Golbat-line Solo Challenge - Pokemon FireRed
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Rules:
1. Only my starter in battle
2. No items in battle, except held items
3. No glitches, exploits, or save states
4. No movepool evasion-boosting moves before level 100*
Rule details:
-- I make no attempt to have the exact same rule details between generations.
-- I am allowed to manipulate my starter
-- I play the game at 4x game speed
-- For fair comparisons my Pokemon have perfect (or near perfect) DVs / IVs
-- I am allowed to catch HM users - I can use all field moves
-- Evasion boosting is allowed if the move is not obtained from the Pokemon’s movepool. For example, using Mimic or Mirror Move to boost evasion is allowed.
-- Surge's trash-can-puzzle is automatically solved
-- The bike is allowed in gen1 & 4, banned in gen2, and allowed only to bypass terrain in gen3
-- Saving between league members is allowed
-- I can pause the game and timer to take breaks
-- Items obtained with the ability Pickup can only be used if the starter obtained them
-- The footage is sped up & slowed down to match the pace of my narration
These Rule details apply only to generation 1:
-- All battle-mechanic glitches are allowed (glitches that occur outside of battle are banned)
-- In generation 1, I'm allowed to skip Marowak with the Poke Doll
If you didn’t read these rules and left a comment. Thanks for helping with the algorithm.
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If you're new around here, Venomoth is a Psychic/Flying type, you can't change my mind.
I find it so stupid that they kept the evolution to Crobat gated behind obtaining the National Dex in these games. THEY EVEN TROLL YOU ABOUT IT 🤬
My Golbat tried evolving since Erika and it pained me every level he gained until my pokedex allowed him to evolve
Your pokemon can't evolve you have the wrong computer in your pocket
Yeah, that really was frustrating to put up with, the fact each time it SHOWS the evolution animation to mock you...They could just NOT include that shit, but you know-gotta mock you in some way right?
It was that way for Eevee too
Yeah it's so annoying
My two biggest reasons for watching your content are your script writing and the cleanliness of your editing. Your personality is great and comes through on the stream videos, but I still don't watch the live run-throughs because your edited videos are so much better in comparison (the work you do in the editing booth shows and is appreciated).
Scott, just be yourself, you don't need to change the way you do your videos, the love you have for your craft shines through. Your passion and dedication is why we like your content! But if you want some particular, I really like when you come up with new strategy like the Sub+Haze combo!
My favorite part of your videos is the 2nd attempt part. It's really neat to see what strategies you come up with to lower a Pokémon's time.
Wait a second...Venomoth isn't a Rock type. It's obviously an Electric type!
One of the things I appreciate is the subversion in some of the narration, like "In order to win this battle, I'll need a crit. So I clicked Wing Attack and didn't get the crit, so I lost."
Prof. Oak: "There are 150(+1) Pokemon in the Kanto Pokedex."
Eevee: "But-"
Prof.Oak: "ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY"
Golbat: "What-"
Prof.Oak: "IN THE KANTO POKEDEX"
Many others: "About-"
Prof.Oak: "UNLESS WE COUNT MEW"
Ditto: "...I'm moving to Johto, I hear they have actual child support there."
One of the best Pokémon related comments I've ever seen
Misdreavus, Houndour, Slugma, Larvitar & more: 😂
Oak is a monster
FRLG's stupid limitation on future Pokémon is why I don't like them too. You can't even trade in some new Pokémon to get a new experience in Kanto, NO, you can't make anything FRESH.
I think the reason your videos are so good is that you approach them scientifically. Not in this series yet, but a lot of the results you have are after multiple trial runs, helping to remove overt mistakes that bias outcomes.
And in the videos where there aren’t multiple runs, you still try to highlight these items that could be improved.
This is definitely a big one for me
@@C_Train74I think he might a bit too obsessed with that approach. Some of the forms of RNG manipulation not only tends to make the experience asynchronous with typical speedruns, but could simply be mitigated with better playing ability (like avoiding spinners).
@@skeetermania3202 Even the best players will have occasional hiccups. I much prefer this to the JRose approach of “F it, we ball” and doing runs for one Pokemon considerably better than another. I watch both their content, but I much prefer Scott’s approach.
That strategy of using Haze to cancel Intimidate was pretty ingenious. It's always fun to take these otherwise useless moves that we (or I) usually wouldn't give the time of day, and give them a chance to shine.
This is really silly to say, but man, I love watching you SCREW UP BADLY and then FIGURE IT OUT BRILLIANTLY. You're the best.
Goldbat to Crobat is one of the best makeovers of generation 1
the thing I love about your videos is that they are really easy listening, they are really good at occupying the back of my mind when I'm doing a mundane and repetitive task I have to focus on, like cleaning my house
Two things!
1. your commentary is absolutely baller! Going into the crazy detail you do and opening my mind to all the neat little tricks you and others come up with are so much fun to watch and learn from.
