Pokémon "Kaizo Emerald" is the HARDEST Mod Ever Made...

[@fadeleaf845]

The hack goes about difficulty in a much smarter way than most hacks just inflating the level curve. Setup moves and field effects are nearly nonexistent, EVs have been excised and a lot of movesets were carefully selected to work with the AI.

[@DisgustedDisgustingDude_DDD]

I don't like how held items are difficult to farm. Your opponent can have infinite lum berries while you have limited resources. It is hard to find good held items such as leftovers. The gym leaders use legendaries and have optimized moveset. While you can't access legendaries until post-game. Not to mention the cave ice puzzles. Gotta love them. Sure the game is difficult but not a fun one in my opinion. It is however fun to watch though.

[@FrenchDinosaur]

@@DisgustedDisgustingDude_DDD true. Your set-up moves are also heavily restricted so you can't even fully set-up while your opponent is just stacking sword dances all round. The elite 4 is also downright unfair with almost all of them being hyper-offensive teams, play the wrong mon and see every mon get one-shot. And that accursed mega-mega sableye... that was a nightmare to face. This is also why I much prefer Radical Red over Emerald Kaizo. In terms of difficulty, Kaizo is definitely more annoying but gameplay-wise, Radical Red takes the cake.

[@fadeleaf845]

@@FrenchDinosaur I remember seeing all the broken Ubers and full spectrum of Gen 8 mechanics fielded by the game getting completely destroyed by a Gen 3 Crocune

[@zachmac3824]

​@@FrenchDinosaur yeah, it's not for everyone. That said, with the ai being as predictable as it is restrictions like those are the only way to get to that next level of difficulty

[@nostylenograce]

@@DisgustedDisgustingDude_DDD most players just hack it in when you get to the point where you can acquire said items but if you dont like doing that i can see why its frustrating

[@razinahmedkhantalha936]

Joey Nuzlocking this took a person 151 attempts And that guy did nuzlockes for a living

[@stevenlomon]

A very fitting number for Pokémon-related stuff haha

[@MugenHeadNinja]

It should be noted that Pokemon Challenges also reset several dozen times before the 1st & 3rd gym leaders because not getting what he needed was essentially a run killer. This game ain't fun to nuzlocke, plain and simple.

[@sushiwooshi3965]

@@MugenHeadNinja that’s the whole point of the game though😂 it’s to challenge those who are experienced and Jan aka Pokémon challenges enjoyed the game through the nuzlockes. It’s an extremely challenging game that makes nuzllockes truly fun

[@mega_lapras6047]

and that guys one of the best nuzlockers

[@icarue993]

@@sushiwooshi3965 Lets be honest, Jan is probably more masoquistic than Connor.

[@therranolleo468]

if he really is planning on completing this, overleveling can only get u so far, E4 and champions all have lvl 100 Pokes with nasty AF skill sets and items u need Godlike knowledge of the game to pass, going blind is a death sentence

[@theunnamedaccount4009]

Honestly? It always kind of makes me die a little inside when I watch somebody play a game and they just overlevel in order to get around the difficulty. Thankfully, emerald kazio has some other plans later down the line

[@therranolleo468]

@@theunnamedaccount4009 u can rare candy cheat all u want but being stuck in the last 5 trainers of the game is fuckin real, Kaizo is absolutely brutal on endgame

[@mega_lapras6047]

@@theunnamedaccount4009 its a means to an end,but overlevelling only gets you so far

[@ConnerTravis1998]

Joey: please don’t use fire or flying moves. Game: ok how about ice move then 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bmo3778]

don't worry, I am a n-ice AI

[@xDanKaix]

duskull: *uses shadow sneak* Joey: Damn he's fast ... shadow sneak is priority Joey.

[@Scyriate]

For those wondering what the funky song is that starts at 3:46 It is a Bowsers theme remix by Qumu

[@raichu7187]

THANK YOUUU

[@Dorian_Scott]

Thanks for the info!

