Can I Beat Pokemon Platinum with ONLY Shinx? 🔴 Pokemon Challenges ► NO ITEMS IN BATTLE 

MDB saying Quagmire instead of Quagsire really threw me for a loop for a second. 😂

I'm glad to see MDB keeping to his roots of not giving himself advantages, and keeping the Rivalry ability...but also, I don't think anyone would have begrudged resetting until getting Intimidate.

If only ice fang wasnt a egg move

You doomed this challenge the moment you got Rivalry as an ability... but even with Intimidate, I don't think you would've made it past Bertha, unless you got a good Hidden Power.

I find it funny that you kept brining up Cynthia's Garchomp, because the whole time I was just like "Bro, do you think you're getting past Bertha?" XD

"but he has a Quagmire" Quagmire: Giggity! Also I love how he kept referencing the Steel Gym and Cynthia's Garchomp, always forgetting Bertha exists until the very end xD Yo, I wouldn't mind listening to you talk about coffee! I just like your energy, vibe, and voice lol

"Knock out two Pidgey with one Rock Throw" Goodness I love you MDB xD Have always loved Shinx and the evolution line! Disappointing that Shinx wasn't strong enough. Great video man!

Missing out on Natural Gift strats - definitely should be using ice natural gift to beat Torterra, should be useful with other types for Steelix and other walls too. Need to look at less-commonly used moves to ease up on the grind Also - Magnet Rise move tutor probably can make bertha doable.

I would suggest getting the held item Metronome. You can get them from Kricketots in the beginning of the game. It makes moves used over again stronger with each use. It would help with the grinds and those pesky damage ranges if one move works on certain Pokémon that give you a hard time. Might help on the next Platinum run.

When he said: "Have we ever needed level 90 by gym 6?" I kinda realized how big of a differenece the right nature, IV, EV and ability would have made at this point 🤔

'Faint two pidgeys with one rock throw' is something I want to adopt into my vernacular.

I would’ve tried to reset for a intimidate shinx in all honesty. Even if it’s only the lead Pokémon that gets the attack drop that at least allows you to do more damage consistently not only that but rivalry is one of the worst abilities in Pokémon history. Upon finishing this video You should’ve done intimidate you would just take less damage in the beginning. And Cynthia’s lucario is always male. Same with Maylene. Those double battles would’ve been better too intimidate hits both lead Pokémon. Resetting for the intimidate would’ve taken way less time than the amount of resets you had on Byron.

9:18 the 2 pidgeys with one rock throw is such a good line

Poor Shinx being done dirty with the bad ability challenge

There should be a caveat that if you can’t beat a challenge at level 100, you try to evolve the Pokémon by using a save at level 99 (or 98) and topping off with rare candy, to see if your evolved Pokémon can actually win if the 1st forms can’t pull through.

“Good news is that Earthquake doesn’t one shot us… bad news is that it two shots us” is probably one of my favorites lines from MDB and idk why, that was so funny to me lol

So I used a stat calculator and unfortunately due to w/e reasons, it couldn't determine the exact IVs for Shinx but heres what I got. Level 100 Shinx, no clue how formatting will look below: Base Stats EV Range Possible IVs Actual Stat HP 45 200-231 Invalid Value 246 ATK 65 135-166 26 161 DEF 34 73-104 Invalid Value 109 SP. ATK+ 40 93-127 Invalid Value 154 SP. DEF 34 73-104 17 90 SPD- 45 85-113 31 113 Total 263 --- 74 So, with that, the funny thing is that you had MAX Speed IVs but a speed lowering nature and a decent attack IV still. If you look at what Shinx's base stat range should be at level 100 (depending on IVS, EVS and Nature) its: HP: 45 200 - 294 Attack: 65 121 - 251 Defense: 34 65 - 183 Sp. Atk: 40 76 - 196 Sp. Def:34 65 - 183 Speed:45 85 - 207 You can see that your HP was very high, whether that was EVs or your IVS, not sure. Your ATK, despite your good IVs must have not received enough EVs during the run. Your DEF & SpDef were middling so not the worse. Your SpA wasn't too far off its max potential of 196 from your 154, it would needed another 168 SpA EVS and you could've maxed that. Lastly, without being able to know the rest of your IVs that aren't invalid, we can't determine your Hidden Power or what its Base Power would have been, but Shinx would have benefitted from it since its a SpA move.

