Pokémon Emerald Hardcore Nuzlocke - 400 Base Stat Total or Lower Only! (No items, No overleveling)

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Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch Pokémon with a FINAL Evolution that has 400 or less BST (Species Clause)
3. Nickname Pokémon
Hardcore Nuzlocke Ruleset:
4. No items in battle (held items okay)
5. No leveling past the next gym leader/E4's ace (at the START of the battle)
6. Play on "Set" battle mode
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[@CrayRT]

I now kinda want to see like a pokemon Deadlocke where FlygonHG can only play with pokemon that HAVE DIED in previous runs that he did. It would be nice for like an anniversary video or something.

[@figueroth]

omg I second this!! bring back all the faves!!

[@chaoticneutralprofile5988]

Excellent idea

[@RULERZREACHF4N6146]

YES.

[@marceloasensiofilho3833]

I absolutelly support such idea

[@nathancormier4173]

Omg yes

[@colinakersakers44]

I for one love the slightly less strict encounter rules for the sake of fun, more options

[@pixelfire86]

*for the sake of making the run possible without insane luck

[@kevin1153]

No it’s also more fun. Guess that’s subjective tho.

[@Wynntersenk6017]

I genuinely agree on less strict encounters

[@Zerox_Z21]

I don't even see why this would be controversial, honestly. A normal nuzlocke gives you tens of encounters. If you've already cut that down by another restriction, keeping the route rule is needless. Nevermind that this is all self inflicted rules and challenges and people need to get over themselves.

[@paulnicholas7798]

Totally. I'm Nuzlocking Emerald and I've never messed around in the safari zone, so im allowing a pokemon from each of the 6zones....doubt I'll use em, but i want to see ..

[@SageOfTheEastBlue]

The phrase “With nearly 7 feet of insects” is horrifying and I never want to have to think of just how giant these bugs are. Misty really had a point back then

[@variumi]

I wonder what misty thinks of araquanid and golisopod? Giant spooky bugs but they are water type

[@bionichuteagain2583]

You are a fool

[@DoofusLookingThang]

​@@variumi Araquanid is horrifying

[@cristome534]

@@variumi golisopod is so cute she'll love him

[@joshuakim5240]

People like to talk about how cool pokemon would be if they were real, but ignore the fact that without the cutesey anime aesthetics, real life variants of most pokemon would be some of the most nightmare inducing monsters to ever walk the Earth. ESPECIALLY the bug types...imagine a real life Vespiquen as a giant bee where its offspring are constantly crawling in and out of its massive hive abdomen. Or Scyther as a 6 ft tall praying mantis who actively hunts (so none of that sitting and waiting stuff) with giant machete blades chopping apart every living thing to devour as per the dietary behavior of actual mantids.

[@bradsmith8297]

I literally laughed out loud at serene grace camarupt hahaha

[@UltaFlame]

Serene Grace, and Super Luck

[@corywest6224]

I had to rewind cuz i wasnt paying close attention. I was like "what rom hack is he playing?"

[@ItsMeVolatility]

Same here

[@Ajehy]

He’s not the one hacking, it’s the Camerupt.

[@sirdefir4792]

I love this type of nuzlocke because it just highlights one of the original charms of a nuzlocke which was to use pokemon you haven't really used and be amazed by how good/bad they happen to be.

[@Erecii]

As probably like one of 3 people who's favorite pokemon is Spinda, I'm so glad she was able to pull through and save the challenge.

[@realfromtherealreality4148]

I'm one of those three. (Got a lv100 shiny Spinda on X and Y.)

[@serenepastel]

My best friend’s favorite is Spinda. He calls it a little drunk teddy bear. To the point that his fiancé commissioned someone to crochet a little Spinda for him.

[@route-113]

well there's 4 spinda fans in this comment chain now so someone's gotta be lyin...

[@QualityGentry]

With me we are five! :D

[@Piar0]

My Spinda collection and I are joining the Spinda fans hype train

[@frank2mb]

It's official. Peach the Luvdisc, Duck the Farfetchd, and Null the Spinda sit in their seats of Nuzlocke gods.

[@aigis0423]

Also Queen Basalt!

[@savannahoneill5523]

Nuzlocke Mythology, I say.

