Which Pokemon Versions Should You Pick?

[@Cure-Skywalker]

When I was a child: Which box cover legendary looks the coolest. When I was a now: Whichever has the cooler looking exclusives.

[@flarexero2161]

Me: just get them all since I trade with myself anyway

[@mewacyboi]

Was I the only one who only played the “inferior” games?

[@Cure-Skywalker]

@@mewacyboi Which ever is inferior really depends on one's own opinion.

[@pokemonmaster5530]

Hi

[@jaxc.]

Have you played Yellow version? Everyone's fav legend is Pikachu!

[@SethEverman]

thank you bro

[@seggsysocks2810]

BALD GUY LIKES POKÉMON CONFIRMED

[@NoraDG9000]

Wuht

[@CHAKKA_VJ]

Lmao hello saitama why are you watching pokemon?

[@casvanhanegem]

Wait why are you here

[@michaelabe4040]

Seth boi

[@crabman5420]

Shiftry vs Ludicolo: "Ludicolo is easily superior here" *Happy Ludicolo dancing on the background music with Miror B.*

[@hiraeth7877]

No with Mr. Time

[@ronansheridan4518]

I rather shiftry tho

[@BlueNinjakoopa553]

You have to nickel and dime with Lotad and Lombre before getting a Water Stone, which takes you a while because it isn't available until after the 7th gym. And while you have Lombre, you don't have any strong moves until you get Surf after the 5th gym. Seedot and Nuzleaf aren't much better, but at least Nuzleaf gets Faint Attack. Nuzleaf also has more attack than Lombre, which mean Fake Out does more. You also get to evolve Nuzleaf earlier, since you get the Leaf Stone in route 119 before the 6th gym. However, I will say that in the long run, Ludicolo is better than Shiftry thanks to being a little bit bulkier and having access to Ice Beam and Surf.

[@TKnHappyNess]

If you're going for the Grass/Fire/Water trio, Sapphire and Emerald have you covered early with Torchic and Lotad

[@uzmaqasim2302]

Breloom is better than both of them

[@Brownie6900]

Pokémon Red and blue2:14 Pokémon gold and silver7:01 Pokémon ruby and sapphire13:10 Pokémon fire red and leaf green17:50 Pokémon diamond and Pearl 23:40 Pokémon heart gold and soul silver 28:05

[@drobek1245]

Isn't is SoulSilver instead of soul pearl?

[@Dark_Shadow6.]

Yes

[@Brownie6900]

@@drobek1245sorry didn’t realise that

[@drobek1245]

@@Brownie6900 good that you're chill about it 🤙 usually there are 10 yo kids crying

[@jojocat8637]

Thanks

[@notvex3987]

gen 1:Screw yellow get red or blue (or FRLF like a sane person) Gen 2-4:Just buy the enhanced version 5-8:idk just buy the color you like more

[@kailuehhayz]

Yes

[@snehalatathakur2741]

@@kailuehhayz Yes

[@Grey_Warden_Invasion]

I just buy whichever version has more Pokemon that I like in it, doesn't matter if I then actually use them or how strong they are.

[@King_Wooper_]

I chose pokemon Shield because it's defense is better than sword

[@WarpLonely]

@@King_Wooper_ no sh*t

[@turntsnaco824]

Back when Red & Blue came out, most of what is considered common knowledge now, we didn't know at all. I didn't know you got to pick from the same 3 starters in both games - I just knew I wanted to use Charizard, so I picked Red version, because I assumed that was the one with Charizard.

[@ariesstorm9577]

Pokemon Blue was my first game and I’m not sure if I chose that for the same reason you chose Pokemon Red. All I remember is getting the game from Argos and choosing Squirtle as soon as I got home.

[@yoster39]

I remember choosing blue because I knew my classmates had almost exclusively red. Not that I ever got to play with them

[@dynastygirl2912]

Blue gives Meowth though and in the original red and blue Persian was one of the most OP and broken Pokémon

[@Lobster_Dance]

I started off with Bulbasaur. I guess I’m broken 🤷‍♂️

[@spudsbuchlaw]

Based Turnt SNACO

[@yuumiyuki]

Mawile is useless. Mega Evolution: I'm gonna build this man's whole career.

[@ninjayoshi8020]

Megas didn't exist until Gen 6, so he couldn't talk about Hoenn games with Megas until part 2, therefore no Mega Mawile.

[@SJrad]

and fairy type... and steel stab moves.

[@MadnessOpus]

I used Mawile on my very first Ruby playthrough. I grinded it up to level 30, realizing she had no STAB moves. So I put Metal Claw, then Meteor Mash on her through cheats at certain levels. That’s how disappointed I was.

[@ninjayoshi8020]

@@lemonz829 I get the joke, J'm just saying this person put it in the wrong context.

[@pota2s561]

but fellow viewer, Sableye gets a Mega form with Magic Bounce

[@HyliRelaxed]

The best part of Scyther was he learned the move where you couldn’t drop a Pokémon below 1HP which made him clutch for catching Pokémon IMO.

[@Kami43644]

False swipe

[@deeroberts8090]

Not in red/blue.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

False Swipe was added in Gen 2 and a bunch of Pokémon can learn it.

[@Mookie908]

@@RabblesTheBinxno, not many can actually. It’s only a handful and they’re restricted until a bit later in game

[@GeorgMaUlWurf]

4 ratata with super cut and 50 revives did did pretty well for me

[@_marshP]

"Persian was a top tier pokemon" Me:So that's why Giovanni had a Persian.

[@cameronthomas5165]

I remember running persian in gen 1 with slash and i never got crits everytime lol. So his statement about that is already wrong. Yes it got them moreover but never always plus if persian is hit by a fighting move he is probably ko'ed or very low health

[@plasticfoon]

@@cameronthomas5165 how could you never gets crits with slash with the cat? Not only does slash give you increase chances of getting a crit but in the ORIGINAL version of gen 1 your speed stat determined how often you got a crit. Your statement is just wrong lol and you're just most likely talking about the remakes.

