The Monster Mash - Weezing vs Arbok vs Muk - Pokemon Yellow

Rules:
1. Only my starter in battle
2. No items in battle, except held items
3. No glitches, exploits, save states, or RNG manipulation
4. No evasion moves before level 100*
Rule details:
-- *In gen1, evasion boosting is allowed if the Pokemon does it through means other than learning the move by level up or TM. For example, using Mimic or Mirror Move to boost evasion is allowed. (This exception is to keep ranking consistent with my legacy videos.)
-- I am allowed to manipulate my starter
-- I play the game at 4x game speed
-- For fair comparisons all my Pokemon have perfect (or near perfect) DVs / IVs
-- I am allowed to catch HM users - I can use all field moves
-- All in-battle glitches are allowed in generation 1
-- In generation 1, I'm allowed to skip Marowak with the Poke Doll
-- Surge's trash-can-puzzle is automatically solved
-- The bike is allowed in gen1, banned in gen2, and allowed for bypassing terrain in gen3
-- Saving between league members is allowed
-- If the solo Pokemon faints and I choose to blackout it counts towards my reset counter
-- I can pause the game and timer to take breaks
-- The footage is sped up / slowed down to match the pace of my narration
-- The ability Pickup can only be used if the starter has it
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[@Seymour_Richards]

Always loved how koffing looks happy and then completely miserable after evolving.

[@minikawildflower]

he has responsibilities now

[@erik19borgnia]

Well, if you suddenly grow 2 cojoined twins you wouldn't be happy too xD

[@lazypaladin]

Parenthood for ya

[@bitterzombie]

Living alone vs living with roomates

[@riccardomosena4162]

only child vs 2 baby brothers xD

[@CGInsightHub]

A two and a half hour video?!? Truly the greatest Halloween treat!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@DLC88]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon I did!

[@Laurenrdraws]

Scott blessed us with two feature length videos in a row

[@steviez8604]

All Praise Scott

[@MichaelSotoCE]

Praise

[@MichaelSotoCE]

Praise

[@PaulRudd1941]

Praise

[@TheAnsweris_42]

Praise

[@kingcygnus]

Somehow, I had never seen Arbok’s back sprite before. I love it

[@ikethekiller5236]

Considering how much we suffered with the Muk thing Im happy to see it really helped you haha. The mimic Psychic thing and the fisherman seaking are kinda 2 staples in many of my runs so Im glad to see they helped you! Doing these runs alongside you was very fun and challenging at the same time, loved it!. Amazing video, loved every bit of it and knowing I was able to help you makes it all the more worthwhile. Incredible work, thank you Scott!

[@lamiaprincess6371]

Arbok is one of my favorite Pokemon and honestly I think it did really good. For a Poison type with no boosting move it still has a ton of game honestly. Really awesome video.

[@Naxhus2]

Arbok is one of my go-to favourite pokemon but it's never been very... good. I'm really glad to see it put in the work it did here.

[@fredriklindlof8720]

I remember running through pokemon yellow with a Muk on my team as a kid.. It will forever be one of my favorites, it may have made the game a lot harder but the cuteness of Muk made it all worth it ❤

[@patonosequecosa]

Cuteness?

[@Duothimir]

​@@patonosequecosaMuk loves hugs

[@bitmen1296]

The graphs have been a nice touch to help visualize how the pokemon do in different sections of the game. Great addition to the channel.

[@Harry-mf6rq]

I'm glad you like them!

[@YozoraHeart]

Arbok can learn Rock Slide...but Aerodactyl can't?!?!?!

[@marcoasturias8520]

How could he slide rocks, he's flying!

[@Fig_Bender]

Gen 1 moment

[@Teyeranitar]

Your tier list is missing Pinsir from A tier every time you show it during this video. Scyther is still there in C tier, but in a different spot than you had it during the Scyther video.

[@bunfireblupee]

Thank you so much for this Scott, I've really needed something to brighten up my day today

[@berrabus7059]

The battle we didn't know we wanted, and now that it's out, we NEED it! Great vid, Scott.

[@Wesselsprouts1]

Really enjoyed the video. Especially liked the in depth analysis on how bad certain resets were and how you worked with people in the community to overcome your biases. Keep up the great work Scott!

[@coreydanni4485]

So the sludgy Pokémon Muk starts with poison gas and the poison gaseous Pokémon Weezing starts with Sludge. Got it.

