What does it take to complete a Gen 2 Living Pokédex?

Months of making Pokémon Gen 2 videos lead to many questions, comments and remarks. In this conclusion, we go back through the entire Gen 2 Living Dex series so I can answer all of them, as well as explain the lessons I have learned and let you in on a few hidden production secrets.
Gen 2 Living Dex playlist: • Pokémon Living Dex Gen 2
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 Lessons learned
6:16 Common comments
12:56 Living Dex - Prep video
14:36 Living Dex - Episode 1
17:56 Living Dex - Episode 2
23:04 Living Dex - Episode 3
27:56 Living Dex - Episode 4
31:03 Living Dex - Episode 5
40:44 Final play time
42:02 Personal conclusion

[@Lyra]

I hope you enjoy this look back at the Gen 2 Living Dex series while I work on getting the Gen 3 website up and running, write the guide and make the first Gen 3 video. Trust me, I want to start playing Pokémon Emerald as soon as possible :')

[@katieb.7107]

Love your content. Can’t wait for Gen 3!

[@Arcrobes]

Will you be using the in game trade glitche to unlock access to mew and deoxys?

[@NathanCotrill]

We'll see who finishes gen 3 first. I just got my jirachi, waiting on XD and colosseum to arrive in the mail. Latios is gonna screw me a bit, the emerald copy I bought from a retro store was beaten already, but they chose Latias, and I don't have Ruby.

[@christiandevey3898]

To you have an expected date or time rang for the first episode of gen 3?

[@costby1105]

If you can get trading to work between the Gamecube games and GBA games to work, Playing through Colosseum and XD will save you a ton of work. You would have to play through FRLG and Emerald Three times to obtain the Legendary Beasts and Johto Starters respectivly otherwise. Playing through Colosseum one gets you all of them and the Johto starters will be at level 30 too. The Beast are easier to catch as they have higher catch rates than their non Shadow counterparts. Doing it this way you can just speed through Fire Red or Leaf Green to get the other fossil. Also final stage Psuedo Legendaries and many version exclusives are all available in those games.

[@wujcio359]

giving the roaming legendaries the ability to ignore mean look was truly one of the design choices of all time

[@maxalmonte14]

A badass move, like that in-game trade in gen 4 that sends you a Haunter with an everstone 😂

[@bad8136]

And in gen 3 it became even better. If you use mean look on roaming legendaries then they not just ignore it, they never spawn again after mean look

[@lightyagami3492]

@@bad8136 Truly evil that generation was when it came to it's legendary encounters.

[@jrlaps521]

@@bad8136 At least it makes them an easy choice to use the master ball on, since you only get one beast per save file in FRLG based on your starter

[@svenbtb]

at least now I understand why I never caught them in GS as a kid. it was rigged!

[@bulgiblax6463]

Usually I would watch a video like this and not feel the need to comment. However, when you shared with us how you had to see your consoles just to eat my heart shattered. As someone who has the ability to not need to sell my childhood, my passions, and my hobby just to eat I felt like my heart had been smushed. Thank you for creating this content I really want to make it clear that I adore the videos you have made and the hours I have spent watching them, you have truly created something special and fantastic. I will never be more proud than being subscribed to you and doing my little part to allow someone who loves these games just as much as I to create content and do the things that they love. All of this is just me saying thank you, thank you for making this content, for following your passions, and for letting youtube of all places to be your outlet. Thank you.

[@Lyra]

Thank you very much for the comment, it touched me very much. I am glad you enjoy the silly videos I make so much. And don't worry, things are a lot better now :')

[@bonk94]

That hit hard... I've been in similar situations myself. I'm much better off now, but, knowing someone else experienced something so similar to myself - something I'd never wish even on my worst enemy - really just breaks my heart. Best of luck going forward, Lyra.

[@victor_creator]

3:14 "Hegg Atching"

[@patsen29]

Oh yea. Gen 2 was the game where the gender was tied to the attack DV. So especially for a 1/8 female species like Eevee, the only females have 0-1 atk DV. Thankfully they fixed that in later gens.

[@TheTundraTerror]

hahhahahahaha what the hell that's screwed up!

[@patsen29]

It kind of made sense, since they wanted Gen 1 imports to be consistent, and before personality values, DVs were the only stable hidden values. But that call was messed up.

