Nuzlocking EVERY POKEMON GAME, But I Can't Use Repeats (X & Y)

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It's time for a new adventure! After having trekked through many of these games time and time again, I wanted to have one final ultimate challenge in the vanilla mainline Pokemon franchise... Can I beat, every SINGLE Pokemon game in chronological order in a hardcore nuzlocke setting, and without reusing a single Pokemon in any other game? For instance, if I use Bulbasaur in Red version, I won't be able to use it in Blue, Yellow, Firered, or any other game. Come along on this journey with me and find the struggles, the cuts, the innovations, the strategies, and the potential laughs along the way.
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Rules of the challenge:
Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch one 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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[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

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[@jjohnson2445]

THATS FLYING PRESS NOT BODY PRESS

[@empoleon7750]

I just noticed your request for other games to play. Here’s my idea: Miitopia.

[@diamondmemer9754]

Skiddo is not normal and grass, it's just a grass type

[@mayberrygang]

ho ho ho

[@benjaminseelking9483]

I know that Fire Moves could thaw yourself in Gen 2, since it happened to me once there, but no clue which Gen it was changed. Also, good luck with OR/AS without Ludicolo, that dancing Kappa is completly OP against Team Aqua in Gen 6, and you have allready used it.

[@Ylurple]

10:22 the pokedex coming in right after meatball's rant is like "yeah it's just grass type" lol

[@VaellinTheBard]

Thank you ! I thought i was going crazy. Deerling is the normal grass hoofed pokemon

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

I immediately knew that Skiddo was Mono Grass

[@DumbChaoticPhoque]

@@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy i heard him say skiddo was normel/grass then i looked it up to make sure im not crazy

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

19:45 Diggersby actually providing Normal type coverage

[@CyberchaoX]

@@VaellinTheBard Yeah. I've heard a ton of people make that mistake though.

[@soapboxdigitamamon805]

It’s funny how he explained that skiddo was normal/grass when it’s just grass. I legit thought the same thing for a while.

[@mdudegamer]

Likewise. Wonder where that idea came from.

[@SchnookieC]

It does look like one to be fair, their line even gets the former signature move milk drink

[@arfrostbyte245]

@@mdudegamer Probably because it looks very similar to the gen 5 Deerling which IS grass/normal

[@BlazingKhioneus]

I thought if Skiddo wasnt surely Gogoat was. Like, if they arent a part normal type, nothing is. They manage to *look* like a grass/normal type.

[@sadmanjavi6252]

They are pure grass lol look it up

[@Cimoooooooo]

Thanks for supporting the foundation! Means a lot! ❤️

[@biemdubayu]

As a professional Crohn's haver, big thanks, very epic! Edit: btw gamers, if you want a way to help those with IBS but don't have any money, I recommend just taking pre-cautions against germs, quite a few of us are on medications that suppress immune responses, so things like a cold are a lot more annoying and can even cause bigger issues. Masking (if you can), handwashing, not going out while sick, and stuff can really help, especially during flu season.

[@spawnofnerds1843]

Dude. Your an icon of nerdom. Its like when teamfourstar did foundations. Your on that level of nerdiness

[@TheAngelChaz]

Thank you both I have crohns and it makes my life a nightmare

[@landonlafond5004]

Man I’ve had crohn’s for 15 years almost now and must say it sucks big time

[@hero_excalibur6944]

Ayo that's my boi Cimo with 8 o's maker and dominator of the progression series and the master of the HOWEVER

[@NickNoir]

Hey hey Editor here, so happy you guys are enjoying the video! Just a little error on this one. at 23:40 I mistakenly put up the fight before the one where there is a level 38 Houndoom. Chaotic wasnt crazy when he talked about that. reviewed the footage and its there. Sorry about that

[@NickNoir]

@@SongokuJidai cheers! Really means alot!

[@NeekoGood]

Great work on these 1+ hour videos, Nick!

[@captainsunshine64]

@@SongokuJidai Editing was fantastic as always! Don't let Cha work you too hard ;)

[@NickNoir]

@@NeekoGood thanks alot!

[@NickNoir]

@@captainsunshine64 ❤️❤️❤️

[@Excellsion]

10:07 I love how plainly the video demonstrates the error. 41:30 Some Fire type moves like Flame Wheel, Flare Blitz, as well as Scald, Steam Eruption and Scorching Sand do thaw the user.

[@hocusmocus5901]

Sacred Fire also thaws the user immediately, but that one isn't as useful given that only Entei and Ho-Oh learn it

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

Yep, most of them even explicitly mention it in their descriptions.

