I've consumed so much of your content the past month I feel it's only right to become a channel member these videos have kept me distracted in a rough time in my life.
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Honestly Scott, your entire approach to "work" and your attention to detail is seriously a life inspiration for me - not even mentioning the huge entertainment your content provides. Thanks man!!! You and your team are fire together.
Man i typed up a long comment expressing my appreciation for your coverage on wrapping lass, sandy, etc. But it got deleted. So just know that many of us love your coverage of the more challenging minor trainers!
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon hour long videos are actually pretty perfect in my opinion. Especially for single mon playthroughs. Add extra mons? Add more time. The more the better. Obviously don’t overdo it yourself. Whatever you as the creator are comfortable with. This is just one man’s personal opinion.
I really like how Scott took his time explaining the level threshold for damage calculation … but got a critical hit anyway. As usual, awesome content!.
I actually really like that you include random trainers it adds more personality to the videos. First play throughs are more fun & exploring while secound+ are more business & optimising both entertaining.
Nice flashing lights "waring" before the Champion battle :) Always look forward to these videos, I like the more "scientific" approach you take to solo challenges - not just "I beat the game with X Pokemon" but "how fast can X Pokemon beat the game." Keep up the great work! Can't wait to eventually see some gen 4 with Dusknoir, which is my favorite Pokemon despite its low speed and unfortunate moveset.
I know that the comment brought up the Wrapping Lass and Sandy as making the video longer, but don't take away talking about the "special" trainers. I for one always smile when you bring them up
I enjoy when you talk about specific trainers like the Wrapping Lass, Self-Destructing Hiker etc. Adds some personality to it all. I also love that the videos are long! I am a 32 year old guy, who grew up on these games. I listen to them going to sleep whenever there is a new one out. We had a baby last year so my wife and I are just now getting back to properly relaxing at night! You are my go to for that! Keep up the great work!
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Cheers man. You can still never fully relax - but it's a big improvement! Her name is Sophie and she has a few Pokémon teddy bears already. You should name a Kanto Pokémon after her 😂
Unoptimized Completion Time Prediction - 1:58:21 Optimized Completion Time Prediction - 1:45:58 Unoptimized: It did some ten minutes better than I predicted which is nice I suppose. Optimized: It has far less resets, but somehow I feel like the unoptimized run was more impressive regardless of all the resets.
Yeah, the optimized run didn't feel particularly good this time. I think if Agatha wasn't so awful it would have looked better. I'm quite happy with the route though.
I feel that the unoptimized speedrun was somehow luckier, given the Swift crit on Sabrina and muscling your way through Lorelei through what should have been a loss.
I like that your videos are around an hour. I often fall asleep to them after night shifts. And the next day I can watch the same video again because I slept through most of it 😆 you are a good story teller and the nerd nostalgia gen 1 brings is perfect after a stressful night at the hospital laboratory.
Careful! It looks like you might be falling into the 'Hypnosis trap' with Ice Beam, where you prioritize that potential freeze a bit too much. It looks like this mostly affected the first playthrough, but just something to keep in mind for the future!
Scott, you are incredibly consistent and genuinely try to give each of these little pocket goblins their fair shot at stardom. Thank you for being a nice break in chaos from life's struggles.
Only Wrap for Brock will be brutal, at least there's Leer to lower defense and stall Bide. Nice thunderwave for Misty. Once you get Body Slam, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt etc should be a sweep. Shame that it gets Dragon Rage so late that it's useless by then, would have been nice for early game.
Scott, my friend turned me onto your videos about 2 months ago and I have been addicted since. Keep up the great content and I can't wait to see more added to the tiers
I can't believe how far you've come recently, especially with the patrons and members. I remember a time when I was rapidash and wondered if you'd fill out the Kanto Dex. Your production values and technical methodology are great rather but the first playthrough keeps that exploration part in
Hey Scott. Watching your videos or listening to them in the background are always so enjoyable and it gives me a new insight on how to play my favorite Pokémon games. Also you inspire me to get back to streaming starting this week. I hope you and all this amazing community would join me. 😃
Hi Scott, I might be an outlier but one of the main reasons I keep coming back to your videos is that your passion for this shines through. I think as long as you focus on doing it your way because you enjoy it then the videos will always be interesting (I get to find it interesting why you've added a particular segment or trainer etc). Completely content with these videos as they are and recognise that every one is going to have different preferences so can understand different views - I personally can see pros and cons for of keeping consistent trainers in so there's a foundational structure and clear benchmark/comparisons with others. I like that the videos are long so I can watch bits while working and I feel there's more replay value as I forget a lot of the details. (Can literally come back to one from a few weeks ago and feels pretty fresh). Not sure if feasible due to effort, but one possible solution that might be worth considering could be to add sections to your videos if people are having preferences to skip over things like wrapping lass, as this will also be useful to people who wish to jump to a certain sections/gymn-leader etc. As said, maybe an outlier as I wouldn't normally watch this kind of content but felt passionate enough to comment :) All the best and thank you!
