Pokémon Gym Challenges in Real Life

We recreated Pokemon Gym Challenges and puzzles in real life, but turned into competitions!
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[@FloeAnimations]

Hello

[@alexafuller9921]

Cool ❤

[@thatguySobolaw77-yo9ln]

Sure

[@ThatGillessGamer]

This is now my favorite of your videos! Astounding work with it!

[@Silver-27621]

i wouldove voted your picture

[@francescabrogna6103]

Somehow John is gonna find a shiny in this video I can feel it

[@alexafuller9921]

YES ❤😂

[@najok]

Shiny

[@DragonTheOneDZA]

In fact HE DID

[@user-rg4jt4sq9k]

Actually

[@Baileys_story-show]

He will probably but team sky will win

[@dudeinahurry8813]

Michael winning by farting and making John run away has got to be the best moment ever.

[@Drakulus]

Ikr 🤣

[@_JerryBoi_]

I bursted into laughter 😂😂

[@treehugger0241]

I normally dislike toilet humor but that was amazing. XD

[@magicalhikari5859]

The Dark Arts! Or should I say, the Dark Farts!

[@TakagiNishikata2049]

Mikey: WIND STYLE: FART NO JUTSU

[@Grievousapprentice15]

Mikey: If you hit us in the nuts, hopefully it’s just once. Also Mikey: *gets hit in the nuts IMMEDIATELY*

[@Starkiller9647]

Lol

[@connt1nu3]

Mikey: Thirst trap John: Be the Magikarp you want to see in the world.

[@Agent-JayYT]

Love how Mikey was like “let’s not get hit in the balls” in the first challenge and not even a SECOND later gets hit

[@Galeranda]

I KNOW RIGHT, I felt so bad when I hit him there 🥲

[@Tony_AM009]

Good thing this is real life. If this was a cartoon, Michael would've gotten hit in the balls no matter the pose he had to strike. He'd be on the ground going, "How is this possible?!"

[@joshuapineda8708]

And then he got hit there again in pose 2

[@Kaytea95]

thanks for all the kind comments you guys :) definitely the coolest video I have ever done, so proud of the group for this one

[@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69]

Let's fuckin' *GOOOOOOOO!!!*

[@TylerTinted]

Everyone tell KT how good of a job she did!!!

[@fismail4330]

You need a raise along with tyler

[@Microwaved_101]

markiplier watches mandjtv???????!!!!!!!!!!

[@L4ZERGD]

You did a really good job

[@AmandaC.]

The fact that John didnt call his fashion outfit the Feesh Fit is grounds enough to lose the Fashion Show 🤣🤣 I really enjoyed this video, two of my favorite creators just having fun is all I need ❤️

[@rohanwilliams2057]

YOU MEAN THE FEESHON SHOW?

[@awesomesauceum7493]

“Now he gets to take his prize of riding on the dinosaur.” 🤣 Pure gold content

[@SantaClaws2009]

Seeing you two finally physically in the same place is so refreshing. Now I REALLY want their dance battle.

[@CGammer5680]

This is so Mikey csn prove he isnt shorter than John

[@benjaminwu100]

I mean they've been in the same place physically many times in the past, including on camera, but it has been a while so it is nice to see them together in the same place again.

[@philosophy_bot4171]

Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil" ~ Nietzsche

[@sebastianb.3978]

​@@CGammer5680'cept he clearly is shorter in the video. Purplecliffe and John are both over 6 feet, Mikey is 5'11.

[@CGammer5680]

@@sebastianb.3978 yeah lol, but its not as drastic of a comaraison than that one picture everyone was talking about before

[@Patterrz]

This is what peak Pokeformance looks like

[@user-kk5sr8jd4b]

Hit pat

[@scourgesonic689]

"YOU STINK, YOU SMELL" What great encouragement from friends :)

[@BerkayGaming2011]

0:33 **Mikey gets hit in the nuts** *IT’S SUPER EFFECTIVE!*

[@SpockPlaysGuitar]

Katie saying 'Had summer never rolled around in your entire career before?' broke me. Katie has the best one liners.

