Sinnoh's Biggest Problems (and How to Fix Them)

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The problems I have with the original Sinnoh games, and how Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends Arceus can avoid them.
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[@MandJTV]

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[@teleotter2833]

Can this be in Pokémon talk

[@bvc5320]

Spirtomb. Even more difficult to get then Munchlax if you don't have a fan.

[@t3chkitty]

Got one yesterday! It's so cute! 💙💛

[@hellkaiser1366]

Am I the only one who whants a new eevee evolucion?..yeah yeah?ok TwT

[@marenrjensen]

i would like to but i have already bought 15

[@bhindhum3147]

I was surprised with the fact that barry is so impatient for everything but he is so patient and lucky to get a munchlax

[@Alice_Kavanagh]

And a hearacross

[@metallicmadman7182]

How Do Heracrosses Live in Trees?

[@Alice_Kavanagh]

@@metallicmadman7182 yes

[@milanmonson3471]

I don't think he was that patient,instead he might have used some action replay because think of speedruners getting to see barry's munchlax in less than four hours

[@yuffie25]

Clearly, he just puts the honey in his hair, and the Pokémon followed him.

[@ejoty_6128]

I love the fact that they fixed none of this

[@Osama_Rashid]

They fixed the Hm's though.

[@ejoty_6128]

@@Osama_Rashid true. but that doesnt work in the comments humor soooooooooooooooooooooo

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

They made some Honey Tree Pokemon and some Platinum Dex Pokemon available in the Grand Underground

[@Evan_doodlearts]

*insert tiny violin music*

[@PokerPlayerJames]

@@fadhilmulyono9230 but you can't evolve some of them until post game, making them pointless.

[@a_bread_of_loaf1278]

When Mikey mentioned that it takes 5 HMs to reach the Pokemon League in Diamond and Pearl... I remembered the pain I felt when I managed to exit Victory Road only to find out that I had to climb a waterfall... and I didn't have any Pokemon, at the time, that could learn the HM... Dang it

[@amberknight7301]

You must have been using a Rhydon or something for Surf because there are few and in between Pokemon that can learn Surf, but not Waterfall.

[@100notkirapreston6]

@@amberknight7301 do you need cut for the vic road

[@nicholetheotter1957]

@@100notkirapreston6 No, it’s Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, Rock Climb and Waterfall.

[@Jzphh]

@@amberknight7301 isn't there a section inside victory road that requires waterfall anyway?

[@TinkBellQ]

Then how did you get there

[@aidanredding8058]

Let's see how many of these problems they fixed Pokedex-Sort of, they let you get some Platinum Pokemon, and even some that weren't in Platinum, but not all of them Glaceon's Evolution Location-No, but it doesn't matter since you can't get Eevee until post game Riolu's Availability-No Munchlax's Availability--Yes Game Speed-Yes Luxray's Moveset-No Modern Mechanics-Sort of, TMs break again but you get multiple of them, HMs are gone, and the EXP Share is always on Battle Frontier-No

[@DarkEclipse23]

What the hell are you talking about. Riley still gives you a riolu egg.

[@aidanredding8058]

@@DarkEclipse23 His problem was that it's obtained too late, and it still is.

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

Actually Luxray just copied its level up learnset from Sw/Sh

[@kellyedwards421]

You've made me realize, I didn't want a D&P remake. I wanted a Platinum remake

[@mrkat1999]

Me too because I want to get the diamond game but I want a lot of the Pokémon exclusive to pearl

[@theLadyofSpoons]

dude i don’t care at this point. platinum would be a better remake, but either one is fine, i just want to play the games i grew up on when i actually know what i’m doing

[@apalletspallet8131]

I wanted a Silver and Gold remake smh

[@cristiano7541]

Pokémon D/P are as bad (or worst) as XY (and those for me were the worst pokémon game) Both are easy* But D/P has Almost no pokémon (they are legendary or evolutions of old pokémon, thats the dex) 5 fire types, and few good electric types luxray sucks (use jolteon is faster, hits harder and its movepool is better and can actually use special electric moves) *Who is Cynthia? When you sweep her in pokémon Diamond, Platinum, Black, Black 2 with your favorite pokémon whitch SUCKS (not in those gens but nowadays is HORRIBLE)

[@RadenWA]

Like how we needed Emerald remake

[@kerimeminovic2179]

Michael: "theres only a 1% chance to get a munchlax" Me happy theres a 50% chance to get a munchlax

[@scarfedblade]

Underrated Comment

[@kimomani2506]

@@scarfedblade Very much so

[@elicenyne]

@A Minecraft addict outstandings

[@priyanshudwibedy]

Well if it's Cynthia then even if it's 1% it's 100%.

[@aidanredding8058]

Sorry that's only for move accuracy. Here's how encounters work Most common thing in the area-80% Pokemon you're looking for-1% Everything else in the area-19%

[@michielschrauwen]

I think there are 5 things BDSP needs to make the game worth playing if you already have Platinum (in my opinion): 1. Platinum Sinnoh dex 2. Modern conveniences (Non breakable TM's, no HM's etc.) 3. Make Pokemon like Munchlax and Ice types accessible easier and earlier 4. A way to rematch the gym leaders and Pokemon league with improved teams 5. Platinum Battle Frontier

[@omarmendez0402]

Final Product: 1. Original Diamond and Pearl dex (but with Platinum dex Pokémon found in the underground). 2. TMs are breakable, no HMs and fairy type. 3. Munchlax and some ice types are found in the underground easily after the 2nd gym. 4. Rematch against Gym Leaders, Elite 4 & Champion with their Platinum teams. 5. No Platinum Battle Frontier 🥺, just Battle Tower.

[@patrickzalatoris3206]

1. unfortunately no 2. half and half, no need for hms, and tms are kinda one time uses, but you get multiple copies of tms 3. grand undeground helps you catch pokemon easier 4. those are post games, and they do get much better teams after you beat them the first time, even the first elite 4 challenge is insane 5. oh of course we wouldnt get a battle frontier

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

@@patrickzalatoris3206 almost every major boss battle have competitive builds (held items, moveset coverage, abilities, fixed natures, max EVs and perfect IVs)

[@nerdyfalco408]

You're talking about Renegade Platinum

[@pushkalvashist3637]

Michael: Munchlax has a 1% encounter rate Me: If it’s not a 100% accurate it’s 50% accurate

[@Komodo...]

