Pokémon Scarlet (Part 11 - Main Story Finale)

[@starpiececonnectingfeelings]

"we learned this in history class, were you guys paying attention?" mikey, arven has been skipping all of his classes and penny has missed a year and a half's worth of classes + didn't attend school before that... and nemona is nemona

[@Joesbadatlife]

There's a reason she's still in the same classes with all the new kids.

[@Conorator]

@@Joesbadatlife Yeah, despite seeming multiple years older than all of them. Unless the classes are completely different every year, which would make no sense whatsoever.

[@NeonWafflez707]

Nah pretty sure you see Arven in the class, unless I’m thinking of Home Ec

[@Conorator]

@@NeonWafflez707 Arven attends home economics because it's about food.

[@kanevivi]

@@Conorator and art I saw him once but he looked focused probably on his own stuff. And as you see and someone even says it at some point any age can start school there, that's why some elderly people even are in uniforms. If anything she may have started a year and a half ago since the cutscene about rules they spoke of her or someone taking over as rep.

[@ruijie1961]

Oh that's cool. When AI Sada gets overtaken by the Paradise protection protocol and the battle message glitches; you can VERY briefly see "AI Sada has no intention of fighting anymore!" She really is fighting back, even as an AI. She truly wanted to do what's right.

[@gamrgool4521]

1:05:14 At this moment.

[@Joker74312]

You have to be fast about pausing it

[@Tribdinosaur]

gosh that's a fascinating detail to put there. good eye on that.

[@57Glan]

I had no idea! Can’t be read without pausing. Thats some subliminal sh there

[@valen9871]

Idk why but this gives me Undertale vibe and it hurts me, a lot

[@TheRibottoStudios]

"Your mother truly loved you." "You...you can't just go say something like that now!" Arven may have had a rough start in life. But his story is a great reminder that even if you had a rough beginning, your journey doesn't have to stay that way. Arven healed his Pokémon. Made good friends. He didn't get much closure, but was able to move on in a way. It's honestly so well written. Best character in the franchise.

[@waterpulsegaming9159]

Arven’s mother did love him because Arven exists

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@waterpulsegaming9159 dude like who asked you

[@cinderfeather]

@@waterpulsegaming9159 nothing like a religious freak to ruin a good comment

[@evagarcia865]

@@waterpulsegaming9159 imagine having such a pathetic life that you feel the need to go on a POKÉMON video of all things to spam your beliefs

[@Fenrir_Unshackled]

I see you haven't met N from black and white 😂

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I legitimately almost cried at the ending of this game. It's not even like the story was extremely complex or innovative, they were really simple concepts like students being bullied, the desire to have a challenge, and the want of a kid to have his parent. But all these stories were just told with so much sincerity under the overarching question: What do you treasure? It was incredible that a Pokemon game made me feel this way and I am tremendously impressed. Never before have I cared this much about the characters and it were these characters who made me care about this game. Fantastic job Pokemon. Fantastic job.

[@heatherramirez6141]

I loved this game with all my heart and glitches won’t make it bad for me.

[@yeetatron1163]

Indeed, Master Kenobi.

[@SKB-and-PlasticFred]

@@heatherramirez6141 Same here! The glitches make it more memorable, and even then, there aren't even that many.

[@heatherramirez6141]

And even for the people who find it unbearable, there’s gonna be a patch.

[@Plumgoblin]

im in tears this is so sweet. you're so right SV had a banger plot

[@khrystiekitten]

constantly thinking of arvens line about how you can call a taxi with a sob story and the implication that his partner pokemon was injured in area zero just leaves me in Pain because i can vividly see him crying on the rotom phone after mabosstiff was injured, begging for help

[@NovumDoesObservation]

Oh great, my already shattered heart has now turned to dust

[@guardian6788]

Oh... OH, DANG THAT HURTS MY EMOTIONS

[@miss.darkcandy475]

he must have felt scared, panicked, confused, powerless and desperate, that poor child :(...

[@thedeepabyss5754]

It actually makes sense that Koraidon can get out of it’s pokeball, the thing was originally Sada’s Pokémon!

[@NeonWafflez707]

Yeah I kinda wish he had noticed that

[@biljanamikic9463]

Yeah that what i said

[@FrostedMike]

I think it's not something you think about right at the moment and it only pops up in your mind later. It is implied that Koraidon belongs to Sada and many times, but because we carry the pokeball and use it all the time Koraidon in a way became our pokemon and we forget about it. It only became ours after beating AI Sada and this is simply because there is no more Sada to claim it.

[@eletraf]

@@FrostedMike It’s not that complicated, the system said disabling all poke balls which don’t have Sada’s identity, koriadon was her’s so it can come out

[@thedeepabyss5754]

Jesus, I didn’t think this would get that many likes knowing my luck, thanks I guess

[@gladiatordragon9219]

Something I find immensely interesting is that the game itself kind of tricks you. They advertised Sada and Turo as the main region professors, yes. However, this is not the case at all. Look no further than their names - there's no Sada or Turo tree, they're named after "Pasado" and "Futuro" - the Spanish words for Past and Future. However, there is a tree called the "Clavellina."

[@Schione.]

There's a reason why Clavell is the one doing the pokemon intro instead of the professors and here's why.

[@jrg87]

More than that, Clavell himself is also a professor, and actually worked alongside Sada. It's just that "Director" is the tittle he goes by because it's the station he currently holds, rather than being an active researcher. And even then, as an educator, he could still be called professor if he ever decides to teach a class.

[@ZaxFSO8083]

@@jrg87and his room is a research lab that he turned into his office. You learn this by talking to him in the post game. I’ll save all the other details as to not ruin the whole experience.

[@snowblossom4961]

Jacq is also named after Zinnia in the japanese text!

[@LegendaryWorldKing]

Funny thing is, in the Pokémon Presents 8.3.22 trailer, they describe both Profs as "Research Legends PASSED ON in the Paldea Region". We just never noticed why.

[@humourlessjester3584]

One often unsaid thing that I love about this story is Koraidon and the player's arc. In the past we're just ten yr old boys looking at eldritch gods having a temper tantrum but now we actually formed a bond with a legendary, nursed it back to health, and helped it overcome its past trauma with an opposing koraidon. Idk but I'll take that story over any of the other legendary arcs.

[@AlphaLykkan]

Couldn't agree more

[@jw__11]

"Eldritch Gods having a temper tantrum" - _looks at Giratina throwing a fit and pulling Cyrus into the Distortion World..._ - Yeah... that tracks

[@Rigter9029]

I mean, that makes the legendary look pretty weak in comparison tbh

[@Sailor11Sedna]

Kuraidon: I’m scared to battle, but I’ll help you get around better in exchange for snacks. Also I have a tragic backstory. Calyrex: Please, kind stranger, restore me to my former glory. Every other legendary: Get outta mah cave!

[@Forbidden_Chocolate]

yeah i definitely prefer bonding with a legendary than just capturing it.. I never really cared about kyogre, palkia, kyurem etc i just catch them bc we are supposed to, in pokemon SV even if koraidon/miraidon is not part of ur team they are still part of your adventure

[@AceXGamer-yb7pv]

Scarlet and Violet were more than just Pokemon's first open world game, it was the first to hit so deep with such intense stories and plots

[@jannomeeuwessen4886]

No, Gen 5 was the first with an Intense Story and Plot

[@AceXGamer-yb7pv]

@@jannomeeuwessen4886 how so? I actually don't remember the plot especially after the many firsts of this gen

[@jannomeeuwessen4886]

@@AceXGamer-yb7pv you can't remember the story/plot of Gen 5?

[@AceXGamer-yb7pv]

No, 9 generations of Pokemon makes it a challenge to remember each plot

[@Sharvictus]

I recommend a replay. It’s a lot to just type out in a KZbin comment but it dealt with some darker and adult themes and had compelling characters for the main story with a Big Bad that almost succeeded + Gym leaders that DID something and had a main story impact.

[@liaoliaoli224]

I love how sassy penny is and how she was the only one down to earth throughout the whole fiasco

[@kanevivi]

Save the scream tail part. I looked at that thing and was like. Oh no.

