I Hired a Pro Pokemon Player to Destroy My Chat

[@MrZombieDetonator]

how ludwig was able to keep composed and not even crack a smile when pokemonchallenges whispered about his sweaty balls is very impressive

[@FukaiKokoro]

Especially being lud has massive balls. Hahaha. I would have cracked.

[@monkeylemur]

No way I wouldn't have laughed and tried to pretend it was a cough

[@yololinsken3045]

29:50

[@mikeweimer4783]

If you notice, he purses his lips at that time. He likely was using that to hide a smirk on the other end of his mouth when he turned his head. Obviously barely noticeable so I agree with you, but that’s just my assessment haha

[@VixeyTeh]

Yeah! I cracked up laughing when I heard that. 🤣 Dunno how Ludwig kept a straight face. Poker pokémon face.

[@na-vk1ju]

15:21 "Message Pokemon Challenges God knows he can carry you" How right Caleb Griffin was!

[@Patterrz]

This is like the streaming version of ratatouille

[@Nimaj420]

ludwin wouldnt need a rat on his head

[@mikeweimer4783]

I’d watch that movie

[@retelefe]

Subnoodle comment

[@aguynamedsmith6489]

Ludwig got ratatouilled

[@CadenField-h5f]

Yo Patterz! Love your vids man!

[@SethB420]

The best bait and switch of the entire run was reading out of chat that he could reload save but we'd call him a cheater. How he managed to get through that without laughing at us is beyond me.

[@VixeyTeh]

I'm sure he was laughing internally. Looking over it again, he smirked just before saying "well then let's finish this!"

[@l4stm4nttv14]

It's not hard to fool a bunch of children lol

[@mochiyeosang1908]

someone actually did say he would be a cheater lol

[@jsuperhalo1]

Honestly nowadays its more surprising to hear that Ludwig didn't cheat at something

[@DavidGallagher-qq5jy]

Bro vs hoe

[@psycholol4855]

Bro is a evil mastermind

[@kirbyhypno2522]

Bro vs Toe

[@getawayred]

Honestly nowadays its more surprising to see an original comment on a ludwig video. lmao

[@misfortune5091]

🤣🤣

[@ellie85]

give this man a fucking oscar, there's NO WAY you could actually keep a straight face at the sweaty balls thing

[@tyguy275]

typical pchal lmao, lud was probably expecting it at some point during the call

[@gonzax125]

He wanted to tho 😂😂

[@rikudaman]

FYI the Wally battle wasn't changed. That's where he appears in Emerald, he shows up at the end in Ruby and Sapphire.

[@bartvansliedregt5482]

Thank you for pointing it out

[@115UndeadAnarchy115]

I thought this too, checked here to see if anyone mentioned it lmao

[@The_One_In_Black]

Yeah, that was the first comment I was going to make.

[@CubowaK]

I was like “I’m not the crazy one, right?” 😂

[@mustafaalkhafaji6152]

Lud is a fake mon fan

[@rimimimimimimimim4170]

I love how the entire chat is spamming no when Ludwig says the idea but if Pokemon Challenges said it they would completely agree

[@EmptyCrevice]

I feel like its like watching alex jones get something right vs watching Einstein get something right, like yes at the end of the day they are both right, but the ODDS they got it right beforr you see the outcome is widely different

[@Gyaradosage]

Well yeah. If a fifth grader starts mixing chemicals in a tube and then drinks it, you’re gonna freak out and smack it out of their hand. If a chemist who formulates life saving medicines does it, you assume he knows something you don’t and wait to see what happens.

[@MononymousM]

@@Gyaradosage hmm. Good point, well made.

[@adepressedcupcake]

@@Gyaradosagethat’s a really good analogy

[@sharebear421]

@@EmptyCreviceAlex jones is the goat

[@cameronharvey4746]

This is one of those videos that makes you love chatters. The sheer amount of people calling his choices terrible when it was Jan telling him what to do, and the people telling him to heal the paralyze the WHOLE time over and over again. So funny.

