CAN I BEAT A POKÉMON SOULSILVER HARDCORE NUZLOCKE WITH ONLY PSYCHIC TYPES!? (Pokémon Challenge)

In early gens, the Psychic type was HUGELY overpowered. How do they fare in Gen 4 though? Pokemon SoulSilver is one of my favorite games in the franchise, and there are a lot of great Psychic type options in Gen 4... but might it be a bit more challenging than expected in a hardcore nuzlocke? Let's find out!
We've done some hard Pokemon challenges in the past, but usually they were a solo Pokemon challenge run. What if we still did a really difficult challenge... but with a full team using hardcore nuzlocke rules, and with only one type? Today we find out: can I beat a Pokemon SoulSilver Hardcore Nuzlocke with only Psychic types?
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Monotype Hardcore Nuzlocke Ruleset:
(1) If a Pokémon faints, it must be permanently boxed or released.
(2) Only the first type-specific Pokémon encountered in each Route/Area can be caught.
(3) No Legendaries/Mythicals, duplicates, or same-evolution-line Pokémon can be caught or used. If a duplicate is encountered, the next unique type-specific Pokémon encounter can be caught.
(4) Additional Pokémon may be caught for the purpose of HM use, but these may not be used in battle at any time during the run.
(5) No Items can be used in battle (Held Items are allowed).
(6) Party Pokémon levels are limited to the highest level Pokémon of the next Gym Leader or Elite 4 Member. So long as your Pokémon are at or below the level cap when the Gym Leader/Elite 4 Member battle starts, they can level up mid-battle.
(7) "Set" Battle Mode must be used at all times.
(8) No connecting with other games for the purposes of trading/importing Pokémon, Items, etc.
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[@derspartaner3021]

Fun Fact: Your Kadabra had the Synchronize ability which makes it so that every Pokemon you encounter has a 50% chance of having its nature.. which is terrible as it had an Impish nature and also the reason girafarig had the same nature

[@Takapon218]

I can’t believe I never knew synchronise did that. Holy shit.

[@ohmeohmicah]

thats perfect for hunting a specific nature HOW DID I NOT ALREADY KNOW THIS?!

[@eVaSpArTaN714]

@@ohmeohmicah it can be fainted too , just needs to be the first pokemon in the party

[@austini.5262]

Oml thank you guys so much I had no idea.

[@shirox11]

Breeding a ralts with synchronize and every nature is my go to way of ensuring natures, specially well ✨ hunting.

[@yeta.]

Hypno is so underrated, people forgot how diverse his movepool is, along with that large base SpDef he can tank stuff and return supereffetive attacks to most types.

[@Pokemark17]

I've used hypno a ton especially in gen 1 games

[@GmanTheTank]

Hypno is so good in Gen 1/2 since you can get the elemental punches and they're still special.

[@superlombax1561]

Plus it has pretty decent Attack too and got Headbutt to hit more frail fellow Psychic types while tanking their STAB, and if it were Gen 1 to 3, it could even put Shadow Ball to great use.

[@Edward4844]

I love using it in Nuzlocks. I always call it Killgrave.

[@konvitdapda69420]

Hypno is creepy tho

[@WTFImStreakin]

Since no one has said it yet. The name Dave is for that achievement, "I'm Sorry, Dave" in the master chief collection!

[@georgeporter2277]

But isn’t that a reference in itself to 2001: A Space Odyssey

[@Gwynbleidd1724]

Silph time. Never get tired of these excellent nuzlockes

[@SilphSpectre]

Appreciate you Hugh, glad you're enjoying them!

[@marufalamushno6542]

@@SilphSpectre Hugh!!!!!!!!!it's means next is unova video I have big brain

[@konvitdapda69420]

Yoinkkkkkkkk!!!!!!

[@SphealthatMunches]

@@marufalamushno6542 No,The Guy Who Made This Comment Is Named Hugh

[@ethandollarhide7943]

Remember when we were younger and the 3rd Pokemon movie made us think that Unown had god like powers and was nearly unstoppable. Lmao, how gullible we were.

