Can you beat Pokemon Red/Blue with just a Geodude?

Ranked 2nd on my Top 10 Worst Pokemon to do this challenge, is Geodude better than expected, or be washed away by the powerful Water and Grass Pokemon?

[@jaeusa160]

All these years, we made fun of Metapod and Kakuna for spamming Harden. But it was we who were naive! They were just trying to stack badge boosts! They knew all along!

[@shinyvictorcarp]

Too bad they didn’t get the memo that there is no badge boost past gen 1. (Is there badge boost in gen 2?)

[@saltyralts]

@@shinyvictorcarp no they fixed their game

[@utkuayranc3210]

they didnt realize they dont have badges I guess

[@tonytang7550]

@@shinyvictorcarp Badge Boost exist in gen 2 and 3 as well, but Badge Boost Glitch only exist in gen 1

[@SoraDonaldGoofy99]

@@utkuayranc3210 Not past Gen 3 at all?

[@MrSideeXD3]

"Since we outspeed the Jynx due to our Hardens." Just Gen 1 things.

[@bdhere1]

Oh gen 1, never change

[@MitchellD249]

People think the best Pokemon in gen 1 is Charizard, but with the badge boost glitch it's actually Metapod.

[@SG-wj2qj]

Mitchell Dale pleas. Explain. Lmao I’ve got no idea what your talking about. Btw thought Mewtwo was the king of Gen1. Dragonite being the best non-legendary

[@cristaldubragg3110]

Gen 1 rules!

[@MitchellD249]

@@SG-wj2qj I know Poe's Law makes it difficult, but surely it's still pretty obvious that I was making a joke.

[@AD_Nelson]

Everyone: 2020 can't get any worse. June: *The Great Diglett Fainting of 2020.*

[@_V.Va_]

*cue video of crying man*

[@thegamingarchomp8249]

Adriel Oliveira KING CRIMSON

[@Michael-jo9jz]

Im dead

[@willbowden6897]

That was honestly one of my favorite moments from the whole series so far. Mr. Doug Treio was perfect

[@JosephsHorrorCorner]

...

[@DaBannyGaming]

Jrose: *uploads Jessie video* Jrose: *uploads Geodude video next* *sad James noises*

[@thiagozlin]

oh... right, we still got Koffing and Meowth to go

[@Earthboundmike]

James is totes gonna be last. Here comes staryu?

[@ZorotheGallade]

What I'm the angriest about is that he could've arranged the thumbnail so that Jessie was on the left with "Prepare for Trouble" and James on the right with "Make it Double"

[@Ayporque]

I would love to see a solo wobbuffet run on gen 2

[@michaelvanliempt8779]

James: "I'm such a loser!"

[@JP54704]

Jrose: "This pokemon here will have a hard time beating the game." Badge Boost Glitch: "Not on my watch, son."

[@TheBlueWizzrobe]

Trust me, it was plenty _hard_ after all of those Hardens. ...not difficult though

[@davidgoldstein3348]

Yeah, I feel like this challenge really shows the issue with the badge boost glitch. If every run is going to be easy, then it feels kinda pointless

[@OmegaTyrant]

@@davidgoldstein3348 Badge Boost glitch is unavoidable, it happens when any stat is increased or decreased, and AI opponents will utilize stat-dropping moves throughout the entire game, while stat-boosting moves are vital for any pokemon that learns them even if the Badge Boost glitch didn't exist. If you tried banning any use of it, you'll have to reset any time the AI inflicts you with a stat drop (you know how much resetting that would entail?), and you'll have to avoid using any stat-boosting moves at all, which would severely inhibit strategy and handicap the pokemon that learn those moves. It's just a quirk of Gen 1 you have to play with. Also Jrose's videos aren't about if you can just beat the game under these challenges (we already know it's possible in about every Pokemon game with everything but absolute trash like Weedle, Caterpie, and Magikarp), but at how low a level and how quickly you can do it with each pokemon. So if you want to accurately gauge how well each pokemon does on their own merits, you have to see how well they each can utilize all the weird shit in Gen 1 too.

[@priyanshugoel3030]

Actually some of the pokemon runs would be utterly impossible without badge boost glitch.

