Pokémon FireRed Hardcore Nuzlocke - Electric Types Only! (No items, no overleveling)

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Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch Electric Type Pokémon (Species Clause); This includes Pokémon that evolve INTO Electric types, but does NOT include non-Electric Pokémon that evolved from Electric types!
3. Nickname Pokémon
Hardcore Nuzlocke Ruleset:
4. No items in battle (held items okay)
5. No leveling past the next gym leader/E4's ace (at the START of the battle)
6. Play on "Set" battle mode
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[@lastar7824]

2 easy ways to beat onix without surf 1) trigger the gyms sprinkler system 2) aim for the horn Both are tried and tested methods

[@piplupmaster4898]

LOL

[@BasileusDudek]

and 3) target the ground with extra choooo -caused earthquake

[@musicstuff6310]

Ive actually beaten brock with a regular pikachu, took me about 3 tries to get a good pikachu run past brock. It really is static luck and double team spam cheese, but every move brock has is inaccurate meaning the odds are always in your favor. Plus you figure out quickly if you farm caterpies and metapods before brock, the evs could be the difference between living an extra hit or not. The real hard part is staying underleveled enough usually i catch another pokemon and use it for switching just making the battles essentially harder but giving my one pokemon less xp.

[@captainprivate320]

Pikachu used soak! Onix’s typing changed to water.

[@sgt.milkshake3352]

Aim for the legs! "I don't have any legs though!"

[@kingseely4620]

Seeing the struggles Flygon is going through with Pikachu makes me realize maybe Ash wasn’t actually that bad of a trainer

[@Rio-lp1bs]

Except the fact that his Pikachu just straight up hit Brock's Onix with a hard Thunderbolt, which shouldn't have happened cause Onix is ground type 🙃 anime logic just makes him look even worse in my eyes.

[@lamedrawings]

Too bad we don't have access to water sprinklers for Brock... This isnt pokemon reborn/rejuvenation, we don't have those fancy field effects

[@LocseryuOfficial]

@@Rio-lp1bsim pretty certain it was the water sprinklers, the thunderbolt did jack all

[@staren1991]

@@Rio-lp1bs anime logic works both ways though

[@opchild]

@@LocseryuOfficialthere are other episodes where Pikachu hit ground types with electric attacks

[@ryanharo9552]

I was half expecting Electrode to finally get screen time against the champion just to either die to Arcanine or to explode Venasaur for the win.

[@SithLizard24]

Agreed.

[@cyberdarkturtle6971]

​@@FlygonHGgarchomp fj should get his own run. Maybe for April Fools day

[@perchinchatot]

​@@cyberdarkturtle6971 a dragon or ground only run in a game where garchomp is but flygon isn't

[@unkindled6410]

@@perchinchatot i think that would only be platinum, but then theres nearly no dragons to get even if you give yourself one as a starter. dratini, horsea and bagon are all post game only, by super rod, a battle island route only, and pokeradar all respectively, so even if he were to give himself one of those as a starter the run is nearly impossible, and honestly not very fun.

[@cyberdarkturtle6971]

@@unkindled6410 scarlet

[@ExActa]

Seeing that Pikachu go ham really made me wish you'd do an "Event pokemon only" run, maybe in combination with a snaplocke so viewers can "help" decide which event pokemon to use.

[@linceul]

Awesome idea !!

[@RSVaughan33]

Awesome idea

[@qtfoxe]

That is a *really* good idea, I can't wait to see if he does this.

[@Br0oham]

This is actually a really cool idea, I might try it on my next FR/LG save I start up

[@orangejuice782]

i was just about to comment suggesting this too! great minds think alike :D

[@Shade557]

I can tell Brock is going to be hard Edit: I didn’t count for uncle jimtendo

[@borisduboka380]

Pikachu can surf lol

[@r3x427]

Like a rock, perchance

[@LainLain7]

Flygon is 10.000 light years away from defeating Brock

[@queenTeigh]

​@@borisduboka380unless uncle jimtendo steps in, I don't think flygon is gonna have a Pikachu with surf by the first gym...

[@bigcooltony437]

him and his pokémon are hard

[@theguywholikespi]

Missed an opportunity to name the rival Ohm as he is a major form of resistance ;) Great vid! Always enjoy your runs

[@theguywholikespi]

@@FlygonHG can't argue with that logic 🤷‍♂️

[@IndSoc]

Garchomp FJ being put in a cage killed me

[@kitkatboard]

Domestic abuse is funny to you ??? /j

[@kolab5620]

I thought it was a playpen

[@fiddlechrome]

@@kitkatboardthis is implying that garchompfj is either flygonhg's son or boyfriend

[@dollenrm]

​@@fiddlechromeyes

[@Fodemanga]

Do you know what HG and FJ stand for?

