Soft Lock Picking: Shedinja's Unbeatable Opponent

[@jcnot9712]

*”Youngster Calvin, I’ve come to bargain”*

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

Calvin: *_"YOU WILL NEVER WIN!!"_* Shedinja: "No, but I can draw. Again, and again, and again, and again, and again, forever. _And that makes you my prisoner."_

[@darrellwillis4871]

You beat me to it

[@zakkcooke8050]

Youngster caLVIN, I’ve COME to BARGAIN

[@johntelekom9712]

Youngster Clavin: Youll never be able to find the truth, Pikasprey, ZIGZAGOON REQUIEM! *GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWLGROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL GROWL*

[@binho6600]

@@johntelekom9712 Wha-

[@wallsocksProductions]

So this is what happens when you look in the hole on Shedinja`s back.

[@its_clover2]

Yes.

[@theunknown4834]

Pikasprey: Nobody will go through a very elaborate way to get it Me : why did I give my Bro a shiny shedninja

[@HaydenX]

Insert joke about Shedinja proctology here.

[@benhuang2773]

We're so close to 666 likes!

[@OshawottLuke]

I won't give a like to the comment so it can rest on 666 likes, even though someone will eventually give it a like, but I'm not gonna be that awful person.

[@AJAredstone]

"You can't win or properly lose either" Shedinja: "You will never reach the truth"

[@lisamatibellu4763]

Shedinja Requiem

[@BlumiTheGhost]

Wha-

[@cptsonicbelmont]

Wha-

[@genericmoron3008]

Wha-

[@Dave_The_Musical_Fisherman]

One of diavolo's deaths is growing old trying to win

[@FalseSwipeGaming]

Did someone say False Swipe?

[@cultist_npc]

Pikasprey has summoned the man himself

[@SummonerArthur]

Lets see *How good was this softlock actually?*

[@antoucool]

Hello there.

[@x-Abraham-x2]

@@SummonerArthur LOL

[@gengarzilla1685]

How GOOD at softlocks was Pikasprey ACTUALLY?

[@Korijenkins1414]

Something about "Bye-Bye, Mudkip" is really sad to see.

[@Someone-ct5mw]

Always crushes my soul when he releases a starter. That’s your best friend!

[@conorreedR2C]

"I just really like mudkip"

[@8squared007]

*Butterfree flashbacks*

[@mrviggs1493]

Bye bye ocean

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

@@conorreedR2C who doesn't? He is my favourite hoenn starter and also the first ever Pokémon I got to level 100

[@Winasaurus]

I love that it seems like the Youngster knows. "You can't say no to my challenge!"

[@soulhoney1908]

But he is Calvin

[@genericchannel4910]

gamer time

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

Wonder Guard cant block me from enjoying this video!

[@sirquack1815]

That's because this video is super effective.

[@brysonberan2505]

Because it's toxic

[@kundrad8398]

@@sirquack1815 Technically, he meant that his "lvl of enjoyment" is super effective against this video, since it passed its Wonder Guard. hyhy

[@hellokevan7782]

lvl5Vaporeon You’re not funny!

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

@@hellokevan7782 :(

[@Koupip]

"you can't win or properly lose either" Shrodinger's shedinja

Ok

[@hariodinio]

Shredinger's battle

[@osvaldo3753]

It's a draw

[@rol9834]

It is unbelievably funny to see non-german/austrian people that are trying to spell Schrödinger. Names are weird for other languages, lul

[@kentknightofcaelin4537]

Hi Wilson

[@ShroomRPG]

Ah yes, time to drop everything I was doing and watch Pika irreparably break 15 year old games.

[@jackhazardous4008]

15 year old kids games*

[@ShroomRPG]

@@jackhazardous4008 *kids games that now have a largely adult fanbase because we all grew up to be sad and nostalgic

[@MomoKunDaYo]

Damm, you made me feel really old just now.

[@ShroomRPG]

@@MomoKunDaYo I turn 22 in 3 days, I need something to keep me going man.

[@MomoKunDaYo]

@@ShroomRPG Life goes by fast man, I turned 24 the past month, time flies, but I'm glad I never gave up playing games, that's what keeps me going

[@GetOffUrPhone]

Imagine buying a secondhand cartridge and opening up the save file to find this

[@cursedalien]

I mean, I'd probably start my own new game anyway even if it was a regular file.

[@DylanSissel]

I feel like the reason this series exists is pikasprey got a second hand cart that was soft locked 😂

[@wombat4191]

@@cursedalien Imagine if the Shedinja was a shiny though

[@movezig5]

Imagine buying a secondhand cartridge. Do you know how stupidly overpriced that shit is?

