If Every Pokémon Gym Leader was the First One

I take every gym leader from the Pokemon main series games and give them teams as if they were the first gym leader instead.
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[@whyiseverythingalreadytaken]

“Magmar would be a bit too strong for a first gym” *gives Iris a Druddigon*

[@peazy9487]

And korrina hawlucha too strong

[@jaxc.]

@@peazy9487 Mienfoo is weak and he at least said it was a bit too strong.

[@jaxc.]

@PlasmaEnergised ... 😂 34 LOWER! he at least egnoliged that it was a bit too strong. also on Pokemon Showdown it says it has a 510 BST

[@jaxc.]

Stop arguing with me. HE MENTIONED IT IS A BIT TOO STRONG! if you reply to this I'm reporting you for abuse.

[@aleksio2926]

Whitney first gym ;-;

[@shuuichissaihara]

every gymleader: 2 pokemon Whitney: Miltank, just Miltank

[@Kostyurik]

You probably didn't watch until Raihan :-)

[@mahinhossain7647]

Miltank is op so it makes sense

[@theregularterrarian3933]

just miltank would make you lose the game instantly, but I see what he was trying to do

[@shuuichissaihara]

@@Kostyurik Silicobra and Dreepy were extra options for him Whitney is just Miltank lol

[@oresti9271]

Imagine him giving her 2 miltanks 😂

[@dlvyn123]

“Magmar might be too strong for a starting gym” *gives Bugsy Scyther and Jasmine Skarmory*

[@necrozon717]

And Ryhan a duralodon

[@necrozon717]

And also opal a alcreame

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@necrozon717 But there's so many options against a Duraludon if you started from Wyndon

[@raidenakasaucyjack9005]

And Clair a seadra

[@lillith7257]

Well I think the idea is to scale them to be where they are in the region?

[@johnbailey5835]

Lance is a dragon trainer who only has 3 dragon types. Claire: That's cute.

[@Acacius1992]

Still unlike Clair he is a Trainer of respect and honor, not a toxic salty Loser like her

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@Acacius1992 Clair maybe salty but she's beautiful and formidable!

[@dulo4674]

@@jeffreygao3956 simp

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@dulo4674 Clair IS pretty: images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/c6bc4cb6-4540-4d28-b48d-b99d61d15c19/d80iarn-a9738657-c62b-4cc4-8fd3-6e844265634d.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_600,q_75,strp/clair_bikini_by_shablagoooo_d80iarn-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3siaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD02MDAiLCJwYXRoIjoiXC9mXC9jNmJjNGNiNi00NTQwLTRkMjgtYjQ4ZC1iOTlkNjFkMTVjMTlcL2Q4MGlhcm4tYTk3Mzg2NTctYzYyYi00Y2M0LThmZDMtNmU4NDQyNjU2MzRkLmpwZyIsIndpZHRoIjoiPD02MDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.Wl1BcY_MYSYoKuQC5IHwZBLiDDCN6AG9ZoxQROQrPRw

[@dulo4674]

@@jeffreygao3956 still a simp

[@swirltales6046]

I like how he calls Cilan, Chili, and Cress "The monkey boys".

[@ImpatientPlatypus]

We Chimp Pimpin!

[@ToastNova]

Lmao

[@LycanMOON]

I mean I call them the monkey boys too

[@13thKingMu]

Well i usually call them "The infamous worst trio"

[@byte7579]

I Call them The Pan Trio.

[@Hemlol]

imagine just getting your pokemon and your rival is already the gym leader

[@shalizey1007]

its pokemon sword and sheild everyone alternate verison or black 2 alternare version or red alternate version

[@angelxcutiee69]

@@shalizey1007 what

[@mkuromi]

Cheren lol

[@angelxcutiee69]

@@mkuromi charen

[@jeffreygao3956]

If Blue Oak was the first Gym Leader, he’d wouldn’t be a rival.

[@PANICBLADE]

I love the idea from Pokemon Origins that all the gym leaders are actually packing full aggro teams and choose fewer and weaker Pokemon of theirs depending on how many badges the trainer taking on the gym has. It makes perfect sense because having most trainers in the country being more powerful than any gym leaders would be really weird, and it makes it so that any new trainer starting their journey wouldn't have to travel all the way to a specific town to start their gym challenge.

[@skyiloh7460]

I think you'd like Crystal Clear, it is a ROM hack makes the game "open world", as in you can fight gyms in any order, and the teams scale based on the amount of badges you have

[@perrycarters3113]

@@skyiloh7460 I'd love to see a Rom hack that explores this idea, but also takes it a step further; Rather than Gym leaders being type specialists, they're strategy specialists. So rather than being locked down to a specific type, they battle in specific ways.

[@skyiloh7460]

@@perrycarters3113 Radical Red kind of does that. Sabrina's team is a trick room team, but most are still type dependant

[@perrycarters3113]

@@skyiloh7460 I think there's a good sort of middle ground to be had, rather than making it completely open or completely linear. Maybe splitting the gyms up into subregions, with a new subregion opening up when you clear all the gyms of the previous subregion? First gym should probably always be the first gym, so maybe 4 subregions, with the gym split being 1-2-3-2 between the subregions.