[@ogeid772]

25:53 its easy to forget, since Magneton's model is floating in the air, but it IS a grounded Pokémon, every mon that doesnt have Levitate, the Flying type, or that is holding an Air Balloon or is under the effect of Magnet Rise or Kinesis is a grounded pokemon. Basically, if it can be hit by a ground type move, it is a grounded Pokémon and therefore can enjoy the benefits of the terrains. (Also, Fairy Terrain isnt a thing yet, it only shows up starting in gen 7, presumably because they needed something for Tapu Fini)

[@Faelocke]

Actually, *Psychic* Terrain was introduced in Gen 7, since they needed a terrain for Tapu Lele.

[@LAZERAK47V2]

Korrina's Hawlucha uses Flying Press, not Body Press. Flying Press is a move that is considered both Fighting and Flying. Body Press is a move that deals damage calculated based on the Attacker's Defense stat, rather than the Attack stat. (specifying the differences in case folks wanted the information).

[@Mythol-OG]

Plus Body Press came out in Gen 8!

[@emilysmith2965]

Beat me to it… glad we get to share knowledge of oddball Pokémon moves and attacks.

[@nesradub360]

I think he did that, as well as mistyping Skiddo/Gogoat (they are pure Grass) on purpose, he has done the whole "get something wrong on purpose to get more comments on the video" thing before.

[@Veiru96]

Ferrothorn also takes 2x damage from it, not 4x since steel resists flying

[@asierrv]

@@nesradub360 as well as saying magneton is not affected by terrain by asuming its not grounded, hes got a double mandela type ig

[@empoleon7750]

Isn’t it odd how Lysandre’s trainer class only explicitly refers to him as the boss of Team Flare in the final battle against him?

[@ZzShy]

You need sunglasses to be classified as a boss

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

They wanted to make sure the reveal wouldn't be spoiled if Ash decided to play the game...

[@bubblegum1366]

They've been doing that for a while. N's trainer class isn't King of Team Plasma until your character finds out that's who he is.

[@Muriuki34]

@@bubblegum1366 But when you first fight him you ALREADY know he's the boss

[@Warclam]

Makes me wonder if there was originally meant to be a secret boss above him, but they ran out of time and it's just the same guy again.

[@yiipyaps]

see personally i just find it more enjoyable to watch someone having fun and enjoying the series than not having fun and also talking about all the bad things abt it, but maybe that is just me. this is a neat challenge to take on, but i think you should be enjoying it first and foremost

[@jonolasco]

I was literally struggling to find something to watch and got hyped to see this was just posted. I'm loving this series

[@autumnphillips151]

I do that so much. I desperately need interesting stuff to distract me, but it’s extremely hard to find, even though it must be out there somewhere.

[@emilysmith2965]

25:50 Magneton does not have Levitate, so as long as it hasn’t used Magnet Rise or come in holding Air Balloon… it does get the Electric Terrain bonus.

[@TheOneAndOnlyFroBoy]

Me when a new CM vid: 🙂 Me when X is red and Y is blue: ☠

[@jamiechesnut6110]

Now this is such a good cause. I almost lost my best friend a few years ago to Crohn's disease. Luckily he's in remission but we're all still worried about it returning. Keep up the good work

[@nerdymidwesterner3662]

Fun fact: Your Fraxure could've swept Valorie's team with Dragon Dance and Poison Jab since Mawhile had no fairy moves

[@weegee3109]

Poison has no effect on steel

[@nerdymidwesterner3662]

@@weegee3109 Yeah but doesn't Axew learn Dig?

[@KidMarshemellow]

Averaging about 10 deaths per 100 Pokemon used in a Nuzloke that you can't use repeats is pretty impressive. This has been a really nice series to watch I'm already super excited for more!

[@Wceric1]

This challenge has been the highlight of the end of the year for me, I always watch them as soon as they come out and usually it’s alongside me drawing which has been really really nice, and your commentary has only gotten better and better!!! This probably seems like a weird game to suggest challenges for, but you’d be surprised by how interesting and difficult Stardew Valley challenges can be, I’d recommend checking them out!!!

[@RockmanSolid]

I'm doing this since no one else has(that I know of), in case people need it(i.e leaving the video before a certain game so you can get back to it quicker). Hope this helps! 2:50 X 50:14 Y

[@BlazingKhioneus]

Fun story: Much like you planned for in Y, my Greninja is why my Pancham evolved in Pokémon X version completely on accident. I didnt even realize I needed the dark type to evolve it until afterward.

