Cubone Only - Pokemon Yellow - Only growl to start...

[@RoninCatholic]

Growl's name in Japanese would be more accurately translated as "cry". So the orphaned baby Pokemon will do nothing but cry, then struggle, _then_ learn to actually fight.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Very fitting

[@johnapple6646]

That is so perfect, it has to be intentional

[@theconnected7234]

That explains the Cubone Pokemon card having snivel instead of growl. There's 3 versions of Cry

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

And Water Gun because Cubone's tears. (Also partially unrelated but Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff knowing Water Gun and Thunder Wave due to Balloon physics.)

[@Sunaki1000]

And its sad, because its mother died so its Crying. Like the german Version of that Attack translates as Howling.

[@jordanmeadows4115]

Absolutely love the whole “can’t skip Agatha thatd be disrespectful” while avoiding Bruno like the plague hahaha

[@RivalryofWarlords]

"Finally a one hundred percent accurate ground type move!" Immediately gets a gen one miss.

[@chartabona]

8:35 Eevee is a mash-up of multiple mammals. It's like a cross between a dog, a cat, a rabbit, and a (fennec) fox. I think its species is deliberately vague so that it can have all those Eeveelutions.

[@goodmanwiseman303]

Good point. I thought it was just a fox.

[@evawhite1144]

That's the whole point. Eeve is just supposed to be a cute, fluffy mammal creature. Not a specific one in particular, just an adorable looking mammal so that almost everyone will love it. Don't know why some people fight over whether it's a dog or a cat, when it's clearly a mix of both.

[@llSuperSnivyll]

I always took it as a fox, which is why I can't like it in any way or form - it resembles a dog.

[@1stCallipostle]

​@@evawhite1144I'd say Dog as in domestic dog is the only thing it isn't. Rabbit, Cat, fox? Sure. And the evolutions all lean in one or two of those directions too. But the only one that's even a little canid is Jolteon, which is pretty thoroughly fox territory.

[@kirkisill]

I tried this a couple weeks ago without looking at Cubones starting moves and immediately NOPED out upon seeing the first battle. Mega excited to watch!

[@_Paul_N]

I love doing underused Pokémon/weird challenges all the time, but there comes a time when you have to evaluate something not being worth it lol. The pain and agony by far outweighs the bragging rights of the accomplishment 😅

[@zenitfan4life]

@@_Paul_N unrelated question: how do you have 42k subs without any content?

[@1stCallipostle]

​@@_Paul_N Anything that starts with only Astonish is truly the worst. At least growl weakens them, a solid majority of early game trainers are literally immune to astonish, so it's doing nothin' And yet, I've sat through that

[@Kmn483]

Eevee is a fennec fox. Especially noticeable by the large oval ears, sandy colors, and bushy tail.

[@WorkInProgressX]

The live pp- stat counters are one of the best ideas you’ve ever had. This layout is just too good

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

It will get better. ;)

[@zenitfan4life]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon this aged well!

[@ryandelannoy2198]

I love how you talked about not skipping Agatha but never even mentioned the hiker 😂🤣

[@SquishieBoo]

Why mention a mere hiker when talking about the Elite 3?

[@Penguindude1]

@@SquishieBoo No, it's still the Elite 4. Lorelei, Agatha, Lance, and Butt.

[@bfdirockythelugiastan]

@@Penguindude1Butt's the champion though, it's still the Elite 3. Seems like too little for an elite gauntlet if you ask me :/

[@Zek3nator]

It seems weird that somebody thought the Pokémon league was a good hiking spot.

[@bfdirockythelugiastan]

hikers are wild sometimes ig

[@lewiscarter5575]

For anyone wondering how Cubone hit the flying type Venomoth with dig, it's due to Cubones ability in gen 1.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks for clarifying

[@jesusinsua4089]

dont know if this is a joke or not but there are no abilities until gen 3, besides venomoth is a bug/poison type

[@serpentofares5635]

@@jesusinsua4089 Cubone is evidence that abilities were introduced in Gen 1. And it's obvious that Venomoth is not Bug/Poison. If you look at the website it will clearly state that it is Electric/Grass.

