Can I beat my Absentee Father (And Elite 4) in a Pokémon Ruby Hardcore Nuzlocke with Fighting types?

[@Kcman1827]

Nice intro, haven’t seen anybody else interpret the beginning of the game like that!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah I guess I’ve got a dark mind lol

[@iBenjamin1000]

literally everybody's been jumping on the "hoenn kid's parents hate them" bandwagon. just because they start out by riding in the back of a moving van

[@jbdbibbaerman8071]

@@iBenjamin1000 that's a pretty horrible parent thing to do, so either they're horribly neglectful/stupid (which both result in being horribly neglectful in this case anyway), or they just hate their kid.

[@thaelrynvecna2953]

To be fair, if you lost Weightlift due to poison damage right after the fight due to forgetting, it could fall under "BS Clause" lmao. Also known as "The Game Just M-Bison'ed Me" Solid run, watching these actually as got me pumped to do a mono-type run (though since I have yet to actually do a Nuzlocke of *ANY* type, will stick to a casual run for it) in a region! Just need to figure out the type!

[@captaincringe9312]

11:20 Boy imitating his deadbeat father

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Oh no… I became the very thing I swore to destroy. Shame

[@elidaman090]

This is amazing. Just what I'd expect from you Joe!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks!

[@zitwaar5469]

21:14 She sends out her numel because it has a super effective move (both numel and marchtomp) but the worst typing againt combusken (fire/ground is worse than water/ground, weird i know). Gen3 AI is very abusable because of this. Also fun video! really enjoyed the commentary!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Wow, that is really weird. I mean, im not complying cuz it worked out but still.

[@peterrealar2.067]

The fact you didn't use Double Kick against the Magneton just blows my mind.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah, I kinda thought his defense was a lot higher than it actually was. Ember was the worse move, but it’s too late now

[@peterrealar2.067]

@@NuzlockeJoe Next time, consider attack and special attack in your matches.

[@slicklol]

Furthermore, how does breloom not have Mach punch?

[@thisguy5582]

I know I'm late to this but damn Peter make your own videos if you're gonna be so critical lmao

[@DarkPlaysThings]

More great content from my favourite up and coming Nuzlocker! Keep it up man!

[@kingcodeman194]

Discovered you thanks to KZbin’s algorithm, glad to see more people doing hardcore nuzlockes and seeing their attempts doing them. Also I don’t know if anyone told you, but your voice sounds like wolfyglick

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I don’t actually know who that is, I’ll have to look it up.

[@yaripinetti7924]

You have beaten the rival in 110 over the real level cap.

[@yaripinetti7924]

And others.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

What do you mean by real level cap?

[@brelouum]

the levelcap is just whatever the next gym leader is. No need to complicate it

[@minhlahoang6659]

Good video, keep it up. By the way, rest in peace KickBox, Sumo and WeightLift

[@kromer7]

An actual good title for a nuzlocke video? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Hopefully it’s interesting enough to get people to click. It can be hard to stand out among the countless nuzlocke videos

[@Coolguy.399]

Nice! A new episode. Keep up the great work!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks!

[@MargaretOnTheGuillotine]

Almost missed this one cause the name change. This is great! Keep up the good work.

[@TheStar42]

love the humor man,continue the good work

[@tattooedheart03]

Here I was sleeping on Medicham, thinking it was only worthwhile with it's Mega. Great video as usual!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks! I think one thing that turned me off of medicham is his low base attack. BUT since his attack is doubled, that effectively means he can get 512 EV benefits in attack, which is pretty helpful.

[@eternalnos2179]

Damn fine narrative as always Joe

[@itsfruitdealer]

Love these nuzlocke videos! I wish your content the best!

[@neehime6]

Was waiting for this!

[@breannaarts5252]

The fool me once clip had me laughing way longer than it needed to

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Even though I was only a kid back then, I remember a number of bitched quotes from him. They’re just stuck in my head forever I guess

[@buddhamanemusic9274]

You could’ve got the Machop outside of Rustboro. That would’ve been your first encounter

[@slicklol]

What r u talking about? Where?

[@rjthepoet500]

I just knew you were gonna fight Steven lol

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Well you must by psychic or something then! I’m just lucky I had a blaze ready blaziken.

[@pokemonmastermelon4531]

You know, I’m doing a Hardcore Monotype for Platinum using Ice types. Obviously, because of such a minuscule number of ice types in gen 4, this seemed impossible but I came up with a solution. I would put all the ice types (and Pokémon that evolved into ice like Shellder) on a wheel and spin it for my starter. After every gym, I would do another spin to give myself an encounter. Might be a cool solution for a future run

[@pokemonmastermelon4531]

Normally, having one Pokémon for the first gym is tough, but most first gyms are rock type and most ice types are also water types, so it worked out. I didn’t add eevee for Glaceon, and instead just put Glaceon on the list as is because the icy rock is found super late in the game and by that time I would just straight up be using an Eevee, which is normal type Edit: the level I put the new encounter at is the previous level cap, so since Roarks level cap is 14, the next Pokémon I spin would be 14

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Hey, I’m actually considering doing something similar, but with the eveelutions. After each gym I randomly get another one and see how the run goes. It’s a good idea

[@pokemonmastermelon4531]

Sheesh, Joe with another video. lets gooooo

[@jaredking8726]

Did you know that in ruby, sapphire and emerald you could skip brawly? because the only way to do that in oras is using a walk through walls cheat on v1.4 or higher.

