Catch the Better Pokémon Alphabet Challenge

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PM7 and I catch one Pokemon for each letter of the alphabet. Whichever Pokemon is better as voted by you gets a point, and the most points at the end wins.
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[@thatonenerd21]

i would but Iran out of space.

[@thatonenerd21]

i just realized i commented this on a this video instead of a different video.

[@cindersizzles5401]

I exist

[@zavier6119]

Mandjtv please put my name in your video

[@onepiecefan7797]

Do you Believe life after love!

[@thatGillessGamer]

PM7's luck with shiny Pokémon is so insane, that it doesn't even surprise me anymore.

[@joeni1106]

agreed

[@doctor_devilagario]

So true

[@Amethyst_Espeon]

Honestly same.

[@Daniel_3322]

At this point it's not if he finds a shiny but at what point of the video does he find how many shinys

[@Khan89716]

Agreed

[@legoboy468]

I love how Mikey brought the alliteration for L: “I know Lucario is lovable but if it lost to Lechonk I would be livid!”

[@Ditto.007]

Lol glad you noticed it too!

[@Darkwaltz4]

Ngl people really like lechonk. They worship it just as much as *bidoof*

[@Ditto.007]

@@Darkwaltz4 Tbh i've never really felt that way towards them, i play along but the only mons i felt that way towards was snom and furret.

[@Coooop_time]

Literally any Pokémon would beat lechonk for me

[@username172]

​@@Coooop_timeit on its own is great, its evolution wouldve been better if it just became a bigger lechonk like dudunsparce

[@otaku3OBSESSION]

21:00 I was initially surprised you guys kept going after John got 14 points, but then I remembered you recorded the catching first and then the points.

[@YoullNeverEverKnow]

Oh duh, I was just wondering the same lol

[@attakrus]

These two men celebrating over Michael finding a Shiny Golduck during this is really wholesome to me.

[@noel4907]

Watching John get more shinies in 2 minutes than I have found in my entire life hurts.

[@Quetzal00358]

I'm sure you'll catch one one day

[@NobleBlueberry]

Ikr

[@nighttimeserenity2447]

They do say if you sub to Pm7 the PM7 Guarantee will see you with shinies in no time... Weither or not it is actually a bluff and only serves to fuel PM7's luck, we'll never know

[@Jexxa.]

For real 😭

[@ofirsoroka4264]

@@nighttimeserenity2447 you're so right

[@AlyssaJ14]

What I've learned from this is that John either A) has taste more in line with the fandom in general or B) is more aware of and willing to pander to the fandom's taste. RIP Mikey.

[@eamk887]

Or he's just stupidly lucky.

[@DoKuShOsTaR]

Mikey repeatedly forgetting about the eeveelutions was making me laugh. Like my guy… Nearly a sure fire way to win. But yeah, he definitely was way more thinking of his preferences. Sycther vs snom was super obvious to me lol.

[@melskunk]

I was shocked Mikey was shocked about Clodsire? Has he not met the fandom?? We love the derp!

[@Arrows_tip]

Maybe people just know the type if Pokémon John would pick and love messing with Mikey

[@FernandoGonzalez-hu3id]

@@Arrows_tip that is what i think, he activly picks pokemons that are memes on his channel, like Magicarp Belibolt and Wugtrio

[@WeirdnessMaster]

Mikey's frustrated breakdown next to John doing a Miss America Thank you is killing me holy smokes

[@susanforsgren5007]

It’s funny re-watching this at 23:53 now knowing in 2025 we will have a Pokémon Z.

[@SutaFokusu]

But its Z-A not Z

[@zinniadraconid7217]

What has always made me laugh is whenever John finds a shiny, Mikey is filled with unbridled rage, but whenever mikey finds a shiny, John congratulates him with the biggest smile on his face

[@garrisoncornwell9585]

That’s because with John it’s a regular occurrence and with Mikey it’s a once in a blue moon event 😂

[@xsxeno]

John is the smart, loveable, kind friend and mikey is the one who gets so confused about how unlucky he is. And is also the one with strange opinions

[@spicybeantofu]

My mom is John she has large shiny luck

[@TRexHunterGaming10]

It’s Zinnia!!! 😮😃

[@zinniadraconid7217]

@@TRexHunterGaming10 Hello!!!

