CAN I BEAT A POKÉMON WHITE 2 HARDCORE NUZLOCKE WITH ONLY NORMAL TYPES!? (Pokémon Challenge)

[@SilphSpectre]

Here we goooo! I've been looking forward to this run for a long time; there are way more cool Normal types in Gen 5 than I think most people realize, so let's showcase them! Don't forget to check try out Raid who have been huge supporters of the channel: clik.cc/Mf3Ov

[@uwvbolkosqynxyjsdzsa467]

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[@foodman0388]

I would like to see pokemon moon with only flying types!! Please.😁

[@wott7_7lol35]

You should try to nuzlokcke pokemon platinum but with only steel types. It would make it hard for the end game

[@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502]

Why did you go with the wild minccino instead of the one from the hidden grotto which is guaranteed to have skill link?

[@SogekingFirebirdStar]

Could you do a Platinum run using only the evolutions introduced in Gen 4? (Roserade, Honchkrow, Yanmega, Froslass, etc.)

[@samwill7259]

Silph at the Ranch is exactly how I would be in the Pokemon world. Getting instantaneously distracted by the cute animals and running up to pet them as I immediately forget the important thing I was just doing.

[@dabluestone4805]

I wouldn't pet them, the cute ones are more dangerous

[@BloodThirstyAvengers]

"Aww it's a Mareep. Hey lil sheepie." *Mareep's Static activates.* "AGH! Mother f... damn!"

[@samwill7259]

@@BloodThirstyAvengers Worth. It.

[@samwill7259]

@@dabluestone4805 If god gave me two hands and one chance to pet a snubbul, I like those odds.

[@linhardtvonhevring7262]

Just as an FYI: next time you play through Black 2 and White 2, you can get a Deerling with its hidden ability Serene Grace at the lab on Route 6. You could have also counted it as a static encounter, meaning you could have gotten a Grass-type before the Ground Gym. Edit: OK, how did my comment get this many likes?!

[@mattmc1234]

also he could of gotten a skill link mincinno from the hidden grotto on route 5 which would of been so so good

[@nishap7195]

I thought so I was like there was another deerling he could have got

[@kellinr.741]

He could have also got Braviary way earlier as a statix encounter on Mondays.

[@mattmc1234]

@@kellinr.741 he could of but he said in the video that he wasnt playing on monday and its kinda annoying cause if he wanted to get it he would of had to change his date in computer settings to obtain it

[@akionlizard]

I honestly don't blame him for either not knowing or knowingly skipping it cuz some of these pokemon from grottos are pretty powerful

[@skeetermania3202]

0:53 Minor correction: Swablu actually can be found in the main game. N gives you the Waterfall HM right before you enter Victory Road, letting you access Abundant Shrine, the area which you find Swablu.

[@whydoyouwanttoknowthename3238]

Its not even of any use , swablue is useless. But you sure are smart

[@slasherasder6754i]

@@whydoyouwanttoknowthename3238 as a sacrifice?

[@sapphic_luma]

You can also get it on route 14, after the 6th gym

[@damianodidomenico4756]

"Type advantage means nothing if you're a trash trainer" Damn Silph, that Tepig was a normal type before you roasted him that hard

[@stokeyarcanum5754]

I read this as soon as he said it

[@musicaandlyrics3536]

Silph, I think the Minccino in the Hidden grotto would've been a great option due to having it's hidden ability skill link.

[@dynam8196]

Bro, thought the same

[@piranhalettuce]

Yeah Skill Link Cinccino is great, pretty disappointed that he just caught a regular minccino and didn't use the Hidden Grotto one.

[@mattmc1234]

black and white 2 just never get old, i always get the same thrill every single playthrough

[@acriolu]

I'll always be here for the new Nuzlocke, Nuzlocke junkie 😅

[@xHawkeyee]

After binging through your channel’s hardcore runs the past couple of weeks, feels cool to be here 5 minutes after a new one posted! Ready for this ride!

