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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
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.
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.
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)
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
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
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
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!
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 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.
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...
Whenever I see you've uploaded a new video, I drop everything and watch. This is unfortunate because I was holding a baby, but that's okay because now I'm watching the video
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).
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.
14:50 Fun Fact! Route 113 Music isn't actually out of nowhere. It's a cover of the Winter/Snowman Music found on Earthbound and all Mother games. Not to take away from it, quite the contrary. It's such a cool, clever reinvention!
Wait till he plays Legends Arceus. He'll have a heart attack when he sees Gyarados ACTUALLY fly. And of course he doesn't have wings, neither do traditional Chinese dragons, which he's based on, yet they can still fly.
Big fan of your work as always! Here are a couple of tips depending on how you want to complete this challenge. 1) If you plan to get the Celebi from the JPN Bonus Disk, the Gamecube is region locked so you will also need a completed GBA save file in order to redeem the Celebi. FR/LG will require the Sevii Island quest to be completed, so for the sake of your sanity, you should play either one of Ruby or Sapphire in Japanese. 2 birds in one stone. The JPN Bonus Disc does recognize Emerald as well as FR/LG so that's also an option if you want that as well as long as they are in japanese. 2) Jirachi is available from the US Bonus Disc or from the PAL version of Pokemon Channel (which is a game that requires you to watch plenty of Pokemon media for its completion). I would advise to use the Bonus Disc instead because its only requirement is to start a save file and obtain the Pokedex to get a Jirachi. It's only compatible with English versions of R/S sadly (Same with Channel but PAL Channel can send the Jirachi to any R/S game of any region that matches the language setting). 3) For Mew there are a couple of Distribution ROMs available online which had a few Mew events available you can use to redeem it. The Japanse version of Emerald was the only one who received the distribution of the Old Sea Map but pretty sure there are other distributions that can get you a Mew (Like the movie MYSTRY one). 4) Once you begin Pokemon Colosseum take into account that it has a very annoying mechanic where Shadow Pokemon use a move called Shadow Rush which is a base 90 power attack that causes recoil. It's one of my main grievances with the game itself so plan accordingly because if your Shadow Pokemon is too weak, it will kill itself on recoil. Also there are a couple of Sleep immune Pokemon (Notcowl and Ariados) but I am probably getting ahead by far too much :P Hope this helps and best of luck!
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
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
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
These videos motivated me to finally start doing something similar! Playing gen one and two for so long REALLY makes you appreciate the modern quality of life differences, and arguably the biggest difference is usable move sets! Tallow learns two flying moves by level 13! Pidgey in gen 1 doesn’t get a flying move until it’s like a pidgeot! Running shoes are a really huge thing too. I personally don’t mind the old graphics, I think they’re charming and I appreciate how cool it was back in its day, but event still playing gen three right after gen 2 is a HUGE step up in quality.
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
5:25 "...some old man invites us on his boat". This isn't just SOME old man, he is THE MAN ; the one that will help you go to faraway island and catch mew.
Damn bro i want to congratulate you for your will to play these games, watched you couple of weeks ago when I was sick and I am amazed so please never give us up
Gen 3 has some back tracking, but if you thing about it, there are many different ways you could have backtracked. Some you didnt even though about on your first playthrough probably, and I love that on gen 3
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. 🤦)
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
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 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...
the moment I saw you pick Mudkip and state you wouldn't be catching many Pokémon I knew the horror you were in for with the 3rd rival battle, its the same issue speed runners have, that fight is brutal but I THINK May is slightly harder but not sure why off the top of my head.
funny enough that fight is pretty well "solved" so it's not a major reset point, just can lose time ifyou're unlucky with the slugma while stuffing marshompt full of poke-drugs :D
Lyra you are a hilarious inspiration ! It took me the best part of 53 hours to get blue completed as much as possible on an actual Gameboy. Im just waiting for a link cable to arrive to do my trades with red but have since, started Ruby. (ill get back to gen 2). BUT you're so right Gen 3 plays so so good and I guess a lot of that is cos we have been playing Gen 1 and for you Gen 2 as well for the last ages. Keep her lit kid!