[@lillianfaust9769]

@@movezig5 are you 5? Wasn’t always that way

[@madkip4991]

Youngster, I've come to bargain

[@cheetahboy0127]

Just gonna be a couple minutes before we finish

[@wolfetteplays8894]

FreshCabbage lmao 😂

[@zackdipaolo7858]

haha nice

[@PassTheSnails]

Trainer: sees you’re in a softlocked state with one pokemon with 1 HP that can’t knock anyone out “We locked eyes, WE HAVE TO BATTLE”

[@cupofspiders5830]

that’s how it works my man

[@longbow6976]

“I wanna be the very worst, like nobody in their right mind ever was” “To trash save files is my real test, to escape them is my cause” “I will travel through every gen, soft locking far and wide” “Teach Pokemon to understand in my brain there’s nothing inside” “Save files! Gotta ruin them all (even more than 3). I know it’s my destiny!” “Trash save files! Oh, here is the end. This save file needs a mend.” “Trash save files! Gotta trash them all (freshly trashed for you). Our dumbness will not give us much else to do. “You help me and I’ll release you. Trash save files!” “Gotta trash them all (gotta trash them all)” “Trash save files!”

[@parisien-pf9kk]

@@longbow6976 greatest thing ever made

[@RGC_animation]

"Youngster Kalvin I have come to bargain."

[@Alusion94]

I played a randomized nuzlocke once. The youngster had a Rayquaza.

[@kentmichaelgalang686]

lmao

[@luisgonzalez5482]

“Didn’t expect that one eh bitch?!”

[@zmithyimafail8440]

Are you sure you ain't the npc at the start of the game that the player forgot to fight at the beginning?

[@edgaribarra9140]

oof

[@padoraye]

A youngster with a rayquaza, I have lost to. A shame to the jedi council, I now am Overdose on ketamine, i must

[@Araitik]

*New Pikasprey video* Me : Oh boy, I can't wait to learn a new way to _not_ play Pokémon again !

[@DanCicala]

I like to imagine there's someone out there using these videos as a strat guide, diligently jotting down notes as it takes 10 minutes to explain to them why it's a bad idea to throw away all your Pokemon except for one that doesn't know any attacking moves the second you get to the Elite Four.

[@brammclaughlin5718]

My favorite part of the soft lock picking series is always the convoluted solution to the trap, so it was a little disappointing to hear there was no such solution to this one. Nevertheless, loved the video, please keep it up!

[@ryanong7049]

there was a solution to this, either getting jirachi exclusively from a disc or the Pokemon box which gives you a egg and you can hatch it

[@batch_2731]

@@ryanong7049 Well all set up videos usually exclude external games to help fix your softlock. Jirachi requires you owning either an NTSC copy of Pokemon Colosseum or an Pal Version of Pokemon Channel. Following the rules of this series, the only way to break the lock is to just reset the game.

[@maximilian6829]

@@batch_2731 The same very channel covers Jirachi in other videos, like the level 100 MewTwo one. The fact he does it for one video that’s older than this one, but not other knows he’s not really giving out an unpick-able lock.

[@bait5257]

@@ryanong7049 you need 2 games for it. Rules are broken

[@egon3705]

@@batch_2731 just release jirachi before you get shedninja, you only get one per save file

[@alanbalan3539]

8:34 "so soft locking yourself in gen 6 isn`t so simple" Is that some hinting at the future I hear?

[@PtylerBeats]

The second I heard him say this, I thought, “Ok... now soft lock yourself in gen 6.”

[@kokirikid6130]

I'm quite curious about this at least in relation to ORAS the softlock would most likely have to be done before obtaining the Eon Flute once getting that escaping any/everywhere isn't a problem. Money isn't a problem either Pikasprey already mentioned that. Even if it's ORAS I'm kinda curious about potential soft-locks in X/Y.

[@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz]

unlikely, they REALLY made sure the 3d games were insaneproof

[@soupgirl1864]

@@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz coughs in lumiose city

[@wideright7567]

Been a long while since I played, but like he said, you’d have to lock in early because of super training.

[@silversteeldragunn]

Wow, this sure is a complicated way for Shedinja to steal your soul.

[@infinitethunder6184]

"You cant win or lose" Shedinja: You wont let me live. You wont let me die...

[@ShadowKnight5204]

I swear, I've heard this from somewhere before. I just can't place my finger on it.

[@infinitethunder6184]

@@ShadowKnight5204 Justice League

[@ShadowKnight5204]

@@infinitethunder6184 thanks a lot. I knew that it was something that I've seen before.

[@alfonsmucha2473]

Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu! Pokemon Let's Go Eevee! and of course, a true classic, Pokemon Let's Not! Pikasprey

[@robertdavis7464]

Thats clever lol. Up ya go

[@seanwetrich8299]

I wish I could give you a million thumbs up for that one. I actually laughed out loud. Thanks!