[@Meichrob7]

It’s always been my head canon that the gym leaders are all equally strong, they just keep 8 different teams that they switch out based on how many badges the challenger has. A similar thing would apply to the other gym trainers but they wouldn’t have multiple teams, the leader just decides who you challenge based off your badges and gyms have a wide range or skill level with their trainers so there’s always enough to make a series of obstacles for the challenger.

[@pumpkin9512]

this is true because of the origins special

[@Meichrob7]

@@pumpkin9512 Wait really? Thats sick!

[@pumpkin9512]

@@Meichrob7 ye

[@pumpkin9512]

@@Meichrob7 if u see brock says how many badges u have, red says none then brock uses 2 of his pokemon

[@harrisonjewell6510]

Except for Galar, because it’s explicitly stated that they’re in order of strength and the gym challenge has a specific order. All the others seem plausible though because of Origins where brock asks how many gym badges red has before picking his team

[@doofers5003]

Reminds me in origins that Brock only fought red with 2 Pokemon because he didn't have a badge

[@myheartismadeofstars]

If you watch MandJTV's video, that is actually the inspiration!

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

Origins was really clever showing that gym leaders have multiple teams to the level of their contestants. I mean, imagine you want to start your league championship, live in the same city as the "last" gym and the "first" gym is halfway across the region!? Makes more sense they would have a flexible order of gyms ready for contestants of different amount of badges. The game obviously can't afford it, but the lore certaintly can.

[@thetreyceratops2242]

Origins and Galar have the best lore for Gym Leader teams

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

@Otacon464 Does it make any difference, AT ALL?

[@Nehu_22]

I remember in the Indigo League anime Ash was just going to the nearest gym every time too he didn't have an order (and if there were an order he probably wouldn't know cause he's Ash, he didn't even knew how to catch Pokemon at first)

[@appleegg8251]

Therapist: Baby Volkner isn't real, he can't hurt you Baby Volkner:

[@arambainewsguwahati4144]

Do you play Minecraft

[@somegamer7268]

@@arambainewsguwahati4144 Do you watch roblox

[@afailure5128]

Some Gamer Do you play Pokémon

[@spyperneer7399]

@@afailure5128 Do you watch Mario

[@calebdonaldson7044]

Spyperneerrodic Demovyscoldier I want to continue this but I don’t know what to say

[@DreamTiger5]

This is what I’d love to see in a future game; the ability to challenge gym leaders on any order you want, opening new areas and scaling the others appropriately. Not entirely open world, but very close to it conceptually.

[@Kamirasu]

crystal clear

[@leonardofarias8843]

All eight of them anytime?

[@Genericuser_2]

You should try pokemon crystal clear. It's similar as it is open world but ut has no story events.

[@bookmew1081]

Having 6-8 Gyms inside of the same massive city the size of the wild area would be really cool to see with a similar any order feature with the massive plot happening when you finished the Gym Challenge & a similar long pre gym challenge existing to what happened in Gen 8. Perhaps 2 of the Gyms wouldn't be part of the main city where any order happens or something could happen where you have to rematch the gym leaders as part of the plot. I'm still waiting for Pokemon to Escape the 8 Gym Total & was disappointed that Gen 8 chose to have version exclusives instead of 10 Gyms.

[@skydragonfire93]

The best part is that this is something that's been theoretically possible since gen three with the ribbon system. Just like how a pokemon had to have certain ribbons to participate in certain contests, you could have number of badges change the gym. Or even, theoretically, a replay able gym challenge where you register a team at the beginning and the gym ribbon they have when you start the next gym dictates how strong that gym will be.

[@WeDogsHowl]

Honestly, everyone seems to have a decent fair chance for newbie's if these were there 1st gym pokemons... Then there's Whitney

[@thaiangquoc9505]

And that damn Duradulon 535 base is way too much for starters

[@napalmblaziken]

Geodude in Dark Cave, trade Bellsprout for Onix, Onix in Union Cave, and trade Abra for Machop in Goldenrod. How does everyone have problems with her?

[@milanbeerepoot4260]

Honestly whitney wasnt that hard You just werent so good Neither was i

[@gengarzilla1685]

Yeah, when you have a good plan she's not that bad. There's playthroughs where Morty, Chuck, or Clair gave me better fights.

[@skyiloh7460]

@@napalmblaziken nuzlockes lol

[@gabrielfarkas257]

"Bugsy has never used Spinarak before" Anime Bugsy: Do I look like a joke to you?

[@LuqmanGGVO]

Doesn't matter if the meme is correct or not, cause the meme is still not funny anymore

[@thegamingraboot1164]

@@LuqmanGGVO ... true

[@thegamingraboot1164]

@SolidMeat yep

[@yukkuri9144]

LuqmanGG yeah but if you’re going to make an unfunny joke, at least get it right

[@SportsFan824]

Well, yes

[@Swordmstr12]

If Giovanni was the first gym leader I wonder how the story would work it would be kind of interesting Edit: Wow This was eleven months ago thanks for the likes everyone and have a nice day if you see this :)

[@smiith5]

Probably treat it the same because Pokemon.

