Can You Beat Pokemon Without EVER Seeing A Wild Pokemon?

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In the video, I'll be attempting to complete a full game of Pokemon while not encountering any wild Pokemon. If I see a single wild Pokemon, I will restart the run from the beginning. Is this even possible? Can I beat this Hardcore challenge? Watch the video to find out!
This is not a Nuzlocke, as you will see. My only goal was to beat the game without seeing any wild Pokemon.
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  • @Jamal_DX
    @Jamal_DX Жыл бұрын

    I say this challenge was successful. At the end it didn't say "A wild Zekrom appeared" but it says "Zekrom appeared" so it isn't a wild pokemon

  • @thegreenninja216

    @thegreenninja216

    Жыл бұрын

    I would also like to add to this with the fact that when you get a fossil Pokémon it is basically the same thing, you created the Pokémon from an item, and formally put it into a Pokémon for you to own it, so technically Zekrom is just a legendary fossil Pokémon you get to chose what ball it goes into

  • @joshuasims5421

    @joshuasims5421

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Catching a pokemon does not mean it was necessarily a wild battle. In the gamecube games you could catch pokemon in trainer battles. 'Wild Pokemon' just means 'random encounters', and this encounter was not random.

  • @PlatyRush

    @PlatyRush

    Жыл бұрын

    I say it's unsuccesfull, because he clearly wrote in the tittle "not SEEING a wild pokemon". He clearly saw the wild pokemon the professor was catching, because it appeared on the screen ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (But if we don't include that, Zecrom is not wild, so you won)

  • @turbotreehouse9780

    @turbotreehouse9780

    Жыл бұрын

    Why no plume fossil?

  • @Dukstless

    @Dukstless

    Жыл бұрын

    Just fyi, they started making this distinction starting in G5 for certain special encounters.

  • @funnycat9962
    @funnycat9962 Жыл бұрын

    Ryan put a Starly in the thumbnail because he never had the chance to learn which wild Pokémon live in Unova.

  • @Specious_Seraphim

    @Specious_Seraphim

    Жыл бұрын

    Perfect comment

  • @amandalee3144

    @amandalee3144

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @ejokurirulezz

    @ejokurirulezz

    Жыл бұрын

    gen 5 and its pokemon are too trash to be put in a thumbnail, it's a disgrace and a mistake of the franchise.

  • @funnycat9962

    @funnycat9962

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ejokurirulezz bro you’re literally talking about the best generation rn

  • @minaashido518

    @minaashido518

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ejokurirulezzyou’re thinking of bdsp

  • @SomeGuy712x
    @SomeGuy712x Жыл бұрын

    The fact that the game specifically didn't use the word "wild" when Zekrom appeared is a good enough argument for me. You did indeed complete the game without meeting a wild Pokémon. Congratulations!

  • @autistic_potato1037

    @autistic_potato1037

    4 ай бұрын

    Keep in mind that canonically Zekrom is TRAINED, both Zekrom and Reshiram had previous trainers.

  • @SomeGuy712x

    @SomeGuy712x

    4 ай бұрын

    @@autistic_potato1037 Yep, very good point. All the more reason this challenge was a success!

  • @palladianaltruist8047

    @palladianaltruist8047

    3 ай бұрын

    He beat it without *catching* a wild Pokémon, but failed to beat it without *seeing* a wild Pokémon, his actual goal. He saw the wild Pokémon the professor caught at the beginning.

  • @locksquid749

    @locksquid749

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@palladianaltruist8047that doesn't count tho, since that's mandatory

  • @blueyandicy

    @blueyandicy

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@locksquid749so..so is zekrom???

  • @woofexe4050
    @woofexe4050 Жыл бұрын

    That shiny Minccino was a sign of good things to come

  • @coyolord8031

    @coyolord8031

    4 ай бұрын

    or a sign of mockery from the professor herself saying, why do you torture yourself like this

  • @PBLightning145

    @PBLightning145

    2 ай бұрын

    No

  • @mattrrison

    @mattrrison

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@coyolord8031Probably

  • @FranXiT
    @FranXiT Жыл бұрын

    If you say zeekrom one more time I'm gonna lose it.

  • @A39pro

    @A39pro

    4 ай бұрын

    This is the comment i was looking for

  • @raventrapcarson5812

    @raventrapcarson5812

    3 ай бұрын

    Same I just left a comment mentioning that lmao

  • @SuperMase9X

    @SuperMase9X

    3 ай бұрын

    Ko-fagrigus, Zebstreeka

  • @BruteShot-od2wz

    @BruteShot-od2wz

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah I was like “oof, sorry buddy gotta dislike your video now”

  • @Sakura_Koneko666

    @Sakura_Koneko666

    Ай бұрын

    Tojepi

  • @Mrfunniguy4
    @Mrfunniguy4 Жыл бұрын

    Was half expecting a Pokémon coliseum joke at the beginning as even if you tried there are no wild Pokémon to encounter in that game

  • @nextdoorneighbour

    @nextdoorneighbour

    4 ай бұрын

    same

  • @KishluvsIchigo

    @KishluvsIchigo

    2 ай бұрын

    THANK YOU I wanted to go there so badly when this popped up in my recs xD

  • @PtylerBeats
    @PtylerBeats Жыл бұрын

    “Choosing the proper starting is make or break for this run” 10 seconds later: “But basically, HMs aren’t necessary, so all of the starters are viable. Pick your favorite.”

