Pokémon Ultra Moon Hardcore Nuzlocke - Dark Types Only! (No items, no overleveling)

[@zombielynx21]

Love to see Flygon understanding the truest maxim of attacking moves in Pokemon If it ain't 100% accurate, it's 0% accurate.

[@MarkofWisdom]

I genuinely loathe the hustle ability existing, as well as moves like focus miss or stone edge. Thunder and blizzard are inaccurate but can be made perfectly accurate with weather and there are also less powerful but fully accurate moves of the same move and attack type, but there are some types like physical rock and special fighting where most pokemon don't have access to a solid accurate move, being stuck with only the inaccurate gamble move like focus blast rather than having access to aura sphere

[@massimoguercio6023]

Ye but without a share of randomness the game becomes predictable and it won't be as engaging in some ways. When I played magic the gathering I realised tha No matter what you do you are still​ playing a card game so luck can screw you up! I loved the game so much and although you still needed to understand the game and match the power level of your opponent's deck randomness could make you win or lose. I want to say that if you respect the meta then randomness is fine, it is just the unpredictable factor. Knowing it you can always try and play around it there are also balancing reasons around it. @@MarkofWisdom

[@BurnadaKnigter]

Nah, if its 100%, it's 50% accurate

[@Naito115]

I'm so sorry for stealing all your luck. I kept using Hurricane and Thunder without rain and kept hitting them 95% of the time.

[@MarkofWisdom]

@@Naito115 as long as it's helping *someone* , that's something at least

[@luketalbot2643]

Honestly I love Flygon's self awareness. The checklist about tropes to fulfil in an Ultra Moon nuzlocke, such as a rant on the cutscenes and the underestimation of Totem Marowak, etc. are great. Not to mention the omni-present and increasingly insane ad segways!

[@rovoska]

Segue, not segway lol

[@1ntr0spect98]

@@rovoska🤓

[@sandbags7222]

Those are totally normal segues bro trust, every talks about death to introduce learning platforms

[@luketalbot2643]

@@rovoska mfw minor grammar mistake, my credibility's in shambles

[@MichellGutierrez-h8g]

I will never understand Americans and their love of being advertised to

[@XyrnaTheTrainer]

Love seeing underdogs like Vullaby and Sableye really shine in this play through. That’s the beauty of these monotype nuzlockes, and something that I genuinely think you excel in.

[@aidanrmacgregor7537]

Challenge Idea: "Doing It Wrong" Challenge. Hardcore Nuzlocke, No encounter restrictions, but every pokemon you have, it may only use attacking moves of the less powerful category (physical or special) in battle. Special Gyarados, Physical Alakazam, you name it. I think this would be fun for pokemon with a strong preference/aptitude for one, but a terrible learnset with only great moves in the other. Such pokemon would probably shine!

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

I LOVE this idea, this would probably be a really cool video!

[@MetalFairyX]

this would be a great video honestly

[@lilpotat778]

I actually did the special gyrados, my first pokemon game was sun, and I had no idea how it worked. I knew dragon dance was good but my mega gyrados would capitalize on the boost with... Hydro Pump. So that's cool

[@KirbyCom]

Not relevant to the contents of your comment. But "Doing It Wrong" was the name of a Pokemon fanfic I wrote YEARS AND YEARS ago when I was in maybe like, middle school? So you gave me the craziest flashback

[@MrMoasn]

@@lilpotat778I’ve done it too in older gens with surf and bite being special

[@cullenhutchison6528]

Using bulky Absol to stall out Mimikyu is not what I expected, but I'm happy to see my favorite Pokémon be used creatively in my favorite Pokémon games!

[@suvinuoska]

Re: Should you do Ultra Sun/Moon runs: Yes! Outside of romhacks, Alola runs are the videos from you that I rewatch the most. They feel like a genuine challenge and I especially like learning about new moves and tactics. Like, Malamar's Topsy turvy! A new way to beat Ultra Necrozma! It's all really really cool :)

[@FancyJackKester]

GarchompFJ has totally given up on these sponsor transitions

[@wildhamm9653]

His vengeance shall be swift and merciless

[@joesplace2960]

He’ll be back.

