i know its already been commented, but i appreciate the amount of content lately. its really holding me over until the new season of better call saul lol. keep it wholesome scott
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon hypothesis hitmonlee wins by a ton actually Unless Agatha Lance are that massive of a brick wall Hitmonchan moveset is worse than hitmonlee n I'm concerned about hitmonchan losing the speed battle with more pokemon like say gengar or final rivals alakazam or ninetales It will also one shot alot less than hitmonlee
To clarify on Counter: Yes, he said if you were hit by a water move, it would just miss. It did that every generation afterwards, and that's why they made "Mirror Coat" to cover the special moves. But to clarify for those who thought this, it would also miss if Ground, Flying, Rock, Bug, and Poison moves were used too. So a better example could have been used, but now hopefully people see how limited Counter really is on Gen 1
And yet even this limited iteration of Counter sees legit use in competitive play (shout-out to Counter Chansey). It turns out that, especially in a game with such limited movepools, being able to clap the most common attacking type in the game (including Tauros and Snorlax, two of RBY OU's "Big Four') is a pretty useful trait.
Fun fact, in RBY when the opponent hits themselves in confusion, it counts as a normal-type damage dealing attack. So counter, which always goes second, will follow it up by inflicting double that damage on the foe, sorta like the move Assurance that came about later. Its still quite limited as a combo, only Gengar and Magmar can learn confuse ray and counter, and only lickitung can learn supersonic & counter. But it was still quite a surprise when I discovered it on my "passive attacks only" playthrough. And it made gengar pretty viable in that context, as confusion damage was the only solid way to hit poison/grass types, and counter was the only damaging move I could use other than bide. It was still hit or miss, but really made confusion into a more potent status affliction for that run.
@@jordanthejq12 Agreed. Counter is limited, but when all physical types have limited moves (fighting only had a few. rock had rock throw and rock slide only. Bug was leech life, twineedle and pinmissle. Flying was peck, drill peck, and sky attack. Ground was dig and earthquake)... normal was the one with all the physical moves anyway. Unfortunately in competitive, Earthquake is everywhere. If Counter could deal with that one move, then most people wouldn't care about the limited usage.
The weirdest use I know is Counter on Gengar. It lets you counter Explosion if you just lost another pokemon to it and the oponnent switchs out instead of using a move... It's mentioned on Gengar's page on Smogon.
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon hell yeah man I appreciate the work you put in, just don’t burn yourself out you’ve been killin it, also as a fellow musician I’d slap some bass for ya anytime
01:40:00 To be honest, i think that using the average between real and game time doesn't make much sense. The purpose of GT is to evaluate how the pokemon would perform in ideal conditions, where the player makes no mistakes and have good RNG, and RT evaluates how the pokemon would perform in a speedrun, considering the consistency of each fight. Those are different things with different meanings, it makes no sense to use their average as a metric. Also, the RT itself is like a combination between GT and n⁰ of resets, there is no need to mix them.
Always listening. Didn't consider the implications of raising the volume - wanted to create hype, but now I realize how it can be very jarring. There's some content finished already that has the louder transitions but after those videos this will be the standard.
Not sure if I've ever commented this, but I love how detailed your narration is, really making the visuals optional. I love listening to your videos in the evening when I don't want to look at a screen anymore!
Hey Tobias, I'm always trying to design the videos so that there is a visual experience and an auditory experience. I want people to be able to choose how they consume the video!
Another quality video. The amount of time you put into each run is very impressive. You give each Pokemon it's fair shot and that clearly takes a lot of time. Your videos are always some that I'm truly excited to watch. Keep pumping out the bangers!
At best it stands in the Smogon lower tiers with good coverage moves and has a strange niche as a reverse sweeper who uses Reversal, Endure, and a Salac berry to sweep.
@@Hyperencrpted12345 I am surprised that GameFreak didn't give Hitmonchan an ability to turn all moves it can learn into Physical moves instead of Special moves, that would have made his elemental punches a tad bit more useful a generation before the Physical/Special split.
Even FRLG would be interesting. Both Hitmons get Revenge as a starting move, which patches up Chan's lack of STAB and then, thanks to Comet Punch hitting Bugs neutrally, gives it a small edge.
Ngl, I was fully expecting this to be an April Fool's upload. Glad to see it's actually an iconic race. Keep up the great work but don't forget to take breaks every now and then.
Wanted to thank you for narrating these videos so thoroughly, I’m listening to this with the worst headache of my life and can’t look at anything bright for too long but thanks to your descriptions I can still follow along perfectly.
