Hardest Decisions in Pokémon 

Personally, I always found that the hardest decisions for me in any give playthrough is trying to decide what nickname to give to all of my team members

I have played all pokemon games till Gen-7 and never once did I ever use my Masterball in any of those games saving it for later😂

I had to use my masterball on a shiny beldum that started struggling itself to death. So glad I saved it

Imagine picking piplup or turtwig in DP thinking you'll catch a fire type later only to learn there aren't many of them to find before post game 🤔

"Are you a male, or a female?" - Hardest decision

Strong agree on going in blind! The experience of seeing a brand new pokemon and being like, "Whoa what is this?! What type is it??" is so fun, especially when it suddenly evolves and you have no idea what to expect. It also makes the games harder since you don't know what you'll be facing. Highly recommend everyone give it a try at least once.

About the evil team question, the answer is obviously skull. Do you know how relaxed Guzma is? The other evil teams are organized crime organizations. Team Skull is much more like a family. Guzma is chill as hell, and he’d probably let you use whatever Pokémon you like, while not asking too much from you. edit: typed this before 5:48 lol

The hardest decision for me will always be picking my fossil! I love the fossil pokémon, and picking Cradily vs Armaldo has always been an especially excruciating decision bc they are both so cool

I’m so glad Home gives you the 3 starters for any given game you connect it to bc the Legend Arceus starters are all amazing and I didn’t want to have to give up using Decidueye and Samurott to use Typhlosion so getting all three of them for connecting to home was a godsend and let me rotate out which ones I used and still have a diverse team since I love having 10-15 play through mons I can rotate through using at any given time

Starters are definitely hard to choose and I find it difficult at times but sometimes I just go with the starter that’s probably not used much or the one that’s popular

Prior to Gen 7, I’d save my Master Ball for the roaming legendaries. Good to have more options to use it now though

Hardest decision when it comes to starters for me is gen 4’s lineup, I love all three, but it also gets especially hard to choose between piplup and chimchar Fire types are rarer in sinnoh but penguin

Scarlet and Violet was the first Pokémon games I played where I didn't spoil myself on the pokedex before hand It was such a fun experience making my team as I go and seeing new Pokémon for the first time out in the field.

i used to watch this channel a lot in 2016/17. it's lovely how similar in style these still are

The hardest decision for me is to go for a strong team or one that I like

My hardest decision of all is knowing what game to own 😭 But overall this video was so amazing and funny as always, just glad to see another upload from you :)

Honestly, in this whole list, the hardest decision for me is easily which version to get. Because it ALWAYS happens where I'll love one box art legendary over the other, but the other version has the exclusives I want. Luckily, that problem is not NEARLY as big a deal as it used to be thanks to the ease of online interactions. Starters sometimes give me a big problem, but usually it's because there's a stage in its evolution line that I don't like that much or something.

The last time I had 2 pokemon of the same typing was Legends Arceus, with Ursaluna and Husian Zoroark but fortunately they don't share any same weaknesses

I usually use my masterball on the box art legendary, it just seemed natural.

Honestly if I was stuck to just one starter type. Easy pick water as mudkip is there. Same with being able to fill out my team with grass so easily. I mean every grass starter can be replaced early game by something almost as good Fire types it's a bit more tricky especially pearl and diamond but you can find a suitable replacement by planning it out but the later games give easier options like talonflame and such so that becomes easier with time. Water types yeah every game has great water types but I can make due with ice and water moves on my starter I just like the water types overall the most

I felt personally attacked when you asked why i chose team skull. Alola is my favourite region. I like team skulls music, dance moves and causing people trouble sounds fun. Also having and entire abandoned mansion for ourselves sounds awesome

When I first play the game, picking a starter is usually difficult for me! I love your videos!

Thank you so much for all videos you made. You are one of my absolutely best youtubers ever. :) Jsi borec. Mám moc rád tvoji tvorbu.

The hardest decision: what of Aura’s videos should we watch

When I played gen 1 my starter actually did wind up being an hm slave. Blastoise can learn surf and strength and nobody told me that most hms suck. My naivete made me think that just because the moves were mandatory for progression they were probably good, and I never saw the stats of the moves either so onto my starter they went. I also had gyarados who outshined Blastoise so Blastoise kinda wound up only coming out for emergencies. My first pokemon playthrough was a mess.

I would say another super hard decision is if you end up in a double battle/horde battle with two or more different shiny Pokemon. Which one do you take out, knowing that one probably has better IVs than the other?

Always go with the team you like the best, its just more fun that way.

