I Banned Half the Pokédex in Renegade Platinum! - Gen IV Romhack Hardcore Nuzlocke

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Pokémon Renegade Platinum is a catch-em-all advanced difficulty romhack of Pokémon Platinum created by Drayano!
In a "Snaplocke" viewers vote for up to ten Pokémon to ban from my playthrough. The top 50% most-voted-for Pokémon are banned. See the full results here - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch one eligible encounter per unique encounter table (this is a slight change to the one encounter per route; e.g. Route 210 North & South were counted as two separate encounters); 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
Additional Rules:
7. No set-up moves (e.g. Swords Dance, Calm Mind, Nasty Plot)
8. EVs turned off!
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[@FlygonHG]

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[@callyfoot]

"zen points" becuase it a psychology trick to make you think its less expensive becuase we made up our own currency

[@aLime404]

@@callyfootSure, but Japan absolutely loves point cards and made up currencies. So it’s market psychology with a long historical precedent.

[@phijappa]

Pink KitKats included?

[@ConchobarJ]

@@callyfoot 1000 zen points is basically $6.50

[@SavePriconneEN]

Hey FlygonHG, do a Pokemon Vega Nuzlocke using ONLY Bug-Type Pokemon!

[@h4hyena]

Love how drayano the creator of this rom hack is just casually in his chat.

[@alphathehedgehogx96]

"casually" Man's a mod Ain't just casually there with that

[@dr0g_Oakblood]

Drayano is a pretty cool dude from what I’ve seen

[@Kittius]

"Who needs bulbapedia when you have drayano" Drayano: I need it D:

[@KlowdZzz]

And he's regularly in them too lol

[@Baseballcheetah11]

"Fast Wiggles" Drayano, 2024

[@ericblackburn3131]

Retirement Loke: Every time you defeat a gym leader, the entire team "retires" and is boxed.

[@SamuraiPlatypus]

That's actually a pretty fun idea with a lot of strategy that would be involved. @FlygonHG make it happen!

[@skull4658]

that sounds awesome

[@Lukasedwards1101]

Could deffo work in black/white cuz of the box after the elite 4 but before N

[@CM_684]

Or maybe just retired for one or two next gyms, not the entire game. That'd also be pretty challenging Or just go all in and do the N challenge. Catch mons in the routes right before the gym and release them after the gym is won

[@ryanmahon1]

Doesn't that make sacks really useful tho? I like the idea but that's what I see

[@gatikchopra3613]

What? SquareSpace isn't sponsoring anymore? What parallel dimension are we living in?

[@random_art-socool]

we live in a CircleSpace now

[@xtendo_64]

​@@random_art-socoolOvalDomicile

[@2twotone188]

RhombusRoom

[@SurgingSpecs]

CylinderChamber

[@Kento617]

Triangle Treedome 🌳

[@g3n3r1c6]

That intro really shows FlygonHG's increase in budget, so proud to see him moving up in the business.

[@landonthorn7297]

Im glad hes getting so much support, not only is he really humble but also very creative. Best nuzlocker hands down!

[@deviousdieselmusic]

Top 3 poketubers along with Pchal and Imported Cheese

[@danielvandam]

@@deviousdieselmusic eh…

[@aussiejo5764]

Top three poketubers along with Captain Kidd and, uh… Purplecliffe?

[@cloudbankcity]

​@@deviousdieselmusicsomething about pChal annoys me? i still like watching him but sometimes his holier-than-thou attitude annoys me? idk how to explain

[@danielhale1]

Cyrus: BOW BEFORE YOUR GODS! T'Chubbi: I see no gods here, other than me...

[@michaelweinacht7811]

Purkanda Forever

[@PawClow]

He is Peach's spiritual successor

[@Cohl71]

It would be hilarious if in the next snaplocke purugly is banned due to this

[@mesdecent8051]

T'Chubbi had nine lives and only used 3.

[@silver_was_found]

Long live King T'Chubbi

[@TheFourthBlackReaper]

Taskmaster the Ninjask truly lives up to the high standards set by Queen Basalt. Cicadas keep winning!

[@troutinspace5427]

And this a year over a trillion cicadas are emerging in North America confidence I think not!!!

[@Oceanic587]

FlygonHG is a cicada stan channel.

