Can You Beat Pokémon Platinum?

The toughest Pokemon playthrough challenge I've ever attempted
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[@Purplecliffe]

No... i can’t.... these titles are getting too personal mikey

[@mrtoad9588]

Noooooo......

[@nightshade6693]

I feel you

[@chubbypanda9476]

Lol rid chad

[@d1onosys199]

Mikey really punched you in the gut with that title

[@awkwardsilence3951]

Ouch

[@kobienotcoby2862]

Can we just acknowledge that Mikey played through an entire Pokémon game casually for an April fools joke.

[@sendsleep]

what a champ!

[@handa6748]

I mean, isn't that basically his job?

[@SixSpades1]

@@handa6748 yeah but he beat an entire game for a joke

[@tabeatamm3594]

I mean... I do that several times a year anyway, so...

[@User-wt8gd]

i mean when im bored i solo platinum with any pokemon...

[@nicholasricci8342]

Several people coaching you through the shiny graveller fight felt like they were walking you through defusing a bomb

[@brianchan8]

Well, I mean it is one

[@borgus11]

@@brianchan8 true

[@TeamGalactic-Cyrus]

@@brianchan8 yep

[@ndholme1499]

I mean they kinda are

[@fejinantony7729]

they were defusing a bomb

[@seangarry8208]

This is one of the most dedicated youtubers. Many would be too scared to try this colossal challenge,but this MAN toughed the challenge out. My deepest respect Mikey

[@pbxpikachu2470]

I wanted to like this comment but i cant😂

[@craigjuniormorrison4008]

@@pbxpikachu2470Why not?

[@mike_havens]

@@craigjuniormorrison4008 It was probably at 69 likes at the time

[@craigjuniormorrison4008]

@@mike_havens yh

[@RedJLP]

No kidding. I tried but kept hitting a brick wall with Spear Pillar, that’s how crippling the need for an HM mule is

[@tabeatamm3594]

How dare you find THREE shinies in a meme run, like...

[@shreyans1412]

I had the hack the code to get one

[@raven7497]

What do you mean meme run? Its legit dude

[@shreyans1412]

@@raven7497 this is just an April fool's joke dude

[@cheeky_chappy]

@@shreyans1412 r/woooooosh

[@raven7497]

@Dhrishit Khandhar sir kindly explain what is a woooosh to you

[@howlinghellgar2214]

The fact that all of these shinies happened on April Fools day of all days is actually the funniest thing ever

[@Rubywing4]

"IS THIS GAME BUGGED????" - Michael

[@jantzentayaba7748]

Me from a different country : april fools was yesterday..

[@gmk9321]

@@jantzentayaba7748 my country: it’s just April Fools RN

[@nerdyalien790]

@@jantzentayaba7748 yeah here in we basically have 2 april fools

[@DarthDankulous]

@@jantzentayaba7748 it was today for me about 5 secs ago

[@aidanredding8058]

I love how he said Staraptor and Garchomp would be necessary, and then he ditches them for shiny Pokemon.

[@gengarzilla1685]

Hey, if they do the job good enough. I personally always use Crobat over Staraptor nowadays.

[@Mx_Mc]

I would too, I used to have a dragonite on a team but I replaced it for a shiny Mudbray.

[@Pastel3593]

​@@Mx_Mci- what

[@alexanderpadilla1449]

When he got the shiny Zubat it thought he was going to go "But that one had a speed lowering nature, so I caught another one which had a sp atk lowering nature, which was AMAZING for this difficult run"

[@maybe_minty_fresh]

lmao

[@ErratixSpeedruns]

"this 1/8192 shiny has a bad nature, so i released it and got another one with a better nature"

[@kajaldey2656]

When I played platinum 2 years prior I didn't even know what nature was.

[@oliverblakely9454]

@@kajaldey2656sorry, who asked?

[@priscila3026]

@oliverblakely9454 I asked

[@growlithe8165]

This could honestly be a series, just Mikey casually playing through a Pokémon game and giving a recap of what happened.

[@GoinGreninja]

Agreed. I actually like this laid back review of a standard playthrough.

[@jackhadley7422]

I think it was mostly for April fools

[@GoinGreninja]

@@jackhadley7422 You're correct that he did this for April Fool's but it'd be great if he did this on other casual playthroughs as well someday.