  • @samachu09
    @samachu09 Жыл бұрын

    During the majority of the video, I was wondering if the Zekrom encounter would make the whole challenge null but when the "Zekrom appeared" text popped up, I was laughing that the Devs inadvertently saved your run by making a unique battle text. Wow!

  • @pkmntrainermark8881
    @pkmntrainermark8881 Жыл бұрын

    Restarting the ENTIRE run? You're a madman. And I can appreciate that.

  • @RGC_animation

    @RGC_animation

    Жыл бұрын

    Well there's a reason he takes such high risks, it's because he has a fool proof plan.

  • @ChangedMyNameFinally69

    @ChangedMyNameFinally69

    7 ай бұрын

    Nah it's kinda dumb. Just reset

  • @stillwellstillhere1374

    @stillwellstillhere1374

    4 ай бұрын

    I literally did a double take. Wild.

  • @_.baited._
    @_.baited._ Жыл бұрын

    "Juniper makes three children do her adult job for her"

  • @I_am_high_as_the_flipping_sky

    @I_am_high_as_the_flipping_sky

    Жыл бұрын

    Ayo?💀

  • @phyllojoe5346

    @phyllojoe5346

    Жыл бұрын

    Child labor legal in Unova

  • @talenstout8324

    @talenstout8324

    Жыл бұрын

    POKETUBERS NEED TO STOP BREAKING STORY ASPECTS.

  • @CryoticMienshao

    @CryoticMienshao

    2 ай бұрын

    @@phyllojoe5346 and if you think about it, unova is based off of new york. so wouldnt that mean child labor is legal in new york?

  • @phyllojoe5346

    @phyllojoe5346

    2 ай бұрын

    @@CryoticMienshao Everything is legal til the cops show up my dude

  • @scook449
    @scook449 Жыл бұрын

    Zekrom is a legendary version of an egg/gift. The orb is the egg/pokeball. It's not wild, it's a trade.

  • @djt08031996

    @djt08031996

    Жыл бұрын

    It's a fossil

  • @Shugunou

    @Shugunou

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@djt08031996 That's more accurate. I think it's basically a fossil that doesn't need a machine to be restored.

  • @erinrose1037
    @erinrose1037 Жыл бұрын

    I believe this could also be done in Platinum? The starter fight with the Starly is removed and Giratina’s text says “The Distortion World’s Giratina appeared.” I can’t think of any other forced wild encounters.

  • @TigeriPlaysGames

    @TigeriPlaysGames

    Жыл бұрын

    probably hard due to the large amount of HMs, but totally doable! you could cover everything with a torterra or infernape and a vaporeon, though! cut/rock smash/rock climb on the starter and surf/waterfall/strength on the vee. you could even remove rock smash and cut via the move deleter when you get to him in canalave since they're optional past the early game, or just delete rock smash and move it to the vaporeon if you want to keep all the required HMs to access more items and trainers for money and xp. you could even evolve a togepi into togetic for fly and defog with almost no xp required - just raise its friendship by running first. the only hurdle i anticipate is gardenia's gym and the galactic base in eterna being hard with a solo grotle or roark's gym being hard for a solo monferno, respectively - even if the latter can evolve it needs a fairly significant level advantage to sweep on its own

  • @Malam_NightYoru

    @Malam_NightYoru

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@TigeriPlaysGames don't you get lots of free pokemon in platinum too?

  • @dylanebbinge1166

    @dylanebbinge1166

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Malam_NightYoru you can get an infinite amount of fossil Pokémon when you reach eterna city

  • @ChangedMyNameFinally69

    @ChangedMyNameFinally69

    7 ай бұрын

    Gen 1, FRLG/LGPE, Gen 2 and Emerald are all possible because there's no forced Legendary encounters. I don't remember if BW2 forced you to fight the Swords or Justice.

  • @Peelster1

    @Peelster1

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ChangedMyNameFinally69 Kanto is not possible in gen 1 or the gen 3 remake due to Snorlax and Marowak. RSE is not possible as you are forced to battle a wild pokemon when you select your starter. I am unsure about GSC or HGSS.

  • @zacuax7272
    @zacuax7272 Жыл бұрын

    I think you completed the spirit of the run, even if Zekrom is a small asterisk on it. Well done, I'm impressed this was achievable.

