WHY Gengar vs Nidorino? 👻x🦏 Gnoggin

[@sam_bamalam]

I’m surprised that practicality wasn’t mentioned. Gengar is easily identifiable from behind, Nidorino’s sprite is expressive and shows motion and poses easily, and both sprites fit the screen without losing detail.

[@dcbandit]

And THIS is a jigglypuff, seen from above. Not making fun of you, just reading your comment reminded me of this, for some reason.

[@TheCow-j1l]

Yes, I can't imagine another pokemon doing that dramatic tackle.

[@Langharig_Tuig]

+ Gengar is very dark, Nidorino is very light. When using only black and white that's easy to work with whilst still having them look the same as they do in the anime

[@mds_516]

EXACTLY, this is the real reason why they were chosen in my opinion, a technical pragmatic reason. They probably added the lore later either by accidend or by noticing the similarities.

[@reddy64]

I thought the gengar was snorlax

[@michanowak7060]

imagine 5 year old Lockstin seeing Metapod vs. Metapod for the first time ever thinking 'man, I'm going to base my whole career on this'

[@VidyaAntics]

I mean, he didn't plan to be a Pokétuber. His channel had way more variety in the past but the Pokémon videos he did do were always the most successful.

[@FavenCitruss]

@@VidyaAntics and that was a j o k e

[@STMplayz]

@@VidyaAntics ...

[@STMplayz]

Lol metapod

[@VidyaAntics]

@@STMplayz ...

[@waixler83]

I love how the Nidorino plushie is chilling in his pocket.

[@sneakysnuck8481]

*T H I C C* *Y O S H I* *I S* *B E S T* *Y O S H I*

[@igorlopes8463]

Literally a pocket monster

[@legostarwarspodracing9975]

He is THE poket monster and gengar exists

[@ingridhernandez2786]

YEAH THICC YOSHI!!!!!!!!!!

[@PansyPops]

Even calls it “Nipplerino” at one point (I think. Might just be me being deaf). Timestamp 12:57.

[@cingkrimson_requiem]

While the silhouette in the anime is clearly Bruno, don't forget that the Adventures manga canonized the fact that Oak is super-ripped under his lab coat.

[@theenvoy6601]

Gotta love the mask bandages edgelord that oak was. Rocked that style before it was cool

[@numbernumber25]

The manga brought together all the games in some of the greatest ways with a extremely consistent storyline. In addition to every plot point filled to some degree.

[@tacodude83]

Don't forget how pryce or whatever that old bastards name was had a enormous terrorist organization of child slaves so he could get 2 lapras back, the manga goes hard. Not to mention that final scene is phenomenal. Better than any scene in the anime (bye bye Butterfree comes close tho)

[@maestro9765]

Bruno is so bad he is the first loss ever shown.

[@catriamflockentanz]

9:01 God, that was hilarious. Lockstin: "Does Professor Oak have anything to do with Agitha?" *KZbin conjures up an ad for a Dating App*

[@kiramortwilson7411]

Oh wow

[@aikou2886]

What makes this even funnier is the fact that the manga seems to hint at the fact that they might have been a thing and Agatha probably hates him for it.

[@cameoshadowness7757]

I got the Raid Ad where the game pauses and the guy tries to flirt with the girl.

[@33pandagamer]

I got a Fortnite ad...

[@JT5555]

lucky. all i got was a smoking PSA from the government of canada.

[@catoticneutral]

Plot twist: The Nidorino was actually a disguised Zoroark this whole time and he's completely wrecking Gengar with Night Slash or something.

[@rajeevjoy]

But he would have been busted when he is scratched by gengar

[@Paradoxe_0]

And Gengar can handle dark types with fairy and fighting moves

[@g_5022]

Ground types are already super effective against poison i think I can’t remember

[@Paradoxe_0]

@@g_5022 1:Nidorino isn’t a groujd type 2:Gengar would have levitate

[@nightmare3642]

@@Paradoxe_0 1. Yes. 2, not yet. Or anymore. WHAT'S WITH THEM AND NOT LETTING GENGAR HAVE LEVITATE!?

[@starsilverinfinity]

People just dont understand the emotional and physical stakes behind a Metapod battle

[@Seismitoad3]

Agreed

[@dandytv1510]

Ash's Metapod should have had tackle at its disposal from its time as a Caterpie so like I don't understand why he just used harden

[@mrsuperheatran2794]

The real struggle battle is Ditto vs Ditto😤

[@TornadoZX825]

@@mrsuperheatran2794 sus vs sus

[@markloutoal1766]

your right,it takes focus to watch such an intense battle

[@icircumcisedmonkeysafterfo4781]

Can you imagine battling Oak in his prime? The dude literally said "screw type effectiveness" and continues to curb stomp your pikachu with his gyrados

[@JT5555]

that nidorino was CLEARLY level 100: you get to level 100 and you can pretty much that steamroll everything in your path that's not ALSO level 100.XD

[@GremlinSciences]

Me with my level 60 Blaziken. Don't think it ever took more than 6 attacks to win a battle.

