Krabby Only - 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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[@gina.7772]

Would love to see a Race between Krabby and Corphish some day.

[@unibrowsheepZ]

Saltwater Crustacean Gang vs Freshwater Crustacean Gang

[@Lurker504]

could see that happening in firered not too far in the future (:

[@gina.7772]

@@Lurker504 That was exactly my thought too! :))

[@DSXtreme09]

Yes!! We need this CRAB BATTLE

[@Medabee8]

​@@DSXtreme09 corphish is a lobster

[@kingcygnus]

“This allows me to be level 69, which is nice because it means I don’t level up in the middle of the battle.” Just absolutely perfect scripting. I love it and appreciate it, Scott.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

FAQ: Why not mimic Lick against Agatha? Wouldn't that be more consistent than using Crabhammer? I've replied to a lot of your comments already regarding this. Here is the summary of these replies: when filming the video I ran damage ranges for Lick. Even with full Swords Dance setup it maxes out at 90% chance to OHKO the Gengars because if Krabby gets a crit it doesn't do enough damage. Plus, setting up with Swords Dance increases the damage confusion deals and having to spend 1 turn mimicking, 1-3 turns setting up means the first Gengar is likely to use Mega Drain and Confuse Ray. Both of these scenarios do not feel good. Also, losing a battle after setup feels pretty bad because the setup times valuable time. Okay, so that brings us to when I'm writing this comment. I've thought about this scenario more. Either way, Agatha is going to be fairly brutal. Here are the different options at lv68 (with my exact amount of stat experience, these numbers are pulled directly from RBY XP Router from the route file I recorded during my second playthrough): 1) Crabhammer. 60% chance to 2hit Gengar1, 95% chance to 2hit Haunter, 3hit Gengar2. 2) Mimic Lick, setup once. All ghosts are two hits. This will take either the same number of turns, or 1 more turn than option 1. Because Swords Dance boosts attack, confusion will be more deadly. 3) Mimic Lick, setup twice. 90% one hit Gengar1, 99% haunter, 90% Gengar2. This only saves 1 turn when compared with the ideal outcome of the Crabhammer strategy. However, because Crabhammer lacks accuracy and guarenteed crits, this strategy might feel better. However, confusion will be even more deadly. 4) Mimic Lick, setup three times, unchanged from 2 turns of setup due to Krabby's crit rate with Lick. As crits bypass beneficial stat changes it can't exceed a 90% chance to OHKO the Gengars (when at this level). 5) Ice Beam - this strategy is luck based. Hope for a freeze on the first Gengar. This allows you to setup mimic and setup for free. I think this is the worst way to go, because if you don't get the freeze then you just wasted a turn that could have contributed to your setup. Of the lick strategies. 2 turns of setup is the best. I think on review I'd probably use the 2 turn Lick strategy if I did this playthrough again. Originally I wrote it off because I couldn't get the KO chance to 100%. I think I was also slightly biased towards finding a use for Crabhammer when filming this. After all, a move with the name Crabhammer just has way too much style to be ignored. Thanks for commenting about this! You motivated me to dig a bit deeper.

[@Ectar2003]

8:24 You mentioned "The Hiker" and I was momentarily genuinely confused because there was no way we were fighting Bruno already.

[@Powerkip1996]

I've never played gen 1 or gen 2 but your videos are so addictive 😂

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

To me, this seems like high praise because I thought these videos were exclusively fueled with nostalgia.

[@arr0w769]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon nope! :) ive never played gen 1 or 2 as I've never had an interest but your videos are very entertaining

[@ma.2099]

Well worth the play. Very addictive. Gen 2 even more so imo

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

same! i honestly could never get into anything before the physical/special split because it feels a little limiting sometimes, but i love these videos a lot! they're really entertaining!

[@quinnthomazin]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemonmy first games were heartgold/soulsilver so crystal is pretty familiar but even now i haven't gone back to gen1/2. your videos are super fun even without nostalgia

[@Kanbei11]

Your editor is great by editing out those battles. Giving krabby access to dig would make it a lot better since it would also make Surge more reliable

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yup. Dig would really help!

