Can You Beat Pokemon SoulSilver With Only a Chikorita? - Pokemon Challenge! 

Chikorita STRONG Far stronger than I initially assumed!

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed!

Chikorita gone done dirty, and deserves love and praise

@@syndere6755 Absolutely!

Still the worst starter

Still the worst starter

I'm so glad you enjoyed! I had a blast proving that Chikorita deserves the love!

I know right?! I was just as shocked, I figured that it'd do the worst when I started, but as the run went on... I became a huge Chikorita fan lmao

@@ShroYT the honest Pokémon trainer did this challenge but he failed all 3 of them to red but he got the farthest with chikorita lol

@@WarVeteran213 Fascinating!

That's such a cute story! I also love the PMD games, and I've wanted to make a video about them, but I've been unsure about how I'd approach it, lol. I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! I was pleasantly surprised at how well Chikorita performed, definitely a very fond experience overall!

@@ShroYT Rhonda and Beanie are both amazing! I didn't know they could learn Swords Dance! That's amazing and, if you do PMD, I'll watch. :D

The Johto games are by far the most fun for me, and a large part of that is because you really can't go wrong with the starter you pick. They're all absolutely amazing!

Yooo same! I choose Chikorita all the time though.

I was DETERMINED to beat Red with Chikorita! I'm so glad that I was able to do so! Next week I have another challenge in HGSS that I think you'll also enjoy!

Careful! Chikorita might hear you!

@@ShroYT So what? It will just end up meaning another sip for you...

@@Hydrocannon How scary!

I knooooowww! Chikorita gets so much hate for no reason!

Sooooo cool seeing Chica destroying everything 😂

I had to do some serious number crunching before the run started! The reason I went with Jolly was to ensure that Pikachu couldn't outspeed me so that I could use at least 1 Double Team before it hit me! Without Jolly and Speed EV Training, it is impossible without something like Quick Claw!

That's an awesome point! I hadn't thought of that before!

LMFAO that would've been an accurate title too!

Not every Pokémon has access to Double Team and not every Pokémon can win even if they're Level 100! The point of my Solo Runs is to show if a Pokémon can beat the game by itself! I proved in this video that Chikorita can handle whatever HGSS throws at it! I'm sorry this video wasn't what you were looking for!

​@@ShroYTBS. Almost every Pokemon available in HGSS can get Double Team via TM. And yeah most Pokemons can win any in-game battle at level 100 with EV training, perfect natures, and evasion abuse.

​@@joedorben3504 Then that's just how it is and there's no reason to be angry about it, right?

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed! I'm currently working on another, but progress has been hindered somewhat! I hope to have it out soon!

Thank you! I'm so glad that you enjoyed!!

I understand why you feel that way, but I personally, I don't think it is "cheese". It's not fair, but it's intentional game design from Game Freak. Double Team is very difficult to obtain in the game (you have to play Voltorb Flip for it which is actual mental torture) and not all Pokémon can learn Double Team (which isn't relevant to this video, but it is to others I've made). My goal with Solo Runs isn't to be a challenge the same way that Nuzlockes are: my goal is to simply see if an individual Pokémon can beat the game all by itself! Surprisingly, some Pokémon simply can't beat the game all by themselves, even if they're Level 100 and EV trained!

@@ShroYT alright, i guess let's just agree to disagree.

@@ricardowilliams3765 I'm sorry you didn't like the video!

@@ShroYT did enjoy the video but the ending soured it for me. keep up the good work!

@@ricardowilliams3765 Sorry for the disappointing ending! I'm glad you enjoyed most of the video at least!

They're all equally good in my opinion!

@@ShroYT well, I am not talking about “good or bad” as I’d need certain facts to base that on.. I am just talking, what I enjoy playing with for whatever reason…

Yeah, basically! You're not wrong, that's essentially how this run went!

Thank you so much! I'm so glad that you enjoyed!

Much appreciated! I'm so glad you enjoyed!

If you want to have EVs, yeah. I didn't alter my IVs or anything, but if you want to EV train your starter without trading or cheating, you'll naturally end up with all that EXP without even trying to over-level. And to top it all off, it doesn't matter what level you are when you get to Blue and Red since they'll either one-shot or two-shot you.

@@ShroYT gotcha, also can you explain why jolly is best nature for chikorita?