[@pastproductions6781]

Ah, so we can see why he likes Ash so much seeing as both of them have the same idea when it comes to battling.

[@trumpeterjen]

I don't even have a real comment related to the thread itself, I'm just baffled by your screen name.

[@ricegorm]

@@trumpeterjen I just realized that. WHAT THE ACTUAL F IS THEIR USERNAME

[@zodrac516]

Wait, are you telling me Oak beat Agatha, which is one of the 4 strongest people in the region, over and over again and never lost a single battle against her while using a nidorino against a fully evolved gengar? Damn, that's impressive

[@meetgor534]

I think because Agatha was always using elite 4 ruled leval pokemon, where oak always grind a bit in victory road before challenging Agatha. 100 leval nidorino's poison sting,hurts leval 55 gengar. (SORRY, I forget what leval kanto elite 4 use, so I guessed 55).

[@morrigankasa570]

@@meetgor534 that could be or maybe he uses Thunderbolt or Ice Beam (I think Nidorino can use Ice Beam) Thunderbolt could paralyze the Gengar and do some powerful damage Ice Beam could Freeze Gengar and also do powerful damage.

[@Dankboi68]

I think in the manga he developed a way to hit ghost types with normal moves

[@dcbandit]

It may have been bide, which apparently works on ghost types in gen 1, and if it was any other time, I'd say he used foresight and use normal type moves. If Oak made his Nidorino have a high defense, kept it from going to sleep, and tanked the hits, bide could work wonders. Also, eviolite, which greatly increases defence and Special defence, of it existed in gen 1.

[@dcbandit]

Or, simply, eviolite,X defence X, taunt, bide. Might work.

[@RegalMasquerade]

I kinda like the idea of the footage being older and 20's-30's oak just being as ripped as Bruno

[@Marcusjnmc]

that would make sense to me, Agatha did say he was tough, & it would make some amount of sense for Bruno to have based his look on Oak's given the e4 seem to blatantly look up to Oak in gen 1, also tv was rarely live back then & pokemon is set even further in the past, so Oak being in 2 recordings at once really is far from impossible.

[@Scriblyn]

that would be hilarious. new headcanon

[@ChibiSothe]

Ash watches ESPN Classic for Pkmn Battles. Confirmed.

[@metrolining]

Metapod v Metapod: Top 10 anime battles of all time

[@OriginalGameteer]

Metapod Master Trainer of Let's Go:

[@ArkoosX]

its the number 2 battle (after nidorino vs. gengar )

[@masonmedina4780]

Pretty *hard* battle in my opinion

[@metrolining]

@@masonmedina4780 agreed! It was pretty Meta

[@VilArknights]

Now from watchmojo

[@greythewanderer6301]

New Pokémon theory: Bruno is Gary’s dad, and that’s why they showed him recreating Oak’s battle.

[@Commandobirds]

Yes

[@WarmLillie]

It’s definitely a toxic relationship...

[@dartoney]

get out

[@shubhamsudra8057]

Pun😂😂😂

[@stupiderandunnecessarier]

This joke really stings.

[@nathanhart3911]

@@stupiderandunnecessarier doesn’t sting as bad as Nidorino!

[@stupiderandunnecessarier]

@@nathanhart3911 or gengar's weird back spikes.

[@Scoptimus7]

"He's giving away charmanders and squirtles, and wondering what to do with all the bulbasaurs" That got me good

[@Dile0303]

“ it's time to look inward and start asking yourself the big questions ”

[@AxxLAfriku]

I have fewer than 1 friend in the World. That's right. Everybody disses me for making bad videos. I think they are perfect though. Who is right? My dissers or me? Which side are you on, dear eile

[@no-np8dw]

@@AxxLAfriku dissers

[@Sparklyrelic1518]

"Who are you. And what do YOU want?"

[@thebugbard6519]

Like why does Kirby still have that knife I told a waddle Dee to get it an hour ago.