[@julianmuntz5185]

I loved it

[@connorhuskey2293]

Yeah that would be cool

[@deviousspawner3584]

We have to acknowledge this brave lad for doing this challenge

[@tomatonarrates2396]

Ikr

[@matthewpozzuoli3360]

I'm getting pokemon pearl today for like 60 bucks

[@adilahmed9423]

@@matthewpozzuoli3360 use emulator

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

Aye, not many would with the difficulty of it

[@dfbrand0n120]

@@matthewpozzuoli3360 Jesus 🤦🏽‍♂️ I'm sorry but you got scammed. The game is only $30

[@aussiefinley]

Him catching the graveler felt so much like a movie especially when they said a crit will kill, you could feel the tension

[@gengarzilla1685]

It's like they're a bomb defusing crew trying to cut the right wire.

[@aussiefinley]

@@gengarzilla1685 yeah lol

[@SasukeUchiha-ms6dr]

@@gengarzilla1685 yk what i see you so much that I'm going to sub you

[@trinitydalfae8478]

This gives us a fun idea for a challenge! Can you beat pokemon red/blue with just pokemon? No weapons, no armor, no magic, no limit breaks, no dual/triple techs, no job system, no sphere grid, and no shouts. Just pokemon in battle. Consumable items like potions and pokeballs are also allowed. Obviously it would be super difficult with all those restrictions, but it might just be possible.

[@wallybrown1341]

Nearly impossible, but doable with some legendary RNG.

[@ultrascalingr4456]

you forgot no pokemon!1

[@cappella264]

That sounds almost impossible, you shouldn’t try it but if you do it would be very hard

[@robinaro2458]

what your just playing pokemon without items exept for potions

[@mewmew8932]

When you realize that Pokemon are magic

[@25Dzone]

I love how this is unironically a really good Pokemon Platinum summary for people who need it

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

Dang, it's April Fools' Day but I'm not playing when I said that my heart was RACING when you were trying to catch that Shiny Graveler! I'm over here sweating because I was worried it would Self-Destruct! *Me sweating to avoid a Self-Destruct? Guess my special ability is Damp

[@delylahwylde]

that happened to me hahahahahhahhahhahahahhhhhaa........

[@dragongamer5498]

That happens to my brother

[@J.Blazer]

These poor souls

[@J.Blazer]

Dude that was like a full on hostage situation

[@saltypickles7219]

it was like a mission immpossible scene when they were trying to catch it

[@adam6620]

I personally love the Pokémon noises in Gen 4. Especially Gallade, Giratina, and Garchomp.

[@mekomamizuko]

My personal favorites are Dialga and Palkia. And who would forget the legend that is Kricetune?

[@sundownerofficial]

@@mekomamizuko DELELELE WOOP

[@livefastshowfeet]

Also torterra

[@FrontierGD]

The fact that he played through the entirety of Platinum just for an april fools prank really shows the dedication

[@sableisanidiot_isanidiot]

ok that was the funniest comment ive ever read

[@FatDudeStudios]

​@@sableisanidiot_isanidiothow

[@RyanReta97]

Any excuse to replay Platinum for content

[@tlkaroblis]

Yep he’s a funny guy

[@ballora2445]

Mike: "I did nothing for the first 5 TURNS!" Regigigas: first time?

[@kira_9293]

lmao

[@stixshift]

Mom: first time?

[@csekat]

Lol

[@nolanfreeswick5673]

(Me questioning why he didn’t catch a Shinx in the first route)

[@Need_a_Creative_Name]

That happening had a 0.33%(I did the math)(including not getting any of ancient power boosts) really low and super unlucky.

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

The toughest challenge ever would be "Pokémon Gold, but every single trainer is Whitney."

[@reptileillusion8153]

Agreed

[@ZeoZephyr]

Agreed

[@kevinwingo9947]

it is a no damage taken too

[@roaringmoonking]

Challenge not suicide

[@tracyavin6252]

No it would be nicethat every trainer had 5 logia and 1 miltamk

[@michaelberresford4291]

I remember playing platinum and finding 2 graveler shinies, in victory road, the first one blew up. At that point, I had no idea how rare they are, but I knew I had a lot more training to do, so I caught and trained a Golduck, switched it in on the second shiny and caught it, I still have it today.

[@linhardtvonhevring7262]

During chuggaaconroy’s LP of Pokémon Platinum, he told a story about a friend of his who found two back to back Shiny Gravelers in Mt. Coronet, both of which used Self-Destruct on the first turn.

