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

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Fire type Pokemon are the strongest and rarest out there... but can they beat Pokemon X's greatest challenge!?
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 X Hardcore Nuzlocke with only Fire types? No items and no overleveling!
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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 importing Pokémon, Items, etc.
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[@SilphSpectre]

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[@foorfam]

And make sure to watch these live on twitch!

[@erickasham6137]

love the emoji

[@tylerfanning694]

Silph you forgot to fight calem and Serena

[@armanabas3832]

Can you play X bug type only pls

[@ciancopeland5790]

Nice biceps bro 💪

[@LeKornorBros]

There's no Dusk Stone before the post-game, you say? Well, as someone who uses a Chandelure in my current run of Pokemon Y, I evolved my Lampent after beating Olympia. The Dusk Stone was located in a maze in Terminus Cave.

[@ekonthungcyrusngullie4391]

Exactly. I was stunned that he didn't know about this considering he's done so many Pokemon runs. A little bit sad cuz Chandelure is one of my fav Pokemon.

[@shirox11]

@@ekonthungcyrusngullie4391 to be fair he has said multiple times that x&y is the series he has played the least.

[@hessdasmoka]

@@shirox11 To be fair 🎶

[@Kandall05161]

Actually he said 'essentially' no dusk stone. To me that would imply he knew about the terminus cave one and just didn't want to get it for some reason. The heat-rotom is obviously more useful than Chandelure for a fire type only run anyways, so I'd say chances are pretty good that he just preferred having the STAB electric type than wasting time getting an out of the way dusk stone for an inferior encounter.

[@LeKornorBros]

@@Kandall05161 you do make a fair point. Come to think of it, not just Rotom overshadowed Chandelure, as Houndoom's Dark type has the same offensive coverage as Chandelure's Ghost type. Thinking about it more, if we ever get a new type again, I wish it does something to make Ghost and Dark type more different on offense, so that choosing between them had greater impact.

[@bigslappy823]

24:54 I had a funny moment with the Memory Girl in my first Y nuzlocke. I had her read the memory of my star Azumarill and she brought up the fact that we did super training. She even says "Bean remembers feeling very stressed" which was funny because I was actually getting stressed out over that Magneton stage. Little things like that made my Y nuzlocke special.

[@samdilophosaur9787]

I’m so pissed about twig, I was so excited to see a fire/psychic type in a nuzlocke

[@juanmanuelfernandezpalacio3657]

Can you please do a collab with Flygon? Or Antler Boy in any case. Would be superb.

[@parkourrobloxhatepage2911]

This would be awesome

[@unisexbathroom66]

silph humour + flygon strategy = infinite power

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

Its too much for us to handle@@unisexbathroom66

[@airschut13]

They have featured on each other's videos before. Some cameo's here and there

[@nolanevans7603]

+1 Dr PHD Flygon

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Ever since Chamander in gen 1, fire has been one of my favorite types. But their just aren’t many of them to do a good nuzlocke run in most generations

[@ToaArcan]

I'd be curious to see how this run would go in Y, where you don't get Dragon STAB but you _do_ get Drought. Probably easier.

[@Brokenscam]

The KZbinr Choatic Meatball did a mono fire type run in Pokémon Y and did it in 4 attempts and I believe that Keegan J did a fire mono type run in Pokémon Y as well.

[@mattn0414]

The Charmander line's level up learnset is mostly special and Mega Zard Y is better than X

[@dabmonstr7403]

@@mattn0414 zard x is better because ddance

[@Randroth]

No Houndoom in Pokemon Y tho

[@dabmonstr7403]

@@Randroth there's this very small issue. Houndoom is not the sharpest tool in the shed

[@thefredry6653]

26:34 You can get a Dusk Stone before postgame by Super Training one of your pokemon to the max and then beating the Aegislash Edit: there's also one in Terminus Cave

[@lol-ie1pv]

One is available in terminus cave as well right?

[@thefredry6653]

@@lol-ie1pv yeah there too, I forgot

[@garrisoncornwell9585]

Yeah I used it to get aeigislash

[@Amelia4111]

@@garrisoncornwell9585 THERE SHOULD BE ONLY ONE I IN AEGISLASH!

