Pokémon Platinum Hardcore Nuzlocke - Poison Types Only! (No items, no overleveling)

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Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch the first Poison Type Pokémon I find on each route (Species Clause); This includes Pokémon that evolve INTO Poison types, but does NOT include non-Poison Pokémon that evolved from Poison 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 "Set" battle mode
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[@XyrnaTheTrainer]

Oh, right. The poison. The poison for Kuzco, the poison chosen especially to kill Kuzco, Kuzco's poison.

[@matejlang3995]

That poison?

[@t3adrunk]

YES! That poison

[@TheNicStar88]

Oh yeah it's all coming together (I know that's not where it's from)

[@jackashmore]

How does poison get mixed up with a potion that turns you into a lama? Also why the fuck does she need a potion to turn someone into a lama and other animals? Like what benefit does that bring than just poison? I guess it’s not illegal to turn someone into a lama…

[@underbossgamingdunce7018]

@jackashmore it's all pretty much explained in the film lol

[@ekonthungcyrusngullie4391]

A petition to FlygonHG to play as Garchomp FJ once please.

[@tylerbartlett28]

You mean for him to kidnap flyhonhg and take over for a video

[@santiagobohorquez3150]

That would be absolutely sick for an April Fools' special

[@appelofdoom8211]

Garchomp monlocke where he just catches infinite garchomps and runs through a game with them

[@santiagobohorquez3150]

@@appelofdoom8211 with infinite Garchomps and one Flygon

[@Coyoteari]

It’d be great for an April fools video!

[@averysmalman8191]

Fun Fact: Not only did Poison have a family removed from Platinum's wild encounters (Stunky -- Skuntank), but it's also the only type that got no new additions from the Dex expansion. So you can find more Poison types in the wild in Diamond than in Platinum. Sinnoh's regional Dex never ceases to amaze me

[@NateLeonhart]

Sinnoh has the most asinine regional dexes. From the starter being the only new fire type (that isn't a new evolution of an older pokemon) to introducing a bunch of new evolutions to pokemon that aren't available in the regional dex (prior to Platinum) and in Platinum, the two pokemon with new evolutions that were originally kept in got removed.

[@averysmalman8191]

@@NateLeonhart For real...at least Weavile and Ambipom got to stay. Could've done with another returning Dragon type beside Altaria though. Say what you will about BDSP but at least the Grand Underground gives it the most complete Mon selection for Sinnoh

[@brandoncameron8467]

As someone who's doing a Poison Shining Pearl Mono-run... It's still a struggle

[@toganium4175]

I like how FlygonHG and GarchompFJ aren’t bitter enemies anymore. This is real character development.

[@owenaspinall2046]

It's like Mikey and Grunty Boi

[@catapultato1733]

​@@owenaspinall2046aha! it is i garchompfj!

[@purgatoryproductions310]

@@owenaspinall2046I WAS GONNA SAY THE SAME THING

[@tenacioustbag]

I guess something 'interesting' happened at furry-con

[@KarkatVantasBitches]

Enemies to lovers sub-plot? 🤔

[@clintcook8691]

“Come on how am I going to win with these massive Future sight damage numbers?” Mismagius “I took that personally”

[@sceptile2794]

2 years later, I'm still waiting for smeargle nuzlocke part 2.

[@blenden1000]

Yes please

[@1umbreon4life]

Honestly, this. Still surprised he hasn't revisited that one.

[@Yobby2442]

The comedy this run is immaculate, the miner joke about Byron absolutely killed me. Awesome watch, I really appreciate your videos.

[@Alex-vm6ef]

Love how every run has many elements, but various ones have more funny/tense/touching moments that keep it fresh and give the runs more individual character

[@diamonddust4486]

The sky is blue, water is wet and Tentacruel is the only reason half of all Poison type challanges aren't brutal

[@ShiningJudgment666]

And mostly because it's a water type. Poison was so average until Gen 6. Offensively, it sucked. Resisted by a lot and only 1 super effective target type though defensively it was ok, it had some use.

[@faytleingod1851]

I mean, crobat is also amazing .... However after doing my own nuzzlocks I can confirm crobat never survives to the end. The pros make it look easy.

[@MiniAssassin17]

I dunno, Ekans is pretty good, and can solo all of Platinum, even with a Timid nature

[@theodoredexter6540]

2:36 Kinda ironic considering that Chicha is one of the first mothers in a disney movie to not be killed off

[@bookreaderman6715]

Or evil

[@freedortch9278]

@15:40 "The Implication"... I love the always sunny reference 😂😂😂

[@Trebolt]

I'm assuming the rival is "Jeffrey" as in Jeffrey Katzenberg, who worked at Disney while Emperor's New Groove (then Kingdom of the Sun) was in production, left to help found Dreamworks, and may or may not have based The Road to El Dorado (which came out a few months before ENG) on what he might've seen in pre-production.

