Pokémon Crystal Hardcore Nuzlocke - 1st Stage Only

RULES
- If a Pokémon faints, it's considered dead
- Every Pokémon has to be nicknamed
- One encounter per route/area (no re-encounters incl. dupes)
- Only 1st Stage Pokémon with two evolutions (as of Gen II) can be used
- No items in battle (except for held items)
- Set Battle Style
- No overlevelling past the next Gym Leader/E4 Member's ace
- Must use an equal number of Pokémon in all major battles
Thanks for watching!
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2nd Channel: / etutwo

[@j.corbygaming]

Guts is absolutely busted

[@thefirespecialist9007]

Obviously! That's why Heracross and Ursaluna-Hisui are so Powerful .

[@geraldineyorarou2221]

Idk Griffith is busted too

[@typhlosion7872]

good thing abilities aren't in GSC

[@thegreatchipman]

@@typhlosion7872 guts is in gsc tho

[@Diabl0Mask]

Never in my life did I expect someone would considers themselves lucky for encountering a Zubat in a cave, but here we are.

[@briliantinoprihandikakhari6754]

I've never included Zubat in my team back when I was playing normally. Recently after I tried several Nuzlocke run though, everything was changed..

[@Double_UD]

Love the Poliwag line! Love also how Guts would have been less useful fully evolved because both Poliwrath and Politoed have their base speed reduced to 70 upon evolution.

[@stuffyworld10]

Glad you're uploading again, I hope you get all the success you've deserved

[@Lamb666]

He is active, just look at the second channel. These productions just take a long time.

[@UrFavoriteArsonist]

@@Lamb666what’s his second channel called?

[@stalkerorstalker]

I second this

[@salt_or_pepper]

​not 2 years tho, this channel has half a dozen 2 million+ view's videos yet he didn't even hit a 100k, I'm just happy he's back to uploading again maybe that'll push the algorithm more and get him the subscribers he deserves

[@OwerfordAmazington]

⁠​⁠@@UrFavoriteArsonistETU Two

[@MousaThe14]

Today is a good day, a return to form, a style sorely missed. And I loved it. This was so fun, what an amazingly unexpected outcome from Poliwag, the absolutely most cracked pokemon in Gen 2 apparantly.

[@catforce9999]

Guts was the saviour you needed in this run, I simply clap for the god known to us mortals as Guts

[@Otonio_Bruno]

Guts reminded me of Jrose11 Poliswag run in RBY, that thing was an absolute monster there, and here Guts proves it again how powerful a Poliwag can be.

[@tomotion7293]

Enter the Unown be like: 10:58 - "We're at no risk in the opening half here, because Chuck forgot Ghost types exist" 29:09 - "Chuck is the strongest trainer in Johto"

[@Liriand]

I don't know the nickname theme (yet?), but I love that Geodude's nickname in Finnish means "weirdstone" 😁

[@benjamincooper358]

“Tell me Rockets, was the scheme successful?” “Well… Archer, you see.” “Was it successful. Or not?” “We did as you asked, sir! We dumped Magikarp from the Lake of Rage into every body of water around Johto. The Poliwag community is ravaged. No ten year olds should be using them against us anymore!” “So… what’s with the hesitation?” “There was… one Poliwag. It…” “It what, grunt.” “It defeated every Magikarp in the pond. Then every Gyarados.” “…I see.” “But- but what are the chances of a trainer finding that one Poliwag left in the region, eh?” “What are the chances indeed. You’re dismissed for now. Return to base and wait until someone walks inconspicuously in front of the statue.” “Yes, boss.”

[@nicolassanabria3219]

Love your runs, they're always so authenthic. And I love Poliwag too!

[@Sad-Lesbian]

Ive missed these videos so much. FJ has the msot relaxing and soothing voice, and getting to listen to his scripted stuff is so nice.

[@henraygerandstuff2887]

absolutely here for the enter the unown channel revival! loving the content and excited for more :)

[@Gameboy_Graci]

Geodude is a long time favorite and definitely can handle itself in Johto! This Poliwag is an absolute menace haha. You’ve successfully turned Chuck into the anime version of Lt. Surge because he clearly missed out by evolving his Poliwag 😂

[@ryanthefilmmaker2574]

Just wanted to say, I absolutely love the nicknames you give your Pokemon

[@andersonantunesdeleu8591]

Guts is absolutely a beast! What a thing to do, for first stage Pokemon only, a very difficult task to accomplish! So nicely done!

[@sageblu2283]

as someone who watched Johnstone get bodied by a totem poliwag just last week, i knew not to underestimate Guts the poliwag

[@nbcdy4327]

Love Guts. What a hero

[@ypsilonSKY]

The return of the king and maybe we re back to regular uploads once a month. That would be fire

[@JokerSpirit160]

It’s always a good day to see a new Enter the Unown video!

