The Most Obscure Pokemon Facts & Features 

What are some other obscure Pokemon fun facts you know? Also the bots seem to have finally taken over the comments, so please be vigilant and don't reply to any fake accounts that look like me. I wish it were fixable, but they pop up faster than I'm able to ban them ;(

Not super obscure, but definitely useful: In Crystal, you can double the regular friendship boost from leveling up by doing so in the pokemon's met location. You can determine a pokemon's met location by asking an NPC in Cianwood.

The fact that a rando nobody has a Shuppet that can use Shadow Force is hilarious 😆

One of my favorite fun facts is that Giratina iin Platinum is the only pokemon to descend from the top of the screen rather than slide in like any other pokemon.

Getting multiple stars on your trainer card in BDSP will unlock features such as new dialogue when healing your pokemon and being able to relearn moves for free without needing to pay a heart scale

Obscure fact: In Pokemon Black & Pokemon White, Heracross was supposed to be compatible with TM08, Bulk Up. But someone accidentally set that compatibility to TM09, Venoshock. After Gen. 5, this was later alleviated, now being able to be taught Bulk Up by TM or TR, but it can still learn Venoshock.

How did I never know you could look out the window on the boat that takes you to the Battle Frontier?! That is honestly a dope feature. Also KA-CHOW

you missed an Emerald one. There's a trainer with a Lanturn in Victory Road, that has Earthquake. Thing is Lanturn in no way, shape or form, can EVER get Earthquake.

here is an obscure fact about JPRPokeTrainer98: the "Poke" part in his name is a reference to the Japanese media franchise named "Pokemon"

I’m surprised people didn’t know the Gen 5 “petting”, as well as the Amie petting after a battle. I would do it all the time lmao. I found out the L button move info for Gen 5 by complete accident too, it’s so damn useful it’s one of my fav features

Had no clue about the Pokemon movie characters appearing in the Gen 4 games and how you’d never know because they were mistranslated in English. Still crazy how “faithful” the remakes were.

You somehow managed to uncover Pokémon facts that weren’t talked about ad nauseam in some top 10 videos, bravo JPR 👏

In gen 2, only unown I or V could be shiny. In HG/SS, if you release your only surfer in Cianwood, a pokemon center NPC will give you a tentacool to prevent a softlock

8:37 Is a good thing that in Gen 8 games is easier to access that because is so helpful, even veterans eventually forget what a move exactly does

8:36 - If I recall, USUM does have "L+A Move Info" on the battle menu

In Pokémon X&Y, there’s a feature that’s never mentioned in game, which was dubbed as “natural objects”. What this means is that in specific areas around the Kalos region, there exists the chance that with every encounter with a wild Pokémon, you will see an object in the background. (typically there are 3 different types in an area, with just 2 exceptions) These will vary from trees with different berry colors, different kinds of rocks, snow and sand piles, and grass blades. From there, you can actually use a specific move from a small list of moves to attack this object, and you will gain an item from this object! These items vary from berries, evolution stones, various held items, and even the first appearance of the snowball, an item I didn’t realize existed since X&Y! You can find more info about this from Bulbapedia!

9:43 I have a Shedinja in Platinum, traded from HGSS as a Nincada to fill the dex, that knows Slash and is flagged as illegal in PkHex. I thought it was a silly mistake on PkHex's end, but apparently pokemon company messed up

Everyone to Gamefreak:"So,you're gonna explain how all this hidden mechanics exist and work?" Gamefreak for 8 generations and counting:"No,i don't think i will."

Ultra Sun and Moon’s feature where you take pictures of Pokémon in very specific walls always felt like such a weird feature to me

The Shedinja fact really isn't an exploit as such. Shedinja simply copies the entire moveset of the Nincada/Ninjask that spawned it. So, any move that Nincada can learn, Shedinja can know by extension.

You know, I’m kind of okay with certain trainers in the games having Pokémon with impossible movesets, as long as it makes sense for that trainers story. Could be fun. For example, a trainer having a Bagon that learned Fly or a Magikarp with Waterfall.

I need another one of these videos asap bro, they're so binge worthy and my inner Pokemon Trainer is going nuts 🤣

Great video as always! Love the topic. Your selection of obscure content is much better than some other videos where the "obscure" content is very well known like the Pikachu surf mini game or the odd egg in crystal.

During generation 4 and 5 a lot of Pokémon with the ability Insomnia or Vital Spirit could not be taught Snore. This would be reversed during generation 6. However, during gen 2 and 3 Pokemon like Murkrow and Hypno could still learn this move via TM or Tutor in Emerald even though they could never be put to sleep.

