Can I Beat A Pokemon Brilliant Diamond Hardcore Nuzlocke With Only Ground Types?! (No items)

Finally Pokemon Brilliant diamond is upon us the generation 4 remakes are something i was very much looking foreward to and what better type to play trough the new games than my favourite type the ground type. With pokemon like garchomp and torterra by our side we will definetly give cynthia a run for her money so let's see how we do!
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[@alejandropetit6573]

Barry must be very tired of seeing a small flying scorpion sweep his whole team by spinning in the air for the 6th time in a row

[@shiny_hunter689]

Nice pfp

[@alejandropetit6573]

@@shiny_hunter689 ty

[@alanphuck6450]

@@shiny_hunter689 Nice pfp

[@shiny_hunter689]

@@alanphuck6450 your's is nice to

[@alanphuck6450]

@@shiny_hunter689 thx.

[@marshadowhero5807]

Zwiggo: Ground is my favorite type of all time. Also him at 1:07 *Has a very aquatic intro*

[@zenhb2e409]

MUDDY WATER BABY

[@vernessawashington9007]

@@tadeopena8009 he is just joking around stop being so serious

[@malikamajjoud8324]

So we will all just accept that he had a mammoswine and chose to name the rhydon „Manni“ instead?

[@AngelofdeathCKY]

Came here to say the same thing

[@anthonyhospodka2408]

I was confused by this discussion.

[@oe8502]

Turtwig is my favorite of the three sinnoh starters D:

[@afrozshaki5531]

Hey turtwig is my favorite sinnoh starter too

[@oe8502]

@@afrozshaki5531 ayyy

[@oe8502]

@Iscerableghost120 what

[@Dirav_]

Same

[@dogedeadidasdavi4]

Mine's Piplup,but i prefer Torterra then Infernape. Turtle>Monkeh

[@spectre3805]

Your Garchomp was putting in work against Cynthia. Love how strong it is

[@zarkguy]

garchomp is my favourite.

[@theclownsystem9429]

I used a Garchomp on my team. It's one of my favorite dragon types. Strong with good speed as well!

[@deusvult6164]

@@theclownsystem9429 and its design is so freaking good

[@theclownsystem9429]

@@deusvult6164 Yep! I love that in these new games I can have my Garchomp follow me

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

I saw another Ground only Nuzlocke in BDSP where Garchomp literally swept Cynthia. Although, a bit of luck was needed.

[@SchmavidSchmobb]

I’ve never seen a hardcore rule set that prevented you from using a Pokémon if it over leveled during the elite 4. I mean, more power to you, but I think it’s a little unnecessary

[@mehemynxm6974]

It can make the games really intense, making you focus on your strategy and not levels. Most nuszlockes can be brute forced with grinding. Fan games like reborn make really good use of it.

[@Lukaas-es8qq]

@@mehemynxm6974 unbounf as well, gym leaders and stuff lvl up along with your pokemon lvls.

[@caseyjones6741]

“way too easy if you play casually” then there’s me constantly getting stomped by cynthia

[@lordtono8509]

Imagine if there's a platinum remake called "Star Platinum"

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!

[@user-bc4om7nx1j]

Accidentally picked Turtwig at 5 years old since i didn’t understood English at the time. After that moment Torterra has always been my favorite pokemon! Pokemond Diamond was also my first ever Pokemon game. At number 2 i would pick Piplup and at 3 Chimchar. I don’t know why because he probably is the fan favorite.

[@joshfarmer8408]

I got brilliant diamond, and I decided to only use pokemon that got new forms in gen 4, like magnazone roseraid and gallade Also how dare you dis my boy turtwig

[@ScuffedHits]

@Yui it’s a wrong opinion

[@ScuffedHits]

@Yui his his opinion

[@apixelgod6211]

Turtwig gang

[@wasabiswagleon2006]

This reminds me of my nuzlocke of platinum! My first run, I found an impish gligar as well, and I was really glad I got such a good nature on a mon I was interested in using. I lost the run pretty soon after catching it, unfortunately, but the next time I tried the nuzlocke, i found ANOTHER impish gligar! This time, it evolved into Gliscor, and it was by far my strongest team member.