[@gabr.7878]

OMG IT'S KRABBY!!!!! Im very excited, I have so much sentimental attachment to this little crab. Krabby, along with Kingler, were my original favorite pokemon and are the reason crabs are my favorite animal. I remember watching an episode of the anime where professor Oak was showing ash's Krabby compared to Gary's Krabby, And I thought that Gary caught the absolute coolest giant crab boi ever. I paused the VHS of the episode for like a hour to draw the Krabby. I also remember loving looking at the art for Krabby and Kingler from the old pokemon TCG sets. The only issue I have with Krabby and Kingler is that they don't have the full 6 legs that real crabs would (they have 4), and i remember the moment I found that out last year when I was playing Pokemon go and was wondering where the set of legs went in the in game model. The missing legs bug me, but I can't hate Krabby for it, they are just such a good crab and I love them

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

It's awesome that you love Krabby so much. For me it's one I rarely remember when I'm thinking about gen1 Pokemon. However, after this playthrough it earned a place in my heart. Especially because of how strange its stats are. It's a really unique water-type in gen1.

[@oatsen1618]

Finally my favorite gen 1 line. Kingler would be a monster in a single mon run. Starts with vicegrip.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Kingler will be really fun when I get to it!

[@ryanmintus3323]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Can't wait for to see it! Kingler is one of my all-time favorites!

[@xfluffytraxy4996]

I love how Krabbys base attack is so hilariously high, even above some legendaries 😄 Also Krabby and Kingler have always been a Favorite of mine, Krabby is cuter than puppies, Krabhammer sounds awesome and Guillotine just feels OP when it Hits 💪

[@solgaleo3533]

It does make sense that Mewtwo wouldn’t have the best attack though, a psychic type doesn’t seem like it’d be that good a physical attacker, and Dragonite definitely makes sense for a number 1

[@GabeOwzer]

Crabhammer power!! And I LOVE the edits with you just walking through routes without watching the battles. Not getting sick of it at all

[@foorfam]

Wow, I didn’t realize how lopsided Krabby’s stats were! The accuracy thing was crazy too, gen 1 is filled with weird stuff

[@KayLoo202]

I love the overlay upgrades!!!! You've come so far. Also love the channel artists giving the Pokémon a little character and attitude when responding to your narration.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Sarina is killing it!

[@milkdud8993]

Gotta pick the ancient crab fossil in a Krabby only run! Thanks for giving the happy little crustacean the spotlight!

[@salsbar]

Love the little stage modifiers on enemy pokemon in the overlay. Looks great Scott!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Had to make it more visually apparent when something had changed.

[@mrunderachiever]

I actually think the skipped trainer battle animations in the overworld is a pretty smart idea. Firstly you avoid talking about battles that don't matter, but we also get to see what trainers you gain exp on. Win win. As always, another awesome video bro, I can't wait to see you do a jigglipuff/wigglituff vs clefairy/clefable run if you've got any plans for that?

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I did Wigglytuff vs. Clefable in early 2022. Check it out!

[@LTDextel]

Krabby's cry is so unique for a gen 1 Pokémon. It sounds like a crab monster with frothy bubbles on it's map.

[@red-eyessolares1817]

I think to make Koga a little more consistent, potentially having Krabby be poisoned can prevent Sleep Powder and gives more Swords Dance setup. Also, how did you feel about Mimic? I think there’s certain areas like Giovanni with Double Team, and Agatha with Substitute that it would be useful. Ice Beam seemed to not be doing anything in that section.

[@shiningmobius]

I really like the edit with the overworld trainers, its nice to see who you fight without having to watch the fights! Also, SO GLAD ITS CRABBIN TIME with Krabby!

[@buddyfree1321]

I am so glad kingler became good with the physical special split. This evo line has such simple but great designs, plus the gigantamax references spider crabs which are some of my favorite underwater creatures.

[@TheRyanChannelll2]

Thank you for bringing back the prof. Oak challenge at the end! It's been one of my favorite staples of your series

[@thaliest8631]

I promised in the last live stream that I would start commenting, so here we go! I always loved the little crab, but mostly because of the anime, he has the best voice in the entire series.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

You did it! Thanks for the comment.

[@grinbrothers]

