Maybe I'm actually a Pokemon Master? (Pokemon Showdown)

[@LukeCorreia]

never thought i'd see the day where egg pogs out in 6v6 singles

[@druhu4590]

oh hey luke, fancy seeing you here

[@commandersheppard]

You're a fan of everything I am, I swear I saw one of your Lancer memes weeks after I got into the game.

[@MegaDarling1234]

PUT ON THE MAID OUTFIT

[@leon-zt7wu]

egg playing my favourite game? luke fanboying as well? my day has been blessed

[@wjwkspwdkoc4266]

Good morning

[@alecweir3684]

A pokemon NL video, perfect. Many people are saying this.

[@reynoalfarez]

True, true. So true.

[@vansradjmadho8365]

True true, that's pretty true

[@blakehammer9559]

if only he wasn’t a gen-1ner newbie. It’s hilarious how he struggled to understand the showdown format.

[@Berilith]

Never thought i'd hear NL utter the phrase "I'M CHOICE BANDED!"

[@clem_3082]

I like how he said it when he was choice spec’d on dragapult lol

[@kobold_sushi_executive_chef]

Ryan getting speed and special defense mixed up found me.

[@IWkris]

To be fair to the bona fide gen 8 genius Spd does seem like speed

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

No game in the history of games would shorten speed to spe and not spd.

[@sergnb0]

I can say I'm guilty of doing the same. Classic rookie mistake

[@linglinglo]

I never would have an dreamed of the day where NL will be playing competitive Pokemon, but this is it. What a time to be alive. Thanks for the company.

[@dubsytas5165]

The urge to backseat game is incredible, but also he's very enthusiastic and having a great time and I love it. He's northernlion, the ultimate big brain, he learns quick.

[@NearoC]

NL, known jellyfish disliker, seeing a jellyfish: What is this, a lampshade?

[@hannahcalzones4539]

That Cradily play was literally insane

[@tobiaschaparro2372]

He fucked it up letting his fire type die but then that play so pog it more than made up for it

[@EDoyl]

That game was pogging in multiple directions. ended up closer than it needed to be because of the miss on the hard-earned Steam Eruption read, but that was worth it for Cradily Pog.

[@TattyBojangles81]

NL: "What the heck is bee sharp" Apollo: *robotic scream* "FUCK"

[@sergnb0]

When he said "he's a fire type I don't even need to look this up" and then picked a rock move over earthquake, i really felt that

[@Hawpy]

Am I missing something? Stone Edge was the strongest move in that situation.

[@sergnb0]

@@Hawpy yeh but 80% miss chance tho

[@Hawpy]

@@sergnb0 80% accuracy, but also benefits from the 50% same-type boost whereas Earthquake wouldn't.

[@bloom4451]

@@Hawpy earthquake and stone edge both 1hko cinderace at +1 attack, it didn't matter. the actual misplay was cinderace's ability libero which changes its type into the move it uses (in this case HJK, so actually cinderace was fighting type) but NL could not have known that. BUT the biggest tragedy of that scenario was sinvicta letting tyranitar wipe everything on his team when he had a cinderace which was always faster than t-tar and could kill it in one shot :^]

[@floofzykitty5072]

For anyone fairly new to Randbats, here is one thing per battle NL could have improved: 1. Check the moves of his opponents pokemon in battle 1. He would have seen that Kyurem-Black only has Dragon and Ice moves, which are both attacks that are not very effective on Sandslash-Alola. The REALLY big brain play would be to send in Tsareena to bait the Max Hailstorm that would set up the hail, then switch Sandslash in and it will get the Slush Rush speed boost. 2. Recognise that having a pokemon that can resist your opponents attacks can also work as a check. Even if you can't hit them super effectively, hitting them neutrally while resisting their attacks helps too. 3. A common theme is that he sends in his "check" right away and it takes a hit, causing it to no longer function as a check. You absolutely must not let your check to a pokemon take unnecessary damage, and be patient with sending it in. Sometimes this means letting a pokemon get KO'd for a free switch (known as "sacking").

[@pyropoyo]

This is so good, watching him react to every Pokemon past Gen 1 and losing his mind at all these classic moves is incredibly fun. He's not bad at the game either!

[@Ragnell123]

He's pretty damn good for a guy who's main source of pokemon knowledge in recent years is Pokemon GO

[@pyropoyo]

@@Ragnell123 him predicting switch outs and using stat buffs during those turns is extremely pog

[@PuchuKt]

@@Ragnell123 Pokemon unite?

