Pokémon Platinum Hardcore Nuzlocke - Bug Type Pokémon Only! (No items, No overleveling)

In this video, I attempt to beat a Pokemon Hardcore Nuzlocke challenge in Platinum using only Bug types!
I streamed this live on Twitch, so if you want to contribute to future videos, come check me out!!
/ docznick
Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. If a Pokémon faints, then it must be permanently boxed.
2. I can only catch the first encounter on each Route.
3. No bag items in battle, except for pokéballs. (Held items are allowed)
4. Must be played on "Set" battle mode.
5. Cannot level over the next gym leader/elite 4's highest level pokémon.
Leave a comment if you think I could have done something better, or if you have an idea of what future challenges I should do.
#Pokemon #Gaming #Nuzlocke #PokemonChallenges #HardcoreNuzlocke #PokemonNuzlocke

[@nikkapa]

when you ask what the worst type is you'll hear the same answer *ice*

[@josefarias5216]

Ice used to have more merit as the sole counter to Dragons, until Fairy showed up and beat Ice at its own niche. It desperately needs buffs especially on the defensive side

[@nikkapa]

@@josefarias5216 fr, i think it should resist at least water and maybe grass or flying

[@sleet1650]

ice is fantastic offensively, but its defensively where ice falls flat

[@HoppouChan]

The best thing about ice is Ice Beam coverage. Having ice as secondary type is just suffering tho

[@rattyxoxo7397]

It also doesn’t help that hail is objectively the worst weather, with pretty bad setters, not good abusers and few good strats besides ice body stall or blizzard spam

[@pinkducklett1051]

I love seeing so many earnest and humble content creators coming up and sharing their Nuzlocke experiences recently. Keep up the great content :)

[@yudi-i2y]

ye same

[@Usario321]

Same

[@bloodslayer57]

I’ve noticed that a lot more Pokémon nuzlocke players are coming out of the woods. I was never really a true fan but over time it’s gotten to be something I enjoy regularly

[@yudi-i2y]

@@bloodslayer57 same

[@SharyK-_0]

This trend soon gonna die just like salt showdown videos

[@tizurl]

I really like mono type nuzlockes, i’m nowhere near skilled enough to do em but love watching them

[@Mast3rH3r0]

You know the trainer is skilled when the support pokemon turns to be the mvp. Well played the whole run of course but what you did with wormadam set ups was really awesome to watch.

[@DocZ]

I agree, when challenges become tough, you are forced to look at all your resources.

[@tannervalentine7410]

Did anyone else see that the Beautifly was dead before he challenged Wake or am I seeing things?

[@DocZ]

Your right. That was actually a previous run that died to Cyrus. I just didn't have footage of me navigating though the gym so I used a previous run. If you look at the point when I walk up and talk to wake, the team changes to Yanmega first.

[@blackcaller9]

What happend to beautifly when u picked up the earthquake tm? And heracros hanging on for dear life xD

[@DocZ]

The last attempt, I sped through the game on like 4x speed, so the animation for earthquake lasted for half a second. I actually went through the second attemp solely focused on like navigation since it died to Barry at Jubilife.

[@nan_system5021]

I DID

[@Ghdishbdbxji]

Most people cheat and cheese these challenges

[@Flint4K]

So no trades. Meaning no evolving Scyther. *Puts Scizor in the thumbnail anyways.

[@tiararose3722]

9:48 Syther: so any way I started attacting with my wings...

[@Bucketfullofaxolotl]

Attacking*

[@Sonrio25]

I was just thinking about this last night and realized that Roark is actually entirely feasible if you’re able to get a Wurmple from Route 204 that evolves in Beautifly. But even then, Dustox still works. Great video!

[@rainfex3318]

yanmega is incredible in my platinum playthrough, it carried me through alot of battles with tinted lens

[@emilysmith2965]

This one had Speed Boost, but I really like Tinted Lens as well. Abilities that affect the type chart are usually quite good for Nuzlockes.

