Surprise Trade the Best Pokémon to Win

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PokeMEN7 and I surprise trade a full box of Pokemon each to see who ends up with the stronger (or shiny) Pokemon!
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Edited by Katie Rose

[@paigepopovec1458]

Michale while trading: Stays in the exact spot the entire time John while trading: Travels to every inch of the map

[@trifectum3504]

How do you mess up spelling Michael that bad

[@MiniMia48]

@NickyBoy24 bro mobile has autocorrect

[@MiniMia48]

@NickyBoy24 we have very different devices lol I typed “fuff” and it immediately knew I was trying to say different lol

[@MiniMia48]

@NickyBoy24 I just said our devices must be different what are you trying to explain now lol

[@MiniMia48]

@NickyBoy24 ohhhh yea that makes sense haha

[@joshuamattocks4146]

“You win the round but should release that immediately” had me dying 😂

[@carlettabarnes3199]

Poioiiytw1

[@turtle1093]

@@carlettabarnes3199 interesting take, although I’d have to disagree

[@therealevilmudbug]

Time stamp please

[@notendorpyxel]

@@turtle1093 no, no they have a point. You see it clearly explains the problem with the current government and the solution to world peace.

[@ozzie6447]

while i do agree that Poioiiytw1 is a convincing argument for the point at hand there’s a slight flaw when they said “iiytw” as it counteracts their original point

[@taylorrose2045]

I like how John sent over a Wingull and got a Pelipper in return. He got the parent to his original pokemon.

[@Puppy33231]

lol 🎉

[@actuallyyoshifan]

Papa came back with the milk

[@JudahCulp95]

How Michael was able to say that nidorina’s nickname was the highlight of the whole video

[@garfieldfan925]

micheal is funy

[@lifeless5]

Mikey: gets wooper John: I see you already have your loosing pokemon SmallAnt: And I took that personally

[@howareyou7667]

👌

[@pokeblueblur5755]

69th like

[@benpecto.benpecillton]

Like seriously, it's a legendary Pokemon!

[@lifeless5]

@@benpecto.benpecillton I agree they need to buff it a bit more its the best non-evolving water-ground type

[@electrobombgaming7342]

Is that the guy that beat shining pearl with only weak pokemon?

[@Klausbro]

John’s deadpan “you’re cheating.” Had me rolling

[@ss-sf3xr]

@TоmmуGаming 🅥 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ɴᴏ

[@pacesplace]

they see me rollin' they hatin'

[@Bokobling]

@9c does stuff audiyoaudiuoadiadiyoaudyoadi Bebbebebennebebededobedneebobe

[@prettyiestsnakealive]

@@Bokobling yes

[@adleychesser8285]

The reason I love these two is because they can have an hilarious laugh over the cheesiest jokes and laugh so hard over it

[@ramseythepitbull7882]

John: "You are a tiny baby" Mikey: "I am not a tiny baby! I have a beard!" **He says whilst crying like a tiny baby**

[@kaisonyoon8398]

Imagine what it looks like to the NPCs. Just a kid standing there for hours

[@masterjayesh3575]

Imagine a kid staring at a Miltank, For hours.

[@rossrocs395]

But... The npcs just... ALWAYS stand there...

[@pranavkarmarkar]

so... they see us being an NPC?

[@kaisonyoon8398]

@@pranavkarmarkar Didn’t think of it like that

[@PonchoGuy539]

Guys he fell down the genish impact hole

[@dadele.5239]

Wow, that was my Eevee! I was searching for a Galarian Ponyta, so we were equally disappointed 🤣

[@cqm-retired333]

Lol

[@alee99906]

meh

[@Xonoriuss]

Nice

[@molly9733]

Oh, were you Elliot?

[@dadele.5239]

@@molly9733 yes!

[@YeeterMcEaterRD]

21:40 - 21:53 the bubi arc 22:20 bubi is mentioned

[@EmmaFiltness]

For some reason Mikey saying 'It's a tiny baby' lives rent free in my head and often pops up when I see something small and or cute.