[@michaelrodriguez4818]

What. In. The. Actually. F! That was insane.

[@gregwunderley7424]

This was great to see from you. And I really like the overlay. Awesome video!

[@delaneyh7813]

The fact that I guessed oddish is crazy lol -- so happy you're back!

[@duelistAKI]

Clair and Lance, two Dragon specialists, were defeated by a tadpole. Respect.

[@Sedcat28]

This might be the best pokemon content channel

[@loulou3676]

missed your videos bro thanks for uploading again!!

[@MsLoveandjustice]

Hey loved the video. I wouldn’t play with the strict encounter clause you made because a huge part of the fun is using mons you usually don’t. Loved your use of the card art.

[@grinbrothers]

Two videos within only a month (or a little bit over)? You truly have returned; fantastic to see. It'll be fun seeing these first stage Pokémon get the spotlight in this video. 0:39 - A rather small pool of Pokémon, an even smaller when considering the late-game placement of Larvitar. Shame there's no Mareep. As the one missing Johto 3 stage Pokémon, I'd consider it acceptable if you traded one over. 2:39 - Funny to consider encountering a Hoppip a case of good luck in a Nuzlocke, but it is true here; how fortunate. 3:14 - Though funny enough, if this was the latter Heart Gold/Soul Silver, you'd at least have access to Bug Bite. 5:32 - Lack of Oddish aside (though you did go at a poor time), your luck in these encounters has been incredible. I remember really wanted a Pichu from the Odd Egg as a kid, but never getting one. I think I got Cleffa both times I've played through Crystal. 7:22 - Congrats on a win against Whitney without a single loss of Pokémon so far. Incredible showing! 9:59 - That's a relief. It really felt like you were setting up a joke of getting Magikarp three times in a row. On the note of Poliwag, whom I used in my first Crystal run, I really like how you could encounter it on land and early on in Crystal. They gave it a new evolution in Johto and Crystal actually encouraged you to use one (and a bunch more Johto Pokémon through easier accessibility like Phanphy and Sneasel). 11:22 - Tragic; the first loss. You barely had chance to use poor Eight Ball as well. 13:34 - An your description of Guts the Poliwag bouncing up and down on Dewgong here is also brilliant. Cool to see Poliwag shine; those status moves are a blessing for these little guys. These guys are often used by the Gambler class and it seems you've got good odds. 15:09 - Yep, you and Kummakivi saved that city. It only took a couple hundred Earthquakes and most the buildings have been reduced to rubble but at least there are no Rockets anymore. 17:30 - Guts gets to choose when he crits; it's not even luck at this point. 19:51 - Apparently the universe wants you to use a Rhyhorn in one of these challenges. Perhaps it's your spirit Pokémon. Congrats on multiple shiny Rhyhorns. 24:00 - Wings' role for a good portion of this run has been as a ghostbuster. Funny to see this starting route bird continue to useful. 25:40 - A clean sweep of the Champion with just a Poliwag. Who would have thought they would be the star of this run and take more of the glory than even your starter. 26:29 - Good going on Erika for managing to put up more of a fight. Also nice to hear that Sirkorsky the Hoppip got to have a highlight moment again. 28:15 - I'm actually surprised here. Even with a full Attack boost from Belly Drum, I didn't expect Guts to one-shot Blastoise without a crit. Congrats on such a dominant performance with only a single loss.

[@issy.with.s]

babe wake up new enter the unown playthrough just dropped

[@ariesgacutan1494]

ETU new upload lets gooooo!!!!!! Absolutely loved this video :D

[@kevinboggan]

So happy to see you posting again!

[@CM-ss5pe]

I'd have thought it was Abra, Gastly, Dratini or Larvitar, but ODDISH really did surprise me.

[@Chrysanthemumsie]

So glad to see your videos again!

[@ricardoj376]

You had god in the shape of a Polywag!

[@thatcloveplant]

We're so fucking back!! Love your channel and I'm glad there's more of it!

[@anthonyhumphrey3333]

Enjoy your content. Glad to see you uploading

[@science_bs]

I appreciate the geodude’s nickname

[@dorel102]

Can’t believe you’re back! Yes! Great news! Thanks for this!

[@joeyyoung5173]

The Return of the King!!!

[@nonoticarly8778]

Finally my boy poliwag is being recognized!

[@98802ohhey]

I was wrong on the BST,I will admit. Also glad to have the legend back making vids!

