Magikarp might be able to beat Pokemon Yellow...

Playthrough Rules:
1. Only my starter in battle
2. No items in battle (except held items)
3. No glitches or exploits*
4. No Double-Team TM before level 100*
Other rules:
-- My Pokemon have perfect genetics to ensure fair comparison between species.
-- *Pokeballs & Pokedolls are allowed in battle
-- *The badge-boost glitch is not restricted at all
-- *Skipping the Rocket Hideout & Marowak is allowed
-- I play the game at 4x game speed (238 frames per second)
-- My Pokemon has perfect DVs
-- The Trash-Can-Puzzle is automatically solved so times are not affected by RNG
-- The bike is allowed (the bike skip is not)
-- Skipping the bike is not allowed
-- Saving between league members is allowed
-- If the solo Pokemon faints and I choose to blackout it counts towards my reset counter
-- I can pause the game & timer to take breaks
-- The footage is sped up / slowed down to match the pace of my narration
*Double-Team:
-- Almost every Pokemon can learn Double-Team through TM
-- The TM can be purchased in Celadon
-- Using it would centralize the meta
-- Every Pokemon would use it to overcome tough battles at lower levels
-- It raises evasion
-- It triggers the badge boost
-- Banning the TM allows Pokemon who learn it through level up to use it
-- I believe evasion is part of Pokemon and shouldn't be banned entirely
-- I don't want the videos to all be double-team spam though, that's not fun or entertaining
-- Only two Pokemon learn Double-Team through level up: Pikachu & Scyther
-- Minimize is the other evasion raising move, these Pokemon learn it through level up:
-- Clefairy, Clefable, Grimer, Muk, Chansey, Staryu
Yellow Version changes from Red/Blue:
1. You cannot use Dig/Escape Ropes in Bill's House or the Pokefan Club
2. You cannot talk to the trainers in Blaine's gym to battle them
3. Surge, Sabrina, and Blaine do not have Good AI
4. The Elite Four have better movesets
5. Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, and Giovanni have higher level teams
6. Blaine doesn't use Super Potions are full HP
7. The rival picks his eeveelution based on the outcome of the first two battles.
-- Lose in the lab: Vaporeon
-- Win in the lab and skip route 22: Flareon*
-- Win in both locations: Jolteon
-- *You cannot lose on route 22 because you blackout
Terms:
-- STAB
-- Same-Type-Attack-Bonus - a 1.5x damage multiplier
-- Stat Experience
-- The Gen1&2 equivalent of effort values. You can invest in all stats until they max
out at 65535
-- DVs or Determinate Values
-- The Gen1&2 equivalent of IVs (individual values), these range from 0-15
Resources:
-- Gen 1 Stat Calculator: pycosites.com/...
-- All Trainer Pokemon have IVs (DVs) of 89888 (hp, atk, def, spd, spc)
-- All Trainer Pokemon have EVs of 0
-- Gen 1 Crit Rates: www.smogon.com...
-- Crit rate is determined by dividing base speed by 512
-- High crit rate moves determine their rate by dividing base speed by 64
-- All crits have a 1/256 to fail, even if the rate is 100%
-- Crits don't multiple damage by 2, it's a formula based on level
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[@PegbordFegs]

Also dedicating a quarter of the screen to Magikarp's nonexistent movepool is low key one of your finest moments.

[@zeldaandTwink]

Definitely a T-pose mood

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Normally that side of the screen does a lot work heavy lifting. It got a break today.

[@tiemen9095]

The challenge hits home because of that.

[@Jrose11]

Obviously this run is just for fun as this isn't a real University Magikarp. I will say though that because that was a Japanese only event, it is still *theoretically* impossible to beat Gen 1 with a Magikarp.... UNLESS you trade with Gen 2. There was an English Language event New York City Pokemon Center, where Magikarp got Reversal (needs to be deleted) but also BUBBLE. That is the only way anyone could have legitimately beaten these games with Magikarp. Don't really have a point just never had a good place to mention this haha.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yeah the bubble Magikarp with Reversal is pretty cool! I want to try that one in gen2 at some point. Of course all these runs are just for fun, since it's only possible to start Yellow with a Pikachu! (Which was always very frustrating for me as a kid!)

[@skeetermania3202]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon I think this is the first time JRose has ever commented on a video of yours! Consider that an accomplishment!

[@jordanforbes149]

Couldn’t you just use the pokedoll to get passed the ghost marowack though?

