The Trials of Being a God (ft.

[@TheFridgewithJimothyCool]

PPMD's links: www.twitch.tv/ppmd www.patreon.com/PPMD

[@PPMD1]

Thanks for having me! It was a lot of fun =) Hope you all enjoy!

[@justinfabela4899]

Super engaging and insightful. Hope you're able to come back at some point!

[@BluesEnergy00]

Thanks to you, Doc. Your takes were fresh and really interesting, I especially loved how you cooked with the "slaking in smash" mechanics you came up with. It's definitely my favourite interview, by far 🫶

[@madduxnagel6935]

You’re a legend dude

[@brett1908]

PP in the fridge? This is insane.

[@lanzafamous]

Loved seeing you on the fridge, thank you for taking the time!!!

[@BluesEnergy00]

I've been acknowledged by PPMD. My life is complete.

[@FalseSwipeGaming]

Oh my God you got PPMD, Im such a huge fan!

[@Inosculated]

Real ones know FSG is SSBMTuts coded :) Y'all are awesome

[@Eroil]

Well, we're certainly continuating the "every guest has played melee" with this one

[@dietmarachleitner9319]

has BKC played melee?

[@Eroil]

@@dietmarachleitner9319 I'm forgetting lol, don't remember if they talked about that in their episode. He doesn't play many games so there's a good chance he didn't actually

[@ThisIsWEB]

48:42 - 51:25 This is who PPMD is. The well-articulated passion for knowledge, feeling, and expression. It's beautiful. And then he talks about playing IRL neutral with a squirrel. That is also very PPMD.

[@kowarimasenka]

well said

[@WTH1music]

As far as poker faces Aaron "Cybertron" Zhang brought a mega charizard x plushy to all his matches with his charizard y team. He reported great success in faking people out with it and people over predicting.

[@Eroil]

Think I've heard of that before but it's still hilarious

[@SeekSeekLest]

That's evil. That's worse then nicknaming each pokemon after a different one on your team.

[@LuichoX203]

dude i just had a unreal experience where i matched with wizzrobe on slippi unranked while i was listening to this and ppmd started talking about wizzrobe at the SAME TIME i was getting destroyed by wizzrobe

[@ln8496]

Lmfao such a small world

[@madduxnagel6935]

Holy shit dude. Do you think that was really him???

[@LuichoX203]

@@madduxnagel6935 i mean yeah i checked his twitch and he was streaming

[@MrIcenice44]

😂

[@AndrewRKenny]

Very different from the usual but a great pleasure as always. I've listened to plenty of PP over the years but can't quite get enough of this good thing. Love how much whimsy PP still has for stuff. As for the most important question: •if Dex entries: Pokémon win •if game mechanics: difficult to say, too many unknowns (e.g. can Surf hit everything, what are the lions' levels/moves/stats) •if game mechanics+lions have respectable levels/stats etc.: lions •if 1v1: lions

[@jchadwick4918]

Lmao at the “everyone’s a bit hard”. I’m sure Mango would approve.

[@theorist]

Thoroughly enjoyed this one

[@alexengeriser8825]

Hello Jimothy, as a long-time melee player whose favorite player is PPMD, this was epic, and I loved hearing new insights from such a kind and interesting person. However, there are at least two viable strategies for winning a series of a billion 1v1's vs. the lions that overcome the struggle phenomenon. The first is harvest leppa berry strategies. Consider, for example, a max defense exeggutor with giga drain and harvest, consuming a leppa berry. What is a lion to do? Give the exeggutor a few boosts from such moves as curse, calm mind, or ingrain, and the answer becomes obvious - a clear win for the pokemon. And this is only one of the dozens of pokemon that exist. A second viable strategy that I am surprised you overlooked as a ninjask-fan is baton pass strategies. We can assume that the impact of one individual lion on a pokemon is minimal for set-up time, just as how a persian with slash would do little to thwart a baton pass chain (excluding gen 1 persian, but if we are talking gen 1 rules, that would be a separate discussion in which the lions surely win). Imagine this setup: turn 1, toxic spikes. turn 2, switch to cinderace. turn 3, court change. turns 4-x, setting up some chain of defense boosts, ingrain, aqua ring. turn x+1 baton passing to your max defense poison heal breloom with leftovers. Now, with max defense, you are recovering 1/4+1/16 of your health every turn from the combination of aqua ring, ingrain, and poison heal. Yes, you may run out of moves, but so will the billion lions, and at the least they will slowly die to your struggle damage, and thus you have defeated them using exactly the move that you thought would thwart the pokemon. This is gaming.

