Pokémon Scarlet: the Supercut

[@gutenberg577]

Fun fact: Area Zero is actually a very faithful adaptation of Madrid. That's how it looks in real life. A paradoxical underworld. Trust me.

[@miadesynced]

Was there yesterday, can confirm. My airplane landed into the depths and I had to carry all of my suitcases up the humongous ladders while fighting angry animals

[@SunniestAutumn]

I went there on a holiday as a kid. I was especially impressed by the crystals, the Buildings That Shouldn't Be and the threat to the country's ecosystem that was contained within.

[@Jack-kn1mr]

@@SunniestAutumn We call them "locals" Pay no mind and do not feed them after midnight.

[@masterplusmargarita]

Am a citizen of Madrid. Area Zero doesn't quite get how much of a nightmare traffic can be across, but otherwise it pretty much nailed it. As a sumo robot from the deep future I was pleased to see my people represented.

[@ceoofjeanneism6777]

I'm Spanish and have been to Madrid many times, can Confirm 100% it's Madrid

[@unusualanimations7397]

I like how for his first ever move in his first ever battle of this game, he asked for a burn

[@HelterwithoutSkelter]

world champ difference.

[@TheHopperUK]

The contrast between the businesslike World Champ stuff and Wolfey going "MY BABY" on seeing Nacli has made me completely endeared to this guy:)

[@emilysmith2965]

Dude genuinely loves Pokémon, no matter what level of play.

[@MaddyRose1998]

I love watching different people play this game because I saw Nacli and was like “eh boring” and Wolfey saw Nacli and said “new favorite Pokémon” and I think that’s beautiful

[@emilysmith2965]

All iterations of salt guy are cute and good. And big salt guy is a competitive powerhouse.

[@somedragonbastard]

I didn't like it at first but then I just fell in love

[@TechnoArpan]

That's the best thing about pokemon, imo

[@Sombil27]

Everyone has different tastes in favorite pokemon it seems, for example my second favorite pokemon of all time is Bronzong, and 1st favorite pokemon of all time is Clefable; two pokemom nobody really pays attention or cares about to be honest.

[@antonbabaran7621]

First of all i respect your opinion, second of all how dare you

[@Redthewolf2012]

As an owner of an older dog, the Titan storyline causes 160 base power emotional damage

[@Not_Fierce]

Yeah just like gigaton hammer to the heart

[@Joveoak4]

A Hyper Beam right into the soul.

[@mr_chicken_3578]

Ha

[@MrMitchbow]

Better start making sandwiches

[@tear959]

@@Not_Fierce pfp checks out

[@samlemay5333]

A couple things: 1: it is nice to see someone else take the same path to the fairy base that I did. 2: Cassiopeia works as the name for the boss of team star even better when you realize the constellation Cassiopeia has 5 stars in it, much like the five leaders of team star.

[@SuperMasterk1]

Love that the names of the team star squads are also the names in the constellation Cassiopeia. It's such a nice touch

[@jacksonprevedel5785]

Also the location of the team star bases line up nearly perfectly with the stars in the constellation cassiopeia

[@deathcon6261]

The constellation has more then five stars but the Team Star teams are named after the five brightest stars in it.

[@hakulives2613]

Not only that, but the stars in Cassiopeia's constellations are the same as the names of the squads of Team Star!

[@benking400]

The second point blew my mind

[@ninac7500]

I have played pokemon since the very first games. my first ever starter was bulbasaur. The last game i played was Black and white. i cant exactly remember why I never played the subsequent games, perhaps I thought i had gotten too old, or that "its pokemon its always the same". I picked up scarlet strictly for the nostalgia factor and thought hey, it's 2022 lets see how far theyve come along. I played with some friends who are into competitive and when I heard that people actually TRAIN their pokemon. My mind was literally blown. I had absolutely NO IDEA this game went so much deeper than just lvling up your mon and slaping on the strong moves only. I always thought the game was EZ MODE. I was so wrong. And now a WHOLE new side of the game has been introduced to me, 25 years later. I have been binge watching your videos trying to catch up on all this information. I beat my friend in a battle 3-2 . I have fallen down a very deep pokemon hole and im really not mad bout it.

[@diegoxavier9107]

That's an oddly wholesome story

[@emilysmith2965]

Welcome to the rabbit hole! We’re all quite mad here, lol.

[@malbogia8003]

I'm glad you didn't have to witness dyna/gigantamaxing. Despite the buggy state, you came back at a good time. Have fun

[@doctorxawesomestop-motion1234]

3:59:24 I agree that this is awesome, but most people don’t even notice that for a split second it says “AI Sada no longer wishes to battle”. Literally gave me chills.

[@reaperofthings]

I spotted it when I fought Turo and holy crap that was one heck of a detail to just slip in and not bring attention to at all. It almost feels more powerful because of that

[@doctorxawesomestop-motion1234]

@@reaperofthings right?? just another reason i love this game. performance issues aside, i honestly think this is one of the best pokemon games ever

[@bluebaron6811]

It's like they still had more, and they didn't want to waste their time anymore.

