I Attempted My First Random Pokemon Nuzlocke

[@PM7]

Just in case it wasn't clear, this was not my first nuzlocke or my first randomizer. I've spent so much time trying to come up with new creative ideas that somewhere along the way I just forgot that I had skipped right over doing a regular random nuzlocke playthrough. On this channel you can find other similar videos, but all have a bigger twist attached like Pokemon randomly evolving every level. It was really cool to turn back the clock a bit and just do something I should have done so many years ago!

[@coryfulton5155]

John Michael cop season3

[@Vermillionx]

Had a blast watching it! Thanks for giving us an awesome video!

[@thatGillessGamer]

Not even two minutes in, and this video ROCKS!

[@AviatorAVGEEK777]

This video was EPIC, you gotta make more!

[@TheShadow1347]

Skarmory was the MVP of your team in my opinion

[@MandJTV]

This video was a masterpiece, but it also reaffirmed that BDSP's Cynthia is the most unfair battle in all of Pokemon (spoilers below) The fact that you had issues with a Buizel, Bagon, and Carvanha is infuriating 😂

[@patroklo]

Now it is your turn brother 💪🏼

[@aydenjanisse]

Go Team "Random" Sky

[@DukeDarkshadow]

You say unfair, but let's not forget that the player is blessed with broken affection mechanics that the opponents don't have access to. Perfect IVs/EVs vs affection. Sounds like a fair trade-off.

[@TuaTProdzz]

Hi mandjtv

[@DuffWhisenhant]

I am playing bdsp right now Edit, I hate the league

[@senurarulz804]

He beat darkrai with sceptile like ash did, that felt nostalgically awesome

[@luisaclosa1658]

Nostalgia 😊

[@sharon_pun4326]

also in championships aswell

[@TylerTinted]

John is so good at catching all of his encounters wow!

[@PM7]

I don't want to talk about it

[@OneFloofyBooper]

@@PM7 we're here for you buddy

[@AnADHDCreature]

@@OneFloofyBooper yes we are

[@mandfriendsproductions]

We gotchu John

[@fidellumumba4094]

I wouldn't catch ether

[@Patterrz]

Cynthia using a Bagon is so funny to me

[@LavaSherbert]

Not to mention the ace Carvanha

[@Walter_black2209]

@Patterz how's ur RR nuzlockes been going

[@OMaccy09]

Blud you’ve spoiled the video 😢

[@Retrieval-c2v]

Hello

[@ginacaplan8727]

You’re one of my favorite KZbinrs

[@Haydunn]

Was very surprised to see my video at the first frame of this LOL much love buddy

[@maggiebamber7765]

You made the first frame the most replayed

[@desktop-ini]

Congrats!

[@mels.chromakopian.avocado]

wait why is there only 2 replies what 😭🙏

[@Choytato]

The reason I love watching Michael and John is because of their personality and energy just for a video it shows their big effort they always put when filming. I will always support them❤!

[@Vandy323]

the fact that this is your FIRST randomized Nuzlocke is wild. Hope you enjoyed it!

[@XVuler]

I see you EVERYWHERE

[@Game_Boyd]

@@XVuler gotta support the homies

[@Pixelzmon]

W vandy

[@MiguelJordan-z6g]

I love how the trainers always have real legendaries but John just gets Rotom😂😂

[@DatDumbSnek]

Some things never change

[@frostbitedragon9]

Wdym he had phione :)

[@Random_name5033]

​@@frostbitedragon9I'm pretty sure phione is a mythical

[@TheSkeletonsHoro]

Rotom having the R2-D2 scream id absolutely perfect and art

[@anoukpostema1267]

The fact that that kyogre landed in the milotic slot was absolutely crazy, max hp max spdef(or special attack) on kyogre is crazy🙃

[@danishprince2760]

Looking back it feels so insane that in the early nuzlocke days this would have been a series of 50 episodes of like 20-30 minutes each...

[@GeologicMason]

I like those playthroughs where we get to see everything as it happens better than these highlights and major battles recaps.

[@JT-295]

This video was a huge disappointment because of this. I think it’s sad that people’s attention spans are so short that every second has to be “exciting”. I like the calm pacing a lot and this feels like a big mess.

