Pokémon: Gold, Silver, & Crystal Versions (GBC) Retrospective | The Gold Standard

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part 2 hgss: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4nGloubq7WZd5I
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== Gold & Silver==
GS Intro (0:00:00)
Intro (0:2:13)
Battling Basics (0:3:23)
Moves and Types (0:04:54)
Evolution (0:19:03)
Battles (0:21:45)
Held Items (0:24:51)
Wild and Trainer Battles (0:26:07)
Catching Pokémon (0:26:27)
TMs and HMs (0:28:20)
Overworld, Field Moves, Day/Night (0:28:53)
Encounters (0:35:20)
Breeding (0:36:47)
Multiplayer (0:38:33)
Visuals and Audio (Bringing Johto Alive) (0:39:31)
New Bark Town (Chikroita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile Lines) (0:41:28)
Route 29 (Pidgey, Rattata, Sentret, and Hoothoot Lines) (0:45:13)
Route 46 (Spearow, Jigglypuff, and Geodude Lines), Cherrygrove (0:47:48)
Route 30 (Caterpie, Weedle, Ledyba, and Spinarak Lines) - Silver Battle 1 (0:50:25)
Route 31 (Bellsprout Line) and the Problem with Evolution Stones (0:55:48)
Dark Cave West (Zubat and Dunsparce Lines) (0:58:07)
Violet City 1 - Sprout Tower (Gastly Line) (0:59:31)
Violet City 2 (Onix and Togepi Lines) + Falkner (1:01:14)
Route 32 and Old Rod (Ekans, Mareep, Hoppip, Wooper, Tentacool, Magikarp, Qwilfish, Krabby, Poliwag, and Goldeen Lines) (1:03:42)
Ruins of Alph (Unown A-Z) (1:08:29)
Union Cave (Sandshrew Line) (1:09:54)
Azalea (Slowpoke Line) and Bugsy + Rival 2 (1:10:29)
Ilex Forest (Oddish and Paras Lines) and Headbutt (Exeggcute, Pineco, Aipom, and Heracross Lines) (1:13:55)
Route 34 (Abra, Drowzee, and Ditto Lines) (1:18:41)
Goldenrod (Machop and Dratini Lines) and Whitney (1:20:44)
Route 35 (Nidoran and Yanma Lines) (1:24:06)
National Park (Sunkern, Venonat, Scyther, and Pinsir Lines) (1:25:22)
Route 36 (Sudowoodo, Vulpix, Growlithe, Stantler, and Shuckle Lines) (1:27:24)
Ecruteak 1 and Burned Tower (Eevee, Koffing, and Magmar Lines) (1:30:10)
Roamers (Raikou, Entei, and Suicune) (1:34:15)
Ecruteak 2 - Morty and Surf (Psyduck, Lapras, Natu, and Smeargle Lines) (1:37:44)
Route 38 (Meowth, Magnemite, Farfetch'd, Tauros, and Miltank, and Snubbull Lines) (1:41:35)
Route 39, Olivine 1, Lighthouse, and Good Rod (Staryu, Cosola, Shellder, Chinchou, and Voltorb Lines) (1:44:18)
Routes 40 and 41 (Mantine) (1:48:21)
Cianwood and Chuck (1:49:26)
Olivine 2 and Jasmine (1:50:19)
Route 42 (Mankey Line) (1:51:04)
Mt. Mortar (Marill Line) (1:51:18)
Mahogany 1 and Route 43 (Girafarig) (1:51:46)
Lake of Rage, Shinies, Mahogany Rocket HQ, and Pryce (1:52:23)
Radio Tower and Story Structure (1:55:50)
Tin Tower (Ho-oh) (1:58:23)
Whirl Islands (Seel, Horsea, and Lugia Lines) (1:59:33)
Route 44 (Lickitung, Tangela, and Remoraid Lines) (2:01:17)
Ice Path (Jynx, Swinub, and Delibird Lines) (2:02:34)
Blackthorn, Dragon's Den, and Clair (Rhyhorn Line) (2:04:27)
Mt. Mortar Upper Floors (Hitmon Line) (2:06:38)
Route 45 (Gligar, Teddiursa, Skarmory, and Phanpy Lines) (2:08:44)
Dark Cave East (Wobbuffet) (2:10:21)
Route 27 and Tohjo Falls (Ponyta and Doduo Lines) (2:11:02)
Route 26, Victory Road, and Silver (2:11:52)
The Elite Four (2:12:39)
Postgame, S.S. Aqua, Vermillion, and Lt. Surge (2:17:15)
Route 6, Wild Levels in Kanto, Saffron, and Sabrina (2:19:08)
Routes 5, 8, and 7 (Murkrow and Houndour Lines) (2:20:31)
Celadon and Erika (Mr. Mime, Porygon, and Grimer Lines) (2:21:31)
Routes 16, 17, and 18, Fuchsia and Janine (Slugma Line) (2:24:17)
Routes 19 and 15 (Chansey Lines) (2:25:49)
Route 14 (Aerodactyl) (2:26:39)
Route 11, 12, and 13, and Lavander (2:27:16)
Rock Tunnel (Cubone and Kangaskhan Lines) (2:27:54)
Route 10 and Power Plant (Electabuzz Line) (2:28:47)
Routes 9, 24, and 25, Cerulean, and Misty (2:29:31)
Route 4 and Vermillion 2 (Snorlax) (2:30:31)
Diglett's Cave (Diglett Line) (2:31:46)
Route 2 and "Viridian Forest" (Pikachu Line) (2:32:10)
Pewter, The Other Legendary, and Brock (2:32:53)
Route 3, Mt. Moon, Silver Rematch, and Mt. Moon Square (Clefairy Line) (2:33:43)
Cinnabar, Seafoam Islands, and Blaine (2:34:31)
Viridian and Blue (2:35:32)
Silver Rematch and Growth (2:36:11)
Routes 22 and 28 (Sneasel) (2:36:43)
Mt. Silver (Misdreavus and Larvitar Lines) (2:37:15)
Transfer and Event Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Omanyte, Kabuto, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Mew, and Celebi Lines) (2:39:05)
Red (2:43:27)
My Teams (2:45:16)
Prototypes (2:46:24)
Manga Adaptations and Not Covering the Anime (2:47:40)
Adventure/Special: GS Chapter (2:48:24)
Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys (2:51:01)
Conclusion (2:52:22)
==Crystal==
Crystal Intro (2:53:46)
Intro (2:55:08)
Trainer Changes, Encounter Changes and Absent Pokemon, Kris, Animations, and Redesigns (2:55:30)
Ruins of Alph Sidequest, Repeatable Stones (2:57:01)
The Odd Egg and the Squirtbottle (2:57:34)
Burned Tower, Eusine, and Suicune (2:58:22)
Dragon's Den (3:00:00)
The Battle Tower (3:00:44)
Mobile Adapter GB and Celebi (3:03:24)
Conclusion (3:05:13)
Adventures/Special: Crystal Chapter (3:05:59)
Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys Ending (3:10:34)
#pokemon #gold #silver #crystal #heartgold #soulsilver #legends #arceus #brilliantdiamond #shiningpearl

