Pokémon X Hardcore Nuzlocke - Fairy Type Pokémon Only! (No items, No overleveling)

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Can I beat Pokémon X with only Fairy Types using Hardcore Nuzlocke Rules?
Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch the first Fairy Type Pokémon on each Route (Species Clause); This includes Pokémon that evolve INTO Fairy types, but does NOT include non-Fairy Pokémon that evolved from Fairy types!
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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[@GrandDuchessTaco]

"Men will literally try to create a global extinction event instead of going to therapy" is one of the best lines I've heard in one of these Nuzlockes.

[@kylephaneuf9975]

Basically Fauci and Bill Gates right now.

[@greed94]

"Sure, I could go to therapy and try to resolve all this trauma. I could also just stab a few people. And then some more. A lot more."

[@SurgingSpecs]

I’d also like to nominate “Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one and you don’t need to show yours to strangers on the internet.”

[@annabellevogel2790]

Literally subscribed after I heard it

[@danielendless]

Me ngl...

[@mpparish67]

The live action recreation of the last fight was better than the real one could ever have been.

[@ryleeevans6211]

Ya, I am all for the Paper Mario style fights cant wait to see the sequel fights. "Pokemon Y and the thousand year door"

[@xPengyGaming]

I have never laughed so much at a pokemon video as I did when the final fight came up. 11/10 would watch again

[@Phant0m_exe]

Agreed. Give this doctor an Oscar

[@akshatjain4219]

I loved it too and hope he loses the recording once again 😂😂

[@TheSkillz105]

Honestly was a 10/10 way to deal with lost footage

[@gwammeh]

"But we all know the famous French saying, c'est la vie. In English, that roughly translates to... life do be like that sometimes." I want this on a sticker.

[@Rosey_Leaf]

I'm making this a sticker now. That line was amazing

[@jbdbibbaerman8071]

@@Rosey_Leaf can I buy one

[@Rosey_Leaf]

@@jbdbibbaerman8071 eventually yes

[@konvitdapda69420]

eat doo bee liek that

[@dslashg]

11:18

[@jakejones4801]

Honestly, I’m hoping he forgets to record fights more often. That was damn beautiful, and Samuel L performance was stellar as usual

[@emilysmith2965]

Pause to read the Confide secrets. It’s very worth it.

[@attinthefist]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who loved that part

[@cheeze588]

*sheds tear* Yes , the height of cinema...

[@CarbRundum]

I'm so happy that this kicked off a tradition

[@Eevolie]

"Opinions are like a$$holes. Everyone has one and you don't need to show yours to strangers on the internet." That was beautiful and very necessary. You do you, don't listen to the haters and just enjoy playing these games.

[@badashe1364]

This commenter is spitting facts

[@queensycici9703]

*Agreed*

[@Lamentationsofapoory]

I'm not kidding when I say I think enjoyed the final "battle" with Diantha more with the crafts than I think I would have with 3DS footage

[@seifer447]

It was certainly a great way to cover for lost footage and done pretty well for what it was.

[@joepellicci8518]

You should do a whole video like this

[@AzureKite]

It's rare to see genuine appreciation for X and Y in these kinds of videos. Most people shit on gen 6, but in my opinion it's a completely fine gen. The designs are a bit hit or miss, sure, and the games are very easy, but c'mon, Kalos as a region has so much soul. Beautiful routes and cities, navigating it is fun because you get to skate around and ride Skiddo, the mega evolution mechanic is fun. X and Y deserve more love.

[@Person-nf6dj]

it’s really refreshing :]

[@Dell-ol6hb]

I actually like most of the gen 6 designs a lot, like Aegislash, Florges, Slyveon etc. are all great pokemon and great designs and also gen 6 has easily the best fossil pokemon of any gen, I mean Tyrantrum and Aurorus are SO cool

[@heirofaniu]

Megas are easily the best gimmick that Game Freak ever had.

[@aubarlowe]

I actually love most of the designs and REALLY tried coming into Kalos with an open mind after Flygon's high praise for it, but... despite all this _"life"_ you guys talk about, it just feels so _empty_ to me. It's really stiff storytelling and really trying to fake a culture and environment and doing a REALLY bad job of it, imo.

[@leaffinite3828]

Theyre not that bad but the story and character writing sucks. With the exception of the postgame looker story, the one bright spot in xy storytelling

[@grittykitty24]

I like when people use "safe and boring" strats like calm mind set-up or toxic stall, as somebody who plays pokemon casually and gets replay value mostly from shiny hunting, I dont know a lot about battling and so strategies like that are actually pretty cool to me. Mad respect to the ppl who do these challenges and all the planning involved, it's awesome and why I watch your videos! @ the haters saying to risk it all on rng: don't hate and donate

[@anxiousrambling3558]

Same, here

[@bhavysaini5727]

@@anxiousrambling3558 same here too. Before knowing the existence of his channel i used to depend wholly on rng just focused on attacks and not a single status move in my movesets. He taught how good and interesting status moves can be especially swords dance calm mind charm and confide. Recently i was stunned how brilliantly he used a useless move rage powder in his blaze black nuzlocke .