[@marklloyd110]

@@AxxLAfriku dissers

[@silversonic1]

Pokemon Masters' key ingredient for its weirdness is Hoopa, who has been pulling sync pairs through time and dimension. Evidence of this is that while Cynthia and Cyrus both appear to be from Platinum, they recall the events differently. Cynthia remembers him being defeated in the Distortion World while Cyrus says that he was about to use Dialga and Palkia to create his new world when he and Palkia were sent through a ring to Pasio.

[@Kiirabu197]

Have they ever actually mentioned or shown Hoopa? If not, I wonder if the story will ever come to unveil and explain all this rings stuff.

[@silversonic1]

@@Kiirabu197Both, actually. Hoopa was a Pokemon in Lear's possession until Team Break stole it. Rachel talks about how Team Break summoned a sync pair at the beginning of the Solgaleo event. There have also been times when Hoopa is shown. There was a story where the protagonist meets a researcher who talks about Hoopa only for it to fly behind the researcher, only being seen by the protagonist. There were at least one or two instances where Team Break is forcing Hoopa to summon sync pairs.

[@silversonic1]

@@tlst94 The fourth wall is technically just another dimensional boundary.

[@marsella527]

I would love to think that a young Prof Oak, Agatha and Blaine were a traveling trio in their days

[@JT5555]

agatha being oak's "eye candy" and blaine being the perv that get's dragged off by agatha everytime he acts up.

[@zairmagallanes8185]

In the manga I think it’s oak, Agatha, price, and someone else who traveled together

[@pastproductions6781]

@@JT5555 Blaine flirting by trying to use quiz questions.

[@theenvoy6601]

@@zairmagallanes8185 It was Fuji. The manga showed the photo of them together. And if i rmb correctly the old lady who teaches the ultimate elemental moves in the sevii islands(e.g. Frenzy Plant/Blast Burn/Hydro Cannon) were friends when they were young in the photo.

[@Marcusjnmc]

& Mr.Fuji, they're referenced as traveling together, they probably also were taken about by Mr.Briney when Blaine & Mr.Fugi travelled to Mew's habitat

[@DemonRaticate]

Loved how in pokemon adventure, Oak was a normal type specialist, but was skilled enough so that his Kangaskhan’s Dizzy Punch (this was before Scrappy was an ability) actually affected Agatha’s Gengar. The final match in their first championship was Kangaskhan vs Gengar, showing that he understood type advantage, but developed ways to circumvent them over time.

[@actualatom]

I miss the good old days, where the answer was always "alchemy"

[@JoaoPedro-jk1ub]

Me to kid..

[@Seismitoad3]

@Wolverinedodge35 calling other people kid when the kids spell better lol

[@theph8519]

So true...

[@gameinsane4718]

It all comes together

[@cruzdesangre2850]

Same here mate...

[@chrishall5570]

I love how when you pan over the audience there's this one guy that isn't even watching the battle he's just looking at the girl next to him with a concerned look.

[@RTDelete]

I don’t care, they’re P U R P L E ! !

[@jimbothetimbo6790]

@Dark mines lime so I’m shiny hunting for a machamp

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

I love being purple! (Its been so long)

[@roaringthunder115]

Lol

[@SelkieGirl]

Poypul

[@avantikapatel4622]

My fav color

[@U-Flame]

"He was busy giving away Charmanders and Squirtles, and wondering what to do with all the Bulbasaurs." OOF

[@muckyesyesindisguise3854]

I read that as “Why Gengar is Nidorino”

[@kakashilover9231]

I read it as "why Gender Nidorino"

[@yeetusdefeetus]

@@kakashilover9231 that makes sense

[@kingoftropes922]

Surprised he hasn't made that video before...if he hasn't, that is

[@kakashilover9231]

@@kingoftropes922 I think he has which is why I was more confused

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

Now i want to know why Gengar is Nidorino

[@billkling378]

Lockstin:Do Oak and Agatha have anything to do with each other Me:They’re both OLD

[@evanbrooks1926]

If Blue is Oak’s grandson, that implies that Oak did have children with someone.

[@Kostyurik]

Well, not really. Oak could adopt someone, and then his adopted son or daughter became Blue's parent

[@DarkPsychoMessiah]

A son most likely since Blue is an Oak

[@Kostyurik]

@@DarkPsychoMessiah most likely yeah, but not guaranteed. I'm pretty sure there are many instances of man taking his wife last name, due to his last name being somewhat bad or her last name being really cool and important to keep. If I were in Pokemon world and marry Daisy Oak, I'd seriously consider changing my last name to Oak.

