Can you beat Pokémon with a Level 1 team?

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  • Опубликовано: 8 май 2022
  • Do you think it's possible to play through Pokémon Black / White with a team exclusively filled with Level 1 Pokémon? Maybe it is in Black 2 / White 2, so good thing we're playing Pokémon White! Not Pokémon White 2!!
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    Shoutout to @temp6t for taking this team to Showdown and another shoutout to @Aaronitmar, @CaptainKiddYT, @JomeMX for joining me on this malnourished journey through Pokémon White 2
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  • @temp6t
    @temp6t 2 года назад +12860

    just got done watching, a pleasure to be a part of pure rattata destruction

    • @ChrisMaxima
      @ChrisMaxima 2 года назад +533

      Literally came here to make sure you were credited lmao 😂

    • @cdoggo24
      @cdoggo24 2 года назад +121

      yoo it’s temp

    • @leoisastro
      @leoisastro 2 года назад +119

      S tier poketuber

    • @TheSaladOne
      @TheSaladOne 2 года назад +86

      Tempt. you overdelivered with that team my man!

    • @HamsterMaster8
      @HamsterMaster8 2 года назад +34

      That actually was you! Cool!

  • @CaptainKiddYT
    @CaptainKiddYT 2 года назад +5134

    I should have brought a team of level 1 Onix to make it a fair fight

    • @andrew6341
      @andrew6341 2 года назад +32

      💀

    • @Zachmand3r
      @Zachmand3r 2 года назад +70

      You gotta make a vid can I beat pokemon black with only onix

    • @Zachmand3r
      @Zachmand3r 2 года назад +7

      Or make a vid can I beat pokemon blaze black 2 redux with only onix (you can have 6 of them) idk probably impossible but would be cool to see how far you would get

    • @felipefroehnerteixeira4777
      @felipefroehnerteixeira4777 2 года назад +11

      @@Zachmand3r and Jinx

    • @boomblade1019
      @boomblade1019 2 года назад +2

      KIDD

  • @YourBudTevin
    @YourBudTevin 2 года назад +4936

    Making challenge runs interesting after 2 minutes is the hardest part of challenge runs

    • @alphastring3619
      @alphastring3619 2 года назад +50

      Louise makes every challenge run interesting.

    • @marmato9332
      @marmato9332 2 года назад +48

      Not being sober does help

    • @Xedrie
      @Xedrie 2 года назад +6

      tevin

    • @selpho5511
      @selpho5511 2 года назад +6

      hey, this guy!

    • @feckoff2422
      @feckoff2422 2 года назад +3

      Boondocks part 3 please

  • @avirex321
    @avirex321 2 года назад +1672

    God I love the limited 3D they use for this game. It's so charming

    • @dropfish3109
      @dropfish3109 Год назад +6

      vary

    • @theblob8842
      @theblob8842 Год назад +106

      God I can just hear salty’s text to speech reading this

    • @yourlocaltherapistfriend5091
      @yourlocaltherapistfriend5091 Год назад +55

      God I charming the limited 3D they use for this game. It's so love

    • @necromanticidiot
      @necromanticidiot Год назад +49

      God i love this copypasted comment i see in every gen 5 pokemon video i watch, its so charming.

    • @dialga9480
      @dialga9480 Год назад +22

      God, the 3D mechanics are so charming, i think its limited

  • @admiralmoth3072
    @admiralmoth3072 2 года назад +7815

    I can’t stress how accurate the showdown clip is to literally every showdown youtuber

    • @LemonadeEnjoyer
      @LemonadeEnjoyer 2 года назад +369

      i used to watch a showdown youtuber and i can confirm that it was perfectly accurate

    • @jupitercoyote348
      @jupitercoyote348 2 года назад +704

      That's because it was made by temp6

    • @admiralmoth3072
      @admiralmoth3072 2 года назад +152

      @@jupitercoyote348 that checks out

    • @shinggold2606
      @shinggold2606 2 года назад +7

      @@admiralmoth3072 48th

    • @silv2309
      @silv2309 2 года назад +130

      @@jupitercoyote348 which means it was extremely likely scripted lol

  • @TentaCole
    @TentaCole 2 года назад +692

    1:33 "Rival closed his DS" is probably the funniest description I've ever heard for a Pokemon game crashing.

    • @zigazav1
      @zigazav1 2 года назад +24

      I laughed allot while watching this video, because with every crash, I mentally applied the same description to each crash: The enemy Trainer rage-quitted and DC'd, as closing the DS I think disables online connections. It's been a long time since I played online with the NDS (as is the same for most people, because Nintendo cut the online server for NDS and Wii years ago), so I could be wrong

    • @Okamikurainya
      @Okamikurainya 2 года назад

      Why was it crashing so much though?

