Due to the experimental nature of Twitch Plays Pokemon at the onset, and because of initial low viewer counts as people were "discovering" TPP, very little record exists on what occured during this time.
Day 1, especially before 0d 9h, is largely unknown, with a viewer average of around 30-50 viewers for most of the day. The game started with the player character named RED and the rival character named BLUE. Red chose Charmander as his starter, and later, Oak's Parcel was delivered from Viridian City (which is also the location of the first ledge obstacle that the chat had trouble with). Red reached Pewter City after breezing through Viridian Forest. During this time, 4chan and then GBAtemp started picking up on the stream. Brock was defeated in a second try due to Abby having the attack Ember and better coordination with less players. For several hours after Brock's defeat, the small mob controlling Red, largely comprised of 4chan, struggled in Kanto Route 3 and Mt. Moon. A Pidgey, who would later become known as Bird Jesus, was caught on Route 3 during this time. The day ended with the IRC bot dying while the Streamer was sleeping, which led to the game being static for several hours.
After the Helix Fossil was obtained and Mt. Moon being cleared for the first time, Red blacked out after Abby was poisoned, before he could reach Cerulean City. This required the mob going through Mt. Moon again.
After finally reaching Cerulean City, the mob now had another challenge: Misty. Due to the Water type advantage over Fire, they struggled fighting Misty.
During this time, soon-to-be fan-favorite Pokémon Jay Leno was caught. Bird Jesus (Pidgey) evolved into Pidgeotto as well.
Misty was finally defeated after 8 hours of struggle and 11 tries, gaining Red his second badge.
The stream then moved on to save Bill from his teleportation mix up, inadvertently helping a character that would become the source of so much dread due to his creation of the PC system, famous for releasing Pokémon. Finally, another Rattata was added to the party, one that would soon earn his own name and place in history as Digrat. Red heads to his next destination: Vermilion City.
Around [01d 01h 09m]: Inputs working again, Red is unfrozen
[01d 22h 03m 55s]: Obtained TM28 (Dig) after defeating Team Rocket Grunt
[01d 22h 30m 58s]: Blacked out
[01d 23h 00m 54s]: Caught Digrat (originally known as RATTATA).
META EVENTS
Day 3 - A New Feather[]
Day 3 was mixed with ups and downs in terms of progress. While major characters were added, such as The Keeper and Dux, and Blue was defeated on S.S. Anne, players found themselves stuck at several trees that need to be cut for progress in the game. Successfully teaching Dux the Cut HM and getting him to cut these trees proved to be a great challenge for players. Luck turned in Lt. Surge's gym however, when the dreaded Trash Can Puzzle was solved with ease. Soon Surge was defeated and Red found himself with this third badge.
[02d 14h 25m 55s]: Named the character Blue "AAdeeef"
[02d 14h 27m 22s]: Button inputs disabled
[02d 14h 28m 37s]: Reset game
[02d 14h 29m 07s]: Reset game to normal with last save state
[02d 14h 31m 36s]: Button inputs enabled
[02d 16h 22m]: Abby learns Cut
[02d 16h 51m]: Cut tree, entered Route 9
META EVENTS
Day 4 - Obstacle Day[]
Day 4 could be called "Obstacle Day", as two major obstacles took up most of the day for the stream. Both the infamous Gen 1 ledge, also known as "The Ledge", and the Rock Tunnel, which had to be blindly cleared without any Pokemon with the ability Flash, took up large portions of the day. However, due to his exploits in carrying the party (often with only the move "Struggle", the default move when PP is out) through the Rock Tunnel, Bird Jesus began to cement himself as the messiah figure he would eventually be recognized as. The day ended on a triumphant note, as Red made it to Erika's Gym.
