Torterra-line Solo Challenge - Pokemon Platinum

[@TastyMeerkat]

The physical special split really did great things. Like actually giving people a reason to use Hitmonchan for it's supposedly signature gimmick. Granted a decade late, but still.

[@PaiDiMat]

I always wonder why they decided to give sneasel not one but two special types but an higher attack in gen 2... It was so weird

[@somedogsarecops2354]

​@adm6302 The split was supposed to be introduced in gen 2 but was cut. Iwata did an interview talking about the difficult development of Gold and Silver.

[@PaiDiMat]

@@somedogsarecops2354 oh I didn't know that. Thank you for letting me know

[@UtubeWatchu]

it's both good and bad, but overall good. Fighting types with elemental punches and Feraligatr benefit from being able to use their higher atk on coverage/physical STAB, but then you have Abra and Haunter/Gengar not being able to use the elemental punches with great effect anymore.

[@Hyperencrpted12345]

One pretty notable disadvantage to the physical special split is that Hidden Power became unusuable as coverage for physical attackers.

[@ultlifeform]

In regards to Blizzard accuracy, Blizzard still bypasses accuracy checks in hail to this day. They did not get rid of that mechanic in gen 6. I’m guessing you’re checking the move in Bulbapedia and seeing the bypass listed as a gen 4-5 effect, but note that it does not say the effect was removed in the gen 6+ section. Alolan Ninetales is one of my all time favourite Pokemon, and I love spamming no miss Blizzards with its Snow Warning ability, and have done so in every gen since it was introduced. ^_^

[@NotAnElk]

Yeah, the change that happened in gen 6 is that they no longer have a 30% chance to bypass Protect anymore

[@llSuperSnivyll]

@@NotAnElk No, that's a Diamond/Pearl-exclusive glitch. What happened in Gen 6 was the nerf from 120 Base Power to 110.

[@ultlifeform]

@@NotAnElk That was actually a glitch that was fixed in Platinum. The gen 6+ changes are the reduction in power (from 120 to 110), and various minor interactions like the in battle berry trees in Kalos and the contest interractions in ORAS. edit: I didn't notice someone else had already said that.

[@DanielRyanScott]

Alolan Ninetales was so awesome when I discovered that combo too. Plus its pretty, one of the Pokémon I love to use every chance I get to this day.

[@qinaxin7107]

Is it never miss like swift? I thought it was just swapped to 100% accuracy in hail/snow

[@Lotus_RT]

32:26 Slight correction on this Scott: If fog is on the field, it's not innate -1 accuracy. When fog is on the field, the accuracy of every move is reduced by 40%. So in essence, it would be like every move that normally has 100% accuracy has turned into Hypnosis! Of course this does also affect the opponent as well, but yeah it will probably make the fights a major slog! It is worth noting that moves that bypass accuracy checks such as Swift though are not affected, and if the Pokemon you're running with has a weather changing ability, you can overwrite the fog weather without issue, which will definitely be a good thing if/when you decide to run with the Snover/Hippopotas lines.

[@shadowtitanx3962]

No wonder why my moves miss like crazy in that Route.

[@GrandleJams]

At 22:00, what's really interesting, is that these nicknames DO actually exist in the games, and have a functional use. Some notable NPC pokemon, like Fantina, can be seen in Pokemon Contests at the master rank, which is really cool. Fantina's Drifloon is named Loony, and the optional reporter and cameraman's Magneton is named Jolt. The Pokemon Center's Chansey is named Pinky, and your mother's Kangaskhan's named Jumpy. My favorite one of the bunch, though, is Jasmine from Johto can also show up, and her Steelix's name is Rusty, which I think is really cute.

[@casssherman6719]

Overlay looking clean. Great job on production! The Raichu Gyarados double battle almost ended my blind hardcore nuzlocke. It’s way harder than the surrounding battles. I foresee those trainers getting custom art.

[@redwings13400]

I feel like 90% of pokemon will just want to dodge those two. They’re so strong for the point on the game they’re at!

[@joshw3515]

17:01 the move set replaces Return with Heal Bell. I didn’t hear you talk about it. Loving the expansion into Gen 4!!!

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Haha funny! Good catch.

