Why not Fire Punch against Piloswine? Because I forget that ground doesn't resist fire. Rock/Ground being combine together in generation 1 really sticks in my mind. Thanks ADHD for making the type chart impossible to memorize but giving me the ability to recall every gym leader's ace Pokemon's speed stat in Pokemon Yellow...
Dude just play a lot of Pokémon and it’s not memory based. I’m pretty much ret4rded and I know it from just playing the games. You should play some nuzlockes eventually. You’re actually smart unlike me.
I remember thinking Rock was immune to Electric because of this until I got a Sudowoodo zapped and oneshot in a Crystal playthrough. That image still sticks with me today because it was so unexpected and that was decades ago. Helped me remember until I eventually internalized it.
@@justsomejojo I have made the same experiences. In gen1, you just have to fight onix and the geodude and rhyhorn lines. Not a Single one of the fossils besides aerodactyl, and that‘s so lategame that you‘d never consider using an electric move here because you think it‘s immune to it. So 11 year old me thinks rock is immune to electric
Something I've recommended to others, but no one has talks about. There is a mechanic in every single Pokemon game to date (you can look this up). It's called damage rounding, how it works. At levels ending with 0, 3, 5, and 8 you deal more damage. Within the formula it takes your level multiplies it by 2, then divides by 5. And it takes that as the first number in the equation. With all rounding in Pokemon everything is rounded down. As an example, I'm using the numbers 22, 23, and 24. It outputs the numbers 8.8, 9.2, and 9.6. Rounding down that gives you 8, 9, and 9. This leads to scenarios where; your level ending in 3 will always deal more damage than the previous level. But can deal the same damage as being 1 level higher. And this is true for all levels ending in 0, 3, 5, and 8. I always figured that this is some good knowledge to know when routing your levels for fights.
You’re the second person to comment about this today! These rounding down effects also effect stats and I do consider that when routing. For instance you can gain assymetrical amounts of stats when you level up because it was previously rounded down.
Probably not alone here, but Mareep was almost always on my team when I played G/S as a kid. Absolutely adorable design, electric typing made available so early in the game, and the end result was a beast admittedly lacking in speed but making up for it in firepower. Watching this video really takes me back
I'm surprised Scott overlooked that. I always thought pichu was really dumb, though. They should have appeared sooner if they were actually a thing. Similar with the other baby Pokemon. Also, you can catch all of their evolutions before level 30 in the wild while most of them require level 30 to evolve. This seemed like a huge facepalm decision to me. :l
Ampharos heavy carried my team in crystal kaizo until I got raikou. There were many fights that weren’t possible with other electric types because they lacked the bulk to tank hits like Ampharos did. Ampharos you a real G!
If you're interested in getting rid of spinners, the crystal speedchoice rom has an option that just makes them rotate in a set pattern. Getting unlucky with spinners could make the difference in a close race! Unfortunately I don't think there's a way to turn off the fast text though, so it would make your last few runs a bit different taking that into account.
GSC was the best time and place for Ampharos to debut. Its low speed doesn’t affect crit rates this gen (and is redundant when using Curse), you have early access to Thunder Punch and Fire Punch, and those moves are still Special instead of Physical. It’s even decent in competitive play, despite the Electric legendaries making other Electric types look dull in comparison. It’s a bit of a pity Ampharos has fallen behind in recent years, but in its home gen, it’s a very respectable mon.
Regarding Lance's Dragonites: Pokémon have always been able to evolve at lower than the "proper" levels. Evolution levels are an abstraction of a natural process that is simplified for the player. You could find Level 3 Kakuna/Metapod as early as gen 1, and can force Pokémon to evolve under level in Pokémon Go (which is canonical, since you can transfer them into the main series)
Yay! Excited to see how this goes. Ampharos is one of my favorites and it has an amazing movepool. Just remember to pickup TM48 in Goldenrod and the "hardest" gym leader should be a breeze. Either Ampharos or Lanturn were always on my team sometimes both.
Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state. “We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.) Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.) Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894) The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed. The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666
This won't be too difficult lol. As a child, after I caught a Mareep near Violet City in pokemon heartgold I proceded to use this pokemon for the rest of the game since it literally couldn't lose
My older sister got Red version and convinced our mom to get me the Blue version because I kept playing Red. It was my Gameboy and the only one in the house. Since then, it’s been ongoing to this day. I was in high school when Ruby and Sapphire came out, my friend convinced me to get it but i couldn’t figure out which one so I went around asking random students and faculty as part of a “project for class” which is more preferred Ruby or Sapphires. I ended up grabbing Ruby and got the new GBASP to enjoy it on
Scott Thought’s Pokemon Lunch Challenge #19: this one is a easier than others, I’ll have lamb 🐑 for lunch today. Much easier than decided what ti make for hypno and Poliwrath. I think Ampharos will do well with electric moves, fire punch, return, iron tail and thunder wave. Cool to see this electric sheep get a dedicated video. Love you Scott and keep up the great work!
I actually just made a randomizer for SoulSilver and Mareep was one of my starter choices. Not only is it one of my favs but one I'd always said as a kid I'd enjoy starting with. Glad to see this video out at around the same time I started my randomizer playthrough. Great story at the beginning with your fiance, she's got great taste in her Mons!
Aww seeing Johto again makes me happy, also nice story! I always startet new Pokemon games together with my best friend, where we played an entire weekend, day and night with alooot of candys and fastfood xD Good old times * ~ *
I've only recently discovered your channel. But after binge watching a lot of your videos... dude, you bring something to this that's all your own. You're like 1/3 pedant, 1/3 obsessive, and 1/3 extremely funny. Which is honestly a winning combination. Keep doing what you do, okay? It sets you apart from everyone else and is extremely enjoyable to watch.
That seems like a really good way to describe me. I'm glad you enjoy my humor! I'm not always sure it lands, but I find it funny! (I'll keep it up don't worry!)
