Viridian Forest: Tour of Kanto

[@ZingoBananaa]

Next do a tour of that one area behind Bill's house. We all know he's hiding some pokégods in his backyard.

[@BackPalSA]

Pikablu will be revealed!

[@wangchung2157]

The Giant Dragonite !!!!

[@ma.2099]

I vaguely remember somewhere in one of the games had “Bills garden” which did have relatively rare Pokémon. I might be misremembering this however. But if it’s correct, it proves the idea that the player character (Red) does not have access to all locations in the game that other characters do have access to. Which reasons where some NPCs receive Pokémon well outside of the normal level. Such as Lance low level dragonite for example.

[@dungeonpastor]

😂​@@ma.2099

[@galvanizedgnome]

That's not real

[@glennvandierendonck3771]

bro be talking almost a full hour about an area we flashed by in under 5 minuts, thanks for your service

[@Kwikpanik]

this series is my favorite thing on KZbin right now I've played all of the games and know the maps like the back of my hand, but the presentation style and narration is so cozy that I keep coming back for more episodes can't wait until Johto 😍

[@kevinu9528]

Paraspectre is killing it, you're right I feel so comfortable and entertained. Wish I hadn't already watched his entire back log :(

[@radioactivechimp]

Viridian Forest felt like such a daunting gauntlet to me as a kid playing an rpg for the first time.

[@dh-ck2om]

It was spooky to cross the bug catchers sight mane

[@tc_duhhh]

Really digging the Zelda music in the background, the forest temple theme adds a layer of mystery/eeriness.

[@Wilderness-Will]

I vividly remember playing Pokemon Blue on Christmas Day of 1998, getting poisoned by a Weedle, and rushing to my Dad terrified that I'd broken my Gameboy when the screen started flashing as I walked. The game never indicates to the player that's going to happen, so you sort of have to just figure it out. A lot of game mechanics worked like that in Gen I, which feels a bit funny because these days one of the biggest criticisms I hear of modern Pokemon is that apparently the games do way too much handholding.

[@0potion]

I was in almost the exact same situation except luckily I had really good deductive reasoning skillsat a very young age. So I was in the process of walking to my parents when it clicked on my mind that it must have something to do with the fact that my pokemon just got poisoned. Turned up the volume and noticed that every couple steps was when it did it.

[@ItsJustKaya]

I basically learned to read german with pokemon. Noticed the usage of desto, this word was new to me. Never heard it ever but it was used so many times til gym3. I remember asking my aunt who spoke better german then my parents what desto means, she couldn help. Had to ask my cousins what this means since they are older and are the first to learn german. To them „desto" was also new but they made sense of it by reading the whole textboxt. I never got a explanation to it tho, i was curios for a long time and the ONLY reason why i started reading all the textbox was because i got stuck at misty so i searched up for clues and noticed the word. To comeback to this topic!!! Gen1 really teach you much, you were alone on your journey even the first 2 cities and their supposed turtorial helpful npcs playtrought werent much. So this absence made me learn to read properly 😂

[@kulrigalestout]

When I was a kid stepping into Viridian Forest for the first time, I heard the music and felt the spooks. I fought a wild Metapod and knocked it out on accident, then some extra text showed up about how I leveled up and here's some numbers getting bigger. I said "ugh, stupid numbers don't mean anything, go away!" I was playing Blue, my brother was playing Red, and my mom was making dinner thankful that these animal games seemed to be entertaining us. I really didn't let her know how much she meant to me.

[@Astronic]

I love these chill videos. Feels like old youtube and not the new super stressed format.

[@Serious_Kano]

Fun fact: the Master Trainer with the Pikachu is named Ikue after Ikue Ootani, the voice actress of Pikachu.

[@matthewmccauley6261]

new paraspectre? Snacks: retrieved warm drink: beside me cozy blanket: swaddled I am so ready 💪

[@MrPandarilla]

HOT CHOCKY OMG you made this so much better

[@cainanneedham9022]

Talk snacks to me.

[@matthewmccauley6261]

Kettle cooked chips (spicy dill pickle) and then, when they came out of the oven 45 min into the video, one chocolate chip cookie :)

[@blackheart2728]

bye bye snackies

[@RogerVenn]

Paraspectre brings that homely vibe to KZbin ☺️

[@crowbar_reed]

Love the way Caterpie skidaddles across the screen to use Tackle.