Awesome video idea! I’ll answer some of these questions on how I personally play. :) - Starter. I chose my favorite, but if I do a Nuzlocke, I chose the best one suited for the region. - I tried to avoid leaks best I could for Violet. I had zero idea on what the starters evolved into. - How I chose a game usually goes with the box legendary. - I’m on Blue game side. Johto & Alola games are my only red side choices out of those. - I’ll give my starter strong HM moves such as Surf or Fly..but use another Pokemon for moves like cut…like Bibarel haha! - Shiny Pokemon - the Gen 9 sandwich method is incredibly good. I got all Violet shiny paradox within a few searches each.

In terms of both Water and Grass type Pokémon, since both are super effective against Rock and Ground types, I end up picking either one or the other, which can be rough because both are starter types. And there are some Pokémon I want to use that are Water and Grass type Pokémon (mainly Water types because of how many there are), yet I end up having to either delay them, or ditch a starter.

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Great vids dude always entertaining

very true, aura guardian. most of these are so hard for me. but i have solutions for some of them that i am satisfied with. so it's a bit easier to make a decision.

3:42 you monster, stay away from my favorite pokemon, Combusken.

I usually wait for the evolutions of the starters to be revealed before deciding on which one I’m going with. If I’m going to use my starter throughout the whole game, it has to look at least tolerable to me.

In Gens 7, 8, and 9, there are always two starter Pokémon that end up becoming either Ghost or Dark type upon evolving which is annoying if there’s a Ghost or Dark type Pokémon I already want to use, and also because both types are super effective against the same things. So, I either have to have a Ghost and Dark type Pokémon on the same team, delay the Pokémon I want to use, or ditch a starter.

1:00 not me owning just White and Black 2💀

It's a hard decision to dedicate to a single starte type line. Fire types are probably the least common types of the three to come across in the wild, good Grass types other than starters are always hard to come by, and Water type starters are usually just good or better options than other wayter types.

1:50 most relatable thing on this list. while playing Pokémon platinum I used crobat roserade and tentacruel. I wanted to use gastrodon as water type instead, but then it will clash with my garchomp which I was definitely not getting rid of.

0:38 I always choose the water type starter, sometimes don't hate a single one of them and it's the best option for surf in the older games.

Scarlet and Violet are so easy to grind that I've used a super effective team against each boss fight. So the repeating type was a good thing for me. It also allowed me to use Pokemon I skipped to match the level of the opponent.

I like how you asked what we would pick if we could only buy the red versions or blue versions, because that's literally how I pick every new game. I always pick the blue versions. From gen 3-8, I broke it for Scarlet.

When I'm planning a team for a playthrough I'm trying to pick the mons I don't usually use. I'm waiting for my White 2 game in the mail and I plan on using Braviary and Conkeldurr.

i actually like to look at all pokemon before playing a new game so i dont miss a rare pokemon that i might like to be on my team

6:32 I’m picking blue, I love Koraidon and palkia, but I love zekrom, xerneas, dialga, kyogre, and Lunala more!

5:47 AWWW COME ON MAN!! Why did you have to call me out like that? 😂

I'm very guilty of never using the Master Ball--though I did use it this gen for a shiny Roaring Moon that was struggling to death

I'm glad I'm not the only person that coordinates their pokeballs to their team

Bro got me when he said why is it team skull.

3:08 i always save the master ball for shinies that could pop out of nowhere and also have the possibility to flee/knock itself out

1:06. Now that is SO relatable!!!

i cant believe that you put the giant mareep vs ps5 in this video. it is so obvious that the big fluffball sheep pokemon plush is the answer

watching this made my anxiety problem even worse

7:49 - I actually did teach it Cut. Along with Strength. And Fissure. It knew Flamethrower, at least!

I spoil myself in the starters as well. I’m very petty, if I think the final evolution is ugly I’m not picking it.

I knew I was going to have at least 4 grass types on my scarlet team so I just gave in and did all grass team. Honestly it kind of kicked ass

On the favorite pokemon picker website, I couldn't even pick my very favorite. It was Absol for a while, but now it's more of a tie between Absol and Dragonite.

I used my Master Ball on Groudon in my Omega Ruby playthrough. I didn't want to, but it just refused to co-operate with me. It rested when I got its health low enough, always woke up once I got its health back down again, resisted EVERY single attempt at an Ultra Ball and then sometimes just randomly fainted. In the end, I got so frustrated I just threw my Master Ball at it. And then I nicknamed it "Mr Cuddles" just to spite it. XD

Hey Mr. AuraGuardian! I was wondering if you have ever done a Nuzlocke? If so, how did it go for you?

