I did the exact same thing with Palkia in one of my Pearl reruns. Dalgia and Palkia both have HIGHLY inflated catch odds to make them easy to catch so that you can't really miss them.
@@block2533 honestly I never gave it much thought until now. I know in 4Ever and to another extent apricorn balls were made of apricorns, but that's about as far as that thought ever went
Due to the growing outbreak of COVID-19, we have decided to close all Pokémon Centers until further notice. Apologies for the inconvenience. - Nurse Joy
In Diamond, Dialga's catch rate was much, much higher than it is now, so the original 4.3% chance he looked up was correct. Not actually that unreasonable.
@@imaSeraphRBX it’s what they think happens when the holy wooper descends to the level of a puny quagmire so no one feels bad that wooper has immeasurable strength while they can’t even lift a 10 pound weight.
Used to work at Build a Bear and that's what I'd explain to my manager/older coworkers w/the Pokémon plushes. Charmander = charred salamander. Bulbasaur = dinosaur with a bulb. Squirtle = a turtle that squ
Interestingly, Palkia and Dialga have a catch rate of 30 in D/P/Pt, so catching either in a regular Poké Ball is not too difficult. Still, very impressive that you caught it in the VERY FIRST ball! Also, mad respect to you for choosing Diamond for this challenge, that was my very first main series Pokémon game I ever owned, as a 9-year old. My first Pokémon game ever was the original Ranger. So underrated.
@@NonisLuck I did, it's really cool. Shadows of Almia is definitely the best one in the series (saying this without having watched a full playthrough of Guardian Signs, oops), but it would also be awesome to see one of these Pokétubers play the original Pokémon Ranger game, in Gen 3, and make a video out of it. The original is challenging and has a lot of nostalgic music, great music, and a creepy overworld as Pokémon can do more to you than just chase after or charge at you. They can confuse you, whisk away your own Pokémon, be invisible, hide in the tall grass and other things.
The dialga catch reminded me that when I was a kid playing fire red I caught zapdos with a pokeball and thought that all legendaries just were easy to catch
In Diamond, Dialga's catch rate was much, much higher than it is now, so the original 4.3% chance you looked up was correct. Not actually that unreasonable.
If you're willing to farm Heart Scales in the Underground, you can restore the PP of any level-up moves infinitely by first visiting the Move Deleter, then giving a Heart Scale to the Move Reminder in Pastoria.
That dialga catch reminds me of my first Pokemon Platinum run. Where I second turn caught both Dialga and Palkia with regular pokeballs during their respective battles. Unfortunately I was far too young to truly understand the hype level of that achievement.
Thank you Point Crow. I have been typing "the mitochondria is the power house of the cell" on your Point Crow clips channel. I am not sure if you did this for me but I would like to think so. Once again thank you.
Technically, since the pokemon league also contains a pokemon center, you entered one and the run is invalid. Real talk though, Gen 4 was my first pokemon game and I'm glad to see people doing new things in it.
15:05 The reason that there's a discrepancy between the probabilities listed on that site and Bulbapedia is because Dialga and Palkia's catch rates were changed between generations. In Diamond and Pearl it was actually pretty decent odds, about on par with Pokémon like Absol, Murkrow and Chatot (probably because it was a required part of the story), but in later games, they made it the same as every other legendary Pokémon. I don't mean to ruin the moment, because first turn Dialga in a Pokéball is still pretty cool, but not nearly as unlikely as it seems
Im actually relating too hard to this, i have not been to a doctor in 2 years and my life challenge run (any%) is going swell. Though i do wish i acquired some party members like a tank so he can soak up damage and be my personal bodyguard
You throwing that pokeball gave me flashbacks to when I dared my brother to do catch Dialga in a pokeball so he threw one when he first got into the battle and caught it, was a good day
To be fair, the box art legends of gen 4 have a ridiculous high catch rate of 30 which has been lowered to 3 since gen7. Don't get me wrong for it to be caught in the first poké ball is still impressive.
Did i miss a part where using ether was against the rules? He kept talking about needing to use moves because you only get so many for the entire game.
Dawn's a grill? PointCrow ... are you a nerdy virgin...? I like this "narrate your own life" style of external commentary. Moral of the story: *don't* do drugs unless you're the god of time.
