Am I doomed to do nothing but challenges for the GB Pokemon TCG? "Bad things are always going to happen in this life." I'm subbing for that joke alone.
That sublte Britany Spears toxic 8 or 16 bit remix in the background really brings a level of "personal touch" that shows just how 90's you are. I loved that video on MTV before school. I'm also a Male..... so... yeah
That intro. XD Also, awesome challenge! It's pretty cool how you've really made this your own. It also makes me want to make a request. Can you beat the Pokemon TCG using only Porygon? So a pokemon that can not even attack. :3 Will be interesting to see, if you decide to try it. Either way, keep up the great content dude, thumbs up from me. :D
It always is jarring to me how amazing and almost ironclad Nidoking use to look back then, just to look almost goofy with it's 3D model in games nowadays.
Haven't even watched it and know I'm gonna love it lol. This should be the one the gyms in Pokemon tcg are set up. Rather than the types the paralyze gym, poison gym, etc.
Here's a challenge: the Mulligan Deck Challenge. Basics only, no trainers, and you're only allowed to have one Pokemon and up to four copies of that Pokemon. This is inspired by the infamous Mulligan Mewtwo deck. 4x Movie Promo Mewtwo, 56x Psychic Energy. The result is a deck that always gets at least one Mewtwo and a bunch of psychic energy, which is really all it needs, but tends to mulligan several times at the start of a match. This deck actually made a comeback in 6th gen when Tin Promo Mewtwo EX showed up, making it one of only a handful of classic deck builds that have actually been viable in some form in later generations alongside Haymaker and Rain Dance.
in the modern online tcg game, a built a deck based on poison damage. the newer cards have interesting options for this, with some pokemon dealing like 80 damage when poisoning, and there are pokemon whose pokemon power increased the poison damage. it is a very fun deck to use, and it can drive some opponents mad because they constantly take additional damage
It's videos like this that make me think you're some kind of masochist. This was still a fun theme for a challenge and I am short of surprised how difficult it was. Your Paras/Parasect challenge looked like easy mode in comparison! Very amused by the intro/outro skits, they've got a great energy to them.
How would a challenge similar to a Nuzlocke go? Maybe not the whole 'first pokemon you find' clause, but the 'once something is knocked out, it cannot be used again' one.
This is a very interesting challenge! Speaking of TCG 2, seeing all of the silly requests made me think of a interesting challenge. Aside from the all of one energy challenge, you must use a deck that can meet ALL of the requirements opponents can give you.
I am still In support of the Promotional-Cards-only run. Another fun run would be Pokémon with ONLY Pokémon powers. Probably an easier challenge but it would still be fun with options.
Only Pokémon Powers was one I heavily considered. But I wasn’t sure if I should have the rule where I have to actually use the power or not. Some of them like Tentacool result in me not even attacking with it. But I really like the idea for a video
Never thought I'd see a Touched by an Angel reference on here. I love it, I used to watch that show with my mom. Thanks for bringing back great memories!
This challenge was definitely made harder by only having 1 line of each pokemon, but I guess that's the point. Nidoking decks are really fun. Turn 2 Breeder Evolution and then Turn 3 energy for Toxic. Just Melts everything except Snorelax, but that's what Muk is for.
Duuuuude I'm so happy you did this run very enjoyable to watch I'm prolly like the others to asked but the next run if you decide to do another no dmg run, but even more frustrating is moves that have no initial dmg but dmg in the effect of the moves, great vid dude! Happy to still see more content from you
Really loved the vid, great work! Enjoyed the references, lyrics and attitude! How plausible would an 'only attacking with third stage pkmn' challenge be?
When I recently beat TCG2, I ended up going with a poison deck as my main when type advantage wasn't a good option (yeah, I switch decks regularly). Really opened my eyes to poison in the tcg - it's pretty beast. TCG2 in particular also adds a bunch of amazing poison cards like Grimer (the upskirt one) and Dark Arbok (which is possibly MY favorite poisonboi). In the first game, Venomoth is a surprise monster pick. I never used it in a pure poison deck, but in my Bug only decks, it's amazing, as Butterfree, Venomoth and Scyther's free retreat cost, healing and status basically make THE most well-rounded core I can think of. Venomoth is also quite fun with the colorless eeveelutions. I did try to work Nidoking into it, but it was tough, because Nidoran itself feels like such a liability. When it's out, it's amazing though. I think I might want to build a Nidoran deck in TCG1 at some point, because the two actually support each other quite nicely.
i really enjoy to watch the video :) i have a idear what challenge is may be interesting to only first stage pokemon (from each one) from a 3 stage evolution :)
Not sure if you know, but you can sort cards in your hand! It's either select or start, but it organizes them by type of card. If you just prefer them in draw order, then disregard this comment lol
I never really thought about it much but why IS base set Kakuna so good? Aside from having the same hp as its evolution, what business does it have having the same hp as fossil lapras!?
