Colosseum man, what a nostalgia trip. Basing an entire game around double battles, no wild pokemon, being a straight up criminal in the game, this ain’t your grandpappy’s pokemon that’s for sure

I really wish they made more Pokémon games in this style. While there is far less player freedom, it allows the game devs to sculpt a far more intentional difficulty curve.

Catching the enemy's pokemon and using them right away in battle is such an interesting mechanic.

Why is a game almost 20 years old more expressive and interesting than what they're doing in the series now? I know the answer but I wanted to shout my frustration into the void

I would like to remind everyone if Spoink stops bouncing he dies. The Spoink that "fainted" in the game, is actually dead.

Pokemon Coliseum is such a fever dream of a game. So many weird artistic decisions and gameplay quirks, its like if you played pokemon and watched mad max before going to sleep lol.

"I was speedrunning the game unintentionally." The best part is, this isn't even the first time SmallAnt has done that.

This man enjoyed mirror B as much as we all did. R.I.P mirror B, one of the best characters in the pokemon franchise, may your ludicolos dance on.

Love how everyone knows Pyrite Town's song even without the knowledge of Colosseum/Gale of Darkness existence. It's soooo good

Pokémon elders in a nutshell: "I used to be the best Pokémon trainer, but getting older means that I got rid of my good Pokémon to have one Pokémon that is terrible."

I can't get over how good the animation looks in this. Why can't they do more of this?

Playing Colosseum and XD is both a blessing and a curse. They're amazing games, but playing them will make you hold every Pokémon game afterward to a real standard, and thus be forever doomed to crushing disappointment.

Pokémon Colosseum and XD Gale of Darkness are the best Pokemon games, you can't change my mind

Love this game. I remember my Grandma coming to my school randomly, saying there was an emergency, took me out of the class and showed me the game in the car, told me that I could play all day. Amazing memories. Love ya, Grandma.

I wish this game had an animated series associated with it. It would be so cool to watch these characters with expressions in a whole new region!

It's nice to see so many mentions of chuggaaconroy, this dude is still a legacy that his moments in colosseum are still remembered up to this day!

Colosseum stripped down the pokemon formula to its most essential components: Creative art direction that ties in with region concept and available pokemon An amazing soundtrack that survives repetition And most importantly, actual great battles and bosses

"The door to its heart is tightly shut" Guess Sora needs to come by with his Keyblade....

I still remember the day I got this game. I was so excited when I got home to play it. Back in the good old days when you literally went into games blind and experienced everything new for the first time spoiler free. My mind was blown at the constant double battles/starting at mid 20s. The wonder and excitement I felt for that first battle at the start of the game will never be felt again, for any game ever. Coliseum is a masterpiece.

colosseum & xd were ahead of its time, lowkey giving us a lil taste of an open world

Its so cute how the mc has another seat on his ride for his pokemon instead of using pokeballs like everyone else

I didn’t know how to purify Pokémon as a kid so I just trained them in the battle tower repeatedly. I went back years later and purified them and they shot up to mid lvl 80s. I played a LOT

IMO what makes Colosseum difficult is that there is a limited pool of pokemon you can acquire and without researching ahead you're basically building a team blindly as you go, HOPING that you're leveling the right pokemon. Pretty sure i got myself stuck and never beat the game.

THIS GAME WAS MY CHILDHOOD! SUCH A GOOD GAME! Edited: I just beat Grand Colosseum, it’s a super hard version of this game. Like if you want SmallAnt to Nuzlocke it.

10:15 “Do they actually just keep using normal type moves on misdreavus?” *Doesn’t effect misdreavus compilation flashbacks*

Favorite thing about this video is that he did the same thing EVERY kid did when playing this game. Skirt the edge of the platforms in Mt. Battle to try and avoid battles

I've definitely played through Colosseum 15-20 times or more, and I never knew about "Mirakle B" and his bootleg music. That's amazing.

This game had a really good soundtrack. What a unique experience The music was a little bit 70s a little bit 80s but overall something I can't describe

i found it amusing when he was using misdreavus and i looked at chat to see "meme from chuggaaconroy" like, that unlocked some dormant memories.

The bosses here actually feel like bosses, not like the main games where barely anyone bother to have more than 4 pokemon if you're lucky.

I remember playing this game as a kid, I had multiple saves. I loved this game, and the music! the battle music is still the best to me after all these years.

11:16 Couldn't agree more. The Cyndaquil line is my favourite of all time and I was so happy when I found out they fixed the flames in Legends Arceus (at least in battle)

Pokémon Colosseum is actually my favorite game of all time, and it also has my favorite soundtrack, I love it so much.

