Pokémon Yellow - My First Gen 1 Hardcore Nuzlocke! (No items, No overleveling)

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Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch the first Pokémon on each Route (Species Clause)
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
Additional Video Ruleset:
7. No looking up information, using calculators, checking documentation, etc. etc.
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[@aurochtamer]

Bulbasaur Lady: "I don't think you're a kind enough trainer to trust this bulbasaur to." Flygon: *flailing around his dead Pikachu by the tail * "WHY THE HELL NOT?!"

[@aegisScale]

"I HAVE CONQUERED THE WORLD, CLEARLY I AM WORTHY." "Okay then, bring back your Pikachu and prove it." *_"DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THE RULES PLACED UPON MY SHOULDERS TO BE THE BEST THAT EVER WAS!?"_* "Well, guess I'll keep waiting . . ."

[@undertaker5512]

Only his pokemon slots were full

[@SaymSsik]

That literally made me laugh out loud. Thank you for this lol

[@crobatgaming5661]

@@undertaker5512 No it requires you a pikachu with max friendship with a free slot

[@aronmurphy1586]

I'm dead 🤣🤣🤣🤣💀

[@mulderyes4976]

For those wondering, you get the bulbasaur by having your pikachu in your party and it having high enough friendship. You also have to have a space free in your party. Since Flygon's pikachu died first, technically he would have never been able to get the bulbasaur.

[@eduardomatos1704]

Im 2 months late 🤣 at least someone explained it

[@jaysonocampo6472]

As long as your Pikachu has a high friendship you can still get it. But since this is a nuzlocke, it's impossible.

[@elvinr6207]

@@jaysonocampo6472 how you get high friendship in this gen?

[@jaysonocampo6472]

@@elvinr6207 not letting you Pikachu faint. Giving it potion and antidotes when needed and also talking to it always. You will know your Pikachu has high friendship when you see hearts with it when talking

[@TheForeverRanger]

You can cheat it out with using Potions while it is fully healed.

[@WilBgames]

Finishing Yellow without Pikachu feels like a mortal sin.

[@San-lh8us]

well, he *did* have a yellow pokemon not only in his team, but giving the final blow to the champion

[@nikoszparaszkevopulosz5522]

Most of people after geting bulbasaur trade evolving him too raichu for me bulbasaur was evrithing never cared about the actual mascot or main character in every franchise

[@patonosequecosa]

​@@nikoszparaszkevopulosz5522 but yellow Pikachu doesn't evolve

[@ohhellwhereami2574]

​​@@patonosequecosatransfer it to other game, evolve it, trade it back just to spite on this shidass Pikachu

[@nikoszparaszkevopulosz5522]

@@patonosequecosa you can evolve it when you trade it and he have a light ball if you send it in gen 2

[@Huskie297]

For those that don't know, to get that Bulbasaur, you have to raise your Pikachu to max friendship. You can do this very easily by spamming potions on your Pikachu at full health, which won't waste the potion and will make it happier. Once your Pikachu shows hearts when you talk to it, the lady will notice how much it loves you and give you the Bulbasaur! Amazed I managed to find this out by accident when I first played the game, but I was a little silly kid that thought it was cute to try to heal Pikachu and watch it be happy that you tried.

[@letsplayg]

Omg I remember talking to my Pikachu 24/7 as a kid and randomly seeing a heart, while vaguely remembering some npc gave me a starter but it was so vague that the other time I played I had no idea which npc or where I got the starter, this explains it haha

[@VitZ9]

I like how you thought it would be "cute" to try and make Pikachu OD on potions. 😆 _"Nurse Joy! Help me please! I gave my Pikachu a potion and it started foaming at the mouth!"_ _"Good Lord! This Pikachu is dying! How many potions did you give it?"_ _"Well he seemed to like them so-"_ *_"How many?"_* _"... About 3000. Yeah. My bad."_

[@Huskie297]

@@VitZ9 They don't ingest the potions, they're sprayed on. So maybe it's more like you sprayed so much medicine that it stinks now, and also can't breathe because of the fumes Xd

[@sirmoony5633]

I'm old enough to grow up in the time where Mega Evolutions, Fairy Types, Z Moves, Dynamax and Terstalizations never existed! It was all about battles and we never had to worry about all of those fucking gimmicks and shit like that!

[@KopperNeoman]

@sirmoony5633 Mega Evolutions and Z moves weren't gimmicks like Teras and Dynamax. They were full-blown new mechanics, cut with Dexit. Gen 7 still had megas.