@@dracoshield2344 maybe some well placed signs and rocks - or people for gyms and places you have to go, but like pokemon centres? Gotta pray there's something solid nearby
a 12 year old girl named grill storms the elite four with a severely drugged up dialga in a basic pokeball. after becoming champion, cynthia congratulates her and asks if she’d like to come to the pokecentre to heal her pokemon after such a rough fight. grill smiles. “what’s a pokecentre?”
@@saiyanfang1047 yeah, though if I remember, his was a little different in that he just couldn’t heal at them, but could enter them to deposit a pokemon. So a bit of a different challenge
you should do a randomized thicclocke! Same rules as a nuzlocke but you can only catch the first thicc pokemon you encounter per route. (recommend selecting thicc starter pokemon as well)
Apparently the odds of that dialga catch were a little more 4% Super lucky but honestly much better than I expected. Pokemon like mewtwo or rayquaza are like .4% In other words you're 10 times more likely to catch a dialga than one of them
let me know if you have other pokemon challenges or fangames! I'm hooked :D
No
Hey crow
Ok
@@birdwithaplan1321 Yes
Yo Crow
When you’re a Pokémon trainer and have to much social anxiety to talk to nurse joy
*Just has an anxiety attack when entering a Pokecenter*
Man I see you in all the coments section lastly
Why do I feel like this will be me in the Pokémon universe? XD
hey guys! pointcrow here. do you ever get social anxiety in huge open world rpgs?
Grill “Um hi I want to um heal my uhh... bye”
Nurse Joy”Wait come back your Pokémon are exhausted”
(Edit) wow this is the most likes I’ve ever had
Ahhh yes, we are already fully aware of Crow's PP problem
Lol
Lol
He does have a small amount of pp
He has a small one
hehe
13:28 I can't believe it took me this long to realise the Gible line names are based on biting (Nibble, Bite, Chomp)
WAIT, WHAT??? HOLY FCK!
Not as good as hoppip's "hop skip and a jump" thing. But cool nonetheless
Omg I never realized that either.
I never realized that about Hoppip, Skiploom and Jumpluff either.
BRUH
Wtf how did I not know that
Or like how Deino, Zweilous, and Hydreigon are based off of 1, 2, 3 in German. (Ein is 1, Zwei is 2, Drei is 3)
Dialga: literally a god of time
A 12 year old grill: throws a plastic ball at it and wins
12 year old Chibi grill actually because they are Chibi
I did the exact same thing with Palkia in one of my Pearl reruns. Dalgia and Palkia both have HIGHLY inflated catch odds to make them easy to catch so that you can't really miss them.
Are they just plastic? I always thought pokeballs were a mix of metal and silicon, basically electronics lol
@@KingNefiiria I have no clue, but your idea makes a lot more sense given how they act in games/shows
@@block2533 honestly I never gave it much thought until now. I know in 4Ever and to another extent apricorn balls were made of apricorns, but that's about as far as that thought ever went
Due to the growing outbreak of COVID-19, we have decided to close all Pokémon Centers until further notice. Apologies for the inconvenience.
- Nurse Joy
Someone: Wait how do I h-
Nurse joy: no
"Did you catch them all?"
Pointcrow: yeah all the drugs
Hmm
Hmmm
Hmmmm
Hmmmmm
Hmmmmmmm
“Wooper’s godlike evolution, Quagsire”
This message has been approved by Mayro.
and SmallAnt1
@@EdgarVerdi cringe
Smallant doesnt like Quagsire. Only wooper exists
@@kristophesiem5336 u right, but I guess he still calling it a godlike evolution line (if we force it xD)
@@ycfeed9245 as a friend of mine says, saying "cringe" got cringe
first try catching dialga in a pokeball is the CRAZIEST thing i've seen
That was quite honestly one of the best things I have ever seen
In Diamond, Dialga's catch rate was much, much higher than it is now, so the original 4.3% chance he looked up was correct. Not actually that unreasonable.
I couldn’t even catch dialga first try with a master ball and he caught it first try with a pokeball
same thing happened for me in my first playthrough of pearl i was so shocked lol
I honestly catch all of my legendaries in pokeballs in some games, because ultra balls are just cursed for me
Thankfully Crasher Wake evolved his Wooper into a Quagsire. If it was still a Wooper, you would have lost in an instant
wooper is too strong for any mortal to overpower
@@kalebkrissel2638 hes the pokemon equivalent of switch shirt
@@imaSeraphRBX Yes woopy boi doesn't evolve
@@imaSeraphRBX it’s what they think happens when the holy wooper descends to the level of a puny quagmire so no one feels bad that wooper has immeasurable strength while they can’t even lift a 10 pound weight.
