Nuzlocking EVERY POKEMON GAME, But I Can't Use Repeats! (Ruby, Sapphire, & Colosseum)

It's time for a new adventure! After having trekked through many of these games time and time again, I wanted to have one final ultimate challenge in the vanilla mainline Pokemon franchise... Can I beat, every SINGLE Pokemon game in chronological order in a hardcore nuzlocke setting, and without reusing a single Pokemon in any other game? For instance, if I use Bulbasaur in Red version, I won't be able to use it in Blue, Yellow, Firered, or any other game. Come along on this journey with me and find the struggles, the cuts, the innovations, the strategies, and the potential laughs along the way.
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Rules of the challenge:
Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch one Pokémon on each Route (Species Clause)
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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FAQ:
Q. What are those non-nicknamed Pokemon in your party for, do they count towards the total?
A. They're HM users, nothing more. No, they don't count towards the total since they're never used in battle. Except Espeon and Umbreon, I still have yet to look up if Colosseum has a name rater lolol
Q. What are the 39 games involved in this series?
A. Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, Colosseum, FireRed, LeafGreen Emerald, XD, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black, Black 2, White, White 2, X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire, Sun, Ultra Sun, Moon, Ultra Moon, Let's Go Eevee, Let's Go Pikachu, Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, Legends Arceus, Scarlet, and Violet.
Q. What about games like FR/LG where you get a starter that you've already used, do you fail the challenge?
A. No, since the nuzlocke doesn't start until I receive Pokeballs, I simply go out and capture an unused Pokemon at full HP and continue after boxing the starter.
Q. Are you choosing your encounters?
A. Yes, I have a document where I've laid out encounters for the entire franchise. But isn't that against the spirit of a nuzlocke? I don't think so, I think the battles are the main challenge, after all, I can just reset the run to get the right first encounter, but that would make producing these videos a lot slower and less enjoyable.

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

Hey all, hope you enjoy the video! I said this in the video but just in case you forget and/or missed it, I'm gonna be giving away 2 copies each of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet when November rolls around over on Twitter, it's the least I can do for you guys being there in case of the emergency of KZbin being a goof and deleting my channel or something stupid like that. It could happen, I've seen it happen to others! twitter.com/ChaoticMeatball

[@jameskelly-smith1279]

I did enjoy the vid. BTW how will you beat Let's Go with needing to have a dex of 50 per game?

[@fepsyt-4316]

@@jameskelly-smith1279 Catching doesn't count toward usage. Only ones he uses in battle do.

[@jameskelly-smith1279]

@@fepsyt-4316 Cool

[@Hello-pv1xw]

So how is legends gonna work?

[@obsidianchangeling5968]

STOP IT WITH THE NUZLOCKES! YOU ARE OVERSATURATING THEM ALL AT THIS POINT!

[@ivanbluecool]

The best starter trio. Treeko. Mudkip and Espeon.

[@FaZe_lltw]

true

[@ivanbluecool]

@@FaZe_lltw surprised hoein didn't include a fire starter but I think this trio is very balanced by breeding the Espeon for an Eevee to get Flareon.

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

Legend says Umbreon and Torchic brutally murdered Pikachu and Eevee to be new mascots once being abandoned by their previous friends

[@ivanbluecool]

@@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy and then torchic sued tepig and chinchar for stealing his type.

[@braves4life25]

I herd you liek mudkipz

[@KingNoNamer]

“Don’t pirate our games or else we’ll send ninjas” had me trying so hard not to laugh out loud in the library

[@emilysmith2965]

That whole sequence with Man-Ray and Patrick was really good. Inspired voiceover, too. 😊

[@BierBart12]

Little do we know, Meatball was editing this video in a library and this commenter is a Nintendo piracy ninja, almost blowing their cover by laughing in the ventilation shaft above

[@Flumong]

Hell yeah, can't wait! My only criticism a minute into it is that I really miss the graphic from the last video where you showed which pokemon had been used up until now. It was a great way of showing how the pool keeps getting smaller and I was hoping it was gonna come back in every video. EDIT: Ah, I see it does show up right at the end. I still prefer it to be at the start, but glad to see it's not completetly vanished.