[@hiyapatil5379]

The "yellow" caught me off guard but I started laughing really hard

[@Gliscorboi]

Same here and also with the Bubi part I didn’t expect

[@howareyou7667]

Sí

[@bodalicious8673]

Yeah they were grey

[@aa-cl9sb]

better if you know gravity falls

[@HeartlessSystem]

Same 😂 was not expecting that lmao

[@nathanalvarez670]

I just love how grunty boy and michaels relationship has gotten so best friend like

[@Walshy8113]

Mikey ran out of stuff for him to steal

[@nathanalvarez670]

Yeah 😂

[@davidextreme8050]

Almost like he’s talking to himself

[@dudemcmuffing1954]

I actually hate that

[@Psychic_Jaylen]

Grunty boi and mandjtv sitting in a tree k.i.s.s.i.n.g

[@Yoshi-oh1hh]

John "Yellow?" Mikey *confused* John explains the joke. Both start laughing hysterically. Keep up the great work, guys.

[@16Nire61]

The “yellow” joke was so weirdly wholesome and yet so funny. 😂

[@FishElbow]

13 year old me in x&y getting a shiny Arceus from a wonder trade: I suppose some people would describe me as.... incredibly talented Edit: Sorry, I Meant... ARKOOS

[@Tatianna1143]

"I would say people describe me as incredibly talented" dragon type

[@ciandunphy7888]

Mate that exact same thing happened to me… then my dog ate the game cartridge that same day🥲

[@dragonlord52b]

@@ciandunphy7888 RIP

[@FishElbow]

@@ciandunphy7888 bro...... did your dog into Ash Ketchum or was your dog just a goat

[@Axolotl2630]

QUICK SET THIS ON THE SUBREDDIT

[@derpderptoast2717]

Even though it was a hacked shiny, I’m still very happy that John got a Rotom

[@fishbaker6756]

Yeah, an awesome shiny legendary

[@phoenixflamegames1]

How do you recognize a hacked shiny?

[@derpderptoast2717]

@@phoenixflamegames1 Usually hacked shinies have perfect stats, all ribbons, etc, and are on level 100. If they don’t have that going for it, the name can give it away, as people like to trade hacked shinies advertising their website, or it’s just named Arceus.

[@sableyesundaygaming2016]

@@derpderptoast2717 it’s not to promote a website but a twitch Chanel where they wonder trade shinys almost all day

[@overforest1195]

@@sableyesundaygaming2016 Most are twitch channels but I've seen hacked shinies with nicknames or OTs of websites as well.

[@crumpet477]

"It is a tiny baby" is my new favourite mikey quote 😂

[@asleepdeprivedhuman7306]

I was dying at the “you win the round but you should release that”

[@brianpember1821]

I love how they made a baby Wooper strong enough to singlehandedly take down Team Rocket and Ash and Misty without breaking a sweat in the anime and then made it poopy in game.

[@aa-cl9sb]

when you fight the charater to vs when u unlock em

[@TheUndeadCrawlerNL]

I mean Wooper has soloed a game before... granted it was done by Smallant: one of arguably best Pokemon players

[@kalemjade5258]

I really love how Mikey and Grunty Boi are becoming genuine friends.

[@GubbiGap]

"Yellow..." with the shoe is possibly the best pun I've ever heard 🤣

[@werevin649]

i find it funny how ive been a fan of mikey for longer but i always want john to win these challenges

[@imgiratina4083]

i thought i was the only one help 💀

[@pokethemidget]

Your next challenge should be you, John, and Jack racing in Legends Arceus to see who can get an alpha of each pokemon type first. Winner gets to take a alpha of their choosing from both of the other players

[@dxthwsh]

That would be so sick!