[@ColdspaceDog]

You could used the cinncinno from the grotto west of nimbasa instead of east and good it with skill link so it’s multi hit moves would always hit 5 times, especially since cinncinno can then go to the move relearner for bullet seed and rock blast

[@CormacThunderStar]

Yeah that's what I thought! Tail Slap is an amazing stab move as well and you can choose between wake-up slap or aqua tail to hit steel types

[@Unotuchable]

@@CormacThunderStar Yeah skill-link Cincinno was my go to in Shield.

[@ShadowtheYouTuber523]

@@CormacThunderStar or Dig

[@cristinaborch4759]

I had an idea a while back, of an only trade Evolution run, to show off pokemon like politoed. And if you cooperate with another player you could trade your teams and use the others team now fully evolved. I think it could be really fun to watch

[@walkwithoutrhythm9858]

I feel you on the Volcarona part. They're They're bonkers pokemon. With Quiver Dance I got mine to over 1,000 Special Attack and walked all over Alder in my initial playthrough of Black 1.

[@ddjsoyenby]

agreed.

[@CoffeeFlavoredMilk]

The regional rodents actually pull more work than they're given credit for. Raticate in particular has both Guts and Hyper Fang early on in Gen 3+ so its a good enough mon for the early game. In general I feel like Normal-types are quite the versatile bunch though it does kinda suck that you don't get the greatest of special attacking options in this game until very late with Clefable. I mean you could've tried to make Castform work but 70 base SpA ain't cutting it anywhere when your physical attackers pull out so much more damage.

[@superlombax1561]

At least it has the elemental damage naturally with Weather Ball.

[@jamescarstairs3384]

I just swept Drayden with Castform on my normal type run! Feather Dance Druddigon three times, switch to Castform, set up Hail, click Blizzard three times

[@lazypaladin]

Honestly, Normal Type have really caught my heart in recent years, this run just helps that alot. Let's get it Sawsbuck! Normal Types will probably break my Top 5 soon. Great Vid 👌

[@ddjsoyenby]

it's honestly an underrated type.

[@SnowyTotodile]

Oh my, gen 5 brought so many really fun and cool Normal types.

[@hiyapatil5379]

Stourland, Furfrou and Braviary are among my favourite normal types! I love that you did this challenge because I was planning to do the same!!

[@av2279]

So good to see Raticate exceeding expectations as usual. Easily one the most underrated pokes. Plus, he's round and cute.

[@skeetermania3202]

Wonder if Smallant was watching.

[@noix666dezephir]

Honestly I laughed but also was really glad you tried to use Delcatty. I know it has really bad stats but I love Delcatty. It’s a cat ! And it’s so cute ! What’s not to love ? Haha

[@rodo2857]

A new normal type run...? Sweet!

[@c0debreaker_x534]

I just did this nuzlocke a month ago, actualy yo can get a minccino with skill link 100% in the first secret path tha Bianca shows you in the game right next to the Electric gim, also you can get a deerling with serene grace from the weather institute and a garanted dunsparce with serene grace in the victory road, do not take one of the secret paths, it will have its hiden hability and it is trash. By the way amazing video, keep it up!

[@blizzardforonline1954]

Silph: Don't tell Antlerboy we lost a Dunsparce. Me: Oh, we won't. He already knows because he's watching this video.

[@anthonyanglemyer]

This run was really fun to watch. Great work, man. Record now stands at 29/5. By the way, I hope you didn't mind me keeping track of your nuzlocke records like this. I thought it would be fun to do. Now, I notice that your recent videos are releasing on Mondays instead of Sundays. Is this easier for you to do, schedule-wise? I don't mind, really.

[@A.The.H.]

I totally suck at nuzlockes, but I absolutely love watching them! I really enjoy watching your videos Silph and I learn so much through every nuzlocke you do. Maybe one day I can commit to one, especially seeing how fun your videos make it seem like.

[@damjankrupa3950]

same here

[@shirox11]

Herdier is like the “please carry me through the early game” Pokémon. It’s got really good bulk for that part of the game.

[@War7123]

I miss the tournament videos but it's always good to see fun Pokemon runs. Your videos and couple others have given me a new found respect for black and white 2. Can't wait to see your next video

[@psachickennugget8617]

There’s a hidden grotto you can get early on that gives you an amazing Minccino. It has the ability that increases the power of multi-hit moves, which is totally busted with Tail-slap and Silk Scarf.

