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Are you a boy or a girl? I really dont know ,you have a man's voice but appears to consider yourself a woman? Or did you changed genders or you are transgender?
@@Dragon_Screamer you mean the technology joke I liked it But 2 other parts of the video I tough was unfunny The phiscys gym and I forgot the other one
@Leonardo da Vinci As a 26 year old kid I can confirm I use items only when I feel the game is dishing out high rolls and crits for my opponent way too much. When the game BS's me I BS back, I just happen to have terrible luck. Yeah. That's why I use them all the time.
Yeah, that encounter almost ended my first nuzlocke ever, in Alpha Saphire. The only thing that lived through that was my Plusle I just caught on the same route. It then went on to carry the entire run.
You are right, I messed up. It would have been more accurate to say "Pokémon from the Hoenn Pokédex". Still, a Gen 3 Gym and the trainers are spamming a Gen 2 Pokémon. A huge missed opportunity in my opinion.
The fact that you didn't know that Gyarados was a water flying type, despite fully completing the gen 1 and 2 living dex which he is in both of them, with the pokedex in gen 1 and 2 straight up telling you what type a Pokemon is and the summary page for each Pokemon telling you their type too is truely astounding to me. Not a problem though, love you're videos, just adds to the charm.
It was so funny ! Then I remember for how long I thought palkia was dragon and psychic (it's pink!) before finding out it is water and dragon...I guess I am as clueless as him x)
@@Muchenaft or groudon's typing or the fact that it's not "groundon" or skarmory being from gen 2 or the fact that gardeouviuor has a 50/50 gender rate or slaking's typing apparently
@@ConsarnitTokkori It's weird that I've seen that Gardevoir confusion multiple times, but I've never seen anyone double-take at female Glalie, like Glacia uses in Gen III.
I love how your mantra of ignoring the pokedex in terms of completion also means never actually looking inside the thing to obtain useful information about typings. Truly committing to your oath.
It's amazing to see these games start to skill check you in real time as the generations continue, you even had 3 real team members at the very end instead of 1.5
Emerald is indeed a lot tougher than previous entries, and quite a few trainers have actual strategies and powerful movesets! I mostly skipped past the fights in this video, but there were a lot difficult and interesting encounters during the story. It made the combat a lot more fun to play than in Gen 1 & 2 in my opinion :'D
I love how he rants about how Gyarados is Flying type after catching it twice in two different Living Dex challenges lol (to be fair you didn't use it I know)
That 110 rival fight is well designed, honestly. It's a "wake up call" fight that we haven't had in forever lmao, not as bad as Matador of course since kids do need to be able to beat it (my condolences to anybody who knows about Matador)
@@magicalgirllaurie A relatively early game boss in Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne that required you to know what you were doing or you *would* lose. It had a skill that raised its accuracy and evasion, Red Capote. If you didn't have skills to lower its evasion or raise your team's accuracy (or both!) you were probably doomed lol
Gyarados is based on a Japanese wind sock, hence the Flying type. It's also based on the myth that koi will jump over waterfalls and turn into dragons, so there's why it uses so many Dragon-type moves.
I get the feeling the Dragon-type was created at the last second for the Dratini line. There are other Generation I Pokémon like Charizard and Aerodactyl that look like dragons but are not Dragon-type. And it's disappointing that Mega Gyarados becomes a Dark-type instead of a Dragon-type.
Thank you for the info :') Dragon should have been the secondary type though, Flying seems very anecdotal in my opinion if you look at Gyarados's move pool.
The plot of Emerald was actually a commentary on the irl despute that happened in the island Hoenn is based on. Fishermen Vs farmers that want to expand the land for agriculture. Tama Hero made an in-depth video about the history of it
My absolute favourite part is that you actually can catch Rayquaza in Emerald before the Elite 4. So it could have been sooooo much easier that you made it XD Still entertaining as always. I'm hyped for your content, stay the way you are!
Agreed, Rayquaza would have been an easy win for sure. I just want it as one of the last catches in the Living Dex journey, to keep things dramatic and intense! And hey, Altaria has something Ray doesn't: it's fluffy!
I didnt end up using them, but i was cracking up when i managed to gather ray and all the regi's before even having the eighth gym badge 😅 Absolutely could have rolled the endgame LMAO
I'm glad Emerald changed your mind when it comes to Gen 3 and you were able to enjoy it! I had a similar experience with Super Mario Odyssey. I didn't get pretty far in a first playthrough but then I tried it again and fell in love with it. It's great feeling when a game changes your opinion of it on its own merits!