[@zen1th636]

And the chat advice was comically bad too

[@Deluvenai]

​@aidanfrazier6966 yeah literally on the ampharos sack someone said greedy when literally that was the only safe play to make in the Winona battle

[@olive7155]

Chat spamming to shadow ball the Banette when it would've just used Destiny Bond 💀

[@canisdirus6045]

People were telling him in the first stream not to use rare candies because of the EV thing lol.

[@Suavamente]

They’re a bunch of nerds lol who donate to twitch streamers 😂

[@TwicycleOriginal]

Only Ludwig can mispronounce 'Linoone' as 'LiLoone' 15 times during a monologue about how he's a genius 🤣

[@SnackMuay]

The whole section at 20:30 about how he got paralyzed Linoone into the E4 is a perfect encapsulation of “if you spent as much effort studying as you did cheating, you wouldn’t have needed to cheat.”

[@lythd]

but which is funner studying or cheating :)

[@wowzanpakutou]

You mean the Liloon? He kept fucking saying it wrong lmao

[@monke1544]

​@@wowzanpakutouNo... it is Linoone

[@MrSqurk]

I really hate that saying haha

[@ryoon2k]

@@joshuabell1133 nah that's "lil' Loone"

[@slackerofhell]

The "oh no i accidentally ran in" excuse was actually smooth af

[@VixeyTeh]

I can't believe we bought that. 🤣 My spidey senses were tingling, but I didn't know why.

[@shimtues]

the editors did a really good job making everything flow seamlessly and fun to watch! props to them

[@FANANA3]

1.4K likes and no comments? Lemme change that.

[@Niko257x]

I don't blame Lud for doing this. It's super frustanting having to replay stuff you've already done.

[@Jack-gh3vs]

We all know he struggles with Pokémon battles, not surprised he needed to hire help.

[@lixx3255]

Fr😂

[@samuelargyropoulos1249]

Skill issue

[@Athene5702]

bro😅😅

[@enzodr]

Expected tbh

[@First8116]

He said Liloone instead of Linoone for the entire video. I don't think anyone was surprised.

[@Golden-ek2ku]

Very nicely done, it's very impressive that you contacted Pokemon Challenges to cover up the fact that you accidentally entered the elite 4 with a paralyzed linoone.

[@winterxiii]

I loved seeing the experts in chat calling his choice of Pokemon bad when he was initially setting up the team when it was Jan's team lol

[@Fanimati0n]

Goes to show that everybody's a critic

[@filipe4134]

@@Fanimati0nnot really, it didn’t seem good

[@overlorddinok3596]

I like the showmanship, the acting, the drama etc. However what I like most of all is that in the end, when you where at your wits end, you called a friend for help. I hope you both had fun and keep up the good work.

[@harsh595]

I'm not even mad, I'm just disappointed that I thought Ludwig could actually win a Ludlocke in

[@customch33s32]

Mmmm yes, trying to get that gold medal in instigating are we

[@imjustwell9947]

@@havocpyro9166 Thinking he gives af what some random kids think while he farms you for money is hilarious to me

[@thinshin6486]

ludlocke was legitimately shit content after run 10 and if you wanted ludwig to beat the ludlocke just beat it yourself wtf u get nothing from ludwig beating it

[@MrGamis]

​@imjustwell9947 said kids are his audience. If audience starts hating him they hate his content and he enters KZbin decline. He gets sent into an early retirement. I find it hilarious that people diss the audience for having an opinion when it's the audience that gives Ludwig his influence and success.

[@fernovo4303]

@@MrGamisAll he cares about is making content that makes him money, could care less who consumes it😂

[@Pottzarelli]

3:39 bro did an xqc 💀

[@NonApplicapable]

Lud’s next video will be “I hired a pro streamer to entertain my chat the past five years”

[@madgodfan4652]

pchal and ludwig two of my favorite creators love when they do collabs like this.

[@TheOneRhythm]

the fun part about this is that Lud literally told us PChal was his coach for this game like stream one, and nobody batted an eye.

