Pokémon Black Hardcore Nuzlocke - Banning Half the Pokédex! (No items, no overleveling)

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Can I beat Pokémon Black using Hardcore Nuzlocke Rules after banning half the Pokémon in the Pokédex?
Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch the first eligible encounter per Route
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
Eligible Encounters: Zebstrika, Cofagrigus, Lilligant, Leavanny, Watchog, Throh, Liepard, Audino, Mandibuzz, Druddigon, Gothitelle, Emolga, Swoobat, Carracosta, Crustle, Garbodor, Escavalier, Alomomola, Stunfisk, Swanna, Maractus, Klinklang, Cryogonal, Heatmor, Cinccino, Basculin, Vanilluxe, Beartic, Bouffalant, Sawsbuck, Accelgor, Beheeyem
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[@germen2631]

Calling your Cofagrigus "Uncle Ben" is one of the funniest things I've see in the channel. Pure comedy.

[@panosplays4297]

Uncle Ben what happened? Octillery Games

[@aubarlowe]

idk about you, I was fuckin HORRIFIED -and amused, but-- DX- when I saw that--

[@IndexInvestingWithCole]

There are so many channels that do basically this exact same thing but something about yours is always the most entertaining, I dont know if its the editing, the pacing, or the commentary but I'm always most excited for your uploads!

[@skinneybob4984]

It’s his jokes I think

[@connoredward354]

Flygon HG just hits different

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

@@skinneybob4984 his jokes are super funny.

[@wildpalz714]

I like this kind of content 😆

[@EnriqueGarcia-kz4dy]

Silph and flygon are the only two I watch

[@luketalbot2643]

"Critical hits with Liepard are... inevitable" I understood that reference!

[@SilverAceOfSpades]

Thanos the Liepard ruining the run

[@matthew8629]

I understood THAT reference!

[@DaBlueIghuana]

Ofc, he made everything perfectly balanced, as it should be

[@mayborneflower]

32:26 - Funny as that is, Memory Link in the next game reveals that they got their butts handed to them by the Shadow Triad en route to N’s Castle so they had to stay home and cope.

[@ThemightyTho]

Hmm... yeah... they got whooped by the shadow triad... right...

[@Lonewulf321]

That’s exactly what they would say so they wouldn’t be seen as suspects

[@jasonreed7522]

I thought the canon explanation was the bianca was getting the gym leaders and since they are rhe farthest away she didn't get to them in time. But i think Flygon's fan theories are hilarious, just look at his letters from Devon Corp President to Steven Stone about poor Nosey.

[@Trikip_]

@@jasonreed7522 that’s 100% what it says in b/w. I have played White so many times I have it memorized but I have never played b2/w2 so if there is further explanation there I’m oblivious

[@itzgladgatorgonegladitzmad9701]

@@ThemightyTho in canon they are not the shadow triad. We get to see them battle the shadow triad in the BW manga which is canon enough to prove that there is no connection between the 2 groups

[@tredorre6590]

THE OPENING. the talent. The perfect pitch. The majesty. I am already loving this.

[@acetar574]

And the nicknames. Uncle Ben, especially, got a chuckle out of me.

[@jonathandarvill8757]

That opening tho. We need more of that for every snaplocke

[@giz749]

marvel found crying in a corner

[@diegoxavier9107]

I was choking

[@leafshavingtool9185]

I did an ORAS Snaplocke once. I found a shiny Machop and a Roselia, and they survived throughout the run until the very end.

[@diegoxavier9107]

@@leafshavingtool9185 coolstorybro

[@giz749]

@@leafshavingtool9185 great story bestie

[@RealCosmicDarkrai]

I actually really like the rival fights. It feels enjoyable to be able to battle the rivals so often, then again I feel like gen 6 deserved the most of them.

