Pokemon Reborn Nuzlocke - All E18 Story Bosses (Set Mode, No Items)

"But beating the glass gauntlet in a nuzlocke without items is impossible!" Well...
All Reborn Gym Battles: • Pokemon Reborn Nuzlock...
This is a recording of my 7th post-Julia attempt and covers all the non-gym boss battles up until episode 18. This game isn't that difficult to nuzlocke once you know the tricks, but working out the strategies was really fun.
The rules I used:
-Set mode
-No items in battle
-Only one encounter per area without exceptions. Dupes clause. No shiny clause.
-Garchomp and Arceus fights count
-Rare candies substitute for grinding
Timestamps:
0:00 Fern 1 (Peridot Ward)
0:37 Aster and Eclipse 1 (Mosswater Factory)
1:08 Victoria 2 (South Obsidia)
1:38 Cain 2 (Coral Ward)
2:36 Zel 1 (Pulse Tangrowth)
3:22 Fern 2 (Onyx Trainer School)
5:02 Taka 1 (Malchous Forest)
5:46 Taka/Zel (Beryl Ward)
7:29 Aster and Eclipse 2 (Grand Stairway)
8:06 Victoria 3 (Lapis Gym)
9:15 Fern 3 (Grand Hall)
10:14 Cain 3 (Beryl Cemetery)
11:13 Zel 2 (Pulse Muk)
12:25 Victoria 4 (Apophyll Academy)
13:22 Aster and Eclipse 3 (Azurine Island)
15:08 Taka 2 (Azurine Island)
16:40 Solaris 1 (Garchomp)
17:15 Cain 4 (South Obsidia)
18:27 Fern 4 (Wasteland Hideout)
19:30 Sigmund Connal (Yureyu HQ)
21:22 Bennett 1 (Spinel Gym)
23:50 Bonus - Spectral Kiki
24:18 Belrose Mansion Mini-Gauntlet
28:19 Gargantuan Steelix
28:54 Zel 3 (Pulse Abra)
29:38 Fern 5 (Route 1)
30:36 Cain 5 (Vanhanen Labyrinth)
32:35 El (Ditto Arceus)
33:33 Bennett 2 (Iolia Valley)
34:50 Aster and Eclipse 4 (Calcenon Control Center)
41:17 Pulse Avalugg (Ametrine Mountain)
42:26 Bonus - Meteor Ace Hilda and Ricardo
46:57 Aster (Ametrine Mountain)
50:49 Bonus - Lucario
51:10 Glitch Mewtwo
52:59 Pulse Swalot (Water Treatment Center)
54:01 Taka 3 (Water Treatment Center)
56:54 Fiore Mansion Gauntlet
1:13:11 Bonus - Huntail and Gorebyss
1:13:57 Victoria 5 (Devon Corp)
1:17:18 Arclight (Devon Corp)
1:21:44 Zel 4 (Pulse Magnezone)
1:23:16 Zekrom Statue
1:23:40 Bonus - Haxorus Guardians
1:24:15 Glass Workstation Gauntlet
1:35:24 Agate City Mini-Gauntlet

[@meekchallenger2810]