[@AntechamberVAL]

Perfect comment

[@CadDriftarus]

Ah, the special Third Edition scheduled for next year XD

[@kazoo3300]

Pokémon Let’s Go Crazy!

[@magicalmado3066]

This Shedinja is a modest nature, thats already grounds for a softlock.

[@mechamudskipper]

Thank you, Madotsuki

[@kentmichaelgalang686]

nasu got boring i see

[@kwayke9]

Even better then!

[@goozer326]

*Zigzagoon at 1 HP* *Shedinja uses False Swipe* "A critical hit!" Feels bad man. 5:00

[@wajfan]

it crit on the struggle too

[@datpoyo4900]

Critical Depression

[@sirkkusaarikoski4245]

@@datpoyo4900 lmao

[@benjaminmargulies1853]

both on last hit point but can't lose due to wonder guard and action replay 999 hp on shedinja is the only way out

[@sirquack1815]

For a man naned Christian, you sure are good at creating Pokémon hell.

[@janLilin]

You are officially my new favorite person.

[@IanThatMetalBassist]

@@deathstripe1 [The Joke] [Your head]

[@deadmontash9221]

@@deathstripe1 r/woosh

[@deathstripe1]

@@IanThatMetalBassist oh no, i absolutely get the joke, just as someone whos named christian, the jokes get pretty old pretty quick

[@aquatazer]

Rowley Productions I have to deal with jokes about horses with my name...

[@MegaMinerd]

Anything with Shedinja has to be good.

[@travis7638]

Galarian Wheezing:

[@evangibbs7467]

Linoose Drawing I mean bite and crunch are super effective

[@morganpriest7726]

Shedinja: the gimmick pokemon

[@derekhansj]

Weezing not wheezing

[@Missingno_Miner]

So is this one truly inescapable?

[@AndGoatz04]

"something at the very begining" As if you can get more sadistic than the berry lock.

[@MonkeyDLuffy-wm7br]

I believe he just did with the only way of escaping the lock is to give up a shiny

[@ShadowKnight5204]

@@MonkeyDLuffy-wm7br I saw that one. Game Freak needs to hire this guy so he can test the games and see if there can be any ways for a player to softlock themselves

[@winnipeginstinct]

ShadowKnight 5204 pikasprey: ah yes i found a way where if this pokemon has exactly 17 ivs in attack and is level 21 with these four moves, it it impossible for the player to escape

[@mewmew8932]

@@winnipeginstinct NOICE

[@StarlitWitchy]

Which berry lock lol

[@OneToxicPixel]

So no way out this time? That's grim... But you know what could be fun? Giving your community a soft lock and conditions to work with and whoever beats it first gets a shout out. For a change, put us through hell instead of yourself!

[@josephcharles2917]

Can we tag him in this for a bit of attention? That would be awesome.

[@snakesonaninclinedplane7507]

This video is the challenge you seek. Solve this and I'm sure he'll shout out.

[@RetraCarteR]

I don't care if this is an official challenge or not: I'm throwing my hat in the ring. You'd need to do some extra set up, but I've discovered a way to break this soft lock. If any of you want to know, here it is: WARNING: LONG POST BELOW Pokemon Box was a game for the GameCube that let you store up to 1,500 Pokemon on the GameCube's memory card by transferring them over via the GameCube/GBA link cable. It also (and this is the important part) allows you to withdraw those Pokemon on another cartridge entirely. I've done some research, and as far as I can tell, you don't need multiple Pokemon or access to the trade center to be able to transfer in Pokemon. If you soft lock yourself, you can always transfer in a Pokemon with fly from another game, even if you've exhausted all other possibilities. There are a few caveats, however. You need to be able to access the storage system to be able to withdraw the Pokemon you transferred in, but since blacking out always sends you to the Pokemon Center (or to Littleroot Town, in which case you can just walk to Oldale Town's Pokemon Center), this shouldn't be an issue no matter where you are in the game. A much more relevant issue is the restrictions that Pokemon Box itself places on transferring Pokemon. Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire can send Pokemon to Pokemon Box as soon as they get the Pokedex at the start of the game, but to even connect to Pokemon Box in FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, you need to beat the game first. Additionally, while you can deposit and withdraw your own Pokemon to your heart's content once you fulfill these conditions, withdrawing Pokemon that somebody else deposited (the important part for breaking this soft lock) requires you to have 100 Pokemon registered as "caught" in the Pokedex (this restriction applies to all Gen III Pokemon games). Admittedly, the way Pikasprey set up this softlock prevents this from being an option, but if, say, we traded 100 different Pokemon into the new Pokemon Sapphire save file one by one before setting up this soft lock, escape would be trivial. Of course, this is something only an insane person would do, but in all fairness, so is soft locking yourself in the first place. And in the end, it's really about the principle more than anything. After all, Pikasprey never _said_ it was against the rules of this soft lock, did he? TL;DR: Pokemon Box essentially prevents you from soft locking yourself in any Gen III Pokemon game, but only as long as you have more than 100 Pokemon registered in the Pokedex.

