How Overpowered Would Garchomp Be in Generation 1? | Pokemon Red Solo Challenge

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  • My very first conceptual run for future Pokemon was Garchomp back in 2021 and I've finally gotten around to redoing it since I make my own stuff these days. Let's see how this dragon does in Pokemon Red!
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Komentáře • 245

  • @davidklein8608
    @davidklein8608 Před měsícem +69

    I feel like you missed an opportunity to play Cynthia's theme during the champion fight. Oh well, there's always the Mega Garchomp run.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +17

      That would have been cool but you can't replace the OG champion music.

    • @verymelonman12
      @verymelonman12 Před 3 dny

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 I think he meant editing in the music in post production.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 3 dny

      @@verymelonman12 So did I! I’d never have in game sound sped up x3 lol

  • @mortamarkahn
    @mortamarkahn Před měsícem +11

    >Agatha
    >Pick your Poison moment
    Already with the dad jokes GLM... 😂

  • @shadowfox8748
    @shadowfox8748 Před měsícem +11

    Hell yeah! As I’m sure you noticed Matt I found your channel fairly recently. Easily the new look forward to every new video channel for me

  • @Porygondolier
    @Porygondolier Před měsícem +7

    Great Stuff Matt - Thoroughly enjoyed as always, very impressed you are able to keep up the pace with a little one in the house!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      Ha, I've halved the pace since. Still doing what I can but just trying to enjoy it without a part-time hobby controlling my life, if that makes sense. Glad to have an audience but it would be really cool if I could multiply it x20 lol.

    • @Porygondolier
      @Porygondolier Před měsícem +1

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 I still think it’s really impressive, I would love to be able to get one out every two weeks! I’m very curious about how your workflow actually - I’m sure what I’m doing is super inefficient 😅

    • @Porygondolier
      @Porygondolier Před měsícem +1

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 and I’m sure your audience will keep growing, your videos are brilliant!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny +1

      Efficiency when you do multiple runs isn’t too great but I just get everything planned, take notes during the run or I’ll cut the video into clips with small notes. After that the video is already segmented, I just follow the notes, use the bullet points to sling together audio, and with that I already have the clipped together video cut. I just match what I’m talking about to the clips, put markers to know where graphics/split data, etc go, and go through one more time to see if I missed anything. Videos that aren’t 40 minutes are much easier.
      If you are like me, getting a clicker or making a distinct noise while recording audio is a life saver because I mess up a lot while talking. That way you can identify the cut and quickly get rid of it when making the whole file, especially since I’ve been scriptless and just rambling for 50 minutes lol.

    • @Porygondolier
      @Porygondolier Před 28 dny +1

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 oh wow, you do it unscripted? Your commentary seems so well organised I assumed it had to be scripted! Some great tips there - thanks 🦆

  • @stormybrooks1512
    @stormybrooks1512 Před měsícem +16

    Tombstoner Brother!!!!! Glad too see another video and I always enjoy you throwing the Pokémon Trading Card Game music in the mix always a nice touch 🤙🏻🤙🏻

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +4

      You know me. Always trying to throw in at least 3/4 TCG tracks into the video lol. They are just too good. Maybe they aren't and its all nostalgia but that's alright.

    • @stormybrooks1512
      @stormybrooks1512 Před měsícem +1

      Bro they are too good and the nostalgia is a on level ten when I hear music from that game. What’s real crazy is there ppl that’s never played it. They just didn’t have the experience like we did as kids when all the Pokémon games came out including Trading Card Game. It’s was definitely great times for sure

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny +1

      Yea they were really good but I’m a big tcg guy anyway so it was the perfect blend to me. I tried the translated 2nd tcg game but it didn’t have that same hit but I beat the tcg a few years ago in a casual playthrough aka I just won packs until I got a few Hitmonchans, god tier trainer cards, and just won every match.

    • @Coffeemancer
      @Coffeemancer Před 29 dny

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 the TCG music is 100% some of the best on the GB

    • @stormybrooks1512
      @stormybrooks1512 Před 29 dny +1

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 I just started a replay of the TCG myself. Always enjoy catching up on the nostalgia games lol. And it’s always a banger when playing that game

  • @Experiment510A
    @Experiment510A Před měsícem +4

    2:23 I'll say Slow level up is gonna be the biggest hurdle. Maybe Garchomp's somewhat sparse move pool.
    Edit: Okay, Lorelei did cross my mind with the Slow level, but I thought that was too obvious of an answer.
    Edit 2: Lorelei wasn't as painful as I thought it was gonna be, but man that lucky Clamp was such a heart stopping moment. Glad to see your routing and training paid off in the end for a clean League sweep.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      Oh yea. Slow level up group is always bad but the double weakness to ice probably added a few minutes on the time on its own for the planning.

  • @murkish
    @murkish Před 18 dny +1

    I love your 1st gen solo runs especially these with Pokemon that didn't exist back then! So fun to watch
    Also i predict garchomp's issues will be slow level up group and slightly low speed class

  • @aKidNamedBeebee
    @aKidNamedBeebee Před měsícem +3

    GLM cross gen runs are my favorite thumbnails to see on a Sunday afternoon

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      This one was a banger. One of the better thumbnails I drew.

