Beating Pokemon Sword & Shield How Nintendo Intended

[@PaPaSea]

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[@tacos5682]

it's funny how this was my second pokemon game ever but i beat it in 3 days while diamond took me months because i didn't read most of the text and got lost very often but still diamond had more content and sw/sh was dumbed down a ton and is literally a straight line

[@V4.0b]

You have to pay for your next subscription, and you're forced to do so, else I would've taken it

[@tacos5682]

@@V4.0b and you can cancel it before you have to pay sounds like you were just too slow and are trying to sound like you're not upset

[@PaPaSea]

@@V4.0b No, it’s a free month then you only get charged after the month is over. That’s how free trials work for everything so they can verify it’s a real person doing it and no one does multiple free trials

[@mr.samishi3248]

@@tacos5682 This was my third Pokémon game I’ve ever played. First being Pokémon Y, and second being Pokémon Moon. Very unrelated, but I thought I might as well give my 2 cents.

[@roro2606]

The main reason why all of the Galar names don't have stuff like city or town in their names is because UK place names tend to have suffixes in them that work kinda the same. The -hurst sufffix, for example, means 'wooded hill' and and -bury means 'fort', and there's a lot more of these. So they usually do imply either a landmark that the settlement was built on or what the location's historical purpose was. And that was your useless trivia for the day :)

[@CraftsmanOfAwsomenes]

Really, many European cities are like this in one way or another. US cities are very much the outlier.

[@MadComicMan122]

thank you for this :)

[@Kahadi]

Here in Canada, we also don't have that many with City or Town as part of the name. There are exceptions (Quebec City, for example), and probably more than I know, but majority of the ones I know aren't like that. I don't personally know the origins of ones like Brampton or Toronto or Hamilton (a mix of indigenous words taken for names, prefixes and suffixes with often forgotten meanings, and named after people, I believe), but not a ton of more obvious ones. Even the cities I know in the US aren't all like that, though that's probably more because I don't know as many of them and some might, I just never hear it properly said (like people always just saying New York even when they mean New York City). Honestly always thought it more odd to hear them as part of the names in Pokemon, like Saffron City, though I didn't notice it as much in some gens, like Hoenn having Petalburg and Rustboro

[@zuivbal6951]

There are regional differences with these as well. Traditionally in Scotland place names would be formatted 'mains of x' meaning basically like 'farm of x'. In Northern England however it was formatted the other way around, so 'x mains'. The lines are blurred since the 1800's though as 'new towns' have not followed the traditions of place name creation. I live in an area in Scotland called Newmains and there are places in Northern England that have been named 'mains of x' so the old rules have been kinda ripped up. Further to this predominantly English people who wanted to increase the value of their properties changed the place names from 'mains' to 'manor' in order to 'gentrify' the area. We think gentrification is a new thing but people have always tried to present themselves as higher class than they actually are. If you live in a place called 'x manor' it's probably historically just been dwellings set up near a large farmhouse or farmland area. 'X-Burghs' are traditionally Scottish and northern English as well as 'x-touns or tons', you've got loads of Scots place names like 'meikle' 'hiech' and 'nether'. For one of the most diverse countries on earth with the history of our regions what we got in terms of representation in sword in shield was 'freezington'. In my (probably biased) view they missed out big time not delving into Scottish culture for sword and shield. The 'two heroes' could have represented both the two great auld nations and our desire to come together for the greater good but there's always been an undertone of angst between the two. What we got was doggos that live in the woods and absolutely no actual history beyond the story of this event that happened, then you catch them and box them forever.

[@tlaloqq]

@@zuivbal6951 yeah, I’m not Scottish or any ethnicity from the isles at all(colombian and Italian) but I grew up around a lot of Scottish and Irish people(northeast United States) and I gotta say I love your guys culture. Liberty for Ireland and Scotland!!

[@Firstfall_Trading]

Hop is so surprised that you know type advantages, but he was the one that picked the weak starter.

