Pokemon Diamond, but all the Pokecenters are closed

The Pokemon Center-- the one place to heal, restore moves, and change out your pokemon. Can you beat Pokemon Diamond without EVER stepping inside one? Without ever using a pokecenter?
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#pointcrow #pokemon #pokemonchallenge

[@PointCrow]

let me know if you have other pokemon challenges or fangames! I'm hooked :D

[@birdwithaplan1321]

No

[@skykiller9153]

Hey crow

[@elixyx]

Ok

[@kadelink2467]

@@birdwithaplan1321 Yes

[@calebking426]

Yo Crow

[@TerrakoFUN]

When you’re a Pokémon trainer and have to much social anxiety to talk to nurse joy

[@Hercules-xs6sv]

*Just has an anxiety attack when entering a Pokecenter*

[@GatoConGuantes]

Man I see you in all the coments section lastly

[@dailinelily]

Why do I feel like this will be me in the Pokémon universe? XD

[@yuh5019]

hey guys! pointcrow here. do you ever get social anxiety in huge open world rpgs?

[@gamersread2405]

Grill “Um hi I want to um heal my uhh... bye” Nurse Joy”Wait come back your Pokémon are exhausted” (Edit) wow this is the most likes I’ve ever had

[@JustJulyo]

Ahhh yes, we are already fully aware of Crow's PP problem

[@Caitlyn3843]

Lol

[@kill5933]

Lol

[@scizor1254]

He does have a small amount of pp

[@pseudowoodo5010]

He has a small one

[@nottartaglia]

hehe

[@block2533]

Dialga: literally a god of time A 12 year old grill: throws a plastic ball at it and wins

[@pikachupower0025]

12 year old Chibi grill actually because they are Chibi

[@michaelwatkins4155]

I did the exact same thing with Palkia in one of my Pearl reruns. Dalgia and Palkia both have HIGHLY inflated catch odds to make them easy to catch so that you can't really miss them.

[@KingNefiiria]

Are they just plastic? I always thought pokeballs were a mix of metal and silicon, basically electronics lol

[@block2533]

@@KingNefiiria I have no clue, but your idea makes a lot more sense given how they act in games/shows

[@KingNefiiria]

@@block2533 honestly I never gave it much thought until now. I know in 4Ever and to another extent apricorn balls were made of apricorns, but that's about as far as that thought ever went

[@dr.pepperyoutube.trustmeit843]

Alternate title: Can you beat Pokémon while using the American healthcare system?

[@myrealusername2193]

Beating Pokémon but it’s in the US

[@snipermonke4life26]

@@myrealusername2193 not really there aren’t any guns and mass shootings

[@myrealusername2193]

@@snipermonke4life26 I know what Pokémon challenge I’m doing tomorrow

[@bongladoo]

@@myrealusername2193 😳

[@DaSheepKiller]

@@myrealusername2193 so it's in Unova, Alola, or Orre?

[@Char1ieC]

13:28 I can't believe it took me this long to realise the Gible line names are based on biting (Nibble, Bite, Chomp)

[@raized943]

WAIT, WHAT??? HOLY FCK!

[@dextervepps8794]

Not as good as hoppip's "hop skip and a jump" thing. But cool nonetheless

[@Rubywing4]

Omg I never realized that either. I never realized that about Hoppip, Skiploom and Jumpluff either. BRUH

[@darkshadow4684]

Wtf how did I not know that

[@Xenakeyblademaster]

Or like how Deino, Zweilous, and Hydreigon are based off of 1, 2, 3 in German. (Ein is 1, Zwei is 2, Drei is 3)

[@phoemix7043]

Due to the growing outbreak of COVID-19, we have decided to close all Pokémon Centers until further notice. Apologies for the inconvenience. - Nurse Joy

[@crystal-shadow1129]

Someone: Wait how do I h- Nurse joy: no

[@kashinovirus7278]

"Did you catch them all?" Pointcrow: yeah all the drugs

[@18rocksthegames78]

Hmm

[@Platina_Leaf]

Hmmm

[@somerandommusicianSRM]

Hmmmm

[@apenwithwrights63]

Hmmmmm

[@suffering9481]

Hmmmmmmm

[@lizzzylavender]

“Wooper’s godlike evolution, Quagsire” This message has been approved by Mayro.

