Reacting to "Pro Pokémon Nuzlocker" reacting to me

[@Alpharad]

Download One Punch Man - The Strongest now using my link: bit.ly/OPMAlpharad. Let me know which hero or villain is your favorite so far!

[@IdontIanKnow]

Will do

[@ItzStardustYT]

Will not do

[@kheireddineattala1281]

YES, THANK YOU

[@inky3429]

Will maybe do

[@cupthe2nd827]

So like i dont want to

[@CantBeJulius]

I like how Jan is passive aggressive and Jacob is enthusiastically aggressive.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

"enthusiastically aggressive" is my new favorite behavioral descriptor. lmao

[@ASquared544]

I would personally say he’s passionately aggressive

[@FeIlini]

Jacob's so passive aggresive he loops back to being regular aggresive

[@chasethemaster3440]

@@FeIlini ha

[@altariamotives16]

He's aggressively enthusiastic

[@CaptainKiddYT]

The Onix clip will never be laid to rest

[@ArshadZahid_nohandleideas]

🙂🙂🙂

[@FiveDallaHalla]

Perhaps maybe, just maybe, it could. If something crazy, something wild, something seemingly impossible were to happen and surpass even the Onix clip, it would slowly be forgotten, finally left to rest in peace. But like, what online content creator could possibly have such a wide range of luck?

[@charliejones7512]

@ Captain Kidd next time, just check to make sure the Onix does have Sturdy…

[@galaxystudios370]

The "Oh, but if he had the Quick Claw, yeah" from Jan following that never gets the credit it deserves. You were playing for a 20% chance that Onix would get an attack off, you just didn't know about Gen 3 Sturdy.

[@youngrootv]

Will forever be your greatest shame lmao

[@domncena77]

Jan not laughing at Jacob’s jokes is like when you show your friend a meme they don’t laugh at. You can’t tell if they’re emotionless or your humor is just broken

[@mochiyeosang1908]

Jan's humor is "3am discord humor" as he said someone else put it

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

And then you find out that friend is a Cyrus apologist.

[@crazedbutcher6672]

I am that friend. Sorry

[@ejokurirulezz]

American humor is usually cold. European humor is usually dark, racist and usually making fun of how stupidly annoying American humor is.

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

@@ejokurirulezz And German humor is raining with sarcasm

[@michaeldunham3937]

I feel like the only way this frenemy bromance can be settled is with an Alpharad/PokemonChallenges soul link

[@thick4458]

Dude that’s what I was thinking!!

[@Dovalicious]

That would actually be such a cool idea!!

[@GraceWhip]

100% needs to happen

[@dragon9261]

duuuuddde that would be so cool

[@Hummingcat1]

I feel like alpha would just throw for content and Jan would be pissed off, I want it

[@senakoshironui]

This is somehow the pettiest and most wholesome rivalry I've ever witnessed in my life and I'm here for it for the whole ride

[@MrSkerpentine]

this is some Jeremy Clarkson-tier petty vengeance and I love it lmao

[@DystopianOverture]

@@MrSkerpentine TG Trio pranks vibes for sureeee

[@buckboy6769]

"Wholesome" is a lightly used term

[@FiveViolEtFreddys]

@@buckboy6769 exactly cause i’m confused what part of this was wholesome 😭

[@blurb9319]

@@FiveViolEtFreddys All of this is done in good fun.

[@narwhallord4267]

Alpharad: *Is actively losing empathy and love for anything he cares about* Jan: So true this is how Pokemon was meant to be.

[@gengarzilla1685]

It's also literally the opposite of what was intended with the original nuzlocke concept. Heck, the whole point of giving them nicknames is to make you bond with these fictional creatures and feel sad when they die. Jan's a very talented player but he's kinda missed the core theme behind nuzlocking.

[@serventium4049]

@@gengarzilla1685 Yeah. Agreed.

[@defeatstatistics7413]

@@gengarzilla1685 yup, the whole reason it's called Nuzlocke is because of a Nuzleaf with that nickname. The OG Nuzlocke was just one giant Lost reference.

[@StaceyLuvsSnom]

@@gengarzilla1685exactly

[@Michael_S3NP4I]

@@gengarzilla1685there you go you got 69 likes congrats

[@cherrybarcia7712]

I love how Jan critiquing Alpha’s nuzlockes has devolved into Alpha critiquing Jan’s skills as a KZbinr

[@bananaeclipse3324]

It’s like if someone called your dog ugly so you shoot their parents!

