Can you beat Pokemon Red/Blue with an Electrode?

Electrode is legitimately better designed than Flamigo.
Edited by: @SimplyAJ
Original Music by: Shelby Leon Wright
Covers by: @MyNewSoundtrack
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Rules and Explanations
Rules: (1) Only use the one Pokémon in Battle, others for HMs are fine. (2) No Items in battle (3) No Glitches* (4) Set Mode (5) No saving in the Elite Four (6) No evasion moves
Badge Boost "Glitch" Explanation: When you collect odd numbered badges the game boosts a stat by 12.5%. Brock gives ATK, Surge DEF, Koga SPE, and Blaine SPC (in game text is wrong). When any of your stats are modified (even by you using a move like Withdraw, or your opponent using Leer) the badge boosts are re-applied. So If you use Swords Dance, you also gain *an additional 12.5% in Speed/Defence/Special (on top of the 12.5% you were supposed to be getting). When you level up, the game corrects this error, and only the non-glitch 12.5% remains. Because of how difficult it is to avoid, I've allowed for it to be exploited, since opponents will spam Leer/Growl anyways, and this way battles are less random. Red/Blue are extremely buggy, so there's always going to be some glitches present, and because of how unavoidable this one is, it is allowed in runs, and considered more like a special Generation 1 mechanic as opposed to a glitch.

[@Abomdosnow]

I love that you called its speed “fine I guess” when it’s literally the fastest Pokemon in gen 1

[@billydorsheimer4371]

I know I caught that too lol

[@eddierichard1104]

I think he more meant that the fact that it’s fast is just fine. It’s speed stat doesn’t help it all that much.

[@Rork310]

@@eddierichard1104 Its a fair point. Speed past what you need to outspeed is kinda wasted stats, and most fully evolved pokemon that aren't particularly slow will outspeed thanks to EVs and Badge boost (Even just the standard 12.5%). Does increase crit in gen 1 but it'd be better in special.

[@saxonthedan]

Speed being that high also hurts screech strats

[@zacharyalan4977]

Like Kip from Napoleon Dynamite. "It's pretty cool I guess."

[@LgndryEko]

Gotta love the max repel after Agatha and Lance to put them in their place 😂

[@irurwurst]

if in-world the repels work by giving off a scent pokemon hate, it should be strong enough work on people too, especially if it's the "max strength" version, right?

[@Barkas247]

@@irurwurst Why? Most animals have better smell than humans, so Pokémon might have better smell than humans too. You can easily fend animals off with sound and smell that humans do not even perceive.

[@Kanbei11]

I'm kinda impressed it's 250 steps between Agatha and Lance

[@omnidicej]

@@Barkas247 wooooosh

[@DJFracus]

@@Kanbei11 it's not, but you can use a repel when one is active to refresh the step counter

[@MaestroMagnifico21]

i actually unironically like electrode its designed after the rpg concept of a mimic so its supposed to look like an item and electrode has such a positive personality like it enjoys life

[@SuperGamefreak18]

voltorb is irriatable because everyone confuses it for a pokeball, while electrode...that's the best part of its day....because it loves the shock of everyone before it goes boom

[@robertbach3592]

Someone smarter than me also made the argument that electrode is based on an electron, but I don't fully remember all of the details of it unfortunately

[@pkbirds2955]

i love electrode for the same reason, i also love that it's the fastest gen 1 pokemon - imagine a huge explosive electric orb rolling at you at high speeds??? 🤣

[@dragonseatcheese8727]

@@robertbach3592 Well, to be fair, you can't base anything off of how an electron looks because you can't observe them. It's the basis of quantum mechanics. So it's kinda a moot point anyway.

[@velvetbutterfly]

@@dragonseatcheese8727we do have models used to visualize the structure of an electron though

[@921tensazangetsu]

The fact that Electrode can't learn Body Slam when it starts with Tackle is absolutely smooth brain. Like bruh, Electrode, you are nothing but a body with a face.

[@vampocalpyse]

that describes everything living.

[@ceulgai2817]

@@vampocalpyse Ferns, amoeba, and many more would beg to differ 😊

[@ceulgai2817]

I would imagine a living spheroid would have significant difficulty upgrading that tackle into an 85-bp body slam.