[@cartoonishidealism582]

Don’t let the shyness trick you, this girl orchestrated an elaborate revenge plot against her bullies that scared them so badly they LEFT SCHOOL and also she defrauded a government agency.

[@ajanis95]

She's the Velma.

[@USSFFRU]

@@kanevivi To be fair, Scream Tail can be somewhat adorable

[@AngelWingsYT]

nemona: what a sad reunion penny: girl you tripping? that was a declaration of war nemona: :O?!?! penny: *facepalm*

[@Impulse001]

57:02 Something very cool is that once you learn that she's an AI, the text box calls her "AI Sada", but at this point it changes to "Professor Sada", you're now fighting the memories of the past obsessed professor that refuses to let her dream die.

[@mcreena]

Oh dude, great catch! I didn’t register that change at all.

[@kanevivi]

Here is something I think about when I thought of what she says and how she reacts some. I think when she started out she was fascinated and wanted to push past things. Then as it states the crystal alters even living things. Who says it didnt make her grow even worse in her obsession and mix in the time machine being in that stuff made her become lost to the strong obsession. Even the ai says is the machine more important to you? It's also why her being a professor she was willing to die to protect the kiridon. Honestly after everything when he said the legendary ruined his life. In a way he isnt wrong. But I think that place is dangerous to people and pokemon.

[@jacob7208]

Damn that’s actually sad

[@bestleefboi]

59:54

[@kiramortwilson7411]

@Kanevivi FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT! The professors weren’t bad; they were driven insane by the Third Legendary’s power. That’s why their AI selves were still good!

[@Impulse001]

26:07 While you can't read the book from your inventory, you can find a copy in the school and you can read that one. There are some chapters that Arven doesn't mention.

[@zekromtrainer1222]

And interestingly enough 1 of the chapters showcase different Pokemon depending on the version Scarlet's showcases a being that is a mix of Entei, Raikou and Suicune Violet showcases a being that is a mix of Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion

[@ladynoluck]

And it has some interesting hints toward what’s probably really going on with paradox pokemon and the 3rd legendary (although most of the game talks about the 3rd legendary and bares its symbols 😅)

[@Jessica_Schweser]

Where in the school is it?

[@mantawave1134]

@@Jessica_Schweser entrance hall, to your right. It will be a big purple/orange book sticking out of the shelf

[@Jessica_Schweser]

@@mantawave1134 Gotcha

[@Cvmpbell]

That playable cutscene at the end of the battle is definitely going to lead to these legendaries being some kids absolute favorites. I can’t even lie that was so hype, whole game you build a friendship just to send him out and have him kick the others ass is so sick lmfao

[@SkyEevee]

Miraidon is my new favorite legendary

[@realtbhandrew]

@@SkyEevee He's so funky

[@brunolepri8177]

They are the legendaries with most character

[@MaxWelton]

49:10 I love how Sada just casually having access to infinite Master Balls is the least shocking revelation in this climax

[@akenohononiku916]

The director gives everyone here a Master Ball, so I think it's just an accepted thing that Master Balls can be infinitely produced

[@mizusenshisongs]

Honestly, given how the time machine works, using Master Balls makes perfect sense. If you're only able to send Poké Balls through to catch Pokémon (since people can go through but can't return), using a ball that is guaranteed not to fail removes a lot of risk from the equation. Less risk would make the system easier to automate as well (since the machine seems to be operating on its own continuously).

[@jonathanflanagan1504]

Well given how the funding they got from inventing the tera orb let them build a whole stinking time machine, yeah it makes sense they can afford a good supply of Master Balls.

[@BJGvideos]

In the lighthouse you can see that there's a bunch of disassembled pokéballs, so the professor was probably reverse engineering them personally (or making the AI do it since they had the same scientific knowledge)

[@GingerRanger1329]

I genuinely cried at the end of Arven's arc. I've staunchly played the games since red/blue and never once have I felt for the characters of this world like I do these. I truly want to know more about them. All the accolades to Shigeru Ohmori and his team, they gave the franchise the fresh breath it was dying for. I only hope GF continues to use these fantastic characters they wrote in the DLC(s). It would be a crime to leave them in the vanilla gameplay.

[@ZaxFSO8083]

They have to use them, there is still too many mysteries to be solved with them included, also if you didn’t know, if you keep exploring the school you get to visit all three in their rooms and their rooms are filled to the brim with their personalities, Nemona is tidy and has Pokémon battle court sheets, raven has about two refrigerators and tons of ingredients everywhere and Penny’s room is dimly lit, full of tech and memorabilia (she even has a magazine with the GameCube on the cover, lol) and all of her eeveelutions are all in the room.

[@GingerRanger1329]

@@ZaxFSO8083 I would not put it past GF to do nothing with them. But that's just because I don't trust GF as far as I could throw it. Oh, yeah, I did those asap. This little gang of oddballs made me care so I was invested. I want to go on more spelunking missions and solve time crime with them.

[@jaredtheastralartist2510]

Gosh, I really love this game. The characters, literally all the Pokémon, it was the right balance between hard and easy, and finally has a good story. Besides, the graphical issues. This might be the best Pokémon game ever.

[@nartsadiku8249]

Finally a non toxic pokemon fan god that’s rare

[@Luigi-gp3cx]

@@nartsadiku8249 I know right so many people are judging it because of some glitches 😐

[@CodeDemons]

@@Luigi-gp3cx Yea I agree too, aside for framerate issue and the occasional lag, this is still the most fun Pokémon I've played to date and man i hope they expand and improve on this format for future Pokémon games.

[@peanutbuttersunfish2927]

@@Luigi-gp3cx Well, glitches and performance issues that are hard to ignore and excuse, granted. BUT, if they get those things patched out the game is a rock-solid 9/10. I'm hoping by the time the DLC we're probably going to get is released the worst of the performance issues will no longer be an issue.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

The buggiest best game ever

[@dapperdabber13]

I love the fact that the professor is like....Not evil, but certainly not GOOD. Willing to let Paldea be ruined? Not even being there for their son? In Scarlet Turo walks out on Sada, in Violet Sada walks out on Turo. And the fact that they die saving not their child but the legendary pokemon?! Oof. We do not stan these professors. No sir. Even if they are hot asf.

[@Notfallkaramell]

Walks out on the parent? Does that mean that the other Prof leaves a failing relationship and abandons Arven in the process?

[@dapperdabber13]

@@Notfallkaramell yes that's the explanation we get as to why we have "version exclusive" Professors for the first time. Because one's a God damn DEADBEAT.

[@Notfallkaramell]

@@dapperdabber13 Probably the hardest hitting Pokémon Story we had so far. That, or colonialism in Legends Arceus.

[@dapperdabber13]

@@Notfallkaramell 100%. GameFreak keep up this level of writing. Maybe get some voice acting in too cause those cutscenes were anime level good. I can just just hear Arven's voice cracking as he tells the AI it can't just tell him his mother loved him, not when she left or died, I can hear Nemona's high squeals of excitement thinking about battling lol. I saw a video of this game but with voice acting and Arven and Nemona's voices were on point to how I imagine them to sound. I wonder how they'll sound in the actual anime.

[@Notfallkaramell]

@@dapperdabber13 I wonder which Prof the anime uses... or, because both would make more sense, how they will connect both story variants. I hope Arven is a travel companion. Not just appearing every few episodes.

[@giantheccinwyvern]

Can we talk about how Arven basically drags you and puts you onto Koraidon's back as if you were as light as paper?

[@Sheenifier]

It's the combo strength of all that Herba Mystica sandwiches

[@lambo344]

I mean, arven is like 15-16 and the player is just 10

[@Cheeser_bobeeser]

Bro used bulk up

[@ashersikes9987]

Because the protagonist IS light as paper

[@USSFFRU]

Arven inherited his father's chad strength

[@bando-kun842]

“Please. Defeat me.” It shook me to the core…

[@NovumDoesObservation]

That line is both hardcore and freaking sad... She's KNOWS she is going to lose control and can only inspire the one person potentially capable to do the impossible and defeat her.