[@jonredfern8231]

Silph helping me get through this time change, jet lagged Sunday

[@akashsil9994]

OOO...a Soulsilver video over 40 min. This gon' be good. Edit: Fun fact Slowpoke actually has higher Atk than SpA. That's probably why Confusion was doing so little despite a Modest nature.

[@JS-ix6rk]

Esp with using curse to boost that ATK even harder

[@samuelwright9113]

@@JS-ix6rk tbf think he was mainly using curse for the plus defence, but ye something like zen headbutt would have been better specifically for slowpoke

[@georgeellison5094]

Love the halo names on your Pokemon. I believe Dave is a Easter egg on halo reach. When you zoom in on the assault rife it comes up with a binary code with one the designers name David Candland.

[@fregus_]

ye it says something like ‘I’m sorry, Dave’ i think :)

[@canadiancanucklehead8310]

“I’m sorry Dave, I can’t do that.” ;p

[@Chronyk-uz8so]

One of the Spartans names on there is Catherine as well

[@emilysmith2965]

It’s a 2001 reference… the Halo Easter egg is an homage to that.

[@MrLLPZ]

came all the way down here to fing out the dave easter egg meaning but i have never played a single halo game, so thats just sad to find out about something you have no idea of 🤷‍♂️ 🤣

[@EeveelutionLover22]

I like how silph actually did the after game in this run it always bugs me how whenever poketubers do a mono type challenge or the like and they never do the after game because they just count the first act of the game as the main game

[@artithegreat9113]

For future reference its called "post-game" not "after-game"

[@ericmccuiston9943]

@@artithegreat9113 petty is great 🤣

[@artithegreat9113]

@@ericmccuiston9943 What?

[@superlombax1561]

Yeah, same. That's why when I did LeafGreen, I tried to do the post game there as well. Unfortunately, by the time I had finished, I had only one of the three Pokemon I had left at the time to take on the Elite Four Rematch. Surprisingly though, I was able to make it all the way to Lance with that single Pokemon before dying.

[@diegorafaelgarciagodosonof161]

They probably dont do postgame since red is level 84 and kanto is honestly pretty boring even in the remakes

[@parkermihelic1627]

I don’t understand how, but every time silph posts, it’s somehow lines up with my inconsistent laundry day schedule

[@ASoulphoenix]

In the immortal words of Street Fighter's Ryu: Talk is cheap... Also, the Chief having an Adamant nature was the cherry on the cake

[@Fl1ght0f1carus]

Was this name theme a Halo one by any chance? It was my first guess when I saw Cortana and Arbiter as nicknames Edit: I commented this before he confirmed it and am proud of myself

[@rontheauraknight9606]

Honestly I got a bit confused when Slowpoke was called Catherine, but then I remember that’s Halsey’s (Cortana’s creator and the person who created the spartan program) first name But yeah it was kinda confirmed when Arbiter was named since Tartarus could have meant the mystical one from Doctor Who and not the brute chieftain from halo 2 as he’s prob not the first to come into my mind when that word is said

[@threezus7740]

Catherine right after Cortana was too much of a coincidence for me to think it was anything other than Halo lol. Can't wait for Infinite!

[@calvinmobley9628]

I knew it was halo until he said dave. Then i was like "who tf is dave?" Which made me second guess whether it was halo or not lol.

[@1020percent]

15:29 it came out impish cause of kadabra with its synchronize ability. Makes it so a wild Pokémon is 50% likely to have the same nature as your Pokémon lol

[@konvitdapda69420]

Tru lol

[@matthijscalje4143]

Is that actually true? If so that's pretty cool

[@elijahpadilla5083]

@@matthijscalje4143 Yeah, Synchronize is a fun one for that.

[@ThePokeTran]

What a great run. I never realized how difficult HGSS would be for psychic types but if you look at the gym leaders/elite 4 it makes sense

[@mattmc1234]

i remember my first accidental shiny encounter in pokemon soulsilver/heartgold, and yes it was tentacool which is amazing. Back then i didnt know what shinies were exactly but i caught it anyway and its still on my ds file to this day.