[@danishprince2760]

@@JT-295 To each their own I guess. As someone with limited time to spend on KZbin there's no way I'd ever start to watch a series of a single playthrough that lasted so many episodes. Has nothing to do with attention span but keeping a viewer engaged. If everything is spread out then the majority of viewers will have dropped of by the time the series reaches the end

[@JT-295]

@@danishprince2760 I get your point but tv-shows also have multiple episodes and I don’t see how that is different. But I think it just comes down to what kind of a viewer you are :)

[@danishprince2760]

@@JT-295 Can't really compare a TV show to a YT video though

[@paulinafirestone7868]

6:38 Virizion couldn't make it into BDSP so she sent Rotom to follow you in her stead XD

[@BrunoTV2]

OMG LOL

[@Smoshly]

Rotom:what do i leave after he encounters me once Verizion: no Rotom:what about twice Verizion: stop asking question, just don’t leave him alone

[@Rixec2]

Wow, that was insane from start to finish. Goes to show Cynthia's team is still monstrous even when half the team is in the base stage. And even those proved some of the greatest threats. But congrats on making it through!

[@EthyxlYT]

the fact that john got the legendary encounter screen on rotom is bringing back memories

[@SnowyIsSilly]

Same

[@gengarzilla1685]

It's extremely fitting to have Skarmory take out Cynthia's last Pokémon, because Skarmory is one of the only Pokémon to resist all of her Garchomp's moves in this game. That Carvanha was legit a better final opponent here.

[@Cool-Vest]

Man, I remember when John did his Platinum Random Evolution run. It was a great and poetic journey.

[@travisangerman7172]

WOW. That was a crazy roller coaster John, but a 10/10 video as usual. Fantastic work all around!

[@thedragonwarrior5861]

2:33 Oh John, do you already forget that the randomizer knows Rotom is a legendary? You first learned it in the Metronome B/W run

[@SiebayPlays]

That final battle was a masterpiece. I just now learned how nearly impossible it is to beat Cynthia in this game, and to do it with no heals is insanity.

[@antonyanderson1880]

John really had the anime logic on his side at the end there…. Who needs strength when you believe & have heart 😂

[@neonstarch3210]

21:37 Here's how that saying ends: Fool me three times, you're officially that guy, okay? You know him, you know the one. You go up to the bar and he's like, "This suit is, uh, officially it's a Giorgio Armani, ech, my dad knows him." F*ck you! I aaaaaaiiiiiiiiin't having that sh*t!

[@MadameTeqi]

Fond memories of the before-times

[@JUMPYCOOL]

The fact this is your VERY FIRST Randomizer Nuzlocke is insane

[@genv.b521]

I love the narrative that Cynthia sent out numerous Legendaries to Gym Leaders take down John's Garchomp, but then she's like "fine, I'll do it myself" and her Kyogre is the one that took down Garchomp

[@croe5260]

The commentary to this nuzlocke was so good! Was loving every bit of it! This video was awesome!!

[@EnterSamMan]

An actual masterpiece. I hope we get more of these❤

[@CrisisBlissey]

Man, the fact that a mere Carvanha posed such a threat to your run is just a testament to how good Cynthia is.

[@visitjoan3158]

I’d like this 10 times if I could.

[@tedstrange4486]

And then the broken friendship mechanics make it to where even 2 misses didn’t matter 90 Base attack is still pretty Alr too

[@123skaia]

@@visitjoan3158lol same

[@jjandgeorge-gx6lb]

12:45 somebody needs to screenshot that

[@andrewthompson7809]

Great Video! Can't wait to watch it again when Jan inevitably reacts to it!

[@VenomThePastryL0rD]

29:40 Garchomp will be missed but that burn though on Kyorge 😂😂😂

[@IcyLucario14]

I really like the Mikey Cameo towards the end. It is a pretty nice and funny touch that he is in the middle of the other video thumbnails being shown off. Also great job on the Patreon videos!

[@Jay-gurl]

Nothing like a fun and "simple" premise. Its always so mych joy and laughter watching iu play John. Made my day as always. Go luck on that 1million sub! I know you can do it

[@EpicgamerwinXD6669]

I will be very disappointed if Virizion isn’t on your team!

[@kyogreio4226]

Virizion.... isn't in brilliant diamond!

[@EpicgamerwinXD6669]

@@kyogreio4226then I am disappointed.

[@Anca_lol]

@@kyogreio4226since when hasn’t PM7 modded pokémon into games lol

[@Waddleboyadvance7187]

Tragic

[@majesticlucariogames]

I forgot virizion refrence can anyone tell me what its is

[@AnglerFishGames1919]

YOU KILLED A FROG! 13:51

[@Bruhkake]

I found a shiny Croagunk in a normal-type SV playthrough today, named it TheJonGuy. 😅 Ty for that boosted shiny luck!

