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

[@SilphSpectre]

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[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

The p o i s o n run, yes.

[@nesradub360]

Not everyone pronounces Charon and Cheren the same.

[@PopsicleTom]

Love your videos!

[@joedefilippo9172]

I love the rock musician pun names

[@darrellsimon4462]

8 hp was a running theme on this run

[@Judgement_Kazzy]

"Cynthia appears and forces her egg upon us" God, finally

[@PLGaming69]

Here before Silph changes the title of the video Previously:Can i beat a hardcore nuzlocke of Pokémon Fire Red with only Poison type Pokemon

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

"CAN I BEAT A POKÉMON FIRERED HARDCORE NUZLOCKE WITH ONLY POISON TYPES!? (Pokémon Challenge)"

[@SilphSpectre]

Fixed LOL

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

​@@SilphSpectre nice one silph 😂

[@ThePapaDarby]

Thought I was crazy I clicked the banner notification to watch the video and thought it just took me to an entirely different video 😂

[@huyenphan2663]

Btw silph, when you were fighting that bronzong at Lucian, because of mold breaker Rampardos could actually hit Bronzong with earthquake for the guaranteed ko.

[@Th3RussBus]

"Cynthia then appears and forces her egg upon us" New kink aquired.

[@pokeben0525]

So the calculation for the odds of hitting Horn Drill against that Luxio would be 33% accuracy of Horn Drill because you were 3 levels higher, multiplied by the 1/3 modifier from +6 evasion, multiplied by an additional 3/5 multiplier for accuracy in fog which comes out to a massive 0.066% chance of hitting Horn Drill. In short, it was extremely lucky that Horn Drill managed to hit.

[@Quaxl]

mah man

[@trevorwendt6274]

If I'm not mistaken, OHKO moves always have 30% accuracy (+ level difference), and aren't effected by accuracy or evasion changes. Could be wrong, I know this is the case in later gens, though.

[@pokeben0525]

​@@trevorwendt6274I just double checked and you are correct, from gen 3 onward Ohko moves are unaffected by accuracy boosts and evasion so the accuracy would just be 33%.

[@tipiilegends5482]

@@pokeben0525 damn. I was impressed and shocked at first and now I’m disappointed

[@pokeben0525]

@@tipiilegends5482 Yeah me too. It is still interesting to see how bad the odds could have been if ohko moves were affected by accuracy and evasion boost.

[@lukejenkins1258]

Silph I hate to break it to you but those aren’t poison types.

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

And this isn't FireRed

[@benji7888]

i thought i had a stroke reading the title and looking at the thumbnail when the video was posted

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

Rhyperior with the STAB Poison Jab

[@robbydickinson4434]

I was wondering the same thing 😂

[@alphaandomega6]

The randomizer broke him, this is a scream for help

[@donovan802]

13:47 After Jaiden’s platinum nuzlocke, knowing you were doing Rock-types only, that’s what I was afraid of because she forgot Jupiter’s Golbat had Giga Drain that crit killed LOL the Quagsire 😢

[@RedDragonForce2]

Yeah, I’m surprised her Zubat had it in the first battle. I don’t remember her ever using that move against me. Guess I just never used a Rock/Ground type against her Zubat.

[@makaylamiller4888]

I watched that it made me sad😢

[@callumconnor1184]

Loved this Pokémon Fire Red playthrough

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

I loved when Rhyperior in FireRed resisted the grass and fighting moves with its poison typing

[@sakshamrai3838]

I think I missed the part when rypheior was added in fire red

[@makaylamiller4888]

You mean platinum

[@alexpink3204]

​@Makayla Miller guessing you were a bit late to the video party lol

[@gopapaul7894]

It's platinum. WRITTEN

[@MotoMoto-fg3lr]

Man, i didnt know 4 gen is called FireRed. And besides rhyperior poison type? must be a new update

[@darkhawk155]

I instantly love that you go up against Roark with Brock's team.

[@JuanmiNieto]

I think you didn't need to risk that range against Bronzong since Rampardos had the mold breaker ability, so you could have hit him with a 200 effective power move instead of a 150.

[@BaySharpest]

37:30 that would be a whole new story if that heracross had guts lol

[@mattyorshin]

Truly one rocky vid. Glad you were able to chisel your way to victory

[@gonzaloarieldossantos5465]

FlygonHG: you’re using Rock-types only? You’re challenge is going to be… Hard 😎

[@ff10fire666]

Everyone: So how did you beat this game? Silph: I threw a rock at it? Everyone: Staring quietly* Silph: It was a big rock

[@seanwilliams823]

Rage is not half bad is a sentence I never thought I would ever hear.

