SmallAnt Made the Hardest Pokémon Escape Room Ever! 

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For some who may not know, there's a video of Smant discovering the disobedience/endure strat. It was the pokemon platinum, but my team randomizes after every battle

omg the disobedience thing actually blew my mind in real time too, I had no idea the priority system worked that way with disobedience, let alone that it could cause the pokemon to just switch to another move like that. This is why I love escape rooms like this, every time I discover super obscure fun mechanics about this franchise I've loved for over a decade that I would've never discovered otherwise or mechanics used in super creative ways I would've never thought of

The way he said Magnemite. Thank the heavens it evolved.

I love how smant's escape rooms really make you use EVERY resource, every item, every pokedollar, every tick of HP... so satisfying to leave as you came, empty-handed

15:42 Mag - Nem - It - E is an absolutely evil way of saying Mag-Na-Mite

IDK why, but having to sell the mail to get just enough money is pretty funny to me.

Wasn’t convinced until I saw the thumbnail

Smallant really came up with some amazing stuff for this oh my! The Endure/Fling strat and every sellable item (which all of them were actually needed before) adding up to exactly the cash for another Custap Berry legit blew my mind

I appreciate this one not having hidden items on the ground, those are just frustrating in escape rooms

I was expecting him to say: "Remember to always always always... check your mail" in the outro hahah. I really liked this challenge, it was very fun to watch especially Chuck's battle, the strategy was insane!

Nuzlocke idea: you can only use the wrong attack stat, like special weavile or physical alakazam. This would make for a very unique nuzlocke where they just always dissapoint with their damage.

You're gonna kill me with your pronunciation of "Magnemite." I felt physical pain every time you said it.

Small ant is so creative man, that was entertaining as hell

"mag-nem-it-e" hurts my soul edit: engagement farming doesnt count if id comment anyways

15:42 excuse me a what???

Pronouncing Magnemite the same way as Yosemite is hilarious

Can't believe I wasted my time doing this... But here it is! All the trainers are able to be battled in HG/SS, how neat! Camper Spencer - Route 43 Hiker Timothy - Route 45 Leader Chuck - 🙂 Poké Maniac Ron - Route 43 Beauty Callie - Route 37 Psychic Greg - Route 37 Juggler Horton - Vermilion City Twins Amy & Mimi - Azalea Gym Double Team Zac & Jen - Route 3

The time traveling sponsor gag was lowkey very funny, took me completely by surprise

I open the video and IMMEDIATELY get jumpscared by the Jigsmallant image I was not prepared for that

It has to be a criminal offence for someone to pronounce “magnemite” the was he did.

Okay. Breaking the fourth wall is a good reason to listen to sponsorship plug

I have been DESPERATE for more pokemon escape rooms, this really scratched that itch!!! Congrats on beating it, the whole thing was so cool so cool to watch!!!

love the honesty in the thumbnail

That Disobedience strat is actually insane, and that might actually have some incredibly specific application to things like Nuzlockes. There's absolutely a ton of risk involved, as there's a chance it could backfire and they fall asleep, get confused, or simply do nothing, but doing this on a Pokemon with Insomnia or Own Tempo or something like that and using it to give a Pokemon priority on a move it shouldn't have could be insanely clutch. Like imagine setting up priority weather in every fight using this strat. Though unfortunately wouldn't work if doing a hardcore ruleset, as you would never be overleveled

That “Milford Man” joke, what a fantastic deep cut 😂

This entire video is just mind boggling. So many little caveats that only advanced players would even know of. I love that!

This whole series of puzzles was such a blast to watch. And a lot of fun to see you figure them out, i always look forward to your uploads they never fail to make me laugh and make my day better. Also the thumbnail for this video cracked me up, keep up the great work

Absolutely always wear your seat belt. I'm not giving you a ride anywhere if you aren't strapped in.

You can always tell a Milford man

SmallAnt is a straight-up genius omg

Chibi SawAnt to open the video is hilarious 😆

whoa an ad for something actually relevant to the channel and something i was already interested in buying

The way you say Magnemite hurts my soul

Flygon, your videos are one of the few sources of relaxation and calm I have in my day to day life right now. Thank you for what you do

What should I do? I can’t just not comment on the fact that he pronounced it “Manemity”… but by commenting on it, I’m playing right into his hand… What a perfidious trap… Even the viewers aren’t safe in this escape room… Very well! I concede defeat! Receive engagement, you glorious fiend!

Spheal is always watching. Wear your seatbelt!

cried tears of joy when "magnemite" finally evolved

Talking to your past self to transition into a sponsor is genius loved that

i actually love the way you say magnemite, also petaya berry being an obscure berry and me being like *pokerogue knowledge activated*

A magne what?! I have never had a pronunciation hurt my brain this much

The OT thing is from one of his videos where he had “priority leers” that’s so awesome!