Lol, but if it is lower than 50% it is 1%. That is the second half.

[@osmosisjones6734]

@@Komodo... it’s a joke💀

[@Komodo...]

@@osmosisjones6734 yeah I know

[@robertlupa8273]

@@Komodo... Or 0&.

[@danielsutter3051]

the biggest brain ever

[@theoaremevano3227]

BDSP: "Nosepass is a rock type, so it evolves with a Rock Stone." Player: "So.......... a rock?" "No it has to be a Rock Stone."

[@xdragonxmasterx6790]

Lmao Isn’t probopass rock/steel? make it a trade evo with metal coat or just have it hold a metal coat while level up, maybe make it learn a steel type move,ancient power, or magnet rise and level up like they did some other sinnoh evos.

[@user-qs1pe4ng3w]

I'm fine with the 'level up with metal coat' thing but is should definitely not be a trade evolve.

[@Garbgaming]

HAHA

[@leetfukk]

I would be perfectly ok with them making a Rock Stone, and I wouldn't put it past Game Freak to do something trolly like that. Also Bob Marley's son has a song called Rock Stone and it's a great song

[@m2pt5]

Maybe a lodestone, to go with the whole "magnet" thing they have going on?

[@nurm2466]

If Mindy still trades a haunter with an everstone we riot

[@cdoggo3352]

Yeah lmao

[@literalfandomtrashnoseriou1992]

Agreed.

[@KLenjoyerofwomen]

Y e s

[@WitherofEarth]

idk... to me that just felt like a harmless prank by the developers. unpopular opinion i know, but i honestly just enjoyed that trade. it was pretty damn funny to me

[@ScaramoucheValley]

>:[

[@pikasup1696]

Michael: mentions percentage Comment section: TIME TO ROUND IT TO FIFTY

[@Thaumius]

diamond and pearl also had a really slow walking, biking and surfing speed. also the poketch lacked a go back button like there was in platinum.

[@MariOmor1]

That'll most probably be fixed in the remakes

[@46.ri9]

@@MariOmor1 hah

[@MariOmor1]

@@46.ri9 it did

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

@@MariOmor1 No back button

[@MariOmor1]

@@InhabitantOfOddworld I was talking about the game speed fixed

[@birchboom1888]

Fix: Make Mindy pay for what she’s done.

[@rosanirodrigues557]

Make her give us the Everstone independently from the hunter

[@dolphinpower1107]

Justice for Gengar

[@mcpugh]

I never played the original, what did she do?

[@Qyubij]

@@mcpugh she stole a gengar

[@satglobal4284]

She trade you a haunter that hold everstone

[@gouravsaria6624]

"you cannot walk three feet in sinnoh without getting your socks wet" Hoenn be like: first time??

[@terrtelman6887]

Unova ah sh** here we go again

[@hydraulicwendigo8244]

Hoenn: surf intensifies

[@KookyVT]

7.8/10 too much water

[@Rrblxandggroup]

7.8 rating

[@saltypickles7219]

@Victoria Ortiz wait you can do that

[@ColdEmperor]

Pre watching video: The only flaws gen 4 had was the severe lack of fire types and the disgustingly slow speed during battle. Aside issues of the time like HM’s the games will be rock solid if they fix those 2 issues and include the distortion world. I’ll be curious to see what your personal gripes are. Post watching video: Did not see that coming. I had no idea the dex was this badly balanced. I’ll have to agree with you here. Yeah...... the late evolution bullshit has to GO! Bisharp is my all time favorite Pokémon. I used a Pawniard for so long wondering when the hell this thing would evolve. When I found out it’s 52.... I lost it. That is ridiculous. No Pokémon should fully evolve beyond 40 unless it’s a pseudo legendary and even than it should be no later than 45. Trade evolutions can go to hell too. The stone and location evolutions, I agree with you there. Yup, no argument here. Fix the slowness and give better electric move to the Sinnoh Electric type people actually want to use. No shade to Luxray but I prefer Electrivire. Problem is it’s a dirty trade evolution so Luxray it is. This is one of the best videos you’ve ever made. Easily top 3. It doesn’t contain the usual hiccups majority of your vids contain that I’m sure the comment section reminds you of 10,000 fold. It makes sense, well edited, and with good explanations. Well done dude.

[@cristiano7541]

Maybe you can get Lucky and sweep Cynthia with your favorite pokémon (apparently bisharp, cool mon) like Mine did (come on Mine is a legendary that is literally Cynthia's weakness in Gen4, Latios: T-bolt, aura sphere/ HP fighting, dragon pulse, psychic this moveset can counter all of Cynthia's team except spiritomb)

[@ArtsyMagic239]

I also hated the horrible amount of grinding in the older gens, the new exp. all should never be removed!

[@samjohnson1992]

@@ArtsyMagic239 that’s one thing many fans dislike

[@Username-mc2xb]

Pokémon platinum definitely made Diamond and Pearl WAAAYY better yet y’all seem to forget and praise DP instead

[@AmberAmour]

@@Username-mc2xb Who is y’all? Don’t most people praise Platinum, and think Diamond and Pearl are awful?

[@zingzapgaming1294]

17:54 “Heck they could give Zing Zap to more Pokemon and I’d be fine with that! Me: Zing yeah!

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

Nope, they decided to reuse the Sword/Shield level up learnsets for all Pokemon that are available in both Sw/Sh and BDSP (including Luxray)

[@krukus9]

"In swsh they removed location-based evolution" Yamask: Am I a joke to you?

[@veenakiran4316]

He said except a few

[@KisuMocha]

I think it’s obvious that he meant location based evolutions from previous gens as you would have no means by which to obtain those evolutions in future gens and other games. Yamask has an obtainable location based evolution within sw/sh so thats not an issue.

[@TheStormRX]

Yanmask: Am I a joke to you? Me: I don't even know who you are

[@supersonic4able]

Yes, yes you are...

[@at-bazelgeuse]

evolving yamask in swsh can burn in hell

[@russellperry7701]

Nosepass could evolve by level up while holding a magnet.

