Pokémon FireRed Hardcore Nuzlocke - Bug Types Only! (No items, No overleveling)

Can I beat Pokémon FireRed with only Bug Type Pokémon using Hardcore Nuzlocke Rules?
Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch the first Bug Type Pokémon on each 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
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[@boopsnoot2807]

Your dedication to these challenges is always appreciated and respected. Honestly I think most of us would have been okay if you just reloaded your save, but you just had to pull a gigachad move and win with even worse bugs. You are gigachadHG

[@Keydicken]

I adore your profile picture lmao

[@shivur5073]

@@Keydicken lol game grumps are the best

[@grundgutigertv6170]

I love how he took the "bug" topic, turned it into computer bugs and made a naming theme around programming. Nice!

[@dhyeyapatel8688]

I watch his streams and I can agree, man has great humor

[@MonkStarling]

And even bugged out before starting the last attempt

[@EeveeHawkFan]

I love the way he nicknames haha

[@superlombax1561]

Yeah. That was neat.

[@trevornoble337]

I realized that 10 minutes in! Definitely a clever and humorous take to the challenge

[@diamonddust4486]

Gotta respect a guy who completes a run after whiping to the champion.

[@larsm867]

Nooo you spoiled me😭😭😭 I guess it's my fault for reading the comments.

[@Shadowxx98]

@@larsm867 yes, yes it is

[@ulrichbrodowsky5016]

Has happened to me as well

[@robertlupa8273]

I'd put a quote from Jaiden's second nuzlocke here, but I don't want to watch it again :/ One emotional rollercoaster is enough for me.

[@stellarknight04]

Thanks, I appreciate it

[@RK-cj4oc]

100% respect for playing the entire game again when losing at the champ and not choosing the easy way. Thanks Champ. Thank you for the great video.

[@eternaleevee9322]

I think pokemon white/black with only bug types would be cool since that's when a lot of good bugs were made

[@crabdabo1825]

Scolipede is amazing so it probably wouldn't be too hard,and Crustle

[@LoafOfWeb]

I don’t know about that since the first bug available to you is after the second gym. Maybe black 2/white 2 though

[@cheesydelite6532]

@@LoafOfWeb I’m pretty sure you can catch sewaddle before the first gym Edit: I was thinking of black white 2 lol

[@outofideas7]

I second this. Gen 5 has some really fun bug types like Levanne(who has my favorite design even if its typing sucks), the electricity spider which can get 91% accurate 110 stab moves with compound eyes, and then scolipede and the floating ones and such. lots of variety I think it'd be a fun run

[@MasterofTech333]

That's what I was going to say

[@pastelspark1093]

"So far, luck is on our side." **10 minutes of the video remain** Me: Uh oh

[@lukeanthony6712]

*video pauses* "Luck in fact, was not on our side"

[@theonlyshinyumbreon]

Gen 3 nuzlockes are always a delight to watch. I don't really know why, the games just seem to have a pretty cheery atmosphere.

[@GrimMrStewart]

simpler times, simpler games.

[@Ritacuore3]

Despite how much I love gen 3, you get to admit they weren't very well balanced - many pokemons were simply unusable because of bad movesets and there were so many annoying mechanics. Winning an hardocore nuzlocke challenge (especially using bug types) require major strategic abilities and dedication and that's why FlygonHG runs are so addictive

[@calculus3661]

@@Ritacuore3 Sometimes unfair odds are more interesting to watch than cookie cutter gen 5 bullshit where every pokemon gets a stab move with 60 power at level 20.

[@Ritacuore3]

@@calculus3661 I remember my first time playing through pokemon Black steamrolling absolutely everyone and everything with my Dewott, Darumaka and Drilbur spamming Razor shell, Fire punch and Dig.

[@sucharitchatterjee943]

@@calculus3661 No it's not , it's unbalanced repetitive and garbage , the only reason this is watchable is his excellent commentary

[@TheNarwhalAssassin]

Love the programming theme. Fun fact, the term “computer bug” was created when a literal moth flew into an early computer and physically messed with its operations

[@cursedcat6467]

Well why runtime then? Compilation? Seems to be a video theme

[@Muckowitch]

@@cursedcat6467 those are programming terms. Runtime is how long a program is running and compilation is equally self explanatory

[@kowaisenpai82]

​@@cursedcat6467 what?

