Also. The "It toughed it out so you won't feel sad" mechanic may be controversial, but it was shown in the show. Its why Ash won the world series. Pikachu nearly fainted, but toughed it out

imagine having an entire team of magical creatures from the distant future capable of causing intense harm to others only to get defeated by a sunflower seed and a telekinetic child

leaf wasn't dodging the sudowoodo's rock throws; it was shaking its leaves and distracting the sudowoodo so it missed

Never have I thought I would hear the words “Sunkern” and “One shots” in the same sentence

I love the friendship mechanics. it makes you feel closer to a pokemon you've stuck out your whole journey with.

Finally, a poke player who takes his time to give a detailed, normal-speed commentary instead of rushing through the run like an electivire in a thunderstorm. Plus we get a neat little poem for the "rap battle"? You sir have just got a new subscriber. All the best ✌

A fun fact to note for these games and any future challenges like this. Formerly single use items like focus sash are no longer consumed after battles. Focus sash stun spores or endeavors seem like they could come in handy in a lot of moments in this challenge. Great video either way! Always love seeing stuff like this.

That rap battle was insane, we need a full ETU album

Funnily enough, I went into the Penny fight with a full team of Eeveelutions myself I had no idea. And it was awesome because of it

Scatterbug actually is really good early in the game with access to status moves. Of course, it also gets to evolve quickly when you're not doing a challenge run, but I think even if it were stuck as a Scatterbug it would've done work in the second Gym. And that Montenevera Gym was incredible.

love how scatterbug, the strongest member of the team, does basically nothing until dondozo, while sunkurn, the weakest member of the team, has been an essential part of multiple battles

I am so mad that snom is one of the “worst” Pokémon because that little man is the cutest thing in the whole world Plus wooper is adorable no matter what it’s form, I shiny hunted for paldean wooper and now have my little purple fella at lvl100

seeing these little guys take out the insane Iron team brought tears to the eyes 🥲 proud of them

Sir, once again, you got my adhd brain to watch a 45 minute video nearly straight through. 10/10 content

Sunkerns dodge ability is the best representation of the affection mechanic in this game. My Talonflame (Foo Flighter) held on 1 HP 2 times in a row thanks to it against Geeta. And I lost count on how many statuses Pesadilla the Haunter has shaked off so I wouldn't worry. Gotta love it.

Sunkern is a hero in one series, at least. I can finally... rest...

Seriously is no one gonna talk about that rap against Ryme??? The flow and lines were genuinely really good

HE'S BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A “slightly better 620” between the wishiwashi forms… I died!

I like the friendship mechanic, especially for this kind of challenge.

That rap was the most horribly AMAZING thing I have heard in a REALLY long time. It put an unbelievably huge smile on my face😂😂

I usually don't comment, but I am so jazzed. He's literally the first person I've heard say Giacomo's name right.

do not apologize for the rap segment, literally best part of the video 👍genuinely fun video to watch, im pretty impressed with all those little guys, they must have been so excited to be the first in their families to actually be on the battlefield

why was azurill unironically hard carrying the team tho like it did so much work late game wow

I love Snom! It was my first Shiny in Sword and the very first of its species that I had met in the game. It was a female that I nicknamed Shimmerfrost and is currently in my Sword game.

Glad that you're back again after so long. And, based on this run, you could now be considered "Enter the Azurill".

I'm always amazed by the fact that the challenges on Pokémon games are getting more and more interesting: can you beat the game with only the Psychic type, can you beat the game with only the Bug type, can you beat the game with only the Ground type, can you beat the game with the worst Pokémon, can you beat the game with a Lechonk… I love that!

He is back! That just made my week. Been stuck home with Covid for over a week now, desperately refreshing my KZfaq subscriptions for something watchable, and then my favourite Pokémon content creator (and objectively the best, let us be honest) has his comeback. Thank you so much for the upload!

FJ, I'm so glad you're back. Love your stuff, I re-watch the 6 Worst Bugs now and then, am very glad to see you're doing well in these wacky times and still doin' Pokemon things. Welcome back, we missed you!

School ghost cameo was a perfect encapsulation of the Scarlet and Violet experience

I’m obsessed with this commentary. Bowl cut for the win 😩

You can actually get a Magikarp at the beach where you fight Nemona if you backtrack after defeating the lechonk. Or, you could day one, at least. Idk, I threw my Fuecoco out of it's ball there, and it became my second catch (following the aforementioned lechonk).

I like how ETU plays. He makes It difficult, but not the grindy, stally, huge time waster that others make challenges out to be. Very good video

I'm always happy to see someone actually play through the entire game. So many people only do the gym storyline and it's super boring. I'm also excited to see your what if Ash woke up on time series continue.

