Can Ash Ketchum Beat Pokémon Emerald to become the Hoenn Champion?

Can Ash Ketchum Beat Pokémon Emerald to become the Hoenn Champion?
In this video, I altered Pokémon Emerald just a bit to make it more Ash like. I walk around as ash, and all the gym leaders have the same Pokémon they did in the anime. Basically, I wanted to see if Ash could have become the Hoenn champion. Let's find out!
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There are two instances regarding tailow that seemed a bit weird while editing. Essentially, there are two times he was able to one shot pokemon that according to calculations, shouldn’t have happened. Not gonna spoil it here, but you’ll probably see. If you have any thoughts why, let me know. He had a docile nature I believe.
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[@WolfsPearl]

“Failed to beat the Pokemon league in basically every region” *Not him being the Alolan CHAMPION* 😂

[@NuzlockeJoe]

That’s why I said basically. He did become Alola champion, and won the orang islands tournament, but other than that not really

[@sunshower6560]

@@NuzlockeJoeOrange Islands winner, Alolan Champion, Monarch > losing a league.

[@crimsonflareumbreon1290]

@@NuzlockeJoeidt the Orange League count

[@stinkboi6479]

definitely want to see the BF because thats when ash had some interesting teams to switch around

[@phlpcockrell]

I envy prof. Birch's grace to just answer such a stupid question with no annoyance or sarcasm. I want to be like him when i grow up

[@NuzlockeJoe]

He’s the real MVP

[@NuzlockeJoe]

He’s the real MVP

[@valiant..6]

​​@@NuzlockeJoe Bro had to repeat that he's the real mvp

[@JosiahHerring]

Since the Battle Frontier takes place in Kanto, you could play through HGSS's Post Game, but swap out the gym leaders sprites and teams for that of the Frontier Brains. Surge - Nolan Sabrina - Greta Erika - Tucker Janine - Lucy Blaine - Spenser Misty - Anabel Brock - Brandon Blue - Gary

[@NuzlockeJoe]

That could work, but changing that many sprites would be a fair amount of work lol.

[@midnight1978]

It would have been funny, if you would have given May the Team she had in the Anime! But still a very great video!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah that would have been a good idea

[@gurururuwarararara8164]

​@@NuzlockeJoeDo that next, and maybe have Dawns team in Platinum 🥰

[@hyhyd6135]

@@NuzlockeJoeit only took nine months to pay it off (watching this before the May team video I saw today)

[@magnuspkmn]

Amazing video!! Insane production quality with the Ash sprites, changed gym leader teams, and new battles!! 🤩 I never realized Sceptile didn't evolve until Battle Frontier!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks! That means a lot coming from you

[@NuzlockeJoe]

And yeah, I was excited to use sceptile here, until I got towards the end and realized he doesn’t evolve

[@JoseAboveAll]

These videos are so well made, good content ty 👍🏼

[@jonatoncopeland4798]

Hey Man i just wanna say thank you for doing this pokemon challenges because it gives me so much nostalgia for a show i loved watching as a kid

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Glad you like it! I started it as a way to relieve the nostalgia too, so it looks like it worked!

[@franciscojaviercastellanoe4289]

Awesome!!! I can't wait for the next whatever is the Battle Frontier or the Sinnoh región. 😍😍😍

[@Lennoxrenol]

I'd love to see how you tackle the Battle Frontier segment!

[@seanbaby1060]

I’ve just found your channel and binged hella video you make good content. I’ll be looking forward to seeing your channel grow in the future

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks!

[@XIIINova]

Same 😅

[@fernzlampaz]

I just happened to cross into your channel and this is super entertaining to watch ❤

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks! I do my best

[@janbaltes2863]

This looks fun. I've to try it out :)

[@derekgreen7319]

Great series I'll be watching

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks! They tend to be some of my best videos too

[@outofideasexe]

Seeing the ash skin was a really cool touch. W video super enjoyed watching this and the other 2 videos in the playlist

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Glad you liked it! I’m not a very good sprite editor, but if I can find the right one I can put them into the game with some work

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Btw, check out my elite 4 playlist. I’ve done the same with Lorelei and Agatha so far, making them the main character

[@outofideasexe]

@NuzlockeJoe that sounds pretty cool I'll give it a watch

[@LuapXD]

Loved the editing on this. Keep it up!😊

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks! Be sure to check out the other two Ash episodes if you haven’t already

[@JoseLorenzovolleyball]

Can’t wait for the next one

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Hopefully, I doesn’t take me as long as this one did

[@briansherrod1916]

Oh I definitely enjoyed this. I actually did this back in the day as well. It’s a fun team!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah, compared to his kanto and Johto teams, it was more doable. Of course, a guts boosted swallow is a boss

[@briansherrod1916]

@@NuzlockeJoe I definitely agree and you are killing these videos I love them. And heck yeah didn’t even realize swellow could be used like that!

