This challenge serves as a compelling demonstration of visual reductionism and the strength of iconic character design. It effectively highlights how our brains utilize minimal geometric cues to reconstruct complex, familiar patterns.
Deep Dive
Prerequisite Knowledge
- Concept 01Basic geometric shapes (e.g., circles, triangles, squares) and their properties
- Concept 02Familiarity with common Pokemon characters, their silhouettes, and color schemes
- Concept 03Fundamental principles of visual perception, such as recognizing patterns from simplified outlines
- Concept 04Concept of abstraction: simplifying complex forms into basic elements
Not foundCounterpoint
The topic describes an entertainment-style quiz on simplified Pokemon shape recognition. No established academic field, theory, or significant body of criticism exists around this specific demonstration.
Where to go next
- Step 01Gestalt principles of perception (e.g., closure, similarity, proximity) for understanding shape organization
- Step 02Computer vision and object detection algorithms that mimic human shape recognition
- Step 03Applications in graphic design, such as creating minimalist icons or logos from basic shapes
- Step 04Cognitive psychology topics like top-down vs. bottom-up processing in visual recognition
- Step 05Real-world uses in AI training for image recognition or forensic silhouette identification
Deep Dive
Guess the Pokemon, but you only get THREE shapes
Added:I made a Pokémon quiz by using three shapes in Google Slides to build a Pokémon and then challenged these YouTubers to compete. Let's see what happened. All right, who's ready for some shapes?
>> I am.
>> I was born ready.
>> I am also >> I'm so excited.
>> Yeah. I hope you paid attention in kindergarten.
>> They did this in your kindergarten?
>> Yeah.
>> What did I miss out on?
>> Peter, how about you start us off?
>> Well, Shannon, if there's anything I know about shapes, it's that I'm familiar with the classic ones. Give me Pokeball. Classic.
>> All right, Peter. Who are these two Pokémon?
>> You have to get both of them.
>> Okay. So, I'm Is there any gimmick?
>> No. The gimmick is that there's only three >> port manto then.
>> Okay. Well, the the one on the right is sabble. And then the one on the Wait, what's a port manto?
>> Like putting the two words together.
>> Oh, it's a a wobble. A seizing. No, I don't like either of those. It's wheezing and sabble.
No, wait, wait, wait. IT'S COUGHING.
DON'T SORRY, I WAS fixated on why the clouds were brown.
>> What do you mean the clouds are brown?
Have you ever seen the Pokémon?
>> Are they not gray? Am I crazy?
>> I didn't know they were clouds.
>> Knowing it, >> Peter, you saved yourself at the last second because that is coughing and sle.
>> Oh boy, that doesn't bode well for old PETA.
>> So, hold on. You guys thought you were just doing a Pokémon quiz?
>> Yes, that's what you told us.
>> Crap.
>> Now you're also digging holes.
>> Oh, come on. Now, this is what I prepared for. So, this is what I like to see. Okay, tell me more.
>> Uh, the winner of this quiz is whoever gets the deepest in their hole.
>> Let me let me You guys start at ground level. Uh, it costs two points to dig.
>> Okay.
>> Wait, I got two Pokémon. I get one point.
>> Yeah, Pokéballs are only worth Pokemon.
Now, I take the point.
>> Yeah. All right, fair enough.
>> But beware, there may be obstacles on your way. And there may be items that help you get further down. The items are only in Pokeball and Great Ball questions.
>> Oh, >> all right. Flygon, you're up.
>> I'm greedy for points. Give me an Ultra Ball. Um, we'll do classic, the first one.
>> Who's that Pokemon?
>> Oh, he's worm. I love him.
>> Damn. Yeah, you got that real fast.
Yeah, that's Worthworm.
>> And yes, this is only three shapes.
>> Oh, they're all division symbols.
>> Yeah, they're all division symbols.
>> That's clever. Classic.
>> That's clever.
>> That is three points for Flygon.
>> Go to the right. Go to the right. Oh, can I dig?
>> You can dig now if you want.
>> What the hell? I didn't get that option.
>> You have a pathetic point.
>> Oh, wait. Yeah, that's right.
>> I'm easily influenced. I'll go to the right.
>> Nice, coward.
>> Okay. Trying to dig down on the right.
Success.
>> Hell yeah. Hell yeah.
>> You're in the dirt, >> dude. I got you.
>> Thanks.
>> All right, John, you're up.
>> All right. Devastating to be in the middle. Uh, the first one I was a little iffy to get to the answer. The second one, maybe half a second. So, I I got to be in the middle. So give me shiny the middle great ball. I want to be truly in the middle.
>> So shiny is just like classic except it's the shiny version of the Pokemon.
>> Oh that's >> who is that?
>> Dusttocks >> locking in Dusttocks. And you're correct. I don't think I got that.
>> What?
>> I'm feeling good.
>> Dude, I thought those were horns.
>> I thought it was like proopass or something. I don't know why.
>> Can I just point out that looks like a nose hanging down in in front of someone's mouth that's smiling really big.
All right, John, that's two points. You can use them now or you can wait.
>> No, this this is this is big. I need to take my first step forward into the middle. We're we're staying in the middle.
>> Okay. Yeah, that's a success. You dig down. Peter, you're getting left behind.
Shh.
>> I don't need that right now, Shannon.
>> Well, hey, it's your turn. You can catch up.
>> Give me incremental for great ball.
>> Okay, so incremental. You're going to start with one shape and you can ask for more shapes, but that makes the question worth less points.