2:33 - Shiny Manectric, my original mascot in Serebii Forums! Those were the days!

The L button displaying move info is mentioned somewhere in Black 2 and White 2 but they don't tell that you have to hold that so I never figured it out until now lol.

I'm surprised the tidbit about holding L in Black and White to see the move summary is so obscure, because I've been using it forever! Maybe it's because I've played UM beforehand, so I assumed that's how all Pokemon games worked.

Weedle not being able to be normal or use normal moves resonates a lot with me 🤔

I actually did notice the Cherish ball in BDSP, now I feel special

11:30 Makes sense it doesn't work, is literally impossible to get the Shiny Charm that early, even if you somehow complete the Pokedex, the NPC gives you the item is only accessible after the fifth badge.

I didn’t even know that there was an encounterable Corvisquire there in the first place!

I learned in generations prior to gen7: you can turn any learnable level up move into an egg move if you breed two exact species with said move, making it possible to relearn forgotten moves exclusive to earlier forms such as hydro pump on politoed only learnable on Poliwag/whirl

if you dont have a water type in cianwood, dude in pc can give you a tentacool and can be shiny

I SCREAMED about the boat on Route 134

My favorite hidden feature in Pokémon in the Golden/Shiny Leaf in HGSS

1:43 to skip the in-video ad

“Back to One Piece” Im dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The thing about Shedinja is that its starting moveset will always be the same as the Ninjask it splits from, regardless of if it can learn the moves itself or not. As such, they probably have a special flag on Shedinja so that it won't appear as illegal if it knows any moves Nincada learns.

These were some good facts man, nice work!!

regarding swords dance this is a common case of learn via pre-evo. shedinja on split always just copies the moved of the nincada, just like the ninjask obviously does. another example of a move that cannot be learned unless by pre-evo is Hydro Pump on the Mudkip line where only Mudkip itself learns the move pretty damn late and the only way to get Hydro pump on the evos is to keep your Mudkip as a Mudkip for that long. Basically the swords dance on shedinja thing is just a special case of pre-evo based moves

Wait, Gen 6 doesn't tell you about the hold L and select a move to see it's information? I'm really baffled how I figured that out now.

8:33 could’ve sworn that the bottom screen displays the fact that L+A will give you the move description

Love these kinds of videos, finding things you’ve never known before and learning about why they exist is so fun, part of the reason why I love Easter eggs in games/movies.

Ngl, your videos have gotten much better since you actually appear on them

This felt like a return to your Pokémon facts and trivia series and I actually got nostalgic

Not sure where I learned it but used the holding L feature to see the move details all the time when I was a kid, I felt like I should’ve been a pro doing it lol

I love the Nascar stuff you have!! I'm a huge Hendrick Motorsports fan and I love seeing the Jeff Gordon, Dale Jr & Dale Sr. stuff!! And wow I played the heck out of Gen 5 and never realized in 11 years that you could move the stylus on your pokemon like that!!

These facts were wild. Definitely didn’t know a single one. Super interesting video bro!

I was expecting to knowing most of these I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong.

The weirdst fact I think I know is for gen 1. If you catch Mew through the glitch, you can skip one of the 150 other pokemon ie Machop and still activate the full pokedex dialogue

You really outdid yourself, I thought I knew TIMELESS amounts of obscure facts but you got me beat in the dirt!

I'm genuinely amazed you basically posted the same video as another famous Poketuber... AT THE SAME TIME.

5:48 Here's a fun fact in regards to Shokotan. Y'know that catchy-as-all-hell opening theme for Guren Lagann? Yeah, that's her singing.

In sword and shield flying types, ghost types and pokemon with levitate have a gust of wind sound when sent out into battle.

A video that isn't titled what I didn't know. I appreciate you.

I knew a few of those facts but I have to admit that, even though I watch a LOT of videos of this kind, most of them were new to me. Good job!

Wild seeing a SNHU ad as a guy whos from there haha

I LOVE THESE VIDEOS SO MUCH!!!! just PLZ PLZ PLZ up the volume just a bit. I have to blast the volume to listen and the ads just RUIN my ears. Other than this I ABSOLUTELY love these vids!!! Keep them up! so much amazing info! love it!

love all the nascar stuff you have

I never would have guessed this video sponsor

i knew the cherryball one in bdsp because of a friend, we thought it was a glitch at first, but then realized that it was a feature.

Let me think... Uh, in Pokemon Red and Blue there is a SNES in the player character's room, as per the tradition of putting a Nintendo home console inside the player's room. However, in FireRed and LeafGreen they decided to turn it into a NES for some reason. This is made even funnier when you realise that Red and Blue are Super Game Boy enhanced. Similarly, while Sun and Moon have a Wii U, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon swapped it out for a Switch because Nintendo replaced the Wii U with the Driftinator 9000. I knew barely any of the things on this list however.