[@thatoneleftist]

@@pyropoyo our Egg is a master of 4D chess, many people are saying this; what catches people unawares is his ability to project into 5D chess at a moment’s notice!

[@violet4794]

It’s so weird he’s actually got a lot of predictive intelligence and knows what’s good when he just managed to mix up special defence and speed a little too early in his career

[@reginaldmeta2762]

Apollo's perfectly cut "THE F-" was amazing. Also the banter between battles made me flash back to younger days, when not all of us had Internet and we were just comparing our Pokemon games, sharing the secret cool legendaries we found with each other. Good times, hope to see more Pokemon in the future

[@Ihasnotomato]

If you think Ryan kicked butt now, just wait until the training weights come off and he realises that it's actually Ground that Electric is weak to, not Rock. Then you'll all be sorry.

[@littlej211]

Salty opponent: "You realize how lucky you were that your Tyranitar had a Lum berry?" Also salty opponent: hits 2 crits in a row, one of which is a freeze

[@Beairstoboy]

Excited for when NL gets into building teams and figures out how complicated it can all get lol

[@Crusader4Eternity]

Yeah he said in his stream he definitely doesn't want to go that route. He prefers randoms. Chat has just about convinced him to do a nuzlocke though.

[@chaytono]

honestly for someone who has so little Pokémon experience NL does really well, and seeing him get so excited over little things is refreshing since i cannot for the life of me get hype from playing Pokémon battles anymore. absolutely pogged out of my gourd

[@loverofpeoplez]

Love that NL is so willing to try out new stuff these days, been loving the content for many years and just so proud of how far we've come- up down to the side welcome to the lion pride

[@ssvpavlos]

MOST GOATED CONTENT DIDN'T EVEN WATCH YET ALREADY 10/10 SORRY FOR CAPS I AM INSECURE

[@memog.4910]

NL has now become part of the agency. Get this man some training with Pokeaim!!

[@gligurr]

shoutouts the agency

[@gatomiau7758]

agency agency

[@willmakesfilms]

hell yeah let's get pokeaim to collab with NL

[@Anthem34]

agency collab

[@thealphas1]

Nah blunder is the agency ceo

[@aBlackMage]

I just watched RT's video on the tournament and was disappointed you two were so far removed in bracket and never got to run into one another. Would've loved to see you two interact, if only briefly. Still really hyped for a little bit of Pokemon content, would be amazing if you attempted a Nuzlocke like Dan is doing. Would be a great banter engine while grinding!

[@mattardis]

RT + NL soul link lets goooooooo

[@TheZedman5000]

Oh I thought RT’s video would’ve been of Alpharad’s Unite tournament, since he was also in that I think.

[@tegenaraidomestica6646]

ryans win versus baer was brutal, i can only imagine the seething when ryan wasnt paralyed for that many turns in a row

[@Ragnell123]

Tbf, he did get paralyzed like 4 turns in a row earlier against jolteon.

[@williammitchell6254]

Should watch the man fight the shrieker in dd. Man hit all sub 60% and 50% shot except 1

[@flakshrapnel8849]

he also missed a 95% accuracy one shot against the rotom

[@Pattonator14]

Those paralyses weren't super important, he had to get it 2/3 times in a row to die. He'd got way more unlucky with the paralyzes before and Volcanion missing his 95%

[@joshakazamo]

ive been subbed to this man for over 10 years and i never thought id see his face on pokemon showdown, there is no variety too various for this man he cannot be stopped

[@Ragnell123]

NL finding the power of DD Ttar and Choicef specs dragapult was pretty pog

[@allium309]

Please make more of these videos. I loved this so much that I watched it start to finish for the full 1.5 hours. I meant to do other stuff while watching but I was so enthralled by the Egg's Poggy Plays that I couldn't look away.

[@OnlyARide]

watching NL play pokemon is like watching a penguin try to fly. he'll be scary next year if he tries though

[@razorthecurse]

'do it before the high wears off" if only we got a Nuzlocke, it'd be super interesting to watch that

[@nicholasfrantz]

never thought I'd see this. this is pogged. so glad to see Pokemon showdown content. this is the best Pokemon game hands down in my opinion. after playing showdown, I lost a lot of enjoyment for the regular Pokemon franchise. glad to see you're giving it a shot.

[@Benisuber1]

As someone who's been left behind by the Pokemon series, it was refreshing to feel relatively as if I knew everything.

[@EDoyl]

Pokemon Showdown is genuinely the loudest sound in the universe. I don't know how they make it so loud, I didn't think I owned audio devices capable of the volume it pumps through them.