I think the live reaction audio clips are so adorable, love it!! Ah, Hitmonchan, a Pokemon that would only become useful in later Gens. Imagine having pathetic special but all your cool moves are...... dependent on your special. *shocked Pikachu face*
To respond to your initial question of seeing the initial run first: Yes, definitely enjoy seeing your journey progress linearly. Also allows all to kind of go through the same thought processes with you, trying to come up with better strategies right along with you. Thanks again for all your videos, they're awesome! 😊
Before watching the video: My bet is on Hitmonlee. Faster and higher attack. The only advantage Hitmonchan has are the elemental punches for coverage... which frankly, with a special stat of 35 is just going to be mostly useless (in Gen4, Hitmonchan actually might have the better cards because there the coverage would be insanely helpful, but not as long as it comes from his weaker special side). I can imagine that using Ice Punch against Lance might be useful? Maybe. But that's just one fight. Both of them will mainly fight with physical attacks, and there Hitmonlee simply has the better cards. Better stats and better moves. Maybe the fact that Hitmonchan has the better defense will help him to survive a couple of more hits than Hitmonlee, but frankly I doubt that this will make the difference. Especially since Hitmonlee will be able to hit first a lot more often than Hitmonchan. So yeah, Hitmonlee all the way and I'm pretty sure it's going to be fairly consistent. After watching the video (obviously spoiler): Yeah well... That went as expected X-D
I enjoyed the super quick fire type overlay at the end, looking forward to it! You're releasing so much content, love it. Always a highlight to see a new video drop 🙂
I am a huge fan of you showing us the initial playthrough like you used too. Also, quality content as always and the up in quantity lately is the cherry on top. You're spoiling us!
When yellow first came out (my first Pokémon game), I trained boxing, I loved boxing and Hitmonchan and Primape were my favorite Pokémon. I was so excited to get Hitmonchan… needless to say, I felt the pain you’re feeling now back then lol
This is the first video I've seen of yours. I can't tell if there's an intentionality with this coming out on April Fool's, but either way, I love the production of this video and what I assume comes in your other videos. Very well used and well made layout of timer, base stats & current stats, movepool and current moveset, and reset counter. These work really well with the double pokemon setup because it leaves good mental reminders of what's happening between both playthroughs.
No burn out this time, I've got a plan! (Burnout was in the fall, and it's the reason there were no versus videos from November-> late December). Shawn, my video editor, is a lifesaver for these longer projects!
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Please, take care of yourself, and always put your physical and mental health first. If you ever feel tired, or like you just want to take a break, then do it. Just saying, cause you've been doing so many consecutive runs lately. And that's awesome, we love your content, but don't neglect your health. Ok, this would be all, thanks for the awesome content.
Love all the content, Scott! And happy to hear you’re taking care of your mental health. Please always prioritize that over all else, the community will understand ❤️
I’ve said it before but your content is pure enjoyment. Your dedication to deliver such high quality and thorough videos is unrivaled. You’re a legend dude, keep it going!!
When i first stumbled upon your channel i thought "ok so jrose but for Pokemon yellow". However your content is SO different and I'm really glad you kept going with your own flavor. Your scientific approach to pokemon is so great and your sense of humor is cute as well. Keep it up man love the content!!
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemonfor sure. After all it takes a man very confident in himself to find a way to mention his girlfriend each and every upload. Not many other TH-camrs can do that.
Hey Rika, I remember you writing a comment on a video about a week ago saying you were isolating. Hope you're feeling a bit better. Glad to hear you got a negative test again!
Hitmonchad, I love it! Thank you for just getting into the details and fully explaining yourself, I feel like so many other TH-camrs would just gloss over the details and put in lame jokes instead.
Really been appreciating all the content lately! Been in a bad place for a bit, so it's nice to be able to take my mind of things and just relax for a while listening to your videos.
I really appreciate the fact you're willing to suffer to provide us some great content. Hitmonchan truly got the shaft in the early gens, but I'm looking forward to seeing how it would fare with physical elemental punches. Also, just one point - I noticed the Gym 6 split for Hitmonlee came up before your first attempts against Blaine.
To be fair, I love playing Pokémon yellow! It is mostly not suffering. Only the first playthrough with Hitmonchan was bad. After that it’s fun trying to make it perform as well as possible and constantly beat my own results!
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon any chance you might consider Let's Go for a rematch between these two, or were you thinking of giving them a rest until you naturally reach Gen 4+?
I think Agatha in Yellow is way less painful than her Red and Blue counterpart. Red and Blue Agatha has more trolly moves on all of her Ghosts and Night Shade is actually threatening, since it hits everything for set damage, even the Normals. In Yellow, yeah she still has her Confusion tactics, but her 1st Gengar does not have the Dream Eater combo or Night Shade. In fact, all of her Ghosts don't have Night Shade. Sure, they have Lick with 30% Para Chance, but they aren't nearly as threatening as Night Shade spam.
