HOW EASILY CAN YOU CATCH EVERY POKEMON WITH THE POKEWALKER? 

Hey here's a really cool gamer fact: I stream a lot of challenges on Twitch and it's a really cool place to hang out. I usually stream at 4:30 EST and I'll be doing my super hard nuzlocke later today! Come say hi sometime :) twitch.tv/johnstone

“How’d you slim down so fast?” “I had to catch them all!”

So, back when HGSS was new and I still lived with my parents, I had a dehumidifier in my bedroom as a makeshift heater because my room didn't have heat. There happened to be a small divot in the corner of the top. I placed my pokewalker there each night while it was running and it would count the vibrations that the dehumidifier made as steps. I maxed out steps on it every night.

It amazes me how cool some of the Pokemon you can catch with the PokeWalker are, especially Spiritomb and Torchic (with events of course)

Johnstone walks on pavements until diamond and pearl remakes are released

I used to carry my pokewalker EVERYWHERE, I was absolutely addicted to it, trained several shinies and legendaries to lvl 100 in that thing. Lost it one day, I'm still sad about it

well this is a pleasant surprise.

"put it in your pocket" *flashback to 12 year old me washing my pokewalker*

I was in high school when HGSS came out, and I would attach the Pokewalker to my sock and tap my foot while I sat in class. Those taps counted as steps so I managed to unlock all the Pokewalker fields within several months. 10/10, would recommend (although I did have to field questions from people asking why I kept shaking my foot so much, lol).

Fun fact: the pokewalker is one of the most accurate step counters on the market.

"It's best to go for the group C before going for any other tier" As somebody who actually did this, I can tell you this is wrong. You have to aim for group A at all times, because they have lower odds to even find them, besides you will find Pokémon group B or C more often than not. And since the fastest way of ending a battle with a Pokémon you don't intend to catch is throwing the Poké ball (which can work at full health), you will catch a lot of Cs and Bs regardless. Then when you caught both Pokémon from group A you can focus on B and C, but it's unlikely that you didn't find them while looking for A.

Now I have the urge to dig up my old Pokewalker and do some catching myself thank you John :)

Seems like a lot of walking to Accumulate all those watts 😔 just seems like so much work Furret

Living in Japan I managed to get all but one course unlocked (missed Amity Meadow). When I maxed-out the steps (after about 3 years) I got an Enigma berry I think. Also Masuda congratulated me on Twitter. Ah, back in the old days when he used to reply to almost any tweet.

I once just had a spearow just randomly join me in the pokewalker, I ended up using it in my black 2 playthru. And it's also why spearow/farrow is one of my favorite pokemon

8:54 since december is rolling around I can most definitely spend 5+ hours a day shaking a thing

With the pokéwalker you never skip leg day

Ive started a deep dive into the pokewalker recently and Im so excited to see your videos on it

The Amount of Motivation on your videos is insane! Love it

The Exclamation Points tell you which group you're encountering. !1 is Group C !2 is Group C or B !! is Group B or A, and !!! is Group A Normally this doesn't actually matter as you encounter what you encounter either way, but it does let you know which pikachu you're catching, for example

"You can definitely walk 60,000 steps in one day." Johnstone must have insane stamina. Considering the average person takes anywhere from 2,000 to 2,500 steps to walk a mile, that's upwards of 30 miles in one day. Last year, the one day I walked the absolute most, which was nearly nonstop with reasonable breaks for about 14 hours, I tracked about 31,000 steps. I couldn't imagine doing twice that much in one day.

FINALLY someone made a video on the Pokewalker. I've been walking around Uni campus for the past 3 years with mine and I've had a blast catching stuff but I've always wanted someone to do an in depth analysis of the courses and the catch rates like this. Thank you so much!

Haven’t seen anyone mention this but regarding the Wifi exclusive routes, you can indeed get them through the DNS exploit if I remember correctly

Other people can go play, with their DS all day, but John can walk, HE CAN WALK :)

might actually try this challenge alongside a catch em all in SoulSilver (Not gonna do Professor Oak's challenge here, I hate myself but not THAT much) Including the Event Courses since I have access to the events. To answer yours and anyone else's questions- yes, you can get ALL the courses on an english copy! the courses we didnt get here will show up in japanese though so unless you can read japanese it'll be a little frustrating determining which is which on your own.

You got addicted to the pokéwalker...

Did you know this? Sometimes if you leave Pokewalker without a Pokemon, a wild Pokemon will decide to follow you. I've gotten an random Oddish, Doduo, Spearow and Magby this way. I'm sad I lost my Pokewalker cause I loved using it

Pidgey: "Tweet!" Chatot: "BRRWAAAAA"

Normally Furret do be walking, now John Stone do be walking all day!

this video inspired me to get my pokewalker from 2010, and start a new save file and walk with my pokemon! awesome video, thanks for all the hard work you put into making it 😆 i havent walked with my pokemon in so long!