Alternate Title: Bird Keeper Eric uses whatever means necessary to avoid his crippling fear of healthcare.
He lives in America and it was too expensive for a 12 year old*
Alternate title: Can you beat Pokémon while using the American healthcare system?
Beating Pokémon but it’s in the US
@@myrealusername2193 not really there aren’t any guns and mass shootings
@@snipermonke4life26 I know what Pokémon challenge I’m doing tomorrow
@@myrealusername2193 so it's in Unova, Alola, or Orre?
@@DaSheepKiller alola because you have to pay for some of the Pokémon centers
It's Gibble, as in 'nibble.' If you're ever unsure, just look at a pokemon's evolutions. GaBITE and GarCHOMP give it away.
Used to work at Build a Bear and that's what I'd explain to my manager/older coworkers w/the Pokémon plushes. Charmander = charred salamander. Bulbasaur = dinosaur with a bulb. Squirtle = a turtle that squ
@@eccentricskylark turtle that squirt
@@neophyta where did u think the saur came from then
@@ilexdiapason his comment got deleted... RIP.
PointCrow: “We can’t ever restore PP.”
Ethers, Elixirs, and Leppa Berries: 😐
They're found in super limited quantities, though, and can't be bought in stores
@@ncisfan1002 You can grow Leppa Berries.
@@swivelman4651 Yes but the point of the challenge was that you're not supposed to grow your own Berries
you can buy ethers
@@kingfetchd9889 You can't. You've never been able to buy Ethers or any of the other PP restoring items.
“We’re only stuck with 6 Pokémon this entire game”
Damn I always played with only six Pokémon.
Same
I normally play with 1
Interestingly, Palkia and Dialga have a catch rate of 30 in D/P/Pt, so catching either in a regular Poké Ball is not too difficult.
Still, very impressive that you caught it in the VERY FIRST ball!
Also, mad respect to you for choosing Diamond for this challenge, that was my very first main series Pokémon game I ever owned, as a 9-year old.
My first Pokémon game ever was the original Ranger. So underrated.
Dude this was my first Pokémon game too! With so many cool features and some of my favorite pixel art it’s so underrated!
Check out Jaiden Animation on pkmn ranger 🤣
@@NonisLuck I did, it's really cool.
Shadows of Almia is definitely the best one in the series (saying this without having watched a full playthrough of Guardian Signs, oops), but it would also be awesome to see one of these Pokétubers play the original Pokémon Ranger game, in Gen 3, and make a video out of it.
The original is challenging and has a lot of nostalgic music, great music, and a creepy overworld as Pokémon can do more to you than just chase after or charge at you. They can confuse you, whisk away your own Pokémon, be invisible, hide in the tall grass and other things.
@@Rubywing4 Guardian Signs has the best content Almia has the best story
@@gaymerjerry And the original has the best... difficulty? idk XD
The dialga catch reminded me that when I was a kid playing fire red I caught zapdos with a pokeball and thought that all legendaries just were easy to catch
Oh how mistaken you were
In Diamond, Dialga's catch rate was much, much higher than it is now, so the original 4.3% chance you looked up was correct. Not actually that unreasonable.
Yee, same as chatot actually
"Who needs years & years of training when you have drugs?"
- Pointcrow
That moment when Eric catches the god of time with a pokeball.
The pokeball was actually a master ball
The master ball was recolored to look like a normal pokeball
@@-Majora well actually in diamond the catch rate was 4.3% so that could’ve been a pokeball
@@-Majora and plus we watched him use the pokeball
@@-Majora and also, you can see what ball was used when you look at the pokemon, it was a normal pokeball
"I've never met somebody who's excited about watersport"
Very, very poor choice of words my guy.
I see I was not the only dying inside😂
Oh noooooooooooo
Wait, how? I don’t get it at all lol
@@MerkhVision watersports also known as a Golden Shower is a type of Fetish, one where yours or someone else's pee is involved.