[@Smuggs75]

Yet another fantastic video by you. It never ceases to amaze me that you do the same content over and over again, but you make it engaging every time where I'm hooked to the screen. The small stories between, the overarching narrative, the touching character building of your team. You truly feel connected to the team even though we aren't playing, just watching. Takes a lot of skill to do that and you've grown over the years to earn it. Well done Doc

[@clanedogg1]

This is now the second time in 3 years I’ve opened KZbin to see Flygon drop a run that is identical to the one I’m currently playing myself. Such a wonderful feeling!

[@burningsoul3969]

I love how litten's nickname made the Halloween nicknames being horror movie characters or fnaf characters both possible until gillman

[@shinipede3998]

har har harhar har

[@Thund3rDrag0n12]

¿Por qué no los dos?

[@PurgatoryProductions1]

who said he wasn’t named after freddy fazbear as well as kruger? the fnaf movie could be considered a horror movie.

[@andrewschaosson]

​@@PurgatoryProductions1Very technically. Loved the movie, but it was lackluster on the horror factor

[@Witzwo1]

Seeing how much cats like boxes, i think Freddy is one of the few Pokemon that does not mind beeing boxed.

[@superspider64]

28:40 That's actually hilarious that the literal baby was able to clutch such a lategame totem fight >XD

[@Deelee2020]

that sudden fall-in-love with Litten is SO real

[@zombeef3074]

Yo Incin on the thumbnail, Wolfe gonn LOVE this video

[@seaweedbrain2]

For anybody watching, inicineroar first appears at 22:15 in a nuzlocke of dark types

[@PureLilyShipper]

theyre married atp

[@nathanieldewalt1707]

I think watching a Halloween run were you are tormented the whole time would be interesting. And by tormented I mean the effect of the move torment is always active on your side, no using moves twice in a row.

[@skotiaH2O]

I'm glad you appreciate the Ultra games so much! They are some of my absolute favorites for the same reasons you mentioned. It's always nice to see them played through on this channel

[@NotAnElk]

Flygon: "Freddy comes in to take out Blissey with a Fire Punch" Freddy: visibly using Darkest Lariat

[@graysondavies2174]

i really enjoy seeing the newer games because you get to see more of a variety rather than just the same teams over and over again

[@luckymcgirl9916]

I did an Ultra Moon Dark only playthrough a while back. Seeing this video reminded of the fun I had with it. Shoutout to Master Belch, my Alolan Muk and MVP.

[@Forever-GM-Dusty]

2:24 I paused on the exact frame where the full clipboard is raised to read the line "Bet you can't read this one". Checkmate, flygon

[@FlamingPhoenix88]

Flygon: Is she shocking how Carrie is still alive Also flygon: going out of his way to keep her alive

[@eduardocarreno4525]

Hey you know what they say, Hustle Hustle. “Bet you can’t read this one” on the to do list.

[@genv.b521]

Helping Hand-boosted, +3 Sp. Attack, STAB-boosted Bug Buzz from Totem Ribombee yet Alolan Muk managed to survive it, I know it has quite the good Special bulk but my goodness that is insane for Ghostface to do so!

[@davialmeida4442]

All of my life, I've never even though about topsy turvy. I had no idea it could be so useful on specifically totem fights. That kind of strategy is why I love pokemon

[@ryann42]

Ayyyy the mono-Dark Alola run let's goooooooo time to see if we can beat the curse

[@ES-dp6tw]

Always good to find an early run easy. Good muse to themes on which games and types to use, and can be interesting to envision what other methods can entail a nuzlocke run, like if you played GoldSilver only using the Pokemon who gain evolutions in later titles.

[@BurnadaKnigter]

That spearow at 1:20 do be speaking facts from its perspective there

[@darre21]

Saw the thumbnail and thought it was a wolfey video lol. Anyway, brilliant storytelling as always Matti, and good luck on your twitch challenges this week and weekend!

[@opac4515]

Speaking of the Thumbnail, wasn't it originally an Alolan Muk? When did it switch to Incinaroar?

