How I Helped Ludwig Cheat In His Nuzlocke

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[@bavarian_mapping]

I’ve been wanting to get this for a good while, but I’m broke 😅

[@Genetix.]

Now that he trusts u throw his next times he asks for help

[@melonmanwill]

sorry i accidentally liked this comment

[@TheNico2000]

4:58

[@remebeau]

Ludwig's strat of "they will never believe I thought of pre-para, but they'll definitely laugh and forget about it if they think I've made a mistake" was honestly so big brain, I can't get over it

[@nightart9345]

Weaponizing fake stupidity at it's finest lol

[@matilozano96]

He knows very well how twitch chat operates. So cool to see in action.

[@CameramanI88]

It was definitely clever and also good for content, but I am still wondering if he could have just said he picked it up as a nuzlocke strat from someone else like Jan or whoever. I wouldn’t think anyone would be mad about that

[@strikersun14]

@@CameramanI88 I mean Ludwig's persona especially when it comes to Pokémon is that of someone who throws for content and doesn't overthink. I think him preparalyzing a pokemon for like the second or third elite four would make his chat suspicious.

[@thinshin6486]

@@CameramanI88 why be mad at all?

[@asterion5145]

This is the epitome of the really popular kid getting the smart guy to cheat on his test for him. I'm all for it.

[@FlexyCrash]

Hey, maybe Ludwig learned some strats from this and do better in future

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

​@@FlexyCrash even if he learned strats, the question is if he'll remember them.

[@HeadGodoftheGodCouncil]

Wait, but Lud isn't the one that cheats for Jan tho..

[@Rudiduck_XCT]

3 comment? .et me fix it

[@MackCasual]

This just shows me ANYTHING for content lol

[@alexc8332]

“You’re gonna have to convince your chat you pre-paralyzed the Linoone.” “Okay, so poison the Linoone.” 😂😂😂

[@xTobsecretx]

The next level move is to cleverly edit a video like this for every upcoming run of Lud’s whether he cheated or not.

[@Shalakor]

Fake cheating would be amazing.

[@thedudejsb]

Ngl I watched this video before watching Ludwig’s ludlocke finale and it might be that Ludwig is a pretty good actor but for just a moment I was like… huh what if they lied just to have two banger videos. Cause tbh I’m probably not watching the finale of the ludlocke even if a bunch of crazy stuff happened but I’d definitely watch it when cheating is involved. I do think this is all pretty legitimate cheating (what a sentence lol) but the idea of boosting popularity of a run by lying about cheating does make sense, i can only watch someone rage out over a crit so many times.

[@Sponsie1000]

Honestly kinda impressed by how Ludwig could have Jan tell him what play to make in real time and just sell it convincingly as his own thought process on stream for over an hour and a half. It takes some real skill to hold up that level of facade for that long in front of such a huge live audience without letting it slip once during the final bosses of a difficult game you've been playing for a month,, what a gamer

[@athath2010]

well, he was presumably able to play some of it off as asking chat/taking ideas from chat, yeah? but yeah it's still a great performance

[@redtaileddolphin1875]

It’s so fun watching him cheat for this reason. Gothamchess says to play a move and lud takes 45 seconds to sell it to the chat. It’s genius of its own kind honestly

[@philosophy_bot4171]

Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go" ~ Oscar Wilde

[@Shisiiii]

Don't worry, it's easier on exams

[@JohnBrown-tw2qi]

He’d make a great politician

[@PtylerBeats]

“My chat would never believe I intentionally paralyzed a linoone. But they WOULD believe that I accidentally ran into the E4 unprepared” lol brilliant

[@Chelarino]

the fact how PERFECTLY within his character lud acted out that "oops walked in" situation actually terrified me like, for a moment it absolutely shattered the credibility of every single thing he ever said

[@jaxter6037]

It was sus as hell, everyone was telling him to load the save he just did, it was weird to see him pretending to not see chat

[@smallgator]

This should be a series called "Nuzlocke Doctor" where Jan goes in and saves "doomed" runs.

