Smeargle Only - Pokemon Crystal - This one is gonna be sketchy...

Playthrough Rules:
1. Only my starter in battle
2. No items in battle (except held items)*
3. No glitches or exploits
4. No Double-Team TM before level 100
Other rules:
-- *Pokeballs are allowed in battle
-- I play the game at 4x game speed (238 frames per second)
-- My Pokemon has near perfect DVs
-- I manipulate my Pokemon's DVs to choose the typing of Hiddenpower
-- The bike is allowed
-- Saving between league members is allowed
-- If the solo Pokemon faints and I choose to blackout it counts towards my reset counter
*Double-Team:
-- Almost every Pokemon can learn Double-Team through TM
-- The TM can be purchased in Celadon
-- Using it would centralize the meta
-- Every Pokemon would use it to overcome tough battles at lower levels
-- It raises evasion
-- Banning the TM allows Pokemon who learn it through level up to use it
-- I believe evasion is part of Pokemon and shouldn't be banned entirely
-- I don't want the videos to all be double-team spam though, that's not fun or entertaining
Crystal Version changes from Gold/Silver:
-- The Rival in Burned Tower is mandatory - he must be completed before Morty
-- In the overworld, many trainers are repositioned
Terms:
-- STAB
-- Same-Type-Attack-Bonus - a 1.5x damage multiplier
-- Stat Experience
-- The Gen1&2 equivalent of effort values. You can invest in all stats until they max
out at 65535
-- DVs or Determinate Values
-- The Gen1&2 equivalent of IVs (individual values), these range from 0-15
Resources:
-- Gen 2 Stat Calculator: pycosites.com/pkmn/stat_gen2.php
-- Trainer IVs (DVs): bit.ly/3tDU0Bx
-- All Trainer Pokemon have EVs of 0 (stat experience)
-- Gen 2 Crits occur 6.25% of the time
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[@rayorcc]

Those little details! Changing the colour of the tail to the type recently sketched! The quality on theese videos are just the best!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Glad someone noticed it!

[@bvd_vlvd]

I was genuinely wondering why was it blue at the beginning and why it looked worse after that 😆 Thanks for clearing out, this channel is a goldmine

[@MrEnte3000]

But there wasn't a Tail Color for the Normal Type...

[@marilynlucero9363]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon I love those little details you put in all those sprites! They are so small and nuanced but once you notice them it truly enhanced the viewing experience!

[@saltytyranitar6981]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon The little flecks of paint as it sketches more and more moves from previous types was really cool too.

[@friedrichritter1978]

"the hiker distinction" The self-destructing hiker from Rock Tunnel in the Gen 1 games would like to have a word

[@TheWispGuy]

23:39 To be fair to Janine, she's just taken over Gym Leader duties from her father, so you can say she's still learning the ropes and whatnot. Pryce, on the other hand, should have decades of experience, and yet he tends to be a pushover. I think he has fully earned his spot as "the Bruno of Gen 2."

[@Speedrunner0218]

A smeargle race would be the most interesting to watch due to all the different strategies. I might look into that

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yeah, it would be very interesting!

[@enerc2333]

Hey, the guy, he's not that crazy either, to do, different strategies, with 6 smeargles, can be done, but nobody is so crazy to repeat a video like that, that would be absurd.

[@funeralnyx]

@Scott's Thoughts 😔 you did not say hi to dennis in your first visit to the lighthouse

[@GraceAndGlorySmash]

For those PP stall situations with Farfetch'd, you could equip a mysteryberry for 5 more free turns. Honestly there's probably a lot of situations where 5 extra PP mid-battle could make the difference.

[@iBenjamin1000]

I was wondering if it would be worth it to route for paralyze or poisoncure berries

[@yamiryushi]

The best part about mystery berry is that you can get one just outside goldenrod by the little lake just out the north exit too. So you don't even need to do that stupid long down route by blackthorne and sticking to the right side for it too.

[@blake4179]

Couldn't you just throw pokeballs at it? Obviously you can't catch a trainers pokemon, and you'd use your turn wasting the ball but the opponent would still attack

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Also he could have thrown any remaining extra pokeballs he had to waste turns.

[@ShadyScienceFeline]

42:35 Bruno’s Hitmonchan has the elemental punches as its other moves. That’s why it uses Mach Punch most of the time: The AI here is smart enough to know about how much damage each move will do, and given Hitmonchan’s stats and type, against most opponents Mach Punch will do the most.