[@akashsil9994]

Aah simple and sweet...the exact opposite feeling of using Bug types in Gen 3.

[@fluidzed]

Who is aah

[@opchild]

@@fluidzed it’s not a name. It’s an interjection

[@fluidzed]

@@opchild oh

[@SixJayy]

@@fluidzed dude

[@adopted996]

@@fluidzed lmao

[@1BlueYoshi]

You really got me with “Rest in Bees”, lmao

[@bobyroublard9965]

that's the kind of jokes that I'm looking for on FlygonHG videos 🤣🤣

[@Ajehy]

🪦🐝 🐝🐝 🪦

[@ThatJesusFreak9]

19:33 “I have to beat an old lady with a stick” Flygon please don’t do that

[@jowieramone2137]

I had to beat an old lady with a stick to get these Cranidos

[@Ajehy]

Syntax saves lives. “Let’s eat grandma” vs “let’s eat, grandma.”

[@somelurker6115]

Oof, Dr. Flygon's Academia Trauma came through for a second. Always rough to hit a wall in the last boss fight.

[@Ajehy]

I had the same thing in college. Had to redo my last year due to burnout…but I made it!

[@MarkofWisdom]

Well then, stubborn determination/idiocy as the cause or not, resetting the run and retrying after wiping to crap luck at the champion certainly took some dedication and certainly made for an interesting end to the video. Congrats on completing the run. I was worried when I saw the scyther run away during the last attempt, but forgot about being able to buy one from the game corner

[@xPandoraLP]

Is no one here going to talk about the way he pronounces Arcanine? Well, never the less a very great run and pure entertainment (:

[@Benjyman31]

I was like "Excuse me, Arca-What?"

[@jordand8371]

yeah. great vids but I cringe hard every time at that.

[@silverplaysygo4640]

He does that as satire. He also does it with Lapras and pronounces it as Lapra.

[@niwaka273]

He also pronounces "Facade" rather.... charmingly. The "little kid doesn't know the word" kind of charming. Because when Flygon HG was a little kid, he didn't know how to read Facade and just stick with his unique way. Come on, he says puns like "rest in bees", saying things weirdly is his humor.

[@conneremer4241]

Every time my man pronounced it, my ears perked up like he was talking about an imaginary Pokemon in Fire Red. Last 20+ years of my life, this guy has altered state Ar-kay-nine to Ar-kay-ni-nay. Each time was like a Flea-go-nay buzzing by my ear and irritating me.

[@RuneLar]

Have you considered doing a nuzlocke, but you can only catch one of each type? So one normal, one bug, ect. And if the pokemon has two types, its counts for both.

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

1 type starter moment

[@theowhite525]

What'd happen if a pokemon evolves to have 2 types?

[@RMV1560]

That rain dance strat against Blaine is genius. I’d have never thought of teaching that to butterfree mainly because I also didn’t know it could.

[@bp3366]

I want your rain dance inside my butterfree

[@GatorVFX]

I’m so proud you stuck through this run, you have so much dedication to these nuzlockes and we really appreciate it as fans!

[@ennmoon]

I love bug-type Pokémon and I’m currently majoring in linguistics. I guess it goes without saying that this is now my all-time favorite video on KZbin.

[@clawtooth35]

I have nightmares about my Syntax lectures (but mostly because they weren't especially comprehensive).

[@superlombax1561]

Neat. I'm an Engineering major myself and I just completed a Computer Science course last year, and yeah, seeing Flygon do this is pretty cool.

[@councilhearts1514]

Kinda entertaining that out of the champions pokemon, there were technically 4 types super effective against you (not that gyarados has a flying move). Probably the most odds against you, great run

[@mrares7296]

It's always a good time whenever flygon uploads

[@cursedcat6467]

Well what if the video is titled facing the champion at 3AM

[@Iffondrel]

Seeing such a brutal bug run with such limited moves makes me realize just how much help the bug typing really needed in more recent gens. Gen 5 really did give us a much stronger pool of bugs, huh?

[@Forstrei.]