I really love these games. I’m glad that passion comes through. It’s really amazing to be able to share my experiences with these games and create a small community around them. I hope that together we can all continue cherishing these games for many years to come! Thanks for sharing your opinion on the lesser NPC bosses! It always helps to hear the other side.
@@skeetermania3202 the only one I knew of is like I said I Erika's gym.. we just don't see it much because she's optional and I don't think she has that switch frequency like the jugglers.. or Agatha.. have
I love your videos dude. I usually watch them while eating so my hands don't always comment, but your stuff is more than appreciated. Also about the ghost Marrowak thing, as a children I'm pretty sure that many of us thought the Pokedoll was an intended way to get around it. I mean, it's like an item to get away from something you can't run away from. Why else would it exist? Also, given the lore it also made sense like that too.
Amazing video as always, a quick (pun intended) tip: when you were fighting Alakazam in the Champion battle, you used Agility against Sandslash so you could outspeed Alakazam One possible strategy is use Agility against Alakazam because his Psywave or Recover can keep you healthier compared to a crit Slash/stab Earthquake from Sandy, being safer (albeit it's a coin flip, since Reflect or Psychic can screw harder)
Ahh satisfying to see you finally abuse Wrap for a while, that is how I always use my Dratini whenever I decide to use one in the gen 1 games. Thanks for your effort in getting these out every week, Its a treat to watch these on my days off.
Finally! My favorite line of Pokemon!! Dratini and dragonair were so weak in comparison that when I finally got a Dragonite with raw power and huge move pool I was hooked. I'd have preferred a less pudgy dragon look but I always thought it looked cool. Plus PINK SHINY! Perfection.
At 7:56 when you defeat Jesse&James, what's the thing in the top left corner? A little gimmick from your editor? Haha P.S a great playthrough as always! Looking forward for the next video :3
Gotta say, while its repeated i believe its useful to speak about important trainers in each video because of the potential for new people as well as who could complain about hearing your voice for longer
Dratini was so super adorable, especially whenever it was one shoting lance's entire team😂. I really liked the smart and optimal usage of warp and thunder wave, up until the mid game. By the way, you can do the same in gen 2 with finches from twister, it's really helpful for a frail pokemon like Dartini that is in the slow level up group, and needs every exp it can get, to survive most trainers in the mid game. 🤔 Most of it's resets in the first run were due its low speed, with paralysis or burn or poison that would ruin it's plan to win. It especially was really funny with warping lass. It was as if you were both fighting on who would be faster, with the help of 2 glitches 😁,that was the best part of the run for me. And yeah as you've mentioned before only the jugglers and Agatha are capable of switching out pokemon, but they are really random about that. I think that was saving you in the second run in a way, because if dartini is inflicted with status, Agatha becomes really difficult, that's it was a really smart move to have substitute (that was funny Agatha's hunter was hitting itself with confusion while you were having the substitute on😂). Anyways, that was an absolute awesome run, the little snake dragon is really proud of you, well done 😁. Keep it up! 👏👏👏
I don't think you spend too much time on trainers like wrapping lass. I would like to spend more time on more side characters. After all, that also means more Scot.
I hope you do not stop this function - it is great to hear about trainers who end up being walls for some reason, and hear what Pokémon bypass these walls.
I won't be surprise if Dragonair also has a harder time whenever it gets a turn. I find it ironic that the first stages of all pure Psuedo Dragon mons are cute, have access to strong TM moves or movesets but extremely weak. It's weird but it makes sense.
I hope this little guy exceeds your expectations, dragonite is probably my favorite gen 1 pokemon so let's hope dragonite jr can put up a good performance
I remember my first time getting a dratini. It was so late game that I tried using it, but it was awful so I boxed it and never found out how to get dragonite.
I have an idea for a vs video for gen 3 when ever you start doing them is whalmer /whalord vs skitty/delcatty. (Reason why is as you know about the meme of 🐳 Lord being the biggest pokemon being able to breed with the smallest pokemon skitty that are in the same egg group and i think it could be a funny video (maybe an april fools one).
I have 2 3ds so i usually trade a lvl 5 dratini to pokemon yellow but before i give it awesome tms like Thunder, surf and blizzard. Love your playthroughs man😄
Well, at least Dratini learns dragon rage, at LEVEL 40 for some ungodly reason! Thank goodness that Dratini starts with leer, because it's only attacking move until the water gun tm will be wrap @_@.
