when I did the battle I was like 7-10 levels under because I was too lazy to farm and thought it would be fine, but his pokemon really hurt so I had to resort to burning them with ceruledge. Which is what I did for the staraptor. and then it used facade. it ended up one shotting like half my team before I remembered ceruledge was ghost and was immune to it, but I was still scared because it got ceruledge to half hp with some other attack and that's why it was out in the first place. anyways I continued to go into fights really underleveled and was fine, and then I actually leveled for the elite four+champ and one shot all of them like it should've been going for the rest of the game lmao
Larry is so incredibly average that he stands out in a cast of colourful characters. It's like he doesn't belong in the world. Genuinely one of the best gym leaders of all time.
@@IKMcGwee Larry was the easiest for me only because I had the perfect counter to normal types with that being Annihilape. Ghost Fighting just destroyed him. Honestly felt really bad for the guy.
I instinctively used Will-O-Wisp on his Staraptor first turn and he proceeded to almost sweep my slightly under leveled team with facade. Shit was terrifying Larry is truly a chad
dude doesn't look average at all, he's the sharpest dresser ever. you see a guy in a perfectly fitted suit, with leather gloves, you know he means business.
i dont think its a glitch its happened to me and ive seen it happen to other streamers , i think he is there if you pick him as the hardest gym leader during the interview
During the Gym rematch my Larry literally disappeared, as in his model never loaded in but the conversation with him beforehand still happened as if he was there. For most of it I thought I was talking to him through the door and he was just too busy to actually come out lmao.
The fact that Larry keeps getting cut off, is being put in situations he doesn’t want to be in, and still retains manners and a decent personality, it makes you kind of have to love him.
It'd be great if they just made Larry randomly show up in different situations. Like he has several side gigs besides Gym Leader and Elite Four Member.
I like to imagine that Larry slowly takes on more jobs. Like, he just did data entry or something for the League at first, but then one of the gym leaders quit, so Geeta assigned him to take over that gym. Then one of the Elite 4 members retired, so Geeta told him to fill in for that too... but also, after the story of the game ends, more and more gym leaders quit their side hustle and focus on their primary jobs, so Larry has to fill in for _all_ of them (Geeta says it's just temporary, but we know better).
Korone bringing up Larry's hair as a way of predicting his secondary type but completely missing that his tie has a cloud pattern is definitely a Korone move
I think the best part about Larry is that Gym Leader and Member of E4 aren't even his job. It's more like Geeta is understaffed and has one of the adults who work at the Pokemon League fill in. He just wants to get his work done, eat at his favorite restaurant and go home.
@@vivil2533 well that child just happens to be stronger than most elite 4 members lol. She only felt easier because of the game's exp share. I think most of her team was lvl 60+. Then again the elite 4 aren't the strongest trainers in paldea.
@@ninjaruss4205 she's mostly bolstered by the steel type. Undoubtedly the best defensive type in the game,.and I wouldn't consider levels much when ranking how strong a trainer is. The champions team is so awful it's hilarious, but she's generally higher level then some champions. Why is her Ace that she always sends out last the pokemon designed specifically to set up entry hazards? Kingambit would make more since to send out last, he would be a power house. Seriously Avalug, and Gogoat on the champions team, why? I would rant about the kids team but I don't remember it, all I know is I would be alot more afraid of her if Metagross, Ageislash, or Skarmory, were in the game, or if she had a technician Scizor at least. All I remember is tinkaton, which isn't that bad on its own. Edit: I just looked up Poppy's team, I don't know how good koprahja( or whatever) and corviknight are, but she seems to have pretty decent steel types bronzong, is a good bulky support, but she probably wont use it too well (trick room would probably go hard) magnezone is strong but a 4x ground weakness means he's not gonna do much, (honestly i try to use a magnezone in every game, and he always underperforms.) and tinkaton has one good move, but it's stats aren't great other wise. She probably could have gone for a Lucario, or Scizor. I understand and appreciate the Tinkaton Ace but Tera steel technician Scizor, it terrifying with bullet punch.