[@pokemontrainerharryghost]

@@jesusinsua4089 Don't worry... It's just a recurring joke on this channel.

[@johnapple6646]

@@jesusinsua4089 did you write this hoping someone would whoosh you?

[@ashclaw2306]

I am bone-chilled to see this ground breaking run

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

A perfect comment already!

[@remydirt3158]

Oh you 😆

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon electric types are awful in hoenn too There are A TON of ground types and no electrabuzz Ironically the only good encounter is chinchou and that's not until the 8th gym Worst yet alot of those coverage moves electric types get ARE NOT UNTIL THE POKEMON LEAGUE When you have to use Leer yes you heard it CORRECT LEER into explosion or Leer secret power as your go to strategy vs ground types That's how you know electric types are awful in hoenn

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon cubone does have a great moveset dig eq fireblast ice beam blizzard bubblebeam and body slam That being said the lack of speed really hurt it I don't think diglett will fare much better because it really doesn't take hits well But diglett does have slash earthquake n speed My prediction level 75 for diglett

[@_Majunior]

I never realized how "suggestive" Cubone's gen one sprite looks

[@TheLordVagrantWells]

Cubone feels the pp up jokes in his bones 😏

[@tordcountry]

I love the addition of adding Mewtwo. It's the perfect final battle for a solo run!

[@deadpool425fjf8]

Mandibuzz seeing it only learns Growl at the start be like "Food Glorious Food"

[@SquishieBoo]

Cubone is my FAV! Also... YES Do the Oak fight as a victory lap from now on! I wish they kept this fight in the game and its interesting to see how pokemon stack up to the true strongest trainer in the game.

[@loganberkheimer1857]

I can't believe how these videos NEVER get old. I'm fully invested, start to finish, with every single one

[@qweschuning]

💯

[@havuckofp]

Same

[@AelfricBlack]

Perfect mix of novelty and familiarity

[@KamikazeCommie501]

They're all exactly the same. Pick a pokemon without an attack, use struggle until it gets an attack, play normally. If you watched more than one, you need a hobby.

[@havuckofp]

@@KamikazeCommie501 I listen more than watch, but it's so nostalgic for me.

[@brandonj6874]

That intro animation of Cubone was top notch! Really cool idea.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

More of these coming ;) also some other cool illustrations

[@n64_kfp]

I can really tell the effort you're putting into your videos. They just keep getting better and better. Love the new addition at the end this time too!

[@akamesama]

Yeah, he really deserves a much larger following. Several of the larger runners (while still good) don't have half the production value. I just hope he isn't overworking himself.

[@_Majunior]

My favorite part is how he has a noticably larger amount of knowledge of yellow each time. Watching an early video vs one of these newer ones is crazy

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I’m not over working! Shawn’s helping with editing and I’m getting more help each week with various other projects!

[@n64_kfp]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon this makes me very happy. Absolutely love your content and I'm glad we can keep getting awesome new videos without having to worry about your mental and emotional well-being. I love watching the videos you and jrose put out, each with your own flavor and purpose.

[@j5cragg642]

My new rule is, when Scott drops a video I treat myself to a bath. Relaxation + entertainment = Happy life

[@ChanoCYBER9Avila]

The ultimate vs would be who's better between Mew and Mewtwo. The clone or the original.

[@MK-yg2np]

It‘s Mewtu, of course

[@CrescentLegend]

That not skipping an E4 member joke is one of the best the channel has ever seen. Took a moment to click but was perfect.

[@perkypenguin1663]

What do you call a group of Cubone? A Cubtwo!

[@djb1634]

Btw I love this time slot I get to listen to these while I’m working on cars and just makes fridays more enjoyable to me since I know I always have to work on Saturday.

[@Marcos.ribeiro94]

Whoever watched MDB's pokemon stadium playthrough wasn't surprised that cubone was able to win against mewtwo without much problems.