I had a poison-themed deck in TCG2. The only fully evolved cards were Dark Muk and Dark Venusaur. The trick is to use Venusaur when the opponent's HP/10 is _odd,_ and Muk when it's _even._ That way, you knock out the opponent before it's your turn. Dark Venusaur is weird. Because of GB randomness, its attack means the opponent has a 2/3 chance of failing to attack or retreat. It just stays there, being poisoned.
This guy is even dropping pharmaceutical references into his videos. There is no stopping him! Also, that intro was cringy, but you know I watched the whole thing and still laughed
Did you say it’s not a coin flip with kakuna? Did I mishear that or did you misspeak? Just a suggestion as well; do a deck out challenge lol, you have to deck everyone, obviously!
Shouldn't the intro have had Matthew getting mugged for his lunch money and then getting dunked headfirst into the snow? Muk's toxic gas really is one of the most useful poke powers in the game. Shutting down AI poke power nonsense is very powerful, if not necessarily always applicable 31 minutes-"Hope the grand masters don't take 3 attempts or I have a long way ahead of me" 15 minutes left of the video-looks like they did take a number of attempts
As I keep sayin', it is possible with a little memory poking to give yourself whatever cards you want, so it would be possible to skip the pre-farm if you wanted to.
13:18 the word you're wanting is "backpfeifengesicht", which roughly translates from German to English as "a person with a punchable face". Free language lesson applicable for everyday use!
I've got a good one for you. Can you beat this game with only the Pidgey line? I was able to get all the way to Isaac, but I just couldn't beat him. That being said, I believe the solution lies with the GB Pidgeot. Good luck!
I kept my cool in the intro until Mathew made a return and I immediately lost it. This intro was brilliant.
Am I doomed to do nothing but challenges for the GB Pokemon TCG?
"Bad things are always going to happen in this life."
I'm subbing for that joke alone.
That sublte Britany Spears toxic 8 or 16 bit remix in the background really brings a level of "personal touch" that shows just how 90's you are. I loved that video on MTV before school. I'm also a Male..... so... yeah
That intro. XD Also, awesome challenge! It's pretty cool how you've really made this your own. It also makes me want to make a request. Can you beat the Pokemon TCG using only Porygon? So a pokemon that can not even attack. :3 Will be interesting to see, if you decide to try it. Either way, keep up the great content dude, thumbs up from me. :D
I wouldn’t even know what to do with this haha
@@Paraspectre super stall deck, scoop ups, energy removal, double colorless energy. The tools are there, just decking everyone. XD
@Renanite yeah, pretty much. It is a way to do it though.
Venomoth changing its type? Is this Paraspecter or Scott's Thoughts 😵💫
I’ve actually never seen any videos from Scott’s Thoughts but I’ve had a few people compare me to him 😅
@@Paraspectreyou are much better, Scott is rude to his fans
It always is jarring to me how amazing and almost ironclad Nidoking use to look back then, just to look almost goofy with it's 3D model in games nowadays.
I love that classic Nidoking card. Also Nidoqueen
As someone who doesn't play the tcg, "poison is the best status and sleep the worst" is just absolutely *wild* to hear lmao
I always loved the poison type. It's effect is straight forward and dope af. I only play the first 2 gens and unfortunately not a lot of great options
Haven't even watched it and know I'm gonna love it lol. This should be the one the gyms in Pokemon tcg are set up. Rather than the types the paralyze gym, poison gym, etc.
Omg yes. A new Paraspectre video! I can’t even describe how excited this makes me.
Here's a challenge: the Mulligan Deck Challenge.
Basics only, no trainers, and you're only allowed to have one Pokemon and up to four copies of that Pokemon.
This is inspired by the infamous Mulligan Mewtwo deck. 4x Movie Promo Mewtwo, 56x Psychic Energy. The result is a deck that always gets at least one Mewtwo and a bunch of psychic energy, which is really all it needs, but tends to mulligan several times at the start of a match. This deck actually made a comeback in 6th gen when Tin Promo Mewtwo EX showed up, making it one of only a handful of classic deck builds that have actually been viable in some form in later generations alongside Haymaker and Rain Dance.