[@LunarWingCloud]

​@@jordanforbes149it's not the Marowak. There are are mandatory Channelers with Ghost Pokemon otherwise immune to Magikarp's usual learnset

[@mamonzote]

I farted once

[@PegbordFegs]

It really is a testament to your talent as a creator that you can talk about a Pokémon with two moves for 100 minutes and make it interesting.

[@DarkMagicianGirl0]

I concur.

[@wifflebat14]

Testify!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

My fiancée read this comment to me last month.

[@luigibarqs]

6:28: It is technically possible to teach the University Magikarp the move Tackle, though it is impractical. It would require using the Move Reminder in Pokémon Stadium 2, which you can use once every time you complete the Elite Four & Champion portion of the Gym Leader Castle, and the University Magikarp would need to be in your party for all five Stadium 2 battles (but doesn't necessarily need to participate in any of the five battles).

[@iantaakalla8180]

I do like that if a person spends another day in another game, the University Magikarp could probably not require items. Or at least not be walled at Erika, and possibly only be walled at Sabrina.

[@allanturmaine5496]

@@iantaakalla8180 lol

[@pokemonxpixie]

Woah. That's wild

[@pokemonxpixie]

I had no idea they had Move Reminder before Emerald. Kind of like, up until a couple weeks ago, I had no idea you could get pokeballs from Professor Oak before you leave for the forest. I thought that was only in FR / LG

[@KainaX122]

This just goes to show that Early Pokémon wasn’t super user-friendly 😂

[@Mrperson0]

Just want to note with how Gen 1 and 2 works, you can't trade Pokemon from the JP versions to the international versions without the international save corrupting, so the University Magikarp truly is locked to the 20 Japanese cartridges that obtained it back then.

[@CecilTheDarkKnight234]

Oh i'm well aware, it wasn't until generation 4 you where finally able to trade freely around the world with no worries of corrupting your data.

[@fifaworldcup1994]

Or, y'know, a Japanese Gen 2 copy

[@Mrperson0]

@@CecilTheDarkKnight234 Gen 3 was actually the starting point for international trading? Likely didn't see much use since you had to trade locally.

[@Mrperson0]

@@fifaworldcup1994 or a Japanese copy of Stadium 1 or 2. With there only being 20 copies, they were likely kept on the Gen 1 cartridges which are dead by now.

[@LunarWingCloud]

​@@Mrperson0yeah if there's someone out there who still owns that Magikarp legitimately I doubt they would ever know they have one of the most unique Pokémon ever distributed

[@zenitfan4life]

Thumbs up if you want to see Scott do a run with Magicarp with bubble and tackle (and eventually delete splash via move deleter) in Gen 2. And perhaps also in Gen 1 via trade :)

[@ClamantesDaemonium]

I, and I think many others, very much appreciate the detail in the overlay! I, as a small child, came to the ironclad conclusion that stat moves were too small to be helpful, and being able to see just how each number changes in each circumstance is incredibly helpful! I am also a serial listener of KZbin content, and your videos are wonderful for that purpose!

[@mikescully6546]

Couldn't agree more

[@anni321]

Yes to all of this comment.

[@wideright7567]

fun fact the guy who sold james the magikarp also tried to sell james a weepinbell at the end of the johto arc, james got outvoted by jesse and meowth to trade his *victreebell* for *weepinbell* except his weepinbell also hated him, did nothing, evolved into victrebell, james gave it the greatest boot ever, and then it fell in love with the original victreebell and was never seen again. all in one episode. I miss the OG anime days

[@KainaX122]

I had no idea this was a thing 😂😂

[@PEPSIMaxMusic]

James' og Victreebell actually liked him. The biting him every time he came out the pokeball was it's way of showing affection towards James

[@caylacomix3039]

i don't know if this works in yellow, but i think you could use an elixir after lorelei because you can fish in her room to waste splash pp

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Omg. That’s amazing!

[@DarkCT]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon yep, i remember people softlocking that room and pointing out you can fish in there.

[@rynobehnke8289]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon It should also work for Lance as in gen 1 are the button part of the statues in his rooms treated as water tiles and therefor can you fish in them too.

[@thesacredlobo]

Well according to Bulbapedia you can still fish for Magikarp, Goldeen, and Poliwag in her room using the Old and Good Robs in Pokemon Yellow.

[@boring_content]

@@DarkCT people being Pikasprey

[@vasilykalugin6129]

I remember my cousin telling me, when I was in like second grade, that some pokemon learn moves earlier or get moves they can't get in there evolved for if they don't evolve. So in yellow, I leveled up a magikarp to like 40 or 50 with such training. I thought since it didn't learn a move by that point, maybe magikarp was going to learn a crazy good move. The days before the internet were weird lol

[@InternetLad]

The early days of the internet and schoolyard rumors where the existence of missingno and mew made every insane thing your friend tells you could be true.