[@stevehuber1586]

I really did expect to see the hiker image come up and be like "what about me?" During the elite 4 fights

[@Redmage913]

The stats now follow badge boosts and status effects! Amazing work integrating that into the video.

[@machthemanic1841]

Scott, your are legitimately a real life pokemon battle researcher.

[@Scynide]

Really enjoyed the stinger at the end! Watching all the way through is the way to go.

[@bobnob4393]

10:25 that caught me by surprise! I was watching but I often fall asleep listening so you reading out stats is such a nice surprise. So considerate, really put a smile on my face, thanks

[@momoTAMAGOTCHI]

Having watched a video from a year ago compared to new ones, the presentation and interface now is perfect. The stats on screen is fantastic

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

There is actually an upgrade coming in 2-3 months!

[@thechosenbeastdoesgames956]

MY BABY BOY! Marowak was my favorite Pokémon until gen 5 came around. So Cubone has always had a special place in my heart. I’ve done solo runs with Cubone/Marowak in Fire Red and Heart Gold and they were absolute trials. Glad to see someone else likes Cubone more than Pikachu

[@Smileyrat]

I have finaly watched them all. Thanks for the videos Scott. You have kept me sane at work while listening to these.

[@evaguess2313]

That's one of my favorite Pokemon ever, it's so cute and with such a cool story.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

It is so cute!

[@bigkroner766]

Something poetic about a Pokémon wearing the skull of its dead mother literally having to “struggle” to fend for himself and grow

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

So true! I wish I wrote a line about that.

[@VicDoesRaiding]

"But I'll leave her in just because she's an elite four member it'd be kinda weird to omit one of them." Skips over Bruno, damn I guess we really don't talk about him. Also, I loved this run because Marowak is my favorite gen one pokemon.

[@psyxypher3881]

The fact that Cubone can learn Water Gun actually comes as a surprise to me.

[@positivea9111]

Because he’s wearing a skull

[@harveylane6744]

Glad I stuck around for the bloopers and got treated with a cheeky special feature at the end!

[@aaronwaters7358]

Loved the sketch out of the Pokemon in the beginning Scott!!! You should totally make this a permanent fixture in your videos that's an awesome reveal!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

It will be permanent. It’s fun sketching them on my iPad while watching TV with my fiancée! I’ve already got the next few videos all sketched out :)

[@mickgorro]

"Agatha [...] easy again" should have been paired with Bruno popping up saying "What about me?" and Cubone replying "Get outta here, hiker!" :)

[@UserOfTheZune]

I'm glad you left Agatha's fight in, it's important to see these last battles! Might throw off the whole video if we, for some reason, didn't get to see one of the Elite Four members! Great vid, always enjoy your runs!

[@Cyber_Cheese]

Thank you for including Agatha, i would have been really offended if you'd forgotten the second of those four endgame trainers

[@RaeArtemi]

Hey Scott, I've been wondering this for a while and with the dunking on Pikachu in this video it seems like an appropriate place to suggest it: if you take your pikachu through Master Ball Cup round 2 in Pokemon Stadium you can teach it surf and this is *technically* possible to do before you even fight the first rival (with the original, japanese only pokemon stadium), so I wonder how much better Pikachu could perform if you did a run where it started with Surf to deal with all of those pesky ground types. It could be an interesting and (hopefully) pretty quick challenge to take a look at, I think!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

This is a neat idea!

[@dakotashroom5401]

It was excitingly enjoyable to see you using the skull wearing pokémon to beat the game.

[@haunter5271]

I love how quick and to the point the intro is here.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Going to improve things even further in the future.

[@milkdud8993]

Maybes with ever increasing hope, followed by a matter of fact nope was sad and hilarious in equal measure. Thanks for another fun run.