[@Cr3zant]

Assuming you finished the video by now, you satisfied yet?

[@highwaystar4518]

lmao ^

[@Flumong]

@@Cr3zant The OP was edited long before you replied.

[@bitzibaerlie]

Yeah, I like the résumé at the end but I still would like to see it at the beginning even though I could go back to this video now.

[@whattheflippingheck]

what do you mean it does show how many pokemon he used

[@Hazy_Fforest]

On my Norman fight in my Emerald nuzlocke, I didn't have a protect mon because my wingull died to a crit. So my answer instead was to take my highest Def pokemon and Hariyama with Fake Out. I swapped in my high def mon when slaking came out, then swapped into hariyama on a truant turn. Then used fake out then vital throw, then rinsed and repeated for a deathless, protectless Norman. I was very proud of the strat

[@aerybirb8748]

Writing that down just in case

[@kuribohn]

Love the cimooooo references. Everyone laughs in nuzlocke until cimoooos says damagestep

[@SilverZephyrFalcon]

Colosseum is an interesting addition to one of these challenges. I've never Nuzlocked it before, but I can imagine it's a tough one considering there are so few catches available. Excellent job thus far! Going deathless this long is incredible.

[@istokipsy6289]

Colosseum is obscenely difficult to Nuzlocke due to Hyper Mode mechanics wasting a turn and purification coming in about 40% of the way into the game. XD Gale of Darkness...would be marginally easier despite Shadow moves being super effective if he hadn't already used most of the core defensive and utility options available. Next installment of the series should be interesting, to say the least.

[@thephantomist7199]

@@istokipsy6289 I’d say that there’s still plenty of viable encounters in Gale to choose from, assuming he doesn’t use them up in Emerald. Vaporeon/Jolteon, Claydol, Walrein, Houndoom, and others. So I think he’ll be geeenerally fine.

[@istokipsy6289]

​@@thephantomist7199 Claydol might as well be saved for ORAS. A level 36 evolution hurts when you're only able to evolve by the time Cipher Key Lair rolls around. Houndoom, Walrein and Breloom are the likely candidates here, but I think he's only going to have one of them as an option due to them all being at the same caught location. He's out Arcanine, Donphan, Jumpluff, Xatu, Electrode, Forretress, and Quagsire for defensive + utility options and out Ursaring and Hariyama for main attackers...which are most of the better options in the game. It's going to be rough.

[@perrytheplatypus2184]

Honestly, the deathlessness of these runs make it boring for me. There's no stakes, you know how the video is going to go after watching the first run. He has his entire encounter list picked out and even EV trains, which remove the thrill of it as it comes across as too calculated. It really sucks because I was so excited when I watched the first video, but by the end I was kind of bored

[@affsteak3530]

@@perrytheplatypus2184 yeah i think he should have chosen either EV training OR party selection. Or get EV training and limit himself to a single party pick.

[@bulbasaur99]

This has become my FAVORITE series on youtube. Great work.

[@bitzibaerlie]

My favourite series is Chrism360 beating the Emerald Battle Tower with every type but this one I am definitely looking forward to as well. It is nice to see every game before S/V and the constriction is interesting and get more interesting the deeper he gets into the games. I already like thinking about why he would keep specific Pokémon until later, like Ninetales to use Alolan Ninetales, waiting for Clefairy to gain the Fairy type, waiting for Mega-Medicham, waiting for Crawdaunt to get useful physical Water moves after the upcoming physical/special split, et cetera.

[@RyuukoKobayashi]

I do appreciate the additional memery in this episode, its funny and helps break things up a bit.

[@djwindex849]

I think there's a ton to do between gyms in Hoenn! It's all optional but I'm a freak and love optional content and exploration. I understand the criticism but this is what I live for.

[@GreyPunkWolf]

Emerald is bae. My favorite game ever. Only thing I don't like is the special/physical attacks being based on type. Gen 3 remakes with the new abilities, physical and special attacks per type, fairy type and new tms, those are cool too.

