You say softlock, I say former League champion gives up Pokemon battling to pursue a life as a simple berry farmer.

Some scruffy, homeless looking kid with a caterpillar: *unloads 240 berries on the counter, many rolling off and falling all over the ground 1 ultra ball please.

Day 33, the NPCs have accepted me to be one of their own, believing I am just a misplaced bugcatcher.

Caterpie: master i'm hungry Trainer: 5 more months and we'll be out of this wretched place, son.

being trapped with caterpie isn’t a softlock its just a simulator of a bug catchers daily life

*Clerk sits in Elite 4 store* Clerk: Hello what ca- Gold: Drops 1 berry Clerk: *Ah shit, here we go again*

“A completely consistent escape method that requires no RNG, but it’s so obnoxious that nobody would actually go through with it.” I was so hoping for it to suddenly cut to a montage of you picking 240 ice berries.

Pikasprey: I’m trapped with a Caterpie Bug Catcher: First time?

Casual players: im going to explore game mechanics to have the most fun Speedrunners: im going to abuse game mechanics to beat the game in record time Completionists: im going to take advantage of all mechanics to 100% this game Asprey: 240 ice berries

Honestly this is just most free mobile games when you don’t buy anything

Pikasprey: *goes through walls* Game: do you want to girl?

The moment when he dropped "You know, in Gen 2, at the Pokémon League, they don't actually sell Pokéballs", he literally made me cry

Pikasprey Yellow: This game won't let you do anything until you spend eight months of booting up it up every single day, just to pick the single berry you are allowed until you can trade in enough of them to buy your first item. Mobile gamers: Sounds awesome, where can I download it?

He just keeps saying that no one would ever do this to hide the fact he's been doing this since january 1st and still hasnt finished it

Hey Pikasprey! A little late but I thought I'd say it anyway. It seems GameFreak WAS aware that trading between foreign copies of Pokemon would cause data corruption but they didn't actually set any flags within the game to prevent it! I was flipping through the manual for the original Pokemon Silver out of boredom (yes, I have a genuine copy, thanks to my roommate hording stuff and later giving it away). On the page that details the trading sequence, it specifically states, "Also, please do not attempt to trade or battle with a foreign version of Pokemon or your data will be corrupted." So they definitely knew of the game breaking bug but I guess they thought it would be next to impossible for foreign copies to interact. Then they stuck a note in the manual, hoping that would keep it from happening. Certainly not the first time that's happened and likely not the last. Rather interesting, don't you think?

Dangit.... I hate it when i just randomly become a girl because i walked through a wall.

_Ah yes the Houdini of self imposed Pokemon Game Locks is back._

*Uses cheats to go through walls* Pokemon Silver: "You have lost your PP privileges"

I swear, one day Pikasprey will post a video of him trying to escape a locked panic room by just waiting it out instead of using the blowtorch located at the corner of the room.

Well today is February 7th 2020 and its been 241 days since the video came out. The softock is officially over. Looks like all that time with caterpie payed off.

Now I want someone to actually make a dedicated gaming channel for this. Just 240 daily streams of "hey guys, today we pick up another berry, alright see you tomorrow!"

Trapping someone with a Caterpie sounds like the most adorable threat of all time.

Normal Person: I'm going to play this game to have fun! Pikasprey: I'm going to play this game *to make my life a living hell.*

prankster: spends days and weeks bricking the game victim: starts new game within 60 seconds.

Imagine escaping this in real time, being so happy and then you save battery dies.

Pretty sure that most players are getting softlocked by not understanding Japanese first

To be fair, I think the girl looks better with the red color palette. Most of the game is warm colors, so the blue is kind of jarring in my opinion.

It would be more cruel to replace the caterpie with a low-level Mew and teach it 4 HM moves not containing surf and fly. This way the softlock only works, because you cannot forget HM moves, a feature to prevent softlocks.

"I guarantee you that the life in their eyes will fade in the most satisfying way imaginable." Asprey, are... Are you okay?

>Constantly locks himself up with no way to escape >Has done a play through with just one (1) Ditto, another with only Smeargles and has started on his 2nd Smeargle only run >And now he locks himself with a Caterpie for 8 months I worry about Pikasprey sometimes.

so proud of her transition!

Part of me wants to see about drawing or commissioning art based off these softlocks. Kris in Ethan's clothes, with a bag stuffed with Berries as they make their way to the League with their trusty Caterpie... makes for a cozy image, I'd wager.

Devs: I guess we can remove the old man now that the player has a bunch of level 80 pokemon and can fly all over the map... Pikasprey: You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders!