Ayo, cool vid all around! Ya got a great sponsor, went and grabbed the game, and I am having a *blast* playing through it Yaoling is so beautiful and has such dope designs, I really dig the game Keep rockin on dude🎉

this reminds me of the Battle CDs from XD Gale of Darkness, which in the higher difficulties had some rather byzantine solutions required. this is like an interlocking series of even more niche versions of that complete with inventory/money management. I'm trying to spitball a similar kind of puzzle here. a doubles situation where one Pokemon is very powerful and alternates Protect with a devastating move, and their partner uses Follow Me on the off turn. the only way is to use a move that bypasses Protect. also the Follow Me Pokemon is Shedinja and you don't seem to have any moves to deal with it. except one of your Pokemon will learn a Rock move upon leveling up if they gain the experience from beating Shedinja's partner. but Shedinja will use Protect itself if its first partner faints on turn one. and its new partner will KO your Pokemon with a Rock move, putting you in an unwinnable position. let's say the Protect bypassing move is Hyper Drill so it doesn't work on Shedinja. the solution is that your other Pokemon will also level up and learn Imprison, and it already knows Protect. note though that Shedinja will use Spore turn 1 on your future Imprison user, so you'll need a way to avoid that. you'd think 'oh obviously Protect', but here's the thing . Protect on that particular Pokemon has 0 PP and you're currently unable to heal or obtain a Leppa berry or any PP restoration. so Protect's only utility on that Pokemon is for Imprison to work against Shedinja. So the Imprison user has to use Hyper Drill, while their partner has to use Worry Seed on them. Turn One Enemy Partner One uses Protect, Shedinja uses Spore Rock Move user uses Worry Seed on Imprison user, Imprison user uses Hyper Drill to KO Enemy Partner One Enemy Partner Two comes out Rock Move user and Imprison user level up, get to learn the necessary moves Enemy Partner Two is slow, but will KO your Rock user turn two basically no matter what, while Shedinja will definitely go for Protect now that you have a Rock move. so the Imprison user of course uses Imprison, blocking Shedinja from selecting Protect. Turn 3 then, it's down to Partner Two vs Imprison user. it's another sure KO situation, but again, Partner Two is slow as shit. but it seems impossible to KO it in one turn because its one offensive move is kind of weak. but as long as you didn't delete it for Imprison, your Imprison user has Reflect Type, and Enemy Partner 2's only offensive move is a move its own type is immune to (I'm thinking it's a Ghost, but it uses Vital Throw), so if you use Reflect Type, you can whittle away at it while it can do nothing. Enemy Partner One Physically frail enough to die to one Hyper Drill, knows Protect and Close Combat Shedinja Knows Protect, Follow Me Enemy Partner Two Ghost type with Vital Throw somehow Rock user: weak to Fighting, starts with Worry Seed and on level up learns Power Gem, which happens at the end of turn 1 Imprison user: starts with Protect with 0 PP, Reflect Type, some Ghost-resisted move like Poison Jab maybe, and Hyper Drill, which you have to delete for Imprison because it's not usable against Partner Two and Shedinja anyway. additional wrinkles - both Pokemon will only level up mid-battle if they gain a tiny amount of experience beforehand from a wild battle in the grass. as previously mentioned, once this phase is reached, the Pokemon Center is unreachable you need to give a Heart Scale to an NPC to remember Worry Seed. the Pokemon that will learn Imprison is a trade Pokemon from another NPC, who wants a Pokemon you can find in the grass, but seems impossible to catch there's a hidden Quick Ball, which requires you to do a little puzzle to get it that relies on game knowledge. I'm thinking having to match gym badge to the city of the gym they come from, but it's all symbolic, with the place representing the city being a little representation of its most famous landmark. Ecruteak would have the Tin Tower, Mossdeep would have the Space Center, Nimbasa would have the ferris wheel, Vermilion would have the SS Anne, and Snowpoint would have Snowpoint Temple. I don't know if this all works and it'd need a ton more tweaks, but it's fun to spitball

20:48 what is that music i remember it from so many places now. Edit: ah its when johny comes marching home. Didnt know there is an app that can find songs based on humming.

Love this video, the voice over is perfectly done, and editing is clean. I hope you can do more escape rooms!

Bro Flygon.. you are pushing GOAT status. all eyes are on you right now buddy

Mag-ne-mit-ee?? Does he say mag-ne-zon-ee too?

I think the answer to that 40-minute grinding may be the move Substitute? In this video, Mr. Mime has 71 HP at Lv 29, and Natu has 84 HP. If Pluck beats Mr. Mime to below 50% HP, a single Substitute would drop its HP to below 25% HP. Then Mr. Mime can use Endeavor on Natu. Since Mr. Mime has less max HP than Natu, 25% HP of Mr. Mime would be less than 25% HP of Natu, hence triggering Natu's custap berry.