All Encounters in this run (Only one per location): Grand Hall - Popplio (Guaranteed Gift) Opal Ward - Zigzagoon (Guaranteed Gift) Lower Peridot Ward (Guaranteed Static) South Peridot Alleyway - Trubbish (60%) North Peridot Alleyway - Poochyena (34%, 61.8% with Trubbish dupe) Peridot Ward - Surskit (Guaranteed Static) --- Sweet Kiss Candy Shop - Vanillite (Guaranteed Gift) South Obsidia Ward - Hoppip (Guaranteed Static) Obsidia Slums - Pancham (14%, 17.5% with Trubbish dupe) Obsidia Slums Egg - Ducklett Glamazonia Salon - Glameow (Guaranteed Gift) Obsidia Ward - Buneary (10% midday) Coral Ward - Happiny (Guaranteed Gift) Obsidia Alleyway - Plusle (Guaranteed Gift) Onyx Ward - Lillipup (Guaranteed Gift) Onyx Water Egg - Remoraid Onyx Ward Game Corner - Slugma (Guaranteed Gift) --- Jasper Ward - Emolga (Guaranteed Static) Malchous Forest - Hoothoot (20% night) Malchous Forest Egg - Nincada Abandoned Power Plant - Drifloon (Guaranteed Static) Rhidochorine Jungle - Woobat (Guaranteed Jungle) Police Station - Growlithe (Guaranteed Gift) Mystery Egg - Gastly Beryl Ward - Helioptile (Guaranteed Gift) Beryl Graveyard - Phanpy (14% morning) Sweet Scent Flower Shop - Spritzee (Guaranteed Gift) Lapis Ward - Buizel (Guaranteed Gift if Magma Gang) Grand Stairway - Noibat (20%) --- Beryl Cave - Nidorina (Guaranteed Gift) Citrine Mountain - Swinub (30%, 58.8% with Phanpy and Woobat dupe) Beryl Library - Gothita (Guaranteed Gift) North Obsidia Ward - Zorua (Guaranteed Static) Onyx Trainer School - Porygon Yureyu Power Plant - Duskull (14%, 7% with Emolga static) --- Blackstream Factory - Ditto (Guaranteed Gift) Apophyll Academy - Meditite (Guaranteed Gift) Apophyll Cave - Geodude (60% Rock Smash) Pyrous Mountain - Sawk (10%, 14.5% with Geodude, Noibat, Slugma dupes) Apophyll Beach - Sandygast (100%) Obsidia Central Salon - Bounsweet (Guaranteed Gift) Azurine Island - Foongus (Guaranteed Static) Byxbysion Wasteland - Venipede (Guaranteed Static) Byxbysion Tunnels - Zubat (20%, 40% with Trubbish, Geodude, Nidorina dupes) Hidden Tunnel - Mawile (6%, 23.1% with Trubbish, Geodude, Zubat dupes) --- Magma Hideout - Houndour (Guaranteed Gift if Magma Gang) Slums Playground - Scraggy (Guaranteed Gift) Underground Railnet - Aron (Guaranteed Static with Headbutt) Tanzan Mountain - Sandshrew (20%, 33.3% with Geodude, Noibat dupes) Tanzan Cove - Comfey (10% midday, 6% with Emolga Static and Ducklett dupe) Lost Railcave - Eevee (Guaranteed Gift) Chrysolia Forest - Spinda (10% night, 5% with Emolga Static) *Note: I would've went for the guaranteed Remoraid if I didn't get it in the Onyx egg Chrysolia Forest Egg - Cacnea Chrysolia Spring - Shellos (70% old rod) Spinel Town - Archen (Guaranteed Gift) --- Wasteland Wall - Misdreavus (Guaranteed Gift) Tanzan Depths - Onix (20%, 35.7% with Sandshrew and Geodude dupe) --- Route 1 - Deerling (20% midday, 21.1% with Zigzagoon dupe) South Aventurine Woods - Heracross (Guaranteed Gift) North Aventurine Woods - Dewpider (100% old rod) Vanhanen Labyrinth - Furfrou (2%, 2.4% with Deerling dupe) Citae Astrae - Baltoy (21%) --- 7th Street - Abra (Guaranteed Gift) Subseven Sanctum - Litwick (Guaranteed Static) Iolia Valley - Bronzor (21%, 52.5% with Woobat, Geodude dupes) Aqua Hideout - Murkrow (Guaranteed Static) *Note: Hard to catch because of perish song! --- Agate Circus - Clefairy (Guaranteed Gift) Route 2 - Rufflet (20% morning, 22.2% with Meditite dupe) Ametrine Mountain - Horsea - (20% good rod, 50% with Remoraid dupe) Celestinine Cascade - Hawlucha (31% morning, 44.3% with Meditite and Rufflet dupes) Route 3 - Golett (21% midday, 26.3% with Bronzor, Geodude dupes) Amethyst Cave - Kangaskhan (18%, 25.7% with Swinub, Geodude dupes) Sapphire Cave - Shiinotic (20%, 38.5% with Swinub, Geodude, Kangaskhan dupes) Ruby Cave - Magnemite (10%, 31.3% with Swinub, Geodude, Kangaskhan, Shiinotic dupes) Emerald Cave - Rhydon (10%, 45.5% with Swinub, Geodude, Kangaskhan, Shiinotic, Magnemite dupes) Route 4 - Snover (14% night, 28% with Bronzor, Swinub, Hoothoot dupes) --- Calcenon City - Magby (Guaranteed Gift) Ametrine City - Drampa (10% night, 19.6% with Furfrou, Vanillite, Snover, Piloswine, Hoothoot dupes) Riolu Egg - Riolu Victory Road - Machop (30%, 88.2% with Zubat, Geodude, Onix dupes) Cerulean Cave - Hypno (10%, 12.5% with Rhydon dupe) Celestinine Mountain - Clauncher (20% good rod, 50% with Remoraid dupe) Water Treatment Center - Alolan Grimer (45%, 100% with Gulpin dupe) --- Critical Capture - Ralts (Guaranteed Gift) Bysbyxion Grotto - Beldum (Guaranteed Static) Azurine Cave - Tentacool (65% Surf) Azurine Lake - Mudkip (Guaranteed Gift) Coral Lighthouse - Chinchou (20% with Popplio dupe, 60% with Emolga static) Blackstream Shelter - Klefki (Guaranteed Gift) --- GUM Room - Goomy (Guaranteed Gift) Tourmaline Desert - Excadrill (10%, 52% with Aron, Cacnea dupes and Magnezone Magnet Pull) Mirage Tower - Honedge (Guaranteed Gift) 1R253 Scrapyard - Shuckle (30%, 15% with Magnezone Magnet Pull rock smash) Once Upon a Somewhere - Ferroseed (25% Headbutt, 62.5% with Magnezone Magnet Pull) Once Upon a Waste of Time Ribombee (55% Headbutt, 73.3% with Ferroseed dupe) --- Rowlet Egg - Rowlet Jangmo-o Egg - Jangmo-o Axew Egg - Axew Teknite Cave - Boldore (21%, 35% with Aron and Sandshrew dupe) Teknite Ridge - Durant (20% midday, 53.3% with Sandshrew, Rufflet dupes and Magnezone Magnet Pull) Sugiline Cave - Gible (Guaranteed Static) Charous Mountain - Glalie (14%, 15.6% with Sandshrew dupe) Agate City - Clamperl (30%, 43.5% with Horsea and Chinchou dupes)

