How I survived a RANDOMIZED Nuzlocke

Today, we embark on an impossible journey where everything in Pokémon is entirely randomized... yet somehow, I was presented with the perfect team known to man.
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[@Alpharad]

Due to popular demand, here is my tier list of ranking EVERY Pokemon: twitter.com/Alpharad/status/1441509094913822722?s=20

[@aaronpena1692]

Thanks rad man

[@elgingero3148]

Good

[@dustin202]

You put garchomp high Your tier list is, acceptable.

[@Apollo-rf7yv]

Hardcore Nuzlocke next, Jacob

[@Sean_Bird]

Absol being at the top is the correct choice, Alpha my man.

[@BestgirlJordanfish]

While the previous Nuzlocke was a hero rising from tragedy, this run was a powerful villain spiraling into a tragedy at the very end. God this was beautiful and poetic.

[@rockmanzeromodernday941]

This is when I lack confidence while doing a nuzlocke challenge, but somehow, I pulled through, having lost only 1 Pokemon. My Final Pokemon Team when I fought Ghetsis: (I won, but with a Pokemon sacrifice. Poor Darmani...) Kirby (Samurott) (Still alive) (Kirby is a star Pokemon against Hydreigon for the first time, the second starter Pokemon surviving until the end.) Zapster (Zebstrika) (Still alive) (fighting Carracosta without activating Sturdy) Lomax (Whimsicott) (Still alive) (A kindhearted Pokemon that survived) Lueroi (Excadrill) (Still alive) (skillfully dodging a Focus Blast) Sunbloom (Simisear) (Still alive) (Landing Fire Blast 2 times in a row) Darmani (Darmanitan) (died in battle) (Bouffalant used Head Charge to knock out poor Darmani, but knocked itself out in the process) Kirby the Samurott have a close near death moment where Kirby lived on 1 HP remaining with the Hydreigon nearly scaring Sunny. And Kirby hit Megahorn, knocking out Hydreigon. I brought in Darmani, thinking an Expert Belt Superpower will leave Bouffalant on a small amount of health and knocks Darmani out with Head Charge, and also knocking itself out in the process. This saddens me quite a lot because Darmanitan is my favorite Pokemon, and now I don't have a strong Fire-Type Pokemon anymore. Seismitoad came out next, and I brought in Lomax, Giga draining it. Eelektross came out, I keep Lomax in to set up Leech Seed. I didn't know that Eelektross know Flamethrower, I swap into Sunbloom to bait Flamethrower coming. Eelektross used Wild Charge, but considering that Sunbloom has a bold nature, he was able to survive, and knock out Eelektross. Ghetsis sent out his final Pokemon, Bisharp. Sunbloom hit Fire Blast, and I won the Pokemon Black nuzlocke challenge. That was an emotional rollercoaster. I was able to do the nuzlocke challenge with fear, and I won with the least amount of confidence.

[@UltraAryan10]

I remember going through lot of struggle, losing every pokemon I loved, yet surviving the nuzlocke at last and beating the game in my first ever nuzlocke, and then follow it up with absolutely easy nuzlocke playthrough with no pokemon losses only to be swept by the first elite four. Really shows the Turtle vs Rabbit story in its extreme.

[@arianagrandefromfortnite]

You sound like an English teacher bro, it's a pokemon battle

[@catd5307]

The game reminded Alpha how bad his luck is lol

[@bidoof367]

@@timothyolmstead5880 TRUE!!!!

[@TMSonicFan47]

"He doesn't need to Bulk Up, he's already bulken." And thus, Jacob sealed his entire team's fate.

[@hopeatlast9617]

Little did he know, the one stronger than a Groudon... Is a Groudon that goes to the gym. Well, ain't that foreshadowing

[@iantaakalla8180]

Jacob’s Groudon skipped leg day

[@ExeloMinish]

This ending is so comically perfect that I'm honestly stumped it was actually randomized.

[@niar1726]

Well, he should have used his heart scale to get Bulk Up again!

[@kiwikarp9509]

It wouldn't have mattered since crits ignore stat changes.

[@oils_9012]

I love how he beats this game with one Mudkip but loses when he has Groudon as a starter

[@anonymousbunny8186]

The Mudkip was allowed to faint

[@monky4640]

The Mudkip was allowed to win (the groudon was not)

[@rachelguthrie8700]

The mudkip was drugged af

[@a_person5668]

He won this actually. He lied in the vid for a better story

[@kodyrowe-manns6360]

@@a_person5668 wait fr? You got proof? I'm curious

[@Jscon864]

“We probably won’t need Flygon anyways.” That line is just great foreshadowing of what to come.

[@Wapfgaming]

Legit one of the only gen 3 groudon counters lmao.

[@CrackLionIX]

@@Wapfgaming Honestly I don't think Flygon is even a counter, at least not in this playthrough. Flygon admittedly has a great defensive typing, being immune to ground and resisting both rock and fire. But what can Flygon actually do to Groudon? Earthquake? Dragon Breath? Neither of those would do much damage. I'm like 90% sure Groudon beats Flygon just by using Bulk Up and Slash. The only way I think Flygon actually handles Groudon is with some combination of Protect/Substitute/Toxic, and there's no way Alpharad would actually have this in a casual playthrough.

