Pokémon TikTok Star Reacts to "Can You Beat Pokémon Platinum"

Pokémon Platinum really is hard for everyone huh.
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if you are reading this, why. do people actually read the description box? i bet i could just copy and past the mandjtv segment that he puts in his descriptions and nobody would know. and heck it might even help the algorithm. so here it is
I make Pokemon videos, such as Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl content, Pokemon Legends Arceus content, Pokemon playthrough challenges, Top 10 or Top 5 Pokemon videos, Pokemon Talk, Pokemon The People In Order To Form a more Perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility.
there I did it. And i bet you didnt even read it, cause halfway through i started typing the united states constitution instead. Like i said, nobody reads descriptions. Well except for you. And if you really did read this, what are you doing with your life. You could be watching my twitch stream instead but nope you are still here. Anyways have a great day. and really, get some help if you are still reading this.
#pokemon #gaming #purplecliffe

[@MandJTV]

love you too babe

[@mummykitchen021]

Whaaaaaaat

[@giyuutomioka2203]

Huh

[@owoNiiick]

Wtf

[@Batman...........]

Lover u bald man 69

[@vesnakutricki832]

Home sweet Alabama

[@aiedan5]

4:14 He didn’t say “purugly” he straight up said “pure ugly.” I died.

[@kman3554]

Ik and that’s true

[@kman3554]

PURE-UGLY

[@thebluender980]

Ye I know

[@brokeboy6534]

It's just purely ugly *I wish I was funny*

[@Someone-ro5ct]

@@brokeboy6534 im with u brother

[@l.mikallieanderson7127]

Jack: The slots are the best part of Platinum! All of his fans: *press X to doubt* Cynthia: *press X to doubt* Micheal: *press X to doubt*

[@modelomegatyler]

gamefreak: **[removes the slots from every pokemon game after it]** heh, these kids don't need things like mini games or items.

[@waverider6302]

I love how Mikey finds a shiny and the poketubers automaticity assemble and enter help mode. Nothings more important that stopping a exploding shiny

[@marioortegosanz1614]

HE FOUND 2 OF THOSE

[@ashishdatta5307]

I can just imagine one of them in the middle of doing their taxes, getting that message and being like "Screw taxes he needs to get this shiny"

[@KeiraAugusteCross]

We've all been there Getting a shiny that explodes or dies from struggling is so tragic haha The experience really never leaves you

[@SirStazian]

@@KeiraAugusteCrossI had 4 full odds shinies die in a emerald nuzlocke 2 blew up One got killed by recoil, And one got metronome and used whirlwind

[@KeiraAugusteCross]

@@SirStazian a moment of silence for all those shiny losses My goodness . I got a shiny salandit that was a boy back in sun and moon ....twice Neither can evolve

[@militsa7214]

35:11 Here's your Jaiden Animations ,,Lived on one HP" moment

[@DARKSAGE251]

Also a mercy plug for pimpnite lol 😂

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

😂

[@Wel86]

The power its level 696969

[@jarrodnisly3333]

"YOU BEAT THAT THING WITH AN EARTHQUAKE!?!?!" ...yeah, Jack.... it's 4x weak to it...

[@NobitchesGOD]

Can you time stamp that pls

[@17fxipe]

You took that thing out with an earthquake?

[@cameronmiyao6178]

I assume bastodion EDIT: Yup, Bastodion

[@chriskoloski32]

You'd think someone who plays pokemon games would have....knowledge of pokemon

[@EddieB-ready]

@@chriskoloski32 to be completely fair... Card game's another beast. Kinda strange, but hey

[@necrozma4029]

I love how Mikey's doing 1000 calculations at the same time he's doing anything meanwhile Jack's being a bundle of chaos as per usual

[@TheLittleLiarLad]

I love telling this story. My mom was playing through Let's Go for a second time and the FIRST pokemon she saw when she stepped out of Pallet Town and had Pokeballs was a SHINY ODDISH. And THEN, not an hour later, in Viridian Forest, she found a SHINY PIDGEY. It's literally the best shiny story I have and it's not even mine.

[@buffrules4912]

Does she still have the shinies?

[@fchef8370]

Her gaming chair is unmatched

[@NormalGuy985]

Man she does have a really good gaming chair

[@BrianWanke]

In let’s go I immediately got shiny weedle!