    • @satvikp3186
      @satvikp3186 2 года назад +8

      @@Okamikurainya Alpharad was too powerful that his opponents kept rage quitting

    • @tracyblanchard7663
      @tracyblanchard7663 2 года назад +7

      @@Okamikurainya The exp negation is probably a big factor. The game expects to go through a step that never comes to pass, so it locks up.

    • @TentaCole
      @TentaCole 2 года назад

      @@tracyblanchard7663 Huh. I didn’t know that… I just learned something today!

  • @jasonbarrette4980
    @jasonbarrette4980 Год назад +797

    THIS explains why I keep facing level 1 teams on Showdown! *YOU* DID THIS!!!

    • @xanthousizalith5641
      @xanthousizalith5641 Год назад +24

      Dual Wingbeat on a Flying type or Double Kick on a Fighting Type. It always works

    • @Virdice
      @Virdice Год назад +21

      @@xanthousizalith5641 Or...you know...Taunt....Mold Breaker (For Sturdy using mons)\Knock Off (For Focus sash mons)… literally any status effects... Hail\Sandstorm

    • @DevilJhoMama
      @DevilJhoMama Год назад +1

      @@Virdice yeah poison/sandstorm counters this whole team.

    • @alandtic4616
      @alandtic4616 Год назад

      @@DevilJhoMama sandstorm would not but poison probs would

    • @DevilJhoMama
      @DevilJhoMama Год назад

      @alandtic sandstorm also goes after everything else, blizzard would also work, it's just if you used sandstorm you would also need poison for the aggron and hipowdon baby.

  • @Catdingus
    @Catdingus 2 года назад +1182

    I love how Jan is slowly but surely becoming more of a staple character in these videos...and I'm all for it.

  • @jaredtheastralartist2510
    @jaredtheastralartist2510 2 года назад +1907

    The Pokémon showdown bit was actuality hilarious.

    • @nathanielbarragan882
      @nathanielbarragan882 2 года назад +30

      Reminds me of HopCat's video on that type of video

    • @longbeing
      @longbeing 2 года назад +90

      That’s from temp6t, he does a bunch of videos like that

    • @jaredtheastralartist2510
      @jaredtheastralartist2510 2 года назад +6

      @@longbeing I know his videos are hilarious

    • @pokegon100
      @pokegon100 2 года назад +19

      Any run is possible for RUclips views. In all honesty it's less about the if, and more about the how. And watching someone lose their patience over arbitrary rules set on an easy kids games.

    • @longbeing
      @longbeing 2 года назад +8

      @@pokegon100 dude I think you replied to the wrong comment

  • @Megadaxo
    @Megadaxo 2 года назад +1581

    The self-aware “are we really fooling anyone?” bit was so good lmfao

    • @bidoof367
      @bidoof367 2 года назад +23

      i mean to be fair he did lose that like second nuzlocke

    • @DrFoggyPants
      @DrFoggyPants 2 года назад +10

      He might not have mentioned it, but Jrose11 did a gen 1 Magikarp that died at Lavender Tower. So it's only accurate in like 99.999999% of all cases

    • @hoodiesticks
      @hoodiesticks 2 года назад +6

      I've seen a couple Dark Souls challenges that turned out to be impossible

    • @misirtere9836
      @misirtere9836 2 года назад +29

      Self aware? Sure. Genre aware? Absolutely not. There are plenty of channels making this kind of video that will ABSOLUTELY make a video even if it's impossible, like Gamechamp3000's VG Myths series.
      Of course, all the good ones will see that it's impossible and go "ah, that's a shame. *but what's the minimum?"* and continue from there.

    • @thechristopherous789
      @thechristopherous789 2 года назад +2

      Dude i was shocked when i watched can we beat pokemon red with a magikarp.... struggle is normal type in gen 1...ghost types are mandatory

  • @mattsemrau9800
    @mattsemrau9800 Год назад +78

    9:50
    Virizion: I deem you worthy of battle
    Alpharad: .... i don't

  • @jasonbarrette4980
    @jasonbarrette4980 Год назад +282

    This is why you always need a Pokémon with a move that hits twice in Showdown: it gets over Sturdy and focus sashes real quick

  • @nintendope8837
    @nintendope8837 2 года назад +1378

    Dude this sounds like a gimmicky run.. and I love it.. can't wait for all the sturdy, shedinja, endeavour, and substitutes!

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 2 года назад +3

      HOLY HOLY!!! I can proudly say that I have the two HOTTEST women on this planet as MY GIRLFRIENDS! I am the unprettiest RUclipsr ever, but they love me for what's inside! Thanks for listening nin

    • @conic2721
      @conic2721 2 года назад +19

      @@AxxLAfriku Oh AxxL, you're never going out, aren't you?

    • @raikitsunagi
      @raikitsunagi 2 года назад +7

      @@AxxLAfriku but who asked

    • @stellarknight04
      @stellarknight04 2 года назад +1

      Well duh he's using lvl 1 pokemon

    • @CommentPositionInformer
      @CommentPositionInformer 2 года назад +2

      @@AxxLAfriku Man, I swear I have seen you comment this exact same thing for years.
      At least switch unprettiest with ugliest.

