How I Beat Shining Pearl Using Only Weak Pokemon

Everyone uses the same boring team, so I beat Pokemon Shining Pearl with the weakest team!
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#Pokemon #ShiningPearl #BrilliantDiamond

[@MandJTV]

I enjoyed our super fair trade buddy!

[@remasailesh4349]

Yes it was very fair.

[@BatFlash52]

Best trade ever.

[@jessicawalton4375]

lol

[@AnotherDingo]

Ah yes…. Fair

[@typhoonboom]

best trade ever

[@Purplecliffe]

i can’t even beat this game with good pokémon 😭

[@reynaampp]

He even uploaded the video same time you uploaded your video

[@AsherSN19]

I saw your recent video man it’s ok

[@zwonderouscyndaburst5905]

RIP DOUG

[@zwonderouscyndaburst5905]

YOU KILLED VALKYRIE BAD PURPLECLIFFE

[@AnotherDingo]

Cynthia may be a bit too distracting for you

[@PM7]

I chose the team off of base stat totals and the goal was to show off the Pokemon, not say they were bad! Only respect for my king da doof

[@aliwasti635]

Okay

[@aliwasti635]

I was about to say, Unown is a true god.

[@Typicali]

Badoof is God

[@techno952]

He will let you off this time

[@jeff4369]

@@aliwasti635 no it isnt

[@caramelapple1809]

"There are no weak pokemon, only weak trainers" Sun tzu- The Art of War

[@madnessarcade7447]

That’s what I always say any Pokémon can be good with enough love and patience

[@gamingwizard3296]

@@madnessarcade7447 and ev training

[@gamingwizard3296]

@@miyaaauyeuye2385 why just why bot

[@rayoconnell261]

War Sun- The of Tzu Art

[@funnylookingseal]

Yeah LEDIAN CAN DO IT,LEDIAN CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Patterrz]

Pachirisu is a VGC world champ, clearly not weak ;)

[@fdssfdfsddfs]

Hello there

[@dylandiller789]

Yezzz

[@jeremiegaming3034]

The wise word!

[@jakethegreat2028]

Smart man

[@thecar888]

That is true

[@andrewp.1358]

Still can't believe he beat Cynthia on his first try. That's incredible. I will never disrespect Bibarel again

[@aliwasti635]

Wait, you disrespected Bibarel in the past?

[@0vercrafted]

He wasn't using weak Pokémon to start with, besides, he was playing on switch battle style. The fact a lot of people are impressed by this is depressing

[@andrewp.1358]

@@0vercrafted Ok, I see what you mean. I didn't realize he was playing switch mode, which makes things a thousand times easier. And tbh, the pokemon he was using weren't complete trash.

[@kenkr9449]

@@andrewp.1358 Unown and Chatot

[@andrewp.1358]

@@kenkr9449 I mean, yes unown is trash, but you can still use chatot. It's just like using a slightly stronger Pidgeotto

[@noodnood9668]

I love that the second "B" from the Unown spelling "Subscribe" was actually a V, so John actually gave Unown the wrong name lol

[@adleradler4969]

Subscrive!! 💀

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

Subscrive 💀💀

[@saintace9589]

I'm Subscrived 💀💀💀

[@bee5607]

Subscrive!!!!! 💀💀💀💀

[@bobbethy]

Subscrive!!!💀💀💀💀💀

[@00KiryuZero00]

Back when the original Diamond&Pearl came out I used a Pachirusu and leveled it to 100...then I found a shiny one and got it too lvl100 too

[@patricksitchon245]

@@miyaaauyeuye2385 shut up

[@laurdragan968]

Double power

[@derpy2.0]

Nice

[@matijabenko4128]

Cool😎

[@tornadey018]

John doesn't know that Saturn's a boy. Nobody tell him.

[@tyranitorn8632]

lmao be quiet liberal

[@MisterRegretti]

No one knows for some reason lol

[@ashwiing813]

Saturns a boy??

[@LoxodonAnchor]

That was far better than my cynthia fight, 30 revives later and what killed garchomp was a leech seed that would only activate when my houndoom loved me enough to dodge or survive on 1

[@megagamer1739]

What was your team?

[@laurdragan968]

@@megagamer1739 bro you know i wonder which cynthia team is harder platinum or diamond and pearl.

[@Jimmy054]

I got a weak pokemon on my team because I only had 5 for some reason and it was because of that pokemon that my staraptor used final gambit and won

[@thuringian1127]

Send out my Unown for show off. Then gladly took that thing down with my Goldking.

[@lavaleopard2961]

Dude, finally a shining pearl run, everyone does brilliant diamond I swear

[@krisbd6262]

Because it’s Brilliant.