  • @mukariz
    @mukariz Před měsícem +3

    This was a solid run, didn''t pass the Mewtwo bar but you did a great job. Looking forward to the next one!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      For sure. Not everything can get there, and that's what keeps it fun!

  • @ManOfUnknownWorth
    @ManOfUnknownWorth Před 25 dny +2

    I would imagine the Kyurem would do very well in these runs, Particularly Kyurem-White. Not only does it have Ice STAB, but it starts with Dragon Rage and gets early Rock coverage. The only types that would deal super-effective damage would be Rock and Fighting, which isn't too bad. Personally, I think its Gen V moveset would work the best, as Freeze Dry would be a nightmare to code (and Icy Wind would do the job just fine).

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 19 dny +1

      Using black/white Kyurem looks busted for sure but its a shame they give the moves so late. I bet it would do well, especially considering Ice is the highest by the numbers in terms of ratings for my data that I'll eventually show (one day). I'd like to do all the dragons one day but time is limited these day more than ever!

  • @connorsorensen7272
    @connorsorensen7272 Před měsícem +2

    Just what my Sunday needed!

  • @sidj.6491
    @sidj.6491 Před měsícem +2

    Haven't finished the video yet, but I'm going to predict the issues: Slow leveling group and ice weakness are problems, and the lack of physical moves in the early game might be an issue if Dragon Rage falls short.
    Edit: Great video as usual. My only nitpick is that you would have been better off using Earthquake instead of Rock Slide on Exeggutor in the champion fight (and Jynx in the Lorelei fight) since they're the same effective power. Looking forward to the next video!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      You hit the nail on the head! It had that Iron Thorns/Tyranitar problem like a lot of high attack Pokemon do with special moves. For the edit, I know its a little more efficient to use the more accurate move but I'll die on that hill that 90% accuracy moves missing has to be one of the biggest overblown things you see people say. I don't mind using them that much because you got to think of saving PP for later and going without elixirs if you can.

    • @sidj.6491
      @sidj.6491 Před měsícem

      ​@@GymLeaderMatt1987 Yeah fair enough, I figured you were doing it to save PP

  • @homer23422000
    @homer23422000 Před měsícem +3

    How about do Lucario next? It's one of the few frail Steel types, and it's a mixed attacking Fighting type, and a rare Pokemon that gets Extreme Speed.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      The next several are all planned but I can look into it. It looks interesting because of the typing but I prob won't use Extreme Speed. 80 base power move it learns in its 50s at best and it gets body slam after the 2nd gym.

  • @kevindudson2344
    @kevindudson2344 Před měsícem +6

    Brother you should do a run with Super Magicarp. What is Super Magicarp? A magicarp with the following moveset: Flamethrower, Hydropump, amnesia and Ice Beam. And of course Perfect DV'S, and Maxxed out stats. As soon as you reach Celadon.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      I'll leave that for someone that does those types of runs. I'm not too big on the whole make believe learnsets while flashing Magikarp on the screen for some views, haha. One video was enough for me.

    • @kevindudson2344
      @kevindudson2344 Před měsícem +2

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 Okay cool maybe I should do that run then! Could be cool to see how low of a lvl. It would be possible to beat the game if Magicarp just had a Proper learnset.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny

      Yea, I mean I put event moves on it but still had 3 digit resets. A proper moveset is one thing but amnesia is not a proper move. Barely any Pokémon get that move. Poliwag/whirl, slowpoke/bro, snorlax, Mewtwo at basically level 99.

  • @LuisSilva-yc5fz
    @LuisSilva-yc5fz Před 8 dny +1

    what an insanely good back sprite

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 7 dny +1

      Yea this one was pretty clean. They aren't always perfect but the last several have turned out well!

  • @johngleeman8347
    @johngleeman8347 Před měsícem +1

    I love the R/B/Y sprite. Boy has a proper scowl.
    P.S. I love you waxing on about stats Brother. Really you can talk about whatever you want. I enjoy your cadence and your confident voice. I hope you keep making these vids for a long time. Thank you!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny

      Yea it’s a good sprite. I went more classic with it then forgot to show and talk about the front sprite lol. I’ll keep making as long as I’m having fun! Or I’ll do them even if I’m not having fun if the views magically bloat x20 lmao.

  • @oEllery
    @oEllery Před měsícem +6

    Garchomp 2: The Sequel to Garchomp
    All of these low accuracy moves are making me anxious

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      Good eye! I talk about it in detail towards the end. I’m having first run Kyogre flashbacks.

  • @LuisSilva-yc5fz
    @LuisSilva-yc5fz Před 8 dny +1

    got here from squidgy's shout out to your channel and i'm loving it already

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 7 dny

      Nice. What did he say?

    • @LuisSilva-yc5fz
      @LuisSilva-yc5fz Před 4 dny

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 i forget things easily but i remember him mentioning other runners in one of the videos

  • @Kanbei11
    @Kanbei11 Před měsícem +2

    Pausing at 2:34 to stake my claim that the slow level up group will be an issue for chomp
    Edit at 3:26 - hit the post there, didn't think about the ice weakness

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      Slow level up group is rough as well. The combination of the two did it in.