[@cameronthomas5165]

I never said i didnt get crits. I said it was never 100% always

[@cameronthomas5165]

And ive played since red and blue

[@cameronthomas5165]

But I'll concede. As maybe i just didnt havr a good Persian for speed in gen1 and lvl was low for sure since i dont recall running 1 above lvl 50

[@luizbezerra4373]

Something else about that Gen 1 Vileplume x Victreebel thing: Razor Leaf is almost 100% certain to critical hit, so it’s actually a 110 base power move. Also, Victreebel learns Wrap and Stun Spore and you know how OP Wrap is in Gen 1.

[@visgrapplinghooks]

Yeah, the exact percentage is 99.6%. With Victreebel being faster as well, it's much easier for it to sweep any water or ground types in Gen 1 making it extremely useful against the first two Elite Four members. That said, though, Venusaur is a much better grass type in Gen 1 due to its bulk, higher speed than Victreebel, and the fact that it absolutely destroys the first two gyms early game.

[@appleking8787]

Your a smart boi

[@wargodyuki7254]

No I don’t know how OP wrap is

[@Spnoge]

*Sad oddish noises

[@luizbezerra4373]

@@wargodyuki7254 in Gen 1, Wrap, Bind, Fire Spin, and Clamp prevent the enemy from attacking during the turns the move is active. So, if you're faster than the opponent and use Wrap, unless you miss, it's game over for them, since they won't be able to attack you at all.

[@Lil_Squink]

Michael: “I’m only covering Gens 1-4” The video: _Is tagged __#pokemonswordshield_

[@SonOfSparda3139]

haha lol i edited this reply

[@ndhonek]

@@SonOfSparda3139 wtf?

[@jacksonc.gaming6985]

Death Craft13 yes he does

[@nofivefivesevenseven]

@@SonOfSparda3139 *_no_*

[@雪者]

Woah...

[@ricerocketrider4243]

Also a very minimal difference, but worth mentioning: Ho-oh can have a held sacred ash when caught.

[@aardappelgang6335]

Wat is that

[@krisbd6262]

@@aardappelgang6335 it’s an item that heals a Pokémon on your team that have fainted in your party.

[@darkfiredragon3410]

Late, but it's not just a fancy Revive: it's an item only usable out of battle that revives *every* fainted Pokémon you have on the team. In gen 2 it was even better, as it also fully restored the revived pokémon's PP.

[@minmin8580]

​@@darkfiredragon3410it still restores pp though. It didn't get a nerf

[@dtexdarkus]

Small note: Razor leaf in gen 1 had a guaranteed critical hit rate, meaning that it was effectively base 110 or more. This means that it far outclasses petal dance, giving victreebell the upper hand.

[@salamibandit3070]

Here’s the thing, he wasn’t talking about stadium

[@Banzybanz]

@@salamibandit3070 Both games have very broken (although different) mechanics for calculating critical hit probability. Sricharan is however right, so you should keep your snarky ignorant comments to yourself. The critical hit chance always depended on the base Speed of the Pokemon using it, so it would change depening on the Pokemon. And it is never always 100% for every Pokemon, in any of the games. For the high critical hit moves, probability of getting a critical hit in Red/Blue/Yellow is BaseSpeed/64. So any Pokemon with a Base Speed of 64 or higher will always get a critical hit using Razor Leaf. So Venusaur and Victreebel will always get a critical hit, but Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Bellsprout and Weepinbel won't The lowest rate is for Bellsprout, which still gets a 62.5% chance of scoring a critical hit with Razor Leaf.

[@flynnjordan311]

but crits couldn't be changed by moves such as growth or the badge boosts

[@smickothesmickest]

SHOW THIS TO MICHAEL DEAR GOD

[@GoatyBoatyBH414]

No anything that says high-critical in gen 1 is always a crit but in gen 1 crits are based off speed,yep im looking at you persian

[@rubychan2288]

According to this, I literally played the "worse" version EVERY TIME. lol

[@luvyachaulkar4856]

Same.....

[@melsison5942]

haha me too.. first games to play when they came out, i chose Red, Silver, Ruby and Pearl.. totally the opposite.. Haha

[@kjunior1178]

And I’m the complete opposite. Lol picked the winner every time. Hopefully can keep the streak going with part 2

[@feraligatrsvaporeon]

I got all the bad 1s except diamond and pearl

[@tytydino]

Same

[@LordRemiem]

Unova games added an important difference for the first time: a location. White had the White forest, full of rare Pokemons from different regions, while Black had the Black city, full of strong trainers. Plus, ending White 2 gives you a key for an easy mode, and Black 2 gives you a key for a hard mode. I'd say White/W2 is made for collectors, while Black/B2 is made for competitors.

[@irrespondible]

Black and White will be talked about in the next vid, I guess...

[@debasedowl9030]

Never have played white or black ):

[@CesarGameBoy.]

Damn. I know I’m a day late but I’d like to take this moment to honor the 13th anniversary of your account here on KZbin. As someone who’s used KZbin around as long as you have (despite how young my channel is) it’s always great to see another KZbin OG.

[@blazen1200]

Actually, here's me again (CesarGameBoy) on the old account I used to use back in the old days of KZbin. Just as some sort of evidence that I have indeed been around for that long. This channel is now my uncle's but has been dormant for a long time.

[@LordRemiem]

@Dragongamer 7 no accounts! It didn't have a login feature at the time :) your "account" was the cartridge you purchased and the Nintendo DS was able to connect peer-to-peer to other consoles

[@snowstorm7732]

This would be a cool guide to have back in the early 2000's. I always pick the version that has colder hues to it's coloring

[@mrdgenerate]

Red and gold are best

[@TruElf98]

I'm the opposite, I always picked the version with warmer hues

[@hammahdolo4502]

Felt. Everyone idolizes Pokémon red and fire red but blue and leafgreen were fire

[@darklex5150]

​@@hammahdolo4502they were literally the same game 💀

[@b4rs629]

@@hammahdolo4502 I wished they made Electric Yellow version & Cool Ranch Blue version lol

[@EvyDevy]

"Virtually everyone's who played a Pokemon game has had to choose between one version of another." *Laughs in Gamecube side games*

[@ConfidentlyGrim]

Laughs in third versions

[@brianbenitez4015]

just buy both

[@Yesdfi]

Laughs in "I buy both of them"

[@KreepyKat911]

Laughs in spoiled as a child

[@dr.sajidmadethisaccount579]

