Johnstone reacts to Shiny Manaphy HOME Update (and is sad)
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
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"This is my 911"
Mr. President, a second shiny Manaphy has hit the pentagon.
The Pentagon are Kalos-native Pokémon, aren’t they?
@DigiRangerScott That's a symbol. I'm making a 911 joke.
@@DigiRangerScott…
A second shiny manaphy has hit the pokedex
People who had it og will still have their ribbons and origin marks. It’s nice to have this shiny catchable for the normal person
In general it's nice seeing completionist rewards other than the certificates or the shiny charms. Been happy to see some pokemon escape the shiny locks. Granted Manaphy isn't one of them.
@@unofficialmeme5972completely agree, not just that the methods behind shiny manaphy was a little buggy so it’s cool to have a more official way
i dont think it has a ribbon, but it does come in a regular pokeball but not the cherish ball
And the OT. I mean if u only care about getting a legit shiny, for giratina he could've gotten the mystery gift from black and white in minutes
@@unofficialmeme5972 I think it also kind of a way to have people buy at least one of the new games if there are 2 versions. Because let's be real, at least half of Pokemon fans DID NOT buy BDSP
On the bright side, you have a shiny Manaphy with your own OT and nickname
And more ribbons. The og Sinnoh contests can get you ribbons for the "treasured memory" title.
Game freak couldnt even let the home shiny manaphy have our BDSP OT and ID No.
@@OppWasTaken Most distributions in Home are like that. It would've been nice though...
@OppWasTaken I think that choice is more in ILCA's hands, since they made the app.
@ yep. we bust our asses off for a shiny mythical almost never before obtainable, only for it to techncially not be originally owned by us
*Mr. Johnstone, a second Shiny Manaphy has hit Pokémon HOME*
This does not detract from the huge achievement that is getting the Ranger Egg Shiny Manaphy. Yeah, everyone can have a Shiny Manaphy now, but not a lot of folks can say they have _two_ Shiny Manaphy! That's still a good feeling. Source: I have two Shiny Manaphy. :)
"Everybody can have one"
I mean its MUCH easier than ranger egg but a living dex is no joke
@@puppetperson7612 You don't need a living dex, you just need to catch the base forms, and transfer them back into HOME each time you evolve them. And completing a dex of only 150 isn't that bad.
By “a lot of folks” you mean only the two freaks who grinded this?
John has either the best luck ever or the worst luck ever and it's epic funny
The fact that this entire scenario is even real is like finding 2 Shiny Spinda in real life.
Literally once in a lifetime
The gen 4 shiny Manaphy still has value, in my opinion. The “free” one always has the HOME OT, is in a Cherish Ball, and has the BDSP origin mark. But the gen 4 one has your OT, is in a Poké Ball, has no origin mark, and can be given any ribbon from D/P all the way to US/UM. The Pokémon Home Manaphy will never have those things.
That and can be given a nickname.
Any ribbon except the battle facilities (except Battle Tree Normal)
And they had to pay BDSP to get it
You can see the exact moment his heart rips in half.
"This is my 9:11" - Johnstone 2025
I like to believe that they waited to release it on purpose because of his stream
when they announced the shiny manaphy my first thought was of Johnstone
“Johnstone screaming, crying, and throwing up”
Pokémon and Nintendo basically giving john a middle finger after doing all that hard work
I don’t think that’s the case. I see it as, “You guys want shiny Manaphy but don’t have the money to do the loophole? Complete BDSP’s Pokédex in HOME, and ba-da-boom Manaphy go vroom. Oh, and PLA’s pokedex complete in HOME gets you Shiny Enamorus.” But that’s just me. You can disagree if you like. Plus, I do feel bad for Johnstone here. But it’s not exactly the worst thing I have seen happen to him… (his channel was hacked on 12/8 of last year). I wish I could give the guy a hug. :’(
Yours has your OT though! Much better
Rip John, at least he has two now
I'm sorry to hear that, Balls. But still, mad props for getting it!
I get it - I really do. Gifted shinies feel like they undermine hunted shinies. You want your trophies to be as hard-fought as possible (trophies exist to celebrate this achievement)... but when the trophy can retroactively be earned through an easier manner... it *feels* like your achievement is less special. "I went through all that effort... but I could have put in less effort for the same reward" Yeah, his Manaphy is still an achievement, and can be differentiated by its ball, and OT, and ribbons, and mark... but the perceived value of the shiny is... well... it being shiny.
HOWEVER... I don't mind this case. The Manaphy hunt was a fucking mess. Too many hoops have to be jumped through: it was not organic. So having it be obtainable through a method that is reasonable? That's good. (Though I do think non-shiny locking it, so it could be hunted, would have been better... maybe the dex reward could have been a non-shiny mythical that has been unobtainable for a while).
Effortless gift shinies though... they can die in a fire.
You want my opinion. That hunt is unique, and not many people can do it.
OH MAN!
At least it is *YOURS* and You know the journey.
