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

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Can I beat Pokémon Crystal 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: Noctowl, Smeargle, Hitmontop, Furret, Donphan, Unown, Mantine, Misdreavus, Bellossom, Pichu, Piloswine, Ledian, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Jumpluff, Delibird, Ariados, Dunsparce, Sunflora, Yanma, Aipom, Smoochum, Elekid, Granbull, Sneasel, Stantler, Qwilfish, Magby, Corsola, Magcargo, Murkrow
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[@vladimirvladimirovicmajako1221]

What about a "shared type nuzlocke?" You can only catch a Pokemon that shares at least a type with the last Pokemon you caught.

[@austinnordquist5516]

Sounds awesome

[@TheMS991]

Be interesting to a degree, my issue would be locking yourself into a type. But I'm sure a decent nuzlocker could work around that. (me I'm just a pansy)

[@shenzhong3078]

So a modified version of a monotype run

[@yungblayde7895]

@@shenzhong3078 no because not all of them will have the same type

[@michaelsarzen2814]

this sounds cool

[@psidesign8664]

My favorite part of the snaplocke is when he said “it’s raging time” and raged all over those guys

[@flygonboy1279]

Omg same

[@commanderbly3344]

ong

[@ragglefraggle5307]

This was definitely one of the snaplockes of all time. Pokémon was played, a gamer was playing the game, and commentary was said 🔥

[@camheyt4321]

oh yes from the best sony movie! it’s ragius!

[@nemijs]

definitely one of the moves of all time!

[@NGWobbl3]

"Ledian proceeds to sweeps the rest of Chuck's team." Chucks team: Red Health Poliwrath

[@mrpiccionedivino5598]

He forgot to say this run was actually bugged and Chuck could only he killed by the legendary member micheal "morbius" ledian otherwise the save file would corrupt.

[@tansidhanda80]

r/woooosh

[@mystaplays3569]

@@tansidhanda80 nah

[@helix_hanate8238]

Well, he's not wrong

[@TheRaven752]

It's morbing time

[@bookreaderman6715]

If I had a nickel for every time Hiker Anthony was a weirdly large problem in a nonstandard pokemon run I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

[@brud7669]

im glad somebody else noticed

[@bookreaderman6715]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 Alpharad did a twitch plays pokemon, also you are an ironic person to ask

[@bookreaderman6715]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 yep

[@Halobeast10000000000]

This entire chat feed is great

[@whiterunguard4925]

I lost a flying monotype nuzlocke to him as well lmfao

[@Gills1710]

Love how confident you have become in your commentary - you’re hilarious, man. The hiking up a ton of medical bills was a highlight

[@sock9674]

Definitely why I keep coming back, such good commentary

[@logans.7932]

“We added 100 new Pokémon to this game!” “Where are they?” “In optional areas only, there’s 1% chance to find them, they run away on a coin toss, and their base stats are objectively worse than the Pokémon from the last game.” “Why?” “:)”

[@phffffbt]

Snaplocke's are my favorite because they lead to unique teams.

[@hellnal7314]

Very true

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

Facts

[@CharlieZColt]

Much better than ones based on the color of the Pokémon or the weight and height!

[@starfishkol1155]

I'll watch anything with Ironman in it.

[@xRaiofSunshine]

I love the intros too 😂

[@chrisgonzalez6151]

Youngster Joey was clearly holding in his laughter when he called to ask how your team was doing after the wipe. What an evil little bastard.

[@peterschulkke6072]

28:33 Every now and then, Matti will just say something incredibly based out of complete nowhere

[@danielhale1]

Untouchable Ghost: Uses perish song Snorlax: Fine, but I refuse to be awake for this Also Rage Power has nothing on RAT POWER

[@maximsavage]

Rat power annihilated by Pichu. Argument: invalid.

[@danielhale1]

​@@maximsavage Hey man, you can't keep comparing everything to the unbridled power of Pichu. Nothing stands a fair chance.

[@bp3366]

​@@danielhale1wrong, Merleau-Ponty dikson could easily 1v1 Glenn for the ultimate zombie pizza dat T dawg innit

[@toddjohnson266]

I really like the part where he sent out Ledyba against Lance then screamed “IM GONNA BA” 100 times, really great content Dr HG!