[@austinbyrd674]

It is nice to see a casual play through from someone that isn’t part of the nuzlocke community of this game

[@That1powergamer]

ALLOT of pokemon and I do mean ALLOT of the got buffs through stat increases or type changing. there's also much more obvious changes like some trainers having competitive move sets and abilitys on there Pokemon. just figured I would put this here for those who don't know about these features in Emerald Kaizo.

[@DisgustedDisgustingDude_DDD]

Some moves even have decreased pp. I used Chimeco in my playthrough and "recover" & "safeguard" have like only 3 pp.

[@That1powergamer]

@@DisgustedDisgustingDude_DDD true.

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

I wouldn't say there's a lot that got buffed, I'm fairly certain it's only like 50 or so. And there are no pokemon that got their types changed.

[@That1powergamer]

@@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502 that's not what Pokemon challenges said in his video on how he Successfully nuzlocked the video. and with how he is one of if not the best nuzlockers in the Pokemon community I think he is probably got the thing more or less figured out for the most part.

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

@@That1powergamer uh, what? Like yeah, pchal showed examples of pokemon with stat changes, but I never said there weren't? just that OP was overstating how many had their stats buffed. And there were no pokemon that had their types changed. I'm genuinely confused as to what you are objecting to?

[@Pallabon1]

Hey Joey, there is the possibility of getting infinite rare candies via a mod. I'm not saying you have to do this, but consider it something that can be done to lessen the grinding time (Elite 4 is Level 100 and the game gets extremely hard; there might be a chance you need to grind up a bunch of different pokemon and it's more interesting watching actual gameplay instead of 3 hours of getting a single pokemon to lvl 76). Just something to keep in mind!

[@DisgustedDisgustingDude_DDD]

Yep, since EV training is not a thing in emerald kaizo so there is even more reason to use rare candies to reduce grinding time

[@exia0616]

In kaizo afaik in evergrande city you can buy almost unlmitied rareandies

[@Pallabon1]

@@exia0616 I didn't know that actually. But Evergrande City is really late into the game. I think that IF Joey or someone else decides to skip grinding (either all together or maybe later into the game), it would be better to do it earlier than at the finish line. Maybe it's fine to grind until Wattson, but after that, without some key strats or mons, it's really hard (I know that early game in Kaizo is the hardest thing until you reach Maxie 2, but Joey isn't Nuzlocking, so there's a big difference there). There was a reason why Pokemon Challenges reset a lot of attempts after getting unlucky with his encounters after attempt 77; it's just so damn hard. Btw Joey. Your Sunkern is holding a Sunstone. You can evolve it into a Sunflora at your leisure!

[@mega_lapras6047]

yeah most EK streamers hack in rare candies to reduce grinding time as well but most dont because they always have level caps

[@Pallabon1]

@@mega_lapras6047 That is very true. I wonder though. Joey doesn't strike me like the type of guy who would just level all of his mons to 100 to just "blast" through the game. He overleveld slightly for Roxanne and still had a lot of trouble, since he doesn't seem interested in running the most optimal strat for that fight, which is completely fine! I'm actually really interested to see him play the game with pokemon he likes and to observe how far it gets him. There would also be the possibility of the mods or himself to look up level caps, but I don't think that's necessary. I think a general range of levels (like if the level cap would be 56, the range would be like 54 to 60) would be totally fine the way he's playing right now, which is just for fun.

[@yumi.celeste]

This was one of the most hilarious streams to sit back and chill and chat in. It was entertaining the whole way through. Kudos to you Joey. Can't wait to see what happens next.

[@IgnatiusBlaze4]

10:20 HAHAHAHAHAHAAA silly Joey, that's not Red, it's a fisherman, I understand your confusion it does LOOK lik... RED?... oh... oh no. Don't worry this is the GSC timeline, he's beefing up and befriending his Eevee to become Espeon, so no worry not as dangerous as HGSS Red... I hope... probably still dangerous though, keep frosty.

[@exia0616]

The reason duskull was fast is it is using shadow sneak ghost type quick attack which is a priority move

[@Darkshaunz]

The edits had me doubling over in laughter, such an entertaining video. More Josh the Manga Lad playthrus please

[@shinangelogames]

ok not gunna lie i LOVE how you trying to come up with strat and nose pass cut you off at 17:15 idk why but its cracking me up.. whoever edited this.. great job for real!!

