I can confidently say that no one else out of the billions of humans on this planet is insane enough to do this. You need a world record award for this 🎉
@@cultofhampter until a fine pair of jenny/joy legs get dangled in front of him. then his eyes suddenly transform into geodude eyes and these 2 random hearts appear to censor them because brock with his eyes open is just tooooooo spicy.
He was saying "this is the most tedious part OF THIS AREA". As in that specific section of the challenge. I'm curious which part he found the worst overall though after completing the whole thing. Parts definitely seemed insanely tedious lol
Zapdos: *a cooler electric yellow* Articuno: *new, pastel-ish color-scheme that fits with the ice theme still* Moltres: “I’m an uncooked chicken that’s on fire…”
one thanksgiving my (poor, poor) aunt who has never cooked a turkey in her life decided to wing it and managed to set a giant raw turkey on fire in such a way that it both did not cook or withhold heat, while still becoming an inferno that nearly burnt her house down. i imagine shiny moltres has similar origins.
i remember shiny hunting in lets go (before we found out we were doing it wrong), I was hunting electabuzz in the power plant, it took about 5 hours, and in that time I saw like 6 different shiny chansey before a single electabuzz, and two of them spawned within 10 mins of eachother. its unbelievable and it still pains me today
Yeah that’s crazy I always feel so bad for people that hunted stuff like that And had bad luck with it as well like basically every Pokémon has been re released with way better odds but at the same time hunting them on newer games is nowhere near as fulfilling as the older ones
I refuse to believe that chancy doesn't have increased shiny odds in newer games because I've literally caught one on accident in every game since sun/moon
No one: Johnstone: "So here is a 1400 hour adventure condensed into 80 minutes. I hope you all can appreciate the effort it took!" The absolute mad lad. Keep being you. I've followed you for quite a while, and I cannot put into words how much you have grown as a creator. Keep up the amazing work, and take care of yourself!
"If you got second-hand frustration from the nidoran hunts, ekans is a whole different animal" Yes, snakes are different animals than baby rhinos, that is correct.
It's crazy that we didn't know how shinies worked in let's go for like 3 years and it's even more crazy that you were working on this video for 2 years. This really explained why uploads slowed down during that time but it's still very impressive that you were still streaming and working on other videos along with this project. Congrats Mr.Stone on finally getting Big Video ™ done, I'm looking forward to what videos you will make once scarlet and Violet come out!
What an insane challenge, the patience and dedication needed is absolutely mind boggling. Congrats on getting it done, dude! You've got a legendary accomplishment under your belt now
Actually unreal. I don’t know if there’s a feat comparable in Pokémon I will see in my lifetime. 1400hours of dedication spanning 2 years. You deserve all the support
Among my many frustrations with Scarlet and Violet is that they removed the shiny sparkle in the over world for Pokémon. The ones that are very close to their normal pallets are easy to miss.
I found 3 shinies without hunting in acheus and one was am ampipon that i wasnt even aware was shiny, i just kinda went ''ehh could use the exp" after standing around and looking at it (and the other pokemon) for a minute. THEN BAM sparlkes wtffff
@@cleeve2891 true and that is helpful but if you are just cruising in Arceus it will chime to let you know there is one nearby and in Let's Go there is sparkles around it.
Overworld Pokémon are like generating hundreds of encounters at once so it makes sense imo. But i admit, shiny sounds really spice up the game. And the lightning can make things hard to see for me since I'm colourblind
John's been hyping this video up for almost 23 months, and wow, I can't believe how far he's come since then. Your POC's are how I started watching your content, and I'm genuinely happy to have met amazing friends in your community. Amazing work as always John.
This is ridiculous to begin with, but the fact you were able to continue your other content, while doing this is insanely impressive and I honestly hope you're very proud of this.
Yeah it probably takes a few thousand hours a shiny, pretty insane indeed. And all the duplicates youll find. Must take like a million hours or something.
I don’t even play Pokémon anymore and I have to give this guy huge props. He puts a lot of time and thought into his videos and deserves his following.
@@adm1nistration i didnt realize this was lets go at first, i did actually find a shiny in that game, but its a spin off, so not sure if that counts as a regular shiny
The fact that this run is pretty much the equivalent of two months of literal non-stop gameplay, and that you managed to keep it a secret from your followers is just… I’m gonna go ahead and call this one of the greatest achievements in the history of gaming. Certainly the greatest I’ve ever seen.
"one of the greatest achievements in the history of gaming" is certainly a exaggeration... there are people out there who have spend literal decades trying to perfect something in a video game 2 months of non-stop gameplay is nothing crazy and is kinda normal for these kinds of long term challenges
@@nothingtoseehere9648 you're for sure right. especially considering this is a time based achievement and not skillbased. however that person might not have seen much
this is something i've always wanted to do but i've never considered actually committing to it, but you really did it... wow. edit: for the shiny hunting community this has to be one of the coolest accomplishments of all time 🏆
My immediate reaction to seeing the title of this video was "Are you okay?" but I'm always so genuinely impressed with the quality and effort you put in. Really admire your dedication. This is a day that shall go down in Pokémon history. You have ascended to a new, never before seen level of Pokètubing, a spot reserved for you and you alone. You are an Arceus amongst mortals. You have my respect
I was not expecting to watch the entirety of the video, but you made it very entertaining. Congrats on completing the challenge. Your dedication and determination to catch all of the shiny...Amazing!
literally same, havent even played a pokemon game since diamond and for some reason this was suggested. honestly not mad and kind of low key explains why the only shiny pokemon ive ever encountered was the red gyrados in Gold.
I watched this video multiple times now. After I found out about the new shiny odds codes I immediately went back to this video. This makes it even crazier that most of these shinies are full odds shinies without you even knowing it. Which makes it an even more impressive achievement.
