Dunsparce is actually based off of the Tsuchinoko a yokai and interestingly almost every decision about its design has basis in myth. The wings allude to its ability to double jump, the nubs on its chin are for its poisonous nature and even its shape as Tsuchinoko are very plump. Even its movelist has a lot of layers to its inspiration. Like with roll out is its ability to bite its tail and rolls up into a ball and roll around. If you want all the details Gaijin Goombah did a video about it.
Look at it. It's not a land snake. "It's a Japanese mythology-" NO! NO IT IS NOT! IT HAS STRIPES, LITTLE WINGS, BIG EYES, AND A STINGER TAIL! IT'S A BEE!!!!
@@petercross1879 wow did you just go down through the comments and copy+paste the same obnoxious argument on every one that was available at the time? This is the 4th one I've run into, almost everything that has a comment has you in the thread. the mythical Bee Snake looking like a bee does not make it less like the Bee Snake.
Can you beat Pokémon Platinum using only Assist? Crafting a team with the right moves could prove to be an interesting challenge. Plus Assist is fairly common on cat Pokémon so you can share pictures of your own cats
Thank you for admitting that the "Blaine's team" run was just an Arcanine run. You should have started with Ponyta because it starts with ember. I never thought Dunsparce was ground type. But, I thought it was bug type and I thought it evolved into Yanma. After I caught and trained it I was very disappointed to find out that not only does it not evolve into Yanma but it doesn't evolve.
@@freckdgaf4834 You are absolutely correct. Dunsparce looks like a first stage pokémon that should evolve. Dragonflies have a larval stage. It swims in the water and becomes a dragonfly when it gets enough nutrients. Mosquitoes also have a larval stage that is water bound. In pokémon Dunsparce is found in the Dark Cave east of Violet City. This cave has a large water source and is so dark flash is needed to see. Dunsparce has what looks to be closed eyes.
I always thought it was a Ground-type. I always thought its tail was a drill. The first time I saw it in LeafGreen is at the end of a cave where a guy is mining for Nuggets. It's far more Ground-type than things like Gligar or Donphan from the same generation....
@@yapyapthedestroyer2562 Look at it. It's not a land snake. "It's a Japanese mythology-" NO! NO IT IS NOT! IT HAS STRIPES, LITTLE WINGS, BIG EYES, AND A STINGER TAIL! IT'S A BEE!!!!
It's tail is a drill, it says in some pokedex entries that it digs with it's tail winding tunnels that it lives in. Also it can actually hover a bit with it's tiny wings.
I thought Dunsparce was Ground-type for years, because in the episode it's introduced in the anime, its whole thing is using Dig. I thought Furret was Ground-type too for the same reason
You probably thought Furret was Ground type based on that one episode where Ash's pokedex literally tells him that its Ground type, despite 10 year kids everywhere knowing that its Normal type.
You know what I really enjoy about your channel? You commentate so detailed that I dont even have to watch the video and I still know exactly how things are progressing as long as I have audio. And sometimes I do just that
Dunsparce is my favorite Pokémon actually. I forgot that there was a challenge run today but I saw the notification 30 minutes before it premiered and was really excited to see how this would go. I also did this exact same run before in firered on my own time but not made into a video, mine basically went the same way yours did with the whole run being pretty easy and then becoming brutally hard at the elite 4. I finished mine at lv. 85 so almost the same as yours.
Dunsparce is based off the Tsuchinoko, a small, flat, serpent from Japanese mythology. Sometimes depicted with wings, sometimes not. The name isn't so much of a pun as it's a cutesy version of tsuchinoko, taking the "noko" and adding "chi". Like how a kid would talk about their pet.
Its moveset is partly based around that mythical creature as well. It is said to curl up into a wheel and roll at incredible speed (hence Rollout) and whip around in midair to make high jumps (hence Bounce in gen 4)
I think the ground type thing comes from it drilling into the ground to escape from enemies. Looked like a fun challenge. Great video If you want money in FR, Meowth with pickup can be pretty useful. Sellable x items plus nuggets, pp ups and rare candies. Just saying.
Dunsparce is heavily associated with ground, naturally learning some ground moves, being find in cave and digging tunnels. A lot off personne make that error.
Pokemon Uranium gave Dunsparce an awesome evolution; Dragon Flying! Ended up being one of my best pokemon later on in my nuzlocke. If you ever feel run down with the original games, totally hope you try challenges in romhacks/fan games. Might be easier than the later gen games depending the hack/game.
Before I even begin, finally!!! I love dunsparce, she was my first shiny being pink, and I used her on every SoulSilver run , and in firered?!!! My favorite of the old school games?!!! I freaken super appreciate you for doing this, thank u!!!!!
That was a playground rumour at school for me, back during Gen 4; "If you get Dunsparce to level 100, it evolves into a Dragon-type". I never bothered to actually attempt it but I suppose that's a good thing, in the end.
When I picked pokemon up as an adult one of the pokemon I didn't recognize was Dunsparce in pokemon Y. I love the little guy, bulky good move pool. I know people don't think highly of Dunsparce but I think they're great!
