I Played Pokémon as a Bug Catcher

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    Bug Catchers were a staple of every Pokémon region until Unova, so I decided to be come the first one in Unova!
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  • @grayphoenix861
    @grayphoenix861 2 года назад +5177

    I have so much respect for Leavanny, a pokemon with high defense, high attack, and the ability to learn to STAB physical moves and swords dance. Absolute legend.

    • @alxcus2962
      @alxcus2962 2 года назад +192

      @@Klausbro Ok, so? My Pokémon Black team had a Leavanny on it, and the Leavanny was really good.

    • @teresacrowley5310
      @teresacrowley5310 2 года назад +207

      @@alxcus2962 to be fair bug on its own sucks, but there are good ones like volcarona with the additional fire type

    • @dragon-du6ew
      @dragon-du6ew 2 года назад +71

      @@Klausbro talk to literally every single bug type that isn't orbeetle

    • @deadeye5735
      @deadeye5735 2 года назад +24

      I used it in ultra moon team what an insane mon

    • @megamilker102
      @megamilker102 2 года назад +58

      I like it’s because in the anime a it go leeeeeeeeeavaaaaannnnyyyyyyyyy

  • @Jorpda
    @Jorpda 2 года назад +1698

    Mikey: “SKYla, she flies a plane”
    Also Mikey: *suppresses shouting Team Sky at the top of his lungs to stay in character*

    • @mennowouters3938
      @mennowouters3938 2 года назад +89

      I am foreseeing team sky takes to Unova

    • @luci_glaceon
      @luci_glaceon 2 года назад +18

      @@mennowouters3938 Yes

    • @MrNITROPSYCHO
      @MrNITROPSYCHO 2 года назад +38

      Speaking of Team Sky, when's he gonna have Team Sky take over Galar Region? The triple Dex thing means it's stacked with a lot of good Flying types he can dominate with. There is literally no reason why he wouldn't do it.

    • @Jorpda
      @Jorpda 2 года назад +23

      @@MrNITROPSYCHO the issue is that there isn’t anything major that’s sky-based (trainers mentioned are potential recruits)
      Kanto and Hoenn are done
      Johto has Falkner and either Ho-oh or Lugia
      Unova has the Genies and Skyla
      Kalos has YAHVALTAL and Sky battles
      Alola had a flying starter and Celesteela and Kahili
      Sinnoh has the same issue and, while this doesn’t disqualify Galar or Sinnoh, it *may* play a factor

    • @MrNITROPSYCHO
      @MrNITROPSYCHO 2 года назад +7

      @@Jorpda Uh, yeah, Galar has Corviknight, Team Yell (a villainous team Michael could see as 'up for anything'), and Macro Cosmos Air (they have Cosmos in their name and their delivery group are already people OF THE SKY)

  • @trinitydalfae8478
    @trinitydalfae8478 2 года назад +328

    We never noticed that bug catchers disappeared after gen 4, but it does make sense. The first four regions took place in Japan where bug catching is a popular hobby while the later regions are based on places where bug catching is much less common.

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 Год назад +38

      You can argue that they were just merged with the Youngster in Gen 5, since a lot of Unova's Youngsters are unusually fond of Bug types.

    • @dhruvacharya-wx4bj
      @dhruvacharya-wx4bj Год назад +23

      funny that in the first 4 regions most bugs sucked except some like heracross and scizor but since gen5 they started getting high BST

    • @Grey_Warden_Invasion
      @Grey_Warden_Invasion 2 месяца назад +1

      I have to say I honestly never noticed if they still had bug catchers after gen 4 or not. But I also never really cared about them all that much.

    • @mounir1597
      @mounir1597 Месяц назад

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos 11 дней назад +1

      Guzma is a former bug catcher, yeah?

  • @BushSage
    @BushSage 2 года назад +591

    It was so refreshing to see in Alola how the Team Boss was a bug specialist. It really shows his motivation as an underdog.

    • @dubbingsync
      @dubbingsync 2 года назад +40

      Underdog? Guzma kicked my ass multiple times. It’s the closest I’ve come to rage quitting a Pokémon game.

    • @BushSage
      @BushSage 2 года назад +51

      @@dubbingsync well I mean bug type is widely considered the weakest type. Also his older sister is implied to be Kahili, the flying type specialist and his rival was kukui who always has a rockruff/lycantoc. So he grew up an underdog.

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 Год назад +24

      Kahili's father is rich and isn't an abusive twat, Guzma's is a deadbeat who hits him. They're clearly not siblings when you take the time to look into this. Where the hell did that dumb headcanon come from?

    • @kitdoesstufflmao
      @kitdoesstufflmao Год назад +7

      @@BushSage how is he related to Kahili?

    • @BushSage
      @BushSage Год назад +18

      @@kitdoesstufflmao Well they both squat and have white hair and in Guzma's house, his dad has a bunch of golf clubs in the house. I'll be honest a lot of this was implied/speculation

  • @Entity-of-Justice
    @Entity-of-Justice 2 года назад +2490

    I love how, in the canon of Mikey's character, he doesn't know anything about Unova but EVERYTHING about Unova's bugs.

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 2 года назад +303

      This character's just so obsessively into Bug types that he doesn't care about anything else. He lives and breathes bugs.

    • @orala2593
      @orala2593 2 года назад +33

      sad unova is amazing

    • @MozIleto
      @MozIleto 2 года назад +78

      @@gengarzilla1685 bug breathing: first form

    • @modelomegatyler
      @modelomegatyler 2 года назад +80

      @@MozIleto he just inhales a catterpillar and exhales a butterfly. XD

    • @MozIleto
      @MozIleto 2 года назад +21

      @@modelomegatyler ok but, housing/nesting bugs within your body

  • @Embtic
    @Embtic 2 года назад +1459

    I kinda love that he always uses an in-universe reason for his monotype runs instead of just saying “bug monotype challenge in Unova, let’s go”

    • @desimiller7298
      @desimiller7298 2 года назад +121

      Yeah that’s what I love about these, he never breaks character

    • @Dr.Bright568
      @Dr.Bright568 2 года назад +83

      the only person strong enough to break his character is GRUNTY BOI but the one person stronger than GRUNTY BOI is TEAAM SKYYY