[@michaelberresford4291]

@@linhardtvonhevring7262 that's one of the most depressing things I've heard.

[@badz351]

I love how this is just a normal play through! I get stressed any time I watch a nuzlocke

[@KlementtM]

"I did nothing for the first five turns!" Regigigas: I feel you bro

[@AdrianP3833]

Underrated comment hahahaha

[@Rubywing4]

That was literally what I was thinking when he said that lol

[@ChaoticJester]

Shadows of Almia Regigigas is quite the opposite

[@TreeckoDX64]

Can we just appreciate the fact that Mikey just found 3 full odds shiny pokémon, before Elite Four, In a Vanilla rom, IN A APRIL FOOLS PLAYTHROUGH!!! LIKE, HOW????

[@randomrobloxiantryinggames9707]

Ikr

[@just_lucid]

That’s sus

[@sirgeen]

@@just_lucid it really is. He had to of done something

[@emberaya]

the game was playing april fools with him

[@r-171]

DrOrange, Not really? Remember, it’s still a chance, not like it’s impossible? By definition, it IS possible to get Pokémon Shiny a couple of times.

[@GarrettButterworth]

I thought I was the single most intellectually gifted person who ever existed because I named my Grotle "Ambush" in Diamond, it made me smile to hear you say ambush even if it was a different pokemon. It brings back so many great memories I have as a little kid ♥️

[@systtem_error]

The genuine shock and excitement over the shiny zubat is so infectious

[@Brebius]

Mikey: does a full playtrough as an april fools joke Three shinys: allow us to introduce ourselves

[@shpaghettishpaghetti6219]

Shiny Golbat is a watermelon. :D

[@onepeculiarlyridiculousent7403]

@@shpaghettishpaghetti6219 :D

[@neutral2380]

I don't get what the April fools joke was supposed to be

[@rs9629]

@@shpaghettishpaghetti6219 How have I never noticed this before!?

[@rs9629]

@@neutral2380 Instead of a normal challenge, it was just beating a game. Not like the challenges he did for no catching Pokémon.

[@testaccount4716]

Don't let this video distract you from the fact that it took six months for Purplecliffe to nuzlocke this game.

[@MoosedUp]

Purplecliffe was also doing an extreme randomizer, and was not being careful at all

[@exceptionallyriso]

@@MoosedUp Shush we don't talk about that

[@its_amazing_grace]

Hardcore extreme randomizer nuzlocke

[@superp2222]

"That made the adrenaline go 'ha ha!'" Grunty boi is Mikey's adrenaline personified confirmed

[@stephenwehe5944]

I recently did a re-playthrough of Platinum (cartridge) and holy crap my shiny luck was about the same as yours! My fourth (yup... 1-2-3-4!) came outside on Route 225 in a Fearow. Krickitot on Eterna Forest, Marill on Rt. 212 while grinding, and Wooper in the Great Marsh my first time through it. I'm still gobsmacked over it.

[@superthunder5041]

Volkner: You can't beat me. Kork: I know, but he can. *Gallant in the back with a Dance-Dance Revolution Pad*

[@WyvernRex2099]

The Crappy Mats or the actual platform?

[@taythree5549]

An actually good quality mat on top of a platform on top of an entire full fledged DDR dance floor.

[@WyvernRex2099]

@@taythree5549 Lmao just have an entire tiled room where each tile is a DDR arrow

[@theoaremevano3227]

"Flinch, 3 misses, and another flinch. I did NOTHING for the first 5 turns of battle!" Regigigas: "You get used to it."

[@Thepreacher_1]

After 5 turns regigas just becomes a god

[@ivohughadventures676]

lol

[@yourbootyholeisyourbeautyhole]

i love this idea. getting to see someone choose whatever they want and seeing their completed team would be so much fun

[@matteolovito872]

one of the last playthrough challenge recaps on this channel, I miss them so much. what a good video and what good times these were

[@Perrypool09]

By choosing Piplup, you revealed this was an April Fool's joke

[@Amethyst_Espeon]

*y e s*

[@angeljulianvazquez1483]

Yep

[@Xman34washere]

It's called can you beat Pokèmon Platinum

[@roxana7942]

Sup Bruc- I mean BatMan! How's being the richest hero in the world?

[@Rose-yx6jq]

Why would you say that?

[@dhruvanand6695]

Ok, confession time: I actually cried when Mikey caught the Zubat because his happiness was so evident in that scene. Congratulations, Michael, you go!