[@SilverAceOfSpades]

​@@aigis0423 I know you're talking about Nincada but I have an OC named Basalt who I would call a queen as well as a king (they're nonbiney lmao) Also K. Rool the Krookodile was pretty epic, as were Tinkaton (don't know how to spell her name in the Scarlet Nuzlocke), Feesh the Dondozo, Greebo the Meowscarada, Joey the Serperior, Azula the Volcarona, Thanatos the Yveltal, Exabyte the Zapdos, all the Gyarados in the no species clause Nuzlocke, Strychnine the Haunter, Menorah the Chandelure, Cyanide the Nidoking, Waterbed the Simipour, Mojito the Samurott, and Wrath the Sharpedo.

[@LainLain7]

Lol when I was a kid I used Mawile, Sableye and Spinda on my main story team all the way to the Eite Four. I never realized they were bad, I just loved their design.

[@matmorrow]

That's one of the best things about Pokémon, you can use whatever you want and still beat the game

[@twigz3214]

@@matmorrow I mean it’s also one of the worse things if the games are that easy, wish they would just make the games harder (or add a a harder option) and buff Pokémon that are awful for no reason

[@unkindled6410]

@@twigz3214 well the thing is, you can overlevel. and thats a problem thats a bit more complicated to tackle normally.

[@twigz3214]

@@unkindled6410 I mean being able to over level isn’t a massive issue on paper, the bigger problem is how you do so accidentally, especially with how much more exp is in recent games. In Scarlet/Violet specifically the bigger problem is the lack of level scaling in a game that desperately needed it. Also the removal of set mode feels like a massive ? from them, it’s not like adding it was difficult.

[@captaindemozan2700]

@@matmorrow Beat a game using only Cosmog. I dare you

[@Imgourab97]

I cannot wait to read Daddy Stone's letter to Steven everytime Flygon does an emerald challenge. The best running gag I've seen on KZbin.

[@jpshy1130]

Yeah every time it comes up I pause it and read it because he puts so much into the bit every time it’s hilarious

[@atsukana1704]

The moment you realize that diddly was blown to smitherines by flygon. Is steven’s father going to seek revenge on him now?

[@alepeviani]

Exactly. Also, Mr. Stone and Nosey's story is really entertaining to watch as it unfolds.

[@ruileite4579]

Yes

[@eveclass1716]

I get unironically hyped for devin stone writing uncomfy letters to his son

[@itsallme1234]

So great was Null's Spind-osity, that her enemies would go blind FROM OVEREXPOSURE TO PURE AWESOMENESS!!!

[@MangekyoFlower]

Villain: SHE’S TOO AWESOME!!!

[@Favutubeeeeeeeeeeeee]

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[@Favutubeeeeeeeeeeeee]

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[@adrielboomaa]

Spinda: There's no charge for awesomeness...or attractiveness.

[@kayleighlehrman9566]

Null getting poisoned by Milotic: "call an ambulance!" Crits the double edge: "but not for me!"

[@xenon7790]

Maybe at some point in the future, you could do a "Herolocke" where you can only use notable Pokemon from previous nuzlockes, like the godslayer Luvdisc and Null the Spinda!

[@SomeDonkus1212]

That actually sounds genius.

[@carsonrush3352]

I also like the idea of a nuzlocke where he can only use Pokemon that weren't used in previous Nuzlockes.

[@lorenzomerotto7207]

Basalt the Nincada!

[@clinicalsaber5102]

Damn I almost forgot about the revered godslayer. I’ve been trying to find the video after seeing your comment but still no luck. Do you remember which video it was, by any chance?

[@anyaforger844]

@@lorenzomerotto7207 Queen Basalt*

[@Saltcharts]

"Serene grace super luck Camerupt" had me laughing, what a beastly mon

[@StarSpark3071]

I don't understand the joke?

[@agatha6999]

@@StarSpark3071 Serene grace and super luck are abilities that boost the user’s chances of getting the secondary effect of their attack and getting a crit respectively. The fact the Camerupt got the burn and crit so much it should’ve only been possible with those abilities yet that Camerupt had the luck of Arceus and kept landing the odds that should’ve only happened rarely

[@mateobonavento3939]

Poor Daddy Stone. Let the man enjoy happiness for more than a handful of fleeting moments.

[@GrandDuchessTaco]

The continuity with these runs are fantastic, especially with the Emerald Rock Nuzlocke follow up.

[@froggy5748]

Diddly’s death was the most heartbreaking thing I’ve seen in years. Rest in pieces diddly, you will be missed and your sacrifice is appreciated.

