Pro Nuzlocker reacts to "I Attempted my First Pokemon Nuzlocke"

[@X-SPONGED]

Pro Nuzlocker dude: "Hell yeah brother, Anorith is so cool, good choice!" Me: "yeaaah... she'll *_definitely_* use Gary"

[@vyxnx7384]

XD 🤣

[@DarklyAmusing]

Dr pepper what's your favourite scp

[@btu1734]

Literally me lol

[@IMINYOURWALLS..]

*sensing high amounts of sarcasm* beep beep beep

[@granvilleslocalanarchist4577]

Dr. Pepper I have have 6000 hours of nuzlock experience completed all of my nuzlocks

[@Jamestopboy]

"Oh, hello Shroomish. I'm gonna name you Onion." "I'm not crying. Someone's just chopping onions in here." That should *not* have made me laugh as much as it did.

[@goofyahhfrogge]

it's a shroomish, and his name is onion, he's an onion flavored mushroom

[@potatoplayz8257]

Hi

[@goofyahhfrogge]

hi

[@vijaysalkar6142]

Hello

[@Davis...]

That comment is quite true literally too

[@davidharshman7645]

I've watched a few of these "Pro Nuzlocker reacts" to Jaiden Animations, and this is probably the best. Instead of just sitting around bragging about his past Nuzlocking or insulting Jaiden's choices, he used Jaiden's choices and statements as teachable moments for his fans...that is really great. Best reaction video that I've seen, so far.

[@kakarottokakashi2060]

True indeed

[@douglascod3]

Indeed.

[@colleenbirdie8133]

True

[@coledevlin3984]

derpyxcloudy ! The Pokémon community is generally small, with the most entertaining Pokémon youtubers not having the highest amount of subscribers, especially Nuzlockers. So when an extremely trendy and popular channel does a Nuzlocke, it’s kinda open season for people to use the video to gain views.

[@aldrensiscar3988]

Watch Wolfeyvgc.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I am so happy that this man is officially in Jaiden's newest Nuzlocke.

[@MsOopsiDaisy]

This is the reason I'm watching this right now xD

[@ExtremeBedhead_]

Same here lol

[@christophera4527]

That's why I am rewatching this now lmao. I saw it when it first posted.

[@alvarotargaryen4589]

@@christophera4527 right? I like this video a lot and I don't know why but I see it at least one time every month

[@Tomy_Lightning]

Hello there

[@StealthheartDraws]

It’s funny he said at the beginning that Tailow and Combusken were the only good ones, cause they were also the only survivors

[@afraid_a9278]

Stealthheart ocZ It seems fitting that the only survivors were bird pokemon, haha.

[@roda75]

Didn’t torchic also survive

[@StealthheartDraws]

1Yoitsjoe Torchic is Combusken dude

[@roda75]

Stealthheart ocZ oh ok sorry I don’t know Pokémon :(

[@StealthheartDraws]

1Yoitsjoe oh ok well Pokémon evolve if you didn’t know which means their appearance changes and they get stronger. Torchic evolves into Combusken and then Blaziken - so technically, Blaziken was the one who survived but Blaziken is still the same Torchic and Combusken

[@lesmortimers4791]

"I'm enjoying this animation very much." This dude is the kind of person that needs to say stuff like this because you would not be able to tell from his stony face

[@AJ-ph8qp]

True

[@Plagolago64]

Ta

[@joshrogers1143]

Yeah I was laughing at alot of the shit and was like " what's wrong with this dude" before he said that lol

[@christophermoore6110]

He’s smiling at the very beginning though

[@NicolasDarknessWolf]

He just takes nuzlocks too ...hardcore

[@darkmaster1201]

I love the way he narrates the story. Praises Jaiden when she makes a good move, gives a proper opinion when it's necessary and genuinely enjoys the video without making too many pauses or something. Kudos to you.

[@leovl1697]

1k likes and no comments? Strange

[@seemlees5740]

@@leovl1697 very strange indeed.

[@vikiisaturkey2629]

@@seemlees5740 yep

[@yash1756]

yep

[@shahariarshihab5977]

I'm not complaining, but how he is not laughing at the funny animations 😄

[@safidraws]

I think the reason Jaiden didn't switch much was that she wanted to keep the team consistent since it makes for better story telling.

[@vertsang5424]

it's also way more fun like that. less grindy and you get attached to your partners. Teams of dozens of mon are kinda souless

[@fenixchief7]

​@@vertsang5424 Id argue that capturing little monsters and staging them in the equivalent of our worlds dog or cock fights is pretty fucking soulless to begin with.

[@wastelandlegocheem]

The only major casualty she didnt seem sad about was sparky but that's fair.

[@jakesmanga4582]

@@vertsang5424I’d say that’s subjective. Rather than getting attached to my Pokemon, I prefer building teams specifically for battles, at least in rom hacks.

[@Quetzal00358]

That’s what I try to do in my Nuzlockes

[@flamingfury7312]

Jaiden: makes a fun animation about her emotion filled journey of a Nuzlocke Pokemon Challenges: *_Kowalski, Analysis_*

[@IngwiePhoenix_nb]

Eyup. He put 'em right into my side bar. After watching the video on Jaiden's channel, my recommendations were pack full of analysis videos. xD

[@thecolorpurple6401]

Underrated comment.

[@carsoneck1812]

Jaiden: makes a great vid. Him: Now where did I put my emotions... that was stupid

[@pr_gr8760]

Nanana bro, is: *Kowalski, opciones* *D O N ' T C H A N G E T H E H O L Y R E C I P E*

[@jjj9640]

28:21 We SHATTERED ARMOLDO'S SKULL. Well done, well done.

[@HazyDefender98]

I love how he never talks down on her actions knowing she isn't that experienced and I loved his commentary and suggestions on her playing

[@jervisangelopitao7118]

Jaiden has plenty of experience

[@Dominik.S.]

@@jervisangelopitao7118 He probably meant experience with Nuzlockes.

[@arqueiroXD]

And she played for fun...you can fell it in the video. There was a lot of love and fun...and she won.

[@randomunoriginalname]

Daniel Moore well in Pokémon just Pokémon jaidens pretty experience but as for nuzlocks no jaiden did competitive battening before

[@khajiithaswares4147]

666 likes lol But still true

[@ianwoloss4689]

Jaiden: "So, I had to sacrifice a child...." Jan: "Excellent idea!"

[@antonhagbox02]

She did that in Platinum too. Sacrificing children's just a valid strategy. Can't believe I just said that.

[@mennowouters3938]

@@antonhagbox02 that’s how nuzlockers live

[@NotRott009]

8:59

[@Chaossquid567]

WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY?

[@gegewillplayed5110]

Well abortion is an excellent strat ngl

[@kcplayz6112]

I love the whole time jaidens mourning corn, PC just looks like "he wasn't that good of a pokemon dude"

[@RaphielShiraha64]

i mean he ain't wrong

[@chelseal5550]

@@RaphielShiraha64 He’s not wrong, but also nowhere near empathetic

[@scarlightemperor3410]

@@chelseal5550 my man's seen 100's of deaths. Nothing special.

[@thibautisserant]

@@chelseal5550 ^THIS !

[@bruis1527]

@@chelseal5550 it’s a fucking video game 😂😂

[@austinlambert6078]

For those that don't know, Ari is the name of Jaiden's pet bird

[@thegeck5831]

Austin Lambert Every Poketuber who watched that video didn’t know that. The joke is funniest when a Jaiden fan and a Pokemon fan are watching, since it makes more sense.