>> So, right now, this is worth four points if you can somehow get this.
>> Oh, it starts at four. Yeah. No, give me a second shape. That's crazy.
>> Okay, there's your second shape.
>> [ __ ] It's just another box.
>> Don't I really don't know. I'm going to need another shape.
>> A third shape down to two points.
>> What the [ __ ] >> Oh my god. What is Can you get another shape?
>> Can we have three more shapes? Oh, wait.
>> No, no, no. Don't ask for shapes yet.
>> I know what it is. I know what it is.
>> I can't do it. Give me another shape.
>> Okay, down to one point.
>> I know it's not Puku Muku, but I genuinely can't think of who else has that color scheme. I'm passing it. I I have no idea.
>> Peter, there is one more shape. It'll still be worth one point, but you could feel bad about it.
>> Yeah, I was going to pass it. I might as well take it.
No idea. Still passing it. I don't know.
Woo bat. Moving on.
>> My god. Did you know it?
>> Yeah, it's Vroom.
>> Yeah, that's Vroom.
>> Oh my god. Hold on. I'm closing my curtains. That was like bright pink to me.
>> All right, so it's incremental. Dan, Flygon, you stole that point from Peter.
>> Oh [ __ ] All right, I need to adjust the color on my computer so that it matches yours. All right, that was fun. I'm going to do another incremental. We'll do Great Ball again.
>> Who's that Pokémon? Oh, also there's an item attached to this right.
>> Oh, that's big.
>> So, this is a pickaxe. Uh, if you get this, you can break a rock that's in your way, >> right? My gut says florist, but I do think I'm going to ask for one more shape.
>> There's your other shape for three points.
>> Oh, do I know this?
>> Um, >> god damn it.
>> Floor just doesn't have two things.
Yeah. So, this is this is mega meanium.
>> Boop. Boop. Boop. Mega meanium.
>> Okay. Okay. Well, I'm glad I asked or I'm glad I asked for the additional point.
>> I'm going to be honest. I'm not glad you asked. I was That was devastating. I was so ready.
>> So, that's three more points for you.
And here's your pickaxe. What do I get with that?
>> If you come across a rock in your way, you can smash it.
>> Okay. Well, then I guess I'll go down one, right?
>> There's the rock.
>> There's the rock.
>> Get it, girl.
>> I'll smash it. Get that rock.
>> You smashed the rock and you went down.
So, that's two points.
>> And can I go down again?
>> Yes, you can. There's no rock.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> Remember I told you right side. We're in this together.
>> I know. Thank you. Right.
>> Basically, a win for me is a win for John.
>> Dude, that's what I've been saying. What are you guys running mates in a freaking election?
>> Is there any style I can win? Do any of these Pokeballs? Can I get like a hat for my character or is that is it just helpful items?
>> I mean, you can maybe wear a pickaxe on your head.
>> Okay, that's that's enticing. Let's go let's go great ball classic. Let's see if I can get some style.
>> Who's that Pokemon?
>> All right. Well, that's a roll of toilet paper.
>> So, that's I I think I am starting to think of the Pokemon, but I I'm really stuck on it being a roll of toilet paper. Some people do think this Pokemon is [ __ ] >> Okay, never mind. Never mind. That might or You know what? Now, whatever I say, this is going to be bold. People are going to have opinions.
>> It's Charizard.
>> Can't say that.
>> It sucks.
>> Okay, I'm really stuck on toilet paper.
And my first thought, this is really bad. My mind is blank.
>> Dude, if it gets stuck, you should just get a bet.
>> Okay. Wait. Oh. Oh my god. At the last second. Is it Arctazole?
>> Damn it.
>> Oh, right at the end. Yeah, it's Arctazol.
>> Damn. I was about to say Gerra and then put my head down and change.
>> That's that's all I have was Gerra. I do not think about this guy at all.
>> So there's your two points. Would you like to dig?
>> Would like to I stayed in the middle. I got to go to the middle again. Let's do it.
>> Okay. Oh, sorry. There's a rock in the way.
>> And I didn't even get my pickaxe hat.
>> All right, Peter.
>> Yeah. Give me classic for an Ultra Ball.
>> Going to the hard ones. Who's that Pokemon? That is fl.
>> Yeah, that's fl >> quote unquote hard. It's hard to tell what's going to be easy and hard in these.
>> Well, here's the thing. Nobody thinks about fl. I am just sort of acutely aware of fiddle because it looks like a tissue box. And I've remembered that since I first saw it. I'm going to dig to the left.
>> Ooh. Forge my own path.
>> Oh yeah, you can. There's no rock.
>> Perfect. I'm going to move down one more.
>> And again. What? That was dumb.
>> How you doing up there, John?
>> Bad. I'm doing really bad. There's a rock in my path. I have no hat. It's not good.
>> Getting a sunburn.
>> OSHA's going to be on top of you, Shannon. We got no helmets. That's crazy.
>> Okay, I want I want that other incremental great ball.
>> There's your first shape. Four points, >> dude. Say wiglet.
>> It could be Wiglet. What if it is Wigglet?
>> It could be.
>> I'll request uh I'd like to buy another shape.
>> Buying one shape for one point.
>> Well, damn it. Don't say wigglet. It's wrong.
>> Yeah. I don't I don't think it's wiggly.
It's wigglet with a cape.
>> Um super wiggly.
>> Wait a minute.
>> Waiting.
>> Yeah.