[@finally_dorian]

This is the best, and only, explanation I've seen in the comments You win. Thank you for posting😅

[@nidoprinces]

"Fall like an out boy" was such a good one liner. Really slipped under the radar and then a minute later I was laughing out louf

[@That_Guy--]

Fun fact: my screenwriting professor was the head writer of Kronk's New Groove, as well as Home on the Range and Mulan II, and there's a reason he's teaching at a local public college today

[@greenapple9477]

The second Mulan movie???😬😬😬

[@pronerdproductions8009]

That's a yikes from me bud

[@rileymcgowan6490]

Ok but mulan II goes hard tho

[@tymoran6098]

If I had a nickel for every time I watched a nuzlocke playthrough in Platinum and a Zubat got nicknamed Kronk, I’d only have two nickels, but it’s kinda weird that it happened twice.

[@TheobaldLeonhart]

My thoughts exactly

[@Gen5Master]

Bro didn’t even get the quote right 🥲

[@justanamedude5494]

You getting the quote wrong is more toxic than the type

[@Wailerman]

​@@goujon3071"If I had a nickel for every time I got doomed by a puppet, I'd have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice." Doofensmirtz, "Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension "

[@MegaBrainBoi]

If I had a nickel for every time I watched a Nuzlocke of Pokémon platinum where a Zubat was named Kronk, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that its happened twice. Heinz Doofenshmirtz

[@stephenreilly2334]

28:08 “A Pokémon so fearsome…and ugly” had me in tears

[@FanciDani]

Hopefully this nuzlocke doesn’t have a toxic ending

[@jackmusic5994]

Why? That ending would be killer!

[@janea2585]

I have to say I am truly offended that he didn't use the lever quote either time Yzma died. I was waitingso long for it and it NEVER happened.

[@BrightofNight]

Much like future sight itself we all saw 10:40 coming and still got hit harder than we expected

[@dustykeys2949]

Holy shit, as a kid who grew up watching the Emperor’s New Groove, and knew every line… This may be the best pokémon video I’ve ever seen in my life hahahaha. The jokes, the lines, every name made for a reason - the clips from the movie itself.. I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time hahaha.

[@ES-dp6tw]

I remember that one villain who boasted of how lethally toxic the poisons coating his knife were, before licking the blade for dramatic effect. Then he had a moment to consider he shouldn't have done that before flopping down dead.

[@aubarlowe]

please,,,, what villain???

[@ming5997]

@@aubarloweit's from the japanese show 'The Hero Yoshihiko and the Devil King's Castle,' the poison knife scene became a meme so it's pretty easy to find a clip if you search it up

[@absurdcloak1221]

11:00 was honest to god one of the funniest Pokémon sequences I’ve ever seen, thank you for this 😭

[@userWeavile666]

My fav poison type is Alolan Muk. Gotta love that it only has one weakness

[@slayersam1]

Same with Drapion

[@pixelfire86]

​@@slayersam1 ... and Skuntank

[@ewormXD]

@@pixelfire86 and Overqwil

[@pokemoncavern8052]

⁠@@ewormXDAnd Pikachu

[@ewormXD]

@@pokemoncavern8052 I was gonna point out that the conversation is about Poison types, but then realized Pikachu has indeed been pretty toxic for the anime, so fair enough.

[@josephmao5077]

I was not expecting an Emperor's New Groove theme ever in a Pokemon nuzlocke video, but I'm so here for it

[@AlanZamudio17]

I'm half through my second Hardcore Nuzlocke in White 2, I just got a Trapinch and I named him in honor of your Courgie Puppy Poppy :3 Thanks for being always cool and help me getting distracted during hard days ❤

[@CelticGuardian7]

The Terabithia joke got me good. Well done.

[@MissOnana]

It was a delayed reaction for me before the humor hit pretty hard. Much like what happened with future sight.

[@TooCoolforaName]

Haha love the name theme. Can't go wrong with Emperor's new groove.

[@Nilzerb]

The implication always sunny joke went incredibly hard, well done sir

[@corneliussugianto7726]

Always, always play around critical hit, classic FlygonHG. Shouldn't trust that two chonkster cat and skunk

[@reecesullivan3383]

"Sunkern called and she wants her damage out put back!" That made me actually laugh out loud! Awesome line!