[@Fuyuko-Yuki]

Also regarding the Bulbasaur, your Pikachu needs to have max friendship before she gives it to you. You can cheese it by repeatedly giving Pikachu a potion even if it’s at full health

[@boianko]

She knows what he did. Pikachu should have never fought that Nidoran...

[@cyrus638]

I never knew this after all these years

[@arumaka3662]

So she was right....bruh

[@plaguedoct0r]

Beat me to it. Was going to post the exact same thing.

[@SorvahrSpahr]

max happiness and you need a slot on your party iirc?

[@yifun6187]

Fun fact I learned from watching Scott’s Thoughts (who I highly recommend), your rivals eeveelution is based off of the first two battles with your rival! If you lose the lab battle, he chooses vaporeon. If you win and don’t do the optional battle next to vermillion, he chooses flareon. If you win and beat him in the optional battle, he chooses jolteon.

[@stephenbrentlinger6812]

Love me some Scott’s Thoughts (at 1.75x speed)

[@MegaManNetworkOfCourse]

@@stephenbrentlinger6812 .5 speed or nothing

[@JzanderN]

I always liked the idea that if you keep beating him, he decides to fight fire with fire (or electric with electric) and get a Jolteon to match your Pikachu, but if he beats you he gets cocky and goes for a Vaporeon.

[@joelmorris9694]

I was lucky enough to have the guide in 1999 (for the best, as 10-year old me, and frankly 33-year old me, was... not good at these games), and obviously a lot of people did not, so I always forget people genuinely didn't know about the Eeveelution and how to obtain Bulbasaur. But on the flip side, I can't relate to the surprise/excitement of Giovanni being the 8th gym leader or Blue being the champion...

[@yifun6187]

@@stephenbrentlinger6812 I watch him at regular speed to fall asleep too. He has a soothing voice and you can follow along without even needing the visuals. Probably my favorite Pokémon channel right now tbh, I highly highly recommend him. He deserves so many more viewers with the sheer amount of effort that goes into his channel

[@Unotuchable]

The funny thing about focus energy in RBY is that it literally does the opposite of what it's supposed to, it basically sets your crit ratio to 0 so you can never get a crit.

[@keef920]

Which if you use screech is good I guess

[@Unotuchable]

@@keef920 Focus Energy, Swords Dance Scyther is actually something people recommend.

[@pyttipanna]

My first Pokemon game was precisely yellow, back in 2000, so this video hits right in the feels!

[@commiekiller9790]

My first pokemon game was smashing your mom back in 2000! Wow what a coincidence 😮

[@mattyorshin]

Same had every pokemon at lv 100 then someone stole my game

[@whiteclouds360]

Best one

[@shawnthompson2303]

@@mattyorshin what an arsehole im sorry that happened to you man. Keep pokemoning.

[@PhazonSpear]

There's actually two Moon Stones in Mt Moon. There's one hidden near the Super Nerd that guards the Fossils. Just in case you decide to run Gen 1 again, this was a fun video~

[@tabasco.15]

How great would that be if the 2nd moon stone from the beginning games was hidden under the Super Nerds feet. If you pick the fossil and leave, you never realize it, but if you talk to him again he's like "Ok Ok, I found this stupid rock I can't identify. It's yours". He takes a step back and has a Moon Stone where he was standing lol

[@xpinkbunnieinwonderlandx8454]

I only found out about this when I tried to do a Professor Oak Challenge on Yellow a year and half ago when doing research on stone locations so I didn't accidentally miss an evolution between gyms.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

@@tabasco.15 or what would be a super troll.. is if the moon stone is hidden underneath the super nerd and the only way to get it is to battle him from afar and then check where he was standing

[@CatTheBeast]

Is this moon stone also in gen 3?

[@PhazonSpear]

@@CatTheBeast Yep, in the same spot too

[@alleyoliver3315]

As everyone posts Scarlet/Violet content, it’s nice to have something Pokemon related I can consume before I get to play my game in 24 hours 😅 Thanks Flygon HG!

[@aigis0423]

Big mood, but more like a whole week or 2 for me XD

[@sonicfriends4564]

Same

[@naplockblubba5369]

Same, although my week is so packed that I probably won't even get to play much until next tuesday

[@snakeonaked4264]

Jokes on you I’m staying up till midnight to play at launch lol

[@SargeWolf010]

Agreed

[@VintageMeteor]

Such a blessing in Yellow to get all the starters. I remember I would always instantly box Pikachu as a kid because I was salty it couldn't evolve lol

[@riggz5496]

And a gifted evee is awesome too

[@josemoreirafilho8108]

In order to get that Bulbasaur, you need your starter Pikachu to have high friendship. And it is easily accomplished by spamming normal potions on your starter Pikachu when it's HP is on the red.

