The Brick Break TM can be found in Iccirus City (where the Ice Gym is) in Pokemon Black and the Rock Slide TM can be found in Iccirus City...at least that's coverage. Just letting you know for future Pokemon Black runs. Oh and Shadow Claw TM can be found in Celestial Tower! That would've helped against the Caitlin and Shauntal.
Had an idea. A team of fail. Basically, any time you have lost a challenge, I know its rare, but its happened, form a team of that lineup, or at least a couple of them, and try it this time. Maybe even balance it out with pokemon who SUCKED early but rocked late, teamed with ones that ruled early but got smushed in late game. *EDIT* Just editing in to cover my own fail. This was a great video and a lot of fun to watch, as are pretty much all your vids, merry christmas and enjoy the time off!
I did not expect the naming scheme to be the freaking three wise men but the Chrono Trigger line is what tipped me off lol, still haven't finished the run but great video so far as usual!
Coming back after listening to the outro- I've been listening since I wanna say the Wobbuffet video, and you're still one of my favorite channels on youtube. It really is good to hear that you still love doing it after all these years, and that everything seems to be going so well for you in real life despite the challenges you've been facing. Merry christmas MDB! Thanks for all the laughter over the years, both in the challenges and in the lets plays!
I completely forgot that Chrono Trigger used them for a theme too; I knew that the "original source material" was the Bible but my first thought was Neon Genesis Evangelion, not Chrono Trigger.
Weird parasocial stuff aside, you're the only RUclipsr I follow that I feel like I could hang out with and genuinely have a blast. I know you're having fun and it makes me smile, even when I'm having a bad day. That outro really warmed my heart and was an awesome Christmas present.
Merry Christmas MDB thank you for all the entertainment over the past few years. I love the challenges and let plays and how honest and sincere you are with your work. I hope you are getting rest over the holidays
There was an old Christmas play that our church did when I was a kid. There was a song called "What Shall We Name the Baby?". It was about the Wise Man named Casper. He was late though... So when he sang "let's name him Casper". Everyone was like "What a Disaster".. I did find one instance of the song on RUclips. I adore your content as always! I admire all the hard work and determination you put into your content! Keep up the amazing work and have a great day!!! EDIT: I found the title of the play I mentioned. "The Great Late Potentate".
There is nothing like having a job where you can have fun, make a living, and build a solid community all at the same time. It’s even better when you can just be yourself and just do whatever comes naturally to you. Happy new year mdb!
We don't have Thanksgiving over here (UK) so we tend to do our thankful stuff at Christmas, so I am thankful for everything you've given us over these years. I don't know about everyone else, but I know I watch your stuff because you're always just yourself, and that just makes you instantly more likeable than someone who tries to be something they're not. Watching you play your lets plays is as close as it comes to playing games with my mates, and that's the best feeling in the world. So thank you for letting us all in on that. Hope you have a brilliant 2024!
Your choice of nicknames was very wise. You deserve a gold medal (and some frankincense and myrhh). Honestly, I knew the names from the footnotes of a Bible, but in the back of my mind I was thinking of Robo going "Roihclem? System error! I reversed it! It says "Melchior!""
I'm really happy I found your channel again. I loved your videos as a kid, and watching them now brings back so many memories. I'm going to binge-watch all your old videos. I remember finding places with Wi-Fi to download them and then having a blast watching them later. Those times were so much fun! 😊
Merry Christmas! Happy to hear your honest opinions on being a RUclipsr. I do enjoy watching your challenge videos and seeing how crazy they sometimes are. I do get invested in seeing if you can win or not. I also appreciate that you keep doing stuff you enjoy regardless of popularity. I've been trying to be that way about my channel, even though I only have like 50 subscribers. It's not easy to be sure.
Ad-libbing MDB is just the best, your monologues are wonderful! I'm real happy for you that you've had a great year, hopefully your wife coming back soon will add to your joy and keep up the good work! Your videos are still great, they're a pleasure to watch and, most importantly, I'm glad that they're fun to make too! *Sponsorship* Happy holidays brother, sending extra cuddles your way for Rocky and Sabu ❤
Merry Christmas MDB! I lurk a lot, but I really love your stuff even several years later (I think the first vid I saw was the Gen 1 Rattata challenge shortly after it came out). You're genuinely a blast to watch and I thrive off the energy and love you pour into everything you do. It's a shame you haven't been able to do as many videos with WhattaGeek and GooseIt. Still eagerly waiting for the day the other Nancy Drew playthroughs can happen (by the way if you haven't seen the Nancy Drew Shadow of Waters Edge playthrough you need to watch it, it's pure gold). I hope that you'll be able to keep taking care of your family and yourself with this gig for as long as you enjoy it. Happy not Thanksgiving MDB, thank you for all that you do.