>> Oh, I I just want you to guess Wiggle with a cape. I think you nailed it.
>> I want I want another shape, please.
>> Okay, one more shape.
>> What?
>> See, these ones are brutal.
>> So, Fliddle was hard is what I'm hearing. And this is this is medium.
>> What the [ __ ] >> Oh my god. I think I know it.
>> That circle did nothing for me. Give me one more shape. Sorry.
>> Okay, one more shape.
>> Yeah. I mean, so since the second one, I've been thinking it's like Aggron. I I guess I'm going to go Aggron.
>> I'm sorry. It is not Aggron.
>> John, do you know it?
>> Do I have to embarrass myself with a guess?
>> I can give you one more shape myself.
>> Oh, yeah. Let give me one more shape, then I'll embarrass myself.
>> Here are the final shapes.
>> Oh, >> I shouldn't have asked.
>> Damn, dude. Peter's going to hit it.
>> My guess before the feet was Natada. I knew that was wrong. I'm throwing it out there. I want the answer badly. Take the point.
>> Is this Palchia?
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah, that's Palia.
>> Yeah, there's one point for you.
>> Well stolen, Peter. Well stolen.
>> We're going straight to shiny Ultra Ball. I need my colors.
>> Okay.
Who's that Pokemon?
>> Okay, that's I need to sit with this. I have a thought. There's no way I could be right immediately, right? I mean, I'm like very familiar with this shiny. Is that Verizon?
>> Oh, okay.
>> Dude, I think that's it. I think it is.
You nailed it.
>> Wow.
>> Oh man, John's got the advantage from all the shiny hunting. He knows what all the shinies look like.
>> I don't want to do incremental. They scare me so much.
>> Give me shiny for Pokeball.
>> Who's that shiny Pokémon?
>> A >> uh that is Pilos Swine.
>> Yeah, you got it. That's Pile of Swine.
>> It's like, please don't be mammothwine in my head.
>> So, there's your points.
>> I'm going to hold off. Thank you very much. I'm full right now. Yeah, I couldn't possibly eat any more dirt.
>> Considering I don't have a pickaxe, that is what I've been doing.
>> All right, I'll take the classic Great Ball, please.
>> Who's that Pokemon?
>> Oh, damn. What is this thing called? Um, that's Spritzy, right?
>> Thinking it's Spritzy.
>> Yes.
>> And you are correct. That is Spritzy.
Nose thing.
>> My god. You You've taken his body apart.
>> I've deconstructed him.
>> Now it's Cresselia.
>> Now you're up to three. Um, I might as well expose what's underneath me, >> bro. Calm down.
>> Yes.
>> Sorry. It's a rock.
>> Okay. Okay.
>> All right. You know what? I'm going shiny again because I'm scared that I'm I'm losing my my chance for my pickaxe.
>> Dude, this is your category in my opinion. I'm not touching him.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Damn it. Well, that's Kabuto. Okay. I don't get a pickaxe. It's Kabuto. We can move on.
>> Yeah, it's Kabuto. No pickaxe. Very similar to Pilot Swine. Yeah. I was like, is that just Pilot Swine again?
Well, no. That would be Mamos Swine.
That's green, right? Pyos swine's yellow.
>> All right. Flex on us a bit. Come on now.
>> It's a freebie.
>> Give me one of them classic Pokeballs.
>> Oh, look. There's a pig axe.
>> Did you say a pig axe?
>> Maybe.
>> Is that a uh Drifloon and a Spo?
>> You nailed it. Driffloon and [ __ ] >> Thanks for the hint there, Shannon. I was going to miss the pig.
>> St. Louis Arc.
>> Okay.
>> I thought you were joking about needing to change the colors. I think I need to change the colors cuz gray is white on my computer. This is This is scaring me.
That's That's >> I think I just forgot to change these.
>> Oh, >> okay. No, never.
>> Damn. Oh my god. That is >> That was like anemic spoink earlier, >> Peter. There's your axe and your points.
>> I'll do I'll do the um third great ball and classic. Just Yeah, that one.
>> Oh, there is a pickaxe here.
>> Oh, I love this one. I'm a little concerned. I think this is Blitbug. I think he got it.
>> Yeah, the stupid Blickbug. I hate him.
>> Why do you hate him? Is it his bow tie?
>> No, he's he's too vertical.
>> So, someone like horizontal Pokemon.
>> Yeah, someone need to stretch him back in the X direction.
>> Yeah.
>> All right, I'll I'll I'll break that bad boy. Using your pickaxe, you break down that rock and you can move down to that space and you still have three points.
>> Yeah, I'll I'll break down one more.
>> Oh no, another rock.
>> I knew you wouldn't be on my side, so I had you go down the side with the rocks, >> John.
I >> I've done two shiny great balls. I have no headwear. I have to see it through. I need that last one to have a bomb, please.
>> Surely. No, I guess I'm sorry.
>> Hold on. Oh, look at that. You got a little wig.
>> Yes. Okay. Wait. I really need to lock in. All right. This is This is really, really scary. Okay. Because I immediately am thinking of a Pokémon that is not the shiny color. And I really want the wig.
>> Oh, wait. This one is shiny. I forgot. I don't know who this is. Um, you'll notice that it says shiny at the top of the screen, Peter. Oh my god. I thought that was Shinny. That's my bad. Oh, it shinks.
>> All I can see, and it's not the right colors. All I can see is buff. That's not correct. I'm just I'm going to throw out Tauros. I think it's wrong, but I know it's green.
