How I Beat the Insane Pokémon Roguelike
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มิ.ย. 2024
- Pokerogue, the Pokemon roguelike, is an insane and difficult game. Here's how I somehow won.
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Every comment under me has to join Le Feesh army
I love your vids btw and is there gonna be a John Michael cup season 3 when Pokemon za coming
Mikey can you tell Orange to play Pokemon mystery dungeon explorers of sky? Or let squirtle and bulbasaur play it
Grunty boi is my new therapist after that speech
Me- It just isn’t the same after my dog died…
Grunty Boi- “It’s okay your dog isn’t your entire life you need to grow up mourn and move on you have more to live for!”
Yeah, but you have to go through a sponsor right before every meeting.
I just wrote my comment then I saw yours
@@eeveefan1211 “This therapy session is sponsored by BetterHelp!”
grunty boi my beloved
Now we need team sky to beat pokerouge
They about to get mad when they spot Ivy rayquaza
Yea 😂
I've done it myself. Swellow, Noctowl, Tropius, Skarmory, Noivern, Drifblim.
Exactly what I though
Yes!
Welcome to the winner’s circle buddy! No Sea Bears allowed
its the frog-man himself
Yooo
Goat
YOOO ITS JOHN
F R O G .
You might be the only youtuber who will play a seperate character (of yourself) quarter of the way into the video to give yourself a pep-talk and i don’t question it in the slightest
Yknow the bistro huddy guy. Him included and any animators
Real talk: Grunty Boi's speech was fantastic, not just because it's a sweet and inspiring reminder everyone needs from time to time, but because the speech in itself proved the truth of the message. (I feel like there's gotta be a term for that, that I just don't know.) Creativity is what most makes the videos across the MandJTV channels great! I know I am not subscribed to them for the gameplay itself, but for the storytelling, performing, and overall playful fun of the videos. Mikey wrote that speech for an endearing character he's got us all attached to over the years as a creative way to add some storytelling and relatabilty to his retelling of his Pokerogue experience... And it's a speech where the whole point is how his talents lie in all of the above. That's just super cool! And I can't help rambling, because in my opinion Mikey's content, as good as it's been for years, has taken after him in 2024: It has "grown the beard" and that's a joy to watch.
"Mikey's content, as good as it's been for years, has taken after him in 2024: It has 'grown the beard' and that's a joy to watch" is maybe the best compliment I've ever received. Thank you so much
Congratulations on the accomplishment, Mikey! Listen to Grunty Boi. He's hella based! Thanks for all the creative, entertaining content!
@@MandJTVPlays Indeed well done with the speech👏👏. Anyway, I'm also here in because I have a another Game Recommendation that absolutely perfect for Team Sky!!!! 🕊🌄🐉🌌 So the Game in question is called Pokémon Heads & Tails and trust me, you'll enjoy this one especially since it has a few surprises and you could work with Grunty Boi if you want to.
@@MandJTVPlaysHave you thought about talking about the Pokemon anime on your channel?
@@MandJTVPlaysI played Pokerogue before a lot of updates and I can honestly tell you Zippy Zap was even worse. Early on, it was coded as it was in Let’s Go, with one exception. Its base power was 80, the same as the currently-coded version. AND IT STILL GUARENTEED A CRIT AND WAS A PRIORITY MOVE!
PSA: The Reviver Seed is NOT from PokéRogue! It’s actually from the spin-off series, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. It’s just that it had its properties changed from that series to here where you only pack 1, but it acts like a held item version of a Revive.
It doesn't even need to be held in PMD! As long as it is in your inventory, aka your bag, its effect can be activated. And its effect in those games is more broken than in Pokerogue(completely restore HP and PP of all moves of the fainted Pokemon).
Wooow really
@@JuelzDude607 Yup.
Ah, so THAT’S why it sounded familiar! I had forgotten that it was in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, but I still felt like the Revival Seed wasn’t from PokéRogue.
I enjoy the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series a lot.
I just love and appreciate how Grunty Boy has been the voice of truth while being just himself over the years:"Comparison is the thief of confidence, self-appreciation and joy".
Heh. Thief
Grunty Boi has a point. You're more of a creativity storyline type of Pokémon Trainer/Poké-Tuber. Nothing wrong with that. It makes you more unique to be honest, & that's cool.
everyone's a gangsta til grunty boi did not start with "haha! it is i, grunty boi!" and instead outright chose violence
he then ended with _that_ aww. like spit em facts brotha indeed
Haha love that
I love crime!
