I tried Pokemon's Hardest Randomizer

[@dazcarrr]

the amount of layers to this. largest game, largest brain space required to memorise the game, and largest group of pathological liars to gaslight you into missing stuff in the game

[@falafelfreak]

They took after him, he must be proud!

[@lukaskback9710]

And the worst pacing of any region. Truly makes for a test of endurance.

[@falafelfreak]

@@lukaskback9710 First of, nice name. Secondly, the shitty level curve should make it easier, no? The one time it spikes is at Red and that is the last fight in the game.

[@ubermaster1]

@@falafelfreak That's what he means, the level curve is super low all throughout, it jumps a bit when you hit Kanto but by that point you are so over leveled it doesn't matter, then the spike hits on Red and you hit the long grind. Said grind is thankfully a bit better in HG/SS but it's still there. Thus the shit pacing. This amazing games and remakes though.

[@khajiithaswares4147]

And the smallest ant

[@watsonwrote]

"Sabrina's gym has been randomized" I felt echos of pain and hadn't even gotten a quarter through the video

[@BaneDFU]

when that popped up I died laughing

[@crocjohnson8891]

That was me at 13:15. I was the random person. Best moment of my streaming career. I talked about it exclusively for the next week. It was wild and I’m so appreciative that he took the time to look at my stream. It was so cool! :)

[@Wing_cap]

I was hoping i would find you in the comments

[@SusAmogus1996]

W

[@FireRed-ie9cr]

I can confirm this man did not stop talking about it

[@d0rkl0rd92]

congrats, ur famous

[@bigmac9878]

Cool

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Even from just watching, I felt like my last two brain cells were being pushed to their absolute limits, the amount of patience, memorization and brainpower needed to complete this is unimaginable. Now let's see you do a speedrun of this.

[@piyushverma7534]

you're asking for a braindamage speedrun then

[@laethinfowler2317]

I mean, technically, this was a speed run right?

[@genjifuel9734]

@@laethinfowler2317 no

[@Suceeder]

i just love the "last two brain cells" that rest are already dead

[@laethinfowler2317]

@@genjifuel9734 I mean, he had the timer going, and called time when he beat it, and did it all in one straight run; technically, even though it's not an optimized path, it is a speed run

[@cloudsquireiii7804]

SmallAnt: A guy randomized a ROM for me Me: well nothing new Ant is a pro SmallAnt: and I can't take any notes Me: OH SHIT

[@nileshpant6744]

exactly lmao

[@-whyquestion]

Ratio + K-pop better🤓🤓🤓🤓🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Artistic__]

@V XYPEN! what does this have to do with the comment or video

[@CheeseburgerEnjoyer]

@@-whyquestion no kpoop

[@CheeseburgerEnjoyer]

Jk

[@shadowdoyler]

I love how the fast paced editing of this video makes Ants descent into madness even funnier

[@Palkia8-Bit]

You haven’t seen this until now?

[@JohnTheLadWasTaken]

Ngl ant is one of the most chill speedrunners that I've seen and he reads chat a lot too unlike most streamers his size

[@wearenotsad1298]

This is so true

[@Quinners08]

Ok

[@Quinners08]

Im too much of a sigma male to say anything else

[@snartmaster3452]

@@Quinners08 you just said more though, sounds like a beta to me

[@GadnukBoW]

I think part of it is that a lot of the games he plays aren't competitive online games so he won't screw himself over if he takes a second to read chat every once in a while.

[@patrickd4268]

Smant’s “are ya winning son?” moment with his mom was so heartwarming

[@PanzerTable-jm7kb]

20:33 the sheer horror I felt when Ant said he’d bring Vaporeon is truly a testament to why the internet was an awful idea

[@Slash-XVI]

I'm still unsure whether he knew or just picked vaporeon by chance...

[@pompmeneer1351]

@@Slash-XVI surely he knew

[@bensteer2429]

Can someone explain please? Thanks in advance!

[@killergarfield]

@@bensteer2429 your innocence shall remain untainted by vile filth.

