Man Beats Pokemon Ruby... WITH A MAJIKARP

[Sliter]

n°1 pokémon, koiking!
hahah

 

[migles]

Older pokemon games were so easy if you only trained 1 pokemon, the game was actually way easier than if you tried to have a team.

thats how i plaied my games when i was a kid, i was too lazy and the starter was easy to level up and beat everything.. i would just give up on others and only using the starter

 

[BORTZ]

Wait for them to struggle themselves to death, I guess?

What I'm curious about is how he afforded the ridiculous amount of potions needed to keep up that struggle strategy before Karp learns Tackle.

That is a good point, there is kinda a finite amount of funding in pokemon games, before the elite 4 right?

 

[leon315]

i beat dark souls with A BROKEN SWORD, so where's the point??

 

[Deleted User]

Wait for them to struggle themselves to death, I guess?

What I'm curious about is how he afforded the ridiculous amount of potions needed to keep up that struggle strategy before Karp learns Tackle.

thats one im trying to remember. where gen 3 trainers capabe of doing multiple fights after a cooldown? because i dont remember them being to at all, and thatd be the only way of getting that kinda money.

 

[ATofix]

Anyone looking for more info? Hope I'm not breaking any rules by sharing a link. http://kotaku.com/beating-pokemon-ruby-with-magikarp-took-nearly-six-year-1795008662

 

[porkiewpyne]

@StarGazerTom Ruby had Trainer's Eyes in the PokeNav so there were some rematches available though I don't remember them being anywhere often enough to earn THAT much money.

 

[Deleted User]

@StarGazerTom Ruby had Trainer's Eyes in the PokeNav so there were some rematches available though I don't remember them being anywhere often enough to earn THAT much money.

Ah, I remember that now, yeah. But wasn't that a Post-Game feature?

 

[porkiewpyne]

If I remember correctly, you could start using it about halfway through the game.

 

[migles]

That is a good point, there is kinda a finite amount of funding in pokemon games, before the elite 4 right?

i think so...
i know in the 4 gen you can get infinite money in several ways for example, in the DPPT you can use underground and sell stuff
in HGSS i remember you can use the casino mini game to get coins and trade it for items in the american\european versions you don't need to pay to play, however the japanese version you need...
i really don't believe this guy had played without cheats... i know you find plenty of items and can sell them, but can a stock last so long?

well.. in gen 3 i guess he can abuse the berry trees and sell the berries...

 

[Rick Astley]

of course you can RNG meaning he didn't started the game with a magikarp.. so this gave him an advantage..
he can also trade it from another game, meaning as well the magikarp could be like level 60 or something making the task much more easy..
i am really thinking because leveling the magikarp right in the beggining of the game, is one of the biggest problems
if he swapped out the starter just after the poochyena battle, that would be epic

RNG Abuse => Level 5 by old rod, transfering, just the x1,5 xp bonus because not being OT.
And if it was level 60, the game would be done in a few hours with x-powers at the end.
And leveling it is quite easy with potions, low PP pokemon (like Ralts at the 2/3 first routes) and Struggle

 

[Taleweaver]

...it took the player six years to complete the task. (A waste of time? Na worth it for sure.)

I don't want to bash the effort, but seriously? Some people REALLY have way too much free time on their hands.

 

[Deleted member 408979]

six fucking years.


kudos to him, but... There's probably a bunch of important things he missed out on.. Funerals, parties, birthdays, concerts, love, books, birds singing, new restaurants with new recipes, animals,travels....

You have to live life too, ya know?

 

[Bladexdsl]

well isn't this a fine kettle of fish?

 

[spotanjo3]

Pokemon is a game that can truly last for years — even if the player has to enforce their own house rules to extend the experience. One Pokemon player has now finished a huge quest to complete Pokemon Ruby with a seriously underpowered team.

Streamer Leomon, began this epic undertaking back in 2011, broadcasting the adventure via a service called NicoNico. His playthrough Pokemon Ruby was unlike most others, as he was committed to beating the game and becoming a Pokemon master while using just one pocket monster, the ALMOST-useless Magikarp. In the Fishy’s defense, it was a Shiny majikarp — even though that distinction only offers a slightly different color palette, rather than any advanced capabilities. For the less knowledgeable, the water Pokemon starts out with only the move Splash, a nigh-on-useless technique.
Leomon was forced to outlast opponents, plying Magikarp with health-restoring potions until his enemies ran out of PP, and began to hurt themselves this is an incredibly time-inefficient
way to play the game, which explains why it took the player six years to complete the task. (A waste of time? Na worth it for sure.)

Magikarp was not the only pokemon Leomon used, since the mechanics of Pokemon Ruby dictate that Pokemon of other types are required to learn moves via HM and access certain areas. However, when it came to battling, the fish was the lone wolf, reaching level 75 by the time all was said and done.
Last 30 min of his quest:

You should use "WARNING FOR SPOILER!". Good thing that I don't like POKEMON AT ALL. Good for them.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Wow, that guy is really annoying. Why does he sound like an anime character
Nonetheless, that's really impressive. I've heard of people doing well in the battle simulators using a full team of Magikarps, that alone was pretty impressive. But just one?

 

[HamBone41801]

Older pokemon games were so easy if you only trained 1 pokemon, the game was actually way easier than if you tried to have a team.
Obviously magikarp had garbage stats and only tackle, but it's more a feat of time spent than much else (since tackle is effective against most everything). If magikarp was overlevelled (which it was) it'd be able to take on most things with only tackle, and healing items would make things a fair bit easier.

I'm curious how he beat ghost pokemon though. Agatha has 3 and that alone seems pretty impossible to beat. Since gen 1 struggle dealt normal damage too.

The Magicarp isn't the one dealing struggle damage. the opponents were doing it and hurting themselves.

 

[Hells Malice]

The Magicarp isn't the one dealing struggle damage. the opponents were doing it and hurting themselves.

But it's still normal damage

 

[HamBone41801]

But it's still normal damage

nope. damage can also be type "none." it has no weaknesses or strengths you can find plenty of info on bulbapedia, and it is even possible to get certain Pokemon as type none with enough setup.

 

[Hells Malice]

nope. damage can also be type "none." it has no weaknesses or strengths you can find plenty of info on bulbapedia, and it is even possible to get certain Pokemon as type none with enough setup.

I must be crazy because I thought this was about Pokemon Red.
If it's Ruby then it makes perfect sense.

I'm losing my marbles.