[@enerc2333]

Unless it's a ghost Pokémon, a legendary bird, or the gold and silver cover legendaries, or a psychic Pokémon with good defenses. By discard it will make the other attacks.

[@redbeardrpg]

Those runs where the pokemon makes you play the game differently are the most entertaining. Can't wait to see a run where the pokemon ends up in the Bruno tier.

[@AMos050]

Theoretically you could get both Spore and Swords Dance from the Parasect by sketching one of them, roar the Parasect out, defeat the trainer's other Pokemon to level up mid-battle (learning Sketch again), and then sketch the other move from Parasect.

[@TrueNomadSkies]

Ohh you smart cookie!

[@cullenkenny98]

Could he not also just lose the fight after sketching one of the moves? Like he did with peck? Saves having to sketch roar, which would be painful

[@calebjohnson9740]

Or just white out at level 60 and come right back at 61 🤷‍♂️

[@NeoGodHand]

Parasect always gets to me. Like, its eyes are whited out and it’s a zombie being puppeteered by a parasite, but it still manages to smile. It could be the parasite smiling, but I like to think that Parasect’s host is still in there, smiling despite its situation. Like a living example of staring into the abyss, it staring back, and you just smile at it undaunted.

[@youtubeneedstochange4414]

My headcanon is that the parasite makes Parasect smile, but on the inside it's crying. ...not disturbing at all.

[@DarkNia64]

How do I un-read a comment?

[@mexmenderp]

Between you and Jrose's consistent uploads I've really been loving all the solo runs

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yeah! It's awesome that he's back. So much more content now :)

[@enerc2333]

I know that Jrose started before Scott, but honestly, congratulations to Scott, because he is doing much better than Jrose. Since he is a bit annoying and does not learn from his mistakes and he doesn't take advice, sometimes I get desperate,

[@skeetermania3202]

@@enerc2333 What’s wrong with Jrose?

[@OverlordParadox]

I love how Smeargle tail paint changes colour to reflect the type of move he sketched last. You really put a lot of heart into your videos.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I do.

[@grundgutigertv6170]

38:00 you couldve used the k.o. Strategy, meaning learn spore, loose, learn another sketch, then return to him and learn swords dance. I know loosing to a parasect is rather unpleasant, but it works.

[@randaljr.8581]

exactly my thought

[@Jreed61289]

My thoughts also

[@wladib8770]

Yeah, thought the same.

[@skeetermania3202]

How does that work?

[@travisalexander6440]

I just typed this all out and then figured someone in the comments must have beaten me to it. I don't think he was treating deliberate Faints as resets (as noted by his early-game Faint to Spearow). Well said.

[@Parshath20]

5:47 There is an Aerodactyl puzzle in the Ruins of Alph. Kabuto, Omanyte, Aerodactyl, and Ho-Oh are the 4 puzzles that exist, even in gen 2. Great video!

[@Itiswhatitismyboa]

Woosh

[@MonkeymanExperiment]

Came to comment same thing....made this comment a few videos ago but its amazing how that a game this old can still hold secrets to some players 😁

[@kurono1934]

@@MonkeymanExperiment it was a joke that went over some peoples heads clearly Scott know about the puzzle in question

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

This is how I know who watches intently and who listens.

[@kurono1934]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon hehe thanks for the like Scott

[@paulnewton2284]

There is a reason Smeargle was so popular in VGC, especially before the Dark Void nerf.

[@jotarokujo3603]

I still can't believe it took them so long to just make dark void unlearnable via sketch rather than nerfing the hell out of Darkrai.

[@Adam-ru8vq]

I don’t think you realize how long I’ve been waiting for a smeargle solo run 😂 I don’t want to do it myself

[@DoubleDrastik]

Hahaha that’s why we all here !!!🤣

[@stephenveerasammy3074]

Same here!

[@blazin_sky]

Just watch Pikasprey. He did it years ago

[@karotconcarne3325]

@@blazin_sky His runs were awesome (Jabadamazo4life) but didn't he do it with a team of spmeargles and not a solo? Might be mistaken.

[@Dannysaurus606]

I love the little detail of smeargle's tail color changing to the newest sketched move's type.