[@dracophoenixttv]

That make more sense or trade it

[@user-iu5jt6oo6l]

Brilliant Idea!!!

[@Tony_AM009]

A Metal Coat could also work.

[@noahfore4643]

I’m ngl I had a stroke trying to read that until I realized it was supposed to be while

[@russellperry7701]

@@noahfore4643 damn autocorrect. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@WeissM89]

Luxray was my favourite Pokémon of my Diamond team. I always treated him like he was my real starter. Poor moveset, too slow. They need more love. 4 out of 21 trees = 19%, with a 1% chance = 0.19% of finding Munchlax on average. Finding Feebas, on average, has a chance of 0.38%. That's insane. This must be one of the rarest Pokémon to date.

[@theDiamondLucie]

Glaceon is literally my FAVORITE Pokémon above every other Pokémon. I used her on my team in Alola and was the only Pokémon I had leveled 100 by the time I stopped playing that game haha

[@romajimamulo]

"Sword and Shield got rid of location based evolutions" ... Then what is with Runigrigus?

[@shardtheduraludon]

That’s not a location based evolution, that’s a drug based evolution. Seriously, how did a sober man decide to do that.

[@robertlupa8273]

- Did you remove all the location based evolutions? - Yes. - What did it cost? - An even worse one.

[@glitchyunknown5259]

I used that thing during my freaking playthrough. Evolving the Yamask was a pain...

[@luisadolfothewolf7042]

@@shardtheduraludon I think it has to do with Runerigus' inspiration and "lore", but don't remember explainations I've heard before Who else thinks would be a better idea if on future games, Galarian Yamask just evolves with a damn Dusk Stone? (or even reaching level 49 would be a better idea)

[@deinonychus1948]

@@glitchyunknown5259 yeah but I actually like Runigrigus... that is totally not because I got a Shiny Cofagrigus from a Wonder Trade and have loved the Pokemon ever since!

[@doctorxtn9225]

Either barry got extremely lucky, or was gifted his snorlax, cause I highly doubt he was so patient to wait for one

[@platina1502]

I headcanon that Barry got his as an egg from Cynthia the way Lucas/Dawn got their Togepie ^^

[@Verity511]

Dude he just thudded a tree and everything fell out.

[@frankzhang866]

@@platina1502 mate I was just about to comment that.

[@groudon3524]

Maybe he is so impatient because he used all his patience to get that munchlax. Edit: for typo

[@yumekojabami1326]

He would just wait 1 second and then run.

[@alexanderelderhorst2107]

I think it would be cool if Riley shows up earlier in the game and sees you are a talented trainer so he decides to give you an egg, similar to how Cynthia did that when you took down the galactic base. Then in the iron island he recognizes you and has 3 different dialog options. He either says "hasn't hatched yet? Don't worry it should hatch soon", or "I see it hatched into a Riolu, Congratulations! I knew giving you the egg was a good idea." and on that second option there's a chance to have him say "and it even evolved, you're an excellent trainer!" It would be a good reference to how if you evolve your starter before talking to Rowan, he'll acknowledge that you trained in the grass on the first route for hours, as secret dialog.

[@PoseidonGaming197]

The point you made about Glaceon really hits home for me. Never used to be one of my favourite Eeveelutions, but in Drayano's rom hack of Heart Gold and Soul Silver (Sacred Gold and Storm Silver), the Bell Tower man gives you the item you need to evolve Eevee into whichever evolution you want (the stones for the OG trio, and new evolution items for Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon and Glaceon). Since I already had Electric and Water types on my team (Jolteon and Vaporeon being two of my favourite and most used Eeveelutions), and having used Espeon a lot in previous playthroughs, I went with Glaceon, since I wanted another Pokemon to use in the first gym, and my god I was pleasantly surprised. Glaceon and a lot of the other Eeveelutions were seriously buffed in these Rom Hacks, but even then, it became one of my favourite evolutions for Eevee. Long story short, I want them to keep Glaceons SwSh evolution method (Ice Stone) because I wanna be able to use one early on (here's hoping that the Ice Stone could be found earlier than Snowpoint).

[@APN8000]

Mikey: "I'm sorry Arcoos" Me: "He did it he said the thing."

[@ScaramoucheValley]

Yeaa

[@dashfire109gaming5]

air horns

[@facesoffearbrewing1229]

Ah your comment is so undderrated. ^~^ Greeting from the sewer, Iraq.

[@Portersona69420]

HAIL YA!

[@human-zz9he]

Nice persona 5 pfp

[@KisuMocha]

Flint’s team actually makes sense though: Drifblim is a hot air balloon that needs fire for fuel, Steelix is made of steel which is forged using fire, & Lopunny is freaking hot.

[@brentrobinson3275]

Hahahahshah

[@Agent719]

I mean, that's certainly the logic used. Doesn't chang that he's the 'Fire-Type" Elite Four member with only two Pokemon of that type.

[@thetruegavinator]

A for effort

[@silver7504]

Damn why the hell did flint used a starter tho..wtf

[@It-is-a-Smash-Hit]

the only reason why he doesn’t have gardevoir is because ralts is post game and that would be kinda unfair

[@michaelcassidy9552]

Anyone else think this guy seems like a pretty genuine guy? Like I don’t think he would be a jerk in person. He seems more like the guy who would be awkward unless he’s in the right situation and I honestly respect that. Can’t let a little fame change who you are and make you think you’re better than others. Thanks for the awesome content man. #subscribedwatcher

[@Almighty_S]

U still subbed ?

[@46.ri9]

@@Almighty_S why would they unsub

[@Almighty_S]

@@46.ri9 Bc he had one comment and didn’t answer to this so

[@SecondChances875]

@@Almighty_Smaybe Mikey wrote the comment

[@J10KDDR]

Unpopular opinion: make Cynthia even harder in the next platinum remake just to earn the first Pokémon rage quit since ultra necrozma

[@cristiano7541]

Sorry but fairies exist

[@zzeroara9511]

fairy types exist now and they give you togekiss pretty early on.