[@NinjaKingAce]

I know Gen 6 gets a lot of flak, and for good reason, but honestly, the sheer variety of wild Pokémon on each route made it one of my favorites to play through

[@complaingel]

25:50 Magneton doesn’t have Levitate so its Electric moves would be boosted by Electric terrain This is my favorite series on KZbin so far, I’m always excited for new episodes :)

[@pyrosianheir]

He said "grounded" not "Ground and".

[@ShadowtheYouTuber523]

He also said that it DECREASES the power of ground type moves like Bulldoze and Magnitude.

[@MachJacob343]

@@pyrosianheir It definitely sounded like the latter, and typically the Pokemon is referred to as grounded, not the move.

[@theganoncannon8898]

You live up to ur name

[@complaingel]

@@pyrosianheir Oh he did! I watch these sped up, I didn’t even think to slow it down and see. Thanks!

[@luanm]

skiddo is not normal grass, it's just plain grass type

[@luanm]

it does look pretty plain so It's an understandable mistake

[@zachpro5475]

I noticed that immediately

[@cliswp]

This.

[@ItsJustKaya]

The true weed pokemon

[@Hyperdal]

But it really should be though 🤔

[@appleando752]

10:07 *Calls Skiddo a Normal/Grass type* 10:21 *Pokedex shows Skiddo as Pure Grass* Replacing Diggersby because "Gogoat is a better normal type" also hurt to watch.

[@fallenguardian3538]

I would LOVE to see you do challenges on Miitopia! I feel like with all the crazy situations, optional pathways, buying gear and weapons, and team building and more you can do in that game, you could make some really interesting challenges!

[@itssaintvalentine]

Uhhh... When he was going on and on about how "Kalos has a fetish for normal types" because of running into a Skiddo... but Skiddo AND Gogoat are pure grass? Edit: later in the same run, he even drops an entire teammate purely for the fact that he "already has a good normal type Pokémon in the form of Gogoat"... MEANWHILE GOGOAT IS PURE GRASS, JUST LIKE SKIDDO. I've never understood people that scream at their phone when poketubers make continuous mistakes until now. Second edit: Nevermindddddd we're chilling, he eventually figured it out LMAO

[@Heyimconnor]

I sat here dumbfounded for way too long. Skiddo is pure grass

[@TheTwisted93]

As a Crohn's person i approve of this awesome video and the donations of wonderful people :)

[@LaikenBreaker]

As someone who's suffered for 10 years, I approve of this comment

[@RarefiedOcean1]

not that anyone should ever expect this series to be done ever again but if it were to be done again i feel like putting some kind of limitation on set up moves would make it even more interesting than it already is. so many of these battles that have the potential to actually be interesting/challenging turn into “set up moves go brrrrrrr” which is just not as interesting. thats just my opinion tho and overall really loving the series so far, keep it up :)

[@darkestlight660]

Pokemon X and Y are some of my favorite games - there's a lot of content if you search.... I just enjoy it more than almost any other game-onlu: -pokemon black white/gen 5 -pokemon sw/sh and areceus Besides that I prefer x and y, I know there are criticisms but I really disagree with the assessment that it's like a downward slope.

[@hectordanielhernandezmaldo]

It would be interesting to see a Professor Oak Challenge kinda-thing for the SMT franchise

[@oracle0_]

I might just try this in Persona 4 Golden

[@silvaitor9054]

that would be insane.. I love it

[@cheeriosd4879]

SMT is already hard enough. This would probably be awful. Fun, but absolutely awful.

[@FallenAngel2k02]

@@oracle0_ then you'd have to lv up to 99 before yukiko's castle and fuse till about 80% of the compendium is full, leaving you with the social links and time management

[@Sammy_The_Umbreon]

I'm more shocked to find out Bulbapedia apparantly doesn't list route trainer moves? Why not? Pokewiki (german bulbapedia) does. I thought Bulbapedia was just Pokewiki but in English, but now i'm not too sure.

[@YarnLalms711]

The little gag before the League in X had me dying just cause it was so unexpected.

[@nich6200]

I genuinely love Gen 6, it is one of my favorite gens. I fully acknowledge the issues with it however. Which makes me so confused as to why he felt like he needed so many team members. You can get through the whole game with just your starter, even if they are slightly overleveled at times. Meaning you probably don’t need more than three on a team if you don’t plan to over level. Of all the videos so far, this one felt like he just burnt through pokemon for the sake of burning through them.