[@galibrabat4237]

Great video as always and props to getting it out so quick. I have one concern, as far as I am aware of the nuzlocke rules, you are to have a lower level while starting the first elitefour battle, any experience gained from the elite four will not affect the cap anymore.

[@urek9808]

let's gooooo zwiggo upload; love your content, have you thought about putting the pokemons in your party at the screen aswell?

[@wiidii]

This & please use battle animations 🙏🏻

[@tacticalcamel7756]

Her miltotic is insane. Flame Orb with its ability + recover makes it a stall machine

[@nebulastarz2197]

God I cannot wait to do my ground mono-type run now!! Though I’m deffo cheesing that post-game Gliscor somehow, I looking forward to using that too much to miss out on it.

[@dancostello4872]

Mad how my first playthrough was also a Ground-type Hardcore Nuzlocke; it's my favourite type too & Torterra was my first starter.

[@craigbolton2231]

Welp I still hate the game and for every reason I though I would as well. The gym leaders are alot better but everything between the gyms is severely underleveled. Nothing more annoying than being on the 5 gym badge and the rival is still hitting me with a level 26 starly

[@mochiyeosang1908]

I actually really love the way the cutscenes look, wow!

[@himyman9724]

Never been this early to a legendary nuzlocker's video

[@antwanwilliams8466]

📠📠

[@Arcalas1]

Same here

[@epicdepartment1956]

Damn Daniel 🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬

[@himyman9724]

@@epicdepartment1956 Damn Daniel 🐬🐬🐬

[@idontthinkaboutmostpeopleo8592]

Damn Daniel

[@triman7039]

This guy is underrated he deserves 1 million subs

[@itz-gacha-star1405]

Agreed

[@abheerdixit2902]

Yup

[@Stylix444r]

Ye

[@jilesingh5128]

Yup bro

[@voltixexe2142]

Poketuber not realy popular

[@konvitdapda69420]

THE SPICY GROUND TYPE, most of my fav is ground, poison, electric

[@arnelchavez8365]

Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

[@biggoofy]

Turtwig is the backbone of any team he was the sole reason I beat Cynthia in only 3 tries

[@mvhyper5415]

Zwiggo - let's see who has the best boy here Me - Cynthia garchomp is female 🤣

[@amychia7455]

Fun fact: Zwiggo can actually find a mudkip in the underground cave :D

[@vernessawashington9007]

That is postgame

[@DeepaSharma-cd1qd]

Ayyy new video your videos always make my day

[@silver_mix_J.D.N]

my favorite sinoh starter is actually Turtwig ! and I remember as a kid doing my first monotype run on a pokemon game, it was actually ground on platinum so sweet coincidence here !

[@hellyon6125]

If they want to remove the ground weakness on the last gym, they should have added a Rotom-W or something -.- But hey, whatever. Love your video!

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

I picked Shining pearl.. Turtwig is defenitely my favorite starter.. for my first playtrough i decided to get the team i used on my very first playtrough of pearl however my second run i’m defenitely gonna try to do a mono run too.. and i’m going for Poison type since that is my favorite type

[@finalverdict9629]

Actually running through with a ground mono challenge myself at the moment, forgot just how many weaknesses they have but the versatility of the dual typings is a lot of fun. Don't like how I can't get gliscor until post game though :/

[@vernessawashington9007]

Rock types are the ones that have lots of weaknesses ground types only have 3 weaknesses

[@jellyszataneq1806]

You just know what i want and you are doing it You are my favorite poketober

[@_red_5835]

I really enjoy watching your videos

[@arceus8089]