[@akamesama]

It is really interesting to hear the background workings of the trainer AI. Most other videos don't discuss it, because is basically didn't matter, but these videos push the limits of the single player experience.

[@justsomejojo]

Planning really goes a long way with this one. I once did a run with only Smeargle (6 of them though) in XY and everything I actually planned out went much MUCH better than usual, because some moves just aren't meant to be able to be used together. It's a bit of a shame Hidden Power goes such a long way here as it makes it hard to replicate without outside interference, but everything else was really cool to see. I didn't even know birdkeepers were set to ungabunga brain mode. That's really funny (also means less sand attacks!) The artist jokes are appreciated. Most of them are true to life :´)

[@ILikeKirbys]

Smeargle is interesting. Having access to every move is theoretically amazing, and in competitive Pokémon it lives up to that potential as a support mon, but for an in-game run, between Smeargle’s poor stats, the fact that which move you Sketch is dependent on the AI’s willingness to use what you want when you go to copy it, only having a maximum of 10 Sketches (and I expect that you’ll need all of them at some point in the run) since there’s no Move Reminder in Gen 2, and the fact that Smeargle can’t learn TMs, I can see this being an absolute nightmare. Good luck!

[@ILikeKirbys]

So, watched this after it premiered, and Smeargle really outperformed my expectations. Its stats didn't look quite as bad as I expected in your playthroughs (though it was quite slow time-wise - was this due to doing a lot of extra grinding you normally might skip? Or are Crystal times normally very long and I'm just not remembering?), good moves were available early enough that the last few Sketches weren't needed (I seriously expected Spore would be locked up somewhere in Kanto, if it was available anywhere - I did think Swords Dance would be more widely available though), and the Spore-boost-recovery set combined with decent Speed really made this Pokémon into a masterpiece. Beating the game with no losses/resets outside of a few Sketch-related issues on the second run was quite impressive, and beating Red on the first try twice was definitely surprising. I was right about the AI being uncooperative with a few Sketches, though. Watching this playthrough has made me wonder how good Smeargle could be with later gen moves, so I'm going back to finish Shining Pearl so I can catch several artdogs.

[@samuelo4340]

Mmmm W

[@hippotuskman7808]

I like how the smeargle’s eyes open and close on the smeargle picture on the side above the stats

[@bortzanator3018]

Pikasprey Smeargle fan here, I love a good Smeargle struggle video. Also Smeargles' tails should be a randomized color in the games.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yeah, random tail colours would be amazing!

[@seanpollard3393]

Seeing you grow as a KZbinr and Pokémon player has been so fun to watch. You’re becoming one of my favorite poketubers, if not my favorite. I was lowkey sad when your video didn’t come out on Friday I thought you weren’t doing a video. Just got a huge raise at work so I’m considering becoming a Patron at the highest tier :)

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I was disappointed when this wasn’t ready for Friday. Thanks for considering supporting on Patreon! I really appreciate it! The support there is one of the reasons I can focus on quality of quantity!

[@wereoctopus]

I remember playing Silver as a kid and trying to find Smeargle. The pokedex showed its only nest was the Ruins of Alph, so my child brain decided Smeargle was the creature that painted the Unowns. Until I found the secret tunnel from Union Cave, I thought Smeargle would appear once you caught all 26 forms.

[@wilhelmisaac]

I now understand exactly why you were so excited when I mentioned an auto-populating damage spreadsheet. Loved the math explanation in this one and the unique strategy that this took. On a personal note, Smeargle holds a special place in my heart just like Farfetch'd. Something about these little tough guys holding an item (yeah, Smeargle's is its tail, but still counts) is adorable and endearing.

[@bvd_vlvd]

10:09 of course it is, I would know, I did this exact challenge myself! Hypnosis was pretty much mandatory until one random pre Victory road Parasect trainer that had Spore Parasect. When I got that one, the run was basically complete

[@devinmiracle7680]

This was a cool run! I really thought it would be a terrible video to make because of how Sketch works. You made Smeargle actually pretty competitive, which is crazy! I honestly thought C tier could have been justified. Also, during the bloopers you said “Scott’s Sounds” and now I’m thinking a second channel with just blooper reels would be a fun idea. Thanks for the awesome content!

[@jn503351]

Probably one of my favorite runs to watch so far; really pushed you to think outside the box from normal “terrible” Pokémon and having to rely on same strategies like struggle, etc. Great job!