@@HaydnG266 Coil raises the user's Attack, Defense, and accuracy stats by one stage each. Introduced in gen 5. I didn't know it was a thing either actually.
i say this with a lot of respect and love so dont take offense to it, but i started watching you all the way since 2012 when you playthrough knight of lodis and it is amazing how much you have improved in speaking and narrating your videos, i am so proud of you seeing your progress and making it on youtube
I got really lucky the first time I played Gold version way back when gen 2 came out and caught a Dunsparce as the first pokemon I picked up in Dark Cave. I 100% also thought it was ground type the first time I saw it and was super sad it was normal, but also thought for sure it would evolve at least once and thought it must get ground as a second typing... Needless to say, Dunsparce has disappointed me more than most pokemon I've caught.
I've always known it was normal, but I've seen that a lot of people either think it's ground or think it should be. I remember back when mega evolutions we're new there was a cool fan art of mega dunsparce that I believe was Ground/Flying.
Dunsparce is surprisingly good! I'm guessing you can beat the Elite Four at around level 70. Having Ice Beam and Thunderbolt with boosted status chances will be clutch. Post-video: WOW that was a difficulty spike! Even with good freezes. I never figured there'd be that many issues.
I 100% thought Dunsparce was a ground type. I remember getting him in gen 2 in the cave so from that moment on I was locked in to it being a ground type as I oddly thought it was a cousin of onyx.
About "what is it supposed to be": As far as I know it's based on the Tsuchinoko. It's this creature from Japanese folklore. They are supposed to be some this kind of small sand snake with a very flat, wide belly. There is no evidence that they actually exist. As far as I can tell, they are a bit like Big Foot or the Loch Ness Monster, there are claims of sightings once in a while, but no scientific evidence that holds up.
Idea for a challenge run: The Bickering married couple run! Basically, you take 2 pokemon that have a rivalry, like Meowth/Pikachu or Heamor/Durant, and then you beat they're respective game with that team. I'm actually doing a Meowth/Pikachu of Fire Red right now, and it's a lot "fun"(fun is code for grinding)
This seems cool, I'm excited to see where this run goes next! If you haven't done so yet, could you do a challenge run with only hoppip? Also, have you ever thought about doing a challenge run with a glitch pokemon, like missingno., or a gen two pokemon in gen one? I've heard that if you hack in certain glitch pokemon and trade it to gen two they become regular pokemon! So, is it possible to do a run with them? Sorry this was long!
I watch a lot of challenge runners and nuzlockers, and I really appreciated how your video works through the challenge at a good tempo while still finding time to explain your strategies. Glad to sub to a quality Pokémon TH-camr
I'm currently doing a Dunsparce run in Black 2 and a benefit of that is Serene Grace effects Rocky Helmet in Gen 5 but the Gen 5 games are arguably some of the hardest games in the series so I equipped my Dunsparce with a Quick Claw which is working out really well because of Serene Grace. Keep up the good work Mah Dry Bread!
Oh wait you actually mentioned King's Rock not Rocky Helmet. I could have sworn that you said Rocky Helmet instead of King's Rock when I first watched this
My first exposure to dunsparce was pokemon tower defense 2 back when I was 13 or so, and I immediately thought it was flying ground from the looks. Later I found out it was definitely not ground, and a friend told me it wasn't flying. So I had no idea until I looked it up a few years later
Starting this video, I thought to myself "Yes. Next question." My favorite Pokemon is Dunsparce and I insisted to my bf that it's pretty good actually so he one time ran a "only one Dunsparce" run of a Pokemon Crystal rom and while taking a nap, he felt the need to wake me up to tell me that he beat the fighting type gym with only the one Dunsparce. We've been together for 15 years now. Thank you Dunsparce.
I actually thought Dunsparce was a water-electric type pokemon for a good year or two, simply because it was blue and yellow and in gen 3, I would usually just find blue colored water pokemons and pikachu so yeah I kinda tricked myself into thinking Dunsparce was a water-electric type pokemon. 😭😭😅
I thought it was normal/ground when I first saw it as a kid, but I wound up loving it. There was an ASCII art of it back on an old Gamefaqs social board I frequented, "Nobody expects Dunsparce!" We'd use it to clear the air after an argument or on stupid posts. Gives me a lot of nostalgia for it, though I rarely use it in game.
If he kept defense curl rollout they would be easy. I think it was a massive throw to not keep them. In a solo run where there’s no penalty for wiping, you reset until you don’t miss rollout. You probably could rollout sweep agatha once you have speed. Speed ev rollout dunsparce probably beats elite 4 below level 70. Defense Curl rollout is easily the best move for solo challenges from my experience.
2:15 it's based off the cryptid "tsuchinoko" a type of snake like being that lives in japan, it has the body shape of a snake but with a fat mid section
Challenge idea I've almost completed. Fair warning it is a bit tedious. The challenge, newest capture only. Any time you encounter a wild Pokémon you have not captured you must capture it and use only that Pokémon in battle until your next encounter. This means only training against wild Pokémon you have already captured and against trainers. It's interesting to see how you can try and manipulate encounters by only training in specific areas to ‘save’ an encounter for a later battle, like against certain gym leaders or significant battles. If you fail to capture a new Pokémon for any reason you must reset. If you encounter an evolution line you have already captured you must not capture it again e.g. already caught a Caterpie then encounter Metapod you can kill the Metapod for xp or flee but cannot capture it. Additional rules: evolutions allowed, HM slaves not allowed, no repels, (this makes it quite difficult, maybe outright impossible depending on the game).
