Pokémon Emerald Hardcore Nuzlocke - Normal Type Pokémon Only! (No items, No overleveling)

Can I beat Pokémon Emerald with a bunch of Normies using Hardcore Nuzlocke Rules?
Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch the first Normal Type Pokémon on each Route (Species Clause); This does NOT include non-Normal Pokémon that evolved from Normal types!
3. Nickname Pokémon
Hardcore Nuzlocke Ruleset (from Pokémon Challenges):
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
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[@markthebeybladekid5157]

Norman after realising his son is using a full normal team: sniff sniff I I'm so proud

[@imtheaisac3027]

nah norman sucks

[@markthebeybladekid5157]

@@imtheaisac3027 hmm i mean your not wrong 😐

[@majorgunpowder7609]

@@imtheaisac3027 remember, norman is the toughest gym leader in hoenn

[@UTPlaysNepal]

@@majorgunpowder7609 he killed haft my team... Oops spoiler alert 😂

[@lobstel2515]

suck it dad

[@eliiwho]

"I go for a belly drum, which halves my attack but maxes my health" -flygonhg 2021

[@Awes0m3n3s5]

He has to be doing that on purpose lol

[@Honeybee343]

tbh that would be a cool idea, since its a reverse memento (kill yourself, halve enemys attack and spa)

[@jameswang9988]

I mean Rest exists and a 2 turn forced sleep is just strictly better than a 2 stage Stat drop.

[@beybl7869]

@@jameswang9988 not necessarily. On a bulky mon that isn't using an attack stat, taking that drop worn matter much. Plus, you can switch after recovering, and when you come back, you can tank a hit, and immediately move

[@maxieprimo2758]

@@Honeybee343 slap that on a special attacker and its all over

[@duskulllz]

My rule for castform has always been that it counts for normal, water, ice and fire monotype playthroughs. It isn't the strongest pokemon out there, and you need all the help you can get in these types of things. Maybe thats cheatsy, maybe it's lame. But hey, if you can sweep with another powerful pokemon anyway, who cares? just have fun and use the little cloud.

[@heracross3323]

7.8/10 Did not say “Where there’s a Whismur there’s a Waysmur.”

[@fishtaco5335]

@@FlygonHG I love you

[@KR_Kosmik]

You mean 7.8/10

[@gb-wx3dv]

@@fishtaco5335 I love you

[@fishtaco5335]

@@gb-wx3dv I love you

[@gb-wx3dv]

@@fishtaco5335 i love you more

[@jewelialexi]

As a Treecko lover, seeing you chuck it into a hastily named box after failing to get rid of it was both saddening and hilarious

[@butterflyenjoyer230]

He just wanted to keep it safe and definitely not because normal types only

[@shpaghettishpaghetti6219]

@@zacharyfelder6604 *started*

[@imantrips873]

@@zacharyfelder6604 It is the worst not 2nd worst

[@therealriddlemaster]

@@zacharyfelder6604 he’s actually quite a good competitive starter and one of the 25% of starters with a mega

[@zacharyfelder6604]

@@therealriddlemaster mudkip is still better

[@drayton2490]

"I go for a belly drum, which halves my attack but maxes my HP" idk if that was intentional or not but it was hilarious

[@MrMoraleTop5]

@Delta_Duck agreed

[@livingtrashbag1077]

@Delta_Duck that would be so broken on special attacker and staller

[@Reitein]

Y’all think this move sounds cool until they put it on Toxapex 😅

[@Thxfhcyvfuft]

@@Reitein lol true

[@Lachancl_a]

Comments are good for the algorithm (;

[@eyegon5304]

FlygonHG:"As heaven gains 2 new angels, we gain 2 new team members" English Teachers: *Perfection*

[@platannapipidae9621]

wtf is going on on your pfp???

[@spectacularsceptile3879]

@@platannapipidae9621 i have the same question 1y ltr

[@nil.747]

Dude seriously what is happening in that pfp?

[@francofernandes2006]

The Encore-d enemy team: May Arceus help us... Bob and Sam after setting up Belly Drum and Bulk Up: *YOUR PATHETIC GOD HAS NO POWER HERE*

[@fluidzed]

What

[@IValhallaGamingI]

Linoone: *sees dragons* Linoone: *Slaps belly* Linoone: *Becomes the Dovahkiin* Damn this comment really blew up

[@williamferguson1083]

I love this comment lmao

[@davidkiller61]

Gimme sauce pls. I'm a very saucey man. I need the sauce.