[@theGinthebuilding]

love how thorough and well put together this playthrough is. and i love to see the odd pokemon used in challenges. the fact it only learns sketch and you work around it is amazing. keep it up!!

[@Ruesen]

one of my favorite things to do in later games is to make smeargle have the ultimate moveset of Spore, Mind Reader/Lock On, and Sheer Cold for instant KOs! Last move usually is for survival depending what i encounter, like recover or substitute. It usually requires outside main game help, however, but pretty fun to get through battle frontier-like challenges sometimes with it!

[@TrueNomadSkies]

Knew I wasn't the only one who figured this out haha, even as a children. That fourth move was such a conundrum. Recover or Substitute? It felt so wrong to get the best sleep move, and then make the on hit KO move never miss haha. I also liked the Quick Claw to help me get a first attack, but I bet there're other good held items too for it.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Spore, mind-reader, guillotine, hidden power ice (for Gengar), replace with recovery move. Not sure where to find Guillotine, would have to figure out if it’s possible from NPCs / wild Pokémon.

[@Ruesen]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Horndrill on Brock's Rhyhorn, but who knows if he'd actually use it when you need him to. Also very far in to get it. Any other trainer that has a 1HKO move seem to be around cerulean (Route 26 - Cooltrainer Gaven has guilliotine, Route 25 - Cooltrainer Kevin has horn drill. ) So i was researchign while typing this, but when you get the super rod, you can pull up level 40 krabby in some locations with water, and they should have guillotine as part of there moveset. Maybe Kingler too. Sadly, sheer cold doesn't exist in gen 2 as its main reason to be picked is it has nothing immune to it. If you have explained this in video, I missed it, but why not sketch ice beam (90 power, one of the dragonairs from Claire have it) instead of having hidden power ice (70 version as stated in video)? Or as an upgrade for it at least.

[@mjm1987]

Pretty cool run. I remember when I had my 'overtweaking' phase playing gen 2 I wanted to get one and set it up like they do on competitive stage, with spore, agility and batton pass. To my sad realization, sketch did in fact only copy the last move used by opposing pokemon, not any one it has (a la mimic in gen 1), so getting it to learn a batton pass became practically impossible and it got banished to PC forever ^ ^

[@robo6o3]

Scott I really appreciate all the effort you put into this vids always a pleasure to watch

[@giacomoalessandrodeluca]

The quality of these viseos, especially in the smaller details, is amazing. The sprite that changes expression depending on how the battle is going... Fantastic content

[@Medabee8]

49:13 - For the Farfetch'd Fight, you could have bought and spammed pokeballs to stall

[@brutusthebear9050]

No items in battle.

[@skeetermania3202]

@@brutusthebear9050 Poké Balls are the exception, though.

[@brutusthebear9050]

@@skeetermania3202 Catching pokemon is the exception. Pokeballs are not the exception.

[@Pikachamp1]

I'm really looking forward to seeing the hard to figure out esrly game routing decisions and the complex lategame ones :D

[@crimsonshock2764]

You sir and jrose are the goats, I always have you guys on whenever I can even when I’m busy with something

[@harveylane6744]

Cannot wait for this run, you absolute madman. Don’t have time to watch right now but dropping a cheeky comment to help the algorithm

[@thandraug3288]

I'm looking forward to you painting us a picture of how good this pokemon can be. (On another note, I'd love to see Smeagle modded into Yellow to use his strats against gen 1).

[@ktvx.94]

I wonder if Smeargle was intended to be a counterpart to Ditto in that Ditto gets any mon and Smeargle gets any move. Have you thought about making a Missingno run? Maybe for Halloween?

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Missingno one day!

[@someguy4252]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon hopefully you dont stop there, loads of glitchy abombanations can await... could be neat seeing you run thru with a team of em... esp given misingno's err stats.

[@youtubeneedstochange4414]

@@someguy4252 He'd have to watch out for Super Glitch, though. Maybe he could pick 6 Glitchmons that can't learn it.

[@youtubeneedstochange4414]

We should get a Pokemon that can get any ability to finish off the trio. Give it a special move that switches its ability to the opponent's permanantly. It's a good thing you can't run into Shedinja in the wild or trainer battles, because otherwise...

