Matthew's Deck Only: Pokémon Trading Card Game (GBC)

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Last time, I beat Pokemon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color using only Paras and Parasect. I sort of...took out some aggression on a trainer named Matthew, so it's time for me to BECOME Matthew and use only his Hard Pokemon Deck and beat the game.
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[@gaia9020]

After fighting Matthew until he no longer could by any booster as a reward, Paraspectre took the last thing Matthew had left. His deck.

[@brandonj6874]

Was sent by MDB. I was not disappointed. Keep the Pokémon TCG runs coming. Major nostalgia and I enjoy seeing TCG runs. The videos are great lengths and the narration is superb. You’ll start dripping in subs soon.

[@Paraspectre]

That’s seriously encouraging to hear, thank you!

[@brandonj6874]

@@Paraspectre you’re welcome. Keep up the good work.

[@theprinceofpoisons]

Also sent by MDB o/

[@Glimbosgold69]

Mdb has lame content

[@dmign]

@@Glimbosgold69 agreed. he needs to be less fake.

[@BlueCardGanks592]

Geodude having his Monster Cardo moment

[@davion4777]

I laughed way too much at this

[@Neefew]

You can save between the 4 legendary duelists in this game, so save state is just saving time from reseting

[@Paraspectre]

Ha! Well that’s good to know. I haven’t played the physical copy in about 20 years, so now I feel better about definitely not cheating with save state.

[@IsaacTheSalsaShark]

You can save, but you're not supposed to.

[@remvaizor3522]

@@IsaacTheSalsaShark What do you mean you're not supposed to? Saving between the matches is just common sense, why wouldn't you do it?

[@IsaacTheSalsaShark]

@@remvaizor3522 You can save between matches in the Elite four in Red and Blue, but that doesn't mean you're supposed to. Obviously it doesn't really matter, but the idea is that you have to defeat four (or five) bosses in a row. More competitive players will attempt to do them all in a row without saving because it means you have to have a good team or play very well to get all the battles to go your way in a row. An inferior team could get through the four matches with saves by simply playing until the luck goes your way. Having the four (or five) matches in a row is a way of eliminating luck based strategies. Like I said, it doesn't actually matter. But the whole premise of having to battle the final bosses all in a row is to make luck a less viable strategy. In a contest like this (with only Parasect-line pokemon even against a fire boss), it certainly makes sense to save your time and sanity with saves.

[@JakesFavorites]

@@IsaacTheSalsaShark You can swap decks in between opponents in this game as well, to take advantage of type advantage. The game intends for you to be able to save as well, so the challenge is intact.

[@Twisted_Logic]

So what you're saying is that Matt's deck isn't terrible, Matt is.

[@Paraspectre]

That’s exactly what I’m saying 😌

[@herosguildgames]

I recently just started playing GB1 again, and one of the first people you can talk to in the Rock Club tells you: "Gee! I Lost! Matthew's really good! He'll probably inherit the legendary Pokemon Cards!" After watching this challenge it made me giggle.

[@MahDryBread]

16:09 Geodude on a rampage

[@Paraspectre]

He’s the best….and the worst

[@zaldbathar4866]

total fraud, for sure unsub :p

[@Paraspectre]

@@zaldbathar4866 I was waiting for it haha

[@zanon__]

MDB "Youngster Joey Challenge" in Pokemon TCG? :thonk:

[@norwegianmangaenthusiast8709]

subbed

[@edwardnygma8533]

Never really played the TCG and kinda forgot that it wasn't a typical Pokémon game so that "two Muks and a Mewtwo" line out of nowhere for the Science Club leader absolutely sidelined me lol.

[@TheWispGuy]

Going by Matthew's statement at the end, that implies his cards were Legendary Pokemon Cards all along. Which makes him look even worse since he can't even utilize their full power very well at all.

[@Paraspectre]

Matthew is the absolute worst. He doesn’t know a legendary Rhyhorn from his legendary Onix.

[@joshuabogart3976]

Your not a fraud. I think most anyone would do the same. More deck imitation episodes would be cool.

[@hv433]

I don't understand why using save states on the final four would be considered cheating considering they GIVE you a free save point before the match to save scum...

