Every time I saw Magcargo on the leaderboard, I’ve been wanting to watch this playthrough and my goodness this was brutal. Cheers to your resolve for seeing this through. The wall at Claire was painful as a viewer, so I cannot even imagine how it felt as the player. Also, that was a very unique final moveset strategy that played out impressively well. Phenomenal video, Squidgy!
Magcargo is so close to being a good pokemon, that speed Stat and typing is really going against it. Good job enduring this playthrough for our enjoyment :)
@@Squidgy they could have gave it attack too that way when it uses a non fire move It actually deals damage Mostly so normal n rock moves are good with magcargo Hp would have been great to take advantage of good defenses
@@nautgamingnautgaming9949 the low attack was why having Hard Rock and Quick Claw as switchable helds were essentials. Along with Curse, given its speed is neglible anyway
Gary the underdog, first in all our hearts. Also I love that your runs include evolution. They're so much fun to watch. Congrats on the growth of this channel so far.
Gary and I had our differences at the start of the run, but by the end, I was rooting for that little snail! Unless it's a special evolution - like a Trade or a split Evo, I'll always start with the base form!
Mags isn't so awful. Needs a Quick Claw maybe. Probably. Sacrificing other stat boosts, but definitely helps. I'm surprised Rain Dance doesn't faint it though.
Magcargo was a toughie, but I'm proud of the little snail - it covercame a lot of hurdles but actually got the job done, which is something I didn't think would happen when I first started!
@@Squidgy here let me teach you something about prioritization order 1. If using a fire rock that can't one-shot poliwrath CHUCK is 7th gym fight you take Chuck is 6th if ground type Pryce would be 5th in this scenario because you get plenty of grinding in I would have Done Jasmine 6th actually Chuck would be 7th because Chuck is that big of a problem for fire types
@@Squidgy if you don't have a super effective damage against Jasmine she's AUTOMATICALLY 7th gym Honestly pryce is bad enough that you Honestly should consider whether pryce is 5th or Chuck really
@@Squidgy Kanto I would have skipped misty to arguably after blue Starmie is a menace for a slow pokemon weak to ice or water Frankly besides BLUE misty I consider to be the hardest gym
@@Squidgy He really did! Have you done a run with Sneasel? I know you mentioned how unfortunate he is in Gen 2 because of his typing and special stat, but I'd love to see it!
Funnily enough, I had a failed run with Sneasel this time yesterday - I made a very, very major mis-play, though, and had to abandon the run at Bruno. He's one I want to get done as a matter of priority, though!
This was the first time I'd been genuinely angry at a Pokémon game - that Clair battle made me so, so mad! I *wish* I'd have thought of Curse a lot sooner than I did - it would've saved me a lot of time at the end!
@@Squidgy it's such a shame it wasn't in crystal, the eggs were amazing using Pokémon you don't see often in common playthroughs, but gen 2 is still lovely.
I like your commentary! I'm quite impressed with your upload speed ... I hope you're not exhausting yourself! Anyway thanks for the content. I really enjoy it! 🙂
Thanks, mate! I'm building up a backlog of videos right now so that I can take some time off in early October and actually play some other games for the first time in two months!
Clair was nail biting! You really had us on the edge of our seat! I really think the physical and special defense on Macargo should be evened out and it should have lower attack and higher special attack! When have you ever been attacked by a snail in real life! I also think it should have its own ability like flame body but instead called lava body where it takes less damage from super effective moves(water evaporates and you don’t wanna touch it) and maybe 50 percent chance to burn since punching lava IRL would probably suck lol
Instead of “less damage” maybe it raises def and spdef one stage if hit by a super effective move hmm idk I’d just like to see it get some love in later gens..
One is my childhood favorites! Hoping it goes well :D Not sure it will, but hoping! Edit: Halfway through XD looking how I thought. That's my favorite slug alright. Props to you for running this slog with the slug, and thank you for the great narration Edit 2: That was a fun run to watch lol. You summed it up perfectly during Blaine, but still the snail didn't fail. Good show as usual Sir
Magcargo is terrible, but it's terrible in the nicest possible way! It's such an endearing little Pokémon which I desperately want to be this solid tank which can take hit after hit, but it just keels over at the first sign of anything wet - Game Freak could do with giving it a Water-reducing ability and a bit more defense!