Feels like an inverse of Galar tbh. Galar's pokemon league is a big sporting event where lots of people watch and participate, but Paldea's feels like it's a more casual scene. Paldea's gym leaders treat it like a fun part time job while for the Galar leaders it's like their entire thing even if some of them have careers outside of it.
Maybe they'd be able to hire more staff if they paid their employees a bit more. All of the gym leaders are working two jobs, and Larry's working three. There's gotta be a reason for that, right?
Korone: what do you do then? Larry: I'm a office worker Korone: exactly my type Larry: excuse me i'm late for work Korone: eh didn't you finish already Larry: I'm going to my 2nd job now Korone: marry me
no thought it sound good Takuya Eguchi who voices hachiman is better he has that slacker that does his work properly is way too smart. I like that the Gym leaders are getting more full life before it was just meet them at the gym and once you were done with them you pretty much forgot abou them but here you see them more and they help fill this massive world
@@world4saker nah Eguchi Takuya's adult voice doesn't have that tired old man vibe to it. I mean have you seen Spy x Family? Twilight doesn't sound so tired in the parts where he's exhausted
Larry is that guy who ended up exactly where he didn't want his life to go. he's miserable, he hates his job and his boss, and has had the soul sucked out of him by the daily grind.
I think he actually likes his job because he likes his normal team. He just doesn't like his elite 4 position I think because he was forced to use flying types.
@@Koopser the best part is that his tired, no soul demeanor comes from him taking overtime to the point his boss has to tell him to go home. He's really piling on that 401K (or whatever the Spain equivalent is)
I want to see this burnt out office worker in the anime just to see what they can do with a guy who’s to tired to pretend to care and who’s signature move is just lying and pretending to be ok.
My name is Larry. I'm 27 years old(probably). My house is in the northeast section of Medali, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Pokemon League's Elite Four, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.
Yeah, Flying Pikachu was a thing long before any other Pokémon had/were balloons. I still remember the promotional card from the Pokémon TCG game for GameBoy.
@@press_x_tojason Also, I think the Mystery Gift is still going on that gives you a Pikachu with the Flying Tera type. That's a pretty neat reference. Didn't even think of it.
One of the best characters in Pokemon period, I'd venture to say; though I'm surprised it took them this long to introduce a "depressed salaryman" gym leader
Hypothesis: Larry is beloved by people because most people growing up with the early Pokemon generations are now at an age where they live or should live the corporate live, and possibly the last generation to actually appreciate classic office work, making Larry alot more identifyable than the actual protagonist.
Larry is the hardest working man in all of Paldea. Man holds down two jobs minimum and is exceptional at them both. Easily my favorite character in the game.
The thing I like about Larry is his last pokemon, Staraptor, is a hint to him using flying pokemon next time you see him. Normally you wouldn't think you had to fight a gym leader again, but as soon as you see him, you think back to the pokemon he used in his gym. Staraptor being flying even though it's terra type would convert it to normal like all other gyms to their type.
His TM move being Facade is also another hint that this wasn't his true final appearance. Though I think what would have been better to throw you off completely is to start with Staraptor in the E4 fight and not mention the type change until it faints just to add another layer of confusion for the player
@@greyscaleadaven That word play doesn't apply in the Japanese. The Japanese name for facade, karagenki, means something more like "pretending to be ok [when you're actually sick, injured, depressed, etc]." That's why Larry says it's a specialty of working adults, and that's why Korone says "that's so sad"
There's models for all of the Elite 4 on the rooftop, I wonder if all 4 of them were planned to watch you battle against Geeta and they cut it out later.