[@3spinho508]

@@bensteer2429 Researchs have shown that vaporeon is the most... Breedable pokemon

[@TheAdvertisement]

3:48 Smallant just exploring the whole time, and suddenly stringing together all these rooms to get to the store is such a casual flaunting of his genius memory wtf.

[@MerkhVision]

That shit is crazy fr lmao

[@SemiHypercube]

It's still funny how chat is basically an additional challenge for him because of how often they say wrong information

[@inkii-y]

I cant remember if it was this stream, but I remember one of the streams he told chat to always lie, but I forgot about that, and while ppl were lying there was a shiny I was like????

[@DognutJoe]

@@inkii-y yeah, it was this stream (0:20)

[@inkii-y]

@@DognutJoe lol thanks I havent had the time to watch the video yet, but because I seen the stream, I wanted to check out the comment

[@bethesdagamestudios3920]

They were constantly giving him the right directions and just saying "it's the wrong way"

[@SemiHypercube]

@@inkii-y oh hello inki

[@SGT_Squid_Dog]

12:14 is probably one of the best moments of the vid. The way his face lit up after taking a second to process the area is priceless

[@Chi-2016]

Smallant. Breaks down a door “WHERE IS THE JUICE”

[@alfo149]

Machoke is single handedly keeping all of Johto and Kanto's Carpenters in business.

[@supermaster2012]

Best juice was in Poland. If you know, you know.

[@hunterfogleman7443]

O H Y E A H

[@stevejohnson6593]

As long as he does not inquire where the juice are

[@Fisher_industry]

@@supermaster2012 Germans

[@bobdekraker9864]

"no sir. This is kidnapping. I am 10y old and dont wanna go." Made my day

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

I feel like the "no notes" rules is just pain and suffering. Like, it's hard even with notes.

[@robertbartley2409]

I mean you could just pay a note taker

[@bobzour]

A day or two after this Ant did a race against someone and it still took him like 7 hours taking notes. One of the gyms/E4 people (forget which) was stupidly difficult to find and took like 3 hours by itself

[@WitheredGuy7]

@@bobzour Probably Bruno

[@-whyquestion]

Ratio + K-pop better🤓🤓🤓🤡🤡🤡

[@kevinr.9733]

The only way I'd want to play this is with an automatic tracker and a pathfinder that uses the data from said auto-tracker.

[@EagleScout2019]

Smallant: “If I ever ask for help tell me the wrong information.” Also smallant: “I think you’re lying to me”

[@iamjohnporter67]

This is so crazy. They taken the Randomizer to the next level.

[@deadthrone6296]

God level

[@somethingsuperbland8829]

We have to go farther

[@outspade]

@@somethingsuperbland8829 next video: literally every pokemon game is in the randomiser and you have to beat every game in order if you ever beat that abomination you can do the same again but with spinoffs included and after that, literally every videogame in existence

[@-whyquestion]

Ratio + K-pop better🤓🤓🤓🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@garretdrake2347]

apparently it also made it possible to catch groudon and kyogre in the same game. weird.

[@door-chan]

It's funny how the loading zone to enter the first "dungeon" in the game, Sprout Tower, leads to the last room of the the final one, with Red

[@alococuccoyo6103]

This is basically like trying to navigate a literal ant hill.

[@elnkr2603]

That's why he did so well

[@rbxq]

except ant hills are designed methodically by ants. this is just randomly generated.

[@char5379]

@@rbxq But imagine you aren't an ant that designed it. Like if you were just an ant-sized human with no knowledge of the ant hill.

[@-whyquestion]

Ratio + K-pop better🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

...give it seven minutes

[@S2ATunes]

I totally forgot about how beautiful HG/SS are. They're truly a visual masterpiece, as well as in many other ways. Gonna replay!

[@mewfangirl1052]

With how many checks there are to make gym leaders be available in their gyms, even without the "no notes" rule, this would probably end up being the most interesting thing ever to see as a race.

[@Xenoun]

You should check his vods then, he's already raced it.

[@stanime3065]

@@Xenoun 30min edited videos are way better than a 7hour vod

[@Xenoun]

@@stanime3065 That's your opinion, but why is this relevant?

[@stanime3065]

@@Xenoun tf does that even mean dude, this is a comment section

[@nyahnyahson523]

Yeah in the races they use notes, it makes for really fun race stuff.