[@blocker476]

Managed to pause it to see what it actually says and it's "AI Sasa has no intention of fighting anymore!" Timestamp is 3:59:27 if your curious

[@byzantine5761]

The poetic justice of Wolfe constantly observing how is entire team is weak to ground type and then when he fights the first elite four fight, it’s the very type he didn’t bother to defend against

[@c5l6t4]

I don’t think anyone would guess the part of the Elite Four would be ground, steel, flying. My friend and I were shock because we assume one of other types to be in it . these 3 types were not even top 8 of our guess lol

[@jameshayes-barber9340]

Ane constantly talking about Grass Terrain blocking earthquake only to hose his own earthquake without remembering

[@cormeaga]

@@c5l6t4 I think it's reasonable to expect ground types, since in previous games, Elite Four members used rock and ground pokemon. Like Bruno in Kanto or Rika in Paldea who had a full ground team (unlike Bruno). Looking back since gen 2 every pokemon league had at least one pokemon with a ground move on it, I'm not conting fissure Machamp.

[@afifmajid8754]

@@c5l6t4 I was actually thinking it was possible to get some combination of the titan types since they were the only types without any specialist trainers. Even Geeta's ace is a rock type to complete the set

[@sphealingit222]

Larry teaches us that the World Champ Difference is being able to hide your misery underneath a TM42 Facade of pure professionalism.

[@KingKayro87]

Actually, in this game, it's TM025

[@bscan4215]

Wolfey of all people struggling against Geeta is one of the funniest things I've ever seen

[@robertbui9030]

almost got swept too by 1 pokemon (Espathra)😭😭

[@Stratelier]

Gathering a team that widely shares a common weakness will do that....

[@afifmajid8754]

@@Stratelier tbf his pokemon werent particularly weak against psychic, he even had an immunity but all his pokemon were slow as sin

[@ToxicPea]

The first time I've seen Geeta's Espathra absolutely smoke a let's-player (I knew it always had the potential given its moveset and ability)

[@TheGrossDemon]

Idk if Arvens battle animation ever changes, but I love how it comes across really aggressive during the first battle but more of like him psyching himself up in the last. Maybe its just emotional context, but I really love how his character comes together during the game.

[@syrelian]

The ending, I think the final room specifically was designed to mimic Tera Raid Dens, which makes sense since the machine is leveraging the Terastal phenomena Also I liked how the second round goes "You are challenged by AI Sada" *glitching and then briefly* "AI Sada has no intention of fighting anymore" *more glitching* "You are challenged by the PPP" The brief glimpse there of just seeing that the AI is still rejecting this course, a course its programming should have bound it to, being built off Sada's desires, very cool, helps make the whole sequence really stick that the original Sada was so hellbent on this course, a course she would see happen even in death, that she can't even trust a clone of herself to stick to it and would have further defenses

[@GedanJ]

Bro i never noticed that middle text but the glitching title is great Human professor really got them trust issues huh

[@TechnoArpan]

@@GedanJ Well, one of the journals does imply that they have trust issues

[@BJGvideos]

@@GedanJ The trust issues are why the AI was created to begin with, because the professor decided they could only trust themselves

[@Dipped1234]

"There's no pokemon that could sweep my entire team, not even Koraidon!" *Ancient Mega Salamence has entered the chat*

[@RikkuEcRud]

It's great how quick he goes from "even Koraidon can't sweep" to "oh, no, that might actually sweep"

[@accuratememin]

Koraidon is a legend Salamence is a winner

[@TheRibottoStudios]

You know when I imagined an evil Professor, I didn't ever think they'd add on CHILD NEGLECT AND ABANDONMENT to that list of things awful about them. Like one walks out right when Arven is born, the other is killed saving not their child but the BOX ART LEGENDARY. Not even Lusamine was that cold towards her children. These people are just despicable. The damn AI cared more for Arven than his own parents. And bro got zero closure. I'm shocked GameFreak had the guts to make a serious story, but its more than welcome.

[@twosoup3252]

“One walked out right when Arven was born, and the other was killed by saving the box art legendary” can you elaborate a bit? I played Violet, but are there any differences with Sada in Scarlet?

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@twosoup3252 it differs depending on game. In Violet, my game, Sada walks out and Turo just calls her not even kidding "THAT WOMAN." and he's the one who dies. In Scarlet, Turo is the one who walks out and Sada dies. But both are his parents if that makes sense. One walking out is why you only have the one professor per game.

[@bigchillin4216]

@@twosoup3252 Huge difference imo. The Violet version seemed very tame when I watched vids on KZbin. But playing scarlet it was SUPER dark and jarring, and that's largely due to: - The past paradox pokemon being more ferocious in nature. - Looking at Koraidon vs Miraidon you actually believe that the feral Koraidon smacked yours up. It looks more intimidating and imposing than Miraidon does. - The fact that Sada is the mom/woman (Moms walking out is far less cliche) - The fact Sada has a cave woman Neanderthal look to her while becoming a glitchy robot during the plot twist. - Sada even being a robot/AI when the whole game was "past focused" was a huge dichotomy compared to Violet in the first place. - How dedicated she was to her work that she was willing to dismiss her child and the region for what SHE cared about rather than the wellbeing of EVERYONE. I know this was in both games, but again she's a mom. She carried Arven for 9 months, popped him out, and said forget this kid......and also forget this region. - ALSO I didn't know this until I watch the Violet videos, but during the Paradise protection protocol bit the time machine in Scarlet turns completely red so it has the feel of actual emergency and danger while the Violet time machine turning purple does not bring that same sense of urgency. They got the tones completely off between the two games honestly lol. I'm sorry 😂