[@calummackenzie6874]

This was my first ever Hardcore Nuzlocke. Great to see Dr Hg doing this

[@enricosuave8540]

You know it's a good day when it's Saturday and you're ready for a great nuzlocke video. I have a couple of ideas for you to try flygon. Nuzlocke challenge where every death equals 1 level under the level cap for the remainder of the run and a challenge where you have a limited amount of evolutions throughout the run. So if you limit yourself to 10 evolutions in a run and you want to evolve your starter fully, that leaves you 8 more and you may have to skip encounters that get you a basic pokemon and go for the 2nd stage or final stage on another route. Just some ideas, I'm trying them myself

[@madanotap6492]

Oh Boy! First Ice type and now my OTHER favourite type? I sure hope Dr Flygon doesn't slander the good name of poison like he did to ice!

[@WilbertoSilva]

10:51 best build up ever

[@cordidfool]

It would be cool to see a mono type move challenge where your Pokémon can only use one type of move (only poison type moves etc.) especially with immunities. If that’s even possible. Anyway, awesome video as always!

[@chonwarren9941]

I really like how your story telling has grown as you've done these monolocke challenges

[@layachaz7318]

So glad to see Drapion in action. Definitely one of my favorite mon

[@dectorey7233]

Love poison types! I've tried this run in the past but got destroyed. Crazy how difficult the early game is but so dominant in the end game

[@Minecartmaster7]

5:19 “Well, ya got me. By all accounts, it doesn’t make sense.”

[@beesinbubbles2999]

Poison Type! Let’s goooo! I love to see the overlooked types getting some love!

[@toon_zer0672]

It's always good to watch a flygon Hg video on a cold snow day 😊😊

[@nastynate_95]

The poison types in this game are pretty phenomenal yet limited. Imagine a Crobat on that final team, plus if Skuntank was actually in this game

[@Nicholas86753]

I would love to see a Pokémon Platinum run with the Electric Type. Also Poison is my favorite type and Emporers new groove is one of my favorite movies, is this run was amazing!

[@perfectedwarrior79]

*Sees the Emperors New Groove naming scheme, loving this movie quite a lot.* Oh yeah. It’s all coming together.

[@Aviplotbunny]

Banger run with banger jokes and a banger naming theme. It’s always a delight Dr HG

[@MackeyD3]

"Because of the implication", happy to see a sunny reference in the video

[@LordLucario12]

Matti doing a monolocke of my favorite type themed around my favorite movie? Yeah, I'm thinking this is an all timer

[@blommen]

This was such an enjoyable video, Matti! You have always been a good writer, and I always vibed with your style and sense of humor going back to your First videos, but it is clear how much you have honed your craft at this point. You’re a great content creator and I’m looking forward to see what you do next.

[@stealst]

What a run! I’m so glad everyone got to play a role in the final Cynthia fight! Here’s to a great new year. :)

[@EpicAlucard]

God I love ‘The Emperor’s New Groove.’ Underrated movie. 🎥

[@cyberdarkturtle6971]

Garchomp FJ needs his own video

[@ralphmatthews4937]

Been waiting for this one! I love how you know whenever the slow zoom starts, a tragedy is about to unfold...

[@scottcameron174]

"doesnt fall like an out boy" had me roaring. Always love the monolockes keeo up the great content!

[@Nuclearstomp]

Great video, glad to see you back with more great runs. Once again going to recommend returning to no stab moves in the future, perhaps in Ultra Sun / Moon or even a Drayano hack.

[@austinbyrn5661]

@5:17 Kronk "Likes to run" reminds me of the scene in the movie where Kronk says "Well, ya got me. By all accounts, it doesn't make sense."

[@papaSwarls]

My favorite playthrough was a single type run of Sun with only poison types, so underrated

[@destinygalearies7382]

I've been waiting for this monotype Nuzlocke forever, I think I even suggested it on the Discord server once. So excited bc Platinum has a lot of poison types including one that's dual-typed with my favorite type fighting (Toxicroak, poision/fighting)

[@jaybuckner5205]

Flygon! Great video, good to see you back. I have a few thoughts for video concepts in the future. I think it'd be cool to do restricted nuzlockes not based on type, but other characteristics like Pokedex color, egg group, etc. Also I think hardcore nuzlockes are more challenging and interesting if you match the number of Pokemon used by key opponents!

[@daltonadger6489]

Poison types are so underrated. Pure poison types lack a little versatility and aren't super effective against much, but as a secondary type, it pairs well with lots of others. Also, Crobat is a top 5 favorite of mine, and tends to be a staple of almost all my nuzlocke runs because you can typically get him pretty early for a fully evolved mon due to the abundance of Zubats and the friendship evolution of Golbat. And with his speed and a ground immunity, he is very useful. He was also my second ever shiny, and the only one to be on one of my championship teams.