[@IdentifiantE.S]

She’s the 👑

[@iGlowBerries]

I can’t believe they updated the Scarlet and Violet textures. So realistic!

[@DigiRangerScott]

That’s because of government subsidies

[@Black.Rabbit_]

It looks almost real✨

[@maxxie_the_queer]

something about all the judges (during the modelling challenge) being like “we’re proud of you coming out mikey” and then a few seconds later you got mikey ‘feeling up’ john’s chest was absolutely hilarious to me.

[@simplyrandom830]

Grunty Boy bribing a judge was not something I thought that I would laugh so hard at.

[@DDoodles_]

The fact that pm7 still found a shiny and mandjtv’s viewers voted for him by an overwhelming amount is amazing

[@IdentifiantE.S]

Fr

[@PhonyLyzard]

Let the flashbacks commence.

[@agatha6999]

To be fair with how often he gets shinies, its kind of lost its appeal with him 😂

[@simonbooth1]

But he also missed one

[@1TripAtATimeTravel]

I love how Michael always stays in character every time! Team Sky (*aggresive bird noises*), Dr. Fusinal Dayinite (Dr. Fuse), and Summer Boy (who only knows and acknowledges summer). You guys gotta respect his dedication to KZbin

[@emmavalentine5594]

Summer boy gives strong Barbie movie Kenergy

[@shadowchaos5831]

summer fall summer then hell

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

maybe Mikey should do a Pokemon playthrough challenge as Summer Boy

[@darthrevan5609]

​@@fadhilmulyono9230with a catch that he can only use ice types to finnaly understand the concept of winter

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

@@darthrevan5609 Well he already did the Ice type only challenge in Alola since Ice is the only type to not have a major specialist in Alola

[@somerandomgamer9065]

12:16 “what does it mean to be in a ‘Folklore Era’ are you a centaur?”

[@AllenMS828]

This was both hilarious and awesome! I've been a fan of Katie since the Metronome League a few years back, and I've been enjoying Tyler's work too, so it was really cool to see the entire extended JMC family together in person. Also, as a fellow Houston-adjacent Texan, I can vouch for Mikey's answer to the seasons question. But my personal favorite response to that question is, "Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas." 😆

[@hiddeberculo6168]

Honestly I’m impressed with how good Michael and John are able to paint, their paintings looked insane!

[@SeanFerree]

100% agree

[@lilysamvelian9970]

makes me wonder hoe good you paint.

[@andreblueboy6019]

Yeah I agree! They look amazing! It’s tough for me to say who’s is better, but the purple on PM7’s does make the painting a lot more lively to me in my opinion ^^

[@courtssharam2605]

@@SeanFerree😢😮😅😊

[@TylerTinted]

It is my life’s greatest honor to be Mikey’s art expert

[@jacintacapelety9600]

I love how John was so surprised at winning the painting contest that he double-taked so hard that both paintbrushes flew out from behind his ear.

[@BenjaminRydersNest]

I think the Summer bit is one of the funniest things mikey has ever done in this series, i was rolling when I first saw it. Great vid, btw! Keep up the good stuff, John Micheal(s)!

[@artofamaya]

Seeing them both physically together in a video is just so much fun. It just adds so much to the energy they both already have

[@tamthuong4048]

ok

[@kombarax435]

ok

[@waz207]

Not even a typical video and John still finds a shiny while hardly trying…the man is blessed

[@iscremintothevoid]

3:00 "DO YOUR WORST *is immediately hit in the face*

[@thenintendoistx]

18:47 Grunty Boi is finally entering puberty

[@StackOf65]

Absolute masterpiece. It’s fun to see everyone involved in the JMC in person at one place for an episode.

[@SeanFerree]

Agreed!

[@TimeBucks]

The time and effort put into this video is incredible!

[@TayyabaJabeenkhan]

Nice

[@opmmukan]

Nice👍👍👍 video🎥🎥🎥

[@neelamopm]

Good video

[@MaishaAkter-ef7sw]

Nice

[@Sheikrisvan1991]

Nice video

[@Glace_cakes]

For the paintings, the reasoning behind why PM7 won is in the comment. Technically, it’s superior. While Mikey’s painting has the Pokémon color be the background and outlines in black, John actually followed valid technique to create the lineless look that gives many paintings their realism.