[@jacobaltredes7384]

Make Roserade stronger for Cynthia to fight fairies :3

[@sir.zermaroon3894]

Why is everyone complaining about Garchomp being a joke now....when the ice type literallyis 4x effective. I understand it for Spirirtomb, but Garchomp? Just give the thing Poison Jab or something and your fairies are dealt with easily

[@gekkouga2828]

@@sir.zermaroon3894 yeah

[@resxperation3012]

Nosepass evolution stone: *ROCK*

[@MrLurchMedia]

Hard Stone, naturally.

[@ThatOneWeirdFlex]

Magnetism is naturally found so the evolution method wouldn't have to change

[@eknowles402]

In order to evolve nosepass just throw a rock at it.

[@robertlupa8273]

rocc

[@great_icosahedron]

I thought stone stone

[@andrewg.3281]

They need to have a "distortion episode" with giratina like the delta episode in ORAS. If they have that and the platinum battle frontier, these could be one of the best pokémon games.

[@nicoo1784]

Yeah, maybe get your hopes up for DLC.

[@sonic1064]

It's a good Idea, I hope they do so

[@gabrieled.r427]

Yeah maybe. But without the new pokemons introduce in the generations after gen 4 the general appeal of the games will fall heavily for the general pubblics. Only nostalgics would want to by them for more than 60$.

[@phil2160]

I don't think there'll be the Battle Frontier though

[@slevinchannel7589]

Its so immensely easy to think up an amazing story and fix all problems games may have - Fangames and even Fanfictions prove that. Heck, i can think up a better and more interesting plot than what Sword and Shield had in 5 seconds! Lets hope those new games are way better than they look.

[@ayayashamwow2021]

BDSP is one letter off a certain thing because everyone who played Gen 4 and still plays Pokemon is clearly into it. Slow moving, insane difficulty with seemingly random team compositions, Bibarel existing, and pretty much anything to do with encounter rates.

[@morganstatham219]

What's the certain thing called?

[@sonictennyson2201]

@@morganstatham219 Blue Diamond Silver Moon

[@ZephyrZelda528]

@@sonictennyson2201 good save

[@Stitches000]

ptsd

[@wasumoto457]

😂 I mean….. your not wrong Bronzor Drapion Sneasel Munchlax can be pretty crazy depending on where you look 😂😂

[@charlessugg6102]

Agreed on all your points especially the Glaceon point. We all want to play with our favorite Pokémon fairly early in our first play throughs. With Alpha Sapphire, I could get an Aron after I get the second gym badge. I don’t care if he’s not competitively viable, I just want to gain access to an Aggron fairly early in my play throughs.

[@DarkEclipse23]

Honestly with pokemom home you can do just that. I started my sword playthrough with my Galar and kanto starters off as well some choice dragon types.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I agree that location based evolutions would be a mistake, let's make it fair for all Eeveelutions

[@megagamerninja3498]

Nice mustache btw

[@chipchipchip496]

I agree. Glace on is my favorite Pokemon of all time, but it's so hecking hard to get until swsh

[@starshot2476]

besides, changing it back would be disorenting.

[@triggeredcat120]

And I’m still waiting for a Poison Type Eeveelution...

[@zoazede2098]

@@triggeredcat120 I'm waiting for a ghost type eeveelution...

[@Irma_Inahd]

Legendary and Mythical: We're the rarest Munchlax: *PATHETIC...*

[@RB-gt6dc]

Go to memega and post that comment

[@Irma_Inahd]

@@newera6954 who give you permission to beg for subs in my replies?

[@harlem3195]

Ah yes, my favourite pokemon MunClax

[@munchlax6577]

Here I am

[@whipple1796]

ShakeyBoyzs nobody did but he dosent gaf lol

[@rhealastname266]

WE. NEED. BATTLE. FRONTIER. Edit: As a Glaceon fan. Thanks for the love! Also, why doesn't Luxray have Volt Tackle?

[@cristiano7541]

Pikachu exclusive move (idt that any other pokémon can learn that move) Thats sad because jolteon is the best electric type avaiable (really fast, hits hard, better movepool, can use special electric moves) Thats sad

[@Kyara7]

If they call these games faithful and remove the battle frontier I'm officially quitting modern Pokemon

[@RepublicofLogan]

I want them to get rid of the Legendaries

[@carltonleboss]

Because Pikachu is special

[@Kyara7]

@@reubensalter8125 You cared enough to reply, apparently

[@uchie3602]

You also forgot about Feebas and their random water tile nonsense, I would like if their was a way to at least tell us or give a clue to which water tile it can spawn on. Besides that solid points.

[@terralocke714]

If BDSP can trade with SWSH then I’m gonna make Heliolisk an invasive species in sinnoh

[@ToSP.]

Hahahahaha lol

[@DragonTamerWes]

I hope we get to complete the stories of meeting Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus without waiting to receive items through Mystery Gift codes.

[@naturalharmoniagropius4486]

They stopped doing it since Gen 6 Volcanion

[@heroofthewinds7765]

Doubt it but if they do include those that would be awesome

[@hyruleluke]

@@heroofthewinds7765 the lady from platinum that gives you the flower to transform Shaymin was in the trailer. She was not in diamond or pearl so it's likely we will get the event Pokémon. Even if it's *expansion pass*

[@heroofthewinds7765]

@@hyruleluke better than not being able to experience the events at all

[@peenbeam1636]

They just need to bring back the void glitch, easy

[@knowhatnot347]

Mikey: “If someone wants to use glaceon on a playthrough team the should be able to do so.” FINALLY someone understands me! (My favorite eeveelitions are a tie between glaceon and sylveon)

[@elect3422]

Pick glaceon. Sylveon is overrated

[@ashash1069]

@@elect3422 yup

[@valithesphealdude183]

@@elect3422 agreed,i hate that trans wannabe

[@jeffreygao3956]

Glaceon is the most enthusiastic t join the Eeveelution Bros.

[@andykegs5584]

Imma be honest that ‘faithful reimagining’ line scares me because I’m not as hopeful as you but I really hope I am wrong!

[@Killua4100]

Another thing, I hope that game difficulty remains the same. The battle with Cynthia is too iconic to be simplified

[@gamesmasher1489]

Hate to break it to you, but with the addition of new moves, abilities, items, and the Fairy type, they could keep all her Pokemon the same and at the same levels and it would still be easier

[@cristiano7541]

Fairy type exists dude

[@rugs777]

Not gonna happen, the fairy type exists

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

Garchomp is 4x weak to ice, weavile does the job in any game

[@lokekennee8850]

Kids these days are gonna cry, I think they are the priority.