[@CaptainAnon]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Mikey's phrase evolving from 'I am a pillar of salt' to 'I am a Garganacl right now'.

[@Ditto.007]

He's evolving!

[@purgatoryproductions310]

they made him into a pokémon

[@SkeletronXPrime]

People's opinions sucked in this

[@hex_emoi7732]

John being so kind to Michael when hed get a shiny is awesome

[@ashersikes9987]

🎵I never wanna hear you say I got a shiinay!

[@FanciDani]

I love how John just needs to do a challenge with MandJTV to shiny hunt

[@CaptainvonDore]

If Mikey gets too ahead of John somehow, they should do that.

[@RodimusMinor1987]

Like they did last year in Arkoos, first to find 5 shinies wins

[@Thegamergabe4.0]

I love how Mikey uses his community for theses challenges. Glad we can feel involved and be participating in the JMC.

[@darkflameofphonix4709]

I honestly preferred it when it was just "which one has the higher stats".

[@BaconNuke]

@@darkflameofphonix4709 Yeah but some letters have so few options that it would just be "did you happen to catch a final stage? no? too bad you lose automatically"

[@montyeggman3075]

And then promptly yells at us for not voting for his Pokemon. 😆

[@benstudios9619]

Ya I thought it was cool to vote on this

[@fyreexe4121]

@@montyeggman3075 kinda funny tbh

[@HydroTurtle]

The part where they just spontaneously went in vocalizing The Gambler and never mentioned it is awesome 18:31

[@xRealSeth]

23:04 "Its Number 5,number 5 killed my brother" "Oh my god i forgot about that part"

[@CV-02]

Love this series but I have another idea for a competition, do a random number generator for 1-400 and who ever gets the closer mon to that number based on their dex number gets a point

[@gengarmastercohen1490]

That's a great idea

[@sordfeeesh]

Creative indeed.

[@GibberMuzagi]

Responding to increase interaction so this has a greater chance of being noticed and becoming an actual JMC video.

[@thomasforster8461]

Nice idea

[@shainiljhaveri8490]

Love this

[@Garretty66]

In these videos I just want the cowboy screaming meme throughout the whole thing

[@marthagijon214]

Same

[@tjay636]

Same

[@raptorwithwings]

I love the memes the JMC starts

[@DandTBros]

Petition for the editors to do this

[@mecen8]

@@DandTBros I’d sign in a heartbeat

[@hardwareissue3588]

Next time instead of voting, just catch groups of 4 ABCD, EFGH, IJKL then do a double battle with your letter's Pokemon. Then even when you both get the same Pokemon there will still be a winner. After 6 battle rounds if it's a tie just roll 4 random letters for a tie breaker.

[@mohamuudelmi]

That is such a good idea 👍

[@MurderPigeon]

the problem with that idea is that PM7 is a former competitive battler and mikey struggles to win a nuzlocke

[@Jed.Online]

Can we all just appreciate Mikey’s singing, like it is on point

[@anthonykuehn7572]

While doing the form I thought to myself, "imagine that Mikey caught the shiny Bisharp." I wonder what I was thinking

[@Something.Go0fy]

You fool

[@IsabruhMoment]

Quite bold of you to assume such lol

[@Patterrz]

Arcanine winning the first round by so much shows the incredible intelligence of the viewers

[@carlosdelgado1643]

Hi pat

[@ActuallyAthena]

I prefer azumarill

[@harryhealey4298]

Yeah, until Scyther lost to Snom.

[@luckystorm7508]

No it doesn't; theres nothing in comments that screams intelligence

[@spicybeantofu]

@@harryhealey4298 snom is better it's way cuter

[@yasirharoon7030]

Can we just appreciate the content these 2 put out! Easily my 2 favourite PokeTubers! Thank you Mikey and John - And Grunty Boi!

[@ultragogitorose4552]

17:31 he's releasing the salt

[@creativeandfunnyname3744]

Dude. John's shiny luck is unreal. 2 in 1 round!? The Bisharp ON the B round!? This is insane.

[@k-conn2266]

The insane amount of luck for PM7 to win Round B like that is astounding.