If there is any region to have a mono-ground team in, it’s Sinnoh. Your options for second typings are super-diverse. Dragon, Water, Flying, Ice, Rock, Grass, Steel, you can have basically anything, and they’re all insanely good too. Gastrodon is bulky as hell and has valuable water immunity, Gliscor was meta defining for its time especially after poison heal, Mamoswine is really niche ice coverage and has decent bulk outside of its weaknesses to my knowledge, Torterra has grass coverage and is neutral to water, Rhyperior is slow but has a higher BST than Rhydon and gets rock stab something that other ground types don’t, alternatively Golem is alright, and then there is Steelix for its insane defenses and good defensive typing, if you don’t want a dual typing on one mon Hippowdon can benefit the team with sand stream, which assists Rhyperior and Golem as rock types with their predominantly special water weaknesses, and then there was Garchomp destroyer of worlds. Ground type gets a lot of love in Sinnoh, and its diversity makes it a good type to choose if you’re a monotype trainer. Additionally, it looks like Zwiggo has already figured out how to solve the affection mechanic giving your Pokémon broken Anime Plot Armor (TM), since I didn’t see his Pokémon getting extra crits, dodging attacks, or living KO’s at 1 HP. For anyone else in the chat trying to figure out how to avoid that, since friendship and affection have been merged in this game, all you have to do is use bitter medicine herbs on your Pokémon to lower friendship/affection throughout the run, and problem solved.

[@rajudhanawade9353]

Mine Favourite Is Infernape

[@rubiyamach]

Love all ur nuzlockes Enjoy ur videos

[@stompmaxwell]

Hi Zwiggo, I love all your content and the way you narrate your videos. Good job!

[@jadler2275]

"way too easy" me who attempted cynthia over 30 times

[@cvppin9276]

The Office is a great show! Also love the video can’t wait to get my Dialga again!!

[@makinklauminzer6314]

I had the exact same issue not being able to evolve gligar lmao, I'm pretty sure you don't get the razor fang in og diamond & pearl till the post-game either, that might be a platinum only thing.

[@rukshanapanwar4353]

Best video ever

[@lucatowngaming3004]

True

[@Storm-Cloud]

I was just watching some of your other vids and then i see a new vid Hope you get 1 mill fast

[@FortunAdlaich]

I love Barry's losing animation in these games

[@JustgioTM]

Chimchar is my favorite starter from this generation! Playing the normal pearl version at the moment too with low levels and just won the elete 4 and and now im bussy with the battle tower haha

[@TheCando911]

Sinnoh starter favourite has got to be Turtwig. I love the steel type so I should be saying Piplup but Torterra is just a defensive beast and just such a bulky boi.

[@SelBoi]

"Way too easy" *Cries in competitive team gym leaders*

[@kayqueoliveira5980]

Man, this game is beautiful! Sadly I haven't my switch to play, but one day I will play this beautiful thing.

[@nayankumarpanigrahi516]

Then play the game using yuzu or ryujinx I completed Swsh in ryujinx because I also don't have switch

[@jeetverma2649]

@@nayankumarpanigrahi516 what is yuzu and riuzinx?🙄

[@nayankumarpanigrahi516]

@@jeetverma2649 They are switch emulator and you can use them to play switch games on your pc

[@applepie1056]

I would recommend ryujinx if you have an nvidia gpu, I found it crashed a lot less. Only issue is it has a slowish boot time due to the shader loading, and it’s annoying to restart the game, because you need to re load the shaders every time. Yuzu has an advantage in that you can set a custom time, but I’m pretty sure the game freaks tf out if you change the time.

[@nayankumarpanigrahi516]

@@applepie1056 I tried brilliant diamond in ryujinx but the game is not loading I have intel i3 processor

[@EnderGirls24]

watching the ‘get your starter’ cutscene after spending 2 weeks repeating it for a shiny turtwig gave me mild pain, bc i am only now playing the game for real after 1257 soft resets

[@jitters9778]

Piplup my favourite starter from this gen but I do enjoy both the others as well. Probably my favourite Trio.

