Pokémon Ultra Moon Hardcore Nuzlocke - Dark Types Only! (No items, no overleveling)

[@zombielynx21]

Love to see Flygon understanding the truest maxim of attacking moves in Pokemon If it ain't 100% accurate, it's 0% accurate.

[@MarkofWisdom]

I genuinely loathe the hustle ability existing, as well as moves like focus miss or stone edge. Thunder and blizzard are inaccurate but can be made perfectly accurate with weather and there are also less powerful but fully accurate moves of the same move and attack type, but there are some types like physical rock and special fighting where most pokemon don't have access to a solid accurate move, being stuck with only the inaccurate gamble move like focus blast rather than having access to aura sphere

[@massimoguercio6023]

Ye but without a share of randomness the game becomes predictable and it won't be as engaging in some ways. When I played magic the gathering I realised tha No matter what you do you are still​ playing a card game so luck can screw you up! I loved the game so much and although you still needed to understand the game and match the power level of your opponent's deck randomness could make you win or lose. I want to say that if you respect the meta then randomness is fine, it is just the unpredictable factor. Knowing it you can always try and play around it there are also balancing reasons around it. @@MarkofWisdom

[@BurnadaKnigter]

Nah, if its 100%, it's 50% accurate

[@Naito115]

I'm so sorry for stealing all your luck. I kept using Hurricane and Thunder without rain and kept hitting them 95% of the time.

[@MarkofWisdom]

@@Naito115 as long as it's helping *someone* , that's something at least

[@luketalbot2643]

Honestly I love Flygon's self awareness. The checklist about tropes to fulfil in an Ultra Moon nuzlocke, such as a rant on the cutscenes and the underestimation of Totem Marowak, etc. are great. Not to mention the omni-present and increasingly insane ad segways!

[@rovoska]

Segue, not segway lol

[@1ntr0spect98]

@@rovoska🤓

[@sandbags7222]

Those are totally normal segues bro trust, every talks about death to introduce learning platforms

[@luketalbot2643]

@@rovoska mfw minor grammar mistake, my credibility's in shambles

[@MichellGutierrez-h8g]

I will never understand Americans and their love of being advertised to

[@XyrnaTheTrainer]

Love seeing underdogs like Vullaby and Sableye really shine in this play through. That’s the beauty of these monotype nuzlockes, and something that I genuinely think you excel in.

[@cullenhutchison6528]

Using bulky Absol to stall out Mimikyu is not what I expected, but I'm happy to see my favorite Pokémon be used creatively in my favorite Pokémon games!

[@aidanrmacgregor7537]

Challenge Idea: "Doing It Wrong" Challenge. Hardcore Nuzlocke, No encounter restrictions, but every pokemon you have, it may only use attacking moves of the less powerful category (physical or special) in battle. Special Gyarados, Physical Alakazam, you name it. I think this would be fun for pokemon with a strong preference/aptitude for one, but a terrible learnset with only great moves in the other. Such pokemon would probably shine!

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

I LOVE this idea, this would probably be a really cool video!

[@MetalFairyX]

this would be a great video honestly

[@lilpotat778]

I actually did the special gyrados, my first pokemon game was sun, and I had no idea how it worked. I knew dragon dance was good but my mega gyrados would capitalize on the boost with... Hydro Pump. So that's cool

[@KirbyCom]

Not relevant to the contents of your comment. But "Doing It Wrong" was the name of a Pokemon fanfic I wrote YEARS AND YEARS ago when I was in maybe like, middle school? So you gave me the craziest flashback

[@MrMoasn]

@@lilpotat778I’ve done it too in older gens with surf and bite being special

[@suvinuoska]

Re: Should you do Ultra Sun/Moon runs: Yes! Outside of romhacks, Alola runs are the videos from you that I rewatch the most. They feel like a genuine challenge and I especially like learning about new moves and tactics. Like, Malamar's Topsy turvy! A new way to beat Ultra Necrozma! It's all really really cool :)

[@GTFrostbite]

Yes to all this

[@FancyJackKester]

GarchompFJ has totally given up on these sponsor transitions

[@wildhamm9653]

His vengeance shall be swift and merciless

[@joesplace2960]

He’ll be back.