[@scottjennings2942]

Don’t forget Matti, nuclockes are made up. If you want to change some rules for the sake of content, do it! I think as long as the rules are consistent within the video, it’s completely fine and in cases like this video, it made it a lot more fun. The hardest runs normally mean you have to play in the most boring ways and it’s always fun to see a wider variety of Pokémon. Have been loving the content for so long and is a real highlight when I see you post ❤

[@walterwhite7924]

I took a look through the Emerald Source code to look at the AI. The information regarding Rock Tomb being classified as a Slowing Move and taking into account whether your pokemon is slower or not is also mostly correct. It just lowers the chance associated with the AI choosing to use the move. However, your pokemon being quad weak to the move raises the chance associated with the Nosepass going for Rock Tomb.

[@DarkLordGanondorf190]

You even put the reflection of Explosion into Sableye's eyes! Dude!

[@xscizor2050]

For the 2 people who care: The Emerald AI has roughly a 70% chance to slightly prioritize quad effective moves. This leads to Nosepass using Rock Tomb on Beautifly despite already being faster and not seeing the kill. This also applies to status moves, i.e. thunder wave on gyarados.

[@jatabo1574]

43:12 Not gonna lie...I teared up a little bit at this part. GG man.

[@Chicanochars]

That is the closest championship match ever This is what I live for on your channel HG A hero has been made today SPINDA SPINDA SPINDA

[@damjankrupa3950]

Wallace: It's over! I win! Null the Spinda: Allow me to introduce myself.

[@manug1442]

Null was so clutch omg. slay queen

[@samanthayager198]

Matti being a subtle swiftie makes these videos 1000x better and they were already great

[@zauromoun]

I love Skitty and Delcatty, but it's rare to see them anywhere NEAR a challenge video. Cute pokemon, horrible stats. So, seeing how far Nada went in this run was a very welcome surprise! The strategies you pulled off with him and all the other little trash gremlins were SERIOUSLY impressive. I'll keep it vague, but let me say, that ending was INSANE. This was a blast to watch!! RIP to all the fallen - their sacrifices were not in vain.

[@ruleofwtf]

There was absolutely no reason for Spinda to have Facade over Double Edge, but if she did then that final battle would've been absolutely cinematic.

[@i_Hate_All_of_You420]

this run has shown me the one thing i've known since i was a kid spinda is an underrated gem, and i adore them with so much

[@robstanley46]

“But sadly he’s naught(not)” I see what you did there😂

[@QuoteYT]

I can't believe it! A few months ago you inspired me to do hardcore nuzlockes and to start a youtube channel like yours. Then, like just 2 weeks ago, I came up with this exact same idea where I tried to complete platinum with pkmn with total base stats of 470 or less (not as hardcore as what you did, but still 😂). I'm glad to see that I think in a similar way to you lol. Thank you so much for inspiring me! I'll keep following and supporting you from the other side of the planet! 🔥

[@cetriolo8329]

Ommioddio quote sei un grande ti adoro e sono felice di vederti sotto un video di flygonhg

[@theReallygoodlawyer]

What's the name of your channel

[@QuoteYT]

@@theReallygoodlawyer It's this lol, but it's in italian and I didn't want to spam myself under this video anyway

[@genevievemeuniere4047]

In my last Emerald Nuzlocke I had a Spinda as psychic move user after my Grumpig died and damn Fuzzy was like the best Spinda I ever had. With a combo from Teeter Dance, Dizzy Punch, Strength and Psybeam he went with me in the League. I also used Belossom first time and this little dude danced in the Sunshine like no one ever and defeated two whole Top 4 teams alone.

[@kylemussman4342]

I loved it when Null said “It’s Nullin’ time” and then Nulled all over the place

[@TexanMiror2]

wow that was definitely one of your best runs! great theme and idea, and it turned out to be incredibly close and exciting!

[@zombeef3074]

I’m super invested in Nosey’s saga and can’t wait until Flygon finally shows us what he looks like

[@bendesch98]

To get around the Nuzlocke rule of only 1 mon per route, you could've bread Illumise with Dustox to get a Volbeat egg

[@mikebieser4175]

Your early game technique is seriously impressive! I’ve been really struggling in a similar all first-stage-Pokémon nuzlocke and Wattson is just such a brick wall, it’s cathartic to see you take that blasted man down.

[@johnbuffalo4300]

You always show how to properly narrate a story through your nuzlockes but this time, in the very last fight, I'm pretty confident you surpassed yourself. The moment you described all the reasons why milotic was almost impossible to beat and all the options you had, including the hypnosis option and its interaction with milotic's marvel scale, I really felt that. It was like being alone vs Wallace, two 'mons and a half alive, and no idea how to beat the last guy. That was honestly really well narrated, good job there buddy

[@kevingreenley1765]

It's amazing to see Winona, one of the scariest gym leaders, get swept by a Delcatty of all things.

