HOW EASILY CAN YOU SPEEDRUN POKEMON RED/BLUE?

After spending years watching Pokemon speedruns through events and my favorite Twitch streamers, I decided to see just how difficult it would really be to learn how to speedrun the first generation, all within a week of streaming on my Twitch channel. Today we're going to find out how easily you can speedrun Pokemon Red and Blue. This video took a lot of time and effort to put together, so I'd really appreciate it if you shared this with a friend. If you have any suggestions for the next video, leave it in the comments below! Have a great day :)
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Pokemon Red Any% Speedrun in 2:06:50 - Johnstone

Here is the guide I used (courtesy of Exarion):

Baffan's Backup Paras manip that I used in the video!

Pokeguy's World Record Pokemon Red Speedrun:

Check out Eddaket's Channel!

SheNanagans' Twitch Channel:

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[Shenanagans_]

Really appreciate the shoutout! I was very happy I was able to catch a stream and even got to witness a PB! Great video! It was a lot of fun watching you improving over the week, and even earn yourself a super respectable time! Looking forward to your next challenge :)

[Jrose]

Minimum battles speedrun when? :P (In seriousness this is extremely impressive, and it's so great you're introducing speedrunning to a massive audience!)

[treeninja]

Champion A: ah my rival A! You are going dow-

A: gives his Pokémon A a X accuracy
A: Use Horn Drill!

Champion A: oh shi-

[ladybug]

He’s the only youtuber that has a face that matches his voice.

[bedavis]

Its so different hearing his voice here than live

[Air_Dan]

As a big fan of Pokemon speed running for years, your format for videos is perfect to give the beginner information ins a digestible and entertaining fashion. Love how meticulous you are!

[aquaaonfumes]

I like how dude kept grinding, I watched homie go from averaging 20k per video to 60k in hours it’s crazy how much he grew

[TomoFoxFoxington]

Dude Johnstone, thank you for doing what you do. I just finished a Professor Oak challenge on a physical cartridge of Sapphire today. Your videos are super fun and informative, and you have a fantastic way with explanations and humor. Funnily I've had to rewatch some videos because of the late hour and I found myself being lulled to sleep by your voice. Hey, maybe as a future video you could find an original Prima's Official Strategy Guide and read the whole thing cover to cover to help us Poké-insomniacs sleep dude! Thanks for doing what you do man, good night!

[windfisch]

Hey, just feel like letting you know, this was probably my favourite video of yours. Just seeing the shift in style and the genuine progress was really fun.

[thegaymingavenger]

This is actually really cool and encouraging for anyone wanting to just try to get into speedrunning. I find it such a daunting thing to try and tackle but this makes it look very much doable.

[oops]

I would really like for you to keep speedrunning Red and Blue, this was probably my favorite video of yours!

[Hardytkyoyo]

I absolutely loved this video. It really makes me want to go home and do some speedrunning!

[exantiuse]

"The term any% is generally directed at games that show you the completion in percentages, such as Elder scrolls and Fallout"
->Picks two game series that DON'T track the completion in percentages

[KingSteve]

Amazing sir! You've definitely planted the itch in me to give this a run! It was between this and learning Earthbound!

[laforce]

37:23 "Everything went pretty well until" ... SHE walked in lol

[PurpleLionRs]

Keep this series going I love watching speedruns

[adampanas]

John, I love seeing your face on your videos now! It really adds personality to your channel in a great way. Keep up the awesome content! I appreciate your work ethic.

[griffinh]

I really hope this becomes a series to at least gen 4. Great video!

[RetroAli]

It's wild to see Pokemon speedrunning covered by a huge Youtuber. Thanks for bringing attention to the community!

[laforce]

the fact that you done this in one week is insane to me, you are a legend dude