One thing I've noticed is that the Venomoth is always the type that's strongest against the solo run Pokémon. I don't quite remember if it was always like this since the meme started, but if it has, that is some neat attention to detail.
The game beeing nice was a neat comment for people that are watching instead of listening. I actually freaked out once for a second while driving and having the champion battle on screen with the flashing lights.
I'll admit, I didn't have a good time with either Dratini or Dragonair in my brief time using one (it was a Nuzlocke, an I ended up feeling bitter about it when one of my better team members took a K.O. meant for the underwhelming dragon) but hopefully the adorable blue serpent will serve you well in this solo run. Wrap ensures a busted but slow progression for the start. 3:41 - I was wondering why you weren't using Thunder Wave to try and negate some of the damage received but I assume that even in Gen 1, Ground types were immune to that. I certainly know Electric types weren't back then. 7:08 - Rather funny that really. Dratini is such a mystical looking Pokémon and yet it has more Attack than Special, even as a Dragonair. 10:05 - Maybe I missed this in a previous video but super cool to see Sandy the Pidgey trainer has an artwork now! An I'm guess I'm against the 11:45 comment as I love that you consistently bring up certain trainers to the point that they feel fleshed out as characters of their own. There's an association now of these NPC trainers with you and your channel to the same degree as your video layout or even your Venomoth included avatar. 16:45 - Team Rocket heard your remark about not expecting Arbok or Weezing to do good and decided to punish you for it. 22:46 - Hilarious at this point you felt the need to discuss Team Rocket as a whole. An yeah, I can't think of any other Solo run that they've down this well; even the Grunts are proving an issue. I suppose that with slow growth rate of Dratini and the need to grind more, you're fighting more of the trainers and thus exposing yourself to the chance of losing to them more often. At least you're not losing to the Johto Rockets; that would be embarassing. 27:16 - I do like seeing Swift come into play. Perhaps I have a strange fondness for it because of how cool it looks when using the attack (or because of how much the enemies love to use Double Team/Minimise/Sand-Attack. 34:46 - Oh my gosh that was hype! So glad that your increased tempo with the narration wasn't setting up for disappointment and Dratini managed an awesome first win against Lorelei. 44:23 - It's amusing any time you mention that "they don't have good AI" and proceed to lose because of it and vice-versa with wins owed to the CPU's supposedly "good AI."
Honestly, I feel that even in Yellow version random AI is the better AI in solo runs simply because it is merely setting you up for failure later one with decreasing HP, accuracy, defenses/offenses, and statuses that a normal playthrough can sidestep, rather than the good AI which takes into account type matchups and could be persuaded to hit a weaker move.
Personally I enjoy hearing you talk about potentially threatening trainers like the wrapping lass, even if they don't cause an issue that run. They're like staple characters at this point really
Hi Scott, I just want to say that I love your content. I will not lie, I hope a lot that you do some content with fan made games and hack roms, not to beat the game just faster, just to check if the games are good and fun. Thank you for everything.
If im not mistaken, you can use the Pokeflute in battle to instantly remove sleep from your pokemon! Unless you were going for not using any items at all-which i understand- that would have helped the few times you were stuck in sleep! Good video :)
Thanks for another snake video 😁 and I like Arbok a lot and can't wait to see it's playthrough, I think it will do quite well as it gets access Gen 1 staples like Body Slam, Dig, EQ and even Mega Drain.. Although I expect Brock to delay its time 😔
Figures, imagine if Dratini learned Dragon Rage at level 14. I think the early game would definitely be a breeze. Which is interesting since I unintentionally noticed that in gen 4 it learns Dragon Rage at level 15 until it gets replaced with Dragon Tail and having access to the move Twister much sooner at level 7. If you were to have it with transfer moves, Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt would make it an incredibly fast contender on par with Abra's transfer punches. Though at that point the only challenge would be gaining levels needing you to defeat EVERY trainer you come across with Flamethrower helping you wipe out any bug and grass trainers you find along the way.
I caved and got the old PKMN games I wanted before the eshop goes down. It was first time playing, and the wrapping lass actually nearly took out my entire team! I wasn't sure if it was her or not and didn't save beforehand!
Yeah, she's quite scary if you're not prepared! Probably because she's one of the earliest trainers with 4 Pokemon and they all synergize together quite well.
Love the Sandy art! As for the notable trainer criticism, I enjoy them still, even when they aren't a threat! Maybe their video presence less in duration when they aren't a threat is fair, but not enough to just outright skip them IMO. At least for first attempts. I had up to a Dragonair in a nuzlocke run, sadly never reached Dragonite before the run was abandoned. I ended up using Surf and Slam due to tm limits, but at least I could have deleted Surf later since it was fire red.