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@bigchillin4216 I think it still works in Violet. A neglectful absent father is just as heartwrenching and hard to deal with as a mother. Either way, the way they explain your version special professor is daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark lol. One dips the other dies. Jesus GameFreak lol

[@twosoup3252]

@@TheRibottoStudios oh wow, I didn’t realize sada was actually referenced by turo in Violet! That’s cool’

[@emberdragon4248]

Love how Nemona apologizes to the player and their pokemon but not to hers, the one who actually got whupped and fainted from it

[@VGV1deo]

"I'm sorry for giving you too weak of a fight"

[@TechnoArpan]

She can't stand weakness

[@thatguythatdrawzz749]

@@TechnoArpan More like she can’t stand the idea of not giving her best, like she failed as a trainer and opponent to you

[@srarts123]

This game touches on surprisingly deep concept. Between child neglect with arven and suicide with brassias. I was legitimately surprised with how well this game was actually written, especially for a pokemon game which has notoriously been lacking in good characters or story. If you wonder where the suicide part is, it is part of the classes, which yes is a slog to get through but it has some really good character development in it too

[@mirowoo.]

which part of the classes-?

[@srarts123]

@@mirowoo. the art ones. I forget exactly when

[@mirowoo.]

@@srarts123 ok thanks lol

[@idiotically-everything]

@miro it's the one before the mid terms or finals. Don't remember which exactly

[@mirowoo.]

@@idiotically-everything i did midterms already so its before finals i think

[@demonstone677]

I absolutely loved the stories for this game. Arven and Mabosstiff was sad but compelling. Nemona while being a little annoying I really can't help but fall for the character towards the end. She even shines in post game. And the Penny thing while being expected they did make us feel sorta attached to the group with very little screen time.

[@NezumiGG]

Can’t wait for “How I got Larry’s team to rank 1 in the world”

[@flallana18]

The streams were super fun! They’re on the live tab of this channel if you want to see them. I put time stamps for all of the highlights for each of the streams too.

[@mittarikinz]

Absolute MVP for that btw

[@theleathercandle]

Absolute giga chad fr you helped me a lot. I was watching them as I played thru my own game and your comments helped me find the places I left off each time

[@soaringsora5743]

Thank you! Also, I love you profile picture.

[@oreofilledjoy302]

+1

[@pumpedplanet0631]

@@mittarikinz you you you can do that too but you you don’t don’t have have a problem at this time but you have a better life life and I can’t can’t find it right away from my heart but I’m sure I I can get it myself myself I love it I just just woke myself and I’m tired and and I’m not sure if I’m not feeling well and and I’m not sure what 😮😮😮😮😮

[@CombatSloth]

I agree with your opinions about the game 100%, it's the exact type of feelings I had when I was doing my playthrough of Violet. I really hope this is the track that GameFreak continues down for Pokemon and that they surely improve upon what they've done right and what they haven't, it makes me really excited for the future of Pokemon. Also GAT DANG POOR ARVEN.

[@raymiemiller1455]

I love how he pronounces Nemona as "Pneumonia" and never corrects himself.

[@fokspoks]

"Jiga drain"

[@fokspoks]

"Jiga drain"

[@lordnoobiest6578]

Jiga drain

[@AsraliaX2]

Jiga Drain

[@DeeDolp]

The best part of any Wolfey video is his creativity with mispronunciation

[@TheGrossDemon]

Watching the opening cutscene now for like the 5th time lmao, I kinda cant help but wonder if the ridemon was trying to get to the lighthouse but passed out before it got there. The camera kinda focuses on it for a second before it gets weak and swerves to the left. But based off some of Arvens lines its possible that the professor used to bring it there when Arven was younger, before they decided it was too risky and stopped bringing it out of area zero. So maybe ridemon was trying to flee back to a place it saw as safe but couldnt make it there in time.

[@ChillingDusselgurr]

Yeah Arven said that Koraidon/Miraidon lived with them at the lighthouse, but at some point it attacked some wild Pokémon which spooked people living nearby. So his parent went to Area Zero with it and never came back. Which is why Arven has a grudge on the ridemon, because he sees it as the reason he lost his only parent

[@Shadowonwater]

that very well could be the case

[@Zsy6]

The thing with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is that they even made the battles mechanically interesting. The Elite Four was like "oh shit the little kid is using steel types!" and they bait you into preparing for normal types when you see Larry, and then when you send in a fighting type to hit his normals you get whacked with a flying move. Nika's typing is as ambiguous as her gender lol. And then the final battles put you in increasingly uncomfortable positions, fighting pokemon you've never seen, and then hammering home the power of tera typing in the final battle with Koraidon/Miraidon. I think I enjoyed it just as much as Wolfey did here. Funny how it sucks you into the exploration too, where suddenly you're like "I shouldn't be here." I challenged the psychic gym super early and barely survived the trainer fights.