[@seft8101]

Now this is the open-world Pokémon game everyone was wanting.

[@Crystal-sc4vt]

Huge props to Adrienn for making this mod, it's insane

[@Micheal_Porter]

Add a pokemon randomizer too it. Max random

[@vantruongthi9105]

ok

[@RC.13]

@@Micheal_Porter Make it so doors lead to different generations of the game

[@Micheal_Porter]

@@RC.13 Every zone every game 😄

[@Panroles]

I've been playing it (black 2 version since I already had the rom) and it's so fun

[@jamesjohnston9471]

can we just acknowledge that the spreadsheet thing was hilarious. Not sure if it was put in by the modder but if it wasnt thats absolutely insane.

[@yourconscious]

'The Leon challenge' would be a perfect name for this type of randomizer

[@C-Fipp]

There already is a name for it, they're called "Ancient Cave" and they exist for a variety of other RPGs and adventure games.

[@thedoomnegotiator9693]

You dont need directions when youre the best

[@smart7928]

16:29 i like how his sprites got put through a blender and shredded and he just doesn’t comment on it

[@jonahhallan5547]

This doesn't just randomize the game it randomizes your thoughts

[@AlternativeAccount240]

0:18 no notes is actually wild, this is why ant is the goat 🐐

[@KitsuneNoMeiji]

Why is it so fitting that the last stop in this challenge is the first major stop in an actual playthrough? How poetic of an end.

[@TimeBucks]

This is so crazy.

[@buiphong7779]

it classic game

[@soilammirza9198]

It's amazing game

[@TimeFormotivation252]

Jhon bubu bolo think tbhi

[@তালপাতারসিপাহি]

Nice

[@fatimaad1507]

Nice

[@mtguille7193]

After the patience of the nohit run, the memory and stamina of this no notes randomizer makes me fear Smant once again.

[@chesspuzzles7644]

Bro I could beat him so easily in a stupidity contest

[@1094steven]

now what we need, is a no hit run of this specific randomizer

[@JohnyMeBoi]

​​@@chesspuzzles7644h huh "look at me im so smart this is so easy" post a video of you doing it then chess is a solved game

[@soulsilvergamer5225]

​@@JohnyMeBoihe said he could beat him in stupidity bro 💀

[@kennynakawaki]

1:22 “dude stole an action replay while he was at it!” 🤣

[@JeffMyName]

been watching the streams of all your pokemon random zone runs and its so entertaining, it really breathes a new wave of life into old pokemon games

[@MaxwellJ94]

tbh. its rediculous that he cleared the game this fast without taking notes. thats faster than a normal playthrough for many many people. i love it

[@seeya_le]

i really appreciate the in-game audio being muted while playing music and sometimes playing music that'd play in-game, it's nice :)

[@gimmiK87]

10:14 beating final form Silver before getting the second badge is beyond hilarious

[@mooncake8059]

When i read the title, i didt know what the randomizer was, but i felt pity knowing that if Smant says its hard, it’s probably hard

[@clemente3966]

I used the text file that you get when you randomize it, and sure it helped me, but holy shit were the searches long! Like, I got past the typical name calling for the cities exteriors, but going back and forth just to find where the warp I want to land in to go to the actual warp I want to use to reach a certain place is just uuuuuuuugh. Like, the goldenrod underground, the team rocket part; with those warp names I couldn't understand which one was supposed to be which or connected to which other ones. And you might get a randomized version where you can still reach the main goals, but you can't get Team Rocket away from the radio tower and so can't access some of the goldenrod warps that easily anymore for example. Speaking from experience here.

[@janey4319]

I'm shocked seeing how much ant has grown over the past couple years. And yet everything I like about his content has stayed the same. Great chat interaction, fun pokemon hacks, chill vibes, and somehow the biggest brain

[@blueblade6174]

I haven't played HGSS in years but this video reminded me how top tier of a game it was.

[@Kambyday]

1:23 "stole an action replay while at it" that's the funniest quote I've ever heard

[@alanrockwell8160]

Ant, if you read this, you should be proud of your craft. You seem like a swell guy and I really enjoy watching your content. Keep it up!