@@MerkhVision neither man, but since it's been a year do tell me if you've discovered a reason why
Eric is so cute showing the laptop in the beginning 😂 gives off 'sending a video to thank your grandparents for getting you a laptop' vibes
If you're willing to farm Heart Scales in the Underground, you can restore the PP of any level-up moves infinitely by first visiting the Move Deleter, then giving a Heart Scale to the Move Reminder in Pastoria.
The unrelated Dr. Seuss Quote Killed Me. xD
The Dialga respected your courage and bravery to throw a single poke ball at a fully healed legendary.
Catching Dialga with that Pokeball earned you one fat "Bruh!", my dude.
That dialga catch reminds me of my first Pokemon Platinum run. Where I second turn caught both Dialga and Palkia with regular pokeballs during their respective battles. Unfortunately I was far too young to truly understand the hype level of that achievement.
17:40 that awkward moment when you meet nurse joy for the first time... and it's already in the league
Imagine being the champion and seeing this scrawny teenager roll up with the actual God of Time that's beefed up on Pokéroids
Dialga first try with a Poke ball. You're insanely good at this game. (obviously the catch rate is increased by how good you are)
Thank you Point Crow. I have been typing "the mitochondria is the power house of the cell" on your Point Crow clips channel. I am not sure if you did this for me but I would like to think so. Once again thank you.
I love the hesitation when saying the 7th gym leader's name. He was debating whether to go for it or not.
Eric: "Smallant did something similar is pokemon Fire Red"
Screen: *Says Pokemon Emerald*
Everyone: WHAT!?
800 comments. Only one to point it out.
Me when I forgot to pay health insurance
Technically, since the pokemon league also contains a pokemon center, you entered one and the run is invalid.
Real talk though, Gen 4 was my first pokemon game and I'm glad to see people doing new things in it.
Ah perfect, just the video I need at midnight.
ayo you and me both
the rng gods really smiled upon you during this challenge, wow
He almost 1 hour in before the first gym...
That joke in chat at 18:05 caught me off guard. I was in stitches.
I cant beat pokemon without using a pokecenter. But eric based off the fact this video exists, I'm venturing to guess you can...+
shoutout to pcrow for not making a Candice joke when beating candice
"Woopers God like evolution."
I wonder were this love and respect for Wooper came from
I'm honestly impressed. I would have never thought Cheryl would have single handedly beat the game like this.
14:25 But the great ball fits dialga perfectly tho!
13:44 you can tell the pain he has trying to say "candice" with a straight face
He also solved his pp problem
“Who needs years of training when you have drugs.”
-PointCrow 2021
The Celeste Mirror Temple B-side music at 12:28 was a pleasant surprise! Love it
You know your chat are real ones when they watch you grind to the point of over leveling by normal gameplay standards.
15:05
The reason that there's a discrepancy between the probabilities listed on that site and Bulbapedia is because Dialga and Palkia's catch rates were changed between generations. In Diamond and Pearl it was actually pretty decent odds, about on par with Pokémon like Absol, Murkrow and Chatot (probably because it was a required part of the story), but in later games, they made it the same as every other legendary Pokémon.
I don't mean to ruin the moment, because first turn Dialga in a Pokéball is still pretty cool, but not nearly as unlikely as it seems
Im actually relating too hard to this, i have not been to a doctor in 2 years and my life challenge run (any%) is going swell.
Though i do wish i acquired some party members like a tank so he can soak up damage and be my personal bodyguard
what a roller coaster of emotions right from the first gym leader
That Dialga catch was amazing I’d only get that lucky by mashing my A button out of existence
This makes me soooo excited for the remake in November!!! Can't wait to hear all the classic OST in hopefully remastered
Man broke his hand speedrunning calculator, and now every video of his is sponsored by Aorus.
You throwing that pokeball gave me flashbacks to when I dared my brother to do catch Dialga in a pokeball so he threw one when he first got into the battle and caught it, was a good day
I love the inclusion of Celeste music!
To be fair, the box art legends of gen 4 have a ridiculous high catch rate of 30 which has been lowered to 3 since gen7. Don't get me wrong for it to be caught in the first poké ball is still impressive.
Did i miss a part where using ether was against the rules? He kept talking about needing to use moves because you only get so many for the entire game.
There are not many in the game, so powerpoints still need managing
“woopers godlike evolution, quagsire” MY MAN
What do I do? Do I watch this new Pointcrow video despite the fact it is past midnight, or do I go to sleep?