[@matticus_p626]

10:13 Skiddo isn't normal/grass though? It's just grass... I think you got it confused with deerling & sawsbuck!

[@tory5963]

Enjoying the series, Gen 6 along with 4 and 8 are my top 3 favorite gens

[@TrueLucinova]

I actually also thought Skidoo and Gogoat were Grass/Normal-type before catching them in Violet lol; I had also believed that Mawile was Steel/Normal-type before Fairy was introduced, but that was wrong too, as I learned when replaying XD As for being frozen, there are a few moves that can thaw yourself out; I assume you saw, since you looked it up, but it just seemed odd you didn't mention it

[@richardwilliams9130]

I thought Mawile was Steel/Dark before Fairy was introduced myself.

[@ElPikminMaster]

23:31 Mandela effect telling CM Braixen isn't pure Fire, but he acknowledged it is, yet he still doesn't acknowledge Skiddo and Gogoat being pure Grass [until 31:04, holy crud]. Dude's head likes to put a second type on single-type Pokemon, it seems. 24:56 Ah. There it is. You don't play enough Gen 6+. That explains the insistence of Gogoat being Sawsbuck. 33:27 This is coming from the guy who hasn't played XY enough times to know the proper types of its new Pokemon.

[@spookyruinsfest4936]

Every time he calls gogoat a normal type I die inside

[@stevenhumenny816]

Message before watching: ‘Ello, ‘ello, hola, ciao, and bonjour. Excited to see what happens.

[@DisplayName317]

I would 100% be up for seeing more challenge runs in other games. Much as I love Pokemon, I do enjoy seeing playthroughs of games I'm less familiar with.

[@Minniboe]

Great video, bir skiddo and it's evolution are pure grass types bestie

[@jack-goose]

My mom has Crohn's and I love that you're doing something to support the cause. One small thing: Magneton's moves are actually boosted by electric terrain, since it doesn't have levitate.

[@TheReaper739]

23:47 "Seems like they forgot to make it 36 instead of 38." Houndoom: Lv 36

[@darkfiredragon3410]

Editor used the wrong clip for that segment, there is in fact an admin with the lv 38 houndoom. They even admitted it in the comments.

[@ItsFireTiger]

@@darkfiredragon3410 What's the big deal about a level 38 Houndoom?

[@darkfiredragon3410]

@@ItsFireTiger It's one of the few cases where a non important trainer has higher level pokemon than the next gym leader.

[@ItsFireTiger]

@@darkfiredragon3410 👀

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

You know, the whole point of these challenges is to have fun. If you don’t like these games, you don’t have to play them. I’m not telling you to give up, but I am saying that it’s more fun to watch you enjoy yourself.

[@RocketJo86]

Not only that, but hearing someone constantly talking the games down is a pain. Especially considering, that the viewers might like the games.

[@matthewrobinson1699]

2:50 when the REAL video begins

[@Cruzer108]

Chespin not getting to do anything sucks hes so underrated and a great pokemon overall but thr line really isnt in any other games

[@R0cky505]

Chesnaught is in USUM via Island Scan on Exeggutor Island, so there is still hope, even though that is still quite late in game.

[@BramLastname]

Magneton is a weird mon, Cuz it's one if the mons that'd benefit most from having levitate, but it doesn't have access to it making it a grounded pokemon, despite it's looks.

[@stormy_knights4568]

Loved this. Disappointed with how critical you were of gen 6. One of my absolute favorite gens, Kalos has my favorite group of gym puzzles, I've replayed it countless times

[@feeshfosh9535]

for challenges other than pokemon: I know its a VERY far cry from pokemon, but breath of the wild challenges are always fun, and the possibilities for them are virtually limitless, but yeah really enjoying this series man!

[@d4c_reznor470]

In a way, we reached the point in the Pokémon timeline where the fans are starting to call this region underrated

[@dxjxc91]

I was and continue to be annoyed that the gyms were clearly designed to be in 3D, but were not in 3D...

[@EclipseGamin_]

Skiddo and Gogoat are not normal types XD

[@JJ-qz1dg]

41:47 Some moves do instantly unfreeze you however the list is small only consisting of 9 moves Those being Burn Up Flame Wheel Flare Blitz Fusion Flare Pyro Ball Sacred Fire Scald Scorching Sands Steam Eruption

[@messymop9772]

Was wondering who’d be the starter left out with Kalos only having two games. Hoping to see the homie Chespin be traded to Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire

[@Getz-Da-Chompy]

I thought X & Y were the last good ones, to be honest. It revitalised pokemon for me and some of my college friends. I agree that some aspects of the game started to get dumbed down too much (like move effectiveness being shown on the screen, which doesn't reward your familiarity for the game, and the team-wide xp share that obliterated all of the game's difficulty) but I also think some things gained much-needed changes. Like, building competitive pokemon became just the right balance in this gen, where it's not EZ PZ like the most recent games while not being a super arcane and luck-based process like in earlier gens. Just my 2 cents though.