    • @AH-re9gu
      @AH-re9gu Месяц назад +1

      Michael doesn't do boring playthrough he tell a story

    • @MyNaymIsSnek1526
      @MyNaymIsSnek1526 Месяц назад +1

      @@AH-re9guHoly crap a shiny. (sssavesss) QUICK BALL TIME! (get in the quick ball, it matchesss you perfectly)

    • @AH-re9gu
      @AH-re9gu Месяц назад

      @@MyNaymIsSnek1526 😆

  • @trippyeevee737
    @trippyeevee737 9 месяцев назад +83

    The fact that Pokémon was created from a love of bug catching makes this video that much better. Sad it took me this long to see it, fantastic as always Mikey

    • @Afanof1
      @Afanof1 7 месяцев назад

      Fax

    • @deathmetalhellokitty9724
      @deathmetalhellokitty9724 2 месяца назад

      Definitely one of the best things when you know about pokemons Backstory. Heck I think I'll do a big trainer myself soon

  • @markjrcolin1210
    @markjrcolin1210 2 года назад +618

    These “trainer type” runs are by far my fav, such as the team sky trainer vids or the dark type gym leader vid. And I can’t deny, part of why I love them so much is because of how well they’ve been edited. All killer, no filler!

    • @RodimusMinor1987
      @RodimusMinor1987 2 года назад +18

      I actually started doing my own Monotype runs after watching Mikey, I am currently doing a Ground run of Galar and I cannot get past Milo, But I will prevail

    • @Lupinemancer87
      @Lupinemancer87 2 года назад +7

      @@RodimusMinor1987 You are probably aslo gonna have some problems with Nessa :D

    • @RodimusMinor1987
      @RodimusMinor1987 2 года назад +5

      @@Lupinemancer87
      I did she swept half my team

    • @mmded781
      @mmded781 Год назад +4

      @@RodimusMinor1987 Lmao I wonder, what did your team ended up being 🤨 also I ended up doing a steel team in Galar and currently doing the same region but rock type

    • @RodimusMinor1987
      @RodimusMinor1987 Год назад +2

      @@mmded781
      My final team was
      Gmax Sandaconda
      Flygon
      Diggersby
      Excadrill
      Seismitoad
      Rhyperior

  • @werisekk3
    @werisekk3 2 года назад +607

    This is basically "Mikey appreciates one of the least appreciated types but specifically Leavanny for 34 minutes" and I couldn't have been happier to witness it.
    I love the gen 5 bugs so damn much!

    • @Lee_Sohee960
      @Lee_Sohee960 2 года назад +10

      gen 5 revolutionized the bug type

    • @ultrastarskys
      @ultrastarskys 2 года назад +16

      Yeah. My friend’s favorite Pokémon is a scolipede and hers is completely stacked and can kill ANYTHING. X scissor, Poison jab, Rock slide, Earthquake, focus sash and just train it up to make the speed better than it already is and you have a monster that can murder legends. Even without competitive training just scolipede with earthquake can body any play through if used correctly

    • @konvitdapda69420
      @konvitdapda69420 2 года назад +7

      SCOLIPEDE,GALVANTULA AND LEAVANNY GANGGGGGG

    • @konvitdapda69420
      @konvitdapda69420 2 года назад +6

      @@ultrastarskys respect my man Scolipede, also with speed boost sword dance baton pass is completely overpowered

    • @oktogon5137
      @oktogon5137 2 года назад

      Same but that’s only because Gen 5 is my favourite region and I like Genesect

  • @xhomiegreninjax137
    @xhomiegreninjax137 2 года назад +704

    I never realized there weren't any Bug Catchers in Unova onwards. I guess after Bug Types actually got good they were too dangerous for some random kid with a net to take care of 😂

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 2 года назад +34

      Fairly sure they came back for Kalos.

    • @xhomiegreninjax137
      @xhomiegreninjax137 2 года назад +37

      @@gengarzilla1685 They're in ORAS but I don't think they're in X and Y

    • @visedchunk6920
      @visedchunk6920 2 года назад +57

      Their last appearance was in gen 6, oras. They are not in kalos. But i wish they were still in the games… tho a bug catcher with a dottler in the early game could potentialy be tricky

    • @HeelBJC
      @HeelBJC 2 года назад +25

      @@visedchunk6920 I mean if we're counting remakes then their last appearance was in gen 8 via a game released like a month ago.

    • @visedchunk6920
      @visedchunk6920 2 года назад +10

      Right… forgot about bdsp

  • @aromanticfranziskavonkarma
    @aromanticfranziskavonkarma Год назад +69

    For anyone who heard about the sponsor and got concerned: Mikey later brought it up in an ASPITPIAY episode (can't remember which one it was unfortunately), he didn't know much about NFTs when he accepted the sponsor.

    • @dwyanesiwa7018
      @dwyanesiwa7018 11 месяцев назад +7

      Its the legends arkoos meme review

  • @user-ud8cz9qu2g
    @user-ud8cz9qu2g 2 года назад +84

    This generations rival has the most balls out of them all considering he PUNCHED A GRUNT IN THE FACE

    • @the_j0llyrancher72
      @the_j0llyrancher72 Год назад +4

      Honestly 10/10 he earned my respect. Can’t wait for the remakes so I can play these games

    • @bluemoon7785
      @bluemoon7785 Год назад +1

      ​@@the_j0llyrancher72 let's hope they do justice to these games. Not something like the Sinnoh remakes mess.

    • @the_j0llyrancher72
      @the_j0llyrancher72 Год назад +1

      @@bluemoon7785 considering how poorly those sold i am hoping they learned a lesson about it. Hopefully.

    • @MammothMorals
      @MammothMorals 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@the_j0llyrancher72maybe just buy a DS and the game to play them?...