[@konvitdapda69420]

Mine is first try shiny Lugia just sitting in pkmn home right now

[@mattmc1234]

@@konvitdapda69420 oh wow lugia has such an amazing shiny congrats

[@konvitdapda69420]

Thx

[@haydenadams4850]

I found a shiny falinks in my first run of sword by accident, I wasn't paying attention and by the time I realised it was shiny, I had already hit run

[@Drachenherz1901]

My first shiny was a tentacool too! It was on saphire and i thought it was a glitch or something xd

[@timothycocklin8376]

I would love to see a Ghost type Hardcore Nuzlocke of Sword/Shield as tried it and just couldn't manage the level caps and low defense against Team Yell etc. who use almost exclusively Dark types

[@LAZERAK47V2]

"Our Hidden Power is neutral on Mareep, which cuts out Water." Think you meant Steel here, yeah? Water is neutral against Electric types.

[@konvitdapda69420]

When I hear that I laugh so hard bc he's forgot that water is not resisted by electric

[@TitanBait]

He also said that his Hidden Power being super effective against hoppip "confirmed" it was HP ice when he acknowledged it would have been fire too earlier.

[@StickSlayersInc]

Im glad other people noticed this cause i got really confused. He does confirm it later to be Ice obviously but it's at Faulkner not the Hopip

[@diegorafaelgarciagodosonof161]

@@StickSlayersInc or at the elder on sprout tower with a random hoot hoot

[@HarveeFriend]

Imagine if the hidden power was actually water He would be so confused

[@friedrichritter1978]

It was so painful to see Starmie go down. Special attack, speed and versatility all in one.

[@Neoxydedetf2]

I just realized that I'd never seen the Lugia cutscene before this cause I've always played Heartgold

[@nazeersadek6705]

Really nice run and I love that you included the Red battle in it!! You’re also very close to 150K so here’s hoping you’ll hit it before next week

[@troyb5362]

That was awesome! You’re definitely my favourite youtuber and I get so stoked when i see your nuzlocke vids in my sub box

[@zakiulhaq9575]

Great video as always! Can't wait to see your next challenge (maybe with steel, fairy or ice types next) :)

[@Cactudaaron6969]

Playing my favourite pokemon game using my favourite type. This is the best Sunday 👌

[@SilphSpectre]

Amazing! So glad we're able to tackle as many favorites as possible and I appreciate the love!

[@konvitdapda69420]

I'd want poison in Y

[@jedsalonga2244]

Hi! I really love your videos. I’ve been watching your videos for the past week and I even have it playing in the background while working. More power to you, Silph!

[@demoncyborg9802]

This is what I have been wanting for weeks. Thanks Silph

[@HENDOMINOUS]

Silph you and FlygonHG have become my new sleep videos. Thanks chief for providing great chill content.

[@ArcherSolstice]

Another great video, Silph! Gotta say, that Whitney fight had me damn near on the edge of my seat. 😂 wonderfully executed! Keep up the good work! ♥

[@platinumfanboy8201]

dude your videos are so great, always happy to see them in my feed! keep it up such a charasmatic person!!!

[@SilphSpectre]

That means a ton my friend, I do my best!

[@mattmc1234]

sunday is usually a really depressing day but silphs nuzlockes make my day a whole lot better, keep it up

[@tilmanmjstoll]

Just 13:00 minutes into the video but your execution on that Witney fight was absurdly good!

[@kriztienramos8290]

Perfect video Silph! Good job keep it up :)

[@ArisenArche]

What a great sunday, first i get to sleep in an extra hour, now got quality content to watch!

[@darkeneddaylight5422]

Silph: Hypno doesn't get much love I feel. Creepypasta Fans: Um, yes it does.

[@99sonicrocks]

Can't forget certain "other" fan art with it too lol

[@shiawase8694]

Trust me when I said its veerryy common in a certain website

[@abyssal_cruasder1186]

@@shiawase8694 Ahh a fellow degenerate I see

[@DeathProductions200]

@@shiawase8694 is this some. Adult site. No reason, just wondering

[@shiawase8694]

@@DeathProductions200 yes

[@Azumafoo]

Regret was the best Pokemon ever!! love how you use so many underrated Pokemon so well

[@crazychatot5788]

I never get tired of watching these videos. I love them so much. Keep up the fantastic work as usual

[@jacobwhelan45]