  • @makikomaaki
    @makikomaaki Жыл бұрын

    I'd argue Zekrom isn't wild by technicality over the "Zekrom appeared" line the moment I saw your game choice. I'd say Nebby from Gen 7 works too, but I can't remember if there are static encounters there. Also I was wondering why you wouldn't get the Archen fossil all the way back until I remember Archen can't fly before evolving ahah. Good job! I'd say it's a success. Though I'd agree with some other comments I found that safe states should be allowed next time.

  • @dankirpan404

    @dankirpan404

    Жыл бұрын

    Alola has the Totems. While the encounter text don't says "wild xxx appeared", I'm pretty sure that other NPCs say they are wild Mons. (Also they call regular Mons for help)

  • @nataly_171

    @nataly_171

    Жыл бұрын

    The first patch of grass in sun and moon forces a wild encounter, and getting your starter in ultra sun and ultra moon has you fighting a wild pokemon as well.

  • @femkefeenstra7754

    @femkefeenstra7754

    Жыл бұрын

    But you could throw Archen in the daycare and level it up until it would evolve.

  • @NaveenKumar_M

    @NaveenKumar_M

    Жыл бұрын

    Why is no one talking about gen 1 it doesn't have any mandatory legendaries and the catching tutorial is optional

  • @dankirpan404

    @dankirpan404

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NaveenKumar_M Gen 1 has Snorlax as a mandatory wild Pokémon. Similar in Gen 2 with a mandatory Sudowoodo.

  • @colehanna4040
    @colehanna4040 Жыл бұрын

    Just so you know, using a "not very effective" STAB Surf does more damage than a neutral Slash.

  • @kinglyzebra6417

    @kinglyzebra6417

    Жыл бұрын

    95 base power X 1.5x stab /2 = ~142/2 = 71 base power slash: 70 base power super close if not counting the mystic water

  • @CarmenLC

    @CarmenLC

    10 ай бұрын

    ​​@@kinglyzebra6417​ +8 more base spatk + timid nature + torrent if its up

  • @NotABirdd

    @NotABirdd

    Ай бұрын

    Higher sp. atk​@@kinglyzebra6417

  • @suzannewalker9145
    @suzannewalker9145 Жыл бұрын

    This is absolutely insane. My jaw dropped when I realised your tactics to deliberately faint and get yourself back to that Pokemon center. You sir are a genius at this stuff. I've loved your channel for ages and I have no doubt you'll keep making amazing content 😍

  • @Wynntersenk6017
    @Wynntersenk6017 Жыл бұрын

    I didn’t know a shiny mincinno could happen either, holy cow

  • @bluebee17
    @bluebee17 Жыл бұрын

    Wild or not, an endgame legendary you're required to fight/capture to serve the plot line of the game is arguably just a minor asterisk. You avoided every other possible scenario, well done!!

  • @djt08031996

    @djt08031996

    Жыл бұрын

    Just class it as a fossil

  • @diablo.the.cheater

    @diablo.the.cheater

    16 күн бұрын

    @@djt08031996 Even then, Zekrom and Reshiram had trainers before, similar to the dogs of sword and shield, it is just that their trainers died long ago.

  • @Nevervorago
    @Nevervorago3 ай бұрын

    poor zeek-rum.

  • @Belzabond

    @Belzabond

    3 ай бұрын

    I also feel bad for that mayan-shao

  • @KingStr0ng

    @KingStr0ng

    Ай бұрын

    Z-Crumb

  • @masmurdermonkey9233
    @masmurdermonkey9233 Жыл бұрын

    You got the shiny minccino? Damn, that’s some luck.

  • @Speederzzz

    @Speederzzz

    Жыл бұрын

    Or bad luck since you can't catch it

  • @masmurdermonkey9233

    @masmurdermonkey9233

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Speederzzz Oh, I didn’t specify good luck XD

  • @Speederzzz

    @Speederzzz

    Жыл бұрын

    @@masmurdermonkey9233 XD

  • @lasercraft32
    @lasercraft323 ай бұрын

    I think its kinda dumb to have to restart the whole challenge after encountering a Pokemon... That's so much wasted time for something so RNG dependent. For goodness sakes, just restart from your last save instead, in what way would that make the run invalid? It just saves you the headaches. :/

  • @HelixChannel

    @HelixChannel

    Ай бұрын

    My faith in humanity tells me he didn’t. I think he did for the section to Accumula Town, but I think he saved and just continued re-attempting the grass section to Striaton. Hence why he waited till that town with the repels to show us Oshawott. Had he had shown the stats upon receiving his starter like basically any normal run, it would’ve outted him. He’d argue the reason he didn’t was because there was no point because if he had to restart he’d be showing us numerous Oshawotts…but still. I don’t buy that he restarted from scratch every time.

  • @TheSm1327

    @TheSm1327

    25 күн бұрын

    Yea that was insanely stupid

  • @complexrolls
    @complexrolls4 ай бұрын

    No, I was thinking "Why does he pronounce Zekrom like that?"

  • @Mr-Trox

    @Mr-Trox

    3 ай бұрын

    Zekrom, Zebstrika, and most of the city names.