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

@@TheTundraTerror It makes Whitney actually harder since you need lower Attack to be immune to attract. It also means Eevee and the starters can't be female and Shiny, due to IVs (well, they were called DVs at the time) also determining Shininess. It also applies to Gen 1, technically even of it only become relevant after transfer.

[@patsen29]

Exactly. Because shininess is tied to DV, you can catch something in Gen 1, then trade it to Gen 2, and it can become shiny. No matter how many times you trade/trade back.

[@kami6401]

Based Gamefreak understands basic biology

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

The thing with Roaming is that Crystal have arguably more fun version of it early on. Getting an early Phanpy and Teddiursa was genuinely fun to me. They are rare, found only in the morning, and they flee 50% of the time, but designing a strategy to get them (using Poliwag/Bellsprout) was quite exhilarating. Not sure how much I forgot the frustrating part, but it stay as a fun memory, and it was worth it because I had two absolute powerhouse in my team for the entire game.

[@frownyclowny6955]

Nice. I went out of my way on my Gold copy to catch a Dunsparce because it's my favorite Pokemon. Seeing the encounter sprite, taking him with me, all the way to the end, as his Rollout made him a slayer of dragons against Lance. Boy what fun!

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

@@frownyclowny6955 Oh, I had Dunsparce in Black 2! He was an equally apt Dragonslayer in this adventure.

[@Lyra]

Finding the right Pokémon to solve a problem is a ton of fun (catching the Beasts using Jumpluff was so satisfying) so I completely understand where you're coming from :'D

[@DarkonFullPower]

Note: a Pokemon that is allowed to flee, and a ROAMING Pokemon are two separate mechanics. Only the legendary dogs are Roaming in gen 2.

[@labbecedario1579]

I used a Gastly with hypnosis and mean look to catch my Teddiursa in Crystal recently, I had so much having that bear the entire game

[@BenHazel007]

The fact that you made those thumbnails in just a few minutes is crazy. They're so good. You have a very distinctive thumbnail style that I really like

[@Lyra]

The thumbnails are hit or miss, and I am always trying to find way to make them better, so I appreciate the compliment :')

[@KaibaSeto.]

If you think im gonna watch a 45 minute video of you talking about gen 2 pokemon games You are goddamn right I love you man,no homo

[@SomeGuy712x]

(35:37-35:51) That was amazing timing with catching that Suicune while you were talking about taking all the chances. Yep, one of your chances just worked there alright!

[@Lyra]

The freakout now makes more sense :')

[@ryley4457]

I love how you present your vids! The visual style you use is unique and charming as hell! I love how you display all the necessary info in a sleek way(ex the source of the fotage at the bottom) Can't wait to see gen 3!

[@TaIathar]

Thanks for making the videos and addressing feedback. I look forward to seeing gen3. A forewarning for gen3 that you WILL want to know about: There is a place in Dewford Town where you can change the settings of a popular word (or something to that extent). By doing so, you will change the locations in which Feebas appear on Route 119. Feebas only appears in 6 specific tiles on that route so you will need [Surf, Waterfall, Cut, Acro/Mach Bike (different area access for each), and a fishing rod] and you will need to check each tile 4-5 times to see if there is a Feebas there because the spawn rate is 20-25%. Also, you don't need to trade to evolve it, instead you can feed it pokeblocks to increase it's beauty (to max), then level it up. Trading is easier if the option is available though. This is probably the hardest pokemon to find in this gen so I wanted to give you some heads up so you won't suffer as much when you start gen 3. Wishing you the best of luck going into gen 3. I would send you money if I wasn't broke, so if anyone out there is rich enough and wants to send you money on my behalf, I encourage them to do so (as long as they're nice about it).

[@MmeCShadow]

Unfortunately the Prism Scale wasn't introduced until Gen 5 so you have to max out Beauty in order to evolve Milotic in Gen 3. Make sure the Feebas you intend to evolve doesn't dislike Dry blocks, too. It's possible to get a Feebas that can't benefit enough from Dry blocks (Beauty stat) to actually max out and evolve, at least without making perfect Pokeblocks.

[@Whiteythereaper]

Since he's using emulator he can use the PKhex plugin to look up what his current Feebas tiles are on his save if he struggles, but with it being a 50% with Super rod it won't take long to find

[@KingOskar4]

Thank you for all the honest answers! No shame in using an Emulator if 1) You were poor as you said 2) You need a reliable way of preserving those Pokémons and 3) keeping them after they are finished. It is all Okay for preservation

[@SmoothTurtle840]

Even if you’re not poor, the amount of money you have to cough up to get the cartridges these days is crazy. Makes perfect sense for anyone to use an emulator.

