Falkner in main Pokémon games: 🤡 Falkner in Pokémon Stadium: 👹

@GlitchanBlack

Ай бұрын

Who gave the already GOATed Johto Gym Leader access to a Legendary?!

@LordRemiem

Ай бұрын

I'd have probably chosen Brock in Yellow version but you've been smarter than me 😂

@deathblowringo4168

Ай бұрын

I'll explain Falkner's team in Round 2, All of his pokemon except Gligar have Mud-Slap, Also his Pidgeot, Skarmory and Zapdos have Sky Attack. Zapdos uses a combination of Mud-Slap + Bright Powder to mess up Rock Types trying to hit it with Rock Slide which it's accuracy is 90% Skarmory has a Quick Claw, meaning it can unexpectedly strike first and even mess up your pokemon with Mud-Slap. Charizard holds a Scope Lens, increasing its critical hit chance, a fun fact it has 2 Ground moves, Earthquake and Mud-Slap. The rest isn't as good, Pidgeot holds a PRZCureBerry, Dodrio holds a Miracle Berry and Gligar holds a Focus Band Haze can deal with the Accuracy drops, Aerodactyl seems a good choice against Falkner if it has Hidden Power Rock (Ancient Power PP's may be short but with 3 PP ups it has 8 PP, the 10% secondary effect chance helps in any situation), however it can't deal with Zapdos since it will take serious damage from a single Thunderbolt due to its flying type, you can use your own Zapdos that has Thunder Wave, Hidden Power Ice and Whirlwind to cripple it.

@Thiefthebat

Ай бұрын

Now why i see why to use awift more often

@rydrake9509

Ай бұрын

Looks impossible on Switch especially when stuck with rental with awful movesets IV and EV

Throwing out a Zapdos as a the first gym leader of your region is crazy asf

@timothypitcher7996

28 күн бұрын

In fairness, this is R2 Falkner.

The announcer: “It seems to be impervious to that attack” The Pokemon: *loses a slither of health* The Game: “it’s super effective!”

@timothypitcher7996

28 күн бұрын

In fairness, Mud-Slap is a weak attack, so its only real purpose is to lower the target's accuracy.

@notspoileratall5471

21 күн бұрын

It's super effective to the player's mental health 😂

What if you wanted to go to heaven But god said “accuracy fell”

You forgot about the Piranha Plant boss in Mario Party DS. When I was younger, I could not get past that boss, and despite being the hardest boss in the game, he is the FIRST boss!

@ranggaaditiaabrory7034

Ай бұрын

Me too. I always stuck in that boss level because i can't press the A button so fast so it true that piranha plant is the hard one in Mario party DS. I even ask my brother to help me to mask the A button

@user-vc2qg9pw3p

Ай бұрын

Me too but tbf I always sucked at mashing buttons minigames so I just assumed it was my skill issue

@baxterbruce9827

Ай бұрын

Nah, it requires better mashing than basically anything else in the game, ALL the other bosses are so much easier

@SuperLuigi-jz5gl

Ай бұрын

I almost could not beat that boss until I used a technique that helped me beat it (btw I used the practice mode to my advantage) I set my DS on a flat surface and mashed the buttons as hard as I can. I succeeded!

@zanechaltry5584

Ай бұрын

Oh god that back memories so hard. I still have the game. I remember finally beating that thing it was the best moment for me as a child

And this is one of the many reasons Accuracy/evasion strats are banned or frowned upon.

@dylancross1039

26 күн бұрын

There are enough moves that bypass accuracy checks at this point

@derpsdeluxe

25 күн бұрын

@@dylancross1039 There’s actually a lot less than you’d think. If we aren’t counting signature moves like Flower Trick or moves that need specific conditions like Blizzard then there’s only around 13 attacking moves that can’t miss. A lot of these moves are on the weaker side too like Shock Wave so they’re not always worth using.

@Super_Top_Secret_Area

23 күн бұрын

​@@dylancross1039 Those moves are bad, so by allowing accuracy drop/evasion raise moves you'd only be making the game worse.

In games with multiple difficulties, the first boss on the hardest difficulty is not a tutorial boss.