[@Pigeon_loll]

I really want shiny bulbasaur but unfortunately I'm very lazy sooooooooo

[@jarrodnisly3333]

Jack - "I am a Platinum expert." Also Jack - "Secret cave?" "You can do that!?" "...who?"

[@pokeinator7834]

There are so many fire types you have to worry about

[@epikdamage]

@@pokeinator7834 yeah ikr

[@Sunsbe]

Trueeeeeeeeeeee

[@coolbatj7220]

true

[@kellywheatley8113]

Just hack in every fire pokemon

[@goofyanimator545]

0:08 I never realized how much I feared bald Mikey until now

[@doggodoomsvoid9912]

Same

[@vesnakutricki832]

Me too

[@Burgoxie]

100%

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

XDDD

[@stupidabc4331]

Wdym he's always been bald

[@devent10n]

Dpp was the generation I missed. I didn't have a DS, was severely depressed, and was honestly kind of out of the franchise. I'd tried platinum, but it felt too slow. Then I wanted to try a nuzlocke, and doing that in Platinum really made me appreciate the game. It plus soul silver really rekindled my love for the series, so I can legitimately relate to Mikey's joke about piplup

[@billbobs678]

8:42 looks like he's getting excited about a wild purplecliffe

[@joetheturtle7768]

Jack: **makes Mikey face his PFP** Mikey: “Why are you the way that you are...?”

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

🤣 🤣

[@huimingchen555]

you mean 38:4 ???

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

@@huimingchen555 what? 😂

[@joetheturtle7768]

@@huimingchen555 idfk the time stamp

[@meisnewperson]

Heh 69 likes

[@t.coppin6536]

Alternate Title: Purple realizes how little he knows Pokémon Platinum

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

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[@enigmatic2878]

Yup, I'm slight bit annoyed

[@swatimittal6369]

boosting

[@hemanthaakash8319]

Yup true

[@jnrhymes]

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[@gamingontheside3771]

12:09 I did the Calculations Purplecliffe you would have Lost!!! Love the Content keep it up

[@voiceoreason9884]

I have to assume Iron Island has secret boosted shiny rates. I got my first ever shiny on iron island, and four encounters later, I got another shiny.

[@dubkip3476]

“I lost that fight 20 times.” It’s what we expected Jack, don’t feel bad.

[@michaeldehaan1332]

When skuntack show his ass 🥰🥰

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

XDDD

[@mrtoad9588]

@@michaeldehaan1332 wtf

[@Masked_Darkness]

@@michaeldehaan1332 huh

[@buffedaxolotl7904]

@@michaeldehaan1332 ?

[@dr.pichis1243]

Everyone is talking about Bald Mikey But Noone is talking about Jack Saying "Thanks Babe" to mikey

[@6ix_Wins]

I know XD

[@samualwakoski4560]

He wishes he was Jubilee

[@KVamsiKRISKrishna]

ikr

[@GBxcody]

Nah he is just homiesexaul

[@leboo621]

@@samualwakoski4560 Michael and Jubilee broke up..

[@Mildcat743]

I love how Mikey gets 3 full odds shinies in one game when I've been playing since gen 3 and I've literally never gotten a shiny aside from the Lake of Rage Gyarados.

[@i_exsuspect_i5927]

"In this battle, you are meant to struggle" Me: "but I wiped her pokemon in only two hits..."

[@hiyapatil5379]

l love Mikey and Jack's friendship because sometimes they'll be yelling at each other and then you have moments like "babe" which is fun. Compare it to Mikey and John's friendship those two are so wholesome almost all the time. It's amazing :)

[@csquibs9900]

Yes friendship -historians

[@hiyapatil5379]

@@csquibs9900 this made me cackle, thank you

[@_Memers_]

Yo u know they dating right ?

[@hiyapatil5379]

@@_Memers_ yep, well aware of the fact. Please excuse my mistake up there. Also "they" is so unspecific, are you talking about Mikey and Jack, Mikey and John or all three?? (for legal reasons this is a joke, I know John has a wonderful fiancee)

[@inacinni]

@@_Memers_ this is actually new to me, but that's amazing

[@Couriway]

Winona is also my favorite gym leader

[@modernth3896]

I love you couri :) and congrats on your new pb

[@g0ttathedead]

But How are you here you do minecraft?