[@darkshado124]

Because of Arcanine. It's superior to Pearl's Nine Tails

[@_Ninth_]

@@darkshado124I think it’s more because dialga is better than palkia but alr

[@AutisticGastrodon]

Imo Dialga is cooler than palkia, but that doesn't mean Palkia isn't cool

[@JEshelman-ve3bp]

I have shining pearl

[@Joltrix]

“Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites” -some blue haired woman from johto

[@originalname8770]

this quote singlehandedly made me use plusle on my team lol

[@DragonicFang]

best trainer ever. sad she's only an e4.

[@matrixgachaverse1100]

Did all of yall forget that *technically* gamefreak still has to remake heartgold/soulsilver? Thats gen 4 as well

[@AlarchyGaming]

They say this yet a lvl 1 giratina could destroy a level 100 butterfree

[@Jorpda]

- A woman I’d let speak to my manager

[@ub-06austin40]

Even as a joke it genuinely hurts to see you release a Mew, my favorite Pokémon.

[@rileyackison4495]

I was so excited to find out you could get a gift mew until I found out I needed to buy one of the let’s go games to get it.

[@sparketic]

I was actually crying and question my existence after he did that

[@tyranitorn8632]

no one cares

[@MisterRegretti]

@@tyranitorn8632 That is not true

[@laurdragan968]

@@MisterRegretti literally i already felt that feeling when Jack released jirachi and mew double pain.

[@devixlevio257]

Allow me to say something: I've always found it hilarious how Flint is the one making all the puns about his type. "Let Flint see how hot your spirit burns!" "Agh.. Burnt right down to cinders.." And it makessense that Mr. Ronald McDonald would be the funny one.

[@hayarashid6581]

this honestly made me smile so much :D your enthusiasm and sheer joy for your beloved teammates is !!! so great !!!! i still think lightyear deserved better but wormy boi was good too! hats off to bruce too!!! love the little guy

[@IcyLucario14]

I just love the Chatot song edits. It is so funny! Great job John and Tyler! Keep it up!

[@Snowstorm174]

For a purely introduced-in-Gen-4 team, the weakest six fully evolved Pokémon (according to stats) would be Kricketune (384), Pachirisu (405), Bibarel (410), Wormadam/Mothim (424), Purugly (452), and Carnivine (454). However, with unevolved pokemon, we have Kricketot (194), Burmy (224), Combee (244), Starly (245), Bidoof (250 - the same stat total as Smeargle), and Shinx (263). It’s interesting how baby Pokémon with such low stats can (sometimes) become such powerful team members later on. Also, I didn’t realize Smeargle’s stats were that awful until I did my research, yikes.

[@shinymainespoon]

You're a legend

[@user-nm3dh5io2b]

Idk why Pachi is buffed, it helped a Korean VGC Competitor to become the World Champion. Dang that squirrel do be buffed

[@emminet]

How is Purrugly so low in stats in terms of evolved Pokémon when Mars's Purrugly is the strongest thing known to man?

[@youtube-kit9450]

@@emminet Because 452 at that point in the game is super strong and that hideously underlevelled Purugly can use its two stats, the absurd speed and decent attack (for that point in the game) to wreak havoc on your 200-300s stat pokémon.

[@emminet]

@@youtube-kit9450 oh I know, it’s just always such a run breaker!

[@Kev.in1997]

I played a nuzlocke of this game as my first play through and had pachirisu on my team and named it "slayer" It really lived up to its name surprisingly (it survived until the end and was one of my most reliable team members ^^)

[@storymaster21]

I think my absolute favorite moment from this video is: PokeMEN7: Leading off with the souls of the damned...? Also PokeMEN7: I have a bug with a mustache.

[@MrItzo]

This was your best video yet! Great editing, hype sound design, cracking humor… I’m usually never into casual but this kind of playthrough I can get behind!

[@vukadinvekovic1378]

I cant wait for challenges you'll be doing with Mikey

[@drsupriyobhattacharya7422]

Title : how I beat shining pearl using only weak Pokemons John : *uses a bibarel*

[@jbonegaming]

It is weak

[@KrystalPaigeSky]

I have never never laughed as hard as when Mikey sent over “Sub2MandJTV”

[@Sherrif_Frog]

In Shield I used the gift Eevee for my play through. She was the weakest ‘Mon, but dang, could she Retaliate and Gigantimax! I kept her around as the team mascot

[@reddswisscheese]

I actually really like pachirisu and they aren't as bad as they seem

[@alucard8433]

Not sure how it can be labeled a weak Pokemon as it was on a World Champions team when he won the world championship lol

[@yumark5800]

@@alucard8433 Exactly 🤣. I was gonna comment about it hahah

[@tobeymaguire4958]

@@alucard8433 while Pachirisu is pretty good in doubles with follow me and fake out support, it’s usually somewhat lacking in singles, with very low attacking stats. I like using it in play-throughs though. I have used one many a time when I wanted to use something other than Luxray lol. Also it’s a cute little squirrel what’s not to love?

