Can I Beat A Pokémon X/Y Hardcore Nuzlocke With Only One ZYGARDE? (No Items/Overleveling)

Can I beat a Pokemon Hardcore Nuzlocke challenge in X&Y using only Zygarde? Well, it's a short question, but with a long answer, get some popcorn and a beverage and hope you enjoy.
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Rules of the challenge:
Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch the Type Pokémon on each Route (Species Clause)
3. Nickname Pokémon
Hardcore Nuzlocke Ruleset:
4. No items in battle (held items okay)
5. No leveling past the next gym leader/E4 (at the START of the battle)
6. Play on "Set" battle mode
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[@Frog_Dogger]

One of the best things about these gen 6 runs is seeing the big huge legendary casually standing next to the other starters in the starter select screen

[@Azoperoa]

"How do you do my fellow kids"

[@joebykaeby]

Oh my god Zygarde clipping off the starter select screen had me dying laughing for some reason

[@dwanedibly8129]

In general, I feel like the grid-based structure fits better with 2D Pokemon; it looks janky in Gen 6. I prefer 2D to 3D Pokemon, but if they're going to stick to 3D, Gen 7 and onwards have better movement by far.

[@hauntedsunsets]

I love how this video is just teaching me how absolutely dogshit Zygarde is outrage at level 93, holy shit

[@jbz4788]

It’d maybe be excusable if it were 73 (since you’re not supposed to be able to get it below 70) but still, you’d expect it to know that way sooner than that

[@TheCrazyhusky]

I think the main reason why its so weak, is that unlike every other legendary pokemon that is part of the main box trio, it has only has 600 BST instead of 680. So its literally missing 80 stat points which I think would go into its attacking stats to give it about 120-130 somewhere. Kyruem has 660 but gets 700 when it fuses. However Xernas and Yvetal have the exact same BST and stats spread but for some reason Zygarde doesn't and is weaker? why? it makes the trio so unbalanced.

[@loganthomas5736]

Add on top that the typings are fixed to make Xerneas can slaughter the other two makes them the worst legendary trio ever.

[@TheCrazyhusky]

@@loganthomas5736 I agree, they went and favoured it because its the type by screwing the other two legendaries over. they should fix base Zygarde so its stats are even witht he toher two. Zygarde should have been Steel Dragon. Gen 6 ia the weakest Gen 6 in the series, so little pokemon and the fairy type was introduced which is the most unbalanced type. its Gen1 Psychic 2.0.

[@cullenhutchison6528]

Phantom Force actually goes through Protect; it just missed because of all of the Double Teams.

[@lop0998]

shadow force does not phantom

[@cullenhutchison6528]

@@lop0998 Actually, Phantom Force also goes through Protect.

[@cullenhutchison6528]

I liked the 3D style of gen 7 more than gen 6, but I don't dislike either.

[@drummaking3]

Great video and I love the swearing. It makes you feel more relatable and I'm here for it. Keep it up!

[@cicisstormshelter1076]

Don't forget the part where Bonnie was weird, Clemont was a sorcerer and Hawlucha was a coward! Yeah, those isekai episodes really made X/Y interesting. (I never finished that anime, I stopped after Bonnie got the Zygarde cell because I am not interested in the anime anymore after they One-Pieced Ash in the Sun/Moon anime. X() "Kalos is so boring." Well, hopefully Paldea, which is its next neighbor, will be interesting. I expect a Professor Oak's Challenge of Scarlet/Violet this holiday season, buddy. ^_^

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

hehe, with how open that region is I'm gonna need a few people to help me write the route, it's gonna be a fun one for sure!

[@dillmo28]

missed opportunity, Can I Beat Pokemon X and Y With Only One Z

[@BurstSigil]

i prefer gen 6 structure over gen 7 purely because I prefer to use the d-pad over the control stick most of the time

[@carlocousins9714]

I personally prefer the art styles of gen 6 and 7 wayyy more than 8/9. Dunno what I'd pick between 6 and 7 though

[@Silentstaraptor]

7 and 8 are basically the same in terms of style though.

[@Kanbei11]

Perfect Zygarde sounds like perfect chaos from sonic adventure with that banging theme Edit: kick it in the fanny 🤣. That doesn't mean bum in British

[@mtbelley]

Hey another one so quick.

[@Lordofturtles]

Really enjoying these uploads cha!

[@jaredking8726]

I just realized that your nickname in this run is named after a Yu-Gi-Oh card

[@henrymars6626]

The only Valid Zygarde Form. My favorite Legendary. Dragonfly deityyyyy

[@DisgruntledCareBear]

Are we not gonna talk about how you literally walk right by the last gym in gen 1 right at the start of the game? Not to mention that if it wasn't for you requiring all the badges you could easily walk right up to the elite 4 with just your starter lol

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

And Gen 2 having you loop twice, then head into your backyard to realise that the elite 4 and the entirety of kanto was just a short swim away from your house.