[@LeafeonTheCat]

Finally, a verified comment without 100K likes!

[@comeandgamewithme5090]

Same

[@toxicge2]

Only 12 likes

[@cru6l678]

The fact that Mikey just went with him saying “love you babe” just proves that they are true friends

[@tyrano3485]

I love how Mikey over levels so much for a regular playthrough... meanwhile pchal doing a half level cap nuzlocke

[@achingjack]

love how cliffe has more hours in platinum than all his friends combined and prolly knows the least about it

[@jarrodnisly3333]

I knoooooooow!!!! It's killing me lol

[@SirLampsALot]

Eh… Him having more hours than all of his friends is kinda easy since he doesn’t have that many friends

[@TheSpeedstepper]

Prolly????

[@jeff4369]

@@SirLampsALot you didn’t have to do that to him 😭😭

[@salcalysto7583]

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL. LOL

[@ThisMightBeRen]

Jack: thanks babe love you. Micheal: love yo- *mic cut off*

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

Lmfao 🤣

[@johnhill4937]

When you said that an enemy Pokemon uses a move like minimize wants and then all of a sudden you miss like 7 attacks in a row, I was like, "Yes! Exactly! Thank you! I've had that exact same problem but when I go to do the same thing several turns in a row they're still able to hit like eight or nine out of every ten attacks!"

[@pigeon_pajama2625]

*kohga’s muk really sucked in Pokémon let’s go eevee.*

[@coconut_tv0564]

"I'll give you a warning, the champion is MUCH stronger than the elite four" -Lucian

[@sahajsinghal7128]

Jack, we NEED THAT ALWAYS FOG NUZLOCKE FROM YOU. IT IS A REQUIREMENT

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

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[@sahajsinghal7128]

@@uraveragepokemonshipper1855 Thanks guys appreciate ya

[@Abaguette494]

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[@abhinavjha1422]

@@uraveragepokemonshipper1855 same

[@griffinwoodruffe3150]

Gambling is your favorite part of Platinum, huh Purple? (Sad Cynthia noises intensifying) HUH PURPLE!!!!!!!

[@heatherandluke3252]

my first and only shiny so far was a Liepard in sword. i was catching them for the dex and i already had one but the shiny just sprinted into me it was incredible

[@erickck240]

"Alright love y-" that absolutely killed me

[@DARKSAGE251]

So is anyone going to mention that Jack got attached to CHAD he mentions Mikey gets attached let’s bring up CHAD

[@codename618]

By the way, he didn't use a Heart Scale to get Ice Punch. He used Shards.

[@rocklegend1231]

I had soft resetted for a chimchar shiny after 5 hours I got it. Literally 5 minutes later I encountered a shiny shynx. I was in disbelieve the whole night

[@demonichunny]

Mikey is so lucky! I currently have an original physical copy of Pokemon Sapphire from when I was a kid and I have a file with two legit shinies (Zigzagoon and Zubat) that I got before the second gym ^^

[@shrubshrimp9296]

Imagine what Mikey's reaction would have been if he found a shiny gible

[@vendettaduck1288]

As a garchomp fan if I found a shiny gible I wouldn't know whether to praise or condemn the shiny gods.

[@mrbutt4eva625]

@@talincassidy376 gible is a good shiny and so is gabite. Garchomp is the garbage one

[@pump6798]

@@talincassidy376 ok we know that's not true

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

@@talincassidy376 gible's shiny isn't ass,garchomp's is

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

@@talincassidy376 gible's shiny isn't ass,garchomp's is

[@joetheturtle7768]

WHATS WRONG WITH BEING A TURTLE, *JACK* ?!?!?

[@pokelordomega2414]

T u r t l e

[@LEEMUR3058]

I found a turtle once and crushed it under my dad's truck Jk I named him Timmy and released him back into the pond

[@whotfyouis6685]

“He doesn’t even get weavile” proceeds to watch a battle a little later on with him using his weavile

[@ssjmatt8424]

Gallade learns different moves to Kirlia I think Jack, along with the fact that he can't teach it Earthquake, he already used the TM for it. Also I don't remember how early you get the exp share.

[@hackdakota1734]

“Mikey doesn’t even have a Twitter anymore” well that aged well

[@waxedfrog6132]

Yes yes it did😂

[@diamondminer5459]

Does anybody know why Mikey isn’t on Twitter anymore?