[@EdgarVerdi]

and SmallAnt1

[@ycfeed9245]

@@EdgarVerdi cringe

[@kristophesiem5336]

Smallant doesnt like Quagsire. Only wooper exists

[@EdgarVerdi]

@@kristophesiem5336 u right, but I guess he still calling it a godlike evolution line (if we force it xD)

[@EdgarVerdi]

@@ycfeed9245 as a friend of mine says, saying "cringe" got cringe

[@frostburn3266]

Thankfully Crasher Wake evolved his Wooper into a Quagsire. If it was still a Wooper, you would have lost in an instant

[@kalebkrissel2638]

wooper is too strong for any mortal to overpower

[@pongopower218]

@@kalebkrissel2638 hes the pokemon equivalent of switch shirt

[@cryslerfernanmalapajo8764]

@@imaSeraphRBX Yes woopy boi doesn't evolve

[@tarrare337]

@@imaSeraphRBX it’s what they think happens when the holy wooper descends to the level of a puny quagmire so no one feels bad that wooper has immeasurable strength while they can’t even lift a 10 pound weight.

[@ikanas]

first try catching dialga in a pokeball is the CRAZIEST thing i've seen

[@eggs4073]

That was quite honestly one of the best things I have ever seen

[@nataly_171]

In Diamond, Dialga's catch rate was much, much higher than it is now, so the original 4.3% chance he looked up was correct. Not actually that unreasonable.

[@kappagmd]

I couldn’t even catch dialga first try with a master ball and he caught it first try with a pokeball

[@soap6264]

same thing happened for me in my first playthrough of pearl i was so shocked lol

[@matthijscalje4143]

I honestly catch all of my legendaries in pokeballs in some games, because ultra balls are just cursed for me

[@maddoxgodwin3188]

Alternate Title: Bird Keeper Eric uses whatever means necessary to avoid his crippling fear of healthcare.

[@tarrare337]

He lives in America and it was too expensive for a 12 year old*

[@deltaloraine]

“We’re only stuck with 6 Pokémon this entire game” Damn I always played with only six Pokémon.

[@dumbmemesidk]

Same

[@guywithaface887]

I normally play with 1

[@bradencosier80]

It's Gibble, as in 'nibble.' If you're ever unsure, just look at a pokemon's evolutions. GaBITE and GarCHOMP give it away.

[@eccentricskylark]

Used to work at Build a Bear and that's what I'd explain to my manager/older coworkers w/the Pokémon plushes. Charmander = charred salamander. Bulbasaur = dinosaur with a bulb. Squirtle = a turtle that squ

[@tarrare337]

@@eccentricskylark turtle that squirt

[@ilexdiapason]

@@neophyta where did u think the saur came from then

[@Zappy-McCraw]

"Who needs years & years of training when you have drugs?" - Pointcrow

[@swivelman4651]

PointCrow: “We can’t ever restore PP.” Ethers, Elixirs, and Leppa Berries: 😐

[@ncisfan1002]

They're found in super limited quantities, though, and can't be bought in stores

[@swivelman4651]

@@ncisfan1002 You can grow Leppa Berries.

[@ncisfan1002]

@@swivelman4651 Yes but the point of the challenge was that you're not supposed to grow your own Berries

[@kingfetchd9889]

you can buy ethers

[@AztecCroc]

@@kingfetchd9889 You can't. You've never been able to buy Ethers or any of the other PP restoring items.

[@nataly_171]

In Diamond, Dialga's catch rate was much, much higher than it is now, so the original 4.3% chance you looked up was correct. Not actually that unreasonable.

[@okboomer2473]

Yee, same as chatot actually

[@Pinkooru]

"I've never met somebody who's excited about watersport" Very, very poor choice of words my guy.

[@Sword_Army]

I see I was not the only dying inside😂

[@averagechannelname9969]

Oh noooooooooooo

[@MerkhVision]

Wait, how? I don’t get it at all lol

[@Froughttrack]

@@MerkhVision watersports also known as a Golden Shower is a type of Fetish, one where yours or someone else's pee is involved.

