Nuzlocking the ENTIRE Pokemon Franchise, But I Can't Use Repeats! (Gen 2)

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

Thanks for watching guys, make sure to check out the Gen 1 portion of this challenge first if you haven't already! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKqpqqmZfrNkqs0

[@cesarhernandez6861]

I nuzlocked my life once. Now I'm all that's left. Wait, no. I also still have my Blastoise.

[@usrnmntavlibl2666]

“There are 2 things that set you above, how good are your strategies, and how soon do you start spamming surf” - Pokémon Challenges

[@cesarhernandez6861]

@@usrnmntavlibl2666 You are on point! Hehe.

[@DigitalRag3X]

There’s NO way you got a dunsparce first time in the dark cave

[@dankrogholm9774]

What do you do if you miss an important encounter like poliwag? Reset or live with it?

[@Yuri-vh5iq]

"Yeah, Dunsparce really deserves an evolution in Scartlet and Violet" *Dudunsparce appears*

[@jonasan3]

after this win, dudunsparce seems like an insult to dunsparce. haha

[@appelofdoom8211]

​​​@@jonasan3what is better than more dunsparce? It's the perfect life form x 2

[@mistahjenkins4826]

"I said an 'evolution', not a damned siamese hamburger!"

[@KanePlaysGames]

I cannot believe a Dunsparce solo'd Lance what an absolute mad lad. Legendary performance.

[@iamnotinvolved1309]

Truly the dark horse.

[@siircartiier]

cringe

[@feeshfosh9535]

YEAH!! dunsparce was pretty viable gen 2, what a g

[@kjdubs5877]

Dunsparce is also viable in gen 5 as well. My girl Rarity is a boss

[@feeshfosh9535]

@@kjdubs5877 LETS GOOOOO. dunsparce on main team solidarity???

[@TheBlaziking666]

I love the strong presence of Dunsparce through this.

[@DaffyTaffy93]

Dunsparce destroyed everyone with the Whitney miltank technique 😂 guy deserves a new evolution!

[@Nocsha217]

Dunsparce is Life I flinch haxxed my way to a tournament win once Our Drilll will be the Drill that pierces the heavens!

[@ruileite4579]

@@Nocsha217 nice gurren lagann reference

[@chillagerr]

Dunsparce is my favourite pokemon (unironically) so I am OK with this.

[@alepeviani]

It's RAGE Gaminnn

[@Pero-zl4jp]

I love how a Ledian and Unknown were used in a team of 5 and were not worthless either. Great job sir giving every Pokémon it’s time to shine 🥳

[@anthonybenci9035]

Unown

[@JH-tp7jw]

EEEEEE

[@lordvaust5830]

That fact he named his Foretress “Explodia,” I can’t even. Explodia was literally my favorite joke in the entire Yugioh abridged series.

[@hyrumkohler]

Truly an incredible name

[@catsuneniku]

I really enjoy the calculative approach to captures! It's definitely not "traditional nuzlocke" but that doesn't matter at all tbh. Im really enjoying the unique nature of this run!

[@snuffysam]

I think planning out the catches ahead of time was the right call - this series would be basically impossible otherwise, especially if resets were banned - I’m just pretty sure it’s literally not a nuzlocke if there’s no RNG. Still great videos tho lol

[@Radiogumdrop]

The discord nuzlocke community does a similar challenge but only counts pokemon that go into the elite 4, not every single catch

[@shadycactus6146]

i mean, i feel like the most defining characteristic of a nuzlocke is the “pokemon are dead if they faint” rule more so than the encounter rule, but ig ultimately it just depends on where exactly you wanna draw the line

[@catsuneniku]

@@shadycactus6146 exactly, nuzlocke runs are fundamentally self imposed As long as you're following the general framework who cares about specifics lmfao Your run your rules, yknow?

[@furiouscorgi6614]

​@@catsunenikuyeah, as long as encounters are somehow restricted (still only 1 per route) and death=faint it's basically a nuzlocke

[@andimjustalex]

Duncparce surviving with a single HP at the end of that first run match against Lance's final Dragonite is straight up an anime moment. You really can't make that shit up.