[@someguy4252]

@@youtubeneedstochange4414 the name they give these things. makes me think of a glitch flying around with a cape but yeah it could be a problem if its a one off then yeah could be a funny landmine anything else after that would get old fast... that and most glitch mons got some real jacked up stats

[@andrewsimms4904]

Your videos are such a pleasant part of my Sunday relaxations

[@dreamdoge4677]

Hi, I've been watching for a little while now (since the octillery playthrough) and i gotta say your production quality is excellent. Great attention to detail and I appreciate multiple runs with each Pokémon to show what they are truly capable of. Thanks for all the videos they are really entertaining

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks so much!

[@calemr]

Finally caught up with the solo run playlist, and this comes out as I do. Huzzah! Smeargle is one of the runs I'm most interested in. Bad stats plus the Most diverse move set makes it a high skill run, unlike, say, Magikarp, which is very much more "Are my numbers good enough?" Due to a lack of options. A Smeargle was one of my main choices in Super Mystery Dungeon's late game, where Rollout and Iceball do all their hits in a single turn. This means that Mind Read -> Rollout/Iceball hits all 5 times, with the +50% base power bonus from Technician.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Is that how Mind Reader works in this generation?

[@calemr]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon I'm fairly sure it would only guarantee the First hit lands in most of the games.

[@Lightborn1311]

This was one of the most interesting videos to date, I also thought it would perform much differently than it actually did (no spoilers here). But, one question, slightly spoiler-ish so I will post it lower Did you want to learn both Swords Dance and Spore from the Parasect? Because you could have sketched Spore at lvl 60, let the Parasect kill you, then re-fought the Parasect at lvl 61 to sketch Swords Dance? I thought you blacked out at the peck Spearow and other places just to learn moves?

[@rachaelbeth3119]

The only moves he’s had would have knocked out the parasect

[@Lightborn1311]

@@rachaelbeth3119 hmm that makes sense, I didn't see the moveset! Would have been more trouble than it was worth, or just impossible then.

[@michaellousich9703]

ahhh im glad you were able to find some material on the damage rounding calculations! loving your work man keep it up :)

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks for all the incredible comments! Here are my responses to your most common thoughts on my thoughts: 1. Blackout so you can learn both Spore & Swords Dance - So many of you suggested this! It's a good suggestion too. I wish I thought of it while I was filming the video, but I didn't. I didn't even notice it while scripting or editing. Considering it now, I don't think the time loss is worth it. 2. Why not stall trainers by throwing a Pokeball, then use Sketch? - I felt this was a loophole in my rules and it didn't feel in the spirit of the challenge. I'm technically using an item in battle. I'll update my rules to account for this edge case. 3. Data correction: - Smeargle's Karen Split is incorrect at 1:00:49 - it should be 2:03:54 (3 was accidentally input as 5) These graphics are manually created from data that is automatically collect so user error sometimes can occur in the translation from .csv to .png, we're working behind the scenes to automate this process so that future data is consistently accurate. 4. Mint Berry to Sketch Spore - Excellent idea! Wish I had thought about it when filming! :) 5. Mystery Berry to stall Farfetch'd and Sketch Swords Dance - Excellent idea! Wish I had thought about it when filming! :)

[@TDMicrodork]

Missed the premiere but im going to make my predictions anyway just for fun. I think you might have to reset multiple not because of how bad Smeragle power if not because you accidentally sketched something awful. If you can get the right moves it has great coverage so if you need to learn a new move, you will have to find a wild pokemon or save a trainer battle you know have that move and learn it. Which will be frustrating. Bottom tier just so much can go wrong. The only moves you know you can easily sketch is if the pokemon has one fighting move

[@togakhan1274]

The run seemed to go so smooth but it still it ended at the end of the tier list. I am curious to know the reason for this.

[@dragonslayerz2220]

It's very easy to make a plan work, but there's no fast plan for Smeargle due to it's stats.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Tier list is based on real-time completion.

[@togakhan1274]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon That's what I am curious about, if the run was so smooth, where was the time loss?

[@banzan0]

This is probably the funniest video I've seen you do. That insta-fail at the very beginning had me in tears. Mixing his paints = dead. Good job man.

[@kashmir0077]

Another amazing video - keep up the good work! I've enjoyed pokemon videos for a few years now, but you've become my favorite creator. No doubt.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Wow, thanks!

