Pokémon Violet Hardcore Nuzlocke - Cats Only! (No items, no overleveling)

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Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch one Cat Pokémon per Area
3. Nickname Pokémon
Hardcore Nuzlocke Ruleset:
4. No items in battle (held items okay)
5. No leveling past the next Titan/Star Boss/gym leader/E4's ace (at the START of the battle)
6. Play on manual "Set" battle mode
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[@missmara4980]

Hello Dr Flygon HG, I can honestly say I feel honoured that you picked Greebo for the starter, never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined him playing such a big role when I sent that silly picture. Thank you for all the laughs, and much love from both of us.

[@brandonkilbourne76]

May Greebo forever be remembered as an absolute crit machine and very good friend

[@aubarlowe]

i love Greebo with all my heart

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

greebo is such an adorable little guy! i hope you and him both have a great day!

[@thegirlwiththatface]

Give greebo some extra love from all of us 💕

[@ludicroushamster3565]

Greebo - is that a Pratchett reference?

[@Silvermoon424]

I can't stop laughing at the footage of irl Greebo falling off the branch, his facial expression is priceless

[@Ajehy]

The master of trees! Perfect for a grass type. 😹

[@TheKampfmaschine]

"I've made a huge mistake"

[@StackatackaStudios]

Fr

[@freewilly1193]

"It was at that moment, he realized..."

[@sarahbarabe4990]

As a cat owner I love that nobody cares what kind of cat they have. I think it just adds to the chaos of owning a cat.

[@FatJesus15]

This is exactly what is required to own a cat..... The tolerance and desire for chaos

[@mochi_aster]

I have a brain dead orange kitty and a spoiled norwegian forest calico and I love these little demon rats 😌

[@chihkeyno]

hi flygon! This video makes me very very happy. I’m one of Moonshine’s owners and, unfortunately, Moonshine passed away yesterday from complications of her being FeLV+. I’m so very glad that I got to care for her, and that so many folks got to see how special she is because of this video. ❤

[@rivkatadjer]

May her memory be a blessing, she looked like the sweetest little baby ❤❤

[@pokenath242]

What is FeLV+

[@n1ghtg7ard50]

@@pokenath242Feline leukemia virus

[@user-wk7jk5of4f]

@@pokenath242 Feline leukemia virus. It is basically like HIV aids but for cats. It weakens their immune system and makes them more prone to diseases.

[@radiusbecka1799]

I spent a good minute laughing at Greebo's face just before he fell of the branch

[@xRaiofSunshine]

What a goofball 😂

[@Kuronosa]

He's like "Oh No!"

[@Snipergod1024]

@@Kuronosa "I have made a terrible mistaaaaake!"

[@JubioHDX]

I had to pause cause i couldnt even hear HG anymore 😭

[@sstsalazar]

0:53 for reference, top starter for the video.

[@clearwing1653]

My favorite part was when Greebo said “it’s Greebing time” and Greebed all over the place

[@bigcooltony437]

I’m morbing

[@yeahyeahwowman8099]

It is even better when the joke isn't stale as shit like this one. Say do better at comedy, since you don't need it to succeed, why bother right? It's opening yourself to being trolled, so troll away.

[@kaylawoodbury2308]

That's so morb 😩

[@SamGBSR]

Why are these comments still at the top of every single comment section lmao everyone out here morbin

[@Yvernyx]

morbing rn

[@purgatoryproductions310]

i always love your runs, but i was especially excited for this one. i’ve always been a cat person, but the main reason i was looking forward to this run because my own cat was featured. pickles may not have been as much of a beast as greebo, but i’m still thrilled that he was able to do so well in this nuzlocke. thank you so much for featuring my buddy. what a perfect way to honour his memory.

[@missmara4980]

I'm so sorry for your loss, Pickles looks like such a sweet boy. May this video keep his memory alive.

[@purgatoryproductions310]

@@FlygonHG glad to hear it! i was very happy when i saw he had intimidate, especially with how much of a hassle rivalry can be at times. i'm very proud of my boy.