[@meowify69420]

@@diamondminer5459 controversy maybe

[@alisarwar4122]

mikey hasnt had a twitter in ages like he had it until aug or sept 2020

[@paulschultz8011]

@@meowify69420 or cuz Twitter just sucks

[@jamesmcternan7723]

When Mikey said I did nothing for the first five turns I said to myself I never knew he had regigigas

[@Glitch978f]

wtf

[@moselzag5451]

@mega shiny rayquaza I believe the effect halves his attack and speed for the first 5 turns

[@terrorcon1]

I remember struggling to get passed the last elite four like a good 3x b4 realizing I had to train my Pokémon quite a bit b4 moving on

[@blockz9397]

Jack: gambling is my favorite thing in platinum. NO Cynthia is your favorite thing in platinum

[@viewmann200]

This actually makes me excited for the remakes, Sinnoh is my favorite region and Pearl and Platinum were two games I always went back to no matter how much I played them

[@BlueSodaPop_]

I'm so excited for the remakes because I sadly never played the original games and don't have the hardware to play it legit. Finally experiencing these praised games is gonna be awesome!

[@LouVanpir9032]

Ngl i cant play them even if ther'ye out

[@aestheticsauce6264]

Bdsp is out now, hope you enjoy, I am a kid who was unable to enjoy the original sinnoh games, so I found the elite four in bdsp extremely hard

[@TheWhanos]

@@aestheticsauce6264 its because its harder than the original

[@tigerwarrior1787]

@@aestheticsauce6264 They made the E4 semi competitive (300 EVs to use), and Cynthia's team is straight ripped from a Smogon Build (All 508 EV spreads, best Nature, best Held Item, best Ability). You HAVE to play competitive to even stand a chance.

[@hazarddragoon1617]

15:49- actually, there's only 2 fire types in diamond and pearl. In platinum, there five, consisting of Houndoom, Magmortor, Infernape, Flareon, and Rapidash.

[@hazarddragoon1617]

Other than that, I love ur videos

[@edgygengar]

It genuinely made me happy seeing him smile at the shiny

[@LovelyLina034]

I played the new Brilliant Diamond since i never played the OG Diamond and if it shared the same difficulty with both games then yeah its pretty hard, I whited out more times than i can count lol. Also i took the time to get a shiny starter which took about 24 hours and 353 resets total and since that shiny I have gotten two more which surprisingly enough, were the second evolution of zubat, Golbat. I wonder if shiny zubats and their evolutions are more common?

[@el_zinga]

I'm here to judge Purplecliffe that he thought Mikey could re-use earthquake on Galade. Ha ha, you're bald!

[@pink_moose991]

Cut the man some slack, and let’s be honest, pretty much all of us have gotten used to TMs not breaking

[@el_zinga]

@@pink_moose991 I guess the irony didn't stick out here XD. I don't seriously judge him for it, it's just something to help with the algorithm by commenting.

[@pink_moose991]

@@el_zinga oh sorry my mistake. I guess I’ll pitch in as well

[@Lukas-vy9we]

Mikey: "Electric type is my favourite" Also Mikey: struggle against Gyarados

[@darraghkeenan3524]

34:36 Plurpecliff says "My favourite part of this game is just Ball Seals," I went and checked if spheal is in Pokémon Platinum and spheal isn't.🏐(Wait I said Plurpecliff again)

[@mindkrystal1982]

man his tangrowth at Wake's gym was the same level as mine during the Lance fight in heartgold, I think I'm doing something wrong

[@Alecanore]

Fun thing: Add speed when Mikey complains about Sneasel and then slow it when Jack says: "Just win"

[@robinaraven3943]

I love how you made the Graveler capture so exciting. That was awesome.