[@that1cat999]

Takes me back to the Hollow Knight boss fight

[@BJGvideos]

I hope the AIs got to be "free adventurers" like they wanted. They deserve to be happy.

[@EndlessNight025]

Did anyone else notice that the final battle against the other Koraidon/Miraidon is a Tera Raid battle? Your allies cheer to boost your attack, you gain the ability to Terastalize after three moves, and it takes place inside a crystalline den. I also really like how the music that plays during the battle is our Koraidon/Miraidon’s theme rather than the one we’re battling. The fact that it’s an arrangement of the main route music makes it seem like our buddy is recalling our adventures together and that the bond we forged is giving them the strength to face and finally best their rival. Such a satisfying ending.

[@-memoria-2136]

Granted it makes the fight kinda easy, but I adore how (atleast it did for me) the game treats it as if Koraidon has max friendship. It survived multiple hits on 1 HP for me, making it just like an episode of the anime lmao

[@DDoodles_]

@@-memoria-2136 yea it was scripted for you to win. I don’t think you can even lose that fight

[@lethugnul657]

No... its after 5 turn that you can terrastalise

[@-memoria-2136]

@@DDoodles_ Yeah I learnt that shortly after I posted that comment lol It's scripted as all hell but I loved it

[@DDoodles_]

@@-memoria-2136 I love the music that play during the fight

[@Blizz3112]

Everybody: "The world is about to end if we don't stop this!" Nemona: "Oh no, but then I won't be able to battle anymore..." ONE.. TRACK... MIND... XD

[@nicodemusharding2310]

Always

[@Texascowboy68]

Okay people have been saying that nemona is similar to Ash and I definitely see it now.

[@Axolotlboigaming]

I hate her

[@Axolotlboigaming]

@@Texascowboy68 she sucks

[@Axolotlboigaming]

@@zarc4d wth is wrong with them tho alos racist

[@NicholoN]

I love how Mikey is so calm saying, “well, we all lived. Oh, nope. We lost Nemona. Rest In Peace.” 12:00

[@tomaszwojciula]

I still can't belive that what I have just witnessed is actually in an official Pokemon game. This plot is crazy, but also incredible.

[@Qoobon_]

Polak?!!?!?!

[@tomaszwojciula]

@@Qoobon_ Oh frick, somebody noticed

[@PLF__]

I had no clue you lost a parent Mikey… I lost my dad when I was 14 and I just want you to know that your channel was one of the few things that kept me sane during that time… I’m never going to stop watching your content because this channel is special to me… much love bro

[@Cvmpbell]

Hope you’re doing well. Stay strong ❤

[@kanevivi]

Sorry to hear that and I hope you and your family are doing good. Lost my own dad a few years back. So needless to say when I also lost my dog that helped me through that time and saw raven's mabostiff I was like nope we are healing your dog because I couldnt save mine! Then the losing a parent was... yeah it invoked alot of memories. And to echo that as well yes Michael thank you this channel I enjoy alot since my own friend told me about you and hope you are doing good as well.

[@flatpigeon9349]

I feel yeah, all my parents were teenagers and my fathers hate me and my mom is busy with my half siblings. Keep your head high and we get yeah.

[@bayleighresta5580]

It really is a hard thing to go through. I lost my dad when I was 4. Always stay strong and never give up:).

[@DonoZeek]

When did he said that?

[@MagicTimewithVictoria]

She was still in neglectful parent. She didn’t take care of him, his entire childhood, and that was while she was working in the lab she only had died then and that’s the reason why Arven hadn’t heard from her in years, but she still was definitely a neglectful parent. Plus seems like she could have been evil based on what the AI said she wanted. Killer game. I love it so much. I love your reactions. I felt that. Thank you for playing and letting us see how you feel about all of the game. Your reaction was exactly how I felt

[@kanevivi]

Yeah I'm split because of another thing she states. That the crystal effects the living and machines. What if it was making her go crazy. I mean I get the never around because honestly my own parents were wake up maybe a few words then gone. I was alone most of my own life even with both parents. Much less being a single parent. Even the ai was more advance then humans can make. So who is to say the strain of the research and her own fascination turned obsession and the crystal made her even worse off mentally. But I agree she wasnt a great parent but even then, doesnt mean she didnt still love him. The ai had her thoughts and all so who is to say that wasnt a moment of her thoughts that were clear because it only happens when the system isnt controlling the ai.

[@MagicTimewithVictoria]

@@kanevivi ooooooo I love that

[@nova_kris6366]

Add on to the fact that Turo/Sada depending on the game abandons the other after Arven’s birth probably doesn’t leave them in a mentally stable condition which probably gives them more reason to bury themselves in their research. (You can find this info in the books in each research station)

[@MagicTimewithVictoria]

@@nova_kris6366 I did read that. I love that you noticed that too

[@Tt-The-Creative]

I feel this is a bit similar to Lusamine, I am sure she was not always like that but then her goals took over her and that was all she could think of. Just a theory though

[@doccavs723]

Pokemon finally realized that it’s not always about how big the threat is that you need to stop. But how personal something it is for you to make a major impact.

[@enigmatic2878]

Chairman Rose, take note. You can do it in the next 100 years, or you can do it right this second in under a second

[@carlosvaldez4356]

24:40 “It’s theoretically possible to travel to the past. However for a being such as a human, it would not be possible to return to the present” Penny: Well, THAT’S horrifying… Ingo: you don’t say …

[@refkiriswansyah2830]

The key point is 'human'. The AI Sada isn't human, its a robot. It could be a olot hoke that can be used in later part like dlc.

[@mariotheundying]

@@refkiriswansyah2830 it isn't a plot hole tho

[@sunmoonfx8251]

@@mariotheundying but it could be an olot hoke though. They didn't say it was a plot hole.

[@mariotheundying]

@@sunmoonfx8251 oh okay fair enough

[@Dairobo10]

petition for the dlc to let us bring Ingo back to the present

[@the_godbodor7026]

I hope the writers for this game get a raise and made THE story writers for future games because damn this story hit me in the feels. Arven’s stories I actually started crying over several times, and it feels good to be so invested in a Pokémon game. Nemona is THE best rival we’ve had, even better than N (and this is from a massive Gen 5 fan), and Penny’s whole stuff with Team Star felt extremely relatable as someone who has been bullied for many years now without being able to do much to push back. I’m one who can ignore some technical flaws, but with those in mind I’d say this is a 9/10 game but ignoring the technical bugs I’d say 11/10

[@manicbeyond]

"Sada wasn't a neglectful parent, she was *dead."* I'm sorry, it's supposed to be sad and serious but that line made me laugh.

[@AngelWingsYT]

i mean he has a point XD

[@lulabelle5452]

She was neglectful. She didn't die til right before the game starts when our Koriadon flees Area Zero.

[@manicbeyond]

@@lulabelle5452 I know? Why are you correcting me on a quite from Michael?

[@AngelWingsYT]

@@lulabelle5452 she died long before that. If you recall arvens bg chatter with the gang "we used to email but then that stopped" that would have been the pin point of her death.

[@shawnbelcher7135]

​@@AngelWingsYT the ai admits to faking emails for a bit.

[@arkydaarcticfox9497]

I love how the professor, both if them, were the villains like everyone predicated, but not in the way we thought

[@chiefpurrfect8389]

Fandom: the professors are the villains! Nintendo: *yes, but also no.*

[@Sheenifier]

So many people thought Clavell would be the bad guy and I'm like "Why? Of what? That makes no sense. The profs being bad makes more sense"

[@Twinklethefox9022]

I got spoiled in a thumbnail and thought that turo and sada were going to be evil and show their true nature. I'm so glad that it wasn't completely true.

[@MaxWelton]

1:02:14 Sada really predicted a 1v6 clean sweep with Roaring Moon.

[@GholdenOP]

Didn’t know that you’ve lost a parent as well Mikey . Sending love & positivity your way , doesn’t matter how long ago it was . Thanks for keeping us entertained with your vids & for being a real one ❤

[@JunFromIT]

If i remember correctly, he said in his draw my life video that he lost his dad.

[@ACap34]

❤️

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Indeed, his father sadly passed way due to cancer when Mikey was 11.