[@KingOskar4]

@@SmoothTurtle840 I am glad that you agree. If you want to catch them all in just one cartridge, a counterfeit cartridge that cannot trade is good enough and cheap. But otherwise, yea.

[@andypugliese]

Anyone can tell that you really love doing this. It's easy to get that feeling. Thanks for all your great videos, and do keep telling your story. Make it the most interesting that you can. These games mean a lot to millions of people, but not really everyone can do it exactly the way you do. I've had a lot of fun watching this Living Pokédex of one of my most treasured and meaningful childhood (and forever) games. Good luck with your future videos, Lyra.

[@Lyra]

Thank you very much! I really do enjoy what I am doing, and I'm happy to know it shows :'D It will make the story even more interesting in the future, for sure!

[@saxor96]

I actually finished my Gen 1 Living Dex, and I had a blast. I did use speed-up due to my attention span problems, but otherwise I tried to be as legit as possible. I also used Stadium just for PC management right at the end. Regarding trading, I used bgb emulator. It's easier to set up (just open two emulators, configure it to be local with an option, and set one as listen and the other as connect, no need to change any settings in the process). I'll probably do Gen 2, but I'll erase my current savefile because my clock was messed up switching emulator.

[@rubixtheslime]

0:15 I can't believe it, the madlad actually did it

[@Wizzkidwas]

Man, I love your videos, they're presented in such a fun and visual way that just keeps me hooked at all times

[@Nathan35077]

I named the rival ??? As a kid, because I didn’t know… the officer was like “oh you got his name? What was it?” And I was like what? No he didn’t tell me his name? I don’t think? But it said his name WAS ??? So I relayed that information, as any good citizen would do! And figured his name would be revealed later or something… 😂 so naive.

[@Lyra]

Yeah, the way the Rival is introduced is weird in Gen 2. He literally tells you his name is ???. That's probably why they changed the whole thing in the Gen 4 remakes, where he drops his Trainer Card instead.

[@jedimasterpickle3]

Thanks for the content! Glad I decided to come along on this journey. Been very fun watching you go through this challenge. Looking forward to gen 3!

[@LunarWingCloud]

Was really fun watching you take your Living Dex journey, great videos all around!

[@TheRickinger]

i stumbled over your videos months ago when you were still in gen 1 and i really enjoy them. i can't wait for gen 3 and your journey to get a full living dex :)

[@dkfunentertainment3778]

Awesome video! Again, love your videos. They are instant watch when it pops up on my feed. Looking forward to trying to challenge myself for both generations and looking forward to seeing your GEN three living decks videos.

[@squall2204]

What a good conclusion to an amazing journey ! Can't wait for gen3 :)

[@jasonguest1123]

I really do appreciate the time and thought you put in to each video. Thank you for all that you do brother.

[@Ddddddddddd381]

I am so glad you are continuing this series

[@SuperFewer37]

I ironically found your channel while I was going through my first play through of Crystal (VC), around 5 months ago. The first mainline Pokemon game I played was Gen 6, specifically X. I originally had lost interest in Gen 2, and thankfully your series led me back to an interest to that generation and motivated me to finish my first play through. If it weren't for your videos I would've not survived the change in difficulty of Pokemon games outside of XY. You helped me beat my second Pokemon game :) To be honest, you videos has even inspired to hunt for the national dex. As of this comment I have 735 out of 1298 Pokédex entries registered, with a shiny charm on my copies of X and Shining Pearl. Thank you Lyra! Side Note: (I may be too busy to catch your live streams, but I do find myself with the time to watch your videos.)

[@Lyra]

I am so happy to learn my silly and disorganized challenge motivated you to go back to Gen 2. I love those games so much, so if I helped you have a good time, it is all I wish for! Also, good luck on your own personal challenge! Hope it will be successful :'D By the way, it's all good if you are not here for the streams. The videos act as a recap/highlights anyway :')

[@ryley4457]

I love how you present your vids! The visual style you use is unique and charming as hell! Can't wait to see gen 3!

