Venomoth Solo - Pokemon Crystal
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- Playthrough Rules:
1. Only my starter in battle
2. No items in battle (except held items)
3. No glitches or exploits*
4. No Double-Team TM before level 100*
Other rules:
-- My Pokemon have perfect genetics to ensure fair comparison between species.
-- *Pokeballs & Pokedolls are allowed in battle
-- *The badge-boost glitch is not restricted at all
-- *Skipping the Rocket Hideout & Marowak is allowed
-- I play the game at 4x game speed (238 frames per second)
-- My Pokemon has perfect DVs
-- The bike is allowed
-- Skipping the bike is not allowed
-- Saving between league members is allowed
-- If the solo Pokemon faints and I choose to blackout it counts towards my reset counter
-- I can pause the game & timer to take breaks
-- The footage is sped up / slowed down to match the pace of my narration
*Double-Team:
-- Almost every Pokemon can learn Double-Team through TM
-- The TM can be purchased in Celadon
-- Using it would centralize the meta
-- Every Pokemon would use it to overcome tough battles at lower levels
-- It raises evasion
-- It triggers the badge boost
-- Banning the TM allows Pokemon who learn it through level up to use it
-- I believe evasion is part of Pokemon and shouldn't be banned entirely
-- I don't want the videos to all be double-team spam though, that's not fun or entertaining
Terms:
-- STAB
-- Same-Type-Attack-Bonus - a 1.5x damage multiplier
-- Stat Experience
-- The Gen1&2 equivalent of effort values. You can invest in all stats until they max
out at 65535
-- DVs or Determinate Values
-- The Gen1&2 equivalent of IVs (individual values), these range from 0-15
Resources:
-- Gen 1 Stat Calculator: pycosites.com/...
-- All Trainer Pokemon have IVs (DVs) of 89888 (hp, atk, def, spd, spc)
-- All Trainer Pokemon have EVs of 0
-- Gen 1 Crit Rates: www.smogon.com...
-- Crit rate is determined by dividing base speed by 512
-- High crit rate moves determine their rate by dividing base speed by 64
-- All crits have a 1/256 to fail, even if the rate is 100%
-- Crits don't multiple damage by 2, it's a formula based on level
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I love how the game developers designed Venemoth to be the only Pokémon that has more type-changes than Castform. Like, it’s cool how they based Arceus off of this moth
I think you forgot about Rotom
It is only second to Armaldo!
Didn’t Arceus come from an egg? Who do you think laid that egg?
Food for thought
The egg existed before all, like in Greek myth or something
@@iantaakalla8180 At the beginning, there was only darkness and Venomoths spirit levitated above the waters...
I think Sludge Bomb was heavily underrated here. It's an easy trap to fall into because of the lack of Super-Effective coverage, but Poison does have pretty strong neutral coverage. Thanks to STAB it would have 135 BP before Janine, which beats out even Pink Bow + Return, and it hits everything you were attacking with Return/Swift for neutral damage. Add the 30% poison chance, and it's likely that it would've improved ranges on Pokémon like Umbreon and Arcanine, and probably done more damage than Psychic to Gyarados and Charizard.
Great videos man! I've been watching for a fair while, but don't typically comment on stuff much. It has been great to see how much you've improved in terms of gameplay over the year, in ways I never would've even thought about myself. Here's to a wonderful 20231
I was just going to say this, glad to see someone else realized that too!
I agree here. While special attack is higher than normal attack its still a 90 base power stab.
It doesn't necessarily have to be used but Scott didn't even pick up the TM here. It could have been kept as an option.
You forget that Venomoth is a Grass/psychic type so there is no STAB from Sludge bomb. You'd be better off with return because of the obvious STAB bonus due to Venomoths Normal/Ghost typing.
Big Veno fan. I was going to write the same comment, so I'll just jump on the bandwagon here. I'll also add that the chance to poison probably won't interfere with Sleep Powder since you out-speed and put to sleep those most dangerous targets like Charizard before spamming damage anyway. Hopefully if/when Scott does a replay without evolution, he uses Sludge Bomb and gives Venomoth a fair shake. I think it'd at least be able to sneak into A tier.
As a matter of fact, you can even calculate easily if Sludge Bomb is better than Psychic. It is 1.5x stronger (the STAB-multiplier exactly), so if Venomoths SpAtk is less than 1.5x the Atk stat, Sludge Bomb is stronger. Only the opponents defensive stats have to be estimated then.
