I was close to screaming at my phone for Caitlin to send in Metagross against the rest, sandstorm, toxic Shuckle. It literally can do nothing to Metagross.

Mars: Heh, Rock types have tons of weaknesses, it'll be no problem to blast right through 'em! Roxanne's Cradily: YOU SHALL! NOT! PASS! Me: Roxanne had a really good start, but good God, she completely choked in her second match. Smashed to bits by a Bug team!

My god, what is it with Giacomo and getting surprisingly far every single tournament hes in. He even beat red. Im so proud of him!

Two Psuedos, a Gyarados, and people not running Protect for Slaking to body. Things are coming up Somek

That finale was something else!! So many surprises in this bracket.

Saving Kingambit till the very end! That’s what Geeta should’ve done

Why did Juan's Walrein terra into ice and not water, I thought type specialists always terra into their specialty?

Live reactions below Post round 1: I think this is probably the weakest bracket in the tournament thus far. Haven't been super impressed by anyone. Volkner's team is really fun and could take him places, since fast monotype with coverage isn't bad, and I think his rain focused electric team is really cool. Giacomo also looks like he could be a potential spoiler. I'm not confident about any of this, but I think Giacomo beats Somek, while Volkner beats Roxanne. Giacomo is my current pick for winning this bracket. Also... why does Volkner's Jolteon have a toxic orb?? Post round 2: I was thinking rock beat bug, but I failed to realize that steel, ground, and fighting beat rock. Roxanne was outclassed here. Giacomo vs Red could have gone either way, but I don't think it was a fluke, Giacomo has a really solid team. Post Round 3: Well ok then, I just went 0 for 2, I underestimated Somek and Aaron, who both have some pretty solid teams. I'll give a slight edge to Somek here, his team is really scary, and I'm not sure Aaron has a great answer to Salamence. I'm not shocked by either round 2 result, but I didn't expect it either. Final thoughts: Ouch, that gyarados is terrifying. Finally, someone taught us how to ko a Vespiquen, which is something I never expected to type here. Somek has a lot of really scary threats that can overwhelm teams if given a chance to set up, and while I don't think he's gonna win the entire tourney, he should at least crush the random chef whos name I forget. Probably.

Somek's team is actually very close to a gen 3 ou team and even slaking was a niche pick, he's really good

I love Aaron and his team so much.

Why did Juan's Walrein terastilize into an Ice-type? I thought type specialists used their specialization's tera type, and he's a Water trainer...

Bro, Chuck didn't used a single fighting move against Aaron's Scizor 💀💀

I love that Aaron’s team has a flygon for another not bug bug Pokémon

As someone who was absolutely gutted that neither Fein nor Evice could make it into the Final 16, I'm glad that Orre could finally gain some recognition thanks to the efforts of Somek. Even though the dude is like Riley in that he has a team stacked with pseudo-legendaries. So maybe that's why Somek swept the entire block. To be honest, I thought Red was going to wipe the entire block like Blue did but the best he could do was beat Lillie. I suppose that's what happens when you no longer have a massive level advantage.

Mid-Video Spoilers: . . . . . After those reads swapping between his ghost and normal types to get immunities and being the first person to properly play around Truant, I think I'm rooting for Somek despite having never heard of him before.

SPOILERS Giacomo performing one of the best upsets ever only to go down next round. And to his credit, gave a damn close fight to the block winner. I feel like he could maybe go far in any hypothetical future brackets

Damn I was really backing on Kingambit in that metagros face off he ALMOST made it.

I understand that eventually a side game character would do well, but holy crap this guy has an absolutely insane team. Gyarados, Salamence, Metagross, AND Slaking? Plus, he has two defensive pokemon with Claydol and Dusclops. This guy Somek feels like he has an unfair advantage. Same with that random Sinnoh trainer Riley. It feels like anyone with 3-4 pseudo legendaries is gonna sweep the whole thing. Who knows.

YOOOOOOOOOOO LETS GOOOOOOOO Im so happy Somek made it to top 16. Ive been cheering for XD/Colosseum characters since Mirror B's run . Hopefully Somek contends for the gold

I guess after seeing the movesets that Red is running I'm not shocked he went down so easily. What are those movesets even from? His Sun & Moon team would've done so much better. Although if Charizard woulda just made the read on Spiky Shield 1 time and used Dragon Dance then I think that may have been enough to win.

