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''Twitch Plays Pokémon: The Gauntlet'', officially stylized as ''πΏππ π²πππππππ'', encompasses the first six runs of Season 7, marking the sixth anniversary of ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon''. It consists in a succession of six games that were played during Season 1, namely ''VideoGame/PokemonRed'', ''VideoGame/PokemonCrystal'', ''VideoGame/PokemonEmerald'', ''VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum'', ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2'', and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonX Pokémon X]]''. The ROM files played are identical to the ones from the first season, including the ''Crystal 251'' hack of ''Crystal'' and the ''Blaze Black 2'' hack of ''Black 2''; some additional quirks are however added through [[UsefulNotes/{{Lua}} external scripts]], such as encountering [[TheBusCameBack previously released Pokémon]] or adding some new {{Legacy Boss Battle}}s. During each game, [[TimedMission a timer at the bottom of the screen]] indicates how the Gauntlet run compares to the original.
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''Twitch Plays Pokémon: The Gauntlet'', officially stylized as ''πΏππ π²πππππππ'', encompasses the first six runs of Season 7, marking the sixth anniversary of ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon''. It consists in a succession of six games that were played during Season 1, namely ''VideoGame/PokemonRed'', ''VideoGame/PokemonCrystal'', ''VideoGame/PokemonEmerald'', ''VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum'', ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2'', and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonX Pokémon X]]''. The ROM files played are identical to the ones from the first season, including the ''Crystal 251'' hack of ''Crystal'' and the ''Blaze Black 2'' hack of ''Black 2''; some additional quirks are however added through [[UsefulNotes/{{Lua}} [[MediaNotes/{{Lua}} external scripts]], such as encountering [[TheBusCameBack previously released Pokémon]] or adding some new {{Legacy Boss Battle}}s. During each game, [[TimedMission a timer at the bottom of the screen]] indicates how the Gauntlet run compares to the original.
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* ExactWords: The developers assured that the [=ROM=]s used for ''The Gauntlet'' were the exact same that were used during Season 1, and had not been modified in any way. This is true... but while the ROM files are the same, there ''are'' external [[UsefulNotes/{{Lua}} Lua scripts]] running that dynamically influence the contents of the games.
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* ExactWords: The developers assured that the [=ROM=]s used for ''The Gauntlet'' were the exact same that were used during Season 1, and had not been modified in any way. This is true... but while the ROM files are the same, there ''are'' external [[UsefulNotes/{{Lua}} [[MediaNotes/{{Lua}} Lua scripts]] running that dynamically influence the contents of the games.
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''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon'' (''TPP'') is a series of social experiments in which commands representing buttons on an original Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS (up, down, left, right, A, B, X, Y, L, R, start, and select) are entered into a chat on Website/{{Twitch}}, and then translated into a game of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' via an IRC bot. In short, [[HilarityEnsues hundreds of people are fighting over a controller]]. Throughout its life, ''Twitch Plays Pokémon'' has spawned hilarious characters, memorable moments, and even a few religions.
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''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon'' (''TPP'') is a series of social experiments in which commands representing buttons on an original Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS (up, down, left, right, A, B, X, Y, L, R, start, and select) are entered into a chat on Website/{{Twitch}}, Platform/{{Twitch}}, and then translated into a game of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' via an IRC bot. In short, [[HilarityEnsues hundreds of people are fighting over a controller]]. Throughout its life, ''Twitch Plays Pokémon'' has spawned hilarious characters, memorable moments, and even a few religions.
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** ''Gauntlet Emerald'', the sixth main run to take place in Hoenn, is the fifth one in which the female character was picked, with ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonOmegaRuby Omega Ruby]]'' still remaining the sole exception so far; not to mention, said female character was also technically picked during ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonFloraSky Flora Sky]]'', which took place in the Flora region, and [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonMetronomeSapphire Metronome Sapphire]], which was a side-game. Most notably though, Torchic was chosen as a starter ''again'', as it had been in all previous Hoenn-based main runs, meaning that perfect streak is ''still'' not broken.
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** ''Gauntlet Emerald'', the sixth main run to take place in Hoenn, is the fifth one in which the female character was picked, with ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonOmegaRuby Omega Ruby]]'' still remaining the sole exception so far; not to mention, said female character was also technically picked during ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonFloraSky Flora Sky]]'', which took place in the Flora region, and [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonMetronomeSapphire ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonMetronomeSapphire Metronome Sapphire]], Sapphire]]'', which was a side-game. Most notably though, Torchic was chosen as a starter ''again'', as it had been in all previous Hoenn-based main runs, meaning that perfect streak is ''still'' not broken.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Source]][[https://www.reddit.com/r/twitchplayspokemon/comments/f3mwgl/the_gauntlet_six_years_six_regions/ "The Gauntlet; Six years - Six regions" by raiik]][[/labelnote]]]]
-> ''"Welp bois guess we're doing reboot lore this run"''
-->-- '''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/twitchplayspokemon/comments/f31ubg/the_gauntlet_discussion_thread_1_are_we_redy/ Discussion thread]]''' for ''Twitch Plays Pokémon: The Gauntlet''
''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon'' (''TPP'') is a series of social experiments in which commands representing buttons on an original Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS (up, down, left, right, A, B, X, Y, L, R, start, and select) are entered into a chat on Website/{{Twitch}}, and then translated into a game of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' via an IRC bot. In short, [[HilarityEnsues hundreds of people are fighting over a controller]]. Throughout its life, ''Twitch Plays Pokémon'' has spawned hilarious characters, memorable moments, and even a few religions.