[@lucykitsune4619]

There's always a bigger fish

[@diode_wow]

We call that a symbiotic relationship

[@amateurishauthor2202]

@@bananaeclipse3324 And then you learn that kid was Bruce Wayne

[@dogstuffs1286]

Alpha gets Pokémon advice, Jan gets being a good entertainer advice

[@redgyrados2000]

Alpharad lying about his death in the Emerald nuzlocke is the biggest plot twist on this channel, holy shit

[@roddorfj]

Jacob really is a reality TV host now, he understands that truth is optional if it's in the way of a compelling story.

[@Unmustache1]

@@roddorfj Jacob is Chris from Total Drama Island

[@Inactivechannel-r6]

@@Unmustache1 It's anyone's guess on who will be the next to crumble under the pressure, we're saving you a front row seat right here, right now. on TOTAL. DRAMA. ISLAND!

[@Nightsmith_After_Dark]

Imma be honest it was the right call too. Made that whole video that much better

[@NoLifeScum]

@@Unmustache1 something tells me this is foreshadowing for Mr. youtube funny man Alpharad’s descent into madness

[@leodotlol]

finding out that jacob reverse cheated and went back to purposefully lose the randomizer nuzlocke *after* learning that he never actually self-destructed the weezing in his first nuzlocke hurt my brain

[@LezbeOswald]

finding out Alpharad faked losing to Groudon for the content is fucking mindblowing

[@GOATexp]

I’m in shock 😂 I respect it tho

[@Madisunny]

The worst part is that I saw it live and then forgot until I saw the livestream he recorded this in.

[@cokeMONSTERps3]

@@Madisunny true fan

[@marshspy]

@@Madisunny gaslit yourself

[@flying-magpie]

It makes me dislike his other videos cause now I'm not sure if he actually tried, or is just lying out his ass again for views

[@chuchupow]

I love how Jan's "Dude I fucking can't" isn't even directed towards Jacob, it's directed to his friend who gaslit Jacob with Gen 3 sturdy

[@friezaisnowamonkey54]

It was kid

[@puttrik4865]

Named finger

[@hampterland]

"WHAT DID I SAY, BRAYDEN?! WHAT DID I SAY?!" is still my favorite line from this site

[@morenodeluxe4071]

Kid named brayden :

[@jasmineliu9922]

27:15 it was a really nice moment when Jan genuinely praised Jacob for his script-writing skills and it makes me so happy that Jacob actually uses this clip as a way to cheer himself up

[@Matpit18]

This tension between Jacob and Jan feels like the closest thing to a real life modern Pokémon rivalry ever

[@lordofgeese6437]

Except BOTH of them are Gary

[@Maradrafts]

​@@lordofgeese6437 I was about to comment that I didn't know who the Gary was, but... yeah. Yeah, I think you have it right. Oo

[@potitishogun2961997]

It's like a rivalry between Gary and Paul 😂

[@derrickmeade4891]

@@potitishogun2961997 so true

[@MrNorskgamer]

@@potitishogun2961997 that is the most accurate comparison i have heard between these 2 that it hurts to think about the fact i didnt see it until i read your comment just now 😂

[@dthev2510]

The best joke in this video is "Being good at pokemon is like being good at using a calculator"

[@mobiusygosh1tp0sts37]

It’s funny ’cuz it’s true

[@stellarknight04]

I mean EVERY RPG with this kind of battle system is just maths

[@zilongma5067]

@@stellarknight04 it's math with a paid skin.

[@stellarknight04]

@@zilongma5067 lol

[@manasmishra928]

@@mobiusygosh1tp0sts37 actually not true , lol .

[@JackCipherCreations]

Words can't express how much this "beef" amuses me. An immovable Nuzlocker meets an unstoppable Jacob. I think you & he are destined to do this...forever.

[@Lunar1314_]

that's so romantic

[@How_Do_I_Set_a_Username]

Immovable from his mother's basement maybe. Gottem

[@aradia9726]

@@Lunar1314_ THE PAPER MARIO GUY

[@byzantine5761]

@@Lunar1314_ fanfic writers 📝

[@Glennjamyyyn]

Hearing Jacob talk about how on a pause screen you gotta have something going on the screen to keep viewers interested but then becoming aware and noticing how Jacob actually has something going on when he pauses was mind blowing. This whole video was watching how the sausage was made

[@theultimatetrashman887]

please dont talk about sausages there is a man who makes sausages out of a goddamn salad and it just reminded me of him

[@elizabethwheelis6879]

@@theultimatetrashman887 For this poor strangers sake, abstain from discussing sausages

[@SprinklesDay]