30:38 would an option be to make a custom ROM where every member is fainted in all slots but the 1st? That way you don't have to fight with them in a situation like this, neither will you be affected by roar/ww. I don't think it's considered cheating either since an alternative is to faint them manually or placing them in the PC; it's really more a QoL kind of er thing.
This can just be done with gamehook and javascript. Could implement it right now. I don’t really like doing things like this though. I feel I change enough with the game already so I don’t want to add any more. Especially for consistency this far into filming the series.
Scott, you gotta rename the damage rounding threshold to the DRT for short What an interesting run. Dragon mons are hard to get and takes awhile to be worth it.
I love the Dratini in that thumbnail, so cute
Agreed! *chef's kiss* Brian did a great job.
The white at the ends of its eyes makes it cuter and actually look like it has a soul and emotions
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon that's really official looking, I assumed you had taken art from one of the trading cards
Imo, Dratini is the second-cutest Pokémon of Gen 1, only out-cuted by Vulpix.
Shout-out to Scott and his whole production team these videos are top knock and a perfect 50 min break from life. Thanks Scott and team!!
I've consumed so much of your content the past month I feel it's only right to become a channel member these videos have kept me distracted in a rough time in my life.
Thanks for the support! Btw I passed your message along to everyone who helps me make the videos. Glad you're enjoying our work!
big gey
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Honestly Scott, your entire approach to "work" and your attention to detail is seriously a life inspiration for me - not even mentioning the huge entertainment your content provides. Thanks man!!! You and your team are fire together.
11:44 I don't mind you being lengthy, for me these videos are fun to listen to while doing tasks or working out. Great work on this video!
I'm glad, because I seem to be incapable of making a video that is under 35 minutes.
Man i typed up a long comment expressing my appreciation for your coverage on wrapping lass, sandy, etc. But it got deleted.
So just know that many of us love your coverage of the more challenging minor trainers!
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon hour long videos are actually pretty perfect in my opinion. Especially for single mon playthroughs. Add extra mons? Add more time. The more the better.
Obviously don’t overdo it yourself. Whatever you as the creator are comfortable with. This is just one man’s personal opinion.
Finally, Scott has become the Wrapping Lad. The Wrapping Lass will be so happy ❤️
Wrappily Ever After
@@minikawildflower if he wasn't engaged then that would have been added dream wrap!
I really like how Scott took his time explaining the level threshold for damage calculation … but got a critical hit anyway.
As usual, awesome content!.
I actually really like that you include random trainers it adds more personality to the videos. First play throughs are more fun & exploring while secound+ are more business & optimising both entertaining.
Nice flashing lights "waring" before the Champion battle :)
Always look forward to these videos, I like the more "scientific" approach you take to solo challenges - not just "I beat the game with X Pokemon" but "how fast can X Pokemon beat the game." Keep up the great work!
Can't wait to eventually see some gen 4 with Dusknoir, which is my favorite Pokemon despite its low speed and unfortunate moveset.
5:47 "I just want to direct your attention to my pp, so uh, just look at it" -Scott
Nothing better than starting off a day with a Scott's Thoughts vid
Agreed, highlight of my day
Love that profile 😁
"There's no Dratini playthrough around here. You must be mistaken."
The "nice" Flash next to your hp bar had me going back watching it at slower speed to determine what it was. It made me laugh! Nice!
We try to sneak in little easter eggs like this where we can.
We all appreciate the length of your vids. Keep ‘em long!
Yo Scott. Thank you so much for the great work, it really is amazing to watch these videos after a day
You’re welcome! I’m excited to play some Pokémon platinum myself!
"I just want to direct your attention to my PP. So, uh, just look at it" 😂 I know it's juvenile but that had me cracking up.
So, when this is over, would you say "That's a wrap" or does that reopen too many wounds?
These are literally the highlight of my week. Thanks for putting all the hard work into these man!!
You're welcome!
I know that the comment brought up the Wrapping Lass and Sandy as making the video longer, but don't take away talking about the "special" trainers. I for one always smile when you bring them up
Wow jessie and James were a wall! That's why I love these videos. Every pokemon has something weird and unique to it
I enjoy when you talk about specific trainers like the Wrapping Lass, Self-Destructing Hiker etc. Adds some personality to it all.
I also love that the videos are long! I am a 32 year old guy, who grew up on these games. I listen to them going to sleep whenever there is a new one out.
We had a baby last year so my wife and I are just now getting back to properly relaxing at night! You are my go to for that!
Keep up the great work!
Congrats on the baby! It was probably an exhausting time. I’m sure it’s nice to relax a bit more now. Glad you’re enjoying the videos.
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Cheers man. You can still never fully relax - but it's a big improvement!