  • @jamesomara8036
    @jamesomara8036 Před 23 dny +1

    I started this last week, man. I was hoping for another release today but lemme finish this good old run first. Love you man. ❤ you da TOMBSTONER BROTharr

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 19 dny

      Every two weeks! I just don't have the time anymore to put 20 hours a week into a hobby.

  • @VerryLongName
    @VerryLongName Před měsícem +2

    How do these non-gen 1 Pokémon’s special stats get converted from their 2 split stats when imported from modern gens?

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      I don't say it much in the video for the sake of not being redundant but I call it the Chansey rule. I take the highest stat. If you look at Chansey in gen 2 compared to gen 1, that's the idea I go with.

  • @fufucuddlypoops20
    @fufucuddlypoops20 Před 14 dny +1

    Sand tomb prevents your oppenet from attacking you where dig you can be hit on the turn you return

  • @michaeldevlin7747
    @michaeldevlin7747 Před 11 dny +1

    I must say, im happy to see the sandshrew kid branched out to another pokemon

  • @creamreviews1607
    @creamreviews1607 Před měsícem +1

    "Underratedly Strong" just like TOMBSTONER, Brother!

  • @thisisausername1265
    @thisisausername1265 Před měsícem +1

    Always love the TCG soundtrack.

  • @speedgrump5515
    @speedgrump5515 Před 12 dny +1

    24:00 very lucky that water isn't super effective against ground in gen 1, so clamp ended up being not very effective instead of neutral effectiveness 👌

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 12 dny

      That's a gen 1 text only bug. It is neutral but there's a type combination list and whatever type is listed first, it displays the message for it. It would say the same thing for a grass move or if you used a ground move on Venusaur, it would say not very effective despite it actually just doing neutral damage.

  • @reddragonpress
    @reddragonpress Před měsícem +1

    The fact that Garchomp didn't get a reset to Lorelei is enough of a win in my book 😁 Judging by how many close ranges there are, it'll be interesting to see how much time Mega Chomp can shave off in comparison.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      It really depends. It might even be able to shave off a level but for runs like Tyranitar, Metagross, Garchomp, etc where I've already used their best set, you'd just be watching the same run but with higher stats. Maybe if some time passes it'll be viable though.

  • @realperson69
    @realperson69 Před měsícem +1

    Thanks for the video!
    There were a few times where you go for neutral Rock Slide over resisted STAB Earthquake, but they have the same effective power and Rock Slide is 90% accurate. I see you like to live dangerously. 😂

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny +1

      For sure. I got a few comments on it and I’m not too bothered by the 90% accuracy. Against Lorelei, for example, I’m trying to be able to use EQs PP all the way to like Lance if I can to avoid menuing but moves with slightly less than 100% accuracy gotta be the most exaggerated thing the big channels focus on lol.
      You’ll see people he like ‘I had to use Rock Slide on Blaine, pray for me’ but the reality is that 9/10 times are excellent chances!

    • @realperson69
      @realperson69 Před 28 dny +1

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 I almost prefaced my comment with a disclaimer that I hadn't checked to see if you needed to conserve PP. I've noticed that a lot of people don't recognize when STAB moves are better despite worse typing, and I left myself on autopilot.
      I think I'm actually a much bigger fan of low accuracy moves than most. I am almost always willing to roll the dice on Fire Blast, and I think Mega Kick is pretty underrated, especially in FRLG where it's obtained just after Mt. Moon. I'm so far gone that I even seriously consider Thunder from time to time!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 10 dny +1

      For sure. To go even deeper, I'll take the risk for a move that only has a 40/60 chance to get the one shot. I think if you look at the maximum potential of a run, taking a risk and it paying off gives the highest payouts. It depends on how you look at it, but consistency is just a thing that people who use real life time worry about because you'll end up wasting 8 hours because a single mistake forces you to start over.
      I never do dumb things like rely on a 10% freeze chance to win but sometimes I'll roll the dice on a 30% chance and take a few resets if need be and all of that just to really say that a 90% accuracy move missing has never been on my mind for even a second.
      If you are afraid of a 90% chance not working out, then the run was never going to be as good as it could be in the first place.

  • @charlessegale6493
    @charlessegale6493 Před měsícem +1

    Man, I've been following you, Scott's Thoughts, BigLeagueMDB and JRose11 for a long time now. Hard to believe that old run was three years ago...
    On another note, I'm digging the sprites this go around! They feel less like "chonky updated Blue" sprites and feel closer to the older "wild OG Red and Green" sprites.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      Sadly I forgot to talk about the front sprite in this one. I designed it like I would try to do a true conversion so it has basic gen 1 color pallets and all that. A lot of times a gen 2 style pallet with dithering is the way to go like with Goodra but I kept it simple here.

  • @Buddy26420
    @Buddy26420 Před měsícem +1

    I was confused, cause Matt said Sand Attack several times in the beginning, but was talking about Sand Tomb

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny

      Yea, I was hoping people would put 2 and 2 together because I’m not recording new audio lmao.