  • @hashfroz5932
    @hashfroz5932 2 года назад +411

    Roxie: Has a super effective move which would have destroyed shedinja.
    Also Roxie: I am going to do what's called a pro gamer move

    • @meldarion
      @meldarion 2 года назад +6

      Sometimes accepting your inevitable fate is just the smarter choice, it would only delay and waste time

  • @P.C_bug
    @P.C_bug Год назад +488

    "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result"
    Alpharad, you are by definition, insane
    Congratulation

    • @confirmedbachelor4650
      @confirmedbachelor4650 Год назад +14

      I mean... it worked though. Maybe insanity is a good thing? =)

    • @cultofmel
      @cultofmel Год назад +1

      @@confirmedbachelor4650 guys watch out new edgelord in town

    • @confirmedbachelor4650
      @confirmedbachelor4650 Год назад

      @@cultofmel I am so edgy that I'm cutting myself on it... it actually kinda hurts... Yeah I'm bleeding out now, so I think I'm gonna go to the hospital. I guess I have to **cut** this conversation short so I don't die from edgelord induced blood loss, my apologies.

    • @BloodThirstyAvengers
      @BloodThirstyAvengers Год назад +4

      Just one congratulation? How stingy, couldn't even spare a second one. :P

  • @expo_pkmn
    @expo_pkmn 2 года назад +160

    I was glad to hear your reasoning behind liking b2w2. you constantly hear people say "gen 5 best gen" and then point to the story, but the spritework is gorgeous.

  • @ToadTWE
    @ToadTWE 2 года назад +817

    After Jacob bullied the other teams with his strong Pokémon he decided he was going to take a more subtle approach and let HIS Pokémon get bullied. Now that’s equality

    • @datalysjr3339
      @datalysjr3339 2 года назад +5

      Nah you mean equivalent exchange my friend

    • @pros_0143
      @pros_0143 2 года назад

      _Bully the others teams with his weakest pokemon._

  • @Orrphoiz
    @Orrphoiz 2 года назад +706

    13:18 Pain Split is not technically an attacking move, since it does not technically deal damage, it just evenly splits the total hp of the two pokemon. that's why it can hit ghost types.

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 Год назад +12

      That's just silly. Most status moves ignore type immunities.

    • @jeremyabbott4537
      @jeremyabbott4537 Год назад +57

      @@gengarzilla1685 except thunder wave... and toxic/poison powder... and stun spore/sleep powder/spore...

    • @iBenjamin1000
      @iBenjamin1000 Год назад +8

      I would never have expected nosepass to be able to learn pain split but it gets it via tutor in every game from hgss to usum

    • @sargentgullible2794
      @sargentgullible2794 Год назад +1

      Hm… does Prankster give it one added priority following that logic?

    • @SuperSayianWarrior
      @SuperSayianWarrior Год назад +1

      @@jeremyabbott4537 well Twave used to hit, it wasn't until Gen VI or VII where they finally made those immunities a thing

  • @hedonistredd4592
    @hedonistredd4592 2 года назад +836

    I really love how the most famous thing you've contributed to Nuzlocke culture so far is being reminded that peer pressure and hubris are an absolute BITCH, Alpha.
    Also love the temp6t bit, for anyone looking into some insane Showdown shenanigans, he's your man.

    • @2im36
      @2im36 Год назад +2

      Temp is literally just a noob stomper

    • @lukiwei9468
      @lukiwei9468 Год назад +8

      @@2im36 I’m concerned about the Pokémon community given how much content he hs

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 Год назад +8

      Noob stomping is important. Someone needs to tell these folks that legendary Pokémon don't auto-win battles if the trainer is stupid. Half of a battle is done in the teambuilder before said battle starts.

    • @2im36
      @2im36 Год назад +1

      @@gengarzilla1685 it’s literally AG. The whole purpose is to use broken mons to win. Temp knows they’re children but still argues with them anyways and trolls them in his videos to get views.

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 Год назад +7

      You miss the point. Lots of his opponents use god-like mons as if having them in your team makes you instantly autowin no matter what, and then Temp brings these folks down low with gimmicks. Broken mons need a good player at the helm, not overconfident children who swear enough to pay all your bills for a year with their swear jar money.
      Playing AG is no excuse for one to shut off their brain, I can tell you that much.