[@ntmaproductions]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4nGloubq7WZd5I here's a link to part 2 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)

[@aricente]

I genuinely love how neutral the tone of your voice is. No yelling, no dramatics, no skits. Just talking. It makes this video such easier to listen to despite being so long.

[@ntmaproductions]

Thank youAaa

[@Seinsmelled]

@@ntmaproductions No problemAAa

[@ntmaproductions]

@@Seinsmelled i was very sleepy

[@joeyrozic1100]

thats because his audience is not children, most of us i imagine are in our 20s and have grown up with these games and re visiting them with a fresh outlook, we dont need heavy editing or fake energy to keep us hooked to the video

[@Seinsmelled]

@@joeyrozic1100 I'm 13. What you said is still true, though.

[@datboymateo9852]

I wish I could go back and experience this game again like it was the first time 😭

[@RolandKoller90]

I wish this almost everyday of my life lol I want to relive when Pokémon hit the US. Nothing like it in history.

[@juans8356]

I must have been around 8 years old when I got my Silver version. It was an early birthday gift my parents got me and I remember reading the case and the manual in the car once we left Walmart. I caught so many HootHoots that night.

[@ntmaproductions]

Crystal was my first. Named my Cyndaquil AAAAAAAA because I was slow

[@juans8356]

@@ntmaproductions 😂

[@silverhetch3383]

I was hyped I could catch Geodude so early haha :D (on the route before the second town)

[@ntmaproductions]

@@silverhetch3383 The early Gastly in Sprout is one of my favorites

[@silverhetch3383]

@@ntmaproductions yeah I always went for that one, even though I only used it to mirror match Rival 2 and then I boxed it :D But soon after my all time favorite Machop will be joining the team

[@colinmarch30]

"4 moves will never be enough" you truly dont know 5 year old me or my overlevel typhlosion

[@ntmaproductions]

I was the same- mine wss named AAAAAAAAAA

[@g00bleck]

I'm in love with hours-long video game retrospectives.

[@gamers2999]

Getting shaymay's 7 hour omega ruby vibes with how much effort you put into this video.