One of the most infamous days in Twitch Plays Pokemon history, day 5 began with a great win over Erika in which Bird Jesus shined, but things quickly took a downward turn for the community. First, while much of the community wished to keep a slot open in the part to eventually fill with Lapras for their surfing needs, Eevee was still obtained by Red. Players then opted to purchase a Water Stone to make a Vaporeon, but instead spent all of Red's money on 3 PokeDolls and a Fire Stone. Soon Eevee became a Flareon, and in the shuffle to try to reorganize the party in wake of this incident, two of the stream's most beloved Pokemon at this point were accidentaly released: Abby and Jay Leno. Utterly shocked, the community decided to press on into the Team Rocket HQ, only to find themselves fustratingly and hopelessly caught in the maze of spinning tiles. Even when progress was made, Digrat was accidentally ordered to use Dig from the START menu, taking Red back outside of the maze, negating any progress. As Day 5 drew to a close, the community began to seriously question if they were permanately stuck, and if this was the end of TPP.
[04d 15h 18m]: Digrat used Dig to exit Rocket Hideout
[04d 15h 42m]: Bird Jesus withdrew from PC, Helix Fossil deposited in PC
[04d 15h 48m]: Moon Stone tossed
[04d 16h 21m]: Digrat used Dig to exit Rocket Hideout
[04d 17h 23m]: Entered Rocket Hideout
[04d 20h 50m]: Digrat used Dig to exit Rocket Hideout
[04d 21h 15m]: Helix Fossil withdrew from PC
[04d 22h 00m]: Entered Rocket Hideout
META EVENTS
Day 6 - No Progress in Mr. Giovanni's Wild Ride[]
As day 6 progressed with no end in sight for getting through the Team Rocket Headquarters, and Digrat earning some anger from community members for repeatedly digging Red back to the start of the maze, The Streamer soon took action to aid players by introducing Democracy mode [events completed under this mode now noted by '(D)']. Although many players did not like the change in the input system, progress began to be made, as the Lift Key was acquired and eventually Giovanni was reached. A new voting system for Anarchy and Democracy modes was introduced, marking the beginning of the major political schism of Gen 1. As word spread via news outlets concerning the crazy antics of TPP, soon new viewer-count highs were reached. The day ended with a loss to Giovanni.
Finally, after a full day-plus worth of play, a decisive victory by Bird Jesus and Dux sent Giovanni on his way and the Silph Scope was finally at hand! Well, until Digrat decided to Dig once again. Still, just a few hours later players were able to direct Red back to the Silph Scope and obtained it under Democracy mode. Meanwhile, the stream hit its all-time record for number of simultaneous players/viewers, breaking over 121 thousand. Red made his way to the Fighting Dojo, and players were excited for the potential of their new Hitmonlee, but he (along with X-Wing) were released not even forty minutes later. The day ended with Red entering the Pokémon Tower and catching Rick Gastly.
[06d 23h 49m 46s]: Caught Rick Gastly (GASTLY), automatically sent to PC
META EVENTS
Day 8 - Ghostbusters[]
Known as "Ghost Hell", day 8 was full of antics in the Pokemon Tower. Players were having difficulty making progress as many of the Pokemon in the party did not have any moves that affected Ghost-types, but soon Digrat came to the rescue with Dig. This time Digrat used the move in battles, and it was very effective against the onslaught of dead Pokemon being faced, and the Raticate began to earn a lot of favor in the community. Finally, after several hours, Marowak (Cubone's mother)'s ghost was defeated and laid to rest, Mr. Fuji was saved, and Red came in possession of the Poké Flute. The day ends with Red proceeding south on Route 12 from Lavender Town to Fuchsia City.
After waking Snorlax, a short battle ensued before Red decided to run from combat. Still, on the journey to Fuchsia City, good progress was made on leveling team members, as Cabbage evolved and Bird Jesus became the first Pokemon on Red's roster to reach level 50. After a quick trip into the Safari Zone, the team was able to beat Koga before turning their sights back onto the Safari Zone. It didn't take long for players to realize the danger inherent in trying to tackle the zone, as the step count was still active (despite previous rumours that it had been deactivated), and Red had limited funds. This marked the most extensive use of Democracy mode to date, as players worked together via voting on commands to carefully make their way to the hidden house in the back of the zone to obtain Surf. While in the Safari Zone a total of thirteen Pokemon were caught, including fan-favorites and hall of famers The Fonz and ATV. After obtaining Surf and a bit of PC antics (no releases this time), Red made his way to defeat Blue before adding another legend of Gen 1 to his team, Air Jordan.