I find it funny that you specifically called out crono trigger because i'm like '..i know it's not *just* crono trigger, but that's where i know the names from'
i do not remember when i started watching you but ever since i started watching you i havent missed a single episode of the challenge runs, i do also watch your other videos but i came here for these challenge runs and i am thankful for you doing these it makes my week and i hope that one day i can be as inspirational on another as you have been on me on my actual youtube account (when i start uploading)
merry late christmas mdb, your content is really special to me because you never fail to get me comfy enough to sleep. when I fail to do it by myself I think "ok time to bring out the big guns" and watch any older video of yours again, works 98% of the time
Merry christmas! I got you a comment! But seriously, I'm watching this on Christmas morning (while finishing up someone's present), and getting to watch this *is* a gift. Thank you for all that you do! Have a great holiday, take time for yourself and your family, and looking forward to seeing your videos again in the new year!
I only figured it out for certain shortly before you said Balthazar. I knew that one. Huh, turns out two himbo Fodlan students are named after Wise Men!
Hey MDB, to make things faster in the future, the Universal Pokemon Randomizer has an option to use the legacy experience system. Maybe you should use it next time. The only thing it changes is how much time you spend grinding levels.
MDB, you know what I’m thankful for? I’m thankful that I found your videos. I’m thankful you’ve never given up being who you are. “Hanging out with all your friends, but all your friends are idiots” is the best mission statement EVER!! And you succeed, sir. MERRY CHRISTMAS, MAH DRY BREAD!!!
Types of people who know obscure biblical trivia -people whose idea of fun is learning obscure biblical trivia -Evangelion fans -Chrono Trigger fans I actually didn’t know they were also names in chrono trigger, in eva they’re the names of the magi, three powerful AIs that run failsafes among other things
Really glad I watched the let's plays, lots of entertaining content there, thanks for all the content this year MDB, hope you get a few days off over the next little bit :)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays MDB - I think I speak for many when I say even if some of us showed up with the Pokemon videos, we're all still here because of the person behind it all. Keep doing you Wiggle Man!
Merry Thanksmas Mr. Dry-Bread, famous RUclips Nancy Drew Let's Player. I don't comment often but been around since one of those original 3 Pokemon Challenges. I think it was the Magikarp one but I believe I saw the Rattata one being recommended. I've shown some of your stuff to friends and they tend to have fun with them. I've always been under the belief that your community generally stays so positive and friendly because the vibe they get from your videos is 'Dude you hang with on a couch playing games while you talk about random crap on a Friday night' and it makes it come across more like hanging with a longtime buddy than watching an entertainer or streamer.
Fun Fact: Beartic is the only non-Water Pokemon to get Swift Swim. Actually running it an my Rain team in Violet right now. Despite this, and despite polar bears being fantastic swimmers in the real world, Beartic can't swim in Scarlet and Violet.
Merry Christmas! And in response to your outro, I'm thankful for all the content you've put out over the years and put out weekly, your videos have often brought me joy and kept me company during my work hours. You're a great dude and genuine in everything you do, which I respect a lot. Looking forward to another year of MDB vids to come!
Merry Christmas MDB. Thanks for all the hours you have put into making this a great place to come spend some time to chill out and watch some of our favorite games with great commentary
As soon as I said to myself "Chrono Trigger?", you just had to slap the back of my head with the "No, not Chrono Trigger, think of its source material". Pausing it now and taking a guess that it's the names of the 3 wise men who visited the stables where Jesus was born? That's the only thing I can think of!
Merry New Year, MDB! I've been watching you for the past... two years or so, at least, and I must say you never fail to entertain me - whether it be Pokemon, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, or even your non-challenge stuff like Pokemon Stadium, Wrestling Empire, or Police Simulator. Here's to hopefully many more years of content! Also, that moment when you hit the credits and there's still 10 minutes of video left. Not that I'm complaining in the slightest; I love the ad lib outros.
Another awesome video MDB. For what is worth, for me (and others, I'm sure) I enjoy the consistency and scripted bits. In a chaotic world, there's a ton of value in something predictable and comforting! I'm glad to see you're still enjoying getting to make videos, thanks for all the entertainment!
I am glad you used Hail. At the start of the video noticing the Abilities, I immediately thought teaching them Hail would be the best "Big Brain" move and only situations that a Weather Effect would be useful. Merry Christmas!
