How I Survived My First Hardcore Pokémon Nuzlocke

1 year ago, I may or may have not given a friend some advice that went down as the most infamous moment in all of Nuzlocking history...so today I set out to right my wrongs and prove that I'm NOT the world's worst Nuzlocker and that I do know a thing or two about Pokémon. I guess you'll be the judge of that :/
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Artists:
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➤Quassy ( / quassihollic )
➤ Bella Milner
Special Thanks:
➤Alpharad ( / alpharad )
➤PokemonChallenges ( / pchaltv )
➤Cody Troutman ( / cody_troutman )
Music Used:
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu Eevee OST - • Playlist
I Want To Live (PW4) - • One Piece Pirate Warri...
Guildmaster Wigglytuff - • 009 - Guildmaster Wigg...
Results (Mario Strikers Charged) - • Mario Strikers Charged...
It’s Showtime! - • Undertale OST: 049 - I...
Encounter - • Encounter - Super Smas...
Your Name, Please - • Earthbound | Your Name...
Memories Returned - • 074 - Memories Returne...
Friendly Neighbors - • Friendly Neighbors
Unnecessary Tension - • Undertale OST: 008 - U...
Rising Fear - • 039 - Rising Fear - (P...
Determination - • Undertale OST: 011 - D...
Emotion - • Pokémon X/Y - Black/Wh...
Professor Juniper Theme - • Pokémon Black & White ...
Rival Battle Music (ORAS) - • Pokémon Omega Ruby & A...
Final Fantasy VII Victory Fanfare - • Final Fantasy 7 Victor...
Frontier Brain Battle Music - • Pokémon Platinum - Fro...
Professor Oak’s Lab (Pokémon Snap) - • Professor Oak's Lab [P...
The Circus - • Deltarune OST: 32 - Th...
In the Hands of Fate - • Pokemon- Mystery Dunge...
Burnet’s Lab - • Burnet's Lab - Pokemon...
Goomba’s Greedy Gala - • Goomba's Greedy Gala -...
PMD2 - DON'T EVER FORGET (Orchestral Remix) - • PMD2 - DON'T EVER FORG...
Time Gear - • 061 - Time Gear - (Pok...
Victory Road (XY) - • Victory Road [Pokémon:...
Tears After the Cloud - • Pokemon-Tears After th...
Goodnight - • 010 - Goodnight - (Pok...
Planet’s Paralysis - • 047 - Planet's Paralys...
Agony (PW4) - • One Piece: Pirate Warr...
Through the Sea of Time - • 062 - Through the Sea ...
Temporal Pinnacle - • 066 - Temporal Pinnacl...
Dialga’s Fight to the Finish - • 074 - Memories Returne...
Ending Theme:
Mewmore // Opening (Pokémon Red & Blue Remix) - • Mewmore // Opening (Po...
Additional Footage Sources:
Alpharad's "How I Survived My First Pokémon Nuzlocke" ( • How I Survived My Firs... )
Pokemon Red/Blue Mewtwo Footage Courtesty of Jrose11 ( • How Fast Can you Beat ... )
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[@CaptainKiddYT]

Be sure to watch through the credits ;)

[@jesterpenetrate4639]

Hello

[@nolijrellados3142]

Killed mewtwo haha

[@zealthethornydragon]

god bless your weak frail soul

[@TrueMega]

Emerald kaizo hype

[@wrc2933]

i love the animations and visual comedy keep up the great work

[@Alpharad]

So you’re telling me that Onix died fighting Jynx, huh?

[@zaidalqaqaa5450]

Yes alpharad (also big fan)

[@ultragameraidan]

Yep

[@campbell9047]

He just wasn’t sturdy enough

[@TrueMega]

I guess he did huh

[@Squirrel2837]

Yup

[@cdqf6100]

I love the fact that Alpharad, a guy who trolls people maliciously, constantly gets screwed over by Captain Kidd and his blissful ignorance

[@azuroslazuli6948]

Karma? XD

[@maeskeller9088]

Kidd is the Kronk to Alpha's Yzma.

[@the_godbodor7026]

Squirtle may be who you see yourself as, but I’m pretty sure after that one Alpharad Nuzlocke clip Onix has become your personal mascot.

[@Red-jq6bw]

I love how Jacob just appeared to say "f*@# you" for defeating Sabrina without killing the entire team. Congrats for your first hardcore nuzlocke man!

[@illegalmemedealer3549]

Certified “What did I say Brayden” moment

[@lowstandards3148]

Ngl. Not many "coming soons" have gotten me as hyped as this one. Grats kidd. Can't wait to watch the kaizo. Good luck and hack in candies.

[@ShratTheMighty]

so wait, he gave EQ to Sturdy...but she never got a chance to use it? interesting strat great video as always!