Yeah, Yellow Agatha is easier, but nearly every other trainer is harder in Yellow. For these two: Lance and the Champion specifically. The fixed movesets really did a lot to improve those trainers. Lance would just spam agility in RB because of the good AI paired with his garbage movesets.
Honestly amazing that Hitmonchan moved from bad to chad! I know Hitmonlee was much better of course, but shaving off almost one hour after you optimized its run is amazing and your strategies were great! And I also wanted to say that I've finally watched every single video you have and now I'm all caught up! It was amazing journey watching your channel and content grow, and you do really read all the comments! Keep it up man!
Scott, you are the best!! The amount of videos you keep putting out is astounding. These videos take a long time. You are such an underrated tuber, especially for the Pokémon content space. Please keep going as much as possible, but don’t burn yourself out. I see a lot of tubers burning themselves out on this content, but you have such a positive outlook that I don’t see that happening to you.
With every video I see of Gen I Pokemon, it becomes more and more apparent that Game Freak were absolutely useless at giving Pokemon decent move pools in the beginning. I think they focused solely on trying to be thematic and it just so happened that all of Hitmonlee's kick moves had no choice but to be fighting type. Elemental punches made sense for Hitmonchan but then you think about it for 2 seconds longer and realise that it's an awful idea when types alone dictated which damage stat they're based off. Great video btw! Been binging your channel for the last week and while there are a million other Poketubers out there, the way you approach these videos are different with how you break down the numbers with the time, resets, movesets and stats shown on screen at all times. Plus, you have a comforting presence about you which makes these chill viewings.
I love all the new content coming out and just as much on random days as well as the usual release on Sundays. Keep up the good work just don't work too hard and get burnt out again lol.
I have started doing my own testing after watching the video and while I am admittedly not as proficient in certain aspects of the game I have seen some interesting results of my testing so far. Namely that the elemental punches are situationally useful and make certain areas faster and more consistent if planned properly. One big thing I did different is buying three Calcium instead of the Protein and Carbos that Scott did. I also didn't do Pokemon Tower til after Erika, instead fighting a few extra trainers along the way. By doing this Fire Punch was 2-3 shotting the Tangela without setup while still 2 shotting the following Weepinbell and Gloom. In addition this allowed me when I got to Pokemon Tower to 2 shot all the ghosts without Seismic Toss which gave me a bit more flexibility in my moveset. And as Scott found in his subsequent playthroughs Ice Punch is a consistent two hit against Rival Five's Sandslash when even at a higher level Body Slam is not a consistent two shot. It also makes Giovanni's Rhyhorn a one shot which was not shown in the video. I am hoping to continue testing and work on improving my ability to do the small things faster to see if I can improve on Scott's final time for Hitmonchan. While I know I won't be able to get it to be as fast as Hitmonlee was I can see it being at least closer in time with what I have been doing.
I love the idea of using the punches for Pokémon tower! That’s a great idea. Really frees up the moveset so that seismic toss can be used later for Agatha!
I’m glad you’re taking care of your health, that’s more important than these videos. I really like these versus videos too, I know they’re a bunch of work, but it’s really interesting to see how certain Pokémon deal with challenges differently
“These Pokémon are part of Bruno’s team. He’s the strongest Elite Four member by far, and the Hitmons are the reason for that.” I can’t believe you said that with a straight face
I really enjoy your videos. They are also an amazing help when it comes to decompressing from a hard day of work. I look forward to all of your videos so much that you're actually the only one I have set to get notifications for each video. Thanks for the time and work you put into these for us.
Hey Scott! Been enjoying the videos as always. I’m glad to see you go back to the longer approach. I also love seeing your adjustments and progression across a few playthroughs. Can’t wait to watch what’s next but also hope you make time to take some breaks and don’t burn yourself out!
I was thinking of some video ideas, probably what you’ve thought of already. Doing split evolution pairs in gen 2 like Politoad vs Poliwrath, Slowbro vs Slowking(even though the differences in them are the Defense and Sp Def stats), obviously the 3 hitmons, Vileplume vs Bellossom, and the Umbreon vs Espeon or even all 5 which would be insane but interesting to see who would beat Crystal better.
I think about how you could of just used strength on the dragonite, then hyper beam, so you dont need to wait to recharge or allow a hyper potion. You never prime the enemy Pokémon for a KO like this, I think this would speed up some of your runs and add more consistency to your strategy.
I'm impressed with how much you were able to shave off Hitmonchan's time. Beyond that there weren't really any surprises. In the future I hope you'll run a vs for these two in a generation where they'll both be viable Pokemon.
I would always take hitmonchan as a kid in gen 1 and 3 for it’s coverage but got disappointed every single time! I knew that hitmonlee would be better but didn’t expect such dominance! You’re awesome Scott!