Glad to see this amazing Bird/Normal type get the recognition it deserves
I thought it was a Bird/??? type
Larry is a bird trainer in the Elite 4
"Bird" 🐦 bringing Missingno back in here lol
I thought it was bird/destiny type
It’s clearly pure cooltrainer type
I think it's pretty fascinating that they managed to make Venomoth the only quadruple-type Pokémon back in 1996. Truly innovative
Thanks to Scott and team for all the high quality content and entertainment and a Happy New Year 🥂
Happy new year!
Random thought: sludge bomb is neutrally effective against most pokemon you use return against. It will also do more damage. After STAB, it's 135 base power compared to 102 for return with perfect happiness. This might turn some 4 hits into 3 hits.
Even with the Pink bow, it’s only about base 112, which is still weaker than Sludge Bomb
@@sonnytapman Well, if Pink bow is allowed, then so is the poison barb.
@@KiranasOfRizon How does Sludge Bomb get stab if it's a Psychic/Flying type?)
Hidden protean mechanic only for Venomoth
Yup - big mistake not using it
I’m amazed you got through that dangerous hiker in the middle of the elite four with your 4x weak normal/ice venomoth. Truly a grand performance. Happy New Year Scott! Manifesting a million subs this year for you 🙏
Happy New year! :-)
Happy New Year denis ; )
@@lukaelrr thanks mate :)
Happy New Year Denis ! :¬)
I had to find Denis after the youtube mention
Denis!.. u leg..end!! Happy new year .. keep up the posts lol..
In my years of playing pokemon. I have never used this dark steel type. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with this
The "thanks" segment is great! Getting to know just how many folks are actually behind these videos, and behind so many more. I keep thinking of those on-screen and in-ear as the whole creators, but the nitty-gritty really is a group effort that deserves to be recognized! Bonus shout-out to Shawn... Sean? Cion.
Wow, it's crazy you did this run with a dragon/poison Pokémon! Great work!❤️
The best and first dragon/poison typw
I recently used Venonat and Venomoth in a play through of LeafGreen, and I’ve grown very attached to it since. It also made me realize that Venomoth doesn’t have six insect legs, it has two clawed hands and no legs. That’s pretty neat for a psychic type with such naturally low attack!
I'm always happy to see a venomoth playthrough. I'm glad it's become a bit of a mascot of the channel as well! It's a great pokemon that needs all the love it can get
Thanks Shawn Scott and everyone else who makes this great content possible
A good way to enter 2023 for me! Really enjoyed watching the channel mascot power through Crystal!
Also loved the nod to your team scott. Its always nice when they get the credit they deserve as it is a team that makes it possible so as said before thanks Shawn! You're a great video editor and you've been working hard. I know it is just a comment on a video but your work really does bring me some level of joy when I get to watch these videos. I hope you, Scott and the rest of the team have a happy new year and a prosperous 2023! :)
Thanks so much Colin! Wishing you a happy 2023!
I think it's impressive you're finally tackling this grass/psychic type
I have to say, I wasn't watching the playthrough up until clare, just listening. I have been a sub since back around 8k, and you're a good man. Great RUclipsr and all that, but you're a good man, you're humble, you take things seriously but not seriously enough to ruin what makes the things you do great. If you live the life not on screen the way you do on it for us, then I can imagine everyone in your life is incredibly proud of you, and I can bet the rest of us are too. You deserve your success and I hope this year only brings you much much more of it Scott!
Thank you so much
I'm glad to see Venomoth's first appearance in the card game has been honored through the ages. Ever the type shifting changeling, it seeks the lightest of LEMPS. Happy New Year Scott
Hey, Scott! Thank you for such an amazing year of content! It has been absolutely exceptional and entertaining, so thanks for that. The fact you've uploaded so much and the production value is still great shows how much you love doing this. Here's to an amazingly strong 2023 set of videos!
Very true, when he said that there is someone extra special I was sure he would say his fiance but the credit went to Sean. Not that he doesn't deserve it, but still awkward..
She is very important! Huge thanks to her! She supports me endlessly while I obsess over Pokémon games.
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon you gotta say it on the next video before she finds out that you accidentally ghosted her on this one!
Thank you Shawn! Amazing work throughout December!
Thank you for all your hard work, it's been a great year with all your fantastic videos! I'm super happy you popped up in my recommended earlier this year. Hope 2023 will be great for you and your loved ones ❤
Happy new year Kim! I hope you have a great year too!