[@user-nk7cg5wh2q]

Amazing sprites

[@theexpert758]

So excited for this one. This is my gen. I'm grown now and I have my kids play this on emulators on their tablets. We watch the new anime and everything lol. Ash's outfits up till xy are peak.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah gen 3 is basically my highlight in games, and maybe anime too

[@theexpert758]

​@NuzlockeJoe I was born in 98 and this was one of my first games on the Gameboy. What a time. Great series my dude.

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

Great video Cool that did it all the way to Steven Would be cool to see the Battle Frontier but am fine if go straight into Sinnoh too

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Any ideas for battle frontier?

[@PikaFilmStudios]

​@@NuzlockeJoetheres actually a couple rom hacks that do that arc. otherwise youd have to make yours from scratch..

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

@@NuzlockeJoe not much If sticking to anime battles then those anime battles Otherwise keep there game battles and use whatever Ash Gen 1 to 3 mons you want since Battle Frontier highlighted Ash being able to do that

[@NuzlockeJoe]

@@PikaFilmStudios I’ll look for them, there is not way I’m capable of making a complete Rom hack in any reasonable amount of time lol

[@stevenwillians9665]

Joe nice video man

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks!

[@stevenwillians9665]

@@NuzlockeJoe np man

[@victorjensen123]

Great video, i am sure that Ash's Swellow has Guts!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

For sure! I read speculation that the thunder armor kind represented guts in a way

[@PikaFilmStudios]

great video as always joe. was really looking forward to this video. on my 2nd time watching it lol

[@mitch3046]

I’m not sure if this is a good idea but if you finish the ash challenge you could do it based on the pokemon of some of his companions like you could see if the pokemon that dawn had at each stage could defeat the gym leader like how dawn had piplup and bunnery buizel and pachirisu at eterna gym

[@NuzlockeJoe]

That’s a series I might do in the future. More immediately, I’m looking at following ash’s rivals through the anime. I’m actually working on a hack of platinum to play as Paul already

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Watch the whole series here! kzbin.info/aero/PLOBSk5lRzwBdGslYxiZaT7SJGoHVeomqy

[@user-im5cq7he6e]

Love these videos, make a DP, BW, XY and SM one

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Well you’re in luck, cuz a new one is out now!

[@ironmuro]

14:21 The Thunder boost probably would have worked if you didn't have Swellow Poisoned and used Thunder Wave instead of Thunderbolt. : P

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah that would have been better, but poison or burn is my go to for guts, because it doesn't drop your speed.

[@juul7752]

U should go on when a Pokémon faints. Ash also goes on with another one when his Pokémon can’t go on anymore

[@alexsnewhandle]

Damn, I only ever watched up to the Orange Islands arc, F for my boy Wally

[@Rehabz4Quitterz]

I love this series

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks! They are some of my favorite to make, but are certainly the most difficult

[@Rehabz4Quitterz]

@@NuzlockeJoe yeah I bet, but I appreciate the work you put into it

[@ciceuvasile6725]

BRO I WAS TRYING SO HARD TO FIND A RALTS IN POKEMON EMERALD AND NO LUCK HOW THE FLIP THAT KID HAS ONE??!1

[@Shamrockradios]

Please do all the games I would love this

[@NuzlockeJoe]

At this point, I pretty much have to keep doing this series. If you haven’t see. The kanto and Johto ones, go ahead and check them out!

[@Shamrockradios]

@@NuzlockeJoei will right now!

[@oldscoolgaming6700]

I think you could beat the Hoenn League with Ash’s team, as long as you have the right moves and attacks. Take Torkoal for example, replace Overheat with Solarbeam and Heat Wave with Earth Power, then you got a powerful tank.