[@aboiwithtea3542]

@UCR_clUXkyXKMC0s5puREvHQ And that's a sub from me

[@ladyriethegoldendelmo5441]

Well? the only way I can think of is swagger and even then thats luck base lol

[@jackuin3387]

Shedninja is such a unique Pokemon

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

It's literally the throwaway part of a Pokemon that evolves, that's definitely unique.

[@Meanlucario]

I love the ghostly bug, even if its gimmick can cause its own downfall.

[@AvoidingTheRuby]

One of my faves

[@gustavogodoy9626]

@@Talentz92 first unique and exclusive ability (?),

[@mr.potato]

@@Talentz92 Also fun fact: Shedinja is the only fully evolved Pokemon with a BST lower than its pre-evolution. I wish they would buff it

[@Icalasari]

I know how to escape it You forgot to claim the Jirachi from the Bonus Disc and release that too. And yes, you can get it that early in the game, it's how I farmed the little buggers

[@softyyt8011]

You can only get one so you cant farm them

[@xerminator83]

@@softyyt8011 You can get one per safe file

[@xerminator83]

But the rules are that no external games are not allowed, I think

[@pokepress]

You needed a second game to set up the scenario anyway, so I don’t see using the bonus disc as much of a problem.

[@xerminator83]

@@pokepress cause it is a Total different game. 2 games of the same copy does not really count as a external game imo. Even though technically it is a external safe file, he could had done the same in any other town cause shedjinja can't learn any of the HM I think. But he wanted it to be as soon as possible in the game.

[@pvshka]

That scenario where you fight Joey but then you have a draw, which means you actually lose, so you're back at PokéCenter... "Pokémon but it's groundhog day"

[@fluffy7636]

Diglet day

[@benjaminhorn9590]

Can't decide which is more impressive; getting softlocked on the first youngster, or the overleveled traded Pokemon that listens to its trainer five turns in a row (4:51-5:20)

[@Mekkkah]

He might have hacked in the Shedinja to save time.

[@mushspore3865]

Eh it showed him levelling it on the other save

[@Jack_Rakan]

@@mushspore3865 doesn't mean he couldn't have hacked the shedinja in directly to save some time.

[@batch_2731]

@@Jack_Rakan that wouldn't have saved time, plus the moveset is still there. 😂

[@jellybeansi]

I thought it was only traded pokemon that have a risk of not obeying.

[@overlordalfredo]

This is a solid soft lock. *But where is the lock picking?* I was hoping you come up with some very specific way to break free of this soft lock and start your journey with your undead bug friend :D

[@FoxtrotGolfLima]

Overlord Alfredo you’re asking a soft lock picker to pick a soft lock he designed...

[@overlordalfredo]

@@FoxtrotGolfLima correct, like any other video he did about these topics For some weird reason this is the only of these videos he did not put in a solution. He also made some softlocks himself and debunked them is the same video (mostly very unlikely solutions)

[@fukkthisnewupdate8882]

Overlord Alfredo I mean, he didn't mention the Jirachi

[@overlordalfredo]

@@fukkthisnewupdate8882 Erm what?

[@Prodigial]

@@overlordalfredo You could get a gift Jirachi from a bonus disc around this time. This is easy to fix though. Just get Jirachi and release it. Then you're back to this point and you can only get 1 Jirachi per save file.

[@Mathtron5000]

Comment: "What was the point of this?" Pikasprey: "There is none!"

[@briansilva3765]

Pikasprey is the greatest villain in history.

[@ThatLittleKitten]

I'd love to see you do something like this in later gens. Since they're more ironed out games, it'd be harder to find problems with soft locking.

[@batch_2731]

I'd imagine a Pacifidlog Softlock would be possible, if it's possible to get there before receiving the Eon Flute.

[@kevinsaltz7849]

I've played damn near every pokemon game and never had anything close to this happen kinda seems like you have to intentionally lock yourself out and most of them I played when I was a child that wasn't good at video games

[@topichu970]

@@kevinsaltz7849 yes, that is the point of the series, finding ridiculous ways to intentionally softlock yourself that would never happen to anyone who isnt actively trying

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

@@kevinsaltz7849 Its kind of easy in Gen1, especially the japanese version, But after that; It gets harder and harder each generation

[@dudono1744]

in gen 4 you can trade on a island and lose surf that way

[@Whoami691]

Calvin's Zigzagoon is in the top percentage of zigzagoons!