  • @macwelch8599
    @macwelch8599 2 года назад +579

    Bug Catchers got really buffed up Pokémon starting in Unova, it’s crazy how much the Bug type changed between Sinnoh and Unova

    • @jonathanblaqk
      @jonathanblaqk 2 года назад +55

      Seriously. The only good Bug types in Sinnoh weren't FROM Sinnoh. lol

    • @dragon-du6ew
      @dragon-du6ew 2 года назад +22

      Useless to absolutely broken in a couple years

    • @macwelch8599
      @macwelch8599 2 года назад +5

      @@dragon-du6ew ikr, like, damn

    • @visedchunk6920
      @visedchunk6920 2 года назад +5

      The only unova bug type i have ever used was joltik/galvantula. When i use bug types i use the bug types of the gen. I never played any of the gen 5 games, so i never use any of them

    • @Erik_Emer
      @Erik_Emer 2 года назад +16

      I would say that they started becoming competitively viable starting gen 4, since that introduced the proper physical/special split, X-Scissor, and Bug Buzz, allowing bug types with actually good (special) attack stats to have stab moves, and not just Heracross with semi-accurate Megahorn. But gen 5, oof, they got an even larger boost from gen 4, on top of the great bug Pokémon introduced in this generation.

  • @ArcanaStorm
    @ArcanaStorm 2 года назад +120

    This madman named a mon with rollout “Autobot”. I salute you!

  • @amelieshuman3324
    @amelieshuman3324 2 года назад +82

    I love Mikey's commitment to the characters he does for these specialty playthroughs. That he pretends that he doesn't know these games better than anything in the world each time is fun

  • @bumblebee_127
    @bumblebee_127 2 года назад +42

    21:45 "Why are you all redheads?"
    Dear God Mikey you can't just ask people why they're redheads 🤣🤣🤣

  • @xMellomii
    @xMellomii 2 года назад +1421

    Yeah I’ll say it. Michael is really trying to keep his “Hottest Poketuber” label with the beard and tank and it’s working

    • @imsonny1635
      @imsonny1635 2 года назад +78

      I mean his plan is kinda working 😳

    • @SoraDonaldGoofy99
      @SoraDonaldGoofy99 2 года назад +56

      He has every right to be the hottest Poketuber. I personally don't know why he is, but whatever. He's entertaining.

    • @dragon-du6ew
      @dragon-du6ew 2 года назад +30

      He's trying to be hottest man that is almost 30

    • @samb4776
      @samb4776 2 года назад +5

      Pokeaim wayyyyyyy hotter let's all be real.

    • @LiminalQueenMedia
      @LiminalQueenMedia 2 года назад +2

      Agreed

  • @turtledude83
    @turtledude83 2 года назад +471

    Should definitely do this challenge in Alola as well! Golisopod, Vikavolt, Ribombee, Araquanid (if you get the Totem maybe better than Golisopod) not to mention Buzzswole and Pheromosa. As well as many older gen bug types. I'd love to see this bug trainer go all the way!

    • @michaelkowal3230
      @michaelkowal3230 2 года назад +43

      Would that make Guzma their rival?

    • @guyhyuma1738
      @guyhyuma1738 2 года назад +9

      This would be cool but he would find using the Ultra Beasts boring for the content. I would love it tho

    • @jacobkohr7243
      @jacobkohr7243 2 года назад +12

      @@guyhyuma1738 It might not be an ultra beast, but Volcarona isn't that far off from one. And unlike the UBs this game gives you a Volcarona really early for a pokemon like that.

    • @copolov3305
      @copolov3305 2 года назад +10

      And galar with frosmoth, centiscorch, orbeetle, and gmax butterfree

    • @jaredstivers
      @jaredstivers 2 года назад +3

      Agree, I done it before and it was a blast. Funny how both The American Inspired Regions have the better bug type pokemon.

  • @gabriellockwood2780
    @gabriellockwood2780 Год назад +72

    I really do think it was weird to take Bug Catchers out of the G5 games...
    The best LOOKING and STRONGEST Bug-Types in the franchise were introduced in G5 and G7.
    Scolipede, Leavanny, Crustle, Larvesta, and Genesect, Escavalier, Accelgor, Galvantula, Durant
    Araquanid, Golisopod, Vikavolt, Ribombee, Buzzwole, Pheromosa

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 Год назад +6

      Bug Catchers were merged with Youngsters in these games. If you look around, you'll find Youngsters who clearly love Bug types more than a Youngster usually would.

    • @zacharyjoy8724
      @zacharyjoy8724 Год назад +4

      Don’t forget Volcarona in G5. A truly magnificent Bug, which I wish was either a Legendary, or at least a Pseudo.

    • @michaelkowal3230
      @michaelkowal3230 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@zacharyjoy8724I think that's what they meant when they said larvesta

    • @TheMbmdcrew
      @TheMbmdcrew 7 месяцев назад

      The reason they took Bug Catchers out of the game is actually more cultural. Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh are based on parts of Japan, where bug catching is a popular hobby among children. Elsewhere, bug catching is a lot more niche and children don't do it as much. Speaking as someone from the USA, while _I_ have fond memories of catching butterflies at the park, the only time most of my friends caught bugs as kids were when we were all assigned to make insect collections in third grade. Kids that do catch bugs of their own volition (i.e. not as a school assignment) usually do so on a whim and don't, like, make it a huge part of who they are. So, yeah, in regions not based on Japan, Bug Catchers weren't really included or were merged with the Youngsters.

  • @skyzeeee
    @skyzeeee 2 года назад +735

    I feel incredibly bad for Mikey having to keep the sponsor and the links in the video now that he knows NFTs are bad 😭

    • @mrblakeboy1420
      @mrblakeboy1420 Год назад +19

      same

    • @euclois
      @euclois Год назад +4

      which nfts are bad?

    • @skyzeeee
      @skyzeeee Год назад

      @@euclois Most, if not all of them are. They’re essentially a pyramid scheme assigning a large amount of worth to digital collectibles (typically images), which people buy to sell in hopes of making even more money; akin to a stock market. So not only does it kind of wack out the economy, but the places that run all the NFT servers (for holding cryptocurrency I believe; which people then turn into real money) also apparently are doing some bad harm on the environment.
      At the end of the day it’s really an opinion? But most can agree that NFTs do more harm than good

    • @euclois
      @euclois Год назад +11

      @@skyzeeee but nfts are a technology, like the internet. there are millions of websites with phishing, scams, virus, illegal stuff etc, but you don't bash the internet. why don't you present actual solutions for nfts uses? because there are hundreds already on the making, like L2 solutions that actually don't hurt the environment (at least no more than traditional systems) and even the argument for blockchains like bitcoin hurting the environment are very broken and flawed.