[@ShiningJudgment666]

You can spam the one you get from your PC at max HP. Despite the text stating it won't have any effect, it actually counts to increase its friendship. Gotta love broken Gen 1 stuff. Yellow did fix up some glitches but it's still a glitchy Gen 1 game.

[@chiepog6215]

Bruh that was what I was thinking the entire vid

[@Otawizo]

Too bad it died early on

[@justinyu5892]

Too bad Pikachu died to a crit horn attack by a random trainer's Nidoran male

[@caseyleenb]

nah, you can just use pretty much any item repeatedly, even if it has no effect. it won't even consume the item, so you can just keep going with it. just put on turbo a & speed up and it's max friendship in like a couple minutes.

[@storytellergames]

That bulbasaur ending. You either die a hero in a nuzlocke, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain in the end.

[@ferdburfle2370]

My first was diamond and pearl and will always hold a special place in my heart ❤️

[@Bigschmeatyyy]

Diamond for me.

[@smgric6853]

Loved this video! Gen 1 is my favorite as it’s the one I started with as well. Despite some programming flaws, it has so much charm and nostalgia for me

[@starryboom2726]

How Blue evolves his Eevee is based on how your battles go against Blue in the first two rival fights: the one in Oak's lab, and the optional one on Route 22. If you lose the first fight, the Eevee will become a Vaporeon. If you win the first fight but lose OR SKIP the second fight, the Eevee will become a Flareon. And if you win both fights, the Eevee will become a Jolteon. In case you should ever run this game again, hope it helps :]

[@jonathonvoegtli4699]

Came to comments to type this but you beat me to it.

[@alvinmanla6753]

I've beaten this game many times but never knew this.

[@phlpcockrell]

Did he skip the 2nd one?

[@starryboom2726]

@@phlpcockrell It wasn't shown in the video, so I would assume yes. The second Rival fight is entirely optional, and most nuzlockers tend to skip any optional battles.

[@carloscatarino7890]

This explains why he always had a Flareon in all my playthroughs. I always skipped the 2nd fight.

[@frauleinfunf]

The reenactment of your first Fearow’s death is like a ballet 😭 So poignant so beautiful Also my first game was Silver and you can tell by how often to this day in other games I grind and get distracted by side quests

[@eternaldestiny5232]

16:41 Bulbasaur depend of Pikachu Friendship level, Eevee evolution depend of interaction with your rival, if you lose your first battle or not, and if you beat him before gym 1 or not. 23:01 Actually, thanks to a bug, focus energy divise your crit chance by 4 instead of x4. 28:38 TM for earthquake is at the Sylph Co. TM for Ice Beam is a gift from the little girl in exchange of a drink

[@ChrisMcGiggity]

My first pokemon game was pokemon blue that my uncle got me for christmas the year it came out when i was 4 years old. Its actually one of my earliest memories and ill NEVER forget it, and what started my love for pokemon. This video was great to watch and very nostalgic! Keep up the great work flygon! And that god forsaken fainting cry from pikachu will forever be imbedded in my head, i think my pikachu only fainted once and i vowed to never let it happen again because it was so heartbreaking.. but enough rambling down memory lane, back to watching more flygonHG videos ❤

[@curtisdavidson7478]

Wasn’t expecting rat power to make a comeback but I was pleasantly surprised 😀Great content as always!

[@venomous_mario]

At last, it has come full circle

[@ItsMeVolatility]

When he said it the first time, I reacted with an audible “Yes!!! Rat power!!!” lol

[@dwhitt44]

First game was Blue Version as a 5 year old. It took me at least 5 different play sessions before I learned you could save your progress and didn’t have to start over every time like an arcade game

[@tigeryumyums9407]

I was 6 when Blue came to the U.S. can confirm I thought the same way.

[@pattmahiney]

Rough 😂😂 I played red at 5 and I'm pretty sure my sister probably showed me how to save. I always liked starting over, though lmao

[@BadJuJu75]

same

[@cadenadelreino1442]

Hello fellow over 30 year old people

[@kagomehigurashi693]

I only knew how to press A so my pikachu was named AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA and i never saved 😭

[@chrisphillips4475]

Currently doing a yellow nuzlock myself so I really enjoyed this. Thanks for the work my friend

[@the_real_swiper]

The respect here for Yellow is insane! Awesome run, pure entertainment. Nice one.

