CAN I BEAT A POKÉMON PEARL HARDCORE NUZLOCKE WITH ONLY NORMAL TYPES!? (Pokémon Challenge)

[@SilphSpectre]

We'll be starting a BRAND NEW hardcore nuzlocke TONIGHT on Twitch, so if you're not following, make sure to do so! www.twitch.tv/silphspectre 👀

[@rosesarered586]

Got it boss

[@rohith3965]

Me to

[@bruce4139]

Hey silph what about a run with only pokemon that contain a singular type? Edit: pokemon can be different types like a fire or a rock etc. But they cant be dual typed

[@oreilly4.0gaming65]

Dragon Rage only does 40 hp, btw

[@Panthers-wt1oe]

So um what ever happened with the honey tree

[@cjaquino28]

Here I thought I was unluckiest Pokémon player, but never have I ever seen such an unlucky run. Kudos for not quiting the run; I know I would have.

[@kazenna]

I’m EXCUSE ME?? He hit 2 focus blasts in a ROWWWW

[@aurifomo6385]

Lol he literally hit all the hypnosis getting 3 turns sleep, I would have wiped there for a double miss. If you consider the run "unlucky" I envy you because you're not as unlucky as you think you are #justunluckyplayersthings

[@iantaakalla8180]

He used his luck up on the rollout strat on Roark, the two consecutive connecting Focus Blasts, and the Pokérus. That is why it took five more runs to get back to Spear Pillar.

[@patrickanderson3373]

@@aurifomo6385 Yeah, that one lucky battle vs. the like 20+ times he got critted, sometimes multiple times in a row, even when those crits were 1/16 chances.

[@jagjitpradhan2038]

@@kazenna that's TOO lucky (Just exaggerated)

[@timerr4446]

If u do a push up every time he gets crit in this video, u wouldn't need a gym

[@pantalaemon]

eh, he actually got insanely lucky with the AI basically sparing him five or six times tho

[@hamzasaleem2768]

Where else would you get your 8 badges?

[@brutusboy4ever632]

Yep I did that and I'm still fat):

[@vanessashalom0]

@@theduck4573 ?

[@aceofspades9216]

immy try it

[@dnsoulx]

this team has serious Ash energy. literally in the anime he'll beat some stupid strong foe with just an aipom

[@Bobby-cn8km]

But then he turns around and loses to some noob a couple episodes later

[@FCB_Ajelandroo]

Just to get an “inspiration” and beat everyone except the champion so it can get another season

[@iantaakalla8180]

And then only win after seven conferences, albeit with clear progression in his training such that in each conference he grows higher in rank when his loss happens.

[@FCB_Ajelandroo]

The freak

[@drawnwithlove3499]

He wins with the power of friendship

[@shelbypowell9919]

Ah, yes, focus blast. 50 accuracy for you, 100 for your opponent.

[@jackmist]

No, it's - - - accuracy for your opponent.

[@djdrizzy9139]

In my experience, both of us miss lol.

[@eevee7663]

I have a similar experience with confusion (the status condition, not the move). When my Pokemon gets confused it hits itself every turn and snaps out after 5-7 turns but when the opponent's Pokemon gets confused it lands every attack and snaps out of confusion after 2 turns.

[@DrPotatoSkins]

I thought for you it had 5 accuracy, and for opponents it had 1000 accuracy

[@Mr.2Dirty]

To quote CTC’s line from the 2019 cypher “Focus Blast hit like Death and Taxes”

[@joseeduardo7002]

He actually got a sp. Def drop on the bastiodon with focus blast, I thought that was a myth

[@eevee7663]

So did I but that's probably because I never saw focus blast actually hitting a foe.

[@Twig387]

Sheesh you had some tough luck at the end... You win some you lose some:/ still, respect for making it that far!

[@arielcevallos8188]

Twig! here a fan!

[@naganut9718]

Ayo the Twig is here

[@5darkelves994]

At the end he had shitty luck THE ENTIRE TIME

[@erenegg]

I love these long videos. So nice to listen to while playing my own Nuzlockes.