Loved seeing this run with the amazing Bug/Virus Digimon! My favorite, and a great way to ens the year (or start the year since I'm watching it after midnight).
Here's to a great 2023!
Oh joy, my favorite Fairy/Dragon type. can’t wait to see how it does.
Edit: Oh my, it’s actually a Steel type - Protean is an amazing ability huh.
The run we've ALL been waiting for. Are you doing a run for each of its 324 types?
The psychic flying joke never gets old. I can’t wait for you to do a play through of the original psychic flying with the Xatu line. It was always in my Crystal runs and it has a very special place in my heart since it reflects my Native American heritage! I’m not sure how Patreon works Scott, but I’ll try to support you there as soon as I can!
Thank you Shawn!
Awesome to hear the shout-outs to your great community. =3 You have a lot of people helping out; that's great!
Your channel had a great 2022!
Thank you for all the content and I'm rooting for your channel to do even better in 2023!
It's cool to see a playthrough with Venomoth! It's my favourite fire/water type, though i did never understand why the types change so much between it and Venonat.
Guys, it's okay if Scott didn't calc Sludge Bomb correctly in this one, he already said he'll probably redo the run starting from Venomoth from the get-go. I'm sure he'll remember then considering the sheer amount of comments he got about it.
Other than that... happy new year, Scott! Your consistency at content creation is a very admirable trait and I'm looking forward to watch even more from you!
Thanks to Scott and all his creative team! I always enjoy the quality content!
I like the idea of Will having two Xatus so it seems like you're seeing double.
Thanks Shawn and everyone else who helps getting the videos made! But, of course, thanks to you as well, Scott, for all the effort you put into making these for our enjoyment!
Thank you for a wonderful gift for New Year, Scott! Wishing you lots of success in the upcoming year!
Thank you, Shawn! It goes without saying that you, Scott, and the rest of the team also deserve thanks. I am a fairly new subscriber myself but I have been binging videos since I found them and I find myself entirely shocked how fast you spit out this content. It's really nice to have an average of 40ish minute videos I can throw on the side while I do other things and I am never worried if I am going to be running out of it any-time soon!
Thank you Scott for acknowledging the amount of work your team puts in, really puts into context how difficult daily uploads must be, this is more than a hobby for you for sure.
It was a seriously challenge, even with Shawn and myself going all the time. Him 5-6 days a week and me 7 days a week. Others contributed of course!. I’m really grateful and inspired just how many people want to and do help with the creation process. Can’t wait to see what all the work builds up to over the next year!
Thanks Shawn! ❤️
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I hope venomoth eventually gets a new regional form some day so it can finally one of those crazy type combos….and you’ll probably forget what type that one is as well
Thanks everyone on the production crew for the great videos. Thank you Scott for the material.
Happy new year to you Scott, the team and also all of the viewers!! thanks for making my 2022 significantly better!
Really great video! I actually really love Venonat and Venomoth a lot. I really started liking Venonat during a run of Soulsilver where I only used Pokemon that I got off of the Pokewalker, and since then it always was incredibly cute to me. Not to mention Venomoth starts getting extremely fun to use from Gen IV onward. Tinted Lens is awesome, Quiver Dance is awesome, Roost is awesome etc. So many amazing pick-ups. Since I'm also a Yugioh fan, I tend to like naming my Venomoth's PUV for "Perfectly Ultimate Venomoth". It not only sounds awesome but also is just a cool iconic old Yugioh card.
One minor optimization thing that I'm honestly not really sure how much time it saves, but with Psychic and HP Ice, Sludge Bomb actually hits everything you want to hit with Return harder. It's not really that important and I think mostly it might make the 2HKO on Umbreon guaranteed with Poison Barb (or even PRZCUREBERRY) and maaaybe 3 hits the Snorlax? Honestly though its not a big deal but I thought I would mention it. You still did great.
Thanks for the year of awesome and amazing content!
Thank you Scott, Shawn and the whole production team for a wonderful year of content. Really looking forward to what 2023 will bring on this channel!
Thanks as usual Scott, and Happy New Year!!
Just found your channel recently and have been loving catching up on your past videos. Keep up the great content and have a great new year!
Welcome to the channel! Have fun catching up and let me know when you’ve done it!