''Twitch Plays Pokémon: The Gauntlet'', officially stylized as ''πΏππ π²πππππππ'', encompasses the first six runs of Season 7, marking the sixth anniversary of ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon''. It consists in a succession of six games that were played during Season 1, namely ''VideoGame/PokemonRed'', ''VideoGame/PokemonCrystal'', ''VideoGame/PokemonEmerald'', ''VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum'', ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2'', and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonX Pokémon X]]''. The ROM files played are identical to the ones from the first season, including the ''Crystal 251'' hack of ''Crystal'' and the ''Blaze Black 2'' hack of ''Black 2''; some additional quirks are however added through [[UsefulNotes/{{Lua}} external scripts]], such as encountering [[TheBusCameBack previously released Pokémon]] or adding some new {{Legacy Boss Battle}}s. During each game, [[TimedMission a timer at the bottom of the screen]] indicates how the Gauntlet run compares to the original.
* ''Gauntlet Red'' began on February 12th, 2020 and concluded on February 19th, 2020, with RED entering the Hall of Fame on February 18th, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed original run]] by 10 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes).
* ''Gauntlet Crystal'' began on February 23rd, 2020 and concluded on March 3rd, 2020, with Dα΄Ύk entering the Hall of Fame on February 29th, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal original run]] by 4 days, 2 hours and 17 minutes) and defeating the final boss on March 2nd, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal original run]] by 5 days, 2 hours and 31 minutes).
* ''Gauntlet Emerald'' began on March 7th, 2020 and concluded on March 18th, 2020, with n entering the Hall of Fame on March 16th, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonEmerald original run]] by 11 days, 18 hours and 9 minutes).
* ''Gauntlet Platinum'' began on March 28th, 2020 and concluded on April 5th, 2020, with .iecbw entering the Hall of Fame on April 3rd, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonPlatinum original run]] by 11 days, 15 hours and 35 minutes).
* ''Gauntlet Black 2'' began on April 12th, 2020 and concluded on April 27th, 2020, with ββR entering the Hall of Fame on April 21st, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBlack2 original run]] by 7 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes) and defeating the final boss on April 27th, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBlack2 original run]] by 4 days, 2 hours and 43 minutes).
* ''Gauntlet X'' began on May 3rd, 2020 and concluded on May 10th, 2020, with Etr entering the Hall of Fame on May 7th, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonX original run]] by 1 day, 9 hours and 14 minutes).
Intermissions games are run [[{{Intermission}} in-between each run]] of ''The Gauntlet'', most notably "Roulettes" that hop randomly between an entire library of games from a specific console, with players able to vote to either stay on the current game or switch to the next one. Longer intermissions were also featured, including a revisit of ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysTouhoumonAndMoemon Touhoumon]]''; tropes for the latter are listed on the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysTouhoumonAndMoemon original run page]].
See also [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20Red here]], [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20Crystal here]], [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20Emerald here]], [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20Platinum here]], [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20Blaze%20Black%202 here]],
and [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20X here]] for the archived status of the run, or [[https://www.reddit.com/live/14gevpff3p1gs here]] for live updates.
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!!''Twitch Plays Pokémon: The Gauntlet'' provides examples of:
* HundredPercentCompletion: By the end of ''Gauntlet X'', and with the help of online trading, the Pokédex was successfully completed, with all 721 Pokémon registered as caught.
* ALessonLearnedTooWell: The released Charmeleon from ''Gauntlet Red'' was encountered as a wild encounter in ''Gauntlet Emerald'', confirming for the chat that released Pokémon could appear in later games of ''The Gauntlet''. With this newfound knowledge in mind, some of the chat came to the conclusion that they should release ''as many Pokémon as possible'', in order to catch them again in later games.
** It's worth noting that this would ''not'' have worked. Firstly, releasing a Pokémon only made it available in the wild if it had actually spent time in the party. Secondly, Pokémon that had entered the Hall of Fame were excluded from the list of Pokémon able to be re-encountered. Last but not least, this was a moot point anyway, as not only did a Pokémon only need to be left in the PC to be able to be re-encountered in later games of ''The Gauntlet'', but the dev team lacked time to re-implement the feature after ''Gauntlet Emerald''.
* AscendedMeme: The chat is no stranger to the "Printer Error 2" screen that appears when attempting to use the Game Boy Printer, which have been a minor running gag of previous Generation II runs; in ''Gauntlet Crystal'' however, the printer [[https://clips.twitch.tv/SplendidGiantMartenTakeNRG actually works]].
* TheBusCameBack:
** Abcmddnn the Mankey and FG the Fearow were team members that got released during ''Gauntlet Red'', but were later found in the wild and caught again, although they did not return to the team. Charmeleon, the starter from that run, was also encountered several times in Cinnabar Mansion after its release, but attempts to catch it again were unsuccessful.
** Charmeleon appeared once again in the wild on several occasions during ''Gauntlet Emerald'', this time on Victory Road.
** Six Pokémon from ''Gauntlet Emerald'' (A the Zigzagoon, ODDISH the Oddish, [=BBUbbbdw=] the Marill, AAATTTT the Groudon, EEY the Spheal, and SZ the Lileep) were captured inside the Pal Park during ''Gauntlet Platinum''.