10:30 Giggidy

10:30 “ He’s got a Quagmire” Giggity

I remember recommending this challenge a few years back! I'm looking forward to seeing this run! Fun fact- I've beaten Platinum with a mono-electric team, but I did evolve my Pokemon. Magnezone, Jolteon, Rotom, Luxray, Pachirisu, and Electevire. One of my favorite teams to date.

What’s frustrating about the Shinx line is they have a really good coverage move that is super-effective against grass and ground (which gave the most trouble) in Ice Fang, but it’s unavailable in a run like this since it’s only obtainable as an egg move.

I feel like the only win condition is to do Toxic Stalling with Double Team and Attract for all the Male Pokémon in the run. It sounds as boring as it probably would be but it’s still (probably) possible. The only other option would be to allow you to bread Ice Fang down onto a Shinx and use that for the rest of the run. Good video and can’t wait for that Bethesda.

Waited for the updates vid to say this: How absolutely brutal! And there isn't even much that could help. Intimidate instead of rivalry would've helped, and maybe a speed positive nature but that's rng that could screw you over with IVs. I also thought Shinx got all the Fang moves but I guess that's a gen 5 or 6 addition. It's also crazy how anti-electric gen 4 is, everyone talks about how anti-fire it is but this has opened my eyes to such a disparity

I think this run is definitely possible, but you’d definitely need some combination of, a good nature (probably jolly), ice fang (egg move), perfect iv’s, careful ev training, and intimidate (because it’s not rivalry). Of all of those ice fang is probably the most important, with not rivalry being a relatively close second. That said, still a fun run to listen to:)

Honestly I think, even if you could have atleast resetted for intimidate (being maybe the biggest help you could have had on the whole run), you SHOULD have EV trained your special attack or attack and speedknowing your movepool (and also cinsidering EV training is a flat base stat increase if i'm not wrong, so it has an even bigger impact on low stat pokemons)... I think it would have been a great help and made a huge difference for pokemons dying in more than 3 hits...

So don't forget to make training go faster try any fight at levels that end in 0, 3, 5, or 8. Thanks to how the damage calculations work these levels give you a significant boost in damage compared to any other level up.

10:30 He said Quagmire instead of Quagsire. 😂

The fact that this run was worse than the Ledyba one was insane. I had no clue Shinx was THAT weak. Still, you are a legend for trying this. I don't even think this run would easy with a Luxray.

Probably should have restarted the run (at the beginning) till you had intimidate as your ability along with ev training.

i think intimidate with adamant/jolly nature makes the run "possible". the 25% increase in damage against males would have made the steel gym significantly easier. also you would be able to eventually get magnet rise move tutor. Still this run seems insanely hard.

Hey MDB, just wanted to say that it might be a good idea to manipulate natures, IVs and abilities of the pokemon you're using on the challenge so that it doesn't get impossible like that (maybe just reset a few times until you get an optimal one) EV training might be a decent idea in some cases too Btw, great video! I love shinx 🥺

SHINX! One of my favorite Pokemon lines! This is awesome :D

Hey MDB!!! I'm not sure you'll ever read this, but you are amazing and an inspiration!!! One of my favorite Pokemon is buizel. Maybe someday you can do a solo run with it. Maybe platinum? Anyways, I always appreciate your jovial spirit and bright cheery commentary! Thank you for being such an awesome person! I really appreciate your time! Have a great day!!!

On our way through, I prompted this video’s sponsor. I knew if I didn’t say what I did, you’d all ask. Actually, now that I think about it, everyone ask anyway. Comments are good for the RU-vid algorithm.

I really enjoyed this video. It's rare to see a fair but not for the want of trying! No one wants to grind for weeks to finish a challenge, I reckon you'd not want to look at Pokémon for a month after that kind of commitment, even with perfect health. Funny to see if Trapinch would end the same way, more attack and better nature but worse other stats. Don't think I've seen a Trapinch video

Man oh man what a rollercoaster of emotions! Great video as always, keep up the good work champ and rest up ❤

I don't think you necessarily need to reset for perfect IVs, but I don't think anybody is going to dog you for resetting for a good ability or nature. Great work MDB!

A note about those level 100 stats: A level 100 Shinx with NO evs BUT 31 ivs across the board would be 231/166/104/127/104/113 with a quiet nature (compared to your actual Shinx, which was 246/161/109/154/90/113). I don't know where all your evs went, so I can't tell you exactly what ivs that Shinx had, but Attack, SpDef, and Speed particularly stick out here, being lower or equal to a zero ev perfect shinx.