[@avidantlion5673]

I know gen 3 isn't the focus of this channel, but Cubone has a lot more potential in FR/LG simply due to being able to hold Bone Club

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I’d love to try this little guy in FR/LG

[@avidantlion5673]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon I'd love to see it! Bone Club might be a pain to actually get in a speedrun (5% on wild cubone) but on a casual playthrough it could be okay. And at least he gets Brick Break and Rock Slide I guess?

[@grinbrothers]

Your numerous accuracy misses with Cubone had me thinking the poor creature had it's skull on backwards... much like with it's fight against Pikachu in the anime. It's also ironic that Cubone doesn't have Swords Dance as a set-up move given it's later Alolan form. Surprisingly poor results for Cubone here but at least it got to show off that it was strong enough to beat the toughest challenges of the game. The video was very entertaining with it's Sneak 100 joke (never knew of that nugget), the Slowbro conversation and seeing the commission rapping lass art return. Also, looking forward to that upcoming video featuring my favourite Ground type Pokémon (my very first Pokémon team included him).

[@arcuscotangens]

Trust me,having infinite PP is more of a curse than a blessing.

[@ameliamiller450]

Cubone has always been my absolute favorite pokemon. I'm so glad to see you doing a challenge with it. When I was a kid Cubone was the reason Whitney never gave me trouble in Gen 2.

[@Math.Bandit]

I realize this is a months-old video, but my theory is that the reason Cubone can learn Fire Blast is that it looks *suspiciously* like a Charmander whose tail has gone out that's wearing a skull of a dead Charizard.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I love this theory

[@thunderdan4058]

The sheer amount of information on the screen is just insane

[@mickgorro]

Slowbro: What about me? Cubone: All you do is spam withdraw!

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

Eevee is a fennec Fox. You’re welcome for the wholesomeness that is the fennec Fox species

[@charlessegale6493]

No matter how this run goes, we all know that Cubine is a tragic chad: yes, he is a sad boi, but he is a sad boi that can make the mighty MEWTWO quake in his boots!

[@se6369]

Aerodactyl learning fireblast makes a lot of sense. Just look at it. That absolutely look like some ancient fire-breathing monster

[@hansvantcg]

Thanks to this channel I now am never confident as to what is actually super effective against Venemoth as I don’t know if Scott is saying his move is super effective against its actual typing or it’s made up typing. Love the content man! Inspiring me to start up my own channel

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks for sharing

[@BloodfelX]

Probably been mentioned already, but the reason Cubone can learn Fire Blast is because the animation (大) and the Japanese name is Daimonji, a bonfire lit during a Japanese festival where in folklore the spirits of the dead are said to return and visit - particularly deceased family members... so Cubone is using the fire in honour/remembrance of its deceased mother. :( As to why Aerodactyl can learn it... er... I guess because it is of a species that should be extinct... so it is like a spirit that is returning to the world...? ...Yeah, that one is a lot more of a stretch.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Omg this is so cool!

[@kamikiku]

The (w)rapping lass artwork is a great addition. 10/10

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Sarina did such a good job on it!

[@Ars-Nova258]

It feels almost like poetic irony that Cubone facing a Jolteon at the very end of Yellow Version is technically impossible considering how free that matchup sounds. Also I agree that Cubone is cuter than Pikachu, more interesting as well. EDIT: 26:50 Is just gold. Way to subtly dunk on Bruno.

[@SethTheSouthernWeirdo]

With Blaine, I think that you had more unfavorable damage ranges, so a higher level may have actually made it harder. I may be wrong, but that's my theory. Also, I love how you don't even acknowledge Bruno now. Poor Bruno. 🤣

[@FernandoRafaelNogueiraReis]

We don't talk about Bruno!

[@SethTheSouthernWeirdo]

@@FernandoRafaelNogueiraReis You mention it like Bruno is Fight Club(this joke may be obscure, I am so sorry).

[@FernandoRafaelNogueiraReis]

@@SethTheSouthernWeirdo Rule #1!

[@Galvis76]

I’m really loving your Yellow series Scott! Would love to see seel at some point. Dewgong is one of my favourites from gen 1 but it’s so forgotten 🦭

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Seel is being edited atm

[@Galvis76]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon amazing!!!