I would like to point out that unlike sun and rain, hail does not power up ice type moves Only thing is does in gen 5 is blizzard never misses and castform gets ice weather ball of 100 bp
Merry Christmas, MDB! It’s been such a pleasure watching your content and reading your updates this year! Hope 2024 is AMAZING for you and your loved ones! ❤️🎄
Merry Christmas Mah-Dry-Bread. Ice is my favorite type so this was really fun 💙. I'm thankful for you doing these videos. Let me tell you, in winter of 2019 I was in a bad dangerous situation and no joke , I found your videos during that time and it was one of the only things that could keep me calm and grounded as I hid in my room. It helped get me through that time. Honestly. I've never thanked you for that. I still love these vids years later, they still comfort me so much. Please keep making your videos. We love you~
Always loved your content for years. You and jrose were always fun to watch to see how other people think about how to go through a run. Hell I even did my own solo run on polemon crystal with only sudowoodo because of your content. Keep up the amazing work as usual and hope your holidays are relaxing
I use a Cryogonal in competetive For some reason Brick Break isnt very common lol My Cryogonal survives some surprising moves with screens Its set is Reflect,Light Screen,Recover,and Ice Beam
Merry Christmas, MBD and everyone watching! I got the naming scheme on the first name, but only because I know the three wise men's names from the supercomputers in Evangelion XD
Idk about yall but i been subscribed since 2017 and i gotta say can we get MDB to 500k in 2024 just cause why not i mean the consistent uploads and the amount of hours hes put in the videos and how much hes enjoyed them is so wholesome.
Somehow missed this video. Yay more content edit: the ending commentary was beautiful. Its always good to show thanks even when it isnt thanksgiving aha and i thank you for the entertainment. I remember watching your first one because youtube randomly suggested it to me and that was so long ago :P
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & Happy New Year MDB! Looking forward to another great year of Pokémon challenges (and other amazing games) P.S. for april fools next year, I really hope you do another totally normal Pokémon challenge video! Perhaps you could try Pokken Tournament, or a Pokémon in smash bros (can you beat world of light with only Pokémon?).
Not gonna lie I have no idea why some people dislike the Ice types of Unova, I think they're pretty cool (pun not intended) Also, it's nice to watch someone that's genuine and not faking enthusiasm
Merry christmas, MDB! Your videos always cheer me up I came back to your channel after not watching much pokemon content and am glad to say I watched every video you made since then! The pokemon challenges are very fun as both background narratives and a video I can sit down to focus on and watch.
Greetings from Spain. Here we have both Santa and the Three Wise Man (they come on January 6th). I got the names at the very first second I saw them👏🏻👍🏻
12:20 hail does not power up ice moves. That seems to be a common misconception, probably because of sun and rain. But hail, and sandstorm for that matter, don't power up any moves directly. Altough sandstorm does increase the special defense of rock types, and gen 9 changed hail to snow which increases ice types defense now.
I'm kinda surprised I didn't know that, thanks for letting me know! No wonder Castform always felt stronger with water weather ball than it did with ice weather ball
4:26 ngl when re-playing Black and Black 2 again earlier this month I've found grinding on Audino to be fairly easy, usually doesn't take that much running next to the grass to get one to spawn sometimes you do need to leave and re-enter the area tho since apparently the game either bugs out and no Audino spawns anymore or there is a limit or whatever
Happy Not Thanksgiving to you too MDB! I'm glad to know that we help you do what you love and keep you/your family afloat. That said, and since you did ask, I'm still going to leave a suggestion because I love a good running gag, that being pokemon gold/silver with a single Murkrow (seriously, the auto fill on my phone can finish it for me after 3 letters)
Thinking about about how intense your video schedule was in the past before you changed it up, it feels nice to hear you're taking a break for the holidays. Hope you have a nice time.
You really pulled it off! I always thought of the Ice- type as a cruddy version of the Water-Type with the only plus being that they can easily end the Grass-Type, but you showed me that a Type is just a Type. The strength is in the individual Pokemon working it! Have a Merry Christmas, MDB!
Merry Christmas everyone! And I hope everyone has nicer weather during the Holiday season then I currently have. Doesn't feel very festive if its constanly raining and storming.^^
Its more the storm thats very unfestive. You don't really get in the Christmas mood if you have to coral your freshly emptied garbage bins every few hours because the wind picks up again.^^
Merry Thankmas, MDB. Whenever I think something is too difficult, I always watch one of your challenges and persevere headstrong with a helix fossil in hand.
Huh, Beartic gets so much coverage. Brick Break, EQ, Rock Slide, n all, I think it even learns Superpower by level up or move relearner. I would have expected to play out by the time elite four rolls around. Anyways, a fun run. I really hope we get a newer game's run soon, perhaps a Fire type run in X pr Y to celebrate like New Years Fireworks.
Honestly thankful for your videos their always a highlight of my day that ending bit was great and crazy to think its been that long sinfe the first pokemon challenge I founr you via the magikarp one and instantly loved this channel!
