthogonal to the matter of luck.

[@christalmeph]

That one kid in class: Pikachu is the best pokemon so this will be the easiest

[@whiterblue5960]

That other kid in class: lol pokemom is for childs noob fortnait is bests ahahaaujdhw

[@helloiamenergyman]

@@whiterblue5960 Minecraft gud fortnait bed

[@sleprvrru6y-lin-92]

That other kid that cheats : *ARCE(ASS) IS DE BAST POKAMAN WITH HYDRO CANNON EARTHQUAKE JUDGEMENT AND SHADOW CLAW* Me an intellectual : *what's this moveset*

[@theapprovr]

@@sleprvrru6y-lin-92 Exactly, who runs hydro CANNOn.

[@sleprvrru6y-lin-92]

Every noob with a shiny arceus in gen 6 lol

[@catherinelastname]

I hadn’t even noticed the different colour palettes in each playthrough, but now I’m almost as excited to see those as I am to see which Pokémon is next! Such a cool idea!

[@skibalovesya]

I've never commented before but I just wanted to say thank you for making these challenge runs. I find your style the most enjoyable out of any of the Poketubers I've seen, and they've been keeping me entertained on my closing shifts given everything that's been going on in the world. I appreciate all the effort you go to to make these possible.

[@Gungho73]

Body slam is such a good move in gen 1 when you think of how many pokemon it is applicable to.

[@shadowtitanx3962]

Yep. Body Slam in Gen 1 was pretty good in general. Lots of Mons get it. Plus, the 30% Paralysis is really good. The only downside is that Body Slam in Gen 1 cannot "Paralyze" Normal types.

[@youtube-kit9450]

Yeah, it's funny how 95% of the moves are complete garbage and then you have thunderbolt, surf, ice beam, flamethrower, fire blast, thunder, blizzard, hyper beam, earthquake, psychic, dig and bodyslam. Compare Bodyslam (85 power, 100 accuracy, 30% paralysis) to submission (80 power, 80 accuracy, does recoil to yourself)

[@Charlie.heredia.9]

You were the first person I saw that made these type of videos. I'm so glad that you're grinding through all these challenges and upfront about all your processes. I wish i could count as more than one subscriber to help you on your way to 200k. You're gonna make it!

[@theSato]

You can, make a few additional accounts to subscribe with. I subbed 8 times :P

[@bradenspangler7710]

I can't wait to watch these as they come out then watch the 40 hour playlist again once all 50+ runs are complete

[@theSato]

Sick update to the thumbnails! I miss the old ones tbh but these are objectively superior designs and much more readable at a small size - very important - this coming from a thumbnail artist!

[@xmgaming2444]

You actually used my new intro! Glad I can be a part of the channel in a small way. :D

[@nathanielgrey4091]

I was just wondering when this would come out. Also, I remember your Yellow least battle video. I can't imagine this going well. Edit: I stand corrected.

[@jimmyzeke13]

Thanks for helping me procrastinate on my university papers.

[@huff3782]

Hey Jrose! I love these videos and really admire your dedication to keeping things as genuine as possible. Hopefully people in the comments stop giving you so much flak! If they want the totally pure and genuine experience they can do the challenge on OG hardware themselves. Video production takes work and it's always a treat to see you post a new vid.

[@bobbyhinner3225]

Yeah I love the color changing palettes, you can do it on the original hardware as well which a lot of people don’t know

[@OCBased]

This video right here is why I think you are one of the best challenge runners out there. As oppose to Mah Dried Bread who just grinds and uses Double Team to solve all his problems, you actually strategize and find creative ways around your roadblocks. Good luck for Weedle.

[@shadowmoasic3524]

Time to try again. Gastly would be an amazing choice since it wouldn't be such a massive grind for you to do and it's amazing special and moveset

[@nathanielgrey4091]

The first half is going to be hilarious.