[@ZorotheGallade]

@@OmegaTyrant Besides, and he mentioned it the first time, he's trying to make a playthrough as close as a casual player would play it. A glitch that occurs beyond the player's capacity but can also be manipulated in such an easy way as increasing one's stats, is one thing a player will encounter even in a casual playthrough and could manipulate, either willingly or unwillingly. It's not something counterintuitive or out of the way like the Marowak glitch or the encounter manipulation glitch.

[@lizzerd5112]

One major thing I learned from this video: *You can’t crit with an X Defend*

[@GamerponGill]

That ruins my strategy for my Cosmoem only run, darn it.

[@antoniojoaquinruizalfonso4232]

@@GamerponGill Just go into the battle with 6 Cosmic Power PP...

[@catnap7656]

with how broken Gen I is, you can never know for sure

[@VortexKiller2]

Dire Hit: am I a joke to you?

[@imsoready1114]

1:26 Apparently our good friend Rival here had a Lv 9 Pidgeotto before Falkner ever did lol

[@aaronstephen3058]

Further proving that Falkner is the worst Johto Gym Leader: stole the one thing he's known for from the rival

[@durandal_273]

That's a Pidgey

[@autobotstarscream765]

That's a Pidgey, big difference. Btw, cute Sabrina pfp, who's the artist?

[@bleach4038]

(its a joke)

[@imsoready1114]

@@autobotstarscream765 Hitsuki Akira. Also it's supposed to be a joke, Jrose said it was a pidgeotto by mistake.

[@Kuronosa]

Jrose: "Time to battle Silph Company." *shows footage of Rocket Hideout*

[@jcnot9712]

Kuronosa they’ve always bled together as the same nightmarish place in my head, even though I know they’re at different locations.

[@ZorotheGallade]

Silph Company was supposed to always have been accomplices of Team Rocket all along. With Blaine as their chief scientist, all the other scientists performing immoral research on Pokémon, and they were even supposed to have a cyborg Trainer battling you (which became the Juggler in Silph Co, the only one there not a Rocket or Scientist).

[@WatsonatorSC2]

@@ZorotheGallade Good information, I always just assumed the Rockets and Scientists were morally corrupt and had a token Juggler slave there to entertain them xD

[@alexisauld7781]

Jrose: "Alright imma look some stuff up while I go to Celadon, ez" Poliwag: "Pflbflbflbflbblub" Jrose: *Siiiiiiiiiiiigh*

[@rickymeggs9853]

Im ded

[@endy05-lf7ib]

Jrose: Nooo you can't just use Hypnosis and knock me out because I wasn't paying attention! Poliwag: haha bubble go pflbflbflbflbblub

[@cubedmelons876]

Damn it, I need a new keyboard now.

[@luigixrules]

11:27 So, I just realized that Misty said that she would use an "all-out offensive", but then she uses X-Defends...

[@mussolini2525]

Shes boosting her attack with the badge boost glitch lol

[@LiroRaeriyo]

@@mussolini2525 but... she doesnt have any badges! even her own!

[@somehuman7482]

Ginger logic, that is all xD

[@SanguineMalcontent]

The best offense is a good defense.

[@arceusalmighty1276]

The Great Digglet Fainting of 2020, the newest documentary sensation on Netflix.

[@deff8487]

"Geodude wants to learn Explosion!" Thats some good shit right there

[@HistoricalWeapons]

That's the best strategy

[@somebodyoncerolledme7211]

@@HistoricalWeapons It would be, if he allowed himself to count HM slaves as revive fodder opportunities, but that would pretty much be cheating the difficulty of this challenge

[@loulou3676]

Koga when he only has Weezing left: I'm about to do what is known as a pro gamer move

[@rainpooper7088]

Geodude has become suicidal from the loneliness he experiences on this team.

[@Blernster]

I wonder if it's possible to do a run with self destruct only

[@uselessDM]

Do you have time to talk about our lord and savior, the Stat Boost Glitch?

[@petercarioscia9189]

We didn't hit Jrose bingo....he didn't use mimic

[@priestesslucy3299]

I actually hung onto Mimic in a recent run of Red because of Jrose's expert use of it... And then I realized it didn't matter because it was a randomizer with random movesets and I wouldn't know what to use it on... But now I am remembering that in Gen1 it lets you pick a move... That could be handy for scouting which moves the enemy has...

[@Fsilone]

In the name of the Mimic, the Badge Boost, and the Holy Skip Surge...