[@ntmaproductions]

a big inspiration, i assure you

[@thunter992]

This was seriosily peak Pokemon for me. Never personally reached that same high again

[@angelozicarelli541]

I love how you let the entire Gameboy color intro play in the begging!

[@TheBestRoddy]

Ah Yes, in the begging

[@TheSandwhichman108]

I think viridian forest being a hedge maze is kind of poetic. The idea that a dark scary forest full of bugs and such was actually just a hedge maze and it was all in our kid brains is beautifully poetic if you look at it that way.

[@batmabel]

I think it's supposed to say that the forest was cut down

[@oneautumnleaff2119]

I literally never cared, like how is it scary lmfao.

[@wildercerrate7295]

@@oneautumnleaff2119idk when I was a kid that forest in diamond and pearl with the mansion was pretty spooky

[@jeffh757]

I never realized that psychic's weaknesses are common fears. That's pretty interesting.

[@ehwick8175]

This is easily my most played game ever.... probably for 3yrs straight I played this when I was a kid.

[@peachkidd7402]

hey hands down this is my favorite retrospective ive ever listened to its been such a good background as i play crystal and has shaped some of my team choices! thank you so much

[@ntmaproductions]

thank you!!

[@Jac735]

What team did you assemble my team was good but in a way kinda awkward

[@ntmaproductions]

@@Jac735 g: Meganium/Magmar/Slowbro/Steelix/Ampharos/Pidgeot s: Feraligatr/Scizor/Victreebel/Ninetales/Skarmory/Gengar c: Typhlosion/Suicune/Raikou/Ho-oh/Lugia/Parasect (and a variety of other guys on the way to getting all of them :))

[@XXXXX8]

Try KingK. He doesn't take 3 minutes to start talking.

[@fbfeme]

​@@XXXXX8 I liked watching the whole intro

[@SacredCards.]

You and king k seem to have my favourite retrospectives. Johto and gen 2 will always be my most fond memories

[@thetrav2100]

same crystal was my childhood, and emerald, both my 2 fave pokemon games

[@leolordful]

Gen 1 for me, but I love that we can all get along in this fandom

[@RolandKoller90]

@@leolordfulwe have room for all 👌🏼

[@rarecandy3445]

a 3 hour retrospec on gen 2? immediate subscribe.

[@jenisia3600]

Brother this and the HG/SS are you're best retrospective. Is like audio strategy guide.

[@pogun1768]

Major props for this! Love this generation like no other

[@ashenwolf3846]

Anything related to Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal is worth watching. Even if it's a 3 hour long video. It's 3 hours our blissful enjoyment. There's just some special about the Gen 2 games, that I can't describe

[@jenisia3600]

Passing by once more to remind everyone that this is the best Gen 2 retrospect on YT

[@muffinman472]

There’s something so comfy and mysterious about the atmosphere in Gold

[@mynameisNeo369]

Just found this and your hgss retrospectives, I'm gonna have a great Sunday. Thank you for your effort and time!!!

[@ntmaproductions]

enjoy!

[@MrMitchbow]

I’m getting it on a Friday. Fitting since Frida is my spirit npc from this gen

[@beachside_Reptiles]

I’m 36 now and loved pokemon gold so much as a kid. Recently got back into it and got heart gold, how sad is it to now find out there is no houndoor in the second part of the game :(

[@jenisia3600]

Luckily in HG has Houndoom on the Safari Zone

[@TheHeteroHero]

I randomly stumble upon one of your pokemon retrospectives and i just want to tell that i absolutely love the way you talk about them. Its informative, critical with a bit of humour sprinkled in. They are genuinely my favorite thing to watch atm and i am already sad that i will be done with all of them soon...

[@ntmaproductions]

ORAS will be out soon 😭 I'm doing my best 😭😭

[@woahfishbowl]

It’s my party and I get to choose the movie!! In all honesty, though, this was a very good in depth review of the games! Keep up the good work!

[@ntmaproductions]

thanks! I also have a video on HGSS that was meant to be one long video but Sony Vegas disagreed

[@woahfishbowl]

@@ntmaproductions it’s definitely on my work playlist for my next full shift haha

[@theragingravenclaw]

Going over the head butt encounters with Pineco and Heracross were hilarious. I didn’t expect to hear such comments in a Pokémon retrospective 🤣🤣🤣

[@jacob_swaggerz]

Just letting you guys know I'm back watching your awesome pokemon content but also that I'm watching your great content. Keep up the great work

[@ntmaproductions]

@@jacob_swaggerz Colosseum Sunday or Monday ;p

[@applejuice5635]

I can't imagine the amount of effort that went into creating this video. Great stuff and very much appreciated 🙏🏽

[@yoboyajax5983]

Oh my God that early game grinding is grinding my gears! It's like watching paint dry! The content is fantastic though!