[@ThePokeTran]

Omg I never see normal type nuzlockes so I'm extra hyped for this one

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

Antlerboylive did one in platinum if you want to check it out.

[@cornman8728]

FlagonHG made an emerald one a while ago

[@tristonalexander8681]

Someone called Andrew Will upload one in the future his full youtube username is The Andrew Cottle Show

[@Darkbrotherhood348]

How? Like have you been hiding under a rock or something? There is a crap ton of nuzlockes who has done it.

[@munkyzach1900]

Antlerboy: *Hold my beer*

[@Yusufthe1st]

I like how how you showed us the first run where you lost but carried on from that point in a different run, greatly appreciated

[@Cricket-mo4vr]

Oh man, I've been looking forward to this run!! I was in the Twitch chat for most of the runs, and I actually suggested Duchess' name!! Tough luck though. Well played, and kudos to you for being a champ and sticking it out passed all that horrible luck

[@DaermaeonBranKor]

This was the worst luck I’ve seen in a run in a long time. Well done, Silph!

[@jasonandrews1770]

Suprised you didn't pick turtwing so your rival would have a starter thats super effective. For the lolz of course

[@rashanmcrae9166]

Probably PTSD from the last gen 4 challenge

[@aurifomo6385]

He rarely does that, can't handle the challenge I guess

[@councilv1250]

@@aurifomo6385 lol "can't handle the challenge" ok Badass Barry

[@yesterdaystomorrow5510]

Auri Fomo It's almost as if some people play these games more for their own entertainment and less for your sadistic pleasure? "Can't handle the challenge" as he has to do 6 runs for this one video. It was challenging enough without handing your rival a super effective powerhouse like Infernape. Some people just don't ask for an added challenge, and it's fine. I'd rather watch someone actually having fun, rather than being a constant ball of stress or frustration because of an optional and unnecessary choice. Sorry if you were just goofing around, but honestly it gets super annoying to see all these "I'm better than this Nuzlocker because of this thing I'd do/saw others do" comments. Like are you actually a pro nuzlocker, or do you just watch other people do them? Are you giving good constructive criticism, or are you just trying to make someone feel bad?

[@aurifomo6385]

@@yesterdaystomorrow5510 "Some people just don't ask for an added challenge, and it's fine" so you agree with me, he can't handle the challenge. Not my fault if people get offended over an objective truth. If he is satisfied with the challenge he poses to himself, then he'd just agree with my comment and move on. There are loads of videogame challenges, pokemon related or not, that are way too hardcore for me so one could say "I can't handle it" and I would never dream of getting offended about it. If my comment makes anyone feel bad maybe it's their problem for not being able to come to term with their skills or lack thereof? :)

[@defscanvas7633]

I think i prefer it if you include clips from your different attempts. Makes the nuzlockes seem all the more challenging and the actual win way more satisfying. Love your vids!

[@ashclaw2306]

I was convinced that Purugly was Dark-Type! An entertaining run, as always.

[@bradfahley4469]

Honestly that would fit it more than Liepard

[@gabethyrubenstein7984]

i honestly thought it was poison for some reason

[@jumpyjumpjumpjumps2369]

Fun fact: purugly is faster then Latios and latias…

[@kohinoorbanerjee4009]

@@jumpyjumpjumpjumps2369 also, cranidos has higher attack than arceus, and it is just the first gym.

[@jumpyjumpjumpjumps2369]

@@kohinoorbanerjee4009 u mean rampardos?

[@GamerGrovyle]

It was an honor to watch this Stream from Attempt 4 onwards. No one could've done any better.

[@mahfuzrahman913]

@Salt Bringer u can get leftovers in Pearl? Where?

[@chefgrizz6284]

My top 3 skill wise PC Flygon Silph

[@mithleshpandey8789]

@@chefgrizz6284 I doubt the third one

[@yesterdaystomorrow5510]

RSG_ Grizz I'd personally add Antlerboy to that list. If you haven't watched his videos, check them out! They're good runs and pretty funny. If you like Flygon, you might like Antler.