[@Critical_Think1ng]

I love how when John said Do your worst, they quite literally threw the biggest plushie directly in his face

[@seeboi5080]

Congrats to Katie for being able to photoshop Mikey to be taller for the whole video, must have taken a while

[@Olivertheolive]

You little-

[@druidt8949]

​@@Olivertheolive No, that's Mikey

[@veloturner378]

​​@@druidt8949no no that's mickey 😊

[@paigeepooh]

Seeing them physically together is awesome. You can tell they're good friends and have a genuinely good time together. It's so much fun to watch them interact with one another! More videos like this, please!

[@phillipwhitfield7890]

Mikey: "More like Emotional damage yoga." *instantly proves his point*

[@drytoast30]

"Hopefully it doesnt hit us in the nuts." *immediately gets hit in the nuts*

[@DarthZ01]

As a fellow texan, i can generally agree with Mikey's season list, but he forgot the 2 weeks of winter in February where everything turns to ice.

[@spwolftech]

Also as a fellow Texan i can confirm, Those 2 weeks in February are devastating to my shrubs.

[@fluffybunnybadass]

neighboring nevadan, can also confirm similar seasons here

[@crafthermanos758]

the joy on John's face when he won the olive challenge is imesurable

[@RodimusMinor1987]

and it then changed to despair when he realized that they now need to think of another video topic

[@Evie0133]

ALL of the challenges were brilliantly done, and the Nimbasa Gym Challenge had me cracking up so much haha

[@spider-jeff_101]

25:10 I love how that clearly not John or Mikey’s hand painting a circle which is setting up for how incredible they both are at painting

[@BreezyCat128]

This is hands-down the funniest video of the JMC yet. This was an amazing change of pace! You guys are the best- we love you! :D

[@stephenreilly2334]

I haven’t seen it yet, but I can’t wait for you guys to chase around a bunch of people in Sunflora costumes.

[@goroakechi5029]

that would've been so good

[@draculinascoffin4512]

Omg, i need this now!!!

[@28thbam60]

I almost died at the "I am mandjtv, a man of summer" 😂😂😂

[@OceanBreezq191]

5:50 the way he ran gets me every time

[@kyratina_17]

I don't think I have ever laughed this hard at a video. This was a blast! The sheer time and effort put into this video is incredible! Truly the John Michael cup is the best competition the world has ever seen! (Also as a fellow artist myself, I have to say that your art pieces were incredible both in their own way. Pm7 had a good contrasting background to the Pokémon while Mikey's Pokémon looked really expressive and cartoony. Both were definitely very unique)

[@45TRANSFORMERSFAN]

I've only watched through the yoga part and this already feels like the best John Michael Cup challenge I've ever seen. It may very well be one of the best videos you and John have done ever together! It's such a cool idea to physically try the Gym Challenges IRL!

[@CGammer5680]

No wondet the next JMC took awhile! It was worth the wait!

[@selfishwand2]

This might be the best grunty boy sponsorship yet

[@superyamabenji]

23:45 Micheal got that rizz

[@musfiqsami90]

Who's that girl beside katie

[@CamKoudo]

Omg these two actually did the gym challenges irl?!! Absolute Madlads, got nothing but Respect for these guys!!

[@Olivertheolive]

This is by far their silliest video they ever did together

[@TheOnlyTherazan]

I didn't expect the Cup Competition to include some physical challenge as well! Props to you guys to find new ways to make it interesting!

[@hulkbuster674]

I love seeing Mikey and John Together. Even tho Mikey is short, it’s still wholesome

[@magmafeesh1828]

Tyler as Blaine is SO GOOD 😆 Well done guys - this has been amazing!

[@aventurasdemais8261]

Grunty Boi doing a sponsorship in John's house is something I've wanted for so long and it finally happened!

[@DatCartoonistGuy]

The Grunty Boy break-in was EXCELLENT.