2:27 Thanks to a technicality, The Pichu line was the first Gen 2 three-stage electric type evolution line. (Pichu is Pokedex number 192, while Mareep is #197)
I really enjoyed this run I always use the Mareep line when it’s available in the games and I’m super hyped it’s back in Scarlet and Violet also thanks for another great video and I’d like to see you tackle either Gold, Silver or Crystal with my other favourite Johto line Houndour in the future since I like to have both Ampharos and Houndoom in my final Johto team against Red
The couples challenge is so sweet! I'm definitely going to give that a try with my boyfriend; he is so competitive but I am the one with all the modern Pokemon knowledge since he hasn't played since R/S/E. I might be able to get a free steak dinner out of it. Look at Scott's Thoughts keeping me fed! Also, I think the sprites in gen 2 are some of the best. Obviously as time went on sprites became more detailed and precise but the improvement is such a huge leap compared to gen 1.
Slowpoke guy here, finally got time to write a comment. Really loved this video because I have been doing a Gold Nuzlocke during my spare time and made me appreciate more the Mareep family. Caught one at the beginning but then she died during a consecutive battle... But then I caught a shinny one and decided to use her because I never find shinnies in a regular play. Your video is making me think about how useful the new Ampharos could be and that I can't let it die this time.
I love your series and dedication to the quality of them. Just wanted to give you a quick shout out! Anyway, I wanted to discuss one of my favorite Crystal memories I had in relation to what you talked about in this video at the beginning when you mentioned all the cool new pokemon you can't get until you get to the near end of the game. In Crystal, in the morning on route 46 at the very start of the game you can catch Phanpy. It has only a 5% encounter rate and it's only in the morning in-game. Before in Silver, you had to wait until you got to the 8th gym leader town and look for one in route 45. Getting a pure ground type that early in the game is just awesome. Especially when it evolves into Donphan at level 25 . Speaking of which, that is another pokemon I'd love to see you do a video on! Keep up the great content and thank you again for helping brighten our days with your humor and love of Pokemon!
100% for a sec was like why is he using a fully evolved pkmn before remembering this is gen 2 and that i am very very drunk, Scott i genuinely love your videos and the amount of effort you put into them!!! AUTOCORRECT IS MY SAVIOR !!!
Great result for Ampharos! It was always such a charming Pokemon in GSC due to its cuteness and being one of the only available electric types. Weird that it’s not available in Crystal though.
So i actually have a bit of an attachment to Ampharos as well. When my friends and i got back into playing pokemon cards our senior year in highschool (09). Ampharos was my ace that i acquired from a lot of cards from ebay. It was so good we had to nerf it lol. We were playing mostly gen 1 cards so it quickly became my favorite card 😁
@@GleppaPigg only in the Americas and The Greater Southern Northside of the Nabiscoe Pennsylvania of broken dreams . Depending on what time zone you're in, and the average room temperature. You also have to account for wind speed as well as rate of travel, but im not one to get that technical; At least not at this juncture in the aforementioned dialogue. As Joan of Arc once said, "Eye before E except after C, but Im too drunk to taste this chicken"
Funnily enough, I'm playing through Heart Gold right now, so seeing another Gen 2 run is a helluva coincidence. XD Fleecy is a name I don't come across too terribly often, but that may be because I don't read/consume too much media involving sheep. In fact, I first heard the name as a kid watching Laurel and Hardy's version of March of the Wooden Soldiers when Bo Peep was looking for her sheep (Don't cry, No Peep! Don't Cry! We'll find your sheep; we'll try!) I'm not sure what it is, but the Gen 2 remix of the Gen 1 Gym Leader theme sounds much better to me than the actual Gen 1 Gym Leader theme...and even it's remix in Gen 4. Anyways, great job as always! There's just something magical about the Mareep line that usually has me using it early game. That being said, in recent years if I'm playing a Pokémon game that isn't Yellow and need an electric type on my team, 9 times our of 10, that Pokémon is Jolteon. I'm actually being really greedy in my most recent Heart Gold run seeing as I'm running this Jolteon flush with Glaceon, Starmie and Dratini all of which know Ice Beam. And that's not even bringing up the Larvitar with Earthquake. ...yeah, I, uh, may have used the Pal Park to get some Pokémon from my more recent Emerald and Fire Red playthroughs. Well, aside from the Dratini. THAT one I got through Voltorb Flip.
Before watching, I predict S-tier. Ampharos is just *so* good. Decent bulk, strong special attack, and a diverse move pool with good coverage and access to two of the elemental punches.
20:05 Bruno: "Laugh at me no more! I've taught my Hitmontop Dig! Your flawless run is coming to an end!" Ampharaos, after getting hit by it: "...Was that suppose to hurt?" I was a bit worried that Machamp would've ended your run right there with Cross Chop, but you pulled through! Edit: Oof, Karen's stepped her game up.
My friends and I did Pokemon playthroughs where we would stop and battle each other after completing each Gym. The idea of having the winner force a trade of their choice between the two teams actually sounds so spectacularly fun I want to get my friends together again to try that out. What an awesome idea.
I actually got to see this one live (sort of) I did not realize Ampherous was so good! I am glad that Denis got some recognition too! It’s been a while since we visited the lighthouse
Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20 Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state. “We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.) Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.) Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894) The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed. The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666
Scott, just in case a heatwave hits you soon, heres some tipps on how to keep your recording room from turning into an oven: 1. Close the shutters or the curtains during the day and try to let as little light in as possible. Sunlight heats up the room in no time. 2. Only ventilate during the night or right before dawn because the air outside is coolest then. 3. Put your feet into a bucket of cool water to stay cool yourself. 4. Only wear enclosing headphones when necessary and use earplugs or speakers instead because your body ventilates via the ears too and its like wearing earmuffs in summer. 5. Make a lot of venomoth jokes. Because thats cool. :D Hope you get through summer without a heatstroke. And thanks for this vid and the venoking joke :D
Hey Scott! Love these gen 2 videos they are my favorite maybe because they are usually a little longer 🤔. Anyway for the RUclips algorithm I just wanted to drop in and say I love the layout you use for your videos. Showing the Pokemon and their evolving stats and their moveset is just a cool though.. a cool Scotts thought actually. Keep it up man love watching you grow!