[@aroobism]

You can re write it so that he introduces team rocket after the mom says be careful of team rocket then just write the story as it is

[@fernandoguillenperez7686]

Maybe he will be a poison type leader with the two nidorans, why i believe this: In red and blue you can find nidoran male and female at the left of the first gym, before the victory road entrance Almost all rock type pokemon in kanto are also ground type, so it wouldn't make sense if we fight brock later.

[@whentheceiling9394]

He just won’t be the bad guy and his gym would be on Cinnibar and that’s the starting town and u ride boats and Blaine is bad think about it fire is evil

[@jackwilson5141]

Blane would be the villain

[@DefSoulEnt]

Fun fact : Volkner is also the fourth hokage ⚡️

[@mudita4449]

Nice one 😂

[@mrormrs.something3897]

What does that mean?

[@rayquaza4924]

@@mrormrs.something3897 it’s a naruto reference because one of the characters where look exactly like volkner and can use lightning stuff as well

[@patrickcolles5735]

Ha! Love Minoto

[@ratisingh297]

Omae wa uzumaki naruto

[@Rubywing4]

"Swadloon would be better, since Sewaddle is noticably weaker." Yet Sewaddle has a higher base Attack stat than *Onix* .

[@alans-dumb-username]

Pretty much anything has better attack than Onix lmao

[@Rubywing4]

@@alans-dumb-username True. XD It's so odd that such a big, mighty-looking rock snake does so little damage.

[@D4VID9724]

@@Rubywing4 that's pokemon for ya

[@JoshusBarber]

@@Rubywing4 I could give you the actual answer, but that would ruin the joke

[@Rubywing4]

@@JoshusBarber I am a bit curious, actually, why Onix does so little damage. I don't think the joke will be ruined so easily.

[@ajeppiii]

I always forget how many Leaders Unova _technically_ has… 😅

[@abarette_]

a lot xd

[@maximuscraig8222]

I can never keep track of them all

[@SM-be5dh]

Galar would like a word

[@rithakc]

monkey bros lenora cheren roxie brugh elesa clay skyla brycen iris drayden marlon

[@bruhmphrey]

@@rithakc you forgot brycen!

[@potatowarrior88]

"Steelix is too strong" SO YOU USE *SKARMORY* INSTEAD?

[@kimyona9746]

Only has stealth rock, whirlwind, and peck XD

[@Skarmory_oshiku]

How dare he think skarmory is weak

[@abarette_]

@@Skarmory_oshiku He didn't said Skarmory is weak. He said Skarmory was the only Gen2 Pokémon, since Pineco isn't Steel type and Onix isn't Gen 2 (and steel type). And I mean, Bugsy is using Scyther.

[@Skarmory_oshiku]

@@abarette_ my lv32 skarmory beat stevens mega metagross in oras in a nuzlocke

[@abarette_]

@@Skarmory_oshiku lol

[@ishy7207]

"Venipede is really weak" Now I really want to see how hard it would be to solo Pokemon Black with only Venipede

[@wet0wl]

15:17 This is a bit nitpicky but Cryogonal is WAY too strong for a first gym. The average base stat total for the ace of each gym leader is 373 (including Hala). Cryogonal’s BST is 515 which is crazy high. I know this is just a hypothetical but that’s insane. Great vid tho

[@maximumborkdrive437]

20:40 "Lapras is a bit too thicc" So just like Melony herself then

[@DeelonJ]

ye boi

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

Just the comment I was looking for

[@kimyona9746]

I mean Melon is in her name. Gamefreak knew EXACTLY what they were implying

[@kirbycooker7655]

melony is thicc as hell tho

[@pumpkingreg6673]

bro???

[@iruama1405]

This stupidest smartest idea I've ever seen. Let me get the popcorn

[@dovjacobs4987]

Thats literally his whole channel

[@hdk-gamer2829]

That’s contradictory

[@johnbailey5835]

Stupidest* Bit ironic.

[@raideranimator6091]

I don't mean to be rude but you spelt stupidest wrong

[@johnbailey5835]

@@raideranimator6091 who gives a shit if they're rude? That's what being a grammar nazi is all about.

[@glowstonelovepad9294]

6:26 You say that, when Milo, the first gym leader in Galar, uses Eldegoss, a Pokemon with 460 base stat total, very good for a first gym Pokemon. Bugsy, the second gym leader in Johto, uses Scyther, a Pokemon with 500 base stat total.

[@chonkyclouds7635]

Except you know...base stat totals aren't everything. Both Milo and Bugsy use types that are weak to most earlygame mons. The entire first half of the wild area, all the routes before the gym, and even the isle of armor DLC are all open before you fight Milo. As for Bugsy, the early areas give enough rock/flying/electric types to deal with him, not to mention the fire starter. Steelix resists a lot of the earlygame normal moves, and you only have three pokemon that can do something to it - cyndaquil which dies to the rock moves it learns early on in HGSS, totodile which isn't a special attacker, and the route 32 woopers in case you started with chikorita. Typings and the available pokemon matter way more than base stat totals.