2. The amount of support you give to the Pokemon community! Watching your channel grow and seeing all the ways your layout grows and the coding you do to really see everything these games have to offer AND sharing everything you do it’s quite wonderful. I may not use the tools you do but watching you share and grow everything Pokemon, it’s hard not to get swept up in your kindness.
1. How well produced they are while at the same time...
2. How they don't feel fake and forced. Feels more like a labor of love, and that gets through when I watch.
3. (extra) I absolutely adore the backport videos. They're by far my favorite content.
What I like about your videos most is the 1st playthrough you go in with minimal prep and organically find where a mon struggles. The 2nd+ playthroughs where you perfect a route for it is very satisfying to watch. Especially the versus videos when it's a good match up. I also would point out your scripts have such great information it keeps me watching or listening depending on what I'm doing.
You're calm/soft spoken with a good sense of humor, and VERY knowledgeable on the game as far as stats, movepools, etc, and the technical aspect. Makes for great watching AND background/sleeping content, especially with videos often being 30min-1hr+.
These are the reasons I watch. Keep up the good work! That goes for your team too. Their work on all the logistics of content creation along with your passion/vision go a very long way. Love this channel❤
The detail Scott. The absolute amazing to the max extreme beautiful amazing detail. Im a sucker for statistics and you deliver and only ever improve. That’s why I love your videos!
I’m not sure I can accurately describe why I enjoy your content so much Scott, but I’ll do my best.
I actually really enjoy your thought process when you share it. I understand your view that your videos may be repetitive, but I find that your videos that don’t explain what you’re thinking or introducing and briefly explaining mechanics for any potential new audience members feel like they’re missing out on a significant portion of the charm of your usual videos.
Your voice is really soothing, but engaging enough that I rarely fall asleep when watching or rewatching your videos and streams. I often actively watch your content once, and then will put it on again as background noise to keep myself company while playing my own runs and other games.
I often learn a lot of ways to optimize Pokemon from your content, and I greatly enjoy when you show the applications on different Pokemon and situations.
I also like the content better for everyone I watch when I can tell you’re having fun. You do a pretty good job of expressing that you’re still having fun even when sometimes runs get a bit painful, while usually telling us when a particular challenge just becomes un-fun. I appreciate you pushing through those for your own sake, and I hope they’re as rare as they appear to be.
All in all, I really appreciate you and your content, and your entire support team for keeping you going. Both the Content Crew, and your support outside of that. Including but not limited to your Wife and your pet Cats.
Some of my favorite content you’ve made include your collabs, as you seem to be having even more fun in them; and also “Digging Deep soloing yellow with two stage ground-types” and “An Extensive, Exhausting, and Extreme Electric Expose’ - Electrode and Magneton” (apologies if I missed part of either title, I’m commenting from Mobile)
In short, Thank you for everything Scott!
I second everything you said
Thirded
I should have just linked thia coment instead of leaving my own. Well said.
Loved the jump cut from Sabrina's gym to the pokemon mansion!
In regards to why I love your content, all your discussion is about the game, except for interesting stuff about your life. Most other streamers just talk to chat who is just asking the same stuff over and over like what the rules are etc...and it's really boring.
Your overlays are amazing, the excitement in your voice is palpable and you just seem like a good fun person with a calming voice.
Edit: My guess for the next pokemon is golduck
I do genuinely hope you end up reading this Scott. I found your channel around January of 2021 and have been watching ever since. What I love about your Pokemon playthroughs in particular is the attention to detail in how each Pokemon performs. Going over their strengths and weaknesses in detail while shining a light on a large cast of under represented Pokemon.
Though what I love most is your very apparent dedication to what you do. It's easy to see, hear, and feel the passion you have for your videos and Pokemon as a whole. Couple that with your personal humor (sorry but Venomoth is a steel/poison type) along side the fun dialog and it creates these great videos. Love the content Scott. I hope to continue to watch it for years to come!
Why I love your content (and ditched other Poketubers):
- You constantly try and often achieve to improve the viewer experience. Those are things as having nicely edited vidoes, stat screen, community post asking for phrases you use too much. You came a very long way since the early days and it's nice to see you further improve!
- You seem to have a good personality which is reflected in your videos. Short anecdotes and your humor breathes a fresh wind in each of your videos.
Honestly, you bring insight into Pokemon and the games that other Poketubers don’t do.
I love the way you describe the different growth rates, especially. Also, you don’t speed through things or try to make jokes/skits that may or may not be funny 😂
I always learn something new when I watch these! You have good energy, good vibes, and good volume!
What I enjoy most about your content is the effort you and your team put in, it really comes through when watching a fully produced video. The script, editing, and layout is all really impressive. As a viewer, I think it's admirable how much you strive to improve, for example the small upgrades to the layout every now and then. I also really look forward to your follow up playthroughs at the end of the video to see what new strategies you implement to try and optimize the pokemon.
I really enjoy the scientific thoroughness and metodology in the videos. The decision not to cut the Golbat's evolution animation for example; it really shows the dedicationg for only modding RNG out that affects all pokémon equaly, like encounter RNG, and removing this would be a buffing a few specific pokémon over others compared to the base game
I really like your calm style and the effort you put in the Animations around the gameplay. So many details! You are an amzing person, thank you so much for your videos.