[@cryptosporidium01]

"I am something of a game designer myself" :D

[@graysonstephens587]

My man played, recorded, scripted, edited, and Narrated a full blown movie! Amazing work!!!

[@gamercal]

It's a shame that there isn't really a moveslot available for Mega Drain on Arbok vs Giovanni, maybe the Rhydon wouldn't have been so dangerous if it could've fit in. Great runs though, super interesting to see Weezing do things compared to its prevo!

[@theSato]

Bless you. Over 2 hour Scott video covers my sleep needs for a week. You are the best anxiety and insomnia cure for me these days. Much love

[@LPMGSAS]

What a legend! Thank you very much for this masterpiece, havent watched it yet but my guess is Muk dues to badge boost harden.

[@grundgutigertv6170]

I love how smoothly you keep correctly naming venomoths typing 😂

[@nobodythelast6045]

I watched you since October of last year and I really enjoy the work that's put into this content I think it's one of the best on KZbin

[@Zorafin]

I love how reviewing back sprites, you add points for being able to tell what it's supposed to be. After making back sprites myself...fair.

[@Juggernaut9473]

I am more excited to watch this than the stuff coming out in movie theaters

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

That makes me really happy to hear.

[@Zorgdub]

I really want to state how much I appreciate the amount of efforts you put into getting an optimal run for every pokemon so that you can really compare their times at their best. That's the one thing that made you my favourite poketuber. I started watching you when you started because I liked your optimism and general positive energy, but you were definitely someone I watched on the side when I had spare time. Now your gen 1 & 2 videos are by far the ones I look forward to the most. (not gen3+ because I never finished playing those games so I can't really follow them the same way) So anyways, thanks for doing all that work for the most polished results you can get. It's very much appreciated.

[@kode-man23]

I nailed the order! I even thought that Arbok and Weezing would be close and that Muk definitely wouldn't win. But brags aside, wow, the increase in quality over the years has just been astounding. I really wish that you would get 100k subs already. No challenge run channel deserves it more. Literal days and days (weeks, maybe, at this point?) of top quality content.

[@ShiveringEroticKingBanana]

All the extra effort you put into the sidebars is cool and really sets you above the others who do these videos.

[@VillainousWarlord]

Your raw analysis and dedication to this is really a tier above other similar channels, I can't stress it enough. Your results feel far more definitive than other channels and you provide much more legitimate insights. At the same time, you keep your humility and are transparent with your own errors, which is funny to me when you are so much more thorough than other channels. Well done!

[@michaelklos8089]

Two observations, mainly with Arbok - don't think it'll change the time much but might add to the consistency: 1. When you've wittled down their health with wrap, you don't need the damage output from rock slide. Use earthquake to guarantee the KO instead of risking a 10% miss. I've noticed you do it a lot with other play through as well using a non 100% move when you have a 100% move that is strong enough to knock them out. 2. This is less important and might not actually be useful, but I noticed you stopped using mega drain on the second playthrough. Obviously it wasn't necessary in the end but you could increase the consistency even in a couple battles like Giovanni's Rhydon or Lorelei as an example. Not sure if holding onto earthquake to give yourself a move slot is worth it for that long but figured I'd throw that in there. Otherwise, the optimisations are getting very good. Over time you might find something better but fantastic job with what you have so far! Crazy video, great effort. For all our sakes, please keep looking after yourself, that one must have been exhausting!

[@LunarWingCloud]

Hoo boy! 2 and a half hour video?? I love it! Great work on all these videos, this is a nice way to top off the month of spoopy

[@andreapareti324]

23:26 it is weirdly satisfying to see a completely seamless "walk on stairs" transition; kudos on the execution.

[@jacobanderson6114]

I'll never understand how you don't have more subscribers and views after all this time. Another banger of a video Scott, great work!

[@nidoroide]

Koffing and Wheezing are like us growing up, starting smiling and all, evolving, and already tired of adulting ! Great video, loved the back to back comparison, data and all !

[@allan4848]

Poison has always been my favorite type, and I love all three of these mons. Perfect video

[@andreapareti324]

I find it a bit weird and annoying how the Sludge Pokémon made entirely of sludge doesn't get Sludge as one of its starting moves but gets Poison Gas while the Poison Gas Pokémon doesn't get Poison Gas at all but has Sludge has one of its starting moves...