I actually found you with your first Pokemon red. I have watched every pokemon run and most of the other challenges. I haven't been able to get into let play content in a long time but i do very much enjoy all you do. you do a great job and i hope more for you
For thawing with fire moves: If the frozen pokémon is hit by a fire move (or a move that's otherwise hot), or if the frozen pokémon uses one of a handful of moves (the ones you're most likely to come across are Flame Wheel, Flare Blitz and Scald).
This was awesome thankyou! I have what I think is a cool idea I dunno if it's been done before. Pokemon gold/silver randomized with only wild pokemon and the starters randomized with all move sets being kept the same. but you can only use the first wild pokemon you find of each type, so the first normal pokemon you run into is the only normal pokemon your allowed to catch (only one of each too) then just say the next wild pokemon is water, that the only water pokemon you can have, you can kill it and catch one later if you don't think youl need it but you can never catch another pokemon of that type
Why did you not get a Vaniluxxe with Snow Warning? It would have auto set hail which would have kept you from having to do it manually and losing initiative. Also, I think you said that hail powers up ice type moves. It doesn't, other than boosting Blizzard's accuracy.
Vanilluxe got snow warning in gen 7, same with Beartic and slush rush (which would have been handy to outspeed opponents). But i was thinking the same until i looked it up. It would have been a really nice combo
Merry Christmas, hope you enjoyed your day, look forward to more content from you next year, not gonna lie though it took me a while to start watching you, but I've loved your content and commentary, and sometimes i even learn things from you.
3:00 Only a handful of moves will thaw out the user, the weakest of which being Flame Wheel. Being hit by a fire type move will thaw a pokemon, but not using a fire move (except the ones that have that as a built in effect). EDIT: Specifically the only moves that thaw the user in gen 5 are -Flame Wheel -Scald -Flare Blitz -Fusion Flare -Sacred Fire
MDB, your content has always filled me with joy. I hope you continue to enjoy the video making and keep making awesome content. I'm thankful you keep it up. Happy not thanksgiving to you too!
"We won pretty easy because of Fury Swipes" is definitely something not a single person has ever said before.
I have. It's actual really good on a physical attacker. Yes it's definately luck based but when it pops off boy does it work.
Maybe in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon because multi-hit moves are broken in those games.
@@taylorfrench6722 or skill link
Fury Swipes has come in clutch a few times for me
Maybe I won because THEY chose Fury Swipes
So, Hail doesn't actually buff Ice type moves, it only guarantees Blizzard will hit
I was searching this comment. It is also useful to activate Beartic and Vanilluxe abilities, something he could have given more credits
It also doesn't do anything to buff ice type pokemon, though some abilities benefit from the hail.
basically weather that does damage does not buff moves of the same type. the only exception is due to ability's not the weather itself.
Wasnt there a move in 1 of the spinoff games that does actually gets a power buff in the Hail or am I misremebering?
Yeah surprising he never mentioned evasion he got in Beatrice from the hail
The Brick Break TM can be found in Iccirus City (where the Ice Gym is) in Pokemon Black and the Rock Slide TM can be found in Iccirus City...at least that's coverage. Just letting you know for future Pokemon Black runs. Oh and Shadow Claw TM can be found in Celestial Tower! That would've helped against the Caitlin and Shauntal.
Dig or Bulldoze would have been nice to have aswell. With Ice, Fighting, Geound and Ghost moves, you hit everyting for atleast neutral damage.
He should look up the locations of important TMs before starting a run.
Had an idea. A team of fail. Basically, any time you have lost a challenge, I know its rare, but its happened, form a team of that lineup, or at least a couple of them, and try it this time. Maybe even balance it out with pokemon who SUCKED early but rocked late, teamed with ones that ruled early but got smushed in late game. *EDIT* Just editing in to cover my own fail. This was a great video and a lot of fun to watch, as are pretty much all your vids, merry christmas and enjoy the time off!
22:49 I just noticed that the back of Vanilluxe's head has a smiley face, that's kinda fun :)
I don't know if you called Cubchoo "Chubchoo" by mistake or not, but I love it.
I hate it lol
I've done it for years lmfao, I'm done
Who knows, since he corrected it afterwards.
Chubby Choo
I did not expect the naming scheme to be the freaking three wise men but the Chrono Trigger line is what tipped me off lol, still haven't finished the run but great video so far as usual!
Coming back after listening to the outro- I've been listening since I wanna say the Wobbuffet video, and you're still one of my favorite channels on youtube. It really is good to hear that you still love doing it after all these years, and that everything seems to be going so well for you in real life despite the challenges you've been facing. Merry christmas MDB! Thanks for all the laughter over the years, both in the challenges and in the lets plays!