Funnily enough, I was indeed a bit down on RSE, but not because of the events/tie-ins. I had attempted to play the games multiple times in the past and always gave up around Slateport because I believe the early game is really tedious! Once you get past it though, Gen 3 is an absolute blast and a treat to play! I had the experience you described with several games in the past, and it is indeed a wonderful feeling to have something you were negative about become such a positive experience! Sometimes the timing is just wrong, it's fine to try again later :'D
@Lyra made a website I love RSE so much. Sure it's linear at the start but so is every other pokemon game to the 3rd gym. You get to see area along your journey that you want to back track and explore like the abandon ship, Route 115, and Rusturf tunnel
I can't decide whether I liked the Xatu part or the Gyarados part better, but they were both completely hilarious. Your videos are always great but this one is probably your best so far!
I thought Lyra was being sarcastic when he thought Groudon was Fire type, but now seeing that he thought Gyarados was Water-Dragon instead of Water-Flying, I'm concerned.
34:00 How tf did you not know about Gyarados typing after completing Gen 1 & 2's Dexes. Also, don't play FireRed, play LeafGreen instead. That's the only Gen 3 game Slowpoke can be caught.
@@FUNFLL Slowpoke and Slowbro seem to be exclusive to Leaf Green, but Bellsprout can be gotten by breeding a Weepinbell from XD. There seem to be a few other "exclusives" that are available in XD, but not all of them, like Slowpoke.
Slowpoke is the only family line in Gen 3 that's only available in one of the games. Everyone else is available in at least two. Seems like the point of XD was to make that true, but they forgot about Slowpoke.
It's fun seeing someone having fun with gen3 for a first time. Sapphire is the first game I actually owned and I still love that gen. It's my favorite graphic design in the series, even if the aqua/magma thing is very silly (and repetitive).
Old rod, start at the top right, fish 3 times, move on to the next tile. Throw on a podcast in the background, find a Feebas tile, fish up a male and female. Took me about 3-4 hours.
So, something I noticed when you were in Flannerys gym was that you said that these trainers only use Hoenn pokemon but they send out Slugma, isn’t that a Johto mon?
@@miguelaguilar5115 yeah that’s probably the most likely answer, why would any NPC use mons that aren’t available in the main game though? Post game I get, that’s Nat Dex basically.
@@Goomatora He didn't know the typing of Gyarados or Groudon, so it's likely he could have mistaken Slugma for a Hoenn Pokémon since it was seen more in Hoenn than Johto.
3rd gen is probably my favorite generation of Pokemon, so I'm glad to seee you enjoying it :D I also got a chuckle by the Mudkip's name bc it's mine too lol I'm loving your content and these pokemon vids a lot! Keep up the great work, you mad lad!
I was there to witness the Ludicolo disaster. I still question what sort of life choices led me to watch a guy get his ass kicked by a mexican duck for literal hours...
And so that's the story of how the great pokemon catcher became the Hoenn champ with a funny fish he stole, a rock he picked up in a cave, and a bird he ran over at some point
Charizard is a lizard all the dex entries say as much, so I guess it isn't a dragon. Idk. Sure looks like one. And Mega X is one. Magikarp is based on a Japanese proverb of a determined carp that leaps so high it becomes a *flying* dragon after it successfully leaps over a waterfall. In the 3d switch games Gyarados can fly, so it all tracks.
Honestly, I don't blame you for not knowing Gyarados is part flying type, because it makes no goddamn sense. To this day, the only physical flying-type move it learns is Bounce. (Except in gen 9 apparently, since Game Freak didn't feel like putting it in the game. 🤦)
Gyarados is Water/Flying because Gamefreak originally wanted to keep the dragon typing pretty rare for balance reasons. That is also why Charizard is Fire/Flying instead of Fire/Dragon despite obviously being a dragon.
i dont think they cared about type balancing in gen 1 specially, it's a flying type because he's based on a flying dragon so they thought the flying part was more important
Having played emerald since release, and having watched dozens of speedruns of emerald, this was extremely fun to watch. Seeing someone experience the game without complete knowledge was so refreshing, and I'm glad getting over the hurdles the game threw at you ended up being a good time!
Thank you very much for the compliment! I try to add a personal spin on the gameplay to make it entertaining, so knowing you enjoyed it makes me happy :'D
I've always thought that though less fun, the optimal way to get through Pokemon was to pick a small number and focus exp on just them. Thank you for proving me wrong.