[08d 22h 59m 51s]: Obtained Air Jordan (AIIIIIIRRR)
META EVENTS
Day 10 - The Silph Co. Raid[]
Day 10 did not see as many major events as others, which is fitting considering it is sandwiched between two very eventful days. Progress was made though, first with the conquering of Giovanni in the Silph Company HQ to obtain the Master Ball, and the on to Sabrina's Gym. Sabrina's Gym was a challenge for the stream, as navigating the teleporting pads under Anarchy mode proved to be quite the puzzle. Sabrina defeated the team once, before Red was able to be directed back to her by players. Bird Jesus carried the team again, further adding to his legacy with a solid win over Sabrina for the badge.
Major Events: Silph Company HQ (continued)
[09d 00h 47m]: Entered Silph Co.
[09d 01h 53m]: Blacked out and returned to Saffron City Pokémon Center
[09d 22h 59m]: Exited Pokémon Day Care, jumped off ledge
META EVENTS
Day 11 - Bloody Sunday[]
The most infamous day in all of Twitch Plays Pokemon history, day 11 of Gen 1, also known as "Bloody Sunday", started off on a high note as players made their way through the Power Plant and managed to capture the legendary Zapdos (AA-j) with the Master Ball in Anarchy mode. Seeking to bring AA-j into the active party, Red was directed to the PC in the Power Plant. What followed was some of the most chaotic several hours in TPP history. Shuffling occured between active and PC Pokemon as attempts were made to build the team around both Bird Jesus and AA-j, while keeping HM users such as Dux on the active team as well. Unfortunately, coordination under Anarchy mode can be difficult and releasing Pokemon via the PC in Gen 1 was a fairly easy thing to do. By day's end, a total of twelve Pokemon were released, including fan-favorites Cabbage and Digrat, and the loved Dux, which meant that there was no longer a mon on the team that knew Cut. This left the stream helpless but to reenter the Rock Tunnel, still lacking the Flash HM, and brave it in the dark again. Bird Jesus was able to carry the team through the dark tunnel, often by using "Struggle" after he ran out of PP, and as the day closed the community sat in shock and asked if AA-j was worth the losses that had occurred.
[10d 04h 34m]: Destiny, an online streamer who is planning to use Democracy mode to release Red's best Pokémon, joins Twitch Plays Pokémon. He and his followers immediately begin mass-voting for Democracy
[10d 04h 47m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[10d 04h 54m] (D): People begin to inform others about Destiny's plan to ruin the stream, Unathana posts a Reddit thread about Destiny [10]
[10d 13h 46m] (D): Withdrew Helix Fossil and most other items
[10d 14h 01m] (D): Deposited Air Jordan
[10d 14h 04m]: Anarchy mode activated
[10d 14h 06m]: Withdrew ZUBAT
[10d 14h 25m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[10d 14h 45m] (D): Deposited ZUBAT
[10d 14h 46m]: Anarchy mode activated
[10d 14h 48m]: Deposited ATV
[10d 14h 48m 48s]: Released H
[10d 14h 48m 55s]: Released AAEWWW
[10d 15h 16m]: Withdrew NIDORAN (Red 2)
[10d 15h 25m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[10d 15h 46m]: Anarchy mode activated
[10d 16h 02m]: Deposited The Fonz
[10d 16h 02m 24s]: Released Digrat
[10d 16h 02m]: Withdrew Burger King
[10d 16h 14m]: Deposited Macho Man
[10d 16h 16m]: Withdrew Rick Gastly
[10d 16h 22m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[10d 16h 38m] (D): Deposited AA-j
[10d 16h 39m] (D): Deposited Dash Bat
[10d 16h 42m] (D): Deposited NIDORAN (Red 2)
[10d 16h 44m] (D): Withdrew Bird Jesus
[10d 16h 52m] (D): Withdrew The Keeper, Air Jordan, and Dash Bat
[10d 17h 10m]: Anarchy mode activated
[10d 17h 14m]: Red leaves the Pokémon Center, ending Bloody Sunday
[10d 17h 16m]: Entered Rock Tunnel
[10d 20h 55m]: Cleared Rock Tunnel
[10d 21h 38m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[10d 22h 04m]: Anarchy mode activated
META EVENTS
Day 12 - Shoot for the Moon[]