[@thiagozlin]

@@priestesslucy3299 I used mimic it in my current run in Blue. Good fun.

[@petercarioscia9189]

@@Fsilone Amen

[@annamariamoci5835]

30:27 i thought he was gonna battle zapdos to gain speed-

[@truewhissan]

It would be the least lethal pokemon he could face from the bird trio.

[@123till321]

@@truewhissan But Moltres is x4 weak to rock slide

[@GT-qp7jp]

Bruh me too

[@atomicpunk2360]

Kalli T I would think because of Geodude’s pathetic special stat, flamethrower/fire blast could still hurt a lot. Zapdos has no moves that can exploit that as far as I know.

[@truewhissan]

@@123till321 4 times weakness vs immunity, think it through again.

[@ExtremistLine]

33:13 I mean, we already knew the Elite Four is corrupt considering Lance always has underleveled Dragonite with illegal moves...

[@IamGrimalkin]

It's actually pretty clear why Bruno is on the elite four. He brought out a Hitmonchan against Lorelei and Lance and won because they just spammed Rest, Amnesia and Agility. They were so impressed they let him join their team. That's it.

[@requiem6465]

@@IamGrimalkin and Agatha gave a thumbs up. Though it was 50/50 with her.

[@spindash64]

@@IamGrimalkin This is now canon, you cannot change my mind

[@Walkerman379]

Geodude is the alternative answer to the old riddle “what has two hands, one face and no legs?”

[@tonytang7550]

It's Haunter!

[@Reir0o]

Probably a victim of shark attack

[@priyanshugoel3030]

The kid who got pants for christmas.

[@108spirits5]

A clock

[@cereal7591]

A Jigglypuff seen from above!! ... I think. If you consider them "hands", that is.

[@RoyArkon]

30:35 Now Jrose truly shows that he's not only a super informative guy when it comes to Pokemon, but that he's also a funny guy as well.

[@HeyItsAmber99]

Y'know, considering he's talking about pondering the meaning of life and about a "Diglett slaughter" documentary... He might be losing it LMAO

[@Yuzrnaime]

A moment of silence, everyone, for the Great Diglett Fainting of 2020.

[@angrybadger8325]

The diglett documentary was just hilarious! Well done on this one XD

[@Dechuoubenii]

"What is an A button ?" Maybe those challenges are a bit too much for your human brain right now... Edit: after also seeing the diglet documentary, I am now confident with my assumption.

[@yaakovappel8820]

What are you talking about? The great Diglett fainting of 2020 was a tragedy. Doug Trieyo and the other survivors will never be the same.

[@Feltzer342]

@@yaakovappel8820 Don't forget his younger bro, Dean Gelette Trieyo. I heard they had to carry the little tyke on a stretcher because a piece of the roof fell on his leg! It was truly that awful.

[@sylviapuppysticker8664]

Someone hasnt watched the iconic "half button press" vid

[@MyHandleIsAplaceholder]

@@sylviapuppysticker8664 "Watch for rolling rocks in x0.5 A presses - Commentated"

[@N12015]

I'm pretty sure is a button you press and there is, because you cannot say is only a half press.

[@aaronstephen3058]

The entire run can be summed up by "It outspeeds"

[@Eclipsio]

One things for sure: I'm always excited to see what color palette you're gonna use for each Pokémon during these challenges.

[@Firescizor]

If the Badge Boost Glitch (in this case, via Harden on Geodude) was so overpowered to the point the 2nd most difficult Pokémon to do this challenge with became much, much easier, wouldn't that also imply a change to Squirtle in the tier list? If I recall correctly, Jrose deliberately didn't use Withdraw because he thought that it wouldn't compare to the boosts granted by Growth on Bulba and Swords Dance on Char. But look what Harden did to Geodude! A man can't help but wonder...

[@isaotron]

Yeah, this is a fair point. When he originally did the Squirtle run, he didn't realize HOW GOOD this strategy is

[@cereal7591]

That's a concern of mine as well. Even though the tier list is based upon the FIRST RUN of each Pokémon, so none of them are fully optimized, I believe the omission of the B. B. glitch for Squirtle is on a whole different level from variants such as the selection of which trainers to fight or even the order in which the Gyms are completed, and can make a bigger difference. So I hope Jrose re-does that run adhering to the glitch. Even though that one is especially tedious, and some may argue that it would be unfair to only re-do that one.