[@berry_aestheticxs]

Uuuu7

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Treasure Planet clip at 2:42...respect! Absolute gem of a Disney movie and it's a shame it didn't do well in the box office. John absolutely slayed this. He unleashed his inner Cynthia, as shown with his Garchomp destroying Gyarados. He knew exactly what the people wanted when he caught that Clodsire for C...Clodsire is love, Clodsire is life, and Clodsire is a whole vibe. Rika having one on her team is based. And Dragonite is cool and all, but I love Dachsbun so much. I have a senior dachshund with several health problems named Bella (despite her health problems, she's a trooper and still going strong) so I love that it's based off her breed.

[@REALTurbkeySandwich]

Why are you everywhere

[@Kukinno07]

22:08 "WHAT IS A GOD, TO A NON BELIEVER?!" Shiny gods: Do you believe nos?

[@BNotInc]

I expected John to pick Drowzee for D round FOR SURE, genuinely surprised he didn’t. I’m sure it would have got more votes because well, *you know.*

[@spicybeantofu]

It's not in the game? Is it there's too many Pokemon I don't remember lol

[@Sun-god_luffy]

It’s in the game

[@VixieCake]

@@Sun-god_luffy EA Sports? ... I'm sorry, I had to 😂

[@Pottedplantz]

Same

[@user-nt8gf2vo8h]

You mean a shiny Drowzee

[@amberlewis183]

I am quite honestly shocked that John didn't catch Drowzee for the D round

[@Pikachuro_Reacts]

Same

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"Anywhere, anytime, you and me can have the time of our lives" - Sun Tzu, The Art of War. As the Supreme Leader, John's power with catching Shinies is admirable. The thing about John's Shiny luck is the fact it isn't scripted. He doesn't just go to the spot before recording and says, "Here's a shiny", It just happens. Every. Single. Time. Without fail. It honestly is funny how little Mikey understands the current Pokémon fandom, I respect his convictions though. Anyone who thinks Dragonite is better than the adorable Dachsbun can go hang out with the weak "Dragon Master" Lance and his THREE Dragonite.

[@Kittykat69680]

But what if I dislike most dogs😅? AND THINK THAT DRAGONS ARE COOL 😊plus drat ini Is cute ☺️ so… go dragonites

[@pein260]

Pm7 threw some rounds to keep it interesting for sure, especially in the middle of the alphabet

[@zagger999]

Love how Mikey freaks out about the voting and somehow John just lucks into everyone voting for him.

[@itsturniptime3699]

Is it luck or him just catching Pokémon with cuter faces that everyone dotes on

[@snailmix]

I think Mikey misunderstands how much people value a meme lol. Like Scyther vs Snom. Scyther is certainly a cooler Pokémon, but Snom is just a little guy. You gotta pick Snom.

[@RolfeSenpai]

@@itsturniptime3699 It’s a bit of both. Like Scyther vs Snom was most likely fans voting for silliness over coolness, so that’s just luck. But on others it seemed like Mikey just threw it on purpose, like picking Veluza who is just ugly.

[@goodhelmetjunior3399]

@@RolfeSenpai They gentleman's agreed to not go for Vaporeon, Mikey said he just completely forgot about Volcarona. Varoom, Veluza, Venonat, Venomoth, Vespiquen, Vigoroth, Vivillon and Voltorb were all losers.

[@user-pd9hb5rb5c]

@@RolfeSenpai I agree with you there but how does iron bundle win over iron jugulis

[@PM7]

I really like shiny Pokemon

[@hbombskillahbeats]

me too

[@waindoah]

Whenever you find a shiny Michael is mad but whenever Michael finds one your so happy for him

[@mecen8]

Who doesn’t?

[@waindoah]

Theee

[@waindoah]

I’m glad no one is saying OMG WOW KZbinR WITG 7 LIKES HIT LIKE

[@timothykindy3014]

12:23 There's still hope for the internet

[@IAmMissingnoMaster]

Mikey, how did you not see Clodsire's landslide victory coming? Everybody loves Clodsire. Agreed on Veluza, though, how did that get so few votes? It's so cool!

[@ladyphantoms6716]

John dominates when it comes to audience vote. Mikey knows pokemon but John goes for rule of cool, as does the audience.

[@michaelkeha]

More like rule of memes

[@mestre12]

@@michaelkeha Clodsire is the proof of that. Stats wise, its not the best, but, how could you not love that face?

