I am back (Pokémon Meme Review) 

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If anyone is wondering why Koraidon uses legs instead of wheels is cuz it’s supposed to be a lizard pretending to be a bike and Miraidon is supposed to be a bike pretending to be a lizard :)

His voice when yelling “Gogoat is back!!!” Just has like, a powerful and intimidating aura

Mike saying “GOGOAT IS BACKKKKK!” Is gonna become something similar to Matpat’s “MUUUUUUSSSIIIIIICC MAAAAANN” I can tell.

grunty boy has separation anxiety (6:20)

I’m glad everyone was very respectful during your hiatus, this truly is the least toxic part of the Pokémon community.

For Scarlet vs Violet I feel completely the opposite way. When I found out Koraidon didn’t use wheels and saw its run animation, I decided I loved that derpy lizard :’)

The fact that I’ll never skip MandJTV sponsor segments just shows how awesome of a comedic youtuber he is.

9:04 I was really happy when he mentioned HTTYD lol I'm a big fan of it

If they had went with only color change for Terra Types, they would lose accessibility for color blind people, they needed some kind of ecognizable shape. They probably went for the oversized hats because they thought it would be funny instead of something more subtle. There's probably something about readability in a double battle too.

As great as it is to be getting Gogoat back, I feel Tynamo's inclusion makes me feel so happy.

"I sent u a text." Man I love seeing how mikey and Grunty boi's relationship evolved. From breaking into the shower to now texting each other and going on camping trips.

For those unaware, as of the writing of this comment (months later, two weeks after Scarlet and Violet release), Greninja is in the game, albeit currently unobtainable without hacking. It will likely pop up via an event like Charizard since that was the case for Charizard until said event as well. In addition, Protean got nerfed to only work once per switch in and Battle Bond no longer does a form change (but it does still do the stat boosts).

I'm actually choosing Scarlett, because I love the legendary a lot more. And I think the reason it uses its legs instead of the"tire" is that it's just an inflatable sack, so you wouldn't be able to ride on it anyway. And then the future version of it they made it robotic so you could write on it.

Man this felt so good to watch. So glad aspitpiay is back. Just remember Mikey, you can take as long of breaks as u need.

One of the only jokes I actually understood was “You owe me a new cyclizar!!” It was originally a bike, not a Cyclizar, and Indigo league will always have a special place in my heart.

9:09 How to Train your Dragon: the Hidden World in a nutshell

His voice when yelling “Gogoat is back!!!” Just has like, a powerful and intimidating aura absolutely

8:08 Honestly the worst part about this situation is that he doesn't even keep it. It'd be really cool if Wally caught a shiny and throughout the game you saw him with his shiny Ralts/Kirlia/Gardevoir, but it just never happens.

3:09 This aged well

I understand why some people or a lot of people who like Pokemon scarlet and violet don't understand the wheel on korydon is supposed to make him lighter so we can move around like fly swim when on korydon

When the world needed him most, GRUNTY BOI CAME BACK!!!

I love the development of Mikey and Grunty Boi’s friendship. It got as far as Grunty Boi missing him while he was gone and blaming him for it, only to forgive him and admit his own mistake knowing there was a small miscommunication. They’re such good friends

3:09 HE’S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IN THE GAME CHECK MATE-

Correct me if im wrong, but i feel like theres a certain point in pokemon games where stat boosting doesnt matter because levels are too high. I dont play competitively, i pretty much train my pokemon to look like the Rock

I'd just like to say we're proud of you Mikey for putting your mental health first! I know being a full time youtuber must be hard considering the hours of editing and having to constantly walk on eggshells when you upload on the platform. We love you Michael! glad to have you back 💛💙

Confession time, I don’t hate the gem hats. In fact I think there kinda cute and are a good way to signify the type change. My only real gripe with them is that the hats should be sized to fit the Pokémon’s model better. Like really does Eevee’s gem hat realy need to be 2-3 times the size of Eevee’s model size? I think not.

Man them Grunti Boi entrances have me dying 😂🤣😂🤣

8:48 i feel like when you terrastalise a small pkm they will get squished or fall because it’s too big for them

And when the world needed him most, he returned!

Terastalization (I think that’s how it’s spelled) might have been my new favorite gimmick aside from Mega Evolution if it weren’t for the big goofy hats. Do they need a way to show the player what type the Pokémon is? Yes yes they do, but the hats were probably the worst way they could’ve done it.

I have a weird sense of joy whenever someone mentions Black 2 because it was the game that introduced me to pokemon, I've lost the game card unfortunately but I have sweet memories of it.

I did a soul Locke for a charity stream group and had a Gogoat that a donor named Growgoat, it carried all the way to the champion battle and died to a Talonflame. The most amazing part is our team was ‘Trevor Talonflames’ and this was the champion’s final mon.

12:57 For those that don’t know, that’s actually a reference to Rio where Nigel just squeezes the head of a tiny bird.

Welcome back Mikey! You seem refreshed and more energetic. can't wait to see what you have planned for content.