[@portalway]

9:30 ‘Hiker Anthony never saw it coming, with our pp fully restored’ - Flygong HG, 2022

[@Chomta]

NOOOOOOO 💀

[@gamerinthebasement]

Snaplockes are so cool. I love how unique and different the teams are. I'm so excited to see more Snaplockes!

[@RossSpeirs]

I appreciate the diversity of the team especially the Red battle team. Really feels like how someone’s Gen 2 final team should be, new, exclusive Pokémon and not being hung up on the best base stats. Very authentic!

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

i always love how you go above and beyond with certain bits and jokes- especially the intros. there's a lot of love and effort put into these, and it makes them so unique and memorable. also, my favorite baby pokémon is togepi- mainly because the whole line consists of some of my all time favorite pokémon

[@GT_Walker]

Togepi line for the win!

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

@@GT_Walker HELL yeah!!! togetic genuinely has one of my favorite designs of all time, and togekiss is just.. a monster

[@GT_Walker]

@@somerandomgoblin2583 And Togepi is just the cutest little thing. I loved them even more since they became Fairy type.

[@IndSoc]

"Imagine being a Gyarados and dying to a Ledian" I got that reference!

[@lycheesodamusic]

Bounce?

[@IndSoc]

@@lycheesodamusic Aerial Ace?

[@lycheesodamusic]

Renegade Platinum?

[@electricipea.101]

@@lycheesodamusic Critical hit?

[@lycheesodamusic]

@@electricipea.101 Pain.

[@Kanbei11]

Fun fact: AI status moves in gen 2 have to roll for the 25% miss even under the effects of mind reader or lock in. In other words Chuck's poliwrath can use mind reader and still miss hypnosis the next turn

[@VitaEmerald324]

Togepi might be my favorite baby Pokémon solely for it being low-key busted in HGSS. That Extrasensory is god-line for busting up Team Rocket goons.

[@veelogation3890]

"I don't know what I've done to get to this point [of success]" - I mean, you're doing good content and you're not a jerk and that's pretty nice tbh. I mean, you care about not gatekeeping nuzlocking and fostering a good community and that goes a long way.

[@supreme_king_obama1158]

I think a kalos snap lock would be fascinating. The large variety of Pokémon would make it nigh impossible to ban every single good Mon, so I’d like to see which good Pokémon slip under the radar.

[@BlueSodaPop_]

I feel like encounters that you'd have to go out of your way to get will often be less voted, just because people don't have them on their radar; how often do you catch Mantine or Phanpy in a playthrough?

[@SweetLavender680]

2999 times lol

[@PumaPants248]

Phanpy I do a lot, ground is one of my favorite types and Donphan’s a beast

[@g_hyperstar3609]

This run is perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[@kaustubhrotkar6845]

18:13 Love this throwback to the renegade platinum run. 😂

[@milky6944]

I love just how clever and witty your commentary is, It's amazing how you gave some subtle spoilers like the "I won't let anything bad happen to lil fly" and "a hyper beam crits would be nasty", that you only notice then when it happened. Keep doing that great job! Also my favorite baby pokemon is probably togepi, there's something on that egg that is just the cutest thing ever

[@mbhdigital5856]

*Flygon uploads* Me: THIS IS NOT A DRILL

[@lexiedevore4104]

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this, but I believe that the reason Red was able to switch out Snorlax even tho you had used Mean Look was because you had switched out Misdreavous first; as far as I know, moves like Mean Look & Block only work if the Pokémon that used the move is still out on the field! Not sure if it works differently in gen 2 tho as I’ve never played those games. Amazing video as always!! ❤️

[@Greninja_-fk3bk]

The fact that you still come up with amazing ideas is insane. I’m surprised that you still haven’t hit 500k bc your content is phenomenal. The shiny zubat sucked though😢😢😢😭😭😭. And you should totally do a snaplocke of SV when they come out!!!!

[@anonanonymous9670]

How would a nuzlocke of SV even work?

[@melanieroy2157]

"The future is female! ...And raccoon." I think this is the first video where I caught all of the streams, and it was really enjoyable to see how you brought it together into the final video :)

[@peterroy406]

The phone call from youngster Joey in attempt one was quite sus! I loved it!!