[@ryanbusch2885]

I remember unintentionally doing a fire type only run of this game when I first played it, I finished it in 8 hours. Mind you, that wasn’t a challenge of any kind I was just very hyped the first day and there was an event torchic with speed boost

[@nsgbranden8343]

I love when you do these mono type runs it makes me wonder how your gonna beat certain parts of the game and the rotom was brilliant idea

[@arjunswaminathan165]

Loved the video, you should try a omega ruby/alpha sapphire mega only run. Edit: For the people who say it would be to easy he could limit the amount of encounters and/or limit what pokemon he can mega evolve.

[@RamseyElmawardy]

Yes!! And it would be awesome if he did the post games too!!!

[@UrFavoriteArsonist]

Nah.. that would be too easy

[@jasonnguyen9423]

Grass type only run for ORAS?

[@RamseyElmawardy]

@@UrFavoriteArsonist And? Entertainment is Entertainment. If I wanted more difficulty I'd ask. Nah. His humor. Storytelling & presentation leaves the Entertainment aspect incomplete.

[@RamseyElmawardy]

@@jasonnguyen9423 I wouldn't mind seeing this either.

[@erichb414]

I just wanted to say thanks for making such great content. It's really inspired me to change the way I play Pokemon, and it's really enjoyable to watch these videos! :)

[@SenoirMeow]

Charmander faces in another direction because the generation is well beyond generation 1, it more easily clarifies that charmander is a fire type so you can see his tail makes it easier the newer pokemon players. Dunno why since you can just hover over it for the type. But that’s the explanation for it.

[@domenicavallone28]

But all the starters are color coded by types. Like bulbasaur is green & grass, squirtle is blue & water, so wouldn’t it be obvious for new players that the orange pokemon is fire??? Like the starters are always grass/water/fire sooo it’s a matter of process of elimination haha

[@ZorXicott_]

These nuzlockes never fail to make my day better.

[@ZorXicott_]

Oh my god I didn't even notice the likes (thanks for the heart too Silph)

[@NeoDoomBot]

You couldve switched out Houndoom after the Taunt on Klefki. Taunt still lingers after switching out so none of you other pokemon wouldve been tormented right away.

[@ejokurirulezz]

Taunt makes the afflicted Pokémon unable to use status moves.The effect lasts two turns or until the subject is switched out. = it doesn't remain after switching out

[@wanderlustwarrior]

Garfield: "I'm gonna get a crit to make my trainer happy!" [A few moments later]

[@Monkey_Chattering]

I was pretty bummed out when you replaced Simisear. 💔 The elemental monkey trio are highly underrated, IMO. ah well, at least he got some time to shine! 🔥

[@johnklotz1462]

I have been sorta binging your nuizlockes for the past couple weeks. Admittedly, I run them in the background when playing video games. Still great.

[@muantea2694]

watching your nuzlocke videos have inspired me to try to complete one for myself, currently attempting ss nuzlocke. great content as usual siloh

[@murarmight]

I did this run last month, and it was SO hard. Fire types are cool but they aren't very strong IMO. Amazing video, Silph!!

[@skibot9974]

26:30 actually you can enter Terminus cave before the post game just not enter Zygarde’s room

[@Thegamergabe4.0]

Never been this early! So happy I could catch this. And you know what would be a fun challenge? Beating Pokémon Sword/Shield with ONLY one evolution Pokémon, so no starter or any Pokémon with evolutions. Only one form Evoultions.

[@nifemiabioye464]

Good idea 💡

[@damianodidomenico4756]

One evolution like Tauros or like Rattata who only evolved once?

[@justarandomviewer6756]

@@damianodidomenico4756 I think they mine like Tauros

[@Thegamergabe4.0]

@@justarandomviewer6756 Exactly, only one stage evolution. No Pokémon that evolve can be used.

