Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition

Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition
Franchise	Pokémon
Developed by	Game Freak
Published by	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
Release date(s)	February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)
Genre	Role-playing
Let's Play
Played by	Rick Desilets
Featuring	John Selig Ben Mooney C/J Haley
Original run	February 27, 2016 - August 21, 2018
No. of episodes	4
Episode length	150-610 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	20:30:19

Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition is a 1999 role-playing game developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. It is part of the first generation of the Pokémon franchise, and an updated re-release of the original 1998 games Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version, incorporating content loosely based on the Pokémon anime. The 2016 Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console re-release of the game was played by The D-Pad in 2016. The LP takes the form of a solo Nuzlocke played by Rick, and is not part of the existing Pokémon Rivals Nuzlocke series. Episodes were streamed live on The D-Pad's YouTube channel. The LP consisted of 4 episodes; it began on February 27, 2016, and the most recent was uploaded on August 21, 2018. Rick has indicated his intention to eventually finish the LP.

Pokémon

A list of all Pokémon obtained by Rick during the run. A highlighted name indicates a Pokémon currently in the party. In a departure from the usual naming schemes of Pokémon playthroughs, Rick opted to allow viewers to name his Pokémon for him. As soon as a Pokémon is caught, viewers may type a single letter, number, or symbol into the live chat, and the final name consists of all available letters typed until someone types "end", the letters "E", "N", and "D" are entered in sequence, or the name is ten letters long (the upper limit when the game was first released).

#	Dex	Name	Nickname	Species	Location	Ep	Level	Status	Died	Notes
1	025	PFVELA	Fella	Pikachu	Pallet Town	1	18	Alive	N/A	Obtained from Professor Oak at level 5.
2	019	JPUEAH;TQL	J Poo Tickle	Rattata	Route 1	1	12	Alive	N/A	Caught at level 2.
3	021	XLDRLGALQE	Extra Large Dragalge	Spearow	Route 22	1	11	Alive	N/A	Caught at level 4.
4	016	MEWSPGDY	Mew Spaghetti	Pidgey	Route 2	1	14	Alive	N/A	Caught at level 5.
5	012	JMIW♀HKKQF	Jamiroquai	Butterfree	Viridian Forest	1	20	Alive	N/A	Caught as a Metapod at level 4. Evolved into a Butterfree in episode 1.
6	027	CAFG][QNRD	Kefka Conrad	Sandshrew	Route 3	1	11	Alive	N/A	Caught at level 8.
7	129	FVZTSXPBMU	Fits Boom	Magikarp	Route 4	1	15	Alive	N/A	Bought in a Pokémon Center at level 5.
8	041	GYWOEIXU	N/A	Zubat	Mt. Moon	1	10	Alive	N/A	Caught at level 10.
9	056	HUOSS	Hoss	Mankey	Route 4	1	9	Alive	N/A	Caught at level 9.
10	002	YGXR	Youngster	Ivysaur	Cerulean City	1	19	Alive	N/A	Obtained from an NPC as a Bulbasaur at level 10. Evolved into an Ivysaur in episode 1.
11	004	QEHJCAQZOP	Cake Soup	Charmander	Route 24	1	12	Alive	N/A	Obtained from an NPC at level 10.
12	039	FILOPJHKT	Philip J. Hekt	Jigglypuff	Route 5	1	7	Alive	N/A	Caught at level 7.
13	063	DGP?AAB	Digby	Abra	Route 5	1	7	Released	1	Caught illegally at level 7 to perform the Mew Glitch. Released afterward.
14	151	WGGNMAPEGH	Winnipeg	Mew	Route 24	1	7	Alive	N/A	Caught via the Mew Glitch at level 7.

Episodes

Episode	Title	Length	Player	Commentators	Release date
1	"Monster Party!"	10:10:22	Rick	John, Ben, C/J	February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27)
Pallet Town; PFVELA the Pikachu; JIGGLEJ; Route 1; Viridian City; JPUEAH;TQL the Rattata; Route 2; Route 22; XLDRLGALQE the Spearow; MEWSPGDY the Pidgey; Viridian Forest; JMIW♀HKKQF the Metapod; Pewter City; JIGGLEJ; JMIW♀HKKQF evolves into Butterfree; Pewter Gym; Brock; Route 3; CAFG][QNRD the Sandshrew; Route 4; FVZTSXPBMU the Magikarp; Mt. Moon; GYWOEIXU the Zubat; Cerulean City; HUOSS the Mankey; YGXR the Bulbasaur; JIGGLEJ; Route 24; QEHJCAQZOP the Charmander; Route 25; Route 5; FILOPJHKT the Jigglypuff; DG?AAB the Abra; WGGNMAPEGH the Mew; DG?AAB is released; Route 10; Underground Path; Route 6; YGXR evolves into Ivysaur; Cerulean Gym; Misty
1.5	"I'm on a Boat"	2:30:51	TBA	TBA	March 19, 2016 (2016-03-19)
2	"I Heard Someone Die"	4:06:01	TBA	TBA	September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23)
3	"High-Quality Dude Slash"	3:43:05	Rick	John	August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)

Trivia

• Although initially intended to be a weekly stream, Pokémon Yellow developed one of the most inconsistent schedules of any LP on the channel, with 18 months passing between episodes in one instance.
• At just over 10 hours, the first episode of the LP was, until the 25-hour livestream of Super Mario Odyssey, the longest video the channel had ever produced.
  • Due to YouTube limitations on video length mandating Super Mario Odyssey be split into three segments after the initial Twitch stream, the first episode of this series remains the longest YouTube video on the channel.