Why Speedrunners NEED Five Pokemon to Beat X and Y
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was not prepared for how he was gonna pronounce lucario 💀
He said it right later. He baited
Loo-ke-reo --> loo-cuh-ryo
@@anibry6666loo-ca-ree-oh
Nono it's Low--cry--oh
@@firepuppies4086doesn't matter still strange, much like his arc-a-nine-ee
Btw, you have to use the girl in the Speedrun. Not because she's cute (She is), but because of a quirk in the first two rival fights: Kalem's Meowstic is much worse than Serena's, with a -Speed nature. That's important so Hawlucha can outspeed that thing.
The girl is the optimal choice every time the other player character is part of the game
@@roberteospeedwagon8178 HGSS. You must pick Lyra, cus if you pick Ethan then Lyra talks for too long, slowing you down.
@@roberteospeedwagon8178 But normally due to dialogue, not due to a different team altogether... Although that also applies to May 2.
the one time that using the male character is optimal (that i know of) is in the alola games, where it saves a few seconds because lillie gives you an extra item if you're playing as the girl
@@roberteospeedwagon8178 not in usum, theres an extra dialogue box where you get a makeup kit as a girl
Probably the main reason XY is so easy is because you get a free Lucario that just steamrolls the rest of the game. So it makes sense that speedrunners mostly use that, and just find the fastest Pokemon before it becomes available.
dont forget that none of the gym leaders have a full team of 6, also the exp share
@@aruakise2665 Lucky egg on top of all that too
You can also get Riolu way before Lucario is given to you anyway. That thing was a monster
And when it launched ha torchic with its mega stone
I mean agieslash is significantly better then mega lucario in a a casual play through so using mega lucario’s not the most obvious thing
I’ll never forget when I tried running this and had to take a pee break because it’s too long for my tiny bladder
Hey, there's the war cutscene for that.
My favorite part of this video is 0:45.
"*Halves* your fire moves by *50%*" (???)
Displays *67%*
You got baited, for the algorithm!
I think it's 50% in Gen 6 and 67% in Gen 7.
The way you pronounce Lucario, one of the most talked about Pokémon ever...
Congrats, you've been baited into commenting for the algorithm
Lukario
@@staydetermined6717 Luke Aerio.
It’s because it “carries” the run
@@roachybill
Oh! Tbh I could care less, most of the time, (it’s mainly when it’s on purpose it’s like damn, but I won’t lie you did make me think otherwise!
So uh… thanks for the character development! :D
Amauras ability allows normal moves to become ice type
Take down: 90 physical damage
Combine this and you get a physical ice beam
It's even stronger than that - Refrigerate also boosts the power of the Normal moves it transforms by 30% in gen 6, so Take Down becomes a 117 power move.
@@GarfieldTheLightning
GOOD GOLLY-
@@staydetermined6717 And that's why in future gens is only a 20% boost.
@@staydetermined6717 it is actually EVEN stronger than that because of stab so it becomes something like 170+ power
@@nguyenminhquang9393 Well damn, wait until the next gen adds something that makes it even more powerful and we're dead
“Which halves your fire moves’ power by 50%”
Just out of curiosity, what else could it by halved by?
Great video, enjoying all of these a lot.
It could also be halved by 67%
The way he pronounced Lucario triggered my fight or flight response
Did you punch your phone?
@@ChihuahuainaTrenchcoat😭😭😭
@@ChihuahuainaTrenchcoat😭😭😭
Loo-ca-rhy-oo?
Oh look, you are a flightless mammal.
"which halves your Fire moves' power by 50%"
Not to mention it says 67% on screen
He said it on purpose so you ackshually 🤓 him and he gets more comments from people wanting to tell him he's wrong.
It was 50% in older gens so that's where the mistake probs come from.
I actually hadn't realized it changed between generations until I was editing the video. So I put a caption on there with the correction!
it's just about the "halves by 50%", not the actual effect lmao
I can read a damn caption
I never thought my boi Chespin would shine in anything. But now I see he's the best starter in an XY speedrun? I have a cope argument now for my favorite pokemon, thanks.
