My First EVER playthrough of Pokémon White 2 with only Bugs and Hardcore Nuzlocke rules!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Subscribe and like if you enjoyed the video! Sorry that the background music starts off so loudly, not sure how that happened. But it only lasts for a few minutes.

[@AndyTheVandy]

Come for the nuzlocke content, stay for the Pinsir related character development

[@NuzlockeJoe]

“Pinsir related character development” is absolute gold!

[@joshuamorrison3536]

People threw shade in gen 5 but it introduced some powerful and diverse bug types one of the many reasons I love gen 5

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah, gen 5 really is great for a bug run. Guess my viewers know more about Pokémon than I do lol

[@joshuamorrison3536]

@@NuzlockeJoe gen 4 was when bug types got better moves and gen 5 was when we they got better rosters

[@Ri_Shin_Marco]

@@joshuamorrison3536 But some challenges in Challenge mode are made easier because of the raised level

[@rboss5919]

Gen 5 AI can be slightly random if it doesn't sense a kill. It has a tendency to prioritize speed control as well.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah, I noticed the AIs need for speed when Clay could have killed my Pinsir.

[@mateuspalaro]

YES!!! Unova is my favorite region, and it made me love the bug type with its designs. Volcarona, Galvantula, Scolipede and Escavalier are some of my favorite mons overall. Glad to see you took our suggestion and I hope you had fun with the run!

[@kerkerzwerg]

The background music is a little too loud in the first minutes. But I'm stoked to watch the rest, love your vids

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully it gets better as it goes on. I’m still trying to figure out how to balance everything

[@kerkerzwerg]

@@NuzlockeJoe Still watching and I think it's only the first 2-3 minutes. I like the jokes you make about the game's story as you go, it makes it a lot more enjoyable👍 you're funny

[@NuzlockeJoe]

@@kerkerzwerg well thanks!

[@DataLeak06]

“Do you enjoy watching me suffer” No, we enjoy watching you overcome the challenge

[@NuzlockeJoe]

You know what, that does sound a lot better

[@GoldHydra-g9e]

love the video due to bugs being my fav typing so glad to see the best bugs get the respect they deserve (gen 5 bugs best bugs)

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah gen 5 bugs are pretty great. Shuckle and heracross are still my favorite bugs, but escavalier and Vilcarona are pretty awesome. Joktic too.

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

Great video Gen 5 has best bug types Sucks that Leavanny and Scolipede died like that Pinsir isn't bad but never had any good STAB moves in early games while at least Heracross could use his Fighting typing Glad to see it shine in this video

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah I think the reason I was so anti Pinsir was because he was only a big type, and scyther got a freaking awesome gen 2 evolution.

[@kblonk6489]

Dude it was so cool to watch you play this with only bug type and it made me realize gen 5 (in my opinion) gave the best bug types surprisingly, like they also gave us a bug type legendary. Can't believe I only realized this now

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Gen 5 bugs are pretty great. I honestly feel like bugs were given the short of the the stick consistently until around gen 4, when they finally stated getting some real big moves.

[@BananaWorm]

Your team of bugs was low key OP 🔥💯😂

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks! Bugs can still be pretty great

[@pokemonmastermelon4531]

“Do you want me to suffer” that’s a rhetorical question right? You don’t actually think people have hearts on the internet right, lmao. I do love how you just decided to sigma the names and say you’re not changing how you pronounce them. I love electabug so much and it was a great run.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Well, most people on the internet don’t have hearts. But I’m sure that all of my wonderful viewers are different.Yeah I was real proud of elects but. But my best nickname ever will happen in the next video, I think.

[@pierre-oliviermeunier7805]

Great video! Excited for the next one!

[@armaggedon390]

Bug Pokemon, weak? Guess which generation changed that? Exactly. Gen 5 finally gave us a bunch of good bugs (other than Pinsir, Heracross and Szisor). I'm doing an Emerald Bug run and... yeah, it ain't easy. Good video.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah, I don’t envy you. I think gen 4 added some pretty useful bug moves, but before that I bet it’s really tough.

[@robbie2894]

Great stuff man, keep it up!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Thanks!

[@finter4644]

This was like, a really cool run!

[@trophy_hunter95_]

Love you’re nuzelock vids buddy keep up the good content man! 👌

[@joeyteter9383]

Still nothing but disrespect for my favorite type, Bug, on every Poké channel I watch. Sure, statistically they’re not the BEST....but they are the coolest. At least to me lol 🐛🕷🐜

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I totally respect some bug Pokémon, the type just had so many weaknesses and few resistances. Didn’t stop Pinsir from being awesome!

[@mikelukow2376]

You make great videos! Thanks for the content, hope you keep making them.

[@LagrimaArdiente]

I love Gen 5 Bugs!!

[@coriseoris]

Seeing Volcarona made me immediately watch the video. I don’t expect to see a second unova run in a row but some day could you try the first Black and White with only fire types?