[@alexander9703]

I have a horrible childhood memory of battling a Shedinja on Mount Battle in Colosseum. Nothing damaged it and I couldn't understand why, then suddenly it went down. Was alteast a decade later before I came across wonderguard again and figured it out... I also never got that Ho-Oh.

[@batch_2731]

The most free way to take out Shedinja in Colosseum is to just send out the Shadow Tyranitar from the end of the game. Weather Effects work on Shedinja so it immediately faints after the first turn.

[@Mswordx23]

Soft-lock Picking by Pikasprey? Involving Shedinja? *Yep, that's an automatic like*

[@LoveKrystal471]

Mswordx23 Oh damn! Haven't seen you in 3 years, and this is where i found you?!

[@bluerious5475]

Mswordx23 Jesus, you’re still alive? Honestly that’s pretty amazing seeing you here

[@benjaminmargulies1853]

literally need action replay to restore this save file

[@HerohammerStudios]

Working as a QA tester makes these even more fun to watch. You're insane lol

[@MuchWhittering]

You called Shedinja the ultimate gimmick Pokémon. You hear that? It's Violet and Jabadamazo crying that they're being ignored.

[@expertoflizardcorrugation3967]

I'm missing the joke

[@MuchWhittering]

@@expertoflizardcorrugation3967 Go check out his Smeargle videos over on Pikasprey Blue.

[@deeznoots6241]

Stink simply stink they were his two most useless Smeargles in his all smeargle run

[@expertoflizardcorrugation3967]

@@deeznoots6241 thanks

[@MrsIggyKirkland]

I'm pretty sure Orange and Moomin are the worst in the new series but Jabadamazo is a legend

[@Johnbf]

Oh my God he's using Phoenix Wright: Justice For All music!

[@thatjadeboi1778]

Oh hey someone else noticed :D

[@emperortgp2424]

He uses ace attorney music on a lot of his videos

[@classonbread5757]

I just finished turnabout goodbyes

[@Johnbf]

@@classonbread5757 haha you're in for a treat with Rise From The Ashes. It's about 3 years long

[@SubsonicNoise]

Squeaky Clean Cliff I read that as „Justice For All Music“ and imagined Phoenix Wright standing up for obscure genres 😁

[@tonytang7550]

I legit do not understand those asking about Struggle. Struggle does recoil damage, so doesn't matter who uses it, Shedinja will faint. Even if you didn't think of this, Pikasprey literally mentioned it in the video. Stupidity like this baffles me

[@benjaminmargulies1853]

use action replay to give shedinja 999 hp and no longer be the case

[@Nic5Cyprus]

I just noticed that Shedinja's "halo" on its back sprite is actually reversed

[@BluePhantom321]

Oh yeah wtf lmao

[@Wandergirl108]

Huh, so it is. Spooky. Which I would guess is the point.

[@Jyukenmaster95]

I didn't notice. I was busy staring into the hole on its ba-

[@gManGabe]

@@Jyukenmaster95 Now that you're soulless, can I have your stuff?

[@sceptileandmew]

You only just noticed?...oooo look at pretty hole on it baaaaaack save m-

[@doggerlander]

Trainer Calvin used Golden Experience Requiem on the player

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

No, the GER user was the first game that traded the second game the Shedinja. Calvin's the confused child in the field and the Shedinja Trainer is the broken, traumatised Diavolo. shouting at the child to stay away from him, in fear that interacting with them might lead to another death.

[@emmettraymond8058]

The most elegant softlock yet! Somehow fitting that it's with a Bug/Ghost type. :)

[@superilikeeggsyo]

Digging the Ace Attorney music in these btw

[@cecillewolters1995]

I would have called that Shedinja 'Purgatory", just for the new player to know what's up

[@BlumiTheGhost]

I don't think you can rename a Shedinja without access to the Name Rater tho. Although you could do it in the original save file

[@dayandere2669]

@@BlumiTheGhost I also don't believe you can rename traded Pokemon

[@DemBigOlEyes]

More like Purgatony, if you catch my reference.

[@cecillewolters1995]

@@DemBigOlEyes Love that show :3

[@dayandere2669]

@@DemBigOlEyes It's pizza time with Tony>~>

[@MagitekBahamuto]

Next video: _"How good was Shedinja actually?"_ What the f...!??

[@SmugLookingBarrel]

The one thing you forgot (I think) was the Colosseum bonus disc, where you can get a Jirachi

[@MuchWhittering]

Does it work that early? I know for the Pokémon Channel Jirachi you had to have beaten the League

[@walugusgrudenburg3068]

Just get it and release it like in the other videos.