[@munchlax6577]

Hey man, if the Honey is bad I ain’t appearing. Remake or not.

[@SophiaAstatine]

Honey is neigh impossible to spoil, so you're good.

[@mr.redguard6702]

How the fudge did one of your brethren end with Barry , he is the most impatient character I have ever seen

[@frankspick7544]

@@mr.redguard6702 simple barry had some really fucking good honey

[@charlottexroyalty7819]

i love you be my pet

[@davidshillaker7578]

I appreciate your honesty Munchlax

[@delfox2.057]

I remembered the time I first play Pokémon: in X, and by the time Korrina gave me one, I already had one from that Rhyhorn racing route aside from Santalune City.

[@andruberriosbuzura7835]

I'm watching this again to remember how hopeful we were lom

[@stampergoeroe1384]

the fact that Professor Rowan send out a Munchlax when your gameplay starts

[@DylD20]

Just for the flex

[@coolcookie4269]

Like Barry: INCREDIBLY lucky

[@yeet3396]

why everyone got to have a munchlax but me

[@greythewanderer6301]

Can’t believe you forgot everyone’s favorite evolution Stone: The Hard Stone

[@perrywakeman4087]

Hurrd ston

[@zaidhernandez4601]

Yes

[@Deoxys911]

Pretty sure that's the stone Brock evolves with every time he sees a Nurse Joy.

[@cupcakelovescak7886]

@@Deoxys911 Lmao 😂

[@varun.s8464]

What stone is that

[@Naro_Rivers]

Masuda said in an interview that the battle frontier was cut in ORAS because he didn’t believe that players have the time or attention span anymore to utilize it.

[@ArtsyMagic239]

I mean, I did get bored after like 50 double battles but I still killed it with my earthquake Quagsire and Staraptor duo! Weavile also took care of grass types!

[@staringcorgi6475]

That's a fancy way of saying kids are dumb and lazy

[@Naro_Rivers]

@@staringcorgi6475 Essentially. It also demonstrates a lack of confidence in his own product to be fun enough to hold the player's attention.

[@lukebytes5366]

No wonder they kept the r/s teams

[@jeffreygao3956]

I don't buy that. I would willingly camp in a battle frontier if there was one.

[@Henry-lo8qo]

5:26, well this aged like milk...

[@hskgaming7551]

Things I am happy to hear: Porygon Z shown in the trailer despite not being in the dp pokedex. The Pokeshopper / Mega evo. The lady with blonde hair in floaroma town she was not in dp but in plat for the shaymin forms.

[@ChaoticTeen16]

To be fair, Shaymin Sky and the Gracidea Flower didn't exist in Diamond & Pearl, which is why that blond chick was added in Platinum.

[@Cheaze56789]

@@ChaoticTeen16 but the pokedex looking promising

[@ElysiaWhitemoonOmega]

if the faithful reprodicng is about the storyline, they can improse on the other things, like a platinum pokedex (maybe mega) and maybe a giratina delta episode that gives the megaring so it doesnt change the maingame, but still adds all the stuff people want

[@SFCAUSTIN1995]

I hope to God they don’t add megas. I never liked it.

[@dmphax]

@@SFCAUSTIN1995 agree

[@andrethebreadsecretary3484]

X on Cynthia Everyone: Have you lost your mind?

[@daito569]

We simpin

[@shriakhilc]

He didn't even mention her in the video lol. I was waiting to see what it would be

[@aidenvoois2617]

Im a simp and i dont care

[@andrethebreadsecretary3484]

Glad we all agree that we simp for Cynthia

[@DeliveryTank]

cynthia would probably be easy if you decide to put a fairy type on your team. the X kinda makes sense there

[@nicovlogs9559]

mikey: "lucario is probably the most popular non gen.1 pokemon" greninja who has won many popularity contests: Am I a joke to you?

[@theadventurechu4546]

"Faithfully recreating Diamond & Pearl". Well they certainly weren't kidding. But... Don't you think they were a bit... TOO faithful with this one? Normally, I wouldn't think anything of this, considering FR/LG, HG/SS & OR/AS, but considering the things you mentioned in this video... Some of Diamond & Pearl's problems have carried over here.

[@birdie74]

Let's be honest, no one actually wants Diamond/ Pearl remakes, we just want Platinum.

[@saricubra2867]

*Renegade Platinum* exists...

[@ilikestuff9250]

Yeah Base game gen 4 is among the weakest for me Platinum is the only playable one that doesn't make me want to toss it out of a window

[@Gorpolon]

.

[@GamingTrio-kq4co]

@@saricubra2867 That's not a remake

[@saricubra2867]

@@GamingTrio-kq4co It's Platinum but better.

[@k3nb055]

"Lucario is probably the most popular, if not the most popular not gen 1 pokemon" - MandJTV, 2021

[@SM-be5dh]

Greninja contests it way more than lucario, but Mewtwo is way more popular

[@SM-be5dh]

@@SSWandering Bruh I forgot gardevoir

[@acanofjuice]

@William Schaefer That was in Japan

[@Lrizu]

@@SM-be5dh who tf likes gardevoir, im team gallade

[@cneale9431]

I know lol. I heard that too and just went... that's the same thing

[@Icefrostmiguel]

Unpopular opinion: I like the location based evolutions. It gives sense to the region. It is not required to delay glaceon. Just have a ice stone right after the Mt.Coronet snow entrance, and put some npcs blocking the road like in renegade Platinum. Bam easy peasy.

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

Since unless I picked it as a starter I hardly ever used fire type Pokemon in most of my games (aside of the 6th and 8th generation where I used them more frequently) I didn't even notice the lack of fire Pokemon in the 4th gen until years later when I started to watch Pokemon videos and everyone was pointing it out.

[@jeffreygao3956]

Eh, I ALWAYS try to have at least one Fire type on my team.

[@DangerOctoYT]

I really want the distortion world back, at least like a post game episode like from ORAS or implemented someway shape or form. Mikey said nothing about the distortion World, how dare he?

