He's back! SUCH a nice surprise to see a new video. We all missed you dearly. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss - I really hope you're doing what you need to take care of yourself. Obviously everyone handles grief and loss differently, but I've certainly been in a similar spot. I lost one of my best friends during the height of the Pandemic (I found out while I was playing Pokemon Go, actually). Playing any kind of video game was so hard for a while, because as you said, when you're deep in a session, your mind wanders quite a bit. Something that helped my healing process was adjusting the way I thought about my relationship with my friend. Though he was gone, it didn't mean that our relationship was too - it just lives on through memories, reminiscing with mutual friends, and celebrating his life every year. Every loss is different and everyone works through loss differently, but I hope you know that you're not alone!

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

I'm glad you've been doing well, bud! The best way to work through grief is to talk about it, and if I've helped just one person feel like they're not alone in struggling, then I can hold my head up high.

I'm sorry for your losses. Ive been alright so far. I think a separate list for unevolved runs could be good too.

@MobileGamingChronicles

5 ай бұрын

That would be nice to see.

I feel your pain. I've got very few of my "elder" family members left. I haven't lost anyone recently but I've been to more funerals than i can remember. Both of my parents, all of my grandparents, and the vast majority of my aunts and uncles (and I'm only 36). Not counting the friends that have gone, for one reason or another. So, I don't know you but I understand the pain and heartache you're going through. You're not alone. I'm glad you took the time you needed to process things and I hope you're in a better place now. Even though i know it'll never be the same now that they're gone. Much love and support from the U.S.

Glad to see you back. I think having a full list is interesting because it's lets you see the comparative strength of the pokemon, including those times when a first form can beat out something fully evolved. But you do whatever works for you

YOOO!! THE RETURN OF SQUIDGY!! Welcome back, hope you're feeling well! :D

@newtonnicholas4836

5 ай бұрын

Been waiting so long

"Crosschop your Scumbreon right into next week" sent me! Loved the run, and am hype hype hyped for the upcoming runs (Blissey especially).

I'm sorry for your loss, friend. Your empathy in asking us how we are is very telling of who you are as a person and it's a good thing! I think we should have a separate NFE list, and just make a video of notable comparisons once they're both done!

Welcome back! I'm glad you took the time for yourself to understand your grief, it's different for everyone but never easy. Primeape is one of my favourite fighting types! I had Pokemon Blue growing up so I never got to use it in the Kanto story until I got Leaf Green. You had me at the edge of my seat beating Nidoking's time, what a close one!

Glad to see your content again, I missed evenings with your content. I hope you're doing better now, I know how it feels to get drag down by the emotions of losing someone. All the strength in the life. To quote Dr. Hiriluk from ONE PIECE here: “When do you think people die? When they are shot through the heart by the bullet of a pistol? No. When they are ravaged by an incurable disease? No. When they drink a soup made from a poisonous mushroom!? No! It’s when… they are forgotten.” As long as you always carry them in your heart, they will always be with you.

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

Those are very, very wise words

It took me by surprise your comments at this moment of my life, since because of the loss of someone really close to me I've been experiencing a sort of existential crisis, and it's always encouraging to hear people that overcome these losses and that you can get better. I'm on my way there, so thank you very much for your words, even though they were looking for support it goes both ways and I can't thank you enough for them. Big cheers to keep up with the recovery and the incredible content that you show us every week

Sorry for losses brother. I’m sure they will stay with you forever, speaking as someone who has also lost people. Always tell your friends and family you love them! Glad you’re back, missed your videos and onwards and upwards for the year!

I always get a little scared when speaking english, but it's worth it. Grief is necessary, also painful, I'm glad you decided to understand it rather then ignore it. When I lost someone very important to me I didn't really understand grief, and to learn about it was rather intense. What I mean to say is to mourn someone's death is to understand yourself and what you feel so you can heal, maybe never fully, but to look at a scar and remember how that person impacted your life Now, on a less serious note, I would like a different podium for the not fully evolved mons, since they are kind of destined to be super low Glad to have you back

Grief is such a quirky thing in our lives. I have deep sympathy for what you have been going through. It is in those quiet moments when the ongoings of life no longer distract us and the pain can crash right back over us. I do hope that in time those moments will become more sweet than bitter, where the memories that arise keep your loved ones present in your thoughts, and remind you they are still a part of us, always.

I've recently lost someone myself, and I fully understand how you feel. I fortunately/unfortunately got sick almost immediately after, and I had a solid few days stuck in bed alone with my thoughts to really process everything. I'm glad you're doing better. It takes a lot to be transparent like that.