[@michaciechomski7113]

The Rest turn carryover is the most impressively esoteric piece of Pokemon knowledge out there I salute you Doctor HG

[@tatarashi]

every snaplocke not only makes us more aware how good other pokemon are, (especially in drayano's roms) but also brings awareness to how much more pokemon flygon's fans need to ban

[@mahapatrasohamm]

We can only ban half so we better make a tier list!!!

[@davialmeida4442]

With every single one of these runs, we learn more. Beware us Flygon

[@XyrnaTheTrainer]

This is the umpteenth snaplocke you’ve done and somehow that intro title card with your voices never gets old

[@Monica72215]

We're only seeing the most important parts of the run. Proceeds to make the video an hour long

[@cloudbankcity]

i wish it was even longer

[@usernametaken017]

​@@cloudbankcityYou could always see the VOD

[@Skimmer951]

-currently weezing at the segment of the loss of our potential Beep Beep Pony- its always the mons you want you never get, carbink, lil fly and now poor Beep Beep.

[@bingocat9098]

If Girafarig is a horse, and Rapidash is a cow, is Miltank a giraffe???🦒

[@Laprisu]

yes

[@tanodelacierva9084]

Asking the real questions

[@viiranen]

Also a hors

[@FlygonHG]

So close, Miltank is actually a Llama

[@discodog4582]

@@FlygonHG THEN WHATS ARCEUS????? GENERIC NONDESCRIPT GOD CREATURE???

[@flameshock1013]

I love how everyone was so terrified of the almighty power of Peach that many people joined together to ban Luvdisc. And yes, I was one of those people.

[@JustAnotherHaiku]

Queen Basalt's legacy lives on through Taskmaster.

[@intergalactic92]

What this demonstrates is that sometimes the most dangerous fights are not the "boss" fights, it’s the trickier than average Ace Trainers that you haven’t prepared for.

[@harryb1613]

avengers nuzelock where all previous entrants for past snaplocks are voted on, and the bottom half are imported into one game

[@kingoftrashopinions6633]

Fun fact about Renegade Platinum Delibird, it can be a guaranteed encounter on Route 116 and with 110 Special Attack and 110 Speed for it’s base stats, as well as Technician Air Cutter and access to Aurora Beam, Delibird is capable of outspending and OHKO’ing 4 of Gardenia’s 6 Pokemon without taking a hit I only know this because I did it myself the other day, it was a lot of fun! Renegade Platinum has so many nice changes to so many Pokemon, like Plusle’s fun support moveset with Encore, Wish and the Thunder Wave TM, or Sunflora being able to sweep almost all of Rorak single handedly. It’s a very nice hack to use Pokémon I’ve never tried before and see them shine!

[@claudiolentini5067]

I remember sweeping Gardenia with Anorith my first time

[@t-the-bawnbawn2663]

Dialga&Palkia: You will not survive, cat! T’chubby: Death is a choice. *And I reject it.*

[@MrPanda0monium]

Nuzlocke Idea: One Pokemon from each generation only. This type of challenge could be played in any generation for varying difficulty (anywhere from 1 to 9 total encounters). Different encounter rules could be applied to adjust the difficulty as well. For instance, a forced order that makes you catch from Gen 1, then 2 then 3 etc. or reverse which would allow you to take a starter Pokemon and work backwards to Gen 1. I think this challenge would be a great combination of difficulty through limiting total encounters, but also offer a variety of teams for each game and Pokemon types to build diverse rosters. Encounters could either be "semi-random" meaning you start the run and just see what happens, or encounter routing could be planned out before the run starts, allowing some control over the team you build. I think this would be a great challenge for generations 3 and on and would be fun to watch! Go Sox!

[@liamaldrich2476]

The midwestern delusion in me had me thinkin you meant the White Sox for a split second there

[@carloshenrique-xb5bz]

Wouldn't a losers only nuzlocke where he must recapture the first 'dead' pokemon of each type he lost on a previous type only run be better? Like, it would force him to pick, in most cases, those he sacrificed before or just lost by accident without as much care and try to win the game with them

[@mahapatrasohamm]

@@carloshenrique-xb5bz A Necro-Locke more like. The mons who were lost as sacrifice or carelessness could have a rematch for glory.

[@thesnowyzorua378]

Love this idea you can have pokemon from any generation I box but can only replace dead mons with same Gen poke.on that died.

[@Ivashanko]

King Snorlax and his trusty steed, Arcan "I eat 'em thunder punches!" Nine!