[@DarkPsychoMessiah]

@@Kostyurik That's true but there's no instance of that happening in the games, or Japan for that matter

[@medplug4061]

@@Kostyurik You are missing 2 big things here, you don't need to be married to have a child and in Japan its kind of traditional that the kid inherits the fathers last name so that bo mg dude is most likely right But then again, it doesnt even matter lmao they just made Blue his grandson to get a close family relation between them while giving us a rival that is our age lol

[@Albortomagico]

Wait, does this mean that oak has had a nidorino for ALL THESE YEARS MY GOD GET A MOONSTONE

[@logans.7932]

My favorite theory to explain that one is that since the meteor that *supposedly* brought Clefairy to Kanto hadn't dropped yet, the Moon Stones it brought with it also hadn't fallen. So many Pokémon couldn't be mutated by their power and turn into new forms.

[@Albortomagico]

@@logans.7932 Yeah ok i should see the Pokédex of clefairy for conferm but i think that the Meteor was there for AT LEAST some years because then why open a poke center around there (especially due to the fact that THIS center in particular is the only one that is not in towns) , It must mean there was SOMETHING of value for trainers there P.S. First Time i do an online debate so now i can add it to the curriculum

[@Albortomagico]

@Groisu well considering the Pokédex of nidorino in sword and shield the nidorinos might have maked contact with the stone (maybe even before humans) but we haven't got enough proves

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

He just stubbornly refused to evolve. Because reasons.

[@Albortomagico]

@@happyslapsgiving5421 oh no it's Pikachu all over again (the pokemons from oak have like a curse)

[@spencerm.5568]

If I remember correctly, in the manga, Oak and Agatha were actually childhood friends along with a few other people like Pryce, Kurt, and the day care center couple. I also remember Agatha mentioning she and Oak fought before in a Pokémon tournament to Blue. Oak used a Kangaskhan and Chansey though.

[@_Gamerz.Official]

But that in manga and also pokemon that the professor show when they introduce us to the world of pokemon (NOT THE STARTER)is their pokemon

[@ThePuff18]

Yeah Oak was also ripped in the manga. Even as a professor!

[@evillecaston]

Did we accidentally discover that Oak is the ultimate lifeform? I always had a hunch, but it really makes sense now...

[@J.Blazer]

Lockstin: "The first pokémon battle i saw was that stupid Metapod battle! Can you imagine someone liking Pokémon if that was their introduction?!" Me: *looks around room * ... no

[@blakdeth]

Rhydon was the first pokemon designed to be a pokemon. However, diglet was designed first. But just as a cute little doodle.

[@EpicNerdsWithCameras]

Plot twist: The opening battle in the anime was a rerun from years earlier, and instead of Bruno that silhouette is actually Oak from when he was young and ripped.

[@misterzygarde6431]

I’m more interested in why Gengar lost Levitate and couldn’t keep it as a second/hidden ability.

[@Troller235]

I think it's for balance

[@cintronproductions9430]

@@Troller235 Yet they think Zacian and Calyrex Ghost are ok.

[@autobotstarscream765]

Because now instead of a flying will-o'-the-wisp as seen in the Gen 1 anime with it flying around alongside its pre-evolutions, it's strictly depicted as a shadow coming up from the ground (specifically a Clefairy's shadow), which is how Mega Gengar got Shadow Tag until everyone realized what a colossal mistake that was; I think they should give Gengar Prankster if they want to stick the new always-grounded Gengar while respecting all of its depictions across the years and giving it an actually useful Ability without giving it one that they deem _too_ useful such as Levitate.

[@autobotstarscream765]

@@cintronproductions9430 Not to mention Mega Rayquaza, Arceus and Darkrai back in the day, and especially Mewtwo in Gen 1; they don't care about balance among "Uber" Legendaries and Mythicals, they establish clear winners and losers to tell a story and force everyone to give all their attention to whatever the newest story is with the stick of power creep more than the carrot of gripping narratives.

[@Ignisvoid001]

Nintendo never cared about anything near close to "balance" in the games, the mere existence of Smogon, the fiasco with the Gigantamax and the banishment of the megas is proof of that.

[@Aesculathehyena]

"He was giving away Charmanders and Squirtles and wondering what to do with all the Bulbasaurs." Me, a Venusaur fan: OOF

[@Rainbowdragon2]

Time stamp of quote please. I missed it.

[@water4774]

@@Rainbowdragon2 13:06

[@Commandobirds]

Unlimited venusaur

[@LegendStormcrow]

Bulbabros unite! I prefer my Charizard, but Venusaur has a special place in my heart

[@8-bitblitz]

When you were talking about the oak and Agatha thing you forgot to mention that blue literally refers to Agatha as “gran” implying that oak and Agatha were once together

[@BonaparteBardithion]

That might just be a holdover from the Japanese where the words for "grandma/grandpa" are also used for old people in general. But I do ship it.