[@saltychickenwing-r1m]

22:59 steel penguin: u deserve that

[@FriendlyOlive]

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, I got the storage key. HEY JHON I DID IT

[@samuelbunnell9033]

That was better narrative than most movies or TV shows that have come out recently. Gabites death, with the flashback to the promise that you would protect him.. the stunned silence as Skarmory holds on for dear life against the Carvahna, only to triumph by sheer force of will. I was hooked the whole time!

[@stickman_ig]

this is literally what cynthia feels like in this game, randomized or not she's literally a dark souls boss. gg's to winning your first randomized locke john!

[@edd6286]

I realised something, John's "encounter of his dreams" doesn't nessisarily mean a legend, I was fully expecting a frog after he said that 😂

[@remitsu9715]

i love nuzlockes i love watching PM7 this is just an amazing combination!!

[@DatCartoonistGuy]

Of course you need Skipper on the team! No penguin left behind, soldier!

[@ericratliff7733]

A video i never thought i needed until i got it! Can't wait to see this adventure.

[@mossasaur]

I really appreciate the little cards that pop up and explain stuff, very helpful!

[@gbhtrain1325]

This was such a fun nuzlocke. It's rare to see them from poketubers who don't dedicate to them, but you have such a positive and fun energy that brought this one to life. I hope Pokemon Challenges reacts to this.

[@ChloeandKelsi]

as an avid pokémon lover who isnt the best at remembering what each move does - thank you SO much for adding what each move does in the corner :) shoutout to the editor

[@connorquig8607]

I understand that Cynthia is the hardest champion to beat and I fully agree with that, and might be even harder randomized, but I feel like if you play enough competitive Pokémon it’s kind of a push over because during my first nuzlocke I only lost one Pokémon to her (and it was the only Pokémon I lost lol).

[@kyepringle859]

Bro you do realise that John has done a ton of competitive battling in his career right, including making to a championship? He’s having fun with these videos, he’s not going all out with calcs and strategies. If he was, it’d be a wash.

[@connorquig8607]

True but do people actually use calcs? For npcs? I don’t understand how someone could even use it in a competitive match because it’s timed.@@kyepringle859

[@liamm4374]

Roark: YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING JOHN??!!?! 3:15

[@delphoxhoopa7289]

It's John's turn to know the pain and suffering of a nuzlocke! 😈 Edit: Oops nevermind! 😅

[@Julie0674]

6:37 rotom is William Afton. They always come back

[@woodyg5756]

Such a great job crafting this story out of a randomized nuzlocke! It lead to super dramatic battle against the person who was your true rival the whole time

[@SirLiamothy]

I am someone who enjoys my mental health, so I have never tried one of these, and never well. Good luck John you will need it.

[@arnavomg264]

14:31 This is a masterpiece

[@Kuoxy]

John: give me a legendary! When he gets the legendary encounter screen: a legendary! No!

[@austennharris-king2191]

'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.' "Fool me three times, 'You found a storage key'"

[@funnifrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrameesss]

Well according to game theory it goes “fool me once, shame on you! Fool me twice shame on me! Fool me 3 times, it’s getting repetitive!

[@sanjawarrior8866]

This may seem small but I really like how Tyler put little info cards during battles to explain what PM7 is talking about. It’s small but I think it is really neat.

[@CarGuy77]

6:39 (virizion) “he’s my protege sir”

[@Jayden-ge6fo]

At 20:07 he did the SpongeBob imagination and ampharos also did it😭

[@lampekartoffel]

3:22 "We might leave the first gym without loosing a single HP" famous last words😂 You tempted fate and fate responded😂

[@CosmicTheCatFr]

The fact that the first gym had a Groudon is beyond me XDXDXD😂😂😂😂😂

[@CosmicTheCatFr]

hi

[@adamahmed9779]

3:15 that's called foreshadowing

[@waz207]

“Any time a member of the Garchomp family is on a randomizer nuzlocke team, it will not survive the run” That’s like, rule 12 of nuzlocking.

[@EtronX348]

John had me when he said he lost...btw i never, not once looked a the progress bar of the video...that is why I got caught out 😅😅

[@Lilviper1287]

At the 21:38 mark John mentioned a saying which forcthe answer listen to j Cole no role modelz

[@TheYoshiChannel-7]

The intense battle zooming in and having loud sound affects is something you should do more often

[@calamelli209]

What a rollercoaster of a video this was. That final battle was CINEMATIC.

[@jacobkohr7243]

10:50 If I had a nickel for every time John encountered a Mewtwo really close to Hearthome City in a Sinnoh Nuzlocke, lost a pokemon trying to catch it, and then didn't catch it I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice.