[@PokeMarioNerd]

do you happen to have a list of areas you can get encounters on? I wanna use the same one you used

[@meekchallenger2810]

@@PokeMarioNerd The list in the pinned comment is the best I've got that covers almost everything, and should work as a reference. I used the Reborn wiki for the specific encounter tables.

[@PokeMarioNerd]

@@meekchallenger2810 that's fine then. I can just copy your list and remove what you caught and all. Thanks anyway!

[@zipbtw8435]

@@meekchallenger2810 hey I lost the sawk part is there any way to increase my chances of getting a sawk?

[@meekchallenger2810]

@@zipbtw8435 Unfortunately no. However, Meditite (guaranteed, but must delay evolution until 44) and Sudowoodo can do similar things if they have max hp evs

[@branflakezdabestest]

Bruh those stealth rocks against Bennett were so satisfying-

[@Giratina155]

living for the fern sweep, also darn the effort this must have taken

[@chronocarrot1009]

good shit bro i appreciate how well documented this is

[@zipbtw8435]

The Benett 2 fight was hilarious

[@MrPayne616]

What are you? Geez what a performance! Great Video.

[@MeannMugginn]

Loved this

[@Yeshua_Kristos]

GG's, man. Been watching these fights to get a feel for how to play once Episode 19 is out. ^_^ Update: Came up with a strat I'll utilize in E19: Prankster Klefki with Substitute + Recycle + Draining Kiss, holding a seed on any field that procs a Sp. Attack boost. :D

[@joseericoalmonte8915]

those nicknames perfectly fit their anime counterparts

[@Yeshua_Kristos]

E19 Community release next week! (assuming nothing awful happens) Are you excited? I know I am. :D

[@meekchallenger2810]

I didn't know it was coming out that soon. I'm interested to see the changes in the earlygame.

[@Yeshua_Kristos]

Same here. And who knows? Maybe Moxie Mightyena and Linoone won't be _quite_ as mandatory to get past Julia.

[@skubu8262]

@@meekchallenger2810 its amazing. 3 years waiting and so far it has been an improvement, at least in world building and story.

[@meekchallenger2810]

@@skubu8262 Yeah. I've been playing casually before I attempt to nuzlocke the new content, and it's definitely enhanced from before.

[@skubu8262]

@@meekchallenger2810 Looking forward to the new nuzlocke :-D really enjoyed your strats here.

[@DonDivineDiva]

Did you see the vid where they won a Hardcore locke basically using Eject button

[@Rogue3589]

Sorry if someone asked already but will you be doing the same thing for Pokémon Rejuvenation?

[@meekchallenger2810]

That's the plan, but intense Rejuvenation is a lot harder than Reborn so I doubt it would come out for a while.

[@galladiated]

@@meekchallenger2810 word of advice, over prepare before you get to Akuwa town

[@Rogue3589]

@@meekchallenger2810 I’ll tell you this, there’s a specific gym fight in the game and you’ll want to use Blastoise.

[@athiefinthenight6894]

did you forget to add the fire gym into this comp?

[@xavierjones3420]

Can you please do this on Pokémon Spork as well also I think this video is god tier

[@NateOce]

Is spork even a difficult game?

[@staydetermined6717]

Apparently the next update is out in spring- And it’s very difficult

[@zipbtw8435]

I read the field notes for new world field and you can use special rend! I asked amethyst about this and she told me that we would need it. I’m a bit frightened

[@staydetermined6717]

@@zipbtw8435 Considering some of the things I’ve heard, I’m not surprised tbh-

[@zipbtw8435]

@@staydetermined6717 yea

[@athiefinthenight6894]

lmao stealth rocks just murdered 3 of bennets pokes

[@gaberobison680]

Only way this could be better is if you didn’t rush the caps!

[@meekchallenger2810]

I'm banning common candies in my E19 run, which should make it a bit more difficult

[@Rogue3589]

Yo Episode 19 just dropped

[@meekchallenger2810]

I'll definitely be updating this video with the new bosses (if I can successfully nuzlocke them)

[@npcsize3]

where is the hardy fight?

[@meekchallenger2810]

it's in the other video with just gym leaders

[@iuiehridyylzuvrahuml4188]

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