[@yungnblessed1445]

I love how everyone has completely different childhood experiences about getting the Pokémon games but they all feel so familiar

[@zachcarmichael699]

5:39 the defining characteristic of the Viridian Forest theme is the use of the devil's interval...also called a tritone. It's a chord that consists of two notes that are two semitones apart (e.g., C and F-sharp). The result is a rather uneasy sound that isn't pleasing to the ear...perfect for a creepy forest maze filled with hostile monsters and trainer battles.

[@ItsJustKaya]

Is there even a fun, not disturbing theme in gen1, gen2? I rarely listen to the first themes in older games, i get headache from them

[@theangrycolossal]

The episode of the anime where Ash catches Pidgeotto and Caterpie was my first exposure to the entire Pokemon franchise back in the fall of 1998. As for "fans of the games questioning the logic of it", well... the first few episodes came out in the US and Canada approximately 2-3 weeks before the English release of the Game Boy games

[@Pakenija]

I was 8 years old when Red/Blue was released in Europe. It was truly something truly special to get your first Pokémon game on Game Boy and look at those little pixels bouncing around and let your imagination go wild. :) Thank you for this series and hitting my soft spot for nostalgia. My kid is now 6 and she absolutely loves to play Scarlet/Violet on Switch, I hope she can capture even little bit of that magic we had as kids.

[@joshuamtzchz2596]

The samurai maybe one of the most underrated characters of the original anime he was the very first kid to battle Ash, a very important labor if ya look at it in a historic way, but has been forgotten over time

[@SpecsJigglypuff]

That Beedrill art has always been so clean to me

[@miche1df]

beedrill is one of the most "pokemon" pokemon to me, if you get what I mean. like that's what a pokemon should look like.

[@SpecsJigglypuff]

@ I understand and agree, Beedrill is very Pokemon

[@ManuR-l4m]

The original hand drawn artworks for 1st and 2nd gens will always be special. I remember watching through Blues handbook in awe as a kid. The artworks really fed my imagination and made the awful ingame graphics stand out less.

[@chrisclifton192]

Me starting with yellow, first time play through, finds the 1% Pidgeotto, thinks its a scripted encounter and I really am playing Ash’s story, wastes every ball I have trying to catch it. Fails. Man childhood was wild.

[@ItsJustKaya]

I miss those days. Not for nostalgia. For what games were. I genuinly miss those days before internet like yes, i cant live without it now. My patience got worse which each, so i cant sit down without a phone for a long time without either falling asleep or me beeing stuck with thoughts but those days with slow, extremly expensive internet made each game a journey. On any current game no matter the genre, i can now just look up the solution and be done. Back then, misty was my rival. Back then she was the reason why i dont like charizard or squirtle, she is the reason what shaped me as a fan😅 In every online game especially RPG genre i feel sad that majority of noobs dont really explore the game on their own. Forget the game. They dont use their UI.

[@chrisclifton192]

@ 100%. Having to figure it out was the best part. I watched one day as my best friend managed to navigate rock tunnel in the dark unaided. It was amazing. The internet has ruined us all. I attempt game puzzles about 3 times now days, and then look up the answer if I can’t solve it. It’s the worst.

[@logolept]

The body of Oddish appears as a radish. But, as you said, change is inevitable. To this I may add, change is the only constant.

[@SHADECIRCLE]

Pidgeotto flying around Viridian Forest in Yellow is why there's no more Weedle. They ate them all.

[@VegaPhil]

I love that gen 1 pikachu art, so much cuter than when they stretched it out. Never understood why they changed it

[@MrZrbrownie]

I dont know how you so successfully transport me back to the late 90s and remind me of my 7 year old self, but I'm so glad you pull it off.

[@TheUnklGene]

My friend growing up had a metapod nicknamed Ben Stein. I will always remember that.

[@gigaj2368]

I have so many memories of Viridian Forest as a kid, but one of them is me raising a male Nidoran I caught to level 30 by doing nothing but beating Metapod and Kakuna. Being a kid can make you do stuff like that

[@GheeJuice]

I love this series, keep them going! They are nostalgia trips for me, covering both the old games and anime. And using the right artwork is a perfect little detail. Next area, Rock Tunnel for sure. I don't think there is much else to cover. Perhaps the cycling road? It's not really a dungeon or special place like the powerplant of Cinnibar mansion, but has lots of content in both the games and apperances in the anime. Diglett's Cave is too small to be its own thing I guess.

[@SomeBlokeOrWhatever]

Veridian forest being gone in GSC always read to kid me as a sort of warning about deforestation. The forest a shadow of its former self after only 4 years. And the music from the previous games playing, as a whispered reminder of what once was.