[@weaponizedemoticon1131]

Well, for Muk, sludge is basically just body slam.

[@andreapareti324]

@@weaponizedemoticon1131 All the more reason it should learn it, considering how early nearly everything gets Body Slam and how late you can actually find the line, lol.

[@Daggoth65]

Always Loved Arbock back in Gen1 Days always made me a bit sad how weak it was. Excited to see it win though!

[@bobosmith101]

Mimicking Koga's Psychic was super smart!

[@ruthlesace]

These are always fun. If love to see you compare an itemless rub with a pokemon to one using x items and healing items just as a demonstration as to why you don't use them normally.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Sure!

[@Sol-Butkis]

Scott's channel has really evolved over the years. Can't wait for the Legendary dog Triathlon

[@jackruby6696]

Thank you Scott . Always a blessing when you upload

[@NerdKing2nd]

8:20 okay this video is already great just because the mental image of an arbok slowly squeezing an onix until it faints is just to magnificent.

[@justinwerner54]

You came so close to making me not snicker and replay each sentence in which you say P.P. "And now id like to draw your attention to my P.P."

[@Dark-Aclyss]

*scott releases a 2.5 hour video* me: well I guess I’m changing my plans for the rest of the evening.

[@coldloyalty]

The poison types of gen 1 and two are amongst my favorite.. too bad poison was so weak in those generations. Love you vids still.. this channel has come so far and im glad to have been here to watch

[@myggmastaren3365]

2.5 hours? gotta be the real-time run for Sunkern in Crystal

[@pommyadam]

honestly starting with Absorb (and then Growth at level 4) will REALLY help Sunkern out, as well as getting Mega Drain at level 10 other than Falkner, it basically becomes a healing wall then throw in some sunny day / synthesis stuff (and the ability to learn SludgeBomb), and you can potentially "wall" out the opponent for a bit - it's not completely awful and has a fairly linear moveset (Curse/Growth, Return, Synthesis, SludgeBomb/MegaDrain) which it will mostly have post-Morty for the entire game

[@mickgorro]

Scott: * Loses to wrap on the wrapping lass's last bellsprout * That is a wrap for this playthrough! Me: I see what you did there.

[@charlessegale6493]

I love the artwork for the Raticate Sandwich trainer. XD Anyways, I'm really impressed by the results, especially for Arbok! I was not expecting it to do as well as it did, let alone take the crown in this 3 way race! Great job, Scott and team! Aaaaaaaand, while I'm sure I did this already, I couldn't leave this video without referencing ine of my favorite jokes from BrainScratch Commentaries' commentary on Pokémon Yellow. Behold: Johnny: It's funny, I never actually noticed that Ekans is Snake backwards. Ryan: And Arbok is Cobra with a K because illiteracy is kewl. Ted: Meanwhile, what's Muk spelled backwards? * everyone starts cracking up *

[@devinmiracle7680]

This was a well done video. I was really surprised that relying on wrap didn’t hold Arbok back at all. With it being such a weak multi turn move, I expected that to really bloat its time. Anyhow, great job Scott!

[@mensb1936]

Skipped over this video for so long because I thought it would be boring... But this was so fun to watch and pacing is perfect

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I was also surprised that these Pokemon ended up being interesting.

[@cryptosporidium01]

I like the fact that gen 1 Arbok had patterns on the back of it's hood like a lot of real life Naja cobras.

[@thunderdan4058]

One reason I like videos like this is the chance to see certain mon’s backsprites. I never used Muk in gen 1 so this is the first time seeing the backsprite. Also,good job on the layout- just a ridiculous amount of information on display

[@perkypenguin1663]

The Rapping Lass would be proud of the final Arbok solo (the only real complaint I have is I wish you did more training so that you could outspeed Sabrina’s Alakazam), all in all this was a wonderful and spooky monster mash!

[@PenguinMafia336]

Scott, these last couple videos have been so exciting to watch. Really gives me something to watch while on an exercise bike.

[@christopherharrison4094]

Loved this video. I haven’t commented before, but I’ve been a long time fan. Thank you for what you do!!

[@Lockirby2]

This is one of my favourite VS videos that you've done. All three of these playthroughs were interesting, fairly competitive, and had some cool optimizations. IIRC I voted for Weezing in the poll (I always vote based purely on vibes in the poll), but after seeing the moves and stats at the start of the video, I figured Arbok had a decent shot with its Wrap and coverage.