Most of the videos are clocking in around 45-50 minutes now. So if you like the longer video, you’ll be happy :) I’m excited to do more gen 2 in the near future.
I guess next time I play gen 2, I should use this silly sheep. As a kid, I hated its design but it appears to be super good. Also it was cool to see me in the credits. Keep making good stuff!
Hey Scott, hope all is well!! I was stoked to see Wobbuffet with my name under it for the first time. Thanks for making such great content, it's why I joined up to support you, keep it up!!!
Growing up I didn't get to use Mareep too much since I played Crystal, Fire Red, Emerald and the Gen 4 games are the ones I replayed the least. But once I started playing rom hacks I got to know how much of a beast Ampharos is, which has made me consider it as one of my favorite electric type Pokemon. Also, poor Bruno, even when he gets to catch you off-guard you quickly adjust and leave him in the dust where he belongs XP
Both of the vids were really good and while it was good you were right adding the without hypnosis strategy to see how it went was a really good move made the video a lot better keep up the good work 👏
I’ve always really liked Flaafy specifically for some reason. I hope someday you do a Crystal run with Grimer; I love him, and his sprite just shows that he wants to be hugged/picked up! What a sweet little sludgy baby
The Mareep line was the first three-Pokemon electric type line introduced to the Pokemon franchise. This is only interesting because if you ask fans this question they will almost always say Pikachu, which is incorrect because Pichu makes it retroactively a three-Pokemon line, but Mareep was designed as one from the start. EDIT: Hah, you knew that too!
That story with your fiance is so cute! Maybe I'll try it with my bf sometime. I'm not surprised Ampharos kicked ass here, there's no strong ground types and it gets good coverage. Good job Fleecy!
I absolutely love ampharos. Every single play through I’ve ever played in johto I always grabbed mareep. I recall one time I grabbed Chikorita and I really didn’t like it so I put it in my box at about level 10 and played the entire rest of the game with nothing but mareep/flaffy/ ampharos. And of course eventually I picked up lugia and suicune but I always loved this little electric sheep. It’s won a few solos for me when I was disappointed in my party/ training decisions. This Mon was so clutch for me. In order to make up for some of the speed stat I went ahead and gave it a quick claw and focused it’s effort values into special and speed and boy oh boy did it save me a few times. I distinctly remember having a level 32 ampharos and a level 50+ typhosion and ampharos was the one to take out Clair’s kingdra and I was so excited about it because it was so under leveled to that point in the game. I have many stories with this guy this makes me happy you did this run!
Thanks to you I chose to do a Cyndaquil run, but as I couldn't set the IV at the time, I ended up with Ground Hidden Power. It tok me so long to beat the 8th gym and Lance. I started Lance at 72, and had to go all the way to 90 to beat him properly. Red was also a headache. I had to go all the way to 100 and add Double Team to stand a chance.
Omg my roommates and I used to do something similar! One time we all played FRLG, and then later we did HGSS, you were only allowed the first encounter on each route (similar to a Nuzlocke) and after every gym battle we’d have to face each other, whoever won would be able to take one of the loser’s mons. God those were fun times ☺️
@@corberus3119 you learn something new every day! I had no idea, this was about 10 years ago and my roommate at the time suggested it so we just jumped right in, I’d love to see more Pokétubers trying those sort of runs out
While I love the Johto games, one thing I'm definitely glad they changed over the years is the way they distribute mons throughout the region. BW2 are the first with a VERY varied roster from the start. It's also the first game I ever used the Mareep line in. For several reasons, all those times of playing through Johto as a kid, I just ignored the sheep. I just always preferred to catch Hoppip on that route (it's probably my favorite Grass line) and when my Silver version eventually got stolen, I was stuck with Crystal, which didn't have Mareep. When I used it in BW2 though, I remember it being really really good. It even got Fire Punch access via move tutors in those games (and I always get at least a couple shards through regular gameplay) That Fleecy story is really cute. Or, well... memorable? - I remember that Hawlucha. I was so happy when I played USUM and saw that trade because Hawlucha is in my top3 pokemon of all time. Since Farfetch'd is in my top10, that makes TWO mons in my top list that I got by trading a Spearow to NPCs. Just noticed that.
Your electric and fire flipper'd cursing sheep-giraffe was very scary. I was not expecting such impressive results... nor was I expecting Bruno to get some respect. Along with Destiny Bonds and Curse strategies, this was a run full of surprises. On another note, I'm quite surprised that Dennis (12:45) hasn't gotten an artwork yet given how much he gets mentioned in these Crystal runs (9:11 Floria/Squister as well). I'll look forward to them if you ever have plans for it.
As my favorite Pokémon i am happy to see you share the same love for this cute electric sheep line. It's movepool early on is really bad and pretty much only gets better er level 40 when it finally gets a good electric move when no tm's for moves is available yet. Anyway great video and i hope you have a good day.
No joke, I came to the exact same conclusion about Lance's dragonites. There was an episode in the anime that went into greater detail about the forced evolution and after i saw that it was my headcanon that the lake of rage made his dragonites evolve early. Glad I wasn't the only one
Haha I remember running into that little sheep while playing the ROM right after it was released (as in, in japanese because there wasn't an english rom yet). The moment I saw Mareep I instantly knew it would be an amazing evolutionary line. I was not disappointed lol Edit: _"where's the next challenge gonna be?"_ oh boy, Jasmine should be a fun time 🤣
A challenge between gen 1 and 2 starters (even in different videos) is needed to determine which is better. About Ampharos, I think that he is comparable (if not better) to the three starters. I think that in Gold & Silver was put early in-game to have an easy mode. In HG/SS you can even catch it to defeat easily the first gym.
That was a great run, once you worked out the strat you got a great final time, just 3 levels too high i might add... Your fianceè can be proud for your efforts in demonstating what a unit is Ampharos in gen 2. At least i definetly got satisfied, i love ampharos.
