HOW EASILY CAN YOU BEAT POKEMON RED/BLUE BLINDFOLDED?

After doing nearly everything possible with the Generation 1 Pokemon games, I figured that there was really only one other thing I could do to put my skills to the test. Today we're going to find out how easily you can beat Pokemon Red and Blue Blindfolded. This video took a lot of time and effort to put together, so I'd really appreciate it if you shared this with a friend. If you have any suggestions for the next video, leave it in the comments below! Have a great day :)
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[@CarthusDojo]

In honor of this challenge I’m gonna finish this video blindfolded

[@ThePapaDarby]

My guy I literally just subbed to you after watching the "what if Gohan never stopped training" vid before I came to watch this one, I've come full circle!

[@CarthusDojo]

@@ThePapaDarby glad you enjoyed it!

[@gianvandenbroek9168]

Ah yes the two anime that are just like Each other pokemon and dragonball

[@ThePapaDarby]

@@gianvandenbroek9168 my watch next is own it’s own logic today haha.

[@gianvandenbroek9168]

@@ThePapaDarby yep true i agree

[@ninavargas2734]

Interestingly enough, I am blind and they have actually made a version of this game for the computer where they made objects make sounds and The computer tells me what’s on the screen so I can play.

[@firelifeblizzard8782]

Yeah that's really cool!!!

[@j3_designs_426]

How did you comment this blindly?

[@darkdecidueye9628]

@@j3_designs_426 could have had someone else type it or used speech to text

[@magnafoxodyssey2127]

@@j3_designs_426 Screen readers to read out the comments and a braille keyboard or touch-type muscle memory to type out the message.

[@ninavargas2734]

To answer your question, I use something on my phone called voice over. It is a setting you turn on that will talk and read whatever is on the screen so I can type and use other apps on my phone easily. Also, to answer someone else, I am totally blind.

[@momok232]

I died laughing at "man cinnabar island changed a lot since you went into the mansion, it almost looks like celadon."

[@waltdeezy11]

And just before that, someone in the chat says "oh damn he's dug across the world" hahaha

[@peterstuart5640]

The woman in the bike shop as a complete troll it actually made me laugh out loud

[@KC-pi6po]

Let me just lock you up in that corner sir

[@SophiaLilithUwU]

just could not get past her dump truck ass

[@rumle5]

I wonder what the NPC's were thinking when Jomu came stumbling through

[@RivalryofWarlords]

Same thing Sagat did when Dan Hibiki showed up to challenge him.

[@Chaos0f7ife]

They were thinking: Oh shit! It's another Twitch Plays Pokemon

[@TheMythrilMind]

Seeing the eyes on the Pepe blindfold slowly open and close throughout the course of the challenge was the best part of this whole thing

[@FactswithKat]

One huge prayer for Wooffle for spending over 100 bucks on telling john what to do in this game

[@nigoulenoblehiboux9812]

Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose? Anyone can beat a turn based game blindfolded if someone else help. It's not that big of a deal since it's not supposed to be a valid speedrun for a category but it still tarnish the accomplishment of finishing the run.

[@WooffleDee]

@@nigoulenoblehiboux9812 not really in this case, there were many times when chat was just outright wrong in their advice or John just didn’t know how to apply their advice, especially with the delay between the message and the donation actually going through

[@nigoulenoblehiboux9812]

@@WooffleDee even then having a message is pretty much like peeking even if it didn't help that much I still think it's less impressive. He still clearly have and put a lot of effort into it but if I compare that to people that did the same thing on this and other games without any messages it's pretty meh

[@WooffleDee]

@@nigoulenoblehiboux9812 this is one of those things that’s really hard to show in the actual video but as someone who was there for basically the entire challenge chat really wasn’t much of a benefit as you think. For every helpful message there were about 10 troll messages and a lot of time Chat was just messing with John. John rarely ever actually listened to chat seriously because of this and it’s not like chat tried to backseat during the actual hard parts of the challenge

[@darkness74185]

oh boy somebody still thinks any stream chats would be mostly helpful in 2021? if you have more than 5 viewers then it would mostly be messing with you

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

I would trust CONK with my life

[@remiliyu]

too op, please nerf

[@zachpro5475]

Hi I’m subscriber

[@feraligatrsvaporeon]

Who wouldn’t trust CONK tho?

[@Frio26]

Whos conk??

[@Frio26]

Not fully

[@m1tchy1]

Next video: How easily can you complete the pokedex in Red/Blue blindfolded!

[@peterstuart5640]

Damn that would be awesome

[@AngelofHell1311]

You mean: how easily can you do a professor Oak challenge in r/b blindfolded

[@averytubestudios]

God, no.