@@palmtree2711 The pronunciations threw me off, but the name of the game clued me in too.
Chrono Trigger is still the greatest rpg ever.
I completely forgot that Chrono Trigger used them for a theme too; I knew that the "original source material" was the Bible but my first thought was Neon Genesis Evangelion, not Chrono Trigger.
Weird parasocial stuff aside, you're the only RUclipsr I follow that I feel like I could hang out with and genuinely have a blast. I know you're having fun and it makes me smile, even when I'm having a bad day. That outro really warmed my heart and was an awesome Christmas present.
There is something nice about hearing someone talk enthusiastically about something they enjoy. It's my favorite thing.
Merry Christmas MDB thank you for all the entertainment over the past few years. I love the challenges and let plays and how honest and sincere you are with your work. I hope you are getting rest over the holidays
I know this was 12 days ago but still, Happy Holidays
There was an old Christmas play that our church did when I was a kid. There was a song called "What Shall We Name the Baby?". It was about the Wise Man named Casper. He was late though... So when he sang "let's name him Casper". Everyone was like "What a Disaster".. I did find one instance of the song on RUclips.
I adore your content as always! I admire all the hard work and determination you put into your content! Keep up the amazing work and have a great day!!!
EDIT: I found the title of the play I mentioned. "The Great Late Potentate".
mdb's personality shines through more than most other youtubers i think. it is always fun to hear what's on his mind at the end of the videos
There is nothing like having a job where you can have fun, make a living, and build a solid community all at the same time. It’s even better when you can just be yourself and just do whatever comes naturally to you. Happy new year mdb!
We don't have Thanksgiving over here (UK) so we tend to do our thankful stuff at Christmas, so I am thankful for everything you've given us over these years. I don't know about everyone else, but I know I watch your stuff because you're always just yourself, and that just makes you instantly more likeable than someone who tries to be something they're not. Watching you play your lets plays is as close as it comes to playing games with my mates, and that's the best feeling in the world. So thank you for letting us all in on that. Hope you have a brilliant 2024!
Your choice of nicknames was very wise. You deserve a gold medal (and some frankincense and myrhh).
Honestly, I knew the names from the footnotes of a Bible, but in the back of my mind I was thinking of Robo going "Roihclem? System error! I reversed it! It says "Melchior!""
I'm really happy I found your channel again. I loved your videos as a kid, and watching them now brings back so many memories. I'm going to binge-watch all your old videos. I remember finding places with Wi-Fi to download them and then having a blast watching them later. Those times were so much fun! 😊
My mind immediately went to Evangelion for the nickname theme, I totally forgot where they got the inspiration from
Merry Christmas! Happy to hear your honest opinions on being a RUclipsr. I do enjoy watching your challenge videos and seeing how crazy they sometimes are. I do get invested in seeing if you can win or not.
I also appreciate that you keep doing stuff you enjoy regardless of popularity. I've been trying to be that way about my channel, even though I only have like 50 subscribers. It's not easy to be sure.
Ad-libbing MDB is just the best, your monologues are wonderful! I'm real happy for you that you've had a great year, hopefully your wife coming back soon will add to your joy and keep up the good work! Your videos are still great, they're a pleasure to watch and, most importantly, I'm glad that they're fun to make too!
*Sponsorship*
Happy holidays brother, sending extra cuddles your way for Rocky and Sabu ❤
Merry Christmas MDB! I lurk a lot, but I really love your stuff even several years later (I think the first vid I saw was the Gen 1 Rattata challenge shortly after it came out). You're genuinely a blast to watch and I thrive off the energy and love you pour into everything you do. It's a shame you haven't been able to do as many videos with WhattaGeek and GooseIt. Still eagerly waiting for the day the other Nancy Drew playthroughs can happen (by the way if you haven't seen the Nancy Drew Shadow of Waters Edge playthrough you need to watch it, it's pure gold).
I hope that you'll be able to keep taking care of your family and yourself with this gig for as long as you enjoy it. Happy not Thanksgiving MDB, thank you for all that you do.
I find it funny that you specifically called out crono trigger because i'm like '..i know it's not *just* crono trigger, but that's where i know the names from'
Merry Christmas MDB, everyone! Another Christmas Gen 5 run is just what I needed
I am a simple man. I see Mah Dry Bread video and I click. Also... I predict this could be a pretty "cool" run!
i do not remember when i started watching you but ever since i started watching you i havent missed a single episode of the challenge runs, i do also watch your other videos but i came here for these challenge runs and i am thankful for you doing these it makes my week and i hope that one day i can be as inspirational on another as you have been on me on my actual youtube account (when i start uploading)
Been enjoying your videos for a while, so I've started my own channel doing nuzlockes and pokemon challenges!!!
merry late christmas mdb,
your content is really special to me because you never fail to get me comfy enough to sleep.
when I fail to do it by myself I think "ok time to bring out the big guns" and watch any older video of yours again, works 98% of the time
I'm glad that you've been enjoying this, being able to do this sorta thing and hadn't got yourself burnt out on it yet. :D
Merry christmas! I got you a comment! But seriously, I'm watching this on Christmas morning (while finishing up someone's present), and getting to watch this *is* a gift. Thank you for all that you do! Have a great holiday, take time for yourself and your family, and looking forward to seeing your videos again in the new year!