[@DeepintheSeadra]

What about lavender town in gen 2 then ?

[@SomeBlokeOrWhatever]

@DeepintheSeadra ALSO a quiet warning about what is lost in modernisation, as a village that was once a spiritual place devoted to honouring the dead is now just another modern city. The graveyard replaced by a radio tower. The music is less gloomy, as the radio pipes in cheerful tunes to keep people in a good mood, but the first notes of the original tune still whisper of what was lost when the city changed.

[@Quatrixjs1]

Agreed that the Viridian Forest theme is up there with Lavender Town. Super creepy and memorable tune

[@monopolyrubix1875]

Another excellent video. Would still love to see a video on Saffron City covering Silph, the Fighting Dojo, Magnet Train, Copycat, etc.

[@TheRagnarokknight]

Weedle was removed from Yellow due to a glitch that was discovered early on that allowed you to skip the Pewter Gym. And since it made no sense to keep Kakuna and not Weedle, they just got rid of the whole line.

[@benbarnett2247]

That rare pidgeoto used to have its way with my Pokémon and my frail body every so often back in like 2002

[@Krazykarlton]

Ooo I’d love to see a route 12/Diglett’s cave vid! It has arguably the weirdest lineup of Pokemon you see so far in the game.

[@darthparallax5207]

It was impossible for anyone in the 90s to not know Pikachu was in Viridian Forest. It's much more normal to not know something simple, like where to catch Abra or where the Power Plant is, or to not be patient enough to train a Kakuna with Struggle. EVERYONE knew about Pikachu being in Viridian Forest. EVERYONE knew it was 5% encounter rate. EVERYONE knew to battle 100 Pokémon in Viridian Forest, and you could get it in 50 or 20 Wild Battles. Pikachu was everyone's first "look in the wild grass repeatedly for the Rare Pokémon." Pikachu was basically the first Legendary and taught everyone a lot of essential game mechanics and strategies.

[@Zeffpenguin]

As far as I have heard gen 2 doesn'y have Viridian Forest due to memory limitations. It may be a let down, but the let down is a reminder of how big those games really were especially at the time

[@ericwise7207]

So awesome. I also borrowed blue version from my childhood friend and then Yellow was my first ever owned game. I got soooo lost in Mt Moon in blue version.

[@charlieleif29]

Same haha with Red though, I had a little strategy guide from a magazine but was so stressed when it didn’t give step by step directions on which way to go 😂

[@EmptyBox-iz9qn]

The reason why some pokemon were absent from Yellow despite being in the anime (like Beedrill) is because a lot of more "antagonistic" pokemon were uncatchable. I assume either to make any fights against those pokemon seem more unique, or to prevent children from trying to emulate villains like Team Rocket. Also im surprised you didnt mention the important lore from the Pokemon Adventures manga regarding Viridian Forest. Trainers who are born near the forest have a much higher affinity with Pokemon, even being able to communicate with them. They also gain certain abilities like healing. It gives the forest a much more mystical feel and may explain further why some strange pokemon are found there.

[@slitheringswamp5352]

An interesting thing about beedrill and butterfree from a lore perspective is that they make the power levels of the other pokemon more impressive. You have an aggressive hawk sized wasp with venomous stingers on its front legs and an eagle sized butterfly that sheds poisonous scales when disturbed, and neither of these pretty formidable animals are considered strong compared to the monsters you will face on your Pokémon journey

[@jacob99503]

"He knew Pikachu, but everyone knows Pikachu."

[@konodera5354]

Fun fact: Viridian forest has a special power in the adventures manga, childrens who are born in the forest gets powers like supers strength, healing, and telekenisis, people like Yellow, Lance, and giovanni are born there so thats why they have incredible abilities like other trainers. (Pryce might also be born in the Viridan forest but its just a theory)

[@PokemonPOTUS]

Love it!!! We did a Viridian Forest episode too and the nostalgia levels were through the roof! Your video is amazing, as always! A great tribute to the Viridian Forest

[@daerunia]

This is the best content out there right now, for sure. The nostalgia is 10/10!

