Pokemon But I Steal The Team I Just Beat

For Part 1 of this challenge: • Pokemon But You Are Wh...
I'm attempting to beat Pokemon Emerald - BUT - every time I defeat a trainer, I take their team for myself! Is it possible to become the Pokemon Champion while only using the teams from the previous trainer? Let's find out!
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Rules for this challenge:
- When I beat a trainer, I must immediately steal their team.
- Pokemon from trainers must match the levels, abilities, movesets, and exact statistics of the Pokemon
- If the trainer used items, you may use the same items while using their team
- No fighting wild Pokemon to gain levels
- Must play on Set Mode
- Can re-organize the team how I see fit
This is not a Nuzlocke and battles were re-fought and save states were used. This is a challenge to determine if this is possible at all.
Special thanks to the Pokemon Emerald Speedrunning community for the information. The spreadsheet I used with trainer data can be found here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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[@Rylockes]

Thanks for watching the second part of this challenge run! Let me know what game I should try next!

[@dynamic8192]

I knew the zangoose had swordsdance lol

[@wesleydorenbos]

Maybe one of the alola games

[@Killer_Queen_310]

Try a pokemon nuzlocke with using pokemon with only 1 type i.e. no dual typed pokemons. for example, valid pokemon - Espeon,Darmanitan,Hitmonchan,Blastoise,etc invalid pokemon - Swellow, Gengar, Swampert, etc

[@rowclaw2734]

Platinum

[@soph13s]

this challenge would be super interesting in gen 5 i think!

[@Gibstack]

I think it totally makes sense that to beat two trainers, you get to use two trainers teams.

[@filiporvik2782]

Yeah you still had to defeat all the Pokemon just the same

[@youtube-kit9450]

Yup. I was actually surprised/confused that he didn't take both opponent's teams in the first video since while the two grunt situation was two separate battles, the double/tag battle is one battle against a specific team. So for me personally, it was neither tweaking nor breaking the rule.

[@jesusvargas321]

wasn't expecting the sequel so fast

[@Rylockes]

What can I say, I’m a machine (and most of the video was done already lol)

[@sahuanitasahu7696]

I was like is this a different channel but no he's fast

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

​@@sahuanitasahu7696same

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Right?

[@Ten_Thousand_Locusts]

​@@Rylockesshould've just uploaded it in one go then.

[@ggrapperhaus]

That tate and liza battle was absolutely insane. Your strategy was amazing

[@itsYates]

You do some of the most cool and unique Pokemon challenges on this entire site. I am absolutely convinced that your channel is going to blow up soon

[@blackcat_064]

Wow, I only just realised how few subs he has. Rylockes, you deserve so many more for this amazing content!

[@crystalaspid7724]

this challenge was a wild ride and that Tate and Liza fight tough a big gg for not giving up and giving us that good of a content and challenge i just discovered your channel with this challenge and i'm clearly looking forward to your other challenges now

[@Gibstack]

That was a quality cliffhanger last time. I was really expecting to see you get stuck somewhere in that midgame, not make a sequel. Excited to see how the second part concludes.

[@PhantomAarantula]

Safe to say, the video delivered. This channel is going places.

[@KururuJi]

I think Black/White 1 would be interesting... just for the battles where you battle one person right after another. Oh, and seeing if N could defeat Ghetsis--

[@calebjohnson9740]

Usually I hate when challenge runners use items but only using the items from the trainer you just beat is so fun and interesting and totally feels in the spirit of the challenge

[@TaleOfTheToaster]

anyone who thinks the doubles team strat against Tate and Liza isn't fair is insane, smashed it lad

[@pedroalmeida7492]

Usually I don't comment on these, but you have some of the best challenges and deverse more recognition, these 2 videos were a blast

[@PopsicleTom]

This was an awesome video. I’d love to see you do heart gold or soul silver. The map becomes really open when you get to Morty so I’m sure you’d have a ton of good options. Funnily enough, later gens may be easier because random trainers won’t have Pokémon that are completely useless (looking at you poochyena and pelipper)

[@maxclarke5163]

Awesome vid! Would love to see black 2! Tonnes of strong trainers to choose from but also lots of equally OP trainers to fight, should be quite the challenge!

