Pro Nuzlocker Reacts To MandJTV "My First Nuzlocke"

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Reacting to MandJTVs first Nuzlocke! Shoutout to their channel!
Heres the original video:
• My First Pokemon Nuzlocke
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Art and Animations by: cayiika
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[@davidlarkin1040]

"There's a 99% chance you fucking suck." If it's not 100% accurate, it's 50% accurate.

[@Jessica_Schweser]

Oooohhh, that makes it worse.

[@JaxieD12]

Yes! I love this

[@Hugm4lsecondaccount]

Yeah take that Jan

[@HungaBungabibbeldidoo]

Aaah, a real MandJTV fan.

[@dudebro2535]

My man

[@Nilnot]

23 minutes in, admits Pokémon are only tools to him. This whole channel was secretly an origin story for a Poké rival

[@diogenes26]

Rival? This guy is literally a Team Plasma sage (uses Pokémon as tools, releases them after they're no longer useful and thinks that abusing the audience is "based")

[@austinsilvernail6366]

@@diogenes26 mandjtv is a weird dude

[@Splatoob]

I get way too attached to my Pokémon oh my god even whenever I’m not doing a nuzelocke whenever they faint I get so sad like I failed them

[@tyguy275]

@@diogenes26 team plasma best team, best Gen in general and I will not debate this.

[@avisar3457]

@@tyguy275 uh no

[@Jack-kx5rf]

First Nuzlocke: NOOOOOO, I can't believe I got my friend killed. 1000 hours nuzlocker: Go die for me.

[@gamingmoyai3950]

Die so that my stronger pawns can live.

[@hoitem6500]

That Yamask was a worthy sacrifice and I regret nothing

[@drsupriyobhattacharya7422]

@@hoitem6500 congrats you killed yamask again

[@hoitem6500]

@@drsupriyobhattacharya7422 it is now Yayamask.

[@5cents577]

It shall be yayayamask

[@roberthansen5727]

"The only connection I build is that 'oh, this will help me win." Literally Cyrus.

[@ThomasVerger]

Yet he still has a friendship evolution crobat lol.

[@warmblanket3394]

@@ThomasVerger To use is as a tool

[@tapaschatterjee142]

Bruh walking helps happiness.He just has to make his way on to the top of Mt coronet(no repels) and use his Golbat to kill evrything

[@Bobboerba]

Same bruh 😎 I remember killing my electrode with explosion just to be flaschy

[@jamescallanan2443]

​@Goblin_MaGoodies either he stole it as a Crobat or it's as evil as him

[@invalid-user1549]

intoducing the gordom ramsey of pokemon nuzlocke

[@andrewcotter2036]

gordom

[@GHNerland]

Not quite, There's much less yelling in anger from PC.

[@truewhissan]

Also *Ramsay.

[@shpaghettishpaghetti6219]

*TheQuacken*

[@statickaiinaweirdworld179]

This encounter is fucking RAAAAAWWWW!

[@spicetothemax7589]

This video is the perfect example of how different PokeTubers can be from each other.

[@shpaghettishpaghetti6219]

I love how most people have a mental breakdown when their Pokemon die in Nuzlockes, but PC is just *"...F*ck."*

[@controlhogger8]

Ehh only this guy and like shofu are the only ones that speak their honest mind and don’t care what you think. The rest are kid friendly.

[@Michael-og1mg]

@@controlhogger8 Haydunn too, and BlameTruth when he still did Pokémon content lol

[@chendror872]

@@controlhogger8 yes because it's much easier to stay monetized when you're kid friendly and they want (and need) that money lol (also some people don't like to swear irl too)

[@HenryZhoupokemon]

@@Michael-og1mg that’s such a throwback lmao, BT was a huge reason why I got into competitive Pokémon

[@StonedSpartan]

"Use them as tools" literally what almost every bad guy in pokemon says 😂

[@MLGProMaster-tu9tz]

PC is Cyrus? Based perhaps???

[@utsavnayakxii-c8731]

@@MLGProMaster-tu9tz no. Definitely Ghetsis.

[@sergiorubens8475]

@@MLGProMaster-tu9tz pc actually thinks cyrus is the most based pokemon villian

[@TitomaticoVlogsOficial]

@@sergiorubens8475 he is. The guy at his 26 almost destroyed the entire reality to create an universe to only himself. Also the guy has a Crobat that was a Golbat before, meaning the Crobat loves him despite being used as a tool and not being cared.

[@NightlyChart86]

Pokémon Wielder Jan would like to battle!

[@Dev_2705]

Mandjtv: "nuzlockes make a game less fun" Pc: and I took that personally

[@lolloblue9646]

Not everyone is a masochist, not a surprise

[@baron3904]

@@lolloblue9646 Yea some people are good at this

[@EmperorZ19]

@@lolloblue9646 Enjoying challenging games doesn't make someone a masochist, just as enjoying easy games doesn't make someone a baby.

[@lolloblue9646]

@@EmperorZ19 I guess it wasn't clear I wasn't being 100% serious. I do play nuzlockes.

[@Sheenifier]

I mean it is the main thing he's known for (self-proclaimed rightfully so) and Mikey absolutely hates Nuzlockes so kind of warranted

[@dank_tank4725]

Jan actually had a traumatic incident as a child where he had to calc a damage roll on whether a knife wound would cause him to go to the nurse. It was a 1/16 roll, and he lost. Never lucky pokemoRage.

[@islarf5095]

Is that the one with the old guy in trash bags outside a shop?

[@bullymaguire632]

How did you comment 2 hours ago if the video came 1 hour ago?

