Toughest Gym Leader in Every Pokemon Game

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    Which gym leader is consistently the hardest to defeat in every main series Pokemon game?
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  • @finejay459
    @finejay459 Pƙed 4 lety +9830

    I over leveled a geodude then used self destruct to kill Whitney’s miltank.

    • @obby726
      @obby726 Pƙed 4 lety +666

      Nice

    • @snoutts
      @snoutts Pƙed 4 lety +1240

      big brain

    • @obby726
      @obby726 Pƙed 4 lety +202

      @@snoutts ä»–æœ‰ć€§è„‘çČŸç„ž

    • @dandeleon2764
      @dandeleon2764 Pƙed 4 lety +1445

      (taps forehead) "can't kill me, if I kill myself first!"

    • @ninjamitch9374
      @ninjamitch9374 Pƙed 4 lety +72

      FineJay nice

  • @Skipontop
    @Skipontop Pƙed 4 lety +727

    I see the rage in michael’s eyes just talking about Whitney’s Miltank

    • @darkstarmoonshadow8892
      @darkstarmoonshadow8892 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      I know

    • @darkstarmoonshadow8892
      @darkstarmoonshadow8892 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      @Grandiville Strong Yes

    • @jandanielbondad5176
      @jandanielbondad5176 Pƙed 4 lety +21

      Not just rage but also pain in his eyes. Those who played Gen 2 on Game Boy can sympathize with him,
      it's all fun and game until you face Whitney's Miltank!

    • @Skipontop
      @Skipontop Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Jan Daniel Bondad oh hell yeah brotha I know what you mean even tho I 13 I played silver on game boy

    • @lilhersheykiss123
      @lilhersheykiss123 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Whitneys Miltank is the reason I didn't play that generation of pokemon. I couldn't beat it lmfao

  • @yuffie25
    @yuffie25 Pƙed rokem +361

    Funny thing is, Whitney never had quite the same lasting impression on me that she apparently did for many people. When I played gold, she gave me some trouble with attract, but I ended up heading north of Goldenrod and catching Nidoran Female. Nidorina, was immune to attract, pretty tanky against Rollout, and hit decently hard with double kick. Nidoqueen became one of my favourite pokemon because of that game.

    • @nolimit._75
      @nolimit._75 Pƙed rokem +14

      same here i knew what was coming and grinded 30 mins for flamethrower TM and metronome item for my quilava
      easy sweep

    • @anyaforger844
      @anyaforger844 Pƙed rokem +7

      I pp stalled miltank and it was so infuriating and i had to buy 200 POTIONS! You can imagine how much it took

    • @saulgoodmen156
      @saulgoodmen156 Pƙed rokem

      My hole team were simps for her milktank

    • @---oq5kb
      @---oq5kb Pƙed rokem +4

      In gold I used Dig that you can find in the national park with an Onix, and it made her battle way too easy.
      Fastforward to heartgold, I used a heracross to one shot it.

    • @christyspangler9850
      @christyspangler9850 Pƙed rokem

      she very tough

  • @MrDeflador
    @MrDeflador Pƙed rokem +607

    For Gen 3: In ruby and saphire i would agree with norman. But not in emerald. The Twins are so much harder in that game.

    • @sock312
      @sock312 Pƙed rokem +28

      I agree

    • @sock312
      @sock312 Pƙed rokem +25

      Like first time I got to them when I was like 6 I just got pounded because I didn’t understand doubles

    • @stuhff8169
      @stuhff8169 Pƙed rokem +30

      ISTG that claydol is a piece of crap

    • @tim_64
      @tim_64 Pƙed rokem +15

      The twin were so strong. I trained extra for them two Sharpedos

    • @yourivp2070
      @yourivp2070 Pƙed rokem +6

      Norman on Emerland is easy. I found Makuhita pretty hard with Vital Throw.

  • @amandapappas7932
    @amandapappas7932 Pƙed 4 lety +2089

    Everyone knew what was coming when he said "now for generation 2"

    • @RileighWhitehead
      @RileighWhitehead Pƙed 4 lety +98

      Inpersonnally found Whitney easy, all I do is build fury cutters on clefairy then one shot miltank

    • @gyisdoingstuff9561
      @gyisdoingstuff9561 Pƙed 4 lety +25

      I taught thunder to my mareep and spammed it and won

    • @kutlachakela
      @kutlachakela Pƙed 4 lety +94

      @@RileighWhitehead you had over leveled pokemon...

    • @jomoee4123
      @jomoee4123 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      Should Be CLAIR

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 Pƙed 4 lety +50

      @@gyisdoingstuff9561 You used Thunder and it DIDN'T miss!?

  • @mrbananahead916
    @mrbananahead916 Pƙed 4 lety +1372

    “You’re gengar is dead”
    Me: it’s a ghost type it’s already dead

    • @monsieurbacteria5884
      @monsieurbacteria5884 Pƙed 4 lety +65

      Mr Banana Head *your

    • @Akyure
      @Akyure Pƙed 4 lety +43

      @@rainyaj4015 No, he is wrong. You're means you are. "You are gengar is dead" makes no sense. "Your gengar is dead" is correct

    • @gameboy-zz7uj
      @gameboy-zz7uj Pƙed 4 lety +17

      And poison so it's double dead

    • @dragonlorddracodenblaze
      @dragonlorddracodenblaze Pƙed 4 lety +4

      @@Akyure correct

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 Pƙed 4 lety +11

      A Trevenant in the anime that Kukui knew as a kid was revealed to have died and Acerola's Mimikyu is an actual ghost so... Ghost types CAN die...

  • @FlashQuatsch
    @FlashQuatsch Pƙed 2 lety +211

    When I realized I could build up my Feraligatr's rage with Clefairy and destroy Miltank almost immediately, I felt so OP

    • @filmblox9845
      @filmblox9845 Pƙed rokem +22

      Yeah Feraligator, Steelix, Golem, Ho-oh, Lugia, and Machamp all worked as a team to nearly beat Miltank

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob Pƙed rokem +23

      @@filmblox9845 y'all are making me feel like i did something wrong, whitney was so easy compared to Bugsy's Scyther

    • @Carpatouille
      @Carpatouille Pƙed rokem +2

      Just use a geodude with rollout on Clefairy and easy clap the miltank. Or you evolve it before to a Graveler at lvl 25 and learn self destruct at lvl 21 worst case scenario. You should have consistant victories at even just lvl 21 with magnitude and self destruct, since Miltank won't even go for a rollout first at times.

    • @Carpatouille
      @Carpatouille Pƙed rokem

      Or just use 1 pokemon and easy clap everything with your overleveled pokemon because johto champions are a joke. You can do that even with a Ledyba with 35 base attack, so yeah.
      Or for the first game, use a butterfree, level it up enough and put it to sleep
      Or use the traded machop for extremely easy level up and beat up
      Frankly there's so many options to beat it

    • @therealtea345
      @therealtea345 Pƙed rokem +6

      @@filmblox9845 who the hell is gonna have that team before 3 badges and how the flip u gonna get both legends

  • @1B1ueyedwo1f
    @1B1ueyedwo1f Pƙed rokem +237

    What made Jolteon so nasty was that even though his attack was low, his speed (for the time) was stupidly high, with him only tying with Electrode for the fastest Pokemon in the game. Back in Gen 1, Speed governed your crit chance, which meant that it only took a couple of boosters to get a Jolteon that crit-shot every time. This, couple with the fact that he had Pin Missle, meant that he pretty much wrecked any Psychic type he came across, even Mewtwo. Now, Jolteon's good but not fantastic, but back in the day, Doc J was a friggin' rock star.
    After 25 years, he's still my boy.

    • @yorecf9641
      @yorecf9641 Pƙed rokem +7

      Electrode has always been faster and boosts didn't increase your crit rate in Gen 1 since it was governed only by the base speed of a Pokemon, not their total speed.

    • @wooldooriansokbatus5222
      @wooldooriansokbatus5222 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +6

      And remember.. crits hit at x2 in gen 1, rather than the current x1.5
      A RBY Jolteon with 2 Agility boosts would destroy everyone except Rhydon and Golem.