[@psichy5651]

25:19 The odds of Horn Drill are still 30% (33% cause of lvl difference) because it can‘t be lowered :)

[@lazypaladin]

Probopass has always even a Top 5 Pokemon for me; _Was my only out during my first White 2 Playthrough against Drayden with Ice Punch. _*_Worked like a charm!_*

[@lukispillz981]

My favourite part of these nuzlockes is always when you fulfill the rest of your EVs before the E4. I don't know why but I feel soothed every time hearing those words

[@mrproki93]

5:05 Brock vs Roark 😂😂😂

[@storrow10]

Hey Silph I think it may be interesting to quickly run through your Pokémon’s movesets and items prior to even just the Elite Four battles. Even a quick screenshot of each Pokémon would only be needed imo and we can just pause as necessary to view everything. Just a thought love the content regardless 👍

[@ryanshuler2362]

Benatar’s last words: “I did it all for love. For love… is a battlefield.”

[@wildtofurkey1013]

We belong to the.....Thunder Wave.

[@grantdaily9662]

Now I want to see Leaf Green with poison types😂

[@zimonzieclown1633]

Wasn't it Fire Red?

[@grantdaily9662]

@@zimonzieclown1633 Yes, I was joking to go along with the mistitle

[@clothieredward]

I love playing through my favorite DS game (Pokemon Fire Red) with the absolute beast of a Poison type that is (Rhyperior). So glad you now did this nuzlocke. I was wondering when you were going to do it.

[@LunaticKD1991]

I know that it takes a lot of time and a lot of work to make these Nuzlocke videos but I just thought of an idea for a Nuzlocke. What if instead of using only one type of team to run through the game, you formed a team consisting only of the next gyms typing? Example if the first gym is a rock gym you'd have to use a team of only rock Pokemon. Then if the next gym was a water gym you'd have to form a team of only water type Pokemon. You'd have to change the rules to one encounter per type per route per team in order to get enough encounters to form each team and you'd only be able to catch those new Pokemon types for said team after beating the previus gym. Ultimately this means you'd have to do a lot more leveling each time you formed a new type team but it would be an interesting challenge. Also when you get to the Elite 4/Champion you put all of the type teams you used up to this point onto a wheel and spin it and whichever team wins the spin is the team you have to use which also means you'd have to level each team up towards the level cap before doing so so you don't end up with an underpowered team. It's a lot of work but I think it would make for an interesting Nuzlocke and a nice change of pace.

[@josh_da_hooman]

Great episode, Sylph! Love the classic rock names! Would definitely enjoy seeing a dragon run in Pokémon Scarlet!

[@jbmboy]

"Toothless" "Hydra" "Smaug" "Drogon" "Ghidora" "Mushu"

[@visioapparel4302]

Based viewer sees that the title was incorrect upon upload. Based viewer then knows Silph would have seen 50 people commenting about it in seconds and would merely refresh to see the correction. Be like based viewer.

[@perfectidiot2458]

That cynthia swept was definitely satisfying to watch after all she put us all through😁

[@jaythephoenix]

"I'll hardcore nuzlocke with a shock collar when my pokemon faint, a suspended chair lowering me toward a shark tank, and if I lose push a boulder up a hill for eternity." "How about without calcs instead?" "Nah too dangerous."

[@simon3662]

25:17 Horn Drill's accuracy is 30%. Max evasion makes it 3 times more unlikely to hit, so its 10%, now Fog reduces acurracy by 3/5, so it becomes 6%, and finally we add the level difference between Rhyhorn and Luxio to the final result (this is a OHKO move thing, it actually affects the chances of hitting), making it a 9% chance of hitting Horn Drill through max evasion and Fog

[@DarkPlaysThings]

1HKO moves aren't affected by accuracy post gen 3 so it will always be 33%

[@simon3662]

@@DarkPlaysThings my bad, i misunderstood the bulbapedia article talking about the accuracy of Horn Drill, i though only the fixed 30% accuracy was affected by evasion and accuracy levels

[@DarkPlaysThings]

@@simon3662 Ah, it's no problem! In gen 1 it actually was affected by accuracy, which is why speedrunners use it, along with X Accuracy (which also functions differently - making it so that moves can't miss at all, instead of just raising accuracy) to beat the game as fast as possible.

[@Davs04]

I always watch your videos multiple times, but man, Cyrus was DESTROYED.

