Best Pokémon Version to Pick in Every Generation

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  • @newmemer8070
    @newmemer8070 Před 3 lety +11233

    Me, who chose Shield because i knew more people would get Sword and that makes it easier to trade for version exclusives: Interesting

    • @djmont44
      @djmont44 Před 3 lety +672

      *outstanding move*

    • @Cayden356
      @Cayden356 Před 3 lety +381

      Big Brain Play

    • @Garretty66
      @Garretty66 Před 3 lety +422

      I chose it because I like the legendary more

    • @GamerGenius17
      @GamerGenius17 Před 3 lety +181

      Pokemon sword was the forth best selling game of 2019 even though it was a month old and shield was like the 14th

    • @arastoojoshi5119
      @arastoojoshi5119 Před 3 lety +111

      Man , i did the same. Did surprise trade and ended up with almost every sword exclusive

  • @spiritmaster21
    @spiritmaster21 Před 3 lety +3895

    "How did you start your journey?"
    "Illegally."
    Peak of comedy. Enough said.

    • @wikiuser92
      @wikiuser92 Před 3 lety +32

      Advertisment stuff. Do not care. Goodbye.

    • @Kai-xf5cp
      @Kai-xf5cp Před 3 lety +14

      Hah tht made me laugh the most xD

    • @lwetho1519
      @lwetho1519 Před 3 lety +11

      Hail Yeah

    • @lbdude
      @lbdude Před 3 lety +45

      *Flashback*
      Grunty Boi: "It is I, Grunty Boi!"
      Professor: "Go away, Grunty boi, I'm not giving you any Pokémon!"
      Grunty Boi: *Steals them anyway*

    • @hayleeh18
      @hayleeh18 Před 3 lety +30

      @@wikiuser92 Advertisement or not, Grunty Boi is fantastic

  • @BlastedRodent
    @BlastedRodent Před rokem +587

    Scarlet and Violet introduced a whole new method of choosing: which school uniform is the least offensive to your eyes. No amount of exclusive pokemon could make me pick Scarlet’s orange shorts…

  • @Carnage_808
    @Carnage_808 Před rokem +560

    Picking Scarlet over Violet not only because I like Koraidon and the exclusives more, but also because when EVERYONE has Violet… everyone will need Scarlet!

    • @zerikva
      @zerikva Před rokem +47

      Ive actually noticed that the choice between Scarlet and Violet has been pretty equal because of this exact reasoning 😂

    • @Floof2
      @Floof2 Před rokem +32

      Tbh all the exclusive Pokémon in scarlet are SO much better than violet imo

    • @spotty4849
      @spotty4849 Před rokem +3

      all my friends have Scarlet

    • @owormiv
      @owormiv Před rokem +15

      My only regret with picking Violet was Scarlet has better uniforms and I love orange. Past that I’m content

    • @dortman2445
      @dortman2445 Před rokem +13

      @@owormiv you got bad taste with them orange shorts no offence lol

  • @iamkrazy19
    @iamkrazy19 Před 2 lety +7205

    Or the ancient method- choosing which of the box art legends looks cooler in your opinion.
    Edit: And then regretting it later when you find out the other version has the better exclusives

    • @cyruss6536
      @cyruss6536 Před 2 lety +261

      Rip to bw players

    • @akiharuse825
      @akiharuse825 Před 2 lety +138

      @@cyruss6536 I wonder who and why they made that decision to this day.

    • @schyth9759
      @schyth9759 Před 2 lety +100

      @@akiharuse825 I used that line of thinking when getting Black😂

    • @Itshaysus
      @Itshaysus Před 2 lety +24

      I choose by the box color lol

    • @ItsAidanGames
      @ItsAidanGames Před 2 lety +142

      "Just pixk the better box art legendary."
      Me playing Kanto...

  • @jackox20ballesteros39
    @jackox20ballesteros39 Před 3 lety +635

    "By the way,you mentioned a pokemon journey. How did yours start?"
    " *Illegally!* "

  • @ilucasz
    @ilucasz Před rokem +97

    You can say how much Xerneas is better overall with Fairy Type and good moves, but Yveltal with Oblivion Wing, Dark Pulse, Phantom Force and Fly/Substitute is a absolute MONSTER that steamrolls everything in it's path regardless of type advantages on the game. Yveltal trully incarnates the fantasy of a Pokémon representing Death itself, that thing looks menacing, has a ominous presence, trully killer moves and hits like .38 shot. Although not the best legendary, you can't deny that thing is made to kill.

  • @theplinko9840
    @theplinko9840 Před rokem +226

    Its worth noting that gen 5s exclusive list is effectively a lot longer, because there are a ton of Pokémon that are “exclusive” to one game, but available in the other through a 5% chance encounter in shaking grass. That should absolutely make a difference.

    • @adoniscreed4031
      @adoniscreed4031 Před rokem +4

      Its still available on the other game tbough so...