[@jasonreed7522]

I think part of it is that rival fights are historically really challenging. Somewhere along the line you went from Garry straight bullying you to May/Brendan being kind but that one fight under the cycling road is lodged in our memories along with Whitney's Miltank to Gen 5 and the rivals actually healing your pokemon after every fight. (And now many rival battles just aren't particularly challenging) I love rival battles and black/white has fhe best story (i think black's is slightly better because You are truth and N is ideals instead of vice versa), bit BW definitely could have stepped up the challenge of those fights a little bit more.

[@grindyussy_9326]

the rival fights in b2w2 are the best because you're not competing with your rival, their whole goal is to get their sister's purrloin back, not to become champion (I think that makes defeating Alder so much more satisfying because you know that your rival is also achieving their goal)

[@GamesToJumpMC]

I feel like a cool idea for a hardcore nuzlocke in any gen, especially 5, could be to do an "N's nuzlocke". You can only use up the last 6 pokemon you caught, and must catch a pokemon in each new area available after each badge. This way your team shuffles every gym badge / E4.

[@rafagarau4518]

Damn this would be so cool fr

[@usedpidemo]

Aight naming Cofagrigus Uncle Ben was really messed up LOL Excellent deathless run, I wasn’t expecting Klang of all things to do solid work. Shows how great Eviolite really elevated NFEs

[@mr.patriotjol]

Uncle Ben: How many times must i die!!!!!

[@rraychubi2119]

That evolution line is pretty good tbh, one of my favorite electric types. And steel types for that matter.

[@mienguy-rt2wn]

Squid Games!

[@ianpolicarpio7969]

@@rraychubi2119 that line isn't electric lol, it's pure steel

[@saintlarfleeze3551]

The comment on the Vanillite is always interesting considering gen 1 is also full of this. Pile of sludge, big pile of sludge, pokeball, pokeball upside down. Every gen has these basic pokemon.

[@1snivy10]

I love Vanillite! I think its design is *cool* and n*ice*. Maybe it would have been better as a two-stage line though, going straight to Vanilluxe. Same goes for Klink and Klingklang, too.

[@DadBodDan]

I remember Lockstein making a video on how it’s a snow covered icicle that just looks like a snow cone, I’d like to believe that rather that the gen 1 approach of laziness

[@kingpig8732]

I agree 100%, but i think he was singling out that pokemon instead of the whole game's pokemon

[@Nxluda]

Don't forget ground mole and three ground moles. Also there's bird with two heads, bird with three heads, and bird with stick.

[@WorkInProgressX]

@@Nxluda magnet that evolves into 3 magnets (but it weighs more than 3 magnemites somehow).

[@Katzunowo]

Just read another comment saying this, but I always look forward to your videos. There’s a ton of channels who do this type of content but you do it the best. I don’t know what it is about your videos but they’re the best ones in this genre.

[@capper5559]

I agree but, you know S M A L L A N T

[@summitsummit3634]

@@capper5559 I’d say he does kinda different content tbf

[@carsonrush3352]

@@FlygonHG these videos are pretty fun to watch. I typically don't watch long videos, but yours are some of a few that I will. As a suggestion for future snaplocks, I would automatically disqualify legendary Pokemon, and then do the vote based on the non-legendary population. If you're looking for a flavor reason for this, the legendaries are only single individuals in the population, while the several families of Pokemon represent the actual bulk of the Pokemon population.

[@sparksaturn1731]

@@capper5559bbbbbbnjjjjjjjj

[@morganrowe1029]

I was thinking about this when watching one of his other videos. I think it's because others do it in a "come see how I did it" style, whereas Flygon makes you feel like it's a "come join us on our journey". He mixes the tenses really well, turning it into a story you journey along with and it's fantastic!

[@lightsen]

Really cant stop binging your channel, so many chill and interesting challenges done with skill, just thought I should comment after watching and enjoying so much!

[@brycethewizard]

Omg it’s lightsen fanboy moment

[@byzantine5761]

No sleep only FlygonHG

[@KindaKaon]

I love the snaplockes for the same reason as the trashlockes - it means that whilst the game isn’t impossible, it’s challenging based on the way you use this under-utilised mons. Probably the coolest part is all the synergies you accidentally find and the balancing quirks the devs make to counter godawful stats. I’d love to see a more traditionally easy game like ORAS with this ruleset as well - the BDSP one was great

[@wildstorm3486]

Oh an ORAS Snaplock?! Oh that’s a good idea.