[@HighPriestFuneral]

That is true for the Stone evolutions and I think there are some edge cases elsewhere... I can't entirely recall. I am glad that Gen 6 onwards gave a use to having unevolved Pokemon, as they level up faster, if they were supposed to have evolved by then.

[@ShiningJudgment666]

@@HighPriestFuneral The Eeveelutions were the only exceptions to Stone evolutions not having learnsets in Gen 1. Also, Gen 5 kind of gave a use for unevolved Pokemon with the introduction of Eviolite which is useful if you get it before your starter or main Pokemon become fully evolved.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I'm so sorry

[@nickj7332]

@@HighPriestFuneralfor example, Mudkip can't learn Hydro Pump unless you level it up really high before evolving. Weedil and Caterpie learn an awesome bug type move only if you don't evolve at 7. (Maybe in 3rd gen? Not in gen 1.) Most pokemon learn moves faster if they don't evolve. So you can get the top moves earlier, if you don't want the stat boosts from evolving.

[@EeveeTheEevee]

Regarding University Magikarp, From what i've heard atleast, it actually was given that Trainer's OT, unlike any other event pokemon at that time. I'd imagine nowadays there's probably 0 way to truly see if this is true or not considering as you said, a legitimate University Magikarp likely no longer exists unless there was some kid out there who **really** wanted to preserve it for god knows whatever reason

[@Aliyah_666]

I mean its rare, maybe there would be value in that. But its been so long odds are it has been evolved or lost to time.

[@kxpes]

@@Aliyah_666 More probably, batteries keeping him alive run out

[@Aaron.Seabolt]

This was painful to watch. But not as painful as you suffering this play through. Here’s your medal sir. 🥇Thank you for your services.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

You’re welcome!

[@hardboyled]

Oh my god, University Magikarp looks so cute! But even with Dragon Rage, I don't know how fast it is going to be... perhaps 2 hours? I'm so excited to see! ^o^ EDIT: Few minutes in and I saw that I was a bit too optimistic. This aged worse than a dairy drink.

[@iantaakalla8180]

You’d need to be a probability manipulator for that to happen.

[@jackruby6696]

Aged like milk comment

[@silverrey7379]

"2 hours" Lmao

[@hanswurst9120]

Just say you meant 2 hours of edited video :) which would not be too far off!

[@hardboyled]

@@hanswurst9120 You‘re right! With the power of Video Editing it just took 2 hours. 🤭

[@richardsylvester4518]

Next video: "Magikarp beats Ho-oh and Lugias time".

[@mickgorro]

For April fools, hacking it like FlygonHG did :).

[@MatthewIceDragon]

The probability of your trainer ID alone matching the University Magikarp's trainer ID would be 1/65535 since that is the possible range for IDs from 00000 to 65535. However you would also have to match the trainers name which if you include all the potential combinations of characters that would push the odds to 1/2,147,483,648 in Gen 1 and Gold/Silver since the OT can only be male but in Crystal the odds go up to 1/4,294,967,296 since the OT can be male or female. From Gen 3 onward, it's impossible to have a traded Pokemon obey you accidentally by matching trainer ID, secret ID, and trainer name because the catch location of the Pokemon is listed as "Met in trade" which actually controls whether the Pokemon is owned or not in Gen 3 onward.

[@anlev11]

Does the trainer name actually matters? Because you could just transfer the Magikarp to a cartridge, see it's trainer name and then initiate a new game in another cartridge and give the same trainer name, just needing to reset for the ID. I calculate the expected number of attempts needed to match the ID considering the 1/65535 sucess rate. It would have 50% probability to get it within 45426 attempts, or 90% probability to get it within 150901 attempts.

[@MatthewIceDragon]

@@anlev11 Yeah that is true unless the OT name was randomized too you would just have to name your character the same name as the OT and then try and roll for that ID over and over. That's where a tool assisted run would be useful since it would get that roll first try lol.

[@bitmen1296]

I listen to this at work and I appreciate when you mention to look at the screen when something interesting happens.

[@loulou3676]

Gen 1 carts don't die as quickly as Gen 2. My husband and I have quite a few (mine, his, his cousin's, and even one we picked up in Japan) and all of them (6 or so in total) still hold their saves. His cousin actually had a Toys R Us event Mew on it that must have been from 1999 or so. However, if you wanna be super safe, you want to transfer the Pokemon to a Stadium game. I forget the details why but there's some reason that n64 cartridge saves are almost impossible to be lost.