5:46 AKA, Shouko Nakagawa. *Blasts Guren Lagann music like nuts*

Imagine choosing which university you're going to based on a RU-vid sponsor 💀💀💀

Universities are sponsoring RU-vidrs (even Poketubers) now?!??

7:49 I knew about pressing the sprite to have them turn around. But never this.

Thanks you for your video and channel

Keep it up on your work and this video and channel

OK I'm well aware this isn't pokemon related but you have an awesome room set up. When I was a kid I loved NASCAR and I had a Jeff Gordon poster in my room and I lived it.

I wish you could buy cherish balls in game they would just have a limit per day or they would be super expensive.

How In Gen 4 the assistant’s dialogue that was weird to me saying “ew I don’t want to even think about it” when thinking if the player didn’t treat pokemon right and what the assistant would do

07:39 I have yet to meet the first person who will scroll through the pokedex for 10 days straight.

Woah new avatar in the intro, looks sweet!

I did not about any of the things mentioned in this video and the gen 3 ones where so insane, I wanna replay emerald just to experience them first hand :O

Funny enough, I got a shiny star sparkle Sizzlipede in the Motostoke Gym during my original playthrough out of sheer luck!

I had no idea about increasing affection after a battle in Gen 6 and 7. That's something I'm gonna be taking advantage of from now on.

Never knew about the Gen 5 summary thing, that's crazy

Never thought I’d see a southern New Hampshire university ad in a Pokémon video 😂

8:32 I'm semi certain that even though it's not mentioned in game, it is mentioned in the game manual!

great video man, but i'm pretty sure the pc tutorials in black and white tell you about holding the l button to see the moves in detail.

10:25 Shedinja can also appear in a master ball when Ninkada evolves after being caught in a masterball itself. Better learn it Swords Dance indeed.

I really thought I was normally lucky when got my shiny vulpix in the gym but now im just like 0-o

the move info in gen 5 and 6 that wasnt told, also works with L+A

7:42 there goes my heart

I actually used a Swords Dance Shedinja in Emerald once.

in both SM and USUM the Rotom Dex bottom screen has many quick feature: Tapping the center map (yellow icon) : Rotom tell you game's objective Tapping the map : Open Town Map Tapping black spot between Rotom Eye : Open Pokedex Tapping red part of Rotom : Rotom will emote

11:58 So basically my shiny vuplix from that that I got from the fire gym would be a good competitive Pokémon I didn’t know that

With you being a nascar fan as well, maybe could you compare some of the drivers to Pokémon? Kevin Harvick has to be Pimeape because he’s always angry about something, especially this year.

I have an obscure fact for you. when doing dragon ascent in sword and shield if you have a shiny rayquaza it'll briefly lose its shiny for when ascending. blink and you'll miss it.

New character be looking clean AF

Shedinjas can bug Pokemon Home. If you transfer a Nincada from Home into a current game amd evolve it into Ninjask and Shedinja, transfering them back causes Home to think one is clone and attempts to delete it.

Funnily enough this isn't the only time a character was given the name Dana by Nintendo, in Fire emblem 8, in the Italian version,. Girl named Tana was renamed to Dana for some reason.

The shiny sparkle chance is 4095/4096 to be square for wild pokemon not 15/16 Don't know how you got that wrong since all sites say that Also the fire gym has the "normal" sparkle odds as they are classed as static encounters (E.g. dens, legendarys you A press)

Great one!

Another fact; To this day, a shiny Origin Form Giratina using Shadow Force in Legends Arceus will make the game crash. They still have not patched it, as they forgot to add the new animation to the Shiny Form's set.

BRB I URGENTLY NEED TO PAT ALL MY POKÉMON IN MY WHITE CARTRIDGE FOR A THOUSAND HOURS NONSTOP

JPRPokeTrainer: "In BDSP, the game will crash if you scroll through the Pokedex uninterrupted for ten days." Me: *Stops scrolling through BDSP Pokedexes.*

Not obscure and moderately well known, but in pokemon emerald there is an ace trainer in the victory road with a lanturn with earthquake despite not being able to learn it at all.

If you need any footage that doesn’t exist, a new playthrough with a walk through walls cheat and auto bike cheat is useful. Alternatively, you can download a finished save file from the internet

People actually do say "I could care less" when they mean "I couldn't care less". It's some kind of weird sarcasm, and it's not particularly rare, so it's odd that you've never heard of it before. But I personally think it sounds pretty dumb and they should just say what they mean.