[@dalepirofsky3851]

It’s such an overshadowed joke and I hate it

[@elijahf3089]

Pet dog*

[@annshad8019]

@@Clarek05 "Ari is a dog" is a common joke among Jaiden fans. I think even Jaiden herself did it

[@Clarek05]

Ann Shad I know but I haven’t seen the joke used often so I think the guy who’s saying it is mad

[@RaulRomeoTV]

I really like the way she played it, she took into account the NICKNAME rule. That emotional attachment, she even stresses it in the video. I understand that you might want the strongest team, but that kinda neglects that rule to an extent. Also it makes her a really cool trainer, anyone can win with strategy, but she made it harder. Respect.

[@sketch3744]

I'm not sure what point you're attempting to make here? somehow nicknaming your pokemon means that you can't build the strongest team available to you? either you're missing some critical pokemon knowledge or you forgot to type up like half your comment cos how do you go from nickname rule to building the strongest team neglects that rule? seriously why did over 500 people up vote this?...

[@Forslimjims]

@@sketch3744 The point was that the rule to nickname your pokemon is to build attachment to them, building attachment to your team makes it emotionally harder to swap them out for a better pokemon with less emotional attachment. 595 people upvoted this because they understand why Ash used his shitty pikachu for the entire series.

[@dizkylian1931]

@@Forslimjims best reply of the year

[@sketch3744]

@@Forslimjims I'm very aware that the idea of Nicknaming them is to develop emotional attachment but this genuinely in no way makes the game harder. Ash used his shitty Pikachu for the whole series because of an emotional attachment he made with it through exclusive reasons that he did not have with his other pokemon. If every pokemon is being nicknamed there is no exclusive reason in nicknaming them to prefer one over the other. If she prefers one over the other, it's not due to nicknames as every pokemon is nicknamed. She also either plans to or actually does many times throughout the nuzlocke sacrifice certain pokemon she loves in order to win...So again I ask. WTF do you have to smoke to come to the conclusion that nicknaming pokemon means you cannot arrange the strongest possible team available to you? Can I have some? How did 595 people get their hands on OP's stuff and how did 46 other people get their hands on yours? Gotta love mob mentality: "why actually think for myself, or at all for that matter!" Edit: Literally the comment below these with 9.2K upvotes: "Yeah, Jaiden used to do competitive battles, so she's pretty good at knowing things and knowing when to make sacrifices." But I thought she was too attached to her pokemon to make the best decisions and make sacrifices?

[@sketch3744]

@@dizkylian1931 Not really. Pretty much as badly in line as the original comment itself. Mob Mentality though lol.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I actually like the constructive criticism he's dishing out, not just berating Jaiden for her choices, but educating everyone on what to do and what not to do.

[@DanCap20]

I’m not surprised of seeing you here anymore.

[@EggoFr]

JUST STOP COMMENTING!! Jk you probably are annoyed by the notifications.

[@curlyyhead3391]

Bro ur everywhere for no reason 😂

[@jackhkim2765]

How. Where do you cone from

[@senpaifridaynightfunkin3480]

Why is this dude everywhere

[@ericliu772]

Ari is a reference to her real life bird if you didn't know her bird also screams when hungry

[@im___fann5063]

​@LeLoCheneverything*

[@riggz5496]

At first I thought it was a dig at herself or some kind of nickname lol. The hungry girl joke, obviously that isn’t her name tho

[@im_dumb9808]

4:18 Time stamped the moment.

[@yashankmanek1262]

Her dog see the first vedio

[@jamescordial3975]

most conures do

[@neolithiumproduction]

Yeah, Jaiden used to do competitive battles, so she's pretty good at knowing things and knowing when to make sacrifices.

[@sonicthehedgehog6505]

When?

[@boarhatfisher9701]

@@sonicthehedgehog6505 think it's sarcasm...

[@jesdonut2223]

When

[@herobizarre6010]

So she does know her shit! I KNEW IT!! PRAISE JAIDEN

[@skypfo734]

mr rock it’s not sarcasm

[@alanguillermo3145]

I love how well spoken and respectful he was in his critiques throughout the whole video, then he gets to the end and just goes, "I can't do outros, just subscribe or some shit." lol

[@goldknight5889]

Nane

[@williamnguyen8663]

You can tell he actually liked this one. He’s actually laughing at a lot of her jokes

[@endergamerboi6140]

bro this guy's completely hating-the-KZbin-commentors attitude was the reason that I subscribed. I love it.

[@mystereoheart2579]

@@endergamerboi6140 Same haha, I'm a fan of content creators who don't suck up to the algorithm

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

@@endergamerboi6140 Same lol. He knows how a big chunk of the community knows toxic & prefers toxic-stalling in the WRONG place & didn`t shame away from saying that he HATES them but he didn`t specify it directly that he hates *them* so they misinterpreted it & started blabbering shit against him in the comments & in the process revealed their true identity as the part of the pokemon community that knows toxic. This guy is both smart & unfazed by stuff. I guess nuzlockes can teach you that.

[@irockyouknowit1]

I enjoy that most of his negative comments are about the Pokemon themselves and not her choices. And when he ends up being right later on, he's not snarky about it, he explains what could've gone right, I'm learning more than I expected about pokemon lol

[@Alex-sv7vt]

He's a very good teacher in that aspect, yeah. Purely constructive without ever making the other person feel like an idiot. A very, very good attitude and approach.

[@rtiq270]

@@Alex-sv7vt He slips into that sometimes in other videos but he's good at avoiding that for the most part. Definitely doesn't seem like that kinda guy either.

[@certiimxhzn]

Lol I agree

[@NinjaPickle]

@@Alex-sv7vt As a frequent viewer of PC, he does occasionally take a dive at the creators, but more so when they start blaming the game for their own mistakes or make a nonsensical play. You see this a lot in his videos on MandJTV. MandJTV constantly blames crits that "came out of nowhere", even though they're a 1/16 chance with every attack. You have to plan for critical damage, or else you're going to lose. But if a creator can own up to their mistakes, then he's usually very respectful about it

[@Fedsmoker-reborn]

@@Alex-sv7vt I meannnn there’s nothing really hardcore about a nuzlocke 😅

[@AaronDarkus]

Telling your nuzlocke tale in the form of an animation helps a lot to make the travel more interesting in narrative terms. For example; saying that Corn's phantom saved Zip Zag at the last minute from Altaria's earthquake was a nice, emotional touch.

[@thesalinator3557]

Considering that the concept of the Nuzlocke originated in a webcomic, yeah it works really well as a narrative. Especially because a Nuzleaf is involved, just like the comic.

[@alvarotargaryen4589]

I completely agree

[@beanboy4900]

Jaiden is definitely an excellent story teller

[@quinnholloway5400]

Same reason why i read a lot of Nuzlocke comics back in the day

[@hurgcat]

@@thesalinator3557 "everything happens for a reason"

[@damienburroughs2119]

It's a beautiful story of love, loss, a peeko, and an annoying boy who had trouble catching his first Pokémon and ultimately ends up stalking you.

[@anyathepanther7977]

And than he dies at the end

[@chich-ai]

@@anyathepanther7977 Who? Wally? Where the heck does he die (besides the manga)? I don't really know about RSE but in ORAS he's alive and well, and he even comes back in SM/USUM

[@anyathepanther7977]

@@chich-ai oh boy, it's a theory of the Fandom : when you see Wally for the last time in the game he stands in a field of flowers called "spider lily's". Those flowers are a symbol of nearing death and appear in many movies and games before a character dies. So the Nintendo company may puts alot of efforts in research of culture for their games, that's why some fans think that the field of spider lily's wasn't just chosen because it looks pretty.