[@skylar9046]

Taskmaster really had a +Crit -Atk Nature; watched all the highlights before this came up. This was thoroughly entertaining. Ironic that you say to play around crits, but couldn't. Oh well. Who needs to when you have all the luck in the world?

[@Laprisu]

4 Deaths in a Renegade Platinum Snaplocke and all of them were part Dark-Type that's kinda hilarious, honestly but they've all done a great job just as much as all your other team members that was one hell of an entertaining video but also a very intense hour with some of these battles also: PURKANDA FOREVER

[@wienerrrrrrrrrrr]

it seems it was only yesterday that i suggested masquerain be named MODOK... now look how far he has come 😢

[@ethan2060]

Never have I been more excited for a Nuzlocke video hang the entire audio transcript in the Louvre

[@genius11433]

9:28 "Though all six of Ey-ey-ron's Pokémon are scary in their own way..." *Shows a team of five Pokemon*

[@snowblossom4961]

Me who voted for Beep Beep Pony and seeing he got in: oh no Girafarig: *dies* Me: perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[@kryticalhits7385]

Seeing this live was really enjoyable! For your question at the end, I think a Snaplocke of Inclement Emerald could be really fun. Even more encounter variety would be lit.

[@daveywavey3853]

Drayano is a fuckin legend, that dude has given me so many hundreds of hours of amazing gaming, I see him in flygons chat so incase you see this, thanks for doing what you do man.

[@jamieb1456]

listen I know it was a moment of drama and devastation, but the angry hat throw is so funny with an extra hat on your head lmao

[@Judelocke888]

It’s really cool to see how much the difficulty spikes when a lot of the best encounters, a lot of which are guranteed in this game, are excluded. Side note WA wrath is a monster and probably should’ve gotten snapped. Also that elite 4 was something else man

[@glitchygamergirl1826]

3:45 It's funny to me that their biggest complaint about the game was "too much water". Like it's so random and out of nowhere you can't help but laugh a little

[@timob1681]

as funny as it sounds, it's actually a very valid complaint about both those games and the original Hoenn games. like, SO much of the game is just surfing around in various places that look the exact same. it's one of the biggest issues with the gen 3 games imo

[@PBK1977]

​@timob1681 and three water HMs is way too many.

[@TheDubbedCasualGaming]

Seeing Pokemon I love like Glameow, Lumineon and Ninjask actually being useful is so fun! What a fun video!

[@liamaldrich2476]

At least you had Nelson there to comfort you for that horrifying Beep Beep Pony loss 😭

[@mattmc1234]

The snaplockes may be my favourite thing ever honestly, incredible work Dr HG.

[@thewhitedingo7194]

Hey there Flygon, I just wanted to say I love your videos dude. I'm currently redoing my living dex, but am going through all the pre-switch games and transferring it over to Home when all is said and done (as well as catching everything in a standard ball).You're videos have been a blast to watch and are great background noise when I'm locked in. Keep it up dude c:

[@alphathehedgehogx96]

That "He lives!" Got me to choke on my coffee Thank you for that, FlygonHG

[@lanceams483]

This was an absolute blast to watch on the highlights channel, seriously a top 3 Flygon runs so far. Also glad the intro is still here, one of my favorite bits on the channel.

[@ZacharyFarris-vh5tw]

I love at the end it had me cracking up saying taskmaster goes completely rouge and has his own plans and kills garchomp himself 😂 🤣

[@13FridayKnight]

I didn't even notice the video was an hour long, I was genuinely that invested and surprised when it ended.

[@MonoChromium]

29:05 You might've had better luck with the Dive Ball. She was a Neigh-reid, after all

[@BronCral]

We're only seeing the most important parts of the run. Proceeds to make the video an hour long.

[@evie2670]

I did not expect that cinematic intro for this video. I absolutely loved it!!! Remembered almost every scene, and don’t get me started on that beautiful singing 👌🏻 I really hope he continues having it moving forward

[@madhatterman01]

King T'Challa absolutely deserves a spot in the FlygonHG Hall of Fame.

[@PBK1977]

You mean T'chubby?

[@gumshoe3901]

Naming the Chimchar Harambe is fucked up ☠️

[@RyanSmith-eo4qf]

In my inaugural hardcore nuzlocke of Shining Pearl, I had a Roserade named GreenGoblin. So what this means is that Green Goblin has killed Aunt May in FlygonHG canon

[@getpistol]

Finally! Have been waiting for thos video for months!! I don’t have enough time to watch the highlights or follow the live’s so was really excited about it. Will put some time off in my agenda to watch it as it is fully deserved… ON THE BIG TV. Thanks for everything flygon, I can already tell it will be great!