>gets johnstone notification >sees title >immediate CLICC

You absolute legend. I was actually going to request a video like this but no need now. Thanks

Petition for John to make a sequel to this one day when he actually has his poke walker maxed out! Then goes around and obtains all of them.

Thanks for this video, I really needed it. I forgot how much these games were loved by my younger self. I've been cleaning up and really wrecking my brain about whether or not I should get rid of my old nintendo devices, including the Pokewalker. I picked it up and and really felt nostalgic, but not sure what to do. I think the answer is just simply keep them and play through to the max ability now.

YES this is a video I've wanted for years!!!

Thanks for the idea! This will be a new incentive to work out on a daily basis. Also thanks for the resources to make this challenge possible 😁

I used my Pokewalker every day for years until I maxed out the step count on my game and it stopped giving Exp. Points to my Pokemon that would return from strolls. :P I used it for getting Pokemon to Level 100 with minimal grinding in game. Fun fact: It uses the (New Total Steps - Old Total Steps) when returning to calculate how much Exp. to give to the strolling Pokemon. 9,999,999 steps... Anyway, fun video, thanks for the unique content. :)

At the time of watching this their isn’t a single dislike and it’s clear to see why, the effort you put into these videos is unreal!

The Pokewalker reminds me of the No Sleep Pokewalker Only Nuzlocke challenges I used to do back in the day. Those were the times.

8:57 My reality for the past month has been either shaking my wrist (holding the pokewalker) or going like 10,000 steps at work.

Ayy!! I was hoping you would do a Pokewalker video. I recently unlocked the final course. It was a PAIN hahahaha. I have Munchlax now so I’m on the hunt for Spiritomb. Probably two of the hardest Pokémon to get considering you have to walk for almost a year to unlock them. You were correct btw. You sure can download all the event courses from that dns exploit. Using that server you can potentially trade with someone outside the US. I was able to do it after a couple tries. I unlocked ALL of the courses that are possible. Super cool to relive this slice of the past and have full access to events that have come and gone. Thanks for making a great video, John!!

My dad actually just ran a 50 mile race in 12 hours last weekend. I should’ve gave him my pokewalker, coulda got those 100k steps!

Granbull's waving the middle finger. 6:45

Thanks for the video. This really helped me after a long day of work

Yooo you got the shoutout on Trash Taste Podcast with a bunch anitubers, they were talking about cool smaller RU-vidrs and I was so happy hearing Joey say your name.

Johnstone with the top tier stuff once again!

Conclusion: John talks about walking and does math Edit- Thanks For 100 Likes👌✔

I am so glad I found your channel, chaotic meatball, and jrose. All three are such amazing channels. Also this is such a motivation to play heartgold and soul silver again... I made the mistake of letting my copies go. Went to go buy them again at a local retro game shop. 200$ 😭

Gosh goes to show how much depth and content were put into these games / remakes. Wish we could still have stuff like this

I still have some of the event courses too. I got one back in the day that gave me a flying/surfing Pikachu and one let me capture wild Beldums.

Other Pokémon can stay, in a PokeBall all day but I WILL WALK!

Jeeze now I gotta go find mine 😂 John you and supremerk9 are just the best

@Johnstone Hello, just to share something : I'm a disabled person using a manual wheel-chair - no battery nor engine. I managed to complete every of the Pokéwalker routes and catch a Spiritomb. I hanged my Pokéwalker on an thick elastic, bonding it to my hand. Then I just had to push on my wheels forward to move and gain steps and watts. When I was still, I just had to hang the Pokéwalker on my finger using the elastic, pretty long but fun and in the end, I got that Spiritomb. This is really more simple than the method suggested in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl / Sword and Shiel I think. Nice video !

Yo, I remember shaking my hand for hours to get Watts when I wasn’t able to walk, since 6 year olds aren’t exactly really allowed to just walk around the town when there’s no one around.

Wow, I didn't even know about the post-game routes. I have a pokewalker myself but haven't been able to use it as much due to online school so I'm still on the 3rd gym for my Heart Gold playthrough. I guess I gotta get to walking if I'm gonna be walking for 400 freakin days (hopefully less) to unlock that Quiet Cave route. Good Video!

Ah, the pokewalker, gives me super nostalgia. When I was a kid, I went with my class on a field trip for 5 days, and brought with me my pokewalker with my Quilava on it. A friend of mine also had 2 pokewalkers and we played a lot together to get lots of stuff. The memories...

Ahhh the Johntent is so good 👌👌👌😭🥰

It would be cool to see this again for the switch and newer pokemon games, maybe an app for you phone that you can connect to your switch. There can also be an app on the switch that records progress and helps connect to your phone.

i have watched all your videos 10 times but this will be the first challenge i will be completing for myself

Nice vid! Probs for the efforts. One question, did you ever do the get all medals in Black 2/White 2 challenge?

That chatot’s cry got me 😂

I'm loving the Johntent, my guy. Keep it up! :]

Hey Johnstone! It would be really interesting for you to try and beat a Pokémon game without using super effective moves. The combination of Pokémon and move sets would be really fun to watch!