[@fastlifelb4786]

You should do a make believe Gary adventure

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Actually, I totally plan on doing that at some point. I thought about it a few months ago, just haven’t got around to it. But I had the intro planned for a while actually

[@thetrippingdeity]

Ash looks at a leaf and says is it a water type lmao

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I know right? Leafy green tail, certainly water. To be fair, there is a water/grass pokemon in Hoenn, but it’s not him

[@thetrippingdeity]

@NuzlockeJoe there are some odd balls but cmon ash knows the deal w starters by now 🤣

[@lancemitchell4572]

Do the Battle Frontier!!!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I’m already working on it! In a sense… I’d like it to be out in September, but we’ll see how things go

[@Ilikesceptile11]

9:37 That's it, I'm getting my lawyer

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I mean, I do like sceptile, just not against fire types. Don't take it personally man!

[@Ilikesceptile11]

@@NuzlockeJoe good.

[@t.j.helming5534]

17:23 I thought Ash's Swellow learned Aerial Ace....?!?

[@Niall_Sene]

Awesome video, I've always wanted to play through the Hoenn region as Ash, where exactly did you get Corphish though?

[@NuzlockeJoe]

So I changed the encounters to get one. You get an old rod in decors town, and I made it possible to catch a corphish in decors town with it. I forgot about that change actually

[@Niall_Sene]

@@NuzlockeJoe yeah, it took me awhile, but I eventually found one hahaha. But I'm having major trouble beating Brawly with Corphish and Treecko, tried to be as faithful to the anime as possible, but I can't 😅

[@NuzlockeJoe]

@@Niall_Sene yeah, that’s why I eventually had to give up. I didn’t think it was possible, so since ash had used tailow in the previous fight, I called it fair.

[@Niall_Sene]

​@@NuzlockeJoe Yep, I ended up having to use Taillow as well, but now that I've got to Watson there is a slight issue, as it's my first battle with him, but he's using a level 40 Manectric... Any ideas how I could get past that? 😅

[@NuzlockeJoe]

@@Niall_Sene Dang it. That was supposed to be his rematch battle, but I suppose it didn’t work that way… You could always PKHex in a stronger Pokémon, just for that fight. I could probably fix it’s but certainly won’t have time today

[@jbz4788]

Wait he trashes May’s bike like he did Misty’s?! What a menace

[@patonosequecosa]

I missed this series

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah they take a while to do. More so when I decide to alter the sprites too

[@PolitoedFan9002]

Can’t wait for platinum!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

It’s coming along, the sprites are going a bit smoother than I expected tbh

[@PolitoedFan9002]

@@NuzlockeJoeI just saw your video on it! 10/10!

[@zoominatii]

as much as i played the hoenn games it’s shocking that i haven’t seen like any of the hoenn installments of the series. then again… i’ve only really cared about kanto region. 🤣

[@mcoleman3547]

Are you gonna do the orange islands too

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I might go back and do it. That could be fun

[@SutōnāKage]

You should do ash’s team in the unova region

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I’ll certainly get to it, in a few videos. I need to go through sinnoh first

[@SutōnāKage]

@@NuzlockeJoe I jus followed your channel hope to see more of your content 🔥🔥

[@liteprotoss]

4:20 Led Zeppelin reference ❤

[@peternicholas3719]

Hell yeah, buffed Pikachu!

[@PikaFilmStudios]

😂

[@CupidDunk]

Mm yes good old Ash casually losing in the anime to hide his power.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Oh, is that how it works? Makes sense now

[@CupidDunk]

@@NuzlockeJoe Yee, if he wins everyone will know just how strong he is. I mean.. the show ended BECAUSE he won… coincidence.. I THINK NOT!

[@lisaverweij8806]

Would you consider playing this entire game as Ash as a walkthrough? I like the summary but it's not the whole adventure!

[@netcat22]

You didn't even change May's appearance to match the anime! 0/10 video, would watch again.

[@bronsjefjer]

didn't Tyson also go on to win that leauge?

[@bg.dragon1419]

Actually nothing really stops norman of being your father xD

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I guess it could be anyone…

[@Arcangel-qh8jt]

In the hacks you could put anime characters as Ash's companions and exclusive rivals.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah I could have, but that would take even longer to make. I’m still leaning how to do all these Rom hacks

[@Breloom_Battles]

Can you release the game patch for the fire starters?

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Oh yeah, I totally meant to do that! There were a ton of glitches in my first one, so I have uploaded one I just re-made. It should work fine for you. Here it is: drive.google.com/drive/folders/10yzlpdhv5-gJib-U0_pAvdppM7ecWtCj

[@user-sj1jd9oh2k]

Please do sinnoh.I love sinnoh!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I plan to have sinnoh out by the end of the year, but first: it’s the battle frontier!

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

Guessing you're gonna do Platinum for Sinnoh

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yup! But first I’m working on Paul Platinum, cuz that’s what the people demanded

[@Kev.in1997]

Galar: am I a joke to you?