[@360mew9]

wait fr? thats awesome lud has an excuse now

[@imdoofboy]

"Uh... that's not part of the documentation" LOL, I'm dead.

[@sepy1532]

Being a ludwig viewer has given me trust issues

[@x0cx102]

something something parasocial relationship. We have gone from "I am not your friend" to "I'll hire a pro to beat this game on stream so you think I did it myself, and then make a video out of it"

[@drlemonjelly7085]

@@x0cx102 bro what

[@bradentheman1373]

@@drlemonjelly7085 being a viewer also makes you insane

[@lordinfernape4753]

A nuzlocke is considered as such when it meets two requirements 1. You can only catch the first Pokemon of each location 2. If a Pokemon faints it cant be used in battle ever again Thats it, when you add the "losing a battle = restart" or "no items in battle just held items" or "set mode" Thats when it goes from a regular nuzlocke to a hardcore nuzlocke

[@brudaberguz]

Ludwig really showing Linoone no mercy with how he pronounced it’s name

[@AlienApocalypse]

I was hoping someone would notice Liloone

[@crazygreek6341]

Le Noon, take it or leave it

[@galaraxity]

I thought I was the only one who noticed

[@ZuesXanex]

Already mentally and emotionally preparing for the damage of "I Hired a Pro Mario Party Player to Destroy My Chat"

[@mattman3122]

"Too early to call myself the greatest nuzlocker" has got to be the slyest most snakiest way to admit he cheated 😂😂😂😂

[@Tyy-b-un9bl]

He said is it too early to call myself the greatest nuzlocker

[@Tyy-b-un9bl]

Which implie he thinks he is

[@mattman3122]

No. He making sly jokes at the fact he isnt playing but he cant say anything. He said he that because he knew he wasnt the one playing so he cant be the greatest nuzlocker if he wasnt actually playing. You gotta look at the context of the situation. He had to make jokes without outright saying what he was doing. Thats why it is funny

[@moto2442]

The joke works even better when Jan is the self proclaimed greatest nuzkocker in the world. So yeah the greatest nuzkocker in the world was the one playing.

[@doesnotexistyet11]

Ludwig complaining he had to do 40 hours of work he didn't enjoy over the course of 6 weeks when most of us have to do that each week :>

[@Dzindzer]

When are you gonna do the opposite and have a pro player hire you to secretly react to the button in their ear?

[@taylon5200]

Im dying 💀

[@rarinstraw1195]

That’s brutal 💀

[@Wolkenphoenix]

Professional throwing for content

[@JollyRancher08]

Top tier comment 😂

[@GustoFormula]

ok yeah this is the funniest comment

[@dijkstra4698]

you know, the reason i love ludwing is because even though i have never been really into pokemon, he still somehow managed to make this super interesting and entertaining

[@Tech__Tyrant]

All us banned chatters should change their name back to REDACTED.

[@DavidGallagher-qq5jy]

Smart

[@zidanez21]

Wait weren’t you the Hitmonlee?

[@filthychurch]

what's the go with this banned chatters? are you banned from the stream? or just banned from chatting?

[@Tech__Tyrant]

@@filthychurch Neither, basically our usernames were redacted in chat until Lud was able to beat the game.

[@filthychurch]

@@Tech__Tyrant cheers bro, i don't watch live streams myself so i know nothing about it all.

[@BaelMortos]

Glad to see Pokemon Challenges getting some love

[@Irapa7]

Not gonna lie, the way lud was talking and explaining things i would have never guessed he had someone on a call telling him what to do. His actions actually looked like he thought of them himself lol

[@Jesin00]

Cheating is a skill and it's one Ludwig is REALLY good at.

[@andrews7975]

I'll be honest, the rage moment was way funnier than I thought it would be.

[@Abdod]

Ludwig is the kind of guy to break the law and submit the evidence to his local police station

[@Eufamis]

Just for clarification at 2:40 In Pokemon Emerald the first wally victory road fight is at the beginning and the rematches are at the end and in ruby sapphire all wally fights are at the end of victory road

[@pleasedyes]

Honestly the Venesaur threw a wrench in the plan and Ludwig came up with the solution, he gets partial credit

[@computertutorials1286]

I thought the same thing.