[@jkent9915]

That’s not how a body slam works. It’s not like a tackle; it’s picking up someone and dropping/throwing them.

[@921tensazangetsu]

@@jkent9915 Mate just using Ash's pokemon alone. Body Slam involved the Pokemon throwing their whole body at their opponent. Snorlax, Torkoal, Bayleef, and Muk not one of them involve picking up their opponent. And before you begin about this being the games and not the anime. The move animation for Body Slam has always been the pokemon slaming themselves into the opponent, not picking them up. Otherise the animation would've had something similar to Strength or Seismic Toss.

[@zachdetschermitsch2886]

If Double Edge wasn't called "Life-risking Tackle" in Japanese, I would think not giving Electrode Double Edge was sort of a joke since Electrode is a sphere and has no edges.

[@richiewesson4051]

did you learn that from Gnoggin? because i sure as hell know much of my pokemon etymology thanks to that guy ahahaha

[@guillermocalle2184]

I was looking for this comment. can't double edge without an edge!

[@zachdetschermitsch2886]

@@richiewesson4051 I learned it from my friend Robin when I was in junior high, he was from Japan so he had the Japanese versions of the gen I-III games. That's where I learned their Japanese names too.

[@hellyon6125]

They just don't want this exploding ball to die....oh...wait....

[@jonathanschubert9052]

It's because of its 2 edgy eyes

[@tbolt__]

It's kinda strange that this challenge was even possible; I mean, Jrose himself plays with no items in battle and yet he's using one every battle!

[@ZebNyan96]

Epic comment! :D

[@Genra]

32:14 The "S" in S-Tier stands for "shū (秀)", which means excellent in Japanese. The origin of this is from the Japanese academic grading system, where S is above A, and this same system was adopted for Japanese games which had score and rank systems

[@MeatOfJustice]

I thought it was for Super, interesting.

[@BaronTMan]

Today I learned.

[@dwanedibly8129]

I've been wondering about this for years; thank you so much!

[@eyal2822]

Unfortunately there's an English word called Superb.

[@yokoelf1293]

I thought it was refering to Special

[@MercenaryGreil]

Jrose yelling at the nurse in the silph co. tower made me laugh out loud. That was great

[@linnoff]

I believe she does still heal you in FR/LG after you defeat Team Rocket? But hey, at least there's a potion on the bed

[@RosyKitteh]

I've never been in Silph co. I've always just used the Pokedoll

[@ericherde1]

@@RosyKittehUsed the Pokedoll to get into Saffron Gym?!? I thought the Pokedoll just let you skip Rocket Hideout.

[@RosyKitteh]

@@ericherde1 Oh, do you get the Silph Scope in Rocket Hideout? Then I guess I meant Rocket Hideout. Whichever one. The Pokedoll takes the place of the Silph Scope, so wherever you get it, you can skip that place entirely

[@sceinceguy]

"Its speed is fine I guess" *Has the best speed of any pokemon in gen 1*

[@bizichyld]

I know right. Sarcasm maybe.

[@ScourgeTheGreat]

Fun Fun: During the development of gen 1, pokeballs were originally white on the top and red and on the bottom. Electrode and Voltorb already had their current designs by this point, implying the design idea was inverted at that point in dev.

[@saiyaddanapudi9216]

It’s that way in the manga, too. The white part of the Pokeball is actually transparent so the trainer and Pokémon can interact while it’s in it

[@BrunoMattei97]

In defense of Electrode's and Voltorb's design, I think it's actually a pretty clever one. They're supposed to be Pokémon's take on a mimic or mimik, a very popular mob from the Jrpg genre,which used to be played by most back then. They also look like trap chests that either deal damage and disappear or give you status ailments of some kind (which makes it kind of weird that it doesn't learn Thunder wave)

[@christopherbownes494]

Well. They blow up on you. So crippling a pokemon sounds pretty dang close.

[@RosyKitteh]

Oh, I've never got that until now. Because pokeballs lying around the game contain items

[@porsche911sbs]

I like the idea that voltorb and electrode were once regular Pokemon that got fused together with a malfunctioning Pokeball, resulting in an eldritch abomination

[@RandomLombax37]

Still has self-destruct

[@abderianagelast7868]

I was going to comment on this myself, I'm glad I'm not the only one who realized this! Also of note is that Electrode has the highest base speed in the game, with Voltorb tying high up on the list too, so they're not only likely to move first but are also likely to critically hit. That nearly ensures that players will be punished for their greed, but isn't a guaranteed punishment either. The Voltorb line is legitimately one of the best designed lines in the game.