[@blazechaos212]

*Rika is the name of the girl btw

[@TheFayWitchCat]

The Elite 4 has the same typing as the Titans: Rika is Ground (Paradox Donphans), Poppy is Steel (Orthworm), Larry is Flying (Bombardier), Hassel has Dragon (Tatsugiri), and Geeta’s ace is Glimmora (Rock for Klawf)

[@miaurakimchi7349]

This is the second game in which I actually want to complete the pokedex and hunt shinies. I only ever did that once with let's go Eevee. I am having a blast and am still not done with the story. Also I am part of the "non broken copy" club. 😅

[@jadefire6231]

Ngl I actually predicted Poppy and Hassel's specializations. Poppy wears a huge key on a necklace, which to me made me think of Klefki, and her whole color scheme is rather monochrome. Hassel meanwhile, if you go to his class, you will know he has a Gible. And he does wear a little cape. That said, Larry caught me off guard, though I didn't have any Fighting types during my run of the Elite Four so I was okay. I had a heads-up for Rika's type going into it tho (my bf had a lot of Steel types so he complained about fighting her lol) - well, tbf he didn't say her name, just that the first one you fight is a Ground-type specialist.

[@judith4646]

When Larry got in I was like "So still normal or is he baiting me..." well, lead with a fighting one and still kick him well. As for Hassel if you follow his story and course you know he has a gible and even more his from a dragon tamer family. Here to I was, is he really a dragon one or does he quit his family so much that he change his specialty too ? When poppy says you can touch her poke I said "oh well that steel"

[@katefranklin6656]

It’s honestly so refreshing to watch someone genuinely enjoy playing the game. It just adds a more fun air to the play through. Great video!!

[@FBread-xj8qk]

I am so happy that they introduced everyone's totally favorite Steel Fairy typing in a Pokemon named Tinkaton to remind us of the totally not broken and super weak thing called Zacian

[@EnriqueLaberintico]

Fairy/Steel Pokemon are always too much or too weak with no in between, and I don't know how to feel about it.

[@FBread-xj8qk]

@@EnriqueLaberintico as someone who's favorite Pokemon mechanic is Mega Evolution I wish Mega Mawile was broken xD

[@EnriqueLaberintico]

@@FBread-xj8qk it was, it fell into the "too much" side and was banned to Ubers iirc.

[@VGV1deo]

@@EnriqueLaberintico Mawile: Too Weak Mega Mawile: Too Strong Klefki: Too Weak Magearna: Too Strong Zacian-Crowned: Too Strong Tinkaton: Too Weak

[@EnriqueLaberintico]

@@VGV1deo at least Klefki has Prankster screens with that awesome defensive typing, too bad Grimmsnarl does it too while immune to other Pranksters.

[@LaserfaceJones]

I'm totally fine with the game not letting us bust into people's houses as an 11 year old as long as there's plenty of stuff to do, and SV have plenty to do.

[@Oushi.ri03]

Exactly 😂

[@diegoxavier9107]

Also, going into people's houses was a chore more than anything. You felt obligated to in case you lose out on an item, but 9 times out of 10, it's the same ol Joe Schmoe vanilla smoothie wet tissue paper dialogue of, "Gee, Ninetales sure is nice to have in these chilly parts!"

[@LycanMOON]

@@diegoxavier9107 you aren't wrong-

[@essayedgar]

@@diegoxavier9107 You’re right, but there was a weird charm to it. I don’t miss it necessarily, and maybe it’s just the nostalgia talking, but it was a part of Pokémon :(

[@Firesnake905]

@@diegoxavier9107 Than in the 1/1000 its Cynthia's warm weather retreat.

[@ZukeIGuess]

A 4 hour supercut of all of the past streams is just perfect for listening to in the background 👌

[@jonathanflanagan1504]

I love how the moment he met Koraidon he was like "Oh it's cute!" Like, yes. Both Koraidon and Miraidon are just lizard puppies at the end of the day and I love them. Even with gen 7 as my favorite gen, I can say they are Nebby done right.

[@brevynchumley2995]

I agree. Also gen 7 is my favorite to

[@somedragonbastard]

I know some people disliked having yhe box legends from the start, but I think it really helped us to get invested in them for the endgame. I know that I was very upset to see that other Miraidon bullying my precious lizard puppy

[@musicbychanc3]

YES GEN 7 SUPERIORITY

[@Rubywing4]

@@somedragonbastard Same, I fell in love with Koraidon the moment my Trainer had their first encounter with him. I ended up naming mine Saurus (after an AFK Arena character, a warrior dragonoid), but honestly it was really difficult coming up with a name because both their species names are already great. When I saw Koraidon bullying my Koraidon, I was ready to jump through the screen and push the bully away, their body language was so well animated. I wanted to name my other Koraidon "Bully", but left it unnamed coz it's going to my brother who played Violet and liked its base name. Basically, the two dragons in your run are called "Bud" and "Bully". XD

[@Commander_Appo]

Violet is my favourite Pokémon game since Gen 5. Maybe that’s because I apparently got the only non broken copy, but I LOVE this game

[@tideawesome8958]

Let’s go non broken game squad

[@MichaelCravith]

I bought it but haven't had time to try it out yet. Here's hoping mine isn't broken, too.