[@Deerthedoe6842]

Uh... no. Skill Link makes all multi-hit moves hit the maximum times, like Icicle Spear hitting all 5 times. It doesn't increase the power of anything....

[@psachickennugget8617]

@@Deerthedoe6842 well then that’s what it means and I’m remembering it wrong. Been a while since I’ve played. Gotta do another run sometime.

[@Deerthedoe6842]

@@psachickennugget8617 Me too :/ I wanted to make a dark type one but it is just too hard and luck based that I prefer not to do that

[@omarcolon7060]

Wailord appears in the marine tube around 3:00pm-4:59pm so it was cool that you ended up seeing it at that time tho.

[@brysonbailey6613]

"Although, he does give us some much needed oran berries, so we'll let him live" I did a whole ass double take on that one

[@ThePokeTran]

I thought I was going crazy but it looks like this is indeed a 'basic' themed run hahaha. Starbucks names everywhere

[@Maqya]

“It ends up having a modest nature” Me who doesn’t know what any of the natures do without having them explained to me 🙃

[@phoenixshadow4631]

Modest raises Sp. Atk and lowers Atk, it's effectively the opposite nature to adamant which raises Atk and lowers Sp. Atk

[@silverplaysygo4640]

Silph: "hmm what to name my Pokemon" (Looks at Starbucks menu) Silph: "this'll do"

[@loganfranck109]

In the defense of Delcatty, I actually went to and DEFEATED the Hoenn League in Alpha Sapphire with a Delcatty on my team. I took me a couple of tries, but I managed to win in the end. And at higher levels, Delcatty can be surprisingly tanky. So it's actually become one of my favorite Normal Type Pokémon.

[@CrazyEmilykitty]

I wont tell AntlerBoy you lost a dunsparce... but I will tell MandJTV you dissed the Castform like that. X3

[@MJHazel]

I was looking forward to this one! I remember playing these games when they were new and doing the medal challenge to beat the Elite 4 with a mono-type. It was the first time I used all Normals, and was super pleasantly surprised. Ironically Unfezant turned out to be my MVP, so glad that Braviary worked out!

[@freakinrican5091]

I fine myself laughing too hard every time Silph says c'mere you little

[@TheForeignGamer]

Normal types always get slept on but they've just been out here casually being monster powerhouses for decades.

[@mikelolis3750]

If you ever feel like it, you can try B2W2 challenge mode. It makes all major fights a bit more difficult and for these types of runs with a few more encounters than usual it could help spice things up even more

[@voltmanta7075]

I think an interesting Nuzlocke would be fairy type Pokemon, but in Gen 2 before they changed typing (so Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Marill, etc.). Gen 2 because Gen 1 would be a nightmare to pick up Fairy-type Pokemon, but I'm pretty sure you can pick up a Jigglypuff before the first gym.

[@Ox9707]

I'm so glad Zangoose came in clutch. It's one of my favorite Pokemon and i seldom see it used

[@lucasslager1103]

Havent watched yet, but I lost my normal nuzlocke when battling Colress (zero coverage against steel), so I wonder how you are going to deal with him with only normal types ^^

[@Aerowarrier]

Guts boosted STAB hyper fang from raticate probably would’ve been an even better bet than rock smash for Colress, and I’m hoping that later on you have raricate be your answer for a lot of things that resist normal typing cuz guts boost stab practically negates a 2x resist, if not outright negating it. I don’t know the guts multiplier off the top of my head, it’s either 1.5 or 2 tho I think. Do not quote me on that tho

[@obsidianfrost9514]

1.5

[@Aerowarrier]

@@obsidianfrost9514 thanks

[@boxofturtles761]

I like how you named your normal white Pokémon after things that normal white girls would like

[@andrewdrost6786]

It wouldn't be a b2w2 run without pointing out the funny grass at the ranch

[@idk418]

Thank you so much for the hours of entertainment!! 26:45 still sends me every time i watch this video lol Keep it up Silph!!!