[@greg5892]

I’d watch the fuck out of that

[@bugbear2357]

Nuzdoc

[@Average-Lizard]

That's a great idea - I know I'd watch. "Nuzlocke Nightmares" Like Gordon Ramsays kitchen nightmares haha

[@Smeiksmeiksmeik]

like Zlewikk saving campaigns

[@jon_with_no_n3065]

This might be your best video I've seen. The whole structure of doing a preplanning section, where you try to make a working team with the pieces you have, seeing Ludwig's reaction to the plan after you've explained it a bunch so we're on your side hoping that he understands it well, and ending with you whispering in his ear while he tries to bullshit his chat that he came up with it all is a super good almost 3 act movie.

[@dboi1656]

I'm honestly just more upset that he was healing mid-battle while also needing outside comms to beat a Nuzlocke. That's like the third biggest rule about Nuzlockes is only healing outside of battle

[@Jachidos]

@@dboi1656 I don't know what rules Ludwig played by but there are only 2 "absolute" rules in Nuzlockes: play with a limited amount of pokemon (usually catch only 1 pokemon per route) and perma-death. He can heal mid battle if he wants, he's not doing a hardcore challenge.

[@TheNeilBlack]

I really liked the preplanning section. It's always nice to see the thought processes that go into team building.

[@LotharinCW]

@@dboi1656 Nah, that's a self-imposed rule most Nuzlockers add themselves, besides at the end of the day as long as they're having fun they're playing "properly".

[@connortg5]

@@dboi1656 no items in battle is a hardcore rule (and, from what I understand, this is a difficultly hack) so if he wants to be able to use items then he can use items

[@gentleseal1778]

PChal attempting to not cheat in the face of temptation from cat boy (impossible)

[@SensationalShades]

#catboygate

[@Rudiduck_XCT]

1 comment ? Let me fix it

[@scoutLeFleuR]

​@@Rudiduck_XCT you commented? *let me fix that*

[@usrnmntavlibl2666]

He has knowledge of the run, and Luds ⚽️

[@miles6492]

Er *ist* brutal schwul XD

[@timelordricknmorty8179]

This just makes seeing the chat trying to backseat (particularly people spamming JUST USE SHADOW BALL on the banette) that much funnier

[@TheOneRhythm]

i never believed for a second that ludwig tried to theory craft or work through the elite four himself - my hats off to PChal for taking on the super mountain that is Ludwig.

[@NoracSelen]

Yo this was as good as any heist movie. You came up with a plan, explain it to the new guy, give instructions to the man on the scene and he encounters an unexpected problem in the final act.

[@Ericbomb]

Right? It followed the classic "Only explain the plan ahead of time if it fails" bit.

[@glumreaper8885]

holy shit - Jan literally just used ludwig's doxxed ballsack as a segue. i'm speechless.

[@skyenathanson9637]

Manscaped Gettin CRAZY

[@marmato9332]

Ok quick question what the actual fuck are we talking about

[@CrusticusGameing]

​​@@marmato9332 an image of Ludwig's nutsack got leaked on the internet.

[@forgettableface]

TLDR he showed his balls on his podcast and they didn't censor it by accident when they uploaded the podcast in video form to patreon, so if you wanted you could just got look at screen shots of ludwig's ball sack.

[@yaboipaps9938]

​@@marmato9332 Ludwig was on an episode of cold ones, and I think the patreon episode had him showing his balls to the hosts. Chad forgot that ludwig said he wanted his balls censored on the patreon episode, so they were shown uncensored, and that clip spread all over twitter.

[@Irapa7]

Not gonna lie, the way lud was talking and explaining things i would have never guessed he had someone on a call telling him what to do. His actions actually looked like he thought of them himself lol

[@bigplantfan630]

Me trying my absolute hardest not to imagine pcs shaved balls after his 4000th manscaped ad

[@dzyer8359]

bro did not need to do that to us…

[@Thundrfox]

I’m trying my hardest TO imagine it.

[@pac_m]

I like clean bolls

[@pane0_018]

​@@Thundrfox I'm hard

[@martell5437]

dawg what

[@johannesneumayer6041]

„I am brutally gay.“ Okay, good on you.