[@douglaswills4624]

I love the "mimic" aspect of the design. Genuinely think it's awesome.

[@Laezar1]

The mimic idea is great, the evolution from voltorb to electrode is where it falls a bit short. I feel a better design would have been to have the first form be a voltorb and the second form be like the "opened" version of the mimic where you see it's true form. Maybe give it an additionnal type too. Something like grass/electric where you realize the pokeball is host to a mass of vines would be really cool. (or something else really that's just a random idea) Hey actually fun idea to expand on that, what if you had both tangela and voltorb evolve into electrode, that'd be amusing and you could imagine having them learn different moves early on so depending on which evolution path you chose the movepool you have access to is slightly different. That's something I don't think was explored in the series. Maybe it's not the best direction to take it, but overall I'm sure there was a way to make more interestiing than "voltorb again, but reversed".

[@plasmafreeze3018]

I mean we did already get it's Grass/Electric Hisui form.

[@Laezar1]

@@plasmafreeze3018 Uh, I didn't know that was a thing, well that doesn't really change the issue with the design, I'm not talking about a redesign for now, more thinking about things that could have been done from the start to make it cooler.

[@chazcollabs9536]

You're absolutely right; that IS a PokeBall with reversed colors and angry eyes

[@truewwechampion7831]

See this man knows how creative it is

[@tomaskaila]

Angry eyes... and a mouth!

[@lewistraussthetc2732]

I was just a the part he said it omg

[@dxc5698]

This was the best run of all time. I loved the theme of it doing the whole game backwards of a normal pokemon. "It's doing well vs main battles but struggling vs random npcs" was amazing foreshadowing and basically held up the whole run. I really want to try this run.

[@Rikrobat]

Seeing the dialogue between Jrose and AJ brought plenty of giggles~ Always enjoy creators and editors interacting during the vids!

[@wyattgardner3552]

AJ = awesome Not awesome = Surge

[@philiphanson6894]

Agreed. Loved the editor presence it was fun.

[@JJ-qz1dg]

Honestly same Same with Markiplier and Lixian Soo much fun seeing editor reactions

[@ZebNyan96]

Where was the dialogue? Sorry, I missed it.

[@JaCubAsAlwaysyt]

You actually have used toxic in a solo run! The Articuno (and maybe the Alakazam) run against Sabrina. Gosh, I've watched and rewatched all of these so much the past couple years while working out haha.

[@Altair1243WAR]

I rewatch too, sometimes. It's fun to go back to your favorites after a while and experience JRose's suff... I mean, joy ;) (Looking at you Sunkern)

[@Begeru]

Yeah why has he been averted to using toxic this whole time?

[@Agora0000]

@@Begeru Because it's boring and slow

[@Altair1243WAR]

@@Begeru In addition to the previous reply, I also wouldn't say "averse". After all, he semi-readily took advantage of the strategy *when it was worthwhile to do so* Keyword being worthwhile. On most pokemon you (A) very likely have equivalent or better alternatives and/or (B) don't need it to win so it hasn't come up often

[@Begeru]

@@Agora0000 unlike sleep powder?

[@songoku23592]

Dude you keep pumping these out! You're on a roll! Please don't get burned out on these

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

50 years from now we are going to still be watching Jrose pumping out A tier content on Gen 25

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

How can he be on a roll when rollout didn't become a thing till gen 2 lol

[@TitusRoman1989]

Just call him butter….. because he’s on a roll!

[@44MagnumNA]

@@TitusRoman1989 yum.

[@theragnarokmachine2251]

@@adventureoflinkmk2 Because Electrode is a bigger pokeball, with angry eyes, and reverse coloring!

[@C4lmaria]

Cant wait to see the performance of "literally just a crab"

[@justinweber4977]

A suggestion! With how much we like to poke fun at Lt. Surge, like Bruno... Maybe it's time for a "Can we beat Red/Blue/Yellow as Surge" challenge?