Their designs are top notch, I really rate them, but I just wish that they had something going for them to make them viable - maybe an ability which negates Water-type moves as they turn it all into steam because of how hot they are!
I knew this was going to be bad since MDBs Macargo RSE run was so challenging, I think he described Macargo as the only fully evolved Pokemon that's worse than its pre-evolution. But I honestly did not know that Macargo was a gen 2 Pokemon.
This run was rough, and I doubt there'll be one quite as tough for a very long time - Magcargo gaining a double weakness to Ground and Water made a LOT of battles harder. I'm not sure I'd say Magcargo was worse than Slugma, but he certainly wasn't miles better!
It's interesting how most gym battle signature moves are RNG in this game. Mud-Slap, Fury Cutter, Rollout/Metronome, Hypnosis, Dynamic-Punch, Iron Tail, and Blizzard Unless a Pokemon is particularly strong, though not particularly weak, they'll usually be able to make it through a gym battle with a few attempts.
Thank you Matt, that's very kind of you to say! I listened to some of your videos, and you're a very skilled musician - your Tomorrow project is just the kind of calming music I need to listen to after Clair knocks me out for the hundredth time!
@@Squidgy Thanks so much! Really kind of you :) I admire your patience with the tough fights hehe. I often listen/watch your vids to help me feel relaxed so I really appreciate the hard work you put in :)
This was one of the very first challenges we did together here on the channel! I think you're right that Flamethrower would've done more! In the redo streams, we skip that step entirely by just running HP Ice instead of having random DVs, and that made the absolute world of difference to the Clair fight!
McCargo has a really cool design, but they should have given the snail shell more special defense and HP. A trick room curse pokemon would be cool to see btw.
@@Squidgy i have one on my Pokémon home. So sad to not be able to take my first one 😭 Yeah so cute. It need to be improved!! I want to sweep all teams with it 😏
I still remember my absolute first playthrough of pokemon silver, my first pokemon game. I didn't go with any starters, I used graveler as my main pokemon through the story. The battle with Clair is burnt inside my memory, oh my god I was there until I was lvl 60 something....
Oh, that sounds like it would be an absolute nightmare at Clair! Graveler will eventually get a run of its own (probably in several months' time) and I am not looking forward to the battle with her!
This would be an really good early Fire Pokémon. But no, 2nd half exclusive. Like many others for some reasons.. Good Gen 3 fixed it with Torkoal in the early-mid game. 😄 And very nice run. Super enjoyable to watch! 🧡
Just curious, when the hitmontop dug underground, you wasted a turn using rock slide, why didn’t you just use sunny day, to power up the flamethrower for the rest of the fight, would’ve killed Machamp easily
I sometimes miss strategies that are blindingly obvious - that was definitely the case here! It's a learning curve, and I'm sure as I do more and more challenges, the less obvious but more efficient options will come naturally to me!
@@Squidgy it will definitely come with time, seeing the development Scott's Thoughts has made in his yellow runs in such a short span is staggering. plus the pokecommunity here is apparently good and supportive so... Goodluck
hey man, your 7 rules don't say that you have to reset when you lose a battle but you seem to be doing that. Wouldn't that be a way to grind and level up? Great stuff though, as always!
Hey! It's become an unwritten rule, and something which really should be an eighth additional rule at this point - faint grinding would definitely help in a lot of situations, but the loss of power for Return, and losing half of your money makes it very situational, and not worth it in the lion's share of cases!
Hey, just some mild constructive criticism, the audio of your voice is off, as in quiet/ distant sounding. Not sure if it's your mic or how it's edited. I thought it was my headphones but when watching it on a TV, it's still quiet! Anyway I do enjoy your content and your scripting! Nice to see someone give the slug a run! Anyone else cringe when ghastly/haunter use lick? Slugma is supposed to be as hot as the surface of the sun, I guess they are already "dead" so it doesn't matter XD
Hey! I've turned up the audio on more recent uploads as I realised my headphones which I use to monitor are super sensitive, so everything came out louder to me than it would through normal speakers / headphones :D
To be fair, Magcargo deserves an entire overhaul - a regional variant with a stronger typing, signature ability, and better moves would help it an awful lot!