[@nellie3184]

Wally is a yandere. Change my mind. He just never ended up hurting anyone.

[@chich-ai]

@@anyathepanther7977 Oh... Yeah that theory, I honestly think it's a dumb theory, I think the flowers are to represent Wally saying goodbye to his past, insecure self. But idk just my opinion

[@smartboy201]

It's funny, seeing someone actually respond with EV knowledge. It makes the Earthquake moment lose a little luster, until one remembers Jaiden didn't know about EVs when knocking out all those Marill. Accidental EV farming. Gotta love it.

[@sketch3744]

I'd say she was very much aware of ev's at this point but was likely just not paying attention to them.

[@smartboy201]

@@sketch3744 I can kinda see that, though I guess we just agree to disagree; I think that, at the time, Jaiden might've heard about EVs, but didn't really know about them. I don't have evidence of this, but considering the research shown with some of the other details (high/low rolls, specifically), it's the sort of thing where, at the time of animating/recording, it would've clued in to her by then, that it wasn't "chance" or "divine intervention" that saved Z.Z. Zop, but EVs. But like I said, I guess it's an "agree to disagree" situation.

[@jordanthejq12]

@@smartboy201 Jaiden apparently has competitive experience, so she would definitely know what Effort Values are. If she'd know how to effectively EV train for an in-game context is another matter.

[@smartboy201]

@@jordanthejq12 Huh, I actually didn't know Jaiden had competitive experience... I'm oddly happy I learned that, today. Thanks!

[@RaindropsBleeding]

I still don't know what EVs are

[@meertjedebest]

Why is nobody talking about the cutting onions joke, that was wonderful wordplay lol

[@Tasty_Pepesi]

What about whismur getting absolutely getting obliterated

[@bugpawdraws6391]

IM NOT CRYING Someone’s just cutting onions TuT

[@SantiagoLopez-ym7pm]

What about Texas smash?

[@SCOTLANDFOREVER558]

Yea

[@Thetealgamer123]

I know right that was funny dude

[@sapphireaurora9634]

I actually like this guy as as a reactor because he's the kind that actually engages with the video and uses it as a learning experience. Well done my man

[@jijonbreaker]

"I'd say the 2 best pokemon on her team right now are Tailow and Combusken" Oh look. The only 2 pokemon that survived the nuzlocke.

[@brychaelbruh]

369th like and bruh

[@s.scrouton1082]

Combusken?

[@lilbitschnaifu4403]

Well she had other Pokemon but they were just never in her team

[@ankritpaudel1818]

696th like XDDD

[@start3976]

@@brychaelbruh 785th like-

[@mysticz3686]

The joke with tailow/swellow’s name is that Jaiden has a bird named Ari whose personality fits tailow’s Pokédex entry perfectly

[@Gameknight2169]

Agressive and screams when hungry

[@ScottPIayz]

The pokemon in the pc lived technically

[@taddyf3614]

i am not liking it is at 690

[@phantommangagirl]

I always get upset watching Poketubers not get it. Everyone should know the glory of Ari.

[@chocamolee5085]

You are correct!

[@Majorbrawl]

Jaiden: attempts a nuzlocke The entire pro Pokémon community: *The Council Shall Decide Your Fate*

[@samundef3500]

Lol supposedly she used to play comp Pokémon, so they’re all giving nothing but compliments. She knows what’s up

[@Noobish_]

@Ultima Knight I’m sorry to be that guy but... *Council

[@pforgottonsoul]

@@Noobish_ why not both? it's the same crap either way.

[@Noobish_]

@@pforgottonsoul The council would represent the entire aforementioned pro community. People also normally say the council instead of “the senate”

[@grandalf1135]

You have 666 likes so am just going to leave it like that

[@JonMW]

I did a Soul Silver nuzlocke. I looked up encounters for everywhere and noticed that the Cliff Cave has got wild Steelix at a higher level than everything else. A creative use of Repel guaranteed that encounter, and it was very literally the backbone of my team to stomp through for an easy victory.

[@wilh3lmmusic]

What did you do with Repel?

[@JonMW]

@@wilh3lmmusic repel prevents any encounters with wild pokemon of a lower level than the one in the front of your party. So I trained up a spare one to the exact right level.

[@GreatDG]

Steelix is pretty damn good if you keep it away from strong special attacks

[@shadowrosegaming3566]

@@JonMW so that's how repel works I always wondered

[@HiddenRealm]

NGL I personally think doing THAT amount of research beforehand sort of takes the fun out of it, but you do you lol.

[@CoReaVT]

Me, not understanding a word: “I like your funny words, Magic man.”

[@watershinobi3451]

What was that from? I reqlly cant remember

[@Geck0GC]

@@watershinobi3451 clone high

[@FeixiaoLiao]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXXGkJakn5aDe8U

[@Ssjvaca]

I made 69 likes

[@triggerbug1987]

NOTHING BAD EVER HAPPENS TO THE KENNEDY'S

[@adamnotes5830]

Jaden: dang guess you have to to die Pro: EXCELLENT

[@theherooftime_]

He is one of the best in the world

[@Qwiss239]

Jaiden*

[@cryokinesismc]

This man has a strong sense of like, “You are still a padawan, Jaiden.”

[@thew6996]

i dont get the reference but i laughed

[@VideosGalacticos]

@@thew6996 star wars

[@kaidenthemess1076]

I am even more so, i have only played one pokemon game, and that was on my friends DS. I am in highschool.....

[@skullcidd]

the only pokémon games i’ve played were moon shield and let’s go eevee lmao

[@silvergameryair2084]

He also looks like amix between tom welling and tom cavanugh

[@tomdaturtle5792]

This is basically a reaction video without any fake reactions and constructive criticism, which makes it 100% better than stupid reaction videos

[@theermac6024]

Honestly, considering the way she was playing, it's really cool that her starter and the first pokemon she got were the 2 survivors

[@theubermensch9316]

Makes sense that the only Pokémon she could keep alive were the bird Pokémon xD

[@1hyugaclan1]

She caught seedot first.

[@theermac6024]

@@1hyugaclan1 she tried catching a zigzagoon first but it got killed, then she caught a taillow

[@1hyugaclan1]

@@theermac6024 check out 3:45. She catches seedot first then a taillow.

[@banana-uo3be]

@@theermac6024 She caught seedot first

[@thekillergamer5863]

When he said “subscribe or some shit” I knew this was an honest man

[@nenrikido2903]

"honest man" lol

[@joshuarh9436]

@@nenrikido2903 I don't know if that was a sarcastic comment but if it was... Why the hate tho?

[@nenrikido2903]

@@joshuarh9436 cause he call himself "best nuzlocker in the world"

[@domingovaldez3475]

Nenrikido you could be cocky and honest at the same time.

[@nenrikido2903]

@@domingovaldez3475 but that doesn't make you more legitimate

[@scarfhat1]

"I cant do outtros just subscribe or some shit" Best outtro ive ever heard

[@obscure_genesis]

The best outros are the videos that end with no outro or end by cutting off the KZbinr's goodbye.

[@xingheng7336]

@@obscure_genesispeiguinz0 comes in mind

[@lfnreviews]

PENGUINZ0 😏

[@jacobmonks3722]

Just did my own Sapphire Nuzlocke adopting Jan's rules: - No overleveling the next Gym Leader. - No items during battle except Hold Items. - Set Mode Had a few pretty humiliating losses: - Lost Gyarados to Norman's Slaking. - Lost Marshtomp to Machoke's Revenge on Route 115. - Lost Manectric to Milotic on Route 120. - Lost Banette to Foresight + Revenge from a Machoke on Route 127. (Revenge was my worst enemy in this Nuzlocke, I also learned what Foresight does) - Allowed Wailmer to evolve because I forgot Wailord doesn't learn Water Spout until 44, which I was planning on using to take out Tate & Liza with ease. - Lost Wailord to Archie's Sharpedo. - Lost Meditite from missing Hi-Jump Kick. But in the end I had some victories as well: - Used a Grumpig for the first time (kind of bad, but still cool). - Learned that you can get items like King's Rocks and Focus Bands from Linoone's Pickup. - Learned to beware Foresight, as mentioned above. - Deathless Winona because Castform is a monster. - Deathless Wallace because he can't touch Shedinja at all (kinda felt like cheating tbh, but only a little since Shedinja was underleveled and could barely do damage). - Learned of the devastating power of Ninjask's Swords Dance + Baton Pass to Armaldo. - Deathless Pokémon League Challenge. My team in the end was: Ninjask (Swords Dance/Aerial Ace/Slash/Baton Pass) (Shell Bell) Armaldo (Ancient Power/Protect/Slash/Fury Cutter) (Sitrus Berry) Grumpig (Psychic/Confuse Ray/Rest/Bounce) (Chesto Berry) Castform (Hail/Sunny Day/Weather Ball/Thunderbolt) (Nevermeltice) Walrein (Surf/Ice Beam/Rest/Encore) (Chesto Berry) Flygon (Dragonbreath/Earthquake/Crunch/Strength) (King's Rock)

[@alucardbunche4197]

Nice I'm on victory road rn only lost 3 pokemon through the game then again I overlevel

[@NormalGuy985]

I did an impossible nuzlocke of Pokémon Platinum and had A LOT of deaths Hobyoder the Bidoof died to Roarks Cranidos Yoda the Shiny geodude died to Mars’s Purugly Luke the Staravia died to a random Bidoof while grinding Death the Golbat died to Gardenia’s Roserade Lookorile the bronzer died to some random ponyta Rev the Zubat died to a Gible Reninmgat the Eevee died to a random gym trainer’s Haunter Dracofish the Gyarados died to a Chansey above solaceon town Danger the Golbat died to Maylene’s Lucario Dravonish the Machoke died to Maylene’s Lucario Demon the Chansey died to a random team galactic grunt’s croagunk Hello the Magikarp died to a random team galactic grunt’s croagunk Sacrifice the Magikarp died to Cyrus’s Murkrow Tentasquid the Tentacruel died to a random gym trainers steelix Magdude the Magmar died to Byron’s Bastiodon Strangely I did not get any deaths until the Mars and Jupiter fight on mount coronet Dracghost the Gengar died to Mars’s Purugly Obama the Abomasnow died to Jupiter’s skuntank Pchal the Machamp died to Cyrus’s Crobat Did not lose any Pokémon again until Flint’s elite 4 battle Overpower the Infernape died to Flints Magmortar SuperDemon the Blissey died to Lucian’s Gallade Jan the Gallade, DracoKiller the weavile, and Ironfist the Lucario died to Cynthia’s Garchomp I ended winning with Powerhouse the Garchomp

[@antimatterg]

@@NormalGuy985 oof, lost a shiny

[@jasonrabideau3919]

​@@NormalGuy985 damn lost a shiny, must be rough

[@renjitsu26]

THE HP EVS WE'RE SO CLUTCH! If she killed 4 less marill, magneton was dead!

[@ethanbusse5723]

great point.

[@connorhamilton5707]

The math is off here. While 8 EVs gives 2 hp at level 100, they will only give 1 hp at level 50. For her level 32 Magneton who got 160 hp EVs to lose 2 hp it requires 24 EVs to be missed, in this case 12 marills. So if she didn't KO 12 of those marill (and instead KO'd something else for the levels) she would have lost Zipzapzop.

[@_marshP]

Sorry is this some sort of smart person joke that I'm too (adjective) to understand? edit:Stop correcting me, I know what EV's are.this is satire.

[@Polyvale]

@@_marshP no just they're just talking about statistics, generally people who play casually are less likely to know about them

[@_marshP]

@@Polyvale whoosh?

[@dyty1270]

Wow it’s a reaction video with actual commentary and not just “oh wow, that was cool and oh that sucks”

[@HMed018]

Most Underrated Opinion Ever and I agree

[@EmileeAria413]

It’s almost as if the only value a reaction video could have is if the reactor is knowledgeable on the topic of the video.

[@iAnton3000]

Best Nuzlocker in the World

[@hierarchyofmood1220]

Very rare to find

[@Honerkamp]

@@EmileeAria413 Well okay, that and if the commentator has the ability to give fun and probably interesting commentary/reactions. A funny person commentating on things can be very entertaining as well.

[@omarpineiro3184]

“Swampert has no weaknesses, really strong pick” Me losing my swampert to a counter from a Wobuffet right before Victory Road in my Emerald Nuzlocke: “Okay”

[@ethanrose9682]

Counter is EVERYONE'S weakness (unless you're ghost type)

[@slendveny7191]

It also has grass.

[@ethanrose9682]

@@slendveny7191 In Hoenn barely anyone uses a single grass type other than Steven himself, and I think that's only in ORAS. Not to mention barely anyone has grass COVERAGE either. Thus, in the gen 3 games, Swampert has no weakness.

[@slendveny7191]

@@ethanrose9682 in emerald, wallace runs ludicolo. Also, on like every route, there are like 5 trainers with a roselia.

[@ethanrose9682]

@@slendveny7191 I forgot Wallace's Ludi, but I was mostly talking about important trainers. Sure there's a handful of Roselia trainers, but in terms of gyms and the e4, Ruby and Sapphire are completely safe for Swampert.

[@rickypedia999]

Came here because she named her rival in her newest nuzlocke (heart gold/soul silver) after you for reacting to her and the guy she was doing her randomized Nuzlink with.

[@ocarinatales1331]

That's also how I ended up here

[@YourAverageFan663]

That's also how I got here

[@21Ge0]

How tf do u not know alpharad

[@renn_t]

this reaction remains one of my favorites solely because, since he actually knew about the EV training, i can read actual comments instead of the same "fun fact she accidentally HP EV trained magnemite" comment over and over again

[@RaphielShiraha64]

true

[@eggytpot]

false

[@RaphielShiraha64]

@@eggytpot ?

[@eggytpot]

@@RaphielShiraha64 Incorrect

[@RaphielShiraha64]

@@eggytpot ?

[@edryan1981]

“OH HELL YEAH Anorith IS COOL” HAPPY NOW 8 minutes later “Yeah Anorith is terrible good choice”

[@andreyamane8892]

He said cool, actually

[@roxie4313]

He said cool, and plus Anorith might be weak, but when evolved to Armaldo at around lvl 40 it becomes super strong, so its a good pokemon as well, but not worth it

[@cup2990]

Actually he said it was cool but if u listen to this 11:47 he he loved anorith so

[@andreyamane8892]

@@cup2990 liking and thinking it's good are two very different things tho

[@mattyluvspokemon08]

Anorith without tms is rubbish BUT! If you give it rock tomb tm from first gym, it can catch up well and become an end game beast, it's hard but it can be rewarding I think that's sort of where he was coming from with those statements 🤔

[@Tyler-zx7xn]

Knowing zipzapzop's miraculous survival was due to the Marill HP EVs makes it even cooler imo. Thanks for that mate

[@latissimusdomsi]

Literal 5Head prediction. That analysis came out from him so naturally

[@hanfmann17]

What is "Marill HP EVs"? I never heard of something like that.