[@brendanhart517]

The popups for abilities is really helpful , it's a good video. Good stuff sir

[@keithtaylor102]

Finally blastoise gets a bit of love! :)😊

[@benediktwindisch2778]

Oh my goodness that champion fight was scary and awesome. Didn't expect anything else from bdsp Cynthia

[@cakecrazy]

That last battle was crazy stressful, and I wasn't even the one playing

[@philipspigelmeyer959]

Actually flaffy is a better starter. Because it evolves at 30 instead of what like 48 or 50 so you get a full evo WAY sooner so its def better for a playthru. You also dont know what else youll get so it makes it easier too

[@trainerjosiah1774]

The ending is an excellent example of why if a move isn't 100% accurate, it's 50% accurate lol.

[@SoftwareLearningify]

It’s crazy the whole thing was dependent on a 95% accurate move not missing lol, great video, I know love skarmory even more

[@AidanHeil]

been a while since i've seen or thought about BDSP, great video john!!!

[@PixarShark]

Rotom is always haunting John with the Legendary glitch ever since the Metronome Randomizer Nuzlocke. 😂😂

[@plum6999]

Don't you just love it when you wake up and find out you've done more randomizer nuzlockes than PM7.

[@BoraKarayanik]

The fact that the legendary animation happens with rotom in these games proves how Much They 1 to 1 Diamond and Pearl. BRUH THESE REMAKES SUCKS A##

[@shellyfiscus5112]

Hello John! I wanted to thank you so much for inspiring me to buckle down and get my grubby little paws on as many shinies as possible. Now I have 3 full pc boxes full of shiny legendaries and mythical Pokémon, along with 5 full boxes of regular shinies waiting to be trained. I love your videos!!! Keep it up! 😁

[@ph1alexadams196]

I just wanted to say thank you for using Eli Drake/La knights YEAH! That caught me off guard I was not expecting that

[@calamelli209]

Same, I had to pause the video and rewind to see if I actually heard that right... and yeah (YEAH!), turns out I did.

[@Namako_Bushi]

I shouldn't have laughed at 24:05... but I did. 😆

[@GreyFireClover]

The Skarmory killing the Gligar at the start feels poetic to me specifically Cause Skarmory long time ago replaced Gligar as my favorite Pokemon lmao

[@teaguevox8160]

It's alright, Empoleon. I would never make the horrendous mistake of boxing you. You always have me, my boy.

[@thesterlingstudies]

Mad respect and massive congrats; that was a close win and would be scared to lose any nuzlocke to a Carvanha...now for me to try out an Emerald nuzlocke.

[@Vermillionx]

Lets go! New PM7 video? It's a good day.

[@snakeyyys582]

As a proud subscriber of 3 years, I know you’ll make it a million! It’ll happen before you know it John!!

[@NasherDoesStuff]

The added memes/songs make pm7 videos what they are. Wonderful video :)

[@justsomerandomdudeontheint9859]

By the way, Rotom was supposed to be a legendary. In the original Diamond/Pearl/Platinum, you could only catch one, it played the legendary encounter music, and the forms were only accessible through an event. I’m not sure why is was changed.

[@zelos1826]

The inclusion of “Abracadabra” made me smile. I love that song 💙

[@mjtheasyluminmate]

People saying it’s a masterpiece even though the video is 30 mins but it’s been 8 mins after the video released

[@jordanclark4102]

You know it’s a good day when pm7 uploads to KZbin

[@CosmicTheCatFr]

the abra kadabra then John Yelling Alakazam! Caught me off guard 😂😂😂

[@samwise3744]

It's weird to think that just a few years ago this would've been a 30 part series instead of condensed into one video for easy viewing

[@AndyD773]

Dubbing the Swords Dance Empoleon "Polar Blade" is superb

[@Burnout_Blanco]

Holy crap that was intense! Nuzlocke vids are always so good!

[@vetman32539]

Love the idea of a conspiracy theory thoughout the whole game. That just cracked me up😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@goldbergvids]

You and your videos are a huge inspiration to me, I’m currently in the process of expanding TEAM FROG to the world of Pokémon brilliant diamond

[@NeroAngeloTH]

So, the reason Rotom gets the Legendary Battle theme in D/P/Pt/BD/SP is because it was originally intended to be a Legendary Pokemon, but then by Gen 5 they decided "NOPE. JUST A RANDOM ORDINARY POKEMON!" But since BDSP were "FAITHFUL" remakes of D/P, they kept the Legendary Battle theme on it.

[@supreme_king_obama1158]

Haven’t started the video but already can’t wait for Jan’s reaction!

[@dragonknightofgames]

Rotom joined the overly attached club with Virizion :D A amazing story of an awesome Nuzlocke