I gotta give you one quick tip with FRLG runs. On one of the routes north of nugget bridge, the tm for Secret Power can be found. It is REALLY good this early on, and would’ve been even better on Dunsparce because of serene grace. 70 base power, 20 PP. You can get it right after nugget bridge if you encounter the camper blocking it as low as possible, letting you slip past. It’s similar to return, in that almost anything can learn it
Look at it. It's not a land snake. "It's a Japanese mythology-" NO! NO IT IS NOT! IT HAS STRIPES, LITTLE WINGS, BIG EYES, AND A STINGER TAIL! IT'S A BEE!!!!
Seriously, because of time difference I always come late to your videos. But THANK YOU for telling me what fossil you took, I was really curious about it.
Pre video comment: You can definitely win. Dunsparce are underrated. Serene Grace and Ancient Power is a good combo. Add this to defense curl and rollout as well as the TMs and you have good variety. You're i good hands. I'd know. I used Dunsparce before.
Grinding on lorelie isn't the best idea because you are gonna lose to bruno afterwards. In a run that you are using return you don't want to faint cause your friendship is gonna get lowered meaning that the output of return is gonna get smaller despite you leveling up. But I have to admit that your videos are very entertaining
Never give up what you're doing. You bring joy to the many people that watch your videos. I may be a drunk Scot living out the stereotype of my people, but my words hold truth. You're a good egg MDB.
YES! I LOVE DUNSPARCE! Me and a friend were playing pokemon Crystal, and were going to use the Pink Bow Ursurang, but I got tired of looking for one and grabbed a Dunsparce. We later battled each other after the Elite Four, and DUNSPARCE WON AGAISNT THE URSURANG
When I first encountered a Dunsparce as a kid I thought it was rock type, because I found it with by smashing a rock (the only other pokemon I had found this way back then was geodude - a rock type) and I think I also used rock smash on it and it was super effective, so until I caught one I was under the impression that it's a rock type. Fun little anecdote on the topic of "what type did you think Dunsparce is?"
@4:11 YOOOOO!!! DUDE!!!!! YOU USED THE CORRECT "OTHER/EITHER" !!!! I'm so proud of you, I would never correct you about it because it's just petty, but it did kinda always bug me. Go grammar!
Afaik, Dunsprance is based on a tsuchinoko. It's basically a japanese myth about an evasive fat snake who can bring luck to the one who catches it... which explains its habilities. No idea why the wings though.
Okay, I'm not providing any proof or anything. But because of MDB I did a Crystal Dunsparce only run and I beat Red at the final level of 73 and I'm super proud. All youtubers I could find with the same challenge were in the early 90's. I beat Red stacking Curse's on Pikachu whilest he was using dumb moves. Then just bearly swept his team.
Not sure why Bulbapedia was giving that random malarkey about a "bee snake pun", but as other comments have pointed out, Dunsparce is based on a yokai known as Tsuchinoko. It's basically a fat snake that can magically double jump, likes to bite its own tail to roll up into a ball and roll around super fast, and is known for other interesting traits in various tales, all of which are shown in Dunsparce's design choices from artwork to movelist with fine details. Even the weird striping is a Tsuchinoko trait, although normally they're depicted more natural snake colors with darker stripes along the wide part of their back where they're all chubby and plump
Losing to the rocket grunt at the end of nugget bridge on purpose repeatedly can give you unlimited nuggets, which is the quickest way to grind for money in lgfr
When you run specs dunsparce on low ladder showdown you can always get something out of it lol, fire blast ice beam thunderbolt + special move of your choice is like the most hillarious thing ever if it did something. Even a trolly max speed thunder wave+flinching moves set is quite fun. Love dunspace
So, FYI, Dunsparce is a physical attacker. In Gen 3, you want to use physical attacking moves. While yes, return is good, headbut with a quick claw can mean a flinch whish is better. Defense curl and rollout is one of the best combos for Dunsparce period. If you wanted an easy win against most of the pokemon, you just roll with it, pun intended. Dig or earthquake would be super useful. While yes, thunderbolt and icebeam are good for a better chance of causing freeze/paralyze, you aren't using them enough if you wanted to run them nor are you using a beneficial item to make use of them. I did a Dunsparce only run of Heartgold and beat red mostly using defense curl + rollout. when you are able to get all hits in, it can OHKO most pokemon, and in a game wheresteel types are far and few between, it is your best moves to use, with headbut/return and something to cause a status or coverage if possible. Overall, good run. I would recommend looking over the pokemon one more time before you commit to using certain moves in Gen 3 since gen 4 has the physical/special split.
I never thought Dunsparce was ground type but that was because back in Gen 2 as a child I didn’t know exactly what I was looking at and by the time I did figure it out I already had it and knew well it was pure normal. But it really does look like a ground type and how it both functions and is described you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was or at least was a Normal/Ground. It’s a shame it never became such or got an evolution that made it so.
