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Strong Pokémon. Weak Pokémon. That is only the selfish perception of people. Truly skilled Trainers should try to win with the Pokémon they love best.

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Lickitung is shit.

It didn't stop me solo running it through Pokémon Crystal.
January 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Therapist: Suigia isn't real, it can't hurt you.

Suigia:
January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I accidentally clicked on the "inspiration" tab on YouTube again, so I'm subjecting you all to it as well.
January 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
And we have our first blooper of the year! I definitely can't use this battle audio in the final cut!
January 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ogerpon was a very in-depth backport.

Because it'd be very difficult to do back-sprites with the different masks, I decided to change Ogerpon's colours in order to make it more obvious which mask is being worn.

Types for Ivy Cudgel and Ogerpon change as expected when holding the right mask.
December 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
We are getting close and closer to a completed Gen 3 backport Pokédex.

The Fossils were pretty fun to do - their sprites were tough as they're large and detailed, but I think I did a pretty good job!
December 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This line was a surprising amount of fun to backport.

Spoink and Grumpig have a couple of difficult moves to backport, and getting it right within a couple of tries has given me a huge boost of confidence when it comes to Gen 2 coding.
December 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Happy Christmas, folks.

Don't discard your toys, unless you want a Banette at your door.
December 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Insert "Deez Nuts" joke here.

Gulpin and Swalot are backported.

Just 9 lines left now until the entirity of Gen 3 is on the Challenge Run base.
December 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It's time for another backport from the guy who one person said had the worst demake sprites they've ever seen!

This time, it's Volbeat and Illumise!

This was a fun one to do, especially getting the cross-breeding working.
December 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I am not, and have never claimed to be an artist, but I'm proud of the work I do with the Gen 2 backport sprites.

Leaving a comment like this serves two purposes. The first is to insult somebody who's worked very hard on creating something. The second is to show you're a cunt.

Happy Christmas.
December 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Mischievous plant.
December 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I'm so mature.

Here's a clip from my latest Channel Member only video...

youtu.be/88OnrxDfe-g
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Tiny little channel update: I'm bringing back the old overlay (with a couple of modifications).

I tried out the new one for ~6 months to see if it made any positive impact, and it didn't.

Everything's slowly going to go back to Museo, with the softer colour palette.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Here's the schedule for the channel over the next week!
November 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I've been using the same intro style on my videos ever since day one, but I think they're getting a little bit stale.

So, I'm experimenting with a new type of opening. Here's an upcoming video with both the old and new style, so you can see the difference it makes!
October 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Friday marks the beginning of a new chapter for the channel.

We're not saying goodbye to "Classic" Solo Running entirely, but we are embarking on a new, harder challenge - the SuperMON challenge.

One Pokémon, 4 moves, and zero resets, and it's level capped.

Gengar's up first.
October 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm live playing Cinccino only in Pokémon Crystal!
September 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Falinks.
September 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It's a very, very minute detail, and something that most people won't notice. I'm bringing back the custom backgrounds for each Pokémon's thumbnail

I fell out of the habit of it when I started focusing on backports, as they shared a common background but they're included now

Here are some examples
September 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I've got another line to add to the backport collection - the Vespiquen line!

This one is likely gonna be very tricky when it gets its run. Combee isn't built for battling, and loses its speed upon evolving into Vespiquen!

Fun fact: You can't get a legit Gen 2 shiny Vespiquen!
September 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Another Gen III backport can be crossed off the list!

This time, in the form of the Aggron line. It's been hotly requested, so I'm very glad to get it done.

It's a physical powerhouse, which will be great, right up until Red.
September 15, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We can add another Gen III line to the completed backport list.

This time it's the turn of Baltoy and Claydol.

I've never really had much exposure to these lines, so I'm very interested in seeing how they play at some point!
September 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Gen III Cats.
September 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Leafy and Icy
September 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM