World Champ Reacts to Alpharads Can You Beat Emerald With ONLY Mudkip?

[@WolfeyVGC]

Watch the original here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJDKZaqoZdmNjqs What should I react to next?

[@raijiandragons1678]

would you do a randomized nuzlock i kown you said nuzlock but would you go extreme :D

[@raijiandragons1678]

i also like mudkip

[@staticsoul69]

Jaiden Animations: "I attempted my first nuzlocke"

[@paddyodonnell3975]

React to your own wideo? 🤯

[@CiproDakama]

Can you beat pokemon Emerald with just Ditto? One of the best videos I've seen, you'd love it

[@tommunism6471]

All the homies love "so I herd u liek mudkipz" meme

[@WolfeyVGC]

:)

[@Mettyspaghetti]

Yeh :)

[@swordvgc3097]

:)

[@TerraSmash]

:(

[@volcanhacks]

@@TerraSmash ;)

[@Mathtron5000]

15:19 Gen 3 doesnt allow you to release a pokemon if it's the only one you own that can learn a certain HM move to prevent softlocks, and Castform was the only pokemon Alpha owned that could learn Flash.

[@milesprower6110]

That, and if you kept that pokemon like for a year or something alike

[@aloxplay557]

huh interesting, not loosing a not that good due to them been able to use a useless HM

[@bluemaverick007]

I legit thought that in this case it was because it was a gift mon

[@calebbrown1068]

And pretty obviously you’re never allowed to dismiss your only remaining Pokémon, stating “it was worried about you”.

[@tobymacdonald5893]

@@milesprower6110 if friendship is maxed yeah

[@SethColby69]

can we just a take a moment to feel bad for the mudkip that was suffering from trying to evolve so hard but alpharad was like "nah screw the everstone , let's see how long this pokemon can suffer for"

[@WolfeyVGC]

I feel bad

[@Seloliva1015]

Schrödinger's Marshtomp

[@Jacob-nh9yv]

Grr

[@sinnohperson8813]

Seth Colby is everywhere. But adds good comments

[@pichutube]

Pretty sure it’s PIKACHU buddy

[@Idkanythingatm]

“Is wailord coming back in the dlc?” -World Champion 2016 Its already in the game...

[@tardigrade8019]

nah, wailords little cousin is in the game

[@jdsam93]

And its dynamax version is about as tall at it actually should be without dynamaxing.

[@brokenshield86]

Na , thats a reskined Wishcash

[@Nekoyori]

Technically you can only find wild wailmer but in the dlc you’ll be able to find wild wailord

[@Ferrastar]

TheRealAngryant you can catch wild wailord via fishing on route 9

[@Apterygidae]

16:08 Wolfey’s skill to find the funny number is unmatched

[@WolfeyVGC]

How are you already 17 minutes in wtf

[@fodorcodrut4664]

@@WolfeyVGC watching at 2.0 speed. efficiency

[@Apterygidae]

WolfeyVGC Wideo Magic

[@navadax4541]

@@WolfeyVGC Wolfey surprised without using :0

[@sozott]

Wolfey when watching SmallAnt: "This guy knows more than me." Watching Alpharad: "Are were going to see some strategy? PLEASE?!"

[@philbert4398]

“Isn’t Wailord coming back in the DLC?” - WolfeyVGC Lol, he was in the base game! Speaks to just how bad my beautiful big boy is competitively.

[@tuvillo]

He also isn't big anymore

[@Abyss30]

I’ll let it slide because of dynamax, but still

[@andrewwestfall65]

I was talking with a buddy of mine about how to buff some Pokemon. My solution for Wailord was to give him the Schooling ability and I've been laughing about a continent-sized Wailord school ever since.

[@pablothewartortle3143]

@@tuvillo it’s sad let’s go had Onix and Gyrados huge but sword and shield can’t make the whale big

[@Awsomeman328]

15:30 In Gens 1 and 2, players were able to soft-lock their save files by releasing their Pokemon in certain P.Centers that required certain HMs to leave the area. So to avoid that scenario, the developers implemented the mechanic in Gen 3 that some Pokemon won't allow you to release them if certain conditions aren't meant. The most obvious conditions are having too few Pokemon, Trying to release Pokes who know HMs, and trying to release a Pokemon that is the last one you own that can learn a certain HM. So if you only ever caught one Pokemon that learns fly and then try to release it, it'll probably come back saying that it was worried about you.