>> It's not Tauros.
>> No.
>> Peter, can you steal, >> man? No, I don't. I genuinely don't know. Oh. Oh, don't inhale like that.
Makes me nervous.
>> Don't exhale like that either. That's worse. Guys, stop. This is >> Pier just like, stop breathing.
>> My headphones are getting wet. What the hell? Bfalon is exactly who I thought it was.
>> That's That's who I thought, too.
>> I really needed that.
>> Let's go Flapple. Why not?
>> I mean, good good guess. Not correct, but good guess.
>> Fly gone.
>> Oh, man. The only one I can see. I mean, I I thought it was Bfalant, too. It's either pumpkinoo or it's cottony or wait. Actually, I changed my mind. It's bofalon. I'm just going to put bofal and see if that's if it's a mistake.
>> Oh, yeah. Yeah, I didn't expect this one to be uh so hard. This was gloom.
>> Oh, >> I think personally >> Mhm.
>> we should give one point for the person who didn't say Balon because that was, you know, inspired, >> right? Right.
>> We could do that.
>> But we won't.
>> No, that gloom goes away and now you can all breathe again.
>> Stop breathing on me.
>> Yeah, just hit me with a classic Pokeball. Who are those Pokemon?
>> Oh my god, I love the one on the right.
>> I I cannot think of who the one on the right is. It It's definitely a Gen 7 that I just haven't fully played through.
>> Gen uh you say circuitry.
>> Zirketry.
>> That sounds That sounds wrong. I don't like that Pokemon.
>> It is a Gen 7 Pokemon.
>> Oh, no. No. That circuitry.
>> Oh.
Um, is it like their name? Is there like like co hack co or whatever the [ __ ] his name is? God damn it.
>> That was multiple Pokemon put together and >> co.
>> Does that count? Can I do that?
>> I know I know that the one on the left is is Delmies. But god, he's like he's a dragon and I can picture him with his little It's Hakamo. Co Kakamo.
>> I'm not getting this point. Kakamo. Tell me he's in Kakamo.
>> No, I'm sorry. That is not Kakamo.
>> [ __ ] I don't remember his name.
>> My god. Time to steal.
>> Yeah, it's it's Delmies. And I'm pretty sure that's ducklet.
>> Yeah, that's duck.
>> That's blue.
>> Do you have your computer on? I need to change mine. That is gray.
>> Delies is [ __ ] perfect. And then this guy is a is a pale gray at best. And it's like, yeah, it's a blue Pokémon.
Also, no. Side note category. Side note, that ducklet looks fine to me.
>> There's your point.
>> Okay.
>> You mean there's my point?
>> I would like classic Great Ball, the middle one.
>> Okay.
>> Damn it.
>> Who's that Pokemon?
>> Yo, this one got a >> That's a great question.
>> Oh, wait. That's uh that's the penis looking one. Combuskin.
>> That's how you get it. Yeah, that's Combuskin.
>> Yeah.
>> Oh my god.
>> I'm not co-signing what was going on there, but you nailed it. Unfortunately, >> worst person, you know, makes a great point.
>> Yeah.
>> Um, I'm going to hold >> classic bottom right. Got to have something for me.
>> The Great Ball.
>> Uh, just the the regular Pokeball.
Regular Pokeball.
>> You mean the one without a bottom right?
That's so confusing.
>> It's the bottom at the right. Do you What do you mean? It's on the right. The bottom right.
>> The The rightmost bottom row.
>> Is that Shannon? You should number these next time. Oh, pickaxe.
>> So clean.
>> Hey, man. When I said left and we ended up on the right last time, you know what? We went with it. And now maybe the same thing happened. But I see a goldbat and a rowlet and a pickaxe.
>> Yeah, you nailed it.
>> And pickaxe the rock away. Let's do it.
Woohoo.
>> Okay, your patience pays off and you move down.
>> So, I have two options. I can dig down or I could go up and then hoard my points on the surface, which Yeah, >> it's a gamble, but it could pay off.
>> Set up a little lawn chair.
>> As of now, I've never lost one of these quizzes, so I need to keep going. Don't ask if I've won one. And let me dig down.
>> Digging down. That's free.
>> And there was a rock. Wow. Well, well, well, >> that's what we're digging. That makes sense.
>> Golly gee, Shannon. Uh, I don't love the classic for Pokeball, but I I do feel like classic is my speed, so we're going to go whichever great ball you'd like.
>> There you go. Who's that Pokémon? Oh my god.
>> Uh, that is [ __ ] Is that Slackhoth? No, it must be. Is that what he looks like? Oh no, cuz it could be like a silkun or a casket. I'm I'm going to go with Slackhoff.
>> Yeah, you nailed it. That's Slackoff.
>> Dude, this one's really good.
>> Yeah, this is >> I am very impressed by like your ability to like make these. Not to kiss ass, but like >> the ability to make these, but not the ability to match colors.
>> Right. Right. Yeah. This is the episode where Shannon finds out he's color blind.
>> Yeah.
>> All right. Fly gone.
>> All right. I'll do I'll take that last uh great ball.
>> Okay. Clearing out the great balls. And that I think that is the final pickaxe.
>> Oh no.
>> Wow.
>> Wait. It's the final pickaxe.
>> Maybe it's the final pickaxe.
>> There are more items. It's just you guys have nailed all the pickaxes specifically.
>> All right. Well, this is um this is the the Gigantamax Intellon.
