Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Hardcore Nuzlocke - Fighting Type Pokémon Only!

[@dumbdenki3164]

Not only did he nuzlocke, but he did a speedrun.

[@rodan2941]

He speedrun getting the game

[@arnelchavez8365]

LoL

[@fakerycf7718]

Wow denki have a brain Is a my hero academia joke who don't watch it

[@sirenstrike4163]

no, he pirated it lol

[@dumbdenki3164]

@@sirenstrike4163 I pirated it, and it only came out a day early. So, the point stands.

[@TheSphero]

The 10 year-old protagonist was, until Alola, an anime-only thing. For the lore-lovers like myself: All the gen 1 protagonists are 11, Gen 2 are 17 in the adventures manga and unlisted for the games, Gen 3 are 12, Gen 4 are also 12 in the manga, unlisted for games, Gen 5, Hilda/Hilbert, Cheren, and Bianca are 14, Nate/Rosa are unlisted, but Hugh, the rival, is 12. BW2 happens 2 years after the BW, making the previous protagonist group 16, Gen 6 are unlisted, but their manga counterparts are 12, Gen 7 are 10, as that is Alola's traditional starting age due to their trial system itself being age-limited, Gen 8 is unlisted. Edit: 11 for Alola, I was thinking it was a 'start the year you would turn that age' thing, not a 'start on/after your birthday' thing. Which means the 10 year-old thing is flat out anime only, unless you count Wally from the Hoenn games. And for general timeline comparison; Gen 1 and Gen 3 happen at the same time (roughly 1979), Gen 2 and Gen 4 also happen at the same time 2 years later (roughly 1981). Gen 5 is 3 years after that (roughly 1984), and the sequels are 2 years later along with Gen 6 (roughly 1986). Gen 7 and Gen 8 are 2 years after that, 7 years from Gen 1 in total, and happen at the same time (roughly 1988). The game timeline is fully established on bulbapedia. bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/History_of_the_Pokemon_world

[@pocketplayer33]

The usum protagonists are actually 11.

[@jackyspearow]

pretty sure alola's starting age is 11

[@Muggy747]

How come some protagonists have game consoles that came out later. Like the switch in sword and shield or the wii in black and white

[@TheSphero]

@@Muggy747 Professor Oak made what is effectively a Star Trek Tricorder in the 1970s/80s, the 'modern' digitzation-style pokeballs were made in 1925, and Porygon was made 20 years before Sun and Moon. The infamous banned Porygon episode also showed that not only does digitization work on humans and inorganic objects just fine, and can materialize not just purely digital created matter, but functional complicated devices (the missiles from the 'anti-virus'). Their general tech level itops out at 'can detect not!Cthulu's invasive pests, currently working on a way to go there and kick their asses'. It is stupidly above ours, it just doesn't seem it because industrial expansion is quite difficult when pissing off the local demigods and their superpowered army the major threat. Humans ARE NOT the dominant life form of the Pokemon world. That's ignoring the easy explanation of marketing.

[@TheSphero]

@@jackyspearow Ah, good catch. So that means the 10 year-old protagonist thing is entirely anime-only.

[@whoguru5]

I'm still waiting for my preorder and antler is just dropping a whole nuzlocke of the game.

[@ODShic]

That's why you get it from the aus region lmao

[@joshmarkham2382]

I'm gonna nyzlocke it to

[@ezradianadieuveille4676]

Lol

[@V0lt1j]

@@ODShic hey you replied my comment from the other video hi

[@V0lt1j]

I’m waiting for preorder too

[@Scouthedog1]

Got to love the xenoblade Chronicles nicknames

[@funday2742]

Why I just hated it

[@ianluk6385]

​@@funday2742you wot?

[@ianluk6385]

I loved the Xenoblade names. Might be obsessed with the franchise 😅

[@silverdragoneyes]

Him saying "Goodbye, Ms. Eggplant" in French made me spit my water out in laughter. I wasn't expecting that.