[@leonelrovira3300]

Unfortunately stab moves are gonna be trash because Ghost type is physical in gen 1 and Gastly doesn't learn any boosting moves other than double team so no badge boost. I expect Gastly to be a difficult

[@shadowtitanx3962]

Although, Alakazam is gonna be a common theme in the last half of the game. So, there's that to worry about. Not to mention its crazy high Speed stat/Crit Ratio.

[@kassadus2499]

Gastly is the easiest mon to beat the Game with. It's base stats are so absurdly high when combined with badge boosts and stat exp that even without a boosting or Stab move it tears through everything with ease. The only threats in the entire game are getting hit by hypnosis from Agatha or getting crit by Alakazam psychic. You also roll through the entire early game effortlessly since nothing can hit you.

[@leonelrovira3300]

@@kassadus2499 to use badge boost you have to use a boosting move and the only boosting move you have access to in gen one is double team which jrose doesn't like using because it's too cheesy so that really leaves badge boost out of the picture

[@mjdxp5688]

Wow, I never expected Pikachu to be so good, badge boosts really do seem to make these runs possible though

[@SirKryntik]

You should give Magikarp another try, NOW HEAR ME OUT. There's a legal event Magikarp that can learn Dragon Rage. It's legal in competitive battling, so why not give it a shot?

[@SuperTtKiller]

How where event

[@counterfeit1148]

Legit and allowed are alternative words.

[@counterfeit1148]

@@SuperTtKiller The event is over, but the Magikarps can still exist on some save files.

[@SirKryntik]

@@SuperTtKiller University Magikarp from '99 I believe. It was a Japanese event and the reward was a Magikarp with Dragon Rage. It could be added in via cheating device (which is already used to manipulate the starter, so no harm there) and then would be able to do damage in the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town. Worst case scenario, we get more Magikarp content. I say we push the issue and try to get a video out of it. It's a legit option that could realistically make it through the whole game.

[@chlorobyte_projects]

@@counterfeit1148 I mean, Magikarp wouldn't really have a chance otherwise, considering it learns Tackle at level 15, it just *might* have a chance at beating Brock.

[@lennyward7662]

Your Pokemon challenges have proven to be my favorite of all the KZbinrs I've seen so far. Thanks for the hard work, informative commentary, and entertaining product.

[@OmegaTyrant]

Seeing how much just getting three badge boosts with Agility helped out Pikachu, yeah I'm sure now Withdraw would have helped Squirtle more than having both Body Slam and Dig did. Getting all your stats nearly doubled > a bit more move coverage.

[@aiko1697]

It's 3:30 in the morning right now, so the soft intro music was really nice.

[@xmgaming2444]

I'm glad people seem to be enjoying it, I didn't even know it would be included in this video lol

[@calt7964]

Love that conquest music as usual! Here’s a question, would you ever consider reviewing the game? Or trying a challenge in that game? Maybe try beating it with just eevee and jigglypuff?

[@corenlavolpe6143]

I'd definitely love to see that! It's my favorite spinoff.

[@theSato]

I've done it with just Eevee Puff pretty far but got bored and stopped, didnt auite finish but went long into it . .

[@faze2alien]

At the end of the series (and assuming you decide to do this with all generations with the new Pokémon respectively) you should take the top 6 Pokémon you think you had the easiest time with and the 6 Pokémon you had the hardest time with and do a separate video for them as 1 party.

[@tmate88-j8y]

I like the color theme matching the Pokemon. Fun new way to experience the game.

[@np8139]

I can't get enough of these videos, so speed up the game as much as you want as long as the game play remains the same. Thanks for giving me something to look forward to while quarantined, Jrose.

[@drunkenmmamaster419]

The most annoying thing about Yellow version is that you can’t evolve pikachu

[@FrostAskar2332]

I like how he says "Koga was too lucky. Let's challenge him again" first time I see a pokechallenger do that

[@travv88]

I'm pretty excited for Exeggcute. It'll be hard as fk since it has a shit level up moveset, but once you get psychic and mega drain it'll be somewhat easier. Has decent defense and OK special. I did a run with Exeggcute recently but with some other hacks to the game, including randomized TMs (any TM obtained is random), and any Pokemon can learn any TM. Brock was annoying AF.