[@yuilinkmat9469]

Which means he picked the strong starter against Leon

[@Velociraptor2000]

@@yuilinkmat9469 exactly he's your rival, but he directly plans and wants to defeat his brother, although the protagonist always goes through

[@strawberrykitty8337]

i headcanon that he wanted to showoff to leon how he won against a type disadvantage, banking on the assumption the player was dumb enough to not use the superffective move, and got wiped

[@mizzix]

@@strawberrykitty8337 This makes total sense tbh

[@Velociraptor2000]

@@strawberrykitty8337 Naah that doesn't make sense, because Leon or someone should've told him about type disadvantages and Hop really wanted to beat Leon.

[@castform7]

The Pokemon recommendations are so weird and I love it. If there's one thing I love it's using an unorthodox team and this guide definitley supports it. Like, who would recommend BASCULIN?

[@staydetermined6717]

I mean For a meal perhaps? But that’s it-

[@aknight7642]

Basculin is best mon.

[@cdoggo3352]

Adaptability is pretty strong tho

[@castform7]

@@cdoggo3352 Yeah, but it's on a not very good Pokemon. Intimidate's a good ability but I'd never seriously use a Qwilfish.

[@megamothra2141]

almost every pokémon can be usable in game with the right ability move set. sometimes it’s fun to go back and use pokémon you’d never think twice about using. ran thru crystal with a furret the other day and it was one of my mvp’s

[@liviathepotato7180]

Can I say that Team Yell have the most solid reason to do what they do? They want Marien win; If she win, Spikemuth wil become very popular, if the tourist came, the economy of the city will improve and be a better place to live. They do it for their City, for their home.

[@milanbeerepoot4260]

I also love that they dont do anything evil to achieve this goal. Unsportsmanlike, maybe, but not evil.

[@rajkolandon5113]

@@milanbeerepoot4260 apart from harassing that guy with the bike

[@anubis243-x5h]

@@rajkolandon5113 Even then, weren't they harassing him in the name of protecting a pokemon?

[@rajkolandon5113]

@@anubis243-x5h no, he was literally just trying to cross an empty bridge

[@cheezebagz729]

The motive they have is not what I feel is wrong with them, motive-wise, they’re quite well written and the meaning behind them is good, the problem is how inconsequential they are, they can’t be taken seriously and are the team skull to the aether foundation (the games both have a lesser team and a secretly evil big team)

[@Lechgang]

There's an error with Leon's team at the end. It doesn't mention his Mr. Rime or Rhyperior, which he has if you pick Scorbunny or Sobble respectively

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

It's weird how Leon purposely picks a Pokémon weak to your Starter.

[@Screen_Shorts]

Grookey be left out

[@dewott3754]

@@pkmntrainermark8881 It's because he already had the type effective starter, he doesn't need more coverage for that one Pokemon

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

@@dewott3754 Hm, true. And I guess he has to account for Hop too.

[@Jet_Ink]

The way Nintendo Intended: Purchase both games, then the DLC for both.

[@Polarbearsatemylunch]

And walk in a straight line from the beginning to end, no need for farming or leveling

[@Jet_Ink]

@@Polarbearsatemylunch it's all just corridors. Who needs good game design when you can have fans who buy your products regardless.

[@MekasUrn]

Just gonna say, one does not have to buy the games but it is perfectly okay for people to enjoy them. I really don't get why that's such an issue. Edit: It's completely fine to criticize a game's design, and you do not have to buy the game. But I don't think it's right to dunk on people who enjoy the game just because you don't like it. It fine to be different.

[@eatavocados7438]

And the Online Membership, and also Let's go for an Eevee/Pikachu

[@nsp6590]

@@MekasUrn I completely agree. What does that have to do with anything though?

[@Franchise1107]

"The guide doesn't do a good job explaining who Micro Cosmos are" That's okay neither does the game.

[@endeavor3406]

I only really realised what they are after watching Pokemon Journeys

[@wintertheampharos4725]

Basically, Macro Cosmos is a conglomerate that provides services to the people of Galar with Rose being the chairman. Oleana, as his secretary, takes over community service on his behalf as a way to make up for bringing about the darkest day and sending the people of Galar into a panic as the Chairman is behind bars or something. Neither the game, nor the guide mention much about them.