[@burningsoul3969]

I love how litten's nickname made the Halloween nicknames being horror movie characters or fnaf characters both possible until gillman

[@shinipede3998]

har har harhar har

[@Thund3rDrag0n12]

¿Por qué no los dos?

[@PurgatoryProductions1]

who said he wasn’t named after freddy fazbear as well as kruger? the fnaf movie could be considered a horror movie.

[@andrewschaosson]

​@@PurgatoryProductions1Very technically. Loved the movie, but it was lackluster on the horror factor

[@Smuggs75]

Yet another fantastic video by you. It never ceases to amaze me that you do the same content over and over again, but you make it engaging every time where I'm hooked to the screen. The small stories between, the overarching narrative, the touching character building of your team. You truly feel connected to the team even though we aren't playing, just watching. Takes a lot of skill to do that and you've grown over the years to earn it. Well done Doc

[@clanedogg1]

This is now the second time in 3 years I’ve opened KZbin to see Flygon drop a run that is identical to the one I’m currently playing myself. Such a wonderful feeling!

[@superspider64]

28:40 That's actually hilarious that the literal baby was able to clutch such a lategame totem fight >XD

[@Deelee2020]

that sudden fall-in-love with Litten is SO real

[@Witzwo1]

Seeing how much cats like boxes, i think Freddy is one of the few Pokemon that does not mind beeing boxed.

[@fifthhorseman1632]

Yeah but have you ever tried to put a cat into a box it didn't want to go into

[@NotAnElk]

Flygon: "Freddy comes in to take out Blissey with a Fire Punch" Freddy: visibly using Darkest Lariat

[@nathanieldewalt1707]

I think watching a Halloween run were you are tormented the whole time would be interesting. And by tormented I mean the effect of the move torment is always active on your side, no using moves twice in a row.

[@zombeef3074]

Yo Incin on the thumbnail, Wolfe gonn LOVE this video

[@seaweedbrain2]

For anybody watching, inicineroar first appears at 22:15 in a nuzlocke of dark types

[@PureLilyShipper]

theyre married atp

[@davialmeida4442]

All of my life, I've never even though about topsy turvy. I had no idea it could be so useful on specifically totem fights. That kind of strategy is why I love pokemon

[@graysondavies2174]

i really enjoy seeing the newer games because you get to see more of a variety rather than just the same teams over and over again

[@skotiaH2O]

I'm glad you appreciate the Ultra games so much! They are some of my absolute favorites for the same reasons you mentioned. It's always nice to see them played through on this channel

[@Forever-GM-Dusty]

2:24 I paused on the exact frame where the full clipboard is raised to read the line "Bet you can't read this one". Checkmate, flygon

[@FlamingPhoenix88]

Flygon: Is she shocking how Carrie is still alive Also flygon: going out of his way to keep her alive

[@invisableumbrella]

The part about Megan and sacrifices being hard is highkey emblematic of why your channel is my favorite in the nuzlocke scene. Nuzlockes used to be about using guys you’ve never considered and making them your friend. Your special guy. And caring way too much when one of your special guys dies and screaming with joy when they don’t. The original nuzlocke was a comic, it was about the *story* you could tell and I loved that. After years where it’s all been boiled down to team building to nth degree and making sacs on purpose, most nuzlocke runs just don’t interest me anymore. They lack compassion, I guess is what I’m trying to say. Your pokemon runs are peak exactly because you still make it feel like you’re enjoying the game instead of just enjoying being *good* at the game. Suboptimal is better sometimes, yknow?

[@luckymcgirl9916]

I did an Ultra Moon Dark only playthrough a while back. Seeing this video reminded of the fun I had with it. Shoutout to Master Belch, my Alolan Muk and MVP.

[@liamschermer7901]

Based nickname

[@blueocten]

2:12 - I don't think I ever realized just how disrespectful teaching someone how to jump down a ledge would be in real life. Imagine the girl known for defending helpless creatures taking one look at you and deciding she needed to spend 5 minutes explaining how to safely step down from a slight elevation.