[@mavenYGO]

The Cimooooo jumpscare really caught me off guard with a chuckle

[@TheSmithPlays]

Man is BANGING these videos out! Love to see it🤩

[@sgt.zaitsev287]

Important question: Favorite type and generation?

[@whitecollarcriminal7797]

Hey

[@americantwisted5091]

What is this some sort of crossover episode?

[@bubbles934]

@@americantwisted5091 lmaoooo fr 😳

[@CashCab1221]

A wild Pat has appeared

[@garyoak835]

Imma be real with you. I thought this was going to be filler content and thought you were just scrambling, but this one really resonates with me and has been a joy to watch. Sorry I doubted you!

[@Imperial_Squid]

I've never been more incredibly captivated by a challenge I've wanted to do less 😂 congrats on your sheer stamina my guy!

[@starship-nine4892]

As it turns out, there IS a name rater in Colosseum! He’s in the daycare in Agate Village. I don’t blame you for not knowing where he is, he’s super hidden away and not advertised.

[@xyno2112]

This is such a great concept even if a huge time sink, black&white are probably gonna be some of the easiest on mon choice since there is no worry of repeats

[@Magicpaper1337]

Yes there is. BW = 2 starters, BW2 = 2 more starters

[@xyno2112]

@@Magicpaper1337 Yes that's why I said Black&White instead of Gen 5

[@tammytheranger7645]

The Man Ray and Patrick scene is so accurate. (Nintendo, please port Pokemon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness to the Switch. I want to experience this masterpiece!)

[@red-eyessolares1817]

I don’t think Leftovers mattered that much in the Sapphire run, but it’s actually from a Trash Can on the S.S. Tidal which is Post-Game. You technically can get Leftovers in the Main Story in Emerald, but it’s rare since it’s a 1% chance chance on a Pickup Mon at 81-100.

[@supersaiyonara8188]

but leftovers are not found in the abandoned ship. theyre on the SS Tidal, which is post E4...

[@finnfiasco]

Exactly. How'd he get them?

[@zedia7967]

He cheated, since he also has 99 of every berry, mons probably died offscreen also

[@lordarcyus2862]

I’m amazed at your patience to EV train in every game so far, something I can’t even bring myself to do in normal games

[@francescobilleci]

I’m glad I’ve discovered your channel a couple weeks ago, this has to be one of my favourite series. Keep the good work going mate!

[@hawkticus_duel_shack]

You have fully described how I feel about Colosseum. RERELEASE IT DAMN YOU.

[@starseeker3002]

Collosseum does actually have a name rater. I think it's either at mount battle or agate village

[@bagfaceman1656]

Agate village, I believe

[@Patterrz]

Dude I can't believe how fast you're getting these videos out LOL

[@Spottedstorm27]

You're pumping these out fast and on my favorite generation and favorite spinoff! I'm so excited!

[@gerbentime4175]

He's still going! Currently I'm completing my own collection of these games and considering to do this challenge too. Addendum: I'd like to see Jan not go insane from this challenge's monotony.

[@priestesslucy3299]

I'd argue Jan is already insane, in his own special way

[@gerbentime4175]

@@priestesslucy3299 I can see that, this challenge would probably be a unique kind of torture for him though

[@kyleellis1825]

Do the challenge but you get 8 encounters per game. You still end up with like 300 unused families by the end.

[@gerbentime4175]

@@kyleellis1825 I've made 2 living dexes at this point, 8 encounters per game sounds like heaven at this point.

[@kyleellis1825]

@@gerbentime4175 8-10 encounters per game still gives you between 200-300 unused pokemon. It's more about making sure you save enough early route pokemon so GEn 1 isn't a bunch of solo mon runs until like gym 5.

[@exceedxatu]

This was amazing! Super excited for the next video! You've really been pumping these out at record pace its crazy

[@flamechomp5075]

Cool to see you completed this challenge was really looking forward to this video, you never disappoint.

[@AddyventuringChaos]

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A CONCEPT LIKE THIS TO EXIST! THIS IS SUCH AN AWESOME SERIES!! I hope to see more! I'm very excited to see what pokemon you'll use. You use so many interesting unique ones- I would've never suspected anyone to use a Keckleon of all pokemon. But this is so cool.