[@havuckofp]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon nice

[@chrisdaignault9845]

Loving your vids. Small nitpick, the crit chance in Gen 1 is half the pokemon's base speed, rounded down, divided by 256. That's very similar to - but not quite as simple as - dividing the base speed by 512, due to the rounding, which matters if the base speed is an odd number. Here, Cubone's crit chance is 6.64%, not 6.84%. This is based on the calculation from Bulbapedia where the Floor function is shown when determining the crit threshold value.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing the nitpick! I’ll update my formula

[@acumenium8157]

I've been really wanting to do a Cubone or Marowak run as a serious speedrun type but I saw that they get the shaft in Yellow. A shame, because their stats and movepool would essentially let them buzzsaw the whole game... in Red/Blue. Not Yellow, though. Awesome run! Really happy to see more Yellow runners, it's such a great game and the free Pokemon like Charmander and Squirtle let you skip capturing HM subs.

[@mharr]

Oak fight was cool, I'd love to see more. Be chill, relax. Deep breaths.

[@christopherballero866]

Very mean to release a Gen 1 Cubone run right before Mother's Day

[@red-eyessolares1817]

If only Cubone could’ve gotten Swords Dance like in other gens. I also hope you can redo Sandshrew’s run cause it can learn Swords Dance which could help make it do a lot better than Cubone IMO.

[@PhilipMurphyExtra]

Great Pokémon video, Thanks for the good Friday Scott's Thoughts.

[@darkhydrat9096]

So how many mommy issues jokes can we expect? It's bound to happen eventually

[@bvd_vlvd]

Thanks for telling speed for us listeners. I'm grinding in my nuzlocke so I don't get to see everything unfortunately. That reminds me, I hope you do another nuzlocke soon!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Me too. I’m putting everything in place for another Nuzlocke, but it’s going slower than I wanted (originally wanted a January release.)

[@briansalinetro1981]

Best KZbinr out right now! Thank you for all the content you make! TeamKrabby

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks for the compliment! Glad my work is paying off and making the viewing experience awesome.

[@MatthewJemilo]

Found you two-ish weeks ago and now I'm all caught up now! Also, please accept my offering oh algorithm gods

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Glad you’ve caught up! Hopefully it was a fun ride getting here.

[@dragonknight1560]

Oh yea, I'm curious why Game Freak felt removing the Oak secret boss fight? It would have been cool to fight the professor you've been helping and a decent prize if you catch all 150 Pokemon (we all know getting Mew without a glitch) other than a screenshot diploma. That would have remain for all other future Pokemon games too!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I agree. I think it would have been so awesome.

[@dragonknight1560]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Would be a better reward than just "Hey, you collected all of these hard Pokemon, here's this screenshot". I wonder why the Professor Oak battle was removed? Feels wrong

[@vincentkrych2158]

Cubone is my all time favorite. Awesome to see!

[@retroeyjoey1179]

Scott I think you should do a run with your 6 favorite pokemon in yellow. I saw SmallAnt do it a while back and it was super wholesome.

[@kalkkar]

Cubone is one of my personal favorites just popping in to say this and glad to see in a video

[@D-U-K]

Another week, another scott's thoughts! I love these weekly videos man. I hope you have had a good week! 🙂 Cant wait to see how cubone does!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks! You too!

[@LivinLoudwithAndy]

34k subs ! Remember when you had 800 not long ago man Content is really getting better bro Keep it up

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks! I will

[@LivinLoudwithAndy]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon 🔥

[@jackruby6696]

Scott uploaded. Today is instantly better

[@GeoGeoCatfish]

Cubone's always been my favorite Really enjoyable vid style; I like Paraspectre too

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks George, glad you enjoyed :)

[@michaelabrown7226]

Good to see you going strong buddy keep it up i remember your early videos I was in one of the early ones about a year ago

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Hey Michaela, I remember you! Glad to see you in the comments again. :)

[@Spudmay]

Been main lining these videos. I'd LOVE to see a gen 1 Rhydon play through

[@BarocaS2]

Really well edited. Great content. Will definitely watch more

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed. See you in the comments of another video ;)

[@BarocaS2]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon i forgot to subscribe, ill do that now :D

[@houraisheperd9721]

Always love the Bruno mockery.

