Nuzlocking Pokemon SCARLET... But With Only Paradox Pokemon!

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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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[@masmurdermonkey9233]

You know, I think it would be interesting to see someone use Violet’s paradox pokemon for a Scarlet playthrough or vice versa. The final fight in particular would be interesting.

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

I think it would be interesting to just have all 14 as possible encounters

[@chrismlong84]

Yeah for a past vs future final battle

[@NuzlockeJoe]

That does sound pretty cool!

[@ok_iot]

It's actually not bad. Basically paradox pokemon make the game a little boring. Kind of like playing as mewtwo in red.

[@rayyaninspookymonth1630]

Paradox war

[@Missiletainn]

35:49 He's* no slouch, Grusha is a dude.

[@yunogasai3350]

Glad I wasn't the only one that noticed, haha, tho knowing Meatball I'm sure it wasn't malicious

[@FaeCube]

for now

[@JerdMcLean]

Bro got trapped. Grusha is best girl tho

[@j_g_t6091]

How many legs does a sheep have, if you call its tail a leg?

[@Glpfaker-fn2gw]

Grusha is female and Rika is male. can't change my mind

[@platinumraven118]

You know, my defense of Flamigo, is how damn bizarre real flamingos are. Flamingos produce blood from their eyes to feed their young, are bright fucking pink birds, and are proportioned like a shitty chair. Imagine, please, you are a group of overworked japanese designers trying to make a flamingo "more like a pokemon". I honestly appreciate that the smaller elements of Flamingo's design show off it's secondary flighting type. It has a stance and glare that just says it is gonna gut punch you.

[@NotAnElk]

They can also drink boiling water just fine and get their pink pigment because of all the shrimp they eat. Just an incredibly bizarre animal, I love them

[@RyanAKAStreakk]

theyre actually also only even pink because of a chemical in the shrimp they eat

[@mitchellminogue1311]

Also if you look at it right flamigos body looks like a boxing glove

[@platinumraven118]

@@mitchellminogue1311 oh... My ... God.... I can see it.

[@raguru1032]

It’s not blood, it’s a milk/curd like substance that’s blood red due to their diet.

[@joncarpenter-smith9801]

Revavroom is a Steel/Poison type when you catch it in the wild and the type changing is only for the star mobile in team star bases in case anyone was wondering

[@diamondinmyeye6160]

Yep, it's relatively uneventful on its own, but Terra flying with Filter and you have yourself a solid mon.

[@modernducklett9296]

The DLC better let us get our own custom revaroom

[@Hidden_Fern]

@@modernducklett9296 god that would be so sick

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

And only the Star Mobiles can use the various Torque moves.

[@NektarSSJ]

@@modernducklett9296 also more clothes, paradox pokemon and an event like Dynamax Adventures so that we can catch more legendery pokemon

[@TheGodOfInsanty]

"Grusha's waiting for us outside, and she's no slouch." Those who don't know: 🙂 Those who know: 💀

[@thisguy9943]

8:02 fun fact: Fury Cutter hasn't been Base 10 power since Gen IV. In Gen V it became Base 20, which was increased again to Base 40 in Gen VI.

[@giomarimp1196]

When he said 10 base power i was confused, the move dealt 13 damage the first time it was used by a teddiursa, this couldn't be a 10 base power move

[@paulthepotato9311]

@@Deltabolster At least most shinies aren't special 🫣🫣

[@paulthepotato9311]

@@Deltabolsterwhich was it😌😌😌

[@JerdMcLean]

@@paulthepotato9311 Yeah, Shinies haven't been special for some gens now, but it is always heartbreaking to lose one.

[@paulthepotato9311]

@@JerdMcLean They never were special really... Mostly just rare color variance...

[@KrakatonMain]

Idk if anyone else noticed, but after Orthworm 1, you swapped Great Tusk to hold the Black GLASSES rather than Black BELT, hence why Brick Break still wasn't doing as much

[@joshuataylor8032]

Saw this and went straight to the comments to see if anyone else noticed 😂

[@pixlepalzcrowther6694]

Yea I also noticed that

[@johngerhart362]

yup

[@Tarz9]

yep.