[@c0nrma]

When Kilobyte fell, it took a toll on my heart. My soul was never the same. I cherished that precious Kilobyte like my life depended on it, and seeing it get exhausted like that was truly torturous. Also, my phone is practically useless now.

[@goldenproject1892]

I hated it when Kilobyte 16 died. Almost as bad as Kilobyte 21’s death

[@c0nrma]

@@goldenproject1892 Hate those unnecessary hits on my Kilobytes, man.

[@Jay-gurl]

All the mad props for you sticking it out after 28 loses with a key member down. And still pulling out a win.

[@FIFAmusicMAN]

The jimtendo & family reunion lore was unexpected but adds so much more depth to the HG-verse

[@Bunnydoesstufff]

Kilobyte 28.0 and all of his siblings are heroes, they need to be in a future "Hall of Fame" themed video.

[@fuckinghugepablo]

Kilobyte has some insane backstory going on and i adored it. imagine being the most recent incarnation of a long lineage of surfing pikachus who keep dying past 25, aiming to finally break the cycle and complete their journey one day, I wonder if its like an avatar thing where kilobyte gets to see or communicate with all her past lives etc, its probably not your biggest priority but honestly the storytelling you implement in your nuzlockes rly makes me inspired flygon, i really like it!! Its almost like watching a tabletop rpg unfold whenever I watch your nuzlockes

[@Roseyfinchartworks]

“I take solace in knowing she was asleep and didn’t feel a thing” 💀 HG I’m crying here

[@jackfitzgerald9619]

"Physical defense of uncooked spaghetti" is a golden line

[@BrawlerBeams]

Zapdos with the crit on drill peck on the venasaur was Kilobyte reaching out from the grave one last time ❤

[@justanoreo2.0]

Bro Imagine Giovanni being an actual challenge for once

[@cynthiacrescent]

fraud doesn't even have Rhydon

[@gingormon2863]

28 Pikachus, 28 minutes (and some seconds) long. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be - a Liepard

[@lalachacha2507]

The last hit of the run was a critical hit too. Kilobyte is with your team. I was 99% sure you'd go for Explosion with Megabyte to give him some screentime

[@AzureKite]

It's actually cool to see you use a legendary pokemon for once. I understand why people ban them, but it's nice to see legendaries getting some love every now and then!

[@kangaskdan]

Kanto hates electric types, looking forward to this!

[@Chris-yb8bg]

Did anyone else catch the text when fly walks into the wall before facing Giovanni 😂 18:03

[@Jarodthebarbarian]

I came into the comments to see if someone else noticed 😂.

[@LebanonStorm]

Honestly, I’m impressed with his dedication to the Locke. 27 failed runs and he went for a 28th and managed to clutch up and actually proceed forward? That’s awesome.

[@matadeverdoemden]

The fact that the final Drill Peck also landed a critical hit was the cherry on the top to avenge Kilobyte's legacy.

[@Wynntersenk6017]

Due to the lack of options on encounters in this run, I can see why you used zapdos and let yourself have all 3 encounters from the power plant

[@umapessoa240]

The last move of the run was a crit. Kilobyte gave us a kiss on the cheek right there

[@layachaz7318]

This was a really fun-looking run. I also love the fact that the first half is just showing how bad Pikachu is, even with event-exclusive moves and held item

[@twixthehyena]

The dopamine hit when a new Flygon upload drops is insane

[@riley7036]

Having an Electrode on the team is like Chekhov's gun. I was so sure it was going to explode all over Blue's team

[@ASwallie65]

ROM hack idea: Curate a copy of FlygonHG's favorite game in the series, but replace all wild Pokémon with a Hall of Fame of his best performing, most memorable, or otherwise noteworthy Pokémon across all runs, and make every boss team a recreation of iconic NPC battles including run enders and any other hype or funny battles in the past I genuinely wish I had the skills to do this for you, Flygon, But since I don't I'm just going to drop the idea here and hope somebody else sees it

[@danielhale1]

The AI did its best to stop Kilobyte, but with literally over a thousand of them waiting in the wings, eventually one broke through. From there the AI's fate was sealed. Even destroying the breakout kilobyte could do nothing to stop its mightier forms. edit: Also Electrode was there... to steal an item.

[@Gabby-is7jx]

I was so hoping he would just unceremoniously blow up Electrode in the final fight

[@princeoftheazuresky]

Good morning Dr Flygon! Only 2 minutes in and this is already wild. Cannot wait for the end. Edit: THAT WAS WILD!! RIP Kilobyte 28.0 you will never be forgotten

[@Skyconik]

Kanto monolockes are so punishing. Lol. There is just so little type/move diversity in those games. I would really love to see Flygon tackle a Colosseum/XD (Or Grand Colosseum/XG: Next Gen) nuzlocke. Those games are punishing but also have so much character and charm!