[@nautgamingnautgaming9949]

​@ScottsThoughtsPokemon fun Top 10 gen 4 sinnoh Easter eggs 1. Gardenia n team rockets James from gen 1 ARE COUSINS 2. Commander Mars is the daughter of Giovanni and gen 2s Arianna n is silvers older sister 3. Roark is the son of Byron another gym leader 4. Flint and volkner are best friends and they did the Pokémon journey 5 years before the main characters do it 5. The head of the battle tower is Barry's dad 6. The girl that gives you waterfall is olivine Jasmine and she is waiting for her boyfriend volkner 7. There is the infamous tentacruel glitch for speed running 8. You can cycling road glitch n through proper pathing can glitch to the literal end of the game 9. In the remakes in brilliant diamond shining pearl they NOT only fail to fix the original glitch, you can PC glitch in town 1 do inputs and be teleported to the end of the game YES YOU DONT need to do the journey catch Pokémon n beat the game in 3 minutes 10. I love the good Ole fashioned Cyrus MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH he could have been a ceo, a spokesperson or a politician lol

[@dustindean4618]

It also happened with Bite before Jupiter and it was shown as Acid l

[@thesillyone3837]

What Gen 4!

[@Willingmess]

What a great christmas gift this run is! I’ll admit I’m a little surprised this isn’t a butterfree test run, but I won’t turn down a torterra run!

[@pommyadam]

you could make the argument that technically Butterfree is a post-game exclusive (Caterpie being obtainable with the "dongle method") so it can't be done due to dex-limitations annoyingly so is Venonat (obtainable via PokeRadar which is another national dex thing), so can't even have the unofficial mascot either thematically that sounds better than just "ehh, needed more experience first"

[@ChrisNelson93]

Merry Christmas everyone! And thank you Scott for all the awesome content and looking forward to more gen 4!

[@HavenKhaos]

Wonderful to see you starting the Platinum series. I do think this is where Pokemon really starts challenging the player and the solo run becomes more difficult. You start seeing it in Gen 3 but by Gen 4 it seems like times will get longer simply because the game always has a new punch to throw. I do expect Infernape to do tremendously well as Gen 4-5 is also when Fighting finishes its arc from "The worst type" to "Probably the best type you can ask for." Gen 3 you started seeing it with Medicham and Hariyama, but oh boy Gen 4 and 5.

[@TheAymanRahman]

Hey Scott! You’ve made the last year of my life a bit brighter through your videos. I’ve fallen in love with Pokemon once again! May you have an optimized 2024 with great RNG luck! Also, Venomoth is a Dragon/Electric type.

[@rikaniebangbang]

Just in case we get more Hail Blizzard resets in gen 6, they didn't remove that interaction ever. They just lowered Blizzard's base power like all the other special 120 moves. I was so sad for Torterra when you put it through that haha Looking forward to this new series. It actually makes me want to replay Platinum too now.

[@cryogyro3779]

Love the gym leader animations. A couple tips from my own solo running experience: My HM user routing is to catch a Bidoof on 202 for Rock Smash and Cut, Bibarel on 208 (in front of Hearthome) for Rock Smash, Rock Climb, and the eventual Water moves, and Tropius in the northern Safari Zone for the remainder, ditching Bidoof ASAP assuming you don't want any optional items. Then you're left with only two extra party members, saving time at every Center heal. The Tropius should be leveled high enough that it won't waste time leveling during the mandatory double battles. The downside is that you need to play at day to consistently find them. Bibarel can be hard to catch with Poke Balls and will eventually wreck you with Rollout, so get the Net Ball in Eterna Forest and Great Ball on 208, and save before looking for it. Tropius in Safari Zone isn't as bad as it might sound, it's pretty easy to catch and you want to go up there for the hidden Rare Candy anyway. While you're in the Chateau, grab the Ether outside and the Substitute TM inside. Sub counters Fantina. The Rock Polish TM is in the room at 38:10, also behind Strength. It lets some strong but slow mineral Pokemon sweep at lower levels without Quck Claw luck. My Rock Polish / Swords Dance / Earthquake / Rock Slide Torterra beat the game somewhere in the 70s. Consider banning Return until last resort, it homogenizes Pokemon with weaker movesets and often finds its way onto even good Pokemon.

