Pokémon HeartGold Hardcore Nuzlocke - No Catching/Gift Pokémon Only! (No items, No overleveling)

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Can I beat Pokémon HeartGold with only Gift Pokémon using Hardcore Nuzlocke Rules?
Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only get one Gift Pokémon on each route
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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[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

Electric types: *exists* FlygonHG: "I diagnose you with death"

[@jeevanjustin1305]

* Dr. FlygonHG

[@LeggoMyGekko]

Justice for Goey 😔

[@ulrichbrodowsky5016]

Considering that Flygon has a resistance against electric moves from his dragon type, that's only fitting!

[@arumaka3662]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 thats why he cant have any lol

[@infinityalbi9840]

* Dr. One-Ball HG

[@bking2114]

*Hatches Mareep, the sheep Pokémon, from an egg* FlygonHG: “It’s a beautiful baby cow”

[@seich-of-lacan-getter514]

....basically Greek mythology then, a human woman and a hydra produced an angel child, so not that weird

[@demoncyborg9802]

Bruh it's a joke from one of his previous videos

[@jordaneversole3125]

Bro fr died 😂

[@froggy5748]

@@seich-of-lacan-getter514 how did the woman fuck a hydra wtf was wrong with the people who made Greek mythology

[@ilikevideos4868]

This man once called Tauros a horse

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

Eggs are considered as the encounter of the area where they hatch, not where they are obtained. So you could have gotten the Wooper and Slugma eggs from Primo and hatched them on some other route.

[@goifur]

I don't think so, cuz then it can be easily exploited and make the run quite easy

[@oliverspencer2411]

I mean i suppose technically, but eggs show both who you got them from and where they hatched

[@accentillia8116]

@@oliverspencer2411 The "Met At" (which Is what most nuzlockers use for their encounters) says the zone It hatched.

[@oliverspencer2411]

@@accentillia8116 ih HGSS specifically it does say "[Date] [Location] Egg received. [Date] [Location] Egg hatched." I imagine that as long it's not through the daycare, the Egg hatched is the equivalent to the Met At location for a lot of players, but i think run to run can have different contexts for what they'll allow. In HGSS, the gift Togepi egg has Mr. Pokémon as the egg received location, and the gift Wooper, Mareep, and Slugma eggs have Primo as the egg received location. So i don't think anyone should have a problem with both a Primo egg and the gift Togepi egg if theyre hatched on different routes, and in a gift locke like this I think one of each egg would be acceptable, since both Quagsire and Ampharos are pretty good Pokémon, and both of Slugma's abilities will help speed up their hatching process

[@wchamp89]

@@accentillia8116 pll

[@aslightlysavageburrito8217]

20:27 "Now it's time that we talk about Bruno." I came here for the Nuzlocking skill, I stayed for the impeccable sense of humour.

[@edgyanole9705]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 nobody cares

[@edgyanole9705]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 fair

[@badusername3136]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 I'm already forced to deal with this song everyday... (My brother loves the song, and he sings it 24/7)

[@zes3813]

wrg, say, laux any nmw s perfx

[@skotiaH2O]

You could've actually defeated Red though. There's a particular weather condition called Diamond Dust that occurs on some very specific days, and replaces the regular hail on Mt. Silver. This completely negates the Hail damage in that battle.

[@Jijadelamadre]

What

[@rivermetimber]

@@Jijadelamadre He is completely right! If im correct it's normally on your birthday! 💙

[@Jijadelamadre]

@@rivermetimber what

[@rivermetimber]

@@Jijadelamadre On certain days diamond dust does at times replace hail! It's on your birthday though so-💙

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

@@rivermetimber It's also on some other days,Don't remember which ones tho.

[@QuinnTheGM]

Always good to see some love for my boy Shuckie! He's carried my Heartgold Nuzlockes before.

[@alejandropetit6573]

Shuckle's awesome

[@jasonreed7522]

Shuckle is the ultimate tank

[@orio8153]

Turtle pokemon are op what can i say

[@Unknown-yy9os]

Well good for you im still doing my heartgold hardcore nuzlocke sadly i dont have shuckle but i used shuckle in pokemon showdown good for you👍

[@Muthal17Edits]

@@Unknown-yy9os what's your username? Mine is blueshub . Wanna battle?

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

"Catching pokemon?I Refuse to enslave creatures. I shall only use domesticated creautures" "Okay team plasma wannabe"

[@Mormu624]

I have gone from hardly even knowing what Nuzlockes consist of, to then binge watching most of your videos, to then being keenly awaiting the next banger upload. Your videos are just a joy to watch!