It makes sense that hitmonlee has such low special in gen 1 since it's before attack and defense were split but that definitely shocked me, cause I'm used to special defense tank hitmonlee in future gens
I completely agree with your other fan. It is much more engaging seeing the process of learning the strategies as you progress through the game. That’s my biggest criticism with MDBs videos, they just kept getting shorter and shorter. For me it started to become more of a just on 20 minute highlights reel without much explanation. Some were like ‘This gym leader wasn’t hard I just spammed this move for their whole team’ and before you knew it he was at the elite 4 and you realise you hadn’t really seen any growth or learning of strategy. I get that he’s got a lot of content that he produces on a weekly basis but but just makes for a still entertaining but quite forgettable video. You’ve got the top spot for quality of detail of your runs and dedication to your craft. From your first video to now you’ve come so far and refined so much.
"Hitmonchan's PP just isn't up to the task..."
That about explains this matchup
I couldn't even feel him inside
i know its already been commented, but i appreciate the amount of content lately. its really holding me over until the new season of better call saul lol. keep it wholesome scott
I've got you ;)
Yo that's shows fire! Season finale is gonna be insane!
Omg for real this mans been busy. I hope hes keeping his girlfriend happy lol 🤣
@@Nixoth he is if she's a fan of pokemon races!
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon hypothesis hitmonlee wins by a ton actually
Unless Agatha Lance are that massive of a brick wall
Hitmonchan moveset is worse than hitmonlee n I'm concerned about hitmonchan losing the speed battle with more pokemon like say gengar or final rivals alakazam or ninetales
It will also one shot alot less than hitmonlee
To clarify on Counter: Yes, he said if you were hit by a water move, it would just miss. It did that every generation afterwards, and that's why they made "Mirror Coat" to cover the special moves. But to clarify for those who thought this, it would also miss if Ground, Flying, Rock, Bug, and Poison moves were used too. So a better example could have been used, but now hopefully people see how limited Counter really is on Gen 1
And yet even this limited iteration of Counter sees legit use in competitive play (shout-out to Counter Chansey). It turns out that, especially in a game with such limited movepools, being able to clap the most common attacking type in the game (including Tauros and Snorlax, two of RBY OU's "Big Four') is a pretty useful trait.
Fun fact, in RBY when the opponent hits themselves in confusion, it counts as a normal-type damage dealing attack. So counter, which always goes second, will follow it up by inflicting double that damage on the foe, sorta like the move Assurance that came about later. Its still quite limited as a combo, only Gengar and Magmar can learn confuse ray and counter, and only lickitung can learn supersonic & counter. But it was still quite a surprise when I discovered it on my "passive attacks only" playthrough. And it made gengar pretty viable in that context, as confusion damage was the only solid way to hit poison/grass types, and counter was the only damaging move I could use other than bide. It was still hit or miss, but really made confusion into a more potent status affliction for that run.
@@jordanthejq12 Agreed. Counter is limited, but when all physical types have limited moves (fighting only had a few. rock had rock throw and rock slide only. Bug was leech life, twineedle and pinmissle. Flying was peck, drill peck, and sky attack. Ground was dig and earthquake)... normal was the one with all the physical moves anyway. Unfortunately in competitive, Earthquake is everywhere. If Counter could deal with that one move, then most people wouldn't care about the limited usage.
The weirdest use I know is Counter on Gengar. It lets you counter Explosion if you just lost another pokemon to it and the oponnent switchs out instead of using a move...
It's mentioned on Gengar's page on Smogon.
@@Alienldr Actually, it would only apply fully until Gen 3.
I used to always look forward to sundays with Scott but I’m just as happy for random days with Scott I’ll never complain
Going to be releasing on Friday's from now on! (Just one a week from here)
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon hell yeah man I appreciate the work you put in, just don’t burn yourself out you’ve been killin it, also as a fellow musician I’d slap some bass for ya anytime
Poor Scott. Brock is just too rock hard, intimidating him and giving him PP problems. It's ok. It happens to a lot of us
I had to unlike this so it stays at 69 likes
01:40:00 To be honest, i think that using the average between real and game time doesn't make much sense.
The purpose of GT is to evaluate how the pokemon would perform in ideal conditions, where the player makes no mistakes and have good RNG, and RT evaluates how the pokemon would perform in a speedrun, considering the consistency of each fight. Those are different things with different meanings, it makes no sense to use their average as a metric.
Also, the RT itself is like a combination between GT and n⁰ of resets, there is no need to mix them.
Loved how you listened to feedback and got the gym transitions quieter! You're the best!
Always listening. Didn't consider the implications of raising the volume - wanted to create hype, but now I realize how it can be very jarring. There's some content finished already that has the louder transitions but after those videos this will be the standard.
Idk, I kinda liked the older transition 😅
@@antoniacorrales9148 same here, was a little disappointed to see them quieter
Now I can’t hear anything
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon ,
Not sure if I've ever commented this, but I love how detailed your narration is, really making the visuals optional. I love listening to your videos in the evening when I don't want to look at a screen anymore!
I usually just listen to them while walking on the steet going places haha
Hey Tobias, I'm always trying to design the videos so that there is a visual experience and an auditory experience. I want people to be able to choose how they consume the video!
Another quality video. The amount of time you put into each run is very impressive. You give each Pokemon it's fair shot and that clearly takes a lot of time. Your videos are always some that I'm truly excited to watch. Keep pumping out the bangers!
When you were explaining Hitmonchan's moveset, I was just getting more and more depressed. That poor guy doesn't stand a chance 😢
I know right... its move pool is so depressing... counter's design being the cherry on top
Legitimately hitmonchan isn't any good until the gen 3 even then it isn't good. Not until the physical special split.
When I first tried hitmonchan, I used to think the punch moves were physical. Imagine my surprise when they were useless.
At best it stands in the Smogon lower tiers with good coverage moves and has a strange niche as a reverse sweeper who uses Reversal, Endure, and a Salac berry to sweep.
@@Hyperencrpted12345 I am surprised that GameFreak didn't give Hitmonchan an ability to turn all moves it can learn into Physical moves instead of Special moves, that would have made his elemental punches a tad bit more useful a generation before the Physical/Special split.
Hello Scott and Denis!
Holy moly! Another one already? How did we get so lucky! I'll check it out after the gym!
DENIS
Would be interesting to see this in a gen with the physical/special split. Hitmonchan really improved with that.
And Hitmonlee getting actually good attacking moves to use vs ghost and flying
Even FRLG would be interesting. Both Hitmons get Revenge as a starting move, which patches up Chan's lack of STAB and then, thanks to Comet Punch hitting Bugs neutrally, gives it a small edge.
“Hmm yes today i will have the worst defenses known to man” -Hitmonlee
Ngl, I was fully expecting this to be an April Fool's upload. Glad to see it's actually an iconic race. Keep up the great work but don't forget to take breaks every now and then.
The most iconic race! (taking a week long break at the end of April! Content will continue even while I rest though)
Wanted to thank you for narrating these videos so thoroughly, I’m listening to this with the worst headache of my life and can’t look at anything bright for too long but thanks to your descriptions I can still follow along perfectly.
I got you! Glad the in-depth narration pays off!
As a teacher I never get to watch these live, glad we had a half day today so I could catch this haha
I think the live reaction audio clips are so adorable, love it!!
Ah, Hitmonchan, a Pokemon that would only become useful in later Gens. Imagine having pathetic special but all your cool moves are...... dependent on your special. *shocked Pikachu face*
To respond to your initial question of seeing the initial run first: Yes, definitely enjoy seeing your journey progress linearly. Also allows all to kind of go through the same thought processes with you, trying to come up with better strategies right along with you.
Thanks again for all your videos, they're awesome! 😊
Thanks for the thoughts Ryan! I appreciate this kind of feedback!
3 video's in 1 week?!
You are spoiling us man!
Appreciate all the content! 💙
You’re welcome !
Before watching the video:
My bet is on Hitmonlee. Faster and higher attack. The only advantage Hitmonchan has are the elemental punches for coverage... which frankly, with a special stat of 35 is just going to be mostly useless (in Gen4, Hitmonchan actually might have the better cards because there the coverage would be insanely helpful, but not as long as it comes from his weaker special side). I can imagine that using Ice Punch against Lance might be useful? Maybe. But that's just one fight. Both of them will mainly fight with physical attacks, and there Hitmonlee simply has the better cards. Better stats and better moves. Maybe the fact that Hitmonchan has the better defense will help him to survive a couple of more hits than Hitmonlee, but frankly I doubt that this will make the difference. Especially since Hitmonlee will be able to hit first a lot more often than Hitmonchan.
So yeah, Hitmonlee all the way and I'm pretty sure it's going to be fairly consistent.
After watching the video (obviously spoiler):
Yeah well... That went as expected X-D
I enjoyed the super quick fire type overlay at the end, looking forward to it! You're releasing so much content, love it. Always a highlight to see a new video drop 🙂
this video was recommended to me and now im gonna binge the whole series, great stuff, very meticulous and detailed.
You’ll see how it didn’t start out of meticulous! The content has certainly evolved.
Man I'm so hyped for a long Scott's video!
Always hype when I see that you've updated a video, I love the scientific-like approach you have. This add to the quality of the content
And that friends is why we don’t skip leg day! Thanks for another great vs match!
I am a huge fan of you showing us the initial playthrough like you used too. Also, quality content as always and the up in quantity lately is the cherry on top. You're spoiling us!