[@GerrryPv]

I'm so hyped for gen 3, I just binge-watched all your pokemon vids :D

[@ascendedbidoof9312]

These videos are always a delight! I'm excited to do my own living dexes at some point. I'll probably change up my rules a bit to fit with my play style but that's the beauty of Pokemon! Looking forward to your Gen 3 videos!

[@Lyra]

Good luck on your own Living Pokédex journey then! My own set of rules may be very arbitrary, but they make the whole thing fun for me. Change the rules to whatever is the most fun for you, and enjoy the challenge! It is a blast :'D

[@DonaldGaron]

Thank you for sharing your journey with us - it was a very nice experience. :)

[@deal_4_real]

Great recap for a wonderful series! Thank you for all your work. I love watching your Living Dex videos while doodling, it's one of my favorite routines!

[@HopeForBlackRose]

I been watching your videos for the last two weeks now some I have watch multiple times. I was randomly playing Pokemon & you inspired me to play through all my games & make a living dex in every gen. Thank you for the great content hope you have enjoyed this journey.

[@raina1848]

Great wrap-up! Now I'm excited for Gen 3!

[@Igorcastrochucre]

Here's a tip: use veekun to gauge whether or not it's worth getting a Pokémon on its highest level available or its most common location. Shoal Cave Spheal is a good example: do you try the repel trick for the less than 1% Level 35 or do you settle for the Level 32 on the entrance of the cave?

[@josephsmith4364]

This is a really good way to finish up a gen. I learned a decent chunk of gen 2 that I didn't know. I can't wait for gen 3 and hope to be able to catch a stream. Keep it up!

[@Robi2009]

That Vaporeon in your thumbnail is so cute 😊 I have soft spot for all Eeveelutions

[@ikbintom]

Thanks for the videos lyra, it's a really entertaining series

[@NarcoticIsland]

I'm glad things are better for you now

[@Illegal_Immigrant]

I really enjoyed watching this whole thing unfold. It really felt like a proper journey, seeing it take months of real time and everything. Thank you for doing this

[@KanomBaby]

Lyra ur channel projects r fun and entertaining thanks 4 the entertaining vids hope u have good day

[@SteamTech_4468]

Amazing series i enjoyed this so much :) Can't wait for Gen 3 :)

[@ALE98TROLL]

Bro keep going, the food parte was so touching ❤️

[@apawture]

this was awesome! i learned a lot about gen 2 while you did this and i am so so sooo stoked for you to dive into gen 3! hoenn is my favorite region and emerald is my favorite game! also, someone has probably advised you already, but when it comes to roaming pokemon, look into shiny hunters! they have found ways to set up encountering roamers as optimally as possible

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

18:15 That's so cool, but I also can't unsee that now. :P

[@shugyosha7924]

I watched your Gen 1 playlist while researching about whether to attempt building a living pokedex, and I enjoyed it so much I watched your Gen 2 one as well. Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@shugyosha7924]

I think I'll do it, but I won't do it fully legit. I'll allow myself to duplicate save files if it helps me avoid redoing things and having to catch the same pokemon over and over again, and I'll use and abuse rare candy dupes. But I'll play through all Red, Green, Blue and Yellow (JP versions).

[@hippotuskman7808]

Love these Pokémon vids dudeman

[@MoonStaysServing]

I would recommend mGBA if you can make the switch. It produces a sharper image, and you can right click the source for your emulator in OBS and set scale filtering to "area" for 2D games like pokemon for the highest quality image already if you're not already doing that

[@SteveDaBartender]

Its trading system also works a lot better

[@shadnacyto6163]

Glad you had fun on Gen 3 :D I'm currently playing gen 3, pretty fun! Hope you will enjoy it too, keep up the good work!

[@NintendoMan100]

Thank for the hard work and dedication, the journey was fun to watch and I’m looking forward to Gen 3.

[@ackoladeTV]

the amount of work you put into these videos is super impressive! you have a saintly patience lol

[@ohmeohmicah]

holy crap Lyra did it Lyra finally made the website

[@BoltTheEmolga]

Skimmed through up until the Episode 1 review, did you never bring up the 3DSVC option for Celebi? Because it’s the full-on best way to go for a Living Dex due to that, plus its ability to transfer to modern gens It obviously sucks to record which means it isn’t an option for you, but at least it needs to be brought up for others

[@Wow1w]

since the Event is tied to the ROM, maybe you can just dump it to your computer via Custom FirmWare, then catch it on an emulator?