@@Memiliano_the 1/341 odds only apply to the next spawn of the species being chained, people thought once you hit the 31 chain every spawn of every pokemon had those odds but they do not
no way most of them were full ods. he seen 350.000 pokemon. 135 of them are shinys. thats 1 shiny for every 2700 pokemon seen. when you hunt a shiny you could obviously get it after 1000 tries. or after 4000 tries or after 10.000 tries. but the more and more pokemon you catch and see the closer you will get to the real odds. (its like flipping a coin 10 times. you could get 5 heads. or only 3. maybe even 10. but when you flip a coin a billion times you will end up at about 50% for sure) static encounters, fossils, trades etc. which definitely have odds of 1 in 4096. which means all of the rest of the pokemon (100-110 or something in that range) most likely had odds better than 1 in 4096 thus not being "full odds" catching all 135pokemon at full odds you would expect to see 550.000+ pokemon *if my math is wrong feel free to correct me
I like how the video is named "I Caught Every Shiny Pokemon Before Each Gym" when it could just be named "I caught every shiny pokemon in the game before Gym 3" lol. True dedication to a challenge that gets real big and daunting real fast. Kudos to you man
Also, What the hell happened when he was telling the vaporeon story somewhat near the end?? It just cut out and now we'll just never know what he was talking about??
@@jamesmiranda1449 The Vaporeon story is a meme in the Pokémon community, that is basically this line of text that gets copy pasted to make fun of those people who find Pokémon *attractive*. The text is 223 words long (with longer variations having appeared over time), and basically details all the ways in which Vaporeon is the most sexually attractive Pokémon out of all of them. The text can be found easily by googling "Vaporeon Copypasta".
I love the contrast between your narrating voice that’s chipper and full of energy, and your in game voice that sounds dead. loving this content, looking forward to seeing what else you have going on!
It took me nearly 3 years to complete the shiny living dex challenge in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu. Such a fun game one of the best in the franchise so far. Congrats on this it's a huge achievement.
@@SimplyUnprofessional yeah agreed but in the end I got my shiny spawns pretty fast even with the bad information we got from the data mine community. The longest hunt I had was over a year for a Kabuto that went to over 15,000 fossil trades. Those full odds hunts were so rough
@Azul Dragon you tune out homeless people when they ask for money? sure, the rest of its fine, whatever. but why on earth are tuning out homeless people 💀
@@scarlett4417 After a certain point giving money to everyone who asks for it becomes enabling and there will be no incentive to change their lifestyle.
I feel bad for Brock, he didn't even get the opportunity to serve you his world-famous jelly-filled donuts. And that Venonat spawning right in front of the Shiny Squirtle like "I'm about to end this man's whole career"...that's rough, buddy. What a mad lad, and a journey. The time and effort are beyond words. It’s not just the insane challenge itself. But the masterful editing cut into a whole hour and some change is MADNESS. Truly an inspiring feat that shows the challenges of life are not impossible. Never give up, and always keep believing.
INSANE! Both this challenge and the fact that has been 5 days and still doesn’t have a million views. A true inspiration to shiny hunters, gamers, and really anyone with the amount of dedication this took
I’m not going to lie, I grew up playing Pokémon. I experienced my first shiny Pokémon in Pokémon platinum. I went online to fight with it, and realized I wasn’t the only one and discovered shiny hunters. Ever since I’ve had both massive respect for them, and a tear in my eye from the saltiness from losing numerous battles to them
About 10 minutes in, I hope to god someone mentioned to him that the old catch combo method was much more time consuming than the updated one. From what I can see, this is some really intense stuff and is definitely something to be proud of.
I feel like liking, commenting, and watching this video all the way through STILL isn't enough to give you the credit you deserve for this video. Holy. SHIT. Well done sir!!
Hear that g johnstone (idk how to tag I’m a dumb ass) all of this isn’t enough for what you accomplished. So give us something else to recognize you, fr this is ridiculous 😉
Discovered this video in my recommended section. It did NOT disappoint. Immediately liked & subscribed. The amount of effort you put in to this video (and hairstyles!) is phenomenal and I hope this video and your channel do amazingly from it! Can't wait to binge watch the rest of your vids!
Hands down my favourite gaming video ever. Watched this from start to finish not long after its release and then again a few months later. The combined effort and patience you put into this challenge is unbeatable. Bravo.
The prospect of completing this challenge, to me, is like trying to comprehend how hot I would get if I flung myself directly into the core of the sun. You have done something truly special
I cannot tell you how amazing this is. No wonder you were emotional. After all the time and effort put into this, if you werent emotional I would be worried. Never seen your videos before this one but you easily earned my sub for this feat.(oh and a new twitch follower)
I appreciate the frustration showing through and the elaborate details on the hours it takes to hunt. It’s been months since I played bc after 3 weeks of hunting a shiny squirtle and failing to get one to spawn I had to move on. Well done. I’m genuinely impressed you did this much work for it
Hey, so, I recently began playing Let's Go and am a long-time player of Pokemon Go. I recently acquired a surplus of shiny Squirtle, and if you'd be willing to explain how I can trade you one, I'd be happy to give you one! I do have Nintendo online, haven't downloaded Home but am willing to do so
This is insane considering that the 1400 hours doesn’t even account for the soft resets so this is an amazing achievement and was an incredible video, loved it!
@@briggs7077 if anything unless he never played let’s go eevee before on this account it inflated his time due to previous playthroughs. Still an insane amount of time to invest thi
The amount of dedication and sheer willpower this man took to make this one video is the one I need in my everyday life Hats off. Mad respect to you my man
I have never heard of Johnstone before this, and I don't know how, but I have to say. Not just the content, but how the video was made, how you told your story, is truly inspiring. I have watched tens of thousands of pokemon videos in my entire lifetime and this is the single best one. Thank you sir for creating something I will never forget and will spend many years to come sharing with everyone I know. You truly are a legend.