[@FrZnPredator]

Norman won't battle you without the 4 preceding badges

[@Peelster1]

You can still skip Brawley and save him for 4th instead of 2nd.

[@SteejMeister]

Subscribed right after I saw the secret base. Mad respect

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks! I thought that would be a fun note to end on

[@evanstoica6930]

Bro… why didn’t you keep Mach punch on breloom. It’s so op

[@brelouum]

i used to delete mach punch on breloom until i realised grass moves r useless and i might as well have 2 fighting moves & 2 status setters

[@304BBQ]

the machamp line is my personal favorite pokemon. I'm glad you used machoke

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Machamp is pretty great. This was an old run. In newer ones I actually allow trade evolutions, like machoke, to evolve

[@304BBQ]

@@NuzlockeJoe machoke carried me through the early and mid game of shield until I got the urishfu

[@304BBQ]

@@NuzlockeJoe machoke in the end game just wasn't enough for the fairy gym and what not but still my favorite

[@Zap113]

Channel is growing quite nice, GG think I was your first sub

[@NuzlockeJoe]

You were certainly up there!

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

Great video Medicham was pretty good in the Elite Four Too bad didn't evolve Machoke into Machamp

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I do evolve trade Pokémon in more recent games, because why not?

[@matadeverdoemden]

Good video, but I wish that you'd evolve your trade evolutions. It's rare to see them used in gameplay, so it's always fun when they are used.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah I know what you mean. Next time I can use one, I’ll evolve it. Expect for possibly scyther

[@comcasttiny]

Nice ending!

[@natur2184]

How about a Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum nuzlocke using only Grass-types?

[@mindlessmeat4055]

Should have named your boy Sue. How else were you going to grow up fighting.

[@my.treat_]

double kick would do a lot of damage to wattsons team than ember. Each kick has (30dmg)(1.5stab)(2effective)=30×1.5=45×2= 90 in each kick so you would deal 180 damage to magneton instead of 120 damage from ember. Plus the chance to have a critical hit would be higher.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

You’re right. I went with ember because I knew magnetites have higher defense than special defense, but double kick still does more. Oh well

[@rjagad]

14:22 Anakin..... reference

[@ItsFireTiger]

Yeah, if Wally doesn't leave, he risks losing him Mons as Blue lost his Raticate 😢

[@meisa3906]

amazing i like it 😁😁❤️

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Funny how gen2 Pokémon had a digital clock and yet gen3 has an analog clock and then gen 4 goes back to digital

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Guess Hoenn just doesn’t have good enough tech or something

[@dualsportoutdoors]

Those berries count as using items in battle

[@SongokuJidai]

Skipping Makuhita trade was the right choice. That Mon is programmed to have a poor I spread of 5 max per stat. A random worst nature Makuhita in granite cave is significantly better than it due to the slim chances of getting an even worse IV spread.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I didn’t even know the traded makuhita was that bad!

[@ItsFireTiger]

Shouldn't Breloom have Mach Punch by now against Watson? It gets it on evolution

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah, a lot of people have commented on Mach bunch. I wasn’t a big fan of breeloom, so I avoided using it as much as possible. But I’m the future, I will not allow my biases to influence me quite as much :)

[@ItsFireTiger]

@@NuzlockeJoe It's pretty good depending on the battle, it can solo Wallace just as long as you don't get CRIT by Milotic's Ice Beam. I was left on 1hp after 1-shotting his team cause Milotic was faster.

[@anthonypriestley7163]

isn't machop & makujhita guts?

[@NuzlockeJoe]

They can, but makuhita can also have thick fat, and machop no guard.

[@TheRegionalVariantMaster]

I didn't know you could get the amulet coin from your mom

[@POKEBATTIS]

Loving the content. Here's a piece of constructive criticism, to much storyline focus. Give us some nuzlocke info or strats. It is funny when you do storyline stuff, just a tiny bit too much! I love you joe

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah I get that. I’m still figuring out the balance between story and gameplay. My newer videos tend to be a bit shorter, so hopefully I’m getting better? Thanks for the input!

[@ejokurirulezz]

poochyena is a hyena obviously, not a dog.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I know that, but it’s a lot easier to say dog

[@iBenjamin1000]

kind of captivated by the cadence of his voice. not saying it's a good thing, just kind of mesmerizing nice run, would have been interesting to see if focus punch was of any use.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Honestly, I’ve never been a big fan of focus punch because it’s only useful in specific situations. But it is powerful, I’ll give you that.

[@mrpiccionedivino5598]

Im halfway trough the video buy Why didn't you evolve machop sooner?doesn't he evolve at Level 25?

[@mrpiccionedivino5598]

Yeah i just checked,i trought he evolved at 25 beacuse gastly and geodude also evolved at that level

[@elidaman090]

@Mr piccione divino no machop evolves at level 28

[@NuzlockeJoe]

If I could have forced Machop to evolve earlier, I totally would have lol.

[@kaimusic7884]

Secret base!!!

[@kikbakndrelax1]

Fun fact that guy you stole all those black belts from is named Nob and he is named after the translator for pokemon all the way up until generation 6 I believe. And he is a hiker in generations 4-6 but a black belt in gen 2-3

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Hey, that’s awesome! But now I feel bad for stealing from such a cool guy

[@cody5853]

daddy issues ftw

[@rightpoop1770]

hey may I please react to this for a youtube video? crews will be given out.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Sure, I guess

[@Bubba-o3w]

You are so dub

[@davidmealer1239]

Why only 5?

[@posslord1221]

Comment for the algorithm.

[@piyapapayapo4329]

Who's joe?