[@biggator7233]

So interesting going back to your old videos after seeing your newer videos. How similar they are, and some of the newer jokes referring to old videos. Or how much more explanation goes into these older ones. I absolutely love your content and will drop everything when you upload. Good luck on future runs and don't forget Sabrina.

[@nathanogara9660]

Dude I haven't played Pokemon in 10 years and I only played gen 4, as a kid that knew nothing about the game, and ur content is still great, idk what it is but it's good to watch

[@lionofash7700]

You know, technically Eevee is the rival's starter in Yellow so maybe...

[@skylarfox_bmb]

I saw the Mimic TM and was instantly curious. I was not disappointed at all

[@YodatheJedi12]

I actually thought this would be Weedle and was looking forward to the trouble you would have and if you would pull through. Oh well, I suppose we'll have to wait!!

[@ultralightjay7793]

your work ethic as of late is insane. Keep it up! Patiently awaiting the weedle run (for better or worse)

[@neet0burrit035]

"Mimic hyper beam, and set up there agilities to boost my attack" is a sentence that totally makes sense in context, but to someone who only knows modern pokémons head hurt

[@spazerdazer8421]

>who uses mimic? >who uses hyper beam and why would you want it? >how does agility boost attack when it only boosts speed? >why would you want to boost your attack if you want to use hyper beam? The questions of a modern competitive only player.

[@IDKGeorge123]

Probably one of my most embarrassing stories but here we go, so when I was eight Pokémon yellow had come out. I was so excited I reached lavender town with a inventory of Pokémon and I had no idea you could deposit Pokémon or where Pokémon I had caught were going. Also Typing didn’t mean a thing to me so I spent days trying to beat brock with pikachu.. you know though, that beating made it a challenge in my mind and it really was.. and when I beat him it gave me the motivation to see that journey through like all great games do. I miss the old games, no hand holding even for kids games, figure it out on your own. Wasn’t that the magic?

[@zenkichihitoyoshi9513]

Oh hey, the new intro sounds great! Looking forward to the other parts

[@xmgaming2444]

I'm glad people like my new intro, I'm just happy my work has become a little part of the channel!

[@zenkichihitoyoshi9513]

XM Gaming I was wondering if your comment was noticed on the previous video and there it is! Great work!

[@BrynRuskin]

This series is so cool, thanks for doing this!

[@ThunderClub]

Funny story, back when our channel was looking at ideas for speedrun races one of the first ideas we had was catching a Pikachu in Viridian Forest in R/B, then beating Brock with only that Pikachu to finish the challenge, even had overlays and special rule boxes done already. Even just in finding a Pikachu we were in way over our heads, and then when we realized we were about to spend hours upon hours getting rocked by Brock it had to be scrapped. Its super impressive to see someone take these sorts of runs on, especially with the speed at which you're knocking these out, and is really cool to see how you have to change plans around your limitations. These videos honestly help give me a new perspective on some pokemon like Geodude for example I would never even really think about before. Really looking forward to seeing more stuff from you.

[@SmugLookingBarrel]

10:20 "And this is really starting to shock me" Hehe get it, cause it's a Pikachu

[@Lenwulf]

Jrose: So to get pikachu we’re gonna use a ganeshark Pokemon Yellow: Am I a joke to you?

[@wombat4191]

How would yo keep these consistent with yellow? Quite a many differences with enemies there.

[@CharlieZColt]

Brock is easier and the starter Pikachu is stronger in yellow too

[@wombat4191]

@@CharlieZColt Does it have some max IV's or something? Because otherwise it just has a bit better movepool, notably Thunderbolt at 26, but that you would get around the same level from Surge anyways.

[@CharlieZColt]

Wombat not sure about IV’s but it gets Slam instead of Swift (I prefer slam because more damage) and Double Team which is a very broken movie if you can set up with it, basically you can spam double team so you just won’t get hit at all. Also the fights against Brock and Erika are easier.