[@alexengeriser8825]

As an additional follow-up, another viable option for breloom is to hold the item shell bell, so that even in the event that the persians are quite high level (there are a billion of them after all, some are bound to be high level and near max-stats), breloom comfortably lives a critical hit slash and recovers its hit-points using shell bell. The odds that multiple high level, max attack persian battle in a row and critical hit with their slash attacks is, surely, greater than one in a billion. Another win for the pokemon.

[@Valgyan]

My 2 favorite competitive games and my 2 favorite competitors of them. This was a treat to listen to.

[@ontogoly]

Thanks PPMD - you mentioned how people separate their eclectic ideas from 'reality' (for lack of a better word) and how they might get lost in those ideas. I have sort of played with ideas like that for a long time, being lost in my own little world. In my opinion, I loved doing this for the same reason I loved playing Pokemon as a kid. It was something I could retreat to when the pressures of life got overwhelming. I loved my own world and my own mind and I harbored some resentment for those on the outside who put pressure on me to change without letting me choose for myself to do so. There are those people who are much more pragmatic, who find that philosophizing is a waste of time. My current girlfriend is one such person - so the two of us have a natural distaste for each other (lol). By being with her, I think I've been forced out of my head in a way and into a more objective space. It has been good, but it was a challenging adjustment for me. All of this is to say that people may stay in their own bubble and be detached from 'reality' out of fear and resentment. At least that's how it has been for me - and I think people can stay too far in 'reality' or in a pragmatic mindset for similar reasons. You helped me with melee coaching a couple years ago, and you helped me today by talking about this blend of the ideal and the real. Back then, you were kind to me and I'm really grateful for it. Hope you're doing well these days.

[@redwarrior118]

Two worlds collide

[@CaptainFalchion]

PPMD is one of my favorite Melee players of all time. I knew Jimothy was a fan of Melee but never thought this collab would happen. Amazing!!

[@kanifis]

Glad to find this podcast. Great episode.

[@catandfishfc]

What do I do with the food in my fridge? I stack it up.

[@oceanwaves83]

Literally thought your username was catfishnc at first lol

[@grunkleg.2934]

Good nominations for edible Pokemon: - Lechonk - Miltank - Chansey/Blissey omlettes - Tropius bananas - Milcery and Alcremie - Swirlix - Clauncher/Crabrawler/Crabominable claws - Basculin - Farfetch'd - Combusken - Appletun's back scraps - Slowpoke Tail - Nacli (seasoning) - Veluza

[@stupidflandrs4856]

Big Yellow viewer spotted

[@NN-oz6rr]

Corphish, Shellder, Magikarp, Torchic, Taillow, Eevee, Farfetch'd, Furret, Goldeen, Psyduck, Grumpig, Krabby, Mareep

[@Khyl49]

If a lion is comparable to Persian, id like to see it perform a Bubblebeam or a Thunderbolt. Not so lion-like now huh.

[@joshwatts7540]

this is not a crossover I thought would happen but my lord what a day. Something something kreygasm something something.

[@GutsyTen42]

This was such a cool crossover that I wasn't expecting! A very cool interview. Seems like an interesting guy

[@Melninja23]

Actually this exact Mongoose documentary you talked about is used by French/Europe best Ultimate player Glutonny to speak about Neutral ! Also incredible podcast, so happy to see my favorite Falco with my favorite Pokémon content creator !

[@LilypadOW]

you can definetly hear that pp is a seasoned podcast host aswell haha lovely to listen to you both talk

[@lyyretv1126]

Absolutely divine episode!

[@jackalito4022]

this marriage of my two favorite games in this way was NOT what i expected to see today

[@chess_fella]

Wow. This is a great Jimothy Cool The Fridge episode. Thanks.