When she starts talking about how all the gym leaders have side jobs I was cracking up, like times are hard and pokemon just doesn't pay like it used to lmao
Why is it that I could totally imagine Larry speaking in the same monotone voice and stilted enunciation as the Form Baton tutorial guy ("Point the Form Baton forward. With the end lightly touching your nose. Just as the mighty elephant uses its trunk, to gorge on peanuts. So too... will your new nose... sustain you.") from _WarioWare: Smooth Moves?_
Larry is extraordinary specifically because he is so ordinary. The real world can be like this a lot too. So many people, especially younger people, try so hard to be edgey or cool or whatever, and they do it like sheep because they all like the same things and do the same things and it just makes all those sorts of people feel like the same person. And when you do get an original guy, its usually because they're trying very hard to be random or original. Finding a dude that is just laid back, not actively trying to impress or stand out, and acts professionally instead of like a child seeking attention, is very attractive.
In this episode: korone laments the state of the pokemon world economy, the increasing inflation rate has even forced gym leaders to seek a secondary source of income
Larry is the real mean of representation. Just an ordinary person trying to make money for living. He is truly out of the curve for gym leaders, and yet here is him.
My name is Larry. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Medali, where all the restaurants are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Paldean Pokemon League, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm moomoo milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.
1:36 I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that! All of the gym leaders here are working double (or in Larry's case) triple duty. Being a gym leader in this region must pay like trash!
I saw somebody mention on Twitter how wild it was that they brought Pokémon so far up to date that we’ve got a VTuber gym leader for the salarymen and a salaryman gym leader for the VTubers. I didn’t get what they meant until now
Facade is totally the best move to represent Larry or working adults in general... It's a freaking attack that can do more damage while having a status effect in comparison to those IRL workers who can work under pressure, may be indoors or outdoors, day or night some even go to work during holidays XD What a cool reference..
Korone interacts with such a intensity and become so emotionally connected to the game characters, and you showed it in the finest way. Larry is now part of her life, like us Koronesukis, and this clip, part of her lore.
I'm pretty sure what Korone meant when she said "It's Pikachu!" was that with the balloons on the Flamigo it was a lot like the old Flying Pikachu Pokemon card, which was also an event Pokemon right after the game's release (A Pikachu with a Flying Tera Type)
Larry may not be very vocal about Korone's win against the Elite Four, but showing up for her match against Geeta makes up for it. As you can see, Larry is a man of action rather than words. Top tier trainer right there.
lol I love Korone's social commentary on the lives of gym leaders and their financial struggles as they have to do a side job even as one of the elite four D:
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Just imagine if it wasn't a glitch.
Larry: "Unfortunately for me, I'm also the top champion. I hate my life"
BROOO POOR DUDE WOULDN'T CATCH A BREATHER😭😭😭😭
Bro is carrying paldea pokemon association on his BACK
@@ADioSimp he needs the money bro
the lines about the “facade” are honestly some of the funniest things pokemon have ever done.
Truly-woodo still takes the cake for me
when I did the battle I was like 7-10 levels under because I was too lazy to farm and thought it would be fine, but his pokemon really hurt so I had to resort to burning them with ceruledge. Which is what I did for the staraptor. and then it used facade. it ended up one shotting like half my team before I remembered ceruledge was ghost and was immune to it, but I was still scared because it got ceruledge to half hp with some other attack and that's why it was out in the first place. anyways I continued to go into fights really underleveled and was fine, and then I actually leveled for the elite four+champ and one shot all of them like it should've been going for the rest of the game lmao
Larry is so incredibly average that he stands out in a cast of colourful characters. It's like he doesn't belong in the world. Genuinely one of the best gym leaders of all time.
Getting the representation us normal folk deserve
@@WizardDog829 tbf I like most normal specialist Lenora and cheren are great
@@harryh4h720 counter argument, they don't walk around the a suitcase
@@WizardDog829 cheren does walk around with a laptop though
Imagine if he was the champion in the game too, and he's just like "I'm also my own boss. Hi, I'm Larry."
Larry is hands-down the best character in this game. The fact that they made the Normal-type gym leader a normal office worker is honestly brilliant.
He's the best gym leader, prolly the hardest if only because tera stab boosted Facades from a Staraptor is nothing to sneeze at. Larry top tier Chad.
@@IKMcGwee they did his Staraptor dirty with the moveset on it tho, it had 2 moves, Facade and Aerial Ace
@@hazlinarazali3698 true, but also I'd rather not get CC'D at lv 35-40 by a Staraptor so I can see why.