[@MrT-ib4rw]

I don’t need your pity women

[@genv.b521]

Helping Hand-boosted, +3 Sp. Attack, STAB-boosted Bug Buzz from Totem Ribombee yet Alolan Muk managed to survive it, I know it has quite the good Special bulk but my goodness that is insane for Ghostface to do so!

[@JareBear57]

Sableye is my all-time favorite Pokémon and it's so satisfying to see the little goblin show off her potential in a nuzlocke. Excellent video, as usual, Dr. HG!

[@tsifirakiehl4250]

I did a Scarlet/Violet Soullink with a friend, and I had a Sableye on my final team, paired with his Toxtricity. They were a great pair!

[@geoffn2540]

Bro, that Love is Blind reference was so funny. I paused the video for my wife to watch too, we also fast forward 90% of the finale. We also do predictions for all the couples (1 point for getting yes/no right and a bonus point for which one says "no" at the altar)

[@Cardb33]

It's crazy just how much harder Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon are than any other Pokemon games. The 2v1 totem matches, the stat boosts (even omni boosts) to start the battles, the fully maxed out EV's, all things you really don't see in any other game from the series. Most nuzlocke's can be beaten either deathless or with very few sacrifices but these games basically rely on dodging crits at certain times and making strategic sacrifices. These games are a couple minor tweaks away from being more like a ROM hack than a vanilla game. Great video, how dare you allow Alolan Muk to die like that and look forward to the next one!

[@eduardocarreno4525]

Hey you know what they say, Hustle Hustle. “Bet you can’t read this one” on the to do list.

[@kerchoo1096]

love the USUM playthroughs. never played the games growing up but they’re growing on me from your vids

[@slateportraichu5416]

Alola is brutal, I am always anxious and yet excited to watch these challenges=)Wishing you a nice week=3

[@Magicdfox]

havent watched the video yet but very glad you chose moon since you’re doing dark types, would’ve been a missed opportunity of it wasnt dark through the entire run

[@ES-dp6tw]

Always good to find an early run easy. Good muse to themes on which games and types to use, and can be interesting to envision what other methods can entail a nuzlocke run, like if you played GoldSilver only using the Pokemon who gain evolutions in later titles.

[@simonwiltshire3674]

Not the biggest fan of Sun and Moon but your commentary makes it worthwhile

[@sawsbucky488]

I like seeing the nuzlockes in Alola. With different max levels and real fights to watch out for, it's much more interesting and varied than a lineup of gym leaders. I also really enjoy watching the journey you go through with your different teams. :)

[@nathhje]

I see your gen 7 runs as a special treat, I always enjoy them

[@Torinett]

Absolutely love this nuzlocke so much, and your Alolan playthroughs are often some of my favorites you do! I would love to see more, what a rough one!

[@ryann42]

Ayyyy the mono-Dark Alola run let's goooooooo time to see if we can beat the curse

[@jolof6270]

I'm so impressed with this playthrough! One of the most exciting nuzlockes I've seen. I never managed myself to complete a Sun & Moon/Ultra vanilla nuzlocke. I don't play with calcs though since I'm terrible at math and all the cutscenes drive me insane lol Thank you for bringing laughter and excitement with your videos, Flygon!

[@TheSandFoxx]

Thank you, as always, for keeping the ad reads fresh. You are the only youtuber I will actually watch these for

[@BurnadaKnigter]

That spearow at 1:20 do be speaking facts from its perspective there

[@mollychankawaii]

I like to see the Ultra Sun/Moon nuzlockes! I never bought a copy of the Ultra games so it feels super fresh to see these games played and they do actually look challenging.

[@whereisspacebar2991]

I love alolan Muk, glad to see the goopy boi get its time to shine!

[@ZSeraph]

The Alola games are in my top3 favorite in Pokemon, so I'm glad you enjoy playing them! I think they get more hate than they deserve. Great video as always

[@stealst]

That Ultra Necrozma strategy was outstanding! That fight is so monstrous that I always look forward to seeing how Nuzlockers handle it.

[@jueevee3795]

Wooooo new run! This one was a super fun watch, the way you get us invested in your little creature crew is always a delight :D

[@darre21]

Saw the thumbnail and thought it was a wolfey video lol. Anyway, brilliant storytelling as always Matti, and good luck on your twitch challenges this week and weekend!