[@8-bitblitz]

@@BonaparteBardithion oh

[@trulyauston9551]

Just like how blue says "smell you later" probably a clue to how people smell like crap

[@8-bitblitz]

@@trulyauston9551 lol

[@coltwing6661]

I've always liked this theory too, been scrolling around to see if it got posted, glad to see someone did. A bit of supporting evidence, think about how Agatha watched over the Veridian Gym for the "new" gym leader... I mean why the hell else would an Elite 4 member care about some gym that's spends 90% of the time closed anyway? A grandmother on the other hand would make sense.

[@Emerald-Fluffie]

“I have a video about that here” *points at nothing, while there is no pop up annotation*

[@israellai]

goddammit, I can no longer hear 'Agatha' without breaking into song

[@Ifrit7th]

I can't blame you, the song is insidious, perfidious even.

[@annabellecane799]

Same

[@albericponcedeleon2696]

🎵It was Agatha (and Oak) all along!🎵

[@radmaster2073]

@@albericponcedeleon2696 i hate you

[@nightmare3642]

Wait... This theory has Oak... and Agatha... IT WAS AGATHA ALL ALONG!

[@joshuab4586]

*watches Metapod fight Metapod* Lockstin: “Well I’m hooked”

[@Rand0mPeon]

Pretty sure Marth can estimate the ennemy forces because he's used to being outnumbered and get a rough idea of the ennemy forces at a glance.

[@danyyeltr4803]

In Bruno's case, in the tcg, fighting rock and ground (what nidorino can become) all fall under the same type, so there is your connection if you want :P

[@denverfernandes3818]

HOW was “It was Agatha all along” never referenced EVEN ONCE ....

[@cammoore___]

spoiler free I guess

[@bananaforscale1283]

I KNOW

[@BacchaeOphanim]

Because this was filmed months ago.

[@denverfernandes3818]

@@BacchaeOphanim Understandable .... Fair enough I guess ...

[@cammoore___]

@@BacchaeOphanim we don't know that.

[@SeantheSharkGuy]

The first Pokémon battle I ever saw was Ash’s Squirtle vs. Nidorino, back when I was around 4. It’s hard to imagine such a little thing can change your life entirely, but here I am, 14 years later and loving Pokémon!

[@jimbothetimbo6790]

The first Pokémon battle I saw was ash’s froakie vs like a pidgey all I really remember was that froakie got worked

[@lunawohlmut4821]

That’s just because Ash is an idiot

[@josegarcia6997]

@@lunawohlmut4821 no no he's got a point

[@madnessarcade7447]

Fletchling

[@Diinytro]

@@lunawohlmut4821 Froakie was fighting a Fletchling on it's own and lost. It challenged the bird again and won with Ash's help. -XY episode 3

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@lunawohlmut4821 clearly you have never seen the anime if you think that It takes a lot of brainpower to think of the unorthodox strategies that he does He’s not an idiot that’s ignorant

[@wanderinggiant1982]

One other thing to consider: in the Pokémon Adventures manga, they actually bring up the final fight of Oak and Agatha where Oak triumphs and becomes champion. In that, he looks much much younger. Though the anime is trying to show Bruno, another theory you could consider is this: is it possible that Ash is watching an old fight between Agatha and Young Oak, possibly as an “add” showing off Oak’s skills before he appears on screen talking about the starter Pokémon? Anyways, amazing video as always! Can’t wait to see the next!

[@omarmansuri7099]

I always found the Oak and Agatha backstory stuff interesting. They clearly know and even have some sort of fondness for each other but at the same time Agatha seems bitter about Oak. Clearly something happened behind the curtains

[@ryanpercival9823]

I looked at the list of TMs Nidorino could learn, and am like "I could beat a Gengar with a Nidorino with some of these moves...How is Thunderbolt useless?!" Challenge accepted sir. You just flippantly waived off Rest, Ice Beam, and Double team.

[@diamondjub2318]

The person with the Gengar is just bullying a poor early-game trainer, just like in the actual game

[@PokemonRangerD]

In the anime opening at least, Bruno's Onix comes out of a green pokeball rather than a red one. Perhaps Ash is watching a tournament where rental pokemon are being used. Not that rental pokemon were even a thing in gen 1, but it's a thought.

[@derrabbit7289]

First battle: Tentacruel vs City

[@rajeevjoy]

Me too

[@suiginmigasuto3356]

“He’s busy giving out Charamanders, and Squirtles, and wondering what to do with all the Bulbasaurs.” Heh. They’re in their place. 😏

[@firuto7970]

The fighting scene was a replay from the old league and bruno was young oak, that is mentioned to be handsome and ecc...