[@dridda9117]

Pokemon Blue was my first game when i was a kid on the very first gameboy, the feeling i had when playing that game has never been met, such joy and imagination! the music is iconic and as soon as you started playing and the music kicked in all the memories and feelings of me playing Pokemon Blue for the very first time came flooding back, traversing through Veridian Forest for the first time, choosing my starter, Fighting Gary for the first time, priceless.

[@eveclass1716]

Holy moly Sunflower is such a cute name for a charmander I actually squealed out loud I hope she is an MVP in this nuzlocke

[@potitishogun2961997]

Good news 😁

[@Francis...]

Hamilton is a better name.

[@potitishogun2961997]

@@Francis... Sunflower is cuter tho :P

[@link2time]

Pokemon Yellow is my favorite Pokemon game, and I've always wanted to see you do a "no calc no doc" run since I think you're better at coming up with plans on the fly than you realize (although I know you enjoy the calc aspect of nuzlocking). This video is a treat to see, and I hope you have fun with Scarlet and Violet! My first Pokemon game was Blue, it came out when I was 8. Thanks for the great content as always! :)

[@benwarped7272]

yeah and its boring watching all of the speculation

[@link2time]

@@benwarped7272 I like the theory crafting, it's a cool way to approach the game. It's fun how it sometimes seems like a discussion with chat on what to do during streams as well.

[@ddjsoyenby]

i loved it.

[@priestesslucy3299]

@@benwarped7272 I really enjoy blind speculation when someone knows roughly how strong and what types they're dealing with but no details

[@derpi3438]

I started with Crystal back in 2015 by playing it online. I didn't finish it because I ended up forgetting my account but it has a special place in my heart, bonus points for the circumstances at the time

[@DavidBailey-ir1ir]

I got blue for Christmas in 96. That started a love that has yet to die. This video got me to start a yellow nuzlocke. For that I thank you.

[@kevmasengale6903]

Same here.... I was 9

[@Illeea]

Pokemon red and blue international released in september-october 1998. So you wouldve got it in christmas 98. Unless you're japanese but the only way to get pokemon blue j is from corocoro magazine.

[@mrpiccionedivino5598]

I don't know if you find out later in the video but for getting the lady' bulbasaur your pikachu needs to have massive friendship i think,so yeah she will never deem you worthy. Also to rub salt in the wound,you could've used a potion at max hp and even if it seemingly doesn't have any effect your pikachu friendship would increase anyway because gen 1 coding. Also first pokemon game was moon,yeah i arrived late in the franchise but i like it 16:40 idk how it works exactly,but it goes something like this. your rival' eevee evolves depending on what battles you do,if you lose or skip the first battle,the battle on the route near the league or the ss anne,he will have a different eeveelution,maybe you skipped the second battle near the league to thats why he has flareon but i'm not sure .

[@silvercharts]

On the Rival Eevelution: If you lose in lab -> Vaporeon If you skip/fail to beat optional battle west of Viridian -> Flareon Beat both -> Jolteon

[@melskunk]

Yeah the second he mentioned he didn't know how to get the bulbasaur with Pikachu sitting dea- I mean, in the box, I was mentally going "pal you are never getting him this playthrough"

[@priestesslucy3299]

@@silvercharts close, but the game doesn't have a hard Yes/No on the Lab Fight. It just counts your wins in the Lab and Rival 1.5 0 wins = Vaporeon, 1 = Flareon, 2 = Jolteon

[@velvateena]

Pokemon Crystal will always hold a very special place in my heart as my first ever Pokemon game. I'll never forget how proud of myself I was for catching a Hoothoot without my older sister's help LOL.

[@rennscott5808]

@zarazoostra As an extremely manly-man, chikorita was always my favorite gen2 starter and was my favorite starter until rowlett

[@jordand8371]

Yellow was my first Poke game. This sure brings back memories. And man those sprites look so great!

[@gokusolosark6829]

Thank you man u brought back good memories in rough times!!!! Thank u keep ur stuff up love ur content

[@JerichoTSK]

You're a wildly talented content creator and one of the only Poketubers I still watch regularly. But missed a trick not naming Butterfree "Margarine".

[@adumoo]

I always call mine Low Fat

[@bigmandequan8921]

Margarinetrapped

[@KelseyHontz]

The Fearow vs Voltorb reenactment was pure gold. I love these random costumed cutaways!

