Subaru: switching Pokemons, making strategies, healing if necessary Cynthia: does the same Subaru: "The audacity of this b!tch...."

I like the fact that she use her knowledge from interacting with a fellow Holomem. Like "Isn't it the one tht Okayu used!?" and "Wait... Lamy has this this Pokemon right?". Just like how a protagonist recalling all that she learned on her journey.

Subaru is the literal exact person the Pokemon games were designed for.

"who the heck is this cynthia person she is just too strong" ah words I love to hear

> Nishiki, the Koi who dreamed of being a Dragon > Faced an infamous Dragon at the end of the journey at the top of a tower > Dueling to the bitter end at the peak of his ability > Dancing like a Dragon, despite not being a Dragon himself > Ending with an honorable sacrifice all for the sake of a women he loves. Accidental lore accuracy.

Cinthia: "And obtained victory with your calm decision making" Subaru: "My brain's about to explode!"

Ok let us just appreciate the effort she put into this for translating a video 31minutes and 5 seconds long

"Cynthia might end up becoming one of my traumas" aren't we all lol

Her journey started as a legit anime protagonist. Unaware of the dangers of the world, and slowly learning how to grow and together with her friends, she persevered every single challenge, there was pain, there were tears. There was frustration, and all of that was for the sake of our Shuba Lord to grow stronger. She enjoyed the journey the way any of us would if we were playing pokemon for the first time. It was really moving seeing her win when all odds were against her, and she makes me really proud.

Nishiki: Single handedly carrying the entire fight with the champion of the land Subaru: JUSTIN WE MADE IT YAY

She used cynthia's staller to stall the battle, beautiful.

I love how every time her Pokémon dodge for the friendship level she gets incredible happy, Subaru was my absolute favorite of all the holomem who played this Pokémon and she struggled so much in this last stream like the real true protagonist she is, and the fact that she take Justin to the hall of fame is incredible wholesome

This entire battle felt like the finale in a show, all the "I've encountered this before" and the battle cries throughout really sold the feeling. All this needed was a flashback sequence to end it all with the power of friendship. 😆

"I underestimated Pokemon" Okayu: so you still didn't learn your lesson when you lost miserably against me Subaru really does radiate protag energy.. She pulls through with the power of friendship

Subaru: "We did it, Justin!" Every Justins Subatomo: "Yes shuba, yes we did :')"

"To be honest, it wasn't a very pretty looking battle..." I disagree. It was the most beautiful battle against Cynthia I think I've ever seen. Curbstomping an opponent is boring and kind of commonplace with the current difficulty of many of the newer Pokemon games. Other than the items, it felt like an honest-to-god PvP Pokemon battle. This fight was a Pokemon battle in it's purest, truest form. From BOTH sides, there was strategy, prediction, application of knowledge, luck, sacrifices, and most of all, no mercy. ...And she did it all with the Pokemon she liked. She came into this game knowing basically nothing about Pokemon, she went into this fight knowing basically nothing about Cynthia. She was underleveled, and her supply of items was limited and lacking. The reason she won, is because she is a good Pokemon trainer. This fight proves that.

Damn is that really her first Pokémon? That’s a magical moment to capture, the hall of fame sequence, especially with the first squad. I’d probably burst into tears if I found my original Hall of Fame team from blue somehow.

Not gonna lie, Subaru's Pokemon journey is the most enjoyable and memorable that I've ever followed.

"Cynthia might become one of my traumas!" Welcome to the club.

I definitely stayed up until 3AM my time watching this live. I really like watching Subaru play games, my game brain always immediately starts looking for optimal solutions when I pick up a game so watching Subaru just play the game without being restricted by those kinds of thoughts really reminds me of how fun games can be even without prior knowledge. Still can't believe she managed to get over that Milotic with a team that could barely damage it lol

“Cynthia may become one of my traumas” Same. For anyone that grew up with gen4

In my mind, if there ever were a protagonist in Hololive, it would truly be Subaru. I was fantasizing about a Hololive RPG game where she would meet Hololive members along the way. I think her relationship with most members are pretty solid.