  • @goldenpig6453

    @goldenpig6453

    2 ай бұрын

    @@Mr-Trox i actually get pronouncing it that way with zebstrika, since it's a portmanteau of "zebra" and "strike", and most U.S. dialects pronounces zebra with a hard E.

  • @aubeary190
    @aubeary190 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine how insane this run would be if you had to get 700+ eggs from Samurott and Simisear to get Zekrom to spawn in Dragonspiral Tower. It’s a shame you still have to fight it at N’s Castle even with a full box and party tho

  • @Attmoz-Phere

    @Attmoz-Phere

    4 ай бұрын

    HUH?

  • @GeorgeDCowley

    @GeorgeDCowley

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Attmoz-Phere If you don't have a PC slot for the gen 5 box legendary to go to, you get a second chance to catch it.

  • @Pokefan462
    @Pokefan462 Жыл бұрын

    I would absolutely argue that the run is a success. If I can be a lore nerd for a moment, both Reshiram and Zekrom have had a "trainer" (in a relatively loose sense) in the Twin Heroes of Legend. The twins battled for their beliefs, using the pokemon as their "champions" as it were, which sounds a lot like a Pokemon battle with different stakes. I'd say, the Twins of Legend should count as Original Trainers, and you are just on the receiving end of a trade made through millennia. The "Zekrom Appeared" being different from every other pokemon battle text means that they (GameFreak) had to have thought about this, and made the conscious decision that Zekrom is not wild, and changed the battle text accordingly.

  • @nickhelmer
    @nickhelmer3 ай бұрын

    I would simply close my eyes whenever a wild Pokemon was about to appear

  • @Shugunou
    @Shugunou Жыл бұрын

    If you evolved Larvesta, it could learn fly which would let you fast travel without dying.

  • @Alphabet576

    @Alphabet576

    4 ай бұрын

    could also revive archen instead of tirtouga and evolve it into archeops, which requires far less grinding (obtained at level 25 and evolves at level 37)

  • @Damarpw7

    @Damarpw7

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@Alphabet576But you can only grind on trainers that would mean Sammurott would be at a lower level like level 55-65 i think cause the experience would go to archen not samurott

  • @Alphabet576

    @Alphabet576

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Damarpw7 imo insofar as this is an issue with using archeops it's a much bigger problem with using volcarona

  • @SuperMase9X

    @SuperMase9X

    3 ай бұрын

    Larvesta evolves at level 59 No shot

  • @Martynollins6789

    @Martynollins6789

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Damarpw7I think there’s enough wiggle room since bw uses level scaled exp, so what would be 50 exp for a level 60 Samurott would be like 2000 exp for a level 25 archen Also with 3 Pokémon as early as nimbasa you can just grind the battle subway for infinite rare candies lol

  • @brendanp5498
    @brendanp5498 Жыл бұрын

    You never got the message "A Wild Pokemon Appeared" so I say challenge success!!

  • @abdillahahmad7025
    @abdillahahmad70254 ай бұрын

    A Sans "no-hit" doesn't count the forced damage in the end, so I'd say you accomplished the mission anyway.

  • @theknightwithabadpictotall7639
    @theknightwithabadpictotall76394 ай бұрын

    Fun fact: You can indeed complete Black and White with only exp from trainer battles, even if you have a full team of six with balanced levels, because of how the exp system works.

  • @MysteriousMagick
    @MysteriousMagick3 ай бұрын

    I love how ironic this challenge being done in black and white is, considering the evil team wants to "liberate" pokemon from their trainers.

  • @AstranBlue
    @AstranBlue Жыл бұрын

    technically, you could avoid the zekrom encounter by filling your box and party entirely with other pokemon. If you do this, zekrom will actually leave and you can encounter them later at dragonspiral tower. The next question is, how do you fill your box without wild encounters? If two of your pokemon happen to be compatible with breeding (i'm too lazy to check your available pokemon's egg groups, sorry), you could fill the box with eggs. In the past you could've used dream world to get pokemon there (i think), or you could trade with another game to get a ditto or compatible pokemon (but that could be considered cheating)

  • @Neo_Bones

    @Neo_Bones

    Жыл бұрын

    You still have to encounter and kill Zekrom

  • @photoo848

    @photoo848

    Жыл бұрын

    All monkeys and starters are in the Field egg group. They are compatible provided you get a male and female

  • @Ampharosite

    @Ampharosite

    Жыл бұрын

    Damn I can't believe I never thought of this. Time to redo the run with this rule applied! ...joking but I also wouldn't mind it

  • @jaxsonreynolds5261

    @jaxsonreynolds5261

    4 ай бұрын

    breeding is mentioned? oh no... please dont mention the vaporeon copypasta. please dont....

  • @diogomarques7479

    @diogomarques7479

    4 ай бұрын

    This guy pokémons

  • @toadfrommario
    @toadfrommario Жыл бұрын

    even if the zekrom "counts" as a wild encounter, it's still impressive to beat the game with only ONE wild encounter, and that encounter is forced anyway. this video was really cool!