    • @Sanas_Shy_Language
      @Sanas_Shy_Language Год назад

      @@euclois whats the point of an nft to begin with? who wants to buy your digital picture of monkey?

  • @thebandboy
    @thebandboy 2 года назад +369

    This guy takes "role-playing" games to the next level, and i love it

    • @S4turn-yt
      @S4turn-yt 2 года назад +3

      Same here dude

    • @anonymousman3257
      @anonymousman3257 2 года назад +2

      BANDBOY: I'm afraid Priest Mikey takes the whole roleplaying thing a little too seriously.
      Me: Oh, he's one of them.

    • @theedgelord6006
      @theedgelord6006 2 года назад +3

      Why the quotations? That is literally what role playing is

  • @nathanandsugar5252
    @nathanandsugar5252 2 года назад +188

    “I’m the first bug-catcher champion of Unova.”- Alder has entered the chat.

    • @ttttttttttttttttt.
      @ttttttttttttttttt. 2 года назад +24

      i mean he's technically not, but he does use quite a few

    • @irviensyahpratama
      @irviensyahpratama 2 года назад +15

      No patrick, vanilluxe and druddigon aren’t bug type
      bouffalant is also not an bug type either

    • @dashrith1831
      @dashrith1831 2 года назад +10

      @@irviensyahpratama *laughs in lance's johto team*

    • @phantomnite
      @phantomnite 2 года назад +3

      @@dashrith1831 ???? Lance is a flying type champion though

    • @Tom.V.G
      @Tom.V.G Год назад

      ​@@phantomnite i thought he was dragon

  • @SkipperdeesArt
    @SkipperdeesArt 2 года назад +9

    I swear, I've fought the Unova Elite 4 so many times, and that Reuniclus never misses Focus Blast. I didn't even know it wasn't 100% accurate!

  • @shayonmitra8337
    @shayonmitra8337 2 года назад +36

    The character choice was far too majestic for a trainer trope infamous for using 6 caterpies. Loved it

  • @webbyness5861
    @webbyness5861 2 года назад +71

    "bug, but make it fashion" really got me, only just past the one minute mark and I am sufficiently entertained

  • @jayvicera1808
    @jayvicera1808 2 года назад +196

    I love how Mikey cares more about the bugs being frozen than all of the humans. I can understand his concern. We shouldn't hurt Pokémon.

    • @thedragonwarrior5861
      @thedragonwarrior5861 2 года назад +11

      I understand as well. Humans are doo-doo

    • @Frogdude7969
      @Frogdude7969 2 года назад +10

      But Miltank meat us delicious, even more so when you hate them

    • @zeldafan6124
      @zeldafan6124 2 года назад +4

      I understand but I don't think humans are doo doo

    • @Shalakor
      @Shalakor 2 года назад +5

      But, humans are also canonically Pokemon.

    • @skibot9974
      @skibot9974 2 года назад

      Pokémon aren’t meant to be hurt… not like this

  • @uredbulldawg
    @uredbulldawg 2 года назад +8

    18:32
    “Guys, you can’t just enter people”

  • @13KillerShadows
    @13KillerShadows 2 года назад +32

    I just realized, after seeing Iris as the champion, but Ash has got to be the best connected and influential person in the world, he knows and befriended nearly all gym leaders and champions-to-be/champions of all the regions he's been in... That's a terrifying forever 12year old

    • @SilverAceOfSpades
      @SilverAceOfSpades Год назад +1

      he's 10

    • @Sammy_The_Umbreon
      @Sammy_The_Umbreon Год назад +2

      No but seriously, this kid has connections.

    • @anjugupta8367
      @anjugupta8367 11 месяцев назад

      Remember when he befriended god

    • @Draeckon
      @Draeckon 11 дней назад

      Not to mention he's made friends with some really powerful Legendary Pokemon like Mewtwo, Lugia, etc.

  • @thelagnificentleader
    @thelagnificentleader 2 года назад +60

    Mikey’s rant about Burgh was very intimidating.
    Until you realize he’s wearing a funny suit

  • @aisadal2521
    @aisadal2521 2 года назад +251

    Mikey's repping all the Bug Catchers out there with his awesome, on point cosplay 😁

    • @lucarioyt1848
      @lucarioyt1848 2 года назад +1

      Um you may have bots in your reply

    • @rithakc
      @rithakc 2 года назад +2

      @@lucarioyt1848 hes jist good at attracting girls

    • @cermitdafog7811
      @cermitdafog7811 2 года назад +3

      @@rithakc And men

    • @cermitdafog7811
      @cermitdafog7811 2 года назад

      @@rithakc I'm not admitting anything

    • @rithakc
      @rithakc 2 года назад

      @@cermitdafog7811 ok

  • @werecatauthor4249
    @werecatauthor4249 Год назад +6

    I love this run, bug types rarely get much love but damn john has no chill. He'd rather throw down then fight in a pokemon battle

  • @mitchmcnair4222
    @mitchmcnair4222 2 года назад +37

    I've started doing all bug for all my runs and it really changes things up. In Shield I easily got a well balanced team that could handle everything, but in Shining Pearl I had to sit around a few days because almost all of the bugs were only catchable from honey trees. A steel type Wormadan was MVP, sweeping multiple gyms and elite four once I got it evolved and with Quiver Dance.

  • @AceFuzzLord
    @AceFuzzLord 2 года назад +424

    The only times I have ever gotten a female combee in the last few games I played were runs where I was either going gen 8 only mons or doing nuzlocke encounter rules
    Also, an NFT is nothing but a scam no matter who makes it

    • @gus7807
      @gus7807 2 года назад +4

      No you can re sell them :)

    • @papersparrow899
      @papersparrow899 2 года назад +18

      At what point of the video were NFTs mentioned, because I got confused reading the comments

    • @DemonMankeyMan
      @DemonMankeyMan 2 года назад +19

      @@papersparrow899 the sponsorship bit

    • @AceFuzzLord
      @AceFuzzLord 2 года назад +1

      @@gus7807 e-girls can also sell their bath water to lonely men. Doesn't make that any less of a scam than an NFT

    • @Fvckallofyou1
      @Fvckallofyou1 2 года назад +1

      @@AceFuzzLord did you hear that people got some kind of hekkin mouth herpes from belle delphine’s bath water?