[@DisgruntledCareBear]

@@theapexsurvivor9538 oh god don't get me started with how gen 2 handled the map. I still get annoyed thinking about all the back tracking I had to do for that game.

[@KoolKyurem25]

I've always liked the design of Zygarde and the seeing it get some attention is nice. Too bad it's this bad. Nice end level though

[@fearcvlt_]

i much prefer the 2D version, but how they did legends arceus was amazing and how i would of imagined pokemon in 3D would look

[@exoticcookie9977]

Nice video man can wait to see what’s next (try to beat Pokémon platinum using one of the legendarys)

[@TheLycan238]

Chaotic great video. I have done the 1hp left before a few times Vs Lance and Steven Champion Battles.

[@sapphiredraggytheflygon8521]

Yugioh reference on the nickname

[@lizgudino5309]

... S&V ended up being a really good, but glitchy mess

[@nightmare348]

P is for Priceless, the look upon your faces...

[@WilliamElric10]

E is for extinction, all your puny races...

[@swampert564]

For my money ORAS is possibly the best game in the series behind only BW and BW2. I love original RS and these are better.

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

Honestly, right there with you but with BDSP ahead of ORAS.

[@swampert564]

@@ChaoticMeatballTV Huh, I found BDSP to be one of the weakest entries in the series. They are an improvement on Original DP but that is a small victory at best since those two are the first bad mainline games. Platinum is the only entry involving Sinnoh that I find to be good (I guess Arceus also but thats a whole different animal and I didn't love it anyway)

[@gabr.7878]

Zyguard is one of my favorite doubles Pokemon

[@RevinSOR13]

My man's shat on one my favorite Pokémon this whole game 😭🤣

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

GREEN SNEK GREEN SNEK

[@UnsoberHadrian]

The pokemon games haven't looked good since gen 4. 3d was a mistake.

[@KING_ZERO_04]

dare u to do a professor oak challenge shiny only

[@coldlock792]

The reason why zygard 50 percent is so weak is because it's perfect form is incredibly powerful so yea

[@janssensbaskoro]

its mister perfect zygarde to you lol

[@user-jg5vf8xm1d]

Phantom Force actuslly goes through protect 🤓

[@slippythefrog]

I'm sitting here playing brilliant diamond wondering why these graphics are way better.....

[@shadowgoku6009]

I prefer the gen 6 style just cos of nostalgia

[@cicisstormshelter1076]

Wait... how the f*** can Zygarde use Brick Break, which is basically a karate chop, when it HAS NO HANDS? If it can use Brick Break, Game Freak should be whipped for not letting it use f***king DRAGON CLAW since Zygarde has hands. X(

[@GrandDuchessTaco]

Did you put a Spheal in as your given by Sycamore HM buddy?

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

I noticed those randomized themselves when I changed my starter despite me not changing them myself. Was laughing when I saw them!

[@Vearen61]

Gen 7 for me ultra sun is also my favorite mainline game

[@jaredbowen827]

Gen 7.

[@slashb7836]

Leaving the grid was imo probably the second worst dev choice in Pokemon thus far, after dexit. I much prefer Gen 6's 3D, even if I like Gen 7's writing and dialogue more.

[@troyreppert7422]

I want to try some of the ds Pokémon games but I can’t find a rom anywhere

[@austinvanschoubroek1712]

I play them on my phone all the time

[@Znickel]

Theres TOOOONS bro bro??? U can literally play them on ur android too

[@Znickel]

There's even a toooon of 3ds rom hacks available for androids

[@Formal_Step5471]

People who've played Gen 7 know that Zygarde is bad, i don't even find the cells anymore when i play it, just not worth it

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

I feel like the Complete form has to have SOME worth, right?

[@fernandoguillen5996]

Gen 6 has the best 3D models

[@e-dawg2678]

I love your videos

[@irmareyes522]

Best legendary

[@shikamaruftw4536]

Yeah let's go more of 6G 😅👍

[@Znickel]

Wait wtf does he mean by reset bag???

[@hearts201]

Super Training allows you to reset your Pokemon's EVs by using a specific punching bag. He effectively rebuilt Zygarde's EVs from the ground up.

[@joeschof_95]

It’s one of the punching bag items you get in super training, it removes all your EVs so you can put them in other stats

[@BananaSpiral]

pokemon hasnt looked good since gen 7. they really pushed the limits of the system, but i do prefer the grid structure of gen 6. gen 9 somehow looks worse than gen 8 and legends arceus..