Hi Scott. I'm an old viewer of your channel - started watching from the days of your Pokemon Yellow Butterfree solo run. I wanted to leave a comment to answer your question. I think there are three reasons why I enjoy watching your videos more so than others. First, I really appreciate how you try to give every Pokemon the best chance it has to complete each game. Yes, you do have your favorites and biases, but I can tell that you try really hard not to let them affect the Pokemon's performance. Second, I like how calm and mature your narration is. I think many RUclipsrs (to no fault of theirs but the way RUclips algorithm promotes videos) feel the pressure to overdramatize to make their videos more engaging. While you also show your emotions, you express them in such a calm way that your channel feels like a spring of fresh water in the RUclips ocean of overdramatic content. Lastly, I am really impressed by your work ethic, producing videos at a steady pace, taking a break when you need, and coming back when you promised you would return. In short, you create great content consistently in a non-inflammatory way, and I think that's why so many of us stay loyal to you. Thank you for your excellent content! 😊
I'm not a new viewer, but i like that your videos are detailed, thorough, and lengthy. I like to play a Pokemon game (usually a romhack or non-romhack fan game) while watching.
I think you have an excellent balance between professional analysis and personal humor. But first and foremost my favorite thing about your Channel is the straightforward balanced Fair analysis. Watching your channel literally helps people level up their own Pokemon game. Also I really feel you do every Pokemon you cover Justice.
Hi Scott
This is in response to your request around 19 1/2 minutes
I listen to these videos in the background a lot whenever I’m either delivery driving as a sort of podcast or whenever I’m eating and I have to say I always enjoy the little jokes and when you narrate in intense fight really well because it gives me the feeling of being able to watch the battle without having to look at the screen. Other than that, I love all of your special trainer and your conversations about them such as Sandy and the Hypno sandwich. I’ve left the comment on some of your videos before, but this wasn’t ask. I figured I would leave one and just say again that I really enjoy and appreciate your content. Can’t wait for your next video.
the videos are great and i love your overlay tech, but i'm mainly here for the tier list at the end! especially for the yellow runs, it's really nice how everything compares and how subtle differences can play out
I find your writting and humor entertaining.
I particularly like when you exsplain mechanics, especially when you repeat them so I can remember, and go into depth on what you are doing. I am bad at picking up on what others are doing, so the verbal exsplanation make all the difference.
Also, I almost exclusivly listen and don't watch, so the naration is vital to my enjoyment.
Golbat is sure a ……..Pokémon. Golbat sucks hard before it could learn fly. The best thing about Crobat in the early games is that it could actually fly.
I love the videos. Not sure why 15 years later I’m on a huge Pokémon kick but here we are, more gen 3 please!!!
Little late to this one, getting through the backlog... and probably will end up repeating a lot of what other people said, but it bears saying regardless.
As someone who has been way more into Pokemon than is really necessary for basically all my life, I appreciate just how much you're into doing this. I like things like the Haze moment in this video. Pokemon has SO many moves, SO many items and abilities and seeing creative solutions to problems is a joy. I like seeing tiny little details that very few people know about become potential pieces of a puzzle. The Swagger move tutor in Emerald, for instance, I basically never gave much of a thought to when playing because it hardly seems like a necessary move in a normal playthrough. But in a solo challenge, it can suddenly be extremely valuable for Watson. There's just something satisfying about, in a series with as many options as Pokemon, seeing all of those things so thoroughly explored and watching someone squeeze every little bit of value out of the game they can.
You come across as pretty genuine overall, and as having for lack of a more pithy word choice, "good vibes". You've got a great voice for this kind of thing, very even and soothing. A lot of Poketubers I've had experience with in the past can get a little... overenthusiastic, and can pass over the grating threshold very easily. But it never feels that way with you, even when you do get excited over stuff it's very measured and rather than feeling disconnected or put off, I'm right there with you. I also really enjoy hearing your nostalgic stories, too - by the time I got REALLY into Pokemon as a kid, most of my school had moved on from it and considered it pretty lame. So when I was young, I didn't have too many friends to play it with. Hearing other people's childhood tales kinda fills in those experiences a little more for me. Very much looking forward to Aerodactyl.
So I hope you never feel too much of that impostor syndrome creeping up on you. You put a LOT of work into this stuff, and you've got a great team around you which also deserves plenty of props. I've always loved Pokemon but for one reason or another I've never really stuck on with any Poketubers until you came along. You're a fun guy, a hard worker, and my go-to when it comes to Pokemon.
Thanks for sharing such an in depth answer. Sometimes I get self conscious about my voice sound too monotone. Not enthusiastic enough. This comments helps me remember that people like to relax to these videos; I don’t need to be extremely high energy.