[@abilightner2199]

I love this video as a whole, but as someone who struggles with audio processing, having the captions for the whole video was so nice!! Like, they were funny but also helpful for understanding everything!!! Thank you Katie for that detail, it’s so nice!!! ❤

[@mateuszmroczkiewicz8789]

0:05 Psychic Gen 9 4:30 Water Gen 3/ Ice Gen 8 7:25 Fire Gen 1 9:37 Fairy Gen 8 12:28 Fighting Gen 3 13:54 Electric Gen 9 20:02 Electric Gen 5 24:43 Bug Gen 5 29:24 Bug Gen 9

[@charlesruteal9062]

Now that you've listed them out, I kind of wish they had one from Gen 6. Rock-climbing, the swinging vines, a rollerblade/skate park, etc. But they'd need a bigger budget for most of them (they're stuff you'd see at a theme park), so I can see why they got skipped.

[@British_Rogue]

*Fire Gen 3

[@mateuszmroczkiewicz8789]

@@British_Roguelisten it’s more like what generation was the gym not when these gym tests were added

[@mateuszmroczkiewicz8789]

@@charlesruteal9062Still Really cool challanges

[@Kaytea95]

@@charlesruteal9062 we definitely thought about all of those, but filming at public places (without a permit) is tricky or I was afraid one of them would get hurt

[@ace_of_hearts_189]

I am absolutely loving the energy from this video. J laughed, I was invested, absolute masterpiece. If Michael and John ever do another IRL video together, I will watch it with a smile on my face. Very excited for the season 2 finale. Also, Grunty Boi paying for Michael AKA Professor Summer’s win is Amazing

[@cooperjulian7469]

18:25 WhY DID HE WADDLE UP LIKE A CHILD😂😂😂😂

[@Dr_Guude]

I always forget that Mikey is actually ripped and everytime it happens to become very apparent on screen I'm amazed and in total awe.

[@CamKoudo]

18:20 Finally the collab between Grunty Boi and John actually happened 😂 Best segment in the video!

[@thekrillsterex628]

This video is amazing. The comradery and just overall friendship is so renewed in live performance. John helping Mikey up when he couldn’t move is so wholesome and I think brings the best of what these people who bring us so much joy and the community together. Love the JMC! Please get a season three

[@arininquotes8396]

Why is Mikey in quotes

[@thekrillsterex628]

Well Micheal. John Micheal. They’re both John Micheal. Idk it just felt right. I’ll change it

[@alishahughes2823]

Ah yes, the four seasons. Summer, fall, summer hell

[@TheOGEndiecatz]

16:18 Katie/ Iono : *Talking about frog pregnancy* PM7: *finds a shiny drowsy*

[@gimmeyamoney.]

It hasn't even been a minute in and I'm already loving this, I hope he does this more

[@ShireStudios_Sun]

Same

[@maevemilless4561]

We absolutely need more irl John Michael cup episodes this is a cinematic materpiece

[@darksoul1004]

John finally meets Grunty Boi face to face! I've been waiting for the day the two interact with each other!

[@roelandnaturewastaken]

This is genuinely the funniest video of both John Michael cups. Summer Mikey was a masterpiece and surprisingly John is an excellent painter. Seriously dude that Dwebble was awesome.

[@anannoyedasszorua570]

Oh boy, never thought this day would come. It's so chaotic. Mikey seems like a completely different person in the first challenge. I never heard him scream like that ever.

[@LinusV.]

It’s crazy to think that this isn’t the finale. Can’t wait to see what shenanigans you come up with next.

[@NaveKnights]

This was one of the PManjTV7 Cup videos of all time, and it was amazing to be able to laugh and enjoy you guys having fun whilst also in a competitive situation. Cant wait to see the finale.

[@sleepynova7918]

The yoga part made me laugh the most I have ever laughed in any other video and I keep on rewatching it just for fun lol

[@CamKoudo]

As much as this would have made for an outstanding season finale, I'm glad this season of the JMC isn't over just yet 😊

[@elihollingsworth9131]

This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my entire life. Thank you Michael and John, as well as Kaytea, Tyler, and everyone else for giving us this amazing video. Never did I think we would get a John Michael cup video with them in person.