[@1snivy10]

ORAS snaplocke better ban Linoone because belly drum + sitrus or stat boost berry or focus sash + STAB extremespeed is DEADLY

[@joshuasims5421]

Absolutely, I hope we see a lot more of these.

[@KindaKaon]

@@1snivy10 I just did a hc nuzlocke of oras (first itemless run) and even though my linoone died just before E4, getting early game strength on linoone is actually nuts and destroys pretty much everything up until gym 7

[@thenuzlockevalidationcounc795]

@@wildstorm3486 no its not its fuck8ng free

[@serene_togepi]

the opening, the N ferris wheel… i swear the cinematic masterpieces that are your nuzlockes get better each time!

[@tijgo6]

I really like how these snaplockes give you more appreciation for some otherwise forgettable pokemon, would love to see more. I think gen 7 or gen 3 would be the best fits.

[@intergalactic92]

That is generally the whole point. Some of my favourite mons I 'discovered' through nuzlockes E.g. Scolipede, Ambipom

[@briannadoye8881]

L

[@atticusstark5197]

No one comes CLOSE to how entertaining you make these runs. Favorite Pokémon content creator and it's not even close.

[@atakiri]

FlygonHG: And now for the most intimate moment in Pokemon's 25 year history Me, whose heart still goes dokidoki a bit just remembering the ferris wheel scene: oh no, I'm about to be roasted

[@stevedomique9278]

Wtf does dokidoki mean

[@douglasnewdell]

@@stevedomique9278 they get flustered by it still

[@lum_berry111]

@@stevedomique9278 its a japanese onomatopoeia for a heart beating. so they're saying their heart beats fast at the ferris wheel scene.

[@wienerschnitzel1739]

Fucking cringiest comment I’ve ever read

[@miscellaneoof]

I’m surprised they let you keep crustle, in my experience it’s been one of the best, most underrated nuzlocke encounters in black and white. Solid attack, great physical bulk and either shell armour or sturdy are great for it. It always seems to fit on any team I make too. Not to mention shell smash

[@anabol_bob]

Me too, in the last nuzlocke of bw2 i did he outspeeded (by 1 point) hydreigon thanks to shell smash

[@shuckle5013]

@@anabol_bob damn, that’s clutch

[@arandomnerdnamedseth]

I feel like the recurring theme of your Snaplockes is that there’s always a few monsters that get away from being snapped, and this was especially true with BDSP and Crustle here lol

[@jasonreed7522]

I think Audino counts too, stall is one of the safest strats (boring but safe), and its regenerator ability plus its technical moves like attract and a functional attack stat were really showcased as invaluable earlygame. It just gets slept on because its very reminiscent of Jigglypuff and Chansey lines. Its also possible to guarantee an encouter for it because it appears in rustling grass on basically all routes. Is krookodile objectively better, yes, but you gotta make sure to account for technical pokemon that can get up to some shenanigans. (Anybody that can heal itself counts)

[@TheStrifist]

Congratulations on the deathless run, this was such an impressive (and hilarious) playthrough!

[@birdsocks9083]

Honestly, the choice of mons you were left with had some really decent mons in it. Lots of underrated bulky mons such as Garbodor and Mandibuzz. Not saying it won’t be, or wasn’t, difficult its just interesting to see what mons people overlooked.

[@1snivy10]

Gen 5's dex is full of hidden gems.

[@birdsocks9083]

A Heracross Yeah, I was very surprised at what Flygon was allowed to keep, both Cofagrius and Gothitelle were big surprises.