Man, mad props for actually going through the entire run again. I've only seen a few other people get into this situation and it's honestly kind of a let down when they just reload the champion fight. You've earned yet a new level of respect, good show.

[@BrightofNight]

If Legends Arceus has taught us anything it’s that we all should fear Paras and Parasect.

[@amaanverma8248]

Fuck paras

[@angelicaph483]

Yeah about that....... (**INSTANT FLASHBACK TO THE F*CKING PARAS**)

[@Ajehy]

I feared them since I read the Pokédex entry and learned about the mind-control fungus. Traumatized 90’s kid time.

[@luxraygaming2300]

I think a Gen 5 Buglock would be really cool, you have some pretty good options there. Scolipede, Leavanny, Galvantula, all good picks.

[@Castle963147]

Rain dance on butterfree for Blaine was something I’d never have thought about. Well played!

[@BrightofNight]

I know you’ve mentioned disliking replaying S/M US/UM but those games have a ton of unique bug encounters and good moves. I think they’d be perfect for a new buglocke

[@jasonreed7522]

I loved Moon but i will never restart it, just something about triggering a cutscene at every new route just isn't fun when the routes feel so short. Personally i did enjoy doing a bug run in Heartgold, not a nuzlock though, i just a type restriction to try and use some cool pokemon like Yanmega and Forretress. I also can't help but feel that he could break shuckle with the right generation's moveset. I remember seeing a move to average your attack stats with your target and considering the weird base stat spread that could be broken, or even just trick room and then swap your attacking and defensive stats for the ultimate glass cannon.

[@brutusthebear9050]

No, it's Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl that have a bunch of great bug encounters

[@Hakeens]

The strat used against Blaine was such a 5head galaxy brain moment

[@cullenhutchison6528]

If you want the opposite bug type experience, I'd recommend playing through one of the Unova or Alola games with them. The bug type probably performs the best in gens 5 and 7 due to Pokémon availability and improved movesets.

[@QuinnTheGM]

Great run! Not quite bugs, but I'm currently in the middle of a Flying-Only Nuzlocke of Ultra Moon. There's actually a really good variety of encounters and a lot of challenge, it might be worth a shot!

[@notjustashow]

This run can't be that hard. As I learned from game grumps, Beedrill is the best pokemon.

[@fluidzed]

🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@turtlesandwich77]

It can be, when the person using it actually uses it well

[@goat19191919]

I did this as my first ever hardcore nuzlocke a few months ago! I was inspired by your streams and wanted to use mons I hadn't before. I'm glad you're doing it as well! :D

[@Mega11683]

I'm doing monotype hardcore nuzlockes of frlg myself. So far Water and Fire made it to the champion, and now I'm in a mono poison run. I remove dupes when I'm out of unique encounters and what's rough is I accidentally trained the wrong tentacruel by mistake, and have to train up the correct one, which is a huge time loss.

[@devildynamite7454]

I am really interested in how you beat Brock with just charmander, did you have anything consistent

[@dabmonstr7403]

@@devildynamite7454 as someone who did the same it's surprisingly easy 1_metal claw can give some attack boost if you get lucky 2_growl baby 3_ember is special attacking their super weak sp.def and uses charmander good sp.atk 4_rock tomb is inaccurate so you can bank on them missing too 5_ember can burn to nerf their attack

[@Mega11683]

@@devildynamite7454 nothing was consistent, every strategy was so inconsistent that I put it on the very back of my retry list.

[@musicstuff6310]

@@devildynamite7454 ive done it with lvl caps, reset a lot to both brock and misty. Once you make it past both the run is smooth sailing. God bless mega kick

[@devildynamite7454]

Thanks everyone! Did anyone do it under 40-50 attempts?

[@lockfour495]

I love how you always manage to bring some light and create strategies for underappreciated pokémon. I also feel like it´d be fun if you could do that for some seemingly useless moves, like maybe having a run where your only direct attacking move is Last Resort or Metronome, or one where you have to use moves classified as "usually useless" by Smogon

[@jasonreed7522]

I wouldn't do the metronome one just because it can roll selfdestruct (or is it explosion) which is possibly the worst move for a nuzlock outside of very specific circumstances and you know it would roll it against a wild pokemon. My experience is that metronome sounds cool until it rolls 3 growls in a row and then selfdestruct where it immediately gets replaced at next levelup. But any other move restriction that still gives him control over what actually happens would be interesting.