[@yan_dj]

Yours is probably the same as everyone else's, you just didn't go into the game WANTING to hate it

[@ThaBababoey]

the stuff i watched here did make the game itself look rlly fun with its mechanics, i love the idea of paradox pokemon they remind me of UBS which I loved,but i'll wait till bug patches roll out to grab the games

[@Commander_Appo]

@@tideawesome8958 it’s weird seeing all those Twitter clips and then the only issue I’ve ever had is some low fps on occasion and my Iron Jugulis’ black parts disappeared in the summary screen once. I really don’t know what’s up with some people since I was using my 3 year old switch in handheld mode

[@Hidorisu]

Unironicly really entertaining to watch a top player play their game casually

[@heikira438]

It's nice seeing Video Game World Champions just playing the game and having fun like the rest of us

[@alexnicolaou3579]

@@heikira438 it looks like seeing a pro footballer joining some neighbourhood kids for a game and it's as wholesome

[@byzantine5761]

Him being excited over seeing Opportunist and other new cool things is really neat, a proof that everyone was surprised and wowed by all the stuff that was shown we had never seen

[@mrtoast244]

@@alexnicolaou3579 the only difference being Football is a purely competitive game, but Pokemon can be played either Competitively or Single Player. You can enjoy it in many ways

[@BJGvideos]

Wait why would that be *ironically* at all? Why feel the need to specify?

[@emilysmith2965]

3:06:30 his tie DOES have clouds on it!!! What a cute detail to put in the game!!! Larry’s tie changes with his team?🥺 11/10 new favorite NPC

[@somedragonbastard]

Actually I think his tie is always like that- other fun details include him using Staraptor, a normal/flying type, as his first ace, and his "fly"away hairs :]

[@miguelsuaza4413]

The genuine concern and fear everytime he sees a broken pokemon is priceles.

[@galactic-hamster7043]

I may be late but hearing Wolfeys takes on the game itself be so outside of every other critique I've ever heard from youtubers who've played it, while not only including but hyping up the same things everyone thinks is good about the game made my little baby gamer heart (who had the exact same thoughts as him while researching and playing the game) so happy, like- to hear this man, who is so involved with this game mode as a sport, a game, be so lightheartedly enthusiastic about a children's game being a children's game and defending it as such, while STILL having as good a time as everyone else playing it? Mind-blowing and I love to see it.

[@daetur]

I love that Wolfey's Paldaen Hariyama meme actually kind of came true because of Iron Hands lol

[@battlepans1927]

Yo true

[@harabecswurveweathers]

Pokemon Scarlet/Violet is the first game I've played since Sun/Moon and honestly, it's probably the best one I've played since I was a teenager. It's just been so much fun & the box legendaries being a part of the story from the beginning is so nice, you actually form a bond with them and grow to love them, rather than just catching them at the end of the story. I just hope GF gives us the ability to switch to Battle Form automatically rather than having to do it manually every time you stop riding it.

[@Kenzie-Soup.n.Squash]

Your excitement and blind reactions to everything in the game made me so happy, it was as if I was rewatching my own playthrough. Many of my reactions were the same and I wholeheartedly agree that this is the best story Pokémon has ever done it was so refreshing and heart wrenching

[@achromaticmediant2738]

I appreciated you defending the game. I understand being put off by the graphics, but realizing that the game has taken huge strides in the right direction for the overall series. I really enjoyed my playthrough, although trying to grind tera shards is painful. I hope a patch makes them purchasable, even if they're super expensive. Also, Volcarona is one of my favorites, and I'd love a shiny of it haha

[@ellasorellabrella]

bout an hour in and i find your takes on the game's quality quite refreshing. generally i feel sympathetic to people who say the quality of this game is unacceptable for how big a franchise this is. but i also feel like it raises big questions about how we measure "quality" in a game. since it's undeniable that the development of this game requires a massive amount of effort, and that the end product is incredibly fun and compelling.

[@vla1ne]

personally, the glitches, framerate, and exploits, while annoying, are not the nail in the coffin for me. it's the crashes. if it didn't have the issues with crashing (cost me 2+ whole hours of team building), i would say it gets a pass, but that is my line in the sand.

[@thatrandom_canadian]

I'm pretty sure quality is generally measured in stable framerate on consistent hardware, lack of bugs (especially whether or not its prone to crashing), the content of the game, and graphics relative to the hardware and style of the game. Pokémon S/V has a good core, but the graphics are a 50/50 split of decent and "it looked better on the 3DS", the game gets probably an average of 13 FPS, and there are plenty of bugs. Also the overall value of the franchise plays a big part in it. Quality for an indie title has a much lower bar than a mainline entry in probably the most profitable media franchise in the world.

[@---jt5wg]

@@vla1ne This was also my issue. I had consistent crashes after an hour or so of play on four different occasions. I also had issues where my controllers would suddenly no longer have their inputs read by the game in handheld mode with joy cons attached. I would have to manually shut down my switch because I could not even get back to the home menu as it was usually my right controller that the game would stop responding to. I contacted support and they said this wasn't happening to anyone else, and didn't know how to fix it, they just to me to go through menus slow and to stop playing every hour and close out the game. The support people were very nice, but this to me is a mark of a big issue that the game is actually breaking if I can't even play it.