Things that are important to me in your videos:
1. Talks about Churro
2. Pictures of Churro
But seriously! I love your videos. I love learning about the back end of these games...like stuff in the coding. And I will forever love the Venomoth jokes
For the question you ask to why i watch you, it probably begun when i was watching other poketuber video that was doing solo runs, i stumble on your channel and really loved the idea of making tier list of solo runner, you have a good voice to listen to and the overlay is really nice to look at. You really have a nice channel i've been watching you for over 2 years , i mainly watch Yellow content and really liked the platinum content as well. Continue the good work :)
"I only add modifications in cases where I wanna control for RNG that is not related to the Pokemon I'm playing with..."
...except for Gen1 Miss.
Things I love? The way you show equal cleverness and humility in the optimisation phase. Your understated humour. The general level of polish. Churro.
My reason for loving your content is this
I got introduced to the solo Pokemon challange by Mah Dry Bread and was instantly hooked since this is a kind of challange I would be able to do since Nuzlocks are great to watch but not for me to do.
Then I stumbled over Jrose11 and liked his way of doing these challanges a bit more, since he was doing the tier list and had more info about these games I did not have, like the Badge Boost Glitch.
And a while after that I found your channel and it was everything I was looking for.
You made that whole thing scientific as humanly possible, you gave more insight on the game like the damage rounding threshhold, your videos are long form, you are as detailed as possible while still remaining entertaining. So absolutely my cup of tea.
Also I still watch MDB and Jrose11 I just prefere your content over theirs
Oh and you are staying vigilante. MDB is not doing a lot of these challanges anymore, Jrose11 also is doing them inconsistantly but by what ever deity you believe in, you pump these videos out like your life depends on it, so it has way more of a "I come back from school and watch my favorite Anime" vibe for me
Golbat/Crobat did really good. Always been a strong favorite of mine growing up. Love to see them doing good.
One thing I really like about your content is the Venomoth joke in every playthrough video where it shows up.
This makes me really want that in Hoenn or Sinnoh runs you can have some other Pokemon with confusing types to do the same joke, to me it's part of your brand now and I hope you could expand it to at least one Pokemon in every game.
Venomoth Fact #24: Despite being what mortals would consider as perfect, Venomoth is not perfect and would be the first to admit it, with Golbat being one of their favorite examples. Venomoth did quickly realize that Golbat being 50-80% mouth depending on who's drawing it was a little much. Rather than erase this mistake, Venomoth instead fixed this with a perfect evolution.
The little animations, cuts, background music etc... are all very high quality, but what stands out for me is how thorough all the strategy discussion is. I'm almost never left wondering why you didn't try X, and I think those nitpicky comments you sometimes get are the exception to a sea of people who just have nothing to add. I'm confident by the end of the 2nd playthrough that your final time is an accurate judgment of the subject pokemon based on the parameters you've set.
I remember posting a comment on your first playthrough of these games that I thought FRLG were the hardest, simply because of all the intimidate spam in the late game. I, and frankly most other poketubers, would have never thought to try substitute, and that trivializes a lot of the difficulty I had with my own challenge runs. That's an example of what sets this channel apart.
The only quibble I have with these videos is that sometimes you're doing 10-20 attempts for better rng, and at some point the final time is no longer "representative" in a sense. But if seeing number go down makes you happy then fair enough.
I really love that you always put a fast and subtle “nice” next to any number that shows up with 69. Hilarious and im always looking for it! Semi upset that at @33:12 in vid, you missed doing it against lances dragonite after your leftovers recover. 😉
Keep up all the great work, i love your content!! Was super happy that you decided to evolve to crobat as well!! 😀
For me it was the passive involvement as character waiting in the lighthouse for you stopping by saying hello and challanging me. Also of course pushing algorithm with my signature move ❤
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What I really like about your videos is that your tone and tempo is so consistent. A lot of other PokéTubers have wild jumps in volume as they go into a (usually not so funny) joke or a wild change in the tone of the video.
The main reason I favor your channel over others is how you provide a bunch of information and go into heavy detail, and give Pokemon the best chance they can possibly have. I've always been one for wanting to know everything, so seeing everything on the table, and all the options available, is great for me.
The only thing I'd change is like that with the Sludge Bomb TM. A bunch of moves are just off the table entirely just because of strange decisions by the devs (what's the point in giving you things after you've already beaten the game? There's no major trainers left! Why even have them in the game then?). I feel like TMs like that should at least be available before the Elite Four. Maybe the move tutors, relearners, and deleters too. Of course it's all your decision, I'm just making a suggestion.
Other people hate the Zubat line because it's spammed in every cave. I hate the Zubat line because I genuinely like Golbat's and Crobat's designs, but early game Zubat makes me want to die inside every time. It's *the* slowest and most excruciating to train mon I can think of. Bonus points if you're doing it in one of the slower games (yes, I've tried in Diamond).
As for why I enjoy your videos: They are easy to watch or listen to Pokemon content. I don't need that always (I've been watching the channel on and off) but when I do, I always know these videos are going to be good. Plus, I think it's admirable how much work you put into the technical aspects of it. I dabbled into editing and scripting videos and that alone was a lot of work (fun though) but you're doing programming and a TON of graphics to boot.