Awesome! I completely ignored this line when playing gen 2 as a kid; I think I just found their designs underwhelming compared to the new starters, two new types, cool legendaries, and awesome evolutions for gen 1 mons available, and Pikachu being a real disappointment in Yellow didn't endear the electric type to me going in either. I didn't really give Mareep its due until Megas were introduced in gen 6. They're quite good, and fun, so Ampharos shot way up my list of favorites after that. As for the Patron dex, you could just double up on names for each mon, or you could always use shiny sprites, along with the various Unown, forms to pad it out a bit.
My love for Ampharos started out as I'm doing a Pokemon Black 2 Nuzlocke. It started out strong as Amphy was able to evolve into Flaaffy. Keep in mind that I started to be more cautious of my Pokemon team here. And next, is Ampharos, dealing with Colress. Kirby and Amphy make a great team, being able to carefully navigate through enemy Pokemon. And yes, with Klonoa too. 6 Team members were chosen for this final 5 fight. After the battle with Iris was over, all of Sunny's Pokemon finally can get some rest. 4 Pokemon deaths. That was the same for my Pokemon Black Nuzlocke. The following Pokemon deaths were... Nights (Purrloin) Double Slap from Audino. It hit 5 times, got 2 crits, and killed Purrloin in the process. Phoebe (Watchog) I didn't leveled up my team enough for the Reversal Mountain trek. Mina (Stoutland) Got crit to the face. Magneto (Magnezone) Accidentally clicked Signal Beam. Sorry you guys...
Curse/Return/Rest/Protect is probably a winning moveset for most Pokemon of a similar type as Ampharos, I'd figure. Red's type coverage is rather lackluster, though he hits from impressive stats and levels, with strong moves. I think you figured out a bit of a cheese strategy there. If you don't actually fear any of the attacks like how Ampharos didn't, most Pokemon can learn that moveset to set up. Curse is also quite optional---think of Swords Dance users. The Defense boost of Curse only came into play for Snorlax, but a Swords Dance user is presumably outspeeding and beating Espeon to avoid Reflect anyway, so Snorlax isn't living too long, right? Great run. Ampharos was my favorite Johto Pokemon growing up, and I gotta tell you, it hasn't changed.
Why not Fire Punch against Piloswine? Because I forget that ground doesn't resist fire. Rock/Ground being combine together in generation 1 really sticks in my mind. Thanks ADHD for making the type chart impossible to memorize but giving me the ability to recall every gym leader's ace Pokemon's speed stat in Pokemon Yellow...
Dude just play a lot of Pokémon and it’s not memory based. I’m pretty much ret4rded and I know it from just playing the games. You should play some nuzlockes eventually. You’re actually smart unlike me.
I remember thinking Rock was immune to Electric because of this until I got a Sudowoodo zapped and oneshot in a Crystal playthrough. That image still sticks with me today because it was so unexpected and that was decades ago. Helped me remember until I eventually internalized it.
I love how you hovered the selection on fire punch but then went headbutt and it mindFd me
@@justsomejojo
I have made the same experiences.
In gen1, you just have to fight onix and the geodude and rhyhorn lines. Not a Single one of the fossils besides aerodactyl, and that‘s so lategame that you‘d never consider using an electric move here because you think it‘s immune to it. So 11 year old me thinks rock is immune to electric
Blew my mind when I learned that Rock doesn't actually resist itself. Rock/Ground types resist Rock because of the Ground
Something I've recommended to others, but no one has talks about. There is a mechanic in every single Pokemon game to date (you can look this up). It's called damage rounding, how it works. At levels ending with 0, 3, 5, and 8 you deal more damage. Within the formula it takes your level multiplies it by 2, then divides by 5. And it takes that as the first number in the equation. With all rounding in Pokemon everything is rounded down. As an example, I'm using the numbers 22, 23, and 24. It outputs the numbers 8.8, 9.2, and 9.6. Rounding down that gives you 8, 9, and 9. This leads to scenarios where; your level ending in 3 will always deal more damage than the previous level. But can deal the same damage as being 1 level higher. And this is true for all levels ending in 0, 3, 5, and 8. I always figured that this is some good knowledge to know when routing your levels for fights.
You’re the second person to comment about this today!
These rounding down effects also effect stats and I do consider that when routing. For instance you can gain assymetrical amounts of stats when you level up because it was previously rounded down.
Wow, brilliant!
I think I remember Werster giving out this same bit of knowledge while he was routing pokemon emerald or maybe even frlg years ago lol
Werster is definitely someone who works around damage rounding. I learned it from watching Shenanagans
Yo what? I didn't know this, that's cool!
Probably not alone here, but Mareep was almost always on my team when I played G/S as a kid. Absolutely adorable design, electric typing made available so early in the game, and the end result was a beast admittedly lacking in speed but making up for it in firepower. Watching this video really takes me back
no she wasnt. u just wanna feel quirky and get internet likes
@@user-pl7lr5dn8q why are you so salty? its a video about pokemon
idc that doesnt mean u gotta go making up memories just to feel special lol
@@user-pl7lr5dn8q who hurt you little man
ur sick dad hurt me when i was a boy in school
This one might be neat: Pikachu with light ball vs Raichu.
Cool as it sounds,
Theres no point in doing that
We all know Raichus better than pikachu
Pichu also turns an already-introduced Pokemon into a three-stage electric type.
In the same generation as ampharos too
Pichu is cute but I still wish we’d gotten Gorochu instead :(
*fix the position of my glasses
I'm surprised Scott overlooked that.
I always thought pichu was really dumb, though. They should have appeared sooner if they were actually a thing.
Similar with the other baby Pokemon. Also, you can catch all of their evolutions before level 30 in the wild while most of them require level 30 to evolve. This seemed like a huge facepalm decision to me. :l
Don't forget Electivire does too
Ampharos heavy carried my team in crystal kaizo until I got raikou. There were many fights that weren’t possible with other electric types because they lacked the bulk to tank hits like Ampharos did. Ampharos you a real G!