[@lifetake3103]

Pretty sure pchal came up with it, but that was cut from the video, but not from pchals

[@DreamGamingS2]

To be fair he would've accidentally stumbled into the solution at some point when he switched in shedinja

[@arieleraso5734]

@@lifetake3103 just watched back to back, ludwigs comes up with it. I was v impressed, seems like he did learn sometihng

[@nicorobin5978]

Expectation: Online pvp battles with chat using a pro to play. Reality: Rudimentary lessons on EV/IV basics.

[@tyleredge5349]

This is funny because he could have just said he's been watching pokemon challeges, and it gave him the inspiration to use that strategy.

[@worthlesshuman5041]

Actually it probably wouldn't have worked, since Jan bans Shedinja from all of his runs. He does allude to how broken it could be, but he never talks about how best to build or pilot a shedinja team

[@tyleredge5349]

@@worthlesshuman5041 I was more talking about using paralyzed linoone. I've seen him use that strat several times in his runs.

[@worthlesshuman5041]

@@tyleredge5349 That could definitely work, but the way he did it was marginally funnier

[@tyleredge5349]

@Worthless Human yeah now that I think about it I agree lol.

[@wydx120]

13:45 "I just felt like Ender from Ender's Game: everyone who had died on my team and everyone I banned from chat was just fodder, I didn't see them as people anymore" this is literally the complete opposite of what Andrew Wiggins felt 😭😭😭 he was so good a strategist *because* he knew every single one was a full person and went through incredible distress for being able to use that to his leverage

[@Kydrou]

It's cute that you believe he read the book, and did not refer to the movie.

[@pumpkinkurbis]

Honestly, Luds plan to get into the Elite 4 is far more impressive than any of the strats PC made up to beat them

[@VixeyTeh]

Yeah, that was some kind of Ocean's Eleven plot twist.

[@armoredanteater609]

If you watch PCs view, he actually gave him yhe strats to get through victory road (watching a speedrun to get through victory road and even the team he chose was given to him lmao)

[@kageryu9749]

That was top tier content and you sold it pretty well, I ain't even mad

[@Superm00t]

from becoming an instant lud fan watching the firered ludlocke years ago to being completely scammed out of my fav content.. thats my streamer :')

[@jsuperhalo1]

rip to all the ludlocke fans scammed out of their fav content and likely to not see it again for a couple years if ever sadge

[@serpent2776]

Black and White 2 Ludlocke was so fun... it's honestly disappointing to see he had to cheat at an easier nuzlocke, considering he wasn't leveling up to the cap in that run.

[@thedaychr]

I mean it was a Joke, not necessary to be taken this personal

[@joedorben3504]

wow

[@serpent2776]

@@thedaychr If he hired a pro to finish it out for him because it was getting so tedious do you honestly believe he will do one again

[@wanton_chips3638]

That sykkuno impression is weirdly good

[@SorenRoberts]

HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS

[@Cereal4Me]

Okay I had no clue at all that he was cheating. I honestly thought he accidentally started the elite 4 with a useless linoone. Well played Lud.

[@Fanimati0n]

There is no such thing as a useless linoone

[@Yhprum]

I like how he left out the part where he whited out on this run, said it didn't count, and reset keeping the pokemon alive

[@EverythingSanti]

TRUEEEE

[@Briggz001]

Because he took only 2 mons into the "steven" double battle. Classic Lud cheater

[@Bergzbot]

"Just me from now on, I don't need to cheat. My skill is enough" I was expecting him to say "this ending script was generated by an AI" after that one lmao

[@draknoiren5669]

From beating the god gamer gauntlet to cheating in a childrens game, the character development is wild

[@RecoPeco]

The fact that the Venasoaur wasn’t part of the code and Ludwig just kept his calm and thought of a new strat before pokèmonchallenges did is amazing.