** AAABBHM and her team from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysTouhoumonAndMoemon Twitch Plays Touhoumon]]'' came back during a special revisit intermission between ''Gauntlet Emerald'' and ''Gauntlet Platinum'', this time venturing through the post-game region of Johto.
* TheCameo: The Marill plush that had been seen through the QR Scanner of both ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonUltraSun'' and ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRandomizedUltraMoon'' made [[https://clips.twitch.tv/GrossDeterminedDonkeyGrammarKing a quick appearance]] through the Game Boy Printer function.
* ExactWords: The developers assured that the [=ROM=]s used for ''The Gauntlet'' were the exact same that were used during Season 1, and had not been modified in any way. This is true... but while the ROM files are the same, there ''are'' external [[UsefulNotes/{{Lua}} Lua scripts]] running that dynamically influence the contents of the games.
** It's worth noting that this statement was actually made false later, as including the PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo in ''Gauntlet Black 2'' and ''Gauntlet X'' had to indeed be done by modifying the [=ROM=]s rather than through external scripts.
* FunWithAcronyms:
** According to the Voices, "[=MMDfll=]", the name of the Whiscash from ''Gauntlet Emerald'', stands for "[[UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance Miku Miku Dance for lesbian lives]]".
** The starter from ''Gauntlet Platinum'' was renamed to "BFG", earning it the nickname of "[[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Big Fucking Grotle]]", and later "[[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Big Fucking Ground-type]]".
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: The ''Roulette'' intermissions notably featured [=ROMs=] for all foreign versions of ''Pokémon'' games, leading to several short-lived adventures in Japanese, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.
* HistoryRepeats:
** ''Gauntlet Red'' had a ''lot'' of similarities with [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed the original run]]. The Host was named RED, and his rival was named BLUE. RED chose Charmander as his starting Pokémon, but released it after evolving it into a Charmeleon. He also caught an early game bird Pokémon which became the powerhouse of the team and picked the Helix Fossil in Mt. Moon, [[SubvertedTrope although the former ended up boxed then released, and the latter was eventually deposited inside the PC]].
** ''Gauntlet Emerald'', the sixth main run to take place in Hoenn, is the fifth one in which the female character was picked, with ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonOmegaRuby Omega Ruby]]'' still remaining the sole exception so far; not to mention, said female character was also technically picked during ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonFloraSky Flora Sky]]'', which took place in the Flora region, and [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonMetronomeSapphire Metronome Sapphire]], which was a side-game. Most notably though, Torchic was chosen as a starter ''again'', as it had been in all previous Hoenn-based main runs, meaning that perfect streak is ''still'' not broken.
* InherentlyFunnyWords: When asked about how he greets people, ββR answered "SEXπ". As a result, when walking through Join Avenue, every single person was shouting "SEXπ" at him to greet him.
* LogicBomb: After online trading was activated for ''Gauntlet X'', some players who managed to get their hands on some of Etr's Pokémon hacked their own game [[ExpendableClone to make clones of them]] and send them to other players, before sending back either the original or a copy to Etr. As a result, Etr at some point ended up with [[MesACrowd two exact copies of Moth the Mothim]], which thus both had the same internal ID. The unforeseen consequence was that, when one ended up in the party while the other stayed in the PC, the bot tasked with reporting stream events was ''utterly unable'' to comprehend why the same Pokémon was reported as being present both in the party and in the PC at the same time, causing it to report it being deposited and withdrawn ''[[MadnessMantra on a loop for 45 minutes, about 3.5 times per minute]]''.
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 36m '''We deposited Moth (Mothim) in the PC!'''
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 36m '''We retrieve Moth (Mothim) from the PC! We deposited Moth (Mothim) in the PC!'''
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 37m '''We withdraw Moth (Mothim) from the PC! We deposited Moth (Mothim) in the PC!'''
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 37m '''We retrieve Moth (Mothim) from the PC! We deposited Moth (Mothim) in the PC!'''
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 37m '''We withdraw Moth (Mothim) from the PC! We put Moth (Mothim) in the PC!'''
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 38m '''We retrieve Moth (Mothim) from the PC! Deposited Moth (Mothim) in the PC! '''
* MythologyGag:
** Towards the end of ''Gauntlet X'', the chat entered "I'MB DEPPRESD" as the PSS profile message, as a reference to the Trainer Card quote of ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonVoltWhite'', which was "I am DEPRESSED!".
** One of the features of ''TPP'' is that whenever a Pokémon is captured, five random people in the chat earn a "badge" of the corresponding Pokémon. When Meloetta was captured in ''Gauntlet Black 2'', the message "[User] won a #648 Meloetta badge!" was displayed not once, but ''ten times'' per person who earned it, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm0RV9vWpaQ&t=2823 with Meloetta's cry playing each time]]. This was done in reference to an incident that occurred during ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBurningRed'', where one user used the "Noisemaker" item to spam Meloetta's cry for 20 minutes straight.
** During the 3DS intermission between ''Gauntlet Black 2'' and ''Gauntlet X'', using the 3DS camera allowed the chat to see various scenes set up by the stream operator, which were flourishing with references to ''TPP''.
*** Among the various plushes and figures that come and go on camera are two that reference popular intermission games, namely [[https://i.imgur.com/Iu9ezyD.png the goose]] from ''VideoGame/UntitledGooseGame'', and [[https://i.imgur.com/3M3Zjks.jpg the Prince]] from ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy''. Plushes of Mimikyu and Meloetta can also be spotted from time to time, possibly respectively referencing the ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonSun Sun]]'' run (in which all color disappeared during the Mimikyu battle) and ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBurningRed Burning Red]]'' run (in which Meloetta's cry was spammed for about twenty minutes). Right after ''The Gauntlet'' ended, another look through the camera revealed [[https://i.imgur.com/vQ2ucUy.png a plush of MissingNo.]], referencing the one caught during ''Gauntlet Red''.