[@greninjafw]

especially Beheeyem tbh

[@cansolourfavverse]

Im honestly surprised to see that mandibuzz wasnt baned cause GOD that mon can do wonders and trust me im speaking from experience

[@lyncario5515]

I was very surprised at how Lilligant wasn't banned in spite of how ludicrously good it is, but I guess it did not matter that much since the run was done on Black instead of White.

[@jepaai20]

The Straiton Gym Leaders not showing up at the end is actually explained in BW2 if you connect to BW with the Memory Link feature. They even battle (and lose to) the Shadow Triad.

[@tiramisuterror5337]

I would love to see a “double” snaplocke, where you ban 75% of the eligible encounters

[@bottomtext251]

18:07 I have to defend my little Ice Cone friend by saying that the design inspiration for the Vanillite line was based on Icicles covered in snow which just look like an Ice Cone, there is more to their design and origin than you'd think I suggest you look it up.

[@funnyhands2715]

Plus that’s not the “peak” of minimal effort, we gonna talk about Seel?

[@raphaelhenker8771]

@@funnyhands2715 i swear people just vomit out what others vomit down their throat, like birds with their young and those later with their young

[@nickl4698]

"We took this way too far thankfully none of us were left with a nasty scar". Nice T swift plug haha your content is great.

[@funwithcoding2818]

Swift stole that from hg

[@bullethell9645]

hey flygon, ty for making such amazing nuzlocke content

[@davidrossington9756]

I actually like the number of rival fights in BW1. They actually feel like rivals because of how often they challenge you.

[@Sondreign]

These videos are always a joy, kept me sane as I finished up my Master’s Degree. Snaplocke 3: Let’s Go Pikachu

[@User-xbsux-28227]

He Already Said In the let's go only using ash Ketchum's pokemon, That He's Never Gonna Play The let's go games Again

[@stockingz]

Absolutely loved it when you ended off with The Thing and saying ‘Its clobbering time!’ This was quite the entertaining Snaplocke to watch, and made me think back of my childhood memories with Pokémon Black. Much love, FlygonHG, and have a marvelous weekend!

[@cristianlopes6258]

As someone who rarely watched the anime, I'm really glad I have you teaching me how to pronounce all these different attacks and pokemon names

[@stoopidapples1596]

The vanilluxe line is not lazy lol. It’s more effort than most Pokémon from Gen 1.

[@penguinguytj9935]

That throwback to Thanos the Liepard from the Dark monotype playthrough! Cat was indeed mad with the crits.

[@dabmonstr7403]

Damn this is deffo one of the most creative nuzlockes. I wish I had this fanbase to ban mons so I could experience them

[@tateanderson213]

You’ve uploaded a total of 3 Pokémon videos and your last upload was 7 months ago. Fanbases don’t just happen upon your channel, they show up when you actually upload good content.

[@vicsan2.750]

Maybe you could do a similar thing by using a randomizer to ban half of the evolutionary lines in the Pokédex. The alternative is ofc to copy Flygon's list, though that can only be donde in BDSP and now in BW too

[@idktbh5791]

use the pokemon he banned!! thats what imma try

[@nutnut6161]

@@tateanderson213 he’s saying he wish he had one, not that he deserved one lol

[@venomgaming7014]

Fun fact: unova and galar have 19 rival fights, which I believe ties them for the most rival fights, this number for galar is majorly boosted by hop having eleven fights, while bede has 5 and Marnie has 3. 11+5+3=19.

[@domenicavallone28]

No wonder why gen 5 & 8 are within my bottom three fav gens haha

[@MelMelodyWerner]