[@burritocat4391]

@@bullymaguire632 he is the imposter I told you he was sus

[@islarf5095]

I don't think a knife wound would send you to a nurse...

[@bullymaguire632]

@@islarf5095 search "Bolsonaro leva uma facada" and you will see it does

[@CyberKirby]

I love how Jan just openly states "Yes, I'm a Pokemon Villain"

[@johnsmovies287]

He has the based ideas without **any** of the genociding or general downsides. If he's a villain, fuck it, I'm a henchman.

[@discharm210]

Hes right tho, Pokemon is just pixel 😂

[@kushagrasaxena6795]

So real

[@stephencastro7361]

i love how Jan is genuinely happy when he pivots like see hes not a soulless heartless prude

[@tobysinbad]

Jan is not a prude lol I don’t think that’s the word you meant

[@deviousdieselmusic]

A heart gold less soul silver less prude?

[@mrtrollnator123]

​@@deviousdieselmusic💀

[@BNotInc]

Pokemon: This game’s about the power of friendship with your Pokemon! Jan: *”They’re f****n’ tools.”*

[@yipsinnam5778]

jaded Jan

[@jdb2002]

Jaiden Animations will be animating her current Platinum Nuzlocke in progress, and said she will be putting it up in December. One to look at when it goes live.

[@desound1345]

Josh B yea I’ve watched all of them

[@AcornPlays]

I'm so excited

[@wa1k3r8]

Jaiden animations is awesome

[@Antlover420]

Watched it all live. Wasn’t that great since she used the XP booster and she was over leveled the whole time ;p

[@TraumaNaked]

YES!

[@vanguardbreaker8826]

MandJTV lore factoid: His viewers didn't actually vote for Platinum, they voted for HGSS, but Mikey decided on Platinum (the runner-up) because it was a shorter game and he didn't want to get stuck playing something he didn't enjoy.

[@elliotw.888]

to be fair hgss leveling fuckin sucks so he'd have to grind a lot

[@Catmouflage]

@@elliotw.888 Okay so I wasn't imagining it lmao, I tried a HG nuzlocke a while ago and couldn't understand why my team wasn't levelling. Good to know it's part of the game balance

[@normi1504]

@@Catmouflage you probably should know that grinding lvl30s when your team is lvl60s will be really slow.

[@MichaelCravith]

@@Catmouflage It's a lot worse in the original games than in HGSS, but yeah, it can be pretty bad.

[@EyeOfArgus]

Based

[@vinsmoke9723]

One year later and I’m still here watching this dude. Jan’s Nuzlocke videos and reactions have legit helped this ultra-casual nuzlocker win his first hardcore nuzlocke. These “childrens” games have created more interest and content than Gamefreak and Nintendo (probably) ever imagined. I don’t imagine it will ever die. Keep it up PC, even if my YT comment is hella cringe

[@as3609]

cringe

[@mrtrollnator123]

​@@as3609💀

[@mrtrollnator123]

​@@as3609nah bro ur cringe

[@frosted_glaceon5513]

The problem for me whenever I try nuzlockes isn't the actual battles. I often lose members while grinding because I always have videos for me to focus on to keep my sanity intact. That's why I love nuzlocking X, Y, and Alpha Sapphire. They are easy games, but strict nuzlockes makes them a little harder and more fun for me. I really appreciate not losing my Abra to a wild Buizel when it has pursuit. Not fun.

[@NataliaNeeSama]

You should play with Rare Candy cheats, as such, you only play the fun parts, which is the trainer battles.

[@frosted_glaceon5513]

@Greg Salazar haha someone got super p*ssed on Reddit when I said I didn't count deaths outside of trainer battles, gym battles, or any other important battles any more. I was like lol I want to have fun, not cry my eyes out or get angry.

[@rebeccaconlon9743]

@@frosted_glaceon5513 what ever keeps it fun

[@aidansmith2779]

@@frosted_glaceon5513 "Oh but that's cheating you can't do that" people are funny sometimes

[@emmetstanevich2121]

As Jacob Alpharad said: "grinding is cringe and cheating is based"

[@LudlowSRK]

Giovanni: “Pokemon are tools. Tools that we are meant to use to achieve greatness, wealth, and for power.”

[@weebalo_]

The more pokemon games I play the more I vibe with Giovanni. It didn't help that I played Fire Red team rocket edition

[@kingj8748]

@@weebalo_ Broo me too it was so good

[@tylamcgilverson3923]

Wasnt this a pokemonchallenge quote?

[@weebalo_]

@@tylamcgilverson3923 I think he was referencing that

[@ninaniles3184]

Didn’t silver say the same thing

[@TONYZANDERZ]

"I over-leveled the heck out of my team" EVERY mon on his party is level 30 and the Bidoof is lvl 2 xD

[@lloydirving6209]

crazy that you edited your comment but left the "xD" in there

[@cbutch9026]

@@lloydirving6209 damn you really got him bro

[@JustSeb825825_p4ssw0rd]

@@lloydirving6209 why you gotta expose him like that

[@tangytim6699]

@@lloydirving6209 gottem

[@axlr8deathpls294]

Why is everyone acting like op got roasted for spelling "xD" correctly?

[@ajboyer6546]

"Theres a 99% I hate you" God yes Jan satisfying my degradation kink as well as making S-Tier Nuzlocke content

[@krumz1215]

He definitely hates you

[@cold-bloodedbeats4139]

@@krumz1215 He hates you too. He hates all of us, and that's perfectly fine

[@beanslinger2]

this is the reason this comment section is more of a cesspool than the twitch chat lagoon

[@balancemaster55]

@@beanslinger2 agreed

[@Dandylion567]

What kind of fan base did I just walk into...?