[@svxtn]

In the context of lions vs. pokemon, it's well known that lions can use bite to target ghost types. Lion believers, consider the following: - A Smeargle has the moveset of Beat Up/Conversion/Skill Swap/Recycle while holding a Leppa Berry - Smeargle uses Conversion to acquire the dark typing - A Trevenant uses Trick-or-Treat on the Smeargle, adding the ghost type to it - Smeargle Skill Swaps a Shedinja, acquiring Wonder Guard The Smeargle has infinite PP, a move that hits anywhere between 1 and 1025 times, and is immune to all attacks except those with Fairy typing. How do the lions handle this

[@Duffy_SSBM]

PPMD Kreygasm

[@DkKobaADV]

new england melee legend duffy spotted

[@Duffy_SSBM]

@@DkKobaADV yooo! I don’t know about legend but Melee and Pokemon are definitely some of my biggest interests

[@lanaalways]

Definitely my most anticipated fridge episode, this is great

[@jackalito4022]

us melee players who are also pokémon players who are also jimothy cool the fridge viewers ate with this one

[@NYShyguy]

Had to double take when I saw the thumbnail. Shoutout everyone who gets home from work, plays melee until their hands get tired, then boot up gen 3 ou

[@gothosfolly]

As someone who's been getting into melee and pokemon in the last year this might as well have been made specifically for me. PPMD is the melee god I'm the least familiar with and thus most interested in learning about. All around a really great episode.

What a wonderful surprise to see Jimothy interacting with the Smash community

[@violettheshadowfan]

this has been in my recommended for so long not realizing it was the fridge 😭 like im not one to go watch ppmd but paired with jimothy cool make a great pod

[@lanzafamous]

On the topic of Wizzrobe being the first to use headphones, i remember lots of jokes about how it'd take him some time to setup for his set whenever he had to play, and it'd always add a couple minutes of waiting as he got everything in order.

[@madduxnagel6935]

Wow, a surprising crossover to be sure, but a welcome one!

[@jmgggg]

what an insane collab

[@Clockwork_Enby]

What a wonderful crossover

[@ZachHonest]

Great episode!

[@ProtonVGC]

Bro you got PPMD, absolute GOAT’d podcast

[@tyler4965]

I did not see this coming, but I am all for it.

[@zjmullan]

What a beautiful video. Nice one Jim

[@uuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh]

i had to triple check the channel name this is surreal er uh i mean This is insane.

[@brett1908]

2:29 melee is like the CS of fighting games, it has the history and the nuance in gameplay to be “infinite” games. Games like CS, melee, and street fighter really are special because they pioneered their genre’s competitive scene.

[@baronobeefdip8075]

From ice cream sundae into Muk Monday

[@lottabee]

PPMD when PooPooMD walks in:

[@Munby1]

PPMD Chrysanthemum

[@ellachino4799]

37:46 it's me, I'm one of two people who play street fighter, smash, and pokemon here

[@alejandrotalavera6736]

I am also 33 years old so every joke and reference was a hit

[@LuaShine]

this is insane

[@nothankyou4859]

Amazing. Thank you, Cool.

[@danchlax02]

I cannot believe that Jim hadn't heard of the pokemon vs lions argument before

[@DkKobaADV]

Holy shit 2 hours.

[@analoghabits9217]

learning melee while learning to drive had a lot of overlaps for me

[@FiroMcNosky]

Now i need a Jimothy Cool video analysis on 1 billion lions vs 1 of each Pokemon

[@kennythekid130]

On the 1 billion lions question, I don't know how they lose if the lions have slash without a pp cooldown. I'd imagine each lion could put out at least 60 slashes. the only possible downside would be can they hit ghost types but i'd imagine they could also hit them with some a lot of bites which are dark type moves.

[@NadiaDelcatty-pg6fs]

More Jimothy Melee content please

[@shavierlastname]

this is actually insane man . I love ytou jimothey coo;l

[@roofb1612]

this is fucking awesome

[@ronz7665]

One of the 4 gods of smash! Insane Jim. Truely.

[@profoundproductionss]

Fire crossover

[@Snagavitch]

Feel bad about the goat comment. A fun question for every esports or sports fan led to insight on the difficulties for his mental during his career. Rankings definitely impacted his self worth very significantly that is very tough D:

[@kingkrispy5289]

omg this episode mixed my old obsession (melee) with my new one!

[@Magic_Ice]

26:56 i’ve been acknowledged by 2 out of the 5 gods this is incredible

[@LAST1GGK]

Ahh SKTAR 3 such a wonderful tournament

[@grrman]

Another fridge, another smash bros chat. Good times

[@doma3554]

This is so cool.