    • @bigroaststyrone8135
      @bigroaststyrone8135 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      Pin Missile sucks you’re better off using thunderbolt and even then it’s not that great considering every psychic in Gen 1 has amazing special defense

    • @1B1ueyedwo1f
      @1B1ueyedwo1f Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +1

      @@bigroaststyrone8135 Pin Missile sucks NOW, but back in the OG's it could OHKO Mewtwo. I know because I did it. Multiple times. My biggest problem with catching Mewtwo in Gen 1was that I kept knocking it out. For the record, I used my MB on Moltres because he was an annoying little cuss that broke out of over 200 pokeballs while PARALYZED AND ASLEEP!

    • @bigroaststyrone8135
      @bigroaststyrone8135 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      @@1B1ueyedwo1f yeah but catching it in the wild and fighting other people are 2 very different things. Fought plenty of Jolteons with pin missile back in the day with Mewtwo and none of them could touch it. That team had Mewtwo and Alakazam as my leads and they shredded Jolteon with his piss poor attack

  • @TheJotaroKujo
    @TheJotaroKujo Pƙed 3 lety +799

    Ah yes, Whitney's Miltank, the only pokemon that can cause a kid to say "I wish my pokemon was gay"

  • @mochie9360
    @mochie9360 Pƙed 4 lety +303

    Mikey: "no new areas between norman and flanery"
    Hoenn desert: am i a joke to you?

    • @MandJTV
      @MandJTV  Pƙed 4 lety +122

      I mean honestly...yeah it is. The wild Pokemon there are only level 20 or so, and the five trainers aren't much stronger. Yes it is a bit of training that I did forget to mention, but it's not much training.

    • @FileLost420
      @FileLost420 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      @@MandJTV will you be making a community day pokemon go video today?

    • @Deaderthanadoorknob2
      @Deaderthanadoorknob2 Pƙed 4 lety +22

      I usually skip the desert lol

    • @emc246
      @emc246 Pƙed 4 lety +25

      I don't know if it works in Gen 3, but in the remakes, you can catch a Trapinch or other ground type in the desert and use Dig to completely avoid his Slakings' attacks.

    • @seb1811
      @seb1811 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@Deaderthanadoorknob2 before the post game i didnt know there was a dessert

  • @Crab._.940
    @Crab._.940 Pƙed rokem +163

    Whitney tip: use x attacks when miltank comes out and it should take one or two hits before rollout gets too good

    • @bigbosssnakecorn8834
      @bigbosssnakecorn8834 Pƙed rokem +11

      Or use a female Pokemon instead male to avoid Attract lol

    • @heatherbota827
      @heatherbota827 Pƙed rokem +3

      Another tip use heracross bc it learns brick break at lvl 19

    • @pauloovl
      @pauloovl Pƙed rokem +6

      @@heatherbota827 only in gen 4

    • @heatherbota827
      @heatherbota827 Pƙed rokem

      @@pauloovl Ik know but I mean in hgss when gen 4 was already made

    • @MrBIooder
      @MrBIooder Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

      Another trick is to use Sand Attack and make her miss. Rollout builds damage off of consecutive hits. If Miltank misses, Rollout resets back to base damage.

  • @demetriusdemarcusthe88thof99

    I'm astounded that you didn't mention clay at all. His excadrill is outrageously powerful.

    • @gofglida4155
      @gofglida4155 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +2

      Fr people are complaining about simple pivots instead of a speedy powerful ground type.

    • @-.Lizard_eggs.-
      @-.Lizard_eggs.- Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci +3

      I don’t understand how people think that excadrill is powerful, I faint it in usually one or two shots with my servine.

  • @sakura368
    @sakura368 Pƙed 3 lety +2499

    i wonder why brock doesn't use his drying pan against water types

  • @eggiari69
    @eggiari69 Pƙed 4 lety +342

    mikey: miltank is gonna-
    me: who leveled my quilava to level 31 since i accidentally deleted ember

    • @matthewian5874
      @matthewian5874 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      I would like but you already had 69

    • @mathtime9112
      @mathtime9112 Pƙed 4 lety

      I did that the same but I didn't deleted ember

    • @jacobjude5826
      @jacobjude5826 Pƙed 4 lety

      How did you "accidentally" delete ember?

    • @eggiari69
      @eggiari69 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      @@jacobjude5826 i was spamming a to get through the text and ember was the first move so i accidentally replaced ember with quick attack i was playing the original version

    • @theluckygamer10
      @theluckygamer10 Pƙed 4 lety

      How the hell?

  • @TheElectricSheep
    @TheElectricSheep Pƙed 2 lety +26

    Another reason Whitney is tough- I remember playing SoulSilver and I caught a mareep and a gastly. I remember getting to Whitney and thinking that I would just confuse her Pokemon to death with gastly, seeing as normal moves dont hit ghost type Pokemon, but in SoulSilver, her miltank has an ability that allows it to hit ghost type, so it stomped me to death.

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob Pƙed rokem +4

      You had the right mon for her, you just didn't know it- paralyse and hit her with a powerful special attacker

    • @pineappleonpizza385
      @pineappleonpizza385 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci

      @@zyaicobthat's a good tip, her miltank has more defense than special defense

    • @arslaanpasha3334
      @arslaanpasha3334 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      ​@@zyaicobshes gonna cure herself with milk drink

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      @@arslaanpasha3334 that's where the paralysis comes in handy

    • @PiereLovesRed7316
      @PiereLovesRed7316 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci +1

      ​@@zyaicobYou gotta Paralyze twice because of the Lum Berry

  • @OnyxKingYT
    @OnyxKingYT Pƙed 2 lety +16

    Sabrina’s apparently the queen telling noobs to get Gud.

  • @mandeokw
    @mandeokw Pƙed 4 lety +1330

    Whitney: beats me 100X
    Me: Beats her 1 time
    Whitney: cries
    Me: *surprised Pikachu meme*

    • @douginexile
      @douginexile Pƙed 4 lety +41

      yea that sounds about right

    • @neoncobalt1779
      @neoncobalt1779 Pƙed 4 lety +93

      When you realize that the surprised pikachu meme was actualy a ditto meme all along
      *surprised ditto meme

    • @Snoebal
      @Snoebal Pƙed 4 lety +6

      That is so true

    • @dimitrijames00001
      @dimitrijames00001 Pƙed 4 lety +9

      She's use to winning but that's why I go to her gym when 3 out of 5 of my pokemon are at least lv100

    • @MrKevin7553
      @MrKevin7553 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      The thinking one with the pi one

  • @nugget829
    @nugget829 Pƙed 3 lety +575

    Earthquake: *hits everyone*
    Me who identifies as a bird keeper trainer: I don’t have such weaknesses.

    • @makronie9894
      @makronie9894 Pƙed 3 lety +49

      Nugget the dragon master? Nay, nugget the bird keeper!

    • @willbear6131
      @willbear6131 Pƙed 3 lety +11

      *wheeze*

    • @nigi7773
      @nigi7773 Pƙed 3 lety +16

      @@makronie9894 Fun fact Nugget has his own ending and the route to have it is a big reference to TCG

    • @goldenhydreigon4727
      @goldenhydreigon4727 Pƙed 3 lety +21

      I'm sorry, is this some Flying Type joke that I'm too Levitated to understand?

    • @vishwenreddy8869
      @vishwenreddy8869 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      That level of genjutsu don't work on me

  • @stuhff8169
    @stuhff8169 Pƙed rokem +18

    14:52- Another point that added to Gengar's dismay. Back then, there was no physical/special split and the kind of move it was, depended on its type. Gengar was a special attacker, while shadow ball was physical upto gen 3. So it was useful only for the versatility it had with the TMs it could learn. Same case for Starmie

    • @fadhilmulyono9230
      @fadhilmulyono9230 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +3

      And also the Shadow Ball TM is only available by purchasing one in the Game Corner

  • @questionmarkquestionmarkques
    @questionmarkquestionmarkques Pƙed 2 lety +63

    gen 4 actually made whitney easier. unlike in 2, heracross gets brick break at level 18 which is very close to when you catch it. plus, you can get one easily before goldenrod by headbutting

    • @justanoreo3928
      @justanoreo3928 Pƙed rokem +2

      But you get it at level 5 at highest, I fought every trainer available and even them BARELY got to 18

    • @questionmarkquestionmarkques
      @questionmarkquestionmarkques Pƙed rokem +2

      @@justanoreo3928 yeah but you can get close and wild pokemon + gym trainers can do the rest

    • @positivea9111
      @positivea9111 Pƙed rokem +2

      Not to mention it was one level lower, but it made it harder by having the ability scraggy (Where it can hit ghost type) and have a Pecha Berry.