I was really looking forward to this video! Emerald is my fave game in the series, with the Best Region and Best Boy (Wally), plus a truckload of cool new mons, so seeing your spin on the Adventure was all the more enjoyable :D
@@gurururuwarararara8164 The Brendan/May rival ends up a bit underwhelming, but I think they were on to something pretty interesting with their personalities, it's not as sugary as later Friendly Rivals would be. They also offer an interesting parallel with both the player character and Wally (who is the dark horse surprize and is my fave Human Character in the franchise for the subtext RSE offers)
@@cutcat5095 Yeah, the problem for me is that Brendan suddenly goes awol after Lilycove. Battling Wally before the E4 is cool, but Brendan should've been included there as well somewhere. Shame we never get to see our Main rivals team fully evolved
Very nice watching this series, since I'm completing Pokédex in every game too, starting from Gen 1 (actually the Living Dex is something that I aim too, in every main save, but for now just focusing on the Pokédex).
fun fact: Gen 3 was originally going to be a complete reboot of the series. That's why there's almost no kanto or johto pokemon for the first half of the game
Speedrunners and nuzlockers, probably: Pokémon is a game where victory is dependent most strongly on knowledge. Knowing what your opponent might do is just the start--fully understanding what your team is capable of is what lets you unlock your greatest potential Lyra made a website: 34:00
One of my friends from when I was really little gave me his copy of Emerald as a going away present. It had a completely finished pokedex except for maybe one? I think it was Deoxys he needed. I thought that was so awesome. Later, I left the cartridge at my next door neighbors house on accident for less than an hour before realizing, started to run over to his place where my neighbor friend met me walking down his driveway. He was already bringing me the game! How nice! He. Deleted the save file. He told me right there on the spot. He said to me straight up. It was because it was a girl character. I don’t know what he was thinking, but my heart was exploded. I’ve been through a lot of shit, but somehow this event feels almost worse than anything to this day. He was like 8, and we were both brats, so like I get it. You do stupid shit for no reason as a little kid. But damn. I never saw the friend who gave it to me again. He was gone, moved to texas. And that pokedex never came close to it’s former glory. lol Just thought I’d put this here because I needed to get this story out there into the aether, spread my pain around lol and I like these vids and it’s about emerald so
Thank you Lyra for letting me relive my childhood memories of watching on in abject amazement at my younger brother's unique lack of prowess at Pokémon.
I tried doing this for Moemon Emerald and made it about 75% of the way before restarting. Helps that I have other romhacks with otherwise difficult-to-obtain or noncatchable Pokémon I could trade over. Fun experience, especially when each Moemon has its own custom sprite (obviously) and Pokédex entry to read through. Btw, can't wait to hear your thoughts on the Sinnoh soundtrack. If you play it, that is...
I made a living dex years back in gen 6. It took me hundreds of hours and I can't remember how many times I played through different games to finish. I can't imagine doing it without access to the other generations and the GTS. It was a huge accomplishment but I never want to do it again.
This is why I always face the Elite 4 with a team of Pokemon that are at least close to the same level, and never have a team with a useless Pokemon in it. Like that Slakoth! I would've evolved that into a Vigiroth as soon as I could, then make it hold the Everstone so it can't become a Slaking. I don't care what anyone says, I'll take a Pokemon that's not fully evolved over one that only acts every other turn!
It is amazing how much but how little you know about pokemon. “Here’s the exact functions of every Gen 2 pokeball. What type is Gyrados?” Stellar video can’t wait for the red video
Route 110 rival has always been the "you're using more than just your starter, _right?_ " check. Seriously though, gen 3 but with the physical/special split would be the perfect Pokemon game. Which is why I love ORAS so much. Hell, even not having it is funny sometimes. "Oh no, my attack was lowered... Good thing blaze kick is special because all fire moves are special!"
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Congrats on getting sponsored man! Your videos are so much fun to watch & listen to!
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Are you a boy or a girl?
I really dont know ,you have a man's voice but appears to consider yourself a woman?
Or did you changed genders or you are transgender?
Consider not using the same joke too many times first... Repetition doesn't make the joke funnier.
@@Dragon_Screamer you mean the technology joke
I liked it
But 2 other parts of the video I tough was unfunny
The phiscys gym and I forgot the other one
The strength of every member of the Elite Four is directly proportional to the amount of Full Restores they spam.
"You don't get to be champion without knowing how to spam Full Restores!"