[@Kyller54]

I would adore to see this in X or Y! Great videos! Keep up the good work!

[@t.j.helming5534]

That was VERY impressive confusion luck against Norman! I never get that lucky, no matter how many times I reset and do-over!!!

[@maggieschroeder1377]

That Tate and Liza fight was LEGENDARY

[@stanacc6999]

That was insane! Keep it up with all the unique challenges. The Pokemon community needs your creativity

[@ryanburke626]

This was so fun to watch, thanks for doing this awesome concept!!

[@emilymonkey]

That Tate & Liza fight was amazing! You did an incredible job! I've realised I always get a little excited when I see you've uploaded a new video so I've set up notifications, think you might be the only channel I've ever done that for!

[@steakyeahh]

these two vids were such a fresh change to the normal vids i watch on yt. ur very underrated i hope u get the further recognition u deserve !

[@ThirtyDimensionedMissile]

Im so happy part 2’s out

[@StevenRogers268]

The final battle is absolutely amazing - great job!!!

[@kazemitra3896]

please do Platinum next!

[@DocDoesGamingYT]

This run was amazing, I *need* more of these!

[@keneor4468]

Game to try next since you asked, any of gen 5. It has some strong trainers as you progress, might be interesting to see which options you have In any case what a fantastic concept, glad I found your channel, in a sea of pokemon themed channels it's hard to find one accute to your personal tastes but you fit the bill pretty well I must say!

[@relay6109]

I was waiting to see what the next Poké-challenge runner idea would be, and this is a good one!

[@KoolBeanz101]

This chalenge seemed pretty tough! Congrats on getting through all the tough fight and finding out ways to get past seemingly imposible battles. That requires a big boi brain to execute plays like that, and you fortunately have a big boi brain For the next chalenge, maybe black2/white2, could be rlly fun since the trainers are pretty diverse, you can battle the elite four in any order you want, and ofc black2/white2 are top tier games overall. Ofc this is just my suggestion and it's your choice for what game you wanna do this chalenge in next. I'll be looking foward to it, keep up the great work my boi 👍

[@phos4us]

Late watching this, but this was amazing and I like the strategies you came up with.

[@thebunchmister]

THE most underrated channel that I watch. Every vid bangs

[@SchumiJr.]

That was fantastic. You should definetely do this challenge in somd other games, like black and white for example

[@TripleShizzle]

This is an amazing run, great idea and theory creating

[@ArcangelParagon]

Hands down my most favorite nuzlocke channel. I enjoy every one of your videos. 😀 Are you taking suggestions? I was wondering if it’s possible to do a twist on the letterlockes, where your next Pokémon has to start with the last letter of your last Pokémon. (But as with the letterlockes, evolutions would be allowed if you intend to use that particular evolution only.) it might be fun. Anyway, I love your content, and look forward to more videos.

[@pigboiii]

Lol legit had to check your channel to figure out if this was actually a new vid

[@filiporvik2782]

This was one of the best Pokemon vids I've ever seen. Only tip I'd give is getting a bit less technical at the very end. Have fun with the fact that you're about to win 😅

[@maxcarrizales5575]

honestly, really great! What a fun ride!

[@OGRScintilla]

Sunflora using waterfall is such a nice detail 😂😂😂

[@MilesSmiles8]

Great video as always! Shocks me that you don't have hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

[@silvanafirmo9322]

10:58 this could be misinterpreted as not sarcastic for some reason, my mind's to mountainemerald'ed to unsee this part

[@waynegilliam3805]

Hell yes I love these

[@SparkstarScope]

The Tate and Liza fight was impressive, but I never thought I'd see the day when I'd finally understand how Wallace managed to take the spot of Champion off of Steven. Absolutely the video's highlight to me.

[@striker4406]

HGSS Next! Maybe the Kanto gym leaders will become a challenge as after the league you suddenly become much weaker as well :)

[@jeffrey8791]

Rylockes' back again with another masterpiece

[@adamwilliamson3234]

This is a great challenge I hope you do more

[@Yodelingviking]

Love to see Fire Red or Leaf Green (Kanto forever baby!), but failing that, black or white could be fun.