@@theultimatetrashman887 you made me lose the game thank you

[@Wired_User]

@@theultimatetrashman887Hwy, ordinary sausage is gold

[@J.Blazer]

Honestly, knowing Alpha was lying for content so it would be funny just makes it funnier

[@northwestclasspnw7974]

It's like he doubled onto his own brand

[@VTGN-II]

Dudes been doing it ever since the first deltarune iirc

[@theman6422]

Alpharad knows the ancient technique of layered comedy

[@MHFUEvO]

so true! actually made me laugh out loud

[@lyubomirkonstantinov7825]

I'm not here for honesty. I'm here for vibes

[@smala017]

“Comedy is about trust. Me lying to you doesn’t break that trust if you don’t know I’m lying” This was the most Michael Scott thing I’ve ever heard 🤣

[@FierceGalactaKnight]

Jan: doesn't get a joke Alphard: It's okay, Jan. There's no damage calc to understand humor.

[@neotamashi79]

Damn shotz fiyerdddd- 🤣

[@Denizozzzy003]

@@neotamashi79 I see a Lost Pause reference 👀👀

[@Twooxel]

I got the 1000th like on this comment 🤲

[@FlashStatic]

@@neotamashi79 I could hear the therp

[@SuperiorPosterior]

@@FlashStatic Zoop!

[@DreamyToast1]

I love the passive aggressiveness of stealing everything Jan does

[@Alpharad]

HE STOLE THE CONTENT FROM ME FIRST

[@sythrus]

@@Alpharad comeuppance i say

[@milktea6676]

@@Alpharad hi dad Also first furry

[@yesty3473]

One day jan is just going to react to alpharad reacting to him reacting to alpharad

[@soap_eater4517]

It's not stealing if you owned it first

[@God_Is_An_Atheist]

"I don't get his humor" Well tbf, Jan is German. We are known for a lot of things, but a sense of humor isn't one of them.

[@nakedstatue8517]

Ok ykw, that explains why everyone pronounces Jan's name so ...strange lmao.....

[@God_Is_An_Atheist]

@@nakedstatue8517 I'd say the way native English speakers pronounce it is strange, lol. Jan is a very common name in Germany, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, and everybody over here pronounces it like this. Never heard it pronounced differently until I saw Jaiden's and Jacob's Nuzlocke.

[@notsogreatjagras4314]

​@@God_Is_An_Atheist to be fair the US is an entire ocean away from any country where Jan is a common name

[@CheesenMac123]

Really? I’d say you’re more known for a very dry sense of humor rather than not having one at all.

[@edwardrichtofen611]

@@CheesenMac123 Heya, our humor is comparable with UK's humor. Dry, methodical. P.S. German Satire series and comedy movies are gold!

[@axtentempest3030]

This feels like a battle between a tactician and a stage director

[@janehrahan5116]

Because it is.

[@heartofthefluft8541]

Robin from Fire Emblem Awakening (Jen) v.s. Itsuki from Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (Jacob) Ok, probably August instead of Robin but you get my point

[@corruptedstriker67]

It is a battle between these two mad lads

[@ultrayoshi100]

The reveal that Jacob won the randomizer but went back to lose on purpose is hilarious

[@darkpuppetlordful]

It has the energy of a pro wrestler throwing a match so his rival can win the belt, just to set up beating that rival FOR the belt

[@toughhusker]

I love how Jan has created a reputation of being a Pokemon KZbin supervillain with the nervousness of others when they make a Pokemon Nuzlocke video.

[@MilkyWayGrump]

Pokemon Players: Human beings in a mob Nuzlockers: Whats a mob to a King Jan: Whats a king to a God Jacob: Whats a god to a non-believer

[@flinchhy]

Now PokemonChallenges has to react to Alpharad's reaction to his reaction.

[@flinchhy]

And the cycle will continue until the end of time

[@AddyzilynRules]

@@flinchhy and this is how content farms work!

[@rowletthejowlet6241]

At this point there just communicating though reaction videos

[@OliveBranches1]

An endless cycle of reacting to each other, i love it

[@unbind_all]

HOW MANY LAYERS CAN THE CYCLE GO

[@youngrootv]

I’m genuinely amazed that Alpha still edits his own videos. He’s more than big enough not to and most KZbinrs of his size wouldn’t edit their own videos, mad respect!