    • @cynicalgold9992
      @cynicalgold9992 Před rokem +11

      then they're not exclusive lmao

    • @theplinko9840
      @theplinko9840 Před rokem

      @@cynicalgold9992 ok, and? That doesn’t change my point

    • @cynicalgold9992
      @cynicalgold9992 Před rokem +21

      @@theplinko9840 but it... does?? how do these pokemon make the exclusive list longer if they aren't exclusive?

    • @theplinko9840
      @theplinko9840 Před rokem +6

      @@cynicalgold9992 do you know how rare shaking tall grass is? You might see one every other screen if you’re lucky, then you might not even be able to get there if its deep within a patch of tall grass because gen V has a crazy high encounter rate for some reason, and only _then_ do you have a 5% chance of encountering a Pokemon that isn’t audino. It’s literally easier to just trade for the pokemon in question than it is to actually catch it.
      Yes, it’s _technically_ not exclusive, but its rare to the point that it _effectively_ is exclusive.

  • @falcon5065
    @falcon5065 Před 3 lety +2496

    “How did you start your Pokémon adventure “ “ILLEGALLY” that’s going become a meme VERY quickly I can already tell

  • @brethebird3148
    @brethebird3148 Před 3 lety +497

    Grunty boi: “I stole your glasses!”
    Mikey: “lol nope”

  • @graceholbert2126
    @graceholbert2126 Před 2 lety +47

    The fact that Eevee has a move called "Baddy Bad" just automatically makes it superior

  • @Lokheim
    @Lokheim Před rokem +28

    I theorize that Shield got better exclusives simply to balance it out due to Zacian’s overwhelming power

  • @firebirdfrenzy4992
    @firebirdfrenzy4992 Před 3 lety +403

    “How’d you start your journey?”
    “Illegally!”
    This was hilarious

  • @sugacuteic
    @sugacuteic Před 3 lety +3963

    i thought we were just choosing pokemon by how cool they look

    • @icymemes6885
      @icymemes6885 Před 3 lety +123

      if it was looks sword would've won in my opinion

    • @_Fuscous
      @_Fuscous Před 3 lety +206

      @@icymemes6885 i actually prefer zamazenta since zacian is just a dog with braids and a sword in its mouth

    • @jancyvargheese5351
      @jancyvargheese5351 Před 3 lety +8

      @@icymemes6885 yes

    • @pokkenslayer4534
      @pokkenslayer4534 Před 3 lety +5

      @@icymemes6885 yup

    • @alomatogonon7727
      @alomatogonon7727 Před 3 lety +16

      @@_Fuscous yeah the braids ruined it for me

  • @captainyam2096
    @captainyam2096 Před 2 lety +45

    Somehow I managed to luck my way into picking all the best versions simply based on personal preference of which box legendaries I thought looked cooler, so that’s pretty neat!

  • @grimmslytheghoul6950
    @grimmslytheghoul6950 Před rokem +54

    I have had very bad luck when choosing which game to choose, only ones I chose from this list is Y, Omega Ruby and Sun.

    • @bossbrozork3022
      @bossbrozork3022 Před rokem

      But you can't get the better megas

    • @animeangel1983
      @animeangel1983 Před rokem +1

      I just get both of them since I had more than one console to use for trading. And for the Switch games, I still have both but one system so I use Pokemon Home to put the version exclusives in there, then pick them up in the other version. No trading necessary.

  • @WaywardVector
    @WaywardVector Před 3 lety +1199

    Me: watches video
    “Ah, I understand”
    Also me:
    *”this pokemon looks cool. I WANT.”*

    • @hologram6543
      @hologram6543 Před 3 lety +23

      Same bro. The only reason I even watched this video a second time is because i wanted to make sure that zangoose wasent an x exclusive because I really want zangoose and pokemon y

    • @yumekojabami1326
      @yumekojabami1326 Před 3 lety +5

      @@hologram6543 I choose Y too!

    • @anthk.4846
      @anthk.4846 Před 3 lety

      @@yumekojabami1326 I chose x so that I can get charizard x

    • @yumekojabami1326
      @yumekojabami1326 Před 3 lety +3

      @@anthk.4846 I prefer charizard x too lol, but I used venusaur as the kanto starter and talon flame for a fire flying type so I don’t care for that-

    • @oddxisme808
      @oddxisme808 Před 3 lety +1

      Yepp

  • @Aquaous67
    @Aquaous67 Před 3 lety +593

    “Say it with me kids!”
    “They are post game, So they aren’t lame! But we don’t care! Get them outta here!”

  • @Emieeel3
    @Emieeel3 Před 2 lety +49

    Butterfree is super underrated! Compound eyes + sleep powder, and quiver dance, good attacking moves....

  • @luckyeven1210
    @luckyeven1210 Před 10 měsíci +6

    "First we got Black vs. White"

  • @BintarSolos
    @BintarSolos Před 3 lety +735

    Grunty Boi: *fails at his job*
    Mikey: Can I offer you a sponsor in this trying time?

