Pokémon HeartGold Hardcore Nuzlocke - Ground Types Only! (No items, no overleveling)

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Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch one Ground Type Pokémon per Route (Species Clause); This includes Pokémon that evolve INTO Ground types, but does NOT include non-Ground Pokémon that evolved from Ground types!
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 manual "Set" battle mode
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[@ThatGillessGamer]

That optional Double Battle turned into an art show of sorts is the best thing I've ever seen from FlygonHG.

[@typhoonboom]

i second this

[@eeveestars3668]

Flygon I am here to politely ask to start anthor tradition simular to what you do with the X and Y champion I am laughing my head off at your art and I want more 🎉

[@AntonBA25]

It's one of the best things I've seen on youtube, period.

[@bigboyrox7]

😂 saw this comment at the beginning of the vid ... After seeing the art show 🎉

[@typhoonboom]

@@bigboyrox7 same actually

[@jjChibi]

That recreation is incredible. Am I tripping, or did you get a SmallAnt cameo exclusively for the singular Quagsire line?

[@jjChibi]

@@FlygonHG Fair enough! Nice to see you support small creators like Anthony!

[@pixelfire86]

​@@FlygonHGHow did you get Tanner to acknowledge the existence of Quagsire?! I didn't think that was possible!

[@greg5532]

@PlasmaEnergised I believe his full name is actually smallus anthony sr.

[@KyrilunaVTube]

​@@greg5532 no it's Tanner Charles Minecraft /j

[@San-lh8us]

@@pixelfire86well, if you hear it closely, you can tell he was not all that happy to have to acknowledge the existence of woop woop's evolution

[@BrightofNight]

Of all the gags it’s the “impetuous and silly” switch in intro that gets me laughing every time.

[@neileo1540]

the little uwu giggle gets me smiling every time

[@diavolosteddy7594]

ehehehe >////

[@shannonday5635]

​@@diavolosteddy7594 r😅😅is

[@noonstar3435]

​@@diavolosteddy7594XDD

[@johnsimpsen5]

Yeah, that stupid stock child laugh made me chuckle every time steelix was sent out

[@loudwhispre9406]

Okay that little blush Nazca does everytime she comes in is just precious. Also I never realized just how many boss fights in this game not only include confusion and evasion, but seemingly feature them as core strategies for their battles. Seriously stressful stuff.

[@aubarlowe]

idk how you didn't notice, basically every single Johto gym leader has a gimmick to f*ck you over.

[@trickynick9139]

Falkner has Sand Attack, Bugsy has Focus Energy, Whitney has Stomp, Attract and Milk Drink, Morty has Hypnosis, Chuck also has Hypnosis, Jasmine has Thunder Wave, Pryce has Snow Cloak, and Clair has Thunder Wave, Smokescreen and a goddamn Kingdra. I'd say Johto is not the friendliest place if you're not big on RNG

[@Fanimati0n]

Nazca IS impetuous & silly, after all

[@Dracon350]

they had to do something since they fucked Johto over with how tight those gym levels are lmao. if you're not arbitrarily making the game harder for yourself, just playing naturally will generally mean you're well over the 7th gym leader's level by the time you get to them, so boom, have some luck mechanics to maybe make the game seem harder than it actually is.

[@youtube-kit9450]

It's honestly insane how chock-full opponent's movesets are with confusion moves and stuff in general.

[@appointmenteer]

all the pokemon being different tectonic plates was a genius naming scheme for this challenge. also TIL about the Caroline Plate! very good video

[@Khandle915]

Scrolled through the comments in search of an explanation of the nickname theme. Thank you fellow viewer ❤️

[@BassAndTrebleBR]

Thank you so much for this comment, I was going insane trying to understand it

[@MadameTeqi]

And here I thought it was a coffee theme because of coffee "grounds". Time to go on a deep dive about the earth!

[@pixiel1xie]

Very grateful someone explained the naming theme but I have one more question. What is the giggle that plays every time Nazca comes in referencing?

[@Notabot-2112]

​@@pixiel1xie 14:21 Maybe it's also a reference to something else, but I think it might just be "Impetuous and silly"

[@boru3413]

"Life in a wooperless world is a life not worth living" Smallant approved edit: holy fok smallant voiced the quagsire

[@xekrom_01]

🤩

[@Fanimati0n]

Wonder how he got Tanner to acknowledge the existence of Quagsire

[@Blooby]

ok that battle recreation was the best piece of nuzlocke content I have seen this year

[@venomous_mario]

The Magmar will be living rent-free in my head for a while

[@joesplace2960]

*Then it has already won…*

[@Ajehy]

With its secret lover.