[@Bravidunno]

16:19 To think Volkner has been depressed for having no tough challengers...

[@ommnon]

I'm seeing more and more people doing pokemon challenges, which is cool. And you chose my favorite type to do a hardcore nuzlocke! Immediate subscribe!!!

[@AltoSnow]

Loved the run! If I may offer a suggestion for any future runs, though- when it comes to the team preview, the icon for Scyther feels very out of place, since it has both a different style and size. It's the only one with a modern, 3D aesthetic, and is double the size of the rest of the team, so it's pretty attention grabbing.

[@alexdurbin8582]

It really is attention-grabbing. I just couldn't focus on the video at all after I noticed it

[@valentinochiesa933]

I like to think that Pinsir Heracross and Scissor are the Pokemon Pillarmen (Scissor is Kars, obviously)

[@DocZ]

I would agree. Though Pinsir was a no show

[@greed94]

AWAKEN, MY SWOLESTERS!

[@viske0235]

Ayayayay!!!!🎵🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@johannesneumayer6041]

Scyther is Kars, it got Blade Arms

[@trollface8959]

AYAYAYAA

[@cullenhutchison6528]

A Scyther named Cello...a cool instrument for a cool Pokémon!

[@tedgrove7775]

Love this run! The commentary was straightforward and informative, without being overbearing or quirky like some other channels. Great work! I'd love to see this channel do more runs 💪💪🔥

[@SillyInsaneGamer]

Quite an exciting run! Although Roark's Geodude did -- sorta land his rock throw LOL

[@somerandomguywholikesULTRAKILL]

People: *bugs are weak!* Me completing sword with only bugs: *are you challenging me?*

[@brunogrifo9116]

My first playthrough of sword was with just bugs! Ended with Durant, galvantula, golisopod, centiskorch, frosmoth and shedinja lol

[@CatLover-lk9gz]

Same here, i always wanted to try a gym leader challange playthrough. I thought it over. And picked bug because 1. Its easily a top fav pokemon type. "Dragon and bug honestly share first." 2. This is just my opinion, but bug has by far some of the greatest second typings. And in sword bug types are common and they have a good few spare types. Bug/psychic, Bug/fire Bug/water bug/electric. Bug/fairy. All of them great choices for a team.

[@CatLover-lk9gz]

And Shadow Ash Gamer, may I ask what your team was in your challenge. My team was. Centiskorch, Araquanid,Orbeetle,Vikavolt,Galvantula,Ribombee

[@somerandomguywholikesULTRAKILL]

My team was orbeetle vespiqueen vikavolt golisopod shedinja and centiskorch

[@somerandomguywholikesULTRAKILL]

And frosmoth before replacing it with shedinja

[@boybrushedred18]

DocZ: 'if you ask what the worst typing is you'll hear the same answers Me: 'Ice' DocZ: 'Bug'

[@dnd1741]

Ice is great man, one of my favorite pokemon is a lapras

[@boybrushedred18]

I like Lapras too, but ice is the worst typing. It has only one resistance in itself, and so many weaknesses. Offensively it's pretty good, but a lot of pokemon learn ice beam and it's better to have a non ice type use it and not get stab, than use an ice type for stab.

[@dnd1741]

Fair point, but being able to kill dragon type is always good

[@luiseduardo8806]

I loved the Bug Orchestra. Sadly enough, the instrument that i play was the first to die.

[@DocZ]

Oddly enough, I play the oboe, but most people dont even know what that is.

[@luiseduardo8806]

@@DocZ Rly? That's so cool!