[@morfigasoulslayer]

Gen 6 actually did some good stuff, great pokemon variety if not the best in the entire franchise. Sure it has the least amount of new pokemon, but there is also mega evolution that for me are the best gimmick they introduced until now, all other feel idiotic. The music is amazing, and I'm not gonna lie I do enjoy the lore it provides also, lizandre is a cool villain also

[@azeria1]

To bad only three trainers use mega evolution which makes it pretty useless in game

[@InfernoFireStyle]

This might be a hot take from me, but I think regional variants are the best gimmicks over megas. Z-moves are still the worst though. Still agree btw on gen 6, Do wish Pokémon Z didn't get scrapped for S/M to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pokémon. X/Y will still always be known to me as the Diamond and Pearl that never got it's Platinum.

[@morfigasoulslayer]

@@InfernoFireStyle ah yes definitely Agree with you on the Regionals but those are so good that I don't consider them "gimmicks". I think pokemon Z would fix a lot of issues, just like you said they did with Platinum.

[@wickederebus]

I'd love a playthrough or challenge run of the three Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's World Championship games. Stardust Accelerator, Reverse of Arcadia, and Over the Nexus. For a challenge run, maybe limit yourself to *No packs* But you can farm cards from the NPCs who will sometimes give you a card if you beat them. And you can use the password system to buy duplicates of cards you already own. Or just mod/hack the games to have access to all the cards from the start, and limit yourself to some fun/jank/meme decks. Like a Zombie World only deck or somthing. Or just do a Lightsworn Only speedrun of the games. JD turbo+Jain Beats+Celestia sweeps.

[@EJsGameplay]

I understand that not every series is for everyone, but it's disheartening to hear so much negativity about them. I loved this series but after hearing so much trash talking in this one I don't know if I care anymore.

[@cullenhutchison6528]

My hot take: XY are the 4th easiest games in the franchise behind SV, RBY, and LGPE (well, maybe the last one isn't a hot take). None of them are particularly hard, but certain battles in XY punish single mistakes harder than the others and there's a greater chance you'll get swept.

[@solgaleo3533]

I had some challenges with them, but with LGPE it was definitely just me letting my party get underelevelled. For SV though, that last chapter had a very hard boss.

[@cullenhutchison6528]

@@solgaleo3533 The final boss of SV still shares a weakness with every other important fight in the game: the Pokémon don't cover their own or their team's weaknesses very well, so they are likewise susceptible to getting countered or swept. The biggest difficulty would only be for a blind playthrough where you didn't know the typings or stats of the Paradox Pokémon, but that's hardly ever the case. TL;DR: "optimal strategies" break SV pretty hard.

[@gonzaloolivera1954]

That ProZD reference at 23:00 made me laugh way too hard.

[@flameshock1013]

What makes it funnier is that the villain in ProZD's King Dragon sketch is named Lysanderoth. Let that sink in.

[@bdlbug6]

The pokemon gameplay has been impressive, but one of the things I've been enjoying most is seeing CM get more comfortable and relaxed when making these vids.

[@baacloud]

This entire time I thought the different terrains were introduced in generation 7 with the Tapu quartet, guess there's always a piece of Mandela chillin inside each one of us

[@solgaleo3533]

One of the terrains was introduced in gen 7, can’t remember if it was psychic or misty

[@berylredburrow__8810]

I really like X/Y tbh. Yeah, they're super easy, but it's Pokemon, it's not meant to be hard. Pokemon has always been a power fantasy more than a challenge. It's no gen 5, but I find Gen 6 charming, and very fun ^^ Plus megas are cool

[@exostudios8563]

Woooo Yeah baby, that's what I have been waiting, that's what it's all about woooo. I like these series of videos because unlike Pokemon Challenges "Jan", you don't use rare candies but actually EV train for special reasons.

[@JDLong006]

fun > grinding (Super Training is cool though but only in Gen 6)

[@zacharylandrum4789]

Personally always wondered why people like Jan. He seems like the type of guy who bullies others because they are not playing Pokemon exactly how he plays. No wonder why Jaiden made him her rival in the HGSS SoulLink Nuzlocke.