  • @FierceGalactaKnight
    @FierceGalactaKnight 2 года назад +252

    I think what makes this run funnier is that I can just imagine some troll Showdown player with this team and you KNOW they're picking Rosa as their trainer Icon.
    Alpharad is just the in-game manifestation of that trainer

  • @yoshi_923
    @yoshi_923 2 года назад +438

    The whole Pokemon Showdown bit not only was amazing to watch, it also gave context on how stupidly powerful this team is to people who don't play pokemon competitively

    • @jaydens.207
      @jaydens.207 2 года назад +22

      I was laughing so much during that segment that my stomach started to hurt lol

    • @milkman4407
      @milkman4407 2 года назад +16

      It’s just stupidly strong in general lol imagine this at level 100

    • @godowskygodowsky1155
      @godowskygodowsky1155 2 года назад +8

      @@milkman4407 FEAR gets invalidated by sandstorm and multi attack moves.

    • @hi-i-am-atan
      @hi-i-am-atan 2 года назад +29

      @@godowskygodowsky1155 and hail, leftovers, healing berries, priority, trick, ghost types, trapping moves, toxic, will o' wisp, leech seed, rough skin, rocky helmet ...
      basically, it only works on people who see a level 1 rat and don't immediately catch onto the strat, or genuinely built such a narrow team that they have no way to deal with a level 1 rat that isn't "click the button with the big number"

    • @TwilightFlower9
      @TwilightFlower9 2 года назад +7

      @@milkman4407 It'd be weaker since the pokemon wouldn't be at 1hp after one attack

  • @YTCBlackStar
    @YTCBlackStar 2 года назад +741

    Seeing Alphard pretty much confirming that Jan haunts his dreams whenever he does pokemon content brings a smile to my face.

  • @electroenjoyer2437
    @electroenjoyer2437 Год назад +94

    Alpharad: "are we really fooling these guys?"
    Cemecraft: *proceeds to fool everyone with half of his video challenges actually failing*

  • @christopherwebster6354
    @christopherwebster6354 2 года назад +100

    So, what I'm hearing is: The greatest challenge you faced wasn't the main antagonists, or any of the gym leaders, or even the Elite Four or legendary Pokemon.
    The greatest challenge was that the game was as stable as a _house of cards built on sand._

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 Год назад +11

      It's not a stability question, it's a "how much does Nintendo hate emulators" question.

    • @ShadowWolfTJC
      @ShadowWolfTJC 7 месяцев назад +1

      Er, I do believe that partially burying cards into sand (or dirt) makes for an even more stable foundation for a house of cards than building a house of cards on a solid foundation of, say, wood, stone, or metal, right?

  • @starriderma5014
    @starriderma5014 2 года назад +309

    That temp6t collab clip was absolute gold. Truly, a broken team.

    • @Mirdion
      @Mirdion 2 года назад +7

      I am a fan of both and seeing the collab clip, is indeed very nice

  • @toganium4175
    @toganium4175 2 года назад +127

    I like how so much of this video was Alpharad doubting his skills as an entertainer instead of talking about the Pokémon battles themselves.

  • @SuiteBid
    @SuiteBid 2 года назад +18

    Him playing that one Dream soundtrack at 11:37 when he said he cheated is something else.

  • @Kereea
    @Kereea 2 года назад +67

    I feel with these challenges the real "story" is the puzzle solving of the game, not the "can you" aspect. As you showed, Colress could mess up nearly your entire team if you weren't careful and triple battles were nearly a run-ender.

  • @Imstillhangintherethankgod
    @Imstillhangintherethankgod 2 года назад +303

    This is what battling Lt. Surge felt like as a kid.
    Also fun fact: I literally spent 4 years trying to beat Iris.

    • @auhsoj5758
      @auhsoj5758 2 года назад +5

      how💀

    • @freeby2312
      @freeby2312 2 года назад +7

      @@auhsoj5758 They probably just forgot to play for four years

    • @breddie_is_rookie
      @breddie_is_rookie 2 года назад

      Okay the focus sash gotchu

    • @loch4u233
      @loch4u233 2 года назад +5

      Fun fact: I spent a year trying to get the tm for cut in PokemonRed when I was little. By the time I got it my Charizard was lvl 100 along with my oddish

    • @thataintfalco7106
      @thataintfalco7106 2 года назад

      Explain

  • @Kyle-su4dh
    @Kyle-su4dh 2 года назад +119

    I love how in the beginning it shows a bunch of hard challenges... and then there's "Patterz reacts".

    • @MisterPeppy
      @MisterPeppy 2 года назад +10

      Reactions are very challenging

    • @athath2010
      @athath2010 2 года назад +18

      TBF, the video he was reacting to was a pretty legendary Pokemon challenge run. It's Gamechamp's video on beating Pokemon Blue without taking any damage, which is especially hard/stressful in that generation because of the 1/256 glitch- almost all moves, even ones with "100%" accuracy, have a 1/256 chance to miss in Gen 1. She also, like a madwoman, decided to do the run savescum-less, unlike smallant's Pokemon Platinum no damage run: ANY damage would result in a deletion of her save file and force her to start over from the beginnning.