[@braidonsaelens5174]

Came down to look for this specifically

[@gorillster3192]

Btw, the past Pokémon's ability is PROTOsynthesis, not PHOTOsynthesis

[@bitzibaerlie]

Oh, I did not notice him mispronouncing that. But his pronunciation of Dachsbun as Dashbun was amusing. Always makes me wonder which Pokémon and places I am butchering.

[@Quizmo-hk2ex]

Grusha is also a man not a woman

[@QuickSilverKitsune]

@@Quizmo-hk2ex sometimes it takes a man to be best waifu though Let some peoples dreams continue friend

[@JonVonBasslake]

@@QuickSilverKitsune Not at the expense of misgendering them. Sure, Grusha is a cute guy, but he's still a guy and not a girl. You can crush on him all you want, as long as you still refer to him as a male.

[@LucyRoseLuna]

@@Quizmo-hk2ex he´s still waifu material

[@Evnyofdeath]

SUDO WOODO PSEUDO WOOD FAKE WOOD SUDOWOODO WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE A GRASS TYPE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA This has been your annual "Sudowoodo being a rock type is perfect" meltdown.

[@kleptrep94]

Grusha's the new Bugsy in the sense that everyone thinks that the bloke's a bird.

[@andytaker3073]

Grusha is a guy. This is basically "Can You Beat Pokemon Scarlet As Professor Sada?"

[@exostudios8563]

Fun fact: At 44:14, This is the first ever I have ever someone pronounce Rika like that.

[@codyherio6909]

“Grusha is waiting outside for us and she’s no slouch” They got another one boys

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

If Staraptor wasn't fully Paralyzed a facade would have done disgusting damage

[@yoshifan4456]

it would have been Bad

[@platinumraven118]

I hadn't noticed Brute Bonnet's tail till this let's play, and that is honestly kinda adorable. I think it makes the little feet look cuter and funnier

[@flameshock1013]

35:46 So who's gonna be the one to tell him that Grusha's a guy?

[@akubanekuroda1359]

just tell him to google grusha^^

[@giomarimp1196]

Us "chaotic, grusha is a guy" chaoticmeatball "oh, he is a guy, well that won't stop my being thirst of him"

[@JonVonBasslake]

@@giomarimp1196 and that's fine, as long as he stops misgendering Grusha.

[@giomarimp1196]

@@JonVonBasslake it's just a normal error that everyone did before reading carefully the dialogue, maybe he hasn't read them well, i don't think it's that much of a problem his misgendering him

[@yunogasai3350]

@@giomarimp1196 yeah, didn't feel malicious or anything, just like he didn't know better

[@Blaze-nm1uh]

35:46 you do know grusha is a guy right?

[@NaturalFireWave]

Just so you know, in case finding a shiny happens again, catching a pokemon does give off evs. I tested this when I was training in sumo.

[@TactlessC]

Real talk your 25 step combo of survivability is what makes me glad every defense and healing move got reduced to 5.

[@TactlessC]

Why...why would you even set up on Geeta, she isn't hard. Her team comp sucks and has weaknesses every pokemon you have can exploit even without TM coverage.

[@JonVonBasslake]

@@TactlessC safety. This is a nuzlocke after all.

[@adrianrodriguez1052]

Jeez I thought this was the next installment of the nuzlocke every gen challenge and thought he skipped so much

[@wxo_5057]

Same for a second

[@ninja9567]

I'm gonna guess that he probably wants a little break from the challenge and mixing things up a little to spice things up for the channel. I'd feel the same way if I was doing that freaking franchise challenge for 3, almost 4 months close to nonstop.

[@JonVonBasslake]

@@ninja9567 Have you not seen his update video?

[@ninja9567]

@@JonVonBasslake I have, but it’s still a tad surprising.