[@whattheflippingheck]

anime moment💀

[@crafthermanos758]

Will i mean the anime writters did make that shit up

[@frostyclouded]

i really am loving this series, and wow that silver run was especially impressive. never ever thought i'd see an unown used in _any_ nuzlocke, yet alone one with a 5 member team including a ledian and a forretress. creative teams are inevitable in series which is already exciting, but i feel like that really took it to a whole different level.

[@emperorkale1134]

The coolest part of this is seeing Pokémon you never see anyone use, awesome job!

[@maxouwehand923]

Truly! Ledian and Jumpluff are some of favorite Pokémon but I wouldn't have the courage to put BOTH of them in my team in a Nuzlocke xd

[@nathanpixelkid]

"And I believe we'll get one (Dunsparce evolution) in Scarlet and Violet. Knock on wood." The man really predicted Dudunsparce

[@Honestly_Pix]

NATHAN GOLD???

[@soph13s]

that silver run was WILD. this series is so much fun fr fr

[@mariahs6]

Dunsparce VS Lance really had me at the edge of my seat. I felt faint when their HP bar looked like it would drop to 0 but pulled through! This challenge has been quite engaging and I'm only getting more and more excited for each next installment! The fact that Colosseum is being included leaves me quite eager to know what's gonna go down in it! I have a feeling that yeah, that's where the first death of the run will happen.

[@JjN899]

i know right!?!?!??!?

[@WebmistressL]

Man this challenge is gonna be brutal. The data nerd in me will totally need to do a breakdown of pokemon usage based on game origin at the end. Can't wait for part three!

[@DudeTheMighty]

"Just wing it and your battles will go absolutely fine!" made me smile. I've had way too many battles go badly despite lots of preparation, and even more that went well despite me going in without a plan.

[@calebchristiansen3065]

Just watched the first Lance battle and I've never been more proud to be a Dunsparce fan! Best Pokémon in existence by far

[@GayMothWhoIsUgly]

I counter your opinion because of Wooper and Mudkip

[@ryanenglish1460]

I counter because king karp exists

[@feeshfosh9535]

YEAHHHHH fellow dunsparce fan!!!

[@Thexirnius]

i like dunsparce, still waiting for its normal/dragon evolution

[@feeshfosh9535]

@@Thexirnius scarlet and violet,, just a little longer,,

[@stargirlfelicia]

Man, that silver run was TIGHT. I was hooked since first video, but this just solidifies it for me. WHAT. A. CHALLENGE.

[@PerfectFlyer4]

This is a great series. It's cool to see different Pokemon being used and your determination to save specific ones for later runs. I don't think you need to be so worried about keeping the videos "short". The lightning round was almost too fast.

[@pokemonprofessorbogwood]

So far so good! Surprised Unown went so far tbh. EEEEEE Supremacy lol. Jumpluff Clutched that Lance AND Red fights tho. Here's hoping I end up winning Scarlet and Violet from you ;P I also hope everyone enjoyed this run. Let's hope Gen 3 is smooth too, and that Mr. Meatman doesn't lose any Pokémon!

[@iantaakalla8180]

You would think Unown was fodder

[@blubudubbel]

I really enjoy this series a lot. The No Repeating rule leads to some interesting team building choices to create a synergy throughout every game. I think Gen 4 will be the toughest one with four more games containing Kanto coming up. Luckily Gen 5 will give you a bit of a breather with the Pokédex reset. I'm really looking forward to the next episodes. As someone who regularly and religiously watches many creators doing RBY Solo runs, I don't mind the 'repetitive narration' that much - it is three times the same story and the same enemies you're fighting, of course there is gonna be repetition. What you could try if you wanted to break that up, is going through the story once and jump between the games: Roxanne in Ruby, Roxanne in Sapphire, Roxanne in Emerald, then all Brawlys, then all Wattsons, etc.

[@genv.b521]

I love the concept of this Challenge series, but that Silver run and especially the Red battle there...holy s**t with a team like that??? Damn that is Hella impressive!

[@connorbrown1662]

Good thing dunsparce gets an evolution, and it’s my favourite Pokémon, Dudunsparce

[@Lunamancer]

this video showed your personality really well! Great job in the scripting department this video had me chuckling and usually i dont laugh during videos

[@devuns1522]

First the eddison bit and now the Triff? Absolutely love it

[@kylefreeburg9353]

I like how ariados wasn't even mentioned until fighting blue and then forgotten again right after

[@yaziyo]

Damn this man's really out here beating Red with Dunsparces and Unowns. Very fun video.