[@theforgottenera7145]

Learnt alot about gen 1 on your videos, nothing blows my mind more than knowing that jrose spelt backwards is kadabra

[@theheebs100]

man, we are getting spoiled by jrose and scott right now. this cascade of videos is awesome.

[@STNJ_YT]

Eh, use to watch Scott but his stuff is kinda boring and he makes a lot of mistakes/isn't that good imo. But hope he's doing well since I Unsubbed

[@leonfire99]

I havent watched scott since well before he got his tv show

[@hugodogobob]

@@STNJ_YT I prefer Scott's stuff, but I really like both

[@Deezy52]

Who are you guys talking about?

[@bitterbal7907]

@@Deezy52 i think he talked about scott's thoughts

[@DiamondAxeStudiosMusic]

I would say "Upside Down Pokeball With Eyes" isn't a real Pokemon, but I suppose we do now have official Pokemon with names like "Scream Tail" and "Iron Jugulis," so I guess the sky's the limit.

[@alantremonti1381]

This is laser-guided, lol. Love it.

[@SombreroPharoah]

Iron Moth. Ultimate descriptor

[@Pyxis10]

Wait, what?

[@OtterWarlock]

I definitely expected those names to not be real, thinking they were funny made up Oneyplays style names. But then I googled it...... my god.

[@squishy8322]

don't forget about FourMouses

[@Jay_555_Maroon]

Been loving the month of jrose. As a writer who has done "one story per day for a month"-challenges before, I know how hard it is to stick to that schedule! Hats off to you for putting in so much effort and consistently knocking it out of the park! Your videos atm give me something to look forward to every day! Thank you!

[@holdenwoofter5896]

I mean this undeniably has taken tons of work, but it has been over months. He has definitely been stacking up vids for this for a while. So not the same as your story a day, but it is impressive for sure. Good luck with your writing

[@fairweathertrains3029]

Right?! We are so spoiled and the quality hasn’t suffered at all. If anything it’s been getting better and Jrose sounds a lot more comfortable so the entertainment has been getting better

[@Jay_555_Maroon]

​@@holdenwoofter5896 thanks for the good luck! Even though he has been preparing for months, that fact that he's pulling it off is still impressive to me. Those 1 story a day for a month challenges... I did sometimes have months to prepare, and I couldn't find the motivation to start and then suddenly I WAS writing 1 story a day out of necessity... hahaha. So I'm impressed jrose consistently motivated himself to make so many videos without the instant gratification of comments that can often be a big boost. Have a good one!

[@heroic_teddy]

As of this time of the Month of Jrose, I have gotten 3 people to start watching your content and I am happy to report they love it! You and AJ are KILLING IT!

[@ignaciomurua7704]

Well, Voltorb and Electrode were meant to be the "Mimics" of the Pokéverse. Just like a fake chest but it's a fake Item Ball. Of course it doesn't have Double-edge. Balls don't have edges. Thx so much for making my evenings happier Jrose.

[@autobotstarscream765]

My homie's so edgy it learns Dark-type moves! 😎

[@hy2dro90]

Yeah. It is not Electrode and Voltorb fault the people in pokemon games store potions and crap in pokeballs. There is nothing wrong with the way Electrode and Voltorb look.

[@rsaettone]

For the record, Jrose, your "weird monologuing" (to quote you) is one of the best features of your channel. I am always highly entertained how something related to Gen 1 mechanics ends up leading us down the rabbit hole to some completely unrelated (or is it?) topic.

[@houndofchulainn5324]

I usually have these in the background, so I never noticed the text popups whenever your editor is mentioned. Thank you AJ for doing such a wonderful job.

[@conza1989]

I appreciate the PSA about the SS Anne not having a healing bed, it's clear lots of us remember that it does, when it doesn't, and in reality it's unnecessary since you can leave the boat and heal, just don't get cut and you can come back.

[@logan_wolf]

SS Aqua had a healing bed, though, in G/S/C.

[@user-lh2hx5xf4e]

In an electrode run, the only thing to fear is SPHERE itself!!! Sorry I couldn’t help myself.😅

[@marystone1526]

Man, that's deep.

[@KingStr0ng]

💀💀💀💀💀

[@KingStr0ng]

Lmao

[@ninolah6633]

Why is the Pokemon league paying 8 people to check if the trainers has all 8 badges instead of just hiring one person.