Im also thankful for your videos, I’m going through a rough time and your videos are part of what keeps me going ❤
I only figured it out for certain shortly before you said Balthazar. I knew that one. Huh, turns out two himbo Fodlan students are named after Wise Men!
3 wise men!! I'm starting my week long vacation next week to celebrate them! It's like 2nd Christmas for my family in Puerto Rico!
Hey MDB, to make things faster in the future, the Universal Pokemon Randomizer has an option to use the legacy experience system. Maybe you should use it next time. The only thing it changes is how much time you spend grinding levels.
MDB, you know what I’m thankful for? I’m thankful that I found your videos. I’m thankful you’ve never given up being who you are. “Hanging out with all your friends, but all your friends are idiots” is the best mission statement EVER!! And you succeed, sir. MERRY CHRISTMAS, MAH DRY BREAD!!!
Types of people who know obscure biblical trivia
-people whose idea of fun is learning obscure biblical trivia
-Evangelion fans
-Chrono Trigger fans
I actually didn’t know they were also names in chrono trigger, in eva they’re the names of the magi, three powerful AIs that run failsafes among other things
Really glad I watched the let's plays, lots of entertaining content there, thanks for all the content this year MDB, hope you get a few days off over the next little bit :)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays MDB - I think I speak for many when I say even if some of us showed up with the Pokemon videos, we're all still here because of the person behind it all. Keep doing you Wiggle Man!
Hope you and the fam have a great holiday, MDB! Thank you for all you do for us!
Merry Thanksmas Mr. Dry-Bread, famous RUclips Nancy Drew Let's Player.
I don't comment often but been around since one of those original 3 Pokemon Challenges. I think it was the Magikarp one but I believe I saw the Rattata one being recommended.
I've shown some of your stuff to friends and they tend to have fun with them.
I've always been under the belief that your community generally stays so positive and friendly because the vibe they get from your videos is 'Dude you hang with on a couch playing games while you talk about random crap on a Friday night' and it makes it come across more like hanging with a longtime buddy than watching an entertainer or streamer.
Always happy to see a B/W run. I know the exp grind is horrible, so thanks for dealing with that to make a fun video! Happy Not Thanksgiving!
Fun Fact: Beartic is the only non-Water Pokemon to get Swift Swim. Actually running it an my Rain team in Violet right now. Despite this, and despite polar bears being fantastic swimmers in the real world, Beartic can't swim in Scarlet and Violet.
Merry Christmas! And in response to your outro, I'm thankful for all the content you've put out over the years and put out weekly, your videos have often brought me joy and kept me company during my work hours. You're a great dude and genuine in everything you do, which I respect a lot. Looking forward to another year of MDB vids to come!
Merry Christmas MDB. Thanks for all the hours you have put into making this a great place to come spend some time to chill out and watch some of our favorite games with great commentary
As soon as I saw Caspar I knew it was a 3 "W-ice" men pun, and I appreciated all the levels
As soon as I said to myself "Chrono Trigger?", you just had to slap the back of my head with the "No, not Chrono Trigger, think of its source material". Pausing it now and taking a guess that it's the names of the 3 wise men who visited the stables where Jesus was born? That's the only thing I can think of!
I am personally thankful that after 10 years and going you still make awesome lets plays!
Merry New Year, MDB! I've been watching you for the past... two years or so, at least, and I must say you never fail to entertain me - whether it be Pokemon, Fallout, Elder Scrolls, or even your non-challenge stuff like Pokemon Stadium, Wrestling Empire, or Police Simulator. Here's to hopefully many more years of content!
Also, that moment when you hit the credits and there's still 10 minutes of video left. Not that I'm complaining in the slightest; I love the ad lib outros.
Another awesome video MDB. For what is worth, for me (and others, I'm sure) I enjoy the consistency and scripted bits. In a chaotic world, there's a ton of value in something predictable and comforting!
I'm glad to see you're still enjoying getting to make videos, thanks for all the entertainment!