[@tjayenterprises5190]

@@wintertheampharos4725 so how did you find out?

[@squidboi27]

@@tjayenterprises5190 rose explains during some dialogue that galar is gonna run out of energy in 1000 years, so he tried using eternatus to make more energy, but nothing else is really explained

[@cocomon3403]

Wait seriously what is it

[@rooislangwtf]

The guide writing out percent feels like the writer had a word count, was just under that count and then did a find and replace between "%" and " percent" until the target was hit.

[@gengarcrobat1576]

Or it just didn't want to use the word percent every time and switch it up. I mean that's what you do for essays

[@Chance57]

I like to think Hop's entire fate was decided when he picked the weaker pokémon. Perhaps alternate hop beat you once with a type advantage and from there on activated beast mode like his brother. Every one of his rival battles being like the route 110 battle in gen 3 where he just sweeps you without mercy.

[@G40ST2K10]

I swear to god the rival in Gen 3 took out all but one of my Pokémon, I barely won that battle

[@bensjammin9]

“Immense attack… and thighs.” Ah, a man of culture.

[@lycturnal9546]

Timestamp?

[@bensjammin9]

@@lycturnal9546 don’t remember, but it’s when he’s talking about Tsareena

[@ammankhurshid9790]

@@lycturnal9546 38:12

[@lezdodiz]

Hop slowly realizing that he's just a side character is so satisfying.

[@staydetermined6717]

And fucking sad

[@NotAPenguin81]

@@Hauntaku shit we have to get rid of him

[@yuilinkmat9469]

It's depressing

[@rubysu9265]

@@yuilinkmat9469 Agreed, I wanna give the poor boy a hug...

[@insertcringynamehere6554]

@@rubysu9265 purposefully lose so he can battle Leon

[@xiiiskrrt]

This run was 400% effective

[@EnvoyOfLoveAndJustice]

"If it isn't 100% accurate its 50% accurate"

[@iandean1112]

@@EnvoyOfLoveAndJustice A fellow MandJTV fan I see!

[@sixty9cuda894]

@@EnvoyOfLoveAndJustice did he say accurate? For crying out loud, every MandJTV fan needs to learn the definition of accurate. This meme isn’t funny anymore because no one understands what accuracy is. Sorry, just needed to rant for a moment.

[@EnvoyOfLoveAndJustice]

@@sixty9cuda894 I do know what accuracy is

[@fernandosivelli6175]

It dealt cuadruple damage to my boredom

[@grinbrothers]

An interesting guide for sure and surprising to see a physical one existing around Sword and Shield's release. It kept track of many of the sidequests, suggested numerous Pokémon (which I loved because it resulted in you having quite a unique and varied team) and even chose to use Gloria for the screenshots (usually these official guides default to the male trainer). An entertaining playthrough with a unique team and many funny quips and commentary.

[@LagrimaArdiente]

Interesting video! I think the "head west for Hammerlocke" bit was assuming you were running there from Spikemuth, rather than flying to the Hammerlocke Pokécenter (which will instead necessitate you running east afterward).

[@Jack-496]

When MysticUmbreon, Truegreen7, and Papasea upload within 10 seconds of each other, you know it’s gonna be a good Saturday.

[@ayeshaakter9340]

Coincidence? I Think NOT

[@GlitchManOmega]

Well, at least we know now that Basculin is going to become a LOT more popular in the near future...

[@user-bj4hz7hj3i]

bro i used to love ur vids

[@Crxsseyed1]

Bro I have loved basculin since like gen 7, and I’m so happy it’s finally getting attention

[@MekasUrn]

I personally really like Sword and Shield, I know these games get a ton of hate. Personally I found them fun and the DLC was very fun, especially Crown Tundra. Anyway amazing Nintended video as always! I wish there were guides for the DLC that would be a great Nintended video!