[@lockfour495]

@@jasonreed7522 Yeah I´d have to agree with you there. I imagine it´d be fun enough to watch, but it sounds absolutely infuriating, and doesn´t really have that much strategy besides the pokémon and items you use and the other non-damaging moves you run. (Though to be fair his last nuzlocke was one where his pokémon died randomly, but this one would probably still be worse)

[@niwaka273]

Couldn't help but let a short "awww" out when I read "magane" 😖 It's "manage", I know we all know. But typing it differently reminded me of how Flygon HG says "Facade". Not correct, but somewhat endearing 😉

[@rayofsxnshine5166]

You're one of a few creators that I click like before even watching, bc I honestly know that your vids never disappoints

[@indigoblue8600]

I was watching this, semi spacing out thinking about other stuff I have to do this evening, but your “beat an old lady with a stick” comment brought me right back lmao. Great stuff as always HG

[@enderwiggins8248]

Omigod the ending killed, me there truly is nothing like the endless grind set of education to leverage your insecurities and give you imposter syndrome. Can’t wait for grad school 🤪

[@superlombax1561]

Have fun

[@nimbus7727]

I think a fun game to nuzlocke with Bug Types (a buzz-locke if you will) would be either B2W2 or USUM. The bugs in all those games are generally great, especially in Black 2.

[@alphastar1408]

FlygonHg: Sadly I underestimated logic Logic: wasnt very logical was it

[@Bacchus325]

Fun fact from a teacher. The education system at least where I've lived and taught doesn't put you against each other or compare you at all. Think about it. Was there ever a single time where anyone in your school said anything even remotely similar to "if you do better/worse than your peers..." The students are the ones who compare each other. The only time we ever compare grades is to the generally accepted grade level standards in order to see if you're performing above or below expectations of a student in your grade.

[@Neefew]

I was thinking. How would you tackle a hardcore nuzlocke but you can only use pokemon seen on the opening movie of the game (and their evolved and unevolved forms). This would give a wide selection of pokemon, and I'd imagine a wide range of difficulties to choose from, with frlg probalby being the hardest to black/white being the easiest

[@dabmonstr7403]

Hmmm.... gengar and nidoking are super strong so i think it is easily done

[@Neefew]

@@dabmonstr7403 that's the catch. All you have is Haunter, Nidoking, and Venusaur or Charizard. Some fights are going to be difficult

[@dabmonstr7403]

@@Neefew actually i think charizard can solo everything in e4 (i done it before and i will do it again) but also nidoking and gengar can destroy gym leaders and e4 and champion with ease I can see how haunter can cause some issues but if i were him i would just turn impossible evos on and destroy the game with those two mons. If charizard gets involved it would be a bloodbath

[@MekhetM]

Arcanine is a dog. A canine. An arcane canine. Arcanine :)

[@augustcastle2913]

I'm thankful that FlygonHG's naming schemes are always so educational

[@zac_prpht]

Bug is the type I dig the most! Happy to see this! I'm still pissed they didn't give Flygon the Bug-Dragon typing tho, along with Yanmega.

[@Osama_Rashid]

Damn, bug types sure is an interesting/risky one, even the slightest mistake can cause you the whole run. But I guess, they're still cool and the satisfaction of sweeping the run with bug types must've been amazing. I'd really like to see, a Gen 4 or Gen 5 bug type run.

[@lesbigwen9600]

Good work on this run! Must've been tough with the way run 2 ended. Ultra sun/moon are great for bug-type only playthroughs - hideously difficult, even without nuzlocking, but you get a fantastic variety of typings (volcarona, araquanid, vikavolt, ribombee). I think it would be really interesting to see done as a buglocke.

[@sybinn3920]

I did this in leaf green years ago, pinsir was a huge carry, solo'd the elite 4 with earthquake, rock slide and swords dance

[@AlldaylongRock]

Basically perfect coverage for what you face in the game, especially E4, and a setup move. Last move probably Substitute.