[@joshuamercer7572]

In Playy, after yet another Steel/Fairy gets flushed down the toilet: "You couldn't live with your own failure. And where did that bring you? Back to me."

[@desertdoggoalt]

He said he deserved to be in the box, but he was a staple pokemon for many fights. Baton pass and encore is so op

[@unusualanimations7397]

This comment underrated

[@i.m.s9494]

Sycamore being apreciatted as he should was my fav part 😆

[@marlowarlo3558]

I remember playing this game for the first time, and having basically the same reaction I’m so glad to know he’s loved here 😌

[@hunterlane1845]

He was more than appreciated in that part. 😏

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

Sycamore really is a beautiful man awooga 😳

[@dojinkang8372]

lmao i had a big fat crush on him in the anime but i was expecting him to be less attractive in the game. when i first watched an X playthrough, surprise-surprise, he was still attractive 😳🕶️🤏

[@wrennifer9984]

professor thiccamore

[@drawnwithlove3499]

Dr. Flygon simping over a pokemon professor was not something I expected to witness today, but I'm not complaining Final battle recreation makes any award-winning broadway show cry

[@notatallfunctional]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 Language is constantly changing dude, especially slang. This is the way this word is most often used, the original meaning doesn’t matter.

[@theedgeofdeath220]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 *You* need to get a life, how are you butthurt over slang? where have you been the past few CENTURIES?

[@NitroNotate]

I’ve been playing Pokémon for 12 years and I never knew that defense curl doubles the power of the first rollout. Huh.

[@imBocaaa]

I have been playing for 20 and only learned a few months ago so it’s not just you!!

[@spimuru5040]

I thought it just double its power forever

[@caseyleenb]

@@spimuru5040 it doubles base power of the first one, which doubles, and then doubles again, etc. the max is like 960 base power.

[@megashedinja9700]

To add to this: if an opposing Pokémon uses Minimize, an attacking Pokémon using Stomp will hit for twice the damage (up until Gen VI, when it bypasses accuracy checks to always hit)

[@Naggfruit]

​@@megashedinja9700some other moves fo this too. Nice attention to detail

[@zertrom1254]

I LOVED THAT ENDING. FLYGON YOU NEVER DISSAPOINT US.

[@frobo]

cringe ngl

[@g0ttathedead]

@xFrobo dude leave then negetivity isn't needed here.

[@kolom11thepizzaguy26]

That head smash, best part of the final battle

[@ghreysoul]

I can't forget Professor Sexy-more 😄 and the final battle is so creative and resourceful. It still managed to show what actually happened.

[@FunkyFreakful]

Toxic stall strats are totaly fine, if those people ever tried nuzlocking in a hardcore rom hack they would wish to have a toxic strat available

[@wumb0ne]

rom ?? what do you mean, THIS IS A LEGAL COPY OF POKEMON X. very legal.

[@MattHew-rq8zw]

I still recall doing a hardcore nuzzlock in Pokemon Crystal, Silver and Ruby (this was around the time Emerald got annonced). Hate stat lowering or raising moves that doesn't deal DMG, hate strats involving nature/passives/Eve's. But I'm not the one playing right now, so I think it's perfectly fine that Dr. Flygon goes with whatever works for him.

[@silverbolt9439]

Those people probably brute force their way through everything and probably play more casually\only play the story vanilla and think all battles are won that way. Without toxic, protect or stat boosting attacks you won't get very far in certain battles this applies to both nuzlocke and competitive, brute force aka only using attack moves will only get you so far.

[@ItsFireTiger]

I just recently started using non-damaging moves and it does help some I had it more challenging by being all out offense only for a long time

[@nimbasaboy2124]

How is nobody talking about the fact that Lysander’s Pyroar flinched Flygon THREE times in a row

[@stellan8419]

Mr. mime, the true villain of the run! Replaced carbink as your encounter, then after being boxed rigged it so mawile died, allowing it’s evil plan to return to the team. Again, after being boxed for Klefki, it pulls the same strings... I am sorry to tell you, but mr. mime is not a mime, it is a puppeteer

[@solanceDarkMOW]

If you'd like a recommendation, i'd suggest trying a Non-Evolving Pokemon Challenge in XY. Your starter would be the Farfetch'd you can trade for a Bunnelby in the first city and there's a solid roster of pokemon to pick from. I heartily recommend!

[@anthonyjames1484]

You actually catch a Dunsparce before then and can get a Farfetch'd on the route to the east of the first gym in the wild so that you don't need to worry about it disobeying

[@kamikazesenpai21]

what about a No-Evolving challenge? You can only use first stage lc pokemon.

[@solanceDarkMOW]

@@kamikazesenpai21 an interesting idea, but i feel that leaves the pool a little too big. You'd pretty much never be short on options and there would be a huge amount of variability between runs. An interesting compromise would be to allow two stage trade evolvers, which he would be physically incapable of evolving.