[@Chmmr]

"we're gonna have to blaze through if we want a chance of this video being less than an hour long" *checks timestamp* yeah that checks out

[@kokutoryuu8312]

"Dunsparce really deserves an evolution after that performance" And it got it.

[@yamiryushi]

After the giggle fest of that SMW credits song with Jasmine mishap I totally lost it with quagsire hitting itself because my brain went derp mode and I imagined him forgetting he was no longer a wooper and freaking out he had hands and going OMG I GOT HANDS and flailing them wildly and hitting himself in the face because of it, thus the confusion damage.....I have problems xD

[@passedjudgements4729]

Never clicked on a video so fast. Honestly with how saturated pokemon challenges have become this is glorious and I can't wait for how you get stuck with mons later into the series

[@TaroTsujimoto74]

This challenge is such a great idea! I don't think I've ever seen anyone else do one like it before.

[@nesradub360]

You left Clair out when you listed all the important battles!

[@aloisiosenra]

The Pokémon Silver run was INSANE! Maximum respect, Meatball!

[@AdminAddy]

Coming back to this series is really fun. You get to really see his progression and the really unique teams. Listening to these episodes like a podcast while working is also such a nice experience. Got through my work quickly so far.

[@aappaapp6627]

I'm so excited to see the next episode in the series!!! Keep em coming bro!

[@COMICSAREAWESOME]

These videos have been a treat so far. Limiting the Pokemon usable allows for new strategies and grows appreciation for less used critters.

[@evowarrior5]

I'm not gonna lie I'm pretty disappointed that the encounters are completely pre-set and there's no luck involved there, doesn't really feel like a Nuzlocke anymore. Would have loved to see the variables of getting less optimal encounters and having to play around that down the line. I'll still be enjoying the rest of the series but I feel like this could have been explained better and how this is a modified ""nuzlocke""

[@ekbaseball1]

Yeah. I think it would be more strategy/difficult to not preset encounters. Encounter mapping is a big part of HC nuzlockes, and with all these games the only "difficulty" is making sure you can get enough encounters for fights. It would be cool to see skipping encounters on some routes early in the game, or being able to use dupes clause to encounter map for a 1% in a later game, because you've had all the other pokemon earlier. Right now it just seems like a showcase of lesser used mons, when one of the most standard nuzlocke rules isn't applied.

[@keebs5780]

@@ekbaseball1 Completely agree! Late game encounter mapping with dupes clause was something I thought would be really cool to see. I also wonder if the rerolling encounters will extend to like, abilities or natures in later games. I imagine he doesn’t count him running or the Pokémon running as a failed encounter (as he caught tauros in gen 1) so he could just run away over and over until he gets a mon with the right ability.

[@n64_kfp]

loving the series. from the idea of no repeats through the whole franchise, to the different tactics employed to get around this additional rule and still provide entertaining content. can't wait to see the rest of the generations!

[@Thx4daheadshots]

I was happy just to see totidile being used then torchic is next and can't wait.I hope these runs go great.

[@samwich9498]

You mean chikorita right?

[@starpower1598]

I love Ledian, honestly. Heck, I even did a solo run of Crystal with it, going all the way and beating Red.

[@croakey1]

this is an awesome series and your channel seriously doesn't get enough credit despite all the crazy challenges you've taken on. much love!

[@roberthoward9901]

12:58 "I'm here to kick ass and complain and I'm all out of ass" lmaooo the nuzlocking skills already made me want to subscribe but that line sealed the deal

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

I'm very curious how you'll handle the remakes, unless you won't count just obtaining the starters as using them. And then catch something else to be a starter Mon and bench the actual starter.

[@Chunkosaurus]

Nuzlocke starts when you get pokeballs

[@mcpikachu_bob3876]

At the start you can see the thumbnail for the next two vids and it shows using early route 1 pokemon for the battles

[@JaharNarishma]

In the description, below the (modified) nuzlocke rules and hardcore nuzlock rules, there is some paragraphs of clarification (more modified rules). HM users that are not fighting in battles does not count as used Pokémon, the nuzlocke doesn't start until he has balls etc.