So happy to see you back! Sorry for your loss... But I am truly happy to see my favorite KZreadr for pokemon has made a triumphant return!

Glad to have you back! I'm so sorry for your losses.

Honestly if anything it's reassuring to hear someone else has had to deal with their mind wandering after replaying their favorite games all the time, i can definitely relate to that.

So nice to hear from you again, Squidgy. You have my condolences for your losses, and in turn my respect for being strong and continuing on forward with memories in heart. Excited for your plans ahead!

Sorry for your loss, Squidgy. Glad you took the time to process it in a healthy way, and that now you're back and to form.

I'd been checking your YT page wondering if you've been doing alright. I'm sorry that the world has been so hard on you lately, and I'm glad you took some time off when you needed it. I'm really glad to see your videos again. I hope you find that all the people posting here lift your spirits a bit. We might be kinda invisible and scattered across the world, but we really do care

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

Everybody who writes a comment is another person, and seeing all the support has meant an awful lot. Thank you

Hey man! Super happy to see you're back. I started watching your videos about a month ago and I'm super excited to see new content! I'm sorry to hear about your personal struggles, and I'm really hoping that everything gets better for you going forward. Great video! Thank you 🙏

gotta love those little pauses 20:41

Losing someone is never easy, but losing 3 loved ones must be horrendous. I'm glad you took some time off to process your losses. Your mental and emotional health are the priority. Welcome back!

Hey Squidg, I’m glad you’re feeling better. I understand how difficult it can be to be alone with your thoughts. Glad to have you back, man.

Hey squidgy it's so great to have you back. I'm so sorry for your losses and hope all is well my friend. Primeape performed beyond my expectations and can't wait for the next run. Keep up the fantastic work my friend

i feel you Squidgy - i've worked a repetitive/solitary job during times of family crisis and it's impossible sometimes! i wish you the best and this was a fun run to come back to :)

I was wondering what happened to you a couple days ago. I'm sorry for your losses, but I'm happy to see you're getting better. It's never easy to get over the duel, but the best we can do is live one day at time. Some days will be better than others, but every single day we will notice we can be better than yesterday. Get healthy, get well, get better. Glad to see you back, Squidgy. A big hug from Colombia.

Welcome back mate we missed you I could almost cry

WELCOME BACK SQUIDGY!

I'm glad you're back, mate, you've been missed. I've also felt the loss of people, although not close, since the beginning of this year. I hope you get back into shape soon. Btw, if I had to choose, I'd pick having everyone in one leaderboard, but since you proposed having two, I'm down for that.

I'm sorry for your loss, grief is the worst thing that'll happen to us all. It's something we all handle differently, and I hope you come through okay.

Glad to have you back Squidgy, my toddler loves you back too, he screamed and laughed when he heard your voice. And sat with me the whole time. So welcome back we all missed you!

Welcome back Squidgy! I missed your content and your presence in the community

I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm glad to see you here again. Welcome back

Welcome back mate, my condolences for your losses. I know it's hard to do things as normal as if your life isn't forever changed, but just know you aren't alone.

Hp ghost is so on flavor with primeape. Annihilape is my favorite gen 9 mon.

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

Ghost/Fighting is such a powerful combination - I've been working on an Annihilape backport for an upcoming stream, but the Rage Fist evolution method is proving to be a little difficult to code in. Once it's all working, though, I reckon we're gonna see one of our fastest ever run times!

@chrisdixon7377

5 ай бұрын

​@@SquidgyI can't wait to see it!

Thanks for sharing with us, sorry for your loss. Completely normal to need time when grieving. You're the man Squidgy!

My condolences. I am glad to hear you are doing better and that you took time off. It's great to have you back Squidg. Looking forward to the next one!

I’ve supported you ever since you first started this channel & I will continue to! I’m sorry for your losses! Everything will be ok, but make sure you pace yourself, because things like that needs a lot of time. Don’t worry; you have people really rooting for you! The uploads can wait as long as you care for squidgy first & foremost im happy.

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sticking around for so long, DeShawn! It means a lot, and I also appreciate the excellent use of a semi-colon there.

My condolences for your loss. It isn’t easy and no one will ever know quite how how you feel. That doesn’t mean there aren’t people rooting for you in the comments. Another good run 😊

Welcome back sweetie

Welcome back Squidgy! I'd prefer an NFE leaderboard to go alongside the fully evolved leaderboard, with the top 10 from the NFE board being included in the fully evolved board for comparison's sake

Welcome back, Squidgy! Hope you've time to collect yourself abit. Always difficult after losing your loved ones, so take your time to ease back into full swing.