When i was about 6 i got silver version, and I always tried getting through that cave when it was all dark, and i got into the trend of running from all the geodudes and zubats, suddenly i saw that dunsparse and i ran, and then spent hours trying to find one again
Hey MDB, after watching the episodes of stardew valley, I’ve gone back to watch the fable series from years ago. All I have to say is that you are 100% justified in killing whisper.
Tsuchinoko real Here's a "fun" Dunsparce set. Body Slam, Attract, Water Pulse or Flatter, a final move of your choice (toxic was possible in every gen until 8, coil is good, etc.), and a King's Rock. You can leave your opponent paralyzed, confused, attracted, and constantly flinching. Once again suggesting Castform in HG/SS
I thought it was part ground. Gen 2 is the one I never played and whenever I encounter one it had some groundish move, it’s colors and the drill threw me off too. You learn something new everyday.
Dunsparce is one of the two Pokemon that I never managed to register to my pokedex when I was a kid in Gold. I knew where to find it, but I was never lucky enough to encounter it, so I gave up eventually. The other one was Octillery. Since there was no trainer encounter with it (that I know of), there was just a blank in the dex and I just had no reason to train a Remoraid. And since I didn't had a friend who got one either, with no access to the internet at the time. I never completed my pokedex :D
I did a solo Eevee run in Leaf Green recently and soon after realized there wasn't any video about it on TH-cam. I'd love to see your take on it. Hopefully you can beat it at a lower level than me (lvl. 92). Also, here's a tip about FRLG : it's pretty easy to win at the slots machine, even by just mashing A. You can max out in 20 min if you're paying attention. Sometimes it's really easier than waiting to get enough money.
Wait, at 4:31, did anybody else notice that RAGE got built 3 times by doubleslap? You got a separate text box after each hit, is there any way that you can science this?
Dunsparce is actually based off of the Tsuchinoko a yokai and interestingly almost every decision about its design has basis in myth. The wings allude to its ability to double jump, the nubs on its chin are for its poisonous nature and even its shape as Tsuchinoko are very plump. Even its movelist has a lot of layers to its inspiration. Like with roll out is its ability to bite its tail and rolls up into a ball and roll around. If you want all the details Gaijin Goombah did a video about it.
Look at it. It's not a land snake. "It's a Japanese mythology-" NO! NO IT IS NOT! IT HAS STRIPES, LITTLE WINGS, BIG EYES, AND A STINGER TAIL! IT'S A BEE!!!!
@@petercross1879 The Tsuchinoko is called a bee snake. It's a Tsuchinoko, and its design is a pun based off a regional name.
@@petercross1879 wow did you just go down through the comments and copy+paste the same obnoxious argument on every one that was available at the time? This is the 4th one I've run into, almost everything that has a comment has you in the thread. the mythical Bee Snake looking like a bee does not make it less like the Bee Snake.
Isn’t also based on a hoop snake as well or maybe that’s all the fan evolutions that base it of that
@@azeria1 The Tsuchinoko also will bite its tail to roll.
Used dunsparce jokingly in a nuzlocke and he ended up carrying the way. Quick claw defense curl roll out. Renamed Exodia.
Tail of the Forbidden One.
dude dunspace is broken in early game... i used it in a silver nuzlocke in dark cave, and it literally carried me through four badges
Can you beat Pokémon Platinum using only Assist? Crafting a team with the right moves could prove to be an interesting challenge. Plus Assist is fairly common on cat Pokémon so you can share pictures of your own cats
The hard part is probably teaching moves
That’s an awesome idea
@@ZenoDLC *getting the cats to let him take pictures to share
Wasn't assist introduced in gen 5 though?
@@Dopetv-zd9ov Gen 3. It was Skitty's signature move. I know Assist/Prankster Purrloin was an issue back in the day though.
12:51 flame blast sounds like a really cool move.
Sounds like a Ben10 alien.
Alternate Universe Heatblast
Thunder Blast is better though, higher chance of paralyzing than Flame Blast has of burning.
It's the Special Weapon you obtain from defeating Flame Man in Mega Man 6.
@@PeterGriffin11 gotten so many ben10 recommendations recently and now I see it in comments too!
Thank you for admitting that the "Blaine's team" run was just an Arcanine run. You should have started with Ponyta because it starts with ember.
I never thought Dunsparce was ground type. But, I thought it was bug type and I thought it evolved into Yanma.
After I caught and trained it I was very disappointed to find out that not only does it not evolve into Yanma but it doesn't evolve.
Into Yanma?! 😂 There are literally no similarities between the two 😅
@@aprilhippie8752 honestly though dunsparce looks like a larva and the little wings on its back look like they could turn into dragonfly wings
@@freckdgaf4834 You are absolutely correct. Dunsparce looks like a first stage pokémon that should evolve.
Dragonflies have a larval stage.
It swims in the water and becomes a dragonfly when it gets enough nutrients.
Mosquitoes also have a larval stage that is water bound.
In pokémon Dunsparce is found in the Dark Cave east of Violet City.
This cave has a large water source and is so dark flash is needed to see.
Dunsparce has what looks to be closed eyes.