[@DarkWolf3657]

Just.... turn it down😭

[@3run3r]

I think he's genuinely good at this considering he's a complete beginner

[@HolyDeviant1]

It really helps that he uses the perfect information he has to great effect. Some of those swap reads in the Baer battle were really on point.

[@israelzurbuchen8133]

I cannot believe NL is finally playing the games I play instead of vice versa.

[@TheKeaver]

Now I understand, this is the feeling of pogging out of your gourd. Never in my life would I have expected NL on Pokemon Showdown. Incredible

[@titaniawallace4223]

28:25 "Good luck, I hope you get many good pokemon.. wh- FU--"

[@irakyl]

This is my favourite video on your channel. My poggers bucket is overflowing. How Cradily beat Ferrothorn, and getting frozen but eating the lum berry are great highlights.

[@richieg5595]

the fight against baer where he got 5 50/50 losses into a 5% chance miss absolutely destroyed my soul

[@Arkouchie]

Pokemon is a skill-based game

[@RoryTheFiend]

It's worse than that, Paralysis is only a 25% chance to make you unable to move per turn so he it was 5 1/4 losses in a row Which is a 1/1024 from the paralyses alone

[@ryannixon4138]

28:24 "What the heck is Bisharp?" "OH FUU"

[@ninjack11]

"i don't need any flavor text for Pikachu!!!" uses a rock type move instead of a ground type move

[@TheBestPikachuFan]

"SLOWBRO GALAR!!??" This made me laugh a bit too hard

[@gghouloshleeahk1702]

Dude this is perfect. I’ve been watching competitive Pokémon since 4th gen and I feel like you getting good + wacky tactics is going to go hard

[@Yinoit]

My god, we are reaching new levels! He is becoming *master* of all things

[@EpicElf42]

This pogged, ngl; I love seeing NL stumble through a battle, clinging to what he does know, and persevering nonetheless. (or losing because of lack of awareness, which, who can blame him?) The one tip I'd like to offer is: find your anchor. If a Pokemon has high Def/SpD, that means it's reasonably safe to switch them in when the going gets tough; NL's Cradily was his anchor in that team, and it tanked so much damage that it was easily MVP. Of course, always be aware of your anchor's weaknesses as well; they'll still take the blows usually, but it's the difference between taking 2-3 hits and taking 6+. Thanks for the company.

[@deeznoots6241]

Bruh Ryab actually predicting switches already by the end, he is learning

[@Crantr0n]

NL's battles against Baer were fucking cracked??

[@whatthequeck181]

When he got the kill on Lunala at the last possible moment I was absolutely pogging out of my gourd. That whole last match was sick.

[@handoverthestromboli6715]

From someone who used to climb the Showdown leaderboards this makes me want to pull my hair out but its so fucking funny to watch. Hope the backseaters don't get to him so we get more pog content

[@Index154]

Pogs all over. My favorite moment of the stream is at 28:25

[@gabeouser3287]

played a lot of competitive pre gen 7 and gotta say NL played well for having little idea what was going on and not too much backseating

[@user-vx1vl1ci1e]

This egg not understanding ANYTHING is amazing

[@kokosan09]

"just make a move, noob" iconic

[@syafizzaq]

Throwing that pog sylveon makes my heart break

[@shrimpchris6580]

Really was hoping he would use wish before it was too late

[@shintaro_13]

*doesnt need any flavor text for pikachu* *Doesn't use earthquake* The fuckin confidence is hilarious

[@PooblesDaGawd]

Gotta get the NL x Blunder AGENCY collab one day 🔥

[@nicholasfrantz]

fr

[@vladtz3509]

Agency agency

[@polekoner]

Imagine NL in a call with Blunder and CTC lmao

[@Undeafeatedable]

@@polekoner ctc cannot be on the nlss LOL it'd be absolute chaos

[@OshawottLuke]

He's getting excited about stuff he doesn't know what it means I love this it's so chaotic it's like a grandpa looking at a computer for the first time

[@RetroRanger88]

Just saying, an NL x pokeaimmd competitive teaching video would be absolutely pog central, you don't even know, man.

[@TomorrowNobody]

No kidding. That would be great.

[@PokeNebula]

this video is pure ambrosia, the man barely had a clue

[@A-P-A-C-H-E666]

Seeing NL playing pokemon is the equivalent of your two friend groups meeting

[@iofromthesky]

i never ever expected this to happen. i have no life and i know everything about pokemon so it was fun watching someone with no experience start to learn stuff.