Aaron came to the final match like John Cena... John Cena at Summerslam 2014, what a squash the bug got, ouch

“Oh boy, I hope my favourite Pokémon character Lillie has a favourable round 1 matchup in this tournament!”

Oof... Lillie never stood a chance. Not that she had a bad team but Butterfree added as filler is painful...

Giacomo's matches were fantastic. If only Giga Impact still had the recharge penalty when hitting into Protect, perhaps he could have pulled it out... Saguaro really has his work cut out for him against Somek.

I'm glad a Pokemon Colosseum trainer finally won

By my count, with Somek taking the crown as Orre's (first?) rep, that leaves Johto, Unova, Kalos, and Galar without a representative... And it looks like someone's gonna have to sit out, what with Turo's paradox squad in this round.

Damn, the president really sucks at Pokemon battles.

The fact that Mars' Togekiss didn't use Aura Sphere on Roxanne's Cradilly irks me in a way that I can't really explain. Super effective does more than STAB! But, my Orre region has someone in the top 16, so I can't complain too much.

Somek's Gyarados had so many flinches with Waterfall

I i a fine as Somek walks into the champions room the other champions of their bracket instantly notice one thing…….OMG YOUR FEET ARE HUGE!

Who's ready for the slaughter that is block 13?

Was reeealy hoping Giacomo could clutch it out at the end there...oh well 😅

Should of at least given lillie solgaleo or lunala to make the fight last more than 30 seconds 😂

Oh god is random trainer Somek with his op team and op ai gonna take the whole tournament?

Finally, a console spin-off rep on the Top 16!

Congrats to Somek! For how much more difficult the Gamecube games felt, it's funny how few have made it so far. Giacomo must have the bulkiest Lokix I've ever seen. That thing took a lot less damage than I would have thought from mons like Lapras and Venusaur.

So are we going to talk about the human quality plays Somek made against Caitlin...? No? Ok...

So Lokix has an animation, but Kingambit doesn't? Get on it Smogon.

Loving this so far, one thing I would love to see is the Hexagon brothers theme as one of the battle themes, know they're out already but yhh, I could bet not many watching may know how cool it is, and them as characters too xD

Guts seems really strong in this.

Bruh did Lillie dirty. This is before I watch the vid by the way Edit: Rigged

Not going to lie I was routing for Aaron, even though I didn't think he would get that far. So close to having a Bug specialist in the final. Red was disappointing. For the next block I am routing for Leon but there are plenty of great trainers in that block so I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't move on.

I the only that thinks if Juan's walrein didn't get paralyzed he would won?

aaron vs volkner was a canon event just remeber volkner wanted to challenge the sinnoh elite 4 because he was bored of being a gym leader so now we have the answer to that question

Unrelated to this episode specifically, but can you please at least put the episode number/block number in the title? Every single episode is some variation of "AI to battle the BIGGEST tournament!!" and it makes it VERY difficult for people who want to follow the series without being forced into the entire playlist..

17:47 Okay Snowy only fainted because of the crit, try having it without that crit!

I’m predicting Dradon gets beaten by Turo. Although I’d be happy to be proven wrong

Why does Somek just get his two teams merged into the best possible option? Feels like this team is gonna get an unfair advantage later on

Damn, the number of times red couldve dragon danced on the caturne but didnt.

Found you on Tiktok, glad to see a fellow aussie Pokémon fan haha

I was yelling every time a certain someone used flare blitz into spiky shield…

Fuck yeah Giacomo! Yous da man! Making team Star proud! He played it smart against Red with those switches and protects man, this is the power you get when your own theme song plays man... But alas he fell to Somek, still a good showing.

Never have I felt more contempt for Giacomo and his braindead Spiky Shield Cacturne 💔 At least volkner did well though!

The more I watch Red, the more I realize how much of a disadvantage Pikachu is. Sure it's one of the most powerful Pokemon ever in-game, but when the levels are normalized, it definitely doesn't hold up.