[@dracogeneious8613]

I was going to say this, and I’m glad someone else did. Couldn’t you take them from colosseum too?

[@bugjams]

Pretty sure Pika said in a video that unless he brings it up, you should consider outside event Pokémon banned. Since the softlock is meant to lock you in one game and one game alone.

[@Aitherion]

@@MuchWhittering Colosseum Jirachi only requires you to have the Pokédex.

[@noodlecup244]

Shedinja has always been one of my favorites.

[@RWAsur]

same!

[@Dave_The_Musical_Fisherman]

Not my favorite but such a wonderful pokemon to make someone pull out their hair

[@arachnofiend2859]

When I was a kid I once trolled a guy who brought a Rayquaza to a casual linked battle with Shedinja

[@DarkonFullPower]

By the "well known stuff" were you referring to the Japanese exclusive softlock, the "Oak's Parcel Glitch"? If not, I would love to see a video on it, as is it the only softlock in Pokemon that can happen by (almost) complete accident. It was a common enough occurence that the translation team parched it out! In case you don't know, here are the steps to do it. Step 1: On a Japanese cart (version doesn't matter), evolve your starter before turning in Oak's parcel. Step 2: *There is no Step 2.* The softlocks you cover usually have a setup to limit options, but this one holds nothing back. With the only condition being "evolve your starter before turning in Oak's Parcel", is there any way at any point to make progress from this game shattering glitch?

[@reddeatharena9218]

I’m sure the speedrun has some glitch that would work but without glitches maybe

[@genericchannel4910]

fail

[@s0lsticefr4]

you can actually do it on international releases of yellow as it was not fixed there the tricky part is to get another pokemon to evolve but it's not impossible

[@Wuerschtle]

you can do the same thing the speedrun does: Quitting the game at a very specific time during saving, thus corrupting the memory. Then you can do some wonky stuff in the item menu, leave oaks lab and teleport directly to the hall of fame. Technically, this is possible everywhere in the game, so you can theoretically escape every single gen 1 softlock.

[@bottinator22]

@@Wuerschtle Save Corruption requires a New Game to work. The glitch merges 2 saves together. (I'm not even sure why it's considered a glitch, there isn't really any way to fix it) If you have no save, the entire SRAM will be filled with 0xFF, which, when you use the glitch, results in all the effects you're thinking of. But to do that, you need no save, which involves deleting the save file. You CAN use the glitch to escape a softlock, by timing so that it saves your location but not your party, and then you'll be back at Pallet Town. But it still requires starting a New Game, and your previous party will now be disobedient as well (due to a different OT)

[@BlumiTheGhost]

If you want to make it even more painful, you can shiny hunt for your Nincada so the player will feel too guilty to reset a save with a shiny Shedinja

[@DemBigOlEyes]

Not really, it depends on the player. I, frankly, couldn't give two shits about shiny pokemon since the only thing different is the color scheme. Sure, if I saw one i would catch it, but if it's softlocking me? Hell naw, the bitch gotta go.

[@jjt171]

most people by now have gotten a shiny pokemon already, and unless they really love shedinja's shiny, they might not care lol

[@JoseAlberto-dh8pf]

You judas fuck

[@FormulaTurismo]

I love the softlock videos you do, it is fun to ruin a save file. Keep up the good work.

[@aidenpons9584]

I'm shocked that this is the first softlock that Pikasprey hasn't actually found an obscenely ridiculous way to get out!

[@compulsoryevacuationdevice]

This is the best Pokemon related content ever made! Never stop making these videos!

[@MultiKingDeDeDe]

Ur profile made me go back to my hand wtf?

[@M3G4T3RR4]

I was going to reply something, but then it came back to my hand. So I’m activating Double Summon, and here it is.

[@barackobama6816]

Barack Obama supports this message

[@Sean_Bird]

Having to fight a forced encounter against a Shedninja could potentially cause a softlock, if you think about it...

[@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093]

Struggle still kills you

[@1256936]

It is true that if Youngster Joey and the player were to switch places, both would be just as screwed, except that now the player could grind for XP and probably eventually find a move to surpass wonder guard

[@loonybin7835]

How? If the Shedinja is an opponent and can't do damage, it'll kill itself with struggle eventually. If you can't damage it traditionally, eventually you'll be able to hit it with your own struggle. Wouldn't be a lock if it's only the opponent with Shedinja.

[@austinvanderveer213]

Unless he has false swipe and gets you down to 1 HP by the time struggle comes into play

[@kadabrium]

@@1256936 struggle wont kill yourself if you have more than shedinjas 1hp

[@VideoJunkie91]

"Calvin! I've come to bargain!"