If you're interested in getting rid of spinners, the crystal speedchoice rom has an option that just makes them rotate in a set pattern. Getting unlucky with spinners could make the difference in a close race! Unfortunately I don't think there's a way to turn off the fast text though, so it would make your last few runs a bit different taking that into account.
GSC was the best time and place for Ampharos to debut. Its low speed doesn’t affect crit rates this gen (and is redundant when using Curse), you have early access to Thunder Punch and Fire Punch, and those moves are still Special instead of Physical. It’s even decent in competitive play, despite the Electric legendaries making other Electric types look dull in comparison.
It’s a bit of a pity Ampharos has fallen behind in recent years, but in its home gen, it’s a very respectable mon.
Regarding Lance's Dragonites:
Pokémon have always been able to evolve at lower than the "proper" levels. Evolution levels are an abstraction of a natural process that is simplified for the player. You could find Level 3 Kakuna/Metapod as early as gen 1, and can force Pokémon to evolve under level in Pokémon Go (which is canonical, since you can transfer them into the main series)
Also like the lvl 9 pidgeotto and the lvl 3 electrode (trade a raichu)
I've done this in gen 1 where I evolve Charmander at level 9 after beating Brock
@@H410M45T3R Nuh uh, his uncle works for Nintendo.
Currently watching this at 3am on my night shift at the hospital. Thank you for helping me get through this shift. I absolutely love the Mareep line.
You’re welcome! Hopefully the shift goes well and you get some rest after.
Man, ampharos as well has a special place in my heart. It was the MVP of my pokemon in SoulSilver. Nice video as usual
Yay! Excited to see how this goes. Ampharos is one of my favorites and it has an amazing movepool. Just remember to pickup TM48 in Goldenrod and the "hardest" gym leader should be a breeze. Either Ampharos or Lanturn were always on my team sometimes both.
why did you type your name
Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20
Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet
Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state.
“We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.)
Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.)
Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894)
The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD.
Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed.
The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666
This won't be too difficult lol. As a child, after I caught a Mareep near Violet City in pokemon heartgold I proceded to use this pokemon for the rest of the game since it literally couldn't lose
Aaaahhhh "as a child" and "hgss" being in the same sentence makes me feel extra old today.
@@mikebell9759 Me too buddy 😂😂😂 I had the same experience but with the original Gold.
Hearing "as a child" and "heartgold" in one sentence either means that i am fucking old or you are 8.
My older sister got Red version and convinced our mom to get me the Blue version because I kept playing Red. It was my Gameboy and the only one in the house. Since then, it’s been ongoing to this day. I was in high school when Ruby and Sapphire came out, my friend convinced me to get it but i couldn’t figure out which one so I went around asking random students and faculty as part of a “project for class” which is more preferred Ruby or Sapphires. I ended up grabbing Ruby and got the new GBASP to enjoy it on
@@slowdown8at606 mid-2000s release date.
I love that the first run is like a rough draft and the second playthrough is becoming more of a projected best route
The pre battle animations are lit 🔥 love to see it :)
Great video as always, showing that you are one of the best poketubers :3
I re-did them for this video! Glad you liked them!
Scott Thought’s Pokemon Lunch Challenge #19: this one is a easier than others, I’ll have lamb 🐑 for lunch today. Much easier than decided what ti make for hypno and Poliwrath. I think Ampharos will do well with electric moves, fire punch, return, iron tail and thunder wave. Cool to see this electric sheep get a dedicated video.
Love you Scott and keep up the great work!
Frog Legs are pretty good for Poliwrath
Love this. Ampharos is definitely one of the most iconic gen 2 Pokémon, maybe even more than the starters. It was ALWAYS on my team during my youth.
I only recently discovered your videos but I am really enjoying them. Your overlay is really great and adds so much to the viewing experience.
Hey Alex, glad the overlay is adding a lot! I’m constantly trying to make it better
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon if memory serves me correct, reds pikachu has 163 speed it's really fast
I actually just made a randomizer for SoulSilver and Mareep was one of my starter choices. Not only is it one of my favs but one I'd always said as a kid I'd enjoy starting with. Glad to see this video out at around the same time I started my randomizer playthrough. Great story at the beginning with your fiance, she's got great taste in her Mons!
Aww seeing Johto again makes me happy, also nice story! I always startet new Pokemon games together with my best friend, where we played an entire weekend, day and night with alooot of candys and fastfood xD Good old times * ~ *
I've only recently discovered your channel. But after binge watching a lot of your videos... dude, you bring something to this that's all your own. You're like 1/3 pedant, 1/3 obsessive, and 1/3 extremely funny. Which is honestly a winning combination. Keep doing what you do, okay? It sets you apart from everyone else and is extremely enjoyable to watch.
That seems like a really good way to describe me. I'm glad you enjoy my humor! I'm not always sure it lands, but I find it funny! (I'll keep it up don't worry!)
2:27 Thanks to a technicality, The Pichu line was the first Gen 2 three-stage electric type evolution line. (Pichu is Pokedex number 192, while Mareep is #197)
I really enjoyed this run I always use the Mareep line when it’s available in the games and I’m super hyped it’s back in Scarlet and Violet also thanks for another great video and I’d like to see you tackle either Gold, Silver or Crystal with my other favourite Johto line Houndour in the future since I like to have both Ampharos and Houndoom in my final Johto team against Red
Been binge watching your whole RUclips channel while stuck on the couch recovering from an injury. Thanks for the awesome content! Keep it coming!
The couples challenge is so sweet! I'm definitely going to give that a try with my boyfriend; he is so competitive but I am the one with all the modern Pokemon knowledge since he hasn't played since R/S/E. I might be able to get a free steak dinner out of it. Look at Scott's Thoughts keeping me fed!
Also, I think the sprites in gen 2 are some of the best. Obviously as time went on sprites became more detailed and precise but the improvement is such a huge leap compared to gen 1.
Congrats on 40k, Scotty! So good to see you do so well. Looking forward to 50k. Btw, Fire Punch was the better move choice against Piloswine :3
Also, your Gen 2 solo runs are your best videos imo.