[@nidiasamayoa1167]

i watch your videos when I'm doing homework projects and Minecraft I can't even finish it because I'm most likely laughing the whole time

[@kingofpenguins4157]

We gotta appreciate Jack calling purugly “pure ugly”

[@terrificloyaldust]

I want you to react to “Pokémon Emerald but I’m team Sky”

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

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[@terrificloyaldust]

@Xtremefireblast I appreciate your help

[@anirudhgupta182]

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[@anirudhgupta182]

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[@terrificloyaldust]

@@anirudhgupta182 Thanks

[@Spyr0s123super]

15:43 Well actually there are more than 2 fully evolved fire types in platinum those being (infernape,rapidash,flareon,magmortar+houndoom in the elite 4),but I still liked what you did there tho xD

[@kingdimwitxvx]

15:49 There are a lot more fire types in pokemon platinum than diamond and pearl, which is the game that has two fire types

[@nothisispatricklelelelel4344]

I just realized that Volo in Arceus has almost the same exact team as Cynthia

[@mebreevee1997]

PurpleCliffe: “There’s slots there!” Me: Does he have a gambling addiction? *remembers the premise of most of his videos* Yes. I believe he does.

[@lukejohnson5363]

Me to bro

[@dtell3424]

Him finding a shiny zubat is the exact same thing to me the other day when I was doing a playthrough of platinum and I was trying to get a lucky egg from a chansey, but I found a shiny roselia full odds

[@sethmiles9436]

Sweet. Hopefully ya got the lucky egg afterwords lol I hate tryinf to get lucky eggs

[@Theman936Xbox]

Platinum was my first Pokémon game which explains why all other Pokémon games feel super easy to me

[@brunette3cookie]

You now have a gold play button coming your way Jack :) I caught my Platinum Giratina on a Pokeball 🤷🏻‍♀️ I throw them all (ultra, great, timer, luxury, etc.) before I reset and the Pokeball worked

[@cassandraspoelhof3752]

Mikey: If it’s not 100% accurate it’s 50% accurate.

[@cristiano7541]

29:36 i died from laughing

[@ponda9]

what does that mean. my dumb brain can't understand.

[@ponda9]

you are trying to make me say that word aren't you?

[@cristiano7541]

@@ponda9 just look at the face, it appearing out of nowhere is what it makes funny plays that music with that assassin and funny face...

[@ponda9]

I finally get the joke now, thank you kind person

[@gekkouga2828]

That was amazing 😭

[@matteolovito872]

I’m sorry you two aren’t friends anymore

[@dontsub9471]

I like how this dude played pokemon and a 1/24,576 chance happened,3 shiny pokemon like that is nuts

[@W_Alex18]

I only know jack as the poketuber who, not only only does randomizers, but his Pokemon pronunciations are randomised too

[@samanthaw8417]

Significantly underrated comment 😂

[@chendror872]

*cough* tanjelly *cough*

[@kaan7474]

can we appreciate the daily upload it's great

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

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[@wolfpup6625]

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[@elijahpadilla5083]

Zubat and Golbat are blue with purple wing flaps, and their shinies flip to green with pink wing flaps. Crobat is purple with blue wing flaps, meaning its shiny is pink with green wing flaps.

[@mrbota7147]

Purugly: gets sent out Jack: Look at those thighs

[@jakobi-wan6500]

Me listening to cliffe say bye to mikey: waIT JUST ONE SECOND

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

Lmao 😂

[@cassandraspoelhof3752]

“James and Cirrus evolved receiving an increase in power and a decrease in cutenesses” I disagree. I think Staravia is still cute just like Starly. Now Starraptor is no longer cute, but it’s cool AF and really badass.

[@tetsudikawakami3071]

Well,at lwast we can agree that the starly line is Cute af And prinplup.is Ugly af

[@roysquad5041]

@@tetsudikawakami3071 well I can’t agree

[@DarthZ01]

in pokemon legends arceus i got a full odds abra and teddiursa, didnt have their entries complete yet and it was before they started doing outbreaks in the story. then a geodude later on, it's entry was complete but it still wasn't an outbreak and still pre-shiny charm.

[@megac3322]

17:31 Can we talk about the fact that you said to a Floatzel Elektrowire? 😂

[@devlinf157]

Purplecliffe: *mutes sounds with beep so that veiwers won't hear curses* People who read peoples lips to communicate: ...

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

Lip readers be like 👁👄👁

[@ColdspaceDog]

9:30 I once named a Pokémon “BYOLO” as a acronym for “Born yesterday on the lookout” which means trustworthy, because I had a feeling this was going to be a trustworthy Pokémon, they later died in that nuzlocke in a Crucial moment that led to me losing the nuzlocke. Needless to say that riolu was not born yesterday on the lookout which sucks since I got him at that low chance at the ranch since I was playing black 2 and Lucario is my favorite Pokémon

[@robertlupa8273]

Ouch.