[@christopherdorsey9234]

"Or Jif's depending on who you ask." Can't do a hardcore nuzlocke without a bit of peanut butter.

[@HollandTHG]

You singlehandedly made that joke okay.

[@truepotential206]

Hardcore Nutlocke

[@cdoggo3352]

You mean the crappy one?

[@acorn301]

USPS actually used to be really good at delivering eggs! People would buy chicken eggs and could rely on them arriving safe and in time to hatch. The current postmaster general is intentionally slowing mail service which has messed that up, but we used to be able to which was cool

[@Alizudo]

I'd actually be interested in reading more about the PMG... Is there a source for that?

[@friedrichritter1978]

"Welcome to the world, Geff. I hope you're ready for a life of combat and mortal peril." Always a delight to listen to the narrating. This is why I come back to this channel over and over again.

[@royal_kim1154]

FlygonHG: Whatever game you're playing, it won't work. You can't defeat me. Red: ... (I know, but he can.) *Hail chip damage*

[@jakubnowak649]

You're so pleasant to watch even if you don't make it the way it was planned or play suboptimally, thanks a lot for your videos, they help me pass time during my depression episodes

[@bluecoat2033]

Trill spill

[@akashsil9994]

This sounds easy...but then you remember the gift Pokemon in Johto (yikes)

[@akashsil9994]

@@mauriciozanella5496 🤣

[@thefoodyscarecrow7391]

@crot ah💋 imagine being a robot

[@cptKamina]

Wym, all you need is Shuckle!

[@goifur]

No not at all, my first play through was only gift Edit; also it didn't know about the primo gift., Also it wasn't a nuzlock so i got to overlevel and i never defeated red

[@lewisedwards4058]

There’s no such thing as bad Pokémon- only bad trainers… or a lack of time lol

[@mickhendriks6791]

Love your dry humor! Watching your runs is a highlight of my Saturdays. Wouldn't you have won against Red if you taught Hitmonchan sunny day?

[@mickhendriks6791]

@@FlygonHG oops, meant rain dance obviously

[@Magicaid0]

@@mickhendriks6791 Sure you did, lol

[@james4429]

Also could have won if you set the date to one of the many date-determined events (like on March 15th or October 10th), it triggers “Diamond Dust” which is a special event that gets rid of the hail entirely.

[@amaro6603]

There are some days in which the hail atop of mount silver is turned into "diamond dust" (you can take a look at it in bulbapedia). This does not damage your Pokémon, meaning that last fight could have been a W. Its kind of insane.

[@RealClassixX]

"Using some berries, I reworked his EV a bit" Oh. Yeah. With berries. Totally.

[@Kanbei11]

Luckily Flygon's uncle works for Nintendo and got him that special DS

[@iroj4138]

Certain berries lower EV values and raise happiness if you use them, so that you can change the EV spread you are using on your Pokémon.

[@LunaroseClaire]

@@iroj4138 definitely berries...

[@MrGowose]

@@LunaroseClaire It’s perfectly possible that he hacked in some berries to lower EVs, he’s done much more tedious things than feeding berries, he could’ve used hacks to change EVs too but he’s never done that before. Either way, it doesn’t really matter.

[@RealClassixX]

@@iroj4138 Believe it or not, I'm aware.

[@nerdthatcantfit1079]

“Now it’s time to talk about Bruno” Me: “bu- but we don’t talk about Bruno-no-no!”

[@tejasdixit4417]

We don't talk about Bruuuno!

[@demoncyborg9802]

Silencio Bruno!!

[@ame-chan579]

_No se habla de Bru~no_ _No_ _No_ _No_

[@harb1ng3r82]

Commenting five minutes into the video, the doctor is already using a truly atrocious naming scheme using intentional mispronunciation and taking like five stealth jabs at Johto a minute, I’m just glad that some things really do stay constant in life, it brings me comfort.

[@peterslempers]

The fight against Bruno’s Onix featured some of the most potent sarcasm I have ever seen

[@IrfanFakhrianto]

Have you considered doing a hardcore nuzlocke but only with mons markiplier would smash? It would be hilarious lmao

[@gabrielvanbockstaele1229]

Now this is meta

[@fluidzed]

@@gabrielvanbockstaele1229 TRUE

[@FanOfAnimation]

Oh my god, yes and call it a Markiplier locke

[@Slenderquil]

@@FanOfAnimation Lockiplier

[@TehGreenDragon]

Please do this!!!

[@daveericson8282]

The funniest part is that you can hear the tiniest chuckle in his voice when he talks about the species clause.