You might think you could destroy your game by throwing it into a volcano but, you know, I considered that as well.

imagine being will, and having a 10yo beat you, become the champion, and then ask you for a rematch, and all he has is a worm

"I have no idea why this occurred.." This quote best describes watching Pikasprey playing video games.

Mom come pick me up I'm scared No I can't you didn't let me save money for you.

Game Freak: We did it, the game is utterly foolproof, there's no way for the player to trap themselves Pikasprey: I'm about to end my own whole career

New Lore: after Asprey cheated in Crystal, he was magically turned into a cute girl.

"So obnoxious that nobody would go through that" This is gameplay for mobile gamers.

So you basically turned Pokemon into one of those annoying mobile games.

"So, to prove it was possible, I spent 240 days collecting ice berries."

How to make yourself unable to continue the game Step 1: Beat the Game

"The life in their eyes will fade in the most satisfying way possible" OK Satan

That made me remember about my brother, he once walked through his bedroom walls and now I have a sister

At a job interview: Where do you see yourself in 12 months? FINALLY FREE FROM THIS PURGATORY!

Imagine picking berries for a solid 8 months, buying an ultraball, throwing the ball at a wild Pokémon, and then having the Pokémon escape.

Today is the day that the madman from January 1st would've gotten free. Had he not likely killed himself first.

Dante wrote about the many circles of hell. I don't recall him writing anything about the madman who was still coming up with extras to this very day.

True story...once when we were kids, my cousin got a shiny totodile. He thought it was “sick” so he deleted his file

Being trapped with a Caterpie isn't a choice, it's a way of life.

Day 239: Internal battery died. The game can be played but there will be no time events Pikasprey with 239 ice berries: it... WHAT???

You should put a Shiny Mewtwo or whatever Pokemon with a very very high value in the day care and sell the soft locked copy to someone, telling him that if he escapes he will be able to get this ultra rare Pokemon.

Make sure to catch a shiny caterpie too so that you don't persuade the player to reset

13:40 walking through walls just force femme'd you

240 nights at caterpie's

Pikasprey: the man who spends more than half a year to make sure he can't get anything done.

Before anyone asks, the 1/256 bug was fixed in this generation. Caterpie can't get experience from avoiding Self-Destruct and Explosion because they actually _do_ have 100% natural accuracy here. Thank you for your time.

Speaking of softlocks that you can do after beating the Champion, I'd really like it if you talk about that famous one caused by the Meister's trade in Gen 4. He wants a Finneon for his Magikarp. You need a Finneon with Surf (the move is needed to reach him), no fishing rods (Finneon requires a Good Rod, so get your Finneon from another game), nothing else that can learn Surf, nothing that has Teleport or can learn Fly, no Rare Candies, and no Poké Balls. Do the trade, save your game, and now you've just trapped yourself on that island in Route 226. It's a super obvious softlock and I'm personally still shocked that Game Freak let this slip through the cracks. You don't even need to get rid of your money or other items like practically every other softlock here.

I just love how mathematical your speech is. Every arguement you have could not be missing, and every arguement needed is mentioned

Pokémon Crystal: *changes your gender* Pikasprey: This is probably fine.

When he said, "to give you an idea of how long 240 days is..." I immediately thought he was going to say he started working on this video at (insert date), implying that he did this. Sounds like a Pikasprey thing to do.

Is this what it feels like to be a Pokemon NPC?

Walks through walls: -changed gender- Me: -does the walk through walls, corrupts Pokemon Yellow's rom according to the Emulator despite crystal being played-

"it's not like anyone has multiple Japanese versions and link cables laying around" ...*nervous sweating* yeah ... Not me. Nope ...

"Doing so will trigger the event with Bill. This will come into play later on, so for now, just avoid entering this Billding."

My headcanon is that the male character was walking through so much walls that he got hurt and was sent to his mom, and his sister came in his place

Innocent person: buys a japanese Pokemon Crystal Pikasprey: I'm about to end this man's whole carreer

"Mooooom I'm stuck again." *"Gold this destructive behavior has to stop"*

The unexpected HRT speedrun

Here's what you missed out: Because time is RTC-based, there's a 32.768KHz crystal oscillator found in the cartridge. Just crack open the cartridge, desolder the crystal, and put a correct-voltage waveform that is much faster than 32.768KHz on the XTAL IN and you can skip day-by-day with just a series of pulses.