[@Paraspectre]

I’ve since changed my stance on this. I only meant that like, in the universe of the game. The Grandmasters want your character to win one after another.

[@randaljr.8581]

at the end, jokes on you! matthew's cards Were the legendary pokemon cards all along XD

[@Paraspectre]

No…that’s not true… that’s IMPOSSIBLE

[@randaljr.8581]

@@Paraspectre lolol nice

[@jenisia3600]

😂😂😂 love the description u gave of Matthew. Not gonna lie u tempting me in playing this game. Forgot how gorgeous the art for the og tcg are.

[@godzillahomer]

You beat them with Matthew's deck... But what about Imakuni's deck? Include a rule forcing you to use his special Trainer Card and... Only downside is that outside of trading, you can only get 2 out of the 4 Imakuni? cards you'll need.

[@HiddenForbidden2]

With having this being Matthew's Deck Video in mind, I can not look at the Box Art for Pokémon TCG's bottom right corner without reading the words "Incel Limited Edition" instead of "Incl. Limited Edition".

[@gutterwaif]

"what a pear-shaped loser" best insult I've heard all year

[@TheWispGuy]

29:40 Speaking of save states, I think it would be alright to use one after going through the game's long tutorial, but before you pick which of the three decks you want to start out with. Would save a lot of time whenever you start a new challenge.

[@MathematicPony]

I’m loving these TCG videos so much omg. I know content has a limit since there are so few Pokémon TCG video games released, but I’ll watch whatever challenges you cook up! I had an idea for one that I thought was interesting - beating the game using moves that only deal indirect damage, like cat punch on meowth. I’m not sure how many Pokémon actually have moves like that that don’t also deal direct damage, but it’s a thought!

[@tadferd4340]

That 7 hit Stone Barrage has a 0.78% probability of occuring.

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

In that case what would the odds for 'the time at League I was using my Steelix Ex deck and got 16 heads in a row and did like 1600 damage...' be?

[@tadferd4340]

If you do future challenges, pack farming for the challenge cards can be greatly sped up with the DownA glitch, unless of course you want to play the matches for fun. If you aren't aware of the glitch, you just enter the check screen with 'select' during a duel. If you have bench pokemon, move the cursor to bench but stay on the overview screen, not the party screen. Otherwise, leave the cursor on your active pokemon. Then press 'down' and 'A' on the same frame. 50% of the time the match ends and you win. 50% of the time you get stuck in the party screen and need to press 'B' and then 'A' a frame later to redo the glitch.

[@Materialist39]

Also btw you have a very easy going but fast-paced storytelling style for these challenges which makes them a great watch

[@KiranasOfRizon]

>using save states on the elite four You know... they let you save in game between matches. When they ask you if you'd like to prepare, you can write to the diary. You don't actually have to start over from scratch if you lose a match.

[@Paraspectre]

Yeah I’ve had a few people tell me that now. I don’t know why I wasn’t thinking of that. It’s no different from the Elite Four in the main games haha

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

Seeing the Marowak vs Growlithe I can't help but think of the Pokemon Rusty clip... "Cubone is a bone type...everyone knows Dogs are weak to bones"

[@zanon__]

Re: save states. You can actually avoid them. If you save between each battle, (ie after you win), all you need to do is to reset. (Unless I am misremembering but I am almost 100% sure you can do that). I hope you continue the series like this, with several challenges dude, this was really enjoyable to watch! (and let's hope decking Ronald doesn't become the series staple gag.) If you want an idea for a challenge: "Youngster Joey Challenge" (only Rattatas and Raticates)

[@jesterbravo3317]

Just tried a Hitmonlee/Hitmonchan only run. Couldn't get past the Moltres deck. Tried an Exeggcute\Exeggutor run next and couldn't beat my rival with his Charmander and Growlithe deck. Even when he started with Seel I couldn't knock anything out fast enough to survive. These challenges are HARD!

[@teacherhorrorstories]

Would you take a suggestion? Team Rocket deck: weezing, arbok, victreebell, meowth and licktung!