[@Nihilitty]

Ash Ketchum challenge: You play through any gen 4-5 game, but you can only use pokemon that are weak against the current gym for that gym. So for platinum, the only available options before gym 1 would be chimchar, burmy and shinx. I guess technically shinx is eligible against gardenia since grass resists electric, but chimchar and burmy would have to be boxed and youd have to catch new water/ground types. For the elite 4, you always have to lead off with a pokemon that has a type disadvantage against their lead.

[@crobatgaming5661]

i loved it😊

[@brontomong]

18:00 the meme brings me back

[@Shibward]

This dude finishes this whole randomized gigantic game faster than i defeat two gyms on a regular playthrough

[@43dl3ntil]

2:51 "Why is it so weak bro" *Gets oneshotted instantly*

[@JUMPYCOOL]

Imagine this but with randomly evolving every level, random Pokémon, and can’t take notes!

[@MrPopo-hp3uf]

Can you hear the silence?" "Can you see the dark?" "Can you fix the broken" "*can you feel, can you feel my heart!*" Goddamn nice run

[@Thatredpontiac]

Bro props to you for doing this cause I got confused in the first 2 minutes trying to remember where everything was but love the content man

[@pandabs6845]

I love how calm ant is all the time

[@FranMG]

thank you for existing.

[@mcbinladengames]

dale fran

[@darmani_ssb]

"Sprout Tower is Red" my high ass: no, Sprout Tower is purple.

[@Skullhawk13]

The fact there’s EXACTLY 1k doors is satisfying

[@eeveeblazelol]

I love how confused the person who smallant got a sub gifted to was

[@crocjohnson8891]

That was me. I talked about it nonstop for the next week.

[@FireRed-ie9cr]

lol he got wecked mate

[@MattHerrema]

@@crocjohnson8891 Can confirm, you were parading around on your high horse over us lowly peasants.

[@prismo6621]

@@crocjohnson8891 No OnE CaRes WeiRdO

[@rhuubaarb5103]

bro it has been 3 years since i started watching you and i still, to this day love watching your videos man. keep up the great work, it has been paying off massively man. lotta love

[@Dalynx09]

Dude, one day the whole challenge is going to be to do this but blindfolded, with Kitchen Utensils on your feet (No hands), whilst being upside down in the middle of the sea, right on top of some sharks, in the middle of the night, and without eating or drinking

[@miscellaneoof]

no toilet/rest breaks either

[@Xinneon]

@@miscellaneoof htf would that work

[@Nexpeon]

@@Xinneon yeah how would no toilet breaks work but all the other stuff is fine

[@miscellaneoof]

@@Xinneon complete the challenge without stopping to rest or use the bathroom, obviously

[@Xinneon]

@@miscellaneoof but you do realise that has problems

[@intangerbline3683]

11:08 him forgetting to flip the switch just absolutely sent me

[@PeaceCabin]

Anyone else notice how he missed Suicune at 15:24 lmao.

[@phyllotaxis]

You can't catch it there, it just runs off when you get close

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

I would completely suck at this challenge, my memory is basically non-existent lmao

[@IdleHawk7]

Took him 8 hours to beat the entire game, randomized. Took me 8 hours to get 3 badges ;-;

[@freaquin]

it took me 12 years to beat lance, never give up

[@moistsqueegee9567]

This man is the Kobe Bryant of challenge runs. He never does things the easy way and gives the highest effort possible in everything he tries

[@kennynakawaki]

3:30 “that’s all of my money bro…” 🤣 man that’s cruel

[@nikokuma1087]

3:01 the face he did when he saw that the warp where randomized prove that it is the moment he realised the hell he just put himself into

[@BaconPinata]

I’m so vicariously stressed knowing that he can’t take notes.

[@theepicgamer9761]

18:00 when the driftviel music started the wave of nostalgia and the best Pokémon music track hit hard.

[@nathanzloty8050]

every new smant upload brings a smile to my face, something about the infrequency and high quality, keep it up!