[@Vearru]

I love how I’m super different from both MandJ and PC with my nuzlocke opinion. For me nuzlockes are all about the story, and getting emotionally attached to my Pokémon is the most important part of that story. It’s the exact same reason why I love watching movies and television shows where you’re favourite characters are very likely going to die. That kinda thing raised investment due to raised story stakes, and there will be payoff whether the character lives or dies, if the character dies it gives me payoff in my strong sadness, and if the live and triumph it gives payoff in such a satisfying conclusion to see the odds having been overcome. The other nice thing about nuzlockes to me is they allow me to feel connected to Pokémon I never would’ve used or thought about before, and that allows me to explore the game even more deeply than I otherwise could. Basically nuzlockes are absolutely amazing, but can be for very different reasons for different people and that makes them even better.

[@spazn1c69]

When he talked about how he hated his KZbin watchers that’s when I decided to sub

[@SchmavidSchmobb]

Lol I think a lot of people here are the same way. We’re all a bunch of masochistic subs. And I don’t mean subscribers

[@parkercoutino4661]

Same for me, what a legend

[@Birdish215]

69 likes, noice

[@ori2363]

@@SchmavidSchmobb i just subbed like a few hours ago what the fuck (/not mad /joke)

[@SchmavidSchmobb]

@@ori2363 lmao I sincerely appreciate the clarifying parenthesis.

[@oribuo8715]

"Overleveled the heck out of my team" Bidoof level 2: you guys are getting exp?

[@primefischer6336]

Lost my bdsp nuzlocke and only afterwards did I realize the way I could've won the fight with little to no casualties

[@bumblesnorf4475]

You’ll get em next time brother

[@mochiyeosang1908]

Did you win the next run?

[@primefischer6336]

@@mochiyeosang1908 I've gotten distracted as of recently so I haven't been playing it a bunch but I'm on my 4th now I think

[@mochiyeosang1908]

@@primefischer6336 are you doing a hardcore? gl! my first and only nuzlocke is oras which i am using items in as it is my first, though i also havent played it in awhile. i believe i'm nearing winona?

[@primefischer6336]

@@mochiyeosang1908 no I just suck and don't spend a bunch of time on it

[@bigcatmcgee2658]

I’m a whole year late, but after all of these videos I’ve seen I’m now treating my “just for fun” runs as like light nuzlockes

[@aryansharma3083]

This guy talks like cyrus. He IS the real life CYRUS.

[@hayato8452]

He left Team Galactic to become a professional player? Understandable

[@EyeOfArgus]

So thats where he went after Platinum

[@aryansharma3083]

Every other game possible after platinum to conquer them

[@region7rra881]

"This shits fun as fuck!" Cyrus learned how to loosen up a bit apparently but still pulls out the robot talk sometimes

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

This guy is probably Cyrus’ rival.

[@QuintetMaster]

Honestly, I agree 100% with the message of "playing around crits." However, I think a better way to get the message across would be something like this: "Always assume that your opponent's next attack will crit. Never assume that it won't."

[@emilysmith2965]

Right! Sometimes you can’t play around it regardless. But you need to be aware. Especially through Intimidate, screens or other drops.

[@Tomasaguiar]

If its not 100% accurate its 50% accurate

[@darkraven2983]

Except if you have a pokemon with battle armor or other similar ability. Preventing crits

[@emmetstanevich2121]

Alternatively, think of it as the opponent's attack having a chance to deal reduced damage, with a crit being the default outcome. A strat that requires the opponent not to land a crit is similar to one that relies on your own attack being a crit, and while a lucky crit (or non-crit) can pull you out of a sticky situation, it's important to avoid those situations to begin with.

[@loppie_445]

@@Tomasaguiarthat only applies when your using it

[@LemonScentedSharpie]

Thank you for defending Bidoof and Bibarel, I was a kid when I first played Diamond and fell in love with bidoof. Got me through some hard battles (for a 10yo). It kind of hurts when people shit on it constantly.

[@ZombifiedBuizel]

Pokèmon Legends Arceus changed my mind about Bidoof. You are forced to catch one (as well as a few other 'mon) as part of your first official mission. I had assumed they would be taken and not made apart of my team. Thought it was a fetch quest but I was wrong. I was going to release him but decided to give him a chance. I left him stay on my team. I normally name my Pokèmon but decided to let him earn it. "Prove to me you deserve a spot on this team. Show me your worth." He more than proved he deserved a shot. I named him Bucky cause of his buck teeth. I wonder if you saw the Bidoof short on the offical Pokèmon channel. It's called Bidoof's Stand or something to that effect.

[@Abyrae]

I've been saying Bidoof and Bibarel are fantastic since DPP was released, and not just as HM slaves. Glad to see I'm not the only one who loves them.

[@lilbroskee6697]

I'm so sorry to hear your L

[@tuneflake8433]

I so feel him 😂 I actually stopped my first Nuzlocke because I lost the Pokémon I loved 😅❤

[@adamjsher04]

It's so weird to me now seeing Togekiss die to a dragon type

[@berkay4903]

Yea same

[@rattle_me_bones]

I legit forgot the fairy type was added in gen 6 and was confused why i never found any in my first Pokemon Black run.