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

what an awesome christmas gift!! a whole new generation! i'm so excited to see how it goes! piplup is my favorite pokémon, so i'm so ready to see it whenever those playthroughs come out!

[@saberix69]

With these gen 4 videos I would really like hearing what you think of the gen 4 pokemon designs especially for an evolutionary lines. I'm also super excited to see gen 4 solo runs, let's go!

[@SolSpeedpaints]

The reason the NPC approaches to hand over the fashion case is because he watches you battle and is impressed by your skill. I get this is frustrating, especially since you’ll be dealing with this guy every single run, but if this event didn’t occur a lot of kids would just completely miss that item.

[@TitenSxull]

Torterra is my favorite pokemon of all time so I consider this video a personal Christmas gift. Thank you Scott. Watching this channel grow over the years has been an absolute pleasure.

[@markloganmaynard8416]

This is a late post compared to when I watched it. But I'm so happy your first Platinum video was with Torterra-line. Turtwig is favorite starter from Gen 4, and my favorite grass type starter out of all 9 of them. It was really exciting to watch and see. Definitely one of my favorite videos of yours!

[@MFMegaZeroX7]

I can't wait until 2-3 years from now when we can look back at this run and cringe at things we don't even notice right now!

[@shimmianNS]

Merry Christmas, Scott, Mrs. Thoughts, editors, animators, coders, racers, the whole channel community, and the cats ♥

[@megariderfire1994]

Agreed. Also, what happened to the rest of the song? I could've sworn there was a comment somewhere that continued what was left off the legendary birds race yesterday...

[@piclesmcflubber]

Your willingness to point out your mistakes shows how humble a person you are and I respect that! 👍

[@remi_ctr5248]

At 52:50 the alakazam has harden and then it changes to recover Also in the old chateau on the 2nd floor in one of the room you can get the TM for substitute but I think it might be broken. And another tip for Candice is to change the weather with moves like sunny day (Found on route 212) to make Blizzard 50% accuracy

[@myggmastaren3365]

I was 100% sure it was going to be Butterfree first, but who cares it's still pokemon platinum!!!! The first game with the physical special split (if you ignore dimaond & pearl) , and I also can't wait to see how you will use the free choice specs in the future

[@Gnifle]

*Pre-watch* Oh boy. Inspired by you, I tried my luck with solo running for the first time a while back, also with Torterra in Platinum as it seemed like an obvious place to start. I spent hours in planning, and figuring out what TMs and held items were available at what points in the game. I had a blast. Until I started playing. Candice was a menace, but in general the whole run felt brutal. Torterra is slow, lots of Pokemon have coverage moves, and the AI is smarter. I can't remember nor access my final time just now, but I put solo running in gen 4 on hold after that attempt, that's how deflated I was 😄 Looking forward to seeing what you came up with!

[@kiramcgrath9451]

hi scott! ive been so excited for gen 4 runs (gen 4 was the first generation that introduced me to pokemon), thank you so much for all the effort you put in to these videos

[@Hyperencrpted12345]

The fire type Elite 4 member having Drifblim makes sense since hot air balloon, and Steelix is an Onix that evolved through pressure and heat (according to the Pokedex). As for Lopunny *cough*.

[@PopheadJo-if6ej]

We’re actually in the timeline where Scott’s tackling the gen4 games -and I’m all for it! Pearl was my introduction to the series. I found its atmosphere to be so sublime.

[@Blastoise9000]

Wow, what a Xmas gift. First ever Gen 4 playthrough! And coming from the best ever Solo Challenge PokeTuber. Cant wait for you to start jumping into all the new Gen 4 mechanics like the Physical/Special Split, better items and better movesets available to Pokémon. Keep up the good work Scott You’re a legend! And happy holidays.

[@blinkspot2667]

Currently doing a solo Torterra run on my childhood copy of Diamond and getting ready to face the Steel gym. My current moveset is Earthquake, Crunch, Giga Drain and Curse. Thanks again for doing these kinds of videos. You've really inspired me to try these for myself!