[@ElDisable]

@@MerkhVision neither man, but since it's been a year do tell me if you've discovered a reason why

[@liluziintrovert]

The dialga catch reminded me that when I was a kid playing fire red I caught zapdos with a pokeball and thought that all legendaries just were easy to catch

[@4444pi]

Oh how mistaken you were

[@doggodoggo1123]

That moment when Eric catches the god of time with a pokeball.

[@-Majora]

The pokeball was actually a master ball

[@-Majora]

The master ball was recolored to look like a normal pokeball

[@gonkdroid3078]

@@-Majora well actually in diamond the catch rate was 4.3% so that could’ve been a pokeball

[@gonkdroid3078]

@@-Majora and plus we watched him use the pokeball

[@gonkdroid3078]

@@-Majora and also, you can see what ball was used when you look at the pokemon, it was a normal pokeball

[@Rubywing4]

Interestingly, Palkia and Dialga have a catch rate of 30 in D/P/Pt, so catching either in a regular Poké Ball is not too difficult. Still, very impressive that you caught it in the VERY FIRST ball! Also, mad respect to you for choosing Diamond for this challenge, that was my very first main series Pokémon game I ever owned, as a 9-year old. My first Pokémon game ever was the original Ranger. So underrated.

[@paninthepantry]

Dude this was my first Pokémon game too! With so many cool features and some of my favorite pixel art it’s so underrated!

[@NonisLuck]

Check out Jaiden Animation on pkmn ranger 🤣

[@Rubywing4]

@@NonisLuck I did, it's really cool. Shadows of Almia is definitely the best one in the series (saying this without having watched a full playthrough of Guardian Signs, oops), but it would also be awesome to see one of these Pokétubers play the original Pokémon Ranger game, in Gen 3, and make a video out of it. The original is challenging and has a lot of nostalgic music, great music, and a creepy overworld as Pokémon can do more to you than just chase after or charge at you. They can confuse you, whisk away your own Pokémon, be invisible, hide in the tall grass and other things.

[@gaymerjerry]

@@Rubywing4 Guardian Signs has the best content Almia has the best story

[@Rubywing4]

@@gaymerjerry And the original has the best... difficulty? idk XD

[@Alex-bm8kq]

The Dialga respected your courage and bravery to throw a single poke ball at a fully healed legendary.

[@Raivon]

Imagine being the champion and seeing this scrawny teenager roll up with the actual God of Time that's beefed up on Pokéroids

[@johnboles4541]

The unrelated Dr. Seuss Quote Killed Me. xD

[@Madkraft]

Eric: "Smallant did something similar is pokemon Fire Red" Screen: *Says Pokemon Emerald* Everyone: WHAT!?

[@kamauphillips7706]

800 comments. Only one to point it out.

[@kevinr.9733]

If you're willing to farm Heart Scales in the Underground, you can restore the PP of any level-up moves infinitely by first visiting the Move Deleter, then giving a Heart Scale to the Move Reminder in Pastoria.

[@Builderguy2001]

Technically, since the pokemon league also contains a pokemon center, you entered one and the run is invalid. Real talk though, Gen 4 was my first pokemon game and I'm glad to see people doing new things in it.

[@revilno]

Me when I forgot to pay health insurance

[@happyyyoung]

Eric is so cute showing the laptop in the beginning 😂 gives off 'sending a video to thank your grandparents for getting you a laptop' vibes

[@dyrelyte2337]

That dialga catch reminds me of my first Pokemon Platinum run. Where I second turn caught both Dialga and Palkia with regular pokeballs during their respective battles. Unfortunately I was far too young to truly understand the hype level of that achievement.

[@rbaws1]

Catching Dialga with that Pokeball earned you one fat "Bruh!", my dude.

[@mauropinto1277]

17:40 that awkward moment when you meet nurse joy for the first time... and it's already in the league

[@gammagames1413]

I love the hesitation when saying the 7th gym leader's name. He was debating whether to go for it or not.

[@prestonhall964]

Dialga first try with a Poke ball. You're insanely good at this game. (obviously the catch rate is increased by how good you are)

[@CoolGuy-te1pt]

Ah perfect, just the video I need at midnight.

[@forg___]

ayo you and me both

[@conjunction-of-crows]

the rng gods really smiled upon you during this challenge, wow

[@kroccmocc4765]

He almost 1 hour in before the first gym...