[@tjcddc]

Talk about a master strategist. It's reasons like this that I start games over with new mons I've never used before. Can't wait to see what comes out next!

[@hiraidiamond5933]

Long series like this are so good for creators and definitely fun for the audience

[@austinfofana8468]

Im so glad the next part is out continue!!!

[@Rythen2]

Not only did Dunsparce CARRY, but an Unown made it all the way through to Red!

[@donniecarney5143]

Are we gonna get a super cut whenever you finish the rest of the series 👀👀?? It would be awesome for them long New World grinds! Keep up the great work btw, been following For awhile and all of the complaints I’ve had, and voiced, you actually took the time and corrected over time. Well done, keep it up

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

Not sure about the supercut, I'm sure I'll put it all in one video once I'm done with the series!

[@tomc.5704]

Huh. TIL - in generation 2 and 3, Glare does not affect Ghost-types. And it seems to be the only exception. Looks like Attract, Encore, Flash, Growl, Tail Whip, Lock-On, Pain Split, Perish Song, Roar, Scary Face, Sing, Smokescreen, Sweet Scent -- they all work on Ghost types. Quote from Bulbapedia: "Status moves typically do not employ type effectiveness; however, Ground-type Pokémon are immune to Thunder Wave based on type interactions, and Ghost-type Pokémon are immune to Glare based on type interactions in Generations II and III only."

[@Otawizo]

A quick suggestion I have is adding a death counter

[@JaharNarishma]

I like the added clarifications of your exceptions to the nuzlocke and hardcore rules. The description is clear. Encounters are chosen, not just the first one. The nuzlocke doesn't start until balls are available - a common modification that many people play with. Pokémon that aren't used do not count. E.g. HM users and starters in remakes.

[@liamaldrich2476]

I am absolutely obsessed with this challenge, it makes me want to try this myself but I know damn well I dont have the dedication 😅

[@CloverPillbug]

Same!

[@mauriliobocanegra0935]

28:38 alright I wasn’t sure about your channel when I started watching you, but this just secured my faith in you

[@jaydenthie1011]

Love this series so much cant wait for my fav gens of 3 and 5

[@BluePhoenix_]

Uwaaah! Explodia! No one's ever been able to summon him!

[@KivatheDCWizard]

Dude, this series rocks. DOing this without repeats, and sometimes with weaker Pokemon and still coming out two gens without a loss...i wouldn't be able to do that in a million years. Kudos...just kudos!

[@JasonSmith-fr2jy]

Yet again an absolute masterpiece I am loving this series and I have no idea how you are scraping by without losing anybody but anybody but I am very curious now what you're going to do with some of the repeat games like heart golden soul silver where you don't exactly have a 4th and 5th option for the jotostarter

[@triatt920]

I honestly couldn’t care less about Nuzlocke runs, but you have a way of making them so interesting and fun to watch! Thanks dude!

[@taylorlocke1821]

Great idea for a series. Impatiently waiting for generations to come.

[@LMK-Gaming]

The Unown E meme made me chuckle way more than i thought it would.

[@JVreemer]

Such a great series. Great idea and content my dude

[@zuperzach]

6:45 Glare actually has 75% accuracy in gen 2, so it's more likely it just missed here. In gens 1 and 2, the message for missing a status move is the same as a move that doesnt affect a pokemon, which is why the message said "It didn't affect enemy Gengar"

[@colezippilli6110]

I love this series so far, keep up the good work!!!!

[@TheMemeur]

I loved this idea so much in preperation for Scarlet and Violet that I had to start this challenge myself. This is so much fun. Currently at Gen 2. Keep this up man, this is good content.

[@arkexemption6983]

Bro predicted dunsparce evolution, that’s nuts

[@zerada00]

"I'm here to kick ass and complain, and I'm all out of ass." 🤣 That's actually pretty funny.

[@TrizRocks]

That Ledian carried the Red fight hard!