[@monkeyfunkeygaming6990]

Shedninja: *Exists* Entry hazards,hail,sandstorm,confusion,poison,leech seed: *I'm about to end this man's whole career*

[@MelWhitehill]

I believe you forgot burn, rough skin and maybe sticky barb.

[@limyuxuan1272]

@@MelWhitehill Rocky Helmet, future sight (ignore type)

[@iMORTIsieteVOi]

ACHKTUALLY it's immune to leech seed since it cant be hit by grass and on switch ins leech seed goes away :P

[@yu2eZman]

@@iMORTIsieteVOi Actually your fucking stupid, shedinja can be leech seeded since wonderguard does not make it immune to any status moves. If you are going to pedantic atleast be correct.

[@Freshley369]

Its insane how you were helping out tons of youtube channels with your „can i beat“ series man. This series just got me into your channel tho! Keep up the great work its always a pleasure to watch. 👌🏼

[@WhatAreColors]

Based Pikasprey. I have no idea how many times I have watched your softlock picking videos already but it's gotta be at least 10 times for each one. I assume you will eventually run out of possible soft locks or they become very simmilar. Anyway, I hope you still have some stuff left to cover because it is brilliant. It's also amazing how you never beg for people to subscribe or anything like that.

[@l30ng62]

Someone should hire this man as a game tester.

[@guywithglasses5309]

These things would never make it through the game if he was one of the game testers lets be real.

[@brr4519]

Emmanuel Ababio ...that’s the whole point

[@danielt.2870]

Never thought I’d be taught soft locks by squidward

[@spectrasoulfaire215]

A new episode of Soft Lock Picking _and_ Shedinja love? Fantastic.

[@autumnshinespark]

"I'm talking about crafting something so ridiculous that nobody would ever think to go through with it" That's like, this channel's motto XD

[@amayaoke9036]

honestly this is starting to get depressing

[@Mind.Melting]

I was hoping there was going to be a convoluted escape method. 🤣 Love these vids dude.

[@rancidkilljoy9960]

Pikasprey in: "If Tartarus Were A Pokémon Game"

[@aaronmeives4496]

Youngster Calvin after battling for the 58th time: I have never seen this man before in my entire life

[@jaredcrabb]

Same with most elite 4 members.

[@redgerran]

You've managed to unlock so many soft locks, but this one seems pretty unbreakable.

[@izzykidd2939]

You, are a madman and I love it 😂 I always look forward to your newest upload and can’t wait to see what you do next! I hope you have an awesome day!

[@ShinyDracozolt]

Excellent video as always, Pikasprey! Love learning new ways to effectively softbrick the games I love, and I mean that genuinely. Y'know, watching all of these makes me wonder if there ARE ways to softlock yourself in the later games...I know they've taken a lot of precautions but I am curious as hell.

[@liamcritcher1060]

Just to say I love your videos and the effort you go to for some of them is insane . Keep it up !

[@MahDryBread]

That's really creative!

[@stemdapple]

I wouldn't expect to see you on a soft lock video, but that shows how much I know.

[@robertsmith2110]

Oh thank god I needed this.

[@monkkind]

I love the video, but what I love more is the Ace Attorney BG Cross examination music. Please make more videos like this!

[@IeshiAke]

*clears throat* technically this isn't soft lock picking, it's just soft lock ing. ... Now that I've proven my intellectual superiority I can remark that this is a nice video, mah dude.

[@ori.g4mi]

I mean, he does bring up that it wouldn't even be worth lock picking it because it's right at the beginning of the game and it takes less than 10 minutes to get there.

[@IeshiAke]

@@ori.g4mi with how hard it is to fix the other ones resetting is always the best solution, even if you're 40 hours into the game

[@FlugzeugZeug]

Am I the only one that thought his name was pronounced "Pika Sprey"?

[@realmenhavemeatontheirbone4554]

I pronounce it "Pika Spray"

[@WaterKirby1994]

I thought it was a special saying of Sprey like how gray is sometimes spelled "grey", Pika Sprey Society! I wonder how many members we have? Each Thumbs up is another person who says "Pika Spray"!

[@femmemachete]

I'm pretty sure it's Pik-Asprey.

[@realmenhavemeatontheirbone4554]

@@femmemachete actually, he usually says "Pih-Kaspree"

[@unaura43]

Peek ass spray

[@longbow6976]

“I wanna be the very worst, like nobody in their right mind ever was” “To trash save files is my real test, to escape them is my cause” “I will travel through every gen, soft locking far and wide” “Teach Pokemon to understand in my brain there’s nothing inside” “Save files! Gotta ruin them all (even more than 3). I know it’s my destiny!” “Trash save files! Oh, here is the end. This save file needs a mend.” “Trash save files! Gotta trash them all (freshly trashed for you). Our dumbness will not give us much else to do. “You help me and I’ll release you. Trash save files!” “Gotta trash them all (gotta trash them all)” “Trash save files!”