[@grunkleg.3110]

Roark called 911 but Mr. Cor was on the phone 📞📞📞

[@matthewmontgomery6885]

I literally just finished watching the other snaplockes, then this drops moments after I finished the last one. I willed this into existence

[@boredandhavingfun4861]

Watched along with the stream, but I’m so happy to have the completed run on my break from studying! Thanks Flygon!!

[@kevinkevin9525]

Love Mondays because I get to watch your videos while I'm doing cardio. Long videos that are interesting to watch are awesome. Appreciate the time and effort that goes into these so I don't die of boredom on a treadmill.

[@kelsanggyudzhin2340]

Ahh, the FlygonHG Snaplocke series: the one cinematic universe that NEVER disappoints 😃👍❤

[@gabbywills98]

Loved catching this on the Highlights channel, your Snaplockes are all awesome Dr HG!

[@RenatoG1848]

Your viewers shall never forget that Luvdisc's power cannot be contained and this fight would have been too easy by allowing it to participate.

[@Lukasedwards1101]

Loved this when it was coming out on the highlights Chanel and equally excited to watch the edited now!

[@jera-2974]

I don’t believe in ordering Pokémon plushes. You can’t just order a Pokémon, you have to run into them in the wild like nature intended

[@Nuclearstomp]

This was a very fun run to watch live, especially the ending. Glad I could be there for it. Anyway, I would like to once again suggest a Hardcore Nuzlocke of Pokemon Ultra Sun / Moon with only Pokemon that can learn the moves Moonlight / Morning Sun. It would have to be done with eggs since some of these Pokemon aren't available in USUM in the wild. Pokemon that can learn Morning Sun / Moonlight via Level-Up, Egg-Move, or Event in USUM: Espeon, Beautifly, Cherubi, Venonat, Growlithe, Ponyta, Togepi, Sunkern, Pidove, Clefairy, Oddish, Umbreon, Dustox, Volbeat, Illumise, Munna, Morelull, Exeggcute, Sableye, Noivern. If you include Pokemon that can learn this move not in USUM but in another game that came out before it you also get: Solrock, Lunatone, Nidoran Male / Female, Sneasel, Butterfree, Weepinbell, Tangela, and Scyther.

[@toyecatm2558]

From the introduction to the ending this was an incredible video to watch. Also the highlights were a blast to watch and RenPlat is always a top choice in term of romhacks.

[@dracenathe6th383]

Hell yeah Watching the highlights videos was so great! But theres so much content in that - I'm looking forward to see how you cut it all down

[@Aviplotbunny]

The sheer number of hype moments in this video. I'm glad I saved this for my day off - it was the perfect recharge in the middle of a hectic work time. Thanks for bringing so much joy into my life, FlygonHG.

[@bearluke6723]

Haha, I literally just finished watching the highlights this morning. Great playthrough, Nebula and Taskmaster are the MVPs.

[@BlackReshiram]

flygonhg nuzlocke videos are so unbelievably high quality, i always adore them so massively thank you for all the effort you put in flygon, it really does show that you care!

[@skelesans9669]

In the middle of big exams and stressed af, always good to rest a bit while watching one of your vids. Thank you for the incredible content and gg on that win that was insane !!

[@yeeticus6519]

I already love this video, a minute in and there's a whole-ass MCU parody, This is why you're the GOAT Flygon.

[@purgatoryproductions310]

he’s been doing that for years at this point

[@yeeticus6519]

@@purgatoryproductions310 Yeah, but this one was the best by far.

[@john_gamecube]

This might be my favorite run you’ve ever done. It’s the perfect blend of a hard rom hack that you love and are familiar with, plus your own fun twist with the snaplocke which I love as an addition because it makes you search for strategies with pokemon nobody else would even think about using. Can’t wait to see you take on run and bun, that sounds awesome

[@miloetripnoend3053]

I'm 1'25" in. I was surprise yet again by the artistry and talent of the opening montage. I liked the video. Thank you FlygonHG.

[@LuckyWannaBe]

An hour+ long of Flygon HG??? HECK YES!

[@adysun]

Snaplocke romhacks and full story mode nuzlockes are your best content by a longshot. Keep it up, love the content!

[@devinkoch5106]

Can we just stop to appreciate the strangly edited things hwhere flygon uses his actual voice, like in the beggining, its funny AF.