I have never been so happy for someone just cause they “beat” a game.

It was an epic moment as Nishiki also fainted giving its last hit against Garachomp. Truly fitting Pokemon for protagonist Subaru winning the league.

Subaru did extremely well for a beginner most mistakes really just came down to missing game knowledge i kinda want to see her do a nuzlocke i bet that'd be amazing to watch

Thank you for translating Subaru for the EN bros!

I have never seen Cynthia switch so much in any of YT videos

Yes, Oozora Subaru is my favorite anime protagonist

15:59 same thing I said about Charizard when I first saw him but here we are For those that aren't quite sure on Pokemon, as a lot of mentioned in the comments, Cynthia's whole team is basically comp ready the Milotic in this case has a fire orb which gives Miltoic a burn but halves it's attack (granted it only has spec attack moves). Milotic has a special ability called "Marvel Scale" which when the Pokémon has a status ailment increases its defence by 50%, so naturally you would think "Well let use spec attack moves then" but if you do this the Milotic also has a move called "Mirror Coat" which when it's hit by a spec attack move, Mirror Coat will do 2x the damage back. On top of Milotic's best stat being their spec defence

I'm glad someone reassured Subaru she was doing well, because she truly did well. A first timer going against what's almost universally agreed to be the hardest Champion in the series, one that imo the remakes made even harder, and winning with her own knowledge and strategies. That was amazing see. Subaru is so much fun to watch play games. Thank you for the half hour feature length subs!

I've been waiting for this, truly the most glorious pokemon battle

It's so refreshing seeing someone get surprised, pumped up, emotional and having so much fun while playing pokemon, I've never had such experience with the games or at least I don't remember. First time it's so important for that sense of wonder... also seeing people play in the... let's say Okayu way it's what you see everywhere

21:52 Hearing Subaru just start singing "Cynthia the demon, Cynthia the demon," over and over had me laughing. I personally don't watch much of the JP branch of Hololive since I don't speak Japanese and get annoyed with subtitles, but I feel like with a few of them, especially Subaru now, I wouldn't mind. And if anything, it's motivation to one day try to even learn the language itself!

This battle gave me an Anton Ego moment from Ratatouille. _facing Cynthia for the first time is always a rite of passage for all beginner trainers._

Aww, I wanted her to switch in Ace and end up screaming "WHAT THE HELL IS A YACHE BERRY?!?" Also, as frustrating as they are for nuzlocke players, the affection mechanics are (almost) worth it just for excited reactions from genuine new players whenever their favorites dodge a lethal blow

🎶 _Oniii noo Shiroonaaa_ 🎶

Subaru : I feel like I'm going to get traumatized by Cynthia. Old players : She's already our source of trauma. Her champion battle sure is very anime. Fairly underleveled, barely have enough knowledge of the Pokemon and their types, subconsciously triggered Nuzlocke senses throughout the entire battle and pulled through with the power of friendship. I don't know what her ideal battle scenario is, but stalling for buffs and switching out for "meat shields" is actually pretty common. Though honestly that was the first time I saw Cynthia doing constant switching for the battle, the other members doesn't seem to encounter that on their fight with Cynthia, even those that did Nuzlocke like Calli or Pekora. It's interesting how she was already nervous at the beginning, but as the battle go on further, her tension keep on rising to the point that she couldn't even talk calmly. And that Milotic seems to have pushed her beyond her limits. That was one competitive Milotic and she managed to endure that fairly well.

Subaru : *feeling really guilty for healing in-between setting up dragon dance* Kiara : healing item stall let's goooooo

Subaru really plays like a protagonist and reminds me of the joy when I play pokemon for the first time. She cries and laugh along with her pokemons and watching it was wonderful.

Man, I honestly really forget just how much of a normie Subaru was before joining Hololive. It's honestly refreshing seeing someone actually enjoy a Pokemon game and not just blow through it with over leveled mons.