I think the craziest part about this is that about a year ago it was discovered from that the bonuses of a catch combo in terms of shiny rates both' only apply to that species your comboing, and it only applies to the *next* spawn of that species. So if you run away or let the pokemon respawn your essentially on full odds. The best way to shiny hunt on lets go is actually just to keep catching the pokemon and force more of that species to spawn each time you catch one. (I'm only a little into the video so apologies if he realizes this later on in the video)
For sure if this wasn't recorded, no one would have believed it was done. The amount of effort that was given to this video is for me indescribable. I would go insane if I would be the one to do this challenge. Kudos to you! Congrats :>>
Ya know, I come back to this video a lot (honestly I think you deserve all the views I can give you for going through this torture) and I've been ruminating on something lately; it's honestly extremely poetic that Chansey went from being a shiny almost no one had due to how rare it was and how hard it was to catch...to a shiny almost everyone has in DROVES. Unfortunately, not all poetry is art, and I believe this video encapsulates this perfectly.
This was four months ago but I had to give you a thumbs up. You're spending all this time and nobody has even acknowledged it! Good for you for taking on the challenge.
i can't even understand the dedication it took to do this because this is more than just grinding and getting "rewarded" along the way, it is HOURS each and every day of mostly stress to do something that when put in perspective is different color pixels in a video game but is a medal for so so much more. Congratulations is all i can say, amazing work
I’m so happy for johnstone that this has blown up to be his biggest video yet, i was so worried it wasn’t going to for the first week 😭 so beyond deserved
Not even Jedi master Yoda has the patience to do what you did. Thank you so much. I really enjoyed this video. I can only imagine how much time the entire thing took. I hope to see more. Thank you.
Watching this video is so funny when you visualize Lt. Surge just standing around in his gym, checking his watch and waiting for you to come to his gym while you're out getting basically every Pokemon and all the legendary birds.
I can’t even fathom the amount of time and effort that has been put into a single video. I doubt there is another UA-camr that has done this for any kind of video. This deserved a billion views honestly. I really enjoyed watching it, thank you for doing this and I look forward to future challenges you give yourself 😉
Bro you are an absolute legend! Almost 2 years 2 damn years to complete this challenge spend almost 57 days of game time soft resets failed encounters catch combos catching over 5000 Pokémon 350000 in total is insane! You are an absolute legend and have patience that nobody else in the world has. You should go in the world records meanwhile I gave up after not get a shiny Rayquaza as a kid in emerald and had to resort to PKHex later. You deserve all the props and subs dude.
I think I have commented twice in my 8+ years on this app, but you sir, deserve one. For sure. I can't even imagine the dedication this took. As a shiny hunter in my free time, I think you might have just become my hero lol. Thank you so much for your hard work, dedication, and this amazing video showing us the 23month journey!!!
I hope my comment doesn’t go unnoticed, but I have to shout this content out John. You reinvigorated my love for Pokemon after not playing anything since Gen 2 when I was only 7, bought Violet and have been loving it. This content is amazingly produced and you are the reason I’m back. THANK YOU!
@@LucifersLandLord Basically, when you get to a combo of 31, the next pokemon of that species that spawns has the increased chance to be shiny. After that spawn, all spawns of the same species go back to base odds regardless of the catch combo. So, instead of achieving a combo of 31 then waiting for hours, you should combo past 31, and catch every pokemon of that species until one is shiny. This video explains it (and is also how i found out about it): ua-cam.com/video/nLWbq__IPWg/v-deo.html
What the hell happened when he was telling the vaporeon story somewhat near the end?? It just cut out and now we'll just never know what he was talking about??
I just recently found your channel and have been astounded by your dedication at every turn. Thank you for being crazy enough to do what so many others wouldn't touch with a 4,096 foot pole...
Dude. As a pokémon player (playing for 20years now maybe), you became my hero. You have my congrats, my sub, my like and my comment. You deserve all the best. I rarely do that, but you got me watching the entire 1:17:45 video, without skipping any of it. Thank you.
@@sabagecabage7828 I have had the game for a while, just decided to not play it and some Pokémon vids showed up in my recommended so I played some more of it and found this video
Hey John, I recently have been working on my shiny living Dex and seeing this video has not only motivated me to keep going, but also to bring my adventure back to Let’s Go. You’re absolutely incredible, keep it up!
The moment when you said Scarlet/Violet was coming out next week that’s when it hit me of how long this challenge has been, well done, now Let’s go Eevee can go rest now… unless the cartridge has melted in your Nintendo Switch over the length of time then your stuck here for EVER!!!
I don't comment a lot, like 1-2 times a year. Same with likes. But your dedication my man, earned you both. Finally a new vid and to add to the joy it's an absolute banger. Thank you for your hard work, keep it up :D Very excited that you are back to bring me joy in the evenings with your streams!
@@techfan1017 i think thats subjective as to what is a good use of time because to use your example would think learning spanish is a waste of time etc.
I put my entire heart into this video, and I really hope you can tell
Good job
I’m so excited to see this lol. I’m currently trying to complete a shiny living dex in Let’s Go. And then hopefully the entire Pokédex
This is truly incredible!!
You're an absolute machine! INCREDIBLE work, John. You Ronck
I can already tell it's going to be an absolute banger video, good job on all the work you put into it
I can confidently say that no one else out of the billions of humans on this planet is insane enough to do this. You need a world record award for this 🎉
hey, I just watched one of your videos right before this. epic!
I actually was in the process of making this video 😅 but got stumped after surge. Gave up on this just a couple weeks ago. Congrats man. 💪
bro theres literally no way that theres not another person out of billions that would do this
Shiny Professor Oak% record is pretty strong, don’t think it’s getting broken for a few years
True
Something about Brock saying "it seems I've underestimated you" after being decimated by a shiny Venusaur sits just right.
ikr
Is Brock blind? Serious question.
Brock, are you blind?
He is, guys, he is.