It's the best pick..because it'd be the worst to fight against. It's the optimal pick to get it out of the game funny enough, it not existing in the run asap is the optimal strat
i really love these videos, very fascinating to see the strats employed in speedruning each game, keep it up!!!
4:51 pulse you slipped up on your “correct pronunciation of Lucario” Kappa thanks for this video! Woo hooo
Omg X Y Speedrunning legend Classicalcat. Big fan here. 🥳
Dude, holy crap your channel is LEGIT! I battled you at the Knoxville Pokémon VGC regional. Glad I remembered to check, your content is DOPE!
Refrigerator ability 💀💀
I love refrigerators
I am always confused when I look at an XY character and not see them in a 1920's mobster suit.
Which might sound weird, since that is one of the most expensive clothing sets in the game. But weirdly, you can get it before you hit th second gym due to the battle chateau. It isn't even hard to get teh cash, since this game's central theme is "money".
In summary- my preferrred method of playing XY is breaking rich boys' knee caps and taking their money.
@@lemeres2478 based
Dang near had an aneurysm when i heard that Lu-CARE-Rio pronunciation lol quite literally never heard that before
Man really called him lu-care-io my poor ears
Can't believe you said Luke-kay-rio.
Thats even more surprising than needing 5 pokemon to speedrun
Quacklin' was the first Pokémon I ever got to level 100. He is my son and I love him 🦆
hey you kinda sound like that one pokemon speedrunner on twitch
I could see what you mean. A lot of folks compare me to Werster and I can see the resemblance.
@@PulseEffects people who compare you to werster have obviously never even watched him, you two have completely different voices and personalities.
@zoofyzoof Nobody compares to me Werster lol... I am responding to a friend who commented on my video in a silly way.
This is one of the only times i've seen where Water sport actually matters
lucario is literally in smash 3 times, the announced says his name clearly as LU-CAR-EE-OH every time
You're forced to catch the legendary even if you run away? How the hell does that work?
Like in Pokémon Black and White.
@@Garde_Mystik But what if you have no pokeballs?
@@Garde_Mystik But what if you have no pokeballs?
@@thisshowisreallygood its almost like the game gives you a masterball
@@thisshowisreallygood it appears they will sit there until you exit and buy more.
4:56 Wrong. It boosts exp by 50%, so you gain 150%. It does not boost BY 150%, otherwise you'd get 250% or 2.5 times exp.
Ah yes, my favorite region
You mean "ma région favorite"
1:34 Even in a normal game, I found Farfetch'd to be an incredible option in XY. You can trade for one or catch it very early, and it learns a lot of useful moves: Fly of course, False Swipe for bringing Pokemon to 1HP, Air Cutter which lets you get berries off trees, and Swords Dance or Roost for battles. I used it on my main team for the entire game, and only after beating the champion swapped it out for Noivern.
Just listening to speedrun videos while I do chores… but I cant focus when you put them good UNIST ost tracks!
Understandable. UNIST hits way too hard.
"which halves your fire moves' power by 50%" he says, with 67% shown on screen...
X and Y were great in all ways save length and difficulty.
LuCARRYio carries the game
"Luk-care-io"
I never knew Amaura had Refrigerate
Amaura with Refrigerate? *Puts my Dr. Pepper on it's head*
You forgot to mention the best part of the pokemon X/Y speedruns of swords dancing 2-3 times against AZ and dying! You beat this speedrun by losing :D
Bro said LuKARIO
So, uh...
Why is Fennekin a bad choice due to the Bug gym using Water Sport if the run uses Farfetch'd for the bug gym?
cause water sport halves their fire damage by 50%
@@IAmGun. but why does that matter? You're not using Fennekin in the gym anyways. The fire damage reduction is a moot point
@@atroecious9357 Because you don't want to face Chesnaught's spiky shield. Also, I've used Fennekin in X/Y, and the movepool it has until fully evolved is just ATROCIOUS, being just Ember and Psybeam, and doesn't get dazzling gleam in X/Y. It gets quite a jump once it gets psyshock, stab on Psychic moves, grass knot and Mystical fire, but is just ridiculously weak as Braixen.
