Can I Beat Pokémon HeartGold Using Crystal's MANGA Team? (Hardcore Nuzlocke Challenge)

[@bones182x]

ur literally the best nuzlocke channel for weaving manga inbetween the videos. smooth intro this time btw 🙏💯

[@magnuspkmn]

Thank you Bones!!! Appreciate you!! 💗 I was racking my brain on how to introduce the characters since they all joined at the same time, and that's how I came up with that intro scene!

[@Savannah_Simpson]

Nice to see Chickorita getting some praise. Ive always had a soft spot for it.

[@chaossabermoo9697]

I really love the effort you are putting into this to be a entertaining nuzlocke and informing people on the great stories from the Manga

[@magnuspkmn]

Thank you! The manga is criminally underrated and I'm glad I can share some of the best stories from it! Appreciate you being here 💗

[@frnzilla]

the way you showed us the story between attempts was such an engaging and original way to go about editing this. such a fun video brother.

[@magnuspkmn]

Thank you!! I had a lot of fun editing that part and crafting an engaging narrative. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@Quartings]

@@magnuspkmn It was such an original and engaging way to format the video- would definitely love to see more like it in the future!

[@Luke-we9gj]

There’s such a brilliant sense of nostalgia in your videos. I absolutely love it. Not only is there nostalgia in choosing the team of a beloved manga from your childhood, but even little things like mentioning rocket pops and SpongeBob ice cream pops. Thank you for this. Thank you.

[@TomAmit42]

15:55 Well, Quilava can use Smoke-screen and the Dig TM (available in National Park) to break Miltank's Rollout and make it miss all her moves.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

The real issue with what he said is that all Jhoto starters at any level can learn the swords dance TM and in general 4 all learn a decent physical attack, Razor Leaf for Bayleaf, Bite for Croconaw, and Flame wheel for Quilava

[@MrMitchbow]

“I’ll prove that chikorita is better than cyndaquil” *immediately changes the rules*

[@selenalulamoon1167]

The chikorita line is a fine line. It just got screwed on the generation it got introduced. I like using it in non jhoto runs.

[@NottinghamRoosevelt]

This. For real, if you swapped chikorita and treeko, treeko gets absolutely destroyed and chikorita dominates

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Dude, this is legit! Btw, I also used Jay Sans videos for gen 4 Rom Hacking.

[@dogegoodman2826]

Wow, the editing was really smooth and great! Sadly I couldn't join the streams but this is probably the best video you have made so far I still cant believe megaree was usefull

[@magnuspkmn]

Thank you!! I'm glad you liked it! I'm trying to outdo myself with each upload so I can grow more as a content creator. And Megaree was probably #3 on our team solely because of Swords Dance and Synthesis! No more underestimating him!

[@Psiano]

Love how you give the manga some love, keep making such great videos

[@Dani-hu1iw]

As always, your video production quality is unmatched! I adore how you blended the manga storyline with the video, ans you played so well too! Only one death the entire run with such a limited team is incredible man, you’re definitely crazily underrated

[@Wynntersenk6017]

As a chikorita user by default cuz it’s my fav starter: thank you for showing how good it can be

[@ProfessorBernardoDornela]

Very nice! I wasn't sure about this take instead of the catching one, but it turned out nicely! On the next runs, I would recommend to set the level caps a little lower, like the last Elite 4 member's ace instead of the champion, cause it makes the E4 a little too easy, specially in these gen 2 games/remakes. Looking forward for the next one!

[@hkossover]

I love your videos man. They really stand out from all the other youtubers doing it with how you make it into a story. Please keep them coming

[@TheBPGamer]

you're really out here ending all the chikorita slander. Amazing video!

[@elicaelum8379]

Shout out to all the chikorita lovers out there! It's definitely my favorite Johto starter!