    • @bdt2002gaming
      @bdt2002gaming Pƙed rokem +5

      I think they're about the same in difficulty. Rock Smash is stronger in Gen 4 than in Gen 2 and both Machop and Heracross are generally better for the battle. However, Gastly is eliminated as a viable answer to Miltank thanks to Scrappy and there's the Lum Berry to take into account. Plus, Heracross is still relatively out of the way to encounter, to the point where a beginner-level player might never find one.

    • @fadhilmulyono9230
      @fadhilmulyono9230 Pƙed rokem +1

      and also Kenya the Spearow is obtained at level 20 and always female

  • @karenbonds264
    @karenbonds264 Pƙed 4 lety +509

    Newbies: "Normal Type Pokemon are the weakest type!"
    Me: *Laughs in Whitney and Norman*

    • @trainerkai1313
      @trainerkai1313 Pƙed 4 lety +25

      Lenora too

    • @cintronproductions9430
      @cintronproductions9430 Pƙed 4 lety +46

      Normal types are incredible! Pure Normal types have an immunity to Ghost, just one weakness to Fighting, and massive movepools that would make other Mons jealous. Also plenty of powerhouses are Normal types, Like Snorlax, Zangoose, Kangaskhan and Stoutland, to name a few.

    • @mamacofeliz6025
      @mamacofeliz6025 Pƙed 4 lety +30

      I think normal type is underrated because they seem kinda bland. But in fact they are so good to use in general. I'll do an only normal run anyday. I think I'll enjoy it...

    • @matthewian5874
      @matthewian5874 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      @@cintronproductions9430 Tru. Stoutland

    • @bluebird6348
      @bluebird6348 Pƙed 4 lety +9

      Cheren... need I say more

  • @ko8026
    @ko8026 Pƙed 4 lety +662

    It’s really interesting to see the development in PokĂ©mon
    Gen 1: it’s a glitch how good she is and sees kinda broken
    Gen 8: raihan has legit strategy and counter play while also having Pokémon that work as a team and take advantage of it

    • @dragullongblackfang8073
      @dragullongblackfang8073 Pƙed 4 lety +37

      the problem is the new exp share + exp candy makes the battle trivial

    • @elliottrusso1203
      @elliottrusso1203 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Echo Moto couldn’t have said it better

    • @TheMojaveLamp
      @TheMojaveLamp Pƙed 4 lety +52

      @@dragullongblackfang8073 I love sword and shield, but ffs I wish they'd give us the option to either nerf exp. gain or turn of exp. share all together. Would be nice to actually struggle against Hop

    • @cloudeddaze9502
      @cloudeddaze9502 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      The Mojave Synth I keep seeing people complaining about exp share but even with it I’ve been having trouble staying at the right level. Do you have any advice so I can do better? Honestly I’m probably just not good at games, but I have been struggling

    • @TheMojaveLamp
      @TheMojaveLamp Pƙed 4 lety +8

      @@cloudeddaze9502 If you're somehow having the opposite problem most are (that of over-leveling by accident and without effort), I'd recommend doing some raid battles (preferably online if you have Nintendo Online) as a way of grinding up your Poemon, and also because of the special drops you frequently get called EXP candies. They're like Rares, except they give you a set amount of EXP, making them far more useful than Rares by comparison. Though I gotta warn you: increase your Pokemons' levels slowly when using candies, otherwise you'll either overshoot and make the gums too easy for you, or worse, overlevel so much that your Pokemon won't listen to you till you get a better badge

  • @astralsoul3216
    @astralsoul3216 Pƙed 2 lety +26

    I was one who was guilty of just enjoying overleveling and slamming through enemies. I was concerned more with getting certain things done than losing. Though I only ever played Emerald first, and then LeafGreen later, so I've only had two game experiences. I can see where it's a lot harder if you just go right to the gym battling without a ton of grinding.

    • @geekleveling5012
      @geekleveling5012 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

      I do that too I hate losing and losing money in video games. I struggled so much against normal type champions, Kingdras and the extremely annoying emolgas. I always try to have at least 5/10 levels higher to appreciate the game

  • @xSouthernDiscomfortx
    @xSouthernDiscomfortx Pƙed rokem +13

    Fun strategy I used for beating Elesa on my last gen 5 run was by using a dwebble. I didn't have many options for doing damage to her emolgas beyond some sort of rock type, but since I already had an unevolved sandile and wasn't really trying to level up a decent rock type pokemon for one battle I realized I could use a dwebble I caught in the desert resort. Only problem was that this was less than optimal seeing as dwebbles offensive capability is well known to be subpar, but I also remembered that it had smack down. I ended up using dwebble to smack down her emolgas and then switching into sandile once the emolga was grounded. Ending up working decently well, and it felt good being able to finally hit her with ground moves.

    • @15_heidune72
      @15_heidune72 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

      Huh.
      I over leveled in Black 2 and had Palpitoad deal with everything in White.

  • @miraimin1
    @miraimin1 Pƙed 4 lety +167

    Whitney's Miltank: *uses rollout
    My traded Machop: showtime

    • @TOG285
      @TOG285 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      Is that a refernce to pokemon battle royale?

    • @miraimin1
      @miraimin1 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      @@TOG285 ah, i see you're a man of culture too

    • @robjovolk
      @robjovolk Pƙed 4 lety +3

      terminalmontage reference lol

    • @guilhermemsm6141
      @guilhermemsm6141 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Porygon-Z why aren’t you a phsychic type

    • @guilhermemsm6141
      @guilhermemsm6141 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      ?

  • @asherpearce6704
    @asherpearce6704 Pƙed 2 lety +358

    I wanna mention with Raihan: when doing the championship, he sends out a Torkoal first. Because he predicts you'll use an ice type for his other dragon types.

    • @crownedskull676
      @crownedskull676 Pƙed 2 lety +35

      Based raihan

    • @unevennoble9363
      @unevennoble9363 Pƙed 2 lety +32

      Or a fairy type, fire resists fairy and while that torkoal never got to attack me, I assume it knows smog.

    • @not_abot213
      @not_abot213 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Fortunately, I only used my Ice Pokémon against his Flygon. The other dragons (save for Duraludon) were swept with Hatterene.

    • @jessuniverse7567
      @jessuniverse7567 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      That’s why I got a gyrados and gave it ice beam to handle dragon types. But I sent out a hatterene first because yeah, I was expecting a dragon type LMAO

    • @christianholbrook2686
      @christianholbrook2686 Pƙed 2 lety +18

      While he was correct in that assumption, my ice type was Mamoswine with Earthquake. That Torkoal didn't even get two seconds.

  • @kaulianpower
    @kaulianpower Pƙed rokem +62

    Curiously, the thing I struggled the less in all of HeartGold was Whitney, I didn't know that miltank was such a big deal since I defeated it in two moves or so.

    • @piotr253
      @piotr253 Pƙed rokem +5

      i don't undestand this myth that whitney is hard at all. you have many ways of beating her, she's only got 2 pokemon and they're at pretty low levels. even in hardcore nuzlockes she's pretty easy

    • @Windows11Sucks
      @Windows11Sucks Pƙed rokem +3

      @@piotr253 Only her rollout is the problem nothing else.

    • @JCDragon2819
      @JCDragon2819 Pƙed rokem +3

      @@Windows11Sucks A female Geodude would be the best choice to make it easier.