LOOK WHAT THEY NEED TO MIMIC A FRACTION OF OUR POWRR
"You got it for free!!"
My brother in christ to receive it i am required to play and enjoy BDSP! 😭
I feel so bad for him
This exact thing happened with Shiny Poipole back in USUM. Took me 7237 resets to get it, only for it to be given out by gamestop a week later. Now I have two, and the one I hunted legitimately is the Naganadel
A Manaphy you hunted for will always be more worth than one given to you
Honestly this was to be expected. No other shiny made sense for the full bdsp dex.
Not even shaymin?
@ could be shiny hunted in that game. This one was at least unavailbel.
yeah manaphy is the only sinnoh mythical you can't shiny hunt in that game
@@scrunkore can't do shaymin anymore either since it's a limited time event
@@OppWasTakenMisinformation, there are several Shiny Shaymin hunts in BDSP on UA-cam if you just take a second to look.
That was the worst possible timing, there was no knowing that they were going to do this.
That's really funny. No exclusivity for you!
This just in: Man upset that others get to have something even though it doesn't take away from what he has
Now you need to do Gen 5 and Manifest Shiny Victini
Really don’t get how this is so tragic to him. It doesn’t have the 3rd Gen origin mark, it doesn’t have previous gen ribbons and it isn’t an OT. Literally does nothing to detract from the effort he’s put in.
I know this is just for content and it’s a funny coincidence but at least the one he got has his OT
Yoooo 😂 that’s so cool John you ended with my comment “we saw the hairline “ I’m xxredbeltxx
Even though I have the free one. I still would one day like to hunt it the original way.
Lol Just got mine last night. I was so excited that i didn't have to do it the original way. I love shiny hunting, but God thats too time consuming for me.
I understand why this would be disappointing, but is it really that shocking that shiny Manaphy was eventually released as a gift?? Your Gen 4 shiny Manaphy will still be distinct as such, marked by existing so early or ribbons or place of origin. It's a really impressive Pokemon to have!
And as a shiny hunter I think it's a little silly to get upset about a Pokemon you hunted for being easier to obtain a different way later. Yours is still valuable to you for the effort put in, and it's a net good that shiny Manaphy no longer takes quite so much knowledge and money to obtain for those who want it :)
this is like when they put renegade raider in the shop
Wenegade waider
I understand the grind is now much less appealing, but that just means it's even more rare. You have THE Manaphy, not just the Shiny Home Manaphy, the TRUE dedication Manaphy. You should still be proud
Tbf, the old method of hunting wasn’t exactly very accessible to the average person ^^;
Shiny ‘accessibility’ is why they’re not rare anymore. They should make a game where every mon is shiny and regulars have the shiny rate. Just redundant now.
@@bonjouritsreadyIMO Black and White are great games, but their worst trait is one where I don’t believe people bring up. They’re the first game to do shiny locks(from my memory)! And the shiny rate was still 1/8192! I don’t hate BW(far from it, I actually loved Unova since launch), but shiny hunting isn’t the best thing to do in that game. It’s true strong suit is the storytelling and characters in my opinion (especially N and Cheren, I love Cheren❤).
And Hi Onlera! 🤗
(Edit: I’m saying hi to the comment in the last sentence with the yellow emoji, not the reply itself I am replying to)
@@bonjouritsready agreed.
shiny Pokemon are in a weird state right now.
Shiny pokemon were "rare" versions back then but I think nowadays a shiny pokemons worth is really measured by the OT because technically speaking, they really are not rare anymore. And that's not a bad thing!
But I kinda would like gen 10 to have a system in place that prevents plain injecting Pokemon into the game, or general anti cheat measures
@@bonjouritsreadyThe previous method was asinine. Relying on exploits/excessive amounts of money. Shiny Manaphy is the only Shiny to be like that.
@@DenziXYI have hunted extensively in the past, but never hunted because I wanted some special trophy to tell others about, but because I simply loved how some shinies looked, and I'd actually go to the effort of competitively training them and showering them with love. The real problem with shiny hunting is how the Pokemon are merely glorified trophies to most people, destined to sit in their boxes and rot.
Well, it's the same scenario as the Japanese event shiny Jirachi vs. shiny Wishmaker Jirachi. Would include the one from Go, but even the Wishmaker looks like a handout compared to that 😂
Funny cause yesterday I was just thinking about how would people who actually went through the original shiny Manaphy hunt be feeling when they saw this
Personally I don't care. I think it's great and doesn't detract anything from my hunts. I have more of a problem with Enamorus because there's no way to hunt that one
I had something similar happen to me, I finished ny shiny hunt for celebi, then they did a distribution event right after, also the pokemon go one came out.
a 2nd shiny has it hit the towers
tbh i dont really care about shinies anymore because they make them so common nowadays
Ironically I was wondering when shiny manaphy and enamorus would be possible to have in legends arceus before it happens because they are the only 2 shinies unattainable in legends arceus (not sure if Darkrai and shaymin are via transfer)
They are..