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

Black & white used to get tons of hate too. But now they're beloved. Don't worry, sw/sh time in the spotlight will come :)

[@MekasUrn]

@@Shadamyfan-rs8xc I agree and Black and White are legit my favorite games in the franchise. And I have been playing Pokemon sence 1996.

[@MekasUrn]

@@Hauntaku Yeah you're right. I can see that and the DLC would have made the base games SO much better.

[@thebestpilot7]

@@Shadamyfan-rs8xc I really don’t think these will. They don’t really have many positives and were feel more and more like a cash grab as time goes on

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

@@thebestpilot7 technically everything is a cash grab

[@tarvivor]

Glad you enjoyed the game - for me the only negative of Sword & Shield is that it's too easy. Beyond that, phenomenal in just about every way.

[@bulbasaur99]

I like how your team consist of 3 muscular dudes, Rillaboom, Beartic and Grimmsnarl, 2 doggos, Growlithe and Boltund and a bunch of war gnomes Falinks. I sense a theme there. Also, boxing Bewear hurts my feelings.

[@thecasualaussie3990]

Can we just respect that this man went to the champion battle with a growlithe. Yes I know the guide doesn’t really tell you where to get a fire stone. Good video mate

[@2Moro152]

I went in with a Yamper on my first playthrough because I didn't want to evolve the cute Corgi... 😅

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Funny you mention that, because I went to the champion battle with a Dusclops and Magikarp on my team, and I still managed to win 🤣

[@rayflyers]

The guide: Oh, "East!" I thought you said "Weast."

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

What kind of compass are you readin' RayFlyer?

[@skimaskedabi]

My mother literally did this while trying to read French google maps once lmaooooo

[@gengarcrobat1576]

Thank you Patrick Star

[@clarkside4493]

Ignoring the missing Pokemon, I liked the new mechanics and the NPCs. All the important NPCs and even the Trainer Class NPCs have a lot more personality. I love watching them excited to battle and then disappointed at losing. Changing the moves around (removing return, pursuit, hidden power, etc) was ultimately a good call too. I just want the old Pokemon back, Ariados in particular. I need one for my main team.

[@RoboJay-jq3cu]

Ah, a fellow lover of somewhat underwhelming bug Pokemon. (Beedrill is one of my favorite Pokemon)

[@clarkside4493]

@@RoboJay-jq3cu I used Beedrill on a Red Version playthrough a while ago and I liked him quite a bit! A real shame he's not in the main games and lost his Mega.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Eh, the missing Pokémon is what Pokémon HOME is for… it’s not like it’s an unprecedented restriction either, Fire Red/Leaf Green & Platinum also had restrictions on what Pokémon you can have in game

[@deepabisht7896]

Loving this NINTENDED series

[@deepabisht7896]

Thanks for the heart

[@skyler_that_one_dude9899]

This is epic gamer content Also can’t wait for the sun and moon ones too

[@twinshiftyt]

Heck Yhe. Sun and moon was my first game so it really has a big part in my heart

[@skyler_that_one_dude9899]

@@twinshiftyt it was my first game too

[@NotAPenguin81]

It was my first game too

[@hellowormwood]

Absolutely! I actually have a sun and moon guidebook that’s ridiculously detailed, pretty sure it has a section on competitive breeding and all the stuff like that. I have no clue if that’s the one that’ll be used but it would be cool if it was.

[@skyler_that_one_dude9899]

@@hellowormwood I would agree I also have the guide also I have the ultra sun and ultra moon guide

[@PhazonEnder]

Honestly it's nice to watch a video about Sword and Shield isn't filled with negativity from start to finish.

[@HybridAngelZero]

I haven't ever seen the Sword and Shield strategy guide before! Physical strategy guides have become so uncommon, so I'm really glad this game got one! :D I do love the Pokémon suggestions in this guide. The author really seems to love Electric types. Let's give it 400 percent! xD

[@AudioGAWD]

I was buying them all the way until gen 6 and I'm like wait...the Dex and guide used to be one thing and for like three gens, I've been getting both. Of course like most, I just leaned hard on the internet for the info I needed.