[@jaegerbravely8869]

@@hanfmann17 Wild pokemon give EV's depending on the pokemon. Merill happens to boost HP, so grinding on nothing but Marills is going to make your pokemon a tanky boi.

[@hanfmann17]

@@jaegerbravely8869 Effort-values, never heard of that before. That was what i searched for. Thanks.

[@ewokFTW]

Her animations have soo much personality. They get me every time

[@3azyac]

This dude is the definition of “being so nerdy that you’re actually cool”

[@2im36]

… nah

[@3azyac]

@@2im36 damn forgot all about this comment lmao

[@2im36]

@@3azyac lowkey i thought you werent gonna see it-

[@iceninjagames]

It's kind of true though.

[@myingthungomurry9894]

Now why didn't this get more comments! Because it's actually true. 😂

[@theman6422]

Corn: “you’ve done well...teriyaki” Teriyaki: “o-old man...?” Corn: “I enjoyed our adventure together...all of us did...I love you...”

[@heavensdoorofficial4977]

"This is the end Walren! Now die! Twenty meter radius will-o-wisp!" "Shine, Sin!" *sheer cold one hit K.O* "Sin! B-Bakana!"

[@vroomvroom7240]

Why is every JoJo so attractive I don't understand “he suddenly got frozen! BAKANA!”

[@joshuakim5240]

Metagross: "Oh? So you're approaching me? Instead of fleeing you come right to me? Even after seeing your Manetric friend slaughtered beneath my metal feet?" Blubby: "I can't Surf the shit out of you without getting closer." Meta: "Ho ho! Then come as close as you like!"

[@heavensdoorofficial4977]

joshua kim metagross: "Hoho, then come as close as you would like!"

[@iforgor3346]

Blubby: my last emerald splash...

[@elfiefromangelcity6142]

Watching people talk pokemon tactics makes me wonder how the greatest tacticians of history would approach playing pokemon...

[@ah3595]

True especially on the newer games since they're easier

[@elfiefromangelcity6142]

@@ah3595 Like can you imagine someone like Sun Tsu playing pokemon? Or General Grant? Etc...

[@bruv7521]

Probably the same as a normal process competitive player since most of them are based on rng anyways

[@diablo.the.cheater]

@@bruv7521 You say that, but the art of stadistics is the art of manipulating the rng to your advantage, there is strategy in rng

[@coledevlin3984]

Elfie From Angel City General Grant would strategically use his higher HP Pokémon to wear down the opposing team.

[@orangespiderlily]

It always makes me laugh that taillow just smacked into the grunt's face. 😂

[@krystaloftheshores]

I know, the sounds effects are just great! 😂

[@TrevorSquires]

For those of you (correctly) commenting how supportive Jan is instead of bashing every decision Jaiden made, this is simply the difference in self confidence. Other nuzlockers may feel like they have something to prove whereas Jan knows he's one of the best.

[@intergalactic92]

Or he's simply a nice guy.

[@lollivee6770]

@@intergalactic92 or both

[@10KC20MG]

It's interesting seeing a nuzlocker take this seriously and give tips

[@user-ym9lt6ug4d]

Nobody: Teryaki: Its a beautiful day outside, birds are singing, flowers are blooming, on days like these, Fossils like you, Should pay for what you did to my friends

[@megacharizardx1178]

UNDERTALEE REFERENCE OVER 9000000000

[@viovenus992]

Cringe over 9000

[@insertname4929]

Should burn in pokeball?

[@wolfpup8678]

Now someone here understands!!!!!!

[@retrogamerguy9604]

I get that reference

[@EmuOtoriInAMountain]

Can we talk about how she named that pokemon after her girl bird, and did not let it die. I was so happy Ari survived the entire game.

[@mptproductions2535]

Out of the Pokémon KZbinrs who reacted to this, this guy is one of my favorites since he’s a pro nuzlocke and instead of lookin down he recognized her efforts and provided tips and lessons and still enjoyed it despite jaiden’s mistakes I respect that

[@MRCrazyKorn]

I will forever LOVE Breloom. Why? Here is a story! I've been playing Pokemon since red and blue, and I had a real life rival who I was never able to beat. Junior high high school, never beat him. I eventually made it my goal that I would at least be m in one game. Stanley happened in X & Y. I got a male Breloom who I named The Duke, taught it Mach Punch, and gave it a King's Rock. (In case you didn't know King's Rock has a chance to make the opponent flinch.) It was a close match and he eventually killed all but The Duke. He had two Pokemon left, one was almost dead and the other was at full health. I was able to Mach Punch it and cause it to flinch allowing me to kill the full health one. And being that it's Mach Punch always goes first it was easy to take down the one after that that was almost dead. So after almost 13 years I finally beat him thanks to my Breloom.

[@dakotadrummond3258]

Yeah I’m not reading all of that but good for you or sorry that happened

[@MRCrazyKorn]

@@dakotadrummond3258 Long story short, It's because of my Breloom that I was able to beat my real life rival of 13 years.

[@s0ms481]

@@MRCrazyKorn need a meta for your breloom ;)

[@s0ms481]

something immune to spore a steel type and maybe a fire type too.

[@s0ms481]

breloom is too broken honestly

[@shillforcashhh]

So... I wanna start off comment by saying that I've never really watched Pokemon Challenges before, but I know a lot of people who "Professionally Nuzlocke," most of them are elitist pricks who demand that nuzlocking must only be done one way, and have no sympathy or compassion for new/casual nuzlockers. That being said, this is one of the best reaction videos I've seen, he's a very polite guy who offers really helpful advice without coming off as know-it-all. You can tell he loves the game, and is enjoying watching JaidenAnimations play for the first time. I legit never comment, but this video has earned both a comment and a subscribe. Great Job!

[@krystallinekris]

Oh, no, he does come off as a know-it-all, but in a respectful sense... Especially if you've seen some of his other videos. He does have a bit of an ego, considering how long he's done Nuzlockes and all the experience he has in them, but... *usually*... he tends to be mindful that not everyone is as good as him and tries to be helpful and give positive criticism for the most part. I enjoy... I'd say about 80-90% of this guy's content, which is pretty good ratio I think.

[@scarlett4417]

@@krystallinekris i think most of the ego stuff is slightly put on and a joke

[@r.r.4563]

@@krystallinekris The ego is part of his character, in his old videos and streams he’s actually shy asf, then found a persona he felt fit his channel. At the end of the day he has explained that he feels people should play whichever way is fun for them without over or underselling their accomplished in another video. Which is pretty cool of a take tbh.

[@krystallinekris]

@@r.r.4563 The comment was 7 months ago, and I understand it's part of the character. I've even seen the videos that Jan says people shouldn't get up in arms becuse someone doesn't play a nuzlocke 'right' because they're allowed to enjoy a set of self-imposed rules for a children's game the way they want to. I think it was for the Jaiden reaction for Pokemon Platinum Nuzlocke. I like him for that stance. It's just that, fake or not, that display of ego can get rather repetitive and annoying after a while. xD That's all. Dude himself, beneath that, is rather chill though.

[@ObsidianOsama]

@@krystallinekris He's got ego and he got every reason to have it. Man's done more NUZLOCKE hours than probably alot of ours gaming hours. I don't understand why y'all people don't like it .like he feels like such a chad. He's got ego but he ain't toxic with it.

[@ARandomMonkey]

Jan's the type of person to say "skill issue" at a funeral

[@redgeoblaze3752]

Seedot on that early route is a great encounter for one important reason. The Nuzlocke run was named after Ruby's Seedot with the face of John Locke who evolved into a Nuzleaf in the original comics. I always feel like I'm following in a legend's footsteps when I catch a seedot in my Nuzlockes.