[@weebalo_]

DRAGON TYPE USED TO BE SO GOOD and ice type sucked so your real threat was steel and other dragons. Then they added FAIRY and suddenly beating Lance in let's go just needs one of your pokemon knowing Dazzling gleam

[@brookegaynor2745]

Yeah same i thot that two

[@alphagamer9505]

@@weebalo_ its still good,Has 3 weaknesses and 4 resistances

[@lukapopovici7597]

As someone who loves pokemon, I can guarantee that the "turning on brain" during a nuzlocke is surprisingly not that common, unless it's a randomizer

[@sebastianrosales2938]

Nah I turn my brain off in my randomized today and lost a blastoise and haunter

[@knightarcane4920]

Turning on your brain nuzlocking a game like Emerald Kaizo is definitely necessary a game people deemed impossible to nuzlocke. I wanna see the footage of him nuzlocking it now

[@marethyuthefirstshinigami162]

Randomizer nuzlocke feel like playing Russian roulette, gets your adrenaline going

[@kingj8748]

@@knightarcane4920 Emerald Kaizo... I hate that rom I lost so many Pokemon

[@MLGProMaster-tu9tz]

@@knightarcane4920 he finally beat it

[@EmberRayne21]

I love these reactions. It is great insight and educational to the youtubers he reacts to. Not only for them but anyone who plays pokemon, especially newer players. Keep it up man and great work just earned a sub and thanks for the game knowledge. Also being a chess player I love brain puzzles and love using brains so no you are not the only one who would have fun lol. 💜

[@calebjohnson9740]

The fact that I listened to this guy’s voice for an hour is a true testament to how much I enjoy Jan’s content

[@xeenproof2024]

This guy: "If you have 10 minutes to plan, use all of that on planning how to beat garchomp" Me Plan: Weavile

[@spencereldridge1074]

if this guy was playing on a legit pokemon platinum file then you cant acces wevile in gen 4 wihtout trade evo unfortunatly

[@xeenproof2024]

@@spencereldridge1074 You don't need trade evo to get Weavile, Sneasel evolves into Weavile with razor claw at nighttime

[@urmilagyan9106]

Garchomp used flamethrower

[@berserkerciaran]

@@urmilagyan9106 ah, yes, Garchomp faster than Weavile

[@urmilagyan9106]

Weavile out speeds garchomp

[@CivilChev]

God... Listening to the other Poketuber makes me really appreciate PCs mannerisms. He tells you like it is.

[@griffithguts6168]

Obnoxious American man child poketuber was always bound to be at least a tad annoying.

[@MManko42069]

Hey I’m American too this guys just seems like he’s from the whitest suburb in Maine and went to a private school his whole life

[@MLGProMaster-tu9tz]

@@MManko42069 God damn you just fucking killed him

[@queercandy1]

@@griffithguts6168 i mean he does make videos primarily for younger audiences so you have to use mannerisms that appeal to them

[@johnapple6646]

He also rarely swears, obviously for the kids. Of course, real kids swear like sailors so idk

[@rungler]

binge watching your videos while doing a shining pearl nuzlocke and i absolutely love your additude. new fave youtuber

[@lavafox9845]

I remember my first successful, Shauntal’s Golurk was a two shot on my Clefable (I’d survive a crit if I was at full), but my Ice Beam was a three shot even with Life Orb (I was Magic Guard so I grinded BP to get a Life Orb), I knew I needed a clean switch, so with heavy heart I clicked Ice Beam for the last time…but Clefable was like “You’re not killing me that easily” and ice beam gets the 10% freeze chance letting me beat Shauntal deathless and probably saving the entire fricking run

[@laytonjr6601]

How to not lose nuzlock: plan your action as if the opponent is always going to hax you

[@goober3379]

Tip : You have an infinite amount of time to think about what you need to do

[@aetherheart1954]

@@goober3379 5 months later Youngester Joey: so uh are you gonna make your move or..

[@thesarcastic4691]

Haha nice

[@devildynamite7454]

@@aetherheart1954 Nice one

[@hiro702]

@@aetherheart1954 lol that was literally the ghost gym trainer when the guy lost his staravia and left to go cry 12 minutes hehe

[@boxpin8967]

This random man calling me a dumb f*** was the highlight of my day

[@davidlarkin1040]

Same.

[@connorcoetzee6469]

Honestly one of my favorite videos ever😂 PC knows what his talking about and savage af,

[@BoutiqueTiger]

Lmao his face when MandJ started to say: “Spelled like giga, but pronounced like……..”

[@CorderPoundHer]

You should definitely react to SmallAnt beating Platinum without taking any damage.

[@bossboy191919]

He did

[@islarf5095]

You described Jubilee as being 'Based'. No idea what that meant. Looked it up and got two definitions 1: being yourself 2: addicted to crack cocaine

[@sweetnibblets1499]

I did the same thing, but I like option 2 the most.

[@LJMahomes]

Lol, I literally spend the last hour researching about that whole Jubilee person and all possible meanings of being „based“

[@adamusprime403]

Based is modern vernacular inspired by the artist Based God Lil B, where he used the term "Based" from the term for Crack Users called Freebasing, but in an ironic way. Based in this context basically means "being cool"

[@missdreavus649]

It also tends to be used in the sense of someone having political opinions you strongly agree with.

[@LJMahomes]

Fun Fact: The online username of the first person in Germany to serve jail time for swatting was „BasedGod“

[@TerraMcgarden]

Really appreciate your content. The fact you continue to be you and not give a shit what YT says makes me appreciate you even more.

[@nightflame7296]

Watching these while I do my own nuzlocke is super helpful. Had no idea about actually leveling and using bidoof til he talked about it. Also now looking for ways to avoid crits and unnecessary deaths. Love this content.