@@cultofhampter until a fine pair of jenny/joy legs get dangled in front of him. then his eyes suddenly transform into geodude eyes and these 2 random hearts appear to censor them because brock with his eyes open is just tooooooo spicy.
I love how he says 'this is arguably the most tedious part' literally everytime he gets to a new area lol. Nothing but respect
I agree
He was saying "this is the most tedious part OF THIS AREA". As in that specific section of the challenge. I'm curious which part he found the worst overall though after completing the whole thing. Parts definitely seemed insanely tedious lol
@@Michael.Darlingprobably the snorlax part
"I can't believe it's all over. What do we do now?"
"What do you mean? Now we can finally play the game."
Im not playing world of warcraft
What are you playing?
Im playing Hello Kitty island adventure
Im not playing world or warcraft
What are you playing?
Im playing Hello Kitty island adventure
"Are you French Clyde?"
"No."
"Voulez vous coucher avec moi, Clyde?"
@@beebsxd ok
Can we just appreciate that this man took almost 2 years of footage and fit it into less then 2 hours
Fr It sounds like a clickbait but it was insane watch this
Poop BABY
Wait, 2 YEARS?!
@@Jaimee1204 did you watch?
@@stonksagent9040it’s an hour long I don’t blame him
Imagine right after the game...
Professor Oak: "ah very good...now you unlocked Johto"
That would be sick
if they did that, i guarantee this dude would be the only one In johto cause i know I'm not doing this XD
@@oblivionfrost4970 fuck it id do it and I'd stream it.
then when you do all of the johto shiny mons you get hoenn
MANDJTV HAS JOINED THE CHAT
Zapdos: *a cooler electric yellow*
Articuno: *new, pastel-ish color-scheme that fits with the ice theme still*
Moltres: “I’m an uncooked chicken that’s on fire…”
I respect the look of the shinies and I love the video, I just needed to say this I’ve been looking for a moment to
Personally, I've always referred to shiny Moltress as a sunburnt chicken that's been set on fire lol
one thanksgiving my (poor, poor) aunt who has never cooked a turkey in her life decided to wing it and managed to set a giant raw turkey on fire in such a way that it both did not cook or withhold heat, while still becoming an inferno that nearly burnt her house down. i imagine shiny moltres has similar origins.
Uncooked chicken is better than barely any difference at all (looking at you _Zapdos...)_
I love how Chancey went from being the rarest shiny in the gen 3 safari to every other shiny in Let's Go
I hate it
Dread it, run from it, shiny chansey arrives all the same.
i remember shiny hunting in lets go (before we found out we were doing it wrong), I was hunting electabuzz in the power plant, it took about 5 hours, and in that time I saw like 6 different shiny chansey before a single electabuzz, and two of them spawned within 10 mins of eachother.
its unbelievable and it still pains me today
Yeah that’s crazy I always feel so bad for people that hunted stuff like that And had bad luck with it as well like basically every Pokémon has been re released with way better odds but at the same time hunting them on newer games is nowhere near as fulfilling as the older ones
I refuse to believe that chancy doesn't have increased shiny odds in newer games because I've literally caught one on accident in every game since sun/moon
It was so perfect when he screamed "Let’s Go" when finding his last shiny for the Pokédex. Truly a perfect moment!
The other game exclusives start crying in a corner because they have been forgotten
Mew ???????
I think that the "let's go" would of been cooler if he shouted: let's go... evee
@@plasma_flames5689fax I was triggered so bad when I saw sandshrew, sand slash, scyther, ect all missing
@@BlindPerson53mew can’t be obtained shiny in lets go
No one:
Johnstone: "So here is a 1400 hour adventure condensed into 80 minutes. I hope you all can appreciate the effort it took!"
The absolute mad lad. Keep being you. I've followed you for quite a while, and I cannot put into words how much you have grown as a creator. Keep up the amazing work, and take care of yourself!
"If you got second-hand frustration from the nidoran hunts, ekans is a whole different animal"
Yes, snakes are different animals than baby rhinos, that is correct.
Like this Comment for more fact-checking.
LOL
FOR 2 YEARS! THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE. THE DEDICATION HE HAS TO THE GAME IS INSANE! Simply awesome!!😆
Hello bellibolt. Would you like to meet my level 100 sssoft-sssand holding ssstab Earth Power ssspamming Sssandaconda?
It's crazy that we didn't know how shinies worked in let's go for like 3 years and it's even more crazy that you were working on this video for 2 years. This really explained why uploads slowed down during that time but it's still very impressive that you were still streaming and working on other videos along with this project. Congrats Mr.Stone on finally getting Big Video ™ done, I'm looking forward to what videos you will make once scarlet and Violet come out!
What an insane challenge, the patience and dedication needed is absolutely mind boggling. Congrats on getting it done, dude! You've got a legendary accomplishment under your belt now
Hello pk
I've only seen one shiny in my whole 700 hour playthrough, and accidentally sent the Shiny Growlithe to prof oak
This might be the single craziest video on this entire platform, mad respect John!!!
Actually unreal. I don’t know if there’s a feat comparable in Pokémon I will see in my lifetime. 1400hours of dedication spanning 2 years. You deserve all the support
try absolblogs
No hate but there were 2 people who made a shiny living dex of all 898 Pokemon
@@Kambyday it's not just the shiny dex, it's how this one was obtained. Not really a fair comparison
@@Kambydayto be fair they had the shiny charm
Among my many frustrations with Scarlet and Violet is that they removed the shiny sparkle in the over world for Pokémon. The ones that are very close to their normal pallets are easy to miss.
I found 3 shinies without hunting in acheus and one was am ampipon that i wasnt even aware was shiny, i just kinda went ''ehh could use the exp" after standing around and looking at it (and the other pokemon) for a minute. THEN BAM sparlkes wtffff
Autobatteling does not kill shinies. That's one way, although not very effcient
@@cleeve2891 true and that is helpful but if you are just cruising in Arceus it will chime to let you know there is one nearby and in Let's Go there is sparkles around it.