Every time I saw Magcargo on the leaderboard, I’ve been wanting to watch this playthrough and my goodness this was brutal. Cheers to your resolve for seeing this through. The wall at Claire was painful as a viewer, so I cannot even imagine how it felt as the player. Also, that was a very unique final moveset strategy that played out impressively well. Phenomenal video, Squidgy!
I honestly keep forgetting this pokemon line exists because I don't think I've ever used it. Somewhat glad of that after watching that pain.
Magcargo is so close to being a good pokemon, that speed Stat and typing is really going against it. Good job enduring this playthrough for our enjoyment :)
If it was a little bit quicker, and a little bit bulkier with Sp.Def, it'd be a great Pokémon!
@@Squidgy they could have gave it attack too that way when it uses a non fire move It actually deals damage
Mostly so normal n rock moves are good with magcargo
Hp would have been great to take advantage of good defenses
@@Squidgy fun fact the guy who misty was talking to by bills house was red in disguise
It is true they are a thing
@@nautgamingnautgaming9949 the low attack was why having Hard Rock and Quick Claw as switchable helds were essentials. Along with Curse, given its speed is neglible anyway
Justice for Macargo
Gary the underdog, first in all our hearts. Also I love that your runs include evolution. They're so much fun to watch. Congrats on the growth of this channel so far.
Gary and I had our differences at the start of the run, but by the end, I was rooting for that little snail!
Unless it's a special evolution - like a Trade or a split Evo, I'll always start with the base form!
Gary did a good job.
57:11 turtle strats! 🐢
Mags isn't so awful. Needs a Quick Claw maybe. Probably. Sacrificing other stat boosts, but definitely helps. I'm surprised Rain Dance doesn't faint it though.
Magcargo...dear god, you deserve more views for going through this.
Magcargo was a toughie, but I'm proud of the little snail - it covercame a lot of hurdles but actually got the job done, which is something I didn't think would happen when I first started!
@@Squidgy here let me teach you something about prioritization order
1. If using a fire rock that can't one-shot poliwrath CHUCK is 7th gym fight you take
Chuck is 6th if ground type
Pryce would be 5th in this scenario because you get plenty of grinding in
I would have Done Jasmine 6th actually
Chuck would be 7th because Chuck is that big of a problem for fire types
@@Squidgy if you don't have a super effective damage against Jasmine she's AUTOMATICALLY 7th gym
Honestly pryce is bad enough that you Honestly should consider whether pryce is 5th or Chuck really
@@Squidgy Kanto I would have skipped misty to arguably after blue
Starmie is a menace for a slow pokemon weak to ice or water
Frankly besides BLUE misty I consider to be the hardest gym
You're a great narrator! Loved watching the entirety of this. Look at that Magcargo go!
Thanks, Thani! I'm really glad you enjoyed the run - Magcargo tried his very best!
@@Squidgy He really did! Have you done a run with Sneasel? I know you mentioned how unfortunate he is in Gen 2 because of his typing and special stat, but I'd love to see it!
Funnily enough, I had a failed run with Sneasel this time yesterday - I made a very, very major mis-play, though, and had to abandon the run at Bruno.
He's one I want to get done as a matter of priority, though!
@@Squidgy Oh my! What was the major misplay?
We lost our Hidden Power before Bruno, and then we couldn't get through his Pokémon!
Ooof that slug was a slog!
Well done for sticking it out! He went into god mode at the end with amnesia and curse :D
This was the first time I'd been genuinely angry at a Pokémon game - that Clair battle made me so, so mad!
I *wish* I'd have thought of Curse a lot sooner than I did - it would've saved me a lot of time at the end!
I'm so hyped! The lava snail was always a Pokémon I held close to me as in heartgold I only knew the code for slugma so i'd end up with macargo
Was that with the egg guy in Violet City?
If it was, that was such a lovely touch which I miss when I play Crystal!