Laughs in the other versions legendary looking lame so I choose the cooler one except for me playing ultra sun because I wanted to play gen seven

[@darkfiredragon3410]

Michael: gives Bastiodon the edge over Rampardos Me: *Dude, did you learn nothing from your no captures Platinum challenge???*

[@randomhooman6685]

Dark Fire Dragon yes

[@ManuelHernandez-xp3lq]

Not a thing

[@NippleTechnology-cc8bg]

i mean npc mons have no evs anyway do rampardos probably outspeeds many thing

[@RhyperiorRanger]

He must’ve never used a Shieldon or Bastiodon in a playthrough. Let me tell you, it’s absolute torture

[@CryptidVulpes]

@@ManuelHernandez-xp3lq yeah it is

[@therandomyoutuber1014]

Michael: ima give this one to victreebell Victreebell: i dont got victory in my name for nothin

[@eggyt1153]

Victree*

[@hallowedknight234]

It’s a joke @Matthew Johnston

[@drybones3657]

Matthew Johnston r/wooooosh

[@tyren943]

Matthew Johnston r/wooosh

[@armarezawigaputra7649]

the 2-5 replies are retard. I think he want to add a pun of victree instead victory. He does know the joke tho.

[@owenaspinall2046]

For Kyogre vs Groudon, Groudon is at least a great ground type to add to your team. You don't need more water types, and you might be attached to your current water type, like Swampert, Gyarados, Tentacool, Lanturn, Pelipper, Wailord, etc

[@buffbattleboy9569]

Imagine forming an attachment to something as hideous as Pelipper

[@joe7055]

@@buffbattleboy9569 💀💀💀

[@SociaI_]

@@buffbattleboy9569 😂😂

[@kurei746]

@@buffbattleboy9569 that hurt you know

[@IcE-_-Kidd]

Im Telling Modest Pelican

[@owlxle4794]

I choose based on A) Which Legendary I like more B) Which group of version-exclusives contain more of my favorite Pokemon C) What my friends pick As of Gen 8, I also chose because I like the Ghost Type Gym Leader

[@skylarlee9691]

I'm still wondering why Golduck isn't psychic type, _it deserves it._

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

Because it's an early gen mon from when psychic was op and rare

[@kacywatson6314]

You must not argue with Lord Helix. He created Golduck to be a pure.

[@caprisuncatcaller6994]

Daniel Pereira You could get ALAKAZAM at Level SIXTEEN so your point is?

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

@@caprisuncatcaller6994 that the psychic type was op and thats why golduck isn't one, the same reason charizard and gyarados aren't dragon type

[@ShadowArmyDes]

@@DanielPereira-ey9nt They can give it now the Psychic typing,it's not so op now.

[@feonaarabellaparaiso1786]

When you have siblings, you just go by your naturally opposing aesthetics. My brother always loved the warm colors (Red, Gold, Ruby, Fire Red, Pearl, Heart Gold, Black, Black 2, Y, Omega Ruby, Sun, Ultra Sun, and Shield), so of course… because those were my brother’s colors, I was drawn to and got the cooler colors (Blue, Silver, Sapphire, Leaf Green, Diamond, Soul Silver, White, White 2, X, Alpha Sapphire, Moon, Ultra Moon, and Sword).

[@schyth9759]

is @kristof gergley your brother🤣

[@Kav_himself]

And then you have a enhanced brother lol

[@luknightzegionnumber69rank98]

Me the one who collected Yellow, Crystal, Emerald and Platinum: heh

[@joshuakhawlhring543]

bro answer @@schyth9759 PLS

[@Val.Kyrie.]

My brother and I grew up doing the same, right into adulthood. We always ended up wanting the opposite of the other so it worked well. My brother and I were the same as you, except we were swapped on b/w.

[@GrrumpyPants]

Kyogre also gets to combine its weather boost with STAB, making its waterspouts truly devastating.

[@universalplayz7496]

Meanwhile it’s weather is worse for it than the sun is for groundon, simply because no one was planning to use a fire type move on a water type, but getting rid of groundons water weakness is massive and the sun allows nonsense such as 1 turn solar beams

[@ez1294]

The video: "I'll only cover the first 4 generations" The hashtags: #pokemonswordandshield Edit: Apparently the creator doesn't choose the tags, so this is now a joke about KZbin systems instead of a joke about bad decisions.

[@krishhiranandani7875]

Ikr

[@goli8699]

Yes.

[@coochiha]

Innit

[@SidlymationsD]

Llel

[@chendror872]

Gotta get these search results

[@yaasirninja4452]

Michael: You will know when part 2 is coming out if ur subscribed Me:It’s been 3000 years where is part 2 I want to know which is better sword or shield

[@shreayyy9473]

Chill you can find it out thru google

[@shreayyy9473]

Just search for difference between sword and shield, and like, do what Mikey did

[@kutlachakela]

Sword is better

[@juanlucas5154]

@@kutlachakela lies

[@ilamac7997]

Shield has Appletun and Appletun makes my brain happy so shield wins

[@kristofgriffin384]

This may sound like a weird reason, but I choose the version whose mascot has the warmer color scheme. By that I mean these versions: Red, Gold, Ruby, Fire Red, Pearl, Heart Gold, Black, White 2, Y, Omega Ruby, Sun, Ultra Sun, Let's Go Pikachu, Shield, Shining Pearl, and Scarlet.

[@eejyool5099]

Jeez, these have been EXACTLY my choices besides Ruby (I chose Sapphire, same for the remakes). Uncanny

[@zilla2760]

Yea these are all better than the others, I like black two tho because I like Zekrom

[@siliussum]

the same for me but with some exeptions: blue,white and black 2

[@IamTealeaf]

Mine are weird, i prefer the blue color scheme except very specific times Red, Silver, Sapphire, Fire red, Diamond, Soul Silver, Black, Black 2, X, Alpha Sapphire, Moon, Ultra Moon, Let's go pikachu and Sword

[@litpickls2726]

Most of them are red so let me guess ur fav colour red.

[@emilycress1455]

Ho-oh holds a very useful item, if all your Pokemon faint, it revives all team members and restores there stats. Basically a mobile Pokemon center.