@katieshaw5972

Ай бұрын

Your smart

@Blazieth

27 күн бұрын

Even if you do decide to allow it, there is a difference between "First time player decided to play on the hardest difficulty" and "In order to access this difficulty, you must beat the game first". Round 2 Falkner is not a Tutorial Boss.

@vincentfichtler7758

27 күн бұрын

And sometimes the first boss isn't always the easiest boss.

@VGPorage

26 күн бұрын

At least when it's a locked difficulty that you get access to by beating the game on Hard. That solodifies that it's not going to be your first boss encounter in that game.

@yokaipinata1416

13 күн бұрын

This is _especially_ true for Wario Land 4, because to unlock Super Hard, you have to complete the game on Hard; and well, if you've already beaten the game before, you don't need a tutorial. ❤

The first boss in Pokemon Stadium 2 never made me this fucking furious!

@Gojira453

Ай бұрын

Harder than modern Pokemon superbosses

@michaelgum97

Ай бұрын

​@@Gojira453 Except it's cheap, bullshit difficulty.

@fandenovelas777

Ай бұрын

U will hate a lot Erika rematch, adn the 5th gym, both were so evil

@insertmemehere0

Ай бұрын

I totally agree, man! They're even harder than the first boss! I wish Game Freak just give us a mainline pokemon game that is not too easy!

@MiraakUnofficial

25 күн бұрын

​@@insertmemehere0diamond and pearl remakes elite 4.

If something can go wrong for the player in Stadium2, it will go wrong. The RNG is always against the player

@fandenovelas777

Ай бұрын

Dont forget the game laughting at ur face. Fissure hitting still is something else

@timothypitcher7996

28 күн бұрын

@@fandenovelas777 And what can feel even more infuriating is knowing that 1-hit KO attacks used to only work when the user's current speed is higher than the target's current speed. But as of the 2nd generation, they can hit, regardless of speed, but not if the target's level is higher than that of the user.

Why does Samurai Goroh think he’s playing a TouHou game💀💀

@Space_Astro

23 күн бұрын

I was wondering the exact same thing.

Falkner may as well be the ground gym leader, as he sure does love mudslap

Pokémon stadium.....mud slap/accuracy lowering moves spam were so unpredictably unfair, i feel your pain how frustrating and annoying that is.

@I_am_void_Fr

Ай бұрын

Just from that gameplay I feel emotional, physical and mental pain

@timothypitcher7996

28 күн бұрын

If you don't have Faint Attack or something that's immune to Mud-Slap, you're in for a long day. And sadly, Zapdos's presence makes the predicament even worse, since unless you have a Gligar, it'll send your Flying-types to their grave very quickly.

@charlescaulkins8306

25 күн бұрын

They really embody the annoyance of birds. That’s why Tsubame Gaeshi exists

Plum in 15 seconds is only in superhard difficulty. Which means you have to have finushed the games 2 times already onze in normal, one in hard. So the boss can barely be called a tutorial boss at that point.

@maznAlkadm

22 күн бұрын

What is your grammer

@mileenaliciouss

22 күн бұрын

​@@maznAlkadmGrammar* It's spelling, not grammar.

@maznAlkadm

22 күн бұрын

@@mileenaliciouss sorry I'm arabic and I learned english from boredom in the lockdown of 2020

Trust me, the tutorial boss in F-ZERO GX is the time limit to get all of the capsules

@whichDude

22 күн бұрын

That was last mission for me to beat on hard mode to unlock everyone. Chapter 7 is very hard, but you can consistently kill Shadow at beginning to make it much easier

@TheErikalovey

22 күн бұрын

@@whichDude I focus more on winning the race

Not really a boss, but I feel like the Yoshis in Mario Strikers: Battle League's tutorial deserve an honorable mention. Some tutorials there were so difficult that Nintendo actually made them easier in an update 😂

@JoshuaThompson-ut4fb

Ай бұрын

💀

@gicrueldad9520

24 күн бұрын

Just like Smash Ultimate character battles. The "New challengers" were incredibly strong so that they didn't lasted more than a week after release and they nerfed them all, if I had to guess they locked them to max difficulty at first and then just lowered them to half or weaker.