[@IngwiePhoenix]

Awesome stuff! Since I know those gens quite well by now (a friend of mine basically pummeled gen 1-6 through my brain like he aint alive soon XD) so I watch these a while before heading to bed and its super chill! Great adventures and fun things happening. Colosseum and XD are amazing games - and easily keep up with today, using Sw/Sh as a baseline. Really good stuff. Looking forward to the 2nd half!

[@pibbles_]

The Colosseum section of the video was really fun, so few people play the GameCube games on KZbin

[@zuckerprinzessin5412]

Started the series yesterday and I'm thrilled to witness the journey. Thanks for making these!

[@stumpf_man8791]

It's insane how quickly you're releasing these, I'm loving them but don't burn yourself out!

[@saucemcglocklin2964]

This is the most refreshing idea when it comes to Nuzlockes. I’m hooked on this Series so far. You’re killing it Meatball!!

[@U2kheim]

Love when you explain your stat-based choices. Learning a lot about stat distribution here. For instance your reasoning for using Keckleon. Keep it up!

[@AznYunHou]

It's incredible how well you are doing in these games. I subscribed to keep up with the challenge

[@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan]

I love how despite how I've never played Coliseum, I was worrying about Slaking and Skill Swap while watching. And look what happened

[@mysticwolf4704]

super fun series I can't wait to watch it all!

[@KajSeVai]

I bet this series is gonna boost your channel like crazy. I think its amazing and you just earned yourself a new a sub.

[@xzearr]

Dude! Im so glad I came upon your challenge this early on the series. You have been a blessing to watch!

[@frostyclouded]

seeing this in my sub box today was a very pleasant surprise !! i haven't felt great today so it was a nice little pick-me-up/distraction :) i know some people felt that the previous videos were too repetitive but it's nice that with these next few it should be a little more varied! can't wait for the rest! i'm particularly excited for legends arceus (and hgss since i have a very big soft spot for those games).

[@KA1SZN]

The consistency of this meatball is shocking 💜🙇‍♂️ Absolutely BANGING these out

[@dantejs3315]

Did anyone else notice on 16:51 the 99 rare candies in the bag lol?

[@damainegorman5052]

This is by far my favourite series and content on YT. You’ve outdone yourself here CM!

[@LVG1703]

The Colosseum run was nuts, amazing job man, I am loving this videos

[@moxgirl5]

This is gonna sound odd but I like to have videos playing when I have headaches and am lying down so I have something to listen to, and lately I’ve been listening to your videos and they’ve been great! You describe stuff good enough that I don’t need to see the screen. So thank you for that and I’m loving this series so far! ❤

[@eegleweege]

I AGREE COMPLETELY

[@michaeltam360]

You are the GOAT! you spent so much time planning for these videos and I really enjoy the pacing! Can’t wait for the next videos

[@smoakdragon]

I’ve been loving this series! Makes me want to do a nuzlocke gauntlet myself. Also with Entei, I often give sub legendaries like the bird and beast trio a pass in nuzlockes since their base stat total is lower than pseudo legendaries like Garchomp, Metagross, etc (580 vs 600). Give you a chance to use Pokémon that are often overlooked and left out of play throughs (: Keep up the great work on this series, it’s awesome!

[@1228SamIam]

I love these videos! This is the best idea I have ever seen in a nuzlocke. So excited to see you do XD, Coliseum. And I can say for the first time I'm excited about lets go of Pikachu and Eevee. You are going to be scraping the barrel

[@romanwashere2]

Lol with how much gamefreak nostalgia baits, every single gen 1 pokemon will probably be used in this challenge

[@UnlimitedRun]

41:30 I've never heard of the Leftovers being on the Abandoned Ship in Gen III. Weren't they actually on the S.S. Tidal in these games, which is post-game only?