[@soccch]

I'm a very infrequent commentor on your channel, and I do want to say, thank you for creating such a great series of videos. I have to spend over 24 hours in the air tomorrow, and I'm currently downloading the entire playlist of solo runs (and the "Impossible Challenges") onto my phone so I have something to wind down the hours. I probably have watched more hours of your channel than I've played Pokemon, so thank you!

[@montblancnoland1]

Lmaooo seriously

[@soccch]

@@montblancnoland1 Yep. I reply to you 10 hours of the way into the trip from Seoul-Incheon International Airport. I'm suffering!

[@Mee.parejaroncontraelbomba]

@@soccch that sounds so cool tho, flying while watching jrose videos, may I ask what do you do for work that lets you travel so much?

[@soccch]

@@Mee.parejaroncontraelbomba I don't travel often - this is just how bad travelling out of Australia is. Don't think I'm at liberty to tell you what I do for a living :^)

[@scorchpowdispenser]

Savor it while it lasts boys. Soon we'll look back upon this time with fond memories.

[@danielskrivan6921]

17:30 Toxic is very fun to pair with either a Wrap-like move (because it ramps up while they're trapped) or with Leech Seed (because it also increases the numerator of Leech Seed). I do wish there was a Pokemon that could learn all 3.

[@obsidianfrost9514]

Toxic was fixed damage in gen1 it didn't ramp till gen 2 or 3

[@Hadaron]

@@obsidianfrost9514Factually incorrect, listen to 6:11

[@blastification2]

@@obsidianfrost9514 That's definitely not true. The Toxic/Leech Seed glitch is a well-known thing.

[@zachdetschermitsch2886]

@@obsidianfrost9514 Not trying to dogpile or anything but you may be thinking of Toxic's stack effect turning to regular poison if you switch out and back in. I think that's how it goes, I didn't look it up

[@danielskrivan6921]

@@obsidianfrost9514 I've only ever played Gen 1.

[@kyukrock]

Your energy was really funny and infectious in this video, feels like you were really enjoying yourself with this one! 😄 Cracked me up quite a few times!

[@choyenwaymouth4448]

I’ve really been enjoying tuning in daily to these! Keep it up, can’t wait to see what you have planned for this christmas

[@jadoyon]

The fact that you actually saved every 3 steps is hilarious. There were no more battles after getting to Bill's house you could have just let it faint!

[@devent10n]

Yeah but he would've lost half his money. Hm mules aren't allowed to prevent a white out even by just passively exciting in these runs (see one of the earlier videos where he had other Pokemon in his party and called Koga knocking his Pokemon out with self destruct a reason for a reset).

[@Begeru]

@@devent10n that’s a gym battle. A lot different than just a cutscene with no battles involved.

[@bobbyreeder6874]

Love your work bro. Can’t wait to see porygon gen 1 run

[@user-ze3yb1ke8d]

AJ, thanks for your hard work

[@frostedbyte0759]

Your energy is amazing dude! Hope you are doing well with this crazy amount of work. Make sure to take time for your self!

[@coffeetoaster]

Thank you AJ and Jrose for the great videos :)

[@LezzaD]

Yet another incredible video release, I recently found your channel, keep it up, they’re incredibly entertaining and Gen 1 is near and dear to me.

[@troyb5362]

So grateful for the daily content during the month of Jrose! Another awesome run, I was impressed by Electrode for sure

[@jaycobsimmons4078]

Also, month of Jrose through the new year would be the most hype thing on KZbin, been watching your content for the last 3 years, seen all your videos, by far my favorite content creator. But of course enjoy your holidays my man! Love to see you back and killing it

[@trashleyz]

never clicked a video faster in my LIFE. heckin love me some electrode! 100% best eyebrows out of all the generations. diggin the month of jrose! hope your holidays are as happy as your content makes me feel. appreciate all of your hard work!

[@richiewesson4051]

but he aint got nothin on Guy Sensei! Billboard Brow has the best brows.