Damn it Alex! Stop calling me out on those masterballs! XD also, we all damn well know you got the mareep plushie, so don't lie to yourself XD

I don’t know how but all the Pokémon games I’ve gone in blind other than knowing what the starters look like from the trailer obviously

5:48 good question, I have a few answers: -poison and bug types are adorable, they’re some of my favorite types just behind rock and grass. -team skull has the best drip imo. -nice to not have some big over the top ideology, just general tomfoolery and deliberate mishap-causing. -catchy as hell battle music. -Salandit is precious.

When playing Mystery Dungeon i used to always have mudkip as my partner mainly because of the ground type ot gains that normally goes well with my Chamander lol. So fire/flying Charizard and a water/ground Swampert always went well together

The starter is my one exception for going in. I want to know what I'm getting myself into. Chances are this Pokemon is going to be on my team the whole game. I try not to overdo it on spoilers for other new Pokemon, though. It's more fun to see those Pokemon in the wild for the first time and be like "yeah, I might use that in my team". 2:44 I tend not to use the Master Ball. I'm not really "saving it" so much as I don't see how I'd ever use it. I always use regular Poke Balls for standard Pokemon and any in my team will have the same matching ball, usually just Poke Balls but sometimes something special (like how I used all Friend Balls for my DLC save with Ogerpon, Hisuian Lilligant, Poltchageist, etc.). When catching shinies, I pay attention to their coloration to determine what ball fits them and so far, the only shiny I've seen I want to use the Master Ball on is Darkrai and I can only catch him in my second stored save of Shining Pearl thanks to the mystery gift's limited-time availability. So in every other game the ball is just useless to me. I hold onto it merely to trade or just in case I do find a use. 4:58 I never have this issue. If I want a Mawile, I'll trade for it and breed one for my own team. You generally only get one box legendary, excluding USUM and technically SV though you can't trade the first one you get, so it makes no sense to me to grab a version where you can't get the box legendary you like. Especially if, like me, you care about it being your own OT. Of course these days I typically grab both copies if my sibling hasn't grabbed one themselves. 6:30 Red. I originally got Sapphire as a kid and I do like Kyogre, but I think I like Groudon more. I also like Yveltal, Solgaleo, Koraidon, Palkia, Ho-oh and Reshiram more (not really a "red" version, and the sequel to White 2 has a red cover). It's not really a hard pick for me, tbh. If I could never play a blue version again, I could still be pretty happy. I also really want to state just how much I love Solgaleo and Koraidon. Those two *alone* make it all worth it. Groudon as well. I mean come on, there are just so many great "red" version legendaries. Even if I could never trade, there are still great options in there for random Pokemon. No more Sableye, but Zangoose? Pretty cool. 7:14 My shiny Gen 6 Greninja is in a Timer Ball. I felt it fits wayyyy better than a Luxury Ball. It's actually insane how good it looks.

Ibarrly play any games on the PlayStation, let alone PS5 (which I din't even have), and Marrep is a personal favorite of mine, plus the giant mareep would look good with the rest of my room, so yes, the decision is very clear for me.

For the masterball question, me and a friend of mine were discussing it last week and the conclusion we arrived was one Pokémon for every game: (btw not including event Pokémon) RBY + FRLG - Mewtwo GS + HGSS - Raikou/Entei RSE - Latios/Latias DPP - Mesprit/Cresselia BW - Thundurus/Tornadus B2W2 - Regigigas XY - Mewtwo SM - No conclusion USUM - Any shiny ultrawormwhole legendary SS - Calyrex (or the box art legend if you don’t have the DLC) SV - The second box art legend Basically the conclusion we arrived was: save the masterball for roaming legends, high chance to be shiny legends or just the one with the lowest catch rate

5:41 Dang, when you put them side by side, Ghetsis looks awesome. He got the drip.

0:42 Me, who's favourite 'mon is Grotle, as well as being a Contrary Leaf Storm Serperior enjoyer: *I see this as an absolute win*

i used to watch you in 2016-2017, its crazy to me your voice hasnt changed almost at all

I’m so glad for scarlet and violet that I didn’t look at any leaks, brought me back to playing soul silver my first ever Pokémon game

the evil team from pokemon ranger has so much soul to it team rocket, but with instruments

7:56 - We also had that issue in the Johto games. And given that, I imagine, most people would have used either Totodile or the Shiny Gyarados, are you going to use three of its move slots for Surf, Whirlpool and Waterfall?