  • @roodylabaze3092
    @roodylabaze3092 Před 28 dny +1

    Would love to see a Hydreigon run. High special stab dragon with salamance like speed. Dark moves for psychics. Could low key be a Mewtwo contender.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 19 dny +1

      It might be! At this point, you got to contend with a lot more than Mewtwo but I'd like to hit all the psuedos one day.

  • @LQVaughn
    @LQVaughn Před 27 dny +1

    I’m guessing the overarching problem is the slow level up group meaning he will get stuck at Lorelei

  • @battathebeast13
    @battathebeast13 Před 29 dny +2

    Hey Matt, I saw on Scott’s most recent Pokemon yellow video he mentioned that the stretch from Rival 2 to Bills house contains the largest cluster of mandatory battles in the entire game. You didn’t mention it in this video so I wasn’t sure if you were aware. It might be a fun fact you could share with your audience in the future.

  • @LinnieKing
    @LinnieKing Před měsícem +1

    Been looking forward to you uploading another video; thanks Matt :)

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      Once every two weeks!

    • @LinnieKing
      @LinnieKing Před 29 dny

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 I know; ever since you became #BigDaddyMatt
      Always good to have something to look forward to though :)

  • @adventureoflinkmk2
    @adventureoflinkmk2 Před měsícem +2

    18:48 *TOMBSTONER, BROTHER!!!*

  • @brettwilliamson7129
    @brettwilliamson7129 Před 18 dny +1

    I always figured sandtomb was more of a dirt firespin vs a clamp

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 17 dny +1

      About the only thing they have in common is being a trap move. It just has the same base power as Clamp. Fire Spin is 43% weaker than the two.

  • @bateltheassistant
    @bateltheassistant Před 20 dny +1

    Garchomp is an amazing pokemon,even while considering the 4 times weakness to ice,and the lack of the physical special split in gen 1, even though it couldn't follow the gen 1 Mewtwo pace.
    Sand tomb is really good for a very fast and hard hitting pokemon,like Garchomp,and I do agree that it's better than dig in the long run, because it's a great answer for tough battles like Lorelei's Dewgong,and the warping lass.
    Having Sabrina as the fouth gym leader is something that you don't see everyday in a gen 1 setting.😮 But swords dance and sand tomb can do most of the heavy lifting. Sabrina in pokemon yellow could have been some what a challenge with flash ,if you'd like to set up beforehand,but a strong physical attacker like Garchomp won't need that.
    Doing more runs can give you more experience,but it take a lot of time,and you could miss the deadline,that you've set up for yourself. And besides, 3 runs I think is a fair amount,in order to get the general feel of a certain pokemon.😊
    By the way, the back sprite is really good!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 19 dny +1

      Yea, it's funny because Flygon ended up doing it and I don't think anyone things it is more powerful than Garchomp but it just goes to show how bad the slow leveling group can be! Garchomp was good and had tools to slice through the game but it just needed levels to not die to an ice hit and that was the downfall.
      You are right about more runs and all that but these days, I'm just enjoying the process. If it takes me 2 months to make something, so be it. It's ready when it's ready and I'm not going to stress too hard about it, especially with time being in short supply. It usually takes me about 20 hours total and I just can't justify spending that much time on a hobby but 3 runs feel like a great balance to keep it at least kind of on track.
      The sprite is a hand made devamp of gen 4's I believe and I went true gen 1 with the coloring and all that. It was well done and I forgot to even show the front sprite in the video lmao!

    • @bateltheassistant
      @bateltheassistant Před 19 dny +1

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 It is ironic that Flygon ,with lower stats, and the right growth rate,was better than Garchomp. Wow, growth rates can definitely determine a run's pace for sure.
      I do believe that 3 runs is pretty optimal for the time you have to make these videos every 2 weeks. I think that it is, amazing that you could do it on time,with all things considered.🫡 And besides you can always get back to optimize them on stream at some point, whenever you want.
      I wish I could watch the front sprite as well.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 18 dny +1

      Maybe I’ll do a community post on it today when I get time lol.
      I think growth rate is like the 3rd most important thing. The learnset matters the most, the stats, speed specifically, can make or break a run, and then the growth rate is right after for me.
      I’d love to stream more. I was supposed to stream in July and here it is almost September lol. Getting 3 or so uninterrupted hours to entertain people while I play games is a very hard thing to do, especially with a particularly tough semester of school this time.

  • @TwoShot.
    @TwoShot. Před měsícem +2

    Let's go baby!!!

  • @mr.ashenfire2624
    @mr.ashenfire2624 Před 19 dny +1

    Kinda wish you'd started at Gible and worked your way up to Garchomp.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 19 dny

      I'm sorry. I've never done evolution lines. That's more like 'how fast can Gible beat 85% of the game and then evolve at the end' and I'm not interested in that.