*** In the background are various items referencing ''TPP'' history, such as an Toys/{{amiibo}} of ''VideoGame/DetectivePikachu'' (which was played as an intermission between ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRandomizedY Randomized Y]]'' and ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonFloraSky Flora Sky]]''), a cartridge of ''VideoGame/PokemonPinball'' (a permanent betting game on the bottom-left corner of the stream), a [[VideoGame/PokemonHeartGoldAndSoulSilver PokéWalker]] (possibly a reference to the ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonStormSilver Storm Silver]]'' run, in which it was used to rescue an Eevee and a Slowking from release). A printer from which came out a roll of pictures taken during ''Gauntlet Crystal'' and the [=GameCube=] seen on the "Please Stand By" screen of ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonXG Pokémon XG]]'' were also present on occasion.
* NeverGrewUp: dfuucck, the Ducklett from ''Gauntlet X'', held an Everstone all the way to the Hall of Fame, preventing it from evolving. It later reached Lv. 100 without evolving, making it ''permanently impossible'' for it to ''ever'' evolve.
* OldSaveBonus:
** Pokédex completion carried over from one game of ''The Gauntlet'' to the next. ''Gauntlet Black 2'' was the exception, with Professor Juniper showing up at the PWT to explain that Bianca had mistakenly given the Pokédex with ''The Gauntlet'' data to ββR's rival instead; the data was properly transfered after beating the previous Hosts of ''The Gauntlet''.
** Visiting the Pal Park in ''Gauntlet Platinum'' allowed the Voices to catch six Pokémon of their choosing from the ''Gauntlet Emerald'' run: A (Zigzagoon), ODDISH (Oddish), [=BBUbbbdw=] (Marill), AAATTTT (Groudon), EEY (Spheal), and SZ (Lileep). Unlike when the Pal Park was visited during ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonStormSilver Storm Silver]]'' however, no other Pokémon were brought back, since ''Platinum'' has a 24 hours cooldown between imports from Gen III games.
* OneLetterName : The Host from ''Gauntlet Emerald'' was simply named "n", prompting many jokes regarding the similarly-named antagonist N from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''.
* {{Permadeath}}: {{Subverted|Trope}}. For the first time in ''TPP'' history, there is a slim chance of previously-released Pokémon being encountered into the wild during the first three games of ''The Gauntlet''.
* PlotArmor:
** The entire team of ''Gauntlet Emerald'' was given Mail to hold to prevent their release, although A OJT the Camerupt had its Mail removed on several occasions during PC wars.
** Likewise, the ''Gauntlet Platinum'' team was protected from release by holding Mail, but also by having Seals on their Poké Balls.
** The ''Gauntlet Black 2'' team was similarly protected from release by Mail, [[SubvertedTrope although it failed to save some party members]], such as Sigilyph, which had its Mail removed before being deposited in the PC, and Tropius, which had the same thing happen and was later released.
* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo:
** The Trainer House of ''Gauntlet Crystal'' featured multiple Trainers from previous runs, which changed every time it was entered. Trainers faced were KAY from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBurningRed Burning Red]]'' (although due to a few programming oversights, he initially only used three Pokémon instead of six, then used Lance's team instead of his own), ((( from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonDualRedAndBlue Dual Red & Blue]]'' (who used both his team and XXWWNNα΄Ύk's team), AJDNNW from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal Crystal]]'', EVAN from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystalAnniversary Crystal Anniversary]]'', and RED from ''Gauntlet Red''.
** The battle on top of Mt. Silver in ''Gauntlet Crystal'' had Dα΄Ύk successively face both RED from ''Gauntlet Red'' and RED from the original ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed Red]]'', although the levels of their respective teams were [[BalanceBuff buffed]] to match the ones from the [[VideoGame/PokemonCrystal original game]].
** The Pokémon World Tournament in ''Gauntlet Black 2'' featured four battles in a row against RED from ''Gauntlet Red'', Dα΄Ύk from ''Gauntlet Crystal'', n from ''Gauntlet Emerald'', and .iecbw from ''Gauntlet Platinum''. All of their Pokémon boosted to Lv. 100, and losing to one of them meant having to start over from the first battle.
** After beating the four hosts from ''The Gauntlet'', the original PWT from ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBlack2'' was unlocked, once again featuring GMYC from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBlack Black]]'', aoooo from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonHeartGold HeartGold]]'', nqpppnl from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonPlatinum Platinum]]'', A from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonFireRed FireRed]]'', A from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonEmerald Emerald]]'', AJDNNW from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal Crystal]]'', and RED from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed Red]]''. Unlike the Hosts from ''The Gauntlet'', their Pokémon were not boosted to Lv. 100, but were still 3 levels higher than they were in the original ''Black 2'' thanks to Challenge Mode being active.
** During the Elite 4 rematch in ''Gauntlet X'', each member had a team from on of the previous runs of ''The Gauntlet''. Wikstrom had the team from ''Gauntlet Red'', Siebold had the one from ''Gauntlet Crystal'', Malva used the one from ''Gauntlet Emerald'', Drasna got the one from ''Gauntlet Platinum'', and finally Diantha used the ''Gauntlet Black 2'' team.
** After wifi was activated for ''Gauntlet X'', some people challenged Etr using the save data from previous runs. This allowed her to battle against β266 from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRandomizedY Randomized Y]]'', a user using an exact copy of the .iecbw's team ''Gauntlet Platinum'', and the same user later using an exact copy of d's team from ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonX''.
* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: During the postgame of ''Gauntlet Red'', the script that prevented [[GlitchEntity invalid Pokémon]] from appearing was disabled, allowing a Lv. 132 Mewtwo and a Lv. 146 [=MissingNo.=] to be caught. Upon leveling up, they reverted back to [[{{Cap}} Lv. 100]].
* RetGone: A Lv. 23 Skorupi was lost when the emulator crashed on Day 3 of ''Gauntlet Black 2''.
* RunningGag: Several characters ended up named as variations of "ASS" throughout ''The Gauntlet'': "ASSSSSSSSS" the [=MissingNo.=] from ''Gauntlet Red'', "AAAASSSSSS" the Igglybuff and "AAAS" the Marill from ''Gauntlet Crystal'', and "ASS" the main character from ''VideoGame/CarBattlerJoe'' during ''GBA Roulette''.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the portal to the Distortion World opened and Cynthia told .iecbw that they had to enter it to chase Cyrus, .iecbw instead immediately ran away and left Spear Pillar. Later, when both of them went down the depths of the Distortion World and Cynthia went ahead to confront Cyrus and Giratina, .iecbw decided to go back to the upper levels instead of following her.
* StealthPun: The defeat quote of [[OneLetterName n]] in the ''Gauntlet Black 2'' PWT was "UP", which "n" is an alternate command for (short for "north").
* UnfortunateItemSwap: Pokédex completion was not carried over from ''Gauntlet Platinum'' to ''Gauntlet Black 2''. Professor Juniper showed up at the PWT, and explained that this was due to Bianca mistakenly swapping the Pokédex intended for ββR and his rival.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: The very last day of ''Gauntlet X'' happened to be on Mother's Day, so the chat ended the run by going back home and having Etr talk with her mother.
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[[caption-width-right:350:New season, new-ish run.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Source]][[https://www.reddit.com/r/twitchplayspokemon/comments/f3mwgl/the_gauntlet_six_years_six_regions/ "The Gauntlet; Six years - Six regions" by raiik]][[/labelnote]]]]
-> ''"Welp bois guess we're doing reboot lore this run"''
-->-- '''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/twitchplayspokemon/comments/f31ubg/the_gauntlet_discussion_thread_1_are_we_redy/ Discussion thread]]''' for ''Twitch Plays Pokémon: The Gauntlet''
''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon'' (''TPP'') is a series of social experiments in which commands representing buttons on an original Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS (up, down, left, right, A, B, X, Y, L, R, start, and select) are entered into a chat on Website/{{Twitch}}, and then translated into a game of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' via an IRC bot. In short, [[HilarityEnsues hundreds of people are fighting over a controller]]. Throughout its life, ''Twitch Plays Pokémon'' has spawned hilarious characters, memorable moments, and even a few religions.
''Twitch Plays Pokémon: The Gauntlet'', officially stylized as ''πΏππ π²πππππππ'', encompasses the first six runs of Season 7, marking the sixth anniversary of ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemon''. It consists in a succession of six games that were played during Season 1, namely ''VideoGame/PokemonRed'', ''VideoGame/PokemonCrystal'', ''VideoGame/PokemonEmerald'', ''VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum'', ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2'', and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonX Pokémon X]]''. The ROM files played are identical to the ones from the first season, including the ''Crystal 251'' hack of ''Crystal'' and the ''Blaze Black 2'' hack of ''Black 2''; some additional quirks are however added through [[UsefulNotes/{{Lua}} external scripts]], such as encountering [[TheBusCameBack previously released Pokémon]] or adding some new {{Legacy Boss Battle}}s. During each game, [[TimedMission a timer at the bottom of the screen]] indicates how the Gauntlet run compares to the original.
* ''Gauntlet Red'' began on February 12th, 2020 and concluded on February 19th, 2020, with RED entering the Hall of Fame on February 18th, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed original run]] by 10 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes).
* ''Gauntlet Crystal'' began on February 23rd, 2020 and concluded on March 3rd, 2020, with Dα΄Ύk entering the Hall of Fame on February 29th, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal original run]] by 4 days, 2 hours and 17 minutes) and defeating the final boss on March 2nd, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal original run]] by 5 days, 2 hours and 31 minutes).
* ''Gauntlet Emerald'' began on March 7th, 2020 and concluded on March 18th, 2020, with n entering the Hall of Fame on March 16th, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonEmerald original run]] by 11 days, 18 hours and 9 minutes).
* ''Gauntlet Platinum'' began on March 28th, 2020 and concluded on April 5th, 2020, with .iecbw entering the Hall of Fame on April 3rd, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonPlatinum original run]] by 11 days, 15 hours and 35 minutes).
* ''Gauntlet Black 2'' began on April 12th, 2020 and concluded on April 27th, 2020, with ββR entering the Hall of Fame on April 21st, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBlack2 original run]] by 7 days, 23 hours and 30 minutes) and defeating the final boss on April 27th, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBlack2 original run]] by 4 days, 2 hours and 43 minutes).