[@Pollieanna]

I can’t believe you cheated in Pokemon, I trusted you Jan

[@MrMonkey2150]

I mean he didn’t cheat 😂

[@Owesnsmesms]

Whats the art in your pic looks sick

[@iceecream2154]

@@Owesnsmesms Madeline from Celeste

[@Ender41948]

Something Something Ludicolo? old joke?

[@fezthedracky8468]

I **LOVE** this team building content, rather than just "yea I can use this Mon to beat this" and that be it in the video, seeing the process is so cool and gives a better insight to how you think about the game

[@Cremlindor]

Shedinja is always banned by PC so it's nice when we get to see it's potential fully realised

[@dorkus6651]

I love the thorough team building process you should maybe include it in your nuzlocke videos

[@grayberrymuffin.mp3]

"I'm brutally gay" We all saw that one

[@TheVoidMask]

🤣🤣🤣

[@koykoy13]

Jan when catboys exist

[@mmpsp693]

​@@the_username_is_taken 0:13, schwul is German for gay

[@j.fischer707]

That caught me so off guard lmfaooo😂

[@Bifelin]

Das war so witzig 😂

[@spudnick2010]

This is probably my favorite video of yours that I have seen in a LONG time. Loved the analysis at the beginning and the ending with you coaching him through it while he was trying to act all big brain for his chat lol.

[@Rinienna]

It's so absolutely perfect that the save freezes at the champion fight, making it so Jan can't see that the notes were wrong on the final pokemon, but Lud is able to play through it anyways.

[@Einfalsslos]

for everyone who´s not german "Ich bin brutal Schwul "translates to "I´m brutally gay."

[@draw0833]

☠️☠️😭

[@ccasserole5267]

Just in time for pride

[@AshenHawk96]

"I fucking love catboys." Based.

[@im_m3]

​@@AshenHawk96 I love fucking catboys

[@deinemuddr1234]

laughed so hard at this jezuz, how man so funny in 1 sek of video

[@heromobslp1096]

The German joke at the beginning had me giggling a bit too much I think

[@peterpan7048]

same here i cant soo unexpected

[@michelstehlin1433]

​@@peterpan7048or you guys can just relate and I dont refer to it being written in german

[@Formally_161]

same here

[@MentionedBefore]

same here

[@starmare4334]

Ich habe pausiert da ich nicht so schnell und plötzlich lesen konnte. Wie geht es denen die meinen kurzen Text lesen können?

[@LeeroyKrant]

Me watching lud stream: HOLY SHIT NO WAYYYY NOOO WAAAYYYYYYYYY Earlier Jan in his lab: yes that will look hype on stream

[@Trollololololful]

Spamming all caps overly dramatic messages is why twitch chat is like the cringiest thing on the internet

[@LeeroyKrant]

@@Trollololololful don't worry bud, it'll ease up some day

[@silentbeats7015]

"We've seen Ludwig lose to this wally fight, but does he shave his balls" gave me whiplash

[@nvme1n1]

Watching this in the morning while im supposed to be working, the german "response" to ludwig has me cry laughing, did not expect that at ALL.

[@BeefinOut]

Same, we need more German humor in PChal streams

[@SephonDK]

this actually really showcases ludwig's skill as an entertainer. he is on call and it's not noticable at all in his performance :o

[@101damnations7]

At least we all know that if Pokémon doesn’t work out, Jan could always get work as a barber.

[@vonBoogaloo]

With how often Jan uses Ace Attorney songs in his vids, I think it’d be fun to watch him play at least Ace Attorney one

[@alexanderzippel8809]

OBJECTION! The Steel Samurai case is just pain…. But then again, Jan nutzlocked Blaze Black, he is used to pain

[@2010AZ]

Ace Attorney Hardcore Nuzlocke

[@ilavain]

​@@alexanderzippel8809it wasn't THAT bad compared to other games' bad trials

[@lazypaladin]

_Von Karma is gonna be an ass this trial, you need to know what to Press and what Not to. Easy to wipe, Von Karma would be a Run Killer. _*_IF_*_ we didn't have Maya, but Maya is Based and I'll show you why-_

[@alexanderzippel8809]

@@2010AZ So… not a single accusation is allowed to be wrong? Man, the Von Karma lawsuit would take 300 attempts

[@Nixahma]

I love that PC got this reputation of a kind of mentor of Nuzlocking to people like Ludwig, Jaiden and Alpharad. It feels so deserved.