I love that we are getting 4 videos in 4 days, I hope you aren’t drowning yourself in work. I love your videos!
When yellow first came out (my first Pokémon game), I trained boxing, I loved boxing and Hitmonchan and Primape were my favorite Pokémon. I was so excited to get Hitmonchan… needless to say, I felt the pain you’re feeling now back then lol
Really fun video!! Thanks, I would love to see a Team Rocket kind of comparison run between Jessie's Arbok and James's weezing.
You should have said Venemoths actual typing today!
Great vid as always
Why didn't he? Its Bug-Poison
@@ThatOneWeirdFlex it's obvious to anyone beyond the age of 5 that it's an inside joke.
Content much appreciated… I love vicariously through my poketubers and you are stamped as one of them
You’re on an absolute tear with the content lately, we love to see it
This is the first video I've seen of yours. I can't tell if there's an intentionality with this coming out on April Fool's, but either way, I love the production of this video and what I assume comes in your other videos. Very well used and well made layout of timer, base stats & current stats, movepool and current moveset, and reset counter. These work really well with the double pokemon setup because it leaves good mental reminders of what's happening between both playthroughs.
The April fools release was intentional. Glad the layout is clear! I’ve put a lot of time and energy into it!
Wow, nice upload rate these days, we love it Scott!
You’ve been killing it with content lately! Love the channel
Wow you are being consistent
But don't burn yourself out tho
Keep up the great work
No burn out this time, I've got a plan! (Burnout was in the fall, and it's the reason there were no versus videos from November-> late December). Shawn, my video editor, is a lifesaver for these longer projects!
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon Please, take care of yourself, and always put your physical and mental health first. If you ever feel tired, or like you just want to take a break, then do it. Just saying, cause you've been doing so many consecutive runs lately. And that's awesome, we love your content, but don't neglect your health. Ok, this would be all, thanks for the awesome content.
Shout-out to Shawn
3 uploads in 3 days, can't wait to get home and binge watch :D
Home from the hospital and this is a great way to relax now that we are home. Keep up the great work!!
Glad you’re home!
I really like how you have the current stats and moves of the Pokemon you are using. It's really cool and really sets you apart from other channels.
These versus videos are everything 😩 please NEVER STOP
I love this format so much. Thank you for the uploads.
Huh, funny coincidence. I was just watching VanMan's Hitmon runs and now you come in clutch with your Battle of the Hitmons!
Love all the content, Scott! And happy to hear you’re taking care of your mental health. Please always prioritize that over all else, the community will understand ❤️
I’ve said it before but your content is pure enjoyment. Your dedication to deliver such high quality and thorough videos is unrivaled. You’re a legend dude, keep it going!!
Thanks so much Rick! I really appreciate the comment. It gives me motivation!
Unbelievable effort to make this, great vid!
The combo that jrose didnt get to. Lets goooooo. Love the videos man. Helps me sleep and theyre the perfect length that i watch them twice.
When i first stumbled upon your channel i thought "ok so jrose but for Pokemon yellow".
However your content is SO different and I'm really glad you kept going with your own flavor. Your scientific approach to pokemon is so great and your sense of humor is cute as well. Keep it up man love the content!!
It’s taken me awhile to find my own style. The videos are starting to really feel like me now.
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemonfor sure. After all it takes a man very confident in himself to find a way to mention his girlfriend each and every upload. Not many other TH-camrs can do that.
Been watching the channel for ages always awesome to see a really cool vs like this
Thanks for uploading so much while I was isolating. Today I tested negative again but you can keep them coming!
Hey Rika, I remember you writing a comment on a video about a week ago saying you were isolating. Hope you're feeling a bit better. Glad to hear you got a negative test again!
Scott you are killing it with the content lately and I love it. Keep up the amazing work.
Edit: let's go lee!
Scotts on fire with the content lately, soooo gud
the amount of videos your pushing is insane! hope your doing well and not pushing yourself too hard!
Hitmonchad, I love it! Thank you for just getting into the details and fully explaining yourself, I feel like so many other TH-camrs would just gloss over the details and put in lame jokes instead.
It's cool seeing how your channel has progressed over the last year bro keep up the good work!!!
It really has been a big year! Looking forward to all the improvements the next one will bring!
Really been appreciating all the content lately! Been in a bad place for a bit, so it's nice to be able to take my mind of things and just relax for a while listening to your videos.
Sorry to hear you've been in a bad place. Glad the videos can help you take your mind off things and relax. Pokemon always did that for me too!
I really appreciate the fact you're willing to suffer to provide us some great content. Hitmonchan truly got the shaft in the early gens, but I'm looking forward to seeing how it would fare with physical elemental punches. Also, just one point - I noticed the Gym 6 split for Hitmonlee came up before your first attempts against Blaine.