[@NoisyBones]

A Flygon vid dropping as soon as I got done rewatching some old vids?! Perfect timing

[@Ghost2864]

Been waiting for this video forever!!! So happy to finally watch it

[@isaacdawe1025]

Holy mother of Arceus! That intro is an absolute work of art. Thankyou FlygonHG for all the work you do and all the love you have brought and shared in the Pokémon and nuzzling community❤️❤️

[@madanotap6492]

YES!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE FOR SO LONG

[@jimcanterak7349]

The censorship on Nuzzleaf caught me off guard and almost killed me lmao

[@AlexM-fv8lp]

WOOOOO! Another snaplocke! Love to see another classic FltgonHG banger!

[@pokemonfan877]

This is such an incredible accomplishment, truly. Fantastic strats and fantastic editing, as always.

[@Briggz001]

Banger of a vid!!!! Great job Dr. I now can't wait to see the RnB vid. Going to be top notch for sure!!!

[@mossasaur]

This was AWESOME!!! The elite four and champion fight was so fun to watch, thanks for the great video!!

[@neverthelessthesun1428]

I have been enjoying all your videos these last few months, they've become my comfort content. But this one is really awesome! You keep getting better!

[@shiningpariah]

please excuse the heavy topic, i recently lost my cat who i grew up with to cancer and your videos have been the one thing that helps me get to sleep at night. your game knowledge, humor and storytelling is just next level. thank you for the great vids and for letting my boy purugly cook yours truly, umbreonDJ :)

[@pyttipanna]

Those strats were out of this world. You're unbelievable!! Such a joy to watch

[@Blanschee]

I love your cinematic intros. The music, the filming, 1000% top tier

[@LebanonStorm]

I really really love the Snaplocks. They’re the most fun to watch because the level of shenanigans just keeps going up.

[@DarkMewtwo1994]

I think your the only KZbinr that I don't skip the ads for. Your ad segways with garchompfj are absolutely hilarious it makes me just Wana listen to the ad 😂 but as far as the run, great work and great video flygon! I think the snaplockes are my favorite type of nuzlocke you do (well recurring ones anyways, my absolute favorite was when you did the dog and cat ones and had viewers send in pics to name them after)

[@katieg1071]

Purugly and Lumineon coming in clutch?! My two favorite niche Gen 4 Pokemon?! BOY HOWDY!

[@featherglacier6822]

Absolutely delighted to see my favorite Pokemon put in work

[@peytonashley9388]

"I know your views aren't guaranteed" as if I don't look for flygon's videos with eyes full of hope and love every time I pull up youtube

[@JukeboxJack055]

That was a fantastic run, as always... I was shivering thinking you'd lose some of your team mates the entire video. Congratz Matt !

[@thisguy5582]

You are my favorite nuzlocker. Your narration is so good! Can't believe this content is free

[@freshIight]

Thank you for the "too much water" line ❤😂 I almost forgot

[@trombaritone86]

There are two things I look forward to more than anything for specific nuzlockes: puppet show Diantha battles and Snaplocke intros.

[@MelMelodyWerner]

Queen Basalt's children continue their conquest.

[@therealbongos]

Flygon, I am begging you, please make that MCU/Pokemon crossover introduction the intro to all your videos now. It would be AMAZING.

[@MidnightRelapz]

These livestreams were awesome! And this run was LEGENDARY!

[@spiridonvonortas9237]

This is the kind of nuzlockes I love watching! No OPs, just challenge and strategy :)

[@abhishektyagi7402]

FlygonHG has officially become my favorite nuzlocker to watch. He really knows how to make nuzlockes interesting and its something very unique to this kind of content on youtube!

[@vibro108]

This is what I needed today after hard failing my final. Bless you Flygon.

[@vincentzhang2903]

i watched these videos from twitch to flygon vods to flygon highlights to FINALLY FLYGONHG MAIN CHANNEL HELLO!

[@frank2mb]

Aunt May T'Chubbi MODOK Taskmaster will be inducted in FlygonHG's Nuzlocke Hall of Fame

[@jordanredman3497]

Just want to say; I recently started my FIRST EVER nuzlocke. I am playing on Soul Silver, which may not be the best game to start with. But, I am 7hrs in with zero deaths (so far) and I just want to say that your videos gave me the idea to go for it. I have NEVER played Pokemon with this much anxiety and I love it! Wish me luck!