[@Magicdfox]

havent watched the video yet but very glad you chose moon since you’re doing dark types, would’ve been a missed opportunity of it wasnt dark through the entire run

[@JareBear57]

Sableye is my all-time favorite Pokémon and it's so satisfying to see the little goblin show off her potential in a nuzlocke. Excellent video, as usual, Dr. HG!

[@colemat]

14:15 Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves

[@Razi-e]

Love Epic the musical!! Such a great song in an even better soundtrack!!

[@Benno_427]

06:58 where is GarchompFJ? Is he okay? Is he safe? He's not doing the ad Segways anymore!

[@DG_Toti]

I’m thinking that Dragonite fellow may have somethin to do with it but I can’t be certain

[@Benno_427]

@DG_Toti hmmm, perhaps

[@Jason-gh9dd]

Built like a medicham is really funny 😂😂 Love your videos Doctor FG ;)

[@jolof6270]

I'm so impressed with this playthrough! One of the most exciting nuzlockes I've seen. I never managed myself to complete a Sun & Moon/Ultra vanilla nuzlocke. I don't play with calcs though since I'm terrible at math and all the cutscenes drive me insane lol Thank you for bringing laughter and excitement with your videos, Flygon!

[@Cardb33]

It's crazy just how much harder Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon are than any other Pokemon games. The 2v1 totem matches, the stat boosts (even omni boosts) to start the battles, the fully maxed out EV's, all things you really don't see in any other game from the series. Most nuzlocke's can be beaten either deathless or with very few sacrifices but these games basically rely on dodging crits at certain times and making strategic sacrifices. These games are a couple minor tweaks away from being more like a ROM hack than a vanilla game. Great video, how dare you allow Alolan Muk to die like that and look forward to the next one!

[@slateportraichu5416]

Alola is brutal, I am always anxious and yet excited to watch these challenges=)Wishing you a nice week=3

[@blueocten]

2:12 - I don't think I ever realized just how disrespectful teaching someone how to jump down a ledge would be in real life. Imagine the girl known for defending helpless creatures taking one look at you and deciding she needed to spend 5 minutes explaining how to safely step down from a slight elevation.

[@GumyShark]

ultra sun/moon are my favorite pokemon games- they’re really challenging (even if sometimes that challenge is my patience lmao) and the variety of pokemon and options makes it really enjoyable!

[@ZSeraph]

The Alola games are in my top3 favorite in Pokemon, so I'm glad you enjoy playing them! I think they get more hate than they deserve. Great video as always

[@Mobslayer-tm9mo]

I'm at 0:54 and I'm typing this comment to have a guess at the naming theme cause as soon as I heard "Freddy" I'm like, 90% sure that it's for Freddy Kruger and the theme is horror movie villans so I'm expecting to see a Jason, Saw, Pennywise and more~!

[@grey-c8138]

I'm ngl my first guess when I saw Freddy was Freddy Fazbear lol

[@thepunisher6674]

incineroar is the charizard of the newer generations

[@joshuar2415]

Hes less popular then decidueye but i love it second best starter all time behind charizard

[@skarmory93]

​@joshuar2415 charizard is nowhere near the best, from an competitive viewpoint

[@skarmory93]

Far far better than Charizard

[@joshuar2415]

@@skarmory93 i said popular not competitve and still g max and mega y was more used then incineroar lol found on more percentage of teams in vgc and singles imo if incineroar was introduced earlier with zard y it would get outclassed because its slower and gets one shotted and parting shot don't got prioty and gmax has basically a built in life orb in the with wildfire it has way advantages before gmax and dynamax was banned so competively zard was better at its peak now in days yes incineroar

[@dvillines26]

Incineroar is better than Charizard in most metrics

[@x_xenn_x6813]

28:20 Carrie was surely carrying that fight...