“It doesn’t affect Misdreavus” is such a throwback for me! Glad some people in chat caught that too!

Wait, this is considered the hardest Pokemon game? This was literally my first pokemon game. It also sparked my undying love for Umbreon. I remember playing this as kid when I didn't even have a memory card. Had to either keep restarting or just leave my GameCube on for weeks (That thing was tough) until I finally got one.

They should make more Pokémon games like this, it's unique

The main character of this game is actually the best Pokémon trainer protagonist that you play as because he can just steal people’s Pokémon and use them

Damn you beating Venus so easily without even grinding and even missing a lot of the natural progression battles makes childhood me cry.

colliseum had such a mature feeling to it. the universe suddenly felt so vast. wish game freak would make something to this avenue again.

I originally played this game back in 04. I knew it was one of the best Pokemon games ever. I've replayed it so many times.

Fun fact the shadow typing was actually the experimental version of Physical Special Split. Shadow Rush was based off attack and moves like shadow wave shadow storm were special.

Man, I forgot how brutal the Justy fight was. He legit just brought out the most cancerous team imaginable against you.

As soon as I realized he was swapping out team members I remembered what the level curve of this game looks like and got scared, then I remembered there is a reason he does this full time and I don't do it.

Loved this game! Spent HOURS trying to get Tyranitar... As soon as I caught it my sister came down and turned my GameCube off because I wasn't up for dinner 😂😭

I live for this game's battle animations. All the love and care that went into it is so cool. Zigzagoon even runs in to attack, and recover, by zigzagging, as a Zigzagoon actually would. Ludicolo dancing, Hitmontop spinning around, Cacnea balancing on its spikes... It's honestly all just so good and I really wish we could get a modern take on it.

Venus: Sends out Vileplume and Delcatty. Me: Ok, so she has a basic “pretty” theme team. Venus: Sends out Steelix. Me: 👀

Loved the angry eyes of the Justy fight lol. I loved these games for the challenge cause u had to catch Pokemon that were slowly killing your team and you weren't able to just grind the power and blast the game u had to have some strategy and use status conditions.

I never thought I'd see you play this! I must have done it dozens of times myself, back in the day. As a kid, this was the greatest. I felt heard when you tried to sneak past the trainer in the battle tower, as I'd done 1-100 more times than I can count and I NEVER stopped trying that. It will never work, mind you... and I knew that.. I couldn't help it.

Chat spamming “Doesn’t effect Misdreaveous” brought back some memories

The soundtrack of this and XD is insane!

I love this game. I remember playing Colosseum and landing myself a Timid Espeon and Bold Umbreon. It couldn't get any better.

they needa get back to making games like this again for pokemon ... this was different as hell compared to the mainline pokemon games , and thats why it worked so well . doesn't hurt to have a good set of pokemon to catch... kept using umbreon and espeon throughout the whole first time i played, this game made me love umbreon even more

Obligatory "they don't make pokemon games like this anymore" But they really should. Collosseum and gale were great.

I remember doing the 100 trainer challenge to get Ho-oh and being on like the 99th battle when I accidentally shutoff my gamecube and having to do the entire 100 trainers all over again… great times, this game forever slaps

"Were so underleveled but thanks to stratagey we got this" > Suicune *"Oh!"*

This game is such a gem. They should have done more. The stories in these are the best out of any pokemon game.

22:45 Glad to see that's still the reaction everyone has to Entei popping up

finally smallant sheds some light on this certified hood classic

I love his smile when he realizes it's only double battles. That's kind of been my reaction too. (I also recently played for the first time.)

These games were so dope when they came out, and they still really look good. I always thought they'd remake the gen 3 games on GameCube when I was like 13 to look like this.

The dANG gyM BATTLE HAD ME ROLLING, GOD, They said "We only really have one gym, might as well have the trainers make it LAST"

The protagonist in this game definitely looks far cooler than any other, that's for sure.

I just realized this game gives you two thugs carrying around a live body in a bag within 10 minutes of playing. How this passed for a kids game is incredible 😂

This style is still my favorite. I love the double battles and using the strategy between the two

You can always tell when Ant actually recorded his videos based on his hair color, his sub count, and his sub goals lol. Call me crazy but I think he's gonna hit the goal to do botw bingo with Crow

"Pokemon Pro plays the hardest official Pokemon game for the first time" This is gonna be way easier compared to the challenges he did.