[@mitsunitaiko1742]

I'm french and I had no idea what he said

[@B00STEDzzz]

Chibi Cyrus is actually the scariest thing I've seen in life

[@Gwynbleidd1724]

Never been so happy being up at 5am waiting to go to work. Made my day Antlerboy

[@summmmp555]

I like that your name is the rival's in Black 2 & White 2

[@Gwynbleidd1724]

@@summmmp555 so do I, so do I …

[@joka6444]

Wow. This is the 6th nuzlocke I have seen today. All nuzlockers are so dedicated bcoz the game just released. Kudos!

[@D-S-G.]

"He has a +spatk -atk nature which is like the worst possible option" *you dare insult the clearly well thought plans of the mighty Zeke Von Genbu*

[@I_saw_that956]

Known far and wide by his alias Thunderbolt zeke or to those on more intimate terms *THE ZEKENATOR!*

[@ianluk6385]

It also just doesn't fit Zeke. The Zekenator is not very modest 😅

[@nssheepster]

This is an interesting proof of just how valuable game knowledge really is. Even though you knew in general what was going to happen, the lack of specific details cost you the run. That said... I await the inevitable Fire only run, because it was so awful originally and I'm curious to see if it's better or worse in the remakes.

[@milonchello1643]

It's better overall, the underground will give you some of the other fire types, for now from what i've seen, you can straight up get a houndoom before gardenia and you might be able to get magmar before the 8 gym instead of electrabuzz.

[@peepoweird]

In Pearl you get a Magmar from the Underground, and in both games you get a Houndoom. It should be harder overall, though, however FlygonHG's strategies should still be consistent across the board.

[@milonchello1643]

@@peepoweird it would still work against most of the game, the elite 4 all have a conpetitive ready team with max ivs and evs and even with good items

[@brawlfan9999]

You can also get the starters from Kanto through Hoenn, and I'm pretty sure I've seen Camerumpt and Magcargo in other videos, oh, and I know that Arcanine is Diamon exclusive

[@milonchello1643]

@@brawlfan9999 the starters are post game

[@idkwhy21]

Every single BDSP video i've seen so far has made the Candice joke and I am thrilled

[@potitishogun2961997]

Man, can't wait for the "Fairy type only" nuzlocke run of BD/SP lmao Also, GG, Antler, you gave it your all! :P

[@nishchaldayal419]

So impressed the amount of hardwork you put with such great quality of scripting and plays.

[@Kojo79noe58]

Your lier

[@MortyChallenges]

Good to see team Galactic are cultured and keeping up with ventya

[@antlerboylive]

it is their one redeeming quality

[@ProfessionalNon]

Fast af boi! Good job for completing it fast. I was anticipating a video :D

[@Saviarai-Dravolika]

Pokemon BDSP: releases Everybody: *NUZLOCKE! NUZLOCKE! NUZLOCKE! NUZLOCKE!*

[@matthewbump7220]

Hey Axl, I love your videos!!! Just wanna let you know - Sandstorm doesn’t boost SpDef for Steel types like Lucario! It only boosts for rock types, however steel and rock both gain the immunity to the damage. Hope this helps ❤️

[@SchmavidSchmobb]

Ok, I gotta say I chuckled when you finished Fantina with “au revoir Madame du Aubergine” 😂

[@LuuckySao]

Another great video, the commentary never disappoints and makes me laugh

[@yeetskeet3]

Yep

[@japethspeaketh7034]

The Elite Four has a well balanced team with perfect IV & EV spread. Much like in Renegade Platinum. It's funny how the game before reaching the Elite 4 is so easy & then once you face the Elite 4 the difficulty is scaled to Dark Souls level. Nuzlocking this would be very difficult, especially if you're not fully prepared, & just decided to waltz into the Elite 4 like you did in the rest of the game. This game has truly the most difficult Pokemon League out there, coming closer to the difficultly level of some romhacks.

[@John-vs5in]

lol all of us nerds play the same games dark souls and pokémon

[@TheGamingCamel22]

I remember watching your stream and you said you'll nuzlocke your first run, didn't expect it to be out to soon! GG Axl, love your vids as usual! And yes sadly there is no way to avoid the power of love, happened to me and my Skuntank even though I never took a walk with it.

[@blanktempe9721]

The new friendship mechanics mean you don’t have to have teammates actually walk around outside with you to gain the “affection” bonuses! It’s just Friendship in these games. Great run!

[@TagDuelists]

Man, i love your video, honestly I think you're the best nuzlocker.