[@JJ-qo7th]

Okay, just based on the 420, I'm cheering for Weezing, even though I'm sure he's worse than the others. ....also, just realized he's purple and learns Haze. _Purple Haze_ up in his brain!

[@chrisnelson93]

Happy Halloween everyone! Awesome vid!

[@Lava_Lizard]

I'm with you, I like the little stripey pattern on arboks back. Makes it almost looked like a false face to scare away predators.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

Oooh, 3 vs. 3! Rare and spooky! Happy Halloween!

[@rensvopstal]

thanks for always showing our lord Kabutops every time you pick the dome fossil

[@sergeizinovijev99]

Something you can do to help with menuing is moving your commonly used items (Repels & Potions) to the top of your bag with select, so you don't have to scroll thru to find where they've ended up. It looks like you already do that for the bike, but doing it for potions and repels will save a little bit of time in the long run as well.

[@willdraper1019]

Just found ur channel a couple of days ago and havent stopped watching since.Thanks and keep it up.

[@bateltheassistant]

Nicely done, that was one of a kind versus race. 😮Weezing had surprised me the most with it's raw damage output alone. It is definitely a force to be recon with. But Arbok was not so far behind with warp and mimic. Muk is getting better I guess in gen 2, or so I hope.. I betting on muk basically because of its stats alone,and because of acid armour.😊 But I guess that's why these kind of videos are always fun to watch. Thanks for the Halloween treat.😊

[@raptors11111]

Yoooooo no way 2 days in a row of fully produced VS videos? Man youre rockin it Scott!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

The uploads are going to increase in frequency until the end of the year!

[@raptors11111]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon love to hear it! You're the man

[@verymelonman12]

A very interesting, very entertaining, and very large Halloween gift you gave us Scott. Hope you're eating lots of candy.

[@stevensurnear8938]

Poison has always been my favorite type and doesn't get enough love. Thanks for the videos scott

[@TechHunterOfficial]

This was such a long video, but I absolutely love this kind of content - insane work Scott

[@anthropomorphicmonster9113]

When I was 10 years old I brought an original "The Blob" VHS over to a friend's house for a sleepover and my friend's dad almost lost his mind he freaked out remembering watching it himself as a kid. Lmao it was a fun night.

[@saassaas460]

When i was studie about my exams i see notification from that channel:

[@kevinsips3658]

Muk gets Mega drain because it will surround the enemy and suck its energy out like a slime

[@ChaosWindScar99]

These results surprised me, I was certain Muk would win. Arbok was my last choice, I'm glad because i really like Arbok but a little surprising, really shows that a diverse move pool works best. This was a long one thanks for all your hard work Scott. I enjoyed it.

[@shirounshiroun7555]

Oh man this is gonna be good Scott is blessing us

[@shimauta1941]

I've got a mountain of snacks and time enough to get through this entire extravaganza in one sitting! Thank you for spoiling us with this greatness Scott! Happy Halloween! 🎃🍿🍬🍫🍮🍨👍🥰❤🧡💛💚💙💜💖

[@chrisdixon7377]

I am utterly impressed by scotts dedication.

[@SandshrewSamurai]

52:23 I love mistakes like this, obviously supposed to be 3/5 but 3/3 is very funny.

[@roberte.o.speedwagon6043]

Legendary Title Based Video

[@elliot0E]

I'm rooting for Mist!! Wheezing isnt my favorite pokemon, but I sang in an opera adaptation of the movie version of Steven Kings The Mist back in 2012 called Children of the Mist, so it will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@awildaviar]

As always an incredible video. I think this is perhaps one of the best you’ve ever made. Can’t wait to see what’s lined up for December

[@paleoscinkus542]

I had a feeling Arbok would come out on top, this was an awesome video. Happy Halloween, Scott.

[@DanBottiglieri]

I bet there was an insane amount of effort to make these but I absolutely love them, top tier KZbin content, and I love the Gen I poison types! I haven't seen it all yet but I'm rooting for Weezing

[@trevorstevenson4038]

Whomever that Weezing variant with the tophat and chimneys is a genius haha. Its so stylish, fits the original look, and for some reason makes great sense.