I can't believe they made a Pokémon that adapts to battle like this. I mean, it changes its type to be whatever is least convenient to the player. Such a bold strategy
Happy New Year to Scott and his team (and his fiancé).
Also if you ever get the chance, listen to Venomoth in Pokemon Puzzle League.
Thanks to you Scott, and obviously all the team that makes all this videos possible.
Someone needs to make a ROM hack where Venomoth changes types in every battle to reflect its true majesty. If I had any coding abilities I’d make it but I can’t even manage a Hello World, let alone that!
I'm looking forward to the emerald runs! You've inspired me to start playing them. I've already done Slaking (a beast), Medicham (also super good) and im in the middle of a forrestress run, which is a struggle because its gen 3 moveset is horrific T.T Can't wait to keep seeing it!
Also, Clair is actually meant to reference a Dragon's Lair x3 which makes sense given how her Gym operates as a dungeon you have to progress through to reach her.
I’m so glad that the bug/flying/psychic/dragon/steel/lightning/dual fire/fighting/ghost/fairy a day in the sun. Happy new years Scott!
Great way to end the year thanks for all the fantastic content Scott!
What better way to end the year than with a run of our favorite dragon/ice pokemon
Thank yous to your whole team. Wishing all of you the best in 2023.
Thank you Scott and production team you guys rock !
23:54 and 53:56 -- Morty's Gengar has 69 HP -- Nice.
25:13 -- Your Venomoth has 69 defence -- Nice!
37:56 and 55:22 -- Karen's Gengar has 69 attack -- Nice!
41:11 and 56:13 -- Lance's Gyarados has 69 special attack -- Nice!
43:43 and 56:40 -- Blue's Rhydon has 69 in both special attack and special defence -- Very Nice!
46:12 and 57:30 -- Red's Snorlax has 69 speed -- Nice!
40:36 -- On that note I miss that quick flash of the nice! you used to do for the 69s... You and Shawn should bring that back like for real, with this overlay y'all's are doing there's waaay too many missed opportunities :(
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@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon yeah, so important you need to ask Shawn to deploy the nice flashes for the stats as well
Like I said, so many missed opportunities
This video is gonna be a piece of cake
Venomoth is the franchise's first psychic/fairy/bug/poison/fire/flying/normal/sound type!
Happy new year Scott and everyone reading this! I hope your year is filled with blessings.
This was another fun run to watch, Venomoth did much better than i thought it would and I’m excited for your plans coming for this year! Let’s goooooo!
Thank you Shawn, and everyone else for helping out Scott to make these amazing videos!
Love the videos you post. They're entertaining for me. Also, I know you just started Gen 3 runs, but are you planning to do Gen 4 runs in the future? As well, amazing work on the videos Scott keep up with the great work! 😃
Hey Scott, I have been bingeing your channel for about a month now and loving every bit of it. You put so much work and love into your process and you've got a great personality to boot! I just wanted to put a forgotten pokemon in your mind that I really loved as a kid but haven't seen since generation 3. Relicanth, the ancient fish pokemon, that non evolving ancient fish helped me absolutely dismantle pieces of the elite four along side the help of my trusty tropius and super cool shedinja. I imagine a solo challenge for it would be pretty good. If you want a nickname Relican is a classic, because of course it can.
scott, you might want to start using a damage calculator. neutral sludge bomb is stronger than neutral psychic on a target with equal defenses; even a low-damage-range sludge bomb is stronger than a high-damage-range psychic. even though venomoth's special attack is higher than its attack, same-type attack bonus does a lot, and it's venomoth's strongest move. having it over swift or return would have allowed for better damage ranges.
Not to mention that all of the types that resist poison (Steel, Rock, Ground, Poison, Ghost) are dealt with by HP ice and/or Psychic.
@@fishcatch22not steel lol
I do use a damage calculator. Honestly this video was put together REALLY quickly and I just overlooked sludge bomb in my tired + exhausted state after the December madness.
Considering that Venomoth can be every type at once, it will only be weak to rock!
I'm stoked for doduo, one of my favorites from gen 1.
Thanks Shawn and everyone that helps this channel have this quality! You guys are awesome!
Scott, thank you for the awesome content and you’re quite a charismatic person! Love the content and how upbeat your videos are.
Also, make a Venomoth run that each fight is a different type… lol. I also still have doubts on which type it is.
Venomoth, Armaldo, Lugia, Gligar and which other Pokémon have their type doesn’t match their sprite!?