    • @Windows11Sucks
      @Windows11Sucks Pƙed rokem +1

      @@JCDragon2819 true

    • @grahamscott7308
      @grahamscott7308 Pƙed rokem +8

      You guys gotta understand, I was like 6 or 7 years old and the only pokemon I leveled was my Quilava because "fire types are the coolest". Whitney completely destroyed me until I just leveled up my Quilava to where it could kill Miltank before rollout got out of control. At no point did it occur to me to simply change pokemon, let alone use a fighting type when I didn't even know they were super effective against normal types

  • @richardworrall9373
    @richardworrall9373 Pƙed rokem +16

    First run through of Silver back in the day that Miltank hard stopped me for quite some time.

  • @AQ_Noops
    @AQ_Noops Pƙed 4 lety +187

    nobody:
    gamefreak during the 3ds era: "why do we allow pokemon to have 4 moves again? yeah, give all the gym leaders 3 moves"

    • @elliottrusso1203
      @elliottrusso1203 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      thewaddledee918 yeah that was a weird thing that happened

    • @AQ_Noops
      @AQ_Noops Pƙed 4 lety +14

      I didn’t realize this until recently, but Hapu’s Flygon has 2 moves.....
      What?

    • @thekirbyguy4576
      @thekirbyguy4576 Pƙed 4 lety

      @use code nation Imagine a Pokemon only being able to use struggle lol

    • @corrackisdead
      @corrackisdead Pƙed 4 lety

      The Kirby Guy that exists in Pokémon Clover

    • @pokespartytv8086
      @pokespartytv8086 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      thewaddledee918 im sorry but, thats kinda bad game design. 10 year olds play these games, not 2

  • @LFPman
    @LFPman Pƙed 4 lety +211

    Michael: Rants about Miltank
    Aura Guardian: *Laughs in Metronome*

    • @rainydaystudios2674
      @rainydaystudios2674 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Did you put this here because the memes about ban for meme review?

    • @LFPman
      @LFPman Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @RainyDay Studios actually no... never visited the subreddit. It was merely a comment to laugh at

    • @goldenhydreigon4727
      @goldenhydreigon4727 Pƙed 4 lety

      Michael: *complains about Raihan being a hard double battle even with Earthquake*
      Me: *laughs in Excadrill/Togekiss combo*

    • @LFPman
      @LFPman Pƙed 4 lety

      @Brenton Taylor My Lucario made little work of him. His Glaring Sandaconda might’ve been an issue, but I wasn’t close to losing my team. If anything, Opal was terrible even if my Drapion crit her Alcreamie.... stupid age question

    • @Velotune
      @Velotune Pƙed 4 lety

      @@rainydaystudios2674 Have you not seen season 1 of the metrenome league

  • @caiobotelho5884
    @caiobotelho5884 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +7

    I never found Norman tough at all for the slakings. All I needed was protect on anything which usually torkoal got and I just protected on non-truant turns.
    Tate and Liza definitely got the cake there for me.

    • @geekleveling5012
      @geekleveling5012 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

      It was tricky for me too due to me having the water starter thinking It'll beat them with just him and then I remember the sun/solarbeam strategy

  • @austinduff6493
    @austinduff6493 Pƙed rokem +21

    I travelled a lot as a kid and usually had level 50 PokĂ©mon by the 2nd or 3rd gym by half sleeping and half button mashing in tunnels or penned areas, scyther was always really cool on the tv show I didn’t realize how weak he was, he was always one of the first PokĂ©mon I got and pretty much never left my party, it makes me feel kind of good how as almost all of the kids around me playing PokĂ©mon and the kids you play on Wi-Fi only use or like the legendaries and think of the rest of the PokĂ©mon as an afterthought where my PokĂ©mon are always 20-40 levels past the legendaries when they are available and they are my afterthought, although theirs nothing like getting the perfect breeding rolls and smacking a child with a max speed jolteon using double team and mid to low level attack moves they use in the show while they are using a full team of legendaries with moves I’ve never even heard of but can’t land 😂 that being said though theirs nothing like the feeling of devestation coming across a better breeder and getting wrecked by a marill

  • @jemcat5125
    @jemcat5125 Pƙed 3 lety +1629

    I remember in Let’s Go Eevee when I saw Sabrina was the next gym. I just looked at my over-leveled new Alolan Persian and smiled with delight.

    • @machadragonii145
      @machadragonii145 Pƙed 2 lety +40

      I just bruit forced my way through Sabrina's gym in my playthoutgh of Leafgreen

    • @blackfoxstudios4101
      @blackfoxstudios4101 Pƙed 2 lety +50

      I never got to play any of the pokemon games, only fan made ones (being a child sucks sometimes) but I was able to watch Indigo League and X and Y. I remember being terrified of Olympia and Sabrina. Olympia looked intimidating as f*ck and Sabrina freaking turned Misty and Brock into dolls. Of course now, I'm not that scared of them since I know that by the time I challenge them, I'm already so f*cking overpowered that I'll just one shot everything.

    • @earlymorninstonedpimp
      @earlymorninstonedpimp Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @Junaiper Blastoise’s stab moves are insane

    • @earlymorninstonedpimp
      @earlymorninstonedpimp Pƙed 2 lety +4

      I had a level 30 Blastoise and got half the health down on a level 50 pokemon with type advantage

    • @customerservice5959
      @customerservice5959 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Pikachu beat most of Sabrina's team but I also just sent in blastoice

  • @laprasrules12
    @laprasrules12 Pƙed 4 lety +358

    Oh, that's why you sent out all of those polls. Cool

  • @Grandflea02
    @Grandflea02 Pƙed 2 lety +17

    I remember playing heartgold, and whitney stopped me from making any progress for a few days, despite the fact I got lucky with my totodile being female (so miltank couldnt use attract)

    • @Mysticgames136
      @Mysticgames136 Pƙed rokem

      There are couple of ways to beat her so I would lower her accuracy and paralyze her Miltank then wear her out with my other Pokémon then beat her that way. If she uses heal bell, I'll have to reset the game.

  • @RaphaElectric1808
    @RaphaElectric1808 Pƙed rokem +21

    I think replace Winona with Juan in Emerald. The Kingdra loves to use double team. Once Kingdra is low, he either uses a potion or rest. Cancelling out its status condition. And it’s evasiveness doesn’t get diminished! I still think Norman is harder. But Juan is most certainly annoying!

    • @skylerwolf4998
      @skylerwolf4998 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      I hate that Kingdra. It swept my entire team because I didn't want to use Rayquza since I though it would be cheating. My entire team was in the low 50s when I first fought him. THAT DANG THING KEPT SPAMMING DOUBLE TEAM AND REST! đŸ€Ź i hate that thing

  • @supergamer2353
    @supergamer2353 Pƙed 4 lety +159

    I never understood why everyone thought Whitney’s miltank was hard to beat until I replayed gen two without an extremely over leveled typhlosion with rollout

    • @ihaveaname699
      @ihaveaname699 Pƙed 4 lety +21

      lowkey i beat miltank in crystal with metronome and headbutt. I literally rolled SACRED FIRE... AND IT DID LIKE 2 DAMAGE.

    • @Idiot_King-2750
      @Idiot_King-2750 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      What

    • @finnvaneekelen7740
      @finnvaneekelen7740 Pƙed 4 lety

      i have a name i just blew up a pincone

  • @Sasha-ph9uv
    @Sasha-ph9uv Pƙed 3 lety +481

    "you're only option is Gengar" but it is one of those stupid trade evolution so if you cannot trade then you don't even have that option

    • @thaiangquoc9505
      @thaiangquoc9505 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      Dual GBA and duplicate save files of emulators

    • @Captaincory1
      @Captaincory1 Pƙed 3 lety +25

      @@thaiangquoc9505 that is if you're on an emulator rather than a Gameboy or DS

    • @HaxStudio
      @HaxStudio Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @Levi Wurgler the comment above you got it right.

    • @foodmr2022
      @foodmr2022 Pƙed 3 lety

      Or buy another same console but different game

    • @gamelin1366
      @gamelin1366 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      I have a brother and he has his own device so this wasn't a problem lol

  • @bobross-ze8vy
    @bobross-ze8vy Pƙed rokem +18

    I hated Lenora in my playthrough of white she beat me like three times before I got her while I didn’t really struggle with Elise

    • @UGS645
      @UGS645 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

      I hated how lenora would spam retaliate with her watchog

  • @resengan123
    @resengan123 Pƙed rokem +8

    I had the brilliant idea of doing a mono grass team after gym 2 in scarlet/violet. And then I met Larry's starraptor...