7:03 Leaf shook his leaves at the cameraman, scaring them away.

9:33 i'm pretty sure there's something wrong with sv's coding. I've very often had Tinkaton's play rough miss 3 times in a row. Like, it happened an alarming amount of times. Same thing later with Volcarona's Fire Blast. I've never had this much bad luck with attacks missing in any pokemon game prior.

So happy to see you upload a new video. I used to watch your challenges to calm down after waking up from nightmares and I was always sad thinking that maybe you had given up on this channel because it’s so underrated. Really happy that’s not the case💚

Holy shit you're back. The most underrated Poketuber with genuinely great ideas. Looking forward to more content.

This holiday we celebrate the return of FJ's patented weird challenge runs, the best and only reason to be here. I love your work and glad to see another masterpiece in funny ways to play.

This was so awesome! Those small terastral hats looked so cute!

I totally forgot you exist. I've always loved your dry humor. Awesome video!

Oh my gosh, I just watched the first documented instance of Slam actually connecting! That's so cool?

HES BACK YES!! great to see you again dude! You sound so different but I'm so excited to see your new stuff I literally love this channel so much!!!!!!

The disembodied ghost head had my laugh so much it hurts! Birth of a misdreavus lol

No joke, the last few weeks I have been rewatching some of your videos like your bug team squad and your card challenges. It's great to have you back

Spacehopper and Leaf carrying this team in their little, nonexistant arms

I haven't even watched the video yet, but I have to say that seeing this video pop up on my feed was the best Christmas present I could have asked for. Take back all my presents, I'm happy. I still watch the second channel videos, but it is nice to see this one make a surprise appearance. Welcome back, FJ!

So glad to see you back, even just for one video. You're one of the best poketubers out there!

Saw this was posted before I went to bed last night and visibly went "hey he's back!" out loud. Glad to see you back

Lore wise this is incredible, little guys taking down monsters like 10x their size, like that scene in the third pokemon movie where that unown made Phanpy obliterates Brock's Onix

0:30 Wigglett is actually based on a garden eel, not a tapeworm

I'm downright embarrassed that Iron Hands gave me such problems when your little dudes took it out in one hit...

I actually love the friendship mechanics in Scarlet and Violet. When the “your pokemon toughs it out cause it doesn’t want you to feel sad” kicks in, that mechanic actually makes me feel more attached to my team, and makes me feel like they’re actual living things with all the emotions a loyal pet would have and not just some lifeless, digital creatures. Also, that game mechanic saved me a few times. Pokemon Scarlet is my first Pokemon game since Gen 4. Yup, I haven’t kept up with Pokemon and its anime for that long. Scarlet was my reintroduction so my poke knowledge and type matchups were not great 😂😂😂. This game made me fall in love with Pokemon again.

You’re back! That’s awesome, love your content

I jumped from my seat upon seeing the notification that you uploaded a new video lol. Great to have you back man!

Never thought I'd see the day where a Sunkern gained ultimate power.

Great to have you back just in time for Christmas too!

Good to have you back! Enjoyed the video as always

As someone who lost to almost everyone in Paldea, congrats Leaf. You madlad.

Three months late to catch the video but glad to see you uploading again.

So glad to see you upload again! This is such a great Christmas gift 👍

the moment when the weakest one comes in clutch several times

Great video, loved seeing the tidbits and seeing you fight through the struggle!!

You know, throughout the whole video, whenever he said "Leaf" and referred to Sunken, I always thought he ment his Azurill because for some reason I always name any Azumarill I use "Leaf".

I thought that was impossible. I'm impressed by your strategizing and patience.

Just got a shiny Kricketot today and named her Xyla in recognition of this brave warrior. Long may she reign

I'm gonna do this challenge, it looks like so much fun! Great video!

Ngl forgot you existed lmao, but once I saw the video I remembered how much I love your videos, glad your back

And when the world needed him the most, he appeared to us like sunshine behind stormy clouds.

The Return of the Unown Pokétuber (outside of streams). An early Christmas Miracle indeed. Though I cannot watch the video just yet. I should finish Scarlet (or Karmesin I guess, who decided that localization that's not even the same shade of red?) beforehand to avoid spoilers.

28:45 one of only *two* glitches I found during my playthrough outside of raid dens (though it ended up being a guy's face for me).

So glad your back the rap against rhyme was straight fire

I think I just rewatched fairy tail with how much plot armor the power of friendship gave

Love the editing in this video, this video is my Christmas gift

so happy your back 11 months felt like multiple years

This entire team deserves to evolve after this video TBH

It seems that in this case, the real power was actually the friends we made along the way.

the Ryme section was great lbr. happy holidays btw ETU!!

love the extra effort for the rhyme battle

Iron Treads is so cute when it's sleeping. It's like "I am asleep. Do not bother me."