[@NegaNekojin]

I thought that Smeargle would suffer way more through the run, but I guess that when the world is (literally) your canvas anything is possible. Beating Red on the first attempt and not even a single rare candy used to boot? It definitely overperformed big time and then some (one of those cases where you can't judge a pokémon by its BST).

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yeah, I really judged it with the base stats and that was a big mistake. Honestly it was way smoother to use than even Lanturn. The variety of moves is just so powerful.

[@bvd_vlvd]

As expected, Smeargle just gets better and better with its moves instead of falling off. I really want to see it in other games, so much so that I might do it. If you're up for another race, I'm free in the coming month. This is the most fun pokemon to race with since the possibilities are infinite. Oh, by the way, no need to rush, you probably have the next 40ish days occupied so we can race later. I'd just really love if you considered this exact pokemon for a race in any game.

[@NativeGolfer10]

This was such a satisfying solution for Smeargle! I thought this was going to be a terrible experience but this was an awesome challenge and really fun to watch

[@minamoments7607]

I just love how enjoyable your content is, it’s not an annoying repeat of beating Pokemon games with only shiny’s or something. While he makes such amazing yet hard ideas that could never think off, mad respect to you my guy

[@RaycrowX]

Just want to say how much I appreciate how thorough you are, Scott 😊

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@danielkaragic7057]

Very cool scott, the calculation was very well explained!

[@Mark-ni9ng]

I really love the community speed run idea! Sounds like a lot of fun and I'm going to try to participate. Also, keep up the great work, I love watching your videos!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Looking forward to your submission!

[@thesisterschannel6395]

Been waiting for a video off you, always a great way to end/start the week

[@jukenryu8127]

For me, one of your best videos. The strategy around sketch was really entertaining👍

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yeah, I think it’s my favourite video I’ve made. Really happy with it!

[@gambleralex5083]

Definitely gonna listen to this whole episode tommorow thanks Scott

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

You're welcome Alex!

[@Narago.]

This was creative one. Thanks for uploading so often Scott, have a good one and keep up the good work. I really enjoyed this one. :)

[@simonb4588]

Great vid again Scott I loved how excited you sounded after beating Red!

[@emilydonegan3208]

Smeargle is a very good boy! Love the editing on this one!

[@dwellerofgloom8450]

Another awesome and interesting run! Great job you're doing with the challenges

[@ashlepker6488]

Absolutely loved this run. This is definitely a pokemon I've never used or even considered so it was nice to see just how versatile it can be may be in d tier, but it did well for itself.

[@DaermaeonBranKor]

I’m genuinely impressed at all of your improvements, not just in the video but in all of your videos in general. You’re doing incredible work, Scott! Keep it up!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks Jeremy! Hopefully I'm going to keep the improvements coming! I've got a lot of new ideas.

[@milkdud8993]

Wow you really painted the world of Pokémon red with this one! A nice picture of the future too. I’ll look forward to the next one as well!

[@r0bz0rly]

I'm so glad you did this run. Such a fun Pokemon conceptually, and you're using him in the best gen 💙

[@Iamanothing]

Thanks for the bloopers at the end. That was really funny 🤣

[@Corysquestions]

it was so crazy that you had all your candies after the first one.... i was really looking forward to the second play through

[@taiwanisacountry]

That was some aggressive primeape art. I love it. I enjoy the Pokemon content, and I love your engagement :-D artwork, commentary, re-run, :-) all of it is great. My god first attempt with full HP.

[@rodrigomontellano7370]

Scott I love your vids! Cheers from Mexico!

[@Schmootzidootz]

You are rapidly becoming my favorite solo runner…quality quality content my friend. Love the gen 2 videos more than anything

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks so much!

[@mellysandshrew]

Smeargle is one of my favorite pokemon designs, but boy oh boy I'd assume is it a rough one to actually use in battle. These results were definitely a huge surprise to me! Well done little painter! Watching his paint change on the overlay with the different move types was a cute touch 🥰

[@zeroalpha7618]

My favourite game and my favourite pokemon. Amazing video!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks!

[@PoopyDoggyDance]

Hey dude! Just wanted to pop in to tell you i love your videos. 10/10

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks Eddy!

[@ThibsyCube]

I love this little cutie! I’ve always wanted to do a gen 3 smeargle only run! Now I’m even more excited for it!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yeah! Gen 3 with this guy would be really fun. I'll do that once I learn the games better!