  • @BillyOfOrange
    @BillyOfOrange Жыл бұрын

    Cool thing. There is an already solved example where Heart Gold / Soul Silver players manipulate the rng seed by starting on a specific frame

  • @Ylurple
    @Ylurple Жыл бұрын

    "eye-sear-uhs" city.

  • @glowstonelovepad9294
    @glowstonelovepad9294 Жыл бұрын

    Kanto games have the Snorlax blockade. Johto games have the Sudowoodo blockade. Hoenn games have the Poochyena/Zigzagoon right after you pick your starter. Sinnoh games except Platinum have the Starly right after you pick your starter. B2W2 has the Crustle blockade. X & Y has the Snorlax blockade. Alola games have many required wild encounters in trials. Sword & Shield has required wild Pokemon encounters in the 3rd Gym. Legends Arceus also has many required wild encounters to rank up to unlock new areas. Scarlet & Violet has the required wild encounters in Area Zero. That leaves Platinum and Blaclk & White as the only Pokemon games that you could complete without finding any wild Pokemon.

  • @faleay2849

    @faleay2849

    2 ай бұрын

    Do we count catch learning battle in platinum? If we do platinum is not can be completed without wild encounter

  • @AceWolf456
    @AceWolf456 Жыл бұрын

    Personally, with Zekrom being a REQUIRED catch, I don't know why they didn't just add it directly to your party.

  • @M3G4T3RR4

    @M3G4T3RR4

    Жыл бұрын

    To trick children into using the Master Ball on a catch rate 25 mon instead of an actually difficult legendary

  • @Ampharosite

    @Ampharosite

    Жыл бұрын

    @@M3G4T3RR4 *45 catch rate

  • @GeorgeDCowley

    @GeorgeDCowley

    4 ай бұрын

    So there's another Pokemon battle.

  • @KingStr0ng

    @KingStr0ng

    Ай бұрын

    For theatrical purposes.

  • @t.j.helming5534
    @t.j.helming55342 ай бұрын

    I wonder what other Poke-tuber's like SmallAnt; MANDJTV; PokémonChallenges; and Mah-Dry-Bread would think of this video!? This is such an "out-of-the-box" challenge that I can't begin to comprehend the total amount of theory-crafting this video took. Kuddos for such a dedicated playthrough only a truly dedicated fan would attempt!!

  • @Grafyte
    @Grafyte3 ай бұрын

    7:30 Due to the cubic experience function and the level based experience calculation in generation five, number of battles that result in a level 70 Samurott would be the same number of battles required to have a level 64 Samurott and level 64 Pansear, and that number of battles would be about 4x as much as getting a level 45 Samurott and level 45 Pansear.

  • @tylerrshaw88
    @tylerrshaw884 ай бұрын

    Love the idea. Good video. Your voice almost gives ai. It’s so monotone and droning. The few times you show emotion, are way more captivating. I know it’s old but

  • @saffierdragonbark8037
    @saffierdragonbark80372 ай бұрын

    Zekrom doesn't count as a lose condition, as you're literally forced to fight/catch it. So yes, you did complete the challenge. Congratulations.

  • @ShadowNinetales
    @ShadowNinetales2 ай бұрын

    Really, you knocked out "Cress's Pansage" while fighting Cilan? 😂 Amazing what a short attention span can accomplish!

  • @Andrew-zi3iw
    @Andrew-zi3iw Жыл бұрын

    I think the run was valid and zekrom was not wild, but I would have liked to see you beat N and Ghetsis without using it.

  • @Blue-om9xn
    @Blue-om9xn4 ай бұрын

    Was so offended that you picked tourtuga after complaint about not being able to use fly- but then looked it up and found out that Archen can’t use fly. Arceops can but it evolves at level 37 so that’s a mute point

  • @orangepeelz3579
    @orangepeelz3579 Жыл бұрын

    Omg the blacking out to fast travel strategy was so smart! I can't believe you didn't go to any pokemon centers on that whole journey

  • @pkmntrainermark8881
    @pkmntrainermark8881 Жыл бұрын

    Whoa, a female Oshawott on the first run? Nice luck.

  • @funkymachine

    @funkymachine

    Жыл бұрын

    1/8 isn't that crazy. You have a lower chance to paralyze with with Thunderbolt

  • @TheWAYF
    @TheWAYF Жыл бұрын

    I feel like, if you told someone in the actual region that you'd become Champion of that region without ever meeting a single wild Pokemon, they'd scoff and say "that's ridiculous, SURELY you met one at SOME point", and then you said "well I guess I technically encountered the Zekrom I was carrying around in my backpack, but I don't know if it was wild... does that count?", they would look at you like you were insane. What I'm saying is, yes, that challenge was successful.

  • @TheDeldiz
    @TheDeldiz Жыл бұрын

    Zekrom literally told you to catch it according to N, so the "encounter" really was just a formality.