[@joesplace2960]

@@Ajehy you mean friend, colleague, and secret lover Electabuzz?

[@johnbarber201]

The fact that Mamoswine is available before post game in HG/SS is amazing. It's like being snuck into a club even though you're drunk, but you're friends with the bouncer 😂😂

[@giraffedragon6110]

You can easily get ambipom because the move is level up available. Yanmega and Mamoswine need a heart scale though to get ancient power. I only know of one you can get during the main story.

[@PoqerTownsend]

​@Giraffe Dragon Pokéathlon is the best way to get Heart Scales. You can also get a Tangela after Mahogany Town to get a Tangrowth before the Elite Four too.

[@the_mothdegenerate973]

@@giraffedragon6110 yanma learns ancient power at level 33

[@itzgladgatorgonegladitzmad9701]

@@giraffedragon6110 I believe only Piloswine needs a heart scale since it learns ancient power at level 1 unlike the other Pokémon. Lickilicky, Ambipom, Tangrowth, and Yanmega all learn the move they need to evolve via level up instead. Also heart scales are available on certain days at the pokeathelon, available from rock smash, and can be gotten via pick up however it is only able to be picked up after level 51 so it is not a great method pre Kanto

[@vinceeager8553]

​@@itzgladgatorgonegladitzmad9701 Your sage knowledge is making me want to do a HeartGold run with Gen 4 evolutions

[@JayeBii]

13:28 the shookness of everyone after that villian monologue, KILLED ME🤣🤣🤣

[@dwanedibly8129]

I love that optional Double Battle's art style. The change of scenery was a nice breath of French air.

[@notcool4801]

Gotta love that Kalos oxygen

[@SeveralGhost]

Hon hon hon

[@j.p.s.8188]

12:18 "This does not feel good, father." Had me dying. That was so funny.

[@JoSaLoFoPoT]

That first gym, taking out two birds with one stone.

[@corbing7786]

Take my thumbs up and get the hell out

[@diavolosteddy7594]

😦

[@dabmonstr7403]

💀😐

[@silverwear]

PLEASE 😭

[@masterJairothelegend3065]

Bro, that’s too soon

[@Lolbuster2000]

The recreated battle has me in tears gj on the execution Flygon

[@Pokemaster1098]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 excited for the new seasons Doofenshmirtz?

[@lipika2841]

Is it me, but is this nuzlocke 1 of his funnier videos?

[@EthanEvans-nx7dn]

I love that flygon calls every single vaguely equestrian mammal he comes across a cow. Mareep? Cow. Numel? Cow.

[@cherishjfk]

I still don’t understand why they gave the cool rock snake such bad stats. Probably the biggest variation between how powerful it looks and how powerful it is in the whole series.

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

It's easily understandable. They wanted something intimidating for the first gym, but diddnt want to make it actually strong so that the game was too hard.

[@somedragonbastard]

It's a first boss pokemon. There's a theory that Lickitung was designed for the same person

[@ltntwafflz9043]

I looked it up and Onix has a base defense stat of 160. That's actually REALLY high, like on the same level as legendaries and psudo-legendaries. I thought Onix's defense stat was a lot lower, but I'm guessing most people don't notice its sky high defense stat because of its crippling rock-ground typing and base 45 Sp. defense. Steelix has an even higher defense stat of 200 and Sp. defense stat of 65 and loses the rock typing for steel, which is a much better typing for it.

[@Dragonoid269]

@@ltntwafflz9043 The main issue is not its bad special defense (golem has that too). Onix has awful hp essentially wasting the defense stat, and about as much attack as a butterfree.

[@Ajehy]

It was the first boss of an RPG designed for kids, and was designed to teach about type weaknesses. “With the right attacks, your little turtle can beat the giant rock snake! Not your fire lizard, though. I laugh at you.”

[@dillonkazemi7795]

“Friend, colleague, and secret lover.” I’m dead 😂

[@ssjaydk]

that magmar bit will live in my head rent free😭 thank you HG

[@darkninjafirefox]

First puppets and now a recreated battle with beautiful art. While tragic, that optional battle was a work of art

[@alexandertimm9918]

The impetuous and silly steelix will forever be my favorite 🤪

[@LukasArailiys]

The animation was TOP notch!