I was extremely invested in Pokémon as a child for a while, but lost interest after I played GSC to the absolute death. I came back to it around Gen 4-5 times but that also got me to check out what I missed, including these games. IIRC I got a GBA, legit copy of Emerald, and even the GCN link cable to hook it up to my Wii. I remember having chills when I played these games for the first time, it was so good. Not only was it incredibly nostalgic and felt like part of me came home, but it had basically realised a dream I had, for a console Pokémon RPG with Stadium-style graphics and presentation. It's hard to believe the company that made this was so small. Then when PBR came out, I hoped for a follow-up more along the lines of Stadium/Colosseum or even XD, but no dice. Now here we are today, the series is on the Switch for God's sake, but the games still look, sound and play nowhere near the level these ones do. I know the roster these days is incredibly huge, so maybe my expectations are unrealistic, but still! The missed potential is almost painful.

the battels are so cool - i whish every pokemon game had such animations

What kind of nightmarish Pokemon game has a gym leader whose theme is "evasion" xD This game is so different in every way possible and I love it

I really do hope there will still be a Colosseum/XD/Battle revolution kind of game again, these spinoff games was one of the best challenging pokemon games I've ever played plus the graphics were much more better compared to the main storyline games up to now lol

Love this and Gale of Darkness so much that I have them on my GameCube emulator on my PC. Love seeing someone else experience this for the first time after so many years

i used to watch playthroughs of this game as a kid, ty for fueling my nostalgia!! :)

So we have adult ansem-posessed Riku, and a creature whose door to its heart is tightly shut, all in the first 3 and a half minutes of the video? Are we sure this is a Pokemon game, and not a Kingdom Hearts game?

Im surprised he was allowed to heal, take damage, catch pokemon, level up, use attacking moves, and walk around

this was one of my favorite games when I was younger actually been playing it now on my steam deck

Holy crap... the nostalgia. I was like 5 years old trying to play this game but I deadass could not get out of Phenac city lmao. The attack animations were amazing.

People talk about this game a lot, but I've actually never played it or see someone play it, so this was a fun first for me

I remember when I was 8 years old and I played this game It was a good nightmare, my love for eeveelutions came from this I remember when I played Gale of Darkness later and I shat bricks when the encounters were 2+ shadow pokemons Good game, missed it a lot

Aww man this takes me back. Played Pokemon Colo and Gale of Darkness when I was a kid. Great games.

love this and it's sister game! finished XD personally but I only got close to finishing this one. Love the music for major B! Love your voice acting!

I'm glad to know these games were actually difficult and that younger me wasn't just bad at games

finally this game gets the attention it deserves, i grew playing this one and XD, loving to see it gets some attention ♥️♥️

i cant believe its taken me this long to find your channel this content is so entertaining i havent watched anything else in like 4 days lol

Always considered Typhlosion to be a badger. It fits with the small angy mammal vibe and it's coat reminds me of them.

I love using misdreavus in this game. It's the only ghost type in the game and the AI doesn't know how to handle it.

Everyone who didn’t play colosseum and gale of darkness really missed something. Most underrated Pokémon games by far

I rlly like when he acctually reads the story

I still find it hilarious that you can catch Suicune with a netball a lot easier than an ultra ball. I always used them there.

This and XD were absolute bangers back in the day.

I remember having this game when I was younger and I unknowingly did a hardcore run of this game. Because younger me didn't read about the game the first time I went through the entire game with just umbreon, espeon, and pusle. Yes the entire game including the 100 battle mountain with just those three. Later on I replayed the game correctly, but I still laugh that I played this game on hard mode my first time. I still remember I abused the heck out of moonlight, physic, and stall tactics.

I didn’t even know they were the hardest, I beat them both when I was 7. At the time I didn’t notice the difficulty. 😂😂😂

Loved it!!! Where is part 2 of this... I cant find de Vod of it in his other channel.

SmallAnt: "Oh that sucks, I have an Adamant Espeon that's like the worst nature you could possibly get." Me: *Has a flashback to the time where SmallAnt suffers the first half of his Pokémon Ruby Wonder Guard playthrough.*

"That's like the worst nature you could have on an Espeon" I raise you Brave.

I literally just finally got to Entei. 10 battles before, than the unexpected, is a wholesome experience

11:36 I thought that too. it's fire was literally like quills. that just made me think it was a hedgehog

The towns are all named after types of precious stones, Pyrite is fools gold, Agate, etc

Look at those animations, I sure hope that in the next 20 years they have even better ones, or atleast ones on par

This video was the most entertaining thing I’ve seen in awhile I think what made it better was the fact that you never played it and got to see your reactions to this amazing game from our childhood 👍

I love that the items in this game are small Pokeball themed boxes. It's like someone left a pokemon lunchbox out