[@Wow1w]

@@Unravled100 the event for the VC is usually triggered after you beat the Elite 4 then go to the Goldenrod. Is this what you tried before the pkHex edit?

[@Lyra]

I brought it up during the Crystal playthrough in Episode 2. Because I was playing on an original copy, getting it "legitimately" was not possible, but the event is indeed available to anyone playing on the VC version, once you defeat the Elite 4.

[@stefdavit]

I really dig your narration and editing style. It’s different in a refreshing way.

[@Usernameneverseen]

This has been a cool series, I'm about to start a crystal playthrough using Perfect Crystal so I can catch em all without multiple editions and trading setups, which sounds too complicated for me honestly, and watching your stuff really scratches that itch. Your editing style and scripting is really solid and also making these behind-the-scenes esq videos is a neato! Looking forward to the Gen 3 Living Dex Challenge!

[@MarthChan]

I always look forward to your videos! I also really like the addition of this retrospective video, if possible, I would love to see one for Gen III once that project is complete. Try to not feel bad about the emulators though. Sometimes it's a necessity and sometimes it's for convenience, but there's no judgement from my end. I didn't realize how bad your situation was during the Gen I videos, I found the channel around when you started Gen II. And yet, despite all the hardship, you were still a delight to watch. I sometimes wish I had that kind of strength. Though no one deserves to have to give up something special to them in order to live. I hope everything keeps getting better for you. You deserve it! And thank you for entertaining me so much! My favorite video of yours to date is still the first Gen II video! The whole fish saga has stuck with my friend and I and we regularly scream "FISH" at each other now. I also, personally, greatly enjoyed the Gym Destruction commentary. It breathed new life into me! So thank you, thank you for being so much fun to enjoy!

[@Lyra]

It makes me happy to know my silly video has provided you and your friend some great moments :'D I enjoy the first Gen 2 video a lot as well! I was able to fit quite a few jokes, as well as keep a good pace throughout the video. I think after all the Gen 1 gameplay, I was very inspired being finally able to play a new Pokémon game! That first video with the stream highlights from the last episode is definitely my goal for the Gen 3 videos. With a few extra surprises along the way! As far as the retrospective video goes though, it wasn't very fun to make. Maybe because it is different from the rest of the content, I don't know, but putting everything together was a lot tougher than anticipated, and hindered my progress on the Gen 3 guide and content. The conclusion of Gen 3 is far away, so I can't say anything for certain, but for now, I wouldn't want to do a Gen 3 retrospective. One extra reason might be that I intend on streaming every single step of the process as well. So there will be no secrets to share ;') Hopefully, I can make content you enjoy watching and that is worth the trust you put in me. See you in Emerald!

[@MarthChan]

@@Lyra Nothing bad about that! You gotta do what feels right! :D And I hope you have as much fun with Gen III as you seem to have had with the other two! My friend and I always get excited when you release a new video! It's a highlight of our day! Cheers!!

[@liliflower1376]

I'm going to rewatch the whole thing now!

[@gaigem5660]

Ready to rock that Gen 3 🤙🏻🤙🏻 all this is basically my bible to make my own complete living dex!

[@Missingno..]

I'm not really the type to comment on things but I have loved every second of this journey and eagerly await any new content that comes my way! Well done on your achievements and good luck for the future

[@Cutzerella03]

Wow. That's a tough story you had to go through. Glad you make these amazing videos

[@NmanStully]

Really cool videos! New to the channel, and now a new subscriber. Keep it up!

[@OmegaGeno]

I picked up the virtual console versions of the gen 1 and 2 games and i will try to get the dex for both generations. thanks for thr videos that give tips Lyra.

[@NiyiDaNinja]

Thank you for making such great content, and our videos are so fun to watch and listen to

[@AdrickBruno]

Gen 3 was the best, can't wait, good luck Lyra!

[@bortzanator3018]

Hi Lyra! You might have seen me comment on a few of your other vids. Its only somewhat surprising that even though I only did a 251 pokedex, I seemed to have a lot of the same problems that you did. I didn't see a legendary dog at all until I deliberately started looking. I only found a single shiny, outside of our red scaly friend. The stone problem is sure a problem in GSC. I still had a TON of fun myself too. I was actually able to play on my phone and trade with myself using My Old Boy! I knew about swarms and how to trap the legendary beasts thanks to having an old GSC Versus Strategy Guide from childhood. Anyways, I'm glad you had fun and I can't want to see RSE as well as Gen4 someday!