[@alucard8433]

@@tobeymaguire4958 Attack stats are not the only important thing in battles there are pokemon with terrible attack and special attack stats that are top tier like Blissey for example.

[@tobeymaguire4958]

@@alucard8433 I know, but sadly Pachirisu doesn’t have the bulk to compensate for that in competitive singles. Still love using it though! And Sejun Park’s Pachirisu is iconic as hell!

[@freddydaboi4113]

"just smile and wave boys" killed me

[@ff10fire666]

I've used kricketune. It was a good pokemon, give it sticky web, sword dance, fury cutter and a metronome. Boom everything dies.

[@CosmicNebula444]

Okay ngl, catching enough Unown to spell "Subscribe" and then naming a team member that is the best self sellout I've seen

[@Mandiness]

They actually spelled “subscrive”. Pretty sure that second B was a V Unown lol.

[@CosmicNebula444]

@@Mandiness shit man you right, so close 😔

[@thewhovianpokefan7481]

Saturn (the person you fight at Lake Valour) is actually a man

[@duythuc1515]

"There's no such thing as weak pokemon, only weak trainers"- That one water chef in Kalos maybe

[@Blue_pikmin11]

I love how chararp fainted half of the teams that you fought 😂😂

[@Mimikyu_Lov3r]

This has to be the best and most hilarious Pokémon playthrough video I’ve ever seen 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@werrywit]

I used Pachirisu on my main BDSP team and it's actually pretty good.

[@amberwolf5371]

I used one too! He made an excellent volt switch scout.

[@shinymainespoon]

I used Chatot. 100% confusion Chatter is fantastic

[@melskunk]

I picked one up for the pickup and he ended up replacing my luxray as my electric striker

[@lilli7040]

Used it as a staller and attacker and he was one of my biggest MVPs ^^ Love my Pachirisu!

[@yourfellowpolishtranslator2918]

Excuse me, this is clickbait. You used the best team I've ever seen.

[@serahuffman718]

When Saturn is a man but John be like "Planet lady"

[@cev11864]

the disappointed face PokeMEN made when he saw the burmy's name (which he can't change even if he wanted to) followed by Mikey's smug face is just the best

[@thisnameisstupid9133]

I used a different team that wasn’t super strong or weak. Empoleon, Froslass, Machamp, Roserade, Houndoom and Gastrodon. I had like 2 pokemon that a lot of people used, gastrodon and Empoleon. This team was the best one I’ve used. Fun game, and actually challenging.

[@giyuutomioka3751]

You know that is a really cool team. I wanted to repeat some of my old Pokemon from my platinum team. It was Infernape, togekiss, garchomp, luxray, weavile(yes weavile at the victory road😭)and roserade.

[@kairotabuso8041]

Y do you need two water types just get Garchomp

[@giyuutomioka3751]

@@kairotabuso8041 I guess he wanted to use empoleon an they both are dual types and he didn't wanna use garchomp before as I also used it in my first diamond team but I wanted to repeat mine

[@thisnameisstupid9133]

@@giyuutomioka3751 I used them actually because both covered each other’s weaknesses decently well. Empoleon takes neutral damage from grass and gastrodon was immune to electric. Gastrodon also had storm drain to cover my houndoom’s water weakness. Sure, could have used Garchomp, but that would be lame, and if I were to use hippowdon or something sandstorm would hit most of my team so I chose to have gastrodon as a sponge for electric and water moves and as my tank while Empoleon covered fairy with its steel typing and all that. I had some strategy behind it.

[@giyuutomioka3751]

@@thisnameisstupid9133 oh, ok. Thanks for the explanation.

[@joshfarmer8408]

Excuse me sir, where are the baby pokemon only run Also if you guys did the honey trees what was your first pokemon? I got an aipom and she helped me get a dawn stone for my gallade

[@tyranitorn8632]

be quiet

[@MisterRegretti]

@@tyranitorn8632 Who hurt you

[@MarshtompGames]

2:37 "CONGRATULATIONS!!!!1 YOUR [[big tot]] EVOLVED INTO A [[BIG SHOT!]]"