[@fizzyfernando9295]

I thought everybody knew about that hidden passage for wayward cave, only reason why I knew was because I had the strategy guide book

[@tvheadgaming5064]

0:14 ayo that lowkey kinda sussy

[@thebubblegreen4721]

love the daily upload

[@ghostlyrevenge1929]

Yea me too

[@shawnbtsarmy1515]

Mee too

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

Commenting to boost this comment

[@zachmoore6405]

29:25 best part of the video

[@erozplayz]

"this batlle is so hard because of purugly" *Laughs in monferno outspeeding and using flame wheel*

[@michaeladams6124]

Pokemon platinum: all the tough pokemon get berries Brilliant diamond shining pearl: chuckles in competitively Perfect elite four

[@farahgonzalez674]

Jacks friends: Maid Jack Jack: bald Mikey

[@uraveragepokemonshipper1855]

XDDD

[@block9349]

To anyone wondering, according to my calcs (which could be wrong btw) the crit barely mattered. It would have been left with 2 hp with the highest roll 4:52 btw

[@gronnlundfrompaga1775]

did you acount for stab on the Quick attack? Cus I came to a similar conclusion before I acounted for that

[@block9349]

@@gronnlundfrompaga1775 no i didnt thx

[@Algibrish]

Purplecliffe then: "At least he's not a turtle." Purplecliffe now: D o u g

[@evalv2284]

legend has it to this day he's still playing pokemon platinum

[@ayoutubewatcher2437]

Call of Mist Modern Fog War 18:05

[@necrozma4029]

Ah yes the true Pokeship: Mikey and Jack.

[@josesebastiaofeio5171]

Jack saying is a platinum expert. Also Jack : there are 2 fire tipes in platinum

[@kyleexumsgrandpa5874]

No purplecliffe, freezing is not the dirtiest thing, it’s your internet search history about Cynthia

[@Kaiser00Wilhelm]

Gardenia is totally hard if you're not prepared. First time I played Diamond it came down to a clutch victory with my Budew against her Roserade. Upon taking out a fully evolved pokemon with its pre-evolved form, I realized I was actually Ash Ketchum.

[@ValiTheSaltMan]

Gardenia is Easy ASF

[@Kaiser00Wilhelm]

@@ValiTheSaltMan I'm happy that you had that experience.

[@ValiTheSaltMan]

@@Kaiser00Wilhelm :)

[@christopheraponte306]

For people who are unaware, crits in this gen/game didn't do 1.5 time damage they basically did double. Which is another reason why this game was so hard, one crit basically meant instant death l

[@christianberry3031]

5:37. Jack: Mikey doesn't have a Twitter anymore Me: neither do you.

[@mickgorro]

15:44: "Made my adrenalin go HA-HAAAA", Grunty Adrenalin

[@shinyeevee37]

*shamelessly plugging his channel while admitting that he's jealous of Mikey's 1m*

[@christianberry3031]

Congrats on 200k subscribers! I've really like your content for a while and am glad how far you've come.

[@t-archer0820]

Imagine if Purugly had a speed lowering nature and terrible speed ivs

[@shroomed8063]