[@SuperSayianWarrior]

That and in gen 3 they also made it so you had to have 2 pokemon at least incase lf a ethercable malfunction while trading pokemon

[@millermiller3439]

Back when I was playing emerald (like a long long time ago) I remember trying to release castform and it coming back. I'm pretty sure that the castform you receive always comes back. I could be remembering this wrong tho

[@zentendoxn8955]

How has World Champ Wolfey N E V E R known about this?

[@AlmarAZL9S]

What? Really?? I got to find a video on someone doing this! *EDIT:* At the time of commenting this I resumed the video and it showed it. I can be blind it seems lol.

[@Awsomeman328]

@@cathl4953 well, for some video and visual examples, I'd recommend Pikaspry Yellow's "Soft Lock Picking" series on KZbin. But if I were to try to explain it, the term "soft lock" came from and is somewhat derived from the term "hard lock." A hard lock where the game is rendered "unplayable" in some form or fashion, like the character freezes up and none of the player's inputs can get them out of it, not even by waiting it out. Usually the pause functionality is also not working in this case. Most other forms of a "hard lock" would be like a game crash. Now this is in slight contrast to a "soft lock" which is similar in that it will also "lock" the game but not in as strict of a fashion. Basically a "soft lock" is a video game term for when a game is in a state that is "playable" but it is impossible for the player to make any progress in. For example, imagine a Pokemon Red or Blue file that is at the entrance to the elite four, but you only have a lvl 1 Magicarp. No other mons in the PC, all your items are sold, and you have no money to buy anything. Sure, you can run around the elite four and challenge them but that'll get you nowhere. You can try going back to victory road, but all the wild mons have moves that just kill you instantly while your Magicarp only knows splash. I believe in gen1 you can sell your HMs, and even if didn't/can't Magicarp can't learn enough to get you out of victory road. And if all of the trainers in victory road were already defeated, you can't challenge them again in hopes of getting more money &/or experience. So sure, the game file is "playable" in the sense that you can control the character and do some stuff in the game, but you can't make any progress in it. You can't go forward, and you can't go backwards, you're just stuck. That's my long explanation of what a soft lock is.

[@gemmartinez1909]

Day 1 of asking for Wolfe to drop his skin care routine cos that skin be glowing.

[@WolfeyVGC]

:)

[@dandazed5846]

Anyone: *says literally anything, insert phrase here* Wolfey: :)

[@ericpitts4826]

Consistency is key and highly underrated

[@rebeccaamon3417]

:)

[@markedlegacy]

@@dandazed5846 :O

[@caaatchy]

22:26 Wolfey: "Isn't Wailord coming back in the DLC? 'Cause I'm pretty sure it is." All Wailmers already in the Wild Area and on Route 9: *sad Wailmer noises*

[@mcmonkey26]

Well I mean wailord isn’t in the base game, just wailmer

[@tobymacdonald5893]

@@mcmonkey26 wailord was in the base game

[@kingwailord4143]

21:17 Explosion and self destruct acutally do half defense in gen 3 they also do the same in gen 2 (its nerfed in gen 5).

[@fanyfan7466]

Gen 1 as well

[@iexisted583]

It use to do 500 dmg before gen 4 I think

[@ultrapika1875]

Alpha: Says one word Wolf: *pauses and starts talking*

[@MothDax]

Alpha: *inhales* Wolfe: "So i really like this play, because..."