[@yungvietnam5650]

that roar + reflect strat was so sick! must have felt so good to defeat bugsy after so many attempts lol

[@fropsy6110]

Wanna add one more comment, you really succeed at making your fanbase feel like a community, and I really like that about your channel.

[@ualli]

I love the coloring in the beginning of the video and the way the run played out! Loving the content!

[@darkninjafirefox]

Congrats on 10K! I just know you'll keep getting more!

[@chrisk5512]

Omg I LOVE how you edited this video with some parts of the manga!

[@ld12278]

The manga splices and the genius Bugsy strategy made this one my favorite of the series!

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

Great video I liked the narration you did for Crystal's backstory during the playthrough RIP Ash's dad (Mimey) 😛

[@MajorIzan]

Love the vids! I had a question that you may have answered in the past but have you tried the few Pokémon Adventure Manga rom hacks? It would have been dope to see you playing with their exact teams in the proper order. I am aware not every character has a game nor are there's completed but it would have been interesting to see

[@jinxtheunluckypony]

I love how often Nuzlockers wind up frustrated by how good Mr.Mime is. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

[@hunterfehnel2017]

This was your best video yet! Fantastic job!

[@Nejifangal1]

I've loved Chikorita ever since I saw it in the anime! ^-^ Great video, btw. You do a great job of storytelling and I love it when people use under-used Mons.

[@magnuspkmn]

Thank you so much!! My favorite nuzlockes are ones where underrated Pokemon can shine, so I'm glad I could do these guys justice!

[@TheWonderfulLadthony]

Finally Chikorita hype. Been waiting 17 years for days like these

[@tommy8372]

Great content! Appreciate how well the manga weaves into the video

[@glaceon39]

Dude I really enjoy your manga videos and congrats for the 10k subs!!!

[@davidshowalter120]

So glad I discovered your channel! Your content is a pleasure to watch. Thank you, MagnusPKMN!

[@stefannotley8107]

Loving these videos! Adding the manga scenes is just 👌😘 (chef's kiss) amazing work!!

[@digitaltailsmon4096]

Finally best girls team! Happy to see you use it! I actually did a for fun play through with her team back in the day and it was super fun! Although gotta be honest I never knew Meganium could learn swords dance but that is a very useful strategy to consider! Either way love to that family makes me happy!

[@savebatsfromscratch]

I love how you tell the stories! Amazing playing!

[@Keydicken]

I haven’t watched the full video yet, but I’m excited to see the whole run! I briefly appeared to see one of the first loses to Bugsy, so I’m looking forward to seeing the redemption!

[@ericsegura4977]

You’re going to have a real bad time getting two jynx to breed

[@dragonite01017]

I knew I would find a comment some where 😂

[@Winningthewormoff]

Great video as always, love the story telling in your runs. You might already know, but certain dates turn off the hail on Mt. Silver

[@Ion275]

Very good video as usual! I especially loved the story telling in this one!

[@timmaia5082]

Amazing strat for Bugsy! Big props to you!

[@MangekyoFlower]

You’ve definitely improved my opinion of meganium, but I’m still a cyndaquill user all the way. Ash’s irritating Bayleef kinda ruined chikorita for me. Plus I’m that guy that just always uses the fire starter so therefore, cyndaquill is the best for me. Great video at the end of the day tho!

[@psyduckspice]

Great video! Such a fun concept. RIP Mymee

[@alexosborne4915]

Says he finds the intimidate growlithe on attempt but, it had the pokéball symbol next to it 👀 jkjk, love the content man! Keep grinding, and I cannot wait to see more!

[@Latte-the-hamster]

It has been almost 8 years since I started playing pokémon and only today did I learn flash fire was not new to gen 8

[@ryanred1525]

Well, it definitely looks like you’ll hit your 10,000 subscriber goal

[@Magicdfox]

Hey you hit 10k, congrats!