@@N12015 I get that, and those are viable reasons to discount Fennekin. My question is specifically regarding the statement of why it's bad for the bug gym, given that the starter isn't used there anyways.
Whether it's good or bad in the bug gym is irrelevant. It won't see any action either way. It's like saying Chespin will be bad in the Ice gym, well after you get Lucario
@@atroecious9357 Well, is less about the water sport and more due to the fact that STAB bubble hurts a lot and ember deals less than scratch when water sport is active. Is definitely doable due to blaze but is quite slow and needlessly risky compared to aerial ace from Farfetch'd or Rollout from Chespin. And again, Braixen is just awful so there's no real reward.
I paused like 5 times over the frame that said "Chestknot stats" lmfao. I didnt know if I was tripping or of the video was wrong.
I use Froakie. There are plenty of people that can provide a spare fennekin egg in wondertrades.
Besides after you have all these moves then Greninja has dominate pretty much every Elite 4 and Champion without worries.
Surf...Water Shuriken (to break most pokemon that have Sturdy) Dark Pulse and Ice Beam. It does struggle with Wikstroms Probopass.
@@kstanni87 Yes but this vid was for specifically speedrunning. When you have the time to go through wonder trades, yes, you can get every starter at once. No problem.
X and Y was the last Pokémon game I bothered finishing the Dex 100%. It felt like a full game unlike whats followed it.
The side challenges, mini games and outfits were actually fun and not a slog.
Which is funny because XY were so infinished entire parts of the maps exsist for no reason and Iit’s entire post game and third legendary was put in SM. That’s ontop of what SM already had. XY is probably the most unfinished Pokemon game
A lot of people are stuck in their ways and assume that the old theory of '1 pokemon is fastest' will always remain accurate.
There is no pokemon TAS I'm aware of that only uses 1 pokemon, and most games do switch mains at least once.
X and Y just switches mains the most.
TAS is not a good comparison. They do unreasonable things to beat the game, like using Metronome to land moves they don't have.
RTA on the other hand is usually Starter + Legendary if they give the opportunity before E4.
Neat analysis video! Thanks for uploading!
My boy Farfetch'd contributing
He can't keep getting away with this... 💀
Wait why do you wanna drop the boxart legendary on the box is it bc it forces you to lead with it even if you have an empty slot
Yes! That's the exact reason!
Imagine if you couldn't change the clock on your 3DS. If it was connected to a clock server at all times. You could only attempt a legitimate X or Y speedrun twice per year.
I still love the series too it’s really fantastic
4:37 lucareio
This man really said Lukario and Korena
5:02 Power of friendship!
Well my 6th is a either a pickup or honey gathering pokemon so jokes on you
So it would seem my birthday is the perfect day to speedrun X and Y lol
Why would you want to box the xerneas?
You dont need it
Xerneas is not as good as Lucario at that point (11 levels lower, no Swords Dance, Fairy Aura wastes time), and it can't beat Lysandre on its own because its moves are not good against Pyroar. You also need to hit Lv. 75 before Siebold's Gyarados, and the extra bit of exp you get from leading Lucario instead of switching to it mid-battle lets you skip a Rare Candy later on.
@@GarfieldTheLightning yeah i guessed that it was weaker than lucario but i thought you intentionally pick up the johto starter before going to xerneas' fight so i thought xerneas was somehow harmful to the speedrun
@@MrHublibubs It is - if you have space in your party, it automatically moves to the front.
@@GarfieldTheLightning And that's the point I missed, thank you! :)
ever have i heard the name Lucario so wrong. 4:35
Lu-Cari-O
Lu-Car-E-O
Loo-kare-ree-o, why??????? It's loo-kare-ree-o.
Wow wel i did not know that cool, nice vid👍🏻
Wasn't this the game where they used to manipulate an excadrill?
"Lucayreo" 💀
The A in Lucario is the A in car, not care.
4:36 Lukerio?
PLEASE don't pronounce Lucario like that again, for everyone's sanity
Who did the thumbnail art? I’m asking because I want to share with others while at the same time crediting them
twitter.com/teliivision ! She also covered the art on my Shuckle video!