Player: Heal stalls and revives KO'ed pokemon.
Elite Four member: Uses at most 4 full restores
Player: That's illegal!
@@mrInSaNiTyDuDe Do you use items in battle? I did as a kid sometimes, but what kind of adult would do that?
@Leonardo da Vinci As a 26 year old kid I can confirm I use items only when I feel the game is dishing out high rolls and crits for my opponent way too much. When the game BS's me I BS back, I just happen to have terrible luck. Yeah. That's why I use them all the time.
@@mrInSaNiTyDuDe Fair enough. I am just built different I guess.
Ah, the unga bunga strategy... a sound play, until Route 110. Then your rival folds you like an omelet.
Yeah, that encounter almost ended my first nuzlocke ever, in Alpha Saphire. The only thing that lived through that was my Plusle I just caught on the same route. It then went on to carry the entire run.
Not using enough unga bunga then are we?
But I love unga bunging! Why is the Rival such a downer? :'(
@@Lyra Well, when and if you do Gen 5, devising a semblance of a team would be in your favor.
@@RoinDanton Plusle OP, pls nerf
10:13 POV: You are unaware that you are about to fight the hardest rival battle in the series.
Lol, for real. I always hated that fight when I was a kid. I still hate that fight.
This is a certified May 2 moment
I was having a fun time with my Combusken, Zigzagoon, Ralts, Wingull, Aron and Electrike until a guy with a Marshtomp decided to brutalize them.
@@dse763so mean
It's so unique watching someone who's an experienced pokemaniac and yet completely new to hoenn
He was just joking.
16:25 Slugma *is* gen 2. They definitely could've used more Ponyta and Houndour, though.
That moment when we realize the famous "too much water" criticism was actually valid
Slugma is so forgettable in Gen 2, even the guy who did a Gen 2 living dex forgot it was there lol
I always forget that Slugma is a gen 2 Pokemon. It's design looks nothing like most of the gen 2 Pokemon to me, so I thought it started out in gen 3.
@@mddowlin gen4: 👀
You are right, I messed up. It would have been more accurate to say "Pokémon from the Hoenn Pokédex". Still, a Gen 3 Gym and the trainers are spamming a Gen 2 Pokémon. A huge missed opportunity in my opinion.
The fact that you didn't know that Gyarados was a water flying type, despite fully completing the gen 1 and 2 living dex which he is in both of them, with the pokedex in gen 1 and 2 straight up telling you what type a Pokemon is and the summary page for each Pokemon telling you their type too is truely astounding to me. Not a problem though, love you're videos, just adds to the charm.
He has surely played 100x more Pokemon than me so watching that made me laugh so hard
It was so funny !
Then I remember for how long I thought palkia was dragon and psychic (it's pink!) before finding out it is water and dragon...I guess I am as clueless as him x)
@@Muchenaft or groudon's typing
or the fact that it's not "groundon"
or skarmory being from gen 2
or the fact that gardeouviuor has a 50/50 gender rate
or slaking's typing apparently
@@ConsarnitTokkori It's weird that I've seen that Gardevoir confusion multiple times, but I've never seen anyone double-take at female Glalie, like Glacia uses in Gen III.
@@maxwchase i thought people didn't know glalie had that gender stuff
I love how your mantra of ignoring the pokedex in terms of completion also means never actually looking inside the thing to obtain useful information about typings. Truly committing to your oath.
It's amazing to see these games start to skill check you in real time as the generations continue, you even had 3 real team members at the very end instead of 1.5
Emerald is indeed a lot tougher than previous entries, and quite a few trainers have actual strategies and powerful movesets! I mostly skipped past the fights in this video, but there were a lot difficult and interesting encounters during the story. It made the combat a lot more fun to play than in Gen 1 & 2 in my opinion :'D
Job Interviewer: So where did you get your diploma from?
Me: Game Freak.
I love how he rants about how Gyarados is Flying type after catching it twice in two different Living Dex challenges lol (to be fair you didn't use it I know)
He's fought Gyarados before, though, hasn't he?
That 110 rival fight is well designed, honestly. It's a "wake up call" fight that we haven't had in forever lmao, not as bad as Matador of course since kids do need to be able to beat it (my condolences to anybody who knows about Matador)
*fiend battle theme plays at increasing volume
I played the game up to Matador and got busy and now I can’t find the motivation to go back to it 😭
*Red Capote intensifies*
Wait what’s matador?