[@vexed_con]

He probably thinks that someone else wouldn’t make it quite what he wants the verifies to be. I reason if he let others do the full edits of his videos he’d be standing right over their shoulder to make sure the final cut is exactly what he wants it to be

[@derekkim593]

He doesn’t want to pay Colin

[@botzachary9891]

i may be wrong as i'm digging up old memory fragments, but if I recall correctly he talked about this way back in some Plus video when it was still called that, pretty much he likes his specific editing style and when he looked for someone to try to match the style for him nobody could quite get it right so he keeps editing it himself.

[@achyif1]

he has a degree in like, video editing

[@elmacho1336]

I suppose most people with their own editors upload more videos so it makes sense that Jacob can afford to do his own given the infrequency of his uploads

[@Wurmze]

The absolute confidence to make a failed nuzlocke video that you didn’t fail. Magnificent

[@hardhoofdful]

“Being good at nuzlockes is basically like being good at using a calculator” legendary quote

[@neothepenguin1257]

19:22 for anyone wondering

[@PolitoedFan9002]

If it’s a graphing calculator

[@kappuccino3329]

@@neothepenguin1257 chad

[@Vintagedoggo]

"Being good at pokemon" not just nuzlocks

[@Fanc-E-Kitten]

@@Vintagedoggo udont need brain to be good at pokemon, just spam surf and ull be fine

[@jontysherlock1804]

Honestly, finding out that he actually finished the emerald nuzlocke and lied about it made me respect Alpharad’s huge brain even more.

[@lazybunny3400]

Wait what?

[@clown6370]

@@lazybunny3400 he said it in the video. the champions ace was a delibird so he knew it would be better if he "failed" it

[@kos_m824]

@@clown6370 Honestly knowing that he did that makes it so I have to assume every single video he's ever done is fake in some way

[@connerdowns559]

@@kos_m824 who cares if it’s fake or real. What he gives you is the best version of his content. You can assume anything that’s not a unedited stream is fake and still enjoy a video

[@Vivians_Shadow]

@@kos_m824 so you dislike tv? And movies? Why does it matter if it’s not exactly accurate or raw content if it’s fun who gives a fuck?

[@hondaaccord1399]

Alpharad winning Sans first time and putting down Jan is like a war veteran making fun of a pest exterminator. Barely any crossover.

[@lefterismplanas4977]

This video has so many clips that are my favourite and this is one of them😂

[@codenameloser8488]

“Reacting to “pro Nuzlocker” reacting to me” absolute Alpharad moment

[@Megadaxo]

Professional Nuzlocker reacts to Alpharad reacting to PokémonChallenges reacting to Alpharad

[@ehehe812]

Best video title

[@cobaltsnake1661]

RTgame also did this when his nuzlocke was reacted to

[@gaymerjerry]

I personally just want his reaction to jacob failing the randomized nuzlocke was just faked for content

[@Floridadian]

"Approved by alpharad"

[@AlexStJohn-wd3yy]

Legitimately, I like this video for the look behind the curtain on Alpharad’s thought process and how he goes about making content. This was truly insightful in the sense of understanding what goes through his head and how he wants to tell a story/entertain. I just came for the Jan/Alpharad fun rivalry but in the end learned a lot

[@northpenguins]

The real educational content

[@thundercclap3963]

Same! Really cool stuff!

[@moonluminary]

Learning the way Jacob thinks about and makes his videos is actually some of the most interesting content i've seen in a while. Would love to see more stuff like this

[@supervillain369]

I genuinely want a Soul-link between them. But it should be something that fits them. Like one doing rando and the other doing it straight.

[@slanax97]

Randomized Black 2 and Blaze Black 2 Redux

[@kdevelopergw]

that's a great idea

[@Muhznit]

Even better: They purposefully sack specific pokemon to sabotage the other, but the rule of "if all your pokemon faint first you lose" still applies

[@orangepeelz3579]

that would be such a great video

[@namedsomething870]

This is the best idea ever LOL

[@InTheMistByTheHills]

Honestly the biggest takeaway from all of this is that Alpharad absolutely nails his scripts. He's been doing it for years and at this point nobody can stop him

[@RizzRobe]

I DM for several D&D games (and a few other TTRPGs) and curating playlists for hitting those emotional beats just right is a big part of my toolkit - I have also noticed that Jacob has an incredible ear for using video game and anime soundtracks to do just that with great effect so ... naturally I have begun using those same songs. Namely Don't Ever Forget and You Say Run.

[@xavi5876]

This is just a continuous ouroboros of content reaction and ego feeding, I love it

[@tmdiz4579]

It truly is the endless now.

[@Chan0art]

They are approaching the sun

[@ilavain]

@@tmdiz4579 Was Z right?

