I Hate My YouTube Channel. Here's What I'm Changing. 

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Hearing Jan just drop that beginning saying “I’m definitely no longer the best nuzlocker in the world” is that feeling you get if you were to see your dad get beat up 😭

Let's go! Excited for the new stuff coming

One thing I miss about modern RU-vid are videos like this. Love just hearing a RU-vidr talk about the hurdles of content creation, and how they are handling things. Best of luck with 2024 man! :)

I appreciate the up-front nature of this vid, it's nice to know where things are going as a fan! Good luck going forward, man, we're all with you.

Recognizing things you need to change about how you approach content is huge for longevity on RU-vid and CC in general. I always really enjoyed your streams and am excited to see them return!

"An unwieldy username isnt it" Yes it is Mr. Challenges

Love the self awareness and willingness to address those issues so openly. You're already on the right track to getting back to where you want to be.

the fact this video is on the trending page is crazy, u deserve all the support and its amazing you’re willing to reflect on your channel in such a way

I swear alpha’s rivalry with this man made them both grow so much

Just subscribed to this channel for the first time the other day after deciding I liked it. "I hate my RU-vid channel and it is changing." "....O-oh, okay..." 😂😂

2:41 this is literally me, we need to fix this somehow

You'll always be probably the world's best nuzlocker in my heart Jan.

Love everything about this man, really excited to see this all in action this year!

I love your narrated walkthroughs of how you’ve made it through your nuzlockes because I’m not able to watch full streams and it’s great to listen to as a podcast! Just wanted to let you know!

Love the character growth arc for you, jan. I dont comment often, and I'm in your livestreams even less, but I really enjoyed your, let's call it pre 2023 content on RU-vid. And the fact you are able to self reflect and change things you havent enjoyed, either about your content or self in general, is super admirable and I wish you nothing but the best this year, as well as years to come. Much love ❤

This made me so happy. I really relate to a lot of the feelings and behavior patterns you describe. I’m so excited for what you have planned this year! Looking forward to following your work.

Not gonna lie bro, I don’t watch your twitch. I only watch your RU-vid. Your my favourite Pokémon content creator. You treat your audience like actual adults, make funny jokes and are genuinely talented and give amazing advice that I’ve been using for my nuzlockes. I totally get being unsatisfied, but just from a random viewer, you’ve been an absolute legend of a RU-vidr, can’t wait to see more this year man From a filthy Pchal RU-vid fan 😂 :)

I thought it was weird there was a suspicious lack of actual nuzlocke content last year. Kinda just assumed you were trying to branch out a little more or something. As someone who also really struggles with tight deadlines and timings, I feel your pain Jan. Just do your thing and we'll be here for it!

Hi Jan, congrats on the refresh! It's been so fun to watch you grow since the good old days. I'm excited to see your channel evolve yet again!

Honestly, I'm digging the introspection. I'm glad you've figured out this isn't working for you, and I hope to see your channel thrive even more in the coming years!

This is pretty refreshing. RU-vidrs actually recognizing what is going wrong and trying to change it for the better is always great to see! Excited for what comes next!

Only recently started to watch, but have been binging your stuff since then. Really excited to see how things change!! Already loving the rebrand

Glad you'll be doing more of what you're proud of - as a newer viewer, excited to pop into stream sometimes this year!

This is what I wanted to hear from you after observing your channel’s videos for the last whole year. Such a great news!

Been following since the JaidenAnimations commentary and it’s awesome to see how far you blew up even since then. Glad you’re at a point where you can/want to focus on a more creative side

excited to get more of your nuzlocke content!! maybe this year i'll be able to catch a stream. i hope you keep doing recaps/commentaries of other people's nuzlocke attempts too, though. i really enjoy getting your insight into why a run failed or how they could have approached it differently.

been here since i believe 20k. glad to see the growth. hopes up for whats coming!

Excited for you man! Wish you the best in 2024

Man, I was starting to get the vibe for this coming up. Honestly go for it my guy, I’ll be here to keep watching!

I love the shout outs to the team behind you. All the best to you and to them :)

it was this past year that really made me start watching your videos more. I never really watched in your early days but i feel like you've had a lot of growth and you should be proud and we'll support you all the way!

I'm not a twitch person, I'm a youtube person. I like the condensed stuff, I don't have it in me to spend five hours looking at nothing because at some point something will happen. And I think this video and you have made me confront the fact that I really like to watch streams condensed into youtube format, and what that implies. I like consuming thousands of hours of nothing condensed into the few moving moments where something is happening, and that isn't reasonable, it really isn't. Just do your thing man, I'll be here anyways. Whether or not you're the best, whether or not a video took hundreds of hours of work to get the footage for.

The fact that you are able to reflect about what you don't like and dedicate to changing is more than some people can do. Kudos to you. That being said, very curious about the long-term sustainability of this. I hope you're able to stick to it, because it sounds like you'll be happier if you do, but I know big plans can be hard to manage sometimes. Best of luck!

Looking forward to your stuff this year, especially pChal daily. Good luck (and have fun!) with everything!