Looking forward to this run! Always used Ampharos in my playthroughs! Love your vids man keep up the awesome work! :)
It's so refreshing to see gen 2 again after so much gen 1, gen 2 playthroughs are way nicer to watch in my biased opinion.
Ampharos is my favorite pokemon and my first lvl 100. Was a pleasure to see! Hail Victory.
Slowpoke guy here, finally got time to write a comment.
Really loved this video because I have been doing a Gold Nuzlocke during my spare time and made me appreciate more the Mareep family. Caught one at the beginning but then she died during a consecutive battle... But then I caught a shinny one and decided to use her because I never find shinnies in a regular play. Your video is making me think about how useful the new Ampharos could be and that I can't let it die this time.
I love your series and dedication to the quality of them. Just wanted to give you a quick shout out!
Anyway, I wanted to discuss one of my favorite Crystal memories I had in relation to what you talked about in this video at the beginning when you mentioned all the cool new pokemon you can't get until you get to the near end of the game.
In Crystal, in the morning on route 46 at the very start of the game you can catch Phanpy. It has only a 5% encounter rate and it's only in the morning in-game. Before in Silver, you had to wait until you got to the 8th gym leader town and look for one in route 45.
Getting a pure ground type that early in the game is just awesome. Especially when it evolves into Donphan at level 25 . Speaking of which, that is another pokemon I'd love to see you do a video on!
Keep up the great content and thank you again for helping brighten our days with your humor and love of Pokemon!
Yeah! Phanpy is a Pokémon I’m excited to use!
I love how thorough you are with these runs, Scott. Good work!
How fun to see another Johto video! I understand that these take longer time to make so thank you for all your work! Ampharos is such a legend!
100% for a sec was like why is he using a fully evolved pkmn before remembering this is gen 2 and that i am very very drunk, Scott i genuinely love your videos and the amount of effort you put into them!!! AUTOCORRECT IS MY SAVIOR
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I love the backstory to this challenge. That makes it alot more fun.
Ampharos one of my favourite Pokémon in Gen 2 really looking forward to this playthrough
Great result for Ampharos! It was always such a charming Pokemon in GSC due to its cuteness and being one of the only available electric types. Weird that it’s not available in Crystal though.
So i actually have a bit of an attachment to Ampharos as well. When my friends and i got back into playing pokemon cards our senior year in highschool (09). Ampharos was my ace that i acquired from a lot of cards from ebay. It was so good we had to nerf it lol. We were playing mostly gen 1 cards so it quickly became my favorite card 😁
G/s is gen 2 nerd
@@GleppaPigg only in the Americas and The Greater Southern Northside of the Nabiscoe Pennsylvania of broken dreams . Depending on what time zone you're in, and the average room temperature. You also have to account for wind speed as well as rate of travel, but im not one to get that technical; At least not at this juncture in the aforementioned dialogue. As Joan of Arc once said, "Eye before E except after C, but Im too drunk to taste this chicken"
Ampharos has always been a top favorite for me! Great content as always 🔥🔥🔥
Great video as always! I love Amphoros. I think that it was the main Pokemon that I used in Soul Silver. Congratulations on getting engaged!
Funnily enough, I'm playing through Heart Gold right now, so seeing another Gen 2 run is a helluva coincidence. XD
Fleecy is a name I don't come across too terribly often, but that may be because I don't read/consume too much media involving sheep. In fact, I first heard the name as a kid watching Laurel and Hardy's version of March of the Wooden Soldiers when Bo Peep was looking for her sheep (Don't cry, No Peep! Don't Cry! We'll find your sheep; we'll try!)
I'm not sure what it is, but the Gen 2 remix of the Gen 1 Gym Leader theme sounds much better to me than the actual Gen 1 Gym Leader theme...and even it's remix in Gen 4.
Anyways, great job as always! There's just something magical about the Mareep line that usually has me using it early game. That being said, in recent years if I'm playing a Pokémon game that isn't Yellow and need an electric type on my team, 9 times our of 10, that Pokémon is Jolteon. I'm actually being really greedy in my most recent Heart Gold run seeing as I'm running this Jolteon flush with Glaceon, Starmie and Dratini all of which know Ice Beam. And that's not even bringing up the Larvitar with Earthquake.
...yeah, I, uh, may have used the Pal Park to get some Pokémon from my more recent Emerald and Fire Red playthroughs. Well, aside from the Dratini. THAT one I got through Voltorb Flip.
When talking about 3 stage electric types, you forgot to mention pichu, pikachu and raichu.
another case of retroactively becoming a three stage electric line like electivire.
I liked the interaction between the Pidgey's intention to mud-slap and getting one-shot by thundershock.
Ampharos is a gen 2 mainstay on my team, looking forward to this👀
Before watching, I predict S-tier. Ampharos is just *so* good. Decent bulk, strong special attack, and a diverse move pool with good coverage and access to two of the elemental punches.
20:05 Bruno: "Laugh at me no more! I've taught my Hitmontop Dig! Your flawless run is coming to an end!"
Ampharaos, after getting hit by it: "...Was that suppose to hurt?"
I was a bit worried that Machamp would've ended your run right there with Cross Chop, but you pulled through!
Edit: Oof, Karen's stepped her game up.
My friends and I did Pokemon playthroughs where we would stop and battle each other after completing each Gym. The idea of having the winner force a trade of their choice between the two teams actually sounds so spectacularly fun I want to get my friends together again to try that out. What an awesome idea.
I actually got to see this one live (sort of) I did not realize Ampherous was so good! I am glad that Denis got some recognition too! It’s been a while since we visited the lighthouse
I was dreaming of electric sheep. Thanks for bringing the play through into my waking life!
Oh my, the farmyard showdown totally takes things to a new level given the already consistently amazing content of this channel!
That’s my favourite spot in this video
"It looks like Mareep is hovering." "FLYING SHEEP!" "Those are clouds ...." "Nooooo!!"
Ampharos was on all of my g/s teams back in the day. You are awesome
I AM SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS!! AMPHAROS HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE POKEMON EVER SINCE I PLAYED MY FIRST POKÉMON GAME 💙💙
Mareep is one of my favorite pokemon! Happy to hear she did so well! :D
Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20
Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet
Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state.