[@whitedynamite7900]

I haven't commented in a while but I still watch every week, keep living the dream bro

[@EmmyDragom57]

I did not expect Smearagle to perform this well! Good job leading the painter doggo to victory!

[@n64p3]

This is such an interesting video. Cool to see some of the niche Pokémon get some love

[@randycasto2009]

Great content as always keep up the great work

[@DavideBattisti]

A really satisfying run: the Sketch mechanic adds a lot of dynamic and interest in the run, together with the fast-levelling curve, and the absence of the classic combo of Return+Rest that makes every run the same (and kinda boring). Thank you also for the math deepening in the core of the video. Great content, great work!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

You’re welcome!

[@thepainsight]

Really interesting video picking and choosing what to use sketch on across the game must have been tough. Smergle being "TM the pokemon" does help with getting a good movepool. Video does a great job at showing how broken Spore is

[@lucasjohnson3477]

So glad I found your channel. I feel our energies match, and I have just started my first solo run on Fire Red. 😄

[@jmobraz]

Excellent playthrough! I knew that the results will be surprising. Once i tried a solo with him, but i gived up at beginning cuz didn't realize the speed point properly

[@HolyPineCone]

Wow. The brainpower required for this gameplay is on another level. I didn't get how smeargle worked as a kid so this is so new to me. I understand how you could force through with a bellsprout or something but this is something else. And it feels so smooth! What an episode!

[@tarelsun4025]

I love the attention to detail inside the UI, like the Happy eyes when Bugsy is beaten :D

[@keltikglider9188]

Loving the new graphics with you showing how the math behind the game works! 😁🤘

[@JKFaulk]

I’m late but here! Great job as always! Your videos have matured so well with me. Each week seems to be better somehow!🔥

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Trying to make each week better!

[@perkypenguin1663]

I’m impressed by how resourceful you were in the first part of the game! I thought for sure you’d have to use Struggle for much longer, but hey, you and Smeargle pleasantly surprised me!

[@tannerlawrence3462]

@29:15, interesting fact: in Gen 2 Tri Attack that is used on a burned or frozen pokemon removes that status condition. I really enjoyed this, as it was very strategic throughout. What a challenge!

[@hasechoward2928]

41:02 fire steel type venomoth appears for a single frame, this joke will never get old

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Well done! You found it

[@Colin1Moriarty]

Another outstanding video Scott! I really appreciate the time & effort you put into these! :D I struggle to watch a movie but your videos are easy & interesting from start to finish. I can only hope one day you surpass a million subscribers in the future as you deserve it 100%. Looking forward to the next one! Also btw smear is definitely better than moist. But my favourite world is Plethora, it's very satisfying to say

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks so much for this comment Adam!

[@Pepega580]

DAMN, i thought you were gonna go through hell with this Pokemon but this Pokemon proved me wrong. Nice video as usual 😊

[@KayLoo202]

Smeragles are pretty much made for SUPER interesting and varied runs. WAY TO GO!

[@dwalin619]

It took me till near the end of the video why I found this a little more enjoyable than your other videos. No PP joke every 2 minutes.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Funnily enough, about 50% of the Pp jokes are not usually intentional. I’ve just always said Pp when referring to power points and people seem to find that funny. I usually discover these jokes when people comment about them.

[@josephsquires8033]

Probly the most intriguing 1-mon playthrough. Stats and movepool allow for a satisfactory challenge.

[@VegeMaticPragtarian]

Yo, I was waiting for a vid drop on Friday. Saw it was Smeargle, and now I understand why you took a few extra days lmao good stuff

[@notsogoodbassplayer]

I love how Smeargle’s color keeps changing! Btw what kind of music did you do? Always awesome to find another musician Pokémon fan!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Classical Music

[@momsforseti318]

It's always worth the wait for you Scott. Now let's get some Nidoran action on the Go! I'll watch this video now while I wait

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Nidoran stuff coming soon!

[@momsforseti318]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon I would offer to name my first born after you; but my brother in Law is also named Scott already

[@Krusteeeze]

Just what I needed after a long day at work

[@joemclenigan6026]

This painting pooch packs a punch! Great vid scott...I love Gen 2!!....would love a houndour/houndoom run.