[@vyjayanthimalacg7228]

Very close to silph

[@starkz8194]

Nintendo: Alright here is a new Pok... Nuzlockers: I attempted a Brilliant Diamond nuzlocke

[@germen2631]

Holy shit, look at that team! The fighting type is a really strong, cool and diverse type.

[@matthiasmccormack3213]

Again, KZbin, give Antlerboy all the subscribers. He deserves them. ALL OF THEM

[@superidgit1]

I do agree the affection stat can really cheese some of the fights by some pokemon surviving when they shouldn't. I like to think that I am an average pokemon player I somehwat understand EV's and natures and stuff like that and even then at the same level of the gym leaders or current fight some of those fights are absolutely heinous. The remake is harder than the original and I think the affection stat balances it out somewhat especially since most of the core fights have pokemon with updates moves and items.

[@macpas1504]

Your commentary is so on point. You can create whole new words without getting noticed. 10:21 "... which slowers my speed..." It just works perfectly.

[@antlerboylive]

I'm a lyrical miracle, what can I say...

[@lordplankton9612]

How about try again with Ground-type, there are strong encounter like Hippowdon, Steelix and Garchomp. Plus you can use Torterra

[@ranu7850]

12:51 Thanks for not blaming, gallade is my favourite pokemon xD

[@Osama_Rashid]

Same here, Gallade and Froslass helped me to sweep through Cynthia's team in my first Platinum Nuzlocke.

[@genv.b521]

A fresh Hardcore Nuzlocke from AntlerBoy from the new games sheeesh

[@LEGACY.2001]

Shoutout to my honchkrow who lived on 1 hp twice(second after a level up) to beat Cynthia and win me the battle, being the last one standing in my team

[@thesnowyzorua378]

Same but with crobat taking down her freaking garchomp.

[@tgnm9615]

This is my first ever BDSP gameplay video I will watch. Cannot wait to see how good the game look :)

[@OtterPxp]

"I can only use fighting type Pokémon" Flying and Fairy type Pokémon: *it is time*

[@tonyluiscomedy]

considering the number of chopple berries you had to deal with I'll say the power of love is probably what made the run possible lol

[@alantisclovenpine984]

Love the Xenoblade 2 names, I've recently been replaying it so this video came out at the perfect time :). Also this is the second nuzlocke of this game I've watched today and both of them have been fails. This game sure is hard.

[@firedust1963]

Me not wanting spoilers for anything will not watch this video and live in shame until I finish the game

[@D-S-G.]

medicham's literal last stand of dodging against Luxray had me hoping for some miracle that it survived just from the happiness dodges

[@mr.bumblesketches7638]

I love when our favorite poketubers plays the new games in less than a millisecond

[@fraserrankin9357]

*me being excited to see someone use heracross* *watches video* "Heeyyy, heyyy, where's the Gabba goo?"

[@MxJade04]

Not being rude, I've been watching a lot of hardcore nuzlockes and I'm glad a few lose to Cynthia cause it shows that though there is exp share and "easier" according to some people. She still isn't a pushover

[@JesseeParker]

3:31 mars got a gallade to style her hair😂😂😂

[@Dustybunzz1904]

I love all your nuzloke vids there very well edited 👌

[@cdoggo3352]

You have NO CHILL, mad respect to you.

[@badashe1364]

Hold on, EVERY MON IS NAMED AFTER XENOBLADE 2 CHARACTERS?! This is the best video ever. This is perfection, as a diehard Xenoblade 2 fan I approve, and I’m a Pyra main in smash

[@zyairejones1820]

4:32 Awww look at her little Cynthia.

[@Nazneen-shaikh_2507.]

I haven't seen anyone dafeat a pokemon Brilliant dimond nuzlock they sure maked the game harder

[@maloryna]

Someone else won a steel only nuzlocke with an insane amount of friendship letting the same pokemon live on 1 health repeatedly xD Forgot their name but you can find it I'm sure

[@Amelia4111]

DO NOT LEAVE OFF THE A IN DIAMOND!

[@xenongamer7810]

I do believe you could have catched other fighting types in the underground, but a very good run as always

[@LuigiLissandra]

Wth bro, this was soooo fast. You are awesome!