[@topsyturvy1097]

Farfetch'd evolves tho

[@solanceDarkMOW]

@@topsyturvy1097 what @Spirit Sceptile said.

[@kingscourt9559]

HG: Reveals he has a doctorate Also HG: haha Chespoop

[@nahte123456]

The wipe to that random Solrock trainer is exactly why I could never do these types of run. I don't mind hard games, losing, or restarting, but having to do literally the exact same thing for hours just to return to exactly where I was earlier would just upset me. It doesn't make the run harder, it wastes my time, and that is far worse.

[@CrimsenOverlordVideos]

If you're doing them casually, and not for a video, I'd suggest treating a whiteout as the end of an attempt but not actually starting over. Instead you just reload your last save (or something similar that's fun for you). So you're tally of attempts goes up, but you don't have to spend hours getting to the same point. Then you keep the fun of a challenge run, but get the added fun of trying to keep the whiteout tally low. And half the tedium is lost. (Assuming you like the rest of the rules behind the challenge of course.) The goal of the entire Nuzlocke idea was spawned from a guy trying to have more fun with the game. So as long as you're doing things that make the game fun for you then you're doing it right.

[@nahte123456]

@@CrimsenOverlordVideos Yeah I get what you mean, probably what I would do, but I think I'll stick to Monotype runs, Nuzlockes, randomizers, or a combination of a Randomizer and one of the other 2. I respect him for being able to do it but I was just saying it'd be way to frustrating for me. Like I may do a solo-challenge at worse but that's as far as I could go personally.

[@Floridamangaming729]

@@nahte123456 my weakness is fighting game's. whenever i play online i just get so frustrated with other players being so much better. ill try everything i can think of to do something and i just cant. guilty gear strive is the most revent one i tried to get into and then eventually i got so mad i threw my ps5 controller into the wall destroying it. thankfully I found a 40$ one on ebay which saved me like 30$ so that was good. But yea id rather restart a pokemon game then get so mad i throw a controller and waste miney getting a new one.

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

@@CrimsenOverlordVideos I did the same thing for my pseudo-nuzlocke.All nuzlocke rules still applied but If I whiteout,I can try the fight again.However,I set the goal of beating the game without whiting-out more than 50 times.I set it 50 because It was a rom hack that was very difficult but at only 18 attempts,My game crashed.

[@carljpg]

Exactly why I wouldn't do a nuzlocke

[@BellyThatProductions]

Also, for future reference, when you Evolve Eevee into Sylveon, you only need to raise it's heart affection status to two hearts. (along with it having a fairy type move and leveling up) Which only gives you the benefit of increased experience gain, as if it was a traded pokemon gaining experience. It doesn't get additional benefits such as "avoiding the attack because it loved you" or something like that if you keep the heart status at the bare minimum. I personally would have allowed pokemon amie in this case, since the only "broken" mechanic that the Sylveon gets is just a little more experience gain compared to the rest of the party. It doesn't break out of paralysis or confusion or hang on with one hp because of love, it just grows a little faster then everyone else.

[@Megatyrant]

Indeed. If anything, when playing with level caps, that bit of extra exp might even turn into an additional disadvantage, seeing as getting a level up at the wrong time can really mess things up. So yeah, I would definitely allow it as well. :)

[@Hyunation]

i mean, he probably knew this. it's just his personal opinion that he found it better to not allow it.

[@tjman4616]

You should accidentally not record fights more often I loved the arts and crafts champion fight lmao

[@amirmahadeo56]

Starts off game: Hi everyone, my name is FlygonHG and this is the video of my attempt of a hardcore nuzlocke of Pokémon X using only Fairy types. Meets Prof. Sycamore: *Que bi panic*

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

Honestly though- Professor Sycamore really made the gay/bi kids quickly realize who they were lol, myself included

[@oatmeal42]

@@somerandomgoblin2583 I was just a young lad, and had no real concept of sexuality, but in retrospect holy SHIT Sycamore is hot.

[@Aurora_Veill]

Sycamore: breaks down the closet door

[@itsmetater]

lol when you typed "que" I thought you were speaking spanish and got very confused for a hot second. the word you're looking for is cue, que means what in spanish

[@mellowhateseverybodyandals1289]

as much as i am a gay fucking loser myself we shouldnt make assumptions about a youtuber’s (who we do not know personally) sexuality. but i will be honest sycamore is quite a fine man so im sure he provokes those kinds of feelings in the hearts of many

[@eq2360]

congrats on your doctorate, Dr flygon!! the amount of effort you put into these videos is beautiful and i love your content, especially that artistic rendition of the final battle.

[@aloysiusohare3122]

X and Y with mono flying would be great with the added rule of having to do every sky battle. Some of the trainers are pretty strong and it’d make for an interesting challenge. Great vid as always

[@RenstashMCDS]

Incredible idea!!

[@justjoannak]

I *TOTALLY* agree with this!