[@agirlinsearchof9057]

I think I saw a minor error in the guidebook (the bit that we see, anyway). Leon’s team only has Seismitoad when you chose Grookey. Leon replaces this with Mr. Rime if you chose Scorbunny and with Rhyperior if you chose Sobble. Fun trivia: each of these Pokémon are ones the starter you chose can counter with their STAB moves!

[@thegryph3266]

the part you were saying it was telling you to head west instead of east, it's because you flew to the pokemon center. If you followed the exact route in game, you WOULD be going west

[@iantavares5640]

23:15 found a mistake in the guide. It says to use rock moves against Gengar and not ghost moves Great video as always PaPaSea!

[@LeafsLegend]

Totally agree with you, SwSh are great games that may have their issues (like every game) but they are fun and I know you didn't include the DLC, but it REALLY gives it that extra push to make them great games IMO so I highly recommend playing them at some point, or even making a part 2 for this video focusing on DLC. Regardless, great video man! I can't wait for the next one!

[@PandaRollz]

Grookey gang! And have you heard the theory that Kabu is Flannerys grandfather because he's originally from Hoenn and her grandfather gave her the gym? Flannerys grandfather was also once a member of the Elite 4, could it possibly have been Kabu? I know we have Mr. Moore in the anime but he's technically not canon to the games. Either way, its one of my favourite little theories 💕

[@PaPaSea]

I'm also starting a NEW randomized nuzlocke live on Twitch tonight! come check it out! www.twitch.tv/papasea

[@staydetermined6717]

Rose is practically bedes adopted kid- Pretty much from what I got from playing the games- Until he disowns him and all- But bede found a gawd damn stature And is never noticed for it- Like, im glad he destroyed the old ass fridge art That’s literally red flowers and the sword and shield- Like, why wasn’t bede ever recognized for uncovering it?

[@BlueSodaPop_]

I want "400 percent damage" to be a regular bit from this point on so badly xD

[@vong5589]

For a person who played pokemon from gen 1 - gen 3 this was my first pokemon game back and it was very easy, but I think they wanted everyone to get to the post game to enjoy the game more and not take too long with the story. The post game is great between the raid battles, shiny catching, and battle tower to max out your stats.

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Agreed. I do miss the DS-era story elements though, I kinda wish Macro Cosmos was more like a traditional evil team, rather than all the plot being contained within the last hour of the game. Also, I literally have spent well over 60 hours just in the wild area. It’s easily better than Tera raids and a lot of fun

[@wintertheampharos4725]

Those people that say you’re not allowed to enjoy it are the toxic “fans” that give the community such a bad image. Of course you can enjoy the game.

[@charyxard5086]

YA YA YA this I NEEDED THIS to save my Day. Something to finally let my head go less heavy just chill laugh and watch some @PaPaSea thank you a ton. I hope you have some new videos to watch as well or enjoy the weekend peace!

[@j.corbygaming]

PapaSea: “Tsareena has immense attacks ~~and thighs~~.” Me: Ah, I see you are a man of culture yourself.

[@AudioGAWD]

I saw that evolution without being prepared and I'm like...they have to he aware of what's happening to these designs at this point.

[@niczaz58]

You actually can catch a wild steelix in the southeast corner of the wild area during certain weather conditions, although you need the final badge for it as it’s level 60 iirc and spikemuth’s badge only grants up to level 55, I think same goes for the Onyx right outside the wild area station

[@brettkallmes1439]

I love how it starts out! Sea picks Shield instead of sword, which I did when I started, and he picked Grookey, which was my pokemon in this game. Sea is a man of culture!😎

[@SylverMaracti]

Having a guide for a switch game is hilarious, honestly with the internet now they are basically collecters pieces for fans

[@590488]

Pretty much

[@superslaywooper]

So true

[@AudioGAWD]

I have a basement gen 4-6 and the Dex then I just stopped.

[@padnomnidprenon9672]

what about kids ?

[@AudioGAWD]

@@padnomnidprenon9672 I imagine they'd just use the internet now.