[@jaredlavohn3258]

More like *Screens* Tail, am I right? Pun aside, this was a very interesting showcase of the Scarlet Paradox mons; as someone who only currently owns Violet, I'm definitely intrigued by the mons I don't currently have access to. Definitely going to watch the Violet counterpart to this challenge soon.

[@cravonomire9971]

I swear he does the +ratio joke every video and I laugh every time

[@Rukusoru]

33:55 there is actually an encounter with a great tusk/ iron treads you can get after the titan, though it only shows up once

[@That_Doctor_Del_Fella]

All the titans have a version of themselves to re-encounter and capture. They also have a special mark that bestows the "former titan" title

[@brendanboomhour7606]

@@That_Doctor_Del_Fella and have the size score needed for the jumbo mark

[@CaptainObliviousV]

Kind of a shame you can only get the titan Tatsugiri at the lake. Getting the titan Dondozo as a 2 for 1 would’ve been cool.

[@wiganeldar]

Take a shot each time he says photosynthesis instead of proto haha

[@jupitersong6658]

i would be absolutely hammered

[@ajquadarella3693]

Or every time he misgenders the ice type gym leader lol. He’s a man! 😅

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

Lol

[@NektarSSJ]

@@ajquadarella3693 in my opinion we should call them it not he or she just it or if you want be polite call them non-binary so for example the non-binary ice type gym leader the game and everywhere should have male female AND non-binary or he she it

[@ajquadarella3693]

@@NektarSSJ No. That’s very disrespectful to non-binary people. You clearly know how to use the singular they/them pronoun so uh. Keep that up! Also Grusha is a male character? He’s not stated to be non-binary, so I don’t understand the need for your comment.

[@nicholasgay3104]

Never thought of this E4 as a family unit 🤣 but, Hassel is definitely giving "gay art dad who's on the cusp of his big break" vibes and Larry is "supportive but overworked" husband.

[@tiagozuffsantos7644]

Clavel is the school director. Geeta is the chairwoman

[@gamers2999]

8:03 actually in gen 9 fury cutter has a base power of 40 now it only needs 3 hits to cap out in damage so it's mid now and not garbage like it was back in gens prior.

[@platinumraven118]

You claimed protosynthesis raised "a specific stat" but it is just the Pokemon's highest stat. This actually is modified by things like sword dance or trail blaze before setting sun or electric terrain(for Quark Drive)

[@kylehennkens9578]

So if I swap a Pokemon in who's highest stat is Speed, but then I use Swords Dance, now my attack stat is a higher number. Does Protosynthesis change the buff to my attack now?

[@platinumraven118]

@@kylehennkens9578 you would have to sword dance before the electric terrain or sunny day was activated or before a booster energy was used.

[@platinumraven118]

@@kylehennkens9578 effectively it doesn't change the boost after it has activated unless it deactivates and reactivates, however it increases the highest stat when the ability activates. 1.3 times or 1.5 times if the stat is speed

[@KalleBerendijk]

14:22 I'm gonna be a nerd and point out that Meloetta's signature move Relic Song already had a 10% (technically 20% considering Meloetta's only ability is Serene Grace) to put an opponent to sleep.

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

Neutralizing Gas but yea

[@willfrost8580]

and secret power had a 30% chance when used in tall grass or grassy terrain

[@The_Chocolate_One]

That Steiner match line was fabulous! I never thought I would see it used in a Pokémon video.

[@beastcoastpokemon]

We're a simple org. We see new Chaotic Meatball Nuzlocke, we click.

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

Nice

[@christiandevey3898]

Whenever I hear someone say that Sudowoodo should be a grass type, I instantly know that they don’t understand the concept.

[@daniellewilliamson4215]

Me with Luxray and dark type

[@Anyone1338]

@@daniellewilliamson4215 i thought that it actually was until a few months ago

[@supergamingwarriorgamerult4705]

​@@daniellewilliamson4215and Darkrai with Ghost

[@paulnewton2284]

I assume the Starmobiles work similarly to the Tera Pokemon you find in the crystal caverns. That is, not only do they get the usual changes from Terastallization, they also have way more HP than usual, and possibly some other boosts.