Her name is Sophie and she has a few Pokémon teddy bears already. You should name a Kanto Pokémon after her 😂
Unoptimized Completion Time Prediction - 1:58:21
Optimized Completion Time Prediction - 1:45:58
Unoptimized: It did some ten minutes better than I predicted which is nice I suppose.
Optimized: It has far less resets, but somehow I feel like the unoptimized run was more impressive regardless of all the resets.
Yeah, the optimized run didn't feel particularly good this time. I think if Agatha wasn't so awful it would have looked better. I'm quite happy with the route though.
I feel that the unoptimized speedrun was somehow luckier, given the Swift crit on Sabrina and muscling your way through Lorelei through what should have been a loss.
I’m so like influenced by your metrics that when I saw the Brock split I thought that’s pretty good right as you said it lmao great work as always
Happy to hear your thinking of doing arbok vs wheezing. Arbok is my fave pokemon and I remember having it on my final yellow team
Muk is going to be in there too ;)
40:14 is when the 2nd/final playthrough starts, for the few of you who want the short video.
I'll be listening to it all tho.
I like that your videos are around an hour. I often fall asleep to them after night shifts. And the next day I can watch the same video again because I slept through most of it 😆 you are a good story teller and the nerd nostalgia gen 1 brings is perfect after a stressful night at the hospital laboratory.
I think giving trainers some more attention detail helps the game be more interesting.
Careful! It looks like you might be falling into the 'Hypnosis trap' with Ice Beam, where you prioritize that potential freeze a bit too much. It looks like this mostly affected the first playthrough, but just something to keep in mind for the future!
Scott, you are incredibly consistent and genuinely try to give each of these little pocket goblins their fair shot at stardom. Thank you for being a nice break in chaos from life's struggles.
You're welcome, it's a constant joy for me to give, as you say, these little pocket goblins their fair shot.
Only Wrap for Brock will be brutal, at least there's Leer to lower defense and stall Bide. Nice thunderwave for Misty. Once you get Body Slam, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt etc should be a sweep. Shame that it gets Dragon Rage so late that it's useless by then, would have been nice for early game.
I do know that it’s possible to beat the harder Red/Blue Brock with Dratini at level 13, which JRose11 did 2 years ago.
@@skeetermania3202 13 isn't hard for Dratini, a lot will depend on wrap accuracy. You do have to grind a lot for level 13 early game though
Scott, my friend turned me onto your videos about 2 months ago and I have been addicted since. Keep up the great content and I can't wait to see more added to the tiers
Glad you like the vids! I can't wait to see more Pokemon added to the tiers as well!
The highlight of the week. It's always a great time watching your videos!
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the videos!
I look forward to your videos every week, Scott. Keep it up!
I can't believe how far you've come recently, especially with the patrons and members. I remember a time when I was rapidash and wondered if you'd fill out the Kanto Dex.
Your production values and technical methodology are great rather but the first playthrough keeps that exploration part in
I can’t believe that this much of the dex is filled! People have been so supportive. Im really grateful.
I was mentioned in scott's video. My life is compete! And the way you handled the way to lavender was exactly what I meant
Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it. This is how the videos keep getting better and better. You're a part of it!
That first Lorelei battle was sweet! Crazy how you have all that trouble with the Rockets just to clear her by the grace of RNG.
Hey Scott. Watching your videos or listening to them in the background are always so enjoyable and it gives me a new insight on how to play my favorite Pokémon games. Also you inspire me to get back to streaming starting this week. I hope you and all this amazing community would join me. 😃
Tweet at me when you're streaming, I'll come check it out! @psychicflying btw
Hi Scott, I might be an outlier but one of the main reasons I keep coming back to your videos is that your passion for this shines through. I think as long as you focus on doing it your way because you enjoy it then the videos will always be interesting (I get to find it interesting why you've added a particular segment or trainer etc). Completely content with these videos as they are and recognise that every one is going to have different preferences so can understand different views - I personally can see pros and cons for of keeping consistent trainers in so there's a foundational structure and clear benchmark/comparisons with others. I like that the videos are long so I can watch bits while working and I feel there's more replay value as I forget a lot of the details. (Can literally come back to one from a few weeks ago and feels pretty fresh). Not sure if feasible due to effort, but one possible solution that might be worth considering could be to add sections to your videos if people are having preferences to skip over things like wrapping lass, as this will also be useful to people who wish to jump to a certain sections/gymn-leader etc. As said, maybe an outlier as I wouldn't normally watch this kind of content but felt passionate enough to comment :) All the best and thank you!
I really love these games. I’m glad that passion comes through. It’s really amazing to be able to share my experiences with these games and create a small community around them. I hope that together we can all continue cherishing these games for many years to come!