[@dominickperez2952]

@@CrackLionIX Flygon can learn solar beam and dragon breath is a special attack that would have ignored bulk up. Even if it just for chip damage that's what they needed in a desperate attempt to Beat it

[@CrackLionIX]

@@dominickperez2952 Dragon breath is simply too weak. A 60BP move (90 with STAB) from a mere base 80 SpAtk isn't enough to beat Groudon one-on-one. Solar beam would be 33% better but I think that runs into the same issue as I mentioned before - Flygon doesn't learn Solarbeam naturally and I can't imagine Alpharad teaching it the TM. To be clear I agree that Flygon would've been useful. Perhaps Flygon could've outsped and finished off Groudon with two dragon breaths, surviving one Slash in between. But my original point is true. Flygon is not a counter by any means.

[@gengarzilla1685]

It's odd how you've all been talking about Dragon Breath without mentioning its 30% paralysis chance. Given some RNG, that pesky status condition may well swing the match for Flygon. By the way, Ground types are not immune to paralysis. They're just specifically immune to Thunder Wave.

[@nickrussell8279]

The moment Alpharad started bragging about how invincible his team was, I knew something wrong was going to happen, especially when he chose not to teach his Groudon Bulk Up. But I didn't expect karma to bite him in the ass like this.

[@Rubywing4]

How ironic, that he chose not to teach his own Groudon Bulk Up, and then what ended his career was a Groudon that used Bulk Up.

[@spynix0718]

The circumstances are too perfect not to comment it: I do think Jacob’s biggest weakness in this game is his cockiness. I feel like that’s what keeps him being a relatively average competitive/items player, every time he does alright he acts like he’s invincible. He’s like the real life Pit: mid tier with an Icarus complex

[@SirAuraCrafter]

I mean the narration IS scripted. But Juan’s Groudon having Bulk Up was absolutely poetic oml

[@meep6508]

Wow... He is a legend of Foreshadow.

[@evilhagwannabe1820]

@@spynix0718 lmao I saw that comment

[@ZpectreWasTaken]

Maxie: I will summon Groudon Alpha: throws Groudon out of its ball Maxie: *MY GENIUS PLAN WORKED*

[@samesu766white7]

True

[@insertthinkingemoji5947]

Based

[@spiko7]

Well i just need to steal a Pokemon i own a criminal team after all

[@redgyrados2000]

Maxie: [transforms his Pokemon into a Groudon] My plan is complete

[@ZpectreWasTaken]

@@redgyrados2000 *maxie pulls out a ditto

[@matthewarmento5339]

Respectfully, this entire run could be summed up as "Shut up I have Groudon." which is, ABSOLUTELY hilarious!

[@gengarzilla1685]

And then it all collapsed when the opponent _also_ had a Groudon. Just perfect.

[@Jacob_G9]

@@gengarzilla1685 I mean it's still "SHUT UP I HAVE GROUDON" just the other way around

[@Spiney09]

Knowing he lied about the ending makes this 100% funnier, especially the “at least I never told a lie”

[@vist5800]

where did he reveal that 🙏 I gotta know

[@Spiney09]

@@vist5800 in his video reacting to Pokémonchallenges reacting to his videos. And, if you look at 17:58, you can actually see his elite four team. His shellgon died in that gym fight, but at that timestamp he has a salamance.

[@herculesatan4514]

Alpha: Constantly repeats “This run is Godlike, there’s no way I can lose, I’m invincible-“ Me: “So you lost then.”

[@hekirb3382]

"How I survived a randomizer nuzlocke" Well that was a fucking lie lmao

[@retronymph]

I do think Jacob’s biggest weakness in this game is his cockiness. I feel like that’s what keeps him being a relatively average competitive/items player, every time he does alright he acts like he’s invincible. He’s like the real life Pit: mid tier with an Icarus complex

[@rockmanzeroconfused2509]

Fun fact: Sunny beat the Elite Four without losing a single Pokemon. Then won to N without losing any Pokemon, but then... Ghetsis claimed her dearly beloved Darmani. Sunny: I think it will leave it at 1 health left... Yep, knew it. Bouffalant: Uses Head Charge, and knocks itself out Sunny: Darmani, no! Oh no... Ghetsis is going to use Eelektross... Come out and fight, Lomax! Lomax: (sets up leech seed to sap away at Eelektross's health) Sunny: It knew Flamethrower?! Oh dear, come out and fight, Sunbloom! Sunbloom: Resisted Flamethrower. Now to defeat Eelektross. Done. Sunny: His last Pokemon! Bisharp! I was pretty much banking on Darmani for this fight, but Sunbloom will be able to knock it out. Sunbloom: Fire Blast! Bisharp: Darn it. Sunny: Sunbloom, you're amazing. You're my special elemental monkey.

[@MateCo19]

Invincible? Isn’t that a little optimistic?