[@Tobi-hq3xe]

Dude I can't agree more, the distortion world was so goddamn awesome and just imagining that in HD... A dream come true

[@shellyanimations4316]

Well if we saw a platnium pokemon Porygon z then im hopeful we will get the distortion world and battle frontier.

[@skeetermania3202]

One could argue that he did it by proxy through his lack of Platinum features complaint.

[@zzeroara9511]

I could definitely see them adding the Distortion World plot in something like a 'Distortion Episode'

[@mrtimtom6947]

“lucario is probably the most popular non gen 1 pokémon” Greninja: ._.

[@somedudewhospamsballoons2707]

Gamefreak: *Well wouldnt that make it CHARIZARD*

[@reedog2791]

@@somedudewhospamsballoons2707 charizard is gen 1 He said not gen 1

[@jufref]

#stanlucario

[@aaronwishard7093]

Lucario was still the #1 when you ignore Greninja in the 2016 popularity poll and the only other official poll that's been done since then Greninja lost to Lucario.

[@SaltySkeleton]

Lucario is my favorite Pokémon and 3rd favorite is Greninja

[@kingzant99]

I think Nosepass, if they're shifting away from location based evolutions (which they should), will evolve either via metal coat or thunder stone. I know thunder stone makes no sense BUT Nosepass and Probopass are based on magnets, they learn a lot of electric type moves, they evolve in similar places to the thunder stone pokemon, it would be the best choice if they REALLY want to use stone evolutions.

[@stinkysockboi2366]

That's one letter away from something very different🤣

[@reign2029]

Michael: Only 1% chance to get a Snorlax Barry: Pathetic

[@dungbach5932]

Meguel Tanaleon If it’s not 100% accurate, it’s 50%accurate

[@munchlax6577]

You rang?

[@slevinchannel7589]

Its so immensely easy to think up an amazing story and fix all problems games may have - Fangames and even Fanfictions prove that. Heck, i can think up a better and more interesting plot than what Sword and Shield had in 5 seconds! Lets hope those new games are way better than they look.

[@islandboy9381]

Barry: first try babyy

[@manoftruth0935]

Laughs in Pokémon Go and Pokémon Home.

[@DryBones271]

Y'know there was a held item called the "Icy Rock" why didn't they make Eevee level up holding that item, and evolve into Glaceon that way.

[@mikeweltevrede]

Cos you'd need a Leaf Rock too and making one Eeveelution evolve with a (Leaf) Stone and the other not with a Stone probably seems weird. I think they just wanted to explore a "cool" new evolution mechanic and the first Pokemon you then think of is Eevee :)

[@RandallStevenson]

I would just like to comment 2 years later on how every one of this poor soul's hopes and dreams were smashed to bits

[@keos2702]

I honestly wouldn't mind hm if we get the same box system that 🗡️ & 🛡️ had, because then u have access to your hm user all game an isn't wasting a space on your team

[@TwoEyesOpen]

Michael: "I made this spreadsheet..." Me: "Never change"

[@Dragmiredraws]

I’m noticing a lot of people aren’t talking about the Introduction of the fairy type, and what that means for Cynthia’s team. Togekiss is now a fairy/flying type, and the only reason it was put on her team was because it was “too challenging” in DP. I wonder what they’ll do to make her team not completely broken in this game

[@robertlupa8273]

Easy. Just replace it with Gastrodon she had in DP.

[@iceneko9170]

her team wasnt broken though?

[@connaeris8230]

I think Togekiss was already more challenging than Gastrodon, as it didn't have a double weakness

[@cristiano7541]

I don't want her with togekiss because i want to sweep her for the 5th time

[@LoL64dude1]

Here's a recommendation for glaceon. Keep the old method but also have the Ice stone method. I don't see why they shouldn't have both.

[@KevinCFox-pi5qc]

I like how the way he says "gotta catch 'em all" is similar to Roswaal's way of speaking from Re:zero xD

[@beyondtrash1627]

why is that so accurate XD

[@renamamiya8391]

Don't hold your breath with the Battle Frontier. Junichi "Mr. Kids with their smartphones won't have enough attention for the Battle Frontier" Masuda is still a co-director.

[@aaronwishard7093]

I ain't a fan of Masuda either but you're giving him a discredit. They said in the announcement trailer he basically is stepping away from Arceus/Game Freak on a temp job to be HEAD director for these games

[@Sazzyjo3]

I just think that it is plain ridiculous that masuda thought the bf wouldn’t get any attention in ORAS

[@prestonthetoxic3665]

You mean Matsuda from death note?

[@hydraulicwendigo8244]

@@prestonthetoxic3665 no

[@Spore9996]

If the Battle Frontier was less annoying, I'd play it. But as-is, those post-game affairs are just plain annoying and way too bothersome for me to want to slog through them with Pokemon's outdated combat system.

[@donanasol]

"I'm worried that those flaws will be carried over into the new games." I mean.. if remakes are to improve the older version/s... that most likely wouldn't happen.

[@BiscayneBeast]

Then why is Omega Ruby and Alpha Saphaire so much worse than emerald version.

[@SuperPlushBasket]

Granted there may still be one or two things carried over from the original games that people dislike in the final product. So we'll just have to wait and see.

[@prasadwadikar3583]

@@BiscayneBeast OR is the remake of ruby version and AS is the remake of sapphire version. What does that has do with emerald version. They all are CoMpLeTeLy different games😐😕😕

[@samuelgarza2466]

@@BiscayneBeast, that is the answer of an ignorant fool.

[@DryBones271]

@@prasadwadikar3583 True, but HG and SS are the remakes of Gold and Silver, but the sprinkled in a lot of the Crystal mechanics. Not to mention every Sinnoh evolution available in HG and SSwasmade available in the game, if you have the right items.

[@notprezy]

Everyone wanted the Elite 4/Cynthia to be easier or at least the same difficulty, but ICLA said nope and gave them max ivs and competitive movesets.

[@BloodSonicFlux]

I just hope whichever version of the battle tower they remake, they keep multi-battle mode. That's all I've been wanting since OR/AS - the ability to play 2v2s with a friend against npc's.