Screw my health.
The reaction to the third wobble on Dialga was so good
I would have grabbed a load of heart scales from the underground, then you can forget and re-teach the same moves as much as you like
Dawn's a grill? PointCrow ... are you a nerdy virgin...?
I like this "narrate your own life" style of external commentary.
Moral of the story: *don't* do drugs unless you're the god of time.
Pointcrow, how old are you to be making a seinfeld reference so casually. At risk of aging myself, im here with you
I mean plenty of younger people watch Seinfeld, crow is in his early twenties
Alternate title: Pokemon Diamond but We Use Herbal Remedies, Crystal Therapy, and Drugs Instead of Healthcare
I remember watching all the streams for this, holy crap this series was insane
Alternate title: Pokemon Diamond, but you’re an American without insurance
I started Diamond for the first time this week. Gonna save the rest of the video for when I beat the game.
"Who needs years of training when you have drugs"
Thank you for posting stuff for us cave dwellers, at 2 am UA-cam starts to get dry
Ok hear me out. Pokemon, but ALL of the ground has ice physics.
Sounds super fun, but it would be impossible to get inside any of the gyms lol
@@dracoshield2344 maybe some well placed signs and rocks - or people for gyms and places you have to go, but like pokemon centres? Gotta pray there's something solid nearby
0:41
“FireRed”
Crow: smallant did something similar to this in fire red
Smallant title: pokemon emerald
Just remember legendary Pokémon don’t evolve
So wooper doesn’t evolve
a 12 year old girl named grill storms the elite four with a severely drugged up dialga in a basic pokeball. after becoming champion, cynthia congratulates her and asks if she’d like to come to the pokecentre to heal her pokemon after such a rough fight.
grill smiles. “what’s a pokecentre?”
I HAVE THE POWER TO CONTROL TIME ITSELF
W-WAIT
IS THAT A REGULAR POKEBALL?!?
HOW COULD YOU KNOW MY WEAAAKNEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Really loving the Pokémon videos! Post commentary suites you well
Skipping footage of Ghost type gym & Fantina and only referencing her in one sentence after sweeping her smh.
I thought there couldn't be an opening gag so good that I would like the video before the 30 second mark, but here we are
man's spitting straight zeus
Ok I'm convinced. Pointcrow is the most legendary catcher of all time.
I've watched plenty of MahDryBread, so I know that this is possible ☺️
@Tanmay Jain yes and no. Once a pokemon was deposited, he couldn’t use it again.
@@Dinoboots so he entered pokémon centers
@@saiyanfang1047 yeah, though if I remember, his was a little different in that he just couldn’t heal at them, but could enter them to deposit a pokemon. So a bit of a different challenge
I've never seen seen such a hype close battle against the first gym leader.
I remember when I was a kid I caught Dialga in platinum with a single pokeball full health and then my ds ran out
As someone who heals her entire party at a Pokécenter if one Pokémon has some PP missing this gives me anxiety
you should do a randomized thicclocke! Same rules as a nuzlocke but you can only catch the first thicc pokemon you encounter per route. (recommend selecting thicc starter pokemon as well)
Pokemon but pokecenters are closed.
Mom: Its time to shine
You guys like how poke centers aren’t usually in the center
Props to garage for always being there for us
9:02 my first play through of platinum i got a shiny turtwig right off the bat
eric and tanner in their individual vids: my good friend smallant
eric and tanner in a collab: lmao what a loser
Man I need more breath of the wild content !
NEW TITLE, Pokémon Diamond, But EVERY Nurse Joy Is On Strike! - Have fun with that thumbnail lol
Second
poggers
The fact that this is actually first makes this guy a legend
i come back to the video to hear "who needs years of training, when you have drugs?"
Apparently the odds of that dialga catch were a little more 4%
Super lucky but honestly much better than I expected. Pokemon like mewtwo or rayquaza are like .4%
In other words you're 10 times more likely to catch a dialga than one of them
12:39 "Hey guys, PointCrow here, do you ever get crippling anxiety?"
Every time before he brings out garage: “this is going to seem weird”
PointCrow: The only person I know that could stream quality stuff for 20 hours straight
"Took the long way through Eterna Forest." Cuts to a now level 30 Staravia who had been last seen at level 4.
love the small snippets of celeste music!