[@desireemoody6357]

The first time I played Pokemon Shield my curiosity told me where the evolutionary stones are without looking it up, so you evolving Growlithe wouldn't be cheating.

[@ananas7496]

23:17 Acording to the guide, Gengar as a Rock weakness instead of Dark xD

[@nicolebee3283]

Hope they'll be lots of hammer away jokes

[@silverstarfinder]

I really enjoyed this game. It’s the first one I ever beat, and played from r/y/b through ruby/sapphire. Hated the grind to try and beat the top trainers. This made it fun and accessible.

[@Sparlock42]

Every time I see this series, I feel like it's a lost opportunity to write it "Beating X as NIntended". Great content as always

[@jesusguerrero7906]

I agree your rival hop in Pokemon sword and shield is surprise at the very beginning of the game that you the player know your type advantages

[@mysticmongrel1289]

SwSh finally made a good friendly rival, and introduced two more amazing rivals in the process

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

I love how the guide tried to insert British slang, that’s awesome

[@eekabee]

I always want the background you use when you are flipping through the guide books. It looks so cute.

[@SchnookieC]

22:44 Ah yes how could I forget Gengar's classic rock weakness

[@staydetermined6717]

Galar yamask is hard to evolve But, i found a easier way to do it You get a focus sash in one of the homes Put it on yamask Find a sentimental cactus And fight it And when it used giga drain ore whatever Switch out And the run away- Just in case you fail to run away Then go to the spot in the dusty bowl and there you have it! :D Tis a shame you have to use the focus sash- But it’s easier that way-

[@mattsherack]

When I saw that PaPaSea uploaded a 46 minute video, I just couldn’t help but click in two shakes of a lamb’s tail

[@pokefandylan2117]

Sadly there’s no guide for the DLCs to ever do a Nintended video on them…

[@turtlesandwich77]

I really enjoyed my first play of Shield, but my god this video highlights how many good pokemon I missed. Can't believe I overlooked G-Rapidash and Grimmsnarl!

[@skimaskedabi]

I know a lot of people bash these games for being too easy, dexit, etc. But I personally love them. As a competitive player, the additions they made to make it less time consuming to train competitive mons is soooo welcome and overdue. The exp candies are not to make the game baby easy for story mode, but to make it easier to level an imperfect pokemon to 100 to hyper train them. It's rather ironic that the people that complain about them making the game 'too easy' are the casual players who aren't even good at pokemon 😂 I'm a grown man, I don't expect the story mode to be difficult when they were never meant to be challenging to adults since the very first game

[@AudioGAWD]

I'm 100% with you on that. The is only one thing I didn't like about this and last gen.

[@Yangblaze11]

I agree with you.

[@SilvaShadow1990]

I can't like this comment enough! I love this! GF knew the game was going to have a competitive scene, a huge one, and that's mostly why they have everything the way they did in-game.

[@suicune95]

The complaining about EXP candies drives me up the wall. Even if you don't play competitive they're great for when you want to get a new catch up to speed with the rest of your team quick or if you've been rotating between a lot of Pokemon and suddenly find yourself underleveled! And sure they probably also help out little kids that get stuck (or heck even adults that don't have hours to dedicate to video game grinding). "The game was too easy because I got my pokemon up to level 50 before the first gym!" Well who's fault is that???

[@SilvaShadow1990]

@@suicune95 like right now, I'm on my second casual play through on shield, and I like to rotate my party depending on what gym I'm about to go up against, and I make sure at least 3 pokemon Kno moves that best that gym. I'm heading to stow on side to fight allister, and I'm the way there, I was getting Punk'd by a picnicker with a sawk lmao, she bulked up twice and took out half my team of 6. I like to keep my Pokemon at certain levels so the game isn't too easy or hard, I control the difficulty on when I wanna play easy mode or not.