[@wombat4191]

@@CharlieZColt Oh yeah so you only referred to the movepool. Slam is honestly trash since you get Mega Punch in Mt Moon (and more of them in Celadon store), which has the same power and is more accurate, and later Body Slam, which is better than both of those in every way. And if you calculate average power (power*accuracy), Swift has the exact same as Slam. Double Team is also a TM that you can get from Celadon store, though in Yellow Pikachu learns it way before you get there, so that could be counted as an advantage. It also learns Quick attack at 11 instead of 16, which actually could be beneficial for this run. Some fights indeed are easier and there are fewer rocket fights, that is the main reason why running in Yellow would be unfair.

[@āuroseGT]

Don't apologize for speeding the game. I for one, can't even play regular pokemon because its so godawful slow. So speed it up and do yourself a favor :D

[@tiemen9095]

If anyone tells you speed-ups are cheating, good for them. Don't worry about it dude, just keep on making enjoyable content in whatever way you like.

[@phoebe5114]

Love the different game color for each mon. Hoping that continues!!

[@androsp9105]

I think tentacool will be good. -Good speed + wrap for early game -Very good special -Surf -Ice beam -Mega drain

[@OmegaTyrant]

Tentacool is gonna have a problem with Kadabra/Alakazam, and its physical movepool outside of Wrap is ass (no Body Slam and best physical move it gets is Double Edge). Getting three Swords Dance in and getting three badge boosts in the process could allow it to get past them reliably with Wrap without being too overlevelled though, and it will definitely fuck the rest of the game up.

[@androsp9105]

@@OmegaTyrant For champion's Alakazam you can just set up on pidgeot. Sabrina would be hard though. Also dratini with wrap + agility, almost no weaknesses and nearly every tm will be pretty busted. EDIT: Nice Cacodemon.

[@OmegaTyrant]

@@androsp9105 Without Barrier though the PIdgeot would do serious damage to it with Sky Attack when Tentacool has very low HP and Defense, and having both Barrier + Swords Dance would mean giving up one of Surf, Ice Beam/Blizzard, and Wrap, all really helpful moves, while Barrier being a level up move means it can't be saved until the Champion battle. Then if it uses Mirror Move on the Swords Dance that could be a run ender if that wasn't your last boost. It might be quite luck-based to set up enough on the Pidgeot to get through the rest of the team at an especially low level.

[@androsp9105]

@@OmegaTyrant I think you can stop sky attack from completing with wrap. I'm not sure though.

[@OmegaTyrant]

@@androsp9105 That should work, because of Wrap misses there is still luck involved but it could be a manageable amount.

[@JustaGuy_Gaming]

I think it was fairly obvious PIkachu wouldn't be that bad. All that really matters in solo pokemon runs is having a good speed and atk or special. You need to go first and hopefully kill your enemies in one hit, Pikachu was built for that. Also has a fairly diverse move set due to being the mascot of the series.

[@Gungho73]

Alternative to Dig, for the future R/B/Y games, you can use a Abra's Teleport if available at the trade in via Game Corner.

[@Mabi19]

He uses Dig for its high base power.

[@Gungho73]

@@Mabi19 But he was saying use dig on another pokemon to allow him to escape for healing speeding up the process. I'm saying he can get a pokemon for relatively cheap that can essentially do the same thing, and save the use of that Tm Dig for later if need be.

[@Mabi19]

@@Gungho73 Oh. Guess I must have misunderstood something. Sorry.

[@indyanbigboy89]

Dude I love your commentary and the way you talk. Can really connect with all the things that are going in your head while you are playing. I actually enjoy hearing you commentate as I go to sleep at night :P

[@phosphene6086]

I think Squirtle is actually the hardest starter versus Pikachu. Bulbasaur / Ivysaur never really cause trouble, realistically, and by the time they reach their final evolutions, Blue will have a Blastoise with those high defenses and an Exeggutor, which might not have strong moves, but does have access to Hypnosis, which could be troublesome (and Sky Attack, if calcs are correct, might not 2hko at your level in the champion battle). Thunderbolt does next to nothing to it, and body slam would not be optimal as well. However, it also means that the Arcanine would be a somewhat lower level, if that matters a lot. Pikachu, if I calculated correctly, only has a chance to 2hko the Blastoise with Thunderbolt in the Champion fight at level 68, so there's that as well. Regardless, love the content and this challenge idea, keep it up!