[@bryaneal9534]

@@hekirb3382 Fr it should be "How I THREW a randomizer nuzlocke"

[@dr.archaeopteryx5512]

The fact that Charizard died to an overconfident and avoidable error just barely before the rest of the team got swept by a move it would've been immune to is tragic. The fact that the one temporary team member who got to shine for a bit earlier, Murkrow, would have also been immune to the very same move; and the earlier death of Crobat make it all a true comedy of hubris.

[@MrSupersonic2012]

And let's not forget that the opposing Groudon had Bulk Up. The move Jacob passed on that could have allowed him to power up.

[@championglitchy6821]

He also failed a trapinch that would evolve into a flygon, who is also immune to ground moves

[@rockmanzeromodernday941]

@@championglitchy6821 While doing my Pokemon Black 2 nuzlocke (I wasn't recording) Nights, my Purrloin died from Audino, DoubleSlap hit like 5 times. Oh man, without Liepard with the ability Limber, today is not my lucky day. I felt a sense of sorrow that every Pokemon that has been with me dying... with a storyline. Every Pokemon that has died... Rest in Peace, all of you... You guys will be remembered.

[@gamingstudios-cf2qf]

And don't forget the Lugia he would''ve had if he didn't randomize the master ball into a heart scale

[@lucygirl1111]

wouldn't matter too much with both slash would one shot Murkrow and Charizard

[@X-SPONGED]

Alpha : _barely survived his first Nuzlocke_ RNJesus : "Let's go easy on him this time" Also Alpha : _somehow manages to screw it all up when he was basically given a W on a ruby laced platinum platter_ RNJesus : 👁️👄👁️

[@Whatzitooya891]

Funny thing is that Jacob actually won that fight and beated the Pokémon league in his first try But he decided to do the funny ending and lose to that Groudon with the bulk up

[@Hazzaaa]

I like to think Alpharad has a folder of pre-prepared 'desk hit sounds' inserted at random

[@Alpharad]

That would be the coward's way

[@gavincherry5348]

@@Alpharad lol

[@milktea6676]

@@Alpharad I follow

[@realryushiro]

@@Alpharad Yeah that would be cowardice. We must hit the desk whenever.

[@deaglehawkings2543]

@@Alpharad We all know your not afraid to decimate your desk on screen

[@dillongeorge5866]

Maxie: “Can’t wait to see Groudon!” May: Throws out Groudon Maxie: 👁👄👁

[@RE4lion]

Then decides to catch a mew to impersonate said groudon because he weants one that much.

[@Hawk1sdead]

Why no reply?

[@gameworldjt]

Well if you can't wait you don't have to

[@Rubywing4]

Maxie: "Mew, are you getting this? Turn into that!" Mew: "Okay!" *transforms into Groudon* Seriously, what are the odds of a Trainer to have BOTH Mewtwo AND Mew?!?!

[@Fuzzyflame1]

"Hey see that Groudon? WANNA SEE IT CLOSER?"

[@gengarzilla1685]

Remember, kids. Stat-buffing moves are important. There's plenty more to Pokémon battles than just spamming your powerful moves.

[@friccle_]

Until they use their powerful moves and it kills you before you can buff

[@agrilsunil1]

Unless you grind for 3 hours.

[@kybrogre1310]

Coming back to this video after the reveal is an absolute experience.

[@gengarzilla1685]

It's like rewatching your favourite movie after seeing that behind-the-scenes featurette.

[@co5micwaffle742]

"At least I never told a lie." - Alpharad at the end of the video

[@siriadias4020]

Where He Tolstoi that?

[@simonc7221]

The whole "not learning bulk up" bit was the perfect example of Chekhov's Gun, well played

[@Maxouprovence]

At this point that's Chekhov's fucking STAB Earthquake

[@cracktus8534]

What is Chekhov’s gun

[@jojbenedoot7459]

@@cracktus8534 an old playwrighting rule that says "if you hang a gun on the wall in act one, it needs to go off by the end of the play." Basically don't put in useless setups that never get payoffs

[@viagray8098]

Jesus.

[@mattm2451]

I had a feeling it would end something like this when he did the bulk up bit, but it was more poetic than I could even imagine.

[@NabariLuv19]

This script was SO well written! Super funny, but also really well formulated and full of foreshadowing and hints at that finale!

[@TarikJasim]

and they say wrestling is fake

[@zachimocha]

Thats alpharad for ya

[@jaggerisaboss462]

"Every battle in this video WILL end with groudon"

[@PIE50100]

Coming back to this video is so much better knowing Alpha threw the run for content.

[@handhelder823]

He didn't even throw it, but he gave us a better show

[@lego4642]

Alpha: doesn't teach groundon bulk up Also Alpha: gives his entire team leftovers

[@wanderingbardgaming]

"Our team is so stacked that you would have to Jomedome the entire squad before losing even feels like a possibility." Excellent foreshadowing sir. Well played

[@JadeHeartOfFire]

He said that line and I was immediately like “oh no”.

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

@@JadeHeartOfFire Meme approved

[@alfiehd2360]

He also said that every battle would end with groudon

[@chrishaines9584]

And thus, the monkey's paw curled

[@SNoodle]

The most painful nuzlocke ending of all time: Juan sent out Groudon! GAME OVER.