Grunty Boi came in clutch TBH
Also I think I'd want Grunty Boi as my therapist
Nope I booked him first
imagine. all his advice is, is just "go. do a crime"
mikeys halucinations coming to roast him, do a sponser segment and then giing him advice before leaveing
Castform with three health bars: FEAR ME MORTAL FOR I AM THE GREATEST ENEMY-
Mikey: Gyarados use Waterfall!
Castform: You got me!
6:55 Stunningly wise words; from someone who's probably going to take a kid's lunch money in 15 minutes
Lol
kid probably deserved the lack of lunch money
More likely said a kid is going to take his lunch money.
He is still a rocket grunt after all.
@@AllMight6 you seriously think a tiny little kid is strong enough to beat a grown man who is conditioned to be good at taking things and running? grunty boi just grabs their wrist, gives it a quick twist and takes their monry
And steal a Pikachu
FINALLY! A PokeTuber that bothers explaining this game. Every time I see the game, it's pure gameplay with the player assuming everyone knows this game.
I learned a lot about the game from pointcrow's video. It was really good for explaining the mechanics and helped me a lot. Highly recommend it.
Yeah, I usually skip over these sorts of videos on other channels because they don't give me enough to be attached to or care about unless I plan to download the game myself. I figured Mikey will take a better storytelling angle so it's worth watching.
one thing people needs to know before picking your starters are
getting mega and gigantamax mons in classic is RARE
from my experience, I start with 6 shinies pokemons(14 luck which is the max)
on my team i have 2 pokemons which can mega and 1 that can gigantamax
i ended floor 200 without any mega / gigantamax
so if you get mega/dynamax, congrats but don't expect it to happen every game
@@The_One_In_Black Its a browser game, you dont download it
Problem is, with the way youtube is nowadays, when a person does explain the rules, a lot of people just skip over it, if they knkw the game or not
GRUNTY BOI WITH A SICK BURN ?!
GRUNTY BOI WITH THE *WISDOM?!*
"Grunty Boi was right," delivered in such a serious tone legitimately broke me. love this
i never knew grunty boy was capable of such deep thoughts
team sky might like this because each time you go up floor, YOU GET CLOSER TO THE SKY!
Best comment for getting a team sky play through of this
Grunty boi smiling at the camera... cheeky fellow knows we love him.
Dont feel bad Mikey, Alpharad didnt get to 195 on his 1st attempt, he refreshed the browser to restart the battles xD
No he did actually, he refreshed on 195 to see if it was possible and didn’t go farther
“Perhaps because the types of playthroughs you do don’t require any skill” YEESH THATS HARSH
Its sadly true tho (no offense)
Bring some burn heal
Grunty Boi breaking the fourth wall was hilarious
Your love for castform has earned you good Karma. Castform knew you needed a break and made your life easier.
A casual player feeling bad because he's comparing himself to a competitive player, the Nuzzlocke King, and Smallant.
Grunty Boi's speech isn't something I thought I needed today but I'm sure glad to have heard it
Reviver Seeds are not exclusives to PokéRogue, they are from Mystery Dungeon.
Yes but they are not in any main series games, and anyways they behave differently
A Team Sky run of a Mystery Dungeon game could be interesting. Explorers of Sky would be the obvious choice on which Mystery Dungeon game
21:52 fun fact, the reviver seed isn’t a pokerogue exclusive item, it just came from mystery dungeon instead
At least it wasn’t a reviser seed
Huh, I didn't know that
😂@@jaewol359
@@jaewol359 what's a reviser seed?
@@vibrantdk the Reviser seed is exclusive to Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky exclusive item. It is a lookalike item that seems to be good, but if you aren’t careful it can cause harm. The reviser seed will essentially fake revive you and then kill you again.
grunty boi is self aware now LMAOOOO
7:10 God Grunty Boi spitting facts no printer. You are crazy creative Mikey and team sky and your challenges are just as great as Nuzlockes imo. I love both so much 💕💕💕
Mikey: scared for his life because of floor 170
Floor 170 Castform: *cute voice* hail yeah
MandJTV, let me just say I've been a fan of you since 2020. I know that's not as long as you've been on TH-cam, but its when I started watching your videos regularly. I remember when you still had Pokevids in your channel name. I hope you never quit TH-cam. I can't imagine not watching you. Thank you for entertaining all of us over you many years of videos.
I freaked out when I saw this. Mikey + Pokerogue = Best thing is the world.