[@VixeyTeh]

I thought the fast play was sussy. But I didn't think he had a whole other person playing. He sold it so hard though. Well played Mr. wig.

[@JayCDee8]

Same, I thought he was doing it for content, not because there was an elaborate plan for cheating.

[@imredish6897]

I just want to know who was so patiently waiting to speak to Ludwig to wait at the back of the room that whole time.

[@Thewaterskier17]

15:21 random chatter had the gift of foresight lmaooo

[@VixeyTeh]

"Too good..."

[@everettbound6502]

bro got depressed from working 40 hours in 6 weeks😭

[@elvasarte]

That was an impressive stream, no wonder Lud had insane strats

[@alandtic4616]

Now any time Ludwig does something smart people will think it’s someone else

[@normalpersonlivingtheirlife]

2:00 LTG Ludwig doesn’t exist he can’t hurt you LTG Ludwig:

[@ReziKureizi]

idc if he's cheating, at least it makes an enjoyable entertainment. GG Lud and Jan.

[@shadowbandit147]

Right? I was enjoying myself just looking through his chat seeing if anybody was gonna come in and ruin the surprise 😂

[@vyldim3401]

6:07 Community notes: You do not necessarily gain EVs on level up, you gain EVs according to the Pokemon you just killed. So you can get a lot of EVs before you level up. They are capped at 255 total, so like 60 in one stat 60 in another, etc. etc.

[@Razsac]

You need to level up for the EVs to actually be applied to the pokemon though. Isn't that a thing?

[@laylakagiyama]

​@@Razsac yea

[@seekerofalice9787]

@@Razsac yeah, they changed it in gen 6 I think because Prior to that people couldn't apply EVs at all to level 100 mons, including event mons like Arceus. Now they get them instantly, no leveling required.

[@vyldim3401]

@@Razsac :0 didn't know that damn. Only time I was able to check my EVs was in ROM hacks which worked on gen 6+ logic. Interesting way to do it Pokemon company, keeping track of it until level up instead of just applying them then and there.

[@Unknown_user6969]

A small addition. Ev caps at 252 from gen 6 onwards and you can at most max out ev for two stats. The total cap is 510

[@VixeyTeh]

3:17 🤣 It’s still funny that he stops himself from spiking the controller only to think about it then spike it anyway.

[@conrosmallz]

That Sykkuno impression was incredible

[@VixeyTeh]

I can't get over how well Ludwig does the Sykkuno voice. I keep wanting to look around for Sykkuno like he entered the chat somehow. 😅

[@emanuelebiondi1206]

In vanilla emerald the rival battle is in the same spot of this mod

[@LifeWithTim1]

We can't let him keep getting away this

[@sour0ftaste199]

Ludwig making the intro a whole adworthy video of it's own.

[@Satekh]

Just a quick correction. You gain EVs for every pokemon you defeat, not only when you level up.

[@Lu6ky]

I am pretty sure those stats only get applied when the pokemon levels up in the earlier games.

[@slimegolem]

@@Lu6ky technically not, since stats also update if you put a Pokémon in the box, but generally you only get the benefits from the EV’s gained throughout the level as you level up. (Provided you didn’t box the Pokémon mid level)

[@josephperets2649]

It only procs on level up

[@ViciadoSocialempires]

You gain EVs for each defeated Pokémon, for level up you gain proper stats from the EVs

[@VixeyTeh]

Yeah, but he point was it doesn't when you scoff down candies, so he was seriously gimping himself by using candies.

[@zebracorn4281]

Thank you for explaining EVs and IVs way better than Slack did on Cobblemon, I knew about IVs but had no idea EVs were a thing.