[@psychie8625]

"Lucario is probably the most popular non Gen 1 Pokémon" Greninja: Am I a joke to you?

[@eclipse9361]

Lol

[@DarkRizzard69]

Well he did say probably

[@ScaramoucheValley]

I think he meant in gen 4

[@joshuarasberry500]

Lucario is still probably the most well known Pokémon still

[@imtiazahmed5718]

Infernape **sad fire monkey noises**

[@ZzzarkMuckerberg]

I live in constant fear of Micheal popping up shouting: "IT IS ME! GRUNTI BOY" and then trying to sell me something

[@perrywakeman4087]

What do you mean Micheal? That's grrrrrunty boi!

[@realpaperstarzz]

They werent lying when they said faithful lmfao

[@DryBones271]

I've been really thinking, and I feel like Electavire should get Plasma Fists. a POWERFUL electric type move. Also you're right Zebstrika and Luxray should get Zing Zap, or make it a TM after beating Volkner.

[@Amit180s]

A video called “MandJTV’s biggest problems (and how to fix them)” should come out as a joke video

[@Ocalvolamina]

I agree

[@TS-fe4jl]

Aka a parody

[@astaku8374]

Problem 1: he doesn't have more subscribers

[@human-zz9he]

Apr 1

[@jalkahn2685]

Well there’s a certain date that KZbinrs love to troll on coming up

[@riser9940]

I'm sorry but if cynthia is easy to beat in the remakes , then it's not like the original games thank you for listening to my ted talk

[@thejuic3b0i64]

I mean chances are even if she has the same team, Fairy types exist so that’s another counter to Garchomp.

[@spriggan_jk]

Yea. It’s the one thing I hope doesn’t happen. I could literally care less about everything else but if the game is easy, meaning things like the exp share is broken and super easy to level up, or the trainers and Cynthia are easy, I’m gonna be angry

[@dolphinpower1107]

Stands up and claps

[@itsE_]

Which is why it isn't going to be easy (her team won't get nerfed but I assume that it'll be easier cause of faires and people having more experience then they did when dp first came out)

[@snehlahurikar674]

@@thejuic3b0i64 she could run a dragon rush+eq+ iron head+ any other move set. That's what I think might work to keep Garchomp difficult. But Cynthia also has Lucario and Roserade with supereffective STAB against fairy

[@Purpylon]

It's actually possible to use only one HM mule for the victory road. Surf is a great move so as long as you have a water type on your team it will probably have it, so the other 4 can be on a single Pokémon. (If your water type is a physical attacker then Waterfall is good)

[@Incarnate629]

BD and SP SHOULD have an exp share that gives all exp for everyone in your party but they should make it so you can turn it off. This would solve grinding and people thinking the exp share is too op

[@pineapplex6465]

But in xy and SM you can turn it off tho

[@SirNeewa]

“Lucario is probably one of, if not THE most popular non-gen 1 Pokémon” Ur right, it finished 2nd in Pokémon of the Year 2020

[@ryhaanshabeer1071]

Lemme guess who 1st is Charizard Game freak loves its not pikachu poster child They would prob ruin the polls for charizard to be number1

[@ritalatini3815]

Greninja: Am I a joke to you?

[@michaelnelson1127]

If you added "non-starter" to that statement, THEN it would be completely accurate.

[@SirNeewa]

@@ryhaanshabeer1071 #1 was greninja

[@johannesboomsma4680]

@@SirNeewa Green ninja

[@thevaralon]

"Removed location-based evolutions entirely." Galarian Yamask disagrees.

[@thedancingcow7560]

Yes

[@slevinchannel7589]

Its so immensely easy to think up an amazing story and fix all problems games may have - Fangames and even Fanfictions prove that. Heck, i can think up a better and more interesting plot than what Sword and Shield had in 5 seconds! Lets hope those new games are way better than they look.

[@kurjirathezora]

It goes to show that he doesn't know everything about Pokemon like he claims :/

[@Awoken0]

@@kurjirathezora everybody makes mistakes.

[@liabealing1036]

Yes! Me:wants to get the gen 8 Pokédex Game freak: get Yamask to below half hp then go to this certain location and done

[@pretzelicious4200]

This video taught me a lot. One of the main things is that, what people wanted was a PLATINUM remake. Not DP. Because I never owned DP or Platinum. I emulated DP and this makes sense as to why people seem so HYPE when I thought those games were forgettable.

[@matthewlacey4198]

And also, I really wanted remakes of Black and White (or the sequels) but seeing how dodgy BDSP were, I don't anymore 😂 But a Legends Unova would be cool, like delve into the lore around the original Dragon pokemon splitting into Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem, and show the Swords of Justice and Keldeo doing their own thing

[@intergalactic92]

Now you say this, it highlights exactly why I never wanted a sin oh remake at all. Platinum is perfect. The only thing I would change are the breakable TMs. It didn’t need a remake, least of all one which leaves out half the reasons Platinum is better than D/P in the first place.

[@JamienautMark2]

Glaceon is my 2nd favorite Pokémon. I tried using one when X came out. Had an Eevee in the very beginning and didn’t get that Glaceon until near the end. Made me really sad.

[@Oops_]

Everyone in the comments is just like: “We’re gonna riot if mindy gives us that haunter with an ever stone” But I’m like: If ball capsules aren’t in this game I’ll riot

[@nathaneee]

I will riot with you cause the ball capsules are so cool

[@rusty8311]

Ball capsules were awesome

[@axlr8deathpls294]

What's a ball capsule?

[@nathaneee]

@@axlr8deathpls294 its a dcortaion to your pokeball when u send out a pokemon

[@axlr8deathpls294]

@@nathaneee oh I think I've seen it, it looks cool I agree

[@shionoto0227]

If they nerf the Cynthia battle, we riot. They already made the newer games easy enough.

[@cristiano7541]

I don't agree will be a Lot harder to sweep (i sweept her 4 times with favorite pokémon, Latios)

[@bdf1006]

I mean even if it's the exact same battle it will be easier. Fairy types now exist for Garchomp & Spiritomb, if her Garchomp Megas it get's slower which can make it easier to deal with and most importantly players have gotten better. No Pokemon game is truly difficult it's all about how experienced the player is. SwSh may have been overall easy but I've seen multiple people never lose a battle and then wipe to Leon meanwhile I beat him with a slightly under leveled team. Unless you wipe your memories of your newer Pokemon experiences the remakes won't be harder than the originals because you are a better trainer.