>> Yeah, you nailed it.
>> I thought that was a tank on top of a spaceship.
>> That's who got my boy JFK.
>> Okay. I mean, I got to get rid of that pickaxe. I'm going to be devastated if I go down and on either side of me is >> I'm going to go down.
>> Okay. Yeah, >> I'm gonna go down again.
>> Going down again. Oh my god, it's free again.
>> Oh my god. I'm gonna go down one more.
>> Down one more. Oh my god, you almost at the bottom. Okay, I'm I'm staying. Well, obviously smart choice.
>> Can't I can't do anything else.
>> That was scary. It was upsetting. I didn't like anything about it. Now I can try to get a bomb, which I don't know what it does. Or I can just try to get points. Shiny. The middle ultra ball.
>> Yeah. Go out like a G.
>> Thank you. I need that Pokemon.
>> Oh, is that is that the ugly cerskit?
Would that It's That's the right color.
You nailed it. It's cers.
>> I was very careful with the shiny colors. Yes, that is >> s in the world. Is this three points?
>> That's the same color as the original effectively.
>> No, it is not.
>> No, >> the original is like a nice uh bright blue. This >> is nice blue, but he's still blue and he looks the exact All you did was remove his stupid haircut, which is not a defining factor of him.
>> You know what?
>> What other Pokémon is that? Lanky there.
You like that? He looks incredible. What the hell?
>> I can't I can't sit around waiting for a pickaxe. And I think the bomb might blow me up. So, I think we're going to go to the right and just see what happens. I'm going to go follow the leader. He He is winning. Let's go down one more.
>> Oh no, it's a rock.
>> My god.
>> Oh no.
>> All over for us.
>> I uh I don't like this. I don't I don't like what's happening. I feel like I'm being bullied. I'm being picked on. I'm being Uh, John just left the chat, guys.
Oh, >> well, I mean, those shinies got me thinking.
>> Uhoh. Give me the last Ultra Ball.
>> Oh, dang. Watch this be the really hard one.
>> Peter, who's that Pokemon?
>> Oh, wait, wait, wait. That's it to me.
Toss it to me.
>> No, no, no. It's uh a ROM. Uh, is that Rom lawn mower?
>> That is not what he's called.
>> What?
>> Now you got his rom.
>> Jesus Christ.
I just had to let you sweat for a little bit.
>> Yeah, you did. I was like, "No, I boofed it."
>> Wait, go to the top. Go to the top and then hoard the points. It's the only way you can win. He didn't say that's not how we win.
>> No, I'm going down.
>> I'm coming out the other side after this. Let's go. Two points.
>> Yeah, let's go.
>> Wow. Keep going. Keep Keep pushing. Come on now.
>> Keep Okay, keep pushing.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Get rid of it. I got a pickaxe. Whatever.
>> Okay. Using up your uh your pickaxe.
Breaking down the rock. Going down deeper.
>> Two more. Come on.
>> Two more. No rock.
>> No. A shard to my soul. All right. Uh, send me to the right.
>> Yeah, you can.
>> There was a rock there. I was going to lose it.
>> All right. I guess I'll take middle incremental in Pokeball.
>> First one is worth three points.
>> No, that's gray.
>> That's a layup. Come on.
>> Yeah, obviously.
>> All right. Give me another shape, please.
>> One more shape.
I would like to buy us a third shape, please.
>> It better not be the same. Oh god, I know what it is now. That's awesome.
>> Oh, >> you do.
>> Oh. Oh, John, this could be good for you.
>> It could be.
>> Is it? Um, >> there is another shape available.
>> Oh, there is. So, I can I can just get it.
>> Yeah, but once again, you just have to feel bad about it.
>> I I already feel bad about everything.
So, let's let's just get the another shape.
>> Oh, >> okay. There it is.
>> Yeah, I don't feel good about this.
>> Nice.
>> Shane, what the [ __ ] That change things.
>> I give up. Is it vanilla?
>> I know it's No. Yeah, I don't I don't.
>> John, can you steal?
>> Okay. Well, it's it's Mousehold, right?
The only Pokemon with four >> mouse holds.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. One point for John.
>> This is big, >> dude. Strafe. Strafe hard.
>> I really want there to be a rock all the way to the left. Let's go to the left. I want to see the rock.
>> Okay.
>> Shannon really doesn't want you coming back for another video.
No, of course it is open.
>> Nice.
>> And John, it's your turn.
>> You know what? Hey, I I can't I can't leave my my buddy uh down in the dumps.
Let me embarrass myself with incremental. Ultra ball.
>> Yo, no one has ventured that far into incremental yet.
>> Who's that Pokemon?
>> I want to take a guess so bad.
>> Dude, this this is something.
>> You can >> I I could I could also go into another rock. So, give me another shape.
>> One more shape. Uh, >> okay. I need one more shape.
>> Okay.
>> Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I still have no idea who it is.
>> Oh, wait. The colors are really messing with my brain.
>> I I think your intuition is correct. He didn't say what it was. What do you mean?
>> I I I think I think I think I know what he's saying with the colors.
>> We We had a bond earlier and then you left me in the dust. So, I I don't know if you you really know what's going on here. In my brain, it's many wrong answers. Give me another shape. One more shape.
>> That doesn't help.
>> Give him a different shape. That one sucks.
>> All right, my first thought. I'm just going to go with it. Solosis.
>> I'm sorry. That is not solosis.