I loved your 2022 content amd am glad you're going back to the roots - with new wisdom:) I'm glad I'll be seeing more of you:)

Jan: i'm no longer the best nuzlocker in the world That phrase got me. This guy boomed the nuzlocke community saying he was the best. Now he takes a step back to march forward along side other cool creators in the space.

We appreciate how candid you were with admitting how your work ethic has been effected, especially when I wouldn't have even considered that with how high quality some of your videos seemed to me. I'm still really looking forward to what type of stuff you'll make in the future though, including how your twitch streams go. I don't know if you've considered it, or don't really like them much, but there are some interesting fan games out there, like Zeta/Omicron, and Insurgence, they include delta Pokémon, which were something featured in the card game, an example would be a grass type snorlax. They have nuzlocke features built in, which may help. I can only imagine the theory crafting you could come up with in games like those.

Appreciate the transparency! Excited to keep following and seeing where the road takes you. Will be trying to catch the streams as often as i can :)

Glad to see you getting back to what you love. I’ll try to catch some streams and will be keeping an eye for the videos!

I loved watching Garbage Green and Emerald Kaizo, so I'm really excited for the new stuff! It takes courage to look at yourself and decide to make big changes instead of cruising off low-effort videos, so I wish you luck in your new endeavors, and with Crystal Kaizo+ and Run and Bun!

We woud love a Radical Red 4.0 Nuzlocke run Jan, we'll be here to support you through it

Love your content, Jan! Glad you're back on the regular grinds and best of luck with the CK and R+B runs!

Gratz on the rebranding and good for you on setting goals for yourself! Looking forward to what pChal is up to in the future

Excited to see where things go next! You've been a blast to watch and kudos to you for seeking out what engages you as a creator.

I’m so proud of you for your honesty and artistic integrity. As a creator myself (not full time, but as a hobby and in a different medium than yours), the cycle of burnout is BRUTAL. Myself and I’m sure many others can find this video deeply relatable. No matter what, I’m rooting for you and I’m happy to call myself a fan. Stay true to yourself, and I can’t wait to see what you do next!

Listening to your streams is how I got through the work day in 2020. It's really good to hear you're returning to streaming and I hope to catch them all.

Really proud that you've discovered this level of introspection and self awareness. Maybe it's not new, but it's something I personally haven't seen from you before and I love to see people grow and improve. I was getting a bit annoyed by your content at times last year, but you've certainly won me back as a regular viewer both here and on Twitch. Maybe I'm alone on this one, maybe not, but I loved this video

Looking forward to a return to streaming! I really missed it. As far as main channel vids, I also miss your commentaries on other youtuber’s first nuzlocke attempts . IMO those have been some of your best vids

This made me smile. I wish you the best, Jan!

It takes a lot of self awareness and personal growth to recognize and admit your own flaws . Even more so to try changing them. We’re proud of you Jan

I think it's normal to change things up as time passes for sure. Definitely do what makes you happy/is best for you. I love seeing how far you've come over the last few years, even if you aren't happy with everything that came out this year, your content overall has been so much better and you just seem like, in a better mood/friendlier/happier which I like too.

Watching right now....i hope it goes well. I will stay subbed independent of any changes cause i love this channel, it made move Pokemon more and Jan's commentary and explanation are amazing.

It sounds like you learned the difference between short term and long term benefits, for your channel, your community, and your own enjoyment. Even as someone looking in from the outside, I can tell how hard a lesson that is to learn, from my own life experiences. I'm looking forward to what this change in mindset will bring!

so hope to catch one of your streams and seeing your progress!!!!

I really appreciate your honesty and reflection. The studio looks great and I think 2024 will be a great year for you and your community. I can't wait to see the videos this year and the new name... It does look nice

Looking forward to it! I was missing some high difficulty nuzlocking on RU-vid. I'm so glad you'll be filling this void yet again, couldn't imagine it being anyone else but you, Jan.

really proud of you being both reflective and setting the plans to make the changes that you want to reach your goals!! I loved your videos at the end of last year even if they were sponsor deadlines- your editors (and you!) are doing fantastic work. I'm one of the guys who just puts RU-vid videos on in the background and your content consistently entertains me; I'm looking forward to your rebrand and the things you have in store for this year!!

As someone who's been following your for a while now and absolutely love everything you pump out, i'm absolutely looking forward for the future of your channel! You're a beast pChal, all the success to you

Hell yeah, looking forward to the new hardcore runs, hoping for pchal daily uploads of those too.

Best of luck, hope the changes help the Channel grow

That’s awesome! It’s not often that you see RU-vidrs do proper retrospectives on how their work has been going and deciding on concrete plans in how to get themselves where they want to be. Looking forward to the future videos!

Dude this is why I love your channel. Your drive to see flaws and strive to fix them/better yourself is an inspiration. You do you man.

Great Work! I noticed that you didnt post too many of your nuzlock recaps. And that was really what I watched you for and found myself not clicking on your videos/not watching them through all the way. Cant wait to watch your next recap!