[@MrMitchbow]

In gen 2 I try to level up all my mons once per route, and once per story building. Also I like to keep a team of 5 max

[@rivaldobox]

Laying in my bed with covid, this is exactly what I needed to make the recovery more pleasant! Thanks for this!

[@ntmaproductions]

glad i could help!

[@ntmaproductions]

feel better!

[@stupidityatitsfinest123]

I can't imagine I world without Pokemon it seems like a big staple in my life and without it I don't know who I would've been

[@samplesowoopass]

I think one of the potential upsides of the weird level curve is that you can switch over to newer, low level pokemon.

[@kyleprocaccino4794]

Your appreciation for Whitney and Clair has earned you a sub sir!

[@ntmaproductions]

lol based

[@ironarcana970]

1:09:17 That Gastly looks so crazy with the Unown on top of it from the other layer lmao

[@DashingDavid]

When going over the field moves you forgot to mention that Rock Smash has a chance of lowering defense. Which certainly adds to its usefulness.

[@ntmaproductions]

I mean that's true but at 20 BP in Gen 2, it's still extremely rough. That's half of what tackle does, even if you get STAB on RS

[@HomeCookinMTG]

“Heracross fucks” killed me lmao

[@Bassynater2500]

I think the game, despite everyone’s hate, is balanced really well and they give you plenty of ways to train through trainer calls, the underground battle spot in Viridian city that gives you a battle a day and yes the grind if you want. I don’t think the game is meant to be blasted through but more like animal crossing where you’d spend some time in the world each day. Be with your Pokémon, back track and get berries and finish other tasks that you couldn’t do last time because you didn’t have the badge or HM yet, all the while “grinding” as you walk through the tall grass

[@charyxard5086]

This needs more views. And attention I hope it gets what it truly deserves. What an absolutely crazy good video! Hands down. Wow.

[@ntmaproductions]

Thank you! It's been blowing up big time which is extremely exciting.

[@AgentXRifle]

I remember a kid bringing one back from japan before it came here, and everyone loves bow the pokemon actually moved! Simple times 😂 Honestly an amazing game with some obvious flaws (kanto was too low level, late game dark pokemon, more trade exclusive pokemon) but all it brought to the table… it’s easily my favourite pokemon gen. Personally I consider gen 1 and 2 the same because of trading and the stadium series… kinda beautiful when you get a charizard with outrage by breeding or when you use a tm on a gen 1 pokemon and trade it to gen 2.

[@ntmaproductions]

Yeah I'l never get over Gen 2. Was my first but they're also just beautiful games despite some weirdness

[@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo]

There is a strong argument that gen 1 and 2 are the same. A lot of gen 2 Pokemon were originally designed for gen 1 but we're scrapped/ removed due to hardware limitations. And then used in gen 2. Gen 2 was still created and directed by Satoshi Tagiri( the George Lucas of Pokemon) and then he left Game Freak after Crystal. Ken Suigimori and his team still had the same design ethos from gen 1 and still created the monsters on Japanese water color. Big reason why the franchise felt so different from gen 3 on. Game freak also wanted more "softer" "rounder" designed which has continued to this day. Alot folks refer to this era as the classical era( including the TCG that ended until skyridge) But I like to refer as the " Real Pocket Monsters Era".

[@AgentXRifle]

@@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo yeah, I don't think we will ever experience another social-game quite to this level... what with the internet and all. Glad I enjoyed Gen 1-2 when they were new with friends!

[@Mixxium]

This was a great video! I did want to add however that BKC, a highly renowned and respected competitive player, has made lots of videos about the viability of Offense in Gen 2 Ou, which is surprisingly a very strong team style and not particularly ruined by stall.

[@ntmaproductions]

@@Mixxium true !

[@the_real_swiper]

A 3 hour retrospective about 1, more like 2 games, I have played in 2001/02/03 about 900 h (Silver 250 and Crystal 650)? I'm all in! Nice Video!

[@ntmaproductions]

1 game, 3 times :p Enjoy!

[@westonlewis379]

the opening music just brought floods back from memories of being a 5 year old...

[@LunarWingCloud]

I love this video, very fun how you go through each area in order and break down everything as you go with your own thoughts on everything

[@ntmaproductions]

Thank you!!

[@MyFaithfulSword]

Your subscriber count is criminally low. I love this long form analysis and your opinions. Thanks man

[@gfditto3390]

Just found this, and I’m going to have to listen to it in parts, but I’m thoroughly enjoying. I’ll have to check out your HGSS retrospective after this

[@jenisia3600]

The HGSS retrospective is even better, hell is the best HGSS retrospective on YT.