[@MetaDash]

reminds me of my Gold nuzlocke; Smokey the Ursaring was the sole survivor but he swept the rest of the game thanks to elemental punches, which were TM in gen 2. Granted it operated off special, but with those and Earthquake he could handle just about anything.

[@yasuh4550]

And as per usual, a big shoutout to Gimtendo for making this challenge more manageable

[@Dalek_Evan]

Real tough run. Nice win. I certainly don’t blame you for not doing Kanto in the traditional way. It’s never super fun and doing it with only two mons is downright impossible.

[@yoel9396]

Hope everything goes smoothly for you :)

[@Amporalicious]

10:08 missed opportunity to call it a Golteon 👊😔

[@AlteredOaks]

Hell yeah, the best part of every Saturday. The runs you come up with are super interesting and different, and I love that you have bounced to just about every generation for these. Excellent work, Doctor.

[@Lmjacks]

hot tip for surge’s cans in this game: after finding the first one, you can save and then reset the game to methodically test the adjacent cans (the first can will stay even after reloading)

[@truepotential206]

Or use walkthrough walls code

[@rajkanishu]

resetting each time just takes forever

[@Zengane]

The naming schemes are always one of my fav parts And the final fight was so good, can't wait for the next one!

[@lonecanuck6714]

“Now it’s time we talk about Bruno.” I see what you did there, Dr. Flygon

[@andrewb5347]

15:56 had this happen in one of my recent nuzlockes, i felt like an idiot. seeing it can happen to you too makes me feel slightly better, thank you flygonhg

[@DarkLordGanondorf190]

Since you have more of a storytelling approach to your Nuzlockes, have you considered doing a Wedlocke challenge or maybe a Soul Link challenge? I think with your creativity, it would be really fun!

[@indigoblue8600]

The nickname scheme for this run was pure jenius!

[@WolvesRun]

Great run! For future HGSS runs, consider fighting Red on the special days when there's diamond dust instead of hail to make it a bit easier.

[@monochromegreyson]

Calling Bruno a himbo was not the take I was ready for, but the take I needed.

[@alwaysforgetful1089]

Oh, I'd love to see more of these! I find runs using only gift/no-catch Pokémon extremely fun to watch, so I'm glad you did a hardcore Nuzlocke with this theme!

[@sirdefir4792]

Ah I love doing these gift only nuzlocke runs, they're so fun. If anyone tries to attempt a run like this I highly recommend SwSh(with dlc) and FrLg as they give you enough pokemon for at least a full team. If anyone wants a challenge try RSE with gift pokemon only :). Anyways this was a great video hope to see more!

[@ArkwindsGreen]

Your nickname themes always kill me. Fantastic stuff! Been loving all of your content ever since I stumbled on it a few weeks ago, thank you for this great stuff. Really love the unique pools of Pokémon you restrict yourself to each run. Thank you for making this stuff!

[@murarmight]

I love these games so much, the aesthetics, the soundtrack... the gen 4 styles (these games + Platinum) are just so full of charisma ❤ amazing vid Flygon!

[@jamescannon229]

That onix fight was close 🤯

[@Tantei7]

This is a run I started in Platinum but never finished due to other games being released, so I'm super excited to watch this!

[@vega7014]

I've been watching a lot of youtube due to chronic pain keeping me from using my hands much, and I'm so glad I found your channel! Your content is super fun to watch. Thanks for keeping me entertained :)

[@tannerknight6230]

LOVE the gift Pokémon run, it was my first “unique ruleset” Pokémon run I ever did, though I didn’t do it as a nuzlocke because that wasn’t really a thing back then. So much fun to see it done in this format

[@codyweaver7546]

HGSS Set and Gift Only with two HM Slaves is my favorite type of challenge.

[@fossilfusionz8891]

I know you probably won't see this FlygonHG. But thanks to you, SilphSpectre, and Papasea that I have 99% recovered from my anxiety and depression. Kudos to you so much 👍

[@11changs]

Flygon HG's nuzlocke runs are how I fill my downtime

[@hsk5363]

my favorite thing about flygonHG videos is he never mentions the nickname themes, just lets you figure it out yourself

[@DrFriksi]

That ad on the beggining of the video was perfection. Before the start, right to the point and over in less than 5 seconds. You, sir, are a true proffesional and I wish more people monetized that way. Seriously underrated ad delivery, and that shit matters :D

[@moonzalera202]

Going through hell with my chronic illness at the moment, your videos are such an entertaining past time when I'm completely out of commission. Thanks so much my guy ❤️

[@gilmerpastor7927]

Your humor is phenomenal and makes these very fun to watch all the way through lol

[@mattildas7515]

I've been working on a simple video where I do a catchless run of each of the first three games and discuss how I see the game design changing using that as a lense, to dip my toe into pokemon videos/videos in general, so seeing this is pretty cool.