[@Gilithis]

Bro I was losing it everytime he said "he was buffAYD" instead of "buh-fuh-ted" like come on NL LOL

[@newtonheyton4892]

The swords dancing cradily play beating out ferrothorn absolutely made my day

[@anthonywolf943]

omg screaming Trick Room at the top of my lungs at midnight......

[@NivetFox]

I half expected the video to end when he said slash marker

[@crystalmaniac1648]

This entire video can be summarised with 'He a little confused but he got the spirit'

[@tryhardmcgee6228]

I've grown up watching NL so watching him play pokemon is very very exciting to me

[@SemiIocon]

His name is "SAP Lord" lmao.

[@manjibean4015]

This is the craziest day of my life, NL is a honorary Agent now

[@usernameusername4037]

A collab with a competitive Pokemon youtuber would be highly pog

[@thealphas1]

NL x Blunder collab

[@TheKeaver]

@@thealphas1 x Blunder, oh my that would be something else. Blunder would definitely play along though I could see it working out.

[@madman3230]

Nl's greatest adversary is his refusal to to read

[@arkurianstormblade4109]

The words coming out of NL is pure dopamine, esp at 2x speed!

[@VanessaVersus]

The anti-climactic "oh ok rob won" absolutely fucking killed me; beautiful punchline

[@SilentMott]

Stomping Tantrum legitimately written by a damn civil procedure lawyer.

[@samboorsma7568]

When he didn’t send out hatterene against austin it was one of those moments when you’re just yelling at the screen to please just switch it in

[@shiningsun4023]

Yoo i have been waiting for this one! nice. :) Thanks for uploading it!

[@dlvyn123]

NL actually predicting switches has me pogging out of my gourd

[@onnixbox6751]

The intro to this vod is so good!

[@gligurr]

The Agency Provides

[@stocktonkaneko1991]

Yoooooo, thought it would never come true. Hope this one sticks a little longer than most

[@gelatine_ac]

Absolutely pogged outta my gourd for NL playing Pokemon!

[@OshawottLuke]

28:28 perfectly cut screams yup

[@OshawottLuke]

Oh this is my moment

[@emoswadrill141]

NL has malf's twitch channel link on apollo in the description

[@bendankles]

The screen region is so much better with the chat included too.

[@Thisismy3rdAlias]

watching my favorite creator play my favorite game is a great way to end the work week

[@uuddlrlrba2121]

5 paralysis procs in a row has about a 0.09% (or about 1/1000) chance of happening.

[@DSpiritwolf]

I use to play very little competitive back in the day and while I wasn't great at it, it was so hype to play. Watching NL go through the motions (whole actually being pretty good himself) was so incredibly pog to watch.

[@offcutt]

I'd like more of this, NL is so excited

[@bitterbatterdog]

"You wasted one of your dynamax moves to defend, how silly of you" Later "I should gamble to dynamax defend again with a 50% chance of success" I came in with low expecations of his skill but c'mon, egg.

[@BloodyJoker234]

The way he figured out the cradily at the ends was beautiful good job egg

[@yasinachekzai2567]

For someone who doesn't know a lot about Pokémon, you really got the basics very quickly. You're definitely ready for a Nuzlocke, NL. ^-^

[@PiousMoltar]

As an ear user, I respect and acknowlege your RIP.

[@TheOneTrueAnswer]

28:28 sent my sides into fucking ORBIT

[@nolanb134]

That first battle was hilarious

[@TheThunderbirdRising]

As someone who just pulls up gen 8 random showdown battles on my phone whenever I get bored, it is very amusing to see someone have no idea what is going on EDIT: Damn that Cradily vs Ferrothorn was played perfectly tho. I mighta given up there

[@afineegg1040]

I need a compilation of every time NL says "What the HECK is a ____?", his descriptions are so fucking good. When he called Rotom-Mow a fuckin HTC Vive I lost it

[@tylerlawrence3584]

I'd love to see NL do a nuzlocke. He clearly knows what he is doing, especially with his galaxy brain strats.

[@ktoba_e]

this was highly unexpected, consider my expectations subverted.

[@tessat2470]

This made my 20 mins on the stair master much more enjoyable

[@keivash2]

Can’t hate on some Pokémon content 👀 Pokémon do be good.

[@Ian-yb3se]

Extremely pogged content

[@WeebTrashTM]

When I saw Tyrantiar use earthquake On the Dusknoir I about flipped my desk.