[@manug1442]

"Literally a miner" made me spit out my drink, ya got me good hahaha

[@borz0inks]

omg you uploaded this on my birthday lol great video as always!

[@GothamGuardian12]

Another banger. Really appreciated the follow-through on attempt 2. I assumed you’d just reset again once you couldn’t field a full team, but it all worked out in the end.

[@indigoblue8600]

Great voice acting during the fantina fight, that was a treat to watch!

[@sfish6]

These stories are the best way to show the true horror on the battlefield

[@crocky6996]

How legal would it be to just, y'know... replace a starter for Stunky? As you can't find it anywhere else

[@lexsombersunrise]

I usually trade myself an Egg when I want to use Stunky in the beginning from my Diamond file and hatch it for my starter. I really hate they just made Stunky and Glameow unavailable in Platinum.

[@GetOffMyLog]

This one was fantastic script wise. Great work Garcho- i mean flygonHH

[@h4m419]

Great video flygon! Would you ever do a nuzlocke with a lowered level cap? Maybe 3 or 4 under the gym leaders ace?

[@poisonisbesttype]

Love seeing poison type getting some love!

[@marcrodriguez2316]

😂😂 I totally got jump scared in the last fight of the video. Didn’t know Flygon could turn a Pokémon play through horror lol

[@kayqueoliveira5980]

Man, great run, poison types are só underestimated, I love this mons, never underestimate the power of jelly boy.

[@finn9707]

Oh that sweet sweet future sight incident, Duskulls revenge was hilarious

[@butterfinger5705]

Poison type monolokes are very rare so its cool to see a video of it

[@PlaceHolder994]

18:45 ok, that caught me completely off guard. lmao

[@AnorakDovahkiin]

Welcome to 2024! Loved the video. TENG is one of my favorite hidden Disney gems. Absolutely loved the naming scheme. I look forward to more of your content!

[@guisspino2347]

Just commenting to say Emperor’s New Grove is a criminally underrated movie.

[@gayloomba3628]

being a pokemon loving swiftie makes your nuzlockes my absolute faves . i appreciate the lyric refs every time

[@troyb5362]

Such a fun run! Cant get enough of these monolockes, especially in Gen 3 and 4 games

[@alexread6767]

0:09 "Untraceable?" Sludge Bomb and Gunk Shot aren't very subtle moves...

[@matthewleibfred760]

ive tried and failed this exact nuzlocke, very excited to watch

[@gravity1537]

4:30 Boy, I love hearing American military songs in my Hardcore Nuzlockes!

[@robertleite6650]

I did this run a couple years ago. It was a ton of fun! I know FlygonHG will kill it

[@cheezybastard8661]

10:57 😂😂😂 Top tier. This whole bit. I'm WHEEZING

[@ItsMrBossie]

This man deserves every single sub he got

[@alondraElise30]

Loving the Emperor’s New Groove theme. My fave movie as a kid 😊 Yzma would have been a purugly for me!

[@joshuagrill5779]

I like how you play Johnny comes marching home in the background. A very good civil war marching song At 27:20

[@tomhansen3334]

I just need to say that the emperor's new groove is the greatest Disney film ever created

[@biohazardously]

always happy to see a new flygonHG vid

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

Amazing how just last night, my parents were discussing The Emperor’s New Groove, and this morning, you release this.

[@vorsutus7615]

Quality entertainment as always

[@pjdava]

FlygonHG, This is so fun! I'm happy I found your channel!

[@Archelon8300]

This is a masterpiece of a youtube vid

[@TristanWVeal]

I love the implications reference when fighting ace trainer Dennis!

[@frnzilla]

happy new year flygon. thanks for the video.

[@chiggalonkers9316]

I love the Emperors New Groove name theme!

[@bryandauzat293]

I love the giant spheal from the nuzlocke race in the background

[@TrayolLyrics]

The writing and narration were superb. LOL'd so much throughout the video..

[@Gaterdesignstudio]

“That critical hit didn’t matter right” flygon you gave a new meaning to playing around the critical hit

[@3xpoc3nt3r]

Ah when the Veilstone Game Corner Music dropped that really took me back. Absolute under appreciated banger song from the Pokemon games.

[@figs-oliomedley]

literally screamed "YEAAAAA-" and put both hands in the air when I found out you named the Zubat Kronk, I'm so happy :DDD

[@mrsirttv]

more platinum content :D always will be my favorite pokemon game

[@CyberchaoX]

Not surprised FireRed had plenty of encounters. Poison was so prevalent in Gen 1 that literally half of all Poison-types from the first _seven_ generations are from Gen 1.