  • @ipan574
    @ipan574 Pƙed 4 lety +308

    Michael: Greetings Pokefans!
    Subtitles: You're Reaching For Pens!

  • @JamieDionne
    @JamieDionne Pƙed 3 lety +274

    Whitney’s Miltank: “I’m one of toughest PokĂ©mon to beat!”
    My Quagsire: “Are you sure about that?”

    • @josue2662
      @josue2662 Pƙed 3 lety +10

      Also ur quagsire: gets knocked out by rollout

    • @JamieDionne
      @JamieDionne Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Josue4glx no it doesn’t.

    • @joaogomes9405
      @joaogomes9405 Pƙed 3 lety +16

      @@josue2662 Do you know how much bulk quagsire has? He's not gonna be dying to a resisted rollout anytime soon.

    • @TotallyCluelessGamer
      @TotallyCluelessGamer Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Yeah Quagsire is more likely to have issues with Morty and his obnoxious sleep strats than anything Whitney could even dream of throwing at it.

    • @mettatonsagent7541
      @mettatonsagent7541 Pƙed 3 lety

      My female starter: yea no

  • @samperez1727
    @samperez1727 Pƙed rokem +3

    For Emerald, I think it was Tate & Liza. Claydol was bulky as heck and you're not taking it down in one shot, so you better survive Earthquake. Trying to outsmart it with Flying types gets them smacked by AncientPower, levitators like Gengar and Weezing go down to Psychic, and if it sets up Light Screen, you lose significant power from Grass and Water moves that you might need later. If you spend time on Claydol, Xatu gets turns to set up Calm Mind then Psychic. Confuse Ray can force you to waste turns hitting yourself, and Sunny Day powers up Solrock. Lunatone and Solrock can be easier, but not easy. Lunatone has Xatu's Calm Mind/Psychic trick, with Hypnosis replacing Confuse Ray, and Light Screen still lowering your special moves. Solrock is just purely Sunny Day/Solarbeam/Flamethrower/ Psychic. If your team has been weakened by the other three, then its coverage will hit pretty much everything, with Flamethrower getting a boost if you dare to use Steel types in a Psychic gym. Their Ace Pokemon are at level 43, ten levels higher than Winona's Altaria, so you will have to do mandatory grinding. Dark types like Absol/Mightyena/Sableye/Crawdaunt are not defensive powerhouses, so they will need to be leveled up significantly to survive hits, and Water types with Ice Beam get stymied by Light Screen and Sunny Day, in addition to having the power of their Surfs cut (because of double-battle mechanic) and still hurting your ally. The Solrock and Lunatone have Sitrus Berry if you can't take them out in one hit, and Hyper Potions (4?) on any Pokémon may cost you the battle (but full healing on Claydol hurts the worst).
    Overall very fiendish construction. Nuzlockers, level cap challengers, single Pokemon challenges (with a filler second Pokemon), and no item challengers hate them for good reasons.

  • @yuumijungle548
    @yuumijungle548 Pƙed rokem +54

    i dont think whitneys miltank is that insane, if you caught a geodude at the start of the game she becomes insanely easy, geodude eats miltank for breakfast, you can even use its own strategy against her and rollout on miltank for free, geodude is insanely resistant against miltanks attacks, if you both start using rollout at the same time, geodude wins every time. croconaw also beats it with rage/fury cutter. clefairy however can be pretty bad if your unlucky, it can pull stab explosion and if your using geodude it can use hydropump or something, its pretty trolly.

    • @jesaea
      @jesaea Pƙed rokem +2

      You can get a female Machop in Goldenrod specifically for her gym, so I don't think she should be classified as "hard" if the game hands you her perfect counter lol

  • @ActuallyLucasXD
    @ActuallyLucasXD Pƙed 3 lety +226

    Everyone: *questioning his choices*
    Me: **wondering why dewgong learns signal beam**

  • @user-uy5vc7np3l
    @user-uy5vc7np3l Pƙed 4 lety +133

    You knew this was coming after seeing those polls almost daily

  • @thuantruong2324
    @thuantruong2324 Pƙed rokem +2

    Michael: All three still know Volt Switch, and that strategy is still a giant pain.
    Me: *Using krokorok were he was immune to volt switch until excadrill*

  • @dekaredban
    @dekaredban Pƙed rokem +10

    I would say they clear as the toughest because there is one answer to Whitney's Milton it's called use dig every time you use dig it will stop her increasingly tough roll out

    • @ohmeohmicah
      @ohmeohmicah Pƙed rokem +1

      Are there any gen 2 pokemon pre-Goldenrod that learn Dig before or at level 20?

    • @yorecf9641
      @yorecf9641 Pƙed rokem

      @@ohmeohmicah you can pick up the TM for Dig in the National Park just north of Goldenrod. There are plenty of Pokémon available at that point that can be taught it.

  • @superjirachi5981
    @superjirachi5981 Pƙed 4 lety +154

    “Nanu was hard”
    *Laughs in Primarina*

  • @FlawdaBwoy07
    @FlawdaBwoy07 Pƙed 4 lety +192

    Mikey: Norman was hard
    Me: Haha Combusken go Pew

    • @jonathanxiang6658
      @jonathanxiang6658 Pƙed 4 lety +16

      Mikey: NO!!! You can’t just cheese the hardest gen 3 gym leader!
      Me: haha hm slaves go DIG.

    • @InotiaKing
      @InotiaKing Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Lol my sentiments exactly! Combusken + Double Kick = Easy win. Truant makes it easier.

    • @stuffwithkayden8778
      @stuffwithkayden8778 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      I grinded so much when I went to Norman’s gym I had a level 50 blazaken

    • @theancientone7798
      @theancientone7798 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Double team Gardevoir

    • @kurotanbo4411
      @kurotanbo4411 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@theancientone7798 this one gets it! Double team calm mind psychic fucking demolishes that, hell most gyms.

  • @DapperDunesOfficial
    @DapperDunesOfficial Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I love how the two gym leaders that were narrowed down for Gen 2 both cry or get pissed off if they lose the fight.

  • @ChampionElCid
    @ChampionElCid Pƙed rokem +2

    For Gen 3 Kanto here's what I would recommend for Sabrina.
    #1. Use the Magnemite line. It's the only Steel type you'll have acess to and you can catch one before you fight Sabrina. Steel resists Psychic so you'll at least have a defensive advantage against her.
    #2. Use Jolteon, but don't evolve it until level 30. At level 30 Eevee learns bite, a dark move that in Gen 3 is special. Jolteon has high special attack and speed so it having access to a dark move and having high speed means you might go first with it and if you're lucky Bite might make Alaksam flinch a few times.
    For Whitney my best strategy is using smoke screen on her Miltank if you picked Cyniquill as a starter. Hit her with as many smoke screens as you can to lower her accuracy as much as you can.

    • @yorecf9641
      @yorecf9641 Pƙed rokem +1

      I'd say Snorlax is the best Sabrina counter in FRLG. Huge HP and special defense with access to a physical Shadow Ball that her Pokemon can't defend against with Calm Mind spams. Also, Bite is so weak that a STAB Thunderbolt will do more damage off of Jolteon than Bite will.

  • @owencritchell6445
    @owencritchell6445 Pƙed 4 lety +701

    Video idea: who's the best gym leaders of each type

  • @whatsappdripcar3104
    @whatsappdripcar3104 Pƙed 4 lety +242

    Everyone: oh my god! Norman is so difficult!
    Me: laughs in blaziken

    • @anotherhetalian8499
      @anotherhetalian8499 Pƙed 4 lety +31

      Cries in Tate and Liza

    • @user-yq3bv9rf9b
      @user-yq3bv9rf9b Pƙed 4 lety +10

      @@anotherhetalian8499 laughs in calm mind and shadowball gardevoir

    • @GelssPen
      @GelssPen Pƙed 4 lety +1

      LoL

    • @H45-bitca
      @H45-bitca Pƙed 4 lety +7

      Laughs in Breloom

    • @Silver-dm6dy
      @Silver-dm6dy Pƙed 4 lety +4

      @@anotherhetalian8499 I really know your pain. When i was playing in Emerald I really had problems on them. And also they got buff in emerald ._.