[@Pikatwig16]

This honestly made me very happy to see, given Gen 4 was my entry to the franchise and Turtwig was my very first starter. And a fun fact about Barry, given your description of him being competent and tough. In a rematch with him after a certain number of Hall of Fame entries in Platinum, his ace is Level 85. It made him the strongest trainer in the franchise until HGSS came out and had its version of Red with a Level 88. He currently places as the third strongest trainer in the franchise (behind Red in HGSS and Cynthia in BDSP, both with Level 88 aces).

[@slimjong-un5743]

Damn im actually pumped for this gen. Looking forward to all the content

[@TheModdedwarfare3]

Now THIS is a Christmas present. Merry Christmas Scott!

[@zaptoid6212]

I know that this isn’t the most effective thing to do, but if you need to you could “Thief” the Super Effective Damage Reducing berries off of wild Pokemon. I don’t know if they’re available in any over world locations though.

[@raheem1]

When I was a kid I only played gens 2 and 3. I've gotten to experience the games I never got to play as a kid through your videos and it's been great. I've ended up watching a video a day for around 7 months. Keep up the great work and Merry Christmas.

[@johndafoe9276]

Merry Christmas Scott! I just wanted to say thanks for all the incredible work you do on your channel. Your hard work this month has been noticed and appreciated. Thank you! Merry Christmas/happy holidays to you and your Wife!

[@grimnir8872]

Your videos are great because they show a side of Pokemon besides the competitive meta-analysis, It's always rather cool to see a side where Pokemon that are not gamebreaking in the PvP side end up being great at the actual game itself. Gen 4 was when I returned to pokemon, I had the same "Pokemon is for kids" phase in Gen 3 and 4 was a return to it as a teenager with more cash and less social pressure, with Turtwig being my favourite starter. It's cool seeing you branch out to these games and I hope you do more in the future! You're great!

[@thecatherd]

I love seeing little glimpses into your setup, like things going wrong in early uses of an overlay. I agree with your decision to exclude the secondary screen - it's useful in gameplay but kind of just an extraneous distraction against the overlay. Overall things are looking very clean. :) I'm excited to see more Platinum going forward.

[@morgastic23]

Man I gotta say I do love the overlay, it looks extraordinarily clean. And I think leaving out the bottom screen is good, makes it look neater and like you said all the information is listed somewhere else so I think we're fine not seeing it. I'm excited to see where we go with this!

[@overseerpjoe9477]

A fantastic Christmas Gift! I love the Sinnoh games, since they were really the first Pokemon games I was able to play since my mum didn't like me playing video games. It also holds a special place in my heart because someone saw me playing it at school, and gave me the Manaphy egg with the condition I touch trade it back so she could get the Dex entry. Manaphy became one of my fave Pokemon since then. I really look forward to the future Sinnoh playthroughs you do, and I hope you have a lot of fun with them!

[@ashlepker6488]

It was interesting to learn more about your experience at the start of the episode. I feel it helped with introducing this generation. May this one have all the success in the world.

[@austintome]

Very excited that you have a series going in 5 different games, Scott! It always feel so fresh to see videos produced across the different games, and it is a thrill every time you start a series in a new game! Hoping you enjoy your well-deserved month off from produced videos in January and looking forward to catching some of your streams!

[@brianfonseca9156]

I like that Scott! I've had an nostalgia of playing pokemon again watching your videos and playing with my favourite pokemon

[@LEfaHB]

53:43 I remember learning about damage ranges from Cynthia as a kid because my Torterra's earthquake had to max roll twice in a row to 2HKO her Spiritomb, and my stubborn butt preferred resetting for hours instead of blacking out and training. Thanks for the nostalgia Scott, from RBY to DPPT.

[@courtneys.7113]

wow i cannot believe how happy i am that you’ve started doing gen 4 runs. gen 4 has a very special place in my heart. i’m finding myself having a hard time listening to you because i’m too busy vibing to gen 4’s amazing music. i’m also having a weird time watching this video because when i first played this game when i was younger, turtwig was my starter and i did the classic kid thing where you use an over leveled starter with a legendary or two with some 20 level lower scrubs on your team. i remember struggling in so many areas where you struggled. I’ll never forget feeling all confident at crasher wake and getting Ice Fang-ed. i still absolutely adore torterra tho ❤️ i’m so happy he gets to be the debut pokémon for your gen 4 runs

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

I love Torterra too! It’s one of my favorite starters.