@@magicalgirllaurie A relatively early game boss in Shin Megami Tensei 3 Nocturne that required you to know what you were doing or you *would* lose.
It had a skill that raised its accuracy and evasion, Red Capote. If you didn't have skills to lower its evasion or raise your team's accuracy (or both!) you were probably doomed lol
Gyarados is based on a Japanese wind sock, hence the Flying type. It's also based on the myth that koi will jump over waterfalls and turn into dragons, so there's why it uses so many Dragon-type moves.
Gyarados should've been part dragon type imo
I get the feeling the Dragon-type was created at the last second for the Dratini line. There are other Generation I Pokémon like Charizard and Aerodactyl that look like dragons but are not Dragon-type.
And it's disappointing that Mega Gyarados becomes a Dark-type instead of a Dragon-type.
Thank you for the info :') Dragon should have been the secondary type though, Flying seems very anecdotal in my opinion if you look at Gyarados's move pool.
The plot of Emerald was actually a commentary on the irl despute that happened in the island Hoenn is based on. Fishermen Vs farmers that want to expand the land for agriculture. Tama Hero made an in-depth video about the history of it
what's the title?
So entire Gen3 is based on an arguement. Sounds neat!
@@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethisDon't know if you found it yet but it's Tama Hero Pokemon Ruby Sapphire Emerald review
My absolute favourite part is that you actually can catch Rayquaza in Emerald before the Elite 4. So it could have been sooooo much easier that you made it XD
Still entertaining as always. I'm hyped for your content, stay the way you are!
He even went back to Sky Pillar so I was certain he wanted Rayquaza. Watching him do all the bike puzzles for an Altaria was hilarious 🤣
@@charnalk5572 Rayquaza Wish edition
Agreed, Rayquaza would have been an easy win for sure. I just want it as one of the last catches in the Living Dex journey, to keep things dramatic and intense! And hey, Altaria has something Ray doesn't: it's fluffy!
@@Lyra someone once said to me that altaria looks like a prostitute 😐🤣
I didnt end up using them, but i was cracking up when i managed to gather ray and all the regi's before even having the eighth gym badge 😅
Absolutely could have rolled the endgame LMAO
The Tate and Liza gym battle was comedy gold. Also, great choice with Mega Ten music.
I'm glad Emerald changed your mind when it comes to Gen 3 and you were able to enjoy it! I had a similar experience with Super Mario Odyssey. I didn't get pretty far in a first playthrough but then I tried it again and fell in love with it. It's great feeling when a game changes your opinion of it on its own merits!
Funnily enough, I was indeed a bit down on RSE, but not because of the events/tie-ins. I had attempted to play the games multiple times in the past and always gave up around Slateport because I believe the early game is really tedious! Once you get past it though, Gen 3 is an absolute blast and a treat to play!
I had the experience you described with several games in the past, and it is indeed a wonderful feeling to have something you were negative about become such a positive experience! Sometimes the timing is just wrong, it's fine to try again later :'D
@Lyra made a website I love RSE so much. Sure it's linear at the start but so is every other pokemon game to the 3rd gym. You get to see area along your journey that you want to back track and explore like the abandon ship, Route 115, and Rusturf tunnel
@@Lyra as someone whos never played emerald, the story was way different from ruby and sapphire
"Because it is...the first name I thought of..."
Oh hey, that's what my parents said!
I swear when I first saw the thumbnail there was only one Ludicolo, now there's 3. Either the thumbnail was changed or my mind is playing trickery.
thank you for saying this, i thought i was losing my mind.
@@sethh3617 so thumbnail was in fact changed and it's not just me.
And now it's only one again.
@@Hijiri_MIRACHION bruh you're right
Yeah, I had quite a few Ludicolo issues with the thumbnail. Things are fixed for good now :')
You're like the first person to not get walled by Tate&Liza on your first playthrough. Swampert and Aggron is an amazing combo against them though.
Yeah, it seems like I got real lucky on that one! Xatu did help me quite a bit...
I can't decide whether I liked the Xatu part or the Gyarados part better, but they were both completely hilarious. Your videos are always great but this one is probably your best so far!
'All while catching Slugma-'
SLUGMA NUTS
I love how you had to get a gyarados in two different generations before this and still didn’t know it’s flying type 😂
I thought Lyra was being sarcastic when he thought Groudon was Fire type, but now seeing that he thought Gyarados was Water-Dragon instead of Water-Flying, I'm concerned.
34:00 How tf did you not know about Gyarados typing after completing Gen 1 & 2's Dexes.