  • @lyonnaismatt
    @lyonnaismatt Před měsícem +1

    Very fun, but that was a huge unnecessary risk at the end. There is zero reason to rock slide the eggs! Earthquake has the same effective power because it gets stab and rock slide doesn't. Has Scott been rubbing off on you? 😂
    Excellent content and play, as always.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      Ha wouldn’t say huge. 10% accuracy doesn’t bother me too much. I know there’s a bias with sub 100 accuracy moves but 9 out of 10 times, pays off. I’ve brought up EQ vs rockslide in other videos if eq is resisted or rock slide is super effective but I was just being pp efficient even if I didn’t have to be.
      The long and short is it’s just muscle memory and in the moment I just didn’t put any thought into it. If I could do like 30 runs, you’d see those little things.

  • @Raziel_The_Soul_Reaver
    @Raziel_The_Soul_Reaver Před měsícem +1

    I would assume that the overarching problem is that garchomp is a slug (slow level up group) with a 4x weakness, in this case ice. 2:28

  • @junaidwhatyon3172
    @junaidwhatyon3172 Před 29 dny +2

    TOMBSTONER BROTHRAAA!!! LOVE THAT MAN !!

  • @bryanhammerlund
    @bryanhammerlund Před měsícem +1

    Let's go Garchomp is my favorite pokemon

  • @gutherford007
    @gutherford007 Před 29 dny +1

    Real one here. Always a pleasure. Love to see the content. Keep up the good work as always.

  • @briancaster2876
    @briancaster2876 Před 29 dny +2

    I was almost right about the final move choice. I figured it'd be earth quake, swords dance, rock slide, and body slam. I'm curious about the part sand tomb plays in the e4. Im guessing its for trapping a mon you can't quite 1 shot.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny

      Yea! Cloyster lol. It has 870 defense.

    • @briancaster2876
      @briancaster2876 Před 29 dny

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 Yeah, cloyster has all the defense! Didn't even think of that.

  • @YoruN0Tenshi
    @YoruN0Tenshi Před měsícem +1

    Commenting at 2:35:
    I’m noticing a lotta low accuracy and special-only move options in that learn set, I’d be surprised if Garchomp doesn’t struggle in the middle game when Dragon Rage can’t keep up but she doesn’t yet have Earthquake or Rock Slide.
    (Plus the “final boss” of Lorelei later, but Rock Slide with high-speed might trivialize that).
    Ultimately I think this might highlight that even though Goodra is almost definitely the weakest psuedo-legendary in later gens while Garchomp is a childhood-menace, in Gen 1, I feel like the tables might be turned.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      Yea, the low accuracy moves were a slight worry. They always miss at the worst times but I do think its interesting that Goodra placed so high while things that are clearly better in the future do a little worse. It just goes to show that RBY was a weird game.

  • @youtube-kit9450
    @youtube-kit9450 Před měsícem +1

    Overarching problem of the run? My bet is on the slow experience group.
    It cripples pokémon's times that are in there because you just level up so slowly and can fall behind. Garchomp likely can make it up a bit by just being so strong that it can muscle through the game on lower levels in general, but Lorelei with her ice types, if not one-shot by you, likely will be terrible for you.
    EDIT: hell yeah

  • @ilusindarim
    @ilusindarim Před měsícem +1

    Another great video! Thanks GLM!

  • @johnbonnie977
    @johnbonnie977 Před 29 dny +1

    Love you buddy. Just know that

  • @banditrests
    @banditrests Před měsícem +1

    For some reason it hadn’t occurred to me that if you back ported later Gen trapping moves they would work like Gen 1 trapping moves lol. To bad the really strong ones are signature moves

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      Yea, I had to self nerd Regieleki since it was designed with new mechanics in mind.

    • @banditrests
      @banditrests Před měsícem +1

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 All of solo running is self nerding lol. Seriously though, I forgot you had done that run, base 80 power thunder cage probably would have been game breaking. At least magma storm is only 75% accurate.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny +1

      Yea the baseline to me is clamp. It’s got like the strongest potential power for a move but doesn’t break the game. Accuracy I’ll leave up to whatever it is but I have trouble putting a trap move over 35 base power. It’s one of the few restrictions I have.

    • @banditrests
      @banditrests Před 29 dny

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 That seems reasonable tbh, Pokemon has some really broken legal moves, (cough cough population bomb) but the game is balanced for 35 bp trapping moves not… well this math is pretty bad. 80 bp between 2 and 5 hits is 160-400, plus stab is 240-600 into a neutral target. Technically 20% less power than Magma Storm, but it’s also 90% accuracy, same as blizzard and eleki has a 39% crit rate and if one hit crits on a multi hit move in Gen 1, they all crit…. That has to be the widest damage range I’ve ever seen for a one turn move. Good call nerfing that lol.

  • @Greymangamer
    @Greymangamer Před měsícem +1

    Real one! Another great video Matt

  • @IrrelevantPride
    @IrrelevantPride Před měsícem +2

    Tombstoner brother!!

  • @SuperHeroZX
    @SuperHeroZX Před měsícem +1

    Being behind ONE F-ING SECOND of Kyogre must be very frustating for one of (if not) the best Gen 4 Dragons...

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      Ha, I like it when things are close like that with no planning. I try to just do the runs and I'm always interested in how it comes out!

