I apologize for the small editing error at 54:56 which lead to double Lyra hullabaloo. Nobody deserves double Lyra hullabaloo.

Lyra, I respect your dedication and love for Pokemon, but it still boggles my mind how you tried to Earthquake a Gyarados

Lyra is hilarious because on one hand Lyra seems to know pokemon on a data level better than anybody but on a gameplay level Lyra has no clue how to battle.

"I think I forgot something." "If you forgot, then it wasn't important." "Yeah, you're right." **cut to Scizor waiting out in the rain**

"man i wonder why im losing against this combusken so much" >uses a pokemon 10 levels under combusken

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU PLAYED THIS AND NOT REMEMBERED GYARADOS' TYPING?!

...generation 3 is definitely going to be your worst hurdle. Starting from generation 4 onwards, they actively try to make sure you have some form of breathing room, and by gen 5, you don't even need to touch a spinoff

Fun fact: there was an oddity with the bridge on Feebas' river, so with ORAS, they made the underside of it a guaranteed spawn for Feebas.

Terra/Marine Cave are how roaming legendaries should have always been. Their location changes, but once you find them, you can catch them uninterrupted.

10:24 "Not even a mythical Pokemon can save us from the ordeal that is the second rival fight" that's because Jirachi is half Combusken's level

Congratulations, Lyra! *You finished the hard part!* Gen 3 is *notorious* for having a near-impossible Pokedex. Good job.

You struggle with grass starters because you don't really get supporting pokemon to vary your team and when you do they're 10 levels lower than the foes Level is part ofthe damage calculation, so you take a lot more damage when lower leveled

Gyarados is based on a myth about carp who were strong enough to not only swim upriver, but jump over the dragon gate. Passing that test granted them ability to fly, and those flying carp were dragons. Which is to say: They didn't "turn into dragons" and that let them fly, Chinese "dragons" are the carp version of Superman. They're fish that fly first, and "dragons" second.

Yk ur a dedicated poketuber when you forget Gyarados is a flying type and still tell your audience

Don't tap out now, not when you have 4 more generations to fill up. And by 4, I mean the remaining ones where you can "catch 'em all" from Bulbasaur to God, Genesect, Volcanion and Zeraora.

So birch reaction to you completing the national dex is like "cool,anyway."

how does bro do two full living dexes and think Gyarados is dragon type ?

1:10:50 Game Designer: "You really must love Pokemon!" Me: "Somewhat, I suppose."

you struggle with grass type starters because you don't bother to catch anything to cover their weaknesses. Literally use a geodude and you're set.

Love gen3 regardless of its flaws

13:54 Sceptile managing to use Leaf Blade after getting Attracted on by Torkoal has "begone thot" vibes

The fact you traded over Pokémon from LG to Emerald, rather than cutting that process down (at a hefty price with Pokémon Box) shows how dedicated you are.

It truly is the end of an era. I cannot wait to see what you have in store for the future, and thank you as well for proving to me that not only is this possible, but it is worth the adventure. I'm now aiming to complete the entire franchise's list of Pokédexes, regional AND national, and it will take me many years to accomplish. But it can be done. Gens 7 and 8 are completely under my belt, I've completed the Platinum Dex (in a copy of Diamond no less!), and while my main focus is on SV right now, I plan on going back and completing Hoenn, Kanto, and Gen 3 as a whole as well. Your series is truly inspirational to someone like me, and I wish you all of the luck in your future videos, especially Gen 4- Munchlax really is as difficult as they say it is.

I know this is very "Um AcTuAlLy", but hopefully it helps explain your issues with Torkoal. You had issues with Torkoal because your grass starter was the only Pokemon even close to the same or above level. The level of the Pokemon and its stats (which are also determined by its level) are both used in damage calculation. They "pretty much" (level gets reduced in the calculation) multiply together and then get divided by the opponents defense. Your Jirachi and Numel's were all 10'ish levels bellow Torkoal thus you did significantly less damage to Torkoal due to its high defense, and you took significantly more damage from Torkoal due to being very under leveled.

I recently did the full Hoenn dex but there was one slight issue. I only own Sapphire and Emerald. In Hoenn 135 pokemon were introduced and if you only own Sapphire and Emerald you can only catch 134... The missing pokemon from either version is Zangoose. What i did to catch it was the Battle Tower glitch in sapphire and that was a unique nightmare

There is no end to the road that is Pokemon I can totally see this becoming a tagline

"avoids a very nasty safari zone hunt" yeah that's an understatement. I found a shiny chansey full odds in the safari zone and watched it run away before I was able to catch a plain chansey at all

I always forget Lyra isn't a native English speaker until he says something like "Relicanth" using a non-English vowel sound. If I'm not mistaken, it's a French-based language (or just French). Also, fantastic video as always. It's a great combination of suffering and excitement.