[@crystalfurry17]

@@mestre12 I mean... it was against cufant.

[@BlazingAce20]

What? Who the hell even thinks Garchomp has a good shiny is stupid. It barely looks any different to its normal self.

[@matthewscott74]

It’s so fun to see the relationship and bicker between Mikey and John

[@leeterry96]

They have a brotherly bond

[@SirDudeGuy57]

14:40 micheal- im gonna throw up im just gonna projectile vomit

[@sffbeqwsfdffggrfgg]

Bro in the beginning John was DOMINATED in the first like 6 letters LOL😂😂

[@BrolyBleart]

John has found so many shiny Pokemon in these videos and I am worried about Michaels mental health at this point 😅

[@bannles]

Would it even be the John-Michael Cup video without John getting a shiny ten seconds in?

[@donaldmechamiv7802]

Or even before the actual competition starts?

[@ChouhouinNeko]

he has to get atleast 1 a video its the shirt

[@shadowwriter329]

The bingo one I believe. Every other video had a clip of him finding and catching out. Even one of him being mean and sending it to Mikey before the contest even got started.

[@kayschut9327]

I can understand going for Iron Bundle in the I round, what I can't believe is that no-one went for (in that order) Valiant, Thorns, or Moth.

[@TitlingTree4983]

18:34 Amazing musical capabilities

[@mr.halfright]

Clodsire winning the C round was a given, no one can beat the happy boi

[@Your_average_kirby_fan]

The clod

[@RodimusMinor1987]

I love The Clod

[@codytoeung5089]

I like how the Bisharp vs Breloom one wasn’t a sweep. You can tell people were really pitying Mikey on that. But just imagine if Mikey did end up catching it.

[@oshri3030]

14:35 meee toooo!!!! now we are shiny donphan friends John 🎉

[@GazeGamerX]

18:56 chills literal chills

[@syyyyer]

John will literally never stop finding shinies

[@oiram9466]

Until hes looking for them in a video dedicated to find shinys. Then he could go hours without finding any.

[@SlacktivistWeeb]

3:26 Is Micky not aware of how much people love Clodsire??

[@videogameboymichael]

17:25 I'm honestly surprised Snom didn't have a much bigger lead here, I know that's a popular one, and the main thing scyther has going for it is that 4chan meme of it being your favorite pokémon.

[@DasaniDragon]

Hot take: You don't have to be a kid to enjoy these videos. Like I aged out of most Pokémon channels but I always come back here. I love the content here and with any of Mikey's friends.

[@andreblueboy6019]

9:53 lol! This is so freaking hilarious, he ranting with delibird cause it won!

[@blackstonebrick4352]

"Can you move it along? I'm all out of time cards." That actually just killed me.

[@bulletboy5409]

John when micheal catches a shiny: Great for you man Mikey when John catches one: I'm never recording with you anymore

[@pokestar2508]

Anytime Mikey gets angry at John for finding an early shiny is hilarious.

[@Totama1996]

We need to start taking bets on when in the video John actually finds the shiny

[@Pikachuro_Reacts]

True

[@RaihanTheWinner]

Fr

[@IsabruhMoment]

Really surprised that John didn’t catch Drowzee for D. He definitely would’ve won that round if so lmao

[@Weavileiscool]

Yeah that would have been chaos

[@jammington24]

9:13 idea: "I played Pokémon Scarlet as the saltiest Rock Gym Leader of Paldea" :D

[@tommyripper1400]

7:46 “Do you ever feel bad when you’re checking to see if something’s shiny and instead you just kinda slaughter a family?” -John

[@WirelessPlayToad6831]

9:06 I cried here. I love hawlucha with all my heart

[@Sheenifier]

My favorite part in this video is Mikey slowly, but risingly losing his mind from his subscribers constantly voting against him

[@ethancomrie9862]

Very happy with the Treasure Planet reference

[@assasinHonkaiPro2407]

17:29 IT’S A STUPID SNOM! OVER SCYTHER! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Boqwy]

16:01 best moment of the video😂

[@theirongiants]

John is just insane with the Shinies.