[@FirstnameLastname81206]

In that final part with Sada's interactions with Arven and her departure, you can hear the sadness in Mikey's voice. This is definitely the most engrossing Pokémon story to date.

[@ThatOneWasp]

This is the first time in years i’ve teared up from a game story. Best Pokémon game 10/10

[@commane21]

This was the best plot weve ever gotten in a pokemon game. Fantastic characters and plot. 9/10 game for me.

[@legobrick1356]

I know! The development and gameplay is...not well received, but the story experienced a major glow up! I was surprised at first just finding out the Arven was the professor's kid, let alone any of the Team Star stuff, Mabosstif's condition, and everything that occurs during The Way Home! Especially when Mabosstif was revealed in particular! I remember the moment he released him from the Poké Ball, that I had just sat there for a few moments and began thinking the worst! I was like "Oh no...don't tell me..." because I straight up thought we were going to have Stoutland 2: Video Game Edition happening! And in another timeline we very well might've gotten it! After it was revealed he was recovering I no longer saw this happening, but it would've made the game far more interesting with what could've occurred afterward! Before it was revealed why he was in his condition, I thought it was that it was an older Mabosstif on his last legs. It could've been a sad but realistic lesson to give kids playing it about grief for a pet (I cried thinking about my own dog just from the dark reality that could've been). I've actually already seen a one-shot someone wrote about this happening, showing a saddened Arven crying himself to sleep that night as a tombstone is seen in the yard outside...then by his window...then at the door (judging from the context, the writer made it that he became a Houndstone after passing away...a sad fate but imagine the heartbreaking reunion of Arven catching the now-Houndstone to use in battle instead). My idea would later become that he is about to march straight over to Area Zero to find the thing that hurt Mabosstif out of revenge, only for us to stop him (possibly with a battle). Arven pleads for us to let him go, but we won't budge. He blames himself for even going to Area Zero in the first place, feeling guilty as he thinks that it was all his fault that Mabosstif got hurt. We console him as he breaks down while on his knees, as he possibly cries into our shoulder, as Koraidon/Miraidon walk over and wrap themself around him to as reassurance; mending the two's relationship a bit in response. Later on as The Squad (I'm trying the think of a better name for the group. It deserves a special name of its own) trek through Area Zero, they pass the hidden cave near the 3rd station (the one with the waterfall in it and the location of Roaring Moon and Iron Valiant). Suddenly a small moment happens as we pass by the rocks hiding it, as we focus on Arven in particular. The mixed cry of a Mabosstif and Houndstone play and he looks around. "Did you guys hear that?" Arven asks. The group turns to him. "Hear what?" Penny asks. Arven turns towards the cave, the entrance still hidden to him, before shaking his head. "Nevermind...forget I said anything." He states solemnly. Penny and Nemona look to the player, even Nemona's density takes the back seat for a moment as she looks to him with worry. "Are you sure? I...heard about Mabosstif...he was always loved it when the two of us would battle, even if he always lost he seemed like he was always raring to go again." Nemona sadly says, looking down a bit as she remembers those times. Arven gives a sad chuckle, "He _did_ didn't he...thanks for that...Nemona. I...really needed it." He thanks her. The group then moves on to the 3rd station, everything going as in game (my headcanon is that in a fused world where the events of both games happen, both a Great Tusk _and_ Iron Treads are seen fighting one another until they notice the group, deciding to disregard their own fight in order to take us on in a double battle). When the fight is about to begin, the same mixed cry from earlier is heard, as everyone turns to see a Houndstone running up in front of Arven. Penny and Nemona discuss Houndstones for a bit, both curious to what a wild Houndstone is doing coming over to protect them. Arven comes to a realization and deduces that the Houndstone is his Mabosstif! The Houndstone cries out in acknowledgement, as Arven and the now-Houndstone fight against the Paradox Pokémon. After the fight we are treated to a cutscene of Arven in disbelief, wondering if it really is his Mabosstif. The Houndstone grabs his former Poké Ball from Arven's belt and holds it in his teeth like Mabosstif does in the Path of Legends cutscene. Arven takes the ball, holding it out to Houndstone as he gleefully taps his head against the ball, being pulled in. The ball shakes only once before a clicking sound can be heard, indicating that he's been caught. Arven tears up as he sends out Houndstone, as it rushes gleefully in to hug his two-time trainer, as Arven cries in relief in a touching reunion for gaining his partner back. ...not gonna lie, this version of the scenario (the part about the Mabosstif/now Houndstone presence in Area Zero), I only _just_ came up with while writing this. Like holy crap! I'm honestly impressed by how well thought out my thoughts for it were to come up with that so fluidly, and I'm not exactly a writer by any means (I like to think I'm good with creating concepts and ideas for things, but I guess watching all those story analysis videos, What if? stories, and reading those fanfictions have really improved my story-building skills), but I absolutely _love_ this idea! The story of Pokémon is maturing, especially with what happens during PLA and these games in particular, so I wonder if maybe a plot like this won't be too far off in the future; we did have the old Stoutland die in the Sun and Moon anime, and XY (both games and anime) had Lysandre straight up _die_ in his psychosis for the sake of his plans. The world isn't like how it was back when Pokémon first came around, and the norms have changed; it's time for Pokémon to change as well (now if only we could get some ARCEUS DAMNED VOCIE ACTING!! THEY HAVE NO EXCUSES IF THEY CAN HAVE GET AN ED SHEERAN SONG AS PART OF THE GAME AND THEY ONLY DUG THEMSELVES IN A HOLE BY GIVING IONO A VOICE IN HER TRAILERS AND A VOICEOVER FOR CLAVELL'S SPEECH!! IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE _FULL_ VOICE ACTING! JUST DO IT FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN THE STORY AND FOR CUTSCENES!! For example: the entirety of the final act starting with the cutscene AI Sada/Turo uses the time machine).

[@coffeenoodles279]