[@TS6815]

38:20 "there's a fine line between challenge and frustration" Yahtzee Croshaw had a wonderful term for this, the "tropic of f*ckabout" being the border between stimulating entertainment and merely f*cking around with you

[@australiananarchist480]

I enjoy the 'getting worked up' for entertainment, and overall this (and the other living dex vids) series was great. You have a ton of potential as a poketuber, and i really look forward to your future videos!

[@Lyra]

I am always torn on the subject. On one hand, I am a very chill person, so any anger is mostly manufactured, on the other hand, I do think it makes the videos a lot more enjoyable and engaging for the viewer. Glad you shared your point of view on the matter! And thank you for the vote of confidence :')

[@adrianozanata4743]

You are absolutely insane I adore your channel

[@ChadThundercuck]

Great series, see you at 3 fam

[@6Paths5Rings]

Seeing these videos really makes me want to start making some myself

[@Whiteythereaper]

Pokemon Stadium 2 is very much the rest of the GSC post game. Building teams to use and helping to complete the pokedex as it should

[@TheTundraTerror]

This video has actually gotten me interested in doing a living dex of my own.

[@souupYT]

Love this channel ❤️

[@angryhal09]

I love your videos so much, It's very fun to play along with them I just completed the dex today and now watching this video rn i did it once but used cheats so i decided to beat it legit and your videos helped me to get the motivation to do it thank you, gonna start gen 3 tomorrow so good luck to you with it! Edit: the original comment was cringe.

[@CallMeQkef]

Great vids Lyra, your gen 2 living dex series coincided with my decision to upload a virtual console GBC-caught living dex to pokemon home (probably not too big a coincidence, since they announced the death of 3ds online support) and they were enormously helpful as well as entertaining. Very much appreciate your style, and your website kicks ass! In practice, I think if you ever get around to making a pokedex tracker for gen 3, a really helpful feature would be the ability to add some sort of secondary marking on each pokemon - for pokemon that need to evolve I would usually catch 2 or 3 of them in their youngest form and then evolve them later, but in some cases I would forget which lines I caught duplicates for and which ones I didn't, and couldn't quite figure out a clever way to keep track of that. Happy things are improving for you, I've also seen some tough times and know how that can be. Hoping to see you tackle gen 3 before they drop it on NSO!

[@Blueskirtt]

Ahhh, the beasts in Gen 2. So, so... "fun"... While I never did living dex back in the day (due to how horrendously grindy it is, as you discovered!), I HAVE done a full pokedex run in silver a couple times before, and boy do you find out how hard they make it to get every pokemon in this gen... for nostalgic reasons it's still my favorite Gen, but the games are kiiiind of a nightmare to actually play, but it was very fun to see your adventure going through the games! You don't do everything perfectly, obviously, but you do it with such a genuine outlook that so reminds me of my own dex runs back in the day -- not mechcanically optimized to the point of a speedrun, but planned out to a more human degree, with plenty of room for plenty of errors, shenanigans, learning, and fun. These vids are genuinely a joy to watch, not just an expert speedrun of a pokedex, or a completely blind playthrough, but someone with a real passion for the spirit of what the Pokemon games represent.

[@TheDeadmanTT]

I SHOULD be watching the last 45 mins of my mechanics class, but . . . .

[@elysahatestostudy9364]

The most important thing if you limit yourself to only GSC (1 playthrough each) + Gen 1 for the exclusives, MAP OUT YOUR STONE EVOLUTIONS!!!!! This is most definitely the most important thing to plan in advance, because Evo stones are straight up limited. They're the reason I mapped out every single Pokémon and where to find them in advance.

[@CharemTheShadox]

I don't normally leave comments, but...I had to speak up after you got a bit real. I'm sorry to hear about the financial situation, and that you had to trade some classic systems just to eat. I've been both homeless and living meal by meal before, so...I feel you. I hope your Patreon can keep growing and stay strong. Life can always get better.

[@stochasticthots]

I love your videos. And I love your explanation of why you chose Vaporeon as your team lead. it brought me back to playing Pokémon Gold with Miltank as my team lead (bc I was such a Harvest Moon fan).