[@TheCalmPsycho]

@@cereal7591 He also says that there is no way for the tier list to be scientific by any means, so of course there are going to be new bits of information and strategies learned in each subsequent run. Otherwise he would have to rerun everything a multitude of times each to get anything close to accurate, and even then luck will always play a factor. I would rather have a 53 part series than a 530 part series where everything is repeated every time a new optimization or bit if info is found. If I remember correctly, this is the first time he used DVs and specifically battling pokemon for a specific stat increase, will he have to do that for every run? Should he not have done it for this run because he didn't do it for others, so Geodude got an unfair advantage? Way too many variables to worry about in my opinion, I just enjoy the series as it comes out.

[@TheBlueWizzrobe]

@@TheCalmPsycho I think it's different when you consider how much of a staple the badge boost glitch is in his runs at this point though. Yes, he will always be learning and acquiring new information, but the badge boost glitch is so significant that I feel as though it completely invalidates the first run.

[@TheCalmPsycho]

​@@TheBlueWizzrobe Then maybe he should put an * next to squirtle on the chart with a mention that he didn't use the bbg on that run and to take that into consideration. There is always going to be outliers, Geodude is going to be one of those outliers with the psuedo EV training/resetting for DVs. If he didn't do that, and got garbage DVs, and didn't specifically train speed, he very well may have needed to be level 85, 95, or 100, it was a massive difference as early game those increases mattered. Fixing the outliers will only create more outliers, and the cycle continues. This is a for fun series, I doubt anyone is going to look at the tier list at the end and decide squirtle is objectively bad and unusable just because of an extreme case use that very few people are ever going to do outside youtube challenges. Especially when Jrose himself said it wasn't going to be scientific or perfect. Holding him to those standards when each run has so many variables and takes hours to do, edit, and upload each and every time is simply unreasonable.

[@arecus54]

31:00 he went crazy doing the chalenges

[@H4ram]

this is what quarantine + gen1 does to you

[@Ppilots7]

That part had me DYING

[@ashketchup7354]

Pretty soon he’ll be starting each video with “Yo what’s up it’s ya boi Jrose”

[@sjakim]

This series is slowly becoming my favorite one to watch nowadays. The explanations and gameplay are basically repeated each iteration but the results and exploits surprise me.

[@aceboogie50]

yo same ive even played it before bed lol its like watching a documentary

[@thesuntitan]

"I don't like to level up past my problems" That's why you're the best at this kind of content

[@Chubtato]

Called it! Love the colors.

[@myfellowsonicfans7131]

Lmao love the “Poor little Jimmy!” You sounded just like Gundam.

[@cyanthestickman9933]

This is the freaking dude who beat pokemon with a FREAKING MAGIKARP! of course he could do it!

[@twyliiight8546]

Yeah with a exploit

[@BKStarlet08]

yee this isn't so much an "impossible" run as it is "which pokemon is the best to solo run?"

[@BackToSui]

31:04 I actually typed in Doug Trieyo in youtube to find out who it is... 🙈

[@isaacleillhikar4566]

Douglas Calvin is Dee Dee Ramone. Just so you know that.

[@sir.hopper]

I love how consistent you are with these uploads. I'm starting to make some good guesses as to when you upload them.

[@gravethestampede3454]

Must've done some of these in his huge hiatus.

[@sansthedevil]

im from the future and am here to tell ya, he isnt posting that consistently anymore sadly :/

[@lologramme4425]

You jinxed it shame on you now we have an upload every 4 months

[@3JAD21]

Thanks Jrose11. As an Australian, I really appreciate these nightly uploads :) 🇦🇺

[@JonahUniverse]

Loving this series, you're easily in my top 3 Pokemon channels dude.

[@Ppilots7]

Jonah Universe Jrose & Johnstone are the 2 GOATs

[@JonahUniverse]

@@Ppilots7 those 2 and Pikasprey are my top 3!!!

[@codygriffin299]

Hell yeah! My top 4 are Jrose, Pikasprey, Mah-Dry-Bread, and The Garbodors. No, I can’t choose my top out of those 4. They’re all so good!