[@Skaarface22]

What a Christmas present I can't wait to see what generation 4 has in store, I'm so excited to see this series grow thanks Scott you're the best😊

[@silver_was_found]

YESSS I love Torterra, it's one of my favorite starters :) Very excited to see you cover the rest of Sinnoh!

[@alid5707]

So excited to see Gen 4!! Having also grown up with pokemon Gen 4 was special for me because I was starting to get old enough to understand the mechanics and started to have balanced teams 😂 Love your content Scott, and your dedication to your craft shows. I always have one of your videos playing as I'm doing stuff around the house. My daughter is 3 months old but with how often we watch/listen to your videos I think she'll be a pro when she's 6 years old lol

[@JXmas93]

Didn't think we were gonna get gen 4 this year! What a great Christmas gift for us all

[@JayHankEdLyon]

Merry Christmas, and thank you for the gift of great entertainment over the years.

[@jonahhex18]

OMGosh, I was expecting this but it still surprised me! You've really branched out a ton. I remember watching you when the crystal videos were still rare

[@eli_leprosy]

i didnt even realize there was a second screen missing until scott pointed it out. i think the layout looks great. cant wait to see more in this series

[@TJF588]

The day has come when I won't wholly binge-watch some of your videos, as I've been on hiatus with Platinum for yeeears, about halfway through the Gym Challenge. Maybe this'll finally kick me back in gear for it and Black 2...

[@Sjavlin]

Scott, don't worry about the glitches in the software, we all know how you do you put all your efforts to make it smooth. Love you're content dude!

[@Morscode_Gaming]

Merry xmas everyone?!?!?! Thanks so much Scott 🎉🎉

[@crownedclown_x]

43:06 Brief correction! Blizzard has always bypassed accuracy in Hail since being implemented in Gen 4. The formatting on Bulbapedia can be misleading, but it is still present in Gens 6-8, and in Gen 9 during Snow.

[@deathby1808]

I think the freeze status is the worst one because you get the freeze, then they are able to just thaw out immediately. I think it should work like sleep where you get at least one turn of it staying frozen.

[@seifer447]

Gen 4 is one of my favorites! The physical special split is so great! Makes a lot of pokemon better.

[@incubusblake2297]

Awesome seeing you branch to different gens. Good luck learning thr routes for the games

[@Sllandre]

Torterra's my favourite starter of them all, he was my first. I'm SO EXCITED to see how he does! Merry Christmas!!!!!

[@arch3223]

5:55 Gen 4 music is fantastic overall but Barry's theme is so good. Glad to see you in one of my favorite Gens.

[@WorkInProgressX]

Merry Christmas Scott, and thanks us for giving us Gen 4 as a present! I was eager to see it in play after the various teases on your Twitter page. A bit in, and the Gym Leader intros are top notch here, i loved the nice touch of Cherrim changing form between the shaded and unshaded part of the animation.

[@yoyojoost]

Earthquake is going to be so important in this game for pokemon that can learn it I’d imagine since it’s available so early. Very hyped for this series you’re amazing Scott thanks for all the great content!!

[@ShiningJudgment666]

Torterra gets it super early naturally.

[@yoyojoost]

@@ShiningJudgment666 true but you can get the tm really early as well for if pokemon don’t get it naturally and it’s still such a good move in dpp

[@andersonantunesdeleu8591]

I'm pretty excited with this new series Scott! Actually I didn't have access to pokemon platinum when it was launched, just like you, and my parents would never buy me this gameboy and the game to play, cause just like you said they would say it is just child stuff, what is quite frustrating. Now I am able to know this game better Scott, thanks to you and your team! Now I am able to enjoyed what I didn't have in my teens, though I wanted so much to have back then... Maybe I will start playing too, I really like this generation, well let's see. But what I know for certain is that I'm gonna enjoy every single challenge you do in this generation from now on. Thank you so much. Have a nice week!

[@ilovegarradors]

I don't know if you know, since it's not in the move set list on the screen, but there are actually a lot of awesome move tutors in platinum that take colored shards. You should check them out. :) Also, so happy to see you start Platinum runs.