[@ave_maria323]

Sorry for your loss

[@papathicctm6465]

A reptile run next would be great. Scarlet has a cool roster of reptiles, even excluding the dragon types.

[@CyberDrewan]

You could even get away with certain dragon types, like Cyclizar, which is highly inspired by modern day lizards.

[@portiac6097]

Crocodile starter

[@tredorre6590]

A rodent only video could be amazing!! Rats, hamsters, mice, bunnies etc. This was absolutely adorable and I loved seeing Greebo greeb his way to the top

[@juliawidobravely]

Seconding!

[@akshayawadhani9531]

RAT POWER!!!!

[@tredorre6590]

@@akshayawadhani9531 YES OMG RAT POWER RUN

[@Ajehy]

RAT POWAH! Also a Lizardloke would be cool. Give the skink- and chameleon-lovers a chance in the spotlight!

[@achingjack]

bunnies aren't rodents! but I'd be totally down for a small mammal video :)

[@TheXehanorto]

Well, you know what they sing. Everybody wants to be a cat~ Because a cat's the only cat, who knows where it's at~

[@linnywines8014]

A square with a horn 🎺 Makes you wish you weren’t born Every time he plays 🎶

[@sammym2426]

But with a square in the act You can set music back To the cave man days, cha-cha-ba-dum-bo-day

[@zvephemeral]

I lost my cat in October of last year, just before his 10th birthday. He was my best friend. You've said before that you enjoy making a puzzle out of Nuzlocke challenges. That you like crafting an assured victory, rather than skating by on luck alone. I really appreciate that skill of yours being showcased here in a deathless run as an homage to some incredible pets. Obviously risks were taken (some unintentionally so), but I think it's a testament to your skill as a Nuzlocker to play through them, and respecting the namesakes of your Pokémon to not make needless sacrifices. This was really cathartic for me. I know it's Pokémon, and maybe it's silly, but it felt really good to see some cats cherished and treated as important. Thank you.

[@edm2478]

100% lovingly referred to you as “Uncle Flygon” when I saw the notification for this. I told my daughter (she’s 11 months old) that we would “watch Uncle Flygon nuzlocke Pokemon Violet with kittens” at bedtime tonight, and we did 🥰

[@decode2281]

I literally rewatched the puppylocke just two hours ago and now i get the catlocke what a great Saturday morning

[@OfficialShiggySimp]

Agreed!

[@mushroom5209]

Ýèś

[@rodo1252]

@@OfficialShiggySimp pussylocke?

[@nykolepoirier9810]

Caturday morning mayhaps?

[@swagmaster699]

In my first nuzlocke (fire red), my snorlax was named Dale, after my 25 pound solid black cat, and he carried the run. Lost him when he was 15 He was the dictionary definition of "please pet me"

[@Kotenekrazy]

A Lizardlocke would be cool, I don't own a lizard, but it would justify both the fuecoco pick and why you are riding a lizard. I know hm mon's are usually excluded from challenge rules, but in a lizardlocke it would be a non-issue. Also Alliteration 👀

[@praalgraf]

my cat sadly passed away last week and the shinx story made me shed a tear. great video, thoroughly enjoyed it :)

[@gwammeh]

I appreciate that Greebo the superstar of the run was named after Greebo the Discworld cat who killed two vampires single-pawedly

[@missmara4980]

“Greebo had spent an irritating two minutes in that box. Technically, a cat locked in a box may be alive or it may be dead. You never know until you look. In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.”

[@marcogypaetus9607]

"Greebo exploded like a claymore mine"

[@ZidaneWarner]

He's a big softy really.

[@kmbehrens14]

So happy to see Meowscarada getting their full glorious due. I love my kitty starter!

[@goldenalpaca3881]

honestly, i wasn't expecting Meowscarada to be SUCH a solid sweeper

[@guts1579]

@@goldenalpaca3881 When I started playing the game and choose my starter cat she came with adamant nature, 30IV in speed and attack ( yes I also got the female one ) and goddamn with some attack EVs and miracle seed + grass Tera she was just destroying the game alone. I only benched her during Ice gym and in other fights she atleast take down 1 to 3 Pokemon everytime. It was a crazy experience as I don't think I have used a starter more than her lol

[@ozithedino]

Congrats on keeping all the virtual cats alive! I'd love to see a rodent only video!