    • @jason1208
      @jason1208 2 года назад

      You know he's gonna react to this is the best part

    • @bailysmith9398
      @bailysmith9398 Год назад

      he also showed the thumbnail for his upcoming finally edited mudkip only sword and shield run

  • @visasha
    @visasha 2 года назад +36

    i think the showdown clip is probably the funniest pokémon cut on youtube from any game in the franchise. truly wholesome

  • @PalpitoadPlus
    @PalpitoadPlus Год назад +52

    Temp6t and Alpharad has to be one of the most ambitious crossovers in history

  • @huang111
    @huang111 2 года назад +77

    The dream music on the “I just cheated instead” part is a nice touch

  • @zbzzan
    @zbzzan 2 года назад +113

    I love how Virizion was just chilling there as the entire world froze around them

    • @TogekissKate
      @TogekissKate 2 года назад +5

      virizion: hmm kinda chilly today …. is that the kid i jumped off a cliff for? …. ah who cares i just wanna stand here

  • @StateBlaze1989
    @StateBlaze1989 Год назад +13

    "Our malnourished journey starts with choosing the better character design..."
    This man truly gets it.

  • @Twig387
    @Twig387 2 года назад +49

    "are we really fooling anybody with these [can you beat] titles?"
    👀

  • @the_godbodor7026
    @the_godbodor7026 2 года назад +327

    Alpha: “How do I make this sound interesting!?”
    Answer: Just do what you do and say whatever comes to mind, the people will listen.

  • @Goose-dw2ct
    @Goose-dw2ct 2 года назад +206

    This was actually kind of a strat back in gen 5 competitive, when the meta was flooded with op dragon types when you wanted to confuse them

    • @AshenDust_
      @AshenDust_ 2 года назад +14

      Gen 5 players when they learn what taunt is

    • @kareemsaidoun1754
      @kareemsaidoun1754 2 года назад +22

      This strat only worked against people who spammed legendaries and had no idea how to play the game competitively.
      Competitive players would always set up weather, stealth rocks, and use status effects, and they had no problem defeating such a gimmicky team.

    • @Goose-dw2ct
      @Goose-dw2ct 2 года назад +1

      @@kareemsaidoun1754 yea makes sense, i didn’t know the full story so thanks for clarifying :]

    • @Skeloperch
      @Skeloperch 2 года назад +1

      It's a strat in any generation in 4 and beyond. Competitive players in any generation are stratified between those that know how to use non-attacking moves and those that keep attacking into Pain Split Nosepass until they lose.

  • @devinmix7508
    @devinmix7508 Год назад +7

    Seeing "Attempt #5: (TABLE HIT)" in the script and knowing that it took *eight more attempts* after that is absolutely brutal.

  • @gaelananderson3818
    @gaelananderson3818 2 года назад +4

    I think Pain Split worked on ghosts because it's a status move. Only damaging moves are subject to Ghost immunity, moves like Growl and Odor Sleuth work too.

  • @ZpectreWasTaken
    @ZpectreWasTaken 2 года назад +170

    I have seen an incredible spike in the rising popularity of the Unova Games lately.
    PointCrow, Smallant (both of whom you mentioned did challenges like this) and you all made a segment with the lone purpose of giving a shoutout to the massive effort that the BW2 Team put into these games. And it speaks volumes.
    Black 2 was my first Pokémon game, and it will always be my favorite one, no matter how many games they make.
    So I just wanted to say thank you, Icarus.

    • @insertthinkingemoji5947
      @insertthinkingemoji5947 2 года назад +2

      Awesome

    • @Kereea
      @Kereea 2 года назад +3

      I think it was Pokemen7 or MandJTV who noted that part of why they're so popular now is because the people who were kids playing them are now older fans who can have nostalgia for them. This was mainly said in context of SWSH being seen that way about a decade from now, but I think it holds a grain of truth.

  • @fool8346
    @fool8346 2 года назад +123

    I seriously appreciate the section at 13:18 where he just talks about how good this game is, it sucks how much this game has gone under people’s radars but its truly the best pokemon game.

    • @JacobSC_
      @JacobSC_ 2 года назад +12

      All the Gen 5 games are great

    • @shadowlugia2624
      @shadowlugia2624 2 года назад +12

      Gen 5 is peak pokemon

    • @JacobSC_
      @JacobSC_ 2 года назад +8

      @@shadowlugia2624 agreed, either Gen 4 or 5 is at the top for me

    • @bubalackgaming8892
      @bubalackgaming8892 2 года назад +8

      It truly is just the best Pokemon game. BW2 may not be my favorite, but whenever I try to look at all the games in the series objectively it's just clear as day that BW2 is the best

    • @c.w35t87
      @c.w35t87 2 года назад +9

      Honestly I still prefer sprite art in Pokemon than 3D.