[@robertwright8844]

There's a sky battle with an Emolga in X, would be hard

[@aloysiusohare3122]

@@robertwright8844 There’s also one with a cryogonal I think

[@philyk.illagan3161]

The sky battle with Aerodactyl is an outright death trap. Whoever is up to it: Have fun.

[@Ohnf4ce]

I appreciate your honesty, that ist the fine difference between someone who does his videos for his fans and not just for the money. Sure, the money that comes from sponsors and ads are a very nice addition to the hobby of making videos. But I feel like Flygon just wants to show his love with pokemon to the rest of us. I loved pokemon ever since I played the first game on an the original grey Gameboy. I learned reading more from this than from school :D because I asked my mom about the names of the attacks, to know how to win against the champion at an age of six years :D I also was shocked when I realised that there are hundreds of rom hacks. I just found about them because of you Flygon :D i finished seven rom hacks now and I had a lot of fun in every one. My favourite one was moon emerald. I loved the vanilla emerald. Ich played it thousands of hours :D and since my first run, guardevoir burned itself into my heart. And since then, it's my favourite pokemon :) This is far too long :D but I finally have some good times since the last two years, so I wanted you all to be part of it. It doesn't matter how hopeless everything looks, the earth is spinning the whole time, the sun goes up every morning, the time never stays. Everything is moving constantly and sometimes you need to break free from staying in the same mind for to long. Anyways :D thank you all for reading :) and especially for Flygon for your videos and creating a lovely community

[@Ohnf4ce]

@@FlygonHG you're welcome :) have a nice day :)

[@flandechocolate9675]

he said in a video that even if no one watches him he would still do it for fun, so thats nice

[@lol-ie1pv]

@@FlygonHG when will be the next tournament. I wanted to participate but the timmings don't match

[@glob2276]

^_^

[@CHAKKA_VJ]

@@FlygonHG lol

[@alexwunsch888]

As someone who does nuzlockes for fun, it’s infuriating to rely on rng because of its tendency to backfire. Keep being amazing, and toxic stall all you want because I’d totally do the same (if not abuse it more).

[@BasketOfPuppies642]

That champion fight was so well choreographed! Honestly my fave part was the Flamethrower.

[@Metaknighttheloneswordsman]

Me too. The way Gorgheist fell over was funny

[@emmyanderson2291]

This video saved the doom scroll everyone say thank you FlygonHG

[@summmmp555]

thank you flygonhg

[@myflyoutdooradventures8414]

Thank you FlygonHG

[@marc0s158]

dear god thank you FlygonHG!

[@apricot8301]

Thank you Daddy Flygon 🤗

[@mykeyboardismelting6856]

Thank you FlygonHG

[@swampy725]

I still can't get over the fact that dedenne always wins a 1v1 against hydreigon

[@ThaOddGurl]

That 4x weakness to fairy will do that xD

[@swampy725]

@@ThaOddGurl and the speed stat Dedenne has 102 speed While hydreigon has 98

[@molokwuchinonso9249]

Except if it misses on it's only fairy type move :(

[@katelync4814]

Rat beats a full fledged dragon

[@milesandrews6711]

@@molokwuchinonso9249 it has Moonblast I'm sure

[@The_Foreman]

48:15 "Pixie uses nuzzle" "Tyrantrum tries to reciprocate" "Tyrantrum squishes Pixie"

[@smooth906]

"So, Dr. Flygon, PhD, you've finally reached an elite level of academic achievement. What would you like to name your first Pokémon now that you're a doctor?" "C H E S P O O P"

[@shiny_hunter689]

What about *P O O P M A N D E R*

[@user-vj1fm6oy5q]

These are some of my fave nuzlockes bc if the "safer" play styles. I think id find it frustrating if the runs kept getting ruined bc of random chance lmao. Plus seeing a setup wipe is so satisfying, love me some 1 hit kos

[@Venemofthe888]

Yet he reset a lot of times he didn't get huge power on his azurill which is also random chance.

[@jessicawaite5140]

@@Venemofthe888 yes, but he wasn’t deep into a run risking his whole team for that one azurill, he just wanted a huge power azurill

[@Venemofthe888]

@@jessicawaite5140 i was taking him literally and poking a hole in his comment

[@kamikazesenpai21]

Eh it was annoying when he did a bunch of stuff against Koreans. I would have just swept with gardevoir

[@user-vj1fm6oy5q]

@@Venemofthe888 yeah my bad lmao but i mostly meant avoidable random chance in battles lmao, plus i think he needed the ability to pass the gym idk

[@hirotakanifuji7266]

Toxic stall and such strategies are perfectly fine. I rather watch someone play smart then dumb or cheat in certain ways Edit: The champion battle was amazing

[@Venemofthe888]

I think they are fine as long as you don't rely on it as soon as you get it. I think its more interesting to have a strategy that is sure risky but rewarding. I don't know i think toxic stalling is boring if used all the time when you don't need to

[@hirotakanifuji7266]

@@Venemofthe888 Fair point.

[@vinjerhua4289]

when you watch purplecliffe XDDDDDDD

[@justjoannak]

@@Venemofthe888 I agree

[@ethanhudkins1580]

Watching him use wish strats made me realize that he's... Living on a prayer!!!!