Krabby is an interesting fella; memorable for it's battle cry (cool in both the game and the anime) and a Water type designed to hit hard... physically... before the attack/special split. Aside from Bubbling Brock's 4x weak Pokémon, I don't think we will see much of the crab's water typing at play here. 0:32 - You also get to see one of the greatest back-sprites in all of Pokémon. His pincers are up in the air because he's having so much fun and his thin horns look like long little eyes. 5:10 - Your luck here has been incredible. So many doomsday scenarios of poison and wrapping but your Crab (missed opportunity to name him Cookie) prevailed. Getting that first physical attack is going to be a glorious moment. 8:31 - I was thinking that grinding against any available Geodude would be a smart play. Anything that gets you closer to learning Vicegrip as soon as possible should help a ton for the Krabby run (a shame it can't learn that Mega Punch TM). 11:52 - Awww, Crab the Krabby is so happy. An hey; Crab also is good at tanking physical hits as well thanks to it's strong Defence and lack of weaknesses to physical types. 14:42 - The funny thing with the edited out battles is how it looks like these trainers challenge you to a battle, you mention that your Krabby has Vicegrip and they just give up without battling you. 20:28 - This Eevee barely hanging on is becoming a bit of a recurring thing at this point. Rather impressive. I'm surprised that Lavender Tower didn't cause more issues for you given you had to rely on Special moves for the entire ascent. 24:41 - The leader of Kanto's largest criminal organisation and the 8th gym leader, folks. 30:06 - I can't believe you managed to hit with that either. After two accuracy drops, I was certain this was going to be another reset. I was expecting the strategy to win would require a single Swords Dance to be performed to 1-hit Alakazam but luck was on your side. 38:54 - I've been curious about this, not so much in a Surf vs Crabhammer scenario but why you have a special move at all (or at least one which doesn't have a secondary status effect like Ice Beam). I like Crabhammer conceptually but Krabby's low Special made me think it would be useless here. I see the reasoning is Crabhammer's increased crit chance... combined with a lower accuracy, you were really gambling with this move. 45:35 - Crab succeeds even whilst poisoned; congrats to the crab champion! 48:19 - I suppose the best change to make is to try and memorise any opponents that use those 4x weak Rock/Ground Pokémon. Due to them all having low Special stats, they provide a quick EXP gain for Krabby. 50:47 - Fantastic to see the strategy for Sabrina is exactly the same as I thought it would be. Also, maybe casting two Reflects is a trend spreading around the Kanto region.

[@AbsoluteZero1313]

I love the instant battle cut edits in Erika’s gym! The effort is much appreciated

[@Zx9rider88]

Been watching your videos and I think they're great! I have tons of nastolgia and a great story of events leading up to an epic Christmas in 99. But what I'm really impressed with is your program displaying the stats, types, splits ect. You've inspired me to get study CSS and JavaScript to mess around with that mapper program.

[@matthewk320]

crabhammer over body slam, in the first run, would be a game changer. i love the fact that you always go twice

[@xbass5666]

Enjoying your content so much i can't do anything else but like the video. Keep up the great work Scott!

[@somegal3836]

Man, that happy crabby drawing is really something.

[@williambaker5730]

Hadn’t noticed the opposition stat modifiers on the overlay before - nice touch! I love the ever-evolving overlay

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

That’s new!

[@The_Starkindler]

Ahhh my funky lil crab boy! I don't know why I love him so much, but it makes this run a treat!

[@The_Bus99]

17:36 the screen pop up actually made my day, had a great chuckle lol

[@vo117man]

Thanks again for your solo playthroughs! I had a long drive today, so the audio helped pass the time!

[@robertp1987]

Always love the videos Scott! Thank you so much for making these.

[@adamlink3113]

I think as a touch of flair, and nod to the animators, perhaps show the animation of signature moves when they come up? Crabhammer, waterfall, etc. I know it is a speed playthrough, just would be cool to see the original animation. I didn't even know Krabby had a unique move when I played Gen 1 back in the day! Lastly, my 9 year old requests the Kingler's run be MrKrabs! Love the content Scott, you're amazing!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yeah I should show of unique animations. I can cut it in as broll. Good idea.

[@BloodfelX]

Pleasantly surprised by how well this little cookie obsessed crab did.

[@cesiiMartini]

Like, two minutes in, and I can already tell your voice over is on point in this vid. You get better every day!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks!

[@Matt_Zoran]

I just love all the artwork and everything. I actually started watching you when you had around 5k subscribes only because you use the old sprites in the league. :D

[@Mr.Not.Perfect]

Oh, and the art is absolutely lovely again. Great job!

[@dragonslayerz2220]

Love these videos. Never played Gen 1 or 2, but these videos are satisfying regardless!

[@jasonbirchard487]

Awesome video! I loved seeing the exclamation points pop up and then you just moving on.

[@EmeralBookwise]

Krabby/Kingler is one of those Gen-1 Pokémon I've thought about how to tweak. Firstly, I'd have made it a Water/Bug, as I feel like anything with an exoskeleton should qualify and it would have been a unique combination at the time which would have helped Krabby/Kingler stand out more. Secondly, because Vice Grip is a shared only by Krabby/Kingler and Pinser, I would have made that move Bug-type as well, giving both Pokémon a physical STAB option.