Crazy effort you put in for this champ. Cutting the fight down to half an hour and then translating that half hour in only 2 days is a crazy feat. Thanks for your hard work! I love seeing Subaru experiencing thing's I've known for more than 10 years now for the first time. Brings back those childhood memories of not exactly knowing how the moves work or which Pokemon has what type. And the happiness of beating your first champion. You can't replicate that feeling. But seeing and hearing that happiness from Subaru at least brings parts of that memory back. What a beautiful moment.

man this battle really remind me of my first battle against winona, the item spam, the desperation, the sheer type confusion, it's feel so nostalgic

Easily one of Subaru's best moments. 31 minutes of utter dramatic greatness.

Watching this live during her stream was intense, exciting and tear jerking all at the same time. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching Subaru's Pokemon journey and watching her grow. Hope she plays more Pokemon games in the future. This was tons of fun.

She didn't get through with blind luck like lucky crits or the power of friendship bs, she got through with her will and knowledge she collected throughout the journey. She uses everything she have, her knowledge, her items, and her pokemon to find ways to actually succeed. From barely knowing anything to properly use strategy to defeat cynthia while being slightly underleveled. Its easy to just grind, get overleveled and stomp Cynthia but she didn't and I truly respect that. Ash definitely can't do something like that.

On behalf of kaigainiki, thank you very much for the long translation And if i may be selfish, please clip Watame's journey too. Her journey were also enjoyable to watched Arigatou, and Otsu

Subaru: "I really wanted to win with the Pokemon i liked." Also SUbaru everytime one of her Pokemon evolved: *cringes and dies*

This Video is basically a visual rapresentation of how everyone felt fighting cynthia for the first time

Cynthia has been considered the most powerful and terrifying Champion in the franchise, ever since she first appeared in the original Diamond and Pearl games. Quite ironic, since she’s one of the nicest characters in the series. 😅 But in all seriousness, her team came out of nowhere for most of us. No one knew about Spiritomb, since the requirements for catching one were insane. No one expected her Milotic to be such a tank, especially with Mirror Coat. Roserade, Gastrodon, and Lucario were tough, but we’d seen them before, so we could adjust more easily. But then…we met her Garchomp. The king sweeper of the generation, and the face of so many nightmares. Especially since Fairy-Type Pokémon wouldn’t exist for years. And this was back in Generation Four, the EASY version of her team! THIS is the greatest iteration of her team, with competitive stats, moves, and items. This is the reason why, even now, we FEAR fighting Cynthia. Because even if we come prepared, she can still utterly destroy us. She is the reason why I will NEVER play a Nuzlocke game! 21:53 “Cynthia, are you a demon?!” You just asked the very same question everyone in your position asks.

Subaru didn’t know what she was getting into, but I know that everyone who’s played the game started getting heart palpitations when that music started.

"I really want to win" *Cinthya laughed as she consumed Shuba's dream and froze her Gyarados*

As someone on Reddit said, I wish I could delete the 20+ years of Pokemon knowledge and experience from my brain and let it hit me fresh like Subaru does. Everything she does in this stream, from her screams of frustration to the cheers of triumph, are so sincere and genuine. The fact that she's an adult playing a game like Pokemon and having these sorts of reactions would be over the top coming from just about anyone else, but for Subaru, that's just who she is, pedal down, full gas, no brake. Those of us left wish that we could experience life like her.

Thank you for subbing this fight, I love when people translate longer clips, and especially Subaru because she’s so adorable

"Cynthia might end up becoming one of my traumas!" Welcome to the club, pal

Beating a hard boss is always something you gonna remember and Subaru remind me the joy of it. Last time I was like this when I fought Octopath Traveler True End Boss, Arianrhod from Ao no Kiseki, and Loewe from Trail in the Sky SC. Man, I wish Subaru could play Trail games.

Now I get why the battle lasted as long as it did, she had 4 freaking water types in her team... it's amazing that she actually managed to pull this off.

There's only one way to describe this: BLOODY EPIC

Thank you for the mega clip, Gundamfinal! I'm ready to dive in~ Edit: Now that was an epic ride

Thank you for this! 30min video - what a banger

Thanks for translating all of this! It was great to see Subaru pull through, given how little she knew about Pokemon when she started.