[@somedragonbastard]

I think the game is definitely underbaked, but its core is excellent. Then again, I encountered very few glitches and crashes in my playthroughs.

[@MrMoyomi]

Honestly, if this game could have xenoblade or botw level graphics plus less bugs it would be even more amazing.

[@kristalgic1534]

I really appreciate your take on the game overall vs the graphics/performance. I agree that the game is super fun, and is the best pokemon game to date. People said Skyrim was the best game ever despite it's glitches because the gameplay was so engaging. This is the same way. It doesn't excuse the poor performance, and I do think the company should be lambasted for that, but that doesn't mean that the game isn't really really fun.

[@mattd.5254]

I think my favorite part of this is Wolvey continuously noticing that his whole team is weak to Ground and never taking any steps to fix it. :)

[@notam7460]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? IT TOOK ME 7 MONTHS SOFT RESETTING FOR A SHINY VOLCARONA IN W2 AND WOLFEY JUST FOUND A FULL ODDS IN HIS FIRST ENCOUNTER

[@jw_gojifan19]

You think that’s crazy? I was playing Alpha Sapphire on the Mirage Islands, using Aromatherapy and got a shiny Larvesta after just seven encounters. FULL ODDS!

[@lucarioknightb7685]

Wolfey is genuinely such a positive beacon in the community. Informative, social, chill, funny.

[@the_lone_cheetah]

I love the fact that Nacli, Naclstack and Garganacl have "nacl" in their names. NaCl is sodium chloride and that's literally just salt lmao

[@thatoneuberedsoldier4505]

This is also the case for cufant, Cu is copper lol

[@joaoguilhermeuchoa5061]

@@thatoneuberedsoldier4505 Brazilians can't hear that without laughing.

[@layerex3957]

Salti, Saltstack, Gargasalt

[@the_lone_cheetah]

@@layerex3957 😂👍

[@LostSoulNexus]

And NaCl.I is iodine fortified table salt

[@Commander_Appo]

Seeing Wolfey reacting to the Paradox Pokémon is so cool. It’s cool how he almost perfectly pieces their typings together after seeing like 1 move from them or seeing them take damage from one move.

[@literallygrass1328]

That's just the world chanp difference in action

[@luigiluis3d482]

I mean... I quite literally said "fuck it" and used fairy moves and it kept working

[@axeltheking4157]

it’s almost like… he totally looked at the leaks

[@literallygrass1328]

@@axeltheking4157 ??? He went in blind. He said multiple times he didn't know what the stats of the pokemon were or if they were good, and he reacts in visible shock basically every time he sees something new.

[@axeltheking4157]

@@literallygrass1328 i am SHOCKED that you actually believe that! his reactions are so ridiculously fake and the way he played was so planned... he also calls bramblin brambleghast and pawmi pawmo before supposedly even knowing about their existence. like bffr grass1328

[@Davidfazi]

“He doesn’t have a good relationship with his mom” lol oh Wolfey how right you are

[@alextompkins4041]

the duality of clodsires: wolfey's carried while alpharad's got sacked every single time it went out

[@ameladaptivedaydreamer949]

I love tho game so much... This game made me actually cry and it's now my favorite Pokemon game. And despite the flaws it has, it's such a wonderful and fun adventure. It can be even more fun when playing with someone else (I payed the whole game with my bf and it was such a fun time). And I love and will love this game forever. No matter what others say, I'll keep loving it. And I'm really happy to see that you enjoyed the ride and had lots of fun Wolfey 😊

[@DaFootyChannel]

Wolfe sneakily editing out his loss to the final Nemona fight, what would Larry say??

[@cameronspencer9619]

Eh. Knowing Larry, he probably would have done the same. Such a loss would negatively affect his performance review.

[@DaFootyChannel]

@@cameronspencer9619 True, gotta make sure the boss never hears about this - why spend time having to sit through a negative performance review when there’s food to eat?

[@matt4200]

Love how Wolfe’s reaction to Skeledirge’s Day of the Death make up is “oh it’s a clown”

[@byzantine5761]

@Plain Water Yeha those flames seriously make it look like a clown. It would’ve been a neat cultural reference that ties the starter to the region but instead it just ends up looking like a clown as a first reaction when you glance at it for a second

[@mittarikinz]

@@byzantine5761 That and the little flame bird standing on it's snout making it look like a clown nose

[@dljb7463]

Apparently the "traditional mexixan clown" is (or was) a thing so.mabey its intentional?