@@IKMcGwee Larry was the easiest for me only because I had the perfect counter to normal types with that being Annihilape. Ghost Fighting just destroyed him. Honestly felt really bad for the guy.
I instinctively used Will-O-Wisp on his Staraptor first turn and he proceeded to almost sweep my slightly under leveled team with facade. Shit was terrifying Larry is truly a chad
Game Freak: *designs Larry to be totally average in every way possible*
Korone: "HE'S SO COOL!"
But he is so cool!
Even Ollie mad respects this guy.
He reminds me of that one antagonist from the monogatari series.
dude doesn't look average at all, he's the sharpest dresser ever. you see a guy in a perfectly fitted suit, with leather gloves, you know he means business.
Just like Chris Pratt
Gamefreak: It's not a glitch, it's a feature tailored for Korone
i dont think its a glitch its happened to me and ive seen it happen to other streamers , i think he is there if you pick him as the hardest gym leader during the interview
@@niallharrington3636 That's a very cool feature then
Her personalized copy
@@niallharrington3636 it's a glitch. I definitely picked him as the hardest gym leader and that did not happen to me
@@Koopser maybe not getting him is the glitch.
"rare larry glitch" is possibly the best combination of words i've read in a very long time
radical larry
rare larry sighting
@@cowboymagpie real!!!!!
"The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world."
@@warbacca1017 larry glitch cured world hunger
During the Gym rematch my Larry literally disappeared, as in his model never loaded in but the conversation with him beforehand still happened as if he was there. For most of it I thought I was talking to him through the door and he was just too busy to actually come out lmao.
He was too busy watching Korone's match
he had to go to his other job
that was his ghost. he finally killed himself
It's a bug, Larry appeared for me, but Kofu and Tulip were invisible
Man was working from home and called in via zoom or teams. Larry is the GOAT
The fact that Larry keeps getting cut off, is being put in situations he doesn’t want to be in, and still retains manners and a decent personality, it makes you kind of have to love him.
It'd be great if they just made Larry randomly show up in different situations. Like he has several side gigs besides Gym Leader and Elite Four Member.
What like Majima Everywhere i Yakuza?
@@clarehidalgo With the one difference being Larry is on the opposite end of the enthusiasm spectrum.
He’s like the Stan Lee of Pokémon
I like to imagine that Larry slowly takes on more jobs. Like, he just did data entry or something for the League at first, but then one of the gym leaders quit, so Geeta assigned him to take over that gym. Then one of the Elite 4 members retired, so Geeta told him to fill in for that too... but also, after the story of the game ends, more and more gym leaders quit their side hustle and focus on their primary jobs, so Larry has to fill in for _all_ of them (Geeta says it's just temporary, but we know better).
Like Kirk from Gilmore Girls?
Larry's great but Korone's Hassel voice slays me every time
THAT WAS KOROSAN?
It sounds completely unlike anything I've heard her do before
It sounds like the mouse to me
it makes me take psychic damage
sounds like mickey mouse tryna speak like snape lmao
Thats very nice of larry to cheer her on while she fights the champion
That should be a feature
@@Dyabolico456 pretty sure it is a feature. I've seen this happen with many others
@@sheevpalpatine6139 Pretty sure it's a bug, like the E4 music not starting properly.
@@somerandomgamer8504 I've already played the games multiple times over. Same thing every time
@@sheevpalpatine6139 it's a bug and it was patched
It must be the suit. Larry is a 'normal' guy and the suit makes him 'fly' af.
also his tie has cloud patterns
Leisure suit Larry lol
and the hair is pretty slick too!
I can't help but imagine this guy having SpongeBob's voice from the episode where he becomes "normal".
2:50 Speaking of "Fly!"
He's not actually tired from his side job, he just watches all of Korone's endurance streams to the end because she doesn't let him sleep.