[@finchXY]

I really like this style of commentary: engaging, entertaining, not much hype needed.

[@Toast_94]

For the question of the day, the first pokemon game I ever played was actually pokemon stadium 2, then much later the first mainline pokemon game I played was gold. But both of those were borrowed. The first one I actually owned and played through was sapphire.

[@grunkleg.3110]

25:23 Due to Gen 1 crit mechanics, Razor Leaf from Victreebel is a near guarenteed crit, so it's pretty much always worth keeping the move on it over Solar Beam 31:45 You can also switch out of binding moves in Gen 1, the reverse of how they work in the modern era

[@syntec4322]

It's such a delight to watch the love for detail you put into your videos The callback to rat power made me laugh every time, the little aggressions against the gifting people, the recreation of the bird kill was just hollarious all of that for a small joke. I hope you know none of your jokes go unappreciated no matter how small.

[@reapercarl5047]

I acturaly enjoyed this more than most of your other videos despite it bein a easy run, theres just somthin about the original games that is so satisfying

[@jtizzle450]

I remember Christmas of '98 like it was yesterday. nothing could ever beat 5 year old me opening my very own pokemon yellow with the yellow pokemon themed gameboy color. if only we would go back

[@michaelancona5192]

legit, I think you meant to say 99. Because R/B were '98, Yellow was '99. I remember specifically because my parents were so mad when they figured out R/B were basically the same, that they wouldn't buy me yellow the following year It's also on the title screen of the game.

[@Vivo-cp2rb]

For me it was Christmas with the Gameboy advanced SP and FireRed. I can still remember the feelings of starting this game up and snuggling on the couch next to the Christmas tree.

[@dreeg1896]

“What kind of sadistic person would steal an Eevee off a table without asking?” I get it. Don’t think that slipped past me. I also forgot you get an Eevee off a table in this game.

[@dorretak5218]

Yes, eevees you always grab 💪

[@cy3699]

that rant at the end is exactly the reason why she wouldn't give you the bulbasaur in the first place! theres a difference between being a good trainer and a good person, you stay strong girl!

[@Crowe0920]

I had just completed my first nuzlocke and it was yellow as well. Love the content and keep it up

[@earthdragonw]

nidoking is also my all time favorite pokemon! So excited to see that it makes a key showing in your first nuzlocke!

[@ponaenae]

The naming theme in this run is amazing and it took me until the elite four to get it but naming all your Pokémon after yellow things is amazing

[@bomfimrodrigo]

I only realized this after reading your comment 😯

[@Tengokuchi]

Submarines are yellow?

[@ponaenae]

@@Tengokuchi Yellow submarine is a famous Beatles song

[@petapan5743]

@@Tengokuchi In the town where I was born - Lived a man who sailed to sea - And he told us of his life - In the land of submarines

[@S73V3N0D0]

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH

[@skturbo107]

My first Pokémon game was Platinum, and was the one that got me into the series. I was 6, my parents were getting me a DSLite as a reward for swimming underwater for the first time, and I got intrigued by the cool box art of Giratina. The rest is history.

[@layzie8218]

i love your funny quirks and comments, always keeps the content entertaining and refreshing to watch! you, johnstone, Scott's thoughts are the best pokemon content on yt. lets just say its not "My Dry Bread", thank goodness.

[@notmyrealname5268]

The jokes were very funny, great vid. I received all three Gen 1 games eventually, but if memory serves Red was my 1st game. Yellow ended up being my favorite Gen 1 game as a kid though. As you pointed out the color and sprite work was phenomenal.

[@ophelialiddell363]

Pokemon Red was my first Pokemon game. I found a strategy guide for Red/Blue at a flea market and begged my mom to buy it for me, then obsessed over the thing for at least 6 months before getting Red as a gift for my birthday. I think my mom thought I'd stop regurgitating Pokemon facts at every opportunity if I got it out of my system, but joke's on her; 25 years later and she's about to get an earful all about Scarlet and Violet at Thanksgiving. It really wasn't a phase!

[@BJGvideos]

I think my parents gave up on that a looooong time ago.