I’m so excited to see what you do. Deep down, I knew something had changed, I just couldn’t put my finger on it until this video. I’m so excited to hear that you have recognized problems with your channel, and are working hard to change them. I look forward to the new year!

Hey Jan, longtime lurker here to say good on you for stepping up. This sort of thing is really hard to do, especially when you could just coast. FWIW, when someone's in a place like you've been in, it shows. It was sad seeing you feeling less invested and passionate. I'm glad to hear you owning up to what you haven't been happy with, and laying out concrete goals. I wish you the best, and hope you find what you're looking for with the channel/career makeover! (Also the new studio setup looks awesome!)

I always appreciate when a RU-vidr is open and honest with their community. Glad you’re taking steps to improve the channel to where you’re happy with it. Can’t wait to see what you’ve got in store for this year! Much love Pchal!

I am very excited for this. You have been my favorite Pokemon content creator for so many years and I will say that I have missed your streams and difficult challenges a lot. I had so much fun watching you do the GG run during that summer and I am very excited to see you get back to it! I commend you on realizing things need to change and hope you stick to what works best for you!

You have an amazing team behind you, I'm excited to see what else you guys can do!

I’m so glad for this change for you Jan. I also have ran a RU-vid channel for now 10 years to small success but I find that I get a much greater passion for it when I change my brand a little and get a little more life into it. I haven’t really watched your vids or streams for about a year and I was kinda missing them, glad you’re back on the train and I hope to catch a few vids every couple of days. Keep it up!

I'm looking forward to the streams and the daily highlights coming back. I lived off of Emerald Kaizo while I was taking a really hard course and gossiping over it with some friends in the class was a great bonding experience. I look forward to seeing your hard work again in the future!

I have been missing your nuzlock grind content a lot over this year, and im glad you adressed the issue

This looks like an amazing step forward for you. Best of luck in all of your endeavors, pChal.

This is the apology video no one expected but everyone appreciates, also the content was great for 2023 but I’m so down to see what you do next

much love man, it takes alot to open up like this!! looking forward to the new content!!!

Am glad to hear you say these things, and I look forward to the things you've got coming up this year :)

PChal Daily this summer was my favorite series on yt. So excited to hear that you’re back!

Respect for the honesty and I can’t wait for the new content.

So excited to see you excited for new projects! Looking forward to some more Johto runs!

Jan super excited for the new content its nice to see you actually reflect on what's wrong super rare gl gl ill be here for the ride

We support you through everything as this is the place to find the most optimal nuzlocke strats from the no. 1 nuzlocker.

The goat returns. Love it. Long term sub here and I've been happy with everything you've done but this news makes me especially excited for a return to 'nuzlocking form' if you will. Didn't really miss a PChal Daily video forever, it always accompanied my work at home. Very excited for the year

I’m excited to see more Nuzlocke recap content from you, those have always been my favorite videos of your to watch and where I personally think you shine most as a creator! also, if you’ve heard of Pokemon Rejuvenation, I’d love to see how you would approach Nuzlocking it! I honestly don’t even know if it’s doable, but I think it’s definitely something worth looking into anyway, best of luck to you in all of your runs this year!

Hey man good for you! Glad you are doing what makes you happy and whats best for the channel

8:47 YOOO PCHAL DAILY IS BACK

You're the best nuzlocker in our hearts. Looking forward to more things you put out!

Cool, love this for you dude. Looking forward to seeing how things play out for you. Here's to a great year!

Best of luck to you man, hope it turns out to be a great year

Really gotta appreciate how honest he was about himself in this video. He wasnt afraid to admit what he knew he was getting away with cause it was the easiest way to make money, bit also was willing to recognize that his audience will not let him get away with that forever. Looking forward to a new beginning!

The frankness and honesty in this video was completely unexpected bt so refreshing. I'm not much of a stream watcher, but I'm excited to hear you're going to be going back to your roots ❤

I love all of the emotion in this video! You really improved on that!

Started watching ages ago! I think one of the early few! Great to see you doing well!

Whatever you do we will still be here for you

Honestly? I enjoyed your tier lists, a couple of them were really helpful to put things into perspective for my own Nuzlocke runs. At the end of the day though, it's all about making the content you really feel passionate about. Really excited to see what you've got in store for the year ahead, thanks for everything so far Jan (p.s. I missed seeing the sloth)

super exited to see what all you and the team can do with the new approach! here's to a great 2024!

I’ve enjoyed the content from the time of the reaction videos and it’s inspired me to do so many nuzlockes. Proud of you for making positive changes you want and looking forward to seeing the new plan unfold!

I don’t know how difficult he will find it or if he’ll want to do it at all, but I would love to see Jan do Hardcore Radical Red again since he played before 4.0 came out.

Hope it all goes well!

I missed pChalDaily, so I'm glad to see it coming back. And I can't wait to see what you put out with those nuzlocks again - those were the things I followed you for; hopefully I'll be able to catch your streams once more, but moving country might make that hard!

Self honesty is the best honesty. Love what you did with this video. Hope you get to pay the bills while full filling yourself!