[@Jaykro]

Came here from MDB video. Already on my 2nd video today of yours keep up the awesome work

[@Paraspectre]

That’s awesome, thank you! Working on part 3 right now

[@INFERN0FIRE]

Rhyhorn is a Ground-Rock (not Rock-Ground) pokemon, so the card creators figured it was more of a ground type, than a rock type, so they gave it a Lightning resistance like all the pure ground type pokemon.

[@AcmeWingbaby]

Matthew is a fourth rate duelist with a third rate deck!

[@Gathies]

Great series very glad this isn't a dead channel like all the others playing this wonderful game

[@Dan55888]

Wait... unless the true legendary cards IS matthews deck!

[@gamingthroughtheages7138]

Man, I love this idea of using different pre-made decks from different NPCs and using to beat the game. I grew up with this game and want to give it another playthrough soon, thanks for showing me a different way to play!

[@rileywilsonepicarcher9995]

This was just an excuse to see how high a roll you could get with stone barrage, wasn’t it

[@Paraspectre]

Actually I hated using Geodude haha

[@marlysalt]

MDB sent me over here and I don't regret it. Keep up the good work (:

[@pinkdelicious655]

Oh snap you did do a Matthew series lol I mean really is my deck any different for the sequel game relying on Dark Ninetails and Moltress? It's just a big jar of pennies and like "oh you need to flip a coin for my magmar's sand attack? HERE USE ONE OF MINE" (Dumps the jar like a football coach)

[@Paraspectre]

These older cards rely sooo much on coin flips. But I get that there needs to be some level of randomness. And being Matthew for a day was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.

[@Mr.Pallanza]

Regarding Courtney's odd favor on switching Moltres, the AI was banking on Moltres' Fighting Resistance, so you couldn't take her down easily, even if her Pokèmon was fully powered. Odd to be sure, but sure as hell worked. And the Twice-Use Defender find was interesting! So it prevents damage from a self-damaging move from the Player's Turn _and_ prevents damage from opponent Pokèmon! I just found you recently and you're definitely one of those "Amazing And Underrated KZbinrs Buried By The KZbin Algorithm" channels. I'm subbing AND commenting so the algorithm overlords give you the alignment you utterly deserve. Cheers, man! You're by far the most entertaining KZbinr playing this old, but definitely gold, Pokèmon TCG on the Game Boy, intros and outros included!

[@Paraspectre]

Wow, thank you! The channel has been gaining a little traction lately so I’m hoping!

[@Sharperthany0u]

I’d love to see more of this game! Maybe do a video with the “best” deck and see how fast you can win?

[@ColdEmperor]

There’s no point in making you waste time and suffer…… if you need to use save states then you go ahead. The point is “can this deck win” not “final destination, no items, no hit, iron man”.

[@Moose_NZL]

Loving these TCG challenges. Keep it up! If you're looking for suggestions, maybe a deck with Pokemon and trainer cards limited to 1 of each type instead of 4?

[@Paraspectre]

Oh interesting… that sounds like it could work. I want to find the right balance between a fun and challenging idea, but not mind-numbingly difficult where I’m playing the same fight 20 times over. This is something to consider though 😊

[@Robin93k]

@@Paraspectre Include a limit on Energy as well, only 1 Double Colorless, and like 3 Basic Energy Cards per type.

[@jonathanmanson4855]

Matthew? My messiah His deck? The strongest His face? The most beautiful God ever made His strategy? The end of everything Yup, now i love him

[@littlehasman9369]

Sent by MDB. Stayed because I love your format. Showing the real life card every time you mention a Pokemon is great for those of us with shitty memory. Keep up the good work 🤙

[@Paraspectre]

Haha yeah I used to know these old cards by heart and now I’m like… wait, what type is Koffing in this?

[@Kuronosa]

....You didn't realize you could save between grand master fights? Great run though, keep it up!

[@pokepress]

If you need more things to run for this game, there is a randomizer (full disclosure, the most recently updated one is co-developed by me) for it.

[@DarianTrinity]

I might check this out. Where can I find it?

[@hacksignify]

"he gets two muk and two mewtwo, how do you think it went?" I love this series. This game was one of my favorite and i'd like to propose a challenge that I think will be easy. Can you beat pokemon tcg with just a deck of 4 hitmonchans?