[@youtube-kit9450]

Gen 2 has the internal battery because of the clock and days, thus it runs out iirc after like 15 years. Since there's no need to keep track of stuff like that in gen 1, it keeps saves for way longer.

[@silvertalon215]

YES! I knew this was gonna be university magikarp! I think there was also an event bubble magikarp in GSC.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

There is..

[@iantaakalla8180]

That technically means there is a Magikarp that can beat RBY without items.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

@@iantaakalla8180 yeah and I think someone ran both bubble and Dragon Rage (and of course tackle) Magikarp.. wanna say it was Jrose during his month of Jrose

[@thomashartka2926]

@@adventureoflinkmk2 why would you say something that can be checked so easily? Jrose did not attempt this run… confirming this took 30 seconds

[@silvertalon215]

@@thomashartka2926 my guy, chill. I remember that run as well but I also forgot who did it.

[@inkdropruns3431]

University Magikarp has officially stolen my heart! Whether it be rebellious or studious I think it's earned it's degree in Advanced Struggle with a Minor in Dragon Rage and spot as valedictorian of all Gen 1 Magikarp!

[@BenjaminJeziorowski]

ive really enjoyed the evolution of the overlay. it's really nice and presents all the information in a good way.

[@joeybricks8401]

All I know is that magikarp card that was given out is worth a lot of money now.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I bet!

[@Kris2005isMine]

Just looked it up. A PSA 10 is worth roughly 65 thousand dollars.

[@minikawildflower]

If Scott and Magikarp win this run despite all the disobedience, Oak's speech about having love for your pokemon after the rival fight will hit so hard

[@SplinterForSale]

I just love the Idea, that in this timeline, every trainer could walk up to any other trainer and talk about that one time when one lunatic beat them up with his weird dragonrage Magikarp and then proceeded to defeated Lance and the Champ with it while it was paralyzed.

[@Harry-mf6rq]

Overlay is looking awesome these days. Those quality of life features are what keeps me coming back to this channel and sets you apart. You do a really good job with them.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks so much

[@Alex-mq6qi]

You ABSOLUTE mad lad, this is beyond insane

[@KayLoo202]

I love that this was basically a disobedient vs obedient Dragon Rage run

[@reedjohnson5916]

Obedience School Magikarp I like the idea of these 'cloned event pokemon' and seeing how they do also.

[@joshuad1925]

Well, if there’s one thing I’ve learned, an education can get you very far. I’m going to finish college so I can learn Dragon Rage, just like Magikarp!

[@kelinky-sama1603]

The rival's reaction at 1:25:13 perfectly sums up this entire run.

[@paulnewton2284]

10:11 If I remember correctly, blacking out in the wild Pokemon battle in this situation causes the game to instantly put you in another, glitched wild encounter when you reenter the area. This is most famously used in front of the mandatory Bug Catcher in Viridian Forest to acquire a level 1 Nidoking that, upon leveling up, jumps straight to level 100.

[@Rayuzx]

It's just another way to do the Trainer-Fly/Mew glitch.

[@iantaakalla8180]

It’s pretty neat that there is a “casual way” to do the Mew glitch

[@Neville133]

I've never been so invested in the success of a Magikarp before

[@justsomejojo]

"I just coded a rom that does it" is the smoothest flex I've heard in a while and it somehow isn't the biggest in this video. The fact that you actually tried doing this without healing items when the Jrose run was done with items (I think? Been a while) is pretty crazy on its own. Props for being thorough.

[@TyrantofChaos]

Would love to see you use a Magikarp with Dragon Rage, Splash, Bubble and Tackle. Compare the results with this “optimized” move set.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Gym Leader Matt did that one

[@KyLeReStOuLe]

You mention having the overlays in your video and I can honestly really appreciate that extra work! Its so nice being able to see the moves,stats and all the information when glancing over

[@TheWispGuy]

Some say that Scott and the Disobedient University Magikarp are still training in Diglett's Cave to this very day. What a run.The first attempt was very disheartening. The only way past Erika would be a perfect sequence of events, and who knows how long it would take to get it, let alone if it's even possible. Nice that you were able to get as far as you could in the second run, before you had to resort to items. Also, who knew that Paralysis from Agatha would be much more helpful during the final battle?

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I really didn't think the paralysis would help, but it was a happy surprise :)

[@slave2truth4freedom]

I'm very satisfied with the way you progressively made concessions to advance in the game. You showed us how one thing wouldn't work before bending your rules. Well done!