[@Rin-qh3on]

@@AngelofHell1311 I would watch the ever living shit out of that

[@AngelofHell1311]

@@Rin-qh3on me too😁

[@f0rm0r]

Kangaskhan: OW-OW Johnstone: he is speaking the language of gods

[@shun1255]

the Legend of CONK is finally here... hoo boy this will be fun

[@spongefan155]

Hi I'm Conk *I ' v e B e e n A l i v e F o r 3 S e c o n d s* Here's My Birth Video *static* Hi I'm Conk

[@DigiRangerScott]

It's Johnstone's ATV Venomoth

[@generationxpvp]

Was this the run where the bell sprout cucked on lance dragonite?

[@endeav0r_49]

@@generationxpvp yep

[@endeav0r_49]

To see CONK in the same team as battery Jesus is a blessing

[@based_7]

As someone who viewed this when he actually did it, I can say before I even watch this, this is one of his best. CONK and FWAMK are legends

[@wildstarfish3786]

-who was fwamk again-

[@bananaberrys3114]

gen 1 AI coming through for one of the greatest johnstone live moments, love you CONK

[@Resurrectonomitron]

jomu and conk legend begins here, also i can't wait to watch wooffle lose their mind at victory road

[@Whiteythereaper]

This has the beautiful chaos energy of the first Twitch Plays Red

[@waltdeezy11]

I've played r/b/y since released and just now did I found out that there's an antidote on a tree in the forest.

[@spongefan155]

Surprisingly I Never Knew About It Or The Hidden Rare Candy On The Bike Path

[@jaymz6473]

@@spongefan155 I have another secret for you - you don't need to capitalise every first letter on every word.

[@supplyguy8765]

@@jaymz6473 Here’s A Secret For You- Nobody Cares Except You

[@loulou3676]

Wait til you find out about the Potion hidden on the Cut tree in Viridian City.

[@spongefan155]

@@loulou3676 I Knew That

[@LuxLite1]

Ah yes, "Errawrrn" my favorite gen 1 pokemon.

[@Ax-tr1ki]

My wedding: Boring ❎ Have to listen to priest ❎ Have to not look at Pokémon ❎ New Johnstone Video: Exciting ☑️ Get to listen to Johnstone ☑️ Get to see Wooffle in pain ☑️

[@spongefan155]

Wedding: Get To See CONK ✖️ Video: Get To See CONK ☑️

[@ludicolo15]

*conk beats up Dragonite* ATV: I raised that boy :)

[@davidwilson2916]

Something about hearing TTS say 'Lord Conk' made me laugh out loud.

[@WooffleDee]

Epic video John, I loved the part where I got to relive the trauma of blindfolded Victory Road Strength Puzzle very cool :)

[@Dunkan85_]

You know, you could've helped out by telling Jomu about Cursor Memory a fifth time :)

[@void_m1ke279]

This honestly went pretty well considering how the majority of his nuzlocke runs go.

[@tonilandathe1st]

Playing Pokémon completely blind for over 20 years now, from generation 1 all the way up to generation 8, although it got harder from generation 6 onward. Memorizing all Pokémon and attack sounds was the main hobby for a huge part of my life. Nice to see the sighted person's perspective on playing a game the way I usually do things. Still learning alot (I never found the poison heal in Viridian Forest before :D). Continue your great videos, I'm enjoying them alot.

[@ryanlunzen9794]

Did you manage to Play the newest Pokemon Game?

[@Ethanbrown1116]

This challenge is probably the most impressive out of all of the ones ever done. Playing a full game with one single Pokémon is crazy hard depending on the one you use but not being able to see the game is on a whole new level which is mad cool that you beat the game

[@shifty14326]

If you think so, then check out my world record run of this game blindfolded. www.twitch.tv/videos/1050472678

[@kingzerko]

@@shifty14326 really cool

[@Victini862]

Bro...I can't get used to the calm john after the randomizer nuzlokes lmao

[@fluffytaco1680]

lol

[@CrimsoniteSP]

I still can't get over just how different Johnstone's voice is on this channel compared to when he's live. It always makes me feel like I'm watching someone else and I always double check to make sure.

[@Patterrz]

you're insane for this one

[@mrfantaguyfiftytwo7383]

Yes, he is.

[@guesthatgaming]

Very also you comment everywhere Pat

[@Flygonnerrs]

@@guesthatgaming he does great content so it doesn't matter

[@guesthatgaming]

@@Flygonnerrs fair enough

[@scottcameron174]

The difference between Twitch and KZbin Johnstone is stark

[@BlindJedi]

As a blind man I can say. Experiencing this video was neat.