[@thatgaymerguy7227]

So excited for Platinum playthroughs! Sinnoh is definitely a big part of my adolesence so it's fun to see how others will solo run it. P.S. if you're ever concerned about your Pokemon's health/PP upon entering Eterna Forest you can always heal in the house right outside the entrance a la the healing house on Route 111 in Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald

[@sopadumacacoumadelicia5]

I KNEW IT, i knew the video today would be Platinum's first. Glad to see this Scott, I'm excited to see more in the future

[@platid]

Was bout to catch the infernape run that just dropped then remembered i saw this, so here we go. Goat w/ how much content you’ve been pushing out. Enjoy the break you have planned, Happy New Years!

[@JJSSBU]

"The most important thing to see in these videos, my PP" - Scott's Thoughts, 2023

[@Wobling]

My favourite game! Thank you for your continued content Scott, you’re awesome!

[@hellamander3499]

still watching the video so not sure if you mention the history behind the name being TWIG, but i have to say thank you for the giant wave of nostalgia that it hit me with. thats the exact same name i gave my turtwig back in diamond, thats still stomping around my files today! if for nothing else, thanks for reminding me of my first starter. love the content, and i'm super excited to see you tackle gen 4!

[@mayborneflower]

Oh man. A Christmas miracle, there’s a pet project I do on the side that involves checking out the post-game Gym, Elite Four, and Rival rematches for both this and HGSS. I’d absolutely love to see you take those on with the overlay in between these solo runs.

[@javelin4646]

Best Christmas present ever, I've been excited to see this ever since you teased it on Twitter

[@cyberlife435]

One thing to not for the rival in Canalave Scott is that while infernape does have higher special attack its move set is entirely physical do its always gonna be using its lower attacking stat in that fight. So glad to see you starting my favorite generation of pokemon with my favorite starter

[@matthiasrauert8397]

Lets go Platinum! Thank u for another incredible year and happy holidays Scott!

[@OnTheRocksGamingShow]

I love the extra info on the overlay. Keep up the great work, Scott.

[@robertstrommer2778]

My favorite KZbinr playing my favorite starter on Christmas :D what a gift!

[@chicken_person]

Can't wait for Dusknoir to have its turn, since it's my favorite Pokemon. I don't expect greatness, since it's pretty slow and has a mediocre movepool, but it should be fun! EDIT: Love the Jeporady theme sheet music put in for the long save time, haha! Needed to rewind a bit and pause for a few seconds.

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Hehehe I'm glad someone caught that.

[@LTDextel]

This gen is so nostalgic. So excited to see you play Scott

[@JoeKell365]

i'm most hyped for the future Darkrai run. i made an attempt to do Darkrai myself and got through Roark in about two hours without speed-up, then i accidentally deleted the save file. i also got through with a random Darkrai instead of a perfect one Darkrai seems like it should be pretty free until you look at its move pool and realize it starts with just Disable and Ominous Wind. thankfully the Return TM is available immediately

[@shironeko1843]

Now this is a Christmas gift, my favourite Pokémon! Thanks, Scott!

[@midge2946]

Love Platinum, and am excited to see you getting into it, but I totally feel you on how annoying all the little disruptions can be. Heart Gold and Soul Silver are probably my overall favorites in the series, and they've got a fair bit of that too, especially at the beginning. It definitely feels like they were starting to take the series more in that direction around this point, and it's a shame that there isn't some sort of consideration for repeat playthroughs or players who don't want or need to be tutorialized to let them skip through it.

[@przemysawkilianski4169]

OMG!! I new it however i was predicting it will be the last video of the year, finally special-physical split games are here!!! THX Santa 😁

[@Mr.Not.Perfect]

Cool to see a new generation Scott! These are the last Pokémon games I like watching runs of. In newer generations, the visuals just get too busy when played at increased speed.

[@ah42628]

I'm super happy to finally get to watch Platinum. Merry Christmas🎄 PS Just started watching the video and noticed that Tackle's information is wrong since in Gen 4 it still has 35 power and 95% Accuracy.