* ''Gauntlet X'' began on May 3rd, 2020 and concluded on May 10th, 2020, with Etr entering the Hall of Fame on May 7th, 2020 (beating the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonX original run]] by 1 day, 9 hours and 14 minutes).
Intermissions games are run [[{{Intermission}} in-between each run]] of ''The Gauntlet'', most notably "Roulettes" that hop randomly between an entire library of games from a specific console, with players able to vote to either stay on the current game or switch to the next one. Longer intermissions were also featured, including a revisit of ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysTouhoumonAndMoemon Touhoumon]]''; tropes for the latter are listed on the [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysTouhoumonAndMoemon original run page]].
See also [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20Red here]], [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20Crystal here]], [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20Emerald here]], [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20Platinum here]], [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20Blaze%20Black%202 here]],
and [[http://thatswhatyouget.github.io/tpp-progress/run-status.html?run=Gauntlet%20X here]] for the archived status of the run, or [[https://www.reddit.com/live/14gevpff3p1gs here]] for live updates.
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!!''Twitch Plays Pokémon: The Gauntlet'' provides examples of:
* HundredPercentCompletion: By the end of ''Gauntlet X'', and with the help of online trading, the Pokédex was successfully completed, with all 721 Pokémon registered as caught.
* ALessonLearnedTooWell: The released Charmeleon from ''Gauntlet Red'' was encountered as a wild encounter in ''Gauntlet Emerald'', confirming for the chat that released Pokémon could appear in later games of ''The Gauntlet''. With this newfound knowledge in mind, some of the chat came to the conclusion that they should release ''as many Pokémon as possible'', in order to catch them again in later games.
** It's worth noting that this would ''not'' have worked. Firstly, releasing a Pokémon only made it available in the wild if it had actually spent time in the party. Secondly, Pokémon that had entered the Hall of Fame were excluded from the list of Pokémon able to be re-encountered. Last but not least, this was a moot point anyway, as not only did a Pokémon only need to be left in the PC to be able to be re-encountered in later games of ''The Gauntlet'', but the dev team lacked time to re-implement the feature after ''Gauntlet Emerald''.
* AscendedMeme: The chat is no stranger to the "Printer Error 2" screen that appears when attempting to use the Game Boy Printer, which have been a minor running gag of previous Generation II runs; in ''Gauntlet Crystal'' however, the printer [[https://clips.twitch.tv/SplendidGiantMartenTakeNRG actually works]].
* TheBusCameBack:
** Abcmddnn the Mankey and FG the Fearow were team members that got released during ''Gauntlet Red'', but were later found in the wild and caught again, although they did not return to the team. Charmeleon, the starter from that run, was also encountered several times in Cinnabar Mansion after its release, but attempts to catch it again were unsuccessful.
** Charmeleon appeared once again in the wild on several occasions during ''Gauntlet Emerald'', this time on Victory Road.
** Six Pokémon from ''Gauntlet Emerald'' (A the Zigzagoon, ODDISH the Oddish, [=BBUbbbdw=] the Marill, AAATTTT the Groudon, EEY the Spheal, and SZ the Lileep) were captured inside the Pal Park during ''Gauntlet Platinum''.
** AAABBHM and her team from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysTouhoumonAndMoemon Twitch Plays Touhoumon]]'' came back during a special revisit intermission between ''Gauntlet Emerald'' and ''Gauntlet Platinum'', this time venturing through the post-game region of Johto.
* TheCameo: The Marill plush that had been seen through the QR Scanner of both ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonUltraSun'' and ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRandomizedUltraMoon'' made [[https://clips.twitch.tv/GrossDeterminedDonkeyGrammarKing a quick appearance]] through the Game Boy Printer function.
* ExactWords: The developers assured that the [=ROM=]s used for ''The Gauntlet'' were the exact same that were used during Season 1, and had not been modified in any way. This is true... but while the ROM files are the same, there ''are'' external [[UsefulNotes/{{Lua}} Lua scripts]] running that dynamically influence the contents of the games.
** It's worth noting that this statement was actually made false later, as including the PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo in ''Gauntlet Black 2'' and ''Gauntlet X'' had to indeed be done by modifying the [=ROM=]s rather than through external scripts.
* FunWithAcronyms:
** According to the Voices, "[=MMDfll=]", the name of the Whiscash from ''Gauntlet Emerald'', stands for "[[UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance Miku Miku Dance for lesbian lives]]".
** The starter from ''Gauntlet Platinum'' was renamed to "BFG", earning it the nickname of "[[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Big Fucking Grotle]]", and later "[[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Big Fucking Ground-type]]".
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: The ''Roulette'' intermissions notably featured [=ROMs=] for all foreign versions of ''Pokémon'' games, leading to several short-lived adventures in Japanese, German, French, Italian, and Spanish.
* HistoryRepeats:
** ''Gauntlet Red'' had a ''lot'' of similarities with [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed the original run]]. The Host was named RED, and his rival was named BLUE. RED chose Charmander as his starting Pokémon, but released it after evolving it into a Charmeleon. He also caught an early game bird Pokémon which became the powerhouse of the team and picked the Helix Fossil in Mt. Moon, [[SubvertedTrope although the former ended up boxed then released, and the latter was eventually deposited inside the PC]].
** ''Gauntlet Emerald'', the sixth main run to take place in Hoenn, is the fifth one in which the female character was picked, with ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonOmegaRuby Omega Ruby]]'' still remaining the sole exception so far; not to mention, said female character was also technically picked during ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonFloraSky Flora Sky]]'', which took place in the Flora region, and [[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonMetronomeSapphire Metronome Sapphire]], which was a side-game. Most notably though, Torchic was chosen as a starter ''again'', as it had been in all previous Hoenn-based main runs, meaning that perfect streak is ''still'' not broken.