Pikasprey: torturing people for 2/3 of the year by making them pick berries on a nearly 20 year old game in a language people definitely dont understand Truly a mad genius

Imagine being dedicated enough to get that berry every day for 239 days, only to boot it up on the 240th day and find that the internal battery has run dry.

Ethan becomes a trans girl, isolates herself in the League with her trusty Caterpie friend and becomes a peaceful berry farmer, living out her life in comfort surrounded by familiar people in a beautiful land. Though she insists she is on her way to escape, she is happy.

Game Freak would be like “Alright, this time I am positive that this game is idiot proof.” Pikasprey: Gimme 5 minutes. 😂

> Gen 2 is the one gen people DON'T ask for softlock videos on > Pikasprey makes a softlock video about Gen 2 Stay awesome, Pik. :3

My first video game ever was the original English release of Pokemon Blue on the Gameboy color. I'll have you know I didn't even have the knowledge of how to leave the house because my young mind couldn't comprehend what the 2D representation of a door was supposed to look like. I spent hours wandering around that room looking for an exit that was right in front of me. My parents had to call my older cousin to stop by and help me solve the puzzle. Of course, after seeing the solution I never had any more trouble with the franchise but that first experience haunts me to this day.

15:19 The way he says "That's absolutely what we're going to do." Just shows how frustrating it will be to merely do something that terrible

being trapped with a caterpie doesn't seem all that bad. Just look at that cute lil buggo boy, he's adorable! It's more a reward for beating the game than a prison!

I'm surprised how you managed to incorporate so much obscure seemingly useless trivia into setting up this trap.

what if pikasprey uploads a video after 240 days and be like : "Guess what guys..."

13:02 Remember Kids: Cheating is bad and if you do you may one day awaken as the opposite sex! So dont cheat, mkay?

Back in the old generation, there was also the option of mystery gifting. So you would only need another friend with a game boy, or if you have a N64, a copy of pokemon stadium 2. I'm certain that the item you get from mystery gifting would randomly choose an item for your localization, AKA, you can mystery gift with different region games to get items that won't corrupt your game. Hope this is another factor to look into for future soft locks!

how to make this slightly more cruel: make sure the caterpie is a shiny

Passable Gen 2 Pokemon Wall: "What's your gender?" Player: "Yes."

This is basically a tutorial on how to screw over your friend's save file in the worst way possible.

I thought using the Japanese version seemed excessive when you were talking about trading...but then you brought up the secret code, and it all made sense!

Make sure the caterpie is shiny, so that they have a reason to try to save it. MWAHAHAHAH

I appreciate adding the english version on the side and not just the Japanese, extra work that you don’t get much from but makes the viewing better. Keep it up!

This guy is the embodiment of the phrase " just because you *can* doesn't mean you *should* "

I love how in the middle of this your character just transed their gender.

"Just pretend that everything is fine and add this to the list of nonsense you're seeing in this video."

So all I have to do to turn into a girl is walk into some walls? Why did no one tell me this earlier

13:04 cant believe clipping thru walls and breaking reality is trans culture. we love to see it

"lets take a look at what case we are..." *plays world of ice theme from BW2* gotta love it ngl

"Day 239: Dear Diary, I've almost made it. Tomorrow, I'll escape this accused island... I'll be able to see my wife and kids again. Thank Arceus... I was beginning to think that this Caterpie to whom I've been shackled for these past 8 months, kept looking at me like it was going to eat me. Unable to eat the Ice Berries that are the key to my freedom, I can imagine its hunger. I must admit, I too have been tempted to partake of them. But no... To waste one day is to invite death into my soul. One day further from my home and happiness. I can't do it... I mustn't. Why did I put myself through this..? Why can I not simply ignore or resist a challenge that Pikasprey fellow puts forth online? I'll find a way... a way to make him pay. I'll find a means to trap him... I'll get my revenge..."

Have you seen modern mobile apps now these days? Logging in to colect you're daily ice berry isn't as bad as it sounds.

15:05 For this particular tree, we can pick an Ice Berry, which heals a Pokémon's burn. Great job! Now I know what an Ice Berry does.

10:05 Lol I remember coming home from vacation with a mareep (I was stoked) on my English version of Crystal. The Mareep was called Voltilam since I traded it with a German version of the game. Then a week later I read your files could be corrupted by trading with a different language. It took me a month to realise my game wasn't gonna get corrupted anymore and now is jst smtn fun to remember since it's battery died XD

Play Red or Green (Japanese) Get a starter Evolve it before you deliver the parcel to Oak Once your starter has evolved talk to Oak He will think that you have the pokedex thus making him unable to recieve the parcel which makes it unable to progress