[@JDLong006]

@@zacharylandrum4789 as somebody who watches from both sides of the story he is really just making suggestions and providing the CC and the viewer to learn from the experience, although it was maybe a little more narcissistic a few years back before him and Alpharad poked fun at each other and then became pals. Taught me about the snowball effect and other tips like how to pivot and play around crit ranges because of experiences that other YTers have. You are only seeing a piece of the overall picture.

[@Redthewolf2012]

23:53 Mageton is, in fact, grounded. A Pokémon is considered ungrounded when it is A) Flying type, B) Has levitate, C) Is holding an Air Balloon, or D) is under the affect of Magnet Rise or Telekinesis. Long story short... if you can hit it with a Ground attack (like Dig), you are affected by terrain.

[@Garrulous64]

I've had Crohn's Disease my entire life and I wish no one had to deal with this or UC. Really cool to see you guys raising money for it 🙏

[@Zorae42]

15:50 Either you haven't heard of Serebii or you are objectively wrong for thinking it's not good. It is by far the best pokemon info website out there.

[@arfrostbyte245]

Serebii is flat out wrong on many occasions, especially when it comes to trainer movesets and abilities. I've seen plenty of videos of nuzlockes where they play around a moveset or pokemon that serebii says they have but they actually have something completely different.

[@Zorae42]

@@arfrostbyte245 Link?

[@SilverZephyrFalcon]

@@arfrostbyte245 I mean, it's largely run by one guy. I've only found a couple of instances of him getting things wrong, but I stick to the site because I prefer its layout to Bulbapedia.

[@FortunAdlaich]

Now my 3rd favorite Pokémon games, S&V as #1 and BW2 as #2

[@endarus6053]

15:50 why not use Serebii? It lists encounters, items, trainer movesets, etc.

[@NintendoMeister2260]

I think he was subtly dunking on it.

[@captainsunshine64]

So sad to hear all the problems with X and Y. My fave games in the series, but I wish Z was a reality to give us the extra content we deserved

[@Brizzle427]

Why are they your favorite? genuinely curious.

[@captainsunshine64]

@@Brizzle427 The region, routes and the new pokémon they added. Plus I wasn't a fan of how gen 5 looked, and thought they were visually stunning!

[@Subatomicfish]

This is a bit out of nowhere, but one of my favorite video game palate cleansers is Shovel Knight. You could go for some challenge within one of the campaigns normally, or I highly recommend using some of the built in cheats! They can range from OP and silly to genuinely a challenge. If you have an idea of generally what you’d want to go for I can help narrow down and recommend specific cheats.

[@splitsee2526]

This was fun to watch while everything slowly froze over

[@loganmadson5465]

I love that all the gens with regions based on Japan (1-4) are pretty widely considered to be classics, the gens with regions based on the U.S. (5 and 7) are widely considered to be great returns to form that did a lot to revitalize the franchise and then all the gens with regions based on European countries (6, 8, and 9) are controversial as hell and often considered mediocre at best. Everything is as it should be.

[@solgaleo3533]

I don’t understand why 9 is so controversial. It’s buggy as hell but the game itself is really fucking good, I have no clue why so many people say it’s entirely terrible, it’s a good game with flaws. Why do people even say it’s worse than SWSH. I’ve heard the same about Legends Arceus even.

[@jonolasco]

I think Serebii has data on trainers' Pokemon

[@zeke7076]

“After being named after the most horrendous Earth Insect on the planet” ‘that’s a YuGiOh reference isn’t it? Rewinds 10 seconds… yep a totally fair and balanced card there

[@DPopenhagen12]

I mean... people trash on all these games for being easy. They are made for kids... they aren't meant to be mlg pro level difficulty. I enjoyed the entire series. They are all good for what they are. I don't really see a point in playing an old game if you are just going to trash it. I like this series, but man, shitting all over this game made this one a bit of a downer to this series.

[@joaocisne556]

the digimon story series, (digimon world DS, Dawn/Dusk, Cyber sleuth and Hacker's memory)

[@lucascalise2213]

Once you finish This series you should do a recap of all the Pokémon you used 😊

[@gravajaumbros]

Not sure what challenge you would do, but something in the Golden Sun series would be awesome. It's my favorite game series of all time. Maybe prove how superior psynergy is to ordinary folk by not using any armor/weapons? Or prove you're just as good as any warrior even without psynergy, and no psynergy use in battle (obviously can't manage without psynergy outside of battle unless there are tons of bug based skips I'm unaware of). Either way I imagine no in battle healing items. I don't know, there are surely options out there. Alternately, play Ghost Trick. The challenge: don't let anyone spoil the plot of Ghost Trick. And play Ghost Trick. Seriously, everyone should play Ghost Trick (and don't let anyone spoil it for you, please, this game deserves to be played unspoiled).