[@quetzalthegamer]

For anyone wondering what "based" means, since he keeps saying it, it means "commendable" or "worthy of support".

[@Rezzurection424]

Legend

[@grengekko1958]

Thx

[@jakkaljakobie8774]

New watcher, much appreciated!

[@TheGhastlyPenguin]

thank you for this.. haha recent fan here..

[@djroscurro9859]

Thx, I looked up the definition myself and it said someone who doesn't care who others think

[@snezstar]

Him at about 25:00 : “If you unsubscribed because of what I just said...” Me: a new viewer who actually subbed because of what he said:

[@endk.3500]

“I have no such weaknesses”

[@Gravehaven007]

I LITERALY just subbed because of this comment hahahaha

[@superlombax1561]

Insult me more, daddy! I'm sorry.

[@MLGProMaster-tu9tz]

@@superlombax1561 no that's okay, we're all masochists.

[@shoverload5135]

Don’t forget that he probably hates you

[@Tages13]

I know im SUPER behind as this was a year ago but I just want to say as someone trying to start my own streaming/content creating career I appreciate the tips/advice on going about that outside of the nuzlocke commentary. Great content all around!

[@easternwoyer3876]

I love how this video is double the length of the original

[@midnightwolfwarrior]

lol Hating on KZbin watchers just to get people rage chatting. Good strat, good strat.

[@WebbedManiac]

24:35 Don't mind me just commenting on this video just to piss him off.

[@ThatLiamGuy305]

What if him saying that is all just a plot to get us to follow him on Twitch???????

[@settratheimperishable7800]

@@ThatLiamGuy305 Big Brain Time

[@brownrice9147]

@@ThatLiamGuy305 dia duit

[@LucasSilva-ul5oe]

@@Rage_net you just overthink in a joke bro, chill

[@Finn-io4jg]

Same

[@calebjohnson9740]

I love how Jan doesn’t even crack the slightest hint of a smile every time this guy makes a joke 😭😂

[@99hank97]

Man had me cracking up when you started giving me, us, the KZbin commenters shit😂😂😂 also love that you actually swear like a regular 21st century person! I get a bit tired of every Pokémon KZbin being so clean. Like I get it it’s a kids game but it don’t stop well over half the use base from being adults!

[@owenrobinson5031]

I really appreciate the lack of judgement I feel from this channel. He makes it clear that the way he plays and enjoys Pokémon is not for everyone and that he wants everyone to enjoy themselves with their runs

[@chendror872]

Yea agree it's great to see it considering most people would judge you for now playing like they do

[@ultimateninjaboi]

Its crazy to see him be able to critique peoples strategies or mistakes as deeply as he does, while still maintaining that feeling. A LOT of people would need to either not be any kind of critical, OR fall into the trap of it ceasing to be critique, and starting to be tear-downs. But hes able to balance the two AMAZINGLY well

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

What lack of judgement? I see near constant judgement

[@mug281]

@@NoThankUBeQuiet criticism is not the same as judgement.

[@mochiyeosang1908]

@@NoThankUBeQuiet what the person above me said, but the sarcastic remarks are just humor and his personality. he always reiterates that of course he doesnt expect any random, esp a first timer, to be as good as him or anyone else who has put thousands of hours into these runs

[@OMGWTFBBQRLY]

Dude looks and sounds like he's on the verge of tears for a lot of this run. I'm not sure he's cut out for a Nuzlocke.

[@HydrochloricAcid16]

Dude did this in 2016. He did some other nuzlockes after this.

[@otakotako2601]

he actually did say that he isn't cut out for nuzlocke

[@gummybearchewy5444]

He is not cut out for hard fights in general. I watched some of his Pokémon Insurgence lets play and when he faced the air gym he ended up throwing his controller at the wall. A battle which he could have won if he had not made some key mistakes. If I remember correctly he switched to the easiest difficulty not to long after that.

[@zachariahjohnson3406]

He also got very mad about ultra necrozma

[@Fanimati0n]

Hes more about "comedy" & lore surrounding the Pokémon universe than he is skilled gameplay

[@phantomrose287]

honestly half the fun of watching people play games is seeing and knowing they are enjoying themselves (at least for me) but also bc im dumb and would never be able to do nuzlocke challenges like pc (i literally lose pokemon to grinding fml) so this channel is incredibly satisfying too

[@nathanwolff7804]

I like your videos dude, keep it up 🤘

[@turntsnaco824]

Friendship evolutions make tons of sense for casual playthroughs. Many players will just have a Pokemon on their team, and it will evolve whenever it evolves. That's totally valid. It's really only in the context of hardcore playthroughs and deliberately grinding a Pokemon to evolve that it seems like a dumb mechanic, let alone a feature that should have never passed QA. But most people don't play the game that way.

[@boxpin8967]

Fax

[@godzillagod9752]

There just pixels, grow up you fucking baby is the impression I got from Pokemon challenges

[@MLGProMaster-tu9tz]

Trade evolutions and friendship evolutions are retarded

[@r.r.4563]

True, which is why I’m happy they’re adding more ways to increase it rather than just walking. Cause in any context the walking only thing is dumb but luckily it doesn’t have to be like that.

[@rhysjones1108]

Never found it very hard to evolve them so I guess I don’t share the negative feeling to the friendship mechanics

[@PIMKAMINA2]

michael: encounters anything you: "really good encounter"

[@jak3brantolino]

Fr

[@berkay4903]

İ mean look at the pokemon mandjtv got Luxray and staraptor classic duo of this game Bibarel the best slave Roserade excellent pokemon Drapion bulky fast hard hitter Magnezone an ou stable Giratina is giratina

[@PIMKAMINA2]

@@berkay4903 fair but i suppose its just because plenty of pokemon in this game are just really good.