Also, don't play FireRed, play LeafGreen instead. That's the only Gen 3 game Slowpoke can be caught.
Ne needs to play both, Fire red is the only one with bellsprout
@@FUNFLL Slowpoke and Slowbro seem to be exclusive to Leaf Green, but Bellsprout can be gotten by breeding a Weepinbell from XD. There seem to be a few other "exclusives" that are available in XD, but not all of them, like Slowpoke.
Catching a pokemon doesn't necessarily mean you USE that pokemon.
But yeah, Lyra is kinda ditzy about basically any common pokemon knowledge, haha
Slowpoke is the only family line in Gen 3 that's only available in one of the games. Everyone else is available in at least two. Seems like the point of XD was to make that true, but they forgot about Slowpoke.
It's fun seeing someone having fun with gen3 for a first time. Sapphire is the first game I actually owned and I still love that gen. It's my favorite graphic design in the series, even if the aqua/magma thing is very silly (and repetitive).
i cant wait until he starts fishing for feebas
If you know the trick it is not very hard, the question is if he knows the trick, hahaha
Me too! We'll see how lucky I really am...
Old rod, start at the top right, fish 3 times, move on to the next tile. Throw on a podcast in the background, find a Feebas tile, fish up a male and female. Took me about 3-4 hours.
Always a joy to watch these. The witty narration works well, especially when paired with clips of times you failed live streaming.
So, something I noticed when you were in Flannerys gym was that you said that these trainers only use Hoenn pokemon but they send out Slugma, isn’t that a Johto mon?
I think he meant Hoenn Dex
@@miguelaguilar5115 yeah that’s probably the most likely answer, why would any NPC use mons that aren’t available in the main game though? Post game I get, that’s Nat Dex basically.
@@Goomatora He didn't know the typing of Gyarados or Groudon, so it's likely he could have mistaken Slugma for a Hoenn Pokémon since it was seen more in Hoenn than Johto.
My bad, I meant the Hoenn Pokédex. I even pointed out people mistaking Slugma for a Gen 3 Pokémon in the past... only to get it wrong myself!
@@Lyra Well, of course they would use Pokémon from the Regional Dex!
3rd gen is probably my favorite generation of Pokemon, so I'm glad to seee you enjoying it :D I also got a chuckle by the Mudkip's name bc it's mine too lol
I'm loving your content and these pokemon vids a lot! Keep up the great work, you mad lad!
For me it’s Gen 4 just barely because of the Phys/Spec split, but Gen 3 is definitely a very close second.
I was there to witness the Ludicolo disaster. I still question what sort of life choices led me to watch a guy get his ass kicked by a mexican duck for literal hours...
You say that, but that sounds funny as hell
@@gluttonousgoddess I'm not saying it wasn't ;)
How about 4 Ludicolos?
People who've played the Gamecube games know what I mean.
@@angeldude101 dear God don't remind me. It doesn't help that the only flying type is Noctowl or Swablu and you can't purify them before the fight.
Name a more iconic duo than Billy and Arin. I’ll wait.
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i love your editing, it is getting more better than your older videos which i find to be quite incredible
Thank you very much! I am getting more used to the tools I use, allowing more experimentation. Happy to see you enjoy it :')
I'm glad you were able to enjoy gen 3! My favorite part here was the Xatu joke. XD
23:51 I like the SMT IV music
And so that's the story of how the great pokemon catcher became the Hoenn champ with a funny fish he stole, a rock he picked up in a cave, and a bird he ran over at some point
31:20 "You don't become champion of the Elite 4 without learning how to spam Full Restores"
- Mattyburitto
Gyarados and Charizard both having flying typing instead of dragon is hilarious. Feels very gen 1 to me.
Charizard is a lizard all the dex entries say as much, so I guess it isn't a dragon. Idk. Sure looks like one. And Mega X is one.
Magikarp is based on a Japanese proverb of a determined carp that leaps so high it becomes a *flying* dragon after it successfully leaps over a waterfall.
In the 3d switch games Gyarados can fly, so it all tracks.