[@fireshared]

What was the comic that formed the basis for the Nuzlocke run actually called? Is it worth reading?

[@Lukkundant]

@@fireshared absolutely, just look up 'nuzlock comic' and pick the highest one

[@hurgcat]

@@fireshared its called pokemon: hard mode ruby

[@anddatkat796]

Guy: **Explains clearly which pokemon are good/bad, gives tips on various strategies to set up a good team, movesets, stats etc.** Me during nuzlockes: "Hehe you're cute idc that you suck you're staying on the team" Also me during nuzlockes: "I CAN'T BELIEVE MY CUTE POKEMON THAT ABSOLUTELY SUCKS DIED I'M HEARTBROKEN"

[@CarrionCarriesOn]

This is the exact way I play and I cry every time

[@muijhd]

@@CarrionCarriesOn You cry when a pokemon dies thats weird

[@thekingbwdee3505]

Ive always played like that except when I have a chance of losing then i grind random mons on steroids and/or its my fav mon. P.S My fav. Mon has died every time ive caught it and its never gone to the pokemon league

[@koishifumo2060]

@Clara Beatriz same

[@Abcdefg-rk8jk]

@@muijhd your so cool bro you don’t cry. Omg. I have never met someone so cool

[@razzkazz5189]

Ya know, I was kinda scared you'd criticize her harshly for maybe some noob moves, but I'm super happy to see that you were respectful about it and offered commentary rather than laying beat downs lol A solid video, and will definitely be checking out more!

[@lexmcdufflepants4332]

It's day one and I've fallen in love with him and how awesome he is

[@LeSpearow]

I love how even though he is so strict and experienced with his comments on nuzlockes, he still enjoys people's experiences with their nuzlockes and its a nice mix of educational (in a way) and a fun reaction.

[@BookWormLA]

“That’s a trash capture” *laughs in attachment*

[@heavensdoorofficial4977]

Yeah I don't think he understands the connection ppl make with their mons. I think he's just done so many nuzlockes he no longer cares when they die lmao

[@xavierlara2059]

​@@heavensdoorofficial4977 yeah as soon as I saw Pro Nuzlocker in the title I instantly knew he doesn't care much about his Pokémon attachment wise.

[@heavensdoorofficial4977]

Xavier Lara yeah pretty much

[@Cetra29]

@@xavierlara2059 Which means he misses the entire point because just doing a hard challenge is not the whole point.

[@xavierlara2059]

Yeah his mindset reminds me of competitive pokemon battling making sure the pokemon has perfect IVs etc. I don't know some people endure doing that for multiple pokemon if they enjoy it good for them personally it wasn't for me.

[@fIorapetals]

I like the fact that you’re so encouraging about people getting into Nuzlockes, just offering advice on how to play well and what’s the best strats for a successful run. As someone who has wiped many a Nuzlocke, I really appreciate that.

[@minecrash101]

Everyone: 😭 corn Him: yeah nuzleaf is pretty garbage

[@masterminds8824]

100th like

[@flappymeewastaken]

HAHA 69TH LIKE

[@TomiiStorm]

351st like (◍•ᴗ•◍)

[@soulhoney1908]

He is because the two types is especial

[@Lazuley_]

Don't mess with a professional nuzlocker i guess let's just listen to him lol

[@anierinllyfael9740]

Crowbat literally carried my first playthrough of Sapphire. One of the older kids talked me into trading my level 5 starter for a level 20 something Zubat.

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

That is impossible. In gen 3, you need more than one Pokémon to trade. You get pokeballs after beating May, but at this time, your starter is forced into two battles making it level 6. So how was it level 5? (Yeah I had nothing else to do)

[@lolloblue9646]

@@kohinoorbanerjee4009 I was under the impression you can lose the first rival battle

[@connortg5]

@@lolloblue9646you can lose against the zigzagoon/poochyena that attacks the professor because it runs away if your health gets too low, but you HAVE to beat the first rival fight to progress and I’m fairly certain it will always give you at least enough exp to level up from 5-6

[@revsvids6095]

He didn’t laugh at the chopping onions, bruh, I died there 😂

[@ReformedThe]

I caught it

[@lazytown8549]

It was cringe

[@CowJuice997]

Why do I have a feeling this dude would be really good at try not to laugh challenges

[@breakfaith3031]

Because there exists no challenge he can't face

[@sparkypikachu7776]

Yeah, I've thought that too lol. It's kind of interesting reacting to things analytically

[@solemnander]

you see the problem with this video is that there was no strategy at all. They should have sacrificed their friend in order to come out on top, it's worth sacrificing in a situation like this, as you always want to be thinking of the optimal plays, it' pretty easy

[@sparkypikachu7776]

@@solemnander ok? Some people like playing nuzlockes kind of casually, not every nuzlocke requires that. Sure, there could've been better plays i guess, but alot of deaths seemed hard to avoid. Why go to such extremes to say there was no strategy? It was her *first* nuzlocke and all things considered she did pretty good.

[@solemnander]

@@sparkypikachu7776 I was joking about PC analysing the try not to laugh video not berating anyone

[@Superstrike_11]

"I rarely hear about nuzlockes they finished" I tried a Black and White nuzloke and died at the first gym. I think I get a pass...

[@randomfriskau]

I beaten gen 5.

[@FilthyWeeb27]

You lost to the gym that literally gives you a pokemon that can't lose to the gym? Impressive

[@randomfriskau]

@@FilthyWeeb27 xd well crits are a thing he may of been a little bit under level.

[@williamlanagan3528]

@@FilthyWeeb27 some people don't allow gift pokemon.

[@Locormus2]

@@williamlanagan3528 Still. If you whipe at gym 1, that's like a 20 minute run at most. Why not try again?!?

[@garchompgamer1874]

18:24 The reason Winona went for dragon dance again which pretty obviously was because it was paralyzed so its speed was halved so it had to keep dragon dancing till the ai knew it outsped

[@connortg5]

Fun fact: paralysis actually *quarters* your speed in this generation

[@ChrisHinners008]

@@connortg5oh dang. That’s kinda brutal.

[@paintedclear4326]

"Gotta learn your opponents learnsets" That one hit me hard. Emerald Nuzlocke, getting through the Magma hideout, completely forgot Baltoy knew self-destruct and got my Gyarados killed.

[@cosmefulanito6854]

Is Gyarados any good in Gen 3, though? I never used one before Gen 4, but I mean, water moves are all special up to Gen 3 and Gyarados is physical, so...

[@myatthu7165]

@@cosmefulanito6854 It can learn both rain dance and dragon dance and has intimidate ability so I think it's pretty good.

[@ragingkiller3436]

Intimidate with dragon dance, waterfall, crunch, any physical coverage move

[@ragingkiller3436]

Would say it's a pretty bannable Pokemon in runs

[@jacobmonks3722]

@@cosmefulanito6854 It's pretty good in gen 3 but not broken, since Water moves can't take advantage of Gyarados's high physical attack. Intimidate is still a great ability though and even if you just teach it Strength for physical damage, that can kill most things that don't have high defense in 2 hits.

[@tempsxt]

I was so confused as to why Jaiden's Machoke wasn't evolving and then I remembered Machamp is a trade evolution.

[@coledevlin3984]

“Seedot is a garbage encounter” ummm sir...you can kindly keep that opinion to yourself. Corn was a hero.

[@GermanKinsmen]

The marill that died to thunderbolt are the real heroes.

[@uncleearl1886]

@Private Damn private you didn't have to do that.