[@dippyfresh1635]

I'm honestly impressed. I would have never thought Cheryl would have single handedly beat the game like this.

[@fayescarlet]

That joke in chat at 18:05 caught me off guard. I was in stitches.

[@sid2296]

shoutout to pcrow for not making a Candice joke when beating candice

[@peythemusician]

I cant beat pokemon without using a pokecenter. But eric based off the fact this video exists, I'm venturing to guess you can...+

[@enzoforgets9456]

Im actually relating too hard to this, i have not been to a doctor in 2 years and my life challenge run (any%) is going swell. Though i do wish i acquired some party members like a tank so he can soak up damage and be my personal bodyguard

[@isaaccrookston3780]

Thank you Point Crow. I have been typing "the mitochondria is the power house of the cell" on your Point Crow clips channel. I am not sure if you did this for me but I would like to think so. Once again thank you.

[@Bigguyherodude]

“Who needs years of training when you have drugs.” -PointCrow 2021

[@NightStormFox]

You know your chat are real ones when they watch you grind to the point of over leveling by normal gameplay standards.

[@MadderoftheFew]

13:44 you can tell the pain he has trying to say "candice" with a straight face

[@4444pi]

He also solved his pp problem

[@ryanfoss3894]

"Woopers God like evolution." I wonder were this love and respect for Wooper came from

[@LemonBread342]

Man broke his hand speedrunning calculator, and now every video of his is sponsored by Aorus.

[@servevanlieshout8008]

To be fair, the box art legends of gen 4 have a ridiculous high catch rate of 30 which has been lowered to 3 since gen7. Don't get me wrong for it to be caught in the first poké ball is still impressive.

[@HajpeQ123]

14:25 But the great ball fits dialga perfectly tho!

[@mitzurus983]

Did i miss a part where using ether was against the rules? He kept talking about needing to use moves because you only get so many for the entire game.

[@benfisher961]

There are not many in the game, so powerpoints still need managing

[@angelosophy]

what a roller coaster of emotions right from the first gym leader

[@VaxTax]

You throwing that pokeball gave me flashbacks to when I dared my brother to do catch Dialga in a pokeball so he threw one when he first got into the battle and caught it, was a good day

[@gandi7828]

That Dialga catch was amazing I’d only get that lucky by mashing my A button out of existence

[@oeurves_d-oriel]

"Who needs years and years of training when you have drugs?"

[@alphabeta6957]

The Celeste Mirror Temple B-side music at 12:28 was a pleasant surprise! Love it

[@mrgar4446]

Alternate title: Pokemon Diamond but We Use Herbal Remedies, Crystal Therapy, and Drugs Instead of Healthcare

[@alechankins6424]

I love the inclusion of Celeste music!

[@tschumitjuu]

This makes me soooo excited for the remake in November!!! Can't wait to hear all the classic OST in hopefully remastered

[@jaredcook4414]

Alternate title: Pokemon Diamond, but you’re an American without insurance

[@AdrianPazNation]

Really loving the Pokémon videos! Post commentary suites you well

[@atlas0dan]

I would have grabbed a load of heart scales from the underground, then you can forget and re-teach the same moves as much as you like

[@ammoniteg]

I remember watching all the streams for this, holy crap this series was insane

[@Rinabow]

15:05 The reason that there's a discrepancy between the probabilities listed on that site and Bulbapedia is because Dialga and Palkia's catch rates were changed between generations. In Diamond and Pearl it was actually pretty decent odds, about on par with Pokémon like Absol, Murkrow and Chatot (probably because it was a required part of the story), but in later games, they made it the same as every other legendary Pokémon. I don't mean to ruin the moment, because first turn Dialga in a Pokéball is still pretty cool, but not nearly as unlikely as it seems

[@nabifree4090]

a 12 year old girl named grill storms the elite four with a severely drugged up dialga in a basic pokeball. after becoming champion, cynthia congratulates her and asks if she’d like to come to the pokecentre to heal her pokemon after such a rough fight. grill smiles. “what’s a pokecentre?”