[@darthblubber]

Nuzlockes can tell great stories, and FlygonHG is definitely the best storyteller in this niche on youtube. I don't know how this man one ups himself so much every so often. That magmar monologue was PEAK content.

[@ddjsoyenby]

yup he's a very entertaining and talented dude.

[@Romidamn]

All of your videos are fantastic, FlygonHG, but this one is a genuine masterpiece. Every joke just lands perfectly, the editing is fantastic, and those skits are just 10/10

[@Ajehy]

LANDS perfectly. 🏔️

[@ollirune]

Magmar is one of the best written villains of all time

[@ndr8128]

The Dragonite - Charizard mix up was incredible. Long live Amurian!

[@RealClassixX]

I see how it is. Received that wooper egg all the way back in 2000, huh? And hatched it in a very interesting place too. Must be that uncle's special DS.

[@intergalactic92]

10:09 this whole section is fantastic. I’m now invested in the story of the Magmar and his friend, colleague & secret lover Electabuzz

[@DHarvey95EQ]

This is easily the best naming theme of all nuzlockes! 💯

[@Luccario8]

I couldn't figure it out, is it something american?

[@theownerofthisaccount2521]

@@Luccario8 it’s names of the tectonic plates

[@randomderp8457]

I know you're not the biggest fan of HGSS Kanto, but I do love the battle with Red as a fun conclusion

[@naftalilipman8153]

Challenge idea: mirror match! For every boss fight you need to match their type specialty if the have one. Water gym? Only water types. Giovanni fight? Ground types cause he's also a gym leader. For encounters, you can select one type on each route and only the encounters of that type are valid. This way you won't softlock due to bad luck. Have fun!!

[@elicaelum8379]

I've been bingeing a bunch of your videos lately while I shiny hunt and stuff so excellent timing that you've just uploaded another one! I hope this run goes well!

[@typhoonboom]

i wish you good luck on your shiny hunts

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

good luck with your hunt! what shiny are you looking for right now?

[@elicaelum8379]

@@somerandomgoblin2583 I’ve mostly just been running through random outbreaks in scarlet, atm I’m looking at a drifblim outbreak :)

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

@@elicaelum8379 oh, nice! my go-to method is masuda, since i can just hatch a bunch of eggs while going on walks, but outbreak hunting is fun for the more random element of the pokémon involved! best of luck!

[@elicaelum8379]

@@somerandomgoblin2583 valid! Scarlet and it’s over world shinies has made this the first game I’ve ever successfully shiny hunted in lol, I tried Masuda method in Sword but I was just not getting anything and I became too impatient lol.

[@thequagiestsire]

Seeing this on my birthday as an avid fan of Ground types and the Johto remakes is absolutely magnificent. Thank you for your incredible videos and the best pup on KZbin.

[@andymurray5045]

Happy birthday!

[@nightsofsilver1573]

I love silly Nazca haha, and a brilliant optional battle production!

[@GothamGuardian12]

I fully expected that recreated double battle to be akin to the ones you’ve done before in X&Y, but this particular take was really something special. Hilarious.

[@Trebolt]

Tectonic plates is certainly a unique naming convention, I'll give you that.

[@jaytunamayo4677]

nazca's little bit was so cute, i think you made me fall in love with a steelix! great stuff as always, flygon!

[@jackvogel701]

Did he really pick tectonic sub plates and micro plates as the nickname theme? Iconic. Had to look that one up since I only knew Yangtze as the river

[@rainyrayrae]

the running joke of nazca being impetuous and silly was def the highlight of this video for me.

[@creltry1756]

10:08 - 13:30 The best segment of the video

[@serenepastel]

That Magmar was savage!

[@simonwiltshire3674]

Some nice symmetry between 1st and last gym battles with the Pidgey line. Always enjoy watching these when I can

[@Lamentationsofapoory]

I actively hunt my sub box looking for your nuzlockes every Saturday. It always makes my morning. Stay cool 😎

[@codyreid6490]

T7po😊

[@elibaumann9718]

I love that you named the rival '???', because that's exactly what I did in Gold as a child because that's how his name is displayed in the first battle.