[@berkay4903]

@@PIMKAMINA2 thats sinnoh for ya My fav gen for a reason İt has great pokemon Not as awesome as charizard but still tho 4 of my top 11 pokemon is from sinnoh 3.lucario 5.garchomp 6.gallade 8.weavile Gen 4 is just great man Edit:add the 5th pokemon electivire cus he is my fav 10th pokemon alongside dragonite salamence and krookodile

[@succulentratter5410]

@Pott Rott gastrodon a tank tho

[@elmuchacho3379]

I’m honestly fine with either style of play. Obviously I’ve leaned into challenge runs or restrictions as I’ve gotten older, but i can always enjoy a casual play through of any pokemon games. There’s a sense of progression you get when these battles you found tough as a kid are cake walks, or you planned better for and made it out fine.

[@g.r.4459]

To be fair though, all the viewers had to do with the 12-15 minutes of empty space was look ahead by skipping view the preview button. That's how I find out what some videos are about/contain within the content when the description is short, and the run time goes for over 10 minutes. Or just in general if the video is like 2 hours... or when it's 4-8 hours I just skip ahead a lot by pressing the fast-forward by 10 or 15 seconds button. 4 hours is hard enough, but 8 hours? When there is at least an hour gap break total just left in? Only reason to let that run is if you're doing something else for the 30-40 minutes of just the chat going... or if it takes 20 minutes before it begins.

[@TheLuigifan50]

In the words of Chuggaaconroy "Zubat is utterly useless...until it learns wing attack". Blows my mind he didn't just have his zubat spam wing attack the entire time. Lol

[@GermanKinsmen]

This was surprisingly... well, I wouldn't say "wholesome", but more civil than I was expecting after seeing MandJtTV's video on my own time. Figured there'd be more shaming over his frustration with the style of play, but you took his tantrums in stride and didn't mock his feelings towards Nuzlockes. Some jabs at his misplays and blaming of the game, sure, but who wouldn't? Also, apologies not being able to catch streams. My net is usually trash, so watching these vids are usually more convenient than watching a buffering Twitch.

[@thegermangal9120]

MandJTV can be a bit much, but this is a good comment because no one should be judged on how they play a game And he does a good job tolerating the channel that is basically kid friendly with some adult jokes (MandJTV)

[@thatduderobert7304]

Either way I definitely wouldn't ever watch him, he seems quite pathetic

[@thegermangal9120]

@@thatduderobert7304 that's kinda harsh dude

[@Fraud_Above_All]

@@thatduderobert7304 harsh but same

[@takeyourheart3030]

@@thatduderobert7304 No one cares.

[@yohohocow1291]

As jaiden said about Cynthia's garchomp: that thing is made by satin himself, and even he fears what he's created.

[@joelkearsley3137]

I think it's funny that I found Mikey's channel years ago, then a reacts video he did introduced me to alpharad, and then a reacts video he did introduced me to Pokémon Challenges, and now I'm watching this video and it's come full circle.

[@shagg8374]

“Bibarel is really good” FINALLY! It’s so underrated. Nobody gives it the love it deserves.

[@FraserSouris]

It's great early on but tends to fall off later on

[@maldnfndnsndnd6690]

@@FraserSouris and he is bland af too

[@pokemosity3822]

Ikr! When I was younger I played Pokemon Platinum which was my first pokemon game, I used a Bibarel and it was actually great to use early game.

[@chendror872]

Really good in a nuzlock

[@Heinz_Egbert]

I Was prettay happy when He endorsed Bibarel, since i had a Bibarel in my platinum Nuzlocke named BeefCake 2 (don't ask what happened to the First one) my boy carried me Trough Fantina using His Water attacks but sadly Hidden Power Fighting from a goddam WORMADAM killed him right when i was grinding for Maylene using the vs Seeker

[@andrekane4088]

27:46 for the double battle right before Veilstone I always talk to the trainers from the side one at a time to avoid it being a double battle altogether

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

Same, and I also always do the drifblim fight first, because aftermath could be a pain.

[@mihael5722]

Honestly, I can relate to MandJTV's hatred of nuzlockes because I tend to have really extreme hyperempathy and so get really emotionally distressed when I lose any pokemon. Still love watching other people play them, I love the concept, I just can't personally hadle it lol

[@vamp6869]

Same, I'm a bit of a baby, and I cry when watching people play Nuzlockes. I still sob watching Jaiden's first Nuzlocke. Still very fun to play, though!! Up until you lose a beloved Pokémon

[@goodmanwiseman303]

Sympathy, not (hyper)empathy. Most high empathy people aren't particularly emotional.

[@vincedawg7044]

I’m definitely enjoying playing Pokémon nuzlocke style really is what is motivating me to replay the same games they keep remaking

[@ikumquats6579]

You were supposed to push your glasses up on your nose like an anime character to complete the intro clip.

[@galaxyquestminute7490]

From what I've seen, a lot of people comment to correct your mistakes as soon as you make them, even if you've corrected them later in the same video

[@lanceknightmare]

This is highly possible. I listen to the video commenting occasionally on different things which have been said in the video.

[@rSynx]

I guess thats fair because he does it to the people he reacts to

[@theodorewattz]

They absolutely do, regarding the leaving mistakes and videos. There’s a meme about making Memes and one of the key steps is including one misspelling so that you get more engagement

[@AliluluMillion]

I love how in the thumbnail MandJTV looks so sad and PC is just there judging him.