Loved the intro and concept. Small thing, but you can open your hand and hit select to auto sort your hand. Keep up the good work!
Yeah I knew of this but I never use it. Not sure why.
I'm sorry you've been railroaded into TCG challenges, but i really do love this content!
They really can be fun to make! But also frustrating and time consuming. If I start to hate them too much or run out of ideas, I’ll stop ☺️
Toxcity and Toxic have been mentioned, but I also immediately caught Poison in the background too! Love that song.
I had a whole list of songs to use but there were only so many midi knockoff versions I could find haha
If you want a quick and fun challenge, you should play through with only Exeggcute and Exeggutor
Bro the Toxicity reference was so clever. Kudos.
This is the kind of creativity I wanted in these challenges. Also, who do you have for the Super Bowl today?
I was hoping for Cincinnati but I didn’t feel strongly about it
Gotta say, Venomoth put a lot of work there thanks to the whole ability of changing its type.
That intro.... Wow... Amazing!
Poison type is an underrated type, glad to see it get more love! Also nice intro.
You can almost see the panic in the eyes of the non-existent computer players
True.
Poison is one of my favorite types and besides one Evolution line I pretty much love all poison pokemon x3
in the modern online tcg game, a built a deck based on poison damage. the newer cards have interesting options for this, with some pokemon dealing like 80 damage when poisoning, and there are pokemon whose pokemon power increased the poison damage. it is a very fun deck to use, and it can drive some opponents mad because they constantly take additional damage
It's videos like this that make me think you're some kind of masochist. This was still a fun theme for a challenge and I am short of surprised how difficult it was. Your Paras/Parasect challenge looked like easy mode in comparison! Very amused by the intro/outro skits, they've got a great energy to them.
I do play up getting mad but it gets legit frustrating losing on repeat haha.
Very entertaining opening there. Already love Spike.
Spike has to be utilized more ☺️
I've never seen a channel with so much Pokemon tcg for GB content. You earn a subscribe before I even start the video.
I felt like the game needed more attention 😎
Absolutely loved all the poison/toxic song references
How would a challenge similar to a Nuzlocke go? Maybe not the whole 'first pokemon you find' clause, but the 'once something is knocked out, it cannot be used again' one.
I tried it once and it went very poorly. I did not enjoy it haha
background music was on-point this episode.
This is a very interesting challenge! Speaking of TCG 2, seeing all of the silly requests made me think of a interesting challenge. Aside from the all of one energy challenge, you must use a deck that can meet ALL of the requirements opponents can give you.
Wow, very interesting. Are you talking about the specific Pokémon they demand? Since some requirements are single energy based
@@Paraspectre I’m talking the specific Pokémon and the ones that you’ve passed on that forbid trainer cards.
took me a while to recognize toxicity playing in the background. amazing
Watching the intro alone with my morning coffee is surprisingly like an early morning TV show.
I loved the intro. Spike is my favourite character on your channel! Such a lovely cute little bug
Spike > Matthew any day 😎
I love the live action bits, gosh. Great challenge, it's really fun to see you branch out into other styles for intro/outro segments like that too.
I am still In support of the Promotional-Cards-only run.
Another fun run would be Pokémon with ONLY Pokémon powers. Probably an easier challenge but it would still be fun with options.
Only Pokémon Powers was one I heavily considered. But I wasn’t sure if I should have the rule where I have to actually use the power or not. Some of them like Tentacool result in me not even attacking with it. But I really like the idea for a video
5:31
It does not auto poison as it needs a coinflip.
i think the vending machine Kakuna has auto poison. He likely mixed them up. Good catch franksony
It’s always a good day when Paraspectre uploads a new video!
those first two minutes were glorious. well done, human!
also, Spike has such a lovely and inspiring voice.
It’s really the perfect name. And thank you!
Never thought I'd see a Touched by an Angel reference on here. I love it, I used to watch that show with my mom. Thanks for bringing back great memories!
This challenge was definitely made harder by only having 1 line of each pokemon, but I guess that's the point.
Nidoking decks are really fun. Turn 2 Breeder Evolution and then Turn 3 energy for Toxic. Just Melts everything except Snorelax, but that's what Muk is for.
While I admit these are some of my favorite content of yours I will continue to watch even non pokemon related videos! Thanks for the great vids man.