  • @SomethingBoutEclipse
    @SomethingBoutEclipse Pƙed rokem +2

    Opal’s gym battle questions are programmed to ALWAYS receive the stat lowering. One time she ask what’s her age. I answered correctly but she said I was being mean or something and got my stats lowered.

    • @yorecf9641
      @yorecf9641 Pƙed rokem +3

      If you said she was 18, your stats would’ve been raised. I know because I’ve experienced both.

    • @SomethingBoutEclipse
      @SomethingBoutEclipse Pƙed rokem

      @@yorecf9641 bruh

    • @TechnoArpan
      @TechnoArpan Pƙed rokem

      That is wrong.
      You should've known to answer 16/18 politely lmao, it's a lady
      Just kidding

  • @creatorsquest5956
    @creatorsquest5956 Pƙed rokem

    man coming back to this video was a blast form the past keep it up

  • @viniciusalexandretarginonu2225
    @viniciusalexandretarginonu2225 Pƙed 3 lety +449

    Me training Shedinja specifically to deal with Norman's Linoone in Emerald: "They called me a madman."

    • @cy-bernet-ix
      @cy-bernet-ix Pƙed 3 lety +6

      or just... evolve a nincada?

    • @LordRemiem
      @LordRemiem Pƙed 3 lety +21

      Fun fact, I had a Shedinja in Alpha Sapphire and he literally took down Norman's gym by itself. Didn't even notice that at first... guess I've been lucky or they were unprepared lol

    • @Kaiser8513
      @Kaiser8513 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      I let my kids play the game for me when I was focused elsewhere I went in with my team nearly level 50 because they weren't looking for gyms but just battling for hours for a few weeks losing interest and walking away a lot some times

    • @yoiptree
      @yoiptree Pƙed 3 lety

      lmao

    • @QuokkaWaka
      @QuokkaWaka Pƙed 3 lety

      @@LordRemiem
      I also found Norman really easy in Omega Ruby. Not for any reason in particular, he just wasn't that hard

  • @kalemjade5258
    @kalemjade5258 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    another thing that can make sabrina easier (at least in FRLG) is that you don't have to fight her until you've already beaten both Koga and Blaine (I haven't checked to see if you can fight Giovanni first), by the time you get past Blaine, your pokemon are probably high enough level to take on Sabrina.

    • @odoaiden3525
      @odoaiden3525 Pƙed rokem

      Ya she’s only difficult in red blue yellow

  • @iampachirisu8770
    @iampachirisu8770 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +2

    Gen 1: getting berated by a ghost which who can see into the future with dangerous monsters😼
    Gen 2: getting destroyed by a pink haired tween with a cow that has sausage nipples 😂

  • @whatheheck129
    @whatheheck129 Pƙed 3 lety +143

    „Three words: Whitney. Miltank. Rollout“ - Nathaniel Bandy

  • @dylanahern7039
    @dylanahern7039 Pƙed 3 lety +566

    Allister's Japanese name is Onion.

  • @razrrl
    @razrrl Pƙed rokem +4

    25:25 Maybe an unpopular opinion, but in sword, I think gordie is on par with Raihan difficulty wise. In my nuzlocke of Pokémon sword, gordie killed my boltund, Linoone, and grimmsnarl with just his barbaracle using razor shell. That thing, at least for me, has always been a total beast. Btw I used boltund against it because I had taught it a grass move that I though would OHKO it. The other two I used to try to brute force.

  • @NotChase162
    @NotChase162 Pƙed rokem +2

    Torkoal with protect and curse: I’m bout to end this man whole career

  • @thescorbunny9511
    @thescorbunny9511 Pƙed 4 lety +101

    Caption: "You're reaching for the pen. Michael here."
    Me who is actually reaching for the pen: who told you?

  • @russianbot5302
    @russianbot5302 Pƙed 4 lety +144

    Me: votes on the polls Michael puts out
    Michael: Ah yes, its all coming together...

  • @RinSyuveil
    @RinSyuveil Pƙed rokem +1

    Playing a nozloc grabs a geodude and heads into Whitney’s gym “for give me little one it is your time” geodude used self destruct

  • @timelapseforest9267
    @timelapseforest9267 Pƙed rokem +1

    Note, coming back to this, Quagsire easy sweeps Raihan with a support mon like machamp or pangoro, which i used. There are quite a few pokemon that can outspeed his team and get a few hits out. setting up rain through drizzle or max move can basically destroy his strategy.

    • @TechnoArpan
      @TechnoArpan Pƙed rokem

      The thing is, he resets sandstorm with sand spit and max rockfall. Plus, the reason he's tough is that you're not prepared for doubles in a playthrough usually. Otherwise, if you're ready, he's easy. Then again, if you're ready, all battles in pokemon are easy

    • @timelapseforest9267
      @timelapseforest9267 Pƙed rokem

      @@TechnoArpan Fair, I just got lucky with no sandstorm setup after taking out the sandaconda early. There are definitely better options than quagsire, he is my personal fav

  • @cosmicbread1086
    @cosmicbread1086 Pƙed 4 lety +157

    I knew that Whitney’s mil tank was horrible, so I grinded my cyndaquil to a typhlosion at the third gym

    • @justawanderingoldman7699
      @justawanderingoldman7699 Pƙed 4 lety +21

      Same here. I trained my Totodile like a mad man. So when I reached her gym, it already evolved to Feraligatr lol. I also had Nidorino with double kick as a back up plan.

    • @wraith6233
      @wraith6233 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      For me it never was and I used cyndaquil as well

    • @shaunduzstuffs
      @shaunduzstuffs Pƙed 3 lety +3

      That was completely not necessary but okay, I beat it easily with just a lv 26 Quilava

    • @osialthebozo469
      @osialthebozo469 Pƙed 3 lety

      The tables have turned

    • @reptileillusion8153
      @reptileillusion8153 Pƙed 3 lety

      To defeat her I used my quilava and spamed smokescreen and started ataking, thats it

  • @thedurrtato88
    @thedurrtato88 Pƙed 4 lety +181

    Everyone: Whitney is super difficult!
    Me: *laughs in female totodile*

  • @ShinyShades
    @ShinyShades Pƙed rokem +7

    Kabu was surprisingly one of the harder gym leaders despite the fact that I chose Sobble.

    • @jdouble-l19978
      @jdouble-l19978 Pƙed rokem

      Yeah. His pokemon are mid twenties but all fully evolved while the players pokemon aren't fully evolved. But it's not really a challenge for me actually. I went with non-fully evolved pokemon (or some fully evolved by mid twenties) that have good base stat totals and type advantages and I still defeated Kabu.

    • @TechnoArpan
      @TechnoArpan Pƙed rokem

      He's especially annoying since I only had 1 special attacker

  • @unlimitedduckgamer
    @unlimitedduckgamer Pƙed 2 lety +4

    In one of my playthroughs of Platinum i actually had Torterrra before facing Fantina. I went a bit overkill in that playthrough. This is similar to when I had a Feraligatr before fighting Whitney in a Soul Silver playthrough and completely destroyed her Miltank.

  • @austinmalwitz7872
    @austinmalwitz7872 Pƙed 4 lety +170

    Michael"her Clefairy is a pushover"
    I have bad memories of that Clefairy. One it's metronome got TRANSFORM and I to battle not a Clefairy, but a QUILAVA

    • @anomaliexxx
      @anomaliexxx Pƙed 4 lety +27

      I- I‘m laughing at you so hard right now-
      I‘M SORRY

    • @Deathshot-li8uz
      @Deathshot-li8uz Pƙed 4 lety +14

      It got rock wrecker against my quilava once, had no clue that was a move before that, will never forget it afterwards.

    • @davyt0247
      @davyt0247 Pƙed 4 lety +12

      If it make you feel better, metronome rolled against Machop, Onix, Geodude, Qulava (all female) Psychic, Giga Drain, Maganatude (10!) and then, Hydro Cannon

    • @davyt0247
      @davyt0247 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Ishaan Aditya Chaudhry how did you get a Zapdos so early?