[@pkzammy666]

Bon Jovi really saved this run. With the big help of Blondie. Love rock types so this was awesome for me. xD Keep up the awesome content my guy!~

[@MrPaki206]

Barry should fine him since he got the title wrong. 😂

[@flameshock1013]

Believe it or not, Self-Destruct can be used strategically in Nuzlockes. Sure you end up losing that Pokémon once it uses the move, but it can be very helpful to take out tough opponents and keep other Pokémon alive.

[@luckyghost7777]

Ahh yes my favorite DS game Pokémon Fire Red

[@lost.in.melancholy2509]

Really loved this one!! Rampardos is my favourite Pokémon so seeing him rep so hard in this run was an absolute treat ^^

[@jacksonsorensen2153]

Normally I feel like Silph is incredibly unlucky but he was decently lucky here with nature's and everything

[@genesis4322]

Pokemon Firered with Poison Types turns in to a Platinum Rock run. No complaints just a little odd.

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

He misdid the title. Refresh

[@wulf_bearclaw]

At 25:07 the chance to hit that Horn Drill was 33%. 30% at base and an extra 3% for being 3 levels higher than the Luxio. Starting in gen 3, OHKO moves ignore accuracy changes, and always have their 30% chance to hit + the bonus chance for being higher level. So, they could be at +6 evasion with fog and you could be at -6 accuracy and you'd still have that 33% chance to hit

[@sunnicune3396]

Wake up babe, Silph just dropped a new hardcore nuzlocke.

[@Jajanken98]

Silph, an idea: is it possible doing a run on Pokémon Stadium? Since it will be release on April 12th on Nintendo Switch online, would be fun to see you doing The gym leaders challenge

[@ThePsyyyyyduck]

Sudowoodo gets an A+ in participation

[@anthonyanglemyer]

This video certainly 'rocked', pun intended. 😆 Now... Honkai Impact?! You gotta be kidding me! I've been following that game for quite some time now, and it is indeed intriguing. My favorite character of that game happens to be the main herself, Kiana Kaslana. So cool you're playing that, too! 😁😁😁

[@kanechristopherson5142]

Cynthia “forcing her egg upon us” isn’t the only time a character does that. In legends arceus, cogita expects us to give her wood.

[@e.skarate1200]

0:55 it’s just a bayonetta copy

[@Vegasayshi]

This one was one of my favorites! The Probopass and Rampardos tag team that dominated most of the second half was so entertaining. 💖

[@mr.pumpkin7823]

Silph: dont ask how long i theory crafted for gardenia Me: how long

[@fritz1651]

Platinum easily has the greatest selection of rock types.

[@MooN.Negi.]

A champion sweep and not any champion but Cynthia...with rock types...damn

[@tbrownz950]

Here before the fixed title ;) love your videos!

[@hawthornandroses]

haha same!

[@MrPaki206]

Same lol

[@lycturnal9546]

Same lmao

[@ExtremeSarge]

Same😂

[@marcyobrien3132]

Same 🤣

[@jahapace]

The Mad Lad, Bon Jovi, did the Cranidos line proud. Brought a tear to my eye.😂🎉

[@Vesdus]

My notification said "With only poison types" with a picture of a Rhyperior and I was like 😵‍💫

[@makaylamiller4888]

I laughed when you said "yeah great benatar self-destruct so useful for a nuzlocke"

[@brianarnold8666]

These kids now a days would never understand your nickname references. I on the otherhand approve

[@Nikolas_Spyridakhs]

Congrats for onother great video.Good job man.

[@underbossgamingdunce7018]

I still do my best to pretend Rhyperior doesn't exist... Look how they massacred my boy...

[@IAce1]

It's a nice fire red playthrough POISON types only

[@crymsonnynja3659]

Bon Jovi was livin’ on a prayer with that 1hp

[@osvaldodejesus7995]

Awesome run ! The difficulty level was insane with how little Pokémon you had to work with and the amount of 4x weaknesses rock type have awesome 🔥🙏🏻

[@joshwatts5869]

I’m ngl this might be one of my favorite runs you’ve ever had! You rock 😅

[@simonmage7710]

Awesome run as always Silph! Top tip for you, Bon Jovi can hit levitate pokemons because of mold breaker, so the E4 Bronzong disnt need to be so dangerous

[@TomAmit42]

00:12 Would you consider forgoing the "Species clause" in-order to have some more encounters? That's something I really wanna see occasionally.