[@Bapringles]

@@ilavain that seems to be the case

[@theanimeditor6400]

"The endless now"

[@Deemo3]

The most passive aggressive friendship ever and I love it. Edit: the reveal that Alpha actually won that 2nd run and went back to throw for content was mind blowing. Well done. Edit 2: the Sans flex. Jesus Christ the Sans flex.

[@rafaellucadetena9355]

Jacob seems so happy when he saw Jan laughing at his reaction montage. That's a bless.

[@theshyguy9855]

honestly, I love it when people do something just out of pettiness or spite. these are powerful motivators. also beating Sans first try two seperate times is also impressive. Good video

[@Lookalikealagaler]

Now we just need Alpharad and Jan to do a soul link together and the arc is complete.

[@illegalmemedealer3549]

God I want to see that, purely because Jacob would absolutely sack off their strongest mons for the bit and I want to see it

[@sailorgallifrey1365]

Watch Jacob get all the best mons while Jan basically runs a trashlocke

[@Gardienne96]

I didn't realise I needed this until now.

[@Seismitoad3]

Jan says he wants to do a Soul Link at some point but he's not sure who with. So, who better than Jacob Alpharad?

[@jasperpulleine9655]

Hahahaha guess what

[@damianwang4991]

21:42. At that spot in the original Alpharad perfection video, where Alpha copies Jan's best-of-the-best, I sat through that section thinking to myself "Huh, Alpharad seems oddly low energy and unenthusiastic/dead inside for this part of the video. Wonder why." And now I know.

[@CrunchyMaggots]

Of all the back and forth jabs at eachother, I love how it was the response to the one at 23:13 that caught him so horribly off guard and cut deep.

[@AOATWO000]

The context of what you’re criticising so important, there’s a reason I watch the Alpharad and Jaiden Nuzlockes over the sea of others, the story, these creators know they aren’t experts the unpredictable mistakes make the video more entertaining

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

I love how half of the funniest, most iconic moments in Jacob's nuzlockes were literally lies, just makes it funnier XD

[@evie2670]

We really need a Soul Link with these two and no one can change my mind about it

[@bestaround3323]

I agree with that, I want that too

[@corneliogallo3250]

YESS

[@JACandQuill]

ABSOLutely

[@bipolarbear7337]

Yeeeeees

[@Failuigi41]

It is the only natural resolution to this arc, to enter as rivals and emerge as the GREATEST ALLIES EVER. Or corpses with even more grudges

[@Lightning_Toad]

I'm assuming Jan is German and his sense of humor shows it. The Diglett Cave thing is a very German response to the joke. "What do you mean? It's literally called Diglett Cave" NO SHIT GLAD YOU CAUGHT US UP

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

Pretty sure he is German. In the Jacob-Jaiden SoulLink, he said his name is German and he also seems to have KZbin in German.

[@ThundahPrime]

@@mascotwithadinosaur9353 In one of his reactions he said that "there is a heat wave here in germany" so yeah he's german

[@Aphidae]

He is German he just has a really good accent.

[@alicianunes5109]

He is German and has no accent when speaking English because, IIRC, he went to a German-English school when he was a kid so he learned both very young, he talks about it sometimes on stream

[@Bossfightmedia]

@Connor, the android sent by CyberLife Its REALLY slim tho. Barely noticeable

[@Satherian]

The Sans twist was unexpected, but by god did it make me laugh Edit: And honestly, his face at 19:12 is perfect

[@onirider914]

The relationship between you two is almost sibling like at this point and I love it

[@markshaw3711]

As soon as Alpha puts on those cat ears, it turns into a step-sibling relationship;)

[@outspade]

@@markshaw3711 i am going to name a pokemon after you, take it into my elite four team and sac it in a nuzlocke

[@takinggaming6640]

@@outspade and I’m gunna sac it in bed

[@NoobsailerRBH]

Alpharad: "You ever want people to feel sad - just play Don't Ever Forget." Literally every PMD player: **Emotional Damage** Jan: **Doesn't care**

[@hamdepaf6686]

Well you can't Nuzlock PMD

[@mitkitty]

Every goddamn time. Also whenever anyone uses N's Farewell

[@theman6422]

From the beginning of Alpharad’s KZbin career, many things have gone and passed. His content has changed over the years, and it feels good to be apart of that slow change. Though, I’ve finally noticed something about his content. There’s always something that has stayed exactly the same throughout the years. There is just one thing, and that is his motto: It’s not about winning…It’s about sending a MESSAGE

[@Roselyse]