[@beesree39]

yeah dude cheated lol

[@queerboy8370]

i suffer from oonga boonga brain all the goddamn time, but i'd never found a phrase that so perfectly encapsulates it. thank you for this very important addition to my vocabulary

[@D3__]

"I haven't played Colosseum in 3 years" Man, I haven't played that game in ever

[@RockmanSolid]

I'm doing this since no one else has(that I know of), in case people need it(i.e leaving the video before a certain game so you can get back to it quicker). Hope this helps! 0:40 Ruby 25:37 Sapphire 45:00 Colosseum

[@deemcgann1695]

It's always morally okay to pirate nintendo games

[@ovinedreamer1451]

Just like it's always morally okay to pirate EA games. I would argue it's morally encouraged!

[@Leadman1001]

I look forward to seeing updates on this challenge every week! Great idea and production of the video

[@noahbarnes5761]

Watching this series now. Great content and its fun to see chaotic go through my favorite pokemon games of all time! The colleseum nuzlocke is good work. I played it for the first time recently and found it to be the most challenging pokemon game ive ever played

[@FifthPromise]

4:28 I hate to be that guy, but level 32 doesn't mirror most starters level for final evolution. As a matter of fact, out of the 21 ordinary starters, only 3/21 evolve at level 32. The median is 36, the average is close to 35 (34,85). The most common evolve level is 36, being used 14/21 times.

[@charmanderplayz8564]

I’m interested in seeing what happens in FRLG B2W2 and ORAS when you run out of starters (Edit: forgot about Black 2 and White 2)

[@nesradub360]

and HGSS

[@charmanderplayz8564]

Oh yea, forgot about HGSS. There is also BDSP.

[@AxelKap]

@@charmanderplayz8564 And USUM but he will probably put them in his party until he can catch a new pokemon

[@Thoast_]

Me having watched the two other nuzlocking every pokemon game videos. *These are pretty neat, a nice lil listen and watch while doing something else.* Im especially gonna have fun with this one. Gen 3 being my personal favorite (and my first, definitely no correlation)

[@christophejenkins6391]

Loving this series. Great idea. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to entertain us!

[@minervatenebrae]

I've really been enjoying this series. I think chances to show off weaker pokemon like unown and plusle has been great, and is a good direction for your challenges to get creative! I'll keep on eagerly waiting for the next part, so keep up the good work!

[@galten123]

How are you going to do Pokemon XD seeing as you are forced to use a Teddiursa which you've already used?

[@romanwashere2]

Loving this series. I can't stop checking your channel to see if the next video is out yet.

[@justrobin8155]

This series brought me to your channel. It's great to see the series slowly evolve!

[@AnyThingWorx]

Yknow, I tried to get over the fact that encounters are chosen, but nah. Battles aren’t the only part of nuzlockes that matter. Sometimes you get dealt bad hands with encounters and you have to make do. One of the MAIN rules of a nuzlocke is that you can only get the first encounter of every route. At that point you’re not even doing a nuzlocke anymore.

[@god6948]

33:11 "throw for content"? bro you literally set up every important battle what you mean by "throw for content"

[@hedge5322]

I am loving this series so far. Keep it up!

[@sarahmiller2431]

When he sent out ampharos on the Dakim battle I flinched completely expecting his earthquake protect strat to completely demolish his ampharos. He got so so lucky with that paralysis.

[@benmaciver3981]

honestly after watching you do these ive been doing it and its been so fun!

[@braven10k]

Commentary reached a new level of *chefs kiss* this video. Keep up the great work!

[@Kirbstomp219]

This has been the coolest series to ever hit Pokémon KZbin. Been here since the first couple thousand views on episode 1.

[@terraglade]

been catching up on this serie and loving it! what a crazy ride so far~

[@aPNGofSothis]

I just got into this series 5 hours ago and was a lil bummed it was over so this was a really awesome surprise

[@wingbeltcreations5455]

I LOVE THESE RUNS. I've recently found that using unconventional Pokémon is both more interesting than the same-old same-old, but also make the games way more difficult and way more fun! I finally beat Emerald one year ago, and my team was: Plusle, Grumpig, Torkoal, Cacturne, Whiscash, Altaria. I also beat Platinum last year, with: Infernape, Magnezone, Gastrodon, Leafeon, Togekiss, Weavile.

[@blueythedragonknight3949]

So far i'm liking this Nuzlocking adventure, It's been a pleasure to watch and come up with wild and whacky teams.