Dude leaving Sabrina's gym to go to pokemon mansion downstairs was some peak transitioning
1' tall Route 1 bird: can learn Fly.
Horrifyingly large bat: cannot learn Fly until Gen IV.
Sounds about right to me.
So, I do watch quite a lot of challenge videos, for Pokemon and otherwise, and as far as what I like about your videos in particular, the speedrunning aspect is a major factor. Usually when I've watched videos about "Can you solo X with Y?" with no other constraints besides just beating the game, a lot of times it tends to boil down to the player massively overleveling to steamroll over whatever challenge is at hand, which isn't particularly interesting to me. But because these videos are oriented around speedrunning a specific Pokemon, it introduces a strategic element that requires the player to really dig into the depths of each individual Pokemon in order to get the most out of them, which leads into my other favorite aspect of the channel: the depth of game knowledge you've developed over these past few years.
As a point of comparison, back when video Nuzlockes got really popular around 2020-2022 I was watching a lot of those on a regular basis and then I got burnt out on them because in a Nuzlocke there's really only two routes that you can take: playing up the emotional aspect (which becomes significantly less effective when a channel is releasing a video every week) or the player optimizing their team so thoroughly that there's no actual risk whatsoever, which in turn leads to an increasing reliance on gimmicks to keep engagement up (shinies only, only Pokemon that start with the letter A, only Pokemon under X BST, ultrahard romhacks, etc.). Even though you're functionally doing the same challenge every week, it doesn't feel repetitive because each Pokemon has its little quirks and nuances that interact with the nuances of each individual game in unique ways, which comes to paint a bigger picture of how how each game functions. To put it another way: Zubat is Zubat, but Gen I Zubat and Gen IV Zubat are not the same.
To me, a successful challenge video is one that can expand both the player's and the audience's understanding of a specific mechanic or element within a game and I think yours do that very well.
Yea crobat!! I’m so happy you checked all the boxes on this video! I wanted to know everything!
I've been watching you since around 20k subs and the reason I put you in my top Pokerunners is because of the dedication you put into these videos! I have seen so much tremendous change in your production and overlay.
I also really like how systematic you are with your videos. You do everything with a clear explanation and really get into the numbers behind the scenes which I really appreciate! For instance when you do a battle and you mention something like "At X level I will have an X% chance to 2 hit." I love those kinds of numbers and statistics!
Humans, by nature, are meant to have routine and your videos are always done in a routine that doesn't drag out content with filler "talk".
That's not to say I don't enjoy those kinds of videos either, I still very much love Jrose and MDB. You 3 are the GOATS of Pokerunners!
MDB...a GOAT?
@@mh11213 You don't think so?
@@wiseguise5960 nope.
@@mh11213 To each their own.
One of the memories that have about zubat and golbat is back in the day, there this old commercial that played on cable tv, talking about eye prescription, there this couple that were talking about, the guy had said “they won’t have brand!” But lo and behold, the wife holds a box up and says “look!” Which he then yells “my brand!” So, yea, haha, but to end this whole comment. I always named my zubat/golbat, “my brand!”
Look! Look with your special eyes!
@@Jameslwallalce1990 haha ya!
Crobat is one of my favorites. Thanks for the vid!
What I like about these videos is largely just how comprehensive the overlay is, as well as the way the voiceover seems very polished. Not to name any names, but some other solo challenge channels feel like the voiceover is first-take off-the-cuff recordings that only line up with what's happening on screen because it's essentially reacting in real time, leading to very shallow analysis.
I really appreciate your editing style on both video footage and commentary. Everything is very consistent, snappy and engaging without relying on things I see other channels do like constantly having a sound effect or stock footage to go with what you're talking about or having stuff you insert be floating around (Wolfy.....). You have a good use of cadence and volume on everything you say and since they're post-commentary you edit around any gaps or mistakes or what have you. I think you're also good about rerecording on errors unless they're very minor. Meanwhile you're good about cutting all the cruft and getting straight to the relevant bits on repeat playthroughs. It makes everything, even the longer videos, keep a good pace without losing steam
Oh and of course your overlays are very useful, I like them a lot. They're nice, clean and provide a nice way to recenter myself if I looked away or forgot about a quirk.
I don't mind live commentary or anything ( I watch plenty of those as-is), but honestly it is why I don't tend to watch your streams for ranking. I like seeing everything after it's done and you craft a video to show it at its best. I might have mentioned it in another video, but I really appreciate the recent "summary" videos of rerankings summarized from the streams because of this.
Personally speaking I didn't enjoy your mini-series of the ground types where you had live commentary over the final recorded run as much, either. Not that it wasn't still a quality set of videos (I watched all 3 regardless) but it did feel like a step down and not necessarily something that added to the well-edited-if-very-long 3-way video you put together (to be clear, I don't think these would have added anything to the video even if they were as edited as this video was either).