[@petapan5743]

She must be proud xD

[@panblu]

Lmao, 29 here and I still bother my mom and dad with Pokémon, I go play and up the volume the music annoy her soo much

[@randomInterneter]

This was my first game! I remember always looking for a pokemon that could learn 5 moves because the game would always say "Pikachu can't learn more than 4 moves"

[@pizzabroodje1390]

This was my first pokemon game. Ah the nostalgia. I rememeber beating that lvl 50 alakazam with my level 15 charmander. my previous pokemon posioned/confused alakazam before dying and he hit himself in confusion 3 times in a row with little charmander aslo chipping away at its health with his ember. . And Charmander grew instantly to lvl 18 and evolved. I really felt like a pokemon protagonist.

[@jaycubmitchell8808]

Yellow was my intro to the world of Pokémon. The games got prettier, and there's way too many Pokémon nowadays to count but nothing quite captures the magic for me like this one. Cool video. Nostalgic

[@junt1009]

the rival's eevee actually evolves depending on the results of the battle in the lab, and the optional one in route 22. if you lose the lab battle, it evolves into vaporeon. if you win the lab battle but not the route 22 one, it becomes flareon. and if you win both it becomes jolteon. its kind of cool that the team changes in reaction to the players actions. nice video as always :)

[@SmartStormgaming]

So he lost

[@seppehanssens2826]

@@SmartStormgaming If I remember correctly, the battle in route 22 is optional and can be skipped. The game probably counts that as a loss, and picks Flareon.

[@Briggz001]

@@SmartStormgaming yes the optional route encounter was skipped so thats why its flareon instead of jolteon

[@ShiningJudgment666]

@@Briggz001 That might actually make the game harder since the Rival for the champion fight gets Magneton and therefore you have to deal with high accuracy and strong Thunderbolts from it rather than the unreliable but strong Thunders from Jolteon.

[@SteelyPhil37]

"Neeneh-tales," "Arcuh-neenay," and "La-prah" threw me so hard

[@shannonscorner5435]

"What kind of sadistic narcissist would steal an Eevee off of a table" *Steals Eevee off of a table*

[@MichaelFawcett-91]

No he only permanently borrowed it.

[@stewarthansen6592]

Very happy you covered how you got the first generation. All are great, but Blue, Red. and Yellow started it all

[@cashflow559]

Nuzlocking gen 1 is always a blast, you never know what's going to happen. Would love to see more of these or a nuzlocking through every gen challenge.

[@ddjsoyenby]

yes he needs to!

[@kbom905]

Love that you acknowledge how cool the Yellow sprites are. They are really so good.

[@bomfimrodrigo]

Back sprites not so much though, and that’s what you’ll be staring at from your team for most of the game :(

[@positivea9111]

@@bomfimrodrigo Because those back sprite are copy from the original Japanese version Pokémon Red and Green, and the original sprite look hideous.

[@Usario321]

Yellow sprites are literally the best ones in the whole series, except like 4 or 5 designs

[@mytylp2589]

Pokémon Crystal. Best experiences of my life. Seeing Lance for the first time and seeing 3 Dragonites with their iconic sounds. And the Hyper Beam animation and sound!!!

[@mrdgenerate]

My first pokemon game was red... and when yellow came out it was awesome i had the pokemon show VHS tapes and used the same pokemon ash had. Pika, 3 starters, butterfree, and pidgey.

[@Jonathan-io2qk]

My brother had pokemon blue and I vividly remember getting yellow as a birthday present and playing it nonstop at a family wedding. I used to charge kids on the playground £1 to catch the birds, mewteo, and to get lugia in gen 2. I remember how many kids were obsessed with pokemon - at the millennium party I went to a few of us kids were running around saying the fireworks were voltorbs using selfdrestruct. I never knew I'd be so interested in the games still, 25 years later.

[@keebs5780]

As someone who did a poison only hc locke of RB, gen 1 is definitely very easy if you know what to expect. Especially some of the weird gym changes in Yellow. But if you don’t remember anything and know the various gen 1 quirks, it’s pretty interesting. Good idea for a run!

[@zachturpin3741]

Pokémon Red was my first. Got it about a month after release. It holds a special place in my heart.

[@undeadandalive]

Yellow my first one man it started all my love for pokemon that has never been stronger than it is today.

[@rioluboy]

Ohhh I am so excited for this one! My first game was Red with a bulbasaur called Sir.Bulba

[@ashclaw2306]

This was my very first pokemon game ever..... The nostalgia is hitting hard!

