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Bulbapedia picks the team in RaidAway+'s popularity challenge

Vinny joins Rich for a starter draft governed by article visits, while Ocarina of Time reaches its finale elsewhere on the channel.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Choose the Most POPULAR Starter Pokemon!

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0:00Rich explains that each random trio must yield the Pokémon with the highest Bulbapedia popularity ranking.
0:51Vinny's first trio gives him Chewtle, Shellos and Timburr to check against the list.
2:46Rich's affection for Plusle meets a compulsory choice between it, Goodra and Snorlax.
12:47Rich rolls Steenee, Bombirdier and a shiny Geodude for another ranking-led selection.
17:41Rookidee, Luvdisc and Zarude enter Rich's next draft, as the conversation wanders toward broken appliances.

Rich loves Plusle, but the list has other ideas. Offered Goodra, Snorlax and his personal favorite, RaidAway+'s host has to take Snorlax: affection doesn't count when Bulbapedia traffic makes the decision.

In "Choose the Most POPULAR Starter Pokemon!", Rich and Vinny, known as Vintendo, roll three random Pokémon at a time and draft whichever ranks highest. The measure is specific: visits to Bulbapedia's Pokémon articles during the first half of the year, rather than a favorite-Pokémon poll. That distinction gives their team-building an entertaining wrinkle. Being searched for isn't quite the same as being loved.

The upload drew about 77,000 views, the largest audience among the week's new arrivals. Viewers are already proposing the reverse challenge: choose the least popular options. Others get into the tactical details, suggesting alternative abilities and reminding Rich about the rocks during the battle.

There was plenty beyond the draft across twelve uploads. Rich's Ocarina of Time completion run reached its finale, with a separate ending-reaction upload, while Pokémon sessions included a two-player Nuzlocke and Kaizo Ironmon. A newer Ironmon upload currently has the channel's strongest daily momentum, followed by the popularity challenge and the Nuzlocke.

Daily channel views are running at roughly four times their usual level, although the subscriber total finished the week unchanged. Nearby variety-gaming channel RadJunk is also seeing elevated daily viewing; FruitSnacksS has had a quieter week. For RaidAway+, the busy schedule has left room for both a Zelda finish line and a Pokémon team Rich doesn't get to choose entirely for himself.

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What viewers say

Run it back and pick the least popular. Make some pity picks.
@DrLipkinSee it on YouTube
5:08 Snorlax learns outrage by tm, so an outrage dragon's maw Snorlax would have been an option.
@whatthequeck181See it on YouTube
Teravolt is so much better than Supreme Overlord on the Gastrodon set you used. Earthquake hitting through Levitate or Earth Eater, killing something with a 4x effective move through Sturdy or Filter, and very nicely setting hazards against Magic Bounce. Yes, you don't know if that's gonna be useful with random abilities, but when it is useful it's SO good.
@ZwijgerSee it on YouTube

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52:30 anticipation makes the pokemon shudder if the opponent knows a super effective move. That's all it really does.
@PokeGardnerSee it on YouTube
Getting ray's ability, right after he showed up, is kinda funny
@bjrn2010See it on YouTube
My days been great! I just cleared my house of a bunch of stuff I didn't need and donated it :)
Thanks for asking!
@BlazeTheDawgSee it on YouTube

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