Sludge Bomb could have really been the star of the playthrough. Venomoth being a Poison/Poison types means you got that double STAB right off the bat. Then of course there's the programing error which caused all of Venomoth's STAB attacks to do an extra 50% damage which would then become the inspiration for abilities in generation 3 and was pretty much Adaptability before it was even a thing.
I've been watching your videos for about a year and playing since blue. It wasn't until this video I knew Venamoths type.
Not gonna lie. I'm impressed that you kept the typing static when it evolved (when it clearly is a fairy/dragon)
Dang Scott with that 1000 iq against Falkner! No joke I thought u were gonna get stuck until I saw you had disable
Ah Venommoth, this mythic psudo-Legendary Steel/Dark/Bug/Dragon type, has always had a place in my heart. As a child I was scared to death of moths, but when playing blue, I found the little guy charming. Thanks for helping face my fears, you fairy/ghost/nuke type
Happy New Year! Thank you for all your videos this year. I'm excited to see what comes in 2023 and beyond! :)
Hey Scott, the content your team produces is amazing! Thank you everyone! The subject of whether to evolve the pokemon naturally or not has been bugging me (no pun intended). I always thought the tier list should be starter pokemon as their time. Ie. Venomoth born, venomoth spot on the list. But if it was a venonat, it should be allowed to evolve. As a viewer, I've never enjoyed the runs where you had less options. While it's good background noise; the runs I'm most engaged in are the ones with many options. I enjoyed seeing how you had to hit an evolution breakpoint to beat Whitney. I just think the final time belongs to venonat, not venomoth. Keep up the good work!
I think the final time belongs to the line. Venonat will be worst, Venomoth will be better. I’ll have to do all three scenarios to compare.
Great video Scott! In the first playthrough when you were fighting Red, I noticed you were still holding the Nevermeltice but you didn’t have HP Ice anymore. Holding the Pink Bow would’ve given better ranges with Return. Happy New Years!
I often forget to change my held item
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon it likely wouldn’t have made a difference though!
Shawn, top dawg man! Your work is excellent and it’s been a pleasure to work alongside you and Scott this year, Happy New Year guys, and here is to 2023 🎉
Happy new year Scott! Nice to see this double-fighting type getting some love. A few people mentioned it already, by Sludge Bomb would really have improved your matchups against at least Karen and Blue, as it's Venomoth's most powerful move and Poison has solid neutral coverage, especially against physically frail mons such as Houndoom and Alakazam.
Also, I think using swift against bugsy would have made your fight a lot easier, it does significantly more damage than confusion
Ah, Pokemon Crystal and Venomoth. This reminds me so much of the shiny Venomoth I caught near the Lake of Rage which became a mainstay on my team.
Lucky, that’s a nice shiny too. Good find.
Thank you to everyone for helping put this incredible content together. Happy new year and looking forward to what comes next in 2023! 🎉❤
You should do a Venomoth run where the type is randomized, if that’s possible.
Every fight its different.
Happy new year Scott! I hope you have a great new year and I genuinely want 2023 to be a year of growth and happiness for you and your fiancé 💖
"the cowmaster"
That's a sick burn for her if you ever need one... dang.
Hey man i hope u have a great holiday season. One of the best things for me this year was discovering ur channel. Not only are ur videos great entertainment they also helped me rediscovering my passion for gaming, which was fading quickly since there are so many promblems irl. Can't wait to see u improve even more as the next year progresses.
Glad you found the channel! It means a lot to me that it helped you rediscover you passion for gaming. Irl can be so tough sometimes. Gaming has always helped me find joy in those times.
Happy New Year Scott. Thanks for all the great content!
Boy, Venomoth really gave it the old college try. Excited to see Venemoth get its own video without having to evolve
It's so cool to see Venomoth's use of Conversion and Conversion 2 attacks with the Color Change ability to get through Gen 2 by itself. You can really see how the Devs used this to design (and then recently nerf) Protean and Libero for future generations.
I will say, you're delivery of "This pokemon is _______ type" is the same whether you're joking or not, so I question it every time lol. I love it!
Little known fact: terrastalization was a gimmick pulled from Venomoth because of its versatility and type changing. The original name for terrastalization was Venomization!
I think it’s really cool that you’re gonna start with fully evolved forms in the future. It’ll definitely be more interesting that way, especially if you decide to do their unevolved forms.