[@awayoflife7292]

Zangoose is my favourite Pokémon so I'm happy to see it on a nuzlock and doing so well, such an underrated pokemon

[@King_Persona]

Surprised how long Audino lasted and that it contributed. Love that

[@fruitpunchsamuraidavid]

Stoutland is honestly my favorite! Great stats, great coverage, intimidate... and it's so fluffy!

[@donlyphans7801]

Good vid! Normals are my favorite type because they can have cool secondary types. When you used fly with Braviary you were not in danger of Conkeldur using bulk up because Braviary was in KO range. The AI will opt for the KO on you above setting up or using healing moves.

[@lucasdavis5694]

Did you ever watch Marrilland's lets plays back in the day? Murica reminded me of his Braviary name in his White 2 series.

[@jasonryan5572]

Raticate with guts? You mean RAT POWER

[@matthewbarabas3052]

the primary issue for normal type runs is that stoutland overshadows the rest of the pokemon to such a huge extent that stoutland basically just carries the entire game by iself, since all the other pokemon are shit except for specific type coverage moves. and frankly, Ariel ace and rock smash on a stoutland covers them *anyway.*

[@thomasshimosaka6841]

This has got to be my favorite series, I anticipate each episode every week

[@HydeTheGemini]

Love the Coffee/Starbucks/Timmy’s References:)

[@SuperTrojan2]

Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my nuzlocke

[@mistingwolf]

Ohhhh, fun! Say, could you do a run with only food-type pokemon (any game)?

[@Popinazo]

34:52 wait a second... that was a 2 hit k-o xD

[@griffin7791]

Just got home from a three day road trip, and I'm having a bad fibro flare up. Really glad I have some content from you to watch while I try to deal with this crud lol. Thanks Silph!

[@friedrichritter1978]

The videos that I look forward to seeing and keep me going every week. Thank you for the awesome content - both in terms of the quality and the consistency.

[@CalamityDiamond]

I'd love to see a basic nuzlocke where you just dont use Google to look up strats beforehand.

[@tylerhutson52]

Your reaction during the Pokestar Studios segment sums it up perfectly

[@beastvg123]

I love your monotype runs! Have you thought about doing themed runs like 'birds only' or 'herbivores only?' Might be fun!

[@adriancovelo]

I really enjoy Silph videos since he have that authentic speech from a nice voice that keeps you entertained all along the video… what a life

[@Keydicken]

I'm watching this at work, and on my break, the drink I ordered was an iced chai latte, and 3 seconds after, Patrat was caught. Just something I thought was a silly coincidence

[@ScottsThoughtsPokemon]

Normal types are very underrated! I learned this over the past year...

[@jacegallagher8589]

This nuzlocke makes me want to go on a caffeine binge

[@Bacchus325]

Ngl I thought that Wailord was scripted because I saw it my first time going through the underwater tunnel

[@wordtothewise711]

Eeeeeeyyyyyy who been waiting for tye next SilphSpectre hard-core Nuzlock???

[@zalankenesei9319]

I really wanna see you play romhacks as well, such as blaze black, renegade plat, stormsilver etc. It wouldnt have to be a hardcore nuzlocke challenge, beouse its way too hard, but instead you could play like "can you beat blaze black with only dark types", basically how zwiggo does. Also I dont know what do you guys think about this idea?

[@BrandonJames2016]

I love that people are loving BW and BW2 cause I never understood the hate it got cause it’s sooo good

[@ProphecyPhrase]

The Gen 5 games are amazing! Funnily enough I'm replaying through Black 1 as of typing this.

[@Rythonification]

Never this fast to a video!

[@thepurpledragon265]

I know right the moment it appeared in my pull down menu I jumped in

[@TheReaperofHades]

As a former Starbucks employee, I appreciated the nicknames today x3

[@erickasham6137]

Nothing like silph doing a run on a monday and i love braviary.