[@isackraps]

One of my favorite nuzlocke videos of all time

[@futuredirector23]

the fire starter is superior to the grass starter in most games but especially in johto the fire starter ive never had an issue using cyndaquill against whitney, all you need is good speed, and either roll out or hit super hard with a charcoal boosted flame wheel, eventually thunder punch can cover the water weakness

[@catsandcake1849]

I love that Koga got the Mantis Lord theme. It suits him

[@yukihoshikawa]

I actually didn't know that about Silver's levels being lower in the fight during the Team Rocket takeover if he has Feraligatr. That's... interesting, lol! I decided to look it up after you mentioned it, and Lance's level 50 Dragonite always has a Sassy nature, which does boost special defense. (Red's Venusaur also has a Sassy nature, LMAO; would you believe that?)

[@chrisdough97]

its about time chikorita got her flowers

[@TheAzulmagia]

I'm surprised you didn't catch Suicune for the fight with Red, since Crys had that for a little while. Also, you can't breed two Jynx! They're 100% female! That aside, the Adventures manga is a lot of fun. The only thing that makes me sad is that everything after Unova is so rushed in order to keep up with GameFreak's new release schedule. The regions don't have time to breathe anymore because the manga has to start, climax, and conclude within a specific timeframe.

[@inthedrought2545]

Great video as alway Magnus, will you ever branch out into "Can I beat Pokemon ... using Ash's Anime team?" or side characters like Dawn, Brock, Misty, Paul, Gary.

[@johnsaylor1209]

Simply fantastic work

[@MegaGeewee]

I actually like Mr. Mime. He's just a goofy little guy! Also, he's one of like 3 special attacking users of Technician, and the only one with anything resembling a usable movepool to go along with it.

[@MegaGeewee]

MYMEE NO

[@notaslimepanda9552]

sir, this is proof I hit the bell also first

[@magnuspkmn]

You're the best, NotASlimePanda! You're one of the OGs man I appreciate you so much❤

[@jasonryan5572]

UNFORTUNATELY IT'S CHIKORITA? Dude what the heck thank you

[@TheChameleon124]

Every day is a great day when you post an manga Nuzlocke video!❤

[@KM-fn7ju]

Holy shit, that subscribe feature is so dope lol

[@mairain6443]

Honestly if you could start with egg moves then Chikarita is in my honest opinion the best starter in gen 2 (original games especially). Sword Dance, Earthquake and Ancient Power (all free come from Maworak). This makes the early game trivial and by the time it should struggle it has enough bulk to boost, tank and then sweep. I think they gave it these egg moves to help with it's early game but forget that you can't breed until after the 2 gyms it struggles with. I do think it should have been given Ancient power at level 13, like they gave charmander metal claw to help against brook. But since you can catch 2 rock types before falkner they likely didn't see the need to.

[@saoritaromaru]

the sub animation worked 🤭 new sub hehe

[@dittmar104]

It’s crazy that smoochum isn’t a friendship evo

[@bryandauzat293]

You obviously haven't seen Mr. Stake take a flame kick to the face for only 1/8 his hp. No screens up either

[@MentalOutlvl6]

FYI crystal deserved a dragonite also crystal is my favorite game

[@Zz-_-]

A random conpect I came up with that I decided to share here MissingNo attaches to a radom NPC and manages to glitch into modern gens bring shadow Pokemon with it hidden as shinies and takes advantage of game freaks laziness, torment whoever get the random roll and glitch 😅

[@wolfybox233]

Your my favourite pokemon youtuber under 100000 but you deserve 100,000,000,

[@ThePoolo12]

I hit suscribe así you say it and it went all sparky on me, very accurate to a crystal run

[@peripheralhandshaker]

You can get a firestone at the pokeathlon on Tuesday

[@azizbabjdid6207]

Pokemon manga for ever

[@magnuspkmn]

Heck yeah! Pokemon manga all day every day!!