On the subject of loss, I do feel you there. Now that I'm 30, I have lived through a lot of deaths. My manager who I was close to died 5 years ago, my grandmother died, and then my father passed away too about 2 years ago.

I'm sorry for your loss but it's good to see you back, great run!

Squidgy, it's just so nice to see you back! I missed you really and I kept wondering, when am I gonna see a Squidgy's new solo challenge? It was a great surprise to see the notification! I am very sad for all of your troubles you've shared, such situations are indeed difficult to handle and get over. Mate I'm so glad that you have shared with us your situations, I really hope you find some more strength in all the comments here. I am not an English native speaker so please forgive me for any use unpropper of any word 🙏 I really wish I could help more, but... I hope you keep going, thank you so much for one more video of yours! Btw I think the leaderboard is very good the way it is, with all the evolutionary lines. You're doing a great job as always. Thank you.

I'm sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself! That being said I'm also very glad you're back!

Welcome back, my guy! It's been so long since I've watched your videos! ♥️

Nice to have you back, man. I know what it is like to lose someone dear to you, so I am sorry for your loss

I've lost someone recently as well. I always think I'm going to walk in the room and see them or hear their jokes, but it won't ever happen again. Keep your head up and cherish those who you still have. ❤

Oh my goodness Squidgy is back!!!!!

Man I missed your videos so much ! I subscribed like 4 or 5 months ago and I watched all your videos while redacting my PhD manuscript and preparing my defense, it really helped turning my brain off for a moment. Then you stopped posting and I was worried so I checked your channel info to see if you had a SM link or something and when I checked your Twitter I saw the news. I’m truly sorry that you had to deal with a lot of losses in such a short period of time… I’m glad you’re doing okay enough to get back here and do something you like, i hope you’re doing good now or at least that it’s getting better. Cheers from France ❤️

I hope you're processing and feeling better squidgy! It's good to hear you talking bad about Lance again!

Hey, Squidgy! Happy to see you're back - I actually thought of you a couple weeks ago and was wondering if everything is okay. I'm sorry for your losses, but happy you've made progress in your healing process.

I'm happy you returned. I'm sorry for your losses. I would be for having a separate leaderboard for the unevolved Pokémon.

I forgot about your channel until I saw this video on my KZread feed! Good to be back! Happy weekend! I also got the notifications set to ALL, but knowing KZread, that does diddly squat. Oh yeah, I forgot because it's been a while since the upload before this video lol.

Good to see you back! It's funny that you picked HP ghost, were you inspired by Anihilape?

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

I wish I could say that I was inspired by Annihilape, but I completely forgot it existed when I did the run and the voiceover!

I've had so many nights that I thought: I need a new Squidgy run. Great to see you back Squidgy!

I didn't know/ hear what happened but just really glad you're here 😊😊

so happy to see you back!!!

Glad to see you back. Hope you're feeling well. Edit: one full board for me please. Some NFE Pokémon are better than fully evolved ones after all. Perhaps a BST threshold would be better for a second table?

I get ya. I had two people very close to me pass away last year. Sometimes, the thoughts just come onto you, and you can't shake them, can't shake the grief. I'm sorry for your losses, Squidgy.

Welcome back! Personally, I would like to see the NFE Pokemon all in their own category, since they probably won't make it very high up anyway, save for a select few.

Glad to have you back. I missed your content.

Sorry for your losses, glad to have you back! I hope you consider trying Crystal Legacy for a fun play through!

Sorry for your loss Squidgy, and I am glad to hear you are feeling better. I always enjoy your content, and well done for speaking up about your grief and journey in dealing with it. I have been doing well, and am looking forward to seeing the upcoming runs!

Sorry about your losses, I hope you start to feel better soon :)

Welcome back, Squidgy! I know what it's like to lose someone close to you. I've had to bury 2 of my closest friends within the last 9 months, one as recent as Wednesday. It's hard, and some days are better than others. But, I'm always here for you if you need to talk, friend. My thoughts are with you.

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

You know where I am if you ever need a listening ear, bud. We've got this, one day at a time.

Sorry for your losses, take care of yourself, glad to watch your videos. I learned alot from your videos

Good to see you back Squids. Hope you're doing well!

THE RETURN OF THE KING!

Good to see you posting again! I really enjoy ypur videos and believe they are insanely underrated. Hope you are doing well!