Well... my predictions are screwed

Somek had a clear advantage anyways but I feel like Aaron and Caitlin still threw. They played like ass lol

Comments on each battle ROUND 1 Volkner takes a commanding win over Maxie, pushing Team Magma out of Sunyshore before they could even get a foothold. What's with the Toxic Orb on Jolteon, though? A razor-thin margin, but Palina manages to take the win against the visiting American President. A hard fought battle by both sides, but Roxanne used her typing's natural durability to outlast Mars. Aaron dominates Chuck, demonstrating the difference in power between a Gym Leader and a member of the Elite Four. Buck tries to simply outlast Caitlin with attrition, but she shatters his defenses and takes the victory. Somek vs Juan is incredibly close, but a last-minute paralysis on Walrein prevents Juan from riding into victory. Giacomo mows Milo down with ease. Not a great surprise. Poor, poor Lillie. You never stood a real chance against Red. ROUND 2 Jolteon's toxic orb continues to frighten me, but Volkner continues to impress and takes the win over Palina. Aaron continues to dominate Gym leaders, systematically dismantling Roxanne despite her supposed type advantage. Caitlin was doing well up until she allowed Gyarados to D-Dance unpunished. From there, Somek crushed her remaining team with no challenge. A tough, competitive battle from both sides, but Giacomo's Lokix carves through Red's injured team. An impressive win, and another Champion barred from the Final Block. ROUND 3 Volkner did say if he defeated the player, he would go on to challenge the Sinnoh League. And now we know he would fight a valiant but ultimately losing battle against Aaron. Despite a very near comeback from Kingambit(no S-Overlord?), Somek manages to take a narrow win over Giacomo. BLOCK 12 FINALS Somek vs Aaron! Aaron has swept aside the competition so far, only slowed by his Sinnoh colleague in Volkner. Can Somek defeat this Bug type specialist, or will Aaron's team simply swarm over Somek's pure power? Somek *crushes* Aaron with a 6-0 victory after Aaron unfortunately left an opening for Gyarados to D-Dance. Not much on Aaron's team could have prevented this regardless, but it's an unfortunate end to Aaron's displays of bug-type mastery. Somek continues on to the Final Block.

GET YHIS GUY OUT OF HERE I DON'T WANT ANY COLOSSEUM OR GALES OF DARKNESS HERE *GET THIS GUY OOOOOOOUT*

Amazing video! I'd love if SOMEONE could teach me how to set these up.

Why does Red have so many recoil moves?

I hate to be blunt, but Game Freak should have used a much better replacement for Wallace as Gym Leader in Hoenn instead of Juan. It's okay Wallace became Champion in Emerald, but still...

Let's be real here, Volkner only beat Maxie because of Pelliper, which didn't make much sense to me as to why he'd have it

WTF??? SO EARLY?????

Still no Villain in top 16, Hopefully the next 2 blocks will fix that.

A major upset

please give red his pwt team

Oy what's the mouse doing on Red's team? That ain't Ash.

Betting on Red Rooting for Aaron

Sad to see the president of the US go down round 1 (get it because he's called Biden haha)

Red losing this early is really dumb

Nice win for a character from a side game! Still my favourite game of all of them

This tournament really showas how red is so overrated people only hold him in high regards because of nostalgia otherwise his entire team xan be swept with rock polish tyranitar even being underleveled

That was definitely a good surprise

Truth be told it would've been fascinating to see Somek v Ghetsis if Ghetsis wasn't rng screwed last block. I'll be surprised if Somek loses to Saguaro.

Woo, Let's go Wattson!

disappointing to see Red ram his head into the wall with his Charizard when he could have one shot with lapras... but all in all this is a spicy tournament

Also why is Lillie fighting in this tournament, at ALL?! She’s isn’t able to do well. Not only that you screwed up her team a bit. Snowy her Vulpix isn’t evolved, neither is her Clefairy, she also has Polteagiest and Lunala from Masters that works since she doesn’t have Butterfree

Can I please ask: why are Biden and Agrev even in this tournament? I can understand Wakin since he’s Gonzap’s right hand or something, but aren’t the other two just normal Team Snagem grunts? What did they ever do to deserve this? edit: honestly, I'm kind of disappointed that, of all the spin-off trainers to make top 16, it's someone who's less of a person and more of a boss fight, but whatever (I wouldn't be surprised if Somek's only line of dialog was his defeat quote)

Damn Biden lost in the first round *insert It‘s Joever meme*

Well, we all know the MVP of this round. It's also the reason I think Blue is winning.

Please give poor Red a Raichu

Since when was Joe Biden in Pokémon? Lmao all jokes.

SPOILER ALERT: I had a feeling Somek was gonna win the bracket actually. Pokemon Colosseum trainers are not to be underestimated.

YES, Final a character from the side games won. I can't put into words the hype I felt when he won.

Somek is going to win it all.

Rip to Joe Biden