    • @Cum328
      @Cum328 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      Once for me it’s metronome turned into FREAKING AEROBLAST!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • @anch95
    @anch95 Pƙed 3 lety +150

    11:50
    But what really makes Norman difficult..... *is that he's your father*

    • @jeffreygao3956
      @jeffreygao3956 Pƙed 3 lety +36

      You beat me in a Gym battle! No dessert for two weeks!

    • @goroufromgenshin57107
      @goroufromgenshin57107 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      Toughest Emotional battle

    • @TrapConnoisseur.
      @TrapConnoisseur. Pƙed 3 lety +4

      I am your father, luke

    • @kellythekitty5190
      @kellythekitty5190 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      ... (hiding my sceptile)

    • @shinobix4925
      @shinobix4925 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Poor May, she's the only main protag to get a dad, and all he wants to do is beat the ever living crap out of her Pokémon

  • @tyghjkk20
    @tyghjkk20 Pƙed rokem +5

    Red:what do I do
    duwgong:I have signal beam
    Red:why?
    Duwgong: I do not know

  • @alessiodaniotti264
    @alessiodaniotti264 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    My experience with Whitney was terrible not only for the miltank, but also for an absurd luck for her Clefairy.
    After being decimated by Miltank (By Rollout and Stomp-Flinch) a couple of times i decided to take the in-game trade Machop (usualy i never like using in-game trades).
    With a fighting pokemon in the team i was confident, but then "Clefairy use Metronome... PSYCHIC!!", Machop KO, then again Stomp-flich + Rollout KO the others...
    2nd try with Machop and 4th total "Clefairy use Metronome... AEROBLAST... it's a critical hit"
    For the 5th try I thought "ok again with machop... and Clefairy can't be so luck to find again a supereffective move against machop with metronome!"
    So i used it again and "Clefairy use Metronome... FISSURE... It's a One-Hit KO" ...... ARE U FU**ING KIDDING ME!?!?!

  • @alexpine8295
    @alexpine8295 Pƙed 3 lety +211

    It made me so happy when he said Normal-type leaders are so hard, cause I’m a Normal-type specialist (with the exception of any given starter) and I organize Gym Battles with my friends. However, I hardly ever get taken seriously as a battler since I use the most “sub-par” type available. Glad to see someone taking Normal-type trainers seriously ^-^

    • @ROYEWITHNOE
      @ROYEWITHNOE Pƙed 3 lety +10

      I know someone who is a normal type specialist

    • @cillianstewart9441
      @cillianstewart9441 Pƙed 3 lety +31

      Normal type is one of my favourite types because they are surprisingly tanky and tend to be quite versatile...

    • @alexpine8295
      @alexpine8295 Pƙed 3 lety +13

      Cillian Stewart Thats why I use a Snorlax with a certain move set I’ve pre-calculated many times. It makes it my 2nd strongest PokĂ©mon and a total troll in battles.

    • @ROYEWITHNOE
      @ROYEWITHNOE Pƙed 3 lety +4

      Freezing Glaceon it doesn't matter what is your type-specialty what matters is the skill and the team

    • @ROYEWITHNOE
      @ROYEWITHNOE Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Freezing Glaceon i know type specialty doesn’t say you’re weak the ice type is bad defensively but good offensively

  • @didiman4252
    @didiman4252 Pƙed 4 lety +94

    Michael: And Miltank had the rudest move set ever.
    Me: You can see Mikeys passionate about this.

  • @sheep5681
    @sheep5681 Pƙed rokem +9

    whitney is way easier then people realise
    just use self destruct with graveler and miltank dies instantly

    • @tanyuyangmoe1109
      @tanyuyangmoe1109 Pƙed rokem +2

      Turn it into a golem because mandjtv accidently said that miltank has higher bst than golem.It's the complete opposite.

    • @yg4098
      @yg4098 Pƙed rokem

      giga brain

    • @gofglida4155
      @gofglida4155 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      You don’t even need a graveler. A level 18 geodude with rock smash and magnitude completely wall her miltank.

  • @rightwingsafetysquad9872
    @rightwingsafetysquad9872 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci +2

    I always thought Sabrina was extremely easy. You just needed anything that knew Bodyslam, Rockslide, Earthquake, or Mega Punch other than Nidoqueen. Or a Charizard with Slash. Or a slightly overleveld Pidgeor or Fearow. Or just solo the game with your starter. You had a lot of options.
    Misty and Koga were much more difficult.

  • @the_godbodor7026
    @the_godbodor7026 Pƙed 4 lety +115

    Michael: “Whitney is why I hate Miltank so much.”
    MBF S1 Viewers: “What about the Aura Gaurdian?”

  • @kurohaeizuki4355
    @kurohaeizuki4355 Pƙed 4 lety +154

    Talks about fantina.
    Me: Remembering the Regenade Platinum game. "I agree."

    • @hesterjester2419
      @hesterjester2419 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      will o wisp is SO annoying
      not to mention Mismagius's Psybeam

    • @natsudragneel188
      @natsudragneel188 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Whats a regenade?

    • @glizycor4748
      @glizycor4748 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@natsudragneel188 an xtremely difficult platinum rom hack

    • @PokeBronYT
      @PokeBronYT Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Oof this was annoying, I'm trying to shinylocke on the 1/512 version and I'm past Wake with a single Rapidash 😂

    • @weewoo1571
      @weewoo1571 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Yo when I was younger I never finished the game because I got sad and quit...

  • @esteban280889
    @esteban280889 Pƙed rokem +14

    In Ruby I struggled with Norman.

    • @zacharyjoy8724
      @zacharyjoy8724 Pƙed rokem +2

      I’m pretty sure EVERYONE struggles with Norman. Even with a Fighting-Type, I had to WORK to beat that guy. EVERY time, in EVERY game.

    • @achyuththouta6957
      @achyuththouta6957 Pƙed rokem

      @@zacharyjoy8724 I can beat Norman in 5 seconds with a level 1 ratata with focus sash, endeavour and quick attack.

    • @TechnoArpan
      @TechnoArpan Pƙed rokem

      @@achyuththouta6957 actively preparing that way, yes. Randomly running into him, nah. Also, is there a reliable way to get that many focus sashes in game?

    • @yorecf9641
      @yorecf9641 Pƙed rokem +1

      ​@@TechnoArpan Rattata isn’t even in Hoenn. Focus Sash also didn’t exist in Gen 3 and the only way to get them in ORAS is at the Battle Maison after you’re done with the Delta Episode.

  • @jimmyjimmy6270
    @jimmyjimmy6270 Pƙed rokem +4

    I know that everybody else has trouble with Sabrina, but every time I've gone up against her(though I've only played yellow) it's been fairly easy. I just had Charizard use slash. Also, they were around level 40 then, so I did have a level disadvantage.

  • @moniikachuu
    @moniikachuu Pƙed 3 lety +465

    “Raihan is the strongest Galar gym leader”
    Me who litteraly demolished his team:
    👁👄👁

    • @tidehaxbs9004
      @tidehaxbs9004 Pƙed 3 lety +26

      Same i one shotted the whole team using cinderace and inteleon

    • @unevennoble9363
      @unevennoble9363 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      Same I ohkod his entire team

    • @astracrits4633
      @astracrits4633 Pƙed 3 lety +28

      I think "strongest" is relative here.

    • @fransbezuidenhout485
      @fransbezuidenhout485 Pƙed 3 lety +15

      Bea should've gotten the title of the strongest Sword gym leader

    • @unevennoble9363
      @unevennoble9363 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      I ohkod all the gym leaders. I NEVER LOST...

  • @lexezlao
    @lexezlao Pƙed 3 lety +490

    there are 8 gens, imagine a region with all these gym leaders

    • @jambon2730
      @jambon2730 Pƙed 3 lety +43

      Unova

    • @poojanmali09
      @poojanmali09 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Oh my godđŸ€”đŸ€”đŸ€”đŸ€”â˜č

    • @UnclePhil1112
      @UnclePhil1112 Pƙed 3 lety +8

      That would be like an MMORPG. It would be great if we got it but I can’t see nintendo ever doing that.