didn't realize that having lots of rival fights was controversial (been a Pokémon fan forever, but I've basically avoided the online fandom up til now). personally, I generally prefer having fights with trainers who are developed at all, and think that suits B/W's focus on narrative more. not only that, it sets up the arcs that continue into B2/W2 in a way that Pokémon could do more with in sequel games, imo. watching Cheren & Bianca progress--especially with Cheren becoming a gym leader--is something you don't see much outside of Koga becoming an E4 member in Johto. not to mention, it adds a more interesting post-game when you can grind against characters you actually have a cachet with instead of just running around with an unreliable Vs. Seeker or doing a Battle Tower run. the most obvious benefit, however, is that it gives more excuses to see the other starters; one of my least favorite things about Pokémon games. starters are THE most important Pokémon in the Dex when it comes to building a rapport between players and their teams, but you only ever get to so much as see the other starters in most games if you trade for them or when you're battling a rival. in gens without two rivals, the third starter just may as well not exist, because you can't get them without trading or hacking, barely any of the games spare the starters to any trainers (except in early gens like Johto), and they never even become a lab assistant when you return to the lab later on in the story (which is such an easy, cute addition I am surprised hasn't been done before--I wish HG/SS had a Chikorita in a lab coat, but I digress). while I am always partial to my first starter in a given region (ex. Tepig for Unova), you can't grow a fondness for a mon you literally never see (which is also the biggest argument against regional exclusive mons aside from the other box legendary usually). as for Hop and such in S/S, I think that's one of the things those games don't get anywhere near enough credit for. I think the series has always been too focused on building enemy trainer teams around types to the exclusion of the trainer's personality. Pokémon is supposed to be about the bonds between trainers and their mons, which can obviously manifest as a monotype trainer, but I prefer when you have stuff like Bruno running Onix (look at that guy and tell me he _wouldn't_ have an Onix). the fact that Hop's team is switched out to emphasize his arc revolving around his lack of self-confidence is not only narratively interesting, it also brings into focus how rivals in previous gens really ought to have more than 6 Pokémon they use against you, as it hints at them having journeys beyond battling you. what if we had a game where a rival does something like trading one of their mons for some exotic mon, only to regret it as Ash did in the anime? rivals are a great way of expressing mechanics of the games in the narrative, and I think in a lot of the earlier gens, they're an extreme missed opportunity--especially in Hoenn and Sinnoh, where the rivals don't have very interesting arcs or teams.

[@illusionaryheart3325]

@@MelMelodyWerner The problem is, there’s very little growth between some of the fights, especially with Cheren and Bianca. It doesn’t feel like progression it just feels like pointless roadblocks. And this is coming from someone that loves Gen 5. Gen 8 is even more atrocious on this front. Hop fights you SO OFTEN without any improvement. Even when he goes through that really nice development moment where he changes his whole team he doesn’t feel any stronger.

[@Calmasis_1025]

Ok but that only goes if you count N as a rival, and I feel like storywise he only kind of fits that

[@illusionaryheart3325]

@@Calmasis_1025 He is literally officially referred to as a rival

[@aerialTranscriber]

Your hardcore nuzlockes are my current hyper fixation and this one’s opening made me laugh SO HARD. omfg. You’re the best the editing the commentary the comedy. Thank you for your service dr HG

[@alicecrawford1033]

Your humor is so golden! Combine that with good game knowledge, a great ability to present the situations and how you approach them, and a willingness to admit your mistakes; and I think it's fair to say that you're one of the best hc nuzlocke creators out there, and probably my personal favorite. I really enjoy your content, you're actually the one who got me into watching nuzlockes, and I always look forward to each new video!

[@QuinnTheGM]

Congratulations on your first deathless run! That's quite the accomplishment, especially considering how restrictive the snaplocke can be.

[@falconicole1007]

“War Machine” is quite possibly the best name for an Audino I’ve ever seen

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

In his last Snaplocke, War Machine was his Cherrim.

[@magellan6439]

That aidino is a goddamn monster

[@michaelibrahim9275]

I've noticed that Elesa's Emolgas will always go for pursuit on the first turn unless there is a super effective move, and otherwise will not go for pursuit unless it is their best option. So for your zebstrika the play would have been to just get an attack off, wait for the weaker pursuit which you would have survived a crit from judging by the fact that you survived the boosted version, and then switch off the next turn when it won't go for pursuit since it has better options. This may not work for electric types however, because normally aerial ace or volt switch is a better move, but electric resists both of those, putting quick attack and pursuit at the same damage, so it may have just gone for pursuit as a regular attacking move

[@ColeProductions140]

Your editing, your personality, and the types of nuzlockes you do make them so fun I often rewatch a bunch! A run I was thinking about was only using Pokémon with unique type pairings since there’s a pretty good variety of Pokémon that has a typing especially for them

[@gabbywills98]

Loved the intro and the ferris wheel moment 🧡 Your content is awesome!