I always thought it was a Ground-type. I always thought its tail was a drill. The first time I saw it in LeafGreen is at the end of a cave where a guy is mining for Nuggets. It's far more Ground-type than things like Gligar or Donphan from the same generation....
Dunsparce deserves more than what he was stuck with.
@@yapyapthedestroyer2562 Look at it. It's not a land snake. "It's a Japanese mythology-" NO! NO IT IS NOT! IT HAS STRIPES, LITTLE WINGS, BIG EYES, AND A STINGER TAIL! IT'S A BEE!!!!
I never thought it was a ground type but just a Pokémon I’d never use 🤷🏽♂️
It's tail is a drill, it says in some pokedex entries that it digs with it's tail winding tunnels that it lives in. Also it can actually hover a bit with it's tiny wings.
Donphan is plenty ground type ;-;
I thought Dunsparce was Ground-type for years, because in the episode it's introduced in the anime, its whole thing is using Dig. I thought Furret was Ground-type too for the same reason
You probably thought Furret was Ground type based on that one episode where Ash's pokedex literally tells him that its Ground type, despite 10 year kids everywhere knowing that its Normal type.
@@loudwhispre9406 wasn't it dumb bitch Misty that said it was ground type
You know what I really enjoy about your channel? You commentate so detailed that I dont even have to watch the video and I still know exactly how things are progressing as long as I have audio. And sometimes I do just that
Dunsparce is my favorite Pokémon actually. I forgot that there was a challenge run today but I saw the notification 30 minutes before it premiered and was really excited to see how this would go. I also did this exact same run before in firered on my own time but not made into a video, mine basically went the same way yours did with the whole run being pretty easy and then becoming brutally hard at the elite 4. I finished mine at lv. 85 so almost the same as yours.
My favorite Pokémon is spheal it’s so cute and fat
i also like dunsprace, i aways experiment several moveset.
There’s a chance he’s getting an evolution in the next gen
@@jackramler1540 that would be great
he's lowkey pretty good in random battles too
often having glare or the 60% para bodyslam
Dunsparce is based off the Tsuchinoko, a small, flat, serpent from Japanese mythology. Sometimes depicted with wings, sometimes not. The name isn't so much of a pun as it's a cutesy version of tsuchinoko, taking the "noko" and adding "chi". Like how a kid would talk about their pet.
Its moveset is partly based around that mythical creature as well. It is said to curl up into a wheel and roll at incredible speed (hence Rollout) and whip around in midair to make high jumps (hence Bounce in gen 4)
I think the ground type thing comes from it drilling into the ground to escape from enemies. Looked like a fun challenge. Great video
If you want money in FR, Meowth with pickup can be pretty useful. Sellable x items plus nuggets, pp ups and rare candies. Just saying.
I don’t know why, but I really like Dunsparce. It’s so derpy and adorable.
I have a weird respect for Dunsparce as I got one in a X nuzlocke and it was surprisingly good
in that gen nuzlocke for first gym dunsparce is brutal for viola haha
Dunsparce is heavily associated with ground, naturally learning some ground moves, being find in cave and digging tunnels. A lot off personne make that error.
Pokemon Uranium gave Dunsparce an awesome evolution; Dragon Flying! Ended up being one of my best pokemon later on in my nuzlocke. If you ever feel run down with the original games, totally hope you try challenges in romhacks/fan games. Might be easier than the later gen games depending the hack/game.
Before I even begin, finally!!! I love dunsparce, she was my first shiny being pink, and I used her on every SoulSilver run , and in firered?!!! My favorite of the old school games?!!! I freaken super appreciate you for doing this, thank u!!!!!
I didnt think dunsparce was ground type, but i trained one up to level 100 in gold once expecting it to evolve into a dragon type.
That was a playground rumour at school for me, back during Gen 4; "If you get Dunsparce to level 100, it evolves into a Dragon-type". I never bothered to actually attempt it but I suppose that's a good thing, in the end.
When I picked pokemon up as an adult one of the pokemon I didn't recognize was Dunsparce in pokemon Y. I love the little guy, bulky good move pool. I know people don't think highly of Dunsparce but I think they're great!
This is gonna be interesting. Dunsparce is not known for being amazing before Coil was introduced so let's see how this goes.
I wish that dunsparce wasn’t only ok at best for coil it needs a evo
Coil?
@@HaydnG266 Coil raises the user's Attack, Defense, and accuracy stats by one stage each. Introduced in gen 5. I didn't know it was a thing either actually.
Rollout go brrr
I don’t think it’s known for being amazing even _after_ Coil 😂
Dunsparce is literally my favorite pokemon, and yet even I thought it was ground type...
Dunsparce definitely has ground type vibes. It always throws me when I remember it's not.
It's a little known fact that Dunsparce is actually the best Pokemon. So this run was a joy to watch. TH-cam really needs more Dunsparce content.