Thats what I thought
Getting to see Michael's growth over time has been an amazing, inspiring journey. The videos have been accompaniment for me through good times and bad, through some of the hardest times in my life, and through some of the best. Seeing his creativity flourish, especially these most recent years, has been incredible. I feel like this video, in its presentation, the speech by Grunty Boi (and the fact that Michael himself realized that and wrote it- I mean uh, Grunty Boi totally thought of it himself, growth too!), the sheer magnitude of the challenge here, all of it. This video is the culmination of everything so far, and I cannot WAIT to see all the amazing, creative, and awesome content coming up next.
22:09 Hey wait a minute I'm the Alola Region Champion, not Hau. Why was I not put into the game? I would've allowed it.
I said this on a past video but I’m gunna say it again. You are the only TH-camr that I will sit through the ad reads for cause you make them very entertaining. I really liked this one as well, you pointing it out and Gun-ty-Boi snapping you out of it. Chef kiss good sir 😂
Grunty boi Is right he does have a pretty face
I love this game and it is so addicting. Personally I am 2900 waves deep in Endless but I will always remember the first clear I got for Classic.
Charizard, Meowscarada, Squakabilly, Crobat, Gyarados and the Clutch Master Breloom. Leech Seed single-handedly help me beat the rival at 195.
Can’t wait to see Mikey’s final team.
My final team was Incineroar, Mega Alakazam, Noctowl, Quaquaval, Guzzlord, and Stakataka.
Guzzlord’s biggest achievement was beating the champion Leon fight for me.
Quaquaval was the mvp though with me using him to bait the mega ray out since the rest of ivy’s team had a weakness to him besides kilowattrel who died in two hits.
Mega ray would get locked into outrage so I would switch to stakataka and kill him with rock blast.
Quaquaval beat 3 of ivy’s Pokémon.
And Noctowl was the early game mvp with him having the egg move boomburst one shotting most of the first 50 waves.
2900? Pitiful I'm at 4761
I’m at like 960 lol
@@blizzero6796Fair enough.
Berry Pouch nerf screwed me over a bit (I use the same Pokémon for Salt Cure, Soak and Metal Burst). And the fact they have like 300 protection tokens makes flinch spam unviable. I want to try get one endless clear before they starts adding trainers but I’m not sure I’ll get there.
@@puffywhy89 id recommend soak on klefkey but make sure it has prankster
As someone who is relatively new in following poketubers (not Pokemon, but yes tubers), yes I have watched some of the more competitive/harder content too which can be entertaining, but I found your channel(s) like a few weeks ago and its so much fun that I watched the entirety of your plays (Sky, Grunty Boy and basically all other characters you have written this far) until I had nothing else to watch. Your content is amazing and your acting superb, you're super fun to watch and would never want that to change over beating yourself over to make content 'harder', so shut out to Grunty Boy for being so real!!
21:49 actually, the reviver seed originates from mystery dungeon and just like with PokeRogue, is one of the most valuable items in the game
4:49
It’s because this game has the computers acting like competitive players.
You have to treat it like competitive Pokémon.
That's why I picked Litten. My biggest enemy was the PTSD I got from showdown rather than the legendaries
Not so much with the Wild Pokémon I had a Ninjask use Screech on its ally once or a Shroomish using Poison Powder on its ally being Nuzleaf
Your sponsorship transitions are flawless as always, and genuinely enjoyable to watch (probably one of the only ones I tend to just let play through even if I've watched the video before xD). Grunty Boi's little blurb was also spot on. Well done. I needed to hear that.
I don't even play Pokemon but I kind of want to try PokeRogue... Just to see how much I've learnt from watching you, PM7 and other Pokemon content creators.
I have a feeling I will die frequently haha
Woah, man. Grunty Boi’s speech was actually really helpful. I’ve started running track and I haven’t been doing that well recently, so I think I needed to hear that. I know it wasn’t the intention, but thanks for the advice.
Grunty Boi giving the most inspiring speech and then being really embarrassed tho.
Proud of Mikey for challenging himself with a Roguelike
28:24 I love how he plays dragon quest 11 music. I finished the game and it still brings me to tears about the good times when I played the game
7:13 Congrats, Grunty Boi. Your motivational speech successfully got me to watch the entire ad. Normally I skip them, but that was completely worth it.
20:38 Castform?!
29:54 Man, that mistake really stinks.
31:04 Congrats on victory!
Gruntyboy teaching Mikey was so sweet!!!!!
Only halfway through but that's fine I didn't need my heart today jfc that speech. You are /so/ creative and that's why we all watch you!!