[@yassinerahou60]

@@chonkyclouds7635 thats why whitney is op

[@trananbinhjerry6438]

@@chonkyclouds7635 korina has a halucha, 500+ stat, good moveset

[@awesometoadultimate8562]

@@trananbinhjerry6438 She's the third gym leader and she's like Level 30

[@youtube-kit9450]

@@chonkyclouds7635 Pretty much. Hence why while having a higher BST, Bugsy's Scyther isn't as infamous as Whitney's Miltank. Bugsy's Scyther deffo got an upgrade with u-turn and now is actually in impressive poké, Miltank's moveset is just fucking disgusting. Same with Starmie (who is sometimes seen as strong) You're also likely to have a flying type, a rock type or a grass type, meaning having a higher BST poké with ok to bad moves is way easier to handle than a poké that can infatuate you, is bulky, can heal itself, and flinch you or ramp with rollout. If Scyther got swords dance to boost its ATK or something, it also would be fucking insane. Or Starmie with calm mind. But they don't.

[@IHateCopperGolems]

Melony would have snom: Everyone liked that

[@Acacius1992]

Snom? Thst Buttfaced ice/Bug?

[@Acacius1992]

@Rayid Raonar I said as what I see it. I dobt hate it, but honestly dont realy see the appeal of it.

[@zander_19]

Jasmine’s skarmory would be an absolute PAIN to deal with with only baby Pokémon

[@Johndavidson4]

Move set: Arial Ace, Steel Wing, Double Team, Toxic

[@christopherfleetwood5252]

John Davidson She’d be the new Whitney.

[@troycrann3933]

Just pick the fire starter

[@dallydakopkapt.1604]

@@TheDeffeffe wdym, fire starter

[@goroufromgenshin57107]

@@Johndavidson4 not toxic but thunder wave

[@deltaeclipseyt8586]

Other people: ooh that's a cool thumbnail Me: Gum 8, Gum 1

[@drrkprakash4178]

Same I thought what why gum?

[@icarusmarioFAN]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who read it that way

[@SpiOfTheShadows]

Wait... you thought it said "Gum?" ... God, I'm going to hell.

[@GobouLePoissonBoue]

@@SpiOfTheShadows... yeah... me too... I thought it said cum

[@abarette_]

LMAO I SAW THAT, TOO

[@fawful-chortles1281]

And then we get a game where gym leaders can be challenged in any order and their teams are NOT affected by how many badges the player has

[@ShrekReacts]

The incompetence :(

[@3godzilla3]

This video honestly just reminded me of how much I love the art design of Hoenn's gym leaders. They're just super creative, personal favorites are Roxanne and Flannery. Emerald is the best.

[@charmeleonevolves5553]

Dragon type gym leaders: I have no friends. I don't go to parties. As such, I don't and have never had a party.

[@sharpeylogic2907]

3:55 To that end, wouldn't Kababra on Sabrina be too strong too? I mean it has higher offenses than Magmar and even a STAB Confusion would be quite a hurdle to handle for the first Gym. An Abra with Hidden Power Psychic would be a more balanced choice imo

[@nielsbax4084]

And no Dark-Pokémon in Kanto lol

[@aniffyguy1215]

Agreed

[@werrywit]

But anything would kill it as it is extremely frail.

[@sharpeylogic2907]

@@werrywit Problem is that at that point of the game, the best form of offense you have is your starter with Ember/Water Gun/Vine Whip. 2/3 of those moves are special (thus hitting Kadabra's base 70 instead of the base 40 defense). Tackle/Pound/Scratch is definitely not one shotting it and neither is Razor Leaf without a crit. Kadabra could easily threaten a 2HKO on your starter and 1HKO anything else without an equal level gap

[@werrywit]

SharpEyLogic thats why you have multiple pokemon.

[@giganelathemutantgiga2874]

15:46 you could have given them axew and a very very under leveled zweilous

[@ATKrypto]

Aura: out of the gen 2 bug types from yanma and spinarak... Meanwhile in a basement cracking a cold one in depression, Heracross: I wish I would get recognized besides for being 1 of ashes pokemon. Ledyba and Pineco: at least you are popular! Are we a joke to you!!

[@ethnictendo]

Pretty sure it's because Yanma and Spinarak are teams he's used in GSC and HGSS.

[@jollybhai33]

Heracross is the same case as scyther, too powerful for a first gym

[@gengarzilla1685]

He's only used Spinarak in the anime because they didn't want to give him both cocoons. At least Yanma's Gen 4 evolution appears in rematch teams.

[@saiden6421]

"Lapras is too thick to have on a 1st team" Me: "Pft, Melony is too thicc for a first team"

[@loojawmanandhar9808]

Melony's Melons ♥️, Gordie's Gourd 👀

[@flowerfallingpetals5505]

@@loojawmanandhar9808 omg-

[@abarette_]

yea, Melony is too thicc for a first Gym Leader

[@serafeather4507]

I find the name Melony kinda funny because of her design

[@krysal1489]

@@serafeather4507 I mean her name is just Melon in Japanese, so yes indeed they named her after her melons... 😂

[@thatonestarmanintorobotics4319]

Turning absolute powerhouse gymleader a more simple team is interesting, such is changing from other to 8th leader, or elite 4 to champio- wait, I remember some of this...

[@DeelonJ]

lol

[@NephFunk]

MANDJTV?