Alpharad, as a 7+ year dungeon master, I promise that you sharing and going into detail about that playlist of music you have for every single emotional moment you can think of would be single handedly the most kind gift to the adhd ridden dungeons and dragons nerds you could ever give us ❤

[@ThatFedoraGuyyy]

From most that I can recall, most of his music are these ones One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 or 3 - I WANT TO LIVE (That song with the epic trumpets) Kingdom Hearts BBS OST (forgot which world theme it was but it's the one who occasionally uses that features the plucky strings and wind instruments for the first bit) Trails in the Sky - Sophisticated Fight Jump Force loading music Xenoblade Zanza the Divine Xenoblade the Fog King Xenoblade 2 Medley Xenoblade Roaming the Wastes Persona 5 Mementos Persona 3 Dorm music Smash Bros OST Xenoblade VS. Moebius Nintendo Wii shop channel theme Miitopia battle theme His outro is an original song that I forgot the name of, but it was inspired by his old outro where he used the instrumental version of The Stars and Us (P5's original credits song) Hope this helps with spicing up your D&D music!

[@NobleLeader6]

Alpharad also uses a lot of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon music for emotional moments, especially recently. For example, at about 7:08 the song playing is from PMD Explorers of Sky. I think it's either Never Forget, or I Don't Want To Say Goodbye. Either way, great songs and (in my opinion) great games. The songs were done with the DS soundfont in mind, but you can find a lot of midis and other conversions/covers of the songs on youtube to fit more into a playlist of music.

[@slonik0002]

Agreed, he used to put playlists in his description and it was fantastic for finding new music, a shame he doesn’t do it anymore but I suppose it might be for copyright or something.

[@euthmyiviridian]

I’m just commenting so I can find this again. I fiend for all music I can find to add to my DnD playlists and just listen to. Mad respect to everyone that helps others out on that cause.

[@ThatFedoraGuyyy]

@@euthmyiviridian may I reccomend music from the Xeno series? Specifically the ones from Tetsuya Takahashi's works? The series has produced nothing but bangers in both battle and environmental music

[@lompass379]

Its so fun to see Alpharad discovering German 'humor' and dry sarcasm

[@mlgkid3298]

As a German I can say, our repertoire of jokes is gigantic and filled with pages. Sadly it isn't funny.

[@anotherwea6692]

@@mlgkid3298 strangely, your coment was

[@nakedstatue8517]

I love how wrong ppl pronounce Jan...

[@rextek5421]

What do you mean "humor" why is it in quotations? Are you implying that germans dont have a sense of Humor... cuz if so you might be correct

[@GBlockbreaker]

our humor is quick and efficient, the exact opposite of our bureaucracy

[@bradleystevens4618]

9:52 "me lying to you doesn't break trust if you don't know I'm lying" 😂

[@VannMunson]

"Alpharad is so much better than me but I'll get there" "Maybe" that absolutely killed me💀

[@FlareBlitzBanana]

“When you want people to cry in a Pokémon video, play Don’t Ever Forget” Truly a master of emotional manipulation

[@solacehollow6062]

Truly...

[@nouveau_nouveau]

Truly...

[@peeeeeeeeeeaf]

Truly…

[@scoutlaceharding]

Honestly, I'm so glad you are both getting so much content out of this "rivalry" because the videos are super entertaining to watch on both sides.

[@DrFoggyPants]

Alpharad might not always do the best read in Pokemon, but damn he reads Jan like a book. The amount of reads he pointed out that got the exact reaction he predicted is pretty insane

[@vidar_kensei7446]

Well he's not a good youtuber, all of his videos have the exact same format. The only time he does something actually surprising is when he makes a joke.

[@flint9759]

Alpharad has also watched all these vidoes before. We see that in his video before about the 'perfect' nuzlocke when he takes various clips and snippets of advice from the Pokemon Challenges videos. Edit: Nevermind, I got the part of the video you were talking about.

[@vidar_kensei7446]

@@flint9759 I was about to go to bed can you simplify this?

[@flint9759]

@@vidar_kensei7446 I was responding to Mathias more than you. The point was Alpharad isn't predicting what Jan is about to say, he's already seen it. However, I was wrong. I misunderstood what Mathias was saying.

[@darkestlight660]

@@vidar_kensei7446 eh ... That's one type of video he does....he has a lot of other content lmao. Alpha is funny as fuck, but so is Jan to me - moreso dry humor, but to each their own

[@nopls3607]

The knowledge that he lost on purpose makes it infinitely funnier

[@NeonBlueLight]

The biggest tragedy out of all of this is Jan *STILL* didn't sub even after 3 reactions! That's probably his ace in the hole.