[@steelman6403]

I enjoy it. My team level for leguue so still hard but wish I do wish made changes. Mainly because I wanted to use a glacoen on team. Instead I used frolass

[@bladestorm7433]

man i recall when diamond and pearl trailler drop my kid mind was blow up when i seen what wireless trading was and how good the graphics was

[@iamtheroponian7731]

Love that they gave Rowan back his Munchlax, that classic slap to the face from the original Diamond

[@IexistIguessidk]

For me this might be my favourit of the remakes. I played Soul Silver, Omega Ruby and Let's Go Eevee. Soul Silver's problem for me is it is based on Gen 2. I don't like Gen 2. But at least Soul Silver made Gen 2 not completly boring for me with some neat things. Omega Ruby's problems for me are some teams/move choices of important trainers, the fact that only the elite four and champ have rematches and Megas... So I am not against Megas, but they kinda made my playthrough too easy even tho I was underleveled. However, I prefere Omega Ruby to Soul Silver. The base that game has is strong which gives me the feeling I would like the originals as well, maybe even more since some teames there I like more from the way they are build. Let's Go Eevee has a good amount of problems. The Teams of important trainers, the things you have to do to enter gyms, the fact that in the first run no one seems to have Pokémon with four moves, the catching and I am not the biggest fan of Kanto. But at least some post game stuff is nice. So it was more fun for me than the original Gen 1. BDSP just is more fun to me. The base is strong, they improved things that bothered me and added enough to give me something new. Of course I would prefere no perma EXP share (tho that doesn't bother me too much) and some other things could have been done (like adding some of the Platinum Dex on the overworld), but nothing got in my way of having fun so much that I would say it is a huge problem. I would like them to add a few things, which is why I still prefere Platinum an White 2, but I certainly had my fun. Sorry for all this text and option of a random person on the internet.

[@Ethan-gw6mi]

I love both the ORAS series and these remakes. Both of my favorite gens and they make a lot of things good, just wish they made these remakes more balanced with teams, as they barely change them.

[@aniimako]

I agree!

[@kappapilla_de234]

bro ur vids r valid

[@Sandmann1193]

Watching your challenge runs to decide if I get a copy of this game for myself: check

[@schippko1039]

Im using a Gliscor too got 6 Badges atm (got a Razor Fang through Trade) But it wrecked the Game as Gligar already. Shows How busted its Typing is ingame with Acrobatics and Earthquake 😂

[@23011982red]

LEGEND making his first run through this a hardcore nuzlocke

[@firecraft7032]

Every gangsta until Garchomp has a berry

[@iarmandov2]

I literally told my brother the same thing about the galactic grunts looking like coconut head! 😂

[@GoodOlFiddle]

Finally someone (other than twig) used Turtwig.

[@pokemaha8965]

Next Zwiggo video: Can I beat Pokémon Brilliant Diamond with only a Gligar? I loved your video! I'm still playing my own Nuzlocke in Brilliant Diamond, this game is so cute. I wasn't really fond of chibi looks but the graphics are really polished.

[@dwcd_5341]

This game is making fall in love with misdreavus I’m not sure if I’m gonna evolve it

[@overly_mysterious]

Turtwig is my fav since my grandma use to have a small turtle in her house and turtwig reminds me of that turtle

[@jmbthefisherman4951]

That intro with the badge 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Osukai_Kun]

Ziwggo I can't believe that I am watching your video this early I watch your video sinch I was in the firstgrade I am a big fan of you your the best hardcore nucklock your a legendary Gamer you are the best at pokemon

[@ediizzy6641]

You should try one with only poison types. Poison type pokemon don’t get used much and there are actually some good ones in Sinnoh such as Drapion and Roserade

[@superkamimewtwo9349]

The post game also had mudkip underground

[@shoboy1560]

My favourite sinnoh starter is actually turtwig

[@infantrec3969]

Me too!

[@afrozshaki5531]

Mine too

[@Greek_guy22]

Swiggo: hipopotas is our last team member Gible:am i a joke to u

[@ryansmits3981]

Turtwig is my favorite starter. Torterra has an ecosystem ON HIS BACK! Geweldig ;)

[@chilithedino247]

The game has been out for 2 days and you managed to complete and edit a run in that time.