[@CaptainKiddYT]

Chad plays only out here

[@FierceGalactaKnight]

@@CaptainKiddYT I respect the message that it sends

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

"Earthquake on Gyarados would've easily dealed with most of the Elite Four 🤓"

[@aetherius6221]

@@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy Jan moment

[@jmtkf]

@@CaptainKiddYT Honestly i'm curious. Was it a last minute plan or something? I think it was pretty funny.

[@tristanbowles7258]

*gives Onix EQ* *Clicks explosion turn 1* Yeah, still not taking advice from you

[@CidZero]

I was just thinking that.

[@ciaranhayes3212]

Onix's attack is terrible tho? even with stab EQ wouldnt have done shit

[@tristanbowles7258]

@@ciaranhayes3212 I’m more pointing out the waste of resources then any misplay

[@montyeggman3075]

Well at least this time, when you lost an Onix to a Jynx, it was 1: Done on your own terms, and 2: You took the Jynx down with it. I wholeheartedly respect your strat there. Good luck on Emerald Kaizo.

[@LoryK98]

Ok, I would have never expected that Onix plot twist. Bravo, Captain Kidd

[@dudebladeX]

I did, but I read the manga. By which I mean I was there for the stream.

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

That Kaizo nuzlocke is going to be a journey through hell and back…can’t wait!

[@CodyTroutman]

Kamikaze Onyx taking Jynx to the grave is the kind of bloody retribution we all needed to see!!

[@jakemoore5064]

I know Jan is gonna say it when he see's this. You should have repeled the Abra with a level 9-13 to guarantee getting Abra, and you even could have waited until you had a faster bellsprout with sleep powder to maximize your odds

[@IronWolf123]

Kidd: I finally finished a cursed game! PC: Wanna try the hardest rom hack? Kidd, after his first nuzlocke: Sure, what could go wrong? PC, remembering his 151 attempts: Uh...

[@LukasArailiys]

21:39 Bye Bye Bad Boy is quite the saddening reference…

[@ARedToilet]

Love the editing you did on this video. I died laughing at 28:52. Gotta say, did not expect that

[@Ardomew]

Holy crap, this video was so good! The editing, the animations, the variety of unorthodox Pokémon choices, and the Onix redemption really made for an entertaining time! Good luck with the next challenge, man!

[@boomerang4558]

“I now have the Cap to my Kid” Yea, that’s him officers. That’s him over there.

[@Savariable]

I honestly admire it when someone loses progress to a crash in a nuzlocke and basically just treats it like the progress that happened during the time with the crash didn't happen instead of just not counting anything and getting back to exactly what you had before. I lost tentacool in my (totally authentic) copy of soulsilver because the game froze and I was careless getting back to where I was. and it wasn't like tentacool as a bad team member, I spent hours at voltorb flip to get it ice beam as I really wanted to use her. the same almost happened to pidgeotto (now pidgeot, basically the mascot of my team) during the radio tower takeover.

[@JDLong006]

I'm playing through BW2 randomized and I keep forgetting to save before I fight Zinzolin with Hugh and there being 4 Pokemon on the screen all moving breaks the emulator so I had to stop the run :(

[@RexOedipus.]

> i spent hours.... My man just take the rarecandy pill

[@leavemealone802]

*GASP* It was you... you were the reason such historical moment of Alphahead Happened! As Doc Zoidberg would say "what a honor"

[@JUMPYCOOL]

I love how he names his rival Mario because Jacob named his rival Luigi/Luigi 2 in his Nuzlocke!

[@dragonstar9125]

I can't believe Alpharad, the villan of his own universe, has to go through the pain Kidd set upon him, and somehow Pchal is here too. And out of it all Jo is still going the wrong way

[@coldsobanoodle7407]

Onix died on his own terms killing Jynx, truly one of the nuzlocke moments of all time

[@henrychen4947]

16:45 wait doesnt gastly also give special attack EVs. It's a basically a 100% encounter in pokemon tower and haunter gives 2 EVs instead of one.

[@thepidgeyturtle793]

theres cubones too im pretty sure

[@lafolleauxmostisma]

@@thepidgeyturtle793 yeah but a gastly is more common in the tower

[@FausWeon]

No way

[@revan9493]

Maybe lv 15-19 is not that good for ev train

[@marctoast319]

I think the magnemite line is subconsciously one of my favorites too. I'm realizing it always ends up in my team anytime it's catchable in a game

[@montyeggman3075]

I really like using the Magnemite line as well. So much in fact, however, that I'm actually trying to AVOID using it too many times so as not to be too dependent on it.

[@benjamincooper358]

Didn’t know one of my OCs had a KZbin channel but ok

[@ThePureSynergist]

Damn, Braden. Your editing and compositional works are starting to get so awesome. This is probably the best video of yours I’ve ever watched. I’m super impressed.