@@legobrick1356 The pain never seems to stop, does it, boy? While yours had been physical, mine had been in the mind, and so so raw, like the burn of a flamethrower searing my skin. I wonder, what happens to Pokémon when they die? Ghost Pokémon exist, I suppose, but I had always assumed that had been the name of the type, and not a description of themselves. My gaze is out the window at your tombstone, tears stinging and making the stone marker of your death sway in the wind. If I had only been faster, I thought, but without you, I was not strong. I couldn't fault our buddy, as they had plowed through every obstacle to help us in need. In the end, you were already long past help before they even moved to Paldea. Tears were streaming down my face, in the empty room, of this empty house. I'm going to see my mother tomorrow, Mabosstiff. I wish you were there to come with me. You were always the best at keeping me safe and secure. Tomorrow, we go to the place where our fates changed, and I don't know if I will ever have the strength like I used to. One last glance at the tombstone, the blurred vision messing with my eyes and making the stone appear closer than it had been before. I miss you. "Arven, are you sure you're okay?" Nemona had asked for the thousandth time, and I was starting to get irritated. With a deep breath, forcing my hands to unclench, I nodded to the school president. "I'm ready to be done with this," If I sounded bitter, they didn't seem to pay it no mind. Ever since we were down in the crater, I can hear Mabosstiff cry amongst the screeches of the dangerous Pokémon. It was almost like a taunt, a noise that played in my head over and over again. Perhaps it was simply the trauma of being in this kind of place again, or maybe there's a creature down here that mimics your worst moments in life. Regardless, if I had heard it one more time, I might breakdown. As the group passed under the bridge leading to the underground, I found myself pausing. It had been here... I thought, looking around, on edge. The creature had descended on Mabosstiff and me without warning, and I didn't have a chance in saving my beloved friend. A bark. There it was again. The noise that followed me ever since we got down here. It pulled out my grief and thrashed at my body like an ocean crashing against the cliffside. It was so clear, and for once, I looked around. Nothing. No monster. No Mabosstiff. Tears were pooling in my eyes again, and I let my hair fall further over my face to hide the reddening. I wish I hadn't have come, I thought bitterly, I wish I had never bothered with my mom. There's no point. She has barely addressed me since we have started talking again anyways. I plodded on, the world around me fading into the background. I didn't bother worrying about the danger anymore. The rest of the group would protect me, and honestly, without Mabosstiff, I just don't have the fight left in me. "ARVEN!" A shout brought me from my reverie, and I found myself looking into the eyes of a Great Tusk, the screams rushing through the air and pummeling fear into my heart. I stumbled back, my friends footsteps racing closer to me. Too far away. The Great Tusks head was lowered. It was charging. Mabosstiff, I'm sorry. I couldn't protect you. I couldn't protect mys- Babarkwouou! A dog pokemon bound in front of me, a tombstone on its head, long fur, and boned face and paws. Ghostly energy flooded from it as it bounded straight into the Great Tusk, sending it skidding from its trample path and over the cliffside with a loud yell. The Houndstone skidded to a stop right at the edge, giving several warning barks before turning, its bony tail wagging. With a bound and a leap, it landed heavily on me, rubbing its face on mine. "W-what is this?!" My voice is shrill as I grab on to the dog to stop the affectionate assault, the others stopping around me as I finally managed to push the massive beast off of me. "It's.... a Houndstone?" Penny said with a question in her voice, the same question that was floating around in my mind now. Why was it here? Why did it save me? The Houndstone leaped forward again the moment I tried to stand up, it massive jaws clamping around the pokeballs at my belt and pulling away with one in its mouth. It was a pokeball I knew instantly, a faded, scratched pokeball of a Pokémon that has been with me for years. "GIVE THAT BACK!" I shouted with the sudden rage in my chest, standing and chasing after the Houndstone. The Houndstone bounded away easily at each attempt of grabbing the pokeball, and on my third attempt, I hit the ground with the thud after trying to turn too fast. I don't know when I started crying, but tears were flooding my face, and I reached towards the Houndstone with a whimper. "Give it back...It's not yours....please," I begged, looking at the Pokémon that just broke every wall that had been holding up my grief. It faced me, its head tilted, and it almost looked like it was grinning. I could almost see orange eyes behind the fur on its face. I felt my heart stop, and when its tail began to wag again, my throat felt swollen and my tongue too thick to fit properly in my mouth. "Mabosstiff?" Babark! "Ma-a-boss-t-tifff?" My words were heavy, and I felt sobs starting to wrack and hiccup my body. The Houndstone moved closer, setting the ball in front of me with an expectant bark of enthusiasm. I reached up, my vision blurring again, soft strands of fur meeting my fingers. "B-buddy, you're here..." I coughed out a sob tears and snot dribbling down my face and I couldn't care less, "Mabosstiff....it's really you..." Not a question, but my lifelong friend answered it with another bark and a wag of its tail. I pulled myself up to my knees, wrapping my arms around the Houndstone and crying for joy, for grief, for anguish, and for hope. Every emotion I have felt, the abandonment of my mother, the fear and pain of getting Mabosstiff hurt, the absolute, overwhelming depression of my best friends death, was all let out here. I cried, and cried, and cried. I felt my friends hands touch my back, a comfort, but that meant nothing to the feel of fur on my skin as Houndstone pressed himself close to me, giving me the comfort I truly needed. A lifetime passed before I found myself to tired to cry anymore. Slowly, I fell back onto my feet, sitting in a kneeling position, as Houndstone took a step back. Wiping the tears, I felt the gentle touches of my friends move away, remaining quiet, and respectful. "Mabosstiff, I'm so glad you're here," I was already tearing up again, but my best friend stepped forward, tapping the pokeball forgotten on the ground. With shaky hands, I picked it up, looking at him with a large, sad smile. "You need your space back right? Let's go talk to mom, together," I said, touching the pokeball to Houndstone's forehead, and reuniting lost friends.

[@felixcookie4862]

How did you two write so much down,and why

[@legobrick1356]

@@felixcookie4862 Honestly? *looks over to* @Coffee Noodles Once the ball starts rolling, it's _really_ hard to make it stop.

[@coffeenoodles279]

@@legobrick1356 I agree! writing is a very cathartic experience :3

[@seansilence2697]

The final quest made Penny my favorite character. She's so sassy and just slightly breaks the fourth wall lmao

[@Ditto.007]

Yh she can be so passive agressive sometimes i love it

[@CindyHelms]

Yeah, Penny and Arven are straight up my favorite companions ever… Nemona went from good to… get her Pokemon battling obsessed face away from me, I am 110% DONE with her… also, I am literally Penny the entire time I had to read Nemona's text boxes… I am not kidding…

[@TechnoArpan]

@@CindyHelms I love nemona dude. In a lot of ways, i am her when it comes to pokemon. Best friend group in pokemon

[@snowyfate]

@@CindyHelms no hate on your opinion, but I personally love all three of them cause it just works, they're so different but the dialogue actually feels good

[@CaptainObliviousV]

I remember the day I beat Scarlet, my great grandmother had passed away the night before and I was playing to try and take my mind off of it for a bit. When AI Sada disappeared into the Time Machine, I audibly exclaimed “Wait, Arven!”, the camera switched to me and Arven, the piano started playing, and I completely broke. I’ve teared up many times in Pokémon games for happy and sad reasons, even cried from joy when I fought Leon for the first time, but this was the first time I’ve sobbed my heart out from pure sadness. I felt so bad for Arven, and the emotions running through me that day made it hit even harder. Even now I still tear up whenever I watch this scene or hear the piano version of the main theme. Hands down the best story in the series, and this is coming from a Unova kid.

[@Ethan.]

AI Sada: “you understand ancient Pokémon weaknesses” Michael: “I’ve been on the internet” 😂

[@aaronzaharias9110]

Me: "I have no idea what I'm doing!"

[@Ethan.]

@@aaronzaharias9110 same I didn’t look anything up so I was just hoping I could guess

[@bunnyben87]

@@aaronzaharias9110 "and you can't stop me"

[@opalofthe0valvarient406]

I was just going in blind. I played violet and when iron thorns ( future tyranatar ) came out, I concluded that I could one hit k.o it with a flower trick. ( flower trick is op. No matter what type )

[@DoKuShOsTaR]

Me when I playing it literally yesterday: Or you know… I watch Wolfey Glick… same difference amiright

[@delilah2.718]

michael - “the number of times air slash has let me down, its what, 95?” me - “if its not 100 its 50”

[@justaguywhohappenstobepurp2913]

Best story ever since gen 5, 10/10 Edit: what the fuck 💀💀💀

[@axolotlboi6178]

It might be better than gen 5

[@Logan76039]

Gen 5 better

[@samszczepanski2281]

@@Logan76039 wow there's definitely no bias here lol

[@dbmikeyg255]

This is better it hits more to home and so many people can relate

[@greyscaleadaven]

I like this one, gen 5, and gen 7 the most in terms of cohesiveness overall. I'd place this game in terms of quality with gen 7 in fact. They both have flaws that ultimately hold them back from being peaks of pokemon, but still have some great qualities overall in terms of gameplay and other aspects as well. Gen 5 was our last real peak IMO, hard to find issues outside of B/W not having the nat dex until post game. But still, that shouldn't detract from how awesome these games have been overall.

[@raptorwithwings]

I’ve been waiting for Mikey to get to the end ever since I did. Best main series Pokémon plot we’ve ever gotten!

[@jamboss1014]

Poor Arven

[@keithwiechart7744]

I agree. I don’t know if I would consider this my favorite Pokémon game, but it is clear that they improved tremendously from Sword and Shield. There are obviously issues with game performance, but the story is on league with, or even better than the stories of Gen 3, 4, or 5, which I consider to be some of the best games story wise. I’ll admit I didn’t have high hopes for the Team Star storyline as I thought they were going to be similar to Team Yell, who I didn’t like. But I was very surprised with the multifaceted lore and deep emotional complexity that Team Star had. All in all, the characters had so much more depth to them, and I think Gamefreak is definitely going in the right direction with the games now.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@jamboss1014 never have I wished a character was real more. He needs so many hugs

[@commanderfire17]

I like Pokémon black and white and black 2 and white 2 stories better but this one is still really good

[@julianheng1298]

@RaptorWithWings @Keith Wiechart i agree, as long as they have the bugs completely fixed then these games will definitely be the best out there.