  • @anonnymouscheese7820
    @anonnymouscheese7820 2 года назад +14

    2:38 I love that this was actually said

    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 Год назад +2

      It has to have been scripted it’s so dumb

    • @guffthebird72
      @guffthebird72 Год назад +2

      @@ciphergacha9100 its not, thats just showdown

    • @ciphergacha9100
      @ciphergacha9100 Год назад +2

      @@guffthebird72 “showdown, where self-awareness goes to die”

  • @ararasdafloresta
    @ararasdafloresta 8 месяцев назад +1

    Cynthia:Oh another player to sweep well let's start Alpharad: Throw nosepass cynthia: oh... so this is the end huh.

  • @stickham_
    @stickham_ 2 года назад +245

    "Level 1 Pokémon should be banned"
    Pokémon showdown players amirite

    • @silv2309
      @silv2309 2 года назад +24

      It was very likely scripted lol, that bit was made by Temp6t who scripts his videos a lot

    • @gengarzilla1685
      @gengarzilla1685 Год назад

      You say that like Showdown players _never ever_ act like pathetic children. Your opinion of them is too high if you think that example is faked.

  • @goomba9956
    @goomba9956 2 года назад +167

    This feels like the perfect run for Alpha, because he gets to torture people who are just trying to live their best life and have fun

  • @Trebolt
    @Trebolt 2 года назад +5

    13:25 God I love the limited 3D they use for this game. It's so charming.

  • @shinysquirtlex2682
    @shinysquirtlex2682 2 года назад +4

    I’m so glad you finally played Pokémon White 2. Good job on the challenge this is a great game that should be played more.

  • @ddanmurp6126
    @ddanmurp6126 2 года назад +85

    Listening to Alpharad screaming for 15 minutes about how hard it is to make a gimmicky challenge sound interesting has made me appreciate the MittenSquad grind

  • @nightniro131
    @nightniro131 2 года назад +42

    Alpharad talking about how uncomical the video ends up being comical
    Never change Alpha.
    Never change.

  • @Shyblook1234
    @Shyblook1234 2 года назад +30

    I love the fact that he actually beat someone in showdown with this team

    • @coffeecrispy2673
      @coffeecrispy2673 Год назад

      Well, jacob didnt do it, but i get what you mean

  • @korub1
    @korub1 Год назад +9

    Love how Verizon is just sitting there when you run back by after the ice attacks. Just like “is he gonna challenge me or what?”

  • @jacobanderson5845
    @jacobanderson5845 2 года назад +103

    I think my favorite bit in this whole thing is the dream speedrun music that briefly fades in when he says he’s just gonna cheat

  • @lintree
    @lintree 2 года назад +104

    I did not expect alpharad getting death threats to be something I'd learn in this video but uh, rat gang! Gimmicky pokemon challenges are always super fun

    • @Starlit_Onion
      @Starlit_Onion Год назад

      Lmao yeah same. Pretty weird 👁👁

  • @rickyrns1059
    @rickyrns1059 2 года назад +6

    Awesome video, definitely sympathize with your struggle against Iris, back when I first played the game, I borrowed someone’s action replay to unlock the Challenge Key, and oh my god, Iris was pure EVIL! I legitimately struggled against her far more than I ever did with Cynthia(who I always brought a Weavile to immediately invalidate her “balanced” team that is half weak to Ice).
    Long story short, Iris is deceptively tough to battle, and her Haxorus is challenging to fight regardless of the type of run you’re doing.

  • @hunova4799
    @hunova4799 2 года назад +2

    I appreciate you did this challenge in the Unova region especially black/white 2 because they don't get nearly enough love

  • @shadeknight6537
    @shadeknight6537 2 года назад +72

    The biggest challenge of this run was trying to predict when the emulator would crash in the middle of a fight.

  • @evilgoose6768
    @evilgoose6768 2 года назад +6

    I love how the guy on showdown criticised you for having a stall team yet he had a blissey

    • @-user-ch5hd1em6u
      @-user-ch5hd1em6u Год назад

      Imagine you meet Rick Astley. In his possession is a DVD copy of the Disney Pixar movie “Up”. Assume you were to ask him for the DVD. Rick Astley claims that he will never give you up, but by not giving you Up, he’s letting you down, which he also claims he’ll never do. Along with this, if Rick Astley were to do neither, and just walk away instead, this would also be a problem because he claims that he’ll never say goodbye and desert you. If none of these options seem viable and Rick Astley instead decides to kill you, that also wouldn’t work because he will never hurt you. He can’t lie about not owning “Up” because he won’t tell a lie. Rick Astley can’t deny the paradox because he knows the rules, and so do I

  • @acemerceramv8561
    @acemerceramv8561 Год назад +7

    15:36
    Jacob's lucks sometimes just hates him

  • @RandomUser11170
    @RandomUser11170 2 года назад +146

    Trying to beat Pokemon with a Level 1 team seems like flying too close to the sun. Please be careful Icarus- I mean, Alpharad!