[@PRAISENOBEASTHAN]

trading isn’t in legends arceus

[@Coolhead34]

@@PRAISENOBEASTHAN yes it is Battling isn't tho Source: i traded with someone on my school bus so I know it is

[@PRAISENOBEASTHAN]

@@Coolhead34 oh wait you're right nvm sorry

[@Coolhead34]

@@PRAISENOBEASTHAN its fine, I thought u was trolling at first but then realized u was seriously confused lol

[@absolea4676]

7:00 John: pronouncing Évoli in an italian accent Me knowing that the name is french: Yeah no that's not right Edit: He did it with Flambino too at 11:11 XD

[@randomcrapidk735]

13:12 GOT MY DYINGG! JOHN TRYING TO THINK OF A STRONG MON LAST SECOND 😂

[@aa-cl9sb]

9:07 me: GRAVITY FALLS- edit: shiny gardevoir is one of my dream pokemon lol

[@snowman6342]

Hey are you still looking for one? I’m searching right now and will have no reason to have it after I get it.

[@legumester8783]

I appreciate how John moved locations for every wonder trade

[@RedMadMichael]

IMPORTANT! Whenever you traded with a website that websites name shows up on a stamp afterwards like for instance at 15:15!

[@clauteletuby]

lol

[@angelwhispers2060]

😂 I love how grunty boi literally just asked nicely for Michael to participate and he does😅

[@Carden__]

16:26 I can already see the plane commng

[@Ashketchum12233]

💀

[@Jsdfdh]

BRO

[@BlueSodaPop_]

"Wait a minute, that's a website!" I got so many of those hacked legendaries, and I always release them. BUT they usually hold a master ball, and let's be honest- who would pass up on that?

[@gamer_glenn5438]

Yea

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

Take the master ball and release them.

[@BlueSodaPop_]

@@idosomethingiguess3680 yeah, that's what I've been doing. I don't feel like that's really cheating, considering I COULD play through the game ten times getting master balls

[@erinerinDDBB]

Me too. I always take whatever they're holding. Even it's a berry or something random, I just take it.

[@CarlosSaulRodriguezA]

but.... you can change the name of a traded pokemon at least once.... soo??? (or you can't if it's wonder traded? i have no online subscription, nor friends to play with... so dunno :) )

[@TheBlueFedora-tp2om]

22:48 “that’s just a little bird” I think you mean a beautiful creature of the sky!

[@LeviCPC25]

13:52 Great song John

[@Nathan-ku9fd]

John:Why is noibat so terrible? Michael:It's a tiny baby. Me:It's a "f"ing dragon

[@linhardtvonhevring7262]

The fact that Michael started playing Sweet Sweet Canyon when he got a Scorbunny nicknamed Cinnamon Bun is perfection.

[@aqilshadow5451]

Grunty Boi's "Hazah!" looked like a leader pose other than a grunty one

[@Void_Sweets]

character development

[@43dl3ntil]

It's "Ha Ha" not Hazah

[@aqilshadow5451]

@@43dl3ntil 4:56

[@phantoniam]

18:31 im pretty sure thats my friend's nickit (he told me he got a wingull from the trade) edit: he was playing on my switch when he traded it lol

[@SupplierROFMEMES]

John:Do you think you could beat up a hippo? Mickey: NOO!!!!!!!

[@jai2061]

0:26 He's got the drip. 3:27 It is a tiny baby. 4:17 MIKEY GOT IN THE HANDS OF HOYOVERSE!!!! 5:58 INSTANT WIN. 14:20 SHINY.HACKED LEGENDARY 14:58 I am sending Darumaka to someone whose name is a website. *John dancing*: WAIT NO!!

[@aristotelesemblem2506]

Yes, but Yae Miko is a pain to level up Especially those Talents

[@Gamefluent_]

@@aristotelesemblem2506 wot

[@aristotelesemblem2506]

@@Gamefluent_ the Genshin Impact thing, you don’t play it so you don’t understand

[@potatorayquaza110]

@@aristotelesemblem2506 I don't have yae ;-;

[@aristotelesemblem2506]

@@potatorayquaza110 Same here, but weeklies have reset

[@thomassstheatrenerd9303]

Watching this while shiny hunting is the best

[@soloplaygaming8387]

Make sure you dont accidentally run when you find it my guy

[@Voidbear_FNaF_and_Undertale]

what're you hunting? I'm hunting Zygarde

[@thyguy1568]

@Prajwal Yadav yes

[@dxthwsh]

True! I love watching their videos while shiny hunting they have given me a lot of luck lol

[@samsungrefrigeratorcondens4354]

Same lmao. Watching this while hunting for shiny Honedge with the Masuda method.