* InherentlyFunnyWords: When asked about how he greets people, ββR answered "SEXπ". As a result, when walking through Join Avenue, every single person was shouting "SEXπ" at him to greet him.
* LogicBomb: After online trading was activated for ''Gauntlet X'', some players who managed to get their hands on some of Etr's Pokémon hacked their own game [[ExpendableClone to make clones of them]] and send them to other players, before sending back either the original or a copy to Etr. As a result, Etr at some point ended up with [[MesACrowd two exact copies of Moth the Mothim]], which thus both had the same internal ID. The unforeseen consequence was that, when one ended up in the party while the other stayed in the PC, the bot tasked with reporting stream events was ''utterly unable'' to comprehend why the same Pokémon was reported as being present both in the party and in the PC at the same time, causing it to report it being deposited and withdrawn ''[[MadnessMantra on a loop for 45 minutes, about 3.5 times per minute]]''.
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 36m '''We deposited Moth (Mothim) in the PC!'''
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 36m '''We retrieve Moth (Mothim) from the PC! We deposited Moth (Mothim) in the PC!'''
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 37m '''We withdraw Moth (Mothim) from the PC! We deposited Moth (Mothim) in the PC!'''
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 37m '''We retrieve Moth (Mothim) from the PC! We deposited Moth (Mothim) in the PC!'''
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 37m '''We withdraw Moth (Mothim) from the PC! We put Moth (Mothim) in the PC!'''
--> '''[=StreamFeed=]:''' 6d 16h 38m '''We retrieve Moth (Mothim) from the PC! Deposited Moth (Mothim) in the PC! '''
* MythologyGag:
** Towards the end of ''Gauntlet X'', the chat entered "I'MB DEPPRESD" as the PSS profile message, as a reference to the Trainer Card quote of ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonVoltWhite'', which was "I am DEPRESSED!".
** One of the features of ''TPP'' is that whenever a Pokémon is captured, five random people in the chat earn a "badge" of the corresponding Pokémon. When Meloetta was captured in ''Gauntlet Black 2'', the message "[User] won a #648 Meloetta badge!" was displayed not once, but ''ten times'' per person who earned it, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm0RV9vWpaQ&t=2823 with Meloetta's cry playing each time]]. This was done in reference to an incident that occurred during ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBurningRed'', where one user used the "Noisemaker" item to spam Meloetta's cry for 20 minutes straight.
** During the 3DS intermission between ''Gauntlet Black 2'' and ''Gauntlet X'', using the 3DS camera allowed the chat to see various scenes set up by the stream operator, which were flourishing with references to ''TPP''.
*** Among the various plushes and figures that come and go on camera are two that reference popular intermission games, namely [[https://i.imgur.com/Iu9ezyD.png the goose]] from ''VideoGame/UntitledGooseGame'', and [[https://i.imgur.com/3M3Zjks.jpg the Prince]] from ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy''. Plushes of Mimikyu and Meloetta can also be spotted from time to time, possibly respectively referencing the ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonSun Sun]]'' run (in which all color disappeared during the Mimikyu battle) and ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBurningRed Burning Red]]'' run (in which Meloetta's cry was spammed for about twenty minutes). Right after ''The Gauntlet'' ended, another look through the camera revealed [[https://i.imgur.com/vQ2ucUy.png a plush of MissingNo.]], referencing the one caught during ''Gauntlet Red''.
*** In the background are various items referencing ''TPP'' history, such as an Toys/{{amiibo}} of ''VideoGame/DetectivePikachu'' (which was played as an intermission between ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRandomizedY Randomized Y]]'' and ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonFloraSky Flora Sky]]''), a cartridge of ''VideoGame/PokemonPinball'' (a permanent betting game on the bottom-left corner of the stream), a [[VideoGame/PokemonHeartGoldAndSoulSilver PokéWalker]] (possibly a reference to the ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonStormSilver Storm Silver]]'' run, in which it was used to rescue an Eevee and a Slowking from release). A printer from which came out a roll of pictures taken during ''Gauntlet Crystal'' and the [=GameCube=] seen on the "Please Stand By" screen of ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonXG Pokémon XG]]'' were also present on occasion.
* NeverGrewUp: dfuucck, the Ducklett from ''Gauntlet X'', held an Everstone all the way to the Hall of Fame, preventing it from evolving. It later reached Lv. 100 without evolving, making it ''permanently impossible'' for it to ''ever'' evolve.
* OldSaveBonus:
** Pokédex completion carried over from one game of ''The Gauntlet'' to the next. ''Gauntlet Black 2'' was the exception, with Professor Juniper showing up at the PWT to explain that Bianca had mistakenly given the Pokédex with ''The Gauntlet'' data to ββR's rival instead; the data was properly transfered after beating the previous Hosts of ''The Gauntlet''.
** Visiting the Pal Park in ''Gauntlet Platinum'' allowed the Voices to catch six Pokémon of their choosing from the ''Gauntlet Emerald'' run: A (Zigzagoon), ODDISH (Oddish), [=BBUbbbdw=] (Marill), AAATTTT (Groudon), EEY (Spheal), and SZ (Lileep). Unlike when the Pal Park was visited during ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonStormSilver Storm Silver]]'' however, no other Pokémon were brought back, since ''Platinum'' has a 24 hours cooldown between imports from Gen III games.