[@iriomote2007]

I really enjoy these videos - they're how I first found your channel. As a suggestion, you could consider choosing a non-core series Pokemon game - e.g. XD, Colosseum, or even the N64 version of Pokemon Snap. I realize some people like watching these videos to compare to their own experiences playing these games, but choosing games that are slightly less well-known could be interesting since people wouldn't necessarily know what to expect. Regardless of what you choose, I'm definitely looking forward to the next one. And 100K subs soon - it's long overdue. :)

[@590488]

Sword and shield are probably my favorites in the series because of the quality of life changes and the V/Vmax pokemon

[@j.a.r.5974]

Agree. And the rivals and gym leaders designs and personalities are much more memorable than simple good friend cardboard cutout rivals or asshole with no development 1 and 2.

[@miikapm2]

they’re one of my favorite games too. i much prefer them over gen 1-3

[@GyroCannon]

Wow I didn't know that two gym leaders differ based on the version Explains why I didn't get nightmares from Allister and instead had fond memories of best girl Bea

[@bobjob2514]

Can’t believe they went so far as to (sneakily) suggest using Inkay for contrary superpower shenanigans. The quality assurance of these guides today… man!

[@timeslider-0135]

Me hearing about the Berries page: ah yes, the secrete texts.

[@perfectspare3009]

PaPaSea…hammering away at the main series Pokémon games one by one

[@Pennywistful]

It took me forever to work out how you got "Tom" from your favourite Spider-Man, but I finally got it: To(bey) M(aguire)

[@forrest4datrees547]

I'm always so sad when I see the analytics, I'm already subscribed there's nothing I can do. Always enjoy your videos man, top notch 👌 👍🏻.

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

As far as I know, there isn’t a guide for the DLC. So I guess we just are forced to wander into the “great unknown”

[@charmedpipper1]

The idea of this video alone caused me to immediately subscribe. Brilliant video, excited to watch more of these on your channel 🥰

[@npcmcishark7379]

I have this guidebook. I will follow along while watching this

[@rowan...8260]

I LOVE SW/SH!!! THANK YOU FOR PLAYING IT!!!

[@vaguetenebrous8349]

Watching your videos invariably gives me a moment of confusion because you use the level up jingle, and my text notification is *also* the level up jingle.

[@odeegrotsniffer4166]

I love this game. I don't understand why people hated it so much. The pokemon community can be so toxic that I immediately assume someone is awful if they say they're a fan of pokemon. My only complaint was that it was too short. I'd have liked one long, tough dungeon or something. But I enjoyed gen 8.

[@ViniVash10]

The Berry page is no thorn, nice.

[@Helligrad]

Stuck with Growlithe??? STUCK WITH GROWLITHE!!! I am offended on my fluffy boi's adorable behalf!

[@IronDragonslayer2316]

togepi for toxel is totally worth it in my opinion especially if you get it's hidden ability

[@Pastelpop7]

I like how the Growlithe is named Rover like it was in the FireRed and LeafGreen guide

[@TheobaldLeonhart]

"hammer away with wood hammer" Heeeey! You actually hammered away this time

[@jenkinsplaypokemon7653]

At 13:12 when talking about Oleana's team, apparently she has a G-Max "Malodor" - must be a pretty cool pokemon :P

[@ultralevixz5912]

I never expected this this is gonna be fun

[@NosstheBoss]

You've been absolutely DYING to use "Hammer away" with "Wood Hammer" (Or Hammer Arm)!! I know I would be!! Here I am waiting on literally the edge of my seat, because when you learned it I was like "He's totally gonna go for "Hammer away with Wood Hammer." I'm proud.

[@PidgeyHowler]

My favourite part about this video is how he pronounces almost every town and new Pokemon differently than I do and I will forever wonder if I'm wrong or he is.

[@SansArTs2]

"I named him Tom after my favourite Spiderman" That deserves a follow

[@j.gibble6162]

Imagine buying the strategy guide unironically to play through the most linear Pokémon game to date. Who was that guide made for?! Great video though!

[@somebaker2613]

Really enjoyable! As someone who doesn't really splurge on the guides, this is super informative, even though I've played the game already Thanks!!