[@japersp.7176]

This is... the MOST Alpharad ending I've ever seen to a nuzlocke. That ending felt scripted by the RNG Gods. This is the textbook definition of a Greek tragedy

[@ardsam6922]

Yeah, this is definitely an alpharad video. Insane luck, multiple missed opportunities that don't matter cause luck, and an ending that makes you think of those terminalmontage screams.

[@eddiemate]

Even when Alpharad gets bad luck, it’s the perfect luck. This man never misses.

[@Mike-uy5ml]

We even got the hubris foreshadow with the maxie battle with the Ditto copied Groudon. It felt like a warning of a possible end via a well fought victory unearned, truly a beautiful death.

[@zed9256]

@@Mike-uy5ml So you're saying the Ditto was the Cassandra?

[@Mike-uy5ml]

@@zed9256 Techincally a mew but yup its the Cassandra truth the rng to give

[@lighstary7235]

I love how this has a accidental moral of “be careful what you wish for” Because of the fact he said he wanted every battle to end with groudon spamming earthquake and he was unfortunately right

[@AllTheC]

That moment when you realize that he actually beat the game, but went back to die to Groudon because its better content

[@tilerh17]

Y'know, I usually take "Nothing could possibly go wrong!" or something similar to be foreshadowing, but I really did think you had an unlosable Nuzlocke on your hands. Facing that Bulk Up Groudon is the biggest middle finger RNG could've flipped you

[@trueMCGRaven]

even that bulk up groudon shouldn't have been trouble for him...had he not skipped his own bulk up prior to this and thus lost the arms race to come.

[@Zorua3]

His *own* Bulk Up Groudon was the instawin lol. It would have handled Wallace’s easily. Unfortunately he was still in the “only attack moves good” mindset that you have as an 8-year-old playing the game for the first time.

[@athath2010]

@@Zorua3 TBF, Groudon was able to easily delete everything before that point with just attacking moves. Sometimes buffing up is overkill.

[@tracyblanchard7663]

@@Zorua3 It's not awful when you have to deal with a wide variety of types like in a randomizer, but Slash really shouldn't have gone onto the main sweeper.

[@MrSupersonic2012]

He made three grave mistakes. He passed on Bulk Up. He let his Crobat die. And he let Charizard die. He couldn't buff his ace, and he lost the only good switch ins from his team.

[@rolandholmdahl797]

16:45 "Every battle ends with Groudon, and this one will be no different." Fate, Karma, and Destiny joined their forces to Obliterate Alpharad in the most one-sided stomp that I have ever seen. It was like the universe was charging its final smash meter and this was the final smash.

[@Sigma_San]

In that case, would the events of the previous Nuzlocke be its full-strength Final Smash?

[@rolandholmdahl797]

@@Sigma_San Yes.

[@maximaldinotrap]

And it ended with Groudon, how quaint.

[@heitorzincleiton5071]

He said this because of Juan’s groudon, not the other way around

[@maximaldinotrap]

@@heitorzincleiton5071 Nobody said he wasn't meaning it that way.

[@thedumbdumb7027]

That enemy Groudon really only existed to show how your carelessness made you weaker. It had bulk up, a move you passes It had earthquake, a move that 4 different pokemon you encountered would've been immune to, however you failed the trapinch encounter, and the Lugua encounter because nu master ball, plus you let charizard die carelessly, and you didnt even bother to bring Murkrow along Honestly, just very sad in general

[@dogma32]

he won the first try on this nuzlocke. he came back to lose to groudon for content. just shows how poetic the scene really was.

[@latbil]

Don’t forget about crobat lol, he had a LOT of Pokémon who could have survived it

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

13:17 I guess Maxie was so jealous of you getting Groudon- 1: Much before him 2: For free 3: Even tho you had no intention of increasing the landmass of the region -that he decided to get it through unconventional means.

[@Mcribbn]

Alpharad: “Whats this Pokémon’s name?” Jome: “It’s Gulpin.” *Jacob menacingly smiles*

[@lorddaru]

Somebody dare to explain this joke to me?

[@spyshark_5002]

@@lorddaru Gulpin deez nuts

[@arizonaicetea3274]

@@lorddaru gulpin deez nutz

[@tangytim6699]

Timestamp tho

[@cristalmyth09]

@@tangytim6699 6:15

[@JomeMX]

Get jomedome'd

[@Maepl]

jomedome'd indeed

[@Slyly3]

Ratio?

[@synnabon]

Gladly

[@plestern08]

Jomesdale jomedome

[@oneofthebois5259]

Nice

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

12:13 At this point Brendan is so jealous he is ready to make senseless sacrifices just to take *you* down. When you know your rival has hit the anger point, you gotta be careful next time.

[@Saxdude26]

Cade's excitement to Swalot is just so pure.

[@jaidenanimations]

Such a based run

[@WarlordofWarren]

Based

[@h4zrds]

true

[@Listaru]

Mhmm

[@timmay5547]

Based

[@lukescarpitti8318]

Slugma

[@Mushboom37]

"all battles will end with groudon. It is literally impossible to be any other way" holy shit that foreshadowing is top tier

[@Rubywing4]

I want to like, but I don't want to ruin that perfect 69 likes.