Thanks for sharing your opinion on the lesser NPC bosses! It always helps to hear the other side.
32:40 -- like I said in chat, I believe one of the cooltrainer ♀️ in Erika's gym can also switch out in battle
Cool trainers in particular can switch out.
@@skeetermania3202 the only one I knew of is like I said I Erika's gym.. we just don't see it much because she's optional and I don't think she has that switch frequency like the jugglers.. or Agatha.. have
I love your videos dude. I usually watch them while eating so my hands don't always comment, but your stuff is more than appreciated. Also about the ghost Marrowak thing, as a children I'm pretty sure that many of us thought the Pokedoll was an intended way to get around it. I mean, it's like an item to get away from something you can't run away from. Why else would it exist? Also, given the lore it also made sense like that too.
Hi scott. Really enjoying your videos. Your voice is really relaxing to listen to and the video quality is improving every week. Keep it up
Thanks so much!
Amazing video as always, a quick (pun intended) tip: when you were fighting Alakazam in the Champion battle, you used Agility against Sandslash so you could outspeed Alakazam
One possible strategy is use Agility against Alakazam because his Psywave or Recover can keep you healthier compared to a crit Slash/stab Earthquake from Sandy, being safer (albeit it's a coin flip, since Reflect or Psychic can screw harder)
Chanpion’s Alakazam doesn’t have Psywave. It has Psybeam, Psychic, Kinesis, Recover.
Four in protest of the choice of nickname for Dratini. It's so cute Scott; you could definitely have come up with something better than worm.
Ahh satisfying to see you finally abuse Wrap for a while, that is how I always use my Dratini whenever I decide to use one in the gen 1 games. Thanks for your effort in getting these out every week, Its a treat to watch these on my days off.
Yeah wrap is really fun (when the game runs at 4x speed).
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon yeah it is a little slow at normal speed.
My favorite line is the dratini - dragonite line. I adore them. Close second is articuno. Mimikyu and electross are in my top 5 forsure.
All excellent Pokémon!
Finally! My favorite line of Pokemon!! Dratini and dragonair were so weak in comparison that when I finally got a Dragonite with raw power and huge move pool I was hooked. I'd have preferred a less pudgy dragon look but I always thought it looked cool. Plus PINK SHINY! Perfection.
When the Onix gives you a taste of your own wrapdicine... In the form of a bindicine! :)
That Dratini thumbnail is adorable! I love it
Brian’s art is perfect!
At 7:56 when you defeat Jesse&James, what's the thing in the top left corner?
A little gimmick from your editor? Haha
P.S a great playthrough as always! Looking forward for the next video :3
I like Scott’s PP jokes. So on that note, I don’t know who needs to hear this but peepee poopoo peepee poopoo
Man, that Erika second playthrough really makes ya second guess going pure protein, no calcium, lol. Gotta drink your milk for strong bones 😂
Wow, amazing video! I especially like the layout you use. Good job!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed.
37:40, 'Waring' instead of 'Warning' on your alert. Love the content!
This is one of the best pokemon channels ive found so far. I want to do these challenges😂
Do them! They are so fun! Report your results, I’m always curious to see how other people do.
Gotta say, while its repeated i believe its useful to speak about important trainers in each video because of the potential for new people as well as who could complain about hearing your voice for longer
Love the consistency with uploads. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Will do!
Dratini was so super adorable, especially whenever it was one shoting lance's entire team😂.
I really liked the smart and optimal usage of warp and thunder wave, up until the mid game. By the way, you can do the same in gen 2 with finches from twister, it's really helpful for a frail pokemon like Dartini that is in the slow level up group, and needs every exp it can get, to survive most trainers in the mid game. 🤔
Most of it's resets in the first run were due its low speed, with paralysis or burn or poison that would ruin it's plan to win. It especially was really funny with warping lass. It was as if you were both fighting on who would be faster, with the help of 2 glitches 😁,that was the best part of the run for me.
And yeah as you've mentioned before only the jugglers and Agatha are capable of switching out pokemon, but they are really random about that. I think that was saving you in the second run in a way, because if dartini is inflicted with status, Agatha becomes really difficult, that's it was a really smart move to have substitute (that was funny Agatha's hunter was hitting itself with confusion while you were having the substitute on😂).
Anyways, that was an absolute awesome run, the little snake dragon is really proud of you, well done 😁. Keep it up! 👏👏👏
15:15
nice atk!
also: the thumbnail is really cute :)
Absolutely the best thumbnail you’ve had. Great video🎉
Brian’s art is perfect for this one!
I don't think you spend too much time on trainers like wrapping lass. I would like to spend more time on more side characters. After all, that also means more Scot.
Sounds good! A lot of people are saying similar things.