[@Boboftime69696]

I'll give Alpha credit for talking about how boring and skippable Jan's ads are, explains that you need excitement in your voice like this as for example, then gives the ad. Like not only did he make his point, but he got me to actually not skip through this random mobile game ad just to pay attention to how he uses his voice.

[@luke0saur]

@@erikteutloff2183 pokemon challenges alt is seething

[@corvidaeae]

Ngl, even though I agree that Jan has boring ad reads, Alpha's ads are hardly the pinnacle of excitement either. He sounds like a guy doing a generic ad read that he's pretty good at pretending to be interested in.

[@DoctorOaks]

To each their own. I personally really enjoy Jan's ads

[@jeamsis]

I am so happy I discovered you through your Sonic Boom play through, you are honestly so fun to watch and your presentation is genuinely amazing. Your comedic timing is like a gift from the gods you are so entertaining, I honestly cant stress enough how good your presentation is

[@DaanCusters94]

Whew. We have found that one viewer that got here through a sonic video! That's amazing!

[@MonkeyGng]

I just realized that the reason Jacob sounded so bored reading the sponsor for the perfect nuzlocke was just to mimic Jan, well played.

[@salmonandsoup]

btw, i know it's a bit silly, but thanks for clarifying that this is just a friendly rivalry and it's good for content! it's always good to hear it from the source, even if at points it might seem obvious to some.

[@LonesomeDevil]

Yeah... with the huge following Alpharad has, he kinda has no choice but to point it out. When Pewdiepie and Jacksfilms started jokingly trashtalking to each other without the former clarifying it, it didn't end well. Although the latter did make a video to laugh at the hate comments that he got, so I guess he made the best out of the situation in the end. Jan probably wouldn't have enough patience to deal with that, though. He spent all the patience he ever had in his life on trying to Nuzlocke Emerald Kaizo.

[@keldeo05]

The biting the hand that feeds was an incredible tweet, had chuckling

[@MessiahVA]

Watching Alpha and Jan's rivalry is like watching the class clown fight the class nerd-

[@rainz8841]

something tells me that this is eventually going to become an infinite loop

[@omodev]

I agree Basil pfp User

[@miadesynced]

BASEDil

[@linkscarlet9094]

Moves it to Alphard deluxe, every video he just adds another friend to join in on Bullying Jan. Eventually he brings Jan on, puts one of his video thumbnails in the thumbnail. They play Mario party

[@rainz8841]

@@linkscarlet9094 oh my god, that'd be absolutely beautiful

[@piggywiggy5636]

Hello fellow basil pfp

[@net-banshee]

running on pure comedic faith that he actually just unsubscribes every time he does a reaction and then once the camera is off he resubscribes

[@TheTrueBungus]

I love how alpha doesn't even care about winning just about the funny. Alpha you truly deserve the internet funny man title

[@Megakell0]

This video has the amazing ability of not feeling 30 minutes long. It's punchy, hits all the important points, reveals behind the scenes info, is funny and is just generally very carefully made and I give mad props to the 'rad man. Top quality stuff.

[@jesseford9586]

“Comedy is hard, you can’t solve it with a math problem” That’s Awesome

[@aMxx-]

“I can also only be funny when i’m bad at video games” Biggest clap back of all time

[@IncorporationXII]

The whole running gag halfway through of using the sans fight to passive aggressively say “Pokémon is not a good barometric for measuring video game skill” is hilarious to me

[@antonyanderson1880]

This rivalry is blossoming into KZbins greatest bromance

[@mr_b3am]

This man just basically decredits your entire nuzlocke lol

[@yeast7244]

I hope this becomes an ongoing series were once a month they react back and forth. Until eventually the original video is completely lost. Like a video version of 2 mirrors facing each other.

[@remitsu9715]

Gotta love watching Alpharad reacting to Pro Pokemon Nuzlocker reacting to Alpharad While Alpharad reacts to him reacting to himself Yes

[@domleo0815]

Content at its finest

[@shinyeeveelution789]

They must continue the chain

[@ServantofGod131]

Unto eternity

[@whatsayyou.aniroblox]

Big brain

[@coolyeh1017]

@@shinyeeveelution789 but this Pokemon, not Yugioh.

[@NotAGraveRobber]

I love that Alpharad makes the WWE content of Nuzlocks, and I totally haven't rewatched most of them multiple times

[@sommeone]

Watching the stream and then watching 8:50 was genuinely really educational because we saw him, on stream, do a second take to get the "what if we had quick claw" line and I had no idea how he was going to integrate it. Using the first take, cutting to a closeup to Jan's face, and then cutting back to the full shot to the second take was such a good idea (and it was so well done in this video!) I've just been starting to edit my own videos and I really struggle with how to stitch together shots nicely and choosing what to leave on the cutting room floor. This entire video is surprisingly educational, but this moment really stood out to me! Thanks for making this!!!