[@sherleeoneill1087]

Amazing I love this guy, always doin some funky stuff to keep us entertained

[@autumnphillips151]

Skiddo and Gogoat are pure Grass-types, not Normal/Grass.

[@DumbChaoticPhoque]

skiddo is pure grass all the way up

[@pauloing1pauloing167]

03:31 click here to start the video

[@edmg7]

Bulbapedia is the only good site? Not a fan of Serebii?

[@ToniBingi]

Some fire moves CAN un-freeze the user, but that's an effect of those specific moves. That might explain where you got that idea.

[@T3nch1]

X&Y best gen. It's flaws are difficulty balance and story but really, Pokemon is a game series designed for younger than 12 so it's not like that's a real problem. Everything else is damn near perfect.

[@covereye5731]

XY doesn't deserve the few content and Pokemon label. They 3d modeled and animated every Pokemon up to this point, models that the next 2 gens profited from in workload (even though swsh should really have made new ones). Sure the game is easy but all the added ease of life features meant that getting into competitive battling was finally accessible and fun.

[@zacharylandrum4789]

It's always a treat to watch a video from this channel. It's always entertaining to listen to Meatball speak about Pokemon as there are a lot of little touches in the voice inflections, the metaphors and even the jokes make these fun to watch and get a genuine laugh out of me when a joke is made. Thanks for making such great content, Chaotic. Here's to a Happy Holidays for you and a great 2023!

[@Flower_Mom]

Skiddo's pure grass. I'm sure someone's told you already but I'll say it again because comments are good for the algorithm.

[@quietlychaotically]

might be a hot take but x/y is my favorite gen when it comes to aesthetics. the music, the routes, the move/pokemon animations, everything about kalos is just really pretty (also fennekin is just My Favorite)

[@BlazingKhioneus]

Kinda ironic how Ferroseed's signature ability iron thorns kinda conflicts with the only parts on Ferroseed not being metal are...the thorns.

[@ConcernedAlien]

The Mandela Effect isn't real. You just misremebered some things, which we all do sometimes. No need to use a fancy term to justify it.

[@davidezell923]

He also isn't even using the term correctly. One person misremembering something is not the Mandela Effect. The term is used for a large group of people all misremembering the same thing.

[@Bear0601]

That’s kinda the point tho? When something so big happens to so many people it only makes sense to make a term for it. It’s how we humans are.

[@pentiglot201]

These are very entertaining and I have to give you credit for continuing on despite the burn out and monotony of playing the same franchise back to back. I look forward to your next installment in this saga but I hope you find some Pokemon reprieve lol.

[@mateusz.olubek]

I will NOT stand for this XY slander! Instead, Imma sit down and watch the video.

[@giorgiofranzi157]

As a fellow Crohn’s haver of 22 years (my whole life) and just recently narrowly avoiding emergency surgery because of it. I would like to thank Chaotic for using his platform as well as support his friend Cimo that’s suffering with one of these nasty chronic diseases. And a huge thanks to all the donations ❤️ love and appreciation to all involved

[@Glis54]

Hawlucha learns body press 2 generations before the move even existed true giga chad

[@Packrat_Offical]

Glad you picked fennekin first

[@RocketJo86]

After all the negativity at the start I will give my absolutly unpopular, but honest opinion: X and Y are among the best Pokémon games for me personally. And I always wondered why exactly. But it's the replayability that a lot of the other modern Pokémon games lack, I guess. XY are pretty short and fast games, much like Gen 1 and together with Gen 1 are among the Generation I replayed the most, because it's fast and easy. Sure, the pacing is a bit off in parts, but that's not a problem in my eyes. For Nuzlockes especially I love the long stretch between gyms 1 and 2, where you have a nice big roster of Pokémon you can encounter, while in a lot of other Generations you almost certainly go with the same team over and over and over for the first half of the game. Plus, I like the story and still wish for a continuation/ pre-story to it, to make it a bit clearer what is really going on. And, last but not least, XY has hands down the best ending credits of ALL Pokémon games. They make me teary every time and they manage to get me to turn up the volume every time, a feat NO OTHER GAME else had ever managed. Not to mention the fun I had with friends, me remembering college time etc. Personal stuff on the side. Are XY the best Pokémon games ever made? No, surely not. If I had to rank the games, I will put BW2 over them every time. Are XY deserving the hate? No, absolutly not. They are probably the best games for casual players who only have the time to spend a handfull of hours a week to play. The games probably had the worst timing, which helped to fuel the bad reputation: Black and White started when the Internet and social media just begun to get popular (as in widespread and accessible) and XY hit the mark when social media became the #1 platform for "information" and "discussion" and therefor got the attention of all those loud negative voices social media is full of. Funnily enough, the trend slowly reverses now, as it did with Black and White some years ago. People start to feel nostalgic about the games or at least Kalos - a thing that WILL happen for Galar, too, I predict. Long story short: Whenever someone tries to talk XY down, remember that there are people out there that GENIOUNLY love those games, for one reason or another (and I'm not alone. My whole friend group from college and some people of the wider community share my opinion - they just don't voice it). Try at least to point out one positivity - as we are able to acknowledge the negative sides as well.