    • @lexezlao
      @lexezlao Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @@UnclePhil1112 i said imagine not do it

    • @eatavocados7438
      @eatavocados7438 Pƙed 3 lety +10

      Alola without gyms:

  • @fadhilmulyono9230
    @fadhilmulyono9230 Pƙed rokem +5

    In BDSP, Fantina was made more difficult by giving her DP team with better movesets and held items such as Colbur Berry to weaken damage from Bite/Crunch
    Edit: difficulty was balanced out with the modern Exp. Share always on

    • @bruhhhhh998
      @bruhhhhh998 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

      i thought she was hard when i played the original and that pfp actually tricked me into thinking i accidently selected something.
      but honestly i made it way harder by overleveling my starter and it wouldn't obey anything 💀
      edit:my english broke

  • @getshwifty3101
    @getshwifty3101 Pƙed rokem +1

    "...is level 20 {Gen 4}, and you DEFINITELY don't have any fully evolved Pokemon."
    Me: *laughs in 1/2 my team being Bug Pokemon*

  • @29371e
    @29371e Pƙed 4 lety +244

    People who look at the community posts, we all knew this was coming.

  • @HalibutToast
    @HalibutToast Pƙed 3 lety +154

    "Fantina was extra difficult in Platinum!"
    *looks at my team with 4 biters*

    • @bakitto6933
      @bakitto6933 Pƙed 3 lety +12

      Fantina was surprisingly easy for me. My monferno was able to one shot them and it only took me 4 hours to get from Twin leaf to Heartfeald. At the same time though all of the hidden items helped a lot.

    • @ps4pro668
      @ps4pro668 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Fantina wasn’t a challenge for me because my gabite knew bite and together with its good attack stat swept through her team

    • @stutinnarasimhan5328
      @stutinnarasimhan5328 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @@ps4pro668 my gabite, grotle and luxio knew biteđŸ€Ą

    • @rubemevangelista3868
      @rubemevangelista3868 Pƙed 3 lety

      You could have a fully evolved Crobat at that point if you wanted to

    • @No_Sleepee
      @No_Sleepee Pƙed 3 lety +1

      "You most likely don't have a fully evolved Pokémon by this point!"
      *looks at my Crobat with Bite*

  • @theinsaneone_
    @theinsaneone_ Pƙed 2 lety +5

    From my experiences, yes Whitney is a pain. She was the first time my brother had to run to me for help in PokĂ©mon and we planned for days on how we were going to fight her. Most of the time it didn’t work but we tried our best.
    Next for gen 5, I don’t remember struggling with the electric one even though I picked oshawott. I think the one I struggled with the most was the normal gym due and the dragon one. Both pretty obvious tho I wanna know why you put the first gym on the list for the vote
    And then there is gen 4. I don’t remember which I struggled with as a kid when I first played it, but my recent play through I only really struggled with the ice gym.
    All the other gyms in other game I remember being pretty easy and kinda push overs

  • @jacobkohr7243
    @jacobkohr7243 Pƙed rokem +3

    I'm curious which gen 9 gym leader would make this list and if it would be limited to just Gym Leaders or all the major boss battles since they all give you badges.
    Personally I think Iono if it was limited to just gym leaders since a Mismagius with no weaknesses is kinda scary that early and the other gym leaders where kinda easy unless you went in really underleveled.
    If other battles could be included I think it would be Eri. That chick's team is terrifying.

    • @TechnoArpan
      @TechnoArpan Pƙed rokem

      Team star in general with their cars is tough

    • @nickdentoom1173
      @nickdentoom1173 Pƙed rokem

      Larry would make it here most likely. His Staraptor with Facade boosted Tera is a monster.

  • @brendancorey7831
    @brendancorey7831 Pƙed 3 lety +156

    "Your gengar is dead."
    M..Mikey, its already dead

  • @calebs3613
    @calebs3613 Pƙed 4 lety +385

    I feel Morty deserves at least a shout-out with that whole Gengar Dream Eater combo

    • @ThatRoundFops
      @ThatRoundFops Pƙed 4 lety +10

      Wubba lubba dub dub

    • @davyt0247
      @davyt0247 Pƙed 4 lety +17

      Chuck loves using Hypnosis Focus Punch combo...

    • @calebs3613
      @calebs3613 Pƙed 4 lety +15

      @@davyt0247 Ooh that one too, now that I think about it HGSS gym leaders loved combos

    • @davyt0247
      @davyt0247 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Caleb S they sure did. I had to use Haunter to beat Chuck. I actually lost the first time I fought Chuck, had Kadabra and Pigyotto, but focus punch kept landing crits, that attack also hits like a truck!

    • @davyt0247
      @davyt0247 Pƙed 4 lety

      EDUARDO HERNANDEZ-MEDINA no

  • @autumnkitsune6865
    @autumnkitsune6865 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    As someone who was doing an emerald nuzlocke and nearly had their starter get one-shotted by Norman’s slaking, I agree with Norman being the toughest Hoenn gym leader.

    • @joestrik1911
      @joestrik1911 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      He's real tough unless you cheese him with Protect every other turn with a Torkoal or Dustox

  • @SS-si4oj
    @SS-si4oj Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +1

    Here is the ACTUAL HARDEST(the remake is the same unless I mention it.)
    Red/Blue-Sabrina
    Gold/Silver-Whitney
    Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald-Norman
    DP/Platinum-Fantina
    BW-Elesa
    BW2-Clay
    XY-Grant
    SM-Nanu
    USUM-Nanu
    SwSh-Raihan
    I have no clue about Paldea, but from what I've seen Larry's my favorite. Idk about hardest though. If you disagree with any of these then comment.

  • @AmazingSpider-Man
    @AmazingSpider-Man Pƙed 2 lety +280

    Yup, Sabrina was everyone's nightmare in red, blue and yellow. And on top of that, Blue had a lv 59 alakazam when you fought him to become the champion.

    • @flare3877
      @flare3877 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Atleast u have a fully evolved team when u reach elite4

    • @AmazingSpider-Man
      @AmazingSpider-Man Pƙed 2 lety +7

      @@flare3877 Yeah, one has to try to finish that Alakazam as fast as possible with high-damage attacks, like solar beam for example.

    • @cha0trix493
      @cha0trix493 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      Well good thing that Alakazam doesn't have Calm Mind

    • @callnight1441
      @callnight1441 Pƙed 2 lety

      i found blues alakazam harder to beat than sabrinas

    • @123aic
      @123aic Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@flare3877 I’m playing through red for the first time on virtual console and I’m stuck with a Kadabra since I don’t have anyone to trade with

  • @aina6501
    @aina6501 Pƙed 4 lety +167

    "Fantina wins by a landslide"
    Me: laughs in Luxray with bite

    • @mitchellmdl7278
      @mitchellmdl7278 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      I literally just done that before seeing this comment haha

    • @AnimeLover3801
      @AnimeLover3801 Pƙed 4 lety +9

      Why settle for bite when you can have Crunch hahah

    • @kyuumons
      @kyuumons Pƙed 4 lety +6

      Laughs in Eevee with bite vs fantina

    • @aina6501
      @aina6501 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      @@AnimeLover3801 my luxray doesn't have bite at that moment

    • @Airkong423
      @Airkong423 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Laughs in Floatzel with Crunch

  • @tear959
    @tear959 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    In HGSS, there are a lot more move options to choose, and Heracross can learn Brick Break at level 19, and this can easily kill Whitney's Clefairy and fight Milktank fairly well (And the traded machop still a good option for sure)

    • @Amelia4111
      @Amelia4111 Pƙed 2 lety

      THERE SHOULD BE ONLY ONE K IN MILTANK!

  • @joshschull4117
    @joshschull4117 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Lol can't believe I found this video a few hours after fighting Whitney in my first ever HeartGold playthrough. Had NOOO idea she was this difficult going into the fight, very glad to now see I wasn't just completely trash at pokemon. After nearly whiting out multiple times (thank GOD I bought some revival herbs) I ended up yawning with togepi before dragon raging multiple times with dratini for enough garunteed damage to win. That battle was a shock to my system.

  • @jeremy1909
    @jeremy1909 Pƙed 3 lety +650

    When you realize your dad is the only hardest MALE gym leader across all regions...
    Until sun and moon