Seems legit
“If you have any complaints, please take them up with my higher up.” LMAO peak salaryman line
Korone bringing up Larry's hair as a way of predicting his secondary type but completely missing that his tie has a cloud pattern is definitely a Korone move
Don't let Larry distract you from Korone's level 64 Wingull
Why she don't want to let it evolve?
@@nifedipine7194 because she like wingull so much and hate the evolve form
It's alive?!
Why not just give it an everstone then lol
@@johntitor1256 *[Shoves paperwork off desk] WHAT?! IMPOSSIBLE!*
I like that everyone immediately loves Larry
Besides the orca
I just wanna shake Larry’s hand and tell him he deserves a raise, this man takes pleasure in almost nothing, it’s worryingly relatable
Add this dude to the increasing list of silver hair Oji-sans that Korone loves in games.
I think the silver hair is due to stress 😔
Poor guy is exploited
She's got a definitive type and she's ride-or-die for it.
@@TasukuMuncha he exploits himself actually - to the point his boss actually is trying to make him work LESS
She's Farming, she knows what she's doing. Clever girl.
I think the best part about Larry is that Gym Leader and Member of E4 aren't even his job. It's more like Geeta is understaffed and has one of the adults who work at the Pokemon League fill in. He just wants to get his work done, eat at his favorite restaurant and go home.
Honestly with how weak most of the trainers in the region are, I can believe they have staffing problems.
Probably why a chld is in the E4 as well.
@@vivil2533 well that child just happens to be stronger than most elite 4 members lol. She only felt easier because of the game's exp share. I think most of her team was lvl 60+. Then again the elite 4 aren't the strongest trainers in paldea.
@@ninjaruss4205 she's mostly bolstered by the steel type. Undoubtedly the best defensive type in the game,.and I wouldn't consider levels much when ranking how strong a trainer is.
The champions team is so awful it's hilarious, but she's generally higher level then some champions.
Why is her Ace that she always sends out last the pokemon designed specifically to set up entry hazards? Kingambit would make more since to send out last, he would be a power house. Seriously Avalug, and Gogoat on the champions team, why?
I would rant about the kids team but I don't remember it, all I know is I would be alot more afraid of her if Metagross, Ageislash, or Skarmory, were in the game, or if she had a technician Scizor at least. All I remember is tinkaton, which isn't that bad on its own.
Edit:
I just looked up Poppy's team, I don't know how good koprahja( or whatever) and corviknight are, but she seems to have pretty decent steel types
bronzong, is a good bulky support, but she probably wont use it too well (trick room would probably go hard)
magnezone is strong but a 4x ground weakness means he's not gonna do much, (honestly i try to use a magnezone in every game, and he always underperforms.)
and tinkaton has one good move, but it's stats aren't great other wise.
She probably could have gone for a Lucario, or Scizor. I understand and appreciate the Tinkaton Ace but Tera steel technician Scizor, it terrifying with bullet punch.
Feels like an inverse of Galar tbh. Galar's pokemon league is a big sporting event where lots of people watch and participate, but Paldea's feels like it's a more casual scene. Paldea's gym leaders treat it like a fun part time job while for the Galar leaders it's like their entire thing even if some of them have careers outside of it.
Maybe they'd be able to hire more staff if they paid their employees a bit more. All of the gym leaders are working two jobs, and Larry's working three. There's gotta be a reason for that, right?
Korone: what do you do then?
Larry: I'm a office worker
Korone: exactly my type
Larry: excuse me i'm late for work
Korone: eh didn't you finish already
Larry: I'm going to my 2nd job now
Korone: marry me
Korone loving Larry so much she willed him into the champion battle
*You can give up just yet ...
*Knowing Larry is watching you from behind, it fill you with DETERMINATION ...
If Larry ever shows up in the anime imma be sad if they don't choose Kenjiro Tsuda for the role. His voice was practically made for this type of role!
thats exactly what I imagined his voice like
no thought it sound good Takuya Eguchi who voices hachiman is better he has that slacker that does his work properly is way too smart. I like that the Gym leaders are getting more full life before it was just meet them at the gym and once you were done with them you pretty much forgot abou them but here you see them more and they help fill this massive world
@@world4saker nah Eguchi Takuya's adult voice doesn't have that tired old man vibe to it. I mean have you seen Spy x Family? Twilight doesn't sound so tired in the parts where he's exhausted
Glad to see some others think the same, his voice would fit the character perfectly.
takaya kuroda
Korone: What can you do?