Because of the loss of Dux, the team had to backtrack through Mt. Moon and Pallet Town to reach Cinnabar Island. Along the way players stopped by the Day Care, and Rick Gastly was left there for the remainder of the run. Day 12 marked the first visit back to Red's hometown since day 1 of play. After reaching Cinnabar, the Helix Fossil was taken to the laboratory to be revived. After a PC shuffle that resulted in the loss of a few Pokemon, Lord Helix was officially brought onto the active party, with The Keeper taking his place in the PC. This marked the last time in the run any Pokemon was either deposited or withdrawn from the PC. With the community rejoicing around the revival of Helix, and the final party set for the remainder of the game, players set out to take on Pokemon Mansion. After a battle with the NPC Burglar Simon, Red became stuck in a one by two space between the NPC, a table, and the wall. Players spent the rest of the day roaming this small space engaging in random encounters, until finally all active Pokemon fainted and Red was transported to the Pokecenter outside.
[11d 11h 29m]: Healed at Cinnabar Island Pokémon Center
[11d 11h 35m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[11d 13h 47m]: Blacked out
[11d 13h 55m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[11d 15h 15m]: Blacked out
[11d 15h 29m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[11d 19h 28m 43s]: Blacked out one tile from obtaining the Secret Key
[11d 19h 42m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[11d 20h 21m]: Exited Pokémon Mansion
[11d 22h 19m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[11d 22h 58m 19s]: Red gets stuck between NPC Burglar Simon, rocks, and a table. A black out is needed to exit Pokémon Mansion
META EVENTS
Day 13 - Scorched Earth[]
After finally getting out from being trapped by the Burglar, Surf was taught to both Lord Helix and The Fonz, before players trekked back into Pokemon Mansion. After some more dealings with the secret switch puzzles inside the Mansion, the stream was finally able to obtain the Secret Key that gives access to Blaine's Gym. In the battle that ensued against Blaine, the gym leader was made short work of with AA-j quickly ending the battle in just six moves. Red journeyed back up to Pallet Town, stopped by his house, and then found his way up to Viridian City, with his eye's set on Giovanni.
[12d 09h 45m]: Got on patch of grass to the south of Pallet Town
[12d 09h 27m]: Tossed TM22 (Solar Beam)
[12d 11h 29m]: Got off patch of grass to the south of Pallet Town
[12d 11h 34m]: Entered Pallet Town
[12d 11h 42m]: Deposited many items
[12d 13h 50m]: Withdrew many items
[12d 17h 04m]: Entered Viridian City
[12d 18h 51m]: Stream blackout
[12d 19h 03m]: Stream back up
[12d 20h 33m]: Stream blackout
[12d 20h 39m]: Stream back up
[12d 21h 06m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[12d 21h 20m] (D): Healed at Viridian City Pokémon Center
[12d 21h 23m]: Anarchy mode activated
META EVENTS
Day 14 - Giovanni's Final Challenge[]
One of the harder late-game obstacles was faced on this day as players attempted to navigate Red through the small space between the front of the Viridian City gym and the ledge that was only one space away. The ledge was hopped several times, causing Red to have to circle back around the gym to make another attempt. Even after successfully navigating the obstacle a few times, Red would often enter the gym and then accidently exit it and jump the ledge again. Frustration arose in the community and calls for Democracy mode could be heard, but after several attempts, a few lessons on how to catch Weedles from a friendly NPC, and some patience, players finally successfully cleared the ledge and made their way to Giovanni. Giovanni won the first fight, but in the second attempt Bird Jesus shined after burying Giovanni's Rhydon in Sand Attacks. Soon, the gym leader's Pokemon was unable to land an attack, and with low HP Bird Jesus was able to finally land the knock-out blow. Afterwards, Red made his way to the entrance of Victory Road, where he faced Blue and defeated him. The day ends with grinding at Pokémon Mansion beginning.