[@darknid158]

@@DocZ I’m nick and I played the tuba for 9 years

[@adityaswamy9647]

Great video, at 8:27 scythers flying bug called for the rockslide, should've moved to wormadam and then to beautifly to bait a ground move and then beautifully would've been immune

[@mrj844]

Beautiful challenge. Would be awesome to see a Hardcore Nozlocke with only physics in platinum

[@wakayaka3757]

Ah yes physics

[@mrj844]

@@wakayaka3757 xddddd I just realized hahahhaahahaha

[@manjunathamaiyag84]

It is sad to see people are accusing one mistake? they suspected, leaving behind to praise this knowledge and work behind it. I just finished platinun today again after so many years. Super work.

[@DocZ]

Thanks, but a mistake is a mistake. Although I never said this was a 1 attempt run like my other challenges, the way I presented it seems very suspicious.

[@jacobschuetz520]

Not to be one of those commenters but when he got earthquake his beautifly was fainted on the poketech

[@CarrotPeeler]

At 4:25 is beautifly not dead?

[@DocZ]

Previous run that died, I needed the video of me navgating. Next time I will try to incorporate previous deaths so there isnt confusion.

[@thetwiggamingchannel9578]

Most underrated nuzlocke so far.

[@PikachuPlays]

6:32 if you're in range of every attacking move the opposing AI has, but they have a priority move, that's the one they're guaranteed to use actually. So you had a really safe switch on the guaranteed mach punch :)

[@DocZ]

Interesting, I never knew that was how it works. I just thought the Ai goes for whatever kills.

[@riverwaters6770]

Thank you to nuzlockes for invigorating our collective love for Pokémon

[@tedscheett9420]

"When you ask people what the worst type is, you'll likely hear the same answer..." Rock! "Bug." Damn it.

[@yurr1ka]

I like how in the thumbnail it shows Scizor, but he can't use Scizor in the video because of trade evolution

[@bluevalor491]

“Since I’ll be playing without trades, I’ll keep Scyther as a Scyther” *puts Scizor in the thumbnail*

[@DocZ]

gotta clickbait somehow

[@bluevalor491]

@@DocZ ahaha fairs

[@kira3286]

This video was really good and entertaining!! I'm actually surprised you only have 8 subscribers, you should have way more. The narration was really good and I loved the challenge overall, it's interesting to watch nuzlockes that actually make you wonder if it will be possible to beat the game. Keep up the great work!! :D

[@greed94]

He's sitting at 112 - no wait, hold on... 113 subs now.

[@cringetube7074]

Congratulations Kira you are the first comment

[@OzCroc]

I'd say the worst type is ice. It has so few resistances and a lot of weaknesses

[@DocZ]

Welcome to Fact or Cap where I (will soon) test whether or not Ice is weaker than Bug.

[@hunbi1875]

Ice rock and grass all weaker than bug

[@muzzammilbayabao3394]

@@hunbi1875 nope GRASS MORE SUPERIOR THAN BUG!!!

[@CoffeeFlavoredMilk]

Even when not evolving it, Scyther with Technician is a powerful Pokemon in the Gen 4 games. Flying is a strong type offensively and you can get Brick Break or something like that for Steels. Used one in my Platinum playthrough and it served me well.

[@chameleon-brawlstars5013]

This is like FlygonHG's videos. Very entertaining +1 sub

[@drizzystan86]

Real ones know bugs a top tier type Appreciate your flexing with them doc

[@sundxwnrap]

damn homie your team was honestly much better than i thought it could be

[@DocZ]

Same homie, I didn't even know Heracross and Scyther were in the game

[@trollge3866]

I love the bug type, although the type itself isn't that strong, mixed with other types can help with the weakness

[@pokeballblaze9835]

thank you for making this bug type is actually my favorite typing

[@pancake8735]

Really great video on my favorite pokemon game of all time. I enjoy that you always put the fitting music in fights :)

[@arkystathan2907]

Be honest , this run was Only Heracross and Scyther 😅

[@jayveeberido3521]

And yanmega

[@ronignino]

Wtf your talking about, wormadam and yammega were important too.

[@hyboirds1536]

Crazy how he can do this easily while I can just barely pull off a regular plat nuzlocke with a really good team with strong coverage lol!