[@sinbingaming4419]

Honestly, while I wouldn't sit there and wait out the 12 minutes of him being gone, him leaving that in is so fucking good. Sucks to hear that he got so much hate for what he (and I) thought was a funny gag. You're right though, the entitlement among fanbases is SO shitty and soul sucking lmao. I do a lot of writing for a relatively small (compared to youtubers') audience, and the amount of entitlement from that alone... 😬 I've hit that block button more times than I can count.

[@JoyBoy50007]

No he deserved the hate for straight up leaving like that and not coming back

[@sinbingaming4419]

@@JoyBoy50007 rly dont care

[@gobalbucs]

@@JoyBoy50007 Why?? I personally would have just clicked off the video, but certainly not unsubscribed; talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face 😒

[@ultimateninjaboi]

@@JoyBoy50007 KZbin aint the place for you if youve got abandonment issues THIS harsh, my man.

[@RandallStevenson]

Such comments against someone like him are about as unconscionable as such comments against Skyrim Grandma.

[@austyn1061]

"Dustox can be really great" I second this. I've used Dustox in my own nuzlocke and it was amazing

[@raafighaffar5516]

What game were u playing?

[@heartnet40]

Early game bugs are really good in general. Beedrill and Butterfree are pretty decent for the early to midgame (Beedrill leveled up can even take out Sabrina with Twineedle), GSC Dustox is great, basically every bug in Unova is pretty dang good, Vivillion is REALLY good for early game X/Y... Yeah, go early game bugs. Not top tiers but turns out having higher base stats than unevolved Pokemon is super useful.

[@charizardoreo]

It can be good for norman with its protect by level up

[@FryGuy909]

bro dustox can be really good in oras. used it until 6th Gym and it was very good

[@obits3]

Regarding set versus switch, the big problem is that the game tells you the next Pokémon. We need a mode that allows for clean change outs without advanced knowledge of the next Pokémon.

[@emilysmith2965]

Difficulty: Intermediate

[@sb6196]

That would be interesting

[@maxhadanidea]

no let the enemy do the same thing

[@ItsAName_]

I know this is old, but I find the KZbin industry stuff from the beginning very interesting. It's cool to see the curtain peel back a bit and see what influences content

[@lordfawful9469]

"showing inexperience" he says, in a video titled, "My First Nuzlocke".

[@anjaneysharma775]

Lol

[@thebigw9163]

I mean yes. He is saying that the inexperience is apparent.

[@undeadspino2861]

yeah, that’s the point

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

The only reason this video exists is because he has acknowledged the inexperience of others, including this mandj guy. It makes sense for him to point it out when it’s egregious, right?

[@EhudJonathan]

When MandJ has been playing Pokemon for almsot two decades?

[@tiniplayz]

I'm glad that your channel is finally taking off

[@milesgreenaway6008]

Found this from the Jaiden reaction and I’m happy I did

[@pramesh8990]

I just found this like a week ago and his content is pretty cool

[@LitPasta]

About time everyone noticed Jan’s greatness

[@lucasgarcia8285]

He finally is hitting the Algorithm

[@notscorchingsands9718]

Only took becoming unoriginal reaction channel

[@ancalagontheblack28]

24:35 God I love it when PC goes off its the funny shit I see all week like I have 0 problems with rewarching his content 3 or 4 times a week it's so funny for him to jist rage at his chat on both platforms

[@BrokenRazorButterfly]

MandJ seems like the type of person whos not used to things not going his way tbh

[@jackardoin3133]

Eh my favorite part of Nuzlockes is how attached you get to certain members of your team. It makes the run more fun than if every encounter was just another set of pixels. That said, obviously that's personal preference

[@dr0g_Oakblood]

8:50 - I mean even as an HM slave, the fact that it gets Stab means that Cut isn’t worthless, Strength and Rock Climb and Surf are even better, and more, so even if you only gave it HMs, it could use those HMs really well. Combining it with Infernape means you could actually foist Rock Smash onto Infernape, and combined with the fact you can very easily get a Gyrados for Waterfall, you can actually keeps HMs on your team the whole game without massively nerfing your team.

[@Squarcialupi]

With Simple as the ability: Waterfall, Strength/Rock Climb, Curse (level 53 in platinum) then another HM like Rock Smash, maybe grab Double Team from Wayward Cave, or use a TM for a coverage physical move like Dig (TM28), Iron Tail (TM23), or Thief (TM46). Great mon. If you get unaware, then Toxic/Thunder Wave, Whirlpool, Swagger, Attract if yours is female, Protect/Substitute, Taunt, etc.

[@AB21]

Your Pokemon permanently dying during a Nuzlocke makes you appreciate them more. If you were just playing normal you wouldn't even give a shit about your Infernape dying.

[@zerogravitygaming4650]

the absolute realist fucking pokemon youtuber. you have earned a subscriber for life and i just might even download twitch just to watch your streams, keep up the awesome content brother.

[@Kiss_My_Aspergers]

"Y'all get too attached to your Pokemon. They're pixels." Doesn't _not_ getting attached sort of wreck one of the major reasons Nuzlockes are difficult? Like, duh, lots of people can dismiss getting attached to fictional characters entirely, so they're aren't going to find that to be a difficult thing to deal with. But if you can keep in part of the challenge, why wouldn't ya?

[@Rockycane]

They're pixels.