@@Squidgy it's such a shame it wasn't in crystal, the eggs were amazing using Pokémon you don't see often in common playthroughs, but gen 2 is still lovely.
Come on man, this run wasn't an uphill slog...
It was an uphill slug.
Damn! I can't believe I missed that pun!
I like your commentary! I'm quite impressed with your upload speed ... I hope you're not exhausting yourself! Anyway thanks for the content. I really enjoy it! 🙂
Thanks, mate!
I'm building up a backlog of videos right now so that I can take some time off in early October and actually play some other games for the first time in two months!
Would HP Dragon have made any difference vs Claire?
Clair was nail biting! You really had us on the edge of our seat! I really think the physical and special defense on Macargo should be evened out and it should have lower attack and higher special attack! When have you ever been attacked by a snail in real life! I also think it should have its own ability like flame body but instead called lava body where it takes less damage from super effective moves(water evaporates and you don’t wanna touch it) and maybe 50 percent chance to burn since punching lava IRL would probably suck lol
Instead of “less damage” maybe it raises def and spdef one stage if hit by a super effective move hmm idk I’d just like to see it get some love in later gens..
You're a genius! That is EXACTLY how to fix Magcargo for Gen IX and onwards!
One is my childhood favorites! Hoping it goes well :D Not sure it will, but hoping!
Edit: Halfway through XD looking how I thought. That's my favorite slug alright. Props to you for running this slog with the slug, and thank you for the great narration
Edit 2: That was a fun run to watch lol. You summed it up perfectly during Blaine, but still the snail didn't fail. Good show as usual Sir
Magcargo is terrible, but it's terrible in the nicest possible way!
It's such an endearing little Pokémon which I desperately want to be this solid tank which can take hit after hit, but it just keels over at the first sign of anything wet - Game Freak could do with giving it a Water-reducing ability and a bit more defense!
3:29 when i was a kid i legitimately named my rival "???" because, well, that's what he said his name was!
Marcago will make the French think twice about eating snails
Gary did a good job
Obligatory algorithm comment: slugma and magcargo are genuinely such cool Pokemon designs. Great vid, man!
Their designs are top notch, I really rate them, but I just wish that they had something going for them to make them viable - maybe an ability which negates Water-type moves as they turn it all into steam because of how hot they are!
Sunny Day reduces the accuracy of Thunder, the inverse of how Rain Dance makes Thunder 100% accurate.
I knew this was going to be bad since MDBs Macargo RSE run was so challenging, I think he described Macargo as the only fully evolved Pokemon that's worse than its pre-evolution. But I honestly did not know that Macargo was a gen 2 Pokemon.
This run was rough, and I doubt there'll be one quite as tough for a very long time - Magcargo gaining a double weakness to Ground and Water made a LOT of battles harder.
I'm not sure I'd say Magcargo was worse than Slugma, but he certainly wasn't miles better!
It's interesting how most gym battle signature moves are RNG in this game.
Mud-Slap, Fury Cutter, Rollout/Metronome, Hypnosis, Dynamic-Punch, Iron Tail, and Blizzard
Unless a Pokemon is particularly strong, though not particularly weak, they'll usually be able to make it through a gym battle with a few attempts.
I hadn't really thought of that until you pointed it out - it really does help out in getting through some of the trickier battles in this game.
Love your videos mate :) keep at it!
Thank you Matt, that's very kind of you to say!
I listened to some of your videos, and you're a very skilled musician - your Tomorrow project is just the kind of calming music I need to listen to after Clair knocks me out for the hundredth time!
@@Squidgy Thanks so much! Really kind of you :) I admire your patience with the tough fights hehe. I often listen/watch your vids to help me feel relaxed so I really appreciate the hard work you put in :)
I was having a bit of a rough day, and that has put a giant smile on my face! Thank you so much for saying that!
@@Squidgy No worries mate :) Your comment about my music did the same for me!
27:59 idk if it would have one shot, but I reckon Flamethrower does more damage in the sun against the Dragonair
This was one of the very first challenges we did together here on the channel!
I think you're right that Flamethrower would've done more! In the redo streams, we skip that step entirely by just running HP Ice instead of having random DVs, and that made the absolute world of difference to the Clair fight!