[@StarlightBettaGamer]

" ar kay nee nay " got me so hard haha i've NEVER heard someone call it that before. you say it with such certainty, i can't tell if its a running joke, or if you actually think its called that x"D

[@ajameslual21]

Should have used a generic exception handler to handle these bugs.... Great content Dr. FlygonHG!!

[@atticusstark5197]

I don't know, birdman seemed to have a pretty good debugger at the end

[@daviyo5]

Gonna update my CV with title "bug-catcher"

[@cheshire5830]

I just love when these pop up on my feed the narrative you tell and detail into your story keep me waiting for the notification bell! I would love a later gen bug type maybe even sun and moon or bdsp

[@gaiusjuliuscaesar7561]

A lot of people just restarted the final fight, but you took the extra mile! I really appreciate it. Great video as always^^

[@WeedleTwineedle]

25:52 well that stung, that's gonna bug me for a while.

[@stellarknight04]

@Rude its the Beedrill man himself show some respect

[@skeetermania3202]

@@stellarknight04 You mean “themselves?”

[@stellarknight04]

@@skeetermania3202 wait what?

[@Gordo123415]

@WeedleTwineedle I didn't know you watch FlygonHG! I sometimes forget the content creators are normal people like me who like watching other people. I love your videos Weedle ❤❤❤

[@stellarknight04]

@@Gordo123415 your pfp seems familiar

[@partysover4324]

I actually did this too and did 7 gyms before just stopping fsr. Butter free with speed evs + sleep powder + dream eater + sub is amazing

[@ekonthungcyrusngullie4391]

add giga drain too

[@abdulrehmanqureshi6127]

Speed evs+sleep powder for me

[@DavidCerqueiraa]

man it's notable how much more effort you are able to put into your videos with the time you got now. congrats, super happy for you!

[@Kanbei11]

Sword and Shield is good for bug types. There's a good number of them and they're half decent but at the same time it's not a cakewalk thanks to the third gym and Leon's charizard

[@The_Meev]

Crustle gets Stealth Rocks though, so I doubt even those would be an issue

[@billybrilliandi8937]

This run is AWESOME. Not only randomly use attacking move sets, but you also manage to set up non-attacking move strategies. Good job

[@Jcampoverde27]

This was crazy... giving bug types their due and glory love it!

[@Weouthereyo]

I think a Gen 7 bug type nuzlocke would be neat! Lots of options, as well as team skull leader Guzma being an actually challenging bug type trainer.

[@mykeyboardismelting6856]

if you mean by "later" gens the 3d games, gen 7 would be cool because it introduced some pretty neat bugs like golisopod with its emergency exit, araquanid who gets 3x water type stab, and vikavolt who is just vikavolt

[@ItsMrBozToYou]

Mono bug's a great challenge type (in ultra sun, at least.)

[@Zamtrios245]

"Semantic kinda sucks" Me, whose favorite pokemon is paras: It's ok rocky, you go when you want to

[@jowieramone2137]

I'm playing Grass-only in Soulsilver. You'll never take my dearest mushroom man

[@just_a_tepig3611]

I would've loved to see this in B&W that gen has the coolest bug types

[@sarcastform2220]

I've done a bug only run on B2W2 before, Crustle is such an mvp in that run, same with Leavanny!

[@galvsparks6295]

galvantula my beloved

[@arnoldPLO5]

Some might call it an unhealthy obsession with striving for perfection fueled by two decades of going through an academic system that pits individuals against one another leading to deep seeded insecurities about their own comparative self worth no mather what level of success they achieve. ...but I call it determination. Thats exactly how I feel!

[@nicolasjancek]

I would love to see a Gen V+ bug run. As long as you have Galvantula. That's what matters. I also had a lot of fun just recently doing a Poison-only run in Sword.

[@BKroyals6]

You're an absolute machine man. You were the one who got me into Nuzlocke content so I appreciate all the work you put in! I'm nowhere close to actually being able to finish one, but it's fun to watch the pros do their work haha.

[@thetwiggamingchannel9578]

You know what they say about the elite four: "We don't talk about Bruno-no-no-no"

[@justanoreo3928]

Gotta respect a man that goes though a pokemon game with only arguably the worst bugs in the game.always great videos. Keep it up!