[@cuanchulainn]

I'd honestly love to see you do a horse-locke or a hoof-locke, Mudsdale has quickly become my new fave pokemon in my current playthrough even though most would probably agree that that's a goated pkmn

[@mattyorshin]

My second fav ground pokemon

[@phantominway]

You should do a starlocke featuring the big names of previous nuzlockes (wil fly, queen basalt, etc

[@amethysttvgl1601]

That would be perfect! Maybe for like an anniversary video or something.

[@KelseyHontz]

Although I love watching Dr. Flygon wrack his brains to solve near-impossible battle stat puzzles... I also really like that sometimes he just has a chance to look at some cute kitties

[@amethysttvgl1601]

A lizard or birdlocke would be awesome to see! I loved seeing all the cute puppies and kitties over these other two petlockes!!!

[@JubioHDX]

I was not prepared for "A Sucker Punch will immediately turn Hen (espeon) into a ghost type" 😂

[@weirdomcfreak]

My favorite moment was when Greebo said "it's greebing time" and proceeded to Greeb all over the enemy team

[@daalimbe]

GREEBOOOOO

[@Pikarose150]

Greebo will forever hold a special place in my heart after this Nuzlocke, he will go down in history as one of the bravest warriors of all time.

[@spencerchancey1471]

I appreciate you calling out how badass the pokeball throw is in the final fight here. Thank you

[@heartnet40]

Really grateful for this video in particular FlygonHG. My family had to depart with our precious housecat named Mango over a year ago when we moved and it's been hard having to live without my handsome little sweetheart all this time. But seeing all the love and effection other people's precious purrers recieved in this video really felt healing. I could really feel the raw and unconditional love your Patreon subscribers felt for each precious kitty they sent you. This makes me feel a lot better about my own cat woes. Your content is so good, keep it up.

[@purebeing3755]

Did you know that vaporeon in terms of... cuteness is quite high in the tier of cute eeveelutions, that is prob cause she looks like a dog and a cat, 2 animals that the human being loves alot :)

[@KINGSLINKY.]

You bated so many people 🎉

[@vikavoltisepic3507]

Correct, good job!

[@captaincriticize8050]

You're on thin ice mister.

[@mauaglr]

@@KINGSLINKY. he WAT?

[@megmalins]

in terms of utility.. vaporeon is quite high too, due to being able to create water, which is supposedly fresh water.

[@Flane4]

As a cat owner myself I can safely say I have no idea what breed she is so that part made me laugh quite a bit.

[@viniciussousa9791]

My street has 10 stray cats at least, we've been preparing to rescue some of them and try to find support and homes for the others. This video has been a motivation boost for me to go through this with my wife. Thank you!

[@s.a.barnes7365]

I'd like you to know that I clicked on this as soon as I saw it, and eagerly watched while kneading bread. As a certified cat person and Meowscarada player, I was overjoyed to see this. This was really awesome; thank you very much! (As for potential themes, I suggest maybe a reptile themed run, though honestly my first thought was a normal monolocke solely because I want to see you use Dudunsparce. XD)

[@syrendsong]

you should definitely do a run with birds!! it'd be really fun to watch =D

[@Dudeish96]

you're not luck Pokémon one that no one likes because I just wanna I just wanna play to get normally and you are doing one of those so I'm going to click on it upI wish someone replies this and says I'm the worst I'm going to say you're the worst

[@hollow1985]

As a tarantula owner my mind immediately jumps to a spider only run, but I don’t even think there’s 6 spider Pokémon in paldea LOL

[@radpear8592]

Spidops only run 👀

[@tsawy6]

I'd be worried less than 6 of flygon's viewers have pet spiders

[@bookreaderman6715]

​@@tsawy6 I feel like if he ran out he could use fictional ones as stand ins

[@crazyframe4]

@@tsawy6I have one as well so we have 2 covered

[@Twinklethefox9022]

I'd avoid it.