Bruh the fact that Goroh just rubber bands in front of you several times had me 💀. Got to love racing ai, i know mk64s ai if it's far enough off screen it ignores items and some knock back

@whichDude

22 күн бұрын

It only cheats in story mode. Grand Prix races are honest, and the most of the AI is extremely good and aggressive. Aggressive might be some are blood thirsty or some might just boost to near suicide to stay in the lead.

7:53 That's probably the most hardcore first boss music ever!😆🎸

You think that’s bad? Try fighting Aztec Falcon without grinding.

@chris1229sonic

Ай бұрын

Aztec is ez bud

@alvaroperez2349

Ай бұрын

@@chris1229sonic if you grinded, that is.

@chris1229sonic

Ай бұрын

@@alvaroperez2349 nah sorry but skill issue tbh

@alvaroperez2349

Ай бұрын

@@chris1229sonic I managed to beat him by hugging the wall, *and he has a counter for it.*

@chris1229sonic

Ай бұрын

@@alvaroperez2349 okey cool

Since the Metal Gear Solid triology was released for Switch, lemme mention that MGS 2 has an absolutely cracked prologue boss. If you fight Olga Gurlukovich at European Extreme difficulty your Life bar doesn't matter anymore: A single hit will kill you, and she keeps firing at you from cover. Additionally Olga will trigger obstructions as the battle progresses and on the lower difficulties you can disarm them, but not on the highest difficulty, meaning you have to take blind shots. And it gets even crazier if you are aiming for the Big Boss rank, because if you die you have to reload your last save, but the rank only permits 8 saves in total, meaning you probably shouldn't save in the entire tanker prologue at all. So if you make a single mistake in this battle you have to restart the entire game.

And that's just the beginning

DKC tropical freeze shouldn't be in the list, in a normal playthrough its much easier than every other boss of the list

@zeospark9715

Ай бұрын

Especially when you're using Funky Kong

@KingOfTheBlobs

Ай бұрын

Playing the original was the first time I had ever really raged at a game

@nbboxhead3866

Ай бұрын

Well, it's still a lot harder than your typical 3-hit Mario boss (which definitely shouldn't be the difficulty standard, but here we are) Plus, it seems to be ranked on how hard it gets on a higher difficulty, and because Tropical Freeze has a hard mode it makes it a lot more challenging.

@timothypitcher7996

28 күн бұрын

You'd be amazed by how significant the difficulty becomes when playing in Hard Mode. Take damage even once, and you have to redo the entire boss battle from the very beginning, and those very bosses take 3x more hits to defeat than your typical Super Mario series boss.

@user-lh5dc5cy1b

27 күн бұрын

​@@timothypitcher7996 thats just the first 3 dkc games

Falkner spamming Mud Slap is so damn annoying. I hate facing evasion strategies.

@Terraflare94

Ай бұрын

Hence why I have a few no miss moves on at least 2 pokemon in my team

An honorable mention is Brock in the Kanto games if you picked Charmander(Red, Blue/Green, Fire Red, Leaf Green) since your only options for super effective moves are the Nidos(FrLg) and Mankey(also FrLg), this makes RB Brock brutal because Karate Chop is Normal in Generation 1, meaning the only effective ways to take on Brock is with Burn or Poison stalling with Charmander, the Nidos, or the Weedle line or using an overleveled mon, it only gets more difficult if you didn’t catch Mankey or a Nido in FrLg as Onix now has Rock Tomb, luckily they gave Mankey Low kick in Yellow, but in Red and Blue/Green, you have no way of dealing super effective damage against Brock

@TunaBear64

Ай бұрын

In Red and Blue you can just use Butterfree. Rock moves? Nope, Brock only has Tackle as a damaging move, Tackle... Anything with Growl is basically unlikable (like Charmander) Anything learns a STAB special move is gonna out damage his Pokémon (like Charmander) His Onix is an absolute joke btw, the only Pokémon I can think of that can't defeat his Onix, is a Magikarp.