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I’ve really wanted to do a fire type run, but it’s hard to find a game where it’s viable. I’ll certainly look into unova pt 1 for it.

[@biologolouco]

Very nice run, Bro!

[@GaytanAndrew]

What up! love the content, but the music in the background was a bit too loud. Other than that, great content!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah I’ll be sure to keep the music whiter in the future .

[@yamiryushi]

It may be that Ghetsis is one of those "random AI" trainers that cannot be predicted. That's all I can think of as to why he did what he did. Either way all you really needed was a snippy snapper and a shuckie to beat everything anyways!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I didn’t realize major battles could be “random AI” but I suppose it could make sense

[@SilverAceOfSpades]

@@NuzlockeJoe Lusamine

[@cubyology]

playing this in the bg while i do homework let's see how long before I lose focus and start watching this instead 😁

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Just don’t blame me if you don’t finish the assignment lol

[@dragon5accent721]

Always loved bug types like Heracross and stuff normally when he’s available in that game I pick him up. He was a main staple of my Soul Silver team and put out much work. I never really was drawn to Pinsir either but it’s shiny is pretty awesome. Pinsir gives off that vibe like Heracross does that it should’ve been a fighting type too

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah heracross is certainly one of my favorite bugs (I really like shuckle to for no real reason lol) and this run taught me that Pinsir is slightly worse bug than heracross. Unless you’re talking about a heracross with guts. That guy is a beast!

[@dragon5accent721]

@@NuzlockeJoe yeah heracross can destroy teams the only thing that holds heracross down is the typing weaknesses but it’s also gives him good strength

[@exia0616]

If you were planning on getting Pinsir in the lostlorn Forest, why not try to get either it or herracross(0.75 Pinsir on white and 0.25 chance herracross) with both having moxie on the hidden grotto there since in the info page it will say hidden grotto and not lostlorn Forest. Though to make it work you need to hunt for vespiquen in lostlorn in shaking grass so by dupes clause it removes any chance of getting combees in the hidden grotto there.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Well, there’s a very simple reason I don’t do that: I had no idea! Are you telling me I could have had a heracross with moxie for this run? That would have been so awesome!

[@exia0616]

@@NuzlockeJoe basically either herracross or Pinsir with moxie, though there are some things that need to happen. In lostlorn Forest you need to repel manipulate encounters on rustling grass to get vespiquen, leavanny is also possible to be obtained by rustling grass but by dupes clause you are guaranteed a vespiquen. So in the upper part of the forest there is a hidden grotto you can either get combee(if you already got the vespiquen on lostlorn Forest this encounter is invalid due to dupes clause), leavanny (dupes clause eliminates from encounter), then 1% chance for either Pinsir or herracross with moxie(0.75 Pinsir chance 0.25 herracross chance on white2 but rates are reversed on black 2).

[@exia0616]

Pokemon obtained in hidden grottoes have their hidden abilities, example Pinsir and herracross gets moxie, there is a hidden grotto in the endgame area where you could get sheer force bagon that when it becomes a salamence it becomes moxie. There are a lot of guides just a Google away.

[@geenoix2357]

The AI generally uses random moves against you, but they're constantly doing damage calculations against you. If they have an attack that is guaranteed to knock you out, they'll just use that instead.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I agree, but at least against eelektross, a flamethrower would easily have killed, acrobatics not even with a crit. It’s just really threw me off

[@inazuma-fulgur]

You were full health, even with perfect dvs, since it has no evs right, you can live flame thrower at level 53. Eelektross isn't that strong and you have so much bulk. A tiny bit of invest, I don't know how you trained but maybe a lot of hp from the rustling grass pokemon, and with that or just a bit of spdef and you can live quite often. Edit: yeah wow you must have 252 hp evs, or more than 20 dvs in hp.

[@cTc10691]

I've just started following your channel, but you have the exact same voice as Emperor Cubone 😮😮

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Not familiar with that channel, but I guess I have to check out my voice double now

[@frnzilla]

Great job bro.

[@mrpiccionedivino5598]

Now i wonder,if you used strength on ghetsis elektross' would leaf blade have finished it?

[@NuzlockeJoe]

It probably would have, I realized that during editing. So basically, I I hate eelektross now

[@unkindled6410]

are you sure? with stab, venoshock is 97.5 base power vs strenghts 80. scoliopede is more a physical attacker sure, but the stat dif is enough compared to the moves power?

[@suckadoesstuff7095]

That acrobatics screwed the deathless run

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I know, and I was almost at the end too

[@tjepic5256]

Pinser= Da clamps (Futurama)

[@masonmiller6371]

Rip my two favorite bugs

[@NuzlockeJoe]

That’s rough. At least they were used basically the whole run. They got a lot of time to shine.

[@aspy23ajpw]

The last Carrocosta you battled you called it " Fake Squirtle" but this time called it " fake Blastoise

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yep. That’s because the fake squirtle evolved as he leveled up. It wasn’t a physical change, but he certainly matured emotionally.