[@mattmc1234]

i am actually surprised you had a decent number of encounters for this run since diamond and pearl are infamous for their dreadful amount of pokemon available

[@shankpain1354]

Infamous for only have 2 fully evolved fire types, rapidash and infernape

[@mattmc1234]

@@shankpain1354 true but it still has a very limited pokedex

[@shankpain1354]

@@mattmc1234 150 just like most of the games

[@rboss5919]

@@shankpain1354 It only has like 2 or 3 Electric and Ice types as well. Dragon was also extremely limited but I think that's true of Dragon in every Game before the Gen 5 sequels.

[@rashanmcrae9166]

The game can even be a bit greedy with its encounters

[@fabledblake3281]

I got mad seeing all those crits dealt by the opponent, and I'm just a spectator! This is the sort of run (I mean multiple failed runs) that can break a person. Silph's resilience is remarkable throughout all this, that's a major understatement

[@Minato_of_the_leaf]

I punched my bed for you. The number of crits that happened to take your pokemon out were so undeserving. Respect for making it that far and not quitting

[@JustJohn96]

I think these have been the most cursed runs I've ever seen in all of the HC nuzlucke videos I've ever watched. Props to you for sticking it out Silph

[@volcanolord100]

I love the coincidence of him naming his Rival Larry, on a normal type nuzlocke, and a year later, Scarlet and Violet release with a normal type gym leader named Larry.

[@Zitos77]

That was crazy as hell. Damn mad respect for keeping the grind going after them Cyrus wipes

[@brendancosgrave2490]

Amazing run Silph I remember catching afew of the attempts on twitch. 100% of the toughest ones I've seen you do but major props for sticking to it.

[@Eithashri]

Girafarig is one of this forgotten pokemons that i love. Thank you for this Run and congratulations for the win, you deserved it so much.

[@DrPotatoSkins]

Just to let it be known *just* how unlucky he got in this video: Enemy crits (non-boosted odds): 16 Enemy crits (boosted odds): 8 (3 in one battle) 95% accurate move misses: 4 Misses via accuracy drops: 2 Enemy Hypnosis hits: 3 (all in one battle) Self-hits via confusion: 8 10% add-ons from damaging moves (Bite flinches, Psybeam confusions, Defense drops, etc.): 7 Keep in mind this is only what can be shown in the video, there's probably a lot more across all Silph's attempts, and this doesn't include other things like Candice's Medicham plays or Barry's stupid AI in the double battle. Safe to say, I fully respect Silph's ability to keep going through all these failures, a dedication that I wish I had.

[@gawenkeen8377]

Another week another hardcore nuzlocke love it.

[@Thefrostedslime]

I actually just beat this game with only a starpator, of course I was overleveled. Hardcore nuzlocke though, Bibarel has a pretty diverse move pool via TM, Lopunny isn't half bad, and I know Staraptor is a beast so

[@aubreyakyereko6605]

The crazy luck/irony with naming the rival Larry

[@nightblade3709]

Silph's crit luck was so bad, you'd think he was Werster

[@andersonantunesdeleu8591]

Thank you very much Silph! I like diamond and pearl very much! I was willing to see another of these challenges, thank you! I've never played actually but I like the season very much! Maybe I'll be playing one day, if there was an emulator good enough to play this version, like the GBA for emerald, that I could set a speed run button... But I really enjoy just watching, it's really fun!

[@cheeseboy4958]

that ending legit infuriated me. If that stupid Roserade didn't dodge your first ice beam you would've- AHHHHHHHHH

[@mbclove1]

Been waiting for a normal nuzlocke. Let's see how you finesse this one

[@KrispyKrabby]

Jeeeez, 6 whole attempts and you just *barely* didn't make it! I'm kinda inclined to say you DID win anyway, bc of all those crits, but damn... So close!

[@regigigaslover6541]

Dear lord that was some of the worst luck I have ever seen in any nuzlocke, RNG really said "Fuck you" this time around huh

[@_V.Va_]

All of his luck was used up after the first gym's Onix was KO'd by Rollout.