[@icemanlj2k7]

Gonna be honest, if you banned the use of dynamax in SwSh runs, you should have banned the use of megas (especially the OP charizard megas) for this run. I'm also, once again!, requesting a fighting type XY run! Oh, and yet again, Vivillon is pronounced Viv-Vee-On, not Viv-Villon. Its French. Edit: I swear I do enjoy these runs Silph 😅 I feel I always comment harshly but it's just constructive criticism.

[@trovjames30]

please never stop these videos they are so entertaining and relaxing to watch

[@g0dly1]

Hwk do ya donate

[@SilphSpectre]

Hey thanks so much for the super! For some reason KZbin just decided to notify me about it now Appreciate it a lot and the videos will keep coming your way!

[@j0rdynshellcat]

Emphasis on relaxing

[@scuzball7]

Awesome, I was going to do a mono water run on Pokemon x so will be fun to see how you did a fire one :) keep up the amazing work.

[@geneclark1433]

So happy :) . I asked you to do this a bit over a month ago on twitter. You did much better then me though I didn't want to use mega evo on charizard. Keep up the great content.

[@ryleylyons5359]

Hi silph I’ve been playing monotype for a while and your the one who inspired me to play mono bug I love your content!!!

[@gunnergarcia1863]

Can I just say, houndoom being my favorite Pokémon, I am so glad he at least made it through to the elite four.

[@paperhero1081]

I love your videos man. been watching your runs. you have a great voice and narration. you make me what to do a nuzlock myself

[@GreaseBIizzard]

Sundays are usually slow as hell at work, so Silph's uploads are always a welcome sight.

[@zuthalsoraniz6764]

4:20 Nah, they likely wouldn't. Catching a Bunnelby at ~25% health in a normal ball is about 87.5% odds, so not getting it even 8 times in a row is already ~1 in 17 million odds. Not getting it 50 times in a row would be 1 in 1.5*10^45 odds.

[@ImyIsStillHere]

Woah, you did your maths

[@bindug8477]

As a guy who did this exact challenge before it was Amazing.X and Y has one of the best pokedex to do any challenge with making it very fun

[@kinoko6096]

I’m glad you allowed megas in this nuzlocke! I think they’re fun, even if they can be a bit op sometimes.

[@andersonantunesdeleu8591]

Wow Silph that run was just memorable! Great job, you really showed fire Pokemons' value!

[@michaelkowal3230]

If you wanted to get away from the dugtrios on route 13, you could've had Pheonix or the fully evolved Greymon at the front, arena trap doesn't work against flying types

[@infiniteaditya]

"and I named him Greymon" hmm, I see that silph chose violence again.

[@UrFavoriteArsonist]

Love your vids Silph. Very happy that I got to the video early. Amazing vid.

[@PaladinNathan]

Simple. I see a SilphSpectre video and I drop everything and watch. Love these challenges!

[@blueeyeddrago3540]

I'm currently doing a hard-core nuzlocke (for fun no video.) with only fire types and without evolving my pokemon. Your video helped me understand how the encountering rule works.

[@arkelion95]

The first time I played X and Y, my first encounter was a shiny Fletchling and I was so excited and of course I used during all my journey

[@2devious724]

That's so cool! X was when I got my first, and so far only, shiny encounter, which was a Skitty.

[@BoothTX]

this'll be nice to watch while I continue my bug only run in Pokémon X :D

[@joeyteter9383]

Unrelated, but I’m super jelly that you got to witness and stand near a legend like Yao. Loved him growing up lol

[@Ramperdos]

I personally don't use Megas in Nuzlockes, as they tend to be too powerful.

[@AsproKoraki]

Man seriously i love ur vid they help so much in nuzlocks and obtein specific items

[@bughax9758]

Love these vids and this underrated game. Fire type monos are always so fun and X has so many fun ones

[@trentonparks2355]

I have an few Ideas. 1. A Nuzlocke using only Pokemon with 4x weaknesses. 2. A Nuzlocke with no STAB attacks. 3. A Nuzlocke with Pokemon with only one typing.