[@pokepress]

If you want to make your setup easier, you should be able to edit the rom so that one of the starter decks points to the same deck used by the computer opponent you want to copy. There's a disassembly project that should allow you to pinpoint the addresses needing to be changed.

[@Paraspectre]

That’s very good to know! It’s fun trying to legit get all of the cards but very time consuming.

[@fluffyninja3467]

Your videos are really charming to watch

[@VestedUTuber]

It may not be the most legit way to do a challenge but I don't blame you for using savestates on this. I sometimes have trouble against the grand masters while running decks like DO THE WAVE, Haymaker, Rain Dance and Damage Sponge, so of course running something like Matthew's deck is going to be a nightmare.

[@Paraspectre]

Doing anything Matthew does is a nightmare

[@SargeWolf010]

Pokémon tcg 1 and on gb but using that really crazy op Deck that everyone used I forgot the name of it...

[@Paraspectre]

Haymaker? Yeah I feel like that would be too easy here ☺️

[@SargeWolf010]

@@Paraspectre yeah that and Tru but what if haymaker but only Darkmons?

[@jamesfowler6785]

Oh yes I love the dream theater reference! If Nicholas gets his own episode it must begin with 'the glass prison'

[@Desieaglefym]

I like how I randomly played him while this video is playing in the background lol

[@Paraspectre]

It’s satisfying taking his booster packs

[@mitchgeiger6932]

I'd never played this game until I found this channel but now I'm totally addicted. These videos are great!

[@DiegoGonzalez-sr9kl]

I respect the save state

[@patathatapon]

Fighting that ninetales with dancing embers reminded me of when I fought it. I had a Pokémon with all 80 points of health, and I was like “well I’ll be fine as long as there’s at least one tails”… they were all heads.

[@izme1000]

It reminded me of Whatta's deck

[@Paraspectre]

Haha funny that a moment like that still stands out. Like my Geodude going ballistic

[@Paraspectre]

@@izme1000 I have yet to watch his play through

[@letsmakeit110]

NINE-tales flip EIGHT coins reeeeeeee

[@izme1000]

@@letsmakeit110 So Ninetails can't flip nine tails.

[@kevinc8369]

18:01 killed me as much as you lol

[@simonepreussner]

MDB sent me here and I am very happy to have found you. The Pokémon videos are awesome and I will look into your James Bond stuff later

[@Paraspectre]

Awesome! I feel like the Bond episodes are for a much more niche audience. I hope you get something out of them though haha

[@Flafex]

It would be nice to have all the main NPC decks in RL call friends, shuffle decks, and play against each other

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

Basic Pokemons that COULD evolve only? The ultimate challenge, i tried it myself and could only get 2 badges Its frustrating af, good luck!

[@bitemytail]

Beat each gym leader using the deck of one of their subordinates.

[@vikorovstock2432]

15:54 DORO MONSTA CARDO!

[@BorderFreak]

I don't know how I found your channel but this old tcg game and its challenge runs give me life please continue with them also like someone else that like paras woot

[@falfore5863]

My doctor said I have 80HP

[@DannySisto]

These vids are awesome! You should totally do Imakuni's deck for a real challenge. 😅

[@Paraspectre]

That is a common recommendation I’ve gotten haha. Maybe down the line

[@solidzack]

That sounds like a truly horrifying challenge, dew it!

[@PraefMace]

And I am sold, subscribing to the channel now.

[@Paraspectre]

Heck yeah. Hope you enjoy the content!

[@wildtofurkey1013]

I had a feeling when you said "3....actually 4 battles left" that Matthew would be the ultimate last battle. Maybe he was giving himself a boast about his deck having the strength of the legendary pokemon cards.

[@Paraspectre]

There’s something oddly satisfying about showing that kid what’s up

[@wildtofurkey1013]

@@Paraspectre Just as a tribute to MDB, fossil only deck. Just as a suggestion. So glad you're getting more subscribers.

[@Paraspectre]

@@wildtofurkey1013 haha that’s not a bad idea! I’ll be taking the Dome AND Helix fossil. Over…and over…and over….