  • @brethebird3148
    @brethebird3148 Před 3 lety +226

    Me: *Starts video*
    Me: “Something’s wrong, I can feel it”

  • @FeganFloop
    @FeganFloop Před rokem +33

    I usually got for the one with the box art legendary I like more, then, when I want to play through it again, I buy the other one.

  • @catsterstudios4943
    @catsterstudios4943 Před rokem +10

    “By this time in the game you probably already have a Pokémon that is your main flyer.” One of the options is Golurk. The fear I would feel seeing that thing flying through the air would be immense.

  • @Christmasmoose714
    @Christmasmoose714 Před 3 lety +170

    Camera quality at the beginning: “Aight I’mma head out”

    • @Sarefy831
      @Sarefy831 Před 3 lety

      @OMEGAMEOW27 same

    • @cullenhutchison6528
      @cullenhutchison6528 Před 3 lety +4

      More like: "Aight I'mma head in"

    • @Meyu-Sys
      @Meyu-Sys Před 3 lety +1

      it isn't camera quality it is the focus since he uses auto focus and he wasn't in frame the camera couldn't focus on him

  • @Pikabro6453
    @Pikabro6453 Před 3 lety +93

    18:31 “Hail Yeah... or in this case, Hail No”
    Words can’t express how much I love this

    • @blob4750
      @blob4750 Před 3 lety

      I don't have anything above gen 5 all I has is black white2 red blue and yellow

    • @fadhilmulyono9230
      @fadhilmulyono9230 Před rokem

      Hail No for real in Gen 9 because hail is gone from SV

  • @rikershigiki610
    @rikershigiki610 Před rokem +21

    13:29 kills me because Tyranitar and Aggron are my favorite pokemon

  • @martin16lol40
    @martin16lol40 Před 2 lety +2

    2022, its amazing how much him and gruntiii boiiii grew from barely standing each other, to becoming close friends, i love it

  • @flyingburger7751
    @flyingburger7751 Před 3 lety +83

    “How did your journey start?”
    “Illegally!”
    Grunty Boi you comical genius

    • @swampy725
      @swampy725 Před 3 lety

      Hay ever one it's a pleger to be in your show todat

    • @swampy725
      @swampy725 Před 3 lety

      *Day

  • @gusthegoose7352
    @gusthegoose7352 Před 3 lety +252

    Lets be honest, Grunty Boy is probably going to start his Glasses journey illegally too

  • @jumping_beanz6209
    @jumping_beanz6209 Před rokem +20

    The ice trainer in shield is all the convincing I needed

  • @freetheinsanity5257
    @freetheinsanity5257 Před rokem +12

    Mawile is one occasion where mega evolution actually helped the Pokémon instead of breaking an already broken Pokémon

    • @asutora.5363
      @asutora.5363 Před rokem +1

      beedrill delivering attacks with its massive speed as mega despite its typing

  • @pineconesacramento8802
    @pineconesacramento8802 Před 3 lety +181

    Plot twist: Companies only sponsor Mikey's channel to see Grunty Boi

  • @Unovakid24
    @Unovakid24 Před 3 lety +264

    "Neon vomited everywhere"
    That is the best description of Black Opelucid city 🤣

    • @brianbudowick2751
      @brianbudowick2751 Před 3 lety +2

      Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes

    • @ishaanb4507
      @ishaanb4507 Před 3 lety +7

      I feel personally assualted

    • @williamcree
      @williamcree Před 3 lety +8

      True 😂 although the music in blacks opelucid was very good

    • @ShadowKnight5204
      @ShadowKnight5204 Před 3 lety +5

      @@williamcree gen 5 had the best music period.

    • @markwilliams3943
      @markwilliams3943 Před 3 lety +3

      I guess my opinion is unpopular, but I like opelucid city in black. I just think it looks really cool

  • @themysteriousman6969
    @themysteriousman6969 Před rokem +18

    I always liked more the "right" version of the game from where it was presented but I regret my choices always since the other legendary is always cooler than the one i wanted and got (black,white2,Y,shield)but when i was a kid i was able to get both games at the end of the day so i was happy.

    • @d1queer
      @d1queer Před rokem +4

      valid this is what i do, although i do enjoy the legendaries more for these games

  • @brainsmusic6119
    @brainsmusic6119 Před 2 lety +8

    I like this kind of choice. I do only nuzlockes so the version exclusives matter a lot to me. The box art legendary doesn’t matter to me, since I wouldn’t use legendaries

  • @cameronharris2630
    @cameronharris2630 Před 3 lety +299

    People who picked the other version: My middle name is DANGER

  • @p4nkadas
    @p4nkadas Před 3 lety +89

    "how did yours start"
    "ILLEGALY"