[@maccheesey2746]

I tried this a couple times and just gave up when I realized Brock has Rock tomb in this game. I am weak

[@maccheesey2746]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 ur mid

[@Melody-ic1gi]

Fun fact onix used tackle cause it was ONLY using rock tomb as a speed control move...so once Butterfree was slower it doesn't equate rocktomb as a super effective move or best move to use it sees it has a speed advantage and considered it time to attack

[@mrudulvelhal5338]

Who the fuck calls it "Arca-nee-nay?"

[@willrosche356]

I just found this channel a couple weeks ago and have been binging all your videos. I really appreciate and give you major props for going through the full attempt #3

[@zinc333]

May I make a suggestion for an easy 1? Pokemon R/S/E with single form pokemon. This can give some love to the other single form poke.on besides absol and Sableye

[@lilygoht]

I found your fire type sinnoh challenge a few months ago. I've since watched your videos during work on Saturdays pretty religiously, but I also put your videos on to help me go to sleep sometimes 😭 Your voice is just so even and relaxing! I feel like I can't be the only one. Anyways I love your work man, keep it up!

[@phffffbt]

It's brave to use a type that's weak to the title of the game you're playing.

[@Keshav-o3g]

I love your humor and your videos. Because of your dedication and honestly in your nuzlockes is why you are my favourite youtuber

[@skeetermania3202]

Honestly, you probably should’ve used Swords Dance on the healing turns, especially since you could at least guarantee a lot of damage on Arcanine before inevitably going down since you wouldn’t be in ExtremeSpeed range. Alternatively, another thing you could’ve done was switch to Venomoth on the Rock Tomb since your Speed wouldn’t be lowered, and you could guarantee the Giga Drain KO. This would leave Parasect alive to Spore the Alakazam.

[@martintieber7756]

Yeah I was looking for this comment. Why not even 1 swordsdance to ensure the damn kill instead of 3 25% rolls 🙈

[@skeetermania3202]

@@FlygonHG Are you sure about the second one? Did you do a calc to make sure that was true?

[@skeetermania3202]

@@FlygonHG I just put it into a calculator, and even with a Defense IV of 0 at your level, Rock Tomb wouldn’t KO outside of a crit. *Lvl 59 0 Atk Rhydon Rock Tomb vs. Lvl 61 0 HP / 0 Def Venomoth: 147-174 (84 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO*

[@skeetermania3202]

@@FlygonHG Finally, I want to compare the odds of each scenario playing out. *Switching to Parasect after the sleep turn.* 1/4 chance of Rhydon waking up on that turn 4/5 chance of landing Rock Tomb 15/16 chance of no crit 4/5 chance of landing Rock Tomb again after outspeeding. 1/4 * 15/16 * 4/5 * 4/5 = 240/1600 = 3/20 = 15% There’s also the extra 1.25% chance of Rock Tomb critting, bringing the odds up to just above 16%. *Switching to Venomoth after the sleep turn* 1/4 chance of Rhydon waking up. 4/5 chance of hitting Rock Tomb (won’t lower Speed because of Shield Dust) 1/16 chance of crit 1/4 * 4/5 * 1/16 = 4/320 = 1/80 = 1.25%

[@skeetermania3202]

@UCeevOkOum6Oj44lVZQdzaCg Okay, I did make one mistake with the first calc (and, by extension, the probability following, as it assumed Rock Tomb not KOing outside of a crit). I assumed a perfect HP IV, and any IV lower would leave you open to a KO, so you may have been right all along.

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

FlygonHG's nicknames is the greatest redemption arc.

[@collincohenandlucygamingan4302]

Arca nine not arcinineh

[@LazyMonkey24]

I love smallant because no matter how ridiculous his title is he doesn’t cut corners. I found your channel through a video from smallant and I sincerely appreciate you properly restarting the run. Thank you.

[@baileyBLIGHT]

It's a very small detail but I really appreciate you using proper pronouns for each Pokemon, it drives me nuts when people just default to 'he' even if the Pokemon is female. Plus as a nonbinary person it's nice to hear 'they' being used so casually

[@skeetermania3202]

Same here, bud.