"Never one to hold a grudge" Says the one who KOed Ho-oh and Lugia

9:00 the bonus disc can only send Jirachi to Ruby/Sapphire because it was released a year before Emerald. Personally, I would've chosen to fight the TV duo to grind for Levels, since they stay in the same place after 250 fights and for such a big grind its definetly worth flying around at first

oh man my kudos for your dedication, over the last like month or so ive done the gen1 and 2 living dexes and started gen3 and just couldnt do it anymore, i had pokemon burnout lmao

Actually, while Fire Red/Leaf Green have trade restrictions until postgame, there is a way around it. Both Kanto Remakes and Hoenn games can trade with the Orre games just fine, no postgame needed.

56:32 😂😂😂 You did not dissapoint, Lyra. I was actively looking for the funniest way how you could explain "Event Pokémon are Today's DLC" trope😅 and Cosmic Rays is THE ONE😮 thing I didn't think of! Well played 😂❤ made my day, Thank you Lyra.❤ P.S.: In all honesty😂 I also cheated to get to the Navel Rock in Pokémon Emerald because I wanted Lugia soooo badly 😢

Bro gen 3 had a multi select option in the pc!?!?! Today I learned I spent so much time doing it one by one DX

Even Aquareon Lyra forgets that Guarados is water flying. I do too. Every. Damn. Time.

48:08: When Lyra finally remembered our boy Scizor!

One huge tip for level grinding in Gen 3 (and ORAS later): If you have access to a second Gen 3 game to Record Mix with, there is a strat known as Blissey Bases. This is where someone sets up their Secret Base with their team having three level 100 Blisseys that all do not know any damage or recovery moves. This allows anyone else that mixes records with them to grind against these Blissey repeatedly for super fast XP. (because Blissey is the pokemon with the single highest base XP given by far; it gives 2.5x more XP than Ludicolo or Shiftry, and XP given scales with the target's level, so level 100 Blissey give crazy xp) Also, fun fact that isn't really useful: Gabby and Ty will stop changing locations after you beat them 255 times. They will just always be at Route 111, but still able to continuously rematch.

Your dedication and passion to complete a challenge that very few would even consider attempting, let alone going through with, is beyond admirable and truly cements you as one of the most accomplished Poketubers out there. And yet the professors still don't seem to care about your accomplishments as much as Game Freak does.

THAT'S MY GUY WHO MADE A WEBSITE!

Great, now I have to make popcorn.

I found your channel when you were finishing the Gen 1 Living Dex and watching you grow have been so fun to watch! You managed to bring a brand new air to my lifelong love for Pokemon, so congratulations on finishing Gen 3 Living Dex now!! Can't wait to see if Gen 4 treats you better to help on your journey

Scizor out here catching strays left and right, good thing it has a Metal Coat

Lyra.... you have played Gen 1 and Gen 2, if not so many more games HOW DID YOU FORGET THAT GYRADAOS IS PART FLYING???????

Dude, what's with the lack of a Water type in Ruby? You made Flannery harder than she needed to be.

12:20 "Love cant bloom on the battlefield, its not true" metal gear reference!!!

57:32 hey that's how my DSI broke...no joke it broke around the same time a meteor past over. They really didn't want me to beat Mario and Luigi Bowser's inside story

There are two options to Gen 4: Option 1: Timegated transfers of 6 mons per day. The new Sinnoh mons are pretty straightforward. Option 2: Engage with all 4 games and fill out the dex from scratch. Aside from some weirdness with the Regis and some tryharding for the gen 1 and 3 starters in HGSS, it's perfectly doable.

been following the journey since the beginning. seeing an update vid always brightens my day :)

As some who also did a Hoenn living dex (but just went for complete national dex in gen 3 cause idk if I could do that) I understand this pain far too well. I'm glad you were able to do it. I only discovered this channel because of the first Gen 3 video and now here you are. Congrats dude!