[@rosin_eater]

Private nO

[@zeterzero4356]

Also Nuzlocke wouldn't be Nuzlocke without Nuzleaf.

[@anitaghising2200]

It is garbage

[@Shay96]

This is why I consider Steven Stone the third toughest champion to deal with, and almost competing with Leon for the number two spot. Because Metagross was a lot scarier when it resisted dark and ghost and your gen 3 options for fire and ground were more limited. And even if you take it out, if you waste too much on just Metagross, the fossils can be an issue, between Cradily's tankiness and Armaldo's damage output.

[@AnomNOus]

I don't even play pokemon, and I found the commentary to be so fascinating.

[@ashtheintroverted7204]

Same I don’t even know what he’s talking about but I kept nodding my head like I understood.

[@milli5968]

same, never played a pokemon game in my life

[@xanfarr21]

Download an emulator if you want to play it

[@yesyes3679]

Yeah play emerald kaizo great game it’s so ez ;3

[@memelocks7066]

@@xanfarr21 can you link it cuz i really want to play pokemon :v

[@sussy3778]

Can we say how the Nuzleaf being the saving spirit of Magneton is mindblowing when you know the origins of the Nuzlocke Challenge?

[@lorgon2111]

What are they?

[@isobelmiller7464]

I wanna hear them too!

[@sussy3778]

@@lorgon2111 The Nuzlocke challenge was born in a comic called Pokemon: Hard Mode. The reason why it's called "Nuzlocke" is that the first Pokemon captured by the author was a Seedot who died after evolving to Nuzleaf, he appears resembling Lost character John Locke as a recurring gag.

[@KiraAsakura14]

This guy: Talks about the HP EV. Me: Whatever man, get on with the rest of the video. Video: Magne-kun survives. Me: **Quietly likes video**

[@lazytown8549]

You dont know how late you are

[@Tentaku64]

@@lazytown8549 Better late then never :^]

[@jackcinematic6952]

@@Tentaku64 YEHHH THIS THE WAKE UP CALL

[@foquitajeej2399]

Magne-kun? I hope you step on a lego

[@giraffedragon6110]

it was because he talked about EVs that I started to give a crap about them in SoulSilver. If there is a pokemon game I played where the main adventure could matter because of Effort Values it's the gen 2 remakes.

[@SimulatedGoat]

"what, you're a female? DID I STUTTER?" -based Jaiden

Oh many that intro outtake makes me seem so much more relatable, good thing I left that in on purpose right guys haha 😅 would be really embarassing if i just forgot to cut that out and didnt rewatch the video before uploading or something like that 😅 Quick everyone leave a comment about it!

[@emeryjem]

Oh yeah it's so relatable! I can't tell you how many times I'd do that. Thanks for putting it in there on purpose.

[@gamerboybinx8039]

So relatable I would do that on my nuzlocke but haven’t got a set up

[@OpalFedora92]

A+ for relatability lol

[@izzefidget6015]

Ngl I thought you forgot

[@cassieberringer7427]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I burst out laughing after reading your comment. I had wondered why your intro was like that. Now I know LOL

[@Vade4545]

im not crying, someone is just chopping onions in here. I almost died laughing XDXDXD

[@E.M.has.to.Gacha.]

That Breiloom was something.

[@LaurenT3G]

"Hell yeah, brother, Anarith is so f*cking cool, I love that guy. What a cool a*s f*cking Pokemon. Good choice." *_Anarith proceeds to be boxed_*

[@artsyscrub3226]

Also pro: "yeah he sucks"

[@LaurenT3G]

@@artsyscrub3226 I loved that part, haha.

[@soulhoney1908]

@@artsyscrub3226 anarith: i am back

[@nicoo1784]

I think he just loves Anorith, that’s all.

[@LaurenT3G]

@@nicoo1784 I think so too!

[@CasualKing21]

"Gotta learn your opponent's moveset." I leaned that the hard way recently. I'm doing a Brilliant Diamond Nuzlocke rn and lost my Piplup to an Abra using Charge Beam to a kid in the school. And Cranidos' Headbutt wiped my team. Not making that mistake THIS time lol!

[@willevensen7130]

I feel you 😂 I nuzlocked og Diamond a while back and that kid with the Abra in the trainers school only had secret power but then killed me on BD because he got charge beam I believe

[@kermitthefrog2606]

I appreciate the fact you actually complimented when she did well and helped when she did not so well, very respectable, will be watching more.

[@johnbailey8103]

I love Jaiden, I love PC, they seem like opposites in ways, both are still entertaining and hilarious af

[@j.corbygaming]

My thoughts exactly

[@x4jones]

I actually started a nuzlocke, and then I found a shiny pokemon and.... that's it. I just stopped forever.

[@thaliacrafts407]

Just use a shiny clause? That's what I do and it adds a really fun random element to your run.

[@frostyfloofy6786]

*you could just tweak it a bit like just catch it ,if it dies just store in the box! And... Then flex to your friends :)))

[@BlazingSun72]

Or trade it out

[@diablofrag2177]

So this happened to me like last week, I started a new pokemon insurgence run, made it a nuzlocke, went to route 1 and caught my encounter which was a nidoran male, pretty sick if you ask me it's good a decent typing and good stats and move pool albeit a bit slow. 30 seconds later i step through some grass and i find a shiny nidoran male and suddenly I have brothers in arms pinky and bluey and they carry me to victory, as I make one really bulky and defensive and one really offensive with earthquake and stuff like that.

[@Predated2]

@@frostyfloofy6786 I tend to have a graveyard box in nuzlockes because there are only so many different locations you can catch a pokemon in and even if half of your pokemon get wiped, most of the time, thats still not enough to fill the entire box anyway. I dont know 100% certain, but I kinda doubt if there is any game that has more than 30 unique catching locations.

[@emilywojciak0107]

this is a really minor thing, but I like that whenever he reacts to another creator who he’s not super duper close with, he uses “they” just to be safe. It might not be intentional, but it’s heartwarming to me

[@Sylveonismyicon]

Pokemon Challenges: The only good pokemon on her team right now are Combusken and Taillow *Forshadowing intensifies*

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Funny, because Teriyaki and Ari were the only survivors.

[@novaismajin]

@@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643 yeah.. that’s why they said foreshadowing intensifies

[@FranMG]

lol’d at the i can’t do outros outro haha

[@user-wy5kp4qb6o]

5m subs wtf

[@talentlessnana]

@@user-wy5kp4qb6o lmao I'm like wtf but it's alright 🐧👍🏾

[@ZaChousenWan]

Have you seen "Can you beat Pokemon Platinum without taking any damage?" by SmallAnt?

[@jeiberry]

This! So much this!

[@Theguyguyguy14]

Dont Forget can you beat Red / Blue without taking damage by gamechamp3000

[@薇vern]

Love SmallAnt so much 🥺

[@Marowak31]

SmallAnt is really underrated. Definitely one of the best "big" poketubers when it comes to strategy

[@nenrikido2903]

Yep there definitely are pokemon youtubers miles better than this guy saying he's the "best nuzlocker in the world"

[@dominicspagnol8765]

I'll tell you about my first nuzlocke. I FUCKIN LOST TO A CRIT FROM MY RIVAL ON THE FIRST FIGHT.. so I retried thinking, "Must just be a fluke" only to have it happen again on the very next start up. Taking that as a sign, that was the last time I attempted a nuzlocke (it was black 2 if that matters)

[@NormalGuy985]

oof that’s what happened to me when I tried a Nuzlocke in Pokémon Let’s go,

[@PredictableEnigma]

Just assume that a crit could happen every turn and switch pokemon more frequently

[@ObsidianOsama]

@@PredictableEnigma bro it's was the starter fight????? There was no switching there LMAO

[@r.r.4563]

Yea not all crits are avoidable sadly. For rival battles when you only have your starter, you basically just restart until you don’t get crit lol. The good part is tho, it’s not like this takes a while.