[@SnowyTotodile]

Bug memes and jokes aside, I'm seriously really glad that you stuck it to the end and finished this run legitimately from start to finish. I really love watching your Nuzlockes, and it's really exciting whenever you release a new piece of content on here, as seeing these games played in a different way brings a really fun and brand new experience. Bug typing is one of my favorites, so it's really heartwarming to see it get some love even when it was so limited in the earlier generations.

[@ryanmontgomery1160]

Hearing you say arca-knee-nay was so hard to listen to, that’s not how you say it 😫

[@lazypaladin]

Headcannon: _Old Man Viridian is _*_a fruad._*_ That Weedle is his Pokemon and he's pulling an elaborate stunt with it to trick new trainers._

[@andsig1011]

It's ar-cane-nine. Like Arcane and canine. This was so hard to listen to.

[@K4inan]

I always found it weird how bug type isnt the strongest. The creator of pokemon literally created it because had an obsession with bugs and catching them lol

[@trevornoble337]

Hey Matti, loved watching the run! As for the switch to Arcanine as opposed to Rhydon, I believe this has to do with Gen 3 switch mechanics, which I learned from Pokémon Emerald Kaizo (which, side note, I think you should definitely look into playing at some point!). The AI will prioritize sending out a Pokémon on various conditions. The first is it sends a Pokémon out that has a super effective move, which is the more obvious condition. The second, which is the harder condition, is that it takes into account the typing of the Pokémon and "scores" a modifier. Arcanine's Fire typing is super effective against Bug (2) and neutral to Poison (1), so it essentially has a modifier of 2 (2x1). Rhydon, on the other hand, has to account both of its types against Beedrill's two types. For Rock, it's super effective against Bug (2) and netural against Poison (1), so again a modifier of 2. For Ground, it's not very effective against Bug (1/2), but super effective against Poison (2), so they essentially cancel out and yield a modifier of 1, resulting in a total modifier of 2 as well. Since these modifiers are the same, what the AI likely did was just decide on one of them randomly.

[@teezhengxuan1651]

I love how he pronounces the word 'arcanine' ahahaha

[@shiuerus]

Just to make sure every one understands: The names are errors you can get while coding: Compile error, Logic error, Syntax Error, Runtime Error, Symantic Error (similar to Logic error). Give this man his 200K subs.

[@Anxiety.H.J]

every Arcaneenay made me just flinch

[@joe277_2]

Gen v would be a cool bug lock! I’ve always liked some of the certain bug Pokémon there and there’s definitely a lot more versatility

[@phi11a]

Homie said “ laprah “ and “ arcanin’e “💀😂

[@reubensharpe21]

"As thanks I blow a hole in his building with my mushroom zombie" best out of context Flygon ever

[@draconiskittensweetie9765]

I WHEEZED at that "joke" about academics into "I call it determination". I put joke in quotes because of the deep seated wounds it poked within me lol. Incredible stuff.

[@ame-chan579]

At first I thought that I had missed one hardcore nuzlocke but THEN I SAW: New video. *Naisu*

[@aaajeear8654]

To me it feels Gen 5 was the generation where bugs started becoming interesting to use, so if thinking about doing another bug-type only hardcore nuzlocke, Black 2/White 2 would be quite the treat, you can even choose to play the challenge mode available in these games if you want a harder time, trainers will have bigger teams, more held items, better movepools and higher levels.

[@jameshood4179]

First channel that after watching one video I subscribed to. Loved it man. Learned a lot from this run. Been trying to get into nuzlocking and this video gave me a lot of insight on how to build a winning strategy.

[@Dzyntara]

Nice twist at the end with the run back. I always look forward to youe videos, there's always a laugh to be had and something exciting to look forward to. You really never know what might happen (yes, this is exactly about you getting Pokémon killed to random trainers. We love you for it.)

[@lewisedwards4058]

I absolutely love the Bug type and I’m so happy you’re giving them so many chances.

[@ddjsoyenby]

this madman went through the whole game again.

[@vinnm4516]

that education moment was too real lmao, but what a fun watch! These are honestly so soothing to watch.

[@Numdenu]

INCREDIBLE! Local Child DESTROYS Elite Four with FACTS and LOGIC. And BUGS. Joking around of course. But thank you for the video! I'm glad there are KZbinrs like you doing what you do.

[@LazarusIsBackBaby]

Nobody: FlygonHG: Arcaneenay