[@xaytana]

One of my favorite parts of gen 2 is how it also included gen 1. I wish more generations would've done this, I wish they'd revisit this concept in the future. Like connecting Kalos and Galar, as they're France and the UK; then tying Paldea into Kalos, assuming it is actually based on Spain. Or imagine a Japan mega-region, a Pokemon nation/country, considering the first four generations were outright or heavily based on actual regions in Japan. Though generations seem to be more inspired by areas rather than be directly based on an area. Kanto is most of actual Kantō and the southeastern portion of Chūbu. Johto is the eastern ~third of Shikoku, a small amount of Chūgoku, most of Kansai, and southern Chūbu. Hoenn is entirely Kyushu and some of its islands. Sinnoh is the majority of Hokkaidō, minus the southwestern tip, the northeeastern tip, and its islands. Sevii Islands range from the Izu islands to the Ogasawara island. Though, arguably, various unused areas, such as Sinnoh's islands and northeastern tip, are used as legendary islands. I don't like this argument, these areas should be proper expansions to the map, similar to Sevii Islands in gen 2, but at proper scale. This leaves a lot of area unused. Between Hoenn and Johto would be a region, taking up the majority of Shikoku and Chūgoku, as Johto takes up a small portion of both. There would be a region just north of Kanto and Johto that takes up the rest of Chūbu, the small northern portion of Kantō that isn't taken up, and the southern portion of Tōhoku. Then another region between there and Sinnoh that takes up the rest of Tōhoku and the southwestern tip of Hokkaidō. The Okinawa islands could either be another Sevii situation or could be it's own region much like Alola was. The rest could be filler and extensions. I know I didn't involve spinoff games, I don't know where those take inspiration from, but I don't consider them part of the core Pokemon world, so I'm not involving them. I'd consider those as an alternate timeline thing, just like how the generational gimmicks and remakes are explained in theory. Though, there may have to be some re-scaling of regions. As well as some slight map rotations to keep a common compass, Hoenn's north is definitely not Kanto's-Johto's north, though may better align with Sinnoh's north, but Hoenn-Sinnoh is a bit off-axis with each other. A mega-region of 7 or 8 regions that all share borders, with a fairly wide open sea for even more open borders. If Pokemon never branched out from Japan, this could arguably be what we'd have today; Okinawa being the gen 7 island group region, the northern portion of Tōhoku that's sub-Sinnoh being the gen 8 mostly vertical region, gen 5 and 6 would've been the filler around Johto and Kanto. It's a pipe dream, but this would be the ultimate region clustering. Big open world, have a lot more side-towns that aren't gym or story cities, non-linear progression with intertwined stories rather than having just one antagonistic group, maybe events can vary based on when, where, and how far along you are in other stories; not only long playtime with tons of content, but absurd amounts of replay value, especially if you get to choose different starting locations that allow for different non-linear branches, honestly this could be on-par with big RPGs, a thousand hour sink like Skyrim was, etc. Plus the 'national dex' could be unlocking regional dexes with multiple professors. Then imagine the various challenges like nuzlockes and speedruns, imagine how complex the pathing would be for these challenges. Honestly, if Pokemon were to ever have another story-based console game, console being in quotes given the current Nintendo platform of course, this would be a great change of pace from the typical formula; like Colosseum and its sequel, but much, much larger and so much more complex, with more familiarity to the mainline series. Though there would need to be some significant changes to the base formula, maybe not having a level 99 cap, world-based leveling, etc. Though, I wouldn't trust GameFreak to pull this off, it'd be too big for them and they'd make so many bad decisions along the way.

[@clayton9547]

Typhlosion was level 76 at the beginning of the red fight, guess you gotta do it all over now

[@nickstjohn3922]

I was looking for this comment, knew I couldn't have been the only one to notice it.

[@WildLastFrontier]

Can't wait for Gen 3! I predict your first RIP in Emerald from the Rival

[@Heckibrd]

That silver run was insane never seen anything like that

[@brooklynyo8507]

Jumpluff has always been one of my fav pkmn despite being pretty useless in battle, so seeing yours continue to survive and be clutch as fuck makes me so happy 🌳🌞

[@MrSteveyboywonder]

This is a great series because we get to see the unused pokemon which is fun. Stay safe with the weather

[@Silberklaue]

I can't help but chuckle whenever E is mentioned.. with this beautiful dramatic echo!

[@Darklava144]

Are you allowed to use Vileplume in a future run? You could catch an oddish and evolve it quickly and I could see it counting as a different mon.