  • @LunarAnimeAngel
    @LunarAnimeAngel 2 года назад +138

    I love these themed playthrough challenges

  • @nennikuRN
    @nennikuRN 2 года назад +10

    Imagine being a Fairy-type trainer:
    Unova Gym Leaders: I don't know her.

  • @quacksire6014
    @quacksire6014 Год назад +29

    THIS CHANGE SHALL BE KNOWN ALL OVER UNOVA, AND BUG CATCHERS WILL BE RESPECTED LIKE GODS

    • @DandTBros
      @DandTBros Год назад +1

      Yes

    • @JJnwll7
      @JJnwll7 Год назад +1

      the creater of pokemon was a bug catcher when he was a kid.

  • @tyquil825
    @tyquil825 2 года назад +328

    8:09
    Michael: "Do I have any moves a steel type does not resist?"
    Me: "Yeah poison-type moves. They don't affect them but they don't resist it."

    • @prismknight353
      @prismknight353 2 года назад +32

      Well yes but actually no

    • @zaistreams5142
      @zaistreams5142 2 года назад +3

      ahaha 😐

    • @bobandmrmecaleb5873
      @bobandmrmecaleb5873 2 года назад +7

      R/technicallythetruth

    • @shanacrow4521
      @shanacrow4521 2 года назад +4

      Mission failed successfully

    • @_Tzer
      @_Tzer 2 года назад +1

      @@prismknight353 if you give them a ring target it becomes well no but actually yes.

  • @ArgyleKatt
    @ArgyleKatt 2 года назад +285

    It’s a good day when Truegreen and Mikey upload one after another

  • @ed_Skynight
    @ed_Skynight Год назад +9

    I think my love and appreciation for bug types became more apparent after Alola. In my opinion they definitely had the best bug types ever! Ribombee is my absolute favorite!

  • @BKLYNspider.
    @BKLYNspider. 2 года назад +7

    Trainer: Aren’t you a little….. old to be a bug catcher?
    Mikey: Yes, yes I am

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 Год назад +3

      Hey, the Bug Maniac is a Hoenn trainer class. And they're also bug-obsessed adults with glasses.

  • @MagusAgrippa8
    @MagusAgrippa8 2 года назад +131

    I did this in Crystal and absolutely loved it. I managed to Guillotine Red’s Snorlax and my starter Beedrill outsped and dealt heavy damage to his Charizard before going down.

    • @xav3665
      @xav3665 2 года назад +13

      RIP this reply section….

    • @jannintime1100
      @jannintime1100 2 года назад +10

      What is with these bots

    • @bruh-mw3ni
      @bruh-mw3ni 2 года назад +6

      @@jannintime1100 yt is full of bot these days

  • @Asherbird25
    @Asherbird25 2 года назад +197

    30:59 I remember when I had a Dragonite with focus blast, I never missed. I kid you not I used that move so many times that I didn't realize it was 70% accurate until someone told me

    • @tahminamushtaq9098
      @tahminamushtaq9098 2 года назад +13

      True. I had a Charizard with inferno in X, and believe my I loved that move.

    • @oktogon5137
      @oktogon5137 2 года назад +8

      I’ve never landed a focus blast in my life

    • @Asherbird25
      @Asherbird25 2 года назад +19

      @@oktogon5137 lol I guess I know who I stole my luck from

    • @idosomethingiguess3680
      @idosomethingiguess3680 2 года назад +3

      @@oktogon5137 I've landed it once,literally just once

    • @animalgalgamingandreviewin6280
      @animalgalgamingandreviewin6280 2 года назад +2

      I was the same but in my case it was Jolteon in Shield and the move thunder. He only missed once. But he's the reason why I now appreciate and love jolteon before I used one I always thought it was a overrated pokemon but now I get it.

  • @lordofgeese6437
    @lordofgeese6437 2 года назад +85

    MandjTV: This game looks like Pokémon but is meant for older audiences and had a magically beautiful world!
    Me: Ah Hell Yeah! Straight to the wishlist!
    Mandjtv: it’s built on Ethe-
    Me: my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

  • @NamikawaHitomi
    @NamikawaHitomi Год назад +8

    Fashion was so happy with you that it evolves 2 times in a row 🥺💕

  • @Sam20309
    @Sam20309 2 года назад +230

    I did a bug only run of this game. My team was: leavanny, crustle, vespiquen, heracross and volcarona. For the life of me I can’t remember what my last mon was.
    Edit: My last pokemon was galvantula

    • @HeelBJC
      @HeelBJC 2 года назад +2

      No one cares

    • @Sam20309
      @Sam20309 2 года назад +21

      @@HeelBJC Bruh

    • @justapassingbycommenterrem5642
      @justapassingbycommenterrem5642 2 года назад +9

      Bruh gen 5 was rhe rising of bug pokemon, scolipede, leavanny and volcarona were damnnn good poke designs they got interesting and cool typings too and they don't suck ass for once

    • @lucettaalexander
      @lucettaalexander 2 года назад +6

      @@HeelBJC Bro, even if you don't care other people might care. You don't need to be rude

    • @JustVince7810
      @JustVince7810 2 года назад +5

      @@HeelBJC bruh, read the room.

  • @CookieGal-
    @CookieGal- 2 года назад +431

    They really nerfed Elesa between the Unova games. In the originals her Emolgas (she had 2) knew Acrobatics. A base 110 STAB move in the 4th gym.

    • @donttrustnoone3921
      @donttrustnoone3921 2 года назад +20

      A base 110 STAB move in the 4th gym.
      Oh boy reminds me of Pokemon Unbound.