Larry: I work and have pokemon
Korone: You're literally the coolest person I've ever met
I mean if someone ever says this to me i would find them cool as well
@@MikadoSann0ji I work and have pokemon
@@CrimsonTy HA! NERD!
@@breloommaster12 bro y u gotta do im like dat
@@f1r3hunt3rz5 bro the setup was right there, how could I not take it
Larry is that guy who ended up exactly where he didn't want his life to go. he's miserable, he hates his job and his boss, and has had the soul sucked out of him by the daily grind.
He reminds me of One Punch Man, especially at the start
I think he actually likes his job because he likes his normal team. He just doesn't like his elite 4 position I think because he was forced to use flying types.
@@girlfailure- Actually he says that he enjoyed branching out too, to experience more in life! I think he's just very stoic in general
So... he's Squidward?
@@Koopser the best part is that his tired, no soul demeanor comes from him taking overtime to the point his boss has to tell him to go home.
He's really piling on that 401K (or whatever the Spain equivalent is)
usually GYM leaders in the games are the same in the anime so i cant wait to see how they animate larry
anime? i want to see how he's depicted in the manga
I want to see this burnt out office worker in the anime just to see what they can do with a guy who’s to tired to pretend to care and who’s signature move is just lying and pretending to be ok.
He's not going to be animated. He's going to be a live action character, interacting with the cast like celebrity guests in The Muppets.
My name is Larry. I'm 27 years old(probably). My house is in the northeast section of Medali, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Pokemon League's Elite Four, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.
@@evabeatrice I dont like what this implies
Larry is a national treasure You can not not like him
ikr! he needs a hug too (if he would accept one i mean)
She says it's like Pikachu because of the balloons! Flying pikachu also has them
This
Yeah, Flying Pikachu was a thing long before any other Pokémon had/were balloons. I still remember the promotional card from the Pokémon TCG game for GameBoy.
I think that's why they picked balloons for the flying type in the first place as a reference to it
@@press_x_tojason Also, I think the Mystery Gift is still going on that gives you a Pikachu with the Flying Tera type. That's a pretty neat reference. Didn't even think of it.
Okay but is no one going to talk about 4:56 when Korone's gasp is PERFECTLY matched to her wingull's mouth movement?
That is way too funny
Yeah !!! couldn't have been more perfect !!
I like Korone’s Nemora. Also agree with her on Larry, he’s so plain it’s awesome and relatable.
It's not a bug, Larry was just extending his paid leave.
cute korone. larry's great, but that lucky bug korone got was so amazing. we love larry.
korone seeing a tropius and immediately going “it’s flammable right?” is SO funny
Larry is one of the best characters in this game
One of the best characters in Pokemon period, I'd venture to say; though I'm surprised it took them this long to introduce a "depressed salaryman" gym leader
Hypothesis: Larry is beloved by people because most people growing up with the early Pokemon generations are now at an age where they live or should live the corporate live, and possibly the last generation to actually appreciate classic office work, making Larry alot more identifyable than the actual protagonist.
I was just wondering about that one fan art with the coolest looking businessman in Pokemon, did not know it was Larry.
@@Finsternis.. Nah, It's more like, In the middle of weird annoying and colorful world, The calm cool and the most normal person will stand out more
Best gym leader in the game by far, and one of the best in the series.
Larry is so loved they brought him back as part of the elite four
I would describe this rare Larry glitch as a “Good Bad Bug”. Like as if Larry is there to see our player character take on his boss.
5:59 I won't lie, that caught me off guard
What caught you off guard? That Time stamp doesn't show anything wrong.