[@ralphf.7611]

"Wait, what the hell is a Linoone?" -Probably the best Nuzlocker of all time

[@eeveeblazelol]

NAH MAN DIDNT USE THE LUDWIG BALL LEAK AS A TRANSITION TO A MANSCAPED AD

[@T0NI_]

I love Lud having Jan laughing in his ear when Lapras crit Pikachu and just going "ohhh, it's so funny!" in a sarcastic voice lmao

[@ShinyGBZ]

This is literally that one episode of spongebob where patrick remotely tells spongebob everything to do during the boating exam 💀

[@LiamsLPs]

Loving the double feature tonight! Seeing the same content through the eyes of two very different creators is so fun

[@chuckmorris5886]

The funniest shit to me is his chat back-seating and questioning his plays because they think it's Lud playing xD

[@ThirtyDimensionedMissile]

I love how much of a good friend Jan is to ludwig!

[@gothvampkid3444]

did ludwig shout him out at least? like i get jan is doing this out of the goodness in his heart to help grow the game, but i dont watch lud and it seems scummy to not even mention he spoke to jan about "helping" him through this run.

[@ThirtyDimensionedMissile]

@@gothvampkid3444 Ludwig doesn’t explain he cheats until he puts it into a short. So he is either making the short or has made it.

[@Arttano]

@@gothvampkid3444 Yes, Lud released a video called "I hired a pro pokemon player to destroy my chat" at the same time this video came out. It's basically about how he pulled a fast one on his chat by having Jan in his ear.

[@BlewVids]

Jan, bringing in bilingual jokes is so f**king hilarious! xD I love it.

[@yomireal7570]

bilingual bisexual jokes

[@Rayneworld]

Okay obviously Jan has massive big brain for setting up the whole team and coming up with strats but like... god damn Ludwig's plan for bringing in para linoone "accidentally" was just as genius lmao

[@MilkJugA_]

jan transitioning into a professional nuzlocke contractor lol

[@0w0v0id]

These teambuilding videos are some of my favorite content on this channel, it helps a lot with learning what to think of when building a team for anything

[@Vitoreba]

This video was just amazing man... The pre-planning and refinement with lidwig was gorgeous!

[@eulalia8309]

As a german, I appreciate the message exchange in the beginning. Very smooth!

[@alexispetrowski3218]

This is really well scripted and edited with the three acts and the pre-planning. So good! Also love the death’s door music, one of my favourite games

[@epsilonfighters3563]

I feel like it was an old video of yours, but I love the idea of "lost" elite 4 runs where you look at the mons they had to build a team to see if you can do better than they did in the elite 4

[@CatWithHumanEars]

Ludwig's chat just being totally wrong this entire time is hilarious

[@genericyoutubeaccount579]

"Google it liberals." lmao

[@ArsenalBowler]

Ludwig played them like a fiddle 😂

[@Abyssionknight]

I saw lud's video about this first and then knew I had to check your channel to see if you had one as well. Really fun seeing both perspectives on how this cheating went down!

[@krishparwani2039]

The death door's ost hit me hard dude one of the best games i played with amazing soundtracks

[@kaepora66]

Yeah I was not expecting the manor to kick in at the start

[@bismarckinmotion561]

I support your outing in the beginning Jan, so proud

[@grimreaper9232]

Good man Jan helping out a small time streamer. I love to see it

[@Kathiiist]

That intro with Jan writing in german had me laugh out loud. Pure gold

[@dontellaniwone]

the promise of the video seemed interesting but the slowbrogate reference at the very beginning really locked me in

[@rextek5421]

This feels like the nerd doing the homework for the popular kid lmao I loved it, amazing vid Jane

[@justinfriedman2039]

Let's goooo! Lud's viewers will NEVER know.

[@alanfish91]

Nobody tell them!