Major Events: The Ledge (Viridian)
[13d 01h 47m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[13d 02h 03m] (D): Entered Viridian Gym for the first time
[13d 18h 45m]: Healed at Cinnabar Island Pokémon Center
[13d 18h 51m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[13d 19h 46m]: Exited Pokémon Mansion
[13d 20h 04m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[13d 21h 53m]: Exited Pokémon Mansion
[13d 22h 12m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[13d 22h 39m]: Exited Pokémon Mansion
[13d 23h 15m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
META EVENTS
Day 15 - Training from Hell[]
After a few attempts to get past the ledge west of Viridian City at the entrance of Victory Road, an operation was born that sent the team back down to Cinnabar to 'grind' the active Pokemon to higher levels in the Pokemon Mansion. After several hours, the stream took Red back up to Victory Road. The ledge was cleared, but not long after entering Victory Road the team blacked out. Because Cinnabar was the last place the team healed at, the checkpoint was set for there, and the stream found itself back on the southern island. Players decided to take advantage and reenter the Mansion, where they spent several more hours in random encounter battles. Soon Lord Helix evolved into an Omastar, and the "Day of Grinding" came to a close.
[14d 04h 23m]: Blacked out at Pokémon Mansion to Cinnabar Island Pokémon Center
[14d 04h 28m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[14d 05h 45m]: Exited Pokémon Mansion
[14d 06h 22m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[14d 07h 17m]: Exited Pokémon Mansion
[14d 08h 45m]: Entered Pallet Town
[14d 09h 02m]: Entered Viridian City
[14d 09h 08m]: Entered Route 22 (Ledge 2: Electric Boogaloo)
[14d 09h 34m]: Cleared Ledge 2: Electric Boogaloo
[14d 09h 37m]: Entered Route 23
[14d 09h 48m]: Entered Victory Road
[14d 13h 45m]: Blacked out at Victory Road to Cinnabar Island Pokémon Center
[14d 13h 51m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[14d 15h 15m]: Stream blackout
[14d 15h 17m]: Stream back up
[14d 16h 01m]: Blacked out at Pokémon Mansion to Cinnabar Island Pokémon Center
[14d 16h 25m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[14d 16h 38m]: Exited Pokémon Mansion
[14d 17h 10m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[14d 17h 58m]: Lord Helix (Omanyte) evolved into Omastar
[14d 18h 17m]: Exited Pokémon Mansion
[14d 18h 54m]: Entered Pokémon Mansion
[14d 20h 15m]: Exited Pokémon Mansion
[14d 21h 17m]: Entered Pallet Town
[14d 23h 42m]: Entered Viridian City
[14d 23h 50m]: Entered Route 22 (Ledge 2: Electric Boogaloo)
META EVENTS
Day 16 - The Moment of Truth Draws Near[]
Day 16 took Red back to Victory Road, and after the addition of key moves such as Sky Attack and Strength to party-member's movesets thanks to a run in Democracy mode, players set out to conquer the giant cave system and make it to the Pokemon League. The moving of boulders to allow for progress proved to be challenging in Anarchy mode, and soon Democracy was initiated to help clear the levels of Victory Road. After several hours, Red finally reached the Pokemon League, and took on Lorelei for the first time. Lorelei triumphed several times over the team before the stream managed to beat her. Each member of the Elite Four brought its own challenge to the team, and players spent the rest of the day attempting and reattempting to defeat the Elite Four. Still, legends were born, as ATV became known as the "Dragon Slayer" after he single-handedly beat Lance's Dragonite who was around twenty levels higher than him, and the stream managed to reach champion Blue before falling quickly to him. The day ended back at the Pokecenter healing, but excitement could be felt through-out the community as the end-game was at hand.
