Pokemon, but I Merged 3 Games Together

Summary

A YouTube gamer takes the maps from Pokémon Emerald, Fire Red, and Crystal games and combines them into one giant randomized world. To beat the game, he must track down and defeat the 24 gym leaders, 12 elite four members, 3 champions, and Steven across the 3 smashed together maps. He creates a complex web of red string to map warp locations between areas and meticulously defeats gyms and records his progress. After a 20 hour journey traversing the complex world and defeating all bosses, he finally defeats the final challenge - battling Red as the ultimate trainer.

Takeaways

• 😀 The video is about a Pokémon map randomizer challenge across 3 games - Emerald, FireRed, and Crystal
• 😲 The player starts in Little Root Town and ends up warped to different random locations when going through doors
• 🗺️ The player maps out connections between locations using red string on a board to keep track of progress
• 🔍 Finding gym leaders and elite four members across the randomized maps is a main quest
• 🏅 The player slowly defeats gym leaders, elite four members, and champions across the 3 regions over 24 hours
• 😥 After clearing 2 regions, the player struggles to find the last missing gym leader Sabrina
• 🎉 Sabrina is finally found allowing the player to defeat the last trainers and finish the challenge
• 🏆 In the end, the player defeats all 24 gym leaders, 12 elite four members, 3 champions, and Red
• 🗒️ The player diligently tracks progress on a physical board with red string showing location connections
• 🌎 The 3 interconnected randomized maps create an expansive world to explore and conquer

Q & A

What is the main goal of the video game challenge?

The main goal is to beat 24 gym leaders, 12 elite four members, 3 champions, and Steven/Red after smashing together and randomizing the maps of Pokemon Emerald, Fire Red, and Crystal.

How does the player keep track of their progress?

The player uses red string and a map to track locations and connections between different areas as they are discovered through teleportation warps.

What regions are included in the randomized map?

The regions included are Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn from the games Pokemon Fire Red, Crystal, and Emerald respectively.

What important items help the player traverse the world?

Key items like the running shoes for speed, HM moves like Cut and Strength for accessing new areas, and badges that allow the use of Fly to teleport between Pokémon Centers.

How does the player find all the gym leaders?

The player discovers gym leaders randomly through exploring warps in the world. Some leaders like Jasmine are initially missing and require fetching key items first.

What was a big realization about the Hoenn gyms?

The player realized the 8th gym leader is Juan, not Wallace as originally thought. Wallace is the Hoenn champion.

What was the last goal found?

Sabrina and the Saffron City gym were the last location and gym leader found after almost 20 hours of playtime.

Who was the final opponent at the end?

After defeating the champions of each region, the final opponent was Red, fittingly located on Mt. Silver in Johto.

How long did the full challenge take in total?

The full randomized 3 region map challenge took around 24 hours of playtime to fully complete.

What made traversing the world challenging?

Not knowing where warps led, having to re-explore areas, finding key items to progress, and backtracking as new abilities were earned.