[@swiftly_produced2694]

Okay

[@shpaghettishpaghetti6219]

Okay

[@theoceanic4664]

Something wrong about sinnoh I found a shiny geodude in diamond and a shiny graveller in platinum

[@commandermercury6654]

Add on the fact that Ambush managed to almost singlehandedly take out Fantina’s team and it looks like Robin the Golbat has finally been avenged. 😊

[@typhoonboom]

gonna rewatch this for april fools real quick, cuz this is one of the only actually funny april fools jokes imo

[@jameskeeling5278]

Same, it's just too good to not rewatch

[@bendardani1852]

Thank you Mikey I've been trying to think of a core for my bdsp play and was lacking a gen 4 grass type (I used roserade in original play) tangrowth will be this time part of the team along with infernape gliscor pachrisu and togekiss and a yet undecided water type (not buizel or shelos lines)

[@bcs2971]

I like being able to just watch a normal playthrough from Mikey with no conditions.

[@iamnotchip1280]

What are you talking about this is the hardest challenge ever

[@timeink717]

@@iamnotchip1280 TRUE

[@arnabgain7693]

@@iamnotchip1280 yes extremely hard बहुत मुश्किल খুব কঠিন

[@progamez57]

Ye

[@bcs2971]

Where did these hieroglyphics come from?

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

How ironic that two of the most annoying encounter Pokemon rewarded you with TWO shinies! Hell, I bet you would've found a shiny Tentacool if you surfed around a few times!

[@just_lucid]

Hail yeah!

[@blumago4717]

I've found one before... In pokemon platinum at that!

[@rubberscuomo]

You spelled hail wrong.

[@brianbudowick2751]

You mean Magikarp not tentacool

[@jacoblamasney241]

@@brianbudowick2751 tentacool is more common in surfing

[@dung9071]

I AGREE. When I was in the Galactic Eterna building, my team was up against a scientist (not sure what his name was) with a kadabra and he OHKOed 5 of my 6 Pokémon. My Monferno survived on 13hp thanks to an x sp def before I KOed it with flame wheel

[@szymonchlebicki4606]

The catching of the shiny graveler was so overcomplicated, i love it

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

Fun memory: I'll never forget the day my mom bought Platinum for me. It was waiting for me at home because I had to stay after school to give a speech for my communications class. I got home after NAILING the presentation, chose Chimchar as my starter and I KID YOU NOT, the first Pokemon I encountered (post getting Poke Balls) was a SHINY STARLY! I caught it, female with a crappy nature BUT it was on my team throughout the game! I think it was Calm nature...

[@Mechanicalamity]

No way! Congratulations! 🎉 Alternatively 🧢

[@d.s8679]

@@Mechanicalamity You Bad Memers

[@Mechanicalamity]

@@d.s8679 What? I just put a celebratory emoji in my comment. I guess I’m memeing because of it. Or is it the cap emoji?

[@pixilmon]

Nice

[@d.s8679]

@@Mechanicalamity cap

[@pixelboio5370]

He actually just played though a Pokemon game for an April fools joke, and he put effort into it too. Max respect

[@shadowninjagamer1018]

@@emmy-boi rude

[@fortnite_pokemon1342]

He got a shiny so i guess it was worth it

[@_kirishimaejiro_6831]

I would have liked a new pixelmon episode

[@Don_Shadow]

I’m just flabbergasted 😀

[@criticalblaster458]

Oh God I forgot that it's April 1st

[@pageclayton6850]

Your shiny luck has convinced me to run around the secret wayward cave to get my very own Ambush, which I'll be naming Bubblegum

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

0:50 Basically pulled a Paul from the DP anime with the three Starly

[@Charmaster04]

Add me to the list of six other people who thought the same thing. Possibly more, but only six liked the original comment.

[@thejellyblish1]

"Dude, you benched a teammate just because you found a shiny with the same type?" "IT'S THE LAW"

[@robertlupa8273]

Why wouldn't I do that?

[@SonicBlast4444]

@@robertlupa8273 how do think I feel having gotten a shiny onix literally last night. while grinding in victory road for the league in diamond. I already have a shiny kricketune on my team with the rest being empoleon raichu lucario garchomp roserade. and it's nuzlocke. now I have to ditch someone to add this shiny rock snake eventually shiny metal snake to my team. what gives with all of gen 4 being so generous with shinies

[@100notkirapreston6]

@@SonicBlast4444 dam long comment but true

[@seanwilliams249]

@@100notkirapreston6 not really. Mkst shineys suck so if I find a shiney and it either looks like crap or I have a better of the same type that shiney will meet the same fate as all the legendaries; right in the box, never to see the light of day again

[@100notkirapreston6]

@@seanwilliams249 YOU HAVE BROKEN MY HEAD YOU SHALL DIE "WRITES SEAN WILLIAMS IN DEATH NOTE

[@megadrive1437]

Petition for Mikey to do more play through like this one

[@Cyrovolt]

Mickey?!

[@mastahrage9931]

@@Cyrovolt mickey mouse best youtuber.

[@oof8593]

So uhh..whos gonna tell that this is a april fools vid?

[@gam3260]

Returned_Oof Maybe? No one

[@mr.preston1632]

It should be april fools tradition

[@MissStippie]

Michael: "I made my way to Floaroma town and the Valley Windworks without catching any other pokemon" Also Michael: *Suddenly has a full team of 6*

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

Might be HM sla... I mean mules

[@kumhsien2133]

2:00 increase in power and a decrease in cuteness lol

[@saminkazi.13]

This is the only April fools joke that I actually enjoyed

[@deadaccount8054]

Nerd

[@Lucas-mr1oe]

@@deadaccount8054 rude

[@GorochuVA]

Oh, then you're gonna LOVE mine here in a bit

[@swampy725]

True

[@onigiri2032]

Nintendos April fools joke to me us having my switch break charge me for the botw expansion pass twice and make me lose all my progress in swsh

[@mikahilmirza5165]

Purplecliffe: Doing a randomized nuzlocke version of Pokemon Platinum, did 21 runs and took him 6 months to complete MandJTV: I'm just gonna do a casual run of Pokemon Platinum and call it a challenge.

[@just_lucid]

The best challenge is a good challenge.....

[@elimaman746]

Watched the entirety of this video thinking some twist would come as to why it was so hard. The disappointment when nothing happened and realisation when I checked the date when looking at views was second to none… well played Michael 👏

[@ADudeNamedLucky]

“That made the adrenaline go haw-haaww!” Might be my favorite quote from this video.

[@gengarzilla1685]

"It is I, Grunty Boy!"

[@LittleMisZorua]

I’m just imagining Mikey is all like ‘wouldn’t this be a funny April fools video? Just a normal playthrough of platinum with no additional challenges?’ Then the shinies came in and said ‘allow us to introduce ourselves’

[@robertpaulson5095]

This was also a very enjoyable video

[@ashifdhanani8433]

Man, I gotta stop looking at these comments before watching the video

[@user-ny4jw6yq5l]

Yesh

[@gam3260]

Ashif Dhanani lmao

[@CoolioCats614]

The fact Mikey made this video as an April Fools joke and the game decided "You won't make things interesting? Fine, gotchu fam"

[@yaboiolly9342]

Yeah I love that he got/found shinys not trying

[@peachiequeen3897]

"Fine, I'll do it myself"

[@eljordinio7647]

Defs an April Fools joke as there was no challenge at all

[@mokmok564]

But it was released on 2 april

[@CoolioCats614]

@@mokmok564 N-no? It was released on April Fools day.

[@JCDragon2819]

You didn't have to wait until getting Surf to get the Brick Break TM. Combine Repels with the Bicycle and you can get it before battling Fantina.

[@Zo0kkk]

it didn't really matter because you cant use brick break on fantina anyways

[@tanglelover]

Riley's lucario lived my hit when I got a golden geodude in platinum. I still have so much salt towards Riley to this day. It was my second shiny too. Its been like 8 years and I'm still mad.

[@ultragoku5391]

I feel you but for me it was the girl with the kadabra

[@Marvel.StarWars.Addict]

“Today I’m going to be trying my toughest play through challenge yet” Me: *Oh really* POV: You forgot its April fools day

[@Eliseholohan132]

OH NO

[@daltonwright6514]

Correct

[@istallessa6864]

My time zone its been like 30 minutes sense April fools day and so im just sitting here like ...... heh?

[@ARandomMinecraftVillager]

@@istallessa6864 well, imagine _my_ (and every person from a Spanish-speaking country) surprise, when he uploaded a Fool's Day video *_9 MONTHS BEFORE FOOL'S DAY_*

[@amitdrgonlilox8633]

Your bad at drawing? Dude i cant draw fingers

[@SnorexRoyal5617]

Smallant would be proud that you accomplished an extremely tough challenge

[@EpixClodz]

He most certainly would be

[@gattodagatta]

nah it is not i watch him and he speed

[@Palkia8-Bit]

@@gattodagatta .