[@bubbletea_]

yooooo. gen 3 is my favorite gen so i'm really looking forward to that series. will that be taking the gamecube games into account? i know lugia and ho-oh are locked behind them unless you cheat in events, but since you did that for celebi in gen 2, you're probably not above doing that in gen 3. also you'd have to complete the hoenn dex in emerald THREE TIMES to get the johto starters without the gamecube games. but the alternative is needing to complete colosseum 2 times since you can't trade until story completion. it'll be tough. i wish you luck.

[@narpassword5675]

I'm at the very beginning of doing Bird Keeper Toby's Master Dex challenge, so this is actually very valuable info! It's a shame you've been unable to do this challenge on original hardware or you'd be able to move them into Home and show them off.

[@nathanperez4878]

You’re welcome man, proud of you.

[@pokekiller787x]

36:50 I love my brain, it instantly started playing the Black and White theme song in my head.

[@sladevalen2120]

I know this takes an immense amount of effort to make and as an observer I have to tip my hat. Wish you all the luck in gen 3 and hope latios/latias aren't as brutal as the dogs were

[@TaIathar]

You get one of them automatically in one version and the other becomes a roaming. If he plays through both versions, he'll get both without having to find the roamer.

[@phyllojoe5346]

I think the Lati's are affected normally by mean look, so they should be!

[@zoeclowers388]

Happy to have found a new youtuber. You're pretty cool :)

[@BigRobertsons]

I have a complete living dex on virtual console crystal that I did like last year. wish I had your website at the time, would've made everything so much easier

[@dudley90]

Godspeed on your Gen 3 attempt at a living dex. You're in for quite a ride!

[@Kali_Krause]

One thing that saves time on a gen 3 living dex: emulators :) I use MyBoy on my Android phone

[@nicolapodgornik6644]

One quality of life improvement in crystal, I'm almost certain you have a 100% encounter of raikou/entei when in the right route

[@Binglitpawn]

I noticed how you mentioned that you see pokemon stadium as a spin-off game and it makes me wonder just what you think of XD gale of darkness and Colosseum because completing the national dex alone in gen 3 without those games is already horribly difficult let alone a living Pokedex.

[@phyllojoe5346]

Its impossible, the only way to get ho oh is to complete the 100 battle challenge in XD. I think lugia is locked only to Colosseum as well. But really thinking about it I guess those two games always hovered between the realms of mainline and spinoff

[@Dukstless]

@@phyllojoe5346 Lugia is much easier, you just complete the game (and Master Ball it). Ho-Oh though, not only you have to purify everything but do full Mt. Battle without ever changing your team.

[@andyknb]

@@phyllojoe5346 There was a Mystery Gift event for Emerald and FireRed/LeafGreen in which we get a ticket for an island where we can catch Lugia and Ho-oh, so if you're playing on emulator or have access to GameShark you can input a code to unlock that event and so you won't need Colosseum/XD to get those. Btw, if you're just trying to complete the National Dex, Lugia and Ho-oh are considered mythicals in gen 3 and so they aren't needed to get the diploma.

[@EpiclyEpicGamer]

@@andyknb (i know this is like 5 months later but i like giving information) weirdly only in frlg are ho-oh and lugia considered mythical, while in rse they arent, my best guess as to why is that in ruby and sapphire they assumed they would make them available just like every other pokemon, since pokemon like mewtwo werent available in gen 3 until frlg but wasnt considered mythical, but in frlg they ended up being events so they were made mythical, and in emerald they mustve decided to keep it the same as in ruby and sapphire, again i dont know for sure why

[@andyknb]

@@EpiclyEpicGamer oh I see, didn't know that about Ruby and Sapphire, but I can confirm that in Emerald they count as mythicals because recently I managed to complete the national dex in Emerald and I was able to get the diploma and a star in the trainer card without Lugia and Ho-oh and the other mythicals

[@nick56677]

Kinda off topic: The Bug/Grass typing had to be one of the worst type pairings lol. 4x weak to Flying and Fire. 2x weak to Ice, Poison, and Bug. In the first gen Bug was even weak to poison ad well so it had 3 4x weaknesses

[@Thaddeus_Crews]

No clue if "hegg atching" is a recurring bit or a genuine slip-up, but I love it all the same

[@Lyra]

It is a genuine mistake. The "H" sound is really difficult to wrap your head around for a non-native speaker. At least you enjoy my wacky mispronunciations, so I don't feel too bad ;')