  • @JerKKeR
    @JerKKeR Před 2 lety +11

    Even though I grew up with Pokémon, my very first Pokémon Game was Pokemon Y when which was a birthday present from a senior girl in high school after I told her I was getting a New 3DS XL and never had a Pokemon game before.
    I'm glad it turned out to be Y because i just personally love Yveltal. When I later got into more pokemon games (both past ones and more recent titles) i thought of taking the one where the legendary can fly but i ended up changing my strategy and just picked the Red/Bright Versions From heart Gold onwards, meaning White, White 2, Y, OR, Sun and Ultra Sun. And I think that's the best way to go about it from Gen V-VII.
    (I never got myself a switch)

    • @kamikoto1558
      @kamikoto1558 Před rokem

      heh i had heart gold black white 2 (i wish i got black 2 but i must have not paid attention to the fact it would be like I played white 1 haha)Y OR sun and Ultra Sun. For me itsjust what looks coolest. white background looks tacky but black is great and red is gold orange is class. OR is the best tho cos the cover AND case is red.

  • @sillyman2
    @sillyman2 Před 2 lety +9

    Me who picks it based on how cool the box art legend is: 👁👄👁

  • @sonicthehedgehogstop-motio4376

    Me: sees "includes paid promotion"
    Also me: he is coming

  • @jackstewart8560
    @jackstewart8560 Před 3 lety +1686

    Alternative title: "why you ruined your childhood by choosing the wrong Pokémon of every generation"

    • @eclipse9361
      @eclipse9361 Před 3 lety +19

      Well your not wrong

    • @benjamincovarrubias5999
      @benjamincovarrubias5999 Před 3 lety +55

      *me who picked charmander in kanto suffering in the first two gyms* yes I agree

    • @10640404
      @10640404 Před 3 lety +34

      I don’t care if he’s useful or not Charmander will always be my favorite starter of all time.

    • @AustinSPTD1996
      @AustinSPTD1996 Před 3 lety +18

      Actually, I chose "Black 2" and "X" over their counterparts and I had no regrets. With the former, I prefer Magmortar over Electivire and liked the easier access to Heracross (which I prefer over Pinsir), plus if you do want to dedicate the time to getting a non-Weak Armor Mandibuzz, she's great against three of the Unova Elite Four (even though I never used her myself). With the latter, I just chose mainly as I wanted to try out the mascot with the Fairy-typing, plus it had Houndoom (which I prefer over Manectric even though I like it too). I technically chose both versions in USUM but my "Ultra Sun" copy got corrupted in 2019 and while I miss it, I've been getting on well with "Ultra Moon".
      The third time I got only one version of a set though, I chose "Pokemon Shield" and its expansion pass. I wasn't expecting "Shield" to do so well here lol.

    • @spirit_wind
      @spirit_wind Před 3 lety +1

      Im DEAD

  • @TheFinalJedster613
    @TheFinalJedster613 Před rokem +6

    In gen 6 if you combine Slurpuff with an egg move of Belly Drum, it’s hidden ability of Unburden - once Belly Drum is used and its Sitrus Berry consumed you have the hardest hitting, fastest sweeping Play Rough’ing monster in the game. It rocks.

    • @Amelia4111
      @Amelia4111 Před 5 měsíci

      WE DON'T USE THE WORD ITS AS A PRONOUN IF THERE'S AN APOSTROPHE IN IT!

  • @JCDragon2819
    @JCDragon2819 Před rokem +5

    It took me a while to realize that Eevee gets at least one signature move corresponding to the type of each of its evolutions.

  • @An_Entire_Lime
    @An_Entire_Lime Před 3 lety +381

    Mikey: "it doesnt get moonblast, the best fairy move in the game"
    Slurpuff who is a physical atacker: I do not have such weakness

    • @Martin724K
      @Martin724K Před 3 lety +3

      Attack: 80
      Sp.Attack: 85

    • @An_Entire_Lime
      @An_Entire_Lime Před 3 lety +26

      @@Martin724K Slurpuff's Huge Power
      Atk: 160
      also even without it a 5 point difference really doesnt mean anything.. specially in story mode.. specially in Kalos

    • @Martin724K
      @Martin724K Před 3 lety +13

      @@An_Entire_Lime Slurpuff doesn't have Huge Power, it's ability is Sweet Veil, and ha is Unburden

    • @An_Entire_Lime
      @An_Entire_Lime Před 3 lety +8

      @@Martin724K what? Oh yeah the huge power fairy sphere is azumarill.. oh whatever, its still not that big of a deal

    • @StrawMan1235
      @StrawMan1235 Před 3 lety +18

      Slurpuff does get unburnen/belly drum so it is still better as a physical attacker .