Honestly, I don't blame you for not knowing Gyarados is part flying type, because it makes no goddamn sense. To this day, the only physical flying-type move it learns is Bounce. (Except in gen 9 apparently, since Game Freak didn't feel like putting it in the game. 🤦)
Gyarados is Water/Flying because Gamefreak originally wanted to keep the dragon typing pretty rare for balance reasons. That is also why Charizard is Fire/Flying instead of Fire/Dragon despite obviously being a dragon.
i dont think they cared about type balancing in gen 1 specially, it's a flying type because he's based on a flying dragon so they thought the flying part was more important
Charizard is a salamender not a dragon
Dragon in Gen I is actually terrible lmao
Having played emerald since release, and having watched dozens of speedruns of emerald, this was extremely fun to watch. Seeing someone experience the game without complete knowledge was so refreshing, and I'm glad getting over the hurdles the game threw at you ended up being a good time!
Thank you very much for the compliment! I try to add a personal spin on the gameplay to make it entertaining, so knowing you enjoyed it makes me happy :'D
Emerald is one of the greatest Pokémon games. I’ve replayed it countless times.
I find your delivery and style very unique and refreshing. These long videos are so chill.
Lyra: let's have some fun!
May: *starts tweaking*
Hated that we never met our Rival again for a last battle with his fully evolved Starter.
The President of Devon didn’t kill himself.
God, how did you NOT know Gyarados is Water/Flying? That's been a thing since GEN ONE.
This was such a ride to watch! So much technology was introduced in gen 3!
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Today on Gen 3 Living Dex, Lyra learns about Pokémon with unintuitive types
I've always thought that though less fun, the optimal way to get through Pokemon was to pick a small number and focus exp on just them.
Thank you for proving me wrong.
I would have just used a Shedinja against Wallace, since it forces him to switch to something that can hit it
I was really looking forward to this video! Emerald is my fave game in the series, with the Best Region and Best Boy (Wally), plus a truckload of cool new mons, so seeing your spin on the Adventure was all the more enjoyable :D
Only drawback is that your rival is utter shit, in that regard I really prefer Barry or Blue
@@gurururuwarararara8164 The Brendan/May rival ends up a bit underwhelming, but I think they were on to something pretty interesting with their personalities, it's not as sugary as later Friendly Rivals would be. They also offer an interesting parallel with both the player character and Wally (who is the dark horse surprize and is my fave Human Character in the franchise for the subtext RSE offers)
@@cutcat5095 Yeah, the problem for me is that Brendan suddenly goes awol after Lilycove. Battling Wally before the E4 is cool, but Brendan should've been included there as well somewhere. Shame we never get to see our Main rivals team fully evolved
Very nice watching this series, since I'm completing Pokédex in every game too, starting from Gen 1 (actually the Living Dex is something that I aim too, in every main save, but for now just focusing on the Pokédex).
I love how this game is 18 years old at the time of posting and poeple can still play and narrate like it's brand new. Timeless.
Xatu's inner peace is something I aspire to achieve
yes that includes exploding
fun fact: Gen 3 was originally going to be a complete reboot of the series. That's why there's almost no kanto or johto pokemon for the first half of the game
dude croc refferences and now DMC are you after my heart?
love this series, I'm so excited for you to catch them all!
Speedrunners and nuzlockers, probably: Pokémon is a game where victory is dependent most strongly on knowledge. Knowing what your opponent might do is just the start--fully understanding what your team is capable of is what lets you unlock your greatest potential
Lyra made a website: 34:00
One of my friends from when I was really little gave me his copy of Emerald as a going away present. It had a completely finished pokedex except for maybe one? I think it was Deoxys he needed. I thought that was so awesome. Later, I left the cartridge at my next door neighbors house on accident for less than an hour before realizing, started to run over to his place where my neighbor friend met me walking down his driveway. He was already bringing me the game! How nice!
He. Deleted the save file. He told me right there on the spot. He said to me straight up. It was because it was a girl character. I don’t know what he was thinking, but my heart was exploded. I’ve been through a lot of shit, but somehow this event feels almost worse than anything to this day. He was like 8, and we were both brats, so like I get it. You do stupid shit for no reason as a little kid.
But damn. I never saw the friend who gave it to me again. He was gone, moved to texas. And that pokedex never came close to it’s former glory. lol
Just thought I’d put this here because I needed to get this story out there into the aether, spread my pain around lol and I like these vids and it’s about emerald so
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plz tell me you killed him on the spot?
That kid is in jail by now
Glad you finally came around on this old gem. It’s not always about catching them all, there is more to the series than that!
Thank you Lyra for letting me relive my childhood memories of watching on in abject amazement at my younger brother's unique lack of prowess at Pokémon.
Yes, GROUNDon, the fire type.