[@kelvinsantiago7061]

Bug and Normal are my favorite Pokemon Type

[@akoicarp]

adamant perfect attack IV kricketot as a first encounter is pretty wild

[@DocZ]

Yeah but the rest were pretty sheet

[@akoicarp]

​@@DocZ facts, just glad you had the raw stats to Fury Cutter through the first gym. I think Cranidos was a range with lower IVs and an unfavorable (maybe even neutral, would have to calc) nature.

[@blu3chrystal184]

I'm actually doing the exact same challenge in Pokemon Platinum rn and I was wondering how Wormadam and Kricketune already got the moves X-Scissor and Psybeam, before they can actually learn them. Is there something I missed? 🤔

[@djdrizzy9139]

You should try a Grass only Platinum run. I tried and... good luck. It's the hardest mono challenge imo. Cyrus and Flint will hard counter you!

[@DocZ]

I will keep this in mind.

[@kennystyles9690]

Yooo my favorite type, always love seeing bug playthroughs

[@Mikel02127]

At 19:37 you have 163 HP and OHKO Togekiss, Milotic, and Roserade with the same HP. And then when Garchomp comes out you're at 159. 🤔🤔🤔

[@goose2365]

It was the poison

[@kylesonders2291]

This channel boutta blow up

[@DocZ]

I was gonna say...

[@gerodvoller9443]

@LEGO Boy and now 800

[@quinnjatheninja999]

I honestly like the bug type thank you for giving it some love. You deserve more subs

[@jessicagoins7108]

The funny thing is I always say flying mainly due to the fact of basically if you add it to any typing it could easily expose major weaknesses and plus try and name a non legendary flying type that was in Uber's that includes mythicals and Ultra beasts

[@emilysmith2965]

Gale Wings TFlame pre-nerf

[@grundgutigertv6170]

I just realized... the commanders ace pokemon always just have one weakness. Purrugly - fighting Skunktank - ground Bronzong - fire (through ability levitate) This will change in the remakes for bronzor though, getting ghost and dark weakness :/

[@shron7813]

but Saturn’s ace is Toxicroak, not Bronzong

[@grundgutigertv6170]

@@shron7813 damn, youre right.

[@Amelia4111]

PURUGLY IS NOT SPELLED WITH 2 R'S! SKUNTANK IS NOT SPELLED WITH 3 K'S!

[@grundgutigertv6170]

@@Amelia4111 COMMENTS SHOULDNT BE WRITTEN IN CAPS!

[@momotaro8078]

@@grundgutigertv6170 Yes they should

[@regaladodagalea485]

I love Pokemon challenges I'm a new subscriber btw

[@TheJoshCGaymer]

Wow I never thought Bug pokemon could be so strong!

[@pikobikoboko8474]

13:07: video: *click* Me: that video has bad quality... But i Like it

[@bigchunguslover467]

you can see the first step of the Rock Throw animation hitting on 2:46 but then it displays the missing message in case you've done previous attempts you should probably showcase them in video or mention the amount of times you've tried at least because otherwise this run really looks spliced

[@DocZ]

Yeah probably. I tried at first to include all the attempts but video turned out to be an hour long. So I’ll probably mention where a previous run died.

[@CorazoraIsHim]

Sad thing, my favorite Pokemon is heracross... But this, this puts a smile on my face, thanks for this amazing video

[@OKGknife]

Sandy Burmy probably would’ve been better as it is able to learn rock moves and has good def you can ev train for special def and there is your flying counter. Fire types are still an issue but again the ground typing helps with the fire problem.

[@slyed3010]

Man caught a combee and never used it lol

[@reeddodds5332]

Bug types pre-gen 4 are really bad. Once the physical/special split came around most pokemon got better

[@Lee_Sohee960]

agree. they then became even more powerful on gen 5 with the introduction of new bug pokemon like volcarona, scolipede, escavalier, galvantula, then later on araquanid (my favorite bug type), golisopod, centiskorch

[@sizzledan31]

Never would've thought this was possible. Great work!