With that said, I think one other element that really did this Venomoth playthrough a disservice was sleeping on Sludge Bomb. Return might have 102 base power, but Sludge Bomb has 135 after STAB. It absolutely would have made a difference in certain situations, like turning Snorlax into a 3HKO, plus Return simply wasn’t doing anything that Sludge Bomb didn’t. Even in situations where Return was less than ideal, something else like Psychic would have been better.
I know this was filmed sometime ago, so I’m aware that you’ve improved significantly since then, and I’m definitely going to stick around and see how much you continue to improve and learn. I’m excited for the new content that the new year will bring!
Ahh yes the steel dragon venomoth
Venonat is adorable. I will die on this hill.
I agree. I actually don't really like bugs in real life, but Pokémon's art direction somehow succeed at making a lot of them look cute, Venonat included. I found a shiny Venonat in Pokémon Scarlet in early-December and I was very happy!
Cannot wait for Venomoth to tackle Hoenn next and meet its competitor Armaldo!
Thoughts: Venomoth is not nearly as great as Gen 1, since it doesn't get Confusion from the start. Relying on Tackle + Swift is pretty slow going early game.
I think Sludge Bomb might be more useful than the standard Return for Venomoth. Sludge Bomb has higher base power than Return, even with Whitney's Badge in Johto section. Plus, you can cut the trip for Pink Bow in favor of Poison Barb.
Sure, it might not be great for Jasmine and Koga, but I think Sludge Bomb might be useful as soon as you get it. You can brute force your way against Jasmine with Sleep Powder and Koga with Psychic spam, even against Forretress. I don't know if the power difference is noticeable for Umbreon and Arcanine with Poison Barb Sludge Bomb.
Agreed regarding Sludge Bomb! I over looked ti
Love the videos Scott, and thank you crew as well! You all are awesome! Hope that you all have a great New Year in 2023!
Also, is there a way to swap the eggs at the start of the game to make Togepi become the Odd Egg? If there is, i think that could make a cool and fun Comunity Race like with your Parasect and Porygon videos!
Thanks to everyone who makes this amazing content possible, you all give me an extra thing to look forward to in the week! :)
Scott's comments: The Super Effective Trap.
ChaoticMeatball: Unga-Bunga Super Effective.
That first fight with Red was going surprisingly well. Gosh darn it Charizard.
I know!
I'm a bit sad that Yellow videos will only happen once a month now, cause they are my favourite playtroughs by far. But keep doing what you enjoy Scott, and have a great 2023 !
There will be more gen1 content. Streams and such. Plus there will be times during the year that the uploads are more frequent than once a week. In those case, expect lots of gen 1
If you had used Disable you could get free Tackles in the early section. Fascinating solo run, not all the way through yet I will edit it once done. Happy New Year Scott.
THANKS SHAWN! Also yeah it would seem that advice was taken even before I got to see it myself. Hmm... yeah the work all of the people who helped out with the output is nothing short of impressive. I must say 2023's output of FRLG is going to be interesting considering that some will benefit from having some new moves available and others will suffer not having bubble beam or a Mimic that can copy moves. But yeah as mentioned in a previous comment, Round 2 is impossible for a large number of Pokémon to do solo on the basis you cannot use items. Even at level 100 with rest strats you will get walled or crushed by the sheer power Blue's team has at his disposal. He will always have: Alakazam, Heracross, and Tyranitar the strongest Rock type in gen 3. The only other variable depending on who you replaced, he will have Exeggutor, Gyarados, and or Arcanine which are absent in the starter he chooses. All of which are at the lowest 72 and 75 for the starter. R2 Blue has to date the strongest team composition for any rival you can rematch with what is available to the respective games. It is somewhat a blessing that they aren't holding any items.
Sludge bomb and poison barb over swift since you Will be using psybeam/psychic/hidden power on Steel types and sludge bomb is more usefull poison is good for example on hyper potion using trainers
While the starting in final form rule does mean a lot of old videos need redoing, tbh a lot of those runs could use redoing anyway due to other changes in your rules and updates in your format. Just remember not to burn yourself out.
Thanks shawn!!!!
These videos have been keeping me occupied while off of school. Keep it up🤩
What would have been more fun is if you did the Venomoth run, BUT its type gets randomized after every gym (or every battle)
To keep in line with how its type randomly changes each video.
Nuzlocking Crystal now. Great to watch gen two plays of this at the same time.