[@RenneVangr]

Red's Pikachu knowing surf is such a fun easter egg.

[@jjshwa]

for those curious, afaik the least # of attempts for someone to complete a nuzlocke of this game is 4 attempts, by Drxx, and his run was absolutely wild

[@Vike10018]

these are always edited so well, i love it

[@shinatina2466]

i watched the entire vod for this can't wait to finish the edited version. megachaddy was a bamf the entire time

[@memelord935]

I guess im not going to sleep early tonight

[@V.F.D.DaleSalvador]

(Laughs in EST Timezone)

[@JuiceboxTheShuckle]

Like and respect just trying this thing, man. "Emerald Kaizo is really really hard" is a tremendous understatement. I've been actually replaying it for the last week xD

[@SoulNeozis]

A reminder that I took WolfyVGC a lot of tries to nuzlocke it. As well as 151 tries for PokemonChallenges. I'm glad Joey doesn't hate himself and just plays the game however he wants XD

[@Sundaryt]

One cc did it 4 attempts but they did extra planning for every battle and no blind runs

[@averywinters6018]

11:42 pretty sure when arranged like that, you can single battle by talking to one of the trainers

[@somebiteyperson]

ye, was wondering why joey didn't talked to them one by one.

[@anriko7041]

To be honest, doing a hardcord nuzlocke with emerald kaizo is near impossible. But a regular nuzlocke is possible but you'll need to grind a lot

[@FrenchDinosaur]

I wish Joey would try Radical Red, too. It's also in the "difficult ROM hacks" category but is not as BS as emerald Kaizo, at least I think. It also has much more QoL and all-around better gameplay than Kaizo. Pretty challenging as well so it can be good content.

[@campbelldare5717]

While I do agree, Radical red can be a bit hard to get into with all the Pokémon changes. Additionally, it does involve a fair bit of bs, just less than EK. The EV’s needed later in the game also make it less accessible to casual players. Still easier than EK imo tho.

[@campbelldare5717]

Joey was also overlevelling and Radical red has level caps.

[@spookie1024]

@@campbelldare5717 radical red has a minimal grinding mode which eliminates EVs completely.

[@campbelldare5717]

@@spookie1024 I forgot about that, I stopped playing RR before it was added, but I’ve heard of it.

[@vitortakara7090]

@@spookie1024 it also eliminates IVs so u don't have to hunt and breed a perfect pokemon

[@jb0258]

You should try out Radial Red as well! It's pretty much the exact same as Emerald Kaizo, except for Fire Red

[@DarkG7X]

Hope Joey does Pokémon Unbound one day. It can be pretty hard as well(maybe not as hard as this), but it's just such a polished game.

[@BabyPikachuWithLollipop]

Unbound has a difficulty level so you can adjust it. I currently am messing around in it so I’m on the easiest difficulty which consists of no EV count nor lvl caps. It’s a lot easier than the other “Pokémon challenge” rom hacks 👍

[@little_chimy]

At a little over 3 minutes I knew exactly how the next 16 minutes of this video would go. And this was due specifically to the one quote “i’ll do my best to avoid grinding” in emeral kazio

[@vibesbama3016]

I hope Joey tries out radical red if he's still in the mood for difficulty roms.

[@steins144]

After watching pchal video about how he finishes emerald kaizo hc nuzlocke and seeing joey did normal playtrough just hilarious

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

Replacing the sunkurn was not a great move, it's genuinely one of the best pokemon for the early game since it has the only stat boosting move in the game and has giga drain.

[@Oksana2501]

fr, plus they have 100% chance to come with sun stone, so you start with 105 special attack insane

[@musingsofmessa]

My first Pokémon generation was Gen 1. I had LeafGreen for the GBA, and I chose Bulbasaur as my starter because I thought it was cute.