[@azzamandreas862]

It can only be uses once

[@RK-cj4oc]

You can get it another time in the post game.​@@azzamandreas862

[@StepSisRUstuck]

​@azzamandreas862 enough to make a huge comeback in a battle though

[@misterwolfie8884]

My subtitles: Feelings soakie clans, Hiker fear

[@T4bby0]

When does it say that?

[@musicalsystem927]

Haha! Fear me, hiker, and my Lotads as well!

[@larseirikfodnes4361]

@@T4bby0 Greetings pokéfans, Michael here. YT subtitles are unreliable at best😅

[@Marfa1818]

It’s actually greetings boogie fans micheal here

[@stephenfong1144]

@@Marfa1818 Not today they aren't

[@inferious5164]

Michael: We will not include enhanced versions specifically yellow, crystal, emerald and platinum as they r the better games IGN: gives ruby and sapphire 9.5/10 Gives emerald 8/10

[@collosusinvalid1175]

IGN sucks yo

[@desiterdane4286]

It's IGN so what do you expect

[@kristophesiem5336]

IGNorants

[@inferious5164]

Ikr Emerald was 1000x better than Ruby /Sapphire, earlier this year I was going to transfer my emerald and ruby Pokemon over to Pokemon HOME. I had 400 hours of gameplay in Emerald and 121 hours in Ruby

[@desiterdane4286]

@@inferious5164 I spent wayyy to much time on the battle Frontier lol

[@sowth_music]

Pokémon go players: reality can be whatever I want

[@MadnessOpus]

Haha regional variations go ZZZOOOOOOOMMMM (Anyone reading this, please trade me a Tropius. I’m just a humble Pole.)

[@noobpoob3889]

@@MadnessOpus same

[@death_star11]

Why do I see you in so many places?

[@sowth_music]

The Color Blue I don’t know

[@John_the_Paul]

That's probably the best advantage go has over the mainstream games. The fact that you can catch basically every Pokémon, except the less than a dozen regional exclusives based on where you live, and possibly legendaries

[@lfztomwes]

What I Chose- -Fire Red (Didn't play RBY) -Crystal (and Heart Gold) -Emerald (and Omega Ruby) -Platinum (Didn't play BDSP) -White -Black 2 -Y -Sun (and Ultra Moon) -Sword -Scarlet

[@coolisnothot]

What is gen 2 game name?

[@DanniW]

@@coolisnothot Crystal, Gold, Silver

[@Dawsojtogata]

Another reason why Bastiodon wins is because, “the best defence is a good defence”

[@theoaremevano3227]

Bastiodon, the one Pokemon who, when about to be punched, yells "Yes, in the face, please!" instead of "Not in the face!"

[@Dawsojtogata]

Accurate

[@sehyann8115]

Best deffence and good offence

[@Error-gz3pp]

@SageSehyann Gaming Actually, Bastiodon’s Attack stat sucks

[@DoctorPepper445]

"The strongest defense is a quick and decisive offense." - Obi Wan Kenobi

[@LeaveNow.]

The only thing that’s annoying about this video is that he read the Pokémon names in a different order then it appeared on screen.

[@Pinglen]

This comment is a quote for your face

[@Justauser16]

Yes

[@azizehc2]

Your profile pic scares me •--•

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

@@azizehc2 I agree so much.

[@nerd7946]

Wolf’s CRISPYpotatoChips Yeah, Doofensmirtz crossed with Squidward is very disturbing

[@jonathanlange6254]

“Greetings boogie fans” Auto-correct is great

[@dogogamer4180]

Greetings poop fan 9ufhlvlhvhkviy here

[@theLadyofSpoons]

great i’m swiggy pants, michael here

[@cursedtails1249]

S W I G G Y P A N T S

[@matthewwestling1674]

you're eating swiggy pants is also one of those same mistakes

[@R0B1NG5]

When you were comparing Vileplume to Victribell with petal dance and Razor leaf for Red and Blue, its also worth noting that what you were saying later about speed and high crit moves in gen one also applies to razor leaf. Even not that fast pokemon would get insanely high crit rate with razorleaf.

[@tysheikaedmonds747]

Michael: you should get this version! Me who gets both of the versions: I am four parallel universes ahead of you

[@tysheikaedmonds747]

@It's Blackie hol' up😳

[@chrishinthorn2905]

Wow 8 universes ahead of Mikey! Me who’s got every Pokémon game including side games and spin-offs. Hmmmmmm how many universes am I ahead of all u peasants!? 9999999999 perhaps 🤔

[@shadowrose8907]

Ditto; I only skipped on getting both versions for gen I (got Red as a gift and was 11 so couldn't go out and buy Blue), IV (poor college student who couldn't afford Pearl/Platinum), and VII (got both Sun and Moon but was so put off by them I didn't *want* USUM)

[@EmeralBookwise]

Not exclusives, but I think in Gen 1 it's still worth mentioning Caterpie/Weedle. In Red, Viridian forest will be swarming with Weedle making that early game stretch harder if your Pokemon get poisoned. By contrast, not only is Viridian forest easier in Blue, but Caterpie evolves into the much more useful Butterfree, so not having to put as much effort into finding one is a double plus.

[@Awesome_Dawson_Films_Official]

Pokémon Blue being the third version and Green being the second version: What is going on?

[@EmeralBookwise]

@@Awesome_Dawson_Films_Official: no I meant the US blue, which was green in Japan.

[@blue94rose]

I think it's the same way in hgss, you couldn't find weedle where you find caterpie in Heart Gold, I never would use them because there's Many other bugs I wanna use but I will choose HG mostly because I would evolve caterpie and just keep it to follow me around while walking 😂

[@user-mo2hx2jx7x]

Antidotes exist

[@EmeralBookwise]

@@user-mo2hx2jx7x: yes, antidotes exist, but they also cost money, money which could instead be used to buy potions.

[@Mr_Rio.]

me: how come he's done with Hoenn even though I'm not even halfway through the video yet? Micheal: show's the version exclusives in Fire Red and Leaf Green Me:Oh.

[@dinosaurno5]

Same here 😂

[@astr4ll141]

O h

[@armorbearer9702]

Good call choosing Bastiodan over Rampardos. Something to keep in mind is that having a Pokemon with great defenses can buy you time to heal your team back up if you have sustained heavy loses.