...I guess I'll say sometimes you do go overboard on trying to prove a given strategy (see also: the ground types), but that's something you've commented on before. Tunnel vision and an intense desire to show something at its best and so on. You've said that doing those is because you like doing it, but you also often say how it can be difficult to fit in on your schedule and it does seem like something has to give there you know? Every time the topic comes up and how it affects your production you sound mroe and more weary and tired, you know?
what matters for me personally: video length. more is better for me. i welcome side tangents, multiple playthroughs, etc. even if its just padding its a win to me. the recent versus videos are my hero.
if i could make a change, itd be for less of the game to get skipped. id love a longer video that mentions more of the trainers and story beats of the game, but i recognize i'm a particular kind of viewer and that isnt what's best for you or everyone else.
just know that when the video reaches the 1 hour mark, im happy. if it reaches 2 hours, its a good day. if it becomes a 3 hour versus extravaganza, im sleeping good for an entire half a month.
keep making what you and/or the majority want, ill be supporting you! (though i still hope they dont get too much shorter haha)
I really like that you've split the timer into pre and post-League; I honestly think that should be your approach for all post-games, especially because it heavily skews the result and even in-game approach in the case of, say, a post-game super-Boss like Steven; I know you keep the timings for both splits, but it doesn't feel as "optional" as the second League round in this video, if that makes sense.
I had that same experience wanting to do a Zubat line run in leaf green and was so shocked to realise I wouldn't get Crobat that I dropped the run immediately. I was frantic. Fun fact I used to think Crobat was a mask instead of a 3D bat because of its sprite in Crystal lol. Still think it would look cooler if it were flat tbh.
I'm always a fan of Pokemon solo runs. It's not about whether a Pokemon is good or bad, what matters more is HOW to expertly use said pokemon in a solo run REGARDLESS of how good or bad it is. The Social Darwinism of the weak vs strong shtick doesn't really matter as much to a solo runner when they're focused on how far they can go with said pokemon in spite of the limitations piling on them and how they can expertly use a Pokemon in a solo run in spite of it's shortcomings. Is a Pokemon still good or bad by the end of the day, technically yes. But I feel the process and journey of figuring out how to push forward with and correctly use a Pokemon in spite of factors holding them back matters more than the results.
Always thought Venomoth was Steel Fire. It is a surprise of me to find that it was a rock type in fire red. Makes sense, though, I never played the Kanto remake.
Channel related memes aside, in my opinion it IS bullshit that they didn't let pokemon like Golbat evolve in the gen 1 remakes because "they wanted to be faithful". If that's what they wanted, where are the horrible movesets and the gen 1 glitches? And why do the sevii islands exist at all? That's not faithful to the original games. They should have either go full faithful or not at all, and it's better to go not at all, and to take advantage of everything new the gen 2 and 3 brough to the table, instead of leaving certain things to the post game. I'm in the middle of the video (just after beating Sabrina), so I really hope you let Golbat evolve into Crobat in the following playthroughs. Just so you can enjoy the full power of the awesome bat and that it can enjoy the place it really deserves in the tier list, whatever place is it.
In the spirit of feedback requested, one thing I appreciate in these videos is the strong sense of pacing carried by a well-crafted script and careful editing. I tried watching your recent ground-type run breakdowns, but found the unscripted commentary a lot harder to focus on (which isn't to say I don't appreciate the bonus uploads!).
Golbat in Pokémon Fire Red? I'm certainly excited to see one of my favourite Pokémon lines have the spotlight, but boy, it sure does make my blood boil about the Red and Blue remakes silly no national dex evolution rule. It was always a major gripe I had with these remakes.
0:48 - On the plus side, Ghost type Astonish and Shadow Ball are both physical. Combined with Zubat/Golbat's speed, this should help out a lot with Psychic types.
3:55 - Nocturna finally gets her revenge against Terry's (why Terry) Squirtle. Hopefully the other rival battles will fare better from here on. It's interesting that you've been struggling with the Zubat solo runs in contrast to how praised the Zubat line seems to be in Nuzlockes (although all the ones I've seen whom complimented Zubat line were Gen 4 and beyond). Different challenges suit different Pokémon.
7:40 - An early example of the 'too faithful' problem that would later plague Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl. They are always very picky with their 'faithful' elements as well. An yeah, despite how I'm able to recognise the quality of Fire Red/Leaf Green and how it is objectively better than Red/Blue/Yellow, this particular aspect also prevents that nostalgic love and personal preference. Crazy that Gen 1 would get a second remakes with the Let's Go game and also exclude these expanded evolutions.
11:00 - Surge decided to play tactically... not realising that the best tactic would have been to just Thunderbolt straight away (and even then, Golbat's Special Defence might have let it tank one powerful electric attack as well). Congrats on the clean sweep.
12:51 - Nice play on Rock type's general lack of Special Defence.
13:52 - They don't even had a good in-universe explanation for the lack of the evolution and tease you constantly with the evolution. So aggravating!
18:00 - Poor timing to get rid of Bite; feels like it should have been kept around to just get past this fight. If it weren't for your limited move-set conundrum, I'd have suggested teaching Giga Drain (or are you saving that for Bruno?)