[@MannyVegaNieves]

Truly an A+ in storyline. This was beyond. Not since Unova have we had such a rich story.

[@aakwok9240]

Better than gen 5 in my opinion

[@MannyVegaNieves]

@@aakwok9240 Due to the character development, which we haven't had since Kalos to be honest

[@questionmarkquestionmarkques]

@@MannyVegaNieves the rivals of this game are probably what kalos wished for

[@jaylux5556]

Dang I thought gen 7's story was good too 😢

[@thatoneguy5343]

@@jaylux5556 Gen 7’s is good. You’re not alone. Although I am one who prefers OG S&M over the Ultra versions.

[@tuckrtjackson5893]

Mikey’s face when Sada said the original Professor passed away was priceless

[@zackattack1380]

I absolutely love how they use the motion capture for some of the cut scenes in this game. It definitely added a lot more emotion to the characters because they were a lot more human like than just video game characters.

[@KingNedya]

I'm mixed about it. It was more expressive, but also uncanny, especially since it was at such odds with the stiff animation present in the rest of the game.

[@Hamburgify]

It makes it so sad when you realize arvens mom died and he never got any explanation or knew at all, he thought she abandoned him. "Used to at least get emails sometimes. But even those stopped a couple years ago.", when you realize that these emails stopped when she died, that normally insignificant line packs a way bigger punch. It makes his story even sadder when you realize that his only friend, the only companion he's ever had, almost got mortally wounded whilst looking for his mother in the same place she died (Not exactly but area zero nonetheless.)

[@vincenzoditrolio6985]

No she abandoned him way earlier her death happens when the two koraidon fight and ours flees. So she does right before the main story starts.

[@kingteddieP4]

@@vincenzoditrolio6985 he literally said that. She went to area zero but she at least kept in contact but once she died she stopped sending emails.

[@DM-zh2kt]

@@kingteddieP4 Sada/Turo are no good parents, even if you use the "they died, that's why" Arven said he doesn't have any memory of them taking care of him as a son. Arven isn't a new born, he's a 15 yrs old kid that had to learn how to be a person by himself.

[@kingteddieP4]

@@DM-zh2kt I never said they were good parents I said they kept in contact until they died.

[@BJGvideos]

​@@kingteddieP4Well not really considering that the emails stopped loooong before they were implied to have died. And the AI was likely unable to contact him directly, only able to speak to him through others until they're in the same room.

[@Lokear]

Your reaction to that plot twist was the exact same as mine, my mouth was hanging open constantly toward the end. This game had so many issues, but the story was the best of any main-series game in my opinion. That final battle is NUTS.

[@kanevivi]

Because he didnt read the books I felt like he missed some things to it. But when I read them I was worried how things were going wild on their own and all that she/he was trapped in time. Or that because of the dangers wasnt able to leave and when I saw the lab o thought even maybe got ate by the crystal. Wasnt much better when we find the ai but still. I learned that and I just wanted to hug arven.

[@Sheenifier]

For me, I couldn't consistently play and many times I was spoiled just being on KZbin so I knew the prof was the final battle. But my initial thoughts were the AI killed the prof and was imprisoned before it could get out. This was way more intense

[@exammole4545]

Sada/Turo are such interesting characters. They wanted to bring the past/future pokémon to the present in a misguided hope for harmony, that they let their son all alone with a pokémon who he associated with stealing his parents away for his *whole* life. And if you read the logbooks in the research lab it’s hinted that our Proffesor had an assistant/the professor from the other games had walked out on them not long before Arven was born, leading them to create the AI in there place. The AI’s in of themselves are really interesting themselves, as they might be the first I’ve seen where the AI is the one thinking for the betterment of the world and not theor creator, but still holding the desires of them. These games are amazing!!

[@BJGvideos]

After this game I asked a friend who's into robot media for more stuff where a renegade AI is the hero and she immediately said Wall-E.

[@gemmaksinclair]

Interesting that the player Koraidon/Miraidon is in a Pokeball, while the aggressive one is in a Master Ball.

[@finnvaneekelen4966]

I mean i think our legend got into the present first so maybe they did not have masterballs to use back then

[@gemmaksinclair]

​@@finnvaneekelen4966 that doesn't seem likely, since the notes mention bringing more and more Pokémon across time soon after. If that were the case, they managed to get their hands on a LOT of MBs very quickly after the first came through.

[@finnvaneekelen4966]

@@gemmaksinclair fair but note that there are a lot of wild uncaught paradox pokemon across area zero. Its possible that after cathing the boxart legend they did not catch a lot of pokemon until they managed to get masterballs. Also note that its not like its known turo/sada used thousands of masterballs or anything as they only have seven confirmed cathes with them (the 6 pokemon they use in battle with you and the legendary) and its likley they had a couple more but its not super crazy to think they only got their hands on those later

[@BJGvideos]

​@@finnvaneekelen4966They likely made those balls too. In the lighthouse there's an area with a bunch of disassembled balls, so they were studying them

[@PhantomWolfDX]

The last minute of you describing the storyline being amazing was very good and a perfect description. Great series, Michael. Thank you for doing this kind of a playthrough. Loved seeing your reactions to all plottwists. 10/10

[@MoodRealm_Native]

I don't care about all the technical issues, this game is a BANGER, sure it's easy but like, dang that story goes HARD bro

[@refkiriswansyah2830]

With the amount of how much his pokemon fainted trying to fight gym leaders...this difficulty is alright. Have some QOL mechanics that make it easier, but not entirely switching out or skipping the tedious grind part (auto battle dont give EV, so even if your pokemon has high level, do it too often would make it relatively weaker). Less tedious, but not too rewarding. More grindy, but still engaging. This just alright.

[@Braixie]

I cried so much during Arvens story, I have also lost a parent and this story twist was just the biggest emotional gut punch I was not ready for it

[@wet0wl]

The reason Koraidon’s pokéball wasn’t locked is because it was originally assigned to Sada’s ID

[@Mario87456]

Yet at the end of the game it’s registered to your ID for some reason even though Sada was the one who caught it.

[@logandelaharpe6362]

It could transfered with her dead and the ai gone like a will thing rather then her juha to asking you to look after it

[@Robin_hsr12]

​@Mario87456 yeah well sada dies. And hasn't battled since the death with you. As such the ID does not change

[@Robin_hsr12]

​@@Mario87456until the battle

[@masmatt1708]

Literally screamed seeing this episode 😂 and that Nemona is practically female Ash in terms of personality

[@shawnward8361]

Which is why Ash should never set foot in Paldea. The universe wouldn't be able to contain both of them. Our universe I mean. A reverse big bang will occur and all will return to nothingness.

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

@@shawnward8361 Pokemon Journeys is going to need a Rapid Spinner/Defog in the background of every scene to disperse the fight-pheromones if Ash and Nemona ever meet.

[@Ditto.007]

Both of their lack of brain cells yet overflow of battle capabilities is enough to make anyone go insane 😂😂

[@gengatuberofficial7009]

@@Ditto.007 imagine even... she is actually a student council president.... how she did get to this? 💀💀💀

[@TechnoArpan]

Nemona is like a mix of ash and a less extreme hisoka

[@k31kolanko]

I lost a parent as well and the ending hit me so emotionally.

[@nicholastaofitau4857]

Hey Mikey. I knew when you went quiet that you had lost a parent. I lost my mum to cancer 5 years ago and i played Violet, but watching you play Scarlet and seeing Arven lose his mum hit me in the feels. Also Arven trying to fix Mabosstiff made me emotional coz i was my mums caregiver till the day she passed and i wished everything the doctors tried would fix her. But the cancer did the thing and my mum lost the battle. I cried for Arven when it looked like he lost Mabosstiff, and then i cried harder when he was well again. 😂 the storyline was too good. Sending you big hugs and lots of love from lil ol’ New Zealand. Kia Ora. ❤️

[@ozzyashton1746]

MIKEYS FACE WHEN HE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE DEAD PROF LOL Also fun fact Yes the last battle is very much a plot armor battle

[@Twinklethefox9022]

Yeah I was struggling with that battle until the teralizing orb. I was like "is this going to finish it?" And yeah. It took it down from green to red.