[@chronicsymbol5798]

we all know comboee was the real GOAT of this run.

[@Amelia4111]

COMBEE IS NOT SPELLED WIRH 2 O'S!

[@brunogrifo9116]

I'm so unlucky with my encounters in my own buglocke, my first two honey encounters were s male comber and a male burmy, so great I can't get some better type coverage 😭

[@mandstv0709]

Just try another

[@Amelia4111]

COMBEE DOES NOT END WITH AN R, IT ENDS WITH 2 E'S!

[@davidjaramillo7187]

that heracross at the end WTF!!!

[@wesseldrop44]

whats the target FPS and sound enabled thingy coming in and out the screen every now and again? Kinda distracting, besides that. Great video!

[@WorkInProgressX]

Gen5: bugs good now

[@leon-zt7wu]

uh you can see rock throw obviously connect here before it magically cut out 2:45

[@leon-zt7wu]

quick calculation tells me you wouldve lived if it didnt crit ( 37.5-50%) if geodude has 0 IVs and EVs but come on : |

[@DocZ]

Previous run that died, I needed the video of me navgating. Next time I will try to incorporate previous deaths so there isnt confusion.

[@guycalledlaszlo]

4:24 it says on the bottom right beatiffly is dead but that could just be me

[@emilysmith2965]

16:00 Volkner isn’t easy if super-effective moves are banned in Gym battles. Lots of “easy” Gym leaders get less easy with this rule in place. Monotype runs are already challenging enough IMO, but there ARE Nuzlocke situations that make Volkner terrifying.

[@hinfortbrazy]

This was very pleasing to watch! I think you realized the technical aspects really well (layout, voice over, etc.). I also really enjoyed you sharing your thoughts and motivations behind this challenge. However, do you think this would be possible without EVs?

[@DocZ]

Possible? Yes. Difficult? Absolutely. The speed and attack on my heracross were the only thing that got me through Flint. Some other instruments were faster but can't deal enough damage. You probably could make it past flint if you got a Power Gem Vespiquen.

[@hinfortbrazy]

@@DocZ sounds reasonable 🤔 but getting Heracross and a female Combee and also dodging crits seems to me like a run in which you spent most of the time praying...

[@typhlosion7872]

What are your thoughts of hacking in held items from wild pokemon before you have Thief? Normally I play on cartridge and I allow myself to get the item, but release every single catch after I check for the item. The way I see it, since you're immediately releasing it, it isn't a big enough violation of the rules

[@maxinesenior596]

What do you mean, Skorupi and Yanma are found in the same area? Yanma is in the safari zone, Skorupi is to the north of the ranch town

[@Jingullbells]

7:01 you can literally see beautifly fainted lmao

[@efraincelin1881]

He explained it in another comment, the footage was from a past run where he lost to cyrus, in his succesfull run he didnt have the footage of inside the gym, you can see how his team changees when the battle starts

[@Savariable]

2:04 there is a wurmple north of jubilife though...

[@mateoduke6890]

How many attempts did it take to beat roark? At 2:45 geodude hits a rock throw and then it just disappears like it never happened lol

[@huckhat7559]

Why sacrifice heracross with that combee in the party lol

[@Tomy_Lightning]

Him: no matter how hard you make the challenge volkner will always be easy Me: Ok pokemon platinum with only resisted moves

[@pickleman5708]

My favorite pokemon is a bug type. Well bug/grass. This causes for a lot of weaknesses but I still love leavanny. It can be a good sweeper with sunny days and swords dance

[@Gauntlet7514]

Anyone gonna talk about how Krickitune had an Adamant nature?

[@Amelia4111]

KRICKETUNE IS SPELLED WITH 2 E'S, NOT 2 I'S!