  • @banzan0
    @banzan0 Před měsícem +1

    00:00 This is gonna be broken
    *gets sand tomb* okay yeah this is busted...
    Oh no sword dance....
    Jesus that's an inaccurate move set
    1:57:53 that's not bad compared to what it was up against
    Good run as always doooooooood! Hope all as well being a dad broski.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      Things are great! Yea there are a lot of great things but it just didn't add up to a top 5 or anything but not everything can!

    • @banzan0
      @banzan0 Před měsícem

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 Good to hear!

  • @FlyinLionQuinn
    @FlyinLionQuinn Před 29 dny +3

    Garchomp wouldn't be raght in gen wuuun!

  • @Chronoflation
    @Chronoflation Před 13 dny +1

    My only problem with runs like this are that not all Pseudo-legendaries get the right stats when backporting. This Garchomp has an extra 20 points in its BST of 520. Using the lower 80 special attack stat would make it closer at 515, but it bugs me that there's no way to bring it back to 500 without messing with the stats to not be Garchomp stats. I feel similarly about full legendaries that end up with more stats than Mewtwo. 590 is a lot with only 5 stats, and I'd like all box art legendaries to be on that level, or 10 points below in the case of Groudon and Kyogre since they were purposefully made a bit weaker than Raquaza in terms of BST. These Pokemon will all, ideally, lose 90 BST going from 6 stats to 5

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 10 dny +1

      I find it best to find an overarching rule and stick to it. I use Chansey for that. If you look at gen 2 Chansey and how they changed it compared to Gen 1, I just use the highest stat. Trying to micromanage or be anal-retentive all the aspects to make them fit into a perfect box is just a waste of time and energy, imo.

    • @Chronoflation
      @Chronoflation Před 10 dny +1

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 I appreciate that, but that also makes me think of gen 1 Hitmon's getting over 100 base special with that methodology, and then it just bothers me that I could do the same thing. I really enjoy the vids when I watch them, this is just one of those things that's a me problem, cause I know I'm anal about stuff like that. Don't be a perfectionist like me, you'd never even have a channel if you thought like I do, lol

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 9 dny +1

      I know the feeling. Before marriage/baby I always did extra runs because in my head I had won Scott’s Thoughts races and I need to have the best runs possible but the reality is that you don’t have to be perfect or stress. It’s a hard concept to grasp but when I realized this wasn’t my job and people don’t care about the difference between 3 runs and 6 runs, the hobby got a lot more fun. It was like treating your nightly gaming time as a job where I should have put a time card in there lol.

    • @Chronoflation
      @Chronoflation Před 9 dny +1

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 that sounds super nice. I've got the wife and baby now myself. Nice to know you're also a recent parent. I appreciate the responsiveness. Gives me some motivation too. Been having a rough time with my career so it's nice to hear about one like this going well and being fun for you. Maybe I'll try it out if my wife goes along with me spending my nights learning the routes for however long it takes. I'm not sure she'd be happy for me to make that decision at this point though 😂🤣

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 8 dny

      Definitely try it but it’s not a career for me. It’s just extra money on the side and it’s the equivalent of working like 10 hours a week at McDonald’s lol. This is just a hobby for me and isn’t really financially viable to raise a family on lol.

  • @unicorncat7644
    @unicorncat7644 Před měsícem +1

    Chomping at the bit to watch

  • @The2006Scaper
    @The2006Scaper Před 29 dny +2

    Lorelei will be the problem

  • @gmanz5
    @gmanz5 Před měsícem +1

    My chompy chompy boi!!!!!!!!

  • @saintgianni
    @saintgianni Před 19 dny +1

    Little root town theme for Red/Blue gameplay?

  • @SaintoftheHonest
    @SaintoftheHonest Před 11 dny

    Call me crazy, but I feel like Garchomp's special should have been lower to keep the BST the same as Dragonite's, since DNite's BST was 500 in Gen 1 and the pattern of Pseudos is that their BST matches the og. (Yes, Mew also has a BST of 500 in this game, remember).

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 11 dny

      I use what is called the Chansey rule. If you look at Chansey in gen 2, it's the highest stat and that's just how I operate and don't factor in any sort of balancing because I'm already creating an impossible situation.
      It goes both ways, Goodra had 490 bst, Tyranitar/Iron Thorns worked out to 500, Metagross had 510, and Garchomp had the highest so far. Outside of rare move scenarios, I try not to rebalance things too much, if that makes sense. I just use the rule, and things fall where they fall. If the extra base stat total made it the top of the list, maybe I'd consider but it's not even close in the grand scheme.

  • @FCBrock101
    @FCBrock101 Před měsícem +1

    Can we see a Zacian run?

  • @carlocousins9714
    @carlocousins9714 Před měsícem +2

    Is the problem Lorelei by any chance?

  • @DarkOfLight42
    @DarkOfLight42 Před 18 dny +1

    song at the beginning??? :o
    thank you so much!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 17 dny +1

      I believe it's a track from the Catherine OST. Joji Washington.

  • @Coffeemancer
    @Coffeemancer Před měsícem +1

    if you're demaking a pokemon to gen 1 why not change dark/steel moves to another type? did you have to code in dark and steel?