[@gfditto3390]

@@jenisia3600 I agree. I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed

[@alexanderewing6312]

I was getting some stuff out of my garage, and noticed a game boy color laying in a box, so I took it out and found that it had Pokémon crystal in it. I was like “dear god” it was like finding the ark of the covenant, so I fixed the save battery and slapped it into my gameboy advance that I played sliver on 20 years before, and am have a absolute blast.

[@ntmaproductions]

have fun :)

[@Nonzerotonin]

Looking forward to going through this today and tomorrow, leaving this comment preemptively because a nearly 4 hour video on one of my favorite games already deserves an algorithm boost

[@ntmaproductions]

thank you, enjoy!

[@Nonzerotonin]

The chickorita hate :( the liddul potato man is trying him best

[@ntmaproductions]

@@Nonzerotonin it's not chiko's fault that every gym is out to get him, jusy thr sad truth :(

[@dluxx3719]

I can’t believe this doesn’t have more views after a year

[@ThatRandomFastingGuy]

The bell is 100% run for this channel. This is incredible.

[@briansilva3344]

The hardware definitely held them back from their vision, but it’s a marvel they fit what they had in there at all.

[@seannolan015]

This video is amazing mate carry on the great work! Currently playing through gold for the first time now!

[@ntmaproductions]

You'll love it I'm sure. More on the way... eventually? I've finished Red and Blue and writing takes ages, plus Yellow, Green, Red JP, Blue JP, the remakes, the second set of remakes.... but eventually.

[@seannolan015]

@@ntmaproductions keep going mate you’ll get there 🙌🙌

[@richardbaker308]

Think I've played more gen 2 hacks than anything past gen 3

[@FrankTheStud]

Bite/Crunch best dark move lmao

[@AlastairGames]

wow this is a big review, thanks! I'm so excited to watch it all. But maybe i'll wait till I finish HeartGold and Crystal. I always wanted to own Crystal but couldn't afford it as a kid.

[@sampanna6983]

Oh my god this is so underrated. Keep up the good work man.

[@IzzyItachi]

It’s my sleepover and I get to choose the movie.

[@AlastairGames]

this was incredible, thank you for doing such a comprehensive view of the game! ♥

[@ntmaproductions]

well thank you!

[@ntmaproductions]

also I have a playlist of the rest and RSE should be out soon (i hope lol)

[@CupofJoe_93]

I will never get tired of hearing of Gen 2. You’re probably done with it, but I’d like to hear your thoughts on Pokémon Stadium 2 since it goes hand in hand with GSC.

[@ntmaproductions]

Eventually 😅

[@jprec5174]

Pokemon stadium made gen 2 the best gen and gamefreak is insane for having never made a modern pokemon stadium.

[@volvagia2131]

Janine is lower level than all the other Kanto Gym Leaders because she's new and inexperienced

[@Sandwichface]

are ya winnin son

[@treastonschmuckley5111]

I can't believe one of the version exclusive trade offs was delibird for gligar

[@ntmaproductions]

life really do be unfair

[@DarkNia64]

Wonderful video, thanks for taking the time to make this. I only wish you would have mentioned how Scizor can earn Baton Pass through breeding, making him a pretty nasty pick with Swords Dance, which buffs Fury Cutter and Steel Wing - both STAB - on the rare occasion the player wouldn't be better off passing those Attack buffs onto another Pokemon.

[@ntmaproductions]

I love Scizor, but I gotta at least attempt to keep the pace

[@j_vang1]

Awesome content! Red/Blue/Yellow was great introduction to Pokemon games, but Silver/Gold/Crystal laid the foundation of what Pokemon games are today.

[@celowein]

A fellow Magnemite lover! Blessed!!!!!

[@ntmaproductions]

probably my 2nd or 3rd favorite to this day :)

[@shaankelly1302]

This is crazy in depth. Ive watched far too many retrospective and analysis videos of all gens and ive seen a few in depth ones but not to this extent. Great job. I find gold and silver to be overrated as hell for a number of reasons. However, Crystal is top tier pokemon and fixes almost all of the issues i had with Gold and Silver. Oc i loved GS at the time it came out but Crystal is just so much better. I LOVE Crystal. The biggest improvements being the ability to get elemental stones during the main story, which opens up team building tremendously, and the addition of the random egg you get at the daycare which is very useful. The moving around of pokemon wild encounter rates is also a huge improvement.