[@levy9595]

Your RNG during this run was nothing short of incredible. Good RNG bailed you out time and again, guess the pokemon gods wanted to help you while you suffered through a mono rock type nuzlocke 😂😂

[@AliLiz91]

Did not expect a video today but I'm excited ☺️ Love these monotype nuzlockes (:

[@SeRgU123]

Is always funny to hear el risitas laugh, rip buddie, your laugh give us tons of good moments.

[@deopolis9718]

The wall said exactly what I was thinking at the beginning of this 😂

[@serafeimgiannelos5029]

Cyrus doesn't want to be friends with Pokémon yet he has a crobat which evolves through friendship, nice one game

[@TheSphero]

Nice to see the Probopass appreciation, its a really underrated Pokemon.

[@legendslayer6558]

ur thumbnail perfectly matches the title frfr

[@kuyaboben5300]

I have a question about 22:50. Why did you start with blondie if you’re switching to benatar then switch to blondie again? Shouldn’t starting with benatar and switch to blondie be the better move in the scenario?

[@christianscherf7476]

24:35 you could have just gone for another Return with Rampardos and the Sandstorm chip would have killed the Floatzel. Kinda a dumb play to switch there, knowing he would heal at that range...

[@gregvanasch7532]

“Hey… no! Bad Sinatra, no evolving for you!” - unexpected, but I had to watch it multiple times

[@blakeschwab7518]

i love rock types, regardless of their shortcomings, fun run man.

[@yamiryushi]

It's his life and it's now or never He ain't gonna live forever. He just wanna sweep while he is alive. RIP Cynthia's entire fricking team.

[@BlueCyanid]

25:15 Doesn't one-hit KO moves always have 30% accuracy, regardless of boosting/decreasing your own accuracy or the target dropping/increasing its evasiveness? I thought the only thing that modifies these moves accuracy was level difference

[@Squirtle_Squad_Supremacy]

Correct, Sheer Cold is actually 20% accurate if you're not an ice type

[@Wailerman]

Benatar is given that name, from what I'm thinking, Your Favorite Martian.

[@devidrachan]

Horn Drill Bypasses accuracy checks, so you had a 30% chance to land.

[@caronmat5059]

It was a while back I clicked on one of silph's videos by accident but now I'm happy I stayed because these are great

[@Formal_Step5471]

The GOAT back at it again

[@okeynwachie]

Bro I was like "where is he?!??!?" Top nuzlocke content for sure. I watch the others, but I fiend for this 😂

[@Amadeus_]

You're really lucky Barry's Heracross doesn't seem to have Guts as its ability.

[@enimalnaide7767]

I can't describe how much I adore this particular game. It had been my life basically. I have 300 hours file in it.

[@mequinton4989]

can't believe the sinnoh starters cover every single one of rock's weaknesses lmao

[@neftaliortiz3002]

This is best nuzlook that I ever see!!!!! Pure strategy and also good nature in all.

[@Lezard_Valeth]

Cyru's whole team being weak to rock: "I'm in danger"

[@Recyclops]

I never realized how much of a beast Rampardos is, holy hell! Well played Silph!

[@jaxthewolf4572]

Yep, has one of the highest physical attack stats of any pokemon

[@kamikazenights58]

Loved the musical references! You really share the love of these games man ups to you🎉

[@tannerjohnson2176]

Silph didn’t play around the crit at all and literally never got punished. Can’t say u had many other options but you def got lucky haha

[@MegaInfernapeAkins]

Congratulations bro for beating the game. At the end of your video, you use my favorite Rock type Pokémon to sweep her team. Keep up the success on your channel bro.

[@jinxeekatt]

I laughed way harder at that stupid missingo joke than I should have and I hate it. Thanks for the content SilphSpectre. Love you

[@aegorv1062]

Rampardos deserves more love! ❤ One of my favorite from gen 4.

[@alantremonti1381]

This episode is gonna be...SHOCKING!! ...Aw crap.

[@Alex-kt7tc]

The BBBOOOOOOMMM part made me laugh so hard. Great content man

[@chrisdixon7377]

Ayyy more for my overnight Playlist.

[@MrFire4545]

18:18 the badge placement is wrong, even though it’s the third gym in platinum you still get the 5th badge not 3rd

[@TheMRkitty1993]

Silph I love your vids but it drove me nuts every time your mold breaker Bon Jovi could have one shot a levitating steel type with eq and you instead did many calcs and crafted theories about how else to deal with them 🤣❤️

[@nightmare348]

These are some weird looking Poison types. ;D another awesome video as well!

[@EOwens-uq4zd]

Holy Rampardos! That ending was rad 😳

[@papaswanson]

Silph, have you seen Rowan? Man was a CHAMPION, no mere trainer