[@officeralakazam]

@@gattodagatta nah

[@dark_ACE6018]

Most certainly

[@lostsauce911]

Such a heartfelt nuzlocke thank you for this daring journey mikey

[@SasukeUchiha-ms6dr]

It wasn't a nuzlocke lmao 🤣

[@tanojaster6992]

This video inspired me to do a platinum playthrough because I always lose in the pokemon league I can't even get pass the second elite four so I went with your strategy

[@jaewol359]

I love how he runs into a shiny with John and Suuperblah ON CALL and they all rush to help him, looking up stats and what moves would kill. True friendship. Edit: oops wrong friend

[@MandJTV]

it was Suuperblah not purplecliffe but yeah it was very helpful to have them there!

[@greenmenace5908]

Lmao ikr good friends man good friends

[@hobez64]

Not PurpleCliffe this time, but SuuperBlah, another good friend of John and Mikey. Probably for the better, PurpleCliffe prolly would've gotten it killed somehow

[@greenmenace5908]

@@MandJTV here's a suggestion for a vid I mean u don't have to but just for fun. Make a pokemon team for each country and or state

[@greenmenace5908]

@@hobez64 lmao ikr

[@helston27]

The fact Mikey himself essentially got “pranked” by shinies while trying to prank us. 😂😂

[@just_lucid]

The shiny mons had a UNO card

[@SmolPotato8]

I was so scared during that Graveler being difficult but I'm glad you caught it lol

[@The73MPL4R]

I know this is supposed to be a joke but it's kinda nice watching a completely normal playthrough in a short format

[@propandapower7633]

Best April Fool’s day thing so far.

[@axolotteamshinyrocketdanie9366]

Why do I get confused with this video title even tho I know its April 1

[@Pichugamer-gy4bi]

Wait..OMG

[@januscircus1287]

I didnt notice it was april fools till RIGHT NOW!!! Im in england, so i cant do anything now!

[@walteranderson1829]

Imagine If a normal-looking Piplup walked up to you and said piplup like normal, the switches on it’s sexy voice and says: James Piplup

[@exilley2134]

There’s a special place in hell for people like you

[@HCAFCUltra]

XDDD I WOULD DIE

[@reignofficial5354]

@@exilley2134 You took the joke in a wrong way

[@exilley2134]

@@reignofficial5354 lmao i was also joking, people make exaggerated responses to things that they find slightly annoying/repulsive; or, in meme terminology, “cursed”

[@jayant4729]

69 likes,nice

[@Mr_harmonica]

I never played Pokémon platinum but this seems like a nearly impossible challenge

[@lio1shibossi]

You definitely should play it because it such a good game

[@danieldoucet4452]

To this day I STILL think pokemon platinum is the best pokemon game ever. At least for the main series

[@po-ta-to5426]

Can we just say a "HAIL YEAH" to Mikey for finding not one but three random shiny pokemon.

[@reignofficial5354]

HAIL YEAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[@alexasherika2403]

Haillll yehhh

[@benradwi7681]

HAIL YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@reuvenlivni766]

Hail yeah

[@tylerwiltfong8616]

Hail yeah

[@acouch5618]

Everyone talks about Charizard being spoiled, but Meowth has three different forms, two regional evolutions, and a Gigantamax form.

[@agentdorito8511]

I don't think Alolan Persian should count as a regional evolution.

[@dudebro2535]

We just gonna forget that charizard is the ace of Leon, the gen 8 champion?

[@agentdorito8511]

And the Johto champion's ace

[@23hoursofsleep]

Charizard is a starter, has two mega evolutions, one gigantimax form and is the Ace of 2 champions. Explain?

[@agentdorito8511]

The 2 Charizard Mega Evolutions are equal (if not better) to the 2 regional variants of Meowth. Perrserker isn't a factor, since it's basically the equivalent of Persian. Charizard's G-Max is equal to Meowth's G-Max. Therefore, Charizard is more spoilt, since it's still the ace of 2 champions.

