Image Credit: Bethesda
Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.

Twitch Plays Pokemon Day 5: The Twister of Hype Continues!

An update on the collective journey to be the Greatest Master, Day 5
This article is over 10 years old and may contain outdated information

Five and a half days, over nine million views and four badges later, the collective Pokémon journey of Red and Twitch.tv “continues.”

Recommended Videos

After successfully defeating the 4th Gym Boss, there has been some losses to the party. While at the Pokémon Center attempting to make room for a Pokémon that could eventually learn surf, Twitch.tv decided to “free” JLVNOOOO (“Jay Leno” the Bubblebeaming Rattata) and ABBBBBK ( (“Abby” the Charmeleon, and yes that is an open bracket on the end of the name) to the wilds.

Leaving Pidgeot to carry the team harder than ever before, Twitch plays Pokémon also failed to evolve Eevee into a Vaporeon, accidentally purchasing a Fire Stone and evolving it into Flareon. Due to the circumstances of it joining the team, there have been large factions of the player/viewerbase who view Flareon a harbinger of Doom that will bring nothing but destruction to Red and the rest of the Pokémon.

SOUNDS RIDICULOUS RIGHT?

It absolutely is ridiculous, and that is reason enough to make people love it. The person behind the stream, who has continued to stay mostly anonymous, has come out and said that Twitch Plays Pokémon is a social experiment as much as it is entertainment at this point.

The most recent developments of the stream have come after being stuck in the Game Corner spinner motion tile puzzle in Celadon City. After having Red being spun like a top for more than 24 hours worth of game time, the streamer of TPP has decided to step in and make the maze less intimidating.

Besides the trips to the Pokémon Center thanks to “Dig Rat” (A Rattata that knows Dig), this has been the gameplay of Twitch Plays Pokémon for the last literal day

In a somewhat “prudent” act, the streamer of Twitch Plays Pokémon has implemented a voting system that allows the controls to go into either “Democracy” or “Anarchy” modes. When in Anarchy mode, the stream is the classic, no holds barred free for all of inputs that cause some very… interesting results. The new-fangled “Democracy” setting allows people to vote (spam) for roughly 10 seconds to decide the next movement that Red will make, allowing for some slightly more precise movement when the situation calls for it. 

The storylines behind this stream are already more complicated than most TV shows…

The beauty in the loosely organized insanity of Twitch Plays Pokémon is truly addictive. The massively-hyped Titanfall Beta was this weekend, but there was rarely a time that there was less than FIFTY THOUSAND people watching at any moment.

With the staggering amount of fandom, inside jokes and simply people enjoying the stream, if you haven’t joined in on Twitch Plays Pokémon yet, you’re missing out on possibly the internet event of the year! So unless you want to wind up as “that guy” who doesn’t know what’s being discussed at the proverbial Internet water cooler, go check out the stream and help Red and company escape from Team Rocket’s Wild Tile Ride!

…or you could let the ride go on forever, that’s the beauty of it all!


GameSkinny is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of MANGO SENTINEL
MANGO SENTINEL
As a die hard gamer and a 40 foot tall mutant hunting robot, I love to analyze and pick apart video games to be able to play them at high levels, and of course, to look good and be flashy while doing it ! Currently the NA eSports Analyst at Cloth5.com, a League of Legends fansite, I've decided to branch out and blog about more broad concepts. If you want more focused League of Legends content, be sure to check out my work at Cloth5.com, otherwise stay tuned to my new GameSkinny account for all kinds of articles covering a wider range of games, from League of Legends and DOTA2 to Fighting Games and even the occasional Hearthstone piece !