Mt. Moon: Tour of Kanto

[@joshb1137]

Uselss trivia is that there is no wild pokemon data where the fossils were lay, you can walk in those two spots endlessly with no wild encounters.

[@Syngrafer]

I vaguely remember being surprised that nothing appeared there back in 1999 or so. That explains why!

[@ADragonFruit440]

There’s also no encounters on the first tile of cave entrances

[@dudley90]

I like your narration style of approaching this games for the first time. "What's a Magikarp?" "Who is Team Rocket?" Really takes a series veteran like me back the olden days lol

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

Golden era in time man. Things were just ....different

[@ThereBeGoldInThemTharHills]

That feeling when you know where the hidden moon stone is and have Nidorino with you.

[@LegendStormcrow]

The only thing that sucked was only getting 2 moonstones. Even Wigglytuff was a valuable team member.

[@NecromancyForKids]

Encourages trading ​@@LegendStormcrow

[@Blazewheat]

@@LegendStormcrow nah we clefable gang around here

[@UltimatePhantasm]

Speedrun time baybee

[@LegendStormcrow]

@@Blazewheat Kind of have to be, but then you are stuck choosing which Nido to use.

[@darkninjafirefox]

I think sandshrew stay on the top floor to avoid paras, as theyd be the ones able to use leech life or absorb and hurt them. And paras stay lower to avoid the light or drying out

[@psymar]

there's no wild sandshrew there in gen 1. maybe in the remakes

[@AllTheMimsy]

I know you hate the manga, but the Clefairy chapter in ETP is one of my favorite pieces of Pokemon media. By spending time observing the Clefairy with Oak and Bill, Ash learns to respect Pokemon as individual creatures with dynamic lives as part of a wide ecosystem. He grows as a trainer not by catching or battling them, but specifically by just letting them be. For that, he is rewarded with their evolution dance and the Moon Stone. It's an approach rarely seen in most versions of Pokemon and I think it's beautiful.

[@EdwardSnortin]

Pokémon Adventures?

[@adam2802]

@@EdwardSnortinelectric tale of Pikachu

[@KairiOliver]

​@@adam2802 The Eevee chapter in that manga is so good, I feel like that manga really worked on expanding the wordbuilding of the games/anime.

[@namesurname7172]

Please keep doing more of this. If you'd do a spotlight of some areas in Generation II, my most cherished generation, I bet a lot of people would be happy!

[@Jac735]

Same! Gen 1 and 2 were my favorites growing up it just sucks that these newer pokemon fans dictate and tell you which gens and pokemon to like and dislike I mainly know the 2 gets after 3 I gkt c9nfused and by now these designs are more overwhelming and less creative in my opinion

[@Abhijaya10]

Heyyy😸 I Love the way Your recent content where You Revisit these old locations from Pokémon games! Brings back Sooooo much Nostalgia..... makes me Long for the simpler World that used to Be! Also Love the shout-out w/Trading Cards! It's my B'Day in October so that'll be exciting! Much Love from India🇮🇳

[@LivingDeadbeat]

This is one of the coziest and most mysterious places in pokemon for me.

[@therhymerr]

I’m more of a cinnabar mansion or Pokémon tower kinda guy 😂

[@NickOleksiakMusic]

It definitely is for me now. When I was 5, though, Mt. Moon and Rock Tunnel were the bane of my existence lol

[@yaxray]

Lake of rage

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

cozy ? but the.. ze ze zu zubats!!!

[@shadex08]

The Pokémon pinball mention was super nostalgic! What a fun little game that was. Battery powered cartridge which had rumble capacity, pretty sweet.

[@AlexsaurusRex]

Never played it but I want to get me a copy of that and PokemonCconquest

[@Rafael_Oiticica]

Dude, the way you narrate seeing it from the first player perspective and the old Ken Sugimori drawings made me teleport back 18 years ago when I first played these games. That's amazing, dude! If you presented Mt. Moon from gen1 I'd already love the video, butjyou also covered every apparition of the place! Manga included! Thank you for the amazing video. Subscribing!

[@officialteamsombie]

Will you ever do more videos like this for later areas in the series? Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova? Stuff like the Ruins of Alph, Ecruteak City, New Mauville, Mt. Pyre, Mt. Coronet, Old Chateau, Lacunosa Town or Celestial Tower? It would be really awesome to see these mystical areas in the series given the retrospectives they deserve.