[@RikkuEcRud]

You said that this is the only game without a good breeding path, but that's not true. It's just vertical in these games instead of horizontal like the others, but there's a nice long strip between Route 34 and Goldenrod City. Also, breeding for shinies isn't 1/64 except in the very best situations. It can range anywhere from 1/64 to literally impossible to get a shiny from breeding. Due to the fact that shininess is based on DVs and the way DV inheritance works, it's only possible to breed a shiny from an opposite-gender parent that either is shiny or has specific Defense and Special DVs. Ditto is always the parent to pass down DVs so it effectively takes the place of both genders for this. So if you're breeding with a shiny or shiny-capable Ditto, you have a 1/64 chance. If you're breeding something that can only be one gender with an opposite-gender parent that's shiny or shiny-compatible, like Chansey with a shiny male, you'll have a 1/64 chance. But if you're, for example, breeding a female starter with a shiny male you'll only have a 1/64 chance on _female_ offspring and a 0% chance on male offspring, resulting in an overall 1/512 chance. But then there's stuff that is guaranteed to never result in a shiny, like if you have a shiny Chansey it will never breed another shiny Chansey since the offspring will always get its DVs from the non-Chansey parent and you can't breed two shiny-capable Pokémon together because the mechanic to stop breeding parents with children will consider them related. And of course, if neither parent is shiny or a shiny-capable non-shiny they'll never produce shiny offspring. Of course, since you have a guaranteed encounter with shiny Gyarados, which can learn Mimic by TM in gen 1 and gen 1 has a glitch that uses Mimic to make a wild Ditto copy your Pokémon's DVs it's not _too_ hard to get your hands on a shiny Ditto to use for breeding at that 1/64 rate.

[@ntmaproductions]

In GSC, there are NPCs along the central road in Goldenrod that move back and forth in your path. You can eventually use Nugget brodge which is moderately better but requires a lot of flying. Also very good insight on the shiny breeding, I appreciate it a bunch!

[@RikkuEcRud]

@@ntmaproductions The path I used was off center a tile or two to the East, but as long as you didn't slow down the NPCs would almost never step in front of you. They have default positions and only move randomly while you're in town with them, so you'd need to roll unfavorably like 3 times in a row for them to step into the path. If you slowed down, like not immediately reversing direction when you hit the gate house to Route 35, they'd have more time to path far enough to block you however. It's been a while, but I did quite a lot of breeding back in the day. Honestly I miss the orderly back and forth of breeding in the tile based games compared to the 3D games' "spin the thumbstick like crazy" method.

[@ntmaproductions]

@@RikkuEcRud I always seemed to have bad luck and needed to veery every few laps. It's not a *terrible* route but ita not nearly as clean and optimal as later generations

[@c45p3r100]

Both Pokémon retrospectives have been great! Thoroughly enjoyed both several times :) Hope u do the other gens sometime

[@ntmaproductions]

Gen 1 soonish :)

[@c45p3r100]

@@ntmaproductions ace, looking forward to it :) Top work man

[@Binglitpawn]

This video is awesome man! Keep up the good work

[@ntmaproductions]

thank you! i have one on HGSS as well

[@captainziggymfzb6737]

Wow, those been 3 tough, but good hours to spend my life with

[@iraloS]

The first time I played a gen 2 game my mom RENTED me a copy of silver from movie gallery. Got to get to about the 1st gym then it had to go back lol

[@ntmaproductions]

lmao never heard of anythong like that before

[@RealAaron317]

Crystal my favorite pokemon game of all time

[@SacredCharizard]

I'm sure this has been pointed out, but I'm pretty sure that if you KO any of the legendary beasts, they will respawn once you defeat the E4 again. Fantastic video essay regardless!

[@ntmaproductions]

Legendaries and other fixed spawns (ie. Sudowoodo, Snorlax) didn't start respawning until gen 4. Sadly it's a little easy to get locked out in this game 😅. This also means in Emerald you can get softlocked from getting the Gen 2 starters as it requires catching the whole Hornn dex. I apprrciate the compliment though!

[@SacredCharizard]

@@ntmaproductions Oh dang. It's been a hit minute since I played gen 2, I coulda sworn this was the case. I stand corrected! But honestly, great content. I've been on a gen 2 hyper fixation lately and your videos have helped scratch my itch lol

[@ntmaproductions]

@@SacredCharizard glad to help!

[@whiskeysour1179]

I love Gen 2 sprites and animations. Not that they're the best in the series or anything, but they are just so creative and charming. The way the UI wobbles around or reacts to parts of moves, the limited palettes, it's all so fun and kitch.

[@ntmaproductions]

@@whiskeysour1179 The dithering on Gen 2 sprites is crazy and tbh I like them better than the Gen 3 sprites which are kinda all over in quality. Gen 4+5 got it beat for sure but I looove the look of GSC

[@adam-_-923]

A 3 hour video with all of your hard work and editing and you only have 274 likes...What? >.< Great video, you've EARNED my sub.

[@ntmaproductions]

thank you!!