I would love to see a Gen 4 run with Hitmonchan. I dont think it would be hard, but it would be really cool to see all the elemental punches be useful
I second this idea, I would absolutely see a run with Hitmonchan using only punches!
i say this with a lot of respect and love so dont take offense to it, but i started watching you all the way since 2012 when you playthrough knight of lodis and it is amazing how much you have improved in speaking and narrating your videos, i am so proud of you seeing your progress and making it on youtube
I got really lucky the first time I played Gold version way back when gen 2 came out and caught a Dunsparce as the first pokemon I picked up in Dark Cave. I 100% also thought it was ground type the first time I saw it and was super sad it was normal, but also thought for sure it would evolve at least once and thought it must get ground as a second typing... Needless to say, Dunsparce has disappointed me more than most pokemon I've caught.
Another issue with people not knowing Dunsparce's typing is almost no trainer in the whole series uses it and it is really hard to find
Looks like it's pretty...sparse!
I've always known it was normal, but I've seen that a lot of people either think it's ground or think it should be. I remember back when mega evolutions we're new there was a cool fan art of mega dunsparce that I believe was Ground/Flying.
Dunsparce is surprisingly good! I'm guessing you can beat the Elite Four at around level 70. Having Ice Beam and Thunderbolt with boosted status chances will be clutch.
Post-video: WOW that was a difficulty spike! Even with good freezes. I never figured there'd be that many issues.
I 100% thought Dunsparce was a ground type. I remember getting him in gen 2 in the cave so from that moment on I was locked in to it being a ground type as I oddly thought it was a cousin of onyx.
About "what is it supposed to be":
As far as I know it's based on the Tsuchinoko. It's this creature from Japanese folklore. They are supposed to be some this kind of small sand snake with a very flat, wide belly. There is no evidence that they actually exist. As far as I can tell, they are a bit like Big Foot or the Loch Ness Monster, there are claims of sightings once in a while, but no scientific evidence that holds up.
Idea for a challenge run: The Bickering married couple run! Basically, you take 2 pokemon that have a rivalry, like Meowth/Pikachu or Heamor/Durant, and then you beat they're respective game with that team. I'm actually doing a Meowth/Pikachu of Fire Red right now, and it's a lot "fun"(fun is code for grinding)
Pokémon Ruby: Seviper & Zangoose run
5:16
Totally expected him to say he rolled over his rival's team.
This seems cool, I'm excited to see where this run goes next! If you haven't done so yet, could you do a challenge run with only hoppip? Also, have you ever thought about doing a challenge run with a glitch pokemon, like missingno., or a gen two pokemon in gen one? I've heard that if you hack in certain glitch pokemon and trade it to gen two they become regular pokemon! So, is it possible to do a run with them? Sorry this was long!
Theory?
@@lapisdragon1237 theory what?
@@TurnipBoy666 Logo?
Yes! I'd love glitch pokemon runs! At least the original missingno in original red and blue.
A Hoppip only run sounds exciting.
I watch a lot of challenge runners and nuzlockers, and I really appreciated how your video works through the challenge at a good tempo while still finding time to explain your strategies. Glad to sub to a quality Pokémon TH-camr
I have always thought Dunsparce was a bug type. It just really looks like a bug to me.
I'm currently doing a Dunsparce run in Black 2 and a benefit of that is Serene Grace effects Rocky Helmet in Gen 5 but the Gen 5 games are arguably some of the hardest games in the series so I equipped my Dunsparce with a Quick Claw which is working out really well because of Serene Grace. Keep up the good work Mah Dry Bread!
Oh wait you actually mentioned King's Rock not Rocky Helmet. I could have sworn that you said Rocky Helmet instead of King's Rock when I first watched this
This should be easy, it's the strongest Pokémon in the game!
12:51 “flame blast”
When’s that Magcargo run coming? I wanna see it. I was also at the live premiere!
Misty gonna be a brick wall
@@kagarisa1426 is he doing fire red
MDB's currently finishing it.
I actually keep thinking Dunsparce is a ground type and am surprised each time I get reminded it is pure normal.
This is probably the longest-lasting movepool with Water Pulse in it! An underrated move
My first exposure to dunsparce was pokemon tower defense 2 back when I was 13 or so, and I immediately thought it was flying ground from the looks. Later I found out it was definitely not ground, and a friend told me it wasn't flying. So I had no idea until I looked it up a few years later
Week 20 of requesting a psywave only run!
loving all the folks coming and talking about Tsuchinoko's. They're the best
I just like Dunsparce.
No you don't
When I first saw Dunsparce I thought it was a ground type so you're not the only one Mah Dry
Starting this video, I thought to myself "Yes. Next question."
My favorite Pokemon is Dunsparce and I insisted to my bf that it's pretty good actually so he one time ran a "only one Dunsparce" run of a Pokemon Crystal rom and while taking a nap, he felt the need to wake me up to tell me that he beat the fighting type gym with only the one Dunsparce. We've been together for 15 years now. Thank you Dunsparce.
14:55 Thunderbolt and Ice Beam, very very frighteneam
I also thought it was a ground type Pokemon. I guess the fact that you had to rock smash to find one in gen 3 games, kinda helps this misconception
I actually thought Dunsparce was a water-electric type pokemon for a good year or two, simply because it was blue and yellow and in gen 3, I would usually just find blue colored water pokemons and pikachu so yeah I kinda tricked myself into thinking Dunsparce was a water-electric type pokemon.