[@floorbored]

“Men will literally try to create a global extinction event instead of going to therapy” Instant sub

[@Samochan]

Some viewers forget that you're nuzlocking because it's fun for YOU and not because of them. Keep using whatever strategies you deem most efficient, hater's gonna hate regardless but they're free to skip videos if they don't like players doing hardcore challenges efficiently. Your rendition of the champion battle was actually pretty funny, having an actual substitute plushie lying around too. :D

[@mayoman7915]

I legit loved the paper reenactment at the end, love the extra effort considering you probably could have just said what happened and people would likely be satisfied

[@MettatexYT]

Literally binged your entire channel over the last week and right when I'm done, I'm blessed with this piece.

[@crimsonpresents]

Aurora Beam has a chance of lowering the target’s Attack Stat by 1 Stage. Grant didn’t have bad AI, he just failed at slowing you down.

[@queensycici9703]

*O k*

[@crimsonpresents]

I just like Kalos…..

[@matheuscarvalho7014]

@@crimsonpresents Kalos is a cool region but the camera in the games is a little strange

[@HenryZhoupokemon]

Thanks for the comments about toxic/pp stall, etc strategies. As someone who's played competitive singles and doubles, there's nothing wrong with using whatever strategies you have available, even if it means spending 2/3 of the match waiting to press protect just to timer stall and like the video said, these challenge runs are about having fun. I find it more fun to not use setup moves since I find them pretty broken, but I'm not gonna gatekeep someone's run just cuz they swept every trainer with +6 dd if that's how they want to play the game

[@Chikien-me2df]

Alternative title: Dr. HG makes another Shakespeare rated piece of art

[@nickvlogs3291]

Hi flygon, I know you probably won’t read this but I just wanted to say that we all support you and love you. I am not a nuzloker myself, but as a fellow content creator and Pokémon player I understand the pressure of wanting to get videos out on time and feeling like your content is not exiting enough. But in my opinion, your content has been what keeps me going. You somehow manage to put a smile on my face through depression and anxiety. Your strategies are genius and your personality is so special. We love you and appreciate you. No catch.

[@lordkacchancabbage6305]

I really hope he reads your sweet message. I feel the same as you. And I hope you have a good day today and start smiling more. There's a light at the end of every dark tunnel- even if we can't see it yet.

[@nickvlogs3291]

Thank you two so much, I really appreciate you two so much and you kindness is very touching, your love for flygon and your support is exactly the kind of person I want to be if I could reward you for your kindness I would. Again thank you so much you are literally bringing me to tears rn

[@nickvlogs3291]

Also thank you so much fo subscribing to me, I try to get as much content out as I can, but I’m going through a lot rn so your love is so great

[@TheLostWarriorYT]

This is only like the 4th video I've seen of this guy but I love how honest he is, People hating on him having fun is so stupid, he's so right about if you don't like it then don't watch it

[@rileymosman2808]

It is far more interesting to watch someone be outplayed rather than overpowered. Keep up whatever chipping/stalling tactics you want to use HG!

[@viperv6768]

When he started talking about selling points, I immediately thought he was going to say clothing. And I adored the champion fight! More interesting than the true footage ever would have been

[@backpackerraden6268]

The Diantha battle was made so much better by the appearance of Sam Jackson. I was dying of laughter the entire time

[@captainlubey]

I find the substitute/toxic stall/protect plays very interesting because it helps me learn how to play my own nuzlockes better! I'm attempting a hardcore nuzlocke in Sword rn and I have gambled on moves so much that I have a full box of deaths. So learning to be more strategic will be very helpful for me. Keep up the great work!

[@mollyernest]

It's nice to hear someone say good things about x and y, I really think that it got a lot more hate than it deserved and compared to newer games you can still see that time and though was put into this game

[@DarkraiTV]

It's always cool to see how different KZbinrs approach these challenges, and always have different means to their ends. I can't wait to see how this run plays out!😁

[@FutbolFan10x7]

Hi dude

[@DarkraiTV]

@@FutbolFan10x7 Hey!😅

[@dabmonstr7403]

You like twig?

[@jasonkabanuck1436]

Darkraitv!!! Hey dude! I found your channel through Flygon. Happy to support both of y'all

[@quemsabe139]

Hey man nice coment but I don't see anyone bug challenge in you channel🤨🤨🤨...soo This means all you said is invalid😴😴🤧

[@saltmines5761]

Idk about anyone else, but I’d rather nuzlockers go for the more safe and reasonable play. Even through watching, seeing someone go for a super unnecessarily risky play stresses me out as if I was playing. Strategies like sub, toxic, etc show how limiting one type only runs are and also show the planning the runner went through to preserve the limited mons available. I say leave the high risk plays to smogon and vgc battles where they become necessary to win.

[@badashe1364]

Same ngl, I really find it satisfying for a nuzlocker to do the safe option and win off it. Idk why people think stall is like illegal in runs or something

[@supercroc8172]

Same here, I also get pretty stressed when there’s some big risky play in nuzlockes. I much prefer the more safer option.