To be fair, I love playing Pokémon yellow! It is mostly not suffering. Only the first playthrough with Hitmonchan was bad. After that it’s fun trying to make it perform as well as possible and constantly beat my own results!
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon any chance you might consider Let's Go for a rematch between these two, or were you thinking of giving them a rest until you naturally reach Gen 4+?
Thank you Scott for making such entertaining content. These challenges are some of the best.
You’re welcome :)
Great video, Scott! I'm going to be that guy and throw another challenge idea out: Hitmonchan vs. Hitmonlee vs. Hitmontop in Pokemon Crystal!
If you do this again, do this in Platinum simply because Hitmonchan can use its coverage to better effect there onwards.
Thanks Scott for being one of my favorite newer content creators
Thank for taking the time to say that! +1 motivation for me
Jus found your channel and i think this is a very fresh take on classic pokemon challenges i really appreciate it
Glad you like the versus videos! They’re really fun to make.
I think Agatha in Yellow is way less painful than her Red and Blue counterpart.
Red and Blue Agatha has more trolly moves on all of her Ghosts and Night Shade is actually threatening, since it hits everything for set damage, even the Normals.
In Yellow, yeah she still has her Confusion tactics, but her 1st Gengar does not have the Dream Eater combo or Night Shade. In fact, all of her Ghosts don't have Night Shade. Sure, they have Lick with 30% Para Chance, but they aren't nearly as threatening as Night Shade spam.
Yeah, Yellow Agatha is easier, but nearly every other trainer is harder in Yellow. For these two: Lance and the Champion specifically. The fixed movesets really did a lot to improve those trainers. Lance would just spam agility in RB because of the good AI paired with his garbage movesets.
Honestly amazing that Hitmonchan moved from bad to chad! I know Hitmonlee was much better of course, but shaving off almost one hour after you optimized its run is amazing and your strategies were great! And I also wanted to say that I've finally watched every single video you have and now I'm all caught up! It was amazing journey watching your channel and content grow, and you do really read all the comments! Keep it up man!
Glad you’ve caught up! I wish I could make these faster for you, but for now, just one new video every week.
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon It was fun to binge all of your content for sure, and don't pressure yourself, once a week is great!
Just imagine my joy when my train got delayed and I open youtube to this. Not all heroes wear capes Scott
I know YTbers like to pretend they don't compete for an audience, but I'm so glad to have found you. Jrose started to feel cringe.
Scott, you are the best!! The amount of videos you keep putting out is astounding. These videos take a long time. You are such an underrated tuber, especially for the Pokémon content space. Please keep going as much as possible, but don’t burn yourself out. I see a lot of tubers burning themselves out on this content, but you have such a positive outlook that I don’t see that happening to you.
Back to back pokemon videos!!!!! Love your videos Scott
Thanks Kev!
the hitmon vs for crystal just feels like it will be more painful than this
We will find out!
@@ScottsThoughtsPokemon the question is do you start with the hitmons or with tyrouge then evolve
With every video I see of Gen I Pokemon, it becomes more and more apparent that Game Freak were absolutely useless at giving Pokemon decent move pools in the beginning. I think they focused solely on trying to be thematic and it just so happened that all of Hitmonlee's kick moves had no choice but to be fighting type. Elemental punches made sense for Hitmonchan but then you think about it for 2 seconds longer and realise that it's an awful idea when types alone dictated which damage stat they're based off.
Great video btw! Been binging your channel for the last week and while there are a million other Poketubers out there, the way you approach these videos are different with how you break down the numbers with the time, resets, movesets and stats shown on screen at all times. Plus, you have a comforting presence about you which makes these chill viewings.
Yeah, it’s so clear that movesets weren’t about balance and instead about thematic flavour.
I love all the new content coming out and just as much on random days as well as the usual release on Sundays. Keep up the good work just don't work too hard and get burnt out again lol.
I have started doing my own testing after watching the video and while I am admittedly not as proficient in certain aspects of the game I have seen some interesting results of my testing so far. Namely that the elemental punches are situationally useful and make certain areas faster and more consistent if planned properly.
One big thing I did different is buying three Calcium instead of the Protein and Carbos that Scott did. I also didn't do Pokemon Tower til after Erika, instead fighting a few extra trainers along the way.
By doing this Fire Punch was 2-3 shotting the Tangela without setup while still 2 shotting the following Weepinbell and Gloom. In addition this allowed me when I got to Pokemon Tower to 2 shot all the ghosts without Seismic Toss which gave me a bit more flexibility in my moveset. And as Scott found in his subsequent playthroughs Ice Punch is a consistent two hit against Rival Five's Sandslash when even at a higher level Body Slam is not a consistent two shot. It also makes Giovanni's Rhyhorn a one shot which was not shown in the video.