>> Peter, can you steal?
>> But I think Bramlin or Bramblegast are very close to that, but I don't know them well enough to say that there's any distinct difference. I'm just going to go Bramlin.
>> Peter, you got it. It's Bramlin.
>> Yeah, that's what I would have guessed.
Give me classic Ultra Ball.
>> Who's that Pokemon?
>> Oh no. The The one that I'm thinking of is not that color. This could like vaguely like Wo Chan in my mind, but I know that's not necessarily it cuz And you're not going to give me any information. Boys, you're awfully quiet over there.
>> I'm really scared that I'm going to watch three points slip through my hands into the the evil man in the lead.
>> Oh, that is actually the danger is that if I boof this >> and he knows it. He knew it within seconds as I did, which is the worrying part.
>> God, cuz this is classic and it's I Okay, I'll tell you what my thought process is. It It reminds me of Cobalia, but it's got none of the colors. Uh, so I don't know, John, if maybe you want to throw me a bone over here so that Flygon doesn't win, but that could be awesome.
>> Wa!
>> I could I could >> I could do that.
>> I thought, John, >> I feel like >> we're New England, boys.
>> It's so true. No one lives near us.
everyone. Well, it's not Cobalon, but like, hey, man. I mean, there's one defining feature.
>> I don't know. Is this like is it a horse? Is that what it's supposed to be?
Uh, I don't know. Weird ear. Let's move on.
>> No. Strike one.
>> I I do think to be >> fair, this is tricky. If if I know what it is, is it Zeb Striker?
>> Yep, that's Zeb Striker.
>> Oh [ __ ] >> When I said the defining >> defining characteristic, you're so right. See, the devastating part about this is the ones you know immediately, not the ones that you get served.
>> Yeah, right.
>> 100%.
>> I want an item. Can I Can I do that?
That that lone classic Pokeball up at the top right. You got a pile of dirt.
Ooh, that seems like a problem. Uh, the one on the the left is Bastion. The one on the right is [ __ ] I mean, it's either Dy or Dracloak. I guess it's Dreppy. It's probably Dy. Oh, I don't know if >> I'm sorry, that is incorrect. No, really.
>> I won't say which one is incorrect because John gets to steal.
>> Okay. I mean, my immediate This is going to be so bad if I also get it wrong and then it >> and then it passes to me. Yeah.
>> But I mean, my thought was Bastion and then Dragapult.
>> And that your final answer because that is incorrect.
>> Um I >> Peter >> I think it's Bastiodon because the head is a square. I think we're right on that. I think it's the only other one we haven't said. I think it's Dracloak.
>> It was Dracloak.
>> Oh, because of the little thing at the top. Yeah, I couldn't remember.
>> I get a pile of dirt.
>> Yeah, Peter, you get a pile of dirt.
>> What does a pile of dirt do?
>> Throw it at flaggon.
>> With a pile of dirt, you can throw it at one of your opponents's holes. Or, let me reset that. You can dump it.
>> That was perfect.
>> You can dump it into a hole and fill it up a little bit, pushing the opponent backwards.
>> What?
>> Incredible. Throw that dirt in Flygon's hole. Shannon, >> I appear throws down the dirt. Flygon, you get pushed up two spaces.
>> Two >> two spaces. Yeah.
>> What?
>> Huge.
>> [ __ ] creepy.
>> Just remember, I didn't do that. And it's not because I got the answer wrong.
It's because of our bond.
>> Yeah, exactly. Dig me down one more.
>> Yeah, that's right.
>> Oh god, Peter's going to win this.
>> I could go for three points or I could look for the bomb. And I think shiny middle Pokeball has a bomb. Okay.
>> It didn't have a bomb.
>> No item.
>> Well, it could be behind this Pokemon that I'm not going to name, but I have >> Okay, wait a minute. Can we move the shiny Ursing and look for the bomb?
>> Yeah, he knew it, too.
>> Damn. What a flex.
>> Ah, no bomb. Sorry. But that is Ursering.
>> I only saw a Poly Toad.
>> I I'm starting to understand. So, you did you brought me to do the shiny questions, which I've done quickly. I've had fun. There's no items here. There's no hat. There's no bomb. There's no pickaxe. What's your game? What's What's your game? Go get a little rock.
>> Nice. Okay, we're back. Never mind. All right.
>> A >> Peter >> classic Ultra Ball. I'm I'm in this to win this, baby.
>> Who's that Pokemon?
>> Oh.
>> Oh, no. Is this going to be a a Gigantamax?
>> This may be the hardest one in the quiz.
>> I think it's just Dreadnaugh.
>> Okay, never mind. It wasn't the hardest one in the quiz.
>> You also know immediately, too?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. Yeah.
>> Shannon, can you dig me down?
>> Yep. Dig it down. Nope. There's a rock.
Al, can you dig me to the uh right?
>> Digging to the right? No, there's a rock.
>> What?
>> Just kidding.
>> No, there was there's tons of rocks. I'm digging them out of the way. The ones we're running into are boulders.
>> All right. Give me Ultra Ball Classic.
>> Okay.
>> I'm getting scared. Oh, >> I don't that that's um Is it Naganadel?
Nagonadel or whatever.
>> Yeah, that's it.
>> Yeah, >> the turkey baster Pokemon.
>> Do I dare? Yeah, just just dig me back to where I was at least.
>> Okay. Well, those were safe. Whoa. Cool.
Crazy.
>> And I guess I'll I guess I'll break that. Let's Let's see the bottom one.