Overworld Pokémon are like generating hundreds of encounters at once so it makes sense imo. But i admit, shiny sounds really spice up the game. And the lightning can make things hard to see for me since I'm colourblind
They did it so that people don't get shinies easily which is a good thing in my opinion. If you want everything for free then you can be frustrated
This is insane
Hello!
avoid video games and pokemon focus on Jesus. pray and repent.
@@worm_and_no_man Don’t force your religion on people 😊
@@worm_and_no_man god isnt real. Get your money up
@@porthos6042 Actually God is real! One day your eyes will open mark my words
My therapist: “blonde haired John cant hurt you. He’s not real.”
Blonde haired John:
John's been hyping this video up for almost 23 months, and wow, I can't believe how far he's come since then. Your POC's are how I started watching your content, and I'm genuinely happy to have met amazing friends in your community. Amazing work as always John.
It took me 15 seconds too long to realise you didn't mean John's 'People Of Colors' and instead meant his 'Professor Oak's Challenges'
Me when John doesn’t own enough POCs
@@Megakell0 I am glad Im not the only one. I was like how tf did people of color get you into johnstones videos
@@Megakell0 i didnt even realise POC could stand for “professor oak challenge” until you said that 😭😭😭 i was so confused
@@Megakell0 I don't think you can own those anymore.
This is ridiculous to begin with, but the fact you were able to continue your other content, while doing this is insanely impressive and I honestly hope you're very proud of this.
Yeah it probably takes a few thousand hours a shiny, pretty insane indeed. And all the duplicates youll find. Must take like a million hours or something.
I don’t even play Pokémon anymore and I have to give this guy huge props. He puts a lot of time and thought into his videos and deserves his following.
@@D3sdinova ez but costly if u outsource the task
@@adm1nistration i didnt realize this was lets go at first, i did actually find a shiny in that game, but its a spin off, so not sure if that counts as a regular shiny
The fact that this run is pretty much the equivalent of two months of literal non-stop gameplay, and that you managed to keep it a secret from your followers is just… I’m gonna go ahead and call this one of the greatest achievements in the history of gaming. Certainly the greatest I’ve ever seen.
Wait he really did that? Lmao
"one of the greatest achievements in the history of gaming" is certainly a exaggeration... there are people out there who have spend literal decades trying to perfect something in a video game
2 months of non-stop gameplay is nothing crazy and is kinda normal for these kinds of long term challenges
@@nothingtoseehere9648 you're for sure right. especially considering this is a time based achievement and not skillbased. however that person might not have seen much
@@haven6455 True
@@haven6455I rather do a skillbased challenge than a RNG timebased challenge
Probably the most dedicated thing I’ve ever seen someone do in gaming. Very impressive, you should be proud.
this is something i've always wanted to do but i've never considered actually committing to it, but you really did it... wow.
edit: for the shiny hunting community this has to be one of the coolest accomplishments of all time 🏆
monday left me broken
@@mind336tuesday I was through with hopin'
kill
5TH
Currently on my second day of trying my own shiny hunt run and trying to find shiny pidgey is killing me 😭
I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed this video, and how much I LOVE content like this. Thank you SO much for all the work you put into this!
normally thanks aren't worth it but WOW this video literally took 2 years and at least like 1.5k hours of pure grind. GGWP
Can someone tells me what is this game??
@@strahinjadincic5983 Pokemon Let's go Eevee
DOPE
How did you do that-
My immediate reaction to seeing the title of this video was "Are you okay?" but I'm always so genuinely impressed with the quality and effort you put in. Really admire your dedication. This is a day that shall go down in Pokémon history. You have ascended to a new, never before seen level of Pokètubing, a spot reserved for you and you alone. You are an Arceus amongst mortals. You have my respect
yoooo how is ur conquest of north korea going
hey Kim! Can you send a missile to the coordinates 11°33'42.7"N 92°14'48.9"E? Thanks!
Why are you here? You are in JackSucks and Geo History too
@@Wailmur maybe because people are allowed to watch different types of content? I watch those channels too you know
@@datjman7631 y do u wannna bomb bengal bay?
Watching this in the future will always make that "I started this in 2020" message even more hilarious
I was not expecting to watch the entirety of the video, but you made it very entertaining. Congrats on completing the challenge. Your dedication and determination to catch all of the shiny...Amazing!
literally same, havent even played a pokemon game since diamond and for some reason this was suggested. honestly not mad and kind of low key explains why the only shiny pokemon ive ever encountered was the red gyrados in Gold.
It will be a CRIME if this video does not go viral. The amount of effort put into these videos is actually insane.
True
I think it’s one of those videos that will get popular slowly
I got it reccomend to me so it may be in the algorithm. Ive never seen this guy until this btw
Shoutout to the one guy who called it in twitch chat
I watched this video multiple times now. After I found out about the new shiny odds codes I immediately went back to this video. This makes it even crazier that most of these shinies are full odds shinies without you even knowing it. Which makes it an even more impressive achievement.
What new shiny odds?
@@Memiliano_gotta get a chain of 31 goin
@@Memiliano_the 1/341 odds only apply to the next spawn of the species being chained, people thought once you hit the 31 chain every spawn of every pokemon had those odds but they do not
@@tank_dempseyis that why it’s always worked so much better whenever I just kept catching past 31??
no way most of them were full ods.
he seen 350.000 pokemon. 135 of them are shinys.
thats 1 shiny for every 2700 pokemon seen.
when you hunt a shiny you could obviously get it after 1000 tries. or after 4000 tries or after 10.000 tries.
but the more and more pokemon you catch and see the closer you will get to the real odds.