[@tieps7980]

Use rare candies for less grinding (cheat) and make lvl caps where u don’t go higher then the highest lvl Pokémon of the next gym

[@AyaEryn]

the entertainment on this Vid is 101%.. Thank you!

[@yashmjj]

I like how when Joey was talking about Dragon Ball series someone in the chat said "Say the M word, you know you want to"

[@theunnamedaccount4009]

5:57 Ayo I made it into an animelad video. Didn't think this day would come

[@blackwoodd]

Okay so this video is literally so fucking fun to watch and it's so well edited that it just makes it better especially the song that plays whenever joey is grinding Kudos to joey for being such an entertaining streamer as well as the editor.for making this cut version so cool

[@RyzawaCh]

does anybody know what that song is??

[@itapi697]

Gen 5 was my first Pokémon game. Pokémon White version specifically

[@DisgustedDisgustingDude_DDD]

Looking forward to the Granite cave ice puzzle

[@Decrement-sd7to]

still waiting for part 2 of this

[@LinhNguyen-rn7hl]

"Now when you think of green and Japan there might be a couple of things that cross your mind" I instantly think of 4chan

[@lazyybunnyy]

lol megachaddy really pulling through for these part of the games, hopefully he keeps up the good work for the next challenges

[@calebcollins5887]

Fantastic editing the little music with the self destruct killed new

[@anthonynelson6671]

I find the jump cut to the sponsored moment as genius.

[@titaniumguy1634]

Bokksu is becoming the new Raid for Anitubers!

[@Lucifermits1092]

Dragonball, used to be great as a kid, tried watching it again and it's the slowest anime of all times. 5 minutes into an episode does it finally get through the intro and recap, then it's Goku or Veggy powering up and screaming for 5 minutes with a few blasts, Bulma chatting with the boys for a min and mom worrying, then another powerup and NEXT TIME ON DRAGON BALL.....

[@eladibz]

Honestly, I think the best way to experience Dragonball is reading the original manga. If you really want an animated version, you can watch Kai which is basically a re-cut version of Z, but I'd still recommend the manga over it

[@lordfrz9339]

No sacrifice self destruct ever killed the villian, lol.

[@bluedog4754]

I can't believe twitch allows such heated politic on their platform .

[@Digisoulwings]

I grew up with PKMN Yellow!!! :D I was 10. My favorite game(s) are Platinum, Gates To Infinity, Red Rescue Team, and Silver.

[@LightsOnTrees]

You should totally watch WolfeyVGC's nuzlocke... appreciation!

[@Xisgow]

and some of PokemonChallenges' videos too he'd learn a ton and handle the game a lot better, I feel he'd enjoy it a lot!

[@lanze3274]

Try using rare candy so grinding won't take much of time, the upcoming battles in kaizo will be harder.

[@Flumong]

This is really cool. I'd like to see the continuation of this.

[@gast321]

I remember watching this stream live. That troll who loves Dragon Ball was so weird

[@potatoprsk]

3:20 no one gonna talk abt how he just ran into a shiny sentret lol

[@thewingedserpent5823]

The hardest pokemon game in the world made by the person with the coolest username in the world

[@TheJtyork420]

Oh man pikablue that took me back. I remember when nobody knew what the hell that was.

[@starcloak]

Damn five hours to just clear the first gym, game isn't messing around

[@animechic420]

It’s interesting that you named Charmander 420blaze because Charmander is my favorite Pokémon line and 4/20 is my birthday. 😊

[@ryansnow8359]

Really hope we get a part 2

[@viridiansexperimentchannel711]

I didn't expect to see Joey doing this, but I'm happy to see it

[@endless7115]

The grinding session music was fire

[@greysub924]

Joey dont be scare of fire move. Josh will never

[@raichu7187]

okay what is that BANGING song at the grind sessions???