[@ogeid772]

You couldve caught the shiny Psyduck, catching pokemon also gives exp, which also means doing it gives evs

[@JustQuibbs]

The whole Star Mobile is funny to me, because in their design you can see it is not just a Revavroom. It is also two Varooms for the back wheels. And according to the lore told to us by the flashbacks, at least one Charcadet is inside of the Star Mobiles to give them the needed power to function, although I dare to remember they mentioned training two. If this holds up since they are flashbacks? Dunno, but the Varooms in the design are still there so it is not a stretch. Scarlet and Violet has a good story along all paths! Really worth the attention if you can spend it.

[@Hidden_Fern]

You seemed to have a lot more fun with this run compared to the previous Pokémon challenge! Glad you’re changing things up a little and getting to do more content outside of that nuzlocke series (I do really enjoy it, but variety is great). Excited to see what non-Pokémon challenges you’ll do!

[@keredol]

As a small note, Grusha is a guy :P

[@dwanedibly8129]

I'm sure that dozens of other people have already told you this, but comments are good for the KZbin Algorithm, so... Grusha is a man, not a woman. He's a top-tier femboy.

[@cullenhutchison6528]

Well, Koraidon is a paradox Pokémon, so the only rule the game made you break is the terastallization one.

[@tammytheranger7645]

Take a sip of water each time Chaotic Meatball says Photosynthesis or refers Grusha as she/her.

[@daniellewilliamson4215]

Extra sip for the two times he butchers Rika's name

[@LVG1703]

Awesome video idea man, big fan of your content. Looking forward on you nuzlokcing the rest of the franchise!

[@slateportraichu5416]

Happy New Year! I hope it brings us a lot of nice things=)Love your videos=)

[@robertbarrows6687]

Kaiju works for Titan too. Considering the Monsterverse made Kaiju from Toho into Titans to make them a bit more distinct.

[@attilamateilonka5579]

Actually no, Monsterverse can't use the word "Kaiju" because the Pacific Rim guys copyrighted it.

[@JJSSBU]

Based Chaotic Meatball kills every Psyduck no matter the color, equality for everyone :D

[@joncarpenter-smith9801]

Never thought I’d see a BLJ in a pokemon game but here we are, thanks SV

[@55Days]

I just wish the paradox pokemon had every pokemon in that line. Like magnemite and magnezone

[@taipaulsen4347]

And maybe different abilities too

[@Levitrips]

The run is still valid though. Koraidon IS a paradox pokemon

[@NuzlockeJoe]

I was wondering how you would do the first team star base with only 2 Pokémon. I only recently found out you need 3 Pokémon for them all

[@kingofthemudkips445]

Arven’s mom dies in front of him after netting for the first time Ed Sheeran: sings one of the best credits song ever Me almost crying

[@kingofthemudkips445]

Seriously the best ending to a Pokémon game

[@DemonsFlame]

Great video, Meatball, it was interesting seeing the paradox pokemon progress through the game in a (Somewhat) typical nuzlocke fashion. Also, this comment section can be summed up in just one phrase and emoji. "Well actually... 🤓"

[@cheeseburgerlazers]

grusha is a guy and rika is a girl just so ya know chief

[@XylobeX]

Fun fact: there's an Earth Power TM on the mountain east of Alfornada that can be gotten from the beginning of the game with only the BLJ!

[@ahobbitstail7022]

Came here from BeastCoast at your recommendation. Thanks for the hard work to get both videos out!