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

No hate towards X/Y being really enjoyable to you, but this is just adding fuel to my believe, where most people's favorite Pokemon generations or ones that they enjoy are mostly fueled by nostalgia. Having played X right when I turned 13 I've got a wee bit of nostalgia for it, especially with how cool of a concept I think Mega Evolutions are, but even then I realized "Wow, this is NOT as good as the last two sets of games. What happened?" and saw the whole secondary team debacle. My nostalgia lies more in Gen 5 since my parents imported the JP versions of both Black and Black 2, so I got to play them with that added level of challenge, since I couldn't read what was happening, nor was there enough documentation at the time to look up what to do. I can totally understand overlooking a game's faults and still enjoying it. I mean heck, I do that with Sonic 06 of all games, I had a blast playing the multiplayer with friends during elementary and middle school because of how jank and broken everything was, and I still have nostalgia for it despite the cavalcade of mistakes made. And yeah, around that time with the internet truly blowing up, X/Y did start getting eviscerated. The weird thing is though, so was Gen 5 as a whole. Point being, the best Pokemon game is always gonna be the one the majority of internet users are most nostalgic for, despite half of the series being mid. After having played through every game in this franchise over a dozen times each at this point, I think I can comfortably say that while still enjoying what I play.

[@RocketJo86]

@@ChaoticMeatballTV I totally agree with you that nostalgia plays a HUGE role in this for sure. Otherwise I could not understand myself why I enjoy Red and Blue of all games so much (really, that's not even overlooking the flaws, it's embracing them ^^). But in the case of XY specifically I can say that I never understood the hatred against it, not even back in the days. Sure, there was a huge fall from BW2 and there where some design choices I will never truly understand (mostly: What about Hard Mode?). But after Diamond/Pearl (which are bad games in my eyes - never played Platnum until recently) and especially after both Unova titles that where really long and challenging I enjoyed a shorter, easier game with good and easy Shiny Hunting and Breeding methods. XY where the games that got me into competetive and into shiny hunting because they made both really accessible (and XY still had the best breeding mechanic/ spot/ possibility up until SV). Point here: I can actually give arguments beside nostalgia why I think XY are good games. And I never see people hating on ORAS (on the contrary), which are as easy (very downwashed difficulty from Emerald), have the same EXP mechanics and just gift you a legendary half-way through. If people hate on XY for being too easy (which is the argument mostly made), they shouldn't like ORAS for the same reason. -> This is some sort of nostalgia in action. What is a thing that bugs me - not about your video here or about peoples opinion on XY, but something more basic - is, that people seem to overlock the positives that exist within the games (and I mean "games" as a whole, not just XY, not just Pokemon) for the sake of talking them down. If someone acknowlades that there are good or at least neutral parts or that the flaws they see can be beneficial to someone else and they still don't like the game, that's good to me. I'm not happy with choices made by the devs and the publishers myself. But I try not to only voice my negative opinions. I really try hard, whenever it comes to DP *lol*

[@Ven1997keyblade]

The German Bulbapedia (Pokewiki) lists the moves (and abilities) for every Pokemon trainer on every route, the moves are even colour coordinated with their type, so you could probably get away with not knowing what they are. You would have to click on the individual Pokemon to bring up their move list as well. IDK if this is worth it at this point, but info is info.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Bulbapedia has the same info Edit: correction, they _used_ to have every trainer on every route. I have no idea why they would remove that information, but they did remove their move lists and abilities.

[@SorceressHalcy]

It's Deerling/Sawsbuck that are the Normal/Grass ones. I still get them mixed up too.