[@evanhughes6679]

Petition for Jrose to bring back "Kakuna Rattata"

[@novathehedgehog90]

What a wonderful team

[@bitemytail]

Oak: "DUDE! You beat the Pokemon Champion!"

[@FreidAurein]

That Diglett cave montage was amazing! Had a good laugh out of that one. Good job on these videos and this series in general dude, keep up the awesome work!

[@Shadowjackal]

This video rocks ;)

[@theofficialchannelofoffici7962]

*crowd booing* The one dad in the back: *GOOD ONE BRO*

[@caritahearts2405]

* throws a rock at your house *

[@Acacius1992]

That pun was pretty rocky!

[@hisen3.146]

1:27 Pidgeotto seems smaller than it usually does... Is that a sprite glitch or something?

[@jermo1470]

😂

[@WatsonatorSC2]

Lmao, and last time he marked Pidgey as Pidgeotto on the evolve-less catch-em all run. They are the same in his brain :D

[@travv88]

birb

[@chinmaymathur7000]

@@WatsonatorSC2 Jrose mind glitch. Gen glitches minds of players who play it too much

[@edmn]

As a kid, I would love to have a full party of Geodude and just spam Self-Destruct. 🤯

[@TheEmilyFravel]

who didn't tho...

[@tonytang7550]

I hacked each member of my team to know Self Destruct. I think it's based on a cartoon I was watching at the time

[@NickTheGreatAndPowerful]

I love it.

[@tgnics]

Jrose: "Bruno is a nightmare" Me: NANI?!

[@hylianechoes]

Fantastic video as always my dude! I send some extra thoughts and say some prayers for all the Digletts and Bruno, may they find a better path through life than standing right in yours. Keep up the greatness!

[@Daan_Knobbout]

Just wanted to say I can't believe it's already been a month since you started this insane 53-part series. Gonna be a longg ride ahead!

[@SomethingLawDude]

In all those years, I never thought of saving between the trash cans (/.-) lol

[@Jrose11]

It doesn't work in any other game, but it's great in Red and Blue

[@SomethingLawDude]

@@Jrose11 I see, thanks :)

[@sneezeball]

It works in frlg

[@clogmonkey]

Loving the frequent uploads! I can't wait for your Team Rocket follow-ups with Koffing and Meowth 😉

[@elianewinter2638]

As a Scykoh fan i appreciate this gorgeous orange color scheme ha :D Great job on the video! it is awesome to see Geodude’s solo run

[@GlichCentral]

Slight improvement that could have been made to your Onix strats: Because you know that after 2 turns, the third turn will be bide, you can use an attacking move and be completely safe, while in your successful attempt you used defense curl in that situation every time.

[@aftermathrar]

Bide can be 2 or 3 turns.

[@OmegaTyrant]

@@aftermathrar Yeah but if 2 turns have passed and Bide hasn't released yet, you'll know the third turn it's going to release, so if you're slower you can use an attack during that third turn without building his Bide.

[@PuppetsByPalmieri]

Your sincere delivery of ‘we gotta go fast’ really got me

[@misamisaa4547]

Me: TIme to do some schoolwork Jeose11: I uploaded a vid a minute ago Me: It's a sign!! *throws schoolwork away and goes to watch the vid*

[@drunkenhobo8020]

Me too. Except I work in a school...

[@bidoof367]

i'm supposed to be doing work, that's for sure

[@ChittyChittyFangFang]

I appreciate that Lt. Surge allows you to have existential wonderings. Thank you do much for doing these. It allows for a sense of normalcy in life.

[@anthonydacosta3952]

We need some Jrose merch! “Rival Fival” shirts or “Press A Strategy” or “Badge Boost Glitch”

[@seabassthegamer6644]

"Bruno Bad"

[@tonytang7550]

"Brock is tough"

[@HopUpOutDaBed]

"use mimic"

[@PikachuRules01]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but is the badge boost stack x6 + the original boost not an overall multiplier of x2.28? Where have you gotten x4.5 from?

[@mrorcadood]

My guess would be that it's either exponential or a typo

[@janehrahan5116]

You are correct.

[@N12015]

@@mrorcadood That 4.5 is for his defense.

[@Ghi102]

​@@N12015 Even 4.5 for defense is wrong. A +6 boosts gives x4 in a stat, so his defense is 4x2.28 or around ~9 times boost. He made a mistake calculating the badge boost glitch.