“We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.)
Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.)
Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894)
The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD.
Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed.
The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666
You went very, very in-depth with the red fight changes. Very interesting how you went around it
Scott, just in case a heatwave hits you soon, heres some tipps on how to keep your recording room from turning into an oven:
1. Close the shutters or the curtains during the day and try to let as little light in as possible. Sunlight heats up the room in no time.
2. Only ventilate during the night or right before dawn because the air outside is coolest then.
3. Put your feet into a bucket of cool water to stay cool yourself.
4. Only wear enclosing headphones when necessary and use earplugs or speakers instead because your body ventilates via the ears too and its like wearing earmuffs in summer.
5. Make a lot of venomoth jokes. Because thats cool. :D
Hope you get through summer without a heatstroke. And thanks for this vid and the venoking joke :D
Hey Scott! Love these gen 2 videos they are my favorite maybe because they are usually a little longer 🤔. Anyway for the RUclips algorithm I just wanted to drop in and say I love the layout you use for your videos. Showing the Pokemon and their evolving stats and their moveset is just a cool though.. a cool Scotts thought actually. Keep it up man love watching you grow!
Most of the videos are clocking in around 45-50 minutes now. So if you like the longer video, you’ll be happy :)
I’m excited to do more gen 2 in the near future.
Oh my god! Oh my god! Are you seriously doing a challenge with my favourite Pokémon???? Oh my god I can’t wait to see it, go Ampharos go!
I guess next time I play gen 2, I should use this silly sheep. As a kid, I hated its design but it appears to be super good. Also it was cool to see me in the credits. Keep making good stuff!
Hey Scott, hope all is well!! I was stoked to see Wobbuffet with my name under it for the first time. Thanks for making such great content, it's why I joined up to support you, keep it up!!!
Growing up I didn't get to use Mareep too much since I played Crystal, Fire Red, Emerald and the Gen 4 games are the ones I replayed the least. But once I started playing rom hacks I got to know how much of a beast Ampharos is, which has made me consider it as one of my favorite electric type Pokemon.
Also, poor Bruno, even when he gets to catch you off-guard you quickly adjust and leave him in the dust where he belongs XP
Both of the vids were really good and while it was good you were right adding the without hypnosis strategy to see how it went was a really good move made the video a lot better keep up the good work 👏
Thanks King Ryan! Glad you enjoyed the addition!
One of my favorite pokemon, looking forward to this one!
Great point.
Swinubs dex entry is about them smelling and digging up truffles underground.
Yet it can't learn dig.
I’ve always really liked Flaafy specifically for some reason. I hope someday you do a Crystal run with Grimer; I love him, and his sprite just shows that he wants to be hugged/picked up! What a sweet little sludgy baby
Great video as always Scott! I was surprised to see how easily Fleecy was able to do this challenge!
Ampharos is one of my favourite Pokemon. I loved the added Dragon Typing with his Mega Evolution
Gen 1 and 2 were literally my childhood man. Got me in my feels here
Ampharos was my FAVORITE Gen 2!!! Carried me through elite 4 back in the day. Still one of my favorite Pokémon!
Three videos in a week? I'm gonna faint from excitement! Bring me a Max Revive, boys
The video is great and all, as always, but immediately upvoted for that adorable story about you and your partner!
Awww thanks :)
I’m in love with the story of the Mareep custody battle, that’s adorable
The Mareep line was the first three-Pokemon electric type line introduced to the Pokemon franchise. This is only interesting because if you ask fans this question they will almost always say Pikachu, which is incorrect because Pichu makes it retroactively a three-Pokemon line, but Mareep was designed as one from the start.
EDIT: Hah, you knew that too!
That story with your fiance is so cute! Maybe I'll try it with my bf sometime. I'm not surprised Ampharos kicked ass here, there's no strong ground types and it gets good coverage. Good job Fleecy!
One of my favorite lines! Mareep is so adorbs, and I used one whenever I played Gold and Silver.
At 31:17 you can see Ampharos smiling on the left after beating the run. Nice detail
Pretty nice run, Scotty! All I could think of when I saw the starred Pokémon of the vídeo was: “Amphy”! “Amphy”! “Amphy”!
I love Mareep! :D I was hyped to see you using it and its line! The original(and best!) Wooloo! I hope this fleecy, wooly buddy does awesome!
Love the Mareep line, however Mareep was introduced in the same gen as Pichu making Pikachu a three evolution line electric type.
I swear, snorlax has a higher than average critical hit rate with body slam.
I also love your stories talking about your relationship with Pokémon
I absolutely love ampharos. Every single play through I’ve ever played in johto I always grabbed mareep. I recall one time I grabbed Chikorita and I really didn’t like it so I put it in my box at about level 10 and played the entire rest of the game with nothing but mareep/flaffy/ ampharos. And of course eventually I picked up lugia and suicune but I always loved this little electric sheep. It’s won a few solos for me when I was disappointed in my party/ training decisions. This Mon was so clutch for me. In order to make up for some of the speed stat I went ahead and gave it a quick claw and focused it’s effort values into special and speed and boy oh boy did it save me a few times. I distinctly remember having a level 32 ampharos and a level 50+ typhosion and ampharos was the one to take out Clair’s kingdra and I was so excited about it because it was so under leveled to that point in the game. I have many stories with this guy this makes me happy you did this run!
Gen 2 is my absolute favorite gen. (Unpopular opinion) Great video, keep up the great work!
Your story of mareep was so cute! It’s so fun to have a history like that with Pokémon!
Thanks to you I chose to do a Cyndaquil run, but as I couldn't set the IV at the time, I ended up with Ground Hidden Power. It tok me so long to beat the 8th gym and Lance. I started Lance at 72, and had to go all the way to 90 to beat him properly.
Red was also a headache.
I had to go all the way to 100 and add Double Team to stand a chance.