Your type challenges have inspired me to do my own, Mikey. Not just focusing on type but on building a story around each character for the runs. It felt way less scary than trying for a Nuzlocke straight out the gate, and the accessibility is good. Thank you for the viseos you do, they're always a blast and an inspiration. I and my Bug type specialist working his way through Pokémon Shield salute you.
You and alpharad should do a collab sometime! You both are awesome! It’s great to hear that we watch the same channels lol
Lets gooo he beat it he beat the brutal funny Pokémon fan game
Haven't even watched it. Already know it's a banger.
Yes😊
same
Extremely
Yay Mickey!
23:37 hearing a grown man angrily shout “SPLISHY SPLASH!” Is so funny to me
This was a REALLY great video! I could tell that you had a lot of fun with it! Keep on doing what you’re doing and Go Team SKY!!!!
You could have easily done a BetterHelp commercial with that Sage advice that Grunty Boy gave you 😂😂
if only betterhelp was like... run by good people
4:46 DAMN
Get Grunty Boi Fire Type, because that was some serious BURN!
I love tryhard mode Mikey !! It was amazing to see you really strategize and push your limits. And being so wise about it too (well, grunty boy was, at least). Great job and great video !
Oh boy! Can't wait to see what playthrough is next. Also, Grunty Boy interacting with Mikey outside the sponsorship is amazing.
I've been waiting for this vid for too long lol. One or two tid bits of info incase you continue to play:
Ivy battles you at the same levels every time (8, 25, 45, 95, 145 and 195)
Champions always have one legendary
Gym Leaders appear evvery 30 floors after their first appearance, so either 20, 50, 80, 110, 140 and 170, or 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180.
Great vid as always, what a journey
It’s 55 not 45
That Grunty Boi speech truly sums up why I watch this plays channel. Are the playthroughs that you do among the most challenging across the board? No, not really. Monotype runs or other themed runs are definitely harder than a normal playthrough, but is still a glorified casual playthrough. And that's okay. Not everything needs to be a shiny only ultra hardcore nuzlocke of Pokemon FireRed with just a Bulbasaur. You know more about Pokemon than a large portion of the fanbase mainly because that's been your job for the past several years. And while people find the fun out of optimizing everything about the game, you found your own fun by creating characters, telling stories and often hitting emotional beats depending on what you've got to work with. With VERY few exceptions, Pokemon content creators are either insanely good at the game or are incredibly creative with the source material in either one or multiple ways (Mikey for characters and storytelling, GlitchxCity for music etc).
Everyone gangsta until raichu pulls out his zippyzap and splishy splashes you.
Personally i love the lets go move names and was upset i couldn't use them outside of lets go.
Grunty Boi breaking the 4th wall (and being completely right that your creativity is what makes you such a great creator) was brilliant
I have seen many grunty boi, this has been best grunty boi
The Reviver Seed is in a Pokémon game series, the mystery dungeon series, it does the same thing as it does in poke rouge but it’s not a held item
It's actually better in the Mystery Dungeon games since you can store multiple reviver seeds, and they also fully restore HP and PP (and the belly)
@@ianhubble9973 yea true
Let's gooooo, was looking for this a few weeks ago and was sad that he hadn't made a vid yet!
Honestly, I really love the grunty boy skit In this video. Calling yourself out and everything, and the overall message of it was seriously impressive and inspiring.
Grunty Boi just starts off spitting harsh truth😮
Mikey is someone who desperately avoids nuzlockes at all cost after all. But damn, he could have at least leaned into it in the start😢
I think Grunty Boi just became everyone’s favorite spirit animal
I just want to add that I agree with Grunty boy. I don't care about Pokerouge, I don't care about extremely unnecessary hard self imposed rules of pokemon playthroughs or entire roms for sweaty challenges. But I certainly care about Mikey's playthroughs or summaries and every new theme those have
Mikey: Reviver seeds are a Pokerogue exclusive. Could you imagine if this was in real pokémon?!
Me: Someone's never played a Mystery Dungeon game. A reviver seed *fully* heals a pokémon on your squad that feints there (and for some battles ya need it; don't get me started on the final dungeon of the post-game story line).
Once you get buzzwole, he is a huge sweeper. He gets access to twineedle early on, and combined with beast boost, he can max out his huge attack Stat early on
He's the guy I got my first victory with, but instead because mine had stats that caused it to buff Defense instead, since Buzzwole has a decent set of attack boosting moves on his own too, like fell stinger and power up punch. If you play long enough to unlock passives he also gets Moxie so you can more easily set beast boost to give different stats without sacrificing attack boosts
Oh, the Reviver Seed is actually in the PMD games. I think it Revives you to full there tho, but I don't think I've ever seen you really cover those games in all the years I've watched your content. (The stories are some of the best Pokemon's got, especially Explorers! The gameplay can be pretty tedious tho, so it might not be your thing.)