I found MDB after I saw MANDJTV react to his emerald castform run. This guy is awesome and I love his content. Merry Christmas and happy New year MDB
I am glad you used Hail. At the start of the video noticing the Abilities, I immediately thought teaching them Hail would be the best "Big Brain" move and only situations that a Weather Effect would be useful.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Mr Bread! Got the naming reference right away and laughed at the "sponsorship" bit. Have a happy and safe holiday season!
So happy to see a black and white run for Christmas! My favorite generation despite the difficulty of level grinding for challenge runs.
I would like to point out that unlike sun and rain, hail does not power up ice type moves
Only thing is does in gen 5 is blizzard never misses and castform gets ice weather ball of 100 bp
Merry Christmas, MDB! It’s been such a pleasure watching your content and reading your updates this year!
Hope 2024 is AMAZING for you and your loved ones! ❤️🎄
Merry Christmas Mah-Dry-Bread. Ice is my favorite type so this was really fun 💙. I'm thankful for you doing these videos. Let me tell you, in winter of 2019 I was in a bad dangerous situation and no joke , I found your videos during that time and it was one of the only things that could keep me calm and grounded as I hid in my room. It helped get me through that time. Honestly. I've never thanked you for that. I still love these vids years later, they still comfort me so much. Please keep making your videos. We love you~
Always loved your content for years. You and jrose were always fun to watch to see how other people think about how to go through a run. Hell I even did my own solo run on polemon crystal with only sudowoodo because of your content. Keep up the amazing work as usual and hope your holidays are relaxing
I always love catching these early, Merry Christmas!
Man, always love watching your content, been watching for some years now and the other lets plays are just a blast
I use a Cryogonal in competetive
For some reason Brick Break isnt very common lol
My Cryogonal survives some surprising moves with screens
Its set is Reflect,Light Screen,Recover,and Ice Beam
Merry Christmas, MBD and everyone watching! I got the naming scheme on the first name, but only because I know the three wise men's names from the supercomputers in Evangelion XD
The outro was very heartfelt.
I hope you had great holidays and continue to make great content.
Idk about yall but i been subscribed since 2017 and i gotta say can we get MDB to 500k in 2024 just cause why not i mean the consistent uploads and the amount of hours hes put in the videos and how much hes enjoyed them is so wholesome.
Somehow missed this video. Yay more content edit: the ending commentary was beautiful. Its always good to show thanks even when it isnt thanksgiving aha and i thank you for the entertainment. I remember watching your first one because youtube randomly suggested it to me and that was so long ago :P
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & Happy New Year MDB! Looking forward to another great year of Pokémon challenges (and other amazing games)
P.S. for april fools next year, I really hope you do another totally normal Pokémon challenge video! Perhaps you could try Pokken Tournament, or a Pokémon in smash bros (can you beat world of light with only Pokémon?).
Not gonna lie I have no idea why some people dislike the Ice types of Unova, I think they're pretty cool (pun not intended)
Also, it's nice to watch someone that's genuine and not faking enthusiasm
Merry christmas, MDB! Your videos always cheer me up
I came back to your channel after not watching much pokemon content and am glad to say I watched every video you made since then! The pokemon challenges are very fun as both background narratives and a video I can sit down to focus on and watch.
I always knew them as Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar. This is the first time I heard the second one as Casper.
I’m still having fun watching. I still go back and watch your earlier challenges every now and then.
Wrestling empire is also peak watching for me…
Greetings from Spain. Here we have both Santa and the Three Wise Man (they come on January 6th). I got the names at the very first second I saw them👏🏻👍🏻
2023 for me was a terrible year. This video is what I needed thank you 💖
(A bit late of a comment I watched this awhile back)
12:20 hail does not power up ice moves. That seems to be a common misconception, probably because of sun and rain. But hail, and sandstorm for that matter, don't power up any moves directly. Altough sandstorm does increase the special defense of rock types, and gen 9 changed hail to snow which increases ice types defense now.
I'm kinda surprised I didn't know that, thanks for letting me know! No wonder Castform always felt stronger with water weather ball than it did with ice weather ball
Merry Christmas MDB, thanks for being a constant presence in my weekends for the year!
Merry Christmas mah dry. Im happy to still be here watching, and i started watching shortly before you blew up a few years ago.
4:26 ngl when re-playing Black and Black 2 again earlier this month I've found grinding on Audino to be fairly easy, usually doesn't take that much running next to the grass to get one to spawn
sometimes you do need to leave and re-enter the area tho since apparently the game either bugs out and no Audino spawns anymore or there is a limit or whatever
Happy Not Thanksgiving to you too MDB! I'm glad to know that we help you do what you love and keep you/your family afloat. That said, and since you did ask, I'm still going to leave a suggestion because I love a good running gag, that being pokemon gold/silver with a single Murkrow (seriously, the auto fill on my phone can finish it for me after 3 letters)
Thinking about about how intense your video schedule was in the past before you changed it up, it feels nice to hear you're taking a break for the holidays.