I hope you do not stop this function - it is great to hear about trainers who end up being walls for some reason, and hear what Pokémon bypass these walls.
I love that I wanted to watch something while fixing laptops today and what do I see up top but another video from Scott.
Hopefully the laptops got fixed!
Hey Scott Just wanted to say your videos help me out a lot through the day and I can’t wait to see what the next challenge run will be
Love that he just calls bruno a hiker and always do that music for red and bluno yellow to
I won't be surprise if Dragonair also has a harder time whenever it gets a turn. I find it ironic that the first stages of all pure Psuedo Dragon mons are cute, have access to strong TM moves or movesets but extremely weak. It's weird but it makes sense.
The problem with pseudo Legendary pre-evos is that their stat distribution and over all stats aren't typically great.
He’s done such a playthrough before.
I hope this little guy exceeds your expectations, dragonite is probably my favorite gen 1 pokemon so let's hope dragonite jr can put up a good performance
5:45 that's a nice PP bro, very clean and healthy
Always appreciate the flashing lights heads up before champion battles
I'm really bad at remembering it, I'll try to get it in all the videos.
I remember my first time getting a dratini. It was so late game that I tried using it, but it was awful so I boxed it and never found out how to get dragonite.
I like in the third loss to team rocket in the poke tower weezing's little side head looks so smug, like it's smirking.
5:47 Scott directs everyone’s attention to his PP 😂
Dratini is such a cute noodle! I love Dragonair the most, but I’ve always thought that Dratini is just adorable! I kinda miss its Red/Blue sprite tbh
I have an idea for a vs video for gen 3 when ever you start doing them is whalmer /whalord vs skitty/delcatty. (Reason why is as you know about the meme of 🐳 Lord being the biggest pokemon being able to breed with the smallest pokemon skitty that are in the same egg group and i think it could be a funny video (maybe an april fools one).
You're among the most wholesome of Canadians, and that's saying something.
I have 2 3ds so i usually trade a lvl 5 dratini to pokemon yellow but before i give it awesome tms like Thunder, surf and blizzard. Love your playthroughs man😄
No Scott! You! Are incredible! Thank you for such fun and insightful and intelligent videos.
Awww thanks
Thank you Scott for keeping these videos coming!
Once a week! All year!
Well, at least Dratini learns dragon rage, at LEVEL 40 for some ungodly reason!
Thank goodness that Dratini starts with leer, because it's only attacking move until the water gun tm will be wrap @_@.
I think that's because by design the player was not supposed to have access to Dratini this early so the devs didn't think this through.
I listen to these at work. It's oddly satisfying
One thing I've noticed is that the Venomoth is always the type that's strongest against the solo run Pokémon. I don't quite remember if it was always like this since the meme started, but if it has, that is some neat attention to detail.
Not since the meme started, but for at least the last 8 months that's how I've been doing it.
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Sounds about right!
The game beeing nice was a neat comment for people that are watching instead of listening. I actually freaked out once for a second while driving and having the champion battle on screen with the flashing lights.
Easily one of the cutest Pokémon. Look at the lil snake face with the lil ear wings. I just imagine little angry eyebrows when it battles.
I'll admit, I didn't have a good time with either Dratini or Dragonair in my brief time using one (it was a Nuzlocke, an I ended up feeling bitter about it when one of my better team members took a K.O. meant for the underwhelming dragon) but hopefully the adorable blue serpent will serve you well in this solo run. Wrap ensures a busted but slow progression for the start.
3:41 - I was wondering why you weren't using Thunder Wave to try and negate some of the damage received but I assume that even in Gen 1, Ground types were immune to that. I certainly know Electric types weren't back then.
7:08 - Rather funny that really. Dratini is such a mystical looking Pokémon and yet it has more Attack than Special, even as a Dragonair.
10:05 - Maybe I missed this in a previous video but super cool to see Sandy the Pidgey trainer has an artwork now! An I'm guess I'm against the 11:45 comment as I love that you consistently bring up certain trainers to the point that they feel fleshed out as characters of their own. There's an association now of these NPC trainers with you and your channel to the same degree as your video layout or even your Venomoth included avatar.
16:45 - Team Rocket heard your remark about not expecting Arbok or Weezing to do good and decided to punish you for it.
22:46 - Hilarious at this point you felt the need to discuss Team Rocket as a whole. An yeah, I can't think of any other Solo run that they've down this well; even the Grunts are proving an issue. I suppose that with slow growth rate of Dratini and the need to grind more, you're fighting more of the trainers and thus exposing yourself to the chance of losing to them more often. At least you're not losing to the Johto Rockets; that would be embarassing.