I lost my aunt a few days before Christmas. She had a bleeding stroke. One day she was fine, she was buying clothes for her grand baby and was so excited for them, the next day she was on life support. I got the phone call when I was at work that my mom and sister were going to pick me up to say goodbye to her. We got there at the hospital a little after six and it was a little after eight when she took her last breath. It took me a good solid month to process her death, since she lived right next door to me, and I felt (and still do feel) some guilt in not spending enough time with her. But if I look at it as a teaching lesson, to spend more time with people, then it doesn’t hurt as bad. There’s still some songs I can’t listen to, I look down her driveway every day going to and from work to see if her truck is in the driveway, I catch myself wondering what she’s been up to. So you’re definitely not alone in processing grief, and everyone has their own different way to heal. Take as much time as you need, we’ll be here when you’re ready.

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

Oh goodness, I'm so sorry to hear about your aunt, Bjorn. You're absolutely right that there are lessons to be learned in grief, especially when it comes to spending time with loved ones.

HES BAAAACK

Mankey line is underrated. All praise Annihilape.

Squidgy is alive!

Welcome back. We missed you so much !!!

Welcome back man, great to see you

hey man, even though it's been 3 months since your last upload, the youtube algo still suggested your vid to me, don't give up and keep up the uploads :)

Glad to see you back, squidgy!

YESSSSS HES BACK!!!!!!!! Hope you have been ok?! Very happy

HE'S BACK

Love the monkey got through brock in fire red many times! Missed your videos squidgy glad they are back!! Middle evo leaderboard 1st form/baby leaderboard

Its great to see you again Squidgy. In regards to different leaderboards, I think it would be neat to have a Little Cup group (first stage pokemon) and possibly an Egg Moves leaderboard, to see how different pokemon perform when they are given a better start. Then you would have the Master Leaderboard with all pokemon (minus Egg moves).

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

What you've described is exactly how the leaderboard program functions at the moment - we've got the giant leaderboard (which isn't shown on videos, but is sometimes shown off on stream), and then we have different smaller categories for all of the different run types! It shouldn't be too hard to add a Little Cup category to split the first stages off!

Big Squidge! It’s good to see you back!

There is nothing harder than losing someone you love. I am sorry for your losses, and I hope you are able to be patient with yourself and others as you begin to move forward once again.

I love your videos and you've been a good company during these months. Sending lots of love here from Brasil, wish you all the best

So glad to finally see you was worried

Hey man, good to see you back. Sorry about your losses. I lost my father in December, had my first child (son) born in January and my mother passed away 2 days later. I had the same issue with free time and my thoughts, I hated having days off because I couldn't shut my mind off about everything that happened so quickly. I know it's hard but it does get easier, although it's always going to hurt. Try to remember the happy memories with them and remember that they wouldn't want to see you depressed and hurting. Stay strong 🙂

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

I couldn't comprehend losing both parents within the space of a few weeks, and having so much joy in the middle of both horrific events. I hope you and your family are doing as best you can in the circumstances.

One of my all time favorite pokemon

Great content sorry for your losses but it nice to see you have not lost your touch brilliant as always

Glad to see you back but I am sorry to hear of your loss. As for the leaderboard, I'd say do one for each :)

❤❤❤ omg welcome back!!!

Squidgy, I've come straight to comment at your 23 minute request because I really feel for you. Foremost, I'm so sorry for your losses. Any loss at any time can be devastating, but to lose three people in such a short space of time must be traumatic. You've done so well to acknowledge and talk about processing your grief - just think about the message that sends your beloved followers and HM friends. You always use your channel to promote messages of kindness and compassion, which is why I always come back. I've never held back in telling you that watching your runs brings light to my days and honestly, I've been struggling with my mental health since last year. Today was particularly hard and painful but there you were, whether by coincidence or fate. I really hope you have the support and embrace of loved ones to continue to see you through dark times - you give so much and deserve the same in return. Look after yourself mate.

@Squidgy

5 ай бұрын

You know where I am if you ever need to reah out, bud. Fingers crossed your mental health is on the up and up :)

Big hugs man ❤❤❤, sorry about your lose😢😢😢

Primeape only!? Good luck! (I'll watch this later for sure 😎🤙) I'm running as Schoolboy Nate in Silver (Exeggutor and Ledian only) and I'm brick walled at Karen. This is hell lol

I think that having individual leaderboards for full evolved, babies, middle stages and backports is best, but maybe updating a master leaderboard every couple months will all of them could be interesting just to see if there's any major upsets there.

Mr. Squidgy returns!

Return of the king

Welcome back Sweet Prince