[@PakoBlackwood]

This is why i love zigzagoon and linoone

[@lologramme4425]

Basically it's what's seals does

[@sassas1487]

I freaking love belly drum when I imagine Linoone doing this I die from cuteness give all my goods to cat..... R.I.P

[@tricks1118]

"As heaven gains 2 new Angel's, we gain 2 new team members" OKAY BUT THAT'S SO POETIC

[@kostantinosyiannakos8419]

when does he say that?

[@BajanFrenchFry]

@@kostantinosyiannakos8419 8:17

[@herhhetj5372]

@@kostantinosyiannakos8419 why not watch the video?

[@colinslaughter8506]

“As heaven gained 2 new angels, we gained 2 new team members” I have never heard a more eloquent description of losing Pokémon in a Nuzlocke lmao

[@Jim-zw7ul]

when you said straight way to 5th gym, i immediatly thought: "did he plan for the counter?" what a death :D nice setups and you got to show off the linoon sweep as well once more. amazing work as always ^^

[@ur.mom116]

Cool

[@joshuasims5421]

Normal nicknames for normal Pokémon...I love this channel.

[@foiledthrice]

I love how you can barely contain the laughter when describing how belly drum works. Keep up the good work!

[@michaljosman5753]

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[@michaljosman5753]

@@FlygonHG ס

[@munnymic]

“Girafarij”. I mean it makes sense. I can’t believe I’ve never heard anyone else say it that way for over 20 years!

[@PtylerBeats]

I’ve never heard it pronounced any other way in 25 years lol

[@paulelderson934]

I suppose it does seem logical to be pronounced the same forward and back because of the whole palindrome theme.

[@g4brielb0nfim]

"Belly drum, which cut in half mt attack and maxes my health" 15:58 You killed me here

[@blueknight8657]

My mans Flygon playing with "Fire" giving May Blaziken a Fighting type in a mono Normal run

[@jasonreed7522]

To be fair she only ever levels up to the middle evolution which is kinda sad.

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

He makes it hard on myself to make the run more interesting

[@enderwiggins8248]

Also I’m sorry you have to deal with assholes stopping you from using castform when ya know, the main point is fun and interesting entertainment not rules lawyering

[@paulelderson934]

The rules... that are made up and self imposed. For a game that you play by yourself. You really can't make this shit up that people actually get mad about it. For any reason.

[@alessandromazzini7026]

@@paulelderson934 you have to understand that some people have a beautyful Life and strong social relations, so they are allowed to break the nuts of other people in this important situations

[@IrismonoYT]

Another banger, normal types are often overlooked among the "cooler" types like Fire, Dragon, Steel, and Fighting. Good to see them get some love.

[@NelsonBulluckGaming]

Man I love going back and watching your old Nuzlockes. Really shows how much you have grown as a creator, though these older Nuzlockes are still very entertaining as well! Sam the Vigoroth is definitely one of the 'mons you've had that deserve to be in a FlygonHD Hall of Fame.

[@destinygalearies7382]

Man, your strategy for Roxanne was mind blowing. Barely past the start of the video and I'm already impressed.

[@trentsoto6852]

I just found your channel then binged like half your videos and already you got a new upload!?!? What a great day, you got a new sub

[@RSHongKong]

Exactly what I was thinking lol

[@lokithemischievous2283]

Yep, that’s me too!

[@LiteralSloth]

Same here lol

[@griffenfarnsley]

Yep

[@wyattmartin2303]

I feel the same lol

[@kalwhite9598]

Watching the almost exponential growth of this guy is really heartwarming to see, keep going HG!!!

[@123silverslash]

I love normal types so much, so this video is one of my favorites. I know you personally don't see a lot of excitement in them, but for me, almost every normal type Pokemon is like a wild animal, much more than the other types. It's like playing with a zoo.

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

Women: "I can't believe he didn't cry at titanic,do men even have feelings?" *Where men cried* 9:33

[@DrDoggo-py5mo]

You always comment on these vids. It’s like, you are a second mascot

[@shpaghettishpaghetti6219]

I'm gonna watch WolfeyVCG's Nuzlocke now.