(its like flipping a coin 10 times. you could get 5 heads. or only 3. maybe even 10.
but when you flip a coin a billion times you will end up at about 50% for sure)
static encounters, fossils, trades etc. which definitely have odds of 1 in 4096.
which means all of the rest of the pokemon (100-110 or something in that range) most likely had odds better than 1 in 4096 thus not being "full odds"
catching all 135pokemon at full odds you would expect to see 550.000+ pokemon
*if my math is wrong feel free to correct me
Dude this is insane 😮 Your willpower and commitment is unmatched my friend! 🎉
I will never know how you didn’t go insane here, you have undoubtedly earned my utmost respect
he did go insane
@@jaxc.when
You meen with 1st dratini
I like how the video is named "I Caught Every Shiny Pokemon Before Each Gym" when it could just be named "I caught every shiny pokemon in the game before Gym 3" lol. True dedication to a challenge that gets real big and daunting real fast. Kudos to you man
Well he didn't know that little tree would open up literally the entire game.
Also, nah, he had like 3 mons to get after he beat the game. Did you forget about the awesome, amazing shiny Mewtwo? Did anyone pay attention?
Also, What the hell happened when he was telling the vaporeon story somewhat near the end?? It just cut out and now we'll just never know what he was talking about??
which game is thus
@@jamesmiranda1449 The Vaporeon story is a meme in the Pokémon community, that is basically this line of text that gets copy pasted to make fun of those people who find Pokémon *attractive*. The text is 223 words long (with longer variations having appeared over time), and basically details all the ways in which Vaporeon is the most sexually attractive Pokémon out of all of them. The text can be found easily by googling "Vaporeon Copypasta".
If catching every shiny wasn’t brutal enough, imagine EDITING this video 😭😭😭 bless this man
even hunting one shiny is boggling to me, i'm that impatient, so i am AMAZED at this. well done dude!
I love the contrast between your narrating voice that’s chipper and full of energy, and your in game voice that sounds dead.
loving this content, looking forward to seeing what else you have going on!
It took me nearly 3 years to complete the shiny living dex challenge in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu. Such a fun game one of the best in the franchise so far. Congrats on this it's a huge achievement.
it was so painful knowing we were shiny hunting wrong the entire time
@@SimplyUnprofessional yeah agreed but in the end I got my shiny spawns pretty fast even with the bad information we got from the data mine community. The longest hunt I had was over a year for a Kabuto that went to over 15,000 fossil trades. Those full odds hunts were so rough
Took him nearly 84,000 mins of work to make a 77min video. 🎉 even if you didn’t enjoy the video that level of commitment is worth a like 👍🏻
I've never like a yt video in my life...and I'm not starting now.
@@shanetuma3845 gigachad
@@shanetuma3845 why not
@Azul Dragon you tune out homeless people when they ask for money? sure, the rest of its fine, whatever. but why on earth are tuning out homeless people 💀
@@scarlett4417 After a certain point giving money to everyone who asks for it becomes enabling and there will be no incentive to change their lifestyle.
The equivalent of playing two months straight no sleep... ahh a true grinder
John has always been so dedicated to all Pokémon challenges, but this Shiny Professor Oak challenge puts John in the top echelon of Pokemasters!
The way my heart dropped when you said that you could cut the tree next to Cerulean City. I knew what you about to get yourself into.
I feel bad for Brock, he didn't even get the opportunity to serve you his world-famous jelly-filled donuts. And that Venonat spawning right in front of the Shiny Squirtle like "I'm about to end this man's whole career"...that's rough, buddy. What a mad lad, and a journey. The time and effort are beyond words. It’s not just the insane challenge itself. But the masterful editing cut into a whole hour and some change is MADNESS. Truly an inspiring feat that shows the challenges of life are not impossible. Never give up, and always keep believing.
bro you’re everywhere!
These donuts are great! Jelly filled are my favorite! Nothing beats a J E L L Y F I L L E D D O N U T
@@Alvionalx he is indeed everywhere
And what having no life is like too
avoid video games and pokemon focus on Jesus. pray and repent.
"I found one pretty quickly, only 4329 encounters"
The fact that this was started in 2020 just shows how much time and effort you put into this, absolutely nuts.
INSANE! Both this challenge and the fact that has been 5 days and still doesn’t have a million views. A true inspiration to shiny hunters, gamers, and really anyone with the amount of dedication this took
Finally surpassed that million view count! XD
I’m not going to lie, I grew up playing Pokémon. I experienced my first shiny Pokémon in Pokémon platinum. I went online to fight with it, and realized I wasn’t the only one and discovered shiny hunters. Ever since I’ve had both massive respect for them, and a tear in my eye from the saltiness from losing numerous battles to them
1400 hrs? that is 2 month straight.... no breaks. You are insane dude and I love it.
The Vaporeon bit will probably be the most underrated part of this entire video.
Pls, i want to forget it
The cursed pokemon fact
Lmao
that one took me WAY longer to get than it shouldve
I didn't get it
About 10 minutes in, I hope to god someone mentioned to him that the old catch combo method was much more time consuming than the updated one. From what I can see, this is some really intense stuff and is definitely something to be proud of.
I feel like liking, commenting, and watching this video all the way through STILL isn't enough to give you the credit you deserve for this video. Holy. SHIT. Well done sir!!
I have the same. I just subscribed to give him something. This was deff worth the 1 hour and 17 minutes!
same
Respect
Hear that g johnstone (idk how to tag I’m a dumb ass) all of this isn’t enough for what you accomplished. So give us something else to recognize you, fr this is ridiculous 😉
yea johnstone just got like +100 respect level
Shiny hunting the incorrect way fumbling your odds makes this even more impressive
Discovered this video in my recommended section. It did NOT disappoint. Immediately liked & subscribed. The amount of effort you put in to this video (and hairstyles!) is phenomenal and I hope this video and your channel do amazingly from it! Can't wait to binge watch the rest of your vids!
same here! i genuinely was shocked with the effort this guy put in, i cant even put in the time for *one* shiny, this man has so much patience
I barely ever comment on anything but this dude has spent years doing this. This deserves your like and subscription. Just wow
He's absolutely huge
FACTS
This is my first video I watched of yours and impressed is a weak term to explain the absolute grind this video is. Nice job 👏
Me too
same. he deserves my sub
Hands down my favourite gaming video ever. Watched this from start to finish not long after its release and then again a few months later. The combined effort and patience you put into this challenge is unbeatable. Bravo.