[@Mc-lu5ic]

I really like your footage sped up. No complaints here! Love this series keep it going

[@Korm]

This was really enjoyable! Just started watching recently, and I've got to say, I absolutely respect you wanting to play on legitimate hardware. I'm the exact same way. If it can be done one a real game, I absolutely will! Keep up the good work!

[@azelfdaboi5265]

*_Le Gasp_* another good YT in the comment section of a good YT

[@tagon2381]

Oak: “so you want the water Pokémon SQUIRTLE?” Ash: “yes.” Ash received a PIKACHU. Oak looks on in horror as everything he knows is a lie. His grandson died in a bike accident crash 5 years ago. Ash never woke up on time to get his Pokémon. The professor stirs out of sleep to see that he’s drunk again, his wife yells at him for the third time this week. Man that got darker than I intended.

[@mafianskyt9445]

Man this is like that image of ash giving treats to mouse and lizard in psych ward and calling them charmander adn pikachu

[@lloydirving6209]

good post until the last line, ruins it

[@paigemosson]

I'm so happy you have been putting so much content out lately! Here's hoping you make it to 200k soon!!!

[@nysato]

I can't wait to hear your opinion on Pokemon you get later in the game like Tangela or Doduo. I found out the hard way that they are no fun early game.

[@ThatguycalledJoe]

"We outspeed the Onix" "We can safely use Quick Attack" Erm... someone wanna break it to him?

[@Adam-lw6es]

ERM

[@rob.3955]

He had no moves besides Quick Attack that could hit Onix.

[@ThatguycalledJoe]

Which is increased priority. Brock's Onix doesn't have any increased priority moves itself. So Speed doesn't matter.

[@bitemytail]

Bide also has priority (he says it doesn't in gen 1, but I don't think that is correct), so being faster than Onix is needed for quick attack to avoid hitting him during bide.

[@kkwolf1922]

Patrick Murphy according to bulbapedia, bide wasn’t given priority till gen 4.

[@AelfricBlack]

I like the new jingle. Also love your stuff, you're helping me a lot through this lockdown. Hope to see one thousand more of your videos!

[@xmgaming2444]

I made the new intro and I'm glad people seem to be enjoying it. Even if nobody knows it was me, the positivity is really inspiring :D

[@theSato]

@@xmgaming2444 you say "even if nobody knows it was you" but you're seeking out every comment pointing out the changed intro to say it was you lol

[@xmgaming2444]

@@theSato Well, I enjoy responding to people who resonate with my work to give myself a sense of personality and community. Also having my music here is a big win for me so I'm enjoying the moment.

[@AelfricBlack]

Nothing wrong with looking for feedback, enjoying it and replying! It's just natural to be proud of one's work and be interested in opinions and discussions about it.

[@LuMnOsITi]

"Growlithe isn't [a one hit KO]" *Proceeds to kill in 1 hit*

[@phteven2617]

The guy that redid the intro is a legend :D

[@xmgaming2444]

Hey, that was me! Thank you :D

[@phteven2617]

@@xmgaming2444 Great work 👌

[@JohnofPA]

Can we please appreciate the idea of this tiny Pikachu fucking seismic tossing all these big and heavy pokemon.

[@alexanderdann4995]

i might be incorrect here, but doesn't seismic toss deal the exact damage to what level you are? ie: you're level 16, every seismic toss deals 16 damage until you level up.