[@thatonestarmanintorobotics4319]

@@NephFunk Yup

[@jacobstrangman7564]

😆😆😆😆

[@hollystanich5453]

You could've just had valerie's team be just sylveon. And it could only know the moves - Quick Attack - Fairy Wind

[@soulhoney1227]

Baby dolls eyes and sand attack ( muahahahhaha(

[@leoharrison4532]

Can we take a moment to appreciate he puts Whitneys Miltank on the same level as a DURALUDON. I have swept uber teams with this thing. And these are the ones who use Zacian and Etearnus and Melmetal on the same team. Yeah, those ones. This just kinda puts into perspective how OP that goddamn Miltank is.

[@creppersaurusrex2300]

rollout

[@evansmith9670]

I was waiting for somebody to do this!

[@Martinxo51]

Me too

[@sherenhejazi9371]

I ain't gonna like cuz it's at 69 likes

[@ritvikbalachandar3803]

@@sherenhejazi9371 nice me too

[@LjuboCupic1912]

Sheren Hejazi you can do it now...

[@oresti9271]

@@sherenhejazi9371 you can like it now it's not 69 anymore

[@johnbailey5835]

Miltank: hey whitney, you got those steroids I wanted? Whitney: you've already had three injections today, and you have milk drink! Miltank: but... Please... Whitney: fine... Have 7 more...

[@Kiddocarus]

Wait what

[@Kiddocarus]

Wait what

[@johnbailey5835]

@@Kiddocarus you've never faced whitneys miltank, have you? Trust me, if you battle her, this comment will make a lot more sense.

[@Kiddocarus]

@@johnbailey5835 well what i meant by "wait what" is that i was just oh noing

[@phantomnite]

That is hilarious

[@aquaneutral]

“Feebas will be too weak for wallace” “Oh yeah let’s give melony a pokemon that’s 20 base points lower than Feebas”

[@goldenhydreigon4727]

5:32) "So the main Johto bugs I had to choose from were Spinarak and Yanma." Ledyba: Am I a joke to you?

[@pageclayton6850]

Pineco and Heracross crying

[@sapphirecreations8776]

20:57 “stunky because him and skuntank could definitely be hair buddies” why is that so true though lol

Hey hey hey, Why not give Valerie a Floette as her Ace?

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

Good choice but If I am correct she hasn't used one

[@Savannah_Simpson]

Flabebe. I’m not a fan of giving first gym leaders second stage Pokémon.

[@gaugelawson2209]

@@Savannah_Simpson sad eldegoss noces

[@cynniethia]

@@Savannah_Simpson why thats so dumb

[@DDCDV010]

@@Savannah_Simpson *Sad Falkner Noises* *Sad Viola Noises* *Sad Milo Noises*

[@50shadesofgeek41]

I love it when my favorite PokéTubers inspire each other's videos.

[@smg680]

An idea I had for Raihan would be to give him a Dreepy to start off with and then for his ace, give him a Vibrava. I felt that would balance things out pretty nicely

[@shyguyissoawesomeguys]

Alex: Uploads a serious video Literally everyone: *goes down to the comments and makes this same joke saying "it's been 3000 years"*

[@itskdog]

He made a serious video with the wrong pronunciations video, though that was immediately followed up with the correct pronunciations, so I suppose some aren't counting that one?

[@shyguyissoawesomeguys]

@@itskdog That still had many joke moments, like calling Infernape "The best Pokemon ever created" so I count that as a joke video. So this is the first serious video he's made since 25 useless Pokemon facts 3

[@cat-tastrophy]

Thats true

[@xenoumbre3010]

You were sayin?

[@RajeshKK72]

Michael : If Every Gym leader was the Eighth One Alex : If Every gym leader was the first one We are not same bro 😂

[@leggomyeggo5773]

I mean after the beldum thing how can they be the same

[@rockypikmin4493]

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[@leggomyeggo5773]

@@rockypikmin4493 I read that as: meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow [stares into soul]

[@oresti9271]

@@leggomyeggo5773 lmao

[@oresti9271]

Remember Michael's video doing all the e4 members champions watch Alex making all the champions e4 members 😂😂

[@TheFuriator]

Imagine picking a grass starter against a gym 1 freaking SKARMORY

[@WinterPains]

Imagine having steel be the first gym. The game would need a fire type to be accessible from the beginning (that's not a starter).

[@cloveraev]

@@WinterPains Or a ground type.

[@WinterPains]

@@cloveraev No, not if the first gym had a Skarmory. A ground type would be useless because it's a flying type.

[@cloveraev]

@@WinterPains Oh god, you're right....

[@WinterPains]

@@cloveraev Course I am. But yeah, if it was just steel, a ground type with like mudslap would work, but not skarmory.

[@skourpi142]

When I joined this was a serious Pokémon channel and I loved it. Now it is a channel that takes everything and flips it on its head as can also just make some straight up meme content. And I love it even more.

[@miramirza2]

Magmar: 495 BST "Too high" Scyther: 500 BST

[@alexs5814]

Well Scyther is kinda his(her?) ace.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Magmar's stat distribution makes him just bulky enough to be far worse than Kadabra, and his typing and movepool is way beyond Scyther.