[@joeyteter9383]

I was excited to play through these games since I didn’t get to when they came out, so over the last few years I have wanted to use my favorites when I can...this is one of those games that makes me realize that most of my favorite Pokémon aren’t very good. But I’m still having a blast and kicking ass (Chimecho, Pachirisu, Mothim, Gligar, Infernape and Togepi)

[@saaranshdas8253]

why don't you evolve gligar and togepi

[@joeyteter9383]

@@saaranshdas8253 Well I heard that you can’t evolve Gligar until after the E4 and Togepi has to get by a friendship evo before you can use a shiny stone to get Togekiss and those take forever so I was working on it lol

[@stephenwehe5944]

Playthrough challenges like this, where you're able to really show off your VGC skills, are just so impressive. Well done!

[@BreezyCat128]

Ayo, nice job beating Cynthia on your first try! It still took me 5 tries to beat her ;-; In case you’re curious, my team was Torterra, Staraptor, Luxray, Gastrodon, Crobat, and Houndoom

[@kareemmarcus1824]

I have Torterra, Staraptor, Luxray, Crobat, Dalkia (dont judge i like him) and Onix (i dont have online to trade)

[@anne-rebeccajaninavanloock7015]

Damn, some mad respect there! Well done! Also, I'm jealous of the trade Mikey got... What I wouldn't give for that XD

[@knatarajan6742]

The rollout edit was SO HILARIOUS! Great Job editor and John on this video!

[@evangelineaudet7242]

probably the best thing I’ve ever seen especially since a huge transformers and Pokémon fan

[@knatarajan6742]

@@evangelineaudet7242 Same!

[@VGGBrayden]

This made me try a challenge like this in Crystal (and I started appreciating Furret)

[@AutisticGastrodon]

You didn't appreciate furret before? Shame on you /j

[@DryBones271]

That "B" is actualy a "V" so it spells "Subscrive"

[@mattbro1boi408]

"honey tree Pokemon are the worst" Feebas - Are you sure about that?

[@huwstron8581]

hilarious to watch and very impressive, congrats john

[@GorochuVA]

4:41 my favorite moment and I haven't even finished the video

[@AlexM-fv8lp]

I love the intonation behind "Curl! Curl into a ball!" Actually, I just love your intonation in general. This is the quality content I sign up for!

[@brevinbeard900]

John: Heracross, that's like the rarest thing in the trees! Munchlax: Am I a joke to you?

[@darkfiredragon3410]

Since Heracross can't be caught in the Grand Underground... *Yes, yes you are*

[@Clauricorn]

John: Calls Saturn Planet Lady Gen 4: Fans He is a dude.

[@vik.o1598]

The fact that he used pachirisu fully dimisses this run, he got the championship cause of being a good tanky support

[@creamsiclelps17]

I’ve recently reset my og pearl and I just beat the 8th gym and IM SUPER SCARED of the elite four in sinnoh.. especially Cynthia she’s very scary. When I see that he beat the game with the “weakest” Pokémon makes me feel bad for not being able to complete the game with normal mons lol.

[@jeremiegaming3034]

Don't worry about diamond and pearl Cynthia while she is still hard she doesn't have competitive builded pokemon so she's much easier to dealt with.

[@zzzsaga]

Being a pokemon fan since more than 20 years ago i can say this was one of the best and funniest videos i have watched all my life.Thanks a lor! Funnny moments.

[@gerrylaksono1222]

14:04 "Eww. Are those legendaries? Keep 'em! I don't want them!" *LeavingTheRoom

[@ivandekad7249]

To quote an *actually* cool Karen: "Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people."

[@kareemmarcus1824]

“True trainers should try to win with their favorites.”

[@yeets_galore3133]

Well, my favorites are very op :)

[@aadarsh_]

So,the candice gym puzzle was optional 😤

[@lillianheath9485]

4:41 This is so funny I choked on my own tongue and I'm not even kidding

[@petty2579]

I did my first run with a cherubi and pachirisu for bdsp and I'm surprised how well I somehow managed ... tho of course I did have some rather strong pkmn within my team as well

[@bubblecat7827]

I ended up using a Beautifly on my team and he hits surprisingly hard

[@MisterRegretti]

@@miyaaauyeuye2385 it has 100 base special attack which is the same as arcanine

[@MisterRegretti]

Oops I replied to the bot

[@AsherSN19]

Sir change the title to “semi-weak” becuse bibarel is a god

[@RodimusMinor1987]

I burst out laughing when da doof said you can't kill me

[@Ugouka12]

da Doof is the master of clutch plays haha

[@uchiki157]

He called Saturn the planet lady ... Who's gonna tell him?