[@fableSimmer]

Hmm. I think maybe you should move to Gen 4, but I'd also watch the Battle Frontier because I'm not familiar with that part of the anime. 🤔

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I have already started on battle frontier, but plan on getting sinnoh done shortly after that.

[@Thedragonlover95]

The whole Thunder armor, was just Swellow's guts ability

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah I know, and I did use that plenty of times in the run

[@Thedragonlover95]

@@NuzlockeJoe It works well given Swellow has Guts.

[@Shane_Clarke]

Every region, but one.

[@BlastoiseMan]

I say do the Battle frontier and sinnoh in the same episode if either sinnoh doesn't take to0 long

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I’ll probably break it up into two, that way I can complete and edit battle frontier while altering a platinum ROM. I need some practice with ds Rom hacking

[@Skinnyffofc]

How do you get pikacgu

[@NuzlockeJoe]

With the parched file, pikachu appears in your part right as you leave the moving truck

[@Poogimuns]

Somebody got 0 badges

[@hyhyd6135]

Mate, Fire stones are expensive. I’d gladly poke around in caves if it’ll get me evolution stones for free

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I guess that's true. But Money means almost nothing in the pokemon world. Just wander around beating some guys up, and you got one.

[@hyhyd6135]

@@NuzlockeJoe Valid, but I dunno if that's something Steven would do.

[@Sg190th]

Theres a custom game where they made a Pokemon adventure based off of Ash

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah, I found that out after this game lol

[@Mariokemon]

idk why faints need a reset? Ash loses pokemon in the battles all the time. It always goes down to his last pokemon (outside of Crasher Wake)

[@NuzlockeJoe]

That’s true, it’s just a way to make the challenge more difficult. I normally do hardcore nuzlockes, but that would be much too difficult in this video. So I took a similar approach but a bit easier

[@MayKlineDongui-is]

how to download that version bro

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Google drive in the description

[@kayjay28]

"Easier done than said" made me pause the video and think if I heard it right 😆

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yup, I wanted to get across how simple that was lol

[@laurapaul697]

Pokemon Advanced had the best opening theme. Hands down.

[@Josephextreme]

I agree! My favorite is advanced battle.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Idk, I’m still partial to the very first. Pure nostalgia to me.

[@Niall_Sene]

I hard agree here "I wanna be a hero!"

[@sergentpugsley5137]

The faint rule is… interesting, but honestly kinda frustrating to watch. Ash has won gym battles where a team member faints, I don’t see why if a Pokémon faints you have to start the whole match over, even if you are trying to play as Ash

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah you’re not the only one to say that. I was trying to make the challenge a bit more difficult, and nuzkocke-like without the actually nuzkocke rule, but I think I’m going to drop it for the next video.

[@erickchong5499]

How can i download this emulator and game

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Just look in the video description. There is a google drive link in there, but you’ll need to patch it yourself.

[@perkyagent100]

Why is swellow still poisoning?

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Well he has guts so whenever I need him, I get him burned or poisoned

[@zeldapadawan5634]

I feel like sinnoh and Kalos will be really easy for you to win. They were two of his best teams.

[@crimsonflareumbreon1290]

Well sinnoh he would of won if Tobias wasn’t their or had a none legendary team but kalos is hard to say easy because of alon

[@zeldapadawan5634]

@@crimsonflareumbreon1290 Alain had some plot armour to him in all fairness. I do think Ash should of won that fight, especially with all that build up

[@crimsonflareumbreon1290]

@@zeldapadawan5634 true but at least Alon wasn’t as bad as Cameron from unova

[@anchorsaway9500]

The battle frontier is in the game so do it

[@Mademperortcg]

I think you should go to the battle frontier

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah idk how I’m going to do it yet, but I’ll probably do something.

[@crRex88]

Why is Swellow always poisoned?

[@NuzlockeJoe]

To activate guts of course! Whithout if, swellow kinda sucks. But with a guts boosted facade, he is king

[@crRex88]

@NuzlockeJoe wish I knew that when I was younger lol 😆

[@jaylenlenear7850]

Ash lost to the eventual champions a few times so he could have finished even higher

[@crimsonflareumbreon1290]

But ash treeco new bullet seeds a Tm you can get before the first gym

[@NuzlockeJoe]

So the problem wasn't my treeko, but Ash's. In the anime, for whatever reason, he was unable to use grass moves until he learned bullet seed. So I decided to do that too.