[@JT5555]

but he's got bruno's spiky armbands.

[@firuto7970]

@@JT5555 you don't know the faction of those times, or it could just be bruno that had a nidorino that was then discarded because he couldn't get it to evolve

[@Marcusjnmc]

@@JT5555 Oak could have been the one who gave those to Bruno , we know Oak & the e4 are connected, it can even be deduced pretty easily that Oak had been the Indigo league's Champion in the past from him entering the Champion's chamber

[@WooperChannel]

That was a battle between Oak and Agatha, the source of this news was the Oak unite episode from Pokémon Masters EX.

[@vincenzofusco7251]

8:40 Fun Fact: The nidorino has the cry of a nidorina

[@Takoto]

I think whether it was intended at the start, they've definitely retroactively push it that way, that the fight is intended to showcase Agatha V. Oak - and that's really cool, the only piece of evidence I can think of that would point to that not being the case originally is in the scrapped Prof. Oak fight in Gen 1, his three potential teams don't have any member of the Nido line.Though being a researcher and a seasoned former trainer, it could easily be argued he could have a Nidorino or Nidoking but is just choosing not to use it in place of another mon. I think aesthetically the reason Gengar and Nidorino were chosen was because of how "cool" their designs are, potentially also the contrast of one being bipedal and one being a quadruped, and as you said, one being fully evolved and the other not. Nidorino is also a pretty easy-to-obtain Pokemon in the early stages of Gen 1 as Nidoran is catchable as early as Viridian City and evolves pretty early (level 16, iirc). Both also evolve (or evolved in Gengar’s case) using a non-level-up means, so seeing Gengar so early on might cause people playing to be like “damn, how do I get that?” - Pokémon wasn’t an overnight success in Japan, Red and Green were more of a slow build success, so I don’t think there were any guide books published as soon as it was released, so having a trade-evolution mon being shown so early is a great way to encourage players to think outside the box when it comes to how to obtain certain monsters. Great video!!

[@kickass2455]

“This might have been the first battle you ever saw.” Me who started with Pokémon Blue and saw Gengar v Jigglypuff: “I is special. 🙃”

[@timwoods2852]

Yeah, my parents got me Blue too, despite my favorite color being red! They even knew I liked dragons!

[@thiagoxavier6737]

"keep that info in the back of your mind" i do not want any sort of onyx anywhere near any back of my body thanks

[@okaminokuro]

young couple sent out onix and cloyster

[@thiagoxavier6737]

@@okaminokuro oh god you remembered me of that

[@TheKoistar]

It is interesting to note that in the pokemon adventures manga, Oak does still battle sometimes, in disguise as "Dr. O," whose uniform looks pretty similar to Bruno's... With the added random face wraps and occasional tank top and messy hair. Looking at silhouettes of Dr. O and Bruno side by side, it might be a little difficult to tell them apart? Of course, there's still the conundrum of the TV channels in the anime, but it is very important to consider that not all television programs are shown live. I would wager that Oak's starter pokemon commercial was recorded ahead of time and distributed to various media broadcasters, so this would effectively negate the paradox of "Two Oaks in different places at the same time."

[@AstroKFP]

13:07 "giving away Charmanders and Squirtles and wondering what to do with all the Bulbasaurs" LMFAO I'M WEAK PLEASE SEND HELP

[@connorburton1009]

Came here from the season compilation, cause while I was there I developed a bit of a pet theory... Bruno is technically the fighting type elite four member, but his use of two onyxs suggests at least a fondness for the ground type. Maybe he's using Nidorino in the fight against Agatha to train it, to eventually evolve it into a Nidoking. While Nidoking is a stone evolution, and can be evolved as soon as it evolves from Nidoran, there are a few exclusive moves that could only be learned if the Nidorino learned them before evolving. Namely, if he wanted the Nidoking to know Double Kick to match his Fighting type (and assuming the anime is working by RGB rules) he'd have to level the Nidorino all the way to level 50 before he evolved it into Nidoking.

[@goricaboy7103]

i love how Lockstin puts where the sponsored part is so that I know where to skip. Very good human.

[@castform7]

I would love to see more about Oak and Agatha's relationship. Their past somewhat intrigues me. As well as how he won with a freaking Nidorino in gen 1 with just Poison Sting. Even if he used TMs, it should not be as easy as Agatha puts it out to be. Oh and my first battle was Ash's first fight with Paul so that was a pretty good opener if I do say so myself.