[@KickTheKitsune]

"You would have to Jomedome the entire team before losing ever started to feel like an option." The video is filled with fantastic foreshadowing.

[@chrisschoenthaler5184]

Alpharad: “Groudon wrecks everything!” Juan: “Allow me to show you…” *Groudon uses Bulk Up* “how to do it right.”

[@roxler9937]

9:38 oh how I love foreshadowing

[@Celon549]

Jacob blowing through the entire game with a Groudon only to fall to another Groudon is the single most beautiful act of karma I've ever seen. EDIT: I will not be held accountable for my comment being the first one that shows up. You people did this. You only have yourselves to blame.

[@suddenly_sprite7827]

Can this not be the first comment that pops up 😆

[@enzoponce1881]

And a groudon with bulk up to add salt to the cut

[@achilles8283]

@@suddenly_sprite7827 fr. this was the comment that showed up on mobile that you cant hide without opening description

[@Celon549]

Hey, it's not my fault my comment blew up. I thought it was gonna get obscured by like the 2 dozen other people that commented the same thing before I did.

[@posty1131]

Why did he heart something with SPOILERS

[@JohnDoe-qs7gc]

“A broken starter can’t fix a broken home... ” is such a good line 😂

[@Hawk1sdead]

Why no reply?

[@JohnDoe-qs7gc]

@@Hawk1sdead ?

[@Hawk1sdead]

@@JohnDoe-qs7gc you got 697 likes but you got no comments

[@JohnDoe-qs7gc]

@@Hawk1sdead oh okay cool lol

[@abhiveerbirdi9377]

I used to enjoy alpharads videos and watched most of them, until i saw the reaction to reaction to nuzlockes. When he confessed the truth of the run, thats when i realised... Jacob knows what he is doing. Now I am your fan alpha. My blood and kidneys are at your disposal

[@WandererEnjoyer]

Alpha: I’m not going to look at the other options I’m choosing Groudon While the other 2 options: Mewtwo and Raquaza

[@arandomcrusader8822]

"Overconfidence is a slow, insidious killer." - Darkest Dungeon

[@ianquinn6814]

"Slowly, gently, this is how a life is taken." - Also Darkest Dungeon

[@tomasapud8240]

Success so clearly in view...or is it mearly a trick of the light?

[@tristansavage1073]

I was thinkin the same thing

[@dad5088]

The will to fight falters!

[@Ardorstorm]

Boobs. Titties, even. Honkers, if you would. *Irrational* Inordinate debauchery, one vice of many.

[@TheAdvertisement]

I refuse to beleive that this was actually randomized, the game knew what it was doing and wanted to make Alpharad die in the most painful and poetic way possible.

[@skullcandy14785]

With the right narrative it can look like it was randomized

[@OneNativeWolfe74]

Welllllllll about that

[@xtrem5428]

It wasn't. In another video (The one where he reacts to PokemonChallenges reacting to him) he said the real run had Delibird, but it was too anticlimactic, so he made up a new ending with Groudon instead.

[@TheAdvertisement]

@@xtrem5428 Yup I've seen that lol. It's funny knowing that I was actually right.

[@PokemonTrainerDeoxysYT]

@@TheAdvertisement Hey

[@Oath_Of_The_Ancients]

Juan really looked at his groudon and said “Kill every last one of them!”

[@rishishah8195]

Only alpha would redo this battle to intentionally throw and lose the nuzlocke

[@hooverhoover5]

I’m very excited to see which Pokémon this playthrough is the mid-tier with the Icarus complex

[@crispybacon5061]

For all of you who don’t want to ask, it means to take risks to the point of near suicide

[@hooverhoover5]

@@crispybacon5061 Hey Chris P, I’m excited to see you in that movie

[@hooverhoover5]

With mario

[@EtaySMH]

Gengar

[@josiahkrodel4656]

Fyrus should be banned from these videos lol

[@swhawk]

Alpharad forgot Kamek's lesson from Mario Party Advance: "Keep on gaming, but never become arrogant!" Maybe because he stopped uploading the episodes of that run to the Deluxe channel ):

[@kosmicwaffle]

"Keep on gaming, but never become arrogant!" - Sun Tzu, Art of War

[@3ftninja132]

The run started with Groudon, and the run ended with Groudon. It's like poetry, it rhymes.

[@Siinory]

Not making Jomedome learn "Bulk Up" was the biggest foreshadowing I've ever witnessed

[@Patterrz]

no way you did your first randomizer and got that starter, us mere mortals over here getting Pinecos from Prof Birch

[@ZpectreWasTaken]

Don’t forget the best starter of all time Pikachu the Mudkip

[@dazcar2203]

Or registeel

[@MudakTheMultiplier]

My first rando I got Regigigas with an ability that wasn't slow start. I would say it went well.

[@milktea6676]

Lol 😂

[@WreckinPoints11]

My first rando, I got my favorite Pokémon: Cyndaquil.