[@NeurosiusM]

I am obsessed with your Nuzlockes. They really hit my Pokemon thirst since I can’t play any these days.

[@allstevespals6861]

Your channel does something so amazing. It's crazy how much effort is put into a nuzlocke. The intro was amazing, please keep it up! Your jokes and humour are absolutely classic.

[@JMalaby89]

I haven't watched this yet, but Escavalier is the single most broken Pokemon I have ever used (beside Gyarados) in a Nuzlocke - I am SHOCKED that people let that stay in.

[@gotdamn4989]

they might have thought he banned trade evos

[@AussieRider20]

He rarely uses trade pokemon so most people who voted probably didn't think he would (or could) use one. Personally I'm all for him using them in his nuzlockes and would have made a point to select it and the others

[@sleepyseulgi9264]

this is the channel that got me into pokemon nuzlockes- im so happy to see you grow and get the support you deserve!! as always, another great video!!! ❤️❤️

[@MauricioSaIas]

I really like these challenges because they're so creative. Would love to see this in X/Y, for example. :D

[@justjoannak]

Agreed!

[@jonsve4948]

your nuzlockes are genuinely perfect. the monologues just make me laugh out loud and your commentary makes me smile when i havent been doing that well. thank you Dr. Flygon, from a masters student who will never understand doing a PhD;)

[@grittykitty24]

this video went hard and i really loved it, the cinnamon topography was beautiful and naming trubbish starlord made me laugh, not sure if it was meant as an indirect dig at crisp rat but if it was, KING BEHAVIOR

[@misa5523]

I’ve been having a pretty bad week, but that intro was so golden. Cheered me up instantly, keep doing what you’re doing! Love youuu

[@PokeSweeps]

I actually shouted at the notification of this video and I just want to say thank you for all the great content you have provided to us.. especially during the pandemic.

[@captaincringe9312]

2:25 truly a cinematic masterpiece.

[@perkypenguin1663]

This SnapLocke was fun to watch! Some of these gyms had really cool strategies, especially making genuinely good use of Assist! Can’t wait for the next one!

[@evilpotato572]

That opening scene was the greatest thing I have ever witnessed in my entire life. Truly a cinematic masterpiece.

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

I am once again falling into the hubris of the excitement of you catching one of my favorite pokémon and commenting before I finish the video, BUT: I really love Woobat and Swoobat! I hope little Valkyrie has a better fate than sweet Doyle. Edit: What a great run! I'm glad to see Valkyrie didn't fall, even if she wasn't used too much in the video. Congrats on the deathless run!

[@goat19191919]

You're the best nuzlocker on KZbin in my opinion. You're calm, authentic, humble, not too loud like others, don't come off as pretentious, and explain so many things that viewers with little experience might not get. Your videos are the best and I'm glad I've been following you since relatively early on. Keep up the good work :)

[@rihiton8615]

OMG! LOVE THE OPENING!!!! And the narration in ferris wheel scene is just.... perfect.

[@YourNeighborhoodDegenerate]

Watching your videos really inspired me to do my own 'casual' Nuzlockes and Monotype Runs and reignited my love for the games once again. I do not care if you read this comment or not but I just wanted to say 'Thank you' for inspiering me and for creating such entertaining and quality content.

[@Kurrian333]

This snaplocke was fun! Also, really surprising that you pulled off a deathless run in Unova no less. Great work!

[@Limbo08]

Great video! These snaplocks are alot of fun to much for reasons everyone has already mentioned: showcasing some less then used pokemon and finding interesting strategies to make them more viable.