[@shionoto0227]

@@bdf1006 good point, ngl hopefully her pokemon gets some sort of slight buff depending whats gonna be added in BDSP

[@Felixr2]

@@bdf1006 With the right setup it's possible to oneshot Cynthia's Garchomp without overlevelling. Fairy type doesn't do much if you consider Garchomp's always had a 4x weakness to Ice.

[@bdf1006]

@@Felixr2 Fairy type gives another option to get rid of Cynthia's strongest Pokemon as well as have a type that is immune to one of it's stab moves. Gastrodon with Ice Beam has always been an easy option to take down Garchomp. Ice Shard may not KO especially when underleveled but it will still do great damage. The point is there are more ways to deal with her team than in the past especially if they keep reusable TM's allowing more of your Pokemon to pack strong coverage moves. The biggest factor is still experience as the average player just didn't know all the ways you could handle Cynthia's team even if the options were available

[@aviatinggamer9051]

I feel Luxray should also get a dual typing with dark by at least it’s final evolution so it can get stab on crunch.

[@Patrickbatemenfan8980]

Luxray can learn crunch?

[@silviocupica2521]

@@Patrickbatemenfan8980 STAB (Short for "Same-Type Attack Bonus/Boost") is a mechanic present in Pokémon games that causes that moves used in battle by a Pokémon that has the same type as that move (i.e. Venusaur, a Grass/Poison type using Razor Leaf, a Grass Type move), the move deals 1.5x more damage.

[@matthewlacey4198]

​@@silviocupica2521 yeah I always thought Luxray should have more options, I recently replayed through Platinum for the first time since I was a kid, and Luxray wasn't pulling his weight compared to the rest of my team (Infernape, Starraptor, Gyarados, Mamoswine and Giratina) bc of him being a physical attacker with very few decent physical STAB moves, so I ended up replacing him with a beastly Magnezone with thunderbolt, Magnet Rise, flash cannon and signal beam for fun coverage Plus I didn't wanna breed a luxray so it could have more variety with ice/fire fang

[@OrangeStaringCat]

13:00 I think the waiting time at the honey tree is removed so you only have to slather honey and then check to make it easier and not annoying

[@Vanity3_]

I hope they keep Cynthia super difficult, because she is super iconic for that

[@nicoo1784]

Probably; although the Fairy Type may cause problems for Spiritomb and Garchomp, I think that is cancelled out by Togekiss being a Fairy Type and the fact that Megas are likely in the remakes, so she’ll probably be given a Mega Garchomp (Mega Lucario might go to Maylene, but if not, it’s probably better for Cynthia).

[@imweird4648]

@@nicoo1784 simple. Don't use the fairy type pokemon to make the game harder.

[@jamesdinius7769]

@@nicoo1784 I'd honestly rather Cynthia have no mega than a Mega Garchomp. Sure, it's her signature Pokemon, but it's lower speed makes it much easier to take out with a coverage ice move. One of the reasons her Garchomp was so tough is that it outran pretty much everything that could take it down.

[@aidanredding8058]

If you have a solid ice-type move and you don't get crit, she's not that hard. Gliscor can easily take out Garchomp with two or three Ice Fangs (again if you don't get crit, if you do you might be in trouble).

[@rickyrns1059]

You all do realize that x4 super effective ice damage has been a thing you could use against Cynthia since the original game, right? All you needed was a Weavile and a good Ice type move, and boom, that dragon was ohko’ed.

[@emeraldkma]

The only problem I have with the gen 4 remakes are the names, they could've made the names better

[@-FutureTaken-]

Ha ha “GEM 4”

[@Alice_Kavanagh]

If it was shinning diamond jojo fans would explode

[@hydraulicwendigo8244]

They could’ve done Dazzling Diamond and Perfect Pearl but I dunno if that’s better tell me if you think so

[@emeraldkma]

@@hydraulicwendigo8244 Or Temporal Diamond and Spectral Pearl

[@Mqstodon]

@@emeraldkma that's dumb i'm sorry lol

[@gb___]

There are two things I want in these games 1. The Battle Frontier 2. Some delta episode-esque post game that brings back the scrapped Arceus flute event thing

[@iamthepkmmaster]

First problem is fixed, and then some, with Numel, a mon not in the Platinum Dex, is in BDSP. Munchlax will also be found in the new Underground, just like Numel.

[@fadhilmulyono9230]

Numel is in BDSP because the National Dex was brought back to BDSP, but only including every Pokemon from the first four generations (and no regional forms)

[@nicoo1784]

“You can’t walk three feet without getting your socks wet if you step too close to a Water Type Pokémon [especially since there are 33 Water Types, more than the number of Ice, Fire, Dragon, Ghost, and Electric Types combined]”

[@TallMist]

Here's a catch, though. It says the original "STORY" has been reproduced. Not gameplay features. Story.

[@MariOmor1]

The buildings look very similar to the original as well, but yeah I doubt they will keep the gameplay features same

[@MariOmor1]

They also said on the website that the remakes will include modern features

[@gottabounce2226]

I love glaceion and I agree, I was so happy when they changed it in gen 8 and I can use it

[@nerdkingalpha4958]

Looking back on this... man it was a simpler time

[@nerdkingalpha4958]

i thought you died @@MandJTV_Giveaway

[@adelaidapunzal1871]

Imagine instead of a medicham for a haunter with an everstone they do a shelmet fora karrablast that has an everstone

[@heroofthewinds7765]

That would be 10 times more evil

[@Astromontana]

Dude I literary chocked on my cereal while reading this lmao! That would be evil af.

[@adityashrungarpure9778]

I feel concerned when "Arkoos" is shown as "ah goose" in the subtitles

[@michaelnelson1127]

That might actually earn him some intimidation points. Geese are terrifying!

[@adityashrungarpure9778]

@@michaelnelson1127 *untitled goose game flashbacks*

[@Mirazeth]

Im actually glad you didnt list Contests in your things to change. I started with the og Ruby and honestly have missed them very much