[@adwaithsahadevan7272]

Flygon hg sir never disappointes us he is back with another banger nuzlocke😍🔥💜

[@TheRedGauntlet]

Good advice for Flygon. Always play around the Critical Hit

[@unpathedwaters]

You really have to appreciate uncle Jimtendo. Such a helpful guy! Also, loved the writing and editing in this one. Your videos are always so entertaining!

[@serenepastel]

You’re so good at creating narratives out of your challenges!

[@shelly587]

When kilobyte died to the crit my jaw dropped 😂😂😂😂. I’ve been watching for a while now and I can say you’ve mastered suspense🔥

[@nickcashiola6610]

i’ve been binge watching your old nuzlockes (recent sub) finally catching the premier of a new one :)

[@potitishogun2961997]

Never expected FlygonHG to be using THAT lol I respect the development xP GG's on this dramatic run! Is this the most attempts done on a single challenge? 😂

[@snyp2527]

Flygon you made me so interested in nuzlockes that I started a hc nuzlocke in pokemon sacred gold with some friends and I'm loving it. Your content is top tier, thank you for your work❤

[@Mothcat.]

I love your hardcore nuzlockes like this where you use pokemon that genuinely would never be used under any other circumstances

[@ssjblueinfernape8524]

i personally am a big fan of being a bit more loose on the encounter rules! It allowed you access to at least a full team and i think using zapdos was a great way to display all the good electric types in the game and i think it added great coverage for the team overall. 10/10 challenge run!

[@josbor0097]

Words can’t hurt you! Also Flygon: “Magnemity”

[@TheKazenova]

I love your amazing storytelling abilities! I was glued to the screen the whole time!

[@lucasgarcia8285]

This looks so fun!! Can’t wait to finish watching

[@john-vl3mm]

18:03 appreciated this immensely

[@pgDraxos]

I think that Zapdos is a perfectly acceptable addition. you already had so few options and you had such an early game of hell that it makes sense. More pokemon that we dont' see alot makes it more fun for us.

[@nicolasniederhofer1780]

Its the small jokes like 18:02 that made me fall in love with your vids. Keep up the good work!

[@MrJeffAqua]

Electrode got a nice include in the hall of fame. It put in so much work....

[@Allonsy42]

Man your narrating is so fun. It keeps me coming back every time

[@rapidriver]

Oh my god........ the montage of you saying play around the critical hit was so beautiful

[@TotalTimoTime]

The introduction of GarchompFJ as FlygonsHGs evil twin to the lore is not what I was prepared for

[@via9471]

Seeing a Jolteon being used in a FlygonHG nuzlocke puts my heart always on the edge.

[@thatcloveplant]

a good old monotype run! love these videos!

[@crryptiid]

a new video with my favorite type! was watching the old team seas video when i got the notification and came running!

[@louisyank5326]

Your firered nuzlockes are my favorite, keep it up Flygon!

[@Giga-lemesh]

I loved this, it was fun to see a legendary this once

[@invisableumbrella]

Usually I wait until the end of the video to like, but the surprise Wizard’s of Waverly Place right after a masterful artist’s rendering of your family reunion earned an instant thumbs up from me.

[@murarmight]

Your videos keep getting better and more epic !

[@OzvenomDnD]

"And we're here with FlygonHG, the new champion! Flygon, there's been some questions about your amazing team, and you clearly have an affinity for Electric types. Any reason you didn't include a Pikachu or Raichu?" **cut to Flygon throwing a tarp over a pile of 28 zap rat corpses**

[@jdlopez912]

Currently sick with covid and a new Dr. One Ball HG video is exactly what I needed

[@shinkugarasu]

I wonder how many people remember the TERROR of Pokemon yellow? Great job Flygon another fun video!

[@briansherrod1916]

Replaying firered now and this is so much fun. Now this challenge I thought instantly Brock and giovanni are going to be hell

[@michaelgroce966]

Extended minutes of pichaus dying???? Best video yet. Joy to watch

[@craigstephenson7676]

I just finished my first hardcore nuzlocke of Platinum after watching your videos! It was tons of fun, though I have decided to ban setup and possibly gyarados entirely, as my strategy for the entire elite 4 was either a gyrados dragon dance sweep or gliscor swords dance sweep

[@rayceland7625]

I bought a used copy of japanese leafgreen that actually came with that event pikachu on it! as well as ho-oh, lugia, and deoxys events on it, with no signs of gameshark use! I decided to save that save file since it felt like such a piece of history

[@Direblade11]

I greatly enjoyed the script. You definitely caught me off guard with that one pikachu, and I think one other time too. Your long monologue part made me kinda laugh. Sorry if I'm not conveying anything. Trying to avoid spoiling and trying not to sleep

[@Lilyclu]

I was just staring at the healthbar at that one pivotal moment like no. no way. surely flygon is gonna play around-

[@tyfighter015]

Fully expected Electrode to come in against Venasaur, after solarbeam, to do its one job... And EXPLODE haha. Love the vids Flygon gl to ya!