14:45 pretty much summarizes how I feel about spotting *Oricorio* in this week's trailer. Back in Alola, few Pokemon who saw _those_ pompoms come out lived to tell about it.

3:42 I like to imagine the arrows on the floor are actually just arrows, you just wanna follow the rules so you always go where the arrows go

Pretty sure no one actually looked at Koraidon's design, since it's "back wheel" is actually it's tail so turning it into a wheel would hurt like hell

Heyo Michael! I hope you're feeling great, I'm personally happy to see you back, and enjoyed this video quite a lot. You seem pretty laxed and comfortable in yourself, which feels absolutely great as a viewer, too

16:14 you know i too thought they brought back the legendary evolution thing from sun and moon when i saw cyclizar. But when i played the game and got some info from someone else i realized that wasn’t the case.

Oh I remember that old rap battle. I was so into rap battles a few years ago so it was cool to see you make one with Ash and Red. I think that's actually how I found your channel!

Isn’t it crazy how Grunty Boy probably had the least friendly response to Mikey’s return? I know that’s part of his character, but I still think that just speaks to how sweet and peaceful this community is. Welcome back, Mikey! 😊💖💖💕💕💕

He returned when the world needed him most. I missed your top tier content :)

9:03 is that art a HttyD 3 refrence when Toothless tried to impress the Lightfury but at the beginning only ends up confusing her

10:25 are we just gonna breeze right past Ice Shard Donphan?

He’s BACK!! Mahn, I was bored, had to watch the entire Pokémon talk to keep my mandjtv content requirement for the month. It was lovely. Hopefully we can see it again, them inviting grunty boi for an interview.

THANK YOU! I've been getting so much crap from people because I also think the gem hats look stupid (However I do like the ghost one. It's a nice bit of nostalgia for me since I've been around since Pokemon Red.) It's great to have you back Mickey. Wish you happiness and good health both physical and mental.

I think it’s really wholesome that grunty bois only friend is Mikey and was so dissapointed when he didn’t find Mikey meaning that grunty boi and Mikey’s friendship is growing

The fact he guessed the relationship between box legends and cyclizar is funny

Brilliant Diamond was my first playthrough through Sinnoh, so I approached it for that, but Legends: Arkoos is just such a better game in every way. And it’s a high bar. I think that it might be the best Pokémon game ever made.

I’m sure someone has commented on this, but Koraidon (idk spelling) and Miraidon (again idk man) are designed as a inverse camouflage idea. Koraidon is a lizard who has evolved to have tire looking markings for when the tail curls up, and an inflating pouch/sack on its chest. These are a common defense mechanism, inflating the pouch to appear larger and more intimidating(something I often see in my brother’s temperamental bearded dragon). Miraidon is a robotic entity (presumably lab created like castform or porygon) who is programmed and designed to have lizard like features (the eyes, markings, etc.). They are the inverse of each other, both appearing to be something that they are not to fit into the ecosystem and survive.

“That’s fine greninja is everywhere” RIOT RIOT RIOT RIOT RIOT

11:48 why does that fusion have an Omnitrix?

This is a great time videos, going through a lot of stress right now, needed something to cheer me up. My doggo has epilepsy, and he just had a really bad seizure, breaking through every medicine available. If he has another one like this, we might have to put him to sleep. Hopefully he’ll be good, but I REALLY needed something to cheer me up, and here’s Mikey!

Glad you're back Mickey, I really missed you.

2:17 I’m more of a Sogaleo guy myself, but I think Lunala is fine

Just NeVeR lEaVe Me AlOnE AgAin. That scene had me crying lolll

11:06 Either a Legends style game for Gen 5, or a Gen 6 remake Gen 5 has such an interesting lore behind the region I would love to discover in-game Meanwhile, a Gen 6 remake, as along as it’s not a 1:1, can fix so many problems the original games had. As well as add all of the cut content that never made it in the games

So glad to see you back Mikey. Great that you're in a better place to be making content, love you man (maybe not completely no homo)

that moment you realize... mickey predicted the connection between cyclizar, miraidon, and koraidon before it was released

missed you brother! good to see you back, hope your break was restful!

An amazing video to come back with, looking forward to the content to come!

I’m betting the three stories are just the three regular elements of the main story split up. Evil team, gym challenge, side story that involves the Dex/region phenomenon

For the Koraidon and Miraidon debate I only have one question "Would you rather have a bike with 4 legs and 2 useless wheel things or would you rather have a Tron bike?"

I love how Mikey and Grunty Boi have evolved from enemies to Grunty Boi being offended by Mikey's absence and Mikey sending Grunty Boi a text to let him know that he's going to be out of the office.

Hail yeah! I’m so glad your back and that everyone was respectful while you were on your break. We missed you, I bet grunty boy did the most he was probably so lonely! Truly the wholesome side of the Pokémon community.

1:55 fun fact: Red Bull doesn’t give you wings; it gives you wiiings. The reason I heard was: they got sued by a guy who claimed they lied about the effects of the drink (he drank it and didn’t grow wings). I have no idea if this is true, but it’s funny.