[@mogelemichhierdurch5413]

One of the best in the game is back

[@die-gaming777]

Good to see you back

[@_M_4]

I love how the only death in the run was caused by the Poliwag evoline

[@shadowjoker285]

Guts is the Goat!!! Also Glad to see u alive and able to make videos ❤

[@willlllllllb]

23:10 disgusting nasty sweep

[@merrysleeps]

just started the video but i’m hoping for hoppip! I remember how good it was in one of your crystal clear nuzlockes

[@andreescalona8902]

Guts making his namesake proud

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

I don’t know based on BST but from usability Extremespeed dratini and Larvitar are some of my immediate guesses, and machop, all of them are mid-late mid game Pokémon, and all are great

[@vanguardbreaker8826]

I was thinking one of the starters, maybe machop or poliwag. Oddish Ws EDIT: Also, Ws for yourself, I barely ever see people using the 'same number mons' rule for big battles- I am by no means a nuzlocker, I just like using anime gym battle rules.

[@stalkerorstalker]

Stacked team for this one! Guts (while not dying) is going to live on for a long while

[@ImposterOaksRevenge]

Awesome video!

[@harryasmith527]

Yay. you're back!

[@alexandrumihail4108]

Haha when you asked the Base total i thought to myself: well it won t be some obvious choice...what if it s a stupid one like oddish or bellsprout

[@SKMedia252]

He's back!

[@Graceclaw]

What I learned is that the entirety of Crystal encounters have extremely slow mons

[@sirswagabadha4896]

yooo another ETU upload

[@turksavuncu4880]

Man bully an entire region with a Poliwag

[@catriamflockentanz]

14:57 Maybe we should call Totodile Iroha Irohazaka instead of Azulagarto at this point.

[@J.W.J.]

Welcome back!

[@metapowm4881]

First time ive come across a hardcore nuzlocke with the few extra restrictions you added and honestly I don't know how to feel about them lol

[@drenemelia2960]

Oh hey! Welcome back!!

[@theconman123079]

Video quality is very good 👍

[@lowiekey]

Waiting paid off 🎉

[@robertm5110]

Nice! Someone other than Freezai doing this kind of challenge :)

[@whatifnidoking2229]

Let's go another video finally

[@nathanm1748]

whagagagaga YOURE BACK

[@Rachel-ju2oc]

Jynx is an ice muppet. In case you need a good noun for her in the future.

[@purehyper124]

I guess poliwag and the nidorans are the highest base states.

[@JudgeTyBurns]

Going baby mode

[@WFierce]

Nice to see a Gutsy strategy pay off.

[@s0phi3e]

Guts is a legend!

[@ivanbluecool]

Oh interesting pokemon challenges. I'll throw a sub this way

[@yamiryushi]

Polliwag? More like Pwniag!

[@antoniocalado7101]

Highest bst I guess Poliwag! Torn between it and Horsea Edit: Oddish? That's odd. I remembered Poliwag had 90 speed, so I thought that was a good shout.

[@Leron...]

Huh. I'm guessing this was recorded prior to the new year... because 2023 was the year of the GUTS.

[@bowtiesrcool86]

I just had a very similar idea for Emerald a few days ago

[@redviolet5158]

dang it i was split between oddish and poliwag but i ended up guessing poliwag NOOOOO

[@georgepig4688]

Oddish appreciation comment

[@SurferKId94]

Who would win one tadpole or a full team of "dragons"...

[@dorel102]

I wanna see poliwrath with the same combination

[@Kayabyss764]

You should do one where you only can do second stage pokemon

[@lordcherrymoore5252]

"crystal's defender"...? Wait, people actually dislike crystal? Man, we live in a weird world.

[@miegelistgeil]

Hi, haven't seen you in a while. Whatcha been up to? Nevermind, I'll check out your vids

[@feckaroundandfindout]

Go guts!!

[@e77gma]

Geodude

[@MrWereWolfGirl]

You'd think that larvitar or dratini were the best because they are pseudos and you have to work to evolve them 🙃

[@derAlphabet]

The bat

[@JohnPizzapasta]

Let's goooooo

[@logans.7932]

Now, imagine the power if they were a Poliwrath and Golem 😂

[@DukeSR8]

OK how do you come up with your nicknames? Convinced you either watch a ton of anime or these names are randomly generated.

[@spinshardsview4164]

If I could double like it inwould

[@branf1993]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@bidoof367]

poliwag clears

[@PokeMasrerJ]

Poliwag is busted lol . Who knew

[@purehyper124]

9:59 Cussing is not necessary.

[@jasongregoire2150]

I guessed ghastly

[@owenmckenna2288]

Oddish is a bad mofo

[@skinneybob4984]

ODDISH??!!???!! Let me respect u

[@xtreme3353]

So you can catch a magmar and hatch it to use magby?

[@PokeMasrerJ]

No. Has to be 3 stages this game.

[@xtreme3353]

@@PokeMasrerJ when was magmortar introduced? Edit. Nvm not till diamond and heart gold