[@drachenklaue07]

Hey Scott. ❤ thank you for the entertainment. Was down sick this week.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

You’re welcome!

[@Laprisu]

Hi Dennis!

[@realchrismorgan1989]

Dennis

[@TyrantofChaos]

Hi Dennis!

[@KainaX122]

Cooltrainer Dennis!

[@miqvPL]

Scott throws a fish with broken bones at Blue - look at me, I'm the champion now.

[@dn22pkkdd476]

32:48 Dude! I felt so bad for poor Magikarp. It did nothing wrong, except splash about wanting to live its best life. That episode turned me into a die-hard Magikarp fanboy. It became my all-time favorite Pokémon, well before the memes and ironic love the little fish gets these days. To this day, Magikarp always has a permanent place on my team.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Do you let it evolve?

[@dn22pkkdd476]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon nope.

[@valor1omega]

This was a fun and exciting video, you actually made me cheer when you won the game with that adorable little fish. I am glad you actually found a legitimate way to win too. Thanks for not giving up on it.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I’m glad I didn’t give up! I always knew this one was going to be a slog.

[@Zorafin]

I always thought the obedience thresholds were really generous. They're obviously there to nerf any high level pokemon you get. It makes sense that a lv15 pokemon you get at the start of the game shouldn't be consistent, but man you get no obedience for the hardest parts of the game

[@HighPriestFuneral]

It really was a genius idea to make sure you couldn't trade your friend's Level 85 Mewtwo and expect to crush the game. I mean... you will... but it will be a lot more annoying and less fun than one may think since they will be ignoring you in most cases.

[@lamiaprincess6371]

We must imagine Scott happy, I think. What an absolute nightmare of a run. I think this Magikarp was more likely to be a college dropout than a graduate. But it was fun watching the misery and the (eventual) (sorta) Magikarp win.

[@IanT372]

After seeing numerous people in Jroses comment section say how they felt like he was a superior content creator, I'm here to say this... Why does anyone have to be "better"? You're both obviously different people with different styles, personalities, etc. Which means that even if you uploaded the exact same pokemon video it would be vastly different which also means more content to watch!

[@pennylessz]

They call him fat? I've never even seen a picture of the guy.

[@johnapple6646]

And if either of them is successful, then the KZbin algorithm will push more pokemon challenge videos making everyone more successful

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I just hope that the community is happy there is more content! We all succeed together!

[@IanT372]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon I wholeheartedly agree bud!

[@notmyrealnameify]

Going through a tough time in my personal life.. your videos really help me staying calm and being able to sleep. I'll keep supporting you a bit financially, thanks for all the help. Just wanted to tell you make a big difference for quite a lot of people.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I'm sorry to hear you're going through a tough time right now. I'm so happy that my videos can help you stay calm and be able to sleep. I hope that things get better for you soon.

[@Colin1Moriarty]

Scott you're actually insane haha! I can't believe the level of commitment you have for these videos. 18 hours on a single magikarp run 😅 and I was enthralled the whole time! I like when you give information on the event Pokémon because knowing about the university magikarp was a little bit of fun trivia I never knew before. Shame magikarp can't beat the game normally though as it'd have been hype if it could only learn tackle haha! Have a great Christmas Scott and look forward to your videos in the new year!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks for the comment Colin. It makes me happy that the video kept you enthralled.

[@yifun6187]

Woke up sick this morning and was blessed to see both this and the pseudo legend crystal race in my inbox. Thanks for the great content as usual, Scott. I never expected to know this much about obscure generation one mechanics and jank until I found this channel

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

You’re welcome! I’m learning so much about gen1 jank too! It seems never ending.

[@GustavoFernandesKing]

man... you are pumping out videos every day! Beware to not get burnout or to burn through content to fast :D I love your videos!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Finishing the last video today. Then a week and a half vacation for me!

[@zaelleaz5644]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon You deserve it. The work you've put in is amazing.

[@tobiasmills9647]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon if you ever get a chance to vacation in the UK, feel free to come check out the canal system on my boat.

[@myles3773]

Thanks Scott. Going through a difficult time in my life and your videos have kept me sane. I too used to spend my childhood playing these games, I also had and have ADHD so thank you

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Sorry to hear you're going through a difficult time @myles3773. I hope things get better for you soon.

[@dlarsh]

Man, I knew x items were busted in gen 1, but actually seeing the numbers and final results are something else.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yeah. Seeing the numbers is sort of mind boggling.

