very silly little idea - one of my shorter projects compared to the other gauntlet I'm currently editing! If you wanna take my swampert on a journey: www.dropbox.com/s/tiyws6n9hg1...
this demo means a lot to me. it was the first experience i had with pokemon, before i even really played video games i heard about this "free pokemon game" from school and had to try it. i couldnt get a real pokemon game so i always just played this one. at some point, my dad bought me omegaruby and i played most of the game with just the glalie i got from the demo, who was female and named "Franzi".
I cannot help but admire the absolute dedication for this utterly pointless task. The grind for grinds sake. You are simply built different sir. Truly one for the books. Edit: in the last two days I became somewhat obsessed with this video and its premise. I just love that everything in this demo basically screams: "DO NOT DO THIS, IT IS POINTLESS and dumb!" - the fact that you can't save, the fact that you can't transfer the pokemon, and for God's sake it isnt even supposed to be a visible shiny. Yet Absol the madlad didn't get deterred by all these warning signs, hell it probably even motivated him. This in my opinion is a prime display of the human spirit. Everything tells you not to attempt this nonsense, Absol embraces the nonsense of it all. I think is what Camus meant when he said that we have to imagine that Sissiphus is happy. The struggle itself toward a non-existent shiny and grinding it to level 100 with Random level 40 encounters is enough to fill a man's heart. The next time I run into an obstacle I will remember the legend of Absol who despite setting himself up for ridiculously dumb challenges still prevails and pushed onward. Godspeed you magnificent Bastard
In case you're interested, I plugged the Swampert's stat's into an IV calculator. It has 26 HP, 2 Atk, 4 Def, 18 SpA, 24 SpD, and 20 Spd. I assumed that the EV's gained from anything other than HP from the Glalie were negligible.
I remember playing this demo countless times as a kid because Steven said I might get his shiny metagross someday after the first adventure. I genuinely thought I could get it if I played enough, so I kept grinding it
Good stuff as usual, man. We are so close to SV launch, excited to watch your play through documentary whenever that comes out. Always loved them since the XY days.
I was there for the final stream! Congratulations on the find but it’s sad the Swampert becomes phony in the main game. Everyone knows shiny Swamperts are blue
As a big ol Swampert fan, it’s really cool to see it star in a level 100 Gauntlet, especially one as unique as this one. Congrats and good luck on that professor oak challenge!!
Every time I see a shiny like this that "nobody would hunt normally", I think of those odds. About 1/4000 in Gen 6, yeah? Even if only like 100,000 people downloaded the demo(the full games sold like 15 million copies, so very conservative estimate assuming most people didn't know about the demo) that's still like 25 people that just naturally experienced this, at least some of whom probably knew very little about what was happening (small children, casuals etc). Imagine having this happen and then you're left wondering the rest of the game why no other Pokemon do this cool animation when they enter battle, not even your own Marshtomp if you play the regular game lol
Great video! I have found memories of exploring this demo for what would be my favorite game to this day. Also the house at 6:32 has become a kind of local hot spot to pass by. My family are really big into Halloween and love passing by and seeing the new stuff they put up every year. Always cool to see local stuff in your videos. Also mad props for doing this kind of hunt at all, even if only for the principal. You may very well be the first person to do this. Well done!
@@AbsolBlogsPokemon Absolutley! love seeing them go all out for christmas, so cant wait for that. Folks have been holding back a bit since the Rona, so we should see a lot more decorations in the coming months. Very exciting stuff! Iirc theres one or two houses that really go all out, so a few more are gonna be following suit this year
The ORAS demo was a great experience all those years ago. X was my first game, followed by Y, then I got Alpha Sapphire. I played that demo as much as I possibly could and had a great time doing it. Between this and the Sun/Moon demo, I had some really great times with Pokemon games that weren't REALLY Pokemon games. I'm kinda sad they don't do demos anymore, they were a fun early look at the games and a good way to hype them up.
i always feel the urge to cry at the end of ur gauntlets, ur videos are just such a beautiful package of nostalgia and joy that makes me emotional every time :’)
It feels so nostalgic seeing Omega Ruby and Alpha sapphire. especially the demo. The demo was the first ever pokemon game experience I ever had. I still have Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, but sadly can't play them due to my 3DS being dead (and very old. we are talking about 11 years or so!) Hearing the music and noises from the game feels amazing. My first ever pokemon game was Omega Ruby, but the demo was the first thing I ever played over and over. Glad to see the game again in 2022.
I am looking forward to your Prof. Oak Challenge. It's funny... I remember more with the demo than the full game that came later. I appreciate the level of care put into making these videos so entertaining and informative. Even if there's naysayers you press on and do the impossible. I hope you are well. I myself have been feeling pretty alright aside from my finger feeling weak from working at the wood last week.
Professor Oak Challenge? I can't wait for that! I love watching oak challenges from people like chaotic meatball and Johnstone. Gonna love seeing you do it too!
Great job Absol this was a really interesting video and I liked the Halloween decorations in America we don’t see many Halloween decorations in Australia
Was nice to be there for the last stream of this gauntlet, and I am happy my Caillouwott got to make an appearance in the video. Truly the most hated best boy
I can’t believe Level 100 is the pinnacle of power for a Pokémon. In all seriousness this is a sick silly challenge, super cool video idea!! Keep it up Matt!!
I remember playing the demo so much since I got lucky when going to a mall and they were giving out special codes for it. I was so freaking happy, and it would later make me max out the time the time in my omega Ruby 😂
kinda obsessed with the one piece 3ds. wanna say that my friend did something similar (raising pokemon to 100 in demo) when this first dropped. your vibe is super chill. cheers!
Always gotta respect the hunts you can’t keep, you’re a stronger man than I for doing them, much less the gauntlet! Thanks for being an inspiration for me on my own hunts. Quick question if I may ask, where’d you get the Hoenn shirt? Looks really cool and I’m hoping I can get one myself.
I wanna see Matt do one of these in pokemon red and blue dx using thier starter in only tiny woods; u can progress enough to access to ranks but can only accept missions for tiny woods so he has a little side challenge to see how high his rank can get while only doing tiny woods missions during the gauntlet