[@skysear2197]

Just wanted to say I really appreciated the little "fuck" text added in when you bumped into the wall in the final gym. God-tier subtle edit right there.

[@Wynntersenk6017]

Oh man I did not expect the emotion in this one, holy shit this is amazing

[@wraxiusgaming]

Nice video Dr. HG. I was surprised to see Zapdos but the game had so much RNG I'm not surprised you had to do use Zapdos or go at least another 133 attempts

[@draconiskittensweetie9765]

I would describe my laugh at your ad segue as more of a bark I gotta say. And man you were hyping up Kilobyte and leaving the camera on Nidoqueen for so long that when she died I yelled "I KNEW IT" out loud. One of my fave youtubers, definitely my fave poketuber, you keep me so invested!

[@ds1661]

These first generations videos are my favorite

[@scottcameron174]

Always a fan of monolockes even if they may not be as challenging or for some entertaining.

[@magiv4205]

As soon as I saw the damage the first body slam did and that Flygon wasn't switching, I knew what was about to happen. And it still hurt. R.I.P. Kilobyte

[@ChaoticKide]

Aw hell yeah, a new bedtime story from Papa Flygon HG!

[@IzZyVanDizZy]

18:03 I love that little edit. 😂

[@acewylden3766]

I was really excited to see Zapdos in the line up at the beginning. I love seeing legendaries used, even if they're op. Maybe failed runs could run it back with any "banned" mons or play styles (legendaries, psuedos, gyarados, set up) as a one last shot redemption?

[@blanconeenyo]

I did this exact run a little while ago and I didn't even think about the surfing Pikachu as an option to get through Brock. That would have been a lot more fun than using tackle and supersonic with a Magnemite lol. Although from the looks of it, your uncle Jimtendo gave you all of the remaining event Pikachu so I couldn't have gotten one anyway.

[@Religion0]

I was literally just thinking I should request you do more electric type runs!

[@darkxarth]

That was an incredible run!

[@Mresposti0624]

I spent this entire run waiting to see Flygon use electrode as a suicide bomber against Poo’s Venasaur or Rhydon. Great video as always.

[@strawberryshortcakes7645]

Great video! I appreciate you naming the rival after an Earthbound character ;)

[@drewhonest8980]

EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED NEW FLYGONHG

[@MediocreHexPeddler]

"It only takes a single Rock Tomb to crush Kilobyte like a Gusher." That was unnecessarily graphic and traumatizing, sir

[@leewalterson1243]

That wizards of waverly place deep cut got me

[@unkown8271]

Uncle Jimtendo always comes in clutch 💯

[@Pokemonleafmon]

Love the little plonk edit on the wall in Giovanni's gym

[@lordthemberchaud]

Crazy? I was crazy once. They locked me in a room. A rubber room! A rubber room with rats,and rats make me crazy.

[@Unotuchable]

Well done Matti, first try with no deaths. *I have not watched the video yet*

[@tchtch5310]

I am very very curious wbout how you will handle Giovanni ? Hidden Power ? Can't wait. Lmao. Makes sense. And that gets more interesting. What a roller coaster l

[@taylortierney6542]

I did a water type run of FR which was honestly very difficult, for about the same reasons this run was. Squirtle is great, and you get a Magikarp which can turn into a Gyarados for Misty, but Surge is very rough (Dig on Wartortle helps, but only a bit), and the Old Rod can only catch more Magikarps, so you can't get another Water type till the free Eevee (soon to be a Vaporeon) in Celadon. Once you hit Fuschia and can pick up a Good Rod and Surf the run is pretty much totally free, but I burned through a good couple of attempts making it there.

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

Great video Should do a LGP one as well for Alolan Raichu and Alolan Geodude options

[@mathieuhabib8900]

I'm dying at the "play around the critical hit" montage

[@rosemarylewis8453]

Uncle Jimtendo really comes through when you need him most

[@buddhamanemusic9274]

Bro I missed your videos.. so much thank you

[@Reeblecks]

I'm not totally sure if you take requests or not, but Emerald using only fairy types (pokemon in the fairy egg group) could be interesting!!

[@GSamus14]

Did I actually hear a "Wizards of Waverly Place" reference? I legitimately never expected to hear one, and in 2023 no less.