[@GoshdarnCat]

Wow, what a colossal undertaking, best of luck to you in your future runs! Can't wait to see how the following generations go!

[@airschut13]

The throwaway comment about thirsting for Claire unironically brought up a childhood crush. Amazing zingers thrown in throughout these videos my dude!

[@romanwashere2]

This man really styling on everyone using dunsparce and unown e without losing any mons

[@zyggybaranowski6852]

Good news: Dunsparce finally got an evolution. It may look dumb, but it has amazing stats and some killer moves.

[@pixelbrady]

That 10 minute challenge was impressive! Multiple Rivals, 16 gym leaders, 4 Elite Four members, Champion, and Red! Too bad you just barely missed it.

[@TheMongokatt]

FINALLY the true god shows his power to the world. Praise the almighty god Dunsparce

[@Kolokythi]

burnt to a crisp is an interesting way my personal favourite squashed against the ceiling to deter the others

[@godusopp1797]

I like how there's certainly some MVP's on your teams, but Dunsparce & *_E_* clearly steal the spotlight often enough

[@MrPatwag]

This series is interesting enough as a non-nuzlocke series, I'd suggest just not calling it one going forward.

[@Boomey99]

But… it is a nuzlocke, why would he lie?

[@pokemaniac333]

Holy crap, that was a lot faster than I expected. I thought I'd have to wait MONTHS for part 2 :) huzzah!

[@G0ATFAC3]

I'm actually really impressed how close you managed to get to those 10 minutes in the last run

[@piscenicprodigy8816]

i disagree with the idea that picking your team isn't against the spirit of a nuzlocke. in my opinion at least, one of the core idea's behind nuzlockes is the restrictions they place on team building, through deaths and the rule 'first encounter per route only'. despite that though, your challenge sidesteps the issue by instituting an entirely new restriction that fills the same purpose, increasing the difficulty of battles by severely limiting the possibilities for your team. You get a thumbs up from this random guy on youtube. Congratulations!

[@MigoKazan]

It's refreshing to finally see someone not stop at Johto.. virtually all Nuzlockers like to pretend the Kanto section doesn't exist (prolly 'cause they're scared of Red)

[@torazely]

Most people who do nuzlockes only focus on what is considered the main game, aka the Champion being the final challenge. Everything after that is considered optional.

[@affsteak3530]

You got mileage out of Ariados, Ledian, and Unown? Absolute mad lad. Dunsparce, Ledian and Jumpluff came in clutch!

[@hitavi4965]

34:24 "Thanks to the power of edgeing" well this just aged well didn't it

[@Cappybara33]

Taking out your rival with an Unown using Struggle...I've never seen such disrespect. Beautiful.

[@Tha_Kev]

This a great series man! Started watching the previous one like 2 days ago and I thought it was really good and was super excited to see that today you uploaded the second part of it. Keep it up! Really looking forward on seeing the rest!

[@knowwhoiamyet]

Trainer: Sends out a pokemon Ursaring: Return to sender.

[@tc_duhhh]

Dope video, Meatball ! These have been my favorite so far

[@thealolanturtwig5670]

Gotta love how two of the most clutch pokemon in the series were two normal types. Dunsparce being the dark horse beast that it was, and Ursaring just Returning everything to whence it came was awesome. The normal type usually doesn't get that much hype, so that was a breath of fresh air.

[@cianthompson966]

Dude the first video you made was great but I am literally BLOWN AWAY at the creativity of different team uses, I am tired of using the same pokemon but this is super inspiring to see different teams and especially weak pokemon being put to use. Cannot wait to watch the rest of the series and your other videos. Subbed!

[@astroamc]

Seeing Ledian (my favorite 'mon) actually getting used and making it so far, is why I love challenges like this!

[@Liriand]

Loved the first episode of this, and you delivered on the second! Excited for Gen 3!!

[@sonnenblume4]

As a Canadian, I can confirm that everyday, after I wake up and take my coffee, I head immediately to the seal clubbing factory, a mile away from my home. We all meet there after getting some timmies. It's great and our employer pay us in loonies.

[@lux9ine]

"Burnt to a crisp so theyre not in my goddamn house!!"