[@anni321]

You are insane. Even attempting this is crazy. Kudos to you for hanging on so long in the name of pokescience.

[@florianwiese97]

Your overlay is so convenient. I just recently discovered your channel and I think this is what really puts your content above other Pokemon KZbinrs. The Power for the Moves astonishes me the most. I hope you found a way to read this data out the emulator so you do not edit this piece by piece into the video. If you do, you're a maniac. Anyway, great content. Keep up the good work. I'll be watching. Much Love from Germany 🇩🇪😀

[@BryanM86]

I'm pretty sure he has said that it is autogenerated he doesn't have to do any of it manually

[@mrb692]

Yup, his software looks directly at the game’s memory and pulls the relevant data. It’s why you can see things like the badge boost glitch happening in stages (i.e. opponent uses tail whip, defense drops, badge boost triggers)

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yup, it don’t automatically. You can watch one of my more recent streams to see it in action.

[@Shiina42]

I absolutely love that when you beat a trainer only to flee inside diglett cave after each fight it felt like in your waning sanity that cave was your safety blanket like, "no, no. Too much, overwhelmed, back to diglett."

[@MarcFreccero]

This run is WILD haha. Plus, there is a bubble magikarp from Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! January 24 to 30, 2003 - meaning that it might be more possible given STAB and you an also learn tackle (you get it at level 5)

[@Ars-Nova258]

PokéMasochist Scott sent out Rage Against the Magikarp! Rage against the Magikarp fell asleep! PokéMasochist Scott became confused!

[@ubermusli]

Hey, slowest time is also a type of record.. Right?

[@Pabloalbornozlopez]

Thank you for the last thing you said in the video. Also I don't watch it in the background. I appreciate your layout and looking even at the stat increases. That must be a lot of work. Great content. Also, finally a video with the fish that could, that actually managed to do it somehow. Love your channel. I don't wanna torture you but one day we'd like to see a magikarp with tackle, bubble, dragon rage and no splash take on the challenge, if it's possible to customize. Thanks for the content 🙌🏻

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I want to use the Bubble magikarp in the future! Maybe a year or two from now though.

[@libraryscholaralexis6581]

University Magikarp looked so cute. I don't dislike Magikarp because it is interesing itself. I like seeing it do fine in a challenge. I never heard of that event before. The emoting Magikarp in the beginning was cute too.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Sarina's art is awesome!

[@houraisheperd9721]

Heya! Here after being away for a while (I generally tend to not watch longer videos unless I'm doing something else or it's really wild content), and I love all the new trainer portraits that popped up. Ever since the Wrapping Lass got her own, I've been looking forward to seeing if any other noteworthy trainers get them and I'm really happy when I do. I also really love your battle transitions. Going from the sign that you entered a battle to after it is something I've only seen once before (in a Lost Odyssey LP, of all things), and it's genuinely the best way I can think of to handle unimportant encounters. I'm happy you're getting so big as a channel, and I hope things are going great for you and your fiance!

[@powwowken2760]

Man... Disobedience was brutal in Gen 1...

[@allanturmaine5496]

It's still brutal. I tried to train a Gengar in Violet, and it was useless for half the run. If I'd been more direct about the route I may have had less issue, but I wanted to explore the game a bit, not just rush the gyms.

[@briangriffin9793]

First: amazing dedication Second: amazing "Never Give Up" Third: I truly am shocked at that outcome! I never knew how much I did not know about this game. Course... even over the course of my entire life, I have not played it as many times as you have despite growing up with it as one of my favorite games.

[@chrisnelson93]

Magikarp will set the record 😉

[@Lightshock16]

Abra must be quivering 🤣🤣

[@thedimedropper9601]

Maybe to Brock

[@thecriticalghost4626]

He sure did

[@Notaflamingo]

45:30 I did my calculations, the odds of that happening are 50/50, either it happens or it doesn't. I will take no questions, thank you for your time

[@Sternreign]

Should try Scarlet/Violet with Flying Pika. Pikachu can learn surf via tm in SB btw. Would be pretty fun. Thunderbolt, Surf, Dig and Fly with the flying terra type.

[@salamyguy]

I also really like to be able to look at a Pokémon’s stats and the opponent’s stats at any time, so I really like that you also like that and decided to add it all to the overlay

[@Skipatronic]

This run will be Hell

[@mayoryoshi9794]

Dude I love how you know exactly how to set everything up on screen for us to digest it in the background. I find myself constantly watching your videos. Your format? Chefs kiss.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks so much. Glad the design has an impact!