[@Jlaps941]

Plus Rampardos isn’t fast enough or bulky enough to back up its massive attack, so if it’s lucky it gets off like one attack

[@deviousdieselmusic]

But it has two four times weaknesses… against the two best offensive types….???

[@hiraeth7877]

One of these days Michael is gonna bump his head on that desk trying to do his intro

[@agentpotater4943]

He has to do it

[@blazzer7136]

*YES*

[@haztac5973]

That one faithful day, he better not edit it out

[@abdizur8765]

"Greetings Poke *Thud*" 😵

[@leannekanewinter9755]

He has already done it he tried to edit it out but it didn't work soooo haha

[@Madcat56]

youtubers: 60% of people aren't subscribed everyone: that is not a statistic, that is an excuse to not subscribe

[@chendror872]

An excuse to subscribe they probably want people to subscribe

[@Madcat56]

@@chendror872 it's an excuse to not subscribe because nobody wants to hear them say that every single video.

[@antohero3302]

@@Madcat56 you can skip 10-20 secs forward and not hear the subscribed or not thing

[@dees487]

@@Madcat56 That is a statistic.

[@jtrickster3643]

Its not

[@ballbuster4383]

Video idea: strongest pokemon of every type based on based stat total, move pool, and type coverage. Legendaries excluded of course and maybe if a pokemon has two types then you should only put them as the strongest for only one of their type

[@killdozer7792]

@B E Rude

[@wallybrown1341]

@B E And... why? Please explain if you don't mind. :)

[@Marfa1818]

He already did that dude sorry if that idea went to waste

[@psyclops5757]

How is this comment rude

[@ballbuster4383]

@B E ?

[@owenaspinall2046]

For Sableye vs Mawile, an extra perk of Sableye is that I think Brawly literally can't hit it, so you can cheese his fight.

[@dashtoroya2838]

6:53 blue 12:13 gold 17:50 sapphire 23:16 fire red 27:59 diamond 31:40 heart gold

[@talentlessnana]

speedrunned my 30mins of the day thanks

[@Anervaria]

Based

[@damien9553]

The only one I chose that's the same is blue💀

[@mrbigblox6646]

NO JOKE THIS IS MY EXACT LIST OF MY FAVORITE VERSIONS LETS GO

[@naioziren6831]

I started pearl for 1 hr or somethin and find out I had platinum so Im restarting

[@RulerMyriam]

“It doesn’t have Ampharos and that upsets me” Me: Finally another who cares for Ampharos!

[@itsmesnacks]

literally the only reason i'm playing gold over crystal, lol

[@amnotfat8164]

HEY I LIkE AMPHAROS >:(

[@lindajackson8936]

It swept in battle tree

[@mikeymike4626]

stop acting like you are the only one who likes ampharos. lmfao what a geek ass kid

[@jeffreygao3956]

At least Crystal has the adorable Kris.

[@jeremynalley6889]

Michael: If you choose to teach Ho-Oh or Lugia Fly. Me: Uh... they already know Fly, Michael.

[@f.dud4]

For the Ho-Oh and Lugia situation, I would say that their signature moves are "version exclusive." When accessing to catch these legendary Pokémon early (Level 40), they have their signature move, Sacred Fire for Ho-Oh and Aeroblast for Lugia. When getting them after defeating Pokémon League and access to the Kanto region, they will be Level 70 without their signature move. Since Gen 2 doesn't have any move relearner (only move deleter). That just means that obtaining their signature move would be available by trading or cheat code. The enhanced version (Pokémon Crystal) isn’t better either as both legendary Pokémon are post-Pokémon League so they are higher levels but not as high as its sister versions (Level 60) and they don't have their signature moves. Of course, the remakes (HGSS) improved this by having access both signature moves for each legendary Pokémon.

[@faded3149]

Why could they not give farfetched an evolution Sir' Fetched: That is a Far Fetched idea

[@azimuthal1790]

this vid was made in august when swsh was out so he knew sirfetched exists, hes just angry that farfetchd didnt get an evo earlier

[@_simplylink_]

@@azimuthal1790 probably also the fact that literally Farfetchd the Kanto form one STILL doesn't have an evolution, it's only Galarian Farfetchd

[@hajidle]

Yeah but Sir Fetched fucking sucks

[@yeetusfeetus9402]

@@hajidle Choice scarf Sir Fetche'd: You take that back

[@emeraldjolteon1472]

if kanto farfetch'd got an evo now,would it be grass/flying giving him stab leaf blade?

[@Dylan-fb8cy]

Captions: Greetings, boogie fans, mama kale here

[@ArielAnemoiAsuraism]

Lol

[@dogefan12349]

And people still use this dumb overused meme that's lost all hilarity.

[@Hebiiiii1]

Dogefan Lego Filmz they r just 11 yr old kids bro they do not have a sense of humour

[@Erifire]

Breh, This truly be a BRUH moment.

[@theneodjgaming]

Nice profile picture

[@gamemaster4947]

Michael: *does a complex analysis to determine what games to get* me: haha shield wolf go brrrrr

[@shubhdashukla7692]

Team Zamazenta all the way

[@pxilant5031]

Bruh Zamazentas so dumb and Zacians wayyyy more better, almost as good as mega rayquaza

[@lannguyenduy3279]

Hey respect their opinions

[@fred8422]

Honestly, In my opinion I like zacian. But maybe that’s just because of my OP one in my copy of sword who I named “good doggo”. Perhaps Zamezenta is better, but people who play sword wouldn’t know.

[@fred8422]

At this point I couldn’t care less.

[@JoelJoel321]

If your parents gave you Blue for Christmas as a child, then you're playing the "AND" games the rest of your life mate. "And Silver", "And Sapphire", "And Pearl". I like to think it's like the distinguished actor who get an "And" credit in the movie.

[@zuils]

Let’s not forget that victreebel evolution line in gen 1 learns wrap. One of the most broken moves in gen 1

[@KaiCalimatinus]

Fire spin and clamp can be used to the same extent, while Cloyster isn't hugely fast with Clamp, so many Firetypes got Fire Spin. Nasty stuff

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

@@KaiCalimatinus fire spin is not too accurate though

[@joemck85]

Also means Blue players can get wrap-trapped all the time when they just want to level up to get ready for Misty.