[@CelticGuardian7]

I had to double-take at hearing the name Moonshine being used. My stepsister has a black male kitty named Moonshine, though my half-sister and I sometimes jokingly call him IA for Illegal Alcohol. =P Not the same Moonshine as here, but a funny coincidence! So many cute kitties made this an even better video than usual~ Also helps that Espeon is my favorite Pokémon with Umbreon being my second favorite (followed by the other Eeveelutions) so I got to enjoy watching them. =3

[@manniquin]

Your videos are what I look forward to the most on KZbin. I get excited every time I see you upload! Thanks for all the hard work you do!

[@DBfan12]

Heck yeah, I love cats! :D I also love having the Pokémon be named after viewers kitties, love seeing videos and pics of adorable pets

[@prateekkandari1999]

this man goes above and beyond with every video and never failes to entertain thank you for always making weekends more fun

[@loudwhispre9406]

7:54 I could've gone my entire life without hearing an adult man with a college degree and a girlfriend say this line in this voice. This was one of the impressions of all time. On an entirely unrelated note, Bellibolt's bulbs protruding from its head aren't its eyes. The yellow line that serves as its smile, has its eyes right there above the smile and its just so cute. Also, praise Greebo

[@Matt-hw9tg]

Love the content, Flygon! I can always tell you’re improving, and the editing + writing just shines brighter and brighter 😍

[@squelto]

Birds or reptiles would be really cool! Have you also thought of doing a mono lock of generation specific pokemon in one of these late games? Like only gen 1 pokemon in scarlet or something? Anywho great vid as always. The puppy lock is how I discovered your channel and now I've watched them all!

[@MasterFallenHero]

"I don't think anyone objects to more kittens" *Bob Barker enters the chat*

[@CassidyiszMe83]

You should make a rodent(mouse, rat, Guinea pig, hamster, etc.) only Pokémon nuzlock. Also fun fact, the bug type in Pokémon only exists because of Satoshi’s love for bug catching. Satoshi Tajiri has autism so he had a special interest which was bug catching. His love for bug catching combined with his autism and later in his life his love for video games is also the reason that Pokémon as a whole exists.

[@Liriand]

We are blessed with pics of so many beautiful kitties 😊 great run, I'm glad you chose to use the Eeveelutions!

[@eduardcaisin9769]

I want to suggest a rodent only run solely so that we may be blessed with more RAT POWER. Sometimes art is found in the littlest things.

[@Aviplotbunny]

Thanks for the great run this week! I feel very grateful that two mons I like-meowscarada and espeon-got to pop off so hard. Plus all the cat pics were amazing. Gotta love a good petlocke. If a Blaze Black video is next I’m looking forward to seeing it! Since you’ve mentioned enjoying using mons you’ve never used before, have you considered a run where your eligible encounters are only mons you haven’t beaten the game with before? You could call it a Rising Stars Locke or something of the sort.

[@CG-py1wr]

Greebo's FACE when he fell off that branch xD amazing. Thank you Dr. Flygon for the fun time, and thank you to all the cat owners for sharing their cats with us. This video was a delight

[@tokilladaemon]

If anyone doesn't know, greebo is nanny ogg's huge swaggering bully of a cat from the discworld series, who chases bears up trees and has killed at least two vampires, as well as being the only male ancestor of every cat in lancre for the last thirty generations. "Nanny was still worried something might happen to him. It was generally considered by everyone else in the kingdom that the only thing that might slow greebo down was a direct meteorite strike"

[@zttaylorfitness6637]

I hope you do this “cat” theme in further nuzlockes…I will definitely post my late childhood cat in the patreon. BooBear the tuxedo deserves it ❤

[@zootropoh]

Flygon's SV Catlock just made my Caturday just purrfect ✨

[@Gimic2]

12:18 I feel like I’ve heard that line somewhere… Great vid as always, love themed runs that are not type-specific

[@nebben6470]

I'm loving this series! I haven't used Cyclizar in my playthroughs yet so I would love to see reptile pets be a part of this series.