@@frozenfoxgames5300 the change in tone. Ik she has a large range, but it was funny just hearing her voice change out of nowhere
@@Shadowmonkey
Oh, you meant with Korone. My dumbass was too focused on the game
@@frozenfoxgames5300 lmao, it's all good
bruh. I'd also wanted to have Larry behind me, cheering me on during the Champion fight lmao.
Korone: (fangirling for Larry)
Chloe: (Vietnam flashbacks)
honestly, larry is my favorite human character in all of pokemon.
i think larry became sapient when he heard that korone likes him
everyone always gives larry a dead monotone voice and i love it
Korone was probably referencing Pikachu that was shown in the pokemon yellow intro. It had balloons like that also
Larry has great design. Especially when you gather a team of fighting types to counter him, only to be thrown into a bunch of birbs.
Laughs in Scrafty High Jump Kick with accuracy boosted item. Just like how I one shot Ghetsis' Hydragon.
Larry watches over us all, we love Larry!
Larry is the hardest working man in all of Paldea. Man holds down two jobs minimum and is exceptional at them both. Easily my favorite character in the game.
It's funny how we only know of two of his jobs, but no one would be surprised if he was doing 3 or more jobs....
Larry has that exaggerated swagger of a tired adult
The thing I like about Larry is his last pokemon, Staraptor, is a hint to him using flying pokemon next time you see him. Normally you wouldn't think you had to fight a gym leader again, but as soon as you see him, you think back to the pokemon he used in his gym. Staraptor being flying even though it's terra type would convert it to normal like all other gyms to their type.
His TM move being Facade is also another hint that this wasn't his true final appearance. Though I think what would have been better to throw you off completely is to start with Staraptor in the E4 fight and not mention the type change until it faints just to add another layer of confusion for the player
His tie also has clouds on it. It is pretty suttle but it is another teaser for his typing.
@@greyscaleadaven That word play doesn't apply in the Japanese. The Japanese name for facade, karagenki, means something more like "pretending to be ok [when you're actually sick, injured, depressed, etc]." That's why Larry says it's a specialty of working adults, and that's why Korone says "that's so sad"
There's models for all of the Elite 4 on the rooftop, I wonder if all 4 of them were planned to watch you battle against Geeta and they cut it out later.
they're probably there for the cutscene afterwards and Larry was in the wrong position for whatever reason
@@callmecharlie4250 they're probably there the whole time, but they're not supposed to be visible until the cutscene starts.
So... Korone is into business man huh? Time to become a successful bank manager then
He's not a businessman, he's a salary man. That's what the Japanese calls your average office worker.
It's the suit
I always got the impression she likes ‘cute’ types. Slightly submissive and maybe a bit shy, that she can take care of.
@@Philweasel oddly spesific
You're all wrong she likes old men that can sell her guns
4:25 I think Korone was referring about the Flying Pikachu that uses Balloons
Love her voice over work of characters especially Hassel😂 GameFreak please hire Korone for the next game for all the dialogues 🙏
When she starts talking about how all the gym leaders have side jobs I was cracking up, like times are hard and pokemon just doesn't pay like it used to lmao
Have you seen the prices for things in ₱? Their economy is fucked worse than ours.
Imagine if instead of the other elite four members we just fought Larry four times
Due to repeated budget cuts Geeta just hires Larry to fill every role. Of course, this comes with no rise in salary.
the way she describes tropius as "flammable" kills me lmao
Understandable that she loves Larry, he's amazing. That dead inside and average af combo is brilliant.
I thought Iono was my favorite for this game, then I met Larry. Larry is my absolutely favorite ever.
Feels like Gym Leaders are like teachers irl, underpaid and are the keys to young trainers success in becoming Pokemon Masters. Poor Aoki.
I did not expect the Hassel voiced by Korone.
Unexpected and it makes me burst out laughing 🤣
Why is it that I could totally imagine Larry speaking in the same monotone voice and stilted enunciation as the Form Baton tutorial guy ("Point the Form Baton forward. With the end lightly touching your nose. Just as the mighty elephant uses its trunk, to gorge on peanuts. So too... will your new nose... sustain you.") from _WarioWare: Smooth Moves?_
Other people: Fire is super-effective against tropius right?