Major Events: Victory Road (Red), Pokemon League (Red)
[15d 00h 03m]: Cleared Ledge 2: Electric Boogaloo
[15d 00h 07m]: Entered Route 23
[15d 00h 18m]: Entered Victory Road
[15d 00h 38m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[15d 00h 46m]: Anarchy mode activated
[15d 01h 20m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[15d 01h 30m]: Anarchy mode activated
[15d 02h 20m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[15d 02h 32m]: Anarchy mode activated
[15d 03h 17m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[15d 03h 26m]: Anarchy mode activated
[15d 04h 27m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[15d 04h 37m]: Anarchy mode activated
[15d 05h 18m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[15d 06h 52m] (D): Solved the first boulder puzzle
[15d 07h 25m] (D): Obtained TM43 (Sky Attack)
[15d 07h 31m] (D): Bird Jesus learned Sky Attack in place of Whirlwind
[15d 07h 58m]: Blacked out to Cinnabar Island
[15d 08h 41m]: Entered Pallet Town
[15d 09h 36m] (D): The Fonz learned Strength in place of Focus Energy
[15d 10h 24m]: Entered Viridian City
[15d 10h 30m]: Entered Route 22 (Ledge 2: Electric Boogaloo)
[15d 10h 51m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[15d 11h 07m] (D): Cleared Ledge 2: Electric Boogaloo
[15d 11h 11m] (D): Entered Route 23
[15d 11h 24m]: Anarchy mode activated
[15d 11h 43m]: Entered Victory Road
[15d 12h 03m]: Entered Victory Road 2F for the first time
[15d 12h 14m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[15d 12h 54m] (D): Solved the first boulder puzzle
[15d 13h 18m] (D): Entered Victory Road 3F for the first time
[15d 13h 34m]: Anarchy mode activated
[15d 14h 12m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[15d 14h 14m] (D): Obtained the TM17 (Submission)
[15d 14h 36m]: Anarchy mode activated
[15d 14h 37m]: Obtained Max Revive
[15d 14h 43m]: Used Max Revive on Nidoking
[15d 15h 02m] (D): Democracy mode activated
[15d 16h 00m] (D): Solved the second boulder puzzle
[15d 16h 54m] (D): Solved the third and last boulder puzzle
[15d 17h 10m] (D): Cleared Victory Road
[15d 17h 18m] (D): Entered the Pokemon League
[15d 17h 20m]: Anarchy mode activated
[15d 17h 41m]: Defeated by Lorelei (1st failure)
[15d 17h 55m]: Defeated by Lorelei (2nd failure)
[15d 18h 16m]: Defeated by Lorelei (3rd failure)
[15d 18h 27m]: Defeated Lorelei for the first time
[15d 18h 33m]: Defeated Bruno for the first time
[15d 18h 47m]: Defeated by Agatha (4th failure)
[15d 19h 15m]: Defeated Agatha for the first time
[15d 19h 32m]: Defeated Lance for the first time (ATV the Dragonslayer)
VICTORY! After seventeen attempts, Red made it past Lance for a second time and reached Blue again. This time, more than just ATV remained active in the party, including the powerhouse AA-j. As 'a' commands rained in through the streams chat, AA-j used a final Thunder on Blue's Blastoise, knocking out the water Pokemon, and Red became champion. After 16 days, seven hours, 45 minutes and 30 seconds, the community had defeated Pokemon Red.