You could have always gotten manaphy in gen 4 and transferred it to PLA
Mood
The location card and the date is what make the shiny rare, not their colors
Got it?
the one you got is still _far_ more valuable, for reasons already stated by several other comments below
Hey John, i need a deoxys, so can you please hunt that next?
Why does he look like the seanie dew of pokemon
the trending terms being " DO SOMETHING " and " SNAP " ...
Ribbon quest it, man. That’s something only yours (and other egg manaphys) can do.
idc, still gonna hunt it thru original gen 4 cuz i want the living legend mark
If it makes you feel better I shiny hunted shiny Rayquaza (and got it!) before December...
I definitely wouldn't have done that if I would have known lol
Oh wow I completed hisui yesterday that’s some luck
I’m was at 8200 reset for him 😂😭 thanks for the free manaphy
But this manaphy has a special mark and is better
just let us hunt these instead of shiny locking every thing for the love of god
“Everyone gets it for free” having to play BDSP costs my soul, so it’s not free
Can't believe I missed this LMAO
Actually you don't get it for free cause you have to play 🤢 BDSP
The shiny manaphy isn't free to be fair. You have to punish yourself with BDSP to get to it. Even if its just the regional dex I don't feel like picking up those games again to do this.
Haven't redeemed it but damn, I'm on my way to doing it
Everyone is checking on Johnstone which is understandable but I don’t see nearly as many people checking on jwittz
does anyone know the theme when the tweet popped up?
It's the Gen 5 sad music
Unwavering Emotions
@@medichampion328 thanks!!
It’s kinda like renegade raider in a way
it's not pain free though. you have to play bdsp.
And there's 91 comments and I'm adding 1, so, y'know
it actually isnt for free because you have to pay for pokemon home to be able to have a complete sinnog dex in it
No you don't. It does not have to be a living dex, with every mon stored in one instance.
Free for the small price of buying BD or SP.....
I'm only mad because i can't rename it
This is just more elitism.
When I saw the event I thought about you immidiately! xD
Unlicky you.
Balls, TPC was just waiting for you to get it first before giving to everyone else😂😂 lord Arceus sent you to us as our shiny manaphy savior😂😂
tbf john only did it w the ace method and even that w 4 systems
he didnt work "so hard" when you compare it to ppl that actually hunted it the right way
with 4 systems and 8k resets he basically just put the time for 2k resets with one system into it so he better relax
To be honest this is a legit one unlike an event one so its still rare.
rip
Not me do not have BDSP
yeah this is pretty shitty of TPC
Can't even be nicknamed
But you have two that is great
Alright, very important to point out that it is not free. You have to play BDSP to get the damn thing.
Its not for free, you need to beat BDSP. And frankly that might be a new circle of Hell all its own
I’d rather hunt it myself than be given one for free
People who act like this is bad need to restart from scratch and appreciate things besides how expensive they are
Imo John's Manaphy has his OT. It is HIS Shiny Manaphy. Not the Pokemon Companies they give you cause you did something. Nothing will ever beat hunting for a shiny and getting it yourself. I personally dont bother with these dex completion shinies as they just feel like giveaways with no memory behind them.
This seems like such a weird way to view it imo. Like shinies from event codes? Those are giveaways. But this method literally requires you to do the work of completing the pokedex, and it's a great reward for that effort
Johnstone had to soft reset for hundreds of hours, but the rest of us have to play Pokemon BDSP, so really, it’s hard to say who has it worse
I love Gen 4, was not happy about BDSP, but I’d rather play BDSP than try those resetting loophole shenanigans
It's valid for people to be disappointed with the remakes, but I'd much rather grind BDSP than SV. It runs better and looks nicer.
I meaaan it's still hard because you have to play BDSP
would even be more funny if it was phione
Salmost as if shinyhuntings a waste of time
Could someone please touch/quick trade me a PLA Shaymin and Darkrai? I really don’t want to pay $160 just to get Enamorus…
Still rare considering the fact bdsp are awful and you would have to complete both
To make john happy, i wont be getting 1 along side enamorus, dont have any copy of bdsp so thats that. Kinda hurt since i am only missing darkrai for pla dex but it needs bdsp
Bro I had just finished setting up my Manaphy Hunt (it cost about $255 and a stylus RIP) and had done a few resets when my friend told me about this. I am also devastated, but I refuse to open BDSP again, so imma keep hunting my Manaphy ;-;
but the point isn't the shiny, it's the hunt.
only 150 pokemon BAHAHAHAHAH
🫵🤣
Real talk, we need a more accessible way to get shiny Manaphy that doesn’t involve completing Home Dex or using ACE. Just so it’s more accessible to the public for hunting
This is pretty accessible as is. Not every shiny needs to be soft resetable, and completing a dex to get a shiny is a fun change of pace, and is less mind numbing than some standard hunts tend to be.
I don't know how you could possibly make it more accessible than this. The literal only requirement is that you own the game and complete a relatively small dex.
Now now, free? Its like 70 bucks.
there's no /additional/ cost
Oof