Raikou Only - How fast can I beat Pokémon Crystal? - Pokémon Crystal Solo Challenge

[@davidettles1992]

Raikou's bad level up move pool and slow experience really hurt it from being on of the fastest times.

[@veghesther3204]

But it and Entei are worth using IMHO its Suicune that I find to be pure CRAP.

[@Phil-S8]

The devs are really stingy with electric moves - not learning thunderbolt via level up is criminal

[@josiahwilson9034]

Loving the videos. You seem confident and consistent. I really enjoy “the liar with the flyers” bit cause it is true and simple. Keep going you’re doing great

[@Squidgy]

Thanks Josiah!

[@turbotortoise7336]

Will be really cool to see how Raikou stacks up against Zapdos and backported Thundurus in the future. Well done!

[@26KIDa]

"The legendary gerbils" 🤣 I love it! Great run, as usual! I wonder how much better Raikou would be if it started with Spark!

[@Squidgy]

Having Spark earlier on definitely would've helped Raikou - ThunderShock is passable for the first couple of gyms, but even with STAB, it's fairly useless from Whitney onwards. I think they got the balance right for Raikou somewhere between Gen V and Gen VII - one day, I might redo Raikou with a later generation learnset to see how much difference a better set of moves would make!

[@veraxiana9993]

Oo that was some interesting info in the kantonian chat! As a worldbuilder I'm always looking for new information to incorporate into my work and the concept of talking to time is VERY inspiring to say the least. Thanks for the education!

[@Squidgy]

Thank you for your very kind comment! I'm glad I could bring a new concept to you - it's something I've had to do professionally for several years, and while it's quite tricky to get the hang of, it's definitely a lot of fun. Doing it over the last few months with the Kantonian Chat has breathed a new lease of life into the challenges for me. It's a great way to unwind with you all and just talk about anything and everything!

[@SoraDonaldGoofy99]

Raikou still did really well! Surprised you went with Zap Cannon over Curse for Snorlax. But lowering Raikou's speed is maybe too much of a risk for the increased Attack.

[@Squidgy]

I decided to play to Raikou's strengths and keep its high speed. Curse is generally a bad move to choose for Red unless you're running a Ground-type. Charm will negate two Curse buffs, and you have a greater than 50% chance to get Paralysed by Thunder if you need to buff after a Charm.

[@bananaspice1967]

That's a strange bird... But you can't fool us!

[@felixkendall-muniesa8971]

The speed running Pokémon!!

[@SonicMeters]

Cool run raikou is one of my favorite

[@josiahwilson9034]

Forgot to mention I have a lot of nostalgia for gen 2 so it’s really nice to see Crystal. Once you’ve done each Pokémon do you think you’ll start gen 3,4, or 5?

[@Squidgy]

I'm already doing Gen 3 every so often, but I don't have plans for 4 or 5 at the moment. My passion will always be Pokémon Crystal, and FireRed and Emerald are very good secondary games!

[@Maliktheslowking]

Great video like always mate you never disappoint if I could vote on best pokemon KZbinr I would vote on you

[@Squidgy]

Thanks Malik! :)

[@discgolfwes]

Legendary gerbils 😂

[@geraltofrivia4651]

Raikou is my favorite 🥺

[@MobileGamingChronicles]

I'm here buddy! I'll listen to this on my way home! 😊😊😊

[@chefgrizz6284]

I must’ve missed a video, I hear you talking about the HP up strat but what is it exactly good sir

[@Squidgy]

Hey! The HP Up strategy is something which was fairly recently discovered. If you use a HP Up, your maximum HP increases but your current HP doesn't. That means you're entering the fight without full HP. As a result, Karen is slightly less likely to favour Sand-Attack - which cannot be countered by a held item - and is slightly more likely to favour Confuse Ray - which can be countered by a Bitter Berry. It's not a huge increase in our favour - roughly 3/8 attempts now should avoid Sand Attack when factoring in the Gen 2 miss, but it's still significant enough to attempt on every challenge.

[@MsLoveandjustice]

What is the HP Up strategy??

[@Squidgy]

If you use a HP Up, it increases your maximum HP without increasing your current HP. This makes some trainers with smart AI - such as Karen - slightly less likely to go for Sand-Attack (which cannot be mitigated with a held item) and more likely to go for another status move, such as Confuse Ray, which can be mitigated via a Bitter Berry.

[@Michael-f4j]

🎉🎉🎉

[@jonckheeremaite5171]

My favourite

[@Mountains8888]

That moveset going into the elite four was atrocious…yikes

[@veghesther3204]

IMHO of the 3 IMHO its Suicine that SUCKS over Raiku/Entei in any of the 3 Gen 3 games too bad Crystal doesn't HAVE Mereep the best thunder type IN the Gen 2 games.

[@Kanbei11]

This comment was not typed to time but you should give yourself a pat on the back for your talk to time skills

[@MobileGamingChronicles]

I'm home. Oh yeah, you can get a 2nd Abra and trade to the NPC in Goldenrod City PokeMart and get a Machop that also has Gold Berry. 😊😊😊

[@Squidgy]

You can! Because I route in Flash, it's slightly quicker to get the Ruins Gold Berry, but the other one is a good shout if you do Coin Case Abra

[@MobileGamingChronicles]

@@Squidgy ah very nice!