[@SwiftNinjask]

Yeah I dunno either. If he used the boost to get 4.5× multiplier, he would have had to have badge boosted at least 12 times.

[@tictactrey]

30:36 Jrose is the man behind the slaughter!

[@midgetrat]

Huge fan of the series! I was very surprised to see how well Geodude did, particularly against Starmie and Jynx. I have a question regarding the stat increase that clever use of the badge boosts give. Twice in the video you stated that 6 x Harden gives a 4,5 times increase. However, applying 12,5% seven times (1 + 6 reapplications) comes out to a ~2,28 times increase to the original stat value. If I am wrong, I would love to hear the actual math going on here for better understanding future videos. Keep up the great work!

[@drunkenhobo8020]

Yeah, sounds like it should just be 1.125^7. 1.125^13 is roughly 4.5 (actually 4.6). I wonder if the boost gets double-applied as part of the glitch or if it's just a miscalculation by Jrose.

[@OmegaTyrant]

He did miscalculate, the stats were increased by X2.28 after six boosts. It was just Defense that was increased X4.5, as increasing a stat six stages boosts it by X4 and then you get an additional 50% with the initial badge boost added on top of that. Maybe he mixed up the boost to his Defense with the boost that applied to the rest of his stats.

[@midgetrat]

@@OmegaTyrant That makes sense. Seems like an easy mistake to make when plunging so deep into gen 1 mechanics :)

[@matthewmcneany]

'The reason for my failures is existential dread'

[@steve.m7443]

These vids are like all other "can I beat" Pokemon vids but way nerdier and I'm here for it. Nice vid bro

[@OmegaTyrant]

After you saw firsthand how big a difference being able to boost up six times in any stat makes from the badge boost glitch, I hope you give Squirtle another go since you didn't use Withdraw at all with him, If you continue to rank Squirtle based on your original run, you're going to be ranking him several tiers below where he actually is. Paras too was also another really nonoptimal run where you chose Swords Dance instead of Growth, when the latter lets you boost six times and gets you enough Special to survive X4 Fire attacks, but that one wasn't quite as egregious a mistake as ignoring Withdraw with Squirtle was.

[@Varunic219]

This^^^^^^^^

[@shadestained]

i might be misremembering, but didn't he mention that he didn't keep withdraw because he couldn't afford to lose any of squirtle's coverage? either way, squirtle was one of the first pokemon done, so it makes sense that it was rougher; giving it a second attempt and using that as the score would be even less "fair" imo.

[@eightmillionmaddies]

“We... we gotta go fast!” -Jrose11 the Hedgehog

[@psychohosi]

18:30 Explosion in Gen1-4 halves your defense for damage calculation so it probably could have knocked you out

[@LiroRaeriyo]

seriously? it does that!? no wonder i felt like they did more then their damage says.

[@somehuman7482]

@@LiroRaeriyo I always hate that too! What a rigged move!

[@eyecontrol4900]

@@LiroRaeriyo it was a base 500 move, until it got nerfed hard in gen5 onwards

[@beta511ee4]

@@eyecontrol4900 It was actually 340 in Gen 1.

[@soleilchevalier4609]

The Diglett Fainting of 2020 was hilarious, it's great to see these funny little segments! After doing a Houndour and a Larvitar run in Silver, I admit that seeing that Bruno dissing hurts my poor heart

[@rememberda4736]

JRose: “with that we’re gonna face Rival number 2” Me: “also known as.... Rival Two-val”

[@ryboflavin9494]

Buddy knows rock tunnel like the back of his hand. If I got through rock tunnel without flash back in the day, I would’ve been king of the god damn playground.

[@greteb1951]

The birds are starting to chirp out my window so I know I need to go to sleep but.......

[@ragingzerith]

Bro i feel

[@ironwill6148]

Gretchunk At this point you may just want to try and stay awake for the day...

[@lamronjr8785]

Literally same here my dude..

[@bradmalcolm45]

That text from Professor Oak after the Final Rival battle lmao, perfect. Keep up the great work Jrose! Love your videos :D

[@SinnohGreen]

Just what i was waiting for all morning Plus I didn’t know Geodude‘s backsprite was so Bad

[@korbynp2722]

The Diglett documentary was the best part of this video. I would love to see more skits like that in future videos! Great work as always :)

[@PhoenixFH]

How about ranking Squirtle higher since you discarded Withdraw even though it would've been a great move for the badge boost?