[@arcturus4853]

I love the classical homage to the theme music of a very small indie series of films. You truly elevated the music with a reimagined score

[@jackmond93]

The production quality on that opening was ace 😂 please put that at the start of all your videos from now on 😆

[@Raialari]

You never fail to make me crack up within minutes of your videos. The theme song was such a nice touch and I cried 😂

[@GHOSTClTRUS]

I love watching your videos they’re so entertaining! I can always tell how much time you really put into them, and you’re really one of the best KZbinrs out there. Also naming your Cofagrigus uncle Ben was really funny. I wish you the best FlygonHG!

[@andrewhester4220]

Love your videos man! Honestly snaplockes are one of my most favorite challenges to watch because it puts underutilized pokemon into the spotlight. Audino's regenerator is pretty underrated and was clutch for you too, super fun to watch!

[@solanceDarkMOW]

Kudos on the deathless run! I always like to see challenges where unconventional pokemon get used. That's why i do challenge runs at least. If you want an idea, you could take the encounter list for this run and do a loser's bracket using everyone that didn't get used. I think i saw a durant in there with your stunfisk and beheeyem. Give the bottom of the barrel some love!

[@gillriet773]

I've been wondering for a long time: would a "minimum battles nuzlocke" be possible? Both are runnable separately and I feel like there's gotta be a way to optimize it for emerald or something to find out what random encounters are best at what time to get through the game fighting as few battles as possible.

[@ziegfeld4131]

Pokemon Challenges has done 1 i believe but i dont think it was doable

[@jonathanpayne4772]

One of my faves from you Flygon, very entertaining! Congrats on deathless too! I agree with what some others are saying about a Sword/Shield snaplocke!

[@yeethot6275]

Please for the love of arceus make that your permanent snaplocke intro, it's absolutely immaculate. Stunning. Perfect.

[@_Moldy]

I'd love to see a snaplocke of X and Y. That pokedex is HUGE so i would imagine the mons left would be really interesting.

[@mbhdigital5856]

That new intro was fire! 🔥

[@physicsbiology9756]

Marvelous

[@cameronzahedi9365]

Snaplockes are so fun! I appreciate your videos - I don't have time to stream twitch but the quick summary videos with your calm but dry witty commentary are a really enjoyable way to spend a lunch hour. I'd love to see more snaplockes since seeing rarely used Pokemon is fun. I think another theme rather than monotype could be abilities or loveseats - no TM/HM runs, or runs with only a subset of abilities that are chosen at random forcing your encounters. Forces you to rethink certain strategies and adjust to the game, though it's probably much trickier. In any case cheers and thanks for being great!

[@bugaboo_daisy9000]

I love your nuzlockes, your voice is soothing, your commentary is entertaining, and you explain just the right amount for people that might be unfamiliar with nuzlockes or a specific game.

[@Ducky075]

"There are 3 different rivals and it really detriments my enjoyness of the game". Literally next gen: Allow me to introduce myself.

[@danieladams553]

That intro was fantastic

[@nathhje]

I love your videos. You were on the earlier end of starting to do hardcore nuzlocke, and you've remained my favorite all throughout. Keep doing what you do. I especially love it when you find creative ways to ban Pokemon and are each time left with a different set of mons to build your team and you have to use a different underused Pokemon each time. Such as this one, or colorlockes. Have you even considered doing a wedlocke? It puts a huge damper on the team building aspect, but it's also a whole lot more difficult.

[@cooperstone4280]

I just found this channel 2 days ago and I’ve binged 90% of your runs. You are an amazing KZbinr and I love your videos!

[@sean5306]

The Taylor Swift references in the videos lately have been making me smile

[@die-mond7586]

There's OTHER ones?! I didn't catch them🤧

[@sourcandy7608]

Nice to see a B&W1 nuzlocke since those are pretty rare on KZbin, I think an ORAS snaplocke could be cool since I don’t think you’ve covered them before and they’re kinda rare too

[@6z509]

Your vids are so entertaining and relaxing, loved this playthrough!