[@pokepress]

Should also include a battle against Imakuni?. In the future I'd like to see a challenge where you use Imakuni?'s deck (you'll need to edit the rom since he uses a lot of promotional-only cards, including his own).

[@stevehamilton6441]

Thank you MDB for suggesting your channel. This was fantastic! Hope to see more Pokemon TCG videos!

[@Shadnasiku]

what about winning the game with only deck out?

[@Matt-uv7ji]

In your defense, The grand masters are cheating in the sense they are guaranteed to always have a copy of their legendary card in their opening hand, along with another basic to lead with. So I think it's fair to use game save state. Also out of curiosity, if you could rebuild Mathew's deck with the only restriction that you had to keep at least 1 unique copy from the original (have at least 1 geodude, onix, defender, potion, bill, etc...), What would it look like?

[@sempersolus5511]

MDB sent me. And as long as these challenges continue, here I stay.

[@Nick_Slavik]

This channel is criminally under-subbed! And you missed out on a prime character name of Mattwo, instead of Matthew lol I really enjoy the GBC challenges 🙂

[@Paraspectre]

Haha I absolutely missed out on Mattwo. There’s always future videos though…

[@Nick_Slavik]

@@Paraspectre And I will watch it so much that I'll lose the dopamine hit, but still continue to watch it long after 👌😂

[@Nick_Slavik]

@@Paraspectre has anyone told you that you have a soothing voice? My new thing is popping on a playlist at bed time because I find your cadence helps me fall asleep. Not saying you're boring, far from it lol I find you highly entertaining, but your voice is also relaxing 😄

[@itsonlyhersh]

Use of emulator disqualifies you for Matthew% speedrun catagory, sorry i didn't make the rules

[@Paraspectre]

My deception has been revealed!

[@arkontramps6470]

Rhydon has electro-resitents because ground is his first type! Golem has ground as second type. Still stupid, but logical.

[@nox_luna]

Resistance*

[@arkontramps6470]

@@nox_luna Not my language, but thanks ;-)

[@nox_luna]

@@arkontramps6470 dont think of it as me being a grammar nazi, instead just take it as an opportunity to learn, alot of people dont understand this sadly. but yeah pokemon card typing is wierd

[@ketsunetsuki4265]

Geodude:imma end this man's whole career. Random kid:stop hes already dead!

[@davo5.]

Really nice video! I cant believe there is still content of a 20yrs old game, the nostalgia really hits man. Keep them coming

[@alvarourbina875]

you should use a deck made by pokemon in Route 1 + evolutions + 1 set of starting pokemon. Squirtle x4 Wartortlex2 Blastoisex1 Pidgey x3 Pidgeoto x2 Pidgeot x1 Rattata x3 Raticate x2 Water Energy x 16 Colorless Energy x3 Trainers

[@RobAdieComedy]

I always thought it would be cool to see which decks could beat the game. Imakuni comes to mind first. I wonder if there are any decks where it is physically impossible to win?

[@Paraspectre]

Unless you specifically set yourself up for failure, maybe. I can’t remember if there are Pokémon who can’t deal any physical damage in this. Then you could use one of those and 59 energies.

[@Kahhru]

Porygon!

[@jaredbowen827]

Sent by MDB. This was great. Keep doing this UNIQUE idea.

[@cartoonistanonymous]

16:00 DRAW!!MONSTARCARDO!!!

[@zacherytaylor]

Never saw you before the last video. Only seen a couple TCG vids before last vid. Planning on watching every single one of these. Great job dude

[@Paraspectre]

Wow, thank you! Glad these are finding some audience haha

[@zacherytaylor]

Shout out to MDB for exposing me to you 😂

[@Paraspectre]

@@zacherytaylor MDB has been incredibly helpful to me. He’s a good dude

[@hawkticus_history_corner]

If you're looking for challenge ideas an All Bird deck could be interesting. Its a pretty wide net but IIRC most of the Birds aren't exactly amazing.

[@vishtu]

just be glad you haven't had to deal with a clafable yet those things terrorized me as a kid

[@Paraspectre]

Haha I haven’t seen one yet! I had all of the OG cards back in the day but I’ve avoided Clefable on here so far

[@calemr]

As someone who likes the deck building strategy aspect: How viable is "Win only by mill"? Beat every opponent by having them draw out their last card.