[@alphabetsoup6837]

25:15 the offense in Micahel's tone had me laughing

[@xxkingslayer7423]

John:do you think you could beat up a hippo Mikey: NooOoOoo

[@joel7041]

It would be funny if you guys surprise traded with each other 🤣

[@Typicali]

I had a thought of that xD

[@eggyt1153]

This is when John and Michael learnt about Trade Bots, something that’s been around almost as long as Wonder/Surprise Trading itself

[@thebrickbros.1294]

I love how Mikey stays at the Pokémon center the entire video while John goes out to explore the world

[@fennaken]

That “YeLlOw” had me dyin 😂😂😂

[@TheTTopaz]

Just gonna say, I'll never get tired of all these challenges you guys put on yourselves. Always a great time and a refreshing take on Pokemon content for me.

[@starfoxsmash7002]

John: "Yellow!" (Laughs) Michael: "What's so funny?" John: "I took one my yellow shoes and put my hand in it and put it up to my ear like a phone and said 'Yellow.'" John & Michael: (Laugh) I think we all know a certain someone who would have laughed his butt off at that.

[@metalhand333]

I think it would probably be Yello.

[@queenphoenix3152]

12:00 I immediately said Gerudo Valley, one of my favorite songs to hear whenever I play Smash Ultimate and thank you for the video, I am really enjoying it and it's helping my motivation to play more of my Pokémon games 😊💛

[@RikoChanIsHere]

Me: watching pokemon vids to escape from genshin vids that i watch all day The sponsor: GENSHIN IMPACT IS A-

[@YAKlSOBA]

“i’m gonna stand here,” HE’S JUST STANDING THERE, MENACINGLY!

[@KirbyatYT]

“The sponsor of this video is Genshin Impact.” A game so great you’ll never need to go outside again

[@babi2452]

Yeah

[@blackfoxstudios4101]

"Shut your pretty mouth" I love these two so much

[@SpaceAnomaly36]

Grunty boy get better and better every time he makes an appearance

[@pk_sapphire]

We need these two to do a three-way channel with Jack like the Underdogs.

[@SurefireMonk]

I think a good tweak you could put in place for the race rounds is to make sure each person gets an equal number of trades.

[@7Tgamer179]

The ditto vs clobbopus round should’ve been a tie because ditto could copy the other Pokémon🤓🧠🫠

[@dapperduck4250]

It's okay Grunty Boy, you deserve someone who will give all the sick banter

[@NarutoTsunadefan1]

I just have to say I love the 3 Houses music you play during the videos. Really helps me jam during the intense parts ^^

[@francescabrogna6103]

“I have a beard. I’m a MAN!” Makes me think of the team rocket let’s go video “Kid! Kid? I am twenty-six!”

[@starfoxsmash7002]

"We must be swift as a coursing river." "With all the force of a great typhoon." "With all the strength of raging fire." (This was just the first thing I thought of.)

[@WhosRayhz]

you know it’s bad when Michael has made more sword and shield videos than bdsp videos in 2022

[@AzecVibz-fh4kq]

Dude you guys have the best editor for blurring those hack sites. You should give him a raise.

[@SushiWolfYT]

I love the SpongeBob reference at the end of the grunty boi segment

[@iaminsideyourwalls8776]

5:17 i am both laughing and offended

[@ashtonoak4370]

Surprise trades was hilarious when I played because halfway through my main 1st playthough I just started surprise trading for like 5 hours 🤣 I was addicted

[@ShadeStormXD]

me with wondertrading in xy

[@pikaboy101]

11:41 Exact Reaction I Gave...😂😂😂

[@Yoshi-oh1hh]

John starts singing about shinies. Gets one. Me, just *laughing at the edge of my seat*

[@mikhail-cybertastic5349]

Every time if there is a John, a Mikey and a Jack in the wild, be sure to watch until death.

[@markthemusicman862]

I’d just like to say the character development between Michael and Grunty Boy is just superb.