[@huntersandersiii4939]

Before learning about Masuda methods I thought I had never seen a shiny, full odds shiny and I've been playing since Fire Red and Leaf Green. Then I used the Masuda method on Sword to get a shiny Eevee and thought "wow, first shiny ever." But after looking through my PC I discovered a shiny Gothorita and was confused. I thought at first I must have traded for it but then I remembered that I caught one in the Dusty Bowl while I was filling out the pokedex. I guess I missed the shiny animation for it. So my first full odd shiny EVER was Gothorita and I didn't even know it.

[@prince_nocturne]

Plays through the game casually as a prank. Game casually throws three 1/8200 chance shinies as a prank.

[@bin2752]

Mikey: *tries to make an april fools video* Shiny Graveler: allow us to introduce ourselves

[@councilmanbanks6528]

Who knew Mikey would be better than you at Pokémon

[@councilmanbanks6528]

Oh yeah everyone

[@ActualTrash8]

@@councilmanbanks6528 Who knew that no one cares

[@ActualTrash8]

@@councilmanbanks6528 oh yeah everyone

[@repeater28]

@@ActualTrash8 name fits dont mess with orange

[@davidwilson2916]

You know a KZbinr is great when he can turn a regular playthrough of Platinum into an engrossing experience from start to finish. Also, it's nice that Michael didn't just joke around the whole video - certainly refreshing to see on April Fools Day!

[@sasukeuzumaki9690]

18:47 One time, In Pokémon SoulSilver, I got an Shiny Kakuna and Abra before the third gym

[@robertlupa8273]

:o

[@jameskeeling5278]

Cool flex 👍

[@theworstgamer754]

this is genuinely my favorite mandj video, excluding pokemon talk

[@Cwak]

You know your bros are *the* bros when they help you get a shiny Pokémon.

[@diovalo-bs3821]

Agreed.

[@derjude5758]

Nobody helped him. He did all the work

[@ToastedBreadWithHoney]

Agreed

[@deltazygone52]

@@derjude5758 they gave him advice and info

[@joelbond7440]

One of those bros tricked him into throwing away his diamond pickaxe in Minecraft...

[@confusedlefty]

Mikey: I didn’t do anything for the first 5 turns! Regigigas: first time?

[@ThatWannabeLawyer]

LMAO

[@nerdletstar_42]

Especially when I was just reading the title I thought that this video will end with him saying that this challenge is literally impossible I'm so glad that you and Bond could win this Mighty Adventure

[@xShadowxKun]

I had a similar reaction when I played ORAS the day it released. My VERY first random encounter was a SHINY POOCHYENA. I have -never- been so lucky in a Pokémon game. Ever. BTW love your content

[@Shadow_The_Hedgehog48]

BRO SAME

[@harsh595]

Can you imagine Mikey just casually playing Pokemon games in his office as his "career," while other professionals in the office just stare in sheer jealousy?

[@finnormond9364]

The first gravler literally had me thinking Mikey And Pokemen are a bomb defusal squad

[@diovalo-bs3821]

LOL

[@paxgallery6646]

They should play keep talking and nobody explodes

[@Amy-si8gq]

thank god, the terrorist is using rollout!

[@gengarzilla1685]

I mean, they basically were. You might even say Metal Claw cut the correct colour wire. Bomb defusal kinda sounds like a James Bond thing too.

[@starfoxsmash7002]

I find it interesting that this team was similar to my Brilliant Diamond team. With the only ones being the same are Empoleon, Golem, and Crobat. (The only difference was his Crobat and Golem were shiny, and mine weren't.) Edit: As of late, I caught a shiny Graveler in Shining Pearl while training in the Grand Underground. Did NOT expect that to happen.

[@cantkeep]

The crit on the puruglt might have mattered, it was unclear for an OHKO

[@jackhopkins5956]

Just me who actually really enjoyed this play through even though it was an April fools prank?

[@DragnBoi65]

I did . . . though something must be wrong with me because I still don't get the joke.

[@robertlupa8273]

@@DragnBoi65 The joke is that there are no additional rules, so it's not a challange. It's still Pokemon though, so it's tons of fun.