I couldn't help but laugh in confusion when your Earthquake missed against Gyarados xD Edit: Bravo on all the hard work to get through this! I love Gen 3 a lot, but not enough to struggle with Colosseum and Gale of Darkness lol

Awesome, a new vid! You really tried to do this as fairly as possible. I was a bit more liberal with restrictions (e.g. used distributions, turbo speed, etc.). This allowed me to catch up with you and even get well ahead without as much hassle, the need to play Colosseum as long, or XD at all. I think I started replaying from Gen I around the time you were doing Gen II, but I had finished my Gen I-III Living Dexes by the end of Jan 2024. Then I started Gen IV and finished the Living Dex there in May. P.S. Easiest way to mass trade is using Box. That's how I moved 150+ Pokemon without trade fodder, which was nice since trading in mGBA is hit and miss. I found trading on MelonDS a lot quicker and more enjoyable. Anyway, tanks for making these vids. They introduced me to the concept of a Living Dex and are the reason I went for this challenge. It's been fun. :) EDIT: So you used distributions too, ended up getting two Ho-oh and Lugia, haha. I just got them from the islands in Emerald and FRLG myself.

Oooo! I have been waiting for this! I absolutely love these videos! Thank you for reminding me of the good memories of Generation III! And congratulations on completing this behemoth of a project! I look forward to your next endeavor! :D

Deoxys' theme literally gives me chills!

Wow, just been watching your back catalogue to catch up, and here you are ☺️

I always get excited seeing your videos pop up in my feed. Thanks, Lyra!🎉

Not that you need the help anymore, but there's a glitch with the reporter duo that causes them to stay on route 11 after beating them 255 times. Probably an overflow error, and I don't think you'd even need to beat them that many times to begin with, but it's there.

I have been excited to see this video come out for ages. Well done amazing story, and a wonderful adventure. Thank you for your wonderful video!

Hey mate I just finished my Pokemon yellow living dex using your website in May and started a gen 2 living dex in Crystal. I'm happy to see you're going back and trying yellow but man I totally regret picking yellow. It will be fine to watch you navigate it. Keep up the good work!

It sure was a long journey. It was an honor having been here since gen 1 :)

So happy to see this!!! Your content is some of my all time favorites!

Congratulations on completing another Living Dex! Your videos definitely inspired me to embark on my own. I finished Red a couple years ago, and I'm closing in on completing Gold. Hopefully you'll master type match ups and leveling a battle-worthy team by the time you take on Gen 4! ;)

Actually, the interviewer trainers bug out after you defeat them enough, so you can just sit there and fight them over and over again.

Great video Lyra! The cosmic ray bit was gold 😂

Such a great video! :D I'm looking forward to future videos and the Gen 4 Living Dex

GG Lyra!! I have been anticipating this video for a while and I am so glad it's finally here. You have worked really hard and deserve the jingles!! Cannot wait to see you in yellow!!

Congrats on completing the Gen 3 Living Pokedex! Only issue is Faraway Island Mew was limited to JP copies of Emerald, so an English Mew is illegitimate no matter what. At least the other events were available in English copies of the game. As long as it is just a part of your collection, it isnt a big deal.

This is so amazing!! Thanks for making the website too :OOO motivated me to look at my old pokemon sapphire game again, which still has my first save file from 2004.

i think you're the only youtuber I've got notifications turned on for, and I'm so glad because i wouldn't want to miss a single thing! There is no end to the road that is Pokemon, and hopefully no end to the road of you making videos!! good luck on the next living dex! cant wait to watch the vid and hopefully catch some streams c:

Another banger of a video, Lyra! Can't wait to see the next chapter of your journey

congratz on finishing gen 3 living dex. It have been a joyful journey for me with your YT videos and some rare Twitch streams I can catch. Wish you all the best and hope we're all can continue this amazing adventure.

Pokemon. A game that makes you work for using their full list of mons before dlc became big.

Aw sick timing

thank you!!! Love this video, thanks for all the effort you put into it 💜

I genuinely didn't even know the "The Downpour ended" thing could even happen, as i'd always just found the cave, so that's a really cool thing to learn

THANK YOU! i also always thought it was cool that you had to figure out braille to get the regis, and people complaining about it like its ridiculously difficult or weird always acting like braille is some sort of alien script unknown to man are missing the fact that this is a great way to introduce this writing system's existence to kids in a fun way. it always rubs me the wrong way when people complain about it overmuch

No way bro used earthquake on a gyarados, thought he was water/dragon. Bruh

i'm so glad you didn't bitch about the brail puzzle, like it's something a kid would have seen irl and would have actually taught them that yes those weird bumps are actually a language

Congratulations on completing gen 3! Haha I was so ready for the next game you're gonna play (we talked about this by mail). I'm pretty busy making my game so I had to stop but I definitely plan on getting that living dex on Yellow (using your handy website and guide 🙏) Looking forward to your next video.