[@watermel]

This game is legitimately the best game Pokemon game so far in history, the glitches and bugs can be somewhat annoying but all of that doesn't matter after you play the story and start doing competitive battles with terastal Pokemon, it is so fun and addictive

[@iLikeDucks_]

This feels like a bonuswolfe video that sneaked its way into the main channel

[@secret_bawz.7270]

Wolfe is the only youtuber i can actually watch a full 4 hour video from

[@lukiwei9468]

I had Furret on an Elevator on at least 1hr a day from its start to its finish

[@jumping_beanz6209]

@@lukiwei9468 you are the first random online person I feel fear from

[@cambalache9139]

Check out pyrocynical

[@AdminAbuse]

@@cambalache9139 lmao

[@lukiwei9468]

@@jumping_beanz6209 Don’t be. Remember Richard Garriot? You may know him as “Lord British,” maker of Ultima. He earned 150K from 1.5 months in senior high from Akalebeth

[@lwitte8857]

I fully agree! There are definitely areas that could use improvements but overall: I HAD A TON OF FUN!! I loved getting to know the new Pokémon. I loved the open world. I loved the story lines. I had a great time with this game and hope the creative forces behind Pokémon take fan critiques and use them to make an even more amazing chapter in the saga of Pokémon games.

[@willowxiii8943]

I love the face when he saw gigaton hammer's description

[@raingreen1103]

AWESOME!! You did a play through. It’s fun as hell to play and learn from you at same time about more things than just battling. Some have seen so many of your ideas and learned most battle mechanics the only thing left is doing a regular playthrough with you.

[@salarymannnn]

As someone living in a completely different timezone, I'm unable to watch streams live so videos like this are always a treat. Thank you Wolfe and much appreciation for editor Fish!

[@RancorSnp]

I stole this comment from another youtube commenter, but they have noticed that during the "text gliching out" at roughly 3:59:27 there's like a single frame where the text says "AI Sada has no intention of fighting anymore" and the fact they did it knowing fully well that absolute most of the players will never see it - makes this already very cool sequence even cooler

[@Nonzerotonin]

Caught that when i was playing through that section, adds a lot to the moment

[@cj9606h]

2:08:18 "This is much, much better than what we get from pokemon games. Not saying that-" No no, I WILL SAY IT Pokemon never came close to this and this is the best pokemon game of all time. Will die on this hill.

[@zedruumd2119]

Your enthusiasm for the game is so refreshing and this is my favorite SV playthrough to watch!

[@RyChu376]

I like this one and Jaiden’s, though I’m devastated that she lost some footage midway so we don’t get to see her reaction to her starter’s final evo

[@TheSpaceOpera]

Watching wolfey play this game is like watching a kid at a candy store

[@jamesgriebler]

"I think there is no room for nuance in the discussion about pokemon" Couldn't agree more Wolfy, ever since it first came out, people had to either have a take that was "this is the worst" or "this is the best" and discussions otherwise were really annoying. The negative takes got the most noitce in the first few days, which lead to a lot of my friends who arent pokemon fans, but are casual gamers, to take a negative tone away, which is what they tell me when I mention I've been playing. The week after release, it got a lot of positive comments the other way, but even so, the nuance was missing. But thats cause algorithms will push forward content that gets engagement, and usually you have to be on an extreme to get engagement.

[@boomer5860]

Loved the streams, massive props to the editor for editing down these massive streams for us ❤

[@Orange_Steve]

3:59:27 AI Sada has no intention of fighting any more! Wow she was fighting the ai and it still couldn't be stopped

[@BJGvideos]

felt so bad for the AIs. They're clearly sapient beings with independent thought, and their creators refuse to let them be even from beyond the grave, reducing them to mindless marionettes to serve as a conduit for the security system.

[@zacharywooden2113]

1:10:48 I love it when people can just enjoy the simple things like this. That's why I can find something to like about every game I play, and focus on the good parts, which is something I wish I saw more people do.

[@matthewfuller431]

My dog and best friend recently passed away and I honestly teared up when Arven healed his Mabosstiff, both in my playthrough and watching it again here. Say what you will about the game’s performance, but this is absolutely a special game and possibly the best Pokémon game to date.

[@Pablo360able]

“It doesn’t stop you when you pick up an item!” A super nice feature, which I abuse mercilessly while speeding way outside of level-appropriate areas to pick up all the TMs well before I’m supposed to get them.

[@lysanderxx1664]

"I don't think about the attractiveness of any Pokemon character. It does not seem a good use of my brain." --WolfyVGC. This is reasonable! Even though I'm an adult, I truly enjoy your nearly nonexistent use of expletives. I need to check out more of your just gameplay videos. Very entertaining!

[@paulwilliams182]

2:29:19 that Hans reference was crazy 😂 I’m a huge chess lover so hearing that from one of my favorite KZbinrs was a good one

[@evilclown019]

There’s something surreal about watching you play through a Pokémon game. I grew up on G/S and /R/S and Pokémon was just a game then before I had access to the internet. Since then ive learned about how big Pokémon is competitively, so there’s this amazing thing that happens when I see you play. I’m watching a real life Pokémon Master, playing Pokémon, and it doesn’t feel like a game it feels almost real. You’re so much fun to watch.

[@sirecarrot9124]

The donphan fight was so funny to watch Wolfe deal with chat

[@AkemiStormBorn]

Wolfey being so positive about this game and having fun has me crying with happiness...

[@MsMoonDragoon]

I hope going forward we have more storys like this. I loved every moment of this. Tera raids are ass though, especially high rank ones. I would much rather they kept raid dens from SW/SH.