[@Judelocke888]

These videos are so well made and put together, amazing run as always

[@wildstorm3486]

I’m only 5 min into the video but I’m absolutely loving how you bleep out the rivals name because you named him ??? It makes you sound like your searing and even though I’m 27yo my child like brain just finds it absolutely hilarious.

[@echo4428]

I'm pretty sure that making Small ant voice a Quagsire qualified as abuse

[@VaellinTheBard]

Nazcas little giggle is amazing

[@neiiko5712]

I want an enemy’s to lovers nuzlock featuring every Pokémon that has been responsible for unexpected deaths and this magmas defo needs to be there (and electabuzz too since they’re secret lovers utop road back mountain, yes this is my new head cannon)

[@RyanSmith-eo4qf]

Flygon: "Remember to always, always, ALWAYS play around the critical hit!" Me, who just lost 3 team members in Renegade Platinum to rapid succession critical hits: "Oh."

[@petervanvliet6747]

The bleeps are hilarious for ??? Great video as always!

[@ponyboy9765]

The giggle every time Nazca came out had me rolling. 😂

[@chillycharizard5985]

Love the reference to DIS, that was my second favorite video of yours

[@froginatub]

Nazca like "friends could die in battle at any moment yet we stay silly"

[@TheFourthBlackReaper]

The nicknames are the names of Tectonic Plates. Clever.

[@psycane8462]

The giggling and pink cheeks every time Nazca came out made me unreasonably happy

[@RealClassixX]

As someone who favors pokemon of the bird variety, the ground has always been a foil of mine. I shall watch this video with great intrigue.

[@rontheauraknight9606]

“Personally I prefer the Air”- Bird man in an fighting game

[@IndSoc]

The double battle scene was a masterpiece

[@unwritten_zephyr]

The recreation of the double battle and the “OH SHIT OH SHIT” bit during Lance’s fight were two of your funniest jokes ever lmao

[@Thund3rDrag0n12]

"Whenever I see three phallic objects protruding from the ground. I'll stare at them and smile." -FlygonHD, 2023

[@liamaldrich2476]

I forgot that the final rival battle has FIVE NFE pokemon. Jhoto's difficulty curve is such a joke 😂

[@intergalactic92]

I mean, you do fight the fully evolved Team in Kanto, and it is thematically representative of his entire arc I.e. he’s a loner who refuses to befriend his pokemon, so has no one to trade with nor the ability to do the friendship based evolutions. Yes it makes the fight easier, but it is for plot reasons.

[@GerbenGroeneveld]

That impetuous and silly Steelix got me every time

[@juliogomez2534]

Your storytelling is getting better and better. Please keep adding those weird story beats (Magmar's monologue) to your runs it makes them unique and adds a ton of fun to them.

[@fuecoco_nom_nom]

Matti’s storytelling has improved so much over his years. These vids are pure quality!

[@TheManitobaTV]

This is the one I did most recently! Getting by the second rival fight was my scariest part

[@_notquitehuman_]

the amount of tension you build for these videos is amazing. I was on edge for every single battle!

[@TheSandFoxx]

your narratives are always amazing. I love the subtle differences you put in to vary challenges of the same game. The bit with the detective was priceless

[@zerohealthiness]

Absolutely enjoyed this video. The optional double battle is gold. And every other statement was dripping with sarcasm I love it. Thank you for this. Hahah

[@indigoblue8600]

Seriously one of the most entertaining videos I've seen in a while. Kudos to your editor for the hyper beam suspense and the steelix bit lol

[@JustAnotherHaiku]

That recreation is something I did not expect. It was truly a work of art.

[@denhamwolfe7592]

It’s a good day waking up to a flygonhg upload

[@andymurray5045]

Love the editing on this one dude, good stuff!

[@clairefontaa587]

Man, this double battle narrative!

[@itsallme1234]

you know how sometimes the villain from a previous season joins the hero team? I'm thinking that magmar belongs on the FlygonHG allstar team

[@meander8458]

I absolutely love when your Nuzlockes turn into these stories and illustrations (my favourite is Spheal Team Six!). Great fun, as ever! :)

[@brittanynicole7431]

This was awesome! I was laughing aloud for several parts; including the death of poor sand slash and the distracted ice fang.

[@GalvanizedEntropy]

"This does not feel good father" 🤣🤣🤣

[@LoveSasukeKai]

I had to do a bunch of googling to figure out the naming theme, and thank you for that! Also that optional battle was a masterpiece.

[@RodrigoAlejandroSanchezRoca]

What is it?