[@Incorgnito7]

I love watching JM Cup, so ridiculous sometimes but always makes me smile

[@SuperSonicShadow27]

Having rewatched this video a couple times, I had a thought. If there’s only one Pokémon with a certain letter, you guys should set a timer for like 5 minutes and hunt for the shiny version of it. First to find it wins the point and if neither find it, then the next letter is worth double points.

[@campbellblahblahsvlog7797]

7:46 WHAT?!?!?!! HUH?!?!?!!

[@friezaisnowamonkey54]

22:15 just like Vegeta he got real humbled

[@reT-seJ]

Fr

[@Kai_GamingYT]

0:25 seconds in, and John already found a shiny-

[@gegenwind6782]

I am actually disturbed and impressed by the community's taste in Pokemon. This is WILD.

[@doktorsmiles2034]

Mikey losing his mind made me giggle. but him losing it even more at the end kinda scares me.

[@TecEclipse]

I voted in that poll, and I indeed assumed that John caught another shiny lol.

[@victoriam.4927]

23:55 - Mikey predicts the future.

[@mestre12]

Soon, i will starting to take bets on how many shinies John gets on the video

[@fishnewt1331]

1:42. Very bold of him to assume there wouldn’t be fan fics anyways. I think he is just gonna ends up adding the Drowzee fics alongside the others. Lol!

[@Anaxisca]

The shiny luck for PM7's keeps get crazy to point that even won Alphabet Challenge.I remember voting on this pull and when I saw shiny Bisharp I was like:"Yeah I know who got this shiny".

[@Graboid104]

17:57 am I the only one that thought Scizor looked like it was gold because of the lighting or no? Because it honestly looks gold at this part to me lol

[@Fishysaga]

I love how Mikey has to keep the voice with grunty boy but as the squeakiness of the voice fades he has to do the high pitched voice to keep up the grunty boy voice

[@The_Spooky_Boi]

TYLER ( and kaytea :) IS GOING ALL IN WITH THE EDITING REFERENCES AND I LOVE IT KEEP GOING

[@Kaytea95]

TRUE

[@umanair2724]

Kaytea, our beloved, is the one usually editing Mikey's videos?

[@The_Spooky_Boi]

@@Kaytea95 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@The_Spooky_Boi]

@@umanair2724 🤔

[@The_Spooky_Boi]

@@umanair2724 👍 👌

[@torenhammersley1520]

John has enough shiny luck to share with all his subscribers and still find at least one shiny every episode

[@torenhammersley1520]

Thanks to anyone who likes my comment 😃👍

[@candyflossgaming6987]

15:54 jaiden is quaking

[@thatcrazybstrd167]

"Clodsire dominated" ADMIRE THE SIRE

[@duru_heh6724]

another alphabet challenge! i've been waiting for this! i love the jmc

[@Unovakid24]

I really hoped it was Mikey that caught the shiny Bisharp. One day John won't be the one to find a shiny immediately

[@anonymoustetrahedral8764]

Competitive Mikey gives me life

[@jameshansen7108]

Video idea: 'Bloopers and best funny bits from John Michael cup for season 1 and 2' Not sure if this has been done already, but I'd love to see it, maybe have first half of the alphabet on one channel and the second half on the other channel??

[@nahidahamed1742]

even if jon lose the second season, he wins with every shiny in each vid

[@ilangaming1493]

2:07 i actually what evolve to him in my first days playing the game

[@LukiePookie9800]

7:46 Can relate lol

[@nyx2984]

This is the first time I've ever voted on these things!

[@xenowolf7285]

Hey, me three! I just found out about these guys like three weeks ago and I love them!

[@Ogerponyo]

I feel like at this point a shiny each episode is given.

[@olimna574]

Imagine like in 5 years we get the video “meet my new son Darvin!”

[@inv3rted]

I don’t know if it’s funny or weird how John always gets a shiny in the first 1-2 min in in the vid 😂

[@TheTrueMorse64]

I am pleasantly surprised and glad that Mikey at least got two Shinies this video! As opposed to zero and John getting a shiny right off the bat like usual

[@feelilaraa]

im so happy this challenge is back i loved it last season!!

[@gabriellockwood2780]

That Z joke aged like a fine wine. *2025, Legends: Z-A*

[@lavieestbellexx]

I love that Mikey didn't even give John the chance to ruin his pirate joke this time 🤣