[@darkninjafirefox]

I've been waiting since the rabbit-locke! Always worth the wait

[@mysteriousmog51]

Finally someone who hates the Vaporeon jokes. (This is why I'm subbed to your channel). But in all seriousness these Nuzokes are really fun to watch and I really enjoy them! if I were to suggest anything it would to be to do a Scarlet Nuzloke of of ghost types only. (Just a suggestion though.) Thanks for the great content FlygonHG!

[@dropfish3109]

But *did you know-*

[@mysteriousmog51]

@@dropfish3109 shut up furry!

[@kohrakthehorriblebionicle6187]

hearing a discworld reference inside the first minute of this I knew I was gonna love it. and greebo was very well characterised vs his namesake I have to say

[@alexperez2908]

I had a serious incident yesterday after a tiring week. Thank you for continuing to have these videos. They’re my weekly comfort.

[@HoneyStarfall]

Please consider doing a bird's only run in paldea sometime!!! You get a starter like in this run (which is always so fun!!) Plus there's so many birds in this game with so many types!! I love your content, this was my favorite video you've ever done!!!

[@johnnyshortfor]

It would be a very limited pool to choose from, but I would love to see a horse/farm animal nuzlocke! And if you do birds I will send you SO many chickens with good names, I actually have a perfect one for Dodrio or Hydreigon (it’s about the three heads more than the bird)…

[@riverwaters6770]

I feel like a good way to tell if an eevee-lution is a cat or not would be to ask yourself: could i imagine it purring?.. lol

[@chrismcginty5903]

Being a dog lover and not really liking cats, this video was amazing to see and that you also took pet names from pictures and videos your viewers sent in made it SO much better and adorable and made me appreciate cats more( though I’ll still always be a dog lover and owner) great video and content as always flygon! I know it’s an older video but still gotta show some love

[@johncrawford3321]

Suggestion: a pet rodent run! You could also include rabbits (technically not rodents, but close enough) for type diversity

[@ryankoch8849]

Great video. Love these alternate themes. One more encounter could have been Zangoose. It’s actually called the Cat Ferret so with cat in the name

[@purgatoryproductions310]

it’s based on a mongoose though, the pokédex says some dumb stuff.

[@pickleboy6059]

That logic would allow wishcast as it’s a catfish

[@_notquitehuman_]

I think a Rodent Run would be awesome! I have two little albino rats, Ika and Niko, and while I can't enter them because I can't do the whole Patreon thing(not my choice, I would if I could, I'm just broke lol), the three of us will always enjoy watching! They love the sound of your voice, I watch you on speaker so they can listen in ^^ Love you, Dr Flygon!

[@isyaboiskinny]

The blurry still of Pickles is the funniest thing I've ever seen 😂 keep up the amazing videos Dr Flygon!

[@craigstephenson7676]

I think now people send in their other pets with a Pokémon they want to represent them. You could limit the amount of encounters and separate it into multiple petlockes

[@JamesTaylor-oh1sd]

I'm more of a dog person, but I gotta love some cute little kittens

[@AngelicGuardian36905]

I'm watching this with my lovely tortoiseshell cat Alani and her eyes are glued to the screen, she's an absolute sweetheart and I feel like she takes care of me more than I take care of her. Shoutout to Alani and all the other amazing cats out there!

[@superrainbow06]

Hi Flygon! Love all of your videos, they're always super interesting with the challenges that you do! I think something like a lizard/reptile only run could be fun! I have a bearded dragon of my own and I love him sm

[@achatz8391]

A moth only nuzlocke would also be interesting, given the abundance of moth pokemon in various games. They do, however, generally suck, so it would be quite a challenge as well.

[@SKULLEDWORMS]

now we need the CROCLOCKE

[@nicholasweed1849]

I am absolutely in love with this. You didn't have to go so hard with the adorable cats. I knew I made the right decision subscribing.

[@KasumiLin]

This is so adorable!!! Thank you for the amazing content!!! ✨✨✨

[@syan2240]

Yesss finally!! Cats get the justice they deserve

[@OfficialShiggySimp]

WOO! JUSTICE!