[@h4m419]

I'm so happy to have found your channel, the hype I feel when I see a new upload is next to none

[@vl3469]

there's a delightful irony about you describing Primo's passwords as a "bot generated youtube comment" and seeing all the comparably nonsensical actual bot-generated youtube comments.

[@Gloominesss]

wow, the fight against Bruno was pretty intimidating! the last shot was so lucky, would have been horrible if the run would have to end at that stage!

[@pokeperson1000]

Comedic irony is how you beat your rival with shuckie, the Pokémon he chose NOT to steal from the dude

[@Gian.babbu01]

Hi Flygon! Big fan here :D I would love to see you do a run with pokemons based only on a specific animal! We have a lot of 'bear' pokemons for example. Keep up the good work!

[@jeremiahsmith7588]

That's a cool idea! Or maybe like "farm animals" or "pokemon that could be found in your area if they were real." For example I live in NC so i might have a team of Carnivine, Miltank/Taurus, Blaziken, Bibarel, so-on and so-on. I love ideas like that!

[@dexthegamer3234]

just wanna point out, when you were fighting Koga, against his muk after it runs out of Gunk shot, coulda hard switch to dragonair and just use dragon rush, since it does double damage to and will always hit minimized pokemon :)

[@firebirdstar96]

I was wondering because I never heard of that mechanic, so I looked it up. It was added in the 6th Gen. ^^'

[@dexthegamer3234]

@@firebirdstar96 ah, good catch

[@Raialari]

Your naming themes are always so on point. You’re a genius.

[@amaro6603]

Your videos are always a special piece of my Saturday, usually watch them while eating. The scrips are soo good :)

[@SoraQuill]

I loved that ending as well. It was a good choice on your part to give Red a try and just ignore the level caps for Kanto! Entertaining as always, Fly!

[@Onebadterran]

Amazing jifts run Flygon! That you for acknowledging the correct spelling and pronunciation of jift.

[@loorzie7953]

Was gonna watch your new vid before bed for relaxing purposes, but I ended up laughing so hard about the names that it completely got me over my sleep again. Thanks Dr. Flygon PS. My faves were Ganet and Gohn

[@marykateingracia2441]

Nuzlocke idea: Pokemon but their natures affect their battles strategy. essentially the pokemons nature acts as a flaw. so timid pokemon can’t be switched in, and can only come in first. Brave pokemon can only come in after another pokemon. Modest pokemon can only use moves that do normal damage. relaxed pokemon must use a status move every other turn (like slaking but slightly better). just an idea, but i think u should try it.

[@discountchocolate4577]

Gimothy was easily the late game MVP. Hitmonchan really glowed up after the physical attack/special attack split.

[@blazingbuizel7194]

You know, on certain days, the hail on Mount Silver is turned into sparkling snow, which doesn't count as a hail effect in battle. It may be a little cheaty, but it could get you the win.

[@stoiksu]

no one cares

[@blazingbuizel7194]

ok

[@hugomventura]

I think a challenge you can do would be what I call the monogen challenge in that you are only allowed to use pokemon introduced in that specific generation. You could probably do this in Johto to make it extremely challenging

[@igorf9753]

If you attach the Fearow's mail in another pokémon and go to that guy in route 31, he will say something like "Oh, I feel like reading words in a paper. Oh! A letter for me? I don't recognize this pokémon, you can keep it." And then he gives you the Rest TM.

[@101FanStarwars]

Thanks for another fun video, helps me to calm down and relax after a long day. Keep up the good work!

[@pingufan1239]

For once the starter gets to be on the team and not instantly banished

[@connaeris8230]

Hi Flygon, great job as usual! If you ever want to do a gifts only challenge again, I suggest Diamond and Pearl. You can only get 4 gift pokemon in those games, so it would be a bit tricky, but it would definitely be interesting to watch!

[@MarkofWisdom]

Not sure if others have mentioned it or not, but for fights against Red I'd say changing the date to the special ones (I don't remember them off hand, but they can be looked up pretty easily) to trigger the "Diamond Dust" weather rather than hail is fine since you're still having to battle Red anyways, just no stupid permanent hail

[@bannerjay3347]

I always wanted someone to do that thank you I just started the video but i am sure I'll enjoy it please do more challanges with such creative rules

[@ECOspl]

Seeing you upload on your main channel as I watch your VODS is a great feeling!