[@mensb1936]

Well written narration, great video

[@yannikbuhler4980]

Amazing sequel, and it was in my feed about 2 weeks earlier than I had thought 😂 This must have taken a really long time to do, kudos to your strategic planing and perseverance when RNG let you down! Loved this all the way

[@kaldii5840]

trading up from a rock to a new house

[@noraslob5461]

I would love to see this same challenge in another game. My vote would be for firered/leafgreen, but any game would be interesting. I do think it would be interesting if the next time you kept track of the amount of resets for every tough fight somewere. Would be fun to get a sense of how finnicky they were

[@Metalhead121591]

Good stuff. Next game, could you do either Crystal or HGSS? Crystal for an added challenge, but you have to beat Red.

[@Leuler89]

You should name this "Part 2" - was very confusing as i saw this one first.

[@politicalmetrics]

Was expecting you to have to restart in order to use Winona’s team for Tate and Liza, but you pulled through anyways! Impressive!

[@turbotreehouse9780]

Tropius doesn't like you either 😂

[@floatingf8783]

32:43 The screen freezing here for a few seconds makes me think this bit here is Ryan's internal monologue before Kingdra used Dragon Dance again.

[@RoyalFusilier]

I thought this was a reupload, the titles might want to reflect that this is actually part 2.

[@mrwaffleman8732]

putting part numbers in the title is bad for the algorithm so people usually don't do it anymore

[@flaregamer64]

@@mrwaffleman8732 Doesn't preventing him from putting a number in the video thumbnail however

[@Rylockes]

Any indication that this is a Part 2, in thumbnail or title, discourages new viewers from checking the video out! Nobody is going to click on a Part 2 if they haven’t watched Part 1, but if a viewer starts watching and likes the concept, they may go back and watch Part 1!

[@RoyalFusilier]

I do appreciate the description pointing to part 1, though, as you said hopefully new people get caught up and check this out, since it's a mega cool challenge!

[@HeWhoHungers]

Norman's Spinda spamming teeter dance is strongly appreciated by speedrunners as well. My best guess is that it doesn't count as a targeted move (since in a double battle it will confuse all combatants other than Spinda), which leads to Norman not checking the opposing pokemon's status when deciding whether to use it. Or something like that.

[@thatcloveplant]

love the HM Sunflora

[@dark_emperor_2nd642]

The Tate & Liza Battle was so perfect i can't believe it. The hyperpotion healing 69 HP almost Made me pass out😂

[@Randomnessgirl001]

This was such an interesting series. I wonder how many games this would be possible in since the og red ans blue have auch terrible movesets

[@jerryreed6024]

Slayking love it... but what fossil did you pick

[@melvint-p9500]

Try Explorers of Time next! You can use cheat codes to replace your current team with whatever the boss of the last dungeon was

[@jobanpreet3795]

Found another underrated youtuber that is creative🎉

[@magicalgirllaurie]

I'd love to see you do this with Red/Blue, that seems like it would be incredibly difficult. Especially with something like beating Agatha with Bruno's team.

[@axelacuna5244]

I guess you can combat your rival one last time in the frontier battle

[@cullenhutchison6528]

Zangoose is actually capable of winnning a solo run with level caps in place, even without changing natures/IVs between fights. Its stats and movepool are perfect for sweeping every fight.

[@benjaminsurrette3034]

i think this could be cool with S/V cause the trainers are all optional minus important battles - probably a lot easier but i’m assuming a lot more team diversity too

[@elmago2808]

"tentacruel can't do much to cradily" when you had ice beam? It's about as strong as stab sludhe and super effective, my guy

[@11cookeaw14]

37:00 You seem to have forgot that Cradily is weak to ice.

[@superpuppy3478]

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl there is a person with a level 4 Pokémon that claims to beat the first gym leader! I just thought that was funny 😅

[@deltaquarayza]

I wish main games would do stuff like this. Give the player a premade team, and have them win a kind of puzzle-battle.

[@dildogsz4565]

Love these vids and the goat yputuber

[@keykanon_7814]

Nothing stopping you from taking Winonas team to Tate and Liza and not having to taint the run with that double team steal. Maybe, depends if it could win or not.