[@opac4515]

Speaking of the Thumbnail, wasn't it originally an Alolan Muk? When did it switch to Incinaroar?

[@Jason-gh9dd]

Built like a medicham is really funny 😂😂 Love your videos Doctor FG ;)

[@skyboxAngel]

I get so excited every time you visit Alola! Sun and Moon are some of my absolute favorites of the pokemon series :) happy halloween!!

[@Skaredeekatt]

It would be maybe neat to see a nuzlocke using only pokemon that have fainted in previous nuzlockes of that region. A little all-stars redemption round if you will.

[@GumyShark]

ultra sun/moon are my favorite pokemon games- they’re really challenging (even if sometimes that challenge is my patience lmao) and the variety of pokemon and options makes it really enjoyable!

[@Flaccid_toast]

36:28 Toucannon is looking at me like I told him that Fruit Loops was not my favorite cereal

[@gamerboi175]

love the Halloween theme names, it was all so perfect

[@yex9069]

this man is so good at creating suspense and making ur heart drop its WILD

[@idaniellane]

I LOVE the Alola games! Top 3 favorite playthroughs out of every game! Really enjoyed this one, Flygon! ❤

[@RedLions2]

The production value on this is so high! Entertaining challenge for sure

[@IAmPhos548]

I love the Spearow saying "Oh fuck he's dead". Got me cackling

[@Kevin-hq6wo]

Another banger. Man, I tear through Flygon’s videos like a perfectly cooked- well you get the idea

[@catouniverse]

"bulky absol" is something I never expected to hear XD alola has to be my favourite region, so I'm always down for more playthroughs!

[@colemat]

14:15 Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves

[@Razi-e]

Love Epic the musical!! Such a great song in an even better soundtrack!!

[@Mobslayer-tm9mo]

I'm at 0:54 and I'm typing this comment to have a guess at the naming theme cause as soon as I heard "Freddy" I'm like, 90% sure that it's for Freddy Kruger and the theme is horror movie villans so I'm expecting to see a Jason, Saw, Pennywise and more~!

[@grey-c8138]

I'm ngl my first guess when I saw Freddy was Freddy Fazbear lol

[@Benno_427]

06:58 where is GarchompFJ? Is he okay? Is he safe? He's not doing the ad Segways anymore!

[@DG_Toti]

I’m thinking that Dragonite fellow may have somethin to do with it but I can’t be certain

[@Benno_427]

@DG_Toti hmmm, perhaps

[@laurencebrown3822]

I was expecting a Halloween jump scare from GarchompFJ, and I'm kind of surprised he didn't make an appearance. I feel that we should be worried, that he's planning something huge if he didn't have time to show up in this video.

[@fleeper20]

Flygon is truly the master of meta transitions for sponsor reads, makes me chuckle every time

[@Laridae_]

“Don’t get attached” too late, I got attached to Carrie the second I saw her

[@mtverv]

Alola and Generation 7 as a whole brought me back to Pokemon after my long, long hiatus following Pokemon Platinum in Gen 4 so I’d love to see more Alola runs that’s for sure. I’m currently in the middle of 2 Alola runs myself, one being a Sun Dark Type Only and the other being an Ultra Moon Normal Type Only. Nuzlocking Gen 7 is one of the more fun times I have playing Pokemon…

[@AndHeShallAppear]

31:48 - “Careful Ribombee, this the moment when the supposedly dead killer comes back to life for one more scare”

[@Promatim]

I do like these! Personally, my favorite nuzlocks are DPPt, XY, and Unova stuff, but I like the current mix of variety a lot.

[@thepunisher6674]

incineroar is the charizard of the newer generations

[@joshuar2415]

Hes less popular then decidueye but i love it second best starter all time behind charizard

[@skarmory93]

​@joshuar2415 charizard is nowhere near the best, from an competitive viewpoint

[@skarmory93]

Far far better than Charizard

[@joshuar2415]

@@skarmory93 i said popular not competitve and still g max and mega y was more used then incineroar lol found on more percentage of teams in vgc and singles imo if incineroar was introduced earlier with zard y it would get outclassed because its slower and gets one shotted and parting shot don't got prioty and gmax has basically a built in life orb in the with wildfire it has way advantages before gmax and dynamax was banned so competively zard was better at its peak now in days yes incineroar

[@dvillines26]

Incineroar is better than Charizard in most metrics

[@HavenKhaos]

I love the Alola challenges. I truly love how hard these games are. And while yeah the story is tiresome for repeat playthroughs as a "Every now and then we go back to it" it's nice.