[@SombreroPharoah]

If 'Trode has the brows, who's got the tache? And what would they look like fused into on almighty hairy face feature

[@sarcasm-aplenty]

Jrose spraying himself with a max repel after beating Agatha is sort of a mood

[@TeamDeltaMAXXX]

Do Pokėmon fans not realize that Electrode and Voltorb are supposed to be mimics? The design is actually really creative

[@autobotstarscream765]

And according to early official artwork, when they explode, they don't actually explode into pieces, they just open up where a Poké Ball would, like how the mouth of the Mimic is where the opening of the chest would be.

[@ExtraFancy96]

Jrose after deleting toxic accidentally: “We messed up” Me watching the video: “Yeah, my bad”

[@johnwest6690]

What I've learnt about Jrose: "We're gonna lose" means he wins the battle. "This'll be easy" means he loses.

[@takoyakisu1355]

Mans is doing gods work. Ive been watching old videos forever and now I have something to watch every day. Thank you Jrose,

[@PengwinTamer]

"Mans" Fn loser.

[@MrAkaidu]

Hey, the most creative Pokémon is definitely a literal rock.

[@ChoseDeath]

I would think that is obvious.

[@C4lmaria]

At least they gave the rock eyes and arms That's more effort than a crab that gets bigger

[@pppupu936]

Punchy rock or dick rock?

[@carter_420]

@@C4lmaria an ice cream cone that evolves into a double and then triple scoop. Absolute genius.

[@CyberchaoX]

@@carter_420 Just a flamingo

[@rainpooper7088]

Got some good memories out of Gen 1 Electrode. Should have seen my cousin's face when my stupid ball took his Mewtwo all by itself. Outsped and Thunder Wave'd his fully set up Mewtwo, it couldn't move twice in a row which let me use Substitute to sponge further hits and start using Thunderbolt. Actually managed to get good enough paralysis and crits for Thunderbolt to take it out and Electrode proceeded to blow up his next Pokémon too. It was insanely lucky, but hilarious all the same to see the king of Ubers get dropped by upside down Pokéball of all things.

[@BulletProofBreast]

The S.S. Anne heal in gen 1 is definitely a Mandela Effect thing for a lot of people

[@Fishandchipsguvnah]

"Mandela Effect" What happened to people just being able to admit they were wrong about something?

[@hellyon6125]

I can't belive how lucky you've been with the boss enemys...on the other hand: You're only allowed to be lucky a certain ammount of times before it's called skill. Thanks for the Video and please never stop!

[@Rex-ct8ht]

Loving the month of Jrose, keep up the good work.

[@petercross1879]

Electrode is still an unironicly more creative design than half of Johto

[@mcinshredder]

I don't know if anyone noticed in the thumbnail above 64 it says "Zoo Lane", god damn that brings back memories.. Well played sir.

[@kaitoukirby7287]

After you mentioned Raichu I started thinking about how that run will go and realized that while it might end up faster than Electrode in the late game, it's gonna have a baaaaaad time against Brock. The only attacking move it learns by level up in Gen 1 is Thundershock, which means you *have* to use Struggle against Brock (since Onix and Geodude are both immune to Thundershock). Once you get past Brock I imagine it'll just be a better Electrode since it has better attack and access to better normal moves near the start (and Thundershock for Misty and the pre-Surge rival battles), but that Brock battle is gonna be an oof. I'm very curious to see what level it ends up being possible at, because I can't imagine it's any lower than 25 or so. Relying on Struggle is going to make Onix a nightmare (high defense + recoil from Struggle + no other moves to use when Onix uses Bide = bad time for Raichu). You're pretty much guaranteed to take like at least 35 damage from Struggle's recoil alone, and then if Geodude attacks you or Onix uses Bide you're in trouble. Raichu's HP isn't great so I could see that adding up quickly. EDIT: I just remembered Abra having to do this as well, it got through at 27 with some close calls at slightly lower levels. So maybe Raichu won't be as bad as I thought, it has a much higher attack than Abra does so theoretically it should get through faster, but I imagine the recoil issue and Bide are still going to be a nightmare for a while.

[@TitusRoman1989]

Strategic timing with the end of the Game Awards sir

[@ashtonhettich9195]

I love how you talk about the little details of the game that keep your Pokémon alive or that help you maximize the Gen 1 quirks with the Pokémon you are using. That is something I look forward to in each of these videos and it's how I personally find these videos very interesting. Keep up the amazing work!

[@garretsealey8093]

Dude!!! This month has been amazing. Thank you!