[@KibbysGhost]

Give the people what they want!

[@nicholaskling2425]

Dragonspiral Tower and Relic Castle could be fun areas for Unova. It would also be cool to have a video on Glimwood Tangle in Galar

[@lonelystrategos]

There were so many playground myths about the Ruins of Alph back in the day. I spent hours there, trying to make something interesting happen.

[@kennyhn]

So glad you started doing this! Can’t wait for Seafoam Islands!

[@L337P1R4735]

Dude 4 years and 100 videos is super admirable for fully edited content. I love your work and can't wait to see what else you make.

[@MalevolentBite]

Clafairy is a beast. Thunder wave, physic, Seismic toss and sing. Took me all the way to the elite 4. Level 49.

[@Codacious-ph2in]

I’ve loved these in depth videos about famous landmarks in the Pokémon world. Can’t wait to see which one you do next

[@ColdHumor]

Bro, good video, but you forgot the lvl 16 raticate trainer that's stronger than everything you'll find aside from misty and your rival. His hyper fang can easily wipe a team. Especially back then when we were kids.

[@Grasyl]

I like the theme and feel of Mt. Moon. It has these vibes of the old Japanese open mind towards space and the future. There are those moonstones that can improve creatures from earth, like Nidoran and Nidorina, meaning the universe will bring something good. It reminded me of old Japanese cartoons for children, like this pink computer ghost explaining why ISDN is the technology of the future. And not to forget Sailer Moon got a similar vibe. What do you think about the thesis, that Pokemon first portraits the good, simple and natural live with field small cities and woods, to then introduce the player to the dark side of modern society with big cities, crime (Team Rocket), pollution (Grimer, Koffing), technology (Magnemite, Porygon)?

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

I like the sci-fi aspect of pokémon and it's true we felt the future was welcoming like with the whole frutiger aero thing

[@natural8677]

22:31 its like how there is a gift shop on mount Fuji

[@johnzale7748]

I have a theory that zubat is just a small winged mamoswine that lost its fur and fell in blue paint

[@kingofcrap4414]

I think you're onto something.

[@MichaelOsborne-bf2om]

If you make a video on it I'll probably be bored enough to watch it

[@AlexsaurusRex]

Lulz. Okay, I'll bite. They both have green shinnies so the evidence is irrefutable

[@jimboslam]

This literally encapsulates the mental gymnastics some of these theory videos go through. This channel is fine, not throwing shade here. But some other channels are ridiculous.

[@purplekermit2162]

Compelling.

[@ReinMixTape]

Great video. About paras, I've been playing more Arceus today and it taught me more about them. Apparently baby paras have no mushrooms on them, they appear when they're a bit older and the mushrooms in question are called 'Tochukaso'. The more you know.

[@bradlauk1419]

Happy 100 homie. Love your goofy and fun content. Keep having fun with it!

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

My personal favorite pokedex entry for Parasect has to be the Russian Pokedex one... In order to evolve it had to kill an entire office building full of people... The russian bootleg Pokedex is insane... (And having played Legends Arceus, where they made it go from a gen 1 pokemon with way too many weaknesses to a grim harbinger of doom striking fear into the hearts of players everywhere... I can see it doing that) (I am honestly kind of suprised you didn't also mention that there's a guy in the pewter museum who just straight up mentions the moon landing)

[@MikeBurnsArt]

Congrats on 100 videos! It's been fun revisiting my childhood with you. I love binging these while I work

[@TheAzulmagia]

In the Pokemon Special manga, Mt. Moon is where we see Koga was a part of Team Rocket along with Lt. Surge, Sabrina, Blaine, and Giovanni. Blaine eventually defects from Team Rocket after helping create Mewtwo.

[@SmoltingWassie]

Personally I find the pokemon hall of fame room the most fascinating. Truly remarkable that out of all the poke fans in the world, I am the greatest trainer of them all.

[@tothearkrattery9786]

Yay! Love this series. Each and every one of these is like a warm hug.

[@RJV-s3l]

I love these videos! Oh man, what a throwback. Mt Moon completely wrecked me as a child. I remember getting so lost until my charmeleon ran out of PP before being KO’d by the hiker with onyx. Zubat used to be my least favorite Pokémon, until I trained one into a Crobat in GSC. That extra evolution made that evolution line grow on me.