The channel has been very Pokémon heavy, but thank you! I swear I’ll be continuing Metroid eventually haha
@@Paraspectre You better! But now you are going to have to make fun intros for that as well.
35:20 - Toxicity from system of a down.
the britney spears toxic background music around 8min is also there ....so much details
Quite the appropriate reference too! Also you can hear a version of it playing during the deck profile.
The retro toxic music is amazing 💀
The SOAD references make this video go from good to great
Toxicity is such an excellent song
I didn't expect a Paraspecial Live Action show, but mad props for going for it man, love your videos!
I created a deck that used fossil magmar for poison and gengar to move damage with curse to allow a poisoned pokemon to remain in play longer.
I love these runs so much. Cheers
Duuuuude I'm so happy you did this run very enjoyable to watch I'm prolly like the others to asked but the next run if you decide to do another no dmg run, but even more frustrating is moves that have no initial dmg but dmg in the effect of the moves, great vid dude! Happy to still see more content from you
I loved that intro!
But, uh, kakuna is a coin flip, not a guaranteed poison.
Yeah I missed this every time during editing. I don’t think I ever used Kakuna so I never caught it.
"It's bullying if their faces are punchable" may be quote of the year for me
There's equal parts to myself that hate and love this intro
That’s exactly what I was going for too. Success.
Who needs friends when you got spike and Matthew?
If AOL instant messenger were still a thing, this would be my away message.
Really enjoy your content, also your voice is very soothing to fall asleep too. Great work on the intro too.
I just realized one of the many typos in this game: Vulpix evolves into NineTAILS apparently
Huh. I never realized this. And I was an editor at one point 😅
This was a cool concept, it was different and enjoyable.
5:30 Is that the wrong card or were you mistaken about the auto-poison?
I've only watched the first 43 seconds and I already love this so much
Oh boy, a new Paraspectre video! And with a live action intro! Nice
Really loved the vid, great work! Enjoyed the references, lyrics and attitude!
How plausible would an 'only attacking with third stage pkmn' challenge be?
I do like this idea as well as only using the first stage ones from a 3 evolution. It’s definitely something to consider.
When I recently beat TCG2, I ended up going with a poison deck as my main when type advantage wasn't a good option (yeah, I switch decks regularly). Really opened my eyes to poison in the tcg - it's pretty beast. TCG2 in particular also adds a bunch of amazing poison cards like Grimer (the upskirt one) and Dark Arbok (which is possibly MY favorite poisonboi). In the first game, Venomoth is a surprise monster pick. I never used it in a pure poison deck, but in my Bug only decks, it's amazing, as Butterfree, Venomoth and Scyther's free retreat cost, healing and status basically make THE most well-rounded core I can think of. Venomoth is also quite fun with the colorless eeveelutions.
I did try to work Nidoking into it, but it was tough, because Nidoran itself feels like such a liability. When it's out, it's amazing though. I think I might want to build a Nidoran deck in TCG1 at some point, because the two actually support each other quite nicely.
i really enjoy to watch the video :) i have a idear what challenge is may be interesting to only first stage pokemon (from each one) from a 3 stage evolution :)
I like this idea. Something to consider…
We love paraspectre and his live action intros!
Not sure if you know, but you can sort cards in your hand! It's either select or start, but it organizes them by type of card. If you just prefer them in draw order, then disregard this comment lol
I do know this, but I never use it. It never bothered me having them in draw order
I never really thought about it much but why IS base set Kakuna so good? Aside from having the same hp as its evolution, what business does it have having the same hp as fossil lapras!?
Kakuna could take down a Lapras easily. No bit of that seems right.
I think it was an attempt to translate its defense into a tangible asset since the card game doesn't have stats. Doesn't explain Cloyster though...
I had a poison-themed deck in TCG2.
The only fully evolved cards were Dark Muk and Dark Venusaur.
The trick is to use Venusaur when the opponent's HP/10 is _odd,_ and Muk when it's _even._ That way, you knock out the opponent before it's your turn.
Dark Venusaur is weird. Because of GB randomness, its attack means the opponent has a 2/3 chance of failing to attack or retreat. It just stays there, being poisoned.
Interesting, I didn’t even look at what poison options are in TCG2, but assume there are a ton. That game is exhausting to make challenges for.
5:30 - Kakuna doesn't auto-poison. It still needs a coin flip.