[@emanuelkukucka9349]

I did a spit take when I heard Larry using a Starly, what are the odds!? Not only the name of a Normal gym leader, but pre-evo to his ace as well?! This is Larry's backstory for sure

[@poejavelski148]

All of these nuzlockes are like a movie with these crazy chain of events. Every single one seems to have some miraculous ending whether good or bad.

[@ChittyChittyFangFang]

It was great seeing this after lurking the Twitch streams. Absolutely incredible showing. Clutch end. Worst luck ever but in my heart you won.

[@romainbutikofer5536]

Stumbled upon your channel a few days ago and i like it a lot. You have a calm and soothing way of talking it's nice. Keep it up man !

[@quinceekingston4335]

I watched this one live and there were so many devastating losses 😭

[@jhadanebenjamin3489]

Yea I felt like crying but good job silph

[@friedrichritter1978]

Hats off to you for the perseverance, Silph.

[@nicolassilva1729]

I gotta say, this was the first normal type nuzlocke I have ever seen. It was quite entertaining.

[@mjp3898]

Love your content! Just started a Platinum Normal type Nuzelock myself. This video has been very helpful so far! After 6 wipes against Roarck I managed to get past him deathless, a combination of luck and a crap ton of attack EV training worked wonders.

[@Father_Bohawk]

Watching this at the end of 2022 and seeing the rival of a normal only run being named Larry is kind of amazing

[@davidshowalter120]

This is beautiful. Thank you Silph! I love watching your content!!!

[@mattchronister3327]

Ive binged theough all of the monotype nuzlocke videos you have posted and know how much watson is the bane of your existence when you use ruby/sapphire/emerald i thought how awesome it would be to see you pull off a flying type nuzlocke for those games

[@alainiaharding4349]

I hope he never stops doing this cuz he's the authentic difficult AF runs

[@SilverScarletSpider]

this is one of those great nuzlockes where we need intimidate staraptor AND simple/bulk up or moody/substitute Bibarel to stay alive no matter what; restarting anytime we lose either of them. Munch/Snorlax is a great run saver too. ambipom, girarafarig, purugly, clefable, persian, lopbunny, are great, but are far less solid.

[@Amelia4111]

THERE IS NO B IN LOPUNNY!

[@drewbigdoopa3464]

Because of your channel, I’m playing through all the regions with one type. I did Normal on FireRed, Water in HG, I’m doing ground on emerald, Will do poison in platinum, flying in White2, grass in Y, dark in Ultra Moon, and Psychic in shield Edit: also one thing I would like to see is like a time going on like a speed run. Just to show the time done.

[@drewbigdoopa3464]

This Ground type emerald challenge is really hard

[@ethanevans9688]

Jupiter was having exactly none of silph’s stall tactics today 😂

[@curryryse]

I like how bidoof had a nature that you didn't want. The almighty knows that you are doing a challenge run hence it purposely weakened itself.

[@acabbageintheocean755]

A person from the future here. Nicknaming your rival Larry is pretty funny since the gen 9 Normal type gym leader is named Larry.

[@emilysmith2965]

Larry for the Normal type rival? Have Scarlet and Violet been out for a year already or is Silph just a prophet?

[@rykerjeffery9224]

Finally this vid is out lol this run took so long on twitch guys you have no idea good job Silph

[@PheseantNetsuke]

Man, hardcore nuzlockes are very hard and a lot of these challenges are being lost but you always showcase the most ingenuous strategies so it's awesome, keep up the good work

[@murarmight]

Congratulations on a new run! Thanks to your channel I came back to playing Pokemon, and am currently on mt 3rd Sword Hardcore Nuzlocke ever lol (the first one was a wipe against Leon, but the second one was a successful one!)

[@Frozenkoldfury]

This was disgusting. This was the Universe out to spite you at every turn. You should have won this, and the fact you didn't deeply upsets me.