[@dynastystar5515]

17:38 I remember there was a time jrose used toxic. It was either to sabrina's or the rival's alakazam because they just recovered the damage you dealt back

[@Userre]

Hey there Jrose, just wanna let you know you can heal your team on the SS Anne, try to remember that for your next run! :D /s Jokes aside, I'm incredibly curious what your video making process is like. Especially now that I know you have your own editor who edits at least some videos, I'm EXTREMELY curious how you write and read your script. I'd just love to know, could be a video sometime in the future :)

[@Selrisitai]

Based on some things he's said, he seems to watch back on it and narrate it while watching.

[@superexpert6804]

You can only heal in the pokemon leaf green and fire red

[@Knytewish]

Comments are good for the KZbin algorithm. Great videos as always. Thanks for the time you put in to these. I’d love to see a you do a nuzlocke of gen1!!!

[@ramontrif]

These are awesome bro! Well done!

[@paradocks184]

Really loving these just hoping for a minimum battles run soon!

[@jake4615]

I didn't notice the Brock fight until the end at first as I didn't expect Electrode to have an easy time

[@_-Lx-_]

Nah, a Mole that evolves into 3 Moles, Purple Goo that evolves into Purple Goobut angry, and a literal Ordinary Flamingo are even more creative than Electrode.

[@nano321995]

December is always one of my favorite months and now I’m getting daily Jrose content?! What a blessing keep up the great work my guy

[@Willingmess]

Ok, now that is a top tier video title! XD

[@lemurw431]

Watching from Australia and uploads are so well timed, perfect background watching to get through the afternoon in the office 😅❤️

[@slateportraichu5416]

I like Electrode - he has its own charm. Thank you for the video=)

[@dakhosfate1654]

Damn my boy is uploading every day. You're on fire man keep going my man

[@braxtonogletree2385]

Jrose is killing it! And, let’s not forget AJ either. Both of them are unstoppable!!! Keep up the amazing work!!

[@RhizometricReality]

Oh so you timed it just to release as the game awards ends

[@Jrose11]

Sure.... def didn't mess up and have to scramble to get this out with an hour to spare... that would be ridiculous!

[@RhizometricReality]

@@Jrose11 you are insane dude and I love it. Keep em coming!

[@autobotstarscream765]

@@Jrose11 Did you catch Ed Boon's mind-blowing surprise announcement of Pokémon Kombat!? 🤯

[@Quack-hh1fj]

9:40 "Getting back to the video which is what you clicked on, not weird monologue-ing." Now I want a 3 hour no-cut of just Jrose talking about pokemon. Or whatever really.

[@khaluu2000]

I just want to say @jrose11 that Electrode is my most favorite gen 1 pokemon. I know it doesnt mean much cause you’ll eventually get around to probably all 151 Pokémon possibly but I was really waiting for this run. I always knew as a kid that being the fastest always gave the highest crit% and that it always had sonicboom, swift that never misses, explosion as a fantastic finale move! Thank you so much for continuing what you do!!! Been a fan since the early day and finally am happy for the long wait.

[@J2digital]

May the month of jrose never end

[@Disembow1280]

"Correcting someone when you're wrong is such a bad look." Based JRose.

[@WierdArtistMarcell]

I do like the idea of voltorb and electrode, as they are one of the more thought out concepts of gen one, as they are ment to be mimics. Pokeball are overworld treasures, so the pokémon are basically fake treasure chests, since they appear in the overworld, looking just like other "treasures".

[@ViIvaNunner]

voltorb and electrode have been my favourite pokémon since forever; only ever being tied by lurantis i know the voltorb line isnt even particularly good; i dunno if theyre actually "bad' but i just really love them. i started a run of pokémon black recently where i used some stuff to start with two voltorbs instead of a normal starter and sonic boom is so insane early on i really love the voltorb line though; theyre pokéball mimics which is pretty good as a concept i think; but voltorb is just insanely angry and electrode is like this silly smug upsidedown pokéball. also electrode is like 4 foot tall; which when you think that that means theyre already 4 feet wide maks them really intimidating. especially since according to the pokédex even the slightest bump can cause them to detonate imagine having a pet/best friend thats just a silly angry smug ball and out on a walk with them and they bump into a lamppost or something and they just instantly level an entire city block. incredible concept

[@moldecheese]

While it would be awesome if the Month of Jrose is extended, please don't feel obligated to. The content you've been putting out is incredible, but you also need to take care of yourself. If you need to take a break at any time, we'll get it. We don't want you to burn yourself out.