[@hippityboi6926]

This makes me think of the time I fought a Kirlia with the trace ability with my shedinja. Every single one of my other pokémon were fainted and I didn't have any revives. Kirlia used trace on my shedinja. Thing is, my shedinja didn't have any moves super effective against itself, and kirlia didn't have any moves that were super effective against my shedinja. I ended up restarting the game because I was too lazy to wait for struggle.

[@glennmaikelboujon8692]

It is now one year later and i can confirm that shedninja has still come to bargain. And no one will stop this determined madlad

[@memedealer2018]

"your meaning and your actions will dictate the outcome of your game,my actions are right or truth Can you face the truth and avoid destruction,player? You will never reach the champion"

[@Samrules888]

alternate title: shedinja's struggle snuggle

[@CadDriftarus]

Is this Shedinja's secret Z-Move?

[@benjaminmargulies1853]

action replay to buff shedinja's HP to 999 and then no longer auto-OHKO'd by struggle

[@BaiZoo]

Words can hardly describe how much I love this series.

[@TotallyNotCalledEvan]

Youngster Calvin, I've come to bargain

[@sommor001]

The problem with soft locking while event cartridges (and ROM dumps) exist, is that the English Aura Mew cartridge works with all non Japanese versions of the gen 3 games and allows infinite transfers. This should always work, if you saved in a Pokémon Center. To make it extremely hard to escape this soft lock, you should use a Japanese game (or ROM), because Japanese distribution cartridges are extremely hard (and expensive) to get and those ROM dumps are nearly impossible to find.

[@dimmyjean]

He's back at it again. My void has been filled by another softlock vid.

[@67kingdedede]

Sapphire Speedrun - Softlock%

[@yuhaino]

I wanna ask something. How do you always know that at least I am wat ging this at night just before i sleep. anyways, i love he soft lock picking series that are in Pokémon! Really love your videos!

[@hiimapop7755]

Everyone: *fails to find a good softlock* Pikasprey: Fine, I'll do it myself.

[@johnalddrumph456]

Pikasprey: purposely soft locks games for fun Me: accidentally soft locked my life and has no idea how

[@ahuman6901]

But, out of curiosity, can you softlock gen 6? I’d be fascinated to see what you can come up with!

[@thorgidogofthunder]

well, there's lumiose city

[@barryswigart1432]

It's crazy that they didn't anticipate what could happen if you did everything counter-intuitively and also bought a second copy of the game.

[@DMindGaming]

Pokemon protagonist: Pikasprey: "Do you wanna play a game?"

[@flower-hope-galaxy3866]

For some reason, now I want to see a GEN eight soft lock. I would love it!

[@Mauricekaip]

I don’t think that’s possible. There is responding items, a key item escape rope, and a constant ‘fly’ ability.

[@doodleblah8275]

im so glad you are uploading these a bit more frequently now

[@pendantsauce9513]

“As you grind you need to watch out for nincada’s moves”

[@matteoar]

You're crazy. And we love you for that.

[@jacobvarela2216]

do i know you

[@matteoar]

@@jacobvarela2216 Uh...hi, I'm Matteo. Now you certainly do.

[@jacobvarela2216]

@@matteoar is that your first or last name

[@matteoar]

@@jacobvarela2216 It's the first. Guess yours is Jacob(?)

[@jacobvarela2216]

@@matteoar yes are you a kid i think you are one of my friends from 1rst

[@trebo1337]

I never clicked so hard on a new video

[@Kreiser_VII]

Hope your mouse/mobile device is ok

[@Hieronymus-Pseudonymous]

I finally gave in to KZbin's recommendation. Well, it was interesting.

[@cluelesswanderer]

This was super impressive. I gotta say this softlock has got to be the most dramatic by far.

[@Matando]

This is easy to pick for me. I just have to connect it to Pokemon Box: Ruby and Sapphire for the Nintendo Gamecube. As soon as you login to Pokemon Box with a game for the first time Brigette gives you a Swablu egg with the moveset peck, growl, and false swipe. You just have to hatch the egg and you've picked the soft lock. Yes I understand this game is extremely rare(and super expensive now) but I do have a copy that I bought during a day trip to NYC as a Christmas gift from my grandparents years ago. It was about a year or two before my grandmother died from cancer too so it hold sentimental value.

[@Matando]

@ there are already rom dumps out there, besides that would be illegal. If Pikasprey wanted to borrow it I wouldn't mind lending my disc to him. I may make some videos using it on my channel in the future though.

[@Forever_Zero]

When your Pokemon journey ends before it even starts

[@awesomejakex3798]

I love these videos man! They’re so entertaining to me.