[@theguy2628]

It's just like he said, *"It always ends with Groudon."*

[@w1nther930]

As the Sith lord Darth Sidious once said "Ironic"

[@ronan4672]

I think the best story telling Jacob has ever done, was revealing that he actually won this run, and that he pretended he didn’t for content.

[@crimsonpresents]

Groudon was so strong that only another Groudon could kill it

[@Celeste______]

Of course Alpharad, the “lucky one”, had to get some of the most ridiculous luck I have ever witnessed. I’m not even surprised.

[@scylla1772]

Lady Luck taught him a valuable lesson today. That lesson; was Slugma Nuts

[@jcplays5831]

My latest randomized nuzlocke I ended up with a wingull as my starter, naming it “big beak” and I actually became attached to Pelipper and now it’s probably top 30 for me. That fricking Pelipper got me through a lot and I’m still grateful

[@colixnaia6512]

This is my relationship with Gardevoir and Vaporeon, in Emerald and FireRed respectively.

[@zangvids]

now everybody say it with me: "thanks mr bird!"

[@wreckedmcree8895]

Not a randomizer but I used Hariyama for the first time recently and I've gotten so attached I can't give it up for any other mon.

[@happyplace9545]

I Love Zigzagoon Because IT Saved Me A LOT Of Time :) And Also The Silk Scarf Then HeadButt And Stab Is Just So Good

[@Arosora21]

@@colixnaia6512 mw too lol

[@Thebes342]

This is the most poetic defeat due to overconfidence that I’ve ever seen in my life

[@Spaarcs]

Coming back after we learned he wins is very interesting…

[@jimmycarlson1598]

“I just wanted to know if you knew what this Pokémon’s name was” “His names gulpin” Then the silence in the VC grew almost deafening as the 3 men realized what had happened and began to feel the consequences

[@maxspecs]

GOTTEM

[@paxxisticks]

Slugma

[@WizardAmbrose]

@@paxxisticks Slugma balls

[@rockmanzeromodernday941]

@@WizardAmbrose Don't say no to setup moves. This will save me in the long run.

[@koolguy17]

In the words of Darkest Dungeon: "Remind yourself that overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer"

[@din0696]

Success so clearly in view or is it merely a trick of the light

[@fedoraassailant330]

In the words of Pat Boiven: " I disagree. It is a quick and efficient killer."

[@nathanielbowers9194]

Slowly, gently, this is how a life is taken.

[@classifiedmc786]

Now Alpharad must play Darkest Dungeon. Then, on the long road, he will find his redemption.

[@rosacalle3767]

I love the fact alpha said :you would have to JomeDome my entire team to win

[@o76923]

This reminds me of my second playthrough of Black 2. I progressed through the game just barely enough that you could transfer pokémon from the Dream Radar AR game. So, I effectively started with level 5 Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Lugia, Ho-Oh, and Landorus as my team. It was honestly one of the most fun Pokémon runs I've ever had made even better by the fact that it was 100% legitimate. I mean, until the end, obviously.

[@poyo2773]

I do think Jacob’s biggest weakness in this game is his cockiness. I feel like that’s what keeps him being a relatively average competitive/nuzlocke player, every time he has Groudon he acts like he’s invincible. He’s like the real life Brendan: mid tier with a a Icarus complex

[@stellarknight04]

Copied comment

[@ZaneAlexander2314]

@@stellarknight04 It is a copypasta, so it stands to reason that it was, in fact, copied.

[@camh7204]

It's part of his humour, and personally, I am a big fan of it

[@DemigodDuke]

"Remind yourself...that overconfidence...is a slow, and insidious killer." - The Ancestor, Darkest Dungeon

[@stellarknight04]

@@ZaneAlexander2314 i know, im just telling people who didn't knew

[@vedaryan334]

This was the most poetic run ever. The game granting you insane rng making you think that you're in control but just before the final gym badge you get destroyed by the very weapon you had so much trust in , your starter , which also served to end your run. Perfect

[@Rubywing4]

I like to imagine instead of the opponent having his own Groudon, it was Alpharad's OWN Groudon turning on Alpha and destroying his own team, realizing the power he has.

[@yashgidh12]

@@Rubywing4 na thats pretty dumb if you want to tho think of it that in that world all the pokemon are freed clones therfore explaining why there are so many legendaries and pokemon randomized

[@Rubywing4]

@@yashgidh12 I just said I liked to imagine it was his own Groudon that betrayed him, no need to call it dumb. :

[@Asaylum117]

Alpharard: I have the strongest randomizer team in Pokemon Ruby. Nothing will stop me! Actual Groudon: I'm about to end this man's whole career.

[@conorandkanohi]

Whats so tragic about this run is that it wasnt Juan that killed him, it was hubris. He thought himself to be immortal: tossing bulk up, being careless with Charizard; he had the perfect team & he wasted it. GGs gamer.

[@JohnTK]

I remember watching a randomized nuzlocke (can’t remember who though) and their starter was regice. They were so hyped until they got to the first fight and realized the only move regice has at lvl 5 is self destruct.

[@Davorox1]

Ah geez. I felt that 😔

[@bruhmomentgaming5270]

maybe mandjtv?