[@starplatinum1113]

Very cool

[@5gods]

42:17 unretirement line

[@CaptainFalcon73]

I cannot believe what I heard. PPMD would die for Muk Monday. This is insane.

[@SKITZ_MONEY]

ssbm adv discord losing it for this one

[@_elynas]

Based ppmd for choosing the lions. Lion ladder undefeated

[@maxmustermann5590]

How did you get the legend on the cast? Amazing work Jim

[@z-powered-nathan]

If you didn't know, mongoose vs kobra is the inspiration of zangoose and seviper

[@alexspeedwagon3701]

PPMD and pokeaim wasn’t a collab I ever expected

[@GorbillionIsNotANumber]

Epic gorbillion moment 1:46:59

[@handoverthestromboli6715]

HOLY SHIT ITS GORBILLION

[@oceanwaves83]

STACK IT UP

[@jammyman7085]

The DK bubble will never burst. Trust me bro, Buy DK Coin it's not a pump and dump scheme in the slightest. Also I would gladly die for Muk Monday

[@LotusTheWise]

1B lions is not enough to ranfomly make a Lion ladder. Lorewise, we have 3 space-time gods. In-game, we have specs Heatran Eruption, Eruption being a spread move

[@jrad0003]

Is this on Spotify or something for audio only listeners?

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

Stack it up

[@amberhernandez]

How was there an entire segment on eating Pokémon, Muk was mentioned by name, and neither of them thought about making a "MUKbang" joke?? 🤣

[@halbertsimpson]

2:03:01 Jim is right. Ratatouille improves the game in ways we might not yet understand.

[@halbertsimpson]

2:05:30 I've been betrayed.

[@kiracite]

This is crazy.

[@bg-cc6hn]

If based on Pokemon Logic Lions would likely have Slash and Bite as their main attacks Lions are also likely Normal types Steel, Fighting, Fairy, Dark, and Ghost types would matchup very well defensively, and anything with Fighting coverage would do well offensively. There is also two different types of Fighting priority to take down lions before they can get hits in But PP is an issue, so it boils down to what group wins the war of attrition If using lore A Charizard can just fly above the lions and torch them with boulder melting flames while being immune from any damage And that is tame by Pokemon feat examples lol

[@DrowningGround]

55:20 had me laughing so much

[@NadiaDelcatty-pg6fs]

But how do lions kill a ghost, or a rock or steel

[@NadiaDelcatty-pg6fs]

Eg. Golem via Bulbapedia “ Its body is so hard that even dynamite cannot scratch it. “

[@Rumielle]

Slap city mentioned!!

[@Rumielle]

When gaming collide

[@rubeng9092]

Interview Ray Rizzo or WolfeyVGC for some Doubles perspective.

[@johngamefreak1625]

what the fuck this isn't a pikachu or jigglypuff main jimothy, we will have words in my office

[@pooxel]

He didn’t answer my question on his favorite soup, damn

[@5gods]

Broccoli cheddar, French onion, Borscht, Okroshka are all good ones

[@pooxel]

​@@5gods Are those his favorites?

[@CaptainFalcon73]

Muk Soup

[@II-June-II]

PPMD WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ???!!!

[@Avid2757]

where has pp been?

[@ln8496]

On some superman vs goku stuff, deoxys can breathe in space. Lions cannot. Im sure more than one pokemon is capable of destroying the earth Also it took well over 1 billion humans to eventually birth shakespeare. And he intentionally became a writer. A billion lions is a lot but its nowhere near enough to stumble into significant strategies.

[@andrewprahst2529]

Going into space = running away/not fighting = forfeit Other than shadow mewtwo from pokken tournament, there is no evidence of any pokémon with world destroying capabilities. And #1, it's a battle of every pokémon, not every pokémon form, #2 although shadow mewtwo appears to destroy the earth in his attack, the earth is not actually destroyed.

[@LiquidPr1d3]

Jimothy your idea for a slaking smash character is genius and nintendo shoupd make you the idea guy

[@hard2flatter516]

The most delicious pokemon is castform

[@aztro.99]

1:19:53

[@josephklein2583]

I could listen to 12 hours of this also pokemon would destroy one billion lions

[@ribjoh98]

What is happening