[@summermermaidstar756]

I always thought the anime one was showcasing a battle between a regular trainer, and Bruno (who now gets a Nidorino for reasons) after all Gengar would be REALLY good against Bruno seeing how Bruno has several fighting types, and this Bruno uses Nidorino so the trainer sent Gengar in as a counter.

[@AzuraDragonFaether]

Lockstin uploads. I click. I’m a simple trainer.

[@KnowPEINamp]

Brings a whole new meaning to Professor Oak's, "You were close!" 🤣🤣 Blue balled the poor woman

[@ronalddavis2984]

Funny, cause I've always thought of Gengar as the Anti-Totoro ... They are both awesome!

[@havocbeast]

Also worth noting in the whole “they represent what pokemon is about” thing, is that both Pokémon evolve by trading. Which was one of the main things involved in designing the game.

[@DarthLiam-gd1wc]

Uhhh no? Nidorino never has evolved via trade, it does so with a Moon Stone, Gengar does though.

[@madnessarcade7447]

13:35 Bruno isn’t ash’s dad Ash knows what his dad looks like and he didn’t recognize Bruno as his dad And Bruno didn’t recognize ash as his son

[@Lilian_Verseveld]

Plot twist: Bruno is Brock's uncle 😂

[@Jesty.r]

Plot twist: mr. mime is ash’s dad

[@robertlupa8273]

@@Jesty.r Plot twist: Ash has no dad.

[@ericowen5305]

Plot Twist: Giovanni is Ash's dad

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@ericowen5305 not him either

[@kono_dioda87]

9:27 Agatha in Let’s go just looks like Oak in a disguise honestly

[@Diinytro]

"-in the manga" There are many different Pokemon manga.

[@therock238360]

Usually people refer Adventures when they say “The Manga”

[@nickbarber100]

But what if it were a flashback to Oak's prime battling? And then a cut scene to "Now, Oak's giving away Pokemon in an attempt to complete what he's calling 'A Pokedex."

[@Diamond_Aura]

I knew about the Masters thing, but for all intensive purposes (especially since it’s referenced in both the games and manga), I think it being Agatha vs Oak fits really well, might as well be canon. I also want to comment that in the manga, during a flashback of Oak becoming Champion back in the day, he was also shirtless, (although wearing a sleeveless undershirt) similar to what seems to be “Bruno” in the anime. Do we know that the fight Ash was watching was a live match? Or perhaps a rerun of Oak vs Agatha from years prior? His Pokémon team likely changed after he decided to no longer be Champion, and instead become a researcher, so he may have had an Onix back then. As a final note, in the manga, Oak says “No... I’ve already won myself a Championship. I don’t need this.” And bows out in the semi-finals to let Red and Blue fight in the finals. As he says that, it shows him and Agatha in flashback style. Not to mention the hidden Trainer data with Oak as a Champion in Gen 1. I think it’s safe to say this was in consideration since the beginning, Oak vs Agatha, and is only finally getting more context with things like Masters recently.

[@fishnewt1331]

7:16 Lockstin: “Why Agatha?” Me: “Because ‘It’s been Agatha all along’~”

[@miclipscountry]

Even though Rhydon was the first Pokémon designed, Nidorino and Gengar were the first Pokémon battling, which is mainly what you do in the games. These three designs were implemented on the cover or an unofficial book by Satashi Tagiri, where it shows a trainer with a Rhydon stumbling upon two Pokémon that look a lot like Nidorino and Gengar fighting in the woods.

[@joanklock5615]

Hey, here's a fun fact: In the Pokémon Adventures/Special Manga, Green Oak learns a technique that allows his Pokémon to hit ghosts with Normal-type Moves. It is later shown that Professor Oak does the same thing with a Kangaskahn (before abilities, so Scrappy doesn't count!), implying that he could still use Nidorino's otherwise completely walled-off moveset to defeat Agatha's Gengar.

[@theboulder4914]

In pokemon masters Blue calls Agatha grandma, when you do spend a day with Oak, and Blue's grandpa is Professor Oak, so...

[@Silburific]

Isn't he just calling her that because she's old?

[@octavioherschberg5280]

@@Silburific it's probably because she's old and them trolling us.

[@theboulder4914]

@@Silburific Probably. I was more trying to make a joke and see if anyone took it seriously.

[@LadyInfluenza]

Agatha is Pr. Oaks sister!

[@lasagna3289]

The Rhydon getting thrown at you caught me by complete surprise

[@LightingbladeShen]

Gnoggin: "wondering waht to do with all the bulbasaurs" well; i like bulbasaur...