The prospect of completing this challenge, to me, is like trying to comprehend how hot I would get if I flung myself directly into the core of the sun. You have done something truly special
I cannot tell you how amazing this is. No wonder you were emotional. After all the time and effort put into this, if you werent emotional I would be worried. Never seen your videos before this one but you easily earned my sub for this feat.(oh and a new twitch follower)
Well I wouldn't be surprised if he was completely dead inside after all that...
Wahhhhhh. Cry some more. "Emotional" about a children's game? Seek help.
avoid video games and pokemon focus on Jesus. pray and repent.
I appreciate the frustration showing through and the elaborate details on the hours it takes to hunt. It’s been months since I played bc after 3 weeks of hunting a shiny squirtle and failing to get one to spawn I had to move on. Well done. I’m genuinely impressed you did this much work for it
Hey, so, I recently began playing Let's Go and am a long-time player of Pokemon Go. I recently acquired a surplus of shiny Squirtle, and if you'd be willing to explain how I can trade you one, I'd be happy to give you one! I do have Nintendo online, haven't downloaded Home but am willing to do so
What pokemon game is this?
This is absolutely nuts. And the reason I subscribed. Congrats on being able to complete it.
This is insane considering that the 1400 hours doesn’t even account for the soft resets so this is an amazing achievement and was an incredible video, loved it!
The 1400 hours does account for the soft resets because he checked his switch time not his save file time
@@briggs7077 if anything unless he never played let’s go eevee before on this account it inflated his time due to previous playthroughs. Still an insane amount of time to invest thi
The amount of dedication and sheer willpower this man took to make this one video is the one I need in my everyday life
Hats off. Mad respect to you my man
This man is insane, and a gigachad
It’s took him almost 3 years to make this video
IKRRR
I have never heard of Johnstone before this, and I don't know how, but I have to say. Not just the content, but how the video was made, how you told your story, is truly inspiring. I have watched tens of thousands of pokemon videos in my entire lifetime and this is the single best one. Thank you sir for creating something I will never forget and will spend many years to come sharing with everyone I know. You truly are a legend.
10s of thousands seems like a tiny exaggeration
0:10 Why does Johnstone have an Obama in his room?
Why don't you have an Obama in your room?
It was a encounter, a wild Obama appeared!
😂@@ohyeahisthatwhatyouthink6088
I think the craziest part about this is that about a year ago it was discovered from that the bonuses of a catch combo in terms of shiny rates both' only apply to that species your comboing, and it only applies to the *next* spawn of that species. So if you run away or let the pokemon respawn your essentially on full odds. The best way to shiny hunt on lets go is actually just to keep catching the pokemon and force more of that species to spawn each time you catch one.
(I'm only a little into the video so apologies if he realizes this later on in the video)
I just came across this video. Does this mean that he was actually shiny hunting at full odds this whole time?
@@DynamicOST yea, unless he used a lure at any point. Lures give 1 shiny reroll
I don't know why you crossed out the word next. You were right about that.
@@DVNGXR i put dashes around next to try to emphasize the word and it crossed it out cuz youtube formatting i guess. Never noticed, just updated it ty
He does bring it up later in the video!!! ...when he only had like three overworld species left to catch, lmao
For sure if this wasn't recorded, no one would have believed it was done. The amount of effort that was given to this video is for me indescribable. I would go insane if I would be the one to do this challenge. Kudos to you! Congrats :>>
avoid video games and pokemon focus on Jesus. pray and repent.
@@worm_and_no_man how about no.
That was one of the most insane Pokemon videos I have ever seen. I felt every moment of it, absolute masterpiece
Ya know, I come back to this video a lot (honestly I think you deserve all the views I can give you for going through this torture) and I've been ruminating on something lately; it's honestly extremely poetic that Chansey went from being a shiny almost no one had due to how rare it was and how hard it was to catch...to a shiny almost everyone has in DROVES. Unfortunately, not all poetry is art, and I believe this video encapsulates this perfectly.
You have now inspired me to stupidly follow in your footsteps. So far I have made it to the first gym which has taken 50 hours now for the hard part.
This was four months ago but I had to give you a thumbs up. You're spending all this time and nobody has even acknowledged it! Good for you for taking on the challenge.
how ru doing now dude??
About to start trying this 😭
Yo update us
Update us!
i can't even understand the dedication it took to do this because this is more than just grinding and getting "rewarded" along the way, it is HOURS each and every day of mostly stress to do something that when put in perspective is different color pixels in a video game but is a medal for so so much more.
Congratulations is all i can say, amazing work
its not that stressful unless your rushing which never helps as its chance lol
I’m so happy for johnstone that this has blown up to be his biggest video yet, i was so worried it wasn’t going to for the first week 😭 so beyond deserved
I was really worried this video would be a huge failure for some reason
Still come back to watch this every few months
Still here rewatching o7
Not even Jedi master Yoda has the patience to do what you did. Thank you so much. I really enjoyed this video. I can only imagine how much time the entire thing took. I hope to see more. Thank you.
i am actually astonished at the dedication and effort you put into this actual behemoth of a challenge. Amazing work my man
I've been waiting for this video since you first mentioned it back at the end of 2020. So proud of you for finally finishing this huge video man!!
Watching this video is so funny when you visualize Lt. Surge just standing around in his gym, checking his watch and waiting for you to come to his gym while you're out getting basically every Pokemon and all the legendary birds.