[@VanNessy97]

My sign to stop actually playing Pokemon was when Copia the Rattata died of Weedle poisoning before I could get her to the hospital

[@ztsquid3000]

That's ten Pokemon she lost in battle. They shall be missed. 😔

[@lucatea778]

Mostly lol. Probably not chomps or hush child

[@SansDiamond]

@@lucatea778 hahahahahaha

[@brandonjeffery8023]

How about a nuzlocke with no deaths allowed.

[@brandonjeffery8023]

@Andrei Salvaleon If any pokemon fall in battle your journey stops forever. You won't be able to continue on because it will never be the same. You will forever be in mourning.

[@brandonjeffery8023]

@Andrei Salvaleon yeah, I am just kidding. I do have a few questions though, would you answer them?

[@LittleTallMermaid2015]

Zubat is fantastic FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT

[@iriwom]

Happy MandJTV noises

[@theoneandonlygabby9549]

Used a zubat on my gen 2 walkthrough

[@LittleTallMermaid2015]

@@theoneandonlygabby9549 Was it helpful?

[@cjmattrocks]

Zubat is such a pain to train but once you get that crobat... (smacks lips) beautiful

[@supremeoverlord0]

@@cjmattrocks Crobat is bae. I've found my people

[@Sparklyrelic1518]

"I mean obviously you're attached to them, blah blah blah. I understand." Do you? DO YOU?

[@professionalfangster1510]

Yes

[@filiporvik2782]

There's this moment in one of the two Jaiden videos (i think) where she gets really emotional after a death and he just laughs because he barely cares for losing Pokèmon.

[@plasmakitten4261]

The thing is he's right. Once you reach that Champion battle, you have to stop playing a nuzlocke and start playing a competitive battle.

[@TheWonkster]

Part of the point of the rules in a locke is for you to get attached to your mons, that's why you name them. There isn't supposed to be this bs of callously sacking mons off because "they aren't useful anymore" because the context of the run is this is a living creature that you have raised and spent time with that will actually cease to be alive when it hits 0 HP.

[@plasmakitten4261]

@@TheWonkster no, you don't do it because "they aren't useful anymore", you do it because you don't want ALL of your mons to die. Victory at any cost.

[@darksoul1004]

I love how she just throws Ari at the Grunts face, and it's just flailing afterwards!

[@VanNessy97]

She called Peeko a dog too

[@boarhatfisher9701]

Man nuzzlock players are heartless, I'll do whatever to make sure my mons will survive. Ok this is cool, never knew people would really behind this type of comment so I guess.... thanks I think. Oh and as for you people telling me that I basically have to do it while sacrificing a couple of mons I recently did a pokemon shield nuzzlock for fun and went through without any of my mons dying, the only rule I changed was I can pick what routes I catch pokemon on so I skipped route 1 through 4 and built a solid team

[@aroseydragon2873]

War never changes

[@tyrannapusandfriends6254]

mr rock but if you don’t sacrifice the occasional one or two, you can lose the whole team.

[@DennGreenIII]

Not gonna win many nuzlocks that way though, friend lol

[@amirulamani1487]

I kind of did that lol, I lost my first nuzlocke because I'm too emotional for all my mons to the point that I don't have a plan

[@_marshP]

Including killing the one you like the least

[@ItsWindHere]

I know a lot of these pokemon aren't considered great but I feel a big pull of nuzlockes should be using pokemon you normally would not

[@silversteel8160]

Isn't that mentioned in the first page of the hardcore nuzlocke comic?

[@RitsukiKageyori]

You shouldn't use your strongest first either keep a few teams for the pokemon league I figured that out when it was too late

[@kittentalegamer7505]

Jaiden:”and managed to land a sheer cold” Me who’s seen sheer cold first hand:”*literal shiver and goosebumps*”

[@lzrshark617]

I've never even played a proper pokemon game before, only a knockoff online and a few turns at a friend's house as a kid (can't remember the game; it was only one level because that's what she was up to, and we kept losing), and Jaiden managed to convey the gravity of what was going on so well that I knew shit had hit the fan, without even knowing sheer cold was a thing before she said it. They wrote the script really well, and I love it. When you can explain things in an entertaining way to a random noob audience member so that they can understand the gist of what's going on, even without understanding everything, you're doing well

[@iffatmansoor5589]

@@lzrshark617 same cept I didnt play RIP offs I played black 2 with alot of MAH brothers help- I wouldve never been able to become champion without his help tbh-

[@mauriciominaya8572]

I HATE IT TOO, FOR ME IT'S HARDER THAN METAGROSS

[@nateschendel4585]

I'd actually say the wallace fights alot harder than Steven in the two original Wallace has excellent type coverage n speedy n tanky threats Steven you press the tbolt and earthquake buttons and it kills his team

[@Rubywing4]

If you read the original Nuzlocke comic that started this whole challenge, also in Ruby, the first Nuzlocker also loses a Pokémon to Sheer Cold from that Walrein. CONNECTIONS!!!

[@TH3H3LLR41S3R]

I usually hate react videos cause their just cheap products. But this man's using the videos as a basis to give tips and tricks

[@AshTheInventor]

Him: you can count the [............] and then [........………………] to tell how much damage your Pokemon will take, and if it’ll die and..... Me, a nuzlocke pleb: *I do not control the die*

[@solemnander]

I like your funny words magic man

[@ariz1516]

@@solemnander amateurs

[@mcgoo721]

Do you know how many times I’ve searched for quality nuzlockes and couldn’t find anything? And you’ve been here this whole time?! Fuck this algorithm man.

[@fist-of-doom487]

Not sure if you’ve heard of them but even this Animation references a group that did an Emerald Nuzlocke Called TFS Gaming. They show up when Jaden is talking about the Flying Gym and people who get swept they have an animated version of one of the people in the group and their entire Pokémon team.

[@mcgoo721]

@@fist-of-doom487 Oh rad I'll check them out! Thanks

[@rateddark8650]

@@mcgoo721 yeah tfs gaming did 6 nuzlockes. The order they did it was LG -> SS -> Moon -> Emerald -> Platinum -> Shield. They reference the previous nuzlocks as part of the lore so I would watch it in that order. SS is a direct sequel to their LG run. And you won't get their love of Slugma in Emerald if you don't watch Soul Silver.

[@arthurfidas7254]

You’re telling me that professional nuzlocking exists?

[@Gakuloid]

No and neither does humility in this video

[@Gilhelmi]

Technically speaking; anything that you can be paid for, can be done professionally. He steams his Nuzzlock runs, he gets paid from his fans, he technically IS a Pro Nuzzlock player.

[@Gakuloid]

@@Gilhelmi technically speaking a profession is "a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification" I see no formal qualification for Nuzlocking. Streaming yes, but Nuzlocking? Nah bro.

[@lepeselo8949]

If something exists, there will be pros in that something

[@MixedRhythm]

@@Gakuloid "...especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification" key word to note here is "especially". Realise that it doesn't say only. If you make a living doing something, and you're among the best at it, you can probably consider yourself a professional. Not to mention your weird comment about humility. The guy was hardly spending the video bragging or something, he just made insightful commentary and critique on the nuzlocke aspect of Jaiden's video and enjoyed the animation.

[@garchomp7850]

I love how her final two Pokémon that survived were both birds, and they were among the first three Pokémon she got