3:11 "that previously flung Fling" I love it

I remember seeing a short from smallant where he played through with disobedient pokemon and he used high priority moves. Im guessing he remembered that cool little moment :)

I can't believe all the doping scandals in this video

wake up babe new fygonhg and smant collab just dropped

Smant could be called THE GREATEST ESCAPE ROOM MAKER THAT'S EVER LIVED

“Cooked cheater” *shows 0 evs in the calc”

You should do a name lock of Gen 4 or 8. So each letter of "Flygon" F-flareon, L- ludicolo, etc

out of respect for that very creative segue into the ad i didnt skip the ad for the first time in years probably.

So from watching this video it seems to me that the mail hints were intended to help you out when you got lost? I dont think you were supposed to look at them after every fight and figure out the route and strat for the next fight without attempting them first.

I’d like to introduce a new game take a shot everytime he tries to say magnemite

Entertaining and not filled to the brim with soft locks like the last Pokémon escape room I watched.

I remember watching the livestream smant hosted for different youtubers to complete this challenge, and the strat for Chuck was absolutely mindblowing

The use of the song the ants go marching made me smile. Nice musical pun!

The attack stat went down from 81 to 45 when the Naru evovled into Xatu at 24:18. That Natu's attack was REALLY cheated.

That tech is insane. Also 'jaundiced insomniac' is hilarious.

You know what would've been hilarious is if Smant decided to let custap pop at 50% hp rather than 25% making that last 40 minutes completely pointless

Hey flygon, its my bday today and I just wanted to say how much I love your videos. From the nuzlockes to the collabs to the reflections on your past. You have really grown as a creator and I can’t wait to see your content evolve as I grow older. All this to say, thank you for being you and bringing some happy, creative, and wholesome content to youtube. Thank you Matti

15:42 Did you just call a magnemite a mag-ne-mi-ty?????

So was the natu pluck damage roll plan actually the correct solution?

My goodness, that disobedience priority is insane. I would never, ever have gotten that.

Petaya berry sees tournament play, I wouldn't say it is near as obscure as that other one

one of the best sponsorship segues you’ve had

flygon I have to say I absolutely love the music every time. Like really, a violin version of the strike force heroes theme song at 19:00? epic

"another easy thumbnail" Jesus Christ LMAO 🤣

Damn, people are getting mad at Flygon for pronouncing Magnamite correctly again. He's always been a truther you're just new here.

7:40 : “level 100 Tyranitar” : shows lv 40 Tyranitar (Hypno’s max hp is currently 51 > 40) 7:45 : “because that does damage equal to the user’s level” which is 40 7:58 : oh nvm, I missed the sarcasm, doh

Bro was doubling down hard on how he pronounces magnemite LMAO

Rowap berries deal damage to an attacker. Thorns deals damage to an attacker. Does that mean that a Rowap berry, could be described as a "Thornberry"? That would be pretty wild.

Why can’t I be stuck in an open field of flowers, with a shirtless gentleman?? 😫

Nice one. Is there any way to get these romhacks so we can also play them?

This was super cool to watch! Love the escape room videos

15:42 Excuse me, MAGNAMETEE?

So in the end, was that final strat the correct one? Seems clever, but very impractical and therefore imperfect. Smant really doesn't look the type to leave it at that.

13:15 Did he give it EVs? I think you can assign those to Trainer mons in Gen 4. Or possibly changed the base stats, going off the Natu.

i like how self-aware the thumnail is lol

The fact that you have sell every single possible item and spend the last pokedollar makes this so satisfying 😌

I bet you and a lot of other pokemon streamers could design a harder one. I have faith in your talents.

Yes, that’s a very interesting *_LEVEL 100 TYRANITAR_*

always wear your seatbelt 😤 but also thank u for the vid; i defo agree SmallAnt escape rooms are way fun to watch!

Smart adding HP EVs to the level 22 Mew 😂

Honestly everything else was easy, the only difficult part was hiker Timothy and his level 100 tyranitar

Haven't seen this man in a while!

I love these, they're so much fun

You can always tell a Milford man...

Idk what's going on with the Noah's Ark background music towards the end but I'm here for it.

Does someone know the epic song name with the violins around 5 minutes before the video ends?

9:35 you can always tell a milford man

The way you say Magnemite would make Wolfey happy

Wtf is magnemety? Oh. Magnemite. Mag ne mite...

That’s an exceptionally easy outro. Occasionally I’d need to play around a crit (accidentally) but I’ll always wear my seatbelt! Is this is escape room Small Ant + Wearing your Seatbelt???

I liked the replacement tip at the end. 😂