[@bootortle]

Gen 4 is my least favorite in the series, but starting a new game on the channel is always fun looking forward to seeing how the physical/special split affects things abilities also start to play stronger roles for certain pokemon and I would argue this is the start of some insane powercreep it should be a fun series to get going! Merry Christmas!

[@Odelatog]

I am so glad platinum is going to be line-challenges. I enjoy them so much more than single pokemon challenges because they feel much more natural and how someone might play through the game.

[@dannylongfellow]

Merry Christmas! I also appreciate the little sheet music of the jeopardy theme, was a good touch.

[@danieldrz]

Merry Christmas, Scott! Have so appreciated all your content this year and look forward to the next!

[@MrAnime4lyfe]

Super excited for Gen 4! Gen 3 & 4 were the games I put the most into so will always have a soft spot for them. Particularly interested in how the solo runs are gonna go since Gen 4 definitely saw a ramp up in difficulty which they subsequently did away with in later games but should make for some super interesting videos!

[@redwings13400]

So one thing I learned while doing a nuzlocke race in this game a while back is that the tm for substitute is in the old chateau! The ai doesn’t play around this move at all, and getting this tm was how our race winner was able to get by fantina without any issues with only a grotle at the level of fantinas mismagius! I bet it’s a borderline broken tm for solo challenges, especially for pokemon with any sort of setup.

[@marktg98]

Ayoo, my favourite game, and my favourite ever pokemon. I can't wait! Merry christmas Scott!

[@Steve_A93]

I think Platinum might be my 3rd favourite Pokemon game overall, beaten by Legends Arceus & HGSS. Absolutely amazing, looking forward to these!

[@perkypenguin1663]

Very exciting to see you start playing Gen 4! While I was confused by the lack of Butterfree introducing us to a new game, I'm all for the new direction! I do want to point out that Ice Shard has increased priority (it's essentially an Ice version of Quick Attack), so being faster than Candice's Sneasel wouldn't have made a difference. Strategy wise for a future Torterra solo (if you intend on doing those in Gen 4), I think Rock Polish would help to solve just about every problem Torterra has to face. It, Swords Dance, Return/Rock Slide, and Earthquake should provide sufficient coverage. You might need Sitrus Berry for Candice and Shell Bell for most other fights for healing, but that should be really good.

[@Lightshock16]

YES GEN 4 LETS GO!!! Scott you are a real one for this! Enjoy your holiday and rest up wel! My god you have earnt it brother! ❤❤❤

[@Chronoflation]

The Metronome would actually be a pretty hype item for matches where you use the same move over and over. It boosts a move's power by 10% every time you use that move without switching moves. That means if you're facing a 6 Pokemon team and 1 hit the first 5 Pomemon, you're getting a minimum 50% boost on whatever attack you had selected, which can be great in solo runs like these, I think. Worth testing

[@jo.comics]

Oh yes, this is so awesome, so glad you're finally four generations deep, so many Mons!

[@CrazyMonkays16]

Been taking a break from the content - wanting to come back to it - so glad you're on to platinum

[@tylerhartman3034]

Oh im so happy to FINALLY be getting videos for Sinnoh from a big channel! I love Torterra however i feel Abomasnow would have been more suitable for todays challenge since its Christmas and Abomasnow is essentially a living Christmas tree lol

[@Chronoflation]

Not a Butterfree run!?!?! The Herasey! And on Christmas as well 😱 Lol, that said, good run, though Platinum really isn't as bad as Sun and Moon. Gen 7 literally has back to back cutscenes where you literally walk roughly 1 building over to activate the next cutscene. I think you're underestimating the Gen 7 cutscenes. It probably feels similar played at 3x or 4x in a speed running setting, but it makes a very big difference when these cutscenes are consolidated, even if they don't make sense like the dude just running up and giving you a fashion case. Though that would be better as an optional item to go collect, so in that sense, yeah, I agree that it's a useless scene to happen. Outside of that, most cutscenes are related to story battles or rival battles in some way, and not just cutscenes for the sake of cutscenes, so even if the total number of cutscenes are similar, the delivery makes Platinum's style more bearable for casual playthroughs

[@nickkazmierczak5965]

I love platinum and still get giddy about it. Most because it was the first Pokémon game I came back to after gold/silver when I was able to buy something for Black Friday, and just loved every second of it