I rarely like videos, I watch so many good ones that liking just slips my mind and I support channels in subscribes and what not. However, I do like videos when they are truly breathtaking, relatable, beyond normal effort, or just simply make me smile more than other videos can. These runs are always great and I have hit the like button a few times for them. As silly as it sounds however, the nickname theme alone made me like 5 minutes in. Halo was my childhood and with adulthood, it can be easy to forget the happy things we once had that brought us joy. Great job appealing to so many audiences silph, you are an amazing youtuber

[@alteridolriley]

My favorite time of the week: A SilphSpectre video! I'm glad to have a new video in the playlist I use to fall asleep at night. Let's goooooo~

[@AliLiz91]

There goes Silph making me enjoy my Sunday again 🤣

[@dragonballzgirl01]

Hiya! Just wanna say that I enjoy your videos. You do just enough explanation and speak at a good pace. I never feel like I’m missing anything.

[@SierraHe]

I look forward to these so much!

[@shadmanjojhon1201]

i lost it when he broke out the pokewalker. well played, silph

[@FalcoNat]

That shiny Tentacool story reminded me of the time I lost a shiny Pidgey in HeartGold (my second ever shiny, not counting the red Gyarados) because I accidentally dropped my DS and it froze the game. Someday, I will reclaim you, my golden bird friend.

[@Odyman1994]

one of the most enjoyable pokemon content creators out there, keep up the work man!

[@jaimelobo8194]

loved pokemon but stopped playing due to life sadly. randomly came across this and it brought back my desire. thank you.

[@ShikiKiryu]

For the next challenge as you've done Sword and Shield, maybe try Ultra Moon with either only ghost, dark or poison types? :D

[@jabbathehutt2774]

Yeah, ultra moon with either ghost or dark.

[@soumyajeetbag2553]

Ghost types for decidueye yes

[@konvitdapda69420]

Poison pls???

[@jaynajuly2140]

I miss how the classic games let you free roam and didn’t block you off after every city :/

[@elijahpadilla5083]

At the same time, though, that led to really messed up level curves. There's so much grinding in a Kanto or Johto playthrough.

[@pointlesswill9045]

I don't! That design is the reason why Johto has such a garbage level curve and pathetically easy bosses. Non-linearnity doesn't suit pokemon well, just makes it harder to balance.

[@Nejifangal1]

I love the quality of your videos!! Great job! :)

[@anthonyanglemyer]

Aw yeah, halo-themed Psychics for the win! Very nice of you to include Red here, too! How nice of you. :) 17/4 is the record now, my man. Good work.

[@rellyrell819]

Thank you for adding the Red fight. I got so hype when the video continued after the Lance battle 😭🙌🏿

[@entertainer9657]

pokemoneromgbahacks.blogspot.com/2022/04/pokemon-space-world-crystal.html

[@Miro_X]

I gotta be honest, I really wish you would fight Red more often. I always feel like these johto games aren't ever over until you beat Red, personally. What a run though, that had some twists and turns for sure. Those Mur(der)crows were a real pain for you hah!

[@entertainer9657]

pokemoneromgbahacks.blogspot.com/2022/04/pokemon-space-world-crystal.html

[@victorbui6341]

So awesome you included the fight with Red! Thanks for listening!

[@silverwolfcat777]

Thank you so much for being the first nuzlocker in KZbin to show us (at least part of) the run in Kanto in HG/SS. I will never understand why all people consider that these games finish after the Jotho Elite Four...

[@pastelboba2865]

Thank you for another fantastic video! You’ve inspired me to do my own hardcore nuzlocke so that I can warrant wearing one of your awesome hoodies ;w;

[@SilphSpectre]

Ayy amazing! Keep me posted about how the nuzlocke goes and thanks so much for getting some of the merch! 😄

[@pastelboba2865]

@@SilphSpectre I’ll come back victorious! And of course! :D

[@Crunchy_Troll]

Silph should do a nuzlock run with his “best team true power” teams

[@ryanriebel7711]

Yes

[@caryrich9998]

You are awesome, dude. Keep the lockes coming

[@DM-xw4um]

Really enjoyed this one, seeing Starmie was awesome and I loved the bonus Red fight!