    • @galvsparks6295
      @galvsparks6295 2 года назад +31

      That’s not true though they knew aerial ace not acrobatics

    • @SACREDSCIZOR9116
      @SACREDSCIZOR9116 2 года назад +28

      they had aerial ace not acrobatics it was in the anime ok

    • @Vaderist.
      @Vaderist. 2 года назад +13

      Nerfed her battle prowess but made her a ton hotter

    • @thepotatoman3252
      @thepotatoman3252 2 года назад +5

      Aerial ace dude not acrobatics

  • @magmaking1770
    @magmaking1770 Год назад +7

    18:44 this would have been even better if he had said “I have a swarm…of bug types”

  • @bluebird5496
    @bluebird5496 2 года назад +4

    Venipede was one of my first catches in this game , I named it Mr.Hiss

  • @findtheshuaibs3888
    @findtheshuaibs3888 2 года назад +27

    BREAKING NEWS: Route 1 Bug Catcher saves bugs from being frozen to death by a grey snake

    • @kamentrainerhorn2073
      @kamentrainerhorn2073 2 года назад

      Looked more like a grey T-Rex with wings, but that's me. Either way, the Bugs are safe.

  • @astroboi2621
    @astroboi2621 2 года назад +164

    11:24
    Mickey, I know it's a sponsor and all and the game looks also really good too, but criptocurrency is bad for the planet: every "unit" of criptocurrency is coded in a way so that it cannot be stolen.
    So, to actually sell or buy any nft product, a server makes a lot of tiny "rubic's cube" for every single coin. Like, it has to convert the code to it's value.
    It makes a lot of tiny operations, and when something is expensive (or there's a lot of demand) we need to use more and more electricity to support the servers, which means more wasted energy and damage to the environment. Just to let you guys know, nfts are dumb in so many ways, please, let this not be a common thing, it would ruin a world that has already enough scars.
    Good vid btw, bug type is great

    • @Necro2Mutou
      @Necro2Mutou 2 года назад +28

      Not to mention, the cryptocurrency 'mining' setups require a lot of hardware, including GPUs... And there are people who are buying out the 3080s just to mine more of this environmentally-damaging, artificially inflated fake currency... Making it near impossible for people who ACTUALLY need the cards for their computers, or making the prices skyrocket.

    • @whimsibee4401
      @whimsibee4401 2 года назад +24

      I was about to come down here to comment about this too. NFTs are bad for the environment, bad for artists who get their art stolen to be made into NFTs, and it acts pretty much like a pyramid scheme, theres so many reasons to not support them. I hope he doesn't work with this sponsor again.

    • @kissoflifenobodyknows
      @kissoflifenobodyknows 2 года назад +5

      mickey?😭

    • @zekenelsons2069
      @zekenelsons2069 2 года назад +11

      And on top of all of that, in order to get the best deal on all the electricity used for mining crypto, they set up their mining operations in countries with dirt-cheap coal-powered electricity. So not only are they causing harm through their electricity usage in and of itself, they're specifically using THE MOST HARMFUL means of producing it.

    • @MarkBonneaux
      @MarkBonneaux 2 года назад +1

      Just fundamentally they're an answer in search of a problem

  • @sixpaths_shane
    @sixpaths_shane 2 года назад +6

    15:58 damn didn't know Batman was in the Pokémon Universe 😂

  • @mazharsiddiqi7288
    @mazharsiddiqi7288 2 года назад +3

    29:38 reminded me of the One Piece 2 year time skip of Luffy taking his hat off at the start and putting it back on at the end

  • @renellabsol1081
    @renellabsol1081 2 года назад +38

    Alternate title: Mikey becomes aDrive for 34minutes and 15seconds

  • @noellegilkes1572
    @noellegilkes1572 2 года назад +377

    That Illuvium game looked real sick till you mentioned NFT's

  • @zachurie8682
    @zachurie8682 2 года назад +8

    In these older Pokémon games, you can change your trainer type with you trainer ID to a bug catcher title if you really want. You can do it in this game I’m pretty sure

  • @purpleraider8105
    @purpleraider8105 2 года назад +6

    End of the video Mikey: "I am proud of each and everyone of these bugs"
    Mikey in the team ranking video at the end of the month: "3/10 disappointing "

  • @thepokekid01
    @thepokekid01 2 года назад +66

    Never thought of that (no bug catchers in Unova, but Unova has the strongest bugs... or at least many of them), but that is ironic... that said, you look more like you are ready for that australian region.

  • @LordRemiem
    @LordRemiem 2 года назад +45

    The sponsor was really looking awesome... but then they screwed up with the NFT and the Ethereum.

    • @CelestialQueenLollipop
      @CelestialQueenLollipop 10 месяцев назад +6

      I saw the ASPITPIAY first so when I heard the name I came to the comments just to find a comment talking about it.

  • @dr_doritotf2305
    @dr_doritotf2305 2 года назад +20

    2:12 “auto bot used rollout!”
    How does he come up with this?!

    • @bullet_outsmarter_5000
      @bullet_outsmarter_5000 Год назад

      As a massive transformers nerd, I approve

    • @alexfischer7876
      @alexfischer7876 2 месяца назад

      @@bullet_outsmarter_5000
      Weirdly enough, *Genesect* is an actual Transformer. Although it's more Decepticon-like in its design.
      (And _Bug/Steel_ type - which would make Bug Catcher Mikey _really_ happy.)

    • @bullet_outsmarter_5000
      @bullet_outsmarter_5000 2 месяца назад +1

      @@alexfischer7876 insecticon it is

  • @rockincradilyyyy8489
    @rockincradilyyyy8489 2 года назад +5

    13:40 (estimate) “YOU FOOL, YOU ACTIVATED MY TRAP CARD”

  • @garykennedy149
    @garykennedy149 2 года назад +70

    ALL gym battles
    1:34 Cheren
    2:04 Roxie [1st]
    3:16 Roxie [2nd]
    6:08 Burg
    11:49 Elisa
    16:01 Clay
    20:23 Skyla
    22:21 Drayden
    24:17 Marlon

    • @zarif1217
      @zarif1217 2 года назад +2

      ty

    • @fra7210
      @fra7210 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yo this is the man TY

  • @jamescallanan2443
    @jamescallanan2443 2 года назад +176

    Suggestions for more type playthroughs:
    Sword/Shield as the Electric Gym Leader
    Any game after Gen 5 as the leader of Team Pixie Dust (Fairy types)
    Sun/Moon as the Ice Trial Captain/Kahuna (Pretty tough since your first Pokémon would be Crabrawler)

    • @ilikebikeriding
      @ilikebikeriding 2 года назад

      Or Sword/Shield as the Flying Gym Leader

    • @jamescallanan2443
      @jamescallanan2443 2 года назад +5

      @@ilikebikeriding I figured Electric because he said he'd be an Electric Gym Leader in Galar in the same video he made his Grass Gym. And he's already done Flying-type twice

    • @kaelanmcalpine2011
      @kaelanmcalpine2011 2 года назад

      I was personally wanting to do a Fairy Type run based around Kingdom Hearts, but I'm waiting for Inclement Emerald to get the Gen 8 Pokemon update since I don't wanna go through it without using my favorite fairy. It might be possible to do in Sword/Shield but I don't have a way to get Alolan Ninetails or Primarina in the games for the team to work.