[@R011TID3]

Earliest memories are playing this with my mom on my game boy color... 😢

[@manfredkemper1936]

same here. always had my pikachu with me. it was my 1st pokemon to reach lvl 100

[@Sofagrigus]

Love gen 1 purely from nostalgia, as most people loll. I'm 23 but lucky me my brother was born in 1990 my first game was Pokemon blue on an sp, both his handed down from him cause he was playing emerald by the time i started XD. Ran through the whole game with blastoise because i didn't know you could catch more. I got to level 18 in viridian forest because i got lost looking for a pikachu to show my mom. One of the best memories i have with the franchise. Love your videos 🤙 keep up the good work.

[@danisantos2931]

My first was Gold, I struggled as a child and couldn't pass some parts(as English wasn't my first language) but it was the game that made me love the Pokemon world...

[@jwinforever]

Amazing content as always! Pokémon Yellow was my first game as a kid. After my brother and I spent about thirty attempts of throwing our Pikachu at Brock’s team, our genius neighbor came over and taught us that Mankey learns low kick at level 9 and that Nidoran learns double kick at 12. It was mind blowing for us. Completely opened my world. Still love play Yellow from time to time because of all the great memories from that time!

[@bomfimrodrigo]

At least you guys didn’t spend two excruciating hours trying to evolve metapod, even battling against foe metapod like in the anime- and harden has 40pp

[@jeanrama]

Pokemon red was the game that made me fall in love with this franchise. I remember as a kid it was all i played, the struggle of going at night in the car, waiting for the next light on the street to be able to make my next choice xD Thanks for this nostalgia trip flygonhg ❤️

[@derrickscott1630]

Takes me back! 😂

[@Mejoree113]

I remember scrambling my way through rock tunnel without flash. Pretty sure it took 7 year old me literal days, but I got there!!!

[@gareth4009]

Pokémon yellow was my first game! I remember playing it in car rides and feeling very sick. My favourite Pokémon was Nidoking and I got my nidoking to level 89 and could solo the E4 with him. The nostalgia of 20 years ago…

[@jaked6746]

Pokémon Blue was my very first Pokémon game (I was around 6 when I got it) and I would always play up to Rock Tunnel and then just reset because I was too young to ever find flash. I honestly don’t think i completed it until I was 8 or 9 lmfao. I remember sharing new information with kids on the bus to school. Then I found the Mew glitch in Cerulean city and started charging kids $10 to perform the glitch and catch them a Mew. Man what a nostalgic memory you just reminded me of thanks FHG. And you know darn well I spent all that money on Pokémon cards

[@johnbelcher8053]

My first game was pokemon Red, I got it for christmas the year it came out. I basically only used my starter and loved every minute of it

[@johnbelcher8053]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 yep, I was 8, probably one of my favorite Christmases

[@AnkurPlays_]

19:32 I love how much effort Dr. Flygon will go for just one bit. Keep up the good work! ALSO THE ENDING KILLED ME LMAO

[@waltbriggs1821]

Rival’s eeveeloution is determined by how much you beat them, if you beat them in the lab and the route to the E4, he gets a jolteon, if you only beat him once (or don’t go to the E4) he gets a flareon, if you lose both (or at the lab and don’t go to the E4) he gets a vaporeon

[@dannigro8794]

Nice trip down memory lane. Great video.

[@LunarStarFox]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS TODAY! I can’t play the new game right away because I have to work on release day, so having your video in the sea of spoilers is amazing!! And I always love a new video from you!

[@bowensteele7586]

First game was Yellow. So much fun, so many memories. Now getting into the Nuzlocke scene, inspired by your videos, and easy access to most games via SteamDeck. Thank you for the content, always fun to watch!

[@archerspwn]

Pikachu’s fainting (or in this case, dying) cry immediately played in my head when you started commenting on it

[@Man2th806]

And today I learned what a "bivalve" is. Cloyster my dude, thank you for teaching me the ways of the hinge

[@thrustybagladeur8984]

I actually really love the blind challenges u do man! It's nice to see how well you can do something just based off memory and general game knowledge sometimes. :D Keep on keepin' on bud

[@RobTibbetts92]

For your question, Pokémon Blue was my first game. Got it November 1999 in the UK for my 7th birthday, (we got it a little later than the US ) I’ve just turned 30 and I’m still excited as ever for the new releases 😊

[@harleyowen91]

My first Pokémon game was yellow on the Gameboy Color. I also watched the anime too at the time so it was so cool to feel like Ash from the show even minus Brock and Misty. 31 years old now and still love this franchise as I did back then.

[@ImShep117]

Awesome play through! But for those who didn’t know, your rivals Eevee evolves based on win/losses early in the game. If I remember correctly: Losing to him at the Lab and left of Viridian City evolves Eevee into Vaporeon. Beating him both times turns it into a Jolteon. Winning at the lab and losing or skipping Viridian City makes it a Flareon. That may been verification tho.