Omg my roommates and I used to do something similar! One time we all played FRLG, and then later we did HGSS, you were only allowed the first encounter on each route (similar to a Nuzlocke) and after every gym battle we’d have to face each other, whoever won would be able to take one of the loser’s mons. God those were fun times ☺️
its called a rival locke, invented/popularized by shadypenguin
@@corberus3119 you learn something new every day! I had no idea, this was about 10 years ago and my roommate at the time suggested it so we just jumped right in, I’d love to see more Pokétubers trying those sort of runs out
While I love the Johto games, one thing I'm definitely glad they changed over the years is the way they distribute mons throughout the region. BW2 are the first with a VERY varied roster from the start. It's also the first game I ever used the Mareep line in. For several reasons, all those times of playing through Johto as a kid, I just ignored the sheep. I just always preferred to catch Hoppip on that route (it's probably my favorite Grass line) and when my Silver version eventually got stolen, I was stuck with Crystal, which didn't have Mareep. When I used it in BW2 though, I remember it being really really good. It even got Fire Punch access via move tutors in those games (and I always get at least a couple shards through regular gameplay)
That Fleecy story is really cute. Or, well... memorable? - I remember that Hawlucha. I was so happy when I played USUM and saw that trade because Hawlucha is in my top3 pokemon of all time. Since Farfetch'd is in my top10, that makes TWO mons in my top list that I got by trading a Spearow to NPCs. Just noticed that.
Yessss the distribution of mons have improved dramatically over the years. It makes replaying the games without altering the starter much more fun!
Your electric and fire flipper'd cursing sheep-giraffe was very scary. I was not expecting such impressive results... nor was I expecting Bruno to get some respect. Along with Destiny Bonds and Curse strategies, this was a run full of surprises.
On another note, I'm quite surprised that Dennis (12:45) hasn't gotten an artwork yet given how much he gets mentioned in these Crystal runs (9:11 Floria/Squister as well). I'll look forward to them if you ever have plans for it.
We do have a Denis emote in the patron discord!
Absolutely love mareep always the first pokemon I catch in johto, so happy to see a vid on this beast
As my favorite Pokémon i am happy to see you share the same love for this cute electric sheep line. It's movepool early on is really bad and pretty much only gets better er level 40 when it finally gets a good electric move when no tm's for moves is available yet. Anyway great video and i hope you have a good day.
Flaffy was the first gen two I caught in gold. I remember being very excited but knew nothing about it. Ended up being my ace that run.
No joke, I came to the exact same conclusion about Lance's dragonites. There was an episode in the anime that went into greater detail about the forced evolution and after i saw that it was my headcanon that the lake of rage made his dragonites evolve early. Glad I wasn't the only one
Haha I remember running into that little sheep while playing the ROM right after it was released (as in, in japanese because there wasn't an english rom yet). The moment I saw Mareep I instantly knew it would be an amazing evolutionary line. I was not disappointed lol
Edit: _"where's the next challenge gonna be?"_ oh boy, Jasmine should be a fun time 🤣
A challenge between gen 1 and 2 starters (even in different videos) is needed to determine which is better.
About Ampharos, I think that he is comparable (if not better) to the three starters. I think that in Gold & Silver was put early in-game to have an easy mode. In HG/SS you can even catch it to defeat easily the first gym.
That was a great run, once you worked out the strat you got a great final time, just 3 levels too high i might add...
Your fianceè can be proud for your efforts in demonstating what a unit is Ampharos in gen 2. At least i definetly got satisfied, i love ampharos.
So happy to see gen 2 returning to the channel Scott!
Me too. Software cursed me so the return was delayed. But now Johto won’t rest ;)
Awesome! I completely ignored this line when playing gen 2 as a kid; I think I just found their designs underwhelming compared to the new starters, two new types, cool legendaries, and awesome evolutions for gen 1 mons available, and Pikachu being a real disappointment in Yellow didn't endear the electric type to me going in either. I didn't really give Mareep its due until Megas were introduced in gen 6. They're quite good, and fun, so Ampharos shot way up my list of favorites after that.
As for the Patron dex, you could just double up on names for each mon, or you could always use shiny sprites, along with the various Unown, forms to pad it out a bit.
The Thunder bunch blooper now has me saying "Thunder bunches of oats" in my head on repeat and I'm kinda mad about it.
My love for Ampharos started out as I'm doing a Pokemon Black 2 Nuzlocke. It started out strong as Amphy was able to evolve into Flaaffy. Keep in mind that I started to be more cautious of my Pokemon team here. And next, is Ampharos, dealing with Colress. Kirby and Amphy make a great team, being able to carefully navigate through enemy Pokemon. And yes, with Klonoa too. 6 Team members were chosen for this final 5 fight. After the battle with Iris was over, all of Sunny's Pokemon finally can get some rest.
4 Pokemon deaths. That was the same for my Pokemon Black Nuzlocke.
The following Pokemon deaths were...
Nights (Purrloin) Double Slap from Audino. It hit 5 times, got 2 crits, and killed Purrloin in the process.
Phoebe (Watchog) I didn't leveled up my team enough for the Reversal Mountain trek.
Mina (Stoutland) Got crit to the face.
Magneto (Magnezone) Accidentally clicked Signal Beam. Sorry you guys...
Curse/Return/Rest/Protect is probably a winning moveset for most Pokemon of a similar type as Ampharos, I'd figure. Red's type coverage is rather lackluster, though he hits from impressive stats and levels, with strong moves.
I think you figured out a bit of a cheese strategy there. If you don't actually fear any of the attacks like how Ampharos didn't, most Pokemon can learn that moveset to set up.
Curse is also quite optional---think of Swords Dance users. The Defense boost of Curse only came into play for Snorlax, but a Swords Dance user is presumably outspeeding and beating Espeon to avoid Reflect anyway, so Snorlax isn't living too long, right?
Great run. Ampharos was my favorite Johto Pokemon growing up, and I gotta tell you, it hasn't changed.
hopefully i'm not the only one that noticed Ampharos smiled after beating red. i was wondering if that was ever gonna happen. good on ya Scott!