Most of the hats for terastal were ok, but the ice terastal hat on lucario actually looks pretty cool, also we're getting the closest thing to a new eeveelution with the event in scarlet and violet that is spawning tera type eevee of all types in tera raids

9:03 I love how that’s both a Pokémon and a how to train your dragon meme at the same time

I really want a legends: Kyurem where we get to see the war caused by the kings dragon splitting into the 3 unova legends. Maybe even get to see what the kings dragon would've looked like instead of more origin form legends.

I like how they have each others phone number already, and Grunty Boi Imidiatly forgives him after the text. What a beautiful friendship this has became! 😊 hope you two never get into a fight/argument. 😳 oh crap please tell me I didn't jinx it.

Something fun along the same line as Gogoat: There's a Pokémon from Gen 3 that's only been available _during the main story_ in the Hoenn games that's coming back in Scarlet and Violet. And it's a Pokémon I was surprised to find landed in this category It was Breloom. (Actually, Cacturne falls into this as well.) Additional sidenote, Breloom is also available in XD: Gale of Darkness, but that's a spinoff... and also Gen 3.

1:38 Walking fish that dies if touch grass 💀

i love Koraidon (i think i spelled that right) very much too, and the thing that popped into my head when i saw it ran/swam rather than use its "wheel" was The Flintstones where the family would stick their legs out of the primitive car and run around. design-wise, i'm leaning more towards Miraidon because i love its more shiny, sleek design. nonetheless i do love them both, it's not often i love both from the duo rather than one over the other (when that became a marketing trend back in gen 2)

Glad to see that you’re back and doing better Mikey 😊 Can’t wait for even more great content

With cyclizar my guess is that the two legendaries started out as cyclizar and we're changed into the box art legendaries in a similar way to the 3 dogs

for cyclizar it could be like the carbink-diancie bit where everyone knows they look similar and should evolve into them but won't

2:28 _The man was too stunned to speak_

I love how feral Koridon runs as the caveman creature they are.

"Powered by friendship"? Actually, it's like "Powered by stones with the souls of thousands of sacrificed living beings"

YES!!! I’ve missed your videos. Thank you very much for posting again

Welcome back, Michael! It's good to see you back from your sabbatical and slinging the memes once more!

5:10 still convinced that the R on his uniform stands for Raycom and not Rocket

I actually love the hats because it just looks cute/cool. And I am all here for it!!

I have to say, there are a few places with ad reads that don't need to be skipped, but you're the only one with ad reads that are a memorable highlight lol

Splash’s Japanese name translates as “Hop” (no, not the SwSh friend/rival). It has nothing to do with actual splashing, hence why Pokémon like Hoppip and Buneary know it. The only water bunnies are humans born every 60 years, including 2023, 1963, 1903, etc. (Yes, it’s a Chinese Zodiac reference)

Mikey: comes back from break. His fans: One bursts through the door "My fellow pokefans OUR KING HAS RETURNES"

i legit dreamt about raycon earbuds hearing it so much

Oh thank gods you’re back I was literally dying of boredom without you. I checked to see if you posted a new video almost every single day even though I have the notifications bell on

I'm genuinely stunned that he got those plushies to stay on his shoulders

So glad your back I needed this so much my week was so bad

"3 different stories" Me, with a completed save file: That's... That's cute.

Now I'm excited to see the eventual video "Can you beat Scarlet/Violet with only a gogoat"

My theory on what the 3 Stories will be: ~ Gym Challenge This one is confirmed and standard to all mainline pokemon games. Earn badges, beat the E4 and champion, become the strongest in the region. ~ Fill the Dex + Terrastal Phenomenon Instead of it being a side project that unlocks some postgame, you can be rewarded for filling the dex with gifts every time you reach a certain milestone (like how Juniper gave you TMs in BW for filling the pokedex), with the criteria to unlock the Terrastal area being that you have to fill the Dex to a certain amount (perhaps 60%?). ~ A Legendary Hunt Basically, the Frozen Tundra DLC. A character who's interested in lore talks with you about where Legendary Pokemon are rumoured to be, also providing rewards. What would be REALLY interesting is if the Legendaries' levels scaled with your amount of badges, like the Gym Leaders do, so people who like breezing through the game with absurdly powerful legends can do so.

despite the hate that BDSP gets and such, i still love the game, it allows me t play though my home region again with underground improvements (sad no capture the flag though) and i enjoy the art style

Aw Grunty boy called them friends. They grew from "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE" to "Hey Grunty boy, I sent you a text about my absence, just don't use my shower"

Mikey: *Sees Castform evolution* Also Mikey: *Doesn’t realize it’s made by his friend Ron aka TrueGreen7*

5:39 grunty boi admitted their friends

you know today is great when your favorite poketuber returns. welcome back Mikey

I find joy in knowing that Mikey and Grunty Boy are on a texting level basis of friendship😂