[@TGtwister1]

I feel you… sandshrew was the 1st Pokémon I ever saw but as a toy/action figure. I remember I once went to mg cousin’s house (back in like 1999 or so, which his family was also a bit more well off than mine) and told me that his parents had gotten him some new toys called “Pokémon”. It was action figures of sandshrew and sandslash. When I saw them I thought they looked like the coolest things in the world. Now 26 years later here I am, 36 years old, still being a fan 😅

[@omanhunter]

Keep going with these videos on pokemon dungeons/landmarks, they are great to watch! Would love to see an in depth analysis of the Seafoam Islands, Sevii Islands or maybe Jotho (Ilex Forest)!

[@stillbuyvhs]

@8:47 Always thought Geodude's old sprite looked like Elvis, drawn on an Atari 2600.

[@ianfinrir8724]

I can't be the only one that thought Geodude's eyebrows were its eyes, like it has a happy expression.

[@danielmalinen6337]

Yeah. Paras is the host for the mushroom, tochukaso, that sprout from its back and absorb most of the nutrition, but when Paras evolves into a Parasect, the mushroom takes full control of the fully zombified cicade nymph (yep, it's closely related to Nincada) and eventually leaves its toxic/ poisonous spores in the bug's eggs to start the cycle again. And if the mushroom comes off, the Parasect stops moving because the bug is mostly dead. It's... well... awful but realistic. Massospora is a real parasitic fungus that zombifies its insects hosts to spread.

[@iquemedia]

mt. moon: eat the mushrooms at your own risk

[@Oblivion420]

Ooooh very nice, this is a nice treat before bed. Gotta rewatch the others to see if any of the lore can influence my D&D/Pokemon campaign

[@Reoat-ib9dk]

It's fun to analyze these places that you look over when playing the game today. I think it's honestly more fun to play the game while paying attention to the story

[@johnzale7748]

Thanks!

[@wihatmi5510]

When I had this game I wished so much to see the clefairy dance but since I was thirteen at that time and it was school next day it took a long time until I had the change to finally experience it.

[@Cobast92]

Another amazing video . my dude u make me feel like I’m listening and watching an older KZbin video like nostalgia with a side of freshness you can’t replicate or duplicate so Thank you and keep them coming:)

[@HugoBluGo]

I remember to be stuck in this cave for days if not weeks when I was little

[@jaybuckner5205]

I would love if you kept making these map exploration videos, maybe for other regions too! So many deserving locations in Pokemon maps that don't get a second thought after passing through the first time

[@existinginaspace8347]

Ahh Geodude. A massive disappointment that you can't evolve with a trade for Golem. And none of your friends have a trading cable. Nobody. At all.

[@tvb5509]

Being a Clefairy fan, I've always liked this place. I wish there was a gen 2 Viridian Forest-esque remix of its theme.

[@danielchristensen3657]

Congrats on 100 man. First video of yours as I’m currently playing through yellow. This is the exact kind of content I look for. Well done.

[@Zorgdub]

"You check out this new pocket monster game, whatever this thing is. You select your starting pokemon, with your starting options being a *green* frog, an *orange* lizard or a *blue* turtle." Green? As if I had a gameboy colour back then. It was all green and black for me...

[@stillbuyvhs]

@14:22 Most people aren't trainers, & even weak Pokemon are dangerous to encounter alone. (In Gen 1's story.) TR could cause great harm with their Rattatta & Ekanses.

[@BraydenGames1238]

I love these videos! Also congrats on 100 vids!

[@jamesasker3846]

Paraspectre, I LOOOVE this series - covers all the parts of pokemon I find interesting and I can't wait to see if you get through Kanto and into Johto. Beyond that, Sinnoh would be cool but honestly i'd be happy with those two only (or just kanto). Glad you enjoy making them!

[@Mage_Nichlas_]

The 4x Super Effective Leech Life on Ivysaur does *NOT* help going through Mount Moon but I still can't hate on Zubat. I mean I have no room to, I have like 7 Shiny members of the Zubat family, but Golbat is a favorite of mine.

[@SheepOfTheLord1]

These videos are really good keep doing them. A deep dive of all these cities. Towns, lore of the Pokemon world and the secrets both in game and irl. You should keep doing them. Even if theyre creepy or fascinating. Theyre cool. You do it well

[@terraSpark902]

I thought Sea foam island would be next, but if you're also doing "less significant" places like Mt moon, maybe you could also do the safari zone instead

[@nanabobo567]

I want a 33 minute video about the deep dungeon of the Pokemon Fan Club!