I lost count of many times I used slugma and magcargo in gen 2 Pokémon crystal clear color filter
McCargo has a really cool design, but they should have given the snail shell more special defense and HP. A trick room curse pokemon would be cool to see btw.
Johto did feel like it tried to make the Fire type better going through the game.
Magcargo is my real first shiny 😍 (except gyrados du to the story). Since I captured it in diamant, I love it so much 😍
Magcargo is a very, very nice shiny to have! They gave it a real upgrade in Gen III compared to is GSC sprite!
@@Squidgy i have one on my Pokémon home. So sad to not be able to take my first one 😭
Yeah so cute. It need to be improved!! I want to sweep all teams with it 😏
I still remember my absolute first playthrough of pokemon silver, my first pokemon game. I didn't go with any starters, I used graveler as my main pokemon through the story. The battle with Clair is burnt inside my memory, oh my god I was there until I was lvl 60 something....
Oh, that sounds like it would be an absolute nightmare at Clair! Graveler will eventually get a run of its own (probably in several months' time) and I am not looking forward to the battle with her!
Nice! You got a 1/256 in the Claire battle, as in 4 25% Thunder Wave misses in a row!
Great vid
This would be an really good early Fire Pokémon.
But no, 2nd half exclusive. Like many others for some reasons..
Good Gen 3 fixed it with Torkoal in the early-mid game. 😄
And very nice run. Super enjoyable to watch! 🧡
I'm glad I could of helped you
I never knew red's espeon has mud slap! Now I know!
Just curious, when the hitmontop dug underground, you wasted a turn using rock slide, why didn’t you just use sunny day, to power up the flamethrower for the rest of the fight, would’ve killed Machamp easily
I sometimes miss strategies that are blindingly obvious - that was definitely the case here!
It's a learning curve, and I'm sure as I do more and more challenges, the less obvious but more efficient options will come naturally to me!
@@Squidgy it will definitely come with time, seeing the development Scott's Thoughts has made in his yellow runs in such a short span is staggering. plus the pokecommunity here is apparently good and supportive so... Goodluck
We have Magcargo, only in Kenya, only in Kenya we have Magcargo
New here, the content is great, thank you.
Thank you for your lovely comment! I'm glad you're enjoying yourself!
1hp hype and a critical hit to put down the Hitmonchan!
hey man, your 7 rules don't say that you have to reset when you lose a battle but you seem to be doing that. Wouldn't that be a way to grind and level up? Great stuff though, as always!
Hey!
It's become an unwritten rule, and something which really should be an eighth additional rule at this point - faint grinding would definitely help in a lot of situations, but the loss of power for Return, and losing half of your money makes it very situational, and not worth it in the lion's share of cases!
Very cool pokemon in my opinion, but gosh it's hard to use
Oh, Magcargo was a nightmare to work with, but it was all worth it, as we did manage to get a time on the board!
Claire had you malding like a redditor 😂😅
Hey, just some mild constructive criticism, the audio of your voice is off, as in quiet/ distant sounding. Not sure if it's your mic or how it's edited. I thought it was my headphones but when watching it on a TV, it's still quiet!
Anyway I do enjoy your content and your scripting! Nice to see someone give the slug a run!
Anyone else cringe when ghastly/haunter use lick? Slugma is supposed to be as hot as the surface of the sun, I guess they are already "dead" so it doesn't matter XD
Hey! I've turned up the audio on more recent uploads as I realised my headphones which I use to monitor are super sensitive, so everything came out louder to me than it would through normal speakers / headphones :D
Magcargo deserves more moves.
To be fair, Magcargo deserves an entire overhaul - a regional variant with a stronger typing, signature ability, and better moves would help it an awful lot!
I would swear it was a gen3 mon🤣
It's VERY well hiden in Gen 2! I believe you can find Slugma by the Cycling Road, and nowhere else!
Wouldn't Defense Curl Rollout have been a better than Rock Slide
Magcargo didn't have the defensive capabilities to let Rollout build up to a strength where it was doing decent damage!
Gary did a good job.