  • @Gefeferblehber
    @Gefeferblehber Před 3 lety +1591

    When you realize you always chose the "wrong" game: 👁👄👁

    • @neera1181
      @neera1181 Před 2 lety +64

      When I realise, I always chose the ''right''...my Pokémonfriend always said, noooooo get the other one! Me: But that Pokémon looks cooler... 😂

    • @brandyhamilton3021
      @brandyhamilton3021 Před 2 lety +6

      Can relate

    • @JsCrimsonFr
      @JsCrimsonFr Před 2 lety +5

      ikr i have sword

    • @DippyYT
      @DippyYT Před 2 lety +29

      I literally chose Black, Black 2, X, Alpha Sapphire, Moon, Ultra Moon, Let's Go! Eevee and Sword :(

    • @Gefeferblehber
      @Gefeferblehber Před 2 lety +1

      @@DippyYT same but I never got black/white, black 2/white 2, and x/y

  • @aussiefinley
    @aussiefinley Před 2 lety +7

    actually you can get Galarian darumaka on route 8 on the second part of the route and the odds of finding one are the same as they are on route 10 (5% chance of a random encounter in the tall grass)

  • @Oimiri
    @Oimiri Před rokem +6

    Lived with a brother and sister when playing Pokemon so we had both versions with one person overlapping a game, but, I regretted some of my choices such as Alpha Sapphire over Omega Ruby, thankfully my brother got it so I got my Mawile. Never regretted the legendary choice though. I know my aesthetic choice.

  • @xoSavality
    @xoSavality Před 2 lety +1828

    *As a Shield owner, I'm happy that I went with that version unknowingly which was better and simply basing my decision off of which Pokémon cover art looked better to me.*

    • @B-Mag
      @B-Mag Před 2 lety +93

      i only chose shield because I thought that Zacian looked stupid

    • @nxyn9209
      @nxyn9209 Před 2 lety +23

      @@B-Mag same here lol

    • @aboogala4678
      @aboogala4678 Před 2 lety +37

      I picked shield because Goomy. I like goomy

    • @cookiedev8527
      @cookiedev8527 Před 2 lety +22

      shield cuz I like defense

    • @aboogala4678
      @aboogala4678 Před 2 lety +2

      @@cookiedev8527 fair

  • @lovelyoasis
    @lovelyoasis Před 3 lety +181

    "It is I, Grunty Boy!"
    *AUDIENCE CHEERS*

    • @zikiyz893
      @zikiyz893 Před 3 lety +3

      Lmao and just wanna tell you that he calls himself grunty boy...

    • @TheRealFiveName
      @TheRealFiveName Před 3 lety +1

      @@zikiyz893 ikr

    • @lovelyoasis
      @lovelyoasis Před 3 lety +2

      @@zikiyz893 oops, got autocorrected 💀 ty for catching that

    • @SiddharthShenoy
      @SiddharthShenoy Před 3 lety +2

      @@zikiyz893 no no no no no, it is *'GRUNTY BOI'.*

    • @zikiyz893
      @zikiyz893 Před 3 lety +1

      @@SiddharthShenoy lmao XD

  • @fearlesscheshirecat1411
    @fearlesscheshirecat1411 Před rokem +7

    I always used to just pick the best one based on how they look lol
    I always loved Charizard, just based on how badass he looked, and he was a pretty good starter to choose from throughout.
    But in actuality Blastoise and Venusaur are much better competitively. Especially Blastoise! Now that I’m older I actually much prefer Blastoise

  • @dr.dolony9367
    @dr.dolony9367 Před rokem +1

    I haven’t watched u in sooo long and ur still such a good yt

  • @wintertheampharos4725
    @wintertheampharos4725 Před 3 lety +261

    “Why does every Pokémon in Unova evolve at level 85?!” Chuggaaconroy, exaggeratingly

  • @urkerab
    @urkerab Před 3 lety +120

    Primal Groudon: I am only weak to Ground
    Golduck: Hold my beer

    • @vivimannequin
      @vivimannequin Před 3 lety +3

      I don't get it

    • @true_p
      @true_p Před 3 lety +5

      cloud nine ability lul

    • @vivimannequin
      @vivimannequin Před 3 lety

      @@true_p ok

    • @brandonconnell2598
      @brandonconnell2598 Před 3 lety +4

      i just don't understand why they didn't give kyogre ice type in its primal it comes with ice beam

    • @Msthanhlocfan
      @Msthanhlocfan Před 3 lety

      @@brandonconnell2598 should have given every water type ice type!!!!!!!

  • @YuyuHakurei
    @YuyuHakurei Před 2 lety +7

    Overlook for Butterfree. It's one of the best setup, catching pokemon, and it evolves really fast. It's got like a 98% chance to hit with all status effects including sleep. Don't think it can burn though, but still for catching almost nothing is better.
    Also I think it was an oversight not going over post game stuff for Sword/Shield and Sun/Moon games because more of those games is post game than the main story is. Which is kind of ridiculous. xD

    • @PhntmKntZero
      @PhntmKntZero Před rokem +2

      These considerations are Main Story Based, not Competitive Based; The only Main Story that is Post-Game for Both SS and SM is 1 single side story/clean-up, everything else is: Breeding, Battling, Competitive or Catching/Pokedex.....also you can do the SS DLC BEFORE the 1st Gym, so no, DLC is not Post-Game.