"You can't be champion of the Pokemon league without knowing how to spam full restores!" - Lance

I can’t believe she two shot that monster of a Garchomp hahaha getting the dragon dance to x6 was the right call

Subaru best girl. Hands down. Her reaction to winning brought me to tears. YA TA!

I want to be able to play the game so passionate like her... She really bonded with the game and pokemon unlike me just cleared the champion in 2 minutes coz it that easy

I'm happy for Subaru, but I was tearing my hair out watching this... this is how parents feel screaming on the sidelines while their kids flail around on the baseball field, huh.

Thank you for the translation! I enjoyed watching the whole battle.

Thank you Gundam I've been looking forward to this since you put the trailer out!

Good job with the long vid, mah dude. So proud of this Duck. Her playthrough is truly one heck of a journey.

Man if Subaru was voice acting in a pokemon battle I feel like it would be so much fun to watch.

This was really fun to watch . The person that made the subtitles has my salute .

LETSGOOOOOOOOOO 31MINUTE GUNDAMFINAL VID

That intro was heavenly

Thanks for the translation, it's amazing to watch Subaru get completely caught up in this fight.

@Gundamfinal - I know these longer clips sometimes seem to get fewer views than shorter clips, but thanks for bringing this one to us and thanks for all your work.

One of the best quality fan translations Ive seen. Thank you!!

Shirona has been the run ender for many of my pokemon challenges - I was almost happy I didn't possess a switch when I heard of the remakes. Now though, I wish I had a switch and the games, so I could play along with the true protagonist of pokemon. Subaru.

The protagonist energy is especially strong with this one. I hadn't felt as much fun with pokemon before I watched this moment on stream

Thank you for clipping and subbing more than 30 minutes of Subaru content!

My first time beating Cynthia was through sheer fucking will and war of attrition. Super potions, full heal and revives all the way 😂

13:35 is it just me or does this sound like she was using the buruburu machine from the mikorone 24 stream? XD man, it's been great following subau's Pokemon journey, it was legit cathartic to get to the end with her :) the shubenthusiasm and passion for story and immersion just makes you want to be along for the ride!

imagine Subaru playing gen 5. she would die at the last 2 bosses

“Looks at a milotic” THATS MOST DEFINITELY A DRAGON

GUNDAM MY BOI THANK UUUUUUUUUU FOR THE TRANSLATION !!!! +1 sub

She brings along Justin. She keep her promise

The way she won was like in the enemy where both attack at the same time and the after the whole dust cloud is gone both just collapse at the same time lol

That was a great battle. :) Glad she got Justin into the Hall of Fame.

Excellent work, my dude!

The only thing missing in her Pokemon lineup is a Psyduck.

SUGOI, thanks for translating 👍

Thanks for your hardwork

Welcome to the club of Pokemon trainers that have Cynthia trauma 😅

17:21 lol, She has been traumatizing Pokémon fans for 15 years now, welcome to the club

Congrats to Subaru for winning this. Truly feels like a real Pokemon Journey. Subaru is whom I imagine if James (Kojiro) is the protag of Pokemon Anime. I love watching more seasoned trainer like Sana, Okayu, or Ina, but full-on Zero-to-Hero story like Subaru's (and I believe Sora later on) is how it reminds our first Pokemon game in the past. Thanks Gundamfinal for translating and clipping this.

"Cynthia might become one of my traumas." We'll see should she choose to ever stream Black & White and do postgame...

Honestly I'm amazed she even got to Cynthia with a team that is 2/3 water pokemon

she really did bring justin to the end. I only have respect for Subaru after all this time

thanks for 31 minute translation gundam!

So this is what it means to not study mechanics... Really stressful for a casual player. Subaru's pretty serious, but at the same time, she's going in blind, which is really respectable. Good job Subaru, I like your style.

I love that Subaru kept Justin in the final team and how excited she gets with Justin ^w^

I just watched a 30 minute battle where a Farfetch'd beat a Garchomp. Good job Subaru!