[@XxbelligerentxX]

Whenever I think of Mt Moon now, I can’t help but remember this twitter thread on “found media” of a lost early Japan exclusive Pokémon television film called “Pocket Monsters: Rocket Strike on Moon Mountain!" that turned out to be fake and linked you to a troll video 😂 Anyhoo, aside from that, I never thought super critical when I first experienced mt moon in leaf green but I love the atmosphere of being lost in the mountains at night and brings. Young kid camping in the woods and preparing for the big trek through a cave system knowing you’re adventuring through a mountain with a weird connection to our moon. It’s peaceful.. despite all the zubat haha

[@joeygarcia8619]

Thanks! Please accept my contribution to your 100th video...my 10% contribution. Those paraspectre stickers look dope. Well done.

[@insanecrusties]

Been going through a tough time lately and revisited Red for some cozy gaming. Finding your channel and this series was a perfect coincidence. Thanks for making these. Gen 1 is still peak

[@WaterKirby1994]

Brock also caught his Zubat right outside Mt Moon in Episode 6 & furthermore we have The Johto Jigglypuff Song refer to it being found in the "Shade of Mt. Moon" referring to the Route 3 location with it also needing Moon Stones to evolve. Also notable is the point of no return after you leave to Cerulean City with Johto games relying on that to prevent access until the Power Plant sidequest is resolved. Kanto games you just needed to surf in order to bypass the 1 way drop.

[@Scottk2022]

I love these. Please keep making them!

[@SheepOfTheLord1]

Keep doing these videos for every town and region if possible. The lore and backstory is wonderful!!!

[@DanPeters182]

1 big change depending on versions is the Rocket with a Raticate that's on the floor before you get to the scientist. It has super fang and is level 16 and can absolutely beast you if you are unprepared and were just trying to get through the cave with your starter.

[@arcturus64]

Man, I spent SO MUCH time trying to get an onyx in mt. moon on the blue version back in the day simply because I thought Brock got his geodude and Onyx from there.

[@WaterKirby1994]

Anime & EToP claimed Brock was given Onix as his 1st Pokemon much like Ash started with Pikachu. I just used the Pokedex to find the area for stuff although it didn't help with Fishing Pokemon in Gen 1 for some reason. Onix said Rock Tunnel & I admit the video forgot the FRLG Rocksmash Shortcuts & that Geodudes could be found commonly in those as well.

[@cherry_grove]

Congrats on the hundredth video, Paraspectre! I quite enjoy your deep dive videos into Pokemon areas

[@claytonhess5512]

14:31 Grimer be "RAISE THE ROOF!!!" 😂😂

[@ClefairyFairySnowflake]

I am really enjoying this series! Please keep it going, as long as you enjoy making them! Please and thank you! Have a great day!

[@CDX23]

So Sandshrew is your favorite, and Paras is second. Evolutions of those two aside, who's your third?

[@FernandoRafaelNogueiraReis]

Nice video! It's cute that you got something from Scott's Thoughts and implemented your own way.

[@taimalik1110]

Hey Mr. Paraspectre, I find it interesting that you like Sandshrew as your favorite Pokémon! I also like Sandshrew because, it's Pokedex entry is #27, my favorite number! But why is Sandshrew your favorite Pokémon? Nice videos!

[@TheCheat420]

I only found your channel recently and have already watched through most of your pokemon stuff more than once. I really enjoy your videos. It'd be cool if you did one all about Celadon City like you did with Cinnabar Island.

[@EstradusTheDragon]

When I first entered mount moon; I had been told to bring an escape rope in case I get lost - so I figured it was something I had to use ahead of time and it would show me a trail of where I had walked; like hansel and gretle leaving a trail of bread crumbs or whatever. So I walked inside; used it to start the trail; and immedietly warped to where I was currently standing. Not sure what to do with this story but thought id share it anyway.

[@y8knsnsnzmzz]

Congrats on 100!

[@KiryuuYoshiya]

personally, im a zubat enjoyer. it's just a little guy of all time, and i like golbat. yellow giving me sandshrew does make it the definitive mt moon experience though! sandslash is to this day one of the coolest pokemon to me and i like using one whenever its available to me

[@WolfBergMenace]

There's that one optional Team Rocket grunt (which I learned to avoid) in Mt. Moon with a Level 16 Raticate that knows Hyper Fang which I consider a Nuzlocke killer.