Always love to see your Pokemon content!

Poor Scizor, lost and forgotten to time in Lyra's world.

been waiting this for so long, your dedication and crazyness is truly admirable, it was a pleasure being here to witness all this, brasil loves you lyra

Thanks to your website Lyra I was able to complete this challenge earlier this year in April! Started this project in January worked on it periodically. Easily one of my favorite challenges :)

Thanks for the video! Can't wait until the Gen 4 part of the series

Thank you for your hard work sir, these videos are awesome

for the flannery if you get a marill right before her gym they know defense curl and roll out defense curl has a hidden interaction where if you use it before roll out it doubles the power and you just use whiney strats azurill just rolls through the next 3 gyms in 5 seconds

I use your videos as a guidepost as well as a motivator. I also have your videos as an inspiration to the fact that my LOSERdex challenge is doable. You are essentially doing both the L and the O portions of it! Finally enough the day that you uploaded this, I was just starting my gen 3 portion as well. I'm going to start working on breeding all of the shinies that I haven't gotten so far in this generation as well.

The cosmic ray bit-- This is why keep coming back to this channel

Earlier this year I completed the Gen 3 Pokedex too for the first time (although no living dex) and it was an unique experience. The checklist on your website helped me a lot.

19:25 Lyra used a website

Emerald IS peak Pokemon. It's not even a contest.

Lyra: "I'm a pro!" Also Lyra: _does not know the type of Gyarados despite having held one 3 times_ Lyra, I think you revealed that you're good at catching Pokémon. So get some rest.

Finally. Been waiting on this for quite sometime. Glad you're done. Late edit: You're going for Yellow Living Dex? Does that mean you have to... reset it 4 times? Both stages of both fossils, one of each eeveelution and all 3 stages of starters? What else is there?

Lyraaaa!!! I'm so proud of you for doing this monstrous challenge!! Well done, my man. And now you're doing yellow, a childhood first for me!! I can't wait to hear your thought on it

Commenting just to say I have a lot of respect for you to have done a living dex. You definitely did make some of it harder for yourself in some ways, but well, I did too for my 3 living dexes. Et gg pour le site web, c'était cool de voir une option en français mdr.

This and the early DS era were absolutely disgusting on pokedex completion. The GTS was the only saving grace for Diamond/Pearl/platinum, because unless I'm remembering incorrectly, if you didn't have interent access, you needed all of the stuff from the gamecube/gba era, plus at least Diamond and Pearl because of exclusives. 9 games to collect 492 pokemon, which with no Internet, you had to hope to make it to a Shaymin, Deoxys, Mew, and Darkrai distribution at least if I'm remembering correctly.

That's so cool! I'm proud that you made a website 🎉

Fantastic work, I look forward to seeing more pure, peak pokémon content

43:55 The concept of the food you eat being permanently stuck inside of you because you can't relieve yourself is kind of horrifying. I mean sure you don't *have* to eat in the pokemon universe but imagine having to second-guess if you *really* wanted that hamburger. On the other hand since food is tied directly to your contest stats that means if they could than it would possible for them to literally shit their brains out, which is an equally horrifying outcome. Maybe it's for the better that they have to hold it all in their entire lives.

Destroying lugia and ho-oh in emerald was funny😂 I just started replaying yellow on 3ds VC

My personal favorite method to complete the Pokedex in a generation is to basically do a co-op run: aim to complete it in *all the games involved,* to cut down on the amount of useless trade fodder I need to catch. It's a lot more work doing it that way but honestly, catching 'em all is for me the most fun I've ever had in the entire series. I completed the Pokedex on real hardware on Diamond version, on my age-old savefile I started when I first got the game shortly after it first came out (been sitting at 999:59 hours for years now, lol), using my two busted old DS's along with my 3DS's trading stuff across all the gen 4 games I owned. And on top of that I built a *living Dex* in Diamond as well, so I had to do a *lot* of level grinding to evolve my pokemon with the laggy battle system in Diamond/Pearl. It's probably my proudest achievement in my life so far. Your video is inspiring me to take on this challenge again. I love Colosseum and absolutely wouldn't mind playing through it again, it's my favorite game in the whole series and I'm curious how Gale of Darkness will compare to it.