[@zannrazor8569]

Similar story, I was at a hockey game and the owner of the rink lent us a Gameboy with Pokémon Blue in it till the end of the game. Then I got to own Pokémon Yellow

[@tealblackwhiteteal]

i’m currently replaying blue and was struck by how the borders of veridian forest, compared to almost all the other gen 1 “caves”, are fairly location-specific & really set the vibe: unique big trees and stumps all day was so glad to see this video posted - love this series! hoping this will also continue into gen 2 (lots of good places in johto)

[@Nick_Slavik]

"So, strap in because this ended up being way longer than I anticipated." Hell ya! That just means there's more video to enjoy! 😃🤘

[@feartheoldblood7222]

I am once again commenting about how much i love this series.

[@DuskyPredator]

You are very thorough, which makes for a good watch. Maybe just me, but I assumed that the Poketoon episode called Blossom's Dream mostly took place in Viridian Forest.

[@Willow-y3k]

I adore these videos. I feel like people just don't analyze and care about the spaces and people in pokemon games like you do

[@Gamacdonald1986]

OMG! I feel like this was literally targeted to me. On your last video I left a comment suggesting you do Viridian Forrest and I expressed my love for Beedrill and you gave him so much attention - Thank you! As a kid my two fav Pokemon were always Scyther and Beedrill (kind of the opposite of the Samari from the anime) but he was always overshadowed by Butterfree. Thank you so much for this, I can't wait to see where we get to go next. Maybe the SS Anne? Thank you again for showing my boy Beedrill some love.

[@Gamacdonald1986]

Also perhaps the Game Corner/ Department Store? That could prob be an episode.

[@Creedy10laa]

Could do Rock tunnel next? Maybe include diglets cave into it as you have to go through it to get flash?

[@kayiness]

Ayo! Been looking for a good deep dive into the individual cities like this for a minute. Finally, pure nostalgia!

[@TPC1993]

Really love these videos. It’s like taking a deep dive tour through a nostalgia packed area.

[@TPC1993]

Also for a next location Rock Tunnel could be a fun one.

[@AlexeyPiet]

I bet that some people already mentioned it, but... A Bee or actually more of a Wasp or Hornet that comes out of a Caterpillar's cocoon? That's Pokémon for ya!

[@DeepintheSeadra]

Not relevant for this generation but A candle that evolves in an oil lamp that evolves in a chandelier?

[@HeinousinAppearance]

Ah yes, the classic Viridian Forest Mewtwos which bully people and kick Pokemon off cliffs. We all remember that.

[@TheSandFoxx]

I love your perspective videos, it really takes me back to the good ol days :)

[@CosmicCorviknight]

With Kanto's colour based names Viridian could be a literal description of the forest as it's a shade of green (albeit blueish green). The forest kinda just looks regular green though so maybe it turns viridian in another season

[@kev7600]

I love the Easter egg of using Zelda's magig forest music, one of the first obstacles, when talking about the first forest in the Pokémon game. Cinematic parallels.

[@romanempire8139]

Wooo video ! Also I hope you make a steady speedy recovery! Take a lil time off if you need to we absolutely LOVE your content and understand you're only human ❤ thanks for uploading

[@mpg272727]

Have to admit Viridian Forest did rather scare me as a kid but I suppose in some ways it's understandable. I mean you're a new trainer with weak Pokemon you're not really too sure what you're doing yet and all of a sudden after leaving the comforts of home and the easy, open grassy roads you're in this big, dark spooky dense forest with tall trees and half the Pokemon in there want to poison your Pokemon and you get trainers everywhere just waiting to ambush you..

[@NoxisFlak-Heyhowareya]

Love these videos! I look forward to your next Pokémon Location video!

[@ant-onemusic444]

This makes me so nostalgic, having memories of playing yellow as a kid is a privilege that I cherish

[@noahvoris3637]

I think that you should do at least three more locations other than Victory Road and Cerulean Cave! An in-depth deep dive of Silph Co. and Rocket Hideout and finally the S.S Anne would be great! Not only are those locations some of the most iconic and important parts of the story, but also in interesting cities. The team rocket arc is extremely interesting and full of lore!

[@JO11190]

I love these too much for some reason

[@hopegrimsley3427]

Thank you so much for this video series. You are doing the Lord’s work and I am so grateful.

[@braillynn]

I've been so looking forward to your next video in this series.

[@IzzyItachi]

What a way to start my day, bless the Paraspectre!!

[@galesal1109]

I’ve never heard of Hills. We would go to Sears or a video game store at the mall. I loved those days and miss them

[@wangchung2157]

Nothing beats a good ole Metapod Off

[@bradlauk1419]

These are the highlight of my day when I see them.