19:28 - I like that the videos tend to be under an hour in length yet full of depth. You show off plenty on screen (even when the battles are one-sided stomps) with interesting analysis and explanations for why and how stuff works they way they do in these games. There are often funny quips with plenty of amusing humility when you make mistakes. I also adore the trainer artworks you commission and this build up of the various NPCs that give your world of Pokémon it's own identity.
21:25 - I also like seeing your inventive solutions to problems and the willingness to experiment. Seeing Haze potentially put to good use is an amazing prospect.
22:10 - Amazing to see a rare tactic like utilising Haze work out so well. It requires a more patient mindset, as you've shown here, but so does Substitute which you also have on your moveset.
26:03 - Unfortunate given you almost had it there. It's certainly a high possibility to beat Lorelei here, but if you're struggling with her lower level team, then some extra levels will be helpful in the long run (well, what little is left of the long run here).
28:49 - How nice of Terry to give Nocturna a free Hyper Potion in this match; very generous.
30:01 - That's a little bit of a shame. It'd have been nice to see how much better Nocturna would have done as a Crobat.
33:37 - Oh yeah, Psychic doesn't resist Poison. Combined with Sludge Bomb being physical back then, it's a rather monstrous move for Nocturna to have. Nice to finally see it in action.
35:05 - I was actually going to suggest this as a bonus video to compare the two; so cool to see you actually do it in this very same video.
35:59 - Typically the female trainers favour using female Pokémon so it's quite a surprise to see Agatha use a male Misdreavus.
While execution is the basis of showcases, the explanation is what I find fascinating, whatever I'm watching deep dives on. There are so many game genres I do _not_ gel with -- fighters, strategy, shooters -- but having someone impassioned and knowledgeable give me all that sweet insight which eludes my firsthand experiences, my attention is well-fed. You provide so much information and take such iterative care in its presentation, and that passion for detail shines through.
Hi Scott, Thank you for your videos! The most important part of your videos for me is you having fun. What Pokemon or what strategy you are using are secondary to listen to your (happy/chill) voice.
Something about seeing a new Scott's Thoughts video just brightens my day.
I'm not here for science, I'm not here for objectivity, because ultimately you're one person and we would need every video to be the porygon race to read scientific and objective analysis on how to make these truly optimized. I mostly sit through the incredible number crunch because you teach me small things about each pokemon and I have learned to appreciate some pokemon I may not have otherwise paid attention to, and your passion for this is inspiring. I know that should you branch into non-pokemon content I will be thoroughly enjoying my time because it will be done because you're passionate about that content.
I feel like if you randomly see a chancey in Gen 3 you should try to catch it for the slim chance of getting a Lucky Egg! Might throw off the comparability of the runs, but would be fun :)
i enjoy videos because I like to see solutions to difficult problems. Especially when they're unexpected.
Due to the fact that almost every rock type you face is Rock/Ground (Lance's Aerodactyl being the only exception) I feel there was a case for teaching Golbat Giga Drain much earlier, around Silph. This would make the Rival's and Giovanni's Rhyhorns a non-issue.
Keeping it on your set that entire time is a tall ask, of course (given you wouldn't have space for Haze during Blaine unless you forsook Aerial Ace until AFTER him), but it might be worth considering for potential reranking
I'd love to see you try this run again, but without the block on the Crobat evolution! I wonder how much better Crobat would make this.
My least favorite part about FireRed evolutions was not being able to get Espeon or Umbreon at all because of no clock in the game :(
As for your question, I like the content because it's fascinating seeing how well/bad some Pokémon do in solo runs.
My favourite part is the feeling that you are having fun. I hate rushing through games but when I watch you doing so it invokes the same feeling as playing Pokemon myself - enjoying the game in a way best suited for the person actually playing. The second thing I enjoy is you not using glitches (in FR you are even keeping the game logic sane by not skipping the first fight with Giovanni!)
Zubat? More like Zu-Bad they haven't buffed leech life yet
Shame Inner Focus doesn't block intimidate like it does now. Would that lessen the need for substitute at all?
So a few things that I love about your content:
1. I like that you don’t use cuss words. Some other poketubers can be foul at times.
2. I love the approach you take, almost scientifically working through the playthroughs for every Pokémon. It almost feels that, short of tool assisted runs, you figure out how to optimize every Pokémon to get their best time.
3. You have a lot of personality. I love the Venemoth jokes, the explanations as you go, and things like that. Keep being you, Scott!
Since you asked about why I like your videos...
I like the consistency of your content, I always know what to expect with your video. I just like an easy viewing playthrough of a pokemon game which is sometimes on in the background or sometimes given my full attention (depending on the pokemon). Compared to someone like FlygonHG (I'm going to trash now but it's my honest opinion and the purpose of mentioning it is just purely a comparison of someone who I think forked in a very different direction) whose content started in a similar way to yours, sharp to the point content, but now I find his videos completely unwatchable as it's (usually not very funny) memes and jokes every other sentence. Your content is always what it says on the tin and has remained consistently to the point and sharp, the content itself is the entertainment, no need to prop it up with stuff I didn't click on the video for.