[@markymark9378]

I really did tear up I miss Tom man

[@TheMightyArrfy]

RIP tom

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

@@DrDoggo-py5mo well he makes great content and commenting is good for the youtube algorithm😅

[@willfredosauce]

Im honored to be named after a whismur

[@jackmusic5994]

@Delta_Duck SPOILERS

[@jackmusic5994]

@Delta_Duck it’s fine it was a joke

[@someoneimportant4395]

He was still a good mate

[@Saratonin14]

I’m honered to be named after a skitty

[@newbrowny]

I LOVE your editing. And your ability to just intersperse hilarious moments with great informative commentary. Keep it up.

[@roblesdegracia]

Why you don't have more subscribers..?? Nice video

[@johnmartinez7440]

He only just started the channel and has 20k subs and way more views. I think he's doing OK.

[@floridamanstrikesagain555]

@@bakailfrozen1944 He’s starting to stream these runs on twitch, and that could literally be said for any nuzlocke run that wasn’t streamed.

[@dusktheforgotten9088]

yeahh

[@octopus8420]

Me, subscribed with all four of my accounts: I'm doing my best okay :/

[@FrRoseAngel]

ikr

[@DrDoggo-py5mo]

You sir have been blessed by the KZbin algorithm. And I’m not mad about that. Great job man!!!

[@ironfang5186]

I haven't watched this yet but I know Linoone and Guts Swellow will be kicking ass

[@farahkhan2654]

yeah uh about that swellow thig hehe

[@redbanana7265]

@@farahkhan2654 it's enough to make a grown man cry

[@athickey]

Skip to 9.45

[@superlombax1561]

@@farahkhan2654 It got Jan'd

[@raisurouwu4129]

Thunder armo- I mean Poison armor

[@spritelady4669]

You are absolutely correct, Joe the Wigglytuff is an absolute joy.

[@hexoversex8487]

To see all these new fans and subscribers(I’m one of them) makes me so happy, it’s really clear how much effort and time are put into these videos, I just really enjoy watching them. Thanks so much for all the hard work FlygonHG!

[@joelikechi-konkwo1074]

Me: being bored Flygon hg notification Me: Our savior has come

[@Mrbigtoot]

As a

[@bench7775]

I just found and subscribed this channel today. I was just binging the other vids and suddenly a new vid got uploaded?! This channel DESERVES MORE ATTENTION

[@2bluedragons492]

Same, but yesterday and fire-types in unova.

[@jackharlow5067]

I Just gound this channel yesterday

[@duxwontobey4887]

Legit feels like only a few weeks since I stumbled upon this channel at 3k subs and thought "wait why the hell doesn't this person have more subs? This shit rules." and here you are at 20k, you're doing a damn good job :D

[@laomonak]

I've become so addicted to your videos, you are by far one of the best Poketubers, you explain everything so meticulously simple, and you're not repeating the exact same line over and over in your videos. I really hope you continue creating content, you're the best ❤️👍

[@krimorant]

I am a simple King, I see FlygonHG notification, I click

[@MrMoraleTop5]

Literally

[@Iamdanny0]

Found this channel yesterday and am absolutely blasting through these videos, they're so good!!

[@JDoradoTube]

Idk why but I love that you name your Pokémon the most simple names ❤️

[@sirsilco]

Here I am just gobbling up every single one of your Nuzlockes. I've watched 'em all. Love seeing them in this format, a touch of genius. Well played sir!

[@ismetcehic5581]

Man, you are a class above me right now. I'm on Attempt 7 on a Platinum HC Nuzlocke after wiping to Candace the last time. Keep up the grind, love your Nuzlockes

[@chompy9549]

Very fitting your dad in the game is a Normal-type Gym Leader, and you become the Hoenn League's Champion with ONLY Normal-Types.

[@megurem7406]

I hope your channel keeps blowing up like this, you really deserve it! I hope for all the best. The hard work and effort you put into your runs is amazing, they are all fantastic!

[@annikazoequezon790]

Me, seeing Zigzagoon evolving to Linoone and have already seen the Linoone sweeping Elite 4 video: FOOLS, THESE TRAINERS DON'T STAND A CHANCE

[@enderwiggins8248]

I’ve binged all your videos and then started to rewatch them 😂, I’m excited for new content!