* OneLetterName : The Host from ''Gauntlet Emerald'' was simply named "n", prompting many jokes regarding the similarly-named antagonist N from ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''.
* {{Permadeath}}: {{Subverted|Trope}}. For the first time in ''TPP'' history, there is a slim chance of previously-released Pokémon being encountered into the wild during the first three games of ''The Gauntlet''.
* PlotArmor:
** The entire team of ''Gauntlet Emerald'' was given Mail to hold to prevent their release, although A OJT the Camerupt had its Mail removed on several occasions during PC wars.
** Likewise, the ''Gauntlet Platinum'' team was protected from release by holding Mail, but also by having Seals on their Poké Balls.
** The ''Gauntlet Black 2'' team was similarly protected from release by Mail, [[SubvertedTrope although it failed to save some party members]], such as Sigilyph, which had its Mail removed before being deposited in the PC, and Tropius, which had the same thing happen and was later released.
* PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo:
** The Trainer House of ''Gauntlet Crystal'' featured multiple Trainers from previous runs, which changed every time it was entered. Trainers faced were KAY from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBurningRed Burning Red]]'' (although due to a few programming oversights, he initially only used three Pokémon instead of six, then used Lance's team instead of his own), ((( from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonDualRedAndBlue Dual Red & Blue]]'' (who used both his team and XXWWNNα΄Ύk's team), AJDNNW from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal Crystal]]'', EVAN from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystalAnniversary Crystal Anniversary]]'', and RED from ''Gauntlet Red''.
** The battle on top of Mt. Silver in ''Gauntlet Crystal'' had Dα΄Ύk successively face both RED from ''Gauntlet Red'' and RED from the original ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed Red]]'', although the levels of their respective teams were [[BalanceBuff buffed]] to match the ones from the [[VideoGame/PokemonCrystal original game]].
** The Pokémon World Tournament in ''Gauntlet Black 2'' featured four battles in a row against RED from ''Gauntlet Red'', Dα΄Ύk from ''Gauntlet Crystal'', n from ''Gauntlet Emerald'', and .iecbw from ''Gauntlet Platinum''. All of their Pokémon boosted to Lv. 100, and losing to one of them meant having to start over from the first battle.
** After beating the four hosts from ''The Gauntlet'', the original PWT from ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBlack2'' was unlocked, once again featuring GMYC from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonBlack Black]]'', aoooo from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonHeartGold HeartGold]]'', nqpppnl from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonPlatinum Platinum]]'', A from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonFireRed FireRed]]'', A from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonEmerald Emerald]]'', AJDNNW from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonCrystal Crystal]]'', and RED from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed Red]]''. Unlike the Hosts from ''The Gauntlet'', their Pokémon were not boosted to Lv. 100, but were still 3 levels higher than they were in the original ''Black 2'' thanks to Challenge Mode being active.
** During the Elite 4 rematch in ''Gauntlet X'', each member had a team from on of the previous runs of ''The Gauntlet''. Wikstrom had the team from ''Gauntlet Red'', Siebold had the one from ''Gauntlet Crystal'', Malva used the one from ''Gauntlet Emerald'', Drasna got the one from ''Gauntlet Platinum'', and finally Diantha used the ''Gauntlet Black 2'' team.
** After wifi was activated for ''Gauntlet X'', some people challenged Etr using the save data from previous runs. This allowed her to battle against β266 from ''[[WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRandomizedY Randomized Y]]'', a user using an exact copy of the .iecbw's team ''Gauntlet Platinum'', and the same user later using an exact copy of d's team from ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonX''.
* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: During the postgame of ''Gauntlet Red'', the script that prevented [[GlitchEntity invalid Pokémon]] from appearing was disabled, allowing a Lv. 132 Mewtwo and a Lv. 146 [=MissingNo.=] to be caught. Upon leveling up, they reverted back to [[{{Cap}} Lv. 100]].
* RetGone: A Lv. 23 Skorupi was lost when the emulator crashed on Day 3 of ''Gauntlet Black 2''.
* RunningGag: Several characters ended up named as variations of "ASS" throughout ''The Gauntlet'': "ASSSSSSSSS" the [=MissingNo.=] from ''Gauntlet Red'', "AAAASSSSSS" the Igglybuff and "AAAS" the Marill from ''Gauntlet Crystal'', and "ASS" the main character from ''VideoGame/CarBattlerJoe'' during ''GBA Roulette''.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the portal to the Distortion World opened and Cynthia told .iecbw that they had to enter it to chase Cyrus, .iecbw instead immediately ran away and left Spear Pillar. Later, when both of them went down the depths of the Distortion World and Cynthia went ahead to confront Cyrus and Giratina, .iecbw decided to go back to the upper levels instead of following her.
* StealthPun: The defeat quote of [[OneLetterName n]] in the ''Gauntlet Black 2'' PWT was "UP", which "n" is an alternate command for (short for "north").
* UnfortunateItemSwap: Pokédex completion was not carried over from ''Gauntlet Platinum'' to ''Gauntlet Black 2''. Professor Juniper showed up at the PWT, and explained that this was due to Bianca mistakenly swapping the Pokédex intended for ββR and his rival.
* VideoGameCaringPotential: The very last day of ''Gauntlet X'' happened to be on Mother's Day, so the chat ended the run by going back home and having Etr talk with her mother.
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