[@Jashinist-follower]

Also it’s kinda a Tera raid battle

[@Hypnobard6115]

Mabsstiff normally looks like a old person, but when it roars it looks sorta terrifying

[@FrostbiteMinicon]

This Pokémon story has made me shed so many tears and I think it is beautiful. I have never felt so attached to a group of characters and their stories more than I have ever in a game like this. Even rewatching the story still makes me shed those tears

[@TheNukedNacho]

Honestly, infinitely entertaining watching Mikey get bamboozled. Like with that Ditto

[@D00dl3bug75]

XD

[@supersolier0028]

I finished Violet the other day and holy crap, Arven, i had tears in my eyes his backstory just hits

[@itzibad1634]

I'm trying not to be rude, but his reaction on 49:50 was priceless (in a neutral way). He didn't said "passed away" due to utter shock. (Side note: This is my favorite Pokémon game. Well writen stories (I'm weak when it comes to very strong emotions), I became closer to my Pokémon and companions than before, and it has so much to do during the main story games. Not to be rude again, but if Michael picked Violet instead, it would be an extra pack of emotions

[@asrig3880]

Can you explain why violet more emotional ?

[@Unknown-xo7td]

@@asrig3880 I’m with you on this one

[@DonKszaq]

@@asrig3880it would be Turo instead of Sada, and Mikey lost his dad, that's one of the reasons I can think of

[@lusanao8489]

@@asrig3880 As someone who played both games I have to say I ended up liking Turo more than Sada even tho it was the opposite before i played the games. I cant really say why tbh but I think story wise it made more sense to be obsessed with the future (since thats what time machines are usually for in movies etc) and it kinda gave it more life, made it more realistic and as a result more emotional. Another big factor is that Sada is smiling most of the time and kinda ruins it, while Turo is serious and fits more with the setting.

[@theunsuspectingbagel4373]

@@lusanao8489 yeah agreed turo felt more sincere when in this role

[@julianlopez5204]

This game's story is so well executed and it's just beautiful. I love this game. Easily my favorite story in any Pokemon game.

[@thatoneidiotcurrentlyliving]

I’ve seen this ending so many times… and I still can’t help but cry a bit

[@leoeitan7067]

Now that AI Sada has traveled to the ancient past we might see her again in a future Pokemon Legends game!

[@Twinklethefox9022]

We will have to wait a long time if it's legends scarlet and violet. But we may not if she somehow makes her way to another region in the past. As far as the future..

[@HeroponAlexander]

Unless we get a game in a literal prehistoric time, we probably won't see her again unless her body can last millennia.

[@logandelaharpe6362]

Even then she even states she can’t exist beyond the cave she likely saw the past for afew moments then shut down

[@It-Will-All-Be-Okay-I-Promise]

Legends: Diancie seems like a top pick for her to appear. Diancie is even made of crystals, perhaps carbink are from the great meteor that struck ancient pladea? Volcanion, Zygarde, AZ, the great cannon, it has far too much potential to be shelved for a later date. This would also be the absolutely peak way to reintroduce fan favorite gimmick, mega evolution. Done even moderately well, the game would be ball-bustingly awesome.

[@Twinklethefox9022]

@@logandelaharpe6362 turro might be doing better since he went to the future. They could probably find a different power source equal to or greater than the crystals he runs on. Well because technology is more advanced. Just someone has to find him

[@Forever_Rayne]

This story was an emotional rollercoaster! Loved that you get to journey and grow with not only your rival, but the box legendary as well. I'm so in love with Koraidon ☺️ Team Star being just a team of misfits standing up against their bullies hit hard as someone who was bullied in school. Feel really sad for Arven, but I'm also glad that he finally has closure and can move forward. What an intense ride!! I laughed and cried! Thank you for this playthrough, Michael!!!

[@darccruz4198]

Say all you want you want about the performance, the story was amazing!! Bad guys actually the victims Rival saying become the best like me And sick doggo plot line

[@sirenssoul]

I’ve been waiting to see Mikey’s reaction to Sada this entire time and it so paid off 😂

[@spacetofu5306]

Mikey imagine this game with Voice Acting, it would've not only pushed the game to becoming even more one of its kind and memorable, but also destroy us emotionally even further I personally love how the game states the paradox are essentially invasive species to the modern day ecosystem and how it adds more to the plot.

[@BJGvideos]

I did the voice acting myself in my playthrough and that part wrecked me

[@stephen8810]

I feel like this story was everything the last few Pokémon games were trying to do, your friends and you are going on these adventures and doing all these things together, but this is just perfect, I loved the story

[@aakwok9240]

And all it took was to make it an open world game

[@Sheenifier]

I just wish it was optimized better. The story(s) outshines the lag and glitches so much, but it definitely does hold it back. How the hell they're going to top this idk, but I would be amazed if they did

[@stephen8810]

@@Sheenifier fr, I feel like if they optimize the game play of the game itself it will be the best Pokémon game, but they need to optimize it

[@Sheenifier]

@@stephen8810 there's still no patch. And my has crashed several times and at one point the data was "corrupted". No loss, but major minor inconvenience

[@Celestia282]

I love how Arven makes a big deal about needing a tech wiz for all the machinery in Area Zero, which is why we needed to recruit Penny, and it turns out that her only contribution to the entire mission was turning on the lights in the gate.

[@BJGvideos]

Could Penny have fixed the robot? I wish we could have at least ASKED that.

[@zackattack1380]

I am so happy that Pokémon took kind of a darker turn with Professor Sada. I think now that most of the original Pokémon fans are now grown up that this was a much more enthralling storyline.

[@CubingXtreme]

1:07:05 This is where the fun begins🔥🔥

[@sherman790]

I know that reference and your correct their smile and eye lock is the exact same.

[@KDA4ever]

Ty!

[@JC_JN4]

This games story is just top notch imo especially the finale

[@slimeycorp]

So this story is ABSOLUTELY amazing. This feels like is the best story we've had EVER! Better than if Gen 5 and Gen 7 had a baby, the baby grew up and took steroids. The characters are so amazing, and the way you see them grow is SO good! Though AI Sada and Arven have to be the most sad- And a thing that not a lot of people realize is that- AI Sada's dead. She needs to be inside the lab at all times or else she won't function anymore. When she goes back in time, she'll probably just cease to exist, as the time machine is a one-way tunnel for humans already in the present, and theres no Terastal Energy in the ancient past. She didn't want the gan to think she'll die, so she tried to soften the blow by stating she'll go on an adventure. It's so sad.

[@nkeller8387]

I was thinking the same thing. Professor how do you expect to live without your time machine/ electrical support. Unless the ai can exist with just the crystals....

[@youtube-kit9450]

Honestly, performance and glitches aside (which can be luckily fixed) I'm actually dumbfounded how much they dropped the ball on pretty much every aspect in mainline gen 8 (Sw/Sh and BDSP) and then just pump out this banger.

[@nthegr-vg8od]

It would make sense for ai Turo, since a future society would probably be able to keep him functional. But ai Sada is probably dead.

[@refkiriswansyah2830]

I think, if the power of the crystal is truly what keep her alive like she said, then she could technically roam more free in the past. Pokemon in the past is stronger because the power of their environment pushing them. If crystal in area zero is just the denser form of that power, then in the past of paldea that power must be in free form and scattered widely and present everywhere, at least in wider area. Sending herself to past is a way to free herself from the cage of area zero and have her own adventure.

[@melvondrewhite2674]

No , Gen 7>>>>>>>>>Gen 9

[@nickioleary8577]

Anyone else freakin cry at the end? Celestial fills me with so much nostalgia (even tho it’s like a year old😅)

[@christiecat5367]

Celestial ALWAYS makes me tear up a little when I hear it. It's such a nice song. And the fact that in the official music video, Ed Sheeran has his own anime segment with Mew vs Mewtwo - it's amazing!