[@mrbaya2191]

Pointcrow, how old are you to be making a seinfeld reference so casually. At risk of aging myself, im here with you

[@saram3449]

I mean plenty of younger people watch Seinfeld, crow is in his early twenties

[@nearthe2nd]

Skipping footage of Ghost type gym & Fantina and only referencing her in one sentence after sweeping her smh.

[@charliebarter5247]

Pokemon but pokecenters are closed. Mom: Its time to shine

[@xMaugrex]

The reaction to the third wobble on Dialga was so good

[@kaida_mtd]

Thank you for posting stuff for us cave dwellers, at 2 am KZbin starts to get dry

[@Dragon-Draws]

0:41 “FireRed”

[@kevivormeru697]

Ok I'm convinced. Pointcrow is the most legendary catcher of all time.

[@sarbacane160444]

I really love your videos, they're amazing

[@luansomething380]

I started Diamond for the first time this week. Gonna save the rest of the video for when I beat the game.

[@StormTheOnigiri]

I HAVE THE POWER TO CONTROL TIME ITSELF W-WAIT IS THAT A REGULAR POKEBALL?!? HOW COULD YOU KNOW MY WEAAAKNEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@BassBoostingBrony]

really cool video, love those challanges and damn, love the celeste music ^^

[@sapphire1385]

As someone who heals her entire party at a Pokécenter if one Pokémon has some PP missing this gives me anxiety

[@jackofdiamonds7303]

What do I do? Do I watch this new Pointcrow video despite the fact it is past midnight, or do I go to sleep? Screw my health.

[@clearsh8013]

Just remember legendary Pokémon don’t evolve So wooper doesn’t evolve

[@blu3sk13s5]

I thought there couldn't be an opening gag so good that I would like the video before the 30 second mark, but here we are

[@quaggotoak]

“woopers godlike evolution, quagsire” MY MAN

[@bradleyfly72]

I remember when I was a kid I caught Dialga in platinum with a single pokeball full health and then my ds ran out

[@parils1607]

man's spitting straight zeus

[@River_On_Down]

My first video I'm seeing of you, I subscribed as soon as you one shot caught that Dialga 👍

[@pirsmatic]

love the small snippets of celeste music!

[@aisadal2521]

I've watched plenty of MahDryBread, so I know that this is possible ☺️

[@kannaredpanda]

@Tanmay Jain yes and no. Once a pokemon was deposited, he couldn’t use it again.

[@saiyanfang1047]

@@kannaredpanda so he entered pokémon centers

[@kannaredpanda]

@@saiyanfang1047 yeah, though if I remember, his was a little different in that he just couldn’t heal at them, but could enter them to deposit a pokemon. So a bit of a different challenge

[@Jimoosh123]

You guys like how poke centers aren’t usually in the center

[@deo9424]

i come back to the video to hear "who needs years of training, when you have drugs?"

[@rosebuzz]

oh my god i have covid rn and laughing sends me into a coughing fit thats hurts really bad and rhat intro took me out it was so out of left field, can already tell this videos gonna be great

[@ethannorman7537]

Oh damn I hope u get better soon!

[@rosebuzz]

@@ethannorman7537 thanks! im getting better but it still sucks lol

[@curlyfrize7675]

9:02 my first play through of platinum i got a shiny turtwig right off the bat

[@panfriedcards]

you should do a randomized thicclocke! Same rules as a nuzlocke but you can only catch the first thicc pokemon you encounter per route. (recommend selecting thicc starter pokemon as well)

[@MayHugger]

I've never seen seen such a hype close battle against the first gym leader.

[@therealawr8]

Props to garage for always being there for us

[@megabobuxgamerpro]

Man I need more breath of the wild content !

[@liammcphee2287]

Second

[@Drewiss]

poggers

[@isaiahsandoval6062]

The fact that this is actually first makes this guy a legend

[@benderman8373]

Crow: smallant did something similar to this in fire red Smallant title: pokemon emerald

[@AngelLilith]

Every time before he brings out garage: “this is going to seem weird”

[@millie6621]

Did crow just... entirely forget about Ethers and Leppa berries?

[@dacr0n229]

"whoopers godlike evolution" You lost me there... :D jokes aside, I really had fun with this challenge!

[@vantaylor470]

You said in the stream so I was wait for it

[@dude99844]

"Who needs years of training when you have drugs"