[@dedhart]

This strategy is surprisingly viable given how terrible the AI is in this game. They could be holding a gambler in their hand, with 0 cards in their library and still not play it. Problem is this strategy can be very slow and grindy.

[@calemr]

@@dedhart I'm not sure how much Mill the game has, so yeah, it might just be more of just a Stall deck.

[@BestTimes8812]

Milling a deck sounds pretty boring to be honest

[@calemr]

@@BestTimes8812 Depends how much Mill is available in the game. I'm more of an M:tG player, and there's plenty of options to rip through your opponent's deck.

[@Thutil]

Okay, "Comment down below if you think I'm a fraud!" is one of the best calls to action I've seen on KZbin.

[@KibbysGhost]

I hope there are many many more of these videos in the future!

[@Paraspectre]

I’m building up the willpower to start the sequel!

[@arrogantgodjealous]

Here's a challenge for you, beat the game using the Imakuni? deck!

[@Ryu_D]

Thank you for the video. That ending. XD

[@laneaification]

I'm so glad MDB suggested your channel! Can't wait to see what happens to Nicolas. The plot thickens...

[@Xenotric]

considering you can save scum the actual game by turning off the game to reset your turn and such nothing wrong with savestates at least its not savescumming for coinflips

[@PiterLauchy]

You can't savescum coinflips. They're predetermined.

[@Xenotric]

​@@PiterLauchy to a point, you can reset to start your turn again and use something to use the coinflip you know will be negative and then use the actual move you want etc

[@PiterLauchy]

@@Xenotric Ah yeah, that's true. Although with my luck as a kid, the coin would come up tails a second/third/etc time 😄 Man, this game could make me furious

[@abbasalabadii]

Did my boy Geodude just pull off a “monsta cardo” at 15:56?

[@teamkozmicabyss512]

Geodude wanted blood jaja

[@paintedeyes9736]

very enjoyable to watch, and as has been said already, the narration is great

[@Paraspectre]

Thank you! I get real tired of hearing my voice haha

[@bradkapp3948]

Also put on captions it is hilarious.

[@BansheeNT-D]

Nobody knows how Bill works

[@Paraspectre]

Like… as a person?

[@BansheeNT-D]

@@Paraspectre i mean thats a joke in the yu gi oh Community with pot of greed.

[@Paraspectre]

Haha oh. No wonder I didn’t know what you meant 😅

[@briankim1098]

You're right. Last time I used a Bill I drew 2 cards from my opponent's deck and got DQ'd.

[@shydrake3751]

Great Series! Love the whole concept of taking one of the kids deck and putting it to the test! I cant imagine taking a rock deck to the grand masters rock resisting cards, so Im glad you pulled thru with a victory! Loved how you went to Matthew in the end too, absolutely hilarious!

[@gigadude]

Not sure which mdb video you were plugged in but glory to the Algo god for sending me here

[@Paraspectre]

Haha welcome to the Paraspectre channel 😎

[@TheJinzoSpoon]

Geodude going rage mode was my favorite part 🤣🤣

[@chrispychiptune6573]

17:27 Rick’s Grimer lol

[@Paraspectre]

Grimer is so annoying to be against in this game haha

[@solidzack]

R.I.P Rick's Grimes

[@kyubbiman2255]

I mostly play MTG but I enjoy your challenges so far. Your stall strategy from the last video against Ronald was genius. I love this b/c you have to come up with ideas based on what you have against an AI that's 20 years old yet still can be pretty challenging. I look forward to more

[@Paraspectre]

Thank you! Yeah those sacred “legendary cards” really aren’t too intimidating with good ol’ Ronald at the helm.

[@mdover2948]

glad i found this channel. don’t really see too many pokemon tcg challenge videos.

[@mortamarkahn]

I'm loving these GBC TCG challenge runs! Look forward to more content my friend!

[@Paraspectre]

Thank you! I still have a couple ideas at least

[@Materialist39]

B I G T H U N D E R

[@mrguy9150]

Keep doing this. This series has so much potential