[@hypoaktivnaovca]

Ah yes, can't wait for that ferretlocke 😼

[@Frogmood]

I've seen less than 10 seconds of footage of real life Greebo and he is INSTANTLY my best friend on this earth

[@danielhale1]

I'm happy you did a Catlocke! Your videos are amazing, and I was delighted to see all these adorable kitties! Next themes could be Foodlocke (food pokemon -- Sword&Shield has tons of these), Ducklocke (or more generally birbs), Hamlocke (hamsters or rodents), Mechalocke (mechanical and object pokemon), Unlovedlocke (unpopular pokemon like Garbador), Yellowlocke (only yellow mons), Shellocke (only pokemon with shells or exoskeletons). But another option is a Deadlocke, which is made up of only mons you've lost in previous nuzlockes.

[@michaelwhalen9084]

so confused why people think jolteon is a dog- jotleon gives me SUCH cat vibes

[@ekonthungcyrusngullie4391]

Agreed

[@matthewramos1278]

I think it'd be really cool if you did a lizard-locke and a bird-locke, that way you can start with the other two paldean starters

[@cationst]

These petlockes are so fun!! I'd love to see a lancelocke next (only birds nuzlocke)

[@DrFoggyPants]

God I love that vid of Greebo clinging on to that branch for dear life

[@madsphelps3355]

I love your videos! Not a petlocke, but would you ever do a foodlocke, only pokemon that are food?

[@Tengokuchi]

​@@FlygonHG explaining how you'd cook each catch would add to the challenge of the run.

[@wanderingbardgaming]

Makes my day seeing you use my favorite Pokemon Espeon (who is absolutely catlike IMO) and it getting the final kill of the run. Great video!

[@emerald0310]

34:40 As an owner of a bearded dragon, I you should do a reptile lock next! Though (excluding dragons and including dunsparce) there’s only like 7 lines, so you’d probably wanna also include dragons if you did it.

[@soph13s]

a rodentlocke would be really cool!! this one was so much fun shoutout to greebo

[@BasketOfPuppies642]

The best part of this video is when Greebo said "it's Greebin' time!" and then totally Greebed all over the enemy pokemon

[@Rarest26]

There’s something hilarious about calling Quaquaval “disturbingly humanoid” when using a starter that’s the same, but on steroids. A bird run would be nice to give that guy some spotlight.

[@KirbyCom]

Watched this while cuddling with my little kitty lady Peppers, we're big fans of Greebo's bravery and outdoorsmanship

[@Wynntersenk6017]

I think a birdlocke is a good idea on this game so you can do the third starter of this game

[@justis_fr]

I predict greebo will be a member of all teams to come

[@Iffondrel]

Love the cats! Your nuzlockes never fail to impress me. Either Sun/Moon or SV Bird Only run when? 👀

[@shalomjacobs7909]

This is the Nuzlock I’ve been waiting for!!!

[@hackerking9350]

Each cat pokemon should have 9 live to role play as real cat lol

[@djdrizzy9139]

Meowscarada is the perfect starter for me: grass (favorite type) + cat+ feminine are traits I love! Bonus points for Protean, Flower trick, and good competitive viability. She's so cute too.

[@sammym2426]

My cat's breeds are "Unpercieved Cryptid" and "Screaming Chonk". Also I adore this video.

[@cariandi]

Most people don't know what "type" of cat they have because the vast majority of cats are not part of a breed. They're just cats. Instead, they're classified based on coat length (color doesn't matter). Greebo and Pickles are (mostly likely) domestic long haired cats while Robbie and Carlisle are domestic short haired cats, for example.

[@tehguava]

is a ratlocke possible? I think the next step is a nuzlocke operating at 100% RAT POWER

[@kayleighlehrman9566]

I love when Greebo said "it's greebin' time" and proceeded to greeb all over the region.

[@a.r.4822]

Stolen comment bruh

[@abdullahak2204]

I loved this so much ! It was so pawsome!

[@WailfulSeeker82]

This was fantastic. A bird run, rodent run and fish run would be interesting

[@johnnyrankin]

This is scientifically one of the greatest nuzlockes ever created. Period