    • @GrimoireOfTheSage
      @GrimoireOfTheSage Před 2 měsíci

      I concur if you are someone who catches throughout the playthrough rather than just speedrunning through everything then Butterfree is dope. You generally don't need every single slot in your party for the combat portions of the playthrough so having a good catcher to reduce backtracking is quite nice.
      However, the only reason I concur is because of the playthrough stipulation. Post game you can have some really insane catchers and Butterfree's low stats become a lot more apparent.

  • @GratefulforFreePress
    @GratefulforFreePress Před rokem

    Love your videos, keep up the great work! :)

  • @purplewombatsandpinkjellybeans

    "How did you start your journey?"
    "Illegally!"
    Grunty boi is my favorite boi

  • @copper-dragons
    @copper-dragons Před 3 lety +160

    Mikey:"How did you start your Pokemon journey"
    Grunty Boi:"Illegally"

  • @kalascreeper8403
    @kalascreeper8403 Před rokem +1

    You can get both birds in black and white right after the city with the third badge. I believe both of them can be caught there on a specific weekday. They are fullyevolved there aswell

  • @EchoesOfArson
    @EchoesOfArson Před 2 lety

    I remember when I first started watching your videos almost 7 years ago now, and today this popped up in my recommended and hearing the Yveltal pronunciation shot me right back to 2015

  • @PhineasOyna
    @PhineasOyna Před 3 lety +153

    Grunty boi: I stole your glasses
    Michael: lol I have another copy

  • @cammoore___
    @cammoore___ Před 3 lety +131

    I just chose versions from preference on the Box Legendary.

  • @ShadowSlayerPhoenix
    @ShadowSlayerPhoenix Před rokem +7

    Id like to point out in sword and shield you could luck out and find certain pokemon that dont appear in the games normally in max raid battles. Stumbled upon a shiny sirfetchd in my shield. I still agree that shield was the obvious choice over sword. Weirdly if you just include zacian and zamazenta, zamazenta is an insane tank ive found.

  • @burnsthomas9794
    @burnsthomas9794 Před rokem +3

    Actually you can use the ultra wormhole mini game before post game in ultra sun so they actually matter in this case

  • @williamtatum5002
    @williamtatum5002 Před 3 lety +503

    Honestly, I just choose which legendary looks cooler. That’s why I choose sword doggo instead of a dog with his head stuck in a door screen.

  • @DJSpang
    @DJSpang Před 3 lety +176

    "How did you start your Pokémon journey?"
    "ILLEGALY!"
    **laughs in rom hack**

    • @kirbyknowsyou3200
      @kirbyknowsyou3200 Před 3 lety

      Yeah i starter pokemon by.playing a emerald rom hack

    • @TeeV479
      @TeeV479 Před 3 lety

      @@kirbyknowsyou3200 you starter pokemon?

    • @sceptile7581
      @sceptile7581 Před 3 lety +1

      Oh no if this counts but I played my first game Pokémon emerald on an emulator

    • @megagyraswampx9239
      @megagyraswampx9239 Před 3 lety

      @@sceptile7581 I played that and beat the s out of kyorge with a groudon

  • @abaijitmangat5631
    @abaijitmangat5631 Před rokem

    Love how Mikey at the time of this video coming out hates grungy boi but now he and the dude are friends

  • @neilbryanbucsit197
    @neilbryanbucsit197 Před 2 lety +3

    I chose Black 2 over White 2 because of Heracross (which is also available on White 2 but so painful to get because of hidden grottoes) Garchomp and the Challenge Mode

  • @TheChefEgg
    @TheChefEgg Před 3 lety +153

    But remember kids
    "Every Heracross Gangsta until the Pinsir starts flying"

    • @MrJWeeWee
      @MrJWeeWee Před 3 lety +2

      Hahah!

    • @abarette_
      @abarette_ Před 3 lety +6

      TRUUUUE Aerilate is busted

    • @bryanlemmens68
      @bryanlemmens68 Před 3 lety +5

      Why did this made me laugh so hard

    • @hypertech116
      @hypertech116 Před 3 lety

      THAT'S WHY MEGAS ARE NEVER COMING BACK.
      THAT STUFF PUT SOME LEGENDARIES IN VERY LOW TIERS
      But Dynamax is worse since almost everything can do it.

    • @abarette_
      @abarette_ Před 3 lety

      @@hypertech116 wtf? "very low tiers", like did you saw Gen8 CT meta? lmfao

  • @PhineasOyna
    @PhineasOyna Před 3 lety +137

    Part 2 of this video: so you finally remembered me

  • @ShadowKaiserin
    @ShadowKaiserin Před 2 lety +5

    I always pick the "blue" version. It has never failed me, I've always been satisfied.

    • @Itual
      @Itual Před rokem

      which one did you pick on gen 5?

