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Viewer-chosen hunts lead to clay keychains, an enamel pin and a crocheted Grimer, with some unplanned lighting trouble along the way.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 56,001 views a day, 6 times a normal first day on this channel (9,282).
If I Catch a Shiny Pokémon, I BUY it!
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- 0:00Vandy323 explains how viewer-selected shiny hunts become commissions and merchandise purchases.
- 5:35The unboxing begins with a Bramblin clay keychain order and a Yamask art print.
- 7:11A sponsored clothing segment interrupts the Pokémon challenge.
- 8:47Studio lights start misbehaving during the Poochyena hunt; the explanation arrives at 11:41.
- 13:26The Grimer hunt leads into an unboxing of a hand-crocheted plush.
- 19:11Vandy323 begins searching for Turtwig, his favorite starter Pokémon.
Catching a rare Pokémon usually adds something to Vandy323's game. This time, it also adds something to his mailbox.
In "If I Catch a Shiny Pokémon, I BUY it!", viewers supply Pokédex numbers for his hunts, and each successful catch gets a physical counterpart: commissioned artwork or Pokémon-themed merchandise from small sellers. The video reached nearly 30,000 views in nine hours, already more than three times the channel's usual full-day audience for regular uploads.
Vandy323 explains the intention plainly: "I wanted to commission real artists and support small artists and local businesses." A Bramblin becomes a clay keychain order, Yamask appears in an art print and a custom holographic card, and Grimer gets a hand-crocheted plush. The Poochyena enamel pin earns a particularly specific compliment: "Oh my gosh, I have never seen a pin with a more boopable snoot."
The hunting keeps getting interrupted by another mystery: his studio lights switching on and off. Sketch even sends money for replacement lights before Vandy323 learns that his roommate has accidentally been controlling them remotely. Viewers are revisiting that sequence in the comments, alongside artists describing what commissions mean to them.
The video also includes a sponsored clothing segment.
After the channel's shiny gym-management adventure, this challenge gives the catches a different destination entirely. And one hunt is especially personal: when Turtwig appears on a rocky hillside, Vandy323 identifies it as his favorite starter.
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9:10 and 11:00 Vandy crashing out over his lights might be the funniest thing that's ever happened outside of gameplay for a video 😂
Especially with the reveal at 11:35 😅@alexheldmanSee it on YouTubeAs an artist who closed down her commissions because of A.I and scammer bots appearing everywhere, I want to thank you for supporting local artists. You don't realize how much we love interacting and making things for the people who actually want our art.
You're a legend, Vandy.@kayjaycomicartSee it on YouTubeThe ball flying past the hawlucha to hit a different one in the background is sending me.
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Thats so good of you to commission and help people with real art and their buisness's. Hats off to you🎩
@AdGamer251See it on YouTubePOGGIES for Vandy helping indie artists in such a creative way! Love this idea.
@AirCheckwithBlakeSee it on YouTubepretty sure those noises in the first three seconds aren't sound effects - that's just what Vandy's feet sound like when he's walking.
@Seb_KowalkeSee it on YouTubeWatching the lights debacle live was hilarious 😂😂
@AVRose47See it on YouTubeAs an artist thank you so much for appreciating us artists
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- Channel
- Vandy323
- Subscribers
- 143,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 170,903
- Channel views, pace per day
- 32,226 (on a normal day: 22,833)
- Video published
- November 14, 2026
- Video views so far
- 29,685 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 56,001
The numbers
The art-and-hunting challenge has already passed Vandy323's usual full-day view count, with only nine hours online.
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Which starter does Vandy323 identify as his favorite in this challenge?
Vandy323 calls Turtwig his favorite starter during the rocky-hillside hunt.