[@IgnatiusBlaze4]

Glad you covered the canon/non canon of Masters, because yeah some of it seems kind of important, such as Blue's Pidgeot being treated as contraband when he tried taking it to Galar, or why Red doesn't talk much.

[@vorpossum]

Simple answer to title would be: They used random Pokemon generator.

[@dr.swaggy6962]

Roll credits

[@vorpossum]

@@dr.swaggy6962 Yep.

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

Yeah, Agatha and Oak were Rivals back in the day. Also, moonstones were much rarer back then, so he couldn't evolve his nidorino

[@calebkopp7636]

The first pokemon battle I saw was Chikorita vs Charizard.

6:25 it actually DOES work. The lore in the game is Hoopa brought everyone to Pasio through his hoops. He could easily bring trainers from different dimensions and time periods to fight in the League Cup. Lear wanted to make a league of the strongest trainers and his friend Hoopa did that for him.

[@billkling378]

The first Pokémon battle I saw was my Mudkip vs that level 2 Poochyena, also isn’t it dumb how Prof.Birch was scared of a level 2 Poochyena

[@Marcusjnmc]

not really, even level 1 pokemon can 1 shot trainers if they attack them & the Pooch got between him & his pokeballs, pokemon are kind of incredibly dangerous, is why you are kept out of grass even in the low level areas in the games

[@Schumacher190]

I laughed harder than I should have at that "foot in the door" clip

[@t.t-rex5084]

Agatha and oke are all exspland in the Manga

[@ThePuff18]

Me, in the back of the room: _Hey what about the fact that manga Oak happens to look a lot like that outline of “Bruno”, and could just have been a recording of one of Agitha vs. Young Oak?_

[@Sayne7]

Here's something that will blow your mind; it's not a Gengar. In the original scene at least, as all subsequent iterations/references to it were made a Gengar as that's how a lot of people interpreted the ambiguous back sprite, but if you compare the back sprite in the original to Gengar and Snorlax in their original iterations, you can see how the two could very easily be interchanged by mistake. The main difference is Gengar's claws are and have always been all one color with its body, where as Snorlax's are separated and white, just like the smooth-backed, white-clawed Pokemon in the original scene fighting Nidorino. If you re-watch the original with Snorlax in mind, it's impossible to unsee.

[@U8myface]

13:09 "and wondering what to do with all the bulbasaurs" lmao

[@GeloProductions]

Finally someone asks the important questions!

[@fathermother8231]

Anyone else now wanna make some fanart, of Agatha and Oak, cause I do❣️

[@inactive234]

"Nidorino... who ARE you?" --Lockstin, 2021

[@termitesc.aardwolf3644]

When I first saw Nidorino and Gengar fighting, I thought it was actually Nidorino fighting a Snorlax.

[@JonoBono6]

Ah yes, the OG

[@bailysmith9398]

13:10 my man just disrespected the hell out of bulbasaur. How dare you! Saur squad, let's show bulbasaur some love!

[@fabiobeaverhausen2463]

So Agatha is an old women dressed in purple who handle ghost.... 🤔 *sings "It was Agatha all along"*

[@giboit.]

I think that Ash/Satoshi could´ve been looking a repetition of an old pokemon battle (which would explain why Oak can also be seen on TV at the same time and be even a hint about who was the trainer on screen). And although the silhouette shown in the battle clearly looks like Bruno, considering the description that Agatha makes about him and the pointy looking hair (that kinda looks a bit like Gary´s pointy hair style) I think that the character there could in fact be Professor Oak.

[@jbtm3608]

Everyone is first before they refresh

[@BarneySlack]

““Nidorino, who are you?” Murdered by words my friends with no chance to fight back. DO NOT cross go, DO NOT collect those “pity dollars” you are done here. Agatha has already claimed your soul. It is useless to resist.” --Some dude 2023 The two mons represent what Pokémon means at its core. Winning with what’s strong or winning with your favorites.

[@Samurai-ps6gt]

*Day 2 of changing the word Lockemon to Tofrugmon*

[@petermarsella6537]

I see where you're coming from, but that would be like changing Pokémon to Pikachumon

[@autobotstarscream765]

@@petermarsella6537 Or Charizardmon...

[@RenRainy]

@@petermarsella6537 pikachumon is so much better

[@MrAzkhare]

Maybe the championship shown on Ash's TV wasn't on real time? As in, it was part of a documentary or something, and Oak really was that buff back then.

[@deoxysoverlord8710]

In all my years of playing Pokèmon over and over again, I never noticed that Professor Oak shows us the same Pokèmon we just saw in intro, as an example for what a Pokèmon is.