How to Ruin Phoebe's Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire Battle

Using a ridiculous setup with Slaking, how long can we make a battle against Phoebe last?

[bounce]

Imagine being Pheobe, ready to fight this challenger, when they smirk and send out a shiny, drastically overleveled, paralyzed Slaking, and proceed to stall for a half hour and then lose.

[KarasuGamma]

I think it's not just possible, but reasonable to actually win this battle, if the player is up for the torture. If they leave the Leftovers on and optimally time Slack Off, Phoebe will eventually Struggle herself into a loss.

[DudeTheMighty]

When you explained the reason the pokemon in this setup had long nicknames, I was kind of surprised. I thought you'd named them all as some kind of psychological warfare, creating a scenario where even the game itself is screaming.

[mayac]

Bannette trying it's damnedest to use spite to help you out, but failing every time is a modern tragedy.

[yeah]

I love how you’ve now added random tiny things to make them just that tiny bit more painful, like how the player is moved as far from the battle as possible and the fact that the Pokémon is shiny and has as long a name as possible

[SemiHypercube]

I love how the Ghost-Normal interaction is often what can be used to make battles feel much longer than they should be

[RoyalCrest-LetsPlaysAndMore]

Challenger: "C'mon, I've been waiting here for twenty minutes! Why can't I move on yet?"
Sidney: "Sorry, my man, but the last dude came in here with six paralyzed slakings. If anyone should be annoyed, it's Phoebe."

[Butterchu]

Next time, you should put each Slaking at level 99. That way, whenever one of Phoebe’s Pokémon faint, you’ll have to sit through their xp raising

[ThePenisMan]

7:00 wouldn’t it be better if sableye COULD use attract though? That just means you can’t use as many moves, making getting struggle even more impossible
Besides, the game would need to display the “slaking is infatuated” message every single turn to waste time too

[ConnorMcSchrosch]

Notable thing to mention is that curse does 25% damage rounded down which means if slaking has an uneven hp stat it will take 5 turns for it to die. Likewise dusclops having an odd hp stat means it can also use curse 3 times rather than only twice

[Sean_Bird]

While Pikasprey's around, being an Elite Four member is quite the dangerous position to be in.

[Flip-a-dip-dip]

I seriously hope you never stop making these videos. I find them endlessly entertaining

[Gaaraschickyourejeal]

Imagine being Pheobe and watching this kid walk into your room, go into a corner, throw out everything in their bag, and then walk up to you and scream "Go! Before putting you through the most obnoxious battle you've ever had the displeasure of sitting through. I would quit.

Thanks for another great video! I live this series

[redgerran]

"I want to see how long I can make a battle last in every generation."

I can only imagine what kind of nightmare the next video will be.

[terrymuse]

maybe you could look into "funbro", a thing that happened in smogon and caused them to add an endless battle clause. its a slowbro with a Leppa berry recycle setup that can sustain its own and its opponents pp infinitely, creating an endless battle

[Luigis_Menace]

I could literally be in the middle of taking an exam, and pause it to watch these videos. They’re my lifeblood.

[mcihay]

I have to say... I wonder if obtaining six shiny Slaking would honestly take longer than the battle itself.

Edit: Apparently, it does.

[Damian_]

You should have perfect IVs for every stat *except* attack, so confusion damage is minimized

[az-quin]

Pikasprey seems so genuinely sad that this didn’t take longer lol

[Silvadr]

I think what I like most about these kinds of videos is how well detailed you get with them. You don't just go "We got some strong pokemon, let's see how long it takes." You break down everything and explain how and why.