[@DeGryme]

Not gonna lie, I been watching your vids for a while but I think Steiner math is sealing the deal on me subscribing. Well done lmao

[@Caelus32]

I realized something, the Elite 4 uses types that were also titans

[@Megadaxo]

Rock flying steel ground dragon Ground steel flying dragon rock They even almost do the reverse Titan order

[@finnvaneekelen4966]

Probably because they did not want to have 2 trainers with the same type specialty so the titan types where the only options for the elite 4

[@KattoTang]

Did anyone else notice he gave Great Tusk the Blackglasses instead of the Black Belt when swapping out items for the Orthworm Titan? lol

[@NuzlockeJoe]

That magneto looks kinda ridiculous! I havent seen him running around like that before lol

[@KudaKeileon]

The word is wary, not weary. Wary: Careful, cautious, apprehensive Weary: Tired

[@randommemeaddict249]

Meowscarada is kinda an OP starter. 110 attack and 123 speed, and flower trick is base 70 power and a guarunteed crit hit. It also has acess to a stab night slash, and play rough and u turn for coverage and switching.

[@Alejandro-xz9kd]

glad there’s still challenges going on

[@Okamiden15]

I'm mostly curious how he got the paradox Pokemon at such a low level.

[@parkerholberton4664]

I was intrigued that that would be the challenge, was it mentioned? I mean spin the wheel of magic hacks? Lolll

[@parkerholberton4664]

Can’t get anywhere close area zero tho, of course :/

[@Squidinky679]

Unless your SOMEHOW able to put in a level 1 paradox Pokemon, it might be possible Also, please do the scarlet me violet professor oak challenge soon! You can do it by catching every Pokémon that UNDER the next gym/team star/ titan’s ace

[@K3N0PSIA]

i remember seeing a paradox only run where some1 edited in a slither wing (it was of course a low level, but not level 1 iirc), so maybe..?

[@Megadaxo]

Professor oak is literally just catching everything in the game before gym one other than scizor, Palafin, slowking, the paradoxes, and koraidon/miraidon

[@rurhythmn5065]

I watched this video for a bit anf then wondered "huh- i wanna play again-" and when i booted it up i went thro7gh a mass outbreak of varooms, only to find a shiny orthworm, and later, a shiny psyduck- you have blessed me

[@Rebateman]

Just a quick note: Grusha, according to the Pokemon website, is male (or at least uses he/him). You used in the video she while referring to Grusha.

[@artbeen_blocked]

A lot of characters in Pokemon are traditionally feminine but are actually men, I wouldn't put it past Meatball to mistake Grusha for a woman because of the Miku hair and hiding his face with his scarf

[@jonahs92]

Grusha is a man.

[@TheDreddedOne]

@@jonahs92 Yes the original comment says this as well.

[@mattyorshin]

Does it really matter lol

[@darklordkuro7953]

Who cares its a buch of pixel

[@berserkerciaran]

I definitely wasn't expecting the Scott Steiner maths, but it's a welcome surprise

[@FoxLightstep]

omg that Sonic Adventure gag. You're not wrong. XD

[@orangepeel8670]

36:01 grusha is a dude btw

[@thatrandomguy368]

26:03 it's good that you didn't use trailblaze against goomy because it has sap sipper

[@HerosUnlikely]

I love Scream Tail it's such a nice support tank and I just wanna hug it.

[@MateheusdePalamecia]

Nice to see the paradox pokemon in action.

[@williamchabot9502]

in my first playthrough of violet i thought the fire team star was the first one so i just easily sweeped the poison one lol

[@sweller_odin8458]

My favorite shiny ever is clawitzer and I finally got one in violet.

[@dragonmaster1500]

You know, I'm sure it's been discussed already, but I find it interesting that Roaring Moon has such a similar design to Mega Salamance. Wonder if there's a lore explanation for that?

[@rayyaninspookymonth1630]

The paradoxes are theorized to be imaginary

[@creltry1756]

34:36 Really love the weird equation you made up or if it is real

[@ANTICENA571]

Subscribed after the Steiner Math reference. I guess the numbers really do spell disaster for you at Sacrifice

[@Pikatwig16]

Funny that you mention Xenoblade, because some Monolith Soft staff actually helped to make both Legends Arceus and SV.