    • @CB_Hyperz88
      @CB_Hyperz88 2 года назад +12

      I love it when alpharad deluxe stuff seeps it’s way into the main channel

    • @atwistedb
      @atwistedb 2 года назад +7

      @@CB_Hyperz88 Being a fan of Alpharad deluxe is like being a fan of Alpharad if you think about it

    • @CB_Hyperz88
      @CB_Hyperz88 2 года назад +2

      @@atwistedb holy crap you’re right

    • @kikiretzorg1467
      @kikiretzorg1467 2 года назад +2

      Groudon’s ability is just flying close to the sun when you think about it

  • @AquamarineVGC
    @AquamarineVGC 2 года назад +46

    Alpharad is truly the internet funnyman for making this actually enjoyable to watch XD (side note: I swear the clip of Mewtwo the Onix & Captain Kidd will never get old, it's just too funny lol)

  • @daddyespressodepresso2207
    @daddyespressodepresso2207 2 года назад +8

    Ah yes the Temp6t brand of going into showdown with a gimmick team and watching legendary spamming noobs MALD. Never gets old

  • @Patterrz
    @Patterrz 2 года назад +7

    It took up a tiny part of the video but I love the Pokemon Stadium references

  • @earthbloodelf5289
    @earthbloodelf5289 2 года назад +89

    I love how, at least according to the way he structured this video, it crashes once the entire game, and then he gets to Iris and it continuously crashes, I think someone was scared lol

  • @ZachPowers
    @ZachPowers 2 года назад +36

    Always love to get a video edited by the Jacob Alpharad himself, well done, it was very entertaining :)

  • @velvetbutterfly
    @velvetbutterfly 2 года назад +47

    I like how Jacob censored a lot of the swearing from the Showdown segment. Anyone using that team who encounters a level one stall team would be swearing if not slurring a lot

  • @seasorablue
    @seasorablue 11 месяцев назад +2

    You succeeded in making this VERY entertaining because this is hilarious and a genuinely really fun video to watch!

  • @veerigo
    @veerigo 2 года назад +91

    the fucking showdown clip had me laughing way harder than i should have been

    • @quartzossie
      @quartzossie 2 года назад +4

      RUH ROH RAGGY

    • @der_saftmon
      @der_saftmon 2 года назад +13

      Gave me temp6t vibes

    • @kadenjenkins1961
      @kadenjenkins1961 2 года назад

      Fr tho

    • @The_Court_Poet
      @The_Court_Poet 2 года назад +6

      @@der_saftmon that’s because it was from Temp6t. He’s credited in the description

    • @rompevuevitos222
      @rompevuevitos222 2 года назад +6

      temp6t makes LOTs of videos like that, i don't even play pokemon casually NOR competitively but his videos are great

  • @realkingofantarctica
    @realkingofantarctica 2 года назад +14

    My favourite part of, what feels like, every Black and White challenge run is how Heartbreaker Charles always seems to literally break the heart of the person playing, as they fruitlessly struggle to come up with a strategy to get past him.

    • @SomeAsian
      @SomeAsian 2 года назад

      I had a nuzlocke where Charles killed a Pokemon because she literally got targeted by both Pokemon he had that could target her when I tried healing.
      Charles can go ride his bike off a cliff.

    • @aprinnyonbreak1290
      @aprinnyonbreak1290 2 года назад +3

      Everyone else: I literally can't comprehend what this player is doing
      Charles: ...kid, what the hell are you doing?

    • @treefiddy_Yugo-slay-via
      @treefiddy_Yugo-slay-via Год назад

      Now that is what we in the business call a "no shit Sherlock" moment!

  • @squidge477
    @squidge477 2 года назад +4

    For the triple battle you couldprobably swap out one member for a mon with wide gaurd to deal with spread for a couple turns, or just use fake out and attack into it with 2 other pokemon.

  • @Futachimaru-502
    @Futachimaru-502 Год назад +6

    I really feel bad for Alpharad when his game crashed after defeating Iris. He thought he was finally done so he can rest 🤣

  • @Mystiqueshootingstar
    @Mystiqueshootingstar 2 года назад +60

    “level 1 Pokémon should be banned” Pokémon showdown never ceases to amaze me

  • @ASquared544
    @ASquared544 2 года назад +47

    If you think White 2 has amazing presentation, you don’t remember experiencing Skyarrow Bridge in White for the first time.
    God, this is why Gen 5 is my favorite generation.

  • @CarlosMagnussen
    @CarlosMagnussen Год назад +2

    I can see why this was so hard to put together. you're right that it is a rather uninteresting video, but I think you did pretty well with the footage you had. Nice work!

  • @necrozma4029
    @necrozma4029 2 года назад +1

    I've never heard "F.E.A.R." being an acronym of "fucking evil annoying rodent". The best part is that both descriptions are unsettlingly accurate

  • @HDGamerofficial
    @HDGamerofficial 2 года назад +86

    Anytime I see people realize/remember how amazing the Gen 5 games are, it warms my heart! Great video Jacob 👏👏👏

  • @thesnedd7219
    @thesnedd7219 2 года назад +9

    One of my friends decided to try this before. His entire team was 6 Rattatas with quick attack, endeavor, and a focus sash.
    Rattata takes damage, endeavors, and then quick attacks.