  • @lindabcarpentersings
    @lindabcarpentersings Жыл бұрын

    The moment you choose oshawatt was the moment you gained my respect. He is the best boi

  • @GiovanniNoeyes
    @GiovanniNoeyes Жыл бұрын

    The editing on this one was great. Really above and beyond. Hope to see another letter-based Nuzlocke soon!

  • @transfoogel3725
    @transfoogel3725 Жыл бұрын

    Ah yes, ZEEKRUM

  • @KingStr0ng

    @KingStr0ng

    Ай бұрын

    Z-CRUMB

  • @isaotron
    @isaotron Жыл бұрын

    Zekrom isn't wild because the game doesn't call it as such. Pretty open and shut case. I don't think the argument for thinking it's a wild encounter is nearly as persuasive as the argument for it not being wild.

  • @rajkanishu
    @rajkanishu Жыл бұрын

    well Zeekrom is definitely not a valid wild encounter, Zekrom on the other hand can be argued to be 😬 in all seriousness, it definitely doesn't count as one, so this run is 100% valid

  • @youtube-kit9450
    @youtube-kit9450 Жыл бұрын

    "This tree at the dreamyard is required" In fact, that's the only required HM use in BW. Makes you wonder why they even bothered with it. Also yeah, in a run like this especially, but in general, it's funny how the game constantly tells you how important a balanced team is, but in the first 5 gens, it's much faster, more efficient, and easier to just put all the exp, EVs and TMs into one pokémon instead of spreading them out over 6. (TMs in the first 4).

  • @raffaelkastner9799
    @raffaelkastner9799 Жыл бұрын

    Drinking everytime you say "Phenomenon" is a freaking deadly experience...

  • @codonbyte
    @codonbyte Жыл бұрын

    You sold me with your explanation of why Zekrom doesn't count as a wild encounter. If the game doesn't say "A wild Zekrom appeared!" then it's not a wild encounter.

  • @twinoakjohnson
    @twinoakjohnson4 ай бұрын

    Technically you could count Zekrom as a gift because the dark stone was given to you

  • @JomoOval
    @JomoOval Жыл бұрын

    It seems that saying "[legendary pokemon] appeared" is something they devs decided to do from gen 5 onward, so I wouldn't count that as a reason to think it's not wild. However, I will still choose to believe it's not wild simply because of the Orb, as it's basically like an egg at that point. Any pokemon that hatches needs a pokeball from the get go, so battling it is just a special way of catching your "hatched" legendary. Really clever choice of this game to avoid absolutely every wild encounter compared to the other games btw

  • @FrostFire425

    @FrostFire425

    18 күн бұрын

    I mean... Other legendaries in this game are listed as Wild, so...

  • @user-kd7he5jw9l
    @user-kd7he5jw9l4 ай бұрын

    Pokemon Black and White emphasize their story first and foremost. There's hints to the lore scattered throughout flavor text, and one of the most prominent is actually available in... Castelia City, I believe. Probably because the Relic Castle is right nearby. There's an NPC in the Art Gallery that discusses the Tao Trio's origins, and it states that Zekrom and Reshiram were both owned by trainers previously. This is why Zekrom and Reshiram are shiny-locked and why they are not referred to as wild. They are static components in a story. And by technicality, even though they "disappeared" on their trainers, they were never officially released to the wild.

  • @jaredcurry2739
    @jaredcurry2739 Жыл бұрын

    I wouldn't count Zekrom as a wild Pokemon in this case. Honestly, most challenges start with asterisks at the beginning. "The run starts after you get your starter." "HM slaves don't count." Stuff like that. Not that that's a problem, but the fact that you didn't do that is already super impressive to me, even if Zekrom does count as wild.

  • @Lernyd
    @Lernyd2 ай бұрын

    Whenever he says "ZEEkrom" a part of me dies

  • @kinglyzebra6417
    @kinglyzebra6417 Жыл бұрын

    This man DOES realize that he could've grinded his other pokemon in the Daycare without encounters, right?

  • @jedimasterpickle3

    @jedimasterpickle3

    Жыл бұрын

    What would be the point? He'd have to risk a lot of encounters going back to the daycare to retrieve the Pokemon, and he didn't actually need a second Pokemon to fight. The others all served support roles.

  • @kinglyzebra6417

    @kinglyzebra6417

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jedimasterpickle3 You don't have to go in the tall grass to gain XP from the daycare. It only counts steps. In fact, since this is Unova, you could just beeline straight from the daycare to the bridge to Castelia without touching a single patch of tall grass.

  • @jedimasterpickle3

    @jedimasterpickle3

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kinglyzebra6417 The bridge is a risky spot because of the shadows. Any step could have a Pokemon encounter. And for what? A Simisear? A Carracosta? This challenge heavily featured minimizing potential encounter spots, hence blacking out on Route 17 to warp back to Icarus City. What's the point of having to make more trips through risky areas that aren't needed?