[@ProfJayBee]

🤣 love 8:35, “tony hawk, baby! Oh look an oran berry” reminded me of the end of the fight between Scott pilgrim and Lucas Lee (in the movie) This video Is brilliant. I think I’ve watched it 3-4 times, skipping backwards to rewatch the parts that I laughed over…. There were a lot of those parts.

[@matthewphillips4984]

Fire nuzlocke vid as usual Silph! (Pun fully intended lol) always appreciate the content but was wondering if you've ever considered adding more rules to the runs for more challenges. The one I had in mind specifically was limiting the number of Pokémon your allowed to use in battle to that of the next gym leader or elite 4 member?

[@ArtisticChimera]

Bro I just spent the whole day continuing with my embroidery/cross stitch of a shiny female Shinx while listening to your videos, didn't even realise I spent like 3 hours in the same position until I had to swap devices to continue watching

[@suckedintothevoid]

I crochet while listening to Silph/Flygon/Jrose in the background 😂 pokecrafting!

[@Dabozman30]

Doing a Normal Type nuzlocke in X/Y is fun too. Lots of combinations.

[@Meowrins]

24:19 your reactions like this make me laugh every time 😂

[@kifremix]

7:50 underrated transition/ commentary. Not that - incredibly „sick”amore 👏👏

[@JoltZero289]

Oh dang, I was just on break looking for a video to watch and this pops up. Nice.

[@anthonyanglemyer]

35/7. This was another great vid. Suspenseful, as well, I feel. You oughta try an OR/AS run next, so you have an opportunity to use Mega Evolution there, also.

[@michaelwhalen9084]

could be wrong but i believe Water Sport only applies while the user is in battle so i think you could’ve used ember on the bug gym’s ace

[@haid8144]

you and PC are the reason I tried a nuzlocke on my own...guess I have a long way to go

[@graysonpalmore2305]

Normal Playthrough in HeartGold/SoulSilver is a doozy! I’ve done it, and you get some good encounters with decent movepools. Steel and Fighting gyms will be pretty rough, but then play through was quite fun.

[@27lmoney]

That was a fun video to watch. Can't wait for the next one.

[@K-l808]

Great video good sir. After reading the comments about the dusk stone,I got curious if it is possible in any game to finish the game with only using pokemon that need stones to evolve. Just a curious question to everyone and a suggestion to silph. Also has any other yt nuzlocker done that before? Good day to everyone.

[@Zachmand3r]

So glad you played x and y gen 6 is so underrated. One day you should try nuzlocking rom hacks like blaze black or radical red.

[@ANDRESANTOS-ie1lj]

In my opinion X and Y graphics are still beautiful, even for such an old game.

[@duncpikaunite7130]

this nuzlocke is so great for people who wants to start off their first nuzlocke you can get much encounters from the beginning and also don't have to clutch on the first gym

[@emmareiman64]

"Oh hey, I love these games, Delphox is my favourite Fire Starter, it also wrecks these games. Can't wait to see it in action!" Oh, oh no

[@SuperGankBros]

I'm glad Magcargo finally got a bit of a spotlight. Always loved that pokemon, but was always disappointed in it never being that great. Doesn't stop me from having one in every playthrough I can though.

[@Cat.In.A.Wig.]

Actually, you can get the dusk stone before the postgame. I got one from Terminus Cave before fighting Lysandre to get an Aegislash in my Playthrough

[@cesarflamenco9484]

Man this was a painful run to watch at times. From losing Braixen pretty early on to Pyroar sacing itself because of Mega Gyarados, quite a lot of unlucky moments. At least Silph made it out with a pretty successful end and a good number of teammates left.

[@mayplaysgames7978]

Been waiting for this!!! ❤️😁

[@det4590]

WOO NEW SILPH VID!!! You always try your hardest to get the vids out weekly and never disappoint with the vids

[@ThePokeTran]

Ok I am beyond hyped for this one 🔥

[@caiovictor3333]

Pokemon X & Y are already SO EASY, using mega evolutions makes it even easier

[@ImyIsStillHere]

And?

[@Dylayedd]

i get so much serotonin whenever i see your video pop up in my notifications 🤩

[@misterhoundoomer]

Yes! Great representation for Houndoom! Nice job Silph!