[@kalebrhea5822]

I am loving this series! This idea is awesome! I also didn’t realize that the Pokémon company released 7 gen 3 games! I always forget that Colosseum and XD were released on the GameCube

[@laggingdragons]

I have only been listening to these so far since I have played so much Pokemon that I don't need to see it to know what's going on with your stellar commentary but I watched this one and I have to say that your intro with the rotating Treecko had me choking on my laugh. Good series man.

[@azfrosty2644]

Unbelievable series man! Shame it can’t go on forever! Big up

[@raaaaaaayden]

The Patrick/man ray bit is HILARIOUS omfg so funny. Also your Patrick impression is fantastic lol

[@ethandavis2373]

Part of what makes this series so cool and fun is seeing lesser-known/weaker Pokemon used, like Kingler in gen 1 and Illumise in gen 3

[@mauricioalonso2157]

I appreciate the increasing amount of memes and its increasing length, this video is the best one so far, hope it keeps getting better

[@TheElly750]

This series has been a ton of fun to watch. I await each episode eagerly.

[@Doruk66_]

Finally!! I was waiting so badly for this!

[@favourites122222]

I'm really loving this series! It's so cool watching how kind of easy these games were with proper set up for weaker mons. If I could make a suggestion, can the dead pokemon appear on the thumbnail so they're solidified/remembered from death?

[@bertiec3455]

22:07 Ah yes my favourite water type, Torkoal. Great vids, keep it up :)

[@colehanna4040]

Sharpedo was in before Torkoal though so yes the Salamence tried to use Flamethrower on a Water type

[@Victini862]

This has been a great series so far. Keep it up

[@Cardb33]

Man I just want to say I absolutely love this series. Never enjoyed a series of Pokemon games like this. Not using the same Pokemon twice is such a great unique idea and makes for some really interesting teams. Great seeing Illumise getting some love in Ruby. It's a very underrated Pokemon with Encore and a decent movepool (with TM's). It accentuates a lot of the better Pokemon in the game too. My favorite Gen 3 Nuzlocke core was Swampert + Illumise + Swellow. Swampert baits Grass moves, switch and Encore, swap to Swellow and KO it. Swellow baits Electric move, switch to Swampert and KO it.

[@sbcj9]

I love this series so much. Everytime I watch your videos I want to do it myself. I have never done a nuzlocke before and I would be curious if I could do it like this too.

[@Poppops-fi3pt]

What I did for Norman in my gen 3 runs was using a fast Pokémon and use double team and bulk up. Like breloom

[@adneid]

Seriously respect the amount of dedication put into this. Fantastic stuff!

[@awesomeandrew5266]

Yo, I love this series already! I'm amazed at how much you're able to do so far! It's really impressive!

[@jschroyer12]

Enjoying the Franchise-locke so far, keep them coming

[@JYoutubeHandle999]

I cannot express to you how much 49:26 jump scared me lmao. I think my heart skipped a beat and I actually physically jumped in my chair. Great meme.

[@_DeltaEmerald]

ty, I really needed this today.

[@ratnoodles7835]

Yesss I’ve been waiting for this since the last one lets gooooooo 🎉🎉🎉

[@zelebi6289]

Didn't expect this so quick thanks for the gift dreading the day you finish it always hype to see the stradegys

[@thewritegrump]

I am loving these videos, but what is really making my day more than anything is the occasional Yugioh/Yugituber reference (I nearly gave myself whiplash to look at the screen when I heard 'HOWEVER'). I think you made another such reference in your FR/LG tier list video and it caught me off guard in the best way! I love it when my hobbies show up in my other hobbies in unexpected ways. X'D Anyway, I'm looking forward to binging the rest of this series! These are really fun videos. C:

[@LagonCobra]

I have to say, this is probably my new favorite series by far on KZbin, and I have to do this challenge for myself now

[@PatrickSieben7]

Really like your idea for this series. :) Since you asked, how we liked your way of handeling the commentary of the Collusseum game, in my opinion, you can just keep it the way you did here for XD.

[@anthonyhumphrey3333]

Fantastic series. Loving it!!