  • @totodile9923
    @totodile9923 2 года назад

    I'm loving the B2W2 appreciation towards the end of the video. Best main series game

  • @radstermind5205
    @radstermind5205 2 года назад +3

    the nostalgia from when i played black and white is crazy. it was my first pokemon game and i remember struggling so much being a dumb little kid, and i see Alpha winning with level 1 pokemon and i just feel embarrassed for me younger self

  • @MayBeSomething
    @MayBeSomething 2 года назад +15

    3:17 Me after playing Ultimate against my friend's Pikachu.

  • @Megamind283
    @Megamind283 2 года назад +7

    I love how he said I just cheated instead and then played dream music

  • @lys7262
    @lys7262 2 года назад +5

    God, i love the limited 3d they use for this game. Its so charming

  • @prometheus-ii7030
    @prometheus-ii7030 8 месяцев назад +1

    This team would be someone's thirteenth reason why if Pokemon was real.

  • @c.w35t87
    @c.w35t87 2 года назад +4

    Man this bring so many memories, I had over 500 hours in White2. Even though I didn't know nothing about actual strategy at that time I still just loved fighting the same trainers every day and going around, now I even think twice if I want to make a new team in the recent games.

  • @windpearlanimation4087
    @windpearlanimation4087 2 года назад +9

    Great video and it had great editing. Editor did an amazing job.

  • @AliKhan-zf7ox
    @AliKhan-zf7ox 2 года назад +1

    Great video, better editing. Best Pokemon challenge I've seen in a while

  • @maybedonn
    @maybedonn 2 года назад +2

    The temp6t part was just gold. Did not expect it out of an Alpharad video

  • @superslash81no32
    @superslash81no32 2 года назад +8

    Finally people more people talking on how beautiful and cool Gen 5 is!!! It's my favorite generation and wish people would realize how cool at least the sprites/story is

  • @jedimasterpickle3
    @jedimasterpickle3 2 года назад +4

    This was a hilarious video, especially the Showdown part. But I also liked seeing Jacob rapidly descend into madness as he just rambles about trying to make a script about doing the exact same thing for an entire game. I do love Unova, though. I played a lot of Black 2 and it was my reintroduction into Pokemon. Seeing Kyurem legit try to kill the player only for N and his dragon to save the day? The cutscene of said dragon being spliced into Kyurem? The sheer perspective of Castelia City? Love it. Love Black 2, love the look of Gen V.

  • @bennimodlover130
    @bennimodlover130 2 года назад +2

    This video has higher quality comedy than 99 %of what i saw the last 8 years. GG

  • @robertwildschwein7207
    @robertwildschwein7207 5 месяцев назад

    9:48 LOL
    10:58 I love how he is still just chilling there, not having a care about the world about that stupid ice.

  • @thoughtsofaleo2916
    @thoughtsofaleo2916 2 года назад +3

    This is insane, Alpha, even for you. But GG, congrats on doing it.
    Weirdly enough, this made me appreciate Gen 5 and BW2 a lot. There's a lot of really cool aspects of this gen that I'm v excited to see come back in whatever remake ends up happening (because we all know it's happening.) Unova is just a really cool place. And even though a lot of it wasn't shown in this video, they have some really tough trainers, gyms and battle styles.

  • @patch5384
    @patch5384 2 года назад +5

    shout out to alpha for having an entire 15 minute video on one team with the same gimmick and making it entertaining

  • @joseluisjensen1913
    @joseluisjensen1913 2 года назад +3

    man u say that u need to fill up the video script, yet you never fail to make me laugh so hard bro :) love your videos bro! keep it up

  • @JoboVT
    @JoboVT 2 года назад +6

    I love how to this day Jacob is still salty about Braden's infamous strategy for the jynx in fire red. And tbf I don't blame him

  • @trevorwhitt3641
    @trevorwhitt3641 2 года назад +23

    The Showdown clip was a 2019 sus compilation that burned my eyes... 10/10 would endure again.

  • @2sad2swim33
    @2sad2swim33 2 года назад +11

    2:48 another golden clip

  • @RadioTRS
    @RadioTRS Год назад +1

    I just love how accurate the Pokemon showdown clip is

  • @garethlamb6923
    @garethlamb6923 2 года назад

    Very happy that this video uses my favourite ‘mon, Shedinja, and the first evolution of my second favourite ‘mon, Aron.

  • @DEMSH00T3R
    @DEMSH00T3R 2 года назад +35

    Enemy in Pokémon Showdown: Oh yeah? Just wait. **sends out Zacian**
    Alpha: **99% damage in first turn**