[@ildoda]

Arena Trap Pokémon on Route 13 could be avoid with Talonflame. Flying types and other "raised" Pokémon (like those with Levitate, or users of Magnet Rise etc) are immune to the ability.

[@_Booksphere_]

Let’s go! Congrats on 200k

[@quang170597]

You found a male litleo first time, without bulbapedia I'd have though it was exclusive to Lissander somehow.

[@calumevans1160]

Just got back into nuzlockeing so very happy u have a new video

[@thesaltyweeb]

Sad you lost Braixen.... But Greymon made up for it!!! Great run as always man!

[@wheatthins4565]

Turbo is like, the 3rd Magcargo to live a Hardcore Nuzlocke. They must be lucky for you

[@neduegeh5859]

I swear Rotom is a must-have for any electric or fire monotype team in my opinion because of its ability to change types based on its form.

[@jacksonchristmas1637]

Really wanted to see a Delphox run… the game giveth and the game taketh away

[@YoungDolan]

Is it me or has silly never done an ORAS mono run? I’d love to see one of them

[@damjankrupa3950]

Silph, this was awesome! Hey, how about this challenge: Pokemon X/Y (your choice) with only Bug types! I would love you to do this, because nobody did it before, its not too hard, you will probably use a bunch of pokemon you have never used before (you even have some megas, like Mega Beedrill!) yet you will still have many challenges (like Grant perhaps?). Its also my birthday tomorrow. Good luck and keep up the good work!

[@wargreymon25]

Mega beedrill isn't in xy

[@13JackStorm]

Every time I think "huh, Silph hasn't uploaded in a while" a new upload appears. As for nicknames, I tend to go with "Senpai". Blame Persona.

[@valemontgomery9401]

I LEAPT out of my chair when I saw freaking Mega Charizard X in the thumbnail! I knew this was gonna be a treat!

[@theserpent8667]

Rotom and Charizard were absolute legends throughout this play through.

[@captaincringe9312]

Hell yeah! Let's hear it for funny monke who actually survived the entire run somehow. I thought he would end up getting sacked but funny monke lives!

[@hiyapatil5379]

Fire types! It's such a pity that Arcanine isn't in Pokemon XY, because it's my favourite Pokemon ever

[@RossSpeirs]

Excited to watch - underrated gen

[@gavan312]

I'm doing a Soulsilver normal type only run and there's some fun Pokémon i never use, wondering if you might do one someday

[@danip2476]

I live in Houston and I remember going to the airport as a kid and the elevator doors opened and Yao Ming was right there but he looked unhappy and annoyed lol

[@thomasm.6026]

Great video. But you can catch an eevee in this game ? Near the 2nd gym, if i remember correctly...

[@ImyIsStillHere]

Clemont after realising Aliana is more powerful than him: .... That's also a heliolisk not a helioptile.

[@Fishthedrummer88]

The fact you got the video out on my birthday is the best

[@nickybecnel5047]

welcome back Silph!

[@James-zw7by]

I am constantly weirded out by how every game has the implication that your mom gets cozy with the professor. Like dude, half of them are twice her age. Maybe that’s why I liked Galar so much. It was an innocent game.

[@seandonnellan5980]

“IF I HAD ONE!!!” I lost it 😂😂😂😂

[@ImyIsStillHere]

Lol

[@edman9953]

I got an idea you can do for a nuzlocke if you’re accepting requests. “Can you beat Ultra Sun/Moon with ONLY trade/gift Pokémon?”

[@ugochukwunyere3196]

19:07 Pokémon sword flying types only: am I a joke to you? 26:35 Terminus cave: am I also a joke to you?

[@Scatteredpast]

Watching this challenge run really made me realize I barely remember *anything* from X and Y apparently

[@oscarhannerz6986]

Did this recently, and even though i forgot healing items for the elite four and I forgot to set up mu team properly for wikstrom leading to one death to him being my charizard and then losing my chandelure to siebold because i needed to set up for a sweep with delphox