I knew Ivy looked familiar... She's just a female Hau.
My team when I won was Enamorus, Xatu, Ursaluna, and three Linoones. The Linoones had Pickup and whenever they picked up a berry I’d throw it onto my Enamorus and just wiped everything except for Eternatus with the Enamorus. I also got really lucky with my Gym Leaders, getting 3 Grass types, 2 Bug types, and a Ghost type, which was good because it had Oblivion Wing AND Mystical Fire.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward for you 'specifically' to play this game. While everyone else doing videos on this is great and all, seeing how you approach Pokerogue is a lot more in line to casual players, and thus more interesting to me.
Good stuff Mikey, you did great!
Grunty Boi spoke some facts🫡🫡🫡
7:02 GRUNTY BOY PREACH?!?!
Mikey your videos always cheer me up when I have a bad day or feeling depressed
It’s crazy cause Mickey has been such a good story teller all this time. Bringing more intense stakes actually created even more peak content!
Almost finished a flying only run of pokerogue, got to floor 190
But alder and his stupid tera electric zekrom keep killing my team >:(
(Gliscor dies to a draco meteor)
I literally just opened youtube and this popped up. I'm not upset though, an MandJTV upload is guaranteed to be a great day
Grunty boi honestly just gave me motivation to go beat Arceus in legends. I got my switch only two years ago and am quite new to gaming. I never ended up beating it and didn't touch the game for awhile. Now i think I'm ready to try again thank you grunty boi and mikey!!
I can also confirm the Venusaur and Skeledirge stuff. I just completed my first run with a final squad of Venusaur, Skeledirge, Slowking, Flamigo, Gyarados, and Bronzong, and both Venusaur and Skeledirge are the reason I took Eternatus down. That and Venusaur winning a 1v4 against the rival fight at floor 195. Both are absolute monsters
This is the last game I would expect Mikey to play but I’m 100% here for it
YES IVE BEEN HOPING FOR THIS
Love how mikey had absolutely no problem beating floor 145. It took me 100+ attempts with retries on to beat it, and 4 separate runs with them off.
By whom you have taken ideas you mentioned and that is why I love your honesty you are just best Mickey ❤❤
OH MY GOD HE ACTUALLY PLAYED IT MY DREAMS HAVE COME TRUE
Yes new video
Grunty Boi going from cartoonishly evil face of sponsors to showing up (mostly) to encourage Mikey to use his strengths and give him the push he needed to see the challenge thru is the character arc I didn't know I needed.
"I got icebeam as a reward"
*immediatly saw one of the other option was a vitamin, wich are HUGE if you intend to keep a pokemon
I just screamed when I saw that.
For a gameplay explaination : unlike regular pokemon games there is IVs, btu not EVs, so using vitamins are just straight permanent stats upgrades for the pokemon
I’ve been absolutely grinding classic mode on pokerogue, making it difficult for me to sit through other playthroughs. This was one that was engaging and I even watched through the ad. Play to your strengths since they’re unique to you
Everyone needs someone like Grunty Boi’s pep talk. I really agree though, your creativity and narration make things so interesting
Omg I was waiting for this for sooooo long
It’s great seeing him start resorting to more optimal strategies and play styles. I can’t wait to see when/if it carries into his playthroughs.
Reviver Seed, for anyone curious, is a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon item meant to be used when dungeon crawling. In later games, you can also find it's less potent version, Tiny Reviver Seed. After being consumed to revive, the Reviver Seed becomes a Plain Seed that can be sold for 1G or can be consumed for 1 Belly Point (as Belly is a PMD* Stat.) Reviver Seeds (to revive) and Joy Seeds (which up your level by 1) are incredibly important components to traversing post game dungeons in PMD games that have one hundred or more floors and revert your level to 1 upon entering.
I surmise the PokeRogue Creator determined that the PMD Dungeon Crawler item was a good fit for a rogue-like. Hope this helps anyone confused!
I'm proud of Mikey for taking on a heavy challenge like this. Way to go!!!
I have not watched one of your videos in a long time and I was so happy to see grunty boy and of course my favorite Pokemon youtuber
The thing I like about ivy is the fact that she actually acknowledges freakishly strong we are