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny

      Yes but I mainly want to see how they’d do an taking away dark type or steel type from a Pokémon just removes their identity. What is metagross without the steel typing lol.

    • @Coffeemancer
      @Coffeemancer Před 29 dny +1

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 well I find it interesting, with some pokemon like the fairy types that used to be normal, or i think Magnemites became steel later. The decicions about how to demake are interesting. Certain moves don't exist yet, type matchups changed, and all that. Nice job on this

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny

      For sure. I’ve been wanting to do Grimmsnarl forever and with dark/fairy typing, it would be a damn shame if it was just normal lol.

  • @AliceErishech
    @AliceErishech Před měsícem

    Would replacing Dragon Rage instead of Fire Fang before that Exeggcute fight not have been a better idea? You didn't seem to be using Dragon Rage by that point and you were commenting on how you didn't have anything to deal with Exeggcute. Would Fire Fang have done too little damage?

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      Definitely too little damage. I’m not exactly sure of the exact point but if you mean Pokémon tower, the extra attack stat and rock slide does more but you can’t really one shot it at that point. It’s just annoying little guy.

  • @caseypreisler6878
    @caseypreisler6878 Před měsícem +1

    Did I see garchomp?👀

  • @marcosdheleno
    @marcosdheleno Před měsícem +1

    would it be op? not really? its a ground dragon without a good enough electric move. it would get melted by pretty much anything that could use ice beam on it. it is fast and strong, but its special wouldnt be anything special(get it).

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      The wonderful thing about a solo run is that there's like 4 things with ice moves!

  • @user-ui9fq6xl6g
    @user-ui9fq6xl6g Před měsícem +1

    Hey Matt. How's everything going my boy?

  • @datboidrummer29
    @datboidrummer29 Před měsícem +1

    I challenge matt to a 1 on 1 battle for his badge

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      It would be like an episode of the anime. I'd just give it to you and mumble about not having time because I have a midterm due, gotta work, and I gotta watch the baby a few days.

    • @datboidrummer29
      @datboidrummer29 Před měsícem

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 😎

    • @datboidrummer29
      @datboidrummer29 Před měsícem

      Thank you matt 7 more to go lol

  • @williamdrum9899
    @williamdrum9899 Před 29 dny +1

    If we assume the only Dragon attack is still Dragon Rage, I doubt it would be that much better than Dragonite. Tauros's Blizzard still nukes it probably (haven't done the math so take this with a grain of salt)

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 19 dny

      You never battle a Tauros in a solo run, much less one that knows TMs. Competitive hypotheticals would be cool, but this is just a simple solo run.

    • @williamdrum9899
      @williamdrum9899 Před 19 dny

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 Oh I thought this was with regards to pvp

    • @amccumberx
      @amccumberx Před 14 dny +2

      This man commented without even finishing reading the title of the video. Jesus Christ

    • @williamdrum9899
      @williamdrum9899 Před 14 dny

      @@amccumberx You're right. I need to rethink things

  • @SourceOfBeing
    @SourceOfBeing Před měsícem +1

    Would Fluttermane be good in Gen 1?

  • @Derek.Horton
    @Derek.Horton Před 15 dny

    The timer doesn't stop until the screen goes white from the Hall of Fame entry cinematic. Your timing is off per official record keeping.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 14 dny

      No. The timer stops when I tell it to stop, which is when gameplay ends. No need to bloat the time for a cutscene that’s the same length every time.

    • @Derek.Horton
      @Derek.Horton Před 14 dny

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 incorrect, but alright. lmao

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 14 dny

      @@Derek.Horton Don’t tell speedrun.com or they’ll never accept my Garchomp Pokemon red run. 🙏

  • @RayAkuma
    @RayAkuma Před 11 dny +1

    Hey my favorite pokemon

  • @Munja03
    @Munja03 Před měsícem +1

    Hey GLM, you gonna do a regular pokemon in a regular video soon?

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      Sure. 4 of my last 6 are regular Pokémon lol.

    • @Munja03
      @Munja03 Před měsícem

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 Let me be more specific! a non-backported legendary or pseudo-legendary, but a regular old Caterpie from the Red version, for example!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 29 dny

      Not a great example. Caterpie is impossible in the vanilla game! Tauros is next then Swampert in emerald!
      If you don’t count legendaries then 3 of the last 6!

  • @anthonyweina7892
    @anthonyweina7892 Před měsícem +1

    why did you not kep fire fang

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      For Egg? Lower special, doesn't one shot anything. The last thing it can one shot were the bug catchers on Nugget Bridge.

  • @PegasusPablo
    @PegasusPablo Před měsícem

    So, it's a land shark...

  • @Vincent-fv1ch
    @Vincent-fv1ch Před 27 dny +1

    How is it worse than flygon??!?!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 19 dny

      Slow level up group is where I'd begin looking for the answer.

  • @veghesther3204
    @veghesther3204 Před měsícem +1

    TOO over powered.