[@irrespondible]

@@joemck85 That's a point against Blue in my eyes.

[@lunch-empowerment]

video: **exists** Me: I was gonna sleep but nevermind.

[@sixloki1232]

Sleep is for the weak

[@avviiinashh]

Gamers don't sleep!

[@aanasibnabdullah5612]

@@avviiinashh OK Meanwhile at Night MOM:Aanas Ready to sleep Me: MOM i am a gamer didn't you know gamers don't sleep My mom:omae wa mou shindeiru[ *TRIGGERED*] ME:[IN this moment he didn't know that he got fnnwfmi off ] ME here we go again

[@wokstar99]

me: picks pokemon red because red is my favorite color

[@DieAlteistwiederda]

Leaf Green or the Japanese Green version because that's my favorite color.

[@poopidkwhy5929]

Lema Cat i have played all except og red and green

[@mr.lazyness4926]

I play both of them 😎😎😎

[@sonofmiuandkiibomonotaro903]

i play on something that has gba games, and gbc ( etc) so i chose gba games and between pokemon fire red or leaf green i chose fire red just because of charizard xd ( i was a newb back then)

[@poopidkwhy5929]

smudge Lmao Gbc and gba Retro Games center?

[@dogqueen1247]

Him naming all of the version exclusives of fire red and leaf green sounds like the Pokémon rap at the end of each indigo league anime

[@AustinSPTD1996]

The only two times I chose one version over the other was with “Pokémon Black 2” and “Pokémon X” lol. Anyway, this was an interesting rubric for deciding which version is the “superior” one to pick for playing (I also agree that “Platinum” is far superior to “Diamond and Pearl”).

[@lennertnys8263]

X gang?

[@owaishafiz6923]

yveltal is my favourite pokemon of all time so i chose Y and that was the only reason lol

[@FMJUploads]

@@lennertnys8263 x gang

[@joulstube1987]

X Gang!

[@lennertnys8263]

@Shadow Yveltal understandable, I'm x gang for life tho

[@joseflabajo7739]

me who can’t get any pokemon games watching this anyway: hmm, interesting

[@farzad6294]

Same! I'm interested in pokemon but i don't play it

[@syaddad5605]

@@farzad6294 just play it on yout pc using an emulator (btw, are you indonesian)

[@thepokepug8666]

Bruh your profile picture is littraly Snom

[@farzad6294]

@@syaddad5605 oh ok..... also no I'm not Indonesian But thx for the tip!

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

Just get an emulator, older pokemon games are super light so basicaly any smartphone can run them

[@kira_the_sniper6376]

I don't really pick a specific one. Sometimes I'll go for a specific one, like with Sun and Moon where I preferred Moon since I like Lunala a lot more than Solgaleo. I do regret picking Sword over Shield because Shield definitely has the better version exclusives in my opinion, but I got Shield at a later date, so it was all fine Edit: Fixed some typos.

[@simplebidnessman]

Which do you recommend between omega ruby and alpha sapphire?

[@kira_the_sniper6376]

@@simplebidnessman Personally, I pick Alpha Sapphire. For ORAS, I'd say choose whichever Primal form you prefer.

[@simplebidnessman]

@@kira_the_sniper6376 I prefer primal Groudon, I like the version exclusives of Alpha Sapphire though. But I saw Ultra Moon has the same version exclusives of AS, so maybe I’ll either make some trades(idk how to do that maybe ask Reddit?), or I’ll pick up ultra moon as wel

[@jacksonyoungs5831]

Man, Those Pokemon plush in the background are sick, I'm even a little jealous. Fun fact, I actually got that exact same Genesect plush that you have in your background here for getting Principles list 3 times in 4th grade!

[@thedoc6304]

I love how this vid came out right when I’m trying to decide which games to get since I wanna play through all of them

[@kantermorris3420]

Well that's some good luck there buddyro

[@jyothishivram6190]

Omg

[@luxray147]

I think you should just choose the version based on which legendary you prefer

[@necrozma4029]

"It's over Ninetales! I have the high ground!"

[@charliesutton4979]

Ninetales is better XD

[@furretman3741]

@@charliesutton4979 *laughs in flash fire & 3 coverage fire, electric & fighting plus an heal move or extreme speed*

[@furretman3741]

@@charliesutton4979 Arcanine just better

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@furretman3741 I like Vulpix better than either but admittedly Arcanine is more powerful.

[@veenakiran4316]

@@charliesutton4979 I Ike arcanine better but it’s ur opinion

[@thatoneguy104]

16:11 This makes me think of like boxing events or something where they say: “AND NOW THE MAIN EVENT! GROUDON VS KYOGRE!” I know they don’t say GROUDON VS KYOGRE but you get it

[@stinger2104]

Yeah i do not get it

[@LegionIscariot]

I hate the business practices of the Pokemon games.

[@HenkiePlayz]

Same it sucks so badly

[@Timolican]

Say no to capitalism

[@atlasoftartarus]

@@Timolicanur gunna keep buying the games

[@lemmyxpro]

?????

[@igonnawrecku]

Mikey: Spends time going over matchups and typing Me: Honchkrow Fly go brrr

[@NovasNewGroove]

Le me version of this meme:haha skuntank go prrrrrt

[@DapperFella]

I hate how for some reason Platinum was like "lol no Honchkrow OR Mismagius despite expanding the dex drastically." It's like Ampharos in Crystal all over again

[@Shalakor]

@@DapperFella Honchkrow was "sorta" the evil team leader's ace in platinum, so I didn't mind that omission so much.

[@Yannapreppy]

"Its clear that the ground type is more usefull then the poison type in gen 1." Nidoking and nidoqueen:👁💧👄💧👁

[@shhgrover]

Nidoking isn't just a poison type though. Nidoking is really helpful in gen 1 games

[@Yannapreppy]

Mitsakos TV thats the point of the joke, that Nidoking and Nidoqueen are poison and ground types, otherwise i woulded added instead of Nidoking and nidoqueen all gen 1 poison types lol 😂

[@rinus915]

69 nice

[@AeonKnigh432]

@@Yannapreppy If the joke isn't understood, then it's not a good joke. I didn't get it either.