[@chishimauchiha3292]

Guess you can say he's BUGging everyone out with pokemon pronunciations 😅

[@jubes6287]

I do wish the games would be set to hard so that the gym leaders would have their whole teams at full power

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I may do that in the future, but my first time through it though I didn’t want it to be too rough. Though it’s true that a lot of the gym leaders ended up being far easier than I thought

[@jubes6287]

@@NuzlockeJoe that's very fair, glad you played these games they are by far my favorite in the pokemon series and in my opinion the best story line

[@LilBruno63]

gen 5 has good bug types

[@terrabull1431]

Good video. However I will say I think the background music needs to be turned down because it does drown out your voice over in my opinion

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah you’re totally right. Not sure how I missed that one

[@bajablast6732]

I hope you enjoy my favorite pkmn game of all time

[@NuzlockeJoe]

You bet!

[@Conanthebarbarian9]

Yes

[@DrFriksi]

Could you, please, lower overall music volume for your next video? I found it to be clashing with your vocals, which is just annoying. Otherwise, great content!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah, that was certainly an issue in this one, especially at the beginning. Next one will be better, and hopefully the other videos I’ve put out are better too

[@johnathancoliinsworth4531]

You should do a shiny fire type pokemon in scarlet or violet

[@beymonboy1336]

Basically gen 5 ai will choose a random move if they don't see a kill with any of their moves

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah, but some of those moves seems like a pretty clean kill to me

[@tyrano1982]

Maybe he saw the kill with both moves because of the ivs/evs

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I dont that that’s it, because even a crit acrobatics wouldn’t have killed. I’m just at a loss

[@platinumraven118]

Purloin is a real word which means to steal. Purrloin is a fun pun and I don't see why you would insist on ruining it.

[@antoniomendoza7239]

Am I the only one that’s having trouble playing this video? For some reason, it keeps freezing. I already tried playing other video, and had no issues. I don’t know what’s going on. Btw. Love your channel.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Hopefully it started working. I played it again just to be sure, and it played just fine

[@antoniomendoza7239]

@@NuzlockeJoe hi, thanks for the message. I was finally able to watch it. Idk what happened.

[@inazuma-fulgur]

Off the top of my head, Skorupi has 45 attack, 90 defense, 65 speed, 35 special attack(?) And like what 50 spdef? Hp should be 65 or smth, not sure That's pretty bad but not actually unusable, if you need a bulky fighting resist. Also eviolite I get that the others are better but still, y'know I love my little bug Edit: alright hp is way worse it's 40, attack is better with 50, spdef is better 55, special is lower 30, speed and def were correct alright good enough

[@NuzlockeJoe]

If he’s your favorite, it’s probably better I didn’t use him. Because he probably would have ended up as a sacrifice lol

[@inazuma-fulgur]

@@NuzlockeJoe hahaha even then,no hard feelings that's just life

[@bluefox_212]

found this channle from jaiden comments gg man gg

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Oh yeah! Forgot about that comment. That was a great video though, the first nuzlocke run on KZbin I ever saw actually

[@bluefox_212]

@@NuzlockeJoe you actuly inspired me to stary nuzlocking as well im doing a live playthrough of extreme randomized soul silver but your content is amazing keep doing what your doing man

[@NuzlockeJoe]

@@bluefox_212 thanks! Flygon inspired me, so it’s nice to see the cycle continue!

[@bluefox_212]

@@NuzlockeJoe i mean flygon is a pretty rad pokemon *omg why did i say rad im too lazy to chang it but omg why* its pretty strong!

[@captaincringe9312]

Pinsir enjoyers rise up!

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Go Pinsir!

[@diegomello9594]

The background music is loud in the beggining of the video

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah I know. It totally got past me during editing some how…

[@kevingiampaoli9363]

The music Is so loud in some parts

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Yeah especially at the start. I wish I could lower that and not the audio, but I can’t

[@Captainnick_02]

First😊

[@tayanjananankhuni928]

Hey try using normal types

[@NuzlockeJoe]

That was actually going to be my first run forever ago, but decided to go with flying instead. I will do a normal run eventually, but not sure when. I already have a fairly large backlog of videos at the moment

[@platinumraven118]

Everything in your voice sounds like you didn't enjoy this experience throughout. Lot of your vids are like that. Good ye, have a good week

[@Captainnick_02]

Hi how are you

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I’m hopeful this video does well!

[@davidher5048]

What is wrong with you? bugs are awesome.

[@NuzlockeJoe]

Bugs get really good starting in gen 4, but they still do half damage to so many types. Its insane.

[@platinumraven118]

I feel like you have a nihilistic attitude towards the story and characters of this game, and it seriously decreased my enjoyment of this video.

[@ZzShy]

You really need to work on your pronunciation of Pokemon and character names, a couple slip ups here and there isn't a huge deal, but its genuinely painful to listen to when you mispronounce the vast majority of names and Pokemon