The M60 machine gun began development in the late 1940s as a program for a new, lighter 7.62 mm machine gun. It was partly derived from German guns of World War II (most notably the FG 42 and the MG 42),[10][11] but it contained American innovations as well. Early prototypes, notably the T52 and T161 bore a close resemblance to both the M1941 Johnson machine gun and the FG 42.[12] The final evaluation version was designated the T161E3. It was intended to replace the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle and M1919A6 Browning machine gun in the squad automatic weapon role, and in the medium machine gun role. One of the weapons tested against it during its procurement process was the FN MAG. The U.S. Army officially adopted the T161E3 as the M60 in 1957.[13] The decision to adopt the M60 instead of foreign designs, like modified versions of the proven German MG 42 or the still-unproven FN MAG, was largely due to strict Congressional restrictions requiring preference be given to the designs of United States arms manufacturers (even if a superior design was available from foreign sources) primarily out of a desire to avoid paying licensing fees, but also out of a strong bias in favour of domestic products.  An M60 machine gun being used during the Vietnam War in 1966. The M60 later served in the Vietnam War as a squad automatic weapon with many United States units. Every soldier in the rifle squad would carry an additional 200 linked rounds of ammunition for the M60, a spare barrel, or both. The up-gunned M113 armoured personnel carrier ACAV added two M60 gunners beside the main .50 calibre machine gun, and the Patrol Boat, River had one in addition to two .50 cal mounts.[14] During the Vietnam War, the M60 received the nickname "The Pig" due to its bulky size and appetite for ammunition.[15][16] Vietnam's tropical climate harshly affected weapons, and the M60 was no exception. Its light weight led to it being easily damaged and critical parts like the bolt and operating rod wore out quickly. Even so, soldiers appreciated the gun's handling, mechanical simplicity, and effective operation from a variety of firing positions. United States Navy SEALs used M60s with shorter barrels and no front sights to reduce weight. Some SEALs had feed chutes from backpacks to have a belt of hundreds of rounds ready to fire without needing to reload.[17] The Vietnam War is replete with stories that demonstrate the effectiveness of the M60 in combat. Medal of Honor recipient Lance Corporal Richard Pittman, a Marine with 1/5 (1st Battalion/5th Marine Regiment), used the M60 to successfully engage superior elements of the 324th North Vietnamese Army (NVA) Division in 1966. M60 gunner Pittman fought his way up the trail of his platoon as the fight commenced. After defeating two enemy machine gun positions and suppressing enemies in his immediate vicinity, Pittman advanced another 50 m into the face of more attacking NVA. After the fight, two-thirds of Pittman's platoon were dead or wounded. In 1968, Sergeant Pittman was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B. Johnson.[18]  Marine fires his M60 machine gun at an enemy position during the Battle of Huế in Vietnam War. In the 1980s, the M60 was partially replaced by the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon within Army infantry squads. Their new doctrine with the weapon reduced the general-purpose machine gun role in favor of portability and a greater volume of fire. However, many disliked the M249, as it was lacking in reliability and accuracy.[19] In firefights the larger 7.62 mm round was preferred. In defensive roles, the M60 has better accuracy and a longer range to keep the enemy at bay. The M60 was retained in the vehicle-mounted and the general-purpose roles due to its greater power and range than the 5.56 mm M249.[17] In United States Marine Corps service, concerns about the M60's reliability, weight, and the high round counts of many M60s in service prompted the adoption of the M60E3 to replace most original M60s in infantry units. The M60E3 was five pounds lighter than the original M60. It included a forward pistol grip and had the bipod mounted to the receiver rather than the barrel. The weapon still was not durable and its performance was reduced.[17] In the early 1990s, Saco Defense addressed Navy Special Warfare requirements to develop a retrofit parts package for the machine gun. Called the M60E4, it was more reliable and durable than the M60E3, had a "duckbill" flash suppressor, and a shorter and thicker positive lock gas cylinder extension. NAVSPECWAR units began to receive it in late 1994, when it was designated the Mk 43 Mod 0.[17]  A 19th Special Forces Group soldier mans an M60 machine gun on a Humvee in Afghanistan in March 2004. An AT4 anti-armor recoilless gun can be seen in the foreground. In January 1994, the U.S. Army began the Medium Machine Gun Upgrade Kit program. The only two competitors were M60 and M240 versions. Saco offered an "enhanced" M60E3 with improved parts, and FN offered the M240 variant of its MAG; both weapons were upgrade kits of weapons already in service. Eighteen guns of each were tested until December 1995. There were two main performance areas: mean rounds between stoppages (MRBS-jams) and mean rounds between failures (MRBF-parts breaking). 50,000 rounds were fired through both guns. The M240 had 2,962 MRBS and 6,442 MRBF, compared to the M60's 846 MRBS and 1,669 MRBF. As a result, the M240 was declared the winner and accepted into infantry service. Although the M60 was lighter, had better balance, was more controllable, and there were many in the inventory, it did not work reliably enough.[17] Starting with Ranger battalions, the U.S. Army began adopting and modifying M240 variants to replace their remaining M60s in the early 1990s. The M60, though largely phased out, continued to be used in the 21st century by U.S. Navy SEALs. It was the main 7.62 mm machine gun used by some U.S. special operations forces to the late 1990s. As of 2005 it was used by the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and some reserve units.