[@benmorr]

Haven't watched the full video but I feel like using splash at the beginning of the game is more optimal given how frequently it disobeys and uses the wrong move. If you only have two moves it's always going to use the other one. I could be wrong though!

[@iantaakalla8180]

Good point. Given how disobedience works, he basically had 40 pp of Dragon Rage.

[@Girthquake1488]

Brutal run brother, but you're the man for putting over 10 hours into this

[@NevG27]

Haven't watched this, but I'm gonna guess this run is going to end at Agatha when you run out of Dragon Rage PP

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

That’s what I thought!

[@iantaakalla8180]

Instead, the problem was actually around the same area except the limit was Erika as opposed to the trainer. That literally means University Magikarp is not any better save for being able to hit ghosts

[@skeetermania3202]

@@iantaakalla8180 Where would you say a standard Magikarp is better?

[@iantaakalla8180]

I guess in being able to beat Erika? I don’t see that as a meaningful difference; both Magikarp are stuck at the same place.

[@Salnax]

“Oh, is there some GSC event that gives it Water Gun or something? Ooh, Dragon Rage, that ought to… where’s Tackle?”

[@mrtommo9996]

i am over the moon for this; i love to see more event moves pokemon be used more in challenge runs. other then this karp; i do think you should add "event" to the title to make sure people know the moveset isn't normal but thats up to you.

[@TJF588]

Describing your brainstorming after the explanation of Obedience Level mechanics, I said to myself, _out loud_ , that "this is painful," with a weary chuckle. You poor, poor bastard. You suffer for us all.

[@williambaker5730]

What if you made the ‘impossible’ tier pokemon a team? Like see if it’s possible to beat the game with a team of caterpie, metapod and magikarp? (Or just two of them)

[@giacomoalessandrodeluca]

Your videos, their movie-like quality, your dedication... For all of these things and even more you deserve really a lot. Congratulations Scott

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thank you so much 😀

[@lisamariefan]

Speaking of obedience, in Scarlet and Violet it seems like if you catch a Pokemon that's beyond the level cap yourself, you'll have obedience issues until you have enough badges. Dunno if you experienced this in your game or not, but it's something I noticed with getting to Casseroya Lake before finishing the gyms.

[@J3Puffin]

Yeah I’ve encountered that too. Considering the open-world nature of the game I think it’s a logical change - wouldn’t it “suck” to just randomly Fast Ball a Pokémon and steamroll the game with it? (Exact meaning of suck may vary by individual, from a game design viewpoint that is certainly not a good outcome)

[@HighPriestFuneral]

A neat change! But if you level up a Pokemon to the same threshold it will have no issues?

[@tesladrew2608]

@@HighPriestFuneral if it works like it does in PLA it's based on what level you get the Pokemon at

[@johnsnow7691]

Thank you for your content. It is a nice release from the world. You're funny and technical

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoy how technical I get.

[@chuckobrando4057]

I would love to see you compare this run with the Gen 2 event Magikarp that can learn bubble.

[@kawhiknot549]

This might be close enough kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6mneouegM91qK8

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I'll do it

[@sogstarr]

"I know a lot of you like to watch these videos in the background" I've never felt so called out in my life

[@fahkyew7776]

As of 25 minutes in, I think I know where this run ends. With 16 PP on Dragon Rage, even if Magikarp survives long enough to use all of its Dragon Rages, I don't think it can get past Agatha. 40*16 = 640, and I'm pretty sure Agatha's pokemon have a total of more HP than that. But maybe there's something I'm missing.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

This was my initial assumption

[@crimsonpenguino4406]

I'm glad you tried to dig off of the S.S. Anne. However, I question how digging out of a boat would fair.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Badly for everyone on the boat

[@yoshi6421]

​@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Titanic caused by a Diglett confirmed.

[@Laurenrdraws]

I just watched this on Patreon and I really enjoyed it! I wonder if it'll be possible to beat Pokemon yellow with the event bubble magikarp?

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Good question!

[@keltikglider9188]

I love the overlay just for the reason you stated, also wanted to thank you for your patience because this series wouldn’t have lasted without your patience and persistence, thank you for having both for challenging yourself but also entertaining those of us with curiosity but lack of drive to try. You’re one of my favorite channels I subscribe to and I love seeing your content 😁 hope you have a good holiday this weekend

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

You're very welcome! Making these videos is such a pleasure. I enjoy every moment of it. I’m so happy that it matters to you. Can’t wait to make more :)

[@jorelldye4346]

I just appreciate that you dunked on the developers by winning with Magikarp- something they intended to make impossible.