    • @speculyn5060
      @speculyn5060 2 года назад

      Steel Type Playthrough pf BDSP?

    • @jamescallanan2443
      @jamescallanan2443 2 года назад +1

      @@speculyn5060 his type based playthroughs usually have a gimmick to them e.g. Grass and Dark Gym Leaders in regions that don't have them, Team Sky in Hoenn against Aqua and Magma, Bug Catcher in the first region without Bug Catchers. There's nothing about Sinnoh that would tie to Steel in the same way

  • @merlinparache1681
    @merlinparache1681 Год назад +7

    This video was beyond perfect. I am definitely going to try a specific type play through like this. Micheal, Bug Catcher Champion, your acting was humorous and true to what a real life Bug Catcher trainer would act like 😂. I enjoyed every second.

  • @cormacmccarthy1889
    @cormacmccarthy1889 2 года назад +107

    This made me so happy. Galvantula is legitamately my favourite pokemon, and the fact that it won you the entire game was so special to me.
    Edit: Wow! Over 20 likes!

    • @noocshere6671
      @noocshere6671 2 года назад +4

      Same. Gavantula is my favorite bug-type

    • @ErminDedicNT
      @ErminDedicNT 2 года назад +2

      I almost never go a game without an electric type, and for White I chose it. However, in Black 2 I used Electross

    • @kirbyfreakyt4695
      @kirbyfreakyt4695 2 года назад +2

      Current competitive Galvantula set works like this:
      Galvantula
      Ability: Compound eyes
      Item: Focus Sash
      Idk the EVs, but one is Max Special Attack
      Attacks:
      Sticky Web
      Thunder Wave
      Thunder
      Bug Buzz
      And it's so GOOD.
      It can take down about half of an unprepared team, set up a Sticky Web to slow down all the enemies, Bug Buzz past a Substitute, and Thunder or Thunder Wave annoying targets.

    • @cormacmccarthy1889
      @cormacmccarthy1889 2 года назад

      @@kirbyfreakyt4695 cool! Nobody asked for this but we’re all glad you gave us this

    • @LufDem
      @LufDem Год назад +1

      Same, i sweeped through the entire elite four on pokemon black with my galvantula and its been my favorite pokemon ever since

  • @ionlycreatedthissothatican6859
    @ionlycreatedthissothatican6859 2 года назад +12

    Hugh despite not being the edgiest rival is weirdly the most physical, also never forget that cheren called team plasma a waste of oxygen, my dude didn't need mommy/daddy issues, a nasty attitude and spiky hair to deal out insult

  • @lotustea6806
    @lotustea6806 2 года назад +638

    Was so so so excited for that game till you mentioned the NFT's they arent going anywhere with that and have already killed most of their interest :/

    • @RandomThoughtsFromEll
      @RandomThoughtsFromEll 2 года назад +122

      Also, NFTs are really bad for the environment and produce more CO2 than some countries.

    • @PretzelPython
      @PretzelPython 2 года назад +7

      @@RandomThoughtsFromEll what are nft’s? Do you mean the monkey ape things.

    • @muffin1138
      @muffin1138 2 года назад +107

      @@PretzelPython yup, the way they work uses up a lot of energy and the "community" around it have stolen art from many people, including ones who have passed away

    • @LeegmaV
      @LeegmaV 2 года назад +44

      the first game to contribute in global warming, in a bad way tho

    • @memelord8769
      @memelord8769 2 года назад +18

      They are also very bad at their own advertising

  • @peterrealar2.067
    @peterrealar2.067 2 года назад +6

    Dude, the fact you found Heracross in this game is awesome. It's so rare.

  • @ThDanezi
    @ThDanezi 2 года назад +11

    Man, as a bug type fan, I LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!
    What a great video man

  • @ThatOneBenji
    @ThatOneBenji 2 года назад +60

    This is amazing I love how Mikey brings more attention to bug types this makes me thing he should do a collaboration with A-Drive

    • @dragon-du6ew
      @dragon-du6ew 2 года назад +8

      I want to be a RUclips employee so I can delete these bots

    • @SkyEevee
      @SkyEevee 2 года назад

      I agree

  • @samuelconceicao7750
    @samuelconceicao7750 2 года назад +65

    Strange, i always call my Leavannies "Fashion", just because of it's abilities with well... fashion clothes, i think a fashionista bug would fit right in for Mikey

    • @GeoPeron
      @GeoPeron 2 года назад +1

      What a coincidence

    • @dragon-du6ew
      @dragon-du6ew 2 года назад +1

      When's the last time you've played any gen 5 game

    • @dragon-du6ew
      @dragon-du6ew 2 года назад +1

      Not just for music

  • @JackJerome-rd9tz
    @JackJerome-rd9tz 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love how right after becoming Swadloon, fashion liked Mikey so much she just immediately evolved XD

  • @Hydro_Sparks
    @Hydro_Sparks 2 года назад +5

    Can't wait to see Team Sky come to Unova.

  • @guardian6788
    @guardian6788 2 года назад +44

    A suggestion, if I may. Team Sky could conquer the skies of Johto in Heartgold, considering Ho-oh is a glorious creature of the sky, and some recruits for Team Sky, including the first Gym Leader and the Champion

    • @CadenzaKatie
      @CadenzaKatie 2 года назад +1

      I’m actually doing a flying type only run in Crystal. There’s actually quite a few good birds lol

    • @greyscaleadaven
      @greyscaleadaven 2 года назад +1

      Team sky should take a try at Colosseum. Lots of flying types in that game surprisingly.