[@angelicabutterfly1794]

Dude, I love your challenge runs, but I'm mostly just here for the Stone family lore

[@ddjsoyenby]

ngl all of nulls teammates passing brought a tear to my eye.......that brave spinda she made sure her friends sacrifice wasn't in vain.

[@ximec.r.2643]

What and awesome nuzlocke challenge, it was so close to lost so many times because those pokemon really are weak. But it was very thrilling because of that. And great thing that Daddy Stone found love again, and with a woman this time! Good for him, I almost thought the nosepass in the run would contribute something to the Nosey storyline.

[@einhauchvontull5206]

Man, the sacrifice of Diddly was hard, but also couldnt stop laughing. xD Thanks and subscribed now.

[@samuelsmith4747]

Only allowing yourself pokemon with 400 from their final evolution is an incredible effort. In impossible challenges like this feel free to adjust level caps to help that first hurdle be just a tiny bit easier.

[@evie2670]

I love that you include Daddy Stone's letter every video that has Steven Stone in it. Great video as always, especially when you got past Roxanne

[@MrSinisterSandman]

I love that Null got a second slice of cherry pie for being a legend.

[@MezmerKaiser725]

Imagine a Super Serene Grace run where the foe's secondary effects always happen like Maxie's Camerupt

[@xzevier9336]

After FlygonHG and AltariaHG, the next step is SpindaHG

[@AdorableSharky]

I legit just pounded the air at the end what a good finale!!

[@KindaKaon]

I’m very late to this video, but this is easily one of my favourite ending sequences. Good to see another legend to join the likes of Queen Basalt and Peach, and what a hype 1v1 to finish it off.

[@edithprince5305]

This video makes me so happy. Easily one of your best. I was GLUED to my screen for the Wallace battle

[@irradiatedrat7514]

Sableye was a big help in my emerald trashlocke. Three immunities, no weaknesses, plus fake out and detect make it a phenomenal scouting and pivot mon.

[@Zachpi]

Love to see corsola really pull it together, I really have a soft spot for Pokémon with high defenses but that just kinda suck, so it's really a favorite of mine.

[@SebastianSawyer]

As Delcatty is my favorite normal type pokemon, I'm quite glad to see Nada doing as well as he did!

[@luketalbot2643]

The death of diddly was honestly one of the saddest losses to me. It was not in vain, but godamn

[@xstrikefiredragon]

Sweet cherry pie, that final battle brought a tear to my eye.

[@camirenmiles4492]

The Roxanne and Wattson battles were pretty impressive. Like earned, my guy.

[@knight_crow]

This is my favorite run of yours in a while. Champion battle absolutely blew my mind. Null the Spinda 4ever

[@seanpollard3393]

Probably your best challenge yet beside inclement emerald. Well done HG

[@idalwave]

This video has been incredibly nostalgic for me thus far, as I did an itemless playthrough where I had to use the same mons in both Emerald and Omega Ruby. My team for Roxanne was Dustox and Skitty, so you can imagine the flashbacks I’m getting during that segment

[@ghostein.stereo]

Holy crap! That ending was intense. Loved the humor in this video btw!! Thanks for the consistent updates

[@GreatDG]

your story narrating skills are just amazing

[@Hiushisan]

A bunch of the mons in this run are legit some of my favorites. Volbeat, Dustox, Luvdisc and Corsola can be really good if you use them right.

[@autumnwolverton4154]

This was incredible! I deliberately never looked at the timestamp because I didn't want to know if you lost the attempt, so I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! And here I thought the non-Nuzlocke, 450-BST run I did in Platinum was hard...

[@alweron]

That was really spectacular and anime-like ending! Thank you, good sir!

[@danielhale1]

I was worried when a nosepass joined the team, but thankfully FlygonHG dispatched it before it could create new and alarming forms of life.

[@crazydov]

This is my favorite nuzlocke vid and I've pretty much seen them all. So many creative strats, crazy rng, and great storytelling. Thanks for making this matti.

[@xekrom_01]

That own tempo swagger strat was just genius 🤯🤯👍

[@natthebug2]

What a nail-biter ending! Wow!

[@esmer4167]

I was on the edge of my seat with that champion fight! Your keep surpassing yourself with every new challenge you add to the roster and you have easily become my favourite nuzlocker by far! Great job, Flygon.