[@whiteshadow2319]

Arbok learns Rock Slide, but Aerodactyl doesn't. Okay, GameFreak 🤓

[@banditrests]

Well that was a wild ride. Arbok’s wrap shenanigans gives me hope that tentacruel will still have a decent Brock split in spite of not starting with a water move. After binging all the back port streams, I’ve been thinking what Pokémon would theoretically be the fastest through gen 1 of all non-legendary Pokémon introduced to date and realized that tentacruel is maybe the biggest winner of the unified special stat, and it’s a medium slow growth rate but it had a somewhat sub par learn set and typing since it doesn’t really use its poison moves. A back port of toedscruel might be incredibly broken though, no mycelium might, tentacruel’s gen 1 stats, growth and spore is a wild combination. It really just depends what ground move you give it and if it gets tentacruel’s non stab tm moves, because it gets swords dance. It could potentially be a mash up of everything great about tentacruel, victribel and parasect.

[@1Masterevil1]

Thumbnail wise Muk looks like it is trying to sell you Arbok and Weezing, like like it looks like Weezing is being held in one hand while Arbok appears to almost be drooling into Muk's other hand xD

[@Rubbly]

Insane amount of playthroughs! Love all the work you do!

[@shimauta1941]

One to again wish you a Happy Halloween and thank you for spoiling us so much for spooky month.

[@888Grim]

Happy Halloween

[@daddyb1100]

Absolutely incredible. What a fun video! After watching nearly every video. (Live one’s are tougher to watch as I usually listen to you while working) I’m noticed that move sets really hinder Pokémon. Even with it’s awful stats I think even Magikarp would do well with better moves. Obviously it would be silly and time consuming to try but I’d love to compare some Pokémon if we gave them the “perfect” move set for every major battle. (Growth rate is also a factor but I don’t think it’s as detrimental as not having access to a good move set)

[@thebigbean8783]

Ohhhh, SHI*! I've been looking forward to this one. The poison types are my favorite gen 1 pokemon (even the ones with dual typing)! I reallllly hope weezing wins this one for me! It'll be a Halloween miracle 🎃 idk who will take it though. Muk won't get minimize, so that'll almost completely negate what it does. Acid armor could put it in a league of its own, though. I think arbok may be too frail to do super amazing unless it learns agility or something. Idk. Let's see weezing take it home!!!

[@wewuzsleezzy3351]

You forgot about the most horrifying movie about snakes.... snakes on a plane.

[@smaught_]

I love how Eevee trolled you when you used bide

[@rooislangwtf]

Rock Slide on Arbok is a reference to a Japanese snake yokai (Uwabami)

[@Cleric_Guardian]

Hey Scott, loving all the videos. Really one of my favorites on KZbin. Just wanna say, make sure to take care of yourself! I know you said you're having problems sleeping. You sound a bit run down in your recent intros. Just don't overwork yourself, okay? Take care.

[@tysonpestner]

1:57:50 Scott said that the Pinsir/Scyther results would be spoiled. But that Pinsir must be named John Cena, because I cannot see him on that tier list.

[@tratufo921]

I feel pretty confident that weezing is going to win, since he has the best base stats, it starts with sludge and 60 speed should be able to outspeed almost everything thanks to EVs and the koga badge boost. He also has a decent special movepoll which is nice for certain fights. I also predict that muk will be the worst due to its limited movepoll, while arbok will do decently thanks to earthquake and wrap. With that being said, I’ll get my popcorn ready, and thx scott as always for the quality content.

[@shimauta1941]

This video is fantastic. Really great race here. By the way am I losing my mind or are you still working on optimizing Pinsir? I'm confused because Scyther is on the tier list but Pinsir isn't.

[@juanca2648]

Absolutely fantastic high quality video and analysis

[@kennyg12203]

Sweet i love poison types. Nice treat for Halloween

[@LTDextel]

Weezing's TM moveset in later gens is so much better. Shadow ball and flamethrower to go with thunderbolt and sludge bomb is an amazing set. Tanky attackers are my favorite, and Weezing is my number 1 Pokémon. Gl, my beautiful poison tumor.

[@iantaakalla8180]

And later on, Weezing became the Neutralizing Gas user of choice for basically having only two weakness as opposed to Galarian Weezing’s four

[@halgroda6967]

Holy cow scott your out doing yourself, please dont burnout. Thank you for another video!

[@iantaakalla8180]

These videos have been planned out since the beginning of the year, so Scott is not going to burn out.

[@garryfischer3679]

Great video Scott!

[@matthill737]

The true horror of the movie Anaconda is Jennifer Lopez’s acting.