[@crimsonflareumbreon1290]

@@NuzlockeJoe than why teach it flash when it never used it

[@NuzlockeJoe]

@@crimsonflareumbreon1290 imo, that’s a bit different. For Treecko, and cyndaquil in Johto, it was a semi major plot point for them that they were unable to properly use their signature moves. So I followed that. The first time Treecko used a grass move was in mawville, so I held off till then. Maybe it’s arbitrary, but it seemed significant to me

[@crimsonflareumbreon1290]

@@NuzlockeJoe ok makes sense

[@Rambestgirl]

Game and anime is totaly different

[@arcticace9295]

I say do battle frontier

[@Kaqr_19]

Giovanni and Norman look similar… maybe fake mom got them mixed up

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Eww. Dad Giovanni would be even worse than Norman

[@Kaqr_19]

That would make the Viridian gym a huge plot twist

[@kongmeng03]

You didn’t use the moves ash Pokémon’s only have so it doesn’t count.

[@elmartilo1686]

DoDgE iT

[@kuyaboben5300]

“Failed to beat the pokemon league in basically every region.” Who needs to be a regional champion when you’re the world monarch 🤷‍♂️

[@NuzlockeJoe]

That’s true, he certainly ended strong. It just took a while to get there

[@Tomouryu]

Having been thru Kanto & Johto, how’s ur Pikachu still lvl 5? 😂😂😂😂

[@NuzlockeJoe]

🤷‍♂️ who knows?

[@yellspn]

Where is the water starters only honen run

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Being edited. It’ll be out probably some time in august

[@cuvame]

I thought grovylve evolved to a sceptile in the anime

[@NuzlockeJoe]

So he does evolve, but not till the battle frontier. So the next season in the anime

[@gametoons459]

What the website name

[@NuzlockeJoe]

In the video description, there is a link to a google drive

[@alexandermicrobiology8006]

He already defeated all of them

[@Skinnyffofc]

How to patch bro in ios

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I use a website to do all my patching, it’s easier that way. Just google “Marc robledo patch” ad it’s the first to come up.

[@Nat-ff8pq]

You should do battle frontier. I gotta see goat sceptile

[@crimsonflareumbreon1290]

Well sinnoh he would of won but they decide to shove a guy with a full team of legendary‘s in it so he could of won the sinnoh league

[@crazydov]

Do battle frontier babycakes

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Well now, I don’t know if I want to. I feel objectified…

[@crazydov]

@@NuzlockeJoe lol my bad but plz do it soon sir joe

[@NuzlockeJoe]

@@crazydov that’s much better

[@crazydov]

@@NuzlockeJoe

[@furplay17]

Lizardon is the best

[@SamuraiSwayn]

Okay. So I just watched the first one and I'm gonna make my way here. But ultimately if you're asking the question if Ash could have been champion then resetting when a Pokémon faints, it isn't a question. The answer will always be yes. When in reality, the answer is most likely no.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

True, but I would argue that ash had it easier, because he is allowed to let Pokémon faint. I mean, they do all the time in his gym battles!

[@SamuraiSwayn]

@NuzlockeJoe I agree completely. The only way to challenge the theory would be on a Nuzlocke which really isn't fair to the player

[@orlandolazardi9818]

I don’t get it I thought the rules were no items in battle but you can use the light ball? Why do you use held items. Not needed for this play through

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I’m so typically the no items in battle means no using items like potions and stuff. Held items are generally ok, even in hardcore nuzlockes

[@Giga-lemesh]

Stairway to Devon 😂

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Pretty clever episode name

[@Giga-lemesh]

@@NuzlockeJoe absolutely

[@isracarbajal7405]

Havent seen but expect you to win using thunder armor You did it the game is bugged

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I know right, for some reason thunder armor didn’t work…

[@isracarbajal7405]

@@NuzlockeJoe i remember doing it in all double battles and one shotting. Hope you find a version that lets you thunder armor

[@NuzlockeJoe]

@@isracarbajal7405 I mean, I could probably make something like that if I really wanted to, but it would take some work

[@brevinbeard900]

Why not just use oras if you want all the new stuff instead of modifying an old game?

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Sure, couple of reasons. I have experience modifying gen 3, so I could alter it I walk around as ash. Not sure how to do that in ORAS. Same with changing gym leader teams. This is also the third video in a series, starting at gen one and working my way up through each gen.

[@jaylenlenear7850]

So ash would have lost to Steven got it

[@NuzlockeJoe]

With these Pokémon, for sure lol