[@Kcolon23]

Awesome run as always Silph!! If you’re looking for suggestions, a mono ice type run could prove an interesting challenge given how frail ice types can be sometimes

[@tankbuster626]

Aren't Ice types supposed to be defensively bulky, just terrible weakness typing

[@sweethistortea]

@@tankbuster626 Tbh I think it depends on the Pokémon. A Pokémon like Frosmoth is very easy to take out, whereas a Lapras is a tank and can take a lot of hits. I think a mono Ice-type challenge would heavily depend on luck in some locations/story points.

[@radnetwork4374]

I'd love to see Pokemon X and Y with only Ice types, would be a very tricky challenge

[@Bambino96]

You’re runs have helped me run through a 12 hour flight. THANK YOU

[@Thecodered75]

I love a new upload from SilphSpectre. Amazing videos man. Keep up the awesome work. Look forward to every upload.

[@nitroxiii]

I literally started this challenge a few weeks ago lol. Instead of using normal Nuzlocke rules for the beginning section (since I'm playing on a real DS and it would be super time consuming to restart if I didn't get a good Unown) I caught a Pidgey and just encountered Unowns until I got one with a Hidden Power type that was super effective against my Pidgey, then caught that, and started from there. I figured it would likely be virtually impossible to beat Falkner without a Super Effective move unless we got crazy good RNG in the battle.

[@levistokes3960]

Honestly hidden power is great. I had a stantler one time. Something I don't normally use. But I needed a normal type for Marty. I taught it hidden power, tried to hit a normal type and it said "it doesn't affect it" turns out it was a ghost type hidden power. That's antler swept Mprty and couldn't be touched. Took her all the way to the elite 4 too and swept will as well

[@jaredfouts5983]

Yeah hidden power can be a game changer, also it's great when you get to use a normally looked over mon and do work with it and that Stantler definitely put in some work lol

[@jordireinesvives8629]

It's awesome to play the same game over and over again, but with different teams. Every single time is different, and it's so cool! Awesome video man! New subscriber here.

[@giacomoalessandrodeluca]

Great video Silph (as always) and i did like that you included Kanto and Red

[@michaelrud4351]

Humor, good editing, and high quality plays. You're content is very enjoyable and I think you're channel will blow up one day

[@ninototo1]

your*

[@michaelrud4351]

@@ninototo1 yeah I always mess those up while typing

[@QuagsireHere]

@@ninototo1 🤓

[@OmegaChance27]

Whenever you do an all Fairy run, I think the best game to do it would be X and Y since those are the games it was introduced in.

[@johnhraska2962]

I’m inclined to agree. Going off of that, I’d be interested in seeing one of the fairy-type experts getting their own True Power video

[@acriolu]

Yei! Another Silph Nuzlocke, and IM HERE FOR IT!!!

[@PinheiroGMA]

I'm so glad you did this run! i tried this same run last month but got destroyed by u-turn every time, until in my 10th run i got a hp rock unown with mild nature what i didnt know is that i needed close to 250 ev in hp/def to survive the hit, so i got bodied again, got frustrated and switched the type to poison instead. great run BTW!

[@Mar_Marine]

Assuming you're using the actual game (and not...*ahem* the """computer version"""), you could allegedly save Reclaimer using Pokemon Black/White to pull it from SoulSilver, then put it in the Pokemon Bank (and thus, transfer it to Pokemon Home) from there. I don't know this first hand, but that's the purpose of Bank/Home - to transfer pokemon from older games to the newer ones. ...and maybe make a profit.

[@realmadru394]

Could someone explain how he got to Unknown’s HP type conclusion at 4 minutes? How does it being neutral into Mareep rule out water and how does it being super effective into Hoppip for sure make it ice? Couldn’t it equally have been fire here? (I know he wrote the script after the challenge, but this seems like erroneous logic and I am confused)

[@CeruleanJake]

I was hoping someone else caught that. I had just assumed he was wanting to get to revealing the type sooner but some of that info he gave was just wrong.

[@luqdude]

Yeah it could've been fire, pretty sure he just made a mistake with the script and forgot to mention another pokemon

[@aljoabraham5463]

He got super effective damage against Hoot hoot and I think that was what officially confirmed it to be ice. The initial hunch could have been a bit off though

[@starblitzz7283]

MY DUDE! I'm back and it feels like a full circle, this reminds of your AMAZING run of pokemon ruby with psychics!

