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ScarecrowSketch's Pokémon quiz makes correct answers a risky business

LJ's dice-controlled game show lets players identify the right Pokémon and still lose points, with a coveted Dr. Wiggles complicating matters further.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 91,567 views a day, 8.4 times a normal first day on this channel (10,866).

Pokemon Quiz BUT Dice Control The Game!

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1:01LJ explains the trivia categories and how dice determine the points awarded for correct answers.
8:10Liam identifies Bastiodon correctly, only to lose points on a negative die.
9:49Blake's correct Popplio answer also leads to a negative roll.
24:22A question about PulseEffects' speedrunning career gives the contestants a chance to steal.
33:16Dr. Wiggles appears on the mystery board, prompting Liam to offer all his points in a trade.
54:47The final Vivillon question leads to a dice duel; the deciding roll comes at 58:25.

Liam correctly identifies Bastiodon from three abstract shapes, then rolls a die that sends his score backward. Blake recognizes Popplio from its stats and gets an even worse penalty. Knowing your Pokémon is useful on ScarecrowSketch, but it is no guarantee of getting ahead.

"Pokemon Quiz BUT Dice Control The Game!" drew an estimated 92,000 views in its first day, more than eight times the usual opening for the channel's longer videos. Host LJ puts Pulse, Liam and Blake through a trivia board where correct answers unlock another uncertainty: what the dice will do to their points.

There are rerolls, negative dice and an Objection die that can change the sign of a score. Then there is Dr. Wiggles, a mystery-board discovery Liam wants badly enough to offer Blake every point he has. "I will give you all of my points if you give me Dr. Wiggles," he says. This is not a game governed entirely by sound competitive judgment.

Nor is it entirely governed by Pokémon. LJ's Fixation Maximation category wanders into The Secret Saturdays, Zelda and Skyrim. Viewers are picking out Blake's Secret Saturdays joke, with some saying the reference helped them put a name to a remembered cartoon. Others are discussing the difference between LJ hosting a quiz and taking part in one.

The video includes a paid chair-promotion segment. Back at the trivia board, even a question about contestant Pulse's own speedrunning career becomes an opportunity for someone else to steal the answer.

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What viewers say

What killed the Tyrunt? THE DICE AGE!!
@TheDanishGuyReviewsSee it on YouTube
Host Sketch is so different from Contestant Sketch, but I’m always here for it!
@thamalwareSee it on YouTube
I was really on a ROLL with my answers :^)
@PulseEffectsSee it on YouTube

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Blake's Secret Saturdays joke was so top-tier! He continues to be such a welcome addition to these quizzes! Love him!
@WaltimateSee it on YouTube
That acronym reveal was gold! 😂
@mintkit1See it on YouTube
THANK YOU SKETCH, I HAD THE MEMORY OF SECRET SATURDAYS BUT COULDN'T REMEMBER THE NAME
@AmpVTSee it on YouTube
Gumbo is such an icon and every time he pops up on screen is an absolute delight
@AnesiadoraSee it on YouTube
Totodile is my *favourite* pokemon, Gumbo's existance legit makes me so happy
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