[@ing4gi]

Aren’t nuzlockes supposed to stress you out? I find it entertaining when players are doing everything they can to keep their pokemon alive. But I do agree that monotype teams do get stale because of the repetitive strategies. The pokemon kinda lose identity in their own team because of it. Which is counterproductive ‘cause you’re supposed to get attached to your pokemon in a nuzlocke.

[@saltmines5761]

@@ing4gi I think the point I was trying to make was that monotype nuzlockes require much more meticulous planning (at least nuzlockes in vanilla games, emerald kaizo and company obviously have some intense planning). As a viewer, I watch these vids to see how the player will overcome the immense roadblocks set by monotype runs like solving a puzzle while scraping for whatever tools you can find. It makes sense nuzlockes will stress you out in some places, but my other point is that seeing someone take an unnecessarily risky play shakes me and kinda defeats the purpose of taking on this kind of challenge run. I guess this is more opinionated though as this is my preference when watching.

[@jontyhemme9760]

During that whole rant all I was thinking was toxic stall is cheesy sure but at least it’s not baton pass and then 2 minutes later baton pass. Honestly I don’t have a problem with those strats though, never going to say they arnt cheese bc the are but like he says it takes skill to set them up so it’s valid cheese.

[@redfishies]

I lost it at the lighter ahaha this ending fight was done in a very charming way, technical difficulties happens to the best of us and we thank you for the effort you put in to make the final battle as entertaining as possible

[@Gloominesss]

I just wanna say I love when you use strats like Toxic, Calm Mind and so on way more than just overwhelming with pure power or depending on luck every battle! Keep up the amazing work, most of your watchers love your playstyle :D

[@monkeywrench198]

Loved the champion fight so much HG. Wish my real 3ds had those graphics.

[@DavidFlowers777]

You having fun while playing is way more enjoyable to watch than you winning without using toxic stall etc.! Keep up the good work and please don't forget that most of us watch you because of you and your commentary and not because of some crazy risky gameplay

[@calcifergaara]

I rarely comment on videos, and to top it off this video is over a year old, but I need to applaud and compliment how clearly and cleanly you address comments about stall tactics. You remain so respectful about it and perfectly word why you use them and what everyone gains from it in the form of your videos. Again, it’s a late comment from a new viewer, but thank you for your input on that and congrats on the Dr.!

[@philipdonaldson953]

I was practically cheering when he went on his rant about rng vs toxic stalling/any kind of stalling, fuck those people that expect his reliance on pure rng that can frankly ruin runs for all of us and make his life hell, play how you want to play

[@heidenrxslein]

36:50 honestly, I love those strategies. It shows how much you’re thinking, and using moves that ngl I wouldn’t normally use in casual playthroughs! I find it interesting, not boring, so you do you! Keep up the amazing work!

[@handsoaphandsoap]

Tbh I feel like the biggest difficulty in XY are some of the random trainers, especially in the early game. For whatever reason, the Gym Leaders are a cakewalk (except probably Grant on a first playthrough) and then there’s this random double battle with two headbutting Furfrou’s that can easily wipe you if you’re not prepped for it, especially since you likely don’t have an evolved Pokémon when you encounter them.

[@wanderingbardgaming]

OK I figured it out: --Boat: A boat is used as a "ferry" (noun form) --Equally: The word "equal" is used synonymously with things being fair, so "equal"y is "fair"y --Carnivaly: Another term for a carnival is a fair, so "carnival"y is "fair"y --Justy; The words fair and just are used synonymously, so "Just"y is 'fair"y --Cuisiney: Another term for cuisine is fare, so 'Cuisine'y is "fare'y --In playy: In baseball, a fair ball is one that is in play, so 'In Play"y is "Fair"y --Pixie: A pixie is a type of fairy --Tickety...I'm not sure. Maybe because you pay your "fare" to get a ticket? idk --Transport: To ferry someone (verb form) And that's the theme

[@bowenwangs]

I was so confused by the names this helps so much 😭

[@stotts3777]

Oh my God thank you

[@ladybellaphram5895]

I watched this video the day it came out and could never figure it out thank you so much lol

[@Roberto-vt1ck]

Idk about other people, but I think there is a difference between 'toxic stall for this battle' and 'can I beat pokemon by toxic in every battle?' I wanna watch something that I can't do/wouldn't think of doing. Like when you took on Platinum E4 with an Infernape and Rapidash, feeding Infernape berries between battles to change his EVs? That was incredible.

[@Takapon218]

Edit: oh my god boat. Fairy. Ferry. Fuck off LMFAO that’s so good Edit 2: the champion “battle” was actually so fun. Even though it wasn’t real game footage I actually think it was really enjoyable! Nice work. I didn’t purposefully do a hardcore nuzlocke for my fairy-only playthrough of Sword, but I didn’t lose a Pokémon and I only caught the fairy types as I went. No items or anything either. It was a lot of fun! I did get lucky since my first den of the game was a ralts and Gardevoir is my favorite Pokémon.