[@sebasimp]

omg i can't believe you even did the mewtwo and oak fights, this video was wild, i loved it. thanks for your hard work in december bringing a video each day💜

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed December.

[@Austin007]

45:29 In gen 1, there are 65536 possible trainer IDs, so the odds of getting one that matches the event Magikarp are 1/65536. The average number of resets happens to be equal to 1/p, which is 65536 resets on average. At about 51 seconds to start a new game and check your starter's ID at 4x speed, this would take about 38.7 days of resetting nonstop to get a trainer ID that matches the event Magikarp's ID. Fun fact, in gen 3 onwards, there is a second 5 digit secret ID with another 65536 possible values, so the odds of generating a new save that matches an existing pokemon's trainer ID + secret ID in gen 3 would be 1 in 4,294,967,296. At about 24 seconds (at 4x speed) per reset to check trainer ID in Pokemon Sapphire version, this would take about 3,269 years of resetting to get a new game with the same trainer ID and secret ID.

[@johnapple6646]

My man really did the math

[@chuck6330]

Cracking up picturing a trainer force-feeding a paralyzed, catatonic Magikarp gallons of lemonade to stave off death against Dragonites and Alakazams

[@yoshi6421]

I'm imagining those large glass jars for lemonade that have a spigot!

[@igokoma]

Hi Scott, I'm not sure if you'll see this comment (apologies if anyone else posted it or if it's in the video! I wanted to get it out before I forgot) but I believe the OT of the Magikarp is "Tamamushi" (aka Celadon City) and they have a trainer ID incremented from 00001 through 00020 (so they all have different Trainers named Tamamushi). This is based on my memory so it may be untrue since I researched this a long time ago. As you said none of these exist legitimately anymore and I doubt people would remember such specific details especially since they were likely children at the time as it was published in a magazine aimed at primary schoolers. I'm assuming Bulbapedia doesn't have this info because there's no paper evidence, unlike other rare Pokémon like event Mews etc where they displayed the summary of the Pokémon (Magikarp only had the moves displayed)

[@Lordlaneus]

The chance for two trainer IDs to randomly match 1 in 65,535

[@allanturmaine5496]

Thanks, random citizen.

[@ryanwells137]

No way magikarp got into university off of his grades, they just wanted him for the swimming team

[@peternicholas3719]

I love the overlay. Most questions I have about the playthrough I can answer by looking up and down the screen

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

That's exactly why I made it! I was always frustrated having to go to Bulbapedia while watching a video, so I figured I should try to use the dead space and provide the information when it was needed!

[@SandshrewSamurai]

1:37:39 "Darn MAGIKARP!" I can't imagine many people have seen that before.

[@kulrigalestout]

Rage: I can't do this, Scott. Scott: I know. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But here we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Rage; the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Scott, cont: Those were the stories that stayed with you, that meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Rage, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn't. Because they were holding on to something. Rage: What are we holding on to, Scott? Scott: That there's some good in this world, Mr. Rage. And it's worth fighting for.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

The perfect comment!

[@iperfabius]

Great video man, as always

[@TheSPUFofLegend]

Congrats!! I ran a University Magikarp through Pokemon Red back in the day, so it was very cathartic getting to watch someone else suffer the pain of early-game obedience and only 10 Dragon Rage PP ^_^ (Plus you also fought Professor Oak! More runners should do that, doesn't feel like a full run without the true final boss >:)

[@louc.6735]

The winter cyclone has hit my house and I'm comfy in bed watching Magikarp win it all. Thanks for all the content this month!

[@Ectar2003]

It always tickles my fancy whenever Scott mentions Starcraft

[@joshuasims5421]

In Gen I, there are 65535 possible trainer IDs, which is 1/8 of shiny odds in Gen II-V. Starters have a 1/8 chance to be female, so the chance of getting the University Magikarp's trainer ID are the same as getting a full odds female shiny starter (from prior to Gen VI).

[@mistingwolf]

Interesting tidbit I learned during a recent game of Yellow; dig and teleport sometimes have different areas that one can use while the other can't, so it may be beneficial to have both a diglett and an abra with you. I only mention this because you say you couln't dig out of some spaces but didn't say you tried teleport, too.

[@27danike]

You're so close to 50k my guy, I hope you get there before the end of the year

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Me too!

[@ticklezcat5191]

Another disobedience plus (not that magikarp can use it) is that it always goes on the SELECTED move's priority, which means that it passes to the new move, possibly providing a nice boost.