[@kyleshank3411]

That last comment on how Alpha beat the run was exactly how Alpha plays in everything. Brute force with *just* enough strategy to make the run go burr

[@shyguyissoawesomeguys]

I like how he was talking about the comedy of Alpharad which caused him to miss the Thunder Stone joke

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

21:34 Yea the stats are halved when calculating explosion damage in gen 1 to 4

[@Linkazedu91]

9:40 The magma base was insanely well hidden, I remember finding it by running around like the dumb kid I was by looking for that one springy piggy boy

[@HazeEmry]

Spoink best boi

[@DubPkz]

When wolfey remembers old memes Success baby: *fist clench*

[@RedditVerseVideos]

I never knew how much I needed Wolfey pronouncing pokemon correctly in my life 😂 sooooooooo. Day 1 of asking for more pronunciation videos

[@WolfeyVGC]

:O

[@megashuckleyt8098]

RIP it says you posted this 9 seconds ago, that was 8 seconds I wasn't watching best intro

[@nolanj.3897]

Good name and pfp

[@WolfeyVGC]

:)

[@kaitoshion4933]

Wolfey: "My hair cannot be tamed." Me, looking at him with my wild-ass curly hair: *"AM I A JOKE TO YOU?!"*

[@woopersquirtle1422]

I hope Wolfe's Dracowish cosplay is ready by the time the DLC comes out so he can wear it whilst he beats everyone with Dracowish and Politoewed! Wait where is my outro? How will new viewers know to watch more wideos?

[@perafrit5629]

Commenting for algorithm assistance day 74

[@deff8487]

That's true dedication. Good job fellow wideo viewer

[@WolfeyVGC]

:)

[@perafrit5629]

:)

[@jeez8939]

You mean day 69 + 5

[@Christmasmoose714]

:)

[@thecolorpurple6401]

I think the "until recently" joke was referring to this run and not the regional dex. He said the line as his character and pikachu came on screen, so I assume he was referring to the act of not catching Pokemon. *I dunno, that's just what I thought.*

[@BoltTheEmolga]

No it was referring to the Sword and Shield Pokedex controversy. Description of the video shows such.

[@Jason_Altea]

@@BoltTheEmolga If you know Alpharad, the other option is still likely.

[@jenbooob]

@@Jason_Altea if it was the first one he probably would have chosen his words differently

[@Jason_Altea]

@@jenbooob Knowing Alpharad's writing style, he probably would've delivered it as something like "That is... **(activate dramatic KZbin voice)** UNTIL NOW!"

[@Prominexus]

Knowing Jacob it's just as likely it's both.

[@zenith_z]

Day 21 of thanking real youtubist WolfeyVGC for the amazing wideos he gifts us daily!

[@WolfeyVGC]

:)

[@enzohiguti7382]

I should join your cause

[@ACESENTAIL]

Reply for the algorithm

[@Auburn_Drifter]

There appears to be signs of intelligent life here

[@aquirick]

Reply for Gon. Wolfey pls do something with hunterxhunter, we need it

[@brunococcia1126]

I was about to ask for more gameplay videos and I got to the end when you talked about that. I know many of us like that content the best. But definitely take your time. Good wishes!

[@brancellbooks]

Day 2 thanking Wolfey for being so great and interacting with his community so much!

[@WolfeyVGC]

[@olive6419]

[@gnomebliterator4129]

[@Sezenian]

I think someone has already told him or he's seen it already, but Wailord never left Galar, he's always been there and has just been nurfed with a Miniinator

[@grim6923]

Day 7 of asking for Wolfey intro tier list

[@thelegendofdylan4324]

:0

[@grim6923]

:O

[@nolanj.3897]

:)

[@sivert7867]

:)

[@jasonhampson4878]

:0

[@moncala7787]

I wonder if the game gives you Castform specifically in case a player decides to never catch a pokemon, so that the required double battles are possible. That would explain why you can’t release the Castform, since it would leave you with less than two pokemon.

[@ryanhacker5259]

25:35 there's actually a softlick picking video by pikasprey yellow that exploits this concept! He traps the player at mossdeep with only a level 100 Mewtwo and no money or items, and because you only have one pokemon you can never beat the gym

[@staticsoul69]

Every Wideo is a Gift from a higher being named Wolfey

[@WolfeyVGC]

:3

[@Abdullah-ElKalla]

22:35 Wolfie, Wailord has always been in Sword and sheild

[@friizing]

You should react to a “Soft-lock picking” video

[@MarioBrand2000]