[@nesradub360]

1) It's PROTOsynthesis, not Photosynthesis 2) Grusha is a He, not a She 3) It's veh-LOO-ZUH, not Vah-ZOO-LUH 4) It's gar-ga-na-KUHL, not Gar-ga-na-SIHL

[@superdupe8214]

Let me just say I'm glad I stuck around for some Steiner Math at the end!

[@lemonygem4274]

Oh my god, the gen 9 e4 is just the Winstrate Family from Gen 3!

[@user-sf6zq6oy9g]

Fought a farigiraf in my game when you Fought farigiraf, used flash cannon rights before you said flash cannon, and picked up a rare candy exactly as you proposed using some in game. This alongside the multicolored boxes in the terrarium is making me feel like this life might actually be a simulation simulation.

[@thecjgameworld4013]

33:45 Hey, that's exactly my idea for when I'm making my custom side story of my eventually adventure through Paldea, where after the Great Tusk or Iron Treads has fallen, the othe paradox pokemon start to mysteriously appear around the map, causing trouble around Paldea. 58:25 well technically you didn't break your rules as Koraidon & Miraidon are the legendary Paradox Pokemon of the past & future, so technically you were still using just Paradox Pokemon

[@TheAngryMoth104]

We need to change the rules to include "no set-up spam"

[@syndere6755]

I love how the entire internet agreed that the slope climb thing is just a BLJ in disguise.

[@Dreamydawn__]

35:45 Grusha is not a "she" 💀 Its a man

[@acejinulee]

Scream Tail? More like SCREENS Tail!

[@marie-hz7fp]

35:46 Grusha She🤣 poor Meatball

[@Decidueye-2016]

35:45 who wants to tell him?

[@dxjxc91]

Don't think I'm going to say anything that hasn't already been commented but a couple script mistakes I noticed are: Protosythesis has a PR not an PH. Don't put emphasis on the Pee in Cassiopeia. The lu in Lucario is not pronounced low. Grusha is male. The elite 4 are not related. The switch only drops frames in a few (2 or 3) specific areas, but the game cuts framerate of animations based on distance that an emulator would still have without modding the ROM. I think that was everything I noticed.

[@anthonyhessler7356]

What about the way he pronounced “Giacomo” 💀

[@Unknown-xo7td]

Quaxly being second best starter behind snivy is a really hot take and I like it you have great taste

[@Brandon-butterb1]

I may be wrong but is the scarlet paradox pokemon abilities called Protosynthesis not photosynthesis?

[@Brandon-butterb1]

not to mention Grusha is male accroding to the official website

[@tommeke14]

STEINER MATHS CAUGHT ME OFFGUARD THERE 😂😂😂

[@JoelAngel12]

On my first playthrough I also got stuck on the vending machine going for the item up top lol

[@jlog2149]

This is just almost hardcore nuslock with only fully evolved psudo legends

[@AlwaysRobert]

How does he get the paradox Pokémon without being in Area Zero? Is he using PKHex or something like that to change what the Pokémon are?

[@SirJorb]

A shame to see they're still doing the 'rival has the starter weak to yours' thing. I kinda wish they'd subverted it by their starter ending up having the tera type that's strong against yours - so Fire type Quaxly, Water type Sprigatito, or Grass type Fuecoco

[@user-os9gs3by2r]

I don’t think I got put to sleep once by Revavroom in my entire playthrough of scarlet

[@tjayenterprises5190]

What site do you use to create the spinney thing that determines your encounters ? Would love to know for when I do my nuzlocke

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

It's called Wheel Decide!

[@lorddeox]

Didn't expect a Brian Zane sings Hogan vs The Giant in a Monster Truck Sumo match reference here. 5 stars

[@MikeSkinnerAudio]

Great video. How did you get them to be so low level and available early on?

[@miscellaneoof]

Koraidon is a paradox Pokemon so you the last battle is still valid