[@DragnBoi65]

@@robertlupa8273 Oh okay. Thanks for telling me. 👍

[@nbpichu3963]

I didn’t realize at first that it came out on April fools

[@laprinhound9369]

Nope, best video all week

[@maritespenollar3594]

Jaiden: Alright Dwayne gets to live Gallant: Now I shall be the new Dwayne

[@igor-jo8bw]

Who is jaiden

[@missicequeen2963]

@@igor-jo8bw really you don't know

[@missicequeen2963]

@@igor-jo8bw jaiden animations

[@igor-jo8bw]

@@missicequeen2963 who that

[@auditorbutabigshot1675]

@@igor-jo8bw a famous poketuber

[@virtualcolt]

I love how Mike overreacts to Cyrus and not having super effective moves for him when Empoleon walls every single one of his Pokemon, and about Sneasel not learning Night Slash when it has Faint Attack for Froslass with never misses, making worth it the fact that you have to find a Heart Scale

[@JoetadXD]

Idk why people complain about heart scales. U can just search for locations in youtube

[@glark7368]

Pls more of this, i know it was an april fools video but it was so much fun

[@bl0bbyb0i68]

Man this is probably the hardest challenge I've seen yet. I don't even know how on earth you pulled it off...

[@Silas_Silvestre]

Yup it's a true nightmare to beat

[@Amethyst_Espeon]

I know. Like dear Arkoos how did he do it?

[@finalbossgamer5481]

Other KZbinrs on April fools: Im quitting youtube.... SIKE BIT- Mikey: Hmm, I know! Lets play a game completely normally! No one would expect that! Ha ha ha!

[@prayingmantisvideos227]

Ha, it is i, grunty boi

[@RoarRyanator]

e x c e p t b o o s t e d s h i n y o d d s

[@paxgallery6646]

I can hear that in his voice in my head

[@thatonepokemonfan3767]

Its ha ha

[@inferno7892]

19:54 nice try with that "mine" pun mikey. I saw that

[@yoelarmasjr.5660]

Mike at 29:42: With this glorious team that really needs to work on their Mike Wazowski posing.

[@bryanethanalngogsoriano8273]

Mikey: *Beats the heck out of multiple shellos* Jaiden: Why must you hurt me this way

[@hunterland807]

For a donation of just $15 a month, you can help save every Shellos from being brutally beaten by mean Pokémon Trainers

[@heroofsocks1337]

True that

[@jtg_6420]

Makes up for the fact that she got a Crobat in her nuzlock And he didn’t

[@bryanethanalngogsoriano8273]

@@jtg_6420 Uh he did get a crobat a shiny one

[@reedog2791]

@@jtg_6420 what are You talking about he did

[@eavguy8764]

Why is everyone saying this is an April fools joke. He clearly just misspelled the title. It was supposed to be “can I beat Pokémon platinum and catch as many shinies in the process as there are stars in the universe.”

[@DanTheRoach]

I love returning to this video. It's just so fun.

[@lampboi7168]

this is truly one of the challenges of all time

[@luckyguy9921]

imagine the rival waiting 6 hours on a honey tree just to get munchlax

[@connorkitchen7285]

Not just 6 hours. You have to wait hours and then there’s only a 1% chance on one tree in the entire region. Barry really is an underrated rival when it comes to power.

[@jethrobreek8340]

@@connorkitchen7285 it’s 4 trees in the entire region, but it’s still an insanely low chance

[@kildemal]

@@jethrobreek8340 maybe Barry has a fixed Id and it shows up at the same tree all the time

[@pipiundkaukiinpipikakaland]

@@kildemal Barry is an NPC and has a set team this is a joke

[@Cwak]

Respect Barry. He's got a name.

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

Hard battles: *exist* Gallant: *anyway so I started dancing-*

[@CrazyNaturekitty]

I feel better when im dancing~ yea yea~

[@Rubywing4]

I wonder how Swords Dance actually works in Pokémon. How does dancing make you stronger? XD

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

@@Rubywing4 The thing is, swords dance is a special type of dance used to boost fighting spirit. Think of it as being like a ritual warriors perform before going into battle as a way of preparing themselves physically and mentally

[@jw__11]

*Ronan the Accuser voice* "What are you doing there?" *Star-Gallade* "Dance Off Bro! Just you and me!"

[@Rubywing4]

@@matthewkuscienko4616 Ah, I see. I guess that makes sort of sense. "Sword" of sense. Get it? XD

[@kevinberger8452]

I love how half of Michael's problems in this playthrough could have addressed if he just had a single electric type and/or a pokemon like Gardy with thunderbolt

[@glenfeagan1640]

I used Garchomp on my first platinum play through. And I learned something cool, if I catch a level 20 Gible and use it in all battles in wayward cave, it becomes a Gabite and near the level of my team by the end of the cave. I've used that strategie ever since.😎