Goated take on the Indigo vs Orange Spice GameCube debate. I always chose to play as "May" because she had the orange Cube.
i never understood why people said that THAT ONE rival fight is difficult until i did my first playthrough using mudkip
it is NOT hard bro
@@ultimapower6950 it kills speedruns
I completed my living dexes in Arceus and Scarlet.
Watching your videos is what got me into it.
Congratulations! Hope you enjoyed obtaining them :'D
@@Lyra It was a very educational experience.
Y'all make fun of the truck, but I'd have loved it as a kid, it's like a bedroom on wheels
Huh, is that what living in a trailer would feel like
5:40 :O so that's the secret to catching Pokemon; the power of FRIENDSHIP!
How dare you insult the Indigo Gamecube!
I tried doing this for Moemon Emerald and made it about 75% of the way before restarting. Helps that I have other romhacks with otherwise difficult-to-obtain or noncatchable Pokémon I could trade over. Fun experience, especially when each Moemon has its own custom sprite (obviously) and Pokédex entry to read through.
Btw, can't wait to hear your thoughts on the Sinnoh soundtrack. If you play it, that is...
I hate that the algorithm didn't tell me about this upload
Good thing I remembered you and came back! I love your videos
Bruhhh
Saying aggron has a stumpy arm in its backsprite made me unable to unsee itt
You're welcome :'D
I made a living dex years back in gen 6. It took me hundreds of hours and I can't remember how many times I played through different games to finish. I can't imagine doing it without access to the other generations and the GTS. It was a huge accomplishment but I never want to do it again.
Lyra: As I am a water type aficionado.
Me: *looks at Vaporeon* Gee, I wonder why,,,,
Damn you for making me watch the same video three times by changing the thumbnail/title (banger video though, worth watching three times)
That was not the goal, I just had a really though time with the thumbnail this time, but I am happy to know you appreciate the video that much :'D
@@Lyra nah mate you only make banger videos, I sometimes rewatch them for fun
This is why I always face the Elite 4 with a team of Pokemon that are at least close to the same level, and never have a team with a useless Pokemon in it. Like that Slakoth! I would've evolved that into a Vigiroth as soon as I could, then make it hold the Everstone so it can't become a Slaking. I don't care what anyone says, I'll take a Pokemon that's not fully evolved over one that only acts every other turn!
Well,when they say that Route 110 May/Brendan battle is no joke,they really said it
Either of the Spiky bois should have been able to go straight through Ludicolo with Strength.
That 7th gym battle with Xatu was sincerely funny
00:30 "with relative ease"...after saying "generation 2 broke me."
Emerald is such a fun game. I also will do hours of nonstop fighting because it just feels so good where as it felt tedious in gen 2.
I sincerely hope you remember Gyarados is Flying-type during your FireRed playthrough.....
I had a feeling the “dad technology” joke was coming up but it still made me laugh lol
You literally described my first playthrough of emerald... Except I caught Rayquaza to beat the elite four
btw, you can catch rayquaza before the elite 4.
It is amazing how much but how little you know about pokemon.
“Here’s the exact functions of every Gen 2 pokeball. What type is Gyrados?”
Stellar video can’t wait for the red video
Your father would be proud that you took Slakoth all the way to the top.
I thought you wolud make a joke about the starter nickname. Billy the Kip!
I didn't think of that. Nice one!
"Trumpet boy" :)
I was actually worried few days ago that something went wrong with your plans since you were not uploading in a while. And here you are. Awesome.
Nothing wrong with the plans, just a vacation break in December ;')
Groudon is a PURE GROUND type.
That doesn't sound right :'/
@@Lyra groundon
Kira and I wanna remind you to come battle us in the Abandoned Ship...
I finished gen 1 living dex and I'm half way through gen 2. Can't wait to catch up to you in gen 3!
Billy's had enough of Wallace's bullship
shoutouts to Marill the Marill for making it into the hall of fame.
Route 110 rival has always been the "you're using more than just your starter, _right?_ " check.
Seriously though, gen 3 but with the physical/special split would be the perfect Pokemon game. Which is why I love ORAS so much. Hell, even not having it is funny sometimes. "Oh no, my attack was lowered... Good thing blaze kick is special because all fire moves are special!"
7:25 - ah, so I am not the only one who thought these random calls are idiotic and stupid as hell
Very entertaining, though I confess I was surprised to see the decision to get Altaria at sky pillar rather than just grabbing the lv70 rayquaza haha
Whenever I hear spyro music unexpectedly I feel like I rise from the dead, Ty