[@LoveSasukeKai]

@@RodrigoAlejandroSanchezRoca Well, I don't want to just give it to you, so here's my process! Considering the type challenge I knew it'd be either earth related or a pun on things like ground coffee, something Cocos at first supported. But Nazca in particular spoke against it. So I started by googling "cocos ground" and "somali ground", before striking gold: Tectonic plates. The name theme is microplates and damn, I love smart Easter eggs like this.

[@pooyannikjou8699]

I love that you did a break down for the Kanto Gyms. It was very enjoyable.

[@gui.steigleder]

Amazing to see the improvement of your paint battles, congrats man❤❤❤

[@akitpe3091]

Cheeky Steelix edits cracked me. Thanks for putting so much effort into such little details

[@veenadayma6514]

Honestly, I can't blame Flygon HG for thinking that Charizard was the Dragonite, because back then everyone of us thought (dis) Charizard was a Dragonite but apparently (dis) Charizard wasn't 😅

[@jordanjamieson7778]

Love seeing Steelix getting time to shine. My favourite pokemon and part of my pokemon tattoo sleeve. Love the videos and would love to see a steel type run soon? (Favourite type). Thank you for the videos FlygonHG❤

[@owenaspinall2046]

He did a steel run in Black 2

[@ThomBaws]

Yooooo, from what I can see in the small picture, your tattoo sleeve looks really cool and fun!!

[@jordanjamieson7778]

@Owen Aspinall That one was epic, but I was hopeful to see another one, but tricky as steel types are scarce in older games

[@jordanjamieson7778]

@ThomBaws That is amazing to hear, thank you so much, they all have an individual meaning to me, I have 14 so far. (Hoping "gotta tat them all" doesn't apply here) 🤣

[@ThomBaws]

@@jordanjamieson7778 is there a way I can see it in more detail somewhere? :O 14 tattoos sounds super cool

[@ajameslual21]

I shall now thank my geography teacher ❤ awesome video as always Dr. FlygonHG

[@murarmight]

I laughed so much at this lol the Lance fight was amazing, thank you Flygon!

[@Thegamergabe4.0]

The edit and commentary of Mamoswine VS Charizard, made me laugh so loudly. I have tears. Your sheer panic made it 100% funny.

[@petermorgan4318]

Love the content buddy keep up the amazing work

[@jjsmithy13]

I appreciate the extra editing youve been doing :)

[@goldenalpaca3881]

the naming theme is tectonic plates? that's honestly really clever.

[@tomaszkaim1539]

I love your videos! It was great that you did a hg/ss nuzlocke because I really like the games!

[@rubenjerate5848]

Thank you for playing Gen2/4 Nuzlockes to Red. I know they usually end with the champion, but it feels so incomplete to only play half the game. Also the recreation had me in stitches, Mr. Oneball. It's pure art.

[@davidshowalter120]

This was so good that I had to watch it twice. I laughed everytime I felt impetuous and silly. The cartoon was beautiful. Everything was so perfect. I look forward to your posts and cannot wait until the next video. Thank you as always, FlygonHG!

[@Wynntersenk6017]

The charizard moment, oh geez I felt your panic

[@McLovin1992x]

I love all of ur challenges. Just keep on playing and I’ll keep on watching!

[@NoForksGiven]

Was pretty hyped to watch this after work. Ground type Nuzlockes are pretty rare and I'm a fellow Ground type enjoyer

[@MaxSerk]

Watching that battle recreation while high has been totally amazing.

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

0:10 People who favor Ground types are statistically more likely to succeed in life Giovanni: Am I joke to you? Was hoping someone would eventually do Johto with ground types only as the only type specialist missing between the Kanto and Johto Gyms and Elite Four Should've gone all the way to Giovanni to prove yourself against the OG Ground trainer

[@terra_cotta7]

Giovanni isn't in the game. He only appeared briefly in the exclusive Celebi event, and the only way to trigger that nowadays is through cheats.

[@olavjorvik94]

I started watching you because I like nuzlockes. But I kept watching because the content is hilarious😂 keep it going!

[@HavingFunWithGames]

Love the vids man. Much love

[@kingofbards9746]

hey flygon congrats on the great vid. also thx for thee vid on good black and white 2 encounters it is helping me alot in my first nuzlocke of unova.

[@arcturus4853]

I love this man's comedy so much. Great video Dr. HG!