I want to see two reactions for sure... "I Attempted my First Pokemon Nuzlocke" and "HOW EASILY CAN YOU SPEEDRUN POKEMON RED/BLUE?" plsss :D luv ya

[@bluepikminedicion1050]

wolfey- I think its funny Alpharad- WELL THATS THE JOB OF A HARDCORE FUNNYMAN LIKE ME

[@chaosbass]

The other games (That still require HMs) that you can do this succesfully are: Black/White: Snivy or Oshawott - You need Cut and Tepig can't learn it X/Y: Froakie - You need Surf and Strength Just fun stuffs to think about :)

[@jumpinjeff1709]

Never say your videos aren't a gift. They are a blast to watch and alone have got me back into pokemon

[@awkwardvulpix3085]

I almost scrolled past this wideo, and then I realized I didn't wanna miss the intro, and now I'll just watch the whole thing

[@awkwardvulpix3085]

I apologize to anyone who saw my comment before, idk what was up with me when I called it a video

[@YouW00t]

"While on my way I found a deceased Tentacool. I put it out of his misery".

[@VHCosta]

Is that a reference to the "diseased weasel" (shiny Buizel)?

[@Jackpauler4lyfe]

11:52 the even sadder thing is that alpha caught a zigzagoon in the livestream and cut him out from the video and never acknowledged it again ;( zigzagoon’s even cut out in the credits scene at 23:42 rip zigzagoon Got castform’d by the video itself

[@HazeEmry]

Where does Alpha stream? On youtube or twitch?

[@ienzio7795]

@@HazeEmry KZbin

[@soniasomebody97]

It's really sweet that you're supporting a smaller channel like Alpharad 🤗🤗 This exposure is gonna propel him!

[@kellyjohana516]

15:26 In Emerald, if the Pokémon has a high friendship stat value, it will refuse to be released.

[@donkey69420]

thats not true. it only refuses if it has a necessary HM move.

[@Composer_Piggy]

Wolfey I don’t feel well right now, but your videos help me a ton. Thank you for inspiring me to get into competitive Pokémon!

[@MothDax]

Hey its been a year, you feeling better?

[@Composer_Piggy]

@@MothDax omg yes! I forgot about this totally. I’m doing a lot better now that Covid restrictions have really eased up in my area. They were still kinda tough when I made that comment. Thank you for checking up on this year old comment. Can I ask, is this your first time watching this video and you just saw this comment?

[@razan8487]

You should react to some of Pikasprey's challenges! Softlockes or the ditto runs are all very fun

[@_faultee_]

Uses standard 1 pokemon game strats. Wolfey: Thats gigantimax brain

[@jamesryan2115]

As for the history of memes early in the video: The first meme arguably could’ve been “Kilroy was here,” from WW2. There are a few theories as to how it started, but it popped up in graffiti basically wherever allied soldiers went (mostly British and American soldiers). And before that, in the Middle Ages, giant silly snails appeared in a lot of paintings and manuscripts, possibly symbolic for something lost to history, but honestly probably a meme/joke that people had fun with. So even before the internet, memes have been around for quite a long time!

[@anindividualoftheinternet1257]

James Ryan You mean wideo.

[@zoulabean]

dude, your content has evolved ever since I began watching you! You're an inspiration and you're awesome!

[@rydrake9509]

surf was amazing in gen 3 especially in double battle when using kyogre, but sadly it got nerfed in gen 4 that surf could hit your teamate like earthquake wich imo i was kinda pointless but at same time its not too shaby for a double battle combo when you got a tank pokemon like quagsire with water absorb in team with kyogre that uses surf then again you couldve use protect so the opponet that targeted your more vulnerable pokemon would be protected and your strong one weakens your opponet then finish them off

[@YouW00t]

Pokémon refuse to be released when the creature in question is your only team member with an HM move or you have 3 Pokémon or less.

[@Merione]

Day 2 of suggesting Jrose11's minimum battles challenge. It's over one hour long, but I'm SURE our champ here will find it EXTREMELY interesting for the INSANE amount of detail he goes into when it comes to strategy and planning.