[@jesteroffire]

Alternate title: RNG hates me as I try and play Pokémon.

[@Parccival]

This is absolutely magnificent. Not only do your actions and decisions speak volumes about just how knowledgeable, quick on your feet and - well - brilliant (pearl) you are; you also guide us through this insane hell of a run with a script that cranks up the already mind-boggling intensity to eleven - in short: I absolutely adore you and your content,‘please keep it up!

[@Dpmt]

After that many wipes you should almost keep going until you hit a Munchlax. It’s such a brutal Pokémon to get though.

[@ajro4509]

The fact that the rival is named Larry while Larry is the new normal type gym leader in gen 9

[@13JackStorm]

Gen 4 was my first major pokemon game so always nice to see challenge runs on it. Good stuff.

[@jasonkabanuck1436]

Amazing video!! Pearl is a great game, but have to admit I was surprised it wasn't Platinum which has a couple more normal type options.

[@Cyanide3420]

14:08 dragon rage always does a set amount of damage (40 hp) which is why it didn't get affected by reflect. Also because it's a special move but that doesn't matter anyways

[@HavenKhaos]

This video is pretty big proof of how a run can be dead long before it actually is. So many plays had to be made around the fact that Staraptor with Close Combat/Intimidate wasn't there, and Bibarel's movepool + water typing. While the bad luck was the run killer in the end, the fact is there just were many improvements to make. While you had strategies, those early losses lead to the snowball effect of having to play around more pokemon leading to more opportunities for crits leading to the loss.

[@bookmasterharry4432]

Sylph: Kirby is a beast. Me: Your Clefable or the original? Sylph: Both!

[@TMonty525]

Amazing Silph. Was such a good challenge. Here's hoping there is a steel type in the future. See you at the stream later. TMonty x

[@Kento617]

Man you really put in work with your mono-normal run so you have nothing but my respect for this! If you haven’t yet, could you do a bug/poison type run?

[@wesleytree4562]

Was literally planning a normal type playthrough on the new games as well 🤣🤣

[@Chruxl4]

I was wanting to on Soul Silver! Ah well lol

[@Matthew-em6ez]

My boy Silph with another video! Now thats a great way to start the day :))

[@abhishekprajapati5963]

Yo silk I've watched all your true power videos and I want to say that you are doing purely good and don't let anybody tell you diffrent

[@kevinartavia5026]

I wonder if the togepi egg thing is exclusive to platinum? A togekiss would’ve been a great adding

[@destinygalearies7382]

It is a platinum exclusive yes

[@_V.Va_]

@@destinygalearies7382 Pain. It would have been very helpful.

[@angelicaph483]

@@_V.Va_ yeah especially if the togepi you get from cynthia was have a serene grace

[@nickb6839]

Love these challenge runs! I would like to see you try an ice type run one of these days!

[@lycorisgaming5422]

I look forward to these all week!

[@runawaydp]

Haven't even gotten through the ads and this is a great way to start my Sunday

[@ayushrana6574]

In my country sunday is about to end :(

[@jacksonkelley6561]

I laugh inside when anyone says Flint is a fire type elite 4 member in Diamond and Pearl especially when I know they can’t keep a straight face

[@nightmare348]

Man, you must have pissed off the E4 and Cynthia something fierce, since they unleashed their 400 IQ hax in all its' blistering fury all over you with so many crits on your team and unlucky rolls and statuses galore. Just brutal.

[@Radon53]

Nuzlocke Idea : Kecleon Type Run 1 st encounter / starter - has to be the same type as the 1st gym is (rock if you are playing Pearl) After obtaining a badge you can get another encounter depending on what the next gym type is (grass if you are playing Pearl), repeat until the final badge. Bonus challenge : Must use Kecleon if you can get it as a viable encounter (ignoring the gym badge catching rule) Really enjoying you content Silph, keep up the good work.

[@Meatmarbles]

This run was brutal!! Let's hope the next challenge video has much better luck for you!