[@wildtamer4461]

i think my adhd shortcircuted watching this video, you have a memorisation skill i could never

[@fallenepoch5305]

When he said he’d take no notes I was like “so your a masochist” and I was also “that’s… that’s just torture”

[@Satoriga]

30:45 “volcano bladge” :)). I like these randomizers.

[@sethlippincott4936]

*Pokemon's hardest randomizer,* also known as another typical day for SmallAnt

[@hayleeh18]

10:03 “you hurt yourself in confusion. What’s new?” DANG

[@xavierlilim1838]

this video is a reminder for me to look into the pokemon battle revolution ost also smallant pog at 12:15, beautiful

[@Liberaven]

This is when I realised Ant wasn't just smart, but actually super big-brained

[@mightyjb3]

At the start: he’s gonna get a loading zone and it’s gonna take him to the champions throne.

[@jojop9609]

„Yesss Groudon“ „Fk it’s just Kyogre“ Groudon to Kyogre: „Suck it Nerd“

[@That_0ne_Dev]

Smallants ability to remember is absolutely astounding. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast this morning.

[@rampantfantasy1181]

We need more runs of this mod. Its so fascinating how you really start to form some sort of map. Im sure everyone watching had some idea of where at least one thing was. And the magic of it is every run will be completely different

[@twig1550]

I swear I’m the future ant is gonna be Like I BEAT POKÉMON EMERALD WITHOUT POKÉMON

[@doriancarter964]

20:43 “I’d bring Vaporeon” *Oh No* “Because it can learn surf” *crisis averted*

[@PikachuPlays]

18:12 was the most terrifying moment of my Life

[@sneeky_snack]

1:38 That Beedle OHHHH was amazing

[@Zypher77777]

This mod is the literal manifestation of Rolf saying, "LIFE HAS MANY DOORS, ED BOY"

[@frossa3211]

26:07 “young man” wait a sec thought he was playing Lyra

[@BakaTaco]

I just recently tried to play through Platinum with the warp randomizer (and random Pokemon too, just for fun) and I was thinking "I really want this for HGSS." so it is AMAZING that this video happened to come out, almost on cue.

[@cody3247]

Love the video! These loading zone randomizers are always the best.

[@plutonicattic7995]

this video has some of the funniest clips to take out of context... "dont walk through me ill be mad if you walk thr- whaaatt" "if you were stuck on an island and could only bring one pokemon who would it be? i would bring vaporeon"

[@Shadow15955]

Ants mental capacity and strength is actually insane

[@UltraPoyoColt]

This would honestly be neat to try. I love this kind of content. And also.. now Smallant will be truly Gigabrain

[@MetalManiac7100]

I am amazed at how this guy functions for almost 8 hours straight with so much memory recall of all the loading zones

[@Styx771]

I really want a map randomizer that includes Fire Red, Heart Gold, Emerald, Platinum and Black 2. You must beat each region in order from Kanto to Unova and beat each person in order. No notes and ALL warps and loading zones are randomized. It would be chaos and incredibly difficult, frustrating and chaotic but brilliant.

[@JcFerggy]

Ayyy, I made those sprites you used for the gym tracker back in 2008! Neat to see them use here lol.

[@TheAdvertisement]

I love how the video starts off with the cliche, "A random stranger sent me this", but SmallAnt actually included the name of the person who sent it and mentions it on stream. Really fills it out and assures you it's not set up, someone actually just randomly sent this to monstrosity to Tanner! xD

[@jorgehuertas3995]

This game is perfect for a randomizer, even makes the level curve better

[@danieljames1868]

A day in the life of the Galarian Champion, Leon

[@patrickvanderkoelen]

32:14 Imagine a godzila on steroids gets killed by your static rat

[@Cryozenn]

1:23 that action replay line brought back so many memories LOL.

[@jmkirk15]

It was the only stream I've ever watched live and I could feel the dead on the inside reaching through the screen

[@reddragonpress]

"Leader Chuck sent out Primeape, I chucked out a Discharge" Iconic, BEST quote 🌩

[@ChicagoPatriot123]

8:35 W security

[@Nicktrito]

I always love watching these hard ass randomizer videos because I know I'll never have the patience to do one of these myself

[@timwaibel3267]

This would take me years to complete under these challenge parameters. Great video ant. What a stud