[@diegoprodriguez]

In my head: Why hasn’t he evolved Grolithe yet… Hears logic: 🤯

[@pigcatapult]

Hopefully this is at least a novel SwSh complaint: I found the end of Shield really lackluster, in part because SwSh favours sweeping so strongly that the only way to use *any* of the stall tactics I designed my all-Ghost stall team around was to *deliberately waste my own time* not attacking pokemon I could take out in two hits, but also because the AI completely refuses to engage with the Stealth Rock/Perish Body Cursola setup I was so excited to use. No, the AI will never switch into Stealth Rock to avoid fainting to the Perish counter. No, this turning the first pokemon in every team into a free knockout is not interesting. Yes, half the time I knocked the first pokemon out before the perish counter could finish going down. I imagine the entire game would have been like that if I hadn't been locked out of most ghost types until after the sixth gym. And of course Raid-style battles are Sweepers Only because they're immune to everything else. I spent the whole game waiting to have fun and then it didn't deliver.

[@biggiecheess]

This video is gonna push you over 100k im calling it Edit: Congrats!

[@mindwarp42]

As I watch this having just started playing a SwSh demake Rom hack, never owning a Switch, I am sad about all of the comments saying the game is so easyand a guide is not needed. These games are meant to be intros to JRPGs. If you have played Pokemon all of your life, of course the recent gens are easy, because you know how they work. Game Freak intentionally designs games for players of all ages who are NOT genre savvy, in case they got a new customer. As someone who last played a RPG video game in the 1980s, where they had no graphics, only text, I do rely on guides/online walkthroughs, because in essence I am trying to learn a new language. I do not yet have the experience to intuit what to do autonatically, so I do need the handholding. In essence, I am the target audience of the game and the guide. At least these guides do not use invisible ink to hide how to have tea and no tea in your inventory at the same time (yes, that really was in an actual game I played when I was in the single digits agewise and how the guidebook was back then. Regi puzzles have nothing on dealing with being on a spaceship with an Infinite Improbability Drive as your home planet was just destroyed to make way for an interstellar bypass. 😂).

[@PressXtoPlayMain]

Not only a key item. A key item you can miss.

[@Missing_links-m6v]

I love pokemon sword, it's the first game I ever beat, and I had alot of fun with it

[@MaxWelton]

The 2 grunts in Galar Mine 2 have Pokémon all weak to Fighting, but the guide recommends only Fairy types, even though you can see the Fighting symbol in all their weaknesses.

[@milanbeerepoot4260]

I think pancham isn’t weak to fighting yet.

[@MaxWelton]

@@milanbeerepoot4260 good point.

[@really14444]

Finally, I have been waiting for this

[@colinakersakers44]

Finally, someone chooses grookey in a play-through.

[@skimaskedabi]

🤢🤮

[@AudioGAWD]

I mean why not? Ape Shxt has been the homie.

[@LPintendo]

love the wii shop channel theme playing over the sponsorship segment

[@gengarguy8801]

Random idea: Beat a Pokemon game how GameFAQs intended.

[@JeffKGaming]

This is an AWESOME idea.

[@GlitchManOmega]

Heh, as a regular on the Pokémon boards, I can tell you without a single shred of doubt that it would be less chaotic for Twitch to play SwSh than GameFAQs.

[@thebigbean8783]

I have no idea why I loved these games so much but they became top 3 pokemon generations immediately. So much fun

[@stinkyinky7267]

Just dropped a chunky sub, can't believe I wasn't already subbed

[@wohao_gaster7434]

* Wohao_Gaster hears the song: "HOPES AND DREAMS" in the intro. * His 2016 self awakens. * Hearing such a touching story... * It fills you with DETERMINATION

[@drago3036]

[@wohao_gaster7434]

@@drago3036 NANI

[@drago3036]

@@wohao_gaster7434 Just wanted tô give a heart to a fellow fan. You know, expressing my LOVE. >uO

[@Bacchus325]

Nintendo intended us to walk through this game and beat it blindfolded by accident.

[@vedantgala7384]

Papasea the instant he has a game and it's guide : it's show time

[@chibu8045]

Don’t worry about using Growlithe on Rose, I used Growlithe on Raihan in my first playthrough