[@OmegaTyrant]

Paras too was also a really nonoptimal run when he chose Swords Dance over Growth. Yeah Paras' Attack and physical movepool is better and normally you want a move that boosts you up faster, but with being able to boost six times instead of three, Paras' similarly horrible Speed can be boosted up to X2.28 its original value so it can actually outspeed everything (where it then autowins with Spore), while boosting its Special enough to survive X4 Fire attacks that don't crit when you can't outspeed, and since it has Spore it can get those six boosts in pretty reliably even in bad starting matchups like the Pidgeot. By using Growth you can win at significantly lower levels than with Swords Dance (for reference I did it entering the Elite 4 at level 49 and finish at 57, albeit with perfect DVs and grinding out for Stat EXP, so doing it Jrose's way it would probably require another 5-10 levels, but that's still a big improvement over his Paras run).

[@Shog64]

This channel is inspirational, thanks so much for giving me the courage to try something on my own.

[@richardstarkey2247]

Interesting to learn about that badge glitch, though I kind of think using a glitch to get past a hard fight kind of defeats the point of these challenges.

[@tonytang7550]

There is no way to avoid this glitch though, so it's difficult to not use it at all

[@_Ytreza_]

@@tonytang7550 There is no way to always avoid it (for instance the opponent uses Growl or Tail whip and it boosts your speed) but there is a difference between being occasionally hit by a Growl and suddenly you outspeed something (it would still be quite rare throughout the run and not very reliable at all) and "hey let's spam Harden to increase my Speed and Attack so I can ohko everything", that's clearly abusing the glitch and that's where the problem lies, especially because it makes a huge difference and other than this glitch, there is 0 benefit to using Harden in all these fights

[@josephomeluk6534]

ytreza here’s the thing tho. Some Pokémon want to use boosting moves without the glitch which makes them have a huge ass advantage.

[@aradia9726]

ytreza yes, but then that would outlaw any stat-boosting moves, which would make these a lot harder, if not impossible, and if your gonna say, “well just don’t use it for the badge boost glitch” then that gets into a lot of semantics, so it’s much easier to just allow it.

[@_Ytreza_]

@@aradia9726 I am not against allowing it. Actually my position is either be aware that you are using a glitch to make the game a lot easier (when you use Harden to boost anything but your defense for instance '_') or try to beat the game without using this. In most of his videos, he says that it's not really a glitch because there's no way to avoid it etc and I feel like it's not honest. If he said "I know that boosting all your stats by using Harden is a glitch but I allow myself to use it because I can (or whatever reason really)", then I would be fine with it, but saying "I spam Harden to boost all my stats because it's not really a glitch to get your stats boosted when your stats are modified because you can't control when it happens", I am sure you can see that something sounds wrong in this sentence.

[@ronwilsonbusdriver8808]

I love your videos dude. Not only do they help me sleep, but they're super interesting after I wake up and rewatch them! Sincerely thank you for making such great content.

[@joncook7510]

14:00 but, the third time I didn't lose. *skips the guy that beat him the first two times.

[@justinwerner8507]

Playing OSRS to this, drifting in and out to the soothing sounds of Jrose. *Actually think im watching a documentary of a maniac geodude bodyslamming digletts.

[@theeducatedfool]

Oh hey, how’s the Pokémon series coming along? *Rival is named UGH*

[@aeris...5389]

U have the best commentary when it comes to making mono Pokémon challenges it’s been two decades. Learning about Pokémon gen 1 mechanics is so cool

[@ObiwanNekody]

You remember when he thought he was doing just 53?

[@madammazon2942]

That film segment was one of my favorite bits you're ever done! Hilarious!😂

[@chneb]

Day 1 of commenting Rival Fiveul for the KZbin Algorithm.

[@averytubestudios]

Rival Fieval

[@Foxywaterable]

We have to come up with a cannon way to spell it though. I vote Rival Fival.

[@drunkenhobo8020]

How about something Lovecraftian? Rhy'vhull Phy'vhull.

[@kalif2164]

Rival 5al?

[@cereal7591]

@@Foxywaterable The lack of a consensus would likely lead to more sustenance for this Algorithm deity. We may have to willingly make a few sacrifices and concessions for the greater good.