[@AeonKnigh432]

@@rinus915 Don't be dumb

[@jayteepee72]

I just choose whatever they have at target

[@jayteepee72]

first name last namec thanks target

[@Aleph3575]

10:02 The Dealbreaker for Donphan should probably be the janky XP curve of Gen 2. While yes, you will eventually be grinding your way into the 070s to beat Red, you'll spend like 95% of the game hanging around level 50ish.

[@thesmertbeb5780]

Sableye is one of my favorite Pokémon. Him being so unique as being One of few Pokémon with no weaknesses (until fairy existed) made me fall in love with it

[@soulhoney1908]

Really

[@pierrederonet8478]

him*

[@jeffreygao3956]

Well, it’s about TIME it had a weakness!

[@majinscyther2497]

Electross has none

[@chendror872]

It really depends on what version exclusive you prefer

[@Bara.2Saucy]

Yeet

[@AnyThingWorx]

Which is better*

[@pvzrosemain2168]

Fax

[@chendror872]

@@AnyThingWorx not necessarily for example with arbok and sandslash both are pretty bad

[@ace-trainer-aj]

True, I picked (Alpha) Sapphire because of Lotad and Sun because of Midday Lycanroc and Alolan Ninetales.

[@VinamraX01]

Michael starts reading fire Red exclusive Pokémon list. Me: ohhh this video is going in the 2x speed category!!!!

[@Enray11]

Thank you! I always watch KZbin on my iPad and didn’t think it had 2x available, but your comment sounded like such a good idea I figured out how. I’m gonna save so much time! (That or watch a lot more KZbin)

[@yingyang9164]

@SpoopyMood It's called. A J O K E

[@swaminathanj5110]

@@yingyang9164 exactly

[@Awesome_Dawson_Films_Official]

19:55 "They could've given Farfetch'd an evolution," Sirfetch'd: Allow me to introduce myself.

[@Justsomedudeokay]

There should be a Tenor GIF for Micheal saying 'Surprise!' in this video!

[@jacobstrangman7564]

Why?

[@Justsomedudeokay]

@@jacobstrangman7564 cos it would make a good GIF

[@futureiznow6748]

I don’t care what y’all say, I’m picking silver solely for skarmory and Donphan

[@SmithYorkinster]

Donphan vs Ursaring should have been a clear win for Donpahn, and Skarmory was/is so incredibly crucial in competitive gen 2 that by himself he should make pokemon silver win. Competitively speaking all the rest is trash (except for the legendaries).

[@ember2933]

Skarmory's my favorite pokemon and i love how it was the only one who won the silver comparisons.

[@bigd8199]

Me too

[@jeffreygao3956]

Plus it has Vulpix and Vulpix is always a win for me.

[@litpickls2726]

I like mntine more cant handle cuteness. I just wanna use it but i never got a chance.

[@flamarianchief164]

18:00 me "this feels like a pokerap" You 40 sec. later: pokerap

[@alexleicht5684]

I recently did a Nuzlocke of Leaf Green and ended up soloing the entire Elite Four with only a Starmie Ev trained in Special Attack and Speed. Definitely the better one between it and Cloyster lol

[@wiseman_snap7346]

You forgot to mention that the Porygon's price at the Game's corner is 9999 in Red and 5000 in Blue.

[@trapez77]

Why did they do that

[@shigarumo121]

It's actually 6500 in Blue. The difference: In Blue, the Porygon is at Lvl 18, in Red at Lvl 26.

[@saltmaster2054]

Can we just appreciate that Michaels content has never been lacking

[@jackofdiamonds7303]

My opinion of best versions: Red Gold Ruby Leaf Green Diamond Heartgold Black White 2 X Omega Ruby Sun Ultra Sun Let’s go Eevee Shield

[@Yash-sy3xn]

We have the exact same picks except I prefer pokemon sword

[@alexuziverttt]

Change White 2, Sun, and Ultra sun and we be on the same page

[@CR1MSONACE]

Eevee is better than pikachu

[@Androe3690]

Mine is red, gold, Ruby, diamond, black? White 2 , X, moon, ultra moon let’s go eevee, sword

[@chiefzach7418]

Me Blue Silver Emrald (i dont have the other) Leaf green Pearl White White 2 Y Alpha Sun Ultra sun Lets go pikachu Sword

[@cxs744]

18:35 is everybody ready for the poke rap!? Catch em catch em gotta catch em all gotta catch em all POKEMON!

[@VampireQueenAmy]

Turtwig looks good in all evolutions Change my mind

[@dorians-world]

i won’t its a great opinion.

[@dipacin2368]

I think the midle one is too simetric

[@Xenothecursedking]

You have a good Eye

[@VampireQueenAmy]

Sir. Jay piplup is cute empolion looks cool

[@BraxtonKovary]

It doesn't matter what version you pick... What matters are the friends we made along the way.

[@jackcobb2928]

Wise words sensei

[@avviiinashh]

Ok boomer jk Wise words lol

[@ad-skyobsidion4267]

and the rival whose dream you crush

[@cocomon3403]

No the friends who chose the opposite version for the dex

[@paulchambers4431]

Michael the lack of Ampharos in Crystal upsets me too! It's the one thing keeping Crystal from being a perfect game.

[@TyrekeCorrea]

For me, usually a matter of which version of each set of games has the most version-exclusive Pokemon I prefer; it usually ends up being the first of a pair, but I can remember retroactively wishing I had played blue, because I came to like Magmar; that's why I got LeafGreen, but my first Pokemon game was Yellow, anyway.

[@yannis9984]

Another point for gold versions: You don't need whilrpool in the story. That's wrong sry "Everything is garbage" blah blah blah. Once Whirlpool is necessary.

[@shardtheduraludon]

Yes you do, in the Dragon’s Den, which, btw, you need to go into to get the Dragon Fang, and thus, the Rising Badge

[@Gorpolon]

.

[@shardtheduraludon]

Brussel Gaming Truer words have yet to be spoken.

[@Gorpolon]

I prefer silver

[@niconeedsanap8130]

ShardTheDDon your correct

[@blakebailey2447]

What you said about crystal version not having Ampharos is something I've felt since a child

[@Noone-ym3dp]

I know this video is like 6 months old or whatever but I can add one more thing sapphire has: 1 more pokemon. Because wild lunatone are available, they can carry moon stones. Because of this, both delcatty and wigglytuff can be obtained. However, in ruby, there are no lunatone, meaning there's only one moon stone in the whole game, meaning you can only get one or the other.