[@SodaSeth]

Love that PChal is helping out smaller creators. :)

[@Primal_Echo]

I like how you left him hanging to the end. PC: "Hahaha that's so funny. Good luck!" Ludwig: 👀

[@Laffey0]

0:12 BRO AS A GERMAN LMAO

[@mikeyy7328]

At this point the manscaped ads are just for PC’s irl Pokemons that he has secretly stashed away

[@mintmango0]

I love chat talking about Lud throwing in the middle of a smart play haha

[@alchemicpink2392]

That is the Chaotic Neutral way of coming out.

[@OllieOops]

Your description said to yell at you so:: WHERE IS LUDWIGS VIDEO, JAN?? Great video as always

[@kontrolleti7189]

"Hey man can you help me out?" "Ich bin brutal schwul." 💀

[@intergalactic92]

The foreshadowing in not testing the champion fight.

[@TheTrueiceking]

The paralyzed linoone makes perfect sense now

[@Vincentpalmer22]

The "ich bin brutal schwul" caught me offguard 💀

[@lukasschaefer5607]

They had to change it

[@tik5091]

As a german, the beginning was very funny.

[@alantegethoff6589]

As a fan of both of you guys and knowing all the lore the Segway into the ad was the craziest I’ve ever seen

[@khbye2411]

"cheating is based and grinding is cringe, if it's in the name of content". The content is exactly what I like about the videos you make!! The strategies used to get past Emerald Kaizo is brilliant. A video showing your grinding process would be really boring hahaha

[@EricSp33r]

Amazing top tier video. I’ve enjoyed your content for a while now but this is something special! Well done

[@theschroederboy5425]

I KNEW THE E4 STREAM WAS FAKED! NO WAY LUD COULD CLUTCH THAT WELL

[@Emerl53]

I haven’t even seen the past the intro yet, but this intro was fire. PChal really upping his YT game.

[@TheNerdman01]

Half expected the German text at the beginning of the video to be "Ich bin ein Berliner" for the memes

[@qwertziop0]

It's literally: "im brutally gay" as in "im mega gay"

[@SlowUnpacking]

This kind of feels like when Pegasus used a kid to defeat Bandit Keith

[@t_h_e__q_5179]

I swear the Discord bit a the beginning had me rolling somehow🤣

[@peterenis3507]

0:10 lmao the fact that most of your viewers and ludwig dont speak german makes this sooo funny

[@danielgreen9417]

"I don't have hair in there" proceeds to sound like mixing concrete up his nose

[@klop552]

Got an ad for a pregnancy test on this. Yt finally recognizes the raw sexual magnetism of an expert nuzloker.

[@bdecampc]

Jan on his Cyrano De Bergerac arc - we love to see it

[@alexandergrote9531]

Es gäbe auch einen leichteren Weg dich zu outen.

[@stupidsailboat]

completely off topic, pchal’s hair looks great in this vid imo

[@graciefarnsworth165]

In the very beginning he responded to Ludwig in German with “ich bin brutal schwul” which means “I am brutally gay” 0:12

[@David-jf3uf]

we not gonna talk about how pchal responded to ludwigs request for help with "im brutally gay" in german?

[@garygarygarygary523]

the discord convo at the start looool😂😂

[@ozyssah]

lud sold the accident super well, bc no fuckin shot would I believe lud would prepara

[@rodeo9837]

Honestly I looooove the chipped nail polish it’s such a vibe

[@Michael-mm3jm]

The ad reads just keep slappin'

[@Basss95]

Brudi, 9:00 morgens erstmal Qualitätcontent von Dir, sehr geil! Time for quality *-*

[@aloncey6720]

Pchal - Nuzlocke Consultant

[@inkognito3145]

Ludwig starting the conversation with „ich bin brutal schwul“ had me dying

[@alexr9913]

We love the catboys

[@melindamuller4466]

The "Ich bin brutal schwul" really took me by surprise and really got a good chuckle out of me.

[@LeonLFT]

I started the video and the text you send to ludwig in german omg i cant anymore hahahha

[@Honcat_ru]

Ludwig is such a good liar that he can sell me my own pen

[@midnightwolfwarrior]

0:15 Listen, damn it. I actually checked my Discord looking for pings during that section.

[@noelfurcal3262]

The segway to the ad would make Alpharad proud.

[@roberthansen5727]

This is literally that episode of Spongebob with the antenna in his head