[@SiebayPlays]

I love the drastically different dynamics between Braden's run and Jacob's run.

[@josefarias5216]

One is filled with determination, the other with sheer spite

[@sable7571]

You know what? Fair play. You had a mission, you carried it out. Can’t even say anything against that. Enjoy your victory, Captain.

[@Sean_Bird]

The captain sails into the fray for vengeance! Also, nice callback with the rival’s name.

[@greetings1823]

I love the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon sound effects. They’re so cute!

[@llunadere1868]

lmao of course that’s the opening clip

[@friskdremeurluck7907]

He owned up to the infamous clip. U earn respect and a subscriber

[@ThisAintGood.]

I give you the highest of respect for putting out a nuzlocke video after THE ONIX

[@AtrumDelorox]

28:52 Oh god, yes *PLEASE!* 🤣 I *need* this reaction! And oh shit, a PC cameo 👀

[@BosserJCProductions]

Captain Kidd, I’ve been here since the beginning and I can confidently say this is your best video yet!!! Amazing Nuzlocke video!!! Truly a great redemption arc!!😎🥳🏆

[@BosserJCProductions]

Ok it actually makes me so happy that you recognize I comment on your videos and heart them! This one of the reasons your in my top 3 favorite KZbinrs! The people’s champ!!!

[@JandroAlem]

That has to be the biggest post-credits scene in the entire MCU

[@Joenight100]

Geez that Destiny Bond Gastly got me in my most recent LeafGreen Locke as well. It was Snorlax. Really painful.

[@ghartman56]

Love how you were able to roll with the punches 😂 Good job on the run and very entertaining video!

[@ash-s1853]

Mario:Show me the true villian of this run Channeler Tasha:I said the true villian Jynx:Perfection

[@mythergirl5050]

I had a leaf green run, it wasn’t a nuzlocke but I got to the fifth gym with an overpowered team that I had grinded up for hours and then my game crashed and wiped my save file 😭😭😭

[@tikki2340]

I very much appreciate how dramatic all of your videos are lmao. The super emotional pmd music and the editing really just makes the most silly stuff feel genuinely impactful

[@ZebsolMarin]

You made me cry with Bad Boy, I just rewatch the anime recently and I cried when this music played 😭

[@kasake15]

I applaud you! We just watched a man's desperate battle for redemption after the hilarious "WHAT DID I SAY BRAYDEN? WHAT DID I SAY" moment. You fought well and avenged yourself. WELL DONE!!!

[@FarhanH1]

Holyyyyy shit this was a hilarious and amazingly edited vid. First time watcher of the channel, now subscriber. THAT JAN AT THE END WITH THE DEAD POKÉMON LMAO

[@bugcatcherharold5315]

I think I get it now, it's not that he didn't know how sturdy works in gen 3 or type matchups or anything like that, it's that he hates onyxes and deliberately wants them to die.

[@moxikyutube6924]

Imagine putting an Earthquake TM on an Onyx that ended up nuking itself

[@inti8647]

I remember catching these streams what feels like so long ago now, and watching it all again, along with some parts that I missed was great! I havent caught any of the emerald Kaizo streams but I looking forwards to the video

[@bobinface]

That was really well done, and I was genuinely surprised by the suicidal Onix. Great video!

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

Ok you played tears after the cloudy wether for the catterpie montage and that song legit always gets me

[@hunterpigg5662]

Bye Bye Butterfree has been stuck in my head since my childhood and this man resurfaces it , currently in tears

[@Crazy56U]

Okay, having reached the Jynx fight, the second _it_ happened, I fucking applauded.

[@Crimson_Valentine]

Your editing is really good! Love the mystery dungeon SFX

[@realbyoonique]

As someone who’s only now learning how tough editing can be - the work on this video is phenomenal

[@pavfeira]

I went from feeling heartwarmed by seeing this redemption video, to being filled with anxiety by the post-credits scene.

[@zander3902]

Good effort. I enjoy the editing, looking forward to future content onix!

[@chinofadidas]

this is my favorite video you’ve ever done! incredible editing and great story telling!

[@TheBeggies95]

Love your energy man! Thanks for the content

[@corzistoji]

Love the content, I can’t wait to see the reactions, I like watching new nuzlockers improve ❤️

[@themudkipmando4125]

I'm not crying, my eyes are just wet, with tears. From one nuzlocker to another I admire your quest.

[@unstableham1662]

21:51 that Caterpie was so Bad Boy he skipped being a Metapod and evolved straight to a Butterfree

[@sweetboymatt3]

Justice for Sandslash!! Excellent vid!

[@8-bit400]

Damn, Braden still has trauma after "The Onix Incident".