[@Zorgdub]

The (w)rapping lass's illustration was awesome!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Sarina is the best!

[@Rat2rrj]

Love your vids dude, laughed at “the colon oh pokémon”

[@rowleyj31]

I have always loved adding Cubone to my teams growing up playing Yellow and Red. Recently been thinking about trying a solo run with Cubone/Marowak. This video has been great in figuring out my strategy....first gotta finish my Haunter solo run first 😁

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Haunter in Red or Yellow? That would probably be really fun in red and tough in Yellow.

[@rowleyj31]

@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Blue actually. Playing the OG game with no game shark so had to figure out the quickest way to get a Gastly and then get it trained up for Surge.

[@whateverdante]

Day 4 of talking about the Growlithe run! I believe it will be very painful… It only starts with Bite and roar, while a 60bp physical attack might seem good, and a fire type could surely blast through the bug catchers for more xp, it only gets ember at level 18! 18! Brock will be PAINFUL, it’s special isn’t good either, base 50. It will need to rely on it’s physical non-stab moves, that aren’t that many… Oh well.

[@Heldstar]

Cubone is my absolute favorite pokemon of all time... so I'm really excited to see this!

[@hhjan594]

Eevee is made to resemble a chimera of cat/dog/fox/rabbit-like small cute tetrapod animal with a generic design. This is for the purpose that it needs to resemble something that can evolve into multiple different things and keep the possibility for future new evolutions. Well, you asked for the comments.

[@ConservativeSatanist666]

I'm enjoying these runs. You have actually inspired me to try a "Nuzzlock". Problem is I'm already having to resist soo many glitches and ration my tm and money. These challenges aren't so bad.. but not letting my pokemon evolve over and over just kills me inside. I'm doing a run with Mankey. Other than letting it evolve everything else is Nuzzlock. I'm up to Koga and this thing is a monster 👹 lol

[@Medabee8]

9:11 - Since Weedle is also part bug, it actually deals neutral damage 😉

[@bradlauk1419]

Wow! Amazing! The only thing I can say about Cubone's time is "Denis!"

[@eightteentwo]

Now that the (w)rapping lass has her own miniboss artwork, I wonder what the selfdestructing hiker would look like.

[@psyxypher3881]

Gotta praise Strike Extreme again. Since it was a difficulty hack of Pokemon Yellow, it gave Pikachu Raichu's base stats.

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

The Cubone Line is... Kind of a Trap in Gen 1. Despite being so iconic, the Sandshrew Line is just straight up better (Cubone does learns Fire Blast, but realistically, it will never use it). In Yellow, sadly, the best use of a Cubone is a free Machamp. It's probably one of my favorite Gen 1, so it truly hurts me to say that.

[@iantaakalla8180]

And it’s not like it can any good traits until Gen 7 and that is more of a regional Pokémon than an improvement on the Kantonian Cubone line.

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

@@iantaakalla8180 They obtain the Thick Club in Gen 2 though. It doesn't make them top tier, but it is pretty great

[@firelifeblizzard8782]

The elite 4: Lorelie, Agatha, Lance, and the champion

[@erik19borgnia]

Look at this thing! It's adorable, and it only knows Growl! Hell yeah, this is going to be a fun time together :)

[@Yr-Anghenfil]

Noctowls for the Blood god. Dennis for the Skull Throne.

[@matthewk320]

i love how you keep improving the info in the screen.

[@cuneyta.3371]

I love to see every Friday your newest upload - The best weekend start ever

[@simonb4588]

Actually said outloud "f**k off he learns ice beam!" during the talk about cubone's moveset, thats crazy!