[@voxiiei5703]

Love the content

[@_Puke]

My first play through the game I caught a geo dude and named it the same thing. When it died I told my friends in my group chat and one had thought I was talking about the actor.

[@qebron]

Oooooh, so even Gamefreak has realized the destiny of any Bidoof/Bibarel was to be a HM-slave, nice touch!

[@Lightningcakes]

I’ve spent so so long and it’s been so painful to get the first three badges and here he is doing all 8

[@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

[@spyro125]

Waiting for him to do this

[@DPumm360]

You can get Weavile before postgame in diamond and Gliscor before postgame in pearl

[@theepicergreninja3018]

Gligar is exclusive to dimand

[@tallboiedd2846]

No you can't

[@Osukai_Kun]

Ziwggo you deserve 10million subscriber

[@bebethedog6988]

zwiggo:this game is very easy that kid who spent 3 days trying to beat the elite 4 because game freak did some buffs

[@DashingDojo]

I wished I had Nintendo Switch to play this masterpeice

[@hamzazaidi2195]

Same

[@zheddauz4851]

same

[@chris07]

You could play it on Yuzu but I would recommend waiting a while, or you could do it now

[@marshadowhero5807]

It's actually worth not playing

[@afrozshaki5531]

Same

[@ibzoygaming3486]

yo zwiggo what's good i think most bought diamond but if they remade platinum it would've been a heavy improvement in my opinion

[@classicallycommie6266]

2:03 there's no way that isn't a nod to how awful Barry is to deal with lol

[@tysonbell3524]

Cooked my brain when im just sitting there and hear "tyson" 😅

[@idontthinkaboutmostpeopleo8592]

His team when he over leveled his starter during the first gym Brock’s team when you battle him for the first time in any kanto game

[@fredd4320]

I love turtwig with my whole heart

[@leahx4552]

"Tell me which version you picked." Me: ahh BOTH??

[@MLGHamza]

Omg this is the most early I have ever been in a video =)

[@WeezPlayZz]

I got pearl just like I did back in the day. I never realized all the hate palkia gets until now. I think he’s the better of the two legends but that’s just me. I’m about to take on the ghost gym and so far I’m loving the updated version of my favorite generation of Pokémon!

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

I'll give palkia this, it's cry is really cool. I love that cry.

[@themeow-sician1664]

Palkia is the better mon

[@Julio_Cezar1604]

Ground type is also my favorite type, favorite pokemon is rhyperior, favorite starter in sinnoh is piplup

[@afrozshaki5531]

Hey piplup is my second favorite sinnoh starter

[@Joshua-vv1je]

Love the Vids can you do a posion type please love the crobat, roserade, drapion

[@kuruminightcore326]

It's the first time for me to watch your video this early, it's been uploaded just 19 mins ago.

[@Mike_Toreno]

Love that ay-ay ron reference lol

[@Warlord_Megatron]

Hey turtwig is my one of the most favourite starters out of all of them. And obviously it's my most favourite in sinnoh.

[@MatthewG1247]

Zwiggo's brilliant diamond Gligar sweep.

[@Dokudragon]

You can get swampert before the 8th gym (I think (mudkip can be found in the underground after you get the national dex))

[@completelyrandom8826]

Till now from how many hardcore nuzlock videos I saw no one win lol

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

I saw a few wins. Annoyingly nobody who picked Piplup was able to keep it alive. The closest was it dying in the Champion battle.

[@megalucariotrainer2245]

That ground team is awesome. 😃😃😃😃😃

[@RaviKumar-pn9xq]

ground also favourite typeing of me

[@shawnbell6885]

Do a nuzlocke where you’re at a type disadvantage for every gym

[@DarkdriftKatana]

Hey zwiggo I have a question, you played quite a lot of hacks already, I wonder what do you do with these hacks after end story? Do you delete them or leave them somewhere on your computer?

[@vhex363]

the *THUD* at the beginning of the game just hits different 15 years later..