[@TheBestFishCrackers]

simpleflips

[@x-49nightraven]

Probably SmallAnt

[@SpairM]

@@x-49nightraven Nah, smallant wouldn’t figured a way outta that situation. He’s good at that

[@MrTerminator3010]

Alpharad, the only person that I can think of whose luck rivals that of Chuggaaconroy. When its good, it's really good for a long time, but when it runs out, it hits HARD

[@NoTraceOfSense]

_Groudon in a nest ball vibes_

[@christiandeepe6414]

The funniest thing about this to me is and forever will be that he ACTUALLY WON against the other Groudon, made it all the way to the champion, and then went back and lost on purpose because it made for a better story.

[@lusr7643]

This video is literally the definition of foreshadowing

[@kaimystic1949]

The fact that Jome KNEW Alpharad was gonna get Groudon scares me

[@thenumber102k]

Well Jome is Groudon

[@squiddler7731]

9:03 I once decided to shiny hunt Beldum in pokemon platinum. During the week it took to get a radar chain going, I realized that simply using false swipe wasn't going to work because _in addition to_ having the lowest catch rate possible, Beldum also only knows takedown which causes recoil damage and means that lowering it's health will just cause it to KO itself. I literally had to go and catch a ghastly and teach it hypnosis just to guarantee that I wouldn't lose Beldum to recoil damage, _AND EVEN THEN_ I did a test run where I played everything perfectly, lowered it's health to red, put it to sleep at every opportunity and threw nothing but dusk balls and ultra balls... and the Beldum still got away cause it ran out of PP and struggled to death. Even with unlimited resources I couldn't find a way to guarantee I catch this stupid piece of metal, and yet here Alpha goes and gets it first try.

[@mochi3455]

Feels bad man

[@kirin1230]

You poor thing

[@ethansanft5657]

This happened to me too in Sun and Moon, this was when I was in high school, and I shiny hunted 44 hours for it and it struggled to death cause I couldn’t catch it.

[@squiddler7731]

Thankfully I managed to catch the actual shiny, and it was just against a normal beldum that it struggled to death. But my god, actually catching that thing was harder than catching any legendary pokemon.

[@SpikeOriundo]

I once decided to shiny hunt Beldum in the Johto Safari Zone. I got it, somehow, I'm not sure how that happened.

[@mkewl209]

It's nice knowing that this nuzlocke was actually successful and instead is built on lies

[@storminfirefang09]

I like how on repeat viewings you get all the foreshadowing towards the inevitable jomedoming

[@squiddler7731]

When you realize that the two good pokemon on the team that were carelessly lost in battle were the two flying types immune to earthquake

[@eastboundbird]

I mean groudon still had slash that being said though, charizard probably could have killed with a sun boosted flamethrower crobat would have just died as well

[@PlantlovingFarmer]

First turn alpha could have eqd juans groundon one hitting it

[@gengarzilla1685]

Don't forget, the Trapinch he couldn't get way earlier would have eventually been a Flygon. With Levitate.

[@SRInfern0]

9:52 obviously had to cut that part out because Wooper is so Op that it one shot groudon

[@That0little0witch]

the little (he's flying) and tiny starter!groudon in the team shot was just, *chef's kiss*

[@Dr_Hill_726]

The ending made me remember a comment that Alpha once got that described him as, "a real life mid-tier with an icarus complex"

[@ruben_skyline_]

omg why is this so perfect

[@derekkim593]

Only one comment

[@ryken4600]

That is somehow the most deserved and most ironic loss I've ever seen in pokemon. Rip to the charizard and crowbat who couldn't have been earthquaked.

[@tilerh17]

Sure, but a Bulked Up Groundon is still OHKO'ing those two with Slash if it can OHKO a Groundon with EQ. But I super agree that he deserved to lose this, and it was satisfying to see

[@johndejesus8900]

Also had rock slide I believe

[@gaelananderson3818]

@@johndejesus8900 nope, just ancient power at that level. Groudon doesn't learn it by level up

[@eddykidplayzyt]

I love when alpha said “It’s Jome’in time” and Jomed all over the gym leaders

[@FerdinandvonAegir]

I always wondered why the title said you "survived" the nuzlocke when you wiped in the end. Now that I know you actually won the 'locke and went back to lose for content, it's even funnier.

[@AQ_Noops]

"Why are you holding a Wingull hostage?" I lost it there

[@trimega12]

Indeed

[@AbsolBlogsPokemon]

You've got an excellent taste in your favorite Pokemon! I'm impressed you got past the tragedy of not being able to catch Absol there. I would've just packed it up and called it a day at that point

[@chocky3659]

chungoose jr

[@superknuten3845]

YOOO ABSOL! :)

[@milktea6676]

Oh my

[@frysank]

oman absol at the top

[@iamjafar925]

I love your videos. You inspired me to start full odds hunting while out in nature. I take my switch to the park, where I recently got my shiny Dracovish

[@GreatDG]

I laughed way hardeer than I should have at 4:59

[@ZakaZaRayo]

This run is the definition of: "Wake up to reality..nothing goes as planned in this accursed world"

[@pronerdproductions8009]

Honestly I do think Jacob's biggest weakness in this game is his cockiness. I feel like that's what keeps him being a relatively average pokemon nuzlocker, every time he does alright he acts like he's invincible. He's like the real life Pit: mid tier with an Icarus complex.