[@johnmcbruce215]

That "Gift/Jift" line earned a sub lmao

[@XmararronX]

Found you through your map randomizer with smallant. Stayed for your nice voice and content. Much love and keep up the good work!

[@jollygreenjimbo3043]

Not sure how new it is, but I love the new intro card animation!

[@melzbellz7768]

I love ur channel so much thanks for all the great videos!!

[@nastalgiahood]

Id love to see you do a challenge run of the Pokemon used by Twitch plays Pokemon and see how their mons stack up against another set of game rules like a hardcore nuzlocke, it could be an amazing run

[@chuck9185]

I wish the actual games took this long to run through, love this style of commentary!

[@zimmerwald1915]

Catchy name for this sort of run: the Blanchelock. Because you've always depended on the kindness of strangers.

[@connortg5]

HGSS is definitely the best gen for gift pokemon, looking forward to seeing the cool team you'll make by the end

[@bendesch98]

Should've played on that one day in the year when there's no hail in the Red battle

[@barretprivateer8768]

Hey sweet, Feraligatr is my favorite pokemon and I never see it get used. Let's see if Totodile survives.

[@MayHowdy]

Great video as always! I really like this delayed level cap for the Kanto Gyms. Red seems to be the fight most people want to see, so optimizing your runs for him feels like a great way to make HGSS runs more manageable. Plus the difficulty of the last 8 gyms is a bit... inconsistent to say the least. They're far easier than Lance, with the exception of Blue, so as long as you're not over leveling the gym's aces by a wide margin, I think this is the way to go. Anyways, always love to see HGSS runs on the channel! I hope this approach can mitigate the slog that is post-game HGSS!

[@elNatoo]

An early morning ✨gift✨ from Dr. FHG

[@arthursteigleder3675]

How can someone have the patience to do this. This is awesome

[@patrickgabriel9433]

Thanks for the videos! Love them all. Keep them up. Love the script and narrative ❤🥰

[@Spyder21458]

Love seeing a HG locke go to Red!! Good work getting as close as you did!

[@anthonydavis6731]

Love your videos Flygon :)

[@westeiwes601]

I would love to see more Pokemon x/y nuzlockes, they’re so much fun to watch

[@arandomtaxpayer6603]

Woah! I didn’t know Thunder hit Pokémon that used fly. You teach me something everyday FlygonHG.

[@ashtontaylor2215]

Love the failed challenges, they wouldn't be a challenge if you beat them 1 through the 4th try! Keep it up, a dedicated watcher ever since I found your gem of a channnel.

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

Eevee: *exists* Pokemon collectors: "I could milk you"

[@princeoftheazuresky]

Oh, I'm so glad I saw this early! Looking forward to this one Dr Flygon~ Love your content!

[@MauricioSaIas]

I am so happy that you upload! You make my homework grind so much better. Thank you FlygonHG!!! :)

[@superlombax1561]

I remember my first playthrough of Heartgold, I had used Togepi in my team. I had like beat Morty's Gengar with it while it was Level 5, and I don't think it ever fainted either. However, since I was more interested in hyper-offensive teams at the time, I did the same with Togetic, giving it Fly and I think Rock Smash if it can learn it, which yeah, in hindsight, not the smartest move.

[@CeruleanTrafficlight]

Wonderful video as usual, misplays and all. Seeing what some commenters have said about the diamond dust and potentially other gift encounters, while this was a fun run I think if you were ever to "re-try" a run this may be a good contender; plus, there's the gift tentacool you can get in Cianwood City if you strand yourself there (no water type, so if you picked a different starter perhaps? Depending on how you want to map rival fights and such) that may be interesting to see come into play

[@attackfrogs]

you ever think about how lance isn't really a dragon specialist, but a _flying_ specialist? only a couple of his pokemon are dragon-type, but ALL of them are flying-type

[@approximateCognition]

Gotta love how the "species clause" bit comes up even though it's completely irrelevant to the challenge!

[@Torpadorp]

Something that might be useful for future HGSS runs if you do plan to take on Red in them. There are certain days in each of the Pokemon games where the snow that would cause hail turns into something called "Diamond Dust", where it's just a special snow effect typically. The catch is, it actually disables the hail in battle as well! Currently, the known dates that this works on is 29 February, 15 March, 10 October, and 31 December. This also comes up in other games too but with different dates, but they tend to be only for cities there, or places you barely battle in at all. So Mt. Silver is the most notable use for this.