[@fleeper20]

Flygon is truly the master of meta transitions for sponsor reads, makes me chuckle every time

[@invisableumbrella]

The part about Megan and sacrifices being hard is highkey emblematic of why your channel is my favorite in the nuzlocke scene. Nuzlockes used to be about using guys you’ve never considered and making them your friend. Your special guy. And caring way too much when one of your special guys dies and screaming with joy when they don’t. The original nuzlocke was a comic, it was about the *story* you could tell and I loved that. After years where it’s all been boiled down to team building to nth degree and making sacs on purpose, most nuzlocke runs just don’t interest me anymore. They lack compassion, I guess is what I’m trying to say. Your pokemon runs are peak exactly because you still make it feel like you’re enjoying the game instead of just enjoying being *good* at the game. Suboptimal is better sometimes, yknow?

[@TheSandFoxx]

Thank you, as always, for keeping the ad reads fresh. You are the only youtuber I will actually watch these for

[@jueevee3795]

Wooooo new run! This one was a super fun watch, the way you get us invested in your little creature crew is always a delight :D

[@Torinett]

Absolutely love this nuzlocke so much, and your Alolan playthroughs are often some of my favorites you do! I would love to see more, what a rough one!

[@kerchoo1096]

love the USUM playthroughs. never played the games growing up but they’re growing on me from your vids

[@stealst]

That Ultra Necrozma strategy was outstanding! That fight is so monstrous that I always look forward to seeing how Nuzlockers handle it.

[@sawsbucky488]

I like seeing the nuzlockes in Alola. With different max levels and real fights to watch out for, it's much more interesting and varied than a lineup of gym leaders. I also really enjoy watching the journey you go through with your different teams. :)

[@laurencebrown3822]

I was expecting a Halloween jump scare from GarchompFJ, and I'm kind of surprised he didn't make an appearance. I feel that we should be worried, that he's planning something huge if he didn't have time to show up in this video.

[@nathhje]

I see your gen 7 runs as a special treat, I always enjoy them

[@geoffn2540]

Bro, that Love is Blind reference was so funny. I paused the video for my wife to watch too, we also fast forward 90% of the finale. We also do predictions for all the couples (1 point for getting yes/no right and a bonus point for which one says "no" at the altar)

[@ScotteLarsonn]

I thought @Garchomp_FJ would've made a comment by now. Weird.

[@silver_was_found]

Same. Maybe he's being held captive by Flygon or something

[@elirantuil5003]

Unpopular opinion: the alola games are the best main series games if you're emulating and have a save file past the beginning.

[@mollychankawaii]

I like to see the Ultra Sun/Moon nuzlockes! I never bought a copy of the Ultra games so it feels super fresh to see these games played and they do actually look challenging.

[@RedLions2]

The production value on this is so high! Entertaining challenge for sure

[@mtverv]

Alola and Generation 7 as a whole brought me back to Pokemon after my long, long hiatus following Pokemon Platinum in Gen 4 so I’d love to see more Alola runs that’s for sure. I’m currently in the middle of 2 Alola runs myself, one being a Sun Dark Type Only and the other being an Ultra Moon Normal Type Only. Nuzlocking Gen 7 is one of the more fun times I have playing Pokemon…

[@Skaredeekatt]

It would be maybe neat to see a nuzlocke using only pokemon that have fainted in previous nuzlockes of that region. A little all-stars redemption round if you will.

[@yex9069]

this man is so good at creating suspense and making ur heart drop its WILD

[@simonwiltshire3674]

Not the biggest fan of Sun and Moon but your commentary makes it worthwhile

[@Kevin-hq6wo]

Another banger. Man, I tear through Flygon’s videos like a perfectly cooked- well you get the idea

[@Laridae_]

“Don’t get attached” too late, I got attached to Carrie the second I saw her

[@redgaming-nq9dx]

29:34 the green ultra wormhole could have given either a shiftree (swamp thing) or a drapion (centipede) which could have been a new encounter!! Possibly even a shiny one 😂

[@envystar687]

Horror icon nicknaming theme? I dig it!

[@lullabycyanure9029]

Who does Rose stand for ? 🥲 she’s the only one I’m not sure about..

[@tombaker5926]

That cut on the ad read had perfect comedic timing

[@whereisspacebar2991]

I love alolan Muk, glad to see the goopy boi get its time to shine!