[@Fryingpan4213]

Bro typed a n essay

[@unionjack0638]

@@Fryingpan4213it’s two paragraphs.

[@Fryingpan4213]

@@unionjack0638 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@kikiretzorg1467]

It feels so brutal to actually hear Alpharad tell people how and why they are bad at making KZbin videos, I’ve been watching Alpharad since “HOW TO PLAY JIGGLYPUFF 101” and _never_ once seen him do that. Like ouch man

[@donovanjoseph737]

Jan can talk about himself being good at nuzlocks and other people being bad all he wants, but alpha just cut him at his core existence on the internet and that’s something Jan can’t recover from

[@corvidaeae]

@@donovanjoseph737 Jan's fully aware that Alpha's much better at video making than he is, pretty sure he's going to be fine.

[@ExpiredFood0]

13:00 Jacob Alpharad is so real for telling people to just let us like the dang water dog

[@CeaseTick1]

14:10 The joke about the Pokemon Challenges watcher just learning that people can be funny fucking sent me, omg

[@depressedroxas7944]

This is just going to turn into a infinite reaction loop, and I am all for it

[@ijustwantedtocomment8319]

I would watch every second of that.

[@Oshroth]

I remember watching a recursive reaction video loop where Jesse Cox and Crendor got about 6-7 layers deep of reactions. It started with Crendor making some blog style videos, then Jesse made reaction video to a group of them, then Crendor made a reaction to Jesse's reaction video, then Jesse made a reaction to Crendor's reaction, and so on for several videos. It was quite scuffed by the end because each reaction added another person taking and responding to the previous versions and also another face cam that needed to be moved around on the screen during the video

[@TheAdvertisement]

19:00 I love how Alpharad just casually beat Sans in the middle of a react stream lmao. 23:20 YEAH JAN

[@shawnheatherly]

The joy of knowing all future Nuzlocke videos are basically gonna get a second part of just this.

[@yoursteak5215]

Sometimes, you gotta appreciate the “rivalries” and the “orchestral one piece openings” we made along the way.

[@a_ninja2376]

A lot of people react to reactions of their videos, but you are the one person where it 100% makes a good bit

[@MozillaVulpix]

Jacob is so much better at writing scripts that even his reaction videos have a compelling emotional arc about whether or not Jan is subscribed to him... (now the question is did he make that up for content too?) (...my head is starting to hurt...)

[@janehrahan5116]

Nope. it's actually in jans videos. Jan is just too based sigma to be subscribed to a small KZbinr like alphard. ;)

[@DanielLightspeedMcNair]

@@janehrahan5116 alphard

[@janehrahan5116]

I know what I said

[@Manelneedsaname]

I really like that you talked about your music choices because I recognize a lot of them and I feel validated

[@theonlyshinyumbreon]

This feels like watching one of those cartoon slapfights and I am loving every minute of it.

[@Raidus1]

I'm glad Alpha came back with a "How to play someone like a fiddle 101"

[@J.Blazer]

The culmination of Alpharad vs Pokémon Challenges: Jacob and Jan making out

[@mushroombased]

“Every fight ends with Groudon” is one of my favorite of your jokes. The pettiness and chaos (for content) is why you’re one of my favorite youtubers!

[@TheHdi64]

Hearing about the whole writing process of the videos is truly interesting. It's not just about throwing jokes around, it's really thought through, beginning to end, with twists and stuff. You never cease to amaze me dude

[@flyingtoastr]

Alpha: I have a large library of JRPG music to use. Me: Crap, he's gonna throw in Eclipse Homecoming for an emotional scene just to kill everyone who's played Xenoblade 3.

[@gammaikazune4158]

Alpharad: Passive aggressive commentary Jan: Straight up aggressive commentary

[@jaredtherock5692]

I like that Alpha jabs at the ad in the beginning for poor viewer retention, takes a jab at the ad read to segway into an ad read right in the beginning of the video. That meta humor after the reaction to the call to action stealing bit is probably so incredible

[@oliverstanic1724]

2:00 Alpharad can speak German now Guten job Man

[@Jack_W._Harris]

26:16 as a freshman in a theatre class. I am the only one of 18 people who can actually project my voice. It’s infuriating having to work with people who suck at projection