[@atharvdingal6346]

Johnstone: Does extremely hard challenge Chat: *Scooby Doo roleplay*

[@thesonicjoey775]

Watching you do this live was incredibly stressful especially in the victory road but man it was entertaining, the video is great as always too. Keep it up John :)

[@danehoffman]

One of the best videos I’ve watched in a long time, I would love to see you do this with Gen 3! I feel like I know Emerald better than any other game but I know if I ever tried to play it blindfolded it would be an absolute disaster. Thanks for posting this for us!

[@KC-pi6po]

"And with that, I've defeated Lance with a mear Belsprout?!?!" Chat that very next second: "Lord Conk"

[@Masonio]

Really trying to avoid moving onto gen 7. YOU CAN'T AVOID IT FOREVER!

[@sirenstrike4163]

Well he did the 24 hour challenge for Sun and Moon

[@Whiteythereaper]

He did just spend like 5 months Nuzlocking it lmao

[@ShabtiFoxx]

I don't blame him for avoiding it

[@Masonio]

@@sirenstrike4163 I'm talking about the professor oak challenge specifically. Probably should made that more clear.

[@kinsan89]

Fuck Gen 7, all my homies hate Gen 7

[@Reflect0]

It’s been 2 months where have you been

[@Hutch2Much]

legends tell of Jomu and his Pokémon, x)(,A, AAA, Conk, Eevee, and Fwamp

[@scoodenfroodie6403]

This reminds me of 4 year old me trying to manage to get through rock tunnel without flash

[@Jamesthebeast-vi4ju]

John i have been watching your vids while i have been playing bdsp and today i finally beat it! thank you for being here on my journey the whole time!

[@theshepdawg6809]

This was the most fun set of streams I've ever watched. You need to do this again!

[@user-nn1mf8lr2w]

I don't know how you make such good content. You're literally my favourite creator on the platform

[@blue_manatee3895]

This was so much fun to watch live. Even if I didn't get to watch most of it, I knew I'd see something absolutely absurd every time I checked in, and I was always entirely correct. Both the Pokémon Tower and Victory Road were especially hilarious because of chat, too, not just the fails.

[@dangblin]

Do the next blindfolded challenge in Pokemon Sun. You've got a lot of experience on that one

[@julianhirsch5699]

But only on the start lol

[@joelmavity1467]

I know it’s minor compared to this challenge but this reminds me of the time I was playing Red (or Blue) while my dad was driving and it was dark. I had no light to see the screen so I had use my headphones to memorize the sound Pikachu made so I could hunt for it in the Viridian Forest. I found one after a while and was able to catch it.

[@Joe-vy5qw]

I had this idea a few years back I'm glad someone's finally done it

[@amparolopez6236]

This is not a new concept in the slightest it's been done lots of times.

[@shifty14326]

Yep, and the world record for Pokemon Red Any% Glitchless blindfolded is held by yours truly.

[@Joe-vy5qw]

@@amparolopez6236 I thought it would be cool for twitch to help without practice so not really the same as speedruns

[@frederickm9823]

You know, it's gonna be a funny video, if you laugh within the first minute. The bank-joke caught me off guard :D

[@crystaltaiko0274]

CONK. The myth, the legend. The dragon slayer. That was epic!

[@SolidWake]

Congrats on the win! Huge props to you for the run :)

[@ejatmosfera3078]

i love main channel john's voice, such a stark contrast, but a welcomed one

[@aloisiosenra]

I applaud your accomplishment, John. You had my respect already, but now it´s even bigger.

[@SimilarOutskirts]

Watching this live had me livid. And I loved it.

[@GLXYMASTER]

When you upload my day is perfect!

[@Carlosrodriguez-pk3fb]

I’m so glad you posted a video

[@XZamilaX]

i Love how "Video John" and "Twitch John" are like 2 different persons :D Love you

[@JusterinoSan]

Finally, an actual blind playthrough

[@YukeWeiss]

I just wanted to come back to say this is a beautiful thumbnail. Very glamarous photo of John.

[@Nathan35077]

I can’t wait to watch your catch em all / oaks challenge for legends arceus!

[@evanhovan]

That was an awesome video! You truly are a gamer!

[@Enianus]

So sad for anyone who missed this absolute gem of a stream btw, absolute carnage from start to finish

[@justinhamilton8647]

looking forward to seeing this one, cheers john

[@babayaga20000]

John I gotta say you are probably the most entertaining and best produced pokemon youtuber

[@johnathankindall2804]

Definitely deserves more views John, commenting for algorithm !