[@MrWeIss93]

I love the new intros they are too good lmaooo and I loved catching this live on your stream!!! Keep up the great work love all your content

[@zombbro]

tbf, Ant-Man is a perfectly fine name for a Spinarak, considering Spinarak, like an ant, only has six legs. Which also goes for Ariados, if you count the things on its back as legs. Which I always did after seeing its animations in Colosseum and XD.

[@Vile]

as others have said in the comments, snaplockes are a pretty interesting and interactive way of trying out diverse teams of various levels of hot garbage pokemen, so i'm all for more of these. personally i'd love to see more nuzlockes of any kind in sun/moon/ultra sun/ultra moon 👀

[@MonkStarling]

To the CQOTD: I think my favorite baby pokemon is Bonsly, it really made its way into my heart in XD gale of darkness. It even had its own bingo card which is my favorite side-game in any Pokemon game as well

[@letsplayerwannabe]

I've been having the worst year of my life, but this is the best birthday gift I could've received. Thank you

[@GlitchyNoibat]

Happy Birthday! :) I hope your year gets better

[@plazmatic2664]

Can we talk about how both Alpharad and Flygon struggle with that damn Hiker? He really is the true enemy of johto

[@dalsonyan]

“ I actually had to do something so I’m better than a landlord” based matti?!

[@Dark_Side_Productions]

Finally, a Nuzlocker playing Gen I/II! I’m gonna request a Nuzlocke in Red and Blue next, since the mechanics are so different to other games.

[@jasonreed7522]

I recently bought Blue on 3DS ($10 per gen 1 or 2 game), its my first time playing gen 1. Being honest most of the sprites are not pretty, but i am enjoying the run so far and it is interesting to use such wildly different mechanics than i am used to. (My first pokemon game was Sapphire, gen 3 is what determined most of my preconceived notions about pokemon games, like the existence of running shoes)

[@miscellaneoof]

I’d be interested in an ‘each type used only once’ nuzlocke. If a typing exists on one of your Pokemon, you can’t use it on another. If dual types are used, neither of their types can be used on any future encounters.

[@jm221]

Gen 2 might kind of suck but Crystal is still one of my favorites of the whole series, the sprites look so good in that game

[@yasedb]

You were lucky to win the bug catching contest considering the state that poor Scyhter was in

[@calummackenzie6874]

Crobat top of poll list as all good things should be.

[@mrpiccionedivino5598]

I mean it doesn't even learn a attacking poison move in gen 2.

[@ilavain]

@@mrpiccionedivino5598 Poison type moves aren't good either way, don't even help with coverage

[@mrpiccionedivino5598]

@@ilavaini mean,better to rely on physical sludge bomb than fly

[@ilavain]

@@mrpiccionedivino5598 in single player fly is basically no risk tho

[@itsmetater]

you have easily the most entertaining nuzlocke content on youtube. usually i can't watch long videos because i have the attention span of a goldfish, but i can easily watch yours

[@6z509]

So glad to see a new video! I watched some of the streams which were really fun but I can tell I'm going to enjoy this one just as much 😊❤ Love your content Flygon!

[@rustyspottedcat516]

Favorite baby Pokemon is probably Mantyke. It's really cute, and is one of the stronger baby Pokemon as well.

[@Nuclearstomp]

Once again here to recommend a bluntmons (no moves that share your type at all, including status) hardcore nuzlocke. X/Y is a fun one to do it in but it can most likely be done in every game! Not much to say but this was a fun run to watch. Starting the main channel vid but already seen the highlights.

[@someoneelse4579]

QOTD: Mantyke, definitely. Adorable and infinitely usable.

[@TheSandFoxx]

so i had already watched all the VODs for this video, but I still watched all of this video. The reason being that I was still entertained by the same content because it was presented is such a polished and story-driven fashion. Keep up the good work and I will keep doing my part for the youtube algorithm.

[@enimalnaide7767]

FlygonHG, I struggle terribly with an insidious mental illness and your videos always manage to make my day better. Thank you very much. Love your content. I wanna see more!!

[@josequevedo3674]

Snaplocks are always so interesting keep it up

[@gamerinthebasement]

QOTD: My favorite baby pokemon is Munchlax. It evolves into the amazing Snorlax and Munchlax is fairly bulky.