@mega-swampy1311

Ай бұрын

@@TunaBear64 in red and blue, the only mon with neutral damage is indeed butterfree’s Confusion against brock, the only problem with caterpie, it’s a 5% encounter rate in red

@solidzack

Ай бұрын

In FR/LG Charmander learns Metal Claw early on, which is Super Effective against Onix. Even so, Onix has really high defense but its other stats are pathetic, so you can just as well spam STAB Ember and it will still do some damage and occasionally waste Brocks turn, healing off burn. Also Brocks moveset is just awful in Red and Blue. But in Pokémon Yellow it's a different story. Pikachu can legit do nothing to it, but lower its stats, since quick attack only deals like 1 damage and it learns it's next best move Slam at level 20. So you have to use another Pokémon for Brock. Mankey can be caught at Lv. 5 and learns Low kick at Lv. 9. Both Nidoran learn Double Kick at Lv. 12. Butterfree learns Confusion as soon as it evolved at Lv. 10. These 4 are basically your only consistent options, but a new player would still have to figure this out (you'd likely ditch Butterfree and Mankey at some point, since they have a tough time in the late game). Also Onix now knows Bind, which in Gen. 1 is just unfair. Plus you cannot purchase Potions before Brock.

@smashmallow1012

27 күн бұрын

yknow, if you're an idiot who willingly picks the worst starter in the series. (there i said it.)

If I recall, Koopa in Mario Tennis Aces was so annoying that he was nerfed in an update. Sure he isn't a boss, but he felt like one

@so_far_yt

Ай бұрын

Oh, the whole game is a nightmare. I stopped playing cause I couldn’t beat mirage mansion.

@PacDino11

Ай бұрын

I remember in an update there was an option where if you lost several times, they'd allowed you to use your special attack at any time, with no refill. This was the ONLY way I was able to beat the story mode.

To be fair that IS round 2 for Pokemon Stadium 2, aka you versus RNG and already cracked Pokemon. Not really a tutorial boss since you'd have to face everyone and complete the game once to get to it.

F-Zero GX literally said “Okay, you collected all the capsules on a simple oval course. Now you should be able to face your rival, who has super rubber band AI, on a one-shot winding course with boulders dropping down. Right?”

dude that race against samurai goroh took me countless tries. it took me forever to realise that he's basically programmed to boost past you if you go near him and it's only towards the end when you can really make a mad dash past him

@whichDude

22 күн бұрын

Basically every AI boss character in Story mode. Only one not cheating was Blood Falcon since he actually doesn't have infinite health, and is actually limited to how many boost he can spam

The fzero gx one in particular is nearly impossible to

@whichDude

22 күн бұрын

The story mode missions only get harder from there

So glad you had the consideration to speed up the KI boss fight

These bosses are intense.

I like how the last video was about the easiest final bosses in Nintendo history lol

@crabbycakey

Ай бұрын

We love to see continuation 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@MaxusYT592

Ай бұрын

@@crabbycakey fr bro 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Something else worth mentioning is in Paper Mario Ttyd. If you choose to fight gus as the very second enemy of the game, he can be pretty unforgiving if your superguard game isn't up to snuff. Conversely, strolling up to hooktail without attack fx g makes her notedly more difficult (assuming you didn't make yourself hax by fighting bonetail at the bottom of the pit prior).

@_Axel_12_

10 күн бұрын

I've already beaten the game so Gus was pretty easy on my second playthrough cuz The super guard timing

Another fitting pick would be Travis and Trish in the first chapter of Triangle Strategy. If you try to play it on hard difficulty on NG+, the battle was so ridiculously hard that lowering its difficulty remains the only gameplay related change Square Enix made between updates.

This is why in Pokemon I usually focus on those with high speed and heavy hits to take down the opponent as fast as I can before they even get a chace to lower accuracy or raise evasion

The gym leader really loves mud slap 😭😭😭

FUN FACT: Pokémon Stadium 2 has fixed outcomes.

@thedaedricdragon921

27 күн бұрын

What do you mean by that?

@Super_Top_Secret_Area

23 күн бұрын

​@@thedaedricdragon921 The game already knows what will happen in that turn and acts accordingly. It already knows you will switch out, what move you will use, etc.

@thedaedricdragon921

23 күн бұрын

@@Super_Top_Secret_Area oh so it basically reads you 100% of the time? That’s fair

@neonredhex

12 күн бұрын

It makes so much sense considering why would Zaptos go for an electric attack against Tyranitar? It KNEW when the switch out was happening

How Pokemon Stadium 2 just casually gives the first gym leader a legendary lol

@MeronSuikadoge

Ай бұрын

This is round 2 tho

@timothypitcher7996

28 күн бұрын

This is only the case in round 2, but even in round 1, Falkner uses the Mud-Slap strategy to irritate players.

could of mentioned brock from pokemon yellow. only 2 actual ways to beat him and that is either get a nidoran and evolve it to nidorino and get double kick or evolve a caterpie to butterfree and get confusion.