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I thought it was normal/ground when I first saw it as a kid, but I wound up loving it. There was an ASCII art of it back on an old Gamefaqs social board I frequented, "Nobody expects Dunsparce!" We'd use it to clear the air after an argument or on stupid posts. Gives me a lot of nostalgia for it, though I rarely use it in game.
always love to see a dunsparce run. little lad is my all time favorite pokemon ever
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Yes, you can imagine the Lance and the Lorelei fights without Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. Just think back to your training!
If he kept defense curl rollout they would be easy. I think it was a massive throw to not keep them. In a solo run where there’s no penalty for wiping, you reset until you don’t miss rollout.
You probably could rollout sweep agatha once you have speed. Speed ev rollout dunsparce probably beats elite 4 below level 70. Defense Curl rollout is easily the best move for solo challenges from my experience.
2:15 it's based off the cryptid "tsuchinoko" a type of snake like being that lives in japan, it has the body shape of a snake but with a fat mid section
I still wish that the evolution line was as follows
Dunsparce---------> (middle evolution, I'm blanking on name ideas)-------------->Drampa
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Dunsparce is my second favorite pokemon right after shuckle. I love this video and your shuckle only run
Always loved Dunsparce, wish it had some extra love, like an evolution or something. Although, I do love it as it is. Great video!
Ice beam freezing is pretty cool... yes sir, you did it again
Had a friend who loved Dunsparce. Idk why they did, probably because of how silly it looks
Challenge idea I've almost completed. Fair warning it is a bit tedious. The challenge, newest capture only. Any time you encounter a wild Pokémon you have not captured you must capture it and use only that Pokémon in battle until your next encounter.
This means only training against wild Pokémon you have already captured and against trainers. It's interesting to see how you can try and manipulate encounters by only training in specific areas to ‘save’ an encounter for a later battle, like against certain gym leaders or significant battles. If you fail to capture a new Pokémon for any reason you must reset.
If you encounter an evolution line you have already captured you must not capture it again e.g. already caught a Caterpie then encounter Metapod you can kill the Metapod for xp or flee but cannot capture it.
Additional rules: evolutions allowed, HM slaves not allowed, no repels, (this makes it quite difficult, maybe outright impossible depending on the game).
I gotta give you one quick tip with FRLG runs. On one of the routes north of nugget bridge, the tm for Secret Power can be found. It is REALLY good this early on, and would’ve been even better on Dunsparce because of serene grace. 70 base power, 20 PP. You can get it right after nugget bridge if you encounter the camper blocking it as low as possible, letting you slip past. It’s similar to return, in that almost anything can learn it
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Didn't know Dunspare was normal type before this video, I too assumed it was a bug type, but honestly if I was told it was ground I'd believe it
Look at it. It's not a land snake. "It's a Japanese mythology-" NO! NO IT IS NOT! IT HAS STRIPES, LITTLE WINGS, BIG EYES, AND A STINGER TAIL! IT'S A BEE!!!!
Seriously, because of time difference I always come late to your videos.
But THANK YOU for telling me what fossil you took, I was really curious about it.
Pre video comment: You can definitely win. Dunsparce are underrated. Serene Grace and Ancient Power is a good combo. Add this to defense curl and rollout as well as the TMs and you have good variety. You're i good hands. I'd know. I used Dunsparce before.
Game 43 where I suggest you take the fossil opposite the one you say just to see who notices.
Grinding on lorelie isn't the best idea because you are gonna lose to bruno afterwards. In a run that you are using return you don't want to faint cause your friendship is gonna get lowered meaning that the output of return is gonna get smaller despite you leveling up. But I have to admit that your videos are very entertaining
Never give up what you're doing. You bring joy to the many people that watch your videos. I may be a drunk Scot living out the stereotype of my people, but my words hold truth. You're a good egg MDB.
YES! I LOVE DUNSPARCE!
Me and a friend were playing pokemon Crystal, and were going to use the Pink Bow Ursurang, but I got tired of looking for one and grabbed a Dunsparce. We later battled each other after the Elite Four, and DUNSPARCE WON AGAISNT THE URSURANG
Dunsparce is such a great Pokémon that always gets slept on, glad to see it get its day.
When it comes to Dunsparce, I was told when I was young when he got to lvl 100, he evolved into a Dragon/Ground type.
When I first encountered a Dunsparce as a kid I thought it was rock type, because I found it with by smashing a rock (the only other pokemon I had found this way back then was geodude - a rock type) and I think I also used rock smash on it and it was super effective, so until I caught one I was under the impression that it's a rock type. Fun little anecdote on the topic of "what type did you think Dunsparce is?"
@4:11 YOOOOO!!! DUDE!!!!! YOU USED THE CORRECT "OTHER/EITHER" !!!! I'm so proud of you, I would never correct you about it because it's just petty, but it did kinda always bug me. Go grammar!
Afaik, Dunsprance is based on a tsuchinoko. It's basically a japanese myth about an evasive fat snake who can bring luck to the one who catches it... which explains its habilities. No idea why the wings though.
Okay, I'm not providing any proof or anything. But because of MDB I did a Crystal Dunsparce only run and I beat Red at the final level of 73 and I'm super proud. All youtubers I could find with the same challenge were in the early 90's. I beat Red stacking Curse's on Pikachu whilest he was using dumb moves. Then just bearly swept his team.