[@gabbywills98]

Love your videos Dr HG, the level of hard work that goes into these is incredible. Your references are always appreciated (I can't pronounce Moonblast the same way again), and I can't wait to see what you do next 🧡

[@BN-ff3nw]

Love your content, but this one was special. Unusual pokémon, my favourite game in the franchise, even greater than normal humour (the call from Joey after the first wipe, the revenge on that hiker etc.). Always looking forward to the weekend for these! Thanks and keep it up

[@egearthegreat8084]

i think a gen 1 snaplocke would be pretty interesting just due to the limited amount of encounters you can get already

[@GuardianLinx]

These uploads continue to be one of my favorite parts of the week! Keep up the good work!

[@priestesslucy3299]

8:13 fortunately, Gyarados doesn't have to live with that shame. He's fried fish after that thunderpunch

[@frank2mb]

18:12 "Imagine being a Gyarados and losing to a Ledian." Pokemon Renegade Platinum war flashbacks. 😳

[@asteroid_field]

this was prob my favorite snaplocke yet, this one felt particularly unique for some reason and for the question of the day, i'd probably have to go with budew. it just makes a :> face at all times and you cant not love it

[@zman1762]

The reason snorlax is able to switch on the perish song is because of a bug exclusive to the gen 2 games - when the ai tries to switch, it incorrectly checks whether the players pokemon is trapped instead of its own (and no one is trapping their own pokemon in on a perish song)

[@Twigs_20]

The clip of you hitting Playdoh-Dude while humming was way funnier than it should’ve been

[@IndSoc]

Your videos are just getting better and funnier and I can't wait to see more! Thank you for all the content

[@riollit0156]

People: why is your favority baby mon wynaut? Me: why not

[@GumiBaer]

Hiker Anthony, the bane of nuzlocker and twitch plays pokemon alike. Alpharad and PoppyHG collab when?

[@NeapolitanIceCream_Toki]

I really love ur snaplock series because it showcases a lot of overlooked Pokémon which in turn we can learn more about from you!!

[@jacobbell6565]

i enjoyed that intro so much more than i should have lol i got to tune into this on and off on your streams, the quality of content you put out in videos is in every second of your streams too man THANKS FOR THE AWESOME CONTENT!!!!

[@iwishiknewwhatimdoinghere9050]

You should do a video how you can only use Pokémon that evolves with stones ! :D any game I love your videos sm

[@karpholmes6942]

the guy with the everstone😕

[@logariuswheels5244]

Is it a coincidence that Hiker Anthony is mainly purple? I don't think so

[@amon6480]

Hey Flygon, just wanted to thank you for your videos. They help me to put aside the stressful things for some time. I enjoy them so much, and they always make me smile

[@gentle-granbull4784]

Love seeing Granbull being used! I had one on my playthrough of Crystal when I was a kid and loved him. Great job, HG- this was a neat challege.

[@pibbles_]

Not a gen 2 mon but Budew is just so perfect. I would love to see budew in the gen 2 art style, definitely some of the most charming sprites in the franchise

[@greninjafw]

Why is Octillery just banned but away from all the others lol

[@mrpiccionedivino5598]

Because its not in crystal

[@greninjafw]

@@mrpiccionedivino5598 damn you genius

[@stefanosovilla1308]

Honestly this is one of the best video i've ever seen on yt. Your contents are always entertaining and funny, also this was the first game i played on my Gameboy colour when i was a child, so i'm particularly fond of It. I also like how u do some references with other videos, like in the intro with carbink or farfetch'd. U save my weekend with ur videos. Keep up the good work, greetings from Italy!

[@Dutch_is_a_Weird_Language]

Great to see a run through and OG 2nd gen game! Pokemon Silver was my first ever Pokemon game, I played in on the Game Boy Color when I was 8 years old, so 2nd gen will always hold a special place in my heart. The battle tunes of the Kanto Gym Battles and the Champion still make me excited.

[@bunm.8530]

I’d love for flygon to try a wedlocke one day

[@Kyle-bh7tg]

“But a Hyber Beam crit would be pretty ridiculous.” Oh god Lance is gonna get a Hyber Beam crit, isn’t he?