[@thatoneoverthereok]

Hearing Wolfe voice my exact same thoughts on the lack of nuance with Scarlet/Violet "critique" is so validating and appreciated!

[@mexicahotcheetos]

Love how Wolfey was mad he couldn't just enter strangers homes.

[@yinlianghe5980]

“Don’t use Minecraft DK,or draw 25” Wolfey: Well that first one just isn’t an option.

[@Mr.L597]

Wolfey: Scream Tail doesn't look very good to me *Proceeds to win a tournament with it*

[@baconboy486]

The fact that Wolfe's only reaction to the Mabosstiff reveal was 'bad shadow' and not even how crazy unexpected and sad that was is just shocking

[@emsglaceon]

It's so funny to hear Wolfey flaming Scream Tail when Scream Tail becomes the MVP of regionals 💕

[@byzantine5761]

Wolfe figuring out a neat strategy to win the literal David vs Goliath battle between his level 20 team vs the level 40 titan by using his one of his favorite new mons signature move to cleverly stall it out and figure out a way to trick it into oblivion

[@tombystander]

So clutch gen 9 coming out while finding this channel. You and Austin John are my go to for everything pokemon

[@idiotically-everything]

The post game is amazing! You get to know the characters more. Arven gets some closure, team star does normal school shenanigans. Also getting to know the teachers is fun

[@c5l6t4]

I didn’t know there was more to it so thanks for this comment now I can get back to the game expecting more funs

[@Weebfox]

My takeaway from this was that Wolfey was also a gen 4 kid which is awesome

[@daeriko9726]

“Stretching woman, huh that was my nickname in highschool” how wolfe?

[@thatonelion4583]

I loved watching the Vods (mainly because Wolfey was far ahead on the story) and how I managed to barely say hi to Wolfey on one of the streams. Keep up the good work Wolfey!

[@BotSupportIronValiant]

Paradox pokemon are so cool, I hope they don't get tossed aside and we get more next gen or even as dlc

[@kadensesay8056]

We're probably getting more as DLC, but I can't see us getting more next gen unless it is also time travel focused. It's not like megas where you just need to make up a new stone for a new mega to exist.

[@tafjproductions9896]

Playing Pokemon Scarlet was probably the best Pokemon gaming experience I've ever had (the only two that can contest are Platinum and Black). I know this game is buggy and has frame drops and stuff but I still greatly enjoyed my first playthrough! And the story arc in the Great Crater, and pretty much all of Arven's missions, was some of my favorite Pokemon storytelling ever tbh

[@vanillabean9978]

I love that Wolfey calls out his chat when they are being unreasonable

[@calook1334]

Wolfey makes everybody in this game seem so stupid during cutscenes and it's the funniest thing ever.

[@undying3132]

Wolfey is playing the reverse gym leader. Instead of specializing in a type, he's using Pokemons that are weak to a type.

[@dragonking3137]

Best way to see what Pokémon scarlet looks like nothing beats the world champ difference

[@shroudedinshout]

i don't know if anyone noticed this maybe Wolfe himself didn't, but the Bramblin rolling in the background at 1:17:03 is a shiny

[@luckybreadchop]

Can we talk about how incredibly based Wolfey was in the conversation about the graphics? "I think that pretending people don't have biases or pretending that you alone are unbiased is an interesting take" beautifully said lmao

[@Gooobae]

Watching a 4 hour Pokémon Scarlet play through 38:09 Wolfey: Before we get into the top 2…

[@nonenothingnull]

Lazy reuse of his consider sub from another video

[@ITAndroMedian]

Before normal fights, it's "You are challenged by [trainer_name]!". But for the final boss, it's "AI Sada has *initiated* a battle!" If this would be a Toby Fox game, I'd say it's because AI Sada doesn't challenge you to best you as a Pokemon trainer - she fights to prevent you from foiling her plans by any means available.

[@Zyart]

Even better, when the Paradise Protection Protocol happens, and the text starts garbling and changing, there's a brief second where the text says "AI Sada has no intention of fighting anymore."

[@greyscaleadaven]

I mean technically it kind of is if you take a look at the composing team, Toby's work on the music is a major reason why some of the final fights give a highly climactic feel.

[@ITAndroMedian]

@Wolfeyvgc_132 To verify you're real WolfeyVGC, defeat me in Touhou Puppet Dance Performance.

[@BJGvideos]

Well it wasn't the AI that was trying to stop you. She just knew her programming would take over. The AI wants you to succeed.

[@adcole09]

I'm just glad Koraidon got a "this isn't my sword" moment

[@breadisyummy_]

The entire game I kept seeing the option “director clavell?” and thinking that was a glitch. And then I got fooled team rocket style.

[@samdilophosaur9787]

I can’t wait for the hexagonal crystal pokemon to be revealed

[@mosasauras4658]

I almost cried in the titan storyline my dog had died 3 months before

[@masonsmith6825]

Thank you Wolfey; for putting in the hours. For assembling this palatable video. For fostering an inclusive community. For holding yourself accountable when forming your own opinions & for speaking graciously on others. Thank you for all this and more but most importantly for sharing your light hearted spirit and quality content!