  • @RealTJDriscoll
    @RealTJDriscoll Před rokem +2

    Now do violet and scarlet

  • @Xman34washere
    @Xman34washere Před 3 lety +406

    Me playing Shield: *signature look of superiority*

    • @naturalharmoniagropius4486
      @naturalharmoniagropius4486 Před 3 lety +23

      Sword because Zacian can do some sweeps.
      When you play Shield, Hop has a Zacian that might sweep your team with +1 Atk Zacian-C

    • @DuyHLuong
      @DuyHLuong Před 3 lety +5

      SAME 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @theregulardude9492
      @theregulardude9492 Před 3 lety +22

      Me who bought sword because zacian looks cool :)

    • @Xman34washere
      @Xman34washere Před 3 lety +2

      @@theregulardude9492 valid

    • @Xman34washere
      @Xman34washere Před 3 lety +1

      @Ok Fa1th valid

  • @MysticMoonlight10120
    @MysticMoonlight10120 Před 2 lety +818

    There’s a method most of us use but it comes with a flaw:
    We choose the one where the box art legendary looks cooler BUT… it doesn’t have the cool version exclusive Pokémon

  • @starflower220
    @starflower220 Před rokem +8

    Got Sword only for my forever ace Hydreigon🎉

  • @paramoosestudios
    @paramoosestudios Před rokem +3

    My first ever Pokémon game was white 2 and I used a mandibuzz, I was so confused watching this video and realizing it wasn’t in white 2 that I got out my old copy of the game and looked to find out that I got it by trading with my brother’s copy of black 2

  • @Windja69
    @Windja69 Před 3 lety +301

    Theory: Micheal gave grunty boi the sponsor link and told him the feature of trying glasses virtually, so that the police can find his hideout.

  • @moxielovesu
    @moxielovesu Před 3 lety +808

    Me with both versions of every game: This tierlist simply doesn't affect a god like me

  • @bryandraws5163
    @bryandraws5163 Před rokem +2

    You can actually find Galarian Darumaka much earlier than getting all 8 Gyms. You can find them in Route 8 before the 6th gym. Still a while, but earlier than having all 8 badges.

    • @DarkEclipse23
      @DarkEclipse23 Před rokem

      It’s all irrelevant with pokemon home 😂

  • @zacmayes2802
    @zacmayes2802 Před 2 lety +1

    I kinda like non primal groudon because drought makes solar beam not cost one turn but I guess it doesnt get grass STAB so yeah, I just changed my opinion while supporting it lol

  • @Luke-ws7wr
    @Luke-ws7wr Před 3 lety +34

    "They have a lot of hoops to jump through"
    :Smirks
    "Literally" 😂😂😂😂

  • @adanvega7344
    @adanvega7344 Před 3 lety +160

    Why 50% of people are here: POKEMON
    The Other 50% : GRUNTY BOI

  • @ratau8239
    @ratau8239 Před 2 lety +2

    Fun Fact: Claydol was the final pokemon I needed to get to complete the Ultra Moon pokédex

  • @damselinthedress
    @damselinthedress Před rokem +1

    I chose Shield because of the version exclusive. Also, Allister was super cute and I wanted to meet him :)

  • @sulagnadastidar1566
    @sulagnadastidar1566 Před 3 lety +1041

    I chose Shield, because I simply liked the version exclusives more, and, unlike most people, I thought Zamazenta looked cooler.

    • @FireBeast7956
      @FireBeast7956 Před 2 lety +24

      Zacian is cooler

    • @EJthemad7174
      @EJthemad7174 Před 2 lety +88

      @@FireBeast7956 I beg to differ.

    • @toadguy19
      @toadguy19 Před 2 lety +123

      @@FireBeast7956 i mean zacian is cool and all but i feel like it's kinda strange
      with zamazenta, it's shield is it's mane, which i think is clever
      zacian is just holding a sword in its mouth and looks kinda off

    • @FireBeast7956
      @FireBeast7956 Před 2 lety +6

      @@toadguy19 hey dude that is my opinion I didn't meant to start world war 3

    • @idkidc2573
      @idkidc2573 Před 2 lety +62

      @@FireBeast7956 the other person also only gave their opinion, and unlike you they did it in a polite way

  • @cullenhutchison6528
    @cullenhutchison6528 Před 3 lety +64

    The Grunty Boi ad reads--well, more like ad skits--never get old. They're almost the only promotional segments in CZcams videos that I don't skip.

    • @iambabyyoda5522
      @iambabyyoda5522 Před 3 lety

      Same

    • @heracrosssimp4655
      @heracrosssimp4655 Před 3 lety +1

      Bro you need to see Crypt’s sponsorships

    • @crazyfriend50
      @crazyfriend50 Před 3 lety

      You never know what grunty boi would take

    • @cullenhutchison6528
      @cullenhutchison6528 Před 3 lety

      @@heracrosssimp4655 Who is Crypt? What kind of content do they make?

    • @heracrosssimp4655
      @heracrosssimp4655 Před 3 lety

      @@cullenhutchison6528 he reviews a lot of rap music, even if you don’t like his content though I recommend you go watch just the beginning of one of his videos.