[@miramirza2]

Yes, yes. I'm aware that Magmar might be better than Scyther in a couple of ways. However, don't you think 110 Attack and 105 Speed is a bit much for the first gym? I mean, he did justice (or injustice) with Whitney for her to only have a Miltank (BST 490 btw). Bugsy's ace is Scyther. It'll be a Gen 2 soon enough. Just let him have Scyther.

[@alexs5814]

@@miramirza2 i just searched for a random stat calculator. the stats for a plain Scyther at about lv 12 are as follows: hp:~40; atk:~33; def:~25; sp.atk: ~19; sp.def: ~26; speed: ~32. This is without ev's, iv's and natures... Assuming i use a chikorita at lv12 and some other 'mons in my party, my grass starter would have stats as follows: hp:~34; atk:~18; def:~22; sp.atk: ~18; sp.def: ~22; speed: ~17. Sure it's lower but he is a Gym leader and we haven't even evolved our starter yet. BUT. we still could zergrush Bugsy with lower level trash and use a Ghastly for Hypnosis. The 110 Attack and 105 speed you are reading about are the average for Lv50 Scyther and not indicative of what it will be capable of at much lower levels...

[@abarette_]

@@miramirza2 Bro, 110 Attack and 105 Speed is too much for a 2nd gym.

[@nineCryptids]

“Kingdra and dragonite were her only dragon types” Me, staring down dragonair: “h m m”

[@agentstache135]

I think he meant to say “the dragonite line”

[@gengarzilla1685]

Or he meant the only fully evolved Dragon types.

[@5Porygon]

Thank you so much for all videos you made. You are one of my absolutely best youtubers ever. :) Jsi borec. Mám moc rád tvoji tvorbu.

[@jameskeeling5278]

I think Milos' team should be applin and eldegoss, because he eventually uses flapple (or appletunn), and also so he doesn't have repeat first gym team. Also, I think raihan should have the other pokemon you mentioned as his team, so he should have sillicobra and dreepy. ;)

[@dubiousdeliquite6641]

Hmmmm, I hope this idea devolves into videos like "if every gym leader was the 3rd gym leader"

[@maximuscraig8222]

Yep I need that

[@notscorchingsands9718]

Yeah you expect poketubers to not be original? SHOCK

[@dubiousdeliquite6641]

Earth Power PLZ I mean, I wasnt saying its a bad thing to make similar videos to other people, when your entire channel is based on a single game series theres only so much you can talk about

[@Gimas96]

KANTO Brock:Fodder+Rhydon Misty:fodder+Lapras Lt Surge:Fodder+raichu and jolteon Erika:fodder+vileplume+eggsequtor Koga:Muk,weezing,golbat Sabrina:Kadabra,drowzee,alakazam Blaines:Growlithe,ponyta and charizard Giovanni:Kangaskhan and Nidoking

[@SethColby69]

if aura guardian made a video where he was a gym leader : "eh i think i'll be the 3rd gym leader , and i will choose 3 simple pokemon , that'd be mewtwo rayquaza and kyogre , all being at a low level of lv 100"

[@anerror9926]

U forgot the channel mascot, LUCARIO

[@garbageguy2599]

Lucario be way too op

[@meltyanimations2672]

nO, mega mewtwo, mega rayqua, and ulta necrozoma, at the especially high lvl of lvl 11

[@damarsh1766]

@@meltyanimations2672 also with mega lucario with the abbillity of no-guard and the weak moves of: dynamic punch,flow of ruin ( he gets the move by hacking),dragon accent (he get's the move by hacking again),and of course..................................................................................................................................................................................................splash ( he hacks the move,and then make it infinidy power)

[@CyberBlastoise]

What would he pick for Michael?

[@TheGhostInThePhoto]

This and the “last gym leader” video really remind me of Pokémon Conquest, and how you can actually see the enemy Pokémon get stronger over time.

[@AbyssalStriike]

The anime having Korrina using Mega Lucario on her gym team: so I’m a joke to u

[@raketherake1355]

In the anime it was her partner

[@gengarzilla1685]

That's the anime. Games are higher canon.

[@vamp567]

"Lapras is just too thick" Just like Melony...

[@krimorant]

Yeah why would you get pokemon sword. Honestly pokemon Shield is waay better, you got the really adorable allister and ya girl melony. What more could ya ask for?

[@Me-uq1eh]

@@krimorant Ok but in my opinion Pokemon Sword has better pokemon

[@krimorant]

@@Me-uq1eh Oh im sorry, did i mention *galarian ponyta?*

[@Me-uq1eh]

@@krimorant I don't like Ponyta

[@krimorant]

@@Me-uq1eh Blasphemy!

[@ace_stallion]

I can't be the only one who expected every gym leader to have Tauros

[@KaneRedPixel]

I was half ecspecting all tauros exept a random pikachu somewhere

[@alexandersmart2429]

Only if Ash were a gym leader

[@oresti9271]

@@KaneRedPixel well you got the Pikachu part on Volkren and surge 😂

[@gullerodjensen6926]

Lol

[@somebody1870]

What do you mean

[@romanticchild2307]

18:44 I believe giving Milo an Applin instead of Gossifleur would be nice. Instead of aving a repeat line, we would have the 2 new grass pokemons, and Applin line is used in the later battles and has quite a lot of weaknesses so it would be a perfect pick.