[@Kyle-bh7tg]

@@FlygonHG You got me there

[@reddog1281]

I love all the work you put into the channel, the amount of effort you put into your channel is truly something to be desired!

[@dandecrescenzo8165]

It’s always a good day when another one of these challenges is uploaded

[@frownyclowny6955]

Finally. MY BOI DUNSPARCE GETTING THE RESPECT HE DESERVES. Btw once Rage starts to become unoptimal you can just learn it Glare, Rollout, STAB Headbutt, and Defense Curl. Unstoppable

[@JoseRivera-jq3rp]

Another great video, was excited for this one after watching a bunch of the highlight recaps!

[@shockchronicles2550]

Im so happy i can see behind the scenes and have these funny/entertaining videos

[@gmanhoffman5219]

Flygon saying “raaaage gaming” has the same energy as BDG saying “goooood fiction”

[@MrPsM4ST3R]

Haha I watched all the highlights on your other channel but I had to come watch the recap video here because your production quality and humour is just too good to miss out on :D

[@Dohlenblick]

You could do a Team (insert crime syndicate name)-Challenge, where you are only allowed to use the mobboss-approved/used Pokemon and show those underachievers how to properly assume world dominance. -comes with lots of great roleplay and naming possibilities as well.

[@hanjii1430]

Ohhhh interesting i like this

[@stephen9108]

Crystal is my fav Pokémon game. Been binging all your vids recently. Keep it up :)

[@MorningStar012]

ok, so first: i didn't know Joey's Rattata could evolve! i even remember reading a whole ass creepypasta about how Joey would, between battles with the player, multilate other pokémon and attach parts of them to his Rattata to "evolve" it. and for the baby pokémon question, i always really liked both Magby and Elekid, even though i don't really care about their evos. they're both so cute!

[@cobi180]

Lets go! Even after watching the highlights, gotta watch the full vids too!

[@frowzone286]

wow, wow, wow, wow, my man. Wasn't expecting a soul crushing smack of reality to the face. Yet you delivered it perfectly * whipes away single tear * @10:15

[@aidanrmacgregor7537]

Yay! I love the frequent videos so much flygon

[@waikinphilip]

I feel like this video has more energy than before keep up the good work my man 👍

[@paulmyers258]

My favorite baby Pokémon IS Pichu, so that works out. Also! This layout is great, and your narration is unparalleled when it comes to subtle humor and sound quality. And to top it all off, you’re beautiful! Always a joy to see your content.

[@madslittlemonsters]

Snaplockes are always so much fun to see you do. As for fav baby Pokemon, it's Mime Jr. for me. Nothing about meta-game or stats like that, Mr. Mime honestly creeps me out. But a Mime Jr. was my first naturally occurring shiny for me in Pokemon X when I was in high school. That derpy little clown will always be special to me ♥

[@natalieguinn2511]

This series is so cool! I'd love to see a Sun/Moon Snaplocke!

[@andrewdenis5974]

Absolutely hilarious video. Definitely ditto to all other comments about your growing confidence with commentary, as well as about how cool and unique this kind of run is. Keep it up 👍🏼

[@chuchubag]

@18:13... Chicken from Renegade Platinum would like to have a word with you 😂. Nevertheless, another enjoyable run! Always looking forward to these unique twists on Nuzlocking! Really love these snaplockes! I hope you get to do more soon! EDIT: To Pichu, we bow.

[@Maid_of_Spiders]

It's so nice seeing you use two of my favorite pokemon Spinarak and Dunsparce. They don't get enough love.

[@Flane4]

Very excited to see the top tier movie quality opener again. Anytime I get to see the papermon fights, my day is made better.

[@lucassousa4655]

the "that'll do pig" reference from Babe is killing me 😂

[@unpathedwaters]

That intro was AMAZING! Love your editing skills!

[@charallave1000]

Damn, you're killing hollywood with that high quality intro man. Keep it up, love your videos!

[@gageschlueter2949]

Seeing you catch a carbink in the intro legit made me giggle

[@deimos8464]

Haven't seen you before, haven't watched this video but I seen Flygon. Instant like and subscribe, and now I'm going through and watching more of your channel.