[@kokoyoulose]

Fun fact, if you only have chimchar before he evolves alone at the first gym, it’s physically impossible to complete, you have to get other Pokémon or evolve.

[@christiankim5904]

I beat Roark with a level 13 chimchar

[@DefianceGJ]

i’m actually in love with this chibi art style, i really think they did a great job with these remakes. as for the friendship mechanic, i think the herbs from eterna city or wherever you get them actually decrease friendship to make runs a little more difficult

[@jackwheeler2004]

Absolute Chad Jake making it in to the video 15:27

[@markhohenbrink5230]

When I was doing q water type nuzlocke, I've never had issues with trainer abras. For some reason these trainers have energy ball and charge beam in the remake. Those Abra are lethal

[@SuaveGambino]

Great video i can watch these qll day Antler is the most impressive nuzlockes always entertaining ❤😅

[@alexhenczel2097]

I literally haven’t got the game and he already completed it. Doing a nuzlocke too

[@zhafran1865]

"She started with a zubat and zeke get confused right of the bat"...I see what you did there

[@scottstaver3905]

When I had to go up against the final Cyrus battle he was down to his weavile, I used my toxicroak. RIP Bana. I chose revenge, got it down to the red, and weavile's hidden ability pick pocket was his undoing. It stole my black sludge and took itself out in the process.

[@Osama_Rashid]

Woah.

[@selenalulamoon1167]

I get from a challenge standpoint the affection status effects but I do think it's the right decision because it shows your pokemon get attached to you. Not to mention you still lost 3 pokemon even when they used the affection machinic so I don't think it's completely overpowered.

[@DisturbedBroski]

I really wish Pokemon would stop having trainers with unevolved Pokemon past their evolution level. You're already limiting them to 2 or 3 Pokemon most of the time so at least let them evolve.

[@lukaskback9710]

Flint’s Drifblim didn’t pass any stats to Infernape. Unburden doesn’t give a +2 to speed, it just doubles it. Like how Choice Band+Baton Pass wouldn’t be the same as passing a Howl.

[@thomasatilano9688]

Sheeeeesh finally!!! And youre using my favorite type!!!

[@undeadNova]

"Cynthia is in a league of her own" "the strongest trainer to ever live" ohhhh, yes. and how she is.

[@Osama_Rashid]

I've defeated her two times in a Nuzlocke. One was just recently. And before that, I went to battle her with just three Pokemon remaining and just two of them sweep through her team "Gallade and Froslass".

[@W-xg8on]

Suggestions time: MONKE playthrough & DOGGO playthrough. We have so many monkey and dog pokemon in the dex now, I think it would be refreshing to see a playthrough in a game of your choice with these. It's not even about it being hard it's about it being fun and refreshing. The way you obtain them doesn't matter as much as just seeing what teams you'll choose to go with, please consider!!

[@glowstonelovepad9294]

Suggestions for future Hardcore Nuzlockes: Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green with only Fire types Pokemon Emerald with only Psychic types Pokemon Emerald with only Dark types Pokemon Platinum with only Ice types Pokemon Heart Gold & Soul Silver with only Fighting types Pokemon Heart Gold & Soul Silver with only Ghost types Pokemon Black & White with only Grass types Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 with only Rock types Pokemon X & Y with only Bug types Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire with only Fire types Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire with only Rock types Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire with only Ghost types Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon with only Grass types (make sure to get the Bulbasaur encounter on Route 2 with Island Scan) Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon with only Poison types Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon with only Alolan forms Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with only Fairy types Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with only Alolan forms Pokemon Sword & Shield with only Galarian forms Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl with only Grass types Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl with only Fairy types Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl with only Grand Underground encounters

[@willis_davies6348]

This mans work output is insane

[@SisterGertrude842]

Game been out for only a day or two and people beat this game and filmed it already. Sheesh

[@joka6444]

I want to see a fairy nuzlocke of this game. Maybe do it in Shining Pearl.

[@Yami-no-okami1967]

Cynthia = scary demon

[@arazet]

These are what ive been waiting all month for

[@albeon_draken]

"Who else used to do the Naruto run like Lucario in middle school?" Me: **cries in Old** Naruto first appeared in the USA when I was starting my senior year of highschool. When I was in middle school, anime was first making its way onto Western television. Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, and of course, Pokemon. The fact that I remember that makes me feel so ancient.