>> Does this spell freedom?
>> It does.
>> Oh [ __ ] >> Oh man. Wait. Freedom. Where's he free to?
>> Okay.
>> There might be more dirt. So this doesn't mean fly on one.
>> Oh, John.
>> I have to stick with shiny. Where's my bomb?
>> Shannon, don't make me cry.
>> There it is.
>> There's the bomb, baby.
>> That's the guy. I mean, now I need to really I need to lock in. I've been talking about I've said bomb too many times to then not get it. Otherwise, I'd just look crazy. I mean, that is Yanma.
Yes.
>> Yeah, that's Yanma.
>> Oh, nice.
>> Oh, that makes sense.
>> I I suck at these shiny ones. I was like, swabloo doesn't look like that.
What the hell?
>> So, that is the final shiny. And you get a bomb.
>> You can plant that secretly under any brown space, and if it explodes on the player, they get pushed backwards and lose all their points.
So, >> one of us will find dirt hold.
>> Yeah, you could you could hold on to it for now. Or you could plant it on Peter.
>> No, >> Peter can only go one place. It's kind of funny.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. It's just the guy who's winning.
All right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> I think I might uh plant the bomb. I have an idea. Somewhere near Peter.
>> It's like mind sweeper. It's like I wonder where it is. Wick sticking out of the dirt. I don't need any trickery here. I think uh I think we're gonna put that right in front of Peter.
>> Not right about this.
>> You secretly planted the bomb in a spot.
>> This pile of dirt is hissing at me. What the hell?
>> Where would the other bomb be?
>> You could you could plant a bomb in front of me. Come on. Friendship.
>> Give me incremental Ultra Ball.
>> Who's that Pokemon? It's bastardon.
>> No. So, here's what I'm thinking.
>> Mhm.
>> This is a large white Pokémon with additional components. So, what are white Pokémon that are a little bit complicated? I'm feeling Obama Snow. And I'm >> just going to lock it in right now on the off chance >> that I can swing five points.
>> That's pretty sick.
>> You're the man.
>> That's incredibly impressive if you had gotten it correct.
>> Oh [ __ ] Can I have another shape, please?
>> All right, now it's worth four points.
>> Oh, that would have been helpful. Oh, that's not a B of snow at all.
>> I want to say that this is Kurum.
>> Okay, trying to get a four points >> and not getting them.
>> Darn.
>> All right. Well, we have a game going on, so I need one more shape and then I'm just going to throw out a very bold guess.
>> It isn't a giant square.
>> Oh, it's Reggie Gigas, >> man.
>> And this is five shapes. Peter, you were correct where you were going with it.
You know what I mean?
>> And you know what's funny? Shannon could have hit me with the green mossy feet and I still would have said Obama snow.
>> Nice. All right, I'd like to go down.
It's very important to dig down one more time because there may be a bomb in my future. So, let's go there.
>> Got to get as much dirt out of the way as possible.
>> Now I have options and this is important.
>> Let's take that last classic Ultra Ball.
Get those points off the board, I guess.
>> Who's that Pokemon? Is he giving me the middle finger?
>> Oh, thank you. It's Iron Hands.
>> Yippity. You just served that up.
>> Sorry. I didn't even see Iron Hands.
>> What team are you on?
>> I I had no idea.
>> It looked like someone from South Park giving me the middle finger.
>> Oh, that's so funny.
>> Thanks, Peter.
>> Well, what what's he going to do with him? Dig further down.
>> I mean, you guys are going to throw dirt at me if I >> No, man. My quarrel is with John now.
Okay.
>> Yeah, true. It is very important for me to to go back to classic uh just whatever Pokemon feels right. I need another bomb.
>> Okay, this one.
>> Who are these Pokemon?
>> Oh. Oh, I love that one on the right.
>> I I thought I talked about that one.
Well, it's Duskll and then Dracoish, right?
>> Yeah, that's correct. One more point.
You're up to two.
>> I'll go down.
>> Smart. Smart.
>> Down.
>> Nice. Okay. Okay. Give me incremental Pokéball. Who's that Pokemon?
>> Oh no.
>> Go big or go home. It's shaman.
>> It's Patrick Star.
>> Uh, you got to stop this. Okay, that's not a Pokemon. I'm almost certain of it.
>> Yeah. Well, you never know with your guys' quizzes.
>> I think I'm going to have to go for another another shape.
>> Pay attention. This is your shape.
>> Oh, cool.
>> What? Oh, this is Minior.
>> Yeah, that's Minior.
>> Nice. Nice. That's clever.
>> Clean. I like that.
>> That is two points for you.
>> I'm just going to hold for now.
like lose all your points.
>> Yeah. What am I if I use those points? I Oh, wait. You're right. If I get more points.
>> Yeah, it makes sense to burn it now.
>> I'm going to use my points.
>> Suspiciously digging in the hot dirt and Oh my god, it's a bomb.
>> No.
>> What?
>> Holy [ __ ] >> The bomb explodes, pushing you backwards >> to the side.
>> The dirt fills up and you lost all your points. So, you went from zero to zero.
I'm starting to think I'm not going to get to the bottom.
>> I need to I need to snuff out that dirt.
So, I'm going to go incremental Pokeball.
>> Okay.
>> Damn. Dirt, >> dude. He's invincible. Oh, this one's Minior as well.
>> Yeah, this one's Patrick Star. Like, like biblically accurate Patrick Star.