[@ShikanoKatakaji]

"She never uses the line in any of her gym teams" Me looking at the anime: "she has a mega lucario in the anime tho"

[@berkay4903]

7:36 Alex:kingdra and dragonite were the only dragon types That lvl 52 dragonair:the WHAT

[@edgelord8337]

Looks like the gem leaders have been taken down a peg. What if someone made a rom hack that made the first gym leaders the last ones with high stat evolved pokemon and all the last gym leaders the first with tier 1 pokemon? That would be quite interesting.

[@LycanMOON]

A lot of grinding that’s what

[@eguy1557]

noice gem

[@user-oz5ks1ch5g]

Crystal clear

[@lorddragonskin3603]

So softlocking the game since second one?

[@notevencalm]

You're here too wtf

[@devastatheseeker9967]

Honestly I hope they decide to change up gyms based on your badge count in later games. It makes sense for gyms to have these sorts of teams because it isn't like every trainer lives in pallet town. What if fighting wake before maylene gives maylene a medicham instead of meditite for example.

[@msguidolin96]

Actually the first good video in months, congrats

[@bibarel5097]

5:51 she would probaly be really hard even with that "team"...

[@pokenath242]

He

[@marleonka.]

This is actually an interesint concept in itself. It always kinda depends on when would the trainer start. Such thing was brought up in the Pokemon Origins saga, when Brock was shown to have multiple Pokemon and he was choosing Pokemon to battle Red with based on the number of Badges Red had (which was 0 at the time) as Michael brought up in his video

[@leonardofarias8843]

Although do you think Piers would challenge us without any gym badges?

[@marleonka.]

Maybe? After all it's his duty to do so as a Gym Leader

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@marleonka. I asked because of how the map is setup we need three badges to go through Hammerlocke

[@susped645]

14:57 That's the perfect team because they all have their right arm/wing up.

[@SaintoftheHonest]

How correct people pronounce Juan: “Wah-n” How wrong people pronounce Juan: “Jaune” How this fool pronounces Juan: “Honn”!? How children pronounce Juan: "Jewwan" (Fourth line added in Edit)

[@abarette_]

But Juan does not pronounce "Wah-n"...

[@SaintoftheHonest]

@@abarette_ kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2atgI2OoK6Gitk&ab_channel=pronunciationbook Juan *is* pronounced as such. Although, you did remind me of when I called him "Jewwan", so I'm gonna add that

[@abarette_]

@@SaintoftheHonest I thought it was pronounced like in Italian, nevermind.

[@SG-BLAST]

I thought "gym" in the thumbnail said "gum"

[@cheeseracs4477]

Yeah same

[@Doss3332]

I dont like you very much

[@antonymilne1346]

This font is not kind to people like us.

[@AmanitaJT]

*how it feels to chew 5 gum*

[@switchyourlife5984]

cum

[@ItzzSamu]

Lmao Micheal is gonna be so mad you did this before him 😂

[@kopicat9656]

Hail yeah 😂😂

[@sergqp]

Lilly of the Arts be

[@Darwkius]

This video is quik and straight to the point with good arguments. and i like it more than the 8th gym leader video. (Not that it is a bad video. I enjoyed it) But when i looked at the play time. *suprised pickachu face* i didnt know it took 20+ min. Well done. Thats when you know its a great video.

[@alphagroudon2]

This is one of the first normal videos that Alex has posted in a good while

[@freddiet.rowlet525]

I still remember getting rly confused first time playing Platinum seeing that the woman who is dressed like a Drifblim does not use a Drifblim/loon in her battle.

[@Monkey-081hs]

Honestly thought the same darn thing.

[@dinobody]

Most of the pokemaniac are the same

[@doov3537]

If Giovanni was the first GL: You have a choice after defeating him. He gives the monologue on his dreams for TR, and then you decide: Turn him in or let him go. If you let him go it acts like a normal game from then on, but with some extra dialogue covering the choice you made. If you turn him in, though, you go through the region, but without Rocket. Everywhere something used to happen with them, it doesn’t. Until you bring local thugs out of the woodwork, and this new Neo-TR becomes the main villians

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@Fiepies Introduce a new optional evil team

[@josefujosta]

or...he asks you to join tr because of how impressed he is with your power

[@handynastypanda3635]

Me: Miltank... *insert meme of dog having war flashbacks*

[@thenerdbeast7375]

I wonder what TMs they would all give out as the first Gym Leader, for some of them their normal TMs would be too strong to be a reward for a first gym victory.

[@youtube-kit9450]

Then there's Burgh with struggle bug that has like 30 BP and he himself never tells his poké to use in a fight, lol.