Yeah I missed this in editing since I didn’t even use Kakuna
This guy is even dropping pharmaceutical references into his videos. There is no stopping him! Also, that intro was cringy, but you know I watched the whole thing and still laughed
Koffing wouldn’t wake up. Gotta be Big Pharma
@@Paraspectre it’s 2022, by this point, we KNOW it was big pharma
'' it's not bullying if theyr faces are puchable ''
The mantra of every school bully trying not to get
Next challenge idea: winning by deck out only
I’ve had this suggested a few times. I think it could work but I fear it would get kinda boring. Maybe I’m wrong
Can you do a jungle cards only challenge?
You need more subscribers .
It would be awesome! I’m thankful that I have this many even. But yeah, I’m hoping the algorithm starts to be my friend.
I love the Nidoking and he was a monster. I love he toxic power and make him into a beast
That intro was fire 🔥
6:57
70hp isn't nice, if it has one hp too many to be nice
Pokemon TCG challenge content, we love to see it
Did you say it’s not a coin flip with kakuna? Did I mishear that or did you misspeak? Just a suggestion as well; do a deck out challenge lol, you have to deck everyone, obviously!
Shouldn't the intro have had Matthew getting mugged for his lunch money and then getting dunked headfirst into the snow?
Muk's toxic gas really is one of the most useful poke powers in the game. Shutting down AI poke power nonsense is very powerful, if not necessarily always applicable
31 minutes-"Hope the grand masters don't take 3 attempts or I have a long way ahead of me"
15 minutes left of the video-looks like they did take a number of attempts
Can't wait for the real facepalm vid "beating tcg 2 only using continuous fireball" lol
That intro was next level. You're a really funny guy
A new paraspectre video? And a tcg challenge?
Yes please
Though this isn't a true "type" challenge, I do like the type challenges. Would like to see more of those.
Love your challenges as usual.
Love the wall of Yes records.
Thank you! They’re all from the same artist, Roger Dean. Some Yes, some Asia, some misc bands
As I keep sayin', it is possible with a little memory poking to give yourself whatever cards you want, so it would be possible to skip the pre-farm if you wanted to.
I just feel like part of the fun and challenge is obtaining the cards ☺️ but yes, it would save time
@@Paraspectre Fair enough. Though, memory poking would open the door to a Legendary Cards Only run, just gonna put that one out there.
15:48 killed, not knocked out an Onix
There’s no knocking out in card land
13:18 the word you're wanting is "backpfeifengesicht", which roughly translates from German to English as "a person with a punchable face". Free language lesson applicable for everyday use!
Damn I haven't heard this word since my childhood :D
You used the Gambler! omg that's too funny
Gambler on Super Bowl Sunday, baby
I've got a good one for you. Can you beat this game with only the Pidgey line? I was able to get all the way to Isaac, but I just couldn't beat him. That being said, I believe the solution lies with the GB Pidgeot. Good luck!
That sounds horrendous because Isaac is the worst. But I can see that needing a lot of strategy, especially with Whirlwind
The intro alone should earn you 50k subs lol
Wouldn’t that be something haha. Maybe some day
@@Paraspectre I'll be here for it! You got great content and no one else is pumping out TCG challenges like you.
Ooh, now I’m wondering if doing this but with only moves that cause Confusion or the move Destiny Bond would be a unique challenge?
A confusion challenge sounds horrible haha. I hate relying on coin flips. But that would certainly be challenging
This is so bizarre. I swear I've seen every 90s sitcom but the theme song you used at the beginning is completely new to me. What show was this?
The 90s classic, Touched By An Angel 👼🏻
@@Paraspectre No, that show's theme song didn't feature you and Matthew and Parasect. I think you must be mistaken.
Isn't there some code or cheat that can get you all cards from the start? why go through the trouble of grinding out the cards?
To me, it’s part of the challenge. I’d be able to do these faster for sure, but it really only ends up being a handful of battles
Love the content!
You beat the game with only paras/parasect, I feel like it only gets easier from there lol
What about a sleep challenge where you can only attack when they are asleep?
Wow, now that’s a challenge. I would need to set aside a month to complete that one
Wholesome guy and you do content for such a niche game? Nice
The text at the end says “if you don’t stop bothering me you’re gonna get a lip on the sidewalk.” What strange syntax and wording that fellow used.
Hilarious 1-2 punch at 19:30
I love Jungle Tangela!
Loving that intro.
Britney Spears - Toxic in 8bit. nice touch
I loved using the free versions of these songs. It helps with the amateur feel I’m going for 😎
This was amazing