[@greninjatc1148]

The narration and suspense of the champion battle especially was insane, well done

[@peter_schomus]

FlygonHG out here making these nuzlocke challenges so interesting every time!

[@Thepersianpopinjay]

I’ve never been so emotionally invested into the story of a Pokémon team. Truly legends

[@dilosalty]

The Steven letters are getting better and better lmao

[@Mcswagg77]

This was epic! Love to watch these harder challenges

[@creditroll176]

this is my personal favorite of your vids so far!! excellent job! nothing in particular makes it stand out more than any of the others, its just. really good.

[@ROLYPOLYSNONANAKOROBIYAOKI]

I love the small touch of all the Pokemon being named after synonyms of "nothing".

[@tt3865]

something about your commentary is always so captivating. usually i can put a pokemon run in the background while i work as background noise but i get so invested in your runs that i just have to watch them by themselves. i love your content so much, thank you for being my favorite poketuber!

[@mettatonex745neo5]

Im so glad to see sableye being an involvement in your nuzlockes! May zip and his teammates rest in peace,they were all good boys.

[@salmonandsoup]

I love the less strict encounter rules that give you more variety! When you come up with cool new strategies, it's so much more entertaining. By the way, I'd love to see you do a run with your "top 10 favorite designs in a generation" as your only encounters! No concern for stats, just the Pokémon themselves. Up to you if you let them evolve or not.

[@devincyr4992]

What an ending! Been watching for a long time and that video was one of the best, ggs man!

[@Olivia-lx9tq]

I live for the Hoenn challenges to see the Daddy Stone saga

[@njivwathomassilavwe2056]

That ending was intense. Way to go

[@KoolKyurem25]

one of the best runs so far. Great vid

[@adammagnacca1491]

Loved this video! The editing and story telling was awesome as always. Hope to see this in a later generation with a little more encounter variety!

[@TheSandFoxx]

Absolutely fantastic run Flygon, and fantastic storytelling as always. I've said this before, but you create the best narratives on youtube.

[@jehaneko]

I absolutely love all your nuzlockes but this is by far your most enjoyable yet!! Really amazing content here wow!

[@piermenti]

GODO LOVE YOU FROM ITALY

[@Idkwhoiam1400]

can’t wait to see how you pull this one off! love your content, bro. keep it up!

[@joedirtwo8957]

this is one of my fav videos of yours yet! keep it up you always brighten my day!

[@rjthepoet500]

This was a great run with an epic ending! 😂 love it, great job FlygonHG

[@PerfectFlyer4]

Always love seeing the letter. I always look forward to your emerald runs because it's a highlight.

[@Boon_4444]

I'm actually tearing up, I'm so proud of you null 😭😭😭 ❤

[@DreamyShepherd]

That champion battle had me on the verge of puking why was that so tense the entire time

[@rustypro7615]

Ya just earned a like and sub it was a really really fun vid with the wildest battles (and super luck scope lens crits.) Cool idea too lmao

[@SkullKidman]

When I first saw the title, I thought the Early Game would look pretty similar to the Ruby Nuzlocke I did using only the Pokémon from the C and F tiers of your RSE Nuzlocke Viabillity tier list, but starting from essentially after Wattson, the challenge really took a different turn from it, and seeing so many of these weak Pokémon be used a bit more than in my Ruby run was really cool to see. That finale was honestly so hype! My Spinda did pull some great tricks (Kill the leads of Norman and Winona, and finish Wallace's Milotic after it killed my Wigglytuff), but your did so much more, I loved this!

[@Kai-tu7xw]

Just discovered your channel and it's honestly just enthralling! Such interesting play, helpful narration, great comedy, and delightful storytelling! I love how you name and characterize the pokemon, and it really helps as a very casual pokemon fan to have explanations for your choices. It clearly takes work to put these together, both as a player and as a writer in post. Love all of it

[@TheGhostFart]

You can gain access to Hidden Power even before Fortree City by going back to the shopping center area in Slateport after obtaining Secret Power. Obviously this is still insanely unreliable but it would have technically been a special attack option.

[@jsinmcc92]

This was my favorite nuzlocke of all time

[@Luxensis3]

Awesome format! Would definitely be interesting to see the 400 BST challenge for other games as well!

[@troyb5362]

What a thrilling end to a run!! Brilliant video as always

[@bekkaanneee]

this was a ton of fun to watch! i love your emerald runs