[@guineapigs2998]

Best KZbin series

[@anthropomorphicmonster9113]

Always a treat when i see an upload like this

[@AchromaZero]

Full of genuine delight to see another so soon :)

[@tysmith211]

So happy this channel is getting more attention 🎉🎉

[@RhapsodicSongbird]

Thank you for the Weedle family love! It was also our favorite Gen 1 Pokemon!

[@Solo_the_Nerd]

For me, the most memorable Gen 1 music track is the Vermillion City theme. That marching beat always makes me happy. As for future locations, how about Vermilion City, Silph Co. and Saffron City, or Celadon City and the Game Corner?

[@CarmenCards]

Cycling road! Its such a unique location having such a steep hill

[@IcefireC67]

Butterfree has to be my favorite bug from gen 1. Such an iconic design and full of potential I always take one with me through my entire playthrough in gen 1, especially after the compound eyes buff

[@LordEmpyreal]

One other tidbit: The early route forest in X and Y pays homage to Viridian Forest by having the same layout.

[@robot5663]

We better get a tcg Christmas video this year, great stuff as always though ♡

[@DrBismuth]

The kokiri forest theme song as the background threw me for a loop.

[@installwizard1165]

Right on time, was just looking to watch some pokemon

[@coreypalmer5763]

Pokemon yellow was my first game. I remember jumping from the music when i first entered viridian forest 😂

[@orenalbertmeisel3127]

Will you move on to different regions after Kanto, or will it take several years before you're finished with Kanto anyways?

[@guineapocalypse3213]

I think Saffron City would make a good episode, sure it doesn't have wild pokemon like the other areas you've covered, but it is supposed to be the biggest city in Kanto and there are quite a few places of interest around and several appearances in extra media

[@andrews6411]

Special Pikachu edition was the first pokemon games I ever owned

[@silvershadow8866]

Next a miniseries about every one of the sevii islands?

[@robertcrist6059]

Definitely appreciate Viridian Forest more after this video. It's the first challenge on a young adventurers journey, battling through poisonous death, scary creepy crawly bugs, that we emerged through the trees hardened and evolved, confirming we are ready for the rest of the trials ahead, we are Pokemon trainers.

[@Penguindude1]

Oh, I love that forest background.

[@tvb5509]

Funnily enough, I did get lost in Virdian for quite a while. I'd return to Viridian City to heal after every fight. By the time I was back, I had already forgotten the route I took.

[@loogi9281]

fuck yeah new paraspectre

[@zergolicious666]

thank you for the tour

[@Stephen-Fox]

While I have made the connection between caves (and places like Pokemon Tower) and dungeons in more traditional JRPG design, and Gym Leaders and bosses (with the more complicated gym puzzles also serving as dungeon-like areas, although not a perfect analogy because you can easily retreat to a pokemon centre whenever you like when doing them) I'd never connected Viridian Forrest with a tutorial dungeon in my head, but you're absolutely right.

[@QuesadillaWizard]

Loved this entry!

[@TheCheat420]

Hills is a blast from the past haha

[@robertcrist6059]

S. S. Anne; Side things, like the game corner, nurserys, going to get Eevee, trading and completing the dex; all the rival battles.

[@0-Armsauce-0]

I was waiting for this one!

[@darkninjafirefox]

13:26 Caterpie, caterpie, yeah! Idk if the sevii islands count as Kanto but I think they're fun and interesting!

[@aaroncornerslicegaming]

I love Viridian Forest Pikachu is here its electric attacks are so powerful especially against all the early game flying types Butterfree can be evolved from Metapod here, it gets really strong stat moves Sleep Powder and Stun Spore and psychic type attack COnfusion which is powerful and good against a lot of common poison types. Beedrill is here it looks cool and is easy to evolve it gets the only STAB bug moves Twineedle and PIn Missile. Can be surprisingly useful against a lot of the games Pokemon because in gen 1 bug is good against poison its super good against most grass types bc they are also dual poison. In yellow I think you can catch an evolved Pidgeotto like Ash did in the show, flying is a pretty useful type.

[@winningtakescareofeverythi8438]

Is Rock Tunnel all that's left? Easily my least favorite part of the game but I'd still love to see a video on it. You're doing a great job!

[@treefroggy]

Even just the recap of this part of the anime makes me cry

[@lightworkerwayne]

Paraspecte...its time to go where few trainers have venture..its time for the road to champion..victory road is upon us!

[@hopegrimsley3427]

0:43- Hills is where the toys are!

[@Harlesa2087]

I forgot about hills! I remember back to school shopping there as a kid.