  • @ceulgai2817
    @ceulgai2817 Před 7 dny

    I don't think you're answering the question of "How Overpowered Would Garchomp Be in Generation 1?" I think, if anything, you're answering the question of "How Overpowered would the Player Character be if They had Access to Modern Moves?"

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 7 dny

      The point is that even with new typings that didn't exist, new moves, and every advantage between, they just aren't as good as vanilla Mewtwo outside of a handful and that's what's interesting to me. It's the whole goal for me. I wouldn't dare waste my precious free time creating custom ROMs, testing it, doing multiple playthroughs, filming it, and analyzing it if I was forced to make these with only tackle or no STAB moves for some.

  • @Sharkaiju
    @Sharkaiju Před 9 dny +1

    28minutes??? Jeez

  • @gigadude
    @gigadude Před 27 dny +1

    Sand tombstoner

  • @MalevolentDivinity
    @MalevolentDivinity Před 13 dny

    Okay, but what about starting with Gible?

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 13 dny +1

      I just play each individual Pokemon. You don't really get a feel for Garchomp if you need to trudge through the entire game until level 48 to see the titular Pokemon for a grand total of like 4 or 5 battles lol. Playing whole evolution lines also means nothing would ever be able to compete at the top if it evolves, and I like the idea of mons like Alolan Ninetales or Flygon being able to be faster than a lot of legendaries.

  • @gnaark1181
    @gnaark1181 Před 20 dny

    Why not start with Gible? This seems way too OP.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 20 dny

      I mean, the title of the video is 'how overpowered'. It's like 12th place of the runs I've done so it was about middle of the road for these types of runs.

  • @vanhemdall9359
    @vanhemdall9359 Před měsícem +1

    In my opinion "blind" run where you dont know exatly everything is stil great, perfect run somhew fell difrent when you doing some mistakes etc. In funny way is more interesting and give chance to be more "in to run " becose when you watching this and see "o this is great solution" and lets say you dont see this , this make vide more enganig for vieiers so dont wory everthing can be fun perfect or not perfect run 👍

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      It's just a different style. I like to see where a Pokemon can get to rather than just fumble through the game. It would be a hell of a lot easier to just do one run, not care, put the footage up and talk over it, that's for sure.

  • @drewpage3787
    @drewpage3787 Před 14 dny +1

    Are from Alabama or Mississippi?? Lol just asking, Alabama here.

  • @montyeggman3075
    @montyeggman3075 Před měsícem +1

    For another interesting Gen 4 Pokemon to try a crossgen run, there's Empoleon. Fun fact: To this day, no other Pokemon has the same typing as it.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      I'd like to get to all the starters one day. The schedule is so hectic with everything irl and trying to balance regular gen 1 runs, gen 2 runs, gen 3, while trying to add in cross gen. Takes a lot to keep people happy lol.

  • @franz009franz
    @franz009franz Před 19 dny

    ursaluna or mamoswine pLZ

  • @Grumpisaurus
    @Grumpisaurus Před 11 dny

    I mean... Alakazam and mewtwo exist lol

  • @loserofthegame2
    @loserofthegame2 Před 7 dny

    You pretty much only lose to Articuno and any mon that learns blizzard since its 80 acc in gen 1

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 7 dny

      It's 90% accuracy but in a solo run of Pokemon Red Blizzard is only found in one single battle at the end of the game.

  • @SableyeBoi
    @SableyeBoi Před 29 dny +1

    Hot Take but Garchomp is overrated

  • @RsSooke
    @RsSooke Před 25 dny +1

    Slow level up group

  • @PegasusPablo
    @PegasusPablo Před měsícem

    Bihebdomadal or a fortnight.

  • @TheRelinquished2
    @TheRelinquished2 Před měsícem +2

    Yes, new vid dropped 8)

  • @imazu_
    @imazu_ Před 12 dny

    Fire fang and crunch are physical moves, not special

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 12 dny

      Have you ever played a Pokemon game before generation 4? lol

    • @imazu_
      @imazu_ Před 12 dny

      @@GymLeaderMatt1987 I played emerald, I could be wrong? But the list said physical too

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před 12 dny

      Nah, the moves type is special or physical pre gen 4. If it's a normal move, it's physical, if it's a water move it's special. There is no such thing as a physical fire move or a physical dark move.

  • @ExoFlynn42
    @ExoFlynn42 Před měsícem

    First!!!

  • @CheesySpeakeasy
    @CheesySpeakeasy Před měsícem +1

    Hey Boss, gonna watch it in a bit. Just wanted to drop in and say sorry I haven't been around much. Still love your work, just been busy with a new job and school and stuff. Keep up the good work :_GLMD!!ood:!

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem

      All good, brother. I know the feeling. Job, school, marriage, baby. All things that take A LOT of time!

  • @NastyMuckSpread
    @NastyMuckSpread Před měsícem +1

    Would love to see an Ampharos run GLM.

    • @GymLeaderMatt1987
      @GymLeaderMatt1987  Před měsícem +1

      I've been wanting to bust it out in Crystal and see how it does. I bet it would even be good in gen 3!

    • @NastyMuckSpread
      @NastyMuckSpread Před měsícem

      Awesome! Happy to know!!