[@SondreGrneng]

Sad part about dynamax wailord is that WHEN ITS DYNAMAXED ITS THE CORRECT DAMN SIZED FOR A NON DYNAMAXED WAILORD! Heck, it might actually still be a bit too small. FOR A REGULAR WAILORD.

[@Christmasmoose714]

22:23 wailord is already in the game.

[@phenex0718]

Glad I'm not the only one who struggled for ages to find Team Magma's base

[@cybersaiyan9596]

you should watch mah-dry-bread. he does a lot of pokemon challenges.

[@mangofried]

I mean they aren’t as animated and thought out as a story

[@otiliagabriel1382]

Yeah but there good.

[@Daniel-vv2ms]

I love his challenges. His narrative style is very enjoyable.

[@terry9796]

Wolfey is good for the KZbin algorithm

[@GeNeG01]

He just spams jokes over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.

[@mdbigboi191]

Can't wait to see which movesets you choose for hidden ability. I realized I'm much better with teams I build myself and your input is the best there is out there.

[@AdeptCharon]

Yes, things like the Magma base were some of the most amazing parts of Emerald, where it took the flawed plots of both initial games and combined them into one coherent plot with expanded parts to fill the gaps. Omitting ALL OF IT in ORAS cause "duh it's RS remakes not Emerald remakes :^)" is my main gripe with ORAS. Like here you have this amazing game that puts Groudon, the LAND POKEMON that Team MAGMA is after, into the regions ACTIVE VOLCANO. So how does Omega Ruby elegantly apply this objectively superior take on the mascot legendary? Well, it doesn't. Instead, Maxie takes a CAMERUPT SHAPED SUBMARINE to find Groudon DEEP UNDER THE OCEAN. People at Gamefreak approved that. s____s???????????????????? How could they let that pass? Simple. By going: "oh well, if we instead make the player LITERALLY RIDE RAYQUAZA INTO SPACE, everyone will be amazed and forget about it!"

[@traphouser]

Emerald with only ditto is peak difficulty worth reacting

[@keylometers6342]

I think when he said "it used to be [about catching them all]" he was referencing the fact that he was doing a run with only mudkip

[@JazzMickle]

hey! pokemon can refuse to be released in emerald for a number of reasons! but the main one i know of is if it was the last user of a HM; this is to make sure players can't release their only HM user and get themselves stuck, for instance. I believe the last 2 pokemon work the same for similar reasons? pikaspray's softlock picking videos go into more detail about this!

[@andrewroberts760]

Hey Wolfe, just want to let u k ow that alpha wasn't referring to the national dex, but he was reffering to his challenge

[@fiend-off-the-grid]

the reason he couldn't release castform was because he was the only pokemon left that could learn one of the HMs, it's a safeguard meant to keep people from softlocking their saves by getting rid of the only pokemon that could get them out of an area

[@demarkus4566]

Day 18 of asking why bisharp is a threat :/ Another wideo with two of my favorite Youtubist, that gets 2 smile faces :) (:

[@WolfeyVGC]

:/

[@staticsoul69]

Youtubists*

[@demarkus4566]

@@staticsoul69 oops I'll fix that

[@olive6419]

Demarkus 456 but you didnt

[@demarkus4566]

@@olive6419 ???, but I did tho, what do you mean?

[@zachkrein883]

Day back from vacation: Why escavalier is a threat

[@TheFlyingPotato777]

Plz react to Jaiden Animation's first nuzlocke wideo.

[@pennyw2226]

If the last Pokémon who knows an hm is released in hoenn up to gen 5 they come back with a message saying they were worried about you, intended to stop kids from getting themselves stuck.

[@Yamartim]

The youtuvist mah-dry-bread does one of these basically every week, his channel is wild

[@cheesebslls6203]

ye a man of culture indeed

[@GeNeG01]

But also spams jokes over and over and over and over.

[@theman6422]

One of my favorite parts of this video is the part where xatu just commits flying dutchmen

[@jackeryblackery4374]

Day 49 of asking Wolfey to do “Why Malamar is a Threat.” #SquidSquad #CalamariCrew

[@TheLeriShow]

let's goooo Wolfey!!! thanks for reacting to this!