    • @kamentrainerhorn2073
      @kamentrainerhorn2073 2 года назад +1

      I'm considering starting a Team Sky chapter here in Unova. (By the way, neither LAND-on nor SEA-n are allowed.)

  • @MinMin4theWinWin
    @MinMin4theWinWin 2 года назад +27

    14:25 I can't stop laughing! XD the third OW with that face was absolutely hilarious! XD

  • @nbg-almighty3701
    @nbg-almighty3701 2 года назад +7

    22:56 nice

  • @MasterSuicune
    @MasterSuicune Год назад +5

    As a bug type specialist myself, this run made me happy :3

  • @luqmanulhakimbincheabdulha7974
    @luqmanulhakimbincheabdulha7974 2 года назад +45

    Leavanny has always been my fav design for bug pokemon second to volcarona im glad this highlight her beauty, i hope they include in the next pokemon game

  • @davidmiguelteodoromoreno9245
    @davidmiguelteodoromoreno9245 2 года назад +20

    It's been big time since I saw a unova playtrough!! UNOVA GOT THE BUGS THO

  • @Princess_Narii
    @Princess_Narii 2 года назад +3

    I love your Monotype playthroughs expecially since you go so deep in to the themetics
    As a monotype trainer myself I greatly enjoy this content.
    I hope you make more of this!!!
    You go Team Sky/ Grass/Dark Gymleader /Bug Catcher / Team Rocket Grunt / Whatever else you come up with in the hopefully near future

  • @yeseungshin8009
    @yeseungshin8009 Год назад +3

    23:45 hilariously, the only dragon move this haxorus has is dragon tail

  • @johnapple6646
    @johnapple6646 2 года назад +21

    I've been so used to Nuzlockes that I forgot that normal playthroughs with healing items can be fun too

  • @achaka8947
    @achaka8947 2 года назад +24

    It’s kind of weird that Grunty Boi’s voice is still so high while having such a manly beard

  • @Sanas_Shy_Language
    @Sanas_Shy_Language Год назад +3

    As a bug type enthusiast, and most of my favourites being from Unova, love this video!

  • @CCaseyTnT
    @CCaseyTnT 2 года назад +3

    "It is I, Mickey Mouse" but seriously couldn't stop laughing at how high pitched Grunty Boy's voice was this episode 🤣

  • @DynamicAero
    @DynamicAero 2 года назад +18

    The Beyond Plus Ultra was excellently timed, I was waiting for that joke to come up ever since you named your Escavalier "Beyond". Especially in the context of a "Go! Beyond!" which is the dialogue when you send out Beyond.

  • @aaa1e2r3
    @aaa1e2r3 2 года назад +20

    Oddly enough, the only Bug types that are capable of learning Fly are Volcarona and Vikavolt.

    • @redxd7108
      @redxd7108 2 года назад +2

      I Think Beedrill can learn it too🤔

    • @NChase459
      @NChase459 2 года назад +6

      Which sucks since both are special attackers. (Also, to the other person who replied, Beedrill cannot learn fly)

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 2 года назад +10

      If any Bug/Flying type should learn that, it's Yanmega. A Pokédex entry outright says they can carry a human in flight.

    • @oodogla
      @oodogla 2 года назад +3

      And there are so many bug/flying types too... Yanmega's dex entry says it can carry and fly with a person in its back but it can't learn fly.

  • @SuperChristopher-ll8bd
    @SuperChristopher-ll8bd 2 года назад +5

    Me: enjoying the video.
    Me at 14:43: hears music "Wait is that Spirit Tracks music? I love that game!"

  • @variatiethee
    @variatiethee Год назад +2

    I adore this concept for a playthrough. Keep up the good work! 😀

  • @sharalakid
    @sharalakid 2 года назад +29

    This. Is. CLEARLY. A. Masterpiece.

  • @ClefairyFairySnowflake
    @ClefairyFairySnowflake 2 года назад +34

    Congratulations, Michael, on a successful playthrough as a bug catcher! You are a hero to bug catchers everywhere! Keep up the great work!

  • @amoghkhanapurkar9626
    @amoghkhanapurkar9626 Год назад +3

    Plot twist: bug catcher Micheal listened to face off and got motivation

  • @suprememidnight1628
    @suprememidnight1628 2 года назад +6

    As a man who loves bug Pokémon this video was perfection

  • @Aitaitaitai
    @Aitaitaitai 2 года назад +23

    The full spin of Grunty Boi instead of the hand motions wasn’t lost on everyone, I always wait to see what you’ll do next and this was a great option 😂

  • @turtlewaffle5131
    @turtlewaffle5131 2 года назад +8

    What no bug catcher has ever done 29:53

  • @saulovictor3677
    @saulovictor3677 2 года назад +1

    This was so good. Definitely I'm looking at bug Pokemon different after your playthrough

  • @paigespears2106
    @paigespears2106 2 года назад +3

    Oh yay! :D seeing someone fight with an exclusively bug type team is so cool! One of my favorite types is bug, and Unona's bug types are some of my favorite.

  • @remylarrivee2047
    @remylarrivee2047 2 года назад +15

    That's why I loved using Levanny in B2W2! More often than not, if Sewaddle has Max friendship at Lv20, so you only need 1 more level to get Levanny!

  • @sedentaryscorpion
    @sedentaryscorpion 2 года назад +93

    As someone who loves bug types with all of my heart, I appreciate this video endlessly.

    • @zacharyjoy8724
      @zacharyjoy8724 Год назад

      Do you think Bug Catcher Mikey might have a good time in Alola (Ultra, preferably)? After all, more powerful Bugs get introduced in that generation, and I think seeing a Battle of the Bugs between him and Guzma would be awesome.

  • @Ishmala91
    @Ishmala91 2 года назад +1

    I haven't seen that much Unova content and don't know these 'mons, but when I saw Sewaddle evolve into something based on a mantis I was hooked. Go Fashion!

  • @azurerandomness
    @azurerandomness Год назад +2

    I love this video especially because I do actually use like 3 to four of the Unovan bug types whenever they’re available