[@ROL4NDpkmnguide]

Someone accepted the help to fix their intro

[@Rubbergnome]

haha, I thought the exact same thing

[@xmgaming2444]

That was me :D

[@salty_lake]

Yellow Machop isn't real, it can't hurt you Yellow Machop: 11:11

[@calebjohnson9740]

I didn’t realize Pikachu didn’t learn Double Team by level up in Red/Blue. I think they added that + Thunderbolt in Yellow to encourage the player to keep using it

[@SunbeamSmiles]

Just found your channel and I'm really enjoying this series. Looking forward to all the other runs!

[@jeroenvdw]

When I was young i did this with Pikachu only. My moveset was Thunderbolt, Double Team, Mimic and Thunder. At Bruno I used Mimic to Mimic Earthquake and then steamroll him. Same for Gary his Rhydon.

[@alexandercolefield9523]

Jrose: [hacks in Pikachu to use him as a starter in gen 1] Pokemon Yellow: am I a joke to you?

[@shadowtitanx3962]

Pokemon Yellow is more difficult than Red/Blue. Especially for Pikachu against Giovanni III and Final Rival Fight.

[@kazemizu]

Also, bulbasaur starter

[@dragullongblackfang8073]

@@kazemizu i would argue yellow is for pikachu which is ironic quasi imposible to solo only reason why and say it with me kids the dumb sandslash

[@shanoabelmont9004]

@@dragullongblackfang8073 i thought it would be easier since you can teach pikachu surf using pokemon stadium.

[@dragullongblackfang8073]

@@shanoabelmont9004 the Problem is He does this Games with Outside Assistent

[@prognemesiss]

you forgot the 5th starter pokemon: eevee.

[@travv88]

True.

[@trainertom1]

and Clefairy (Clefairy was supposed to be Ashes starter)

[@senaykalaycoglu4397]

@@trainertom1 wasnt that supposed to be clefairy

[@pmdfan8860]

THE GAMER UTKU yes it was

[@scragar]

Poliwag was Red's starter in the manga Scyther was Blue's starter in the manga Jigglypuff was Green's starter in the manga Rattata was Yellow's starter in the manga Ponyta was Platinum's first Pokémon Kangaskhan was X's first Pokémon Meowth was Sun's first Pokémon Grimer(Alolan, but still a grimer) was Moon's first pokemon

[@Nighty93_]

I love this series! Really happy that you produce content like this! It's so entertaining and thanks also for making these videos lengthy!! I wouldn't mind if they are 1 hour per episode even. I love watching them. Thanks for the great work you do!!

[@josefnocera4414]

I’ve watched almost all of these! And I was always wondering how you managed to change the color to match the Pokémon! I agree, it’s a nice touch 😎

[@miqvPL]

I was just talking about You to one person, I check and "6 seconds ago" new video was posted :D

[@Mee.parejaroncontraelbomba]

Woah!, that's trippy :p, I've also had similar things happen

[@theSato]

@@Mee.parejaroncontraelbomba your incorrect usage of commas is triggering lol

[@theSato]

Thank you for doing these! Perfect chill and lazy content and I love hearing about Pokemon from you. Super excited for the Eevee run! I know Eevee will be terrible but I'm still excited. P.s. : lorelei is pronounced "lore-a-lie"! :3

[@lizzerd5112]

29:35 Quick question. Dragon resists Electric, and Flying is weak to Electric. That means they would cancel out each other. Why does the game say *DUNDABOLT* isn’t very effective?

[@tonytang7550]

A weird glitch in gen 1. If a Pokémon's 2 types cancel out the effectiveness of a certain type and gets hit by an attack of said type, the text will display the effectiveness of the attack as it would be on the Pokémon's primary type. Since Dragonite's primary type is dragon, the text displayed Thunderbolt as not very effective. However, this is only an aesthetic glitch and has no effect on the damage output

[@litodelaghetto853]

Jose man keep it up, I know these videos take super long and take a lot of patience but we appreciate them and look forward to them during quarantine. Thank you and plz keep them coming!

[@johntarver5684]

A mouse doing seismic tosses is just hilarious to me!

[@riDQlous441]

Oh boy it's 3am!

[@DanielCardenas23]

4am here