[@tree_tape]

Lol, it's a classic French thing, but it's not popular enough with English speakers for it to be part of the stereotype of how French people speak English. French people (especially from Quebec, because they actually make an effort to pronounce the H, whereas people from France often make it silent) often end up putting H's where they don't belong because it's alien to them yet they're very conscious about its existence, if that makes sense. It's a new sound they have to think about, and being overly conscious about it makes it pop up in random places where it shouldn't be. A classic word that gets a lot of French people (that make an effort to pronounce the H) is "headache". I guess it's the anticipation of the having to make the effort of pronouncing this new letter that trips them up, so you'll often hear something like "head-hache" from them. Personally, I also knew French way before English, but I never had this issue because I was already used to the H sound due to my mother tongue having it. Anyway, the more you know!

[@jigglypuff7039]

babe wake up lyra posted

[@Hydraina]

In a similar vein to naming my rival "Mark" as in "Question mark," I actually named him "Mystery," which I feel is a very cool name that actually fits Silver quite well. I LOVE the name "Mark!" Thats so clever!!! :)

[@theghostofjeffgoldblumdail9613]

These videos are great, super enjoyable, question though, will you be making living dexes in the remakes of games? Firered and Leafgreen, Heartgold and Soulsilver, etc.

[@kingpikachuyt3630]

These vids have inspired me to make my own ignore gen 1 and 2 as I hate how annoying and tedious the original gen2 games are cause of all the errors like the level gap or mean look not working with the beasts I may stream them as well idk I am not good at that kinda thing I will shout you out since you gave me inspiration thx

[@nyanarchy]

I just realized the KZbin algorithm never recommended me the second to last Gen 2 Living Dex video, so I accidentally watched out of order!

[@MrValis169]

Did you know you can spam the 'cry' function in the Pokédex to draw the roaming legendaries to you? Also having one as your entering Pokémon and engaging in fights has a similar effect

[@TaIathar]

I've heard of the first part of this but the 2nd part sounds pretty sus

[@kalarse]

I've been watching the whole series and holy damn, it has been an enjoyable ride so far. Now I'd love to know how you'll deal with Gen 3 :3

[@SonicManEXE]

VBA-M has linking functionality. I’ve never tried it for Gen 1/2 Pokémon but I’ve done it with GBA games (and different ones at that. Once I looked up how it works, I got MegaMan Battle Network 4 and Zero 3 to link for the Z-Saber chip). Of course, do what’s most comfortable for you, but if you’re going to stick with emulating Gen 3 it might be easier to keep everything within the same emulator (especially for Colosseum and XD on Dolphin to link to the GBA games. You need to use VBA-M or mGBA)

[@yaminarthem1977]

I was about to say this

[@saxor96]

I tried to trade between Gen1 games in VBA-M. It doesn't work. After heavy set up configuration, the emulator started to glitch one of the versions to the point of dropping the framerate and speed to snail levels, and the difference in speed between versions made so many connection errors the closet I got was a trading where the "other" version had a Missingno and an `M in the party. I used another emulator exclusively for game boy and game boy color way better set up for link.

[@SonicManEXE]

@@saxor96 Interesting. I figured it wasn’t perfect but I didn’t know that Gen 1 trading was broken. Maybe it does better with GBA games than with GB games

[@ShadowPKMNcz]

I know for sure it works on mGBA I did do it in the past to transfer Eevee from RBY to Crystal and the vice versa with 2 more Eevee.

[@Dullstar2XQT]

@@saxor96 yeah, in general I've found that GBA emulators seem a little iffy when it comes to linking GB/GBC games. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and I've also observed instances where some combinations of game versions work and some don't for no apparent reason (and yes, to clarify, I tested with combinations that are explicitly intended to work, and this wasn't even trying to link Gen 1 with Gen 2). But it seems to work fine in BGB, for example, which only does GB/GBC. The saves are compatible anyway, so I'd use mGBA for playing and then switch to BGB for trades since BGB was a bit clunkier to use.

[@chrg721]

Just one note about emulators: mGBA, despite having GBA in the name, is a very functional GB/GBC emulator that can also be used for trading. No need to install ancient emulators like BGB. I'd suggest anyone watching this video and wondering about emulators to install mGBA instead.

[@cheesewedge]

they semi-fixed larvitar in crystal by adding it to the kanto game prizes, giving it at least some usability