[@BattIeBear]

I love that it doesn't learn body slam even though it's a perfect wrecking ball, but it does learn ice punch even though it doesn't have hands XD

[@samrobertmuik3495]

Believe it or not Jrose, your inner monologue and game narration is from my perspective the sole reason you have outshined every other KZbinr and content creator for me when it comes to Pokemon Content alongside Leonhart and AustinJohnPlays, and you among those two for me are one of the reasons I am most excited about becoming a father. Sharing with them (I PRAY they love Pokemon ;)) you're amazing humour and passion for my 90's nostalgia is my window to teach them how the internet was and is this incredible device created that opened up ways like this to connect people across the world in ways we never realized we could. I'm trying to say you're boss. "Keep being you". Literally.

[@BahGawdHass]

"It's speed is fine I guess." Electrode is the literally the fastest Pokemon before Ninjask is introduced.

[@NoLimitSquad]

Sure you can. As long as you don't use Explosion🙃

[@derekcline950]

I damn near pissed myself in the first 35 seconds. I've seen 50+ plus red/blue runs by JRose and I still find myself entertained

[@chaosvolt]

Also, my thinking is that part of the Mandela Effect happening with the SS Anne is that not only does FRLG add a rest spot to the SS Anne, and if I recall resting is used to advance travel when using the boats in GSC, but more relevant to people used to 1st gen is that they might be misremembering the presence of the beds and rest NPC in Silph Co. After all, story wise it's very weird that there's be a safe spot to rest up in the middle of an office building, one that's currently in the middle of a hostile takeover at that, whereas the SS Anne is a cruise ship utterly festooned with bedrooms (none of which are usable in 1st-gen). But in gameplay terms it makes more sense, as Silph Co. is overall hostile territory, and the rest spot is placed basically right before the two most pivotal fights in the area. In contrast, it's much easier to take the SS Anne at your own pace and simply slink back out to the pokemon center if needed.

[@marystone1526]

I agree that it's got a lot to do with the Silph Co. resting place that some people misremember it. I've never played FireRed/LeafGreen and hardly remember Silver, but I was fairly sure the SS Anne had a bed or some such as a healing spot.

[@thejaykay97]

This series makes me realise how many gen 1 back sprites I've never seen before.

[@geonunes10]

I'm loving the editor's commentary in the last videos

[@hmmkin6729]

Do you know what i appreciate? You not referring to fainting as dying.

[@highwaystar4518]

faint yourself

[@MishKoz]

"S tier" or "S rank" comes from the Japanese grading system, where a grade of "S" is the highest a student can achieve. That then made its way into video games, but what the "S" actually stands for, I have no idea.

[@velvetbutterfly]

Well what to A B C D and F stand for in terms of grades?

[@jacknewton2148]

Surge has been getting his promotions back in these runs lately, I bet he’s back to Sergeant at least

[@maxtornogood]

I like that SimplyAJ is interacting with you through the edits!

[@yoseftreitman7226]

17:35 If memory serves, you had the idea to use toxic against Sabrina's Alakazam once because it kept using recover. (I'm tempted to say you used it in your own Alakazam run to resolve the Alakazam vs. Alakazam stalemate, but I could be mistaken.)

[@devent10n]

I'm pretty sure you're correct.

[@edwardgarcia409]

“Don’t correct people. Correct me because it’s good for the algorithm” I love that line so much. Bad publicity is good publicity

[@axdambient]

one of your best runs man thank you! salud 🍻

[@WishMakers]

Idk how recent the change was but I just noticed the MNS covers when I heard the MMX guitar!!! I love your use of music in solo runs, and seeing covers made of them is wild

[@andresirigoyen]

You're a CHAMP for all these videos. Congrats on all your success

[@DarrenLewisHarris]

Just noticed the 64 Zoo Lane easter egg in the thumbnail.... great stuff!

[@Shingeki1323]

DUDE HOW ARE YOU MAKING SO MANY VIDEOS?! I LOVE IT