[@vibulikespotatoes]

When you are so early it says no views

[@WolfeyVGC]

Wow

[@Latonx]

Wolfy needs to watch the livestream recordings of this because strategy was everywhere for this, he just cut that out mostly for comedic reasons xD

[@Idkanythingatm]

Day 63 of asking for a “why Croagunk is a threat and not a treat “

[@WolfeyVGC]

:O

[@gentlereminder293]

:O

[@staticsoul69]

:O

[@kingheracross8923]

15:28 the only way a Pokémon can’t be released if it has an HM move in it’s moveset. So that would mean castform knew an HM. The reason for this is because some people can release all their Pokémon that allow them to proceed in the game they could softlock themselves. So that’s why if a Pokémon knows an HM then you can’t release it

[@beefkake5]

This is one of my favorite, if not my absolute favorite, pokemon video of all time.

[@elfsgamer7206]

This is literally the video I got my profile picture from lol. I also love Mudkip as well, he’s my favorite Pokémon, as you can see

[@cassg318]

lol "kyogre's just like, 'IT'S BATH TIME BABY!'"

[@Tech7TS]

Wolfe:gigantamax brain calyrex: and I took that personally

[@EarthUPC]

Those animations were AMAZING. And I agree this was way less stressful 😅

[@haryrajendra102]

Wolfey: Gigantamax brain... me brain: what i can Gigantamax!!??

[@OrcaIguana]

I remember so I liked mudkipz... I was in elementary school at the time, just about to graduate now, god that was over 75% of my life ago now, insane.

[@theoneshot3555]

I like how alpha is so happy in this video and in the other vids he just acts so depressed

[@syweb2]

3:15 The "used to be" seems to be more in reference to the premise of the video, since he pans over to reveal Mudkip (his only Pokemon). 7:30 It's not as punishing. 7:58 He did, though. That's what the pills he mentioned were.

[@squirmyd1234]

schrodinger's marshtomp line made me cackle... I'm so glad my two fave youtubers coexist

[@jaredlittle1354]

Love your content, WolfeyVGC! I look forward to your wideos everyday! You, legit, are the funniest youtubist I have ever watched!

[@dominicbeaver7963]

15:15 it was added to stop people from getting soft-locked.

[@badjokeartist4223]

4:56 Thank you Wolfey, very cool

[@Eric-kh7rx]

Wolfe forgetting that Wailord is in the game because it's so tiny is really fitting

[@JelloImpact]

the gameplay wideos and streams are my fav, but i like all the content a lot :)

[@max8519]

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Wolfey: "Wideo"

[@codenameloser8488]

Alternate title: Pokémon world champion can’t comprehend the internet funny man playing the game that he is the best at

[@HoloWolf131]

The bit at the start was a nod to how he wouldn't be catching anything, not the National Dex controversy

[@sprpirategmr2748]

15:24 if they have an HM they can't be released to prevent little kids accidentally releasing there surf user on an island and saving thus hardlocking them. Or there's a chance they just don't want to leave and so don't unless you try again.

[@sadarot]

Fun fact, the tentacrool sceen is in the wrong place. His mudkip is Level 69 when killing the shiny, but in the next sceen it's 68 while againth the gymleader and only hits 69 a bit later.

[@MonstrousPlants]

Ahem. I shall say some wise words. Eternamax < Drugged Up Mudkip

[@asiuda0486]

wolfe looks like he hasnt showered in weeks and also just showered

[@ThaCataBoi]

the reason RUNS DEAD came back is because it is given to you pretty much with the sole purpose to be a second pokemon to join your team for Tate and Liza, so it stays even if you say goodbye and release it.

[@Edd_Harr]

Wolfey being confused by Castform coming back is proof enough to me that he needs to react to some Pikasprey videos.

[@Th3GAM3rsBr0Th3rH00d]

I feel like the first joke about “gotta catch em all” referred to the “Can I beat pokemon blank with just blank” challenge videos that popped up around this time

[@Sable_ish]

In Emerald, if you have a pokemon in your party that is the only pokemon that can learn an HM, you can't release it. Castform is the only Pokemon Jacob has that can learn Flash, so he can't be released until another Flashing pokemon is acquired.