[@infamousgengar]

A wild Gengar appeared and said “Algorithm”

[@userWeavile666]

The: “C’MERE YOU LITTLE S**T!” Line ALWAYS gets me 😂😂😂

[@jonathanfranco8547]

I honestly read the title as "Can I beat 2 nuzlockes with one team?" Was confused and amazed lol

[@kiamcaughman4836]

Silph: Delcatty sucks. Me: *used a Delcatty in my Alpha Sapphire nuzlocke who survived the whole way through* You take that back.

[@arturobenavides6142]

Will you ever do a hardcore nuzlock of Black 2 and White 2 but on Challenge mode??!!

[@LeggoMyGekko]

Never thought about the possibility of those marks behind Alders house being made by him 🤣 that’s a great image

[@mickgorro]

Silph: ...and it's time to tackle it. Me: I think it's actually time to ICY WIND it :).

[@nerdkingalpha4958]

Castform? Hail yeah!!

[@tanglelover]

YES FINALLY SOMEONE WHO USES DEFIANT BRAVIARY. Defiant braviary in white 2 is why braviary is my favourite pokemon. I've had the same braviary for 8 years at least and I recently caught a shiny one in legends arceus and about died in excitement.

[@Monkeylad392]

I actually tried to do this run a while back in black 2 before you did this at around fall 2021 but was swept by drayden due to losing Zangoose/Stoutland to the darmanitan trainer and missing legit 3 blizzards in a row on my special attacker audino

[@Lact0seFree]

The reaction to Pokestar Studios is how we all feel 🤣🤣

[@rb4734]

Nice going again Silph! Keep up the good work!

[@mateoaguinaga3289]

Damn, you should just went for another horn leech with Marshal's Sawk, a shame for the poor stoutland:(

[@CapnToad]

Lovely how you named the first viable pokemon Chai I drank it just day before yesterday Also pretty clever naming the pokemon after drinks

[@Arko777777]

I think that the Pearl normal run is still superior, but this was also a nice ride.

[@seanpinette9741]

I love Stoutland. I had a Cocker spaniel named Holly Ann. She was a part of my life for 15 years since I was 7 years old. She passed away two years ago, and I miss the pest. Ever since a female Stoutland is a must have on my team even when I play competitively. Sand rush Stoutland with a life orb or a choice band, with moves like retaliate to revenge kill a fallen team mate, wild charge, Fire Fang and superpower makes it monstrous. Stoutland = best pupper.

[@phunkymonk131]

naming the most 'basic' type pokemon after starbucks drinks was a stroke of genius sir

[@yin5451]

Normal type is a pretty underated one so i'm interested to see how it goes !

[@troyb5362]

Your vids are the best, man! You’re making me consider trying to try these challenge runs and even make my own videos one day

[@joeyteter9383]

B/W and B2/W2 are my favorite games by FAR. There’s still plenty of mons I’ve wanted to use in them, but haven’t gotten around to yet. You use some in this video like Watchog, Raticate and Cinccino so I dig it

[@DarknessChronos]

just taking this run in. almost spit my water out with that "Future Unova champion" bit. always a good time watching your content.

[@WillKofa]

Silph, the situation against Marshall could have avoided. Horn leech could have K'oed because of the high roll you got on Sawk, but you decided to switch and you knew that sawsbuck had been able to out speed and tank another hit from Sawk

[@skeetermania3202]

Then what? What does he do for Mienshao from there, especially if he gets outsped?

[@ssnokem]

love this. i love normal types and this game has one of the best selections of them

[@pabloherranz1795]

19:43 I Love how cobalion screams Kawbraaaa, When in Spanish Cabra means goat.

[@dohalimilqaras2884]

Okay the nickname theme this time seems like types/ sizes of drinks serves at Starbucks or just in general idk XD

[@awkwurdknight2088]

“Today’s video is sponsored by Raid Sha-“ Me: rapidly taps right side of my screen

[@Profhelios]

I love your videos they are fantastic. I love the way you break down each battle. I’m definitely going to try a hardcore nuzlocke of my own.

[@gamegirllisa404]

I don't know why people keep saying, "Don't sleep on Raticate!", I wouldn't want to sleep on that thing! It's terrifying. Sure it kinda looks fluffy, but those teeth could end me in a second!