[@roseheart270]

There are often story differences from the special version, or even minor sequel status, so it is also worth playing the base games for the base story experience.

[@juniorjedi2563]

26:06 However, I disagree. Mismagius learns both Perish Song and Mean Look, meaning that you can take down difficult opponents without type matchups mattering, assuming your opponent can’t KO Mismagius in two turns.

[@urkerab]

You can get a Perish Song Murkrow by breeding with Altaria. (No HA Prankster yet though.)

[@Zeturic]

Another interesting thing about Ho-Oh and Lugia in GS is the lack of a Move Reminder. The higher level one will have already forgotten their best/signature move, making them far weaker than they could be. At level 70, Ho-Oh will know Fire Blast instead of Sacred Fire and Lugia will know Hydro Pump instead of Aeroblast. All in all, choosing Gold gets you an excellent Ho-Oh and an awful Lugia. Silver gets an excellent Lugia and an okay Ho-Oh.

[@TracinyaLachance]

So true! Also the comparison between Aeroblast and Fly in the video is just incorrect for gen 2, since fly had 70 base power back then, and not 90, so Aeroblast is just WAY better.

[@Nearnae]

13:50 you can actually catch one of the roaming Eon PKMN in both games. This can be done involving a glitch in which you lose in the Battle Tower, then encounter a roaming PKMN, and the team that you battled in the Battle Tower will appear. Its kinda tricky to explain, but the point is, any PKMN you fight in the Battle Tower is catchable by this glitch. It can be done once per save file, so you can catch Latios or Latias, as they spawn in the Battle Tower

[@victorandrade7940]

I didn't know this. I saw my first and only shiny Pokemon in the battle tower. I was like... tf? Then realized the only shiny I ever saw was uncatchable. 😭 Not counting Red Gyarados. I didn't even know shiny Pokemon existed.

[@YouthPastorAndrew]

I always just picked the “red” version of the pairs. My brother got the “blue” version. So mine were red, gold, ruby, pearl, white, Y, sun, shield

[@JoelJoel321]

Same here. But I was the brother in this case.

[@linhtaquang4098]

Remember when i was a kid playing gold/silver for the first time. No internet or information, just me and my gameboy trying to figure out all theses secrets in the game. Everything was so good back then. The feeling of winning the boss of elite 4 with 2 dragonite, the feeling when i accidentally stepped in the grass and hear different music and turns out it was suicune. It took me 1 year chasing thoses bastards to catch them all. The feeling when a miltank beat the crap out of my team. The feeling when you have to take hours to leveling, stuck in some dark cave v.v… that’s how pokemon game should be. So sad to see pkm game getting bad these days.

[@LaudianoHeathen]

Agreed, Gen 2 is my favorite Gen. I’ll keep buying Pokémon games as I’ve been a lifelong fan since it came out but honestly Gen 5 was the last generation I truly enjoyed..

[@linhtaquang4098]

@@LaudianoHeathen seems like they focus on players 6-7 years old or something. Not for 11-15 years old. I finished sun and moon in 2 days . Very disappointed

[@alexis.sounds]

I think that pokemon never turned THAT bad: we're just older, with different gaming approach and taste. Of course as kids with no internet everything felt way bigger and way more exciting (I am speaking as a 28yo who started with blue on Game Boy)

[@5ashll303]

@@alexis.sounds exactly. The games are still the same. Most of the problems are stuff that all modern games have.

[@5ashll303]

@@alexis.sounds and honestly all that mystery just seems like a pain, if you don’t just have mountains of free time. I’m glad that the internet has just really made things easier.

[@delinep7286]

*red vs blue* Me with Green on an emulator:

[@emeraldjolteon1472]

so you have japanese blue version

[@ritzjones9764]

@@emeraldjolteon1472 no not true

[@the_username_is_taken]

Me with blue Japanese on an emulator.

[@bewearstar9462]

@@emeraldjolteon1472 jp blue version has unique pokemon not available in it like magmar and elertbuzz

[@wonderofu6951]

Mike:the enhanced versions are better than the last two IGN:A FOOLISH MISCALCULATION

[@sixloki1232]

We seem to have been bamboozled

[@hexar260]

Well ign is broken cuz they find out more cons and never update the first and second games of the gen

[@wonderofu6951]

@@hexar260 well it's just a joke no need to get me deep in info

[@wallybrown1341]

Emerald and Platinum are the clearly superior options to their counterparts. There is NO question.

[@Irfanhill]

I always liked the water starters way more, especially squirtle, I had the blue version, I maintained in the schoolyard that it was the better one: thank you for giving me the feeling of VINDICATION! (same thing for gen 2 btw but it was a lesser matter as we got older)

[@kryoling]

There is currently a thunderstorm over my house and this video is making me feel less scared. Thanks Michael :)

[@evasiuk]

mobile alabama?

[@ashgrenenja8142]

R u in the uk? Bc there’s been thunderstorms here

[@kryoling]

@@ashgrenenja8142 yeah

[@trikzgalore8924]

When you’re so early that the subtitles say “Gouri Dings! Weekend!”

[@tehSunBro]

Thanks for not chickening out on Platinum. With the Gen4 remakes incoming, the question of Diamond vs Pearl became relevant again,. gonna pick up Brilliant Diamond thanks to your vid.

[@sayakamaizono2468]

i'll probably just get shining pearl because I prefer palkia by a lot and I barely use version exclusives anyways

[@daltonwright6514]

Gonna go shining pearl for nastolga

[@louisinese]

@@sayakamaizono2468 Im gonna get SP because of the aesthetic. Palks for the win.

[@sayakamaizono2468]

@@louisinese yeah it also has a cooler aestetic and despite what this video has pearl is actually the superior version because although diamond has more better exclusives pearl has the advantage of having one extra fire type

[@elliotmidgley]

I got brilliant diamond and my dad got shining pearl

[@Rayishere976]

“The Latis and Space Rocks were tossups.” Latis and Space Rocks... I’m trying not to laugh