I wish these pokemon would have a special ball or something, the park ball for example. Also, thank you for explaining how to unlock the courses. I did not get why, but I hadn't unlocked the post game yet ^^'

Wow! I didn't realize/remember how rare those Flying and Surfing Pikachu are! I still have mine from the Pokewalker in my Soul Silver game. Guess I'll never be resetting that save! Haha

Anyone else ever so slightly disappointed he didn't actually do this challenge

I remember when my pokewalker was functional and as kid I figured out that you can cheat steps by shaking it violently. You can grind pretty easily with it but one time my hand ended up slipping and I threw it against asphalt. Yeah its been dead 8 years now

babe wake up new the new johnstone vid is up

Nice video! You could do how to obtain every single pattern of vivillon, or how to obtain every single ball in pokemon series :P

Was going to say this on the last video but didn't think you would do another walker video. If you hook it up to your dogs coller you will have all the watts you need in no time. Honestly I felt so smug as a kid when I came up with the idea and did a single walk and had all the pre endgame courses and enough watts to grab a crap ton of pokimon:)

Did you think I wouldn't notice the Voltorb Flip music in the intro, JOHN? DID YOU?! ... +1

i love the pokewalker. self destruct munchlax and flying/ surfing pikachus!

Damn, this Johntent is very different from the nuzlocks

I know you’re definitely in shape after this😂

He best Poke-tuber is back

He walks AND he catches!

Ngl the discussion of steps had me chuckling. When I was doing walking routes for USPS this year, I'd average about 17,000 steps a day (5/6 days a week). If only I had a Pokewalker on me the whole time 😂

if you don't feel like shaking the pokewalker, you can just tap it with 2-3 fingers and it works really well. Got over a thousand steps while watching this video.

God I love the Pokewalker. Hardcore underrated

I love the past couple of videos you did. I myself fell down the pokewalker rabbit hole about a year ago. I know its not really legit but you can obtain those last 5 courses with cheats, running the game on an emulator or flashcart. Problem, as you know, you can only use a pokewalker with a legit HG/SS cart. However there is software you can run from a flashcart, store in the RAM of the DS, and swap to a copy of pokemon that will then unlock the last 5 course (or all, since the code is to unlock all the courses for you). You can also go the route of finding the demo distribution rom (and loading onto a flashcart) and trading yourself the required event/pokemon for the restricted course as well. Anyways, I had a TON of fun with the pokewalker. I plan to eventually complete a dex on HG/SS and the pokewalker will be instrumental in that.

john lots of love from darmstadt, belgium

Seeing as I work retail and stand/walk all day this is quite tempting...

Just imagining 'Chasing Pavements' playing behind a montage of John walking...

This task is a life's work

This is very interesting I've never heard of this idea before! I'm going to watch this while crocheting a hat :D

Fun fact about the Pokewalker, it was at the time of release a better step counter than any commercially available step counters. Even in 2020 it is still better than most modern ones. {including smartwatches} As for how to get those special pokemons, maybe look into a save game editor, and see if there is a special checkmark on one of those pokemon, {usually a ribbon, or a special OT}

You think this is tedious? Have a gander at this game's Safari Zone. And with that a challenge: Catch every possible Pokémon found in all Safari Zones in the series. Yes, I also mean in RSE/FRLG, and in DPPt's great Marsh. Anything where you use Safari Balls. And I do include the stuff you can otherwise find in the overworld eg. Nidoran, Bibarel etc.

It must be glued to a fan.

I remember when this thing came out I set up a system with a low speed fan and a string on one of the blades to lift and drop the pokewalker to accumulate steps

I’ve waited 10 years for this...

Talking to 32 strangers to get a spiritomb is a Chad move

Great video.

Back when this came out I was a senior in high school. I was on the track team. I unlocked everything in a short time, lol.

12:35 yes you can, have jpn game and have them from expoit Also 13:39 i believe you can catch group A pokemons only in bushes with "!!!" So if you particularly searching for flying/surfing you can catch only "!!!" Pokemons. Edit: "!!!" Bushes *don't* mean you *can't* encounter pokemons from other groups

Pokemon soulsilver was the first pokemon game I ever owned, and I used to use the pokewalker all the time, I still have it, and will probably never get rid of it.

I used to spend my summer keeping the PokéWalker in my pocket while jumping on my trampoline. Gave me tons of Watts!

i remember getting my fly pikachu on event route, good times

I am trying to complete the national dex right now and try to unlock every route aswell. If you really don't want to commit half a year for this, use a swing stepper / shaker that is usually used for Pokémon go to hatch eggs etc. Attach the walker at the very top and you are set.

It's funny how much John talks about actually *walking* with these things. I just jiggled them around as a kid to get steps without doing any exercise and I thought this was the norm for how kids actually used PokeWalkers

I used to get a ton of watts from when my family would take us to Disney world and walk around and wait in lines most of the day. Good times!