[@ellenlove]

i said ludwig lied people died and was placed back in time out (it was not worth it) i’m glad i got to tune in to what i could

[@ellenlove]

it was a beautiful

[@VixeyTeh]

Yeah, obviously he had to silence you. I've been careful to not say too much if I spot him being sussy. Just quietly enjoy the warm smug feeling of knowing. 😉

[@ellenlove]

@@VixeyTeh i have learned my lesson the hard way o7 haha what a streamer, made me giggle to interact with him this way

[@dismasyves]

Always feels bad when you can tell the streamer's not enjoying themselves. Glad you could get through this finally though

[@Sora321132]

Honestly this is so cool cause it gives the opportunity to show someone’s skills but also use Ludwig’s improve I need more of this

[@Deparnix]

I LOVE the ending. Lud: *nods* in appreciation for enjoying his acting skills and watching this far.

[@Kovu2727]

Missed opportunity to wear Jan's E4 glasses. The answer would have been right in front of us the whole time.

[@ravagersoul7416]

the rival fight is always at the start of victory road in emerald

[@cyanideonfire5924]

"Hi, I'm Ludwig, I'm a professional cheater. I'm probably the best cheater in the world, this is how I used the best Nuzlocker to help beat my own Nuzlocke." Should've been the intro

[@KAp519]

Trueee

[@danielZ90X]

Well played Ludwig

[@DotTrev]

24:10 was hilarious when jan was calling the shots and lud is doing a mortal combat finisher ripping out the heart lol

[@Cheddarjrr]

Imagine working 40 hours of the span of 6 weeks. Ludwig is living the life.

[@dtm5557]

Watching the chat thinking he’s braindead for not healing linloon other than like one guys is so satisfying. I love watching people being so confident and so wrong at the same time.

[@taylifts]

Chat being so loud and wrong has led to a number of deaths. Granted, lud should know when they're wrong but still lol

[@samarthgautam]

backseating is cancer

[@Nubis_FGC]

​@@samarthgautam backseating is also cringe

[@ramizahmadi7881]

2:35 He never changed the location of the rival fight. In Emerald, it was always at the start of Victory Road

[@Danieldudelol]

Probably the most entertaining nuzlocke you have to to date. Can’t wait for the next one!

[@kmekosnk840]

i love the fact that there is a 10 minute prologue to justify teaching

[@growlithe5173]

He really knows how to turn things controversial so people comment and like the video! Amazing storytelling and collab with Jan, love to see the interactions and antics Ludwig always gets himself up to! Can’t wait for the next one!!

[@RamzaBeoulves]

Scary how we still get masterfully fooled despite everything we've seen from Lud

[@darty2002]

He can't keep getting away with it

[@paragrin8385]

40hours over 6 weeks is not a lot

[@nickd7935]

We trusted you and you betrayed that trust. How dare you. You're not a closer. You've never BEEN a closer.

[@JiJaJoJ00]

3:20 the moment the controller hit the ground he transformed into XQC

[@sleipnir_8364]

no way i was there for that "accidental" run into the elite 4 rooms.

[@VixeyTeh]

As usual, I thought "huh...that's kind of sussy..." and then just shrugged and poured myself another cup of tea then forgot about it. 😅

[@herdybb]

i love how he asked if he can reload and EVERYONE says Yes, but he gaslights hiim self into not reloading

[@curllum]

Can’t wait for “I hired a professional streamer to trick my chat”

[@FMxHavick]

Lud and Pokémon will always go good together

[@loh-ki]

Lud should really run a pokemon infinite fusion nuzlocke now. The Tom Foolery would be endless lol

[@Watburnt]

Isn't it like emerald kaizo level difficulty

[@IIIIIIIIIII.113]

in emerald im pretty sure wally is at the start of victory road in the original

[@mergentaro]

I had my suspicions when he didn't reset but this wasn't even really that bad! you just got advice from him and it made for a great vid

[@nonstopteen5351]

I feel very nostalgic due to that enders game reference

[@tylerbrown1160]

Can't believe he'd do this to us

[@yelling3874]

18:40 I heard "I'm going to let Geosama die, the reason being, I'm going to get off" and it IMMEDIATELY cut to an ad break lol

[@channingshows6634]

To be fair, the Wally location actually the same from the original emerald. The Wally location you claimed was the original location in emerald was actually the original Ruby/Sapphire location.

[@darkness5101]

2:34 ummm no in Emerald he is always at the beginning