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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
Job Interviewer: So where did you get your diploma from?
Me: Game Freak.
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 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.
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.
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?
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
"Because it is...the first name I thought of..."
Oh hey, that's what my parents said!
Slugma is a gen 2 pokemon lol. I love how so many people forget that, since it has 0 presence in those games and gen 3 spams them at you.
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
The Tate and Liza gym battle was comedy gold. Also, great choice with Mega Ten music.
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
I have been waiting for this. The day of the Gods. Ludicolo has come to grace us with his presence.
Nooooooooo! I don't need his presence!
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
Is that the feral woman
'All while catching Slugma-'
SLUGMA NUTS
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 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 love how you had to get a gyarados in two different generations before this and still didn’t know it’s flying type 😂
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.
Always a joy to watch these. The witty narration works well, especially when paired with clips of times you failed live streaming.
Xatu was just chilling, and I respect that.
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.
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.
Whenever I see you've uploaded a new video, I drop everything and watch. This is unfortunate because I was holding a baby, but that's okay because now I'm watching the video
34:37 Don't tell him about Charizard...
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).
Name a more iconic duo than Billy and Arin. I’ll wait.
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.
14:50 Fun Fact! Route 113 Music isn't actually out of nowhere. It's a cover of the Winter/Snowman Music found on Earthbound and all Mother games.
Not to take away from it, quite the contrary. It's such a cool, clever reinvention!
Wait till he plays Legends Arceus. He'll have a heart attack when he sees Gyarados ACTUALLY fly. And of course he doesn't have wings, neither do traditional Chinese dragons, which he's based on, yet they can still fly.
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 :')
Big fan of your work as always! Here are a couple of tips depending on how you want to complete this challenge.
1) If you plan to get the Celebi from the JPN Bonus Disk, the Gamecube is region locked so you will also need a completed GBA save file in order to redeem the Celebi. FR/LG will require the Sevii Island quest to be completed, so for the sake of your sanity, you should play either one of Ruby or Sapphire in Japanese. 2 birds in one stone. The JPN Bonus Disc does recognize Emerald as well as FR/LG so that's also an option if you want that as well as long as they are in japanese.
2) Jirachi is available from the US Bonus Disc or from the PAL version of Pokemon Channel (which is a game that requires you to watch plenty of Pokemon media for its completion). I would advise to use the Bonus Disc instead because its only requirement is to start a save file and obtain the Pokedex to get a Jirachi. It's only compatible with English versions of R/S sadly (Same with Channel but PAL Channel can send the Jirachi to any R/S game of any region that matches the language setting).
3) For Mew there are a couple of Distribution ROMs available online which had a few Mew events available you can use to redeem it. The Japanse version of Emerald was the only one who received the distribution of the Old Sea Map but pretty sure there are other distributions that can get you a Mew (Like the movie MYSTRY one).
4) Once you begin Pokemon Colosseum take into account that it has a very annoying mechanic where Shadow Pokemon use a move called Shadow Rush which is a base 90 power attack that causes recoil. It's one of my main grievances with the game itself so plan accordingly because if your Shadow Pokemon is too weak, it will kill itself on recoil. Also there are a couple of Sleep immune Pokemon (Notcowl and Ariados) but I am probably getting ahead by far too much :P
Hope this helps and best of luck!
I'm glad you were able to enjoy gen 3! My favorite part here was the Xatu joke. XD
Dad Technology! Bringing you classic innovations like Grills! Step-ladders! And Puns!
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
I find your delivery and style very unique and refreshing. These long videos are so chill.
love this series, I'm so excited for you to catch them all!
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
The President of Devon didn’t kill himself.
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
Emerald is my favourite main line pokemon game, such a great game & looks fantastic
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!
These videos motivated me to finally start doing something similar! Playing gen one and two for so long REALLY makes you appreciate the modern quality of life differences, and arguably the biggest difference is usable move sets! Tallow learns two flying moves by level 13! Pidgey in gen 1 doesn’t get a flying move until it’s like a pidgeot! Running shoes are a really huge thing too. I personally don’t mind the old graphics, I think they’re charming and I appreciate how cool it was back in its day, but event still playing gen three right after gen 2 is a HUGE step up in quality.