[@Snorlipe]

I was like : "Where Staraptor" then I remembered he aint a fighting type

[@SkimBee]

Game: exists for 20 minutes Antlerboy: so anyways I started uploading

[@biancaarmstrong5097]

I love how you named your team after the characters from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, very nice. Plus not to mention I always named Riolu and Lucario after my boyfriend, Rex and no not the the Rex from that game, I do have an actual boyfriend that is named Rex😊

[@izu3943]

Great video antler. i like fighting types and you use gallade my favorite .Dp Remakes are hard but still ggs.

[@sandyahanna2962]

Brilliant diamond hardcore nuzlocke using Cynthia Team

[@Fire-ks6wn]

It's such a good video AaaAA (can't wait for Legends Arceus Nuzlocke >:D) *looks at people who think that Cynthia will be nerfed*

[@lazypaladin]

Ma boi drops a Hardcore Nuzlocke, of Day 1 BD/SP, with my personal tied Favourite Type. You sir, are a keeper 👌

[@brodiegibb9996]

Absolute speed demon

[@jayanonymous7417]

Wow that was quick. I'm here currently on my way to Maylene then this guy drops a nuzlocke of the whole game. 😯

[@kingwuxavyx1631]

honestly bro your videos are awesome but have you ever thought about getting into a Minecraft mod pack let's play? k know myself I would really enjoy seeing you work with it especially with ur epic building skills

[@garyoaks8749]

Yo idk if anyone has ever said this or not, but your KZbin voice is so good man

[@ConcernedAboutCrows]

SPOILERS: so far ive seen two hardcore nuzlockes of BDSP and both ended this way, which isn't two surprising. Cynthia is amazing and the updates help her a bit more. It's a shame they didn't use some of the platinum updates throughout the game; poor flint and volkner. Great run though! a lot of fun to watch even if it didn't work out at the end.

[@Angel-pt5vy]

I love this man’s videos

[@Terapagoss]

A cool idea would be to do a brilliant diamond psychic type only nuzlocke? Or a dual grass type run where you can only use dual typed grass type Pokemon?

[@Subjecttochannel]

I haven't finished it, but you can't have a modest pokemon share the name sake of ZEKE VON GENBU BRINGER OF CHAOS, also often adressed as THE ZEKENATOR

[@skygazer6082]

I feel like the type people chose for their first nuzloke of this game says a lot about them, if they even pick a specific type.

[@weebrahim]

Ngl I would love to see you retry this same nuzlocke and have that hero's comeback

[@anddanny2263]

the power of love saved my magnazone 3 times in a row, i kept healing a little bit with leftovers then would live the next attack on 1 hp while i was trying to sack it off, its was crazy and completely overpowered, will say tho, that i was pretty satisfied with the challenge of the elite 4 in the game

[@lakevalorr]

A Modest Machop? That's enough to make a grown man cry.

[@mochi3455]

It's sad that i can't play BDSP because I don't have a switch but i still enjoyed your nuzlocke and your videos. Keep up the great work Antlerboy!

[@theghostgam3r269]

The fact that you name your pokemon characters from xenoblade 2 is just worth watching

[@Duran_Fam]

Yay a new day a new game a new nuzlok

[@FireDragon-if7tk]

Ayyy Pyra nickname 🔥💯 Love the video tho 👌

[@hikari586]

Xenoblade nicknames, you are a man of much culture

[@ramyaadalarasan9588]

The run was very fun, to watch Great vid mate!

[@mitchsharvin7124]

I catch it and name it Nia I'm sorry what ? That's my favorite part

[@antlerboylive]

mine too, what a line

[@shadou5461]

Why did you upload this so fast, I was going to sleep and you uploaded it literally minutes before so I have to wait till I woke up to watch it

[@connorflorand8338]

Surprised you didn't try to get a Heracross for this run. Still a very impressive showing!

[@geoffroydehaybe191]

Hi, I have an idea instead of a type challenge you could go like a bird challenge ( using only birds pokemon ) but i don't know if you like the idea, love your vids btw :)

[@padoraa]

Sheesh all nuzlocker is so fast lol