Oh! So next time on Fire Red… it’s the Golduck-line, huh? The Water-type that is also a fake Psychic-type.
Welp. That will be interesting to see.
Also… yeah, I also love Crobat. Especially in later gens with access to Cross Poison and other good moves.
Scott poison fang makes the pokemon badly poisoned/toxiced so good move
I love your content because:
1: I love having all the move info and effective powers and the like being shown. Watching your videos has actually really helped me understand mechanically how to determine what move will do the most damage, as before I really didn't understand things like STAB and special/physical moves.
2: I really love how all pokemon seem to be given a fair chance in your videos and rankings. The fact that you care about giving them multiple playthroughs, max IVs, and changing your strategy when necessary makes me feel like all my favorites (and I'm sure everyone else's) are on an equal playthrough, and are given everything possible to help make them shine.
I do try to give them all a fair shot! I’m learning that I struggle with certain Pokémon more than others. For example, I tend to play quite badly when using Fire-types. I’ll be examining why this happens in the hope that I can give fire-types better results like the other Pokémon that I have better intuitive grasp of.
Gatekeeping the Crobat evolution has to be one of the most infuriating game design decisions Game Freak has made. I get that they wanted it to feel like RBY, but it just ensures that I’m never going to use the Golbat line in FRLG
Only 200 away from the only milestone that matters, Scot. So proud of you!
This obviously doesn't affect this playthrough, but the way the evolution lock was implemented in frlg, it only blocks evolving into a pokemon that was not available in gen 1, but evolving from one into one that was available in gen 1 is allowed. So you could start as the gen 2 babies for instance and still be able to evolve into their gen 1 evolutions just fine
Something to consider when doing no-evolution runs: it is trivial to edit the game so that the Pokémon you are using does not evolve (or evolves by trade, to keep eviolite available in gen 5 onward), which would be easier than spamming B. It doesn't affect enemy trainers, since their Pokémon do not gain exp, and thus, do not level. You can also replace the starter at the same time.
He keeps it in because it's a timeloss inherent to the Pokemon - a fully evolved mon will not have to spam B through the cutscene and save time that way, giving all fully evolved Pokemon (and trade/stone evos) a natural advantage that he'd be removing if he did change it.
@@frostbite2890 Yeah, I commented before finishing the video. Found that out halfway through.
Not me hoping for a lucky punch chansey video.
Ugh, I remember the issue with the National Dex messing up with certain evolutions. I once used cheats in order to get a Torchic on a playthrough of Leaf Green on my Steam Deck and I wondered why it was not evolving. It took me a couple of minutes to put two and two together in order before I set up the code to get the National Dex. The instant I did that, I used a Rare Candy on it and lo and behold, it evolved!
He didn't pick up Rest... My boy is growing!
i love the video because you break down the details very well plus there's passion in them which shows.
Length is important! Got it.
I love how you describe what's going on and exoskeleton relevant background information, and the stuff that's going on under the hood. The vast majority of the time, I'm listening to videos in the background while I'm doing something else, and your commentary style facilitates that. I also ragout spiciest the passion behind what you do, even with our very doortrekt) different playstyles and philosophies
I watch because I like your personality. Well, that's the primary reason. =)
Fun fact, since you mention it - you aren't alone in the Pidgeot/Pidgeotto mix-up! If I remember correctly, there was actually an official trivia/activity book that came out during Gen 1 that constantly mixed the two up, to the point that it got trivia answers wrong because it jumbled the two up! It funnily enough also had an error where every instance of Sandslash's picture was replaced with a picture of Pidgeot, slightly out of frame, so that blonde bird showed up in twice as many places as it was supposed to. Very funny to see as a kid.
I’ve been watching since the start, but what I really like about your videos is just how in depth you go into explaining everything and how you developed the overlay so well over time.
Hey Scott!! The biggest thing that matters to me is watching these videos and listening to your stories growing up playing pokemon. Really bring back nostalgia of my childhood. Hope you and the wife are doing well, and keep up the great work!
I love these videos because it allows me to live vicariously through you. I wish I had the time to play through these games but I just don’t. But I love watching and listening to your commentary on the play throughs. Your videos hit like a hot cup of coffee on a cool morning. Keep it up man.
I think Bruno sould get Golem. That gives the Elite 4 all trade Evolutions.
Ah Golduck cool. Played it in Black 2, was pretty powerfull, you will enjoy it.
I feel like Zubat (and Golbat for that matter) is one of those Pokemon that, while not super fast or good, it's fairly consistent.
I mean that it's not super RNG reliant, as opposed to Pokemon with more similar bsts
What happened to the icon of softboiled at 23:54 ?
I love how in Gen 2 they were like “we need to make Golbat and Scyther stronger evolutions” and then they also come out with useless shit like baby Pokémon such as Igglybuff and Cleffa.
Love how relaxing these videos are. I watch them while I work on stuff for my own channel. You do phenomenal work on all these videos.
I think it would really cool if you did a Delibird run but adjust the rng so present is the max attack just to see how Delibird 'could' do