[@scottjennings2942]

I love these more relaxed runs just as much as the really hard and complex runs. It’s just nice

[@tomatosoupe4271]

This was not only my first Pokémon game, but also the first game I ever played. My dad bought me this alongside my first game boy.

[@murruelaflaga]

Pokemon Yellow was my first game and Pidgeotto in the viridian forest was my first capture. I holds a special place in my heart. Also learned you need to have that very starter Pikachu in your party and super happy to get it the Bulbasaur. Funny how a randomized file of the game can teach you something lol

[@CyberchaoX]

Thank you. So many people ignore all of Gen 1's flaws, especially those level-up move sets (both the redundancies and the fact that Pokémon just about _always_ only had one or two moves at the lowest level you could acquire them, even if that level was in the mid-twenties...or Level 50, hello legendary birds). I loved Gen 1 back in the day, but it really aged badly. And yes, Pikachu was my first casualty in my Yellow Nuzlocke, too.

[@patrickgabriel9433]

Thank you again for the videos FlygonHG! Your uploads are one of the highlights of my week 🥰😉😁

[@orangepiratebear]

I absolutely love the sprites and animations in gens 1 and 2. So charming and fun.

[@TheHeartlessAlchemist]

GG, man. Yellow was my first game on the series and I still love it. BTW, as an extra rule when I nuzlocke Yellow, as long as Pikachu is alive, I HAVE to use him.

[@benediktwindisch2778]

My first game was Red in 1999 and I since played one game at least of every following generation as well as Mystery Dungeon, Stadium and XD. Although my favorite generations are 2 and 3 the first one brings so much nostalgia, I had yellow as well. The 3rd versions yellow, crystal, emerald and platinum are my favorites. They added so much cool stuff to the already great mainline games in those 3rd versions Even if I play for 24 years now, all those Pokemon content creators and the Nuzlocker showed me many things I didn't knew as I am don't do Nuzlocks and play more casual and fill my Pokedex. Even if you got much experience in something you can always get better. Love your content, greetings from Germany

[@dylanmoyer7198]

Emerald was my first game, and my nostalgia for Hoenn runs deep^^ Ever since, I've found enjoyment in every main series Pokemon game, despite the quality of some games, and I'm EXTREMELY hyped for Scarlet/Violet tomorrow😁! Can't wait to see any Challenge Runs you attempt in Gen 9 or other games in the future, and keep up the great work👍

[@Idkwhoiam1400]

well this certainly makes up for me being sick. it’s always a good day when you upload new nuzlockes!

[@alchemiccolored1907]

my first pokemon game was Pokemon White! Its still my favorite game- starting with infinite use TMs makes it hard to go to earlier gens, and I like the pixelart style MUCH more than modern games.

[@thedispairity]

My first pokemon game was Crystal on my GBA SP, when I was just 3 years old. I could never forget my childhood starter Chikorita, and I happen to have also met my still favorite pokemon from 2nd gen, Dunsparce :D Crystal will always be my favorite game, and I still revisit it a couple times per year for different nuzlockes or pure enjoyment

[@ximec.r.2643]

I laughed with the Bulbasaur, so many good moments. Your videos are always entertaining and relaxing, I watched this video in parts while getting ready for work and breakfast and during my routine when I returned. Just so you know, while the pokemon nuzlockes you make are awesome I wouldn't mind if you occasionally made other kinds of content. It's your energy and voice that give life to your channel.

[@thereverand15]

This is awesome. I remember getting yellow as my first game when it came out, for Christmas. Called my friend next door on the wired home phone about how excited I was, and he got it too. I still have that same cartridge to this day, with my same save file, and my same lineup, all at level 100. I wouldn't sell it for almost anything.

[@Sincald]

My Yellow cartridge died many years ago, so I'm glad yours is still going. If you really want to preserve it, finding a device to back up the save is a great idea (as old carts will inevitably fail)

[@mooreshmallow]

I started out with Blue, way back in 1996, and I will fully admit that that’s a big part of why the Bulbasaur line is my favorite starter line.

[@JoshuaMiller-ny5uf]

You’re Japanese and did the mail away? That’s pretty cool.

[@lucky13productionsHL]

My first Pokémon game was Pokémon Black! It was also my last Pokémon game until I was like 20, when I found Pokémon KZbin and delved into the franchise all over again