Hope you have a nice time.
You really pulled it off! I always thought of the Ice- type as a cruddy version of the Water-Type with the only plus being that they can easily end the Grass-Type, but you showed me that a Type is just a Type. The strength is in the individual Pokemon working it! Have a Merry Christmas, MDB!
I would despise living anywhere it snows, but ironically, ice types are one of my favorite types. I have no idea why.
Merry Christmas everyone! And I hope everyone has nicer weather during the Holiday season then I currently have.
Doesn't feel very festive if its constanly raining and storming.^^
I live in texas, rain is essentially the best-case scenario after the last couple years where we froze
Its more the storm thats very unfestive. You don't really get in the Christmas mood if you have to coral your freshly emptied garbage bins every few hours because the wind picks up again.^^
@@riemaennchen yeah that’s true. Hope your weather improves soon
Merry Thankmas, MDB. Whenever I think something is too difficult, I always watch one of your challenges and persevere headstrong with a helix fossil in hand.
Thank you! Really enjoy your videos. Though i mostly watch these challenges, the few let's plays I've seen have been a lot of fun 😄
Merry Christmas, MDB. Thank you for spending your time with us. I really appreciate what you do.
Merry Christmas from the king of the Mudkips
Could've taught Rock Smash or even Cut to use Cubchoo higher Atk stat for Lenora (2nd gym) fight...
Huh, Beartic gets so much coverage. Brick Break, EQ, Rock Slide, n all, I think it even learns Superpower by level up or move relearner. I would have expected to play out by the time elite four rolls around.
Anyways, a fun run. I really hope we get a newer game's run soon, perhaps a Fire type run in X pr Y to celebrate like New Years Fireworks.
Honestly thankful for your videos their always a highlight of my day that ending bit was great and crazy to think its been that long sinfe the first pokemon challenge I founr you via the magikarp one and instantly loved this channel!
Heya. When you get absolutely smushed. Could you put in a loss counter? When you say you lost a million times, I dont know I’d like to see that stat.
Love you, dude! Keep being and doing you! ❤
I actually found you with your first Pokemon red. I have watched every pokemon run and most of the other challenges. I haven't been able to get into let play content in a long time but i do very much enjoy all you do. you do a great job and i hope more for you
For thawing with fire moves: If the frozen pokémon is hit by a fire move (or a move that's otherwise hot), or if the frozen pokémon uses one of a handful of moves (the ones you're most likely to come across are Flame Wheel, Flare Blitz and Scald).
Love you MDB! I'm really glad you're doing better! I've followed you for a couple years now :)
This was awesome thankyou!
I have what I think is a cool idea I dunno if it's been done before.
Pokemon gold/silver randomized with only wild pokemon and the starters randomized with all move sets being kept the same. but you can only use the first wild pokemon you find of each type, so the first normal pokemon you run into is the only normal pokemon your allowed to catch (only one of each too) then just say the next wild pokemon is water, that the only water pokemon you can have, you can kill it and catch one later if you don't think youl need it but you can never catch another pokemon of that type
Merry Christmas! It is a pleasure to be along with you in your RUclips journey.
hail doesn't boost ice moves, you're thinking of rain and sunshine. hail only damages non-ice types and guarantees blizzard
Why did you not get a Vaniluxxe with Snow Warning? It would have auto set hail which would have kept you from having to do it manually and losing initiative. Also, I think you said that hail powers up ice type moves. It doesn't, other than boosting Blizzard's accuracy.
Vanilluxe got snow warning in gen 7, same with Beartic and slush rush (which would have been handy to outspeed opponents). But i was thinking the same until i looked it up. It would have been a really nice combo
Merry Christmas, hope you enjoyed your day, look forward to more content from you next year, not gonna lie though it took me a while to start watching you, but I've loved your content and commentary, and sometimes i even learn things from you.
Glad you are able to keep doing what you do MDB. Love your content!
love these themed runs, merry christmas!
To be honest I didn't pick ups on the Wisemen naming theme till you got to Balthazar. That was really clever, props man.
3:00 Only a handful of moves will thaw out the user, the weakest of which being Flame Wheel.
Being hit by a fire type move will thaw a pokemon, but not using a fire move (except the ones that have that as a built in effect).
EDIT: Specifically the only moves that thaw the user in gen 5 are
-Flame Wheel
-Scald
-Flare Blitz
-Fusion Flare
-Sacred Fire
MDB, your content has always filled me with joy. I hope you continue to enjoy the video making and keep making awesome content. I'm thankful you keep it up. Happy not thanksgiving to you too!