[@bitmen1296]

Just got here and starting the video from the begining. Best way to start my birthday, thank you for the amazing content!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Happy birthday @bitmen1296! I hope you have a great day.

[@bitmen1296]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Thank you!

[@whoMANAtea]

Thank you Scott! Wanted to see a krabby run for a while

[@TJF588]

"So I want to prepare as much as _clawssible."_ "I don't want to give it a _machance."_

[@thebigbean8783]

Been really looking forward to this one. This is gonna be great. Krabby deserves the spotlight, for I love him. Kingler is gonna be great too

[@thebigbean8783]

Poor guy. It was fun to watch though

[@kandyeggs]

I’ve been playing Red and Blue on 3ds for my living dex, and I still have no idea where Krabby is, I’m almost done with the second playthrough 😵‍💫 This is one of my favorite channels, and I’m excited to see how different Krabby is before gen four, the only games where I’ve used it (to great success)! Edit: I have found Krabby (and also a second one for Kingler) at the bottom of the SeaFoam islands!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Pretty sure it shows up in the Seafoam islands

[@maximillionpegasus5160]

I don't remember the routes very well, but try fishing with a great or super rod, usually find a Krabby with that method before Sea Foam Islands

[@Muzgrob]

Another great video. Ive been binging them the last few weeks.

[@optortoise202]

Here to boost algorithm and sing praises for the “talking to trainers and editing out the battle” edits

[@bateltheassistant]

Karbby's unique stats were really making that run very challenging for it, almost as if gen 4's physical special split were really needed to make it shine. 😅But hey, at least crab hammer was really useful. 😊 The mid game and especially with Agatha, made me realise karbby belongs into the bad special stat club , along with Hitmonchan, Ryhdon, and most of the rock types in this gen. But regardless rng was really on your side with that early freeze, without it I think that the optimised run would have had almost the same results(and then you would probably have done a third playthrough, to make sure it would get the best results.) 😊 Karrby is really proud of you, for giving it the best results it could have. Keep it up! 👏👏👏

[@maxspecs]

Ah, Krabby, the Cranidos of Gen 1. Some would say “it’s not too shabby.”

[@thelucidexperience]

You sea, Krabby was a shell of its former self, but this time it was victorious and had the long claw of the law.

[@Fallenhero4567]

I Love seeing pokemon I never used as a kid. Keep up the good work.

[@DaenaMichelle]

"Being put to sleep, frozen, caught in a move like Wrap, or flinched will delay Bide’s duration, but not interrupt it." Interesting

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Bide is so weird

[@briansalinetro1981]

Woooo been waiting for this one awesome vid !

[@victorjavilescolon8521]

Krabby a classic that I always remember his cry on the anime!

[@svansiian2050]

When I did a Krabby playtrough in Blue, I deafeated Agatha with Mimic/Harden/Swords Dance/Surf. Mimic to steal hypnosis and putting the ghosts to sleep, then get to 9 badge boosts which gives you 3 times your special, and "sweep" with surf. I thought this was an amazing strategy but even with that I only got like 2HKOs on the Gengar I think. Your approach with Crabhammer seems to yield similar results. Always fascinating stuff !

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I tried the harden+swords dance strat too! I didn’t opt for it in the ends because a reset with that strategy bleeds more time than a reset with the crabhammer strategy. Setting up takes time.

[@skeetermania3202]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Does that include Mimicking Substitute? Surely that would make setup much safer, especially if several badge boosts would let your Sub survive a Mega Drain. After that, replace Harden with Strength and Mimic with Rest to sweep through the last two battles. For earlier routing, Body Slam and Crab Hammer should seem sufficient for the earlier parts of the game. Ice Beam, if anything, only seems useful to freeze the Gastly in Pokémon Tower. After that, replace it with Crab Hammer. Some concession seem like they have to be made, specifically against Koga.

[@andreapareti324]

14:04 fantastic addition! Love the dynamic change in accuracy.

[@emilydonegan3208]

I have always loved Krabby and Kingler! Such good crabs!

[@upsidedownsundae4763]

Can't wait for the ditto run 😈

[@codylee6399]

"Clefairy used sing and put me to sleep and started pounding away" - Lets keep it PG Scott

[@StarmenRock]

I can't believe Krabby beat the game at level 69. I cried so hard, you have no idea...

[@dragonfly4441]

Watching this video made me hungry. The backsprite looks like an actual normal crab.