YES. I personally do this challenge and have since Sun and Moon where HMs were removed (my Shield playthrough was pretty fun) but i haven't seen a youtuber do it yet. So yes. Thank you. Excited to watch this. The only difference is i breed and transfer them at lvl 1 from home, so I start with lvl 1 weakest mons

FJ: Remember when Arven asked us to meet him at the lighthouse? I've gained so many levels since then. What has he been doing in the meantime? Me: going to therapy I hope Good to see you again, FJ! Great video! Have a great holiday season

Nice to see you back. I really need to finish these 2 games sot hat I can comeback and watch vids on them. I am just struggling to force myself to play them.

Oddly funny thing is, you CAN catch Magikarp as your first encounter if you retrace your steps back to where you fought Nemona on the beach after obtaining pokéballs from Nemona, it takes time but at some point a Magikarp swims close enough to hit with a pokeball

Holy heck; an unexpected Christmas present in the form of your return to uploads! Wonderful to see your fun content is back! 0:37 - Yeah, they really buffed up the stats of all the Paldean region Pokémon in this gen. No Johto or Alolan awkwardness here. A shame that, as someone whose favourite type is Bug, it is the Bug types on the lower end of the stat line up even for the Paldea region Pokémon. 3:51 - Azuril's stats are that low!? Quite a shock. I ended up using one throughout all of Pokémon Emerald (assisted by other, stronger team members though) and I never knew it's stats were that low. I suppose it is a Baby Pokémon and Thick Fat or Hug Power makes a considerable difference to it's low stats in either offence or defensive measures. Nice type variety at the start already. 6:39 - I remember witnessing a Sunkern only run before, an despite it's low stats, the strong movepool it has makes it a fairly interesting Pokémon to use compared to other low stat Pokémon like beginning Bug types and such. Leaf the Sunkern's celebratory dance just off-screen was adorable and hilarious! 9:24 - Leaf the Sunkern here avoiding all attacks with his Ultra Instinct. Also proving itself the true ace of your team despite him having the lowest stats (a shame the Bug types aren't getting much use). 15:46 - Putting aside the fact that trucks are apparently a bigger threat than giant Pokémon buffed my ancient herbs with mystical properties, what is with that glitch!? It seems Azuril has a habit of transforming in unexpected ways when evolving. 19:30 - Hooray, some Bug type achievement at last! Also, loved seeing Alfombra with her Terastalize hat at 22:09. 28:43 - Oh my gosh; that is terrifying! The Terastalizing making it look like it's night time just amps up the creepy feel to it. 33:43 - It's a shame that Xyla the Kricketot is only here for support and is unlikely to get a finale win under their belt, but surviving 3 Brave Birds in a row plus Stealth Rock damage is at least impressive feat. 39:57 - To be fair, said champion is Geeta, so it's not too surprising that the six worst Pokémon could pull this off. Astounding video and the lack of context for the story actually made it funnier. Again, wonderful to have you back. By the way, do you plan to do one of these videos for Legends Arceus as any point?

I saw snom on the thumbnail and immediately my mind went “…But snom is really OP on my team…”

imagine being a Crabominable and not having Ice Hammer

That was also my first thought when I fought Truleewoodo.

Good to so you, my man Glad YOU finally woke up on time today!

If you give azurill Sap Sipper, Air Balloon and Tera Ghost, it will have the most immunities in the entire game. Originally itll be immune to Ghost, Dragon, Ground, and Grass, then if you Tera itll become Immune to Normal Fighting, Ground, and Grass. This makes it not the weakest pokemon, but possibly the most useful pivot pokemon in the entire game. And with so many immunities and being able to learn Belly Drum, it can even by its own right be dangerous to go up against.

Watching you release Fuecoco made my chest hurt lmao

Welcome back! Hope you are doing great. Your vids are awesome!

Now ik why I fell asleep while watching this earlier. Your voice is soo soothing

Great video dude! Looking forward to the next one in 11 months ;)

BOI Did I miss your narration off topic and random jokes. So much fun.

Ahhh I've missed your videos. Thanks for another great one!

I jumped straight to your video when I saw that you uploaded, welcome back. First things first tho, Wiglett is not a tapeworm, it's based on a garden eel, looks exactly like it, except for the nose 😅

The fact that you managed to beat AI Turo with that team and how I struggled with a normal playthrough team with ideal natures at level 70 makes me kinda sad lol

Enter the unown: I promise it will not be a year. Two years later...

*The Return of the King*