[@scalyscallion]

I never owned a 3DS so it's really nice to just experience the game through your runs!

[@scrrrlet]

Alola is my favorite region so I'm always so happy when you visit it again!

[@elirantuil5003]

Unpopular opinion: the alola games are the best main series games if you're emulating and have a save file past the beginning.

[@ianhay527]

I think Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are my favorite pokemon games, so I would love to see more of them on the channel

[@AzureDragon158]

Love to see Best Type getting the respect it deserves!

[@x_xenn_x6813]

28:20 Carrie was surely carrying that fight...

[@tombaker5926]

That cut on the ad read had perfect comedic timing

[@kaitosama3766]

This is the first monolock in these games (ultra sun/moon) that you defeated in one attemp congratulation

[@michaelruggere9302]

Yoooooo I did a pokemon sun dark type run a month ago it was so much fun I’m so happy to see this your the best Mr HG

[@AmityBlightoutsideurwindow]

I Love the story Lines you put into these Videos And With the Langth Of them all Its like Watching a movie :0

[@AlonsoMoore]

Commenting because the world needs more Flygon

[@redgaming-nq9dx]

29:34 the green ultra wormhole could have given either a shiftree (swamp thing) or a drapion (centipede) which could have been a new encounter!! Possibly even a shiny one 😂

[@fuecoco_nom_nom]

Thanks for making such cool content, flygon. Love your videos

[@GoldBoy_12]

i love ur playthroughs thanks for creating pokemon magic

[@douglassantana7653]

Alola games are always nice for monotype challenges. The variety on available Pokémon gives room for some nice team formations.

[@rb4734]

You did it again! An other masterpiece, well done Mr. HG.

[@MrDrPsych]

i was hoping to see another usum nuzlocke! carrie deserves to be in the flygonhg hall of fame!

[@riley7036]

I love Alola playthroughs, its my 2nd fav gen and the risks make them exciting!

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

It will never cease to infuriate me how you always stop right before Rainbow Rocket, because lets be real Giovanni is the final boss not Hau (No Hau slander intended). And before you ask, yes i do like seeing people lose.

[@envystar687]

Horror icon nicknaming theme? I dig it!

[@lullabycyanure9029]

Who does Rose stand for ? 🥲 she’s the only one I’m not sure about..

[@morganandrewhowlett]

Your videos are the highlight of my week 🙌

[@puffypuff3144]

i know i already commented but now that ive actually reached the end of the video, I'm so happy that Alolan Muk finally got to shine in one of these. It's an incredible Pokemon through and through, with insane special bulk, an absolutely cracked typing both defensively and, surprisingly, offensively as well due to the good synergy between the STABs. Muk's weirdly diverse movepool really benefits from how accessible tutor moves are in USUM, too. It's a shame he didn't make it onto the e4 team, but that's how the crystallized toxin crumbles, ain't it.

[@shiny1556]

I am always positive with these videos since they are so cool but I can’t bring myself to forgive Flygon for getting Babadook killed for a dollar store eevolution.

[@brandonroy6981]

Aloha is always interesting to see as the various challenges add uniqueness to Nuzlockes

[@ScotteLarsonn]

I thought @Garchomp_FJ would've made a comment by now. Weird.

[@silver_was_found]

Same. Maybe he's being held captive by Flygon or something

[@wonderboy6927]

7:17 you got some milk in your stache Dr. 1Ball

[@jaxpool155]

topsy-turvy is such a helpful move in usum! really glad i picked up an inkay in my first playthrough of ultra sun

[@Coolingtulip]

What a Halloween treat! A Dark type monolock!

[@hikkaru5912]

usum supremacy, the videos on them are always so good!

[@vorsutus7615]

Awesome run, USUM playthroughs never disappoint. Long live Esther!