[@CyberchaoX]

It probably depends on the leader. Here are some possibilities, taken from the full list of moves that have ever been a TM/TR. Priority is given to TMs that have been a Gym TM before. Normal: Swift, Work Up, Round...and I guess Return because that has been given out pretty damn early in games before. Fire: Fire Spin, Incinerate Water: Water Pulse, Brine, Rain Dance, Bubble Beam Electric: Thunder Wave, Shock Wave, Charge Beam Grass: Mega Drain, Giga Drain, Bullet Seed, Grass Knot, Trailblaze, Magical Leaf Ice: Icy Wind, Avalanche Fighting: Bulk Up, Power-Up Punch, Low Sweep, Low Kick, Seismic Toss Poison: Acid Spray, Poison Tail, Venoshock, Toxic Ground: Mud-Slap, Mud Shot, Bulldoze Flying: Aerial Ace, Roost, Air Cutter Psychic: Calm Mind, Light Screen, Reflect, Skill Swap, Psywave Bug: Fury Cutter, Struggle Bug, Pounce, Infestation Rock: Rock Tomb, Rock Polish, Stealth Rock, Smack Down Ghost: Confuse Ray, Night Shade Dragon: Dragon Breath, Breaking Swipe Dark: Thief, Taunt, Torment, Hone Claws, Snarl, Brutal Swing Steel: Smart Strike, Metal Claw Fairy: Charm, Disarming Voice, Draining Kiss

[@darkfire4206]

Thanks for another out of this world mind blowing nasterpiece! Its amazing how you can come up with such amazing well thought up ideas....I applaud you good sir! Also as a man of culture I love the misty pic you chose to put up lol!

[@Juliame]

Can't wait for someone to do "what if every gymleader was the 4th one"

[@kivvi3798]

"Bede is a weird one" 20:15 "hattena and kirlia probably would *be de* best options" **bede theme's intensify*

[@jedikraft1655]

It’s been forever since I watched you lol, kind of nostalgic

[@yukkuri9144]

When you’re so early that half the comments are people that are first “omg guys, I turned on notifications I am so special. Give me attention!”

[@Error-gz3pp]

Yeah

[@popslyme4280]

It's annoying when that happens

[@darklinklonklanklunkloinkl3060]

Ikr 😒

[@sandskrit13]

So is this supposed to be a meta joke?

[@glasshalffull1074]

"Lapras is a but thick to have on a first gym team" Maybe, but it iiiiis Melony

[@pelipperd00d31]

Wow all teams are actually pretty great and look like what they would have! I agree with everyone except one... I think Sillicobra and Vibrava would fit Raihain's team It fits his Ground and Dragon Type themes of his team that way

[@Yocom]

Haha! I read the thumbnail as "gum 8 and gum 1" Awesome video my dude!

[@willow_aster]

13:05 Phone notification?!

[@maximuscraig8222]

I can’t wait to see what practical joke this video will play on me. 😂 Edit: holy sh*t this video wasn’t a joke. I was on my toes the whole time. That is unless the concept is supposed to be a joke lol

[@r3x427]

Maximus Craig I thought he’d joke about gen 6 and keep the teams the same

[@oresti9271]

The joke was the miltank lol 😂

[@maximuscraig8222]

Oresti Ismaili that part did seem pretty funny ngl

[@kooka9734]

Alex as a gym leader: His type: The cool ones His pokemon: Infernape Lucario Luxray Mewtwo Scizor Greninja

[@mightybewear9578]

good choice overall! I personally would give Valarie a Flabébé/Floette instead of a swirlix since it would give her a strong front line imo. every other gym are perfect and i love how you give respect to the johto gym leader by adding johto pokemon in their kanto ish pokemon team. Murkrow could also be a good bird pokemon to add on Falkner's team! :)

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Funnily enough Spritzee is Valarie's ace instead of Sylveon in the anime!

[@cloveraev]

I don't think it's her ace, just the 2nd Pokemon.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

@@cloveraev It was treated as stronger than her Sylveon and was her Pokemon of choice during the final climatic battle in the anime, y'know *the one where all the gym leaders chose their ace Pokémon to fight back the giant fake Zygarde.* kzbin.info/www/bejne/hp3Yo4h9iaaBhK8

[@mariahs6]

I was hoping to see an inverse of Michael’s video! Very interesting, especially with the single Pokémon choices!

[@no_name_2578]

13:13 you would think someone named Volcner would specialize in fire Pokémon.

[@adrianmunizosorio1209]

hey alex your one of my favorite youtubers

[@Xadreco]

mandjtv: ruined day counter: 3

[@yanisgamer3418]

yo good video I totally watched the whole thing in an second

[@smartart6841]

Tahts easy u just need to skip

[@MrGeorge1Kin]

The oposite rocks for Gordi are a great idea to learn types at the start of the game

[@MyGhoti]

13:05 Sounds like someone forgot to move their phone away.

[@Robin280497]

3:03 Janine's Ace has always been Venomoth. PWT makes every important Trainer start with their Ace. But Zubat still works. 7:00 Same here. Not his Ace, but still works.

[@yoboikaydenyt3893]

Giovanni is so OP that he made a trainer of champion level in the galar reigion his pokemon 4:22 What a pimp

[@CyberchaoX]

I actually feel Cryogonal can work well with a first Gym Leader, as it teaches you about considering more than just type effectiveness when choosing moves due to the large imbalance between its Defense and Special Defense stats. However, to help make it more manageable, since the Gym Leader's ace always knows the move from the TM that they hand out, I think it would be best if an Ice Gym Leader that had a Cryogonal as their ace gave out the TM for Avalanche, a negative priority physical move that Cryogonal can learn, as Cryogonal's biggest strengths are its Special Defense, Speed, and Special Attack.

[@BJGvideos]

Love the usage of DPA Volkner in the thumbnail