I'm watching this in 2024, and man does this game look 1000000% better than Scarlet and Violet. It's actually comedy
They are different games with different vibes and playstyles but I will say...it does look better
Im not playing world of warcraft
What are you playing?
Im playing Hello Kitty island adventure
@@beebsxd ok
@@thewindchicken3914 Ok
@@mattflub ok
I can’t even fathom the amount of time and effort that has been put into a single video. I doubt there is another UA-camr that has done this for any kind of video. This deserved a billion views honestly. I really enjoyed watching it, thank you for doing this and I look forward to future challenges you give yourself 😉
Mark Rober for sure but I don’t know any gamers that are this dedicated
Only other insane challenge run I can think of is Swampletics. Runescapers are a different breed
avoid video games and pokemon focus on Jesus. pray and repent.
@@earlybird3723 I’ll have to check this out
@@ollielynch4733there are some wild runescapers out there. Check out limpwurt too, he has done some crazy grinds.
Bro you are an absolute legend! Almost 2 years 2 damn years to complete this challenge spend almost 57 days of game time soft resets failed encounters catch combos catching over 5000 Pokémon 350000 in total is insane! You are an absolute legend and have patience that nobody else in the world has. You should go in the world records meanwhile I gave up after not get a shiny Rayquaza as a kid in emerald and had to resort to PKHex later. You deserve all the props and subs dude.
What about the people who spent that time keeping electricity available or food in the grocery stores? You know, the real legends in the world.
@@bacon098 of course just in the gaming community he is a legend.
@@bacon098 🤓
@bacon098 You sound fun to be around.
@@bacon098 you must be real fun at parties
That was absolute insanity. This was the first video I watched made by you and holy hell, the dedication. Congrats on finishing!
It's things like this that give me the motivation to try and hunt some of my dream shinies on previous games- kudos man
Man you are the ultimate true Pokémon guy for doing this. You deserve the whole gamer community respect
I think I have commented twice in my 8+ years on this app, but you sir, deserve one. For sure. I can't even imagine the dedication this took. As a shiny hunter in my free time, I think you might have just become my hero lol. Thank you so much for your hard work, dedication, and this amazing video showing us the 23month journey!!!
Every time I attempt shiny hunting, I always give up after a few hours because I have zero patience. MASSIVE respect for this!
I hope my comment doesn’t go unnoticed, but I have to shout this content out John. You reinvigorated my love for Pokemon after not playing anything since Gen 2 when I was only 7, bought Violet and have been loving it. This content is amazingly produced and you are the reason I’m back. THANK YOU!
As someone who lost patience hunting for a Charmander in this game and found a shiny Spearow shortly after, this is absolutely insane. Great job!
the most painful part about this is realizing we were doing shiny hunting wrong for most of the playthrough
What is wrong with this technique?
@@LucifersLandLord Basically, when you get to a combo of 31, the next pokemon of that species that spawns has the increased chance to be shiny. After that spawn, all spawns of the same species go back to base odds regardless of the catch combo. So, instead of achieving a combo of 31 then waiting for hours, you should combo past 31, and catch every pokemon of that species until one is shiny.
This video explains it (and is also how i found out about it): ua-cam.com/video/nLWbq__IPWg/v-deo.html
@@SimplyUnprofessional Oh thanks mate, time for me to get shiny hunting!
@@SimplyUnprofessional ✅✅✅✅
What the hell happened when he was telling the vaporeon story somewhat near the end?? It just cut out and now we'll just never know what he was talking about??
I just recently found your channel and have been astounded by your dedication at every turn. Thank you for being crazy enough to do what so many others wouldn't touch with a 4,096 foot pole...
I’m glad this is your most viewed video. Definitely deserves it
Man lost his mind and ended up timing it for Scarlet and Violet inadvertedly. Amazing stuff
Lmao who falls for this
@@OrlovKruskayev sad to say that i did :(
@@MissSaira oof
Dude. As a pokémon player (playing for 20years now maybe), you became my hero. You have my congrats, my sub, my like and my comment. You deserve all the best. I rarely do that, but you got me watching the entire 1:17:45 video, without skipping any of it. Thank you.
Wait a minute this video was 1 hour and 20 minutes and I sat here the whole time while playing the game. Damn
@@maximusbjj5298 you are only NOW playing the worst Pokémon game on switch? I'm so sorry for you
@@sabagecabage7828 BDSP: Am I a joke to you?
@@oslsosoaos4313 still better
@@sabagecabage7828 I have had the game for a while, just decided to not play it and some Pokémon vids showed up in my recommended so I played some more of it and found this video
Hey John, I recently have been working on my shiny living Dex and seeing this video has not only motivated me to keep going, but also to bring my adventure back to Let’s Go. You’re absolutely incredible, keep it up!
"The entire series of Breaking Bad" is my new favorite measurement of time.
The moment when you said Scarlet/Violet was coming out next week that’s when it hit me of how long this challenge has been, well done, now Let’s go Eevee can go rest now… unless the cartridge has melted in your Nintendo Switch over the length of time then your stuck here for EVER!!!
I don't comment a lot, like 1-2 times a year. Same with likes. But your dedication my man, earned you both. Finally a new vid and to add to the joy it's an absolute banger. Thank you for your hard work, keep it up :D Very excited that you are back to bring me joy in the evenings with your streams!
Wow..coming from someone like you...its so special....
1400 hours is such a sheer amount of dedication for literally anything! The video was great 😊
I don't have a lot of dedication in life but here I am
You can learn a new language like Spanish in about half of that so... I am not hating but technically it's not a good use of time
@@techfan1017 i think thats subjective as to what is a good use of time because to use your example would think learning spanish is a waste of time etc.
This has become one of my favorite comfort videos
Proud of you man, amazing job.
bro idk why but i’ve watched this video like 10 times and still going, it’s just so satisfying to watch
You deserve an award for this, honestly. I don't think anyone else in the world would have the patience to do this.
you're a Legend for doing this shiny challenge