[@rjthepoet500]

Daaaaang! This was so good, The ending was unexpected

[@bradfahley4469]

I have not seen anyone get haxed as much as you in this run

[@formy52]

I don't think I've seen such an unlucky attempt as this one, you really weren't favoured by the RNG at all! Good runs though, it was entertaining and disheartening at the same time.

[@metsfan222]

Best part of the run is Chatot's player side sprite just sitting there. It looks like it knows that so much had to go wrong for it to be called into action.

[@EpitaphWithAGun]

I probably would have quit if I didn’t get a simple bidoof, you’re an absolute god, silph

[@Kigoli]

Just wanted to say THANK YOU for not refacing the champion to "beat" the run. Half of the thrill of nuzlockes is the ability to fail. So many other KZbinrs don't recognize this and just say side step that aspect altogether. Sucks you weren't able to complete the run, but I'm happy you left the true ending intact

[@starblitzz7283]

Normal types! really a great challenge you had, silph! great job again~~!

[@Killer102]

12:18 you do realize dragon rage does set 40 damage right, it couldn’t do any more regardless of your reflect

[@SilphSpectre]

Sorry I'm not sure what you're referring to? None of Maylene's Pokemon have Dragon Rage (but yes, I'm aware it does 40). I did say 'Drain Punch' though, unless you've got the wrong timestamp there

[@pallavivardeborkar5004]

He actually meant crashed wakes gyrados dragon rage

[@SilphSpectre]

Well that's why I said what I said at 14:18 :D

[@SilphSpectre]

Ah, well in that case that's why I said what I said at 14:18 :D

[@metathpr4h290]

This normal type run was anything but normal, holy shit that rng. 3 crits, 3 hypnosis hits... and the luckiest part was still you hitting the focus blast.

[@badassdinosaur4690]

Did Silph just predict Larry the normal type gym leader?

[@LG-ii7gl]

I actually can not believe how unfathomably horrible your luck was in this run. like seriously what the fuck is happening

[@maxinesenior596]

"Dragon rage hits us to 4 HP, which I figured is the most damage it could have done with the reflect up" Dragon rage always does 40 damage...

[@SilphSpectre]

The most it could have done in terms of it being the most damage it could do with any move :)

[@maxinesenior596]

@@SilphSpectre basically, yeah, duh, why else would it use dragon rage over its other moves? It's a pretty meaningless statement

[@SilphSpectre]

​@@maxinesenior596 I was merely stating that I figured the most it could bring us to is 4HP *before* it made a move, thereby explaining my rationale for remaining in and not switching, and it turned out that this assumption was indeed correct. For some reason you seem to be thinking retrospectively, saying "Oh well he used x, so obviously that was the most he could do!" when I had not seen that he used x at the time.

[@damianodidomenico4756]

Oooh yea man, I got company for today's workout as well ❤️

[@barrybludgeon7448]

Not gonna lie this video had me on the edge of my seat and I dropped everything else to give it my total attention. A great run!

[@Cloudedreign]

You can really feel the luck shifting back and forth in this run.

[@dellstudio10]

I probably would've slung the DS across the room after all those attempts and bad luck haha! I like a challenge but constantly losing to obscenely bad luck is just frustrating.

[@germen2631]

"Hashbrown is a god", well, we all knew that from before the fight, she's a bidoof after all.

[@Tantei7]

Nintendo / Game Freak: How many critical hits do you want to take? Silph: Yes

[@Yapyapownz]

That Blissey stall against Fantina LOL

[@tjreversed1536]

I think a fun idea for a run would be a run where you pick a route and you can only get Pokémon from that route. So like the first time you enter the route you have as many balls as you can carry and once you’re out of balls then your done. Then you could go back to the PC and choose which specific Pokémon you want and just release all the dupes. Maybe add a starter clause so that you can use your starter and only your starter until you get to the route.

[@bdegroot7258]

That ambipom technician ability is so good with uturn damn good stuff bro

[@socaltrojan286]

That was a rough loss. Sorry you were unable to clear it, but props to you 👏 for making it that far. I would have given up after one try. Lol