[@jackfederman5179]

I love your videos because I’ve always been super into these games but am very casual in my understanding of utilizing the battle mechanics to their fullest extent. I’ve always wanted to learn more about how to git gud and your videos really help break down why you do certain things in battle. Great work!

[@BellyThatProductions]

I've been waiting to see this since I got the notification since I'm playing a white nuzlocke right now, and I'm probably on my eighth attempt. The First Gym can be a major hurtle since there's no good strong pokemon to train against, and if you choose to not get the monkey in favor of Munna later it can be a huge struggle if you can't get a Lillipup on route 2 or 1. So I look forward to see how this goes.

[@1snivy10]

Good luck! Gen 5's first gym is brutal, I agree.

[@UrFavoriteArsonist]

That intro opening was amazing, you need to do more like it everyday.

[@pinkkam]

when you mentioned you might actually do it deathless, i got really excited. Well done Flygon!

[@nicojaramilloyako]

Jajajaja man that intro was golden! You've become my favorite poketuber. You're doing excellent work and I'm rooting for you!

[@die-mond7586]

The "blank space" by taylor swift reference at 3:00 is everything

[@pebbellz]

Only just got to the intro but oh my god… someone get this man a Grammy 😂

[@evaguess2313]

I always appreciate your videos, thanks! I do like snaplocks and thematic runs (xmas, halloween, cute) a little bit more than mono type challenges, but I am happy either way.

[@bluewater5463]

Been subbed for a while, love your content man. Keep up the great work!

[@GPurcellMusic]

Started watching for the nuzlocke skills, stayed because of the way-more-frequent-than-I-could-have-imagined bi panic moments. First Steven, now N, Flygon has great taste in fictional men

[@naomiseadragon2676]

Love to see the deathless run! How about snaplocke number 3 be set in 7th gen?

[@magellan6439]

I worry that the bi polar difficulty spikes in s/m would make that a little bit od

[@igorsgo]

I love all of your videos and you just keep improving even when I think there's nothing else to improve. Also, one of my favorite youtubers quoting my favorite singer again always makes me super happy, please keep doing it .

[@Kittius]

"Vanillite is peak bare minimum of pokemon making from the company" Gen 1: " So let's make a pokeball, a rat, a couple birds then call it a day. "

[@Wynntersenk6017]

I really want to see a hgss snaplocke, and since the starters keep getting snapped out. I honestly just want meganium to not be snapped since everyone says it’s weak for that gen.

[@damjankrupa3950]

yes please

[@KaiTheMemeKing]

I love how he refers to the genderless pokémon as they/them. Just a small thing that makes me really happy

[@Flamevortex-ky6xh]

Except that pokemon aren't people and should be called "it", especially machine pokemon.

[@skelly4197]

@@Flamevortex-ky6xh I'm guessing you call your pets it

[@hatefulgaming1800]

@@skelly4197 Well most real life animals aren't gender neutral.

[@Lonewulf321]

@@Flamevortex-ky6xh Pokémon may have been people at some point or people may have been Pokémon? Pokémon lore is weird Either way nothing matters we all live till we die

[@outspade]

@@Flamevortex-ky6xh i do think this is a valid point to consider, but also do consider that these machines are sentient i suppose its a case of whether or not you’d call your typewriter an “it” if said typewriter started talking to you

[@kevin.michaels]

This was great, love the snaplocke idea and congratulations on getting through deathless!!!

[@theleoita90]

Really enjoying those snaplockes. Also congrats on the deathless run. Keep up the good work

[@benbeattie1617]

I love the snaplocks! I would like to see a BDSP one.. I think that it would be hard with the small roster and Cynthia

[@lanomar5]

Petition to keep the intro for every other video from here on out FGCU

[@chachimendiola9042]

I really enjoy all the nuzlocks you do Flygon. It really wants me to attempt my 1st one. Keep up the good work mane

[@Nejifangal1]

I always love your videos! Please make more Snaplockes. This was a joy to watch.:)