[@mariosmichail9436]

LETS GOOOOOOO!!! MONLRRE MY GOAT GOT 3 KOS AGAINST RED . I REPEAT RED, truly a goated pokemon i mean he damaged shucune and beat registeel so what else to expect

[@PokemonWoop]

Let's get Magnus to 10K!!

[@benshort9825]

Hey do another nuzlocke Pokémon x and y manga please thank you

[@GabryelFile]

Why on attempt #7, when looking for a Growlithe, the one you got had a Pokeball close to his name during battle? Isn't that supposed to happen only if you already had that Pokemon? And isn't one of the nuzlocke rules to catch only the first Pokemon of an area? Got confused about that

[@magnuspkmn]

No worries! I probably should've explained it more in the video. I was streaming those attempts, and since it was all RNG if we would flee or catch the Growlithe, we saved after Chikorita and "reset" over the attempt so I didn't have to re-do all the changes to the rival's starter. So the Growlithe from Attempt #6 is why there was the Pokeball icon. I should've completely reset instead of releasing Growlithe #6. Starting on Attempt #8, I did a complete reset to make sure all future runs were completely legit (aside from the "glitch" to get Growlithe/Tyrogue)

[@Huh_What_Who]

"Catch two Jynx and breed them so they can hatch baby Smoochum?" Jynx is a female only Pokémon. Jynx can only breed with compatible male Pokémon or Ditto.

[@crimsonflareumbreon1290]

Oish Crystal team seem extremely hard to work with

[@TheobaldLeonhart]

I left the video, and just came back Had to go back 10 seconds, because I thought I heard "d*ld*" instead of "still though" Anyways, really like this series, keep at it

[@rusttoyoung1912]

I like the thumbnail!

[@f4iry.l0lz]

Meganium >>> Typhlosion and Feraligatr 🙏🏼

[@jamaljohnson7313]

KZbin did indeed add an animation to the subscribe button

[@idontknowwhatz]

fantastix video🎉

[@charliepaglini2466]

Great video, definitely team meganium

[@fropsy6110]

Voice acting? Nice!

[@magnuspkmn]

We can call it that... More like Generic Female Grunt Sound #3😆 Appreciate you Fropsy!! Hope your Ogerlocke is going well! There may be new lore coming soon with the 2nd DLC!

[@j88dragon]

You're over 10k🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

Uh magnus, I love chikorita but all the gen 2 starters learn the swords dance Tm at all stages and since that tm has existed have been able to

[@magnuspkmn]

The Cyndaquil line doesn't learn it🤔

[@meliamckenzie3416]

I have always been team chikorita, especially MR. STAKE!

[@Cloudspittin]

Chicatrita was my first starter ever

[@naanua_b]

GYATTT 😂😂😂 side note, your cute

[@Mayankdubeydbz]

Hey man what is the music you used in the Karen fight it sounded like TETRIS

[@spaqkle]

Attempt seven? Growlithe is already caught bro 😭🙏

[@H34RTG0LD]

AASHBS BRO I LVOE IT

[@brennocolonesedomingues7076]

Lets gooo

[@magnuspkmn]

Appreciate you being here!! The wait is finally over haha

[@Raxin5]

Throwing pokeballs are overrated any way. Kicking is the new pokemon catching meta

[@ariannaroncato5361]

Always be chikorita team! 🎉

[@franciscoavalos265]

What about the Pokewalker to get Smoochum?

[@mrttam]

uhm actually, I'm in the under 9k club. I know. Im the best. also the manga part is so good man

[@Pit_Icarus]

I’m still not on team Chikorita, but this has at least shown me it isn’t as terrible as I remember it being.

[@rottinio148]

You stream on Twitch or Yt❤?

[@penelope4508]

I actually did this not too long ago with shinies

[@TrinexxSlayer]

i guess i'll be the nerd and go "uhn, actually" you can't breed 2 jynx because they are all female. i mean, they can try, but no baby will be made without a compatible male or ditto in these games

[@peripheralhandshaker]

Where do you grind to get such a high level for the elite 4?