Finally! I’ve been requesting this one forever and I’m glad to see it’s just as brutal as I thought it would be

Would like to see this again using an ideal shinx to see if you can get further!

I like to make predictions for how I imagine runs will go, and this one in particular made my brain click and recall an old let's play I watched and now I'm very emotional going down memory lane instead of trying to think of the challenge.

oh i wanted to recommend this exact challenge, nice that you get to do it!

Yeah having intimidate would have helped. However, I don’t think it was possible. Bertha would have been too much. Also, even with an attack drop garchomp still hits hard. Shinx is just way too weak and its movepool sucks

I enjoyed the coffee outro... I enjoy allthe outros... Thank you for being a person... 🙌🙌🙌

Man, what a BRUTAL challenge! Thanks MDB!

9:15 Fainting two Pidgeys with one Rock Slide would make more sense, because it hits both opponents in double battles

I always enjoy a talk about coffee!! Brutal episode today wow :o

Would Love to See more gen1 runs with specific rules like only peck or only first Form Bugs!

LOL "two pidgeys with one rock throw" has me rollin'. That was a good one! I really like shinx and luxray, so it was rough seeing this being so challenging. Thanks for making it fun tho :)

FINALLY! I HAVE BEEN BEGGING FOR THIS RUN FOR YEARS! SHIIIIIIIIIINX! YOU GOT THIS BEST BOI

I was doing a buneary run in platinum(or pearl I forget) and was getting roadblocked by Wake thanks to intimidate us down pretty fast. Took me a while to remember I had picked up the Shockwave tm since bunearys are more physical than special but a 4x effective move that ignores the intimidate drop was a godsend. I never finished the run because I got bored and forgot about it. Just a random story I remembered when you mentioned using thunderbolt despite shinx's lower special attack.

This is actually one I've been asking for

Thanks for your challenges encouraging me to try different Pokemon on my emerald playthroughs

I generally only watch Kanto and Johto videos, but I absolutely love Shinx so I had to watch this. I’ve been playing a D&D-like Pokémon RPG and chose Shinx as my starter. I commissioned “me+realistic Pokémon” artwork and Luxray was one of the Pokémon in it. I’m getting one for my cat too and Shinx will be in that one.

I'm so glad you're back c:

"he's got a quagmire." 😂 Oh boy quagsire's 3rd evo 10:30

Nice to see a Shinx run. Shinx is a cool pokemon. 3 minutes in and I am already thinking you should’ve rerolled to get a Shinx with Intimidate. Rivalry is horrible.

I love how at 9:20, you use thundering on a geodude multiple times. Pretty comical.

The Shinx line is honestly one of my favorite Electric-types in the entire franchise. Can't quite explain why that is, maybe design of the line. Used one in Diamond that actually had Rivalry and it got into the Hall of Fame. Intending to use one in BD, LA, and I have one on my Scarlet team with an Ice Tera-type. Honestly never knew the line was a physical attacker in spite of using it so often all these years.

I love that the thumbnail is an outline of platinum! I love it

Man that was savage! Im amazed you got as far as you did especially with having rivalry as the ability but even then not hitting the E4 was a big surprise XD sending you positive thoughts and support as always :) Week 81: would you be able to beat Pokémon Crystal with a team of only one Porygon MDBAMA: would you ever consider doing runs in legends Arceus?

10:30 oh yeah Crasher Wake definitely has a Quagmire....giggitty

Doing Skyrim with an orc with the equipment and skill you see on the orc during the loading screen sometimes. So no magic, no shield, one handed, 2 axes light armor, smithing...

YES A SHINX ONE I’ve been DYINGG to see a challenge of it

I would like to hear about your coffee actually, but more to the point I'm excited for the Bethesda video! (Or short results pending.) Yeah, I knew rivalry was bad but I didn't know it was That Bad. You might've done better with the other ability but given how skewed gen 4 was against electricity...yeah. You did good though! Got really far. Thanks for the video!

Shinx! The best Sinnoh boi! He's so cute, I couldn't resist putting one on my first team despite swearing to not use any of the "classic Sinnoh team members".

Don't feel bad man! I failed tons of Pokemon Challenges myself like I said. Even though they were just practice runs. I didn't realize that until I watched this video.

Oh man. Bertha is really going to suck in this one. Cynthia’s Garchomp too like you mentioned. Good luck with those two.