[@AshenDust_]

That’s pretty impressive, It took me 7 attempts to beat a Sword Hardcore Nuzlocke

[@Takapon218]

@@AshenDust_ I think if I was catching the first encounter of every route, like not just fairy types, it would have been actually difficult. A lot of the encounters are really bad and some of the gyms are actually kinda spooky. But fairies in Sw/Sh have absolutely nutty coverage and defensive capability so it was never a problem with em! Again though the first den I ever walked into was a ralts which was probably luckier than anything otherwise I would have had like… a cutiefly for the first hour or two LOL

[@PsiFi96]

The champion’s battle was the most beautiful piece of art I have ever experienced

[@AshenDust_]

Ayy Hollow Knight pfp

[@PsiFi96]

Yes Hollow Knight Good game

[@backwardscloud1434]

8 years after this game's debut, after playing through it and replaying countless times... I am *just now* aware that its name is actually Vivillon, NOT Vivillion

[@ryankrenisky8252]

Im 99 percent sure its pronounced Viviyon cuz French. Flygon just likes to mispronounce things lol.

[@mirrored_ducks]

Me too! I’ve been saying Vivillion this whole time.

[@gabby780]

The recreation at the end was absolute gold. I love this channel so much

[@theluvisrealwhenthegirlain9937]

props for informing viewers about the recording mishap at the beginning of the video itself, and also for learning from that mistake too 👌👌 Edit : bruh prof. "sexy"more joke got me choking on my food 😂 😂 edit : the "scratch on your 3DS", im dying here man!! 😂 😂 also the analogy between opinions and a**holes was just too good, keep making stuff your way man!! 👍👍

[@jizolord69]

Nice job! Kalos is so overlooked and overhated so it’s really nice to see you playing through the beautiful game with a very interesting typing.

[@sydknutz]

i personally find it really frustrating to watch challenges fall to risk taking that's easily avoidable, so i appreciate the different strats you implement into yours

[@justinharris2272]

I don't care what kind of strategies you use brother. You play through insanely hard runs and endure several resets most of the time for us which I honestly like to see, so I say beat them however you can! It's always wildly entertaining to me :)

[@zachmcmullen2741]

The aesthetic appeal of the low-budget final battle is top quality stuff, the heart you put into your content vastly differentiates you from the everyday content creator.

[@enderwiggins8248]

I’ve been having a really shitty start of term, but when I see your notification I immediately feel a rush of happiness and calm because I know I’ll have a fun distraction even if only for a little while. Thanks Dr FlygonHG!!

[@justjoannak]

Honestly, I relate

[@brynnplant]

You put so much thought into the writing/narration for these runs, honestly some of the funniest and most clever nuzlocke/challenge videos I've seen. Keep doing you dude!👏

[@doctor_502]

I started watching your videos about a few months ago (I think, my memory is horrible) and I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Keep up what you're doing, and play your Nuzlockes however you wish. Each Pokétuber has their own way of playing their Nuzlockes, and I love it. Just ignore the negative comments and keep up the great videos!

[@gustavoparolin1197]

I dare to say that this champion battle was one of the best that I've had watched! This video was just the push that I needed to start my own Fairy type Nuzlocke challenge, still deciding between Pokemon Shield and Pokemon Y. Absolute love your videos!

[@helen.faunway]

enjoying the love for gen 6

[@Little_Lepus]

It's okay, you use toxic stall if you want. I'd rather see you use clever strategies to win, even if it's not always thee most exciting to watch.

[@ernestocamacho92]

I loved that ending, it was really creative, with all the nuzlocke challenge videos lately I can say that thanks to the ending this has left a very good impression, wish you the best

[@martimferreira3433]

The Diantha battle might be the best thing you've done in this channel so far. Big props

[@rub8252]

That puppeteering champion battle at the end was so great I’m low key holding out hope for a whole vid in that style lol never change HG much love

[@amandariegel5157]

Congrats on achieving your PH.D! That is a huge accomplishment, you should be really proud. Also, the recreation of the battle was *chefs kiss*

[@ameeruliskandar993]

Love the final battle, very creative! Hope you include em more for major battles in the future 🤣

[@jakethedoggy]

I love this ending. This is such a unique way to make big ending battles even more interesting. Love it.

[@terrariaskeletonpre1.0.39]

have you thought of limiting the amount of pokemon you can use to match your opponents? it could add some more challenge for kalos, espeically considering how the gym leaders seem to be allergic to any number above 3

[@xenongamer7810]

Honestly one of the most epic endings un a Nuzlocke video I'VE ever seen, 10/10

[@ninteney9777]

I agree with your view on strategies like toxic stalls etc. As a casual player I actually enjoy watching you use those strats because I rarely use them in a casual playthrough. Also that Champion fight was amazing haha 😂

[@mrwhite2203]

The effort you put into that champion battle recreation was insane. I mean, what other nuzlocker would get Samuel L. Jackson to help them with their video?