[@firegirl2593]

I totally didn't know about hacked Pokemon the first time I did wonder trade. I was flipping out over this level 100 hidden ability shiny Darkrai. It's still in my box. Also I feel bad for using the ability patch that was being held on to by a hacked Pokemon cuz I can't find one.

[@Runty.Boness]

I love how he makes grunty boi sounds like he has voice cracks every 2 seconds

[@Ratchet-bb4oh]

I love gruntie boi’s intros so much I absolutely love the weird movements he does 🤣

[@dan8592]

9:15 thats going in the 2022 best MandJTV moments right there

[@zaritcor1668]

John, you know what beats a hippo? A bigger hippo :P

[@jaycomplexkidrandle1889]

17:19 "You gone get this work!"

[@ThatTokenOne]

When I was a kid playing Pokémon Diamond or emerald, one of the two, I got a shiny poochyana and didn’t know shinies were a thing so I thought my Pokémon was just glitched. Fought the elite 4 with it in my party.🤣

[@TeamLarry]

Only this dude have that much great vid ideas, whitch is cool. Nice one, keep grinding!!

[@thewatershurikenart]

You're everywhere bro

[@gazalakhan3011]

You were at sb video too lol m also sb AND mandjtv fan lol

[@turtlewaffle5131]

ya

[@LoieGoose]

Grammar 100

[@macewindu5195]

You’re a bot

[@adamajora1003]

When he said that he liked eating cotton candy with Hitmonchan, it put a really wholesome picture in my head of John and Hitmonchan eating cotton candy together.

[@Jlaps941]

I like how you can tell this was recorded before Legends Arceus because Mikey has no reaction to the name Melli 😂

[@Gamefluent_]

The captions at 12:53- "Oh heaven snow" Isn't that just regular snow ._.

[@Gamefluent_]

13:40 also has "pile of swine" ... Man pokemon+captions does NOT work at ALL

[@ytg018]

I love how Grunty Boi used to annoy Mikey, but now Mikey is like welcome back

[@user-br8sp9hq9w]

Lmao all the bayonetta refrences 😂😂😂😂

[@Michelle-hl5yc]

Dude I once picked up a used pikemon game that, when I opened the old save out of curiosity, was FULL of hacked shiny legendaries. I know this feel so well.

[@lotrdude13]

The "first to get X" rounds should have been by number of trades, rather than time because of the amount of time it takes to search.

[@zelos1826]

12:17 My name is Lisa and I was like "wait what" lol

[@videogameboymichael]

7:31 I love that he got a corgi while talking in a british accent.

[@dontyou8834]

20:49 Mikey be crushing on roserade fr

[@idkwhatimdoing5840]

Just when I needed something to brighten my day, Mikey posts an amazing video

[@adyfenesan9683]

I forgot I traded the Hatenna named fringe away so I was surprised when John got it

[@thomasmathis4759]

The yellow 4's were 🔥. And that cinderace was too

[@madethistocomment727]

John: You must speak refined and dignified! Also John: Strategeries

[@santiagogil7508]

"Alex, that's a super normal name" He traded with the aura guardian!

[@TheRibottoStudios]

Every time Mikey says "today we'll" I immediately go "oh this is gonna be a good fcking time boys/girls."

[@reubentherblazer9756]

1:43 that is one of the best Pokemon nicknames I've ever seen.

[@realrayruby]

I almost choked on my food when grunty boi said they were SPONSORED by genshin impact

[@mcsharmanultrastrong5016]

I love y'alls videos, keep up the great content. I rewatch a lot of y'alls videos while I workout rather than music just because of how much you both make me laugh, it makes working out so much better! Sending love to both of you and good vibes ❤👍

[@shinyeevee37]

Is it just me or are surprise/wonder trade videos just SO ENTERTAINING

[@multiisanickelfan]

"FLAMBINO??" "Wait don't tell me what pokemon that is, that's a Scorebunny."

[@natzeb9091]

1:04 Mikey and John Talking about trading pokemon to get popular Candyevie:Look what they're doing to match our power