>> Yeah, I'm going to I actually think this one might be shaming. Can I Can I get a point though? Or I mean a uh >> lock in an answer.
>> Asking for points.
>> One more shape. Oh, it's cradly. Yeah, >> it is cradly.
>> Oh, I love his smile.
>> Damn, he's almost perfect.
>> His brain, his smile, just everything about him.
>> Yeah, >> his big flat body.
>> Oh, I was talking about fly. Yeah. No, >> is good, too.
>> Two points for you and some dirt.
>> All right, so guys.
>> Yeah.
>> How badly do you want to get second place? What's it to you? I mean >> I mean >> I think you're really cool and a cool person.
>> You had a Don't cut me off with a big brain.
>> Rude. Rude.
>> That is true.
>> He cut me off and now he's agreeing with him. This is unbelievable. I had no chance.
>> Well, it's okay. I'll just do the next classic and we'll just see what happens.
>> Who are those Pokemon?
>> Dude, they're so good.
>> Those are good.
>> Are that's Superior and then Celestila.
>> Yeah, you nailed it. Superior and Celestila.
>> I feel like Flygon probably would have gotten a little quicker than me, but I'm, you know, I'm just glad to be here.
This is great, guys. Thanks.
>> A little quicker. He would have gone way quicker, dude.
>> Nailed it before Shannon flipped over the slide.
>> Okay. I hear those. I hear that.
>> Peter, I just got a notification that you switched your emergency contact from me to Flygon. What's that about, >> dude? They process that both your channel. Give me both your channels. I want editing access.
>> All right, Peter. It's your last turn.
>> Oh, g whiz. I wonder what I'm going to pick.
>> Who are those vocabul? Okay. So, it it feels like it kind of like vaguely looks like one of the tapos, but I'm pretty sure that that's Cloister and then the other one would be Hoot Hoot.
>> A little bit dangerous there. It is Cloister and Hoot Hoot.
>> Good.
>> Yeah, I think that if I was like if there was like a speed component to this, I would have said Tapuini.
>> Immediately what my mind went to and then I had to unthink it.
>> It's probably still anybody's game.
Let's just go classic. The left one, I guess.
>> Who are these Pokemon? That is he ran in my loadic.
>> Wow, that was fast.
>> Super fast. You're up to six points. And now John, you have one choice. I'll let you say it anyway.
>> Thank you. The still the bottom right classic one. I'm sticking with it.
Bottom right.
>> That one's valid this time, though.
>> Is this going to be a bomb?
>> No. No, I don't.
>> Those are good ones, dude. They're so clean.
>> R. Okay. Wait, I need to make sure. I always mess up their names. That's Cling Clang and then Fracture.
>> Yeah, you nailed it. Yeah, dude. That fracture one is sneaky.
>> It's really good. I was not expecting a classic middle evolution.
>> You will notice there's one more ball on the screen. Let me open up those bars.
>> There he is.
>> So, for this final question, whoever gives me the right answer first wins.
>> Can we just keep guessing or like do we >> I'll give you one guess per shape.
>> Sinasty. Primarina. Probably not, but I got to throw a guess.
>> You know what? No, that's it's just a one shape thing. And it's Arbok.
>> Okay.
>> Ooh, >> none of those are correct. I'm going to reveal the second shape.
>> Uh, what the hell is that?
>> What?
>> Could you get rid of that shape and then give us a different one?
>> Yeah. Yeah. Pick one of the other ones.
That's Yuck.
>> It's Grimace. I knew it.
>> You know what? I'll throw one out there.
Yeah. It's It's Nitto King.
>> It's Maridon.
>> It's Echkins.
>> Okay. No one correct again. Here is your third shape.
>> Oh, it's iron tusk, >> bro.
>> Iron treads. Iron treads. No. Oh, [ __ ] It's Donban.
Is it >> Well, which one are you locking in? Cuz I'll take the other one.
>> I'm I'm locking in Donban.
>> Great tusk, right? Is the other one. Did you say iron tusk?
>> I said iron tusk and then I changed it to Iron Treads and then I changed it to Don Fan.
>> Great tusk.
>> Iron tusk isn't a thing.
>> Okay. Really? Now I feel like I need to pick an elephant. But >> you could have pick an elephant butt.
What the hell, dude?
>> You know what? It's uh it's Gun Tank. No one No one knows it. It actually it is.
>> Somebody has the right answer. It was great tusk.
>> Oh [ __ ] >> Got a bit of pink on him.
>> So congratulations, Peter.
>> Thank you.
>> You get three more points, bringing you up to four.
>> Yo, bring me back to where I was when I struck the bomb.
>> All right, Peter. Digging down. Uh, you got a little deeper, but you are still in third place. So that means Flygon, you are the winner. You have dug the deepest hole.
>> The New England boys did it. WE DID IT.
WE DID IT, PATRICK. We saved the city.
>> Hold up. Fly gun, you still have dirt.
>> Oh, >> I could tie for a second.
>> I did. Just remember, you know, I trusted you. I got the answer wrong, but I'd rather trust you than get the answer right.
>> I'm going to choose um the pacifist route and hold on to my dirt.
>> So, uh who's going to pull us out of the hole?
>> No, I'll stay. I can stay in the hole.
It's fine. It's fine.
>> Suddenly, Mr. Rhyme is walking by and oops, he trips on this loose piece of dirt up here. Oh no, and there's a hole right IN FRONT OF IT.
>> OH NO.
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