[@Gauntlet7514]

@@Amelia4111 oh is it? I am horrible with spelling Pokémon names

[@brunogrifo9116]

You could have caught a wurmple north of jubilife city, my dude 😭 I'm also doing a hardcore buglocke, got a wurmple there so I had a beautifly to sweep roark

[@leonem5207]

so many underrated content creators. Earned a sub

[@Sirdudee]

When I found your channel, it was a I came for copper but found gold moment

[@ashishfpvk1882]

Ome of the best ever hardcore nuzlockes I have ever seen

[@DocZ]

Absolutely, great ability, no wasted stats, based design

[@jeremybailey3717]

2:05 You could have caught Wurmple on Route 204

[@thomasheaden3376]

Scyther and Heracross are goated

[@poliowuv]

I absolutely loved this video!! Keep making content like this!!

[@timrobinson4824]

Whats with the cut at 13:34 looks kinda fishy to me how do they heal without recover or wish or anything but with that said keep up the grind man

[@DocZ]

Previous run that died, I needed the video of me navgating. Next time I will try to incorporate previous deaths so there isnt confusion.

[@C0mmand3r.]

You clickbaited me with Scizor... Great Video though

[@comic._styx]

Is it just me or did Sasuke from naruto pop up on the screen during the 7 gym fight? 😂

[@klhx]

Using average base stats to argue that bug types are the worst types is unfair because there aren’t many other typings that have fully evolved Pokémon by lv10 tbh. That skews things against bug types. But Sinnoh gave bugs a huge boost with Yanmega, Mothim, Vespiquen etc. I vicariously advocate for bug type pokemon because I can’t stand them irl.

[@mariasofia314]

Thank you for this amazing video, I love your nuzlockes❤️

[@haluroto5856]

Triangle MVP change my mind

[@m24213]

I am surprised that a single guts boosted close combat was OHKO to Togekiss, which is quad resistant to the move.

[@walt9233]

Togekiss is flying/normal type in gen 4, so it takes neutral damage from fighting types.

[@m24213]

@@walt9233 okay that makes sense then.

[@cafalx5215]

"Whats the worst pokemon type?" "Gras- i mean bug"

[@DocZ]

well its definitely grass after watching this video

[@rottenturnip6390]

@@DocZ how about ice? As a Pokémon with the typing , not offensively.

[@janwillemdewaard9032]

Its actually rock or ice tho

[@den3399]

i like that he didn't even use the male combee

[@gerodvoller9443]

The thing is basically useless since it can’t evolve into vespiqueen it’s a stage one Pokémon with terrible stats was only there for a sac I presume

[@Fanimati0n]

Gen 4 really is when bug types started to actually get a bit of love. Not as much as Gen 5 gave them, obviously. Gen 5 Bugs are all viable, & even broken at times, but Gen 4 is when you couldn't just scoff at them anymore

[@tipiilegends5482]

Gen 4 gave the bug type moves and the physical special split and then gen 5 gave them good pokemon. Gen 6 did nothing for moves and roster but the new Megas were insane. Gen 7 added some great pokemon and some average moves and then gen 8 added good pokemon and again average moves

[@p.bscully9969]

Umm… I’m still at the beginning of the video but I’m pretty sure that the list of Pokémon you can get is missing mothim but maybe I’m wrong, maybe you can’t get mothim 🤷‍♀️ , i dont know.

[@Xyren8449]

.... How did u make easier that it seem ?! 😕 I ... Speechless

[@burncy_]

DUDE NO WAY, THAT WAS AWESOME MAN!

[@thedoumbia-xtra3023]

how did you level up kricketot if it only knows bide?

[@quinceekingston4335]

Wait camt you get a wurmple at a 10% chance on the route North of jubilife on platinum? I know you can't on diamond but I thought in platinum you could? It would've been nice to have a second bug earlier on, but maybe I'm wrong 😅 but love the video for sure!

[@DocZ]

You can! My research betrayed me.