I remember taking this challenge on a couple of years ago and getting through the Elite 4 and even beating Cynthia. I guess Intimidate is just far better than Rivalry.

"2 pidgeys with one rock throw" That's a pretty good one, my friend. Cheers 👏🏼 Also you called Quagsire Quagmire once during that talk 😂

the shinx line is done so painfully wrong. Luxray being pure electric instead of electric dark, the complete lack of a moveset, having to go to egg moves for ice and fire fang. at least those are TMs in later games, but they really hit the ground at a very meandering pace here.

Thanks for the offer MDB, I don't drink coffee but that's awfully nice of you. Tough run good attempt! I kept thinking the ground elite four was gonna be the wall on this one going in.

Shinx is one of my favorite new Pokémon from generation 4. It probably helps that it’s also a near-anagram of one of my favorite bands. If this were my playthrough, I definitely would have reset to get the “Intimidate” ability. 😉

Shiny hunting my starter on brilliant diamond while watching you videos! Makes time go by fast

Shinx is the most adorable electric type so I forgive it for having a bad time (I always name mine Luna Luna - guess the reference). REALLY should have reset for Intimidate though. Re: why Bite/Crunch is dark: dark type moves are thematically supposed to be tricky or underhanded, like Sucker Punch, Beat Up and Foul Play. Biting somebody in a fight is pretty underhanded I'd say.

Hey bro! Enjoyed the video, really interesting stuff! I’d be down for you to try this game with a Luxray. Just to see what happens. Also because Luxray is one of my top 5 favorite Pokémon.

The dedication you have to these things man

Out of all the Pokémon runners, MDB has my favorite commentary. But about strategy, he has a lot of room for improvement… I also believe that he should restart until he has a decent starter.

I, too, love shorts. They’re comfy and easy to wear! 😂

Intimidate allows swagger to be a viable option for confusing enemies. This run was doomed just because of his ability. I think with enough tries and a level 100 he stood a better chance to make it to the end

Congrats on the 420 k subs 😉

I'm glad you used rare candies! Your time is valuable and some parts of the grind aren't necessary.

A suggestion for the future, if there's a single horrible roadblock such as Steelix in a fight the move Natural Gift can give you a single super-strong attack. I did a Jynx run and that was pretty much the only way I beat Aaron's Scizor. As for actually winning with Shinx... can't help you there, that pokemon is just horrific.

I wonder if you get a specific shinx with IVs to get you an ice type hidden power along with a special attack nature that doesn't hit you speed. Trying a special route might help in areas with ground types. Still enjoyed the video!

I would love to see an Oblivion challenge as the next one, it's been a while

Oooh, a Shinx run on my birthday. =D Though the moment I saw she had Rivalry, I knew it wasn't going to end well. >_>;

What a cute lil friend choice for this challenge !

I've been waiting years for this

wow way more brutal then i thought it be. Like you were like "this is going to be hard" and i was like "I dont think so". and i was so wrong.

I wanted to hear more about the coffee! >:( Great video though, keep up the good work

It's such a minor thing, but I am surprised you chose Thunder Fang over Spark. I guess the flinch chance was worth the drop in accuracy and paralysis chance to you, which is valid. It's honestly not a huge difference either way, I just favor Spark, myself for those factors and PP. Still, flinch is a very useful effect, especially if they already are paralyzed.

😅 I can't unhear it he called Quagsire... Quagmire like the Pervert from Family Guy. 😂 MDB, bro I know you're Canadian but this is hilarious.

Great attempt. Proud of you and I hope you get a good rest after this.

Oof that is rough! I still like Shinx but still, yikes! Oh and thank you for the coffee offer! No need to worry, I'm not a fan so even if I were somehow there, it wouldn't matter. So more coffee for you!

I loved the awkward coffee ending. Never change we love your ad libbing

Thank you for making my day better MDB.

So maybe a way this could've been possible is apparently there is a move tutor in snowpoint that takes shards and maybe magnet rise to negat ground moves? But regardless awesome

10:31 chuckled a bit at the quagmire quagsire

I agree with the other comments saying that Rivalry was hindering Shinx more than it was helping for most fights. The only other thing I can think of is maxing Shinx's IVs at the start bc that Shinx wasn't great all things considered. The challenge is going to be rough regardless of any Stat/Ability changes, but would love to see another attempt!

Rough run, I would have reset immediately lol. Kudos, gen 1 rage only run?