[@lauderdaleceo3704]

💪🏾🤟🏾 love these challenges keep em comin

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

3:58 wait mareep is neutral to water isn't it? Or do electric types resist water moves?

[@maj.peppers3332]

Electric is neutral to water attacks, but Mareep being neutral removes Steel from the equation :)

[@annabelwessel7545]

That pursuit was super unfair, that is the AI knowing you are gonna switch as it is the same computer, it has nothing to do with luck, this is just plain rude and being unfir

[@hiXtrah]

I await these videos every week- on Sundays I'll sip on some preworkout and enjoy a silph video before the gym

[@kayqueoliveira5980]

Awesome run man, I love it, I may not love play Johto so much but i like see challenges in it.

[@bernardo7653]

Silph calling bugsy by “them” ❤️ Silph the ally we need 🏳️‍🌈

[@aronjames4238]

Gay

[@malikshabazz2065]

awesome stuff dude!

[@MarkofWisdom]

18:16-"Hypno, a pokemon I feel doesn't get much love." And that's a good thing. The bloody thing if a serial child kidnapper and just general creepy freak based on its actions and pokedex entries. Well done completing the run

[@DarkPurpleAqua]

I was JUST thinking I hadn't seen a Silph video in a while. Great timing

[@andersonantunesdeleu8591]

I love hardcore Nuzlockes! Thanks dude! It was fun!

[@idalwave]

Good video! Here's a tip for future HGSS playthroughs: You can get Charge Beam in the Department Store lotto depending on the day, which can let you score Charge Beam. This is huge for a Pokemon like Kadabra, who can set up on Whitney's Clefairy and oneshot or twoshot Miltank as long as you don't get screwed over by the lack of boosts. By grinding the Game Corner for Substitute, you can fix the twoshot issue, as you have the Sub to block the first hit. I've swept Whitney in several Nuzlockes with this strat!

[@hdrissy]

Metagross being Master Chief is the most fitting thing and I'm ashamed I couldn't come up with it by myself.

[@hanifmustapha2253]

Been waiting on a new upload yayyyyyy and soul silver is one of my favorite games ever

[@EOwens-uq4zd]

I have nothing witty or poignant to add. Just wanted say I loved this video and your story yelling and editing skills are super on point. You're a gem!

[@TheBigHerman007]

Fun run! I recently used a Hypno in a Fire Red nuzlocke and was very surprised how well he did. That bulk was great, I won't sleep on him in the future (get it? Haha)

[@servien9683]

Love all your videos Silph! Diamond and Pearl hype!

[@JesusMusic1988]

Awesome silph! Love your videos. Question, have you ever considered doing a playthrough of a molded game, such as Drayano's Sacred Gold?

[@xXPazifistaXx]

"He leads with Xatu and I lead with regret" love it

[@marlowelackluster3241]

Just wanna drop an appreciation for poketubers, because theres a lot of hardcore nuzlocke challenges out there, but its so cool to see everyone's different takes! I'll never get tired of watching them Also algorithm

[@aappaapp6627]

I love that the slowpoke/slowbro stayed all the way to the end :)

[@jamie-leehardenberg7459]

I just want to say thank you for explaining your thought process of what you do cause as a grown adult I still use my 10 year old strat and you helped me find a new love and idea for playing pokemon

[@Pyrplefire]

I love that you went all the way to Red! I wish more nuzlockers would have the guts to go for it

[@twocanr6136]

Aww yeah been waiting to watch this since I saw the notification this morning. I love these nuzlockes…until I try them myself and get my water type run murdered by Roxanne somehow.

[@notme7859]

Can you do a casual gameplay of any pokemon game? I m curious which pokemon would you choose, what is your playstyle etc. Great video btw, love your nuzlockes!!!!

[@larskuhn5336]

This channel is crazy af. Luv it :)

[@itsandreastbh2156]

Great run! Psychic types are amazing

[@peterstevenson3329]

When I played the original Crystal for the first time, my very favourite and best pokemon was an Espeon, glad to see others benefiting ..!

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Beldum just made this entire run easy mode