  • @kinglyzebra6417

    @kinglyzebra6417

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jedimasterpickle3 leveling up his other Pokemon. And my point about the bridge is that there's plenty of encounter-free space available by the Day Care.

  • @jedimasterpickle3

    @jedimasterpickle3

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kinglyzebra6417 Why does he need to level his other Pokemon when his starter swept the game? The other Pokemon he got did their job just fine without being at a level to actually fight. And the bridge is not encounter free. Each step could have a shadow spawn, and each shadow could contain a Pokemon

  • @TaleOfTheToaster
    @TaleOfTheToaster Жыл бұрын

    Actually insane that I haven't seen this idea done yet, big props for getting in there, will watch this a little later on

  • @thatcloveplant
    @thatcloveplant Жыл бұрын

    it never states that the Zekrom is wild so id say it doesnt count

  • @FroyoMNS
    @FroyoMNS Жыл бұрын

    The inside of the Cold Storage doesn’t actually have any wild Pokémon.

  • @laslosermcuseless1574
    @laslosermcuseless1574 Жыл бұрын

    You could theoretically skip the long walk back by evolving archen into archeops and teaching it fly. However that would take more effort exp balancing and thus more strategy than lol just hit it really hard

  • @Meewthree
    @Meewthree Жыл бұрын

    Me, seeing this title: but why tho Me, upon after watching it all: BUT WHY THO XD kudos to your creativity and patience but I could never lol

  • @thewritegrump
    @thewritegrump4 ай бұрын

    I am blown away by how KZreadrs are constantly coming up with new and unique Pokemon challenge runs- this was incredible to watch! I never would have thought about if this was possible or not, but as soon as you posed the question I was dying to know the answer. I hit the subscribe button the second the video ended. :^)

  • @SturmtrupplerNr595
    @SturmtrupplerNr595 Жыл бұрын

    Not sure about this generation but in the third gen you were able to use cut out of battle to cut tall grass. Would have been tidious for sure but also cheaper

  • @jjcelever

    @jjcelever

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah but you also encounter a wild Pokémon when you get your starter, and later Wild Kecleon with the Silph Scope. And in FRLG you have to encounter Snorlax.

  • @SturmtrupplerNr595

    @SturmtrupplerNr595

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@jjcelever never meant to do this challenge in these games, but if you Could cut the grass in 5th gen he could have saved money (more of a funfact than a serious advice)

  • @qgame4941

    @qgame4941

    Жыл бұрын

    I am not 100% on this, but iirc cutting tall grass was removed in gen4 and onward

  • @DisplayThisOkay

    @DisplayThisOkay

    Жыл бұрын

    @@qgame4941 It was. Especially funny because Emerald added a mechanic where Pokemon with Hyper Cutter would cut away bigger patches of grass than normal. They made a brand new mechanic for one game then removed it permanently from the series next game.

  • @qgame4941

    @qgame4941

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DisplayThisOkay actually cutting grass was in gen 1 and 2but i didnt know about hyper cutter and that just made me chuckle! Sad tgey removed the use for cut tho

  • @robinP_P
    @robinP_PАй бұрын

    Love your content. Was so happy to find this channel. I've been looking for stuff like this. I wish KZread recommended channels like yours more.

  • @ConnorKrohnicles
    @ConnorKrohnicles Жыл бұрын

    Cold storage has no wild Pokémon inside the building

  • @thatgayoverthere9924
    @thatgayoverthere9924 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing video. I'd love to see more content like this. Keep up the good work :)

  • @d007ization
    @d007ization2 ай бұрын

    The way you roleplayed getting into this challenge was awesome

  • @justanotherweirdo11
    @justanotherweirdo11 Жыл бұрын

    This was a fun challenge run. Pokémon White bug spray edition. Definitely a success btw. The game didn't classify Zekrom as a wild Pokémon.

  • @fruit3193
    @fruit31933 ай бұрын

    You can avoid having to catch Zekrom if your boxes are all full. However, I don’t know how you would fill your boxes, since you can’t just catch stuff. I’m also not sure if it avoids the fight.

  • @aisushitai2680
    @aisushitai2680 Жыл бұрын

    7:55 That's Cilan's Pansage. Cress is the Blue Haired brother, but I'm sure you said that to get more comments like this anyway

  • @monferno1
    @monferno1Ай бұрын

    In the end it’s the difference between a WILD encounter and a STATIC encounter for me, Zekrom being a STATIC encounter specifically

  • @zachfedyk4740
    @zachfedyk4740 Жыл бұрын

    Theoretically u could have revived archen and trained it up to evolve N learn fly if u had a repeatable trainer but idk if u have that

  • @Neo_Bones

    @Neo_Bones

    Жыл бұрын

    Has to evolve to learn Fly

  • @Dukstless

    @Dukstless

    Жыл бұрын

    You can refight the sports Trainers in Nimbasa if you keep changing the date.