@solidzack

Ай бұрын

There are wild Lv. 5 Mankey at the same route where Rival 1a is located. It learns Low Kick at Lv. 9

@JoelHernandez-tz3vk

27 күн бұрын

Isn't he way worse in red/blue?

@skygazer419

27 күн бұрын

@@JoelHernandez-tz3vk no because pokemon yellow you dont get a choice of starter, stuck with pikachu who can do literally nothing to geodude and onyx

@JoelHernandez-tz3vk

27 күн бұрын

@skygazer419 I was going to mention specifically how screwed you are if you pick Charmander. However, Charmander can at least DAMAGE Brock's Pokémon with ember and take advantage of their low sp Def that way. Pikachu has no such luxury. Thus likely forcing you into getting a Mankey for the purpose of defeating him.

@skygazer419

27 күн бұрын

@@JoelHernandez-tz3vk yup though personally i tihnk yellow has different spawns because i dont remember ever seeing a mankey anywhere early game

7:01 My Favorite.

12:05 Is that the cod zombies bear sound? The one for the Easter egg songs? Sure sounds like it

Watching you refuse to switch on a resisted sky attack was PAINFUL

This great nostalgic game from 80 one this game have it

So I feel like this needs to be said THIS falkner in Pokémon stadium 2 isn’t the first boss this is round 2 falkner wich isn’t reachable until you’ve basically beaten the game on easy mode

I want to give a mention to FireMan from Mega Man Network Transmission. Dude is the first boss in the game but he makes it so hard for you to hit him at times and he has this attack that's pretty darn hard to avoid due to it's range and it deals a LOT of damage.

@rafaelchavezjimenez6723

Ай бұрын

I still have nightmares about FIRE ARRRRRM.

4:42 400% speed is just a really fancy way of saying 4 times speed

Ho my god, I didn't think anyone would talk about Kid Icarus Uprising ever again! That game was, like, top 3 of the best 3ds games, with Hyrule Warriors and Pokémon Ultra Sun & Moon.

12:51 Back then it was quite hilarious to see the attack animation go off even though the attack misses.🤣

@timothypitcher7996

28 күн бұрын

And one can probably understand why after the 2nd generation, move animations will only occur when they DO hit their target; it saves time.

I’m pretty sure the developer intended boss order for Metroid 1 is Fake Kraid Ridley Going back to the statue and seeing that kraids isn’t active Then finding real Kraid Kraid has the most defence and damage out of all of the bosses in game I find it very unlikely that he’s supposed to be the tutorial boss.

I'll miss Kid Icarus Uprising...

3:08 I noticed that every time the leader is overtaken the new leader's portrait on the left side of the screen does this goofy head bob, like "Ahh, I beat you!"

Dark Alpha Splinter in Metroid Prime 2 is insanely hard for a first boss. You have to fight a few regular splinters, then Alpha's first phase, and then his Dark Phase all with 0 E-Tanks; 5 missiles and no way to recharge. He also hits like a truck and will kill you in like 4-5 hits. His pattern is pretty simple but it's insanely easy to fuck up and die if you're new to the series

Spoiled Rotten in Super Hard difficulty is heart wrenchingly nightmare inducing

That Wario boss looks like it's out of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga

I still have (more or less) fond memories of FZero GX. On one hand, I absolutely adored the game. On the other hand, this game is responsible for me having to buy new controllers pretty much monthly due to its brutal difficulty lol All jokes aside, I think I wanna play it again right now!

Bruh… funny how every other boss fight in Kid Icarus OMaM takes significantly longer than the final boss

Falker's pokémons using Mud Slap for the tenth time: The narrator: What's that!?

Whats the ost for the 1st 5 seconds of the vid? I heard it before but dont remember.