[@Sheenifier]

I had no idea that Ed Sheeran was going to be played in the credits (which was awesome) and the song just fits after playing the whole game

[@Twinklethefox9022]

That got me too because I wasn't expecting it. I was just stunned while it played it. I couldn't believe that song wasn't coming from my phone but my switch for a moment. (I was half asleep)

[@jblmarbleassociation]

Man, this story hits like a punch to the gut. In all ways other than the glitches, this is a massive leap and many firsts in the entire franchise

[@demigough7934]

Honestly this was one of the best Pokemon games ever made... The story line was phenomenal and it really tugs at the heart strings. I felt terrible for Arven and my heart genuinely broke finding out his mum/dad had actually died... Well done game freak 👏

[@kittykake44]

"Professor Sada wasn't a neglectful parent she was dead!" A woman can be two things (Also as someone who played Violet with the future themeing the AI thing kinda made more sense for us 😅)

[@Jashinist-follower]

I had feels when Turo went to the future 😢 hope he found another power source so he doesn’t die and gets to go on his own adventures (I also had an au idea he “remakes” the og Turo as a Miraidon (and Pokémon splicing dna is a thing so fluffy tiny miraidons are a thing cause it’s my au /hj) Sada tho… well..

[@BJGvideos]

​@@Jashinist-followerShe'll have the same energy source. Crystals that big take AGES to grow.

[@BJGvideos]

Eh, people studying the past still use advanced tech to do so.

[@Toasteri101]

I never thought that a pokemon game can be this beautiful and dramatic at the same time

[@slepish1768]

It is impossible to lose the final battle, but from a narrative standpoint, its incredible.

[@spacetofu5306]

I didn't knew that because I ended up using endure on my miraidon, healed him, and then killed the other one 💀

[@slepish1768]

@@spacetofu5306 I didn't know at first either. I just thought it was actually chance that I survived at first due to high freindship built up along the story lines.

[@gunsandroses896]

This is by far the best the story has been. 100%. I adore it so so much.

[@patricktravis1720]

I absolutely love these characters they have so much personality

[@gladiatordragon9219]

So, the funny thing is that I figured out the Miraidon sequence pretty much instantly. "Locking all Pokeballs except those registered to Turo's ID." Guess what Pokemon I had that was not only originally Turo's, but also is the Box Art Legendary, which was also directly in front of me?

[@Jashinist-follower]

Seriously wish Miraidon’s OT stayed as Turo instead of the players :(

[@Quin_The_Winion]

I have never cried so much because of a game. This made me genuinely sad, Arven's story is truly tragic. I played violet and recently beat the main story, it really pulled on my heart strings. I don't know how it works, if in scarlet sada and another man was his parents or if his parents were sada and turo. If so, I can't even find the words for it. Arven lost his parents and nearly lost mabostiff. I am still relatively new to pokemon, I've been a fan for about a year now. I don't think I've *ever* played a better game and I don't think I ever will. Nemona, even if her story isn't very sad, it's still kinda sad to think about. She *always* had to hold back but now she has us. Obviously Arven's story. And Operation Starfall hits so close home. Yes, the game is *extremely* glitchy, but the story is better than anything I've ever played. Props to gamefreak and pokemon for this. And I'm sorry about your parent Michael, much love 💕

[@Jashinist-follower]

I seriously hope Arven is in the DLCs this year

[@brunette3cookie]

Sorry you've lost a parent before even being 30, it's brutal 💜 That said, I didn't find the game too painful but definitely very touching and hit me harder than it did my friends. So happy for them they don't understand but it's definitely tough having gone through something awful that no one else you know can relate to. Dive bombing back into Pokemon after not playing for three gens and watching content helped me. Take care of yourself and thanks for providing content that helped me feel like a person again

[@EgeBamyasi-u7s]

This series is so fun to watch! Thanks for making us happy!

[@typhlosionse7387]

This story is so good and hits home so hard. I lost my mom back in June of this year. And her birthday was the day before this game released. So I took a few days off from work to just reminisce about my mom but also play this game. Played through Scarlet as well. And I've never related to a character so much before than I have arven. I lost my childhood pet back a few years ago so the plot with mabosstif hit home a little and then finding out Sada had passed away and that arven thought she just wasn't there for him all that time for him to find out she was dead. It really hit hard. I love this story, it's so good and such good characters. Initially I didn't like arven, but by the end I just wanted to give the kid a hug. The poor kid went through a lot. Easily my favorite character

[@aaronzaharias9110]

Such a good comment And then it's ruined by a scam in the replies

[@rabid_monster24.27]

Damnit I'm crying again. With all the problems this game has what an amazing story holy shit 50/10 100/10

[@Birdnerdextraordinaire]

I was CRYING when the credits rolled when I played this myself. I was so enamored by the story, so touched and so emotional about all the characters. Of all the bugs and issues. This is by far my favourite pokemon game.

[@Olivia-mh8wq]

I just finished my first playthrough of Violet. Yeah, it had a lot of lag and jank. It even crashed on me twice. However, as someone who has been playing pokemon since the original red and blue days, this is by far the best plot I've ever seen in a pokemon game. The dead professor reveal blew me away, the characters were fantastic, and for the first time I played through a pokemon game because I wanted to see what would happen next. I can't wait to play it again.

[@Skel_Clip]

I am insanely with covid. These series has gotten me to feel way better. Thank you. Ive been sick ever since the first part has gotten out, and ive been waiting for each part to come out.

[@KristenHarmala]

You get well soon. Much love.

[@Skel_Clip]

thabk you very much❤

[@gekkouga2828]

Take care bro 💕

[@Corrupted_Eon]

Am I the only one who feels like the conversation before the credits was like Arven: I cant believe my parent is dead, almost tried to kill us and is now trapped in time. Nemona: but let’s not ignore the fact that the protagonist saved the world now let’s go home and eat snack :D

[@BJGvideos]

Sort of but she also wants Arven to know his friends are there and he can rely on them

[@claytonemoore]

I’ve really enjoyed watching this play-through Mikey! Loved playing through myself, and it was so great to watch you react to all the great moments this game had.

[@SkipperdeesArt]

I just want to thank you so much for letting me, and all of us, be a part of this journey. I don't have the games yet but this story...it is amazing, and I cannot wait to play it.

[@Mocha_Moone]

I just finished the game and came to watch you and I gotta say… This game was AMAZING!!! The fact we had free roam and we could pretty much do whatever we wanted was awesome, and with the 3 separate stories we could do in any order. And I must say the ending to the game was AWESOME. The reveal with the professor being an AI was a big twist I didn’t expect and it was shocking to learn what happened to the original professor Turo (or Sada for Scarlet) and being able to battle with Miraidon (or Koraidon) was EPIC!!! In my opinion this was the best Pokémon game I have ever played yet

[@JJFeelsRightIThink]

I think this IS the best Pokemon game ever, the story was so captivating, the music is amazing in Area Zero and battle music. The ending is so amazing to me aswell, my favorite characters are Sada and Nemona , I like the personality that Nemona has and Sada is just cool. The story was relatable at times for different people, like Arven's dog being sick, maybe not having a mother figure, and the plot of finding your own treasure is awesome I think.

[@patrickkh1245]

40:13 Michael being the only one paying attention in history class😂

[@shawnward8361]

It makes sense. Penny was abroad in Galar for a year and a half and just got back but even before that she didn't go to class due to constantly being bullied, Arven never went to class either because he was too busy looking for ways to save Mabosstiff, and Nemona only cares about battling. So yeah, canonically the MC WOULD be the only one of the group that would have known anything about what's going on..and even then it's player dependent lol. You can also be a delinquent and never go to a single class.

[@Sheenifier]

@@shawnward8361 see that wouldn't be a problem if they didn't already show up inside of the classes when you take them. If I'm not mistaken. But classes are optional so it's mean for players that most likely didn't take them

[@KJ-Photography24]

I really love your videos, the story and the way you "tell" the story is amazing. Please keep doing this, i love it

[@filipekc]

Screw the glitches, this is the biggest and best Pokémon game, in terms of story, ever! Imagine, and being optimistical here, what they can do for Gen 10! So glad I’ve got to experience this with you, Michael! Can’t wait to get a Switch myself and experience this myself.

[@spider-jeff_101]

The friendship group in the final story is so good definitely the best companions in terms of friendship and community