[@TyranitarTube]

Sickk job bro this is awesome!

[@ntmaproductions]

Thank you!!

[@sparksaturn1731]

Just got this in my recommends and man you have a wonderful voice

[@ntmaproductions]

my mic wuality is pretty bsf and has improved, but I mega appreicate it

[@TJB567]

Keep making these my friend and success will come at a fast pace

[@ntmaproductions]

well, I'm planning on starting on another soon :)

[@realINTERNETFRIEND]

6:57 tri attack is not a "niche case" it is basically the coolest move in the game

[@ntmaproductions]

it's niche in the sense that it's rare to see in the single player and has a low chance of applying each effect- more of an edgecase than niche but still

[@realINTERNETFRIEND]

49:13 take it back

[@ntmaproductions]

@@realINTERNETFRIEND "i like how wigglytuff is constantly a shitty korean knock-off version of clefable it's fun"

[@realINTERNETFRIEND]

@@ntmaproductions yeah i said that and it's true it's charming it owns

[@realINTERNETFRIEND]

1:25:10 take it back

[@whiskeysour1179]

Crystal was my first Pokemon game, back in 2nd grade. I beat it with a Feraligatr that knew Surf, Cut, Strength, and Hydro Pump. And a Kadabra that I didn't know needed trade to evolve. But he did learn Zap Cannon which was cool. It took a long time to get past the E4 the first time, let me tell you. And I never did beat Red, not until SoulSilver years later.

[@ntmaproductions]

Lol my original party was a Typhlosion named AAAAAAAAAA that had fire blast, dynamic punch, cut, and strength, a Nidorino because I never knew about the once a week Clefairy dance, and a Poliwhirl, because I equally never knew how to find Water Stones

[@polangolearning2045]

Awesome retrospective!!! Love your work! Keep it up!

[@mynameisNeo369]

This playlist gets me through long workdays, so thankful for it! Plan on doing any other gens? If not, still perfect as is thanks again! ✌️

[@ntmaproductions]

HGSS came out a bit after this and Red Blue and Yellow just a few days ago. Currently doing voice recording for FRLG as I type this :)

[@PrincessAmanda2290]

The player character’s official name is actually Ethan and the girl is Kris

[@unnsavorysalmon7720]

I’d like to technically add a 4th way to get stones in G/S/C If you have a copy of Pokemon Stadium 2 and get far enough along in G/S/C you can transfer them through the Pokemon Lab in Stadium 2 using the Colour and Metal Cases if you have a copy of R/B/Y you can use the Missing No. glitch to duplicate those items, throw out 30 of them because the item in your 6th slot is duplicated by 4 times so you end up with 120 and to prevent the games from freaking out it’s best you throw 30 of them.

[@silver1407]

I was so confused when you typed in my name for the player 😭

[@fordprefect813]

This was great

[@johndoeee888]

Get a stone attach it as an item on a pokemon. Do the clone glitch on the pc. Now you have multiple stones. Same with rare candy's.

[@frapippo420]

Same with master balls tbh ;)

[@wellplayod1957]

Such an underrated channel :( I hope it someday sees the success it deserves, I love videos like this

[@ntmaproductions]

this has blown up a lot and I'll have another soon-ish :)

[@Killer...]

"i may have gone too far in a few places" -George lucas

[@ntmaproductions]

I actualyl quoted that in the RBY video lol

[@Killer...]

@@ntmaproductionsi just saw it in the description and had to quote it

[@Killer...]

man ur channel is looking great, movies and pokemon thats what i like lol

[@ntmaproductions]

@@Killer... appreciate it killa

[@nate1811]

Am I the only one who encountered Lucia in helix forest sometimes? Idk if that’s an actual fact and it probably isn’t but I think when I was a 7-8 yr old that happened.

[@nate1811]

Lugia. Damn you spellcheck

[@ntmaproductions]

lol i think this may be a false memory because this game's code has been torn apart bit to bit and i can promise that shouldn't happen

[@mightymurph550]

I cant remember if it was my 9th or 10th birthday but I got Gold and Crystal. My mom told me she was told she was the first to buy Crystal that day. I still remember my first initial shock of the day and night cycle, and how interacting with pokemon changed with it.

[@ntmaproductions]

I was 6 when I got crystal for a birthday

[@geraldineyorarou2221]

your effort is respected

[@Philemon5]

I can only imagine how much time and effort you put into this video. Thanks for making this!