I am hoping to continue testing and work on improving my ability to do the small things faster to see if I can improve on Scott's final time for Hitmonchan. While I know I won't be able to get it to be as fast as Hitmonlee was I can see it being at least closer in time with what I have been doing.
I love the idea of using the punches for Pokémon tower! That’s a great idea. Really frees up the moveset so that seismic toss can be used later for Agatha!
I’m glad you’re taking care of your health, that’s more important than these videos. I really like these versus videos too, I know they’re a bunch of work, but it’s really interesting to see how certain Pokémon deal with challenges differently
Mental health is key! I want to keep doing this long term after all.
Love it Scott! Great insight
Wait the Hitmons cant learn Rock Slide? I always thought they could in gen 1
Wow 3 videos this week Scott is a legend
If Hitmonlee is the kicking expert, then why can't it learn Trop Kick when it got introduced in gen 7?
Bc it was tsareenas signature move
“These Pokémon are part of Bruno’s team. He’s the strongest Elite Four member by far, and the Hitmons are the reason for that.”
I can’t believe you said that with a straight face
I really enjoy your videos. They are also an amazing help when it comes to decompressing from a hard day of work. I look forward to all of your videos so much that you're actually the only one I have set to get notifications for each video. Thanks for the time and work you put into these for us.
Welcome. Thanks for the comment Matt! Glad I can help you decompress after a hard day at work.
Hey Scott! Been enjoying the videos as always. I’m glad to see you go back to the longer approach. I also love seeing your adjustments and progression across a few playthroughs. Can’t wait to watch what’s next but also hope you make time to take some breaks and don’t burn yourself out!
I feel personally attacked by the quarter of a century comment.
Great video as always man!
I was thinking of some video ideas, probably what you’ve thought of already. Doing split evolution pairs in gen 2 like Politoad vs Poliwrath, Slowbro vs Slowking(even though the differences in them are the Defense and Sp Def stats), obviously the 3 hitmons, Vileplume vs Bellossom, and the Umbreon vs Espeon or even all 5 which would be insane but interesting to see who would beat Crystal better.
I think about how you could of just used strength on the dragonite, then hyper beam, so you dont need to wait to recharge or allow a hyper potion. You never prime the enemy Pokémon for a KO like this, I think this would speed up some of your runs and add more consistency to your strategy.
Love the video. Like everyone else, I'd be curious to see how the results change after the physical/special split.
Laughed out loud in public when I heard you refer to it as “Hitmonchad” so funny!
I'm impressed with how much you were able to shave off Hitmonchan's time. Beyond that there weren't really any surprises. In the future I hope you'll run a vs for these two in a generation where they'll both be viable Pokemon.
Hitmonlee's Erika split in the first playthrough was 28:05. At that same time, Hitmonchan was on Route 3.
Good Lord, is this a curb stomp.
It most certainly is
*soothes my Tangela* "It's okay, I disliked the bad man. Let's go shop for sneakers."
the gamer gods will grace you with blessing beyond your expectations young one.
I would always take hitmonchan as a kid in gen 1 and 3 for it’s coverage but got disappointed every single time!
I knew that hitmonlee would be better but didn’t expect such dominance!
You’re awesome Scott!
Scott putting in the work! Thank you for the amazing videos 👍👍👍
Thank you so much for all the awesome content!
Welcome :)
Insane dude your pumpin this stuff ouuttt
ANOTHER ONE?! oh you're spoiling us Scott! But do continue plx
*Gestures to Hitmonchan*
“This is Wimp Lo. We have purposely trained him wrong, as a joke.”
Great stuff. Got to see my favorite pokemons in hitmonlee and koffing with your videos.
Keep up good work man hope channel grows for you
It makes sense that hitmonlee has such low special in gen 1 since it's before attack and defense were split but that definitely shocked me, cause I'm used to special defense tank hitmonlee in future gens
You really have been putting out some bad ass content my man! Thank you 🙏🏼😎💯 keep up that good work!
You're welcome!
I completely agree with your other fan. It is much more engaging seeing the process of learning the strategies as you progress through the game.
That’s my biggest criticism with MDBs videos, they just kept getting shorter and shorter. For me it started to become more of a just on 20 minute highlights reel without much explanation. Some were like ‘This gym leader wasn’t hard I just spammed this move for their whole team’ and before you knew it he was at the elite 4 and you realise you hadn’t really seen any growth or learning of strategy.
I get that he’s got a lot of content that he produces on a weekly basis but but just makes for a still entertaining but quite forgettable video.
You’ve got the top spot for quality of detail of your runs and dedication to your craft. From your first video to now you’ve come so far and refined so much.
Holy smokes. Videos Daily. I love it.