27:16 - I do like seeing Swift come into play. Perhaps I have a strange fondness for it because of how cool it looks when using the attack (or because of how much the enemies love to use Double Team/Minimise/Sand-Attack.
34:46 - Oh my gosh that was hype! So glad that your increased tempo with the narration wasn't setting up for disappointment and Dratini managed an awesome first win against Lorelei.
44:23 - It's amusing any time you mention that "they don't have good AI" and proceed to lose because of it and vice-versa with wins owed to the CPU's supposedly "good AI."
Honestly, I feel that even in Yellow version random AI is the better AI in solo runs simply because it is merely setting you up for failure later one with decreasing HP, accuracy, defenses/offenses, and statuses that a normal playthrough can sidestep, rather than the good AI which takes into account type matchups and could be persuaded to hit a weaker move.
Would love to see the Krabby and Kingler runs.
Personally I enjoy hearing you talk about potentially threatening trainers like the wrapping lass, even if they don't cause an issue that run. They're like staple characters at this point really
The only problem with this pokemon is that the Entire Dratini Line takes forever to lv up even if all 3 Dragonite included have great lv up/TM moves.
25:03 Well, what did you expect, using ice beam on an ice pokemon? You should have gone for thunderbolt or body slam XD
When you're vibing and youtuber makes you google truncated, thanks Scott lol
Haha you’re welcome!
Hi Scott, I just want to say that I love your content. I will not lie, I hope a lot that you do some content with fan made games and hack roms, not to beat the game just faster, just to check if the games are good and fun. Thank you for everything.
I'll do fan made games in the future!
If im not mistaken, you can use the Pokeflute in battle to instantly remove sleep from your pokemon! Unless you were going for not using any items at all-which i understand- that would have helped the few times you were stuck in sleep! Good video :)
Read his rules for these runs for future videos lol
Yeah, no items in battle is one of the rules. Pokeflute is great otherwise!
25:00 I mean, the only type Ice resists is itself.
Speaking of Kingler, if you ever get a chance to see its Gigantamax Form, it is amazing.
"Up next is the hiker" killed me! 😂
Thanks for another snake video 😁 and I like Arbok a lot and can't wait to see it's playthrough, I think it will do quite well as it gets access Gen 1 staples like Body Slam, Dig, EQ and even Mega Drain.. Although I expect Brock to delay its time 😔
“I just want to direct your attention to my pp. So uhh, just, look at it” -Scott, 2023, dratini solo run 5:45
Looking forward to this! Perfect Saturday:D
Figures, imagine if Dratini learned Dragon Rage at level 14. I think the early game would definitely be a breeze. Which is interesting since I unintentionally noticed that in gen 4 it learns Dragon Rage at level 15 until it gets replaced with Dragon Tail and having access to the move Twister much sooner at level 7. If you were to have it with transfer moves, Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Thunderbolt would make it an incredibly fast contender on par with Abra's transfer punches. Though at that point the only challenge would be gaining levels needing you to defeat EVERY trainer you come across with Flamethrower helping you wipe out any bug and grass trainers you find along the way.
I caved and got the old PKMN games I wanted before the eshop goes down. It was first time playing, and the wrapping lass actually nearly took out my entire team! I wasn't sure if it was her or not and didn't save beforehand!
Yeah, she's quite scary if you're not prepared! Probably because she's one of the earliest trainers with 4 Pokemon and they all synergize together quite well.
Hey Scott. I really enjoyed you showing us your worm.
Glad you looked at it
I remember as a little kid, I thought I had to fight rival and all of the Nugget bridge before fighting Misty
Poor Dratini. It’s lower on the tier list than Paras even! I guess it doesn’t pay to be snakelike in yellow version. Thanks for another run!
Paras is a beast! He’s ready for battle!
Love the Sandy art! As for the notable trainer criticism, I enjoy them still, even when they aren't a threat! Maybe their video presence less in duration when they aren't a threat is fair, but not enough to just outright skip them IMO. At least for first attempts.
I had up to a Dragonair in a nuzlocke run, sadly never reached Dragonite before the run was abandoned. I ended up using Surf and Slam due to tm limits, but at least I could have deleted Surf later since it was fire red.
30:38 would an option be to make a custom ROM where every member is fainted in all slots but the 1st? That way you don't have to fight with them in a situation like this, neither will you be affected by roar/ww. I don't think it's considered cheating either since an alternative is to faint them manually or placing them in the PC; it's really more a QoL kind of er thing.
This can just be done with gamehook and javascript. Could implement it right now. I don’t really like doing things like this though. I feel I change enough with the game already so I don’t want to add any more. Especially for consistency this far into filming the series.
Scott, you gotta rename the damage rounding threshold to the DRT for short
What an interesting run. Dragon mons are hard to get and takes awhile to be worth it.