[@asjadimran2916]

Question was really long

[@ferrucciocaracciuolo8139]

Normal Zygarde Is only good in doble

[@Rat2rrj]

I enjoy the effort you put into these videos, but I feel like the script has gotten more mean spirited over the past year 8/

[@ChampionSeif]

Hello

[@e-dawg2678]

92 rare candy’s 🤨

[@dannygray9679]

So he don’t have to grind levels

[@tallboiedd2846]

No grinding=video comes out faster

[@notscorchingsands9718]

You don't know about the candy store?

[@bixlorious]

In older gens it would be to his detriment because he'd get 0 EVs but it does feel kinda cheap in the newer gens. But i get why he does it. Legendarys are super slow to level. It would take twice as long to pump out a video. I do feel he shouldnt call it a nuzlocke tho. More like a can i do this video.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

Zygarde looks bad even compared to the other Zygarde forms Lmao

[@slashshot_yt1880]

spoiler: Pokemon scarlet and violet were terrible

[@codangarrison1195]

Can you try marshadow only nuzlocke in ultra sun and moon

[@mattbennett7347]

You forgot to beep an f word around 7:30. I loved it but just making sure you get your monies.

[@joshengelbrecht8794]

I get you're making content, but shoving rare candy down your pokemon's throat takes the "hardcore" out of the hardcore nuzlocke

[@BlueSodaPop_]

No it does not. The "hardcore" part comes from not being able to go ABOVE the level cap for gymleaders and not using items in battle. Well, and set mode, but who plays with switch mode anyway. The point of the rare candies is to cut down on grinding time, as you realized yourself. But here's the thing: If he didn't use the candies, the best thing would be to grind on level 2 pokemon in the first route, just so he'd never have a chance of fainting. That is fucking boring and takes way too long. The other option would be to grind in later routes. But when he has three hours of grinding to do, he'd probably do something else besides it - and then gets punished when he doesn't pay attention. You might say that's the challenge, but it really isn't. It's just mindless grinding he can't go mindless for because people like you think that grinding has to be part of the nuzlocke when it literally doesn't matter, especially not in single pokemon runs.

[@joshengelbrecht8794]

@@BlueSodaPop_ I see what you're saying, but part of the challenge is the time it takes, it's a legendary pokemon and they typically have slower leveling, so part of that challenge is debating the time it takes to grind just for a better chance, or the risk of going in as a lower level, not to mention that the pokemon doesn't gain evs and ivs the same way with rare candy, I think if he at least mentioned a single time he used rare candies it wouldn't bother me, but these videos are starting to feel like a content factory, and he said himself that he's getting burnt out on pokemon, maybe he should move on to something different idk, but this is just a little dissapointing from how his vids used to be

[@BlueSodaPop_]

@@joshengelbrecht8794 I don't think "the time it takes" should be considered a challenge. It's literally just a burden. If you want to always play as optimally as possible, you would never grind less than you can, which means you're always forced to do it. If he didn't, people would comment about it, "Blah why wouldn't you level up more blah" I don't think using rare candies makes him more burnt out on pokemon. I think grinding for five hours for every run would, though. Besides, he isn't the only one using rare candies in the community. Actually, I'm glad it's being normalized. As alpharad said "grinding is cringe and cheating is based", and while I don't agree with all cheating being based, I don't really mind this kind of "cheating" at all.

[@trainern6601]

@@BlueSodaPop_ nah the time it takes should absolutely be considered a challenge, there's a lot of hardcore nuzlockes out there that skips everything possible then level up their pokemons to fight the gym, like you cant get crit during grinding and die or get a random trainer that could end your run because you were careless. at this point, this is literally just testing x pokemon against the gym leaders with hardcore rules.

[@BlueSodaPop_]

@@trainern6601 well, if you're against that that really sounds like your problem. I'm glad that this is becoming more accepted and the nuzlocke community is becoming more accessible to people who might not have that kind of time. With full respect, I think your opinion doesn't make a whole lot of sense. But I'm also tired of arguing. Go watch someone else or play yourself if you don't like the content how it is and stop crying about it and bothering creators.

[@elirantuil5003]

I'm sorry I just can't stand these games. I think more than these games are bad, they just fell off the gen 5 cliff.

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

Honestly, I agree. There's never been a "BAD" Pokemon game, it's always been just comparing them to themselves since there's nothing that really scratches the same itch and does it as well as Pokemon does. The fact that Pokemon moved to their secondary team after Gen 5 is pretty evident to why this game came out the way it did.

[@elirantuil5003]

@@ChaoticMeatballTV I can explain it with a lot of words, but eventually it comes down to this: We all get an itch every once in a while to play one of the pokemon games we already played. I never want to play XY again. It's just not fun compared to the rest of them.

[@Oberfussmeister]

I really enjoyed your content in the beginning but in the last months its more and more complaining about the games. Are you sure you still enjoy playing Pokémon?