[@TonyTonyChopper-wl6wj]

I can’t even beat the game with a good team

[@Wutp606]

agreed. lost half my team beating bug types

[@blazi3776]

Been loving your vids for years. Samuel otero was tweeting about potentially bringing back Pokemon Tower Defense. If he does you should do a throwback series on it. I loved your ptd videos way back in the day.

[@ImTrash13]

The rapping chatot and kricketot were so funny

[@PaPaSea]

WORMADAM IS NOT WEAK 😡😡😡

[@builderforce6096]

Wait Heracross is rare? I found it in literally my first honey tree

[@johannesboomsma4680]

It's a 5% chance to get it in honey trees and that's the only way to get it

[@remasailesh4349]

People are literally spending days trying to find one lol.

[@builderforce6096]

@@remasailesh4349 guess I got lucky he hasa modest nature sadly tho

[@elpabloescobar8278]

this is the funniest video ive seen in a long time. thank you

[@ChaseDoesETC]

The whole lead up with mikey memes were just perfect with the burmy

[@Cool-Vest_Leo]

YOOO I RECOMMENDED THIS! I've been planning on using Grotle, Lumineon, Wormadam, Pachirisu, Sudowoodo, and Chatot. A good way to appreciate the bad Sinnoh mons.

[@captainpolio867]

if John beats the league, doesn't that make the team the best pokemon in the region?

[@matijabenko4128]

No

[@tinyandsmalls4289]

I have never been more proud of a Bibarel in my life. 💪👊

[@arielmccarthy4892]

Wonderful content and wonderful humor from an amazing fella

[@mickkelley3776]

Wormadam is basically a weaker Scizor, and since there's only a couple fire types in this game even with the Grand Underground, Wormadam is incredibly OP in Sinnoh.

[@juniperjahir38]

Especially when it learns quiver dance during level up

[@mickkelley3776]

@@juniperjahir38 ...It does? Also, what's Quiver Dance do again? I'm not that well-versed in anything from generations numbered greater than 6.

[@juniperjahir38]

@@mickkelley3776 it basically boosts special attack, special defense, and speed

[@lightfiendish]

saturn sad cause everything thinks hes a girl :( also he lost to extremely weak pokemon

[@scroogemcduck8937]

Good video! Appreciate the humor!

[@necrozma4029]

the sheer amount of tot-related puns are just tot-mendously beau-tot-ful

[@Ty1a2424]

this editing is literally six stars...

[@a_very_angry_pickle]

"Using only bad pokemon" Bidoof is not a weak pokemon

[@ssjmatt8424]

Exactly, it's highly underrated. But it has very good moves, good abilities and good stats as Bibarel.

[@a_very_angry_pickle]

@@ssjmatt8424 and its a god

[@ssjmatt8424]

@@a_very_angry_pickle It is.

[@SirPotato418]

John says keep your dog on a leash.. I went to full metal and pictured the the dr.s daughter changed to a dog.. 😂

[@jacksonstiglich2300]

This is the best Switch Sinnoh play-through on all of KZbin!

[@colepetersonmusic]

Great vid! Keep it up, John!

[@Birdthefeatheredone]

4:43 okay, who fell down the Vtuber rabbit hole before editing in this joke? I recognize the voice of that little shark anywhere.

[@floorlayr6943]

Bibarrel learns swords dance John: reality can be whatever I want

[@srirachabananas]

just the overall pacing of this video and just the lack of normal volume speaking makes this video my favorite video on this channel

[@jacobruby2237]

I enjoyed that the Unown you used was the letter J.

[@drapionmaster6032]

Can you do his challenge in more games like Oras or something.Because I loved this challenge!

[@mickthegod6699]

12:12 NOT THE TUBBO REFERENCE XDDDDDD

[@Jp_Velociraptor]

2:45 was John speed running release mew 🤣🤣🤣

[@thomaskrick8183]

I’ve never seen someone release a new so quickly. There might be a speed-run record for that!

[@drippedz8509]

its funny that da doof lived out of sheer will and decided to absolutely carry the team

[@PhantomKing1478]

Bro I laughed so hard at the fact that all of the honey trees were ready but only after he gave Palkia away for burmy 🤣🤣🤣

[@lil_eon2732]

This has to be in Guinness book of record. John just beat cynthia's garchomp with da doof

[@themoonrunner1303]

Da doof had gone beyond god mode 🎉😮

[@philipthesquid4979]

Was waiting for this

[@aeroplane_enthusiast]

purplecliffe: exists pokemen7: u haev thicc cranium

[@sacredplix]

PokeMEN having weak pokemon: Me: tom its your chance to say it Tom: boy what the hell boi