13:35 "Oh hey it's Gengar :D"

Either this person is the best gamer ever or it’s tas

Nintendo unity: this boss is brutal Also Nintendo unity: *Plays on the hardest difficulty possible*

Wario land 4 plant

From laughable easy final bosses to head breaker first bosses

@Gojira453

Ай бұрын

Cough dark nebula cough.

Nah the captain Falcon one's just ludicrously harc

Time is ticking!

0:05 withing

20:11 YEAAAAASSS!!!

OG Falcner in general is a pain in the ass since he only spams mudslap to the piont they completely removed it from him in HGSS but instead he spams roost

You forgot about Odolwa from the N64 version of Majora's Mask. Dude is pretty brutal in that version of the game.

0:31 i just realized wario and pepperman have the same mooveset

Good. Now lets see Kraid without Narpas Sword.

_Immediately floods the entire arena with a huge tidal wave._ Game: Yup, that's a miss no question about it. ...Gotta love pokemon logic.

Starmie: *Uses surf* Skarmory: *While submerged underwater* Missed me beyatch!

what is the song playing while waiting for kid icarus boss to be beat

@NMGian

18 күн бұрын

“Play a mini-game!” from Mario Party 1

@marshy25

18 күн бұрын

@@NMGian thank youuuuuu.

All hail Faulkner!

12:40 Tutorial boss?

Thunder is guaranteed to hit in the rain. Have something fast with ice beam for Gligar.

7:32 Nintendounity: the first dkctf boss is hard. Also Nintendounity: beats him with funky Kong who is the definition of easy mode.

Crazy how they're like souls bosses

@masonstewart6232

Ай бұрын

Ok, I got the reference finally. You confused me for a sec

The tropical freeze one was actually pretty easy tbh.

@timothypitcher7996

28 күн бұрын

Easy under normal circumstances, but Hard Mode does make it so that one mistake equals having to redo the fight from the very beginning.

So, either the Switch version straight-up nerfed the first boss of DKC Tropical Freeze, or Funky does more damage, because Pompy has a final attack phase in which he does several tricks before becoming vulnerable.

Well I'm glad to know Falkner actually was a bs boss, I just thought I was 10 and bad.

To beat Goroh I had to destroy his Fire Stingray... 💀

who could've guessed that a boss would be hard on the highest difficulty

Why is the first boss in kid icrias up rising 2 naked

Imagine funny joke for Smash bros ultimate, the athlete hero from number 10 is dead horse beating with KO'd Sora in classic mode. Must be updates.

Want a very really and a very hard game right from the start until the finish? Fire Emblem Binding Blade

Dude. Star Allies should be on this list

20:41 They really need to add some sort of level scaling...

4:44 what song is this

Gobblegut from Super Mario Galaxy 2 not being on her is kinda odd.

Most of these are on Hard mode or worse, but GX is brutal even on regular difficulty.

Me: "He only got his with one Mudslap, there's no way Surf will miss" *Surf, a 100/100 move, misses* Me: 💀

Can you imagine doing roynd 2 bosses on RENTALS?

"Oh he just beat Faulkner's Zapdos, so battle is basically over at this point, right?" ...right?

Something tells me you couldn’t beat Pompy (DKC: Tropical Freeze) with DK so you had to switch to funky

10:34 Lore accurate Samus Aran

Trust me, the Root Pack from Cuphead is no cakewalk, either.

@squidsalotl

28 күн бұрын

It is lol I beat it in normal first try

7:06 i did This boss so many times without losing health

Wah

GEEZ! And I thought Whitney's Miltank was way worse? O___O;

@thedaedricdragon921

27 күн бұрын

Miltank being so early into the game really only gave you like 2 fighting types that you could use, but also… why does it have rollout

@dannyemory6261

27 күн бұрын

@@thedaedricdragon921 *sigh* To be honest, I don't know anymore. =__=;

@thedaedricdragon921

27 күн бұрын

@@dannyemory6261 what makes it worse is that I’m pretty sure in the remakes they give the miltank a lum berry as wel, so don’t even think about giving it an effect

@dannyemory6261

27 күн бұрын

@@thedaedricdragon921 Okay. Thanks for the heads-up. ^^;

@lucasgreer1736

21 күн бұрын

whitney's miltank is way less threatening if you have the extremely easy to obtain geodude and it's the third boss so I don't think it counts as a tutorial at that point