[@joetastic5564]

@@Rockycane They are but Nuzlockes started as a way to form stronger “bonds” with the Pokémon and make it harder. That’s why it’s a rule to nickname your Pokémon, so you grow attached. Str8 from Nick

[@Nasgatemk2]

Even without emotional attachment, losing them hits hard because of lost time grinding and trying to replace it with another good/okay pixel

[@Ori_nament]

The thing is after 3000 hours of doing them he just wouldn't care about them anymore. That's why he jokes about it

[@EpicEthra]

Rocky the Rock and human beings are just atoms and molecules. Doesn’t make a difference though to how the brain forms connections.

[@mudjumper]

I wasn’t convinced to subscribe until you declared your hatred for your KZbin comments lmao

[@loco.joe.goldfinger]

What a fantastic educational resource! I'm learning so much about the KZbin game.

[@wisefelipe]

Seeing that intro made me want a video of "normal person who plays games other than pokemon reacts to pro nuzlocker challenge run", where someone reacts to his emerald kaizo video doing commentary in the same way he does but saying things like "that opponent's pokemon looks fat, therefore it probably has good defences and will survive his attack, bad move there" lol

[@toasteroven2309]

You can get earthquake in the same cave as gibble. He could have given that to either either geodude or his gligar

[@sreenaths6829]

I assumed he gave it to Gliscor since it had the move in the team preview and it doesn't learn it by levelup.

[@SkellyBones881]

No he just didn't get it

[@quadrewplex6782]

Nah his Gliscor had Earthquake which he used in the fight against Volkner among other things

[@baldboyfriend8589]

He did and gave it to gliscor

[@blackmantis1511]

“Isn’t there some Pokémon villain who says you should Pokémon as tools?” Giovanni.

[@michaelfawcett9363]

He also (like me) realized that GHETSIS does the same thing as he openly calls them tools on a few occasions over Black White as well as Black 2/White 2.

[@cbored3778]

Hmm villain that uses pokemon as tools Giovanni Silver Maxie and Archie Cyrus Ghetsis Lysandre Literally every single evil team beside skull and aether foundation has a leader that has the trope of "I only use pokemon as tools to further my goals" it's not unique it's boring. It's what makes villains like N and Guzma good villains cos they actually have motivation and character to them besides the same trope over and over again

[@omegastarmania3199]

Pokemon Adventure Pryce

[@michaelfawcett9363]

@@cbored3778 Yes but form what I remember of Team Leaders Giovanni and Ghetsis are the ones the openly refer to them as tools.

[@cbored3778]

@Michael Fawcett Maxie and Archie share this line: My goals are none of your concern. My crew/team, my pokemon, they are but tools so I can create a new and better world. Top of mt chimney. Cyrus is described like this by his parents (I assume) in sunnyshore city: He was just like any young boy growing up around pokemon, he loved them and said that he wanted to be a strong trainer. As he grew older, Cyrus began to grow more cynical. You could see it with his pokemon, he was tougher, stricter, like he was treating them like tools. Truly awful. Silver's battle in Azalea town after you beat him he mentions that "my pokemon are so weak, all that matters is power and pokemon are a tool for that power, you hear me" then he mentions the slowpoke well and how he hates team rocket and heads off The only one that I was wrong with was Lysandre cos all he Blathers on about is beauty and life all that, he's able to use mega evolution with his gyarados so I should have guessed that he treats them well. All the others I was right with, I would rather that you look into what your talking about before correcting someone. I don't mean that maliciously I was just offering advice.

[@angryegg4208]

This is my platinum nuzlocke cynthia : Togekiss in front because spiritomb cant touch it , 6 double team (With few healing ) and baton pass into garchomp . With garchomp set up 3 sword dance, 1 x speed to out speed her garchomp ( I wasn't risking it hit through evasion )and then 5 earthquake pp and 1 dragon claw pp for the win .

[@charizard7666]

59:47 that glance at the camera is brilliant. He's telling MandJTV "No Johns" and it really shows.

[@JubioHDX]

you can just FEEL how much pchal wants to pause mid sentence and say "calm down man its a handheld video game for preteens"

[@niclpag]

Love how he used Guillotine on the higher leveled Crobat. 46:40

[@cheekynandos7059]

it’s cuz manjtv is garbage at this game

[@ragglerock2682]

@@cheekynandos7059 you cannot tell me that you've never accidentally used a move that would have no effect, sometimes shit just slips the mind, you don't have to be an asshole.

[@cold-bloodedbeats4139]

@@cheekynandos7059 Remember, that he played that nuzlocke in 2016. Like 4-5 years prior. He's def gotten better

[@elvenatheart982]

How did ypu notice that with tge sped up text? Do you have 0.25 speed down eyesight?

[@niclpag]

@@elvenatheart982 E-yes

[@MrRichieRides]

He said “and make it a lot les fun” and PC’s like “what? What? Woah woah woah” 😂😂😂

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

52:02 I think this is a thing that happens with many people. A battle just before the pokemon league in many games causes one of your members to get KOed because you underestimated the foe, didn't play around crits or didn`t pay attention.

[@NightmaresLPs]

Ich wurde in diesem Video auf so viele Arten fertiggemacht... Ich gucke deine Videos trotzdem weiter xD

[@anakintalks7082]

Micheal: playing for just the heck of it Everyone else: do the maaaathhh and stratttsssss Loving your content lately btw

[@TDSDyno]

PC: Does Pokemon Math Me: *smal brayn intansefys*

[@stacyowl1658]

ngl the most interesting thing I got out of this is how their personalities clashes 😂

[@phantomphase6719]

“Y’all get to attached to your Pokémon man, use them, use them as tools” Jan really sounding like Team Rocket