@@PulseEffects thanks!
halves your fire moves' power by 50%
"Halved by 67 percent"
saw the farfetch'd and i had to see
4:36 Lu Care IO
I only needed 1 mega Blaziken to beat it back in 2013 so uhh get on my level internet people
0:34 I'ma stop you right there, you see, Bulbasaur had the upper hand against the FIRST. 4. GYMS. And he levels up way faster than Charmander, so yeah, try that again.
The fastest Bulbasaur Speedrun is literally 20+ minutes slower than both the fastest Squirtle and Charmander Speedruns lol.
People saying something about the Lucario pronunciation, but I legitimately don't hear anything wrong with it. Something exclusive to the English pronunciation?
Yeah the english dub show pronounces it differently even the person in the video pronounces it normally afterwards.
@@nikocayetano1805 Ohh, yeah, I can hear it now. I swear it was so subtle that if you weren't used to it, you probably wouldn't notice it on the fly, like me.
Or maybe my hearing is just that bad.
Lu-CAR- eoh. Lucario. It's how I've heard it everytime and he say it that way. Apparently it's Lu-CARE-eoh
@@hylianhero1921 he said it lu care eoh first then started saying it properly, it's bait
OK but what the hell is White Day?
Lukyario
0:50
How, is 1/2 = 2/3
Lucerio
1:10 that’s… that’s not how you write Chesnaught…
Phonon's theme, taste 💜
Core-inna
"halfs your fire moves by 50%" so 75%?
LOOCARRYO
WHITE DAY!? woah wtf
It's valentines but the reverse sort of? It's where you give gifts to those who got you valentines gifts.
You give people gifts on valentines, then on white day those people give you gifts in return. :]
You pronounce Lucario wrong
Lukerio
So your saying that in order to make XY hard, you have to speedrun it
LU-CARE-IO??????/
I'm convinced you pronounce Pokémon names differently just to upset people
Dont ever say lucario again
I BEAT THE EARLY FIGHTS WITH MY FROAKIE, EASILY.
Yeah but froakie struggles in a speedrun, where you do everything as fast as possible so your Pokemon are underleveled
Why did you pronounce "Lu Car E Oh" "Lu care E oh"? Was it to generate comments like this?
Lou carry oh
No it's been beaten with one for speedruns
Serena is so cute I wish they add her in smash bros
Lu 🚗 io, not lucareio
Lukario
loo-care-ee-oh ...?
it’s pronounced Lucario
XY is my fav pokemon game
lukerio🐩
X and y were easy? Since when? I barely beat the elite four on my first try.
I really hope this is a joke... I might be getting baited right now.
X and Y are the easiest games in the entire franchise. That's the biggest issue the game has. EXP was modified in this game, and you get so much more here than you used to so you level up like crazy.
In a casual playthrough, no grinds, your team can reach and be over level 80 at the elite 4, which is approximately 20 levels above their Pokemon.
You have to deliberately avoid fighting trainers and wild Pokemon to be appropriately leveled. I personally had a level 86 Cradily when I fought the champion.
Mega Evolution also turns your Pokemon into destroying machines that will sweep your opponent's team like it's nothing. EXP Share is turned on by default and the majority of people didn't know you could turn it off, adding to the easy difficulty of the game.
There's also the issue that trainers just simply do not have good teams, or good AI.
Same..it was my first pokemon game..
I don't think I was that overleveled? I don't really remember. It could of easily just been that I didn't have the optimal pokemon and moves..but I remember staying up late up night many many many nights just retrying the elite 4! I ended up running out of money for revives and potions and had to grind some more fighting the rich brats in the battle cheateu.
@@ZoofyZoof Not everyone is that good..
@@testerwulf3357 It's not a case of whether you're good or bad at the game, it's a case that the game was deliberately designed to be extremely easy.
There's really something wrong with you if you had any trouble playing X and Y.
Like I said before, a completely casual playthrough ends up getting you up to around level 80 at the elite 4. You have to deliberately avoid fighting any NPCs to get a low level.
The game being this easy was the biggest criticism these games received.
Celeryduck mvp
I swear you pronounced lucario wrong on purpose
Lew care e o
pokemon x and y more like pokemon need 5 pokemon amiright