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Episode #60: One Last Hurrah
This is it... the moment we've been waiting all these years for!! Tybalt finally faces off against his questionably named rival, equipped not with his trusty Venusaur, his versatile Haunter, or even his maligned Gyarados. It's up to Sylvanas and her ailing allies to...
Episode #59: Hags and Drags
The B Team may have successfully dispatched of the first two members of the Elite Four, but the heat is picking up. Agatha and Lance were able to send my initial attempt into a tailspin, and this time, there's no Monster to carry the weight. It could be a case of...
Episode #58: Do It For Him
New year, new team, new technicality?? Ending the Nuzlocke Challenge in such misery left a poor taste in my mouth, so I've scraped the bottom of the barrel to claim glory from an unlikely source. With most of my resources going towards the starters, it will be an...
Episode #57: Ghoulish Goulash
We're down a beloved team member, but we're also two steps closer to becoming the champion of Kanto. We resume midway through a battle against the wicked Agatha, where two Night Shades spell automatic defeat. The tension is high, as we're on the precipice of...
Episode #56: Meet and Defeat the Elite
The time has come at long last. After three and a half years of journey and strife, Tybalt has kicked down the Elite Door, ready to duke it out with the Elite Four. We've jobbed the gen 1 AI up to this point, but our luck may have come to its untimely end...
Episode #55: Roast with the Most
Technically, we're ready to duke it out with the Elite Four, but I'm something of a completionist/idiot, so I figured I'd take my team on one last test drive against the final legendary bird, Moltres. Either this will reaffirm my misplaced confidence, or we'll go...
Episode #54: Save from the Cave
With each battle, our heroes edge closer and closer... Either towards their destination of Indigo Plateau, or grim death. The slightest error can result in disaster, we can't afford to get cocky now! Also, I accidentally deleted my face cam footage so instead, you...
Episode #53: Psychic Sidekick
Is it just me, or has this game suddenly become a lot harder since I chose to actually battle trainers instead of dodging them with aplomb? In any event, we trek deeper into Victory Road, which is curiously populated by a host of Jugglers. Are you telling me they...
Episode #52: Victorious Secret
Now that we've arrived at Victory Road, the last step before the challenge that awaits at Indigo Plateau, the time has come at long last to amend my previous folly. Yep, I'm actually grinding for once! Hopefully then, we'll die slightly slower than before.
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Episode #51: Roadblock
With all the badges in our hot little hands, we begin our journey towards Victory Road and the final challenge that awaits. Before we can step foot on that hallowed soil, however, our rival has something else in mind. He's keen to settle the score, once and for all!
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Episode #50: Giovanni Dance and Hold My Hand
At long last, we've returned to Viridian City, with only one more Gym Leader standing between us and the Pokemon League. But what's this? It's (twenty year old spoiler) Giovanni, feeling frisky after two thorough thrashings. Perhaps our luck has...
Episode #49: Adi-dos
We're in the homestretch now, with only a few loose ends standing between us and becoming the Champion. One of those is the admittedly optional Power Plant, and trying to catch the electrifying bird that dwells within. Steel your nerves, lads and ladies, we're going for...
Episode #48: Flame War
Tybalt continues laying waste to the Cinnabar Gym, each fallen trainer bringing him one step closer to the eccentric quiz master, Blaine. The level gap between our heroes and the enemies he faces is getting bigger and bigger, however. Should we be concerned? Or will it all...
Episode #47: Don't Mansion It
Are we to believe that Tybalt has been squatting in a burnt out mansion for the past two months? It's not that hard to believe, really, but it's finally time for him to be evicted as he searches for the missing key to the Cinnabar Island Gym. We've been slowed by...
Episode #46: Colossal Fossil Jostle
With Articuno successfully in his clutches, Tybalt arrives on Cinnabar Island carrying an arrogance like never before. He should make short work of the fiery gym leader, Blaine, but there's a minor issue that's putting their fated showdown on hold.
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