  • @warriorsfan648
    @warriorsfan648 Před rokem +1

    Mikey: And Zweilous evolves too late
    Also Mikey: Uses a Dragapult on his playthrough team

  • @anthonyazera3057
    @anthonyazera3057 Před 2 lety +1

    Picking a specific version is more difficult for some then you think sometimes it’s more then just the cover legendary and more about the exclusives to each version

    • @DarkEclipse23
      @DarkEclipse23 Před rokem

      Lol right? Between Charizard X and Mewtwo Y.

  • @gruntyboi4938
    @gruntyboi4938 Před 3 lety +69

    I thought for sure I stole your glasses! It's just nor fair, I'm going to tell your mother!

  • @bradley4615
    @bradley4615 Před 3 lety +160

    “Zekrom has a better type”
    Reshiram: literally has an unresisted STAB combination which combined with the ability hits all 649 pokemon for neutral or better

    • @mertythemertis
      @mertythemertis Před 3 lety +12

      Doesn't water fairy resist them both?

    • @devildynamite7454
      @devildynamite7454 Před 3 lety +2

      Wait..... seriously?

    • @ColdspaceDog
      @ColdspaceDog Před 3 lety +5

      @@mertythemertis no

    • @renegade6578
      @renegade6578 Před 3 lety +10

      Dragon is literally only good against itself, so that isn't very impressive for offense.

    • @dragapultvmax3594
      @dragapultvmax3594 Před 3 lety +3

      @@renegade6578 but it has less weaknesses and very strong pokemon

  • @dustyyager9467
    @dustyyager9467 Před rokem

    "How did your journey start?"
    "Illegally" 😅😂🤣

  • @mitchellterry6907
    @mitchellterry6907 Před rokem +1

    I haven’t bought sword or sheild yet, still deciding, but the main thing im torn over are the gyms and the rivals. On one hand I like the poison rival in sword and i dont like the rival in sheild’s design. But at the same time I like Allister and Melony more then bea and the rock gym. Im also leaning on sheild for appletun, but what should I choose?

  • @ayomike17
    @ayomike17 Před 3 lety +69

    'But they're post game'
    'And they're so lame'
    'So we don't care'
    'Get them outta here'
    -Michael Groth, 2021
    We need this on Spotify👌

    • @toothbrushman728
      @toothbrushman728 Před 3 lety

      It’s dropping on Spotify right now and a top seller
      (Little reference to John in the let’s go challenge. I tried ://////)

    • @amanpoddar6676
      @amanpoddar6676 Před 3 lety

      Time stamp?

    • @stutinnarasimhan5328
      @stutinnarasimhan5328 Před 3 lety

      “Zinzolin Zinzolin Zinzolin”

  • @daninator4478
    @daninator4478 Před 3 lety +91

    “Galarian Darumaka can’t be found until you have all eight badges”
    Very inaccurate statement

    • @uniqueusername677
      @uniqueusername677 Před 3 lety +30

      You can also find it in the snowy section of Route 8. Still quite late, but Galarian Darmanitan is ludicrously powerful.

    • @alf6920
      @alf6920 Před 3 lety +9

      @@uniqueusername677 I swept every battle with it after I got it lmao.

    • @praggodey
      @praggodey Před 3 lety +8

      @@alf6920 I just made a competitive darmanitan and swept Leon.

    • @jrlaps521
      @jrlaps521 Před 3 lety +6

      Right, as soon as he said it I thought isn’t it on snowy part of route 8?

    • @dingle2987
      @dingle2987 Před 3 lety +4

      Didn’t Smogon also have it labeled as Uber?

  • @wesleylucas29
    @wesleylucas29 Před 2 lety +2

    Technically, Stonjourner isn’t a version exclusive anymore thanks to Crown Tundra making it available in shield.

  • @Kepin151
    @Kepin151 Před rokem +1

    6:17 I actually would prefer opelucid black more, if not for the fact that the gym building still looks old school even though it is supposed to be futuristic version of opelucid

  • @MikipatamBR
    @MikipatamBR Před 3 lety +71

    "First up we have *black* vs *white* "
    Oh no! My boy is going to be cancelled in social media!!

  • @gamehive8025
    @gamehive8025 Před 3 lety +32

    People who by both versions :
    I don't have such weaknesses

    • @nachoninja23
      @nachoninja23 Před 3 lety

      Nice

    • @Aphyphy
      @Aphyphy Před 3 lety

      People who buy both versions have $120 dollars to blow on probably-now-subpar Pokémon games

    • @darcidious99
      @darcidious99 Před 3 lety

      Other than buying the same game twice...
      Why are you looking at me?😳

  • @Guntherson220
    @Guntherson220 Před rokem

    20:19 Indominus the Archeops: Just you wait. 😈

  • @raybandolphin3820
    @raybandolphin3820 Před rokem

    The key is picking depending on the box legend, then changing your mind after seeing the list of exclusives