[@latrodectusmactans7592]

"Bruno, on the other hand, is a nightmare." Wait wha- "I mean, just being Bruno." Oh.

[@DemonOfMyMind]

I'm curious to see how you do with Dratini. We haven't seen a slow experience growth poke yet I don't think. unless i'm mistaken.

[@cubedmelons876]

Dratini: Wrap wrap wrap wrap wrap wrap wrap wrap wrap wrap Yeah, probably gonna be pretty easy past Brock since it has Agility and Thunder Wave too. Plus Bubblebeam to cover Rock/Ghost types.

[@megagustman]

@@cubedmelons876 You are also forgetting another move that's amazing for the early game: Dragon Rage, the bane of all Pokemon with

[@cubedmelons876]

@@megagustman Only 1 problem: Dratini learns Dragon Rage at level 40, and you need 3300 Game Corner coins to get the TM. So by the time he gets it, it probably won't be amazing.

[@Nosoulnopower]

No Digglett's were harmed during the making of this video. If there were, it's all Brock's Fault. Brock: Wait! What!?

[@kaptnchris9635]

Hey there, silent watcher here. Watched all of the season so far. Very big fan of it.

[@shanemcgaley8322]

Bruno being in the elite 4 is the equivalent of the guy who got the manager role because the CEO is related to him.

[@Anonymice]

Body Slam: Exists Jrose: "It's free real estate."

[@KyweenKyo]

The diglett documentary skit brightened my whole day lol

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

That Pokémon conquest music is getting me so nostalgic.

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

The Great Diglett Fainting. 😂 Though, as I've seen, Jimmy got his revenge.

[@Rice1is1nice]

Wow, I'm the fastest fan! I just saw the Onix run from Mah-Dry-Bread, so I expect quite a challenge for you at the end. ^^

[@mrpropipes1770]

Gen 1 and gen 3 are totally different ...

[@OmegaTyrant]

The badge boosts having a stronger boost, the AI being a lot worse, opposing trainers have much worse movesets, having the Stat EXP system instead of the EV system, and finally the badge boost glitch makes Gen 1 a loooooooot easier for these challenges, so you can win at much lower levels than would be possible in later Gens.

[@J23-v7t]

The documentary bit was absolutely amazing. Please bring this back

[@ibnraed]

Ditto! And Chansey! I'm going to ask every time!

[@JerryAsano]

The narration of the Great Diglett Fainting of 2020 was great! 10/10 great video lol

[@ExtremeAce]

It is so good to watch you suffer with all these challenges :D

[@idontwantahandlewhymustidothis]

Man you get these challenges done so quick and consistent. Great work

[@SilastheMatchmaker]

Me: It's six am. I have work in three hours. I should go to bed. My notifications: Yo Bro, new Jrose video- Me: Say no more, I can go to bed later.

[@way2tehdawn]

My favourite dude! Rock Slide, Earthquake, Dig and Submission... Beats so many pokemon! I get why it would be a challenge solo though.

[@Mariokemon]

For the sake of the tierlist, I think you should redo Squirtle, now that you know the power of the BBG. In addition, Paras could be easier than Eevee or Squirtle, but since you made the mistake with Double Edge.

[@R3dux7933]

Squirtle bbg sucks tho, just increase in defence + overall boost, but charmander has sword dance and bulbasaur growth

[@bongosmcdongos4190]

@@R3dux7933 nah someone else did it and shaved off 15 levels with bbg

[@Blackonyeko]

I expected you to beat the league at level 100, but actually you put thought into what you did and made this challenge really entertaining. I love it.

[@lafusionmas7w774]

I like Staryu, please do a Staryu solo-run

[@Pyxis10]

Eventually he will. He's doing every gen i first form pokemon.

[@lafusionmas7w774]

I know that, 53 part series and is basicly: Brock, Sabrina, Badge Boost Glitch, Mimic, Rival Fivale and more :D

[@KingKrabz]

This series has been getting me through lockdown. Thank you for this.

[@hadesKIU]

33:01 You had me there. Not gonna lie.

[@Wildonion1]

This continues to be such a fun series and the extra detail in this episode was a nice way to keep things interesting. It really is amazing how some of these games we love so much seem to be held together with bailing wire and chewing gum once you look past the surface. Looking forward to watching the next run!