[@andrea-zm2ft]

I’ve always wanted to see you play post-gen 5 games! Love the content, amazing work!!

[@captainsnake8515]

Only 15 minutes and this is already one of my favorite videos from you. Glad to see that other people have a “cyllage city gym” story. I always have an unreasonable amount of trouble with those trainers. Edit: also, love the respect for kalos. It’s such an underrated region.

[@claypeace1748]

Hey Flygon! Just wanted to let you know that you inspired me to try out my own hardcore Nuzlocke of Y after watching your videos. I've done switch mode, overleveling item Nuzlockes before but I decided to try and really challenge myself. Ended up with 10 deaths but a deathless E4 and Champion, mainly through the info you shared here about her weak link at Aurorus. I know you probably won't see this but thanks, man. Thanks for giving me the confidence and knowledge to step up my game. Keep up the good work and I appreciate it a ton. Can't wait to see what future videos hold!

[@jackwirtz5822]

You've GOT TO MAKE MORE elite four battles with just paper cut pictures of Pokemon you displayed at the very end! THAT is truly art in video games of the next level!

[@TigeriPlaysGames]

god, I'm so jealous of that first gym battle. I did a dark monolocke recently and it was all but impossible to sweep her team with only froakie with the level cap and the moves it has access to. I kinda just gave up and cheated the cap so I could do the rest of the admittedly pretty fun run

[@JustJoules]

i ev trained the froakie to win on my challenge :D but yeah it was in fact impossible

[@Alexardelean89]

I like how you play these games. The haters are the boring ones. You show different techniques and that’s rad.

[@gentle-granbull4784]

Loved the video! I'm definitely glad you took the time for the reenactment. It's upsetting that you are getting negative comments on your strategies; I think it's amazing you do your runs and are committed to completely starting over if you white out. Hopefully, the negative comments die down. I always enjoy watching your stuff!

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

Hey flygon, why don't you also do some Rom hacks? They are very fun, generally harder than main series games and will provide much more of a challenge.

[@cynthiaalucard3700]

Best line I ever heard from someone: "Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one, and you don't have to share yours on the internet." 😂😂😂😂😂

[@leohoffmann3300]

I found your channel 1 month ago and now its my favorite one. So much efford and love put into the videos. Greetings from Germany

[@lucysky2245]

Hey Dr. Flygon! Congratulations on your PhD! Thats huge! I just wanted to offer some encouragement to spite the naysayers: You make amazing videos, I really really enjoy them. You, almost exclusively, are the reason I started my first ever nuzlocke, hardcore even because I'm a masochist! I've yet to watch your video on Nuzlocke tips but I feel I've learnt so much just from watching you play. I haven't played Pokémon since Hoenn was released, just being a casual consumer and Pokémon Go player. But you've created such fun videos that I wanted to give it a go,and I would not have got to Leon without having watched your videos. Learning how to pivot, set-up, use items strategically, stall, use status moves, the importance of natures, how to EV train, and more. It really opened my eyes to the fact that this game doesn't just have to be hyper offence and playstyles can be diverse and enjoyable. Regardless of whether ypu use weather teams, stall, balance, hyper-offence, trick room or whatever, someone will always not vibe with the team and claim its a bad playstyle. I'm really sorry that people are coming out in droves to diminish the effort that you put into this videos. I think that sucks a lot. However, I want to be one of the players coming out in droves telling you how much of an inspiration you are, how entertaining, funny, emotional (RIP Paxap), silly, serious, and educational you are. It's really amazing work and you deserve congratulations for it. I wiped on Leon's Intelon on my 5th attempt last week, but you taught me thats okay (plus I haven't played the DLC yet) so I've just carried on. I guess I just want to say thank you, because I never would have had so much fun playing a main series game if I had never found your channel. So thank you, Doctor Flygon. Always, always, always play the way that brings a smile to your face ✨

[@LMC_Jarred]

It's easy to come up with monotype suggestions for X/Y Nuzlockes, and while I would love to see those, I'm also curious what we can come up with that _isn't_ one of those. My first thought was a Starterlocke, where you could only use the Kalos and Kanto starters, but that might be too difficult. (Then again, you did nearly beat Diamond with two Fire types, so it's probably not impossible.) Another idea that shouldn't be nearly as hard is to only use mons that can Mega Evolve. Whether you actually _let_ them Mega Evolve or not is up to you, but that could still be an interesting way to restrict your options.

[@FiveToedSloth]

The final battle somehow became better than it ever could have been!

[@slateportraichu5416]

That ending is brilliant!XD I am sorry such things happened to your recording, but you've found the most creative way I could ever imagine to recreate this=) I love your playstyle , I myself rarely setup ever and I a casual player, so this is fun to watch=)

[@KiwiDoesArt57]

I honestly love all the strategies you use, I think it's cool that you're able to come up with these things in order to make sure RNG isn't just going to kill you. Your videos inspired me and are helping me a lot with my first nuzzlock (I'm technically on attempt three but we don't have to talk about that)