[@finnoah-chesters1432]

I didn’t realise you just started uploading this year holy crap! Clear to see you’re doing amazing keep posting and the numbers will only go up. Congrats man!

[@jeremycolon7337]

“Belly Drum halves my attack but maxes my health”

[@kayantavares8003]

The best nuzlocke channel i've been watching recently, keep up with the great work

[@ragenut1168]

I was about to go to bed. But this pop up

[@senfgurke8359]

where do you live when you go to sleep now? Or is your sleep schedule that fucked up?

[@cleo_0]

@@senfgurke8359 maybe in asia cuz i live in Malaysia and its 12:20 Am

[@ragenut1168]

@@senfgurke8359 im from the Philippines and it is currently 12 am here and I'm tired

[@seishi425]

timezone buddies swee it's almost 2am in this bit of Asia

[@icedpickles9868]

“Halves my attack, but maxes out my health.” Amazing

[@saxtonbecker12]

Never heard of this channel but man so glad that it was recommended. Love the nuzlocke challenges!

[@ghostofyou9721]

I've never audibly said 'no' to one of these videos but the death of Tom hurt me. Swellow is one of my all time favorite Pokemon. (so is Stuffel and Staraptor). Swellow has always helped me in gen 3--I knew as soon as I saw counter---Swellow is dead. Still makes me upset.

[@willphilipps3620]

4:20 Me: damn, was hoping the homeboy could go all the way. 4:30 Me: OH SHIT WE STILL IN THIS 6:45 Me: damn.

[@GreenOx-yo6nk]

I started watching your channel a couple of days ago in my opinion your content is amazing and it's refreshing to finally have a pokemon youtuber I can watch, with that said my suggestion for a video would be a mono bug run of hoenn based off the fact that there isn't that much variety to pick from, the moves are shallow and they lose to a lot of the type specialists there keep up the great work

[@vinceamoyo627]

Nice vid, u were on my suggestion and now im deep into your vids. Love your voice, its very calming to listen to. Keep up the great work!

[@benjamingodwin6639]

A challenging specific idea would be to only use middle staged evolutions in a nuzlocke! A gen 4 game would probably work best because a 3rd stage is added to a lot of pokemon, which created more middle stage pokemon

[@chloricacid9460]

Yes I love seeing normals get some love! Honestly my favorite type these days, they’re so versatile. I’m attempting a normal type only Nuzlocke of black and its super punishing to have even one Pokémon die. Would love to see you try it one day.

[@danika026]

These videos are brilliantly made, clever and impresive. Easiest sub of my life

[@Woodenfan]

oh man, this was such a great vid. Wasn't expecting all the wild move combinations that you were using throughout (Substitute/Belly Drum/Secret Power, etc). Gonna keep an eye on your stuff, this sir eally fun.

[@dorkiesanman]

I just finished watching the grass type emerald nozlocke earlier today and I get this. Thank you for the videos 👌

[@draconiskittensweetie9765]

Is it bad to say i laughed OUT LOUD at Tom's instrumental, fade to black death?

[@Megatyrant]

If it is, it has once again been confirmed that I am a despicable person. XD

[@yellow9914]

Discovered ur channel a few days ago and Im addicted. The quality of ur content is insane. Love from Paris !

[@mads145c]

Have been waiting for what feels for so long for a new video to come out. Thanks for your good work

[@bigpoggers6507]

The video 2 weeks ago: Has a normal type in the thumbnail talking about the best hardcore nuzlocke pokémon for Emerald...

[@barefootbreezy458]

I could literally watch these videos for hours straight while I’m EV grinding haha

[@jamham9000]

Can't believe how fast your channel is growing! Keep up the good work!

[@dangerfield6855]

The sound of the tiniest violin when Tom fainted was the saddest thing I've seen/heard.

[@alexbreaker1286]

Literally found this channel 4 hours ago and watched all the vids! So happy for another one! 👍

[@devildynamite7454]

Oh yeah baby! This is gonna be great, I can feel it

[@ronpaz9655]

i legit got hyped to see that you uploaded! time for some comfy yet very interesting and captivating video :)

[@hyperstarlightgaming5605]

Really enjoy your videos man, love seeing the OG Pokemon games again.