[@eve9809]

Magma hideout

[@Rylockes]

I thought about this and you’re actually correct, I could do Magma and Aqua Hideouts without beating Winona, clear out everything before T&L, then beat Winona and try the seventh gym with that team. It would be tedious without Fly but totally possible! Winona’s team is mostly under level 32, but with all 5 immune to Earthquake and a Dragon Dancing Altaria, it seems possible!

[@JustinnePunsalang]

This is a complete RNG-based run but it's definitely interesting, nevertheless. You've been transparent about resetting, so, it's no issue. What I like the most is you using the Pokemon of other trainers to beat gym leaders. I like how it proves that random trainers can beat gym leaders. More of this type of run, please! Which Pokémon game do you think would be the most challenging?

[@johnezekielfrancisco4417]

We need more Letterlock

[@aappaapp6627]

Id love to see platinum next!

[@attackonyugioh92]

This series is great. Just found your channel. Funny dude. 🎉 But and im sure someone has already pointed this out, in case not, its pronounced slack-king(1word)

[@PomminPs]

Awesome Video! I got one coming up that's based on one of yours!

[@PenelopeStoneVT]

Okay, hear me out. Pokemon Stadium, first form only challenge. It doesn't have to be rental only, though, but if you did that, it would make it more insane lol

[@FratFerno]

So, Earthquake Gyarados is used by Wallace, Cyrus, Lysandre, and Clavell. What a trend!

[@bober-mz2ys]

You should sooo try Either sun/moon or the untra Variants And for the totem pokemons, you use the totem pokemon's stats/moves (up to you if you use the ally pokemon)

[@Giga-lemesh]

Amazing ending

[@cmancalzone]

How did you do this? Did you manually go into PKHex after every battle, or is this some mod?

[@achillebachelard1381]

this challenge would be perfect to make x or y difficult

[@MrMarionettaiaiaoh]

I wonder if in gen 2 is even possible considering that the trainers are so under level in the mid to late game

[@RhodriR]

Would be interesting to see in how many games you could do this but only taking Gym Leaders/E4 teams. E.g. you have to use Brocks team until you beat Misty then you get hers etc.

[@joshb7384]

I genuinely thought you weren't going to be beat Tate & Liza lol

[@Aoi_Ryuu]

i would love to see this in platinum

[@danspam5907]

Slayking

[@rubengoldman5830]

I was going to suggest Pokémon Red/Blue as the next games, but I kinda doubt that it's possible to beat Agatha with Bruno's awful team.

[@asanchezdem]

Saves states, items during battles... I dont know, this seems a bit unfair.

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

I think you should do a Gen 5 game next.

[@TheCrazyhusky]

Ones that might be a Challenege are... Pokemon Gold or Silver. Since the trainers and Gym leaders are pretty bad. Pokemon X or Y since many trainers and half of the gym leaders don't have 4 moves on their pokemon.

[@glowstonelovepad9294]

When is the Q-only uzlocke?

[@AdrianoDonizetiJr]

I think you should try in Black/white, it should be fun!

[@XxrayXtheMaster]

You should try this with either ultra sun or moon

[@archieblue2801]

This challenge would be good for black 2 & white 2

[@mjrowle]

Firered

[@foodruct]

I would like to see if this challenge is possible in HGSS red could be a challenge or outright impossible

[@Sqrtl_squad]

So is no one going to mention that team skull grunt thirst trap at 9:06

[@Carnage7314]

Theoretically, if you get a team with a pokemon that can either confuse, flinch, or paralyze the enemy and is faster than every pokemon on the opponent's team, you don't ever have to get a bridge team because you just reset inifinitely until you get the best rng and always confuse, flinch, or paralyze the enemy. Right?

[@paevepailbrack6899]

That’s true, but since that’s the minority of teams and especially the minority of required fights, you’d usually need to FIND a team like that as a bridge team. Remember that every fight you essentially lose the team you just used, so there are only so many para/flinch/confuse teams

[@SturmtrupplerNr595]

I think bw/bw2 are doable, also Platinum, whereas frlg could be very difficult as the casual trainers in These Games are mostly pretty weak.