[@idaniellane]

I LOVE the Alola games! Top 3 favorite playthroughs out of every game! Really enjoyed this one, Flygon! ❤

[@wonderboy6927]

7:17 you got some milk in your stache Dr. 1Ball

[@skyboxAngel]

I get so excited every time you visit Alola! Sun and Moon are some of my absolute favorites of the pokemon series :) happy halloween!!

[@IAmPhos548]

I love the Spearow saying "Oh fuck he's dead". Got me cackling

[@ianhay527]

I think Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are my favorite pokemon games, so I would love to see more of them on the channel

[@HavenKhaos]

I love the Alola challenges. I truly love how hard these games are. And while yeah the story is tiresome for repeat playthroughs as a "Every now and then we go back to it" it's nice.

[@petersimon2619]

I would like to see the numbers on the overlap between viewers of Pokemon nuzlocks and love is blind.

[@Flaccid_toast]

36:28 Toucannon is looking at me like I told him that Fruit Loops was not my favorite cereal

[@catouniverse]

"bulky absol" is something I never expected to hear XD alola has to be my favourite region, so I'm always down for more playthroughs!

[@Promatim]

I do like these! Personally, my favorite nuzlocks are DPPt, XY, and Unova stuff, but I like the current mix of variety a lot.

[@bhavysaini5727]

If you'd have postponed catching rattata until the dexio and sina fight in akala you could have got totem raticate that is coded to never have hustle.

[@shiny1556]

I am always positive with these videos since they are so cool but I can’t bring myself to forgive Flygon for getting Babadook killed for a dollar store eevolution.

[@acaldwell64]

I actually used Malimar as my starter in my Ultra Moon playthrough back in the day. Didn't feel like using a starter and decided to catch the first thing I saw. Find out later there was a 5% chance of him spawning. Use him in Tera Raids sometimes to this day.

[@douglassantana7653]

Alola games are always nice for monotype challenges. The variety on available Pokémon gives room for some nice team formations.

[@fuecoco_nom_nom]

Thanks for making such cool content, flygon. Love your videos

[@rb4734]

You did it again! An other masterpiece, well done Mr. HG.

[@gamerboi175]

love the Halloween theme names, it was all so perfect

[@caligos1379]

The darkest of Flygons... FlygonHG

[@MrDrPsych]

i was hoping to see another usum nuzlocke! carrie deserves to be in the flygonhg hall of fame!

[@Professor-Sound]

13:24 I cried at mr. Babadooks death

[@scalyscallion]

I never owned a 3DS so it's really nice to just experience the game through your runs!

[@gustavobomfim1614]

Topsy Turv is basically the perfect move to do totens in Alola

[@discgolfwes]

I'll never understand why game freak is allergic to cutscene skipping

[@hashbrowns6661]

2:27 IT’S HIM!! 17:20 LOOK AT HIM!! 21:09 MALAMAR CLUTCH!! 28:53 HE’S THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD DO IT Psychic or Dark runs for games past gen 6 are the best

[@IrishGirlBragh]

It's a great day when Flygon uploads. Had no idea of the nickname theme until Babadook appeared XD

[@Shadowguards143]

8:50 how do pokemon designers always make bad designs for fully evolved cat pokemons 😭

[@kwasny6920]

Challenge. Pokemon OR/AS using only CUTE MOVES

[@MazeOfMyDesign]

Alola my beloved

[@DarkMewtwo1994]

Ya know I never thought I'd say it but I think I'm starting to miss garchomp fj.. kinda worried about him too.. he might be locked in flygons basement or something... Ooh look another flygon nuzlocke video! Lemme watch lemme watch! Uhh.. what was I rambling about again? Well I forgot so can't be that important right?

[@Coolingtulip]

What a Halloween treat! A Dark type monolock!

[@dvillines26]

How about a challenge where all Pokemon you catch have 0 IVs, cannot gain EVs, and have exactly the worst Nature for their species? also vitamins are banned.

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

WolfeyVGC getting nightmares

[@DarkLordGanondorf190]

Liligant with Own Tempo is an inspired Pokémon.