[@ntmaproductions]

a lot 😅 and this is only half, HGSS part is out too. we'll see about a return to Pokemon soon, this blowing up is a good excuse

[@danielgloyd4529]

I remember my first time beating the battle tower level 70. Shuckle Tyranitar and Snorlax. I ended up using a Blissey over Tyranitar later in 80 90 and 100. I settled on a toxic/sandstorm stall strategy with mainly Shuckle. Using Snorlax and Blissey just as secondary strategies. Rest bodyslam earthquake sleep talk Snorlax. And icebeam thunderbolt psychic and softboiled on Blissey. I loved the challenge at first. I was the only one in my friend group and school that actually managed to beat any stage there. Then, as I cleared it more and more, I was quickly disappointed that there weren't better rewards. I already maxed out vitamins on my mons before even my first victory. Being rewarded with them at every level and that being the only reward was a huge letdown.

[@ntmaproductions]

Lmao yeah, you need pretty well maxed stuff to egen attempt it so getting vitamins is a weak reward. Later battle towers/facilities/etc definitely make it more entiving via itneresting and unique battle items

[@SkooterMartin-k4d]

I thought Dunsparce was more like a bumblebee with the wings and stinger or a worm-like creature. It'd make a great mascot for a Tremors-style scenario. Now I realize it's a Tsuchinoko. That explains the lack of a Bug-Type.

[@ntmaproductions]

@@SkooterMartin-k4d Tsuchinoko are burrowers, at least if you believe the stories, hence the drill ;)

[@ThatRandomFastingGuy]

I am certain that Crobat in Silver's team was purposeful. No evidence to back this certainty but it just makes way too much sense.

[@ntmaproductions]

It's hard to say since he had it even when Crobat had a different evo method in the Soaceworld Protos, but I like to imagine that it's either intentional or a happy coincidence, given his arc.

[@taylorswan8587]

Fantastic work man

[@ntmaproductions]

thank you!!

[@tommymaxey2665]

GSC were definitely peak handheld games on the GameBoy Color. If pokemon had ended there it would of been fine. Thankfully pokemon continued and we got so many ither great games. So many things about this game just hasnt been replicated before. The region of johto is beautiful, timed events are interesting, and day/night cycle makes the world more immersive. Johto is a region where yes you can get to the elite 4 in under 40 hours. But it really is a reigon/game where you spend time backtracking and exploring

[@obviousalias132]

Ledian’s “alien” aspects come from it being based on kamen rider/super sentai/power rangers aesthetics Edit: okay its weird you knew the tsuchinoko for dunsparce but not the above; the later seems a lot more esoteric

[@ntmaproductions]

I had a suspicion it was, but my Kamen lore might be missing a step in that it's hard to understand why it comes from Ledyba. Nice insight though.

[@obviousalias132]

Honestly not sure here either. Most likely a cultural aspect I’m missing but I think the above average fighting types (which is a low key stand in for justice) moves as the generations goes on reinforces the idea.

[@ntmaproductions]

@@obviousalias132 A lot of Kamens are based on bugs, but to my recollection none specifically Ladybugs. Perhaps a designed backwards situation where a Kamen rider Bug Pokemon needed a pre-evo and the easiest solution was just... a bug

[@obviousalias132]

@@ntmaproductions I feel maybe something to do with the spots/stars but thats just speculation on my part. Since we are talking name origins and I just got to the part Mareep is Philip K Dick (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep/Bladerunner) and also an anagram of ampere (and probably smushing Mary and Bo Peep together). I’ve always been impressed with how layered Pokémon designs especially having to translate so many so the puns work in other languages.

[@ntmaproductions]

@@obviousalias132 iirc, an earlier name for Mareep also incorperated Dolly, the first cloned sheep- but it was deemed too controversial. Bur yeah, lots of really clever names

[@ZaidiDK]

nothing like watching this while hunting for a shiny starter in crystal

[@ntmaproductions]

Good luck!

[@zedonk163]

excellent video

[@luckypaolastudio8476]

I recently got Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal on my 3DS XL and I can't wait to play through them, lol. I never played the older games, I started off with Gen 4 and Pokemon Heartgold and Soulsilver already spoiled me, lol (along with Platinum). I still have Heartgold and Soulsilver and been replaying through them, I even did the shiny Pokemon glitch where shinies appears often with Jigglypuff Cute Charm just by setting a specific date, time and pressing the buttons at the right moment to get the right trainer ID to get some free shines with the same gender. But I bought the virtual console games on my 3DS XL when I heard about the eShop shutting down soon and I've been curious to play through the older games and then transfer them into Pokemon Bank then to Home.

[@MIBxSpartan]

Just did the same last month. Been shiny hunting in it. Got my shiny Celebi and shiny Extreme speed Dragonite from the elder. Need to take a break though so mush resetting.

[@luckypaolastudio8476]

@@MIBxSpartan Congrats on the shiny Celebi and the Extreme Speed Dragonite!