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Dunsparce burrows underground using the Drill on its Tail when in Danger.
Honestly I thought Dunsparce was a ground type too, though I'm not sure if I ever had caught one in my entire life, ever.
Water Onix took me a full minute to process. Great first impression for my first video from you
Not sure why Bulbapedia was giving that random malarkey about a "bee snake pun", but as other comments have pointed out, Dunsparce is based on a yokai known as Tsuchinoko. It's basically a fat snake that can magically double jump, likes to bite its own tail to roll up into a ball and roll around super fast, and is known for other interesting traits in various tales, all of which are shown in Dunsparce's design choices from artwork to movelist with fine details. Even the weird striping is a Tsuchinoko trait, although normally they're depicted more natural snake colors with darker stripes along the wide part of their back where they're all chubby and plump
Losing to the rocket grunt at the end of nugget bridge on purpose repeatedly can give you unlimited nuggets, which is the quickest way to grind for money in lgfr
When you run specs dunsparce on low ladder showdown you can always get something out of it lol, fire blast ice beam thunderbolt + special move of your choice is like the most hillarious thing ever if it did something. Even a trolly max speed thunder wave+flinching moves set is quite fun. Love dunspace
DON'T DO IT, MAN! Youngster Joey is in a league of his own! You have sooooooooooo much to live for.
Automatically love this video just because of Dunsparce. They are my favorite pokemon.
Thank you for doing a challenge with my favorite single stage mon, Dunsparce finally gets some love!
So, FYI, Dunsparce is a physical attacker. In Gen 3, you want to use physical attacking moves. While yes, return is good, headbut with a quick claw can mean a flinch whish is better. Defense curl and rollout is one of the best combos for Dunsparce period. If you wanted an easy win against most of the pokemon, you just roll with it, pun intended. Dig or earthquake would be super useful. While yes, thunderbolt and icebeam are good for a better chance of causing freeze/paralyze, you aren't using them enough if you wanted to run them nor are you using a beneficial item to make use of them. I did a Dunsparce only run of Heartgold and beat red mostly using defense curl + rollout. when you are able to get all hits in, it can OHKO most pokemon, and in a game wheresteel types are far and few between, it is your best moves to use, with headbut/return and something to cause a status or coverage if possible.
Overall, good run. I would recommend looking over the pokemon one more time before you commit to using certain moves in Gen 3 since gen 4 has the physical/special split.
I never thought Dunsparce was ground type but that was because back in Gen 2 as a child I didn’t know exactly what I was looking at and by the time I did figure it out I already had it and knew well it was pure normal. But it really does look like a ground type and how it both functions and is described you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was or at least was a Normal/Ground. It’s a shame it never became such or got an evolution that made it so.
Always think I'll get bored of these but nope. Every week. Here I am.
When i was about 6 i got silver version, and I always tried getting through that cave when it was all dark, and i got into the trend of running from all the geodudes and zubats, suddenly i saw that dunsparse and i ran, and then spent hours trying to find one again
Awesome Video!!! I would be curious to see an Emerald run with the super Sudowoodo, the why it ain't a grass pokemon!!!
Hey MDB, after watching the episodes of stardew valley, I’ve gone back to watch the fable series from years ago. All I have to say is that you are 100% justified in killing whisper.
Tsuchinoko real
Here's a "fun" Dunsparce set. Body Slam, Attract, Water Pulse or Flatter, a final move of your choice (toxic was possible in every gen until 8, coil is good, etc.), and a King's Rock. You can leave your opponent paralyzed, confused, attracted, and constantly flinching.
Once again suggesting Castform in HG/SS
I thought it was part ground. Gen 2 is the one I never played and whenever I encounter one it had some groundish move, it’s colors and the drill threw me off too. You learn something new everyday.
Dunsparce is one of the two Pokemon that I never managed to register to my pokedex when I was a kid in Gold. I knew where to find it, but I was never lucky enough to encounter it, so I gave up eventually. The other one was Octillery. Since there was no trainer encounter with it (that I know of), there was just a blank in the dex and I just had no reason to train a Remoraid. And since I didn't had a friend who got one either, with no access to the internet at the time. I never completed my pokedex :D
Im fairly certain Dunsparce is supposed to be Tsuchinoko
I did a solo Eevee run in Leaf Green recently and soon after realized there wasn't any video about it on TH-cam. I'd love to see your take on it. Hopefully you can beat it at a lower level than me (lvl. 92).
Also, here's a tip about FRLG : it's pretty easy to win at the slots machine, even by just mashing A. You can max out in 20 min if you're paying attention. Sometimes it's really easier than waiting to get enough money.
I never thought it was ground, but I recall seeing a lot of portrayals of it burrowing and living in caves so it would make sense
I thought for sure that Dunsparce was a bug type. Or maybe bug/rock. Ground makes sense too. But normal? Ok then...
Wait, at 4:31, did anybody else notice that RAGE got built 3 times by doubleslap? You got a separate text box after each hit, is there any way that you can science this?
I'd love it if Dunsparce got a powerful evolution where he turned into a dragon or giant snake creature, he deserves something.
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-Mah Dry Bread, 2022