[@MrDuceOwen]

So excited Krabby is the greatest pokemon of all time. I took a Krabby through the elite 4 in my original blue play through

[@fabicore100]

8:39 the zubat was so powerful that the confusion got to you irl

[@Lockirby2]

The happy Krabby art is pretty cute! :)

[@marsella527]

I love anime Krabby. Still crack up that Ash went at it with a stick....

[@emilydonegan3208]

I’ve always wondered why Krabby goes “kuuki kuuki” in the anime. It’s a great sound, and I love that it, like a real crab, constantly spews a bubbly foam, and loves to scuttle about. But why kuuki kuuki? What a weird little guy

[@vfranceschini]

Awesome as always! Thanks! I love Krabby xD

[@Maliktheslowking]

Yes i waited so long for this thanks mate ❤️

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

You’re welcome!

[@cduke_Net_Architect]

That was a very impressive 2nd run. There was some obvious luck with Blaine & Sabrina, but your optimizations were very helpful. Finishing with 3 resets is insanely good - IMO.

[@briankaste6931]

Krabby is pretty cool because it can beat the game without the aid of any additional teammates. It learns the three necessary HM's: Cut, Surf, and Strength. This is a pretty fun run to attempt, to see how low of a level it can be done at. Of course, the end of that run depends on having good luck against Agatha.

[@timothygarvey5258]

Thank you Scott! It's my birthday and I love your content! :D

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Happy belated birthday!

[@theone825]

ah krabby, everyone's gen 2 surf friend. glad to see it crush gen 1

[@kiri5269]

Awesome! I love these only one pokemon videos, you do such a good job editing them and I can see there's lots of love and effort going into making these videos. I hope you do an only shuckle run someday, he's my absolute favourite pokemon, and with his unusual stat spread I'm sure you'll have to use some really interesting strategies, I'd love to see what you'd come up with! keep up the good work

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Shuckle this summer!

[@kiri5269]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon :D yay! cant wait

[@frammo5896]

9:18 - Hate it when I get put to sleep and then they start pounding away, especially in Bill's house 😢

[@joshgregory1763]

Hi! I really appreciate that you added the accuracy!!!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Took me forever to think it through. Glad I finally added it. I really like having it now.

[@thecarterberry4308]

I can’t get over the back sprite😂 claws raised in everlasting victory

[@tamlynloell]

You cuts in Erikas Gym will never get old for me

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

That makes me happy.

[@Schlaym]

Love the happy Krabby drawing

[@RedVogg]

Big fan of the series here Scott! I would love to see some data analysis on how each Pokemon's time stacks up versus its base stat total (BST). Almost so that you have another determining factor in ranking similarly-placed finishers - e.g. Krabby has a lower BST than Tentacool so deserves its higher ranking. You've got enough data points here that you may even be able to map out a model that predicts run time as a function of BST, although there are obviously other variables such as the Pokemon's type, access to coverage moves for Brock, etc that would need to be factored in to improve accuracy. I'd be happy to give this a go myself, but would need split times for each final run to be able to figure out where each Pokemon struggles, which would suggest a variable in the function. Obviously this is your channel and your series, so tell me to get lost if you want, but as a data-driven Pokemon nerd I think it would add an interesting insight into how each Pokemon performs versus your expectation/prior knowledge of the Pokemon.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I think growth rate needs to be factored in. Maybe available moves too? Email me if you want to work on it.

[@erik19borgnia]

You'll somehow have to make the Tierlist be able to hold more pokemon :P. Right now it can fit about 90 pokemon (filling all S to F tiers to the top) Nice video as always ♥

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yup. It will have to expand to fit everyone’

[@zacht8050]

Yo glad you are feeling better! Hope you are doing well!

[@adamh2900]

You're the best Pokémon solo runner on KZbin Scott, better than JRose

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Well, I've got a lot of respect for Jrose. I think I've still got a bit of a ways to go. I'm still working on my craft!

[@adamh2900]

@Scott's Thoughts I watch his videos when he uploads, but I like the way you take things a bit slower and go into more detail, JRose videos can feel like they're going too fast and you don't have time to process the information

[@catprincess7935]

4:37 i would disagree you are past viridian forest already, great video as always, the differences between yellow and r/b are so interesting to see with every pokemon

[@Tuerktok]

Lest Go Krabby !!! Scott you are amazing!

[@String.Epsilon]

Always surprises me when I learn about a move in one of your videos. Either I forgot or never heard of vicegrip somehow.