[@elNatoo]

Funny how all the nicknames are common human names. It’s as if these were NORMAL Pokémon 👀

[@Ekpap]

I have watched all your videos in a span of a few days... I really hope you get the attention you deserve, the content you create is not only top quality, but super informative! (I'm doing a nuzlocke of Platinum right now, and all the tips you give have saved me multiple pokemon from being permaboxed).

[@MajinGrim2]

I just recently discovered your channel and have binged all your vids. Keep up the great Hardcore Nuzlock videos!!

[@entitypog7954]

I love these videos man they're literally the best

[@N7NJA982]

I'm a simple man: I see flygonhg upload, I click watch.

[@goodnighthawks]

bro i cannot believe you named your Skitty Sarah. Skitty has been my favourite pokémon since i started with ruby i feel almost honoured

[@hayarashid6581]

this was amazing!!!!!! i've played pokemon since i was five but i never really saw the joy of challenges and nuzlockes. but this one looked really really cool. also thank you for using bob. i'm lame and my favorite all time pokemon is zigzagoon. i'll definitely check out more of your videos! :)))

[@matthewdutton9910]

Love your stuff. And love seeing your channel grow so quickly! Keep up the awesome work. I'd love to see a run of Black and White 2.

[@raziphaz2219]

20:32 Your channel blew up because its just really fun to watch. Everything about your pacing and style is good: your editing to focus on the important aspects (while not leaving the viewer totally lost), your explanations are always easy to follow, and your jokes usually land. (And duh, its a long video with good viewer retention because of this, meaning youtube will want to recommend it.)

[@TriggeredSceptileSSJ]

Linoone was obviously the MVP

[@cansolourfavverse]

FlygonHG : names his starter 'Unwanted' *Sad Treecko noises in the background*

[@ranissupercool]

as someone whose favorite pokemon is kecleon(and favorite pokemon game being emerald), really cool to see it getting used in this playthrough! this was a real fun challenge to watch and it makes me want to try a similar challenge myself sometime. keep up the good work!

[@abdi212]

The name theme for this nuzlocke was basic names.

[@pingufan1239]

I adore your creative naming schemes. Should have named the Skitty Lauren though, the most basic girl name(:

[@manicfreeman8861]

This is Becky and Stacey erasure

[@romankaloumenos4094]

I enjoy your videos so much man! Keep up the good work!

[@friendgray1]

Generally playing or watching Gen 3 makes me want to tear my eyes out, but something about your presentation made me really enjoy this

[@ilikevideos4868]

9/10 Lacks *RAT* *POWER*

[@ghostamity5116]

This was done. Was it done strategically? No. But was it done hilariously? Yes

[@anthonyrcoons]

Dudeeee I can not believe you’re such a young channel. I love your stuff!

[@musicedits189]

Dude this is amazing and just gets me pumped to do a Hardcore Nuzlock!!!

[@sad-o-lantern7825]

16:00 yep that sounds right

[@kantokirk9651]

I respect the mistakes you intentionally make for the KZbin algorithm

[@danielstebvik594]

this guy here deserves much more views and subs, quality content right here!, keep up the hard work : )

[@lukelollies]

Absolutely love your content Flygon! I'd love to see a Black 2 Poison monotype run! Decent options and variation

[@nestorvass0]

Hey man will you remember me when you'll get famous?

[@erickim5397]

I think I just realized why you named them Tom and stuff, because they’re normal names (while you are using normal type Pokémon). I am so dumb.

[@profilesol4529]

can’t wait to see more videos from this channel, great work!

[@hersheyparkhotspot6178]

I'm playing my first nuzlocke and it's on Omega Ruby. I was at the second gym and was worried but using the guts strategy was brilliant! Thanks and great vid!

[@kitkatboard]

Yes ! Normal is my favorite Pokémon type, I love seeing it get some representation ♥ Also, how bored do people have to be to badger someone over rules they decided for themselves ?

[@paulelderson934]

It's a shame Granbull isn't normal/fairy type. Would be one of the cooler normal types.

[@kitkatboard]

@@paulelderson934 Granbull has enough problems as is being a pure Fairy type, I don't think it would benefit from keeping its Normal type :(