[@user-pp6pr5fg8w]

The big man with the big johntent is at it again :)

[@fatestarne2694]

Imagine naming your starter X Æ A-12

[@osc-omb47896]

A12 the second lord

[@dotmashrc]

30:15 that "oh, damn he dug across the world" kills me. lmfao

[@kingzerko]

I had a blast with this one, it's my favourite challenge so far. :)

[@leagueofmnster8671]

Cool vid, an idea to future vids would be battle tower, i m self focusing on 100% all the games and black 2 and diamond are the farest i have come in any games with only missing the battle towers, i have been searching for a while now (allmost 3 years) there is no really good guides for battle towers so would be nice with a vid or 2 on how to compelt the battle towers in the main line games

[@cohollow7174]

Anyone else remember the OP Bellsprout that steamrolled Ashes Bulbasaur in the Indigo league? I'm starting to think that the Bellsprout tower hosts some sort of elite fight club run by CONK. Also you cant start your blindfold run with the first gen and not expect people to be chomping at the bit for some blindfolded crystal. This was dope, Can't wait for more! XD

[@mgrega9345]

The chat when Conk defeated Dragonite holyyyyyyyyyy

[@Luckysquirrel1256]

This is insanely impressive good job

[@emeraldwolf3494]

This has to be one of my favorite Pokémon challenge runs ever.

[@RinVermillion]

Seeing your video made me want to blindfold Let's Go Eevee! It's really a nice challenge and a ton of fun!

[@austinthompson8302]

I don’t think I’m being dramatic at all when I say that this is the best thing I’ve ever seen in my life

[@atjantis5555]

top tier video. loved it

[@l.j.9031]

Pretty cool concept dude! Now do a Professor Oak’s Challenge blindfolded 😎

[@joseypheonix2984]

'but how did i do' I love your trademark catch phrases thank you

[@ubercow6611]

John's girlfriend: "Eww this a blindfold? What kind of stuff is he into???" The stuff John is into:

[@bryantbodnar]

Hello. I have been watching your videos for a little while now. Well, to be more precious, listening. You see, I am actually blind. I have a fan of the Pokemon series for ab 13ish years now. You have no idea how much I appreciate you making this video/challenge. My point here is that everybody has seen how difficult it is to play a Pokemon game while blind. This needs to change. Accessiblity for disabilities should be considered more for video games. Please, reach out and spread the word.

[@RapidKarnage]

This is unbelievably amazing

[@alexthunder9926]

I'm impressed by your creativity

[@jaymz6473]

9:42 This bit made me think of that bit in the Simpsons where Grampa comes through the door, put his hat on the hook, puts it back on and leaves again.

[@Zutentu]

in... sane. You absolute monster. Congrats man. Is the whole run available somewhere?

[@zaquhe]

I had no idea you could change the order of your moves in Pokemon! That's really nice to know.

[@kingkmtso5107]

Are you dumb?

[@v1tr1us2]

“Can you beat Pokémon if the whole game is Rock Tunnel” in a nutshell

[@rioluluver200]

I love you, Conk. My hero.

[@henrymars6626]

What a wholesome adorable bean this man is 💛💛

[@saaba4]

You did great John

[@crimsonfury949]

Quality Jimtent right here

[@dre5586]

JOHNTENT! YES

[@jeffmeier1377]

This is insane my dood. Lol wow I couldn’t do it I’d get so mad

[@mewmewfan1527]

Did you keep the vods of this on twitch Johnstone and I followed over there

[@pumapandora1310]

For more John totally nailing names with a blindfold be sure to follow him on twitch

[@Chaosdude341]

You and Jrose compete for the most hardcore Poketubers. I hope the time off is serving you well!

[@bangles7437]

I would love to see a video from you like "How easily can you get all the medals in Pokémon Black 2/White 2" :)

[@tyrannochu]

The All Terrain Venomoth lives on as CONK the Bellsprout

[@HanaTheRussell]

I love it!!

[@ninavargas2734]

There is also a sort of Pokémon clone made for the blind called Manamon. It’s pretty cool and there are already two installments out and I’m pretty sure the creator is working on the third game.

[@R3DHORIZON]

39:09 LORD CONK 💪🏼

[@maganhassan2627]

He's a mad man LMAO Try this for all the main series games XD

[@trevorgayheart8110]

Very cool!

[@sunshinyrai2642]

9:57-9:59 Are you a person? *whispers in wind* TREE… Idk why, I played that part over so many times and I’m still cracking up 😭🤣