[@epicgamer6354]

Ayyy, this video is finally out! I remember being there for the naming of the greatest member of all, Cuphead.

[@TheH00ple]

I love the subtle mystery dungeon soundbites so much

[@fedoraturtle6536]

Oh my god the Mystery Dungeon sound effects, I love that.

[@itsaIIgoodman]

Ngl at first I didn't really have that much faith after the whole Onix thing from Alpha's video, but seeing this and the inevitable Emerald Kaizo run I'm genuinely excited to see more!

[@moonz6200]

Onix dying to Jynx is a core internet event of 21 century

[@eduardoandrademendonca3549]

18:33 You say that as I literally whisper "destiny bond" lol I knew immediately because I'm running a Hardercore Fire Red nuzlocke and I lost my Snorlax to that same Ghastly. Had to kill Sabrina with my Charizard instead, way riskier!

[@honorableintent]

I love that we're still milking The Clip. Great vid as always!

[@AnshSingh-xx8is]

22:00 this music has one of the worst memory of my childhood I remember not eating dinner as well as lunch and not even going to the ground to play I was so much depressed that butterfree is going 😭😂

[@ShudowWolf]

I love the fact I recognized your name 'Captain Kidd' and said "Wait...why does that sound familiar...oh well let's watch" **Sees clip** "Ah."

[@doddsfactor]

Loved this mate! Great content!

[@HydraQU33N]

I kinda want you to have pokemon challenges in the background of your emerald kaizo nuzlocke being basically a coach

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

Starting a Nuzlocke with only 2 Pokémon before the first gym is the only way to go.

[@sable7571]

EMERALD KAIZO! Damn that’s gonna be one helluva ride 😂 Definitely swot up on PC’s video first, that mod is EVIL!

[@-Commit-arson-]

People are never going to let you Forget onyx NEVER

[@patrice9330]

I kinda think you might have made a mistake letting chat pick Porygon. As the great all mighty alphard once said , " If I make a mistake, it better be my own mistake and it better be a larger mistake that I trusted one of my dearest friends "

[@KingColpa]

Its an honor to be in this vid by proxy

[@zanwrightmfwr756]

I like how everyone and their mother knows alpharad's fir- second nuzlocke at this point

[@TDSDyno]

If Kidd can beat EK, we must get Alpha to beat it after his mental breakdown in the "perfect" nuzlocke

[@TarnishedHuntsman]

I was not expecting a "Bye-bye Butterfree" skit. Very well done.

[@gunshycorn5089]

I love it’s not “how I won a hardcore nuzlock” or “how I beat a hardcore nuzlock” it’s “how I SURVIVED a hardcore nuzlock”

[@RachelthePotato]

Watch out guys i can smell all the reactions coming in

[@OmniShawty]

"I bet most of them weren't even ALIVE-" *shows a date 10 days after my birthday* Me, probably: "Screw you I'm in on this shit!"

[@ultracolin1999]

gotta love the post credits cameo, really cool vid 👌🏻

[@dejinnthedjinn5311]

Man, if only Brock had a quick claw. Then he might not have lost.

[@deba8208]

Onix: I am fighting against Jynx, i sure hope i survi-- **Explosion**

[@yellowed6164]

U just had to recreate bye bye butterfree huh??? My heart

[@megamonVCG]

Alpharad:What did I say Braedon what did I say Also ice punch is special that gen so it was hitting onix’s horrible special defense instead of its massive defense

[@b3astuoop]

He really farmed abra for special attack when he had access to the gastly in lavender tower.

[@KarpetBurn]

Strange that you couldn't find a single move in Onix's move pool that could defeat Jynx so you chose to sacrifice it with explosion.

[@ZpectreWasTaken]

So if Onyx is Rock, does that make Jynx Paper or Scissors…

[@CosmicPlatonix]

Well, Jynx _does_ have paper-thin defenses...

[@peterstuart5640]

Bro hitting me with the butterfree feels man

[@badashe1364]

Only a matter of time before Pokémon Challenges reacts to this.

[@XellosNi]

"THESE PEOPLE ARE BABIES!" **FireRed Came Out 2004** Actually, that made me feel old instead.

[@Red-jq6bw]

Btw, i discovered your channel thanks to that Onix, so... You got one subscriber thanks to that!

[@timothylee245]

I thought that Jan would say something sadistic like saying doing Emerald Kaizo Hardcore Nuzlocke with Onix

[@phoenixmason4101]

Watching this at 6am while getting ready for work and it is way too early for a Bye Bye Butterfree reference

[@skyenathanson9637]

Yoooo emerald kaizo coming up? Beat it in less than 151 attempts and you can theoretically take Jan’s titles of “probably the best nuzlocker”