Korone: It's flammable right?
?!?!?!?!?
Larry is extraordinary specifically because he is so ordinary.
The real world can be like this a lot too. So many people, especially younger people, try so hard to be edgey or cool or whatever, and they do it like sheep because they all like the same things and do the same things and it just makes all those sorts of people feel like the same person. And when you do get an original guy, its usually because they're trying very hard to be random or original.
Finding a dude that is just laid back, not actively trying to impress or stand out, and acts professionally instead of like a child seeking attention, is very attractive.
In this episode: korone laments the state of the pokemon world economy, the increasing inflation rate has even forced gym leaders to seek a secondary source of income
she simped so hard he came to cheer her on lol
Larry is the real mean of representation. Just an ordinary person trying to make money for living. He is truly out of the curve for gym leaders, and yet here is him.
My name is Larry. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Medali, where all the restaurants are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Paldean Pokemon League, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm moomoo milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.
1:36 I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that! All of the gym leaders here are working double (or in Larry's case) triple duty. Being a gym leader in this region must pay like trash!
I saw 'simp' and 'Larry' on the title and my first thought was 'Korone likes leisure suit Larry???".
Larry's other type specialty is actually teased in his design! He wears a sky blue tie with cloud outlines!
he's just so accurate to the office worker experience that people find it hilarious in a relatable way, or a sort of sympathetic relatable way.
I saw somebody mention on Twitter how wild it was that they brought Pokémon so far up to date that we’ve got a VTuber gym leader for the salarymen and a salaryman gym leader for the VTubers. I didn’t get what they meant until now
Why do people call Iono a Vtuber?
How perfect it is that Korone likes him so much and he shows up for that battle!!! xD
Whenever Larry does something:
Korone: OH MY GOD, HE'S SO! GOD! DAMN! COOL!!!!
Korone's love for Larry was so strong that it granted him a soul and broke the game's code so he could witness her biggest battle😢❤
Larry : She said I'm cool so here I am as koronesuki
THE VOICE SHE DID FOR HASSEL HAD ME ROLLING😭😭😭😂
風船を見るとピカチュウを思い出します
Larry is definitely one of the gym leaders of all time.
wait you mean Larry wasn't supposed to be watching you fight Geeta?
bro....... I thought that was intentional.
the same glitch happened to me, but with poppy. having her just standing there staring at me was a little frightening…
Facade is totally the best move to represent Larry or working adults in general... It's a freaking attack that can do more damage while having a status effect in comparison to those IRL workers who can work under pressure, may be indoors or outdoors, day or night some even go to work during holidays XD What a cool reference..
Larry is basically the best normal gym leader by default, because how he embodies a normal archetype.
with all the crazy design, the normal design gonna stand out the most.
Larry is the main character.
Larry does look cool, I can't blame her at all. He really resonates with me as well
Larry is the people’s champion.
Since most flying types are also normal type, it makes sense.
Aoki = Little Aokiji
Korone interacts with such a intensity and become so emotionally connected to the game characters, and you showed it in the finest way. Larry is now part of her life, like us Koronesukis, and this clip, part of her lore.
english localizers shoulda named him Steve so that when combined with his JP name it would be Steve Aoki
That Larry thing happened to me too he was just chilling watching me fight Geeta
What a gloomy chad
Indeed
He's just standing there menacingly
I'm pretty sure what Korone meant when she said "It's Pikachu!" was that with the balloons on the Flamigo it was a lot like the old Flying Pikachu Pokemon card, which was also an event Pokemon right after the game's release (A Pikachu with a Flying Tera Type)
korone's voice acting is so awesome she really knows how to sell a voice
Larry may not be very vocal about Korone's win against the Elite Four, but showing up for her match against Geeta makes up for it. As you can see, Larry is a man of action rather than words.
Top tier trainer right there.
lol I love Korone's social commentary on the lives of gym leaders and their financial struggles as they have to do a side job even as one of the elite four D:
He's Just Standing There...MENACINGLY