The hardest decision is me finally accepting that megas aren't coming back

i used my master ball on virizion in white 2, it took me whole packs of ultra balls while it was low health and paralyzed, yet it would not stay in the ball, eventually i ran out of pokeballs and was forced to use the master ball on it, in return however it carried me throughout the rest of my journey, one-shotting nearly everything, and it became the first pokemon i ever trained to level 100 without rare candies, gave her close combat, sacred sword, energy ball, and giga drain. i still have the copy of pokemon white 2 and virizion is just chilling in there along with zoroark, kyurem-white, emboar and a shiny swanna, hopefully having fun~ wait i forgot to feed them-

0:07 Only had a hard time choosing in Galar Region. I usually choose the two-legged ones so for this region, I had three choices unlike the other regions where usually I only have two choices because usually, one is four-legged.

I only used my Masterball on my Koraidon that I caught just to trade it over to my Violet save file to fill out the Pokédex after I got all the paradox mons sent over.

I went into Sword/Shield blind and wasn’t nearly as hyped as I was going into Legends Arceus and Scarlet/Violet completely spoiled on both.

This is exactly why I despise leaks. It shows that not only humanity being too impatient, but they are also too nosy as well.

The hardest choices require the strongest wills - A ded purple guy

The stuff I absolutely relate with are debating between starters, I always try to go into a new Pokémon game blind, I use my Master Ball on a roaming legendary, I would eat a Miltank without hesitation, type overlap is painful, and properly ordering my favorite Pokémon is excruciating. Picking favorite types is also really hard.

I play professional ptcg and normal Pokémon i also own a ps5 so I’m getting the mareep plus ampharos has been one of my favorites since i new what Pokémon was

5:47 "and why is it team skull?" yep, read my mind perfectly

5:27 The obvious answer to this is TEAM SKYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

Coincidentally I so far had always picked the grass starter during my first playthrough of any of the games. And I never noticed for all these years until I played Shining Pearl and didn't pick the grass starter for my first playthrough (I was tempted but then I didn't because back in Platinum I so far never had picked any other but the grass starter)

In home, i have a cyndaquil at level 31 chilling from 2011 when i tried to make a box of Ash mons. Gonna transfer it to legends & evolve it to the new final evo form

Hardest decision for me of these was pick your mystery dungeon partner cause I would hit the random button if possible if not than a tough choice between eevee and torchic probably eevee tho

Not naming your rival an inappropriate name

I think he made this video as a covert way of asking if he should buy the mareep.

"Which evil team would you join?" *goes to comment section to say team skull* "And why is it team skull?" I got got

As for the Pokémon Go question that’s an easy “no I would still be Team Instinct”. Electric is my favorite type so that’s why I chose Team Instinct when I started playing Pokémon Go.

It's team skull or star for me because both teams aren't evil. They're just people minorly inconveniencing trainers. Plus Guzma is pretty cool

i'm using that speed running clip as an opportunity to brag that i got a shiny pawmi like 20 minutes into starting scarlet

I have a specific reason for always concidering the grass starters. Sure, there might be a ton of options in terms of other grass types available, but they do tend to be on the weaker side. If you are running a fire-water-grass core, and you don't want a specific type combo, then I'll bet the starter is very likely to be the strongest grass type you can find. Even Meganium. In gen 2 I'd say ESPECIALLY Meganium. Movepool sucks but it's very tanky.

When a new game is released I never know if I should look at the version exclusives or not

"the hardest choices require the strongest wills"

my hardest decision is to make my teams different. In each game i need to have my most favorite pokemon as leader, then having starter in fully evolved stage, electric type to deal with water/flying enemies, one flyer to travel across region, one bug type that knows False swipe and ground type to defence. I played Heartgold and romhacked firered and my team: HG: Trapinch, Feraligatr, Pidgeot, Ampharos, Scyther and Steelix FR: Trapinch, Venusaur, Pidgeot, Pikachu, Scyther and Golem

Hardest decision for me was whether I evolved my Pokemon, I generally prefer cute mons so I would try to make them work but their stats would be too low so I would relent and evolve them

Choosing a gen 4 starter is the hardest decision for me because they are all so great and evenly matched

Hard decisions indeed

If I had to pick one Pokémon for real life? I'm probably going with Arcanine. I love dogs and have a service dog in real life, so that be a cool huge fluffy service dog to have. Its large enough to ride and runs fast which is great cause I can't drive due to disabilities. Its very loyal and powerful so I feel safe with it and Im always cold so a large fluffy fire type is great to have around.