@@maxl5339 Chikorita has equal Sp. Atk and Atk stats, but more importantly, Chikorita's best moves are Physical. On top of Chikorita's best moves being physical, Chikorita also has access to Swords Dance, allowing Chikorita's Atk stat to go INSANE! Jolly as a nature improves Chikorita's Atk stat while lowering Sp. Atk. Since I didn't plan on using any Sp. Atk moves at all, the lowered Sp. Atk means nothing! Edit: I was very tired when I wrote this and mixed up some information. Jolly does not improve Chikorita's Atk stat, it improves Speed. I chose Jolly for the run because I needed Chikorita to outspeed Pikachu and other potential run enders like Arcanine and Charizard.

@@ShroYT Gotcha thanks, I'm trying to do a regular run too, using Jolly Nature as well. This is my moveset: Early Game: Razor Leaf @ lvl 6 Synthesis @ lvl 12 Cut @Ilex Forest Reflect@ lvl 18 Post Game / Kanto: Giga Drain (Grass STAB, heal) / Special *Celadon Gym Ancient Power (Rock) / Special *Move Relearner Light Screen (Status) *Learn at 40 Rock Climb (Normal, 20% confuse) / Physical *From Oak, Needed for Red What'd you think?

@@maxl5339 I don't think you can beat Red with that Moveset, but good luck!

There are many great emulators for DS games, like DeSmuME and MelonDS! Both of them are great!

Yup! In fact, I already have! I did a FireRed run with only Caterpie! Currently, everyone is voting for the starters in my Discord, so we're getting those out of the way before moving further on through the other Pokemon!

Kinda hard to do a solo run without being overlevelled, yeah! And as far as Double Team goes, my goal is to show whether or not a Pokemon can beat a game with the tools it is given. If a Pokemon can learn Double Team, then it's fair game for my purposes! I have made plenty of videos of Pokemon that don't have access to Double Team with varying success, I suggest you check out one of those if you dislike the Double Team strat!

Thank you! I really wanted to prove the haters of Chikorita wrong with this video, leave the cute bean alone!

That stinks :c At least you'll have the video to look forward to when you get out!

Thank you! I plan out my runs fairly meticulously going into them! Especially the HGSS runs since they're more like two runs in one!

Thanks! I try to make sure I have very high quality video!

Design wise they are fine. Its soley the region they are in

@@Joey15811 Completely fair, but as I've shown in the video, it doesn't much matter! Chikorita is still capable of soloing Red!

@@ShroYT You should try a Chikorita(and evolutions) run in Gen 2. It has access to curse in Gen 2, and it's hilariously effective.

@@FF8Irvine_Fan I'd love to do Crystal runs sometime!

@@ShroYT Hell yeah. I'll be looking forward to the day that the world gets to see a Curse Meganium strategy instead of shitting all over my precious sweet potato dino just because she's a grass type. I thought that Mr Stake being the MVP in the TFS Nuzlocke would've improved the way people looked at her. But no. Apparently not. The grass starter hate is strong in this fandom.

CHIKORITA USED BODY SLAM

Hello! What would you consider a "new move"?

Once the 4 move slots are full from level up moves thats it. HMs for game progression only. No TMs at all.

On my first play through of Ruby that is exactly what I did unknowingly, but it would be interesting to do a run where only tms and hms

@@SeptemberbornIndian That's a very interesting idea!

Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed!

Chikorita is amazing!

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Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed!!

That's quite a lot, sorry! I probably won't be making a video on that, especially since I'm just getting started!

I was so proud of this run man.... Chikorita is amazing

@@ShroYT beanie was amazing

@@sethmon1150 Absolutely!

I respectfully disagree! The point of my Solo Run is to prove that if you want Chikorita to be the only Pokémon you use for an entire run, you can beat the entire game without cheating! Chikorita, and all of the Johto starters for that matter, can solo HGSS by themselves. There's no reason to compare them and say which is better or worse when they can all do the exact same job. Also, it's a solo run. It's impossible to not be overleveled. This is especially true in HGSS since the level curve is notoriously different from most Pokémon games to account for two regions.

​@@ShroYTIt's disingenuous. Saying that a starter isnt bad because if you overlevel the shit out of it, EV train it completely when very few if any NPC trainers have EV trained mons, then abuse Double Team, it can win against the Champion, is absurd. Out of every starter between all the games in the main series, Chikorita has by far the worst matchups in its own game, even disregarding the fact that its stat distribution is completely defensive. Pure grass typing is pretty bad on its own, but pure grass without leech seed or very many good grass moves by levelup makes it terrible. It is the worst

@@joedorben3504 Chikorita isn't bad! It can complete it's own game and those are the criteria I'm judging it on! You're judging it by a competitive, multiplayer point of view, which is completely pointless in the context of this video!

None, sorry! I don't smoke and have no intentions of doing so!

@@ShroYT me either lol, just sounded funny at the time, have a wonderful day

@@rajkolandon5113 You too!