[@arcanetomb9564]

@Fastfirefox1 i think what you are failing to understand is that I do think Jacob’s biggest weakness in this game is his cockiness. I feel like that’s what keeps him being a relatively average pokemon nuzlocker, every time he does alright he acts like he’s invincible. He’s like the real life Pit: mid tier with an Icarus complex

[@loki7869]

Lol these sweats taking this seriously

[@nervto2398]

No please, not again

[@Adam-bz7hi]

Isnt this the same copypasta from his smash bros ultimate videos on alpharad deluxe

[@ssj3charizard]

@@Adam-bz7hi that's the joke

[@Gammactic]

The entire time I was thinking about how this was going infinitely better than the last nuzlocke and that Groudon would sweep every team. I wasn't wrong

[@klausaicher5055]

Well groundon sweeped every team

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

3:14 If I was there instead of Alpha, I would`ve done this: ``You want that Wartortle named after you right Brayden?`` ``Yea!`` Me: *Proceeds to type ``D I K H E A D`` in the nickname slot*

[@FlameTechKnight]

Crack Theory: When Alpha said this was a simulation, he was very correct. Most of his pokemon were named after his friends, and once they got Jomedomed, the simulation began to fade, snapping Alpha back to reality.

[@timmay5547]

Never thought I’d hear something like that

[@Ostinato-Obbligato]

ope there goes gravity

[@Burning_DK]

When that enemy Groudon used bulk up Alpha's words resonated in my head: "every battle ends with a Groudon".

[@canman7249]

8:08 Regigigas: Is it possible to learn this power?

[@DeepNacho3]

9:11 I like how the Salamance is flying but not the bat with no legs

[@HavikLaosBoi69]

Normal Emerald: Watch out for Juan’s Kingdra Randomizer Emerald: Watch out for Juan’s Groudon

[@vikramdeshpande9067]

This run literally reminds me of Stardust Crusaders' ending where DIO is just invincible and almost has a guaranteed victory but is defeated by his cockiness and carelessness. Alpharad is like DIO who thinks his Groudon is "the ultimate pokemon" (like The World) but is defeated by Juan who has "the same type of pokemon" but with a clever strategy (like Star Platinum).

[@cthulhuisgamer373]

holy shit was this whole run a jojo reference

[@under9081]

THE WHOLE RUN WAS A JOJO REFERENCE HAHAHA

[@--__--__--__--__--__--__--]

Once you JoJo you can never not JoJo

[@rockmanzeromodernday941]

@@--__--__--__--__--__--__-- My lack of confidence in my nuzlocke led me to winning. I was pretty much scared of Ghetsis Pokemon team in my Pokemon Black nuzlocke challenge, because one mistake will literally end me.

[@--__--__--__--__--__--__--]

@@rockmanzeromodernday941 uh wrong comment section my guy

[@scaldthedragon1614]

This is also an example of how a randomized can screw your run by sending out the most bs stuff

[@crescentshroud7264]

As soon as he said no to bulk up, I knew it would be his demise

[@misterbacon111]

I do think Jacob’s biggest weakness in this game is his cockiness. I feel like that’s what keeps him being a relatively average pokemon player, every time he does alright he acts like he’s invincible. He’s like the real life Pit: mid tier with an Icarus complex

[@MintOreos]

bro it's not that deep

[@LunarDoor]

@@MintOreos lmao

[@bonkeroooo]

@@MintOreos I think this is a reference to another KZbin comment that alpha tweeted about a while ago

[@TorontoAssBandit]

@@MintOreos you missed a joke pal

[@kokirihest]

Damn you beat me to it

[@adamjsher04]

With that end, I would say its fair to say I do think Jacob’s biggest weakness in this game is his cockiness. I feel like that’s what keeps him being a relatively average competitive/items player, every time he does alright he acts like he’s invincible. He’s like the real life Pit: mid tier with an Icarus complex

[@thiagocarvalho8630]

I think that he just doesn't care about doing well because that's not what his content is about, it's more about doing things to be funny, not to be good at the game

[@actuallydave]

Is this a copy pasta

[@trueMCGRaven]

that is EXACTLY his biggest downfall as a player but he isn't interested in changing it because it makes for funnier content.

[@j_the_guyis_taken3409]

So true!!!

[@cardboardhawks6783]

@@actuallydave ye

[@porqpine1026]

Picking up that heartscale was the last sign to teach Groudon "Bulk Up" RIP to the run

[@bruhzee3931]

“What if our rival was doing a nuzlocke too? And if they were, they weren’t doing a good job at it.” Referring to him having a legendary starter, the one thing he doesn’t take in future nuzlockes and the one thing that destroys several of his runs lol.

[@genv.b521]

That run took that "starts and ends with Groudon" statement way too literally, Alpharad having a Groudon as a starter, and then having his entire team go down to a Groudon too.