  • @shadymahe

    @shadymahe

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Neo_Bones that's literally what he said

  • @MiffedKitten
    @MiffedKitten7 ай бұрын

    I just discovered your channel and mannn I'm hooked! Your video ideas are amazing! Why didn't I find this channel before

  • @sarcasm-aplenty
    @sarcasm-aplenty Жыл бұрын

    in a way is zekrom not just a catchable fossil? it's just a fossil you can select the pokeball for

  • @liamkane5453
    @liamkane545319 күн бұрын

    Technically speaking, even if Zekrom encounter fails the challenge, you did beat the Pokémon league which could be considered the end if you won't count the hunt for the sages in the post game

  • @krisiverse
    @krisiverse Жыл бұрын

    Huge props to the amount of effort you put into the video! I would have just played Colosseum

  • @forgototherpassword
    @forgototherpassword4 ай бұрын

    Me, playing Colloseum: ... What's a *wild* pokemon?

  • @mistersp3753
    @mistersp37533 ай бұрын

    Zekrom wasn't a wild Pokemon. You burst into his house and forced him into a tiny ball.

  • @prozzi21
    @prozzi213 ай бұрын

    Great video man, crazy challenges.

  • @purehyper124
    @purehyper1245 ай бұрын

    This is an interesting new challenge, and you did really good.

  • @friedpancakes266
    @friedpancakes266Ай бұрын

    My first thought was "this is just a Black and White speedrun with extra steps"

  • @JJ-lo1hv
    @JJ-lo1hv4 ай бұрын

    I say you win. That was very cool run!🤩

  • @upforellie
    @upforellie Жыл бұрын

    I swear I say this every time I see an upload from you- it's only a matter of time before you blow up. The amount of work you put into all your runs is insane, unlike a lot of larger poketubers.

  • @FrostFire425
    @FrostFire42518 күн бұрын

    Definitely a success. Shown to not be Wild, unlike other legendaries in this game.

  • @gravajaumbros
    @gravajaumbros11 ай бұрын

    I admit, I thought going into this that Zekrom was going to count against you, but the fact that it doesn't call Zekrom "wild" in the text when you encounter it (which I hadn't known would be the case until you said so) convinced me. Valid run. Zero wild pokemon encounters. Complete success.

  • @geoff3758
    @geoff375821 күн бұрын

    Successful or not, I think you deserve the W coz of thr effort. GG

  • @joshuasims5421
    @joshuasims5421 Жыл бұрын

    Easy, just play Pokemon Colosseum.

  • @spazerdazer8421
    @spazerdazer8421 Жыл бұрын

    I suppose death warping is fine and sturdy might come in handy (though you have more than 2 gift mons for switch fodder you might been multiple switch folders in one fight) My mind ofc first went for Archeops to have fly

  • @Wynntersenk6017
    @Wynntersenk6017 Жыл бұрын

    The rude at the beginning made me laugh so hard

  • @TSfish94
    @TSfish94 Жыл бұрын

    Currently only on the first few minutes so you may address it, but technically if the only rule is to beat “a Pokémon game” without seeing a wild Pokémon, you could just play coliseum. XD: gale of darkness might work too but I can’t remember if you’re forced into battling a wild Pokémon when poke spots are introduced

  • @ethanshowers6089
    @ethanshowers6089 Жыл бұрын

    You definitely completed the challenge. It didn’t say wild Pokémon appear, and you have to get him to complete the game. The spirit of the challenge was complete at worst. But I say 100% successful.

  • @katherinegarlock2249
    @katherinegarlock2249 Жыл бұрын

    Gold, Silver, and Emerald (you just talk to Rayquaza, you don't actually battle it) have no mandatory static encounters. Every other game has a box legendary or road block (like Snorlax in Kanto) preventing you from finishing the game.

  • @commandercoldbird1777

    @commandercoldbird1777

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't forget sudowoodo in the johto games

  • @DisplayThisOkay

    @DisplayThisOkay

    Жыл бұрын

    Gold and Silver have Sudowoodo and Emerald you first battle is against a wild pokemon.

  • @Robin0Blackett
    @Robin0Blackett Жыл бұрын

    Your creativity is unmatched.

  • @SkeleSukei
    @SkeleSukei2 ай бұрын

    I would almost argue that the Zekrom encounter is more valid than other forced encounters. Because you don’t normally HAVE to catch a legendary, but Zekrom outright ASKS you to catch them and won’t leave until you do. Not just reappearing in the area, but imploring you to become their trainer. Hardly the sort of behaviour a WILD pokémon would have. Plus, you do obtain the orb far earlier, much like an egg, arguably making Zekrom yours from the start. If anything, you just provided them with a pokeball.

  • @sunbeames1847
    @sunbeames1847 Жыл бұрын

    I'd say the challenge technically was not completed, since zekrom is considered uncaught and as such wild imho. However, if the spirit of the challenge is to avoid every optional wild encounters that aren't mandated without the use of save states or save reloading to ignore any occurrences, then I'd say it was a surprising big success. Congrats on the success for atleast the spirit of the challenge.

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