[@super_pro1000alt]

GRUNTY BOI WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE VIDEO

[@shelbybayer200]

John should know that Grunty Boi can appear everywhere cause he's the Ultimate Ad read personality

[@Megadaxo]

I remember watching those streams live wondering what mischief they were getting up to and I’m glad that THIS was their purpose LMAO

[@Awesomegamer6260]

You two are so hilarious and bring me joy even in the darkest moments.

[@Xaychedelic]

Video only just started but it's given me such a good laugh. Would absolutely love to see more of these IRL challenges 😂

[@marukoconton5584]

Mickey *talks about being hit in the nuts* 3 seconds later *Gets hit directly in the nards*

[@Steveofthejungle8]

The Mikey fart making John lose. Pure comedy 😂

[@kaitlynrauch3454]

Just our two wholesome Pokémon boys having a great time.

[@BroskiGrifnage]

i’m rewatching it and i still am laughing about how John ran over Grunty Boi with his chair

[@Violetshower]

26:30 “my organs ˘͈ᵕ˘͈ ♡”

[@genv.b521]

One of the best episodes of JMC just for the fact that it is an absolute change of pace that the challenge happened IRL, which is had PM7 didn't win would've made an incredible finale for the JMC Season 2

[@Content_deleted595]

0:14 tulip yogo 4:42 gordie obby 7:29 blain quiz 9:42 opal quiz 12:33 deford dark gym thing 14:04 iono 30 minute stream 20:08 nebrisa city runway 24:47 Burgh artist challenge 29:27 katy olive roll

[@coyolord8031]

bro. john's stream was very entertaining. change my mind

[@Content_deleted595]

@@coyolord8031 how can I change something that’s true?

[@coyolord8031]

@@Content_deleted595 that's what i'm challenging ppl to do

[@Content_deleted595]

@@coyolord8031 well why comment it here

[@coyolord8031]

@@Content_deleted595 cuz wynaut

[@mrjackson6614]

This by far my favorite John Michael video

[@omnom3189]

Not even two minutes in and it’s already chaotic and hilarious and I’m totally here for it 😂

[@majoratwili7312]

Poor Mikey got hit in the nuts right after he said that. You can't tell me that wasn't intentional. Intentional gyt hilarious nonetheless

[@ruudsutphen8919]

Every guy in a 5 mile radius felt the pain of Mikey getting blasted in the nuts with a Quick Ball. Change my mind.

[@madnessarcade7447]

23:50 himbo mikey the best character 😂

[@XyL0ss_Abyss]

You know what this reminds me of? Classic Team Edge.

[@crofner]

"hopefully you don't hit me in the nuts!" *immediately gets hit in the nuts*

[@AussieDragoon]

This was a fun idea, I hope to see more of these real life Ookemon challenges in future JMCs. Maybe for Motostoke you can do a challenge to see who can catch the most fire types in a given area in Pokemon Go.

[@pageclayton6850]

That's a cool idea. Perhaps they could add in the gen 7 trials too Get Purplecliffe in as a judge for the mallow trial (he is, after all, a master chef)

[@nurifu_nightly]

I'm happy to see videos of Mikey and others just living their life doing different shenanigans. Reminds me of the old MandJTV

[@kianthornton2856]

The fart and the grunty boi promoting were my favourite parts

[@SeanFerree]

Same 😂😂😂😆😆😆😆

[@asryel2878]

John's Swadloon looks beautiful! But I also super love Mike's Leavanny :p

[@iGlowBerries]

Mikey not saying he is the hottest Pokétuber during the pageant was a missed opportunity.

[@remitsu9715]

Seeing these 2 do stuff together irl is the best thing ever please do more stuff like this irl :D

[@MysingingGlitches]

THIS IS THE BEST MANDJTV VIDEO IVE WATCHED 😂😂 ITS SO FUNNY AND I LOVE FOR ONCE U TWO ARE IN THE SAME ROOM and its just so nice seeing u two bond and get along together

[@darkmatter4400]

John and grunty boi the crossover that we needed for decades

[@norseweeb2305]

We need more videos like this. Imagine one with Jack lol