[@muf_muffins]

Ayo? Now Joey has sponsorship even on his second channel, congrats! 👏

[@GrimmjowwJ]

I'm actually playing Pokémon Emerald rn. Started it a few days ago. Only cheats I've added are master ball, shiny mon and getting some legendary mons. But I'm near the end just gotta grind to level 56+ 😴😴

[@Kiraxghh11]

The editing has me rolling, i love it😂

[@youknowwhogaming5521]

The DBZ guy what a troll😂

[@Tenchua917]

Every trainer is like a gym battle bro

[@IgnatiusBlaze4]

Silver was my 1st, then I backtracked to Red, skipped RS, Emerald, Diamond, Firered, Platinum and then I followed order they released in onwards, stll haven't played RS to this day... probably inferior to Emerald and the remakes anyways.

[@priestesslucy]

Zigzagoon: I'll throw dirt in your eye

[@DisgustedDisgustingDude_DDD]

12:31 zubat is my favorite rock Pokemon

[@sudeeppednekar8355]

Nuzlocking this game is doable but you can't do a blind one. You'll be streaming it for the next 5 years then 😂

[@guuy.]

Mud shot is op he should use his mudkip more.

[@raulcastellanos6290]

The game gets truly difficult after your 3rd badge

[@geekyjulia6053]

Gotta get Bokksu stuff someday, my money is gonna go poof after getting the hella far from my toxic parents place. One day i'm able to treat myself. (Thank eff there's Pokemon and Joey playing the said game.)

[@smokinpumpkin3173]

Toxic parents? Are you alright mate?

[@geekyjulia6053]

@@smokinpumpkin3173 Not really? They make me and my siblings miserable, their marriage is hanging by a thread so it isn't fun to be close to all that. Things have been calmer for few weeks, but that could be because they been going to moms cabin on weekends for some renovations. The family feuds are getting out of hands so yeah, i'm finally really trying to get away from it....

[@aryanburnwal2371]

What was the music playing while he was grinding?

[@NinjaWolfess]

The sound effects in this vid are just killing me 👏👏👏

[@AyKayPlays]

This video is so well edited

[@patgray5402]

TrashTaste should do a Nuzlocke together.

[@Nightfurygaming247]

Roxanne's calling.

[@MacX5x]

Poison deez Shuckle ...understandable and it was the only way

[@AricShadowDragon]

Ah the grind...who doesn't love grinding XD Anyways keep up the amazing videos Joey

[@kaimobley5324]

Of course Joey plays on Shift Mode instead of Set 🤣

[@Nightfurygaming247]

hope he continues!

[@Deiect97]

I saw someone in chat say “KissxSis is the greatest anime ever” and I wheezed.

[@alban4220]

7:10 for the cut off from the intro.

[@henry2168]

That intro was the biggest bait I have EVER seen.

[@thetakerofknees9737]

Welcome to the Hell that is Emerald Kaizo

[@joshurlay]

I think someone should tell him that sunkern has the lowest base stat of all pokemon in existence (besides wishiwashi which chads up anyways)

[@orangetictac5845]

Ayo, what song is that at 3:45? It's a bop

[@captcha42]

Super Mario 3D World - World Bowser [Remix]

[@orangetictac5845]

@@captcha42 Thanks 😁

[@kukieplayzyt81]

I tried this mod and it took me 10 FUCKING HOURS just to beat the 1st gym leader using 6 pokemons that is level 18+

[@Anjiercheonsa]

I do enjoy the pokemon game highlights a lot lol

[@lordkurokasugaicrow]

sunkern has a bst of 300, and it has base 50 across the stats :kek:

[@gr33n_00]

You know you can use rare candy cheats instead because you won't het EV's when you grind..it also saves you time..

[@rickardberglund1564]

YES more pokemon episodes

[@wilhelmdietz4023]

You can avoid double battles by taking the initiative in talking to the trainers 😜

[@AWanderingSwordsman]

I should play this at some point. Best gen and you can get a cyndaquil.

[@lucygirl1111]

my first game was sapphire aka 3rd gen and good luck with this joey

[@laugh6581]

It sure looks intriguing

[@yopeople70]

yo ur editor is on point

[@iasonlistis]

Let's go new pokemon video!!!

[@Roman_LB]

i bet 10 bucks pchal is gonna react to this soon enough

[@jps_user20]

it's not a nuzlocke