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).
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
10:25 "Aww poopies" is the single best description of rival battle 2 I've ever heard
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.
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!
Xatu's inner peace is something I aspire to achieve
yes that includes exploding
watched the previous video a dozen times, couldn't wait for this one.
I’ve never noticed how much of a huge widow’s peak Norman has in this game. Puts Vegeta to shame, god damn
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.
Hated that we never met our Rival again for a last battle with his fully evolved Starter.
Slugma isn't even a Hoenn Pokemon! It's from Johto!
Today on Gen 3 Living Dex, Lyra learns about Pokémon with unintuitive types
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.
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
I love how that specific rival battle muggs of experienced pokemon players, kids and speedrunners alike to this day
It is the gift that keeps on giving :')
I like vaporeon
31:20 "You don't become champion of the Elite 4 without learning how to spam Full Restores"
- Mattyburitto
This was such a ride to watch! So much technology was introduced in gen 3!
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5:25 "...some old man invites us on his boat". This isn't just SOME old man, he is THE MAN ; the one that will help you go to faraway island and catch mew.
God, how did you NOT know Gyarados is Water/Flying? That's been a thing since GEN ONE.
I had a feeling the “dad technology” joke was coming up but it still made me laugh lol
Whoever made Gyarados a Flying type rather than a Dragon type was a real UA-cam.
Damn bro i want to congratulate you for your will to play these games, watched you couple of weeks ago when I was sick and I am amazed so please never give us up
I would have just used a Shedinja against Wallace, since it forces him to switch to something that can hit it
Gen 3 has some back tracking, but if you thing about it, there are many different ways you could have backtracked. Some you didnt even though about on your first playthrough probably, and I love that on gen 3
I also like it because it gives a metroidvania vibe
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. 🤦)
That ending... God, you're a beautiful disaster; quality content! XD I still remember my first fight with Wallace.
23:38 Thats Spyro the dragon music!! Wow that unlocked some childhood memories...
Remember when the thumbnail only had one Ludicolo?
Couldn't wait to see this video after seeing the VODs!
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 ;')
5:40 :O so that's the secret to catching Pokemon; the power of FRIENDSHIP!
Bro! So glad this video came out. I been looking forward to this!!🎉🎉🎉
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
Yes, GROUNDon, the fire type.
I hate that the algorithm didn't tell me about this upload
Good thing I remembered you and came back! I love your videos
This was amazing! Thank you so much for these amazing videos
Barely 3 minutes in and this is already a banger. Love me some dad and trumpets.
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.
That 7th gym battle with Xatu was sincerely funny
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...
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
Lyra: I'm a water type efficianado
Also Lyra: every water type or fish becomes their nemesis
Goated take on the Indigo vs Orange Spice GameCube debate. I always chose to play as "May" because she had the orange Cube.
the moment I saw you pick Mudkip and state you wouldn't be catching many Pokémon I knew the horror you were in for with the 3rd rival battle, its the same issue speed runners have, that fight is brutal but I THINK May is slightly harder but not sure why off the top of my head.
funny enough that fight is pretty well "solved" so it's not a major reset point, just can lose time ifyou're unlucky with the slugma while stuffing marshompt full of poke-drugs :D
Let's give a shout-out to the true heroes of this playthrough: Spiky Boi, Spiky Boi, and...birb.
Lyra: let's have some fun!
May: *starts tweaking*
Lyra you are a hilarious inspiration ! It took me the best part of 53 hours to get blue completed as much as possible on an actual Gameboy. Im just waiting for a link cable to arrive to do my trades with red but have since, started Ruby. (ill get back to gen 2). BUT you're so right Gen 3 plays so so good and I guess a lot of that is cos we have been playing Gen 1 and for you Gen 2 as well for the last ages. Keep her lit kid!
Slugma's from Johto, dork.