[@roymustang87]

That same raticate knows hyper beam in blue kaizo along with hyper fang

[@KibbysGhost]

True ☠️☠️☠️

[@roymustang87]

@@KibbysGhost glad I’m not the only one who experienced that nightmare

[@JaronOdele]

At first I thought you said that Sandshrew looked like a penguin and I was very confused... Then, I had to rewind for a reason and re-heard you properly; 'pangolin'. Oohhh, yeah, I can see that... XD

[@noahvoris3637]

You should make a video of all the interesting areas like this in all the regions going Johto next and so on!

[@KumoriGurasu]

I got lost in Mt. Moon in Yellow when I was first played it as an eight-year-old. I honestly have no idea how I accomplished that.

[@garthst.claire3459]

Oh I remember when I was a little kid and even with a map Mt.Moon seemed like this huge , very difficult to traverse thing.

[@naumacia]

Your Pokemon videos are Top Tier mate!

[@UnchainedPandoran]

Facts!

[@GeoGeoCatfish]

"A green frog thing with a bulb on its back." You are too much!

[@Ails1234]

The Team Rocket dialogue made me think, do we ever see any NPCs who've had their pokémon stolen?

[@stillbuyvhs]

13:52 They look like graduation hats!

[@shinyklefki99]

Congrats on 100 videos!!!

[@ajflink]

I feel like Parasect should have Ghost as its secondary type considering that the bug is essentially being puppeteered by the fungus.

[@ga4667]

Paras is my favorite pokemon! I am always happy whenever I bump into it in mt moon

[@blakewatson33]

Your Channel being represented with Parasect is great! It took me a while to get the shiny form on LGP as I like that Pokémon, would like to get a sticker shown off early in the vid, it has a cool design

[@terrafirma5327]

Just found this channel after following big PokeTubers to smaller and smaller ones in my feed over the last month. The quality keeps coming. Good job!

[@PeacefulZealot]

Happy 100th video Paraspectre!!!

[@limbojones9202]

Bro if you keep doing this at least till gen5 your channel will be huuuuge. Great atmospheric videos!

[@venusvista]

Congrats on 100 videos! 🎉

[@UnchainedPandoran]

Congrats on the 100 vids! This is a great channel and I can’t wait to see what the next 100 will be 😊.

[@PhilipMurphy8]

Great video, congratulations on 100

[@WenceslasHolec]

It was awesome feeling, when I first saw wild Onix and Geodude and caught them as Brock.

[@TheSandwhichman108]

I usually catch a Paras in fire red as my main user for cut,flash and later on rock smash in the post game. Yeah it can’t learn strength but you’ll probably have a Knidoking or something else that can make far better use of that move.

[@stillbuyvhs]

First time I played I caught a Clefairy in Mt. Moon. Didn't know it was rare. Used a Moonstone on it, just to see what would happen. Was disappointed when it evolved; I didn't know some Pokemon only evolved with stones, & I thought I gave up the chance to raise it myself.

[@existinginaspace8347]

Recently went back to Mount moon on a blue playthrough where I don't buy anything from the Mart except for five pokeballs at the start to get the ball rolling. Well I wanted a Clefairy so I went back and got one

[@Sunaki1000]

Heres a funfact for you. James Koffin had a Double KO whit Onix in the Anime. Both used Tackle, and both did go down. And in Yellow both Pokemon are Lv 14.

[@CarputingYT]

Happy 100th video mate love your content

[@animesjogoseseriesclassica8282]

I never actually used Clefairy in the first games. I think that was not worth it the trouble to find it or the Moon Stone that you had to spend on it.

[@jmcdonald6063]

I would love to be able to play these games over again. Play it without knowing anything about it again.

[@KingTKalimari]

Para you're the man! All your content is so enjoyable I often come back and watch a 2nd time

[@kykipz]

Ah yes, as a Clefable lover, i appreciate this video. Mt Moon is home 🌙 🌟

[@7sonicmario]

What could have been if they went with their original idea to make Clefairy the mascot.

[@Zorgdub]

Congratulations on having fun doing this!

[@Jokester954]

Curiosity got the best of me based off ur thumbnail and video title. So I clicked. Glad I did! Subbed!