[@Tarkduckleduck]

Scott! I challenge you to recreate this challenge with a twist! I think you already know (Or maybe even already have done it in a stream), but Krabby doesn't need any aditional HM mule to beat the game, as it learns all necessary HMs The challenge is set then! You must complete the game with a Krabby exclussively using the HM moves it learns (You can choose to have a flier or not tho, I do not mind, and you can also choose if you want to use the last move slot or not) Whether you wanna do it or not, I'll enjoy the next video just as much. Keep up the good content!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I want to do a variation of this idea. Lickitung can also complete the game with the HMs. Also Mew. So I think I should race them and see which one is the best and which is the worst! (Of course I'd have to let Krabby evolve!)

[@Tarkduckleduck]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Haha! Well, I didn't know of lickitung. The more I know, it seems you are ahead of all of us with ideas lmao

[@johngleeman8347]

Dang, that claw shorn sprite is brutal. XD

[@Mr.Not.Perfect]

I recently rewatched an older video where you said you were looking forward to playing with Krabby. What a coincidence! Let's see of Crabhammer gets any use...

[@stephenramsey1249]

It is crazy no one has discovered the fastest Pokémon yet. I can't wait

[@Silvitewolf]

id love to see how much of an improvement kingler adds to him

[@mahnameisj]

Love the vids Scott! You keep improving with every release! You did an event Magikarp playthrough a while back right? Would you consider doing runs with other event mons? Maybe not all of them but at least the ones that would seem good for a video? Would love to see how event mons fair compared to their regular counterparts

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yup. Event mons are always on the table!

[@MrVelyx]

"The pentaverate must never be exposed" - The Members of the Pentaverate. Pretty much everyone of them

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I don't understand :(

[@MrVelyx]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon New Netflix show by Mike Meyesr. I can recommned it, if you like silly humour.

[@anlev11]

Krabby and Kingler are the best HM users of the game, since they learn both cut, strength and surf. The only other mons that can learn those three are Mew (which isn't obtainable) and Lickitung (which is very hard to obtain)

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Yup! They really are. If only you could get them a bit earlier.

[@c.m.9369]

Before watching: Since I once tried a „one pkm only challange“ (without any HM slaves, meaning I had to pick a pkm that could use all necessary HMs) with Krabby once I actually know that the beginning will be worse than one would think. The really low special and Krabby‘s reliance on Bubble and Watergun makes the regular trainers quite a slog. Normal attacks are actually a lot better with Krabby due to its insane attack stat. Later on, Krabby will really pick up speed when he can learn Swordsdance, which will boost attack even more and allow it to use the badge boost glitch. At that point the only problem will be the Ghost pokemon, since Krabby has no coverage except Water moves, which even late game won‘t be great. I think it will be upper middle tier. After watching: The fact that Krabby has absolutely no physical coverage really screws it over badly. You have to use Water attacks for the Ghosts and Rock types and although I remembered Krabby‘s special to be bad, I forgot HOW bad it was. I also failed to take into account how much of a problem low speed with low special and low HP can be. You just have to eat a lot of special damage that way, which makes it more tricky than I expected. And Agatha was a lot tougher than I thought, even though I saw the Ghost-problem coming. That‘s why Krabby did a lot worse than I thought. Lower mid-tier is still pretty good, but with that attack stat I thought it could keep up with some of the better first-stage pokemon.

[@TJF588]

"But I'm not out of the woods yet." You literally are, though. (Well, okay, it's a "forest", but I'm counting it!)

[@lyonnaismatt]

With love, Krabby got SO lucky this playthrough (your strategy for multiple gyms was "hope they don't attack me lol") that I think that that high placement flatters it a good amount

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

The gyms where I utilize this strategy aren’t very consist though. So it is a good bet to make with Krabby.

[@alexolijar7531]

I haven’t even started the video yet and these base stats are wild and I can’t wait to see body slam do stuff

[@kyubbiman2255]

Nice to see your channel start to pick up steam you've more than earned it

[@littlech4os331]

Hi Scott I’ve seen people mod their games so that gen 1 Pokémon have their newer movepool. Maybe for a future video idea you could run a Pokémon you have already done with its new moves and see how much better or worse it does in comparison to its gen 1 moveset! Great video as always!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I did that with Abra last year. I want to do more of it, just focusing on bringing this series to its conclusion first!

[@daveelliot7552]

With the graphics for koga seeing the venonats appear then venomoth made me think koga is moth man. Nata nata nata moth man! Maybe he’s a poor man’s Batman. 😂